The Sun. — London, England, 1866-11-12 00:00:00

Metropolis Gas Supply. -~-- A deputation waited by appointment on Saturday, the 10th inst., on the Right Hon. Sir Stafford North cote, M.P., President of the Board of Trade, and the Vice-President, to invite the action of the Go vernment, in pursuance of the recommendation of the Committee of the House of Commons of the last Session, that amendments should be introduced into the Metropolis Gas Act of 1860. The follow ing gentlemen attended :—Mr. M'Cullagh Torrens, M.P., Mr. Donald, Mr. Kneestub, Mr. Staunton, Mr. Merriman, Mr. Comyn Ching, Mr. Bradshaw, Mr. James Beal, Mr. Dyer, Mr. Dresser Rogers, Mr. Samuel Hughes, Mr. Dowden, Mr. R. H. Wyatt, Parliamentary agent. The Committee to whom it was referred in the last session to consider the City Gas Bill, and also to inquire into the ope rations and results of the Metropolis Gas Act, 1860, reported that they found the illuminating power greater, and the quality of the gas better in Man chester, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Plymouth, and other towns, than in London ; that the purification is imperfect in London ; that the effect of the Act was to raise the market value of the shares, and to increase the dividends of the companies, so that all now pay 10 per cent., and many have in addition paid large sums in the form of back dividends, and have laid by reserve funds. The Committee also reported in favour of a higher illuminating power and a reduction in price ; that a chemical board should be appointed, at the cost of the gas companies, to regulate the analysis of purity and illuminating power, with adequate power ; that the testing place should be provided at the cost of the company ; that proper testing officers should be appointed for each district, testing continuously, and registering every test; that a chief analyst should be appointed to direct the operations of the testing officers, that the limitation of the power of making up former deficient dividends should be reduced from six years to three years. They reported in favour of the district system sanctioned by the act of 1860, and in favour of the consolidation of companies, or of the disposal of their interests to the bodies repre senting the ratepayers. They recommended a more summary mode of recovering penalties against gas companies, and that the act should be amended to carry out the report. Mr. J. BEAL said—There is no public body autho rised to act in the name of the ratepayers to repre sent their interests in the question, unless the several vestries agree to nominate some deputed authority to represent them as a whole, as was done in the proceedings out of which resulted the Metropolis Gas Act, 1860. The difficulties, however, which the joint action involved were so great that it will hardly be again resorted to. At that time the companies having parliamentary powers to light the same dis trict gave up the competing policy and divided the metropolis into districts. It was to regulate the mo nopoly so established that the vestries joined their forces. The Government had been .communicated with, and had, relying on Sir W. Congreve's report in 1823, in whicii districting was suggested, stated they could not help us to oppose districting, but thought a regulation act was necessary, and would agree to a committee to consider the question. No thing resulted from the committee, and subsequently• a bill was introduced, and was sent to a committee upstairs in the usual way. After , sitting 21 days the bill as passed was reported to the house, where it met with great opposition from the overwhelming joint-stock interests in the House of Commons, and was subsequently referred back to the committee, who reported in a few days a bill largely mutilated of provisions in the interests of the public. Such bill ultimately became law. The suggestions for amendment now made by the committee mainly relate to points upon which we were defeated by the adverse action of the house. There is likely, there fore, to be much opposition in the house. I think it only right frankly to put this to you in asking you to take up the question, as within the action of your department, at the point remitted to the Government by the Parliamentary committee. We desire, and we think you will see it is essential, to provide some ma chinery for the investigation of the accounts of the gas companies, to render efficient any control over the prices charged. Let me present an illustration. They are required to present accounts to Parlia ment. In one account presented this year, that of the London Gas Company, there is a charge of £56,000 for ordinary repairs of works and pre mises, and £17,000 for repairs to mains ; while the Imperial Company, with three times the capital, charges under the same head £49,000 and £ll,OOO. The Equitable, with less than half the capital of the London, charges £4,000 and £3,450 for the same work. The Western, again, with about the same capital as the - Equitable, charges £3,600 and £7OO respectively. In the case of the water companies, in 1852 an investigation of accounts took place, and capitals were adjusted with enormous beneficial results to the public. To this we attach great im portance, and to the suggestions of the committee we give our adhesion, qualified by special reference to the suggestion that the public authorities in Lon don should be authorised to treat for these works, to acquire them, and to contract for a supply of gas. We believe under that arrangement gas, for which we are now paying 4s. and 4 s. 6d ., could be supplied for 2s. 9d. to .3s. per 1,000. There is abundant evidence to support this view. In the case of Manchester, referred to by the committee, a very large revenue is derived by the corpo rat i on f rom the management of the gas supply, available in reduc tion of rates, upwards of £1,000,000 havinc, been derived and expended in local improvements. Whether the gas consumer should have the whole benefit, and no part be diverted in reduction of local rates, is an important question, but we are urgent that the Government should give effect to the views of the committee, and arm the local authority with full power to protect the public in terests involved. The public pay more than two and a half millions annually for gas ; there is a share capital of some £6,000,000 invested. The interests are vast, and we feel they can only be adequately protected and controlled by Government action, so long as the metropolis is left without municipal power. Sir STAFFORD NORTIICOTE inquired whether it was not a question upon which the Metropolitan Board should take action. Mr. M'CULLAGH TORRENS, M.P., explained that the action of the Metropolitan Board was not muni cipal ; what London wanted was a municipal organi sation which would enable the ratepayers to protect their own interests. Mr. HUGHES drew attention to the great disparity in the capitals of the several companies, to the im perfect returns presented to Parliament, and to the absence of any provision to enforce more perfect re turns. The returns moved for some years since by Mr. Bfotherton and Mr. Moore should be con tinued. As to the meter question, he referred to towns where the public lamps were charged for by one meter to every 12 lamps—to Worthing one to every 70 lamps—and urged that so reasonable a mode of charging should be compulsory on the com panies. He explained the facilities of the present BthPteill of testing, a n d s h owe d b y exper i men t s h ow quality of gas could be almost instantly changed. A Ir. baEssEn ROGERS explained the action taken by the City last session in the interest of the whole metropolis, and strongly urged Government action to embody in a bill to amend the Gas Act of 1860 the recommendations of the last commission. Mr. DONALD complained that he paid • some hun dreds per annum fcr gas, and the whole le building of St. James's-hall paid near £1,300 pe annum for a t bad article at an exorbit an t price— that he was pay ing ss. 6d. for what was ca ll ed cannel gas. of 20 candies, and at Manchester th ey p a id 3 8. 2d. for an infinitely superior light. Sir S. NORTHCOTE inquired what was the result of the inquiry into the capital accounts of the water companies in 1852, and what department of Go vernment undertook it ? Mr. BEAL explained that Mr. Edwin James re presented, he believed, the Board of Health, and that the result of an inquiry into capital was to reduce the West Middlesex capital from £830,000 to £506,300 ; the Chelsea Water Company from £428,243 to £300,000 ; the Grand Junction from £523,735 to £354,000 ; and the Southwark and Vauxhall from £439,662 to £303,600. Sir S. NORTHCOTE promised to consider the queP tion, to obtain further information, and to give n early answer, as the urgency of the question had been so strongly pressed. The deputation thanked the right hon. gentleman for the great attention he had given to the question, and hoped they might anticipate a favourable reply. A ROYAL BOAR HUNT NEAR BERLIN. Although in France, Germany, and on the Con tinent generally there is no hunting requiring such good hor . semanship as the fox-hunting at home, yet there is in both the first-named countries sport to be seen that reminds one of more exciting days in England. Our horses and saddles are used, and our customs imitated to a great extent; and even our sporting costumes are imported, to the great astonishment of the natives. The " fields" are, at all events, often as large as those that any of our hunts bring together, and are, as a sight, as well worth seeing. One of the prettiest meets to be seen in Germany, and at the same time, to an Englishman, the most novel, is that which takes place in the Grunewald, not far from Charlottenburg, near Berlin, on the 3d of November of each year. It is a great day for the riff-raff of Berlin, as well as for its sportsmen, and both congregate in great numbers to see what they can of the fun: Report said the meet was to be punctually at 12, so a little after 11 1 started, having procured with some difficulty a horse that I thought would hardly be up to cross-country work, although, as the event proved, nothing very formidable was expected of him. There was little time to spare, so although the chaussee through the Thiergarten (Berlin's only park) is not the pleasantest place for quick going, I made what haste I could along the stony roads, till clear of the suburbs of the town. Here you get on to the great sandy plain that stretches on all sides for miles ; and another twenty minutes brought me to the young plantations that bound the forest known as the Grunewald. There are a few car riages here, and every now and then a foot passenger going to the rendezvous. From these one can ask the way, but the information, even with many di rections, is easily lost, for when the young planta tions end the old wood begins. Tall, straight Scotch firs stand, with their purple and red-tinted bark, close together, and allow but little sun to pierce through their thick branches. Numerous crossways, one exactly like the other, and all mere sand or grass-covered tracks, invite one to lose one self. It was only after a long gallop down one of these that I knew by the increasing silence and lone liness that the meet must be elsewhere, and managed to get on the right path, but with my horse in no good condition for a quick run. He bad, however, plenty of time to rest ; for when I at last came to a place where a large crowd was assembled, I was told that the royal party was expected there, but that they would not come for another half-hour. There was, therefore, opportunity to have a good look at the crowd, and a rude set they seemed to be. Carriages by the dozen were there, and a good many horsemen, and these were incessantly, and not very politely, chaffed. It was a crowd that had evidently come to make holiday, and were deter mined to be merry. Several were drunk, and these were often teazed and irritated for the amusement of the rest ; and when they became quarrelsome or bumptious were much sat upon and knocked about. A plot of greensward was kept clear for the " Herrschaften" by the helmeted and mounted police, who did their duty in no very gentle man ner ; sometimes half riding over those who pushed themselves too far forward. In spite of this there were no cries against the police. On the contrary, if anybody was knocked back by them, an imme diate rush was made towards him, and a loud laugh raised at his expense. There must be 1,000 or 1,500 people there to see the start. An orderly now gallops towards us. A number of voices cry, " the King is coming !" The hubbub hitherto indulged in ceases, and all who can line one of the wood ways to catch a glimpse of the hunt cortege. Here come scarlet huntsmen, their collars bearing the black - eagle of Prussia on a white ground. With these men are the dogs ; good, strong hounds, but not very numerous. Then ride in some police ; then officers, and following them some jagers in green uniforms, with black felt hats, their broad rims turned up o'n one side and adorned with a feather. A gleam of red is now seen through the trees, and off go all hats as the ruler of North Germany, the Crown Prince, and, behind them, one or two hundred gen tlemen of the Court, ride by. They are all in red coats and tops ; in short, in English hunting cos tume, except that every one wears a large white tie, and some have a short hunting-sword at the side. The King, looking like a grey old Indian officer, is mounted on a fine horse, and both he and his son seem none the worse for the campaign in which they have lately led their people to such won derful victory. After the numerous cavalcade came many of the royal carriages. The Queen is in the first, with some of her ladies, and drawn by four horses. A halt is made, and some minutes' grace allowed to piggy, while the red coats disperse, in picturesque groups, among the pines, and the restive horses toss their manes, which are often curiously decked with rib bons, and paw up the moss with their hoofs. It is not long before the King rides slowly on, for the hounds are now laid upon the scent. In another minute they have taken it up, full cry, and away go the cloud of scarlet riders, and with them the officers and police, with sabres clanking at their horses' sides. Away, with a shout and yell from the crowd be hind, who are mostly too fat, or too much wrapped up in fur c l oa k s, to t hi n k o f see i ng anyt hi ng more . The boar h as pu t hi s b est l eg f oremost, an d l ea d s us crest ,p . a Steep hill ; t h en d own, an d away a l ong it s and always still beneath the firs, fair through th e wood. There aro no ditches to jump, no bullfinches to negotiate. It is mostly plain sailing, except where a broken tree lies across the way, or a nasty stump has to be avoided ; you may be cannoned against a tree, or your h bo ors at e me m n a y wou g ld et sa " y sn ; a but d'as the Mississippi these ' are th e on l y per il s gge , of the hunt. The ground is often uneven, and some heavy policemen soon find that they must pull up their horses to breathe ; but the hounds are still in front—it is difficult to see where, for the trees are thick ; but on we go. T he king rides well to them, and it is not etiquette to pass him ; but as the riders get scattered all press on, not knowing where his Majesty is. The run has now lasted about fifteen minutes, and I find myself, with some others, on the top of a steep bank; there is a cry below, and one or two of the hunt are there. We half slide, half trot down, and before we have gone far the glimmer of water is seen through the firs. There is a broad space of open ground below us. Beyond is t ri g ht a o nd a g a a i n n d dark left. with The e p s o t - . s a it l e ak b e a , n s ks tretc a h re ing hi f g a h r , But , he a r n e d t w h e ey s a ta r r e e . through the the bay branchesof theo to ll n n i d a s k e l s ;out lou w d There,wayacross areainthela2utmbhee rof whitewater isdis sp tu e r o la k e s d . , laihned boar has taken to the water, and the whole pack are swimming fast over after him. We hunt gallopt are up, to the bank, and by and by the rest of n the looking considerably nonplussed. It is not uncom mon for the pig to take to the water, they say. But what is to be done now ? It is too long a journey to go round. Most dismount, and give their horses to red-jacketed men, who, with trousers rolled up to the knee, and with bare feet, have followed fast on foot, taking short cuts. Some boats are procured, and the huntsmen are ferried over to reconnoitre and bring back the hounds, with or without the pig. The ladies in their carriages soon drive up. There are only two present on horseback, and the scene on the shore is gay and picturesque enough, with the bright woods co l ours o f t h e men i n the foreground, and b founedPP beyo n d the l a k e, re fl ect i ng in its calm surface the opposite. One would not have expected to have B u n n t d nticsiew so fair a spot on the sandy plains aro the ss l i a a s n t e s a ce p n it : l: gather on again is at hand, for all have mounted, an d a which some boat s w i th the huntsmen are d towards making their way. As soon as these touch the shore, the grim old boar, who has mad e his way so bravely through wood and water, is laid stiff and dead, be- THE SUN, LONDON, MONOA Y EVENING, NOVEMBER 12, 1866. fore the king and queen. A wide ring is formed around, and the royal huntsman steps out and blows the horn he has hitherto slung around him, and its notes ring clear and loud through the echoing woods. The gentlemen wave their hands and shout. All is over, and the court follows the King. The long procession winds like a scarlet ribbon through the green gloom, homeward to dinner at the hunting lodge, the buglers blowing merrily in front. Such is a boar hunt at the court of King William. It is less tiring and less exciting than a day with English foxhounds, but it is very picturesque, and one can be sure of getting home in good time to dinner. The Marquis of Lorn in Land and TVa ter. August until the 14th of September, and thus pro longed my captivity and ofted exposed my life to danger, besides inflicting- on me an additional ex penditure of 8,000 drachmas." graph Companies as to the expediency of laying a submarine line from Placentia to Halifax, or some point in the United States. The capital for this improvement in the communications will be found by the parties interested in the traffic beyond Heart's Content, and will in no way prejudice the claim of the Anglo-American Company upon the general re ceipts, which already more than suffice to meet their dividend of 25 per cent. per annum. A telegram has been received, to the effect that Mr. Cyrus W. Field will shortly sail for England with authority to order a cable, to be laid from Placentia to such point (Halifax or Boston) as may be deemed best. It gives much pleasure to the friends of Mr. Cyrus W. Field to learn, through the above tele gram, that they may soon have the pleasure of see ing in England this indefatigable promoter of the Atlantic Cable. Ile can then express his own views on the yet unsettled question of his justly earned honours and reward. According to a report just issued by a select com mittee of the Canadian House of Assembly the copper-bearing series on the north shore of Lake Huron extends over a surface of 2,000 square miles, and nearly the same extent of country on Lake Superior is endowed in the same manner. Iron is also found in considerable quantities. Efforts are being made to indict Mr. Fourney, editor of the TVashington Chronicle, and the Balti more Police Commissioners, for an attempt to incite to a riot. The Governor of Maryland has announced that he claims jurisdiction to try and pass judg ment upon the commissioners. If during the in vestigation the innocence or guilt of the Commis sioners appears established he would act instantly, even in the midst of the proceedings. The trial progresses. New Orleans despatches state that Mr. Johnson has urged the Governor of Louisiana to force the Constitutional Amendment through the Legisla ture. It is reported that several prominent South Carolinians are aiding the Government to carry the Constitutional Amendment through the South Carolina Legislature, as a measure of relief for Mr. Johnson. PENNSYLVANIA ELECTlON.—Official returns frem sixty-four counties in this State place Geary's majo rity at 17,151. The two counties unofficially re ported are Butler and Forest, both of which are small and decidedly Republican. The official figures, therefore, will not reduce the Union majo rity in the State below 17,000. The official returns in the Thirteenth Congressional District show a majority of 1,278 for the Hon. Ulysses Mercur, the Radical candidate : Geary. Allegbany Armstrong 6BO Beaver 925 Blai► . 4 ~ , 752 Bradford.. .. *Butler Cameron Chester Crawford • • 1,745 Dauphin 1,491 Delaware .._ 1,385 Erie *Forrest 2O Franklin 193 Huntingdon Indiana Jefferson lO3 Lancaster Lawrence Lebanon 1,498 McKean 167 Mercer 684 Perry Philadelphia Potter 786 Somerset 1,303 Snyder Susquehanna 1,477 Tioga Union 704 Verango 919 Warren Washington Clymer. Adams . 216 Bedford Berks Bucks 594 Cambria Carbon Centre. • . 461 Clarion Clearfield Clinton Columbia Cum . berlaud Elk Fayette Fulton 2BO Greene J uniata Lehigh Luzerne 3,706 Lycoming Mifflin llO Monroe Montgomery 1,056 Montour 392 Northamptoi 3,011 Northumberland Pike 724 Schuylkill Sullivan 325 Wayne Westmorland 1,067 Wyoming York 54,542 37,391 Geary'd majority... 17,151 37,391 * Unofficial. " Old Abe," the Wisconsin eagle, is going to the Paris Exhibition. The shoeblacks of New York are to have a trial of skill for the " championship of America." It is stated that there are 25 factories in Milford, Massachusetts, the most extensive of which turn out on an average during the year two hundred thousand pairs of boots. Mr. Isaac B. Baxter, sr., who was for many years in the hardware business in Philadelphia, on Second street, above South, died on Tuesday evening, at the ad vanced age of eighty-one years. His perseverance and enterprise had enabled him to retire from business some years ago with a competency. Since his retirement from active business, his time has been devoted to horticultural pursuits, being a member of the Horticultural Society. He was very widely known and much respected, a sincere Christian, without ostentation, his: charities are only known to the recipients. His loss will be deeply felt amongst his large circle of relatives and friends. MISCELLANEOUS AMERICAN NEWS. The correspondent of an American contemporary makes the following statement :—" It is said, with how much of truth I do not know, that General Hooler and his engineer officers have paid particular attention to the study of the topography and de fences of the Canadas since they have been stationed here, and that he • has probably a better knowledge of the condition, arms, equipment, resources, and probable strength of the Canadian militia awl the British regular troops in America than any officer of her Majesty's service. I have heard it stated by an officer that there is not a gun in the Canadas, nor a fortification, nor a regiment or squad of troops, nor a strong position, nor a road, that is not better known, better mapped and described, and better understood by our military officers and in our War-Office than almost any equally large section of our own country. All this portends nothing, however, military or political. It is no indication of any hostile design, but a provident precaution against any possible future contingency, and an in teresting and useful study. All other countries bor dering upon the United States ought to be equally well known and thoroughly studied. The Democratic party have carried the elections in Maryland and Delaware. The Republicans have been victorious in New Jersey, and will pro bably be successful in the State of New York. The Atlantic Telegraph also tells us that Maximilian is reported to have abdicated. By Reuter's Telegrams we have received the following important letter from General Sheridan to Brig.-General Sedgwick, Com manding sub-district of the Rio Grande : , 6 Head-quarters Department of the Gulf, "New Orleans, Oct. 23. " General,—l am satisfied that there is only one way in which the state of affairs on the Rio Grande can be bettered, and that is by giving the heartiest support to the only Government in Mexico recog nised by our own—the only one which is really friendly to us. You will, therefore, warn all ad herents to any party, or pretended government in Mexico or State of Tamaulipas, that they will not be permitted to violate the neutrality laws between the Liberal Government of Mexico and the United States ; and also that they will not be allowed to remain in our territory and receive the protection of our flag, in order to complete their machinations for the violation of our neutrality laws. These instructions will be enforced against the adherents of the Imperial buccaneers representing the so-called Imperial Government of Mexico, and also against the Ortega, Santa Anna, and other factions. Pre sident Juarez is the acknowledged head of the Libe ral Government of Mexico.--I am, General, very respectfully, your obedient servant, p. H. SHERIDAN, " Mal or- General Commanding." In the United States there are 750 paper mills in active operation. They produce 270,000,000 pounds of paper, which, _at an average of ten cents per pound, would be worth $27,000,00 0 . As it requires about a pound and one-half of rags to make one pound of paper there are consumed by these mills 400,000,000 pounds of rags in a single year. If we estimate the rags to cost four cents per pound there would be a profit of $11,000,000 in this branch of manufacturing. A delegation from North Carolina and Virginia, numbering about eighteen persons, waited on the Commissioner of Internal Revenue; October 20, with a view to have a change made in the regula lations made by that officer governing the shipment of cotton. The funeral of the late John Van Buren took place at Grace Church, New York, Oct. 19. Among those scattered in the aisles were Admiral Farragut, Commodore Ringgold, August Belmont, August Schell, Judge Daly, Judge Peabody, Judge Davies, Judge Roosevelt, Ex-Surveyor Andrews, Thurlow Weed, John E. Devlin, Abram Wakeman, George T. Curtis, H. A. Smythe, M. T. Brennan, S. B. Ruggles, David Wheeler, C. Min turn, Anthony J. Bleecker, Andrew 11. Green, Minturn Tompkins, A. T. Stewart, Jesse Hoyt, H. W. Robinson, formerly law partner of the deceased, J. R. Broadhead, George Strong, John Graham, Isaac Sherman, Emanuel B. Hart, John C. Broadhead, John Kelly, Hiram Cranston, Eras tus C. Benedict, Clarence Seward, Joseph B. Cor- ley, D. Tyler, William A. Seaver, Judge Russell, Judge Allen, Judge Moncrief, Judge Porter, ex- Mayor Kingsland, Captain Judkins of the Scotia. The immediate relatives •of the deceased occupied pews near the chancel. Among them were M. Smith Van Buren, lady, and daughter, Mr. Abraham Van Buren, and the daughter of the late John Van Buren, who accompanied him during his voyage. The Rev. Dr. Morgan read the opening prayers, after which be mounted the pulpit and delivered the funeral oration. He pronounced the benediction. The remains were subsequently removed to the train for Albany, near which place they were to be interred. An improved paint is now made by the addition of India rubber. The rubber is first dissolved and then ground into the paint, thus penetrating every part of it. The paint thus made is found to he much more durable than the old kinds. It is made of every colour, from the purest white to the deepest black, and is suitable for every class of work. The patents have been secured by the American Gum Paint Company, of Philadelphia, and a factory erected for the sole manufacture of the new paint. It is said to be superior for all exposed surfaces, such as ships, bridges, roofs,depots, damp walls, &c. It is estimated that the crop of dried apples, blackberries, and other fruit which will be shipped from North Carolina the present season will amount worth at the North H High hoint Depot alone blackberries have already pounds, over more than 1,000,0 00 $b 7eesn,o so : o 3 i p 0 wp o e d , 0 0 r 0 t. h 0 . f A dried The Springfield Republican of October 13 gives the following as the result of the elections :--The elec tions in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and lowa, on Tuesday, went as everybody of late has expected they would, strongly Republican. General Geary is elected Governor of Pennsylvania by from 15,000 to 20,000 majority over Heister Clymer, the Copper head candidate ; and though this is not so large a Republican majority as Pennsylvania Sometimes gives, it is very satisfactory in view of the extraor dinary efforts of the Democratic-Johnson party to carry the State. The Republican majority in the Legislature will be large, thus securing the return of a Republican Senator, but exactly how the parties are divided is not yet known. In Ohio the Repub lican majority for the State ticket, on which the highest officer chosen this year is Secretary of State, is 45,000. In Indiana the Republican State ticket is elected by 15,000 majority, and in lowa it is 30,000 or more. In these two States, as well as Ohio, the highest officer elected was Secretary of State, and the whole vote is smaller than is usually called out when a Governor is to be chosen. In Pennsylvania the Republicans probably gain two Congressmen, giv ing them 18 to 6 for the Democrats ; in Ohio the delegation4stands at present-16 Republicans to 3 Democrats, while the lowa delegation of 6 is en tirely Republican, as now, and the Democrats gain one in Indiana, carrying 3 districts to the Republi cans' 8. Speaker Colfax is re-elected by 2,000 majority, which shows that he is popular at home as well as abroad. If the later returns sustain these figures, it will be seen that the Republicans hold their own in Congressmen, and out of the sixty elected in these four States have forty-eight to twelve Democrats. The Park National Bank at New York has lately paid $350,000 for a couple of lots of land with a frontage of 59 feet upon Broadway. The following telegram from Newfoundland, dated Tuesday afternoon, and received in London within the hour, s h ows th a t the anticipations held out in the lette r o f M r . Stewart, the chairman of the Anglo-Americ an T e legraph Company, dated 27th ult., are being realised :—" Collett, Newfound land, to Stewart, 72, Cornhill, London.' 12.25 p.m. Thermometer, 30; snowing hard. Land lines work ing well ; worked direct yesterday from here to Port Hood, and from Port Hood to New Orleans. Nov. 6, 1866." We are authorised to state that the views of the directors of the New York and Newfoundland Company are in perfect accord with those of the Anglo-American and Atlantic Tele- A Captivity with Greek Brigands. Mr. Soteropoulos, late Minister of Finance at Athens, has written the following account of his detention by Greek brigands. The candid simplicity with which it reveals the moral feelings of the writer and the political views of the brigands renders all comment superfluous. It is dated Oct. 25, 1866 : " Since Greece became independent I am the first person in this or the neighbouring departments who has been carried off by brigands. I hope I may be the last. I was taken sitting at the door of my country house, and detained captive 36 days. During this time I passed the nights in the open air with no other covering than a woollen cloak to pro tect me from the cold and rain ; and I remained frequently all day in irrigated fields of maize, ex posed to the fierce rays of the sun, deprived of ne cessary nourishment, and often of water to allay my thirst. I was not released until the brigands received 60,000 drachmas in gold as my ransom and after I had expended 10,000 drachmas more in con sequence of the high price of gold, the necessity of sending several messengers on foot and on horse back to different places, and the payment of 5,000 drachmas of which 1 was plundered by men without conscience, while my relations were running here and there with my ransom pursued at times by the Government authorities, and at times by bands of criminals who followed them to murder them and get possession of the ransom money, my relations being unable to come in contact with the men charged to receive my ransom, on account of the measures adopted by the Government authorities. " In the obscurity of the night on which I was taken prisoner I was unable to observe the num ber of the brigands who entered my property. But at the first halt we made, about twenty minutes from Kyparisia, before the building of the Panegyristria, I observed that I was escorted by five brigands, two of whom, disgusting from the filth of their clothes, did not conceal themselves, telling me (and I think they did not deceive me) that they belonged to the band of Lingos, that they had separated from it, and proposed to join the band of Kitzos, in Attica, that the name of one was Mitzos Laphasanos and of the other Evthemios. This last appeared from his accent to belong to the class of shepherd-vlacks. The other three, who always concealed themselves from me during the day, were, as far as I could judge from their dress and accent, men of Alonistena, or else Tzakonians. I have no doubt that my captivity was planned and arranged by persons who desired to ruin me, and who, in order to succeed in their scheme, had repre sented falsely to the brigands that I possessed a colossal fortune, in order to make them demand an enormous ransom which I should be unable to pay, and thus the brigands would be led to murder me. "During the,first night my companions said : "' We are positively informed that you have 200,000 drachmas in the bank, and that your landed property is worth 200,000 more. We intended, therefore, to demand a ransom of 300,000 drach mas, for we thought the remaining 100,000 drach mas would suffice for you to live, particularly as you have no children. But on reflection we thought it would be a crime in the eyes of God to deprive a political man of the means of preserving his in fluence in order to serve the purposes of his enemies. We have, therefore, restricted our dethand in the letter we have sent to Madame Soteropoulos to only 80,000 drachmas. We might have seized somebody of no political importance belonging to the class called proprietors and have obtained more money, for such people do not require that we should allow them to retain anything. But we preferred taking a gen tleman like you, partly in order to give a lesson to Ministers of State, national representatives, depu ties, and in general all political -men who, after they have made a revolution and incited others to commit crimes, neglect to restore tranquillity by a general amnesty ; but, on the contrary, every day cut off the heads of brave men on the scaffold, partly also because we desired to make a capture that would create a sensation.' " My captivity would only have lasted 14 days if the imprudent measures of the Government had not prolonged it by the addition of 22 more. The bri gands considered it as most dishonourable in a pro fessional light to allow a prisoner to be recaptured alive, and accordingly if a band suffered such a dis graceful violation of their laws of honour it would forfeit all kind of respect among its fellows, and would be unable to exercise its profession. Conse quently there is no example of a prisoner having been saved by the pursuit of the Government autho rities, for the brigands, keeping their prisoner close to them and even bound, have always time enough to kill him when they find that they can carry him off no farther. Whenever anybody has been taken, their relations hate always urgently entreated the Government to stop all pursuit, and nearly always there have been found functionaries, superior or subordinate, who, having a just way of appreciating the circumstances, or else moved by philanthropy, have stopped every movement tending to put the life of the captured man in danger or to throw ob stacles in the way of paying the ransom. The British Minister himself, during the month of December last, when three English travellers were taken in Acar nania, asked nothing but that the pursuit of the brigands should stop, for he knew that if the pur suit continued his relations would be murdered. " During my captivity not only did the pursuit not cease, but, on the contrary, it was carried on with un usual activity, and the offices of the mayors are filled with reiterated orders of the Government authori ties to continue the pursuit in order to find and capture the brigands. Some of these orders make no mention of the safety of the prisoner, and others speak of it as a secondary object, and one which can only be taken into consideration in so far as it is reconcilable with the extermination of brigandage. Indeed, I have seen an order of, I know not what prefect, or sub-prefect, which, contradicting the re port which it says was spread by my relations, that the Government had ordered the pursuit to be stopped, commands it to be actively continued with out any interruption, under the penalty of the severest punishment for those who shall neglect their duty. But that which particularly filled me with horror is a semi-official order, signed, I be lieve, by the secretary of the sub-prefecture of Olympia, and which I saw in the hands of the de march of lleroea, the commune in which I was re leased by the brigands. This order says :--- " 80,000 drachmas are to be paid to the bri gands by the relations of Soteropoulos, and 50,000 drachmas are offered as a reward to those who arrest or kill these bandits. This makes a total of 130,000 drachmas, which will belong to those who can slay the brigands at the moment they re ceive the ransom.' 4 , This order to excite the zeal of the citizens in pursuit of the brigands has this of immoral about it, that, not counting either my life or the lives of my relations for anything, it exposed them to imminent danger by an attack at the moment of paying the ransom, and that it proposed to make my own money, which I had paid to obtain my liberty, a recompense for the destruction of the brigands. " Although measures of this severity and so con trary to the laws of humanity, were taken in my case for the first time, I do not complain, because the agents of the Government did not consider that they were under any obligation to do for a deputy belonging to the Opposition that which has always been done for a simple peasant. But Ido complain that the Government authorities watched and tracked my relations who were charged with the ransom, and by so doing xetarded the payment, which ought to have been ma,de on the 23d of COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Money is not so abundant as when I last wrote, but there is still a large supply, and such low rates as 4 to 5 per cent. continue to prevail. This applies, - however, only to call and short-time loans, long-dated paper is not cashedat less than from 6 to 7 per cent., and the tendency is to discourage long credit, as during and before the war. The deposits in the Boston Bank are larger than at any previous time this year. At Chicago there is now no stringency, the money required for the movement of the crops having been supplied, and little further call being needed. At Cincinnati there is more than usual ease. A short time ago 16 to 18 per cent. were the terms there, now the best paper can be done at 6 and second class at 12 per cent. Stocks are irregular, and vacillated between Bull and Bear ex tremes. The expected renewal of the upward move ment which, two weeks ago, hoisted stocks to their pre sent altitude, is still delayed, though abundant money at low rates and almost every other circumstance favours a season of vigorous and• exciting speculation. The rail roads are all doing a very large freighting business at pre sent, and their October receipts will be certain to make a much more favourable exhibit than those of September. Illinois Central fell off $118,715 in that month, the earnings being $551,021. The earnings and the decrease reported by some of the other roads for that month are as follows :—Atlantic and Great Western, $526,959, $13,578; McGregor Western $18,472, $7,781 ; Marietta and Cincinnati $108,331, $15,914 ; Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana $429,191, $54,982 ; Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien $150,989, $77,031; Milwaukee and St. Paul $275,906, $24,935; Erie $1,411,346, $23,637; Pitts burg, Port Wayne and Chicago $661,608, $134,330 ; Cleve land and Pittsburg $217,940, $25,472 ; Chicago and North Western $987,052, $32,492; Chicago and Great Eastern $526,959, $13,578; Michigan Central $429,160, $47,501; Ohio and Mississippi (Cincinnati to St. Louis) $278,700, $41,647. The Western Union railway earned $106,388, a gain of $3,351, and the Chicago and Rock Island $396,050, a gain of $ll,Bll. The New York Cen tral's figures for the fiscal year ending with September are more favourable than was generally expected. The gross receipts show a gain of $600,000. The operating expenses are reduced $1,000,000, and during the year 20,000 tons of rerolled and new iron have been laid. Its stock of fuel is 242,000 cords of wood. It has no floating debts, and on the 20th of October its cash in bank was $500,000. The October earnings bid fair to exceed the large traffic of 1865, when over $1,500,000 was earned. The very pretty fight among the stockholders of the New York Central concerning the presidency and future man agement of the road is still kept up. The Wells-Fargo (western) party are making a strong show, and will present a strong candidate in Mr. Fargo himself. It is not known yet whether Commodore Vanderbilt will go for James H. Banker of New York, who has long been a director of the road, or Horace F. Clark, Vanderbilt's son-in-law—pro bably the latter. Gold has wavered about 3 per cent. during the week, but has been oftenest quoted at 147. The market is rather. unsettled, but has some firmness, and there is a strong bull clique movement to force higher prices. The bulls will have to operate in the face of the fact that the Treasury will disburse early in November a large quantity of gold to take up the November five-twenty coupons. These disbursements will amount to $18,000,000 at New York, and about $6,000,000 more at Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington. The bulls are helped, on the other hand, by a temporary scarcity of gold for delivery and by the demand for customs, which amounts at Now York to about $450,000 a day. There have been numerous hints that the Treasury is about to sell gold, but there is no evi dence that it has yet done so. The uncertainty with regard to the future movements of the Secretary of the Treasury in this respect makes the speculators hesitate. The amount of gold in the Treasury has reached $95,000,000, and Mr. M'Culloch can therefore pay his November coupons with the greatest ease, and will be equally well conditioned to meet the demand for gold which will be made upon him. January I.—The exports of specie from New York last week were quite light, amounting to only $66,202. The total amount since January 1 is $54,180,135 against $24,253,204 in the same time last year. The gold re ceipts from California this year have been $35,357,013 n increase of $20,266,091. The shipments from Europe continue, and, although not as large as a few weeks ago, considerably overbalance our exports to Europe. Foreign exchange has returned to about its normal level, and is quoted at 109 to 1091. Government stocks continue very firm and steady. Five twenties have fallen off a little from their highest quota tion (1151), but they aro still active and there is still a steady export demand. Ten-forties are firm at par. There is little change in the price of the other public securities, but higher prices are more likely to come than lower. The conversion of Seven-thirties and Five-twenties continues quite brisk. Thursday's quotations of Five-twenties in London wore 681, which is really about the Fame as they were quoted before the November coupon was deducted, though nominally lower. Erie Railway shares sold at 501, and Illinois Central at 771. From E. F. Satterthwaile and _co.'s Weekly Circular, November 7.) Our advices per " Asia " from New York are to the 23rd ultimo: they report a more active demand and a higher rate for money, but the Stock Market was still buoyant and active, Government Securities being well supported at a further advance of quite 1 per cont. In Railroad Stock a large amount of business was reported. Chicago and North-Western and Erie were most largely dealt in, the former exhibiting an advance of $lO on the week. State Stock and Railroad Mortgages were neglected. Gold steady at a fractional decline. DEBT OF VIRGINIA. The following extract from the Richmond Times of October 10th will, we think, prove interesting to holders of Virginia State Bonds in this country : " The credit of the State of Virginia has been somewhat damaged by the ill-advised and incorrect statements of her financial condition which have appeared from time to time in different newspapers. In order, therefore, to correct, as far as possible, false impressions, and to place before the people of Virginia facts which they are entitled to know, we have investigated the subject for the purpose, giving them a reliable statement of our State finances : In April, 1861, tho public debt of Virginia amounted to Interest on the same to July 1, 1865 5;071,337.29 Total debt of the Commonwealth, including interest, July 1, 1865 540,040,718.67 "As no provision had been made up to this time by law for the payment of any portion of tho interest on the State debt, and as the Legislature found upon assembling that all the State revenue that could be collected would not be more than sufficient to defray the ordinary expenses of the Government for the current year, no interest could be paid upon it. An act was therefore passed authorising the fund ing of the interest due upon the State debt up to January 1, 1867. Under this act not two millions has yet been funded. It is not probable that very much more will be funded until the act expires by limitation on January 1, 1867. Theu on the first day of January, 1867, the State debt will stand thus : Public debt duo April 1, 1861 534,969,381.38 Interest on same to July 1, 1865 5,071,337.29 Interest on same from July 1, 1865, to _ _ January 1, 1866 1,039,216.95 Interest from January 1, 1866, to January 1, 1867 - 2,078,433.90 Total amount of debt and interest due on January 1, 1867 " The State of Virginia will require for the expenses of the year beginning January 1, 1867, inciuding the interest of the State debt, $3,409,433.48. "As things stand. now the whole of this debt rests upon us, and none upon the State of West Virginia. At the last session of the Legislature Commissioners were appointed to confer with other Commissioners to be ap pointed by the State of West Virginia, which were to con stitute a body empowered to apportion the debt justly between the two States. West Virginia, however, failed to appoint Commissioners to confer with ours, and nothing, therefore, has been done. Some action will probably be taken at the next session of the Legislature of West Virginia." The business in the London market for American secu rities has again been on a very limited scale, and the trans actions which have taken place have been chiefly on American or Continental account. Quotations show no alterations of any moment, at the close United States 5-20 Bonds being 6811; Illinois Central Shares, 761 to 771 ; and Eries 501 to 11. For Atlantic and Great Western Consolidated Bonds we have again to note a fair inquiry, but the Certificates of Debentures have been a little more offered. OFFICIAL TRANSACTIONS FOR THE WEEK. —United States 6 per Cent. 5.20 Bonds, 1882: Thursday, ; Friday, 681 1 1 1 1; Saturday, 681 1; Monday, 68 1; Tuesday, 681 1; Wednesday, 641 1. Virginia 5 per Cent. Sterling Bonds : Thursday, —. Virginia 6 per Cant. Dollar Bonds : Thursday, —. Friday, ; Monday, 421; Wed nesday, 41. Atlan. and Gt. Westn. (N. Y. Sect.) Ist Mrt. Bonds, 188( : Friday, —; Tuesday, —; Wednesday, Atlan. and Gt. Westn. 2nd Mrt. Bonds, 1881: Friday, —; Monday, —. Atlan. and Gt. Westn. (Penns. Sect.) Ist Mort Bonds, 1877: Thursday, —; Friday, 701 ; Wednesday, •—. Atlantic and Great Western (Pennsyl vanian Section) 2nd Mrt. Bonds, 1882: Thursday, —; Saturday, 661 7 ; Wednesday, —. Atlan. and Great Western Consolidated Bonds, 1895 ; Thursday, —; Fri day, 41 401 ; Saturday, 41 401; Monday, 4FI 1; Tuesday, 40 1 391 401 391; Wednesday, 391 40 391 401. Erie Shares, $lOO, all paid: Thursday, —; Friday, 511 ; Satur day, 511 4 ; Monday, —; Tuesday, —; Wednesday, 51. Erie Shares, 6 per cent. Convertible Bonds : Thursday, House closed; Saturday, —; Wednesday, —. Illinois Central 6 per Cent. Bonds of 1875: Thursday, House closed ; Wednesday, —. Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Bonds of 1875: Thursday, House closed; Monday, 65; Tues day, —. Illinois Central Shares, all paid : Thursday, House closed; Friday, 77; Saturday, 81 ; Monday 761; Tuesday, 77; Wednesday, 77 61. Michigan Central 8 per cent. Convertible, 1869: Thursday, —. Philadelphia and Erie First Mortgage, 1881: Thursday, —; Satur day, ; Monday, 711 5 ; Wednesday, Philadelphia and Erie First Mortgage, 1881, with option to be paid in Philadelphia: Thursday, —; Monday, —. Pennsylvania Second Mortgage Sterling Bonds, 1875: Monday, 81. (From L. P. Morton and Co.'s Circular.) NEW YORK, Oct. 27. The week opened with a slight reaction from the late extreme easy in money, arising from anticipations of a demand for funds from the interior ; but at the close an easier tone is apparent, and money may be reported abun dant at 4 to 5 per cent. The change in tho tone of monetary affairs has some what checked the speculative activity in the stock mar ket, but without producing any marked change in prices, some stocks having advanced materially notwithstanding. Erie has been comparatively quiet at 811 to 841, and closed at 84 to 841. Illinois Central has fluctuated between 125+ and 1261 with moderate transactions, and closes at 125 to 125+. Government Securities are in steady demand from home investors, and have been generally!' firm during the week. The purchases of Five-Twenties of 1882 on foreign account have been limited, and prices have declined 1 from our latest quotations; the closing quotation yesterday was 1144 to 1144. State Stocks have been less active, but steady in price. The closing quotations are as follows :—" Tennessee 6's, 1890, 93 to 95 ; North Carolina 6's, 821 to 831 ; Virginia 6's, 684 asked ; Missouri 6's, 824 to 824. Gold has been irregular, under active speculative opera tions. On the one hand, the anticipation of the disburse ment of $24,000,000 of coin by the Treasury, upon coupons due on the Ist proximo, has tended to depress the premium; and on the other, combinations who held large amounts of gold have supported the market by fictitious means, to secure an opportunity for selling. The price has ranged at 1451 to 1484, and closes at 1474. Foreign Exchange has been more active, and the rates are 4 to 4 per cent. higher than at the close of last week. Largo remittances will have to be made after the let No vember on account of coupons payable at that date, of which it is estimated that not less than $7,500,000 will be forwarded from foreign holders of bonds. At the same time, bills drawn against current shipments of produce show an increase. Bankers' 60 days Sterling closes dull at 109 to 1001; 3 days do., 1091 to 1104 ; Bankers' bills on Paris, 60 days, 5.171 to 5.15 ; 3 days do., 5.134 to 5.121. The cotton market has sympathised but little with the decline at Liverpool, or with the announcement by cable that the Lancashire spinners have decided to run on short time. The market is sustained by the steadiness of do mestic cotton goods and the general tenour of advices from the South, which do not encourage anticipations exceed ing the estimates of yield given in our former advices. The price has fallen 14 to 2 cents, in sympathy with the decline in gold, and closes firm at 384 to 39 cents for Middling Uplands. The receipts at all the ports for the week ending Ootober 13 amount to 25,000 bales, and the exports to only 1,000 bales. Subsequently the exports from this port and New Orleans have largely increased, the shipments from New York for the week ending October 22d having been 4,317 bales. FOREIGN QUOTATIONS. Oct. 26. Oct. 19. London commercial 1074 1034 1064 1071 Do. bankers' long lO9 109/ 108 1081 Do. bankers' short sight lO9l 1104 1084 109 Paris sixty days 5171 515 5221 520 Do. short sight 51- 5125 5184 5171 Antwerp 5214 520 525 021 Hamburg Amsterdam Frankfort - 41 414 Bremen Berlin 72/ 72 (Glenn and Co.'s Weetly Circular.) LONDON, Nov. 9. The London market for American securities during the past week has been, on the whole, remarkably active and strong, considering the great depression which exists in nearly all other securities dealt in on the Stock Exchange. United States 5-20's, on the news of a riot in Baltimore, at ono time fell to 68, but have since rallied and close to-day at 681 to 68i. Illinois Central aro steady at same quota tions as last week, viz., 76177 k. Erie Shares, notwith standing the lower quotations received from New York, still remain at about 51. Atlantic and Great Western Cer tificates of Debentures are a shade lower, and are quoted at 64 to 66 ; and Consolidated Bonds at 39; to 40k. The exports from America are rapidly increasing, on Ir. •-•".. account of of the new crop of cotton coming in, and from the increased production of petroleum, one million gallons of the latter having been shipped from Philadelphia during the week ending October 24. We have orders from New York to purchase the follow ing coupons and bonds : —United States Government Cou pons, United States 6's of 1867-8, do. s's of 1874, Nov York Central Sinking Fund, and Erie let, 2d, and 3d Mortgago Bonds. COUNTRY MARKETS. NORWICH— SATURDAY. A tolerably good supply of wheat at market to-day, and with a fair demand the prices of last week were &11l supported. There was a good supply of barley effe re . ' and for the best descriptions of malting the rates of 111 15 day so'nuight were realised ; secondary sorts also mot ready sale on late terms. White wheat (weighing 631 b), 60s to Gls; old red (weighing 631b1 54s to 58s ; new red ditto (weigle n l. 60113 to 631 b), —s to —s ; best malting barley ( weighing 521 b to 531 b), 48s to 50s ; runs ditto (weighing 511 b to 521 b), 44s to 465; distilling ditto (weighing bOlb to 521 b), 34s t° 36s ; •oats, 24s to 26s ; bean; 57s to 39s ; peas (maple) , 364 to 38s per qr. Flour, 42s Od per sack. NOTTINGHAM—SATURDAY. The supply of wheat was moderately good, th and demand steady, and all good sorts made late rates ; inferior sold at is per qr. decline. There was a fair supply of barley , the quality of which was very irregular. Of oats theshovr was middling, but old sorts were scarce. A fair inquiri for beans, and late rates fully realised. Old white wheat, 65s to 70s ; old red, 58s to 63s • Ile° white, 60s to 68s ; new red, 50s to 60s per 36 stone. 'Oates, old, 32s to 365; new, 24s to 30s per 24 stone. Beans, old, 51s to 58s ; new, 44s to 50s per 38s stone. Fine flour, as to 43s per sack. LEICESTER— SATURDAY. We had an average supply of wheat at our Market to" day,lthe bulk of the samples being of the new crop. Th ere , was a tolerable inquiry, but prices were rather in buyer . , favour. A tolerable show of barley, for which the dem enu was by no means active. Oats were a limited suppPr• Beans came to hand sparingly, late rates being well main" tamed. New white wheat, 58s to 63s ; new red, 54s to 60s ; white, 64s to 68s ; old red, 58s to 62s per 36 stone. 133 0 1.- 10y, for malting, 45s to 50s per qr. ; grinding, 32s to 30 1 per 30 stone. Oats, old, 34s to 39s ; new, 28s to 32s per 23 stone. Beans, old, 52s to 58s ; new, 48s to 56s per 38 stoll e * Fine flour, 46s ; seconds, 40s to 42s per 20 stone. YORK-SATURDAY. A tolerable show of wheat at market to-day. The tone of the trade was on the whole healthy, and dry sorts We re unaltered. Selected lots of barley wore a limited shall and commanded about late quotations. A fair demand for oats, at little or no alteration from late rates. The she/ of beans was scanty. New white wheat, 54s to 60s ; new red, 48s to 56s per 3 6 stone. Barley, for malting, 36s to 40s per qr. ; grindnigi 33s to 34s per 30 stone. Oats, new, 24s to 28s per 24 stone . Beans, new, 48s to 52s per 38 stone. Malt, 68s to 'Os' Flour, 45s to 47s per sack of 2801bs. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southamptoa Nov. 19' Ditto, via Marseilles Nov Is ' Brazil and Cape Verds. by British packet ..... Dec. 4• Ditto, by French packet Cape of Good Elope, Ascension, and St. lielena Nov. : 28 China, Penang, and Singapore, via Sou; hampton Nov 19• Ditto, via Marseilles. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton Nov. 13 ' tudialiialcutta), and Ceylon, via Southarndton NoV. 19 Ditto, via Marseilles India (ll,nabay), via Southampton. Nov. I"' Ditto, via Marsel:lo4 . Nov. 22 Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Nov. 11 Ditto, via Marseilles Nov. 13 lauritius, via Southampton Nov. 19 Ditto, via Marseilles Nov. 7 3 gewloundland • • , Portugal.. Deo 4 •••• Ditto, by/rivate ship to Lisbon United Mates and British North America, by Bri tish packet Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp ton Ditto, via Cork .... Ditto, op Canadian packet, via Londonderry ..Nov. 143 ' West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Tcueride I °' West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas and Honduras) ............. ............ N 0 7 .13 Cuba ►ad Mexico Nov. 28 ' Bermuda, via Halifax Bahamas, via New York. Nov. 15' USE OF THE CALCIUM LIGHT IN W.A11.-- Th e calcium light was found of essential service during the siege of Fort Wayne, on James Island, oppos ite Charleston. The front of the fort towards wh in , the advances of the United States forces were ta a ' ° was about seven hundred yards in length, wh il e tbe approaching saps were confined to a narrow SOT of solid land, about fifty yards across; the rest e ci the fort being covered by a swamp on one side an the ocean on the other. For this reason, when th e head of the sap had been pushed to within two in ul a ; dred and fifty yards of the fort, further advance rendered impossible because the zig-zags would be e" funded from one side or another by the guns at thee c ; tremities of the fort. Under these conditions the advance having been made for several days, and a s loss in the trenches very great, the calcium light w, L , first tried. Two of these with jets one-eighte env of an inch in diameter, burning about four teen cubic feet of gas per hour, were set up at the 0 ' treme left of the second parallel, about seven h ull; dred and fifty yards distant from the fort. T he % jets were supplied from large reservoirs fifteen ine b fa by eight feet, each capable of holding two hund r c i o and fifty cubic f e et. B o th th e gases were lua u° on the island in a l a b ora t or y established for t' A purpose, where a detail of twenty soldiers an twelve negroes was constantly employed in t manufacture and compression of the gases for We 0 various ways connected with the military operati °l at this point, such as th e p , 0 revention of block ed 3 0 running at night, of se n di ng supplies and troop s l a Fort Sumter, &c. The t w o li g ht s a b ove mention ed were so arrangedwith parabolic mirrors as to throvr sectors of light over one-half o f th e f or t, and til° other over the remainder, the field of light belt sharply cut by the di a ph ragm , so as no t to red is below the edge of the parapet. The effect of T he was to make eve r y mo ti on an d eac h figure on rebel works perfectly clear to those in the trencht; while the space below, from the ditch of the 10: 0 the saps and parallels, was hid in impenetrable derl ness. The Union riflemen and sharpshooters, in fac t i; were able to leave the protection of their works No_ impunity ; while, on the contrary, all the g r ,t l P e. ners in the fort were exposed to a deadlyntreo The consequence was that within twenty Dun n , after starting the lights, the fort, from whie". l , o constant fusilade had been kept up ever since darkness set in, was absolutely silenced, and o f mained so during the night. Advantage Nv 9 ; B , h e course taken of this condition to push forward sap, and by the end of the second night such PI grew had been made that the eastern angle ofN th e fort was entered, and the work, becoming no to n 0 tenable, was abandoned by its garrison. Of COef t , o every available gun was brought to bear upon I sda ' lights from the neighbouring batteries, but th 7 . 4, dazzling points seem to have been very hart obje!,,,„`"" to aim at, for though some of the reservoirs vrTs hit by fragments of shell, and still bear the d e a l / so inflicted, the apparatus was never serious damaged. ea [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Holloway's ,! • en• Stomach.—Few persons, save those who have long, ; 0 dured the hydro-headed disease called dyspepsia, can ,iis any notion of the great expense chronic indigestion en" - , 0 ,0 on muscle, nerve, mind, and temper. In the early 0:0 of this protean malady, the purifying, regulating, , b e aperient Pills invented by Professor Holloway ocert most wholesome power, by accurately adjusting the fund tions of the stomach, liver, bowels, and the minor orede, subserving the solutions of man's food. In confirmed, 00 bility of digestion Holloway's Pills are likewise rel' a a ll remedies, which may be confidently resorted to in.d r . stomachic, hepatic, renal, and alvine derangements v' the out the slightest doubt of their ability to release sufferer from almost unsupportable misery. Births. . ..rnalelf BOWER —0 n the Bth inst., at Worsborough Ilan, B Mrs. E. C. Bower, of a son. dvdr HonosoN—On the 9th inst., at 1, Cleveland-terrace, A- , park, the wife of J. Grant Hodgson, Esq., of a sou' 10 O'BuiEN—On the Bth inst., at Quarwood, near ItYc le t of Wight, the Hon. Mrs. O'Brien, of ou a som O'NEIL—On the 9th inst., at Teignmth, the wife of C. 6 P t. Edward O'Neil, 28th Regt., of a son. Marriages. iN i urtif M'DONNELL—CLOWES—On the Bth inst , at St. Cheltenham, Capt. Thomas M. M'Donnell, 6th lua • 1 1;. Cavalry, to Marion Clowes, daughter of the late Re' Clowes, vicar of Knutsford. I WO RTRATTON—KNOWLES -Ou the Bth inst., at Si,. -° Church, Cinderford, Gloucestershire, George Esq., R.N., of Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, to, Sarah: of Maria, daughter of the late Wm. D. Knowles, Sovenoaks, Kent. tro Deaths. 0 0 04 ARROWSIIITII—On the 6th inst., at Swan gill Shrewsbury, John Y. Arrowsniith, Esq., aged 71 i gira^ ASUTON— On the 6th inst., James Ashton, Esq ., 0 " wood, Harts, aged 57. E a st BOYES—On the 9th inst., at St. Leonard's frolls e d 58. Sheen, Geo. M. Boyes, Esq., of Abehurch.lane , • tig CIIAPLIN—On the 10th inst., Esther, the wi fe of - Chaplin, Esq., of Forest-hill'. hare/ CORNEY—On the 9th inst., at the High-cross, T otten Thos. Corney, Esq., agedl. t•TON" MAY—On the 9th inst., at Amersham Valo-road) - cross, Mr. Wm. May, aged 63. ROCK— On the Bth inst., at 7, Bedford-place, liasting s i 33°. Rock Esq., aged 75. 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