The Sun. — London, England, 1858-10-05 00:00:00

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Under the Wanagement of Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING will be presented Shakspere's Play cir THE MERCHANT OF VENICE. Sbylock, - 11 r. C. Kean—Portia, Mrs. C. Kean. Preceded by the Farce of DYING FOR LOVE. rrHEATRE-ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Under the Man agement of Miss L. Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison. THIS EVENING, .Balfe's ROSE OF CASTILLE : Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Susan Pyne. Miss M. Prescott ; Mr. Fer dinand Glover, Mr. A. St. Albyn, Mr. George Honey, Mr. Bartleman, and Mr. W. Harrison. Conductor—Mr. Alfred Mellon. To conclude with a Ballet Divertissement : Males. Zilia Michelet, Pasquale, and Morlaochi. THEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone. I THIS EVENING will be performed THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. After which, THE DAUGHTER OF THE GUADAL QUIVER. Perea Nena. With THE KING'S GARDENER. And JOHN JONES. Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Manager, Mr. Edmund Falconer. THIS. EVENING, the New Comedy of EXTREMES; or, Hes. of the Day. Supported by Messrs. Leigh Murray, Emery, .1. Rogers, and Barrett; Mrs. A. Mellon (late Miss Woolgar), estoMrs. Wn, Miss Kate Saxon. - - - - • - After which the Ballet of THE RENDEZVOUS, in which the Lauri Family will appear. Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at 7. Box-office open from 11 to 5 daily. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborongh. THIS EVENING, MY AUNT'S HUSBAND ; Mr. Swan borough, Mrs. Selby, Miss Ternan. After which THE LAST OF THE PIGTAILS ; Messrs. C. Selby, J. Bland, and J. Clarke, &c. Followed by THE BONNIE FISH WIFE. And I'LL WRITE TO THE TIMES. Commence at 7 o'clock. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERT EVENING.—The following* Company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of - Selections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DIIIETS, &c., viz. :—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badsey, Miss Brunel', Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, Mrs. Lawrence, and Mrs. Anderson ; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Renshaw, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L Rime, Mr. Badsey, Senor Tiroli, Mr. Cozens, Mr. Bell, Mr. Barnard, and Mr. St. Albyn. Mr. John G. Forde and E. W. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks—Harmonium, Mr. Courtnay —Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at 7 precisely. Suppers, until 12 o'clock. NOTICE.—Tho , Proprieltor begs respectfully to announce tnat in the present month A FINE ARTS GALLERY, now in course of construction, will be thrown open in con nexion with the above Hall. THE WEATHER.-SUN OFFICE, OCT. 5. THERMOMETER., IN THE SHADE. 67—highest since noon yesterday. 48—lowest this morning and during the night—the coldest this season. 59 this day at noon. _ BAnomETER-29.86---falling. WINr, South-Westerly; but variable and light, with dull weather, and partial rain. 0# 4, A. ,4 1 °4" . . 7 " , •,.-4,0' • • me i 0 04 i t _4 6 . 4 4.41 dr,rN ' „.- • 4 1110„; THE SUN. TUESDAY. OCTOBER 5, 1858. A glimmer has just been afforded as to the views entertained upon the subject of Parliamentary Re form by her MAJESTY'S Opposition. It is only a. glimmer—the gleam as of a farthing rushlight. Yet it is sufficient, at any rate, to render the hitherto impenetrable obscurity—what MILTON terms" dark ness visible"—just enough light to move by—suffi cient to let us see an inch or two before us, but no further. Els&where, in our impression of this evening, we have caught the reflection of this " new light," and• display it conspicuously for what it is worth. It will be understood, after a glance through our columns, that allusion is here made to one of the numerous little speeches addressed on Friday evening to his constituents by the Right Hon. Baronet the member for Radnorshire, until February last Chancellor of the Exchequer in Lord PALMERSTON'S Government. Sir GEORGE CORNE WALL LEWIS availed himself of the opportunity then presented to him, by the circumstance of his presiding as chairman over the annual meeting of the Agricultural Association of Radnorshire—he availed himself of this convivial opportunity to indulge, first of all, in a little political retrospect, and, next, a trifle of political ratiocination. Politics generally, of course, were to be eschewed at this banquet of farmers and yeomen, just as politics were eschewed recently by the cutlers at Sheffield. The speakers, all of thew, upon both occasions conveniently forgot the " es" somehow, and, instead, " chewed" the cud of politics to their heart's content, or, in other words, deliberately and thoroughly. The Chairman of the agricultural assemblage at Radnorshire, for example, had a word or two to say about Cherbourg, a passing reference or so to the Anglo-French Alliance, sundry suggestions and observations in regard to the close of the Chinese War, a few cursory re marks upon the East Indian Rebellion, and last, but decidedly not least, a variety of bold, blunt sayings upon the great prospective theme of discus sion for the approaching session of 1859—the long talked-of project of a second great measure of Parliamentary Reform, a bill contrived with a view to rectify the blunders and to compensate for the oversights, of the great Act of Parliamentary Reform passed on the 7th of June, 1832, under the auspicies of Lord GREY'S Administration. It is amusing to note how the dumb oracles of the Treasury bench when Viscount PALMERSTON was Prime Minister, suddenly become loquacious, even garrulous, when they find themselves in Opposition. " I observe," says Sir G. C. LEWIS, " from the reports of some meetings of a similar description to that at which we are assembled to-day, it has been virtually announced by some of her MAJESTY'S Ministers that they contemplate at all events proposing in next session of Parliament a measure of Parliamentary Reform as a Govern ment proposition." 'Whereto are lustily given forth cries of " Hear, hear," by the Radnorshire Agriculturists. " Well, then," adds Sir GEORGE, with an affected air of contentment at so very merciful a dispensation, "if that party of which the administration now in office forms a portion proposes a measure of parliamen tart' reform, that of itself must be taken as an in dication that parliamentary reform is no longer a party question." However this may be, Sir G. C. LEWIS finds the strings of his tongue suddenly loosened. He can speak now fluently enough where he formerly sat mumchance. He not only talks ad libitum upon the abstract question of parliamen tary reform, but he ventures at last complacently to give a few hints to the Tory reforming or Libe ral Conservative projectors of the New Bill. Seve ral of these hints we cannot but hope may not be altogether overlooked by her MAJESTY'S Ministers ; more particularly that hint direct," conveyed in the emphatic conclusion at which Sir G. C. LEWIS arrives, when he says distinctly—" In my opinion, in whatever form a Reform Bill may be introduced into the House of Commons, it will come out of that house a real Reform Bill, increasing the popular character of the Legislature. It will give greater weight to the voice of the people in the councils of the House of Commons, and if any Government should entertain different views, and propose a Re form Bill not having that object, in my opinion they will not only be grievously disappointed in their expectations, but - will attempt to pasti off a deception upon the country. That must, in my opinion, be the necessary result of any proposal which may be made at the present time for parlia mentary reform, and I will add that, as it seems to me, it is the only legitimate basis upon which such a proposal can be made." Again, tt e Radnorshire farmers come in with their sonorous approbation— with cries of "hear, hear," and "cheers." Decidedly, however, the most significant portion of this Re form Harangue, by the ex-Chancellor of the Ex chequer, is that in which he first descants at very considerable length, not to say tediously, upon the need there is, in the first instance, to be perfectly certain that there is a clear ne cessity for taking the initiative in the way of reform. After showing how very clear the case was in 1832, the Right Hon. Baronet intimates, as plainly as words can well imply anything, that the same necessity is not by any means so apparent now-a-days—or otherwise, to express it yet more explicitly, that he can't so distinctly recognise the Necessity which, according to him, ought to be the incentive. Not, he admits, but that—" it is said that the circumstances of the times demand a syste matic plan of parliamentary reform. I am not disputing that proposition, but I only say that any Government which brings or proposes to bring for ward a plan of parliamentary reform is bound to state distinctly what is the evil they profess to remedy, and what are the defects in our present system which they intend to remove." Manifestly, therefore, Sir GEORGE is not yet by any means quite clear upon that head. He yet requires to be informed as to the nature or even the existence of the defects said to require improvement. Very well—upon that topic we dare say the DERBY Cabinet will contrive in due time to enlighten him and his (upon this subject of parliamentary reform) extremely obtuse ex-colleagues. Their obtuseness hitherto upon that vital topic has been of the same preternaturally dull and leaden character as that which once upon a time extorted from Sir HUGH EVANS the despairing ejaculation, " 0 vat de igno rance is !" Happily, however, the Schoolmaster is no longer exclusively " abroad"—but politically gives promise of being perfectly " at home" during this next important session of Parliament. Notwithstanding the determined opposition offered to the Turkish Loan—an opposition that has almost assumed a political rather than a mere pecuniary character—the scrip is now in demand, and premium was paid on Saturday. There can be no doubt there are parties who profit largely by the disorganised state of Turkish finance, and who would willingly make consider able sacrifices in order to prevent the ame liorations which may be anticipated from the completion of the loan, and the subscription of the full sum of five millions sterling, and which would deprive them of their gains. There are " hard calculators" concerned in the affairs of Turkey—as well as of Great Britain—who, provided they can make money, are little solicitous as to the manner in which it is accomplished, or the mischief occasioned to the best interests of the nation in the process. Many, too, have political animosities to gratify. They hate the Ottoman Government with the utmost intensity, and would fain accelerate the fate of " the sick man," whose anticipated recovery has occasioned great annoyance. These persons are fully aware of the effect that must neces sarily be produced by the receipt of a sum sufficient to restore a healthy state of affairs. Three millions will, probably, five millions, certainly, achieve the object which the well-wishers of the Porte have at heart. "The first sum has virtually been obtained, but if the scrip could be kept at a discount the remaining two millions may not be advanced. Every nerve has therefore been strained to depreciate the security, so as to dis courage the holders, and prevent them from avail ing themselves of the valuable option at their. dis posal. The same game was played before when the Six per Cent. Loan was contracted. Although the security was unexceptionable, the Egyptian tribute of £250,000 per annum, guaranteed by the great European Powers, being specially hypothecated to provide for the interest, it was assailed in every possible way. Every ursine device was resorted to. The result was that it fell to a considerable discount ; so that three millions only were raised, the remaining two millions not being called for. The object having thus been attained—and the illegitimate influences removed—it made rapid pro gress upward, and from 86 or 87 went to above a hundred, and it is now in round terms 98, thus handsomely repaying the parties who came for ward on behalf of Turkey in the hour of need. A similar course has been attempted, but, as we have stated, not with the like success. The English capitalists cannot be a second time deceived, and seeing that the security is ample, and the interest more than 7 per cent., while little more than 3 can be obtained elsewhere, they will gladly avail them selves of such beneficial investments. The Ottoman Bank, which is calculated to operate so beneficially in Turkish af fairs, also incurred the hostility of those opposed to the Government of ABD-UL-MEDJID and the integrity of the Turkish Empire. Owing to causes clearly and distinctly explained by Mr. LAYARD at the meeting of the shareholders on the 22d ultimo, although very considerable profits had been realised at Constantinople profits that equalled, if they did not exceed, all previous anti cipations—they could not be judiciovsly transmitted to this country, in consequence of the unfavourable state of the Exchanges. The mere announcement of the contemplated loan, however, made so great a difference in the rate, that the Bank was enabled to declare a dividend of 5 per cent., which is much less than may be confidently expected for the future. The natural result has followed—within a month the shares on which £2O had been paid were selling at £l6, or 4 discount, and that although the divid end-day was at hand, and the due proportion of more than five months' profit was to be added to the original capital. On Saturday it sold at 19/ ex dividend, so that the recovery has been close on £4 a share, or more than 20 per cent. within a few weeks. And so it ought to be, with an unexceptionable direction, including Messrs. LAYARD, GLYN and HANKEY. With every prospect of having a most important and valuable field opened up for future operations, there is every reason to suppose that everything will henceforth be as favourable as could be hoped for. We have alluded to the Ottoman Bank merely in consequence of the important position which it occupies in reference to the future of Turkey. It was the pioneer that cleared the path for financial progress. It has laboured steadily and beneficially in the arduous duty it had undertaken, and we are rejoiced to see that it is at length in a fair way of realising the profits to which it is fairly entitled, for the sound calculations on which its operations were framed, aid the judicious liberality with which they were conducted. Last week, in alluding to the final report of the Encumbered Estates Court in Ireland, we explained some of the multifarious causes that rendered the operation of pick a tribunal, not only beneficial (for it would be beneficial anywhere), but even indispensable, in the sister kingdom. The prin ciple enunciated by the late Mr. DRUMMOND, that " property has its duties as well as its rights," has passed into a proverb, " familiar to our lips as household words." It has been practically acted on even in the case of perfectly solvent proprie tors, who have been compelled to surrender portions of their estates at a valuation when it was required for carrying out some public work of general utility. It was acted on in the construction of every railway and canal, and had been recognised long before Mr. DRUMMOND had acquired a name, fame, and reputation. THEODORE HOOK availed himself of it in one of his most humorous novels, where Daly, in consequence of a wager with " Gilbert Gurney," enacts the part of surveyor to a certain Grand Junction Canal Com pany, pacing furiously over the carefully tended garden, and hinting that a considerable portion of the cherished conservatory must come down, and it was more than hinted that it was a scene of real life, in which the author himself had been a prominent actor. So clearly was this per ceived, that when gentlemen wished to resist part ing with their lands—save at exorbitant prices— their opposition was invariably conducted on public, not on private grounds. The rule of society was, that every man should part with a portion of his rights and privileges for the benefit of the general body with which he was associated, either from the accident of birth or his free choice, by becoming a citizen or resident in the country. If ever there was a case where the doctrine should be brought into practical operation, it was that of encumbered proprietors, whose lands were charged nominally to the extent of half their gross produce, but really to a far greater extent.• In the calculation no allowance could be made for bad debts or defaulting tenants, or for various out goings which could not possibly be avoided by any owner, however involved. Such persons could not improve their lands. That was completely out of the question —so wild an improbability, that it was never even thought of. Not even tenants for life, although in the enjoyment of the full returns from their estates, would aggran dise their eldest son at the expense of all their younger children. The former, under any circum stances, would have ample means at his disposal; the latter would be but little better than aristocratic paupers, unless, through the "family interest," they could be in some way quartered on the public purse, by being initiated in the mysteries of red tape, or becoming pillars of the Church by law esta blished infthese realms. It therefore became essential to the welfare of the million, so as to render the lands as productive as possible, and to make them produce two blades of grass where only one for merly grew, that a legal process should be devised to get rid of the drones and obtain industrious bees in their places. For this purpose the Encumbered Estates Court was established, and although by some interested parties it was denounced as amount ing to " confiscation," it was generally regarded as being framed on the soundest and most constitu tional principles, and as establishing a principle that may eventually lead to very important results. It was on the 25th October, 1849, that the first petition was presented, and from that time to the 31st August, 1858, there were 4,413 petitions pre sented and 3,547 absolute orders of sale made. We shall not at present enter into the very interesting particulars given in the important statistical docu ment which appeared in The Sun of Saturday last. Suffice it to say that, under the jurisdiction of the Court, no less than £23,161,397 was realised, of which £21,934,696 has already been distributed, - while out of the balance sums have been allocated to trustees and others which, from divers causes, could not be paid out of court, and others are the subject of conflicting claims. What more need be said to prove the efficient workings of the Court, which will expire on the Ist November next, and which exercised such an important influence in promoting the wel fare and prosperity of Ireland, and the comfort and happiness of its inhabitants. THE QUEEN IN SCOTLAND. BALMORAL; OCT. 2. Her Majesty the Queen, and their Royal Highnesses Princess Alice and Princess Helena, rode to the Falls of the Gaeravalt, attended by Lady Churchill. His Royal Highness the Prince Consort went out deer stalking. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred went out shooting, accompanied by Lieut.-Col. Ponsonby and Lieut. Cowell. His Royal Highness the Count of Flanders arrived at Balmoral, on a visit to her Majesty. His Royal Highness was attended by Capt. Burnell. Sir Charles, Lady, and Miss Phipps had the honour of receiving invitations to dinner. Should this fine weather continue, the Court will not leave Balmoral for Windsor Castle so early as has been an nounced by three days, consequently it will arrive at Windsor on the 20th instead of the 17th inst. Preparations have been made at Frogmore Lodge for the reception of the Duchess of Kent. The Duke de Carricialo has left the Brunswick Hotel for the Continent. The Earl and Countess of Jersey and Lady Cle mentina Villiers left town on Saturday for Middleton Park. The Earl and Countess of Albemarle and the Ladies Keppel have left Quiddenham Hall, Norfolk, on a visit to Sir John and Lady Shelley at Marsfield Park, Sussex. The Earl of Portsmouth has left Howchin's Hotel' St. James'-street, for his seat, Eggisford House, North Devon. The Countess de Ribeaupierre and family have left Claridge's Hotel, for Paris. Lord and Lady Foley arrived at Worksop Manor, Notts, on Saturday, from visiting Lord and Lady William Powlett at Downham Hall, Suffolk. Lord Crewe has arrived at his residence in Hill street, from Crewe Hall, Cheshire. Lord Churchill has arrived at Maresfield Park, on a visit to Sir John and Lady Shelley. Sir Robert and Lady Emily Peel have arrived from the Continent at Drayton Manor, where they intend shortly to receive company. Lady Chantrey has returned to Claridge's Hotel from Richmond. Mr. Thomas Baring, M.P., returned to town yes terday from visiting the Chancellor of the Excaequer at Hughenden Manor, Bucks. A marriage is about to be solemnised between Mr. Basil Fitzherbert, nephew of Mr. John Fitzherbert, of Swynnerton Park, and Miss Stafford Jerningham, eldest daughter of the Hon. Mr. Stafford Jerningham, and niece to Lord Stafford. The ceremony is to take place at his lordship's seat, Costessy Hall, towards the middle of this month. A marriage is to take place on the 21st instant between Mr. Beriah Botfield, M.P. for Ludlow, and the eldest daughter of Sir Baldwin Leighton, Bart. The TEA TRADE, Oct. 4.—The deliveries in London, estimated for the week, were 812,2901 b., which is an increase of 4,0461 b. compared with the previous state ment. .NANA SAIIIB.—The Nana is said to be about 18 miles from Dhorghuree, in Oude, in his juni;lc of bamboos. B His companions are stated to be ala, Raba Bhut, Oodgir, Abba Dhanwoh Dharee, Rannoo Tantia, Gangadhur Tantia, Baboo Khan Kuttay, Shah Allay, Ahmedoola, and Ma homed Ishaq, of Shahjehanpore. The number of his own adherents has much decreased since the defeat of the insur gents at Kazeegunge, but it is stated that he has about 2,200 budmashes hanging about him.—Bombay Times, Sept. 7. ATTEMPT AT MURDER.—THORNBURY, SUNDAY. —About two o'clock this afternoon an attempt was made by a man named William Holister to kill his own son-in law, Joseph Gough, by stabbing him. On inquiry, it was found that Holister had been drinking all the morning, and on returning home angry words arose between him and Gough, and Holister seized a knife and stabbed Gough in the throat and tern*, inflicting two very serious wounds. He was stayed from doing further injury by Gough's brothers, or doubtless he would have completed the tragedy, The poor fellow immediately started off to Mr. Long, sur geon, who, on examining the wounds, found them to be so serious as to cause him to take him off with all speed to the Bristol Royal Infirmary. The opinion of the medical men was that the case would be fatal. Holister wan immedi ately takeu into custody. LATEST NEWS. FRANCE. PARIS, TUESDAY MORNING. Prince Napoleon returned to Paris last night. PARIS, MONDAY. _ _ " All that has transpired relative to the steps taken by Prince Napoleon to induce the Czar to visit Paris," says a Paris letter in the Independance of Brussels, " is this :—Alexander 11. is said to have replied that he had promised the Emperor of the French and Queen Victoria to visit France and England, and that he hoped to be able to perform his promise next spring." It is certain that the French Government. has sent two ships-of-war to Lisbon, to support its demand for the restitution of the Charles Georges. The marriage of the Duke of Malakoff will be celebrated at St. Cloud on the 12th instant. His Excellency will return to London with the duchess on the 13th or 14th of this month. The Moniteur publishes a convention entered into between the Minister of Agriculture and Commerce and the Credit Foncier de France, for carrying into execution the laws of July 17, 1856, and May 28, 1858, relative to the drainage operations, and for which purpose the former law authorised loans to be made to different landowners to the total amount of 100,000,000 f. By the convention above mentioned, and which is approved by an Imperial decree, the Credit Foncier Company takes the place of the State in making the said loans, but under the surveillance of the Minister of Agriculture, to whom all applications must be addressed. The money thus lent is to be applied solely for drainage opetations, to be carried on by the borrower under the inspection of the Government engineers. The Credit Foncier has to see that the money is not appropriated to any other purposes. The Minister, in forwarding a copy of the convention to the Prefects of Departments, has accompanied it by an explanatory circular, and urges on the Prefects and those under them the necessity of seeing the provi sions carried out in the most efficient manner. We learn by telegraph:— " HAMBURG, 3d.—The King of Denmark has again become so indisposed that he is confined to his bed, and consequently his Majesty will not leave Glucksburg for Copenhagen to morrow to open the Legislative Session." " MADRID, 3d.—The Gazette contains a decree which puts an end to the suspension of the sale of civil property." BOURSE, Oct. 4.—The market has been very buoyant, and a large speculative business done both in Rente and Mobilier. Threes varied from 73f. 95c. to 74f. 20c. ; Mobilier, I,ooof. to 1,020 f. ; Aus trian, 672 f. 50e. to 675 f. ; Northern, 995 f. to I,ooof. ; Orleans, 1,435 f. to 1,442 f. 50e. ; Eastern, 750 f. to 752 f. 50c.; Southern, 607 f. 50e. to 610 f. ; and Lyons, 890 f. to 895 f. There was a slight reaction towards the close, but without much affecting previous prices. The following were the last quotations :- 4f per Cents. .... 96 50 Credit Fonder 660 -- Do. end month .. Belgian 41 . ••••• 3 per Cents. 73 85 Piedmontese (5) 92 Do. end month.... 74 50 Roman 93 Bank Shares 3lOO Austrian Credit Mobilier .. 1010 Spanish Threes Do. Amount.... , 75 Home Debt 4l 50 RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans Northern New ditto B4O .. 835 Lyons and Mediterranean BB5 .. 885 New ditto Geneva 667 50 .. 660 Midi 605 .. 607 50 Western 650 .. 645 Eastern Grand Central — • • Sardinian 460 .. 462 50 Austrian — .. 672 50 Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 20c. ; money, 25f. 15c. ; three month s , paper, 25f. 21c. ; money, 25f. AUSTRIA. Advices from Vienna state that the Empress of Austria had so far recovered from her recent con finement that her Majesty has commenced taking carriage exercise ; also that the health of the little Imperial Prince is everything that could be desired. The Archhuke Charles Louis, governor of the Tyrol, and youngest brother of the Emperor of Austria, has been so-much affected by the death of his wife, the Archduchess Marguerite, that he in tends, a Vienna letter states, to enter a monastery. The Cologne Gazette announces that the Austrian Lloyd's Company is prepared to resist by all means the competition of the Russian Steam Navigation Company. The Austrian Company intends to re duce its fares and to makes other concessions to traders. It expects further that the Government will increase the pecuniary allowance made to the Company. PRUSSIA. A Berlin letter says :—" The prosecution com menced against the National Gazette is not to be continued. The public prosecutor has not only already, as stated, restored the two numbers that were seized, but the Gazette reprints the two arti cles for which the seizure was made. On examin ing these articles, it is not easy to see why any seizure was effected. The first, entitled No Co- Regency,' is ill-written and vulgar, and would cer tainly not have been much read ; the second, en titled Conscience and Sentiment,' is somewhat animated, but not at all aggressive. If the public were astonished at the seizure of the journal, it has been still more so on reading the articles which caused it." FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE MINORIES.—CORO NER'S INQUEST.—Last evening an inquest was held at the London Hospital, respecting the death of Thomas Hickett, aged 9 years. On Thursday evening last, shortly after six o'clock, the deceased and several other of his schoolfellows wore playing upon a ladder fixed against the side of the pre mises of Mr. Watson, the builder, of John-street, Minories. The deceased was uppermost, and a policeman approaching them one called out, " Here is the copper coming ;" and while they were in the act of escaping the deceased fell backwards a depth of 12 feet, on to the pavement. He was carried to a surgeon's, where it was ascertained that he had sustained a compound fracture of the skull and concussion of the brain. He was removed to the accident ward of the London Hospital, where he was seen by Mr. Hammond, the house surgeon, but he died in an hour after his admis sion. The Coroner having remarked on the case, the jury returned a verdict of " Misadventure." DEATH FROM CHLOROFORM.—A very painful interest has been excited at the Ophthalmic Hospital, Moor fields, by a case of death from chloroform. An inquest was held yesterday ; but the evidence went to show that it was one of those cases where no previous precautions could have been of much use. The post mortem examination, which was conducted by an .eminent Vienna surgeon, Dr. Bader, was also attended by the officials of the hospital, Dr. Kidd (the successor of Dr. Snow), Mr. Lloyd, who administered the chloroform, Dr. Hawkins, &c. The cause of death was the same, it isbelfeved, - a:s - in the recent case of a similar kind at Towcester—asphyxia. - ATTEMPTED SUlClDE.—Yesterday morning, shortly after seven o'clock, a most determined attempt at self-destruction was made by a respectable woman, named Mrs. Martha Dixe, aged 42 years, who resided at County terrace, New Kent-road. The unfortunate woman enjoyed the best health, and never betrayed a suicidal tendency. Shortly after the time named the servant heard her retch ing violently, and upon going to the bed-room she found her in a very excited state. Without delay she begged her to procure medical aid, as she had taken a large quantity of oil of vitriol. Medical assistance having been procured, it was deemed advisable to remove her to St. Thomas's Hospital, where Dr. Clapton, the senior resident medical officer,immediately applied the stomach-pump and the usual remedies in such cases; but the unfortunate woman still remains in the most excruciating agony. No cause at present is assigned for the attempt on her life. EXPOSURE OF A PUBLIC COMPANY.—At the Liverpool Bankruptcy Court yesterday (Monday), a person named J. 0. M'Kennon, insurance broker, came up in the custody of the keeper of Lancaster Castle for his discharge. In the course of his examination it appeared that about 18 months ago the bankrupt got up a public company called the " British tPlate Glass Insurance Company," the com pany consisting of a general manager and secretary, and four directors, who were in very inferior situations in the town, two of whom have since become insolvent. They got 600 blank policies printed, and issued 300, numbering the first one issued, 2,551. Before the company exploded they received 410 in premiums ; and the bankrupt, who was not contradicted, said that they paid all the claims upon them. The bankrupt was ultimately discharged. It is understood that if the £2,000,000 of the Turkish loan remaining to be issued at 85 on Friday next, the Bth inst., is not fully claimed by . the existing scrip holders, who are entitled to the option in proportion to their respective holdings, it will be available for any of them to take an extra amount, or for the public to subscribe for the remainder. Of course, however, no application either from scripholders or other parties can be received after Friday, the Turkish Government being bound for 12 months from that date not to make any issue under 90. The general business of the port of London has been less active during the past week. The number of ships reported inward was 224, and cleared outward 120, includ ing 14 in ballast. Of those on the berth loading outward 59 are for the Australian colonies, four for Vancouver's Island, one for San Francisco, and four for China. The actual shipments of goods for China have not been very heavy during the week. THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE By the arrival of the Royal Mail steamer Athens we have received our letters and papers. We ex tract the following summary of news from the Cape Argzts of Aug. 21:-- Since the last mail steamer, the steamer Indiana has put into Table Bay, on her way from Calcutta to London. She left here on the 12th instant, and we forwarded by her a summary of news up to that date. It will be hardly necessary to repeat the information then given, as the Indiana will, no doubt, anticipate the mail now despatched. Accounts reach us by each post of the Governor's progress to the Free State, to mediate between that country and the Basutu chief Moshesh. Sir George is received everywhere with the greatest demon strations of respect and regard, and the same hopes are everywhere expressed as to the result of his mission. That the mere establishment of peace between the belligerents is not the sole object of his journey, may be inferred from his answers to ad dresses presented to him. He trusts that the divine blessing may attend his humble efforts to attain an end which will be the means of obtaining such great blessings for the whole of the southern por tion of this continent. It need hardly be said that this is the prayer of all classes of people in all parts of the country, both black and white. It is uni versally felt that the future peace and happiness of Southern Africa depends upon a fortunate solution of the question at issue. A new feature has arisen for the first time in the history of the old world's contact with the new. No aboriginal race has ever yet come directly in contact, either with Anglo- Saxon s or any other European race, except to its moral and physical ruin. For the first time, and in Southern Africa, a native race has been found strong enough to resist the wiles and blandishments of the white man, and able enough to hold its own in spite of every effort to crush it. This fact has already created a revolution in the popular sentiment here. The native races towards the interior now stand in an attitude of armed and combined resistance, dan gerous to the weak but independent self-existence of the governments which have sprung up beyond our present borders, since the commencement of the British retrogressive policy. Whilst it is univer sally felt that European colonisation must continue to obey the natural laws of expansion, and to ad vance towards the interior, it is almost as univer sally acknowledged that that expansion can only be controlled and directed beneficially by British supremacy. Under that, it may reasonably be expected that the true interests of aborigines will be as faithfully considered as those of the white man, in the latter's progress northward, and that white races and black may be found advancing, in future, side by side and hand in hand in the arts of peace, now that it is proved there aro black races in South Africa which do not require the usual preparatory training of utter moral and physical ruin to prepare them for the course of civilisation and evangelisation. Without British supremacy, South Africa may be expected to remain, for many years to come, what it is at present—a land torn to pieces by the dissensions of various antagonistic races. The Governor, it was expected, would to day reach Bloemfontein. Federal union with this colony has become a very favourite idea with the people of the Free State.' Numerous meetings have been held, at which its adoption was eagerly advocated. It is the most desirable form—if not the only one—in which the Free State can be again united to us. Commercially and prudentially speaking, we are probably better without the State ; speaking in the interests of humanity, some measure of the sort seems absolutely necessary. But the Governor, as he has already intimated to the petitioners, can do nothing without reference to the colonial and home legislatures. The German Legion is still upon full pay and allowances, although the Governor has received orders months ago to put it on half-pay. lie has exercised a wise discretion in delay, for the mo ment it is done, the Legion is expected to disappear, and its scattered units may have a prejudicial effect upon society. Why should the Legion not be allowed to volunteer for India ? Both officers and men are generally most anxious to go, and the greater number have been soldiers all their lives. The Indian Government had applied for two of the Legion's excellent cavalry regiments before the disturbances broke out. If more troops are to be sent from here, why not send the Legion ? It would terminate a great difficulty satisfactorily for both parties. The Home Government has ordered the Legion to be paid, for the future, out of the colonial chest. Does that mean ours or that of British Kaffraria, or was it meant as a joke ? It has been found necessary to put the German immigrants in British Kaffraria upon Government ratioßs. They had been for some time subsisting upon the charity of their country men in the Legion, themselves hardly able to exist. The Governor's intention of giving away 200 farms in Kaffraria to farmers with some capital from the old colony is being carried out, and will rapidly afford a source of profitable labour to these poor people. The prospectus of the South African Colonisa tion Company seems to have created some agreeable excitement in the Eastern Province. We know nothing about such a company here, except that it was got up in London solely for the benefit of South Africa, and without any reference to profitable spe culation on the part of the projectors. It is to be a bona fide affair, and the Governor is seriously patronising it, and has got a grant of 40 square miles at the mouth of the Umzimvooboo from Faku, the chief of the Amaponda Kafirs, which are to form the locale of the future settlement. Immigration is going on, but we shall soon be overdone with skilled labour. Blacksmiths and carpenters are very necessary, but they are only consumers, and do not much aid in developing the resources of the country. •We want more agricul tural labourers. Wool is increasing daily in amount and improving in quality ; but wheat, th e staff of life, and other cereals and necessaries of life, are grown to a ludicrously small extent in a coun try capable of any amount of production. We want more producers, for we have still to draw the most of our supplies of food from foreign sources. Slavery on the west coast is rampant, as, indeed, it seems to be everywhere just now. The capture of a Portuguese supposed slave cutter is affording employment at present to the Mixed Commission. We are much in want of a Civil Engineer to supply the official vacancy which has occurred. It is hoped that a really efficient man will be sent out, and not a mere hanger-on of the Colonial office. Fifty-two thousand pounds, a large sum for us, has been voted for new roads and bridges during the present year. A great deal of our future pro gress in necessary public works depends upon having an engineer properly up to his work. Rail ways and other works, not provided for in the above sum, will also be commenced this year. Kafirland is perfectly tranquil. The paramount chief Kreli is trying to assume a little power again ; but situated as he is, beyond the Kei, it will be impossible for him to render any annoyance for a long time to come. He is now occupying the rugged country between the Bashee and Umtata Rivers, and has still a number of people about him. There are many of his people, however, in every part of the country buying food and seed corn, and giving guns and horses in exchange for cattle. The Parliamentary elections are fect approach ing. There will be no contest in the Eastern Province. Seven members, the exact number required, have consented to take upon themselves the representation of that pro Vince in the Legisla tive Council. For the eight western seats there are nine candidates, so we shall have a contest in the Western Province. The elections commence on the Bth of next month. Major Hope, the Auditor-General of the colony, has been ill for some months, and is not likely to resume the duties of that office. He is an exceed ingly popular servant and possesses the confidence of all parties. He has filled the office for many years. He is the brother of the late Justice Clerk Hope, of the Scottish Court of Session. The first party of missionaries to the Zambezi left Cape Town yesterday for the interior. The second party will leave in about a fortnight. A few days ago there was some talk of an auxiliary society being formed in this city, to co-operate with the missionaries, and through them to gather addi tional particulars regarding the physical charac teristics of the country in which they are about to labour. We have not yet heard of the formation of this auxiliary. A grand mass, followed by a Te Deum, was cele brated on Sunday last, in the Roman Catholic Cathedral, in honour of the fete day of his Majesty the Emperor of the French. Mr. Haussman, French consul, assisted in the ceremony—the first on record in this colony. H.M.S. Megwra, and the screw-steamer Prince Arthur, are now in Simon's Bay, preparing to em bark troops for India. It is expected that the 2d Queen's, and the 2d Battalion of the 60th Rifles, will be forwarded by them. The 85th Regiment, it is said, will be stationed at Natal, and the 45th, which will thus be relieved, will be removed to the colony, preparatory to being sent home or else where. The head-quarters of the 31st are at King William's Town. The only vessels of war, connected with the naval station, at present here are, H.M.S. Hermes and H.M.S. Lynx. The Lyra is said to have re turned to the Molambique from Mauritius. The merchant steamers which have recently visited Table Bay have been the Indiana, Ireland, and Cleopatra. Two British ships—the Scotia and Carpentaria —are at present in Simon's Bay, getting repairs, having put into port in a leaky condition. Both vessels will have to discharge cargo. The mate of the Carpentaria, named Bailey (of Mary - port, Cum berland), was drowned at sea on the 7th inst. The La Rochelle, with German emigrants, selected by Messrs. Goddefroy and Son, of Hamburgh, is now in Simon's Bay. She will leave that port for East London in a few days. An investigation relative to the proceedings which took place on board the British ship Marian Moore, of Liverpool, whilst on the high seas, has recently taken place before the resident magistrate of Simon's Bay. When the Marian Moore arrived in port, here, last week, the captain was in con finement, and the chief officer had command of the vessel. The crew and passengers charged the cap tain with drunkenness ; while the captain, in re turn, charged the crew with mutinous conduct on the high seas. The crew were imprisoned for a day or two preliminary to their trial. Upon the hearing of the case before the resident magistrate, they were acquitted, the court finding them not guilty on all the counts upon which they were charged, on the ground that the master of the vessel (Captain Morton) was incapable by drunkenness, of main taining the command. Capt. Morton has since been summoned to appear before the resident magistrate of Cape Town, on Monday next, to answer a charge preferred against him, of having assaulted a lady who was passenger on board his ship from Calcutta. Several ships have been chartered in India by the Indian Government for transport of horses from this colony, of which the Countess of Elgin and Floating Light have arrived at Algoa Bay. FREIGHTS continue very low, and as no induce ment offers for ships to proceed to eastern ports for higher freights, vessels here are taking in wine at 10s. per pipe ; wool, td. to id. per lb. ; and copper ore, 7s. 6d. per ton. EXCHANGE.—Treasury bills, issued by the Com missariat department, at 1 per cent. prem. thirty days. Private bills at thirty days, par. The Diana, the first steamer ever sent to th northern fisheries, has just arrived at Hull from Davis' e Straits. She has 14 whales, 125 tuns of oil, and 61 tons of bone ; and reports the steamer Chase, with 8 large fish, 115 tuns of oil, 7 tons of bone ; and the steamer Tay, of Dundee, with 6 whales, 100 tuns of oil, and 6 tons of bone. The superiority of steamers for engaging in this trade is fully demonstrated. PROPOSED VISIT Or AMERICAN MILITARY TO IRELAND.—The 69th Regiment, under command of Colonel Ryan, propose to visit Ireland by one of the new Galway line of steamers. Colonel Ryan has been in communica tion with Lord Napier on the subject, and the latter has written to his government to know whether there could be any objection to the boys of the 69th paying a visit to the country of their ancestors. Over one hundred names are enrolled as among those willing to go on the excursion.- 13oston Pilot. THE LAST OF THE MAIL COACHES.—The old Derby mail, the last of the four-horse coaches out of Man chester, finished its course on Saturday. When the rivalry of rails and steam had run all other coaches off the road, the " Derby Dilly" still held its own, and the well-known route through Buxton and Bakewell to Rowsley could still boast its " four-in-hand," though " the team" was hardly equal to what ithad been when coaching was in its best days. It was thought that railways would not find their way through the Peak, but the Midland line penetrated as far as Rowsley .Igome time ago, and more recently the London and North- Western have reached Whaley-bridge on the other side, leaving but a short link to be filled up, and the last of the old four-in-hand mails has succumbed to the competition of the iron horse. THE NEW K.C.B.—Rear-Admiral of the Red, Sir Henry John Leeke, whose elevation to the dignity - of a Knight Commander of the Bath we chronicled m our columns on Saturday, is a son of the late Henry Leeke, Esq., an active magistrate and deputy- lieutenant for the county of Hants. He was born about the year 1789, and entered the royal navy in 1803. Whilst a midshipman of the Voluntaire frigate, he took an active part in the capture and destruction of a French convoy in the Bay of Rosas. Having risen through the intermediate steps of promotion, and having served on various stations, he was appointed superintendent of the Indian navy in 1851. In 1854 he was appointed a rear-admiral on the reserved list, but was subsequently selected for active employment, and in De cember, 1856, was appointed to command the fleet sent out to conduct the naval operations on the coast of Persia. Sir Henry J. Leeke is already a Knight of the Hanoverian order, and is also a deputy-lieutenant for the county of Southampton. He married in 1818 the second daughter of James Dashwood, Esq., Parkhurst, Surrey. THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.—A telegraphic despatch received at Halifax from New York on the 23d of September announces " the cable all right." Other accounts state " satisfactory signals have been received at Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, through the Atlantic cable during the past three days." As no messages have been received on this side through the wire, the report will appear at first wholly undeserving of credit, but it admits of an explana tion which holds out the hope that communication from Ireland to Newfoundland may actually have been esta blished. It is believed that some new instruments of extra ordinary power have been used at Valentia for transmit ting signals, and if these have been successful the circum stance of the connection having been kept up only one way will be accounted for, since they have no similar in struments at Newfoundland by which to send return mes sages. The public, however, must not rush to any very sanguine conclusions, as, even supposing communication to have been effected, there must be great doubt under any circumstances as to its being steadily maintained, unless the injuries known to have been sustained by the cable should be found to admit of repair. _ _ . MR. ASSIIETON SMITH'S HUNT.—The following circular from the Marquis of Ailesbury is in the course of circulation to the gentlemen residing in the Tedworth country :—" Sir,--I have received from Tedworth, a com munication from Mrs. Assheton Smith, informing me that ' if I or the gentlemen who live in the neighbourhood have any intention of continuing to keep hounds here, she will have great pleasure in presenting us with the Tedworth Pack of Hounds ;' adding ' that it will be a great satisfac tion to her that they should remain in the country instead of being disposed of to strangers.' I consider it a duty I owe to the gentlemen residing within or near the country lately hunted by Mr. A. Smith, to let them know forth with the very liberal and handsome offer which Mrs. Smith has made. I am not myself disposed to become a candidate for the honour of hunting the country, nor do I, at this moment, know of any one who wishes to do so ; but I con ceive the best mode of ascertaining the wishes of the gentle men generally interested in this matter is to meet together for the purpose of considering the question, and if necessary of entering into a subscription in order to preserve this fine pack of hounds to this country. I believe several gentle men intend to meet at the Star Inn, Andover, on Thursday the 7th inst., at one o'clock ; and it would give me much pleasure if you and any friends of yours interested in this question could make it convenient to be present; and thus enable me to return an answer to Mrs. Smith." CHURCH RATE ABOLITION IN THE PARISHES.— As it is stated that the Government are in search of infor mation whereon to found a Church Rate Bill next session, it is hoped that they will not restrict their inquiries to colic siastical functionaries, and to seven years' averages, but will take particular note of current events, as indicating how little likely they are to succeed in passing a measure if it be, as is given out, one of a halting and compromising charac ter. Looking through the record of what has been effected by the anti-church rate party during the month of Sept., we find that they have suceeeded in defeating attempts to obtain rates at Cheadle, Gainsborough, Silkstone (Yorkshire), Brasted (Kent), Waddingham (Lincolnshire), and Llanfair (Montgomeryshire) ; and that at Kingsbridge, at St. Peter's, Worcester, and at Gillingham it has been amicably resolved that voluntary contributions shall be asked for in lieu of a rate. At Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, where there was a severe contest last year, the churchwardens have sent round requests for the payment of a voluntary rate. At East bourne, where a rate had been carried, it has been thought prudent to expend money already in hand, instead of collect ing it. All these are clear gains to the voluntaries, who have been going on at the same rate every month since the Lords threw out their bill. And what have their opponents to show? Merely triumphs at Croydon, where they have increased their majority, and at Weymouth, where the rate has just been contested for the first time. They have, to be sure, carried a rate after a fashion at Towcester, where the chair man refused a poll of the entire parish, and at Christ Church, Newgate-street, where the proceedings were vitiated by the refusal to put legal amendments. In fact, it is chiefly by means of such irregularities that rates are now obtained in places where they are vigorously opposed- Thus at Ipswich, instead of sending notices through the parish, as heretofore, the churchwardens have put them up at the churches only, and where they cannot be seen, and a North Wales rector has actually hold a vestry meeting in the middle of morning prayers, to put the enemy off the scent. Two other incidents should he noticed, t a o get s rid of showing the strong determination of populous par is hes the exaction, viz., that at Cheadle between 2,000 and 3,000 persons attended the meeting, and that at Camberwell between 600 and 700 ratepayers have been summoned as defaulters, MEN ANII MONEY. (From the Derbyshire Courier.) We have two or three words to say to two or three recent statements of the Times. We have just "passed," says our contemporary, "through a long period of severe commercial dis tress." There has been " a great aggravation of pauperism in the manufacturing districts. During the half-year ending last Lady-day, the total ex penditure in Lancashire for the relief of the poor was 56 per cent. more than in the corresponding period ending. Lady-day, 1857. In the county of Nottingham it was 30 per cent. more; in the West Riding of York 16 per cent. more ; in Cheshire 9, and in Durham 6 per cent. The Times hereupon begins to maunder 'about the time when " demand suddenly flags, when markets have been overstocked, and credit over tasked, when suddenly there arises such a want of money that even great houses, which eventually pay 20s. in the pound, are obliged to suspend pay ment, of course manufactures must be sold at what they will fetch ; the value of good will fall below the cost of production ; it becomes ruinous to ma nufacture what can only be sold at a loss ; mills and factories must be closed, and thousands turned. from their gates to find work and bread where they can." We all recognise the truth of this picture of dis tress. But there is something worse behind. "No legislation can prevent this !" This is statement No. 1. Here is statement No. 2. "As far as the man agement of public enterprise is concerned the coun try is without a character, and no man will trust his neighbour." Worse and worse ! We are not only poor—which, as the Times observes, " the Legislature now counts as a crime,"—but we are a nation of rogues—of poverty-stricken swindlers— and there is no help for it. Well, then, we go on to statement No. 3. " The Bank Bullion is now within £3,098,073 of the highest amount ever reached." Discounts must be reduced, if the Bank is to have business, or pay dividends. This reduction, the Times sapiently remarks, had better take place " while trade is yet sound." Trade, then, is bye-and-bye likely to become un sound. The public are " wild and ignorant," it ap pears, and likely to !‘ fall into intoxication " with so much money at command, and the City writer recommends as a cure for this proneness to mone tary intoxication that discount should pursue its spontaneous course down to 1 per cent, or up to 20 without the intervention of Chancellors of the Ex chequer. You see, then, Gentlemen Manufacturers, the road on which it is your d es ti ny to travel. Money at 1 per cent.—the low rate being an indication of the abundance of money—will inevitably lead to high, or at, all events, to remunerati ve p r i ces . G o ld will become the cheapest article of export. Money will be contracted and become scarce. Discounts will go up to 20 per cent. Let us hope with the Times, that no Chancellor will interfere, but that the Bank will be left to stop payment, " as the Act directs," that the dividends will remain unpaid and the taxes unlevied. But when this takes place we strongly object to being told by any one, either in Parliament or the Times, that we are "without character." The persons without character, as we think, are the shallow currency doctors who are willing to see thousands of their fellowcomitrymen ruined, and the poor starved, because having been weak enough to adopt an erroneous and ridiculous theory of money, they are not honest enough to confess their error, and. do what they can to repair the ill effects of their ignorance and folly. CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETE At the 24th quarterly general meeting of this society, held this day at the offices, 33, Norfolk-street, Strand, the following report was unanimously adopted : " The executive committee, in presenting their twenty fourth quarterly report, trust that no apology will be deemed necessary if, before this duty be discharged, they offer their congratulations to the members upon the com pletion of the sixth year, on the 7th of September, the anniversary of the formation of the Conservative Land Society. This period may be considered brief, if compared with the existence of some public bodies, but, taking into account the difficulties attendant upon undertakings of this nature, and that these difficulties have been increased by very critical times, the directors cannot re member otherwise than with honourable feelings of pride and satisfaction, that the seventh year has been entered upon without the record of any circumstances to interfere with the cordial feelings which have so materially tended to promote the society's prosperity. If building operations have not, during the past financial year, been commensu rate with the expectations of the board and those of the allottees, and if the committee have deemed it to be more prudent to fall back for the first time on the reserve fund rather than to increase their stock of land, there are on the other hand elements of success at which there is every rea son to rejoice, inasmuch as the cash receipts have 'been satisfactory ; the withdrawals, considering the com mercial crisis, and consequent stagnation of trade, have been comparatively light, and recently the sale of back land has much improved. The returns of the business for the past - year stand thus : Total Subscrip • • Shares Shares tions,fees,loan Quarter ending in corn- • Total. re - payments, progr.s. pleted. • sundries, from estates, &c. £ s. -d. Dec. 25,1857 9l 37 128 9,503 17 4 March 25,1858 122 137 259 13,922 11 2 June 25, 1858 Sept. 30, 1858 • ll5 55 170 11,100 19 5 Totals for the year 452 314 766 46,393 7 2 Totals to Sept. 30, 1857 11,338 2,278 13,616 312,557 8 5 Grand totals toSept 30, 1858 11,790 2,592 14,382 358,950 15 7 Total withdrawals, from the formation of the society on the 7th Sept., 1852, to Michaelmas, 1858, £68,316 is. 6d. ; total sale of land during the above period, £218,425 13s. The returns from the register of order of rights are as follows :- 2,952 completed, 2,935 drawn, 1,532 seniority; total, 7,419. Deduct rights exercised on estates, &c., 4,706 ; unexercised rights, 2,713. The last share number on the register by seniority, on the 30th i Sept., was 9,180. The balance-sheet for the past year will n due course be submitted to the shareholders at the annual meeting next December, when one-third of the executive committee will retire by rotation, the retiring directors being, however, eligible for re-election. For the approaching audit of the annual accounts the com mittee have elected the Rev. W. G. Goodchild and Newn ham Winstanley, Esq., as their two auditors, and the mem bers, at the present quarterly meeting have to elect on their own part two auditors, Messrs. Harding and Ritchie being the candidates for re-election. The annual report of the committee in December next, will contain a full statement of the operations of the Conservative Land Society for the past financial year, and it is hoped the board may be enabl e d to report to the shareholders that the system of additional busi ness, as announced in the new prospectus, under, the amended rules, has been favourably entertained by the public. The new plan will comprise-Ist. Investment by shares; 2d. Investment by deposit ; and the money received from these two sources will be thus employed by the committee : 1. The purchase of every description of freehold, copyhold, or leasehold property adapted for building purposes, and to sell again the same in the gross, or divide and allot the land in large or small quantities. 2. To sell land on an agency principle, or on commission from the owners. 3. To ac quire at public sales or by private contract eligible ground rents, to be re-sold or allotted. 4. To advance money for the purchase of houses and land at public auctions or otherwise, and for the improvement of premises, dwelling-houses, &c. 5. To advance money on approved security, by mortgage or otherwise. In the share department, the interest, payable h a lf- year l y , one month after Lady-day and Michaelmas, on all com pleted shares and shares on which a year in advance sub scriptions and fees have been paid, will be four per cent. per annum from the 29th September, 1858, but the holders of such shares will participate as before in the annual profits. From the 29th September there will be a reduction of fifty per cent. in the quarterage fees on all shares taken out from that date. A completed share for the future will therefore cost £5l 3s. 6d., and a share paid a year in advance £5 18.6 d. The reduction will not apply, however, to the payment on plots of land, the original fees of £2 4s. 6d. being retained. The quarterage fee payable on a single uncompleted share will be 6d., instead of Is., as heretofore. There is no other alteration in the share department; the system as regards rights of choice to select plots on the Society's Estates remains intact. The deposit department will be a new branch of business altogether, the executive committee having complied with numerous requests, to afford facilities for persons wishing to invest money in the Conservative Land Society, without becoming members. The sums so deposited will be entered in the books, under rule 45, as money lent by depositors on the credit of the society's assets, and the interest paid half yearly to the depositors will be a minimum rate of three per cent. per annum. These deposit loans, up to £lOO, to the society, may be withdrawn every week ; from £lOO up to £5OO, in 21 days ; and a month's notice for any larger amount. Depositors will not be entitled to any of the pri vileges of the regular shareholders, unless the former enrol as members, under the rules, and then deposit accounts may be transferred at any time to the share department. The executive committee having turned their attention to the policy of advancing a portion of the monies of the society for short or long periods; and also t o th e expe di ency o f affording facilities to allottees and other persons about to build or desirous of building on the society's estates or else where, have drawn up a n ow scale of repayments on loans and building advances for periods extending from three to ten years ; and for a le'hs period than three years special arrangements may be made with the board. The details of the loan department will be found fully explained in the mam indivi o d b ua j d a fr un o from f the the various ccm new prospectus. It will be thfienaenspc financia l l mittce to place the borrowing department on such a basis as m ill protect persons requiring onerous charges too often quiring temporarY P°s T ed he on ecists re the Conservative Land Society, namely, the ac sistanciem. quisition of estates for building purposes, and the ex tension of the freehold franchise,—will remain unchanged and the committee in the futur e b us i ness w i ll b e enabled to devote a portion of the capital to the development and improvement of the land on hand. " The executive conunittee have carefully considered, during the past year, various suggestions to promote building ope rations, but they have found it a task of extreme difficulty to contend with an unprecedented stagnation in trade generally. Much might, no doubt, be done by combina tions amongst the allottees themselves, as with the revival of commercial enterprise andspeculation, the land purchased for allotment by the society being situated in many localities where houses are absolutely required must be speedily covered. The new scale of loan repayments will work ad vantageously both for builders and allottees, and the mem bers generally may be at least assured that their interests are constantly studied by the committee, and that no oppor tunity will be lost to increase the sphere of usefulness of the Conservative Land Society." D 1( sent sold ; clos( the 1 diffic ann( the ] mon affair Som show inigl duct into by t ss. of T 1 issu quo Cen 4 1 102 3p 79 10C Cei Del Du re PI LI THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 5, 1858.