The Sun. — London, England, 1865-10-28 00:00:00

STATE or TRADE. MANCHESTER, Oct. 27. - - The American cotton markets, which received an impulse from Liverpool, are reacting upon the markets here, and cotton (which had 'given way 2d. to 3d. per lb.) is again advancing in Price- The consequence has been a much better feeling here to-day in shipping yarns, and orders to a very fair amount have been given out at about ld. per lb. above the rates spinners would have accepted yesterday. This branch of the market closes better, with a decided upward ten dency. For home . trade yarns there has been a steady market, with a fair amount of business, and prices have recovered slightly from the depression of yesterday. In cloths we have been quiet since Tuesday, and the market has been characterised by I inactivity. Buyers have shown no disposition to operate, even on a moderate scale. There was a slight improvement at the close of yesterday's mar ket, and the advance in cotton to-day has, perhaps, to some extent, imparted a more cheerful feeling, but it has failed to stimulate buyers to operate. Prices of cloth cannot in any way be reported as improved thereby. Manufacturers are still unable to obtain even an approach to the cost prices of their cloth, and consequently there are no contracts given out to make except for small quantities urgently re quired. The actual business of the dayin cloth has been on the most limited scale. BRADFORD, 26th.—The wool-market was exceed ingly quiet to-day. Various circumstances have con tributed to this result, but the principal is perhaps this :—For a long time past there has been unusual activity in wool, and most spinners have no doubt pretty large supplies in hand. There was a marked absence of transactions, sellers greatly pre ponderating over buyers. Still, holders Of wool generally refused to make any concession in price, though wherever sales were effected a decline to a very slight extent had to be yielded. The worsted yarn trade was also exceedingly sluggish. Spinners who were still busy refused to make any abatement, but those who were inclined to sell had to do so at a sacrifice. There was an improved demand for lustre yarns, and this was an exception to the general flatness. There was no appreciable improvement in pieces. Manufacturers were generally busy on old contract& The fresh business done was very limited. LEEDS, 27.—The following is the trade report of the Leeds Chamber of Commerce for the month of October In the woollen trade a very good busi ness has been done during the month, both in the warehouses and the halls. The increasing coldness in the weather has caused a brisk demand for heavy winter goods. The manufacturers are now turning their attention to the production of goods suitable for the next spring trade. The shipping houses have been operating freely, especially for America. The cap trade has been and continues very brisk. The making up of men's garments is largely increas ing, and promises to be a considerable branch of business here. Since the conclusion of the last series of public wool sales there has been no very notice able feature in the trade, beyond a dulness and disinclination to buy, except for immediate wants, which is, no doubt, mainly owing to the unsettled state of the money market. During the early part of the month English long wools had an upward tendency. Prices are still on the whole firm, though in some instances rather lower rates have been accepted. There has been a brisk demand for the better class of flares, and prices have ad vanced from £2 to £3 per ton. Common sorts have not been much sought for, and prices are without material change. The same remarks apply to tows, the finer sorts of which are higher, but the lower neglected. Little has been done here in hemps. The spinners have received large orders for linen yarns, and advanced lists have been issued. There has been a good demand for better sorts of tow yarns. The spinners are generally engaged for ward for somemonths. Threads are without change. The iron manufacturers continue to be busy. The machine-makers are still well employed, as are the makers of engineers' tools. Seed crushers have been well employed, and all sorts of oleaginous seeds have advanced in value. The liberal arrivals of linseed into London and Hull caused a slight decline at the beginning of the month, but the market closed firm at the recent advance. Rapeseed is in good demand, and a large business has been done. Olive oils are without change, at the recent advance of about 14 per tun, and the trade demand is good. ; There has been, on the whole, a good business done in leather during the month. Both heavy and light sole leathers have experienced an increased demand, at prices showing a decidedly improved tendency. Dressing leather has also sold freely, and some descriptions, such as kips and calf-skins, have been in short sup ply, realising advanced rates. All kinds of offal con tinues scarce, and prices keep gradually creeping up. The shoe trade continues good, and all hands em ployed. The papermakers continue well employed, and the demand good. Materials continue plentiful. There has been a good supply of cattle, and prices are on the whole unchanged. Number shown (four markets), beasts, 2,177; sheep, 13,520. The cattle disease has broken out in the district, especially among milk cows. There has been a good demand for wheat, and prices have advanced ls. to 2s. per qr. Barley has been in demand, aid prices have risen 4s. to ss. per qr. Oats and beans without change. NOTTINGHAM, 27.—At our Exchange-hall to-day there was a limited attendance, and business in lace yarns was quiet, at no material change in prices. In Borne instances, however, rates were rather lower. The value of hosiery yarns remains about the same. Silks firm and without alteration. For brown nets demand continues very dull, recent rates being for the most part maintained. Cotton Supply Association. ---.......--_ At the meeting of the Executive Committee on Tuesday a letter was read from Naples, describing the remarkable success which has attended the sow ing of a small quantity of Sea Island cotton seed in that neighbourhood. About a handful of seed Planted in 1863 produced 831 b. of uncleaned cotton and with the seed of this small quantity 21 acres were sown last year, which yielded a bale of 7501 b. ' of clean cotton, which was sold in Manchester at 29d. per lb., New Orleans cotton being worth at that time 17d. and fair broach 14d. per lb. This is adduced as a proof that Sea Island seed can be cul tivated to advantage in some parts of the kingdom of Italy. The same cultivator has this year planted about 35 acres with the last year's seed, and is now picking the first crop, having already secured about B,ooolb. of uncleaned cotton ; and should he suc ceed in obtaining a fair picking during the pre sen t month and in NoN;ember, he has confident hopes of realising about 40,0001 b. of seed cotton, equivalent to ayield of at least 10,000 lb. of clean cotton, which will afford a profitable return, The accidental recep tion of a handful of seed in the beginning of 1863 has been followed by gratifying results, and the example thus presented is likely to encourage others to grow this description of cotton. Further supplies of seed are earnestly desired, and will be forwarded by the association. A letter was received from Jamaica, describing the writer's crop as pre senting a b eau tif u l appearance, and expressing the hope that his expectations will be realised. An as sociation of some settlers and others has been formed for the cultivation of cotton and other products.—A letter from a member of her Majesty's Privy Coun cil in Tobago, and the present acting Colonial Secre tary, was read, describing the various experiments which he has made to encourage and establish the growth of cotton in that island. The staple is repre sented to be long, very fine, and white thou h for merly cultivated, it . has recently been ; g growing wild. It is intended to consign a quantity to the associa tion in January. A letter was read from her Ma jesty's Consul at Apia Upolu, Samos, stating that, with a view to encourage the Samoans to grow cot ton, he had planted 70 acres with different descrip tions of seed, and that he has forwarded to the asso ciation samples of the produce. It is calculated that this year there will be 400 acres under cultivation. The islands are described as highly suitable to the growth of cotton. None but the rudest implements exist. In about four days after sowing the plant makes it appealta nce , and from four to six months after plantin g th e cotton is ready for picking. There is a fine field for cotton growing, but the natives are lazy. A consular report, forwarded by the Foreign-office, was received from Paraiba, Brazils, dated Sept. 6, stating that the first gath( rings of the new crop are now coming forward, and that ac cording to the report made by the pr :z ident of the province at the opening of the Provincial Chamber of Deputies, on the Ist August, the product of cotton in the province for the year 1864 was was more than double that of any previous year, having in creased from 32,651 bags in 1861 to 74,828 bags in 1864. The export this year up to the end of August has been less than during the same period of 1864, owing partly to the want of means of trans port, and partly to the fall in price, which induced many to keep their cotton from market in expecta tion of another rise. The reports of the new crop are highly favourable, both as to quantity and quality ; and if the rains cease, which have lasted longer and been more copious than for many years, there is little doubt that the crop will be the largest ever grown in the provinces, and, it is to be ex pected, will reach 100,000 bags.—Papers were re ceived from the India-office, containing a report from the Secretary to the Chief Commissioners of British Burmah on the extent of cotton cultivation and the probable out-turn of the crop for the sea son 1865-6, as compared with 1864-5, which, in con sequence of the price of cotton having fallen, is esti mated at 15 per cent. less than the previous year. The total out-turn for 1864-5 of British Burmah is stated at 29,283 maunds of 821 b each.—A letter was read from the honorary agents of the Associa tion at Bombay, stating that they have applied to Government for information from the various col lectorates of the Presidency as to the breadth of land planted with cotton during the present year, the state of the crops, and the probable out-turn of the staple ; and that they have been informed in reply that Government will not be in a position to furnish the particulars required before the end of February. A letter was read from Messrs. Binny and Co.. Madras, consenting to become honorary agents of the As sociation in that Presidency, and stating that four bales of cotton had been shipped by them on behalf of the Madras Agri-Horticultural Society.—A com munication was received from the South Kensing ton Museum, stating that the 28th February had been fixed as the last day for receiving demands for space by intending exhibitors at the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1867.—1 t was resolved to forward a quantity of New Orleans seed to her Majesty's Consols at Shanghai and Japan to promote the growth of a better description of cotton ; and also to offer medals for the best samples of Italian grown cotton both from native and exotic seeds in the Neapolitan Exhibition, which is to be opened in the month of December. There was no other business. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE: DEESIDE. The traffic receipts of this company for the year ending the 31st of August amounted on 17 miles of railway to £19,907, including a balance of £ll4, and the expenditure to £9,214, including £1,385 for rent to Scottish North-Eastern Com pany, leaving £10,693. From this was deducted £1,706 for debenture interest, and £436 for divi dend on 4i per cent. preference shares, and £7,436 for the dividend at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum declared on the original shares, leaving a balance of £1,116. The Deeside extension revenue on 15i miles of railway amounted for the year end ing the 31st of August, including a balance of £770, to £6,081, and the expenditure to £,3,390, leaving a balance of £2,691. From this was de ducted £954 for debenture interest, and £1,600 for dividend at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum on the original shares, leaving a balance of £137. The capital expended on the original line amounted to £104,134. SPALDING AND BOURN. The permanent way has been laid on a great portion of this line, which is expected to be opened for traffic in the spring. ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN. The traffic receipts on this line for the mouth of September amounted to $677,625, against $446,044 in September, 1864, showing an increase of $231,581. The total receipts from thelstofJauuary to the 30th of September amounted, on 490 miles open, to $4,591,393, against $2,573,757 on 322 miles open, showing an increase of $2,017,636. The total receipts for passengers, mails, &c., amounted to $1,338,777, and for goods and minerals to $3,252,616, making together $4,591,393. ILLINOIS CENTRAL. The financial statement of this company for the month of September states that 12,877 acres of land were sold during the month for $161,858. The cash collected in the land department in September amounted to $219,312. The total receipts on the railway amounted for the month of September to $706,740, and for the month of 1864 to $799,236, showing a decrease of $92,496. Railway Traffic Returns for the Week. Miles Opened. ..• Receipts. Railway,. , 1885. 1864. 18E5 1884 £ E Belfast and N. Counties 94} 99f 2,029 1.912 Belfast and Comity Down.... 141 4.i 610 579 Blyth and Tyne 2B 28 2,357 1,9;6 Brecon and Merthyr 13ristni and Exeter 1214 121 i 7,003 6.391 Caledonian, Scottish Central 4OB 408 27,r82 26,872 Cambrian l3) al 2.561 2.138 Cockermouth K do Peurlth 51i 3U! Cockermouth and Wurion .. 9 9 262 357 448 362 Cork and Bandon 2O 20 Cork, Illackrock,& Passage 61 t 1 385 155 Cork and Youghal Cornwall Deeside l7 17 389 365 Do Exttnsion Dublin & lkellast J unction.... 63 63 1,883 1.455 Dublin and Drogheda 75 75 1,998 1.715 Dublin and Meath Dub. & Wicklow and Wex,d lO6 911 3,14) 2,43 Forth and Clyde Junction Furness, &c Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastern.Nrlk.,&E. Union Great Northern 404 365 40,220 37,532 Great North of Scotland 5B 53 1,e55 1...9 Du Branches 42 1! 1,233 1,128 Gt. Norton. & Westm(lrel.) 7ll ni 574 61 i r it.Soutlin. & Westn.(lrlnd.) 3871 38:j 11,0.3 9 639 Great Western l2BO 1255 7130 72. , ,70 Hull & Hornsea „........ . ___ Highland Irish North-Western 145 145 1,85.1 4,5 .2 Lancashire &V Y orkshire 403 903 39.130 34 59 1 Limerick and Ennis. Limerick and Foynes 26} 26} 198 ,60 Llanelly Llynvi Valley London & North-Western London and ISlackwall 54 51 1,8.40 1,829 London & South-Western Lund. Brighton,.} S. Coast l9ll 2671 21,615 2 ,231 London, Chat ham, .t Dover ; 1 134 12/ 1 9,716 ±,33ua1l Metropolitan hatensiou tl2 114 j 2,0 JO 1,180 Do. Kent 1 oast Lon., Tilbury, .1, Southend slan.,Slielleid,..l, Liecolush .. 246} 216 10. 80 13,134 Stanch. B.J mt.& A Itriuctiaus. „ of 54 1,323 1,296 klaryport and Carlisle Metropolitan Midland (incl. N.-Western) 6774 6 5 11 48 , 442 47,756 Midland CI IlVemtn. of I rind 2OOl 2601 5.802 5.415 UN North o u tlli British, k . Lail. i Sc n . C. Perth anal 44 44 3,235 2,712 7 1219 0 51 2 4891 } 6 12581 5 :9 6; 2 17 5 3 ~,, , f vlll : 06 2v 5 75 2 8 3 3;1 9 :4063 :i N-Eastern and Stock. & Darl 12061 1113,4 69.887 65 784 P N N ite o o: m r rn y t . t d rub h h r U no S l : k u t ° y a e nn t . d i d a. o l li r en , d :lr lt e i r.eb7..... Scottish *** Somerset and Dorset..,, North-Eastern,,,,,, 11.33A 138 C 434 5,917 South Devon 794 4.072 3,679 South-Eastern Talf Vale 6l 61 6,189 5,713 Ulster Vale of Clwyd Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 31 386 306 Waterford and Limerick 77 7 7 1,824 1,159 W'haveu,Cleatorott Egrmnt lO 10 699 679 Wuitehaven Junction l3 13 984 ;/,145 Whitehaven& Furness Jun 35 3.5 9 68 1,004 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Austrian B2B 828 43,216 42,518 Bahia and San Francisco Belgian Eastern J unction 264 2 6 4 415 3 98 Bombay, Baroda, & Cen. India 306 185} 3,427 1,511 Detroit and Milwaukic lB9 189 9,075 6,615 Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France 1176 1426 80,24 72,8i7 Eastern Bengal ......... East Indian Grand Trunk of Canada 1377 1.135 31.784 27,663 Great Central of Belgium 285 261 7,601 6,185 Great Indian Peninsula 590 553 30,106 9,714 Great Luxembourg l3l 134 5,556 4.922 Great Southern of India Great Western of Canada 345 315 18,766 12. 1 8 5 Madras Madrid, Saragossa &Alicant 6Bl 650 15,975 19,477 Northern of Canaria Northern of France 728 728 69,234 62,594 Norwegian Trunk Ottoman .. 483 481 - - Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn 1967 1781 148,934 148,874 Paris and Orleans 1616 1611 81,476 75,330 Recife and Sau Francisco. &c 775 774 720 555 So nde Do. Punjab, .1,0 253 45 1,006 Al South Austrian, .Ac .. .. 1651 1527 64.082 62,075 tbuthern of France 623 770 30,811 28,666 Victoria We11and.......... 25 25 1,303 3,6 W•tiit Az li-Wn. France Captain Mayne Reid's new novel of the " Head less Horst•man" is spoken of as about to be dramatised for representation at Astley's. Tho prairio hunter capering about without his head will, it is thought, provo the greatest ,theatrical sensation at present announced. FHE SUN, LOM)ON, SATURDAY EVEAING, OCTOBER 28, lEEE. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. -.....--.- TlMES.—Another English worthy has been laid. to rest in the Minster which has received the dust of so many good and true Englishmen that it has become a national Pantheon as well as a noble Christian monument. A public funeral in West minster Abbey is the seal of the nation's gratitude for a career which has been closed. Nelson looked forward to a grave there as his appropriate reward, should Death snatch him away in the moment of victory. A long line of Sovereigns, including the , most illustrious of those who ruled England when the royal office brought with it an infinity of duties now happily severed from it, lie buried in the Ab bey. Statesmen and warriors, poets and painters, men of science and men of art,are mingled together. beneath its pavement, and as the years go by new tenants take their places among the illustrious dead. Within a brief interval we have buried there Clyde, Macaulay, and Stephenson, men sprung from the people, but happy in winning glory for themselves and their country, in arms, in letters, and in arts. The man we buried yesterday differed from them in having been born to hereditary rank, but the accident of birth only gave him earlier opportunities of doing good service to the nation. Throughout his long career of usefulness nothing was more remarkable than his entire sympathy with the pur suits and interests of the people, and it was, in truth, this which first endeared him to his country men. The work he did in the State was more slowly appreciated than the kindliness of his disposition, and was, perhaps, not fully known till he was taken from us. When we felt his loss we knew what he had been, and Prince, Peer, and Com moner came to lay Lord Palmerston among an older generation of statesmen as one whose ser vices to his country made him worthy to be their peer. In expressing a desire that Lord Palmer ston should be buried in Westminster Abbey, the Queen spoke as the voice of the nation. It is nearly sixty years since Lord Palmerston first entered the service of the Crown, and the years which he actually gave his country fell little short of half a century. In the long retrospect of such a career many acts may be found the expediency of which may now appear doubtful, but none which can impeach the singleness of his policy or the purity of his motives. His one thought was the honour and glory of England, and in his zeal for his country he was careful to remember what was due to the precious legacy of her past renown. Had a subor dinate official served the nation so many years with such unwavering fidelity, his career would deserve recognition ; but whenwe speak of the First Minister of the Crown, a national act of respect to his memory was almost inevitable. It is, in truth, many years since the memorable declaration was made by a party opponent that we were all proud. of Lord Palmerston, and in the unanimity of feeling manifested when his death was telegraphed through the country the distinctions of party and differences of opinion were fairly obliterated. And if the Queen expressed the wishes of the people in direct ing that Lord Palmerston should be honoured with a public funeral, it may be added that her Majesty was no less fortunate in choosing the place of his burial. It was not merely that Lord Palmerston had won a right to be laid among his great pre decessors ; we may go further, and say that it is only upon such occasions as this funeral that Westminster Abbey appears to be devoted to its proper use. To an ordinary visitor the state of the Abbey is unsatisfactory, if, indeed, it be not dispiriting. He is shocked by the con trast between the noble architecture of its first builders and the paltry monuments of later genera tions. The difference between the Westminster Abbey of to-day and that which it was intended to be is excessively jarring. But yesterday the Present was strong enough to repel the almost overpowering influence of the Past. The twelve centuries of piety which consecrate the site of Westminster might look down upon the ceremonial, and those who assisted in it might yet be unashamed. They had come to bury one who had worked long and faithfully, and the note of solemn triumph which sounds throughout the Burial Service of the Eng lish Church corresponded exactly to the sentiment of the occasion. There was no sense of premature loss to check the feeling of thankfulness for the past and of trust for the future. Death was no longer the grim tyrant of mediaeval legend, running athwart all human activity and baffling human hopes ; rather was he the servant of the Almighty Will, doing His good pleasure. The Englishmen of all ranks, from the heir to the Crown downwards, who clustered about the open grave of Lord Palmerston, came to lay all that was mortal of him in it, as not being unworthy of association with the great states men whose remains lie around. The statue of the great Chatham looked down upon the grave ; the younger Pitt and his rival Fox lie at the side of it ; close by rest Grattan, Castlereagh, and Canning, the younger Canning, and Horner, too early lost to his country. " The mighty chiefs sleep side by side," their jealousies over, their divisions ended, and a grateful nation confesses that the ambition of each one of them was to serve his country. Such is Lord Palmerston's title to honour. He may not have had the daring genius of Chatham, the govern ing ability of his son, the fervour of Fox, or the polished eloquence of Canning, but he was as jea lous as Chatham of England's greatness. Unlike the younger Pitt, he was prepared to resign office rather than sacrifice his independence, and under his administration the prosperity of the nation advanced at a rate which none of his predecessors were fortu nate enough to witness. He desired for his country peace and happiness at home, goodwill and respect abroad, and the country yesterday thankfully ac knowledged that in times of no ordinary difficulty and danger he had been the means of securing these inestimable blessings. Among the statesmen who sleep in Westminster Abbey there may be some whose intellectual power will be estimated by after generations above that of Lord Palmerston ; none of whom it can be said that he was more beloved by his contemporaries.. We may indeed apply to Lord Palmerston the noble verses, still to be read on a tombstone in the Abbey, in which Pope lamented the death of a statesman who was also his friend. A busy generation may not remember much of the deeds of that friend, but as long as the English language remains the generous lines of the great poet must survive : " He broke no promise, served no private end ; He gained no title, but he lost no friend." The unselfishness, fidelity, and generosity which appeared to Pope the especial merits of the servant of Queen Anne were the conspicuous virtues of the Prime Minister of Queen Victoria. The crowds which gathered in and about the Abbey Church of Westminster yesterday show that such virtues are admired and beloved now as they ever were, and give the surest warrant that they will not be want ing in the history of England in the future. There may be seasons of doubt and perplexity in store for us, when authority may be uncertain and counsels may be darkened, but the experience of the past justifies hopefulness oven when the prospect is most unpromising. We unconsciously imitate that what we most heartily admire, and the sincerity of the regrets which attended Lord Palmerston's death gives us assurance that he will not be without suc cessors working in his spirit. POST.—Yesterday we were all compelled to realise in our hearts the loss we have sustained, and to " speak what we feel, not what we ought to say." But, sad as the obligation was, it was one which a great country might well be proud to fulfil. The nation that mournfully follows its veteran leader to his last earthly resting-place can return to its duty as soldiers who have buried their chief on the battle-field pursue the retreating foe. England is able to stand upright under the weight of her grief, and no weakness will be betrayed in the tears she sheds over the grave of Palmerston. " He has run his course and sleeps in blessings." The ends he aimed at were his country's, and the means he used were honest, such as might be avowed in the face of the world, and be sustained with a clear conscience and a steady hand. High aspirations and tender emotions are inspired by the name that was a tower of strength to the oppressed and a terror to wrongdoers. There were none whose con dition was so forlorn and desperate that they might not cast a look of hope towards the light that beamed in his policy ; and to those who made their wills the scope of justice, he never failed to express the indignation of the country which, under his administration, was morally formidable. Chatham and Pitt splendidly demonstrated the power of England, but Canning and Palmerston " made war breed peace, and peace stint war." An official career commencing in 1806, and finally closing in 1865, is in itself remarkable. Of the generation that saw Lord Palmerston start in the race only one or two have lived to witness the end, and for years he has stood alone, the last of a famous school, the heeroetshntfipenraaemosnetntadi firmament. snadt l nta i . n r f htoeow between the stirring ate fellowhvn the present, ntLyndhurst y o nn f d ht t hu Wellington ccl a h d uil a sP therear s e n e g d d wr eaassaway Peel n a o y of , even before he arrived at the zenith of his popu larity, and the borough for which he was first re turned to the House of Commons is politically dead. The Constitution of this country has been reformed, and the Governments of other countries have been overthrown, restored, and overthrown again. Just before Pitt had rolled up the map of Europe, and now the Minister of the French Empire places a garland on his coffin. The treaties of Vienna, that were made in his manhood, have been torn to pieces in his old age ; and the public law, which he always scrupulously obeyed, has fallen into a state of abey ance. These are circumstances that suggest them selves ; and although the illustrious statesman who has been called to long peace has gone happy, and has left us rich and vigorous, with our honour intact and our power immensely increased, his chief mourners may well have experienced some anxiety in looking into the vault that has now closed over the strong right arm of England. Men of under standing and wisdom remain to us, and Palmerston's " grave -stone will be our oracle ;" but we shall nevertheless miss the true-hearted national leader. We do, indeed, miss him as it is, and our particular bereavement is more or less shared by every country where freedom and good faith are appreciated, and, in some instances, it maybe, with feelings of appre hension and misgiving which happily we need not entertain. But such considerations, though they cannot be eliminated, will hardly be uppermost in the thoughts of the nation, and other sentiments will certainly dominate in the minds of those who have, in one way or another, lost a friend whose social virtues were not less conspicuous than his political qualities. It would be superfluous to say one word on the hospitality which Lord Palmerston ex tended to a large and constantly increasing circle of society, and that with a courtly grace and on a scale of welcome which were unrivalled ; but it may not be improper to mention, what is less gene rally known, that his benevolence was exceedingly comprehensive, and was invariably dispensed with hearty kindness and generosity. He did not pro claim his charity on the house-top, but real distress was substantially relieved, and it is probable that there were not a few grateful private mourners in the crowd of yesterday. Lord Palmerston was, no doubt, in a position to act as he did, and that posi tion was, in a sense, peculiarly his own, for it was not made by wealth, nor by rank alone, but by a combination of patrician dignity and universal po pularity. Belonging to the aristocracy by birth and education, he was at the same time the tribune of the people. However, as a matter of fact, this was his character, and some amongst us who are eating the bitter bread of exile could also bear wit ness to the warmth of the heart that has ceased to beat. We can all feel that we have lost a great and good man, but there are many who can say "He was my friend, faithful and just to me." The name of Palmerston will be held sacred in the memory of the country he served without the aid of " dull cold marble," and monuments do not always reveal their object. But there is one, at least, which Englishmen yesterday looked up to with feelings of admiration and reverence, and the silent homage which the statue of George Canning commands is something that it might be well for us to cherish. The sentiment is sterling andyaluable,and although when we remember that the word of Palmerston might have stood against the world, no honour we can render - will seem adequate, still every memento of the principles which were the rule of his life, and which constitute the foundation and the security of the greatness of England, may serve to explain to posterity all that now, with our heart in Caesar' s coffin, we find it difficult to express. Lord Palmer ston dedicated great talents to a noble purpose ; his ambition was to advance the interests and to extend the influence of the country that confided in him, and while he sleeps in fame we are called upon not only to administer the trust bequeathed to us, but to record our sense of duty done. He was pre eminently the man of his time, and the personal de velopment of patriotism has always been,and always must be, a beacon to all time. Never, perhaps, was the ideal conception of the Roman poet more thoroughly realised—" A calm devotion to reason and justice, the sanctuary of the heart undefiled, and a breast glowing with inborn honour." THE "ANGLO-AMERICAN TIMES" ON THE PRE SIDENT AND NEGRO SUFFRAGE.—The reconstruc tion policy of President Johnson is just now the all-absorbing political topic in the United States. The Radicals of the Republican party are already loud in their denunciations of the President's course, while the Democrats and the moderate Republicans unite in praise of a policy which they believe to be best suited to the present situation, and calculated sooner than any other to allay all animosities, and to restore good feeling throughout the whole country and among all classes. The New York Tribune and other organs of the Radicals profess to see in the moderation of Presi dent JOHNSON towards the States and people lately in rebellion, a new source of danger to the Republic. They insist that the question of negro suffrage shall be at once and for ever settled, and that the Southern States shall be denied readmission into the Union and representation in Congress until they shall have admitted the freedmen to the exercise of the elective franchise ; and because President JOHNSON is not prepared to go to this extreme length, he is accused in certain quarters of treachery to the party which elevated him to power, and faithlessness to the cause of liberty. It is not our purpose to discuss in these columns the ab stract question of the right of negro suffrage. We have very strong convictions on the point, and we do not hesitate to express our opinion that intel ligence, and not colour, should be the basis of poli tical privilege in the United sta.to,4_ But the Pre sident has nothing whatever to do with the settle ment of the question as to who shall, and who shall not, be permitted to vote in the several States. That question belongs to the people themselves, and unless the Radicals are prepared to advocate the removal of all power from the people and the establishment of a Dictatorship, they have no right to make negro suffrage in the Southern States dependent upon the action of the President. The war was waged on the part of the North for the maintenance of the Union and the putting down of the rebellion. It was not a war for the black man, nor for the white man—it was a war against treason and secession. The institution of Slavery fell in consequence, and as a result of that war. The only questions with which the President has a right to deal are those arising out of secession and slavery. Slavery is dead ; its corpse can never be galvanized into life. Secession is dead. South Carolina, and Alabama, and Georgia, and all th e States which have yet taken action, have solemnly renounced the false doctrine of secession, have ac cepted emancipation, and, submitting unreservedly to the Federal Government, areknocking at the door of the Union for readmission. Whether the freed negroes shall or shall not vote is a question exclu sively for the decision of the States. If So u th Carolina is refused readmittance into the Union because she declines to allow her black pop u l a ti on to vote, then Connecticut; which has just pro nounced a similar decision, should be turned out of the Union for the same reason. The fact is, each State must settle this question for itself. In Massachusetts all black men who can read are allowed to vote ; New York only those who possess a certain property qualification ; while in Connecticut the blacks are excluded from the exercise of the franchise. And the principle by which this matter is regulated in those States is the only true principle. The Radicals main tain that the Southern States and people should not be represented in Congress until negroes are allowed to vote ;—the moderate Re publicans and the Democrats both deny the right of Congress to impose any such conditions, and as sert for the States, under the Constitution, exclusive jurisdiction over that subject. President J OH NSON takes the latter position ; or, to put the matter more correctly, he simply disclaims for himself any right to impose any such condition, and refers the whole matter to the discretion of Congress. So, to sum up, the President has taken no ground, either for or against negro suffrage. lle holds that it is outside of his jurisdiction, and that the people of each State, whenever they shall exercise control of their local affairs, must decide the matter for them nelves. In taking this position, we think the Preside.nt has shown wise discretion and en h lig_tcued states manship, and we believe he will be supported by moderate men of all parties. LARGE ADVANCE IN THE PRICE OF COTTON. — The price of cotton is going up at a rapid rate, in conse quence of an active spinning and speculative demand. During the latter half of last week it advanced six cents por pound, and on Monday, after the receipt of the China's news, the price rapidly rose eight cents more, making a total rise of fourteen cents since Wednesday last. At the close of business on Monday, good middlings were sold at 58 cents per pound, and some holders were asking 60 cents. Tho market opened strong on Tuesday morning, when the same quality of cotton was quoted at GO to 65 cents.—Boston Journal, Oct. 12. [AnyzwrlsEstENT.] -That the fearful annual mortalityo f 60,000 young children and delicate persons of all ages may be arrested, if, instead of flying blindly to pills and medicines, which, though apparently relieving the patient, have in reality no other tendency then that of increasing debility, and with it the danger of life, we were simply to study how to increase the vital force by imparting new and pure blood, upon which the harmonious development of the whole frame depends, has been successfully proved by Du Barry's Inva lids' and Infit,ts' Food, the Revalenta Arabica, and its thousands of cures annually. It yields three times as mush easily assimilated nourishment as the best meat, end for children it 14 the best substitute tor human milt. Dr. Routh, physician to the S .maritan Hospital for Women and Children—the best authority on such matters —in his admir able publication on Food, says—Amongst the vegetable sub stances, th .t which comes closest to milk in its composition is, without doubt, Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food, con aining both phosphoric acid in abundance and chloride of potassium ; it also includes casein, the same principle which is found in milk in its constituent parti. No wonder, there fore, that under its influence many children affected with atrophy (wasting away of the body), and marked debt By, have completely recovered. I have given it with the greatest advant ige in such cases ; and so far as I may judge from my own experience, practice fully carries out what theory, from a knowledge of its composition, led us to anticipate.— In tins, 1 lb., 2s. 9d. ; 21b., 48. 6d ; 51b., lie. ; 121 b., 228. ; 241 b. 408.—Barry Du Barry and Co., N 0.77. Regent-street, London; also Phillips, tea dealers, S. King William-street ; likewi e at 61, Gracechurch-street ; 4, Cheapside; 49, Bishopsgate street Within ; 63, 150, and 298, Oxford-street ; 330, Strand ; 54, Upper Baker-street ; 103, Tottenham-court-road ; 96, Upper-street, Islington, N. ; Harvey, Notting-hill ; Close Brothers, 6i, High-street ; and Stubbs, Queen's-terrace, St. John's-wood, London ; and all respectable grocers and elle mists.—Beware of spurious imitations. American Commercial Intelligence. NEW YORK, Oct. 18, 1865. There was an unsettled state of feeling prevalent on the Stock Exchange this morning, arising from monetary pressure in weak quarters, and doubts as to how long it might continue. Forced sales were the result, and stocks passed into stronger bands at a ternporaay decline. At the first session of the open board the market was heavy at a fractional recession from theclosing prices of last evening; but at the first regular board there was a slight improve ment of tone and prices were 1 to 1 higher. The improve ment continued at the second regular board, and Erie closed 1 higher than at the first board, Reading t Michigan Southern 1, Cleveland and! Pittsburg 1, North-western /, Preferred 1, Rock Island 1, Prairie du Chien 1. Fort Wayne was unchanged, Hudson River was lower, Can ton , Ohio and Missisippi certificates 1. Government securities were quiet. Coupon sixes of 1881 were flower. The rest of the list was steady. After the call there was a very buoyant feeling, and prices continued in the ascendant, Erie touching 92 and New York Central 1011. At the open board at half-past three Erie sold at 911, New York Central 1011, Ohio, and Mississippi certificates 30, Hudson River 1081, Reading 79-1, Michigan Southern 75/, Cleveland and Pittsburg 65 , 1, Rock Island 109, North-western 311, Preferred (b. 8) 651. The gold market was steady, and loans were made with out interest. The opening price was 1441, from which there was a decline of one-sixth and a subsequent advance to 1441. Tho steamer Lafayette took out $210,300 in specie. Foreign exchange was rather heavy. Bankers' bills at sixty days sold at 1091 to The large amount of five twenties and Erie Railway shares which are being shipped furnishes a good supply of private bills, which are quoted at 1081 to 109. About five ; thousand shares of the latter have been transferred for foreign account since the books opened, against about one thousand returned, and there is every prospect of heavy shipments of the stock for some time to come, should the price continue to advance or even remain steady abroad. Tho London quotation is already equivalent to nearly six per cent. above the price at which the stock sold at to-day's second board. Petroleum stocks were dull, but steady, at the first board, United States excepted, which was 30c lower than at the same time yesterday. At the second board Bonnchoff Run closed at $ll, Excelsior 75c., Oceanic 52c., Rynd Farm $l, United States $29,25. THE COTTON MARKET. Receipts, 2,974 bales. The market was very much excited, and so irregular that accurate quotations can scarcely be given. The demand was very active ; but the sales were not extra large, owing to the advanced views of holders. The market closed with considerable anima tion at the advance shown in our annexed gi•otations. The sales comprise 8,800 bales ; also by auction, 7. 59 bales New Orleans, 260 do. Georgia, 205 do. Sea Island., and 152 bags pickings and loose cotton. At the auction sale the bidding was spirited, and full prices were realised for all descriptions; but the classification was so irregular that the prices obtained wore no criterion for the market. Some Sea Island sold as high as $1 65c. per lb. We quote : Upland. Florida. Mobile. N.O. &T. Ordinary Middling Good middling 63 64 64 65 About 1,200 bales of Sea Island, Georgia, and New Orleans cotton were sold at auction yesterday. The at tendance was limited, but prices ranged higher than at the last sale. The following were the rates received for the respective qu,4lities of the staple : SEA ISLAND COTTON. 104 bales, first quality 5l 65 86 bales, sscond quality 146 15 bales, third quality 77 - GEORGIA COTTON. 9 bales good middling - 22 bales strictly middling 26 bales low middling 69j- 28 bales good ordinary 24 bales low ordinary 54 38 bales pickings 251 113 bales rebaled NEW ORLEANS COTTON 15 bales good middling 70 bales strictly middling 123 bales low middling 93 bales good ordinary 37 bales ordinary 11 bales low ordinary s4} 153 bales pickings 24 Hic 254 bales rebaled DRY GOODS MARKET. ... 65 -- ~. 631 - ~.• 601 - ••• _sB_l - Great activity in the dry goods market is confidently expected, and this confidence is shown in a marked degree by the heavy orders which have gone out to the old coun try—to England and France—for goods. From France wo learn that already a considerable export of woollens, cot tons, and lace, &c., for ladies' dresses, is going forward.l In view of the active demand for cotton goods, the price of cotton, instead of falling, as everybody believed it would at the termination of the war, has actually advanced. Meanwhile manufacturing is curtailed in this country by the protracted drought, and those manufacturers who are dependent upon water power aro obliged to either stop altogether or work only a day or two in a week. Of course this involves a heavy loss, as they cannot turn away their operatives, owing to the difficulty and expense of procur ing a new set of green hands. Of course the dry goods dealers are cognizant of these facts, and so, foreseeing the probability of readily realising full prices in the future, refuse to make any concession to secure immediate sale. And though the marked advance in cotton has not met with an immediate response from the dry goods market, there are no indications of any reduction ; on the contrary, the probabilities all favour an advance when prices change either way. Woollen goods remain quiet for the same general reasons. Tho market for raw material is quiet but firm, and holders in all cases demand full prices; in some cases an advance is asked, but during the prevailing quietude no general ad vance will be possible. But a 24 hours' steady rain would start the mills and beget an active inquiry for wool, which would react on the market for fabrics. A fair degree of activity prevails in both cotton and woollen goods, and sales are at full prices quoted below. Imported goods are also active, and command very full prices, particularly ladies' dress and fancy goods, and very full prices are readily obtained for all reasonable fabrics. Standard brown sheetings are at 35c. a 361 c., and fir►n. The whole market at the close was firm, with an upward tendency, the market sympathising with cotton. Printing cloths in Providence are decidedly higher. Goods for immediate delivery, 64 by 61, are selling at 241 c. a 25c., and those to be made from January to May and July are firm at 20c. Some to be made aro sold higher than that price. The following are the sales last week :- 15,000 pieces, 56 by 60, at 151 c. cash, very light weight, up to July ; 50,000 do., 64 by 64, 19, up to July ; 50,000 do., 64 by 64, 191, up to May ; 125,000 do., 64 by 64, 20, up to May ; 15,000 do., 64 by 64, 201, up to May ; 10,000 do., 64 by 64, 21, up to April—together 265,000 pieces. Sheetings, brown, Amoskoag and Atlantic, per yard 35 361 Sheetings, Pacific 34 361 Sheetings, Pepperell, Laconia, Lite. Sheetings, brown, others Shootings and shirtings, bleached— Wamsutta and New York mills Lonsdale, White Rock, &c. Other makes 35 45 Drills, brown, standards Drills, others Stripes, Amoskeag Stripes, others Ticks, Amoskeags Ticks, York Ticks, others Denims, Amoskeag Denims, York Denims, others Prints, American Prints, Amoskeag Prints, Merrimac Prints, Sprague's Prints, Dunnell's Prints, others Cottonades 38 - 321 38 571 - 29 48 521 671 65 75 25 55 621 671 68 - 30 55 31 - 28 - 31 32 30 - „25 26 671 86 Ginghams, others Challies . 31 35 - 35 American delaines o. :: - 35 Cotton jeans, Pepperell black.„, Cotton jeans, others Cotton checks Cambrics 42 32 43} ~ 32 55 ~ 24 25 Jaconets, Slater's Cotton flannels, brown and bleached Cotton, all wool 350 450 Beaver, Esquimaux 350 450 Beaver, castor Doeskins 175 3 Cassimeres 235 3 Satinets io 85 Flannels 371 65 Shirting flannel 4O 55 Printing cloth, 44x48 Printing cloth, 48x52 Printing cloth, 52x56 Printing cloth, 56x56 Printing cloth, 56x60 Printing cloth, 6ox6o Printing cloth, 60x64 The importance of dry goods at this port during the week ending October 12 compare as followo with those of the previous week : ,-Oct. 5, ,--Oct. Consumption. Pkgs. Value. Pkgs. Value. Manufactures of wool 1 864 $797,223 2,722 $1,161,056 Manufacts. of cotton _1 , 037 291,542 1,788 535,258 Manufactures of s ilk 530 533,128 632 690,935 Manufactures of flax 762 195,635 1,501 361,206 Miscellaneous 214 126,203 259 136,230 Total 4,407 52,043,231 6,902 $2,884,685 Withdrawal& Manufactures of wool 240 $67,510 263 $84,827 Manufacts. of cotton 33 9,514 57 15,789 Manufactures of silk 2B 42,988 26 37,679 Manufactures of flax 293 . 67,645 177 49,433 Miscellaneous 7 2,063 201 12,417 Total 6Ol $189,670 724 $199,845 Warehoused. Manufactures of wool 141 $55,626 516 $236,138 Manufacts. of cotton 99 30,250 127 40,572 Manufactures of silk 53 127,654 63 83,959 Manufactures of flax 86 14,187 379 115,750 Miscellaneous 25 8,288 21 5,414 Total 404 $236,005 1,106 $481,833 BREADSTUFFS. Receipts, 12,224 bls. flour, 120 do. and 1,176 bags corn meal, 768 bushels wheat, 120,479 do. corn, 61,645 do. oats, and 82,645 barley. State and Western flour continued in good demand, and prices again advanced 10c. and 15c. per bl. The sales comprised 16,500 bls., including about 3,000 bbls. extra State at our revised quotations below. Southern flour was fairly active, and prices ruled firmer. The sales were about 650 bls. Canada flour was 10c. to 15c. higher under a steady demand. The sales embraced 400 bls. Rye flour was rather quiet, but prices were well maintained. Corn meal was steady, with sales of 150 bls. caloric, part, if not a ll, at .£5 15. We quote : Superfine that() and Western flour $7 95 $8 40 Extra State 8 55 8 70 Choice State Common to medium extra Western ... ! Extra round hoop Ohio Western trade brands Common Southern Fancy and extra do Common Canadian Good to choice an d ex t ra Rye flour (supe r fi ne ) Corn meal, Jersey 4 90 4 95 Corn meal, Brandy w i ne Corn meal, Brandywine, puncheons 26 25 26 50 —The wheat market was quiet, but prices ruled le a 2c. in sellers' favor. The sales wore about 60,000 bushels, at $1 76 a $1 86 for Milwaukee club, $1 814 a $1 82 for amber Milwaukee, $1 76 a $1 a $1 80 for Chicago spring, $2 50 for new white Western, and $2 38 as 2 40 for new amber State ; also a small lot mixed Western on private terms. The corn market was fairly active, but considerably de pressed by heavy arrivals, and prices further declined lc a 2c per bushel. The sales consisted of 90,000 bushels, at 77c a 88c for unsound and 90c a 91c for sound. Oats were rather quiet, and prices were droLping, though we noticed no material change ; sound were selling at 60e a 62c, and unsound at 46c a 55c. Rye was steady, with further sales of 7,000 bushels Canada at $1 16. Barley was active, but at rather lower prices. The sales were 14,000 bushels State at $1 10 a $1 12, 7,000 bushels Canada West at $1 25, and 4,500 bushels Canada East at $1 10. Malt was dull and heavy. PRICES OF FLOUR AND GRAIN. The following were the prices of flour, wheat, grain, and oats, at the several points named, at the latest dates received : Flour. Wheat. Corn. Oats. New York Buffalo 7 50 1 60 81 37 Cleveland Wilmington Cincinnatti St. Louis 8 50 2 10 75 42 Baltimore 8 50 2 25 90 44 Albany 7 50 2 25 91 57 Boston 7 50 98 60 New Orleans Pittsburg lO 00 1 90 40 55 Louisville Chicago Toledo 6 00 1 82 66 46 Milwaukio MISCELLANEOUS. COFFEE.—The market was firm under a fairly active inquiry. We note sale of a cargo ox Contest, consisting of 5,000 bags, on private terms. We quote :—Rio prime, 22c. ; do., good, 21c. a 2lic. ; do., fair, 191 c. a 20c. • do., ordinary, 18c. a,lBic. ; do., fair to good cagoes, 181 c. a 201 c. ; Java, mats and bags, 30c. a 32c. ; Maraca bo. 22c. a 24c.; Laguayra, 22c. a 23ic. ; St. Domingo, 18c. a 19c., gold, net cash, duty paid. COCOA was quiet but firm at 30c. a 35c., currency, for Curaccas, 17-ic a 18c for Guayaquil, and 50c for Maracaibo, in hand, gold. DYE WOODS.—The demand was fairly active for the in ferior qualities of logwood, but the transactions were rather light, owing to the scarcity of this description. The sales were mostly at $25 a $27 per ton. Lima wood was firm at $95, without much business, owing to the scarcity. Fustic was quiet and heavy. Flizmwrs were extremely dull, and lower rates were accepted. The engagements were—To Liverpool, 7,000 bush. corn, in bags, at sid. for 60 lbs. ; 300 bales cotton, d. a 7-16 d. ; per steamer, 900 bales cotton, Id. To Lon don, 500 bbls petroleum, 65.; per steamer, 500 boxes cheese, 40s. The charters were—a bark to Galveston, private, back to New York, cotton, at tic, or to Liverpool at ld. ; a brig to Cork, for orders, petroleum, 65.; a bark to New Orleans, private. Fisu.—The demand for dry cod continued fairly active, and, with a moderate supply, prices remained very firm with the tendency to change in sellers' favor. We note sales of 700 quintals St George's at $8 75, and 650 do. Grand Bank at $7 75. New mackerel were steady, with a good demand. The sales cover 2,200 bbls. at $24 a $24 50 for shore No. 1, $1650 asl7 for do. No. 2, $l2 50 a $l3 for large No. 3, $l7 25 for bay No.l, and $l5 25 for do. No, 2. Box herring ruled more active and very firm under rather limited receipts. The sales embrace 3,000 boxes, at 60c for scaled, and 45c a 50c for No. 1. GUNNY BAGS.—The market was firm, but without sales. Holders in Baton were asking 291 c. currency. Hops.—The market was steady, with a fair demand for consumption. The sales were 140 bales at 15c a 40c for old crop, and 30c a 60c for new crop, the outside rate an extreme and only obtained for extra fancy Western in small lots. HEMP.—The market was very quiet for late foreign and domestic, but holders were firm. A moderate jobbing trade was done in the latter at previous prices. Nos.—Both kinds pig were very inactive, and prices were almost nominal. Small sales of Scotch were making from the yards. Wo noticed sales of 200 tons No. 1 Glen garnock in lots at $53. The transactions in American comprise a resale in Troy of 100 tons No. 1 extra at about $4B, and 300 tons ditto in Elizabethport at $5O. Manu factured iron was active and prices ruled firmer. We quote (store prices) common $llO a $ll5 per ton. Re fined $l2O a $125. Rods $122 50 a $l9O. Horse shoe mitre, &c., $145. Band $l5O. Swedish ordinary sizes $l6O, and scroll iron $l5O a $2OO, as to size. Spring steel was firm at 11c. Tiro do. 11t,c., and the cork do. at 114 c. INDIGO.—The market was steady for the fine grades, but weaker for the lower descriptions. We noticed no mate rial change. LEAD.—Pig was quiet. 200 tons German, on the spot, at $6 624 a $6 65, and 200 tons English, to arrive, at $6 624, in gold. Prices for parcels to arrive continue un settled, and rather weaker if anything. Pipe and sheet lead were firm at 15c, and bar at 11c, cash. LINSEED was quiet, but firm, at $2 55 on the spot, and $2 50, to arrive, gold. MOLASSES.—The demand was fair, but holders were offering sparingly, and the business was only moderate. The sales include 105 hhds. Porto Rico at 90e $l. 15— the latter rate an extreme. NAVAL STORES.—Spirits turpentine was rather firmer. The sales were at $1 021 a $1 071 for large and small lots. Crude was steady. with sales of 400 bbls for manufacturing purposes at $5 25 as 6 50. Rosins were not so active, but fully as firm, with sales of 600 bbls common at $7 50 a $7 621, 480 do. strained at $8 50 a $9, 340 do., No. 2, at $ll a $l3 ; 400 do., No. 1, at $l4 a $lB, and 190 do. prime pale at $2l a $23. Tar was firm at $7 asB 9 50, and pitch $7 a $8 50, as to quality. NAILS.—Cut continued firm at Bc. Clinch were not to be had at any price. Forgod horse was selling at 30c for Bd, copper at Sec, yellow metal at 35c and zinc at 20c, cash. The stock of ship and beat spikes was all used up, and manufacturers wore only filling orders at rates cur rent at time of delivery. OIL CAKE was quiet at last quotations, with no sales whatever except in retail parcels; full prices were de manded. OIL.—Tho demand for lard oil was fair, but the limited stock and consequent high pretensions of holders restricted trade to a great extent. We note sales of 350 bbls., in lots, at $1 40 a $2 for No. 2 and $2 35 a $2 50 for prime winter, the latter an outside rate. Linseed oil was dull and declining ; outside lots wore sold as low as $1 45 in 'casks and $1 56 in bbls. Crushers were generally hold ing $1 49 and $1 50, at which only occasional small sales were made. Bleached winter whale oil was steady at $1 85 asl 90, and crude do. at $1 70. Winter whale oil was in fair jobbing demand, with sales of 200 bbls. at $2 50 for natural and $2 55 for bleached. We note sales in New Bedford of 1,150 bbls. crude sperm at $2 30. Holders there are now generally holding at $2 33. Bank oil was firm with sales of 120 bbls. at $1 30, 150 bbls. Straits sold in lots at $1 35 a $1 38, mostly at the inside figure. City distilled oil was moderately active and firm, with sales of 175 bbls. to the retail trade at $1 30 a $1 35. PROVISIONS.—T he pork market was very muchunsettled and decidedly lower, new mess closing heavy at $35. The sales were 8,000 bbls., at $34 75 a $3O for new mess, $3O for prime, and $3O a $3O 50 for prime mess. The beef market was steady, with a fair demand. The sales wore 1,400 bbls., at $lO 50 a $l3 50 for plain mess, and $l3 50 a $l6 50 for extra mess. Beef hams were quiet and unchanged. Bacon was dull and nominal. Cut meats were unchanged in every respect ; 200 pkgs. sold at 161 c a 171 c for shoulders, and 20c a 23-ic for hams. Butter was more quiet but very firm, at 30e a 42c for Western, and 42c. a 55c. for State. Cheese was without noticeable change ; 15c a 18c for common to prime factory. The lard market was quiet, but prices ruled firmer and closed a shade higher. Tho sales were 350 pkgs, at 24c a 29c. PETROLEUM.—Receipts, 5,758 bbls. Tho market was dull and prices were lower. The sales were only about 2,700 bbls, at 381-c for crude, and Glic a 62c for refined, in bond, with small sales of prime at 63c, and 81c. a 82e. for free. Also 3,000 bbls. for forward delivery, at 39c a 40c for crude. QUININE was rather weaker. 2,000 ounces sold at $2 80 a 2 85, mainly at the inside price. llicE.—The market was firm, but quiet, at previous prices. SUGAR.—The market was fairly active, at full rates. The sales embrace 482 hhds. Cuba Muscovado at 14c a 141 c, and 500 boxes Havana at 14c. In Porto Rico there was no transactions, owing to the extreme pretensions of holders. Refined was firm, with a fair demand. SALTPETRE was dull and heavy, without sales. SI'ELTER was quiet at 10-I-c for Silesian, without sales. SPICES.—Since our last the market has been in the same condition as previously noticed, the limited stock and high views of holders restricting trade. We nomi nally quote cassia cases, 90c; bags, $1 ; Calcutta ginger, 20c; African do., 25c; mace, $1 50 currency, and nut megs, $1 a $1 05 ; pepper, $23 50 a 25 ; pimento, 20c, and cloves, 29c, gold. SALT.—The market was firm, under a good inquiry from the retail trade, at $4 75 for Ashton's, $3 75 for Marshall's, $2 65 for Liverpool ground, an d 60 c f or Turk ' s Island. We learn of no further cargo sales. STEARINE GREASE was firmer, with sales of 20,0001b5, at 16c a 19c, cash. TOBACCO was firm and more active. We notes sales of 280 hhds, Kentucky at 7c a 28; and 19 cases seed leaf at 14c a 32ic. Tis.—The market was rather more active, 1,100 tons Straits, on the spot, exchanged hands at 261 e, and 20 do. English, to arrive, at 24c ; also 200 tons Straits at 27ie. Plates were firm, with a fair inquiry from the trade. TEAS.—The demand continued active and prices ruled firmer. The sales since our last comprise 25,000 half-chests Oolongs, 1,500 Souchongs, and 1,500 Japans ; all from second hands—and 7,000 Oolongs and 3,000 uncolored Japans, from first hands, all on private terms. In other descriptions a steady, good line business was transacted at somewhat improved prices. TALLOW.—The market ruled firmer, with sales of 55,0001b5, mostly at 141 c. Holders, at the close, wore firm at Flic. WHALEBONE.—The market was quiet but firm at $2 25 for Arctic and Davis Straits. Other descriptions wore nominal, without sales. BOSTON MARKETS. For the week ending October 12. WooL.—There has been quite an active demand for do mestic wool, notwithstanding the short supply of water keeps many of the small manufacturers from operating. The sales have been at full prices and comprise 700,001 lbs fleece and pulled at from 60 to 821 c for fleece, up to 85c for choice extra p u ll e d. Included in the sales were 70,000 lbs choice Ohio and Pennsylvania fleece at 80 to 821 c per lb. In California wool the sales have been 23,000 lbs at 42c per lb. Canada wool has been in demand with sales of 20,000 lbs. Combing at 71c, and 50,000 lbs at some advance on that price. In the foreign wool the transactions com prise 124 bales. Cape at 38 to 45c ; 70 bales do. at 29ie, gold; lO bales Mestiza at 42 1 c; 50 b ales do. at 36 c; 20,000 lbs ordinary do. at 30c ; and 300 bales Cape, Medi terranean and South American at various prices, as to quality. FRElGHTS.—California freights remain without improve ment. A moderate amount of merchandise offering, and we quote 30 to 50c in clippers and 11-c per lb for weight. To Australia we quote 37 to 45c per foot for measure ment goods and $25 per M for lumber. To Liverpool the rates are 20s to 22s 6d per ton for heavy and measurement goods, and is to is 6d per bbl for flour and shoe pegs. To London 20 to 25 for heavy and measurement goods. Coal freights from Philadelphi a in this city rule at $3 25 to $3 30c per t on . T o New Orleans and other Southern ports very little change. We quote to New Orleans 10 to 12c per foot, 50 at 75c bbl, and 84 to 6 per ton ; and to Charleston and Sa vannah 10 to 12c per foot, and 75c per bbl. By steamer to New Orleans the rates are 25c per foot, 1 del to 1 50 per bbl, and I to -lc per lb. A ship and a barque has been chartered to load for New Orleans, a barque to Habana, a barque to Buenos Ayres, a barque and a brig to St . Thomas, all on private terms ; a brig to Havann a h w i t h ice, at $4 per ton; 'e . brig out to Havanna at $l,BOO, gold; a brig from Cape Breton to Boston at $4 per ton for coal two brigs from Baltimore to Boston at $4 per ton for coal a sch from St. John, N. 8., to Baltimore at $5 50 per 3/ for deals and port charges; a sch from St. John, N. 8., to Philadelphia at $5 50 per Di for lumber; a sch from Georgetown to Cambridge at $4 75 per ton for coal ,• a soh from Greenpoint, L. 1., to Boston at $ll per M for oak timber ; a schr from Nauticote liver to Bangor at $B5O per 31 for oak timber ; and a brig from Baltimore to Boston at $4 per ton for coal • a schooner to Savannah, wit h ice, at $3 per ton ; two sells to Washington, with ice, at 5 0 c pe r ton ; a sch from Jacksonville to Boston ' at $ll per 3/ for lumber ; two ache from Georgetown to New Bedford at $4 per ton ; three schs from Georgetown, D.C., to Provi dence at $5 per ton for coal ; a sch to Newbern, N.C., at $1,400 ; and a sch same voyage at $BOO. FLOUL—There has been considerable excitement in the flour market the past week, and all kinds have rapidly ad vanced and are still tending upward. High grades parti cularly very scarce and firm, and have now touched a higher point than we have ever had occasion to notice. The sales have been at $8 25 a 8 75 for Western super fine ; $9 a 9 75 for common extras, the latter pr i c e for choice brands ; $lO 25 a 11 30 for medium do. ; and $l2 a $l3 50 for good and choice, including Genesee, Canada, hio, and Michigan, and favorite brands are scarce at the latter rate. Illinois and Southern Ohio brand hoop ranges from $l2 50 a 15 per barrel for good and choice extras. St. Louis flour is scarce and firm, and leading famtlY brands of this description have touched very The sales have ranged from $l5 to 17 per barrel, favorite brands selling from $l6 50 a 17 per barrel. So uthern flour is firm but has been quiet. We quote Brandywine at $ll 25; and choice family brands Baltim ore at $l5 $53 a $l6 50 per bol. Corn Meal has been se llin g at S 5 25 for good shipping brands. In Rye Flour there is very little doing and prices are nominally the same . The following is the latest New York quotati on for Southern bank bills and securities : Rate. high figures. Bate. Bank of the Com'wealth 5 Bk. Howardsville-ctrend 25 Bank ko k f o o tf f hß P ei h co i h l lm i d pp orin i .od..m.c. 32181 Bank of Rockbridge ...... 30 Bank of Rockingham 3Y. Bk. of Scotsville...ctrsn d Bank of the Valley of Va' 32 Bank of Virginia ......... 95 Bank of Wheeling .....•••• Bank of Winchester ...... Cent. Bk. of Va ..... ctrend 2D Danville Bank ............ Exchange Bk. of Virginia ;f, Exchange Bk. at Westo n Exchange Bk. Alexandria 4 0 Fairmount Bank ........••• 9 Farmers' Bk. of Tincastle 30 Farmers' Bk. of Virginia 29 Merchants' Bank...ctrand 90 Merchts'ec Mechanics'Bk. 99 5 Monticello 8ank............ North-western 8ank...... 75 South-western Bank ...... Traders' Bank ............ 20 TENNESSEE. Bank of Tennesse 22 Bank of Chattanooga Bank of Commerce Bank of Knoxville Bank of Memphis 5O Bank of Middle Tenn 75 Bank of Paris 5O Bank of the Union Bank of West Tennessee 28 Bank of Shelbyville Bucks Bank City Bank Commercial Bank 95 Merchants' Bank Northern Bank Planters' Bank Ocoee Bank 3B Southern Bank Traders' Bank Union Bank Life and General Ins. Co lO ALABAMA. Bank of Mobile 75 Bank of Montgomery Bank of Selma Central Bank 32 Commercial Bank 3O Eastern Bank 5l Northern Bank Southern Bank NORTH CAROLINA. , A Bank of Cape Fear ...... !.% Bank of Charlotte ......... Bank of Clarendon ...... 25 Bank of Commerce ...... 14 Bank of Fayettev ille ...... Bank of Lexington . ..... 0 ,"„ Bank of North Carolina r 5 Bank of Wadesborough 14 Bank of Washington ...... 25 : t7 Bank of Wilmington .....• 14 Bank of Yanceyville ...... 2 5 Bank of Roxboro. ........ .0 Bank of Thomasville 30 Com'cialßk.of Wilmington Farmers' Bank of N. C... 3 5 Merchants' Bk., Newborn Miners' & Planters Bank 30 LOUISIANA. Bank of America l3O Bank of Louisiana 35 Bank of New Orleans Canal Bank 9B Citizens' Bank Crescent City Bank Louisiana State Bank Mechanics' & Traders'Bk 9B Merchants' Bank Southern Bank 180 Union Bank 75 GEORGIA. Augusta Ins. and Bkg.Co. 12 Bank of Augusta Bank of Athens 2B Bank of Columbus l5 Bank of Commerce Bank of Empire State 12 Bank of Fulton 25 Bank of Middle Georgia 6O Bank of Savannah 45 Bank of State of Georgia 25 Central R.R. and Bkg. Co BB City Bank, Augusta. 24 Farmers'JzMechanics' Bk. 17 Georgia R.R. and Bkg. Co BB Marine Bank 5B Mechanics' Bank Merchants'itPlanters'Bk l2 Planter's Bank Timber Cutter's Bank Union Bank 6° VIRGINIA. Tennessee Coupons ...... Bank of Berkeley B5 Nashville dt Chattanooga S O Bank of Commerce Bank of Charleston RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. TENNESSEE RAILWAY.—The Governor of Tennessee, in his recent Message, made the following favourable state ment regarding the railroads of that State Most o f tb• railroads in the State have been turned over to the cow" panies respectively owning them, and are being rep ai lt and run by said companies. They have been turned ov by the Government on terms liberal and e.dvantageorla• The road from this city to Chattanooga, and from that ell to the Virginia line—a distance of four hundred rage", owned by three companies—is, as a general thing, in splendid order. Much of the track has men re-laid, the embankments well dressed, and 01 ' cuts well ditched and drained. The bridge near the Virginia line is nearly finished, and the connection vrit h the East complete. Upon the ro a d s i n Middle and Wee" Tennessee repairs are progressing rapidly, and the indi cations are that the companies have a p r ofitable busin ess before them, as there i s a large amount of travel and large demand for f re i g ht as th e country becomes quiet sau business is resumed. As a ge n er al thing, I may !ay th en companies have been reorgan i se d u p on a loyal basis and are controlled by Union men. Especially is this true of Ert el Tennessee. The Edgefield and Kentucky, and the Loud' villa, Clarksville, and Memphis roads have been placed •" the hands of receivers, as the law directs. They are in t ° _, hands of reliable and energetic men, and I have all corti' dunce that they will be managed to advantage. SOUTH CAROLINA. Bank of Camden. ......••• 29 Bank of Charleston ... .. Bank of Chester ....... 2 : Bank of Ge0rget0wn.......... 1: Bank of Hamburg .......•• 1 ", Bank of Newberry ........• 2" Bank of South Carolina 1° Bk. of the State of S. C. 20 Cora. Bank of Columbia 1! Exch. Bank of Columbia 1: Farmers' do Exchangeßk. 13 Merchants'Bk. of Cheraw 23 People's Bank .... 50 ........... Planters' Bk. of Fairfield 3 1 Planters'niechanics'Bk. 224 South-western R.R.Baut State Bank .................. 12 5 9 Union Bank ............. ...........•... COUNTRY MARKETS RIPON—FRIDAY. - The weather being very wet there was o n ly a swill- 1 ale tendanco of farmers, so that the quantity of grain for ° s „ t was less than usual. There was a f a i r d eman d, and wheat and barley is per qr. higher. LIVERPOOL.—FRIDAY. At to-day's market there was a good attendance, an a l considerable business was done in wheat at an advance la 2d to 3d per contal. Flour also very saleable at 6 d t° per sack more money. Oats and oa tm e al rather delt r s' with an improved demand. Beans and peas without cha n g e ' Indian corn mot a very free sale. DERBY—FRIDAY. Wheat Our market to-day was sparingly suppled with r. which sold at 2s per qr. more money. Barley is -r advance Oats rather on the advance. Beans made lath more money. 6 New white wheat, 42s to 45s ; old red, 46s to 50s per e stone. Barley for malti ng , 32 s t o 33 s p er qr . ; grindi n tr ; 27s to 28s per 30 stone. Oats, new, 24s to 26s ; o ld, 278 a4 29s per 24 stone. Beans, old, 48s t o 50s ; new , 40 s to 4 ° - per 38 stone. WAKEFIELD.—FRIDAY old New wheat iu short supply; fine pa rce l s l e . hi g her; held for extreme prices. Fine barley Is. dearer. ad; Averages, October 23—Wh eat, 3 ,012 qrs, at 48s 1-• barley, 1,043, at 32s 6d ; oats, —, at Os Od. STAMP ORD.—Fmnir. 3 6 Old white wheat, 46s to 50s ; now do., 44s to 48s p er 89 ' stone. Barley, ma lti ng, 32 s to 34s • griding, 27s to 4' per qr. Oats, n ew , 19 s t o 2 45; old, 25s to 27s per 24 o W ° ' Beans, 40s to 48s per 38 stone. Peas as of late. LINCOLN.—FRIDAY. For barley the demand was healthy at remuner ati l rates. Oats a f a i r t ra d e a t f ormer currenc i es. Beans W or a fair trade at advancing prices. . 36 New white wheat, 42s to 48s ; new r ed, 40 s to 43s n„ stone. Barley for ma lti ng , 33 s t o 36 s per qr ; grind ol f; 29s to 32s per 30 stone. Oats, 20s to 28s. Beaus, 38s 48s per 38 stone. BRISTOL SUGAR.—FnIDAT. aft There has been rather less doing this week in the l i ve market, but there is no alteration to notice i n va lue. fined sugars are in good demand, and sell readily at ' prices. Rum continues quiet. COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the close of the market. s. o. 8. d. South Kelloe ';, 6 Malting '22 9 Russell's Hetton ...... ..2! 6 Carway and Dulfryn Bates' West Hartley..l 24 0 Lambert's W.Hartley 17 6 South Hetton East Hartlepool Hetton ... 2ki 6 W.Wylam lB 9 22 9 Acorn Close ..,.,......• 1 6 Haugh Hall Eden 2 22 6 Wharncliffe ............ 22 9 Brad Main dyell's Hetton 23 0 Eden -- - Ships at market, 83 ; sold, 61. Births. ADAMS.—On the 26th inst., at St. Clement's, Ipswic-f wife of "Webster Adams, jun., Esq., of a son. i Dv•rr.---On the 26th inst., at Liverpool, the wife of W ill Dent Dent, of a daughtr. EDEN.—On the 24th inst. at at Sheerness, the wife of e giVl. Morton Eden, R.A., o f . a son. 0' MANN.—On the 27th inst., at Eltham, Kent, Mrs. Mann, of a son. Marriages. BAR LEE — VERBEKE.—On the 26th inst., at Bars , -. 9 lici ward Hobart B ar l ee , of Old Broad-street, London, C hi tor, to Emily Anne, youngest daughter of the late Henry Verbeko, Esq., of The Grange, Ilford, Ess°",,,, i s, ELIOT — GUEST.—On the 26th inst., a t C an f o rd Dorset, Captain the Hon. George Cornwallis 0100 youngest so n o f th e E ar l o f St. Germans, to Coo n s oil Ithiannon, fourth d a u g hte r o f th e l a t e Sir J. . I "...a mi - orl Bart., of Do w l a is, Gl amorgan , an d C an f or d Dorset. Deaths. _yr BECKFORD.—On the 26th inst., a t hi s residence, lie1"-- buildings, Lambeth. Mr. Wm. Beckford, aged 79- , v to o BUCHAN.—On the 26th i ns t., H enry Buchan, a - House, Southampton, aged 71. sl e et' CLEMOW.—On the 26th i ns t. , a t A n d er t on ' s H o tel, street, Mr. Fred. Clemow, aged 35. of GREGORY—On the 26th inst., Mary, wife of J.Grer'''' Levorington, Wisbeach, aged 64. h te r IRVING.—On the 26th i ns t., a t 8, Hinde-street, Ida"e° square, Allan Irving, Esq., aged 41. -04 London : Printed and Published by WIL LIAR ANI ) r. 15' of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at THZ SUN 0 113 e,' ; 1 11%1 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy. in the C o Middlesex.—Saturday, October 28, 18416. 14 °11 R , -4VANE Issue 01 6 hare belno• T he is; a llot t€ be all, SThe u 6aL T he uv, 1 10 2 10 1 2 10 1 47 10 ij On the the gene] 11lent : £1 0 2 10 1 1 10 2 10 Eqnal , t ,`:2 that t "'"° cai)itv 11€1.8 in tl „, as E sented abov e •alue wt that the 111 Septe: April las Share pr £2 13s. increase T. 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