The Sun. — London, England, 1865-11-01 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE: HULL AND HORNSEA. On Monday the adjourned half -yearly meeting was held at Hull for the purpose of receiving the report of a committee on the affairs of the company. Mr. J. A. Wade presided. Alderman LUMSDEN, the chairman of the com mittee, stated that, owing to the shortness of the time allowed them, and the nature of the investiga tions, the committee had not been able to go through all the books, consequently they were not in a posi tion to present any report. While the committee was making its inquiries certain negotiations had been commenced by the board of diractors with the North- Eastern Company, the result of which would be stated by the chairman. If, however, theshareholders thought it desirable to re-appoint the committee, with power to expend not more than £lOO in ob taining professional assistance, they would be per fectly willing to act. The CHAIRMAN said that it was no use to pass a resolution to expend money, because the railway was only being worked from hand to mouth, and they had not always sufficient to pay the necessary wages. Ultimately it was resolved that the committee should be re-appointed, with power to expend the amount named. The meeting was then made special, and the chairman stated the terms which the North-Eastern Company had offered. They were to the effect that the Hull and Hornsea Railway Company be amal gamated with the North-Eastern Company, and for that company to take the debenture debt of £23,000, and to pay the liabilities of the Hornsea Company, amounting to about £27,000 ; also the North- Eastern Company were to work the railway and col lect the revenue ; that, after deducting from the gross traffic the working expenses and 4/ per cent., the remainder be paid to the holders of the Hull and Hornsea stock half-yearly. The North-Eastern Company reserved the power of exchanging 4 per cent. guaranteed stock for the Hull and Hornsea shares at any time they pleased. Several of the shareholders were dissatisfied with those terms, and it was resolved that the directors and the committee be empowered to confer with the North-Eastern Company, with a view to obtain better terms, but, if unable to do so, to accept those already proposed. GREAT INDIAN PENINSULA. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the London Tavern. Mr. W. J. Ha milton, the chairman, presided. Mr. T. R. Watt, the secretary, having read the notice convening themeeting,thereport, an abstract of which has appeared in The Sun, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the re port, said that on several occasions he had stated that it was fully expected by the directors that as soon as those great works on the Bhore Ghat and Thul Ghat were completed for traffic, they would not only get rid of the very great expense of convey ing the traffic over brake at the Ghats by the ordi nary mode of conveyance, but they would find a great difference in the increase of traffic receipts. They now saw that those anticipations were not fal lacious. The traffic returns of the past half-year showed the mostsatisfactoryprogress in their finan cial state. In the first place, the increase had been very considerable as compared with the correspond ing period of last year. The traffic receipts for the past half-year amounted' to £557,121, against £325,008 in the corresponding half of 1864, show ing an increase of £232,114. The receipts had risen from £587 per mile to £947 per mile—(hear)—and this, it must be recollected, had taken place before the increased rates for goods were introduced. Those increased rates, although called maximum rates, were in point of fact no more than they ought to have as their ordinary rates. He was glad the Government had sanctioned those increased charges, as the proprietors would soon see the effect of them in the traffic receipts. They would come into ope ration about the present time in November. They would therefore not be in operation duringthe whole of the current half-year, but only for two months of it. The net receipts of the past half-year showed a profit of very nearly 6 per cent. on the cost of the open portion of the railway. But he warned the shareholders that they must not look forward to a total for the year of 6 per cent. The first half was the most productive in the year. From January to the end of June the monsoon would only last three weeks, but in the half from July to December it would continue throughout July, August, Septem ber, and up to the first half of October, but gene rally it was not until the end of October they could anticipate the actual working period of the year. The receipts for the past half-year showed a very satisfactory amount for goods traffic, £401,920, against £218,887 for the corresponding half last year, showing an increase of £183,033. As to the receipts for passengers they showed an increase of nearly 54 per cent. It was a very remarkable fact that since the increased rates for passengers the third-class had decreased only 15 per cent., while the receipts had increased 41 per cent., showing that although a small number did not travel, the remainder had paid the increased rates, and it was, therefore, a proper revision. The fact was that previously they hardly carried the third-class pas sengers at any profit at all. They had received returns for the first 11 weeks of the current half year, and the aggregate receipts amounted to £160,000, or £25 per mile per week, against £l6 per mile per week for the corresponding period of 1864. The working expenses had been reduced from 70 per cent. of the receipts in the correspond ing period to 581 per cent. in the past half-year, which was a satisfactory reduction, but out of this amount upwards of £24,000 belonged to former charges for preceding half-year years. If it were not for those charges the working expenses would not have been more than 54 per cent. They looked forward to considerable reduc tions in the expenses, and they had every reason to be well satisfied with the exertions of Captain Osbo rne , an d th e a bl e manner in which he had conducted their affairs. The locomotive charges were high, owing to the cost of fuel in Bombay. The stock of coal had been greatly reduced, and they had to buy up coal at almost an rice inl3 , omba but that, he t rusted yy; p , would nappe as had made arrangements or s senhding n agaiu out a full susup ply of coal from thi s country in future. The cost of maintenance was high, owing to replacing rotten sleepers with teak and iron pot sleepers, so that it would not be necessary to replace the latter for a long time. The item for compensation was heavy, every possible debit had been brought against re venue, and a sum of 60,000 rupees now covered every charge up to this time. The losses by robberies and fires were now very much less than on former occa sions. With regard to the works, those on the great lines up the Ghats had not met with any accident, except a few very slight landslips. It appeared that the works were so well constructed that the repairs were small. With regard to the progress of the works on the north-east division to Nagpore and on the other line to Jubbulpore, the works on the line ere proceeding sa tisfactorily, so that before the Coming Year they wou ld b e comp l ete d to N agpore, 'which was theirthe terminus in that direction. On . the other line works h. were not proceeding so rapidly as they could w* the Taptee hadisb Now that the great viaduct over had passed over :11h completed and that a train C ontract trusted the works beyond it would progress. facunitriact 16 the works had been delayed, owing to di s - with the foundations of the Towa viaduct ; at the had been direct e d to the comp s ame time th e i r efforts ous points. O n contract 17 letion. of works at vari , 1 the progress was no t so satisfacitOto Jubbulpore, r i Y i n as able to se n d could be wished, as the contra c t ors h ad been out the proper agent, so th at the company'Bonage th nt might have to take the wor k s i n h and. South East line the work s h a d b een commenced on contract 18, and the plans and sections for No. 19 contract from Koolburga to Raichore, where the line would form a junction with the Madras Rail way, were now completed, and they hoped soon to receive tenders from contractors for the works. Their chief engineer, Mr. Graham, had returned to England on account of his health. 'They weregreatly indebted to him for the able and energetic manner in which he had carried on the works. Mr. Rush tcn, who had been six years in the service of the company, had been appointed to succeed Mr. Graham. Something had been said about the cost of the rail way. He believed that it would not exceed £13,000 a mile, and when it was considered the great lines up the Ghats had cost between £60,000 and £70,000 a mile it was not an unreasonable cost. The por tions of the lines yet to be completed would cost much less in proportion to the lines already com pleted, so that the average cost of the whole might be less than he had mentioned. Mr. J. G. FRITH seconded the motion for the adoption of the report. _ _ I Mr. HUGGINS wished to know when the line would be so far completed as to allow them to participate in a dividend over 5 per cent. Mr. BILLINGS thought that so long as they could go on decreasing the proportion of the expenses, and increasing the receipts, there was every probability of getting over their difficulties in a satisfactory manner. They had already received 6 per cent. on the open line, which was 1 per cent. over the gua rentee. They had no proper terminus, and their lines had not yet been completed, so that he thought they might look forward to doubling that amount of dividend when the whole was in operation. The CHAIRMAN said steps had been taken for doubling the line to the foot of the Thul Ghat ; the lines over the Ghats were double lines. It was also thought that the line from the top of the Thul Ghat should be doubled to the extent of 200 miles. This had not been decided on, but his own impression was that no time should be lost in doubling theline, so as to be ready by the time the through line from Jubbulpore to Calcutta was completed. Any addi tional expenditure on these works would come into the original capital for dividend, before they could divide anything above 5 per cent. ; but where there was an actual surplus profit over 5 per cent., it would be divided between the shareholders and the Go vernment for advances on interest account. Major MALCOMBE thought that where double lines and other works were absolutely necessary to ac commodate the traffic, the sooner they were made the better. When the company commenced mak ing the railway wages were 4d. a day, but they were now is. a day, so that every day's delay in India would tend to increase the cost of construction at a future period. Mr. 4YRTON, a director, said they must not be misled by having a profit of 6 per cent. on the work ing for the past half year. They had arrived at a critical position. More money would be required to complete the works in hand, and to provide need ful accommodation, so that every addition to capital would at first tend to absorb the surplus profit. Tunnels and large viaducts had been constructed for a double line, and very large provision had been made for additional land where required. Captain WARREN had no doubt the directors would not lay out any more money than was abso lutely requisite on new work ; at the same time, where double lines were wanted to work the traffic with safety, they should be made as soon as possible to avoid accidents from collisions. The report was then unanimously adopted, Mr. Packer was elected auditor, and the proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors. SAN PAULO (BRAZILIAN). A special general meeting of this company was held yesterday at the London Tavern—Mr. Heath in the chair. The Secretary having read the notice convening the meeting, The CHAIRMAN said that since he last met them, in July, when he told them that money spent during the construction of the line for interest would have to be replaced by the issue of debentures, the Brazilian Government had sent to them and the other rail way companieslCaptain Medeiros, who he believed had power to deal with them, and was, no doubt, on certain matters an exceedingly able man. Capt. Medeiros was introduced to the Board by the repre sentative in this country of the Imperial Brazilian Government, who requested the directors by letter to afford Captain Medeiros every facility to examine the accounts of the company, and, as the accounts had been always duly audited, they saw no harm in affording him every facility. After making the ne cessary examination, Captain Medeiros met the di rectors and had long discussions with them on the subject of modifying some of the terms of the con cession. He made them an offer, but the terms were such that the directors did not deem it advisable to accept them. He then told the directors, if they did not approve the terms he had proposed, they might suggest terms to him ; they did so, and Captain Medeiros duly accepted those terms for the Brazilian Government. They were to the effect that the du ration of the guarantee of 7 per cent. by the Impe rial Government was to be reduced from 90 to 50 years. The Government had, in fact, power under the concession to take over the line at the end of 30 'years from the opening of the railway if the Govern ment deemed that course expedient, the premium of redemption being regulated by the mean annual amount of net receipts for the preceding five years. He thought, therefore, there could be no great ob jection to that condition. The next condition was that Government were prepared to advance all the money to complete the line, being about £500,000 or £600,000, for which they would take a bond of the company to that amount, having in respect to it all the advantages of shareholders in the company, but exemption from all liabilities or contingencies of shareholders. The company would thus get all the money they required from the Government at 7 per cent, interest, but if they had to raise it themselves in the present state of the money-market he feared they would not be able to get it at less than 8, or say 10 per cent. The difference of interest between 7 and 10 per cent, on £600,000 would be £lB,OOO a-year. If the company had to raise the money themselves debentures would have to be renewed from time to time, or a sinking fund would have to be established, which would still further tend to reduce the money available for divi dend. He held, however, that under the proposed offer they would be relieved from the risk and diffi culty of borrowing money on their own account, and that the 7 per cent. guarantee was a good one. The third proposition was to divide the surplus profit over 7 per cent. with the Government, instead of over 8 per cent. as provided in the concession! The Government, of course, understood the value of the line better than they did, and would thus sooner come into a participation of profits with the com pany. The receipt of those counter-propositions was acknowledged by letter, and duly accepted by Captain Medeiros on behalf of the Brazilian Go vernment. This letter of Captain Medeiros was dated the 27th o f October, and it was understood he wrote by the last mail to the Brazilian Govern mmeonnteyfotroNthweecrot p m an ak y an immediate advance of arrangement. and for the s anc ti on o f th e He (the Chairman ) tho ug ht no one could be so a ccre di ted without requiring confirma tion by the Government. If the shareholders agreed with the directors in this matter, they would sanc tion a series of resolutions drawn up for the purpose, and which would require confirmation at another meeting of the company. If any delay or difficulty should arise the shareholders would, of course, em power the directors to raise money iu the meantime for the purpose of the company. The Government might change in the interval, so that there was not 1 an absolute certainty about it. The solicitor then read a series of resolutions ap proving the agreement and authorising the directors to carry the same into effect. Mr. CONYBEARE seconded the motion, lie had no doubt the proposition was accepted in good faith, and would be carried out in a satisfactory manner. A long discussion ensued, in which Mr. Nichol son, Mr. Goez, Mr. Davis, Mr. Wild, and Mr. Galsworthy took part. The resolution was unanimously adopted, and on the motion of M r . G ALSWORTHY, secon d e d b y M r. DAVIS,D a vote of thanks to the chairman and direc tors concluded the proceedings. 11A1cCIIESTER, SHEFFIELD, & LINCOLNSHIRE. The total expenses of this company's railways and canals, including rents, tolls, duty, &c., from Julyl to Oct. 22, 1865 a gainst £133,478 for the , amounted to £141,622, RS 1864. Th e corresponding period of proportion of the South Junction re- TEE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVENUIPAI 1, 180, ceipts accruing to this company from July 1 to Oct. 22 amounted to £12,989, as against £12,606 for the corresponding period of 1864, and the expenses to £6,176, as against £6,450. Naval and Military Intelligence. _—_---•._ _ A War-office circular, signed by Lieut.-Gen. Sir E. Lugard, K.C.8., Under-Secretary of State for War, has been received at Chatham, promulgating new and amended regulations for the government and employment of prisoners confined in military prisons. The order directs that " hard labour" in all military prisons shall consist of drill, gun, or shot exercise, carrying, piling, and cleaning shot, breaking stones, cleaning the prison, picking oakum, and such other modes of employment as may from time to time be introduced under the sanction of the Secretary of State for War. The autumnal inspections of the infantry and other troops at Chatham garrison having been brought to a termination by Major-Gen. Sir Robert Walpole, K.C.8., a large number of officers belonging to the various corps have been granted leave of absence for more or less lengthened periods, under the provisions of the general order recently issued from the Horse Guards on the subject. The military sanitary committee appointed at Chatham garrison by Major-Gen. Sir Robert Walpole, commanding the forces, of which Colonel J. W. S. Smith, C. 8., commanding the Ist tat. of Infantry, is the president, have called upon the Local Board of Health for the plans, reports, and other official documents in the possession of that body relating to the drainage of the town, which is, generally, in an unsatisfactory condi tion. The whole of the required documents have been placed at the disposal of the military sani tary committee by the Local Board, who have also appointed a committee of their body to co-operate for the improvement of the town with the military commission, one of the leading members 'at the recent meeting of the Board having intimated that unless something were speedily done to improve the defective drainage and sanitary condition of Chat ham, the interference of Government would un doubtedly be invoked. Only a short time since the Local Board of Health rejected a scheme for the general drainage of the town on the score of the expense it would entail on the ratepayers. The contract for the construction of the formid able ironclad frigate of war for the Turkish Govern ment, to which allusion was made in The Sun a few days since, has been taken by the Thames Iron Ship building Company. According to the announce ment made at Chatham yesterday, the building of the vessel will be forthwith commenced, the order for her construction stipulating that she shall be built with the least possible delay. As already stated, the new, Turkish war ship is intended to surpass in offensive and defensive powers, as well as in speed, all other ironclad ships, not only including those also which, like the Hercules, are little more, at pre sent, than mere names. The new Turkish frigate, which is to be named the Turkistan, will not differ materially in size from several of the ironclads already existing in this country, her proposed dimen sions being 365 ft. long, 60ft. in breadth, mean draught of water 26ift., and 1,150 nominal and 6,000 indicated horse power. It is, however, in the character and arrangement of her armour and arma ment that she will be widely different from every thing else afloat, rendering her, in this respect, the most formidable vessel of war the world has yet seen. At the express request of the Sultan, she has been designed by our Chief Constructor of the Navy, and consequently she will embody in a strik ing degree all the improvements suggested during the construction of the latest of the iron frigates composing our ironclad squadron. The Turkistan will be protected from stem to stern at the water line, and over a battery containing 16 of the largest guns in each broadside, the armour-plates every where being Bin. in thickness, fu addition to which the " skin" of the ship will be double throughout, as is the case with the Bellerophon. Two of the protected 300-pounder or other larger broadside guns will, at the same time, be placed at a heigh t of about 20ft. above the water, and will thus have a range of fire all round the bow and stern, so that guns of the most powerful kind may be brought to bear upon the enemy in all directions and in all weathers. The engines of the frigate are to work up to a great power, in order to produce a speed i 3 excess of that of the fastest ironclad ships. It is understood that the Sultan himself transmitted to the Turkish Ambassador the outlines of the kind of vessel he wished to be constructed. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty :—Commander W. H. Curving and Commander H. A. Clavering to be Inspecting Com manders in the Coastguard ; Lieut. Christopher Hassell to the Pembroke, for service in the Coast guard ; Sub-Lieut. W. F. E. Freeland, Sub-Lieut. George H. R. Willis, Sub-Lieut. James A. T. Bruce, and Sub-Lieut. Grosvenor Stopford to the Bristol ; Reginald Custance, midshipman, to the Achilles ; W. G. Eden, midshipman, to the Narcissus ; J. G. Bremer, nominated to a naval cadetship; Dr. Horace W. Smith, surgeon (additional), to the Saturn ; Dr. A. Duckett, surgeon, to the Niger ; A. C. Jeffreys, assistant paymaster, supernumerary, to the Victory; Charles P. A. Broadway, clerk, supernumerary, to the Fisgard ; and Edward Mathews, promoted to the rank of engineer of her Majesty's fleet. City Sewers Commission -e Yesterday, at 12 o'clock, the Commissioners of Sewers of the City of London met at the Guildhall for the despatch of public business. The chairman, Henry De Jersey, Esq., Deputy, presided. The Commissioners were occupied for some time in disposing of a number of applications for shop fronts, cellar-flaps, area fittings, and other projec tions over the public ways of the City. THE CITY CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE EXPENSES OF THE METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. Mr. J. DAW, the . clerk to the Commissioners, read a report from the General Purposes Com mittee, to whom it was referred to examine the pre cept of the Metropolitan Board of Works served on the Chamberlain, requiring him to pay to the trea surer of that board, on the 25th March next, the sum of £17,638 17s. 6d. for the main drainage rate in the City for the year ending the Ist August. The committee stated that they had carefully examined into the matter, and found that the amount named was correctly charged at 3d. in the pound on the rating in the City. They added, that in the accus tomed way it would only have been for them to re port thus much, and to recommend that a main drainage rate should be made as usual at 3d. in the pound; but they found that since the metropolis main-drainage rate was first made under the authority of the act of Parliament for that purpose, the Metropolitan Board of Works had habitually based their charge on the full rental of the districts assessed, making no de duction for deficiencies in the collection caused by empty houses, &c., or for the cost of making or of collecting the rate. Hence a continually accumu lating deficiency had been caused in their accounts, which now amounted to the sum of £1,500. The committee found that in various districts of the me tropolis thelocal authoritieshad made such rate at a sum exceeding 3d. in the pound, so as to meet such deficiency. In order to be certified in a matter of so much importance, they (the committee) had di rected a case to be prepared and submitted to coun sel, on the question whether the Court could make such assessment at a sum exceeding 3d. in the pound, and having been advised that they had such power, and should exercise it, they now recommended that a main-drainage rate should be made at 31d. in the pound, so as to meet the requirements of the precept. The report was adopted. The CLERK laid before the Commission a letter from the guardians of the West Lon don Union, enclosing communications from two of the district medical officers of that union, objecting to furnish the information to the medical officer of health of the city (Dr. Letheby), as sug gested at a previous meeting, relative to the giving notice to him in cases which came under their no tice of premises in their districts, and especially of the houses inhabited by the poor, requiring orders to be given for their sanitary improvement. It was stated that the guardians of the East Lon don Union have acquiesced in the suggestion thrown out by the medical officer, and directed communi cations to be addressed to the district medical officers of that union, requesting them to furnish Dr. Letheby with the information asked for. HEALTH OF LONDON• (Prom the Registrar•-General's Weekly Report.) Tn the week that ended on Saturday, October the 28th, the births registered in London and ten other large towns of the United Kingdom were 4,054 ; the deaths registered 2,992. The annual rate of mortality was 27 per 1,000 persons living. The last four weeks show an increase, the rates having been successively 24, 26, 26, and 27. In London the births of 1,137 boys and 1,090 girls, in all 2,227 children, were registered in the week. In the correponding weeks of ten years-1855-64 —the average number, corrected for increase of popu lation, was 1,990. The deaths registered in London during the week were 1,377. It was the 43d week of the year, and the average number of deaths for that week is, with a correction for increase of population, 1,219. The present return exhibits an excess over the estimated number of 158. Thirty-seven deaths were caused by measles, five of which occurred in the sub-district of Cripplegate. There were 60 from scarlatina, and 57 from typhus. Forty-eight fatal cases of diarrhoea were returned, the corrected average for the 43d week in ten pre vious years being 30. In the ten corresponding weeks the number varied from 16 to 39. From these facts it is evident that there is at the present time in London a greater amount of fatal diarrhoea than has been usually found to prevail at the end of October. Four deaths registered in the week are referred to cholera, of which cases the following are the parti culars :—At 57, Frith-street, Soho, on the 22d of October, the widow of a courier, aged 48 years, " diarrhoea (5 days), partly in Paris and partly in London ; Asiatic cholera (24 hours), exhaustion." The medical attendant of this case adds on his certificate, that " the patient never passed into complete collapse ; the secretions became na tural, but having been previously out of health, rslin rank from exhau:tion." At 8, Lower Pelli par-road, Woolwich, on the 21st of October, a pri vate of the Royal Marines, aged 41 years, " albu minuria (seven weeks), choleraic diarrhoea (36 hours)." At Buckingham-street, Marylebone, on the 21st of October, the son of a plaster moulder, aged five months, " choleraic diarrhoea (two days)." At 1, Queen's-road East, Chelsea, on the 27th of October, a widow, aged 68 years, " choleraic diarr hoea (14 hours)." The wife of a journeyman plasterer died at 3, Henry-street, Mile-end Old Town, from typhus ; her child, three weeks old, died of bronchitis three days previously; and three other children of the same family were taken to the workhouse ill with fever. The following seven deaths by horses and con veyances were registered in the week :—ln Fins bury-square, on the 21st of October, a carman, aged 45 years, run over by a cab ; died at St. Bar tholomew's Hospital. On the 29th of September a carman, aged 35 years, run over ; died in Cross street, Shoreditch. On the 17th of October, son of a 'tailor, aged 13 years, run over by a cart ; died in High-street, Shadwell. On the 20th of October, a farrier's labourer, aged 17 years, run over by a cart; died in London Hospital. On the 23rd of October, a carpenter, aged 63 years, run over ; died in London Hospital. At Bermondsey, on the 13th of October, the son of a carman, aged two years, crushed by a waggon wheel ; died at Guy's llos pital. On the 17th of October a carman, aged 27 years, run over ; died in St. Mary's Hospital. The annual rate of mortality last week was 24 per 1,000 in London, 28 in Edinburgh, and 27 in Dublin ; 37 in Liverpool, 36 in Manchester, 24 in Salford, 29 in Birmingham, 35 in Leeds, 23 in Bristol, 30 in Hull, and 33 in Glasgow. The rate in Vienna was 24 per 1,000 during the week ending the 21st inst., when the temperature was 4.1 deg. Fahrenheit higher than in the same week in London, where the rate was 22 per 1,000. In Liverpool the births in the week were 390, the deaths 337 ; in Manchester, births 215, deaths 243 ; Salfortl, birtls; ripatha 50 y llirmingliain, births 258, deaths 181; Leeds, births 134, deaths 152 ; Bristol, births 101, deaths 70 ; Hull, births 61, deaths 60; Edinburgh; births 121, deaths 93 ; Glas gow, births 315, deaths 261; and in Dublin, births 160, deaths 165. There were 261 deaths in Vienna during the week ending the 21st inst. Southampton.—Among the population of this borough (estimated to the middle of the present year at 53,001) 34 deaths were registered during the week ending last Saturday; of these 3 were referred to cholera, and 9to scarlatina. The annual rate of mortality during the week was 33 per 1,000 persons living. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.322. The barometrical pressure increased to 29.72 in. on Wednesday, and fell to 28.85 in. on Friday. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 46.9 deg., which is 1 deg. below the average of the same week in 50 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). Saturday was cold, and the defect of mean tempera ture was 59.8 deg. on Tuesday ; the lowest night temperature was 33.9 on Saturday. The range in the week was, therefore, 25.9 deg. The mean daily range was 12.8 deg. The difference between the mean dew-point temperature and air temperature was 3.3 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 89, complete saturation being represented by 100, which point was actually attained on Sunday, and almost attained on Thursday. On Monday the humidity was 94. The wind was very variable. Rain fell to the great amount of 2.20 in. There was rain on every day except Wednesday. On Sunday (the 22d) it measured I.llin. ; on Thursday 0.72 in. Friday was fine and partially cloudy till 2 p.m. when the sky was overcast suddenly, and a heavy squall of wind and rain occurred, accompanied by a sudden change in the barometer, and a decrease of 7 deg. of temperature. At 2.45 p.m. the rain ceased. At Clifton there fell on Sunday 1-22 in., but there was none on that day at places north of Birming ham. The total fall during the week at Clifton was so great as 3.19 inches. Twenty-five planters are said to be under arrest at Vicksburg, all charged with either maltreating or kill ing their former slaves. TM P ORT ANT ADMIRALTY S [MTS. --The Chicago Republican reports that there are now pending in the United States district Court at Springfield4ll., forty suits in Admiralty, involving property to the amount of one million seven hundred thousand dollars. The most of these grow out of cotton seizures in the rebel States during the war, chiefly during the Red River expedition. The property having been seized by the navy was sent to Cairo and sold by order of court when cotton averaged over a dollar per pound, and the pro ceeds deposited in the United States Treasury at St. Louis, subject to order of court. The question is whether this property belongs to the Government, to the navy, or to the claimants who have appealed since the seizure. Those claimants are both Northern and Southern men, both loyal and disloyal. Tho points involved are many and intricate. Questions of loyalty, citizenship, agencies, and international law, are mingled together till a labyrinth exists in which only lawyers could delight to wander. 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During the past four or 6e days quite an excitement has existed among a portion of the sporting fraternity of this city, on account of the appearance among them of a fair-looking and fashionably attired young woman, who apparently had any quantity of money, which she seemed desirous of expending as rapidly and as foolishly as possible. _ _ It appears that this woman, whose name is Nellie Otis, alias Nellie Curtis, arrived in this city last Saturday even ing, and took lodgings at a house frequented by sporting men, with some of whom she very soon made acquaintance, and ordered wine for the whole party. During the even ing wino was ordered several times, for all, for which the strange female paid the cash, and at one time she exhibited some $3,000, which had the effect of creating considerable rivalry among her newly-made male acquaintances as to which should do her the most honour or greatest favour. The result of Saturday evening's debauch was that she re tired in a very intoxicated condition. On Sunday she was the companion of one of the men who was in her company the previous evening, and who passed the day with her in driving about the suburbs with the best span he could procure, stopping at various hotels, eating and drinking—she paying all the bills. On Monday she attended the races, where she won and lost several wagers, ordered and paid for wino for all claim ing her acquaintance, or that of those in whose immediate company she was, besides making liberal donations of the best cigars by the box and dozens to several of the male sex. While at the races and during the day she paid for thirty-two bottles of wine, besides other liquors. A similar course was pursued by her on Tuesday, dur ing which day she placed $3,200 in the hands of a young man to keep for her, and to whom she applied on Wednes day morning for its return, but as she then was in company with another young man, the one to whom she entrusted the money denied receiving any such amount as $3,200, or anything like that sum, but rather than have any fuss made about it he consented to give her $5OO. Finding that she could not get her money back, she repaired to the office of the Chief of Police, where she related the sub stance of the foregoing, and stated that she had been keep ing house in New Orleans, but had given that up and had come North to visit friends and "have a gay and festive time generally." After listening to her story, detectives Heath and Hunt were detailed to work up the matter, and if possible re cover the missing $2,700 and arrest the party having it.' The detectives wero absent from the office but a short time, when they returned with a man in custody, whom the woman identified as the one wanted, and from whom they obtained $2,500, apparently greatly to the relief of the loser. The scene now changes. Wednesday a gentleman from New York arrived in town, and at once reported to the Chief's office that last Friday night a female named "Nel lie" robbed him of $6,400 in money and U. S. Bonds, and that he had reason to believe she had come to this city. The finale of the whole matter is, that Nellie Otis alias Curtis w as arres t e d an d committedto the Tombs. Con siderably less than one-half of the money she stole from the New York gentleman has been recovered, but ho re fuses to prosecute her, and only desires that the sporting men who have partaken of "Nellie's" hospitality at his expense may be honorable enough, if they have any bonds or money belonging to him, to return the same forthwith to the Chief of Police.—Boston Journal. GOOD NEWS FOR JACK TAR.---A report comes from the United States Treasury saying that over two million dollars have accumulated in the naval fund since of ed unclaimed balances due i b s eer d em a p a l l Oy_ in s the naval service, and personsr i9g . havesun-1 e t wo l o t il i d fr o posed to fund this passage of an act from fines for desertion, &c. accumulated sum, e ,3tablishing a home for those Who have e sindtuurteiodnfotor !if.) while engaged in the naval service, the a l Y ie supported upon the interest of the naval fund. INTERCEDING FOR THEIR OLD MASTER. —On e da y la et week two colored women lind a colored man wer e in attendanc,a at the White House, seeking an interview with the President to ask pardon for their former master, a m an named Williams. Willi:: was is, or was at the break ing out of the war, a wealthy citizen of Virginia, and at .one time owned a number of slavves. It appears from the statement of these colored people that Williams made ap plication for pardon some time ago, and as the application ha.s not been acted upon as yet they are il3 WAShington to intercede in behalf 91 Unix Pill mlter. TIIE WIDENING OF MANSION-HOUSE-STREET. A letter was read from Mr. W. 0. Beville, the secretary of the Union Bank, in reference to the question of widening Mansion-house-street on the north side, and in reply to a communication ad dressed to the directors of the bank, on behalf of the Commission, asking them to postpone proceeding with the frontage of their building now in course of erection. It was stated that a similiar request was made to the directors by the Commission on the 25th of July, 1863, pending a negotiation for the same object between them and the Metropolitan Board of Works, and the directors having subse quently had communicated to them officially a re u atm P a "bed by the Commissioners, in which they decided to take no further pi occumling s in the matter, they had entered into a very onerous con tract for the completion of the building now erect ing, and had expended large sums for foundation and works of unusual difficulty from the nature of the soil. They had also paid a considerable sum in the shape of compensation in order to obtain pos session of part of the site. Under these circum stances, it was stated that the directors could not suspend the progress of the works—and they took that opportunity of expressing their conviction that the interests of the public would be much better served at a comparatively trifling cost by the widening of Mansion-house street on the south side. On the completion of the new street from Blackfriars-bridge, the Mansion house would front that important thoroughfare,with ample space for an entry suitable for the building, and convenient for the civic processions of State oc casions. The removal of the present portion from the north to the :western side would give consider able additional roadway where it was most needed, as the set of the traffic was mainly from King Wil liam-street, and so the improvement could be effected by the Corporation without any interfe rence with private property, and at a very moderate outlay. The directors trusted that these sugges tions might receive due consideration. The subject was referred to the Improvement Committee for consideration and report. TILE CATTLE PLAGUE. A communication signed "Arthur Helps," - and addressed from the Council Office, Whitehall, was laid before the Court, in which was inclosed a copy of the circular which has been issued by the Veteri nary department of the Council to the inspectors appointed for the city of London, and the metropo litan police districts, relative to the disinfection and disposal of the carcasses of diseased animals. Dr. LETIIEBY reported that the markets and slaughter-houses in the City had been duly inspected during the past week, and the officers had condemned 5,3711b5. of meat as unfit for human food. ft con sisted of 8 sheep, 8 pigs, and 39 quarters of beef. He also reported that the hides were not removed from the slaughter-houses at Nos. 53, 56, and 66, Aldgate, until after the time appointed in the regu lations, and as much inconvenience arose from it he recommended that crders should be given for the necessary proceedings before the justices. He like wise reported that the hides were not removed from Leadenhall-market until nearly 8 o'clock in the evening, the appointed time being 5 o'clock, and as the de]ay was caused by the improper practice of salting the hides in the market, and causing the ground to be saturated with a large amount of saline and animal matter, and as it also interfered with the work of the scavengers, who were unable to begin the cleansing of the market at a proper time, he re commended that notice should be given to the Mar kets Committee of the fact, that the regulations with respect to the removal of hides were not observed. The suggestion of the medical officer was agreed to. SANITARY CONDITION OF THE CITY. Dr. LETHEBY reported on the state of 226 houses that had been inspected during the past week, and he submitted a list of 47 places which required sani tary improvement in various particulars. He also submitted a list of 22 places requiring further pro ceedings on account of orders already issued, but not yet complied with. He also submitted a certificate of the indecent and unwholesome crowding of the house No. 18, Fetter-lane, and recommended that the usual proceedings should be taken to have the house registered as a common lodging-house. Fifty-three births and 45 deaths were registered during the week. The mortality returns were less than the average (48) for the corresponding period of the last ten years. Twenty-one, or nearly half of all the deaths, were among childre n of less than five years of age, and five only were among persons of GO and upwards. The chief causes of death were as follows :—Phthisis 4, hydrocephalus 6, pneumonia 3, bronchitis 3, continued fever 5, scarlet fever 5, measles 5, and erysipelas 1. From an acco un t l a id b e fore the Court by the principal clerk, hands of the Ch am b er l a i n , on Thursday last, on it appeared that the balance in the the Sewers rate,'was £10 , 0 61 2s. 11d., and that the sum overdrawn on th e Consolidated rate was £5,219 11s., and on the Metropolis Main Drainage rate £1,499 14s, Old. .After disposing of some routine business the com missioners adjourned. -- - -_ _ A mass convention of the colored men of Wisconsiawae called to be held at Milwaukee on the 9th of October, to madder the best MOUS tpr Row ing the right of suffrage. SPIRIT OP THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. TIMES.--We might have been thought, perhaps, rather too prompt to protest against the new distri bution of Cabinet Ministers between the two Houses, and assert the consequently provisional character of the " reconstructed" Administration. That prompt ness, however, has been vindicated by the readiness with which an evident anomaly has been defended, if not heartily, at least on principle. The arrange ment of Chief Secretaries in the Lords and Under- Secretaries in the Commons seems to present itself to some minds as not inappropriate to the compara tive dignity and functions of the two Houses. The Upper men should be, it seems, in the Upper House, where affairs are treated with more gravity than in the Lower, where less time is thrown away in need less discussions, and measures can be explained with less interruption. What is wanted in the Lower House is a set of clever and industrious Under- Secretaries thoroughly up to their subjects ; whether in the Cabinet or not is really unimportant so as they do their work well. For this purpose we only want " rising men," who may hope to be one day themselves Peers and Secretaries of State. The House of Commons, in this view of the case, is not only the battleground of parties, of the Constitution, of the Government, and all the other public ques tions at issue, but also the place where clever and industrious aspirants are supposed to be fighting for rank and position. That there is a grain of virtual truth in this theory is not to be denied, for it can be supported by illustrious examples. It was in a very humble capacity that Lord Russell himself did the rough work of the Reform Bill ; nor was he rewarded with a place in the Cabinet till several years after. Lord Palmerston, as has been fre quently stated with a touch of exaggeration, was only known as a hardworking official at the mature age of 43. Had he, in due tin! e, proceeded to the Upper House, and contented himself thenceforth with giving the cue to his subordinates in the lower, the precedent would have been more fruit ful and more applicable. But a very slight retro spect of our political history is sufficient to show that, as the general rule, the best Ministers have been good and patient subordinates. Ministers may do their work very well in the upper House, and the House of Commons can do its work very well, though the representatives of the Cabinet may be chiefly of a less important character. It really is a question of working, and nobody can object to that which works well. Should the House of Commons be content with Under-Secretaries, and should Mr. Gladstone's health, strength, temper, and self-pos session endure in a nightly controversy with the entire Opposition de omnibus rebus et quibusdam aliis, the only thing to be said of the proposed arrangement is that it is as good as it looks, and that we seem to have discovered, as it were, by a " fluke," a most excellent rule for all future Cabinet arrangements. Lord Russell would acquire the credit of having re formed not only the constitution of the House of Commons, but also its due work and proper rank in the Legislature, besides vindicating the dignity of the House of Lords and putting the Cabinet itself on a more convenient footing. But even supposing a general submission to the arrangement and a satisfactory working, several considerations obtrude themselves rather in the way. Let us suppose a clever and industrious Under-Secretary attacked in a good House, not in a pitched battle, but in one of those skirmishes that are critical because they affect a position. What is to be done ? Is the position to be abandoned, and nothing more to be said about it? Or is the unsuccessful subordinate to be lopped off and thrown to the foe? How often and for how long is the process of minor elimination and subor dinate reconstruction to be repeated, and how many changes in the visible representatives of Government is the House of Commons to accept before it flies at higher game and ventures upon a Cabinet question? There is a further consideration, with a social as pect. In the House of Commons there are a great number of " rising men,"_ . who think themselves " clever," and are not without industry, at least in a mischievous sense. There are also many others who are mot rising, but who are not the less ready to join in an attack upon those who are. Hence it is that the " rising man" is especially liable to be attacked, and thus to provoke collisions with Government. It sometimes becomes, therefore, almost a matter of necessity to put up, not " a rising man," but a con siderable personage, the heir of a great title and estate, to overawe an envious and tumultuous Opposition, apt to degenerate indeed into a per sonal persecution. So, what if the Under-Secretaries themselves should come to be men already on their way to the Lords by succession, not creation ? To be sure, in this case the principle of " rising men" winning their way to rank and power comes in to counteract the practice of noble Under-Secretaries, and might end in their actual expulsion. If, too, the discomfiture of an Under-Secretary is to go for nothing, why not amputate an expectant marquis as well as a rising commoner—that is, if the spirit of the House should prove equal to the occasion? An other question presents itself. The House of Com mons, it must not be forgotten, is under sentence of reform, and at this moment only waits the pleasure of the Premier as to the execution of the sentence. That reform, as everybody understands, is to be in the Democratic direction ; in fact, the House is to be a mere popular body. Is it possible that we see here a twofold return to the simplicity of our Plan tagenet Parliaments ; a real House of Peers, and, at a respectful distance, a House of Knights and Burgesses, of comparatively humble degree, and content with a modest share in the counsels of the King and the government of the country ? Treated thus, before and behind, the House of Commons might find itself nearer the masses, but not quite so near the elite of the social and political world. Usage, mere usage, though now of some centuries, has induced another estimate of the House of Com mons, and has made it absorb within itself power, wealth, rank, office, and public estimation to an overwhelming amount. But it is to be reformed, as we have said, in its relations to what is above as well as to what is below. It is to be taught its place ; and, first of all, it is not to tread on the heels of the rank be fore it. It is thrown out, indeed, with a superfluity of caution that the present " reconstruction" is tem porary and provisional. It will last the recess, and that is spoken of as if it were the pledge of a more enduring stability. So far as that goes, we should like to know what sort of a Cabinet would not last till the meeting of Parliament. It is then that the ex periment has to be put to proof. An experiment it is admitted to be, and it is really an experiment, not only on the powers of several able and excellent officials, but also on the temper of the House of Commons, which, we regret to say, has hitherto shown itself not at all the body to play any tricks with. If anything, we have had to deplore its over sensitiveness, its susceptibility to slight affronts, and its disposition to underrate material advantages and sensible arrangements when honour is in question. It is always said in common life that when a man is easily affronted and ready to pick a quarrel, it is because he has himself doubts about himself and is not quite certain of his own position and character. But that is very much the case of the British House of Commons. It does not quite know what it is, and has some vague aspirations in more than one direction. It represents all sorts, and, saving its absence just now, is made up of all sorts. Lord Russell thinks it ought to represent more of just one sort, that is the people, in a pretty numerous sense of that word. He thinks there ought to be less doubt about its constitution, and, as it appears, about its functions also. But the house, when it meets, will be very apt to do as all former houses have done. It will not he able to disguise from itself the very mixed character of its composition and origin. Like all new made things, it will find that it has to make and assert its own position, and that this process will entail the risk of collision. It may at once see that an experiment is made on its forbearance, and may take action accordingly. That is a crisis which we cannot help thinking it is better not to wait for, simply because it is better not to be beaten in ever so trifling a matter. If the last house, a singularly moderate and self-disciplined body, and with Lord Palmerston face to face, com plained now and then that they had to deal with an official shadow instead of the substance, the new house is not less likely to remonstrate when they find the Chancellor of the Exchequer the only Minister there with a general commission to defend the Ministerial policy. If the house is content, of course so are we ; but if it is not, we sec no alter native but to support its objection. POST.—While the financial condition of so many continental States is hopelessly embarrassed, and most of their Governments are asking for new loans, it is gratifying to learn that our nearest neighbours, the French, are practising an economy in the na tional expenditure which enables the Minister of Finance to promise most satisfactory budgets. In 18G1 the ever-augmenting deficits of the debtor creditor account of the French nation caused great uneasiness amongst the commercial classes of Im perial France. All the Ministers of the departments of Government were spending money at a rate never before known ; each Ministry conducted its affairs on the most extravagantly splendid scab:). The Chambers and public opinion attracted the Emperor's attention to a threatening evil, and the elected of the people did not fail to listen and att. M. Fould, the present Minister of Fina nce, was called to power to practise economy, and, as it has afterwards proved, to strengthen the peace counsels of the advisers of Napoleon 111. At the period to which we refer both the finance and politics of France were in a decidedly unsatisfactory state. The year 1861 showed a deficit of 161,903,104 fr , and France was engaged in the Mexican expe di t i on ' , a war of a most expensive character on account of the enormous cost of the transport service. We have always regarded the occupation of m u i cc , and 14. 1..., the foundation of an empire in that far off Trans atlantic continent as one of the most unhapPY inspirations of the far-seeing Sovereign w h o per: sonally directs the acts of the French nation, and as specially identified with national success or disaster. France has not only supplied the men who occupy Mexico, but France has found the money to establish the empire of the Austrian prince, Maximilian. The Finance Minister must have found his budgets very much crippled by the Mexican item, although the national Treasury. _ enriched with a mass of Mexican obligations w hich it would be difficult perhaps to turn into ha rd cash at any possible price. A Chancellor of the Exch.e quer when he comes into office inherits not only the debts, but the politics of th e State. M. Fould c ould not put a stop to the Mexican expedition, fore had to provide for it, as well as for the military operations in China, Cochin China, and Rome. Fould. however, has gradually cut down the Ilan and military expenditure of France, and we are glad to learn that his anticipatory Budget for 186 7 further proof of the Emperor's apparent intentions to turn more from the arts of war and foreign materi al progress. peditions towards the arts of peace and and th . ere progress. Whilst the two great German powers are keeping up " exaggerated armaments," France, th !f u .. neighbour, proposes to reduce her warlike exp . eow, ture in 1867 by some 15,000,000 fr. The sum is not a . very large one, but we think it is a significant fact' interesting to the rest of the world, that Fran c 's continues to economise in the army and the navy There There will be a reduction of about 10,000 men. 1- the . effective of the French army, and a slight di" nution in the expenditure of the navy. The effectiv e ' in stead of 400,000, will be 300,900. Such a red tion might be made, doubtless, w ithout any refer ence to the permanent military strength of Fran ce, as the army of occupation at Rome will in 18 6 . 7 tha at home . again. What we rejoice to recognise is ",., 0 decidedly peaceful tendency which the EmPer c . 6 o . present policy appears to indicate. The coming French Budgets also promise further economy 1 . 0 domestic administration ; in fact, retrenchmeot.d, .every shape and form is evidently M. Fould's g ul mg star, and if no unforeseen events occur, t he present Minister of Finance promises to place. the nation's accounts in such a satisfactory condition as Frenchmen have not greeted for many le a n The largest sums of the new Budget are recorde" web' to the Ministry of Public Works, but this is money well spent. A nation is always made p 00 .,1 1. b y a war, but new ports, road s , an d p u blic bt i n" ngs add to a nation's wealth. We confess to 1 1 unable to understand by what process the money i d found to carry on the immense building operati on ; now in progress not only in Paris but all ol ds France. The traveller who visits Marseilles f 3 1 1 ,0 a new town ; Havre is half rebuilt ; gigantic icor; going on at Lyons ; Nice growing into a mag. l , 4 . cent city ; and what the capital will be in all°" T t , ten years can only be imagined by those who I v ` a ness the present ra pid r i se o f th e ser i es o f handsor n white stone hou ses churches, and public building s ' which are now radiating from certain metropohtlile centres in every direction. It is calculated that t" national wealth of F rance h as d ou bl e d s i n ce NaP ° i Icon 111. came to the throne. What is patent to the world is the wonderful. and constant spread. French commercial interest s . F ore i gn l oans , foreir i railways, foreign credit societies are now c ontract ed for in Paris to an extent which is incredible to thos e who remember the state of commercial Fran ce twenty years ago. It is doubtless of the ntin e r h importance that the national finances under nit, circumstances should be in a sound and solid e, ° l l dition. National credit means national wea } The coming budgets, as far as we can comprehe ll eh those ever-complicated statements of Fret!, o finance, with their retrospecti v e a n d prospeot l ', features, will be satisfactory. The Emperor re .. 4f l look forward to close his reign with a penn' policy, and leave the finances o f the nation 0 1 t condition to meet the demands of war, should the scourge to humanity again visit Europe. In rye practical resolutions his M a j es ty appears to ha been supported by the majority of his Cabinet, a Ai n perhaps by none more effi c i en tly th an b y M. Fow"' the Minister of Finance. COUNTRY MARKETS. HULL—TUESDAY. A very small supply of English wheat, which !O t to : ready sale at fully 2s per qr. advance. For e ign also , I) ° t ,ta to sell at is more money. Barley, b eans , p ea s, and ." each is dearer than last week. LEEDS—TUESDAY. to On Holders of wheat are at length becoming position of the trade, and our buyers to the poor and deficient yield of the late harvest ; there is, therel ° f o r a firmness assumed to-day we have not experience", do , many months, and we have a good demand for best 26 scriptions of both new and old, at a further advance fo r per qr. from the rates of last Tuesday. A fair denno". r . barley at fully Friday's rates. Oats, beans, and other - tides readily make late prices. aliveq--lirsti MELTON MO W IJEAY.-TUESDAY. A scanty supply of wheat, th e t ra d e i n w hi c h r ule- Ac tive at is to 2s per qr. m ore money. B ar l ey i n goo" "at quest at is per qr. against the buyer. Oats a small 8110 upward rates. Beans limited at advancing rates. o e. White wheat, 46s to 55s ; red, 41s to:49s per 36 sto Barley for malting, 34s t o 37 s per qr ; f ee d 7 29s to 3 15 r c , 30 stone. Oats. 19s to 30. Beans, old, 44s to 50; no as to 448 per qr. LYNN—TUESDAY. ty A t About the usual supply o f w h eat, w hi c h so ld s teadi n ' is to 2s per qr. adva nce i n goo d d ry sorts. _Barley 8 ' A . ,to derato show, and is per qr . i n f avour of the se ll er . middling, and prices quite as high as last week. r A3it meagre show at upward rates. New wheat, 44s to 50s ; new red, 38s to 43s old Wh i r; 51s to 52s ; old red, 45s to 49s per 36 stone. Barley malting, 34s to 36s ; secondary, 32s ; ordinary, 26s t° 3 30 per qr. Oats, 18s to 24s per 24 stone. Beans, larg e, to 40s ; small, 40s to 42s per 38 stone. SHEFFIELD —TUESDAY. ar Thero was a moderate supply of wheat at our COIIO.OO ket to-day, for which the demand was healthy, and P rl o advanced nearly 2s per qr. Beans wero in short OnPr and the trade was good at fully farmer terms. ai (c 1 Red wheat, per load of 3 imp. bushela....l7B Od to 1 - n 04 White do do ....lOs cd 2 1" 6a New red do do ....Ma Cd 1 .: 0 New white do do .... i7a 6d r; od Beans do do ....17a Od ' ,L'ocl Peas, per qr Oa Od ',',': od Grinding' ba - ley, per qr 30a Od .3:: Od Malting barley, eo s2s Od ‘ , 0 ,1 ‘ ," od Oats, do 26a Od x" Floar....is od to 21 Od per 141 b. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and N ew Z ealand, via Southampton Nov,T„, o' • l l a. Ditto, via Mars e ill es Nov. ' , 5. Brazil and Cape V er d e, b y British paoket ...... .- • • Nov 1. Ditto, by Fren c h pac k et . Nov. . 7 - 2 1. Cape of Good H o p e, A scens i on, and St. Helena, _NOV. 2 China, Penang. an d Si ngapore, via Southampton..Na• ,2„ Ditto, via Marseilles NO. ' Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampt on Nov , , 2 , India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton ~° - • ./.. Ditto, via Marseilles Nov. India (Bombay), via Southampton.: ........ " ".... N NY .: . : 1 Ditto, via Marseilles Nov. 11 ' Mauritius, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseille s . .. No v 5 8. Newfoundland Not'. Portugal . .609 5. NO. Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon... United States and British North America, by Bri- 8, HIM packet Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp ton .. ...... Ditto, via Cork . S. Ditto, by Canadi an p ac k et, v i a Londonde rry.. , - , v 0 • y ' t o, West Coast of Africa. M a d e i ra. and Teneriffe Nov West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas, Cuba, ix and Mexico .... ..Nov, 46 Bahamas, via New York. Nov. 4 0 Bermuda, ditto Nov co Cuba and Mexico t 3°' atw; The first train on the Miss our i Pacific +. 3- , r tte through from St. Louis to Kans as Ci ty reac h e d the ' 3 place on Sept. 30. The road is now complete. • Births. 10°1 BAKER.—On the 28th ult., at WargraVe, Berks, the / II Captain W. A. Baker, R.E., of a son. ar se GOSCHRN.—On th e 30 t h ult., at 37, Chapel-street, - . nor - square, the wif e o f H enry G osc h en, Esq., o f a g oo TRAILL.—On the 30th ult., at Blackheath, the wife o f Christie Traill, Esq., barrister-at-law, of a son- Marriages. HOW ARD — DOTI:R.—O n the 31st ult. at St. George ' -., over-square Lord 'Toward, to Victoria Francis' eldest daughter of Monsieur A. Boyer, of Paris. r oll LYSONS—TRITTON.—On the 30th ult., at Mercian, S li s ter; Colonel D an i e l L ysons, C. 8., Deputy Quarterl o tbte`i of tle Rov. Robert Generalc in o Can e a r ( t ia, Ti t i o tto Anna rector S o o r P o h f M iaß o is rrn! 11111' dean. Deaths. , OA BATRURST.—On the 28th ult., Thomas James 1.1. -"` i11 late 75th Rogt. r i 14 I P BARWELL.—On the 27th u lt., a t B r i g h ton, Froue- c Barwell, Esq., late 50th Regt., aged 30. 00 00* COOKSON.—On the 26th ult., at Pau, Bassos 1 1 1. pen t ' Joseph Cookson. Esq., late of the Royal York-cr ° Clifton, aged 83. 1 00 11 ' Dix.—On the 29th u lt., a t L ong Buekby, Nortll3ll- shire, Wm. Dix, E sq ., age d 78., O Aa, , FORSTER.—At 7, Med way -t errace, Upper Lewis Deptford, Amos Forster, Esq., late of MM. Cu aged 79. .„. Do tlit WHITMORE.—On th e 28 t h ult. at at G ~. rove House, ~ - - -/33 Win. F. Whit more, Esq., aged 53. 00 der . WILLIAMSON.—On the 25th i ns t ., a t Edinburgh, Alfr,g.lol' B. Kerr Williamson, Esq., of Cardrona, PeeD"'" Captain in H.M.' s 78 t h Highlanders. /5 - ._o' s ' %T uft- O P London : Printed a nd P u b li s h e d b y WI L LIAM .li , - - Oa Ol of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at THE SUN Offe r 9 0 Strand, in the Precinct of th e S avoy. I n the w A_Ligdlegeze—Wedneatiay, litnember 1, 1886. The Th ( SI The The Tb tho aim, dart that a of 41 gam, year the i fund and the & the I Is. Pan! T 1 Gov, othe oth e lindf as fc Pi in a eon, Per two X 7 th e pion £1 ~8 II Thai lust, tiler to ; Sl a fo r fa r on