The Sun. — London, England, 1866-10-13 00:00:00

Visit of the Volunteers to Belgium. (From the Times Special Correspondent.) BRUSSELS, Friday Morning. There can be no question that the reception to be given to the Volunteers attending the Tir National of 186 G was expected to be something very cordial and imposing. The programme issued by the au thorities many weeks ago of the fetes which were to mark this year's anniversary of the independence of Belgium, and of the entertainments to be given to such foreign riflemen as accepted the invitation of the Brussels Committee, led every one to believe that the hospitality shown to the Belgian riflemen who went over to Wimbledon in July would be more than returned when our Volunteers came here ; but no one out of this city could have imagined that there awaited the visitors from Great Britain such a series of ovations as commenced when the first body of Volunteers landed at Ostend on Wednesday, and came to a culmination in the magnificent welcome given to them by the people of Brussels last night. To say that the authorities and the people of Bel gium have been enthusiastic on the occasion would scarcely give the reader an idea of the manner in which they have received the Volunteers ; to say that as a spectacle the procession which they orga nised in their beautiful capital last night was of extraordinary grandeur and brilliancy is only doing it the merest justice. A few of the Staff officers and some old Volun teers came over on Tuesday ; but it was on Wed nesday morning the first body set out. A special train started for their accommodation from Charing cross station at half-past 6 o'clock. They were con veyed from Dover to Ostend in the Ruby and the Emerald, 236 riflemen being on board. On their arrival at Ostend, they were met by the Bourgmes tre, M. Van Iseghem, and the officers of the Garde Civique. The band of this force played the English National Anthem as the steamers came alongside the pier, and the townspeople wbo were assembled in large numbers at the place of debarkation gave several hearty rounds of cheering. The young Due de Brabant, the King's eldest son, witnessed the landing. The Bourgmestre having bid them wel come, invited them to the Hotel de Ville, where, offering them le yin d'honneur, he gave the toast of " Queen Victoria." It is hardly necessary to say that this was heartily responded to by her Majesty's sub jects then present. In their cheering they were joined by the Belgians. On their way from the Hotel de Ville to the railway station the Volunteers were surrounded by the townspeople, who tendered a hundred civilities, and appeared to feel themselves honoured when they were allowed to do any Volun teer a service. By the time this large detachment had arrived at Brussels Lieut.-Col. Loyd Lindsay, commanding officer of all the Volunteers visiting Belgium, who had arrived here, accompanied by Lord Bury and Sir Paul Hunter, had established his head-quarters at the Hotel de Belle Vue. From various points on all sides of this building the British flag was displayed, and in the Brigade-Major's office Mr. Bigmore, the quartermaster, assisted by other gentlemen, was busy making out lists and attending to applications for quarters. Yesterday morning brought fresh and still more numerous arrivals, and even before the main body reached last night there was scarcely a street in Brussels in which all the uniforms of our Volunteer force were not repre sented. On Wednesday evening Colonel Lindsay was visited by M. Pletinckx, General of the Garde Civique, and yesterday morning the gallant Colonel returned the visit, and also called upon the Bourg mestre at the Hotel de Ville. By that time the whole city was en fête. Flags hung from almost every house in the principal streets ; the Garde Civique were turning out to receive their foreign visitors, and the shrill blasts of trumpets and the beating of drums were heard in all quarters. The Garde Civique of Brussels are 6,000 strong. They have four legions of infantry, chasseurs, a battalion of delaireurs, an escadron of cavalry, and an escadron of artillery. The infantry wear blue coats and dark trousers ; the cavalry, green coats and scarlet trousers ; the shakos and helmets of the men and officers are handsome, and the costumes of the va rious branches of the force have a striking and agree able appearance. At 2 o'clock the officers of this force, headed by the cavalry band, proceeded to the terminus of the Chemin de E'er du Midi to receive the French riflemen coming to the Tir. These were Gardes Nationaux to the number of 123 men and 71 officers: There were on the station to receive them, besides the officers of the Garde Civique, M. Funck, Echevain of the city and member of the chamber of Representatives ; M. Orts, member and formerly President of the Legislative Chamber. The streets leading to the station were much crowded, and the station itself was completely surrounded with a mass of people. The train containing the French National Guards did not arrive till about half-past 3 o'clock. When it came up to the plat form a loud cheer was raised by the Garde Civique, and the band played " Partant pour la Syfie." On the visitors stepping out of the carriages, their chef bate lion, Colonel Deherpe, was addressed by the Echevain in the words of which the following are a translation : " Gentlemen,—Although the official reception of the foreign corps which come to take part iu our national fetes doos not take place till evening, we wished to bid you wel come immediately on your arrival. We fulfil this mission with the more pleasure because you belong to a country with which Belgium has always held the most amicable relations. The sympathetic reception which awaits you among us will prove to you, gentlemen, that the entire Belgian nation entertains affectionate sentiments towards a people which has contributed so powerfully to the con solidation of our national independence." Colonel Deherpe responded to this effect : " I thank you for the kind words which you have just spoken. They do not surprise us, for since we put our foot on Belgian soil wo have boon the object of a reception the most sympathetic. We have received continuous ovations. I thank you from the bottom of my heart, and only regret that 1 am unable to express as I would wish to do what I e feel. That is impossible. My emotion prevents me . I s h a ll be extremely happy to make known to my countrymen our good and cordial reception, and the feelings to which it gives rise in my breast. This reception will consolidate the friendship between the two countries, and this vi s it must, as you observe, but strengthen the sentiments of fraternity which exist between the two nations." M. Funck then informed the Colonel that the Garde Civique and the foreign riflemen already arrived would assemble at the Place des Nations at 7 in the evening to receive the English Volunteers who were expected to arrive about that time, after which the official reception would take place at the Hotel de Ville. In the meantime Lord Bury and Sir Paul Hunter had left Brussels for Ostend to meet the great body of the Volunteers and to represent the commanding officers at the various towns en route, where le yin d'honneur was to be offered. Three steamers freighted with Volunteers arrived at Ostend ; but owing to a fog in the Channel they Were two hours late in arrival, and this and delays On the way up, as it will be seen, threw the recep tionr, at Brussels ba c k till an unexpec t e dl y l a t e h our. The wh o l e t own of Ostend turned out to accom pahwan_yst.lie visit ors t o th e H o t e l d e Vill e an d t h e rail burYc, tation. S p eeches wer e made to them by the z.omaster and the commander of the Garde Civique, " God save the Queen" was played, and trains they left i n two trai amid loud acclamations. At Bruges not on l y the railway station and platform were filled, but the line was lined with spectators for a di t u 7ile before the point at which he pulled There, again, there were more cheers, more music neur. At Alost the Garde Civiqandue more yin presentedd'hon to Lord elegant shoot att silver who Bury, for the English Volunteersazi t Wimbledon, a large and exceedingly cup. While such honours were being p English Riflemen coming by the O stend route the the quays at Antwerp were covered with the inhabitants of that town, who assembled to receive the 360 Vo lunteers who had come over that way. The latter reached here before evening; but a telegram received in the afternoon informed Col. Loyd Lindsay that the main body coming up from Ostend would not arrive till 8 o'clock, though they had been expected at 7. The gallant officer had, however, issued orders for a parade of all Volunteers then in the city for 6 o'clock, and at that hour he rode into the place ap pointed, the square in front of the Museum, accom panied by Lieut. Purley, 29th Kent, Brigade! Major; M'Gregor, let Midlothian Artillery; and Capt. B urgess, Adjutant. Several hundr ed of the V Volunteers assembled and were formed ilitc) corn panics to proceed to the terminus of the Chemin de Fer du Nord, in the Place des Nations. It had be come dark before they marched, but all Brussels was coming out to witness the reception ; and when the march commenced dense masses of people crowded all the main thoroughfares, more flags were hung out, and it became evident that the torch light pro cession under such circumstances would be a sight worth seeing. At 8 o'clock, the hour at which the latest telegrams stated the coming men would ar rive, the Place des Nations presented an extraordi nary appearance. The great square iu front of the station was surrounded by the Garde Civique, the French National Guards, and the Volunteers who had marched down to await the arrival of their com rades. Inside the monster ring of riflemen, and stretching far up the Boulevard Botanique, which goes off in such long and graceful ascent at right angles with the Place, were the pompiers of the city, bearing filming torches; outside of both riflemen and pompiers were thousands of men, women, and children covering the pavement on both sides, and filling every window that looked out upon the scene. The station was closed to all but the Committee of Reception, and these gentlemen waited at their posts with a patience not less commendable than that of the waiters outside for close upon two mortal hours, during which telegram after telegram was arriving—one announcing that the anxiously expected riflemen would not arrive for another quar ter of an hour. This sort of thing went on till a few minutes before 10 o'clock, and still the people in the streets, who had stood their ground since half-past 6 or 7 o'clock, never uttered a murmur, but con ducted themselves with the greatest good humour, and passed various compliments on the Volunteers —one of which was that they looked "so solid." At length the approach of the long-expected trains was announced by the stationmaster and the words "lls sont arrivees" were passed to the troops outside. The Committee of Reception had scarce formed themselves into a group in the hall of the station when two long trains were drawn up at the plat forms amid a cheer from all 'the employes of the company, which was taken up by the crowd out side and by them continued almost without inter mission till the march to the Hotel de Ville was commenced. Before the trains had come to a stand one of the bands of the Garde Civique had struck up " God save the Queen," which, of course, raised the enthusiasm of the Volunteers to such a pitch that they mingled their acclamations with those which were raised to their own honour. The moment Lord Bury, heading the Volunteers, stepped into the hall of the station the committee surrounded him, and the Echevain, addressing the visitors in French, said : " Gentlemen,—We thank you with all our heart for de siring to celebrate with us the anniversary of our national independence. We are happy to receive among us repre sentatives of the nations which have given to Belgium numerous proofs of their sympathy. The visit with which you honour us will, I hope, have for its result to draw still closer the bonds which unite grateful Belgium to the two great peoples which guaranteed its young nationality. I bid you welcome." Lord Bury thanked the Echevain for the sentiments he had expressed in the name of the city of Brussels and assured him that the volunteers entertained feelings of the greatest regard for the poeple of Bel gium. Then commenced a demonstration, which for grandeur and picturesque effect has not often been equalled on any occasion of a civic festival. For two hours previously the torches had been numerous ; but as the volunteers commenced to pour out from the station these lights increased a hundredfold in number and brilliancy, as if by magic. At the same moment the double lines of the Garde Civique, who kept a pathway, raised their rifles aloft, and the bayo nets shone with singular and surprising brightness ; those of their body not under arms rushed forward and shook hands with every volunteer they could seize, each cheer sounding louder than the previous one. Mixed up with all this jubilant expression of popular joy was the clanking of the hoofs of officers chargers, the shouting of the word of command, and the music of some half-dozen bands. But after a de lay of a few minutes in setting the men in order the procession moved on. First marched a band, and next a battalion of the Garde Civique ; next came another band; then followed the Committee of Re ception, followed by all officers, foreigners and Bel gians, not charged with commands ; next, Les Gardes Nationaux Francais ; then the Volunteers of Great Britain ; after them the other foreign riflemen, arranged alphabetically ; and lastly, another bat talion of the Garde Civique, and another band. Torch-bearers at short intervals lined the procession at either side, and these were flanked by a vast body of the citizens. The night was very dark, which was all the better for the effect of the torches, the gas-lamps, and the wonderful illumination of the tower of the liotelde Ville. This lofty and gorgeous piece of architecture is in what may be called three open storeys. During the whole of last night these were illuminated with lights the colours of which were constantly changing. The illumination was on the plan generally known as the " blue fire" when used in theatres. This moment the centre story would be illuminated in green, and the upper and lower in red. Presently the centre became red, and the upper and lower one turned green. All the colours of the rainbow were introduced, and varied up and down in that manner. As the procession passed up the Boulevard de Botanique the effect was marvel lously fine ; thence it turned into the Rue Royale, on through the Place Royale, when, descending by the Montagne de la Cour, it passed along through the Rue de la Madeleine and. the Rue de la Colline into the Grande Place. Bouquets were thrown at the Volunteers from several windows. The entire space in front of the Hotel de Ville was kept for the troops. It chimed a quarter to 11 as they began to enter it. One of the bands of the Garde Civique played the " Brabanconne" as they did so, and " Partant pour la Syrie" and " God Save the Queen" followed. The Bourgmestre, accompanied by his Echevains, all in full official costume, des cended and received the foreign riflemen in the court. Having passed through the lines, and distributed a small memorial medal, with riband attached, to each rifleman, the Bourgmestre received all the officers in the beautiful saloons of the Hotel de Ville, which were brilliantly lighted with wax lights, and hung all round withthe famous old Gobelins tapestry. When he had assembled all the officers around him, ad dressing them in French, he said : ." The popular acclamations have sufficiently told you how welcome you are in the old Brabancon city. (Cheers.) Volunteer soldiers, citizens armed for the defence of your homes, you prove by your presence among us that the cause of patriotism is also that of fraternity and of the indepen dence of peoples. (Ch eers. ) Hail I children of the two great nations in whom Belgium has found, in days of trial, powerful and loyal support. H a il ! Germany, Switzerland, Holland—to all our friends, indeed. (Renewed cheers.) The town of Brussels is proud to be th e rendezvous of neighbouring countries, and to see forming, in the noble rivalry in these tournaments of the 19th century, bonds of reciprocal a ff,ofion and cstjem that the future will be able to develop). All hearts aro open to you. Belgian hospitality awaits you in all its simplicity, in a ll it s cor diality. 1t does not offer you brilliant fetes, but that spon taneity, that unanimity of sentiment that will have mor e worth in your eyes. Remain long with us, and return often ; you will over find the Belgians as faithful in friend ship as they are to their independence, and to the aug us t dynasty that personifies it by its virtues. I drink to the worthy allies of Belgium, to the fraternisation of peoples. (Loud and continued chooring.)" Colonel Loyd-Lindsay, in reply, said " The friendly invitation which has brought us to your hospitable shores, and the splendour with which we have been conducted into the capitol of your kingdom, demand an acknowledgment on the part of the British Rifle Volun teers. (Cheers.) It is my high privilege, of which I gladly avail myself, as intrusted with the command of that corps, to address you a few words. Those words will be few, but they will be warm, sincere, and cordial, because they are spoken on behalf of the British people, who are always sensitive of any act of kindness, and ready to recognise offices of international friendship. My words will be few tw_i : h c an a ons u sed se lip we appear before you in the arb of a service rosotnlmwi words, b d u u t ty de i e s ds n . ot ln i n be p h ro a f lf es o lo t n h s e , wbuhtoleinfoarcce t e breastsurleolfuaeallcyh express separat e the —We thank you, Mr . B found in h memberfen feelings s f t whichhe corps ar e Burgomaster, we thank the people with which they have r g ec lu er , of Brussels and of Bel received us, the cordial hospitality we Volunteers first enrolledve ourselves l their invaders. When we little thought that ere sevens(' vesawsrasastelaandaerlmapedsedforwcoe should be called upon to cross the Y r and town a foreign land, and to quarte r ourse l ves in a foreign we marched to-day in friendly triumph through thoewstreets As of your beautiful city I thought that s e ld om had so large r a military force assembled in a foreign land for so peaceful a THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVE_NING, OCTOBER 13, 1866 purpse. French, English, and Swiss, we all meet here for a trial of strength whose bloodless triumphs are almost as welcome to the vanquished as the victors. (Much cheering.) Once more we thank you for your reception of us. You re ceive us this night into the bosom of your country upon trust, and I hope, before we part from you, your present generous confidence will have been confirmed by experience. And now allow me to introduce to you in turn each one of my comrades. (Cheers.)" Colonel Deherpe briefly responded for the French riflemen. Cheers were then given for the King of the Bel gians and others for the Queen; after which the Bourgmestre offered the yin d'honneur, and refresh ments of a more substantial kind were also provided for the company. It was midnight before the cere mony of the distribution of the medals in the court yard had concluded, and after 1 o'clock this morning when the proceedings of the reception came to an end. The Belgian authorities felt very much at being obliged to postpone the Tir and the fetes from September. But of the splendid success of their efforts yesterday there can be no second opinion ; and the appearance of the Belgian capital last night will not readily be forgotten by any one who saw it, while the procession of its own civic guard and the foreign riflemen defiled through its stately streets and beautiful boulevards. mised rebellion will have collapsed ; Andrew John son's official days will be as easily counted as the days of any other period having a fixed termination. 'though he may pardon Davis, it will only be to turn him loose among a people impoverished and desolated by his treason. There will be nothing left upon which obstinacy or malignity can build a hope for the future. The stern alternative will be presented, submission or worse, and when that day comes, then the South will take leave of Andrew Johnson, and, obeying the commands of self-preser vation, will accept and ratify the amendment, which while it strips them of their past unfair political advantages in representation, places them on an equality with other States as parts of the American Union of free States and of a free people." Horse racing has lately assumed in 'the United States a position of importance. Certain - well-known gentlemen of high social position have formed them selves into an association under the title of the American Jockey Club. They have recently laid out a course superior to anything of the kind ever before attempted in the United States, in West chester county, near the quiet village of Fordham, in Jerome Park, comprising about a hundred and thirty acres of land, which will become in a little while the fashionable resort for gentlemen of the turf, and not only for them, but for all (ladies in cluded) who take delight in seeing noble horses, and in witnessing the exciting incidents attendant upon their running. Races are already advertised to take place in Mobile during the present month, and at New Orleans in December. There are four millions five hundred thousand horses in the different States, including thorough-breds. These latter command high prices. Colonel Hampton has been offered for •' Monarch" $20,000. " Priam" cost more than this to import. " Kentucky," who will be one of the horses to run in the forth-coming races, could command almost any price at which his owner might be disposed to value him. The artillery experiments at Fortress Monroe began 21st September, and lasted two days. The target was a solid wall of granite, nearly eight feet thick in the middle, and nearly twelve feet at the ends. Four plates of four-inch iron were placed in front of this, some resting directly on the stone, some having an intermediate backing of sand. Two guns of twelve and ten inches (Rodman's patent) were used, and the gunnery officers had the use of a railway from the firing point to the target, the range being 350 yards. The guns were alto gether victorious, for it only required eleven shots entirely to smash the target, these experi ments being considered conclusive against masonry and brick forts at the range by the artil lery officers of the United States on the ground. The first three shots did not produce any very decisive result ; but the next two fired that day had an ex traordinary effect. The fourth shot was fired from the 12-inch rifle, the elevation being half a degree, charge of powder 551 b., weight of projectile (bolt) 6201 b., and initial velocity of the shot 1,079 feet a second. The effect of this shot was more decided than that of any previous one. The diameter of the indentation produced was 13 inches, its depth 54 inches. The wall at the rear of the target was forced, or bulged outwards to a considerable extent ; many of the blocks previously started were shat tered into small pieces, and several new seams were opened. The fifth shot was fired from the same gun ; elevation, one-third of a degree, charge of powder 551 b., weight of projectile (bolt) 6201 b., initial velocity 1,103 feet a second. This shot struck upon the lower plate at a point about three feet from the ground, cracking the plate in a most extraordinary manner, and tumbling to the ground several of the blocks of granite loosened by the previous battering. This shot, it should be remem bered, struck the plate over the sand backing. On the second day after the first two shots were dis charged the third was fired from the 15-inch Rod man, with the same elevation, charge, projec tile, &c., as before. No remarkable results were noticeable ; the work of demolition was simply hastened. The 12-inch Rodman rifle was now brought into use. The piece was given a half degree elevation ; charge of powder 551 b., weight of projectile (bolt), 6201 b. The shot impinged upon the upper edge of the upper plate, and glanced off into the masonry, in which it nearly buried it self. Whole blocks of granite were tossed from their beds of cement like straws before a gale. Pieces of granite weighing hundreds of pounds were cast a distance of 50 yards from the target. The iron bolts and girders were snapped like pipe-stems and sent shivering through the air for hundreds of feet. The fifth shot was fired from the same gun, with the same elevation, charge, and projectile. The effect was to split the upper iron plate in seve ral places, and add to the general smash-up. The indentation did not, in extent, vary greatly from that of any previous shot where the iron was not actually penetrated. The target was now reduced to a mere wreck, and the last shot was fired at the south end of the wall, which was not covered by the plates, but which had been strengthened by the addition of 4 feet of masonry at the rear. The smash-up was astonishing ; blocks of granite at the rear of the target—or nearly 12 feet from the point of impingement—were wrenched from their fasten ings and thrown upon the ground, and the wall was generally disturbed and cracked throughout. Had the wall been a section of a real fort mounted with ordnance the guns would have been dismounted or rendered useless. A new target is to be built and the experiments resumed. _ From Panama we learn that there are now on either side of the Isthmus six steamship lines. These are the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, embracing eleven or twelve first-class steamers, mak ing regular tri-monthly trips between New York and San Francisco ; the Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Royal Mail Company, with four fine steamers—the Matura, Kaikouri, Ruabine, and Rakaia—making semi-monthly trips between the two termini. The General Transatlantique Company (French) running four steamers—the Luisiane, Noveau Monde, Imperatrice Eugenic, France— between the ports of Aspinwall and St. Nazaire, France. The Spanish Mail Packet Company, run ing one steamer—the Montezuma—monthly between Aspinwall and the Island of Cuba. The Panama Railroad's Central American Steamship Line, with two steamships—the Guatemala and Salvador— carrying freight, passengers, and the United States mails semi-monthly between Panama and San Jose de Guatemala, touching at intermediate points. Beside these there are a number of lines of sailing vessels on either side of the Isthmus, doing a great business in the way of freight. The Isthmus, in this respect, may be considered the central spot of the globe— the half-way house in the inter change of nations—and its only thoroughfare is the Panama Railroad, probably one of the mightiest enterprises ever carried forward from the airiness of conception to the substance of achievement. It is almost inconceivable the amount of business done upon this railroad. The swamps, the moun tains, and the abrupt defile had to be overcome in its construction, and at last the railroad stands completed. Only 48 miles in length, the capital and human life expended in its building was so immense that the millions, in the pecuniary con sideration, are not counted with exactness, and it is said that under each railroad tie an Irishman sleeps the eternal sleep ; while thousands of the Chinese, whom they imported as labourers, in their desperate misery, committed suicide by the knife or by spring ing into the jaws of the alligators which infest the Chagres River and other streams. Everything was conquered—the pestiferous malarias, the marsh, and the mountain ; and to-day we have the Panama Railroad as the grand, universal higliway between the two oceans, occupying a central position on the globe, and doing an immense business in the way of freight and passengers. The officers of the road on the Isthmus must be efficient, because they are popular among the influential people. The princi pal officials are Col. G. M. Totten, chief engineer and general manager on the Isthmus ; Wm. Par ker, Esq., superintendent ; Wm. Nelson, Esq., com mercial agent. (The latter has been a resident for 17 years, and is much respected). Intelligence received at New York from Mexico (via San Francisco), dated the 19th inst., states that the French troops and fleet had abandoned Guaymas, and that the town was occupied by the Liberals. The Liberal General Martinez had slaugh tered the garrison of Xerez. The Austrian General Lanuberg had been killed. The Imperialists made no attempt to enforce the blockade of Matamoras. The Empress has suffered greatly from the mental strain. The difficulties of the position of her hus band, Maximilian, have been sufficient to unsettle the mind of a stronger frame than that of the Princess. The Emperor is said to have forwarded through New York a telegraph message in cipher at a cost of £l,OOO. The example of the French is said to have raised the style of living among the Mexicans. Already the shops, carriages, dress, habits of living, cooking, household conveniences, and, in short, the whole routine of life have materi ally improved. The capital is in better condition —sanitary and other—than has ever before been known. The streets are kept perfectly clean, and the utmost order and regulation prevail in every district.. The Quebec Journal states that since the spring a thousand ship-carpenters have left that city for the Western States of America. New Orleans is said to be the only city that paid more income tax in 1866 than 1865. A little girl in the employ of the Wollcottville (Connecticut) Manufacturing Company possesses most wonderful arithmetical powers. She counts 2,000 percus sion caps and puts them in 20 boxes, 100 in each, in one minute, and never makes a mistake. The Board of Equalisation has determined the amount of property in New York to be as follows :—Real estate, $1,196,403,416 ; personal, $334,826,220. Total, $1,531,229,636. _ _ R. A. Alexander, the wealthy and well-known turf-man of Kentucky, has retired from the racing world, and sold out his large and valuable stock of blood horses. Asteroid brought $7,000; Bianca $1,500 ; and Bay $l,OBO. Forty-three other trotting, pacing, and running horses were sold, bringing prices varying from $5O to $BOO. His stock of Durham bulls, calves, Alderney and Southdown bucks, were also sold at low prices. A new steam fire-engine of the second class, built by the Gould Machine Company of Newark, was tried in that city on Wednesday, in presence of Chief Engineer Kingsland, and other officers of the New York Fire Department, firemen from Brooklyn, Jersey City, and other places, and pronounced an improvement upon any yet constructed of the same class. It has been taken to Philadelphia, where it will be received and tried by the Hibernia Company, and thence sent to Carlisle, for which place it was made. The steamer' J. R. Gilmore, bound from Cin cinnati to the Arkansas River with a valuable cargo of assorted merchandise, struck the wreck of the steamer Courier, two miles below Mound City, Illinois, on Wed nesday night, Sept. 19th, and sunk almost immediately. The passengers and crew escaped With their baggage. The Gilmore was valued at $28,000, and was insured for $21,000. Her cargo was valued at over $200,000, and wa principally insured. MILITARY.—PARADE OF THE SEVENTH.—CoIoneI Clark has issued the following order :--" Headquarters, Seventh Regiment, National Guard, New York, Sept 18, 1866. [General Orders, No. 7.] In compliance with brigade orders, this regiment will parade, for inspection, in full uniform (with knapsack and haversack) on Tuesday, Oct. 2. Roll call of companies at a quarter past nine a.m. Field and staff will report to the colonel, and the non commissioned staff, band, and drum-corps will report to the adjutant at the same hour. The resignation of Quartermaster C. T. M'Clenachan having been accepted, he is hereby honourably discharged from the service. The regular drill season of this regiment will commence on the Ist of October. All officers and non-commissioned officers will be required to thoroughly understand their duties, and should bo perfectly qualified to instruct recruits. Punctual attention at drill, and an earnest effort for military improvement, are enjoined upon the officers and members of the regiment. By order of Colonel Emmons Clark. Wm. H. Kipp, Adjutant. R. L. Weed, Sergeant Major." MISCELLANEOUS AMERICAN NEWS. An official army order has been published pre scribing the uniform of the General and Lieu tenant-General in the United States as follows : " For the General the same as for Major-General, except that on the coat there shall be two rows, of twelve buttons each, on the breast, placed by fours, and on the shoulder straps and epaulets four silver stars. For the Lieutenant-General the same as for a Major-General, except that on the shoulder straps and epaulets there shall be three silver stars." The Chicago 2 ribune says :—" The Loyal Sol diers' Convention at Pittsburgh exceeds the Cleve land bread-and-butter gathering in the proportion that a house on fire exceeds an ordinary lightning bug. Pittsburgh is in a blaze of enthusiasm. The city is crowded with delegates and bespangled with lights and banners. The soldiers are there. Those who congregated at Cleveland were looking after commissions in the regular army or the revenue service. Those who have assembled at Pittsburgh have come to speak the sentiments of a million men who have carried muskets in the service of their country." From the same source we extract the following : —" It is reported, upon pretty good authority, that the New York Times has lost 12,000 of its daily cir culation since the holding of the Philadelphia Con vention, and that the decline has been so rapid as to cause the utmost consternation in the ownership of that concern. This is a righteous punishment —the only punishment, indeed, which Raymond can feel. By the time he loses 12,000 more he will be as Radical as Thadeus Stevens. An Arkansas paper says that a company of United States troops were fired upon by a person who did not know that the war was ended. This seems to be the general impression also in Texas. We hear that the people of the town of Benham have be sieged a company of United States troops—that the besiegers had telegraphed to the State authorities for reinforcements, and that other besiegers have sent to Galveston for ammunition. General Sheridan has set out for the scene of hostilities. This news has a familiar sound. It resembles the tidings which came from Texas in 18G1, when the ruffians of the Lone Star State surrounded the handful of troops stationed there, and inaugurated war against the nation. In the absence of any precise information as to the nature of this new outbreak of the rebel lion we forbear comment. The Rev. Edward Beecher has published a long and able letter, addressed to his brother, the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, in which he expresses powerfully his strong sentiments of disapprobation at the course his brother had recently taken. " You insist," says this gentleman, "mainly on an imme diate restoration of the revolted States to the Union as essential even to the welfare of the freedmen ; you say, in effect, let them be restored, tranquillised, prospered, and cheered by success in business and commercial enterprise, and it will redound to the freedman's benefit as truly as to that of the State and the nation: Your whole letter implies this false assumption that there are some who are not in favour of speedily restoring the seceded States. It is an argument against such. You try to prove that in our system there is no place for a State but in the Union,' and that the Federal Government is unfit to exercise minor, police, and local government,' and that it is vain to attempt to govern disorganised and disordered States by an army. It is indeed true that there are millions of loyal men who are opposed to a restoration of a certain kind of States with certain powers, either immediately or at any future time. And they oppose it because it will neither tranquillise society, nor benefit the freed men, but will tend to disorganise the nation, enslave the freedmen, and plunge us into another civil war. But it is not true that even the most Radical Re publicans are opposed to the immediate restoration of true Republican States, whose spirit and prin ciples are those, not of that spurious Democracy that dishonours the name, but of true Christian Demo cracy, based on the law of benevolence and justice, in which all men are equal in rights and franchises before all-embracing, all-ennobling, all-protecting law." With reference to the law requiring a homestead settler to occupy and cultivate the land for five years before he can acquire a title, the question has been raised whether the improvements made by the settler within that time can be taxed before the title has been passed to him. The Commis sioner of the General Land Office has delivered an opinion on the subject, in which he says : If a qualified settler goes upon the land, resides there, and cultivates the tract for the full terra of five years, the United States Government stipu lates that he shall on paying a small fee get a com plete title. The consideration is mainly a labour consideration similated, not only for the interest of the claimant, but for the benefit of the State. The statue in virtue of the supreme law of the land cannot, therefore, be rendered inoperative, or abridged by such an exercise of the taxing powers as would defeat the privilege conferred upon the settler. The spirit and purpose of Congress in this respect is clearly manifested in the fourth section of the said Act of May 20th, 1862, which declares that no lands acquired under the provision of this Act shall, in any event, become liable to the satis faction of any debt or debts contracted prior to the issuing of the patent thereof. It is the generous purpose then of the United States, through the National Legislature, to protect settlers in their homes nmlor the law until their titles reach ma turity." The article in the New York Times, on the Con stitutional Amendment, which has excited so much comment, concludes thus :—" The Amendment now awaits the action of the Legislatures of the several States. It is just in itself, and its adoption, by remedying injustice, and providing for the public safety, would do much towards tranquillising public sentiment, and preparing the way for the more speedy restoration of peace and harmony to all sections of our common Union. It is greatly to be regretted that all the States were not represented in the Congress by which it was proposed ; but it is submitted to them all for their consideration and action. Nothing would conduce more to the public peace than its speedy rectification, especially by those States which are to be most directly affected by its provisions." The Chicago Tribune concludes an article on the Constitutional Amendment in these words :—" The amendment, before the Ist day of February next, will be ratified by the Legislatures of 21 Northern States. Tennessee has already ratified it ; Missouri will do the same ; if there be honest elections in Maryland that State will also ratify it. It will not be possible for Andrew Johnson nor the rebel States to ignore the popular verdict thus rendered. They will defy it any longer at their peril. They will, by any further obstinacy, only arouse a spirit which may not be satisfied with a Constitutional Amendment such as is now pending, but may de mand security in other measures that are even now rapidly taking shape in public opiniccu. The pro- COMMERCIAL. NEW Yonx, Tuesday, Sept. 25. There is no change worth notice since I last wrote. Gold opened yesterday at 1434, and closed at 1441 a de cided rise, the tendency being strongly upwards. The import of specie at this port for the week ending Sept. 21 was as follows : Per steamer Hermann, from Bremen 56,000 Per steamer New York, from Aspinwall Per steamer Java, from Liverpool 1,510,212 Per steamer North America, from Rio Janeiro 600 Various 4,685 . . Total for the week $1,523,477 A great increase of the import of the precious metal from California is looked for. A new process of extracting gold from the auriferous rock having been brought into most successful operation. This discovery is likely to work a revolution in the mining operations of the State. The average yield per ton of quartz, by the old system, was scarcely over $6, by the new system the return, as fax as the trial goes, gives $32. The waste by the former method was very great ; by the new one there is no waste at all, every particle of the gold being secured. I send you an account of the process which may be interesting to your readers. Both Government and State Stocks are in fair demand, and remain at the full quotations of last week. Investors are very careful, after their cruel experience of the petro leum mania. The Government process of paying off the debt at the same time that it increases the floating amount of capital lessens the secure investments open. The ten dency is for these securities to rise, and the rise would be more decided but for the great power of the ring. If gold goes up, it will have an adverse effect on this stock ; when the elections are over, and the policy of the Govern ment more decided, greater strength will undoubtedly be given. After the call the market was steady, and remained firm until the Second Board. At the Second Board the market was firm on New-York Central and Reading. The North- Western shares and Rock Island are steady on the balance of the list. Cumberland was strong and sold at 52. After the call the market was very irregular. Toledo advanced to 1211 and Cumberland Coal 52f ; the balance of the market was dull, and not strong. The closing quotations were : Ohio and Mississippi, 291 291 ; Canton Company, 531 541; Boston Water Power, 34 35 ; Cumberland Preferred, 518 52 ; Quicksilver, 52 521 ; Mariposa, 15 151 ; Mariposa Preferred, 341 311 ; New York Central, 1071 1071 ; Erie, 751 751 ; Hudson River, 1204 1211; Reading, 1161 1161 ; Michigan Southern, 844 848 ; Cleveland and Pittsburgh, 87 871; Cleveland and Toledo, 1211 122 ; Rock Island, 1111 1111 ; North-Western, 354 36 ; North-Western Pre ferred, 671 68 ; Fort Wayne, 106 1061. • Money continues abundant on call, and large amounts can be had at 4 to 5 per cent. There is no large amount of commercial paper offering at the discount houses, and rates are steady. Best names pass at 5 per cent., and good at 51 6 per cent. The bank statement shows a further in crease of loans, with a moderate gain in the specie line. The deposits, legal tenders and circulation, are all lower than at the last return. For bankers' sixty days' bills on London, 1071 1071, and short sight, 108 k to 1081; Commercial signatures, 106; to 107+. The business of the Sub-Treasury was :—Receipts, $4,337,836 52c.—for Customs, $601,000 ; Payments, $2,586,08611c.; Balance, $95,608,830 53c. Gold notes, $293,000. Freights are dull. The engagements to Liverpool per steamer are 100 bales cotton at 5-16 d, 100 tuns oil cake 155., 25 hhds. Tallow at 255. To London 800 bbls. Pe troleum at 58. 3d., and per steamer, 23,000 bushels. Barley at 5-id. (From E. F. Satterthumite and Co.'s Weekly Circular; October 10.) The advices from New York, by the "Asia," reach to the 25th ult. There was no diminution in the demand for Government securities, and the older descriptions exhibited an improvement of from one to two per cent., 5-20's and 10-40 Bonds remaining firm at previous quotations. In Railroad Stocks there was increased activity, all good divi dend-paying lines being in request for investment. State Stocks were also more in favour, but Railroad Mortgages wore neglected. Money continued very abundant, and gold showed but little alteration. OFFICIAL TRANSACTIONS FOR THE WEER.—United States 6 per Cent. 5.20 Bonds, 1882: Thursday, 7CI ; Friday, 701 + 1; Saturday, 701 1 1; Monday, 701 14 ; Tuesday, 701 1 ; Wednesday, 711 1 11. Virginia 5 per Cent. Sterling Bonds : Thursday, —. Virginia 6 per Cent. Dollar Bonds: Thursday, ; Friday, ; Tuesday, 44 ; Wednesday, —. Atlan. and Gt. Westn. (N. Y. Sect.) Ist Mrt. Bonds, 188 C Friday, —; Tuesday, ; Wednesday, —. Atlan. and Gt. Westn. 2nd Mrt. Bonds, 1881: Friday, —; Monday, —. Atlan. and Gt. Westn. (Penns. Sect.) 2nd Mrt. Bonds, 1882: Thursday, ; Friday, 661. Atlan. and Great Western Consolidated Bonds, 1895: Thursday, 461; Friday, 461 6 1; Saturday, 461 51 ; Mon-lay, 45 1 ; Tuesday, 45 1 41 5, ; Wednesday, 45 314; c . Erie Shares, $lOO, all paid : Thursday, 501 1 491 ; Friday, 52 11 ; Saturday, 511 1; Monday, 50+ 1 491 ; Tuesday, 491 81 9 ; Wednesday, 481 1 9 71. Erie Shares, 6 per cent. Convertible Bonds : Friday, 67 ; Tuesday, ; Wednesday, —. Illinois Central 6 per Cent. Bonds of 1875: Thursday, —; Monday, —. Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Bonds of 1875: Tuesday, 671; Illinois Central Shares, all paid : Thursday, —. Friday, 781 9; Saturday, 761 ; Monday, 78 ; Tues day, 781 ; Wednesday, 781. Philadelphia and Erie First Mortgage, 1881: Thursday, —; Saturday, ; Tuesday, x.d. Philadelphia and Erie First Mortgage, 1881, with option to bo paid in Philadelphia : Saturday, —. Pennsylvania Second Mort. Sterling Bonds, 1875: Tuesday, UNITED STATES REVENUE. Subjoined is an official statement of the revenue and ex penditure of the United States for the three months ending the 30th June. It will be seen that receipts from customs, internal revenue, &c., exceeded the expenditure by more than fifty-six million dollars, which was applied to the re demption of outstanding obligations. Since June the amounts received show a considerable increase so that by the end of the current year the Secretary of the Treasury will be enabled materially to reduce the Government in debtedness. The revenue derivable in gold from customs now reaches quite $200,000,000 per annum, while the amount of interest on the national debt, which is payable in gold, is only about seventy-five million dollars. Receipts Customs 546,175,151.39 Sale of public lauds Direct tax . • ..... 488,636.07 Internal revenue Incidental and miscellaneous 18,342,516.66 Total receipts exclusive of loans 5129,010,762.67 Receipts froth loans, &c., postage and other stamps, act of July 17, 1866 Fractional currency, act March 3, 1863 Certificates of gold deposits Six per cent. twenty-year bonds, act, of July 17, 1831 13,156.00 Temporary loans, acts February 25, and March, 17, 1862 106,146,819.25 Certificates of indebtedness, acts of March 1 and 17, 1862 Five-Twenty-year bonds, act of March 3, 1864 182,000.00 Do. do. do. 1865 192,390,330.00 Total receipts 5321,433,092.67 Expenditures. Civil, foreign, intercourse, and miscellaneous $11,853,339.55 Interior, Pensions, and Indian War 12,744,022.69 Navy Interest on public debt, including treasury notes • 36,155,280.89 Total expenditures, exclusive of prin cipal of public debt Redemption of Texican indemnity stock, per act September 9th, 1850 Payment of Treasury notes per act March 2, 1861 400.00' Redemption of Treasury notes per Act July 17, 1861 Redemption of seven 3-10 three-year coupon bonds per act July 17, 1861 548,900.00 Reimbursement of temporary loan per acts February 25, and March 17, 1862 100,613,448.34 Redemption of certificates of indebtedness per acts of March 1 and 17, 1862 Redemption of treasury notes per act Feb ruary 25, 1862 Redemption of postage and other stamps per act July 17, 1862 857,542.31 Redemption of fractional currency, act March 3,1863 4,574,300.52 Redemption of gold certificates, act March 3, 1862 • • 51,454,920.00 Redemption of two years' 5 per cent. inte rest bearing Treasury notes, per act March 3, 1863 Redemption of three years' 6 per cent. com pound interest notes, per act of March 3, 1863 . 13,000,000.00 Redemption of three years' seven 3-10 Treasury notes, per acts of June 30, 1864, and March 5, 1864 Premium in the purchase of the same Total expenditures 5322,442,701.42 There has been renewed activity in American Securities in the London Market during the past week. In United States 5-20's there has been a fair amount of business transacted at steadily advancing prices, the approaching payment of interest bringing in numerous buyers on con tinental account ; the last quotation 711 to I indicates a rise on the week of fully one and a half per cent. Illinois Central Shares have been well supported (closing 781 and 1), but Eries, after touching 52, have de clined on sales to realise profits, and lower quotations by telegraph from Now York to 471 to 48. Atlantic and Great Western Consolidated Bonds have been more offered, and Certificates of Debenture close 641 to 651, about a half per cent. under the price of this day week. London, Chatham, and Dover Railway. The following appeared in our Third Edition of last evening:— The adjourned half-yearly meeting of the directors and shareholders of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company was held to-day at St. James's Hall, Piccadilly, for the purpose of receiving the report of the committee of investigation appointed to inquire into the financial position of the company. The report of the committee of investigation, together with the directors' reply thereto, have appeared in The Sun. At twelve o'clock the Chair was taken by Lord Sondes, and on either side of the director's table on the platform "the investigation committee " and the "debenture holders' committee" were conspicuously represented. At the com mencement of the meeting the hall was but half filled. The CHAIRMAN said the meeting,.as they were allaware, was for the purpose of receiving the report of the commit tee of investigation, and therefore r as he thought, they ought to take the lead in the discussion that day. He called upon the chairman of the committee to make such state ments as he thought proper. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HODGKINSON said he had, in the first instance, to apologise for the delay that had taken place in the prepa ration and presentation of the report, but the amount of facts and figures submitted to the committee rendered their labours excessively difficult. At the outset he would take the liberty of stating that, in answer to what had been stated elsewhere, he did not think it was part of the duty of the committee of investigation to put for ward a plan for the future or a panacea for the difficulty under which the company laboured. The labours of the committee had been limited, and he thought rightly limited, to examine and fully realise the present position of the company. The committee, with respect to the re port which they had felt it their duty to submit to the shareholders, were compelled to make one which reflected somewhat seriously on 'the personal management of the company. The document, he regretted to say, also disclosed facts which the committee felt were in the highest degree reprehensible. (Hear, hear.) He had been told since the report had been issued that the statements contained therein did not contain anything so very extra ordinary or monstrous—(oh, oh) —and that if the position of other companies could bo investigated, the London Chatham, andlDover would not be considered so very bad; but he did not deem two wrongs made a right. (Hear, hear.) With respect to the issuing of preference shares, when the company did that, the public thought there was some capital behind to meet them, but what was the posi tion of affairs, why the amount of the debenture debt and the amount raised by preference shares actually exceeded the amount that had been expended on the whole line of railway. (Shame.) The manner in which the debenture debt had been incurred was highly reprehensible, as in some in stances only £75 was received for £lOO of debentures. (Shame.) The directors had issued a reply to the report of the investigation committee, but in that theyhad set down their receipts on various lines to show a profit and not a loss. The committee thought that the over-issue of debentures was altogether unjustifiable, but the di rectors did not think so, Another statement in the report of investigation which was objected to was, that, with re spect to the contract price for their metropolitan extension the committee state that, after the examination of Mr. Joseph Cubitt, they were perfectly justified in making the statement they did, that he did not know anything of the prices until the directors had decided the matter. The letter of Mr. Cubitt did not contradict one statement made by the committee, and therefore the com mittee were perfectly justified in saying that no competi tion had been invited for the Metropolitan extension, and all that Mr. Cubitt said was, that, taking into considera tion the circumstances of the company, lower prices could not be obtained. (Oh, oh.) A Shareholder said that he should like to know whether the contractor got the difference between the £75 and the £lOO debentures. Mr. HODGKINSON —He could not say that he took them at that price, and ho could have sold them either at a dis count or par. The committee, in the statement they had made, had revealed the true position of the concern; they had concealed nothing, leaving the shareholders to draw their own conclusions. The shareholders now knew the full extent of the evil which beset them, and, knowing that., they could set about something to improve the state of affairs, p.nd, although the prospect was rather gloomy, whether they were to have sunshine would de pend upon the future policy of the company. They had a splendid property, which was as yet undeveloped, and if their affairs were now conducted with patience and for bearance, and the past was not repeated, the shareholders might look for a bright, if not a brilliant, future. Ho con cluded by moving the report. Mr. HILLIER seconded the motion, and said that if all parties did not endeavour to pull the company to pieces, but exercised patience and carried on their operations with energy and honesty, all might yet be well. Mr. SURGEY said all that was required to'enable the company to carry out all their obligations was confidence and patience. Mr. Alderman WILSON asked Mr. Johnson, the secre tary, whether he would explain the matter connected with the over-issue of the £128,000 of debentures. (Confusion.) The CHAIRMAN thought the question had better be postponed. (Great confusion.) Mr. JOHNSON, the secretary, said after the suspension of Sir M. Peto he fully believed that the debentures would bo returned to the company. In all ho had done he had only been actuated for the good of the company. He ad mitted that it was au act of indiscretion in not bringing the matter forward, but ho thought in doing so he was acting for the best interests of the railway. (Cries of "Oh, oh," "Kickhim out," " Turn him out, and "Shame.") A SHAREHOLDER wished to ask Sir M. Peto when ho guaranteed the 6 per cent. on the stook if any legal docu ment had been signed,because, if not, he believed his estate would not be responsible for one iota of it. He also begged to ask whether, when he received the money for the re turning of those debentures, whether he did so, because if he did not he considered his conduct infamous and dis graceful, that he had committed a breach of trust—a fraud, in appropriating to his use £128,000 of debentures, for which he ought to stand at the bar of the Old Bailey. Sir M. PETO said he first became connected with the company in 18G3, when ho was called in by the board for his advice, under the peculiar state of affairs which then existed. He found there was owing a million and a quarter of Lloyd's bonds. These bonds took precedence of evory other security, and it was of the greatest importance that those bonds should be cleared off. A loan was negotiated for that purpose, which he got taken up, and then in 1 864 it decided to continue the loan rather than sell the stock. The loan remained at the request of the directors, and it was in connection with that matter that his firm became liable for a large amount. With respect to the over issue of debentures, the great crisis came in May, and he denied in whatever took place with regard to the debentures he had received, he had ever acted in any other way than for the benefit of the company. They were created for the purposes of the company. They were handed over to the firm under the sanction of their solicitor, and there was nothing whatever irregular in the proceedings. With respect to the question put to him by a shareholder, as to whether he had signed a legal document with respect to the 6 per cent. guarantee, he had to say that he did sign a legal document, and there was never the sli g ht e st inteu tionto repudiate any engagement. With respect to ques tions that must arise between his firm and the present or future board of directors, he could say this, that there was no desire to deal but in the most straightforward manner, and that there would be no objection on the part of his firm to the arbitration of any number of honourable meth (Hear, hear.) Ho desired that in all future dealings nothing but fairness should be exercised towards him. A SIIAREHOLDER—Where is the £128,000 lodged ? Sir M. PETO said they were lodged with a financial com pany, who held valid securities, which had large transac tions with his firm, which would leave a large surplus 0 0 his side of the account over and above the £128,000. (Heart hear, and cheers.) A SHAREHOLDER wished to know who it was that first incurred the liability of Lloyd's bonds, because Sir M. Pet° had stated, and it had not been denied, that when he was first consulted the liability of Lloyd's bonds was still in existence. The CHAIRMAN then put the resolution for the reception of the report of the investigation committee, which was carried. The CRAIRmANof the Debenture Holders' Committee then addressed the meeting at some length, and concluded by asking the bondholders to cease all individual litigation , and leave the matter in the hands of the committee, wile would select one, two, or three cases for trial, and thus $ large sum of money would be saved from sacrifice. Mr. H. P. PRICE condemned the system that had been pursued with respect to the auditing the accounts. The committee of investigation at page 22 said the accounts had been inefficiently and imperfectly conducted for years, and yet their auditors came before them year after year and stated they were all correct. He should like to know before the meeting terminated what the directors intended to do for the future. As far as he could see it appeared that the directors had been mere puppits, and ho was afraid that even the committee of investigation had not found out who pulled the strings. A SHAREHOLDER asked who was responsible for the false half-yearly reports that had been submitted W them for some time past ? (Confusion.) The CHAIRMAN denied most positively that the reports had been false. A SHAREHOLDER—The committee of investigation stated that they were false. Confusion and cries of " Who prepared the reports," " Johnson," "Forbes," and hisses. Lord HARRIS, the deputy-chairman, said the reports were based on the statements submitted to them by the heads of departments, and if those reports had been falsified the directors were as much deceived as the shareholderS• (Hear, hear.) Some confusion here ensued, but eventually Mr. SURGEY said he should move that six members of the committee of investigation be appointed, the nevi directors to act with the present board. The names of the gentlemen he proposed were as follows: Mr. G. Hodgkin' son Mr. Hilliard, Mr. T. A. Hankey, Mr. F. Heritage, Mt' A. T. Hotham, and Mr. G. C. Taylor. Mr. Honasos, the chairman of the debenture-holderal asked the meeting to pause before they swept away th e whole of the trustees. What he advised was that the dead wood should be looped off, and that the newly-No' structed board might then work well ; but if they kept the depressing spirit amongst them they would never surmoun t the difficulty. Mr. JACKSON said it would be suicidal for the company to get rid of their old directors before the parliamentary campaign was over. Introduce fresh blood if they pleasect but don't entirely get rid of the old element. It was then decided, in order to be regular, that the names of six gentlemen be elected and recommended to be directors for seats at the board. This was agreed to, and Mr. Grosvenor Hodgkinsor 4 Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. Hankey were elected. On the name of Mr. Heritage being put, it was strongly i objected to, as he was solicitor to th e C re dit ' F onc i er , that gentleman at once withdrew as a candidate. Mr. Hotham and Mr. Taylor were then elected a° directors. A SHAREHOLDER hoped that Lord Harris would consen t to remain at the board. He was one in whom the share; holders had the greatest confidence, and therefore he had great pleasure in nominating him for re-election se director. The proposition was carried with the.most enthusiasti c applause. Lord HARRIS, in rising to thank the meeting for the kindness extended towards him, laboured under tb e deepest emotion. He said, if deception had been practised, he had been deceived like the shareholders. He had ways done his utmost for the benefit of the company, and I .`. he remained at the board he should work ten times bode' than he had hitherto done. (Cheers.) Lord SONDES said he had done his best, but at the snO' time he must say he had not been brought up to railsvaie business, especially finance. (Laughters and cheers.) 1 1 . 0 should thankfully enter into retirement, and he hoped his successor would meet with better fortune than he ha d done. (Cries of " Not if you keep Johnson.") A vote of thanks was then awarded to the committee of investigation and to Lord Sondes, and the proceeding s terminated, having lasted over five hours. COUNTRY MARKETS. WAKEFIELD.—FRIDAY. A few parcels of fine new wheat fetched the rates o f Friday last, and old sorts also brought previous currencies„ but damp parcels sold slowly. Fine barley fully mainta in° late rates; inferior is to 2s lower. LINCOLN.—FRIDAY. Our market to-day was fairly supplied with wheat, w- I Web changed hands at rather easier rates. New white wheat, 55s to 60s ; new red, 48s to 555 per 3 6 stone. Barley for malting, 38s to 44s per qr ; grindingo 82s to 35s per 30 stone. Oats, 25s to 335. Beans, 47s 51s per. 38 stone. LIVERPOOL.—FRIDAY. tia We had a good att en d ance a t our mar k e t to-day, n -- „ wheat met a very good demand, at about former pric e l Flour was in dull dem an d, an d b roug ht the rates of la s t Tuesday. Oats and oatmeal inactive, and the latter rail! , be quoted at 6d to ls per load c h ea per. Barley, bean°, and peas continue at ext reme p r i ces . I n di an c orn attracte ° more attention than of late. DERBY—FRIDAY. S 6 New white wheat, 55s to 60s ; old red, 56 s to 59s p0f ...0 . stone. Barley for malting, 37s to 45 s p er qr. ; grind - 5 37s to 38s per 30 stone. Oats, new, 27s t o 295; ol 295 34s per 24 stone. Beans, old, 50s to 525; new, 46s to by per 38 stone. S T AMF ORD—FRIDAY. 8 6 New white wheat, 52s to 55 s ; re d d o ., 48 s t o 52s per 83 stone. Barley, malting, 38 s t o 46 s ; gr i n di ng , 21s to per. qr. Oats, new, 22 s t o 26 5; o ld, 28 s t o 32 s p er 24 swag Beans, 52s to 54s per 38 stone. Peas as of late. RIPON—FRIDAY. The wheat trade was quiet to-day owing to the Wille r° being still at harvest work. White wheat, 8s Od to 8s 3d per bushel ; red, Gs 3d to 9d ; beaus, Cs 9d to is 3d ; oats, 27s to 32s per qr ; bal e .° 3 - os to 41s Od. BRISTOL SUGAR.—FRIDAY. 19 The demand for sugar this week has been extrein e - dull, and very little business has been done. _ COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the close of the market. cl, s. d. S* 0 Walls End Hetton 2l 3 Hetton Lyons ........ 19 0 Holywell Main l7 6 Tunstall Tees Braddyell's.Hetton 2O 6 East Hartlepool ...... 21 6 Horton. Cassop Pensher Primrose Kelloe Ships at market, 31—sold, 25. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Holloway's Ointment and Pil l6 l ' .. The Joys of Hume.—How often does it happen that lisPr„j ness is driven from our hearths by illness. Sickness ' 1 " 01 $ sorrow are constant companions, though in most co s _j their tenure is short when Holloway's remedies are 1 , 7 1 ' 4 to dispossess them. These medicaments can be confides and heartily recommended to all invalids as the most esti safe, and certain means of preserving all that is good + tl i p.„ casting out all that is corrupt externally and intern 5d They are universally applicable by both sexes in en i f disease. Holloway's medicaments do not deteriorat e te " ; being kept, nor are their properties changed by 040. d 4, they can be purchased everywhere, and the price at Oyu they are sold is moderate. Births. Of ASHBY—On the 11th inst., at Datchet, Ducks, the W i f e Joseph Ashby, Esq., of a son. „„4 8 t0 11 OHOLMELEY—On the 11th inst., at the Rectcry, v=m - Bode, the wife of the Rev. J. Cholmeley, of a so. o, DUFF — On the 11th inst., at Poyle Park, Barnham, 3,111. W. Duff, of a daughter. PIDCOCK —On the 10th inst., at 5, Kingswood-plac e, th wife of S. Pidcock,'Esq., of the Admiralty, of a Soil' Marriages. ilrebt PORTMAN—PAINE —On the 11th i ns t., at Trinity , - , .. — fg ett Eastbourne, H. F. B. Portman, rector of Pylle, Song o rt i elder surviving son of Major Portman, Dean's ' Wimborne, to Alice Elizabeth, the younger dau" John M. Paine, e Esq., of Farnham. I'EICCER — LEADBETTER—On the 11th inst., a t Allbag °/I tt High Wycombe, Wm. H. Spencer, Esq., of Abingnett Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late John Lead' Esq., of High Wycombe. Deaths. BOOKER —On the 11th inst., at Warrenside, New Brio'bi°l3' Cheshire, George Booker, Esq., aged 68. , 0 0 HADDEN—On the 11th inst., at Braincote, Notts, J. 113-c 1l Esq., P., aged 6. I'ANsoNJ On the 11th inst., Catherine, wife of E. Esq., of Clapham-common. J. NIGHTINGALE—On the 7th inst., Sarah, relict of Nightingale, Esq., of Ludlow, Salop, Assistant 0n303 sary-General. MERCER —On the 11th inst., John Mercer, Esq., of Ilan oy of Villa, Notting-hill, aged 59. SMITH—On the 12th inst., at 19, Cavendish-road, John's-wood, Thomas S. Smith, Esq., aged 81. ~„,,,1 40 0s WILLsoN—On the 12th inst., at Ball's-pond, Thos. vv" Esq., aged 3G. London : Printed and Published by WILLIAM AIN I lit of No. 112, Strand, Punter, at Trip SUN OtrOC, N°t y ol Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the CO' - hliddleeer..—Saturday, Octeber 13,1850. • KIN A This cA Dublin Pr It is Pi 80T110. Sold in bY the A wholesalA R. 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