The Sun. — London, England, 1858-11-01 00:00:00

REPRESENTATION OF BODMIN. ADDRESS OF MR. JAMES WYLD, MX. (From the West Briton of Friday) On Monday evening last, Mr. James Wyld, one of the members for Bodmin, in accordance with the practice which has of late become general amongit Liberal representatives, met his constituents in the Town-hall, for the purpose of explaining his conduct during' the last session of Parliament, and of ex pressing his views upon some of the more important questions which are likely to engage the attention of the Legislature when next it assembles. The attendance was very numerous, the large hall being crowded, and the reception of the hon. member was of the most cordial and gratifying character. On entering the hall, shortly after seven o'clock, accom panied by Mr. W. Pearce, he was greeted with en thusiastic and prolonged cheering. The MAYOR (Mr. W. Pascoe) took the chair, and in opening the meeting, he observed that it was with extreme diffidence that he had consented to occupy such a public position as he was then placed in, and he had only been induced to undertake the duty of chairman by the fact that he should thus enjoy the gratification of hearing their talented re presentative, Mr. Wyld. He considered it was right that representatives should visit their constituents occasionally, in order to explain to them their con duct in Parliament, and take council with them respecting those questions which are likely in future to engage the attention of the Legislature ; and that being his opinion he thought they ought to feel especially gratified at meeting Mr. Wyld. Although he had not agree d with that gentleman on every question that engaged the attention of Parliament, he believed that m him they pos sesased a. most able, enlightened, efficient, and valu able member. (Cheers.) He had intended to refer to one or two important questions ; but he should con tent himself with introducing their worthy member. Mr. WYLD then rose, and was received with loud cheers. He said he was exceedingly obliged to his friend, the mayor, for the kind and complimen tary observations with which he had introduced him to the meeting that evening, especially when he considered, as his worship had stated, that he had differed from him on some political questions, and that at the last election he was'not amongst his supporters. The mayor had taken the chair in fulfilment of what he considered to be his public duty, and when, in the discarge of that duty, he was pleased to allude to him in the eulogistic terms which they had just heard, he must confess that such a tribute to his public conduct was most agree able to him. He cordially concurred in the remark of his worship, that it was the duty of a represen tative to come before his constituents to explain to them his votes during the session that was past, and to consult with them relative to the future. It was not a matter of courtesy, but a right which they ought to demand, and entertaining this opin ion, he had come amongst them that evening in order to compare his opimona with theirs, and thus to ascertain whether they corresponded, and whe ther he really and truly represented the political sentiments of the great majority of the electors of the borough. He was glad that it had become the fashion of late for representatives to visit their con stituents, because the people of this country were becoming more thoughtful, more intelligent, and he trusted more powerful. • and he hoped the time was not far distant when ihey would demand that the representative should not be, as in times past, the mere nominee of some aristocrat or clique, but in reality the exponent of the views of those whom he professed to represent. (Hear.) lie came before them on that occasion not only to refer to the mea sures of the last session of Parliament, but also to consult with them as to their future prospects. The late session had not been an unimportant one. They had seen in it a Ministry that was thought to be all powerful, scattered.to the wind, and a party that was thought almost powerless succeed to office ; they had seen the strange anomaly of those who were considered to be the friends and supporters of libe ral policy opposing all progress, and those who were regarded as the opponents of political pro gress and freedom, taking up liberal measures and carrying them to a successful issue. The public mind of this country demanded that great and im portant changes and reforms should be introduced from time to time into our political constitution — that as the, intelligence of the people advanced they must be entrusted with greater polital power, and tfiat consequently the franchise Must be ex tended. When he was last before them, and they did him the great honour of electing him as one of their representatives, he told them that although in favour of the general policy of Lord Palmerston, he was not a thick and thin supporter of his lordship ; that he entered Parliament determined to act and vote honestly and independently according to his conscientious convictions, and that he should sup port Lord but that he was equally resolved to oppose him if he considered he was wrong. Mr. Wyld then re ferred to the large majority which Lord Palmers ton possessed at the end of 1857, which was greater thn that of any minister, not even excepting Mr. Pitt, and described the circumstances which led to his lordship's retirement on the adoption of Mr. Milner Gibson's resolution, and Lord Derby's sub sequent acceptance of the Premiership. He charac terised the Conspiracy to Murder Bill as an attack upon the liberties of the people of this country, for not only would it have affected the foreigners resident here, but every citizen in the kingdom. From time immemorial those men whom religious or political persecution and.tyranny had compelled to fly from their homes on the Continent, had always found an asylum here, and they were aware that the arts, manufactures, and general pros perity of this country, had all been greatly pro moted by those exiles who had been thrown upon our shores. They had received the Hugue nots, the Albigenses, and the Metternich's an d had given to every one, whatever might be his po litical principles, a welcome, and shown him that they were ready to receive him, and to protect him, provided he conducted himself peaceably and or derly. It had been part of the policy of this coun try for centuries to receive into its bosom all exiles and refugees that might claim tbeir hospitality, but the effect of the bill of Lord Palmerston, if it had been sanctioned, would have been to deprive them of that right, while it would have struck a severe blow at the liberty of the people generally. He resisted the introduction of the measure and afterwards when Mr. M. Gibson introduced his re solution, he voted in its favour. Referring to the despotism under which the people in a large part of the continent were held, especially in France, where thousands had been banished for holding opinions adverse to the Emperor, he said that it was only natural the refugees should seek to over turn the state of things which kept them in exile, but it was not natural that they should endeavour to accomplish this by assassination. They ought to use every legitimate means in their power, and even if they then failed they would not be justified in attempting to remove their oppressor by the das tardly crime of assassination. The Conspiracy to Murder Bill was rejected, and Lord Palmerston re signed. He had referred to this question at greater length than he should have otherwise done,because he considered that in the present position of Europe it was not yet settled. Despotism, as he had stated, might be found existing in every quarter of Europe —and though they must always deprecate and con demn such attempts as that of Orsini upon the Em peror of the French, yet if they were committed, the blame must be ascribed principally to those who - refused to govern their sul4ieets upon just con stitutional priples. There could be little doubt that whenever any such attempt was again made on the life of a continental potentate, another demand would be made to this country to refuse the right of asylum to foreign exiles, and it was therefore right that the constituencies of the kingdom should decide whe ther their representative acted right l y in repelling the measure of Lord Palmerston. He was aware that in every corner of the British heart there was a just horror of the crime of assassination—and not only was it wholly repugnant to the national feel ing, to attempt the life of a fell ow -b e i ng , b u t th e y knew that no such act, from the murder of Julius Caesar down to that of Louis XVI., had ever ad vanced a people's political freedom; no nation would became - free by the bloody sacrifice of its ruler. While, therefore, they showed a determination to resist all future attempts by dictation that might be made by any foreign power to cause them to re fuse the refugee and exile an asylum, and they con tinued. to give the foreigner that pr otection which was denied him in his Own c ountry, they would show that they had no sympathy or regard for any who might concoct the crime of assassination upon their shores. Lord Derby's mini s t ry came into power without any profession of p okey or faith ; they were the accident of an hour , an were entrusted with office simply because there was no one else to take their places, or rather, as it had been said, no body recommended any one else. Now, much as he regretted the resignation of Lord Palmerston, for he left the liberal party, and not the liberal party him, he must say he regretted still more that when his lordship retired from power he did not recommend some intelligent and enlightened statesman from the liberal ranks. Although he was not satisfied with everything Lord Derby had done &wing the past ses sion,he was, as an honest man,bound to saythat more had been conceded during that period than had been obtained from the so called liberal government during several preceding sessions. The hon. mem ber next referred to the several India bills that had been introduced during the session, and t o the measure whicht was finally passed transferring the sovereignty of India from the East India Company to the Queen. That act would, it was said, throw an immense in point of patronage into the hands of the government, and it hadbeen said that a minister possessing that patronage would have the means of corrupting and bribing the constituencies of this country. If that were so, if all that immense pa tronage was transferred to the government, it was highly important that the House of Commons should be really the exponents of the sentiments of the great body of the people of the country, and the simple fact of this patronage being vested in the Crown was a powerful argument in favour of an extension of the franchise, and of popular represen tation. That bill was passed, and we were to go vern in future not merely for the benefit of this country but for the benefit of India itself. Meeting his constituents as he then did, he thought he had a right to ask their opinion with respect to the policy that should be pursued in the future govern ment of our mighty eastern empire. He for one was opposed to the policy of blood ; and he dis liked the policy of revenge. It was true that the people had revolted, but then we were Christians, and as such, it was our duty to forget and forgive. He was satisfied that our future policy towards that empire must be one of justice and mercy, and that if we resolved on the adoption of a policy of extermination, and sought to govern by the strong arm of force alone, India would ere long cease to be ours. A great trust had been committed to this country, and we had no right to appropriate all the energies and resources of that Empire to our selves. He cautioned them against attempting to govern or keep in subjection the immense popula tion of India by force, as England was not suffi ciently populous to succeed in such an attempt ; but Ithey must rule in such a manner or would cause the people to rejoice that England had been laced over them. A great task was now committed to them, which was to impart not only to India but to the whole continent of Asia the holy principles of Christianity, and thus to pro mote a love of liberty,truth, and justice. (Applause.) He then referred to the debate which took place on Mr. Cardwell's motion relative to Lord Ellenborough's celebrated despatch, and observed that those who listened to that debate clearly saw that itwasatournament in which the " outs" sought to turn out the " ins"—that it was clearly a party move, and although he did not approve of Lord Ellenborough's despatch they could not avoid asking one another if they ought to lend themselves to an attempt to reinstate the late Government, when they recollected that they had no voice in the di rection of the policy of that Government ? They refused to lend themselves to the attempt to replace in office the late Government, with its uncertain policy, and he informed Mr. Cardwell that if he pressed his motion he should move the previous question. Other liberal members also signified their opposition to the resolution, and the result was that Mr. Cardwell was compelled to withdraw it, and the unfortunate pe9le who had been compelled to resign their places, were obliged to contemplate the sugar-plum of office in the distance. (Laughter and applause.) So much for the Conspiracy to Mur der Bill, and the India Bill, which were the two great questions of the session. He should only refer briefly to some of the more prominent of the other measures which occupied the attention of Parlia ment. One of the most important of these was the bill introduced by the consistent and enlightened member for Tavistock, Sir John Trelawny, for the abolition of Church-rates. He voted in favour of the bill in every stage, because he held that no one had a right to be called on to contribute one farthing towards the support of a Church of which he did not approve ; and also because he believed that the Church of England, of which he was a humble member, was rich enough to support all the ordin ances o f religion. The bill passed the House of Commons by large majorities, but it was thrown out in the House of Lords, owing to the de termined hostility of the bishops. The question must, however, be settled in the next session of Parliament, or Lord Derby would most assuredly cease to preside over the Councils of her Majesty. It was high time that a question which had occasioned so much heart burning, which infringed on the liberty of the subject and the rights of conscience, should be dis posed of for ever, and the Church of England her self must desire that result, if she considered the question coolly and dispassionately. Mr. Wyld then referred briefly to. Mr. Locke King's bill for the extension of the county franchise to £lO occu piers, and the bill for the removal of the Jewish dis abilities, both of which he cordially supported. He knew the opinions of the constituency of the borough with respect to the latter measure, because he had heard the electors expressly declare that they were in favour of the removal of all religious tests as applied to members of the House of Com mons. Fortunately the time had at length arrived when no man in this country laboured under any dis ability on account of his religious opinions, and the members of the Jewish persuasion could take their ..0 aiv taLmarts..rs were due to Lord. Derby for removing the great blot which had previously existed on the statute book. Another step which had been made in the direction of liberal policy was the passing of the Abolition of the Property Qualification of Members Bill. They were aware that the previous law was fre quently evaded, but any person, although he did not possess a farthing's worth of property had now as much right to sit in the House of Commons, supposing he obtained the suffrages of a consti tuency, as the wealthiest in the land. He next re ferred to the alteration introduced into the Corrupt Practices at Elections Act, enabling members to pay for the conveyance of voters to the polling booths on the day of election, and which had given, rise to a great deal of discussion. It had been found that in almost every constiuency in the kingdom a large number of the electors had to be carried to the poll, but under the late law, if he or any other member had paid 6d. a head for the conveyance of voters resident on the outskirts of a borough, they would have forfeited their seats ; whereas the wealthy friends of a rich candidate could send their carriages for such voters, and tho low would not interfere. Now, that state of the law was unjust, because it gave an unfair advantage to his opponent —as neither he nor his friends could afford to keep carriages, and he considered that the oppo ii tion which had been raised to the abolition of the prohibitory clause in question was rank hypocrisy. The people of this country were not bought with a ride in an omnibus ; there were too many politi cal and literary associations—too many newspapers —too much intelligence amongst the people to per mit of their being bought with such a trifle. (Hear, hear.) While Lord Derby continued to carry such measures as they had obtained last session, he dig not think that they were bound to inquire whether he granted them on principle or not ; for though he did not esteem the man, be had no right to reject his measures because he was the leader of a party to whose principles he was opposed. At the same time the reflection would force itself upon their minds that although during the past session these measures had been to some extent liberal, was there not strong reason to suspect that they would not be so for the future. They could not forget the fact that the men who now professed themselves so liberal were the very parties who obstructed every mea sure of a liberal tendency that had been brought forward for many years. They might have become converted to liberal principles, and if so, he should hail their a ccess i on t o th e lib era l ranks with plea sure ; but still their professions had been made be _ fore the high altar of power, and their political baptism had taken place in the temple of place. (Applause.) They might hope that the ministry in power would faithfully carry out such liberal measures as the poople required, but he was afraid that the latter would have to demand with all the urgency -they could employ those measures, before they would be - donced2d. (Hear.) They had been promised a new reform bill by Lord Derby, and that would be a most important change, and would constitute an instrument highly calculated to ope rate advantageously or injuriously on the future administration of the affairs of this mighty empire, according as it was intended merely to promote the interests of party, or was based on the broad prin ciples of equity and justice. He considered, how ever, that the very first question which should en gage the attention of parliament and the country was what ought to be the qualification of a voter ; and for his own part he had his views upon that head. He held that every man who paid a rate had a rightjto the franchise,as had also everfman who paid to the taxation of the country, if he possessed a fixed residence ; but on the other hand, he was of opinion that no man ought to be entrusted with a vote who could not read and write. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) He was anxious to see the franchise ex tended amongst the masses, because he felt that their rulers would then seek to extend educa tion in an equal proportion. Wherever the people were entrusted with political power, there they found that great attention was paid to education also. Look, for example, at America. Why was it that that country was so careful in providing for the educati on o f h er peop l e ? Si mp l y because she knew that every c iti zen possesse d t h e r i g h t o f vot i ng, and that at some future time he might become president of that young and flourishing republic. In consi dering this question, however, they might descend from generalities to p articulars,,and inquire how it would a ff ect that borourge h to common deprived o f rumour one n afloat em now was that they we_ ber. Certainly the population of the borough was not very large, but without intending to flatter them,_ he must say their intelligence was very and he was not one of tho se w h o believed that g n r u e m at; num bers should be regarded as the only basis of repre sentation, because he thought that intelligence must be taken into account as well, Still they would in All probability have to determine whether they would prefer an extension of the limits of the bo rough, or to give up the privilege of returning one of their members. He would ask them to consider this question calmly and deliberately, and when the promised measure of reform came before the House of Commons, they would be in a position to instruct their representatives how best to protect their rights and privileges. He expressed his conviction that in many cases the working classes were as in telligent, or even more se, than their employers, but whether he was right in this or not did not sig nify; education had made such rapid strides of late years, that whether it was agreeable to the govern ing classes or not, a large extension of the franchise must form one of the main features in the next Re form Bill. He might also be permitted to repeat the opinion he had before expressed, especially as it was one to which they had heartilyresponded—viz., that no measure of reform would be satisfactory unless it included the vote by ballot. Nay, he thought that an extension of the franchise without the ballot would prove a very serious injury instead of a bene fit. But it was said that a new Reform Bill was not required. That, however, was an assertion which would not bear examination. He dared say that they had watched the progress of legislation during the last few years, and, if so, they would have seen that every measure that had been passed for the regulation and government of any public body or of any of our dependencies, conferred the right of nominating a part of the members of the council upon the Crown. A bill had been lately passed upon the subject of medical government, and the Crown had the right of nominating a portion of the council ; so in the case of the India Bill the Crown nominated a large proportion of the council, and unless the House of Commons became a fair reflex of the - people of the kingdom, enormous power would thus pass into the hands of the Go vernment without there being any check or con trol over its exercise. He replied to the remark of Mr. Cornewall Lewis as to the feeling of the coun try becoming democratic, , and denied that the con cession of the people's rights would ever have the effect of rendering them less mindful of the great principles of right and truth. He pointed to Hol land, Switzerland, and Piedmont as examples of the fact that in those countries where the people en joyed the largest share of politicalfreedom, they were the most contented, intelligent, prosperous, and orderly, while those nations that were kept in the most abject state of political serfdom, were the most discontented and disturbed. In Dod's Parliamentary Companion he found it stated of certain boroughs that Mr. So and So, or Lord This and That, had great political influence—that was, possessed the power of nominating the members. What was the effect of this state of things ? Why the Ministry in power required a majority of the House of Com mons to support it, and in order to obtain that majority it consented to distribute its patronage amongst the relations or nominees of those gentle men and noblemen. He should not perhaps object so strongly to the system if it conferred any equiva lent benefit upon the country, but the fact was that the people and nation at large were seriously damaged by the practice. The recent inquiry at Weedon afforded them an illustration of the mis chief it entailed. It led to disasters in India and every other place where we happened to be engaged in hostilities, and to our diplomacy being so miser able as to be the laughing stock of all the world. Enormous expenses were thrown upon the country owing to the incompetency of the nominees and supporters of the ministry, who were thrust into office without consideration as to whether they were qualified, and thus we suffered, in purse, cha racter, and reputation. (Hear.) The House of Com mons was not a fair exponent of public opinion, and the people found that their sentiments and feelings were much better expressed by another power ; he referred to the newspaper press. It was to that great engine that the people might t be truly said to be indebted for all the advance in political free dom which they had obtained. Established by com mercial enterprise, newspapers had, owing to the ability, the honesty, independence, and fearless , ness of those who conducted them, succeeded in -causing most important and salutary reforms to be introduced into our public establishments. Such was the influence which that press had now attained • that he had seen in the House of Commons, the members, adopting, not their own views on im portant questions, but the views advocated by the newspapers. It had struck him at the time that if the members of the house were a true and real re flex of the people of this country, the press -would not lead the House of Commons, but would follow it. The hon. member next said that amongst the other questions which were likely to occupy a large share of attention in Parliament, but which had not in his opinion been sufficiently considered by the country, was the question of the revival of negro slavery. This country had expended in the suppression of African. slavery immense trea sure. We had paid, as they were aware, twenty millions in one sum as compensation to the - gent I.TICI.IUiI p fur yoara yr tamed a large squadron on the coast of Africa. The . point for consideration, however, was not as to the mere expense involved, but the more important question of humanity. The Emperor of the French supposed that his tropical colonies could not do without African cultivators, and he had determined to introduce what he termed free labourers. The Emperor accordingly authorised his ships to pro ceed to the coast of Africa. There the captains entered into treaty with the chiefs on the coast, who kidnapped a number of their people, and they were sent on board and conveyed to the French colonies. One of these ships, having a large number of negroes on board, put into a Portuguese port, and while there, some of the Africans were asked if they were really free labourers. The poor people replied that they had been forcibly seized and sent away from their own country, and they were then kept on board against their will. Upon this the vessel was seized, under the treaty to which France was a contracting party, as a slaver, but the Emperor Napoleon had demanded that ie ship and slaves should be restored. Under these circumstances the question for them to consider was whether, seeing that the Emperor of the French had set at nought all the treaties that had been passed for the sup pression of the slave trade, it was worth the while of this country to keep up the naval force which we had on the coast of Africa. If the Government should determine upon carrying out the policy that had been so long adopted, we might become in volved in a serious dispute with some of the conti nental Powers, which might entail upon the coun try an outlay of millions of money, as well as a large sacrifice of human life ; and it was desirable that the people should make up their minds on the point before the naval estimates were voted, as the amount required for the maintenance of the squadron on the coast of Africa could then either be granted or disallowed, as the case might be decided. He ought to explain, however, that the effect of the removal of our cruisers, would be that those por tions of the continent of Africa, in which England had introduced some of the blessings of civilisation, and some knowledge of the great truths of Chris tianity, would become once more demoralised— would be thrown back into their former condition of barbarism, and become the prey of tyrannical chiefs, and equally heartless and unscrupulous slave dealers, who would be left to engage in their kidnapping expeditions without molestation or hindrance. (Hear.) Dr. Livingstone had told them that in those portions of Africa where the slave trade had not been carried on, industry had -progressed amongst the natives, who had raised different kinds of produce which had been sent away to England. He had now explained the po sition in which the question stood, and it would be for the constituency to instruct their members as to their views upon the subject before the meeting of Parliament. Mr. Wyld then concluded by cor dially thanking the meeting for the attention with which it had listened to him, and sat down amid loud cheers. Mr. J. C. GROSE asked Mr. Wyld to explain whether, in his opinion, they ought to endeavour to prevent the slave trade. Mr. WYLD could not hesitate for an instant in replying to the question. It was impossible for zany man who cared anything for Christianity. or humanity to contemplate the horrors of the middle passage, or to hesitate as to his duty, in endeavour ing to put a stop to the accursed traffic. The ex tension of trade and commerce and the acquisition of wealth might appear to some as the highest . des tiny of a nation ; but for his own part he believed that a higher duty devolved upon this country, and that was to carry the blessings of Christianity and civilisation into every clime and land, andthus to endeavour, not by force or violence, but by ex ample, precept, and legitimate influence, to induce other nations to adopt those purer and nobler prin ciples which all good men prized. Referring to our re lations with France, he cautioned them against being misled by the cry that the port and fortifications of Cherbourg had been constructed as a menace to England. A great many similar cries had been raised in this country at different periods, and he•believed that they had been promulgated solely for the pur pose of diverting the minds of the people from questions of an important character. Whenever the people demanded some important measure of poli tical or social reform which it was not convenient for the Government to grant, a cry was raised of a menace on the part of some other state. The port had, in his opinion, been constructed in order that the French navy and mercantile marine might pos sess a port to which they could resort with safety but at the same time the fortifications had been con structed of such strength and power that he defied any engineer in the world to say they could be suc cessfully assailed by an enemy's fleet. He had no idea, however, that the, works had been carried out as a menace to this country, but merely as a defence to the coast, and also because the Emperor deter mined to carry out a design which he had formed for the protection of that portion of his kingdom. If those who had raised the cry of " menace" had really believed it, why did they not call out the mi- , litia and enrol corps of volunteers for the protection of the kingdom. Iliad they resorted to the latter plan, large numbers of young men would have come forward and enrolled themselves. We might thus I have had a force of some 400,000 or 500,000 volun teers, who would have been amply sufficient to repel any foreign invasion that might have been attempted, as a similar force would have done in the days of Napoleon, had that renowned soldier ventured on carrying out his design of invading this country. He believed, however, that the love of freedom was too strongly implanted in the hearts of the people of this country ever to allow them to submit to the yoke of any foreign despot, and that were any at tempt at invasion made, they would rise to a man and repel it. (Applause.) The parties who raised the cry did not themselves believe it, or they would not have stood passively looking on, and they might depend that when these persons began to talk of menace, some deep political intrigue was being con cocted. He then referred to the treaty that had been concluded with China, by which the whole of that empire, hitherto closed against us, had been thrown open, and said that this advantage would not be made available for the extension of our com mercial relations only, but ought to seized as a means of extending the blessings of civilisation. There was another topic to which he would refer before he sat down, because he considered it was a subject to which it was the duty of their represen tatives to devote some attention; he alluded to the formation of railway communication with the town. In the present age unless a town possessed the ad vantage of rapid communication afforded by rail ways, with easy access, it would most assuredly de crease in importance, and that being the case, he had endeavoured to ascertain the position in which Bodmin stood in this respect. If he read the acts of Parliament of the Cornwall Railway Company aright, he thought there could be no question but that they were entitled to have a railway brought within a short distance of the town, and it appeared to him that their representatives would be neglect ing their duty to their constituents if they did not do all in their power to secure that advantage ; and if the application of the inhabitants to the railway company upon the subject should be unsuccessful, to endeavour to compel them to carry out the pro visions of their act of Parliament. The Board of Trade possessed the power of compelling the com pany to construct the line according to their act. and it would be his duty to endeavour to enforce the carrying out of the undertaking within the next few months. Supposing that the railway did not come near to the town, and the judges hadto travel the dis tance from the line to the borough, it might happen that gn attempt would be made to remove the assizes to a town more favourably situated. It was for them to consider whether, having enjoyed the benefit re sulting from the assizes and quarter sessions being held there,they would consent to the removal of these courts, or they would take the necessary steps to secure advantages of speedy communication and easy access, which a railway would afford. (Hear, • hear.) Another question in which they were inte rested was the county police force. For some time past the Governmeni had been endeavouring to fix on the country a semi-military and semi-armed force. Now, on more than one occasion the question had forced itself on his attention—if this force was raised simply for the purpose of repressing crime and preventing theft, why was it required that they should practice the sword exercise, and be come expert in cuts one, two, and three P Was it not more probable that those who had originated the force contemplated that a time might arise when the people would demand their political rights, and that such a force would aid the govern ment in smothering any such demand ? Whether that were so or not, he thought that before this force should be forced on any borough or place, the inhabitants should first have the right to say whe ther they wanted it or not. (Hear, hear.) He believed the services of the force were not required in that borough, because from the returns, he found there was less crime than in almost any other town in the kingdom. (Hear, hear.) The imperfect condition of the lock-up had been urged as a kind of charge against them, but in his opinion so far from that constituting a charge against them, it was something to their credit, for it showed that the inhabitants were so peaceable and orderly that a lock-up was not wanted. If the present building was sufficient, and it could be kept up for £5 a-year there was no reason in the world why they should pay £3O for the accommodation and convenience of the constabulary. (Hear, hear.) He then explained that he had presented a memo rial from the inhabitants of the borough to Mr. Walpole, praying that they "might not be subjected to The county police rate ; and thatthe atucaLiva rstoon. over for tlic present. In conclusion, he said that it rested entirely with themselves whether they would have the rural police in the borough or not. Mr. C. E. PEARSE felt bound, as an act of justice to Mr. Wyld, to state that that gentleman when applied to on the subject of the petition, evinced the utmost courtesy and attention to the wishes of the committee ; whereas the Hon. Captain Vivian, their other representative, had forgotten yet to answer the letter that was addressed to him on the subject. Referring to the question of the county police, he contended that there was no crime in the borough which would justify the Secretary of State in saddling the inhabitants with an expense of £3OO or £4OO a-year, which they would be required to pay if the county constabulary was forced upon them. Mr. GROSE proposed that the sense of the meeting should be taken as to whether it was desirable the borough should be brought under the jurisdiction of the county constabulary. Mr. H. MUDGE explained that he differed from Mr. Wyld, with regard to the act legalising the payments by candidates of the travelling expenses of distant voters when proceeding to the poll, and urged that this alteration in the law would have the effect of rendering inoperative the measure abolish ing the property qualification of members. With reference to what had fallen from Mr. Wyld on the subject of compelling the Cornwall Railway Com pany to bring the line near to Bodmin, he asked whether it would not be desirable in the first in stance to obtain the opinion of counsel upon the point, before any steps were taken. Mr. WYLD replied that he had not seen the plans and sections of the line, otherwise he could have answered Mr. Mudge's first question. He was clearly of opinion that under the act of Parliament they could compel that company to Word accom modation to Bodmin. In answer to questions from Mr. Grose, Mr. W. Ireland Mr. George Coleman, as members of the Town Council, declared that they were strongly opposed to the town being placed under the control of the county police. Mr. PEARSE moved, and Mr. MUDGE seconded, a resolution declaring that the inhabitants were strongly opposed to the introduction of the county police force to the town. The resolution, on being put, was carried unanimously. Mr. SERJEANT then proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Wyld for having attended and favoured them with the explanation they had just heard, and ex pressing the entire confidence of the meeting in him. Mr. PEABSE seconded the resolution. Mr. MUDGE should like the resolution which might be approved by the - meeting to be adopted unanimously, but still he could not support it if it contained the word " entire," owing to Mr. Wyld's approval of the alteration in the law which prohi bited members from paying for the conveyance of voters to the poll. Mr. WYLD said that there would not be the slightest objection to the word "entire" being struck out. The resolution as altered was then put to the meeting and carried unanimously, amid applause. Mr. WYLD having thanked the meeting for this renewed mark of their confidence, Mr. PEARSE asked Mr. Wyld to explain his views relative, to the puseyism of one peculiar sec tion of the Church. Mr' WYLD stated that he was as strongly op posed to the confessional and all other popish prac tices introduced by parties who were far on their way to Rome, as Mr. Pearse or any other person could be. Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and the meeting separated. THE SPANISH FLEET.—The Peninsular Corre spondence of Madrid says :—" Great activity prevails in the principal naval arsenals of this country. The Spanish navy, which has 5 steam-frigates and 16 smaller vessels more than last year, is being augmented 4s fast as the st ate of the finances will admit . It now consists of 4 screw steam-frigates, one of 50 guns and 390-horse power, ono of 3.5 guns and 360-horse power, two of 31 guns and 360 horse power each ; 9 screw steamers of 1 gun and 80-horse power each ; 3 paddle steamers, 2 of 16 guns, and 1 of 10 guns, and of 500-horse power each ;26 sloops of 6 guns and of different power—m all, 42 steamers of 292 guns and 8,910-horse power. The sailing vessels are 2 ships of the line, 2 frigates of 42 guns, lof 32. In addition, 13 cor vettes are being built, 2 of 30 guns, 1 of 24, 1 of 20, 1 of 18, 6of 16, lof 12, and lof 10 guns. The number of sail ing vessels will therefore be 41, mounting 56 0 guns." [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Holloway's Ointment. —Skin dis eases are prevalent everywhere, an d e verywhere is it known that Holloway's matchless Ointment is a specific remedy. The demand for ib is extraordinary. When the Ointment is applied to the diseased parts the effect is wonderful. It is more like that of magic than of medicine, but the re lieved patient need not let his astonishment and delight be dashed with fear or doubt as to the ultimate result of so sudden an action on the system, for this famous Ointment is as innocent and benign as it is powerful. It does not throw the disease inwards, but insinuates itself through the pores of the skin to the original cause of the evil, and effects a thorough cure. r I- - THE SM LONDOiN, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 1, -1858. SHARE MARKET.-(SATURDAY.) Share[ Railways. Amberg., Notting. Bost. and Eastern Junction Belfast and Ballymena.. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. Birk., Lane., and Chesh. 61 61 n 66 68 101 31 33 91 93 841 841 36 38 Junction Blackburn Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Stock Stock Stock Caledonian Chester and Holyhead' Cork and Bandon Cork, Blkrock,&Passage Cornwall (A roves. no div Do. B Do. A until6p.c.per an. hasbeep pd.toß. Dublin andßelfast June. Dun.,Perth,& Abr.June East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. B Stock ___ . , 4 5 Stock Stock Stock Stock Do.Nw.A.ate.E.U3ds) East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk ;took' 93 95 Do Edinburg and Glasgow Edin.,Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasgow & South Westn Great North of Scotland Great Northern ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS, 768 1 17& 62 63 45 47 30 32 85 67 27 271 99 92 101 10! 104 105 89 91 129. 131 102 104 541 a 55 57 92 844 n 93 1 1041 90 red.!Closing Business Price. I Done. 551 i 41 Antwerp & Rotterdam Ardennes Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c Belgian East. Junction Beaters to Graissessaa Carmeaux Mina & Rail Dutch Rhenkih Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs Italian Junction Lake Constance & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian Lucca & Pistoj a, 5 p.c.pf Lyons and Geneva Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur and Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref. Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent Paris,Lyons, and Medit. Paris and Orleans Recife& S. Fran. (Fern ) pa. 7 p. ct. (Lim.) Riga and Dunaburg Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref. Sambre and Meuse. Do. 54 per cent. Pref. Southern of France West Flanders Do. 5,1 p. c. Preference -. W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref.. Zealand Do. do. A Stock.. Do. do. B Stock Gt. Sonth.dz Wetn.(lreld) Great Western Do. Str.Vl. Rail Gua. Stk. Irish South Eastern Lancaster and Carlisle Do. Thirds De. New Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire Do. do. F 219 Do. do. 29 shares Do. West Riding Union Do. Southport London and Blackwall ' Do.Newiss.at £.slosp.sh Lon.,Brighton & S.Coast London & North Westn. Do. Eighths London& South-Westn. L'derry & Coleraine ... L'derry & Enniskillen. . Man., Shef., & Lincoln.. Metropolitan : Midland Do. Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland; Do. Shares Newbastle and Carlisle New., Aber., & Herefd Newry & Armagh (def ; Newry, Warpt., & Ros : Norfolk North. Counties Union : North British 16 , 1 1613 4 Stock 11.6.31 11.6.3 Stock Stock 12i Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock 50 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock Stock Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk. Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div. until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß Do. B Stock North -Eastn.—Berwick Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase Do. Leeds ID°. York 'North London . N. &S. Westn., Hampstd and City Junction North Staffordshire North-Western No. & Sou. W. Junction Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver Peebles 20 Portsmouth Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock S took Rhymney Scottish Central South. N.E., Aber. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer South Devon South-Eastern South wales South Yorks.& Riv. Dun, Do. do Staines, Wok., & Wek Stockton & Darlington, Do. do. 1854 Do. do. 1855 Stockton & Hartlepool Taff Vale Do. Preference, No. 1 ThamesHavenDk&RAil Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal Do. A. —Arecv.nodiv. till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B Do. B West London Do. Ist Class Do. 2d Class 83 87 11 lii p 11 124 p 94 9 1 d 5 id 1 O I 51 61 1.09 111 8 1 9 1 93 94 35} 38 d 961 97} 88 70 10 11 63 65 3 3d 93-1 93f 1 47} 471 76 76 101 103 101 li d 7 8# 27 29 110 112 27 28 82 84 43 45 4 2d 35 36 731 741 76 78 12 14 7 5 9 11 34 35 92 04 o 3 31 6i fit 110 9i 90} k 90 91 1 1 13.14 Sto4z7c PREFERENCE SHARES. Share) Railways: 25 Blythe and Tyne li per c. pref. (issued at 250) (Stk Brie. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock 20 Do. do. do. Shares tock Caledon £lO, 44 per cent 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Stock Chester & Holyhd, 5.1. pc Stock Do. do. 5 p. ct. 6 1 Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. Dun. Perth,& Aber. Jun. Stock E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct. No.l Stock Do. do N 0.2 Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock Stock Eastern Union, 4 per et. Stock East - Lane. 6 per et 5 E.& W. York. , Jen. fifths a Stock Edin.&Glas. pe shares Stock Ethn.Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Stock Furness, 5 per cent Stock Glas. &S West.: . a. spc Stock Great Northern, 5 p. ct Stock Do. 5 Redm.,lop.c.pm pc Stock Do. 44 p. c do. do. 100 Do.sp.c. Redm.,spc. pm 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, lit pf Great West. (Berke and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct. Do. Redeemable, 44 pct. Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. Do. Irredeemable, do. . . Do. 5 p. ct. Redeem.Pre.f. Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. B.p.c.pf shares Do do. 5 p. ct. pref Do Birming. guar. stock Do. Chester guar.shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Lon.dzßrig.spc. gu. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. C. ...No. - 2 Do. New gua., 6 p. et Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Lon. & N. W. Cov. &Nun - eaton, 5 p. ct. Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, 4 shs Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. et Do. R 6 Do. 34 per cent. Maryport & Car., 4 p.c Do. 4 per cent Stocki 50 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock' 26i 13* 20 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock stock 12 12 ' Stock' Stock) 12} 124 I Stock Stock Stock Do. Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock : Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 . Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. Newport,Aber,&c. pref .5 p c. redeem, at 5 p. c. pm Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with Option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. shares Do. sf. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 Do. sp. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. ay.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent Do. New, gua. 5 per cent Nth.Dev.Rail.& Dck.Co. N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 Do. York, H. & S. Purch North Staffordshire ... Ox. wr. & Wol. 6 pc. lstg Do. do. do., 2d gua Do. 4i p.c. Db. stkin perp Scottish Central, new pi Scottish N.-Eastern deb Do. 34 per c. pref. stock Do. Aberdeen.g-ua. st 6 . pc. Do. 7p. c. pref. ock South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 44 per cent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6.) Do .43 per cent Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Ist is Do. New do., 2d issue South Wales, gua. 4 p.c Da 44 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gee Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e Do. 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. Stocklo f Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 8k Stock Stock Stock Stock 10s. 10 1.0.6. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 100 100 100 100 all 25 2,5 Stock ••• "“"I ClcTing Price. all 1100 6 all all 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 8.13.4. 49 M 95 97 101 103 5 6 112 115 106 112 114 116 112 114 128 130 82 84 71 73 1 109 111 120 122 'lll 113 104 106 64 66 111 111 94 96 85 E 7 86 88 97 99 9+l 104 16 17 91 1 72 74 01 18 19 9 9 134 1414 1141 143 1160 165 1120 122 1 684 72 1p 140 142 101 103 95 i 971 9 91 91 114 11} 9 10 1107 109 99 100 i die p ip 23 d 24 119 121 99 101 72 74 120 122 121 123 10 10 24 241 102 104 101 103 281 29 33 34 38 43 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. all I: Leasing Paid. Co.'s. ' - 99 100 103 105 17 19 141 143 4 41 1 109 111 45 87, 117022, 93 96 2i 21 97 99 I IP 57 59 Closing Endue's Price. Done. Bedford an d Bletchley Clydesdale Co l c h e ster, Stour Val. E.Lincolnsh ire, g .6c. E Union,Harwi chShs. Do. Woodbr id g e ngh Junction. . . : Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct. Do. New Gl os ter& Dean Forest Hartlpool.Dck.&Rail Hull and Selby Do. Shares Do. I i Shares London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend Do. Barking Shares. Lowestoft, gua. 4 p. ct Stk R3 D fo o iayd . ns. 6 cßt . n p , m rB, a e i r du xi fi c e ot ter n nhd t . . p, &&r fms. sha k p Midsb.& Redcr, g.6p.0, Newmarkt.,BuryEx ) , guaranteed 5 p. 0. j Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent Do. Fixed 5 per cent Preston and Wyre. i Do. 4 Shares A . Shf.Roth.&Gol.g.sp.c. 1 Shrowshry& Hereford South Staffordshire .. Weir Valley, g. 6 Do. do. p. c Wilts and Somerset. n: Wimbledon& Croy cl Share Docks. Stock Commercial Stock Do 4 per Cent . Pref. Min Stock last and West India Stock London Stock St. Katharine Stock Southampton Steck Victoria . 20 Do New ,41 143 4'14 91 92 8 9 Business Done. iLn & N.W ILn & N.W Caledonin E.U.&E C Gt. North. E.Counts. Caledonin Do. • Gt. West. Yk.N.&Br Yk.N.Md. Do. ...... Do. S. East Do. Peto &Co Do. Norfolk Do. I4N W&M Stk.& Dar Midland . E.Counts. Do. L(tN W L.Yk. Do. Gt. North. Lan.& Yk T Brassey M'Clean Stk.& Dar Do. Gt. West. [1.4.&8rg-tn DOCKS. Closing Business Paid Price. Docks. 100 . 100 100 100 100 100 100 101 103 18 id [ Do: : ~Do. F OREIGN. Share . Railways. I Paid , Closing I Business Price. Done. 5 1 5i par ipl3 1 1 9.i 10 2 2 44 4 d 28 284 a 8 4i. 4f 24 25 1 21 2 2 . 38i _p si 91d 3 34f 34f 53 54 }d ip 21 23 9 23 24 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Shaul Railways. 'Paid. Closing I_ Business Price. Dons. 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence i } all Leased at 6 per cent Bout , Baroda& Cent. Ind 1 - 18 v par } p 5 per cent 18 Do. all 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 par p 18 Do. Do. - B •4} par p 20} Buffalo and Lake Huron all 7} 7 20i Do. New l6} 13} 12 d 100 f Buffalo,Brant.&Godrich 1, A „ 80 85 ( 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 j '— 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 75 80 79 100 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 74 78 20 Clcutta.ttS.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3.0. p 90 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. pm 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c 2 1} llp 4} 17} Demerara 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 1 ip Stock East Indian , gu. sp. c lOO 107} 1071 107} } 20 Do. C Shares all - 20 Do. E Shares Ext lO 1 I}p 20 Do. Jubbulpore 100 Do.4} p.c. Bds. pay.',' all - 20 G eelong& Mel. gua.s p. c. all 16} 17} r Geelong Corporation 6 / in , Sto ' / per cent. Bonds . - j ivy Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 37 38 374 8 100 Do. 6p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 75 76 :74 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref 20 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.e. all 21 21 } 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent. . 4 } p 4} 20 Do. do 2 } p 21 20 Gt' S• of Ind.Lim.—Scrip o guaranteed 5 per cent. j ' l4. 1 IP p m 20} Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 18 18} 20 Do. New 100 c Do. Bonds pay. '76,with ( opt. till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 without opt. all 104 106 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do 20 Do. do. 5 per cent. all 20 204 20 Do. 44 Ix c. Extension l5 par i . 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. 5 up 20 Do. Fourth do. Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 20 /Newßrunswick&Canda. Ry.SzLand(Lim.)g.6pe Class ACapitl.Share lO 2 lid Do. do. Land do .. 20 Do. do. B. Capital do. , 0 4 3 d Do. do. Land do ' _ 20 j Northof India Tramroad 0 . _ / Limited, Scrip 'a 20 Oude (Limited) - 20 Scinde .3 +.l 15 } } p 20 Do. al 20 Do. New p., 8, . par I p 20 Do. Punjaub 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo , e , 5 } p 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 10 Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 par 1p BRITISH MINES, Paid. I Closing Business Price. Done. She.rel Mines. Alfred Consols (Philick) 2.11.10 8 9 20 3ritish Iron Condurrow (Camborne) 2O 50 60 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) .1 450 460 East Bassett (Illogan). 30 100 105 Great South Tolgus l7s 134 1 —'G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) 11.14.11 3 3 G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 84 I 1 Lady Bertha North Frances (Illogan) 84 6 7 North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 84 94 N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 4 5 Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 11 164 174 Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 - -- Sortridge Cons. 311n.C0. 6s I I SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 24 396 405 • South C. Brea( Mogan). 2 24 3 S. 'heal Fran. ( Illogan ) 18.18.9 200 210 — 5 Tamar ll Silver and Lead Mining Co 44 I I 10 Tin Croft 9 81 34 UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 ,55 65 Vale of Towey (Cairn.) 12s MI 1 4 West Basset (Illogan) l4 22 23 W. Caradon (Liskeard) 2O 100 110 Wiltal Basset (Illogan) 54 205 215 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 180 200 Wheal Edward (Cals.) 54 24 34 Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) 1.7.2 8 9 Wh'l Mary Ann (Meithe) 8 46 48 47 Wh'Urelawney (Lick.) 44 24 26 FOREIGN MINES 20 !Australian 74 4 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim. lOs I 1 p 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p.) 27 1 lf 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. 15 8 9 5 Do. L and and Mining Co. all 11 24 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica ... I d 40 Cobra Copper all 35 37 Copiapo l6 11 13 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 2 Fortuna 20 General all 214 3 Linares all 9 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquita all 1 1 New Granada all I 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt all 41 5 5 Port Philip 1 1 2 30 Santiago de Cuba 164 1 1 28.2.84 United Mexican COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Share Securities. Paid. Closing Business Prices. Done. _ -----___ .--....___ - Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja. & July 100 116 1164 1164 Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 113 115 Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 113 115 N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 112 113 - Do. 6 p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 1004 101 1001 4 NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 ' 111 112 1124 12 S.AllB.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 112 114 Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 111 113 . . Sharel JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Joint-Stock Banks. I Paid. C p lo ri s ee in . g Bpousiiinrs Agra&UnitedServiceßkl Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo British North American Chtd. Bank of India, &c City Colonial Com. Bank of Canada Commercial of London Eng., Scot & Aus. Ch Gen. Bk. of Switzerland Lon.Char.Bk.otAustral. London and County London Joint Stock London & Westminster Nat. Prov. of England Do. new National Bank New South Wales Orient. Bk. Corporation Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Do. New South Australia Do. New Union of Australia Do. New Union of London Unity Mutual Western Bk of London 100 100 20.11 100 86 88 25 46 47 25i 58 60 ct 58 60 zi 28 30 19 21 164 17 zol 21} 28 29 31 32 48 49 47 49 "4 6 38 0 14 66 2 I 311 I 31 33 56 58 55 57 24 25 011. • 19 17 d MISCELLANEOUS. Sharel Miscellaneous. Paid. Cplorsiceing Business dons 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 15 16 1000 Atlantie Tel. (Limited) all 330 360 25 Australian Agricultural 19 34 35 10 Australian Royal Mail . all 1 11 10 Berlin Water Works all 21 31 10 Do New, issued at 25 dis 3 50 British American Land 40 -- 50 Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. all 40 42 - 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862 all 19 21 20 Do. C 100 Canada 321 115 120 10 Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim ) all 94 104 Stock Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg all 24 28 25 Do. Preference 71 per et all 24 26 5 Crystal Palace. 11 14 5 Do. Preference all 5 20 Eastern Steam all 2 2 21 4 Steck Electric Telegraph lOO 113 115 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co all 1 11 10 Europ. & Ind.Junet.Tel los. 9 Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim.) all 21 3 20 GLlron SerewCol.(Lim.) all 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 20 London Discount 5 11 1/ d 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co all it li 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg all 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) all 7 4 71 d 25 National Discount C o 5l 10 Netherlands Land 6 10 Do do all 1 2 5 De 8 p.c. Pref.,iss. at 1 dls all 1 1/ 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 80 15 18 1 N.B.Australasian (Lirn.) all i 1 . 20 North of Europe Steam 11 a I Oriental Gas ... a ll ' f 1 1 Do. New Shares . .... 5 Peel River Land & Min all 24 3 21 ;50 Pen. & Oriental Steam. all 86 88 87 , 50 Do. Ne w . . 2 21 ' .... . . . .... 10 12 14 p 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr. 2 i iP 50 Rhymney Iron ........ all 221 234 15 Do. Ne w all 61 7 100 Royal Mail St eam 1 So ot.Austrin.lnv.(Lim ) all li 1 4 25 South Australian Land, all 38 39 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip. all I 1 1 Do. do Registered all 1 20 Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr. Can 5 100 Van Diemen's Land,. 286. 11 12 MILI7A.RY INTELLIGENCE. On Saturday orders were issued from the War office for the Ist battalion of the Queen's Own Infantry, stationed at the Cape of Good Hope, to proceed from that colony to India, and transports are ordered to embark the battalion for conveyance to Bombay. Upwards of 2,000 of the German Legionaries, who at the close of the late war were located at the Cape of Good Hope, hare voluntered to serve in the Indian army. A further draught of troops for India is expected to leave the Camp at Colchester in a few days for service in India. A gun shed has recently been erected in the camp, and it is understood that some artillery practice is to take place. Recruits do not now arrive at the camp in such great nnmbers as last autumn, but still a tolerable supply is received. The provisions of the warrant recently issued by the War-office, regulating the grades, rank, emolu ments and general positi on o f the medical officers of the army is about to be extended in every particular to medical officers of the navy. The Himalaya steam troopship, Commander John Seccombe, embarked at Portsmouth on Saturday the troops before reported (the 2d battalion of the 9th Foot, and detachments of the 2d Queen's Royals and 14th), and left yesterday morning with them for Corfu. The new screw frigate Melpomene, 600 horse power (engines by Penn and Son), was taken out of Portsmouth harbour on Friday by Capt. Gordon and the Safi' of the Steam Reserve, to make a trial of her speed at the measured knot in Stokes Bay. The average of six runs gave a mean speed of 121 knots per hour. All the machinery worked per fectly ; the engines made 391 revolutions (mean) with 201 b. steam and a vacuum of 26 ; diameter of cylinders 73 inches; stroke 3 feet 6 inches ; diame ter of screw 18 feet ; pitch 25 feet 6 inches ; mean draught of water of ship 19 feet. The Dutch Admiral t'Hooft, accompanied by the captains and other officers of the Dutch squadron, visited the dockyard, Naval Hospital at Haslar, her Majesty's ship Illustrious, and the flagship Vic tory at Portsmouth on Friday and Saturday. The Port Admiral showed them every attention, by ac companying them over the dockyard ; and Captains Harris and Seymour paid them every courtesy on showing them their respective ships. The Victory saluted the Dutch Admiral with 13 guns on his leaving her, which the Evertzen acknowledged with 17 for Sir George Seymour. The Russian frigate Swatlann, 60, Capt. Lissian sap, has left Spithead for Cronstadt, and the anchor age now remains in sole possession of the Dutch squadron. Lieut. H. G. St. J. Mildmay and Lieut. Robert Reid were on Saturday promoted to be commanders. The following appointments were made on Satur day at the Admiralty :—Commander the Hon. A. C. Hobart, to the Hibernia ; and J. C. Alldridge, paymaster to the Conqueror. MILITIA. The !East Suffolk Artillery Militia, who have been embodied at Ipswich during the last month, were reviewed at that town on Saturday morning, and to-day (Monday) they will be disembodied. COUNT_RY MARKETS. CAMBRIDGE—Ocr. 30. Our market this morning was fairly attended. Wheat a tolerable show. White wheat made 44s to 50s ; red 38s to 44s per qr. Barley in fair supply, more especially inferior qualities, which were bought for less money ; in other sorts very little change, prices ranging from 28s to 42 5 . O a ts were a rather limited show, and prices ruled from 24s to 30s per 24 stone. In beans there was no material change, old qualities being quoted as 48s to 50s ; new. 42s to 44s per 38 stone; peas, 44s to 465. STAMFOR At this corn market there NI from the farmers, and a fair per qr. on last week's rates. Wheat ....40s to 44s Oats.. lBs to 24s White do 43s to 48s Beans, new 46s to 52s Earley 29s to 30s Ditto, old .—s to —s D—Ocr. 30. cas a tolerable show of wheat demand, at a reduction of In LEICEST At this corn market to-day wheat and a fair attendance a rates of last week. Wheat ...40s to 445 Oats 305 to 36s White .44s to 50s Beans ...46s to 54s Barley .36s to 42s Peas ---8 to •—s R---Ocr. 30. there was a tolerable show of f farmers. 'Wheat sold at the CHELMSFO: The leading feature of this ness. The farmers, soon after gave way ls. per qr. in wheat only the best qualities were to that secondary samples could Wheat, white....36s to 47s red 32s to 44s Barley 34s to 41s Chevalier .... 37s to 46a Grinding 27s to 33s Malt 70s to 73s Chevalier 72s to 73s Oats 25s to 35s I RD—OcT. 29. ; market to-day has been dul l. the opening of the market, ts, but even at this reduction tken, and .it was with difficulty be disposed of. Peas, Partridge 44s to 46s White 4ls to 43$ Boiling 42s to 48s Dun ...... 44s to 4 6 s Beans, Ti c k • 38s to 40s Harrow Ticks 38s to 42s Mazagan 36s to 398 OXFORD—OcT. 30. As far as the wheat trade to-day was concerned, the market was very similar to that of last Saturday—viz., a very large supply with a dull trade. Red wheat, 40s to 44s ; extra, 46s ; white, 435; barley, 35s to 42s ; oats, 30s to 34s ; beans, 48s to 50s per qr. NORTHALLERTON—Ocr. 30. The following were the. quotations this morning ;—Red wheat, 4s 9d to 5s 6d ; white, 5s 6d to 5s 9d ; barley 32s Od to 35s Od; oats, 24s Od to 28s Od. NOTTINGHAM—Oer. 30. At this Corn Exchange to-day there was a small showof wheat, but quite equal to the demand, which was slow, at a decline of is per qr., except for fine white, which was quite as dear as last week. New white made 45s to 50s ; new red, 40s to 45s ; old white realised 44s to 49s ; old red, 40s to 44s per 36 stone. Et—OcT. 30. ble in the wheat trade last Led. The stands at the corn r supplied with grain. Barley, grinding 28s to 34s Oats, old, 23s to 27. New do —s to .--11 Beans.. 42s to 50s Malt.. 6Bs to 721 ROCHESTE The improvement obzervab week has not been maiutaini exchange were but moderately White wheat, new, 42a to 46s i Red do. 3Bs to 44s Old white 438 to 44s Red do.. 38s to 40s I Barley, malting.— 368 to 44s • NORWIC The eastern counties marke during the last few days, and cline has been submitted to. Wheat, white 47s to 48s I Beans, Mazagan.. 36s to 40s red 40s to 44s Middle & small 40s to 46s Barley 3Bs to 41s White peas 448 to 46s I Oats 24s to 30s Grey 42s to 453 I H-- 7 0cr. 30. Sts have been dull for wheat in some instances a slight de- DUBLIN—Ocr. 28. There was a steady market at our Corn Exchange to-day, and the currencies of Tuesday were fully supported for everything except middling and inferior barley, which was very difficult of sale. s. d. rs. d. Wheat, white 22 6 to 24 6 Do., red 2l 6 to 22 6 Do., new 21 6 to 24 6 Barley Oats Do., black ll 0 to 12 0 s. d. 8. d. Do., new 11 6 to 13 0 Bere. ll 6 to 12 6 Rapeseed 26 0 to 29 0 Oatmeal l2 6 to 14 Bakers' flour Indian corn [ADVERTISEMENT.]—Rarey's Horse and Cattle Improv ing Food is equally adapted to improve the stamina of ill conditioned Horses, Cows, Bullocks, Calves, Sheep, and Pigs. It causes no extra expense, as it contains far more and better nourishment than its cost of lid. per feed sup plies in corn and hay ; hence ensures an actual saving in the keep. But its principal advantages are a great improve ment in the digestive functions, the stamina and general condition of horses enabling them to perform far more labour without getting distressed. It imparts new vigour to sick, debilitated, or old apparently worn-out horses, and it puts rapidly the finest flesh on cattle generally, and im proves the milk in cows, as it enables them to extract the entire nourishment out of everything they feed on. Rare) , and Co., 77, Regent's Quadrant, Piccadilly, London. Packed in tins of about 90 feeds, 1 ls. ; in casks of about 450 feeds, 50s. ; of about 1,000 feeds, L 5, being about lid. per feed. BIRTHS. ANTRIM--On Wednesday, the 27th Oct., at Glenarm Castle, Ireland, the Countess of Antrim, of a daughter. BRANDLING--011 the 26th Oct., at Norwich, the wife of Major Brandling, C. 8., Rl. Horse Artillery, of a daughter. FARRER—On Thursday, the 28th Oct., Anna Maria, the wife of W. J. Farrer, Esq., of 24, Bolton-street, and 66, Lincoln's-inn-fields, of a son. GwYN—On the 26th Oct., at Gosport, the lady of Captain 114 W. Gwyn, R.M.L. Infantry, of a son, • MARRIAGES. SCRIVENER—MERRETT.—On Saturday, the 11th Sept., at Bombay, Lieut. Frederick Scrivener, Superintendent of Army Schools under the Bombay Presidency, to Emma, third daughter of George . Merrett, Esq., civil engineer and surveyor, London. • • SEWELL--CHRISP.—On the 26th Oct:, at Houghton-le Skerne, Durham, George Sewell, Esq., of 28, Clapham rise, London, to Lillias, eldest daughter of the late John Chrisp, Esq. SMY TII — REYNOLDS.—On the 28th Oct., at Milford, Lymington, Capt. Wm. Smyth, R.N., to Sophia, eldest daughter of the late Win. Reynolds, Esq., of Milford House, Milford. Hants. DEATHS. DUTHOIT.—On the 18th Sept., at Allahabad, of dysentery, Thos. James Duthoit, M. B, Assistant-Surgeon H.E.I.C. Service, son of T. Duthoit, of the Bank of England. MAUNSELL.—On the 19th Sept., at the Mauritius, aged 29 Catherine, wife of Capt. F. E. Maunsell, Paymaster 4th (King's Own) Regt., and only daughter of the late Win. Stevenson, Esq., of Cobham, Kent. WALKER.—On the 25th Oct. at midnight, aged 76, a t hi s seat, Gilgarran, near Whitehaven, James Robertson Walker, Esq., a Captain in the Royal Navy, and a Jus tice of the Peace for the county of Cumberland. Captain Walker served under Nelson in the victory at Trafalgar, and, with the exception of the boatswain, was tho only one out of 60 stationed on the forecastle at the commence ment of the battle who was not either killed or wounded. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Midelesex, Monday, November 1, 1858. • 1 'T 4 i_ ,100 100 100 1613 4 £3 is. 171 all all 100 all all all 24 7 161 100 100 100 100 all all all all :all' alt all all 95 41 971 1 57 61 47i 77 61 36 741 1021 1211 1041 96i 1021 2 0 3