The Sun. — London, England, 1865-11-06 00:00:00

SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 6, ISH. Launch of Ironclad Vessels for the Queen of Spain and Ring of Italy. On Saturday on the extensive premises of the Thames Iron Works Company was witnessed one of those scenes of interest and excitement which have now become periodical in that great establish ment. The locality in which the works are situated is by no means picturesque, nor the approaches easy. The one exhibits grimy factories springing as it were out of the mud of the Isle of Dogs, and making the atmosphere above as grimy as themselves with the incessant columns of smoke which belch forth and rise and curl from their tall chimneys. A thousand hammers are ever busy making the sonorous music of the British blacksmith, and every oneworks with an energy which seems to indicate his intense convic tion that rivetting up is the great mission of indus trial humanity. To get to this busy hive one must wade through slummy byeroads, to scale up the sides of barges, to cross lock-gates, and to pick one's steps amongstprotruclingwinch hanclles,under mighty hulls of unfinished ships which seem ready to topple down on the wayfarer, or over mighty heaps of volcanic looking debris, and angular and dangerously rough scrap iron. And yet, every month or so, visitors of dainty air and high distinction may be seen landing at Blackwall, and pushing for the Orchard Works. The company have already supplied their own Go vernment, and Denmark and Russia, and on Satur day last put a new kingdom on their list by launch ing a magnificent iron-clad frigate for the Queen of Spain. The Victoria, so called as a compliment to our own sovereign, is a beautiful model, inythich the object of the constructors was to combine, as far as possible, the speed and graceful outline of the War rior with the solidity and resisting powers of the Minotaur. Her length between the perpendiculars is 316 ft., her keel (for tonnage) 282, breadth 57, and depth of hold 38ft. Her burthen in tons is 4,862 and a fraction ; her armament, 30 guns of large calibre ; and her engines, which were made by Penn and Co., of 1,000 horse nominal power. Beside such dimen sions our Spanish friends can only remember their once world's wonders, their San Josefs and their Santissima Trinidadas, as mere pigmies, and confess as a matter of fact, that the Victoria, when properly armed, would sink a whole fleet of such ships in a few hours. She has been about two years in con struction, and when she descended majestically into g , her native element" - on Saturday last, her splendid lines and general symmetry of appearance were the objects of general admiration. The launch was witnessed by a most distinguished company. There were the Duke and Duchess de Montpensier, the two Infantas of Spain, Amalia and Christina, the Prince de Joinville, the Count de Paris, Marquis de Molins (Swish Ambassador at the Court of St. James's), Admiral Montes, the Count de Torres Dios, Gen. Sir A. Waugh, Admiral Hall, the Che valier Murietta, Mr. Rolt (chairman of the com pany), Capt. Ford (formerly of the Ottoman navy and now general manager of the works), and a number of Turkish notabilities, whose interest in what they saw wa3 very much enhanced by th e fact that a monster ironclad, defended with 10-inch plates, is about immediately to be laid down on the slip just vacated by the Victoria for their govern ment,. There was also an immense English crowd —always so quick to gather round a horse race or a ship launch—and underneath the great ship herself were nestled a whole army of workmen, hammers in hand, ready to knock away the dogshores the moment the traditional baptismal rite had been per formed aloft. Precisely at one o'clock her Royal Highness the Duchess de Montpensier took her sta tion, bottle in hand, in the little gallery at the bow, the ship's name " Victoria" was pronounced, the strokes of a thousand hammers were heard all together, and in less than two minutes the great ship was floating proudly in the wet dock, sur rounded by a whole fleet of tug-boats and row boats, which looked as if they had come there to set off her huge size to the best advantage by contrast. We have witnessed a great many launches, both in royal and in private yards, but we never saw one carried out with greater rapidity, certainty, and safety. The vessel glided down gradually, never mending her pace, she stopped as if held back by a bridle the moment she entered the water, and we had to rub our eyes to ascertain that it was not all a dream as we looked at the vast vacant space which the moment before had been filled with an immense iron castle. There was a good deal of cheering, and the band played " Rule Britannia" and the Spanish national hymn, and then the whole party adjourned to the moulding aloft, which had been tastefully de corated with the Spanish colours, and where Messrs. Ring and Brymer had arranged an elegant and abundant dejeuner. The royal princes and princesses entered into the festivity with great cordiality and affability, and the Spanish ambassador, the i Mar quis de Molins, spoke with much eloquence n the sonorous and manly Spanish language on the great fact of the day. His excellency. gracefully com plimented England upon having led the world in the utilisation of iron for the works of peace. Formerly when one spoke of iron one thought only of swords and guns and cannon balls, but England had turned it to other and better purposes, to the construction of railroads, of steam machinery, and of the fleets of commerce. It was only as a measure of defence that she built her great iron warships, and in this Spain followed her example. The main object of the rulers of that great country now was to develop her internal resources, to dig up her mines and mine rals, and to cover her surface with a network of railways, such as already had conferred such wealth and so many blessings on England. With the friendly co-operation of England he hoped to see this carried out, and with these views he gave as a toast, " The intimate and friendly alliance of the two countries." The ambassador was much cheered by the considerable section of the company who understood his language, and the remainder applauded, we trust, with equal fervour. We must say, however, that their selection of telling points was much assisted by Mr. Goodchild, the excellent toastmaster, who seemed thoroughly to enjoy and enter into the current of Spanish eloquence. There were several good speeches from Mr. Rolt, the chairman of the company, and others, and the pro ceedings terminated at an early hour, to the entire satisfaction of all who had been favoured with in vitations. On Saturday, also, a large company, comprising most of the principal Italian gentlemen in London, was invited by the directors of the Millwall Iron works and Shipbuilding Company to witness the launch of the iron-clad cupola frigate Affondatore. The launch passed off successfully amidst the cheers of hundreds of spectators, the huge fabric gliding gracefully into the water almost immediately after the dog-shores were knocked away. The ceremony of naming the vessel was performed by the Marchesa di San Germano, in the presence of Sir J. hay, K.C.8., Baron Marochetti, Count Maffei, Marquis of Balbi, Marquis of San Germano, and a large and distinguished company. The Affondatore is 298 feet in length, 40 feet in breadth, and 18 feet 4 inches in depth. Builder's tonnage 2,306 tons, 700 horse power nominal. As her name (The Sinker) implies, she is built with a powerful swan neckshaped stem, which will, should she ever come into action, be found to be a formid able enemy in close quarters. She is fitted with two turrets, one at each end of the vessel, which are provided with one 10-ton gun each, and are upon Capt. Coles' principle, that portion of them stand ing above the upper deck being protected by armour plating 5i inches thick. Between decks these tur rets are encased by circular armour plated bulk heads of 5-inch iron, within which the turning gear is worked. The armour plating extends from the main deck down to 7 feet below the load water line. This plating is 5 inches thick, except the lower strake, which is 4 inches thick. The main deck is protected by plate iron 2 inches in thickness. On this deck there is a rifle tower f or conning -house, which stands 9 feet above the upper de c k, an d i s covered with armour 5 inches thick right down to the main deck. This affords protection to _ the cap tain during action, and also to the steering w h eel. The whole of the skylights and ladder-ways on the main deck are provided with :strong iron gratings, which slide between the beams when not required, and which can be worked from below, thereby pre venting the necessity of men having to go on to the deck to place them. The masts, which are of iron) axe telescopic, and act as ventilators to the ship. The catheads and fish davits are so made that they will turn down during action, as well as the bulwarks, so that a circular range is obtained. Throughout the entire length of the vessel there is a wing pas sage fitted, which, as well as the double watertight bottom, is provided with doors, sluice, valves, &c., so that with the transverse bulkheads the vessel is divided into watertight compartments, from any of which the water can be taken with great facility. Great attention has been paid to the ventilation of the magazine and handing rooms, for which special ventilating machines, to be worked by hand, are provided. The vessel is estimated to steam at the rate of 15 knots an hour. The Italian Government have been anxious that she should be protected by armour of the very best qua lity of iron and make ; and in order that they might be satisfied on that point, two experiments were made upon plates selected by the officer representing that Government from the stock of plates rolled for the vessel. The first of these was, by the permission of the War-office, conducted at Shoeburyness, and was particularly notable from the fact of this plate resisting steel shot at a distanceof 200 yards, which, it is stated, is the first occasion on which a plate of 5 inches thick has been victorious over steel. The second experiment was conducted at Genoa by the Italian Government. The plate was subjected to 12 rounds from a 68-pounder at the extraordinary small range of 13 yards, after which merciless attack it did not show a single crack or fissure, and was considered by all competent judges to be the best result ever obtained. On the conclusion of the ceremony the visitors adjourned to the spacious dining hall attached to the works and partook of an excellent lunchaon, which the Millwall Company had provided. Sir J. Hay, who occupied the chair, after giving the toast of " The Queen," gave that of the " King of Italy," which was drunk amidst loud cheering. Baron Marochetti, in returning thanks, expressed his deep regret that the Marquis d'Azeglio, the Italian mi nister in this country, was obliged to be absent on account of illness, and read a letter from that noble man, in which he alluded to the necessity there was for the establishment of a pcwerful Italian navy, and intimated that it was the intention of the Italian Government to proceed as rapidly in that direction as the state of their finances would permit. He ex pressed the gratification of the Italian Government at the manner in which the Millwall Company had executed their contract in the construction of the Affondatore, which was a magnificent addition to the Italian navy, and concluded by acknowledging the obligations which the kingdom of Italy was under to the British people, and especially for the cordial sympathy they had always shown to the people of Italy when struggling for national liberty. The majority of the visitors afterwards returned to town in the Nymph, which hadbeen specially char tered for the purpose. American Journals on English Journals. (From the New York Times.) The excitement caused by the publication of what pur ported to be a correct list of the principal English sub scribers to Confederate stock now appears to have been in a great measure needless. The list included the names of some of the most eminent members of both Houses of the British Parliament, the leading capitalists and merchants of Great Britain, and the most influential proprietors and editors of the English press. Among the latter figured the manager of the London Times, who was put down as a - victim of misplaced confidence to the tune of £lO,OOO. The proprietor of the Morning Post was also enrolled as a fellow-sufferer to a large amount. The notorious Mr. Laird, the builder of the Confederate rams and blockade runners, was likewise given a prominent place on this black list. And last, but greatest, Mr. Gladstone, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was made by sundry journals to bear a part in this notable financial scheme. The ap pearance of this list caused quite as much surprise as indig nation ; but it now appears that the statement was an in vention, at least as far as the above-named gentlemen and several others are concerned. These have made im mediate opportunity, through the press, to deny fully and unreservedly that they ever had the slightest interest in that worthless concern, and we have no doubt the next mail will bring farther disavowals. It is difficult to imagine what possible motive could have induced the con coction of such a story. It could, in its untruthfulness, be productive at most of but a mere temporary annoyance to the gentlemen it libelled, while it will cover its author, when exposed, as he will no doubt be, with ignominy. (From the New York Herald.) By the latest European news we have several so-called denials of the statement that shares in the Confederate loan were owned in very influential quarters in England. The London Times, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Laird, the lion. Evelyn Ashley, and Mr. Ridout of the Morning Post, make their several denials, each in his own peculiar way. It is amusing to see these English friends of the rebellion so anxious to wash their hands of that magnificent fai:ure, and instructive to notice that however great King Cotton was the other day there is now " none so poor to do him reverence." But the important fact in relation to these denials is that not one of them is sufficient. Not one of them is au open, satisfactory declaration, sufficient to dis credit the original statement. They are ingeniously con trived to seem like denials to the English people, that people being ignorant perhaps of the pecnlarly American system by which these several gentlemen wore made share holders in the loan. Thus they show a dishonest pur pose on their faces, and are so far confirmations of the charge of a corrupt influence as it is made against the persons in question. The system by which these men were "put down" for certain amounts of the Confederate loan doubtless origi nated here in the lobby, as part of the machinery by which bills are carried through our State Legislature and through Conuess. By this system men who want to carry a bill through for a railro..d or some similar matter pick out the influential members, editors, and others, and put their names down for so much stock. The persons whose names are thus used may not know it at first ; in deed, they may never know it until they find out some day that they are some thousands richer by the possession of stock in a paying road, though perhaps they could have guessed at it at almost any time. Of course, if the road should fail they would be none the poorer, and they could at any time deny their interest. Generally they are in formed of this little transaction whenever their assistance is wanted—whenever a vote, a speech, or an article may help to save the bill. Now the Confederate agents carried this American system to England, and applied it on a large scale. They applied it skilfully too. The Southern Confederacy was the measure they wanted to carry, and in favor of which they wanted to influence the British public. So they put down two or three men on the Times, a man on the Morning Post, some members of Parliament, and they even went so high as the Cabinet. None of the gentlemen thus put down, of course, everinvested a dollar; nono of them bought or sold ; none of them "had an in terest," as that term is usually employed; and, of course, none of them "lost" when the Confederacy went to smash. They would be none the poorer for the loss of millions written on such paper ; but how much richer they would have been if the Confederacy had not gone to smash ! This explanation will enable the English public to appreciate the aiswers made. The Times says, " The statemer. that the editor of the Times is a loser is a com plete falsehood." Certainly. As a matter of fact he never lost a cent, for he never invested ono ; but that statement leaves quite unanswered the real charge that the editor of the Times would have been some thousands of pounds richer if he and his associates could have gotten the Con federacy recognized and so make it a success—the charge that the course of the Times on the American question was influenced by his knowledge of that fact. It is the same with the Hon Evelyn Ashley ; the same with Mr. Laird, who "never sold" any of the shares, and the same with Mr. Ridout, of the Morning Post, who "never ap plied for" any. It is worthy of notice that Mr. Gladstone makes no denial at all. He wishes it to be assumed that he is not one of the men is Walpole's category—that he has no price—at least none that can be canted in pounds. He only expresses the hasty desire to have his name taken out of such bad company. Perhaps he may consider that the less he says on the subject the bettor. "He that re fraineth his lips is wise." The Times attempts to discredit the whole story of the Confederate loan, and sneers at it as a matter given to the world by the New York Ilerald. The Times dared not "face the music." The document in question emanated from the State Department, and was one of the archives of the Southern Government. It was given simultaneously to the whole American press. EMIGRATION POURING IN.—New settlers are hourly crossing the Mississippi to find homes upon tho rich soil of Missouri. Last Tuesday about thirty large covered wagons entered tho city and passed up Broadway on their way westward. The new comers all seem to be of the better class of emigrants, with handsome new wagons and fat horses.—Hannibal Chronicle. [ArovEnTisEmEN - T. - ]—Holloway's Pills.—Low Tempera ture.—Cold and changeable weather is very , apt to under mine the health unless the stomach is kept up to its highest state of efficiency. Holloway's pills improve the appetite and so promote digestion that a large and strengthening supply of new materials is thrown into the blood after every meal, whereby fresh vigour and activity are bestowed on every organ, and ability to resist disease is conferred upon the system. Those pills thoroughly purify the blood When it has been tainted by fogs, unwho,esome vapours, or other impurities. No medicine equals t' ese pills for re moving biliousness a n d su pp ress i ng nausea , c h ec ki ng flatulency, and acting as mild aperients, which are suitable for either sex, or any age. The Wreck cl the tittuditift Dunbar: SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning. • The passengers and crew of the Duncan Dunbar have reached this port, on board the Brazil mail steamer Oneida, which arrived here at midnight. The following is a list of the names of the passen gem :—Mr. and Mrs. Robson, Mr. and Mrs. Jones, child, and servant; Mrs. Moet and family; Mrs. and Miss Hudson ; Mr. and Mrs. Davis, infant, and female servant ; Mrs. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Thornton, son, and daughter ; Miss Young, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Christian, Mr. and Mrs. E. Christian, Mr. Wilkinson, Mr. and Miss Beet, Mrs. Dudgeon, Mrs. Haigh, Mrs. Parbury, Mr. Galloway, Mr. Tomkins, Mr. Crase, Mr. Dowling, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Sandilands, Mr. Geddes, 13 second-class passengers, and the officers and crew (59 in number.) We have been favoured with the following irate ' resting narrative of the wreck, prepared by some of the persons who were on board the ill-fated vessel : "The Duncan Dunbar, of London, Capt. Swan son, master, which left London on Aug. 28 and Ply mouth on Sept. 2, with passengers and cargo for Sydney, was, on Oct. 7, wrecked on the reef Las Roccas, lying in long. 33A5 W., and lat. 3.52 S. She struck on the reef at about half-past 8 in the evening. As soon as the alarm of ' breakers ahead' was given the helm was instantly put to port, with a view of clear ing the danger. The vessel, however, struck upon an outlying portion of the reef as she was answering her helm. Every effort was made to get the ship off, but in vain, as she went on at high tide, and, on its falling, became firmly fixed on a bed of rock. Cargo was thrown overboard with a view of lighten ing the vessel. Tie foretopgallant mast was cut away for the purpose of easing the vessel, which was rolling heavily from side to side as the tide fell and the sea struck her. The pumps were diligently worked, and kept the water under until the rudder was lifted and the sternposts broken away, when the water poured heavily into the hold and pumping became useless. " Soon after the vessel struck, the captain had gone in one of the boats to take soundings round her, and see if there was any part of the reef on which a landing might be effected. He fancied, but could not be at all sure, that there was some part on which we might land. As the boats could not carry all on the wreck, the captain determined to await daylight, and then land us if there was any available spot ; and, if there was not one, to take all from the wreck in the boats and on a raft. " Most anxiously did we look for the first streak of dawn. It is impossible to describe the state of mind in which we passed the hours of that most awful and trying night. The vessel was rolling from side to side and striking most violently at each roll in a way which seemed to threaten her instant de struction. There were the unceasing roar and the white expanse of the remorseless breakers ; above the din resounded the shrill and mocking cries of myriads of birds, and around us rolled the dark waters, in which it seemed that we must soon be engulfed. " It is impossible to speak too highly of the con duct of the ladies at the time the vessel struck, and during the whole of that most fearful night. Not a scream was heard, and with perfect resignation and quietness they awaited the termination of that try ing state of things, whether they should result in their preservation or their being swept into the dark and horrid waters around us. I , As day dawned every glass was used in the hops of discovering some place uncovered by water, on which shelter, if only temporarily, might be taken. The captain again went in a boat, and succeeded in getting through the breaker to a landing place on one of the two banks or islets of sand which rise about 7ft. above the ordinary high-water mark. Preparations were at once made for landing. The passengers were lowered in a chair over thestern into the lifeboats, it being impossible to get the boats alongside the rolling vessel. By 7we were all landed. On landing we found that the little islet of sand was covered with pigweed, but there were no signs of water. During this day the captain directed the land ing of water and provisions. Unfortunately, four out of the five water puncheons got at were lost, being stove in by debris of wreck, or having drifted away; and our anxiety was lest we should fail in procuring a supply of water for the party on the reef, consist ing in all of 117 souls. For the first two days we had only half a pint of water a piece, although toiling, in a severe and unaccustomed manner under a broiling sun, the thermometer being at 112. On the day of our landing a tent was erected near some heavy pieces of wood, which were evidently part of what is given in the chart as the Syren Beacon, which appears to have fallen some time since. The island seemed quite covered with birds, which, from their very wildness, took no more notice of us than to move a few feet out of our way as we walked among them. The ground swarmed with a large species of earwig, and was in many places honey combed by the holes of land crabs. Our meal on that first day consisted of a small piece of nearly raw meat and a morsel of ship's biscuit. The ladies slept that night under the tent, and the men in the open air—at least slept so far as it was possible to sleep in the unceasing din of the screeching birds, and under the attacks of the crabs and vermin. " On Sunday afternoon the foremast and mizen mast were cut away, and on Monday the mainmast was also cut away. Again we worked hard at getting water and provisions ashore. On Tuesday an empty 400-gallon iron tank was landed, and in it we put our water as soon as it was landed in small vessels. " On the morning of Wednesday the 11th, Capt. Swanson, with one of the passengers, Mr. Galloway, and six seamen, started in one of the lifeboats, for which mast, sails, and rigging had been made and fitted on the reef, intending to try and reach Per nambuco, and there procure aid for us. Every day we worked at getting ashore as much provisions and water as possible, as we knew that at the first high or heavy sea the vessel must go to pieces. Most mercifully, the weather was throughout fine. We ultimately succeeded in getting four iron tanks ashore and a more encouraging supply of water. All the water and provisions landed were placed in a separate tent, which we denominated our ' store,' and most strict watch and guard was kept over them, as on their preservation depended our sustenance until we should be rescued. We managed to get ashore some wine and barrels of beer,which were most acceptable to keep up our strength. " five vessels were seen by us passing the island; but our signals failed to attract them. At midday on Tuesday, the 17th, a steamer was seen approach ing the island. It was distinguished to be one of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's vessels, and proved to be the Oneida, Captain Woolcott. Our hearts swelled with thanksgiving and joy as we observed the vessel making for the reef. " It turned out that Capt. Swanson had, after having encountered heavy weather, been taken into Pernambuco by a vessel which he fell in with, and had, under the advice of Captain Doyle, her Bri tannic Majesty's Consul at that port, sought the aid for us of Capt Woolcott, the Oneida being then on her homward voyage to Southampton, with the Brazil mails. Captain Woolcott, with the con sent and approbation of Lieutenant Rainier, R.N., the naval agent in charge of the mails, readily agreed to go to our aid. " By 2 o'clock the Oneida was off our landing place on the reef, and at once we started for her. Most of us had lost all our baggage, having with us very little beyond the suit of clothes in which we landed on the reef. The Oneida had arrived at Las Roccas in 21 hours after leaving Pernambuco, a dis tance of 269 miles. By 6 o'clock the Oneida was again under way on her homeward voyage. " Our preservation and rescue were most provi dential.isbnhegoe r t n s icnk timedne sickness s c ls r o i wn b go a b ue r l l e do . have a li t v h e a e d b r r e w o e k e f Our s u ff er i ngs, menta l an d b o dil y, h a d broken ne seraon u i n ua e sa d a andlbut dd y a e s to v hl e ae r rt y e_ were serious signs of its commencement, which con tinued to develope themselves even after we had reached the Oneida. Not alife, however, waslost, and not a limb was broken, and it really seemed a special mercy that we should have been saved and pre served as we were. _ _ _ " In the chart of this reef a beacon, called there the Syren Beacon, is marked as being on the bank or islet on which we landed, and 30 feet above high water mark, and seven cocoanut trees as being on the other islet or bank. This beacon is no longer in existence, having fallen, and the seven cocoanut trees have disappeared, there being only three very young, growing cocoanut trees, about four feet high. It is possible that at high spring tides, with a northerly or north westerly wind, the water would rise to the level of the islet on which we took refuge, if not somewhat above it." The Bermondsey Guardians at Home, The Lancet publishes this week the report of its Commissioners on the Bermondsey Infirmary. It oc cupies an entirely improper site, and is often flooded. The classification is described as incomplete, and there is no separation of " foul" cases. The sick wards generally are good, although deficient in cubic space. The wards for the infirm present a marked contrast with them : they are excessively bad, two of them especially, which are called Lazarus and Aaron respectively, are very dirty, and deficient in both light and air. The occupants were herding together in a miserable manner in the midst of con ditions which must render any medical treatment of their chronic diseases of little avail. The closet and urinal, abutting on the dead-house, stunk so offensively as to poison the whole atmosphere of their airing court, and are considered to have had a share in the epidemics from which the establishment has suf fered. The arrangements for the troops are charac terised as " altogether brutal." Although as many as 40 or 50 persons have been known to apply in a night, accommodation is provided for 24 persons: it consists of bunks, or long orange-boxes, with a wooden log for a pillow, a blanket and rug, and not even a bit of straw to lie on. The guardians of Ber mondsey are believed to be singular in their mode of lodging the houseless poor. The nursing is com mitted to unpaid pauper nurses. The amount of nourishment for the inmates, and especially the in firm, is altogether insufficient. The medical officer is overworked andunderpaid, and has to find drugs out of his pitiful stipend. The workhouse has been visited by cholera severely twice ; and in a new epi demic similar visitation might be anticipated. The workhouse, however, is unfit to receive such cases with safety, and is now in a state to foster epidemic diseases generally. SPIRIT OF PUBLIC JOURNALS. --,..,..-- TimEs.—lf we are rightly informed, the recon struction of the Ministry has not proceeded so suc cessfully or so easily as those who regard the new Premier with an idolatrous worship would have the public believe. On the contrary, there have been, and there are still, great difficulties in the way of that reconstruction, difficulties which every sober Liberal ought to have foreseen, and which arose out of the very nature of the case. Though the blind supporters of Earl Russell have not been able to see the danger or to feel the force of the censure which we passed upon a policy which professed to be con tent with an arrangement which should leave only one available Secretary of State in the Lower House, yet Earl Russell himself, and still more his col leagues, have seen the force of our denunciation of such a course, and the result is that, in all proba bility, one or more of the Secretaryships of State now filled by peers will be vacated, and the offices given to members of the Lower House. It would be premature to enter fully into this delicate question. It is enough for us to know that such changes are contemplated, but we believe we are justified in stating that the Duke of Somerset has placed his resignation in the hands of Earl Russell in order that the process of " reconstruction" may be ren dered at once more easy, and, we may add, more constitutional. We are glad that our ob servations have awakened such a manifestation of genuine English spirit. It is our habit and the secret of our strength to speak freely of our rulers. We scatter praise and blame roughly but honestly ; we admonish and we reprove ; and we do so not only for the correction of those who are the imm e mediate subjects of criticism, but also for the public good. As as we adhere to truth and justice we may leave the consequences to take care of themselves. A vulgar proverb tells us who is ashamed when the truth is spoken, and we have no ambition to consult his feelings. It seems strange that it should be found at all necessary to recall these elementary principles of action. We had looked upon it as an axiom that it was at all times not only right but expedient to look our political situation fairly in the face, and to tell the whole truth about it. We have been to some extent undeceived. There are observers among us who appear to believe that uglyf acts can be got rid of by covering them with comfortable words, and who, consistently with their belief, are shocked when the nakedness of the land is exposed. They would cry " Peace" when there is no peace, and prophesy pro sperity even though the Government were on the brink of destruction. We reject a policy which in its timidity and dissimulation is alien to the English character. It ,cannot be denied that the death of Lord Palmerston left us in a situation of no small embarrassment, and that the arrangements which have been since made give us little security for the future. The late Prime Minister had a considerable majority in the House of Commons, but the Liberal party must always embrace a wide diversity of sen timents, and some of its sections professed a doubt ful allegiance to their nominal chief. On some points Lord Palnaerson was protected by his politi cal opponents against the excesses of his supporters. This was occasionally urged to his discredit, but in fact it was an instance of his greatness. No party has a monopoly of truth, and our best statesmen have enjoyed the confidence of both sides of the House of Commons, and have abandoned them selves to neither. Peel, in his greatest days, was neither Whig nor Tory, and it has been said with some justice of Pitt thathis political principles were those which his opponents professed and his sup porters detested. But the situation of Lord Pal merston above party has heightened the difficulties of his successor. Where can we find the man of impertubable good temper, broad common sense, with an intellect at once flexible and retentive, equally careful to keep what is good in the old and to seize what is good in the new, loyal to his early friends, but eager to enrol rising talent in his service—in a word, free from the prejudices of education, the thraldom of formulas, and the influence of cliques ? All these qualities go to make a great leader, and these qualities Lord Palmerston had, but who can say they are found in his successor ? The last Administration which Earl Russell headed perished as if by atrophy through a want of vigour and freshness on the part of its chief ; and the experience of later years has not increased our confidence in the noble Lord's power to inspire a party. On the other hand, if Mr. Gladstone has energy and genius, it remains to be seen whether the responsibility of leadership can give his temperament the ballast in which it has been hitherto painfully deficient. To have to choose between a lifeless adherence to worn-out cries and a dwindling coterie on the one side, and the erratic movements of undisci plined talent on the other, is discouraging, but something may be made of the latter, while the first must issue in nothin g . The difficulty of the choice was complicated by the dispro portionate distribution of power between the two Houses, already sufficiently alarming, but then about to be increased. It is true that no addition would have been made to the members of the Cabinet sitting in the Upper House, but there would have been a notable loss in the House of Commons. Every one saw last summer with what difficulty the House of Commons was guided when Lord Palmerston was absent, and in the coming Session, unless the evil be remedied, what was then a temporary inconvenience will be a permanent arrangement. This unequal distribution of office between the two . Houses, And the desirability of reinforcing Mr. Gladstone in debate, both point to a pressing necessity of introducing new blood into the Administration. There 'are no doubt difficulties in the way of accomplishing this end. It is not altogether untrue ,that the House of Lords has got the greater. share .of power .because it happens to possess a greater number of of official training, if not of 'statesmanlike ability. The Government may have the liveliest desire to increase its weight in the Lower House but it can only use the mate rials which are at hand. Nor will it be sufficient to snatch a young man from below the gangway and turn him into an Under Secretary or Civil Lord. A trustworthy vote may be got by such a process, but nothing more can possibly be secured. If fresh men of ability are to be brought in so as' to have some influence on the house, they must have places of real importance, if not places of the first rank. It would almost seem as if there must be an inter val of partial disorganisation, after which the Cabi net will go on with renewed strength or will fall to pieces. The issue depends upon themselves—upon the boldness and wisdom of their policy, and upon their aptitude in assimilating - to themselves the forces which lie about them. The fact, however, that their fate lies in their own hands makes it all the more necessary that the dangers of their posi tion should be insisted upon. The Administration cannot be suffered to drift upon a reef of rocks without warning. It is true that Whigs grow robust in the bracing air of Opposition, and the fact may console us for their exit, but if they are wise they will learn to be strong without undergoing so painful an ordeal. HERALD.—To turn scoffing into reverence, curses into blessings, and to conquer the good opinion of the world, in despite almost of itself, is a work not given to many men. There are a few grand examples in history, and but a few. Therefore, when we find a ruler whose elevation seemed to presage a reign of terror, and whose antecedents pointed him out rather as an avenger than a healer of social disorder, win ning his way in the world's esteem by clemency, the spectacle makes a deep impression on our minds, and calls for remark not more generous than just. President Andrew Johnson has agreeably disap pointed at least one half of the world by a wise and statesmanlike policy that will give him a high place in the Pantheon of American worthies. He is the De formed Transformed, the giant who does not use his strength like a giant; but, with a bruised and bleed ing country at his feet, lays down the iron rod for the olive branch, and bids America rise again and forget her sorrows and her disagreements. And it is Andrew Johnson who does this I the supposed Re publican fanatic, the man who, of all others, was thought to be the least placable, the least humane, and the most disposed towards severe measures of re prisal. Never was a man better abused than the suc cessor of Abraham Lincoln. Rightly or wrongly, he was credited with a most indecent want of self control on the very day of his elevation to the Pre sident's chair. We need.not repeat the scandal, but it was rife enough at the time. Rightly or wrongly, he was said to hold the harshest and themost blood thirsty tenets of political justice. He was to be the Strafford of the North, with a programme as " thorough" as th a t w hi c h once crushed Ireland and helped its author to the block. " Blood for blood ;" that, we were told, was his motto ; and he was " 'Johnson the Avenger," in the eyes net only of his political friends, but in those a the unhappy and defeated South. In the brief agony that afflicted America after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln this evil augury of the new . President's career had an air of fulfilment_ There were cruel imprisonments and :terrible executions, and for a time the King of the Reign of Terror seemed to sit at Washington. The populace cried, " Whom shall we hang ?" and the President did not interfere with the course of such justice as Northern tri bunals dealt out. The lower ranks of Repub licanism were delighted with him. He was the man for the time ; and when he allowed the wretched woman Mrs. Surratt to meet a death as awful as it was indecent, it was thought he was the one man of all the country who would satisfy the demands of ruthless and wholesale poli tical revenge. In this the viler element of North American society was doomed to be mistaken. Andrew Johnson stayed his hand when to the manes of Abraham Li nc oln there had been a suffi cient sacrifice. Criminals, or supposed criminals, convicted by the law of the land, he was content to leave to the hangman ; but between crimes univer sally abhorred and political offences that may be condoned he drew a distinct line. He did not par don at once ; he waited till the ferocity of his people had cooled down. In short, he was wise in his generation. By this judicious reserve he has saved the life of Jefferson Davis. The vulgar cry was for the sacrifice of the Southern President. To " hang Jeff. Davis" was the desire of the mob, and, no doubt, had the unfortunate man who so long defied the North been tried soon after his capture and in carceration he would have been ruthlessly hanged, though the deed must have been one of the foulest blots in American annals. Perhaps we did not understand this here. At any rate, we asked over and over again why Jefferson Davis was kept so long a prisoner without trial • and we hold it to be a grave scandal that he should languish in prison, and grow half-blind and infirm in the Valley of the Shadow of Death. Let us now confess that President Johnson was wiser than we were. An Englishman's innate sense of justice disposes him to ask for a speedy decision whether a man be innocent ,or guilty ; he sees cruelty in delay ; and a political offender, in danger of his life, and awaiting his trial for many months, arouses the indignation of a peo ple who would stand aghast at the suppression of the writ of habeas corpus. This must be our excuse— and it is a very good one—for holding the long im prisonment of Jefferson Davis to be a piece of cruel revenge. We thought it was torture. It now turns out to be that form of cruelty which is real kindness. For what are the facts ? A correspondent of the New York Daily News, writing from Washington, tells us that Jefferson Davis is to be pardoned ! President Johnson has, we are informed, " deter mined" to pardon the great adversary of the North ; and though it is just possible that the Southern President may be put upon his trial, it will only be form'S sake, and as a mild concession to legality and public opinion. If found guilty he will be released, and so one of the larger wounds of the country will be healed up. THE " ANGLO-AMERICAN TIMES" ON THE CON FEDERATE PAWNBROKERS.—Pawnbroking is consi dered, we believe, not only a very respectable, but a very profitable business. In this country, indeed, pawnbroking has become a science ; and woe to that pawnbroker who fails to con form to the infallible rules which science has laid down for the guidance of his craft. These rules are —first, that the article pledged shall be worth the money advanced on it ; and, second, that the pledged article shall remain in the custody of the pawnbro ker as security for the loan. Given the observance of these rules, and the pawnbroker is safe ; other wise, - he is extremely likely to come to grief. It is a pity that those distinguished English gen tlemen who advanced two millions sterling to the late Confederate Government, on the security of sundry bales of cotton, did not remember these rules. They were, evidently, new hands in the pawnbrok irg business. Their security consisted—first, in the promise of the Confederate Government to repay the loan ; and, second, in the hypothecation of a quantity of cotton, reckoned at sixpence per pound, sufficient to cover the sum advanced. So far, all was well ; but unfortunately these gentlemen did not receive the cotton into their own hands. They left it with the Confederates, who engaged to set it aside as security for the loan and the means of ulti mate payment. This they doubtless did in good faith, and yet the lenders are nowhere. The Con federate Government has ceased to exist. The men who advanced money to the Confederate Government must. therefore look to their security, and sell the pledged cotton. But here comes the difficulty. As they never had the cotton in their possession, their security proves to be no security at all ; and so these pawnbrokers find themselves minus their money and minus their cotton, and the only- com modities they have obtained in exchange for their money are a small amount of experience and a plentiful stock of ridicule. We commiserate them in their misfortunes ; but really, if they thus vio late the principles of their trade, and lend their money without adequate security, they have no body but themselves to blame for their losses. Blacks Going North. The Northern press are beginning to be frightened at the immense numbers of negroes who aro preparing to leave their Southern homes and turn their steps towards the colder latitudes of "universal freedom." The Northern newspapers have scattered broadcast through the land so much voluntary sympathy for the clave, have praised his virtues and his capacity so enthusiastically, that the freedman now says, these people are my friends ; they have a higher appreciation of me than I have myself, and if I go to their country they will treat me as an honored guest. .Accordingly he gathers up his bundle, leaves his wife and children without a compunctious visiting of con science, and, with a few dollars in his pocket, wends his way to pay a permanent visit to his kindly Northern brethren. The laboring classes of Massachusetts now feel that the cute mill owners and the great manufacturers were not so very disinterested as they pretended to be in their efforts to ameliorate the condition of the Southern negro. They believe that the rich philanthropists had some theory similar to this : That the slave, once libe rated and left to his own volition, would turn with disgust from the scenes of his inequality, and naturally seek the company of those who thought him worthy of his new elevation. Once arrived at his destination in the far-off country, and having tested the spuriousness of the show which appeared so glittering and attractive from a distance —penniless, without friends or shelter—he would be com pelled to starve or to labor on any terms. His presence in Northern cities and on Northern farms will be the signal for the selfish manufacturer to lower the wages of his workmen, because the negro, without family ties, can afford to work cheaper than the white man who has to provide for a wife and children. The consequences to the laboring classes of the Northern States will b 3 anything but beneficial ; whilst the rich capitalist, though he will apparently be adding to his revenues by the diminution in wages, will find himself a bad calculator in the end—for the increase of paupers, both black and white, will neces sarily engender an increase of taxation. The misery and crime which the inflax of these hordeg of irresponsible, unreasoning negroes will bring upon them, will be calculated to convince the people of the North that it was a false philanthropy and a fatal blow to the poor blacks, which could so abruptly chaige their physical condition. We contemplate with a shudder the sufferings the negroes will have to undergo in the regions of a No thorn winter.—New Orleans True Delta. Whites Going South. The most intelligent and thenghtiul man of the South are already taking steps to promote immigration into the Southern States. Wo have already re:erred to several letters and speeches made upon this subject, and we have just published a careiul and interesting letter from J. D. De Bow, Esq., in regard to it. He addresses it to Gov. Perry, of South Carolina. He remiads him that a lack in the requisite supp'y of labor has long been regarded in South Carolina as the principal reason of her want of progress in material development, and says it was a con viction of this which led some of her public men t o desire, from time to time, the reopening o f th e s l ava trade. The same evil is likely now to be much more severely felt, and he advocates a re sort to white immi gpation as the proper means meet it. He says the abolition of slavery will be accepted a' final in South Carolina, and the Legislature will make laws, as rapidly as possible, for the "social, physical, and political advancement" of the freedmen. He thinks the emperiment of emancipation will work much better than many 'believe ; still there must be a transition period, during which efforts must be made to increase their supply of labor. As the result - Of - his reflections upon the subject, he says the " South " must throw her immense uncul tivated domain into the market at a low p:ice ; rechice the quantity of land held by individual proprietors, and resort to intelligent and vigorous measures, at the earliest moment, to induce an influx of population and capital from abroad ;" and proceeds to show, at some length, that this is entirely practicable. He urges the appointment of emigrant agents and commissioners, in the Northern cities and abroad, and generally the adoption of the same modes of operation which have enabled the Northern and Western States to profit so largely by the access of emigrants from Europe. This letter is but one of many significant indications that a complete revolution has been effected in the direction and tone of public thought in the Southern States. The war has put an end to their political sophisms and dreams of an interest distinct and separate from that of the country at large; •and they are now turning their attention to the rebuilding of their industry and the promotion of their material prosperity. And what is most significant of all is, that they refer to New England and the North now, not to denounce and abuse them, but as affording habits of thought and of conduct worthy of their imitation. A very short period of perseverance in this direction will give us "a more perfect Union" than we have hitherto over known.—Neta York Times. M. GUIZOT.—The following is the reply of M. Guizot to an invitation sent him to attend the Con gress of Students at Liege :—" Val Richer, Oct. 26.—Gen tlemen,—I am exceedingly sensible to tho honour which you have done me in sending your invitation. The prac tice and the questions connected with public instruction have occupied a large space in my life. I should be happy to devote to them some of my remaining days, and to testify to the advancing generations the deep interest which I feel for their moral honour, intellectual progress, and social future ; but my age, the state of my health, and certain works already commenced, and wbich I am anxious to finish, do not allow me to give myself that satis faction.—Receive, &c. F. GUIZOT." 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Of such, however, there are not perhaps twenty thousand, and in revolutionary times these would .be absorbed by the national army. At all events the anti-nationalists in Ireland are not more num erous proportionately than were the revolutionary Tories in America or similar rotrogressionists in other countries striking for freedom and new institutions. As for opposition of other kinds, it will necessarily dis appear as soon as the initiation of the war leaves but two sides to the question. The opposition of the Roman Catholic clergy, next to that of Orangeism the strongest, founded as it is for the most part on a matter of policy, will eventually merge into acquiescence when it is seen that a trial of strength on the battle-field is now inev;t able. If there are any clergymen whose opposition to the Irish republican body proceeds upon an apprehen sion that the contagion of revolution in Ireland would spread through the Continent and agitate the uneasy spirits of Italy, they would assuredly be left alone in their position ; for once a war rages between the native re publicans and the foreign monarchists, no possible out side consideration could stay a single Celtic arm. The war cry would then be, " Ireland a republic, or the world in a blaze !" Another class who stand aloof as yet from the national movement are the capitalists. But capital has always the privilege of waiting till the revolutionary workers de monstrate a determination, skill, and power befitting, on the part of the body of the people, the objects they pro pose to themselves and the country. These men will ac cept the now government as soon as it ha 3 a de facto existence, and should any refuse allegiance they would, of course, experience in property, at least, at the hands of the national government, the usual treatment of refractory citizens. It is the organised minority that generally effects revo lution, its combinations, if worth anything, eventually embracing the whole people in their operation. The Fenian movement has already the bone and sineW of the land ; its numbers are as large as the projectors desire, and its system of plans is of the most elaborate and consum mate character. The whole six millions, then, are to be included in any calculation as to tho strength of Ireland within her own shores. Six millions of an Irish popula tion, according to the usual estimate (ten per cent. of the aggregate,) yield six hundred thousand fighting men. England's chequered population could not yield that many, and she cannot, at any one time, devote to Ireland moer than half her strength, for the other half will largely counteract demonstrations incited in other lands by the suffering and disaffection of the subjugated, encouraged, as they will be, if not directly incited, by Fenian branch movements. The resident population of Ireland, which we have thus seen would prove a powerful and possibly victorious an tagonist to British rule in Ireland, is only one portion, and scarcely the larger one, of tho Irish race. That race is located as follows: Ireland America 5,000,000 Other countries at Canada En gland 2,000,000 Scotland 1,000,000 Total So closely are all these portions of the Irish raco allied in a love and ardent desire for the opportunity to enable the parent nation to resume its independent functions that they will vie with each other in forwarding the cause once the flag is raised. The 17,000,000, then, 53.- all possible revolutionary purposes, form one people. More, such is the ardent faith all have in the justice and final triumph of the cause of independence at home that the respective peoples among whom they live have become more or less impregnated with their ideas, and in every country there are millions of non-Irish population earnest advocates of Irish independence. These may be made available for many practical purposes, and it is no exaggeration to place the Irish population in favor of expelling English rule and instituting a froe, republican government in Ireland at 0,000,000. We have seen that England has virtually a counter population of not more than one-half that number.--New York Herald. SOUTHERN EMIGRATION TO BRAZIL.—When the war closed (says the New Orleans Delta) there was a strong desire amongst retu:ned Confederates to emis.-ate from the United States, and Brazil was the point of attraction. Luckily, sober second thought told the adventurous spirits who were dissatisfied with the idea of being vanquished that there were opportunities in the land of their birth which had not been taken advantage of, and fields open to industry which had not been cultivated. The desire for expatriation sprung from a reeling of mortification and sensitiveness, engendered by deLeat. A great many thought that they would meet with no sympathy, not even with mercy, at the hands of the victors, and that exile was necessary for their personal security. The example of the leading minds of the South has taught them differently. The cheerful alacrity with which Robert E. Lee and General Beauregard, and other great leaders, have accepted the situation, has encouraged the late Confederates to cherish the Union of the States. Everybody is willing to follow blindly where such men lead. Brazil and exile are forgotten, and honest toil recon ciles the laborer to the vicissitudes and poverty which four years of war have entailed upon him. There is a sincere and hearty impulse in the Southern heart which ought to convince the Northern people of the soundness of our reconciliation. Men who had sacrificed everything in aiding a cause which they honestly believed to be a just one, now that they can reflect dispassionately, and find that the Government of the United States is the best go vernment for the country, are willing to venture their own welfare, and that of their children, in sustaining the Union. A Southern Opinion of President Johnson• If we had been empowered to select a mall in whom to entrust the fortunes of this whole country in the ordeal which is now upon it, wo should have chosen Andrew Johnson. Far above all prejudice, he weighs every momentous question, and makes his decision accord ing to his judgment, deaf to all appeals of partisanship or sectional interest. Stern and uncompromising towards everything which aims at weakening the Union of the States, he regards the Black Republicans as the real agi tators—tbe original authors of disunion. His model is the Constitution—that immortal instrument is the lamp by which his feet are guided, and from its rays he illumines the dark and intricate path which lies before him. Happy is it for us that we have a guide through our national troubles whom no personal motives can swerve-- who is as impassive to intimidation as he is resolute in his purposes—and to whom the lasting prosperity of Awe" rican liberty and American institutions is as dear as h is personal honor. Such men aro the real statesmen of America. The people of the United States have long labored under the impression that a man who can make an eloquent speech is fit to be a lawgiver, and they have for got that the man of deep thought is generally a ma n ° f , few words, w h o g i ves u tt erance t o his thoughts an d theories only when they can obtain the fullest considera tion. In the great man who now guides the helm of State, we find sound, practical common sense, a most fearless resolution of character, a mind unbiassed by prejud ice, an d a scope of intellect clear, far-reaching, and discriminating. He is the man for the times—the Cincinnatus who oan alike assume consular dignity and direct the affa irs °f u , State, or return to the humble occupation from wh ich '— country called him. In such a man we unhesitatingly confide the destinies of the Southern country with u n alloyed confidence. 711811 people of the North are our brethren, most of whom ree! love us and wish our p ros p er it y , b u t that evil genius, the negro worshipper, intrudes himself and makes trou ble between the sections. W e k now the requirements and the characteristics of the negro ; we have always treated him` with humanity and the consideration due to his condition' Fanatics are endeavouring to raise him to an ideal standard ; which only betrays his imperfections the ra° "" en ludicrously. President Johnson, too, knows that •(b ell the time comes that the negro, by mental improveolen!'t by industry and good b e h av i our , s h a ll have earned a rigc for further advancem en t, th a t hi s o ld m asters, the PoOlei of the South, will take his claims into fair and iluPer ... sur e tia consideration, and will award hi m th e amplest In,e— -of justice which the circu ms t ances en titl e him to. -u-m e ing these facts, the President pays little or no attention to the violent and destructive utterances of the Radical pre: and leaders, and shapes his course accordingll. --Nej leans True Delta. COUNTRY MARKETS. LEWES TER—SATtruDAY. iv of At our corn market t o -d a y we h a d a small suP 4 P r g i st wheat for the time of the year. The inquir was r e sented , a nd 2s per qr. advance. Barley moderately rep buyers had t o pay is to 2s per qr. more money. Oat a d oo in request at improved prices. For beans the deteau healthy, and high prices were made. neo Old white wheat, 48s to 54s`; old red, 48s to 52s ; j3O white, 38s to 48s ; new red, 4a to 45s per 36 stone. 30 ley, malting, 30s to 33s per qr. ; grinding, 26s to 3 05 P o oo. stone. Oats, old, 28s to 30s ; new, 20 s to 24 s por 24 s' Beans, old, 48s to 50s ; new, 40s to 42s per 38 stone. NOT TINGHAM—SATuunAr. Our corn exchange to-day was by no means pleut lf--. o d un o .. / supplied with wheat, and many samples were ill t rate condition, at is to 2s per qr. =mop. B a rley rat o t ready sale, and prices were is per qr. higher for the 40 ,.. descriptions. The inquiry for oats was of a health/ 1 40 ratter, and prices ware the turn in sellers' favour, were in limit - ed supply, and made full rates. Old white wheat, 50s to 55e ; old red, 45s to 4 98 ; 130 . white, 44s to 508; new red, 39s to 43s per 36 stone. g y to ley, new malting, 27s to 368 per qr ; old grinding, mos; 28s ; new, -s to —s per 30 stone. Oats, old, 27e B ea ns, new, 20s to 25s ; old foreign, 22s to 27s per stone. " oa r, old, 484 to 52e ; new, 40s to 43s per 38 stone. Super 378 to 39s ; fine, 353 to 36s per 20 stone. NORWICH--SATURDAY. " t tbiS There was a very scanty supply o f ne w wheat g, me r market to-day, but a liberal supply o f o ld ; for the f°'ist an advance of 2s to 3s per qr. must be quoted, and fl o w of ter 18 per qr. more money. With an i ncreas ing OPP best barley the demand was also greater, and prices for the orta malting qualities ruled 1 8 p er qr . hi g h er; se condai also taken off at full rates. red White wheat (weighing 631 b to 641 b), 50slo ` 5 l tiDg ditto (weighing 631 b to 651 b), 50s to 528 ,• best r u3 difto barley (weighing 551 b to 561 b), 30s to 335 ; rut :L i ° „jail (weighing 541 b to 551 b), 28s to 30 8 ; di s tilling ditto V i c ," tgs mg 521 b to 531 b), 24s to 26s ; oats, 24s to 260 ; to 398 ; peas (maple), 36s to 38s per qr; flour, 31$ to Od per sack. YORK—SATURDAY. o ffer At our market to-day th ere was no t m u c h wheat 01l lat e from the g rowers . T here was a stea d y and : , u iri rates were exceeded is t o 2 s p er qr . A n ac tive n et took place for barley, and b es t ma l t i ng sorts is to qr. higher ; in oth er ki n d s no material change. Oa ore small supply, and a good demand at about 6d per qr. mast money. Beans scanty, and prices fully as high so week. et New white wheat, 46 s t o 508 new red, 42s to 46s P e 86 stone. Barley, fo r ma lti ng, 28s to 32s per q r ; grin 26s to 27s per 30 stone. O a t s , now , 22 s t o 24 s per 24 gorie r Beans, 40s to 42s per 40 stone. Malt, 58s ; rye, 289 Ye qr. Flour, 33s to 84s per sack of 2801 b. to oRK—FRIDAT. fiza The following wore the quotations this morning : -- 2 sa wheat, 8s 9d to lOs ; white, 10 s Od t o lO s 4d ; barlenL'o; to 8s Od ; oats, 6s 6d t o 7 s 5d ; bl ac k oa t s, 6 s Od to us bore, 6s Od to Gs 6d. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. v n y IS. Australia and New Zealand, via Southamptort..• • •••• - - ' 1.3. Ditto, via Marseilles Nov 6. Brazil and Cape Yards, by British paccet Nov% 4. Ditto, by french packet NOV; v o y 21. Cape of Good Hope, Asce ns i on, and St. Helena....--; China, Penang, and Sing a p ore, v i a S out h amp ton 1 " .. 12. Ditto, via Marseill es •l`Tof ........... ..• •-• • • Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton . lOC* ....' . .... India (C:.lcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton...... ll ° T. 12. Ditto, via Mar s eilles NO India (Bombay), via Southampto n .. N ov ' l l* i Ditto, via Marseilles .. Nov;No ;;-;' Mauritius, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseilles. Nov " Newfoundland No .r. ' .., ...... 6. N. 0Y• Portugal Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon ...... United States and British North America, by Bri- s, tish packet •ID •• ...... • • .10Y. . -•-.. . . . .... - Ditto. by United States packet, via Southamp ton Ditto, via Cork ..... io. Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry..N°ll. io , West Coast of Africa. M a d e i ra , an d T ener iff e. ..... NO' West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas, Cuba, 0. and Mexico Not' 16 Bahamas, via New It ork... ••N°f - Bermuda, ditto... Cuba and 31,xico. NOY* is i 0 The next novelty in the excursion ticket Way a to be a cheap excursion from. London to Americtb back, with a short tour in the States. One of the e ll " - prising tour speculators is getting up the affair. se 4 BREAKFAST BEvEßAGS.— Homoeopathic practitionere, the medical profession generally, recommend cocoa a ° be' of the most healthful of alt beverages. When the dootrineo homoeopathy was first introduced into this country, t il o . were to be obtained no preparations of cocoa either at tr tive to the taste or acceptat le to the stomach ; the nut ..., either cupplied in the crude state, or so of/skilfully f actured as to obtain little notice. J. Epps, of Loin", homoeopathic chemist, was induced in the year 1839 to ° J o his attent.on to this subjeA, and at length succeeded, n o the assistance of elaborate machinery, i n b e i ng the tire/ b y produce an article pure in its composition, and so reilu ed the pert et trituration it receives in the process it P7:1 1 , rFaotringgc,ngerraatleutusle breakfast ag di e s , ti w n through, as to be most acceptable to the delicate PtAg n i ,. c ßever as _ „ " Dr. Hassell in his work, "Food and its ii.dulterat7toiPe says—" Cocoa contains a great variety of importan' llu t t h s od principles; every ingredient necessary to the grows Noe sustenance of the body." Again, "As a nutritive, ire, stands very much higher than either coffee or teL r : op, Lions:—Two teaspoonfuls of the powder in a brealldss",,„ed filled up with boiling water or milk. Secured in tie - u - ye r I-lb , and lib. labelled packets, and sold at is. thi. lb. by grocers, confectioners, and chemists. itudieaheddeutjuan inv:4 Births. Kwon.—On the 2d inst., at Colchester, the wife of no l oll°l Knox, 8.A., of a son. f Is° ‘ NAPIBIL—On the 4th inst., at York-road, the ° Murdoch Napier, E sq . , of a son. Scutt Towsl.—On the 4th inst., at Thornwood Lodget a Norwood, the wif e of W. Wrench Towse, a daughter. MAY—FRASER.—On the 4th aiT iinasgt Marriages. s e:t Mark's, s u rbit°:i' l l ~ St. Af a rs' John Henry Square May, Esq., of Plymouth, to 0-- v f Ak Vivian, eldest daughter of the late William Fras er ' . barrister-at-law. S ' MILLS —DOVE.—On the 31st lilt., at St. George's, 13100 ttio , bury, W. B. Mill s, E sq., o f S tockton-on -T oe s, to 11 4 .'`,. 0 0t, second daughter of Mr. John Dove, of Bernard -0" Russell-square. Deaths. r i, lib ert' CUTHEERTSON.—At Shanghai, of cholera, J a mes -- it son, Esq., aged 39. Drier. Gomm —On tho 3d inst., at 17, B runsw i c k-terracet ton, Thomas Gooch,sq., aged 68. • ~,,,,dost GREGORY.—On the 2d inst., at Dagnal-pork, v` - " Charles Gregory, Esq., age d 76. josePil GRATTON.—On the 3d inst. , at 64, Gower-street, - Gratton, Esq., aged 79. A.,. 13 I°.. SKINNER.—On the 4th inst., at 13, Orme-s(l ll—° ' water, Mrs. Jane Car o li ne Skinner, aged 98. litt °I WRIGHT.—On the 3d inst., su dd en ly, Mr. Win.ll'7,6n.riOr the firm of Byfield, Hawksworth, and Co., 21, a— cross, aged 67. _......• aVW S ' London: Printed and Published by W IL LIAM AN of No. 112, Strand, ter, at Try: SvN Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy. in the Co' - alledlesea.—Monday, November 6, 1865. w urin o i flavour , ueiu No. 6, I n Lon tim e lected uer li bePotE Pu kain s, 28 . Per CA' , real 13) Tapest Q.L in, A t ura , , f 1 Post 101,n viii o p eek h ut tl aS' as " r Atei th e c sti 4 °BB, PLAT T 11 1.12, 414 3 X2R : R. . 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