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opinion of nations and Cabinets, which is now opposed:to a venturous enterprise, will show itself favourable to that only solution of the Italian question, which will for ever close the era of wars and revolutions in the south of Europe. " We aro equally convinced that supreme reasons lay upon us the obligation of respecting the city where the Supreme Pontiff has his see. The question of Rome is none of those which can be solved with the sword alone. It meets on its way moral obstacles only to be overcome by moral forces ; and we are fully confident that sooner or later those forCes will bring into the gates of that glorious metropolis a change consistent with the wishes of its people, with the aspirations of all good Italians, with the true principles and the lasting interests of Catholicism. "It was a wise and patriotic counsel to await so salutary a change from the work of time, and from the great and in calculable influence which regenerated Italy will exercise on the opinions and judgments of the Catholic world. But even were our thought erroneous, the presence of the French troops in Rome ought alone to make us desist from any design, however remote, to stand sword in hand before that city. _ " In Our present circumstances to confront those French troops would be not merely unheard of folly ; it would be a grievous fault and guilt. There are generous follies, which, although they entail enormous sacrifices and sufferings, do not bring with them the ruin of a nation ; but such a ruin would certainly befall Italy from any intention to combat the armies of France. So monstrous an ingratitude would inflict on the brow of our country a stain which long cen turies of suffering would not efface. " The soldiers of France occupied Rome when other sol diers of that nation, led by their generous Emperor, fought for us at Magenta and Solferino. g , If their presence in that city was deemed altogether in compatible with the true interests of Italy, we ought neither to ask nor to accept the aid of our powerful neigh bour to conquer our freedom and independence. To turn against her at the present day thoso very arms which her victories have placed in the hands of so many Italians, would be a deed which must seem revolting to the mind of any of us —any who may not be utterly seduced and carried away by a sectarian spirit. (A burst of applause.) "But if we are not for the present in a condition to exert ourselves in behalf of Venice and Rome, we are not equally helpless with regard to the other parts of Italy, which, although risen to liberty, feel the want of imme diate, efficient provisions. "Gentlemen, if the Italian cause at last awakened the universal sympathy of Europe, if the minds of the most civilized and educated nations show themselves favourable to it, this must especially be attributed to the admirable • moderation of ideas, to the c a l m b e h av i our of the various a provinces of the Peninsula on their first shaking off the L- yoke which the foreigner had laid upon them. Those lim e vinces afforded the most signal proof of the truth and depth of the civilization attained by the Italian people; by in stantly removing all germs of anarchy, by adopting without a delay those principles of sound organization which obtain among the nations most advanced in the exercise of liberty, and by evincing their firm will to issuo out of a provisional Ee state, and aspiring to the institution of a Government free 40 and national, but at the same time strong and opposed to any excess. "By this moderation and concord, by this unshaken firmness, the people of Tuscany and lEmilia ended by per suading diplomacy that the Italians are capable of construct ing a vast kingdom, based and organized upon broadly liberal principles and institutions. " Matters must proceed in the same manner in Southern Italy. Woe to us if those people were long to continue in the uncertainty of a provincial rule. Disturbance and an archy, which would soon break up, would be the cause of immense evils and immense disgrace to the common coun try. The great national movement, breaking from the path which it has hitherto followed with marvellous regularity, would lead to extreme dangers, as well to the lately enfran chised provinces as to those which have been for more than one year free and independent. This must not be—this cannot be allowed by the King or the Parliament. ‘f The generous Sovereign who is hailed by the whole of Italy as the mover and leader of the national resurrection has special duties towards the South of Italy. The work of emancipation began in his name ; round his glorious standard the freed people crowded and pressed. Before Europe, before posterity, he is answerable for their fate. " King Victor Emmanuel does not intend to dispose at his own pleasure of the people of Southern Italy ; but he is in duty bound to give them an opportunity of putting an end to their provisional condition, by most openly, most freely giving utterance to their wishes. " What may be the result of their vote ? The answer lies in the electoral urn. As Italians, we ardently wish that the inhabitants of the provinces not yet united should act as those of Central Italy have done ; and that with the same enthusiasm, with the same unanimity they should declare in favour of that principle of unification which may bring the whole Peninsula under the constitutional sceptre of Victor Emmanuel. "As Ministers of a Sovereign free from personal ambi tion, and who consecrated his sword and life to the great achievement of ♦indicating Italy to the Italians, we must firmly pronounce in his name that, whatever may be the vote of those people, it shall be respected. " We harbour the best hopes that you will agree with us on this subject. We all wish to bring to a termination the great edifice of national unity, but it must rise from the spontaneous consent of the people, not by any deed of con straint and force. " These considerations induced the King's Government to ask the Chambers that power should be granted to it to accomplish the annexation of all those freed provinces of Italy which, questioned by means of the direct universal suffrage, should declare that they wish to form a part of the numerous family of people already sheltered under the wings of the glorious kingdom of Victor Emmanuel. " The Ministers do not think that the form of suffrage may be a subject of discussion. It will be the same already adopted in the )Emilia and Tuscany. The people will be asked to pronounce distinctly whether they wish to be joined to our State, or not, and no conditional vote shall be ad mitted : for it is indeed our determination not to impose the act of annexation upon any part of Italy, but he must with equal frankness declare that we do not think any an nexation should be proposed subject to any special condi tion. Gentlemen, this would be tantamount to giving one or more provinces the power to impose their will upon the provinces already constituted, and to fetter down the future organisation of the nation, introducing a radical vice and a fatal germ of antagonism and dissension. On the other hand, we do not hesitate to affirm that the system of an nexations bound to conditions, which we reject, is contrary to the nature of modern communities, which, if they may, under certain peculiar circumstances, conveniently organise themselves under federal forms, no longer require or admit a compact of dedition ; a m ere re li c o f t h e middle ages, a mode of union not very worthy o f an It a li an Xing and people. " After the unthought-of and unlooked-for to forev events, which we have witnessed in Italy it must be all obo m c en e that t we are no Federalists. Neither do we mean t lisers, as we prove by our views respecting the adminis trativeira- organisation of the State. Nevertheless, WO would always prefer either the Federal or the thoroughly Central ised system to a political arrangement by which the pro vinces, although joined under the same sceptre, should, i n the most important legislative matters, possess an authority independent of Parliament and the nation. " Here we must observe that, although all those who have contributed to the triumph of the national cause accept in principle the idea of the annexation of Southern Italy, yet none, whose love for their country is no matter of doubt and whose devotion to the sacred person of the King is usually known, deem it expedient to put off the act of an nexation till the work be completed, that is, till the ques tions of Rome and Venice be finally solved. " We think if this design could be carried into practice it would have the mos t f a t a l consequences. Wh y s h ou ld we ]veep Naples and Sicily in an anomalous state? There can only be one motive for it, and that is to avail one's-self of the work of revolutio n t o accomp li s h th e lib era ti on o f It a ly. Now, this would be a most deplorable error. At the point we have attain e d, when it is in our power * to build up a State of 22,000,000 of Italians, a st strong and unanimous State,which may disposef numberless means and resources, material as well as moral, the security era must close for us. Italy must with great commence her period of internal order and org an isationEz:ope would otherwise have reason to believe that revolution is not a means for us, but an end ; and her benevolence would be withdrawn, Public opinion, so favourable to us hitherto, would declare against us, and enlist in the ranks of our enemies. The accomp li s hment of our Italian enterp r i se would become * not only more difficult, b ut, p erha p s, altogether impossible. ti R e volution and constitutional Government calnoatnlong co-exist in Italy w ithout p roducing b y their duali sm op position and a confli ct which would onl y turn to the benefit of the common enemy. " These contingencies escaped the attention of that gene rous patriot who hitherto opposed the annexation of Naples and Sicily. But if he had good reasons to follow that system so long as the Marches and Umbria parted the South from the Centre and North of the Peninsula, now to persevere i n that systemwould have no other effect than to oppose useless delays and hindrances to the nationa l cause. There is in the nature of events a logic which triumphs over the stoutest will, and against which the best intentions are powerless. Let revolution be made permanent in Naples and Palermo, and very shortly the authority and command will pass from the glorious hands of him who wrote on his standard, Italy and Victor Emmanuel,' into those of men who for this prac tical formula substitute the dark and m ystic symbol of sec tarianism, God and the people.' (Long and loud app lause and cheering.) " We repeat,—that provisional and revolutionary order of things which might have reasons to exist in Naples and Sicily must come to an end as soon as possible. This is re quired by the interest of those provinces for which the pre sent state of things is a fertile source of very great disorders; and it is required still more by the honour and interest of the national cause. How could, in fact, without great detri ment to the dignity of the Crown—hew could King Victor Emmanuel consent that Italian provinces should be so long a time governed in his name as conquered provinces, with out appealing to the free expression of the people's wishes, according to the solemn and legal forms of popular suff r age? o lt 13 upon these gr9uzlo, geutleraeu, that hope for your approval of the bill which I have the honour to Jay before you. " Only, in the important and extraordinary circumstances in which our country is placed, Parliament should not limit itself to deliberate upon the legislative dispositions which the unfolding of political events may render opportune or necessary. " It is also your duty to consider whether the men who have in these days the honour to sit at the Council Board of the Crown are equal to the high task committed to them, and if they scent to deserve the confidence of the nation. All material means placed ,within reach of the Executive power, and all authority granted to it by the law, will al ways be scanty and weak unlesr the King's Ministers can reckon on that moral efficacy, that irresistible authority, which in free constitutional Governments flows from the perfect agreement between the greatest powers of the State. " The vote of confidence you gave the Ministers a few months since enabled them to overcome difficulties, both numerous and serious, which stood in their way. Now that they may hold with a steady hand the helm of the State it is necessary that they should know, and that Italy should know, whether their deeds and behaviour during this inter val were of a nature to diminish the confidence you put in them. " This is all the more necessary, as a voice justly dear to the multitude expressed to the Crown and the country ita distrust of us. " Such a declaration, indeed, painfully affected us, but it could not turn us by a tittle from our purposes. "i Faithful guardians of the Constitution, of which we must be the most scrupulous executors, we think that the voice of one citizen, whatever signal services he may have rendered to the country, should not prevail against the authority of the great powers of the State. " It therefore is the duty of the Ministers of a constitu tional King not to give way before pretensions not very legal, even if they be backed by a splendid halo of popula rity and by a victorious sword. " But as we would fail in our duty by giving way to those pretensions, so we should have failed in our obligation to wards Parliament if we had not put the question to it whe ther it be ready to sanction the sentence pronounced against us. " The decision must result from the discussion which may arise on the bill now laid before you." The house adjourned as the Minister read his last words, as the bill must be taken into considera tion in the Bureaux, and before a eommission, pre vious to its public discussion. MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. During the last few days there has been more activity in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Mar ket. Sugars have been in increased demand, pa*, ticularly for refined descriptions for exportation to France, owing to the reduction of the duty under the provisions of the late treaty. Tea has continued quiet, but a fair business has been done in coffee, at slightly reduced rates, Cocoa, rice, and fruit have met with a moderate enquiry, without material change in prices. Saltpetre continued dull, and a few parcels sold at public sale went at a reduction in value of ls. per cwt. Tallow remained in good demand for both present and forward delivery, at enhanced quotations. In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday a fair amount of business was recorded at about previous rates. The sales were 12,000 bales. The Railway Share Market continued very active, and prices were again higher. The bills which arrived at maturity yesterday, the 4th of the month, were met in a satisfactory_ manner, no failures of importance having taken place. A sum of £16,000 was withdrawn from the Bank of England yesterday for exportation to Spain ; and it is expected that the next Australian supplies will be similarly appropriated. The directors of the South Austrian and Lom bardo-Venetian Railway have made a call of L 2 per share payable on and after the 15th proximo. Notice has been given that the 6 per Cent. De benture Bonds of the Great Western Railway of Canada, falling due on the 18th inst., will be paid on and after that date. A meeting took place yesterday of the creditors of Smith and .Co., of the White Chapel Distillery, when the liabilities were stated at £33,302, and assets £44,050, thereby showing a surplus of £10,700. After some discussion, it was resolved that the estate should be wound up under inspec tion. Thu 'market, fur rublic Securities is unfavourably affected by an excessive supply of Stock, several extensive sales for delivery having lately taken place. A small amount of business has been transacted to day, but it has created heaviness, and the indica tions of buoyancy noticed yesterday have entirely disappeared, Consols being 931 for money, and 93.1 y for the account. _ _ India Loan has receded 1031 ; ditto Deben tures are firm at 96,1, and the Bonds are heavy at ss. discount. Exchepaer Bills remain at ls. to 4s. premium. Foreign Securities have been dealt in to a fair extent, but prices, in most instances, are depressed. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 74 to 74 ; ditto New, 56 to 561 ; and the 4 per Cents. are firm at 1011 1. Venezuelan have receded to 24 ; ditto 11 per Cents., to 121 ; Brazilian 41 per Cents. are 871 88; Peru vian 3 per Cents., 74. Spanish are steady, at 49. The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 11,- 21 prem. ; the Thames and Mersey, ta prem. ; and the Universal, s prem. Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., report the prices of American Securities as follows : Redeemable. Prices. United States 6 per Cents 1867-1868 98 99 Do. 5 per Cent Bonds Kentucky 6 per Cent. Bonds . 1868-72 91 93 Pennsylvania 5 per Ct. Bonds 1877 88 89 Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Illinois Central 6 per Cent. 1875 88 90 Do. shares, 80 dols. paid 17t 16i die Nlichigan Central 8 per Cent 1869 90 91 Do. do. shares 6; 64 Now York Central 6 per Ct., not convertible... - New York Central 7 per Ct , convertible, from June 15, 1857-59 Do. do. shares New York and Erie, 7 por Ct., Ist mortgage Do. do. ) 2d mortgage Do. do., 3d mortgage Do. do. convertible Do. do. shares Panama 7 per Ct., Ist mort • gage Str. Bonds, not cony.. Do. do., 2d do. Pennsylvania Central 6 per Ct., Ist mortgage 1833 83 90 1880 93 95 89 82 1561 1867 1859 1883 1862 93 95 89 90 78 80 ex 57 59 30 32 1865 101 103 1872 99 101 There has been rather less activity exhibited in the Railway Share Market, and prices have sym pathised with the decline in the English Funds. Great Northerns, Great Westerns, Lancashire and Yorkshire, London, Chatham, and Dover, and South Eastens have receded 58. ; Eastern Counties, Brighton, Midland, North - Eastern (Berwick), 10s., and North Western, 15s. The Foreign and Colonial lines have also shown a downward tendency in prices. South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian have receded 55.; Dutch Rhenish, ss. ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 10s. ; Great Western of Canada, 55., and East Indian, ss. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have shown ro change of importance. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities India Stock. .. Ditto b per Cent lO3l Ditto Debentures, 1858 ima oitto Bonds £l,OOO Consols for Account, 11th Oct .. 93i i Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, ltd D tto £5OO 4 1 Ditto Small F Brazilian? UR 8 Ditto 41 per Cent. 1860 -- Ditto (Uribarren), 41 per Cent. per r EI C Gr en N t FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.Peruvian 41 p er C en t _ Ditto 3 per Cent Ditto Account • Russian 8 per Cent. 1822, £ St .. Ditto 41 per C en t 94 _ Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account .. 49.. Ditto New D e f erred.... Turkish 6 per Cent .. 73i Ditto New Loan D itto Account ... Di tto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Venezuela n 3 per Cent Ditto 11 p er C ent. 12 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian 5 per Cent. Ex. 10 Florins 52 CoListolos,AAcleort ......... TWO O'CLOCK. t 93k 93i ........... 93i 93 THE RELIGIOUS DISSENSIONS IN ST. GEORGE'S, E, sT. —Yesterday afte rnoon Jose Rowe, a cloak porter, was placed before the magistrateph of the Thames Police court, - on remand, to answ er a summons for an assault on of St. rgte.s-in-the-East, on Sunday, the Mr. Win. Cooke, of Cannon-street road, sexton and verger George ' s p t a , r a i n sh d also for crea mg a disturbance and brawling i2onf3dtthhillee church under the recent act. After a long inquiry Mr. Selfe committed Rowe to the House of Correotim for ago Weeps,Weeps,l444lo ttie optic 9i paying 4 flia, THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 5, 1860. SHARE 31ARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. Paid. 1 122 00 000; BBB Atlantic uuopDa.mff 00aa...i: B ar t d S a t & I : C a ewnrte i n , r d ' all BO 84 0 u. N 5 p el e v r cent 18 Do, I paid. Closing I Business Share Railways. Price. Done. stk -100 91 95 50 Belfast and Ballymena all Preference ... . all 61 65 all I slt3o.clkl Birk.,Bir.,W LI: and d d c S i t i r J . N u r n a c i : 1 8 00 11 78 8 8 8 0 1 all 11/ 121 25 Blackburn . 25 Blyth and Tyne all 6p. ct. bds. Aug,. 1, 1872 10 Boat. Bleat: andMiel.Co all 61 7 100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 73 78 stock Bristol and Exeter alll6 4 11 1 si d d i 100 Do. do. Tune 1, 1874 100 70 75 , 100 92 .021 simcg. Caledonian - 10 Carmarthen & Cardigan all 20 Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) 2s. 50 Cork and Bandon all 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 3s. 11 1 d 20 Cork, Illrock., &Passage all 20 Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. c. 71 14 5 d all 6 61 171 Demerara 10 20 C D o o rn A w s al i l m ti t 6 p‘: (A hots no div. 1 all _ 20 Eastn. Bengalgu. sp. c 71 14 11 d 10 Do B 7.• all • stock East Indian,t - u. sp. c. 100 100 MI 20 Do. F Shares Ext l5 1 d pr hasbeen , i d e . r t a o n li 50 Dublin & Belfast. June. all 20 Do. Jubbulpore l5 1 d pr 25 Dun., Perth, &Ab..lunc. all 7/ 8 100 Do. 41 pc. Debentrs all 91 99 stock East Anglian lOO 16 17 100 Do. sp. c. Deb., 1864.. all 101 102 stock Eastern Counties lOO 521 535 53 24 20 Geelong & Melbourne.. , stock Eastern Union, A stock 100 40 42 sto. Geelong Corporation 6 100 steosE Do do B do 100 28 30 per cent. Bonds .... .. 25 Do Nw A. late EU3ds. 81 stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 :27 23 20 East Suffolk 10 Do stock Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 81 82 100 Do. 7 percent. 1862 .. all stock Edin. Perth, & Dundee 100 30 305 30 100 Do. do. 1867 .. all 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all 100 Do. do. 1872 .. all 48 52 stock Furness stock Glasg. and S. Western 100 108 110 20 Do. New guy. sp. c... 6 lid 5 d 10 Great Ntlin. of Scotland all Gt. South.of India (Lim) • stock Great North ern lOO 11 6 117 116 20 guaranteed 5 per cent. 13 2 14 stock Do do A stock stock Do do Bdo stock Gt. S. &W. of Ireland 100 110 112 Do. Bonds pay '76 with stock Great Western - all 97 100 stock Do Str Val gua. stock 100 60 65 100 Do. do. '73 till '6o. ... all 98 100 12 Trish South-eastern__ all 100 Do. do. '73 without opt all 98 100 stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 1181 119 1184 174 181 100 Do. 55 p. c. do. '77 d 0... all 90 92 stock Loudon and Blackwall 100 65 87 stock Madras, guar., 41 p. c... 1,00 83 85 stock Lon., Bright.. &S Coast 100 111 112 111 stock Do. do. 5 per cent ... 100 931 941 stock Lond., Chat., and Dover 100 5i 56 54 4 stock Do. 4 1p. c. Extension 100 86 88 stock Lond. &Nth. Western 100 10i 4 IC2 1014 1004 20 Do. Fourth d 0........ 10 15 if d 121 Do eighths stock Lond. & Sth. Western lOO 921 931 93 1 stock Melb.Corp. 6p. e. Inds. 100 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 L'derry & Enniskillen all 10/ 11 20 Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc ~, g / stock Man. Slief. & Lincoln lOO 474 48 481 8 Class A Capital Share "" - ' 50 Maryport and Carlisle all .. Do. do. Land do 121 Do do 1 shares.... all 20 Do. do. B Capital do .. 10 Metropolitan 4 3 2 d .. Do. do. Land do. ...... all 5 7 stock Midland - stock Do Rirming. & Derby 100 103 105 stock Scinde 50 3116. Gt. W. of Ireland all 20 Do. Punjaub 25 Do 1 shares all 20 Do., Do. ........ "c 2 S all d 25 'Mid Kent. 10 Do, Cray Line 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all 10 ;Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. 1 4 5 ' 10 Newry & Armagh, def 9 7 6 d 20 Newry, Warnpt. & Ros all FOREIGN RAILWAYS. stock Norfolk. 50 Nthn. Counties Union.. 31 31 31 d 20 Ardennes.... ........ all stock North British lOO 621 62/ 024 24 i 20 B a h .& S . F ran.. Li m.7 p.c. 8 4 105 d stock Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stoci, 100 5 Beloian East. Junction all 5 4 stock D• , A stk ; A recs no d. v 20 Beziers to Graissessac.. all until Opch as beenpd.B 100 stock Do B stock 6 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 24 24 stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 1034 104/ 1031 1 / d 100 Copiabo ........&...... all 25 Dodo, G.N.E. purchase 16134 p 1p lO Ditto Extension ....) all 21 e d stock Do Leeds . stock Do York stock North London .. .9.16.4 North Staffordshire l7l 35 31 d 20 Do. do. sli 10 N, and S. W. Junction all 94 10 20 Great Central of France . 1.1 12 Not. & Grantham Rail lO 64 7 61 5 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... .11 65 75 10 Peebles ...... , all 20 . Italian Junction ll Portsmouth 10 Rhymney......... tack Scottish Central ;tock Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 334 341 331 'Maria Antonia —— all ;took Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 86 88 10 IDo. New . .... •• •••• • • all took Shropshire Union 20 Do. 6p. c. Pref......... all 191 204 to l c o k S S o lt u t t i l n i g D b :v u o rn n e .".!l6 Northern of France.... all 881 39 took South Eastern tock South Wales . _ ... 100 62 64 heel:. . 10:1011 426 11 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. all 7/ 84 tock S. York. and River Dun 100 78 80 2 0 Paris , Lyons , & Mediter. all 36 37 20 Staines, Wok,. and Wok all 6 8 20 Paris & 0r1ean5........ all 50 58 20 1 25 Stockton & Darling - ton all 3 8i 391 3 01 Recife &S. Fran. (Fern.) 25 Do do Stockton & Hartlepool 163 20 Riga & Dunaburg•...... 14 tock Taff Vale tock Do Pref. No 1 lOO 20 Royal Dani5h.......... all 13 15 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 —-- 5 Royal Swedish ........ all _ 50 Ulster . • • 25 Do . ZlO Do .. : ............ 11 d p 10 Do. 55 per cent. Pref all 81 8 Lock Vale of Neath 13 Victoria Sta. and Pim all 11i 11; 20 S.Aust. &Lomb Venetin 12 1 } } d 1! 20 Southern of Fiance.... all 194 204 lock Waterford & Kilkenn 100 50 Waterford & Limerick all 85 West Flanders ...... .. all 64 6 20 West Cornwall 20 West London all 20 W. &"N.W. of France .. all 224 231 10 Do Ist class 20 Do 2d class .. `ock West Midland—Oxford 100 49 50 49 6 Wiesbaden 25 Do. Newport all 101 11 6 Do. 8 per cent. Pref all 121, Do. Hereford 115 2/ 2.1 2O Zealand stock stock stock stock stock stock 25 stock stock stock 19.16.4 stock stock stock stock 10 stock stock stock stock stock stock 12 10 stock stock 100 1 i i 191 271 II 521 1 21 DI I 14 99 8} 94} 13j 13 i 1,(4. I Do. Here - ford ] 11} I 2i 2 J.' 2O Zealand . _ _____ _..... —.......--.........--________..............--• PREFERENCE SHARES. BRITISH ALINES. Closing Business Railways. ' Pai l Price. Done. Share/ Mines. p a i d. I Closing i Business Share! 1 Price. Done 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (iss - aed at £s(' all 1 elk fir's. & Exet.4 p.et.stock 10 0 9 5 97 20 Do. do. do. Shares + 14 stock Caledon £lO, 41 per cent 100 100 102 101 stock Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. all - 7 61 Cork & Bandon, 55 p. c. all 20 Cornwall. 5 per cent... all 204 211 61 Dun.Pert.h&Aber.Jun.. all 54 61 stock E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.e. 100 99 101 stock Do. do. Class B 6 pt._ 100 110 113 stock Do. do. Class C 7 p.c.... 100 105 108 stock E. Coun. Ex. sp. c. No. 1 100 110 112 stock Do. do. No. 2 100 108 110 stock Do. New 6 per ct. stock. 100 123 125 stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 100 81 83 stock Do. 5 per cent. guar... 100 stock Edin.&Glas. sp.c. shares 100 111 113 stock Do. 4p. c. gua. S. &D. 100 90 92 stock !Mtn. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. 100 76 78 stock Furness, 5 per cent 100 103 105 stock Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. 100 120 122 stock Great Northern, sp. et. 100 118 118 118 stock Do.sp.e.Redm., 10 p.c.pm 100 110 112 Qthrlr Do 41 nr. do. do 100 103 105 100 Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm 80 st 80 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld. Ist pr. all f & W (Ireland) 4 10 0 97 9 9 stock p. ct. pref. stock.... 50 Great West. (Berke and Hants) Ext. sp. et. .. 6 tock Co. Redeemable,4l p.ct. 100 99 101 stock Do. Redeemable. 4p. ct. 100 89 91 stock Do. Irredeemable, d 0... 100 90 92 stock Do. 5 p.et. Redeem. Pref. 100 100 102 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares. all 94 104 10 (it. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf. s h. all 174 181 10 Do des p. ct. pref all 101 101 stock Do Birmg.guar. stock lOO 76 78 261 Do. Chester gg - ua. shares all 20 21 131 Do. do. do. 20 Do. do. do. stock Lan.&York 6p. c. stock lOO 135 137 stock Do.Barnsl.st.£s3s 10d pc 100 stock Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) 100 stock Lon.& Beg. 5 pc.gu.No,l 100 115 117 stock Do. sp. c No. 2 100 115 117 stock Do. gua. 6p. c. lOO 135 140 stock Do. do. 5 p.c No. 4 100 115 117 stock Do. do. 41 per cell , . 100 102 104 5 Do. do. 41 p. c. shares.. 5 stock Do. 7p. et. Pref. stock. 100 52 156 ON stock Do. 6p.e. do. (W.E.&C.P.) 100 30 134 stock Do.4p.e.S.(div.deftil '65) 100 68 70 stock Lon. Chat. and Dover.. 100 91 93 stock Lon. and N.W. Cov. and Nuneaton, sp. ct..... 100 117 119 stock Lon. & S.W, 7p. ct. stock 100 150 155 stock Do. 40 per cent lOO 1015 2s. 6d. Do. (Prtsm. perpl anna of 2s. 6d. all 121 Londondy. & Cole. 1 sh. all 124 Londony. & Ennis. sh / all 12/ 13 stock Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct. 100 '126 128 6 Do. £8 stock Do. 31 per cent 10 Do. redeem. 6 per cent 5 1 4 p 121 liaryeort & Car., 4p. c all 124 Do. 44 .per cent. all L. stock Mid. Con. 6p. c. stock lOO stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bit 6 p.c lOO 137 139 stock Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock lOO 101 103 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 stock Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. at. 100 92 91 stock Norflk sp. c. Ex. st. 1846 100 stock Do. 55 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 stock Do.sWay.Val.Ex.st.lBl7 100 stock North British, sp.e. . . 100 110 112 109 stock Do. New, gua. sp. c lOO 108 110 10 1 Do. Bor. Un. g. he 1 4 14 p 101 Do. do. do. all stock Nth.Dev.rtail. & Dck.Co. 100 stock N-East.Cons.Pref. 4p. c. 100 91 93 stock Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. 100 102 103 17 Do. do. do Q 13.4. p 1p 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. e. No. 1 13 12} Do. do. Quarters, 1848 9 25 Do. York, H. &S. Purch. 10 p 1 p 104 20 North Staffordshire..., all 221 231 10 Rhytnney Guaranteed. all 81 Scottish Central, new pf all stock Scottish North-Eastern 34 p. c. pref. stock lOO stock Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c. 100 120 123 stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock 100 130 133 10s South Devon, Ann. 10s. all 101 11 11 10 Do. Fixed 41 per cent. all 1.0.6 South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) stock Do. 41 per cent. lOO 102 104 stock Do. Fixed lip.c. Ist is. 100 102 104 stock iouth Wales, gua. 4p. c. 100 89 91 stock Do. 44 per cent lOO 100 102 stock S.-Yorkshire, 4p. c. gua. 100 82 85 25 Stock. & Dar. Asp. c all 274 284 274 25 Do. B 6 percent all 12 324 25 Do. C 6 percent all 32 334 stock Watrfd & Kilkny, 6p. c. 100 46 50 stock W.Mid -02cIlst Gua stk 100 126 128 Do. 2d do 122 124 10 Do. Newport 5 p.o.pf.red. all 94 10 10 Do.Perpet. 6p.c. pf 1866 all 124 12 121 Do. till 1869, Ist is. all 14 14 12 Do. do. 2d is. 5 Do. Hereford 44 p.c. pf. all LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paid .l Leasing (Closing Business Railways. Co.'s. Price. Done. Alf red Consols (Philack) l !British Iron 1 2.11 16.101 'Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist) 'East Bassett (Illogan) 1 ,East Caradon Gam.&St.Aubyn(GwenA Great South Tolgus j G.Wheal Alfd. (PhilackY , G. Wheal \Tor (Helston)! ;Grenville 1 30 114.0 inerod's- Foot illingston Downs !Lady Bertha Margaret (Uny Lelant) North Downs Redford and Bletchley all Ln & lq.W .. .. Buckinghamshire.... 100 Ltt &N.W 95 98 Chester. Holyhead.. 100 Do. 1 526 531 Do. do. 51 per cent. 100 Do . 125 127 Do. do. 5 per cent. 100 Do. ll3 115 Clydesdale Junction.. 100 Caledonin 102 104 Colchester, Stour Val. all E.U.&E C ; 151 161 E.Lincolnshire,g.6 pc. 100 Gt. North. 138 140 E.'Union,Harwich Shs all E.Counts. 4 4} Do. Woodbridge ... 100 Gla.Barr.&Neils,Drct. 100 Caledonin Do. New .. • Forest .... . 100 IDo. - Gloster& Dean all 'Gt. West. Hartlpool.Dck.&RaiL all Yk.N.&l3r Hull and Selby ..... . all Yk.N. Md. 110 112 Do. 1 Shares ...... . all Do. — Do. A si Shares ••• . • • all IDo. Lanc.& Carl. gua.s P.C.. 100 Ln.& N.W 207 210 London & Greenwich 100 S. East. Do. Preference .... 100 ,Do. 115 120 Lon.,Tilby.& Soutend. 100 ;Peto &Co 92 94 Lowestoft, gua. 4 p.ct. 100 (Norfolk Do. 6 per cent ..... •.. 100 IDo. Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk. all L NW&M 3 34 36 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence 5t0ck.....-.... 6 1 . 00 6. 6 M E i .c dl o a un nd ts 9 : 4 97 N P ewmarkt.,BuryEx 1 55 57 D N o o g 7r t d a l o t r n a . 6 n & t p ee E c a r d s e t s e n a . l : s. . c . p . ..c .. a a l l l l D Do o .. Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all Do. North Western ...... all , Midland 141 15 Preston and Wyre. 1 all L& NW) & L.Yk. j Do. 1 Stares A all Do. — Roystmllitch., & Shepi 100 Gt. North. 130 138 Slarewsbry& llereford 100 T.Brassey 102 101 Do. Do. I I South Staffordshire .. all M'Clean.. 10! 111 Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. West. 92 94 Wimbledon& Croydn. all L.& Brgtn 74 81 1110219K5. ____ Paid. Closing Busi ness Share Docks. Price. Done. . - stockstock t . .• p . r . e . t • sr . i a . .. 1 1 00 1g0 , stock East and West Indies .. ' 1,0 -- 1214 .... stock London lOO a stock S S o t. a l t C h a a t m h a p r t i o n n e .. 1 1 00 00 z atook Victoria. 16•••• 100 99 101 'XO EV ZiOW,.. i seo: 2 lo I id i P - - ' * 0 !1_ - 7.4 0 " 541 17s 12.13.9 94 5.14.6 North Frances (Mogan) N.Wh'l Basset (1110 ;an) North Wheal Crofty Par Consols (St. Blazey) Providence (tiny Lelnt.) Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. South Caradon(St.Cleer) S. Cam Dross (Mogan)._ S. Dev. Iron &Gen. Lim. 8.12 4.8.6 1.8.6 9i 41 6i 1 2 220 220 435 445 111 1221 9 101 11. 12 28 30 11 11i 111 J. 11 11 5s 9.18.9 3 34 30 32 31 4 2 9i 42 44 5k 5 01 26 0 ai 8 9 11 12i 46 .. 48 1k 10.6.7 12s 11 1 295 31 5 at al 125 1h 57 59 21 2t 4 51 17 14 76 80 290 300 130 135 80 85 2 154 16i 25 27 24 26 .ristEs. 12} S.Wheal Fran. (Ill'ogan)lB.P.9, Stray Park 22.18.0 Tanuar Sil-r.ctg Lead Min 4k Tin Croit 9 Vale of Towey (Caren ) i^,s 6d West Basset (1llogan) lk W. Caradon (Liskeard) 5 West Seton Wheal Basset (Illog - an) 5k Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 Wheal Edward (Cals.) 61 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant 1.7.2 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 Wheal Trelawney (Lis.) 5. FOREIGN I\ - "" *. 20 Australian 1 BonAccord Copper,Lim lss d 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at Li p ) 271 11 20 Do.St.Johndel Rey,Lim 15 271 28} mil I 5 Do. Land and MmingCo. all 1 Clarendon Cons.MinCo. dis. 40 Cobre Copper all 43 45 Copiapo 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co ail 1 2 Fortuna 20 General all 22 23 2 Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 1 d pr 1} Kapunda (Limited) l. 1} 11 p S Lir ares all 10 11 5 Lusitanian 2 1 d p 1 IMariquica all 1 IN.RhineCopof S.Aus.L l2s.6d. d 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt ail 5 6 5 Port Philip 1 f f 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) los. 28.2•8 I United Mexican all 1 1 1 'Worthing (Limited) all / j E 1 I Do l9s. COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. —..ran.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. & July 100 113 116 - Do. 6p. cent. 1880 100 Do. 6p. cent. 1879 100 - - Do. 6p. cent. 1883 100 - - Do. Op. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 111 113 Do. 6p. a Mar. & Sept. 100 11l 113 ( Do. 5 per cent lOO 1021 1031 1031 I Do. Scrip 5O I - N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 1106 107 1061 Do. 6p. c. Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S. W. Gov. sp. c., 1866 100 100 101 Do. sp. a, 1871 to 1876 100 99 100 Do. 5 p.O ,1888 & upwds,, 100 99 100 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. Do. 5 p. a, 1871 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c.,1888 do upwdi, Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c ' sterling, 1875 S.Aus.Gt. 6 p.c.1878 & up ,Vic. Gov, 6 p.c. Ja.dauly Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct. 1107} 108} ,108 V 0 1 - - 106 107 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 1061 1 110 Agra&UnitedService Bk 50 78 80 40 Australasia all 25 Bank of Egypt an 19/ 20/ 100 Bank of London 5O 50 82 501 20 Bank of Turkey 50 British North American all 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. an 20 21 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. all 100 City ... 50 67 89 100 Colonial ... 25 37 39 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada.. all 100 Commercial of London . 20 20 21 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch.. all 15 151 13.1 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 23/ 24 50 London and County .. 20 50 London Joint Stock .. 10 100 London & Westminster 20 100 Nat. Prov. of England . 42 20 Do. new l2 50 National Bank 20 New South Wales all 20 Do. new 25 Orient. B. Corporation 20 Ottoman Bank 100 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. new all 25 South Australia 25 Union of Australia 50 Union of London l2 244 100 Unity Mutual.. 6O MISCELLANEOUS. 10 iAnglo-Mexican Mint all 14 141 1000 , Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 'Australian Agricultural 19 27 29 10 ;Berlin Water (Limited) all 5 5/ 50 !British American Landl 40 30 32 50 B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim. all 35 37 20 Do. 8,7p.c.t1111852 (Lim.)' all 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 12 14 324 Canada Land all 114 117 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim ) all _ stock Cop. 511n.ofEng.&SmItg. all _ 25 Do. Pref. 7/ per cent. stock Crystal Palace stock Do. Preference stock Do. 6p. c. Pet pet. Deben. 100 106 ICB stock Electric Telegraph , 02 25 Do. New lsld pr 5 English & Aus. Copper all 21 2f 15 Gen. Steam Navigati m 14 1 Great Ship Limited) all 1 Do. 17/ pct Preference I 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 2 20 London Discount (Lim.) 5 i t 31 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 2 21 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg all 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) all 2 4 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim ) 5 14 1} d 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 2 10 Netherlands Land all 5 Do.B p.c.l'ref..iss.atl dis all 1 1 100 N. B r .&NovaScotiaLand so 0. 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.) . 15s. 4 1 pr 10 Orintl.ln.Steam(Lim.)A 6 10 Ditto B. 10 Ditto C 2O. 2 4 I stock Peelß.Lnd.&Min.(Lim ) 100 i 7 so 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam 50 Do. New 25 111 123 20 RedSeatelnd.Tel.gf,4lp.c all 17 4 18 20 p 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New all 5L a , 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 622 r 54 l stook Soot. Austin. Inv. (Lim.) 100 123 126 25 South Australian Land all a 3 IVS 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip all 1 Do. do. Registered all 10 Do. d 0„.... all 37 1 20 Tr. & Lu. Co.ofUpr.Can. .5 100 Van Diega9!p4l 4 . ll 4 . r . go Closing I Business done Frice. POLICE INTE. .(Tll.lB DA I:: ) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SINGULAR CHARGE.—NOVEL AND DANGEROUS MODE OF COURTSHIP.—Henry Smith, a young man, potman at the Clarendon Arms, North-row, St. George's, was charged before Mr. Beadon, with being concealed in the house, No. 2, North. row, for an unlawful purpose. From the evidence of the complainant, a Mr. George Palmer, saddler, 2, North-row, it appeared that on the pre vious night he was in the Clarendon Arms taking refresh ment, when the landlord's brother missing the defendant went up to his bedroom, the door of which he found locked. Ho knocked, but getting no admittance, came down again. A suspicion flashing across his (Mr. Palmer's) mind he returned to his own house, went down, and on going to his daughter's bedroom found the door locked, and on her refusing to open the door it was at length burst open. Mr. Beadon—Did you find the defendant there ? Mr. Palmer —No. Mr. Beadon—Why was he given into custody? There is no proof that he had been in the room. Mr. Palmer—Why, his cap was left behind on the floor—(laughter) —and he must have got out of the win dow. I do not wish to press the case. My daughter is here, and she will perhaps explain the matter to your worship. (Laughter.) The daughter, who had been sitting in court for some time, exchanged looks with the defendant; but, as might be expected, remained silent, and apparently seemed to little relish having the attention of a crowded court called to her by her father under the very peculiar circumstances. It having been explained by the constable that the parapet had been the means by which the defendant and complainant's daughter had carried on their clandestine courtship, Mr. Beadon, seeing how the case stood, discharged the defendant. THAMES. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BY A. BOY.—Edward Frederick, a boy about 14 years of age, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with attempting to commit suicide in the London Dock. Richard Newton, a police constable, 66 H, said ho was on duty in the London Dock last night, and heard a splash in the water close to the Old Gravel-lane bridge, and saw the boy struggling ii the water. He threw a rope to the boy, which he refused to lay hold of, and he then procured the drags and got him out, more dead than alive. He applied the proper means, and soon resuscitated him. The prisoner said he had thrown himself from the bridge. The boy, in defence, said he was out of work and in distress, and he could not get anything to do. He had several brothers and sisters, and not wishing to be a burden to his mother any longer, he determined on self destruction. Mr. Selfe—Which was a very rash and wicked resolve, indeed. Self-murder is opposed to all laws—Divine and human—opposed to God's holy ordinances. The mother of the boy, who appeared to be much affected, said her son could not got work, and ho was much troubled about it. She had scolded him, and he exclaimed, " I will go and drown myself." Mr. Selfe—Was ho sober when he used these words ? The mother—Yes, sir, he was quite sober. Mr. Selfe remanded the prisoner to the Clerkenwell House of Detention for a week. TIIIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. The malt trade was in a healthy state, at full quotations. Oats, owing to large importations, wore less active, but not cheaper': The arrivals from abroad are over 36,000 quarters. Beans commanded very full prices, and there was some inquiry for peas, at extreme rates. Flour realised Monday's currency. There was a very poor show of English wheat in to-day's market, both as regards quantity and quality. Good and useful parcels were in fair, though by no means active, re quest, at full quotations ; but low and damp qualities were much neglected. We were again well supplied with foreign wheat. In most kinds a fair amount of business was transacted, at very full prices. There was rather less animation in the inquiry for floating cargoes. Barley, the supply of which was limited, was in steady request, at extreme rates. ARRIVALS THIS WEER. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. 980 470 1,790 30 I 1,570 Irish — 50 I 18,800 2,380 34,070 2,680 sacks 5,370 brig. NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of meat, generally, are good. Pork moves off freely, on rather higher terms ; otherwise, the trade is heavy, at drooping currencies. Per 81bs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. Inferior beef 2 4 2 8 mutating do 2 10 3 4 Prime large de 0 6 2 10 Do. small do 4 0 4 2 Large pork 4 4 5 0 Inferior mutton 3 0 3 4 a. d. m. d. Middling mutton 3 6 3 10 Prime do .. Vonl - fl Small pork .. 5 2 5 8 Lamb,......... 0 0 0 0 BOROUGH HOP. The few no* hops on offer are held at very high rates, and there is a good demand for yearlings and all other qualities, at extreme quotations. The duty remains at D 5,000. 859—Mid and East Kent pockets, £l2 Os to £l3 13s „ Wealds .. 10 10s to 11 lls Sussex .. .. 9 Os to 10 Os 6 Os to 7 7s 5 Os to 6 6s .. 21 Os to 24 Os 18 Os to 20 Os - - 1858 1857 • • • • • • New Mid and East Kent .. „ Wealds Sussex .. .. .. 16 Os to 17 Or TILE UNDER-SE OIZETARY ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS. At the anniversary dinner of the North Wal sham Agrieulto i al Society on Wednesday, Lord Suffield in the chair, Lord Wodehouse (Under- Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs), Lieutenant_ Colonel Coke, M.P., and Mr. Howes, INI.P , were present, and a dd ressed the company. In th e . course of his spee c h L ord Wodehouse sa id—M Y h°il friend (Mr. Howes) h as touched upon subject of the sub . ect . of foreign affairs, u p on which I am more competent perhaps to express an opinion, and upon which 1 will say a few words. My hon, friend says that he trusts that her Majesty's Government keeps fully in view the principle of non-intervention. Now, I think 1 may say that that is the principle which has been announced by her Majesty's Ministers from the first, which has been steadily adhered to, and , which I am confident the people of this country are desirous should be adhered to by the Govern. ment. (Cheers.) No doubt we do not conceal— we should be very much ashamed if we did conceal —our sympathies for the people struggling for liberty ; and if we did not express those sympathies we should certainly not represent the unanimous feelings of the people of this country. (Cheers.) The Government, as the faithful exponent of the people of this country, is bound to make the other governments of Europe with which we are in com munication fully aware of what the opinions of the people of this country are, and Ministers are also bound to show that those opinions are shared in a reasonable, fair, and temperate manner by themselves ; at the same time, while we give a full expression —and in public we have given a full expression —to this sympathy, we are determined although I have no right to speak for the Government—not to drag this country into any quarrel with which we have no concern. There is one other point upon which I ventured to express an opinion when I was not in office —an opinion which I still hold, and upon which I will say one word. I ventured some time since to say in this room that I thought it was very desir able that we should be close friends with our power ful neighbours in France, but that it was not for the interests of this country that there should be an ex clusive alliance with France. I have always thought that the true policy of this country was not to have such exclusive alliances, and I am confident that such a policy when adopted by the Government has been approved by the people. You may have an alliance of an exclusive kind, such as we had with the French Government and the French people for a particular purpose—the Crimean war. That was a perfectly intelligible alliance, and it was natural that it should be exclusive ; but when the war ended we returned to the old state of things. We wish our relations to be as good as possible with France, that in every matter in which we can unite in common we should unite in common ; but at the same time it is right that we should have friendships and alliances with all the other nations of Europe and the world. (Hear, hear.) lam not one of those who feel great alarm at the present situation of Europe. I think, looking at what is past, and the great dangers through which we have gone, that although we cannot venture to foretell what may take place, we may have good hope that peace and tranquillity may be maintained. I say so because I think that the great governments of Europe—and I hope I may also say her Majesty's Government, speaking, of course, in no party sense —have shown great prudence, and a great desire to prevent the flames which are now raging in Italy from extending to the rest of Europe. As long as that prudence and discretion are shown by the principal states of Europe there is good hope that we may avoid a general conflagration. If such an event—and I hope it may be far distant—should arise, we have the great satisfaction of feeling that a spirit has been evoked in this country which enables us to look forward without dread to what ever may occur. lam confident that too much has not been said upon the volunteer movement, although the topic may seem to be used up. Nothing has done more honour to England than that movement, and nothing is more calculated to strengthen this country in the eye of all the nations of the world, because it has shown that the British people, wrapped up as they are in peaceful and commercial pursuits, will, if danger should arise, rally and come forward in th defence of their country. (Loud cheers.) MI?. KNIGIITLEY, M.P., ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS. At the recent meeting of the Northamptonshire Agricul tural Society, Mr. KNIGHTLEY, M.P., remarked that several allusions had been made to the volunteer movement. It must, how ever, be remembered that, although the present Govern ment had fostered as much as they possibly coun that gerat national undertaking, it was to Lord Derby's Government that the original organisation of that eorpo wa. duo. ) And although the present Government had com menced the fortifications of our dockyards, that movement had received the most cordial and the warmest support from every member 'DC the Conservative party. (Cheers.) Ho believed in fact that every man who had the smallest pretensions to be a statesman heartily concurred in that movement with but two solitary exceptions, and they were Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Bright. Those gentlemen of the peace-at-any-price party had always alleged that it was a waste of time and a useless expenditure of the public money to fortify our dockyards and arm our population. They said that although the Emperor of the French might go to war for an idea, he had no idea of ever attacking England ; that, thanks to that blessed commercial treaty, the French might now sell their silks and wines to us, and buy our coal and iron in return ; that not only were they the best customers for our manufactured articles, but they looked upon us as purveyors of a raw material which a bountiful Nature had plentifully given us ; and they added, France had everything to lose and nothing to gain by going to war with England. But those gentlemen seemed to forget that there were motive powers in the human mind at least as strong as the powers for buying and selling. He (Mr. Knightley) had been in France a good deal, and he thought, as lago said, ho did not know that country's disposition well, and ho firmly believed that successful invasion of England was the object of the sleeping and waking dreams of a considerable portion of the French nation. (Hear.) It would be the most popular proposition that could possibly be submitted to the French army, and no man in Europe was more thoroughly convinced of the fact than was the Emperor of the Erench himself. (Hear, hear.) In 1848, at the most momentous period of his strangely eventful life, at the time when he became a candidate for the presidency of the French Republic, the Emperor Napoleon issued, as a r sort of political manifesto, a revised and corrected edition of his works, written chiefly while ho was an exile in this country. In that edition of his works there was the fol lowing very extraordinary passage :—" Jo represent° do vant vous un principo tine cause uno defait. Le principo c'est la Souverainte du peuple ; le cause cello de l'empire ; la defaite, Waterloo. Le pincipe vouz l'avez reconnu ; la cause vous l'avez servie ; la defaite vous voulez la venger." (He Mr. Knightley) was no timid alarmist ; he did not say that this menace would be carried out ; ho hoped and be lieved it would not be so. The Emperor of the French was astute and cautions as he was unquestionably courageous. He told the world two years ago he would give liberty to Italy from the Alps to the Adriatic, but he stopped short on the shores of the Mincio. And why ? Was not the cry of anguish hard as loudly in Venice as in Lombardy? Why did ho stay his hand and abandon that unfortunate at pro vince, but that he did not like the look of the ca nnonsth were bristling on the heights of Vienna ? Why did hesi tate at the invasion of that quadrilateral, supposed to ethetu. pregnable ? If they feared God and kept their powder d r y , _ en they would fortify their arsenals and rn walls, and, above all, arm and train their warlike po pulation. He believed that by this means they would lalways be kept their wood quiet, and that the very pretty little t. P (Cheers.) Depend read to them would not be carried u upon it, if they wished to continueif the t i o hneywished to preserve their hearths and hom stead enjoyment of the inestimable blessings of peace—if i n violate, they must rely upon no t the magnanimity of France. the might of Englan d, and (Cheers. WIND 43 7 D TVEA OR T. Tuffs Tlr • fine Inverness, fina a nd Aberdeen_,, 1`11;,.'". fine Dundee, IN • V • t • EdinburghW.N.-NdV. ,storna y , Berwick, W.; vrn y Newcastle-on-Tyne,W.; fine Hartlepool, S.E. cloudy York, S.E.; rain W. ; rain Derby, S.W. • dull Peterbrough, W.S.W.• ' fine Y ar mouth, N.W.; windy Harwich, N.W. ; cloudy London, W.S.W. ; cloudy Brighton, S.E. ; fine - OCT. 5. Southampton, IV.N.W.; fine W Weymouth, S.. ; cloudy Plymouth, W. ; cloudy Falmouth, S.W. ; find Bristol, S.S.E. ; Cardiff, S.W. ; rain Milford Haven, W. ; cloudy Holyhead, W.S.W.; blowing strong, hazy Li h verpool, W. ; strong wind, hazy \Vhitehaven, S.W.; rain Glasgow, S.W.; cloudy Jersey, W.N.W.; fine DEATH OF MIL JOHN VINE HALL.—In our obituary to-day is recorded the death of an old citizen of Worcester, viz., Mr. John Vine Hall, author of the "Sin ner's Fri en d," f ormerly a bookseller and wine merchant of this city, and afterwards proprietor of the Maidstone Journal. Captain Vine Hall, his third son, is the present commander of the Great Eastern steamship ; and another son is the Rev. Newman Hall, of Westminster.— It orecs tershire Chronicle. PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris Is about I per male die., and the short exchange on London is 25.15 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is at about the same price in Paris and London. By advises from the city of Hamburg the price of gold is 424} por mark, and the short exchange on London is 13.4 per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the English Mint price is rather more than 3-10ths per cent. dearer in Hamburg than in London. The course of . ex change at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sigllit. is about 109! per cent., which, when compared with the Mi nt par between the two countries, shows that the exch.f.L u gf is slightly in favour of England ; and, after In o ' lki t u fes a t il S ance for charges of interest and difference f in e present rate leaves a small mat nu tiro iniportAitc% VA b o l d h())41 t 1 9 LTAit94 *Wes, BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS Oct. 4, 1860, The Massilia, with the above mails, arrived at Marseilles at S a.in. this day. The mails were to leave for London at 10 a.m. The Delta, with the heavy portion of the mails, was to leave Malta at midnight on the Ist, and may be expected at Southampton on the 10th inst. The Singapore brought the mails to Suez, and arrived there on the 27th September. COLONIAL. TEA.—There has been a better inquiry for the superior qualities. Prices, however, still continue depressed. SUGAR.—More disposition has been shown to purchase medium qualities for exportation, and prices have improved 6d per cwt. In the refined market the reduction of duty in France has given an impetus to trade, and prices also show an upward tendency. COFFEE.—The market has remained very quiet, and pre vious quotations have not been maintained, except for the fewer descriptions of Plantation Ceylon. RICE.—A very limited amount of business has been transacted, and no change of importance can be recorded in values. SALTPETRE.—At public sale the biddings continued dull, and lower rates were generally accepted. TALLOW.—Business has been more animated, the de mand for consumption having increased. P.Y.C. on the spot, 53s 6d to 53s 9d ; last three months, 533 9d ; and spring delivery, 54s 3d to 54s 6d per cwt. TEIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Oct. s.—Wind this day at noon, Westerly; fresh breeze, and dull weather. GLOUCES.TER, Oct. 4.—Arrived—A. C. Robins, from St. John's, Newfoundland ; Prince Albe r t, f rom Richi bucto. NEWPORT, Oct. 4.—Wind S.W..—Sailed—Louisa, for St. Thomas. SWANSEA, Oct. 4.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived—Lady Prudoe, from Caldora. DEAL, Oct. 4.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Evandale, from Bombay ; Rosito, from Mexico ; Cybele, from Quebec for Grimsby. SHOREHAM, OCt. 4—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Eliza Jane, from Quebec. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning. Wind W.N.W. Arrived, Oct. 4.—Monarch and Courier, steamer, from Jersey; Mary, from Seaham ; Havre, steamer, from Havre; Black Cat and Emerald, from Cardiff; Ceylon,. steamer, from Alexandria ; Temora, steamer, from London ; Bril liant, from Jersey ; Catherine, from Newport. Sailed.—Cambrian, steamer, for the Cape of Good Hope ; Mercure, steamer, for Havre; Pera, steamer, for Alexan dria ; Brilliant, for Jersey ; Borussia, steamer, for New York ; Temora, steamer, for Dublin ; Dispatch, steamer, for Jersey. '(BT SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Wind W. ; weather fine. Arrived, Oct. 4—Coermicus, from Memel; Rewardand Ino, from Guernsey. Arrived, Oct. s—Cossipore, from Bombay ; Rosite, from Minititian ; Westward, from Calcutta ; Honour, from Dant sic ; Miramars, from Cronstadt ; Glenvoirlich, from Shanghae. Sailed—Schwan, steamer, for Bremen ; Lord Byron, for Constantinople ; Sir R. Peel, steamer, for Dunkirk. DEAL, Friday Morning. Wind W. by N. ; strong. THE MAILS. MAILS DUE. ____ Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ampton) .. .. .. Oct. 19. Do. '' .(v.ia " Marseilles) Oct. 13. Brazil and Cape Verde . . .. Buenos Ayres, _Monte Vido, &C,.. .. .. Nov. 6. .. Oct. —. Bahamas and Havana (via New York) .. Cape of Good Hope, &c. ..'"". (via s: a mpton . )• Canada, &c. (via Galway) .. .. .. Oct. 6. .. Oct. —. Overdue. Nov. 2. China, Penang, and Singapore Do .. . (via Marseilles) Oct. 13. Gibraltar (via Southampton) .' .. Overdue. India (Calcutta), Ceylon, &C. (via S ou thampton) Overdue. Do. (via Marseilles) Oct. 13. India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. .. Oct. 10. Do. (via Marseilles) .. .. Oct. 4. Lisbon .. .. .. .. • . .. Oct. 11. Cuba and Mello) . • • • • • • • .. Oct. 15. Malta, Egypt, and Aden. (via Southampton):.. Overd ue . Do. (v ia Marseilles) .. Oct. 4. Vigo, and Oporto . • .• .. .. • I Oct. 11. U n ited States, C a lifornia, &C. .. • • .. O ct Western Coast of Africa, Madeira, Tene r iff e .. Overdue.l. West Indies and Pacific , Cartha gena, Cuba, ece. Oct. 15. Thethe Brazil mail yesterday men tion that d at a viseverale by small failures had taken place at Rio, and that some larger ones were expected. The general condi• tion of the country, however, owing tQ AVTQWOIO 9folay iff CAM; i 0 0 Miikt9l7, OUTWARD MAILS. I The Ottawa, with the London mails of the 27th August and 3d September, reached Aden on the 19th ult., with her mainshaft broken. The Norna Went on with her mails and passengers to Bombay. The Benares, with the Indian mails of 12th and 18th August, reached Bombay on the 7th Sept. The Company's steam hip Orissa, which left Southampton on the 7th July, arrived at Bombay on 7th September, The Colombo, with the Indian mails of 4th and 10th August, arrived at Calcutta on 10th Sept. (three days early). The Ripon, from Southampton 20th Sept., arrived at Malta on the 30th, at 4 p.m. The Vectis, from Marseilles on the 28th Sept., reach Malta on the 30th, at 11 p.m. She left for Alexandria at 2 neat morning. TIRE TEMP ORAL P 4ER OF 711.18 POP.E. The crisis which has come upon the Roman Church is one for which she is obviously wholly unprepared. She never can believe that every one, even the Emperor of the French, is against her temporalities, and that it would be a relief to every one if the Pope quitted the Holy City. We see this in the tone taken by her advocates and cham pions everywhere. If any one wants to see a great Power grovelling in the dust he has only to ,cast his eye over the comments of the Romanist party upon the Italian movement, showing the most wretched, impotent, blind rage, and nothing more. This is the way in which the Roman Church takes a great trial. She does not know what to do ; she has no view, no plan, no line of action before her, no policy to meet this new state of things ; she is simply taken aback, and storms at her invaders. As if it were of any use tobe in a rage, and as if those whom she complains of were the people to be at all moved by it ! Rome has great credit for versatility, for seeing her way under altered circumstances, and finding the proper treatment to give to all events ; but it looks now as if she had lost herself', and were dizzied and thrown off her balance; as if her head were ;one ; as if she could only think the past and the future were a dead wall to her; as if everything was a blank to her when the triple crown once went. This is the more astonishing, because the Roman Catholics ca nno t po i n t t o a single part of the scope and system of their Church which requires the tem poral power of the Pope for its support. Their theory is quite complete without it; they confess that it is ; they boast that it is. They would be ashamed to show their faces in the presence of Christendom and say that they needed the tempo ral power, and had no t a per f ect, complete, nd efficient basis without it. They have, therefore, always been particular and earnest in telling us that their ground is a spiritual one, and a spiritual one purely and exclusively, and that any temporal position connected with it is a mere accident, which has nothing to do with the life of the Church, and can be thrown off, like the most superficial drapery, without the least loss to the substance of the Church. They have always told us that their Church wields no fleshly weapon, but the sword of the Spirit ; that she rules by moral power only, and that her one sole' instrument for the support of her authority is spiritual censure, whereby she exercises the right, which belongs to all religious bodies as such, of removing from her p a l e the dissentient and the disobedient. If this is their pound, then, what harm does the fall of the temporal power of the Pope do to the Roman Church ? She can go on just the same, and do all the acts which she has done. The whole ground of discipline is open to her ; the whole ground of doctrine is open to her. She can excommunicate right and left as much as she pleases, there is nothing to prevent her ; she has still the sword of the Spirit, and can brandish it as she likes. She can go on " developing" Chris tian doctrine to her satisfaction ; she added one doctrine to the faith a year or two ago, she may add twenty more, if she likes, within as many more years • whether Rome is under Papal rule, or French rule, or Sardinian rule, there will be nothing to prevent her. She is not likely to meet with any opposition to her creed-making either from Napoleon 111. or from Cavour, who are pro bably not much interested in this invisible depart ment; but if she did she has it all in her own hands. She can make and unmake, plant and pluck up, pull down and build, and work all her will and pleasure in the whole world of spiritual discipline and doctrine. What more does she want ? She has the perfect command of a complete spiritual machinery, extending in every direction over the four quarters of the globe ; she can summon every Bishop of her communion, from Mexico to Macao, to her central tribunal; she can hold any Coun cil she likes, the Propaganda can go on, the Index Expurgatorius can go on, the Cardinals can go on, Consistories can go on, Conclaves can go on, St. Peter's can go on, the Vatican can go on. What is there that cannot go on all the same ? What is there to dread, then, in this loss of a temporal king dom, and why cannot the Pope throw himself upon the inalienable spiritual power of his office, and take his stand upon his claim to be the spiritual centre of Christendom ? That is his natural course, ' his politic course, the only course which religious honour leaves him under such circumstances as the present. The temporalities go whether he will or no; why, then, not, at ani rate, make a virtue of necessity, and say that he can do without there when he cannot keep them? Such a course would the be sure to awaken the highest enthusiasm of whole Roman communion; it would flame kindtl_eeasignal in the whole Roman Catholic world; h was s li c ne would be kwnoouNlNd, that given and ord e the r nf thingsnote struck,° commencing, would noi ng and the result would be that marked out for the Papacy fresh start would thus be gain: and the new course new career would be laid down, by a g d e n n e i n r v d a tchoonsen basist. fAa w t f r o e r a treatment e The ow new hich courseeN'ery suitable interpretation R of o e ni v a e n nt c s a Ns t - h ou ol l i d e rwecoeuilvdc wishth b e e o sta t m . ped in the most have el i d n t au b ura on of a new era of of events would pu way lln a d s w t favourablet l letu )Papacy.on i s not the idea of the Roman Church, But this ra te that party in it whi c h surrounds the PoPe t c lings to an old st a t e o f things with o desperation, ra ' ant i sd e. rl oiifnvge . d Tfe Pry how to deal with a new state of thi ngs . Th e w h o l e o future is a blank to it if the P ope b e not a temporal Monarch. They look f orward to it with simple c onfusion and dism a y, and know not what will be co e without athepolCichyu.rchil It is without a view and opf e oo u itts this is imbecility ; it is d o a f llt laud h in atSt it L al e y. Leo was if is a ifhe great deal more than St. Leo was, for even the spiritual supremacy made many long strides after St. Leo's time. Why cannot he fall back upon the spiritual supremacy, and throw up the adventitious secular addition which is grudged him, and which is the fruitful source of the most awkward relations and collisions ? But, instead of this, what is the present hope of the Roman Catholic world' A war ! " A war," says Archbishop Cullen's organ, " will cool this raging fever; grape shot will expel these evil humours." The Gallican Prelates re echo these sentiments. An European war, then, is to be the Heaven-sent remedy and restorative for the Papacy; that is the last resource, and that is the last chance which now consoles the Papal party, A suitable consolation indeed to a Christian bishop and the professed head of Christendom, who, ac cording to his creed, ought to think war the most hateful of all things ! But the Roman Court can not divest itself of the belief that this is merely a s passing danger from a particular quarter, which general convulsion may put aside. It will fihe the itself mistaken. The present move agat ll pas L sing . Papacy as a temporal Power is no To re ftli"g" stir, it represents an accumulated growth of of it represents a principle to whichnat hie the Roman modern policy is committed , no t perhaps of Salerno and Avignon, thou Court is still sunk in an obsoleteh dream, guabbles of crowned rsvcithing thinking of right, and no Jerusalem, heads. A war is to set a e e -i" wanted. We shall new Papal view or policyno had war enough, and see whether we have t and of pass a peaceful way.—Timis. y not, after all, quit Rome, and. whether the Pop t i i n lose his_temporali'c'si-in ------ --_ The appearance, but some steady receipts of lie4v i : ill now be required to - Continental exchanges do not present a meet the Con gold n a r o tl e irt ul e f e r c i f A Y :io u .Em s t as ra te lt i , n that the subma i cram yesterday announces Algiers has been successfully landed at the ' demand. island of Minorca, and that messages are in course of per fect transmission both ways. The distance is 250 miles, tinental an and Eomo portion is 2,000 fathoms deep—approaching the general depth of the rout e o f t h e unsuccessful Atlantiit 0. The portion from A_ linorcato Toulon in France will bo about another 250 miles, and this is expected to be laid during the premit gaciAtil al 91" 13 OW WePit4cr Pr 979 Am:arable.