The Sun. — London, England, 1865-11-17 00:00:00

THE NEGRO INSURRECTION. The subjoined account of the outbreak is gathered from an extra to the Colonial Standard of Oct. 24 : On Saturday, the 7th October, 1865, a court of petty sessions was held at Morant Bay. Whilst the b us i nes s was being proceeded with a great noise aros in the court-house, which increased to such a pitch as to compel a temporary suspension of the proceedings. The justices ordered the party mak ing the disturbance to be brought before them, upon which one Charles Geoghegan (a head rioter) left the court-house, followed by the police, who cap tured him on the steps. He was immediately rescued by one Paul Bogle and several other persons, who had large bludgeons in their hands, and was taken into the Market-square, where some 150 more per sons joined them, also with sticks. The police were severely beaten, and had to retire back to the court house without their prisoner. On Monday, the 9th, the court of petty sessions again meeting and pro ceeding with the business, a man named Lewis Dick was tried for a trespass on Middleton plantation, adjoining Stony Gut. As soon as the case of trespass was called some 150 persons, the same who rescued Groghegan, en tered the court-house with sticks. The magistrates convicted Lewis Dick on his own plea of guilty. Paul Bogle immediately came forward and told the man not to pay any fine, to appeal, which he did, and entered into the necessary recognisance. War rants were now issued against Paul Bogle and 27 others for riot and assault on the Saturday. On the police going to Paul Bogle's house and attempting to arrest him, a horn sounded, and about 300 per sons, armed with deadly weapons, made their appearance from Paul Bogle'd chapel and a cane piece near to his house. Three policemen and one constable were placed in custody and taken into Paul Bogle's house, where they were threatened that unless they took an oath to forsake the white and brown people and join their assailants, they would be immediately put to death. Fearing that Paul Bogle would carry out his threats, they took the oath, which oath was administered by Paul Bogle. The police did not return until the following day (Tuesday). What had taken place at the execution of the warrants was communicated to his Honour the Custos (Baron von Ketelholdt), who had just re turned to the parish. The police further stated Oat the people were gathering in great numbers at Stony Gut, and that when they left there were over six hundred persons under arms ; that shells were blowing in every direction ; and that they were in formed the people intended coming to Morant Bay on the following day (Wednesday). Oh this in formation the Custos went off to the volunteers at Bath, and also to the governor, requesting that troops might be despatched without delay, as he feored a rebellion. The despatch was not received by his Excellency the Governor until eight o'clock the next day (Wednesday). On that day, at Mo rant Bay, the vestry met and proceeded with their business. About four o'clock p.m., drums were heard, and after this the rebels made their appear ance. The volunteers—eighteen in number—were drawn up in line before the Court-house. The Custos, who stood on the steps, exhorted the people —some 600—armed with deadly weapons —not to enter the square, and stated that if they had any grievance to complain of to say so, and it should receive redress. They, however, persisted in comiing into the square, upon which the Custos read the Riot Act. By this time the mob had come within a few yards of the volunteers, and sent a volley of stones at them. Captain Hutchins then gave orders to fire. The most murderous attacks were made on every one coming within reach of the rebels. Ihe volunteers being overpowered took refuge in the Court-house, were the Custos, magistracy, Clergy, and other gentlemen were. Finding that these had thus taken shelter, the negroes smashed the win dows to atoms, firing continually into the Court house, when the volunteers returned their fire, doing good service. About half-past five o'clock the Couse was fired. The Custos then put out a flag of truce by advice of the clerk of the peace. The rioters asked what it meant, and were answered peace. They said they did not want peace, they wanted war. A second flag of truce was put out, with no better effect, the - rebels crying out, " War, war." On the roof of the Court-house falling in, the Custos and other gentlemen burst open the doors, and ran down the steps, the rebels attacking them in every direction. A cry was raised that the steamer was in sight, and eager eyes were turned towards the place where she was supposed to be, but only to be averted again in disappointment. Mr. Arthur Cooke and Mr. Walton, who attempted to escape through a window, were both killed ; all the rest took refuge in the house at the fort, when it was ascertained that seve ral volunteers had fallen. The late Custos then asked if any one would go out and speak to the mob. None ventured to do so ; and whilst they were consulting the roof was discovered to be on fire. At the suggestion of the Rev. Mr. Herschel, a prayer was being offered, when the shot came pouring in through the window. The Custos, a child of Mr. Inspector Alberga, and the Hon. Mr. Georges were wounded. Mr. Herschel then bandaged the wound of Mr. Georges with his clerical necktie. The burning root fell in, and the inmates were compelled to rush out. Mr. M'Cormick was chopped to pieces on one of the guns at the steps of the court-house. The Custos was armed with a sword which he took up. Each endeavoured to save himself. The mob cried " Now we have the Baron, kill him," and loud shouts announced that the deed had been done. Dr. Gerard was called on to come out, the mob protest ing that they would save him. Mr. M'Pherson and another concealed themselves, but were soon disco- ' vered and assaulted. Mr. M'Pherson is since dead. The unfortunate victims were killed in detail under circumstances of great atrocity. Dr. Gerard was discovered, and he came forth, Mr. Ratty clinging to him. The latter was, however, torn away and cut down. Capt. Hitching, who bad behaved with Undaunted bravery, was seriously wounded at last, and, faint with the loss of blood, threw his arms around Dr. Gerard's neck, and was despatched. in that position. After Mr. Alberga was butchered, the mob were about to murder his already wounded child, when some woman interfered and saved the poor innocent. Mr. C. A. Price was murdered al most at the same time with Mr. Alberga, notwith standing the efforts made by one Wm. Donaldson to save him. After a series of most eccentric acts, s tealing nearly everything in tbe vf ay of valuables and money from some houses, and sparing others, taking the watches and money of the murdered persons, and saving some and despoiling others, the mob retired from the town a little before the Wolverine hove in sight. The volunteers behaved with the greatest gallantry, and sold their lives dearly. Am munition failing, they were nearly all destroyed, the ,very few survivors having been most dangerously wounded. Mr. Herschel's tongue was cut out, and the fingers of the Baron's hand were cut off, the murderers observing that they would write no more lies to the Queen. The Clerk of the Peace concealed himself beneath the pillars of Dr. Gerard's dispen sary, and so saved himself. The conduct of the mob as marked with cruelties only paralleled in the histor y of New Zealand warfare. They abstained from liquo r , but i partook o f it was w e ll ascer t a i ne d th a t th e y a mixture of rum and gunpowder the day previous to their butchery. The mob came from an eastward direction, having eat gone a circuit, appa rently to surprise and pcapture .the police station, with the arms and ammunition This manceuvre proved successful. They t oo th po r i o i s l w s l e t i s n . o t n h of the arms, and holding them aloft and capture, they theeyinaudpvafnracned tically in exultation at the Up to thia tune the towards the court house. fol lowing had been killed :—Volunteers--Captain E. Hutchins, Serg. Hall, Serg. Reid, P r i v. Dr, Gilroy, Priv. Wm. Harrison , and Priv. Putty. Ci v ili ans Baron von Ketelboldt, the Rev Victor llersehel, Mr. John Walton, J.P. Mr. Wm. Cooke, Mr. Th os. M'Cormack, Mr. C. A. Price, J.P., Mr. A. Brown, Mr. Inspector Alberga. The volunteers wounded were—Mr: Richard Harrison (danger ously), Privates Curry, Good, F. Ross, Ratty, and Joseph Williams. The civilians wounded were— Hon. W. P. Georges, Mr. Duncan M'Pherson, C.V., Mr. Augustus Warington, Mr. Brooks Cooke, 11.31 C" M r. Wm. Gray, Mr. 314ntos1; Mr. Brown, Mr. Wm. Mitchell, Mr. James Williams, Mr. W. M'Pherson, Mr. Wm. Ward, Mary E. Lewis, Charles Alberga (child), Mr. Augustus Hire J.P., Mr. James Hamilton, Mr. Alex. Chisholm, and Mr. Mark Douglas. As soon as the despatches sent on the 10th Octo- ber by Baron von Ketelholdt, praying that troops might be sent to his assistance, reached the Gover nor at King's House, Kingston, his Excellency communicated withMajor-General O'Connor, C. 8., and the senior naval officer at Port Royal, Captain A. F. R. de Horsey, of her Majesty's ship Wol verine. Arrangements were promptly agreed upon. A body of troops were ordered down from New vastle, and on the morning of Thursday, the 12th, the Wolverine, with the force on board, sailed from Port Royal for Morant Bay. By this time, how ever, intelligence of the outrages which had been perpetrated on the previous day at Morant Bay had arrived. The news was publicly announced at the Commercial Exchange, amidst the greatest excite ment. In the evening further intelligence came in, and more was known concerning the extent of the calamity. The Governor called a council of war that night. Three hundred men of the 6th Royals were ordered down from Newcastle. A French steamer was taken up for their immediate conveyance to the disturbed district. One hundred men, with the Kingston mounted volunteers, were ordered to Rock Fort, and martial law was pro claimed throughout the whole county of Surrey, excepting Kingston. The next morning (Friday, the 13th), the Governor, accompanied by the Attor ney-General and several other gentlemen, embarked on board the chartered French ship Caravelle, him self to proceed to Morant Bay. Just before she sailed, H.M.S. Wolverine hove into Port Royal, bringing a batch of prisoners, and the Governor boarded her. His Excellency soon afterwards re turned to the Caravelle, under a salute, and that ship sailed. In obedience to an order left by the Gover nor, the Wolverine the next morning (the 14th) followed her back to Morant Bay, without having landed the prisoners at Kingston. But the pas sengers, or rather refugees, were allowed to go on shore. The excitement in Kingston was intense. The refugees were received with open arms by the inhabitants, and were well cared for. The follow ing, the first official bulletin received from the dis turbed district, reached Kingston on Sunday, the 15th October, and was immediately published. " Major-General O'Connor, Commanding the Forces of this Island, feels much satisfaction in publishing the following extracts of a despatch from Brigadier-General Nelson, A.D. G., commanding the troops in the disturbed district:— " Morant Bay, Oct. 14, 1865. ' I have the honour to report that I arrived at this place last evening (13th), at 1.30. I went on shore and found the troops per margin. (Party of her Majesty's ship Wolverine's sailors and marines ; detachment Royal Artillery, with two guns, under Lieutenants Jones and Nash.) The senior officer, Lieutenant Oxley, R.N., in command. All had been quiet from the time of the arrival of Captain's Luke's Ross's detachments of the Ist West India West India Regiment. From information I re ceived I found Captain Luke had marched on Port Morant, distant seven miles, at about nine o'clock of the morning, sending a party of 25 rank and file in a gunboat to the same place. Having examined the position occupied by the troops here, issued orders for a party of 50 men, Royal Marines and blue jackets, to move at four o'clock this morning on Easington—a place on the high road from this to Kingston, 16 miles hence—with orders to effect a junction with the 50 men, 6th Royal Regiment, which left Newcastle at 3.20 a.m. (13th instant), in pursuance of your orders ; and having effected the same, told the senior officer to bring the detach ments to this post. I caused the detachment of 50 rank and file, under Ensign Kelly, to disembark and join the force here. In conjunction with his Excellency the Governor, I deemed it expedient to proceed to Port Morant, for I desired to ascertain under what circumstances Captain Luke had marched. Having embarked on her Majrsty's gunboat, Lieut. Brand, we left at 9 30 p.m and arrived at 12, midnight. I found Captains Luke and Ross occupying a house, and that a detachment of 25 rank and file had been sent on to Bath, seven miles from Port Morant. It would appear Captain Luke had received information that the rebels were in force at Port Morant, and thus determined to Advance upon them. He did not meet with oppo sition, but the gunboat, on arrival, found a large body (about 800), chiefly women, and in the act of demolishing the house of Mr. Duffus. They fired three shells from the 32-pounder, and dispersed the mob. Capt. Luke had issued orders for his Bath party to rejoin him at an early hour this morning. His Excellency the Governor during the night ob tained information that some of the chief rioters, who had pillaged houses, &c., were living close by, and at his suggestion I, at 2 a.m., sent out a party, and succeeded in apprehending three men. At 5 a.m. I ordered Capt. Luke to proceed to Bath and effect a junction with his detachment, thence tc move to Hordley Hall and Golden Grove, in order to release European ladies and children there shut in—the distance from Port Morant to Bath is seven miles, thence to Golden Grove five—and having secured the ladies, to return by the coast road (six miles) to Port Morant. At 6 a.m. I ordered a drum-head court-martial to be assembled for trial of one of those taken up. The court sentenced him to be hung on a tree where the inhabitants would see his corpse. His Excellency the Governor, my self, and other officers, with the sergeant's party, retained as a guard over the rebels, then embarked, and arrived at this post in a gunboat at 9 a.m. Her Majesty's ship Wolverene came up immediately after. The gunboat returns for the detachment under Capt. Luke, which should be at Port Morant at 2 p.m. this day. "' Intelligence was received by his Excellency the Governor, rendering it necessary to throw troops in Port Antonio. I therefore proceed there in her Majesty's ship Wolverine, with the numbers as per margin. (One field-piece, Royal Artillery, under Lieut. Nash ; detachment Ist W.I. Regiment under Captain Luke, three officers, five sergeants, three drummers, 193 rank and file ; detachment of the 6th Royal Regiment, under Captain Field ; and 50 men of the Ist W.I. Regiment, under Ensign Kelly; one field-piece, with Royal Artillery detachment, Lieut. Jones commanding ; 110 blue jackets from her Majesty's ship Wolverine.) " I have taken on new commissariat stores, with Lieut. Adcock, 6th Royal Regiment, in command Assistant-Surgeon Morris, with medical stores. The troops here aro under charge of an able surgeon. The trial of prisoners is now going on in the intended new church here, and the result, I apprehend, will be against the rebels, strong evidence just forth coming. "' I have now detailed, so far as is needed, the different arrangements made, and can only hope my measures may meet with your approbation.—l have the honour to be, your most obedient servant, " A. A. NELSON, Brigadier-General Commanding.' 4 g The despatches from Monklands and Easing ton posts report all quiet —no rebels there." The Governor returned to Kingston on Tues day morning, the 17th, accomp an i ed by the At torney-General. At ten o'clock the justices were convened to meet him at the court-house, when he informed them of the progress o f events in the disturbed districts, stating that he was sanguine that in a very few days the rebellion w ou ld be completely crushed out. In reference to the desire which had been expressed that martial law should be extended to the city and parish of King ston, his Excellency remarked that he could not at present see the necessity for such a step, especially as the loyalty and attachment of the inhabitants, it was believed, could be fully relied upon ; and, be sides, were he to proclaim martial law, its effect on commerce could not but prove most daastrous. If, said his Excellency, there should be any disaffected persons heard indulging in seditious language, let him at once be arrested without the formality of any warrant, and - be forthwith marched to St. Andrew's, where the necessary steps for dealing with him w il l be taken. This responsibility, his Excellency added, he was ready to take upon him self. His Excellency also told the justices that he had with him documents which were sufficient to implicate one individual here. A warrant was made out to arrest Mr. George William Gordon, a mem ber of the Assembly, wherein he represented St. Thomas in the East, Morant Bay. After the meeting had broken up, at about twelve o'clock, a body of armed policemen, escorted by the Kingston Volunteer Troop, went to execute the warrant, and surrounded Mr. Gordon's wharf pre mises. Some documents were seized there, but Mr. Gordon was not found. The clerk of the peace, with his officers, then went to Gordon's house, but he was not there ; a guard was left, and the force went on to Head-quarters House, where they ap prehended their prisoner. Mr. Gordon was directly put into a carriage and was driven, under guard, to the Ordnance Yard, whence he was put on board the Wolverene, which at once weighed for Morant Bay. The Governor, the Attorney-General, and several other gentlemen also went on board the Wolverene. It having been ascertained that the main body of the rebels who had committed the outrages at Mo rant Bay had moved on to Port Antonio, in the parish of Portland, and seized a large lot of ammu nition by the bay, his Excellency the Governor, when he first arrived on the scene, proceeded to that place with troops and artillery, and issued an ad dress, calling upon the loyal Maroons, who quickly answered his call, to come out and aid the authori ties to put down the rebellion. The Hon. A. G. Fyfe, member of the Legislative Council, and the colonel :of the Maroons, was despatched towards them. His reception by this loyal and well affected people was most enthusiastic : the Maroons crowded him, and professed their devotion to the Queen and to him ; they assured the Governor of their readi ness to aid in suppressing the rebellion on being furnished with arms, and to protect Portland ; suffi cient arms and ammunition for the whole body were obtained from Kingston by the Wolverine. A de putation of chiefs from the Scott's-hall Maroons came in to town on the 17th, and offered their ser vices to his Excellency the Major-General, request ing to be furnished with arms. A party of the rebels in large numbers, raising the people in their pro gress, had gone on towards Port Morant, Bath, and the Plantain Garden River district, spreading death and desolation before them. On Thursday morn ing (12th) a gentleman named Duffus, residing in the Plantain Garden River district, was informed that a great number of excited persons had assembled at the Cotton Tree, by the junction of the Golden-grove and Bath-road, vociferously uttering determined threats against the white people. This conduct spread great alarm, and some precau tions were taken for escape. The next morning, warned by one of his servants, Mr. Duffus made his escape with his family. Ha had but just achieved this when his houses and warehouses were attacked, plundered, and destroyed. Mi. l Emanuel Tavares's store, on Golden-grove estate, was sacked, as also was Duckenfield House ; the works on the Amity Hall estate were in. like manner plundered ; they also attacked the great house at Hordley, the Hol land estate, Winchester, Wheelerfield, and other places, burning and destroying. The town of Man chioneal was laid in ashes. Mulato River, the pro perty of Mr. Hinchelwood, was burned, and the cattle and small stock destroyed ; the other places in this district sacked were Elmwood, Rose Cottage, Fair Prospect, Boston, Castle Fairy Hill, and Deans Valley. Subjoined is the copy of a letter found by Capt. Oxley _ _ " Mora.nt Bay, Oct. 17. L" Mr. Graham and other gentlemen,—lt is time for us to help ourselves akin for skin. The iron bars is now broken in this parish. The white people send a proclamation to the Governor to make war against us, which we all must put our shoulders to the wheels and pull together. The Maroons sent the proclamation to meet them at Hayfield at once without delay—that they will put us in the way how to act. Every one of you must leave your house—take your guns ; who don't have guns take cutlasses. Down at once ! Come over to Stony Gut, that we might march over to meet the Maroons at once without de lay. Blow your shells ! roule your drums ! house to house ; take out every man ; march them down to Stony Gut ; any that you find take them in the way ; take them down with their arms ; war is at my black skin ; war is at hand from to-day tiff to-morrow. Every black man must• turn out at once, for the oppression is too great. The white people are now cleaning up their guns for us, which we must prepare to meet them too. Cheer, men ! Cheer in heart ; we looking for you a part of the night or before daybreak.—We are, yours truly, " (Signed) PAUL BOGLE, J. G. INPLAREN, B. CLARKE, P. CAMERON. " Get a bearer to send us an answer to this, for they determine to make us slave again. When you do home to Stony Gut or Hayfield,lblow your shells and tell what place you in from before entered. " E. K. BAILEY." The latest intelligence is contained in a despatch from General Nelson, of which the following is an extract : " Head-quarters, Morant Bay, Oct. 24. " The great rebel, Paul Bogle, has been captured by the Maroons under command of Colonel Fyfe. His trial will forthwith begin. There is no chance of his escaping the punishment he so well deserves. At five p.m. Moses Bogle, brother of Paul Bogle ; George Craddock, secretary to Paul Bogle ; and J. M'Laren, occasional secretary ; and Brown, called captain-general, a notorious rebel, were hanged. Paul Bogle's son-in-law, and the man who first entered Mr. Lare's house, await execution. Col. Fyfe reports that he has captured a number of the rebels armed with cutlasses, but no time to give names." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. SHREWSBURY MEETING--THURSDAY. After three days' excellent sport no one could grumble at the appearance of to-day's card, which was not quite so attractive as those displayed on the previous ones. Notwithstanding the unexceptionable character of the arrangements at this time of year, the interest taken in a lengthened week's programme must necessarily be found to flag towards its finish. This to any regular attendant needs no explanation. The Newport Gold Cup, was, of course, the attraction of the day, and this the favourite, Monlsey, had but little difficulty in securing. Miss Williams, who was fancied by many, succeeded in being second, and thereby saving her stake. The Attingham Park Stakes was won after a fine finish by Hope, who was piloted by Fordham. The succeeding event— a Handicap Plate—fell to Skir mish in a canter, second to whom was Pegasus. The Copeland Nursery was next for discussion (the re gular order of running having been altered to suit the con venience of certain ownors of horses), and was easily car riedoff by the Miss Lavinia colt, who may be remembered aS having shown fair form earlier in the year at Stock bridge. The remaining events require no comment, unless it be to say that Cutaway, who has been recently out of form, credited Mr. Barber with the proceeds of the Foresters' Plate. The Groby Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 50 sovs ; 2-yr- olds and upwards. Weight for age. The winner to be sold for £3OO. About half a mile straight. 6 subs. Mr. Heathcote's Donnybrook, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b (Parry) 1 Mr. Thellusson's Hesper, aged, Bst 101 b (Fordham) 2 Mr. Maund's Maid of Usk, 2 yrs, 6st 11Ib (Murray) 3 Mr. Wardlow's Gordian Knot, 4 yrs, Bst 71b ... (Carroll) 4 Marquis of Hastings' Professor Anderson, 2 yrs, 7st (J. Grimshaw) 5 Dotting—Even on Hesper, 5 to 2 agst Professor Ander son, and 4 to 1 agst Donnybrook. Professor Anderson, with a slight lead, had made the running to the distance, whore Donnybrook healed him, and won in a canter by three lengths ; a like distance separated the second and the third ; a bad fourth. The winner was bought in for 325 guineas, and Mr. Thellusson claimed Professor Anderson. -olds, Cup, value 150 sovs, by subscription of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, with 50 sovs added; 2-yr-old; sst The y l3 r l - b o 1; Newportd 3 s , -. a r n - aged, 9st , I s l t l b s ; lb 4- ; yr i z i ld n ; er 9 s st ex ; t s r - a y ; r- m ol a d i ; den 6- 8 allowed 51h ; the second to save his stake. Once round, one mile and one furlong. 20 subs. , Lord Bateman's Moulsey, 4 yrs, 9 5t.........(J. Grimsbaw 1 I Mr. Jackson's Miss Williams, 2 yrs, sst 101 b (Cameron 2 Mr. Barber's The Clown, 4 yrs, 9st ............ (Ohalloner 3 Captain Gray's Chronometer, 2 yrs, sst 131 b ...(Murray) 4 i Mr. Smith's Master Richard, 4 yrs, 9st 51b ...(Pordham) 5 Betting-6 to 4 agst Moulsey, 2to 1 agst Masterßichard, 100 to 30 agst Miss Williams, and 10 to 1 agst The Clown. The Clown jumped away with a clear lead, having Master mile e h p ey ran in these p os iti ons to post, where Miss Willi ams followed the leader int o th e Richa rd, ht,he ea d t hree- q ua rt eredMiss Williams, and Chronometer in a tt en d ance, the . favourite s l n i y i in th g , s o a f : 0 a ay l t, a decided lead at the distance, and won straight. Hero the pair were headed by M ea o s u il l y se b y y , who h le o n t g o t o h k . The Clown finished a bad third. in.and The aittiDghaza Par kStakes of 3sove each, witll.2o added, I'HE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 17, lEEE. for 2-yr-olds and upwards; weight tar ago, with certain allowances ; the winner to be sold fo? £3O. About half a mile, straight. 11 subs. Marquis of Hastings's Hope, 3 yrs, Bstl3lb...(Fordham 1 Mr. T. Hughes's Dolphin, 5 yrs, 9st 71'.3. (Hughes 2 Mr. Johnstone's Gambler, 2 yrs, Bst .. (Morris 3 The following also ran : —Lima filly, Mousey colt, Lady Isla, Just in Time, and Duchess of St. Alban's. Betting-7 to 4 agst Dolphin, 100 to 30 each agst Hope and Duchess of St. Alban's, and 10 to 1 agst any other. The Duchess of St. Alban's, in corapamy with Gambler, Dolphin, and Hope, made the running to the distance, where the favourite drew in advance, but dying away at the stand, he was headed by Hope, who - won very cleverly by a neck, Gambler finished third, a length and a half in their rear. The Lima filly finished an. indifferent fourth, Mousey colt fifth, and. Lady Isla next; Just in Time was last. The winner was bought in for 105 guineas, and Mr. England claimed Gambler. A Handicap Plate of 25 save, for 2-yr-olds and upwards. Winners extra. About five furlongs, straight. Mr. Heathcote's Skirmish, 3 yrs, Est 121 b (Hibberd) 1 Mr. Little's Pegasus, 4 yrs, Est 121 b (S. Mordan) 2 Capt4White's Black Prince, 2 yrs, sst 121 b (car. sst 131 b) _ (Huxta,bl 3 Lord Westmoreland's Begum, 2 yrs, sst 81b ...( Kenyon) 4 Mr. T. Hughes's Birch Broom, 4 yrs, 7st 21b • (Heartfield) 5 Betting—Even on Birch Broom, 2 to 1 agst Pegasus, 5 to 2 agst Begum, 3 to 1 agst Black Prince, and 5 to 1 agst Skirmish. Bogum jumped away with the running, which he car ried on to the distance, where Skirmish headed him, and won in a canter by five lengths ; Black Prince who headed Lord Westmoreland's colt at the Stand, finished a. bad third. Birch Broom, who got badly off, was last through out. The Copeland Nursery (handicap) of 5 soya each, with 50 sous added ; the second to save his stake ; winners _ _ extra. About five furlongs, straight. 57 subs. Sir F. Johnstone's Lavinia colt,:7st 91b (Loates) 1 Captain Gray's Warwick, Est 121 b (Hibbs d) 2 Mr. Pardoe's Kingmaker, Est 101 b (H. Covey) 3 The following also ran :—Chronometer, Venturesome, King of Spades, Wellesley, Lady Vane, Mrs. Day, Ven turer, and Cantharides. Betting-7 to 4 agst Mrs. Day, sto 1 agst Miss Lavinia colt, 6 to 1 agst Warwick, and 10 to 1 each agst Venture some, Cantharides, King of Spades, and Kingmaker. They left the post in close company; but after they had settled into their places, Warwick, with his stable com panion, Chronometer, appeared in front, having King of Spades, Miss Lavinia colt, Kingmaker, Venturer, and the favourite as their immediate followers. At the distance Chronometer dropped back, when the Miss Lavinia colt, in company with Kingmaker and Venturer, closed up with Warwick, the lot running in close company to the Stand, where the Miss Lavinia colt came out, and won cleverly by three parts of a length; a like distance separated the second and third, Venturer was fourth, close up, Cantharides was fifth, Mrs. Day sixth, Lady Vane seventh, and Venture some next. The last three were King of Spades, Wellesley, and Chronometer. The Forester Plate of .£4O (handicap), for 2-yr-olds and upwards. About 1 mile. Mr. Barber's Cutaway, 4 yrs, Est IClb (R. Challoner 1 Mr. Heathcote's Convent, 8 yrs, Est 131 b (Hibberd 2 Mr. Hugh Smith's Gomera, 3 yrs, 7st 21b...(J". Grimshaw 3 The following also ran :—Pegasus, Armourer, Banana, Mildred, Lady Egidia, Glen Isla, and Dovedale. Betting-5 to 4 agst Gomera, 3to 1 agst Cutaway, 6to 1 agst Convent, and 10 to 1 agst Lady Egidia. Lady Egidia, in company with Cutaway and Gomera, made the running into the straight, when the former gave way and the leaders were joined by Convent, who reached Cutaway at the Stand, but, failing to improve her position, she was beaten after a fine race by a short head. There were three lengths between the second and third ; the others, who were pulling up as they passed the post, were headed by Lady Egidia. Match, 200 sous h ft. Once round and a distance. Captain Coventry's King Arthur, 3 yrs, list 101 b, agst Mr. Wilkinson's Target, 3 yrs, list 31b, off by consent. The Longleate Handicap of 5 sovs each, for all ages. Winners extra. About three furlongs straight. 13 subs. Mr. S. Thellusson's Hesper, aged, Bst 121 b (Deacon) 1 Captain Batchellor's Chip of the Old Block, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (H. Covey) 2 Captain Machell's Bell a , 3 yrs, E st 101 b (carried Est 131 b) (J. Grimshaw) 3 The following also ran :—Attraction, Debden, Blue Bell filly, and Mariana. Betting— 2 to 1 agst Blue Bell filly, 5 to 1 agst Attrac tion, 6 to 1 agst Bella, 8 to 1 agst Hesper. Upwards of three quarters of an hour was lost at the post. When the flag was lowered, Hesper, in the centre, was the first away, having Attracticn and Bella as his immediate followers to the distance, where the latter two headed him, but when fairly in his stride Haver again assumed the command, and won cleverly by three quarters of a length ; a neck separated the second and third, the favourite fourth. A Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, with 20 added ; for 2-yr olds, Bst 121 b each ; the winner to be sold for £200; if entered to be sold for £lOO, allowed 71b. About half a mile, straight. 6 subs. Mr. Hodgman's Venturer (X 100), Bst 51b (Parry) 1 Mr. Beadman's Mariana (X 100), Bst (Clement) 2 Mr. Mackeuzie's Balsam (.£100), Bst (Morris) 3 Mr. England's Duchess of St. Alban's (X 100), Bst . Gr) 4 Betting-5 to 4 agst Vent urer , 3t o 1 agst Mariana, imshaw and 4 to 1 each agst Duchess of St. Alban's, and Balsam. Mariana was the first away, and led to within a dozen strides from home, when the favourite came out, and won a fins race by a neck, a bad third. The winner was bought in for 150 sovs. The Hawkstoue Welter Cup (handicap), value 150 sovs., by subscription of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft., and 5 if declared ; winners extra. Gentlemen riders; professionals 71bs extra. About one mile. 29 subs., 17 of whom declared. Mr. T. V. Morgan's Plover (in. 141 b extra) 5 yrs, list (Mr. Edwards) 1 Marquis of Hastings' Pantaloon (in. 71b extra), 3 yrs, 10st 91b (Mr. Wilkinson) 2 Mr. Wilkinson's Target (in. 71b extra), 3 yrs, _9st 71b (Daley) 3 Betting-4 to lon Plover, who an m di a ca d p e p a l l a l te th o e t 50 running,sovs; and won a good race by a head; a bad third. Thehwu winners e o e rns.s extra . n er One Hurdle o and three- quar t ers, over six Race, a h Lord Poulett's Benazet, 5 yrg, I.ost (in. 101 b ex.) (Page) 1 Lord Poulett's Ace of Hearts, 5 yrs, 9st 31b (all. 31b) (A. Sadler) 2 Mr. Wilkinson's Target, 3 yrs, Bst 111b_ (all. 31b) (W. White) 3 Mr. Weyman's Lemon Drop, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (Payne) 4 Betting-7 to 2on Benazet. Ace of Hearts made strong running to serve his stable companion, Target lying second, with Lemon Drop and the favourite following next. They retained these posi tions to the turn into the straight, where Bennet ran past his horses and won in a canter by six lengths. The others beaten off. The lad Duncan, who was recently apprehended on a charge of forging cheques on the London and West minster Bank to the amount of £2lO, and the men impli cated in receiving portions of that sum, were yesterday brought up at the Mansion House and remanded for a week. It is understood that Duncan is willing to become Queen's evidence against the other prisoners. GLENFIELD STARCH.— AB an article of domestic use starch is of great importance, because by its aid the beauties of the female costume can only be thoroughly deve loped. Foremost among the producers of that necessary and all• important article stand the Messrs. 1 1 4 otherspoon ; be cause, not content with manufaeuring it in the old conven tional manner, they have devoted both time and money to the improvement and production of an article of commerce which has secured to them the patronage of royalty, and which has become one, we might almost say, of universal me. From the Royal lau :dry down to the humblest establishment of the same desuiption Gleafield Starch is in daily use, and, did - space permit us to give the statistics of the amount pro duced, consumed, and exported, the figure would astonish the most careless observer. That the article is one of supe rior qu .lity the shirt front and turn-down collar of every man of taste bears unmistakeable evidence, because none but an article of first-rate quality would impart that unimpeach able gloss and smoothness which now so greatly distin guishes the linen of "young England." The ma .ufacturing establishment of the Messrs. 'Pother poon must be ore of great extent, because n.,t only do they produce starch in enormous quantities, but they provide the public with con fections and biscuit to an extent almost incalculab l e. The purity of the articles is undoubted, because in each of the Great Exhibitions of England, France, and America, in .8 -3-5, and '65, they received prize medals for their contri butions. [ADvEuTiszumirr.)—Consumption, and all nervous, bilious stomach, and liver complaints, in every stage, are only ag gravatei and accelerated by drugs of every description, but perfectly curable by Du Barry's health restoring Revslents Arabica Food, as proved by thousands of cases which had been considered hopeless; such as indigestion (dyspepsia), cough, asthma, consumption, habitual constipation, diarr hoea, all gasti ie derangements, haemorrhoids, liver com plaints, flatulency, nervousness, biliousness' fevers, sore throats, diphtheria, catarrhs, colds, influenza, noises in the head and ears, rheumatism, gout, impurities. eruptions, hysteria, neuralgia, irritability, sleeplessness, acidity, pal pitation, heartburn, headache, debility, dropsy, cramps, spasms, nausea and sickness even in pregnancy or at sea, sinking fits, bronchitis, scrofula, tightness of the chest, pains in the pit of tha stomach find between the shoulders, &e. We quote a few.—Cure, No. 46,270. Mr. James Roberts, timber merchant, of Fernley Surrey, of thirty years' diseased lungs, spitting-of blood, liver derangement , and partial deaf ness.—Cure, No. 47,121. Miss Elirrabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervousness, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies.—Cure, No, 1,771. Lord Stuart de Decies, Lord-Lieu tenant of Waterford, of many years' dyspepsia.—No.49,B32 Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, cons t patina, flatulency, spasms, sickness, and vomiting—Maria Jolly.-- Cure No. 54,818. the Rev. James I'. Campbell, Fakenham, Norfolk, of indigestion and torpidity of the liver, which had resisted all medical treatment.— In tins, 1 lb., 25.9 d. ; 21b., 4s. 6d ; 51b., 11s. ; i2lb., 228. ; 241 b. alsola O t s . 6 - 1 13a G r r r ay Phill i ps,c ' e u hu rB t e aac t lre and eres t, C ; g o 4 , N King co.h7e72, William-streetpßs e d g e e ; a t 4 - 95 t r B e e i s t , h; oi London; p a s w a e e ssut4prepiiietrpW.peetithin ; 63, 110, and 298, Oxford-street ; 330, Strand; er etkiesrcisntgrteoent Islington, N.; N1.0;3, Harvey, Tiottenh Tottenham-court-road Notting-hill;-roa d C ; 10 9 8 6 e, Brothers, 6 i, John's R! Londontgl s e i t tn ; d a a n i d l r S e t s u p b e l t s b Q I e u e g e r n' ocer s - t el e r au r a d c e a , s e t : misis.—ikware of spurious imitsacm(i. Sir Morton Peto on American Affairs. Sir M. Peto, who has just returned from America, addressed his constituents at the Colston Festival, at Bris tol, on the 14th inst., Mr. L. Leonard in the chair. Sir MORTON PETO, whose health was drank amidst great enthusiasm, replied as follows :—Sir, on rising to return thanks for the kind manner in which I have been received this night, I cannot but recollect that it was on a similar occasion last year that I had the honour of first addressing the electors of Bristol. On that occasion I was a stranger almost to you, but I feel that upon the present occasion I am a friend among you. I must say that I was gratified at the result of the election, because while it proved that the Liberal party could accomplish all it desired, it showed also that you had those who could and did work to produce the glorious result. Shortly after that election I left this country. I said so much to you during the long summer evenings in the last election, that 1 am sure you will not expect or require of me that I should enter into a general statement of politics on the present occasion, but I will for a few minutes take you in imagination across the At lantic, to that country from which I have so recently re turned. And, in the first place, let me say that my visit to America was not one made with a view to politics at all. I went there simply as a man of business. I went there purely and simply to see certain things in which my in terest and my duty were alike concerned, and I had not the slightest idea of the magnificent reception with which I and my party were greeted. Let me also add another thing, that I went to that country as a perfectly indepen dent observer, not with the idea of flattering our American friends. (Hear, hear.) I never flattered any one. I told them what I believed to be right. On no public occasion in addressing them did I admit that the Government of this country had done other than maintain the most per fect independence and neutrality ; but that they had from the first to the last done what they conceived to be justice to those whom they had represented, and they had taken the greatest care never to infringe on the independence of America. (Cheers.) Before, however, I speak of America, let me say a word on Canada. I went through the whole of that province, and I had the most ample opportunity of witnessing its loyalty to the mother country, and I assure you there is no part of this island in which the feeling of loyalty towards the Queen, or the affection for British in stitutions, is stronger than it is in Canada. (Cheers.) I may also add, that in my visit to that province, not only was I delighted with the great public hospitals, especially in Toronto, but with the general spread of education, as manifested by the number of excellent schools in which education was offered indiscriminately to all classes of the community. That shows the advance which is making in the intelligence of that province, and the growth of education will but keep pace with the progress of industry. In America I received the most unbounded hospitality . and kindness without precedent. I had the amplest op portunity given me of knowing everything I could desire to know, and every desire was more than gratified. What did I find ? I went to America at an important and inte resting epoch of its history. I went there at the close of one of the most tremendous struggles known in modern times, and when I certainly did expect to find the country exhausted and society disorganised. I declare to you that I saw nothing in that portion of that great country through which we passed which could for a moment remind us that such a struggle had arisen ; and I was still more aston ished when I came to learn the advance which had been made in the Western States of America, within the last ten years. Why, sir, within that period 25,145,000 ad ditional acres of ground have been brought into cultivation; on the average 240,000,000 bushels of wheat were grown, and the population of those eight Western States had ad vanced 3,450,000. It may be interesting to my Lord Ducie, as an agriculturist, to know that more than 3,000,000 of the population in the Western States are employed in the cultivation of land ; but it may be equally interesting to you to hear that Chicago, which a few years since was a mere village, a dot upon the map, has now a population exceeding a quarter of a million, and public buildings finer than any that I know of in any provincial city in this country—(hear, hear)—while its public works, its bridges, and its roads, its universi ties, its hospitals, are all on a most magnificent scale. But not to confine myself to the Western States I went to Bos ton, and what did I find there ? I found that ever since the commencement of the war five millions sterling had been spent in that city in the extension of public build ings. Gentlemen, surely that was no sign of exhaustion. Well, then we went to New York, and there we found one of the most magnificent parks in the world, the greater part of the works connected with which had been actually constructed during the war, and on referring to statistics we found that the interest on the debt, and the whole of the municipal taxes, only amounted to something like 3 per cent on the rental. Gentlemen, I say fearlessly that no young man who intends to enter life as a man of business ought to consider his education complete without paying a visit to America, and without mentioning names I can assure you that one of• the largest merchants of my acquaintance, a man who does an immense business, dates his success in life from the time he visited America. No person who has the least information on the subject can doubt the ability of the Americans to pay their national debt, and any one who expressed a doubt of their willing ness to do so would be treated with merited contempt. I now come to the question of slavery, which, after all, was at the bottom of the late struggle, and which was inti mately connected with it from the first commencement to its final termination. Now, sir, there is an extract from a letter by President Lincoln, to which I wish to call your attention, and it really appears to me that the qualities of that great man have never thoroughly been appreciated in this country. It seems to me that the question of the abolition of slavery having been once brought forward, Providence itself had not permitted it to stop until slavery was finally abolished. President Lincoln, in a letter dated 4th April, said:— " I attempt no compliment to my own sagacity, I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me. Now, at the end of three years' struggle the nation's condition is not what either party or any man desired or expected. God alone can claim it. Whither it is tending seems plain. If God now wills the removal of a great wrong, and wills also that we of the North as well as you of the South shall pay fairly for our complicity in that wrong, impartial history will find therein new causes to attest and revere the justice and goodness of God." Now, sir, there has been an impression in England that the war in America has been fought by mercenaries ; but facts, which cannot be questioned, prove that 90 per cent. of those who declared themselves for war engaged in it, and that two-thirds only of the remainder were Germans or Irish. That shows that the country itself engaged in hostilities ; and if further proof were wanting, it is to be found in the fact that almost every family with whom we were brought in contact were mourning for some friend or relative. Let me say a word about the railways in this great country. (Hear, hear.) I remember meeting General M'Cullum, who conducted the commissariat department, and who, I am glad to say, is coming here next as a guest of mine, and I went intD the whole question of the railways with him. I found that on the termination of this great struggle there were actually connected with the supply of the armies 2,500 miles of railway, 387 engines, 6,000 cars, and 70,000 employes. I ascertained also that when the Southerners destroyed the bridges throughout 150 miles of country, General Sherman only allowed General M'Cullum seven days to reconstruct them; that one 1,200 ft. long and 15 ft. wide was constructed in three and a half days ; and that General Sherman was moving his army over the whole of them in six days. (Hear, hear.) Let me say a word respecting another matter that occurred in the course of the war. When the news reached Philadelphia by telegraph of what was taking place before Petersburgh a subscription was raised, and no less than 120 ministers, under the organisation of an eminent philanthropist— George Stewart —went thither, and with Christian bravery in the midst of the carnage administered the consolations of religion to the wounded and the dying. Well, sir, my friend George Stewart told me that on one occasion they found that their funds were coming to an end, so he went to Boston, to Philadelphia, and to New York, and iu four days returned with a sum equal to £92,000. (Cheers.) Now, let me ask what has been the result of this war ? I will tell you what the General said who fired the first gun at Fort Sumter, a man who knows more with regard to the army of the South than any other—l refer to General Anderson. I met him at the house of a friend in New York, where he met with a reception which as a Southerner I am sure he did not expect. He had been to the President and had taken the oath of loyalty, and coming North was treated as a friend and brother. I asked him what was the feeling of his friends in the South. He said "You may go home and tell your friends in England from me that we made a good fight and did our best. We appealed to the argument of the sword, that has decided, and now we are loyal men to the North, ' because having taken the oath, feeling that to be our duty after the decision to which we have appealed, as men of honour, wo feel that is our course, and we never again wish to disturb the Union." In fact now there is a feeling of confidence throughout. the North which never existed before—confidence in their almost unlimited resources. They feel that the dark spot which hindered everything in the shape of good legislation is now and for ever at an end. I believe that will affect the whole South as well as the North in the future, not only in their deal legs with each other, but with every other nation of the world. The next point to which I will refer is the wonderful power which they have shown of absorbing into the in dustrial occupations of the country their enormous army. Four months before I reached the country the army of the United States was nearly 1,200,000 men. General Grant told me when I saw him in St. Louis that ho had mustered out 875,000 men up to that day, and he said, "We do not mean to have more than an army of 50,000 men; and if our friends of the South are sincere we intend to bring it down to 30,000 men." I say that such a nation which has such confidence in itself, which, instead of keeping a standing army to tax the energies of the people, can at once sent them back to the ranks of industry, set an example which European nations would do well to imitate. (Cheers.) It is something wonderful to see the way in which the men have been absorbed into private life. When at Chicago I went over a large printing establishment belonging to a gentleman who was for some years secretary to the Embassy in London. Talking to me about the war, he said that forty-seven of their compositors were soldiers That man was a major. That one was a captain. This was a lieutenant. The next was a sergeant.. They were all at work as quietl3 as if they had never left the com positor's desk. I said, " What did you do when the men left you?" He replied, "I gave every one of them a written understanding that when he came back his place was ready for him. Not one of them had a shilling of pension, and they would have been insulted if it had been offered to them." I will now say a few words on the re construction of the South. One thing which very much gratified me in my visit to America was my interview with the President. I was with him for some time, and I will say at once that he is a man who, once seen, is never for gotten, for he is one of nature's true nobility—(cheers)— a man who not only has talent and mind, but who, thank God, has a heart. Andrew Johnson was himself a South erner, and was not very well treated by his countrymen there, from his determination to uphold the cause of the Union. But it is well for them that Andrew Johnson knows how to forget and forgive. He has met his brethren of the South in the only way in which they could be met to be conciliatory. He does not make them sacrifice their self-respect in passing them back to his confidence. A man goes to him and says " I am very sorry for what I have done. lam perfectly willing to take the oath:: His reply is, "My friend you are pardoned." I myself read one of those pardons, and the only condition is this, if the person so pardoned ever possesses a slave or abets slavery that pardon ceases. (Cheers.) In cases of this kind it is desirable that facts should be verified, I will say that it refers to Colonel Drury, who was one of the foremost men of the South. On the day that Lee surrendered he called together 1,000 slaves and said to them, "You know that I have done my best to keep you as slaves, but you are now free men. If you will continue to work for me I will give you as high wages as any one else. I will put your children to school, and do what I can to make you comfort able." I have reason to know that only three out of the 1,000 left Colonel Drury. I came home in the Scotia with one of those gentlemen who, like our dear friend, George Thomas—(cheers)—is one of the Society of Friends. He told me that Colonel Drury had informed him that the men had done more work since they had hired to him as workmen than they ever had as slaves. This gentleman to whom I referred as a fellow passenger had been sent on a mission to the South to distribute a sum equal to £15,000 collected by the Society of Friends. This he had done in the most judicious way amongst the freedmen of the South, and I think you will agree with me that it would be well if we of all other religious denominations were to imitate the example of the Society of Friends, and go and do likewise. (Hear, hear.) I think it would be a right, a graceful, and a proper thing if the whole Church, of every denomination—Episcopalians, and all others—. were to join in doing something in this good work. You recollect what the North did for our starving operatives during the cotton famine. The North wants no help of us, but I think it would only be graceful and right for us, now to do the best we can to assist the suffering masses of their lately freed slaves. (Hear.) Let me say now that I have no fear for the South, because it is not handed ever to the care of overseers and middle men as was the case in Jamaica. The owners aro themselves brought into contact with their own workmen. Their interest therefore bids them treat the workmen fairly. But if they do not, what has the President done ? He has appointed a commission of three in each district—one appointed by himself, one elected by the planters, and one selected by the freedmen. To this commission every question of dispute between the owners and their workmen is referred. With regard to wages, cases of such disputes have arisen, and men have received notice from this commission to give their work men a fair rate of wages or the Government would with draw such men from their employ. The North have determined, in regard to this matter, that the men who work should be treated fairly, while at the same time they desire to treat employers in the spirit of reconciliation, of fairness, and of equity. I will tell you what one of the first men in New York said to me when he came on board the Scotia to bid me good bye. No man in Bristol does one quarter the business that this gentleman did with the South. I asked how he would get on with his Southern customers. He said " I have sent for them all to New York, and told them that the debts they owed must be paid as soon as they could, and in the mean time their old credit could be reopened on condition that they took off their coats and went to work. And," he added, "they are doing so." Now, if such is the case, if the policy of the President and the feeling of the people is working together in this harmonious way, and if at the same time a strong hand is kept on the colored, man, and he is made to feel that while he will be protected in all that is right, but the hand of power will be laid on him if ho does that which is wrong, things will not be in America as they are in Jamaica, where we emancipated our slaves and let them take their chance. The slaves are emanci pated, but they will be made to understand that they must do their share in the shape of work as well as the rest of the community. (Cheers.) Now ono word with regard to Fenianism. (Cheers and laughter.) Now what does Fenianism in America mean ? It means that a number of poor foolish Irishmen in America, having more money than they know• what to do with, allow others to pick their pockets. (Hear, hear.) An Irishman in America is in a different position to what he is at home. In America he is entirely his own master, and is easily led away by such men as Train—a man of some notoriety here—(laughter) —who lectures and spouts and turns poor Pat's head. When I spoke to my American friends on the subject they said, "You are not foolish enough to attach any impor tance to this stupid nonsense ?" When I came to inquire further I found that there was not an Irishman in Con gress, either in the House of Representatives or in the Senate, or in any office of trust, who had anything to do with the movement. It is strictly confined to hewers of wood and drawers of water for the American people. It excites their contempt. These poor Fenians are not in a position to do us any injury, and we can afford to show them pity here. (Cheers.) With regard to the question which has agitated men's minds more than any other during the last few months, viz., the correspohdence between Earl Russell and Mr. Adams, I shall say at once tkat I do not believe in the remotest degree that it can ever end in war. (Cheers.) The American people have no idea of such a kind. In addressing the Union League at New York I laboured hard to show how impossible it was that two such nations—in advance of all other Powers in civilisation, possessing the most valuable commerce in the world, of the same race and ancestry, speaking the same language, having the same laws, bound together by the same religious ties—could imbue their hands in each other's blood. It would be going back to the days when barbarism ruled, instead of Christianity and civilisation. (Cheers.) The question, however, is one of the deepest interest, as regards the rights of neutrals and belligerents ; and I, as member for one of the great commercial centres, will not let it rest. I say that the course of true state manship is to remove it out of the path of the future. (Cheers.) Difficult it may be to say who is right and who is wrong; that is not my province, but there are authorities —there is Grotius, there is Puffendorff, there is Wheatstone, there are great constitutional lawyers, who, in the decision of the question, would not be biassed by any political feeling. I say the idea of Earl Russell for a commission is an admirable one, but it must be fairly ap pointed, and competent to judge of the difficult questions submitted to it. But when its verdict is delivered, whether for right or wrong, England must abide by it. (Cheers.) I know the feeling of my countrymen is, that we should never be asked to pay for the damages done by the Ala bama; but in the case of nations, as in the case of indi viduals, the stronger can afford to do right. If one of your merchants had made a mistake, and had the moral courage to make reparation, would you think less of him or think him less worthy of your confidence ? (Cheers.) It is only the man of small pretensions who cannot afford to do right.. England would do justice to the smallest nation on the face of the earth ; so she can afford to do it to the most powerful. She cannot afford, now that a ques tion of difference arises, to put her back to the wall and in a fit of obstinacy say we will not have the question die cussed. On this subject the Chief Justice of the United States three days before I left spoke as follows " The maxim which underlies our great struggle was of British origin, and stood at the front of ,British juris prudence—' He is to be held accursed who does not favour freedom.' By the adjudication of a great English law giver, the soil of Groat Britain it was declared should never be trodden by the foot of a slave. That maxim England has at length applied to all her colonies, and now we have followed her example of emancipating all our slaves. Our soldiers on their banner, and our sailors on the masthead have borne the motto, No slaves for ever and ever,' and the declaration was soon to be incorporated in the great fundamental law of the nation. Far distant then should bo the day when two such nations should meet in strife on the battle-field. There are grave and important questions now between the two countries, and full well I know that our people if summoned will respond as before. Yet in this Christian age I believe that two such great people could not suffer their Governments to go to war. They would do justice to the honour and rights of each other. It was an old principle that when arbitration was offered no nation should go to war with one which so offered it." I must refer for a moment again to the close of the last message which Mr. Lincoln ever delivered, and it was this : " With malice towards none, with charity for all, firm ness in the ri g ht as G o d g ives us to see the right, let us strivo on to fi n i s h th o wor k we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, and care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow and his orphans. To do all which may we achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations. I close with that. That is what America wants. I believe that at the present moment, in binding up the wounds of the South, in doing justice to herself, in put ting her finances in order, she is most anxious to settle this question on terms of amity and fairness. Slavery being abolished, I feel convinced that two such nations will continue to preserve peace and goodwill to each other and to the world. (The hon. baronet resumed his seat amid the cheers of the meeting.) PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.—The Mayor of Brad ford has convened a public meeting of the inhabitants of that town, for Wednesday evening next, to " consider the propriety of urging upon the Government the int ro d uc ti on of a substantial measure of Parliamentary reform, on the opening of the first session of the new Parliament." The requisition for the meeting is signed by no fewer than 2,000 inhabitants, including merchants, manufacturers, tradesmen, artisans, and others. STATE OF TRADE. CARDIFF, Nov. 14.--The steam coal trade is in a satisfactory state, and there are plenty of orders for execution a. A number of vessels have availed them selves or the continuance of the easterly wind to clear out, and among them may be mentioned the splendid screw steamer Smyrna, which sailed with nearly 3,000 tons of coal for Alexandria. This clearance of the ships enables proprietors to keep their pits fully employed. In the Rhondda Valley several new shafts are being sunk to the lower mea sures, and this will increase the competition in the steam coal trade. House coal is in average demand on both local and coasting accounts, and the order books of shippers are well filled. The ironmasters are well off for specifications, and the American de mand is considerable, although not quite so large as expected in some quarters. There is a small business doing with the Eastern markets. The iron ship building yards are in pretty good employment, and the local foundries are in active operation. It is stated that the port is likely to have the benefit of a Chamber of Commerce, which will be a great boon to the iron and coal merchants and the shipping interest generally. LEICESTER, 15th.—The hosiery trade remains buoyant and healthy, and there has been a full average amount of business doing during the past few days, all classes of goods being in demand that are usually saleable at this time of the year. In the rural districts business is in a satisfactory state for the time of the year. Worsted yarns are high in price, and the market is firm, spinners being well engaged. In cotton yarns there is no important change. Wools are without alteration. NOTTINGHAM, 15th.—The business doing in the lace market fully equals in amount that done in previous seasons at this time of the year. Cotton goods continue in fair request, but the high price of yarns checks speculation. There is very little alte ration in the silk lace trade. Business generally 10 dull, and the price of the raw material remains ex tremely high, so that manufacturers are compelled to ask increased rates, which buyers very unwil lingly accede to. Black laces and narrow edgings sell slowly. Silk, mechlinS, and quiltings are also dull. The hosiery trade continues good, more par ticularly in the shipping department. Manufac turers are all fully engaged making goods to order, and there has been no preparation made for the spring trade. COUNTRY MARKETS. BRISTOL —THURSDAY. On our market to-day there was a good supply of Eng lish wheat, and the trade closed very dull. Scarcely any thing doing in foreign at last week's prices. Malting bar ley more freely offered, and sale slow at last week's prices. Good qualities of grinding advanced 6d to is per qr. Oats a dragging sale at barely former prices. Beans dull. In dian corn without alteration. BIRMINGHAM-THlrmAy. At this day's market there was a small supply of wheat, and the needy buyers were compelled to pay fully last week's rates. Barley tending upwards. Oats and peat; unaltered. Beaus 6d to is per qr. dearer. Currencies :—English wheat, white, 45s to 50s ; red, 39a to 48s per 36 stone. Malting barley, 30s to 35s ; grinding, 22s to 25s per qr. Oats, 24s to 30s ; Irish, 21s to 24s per 30 stone; Beans, 42s to 45s ; and peas, 40s to 42s per qr. MANCHESTER-THURSDAY. Our market this morning was numerously attended. English wheat met a slow sale at barely last week's prices, and foreign declined 2d per centaL Flour 6d to is per sack less money. Oats hardly maintained the previous currency. Oatmeal 2s per load cheaper. Beans ruled firm. Indian corn rather easier. BURY ST. EDMUND'S—WEDNESDAY. There was a moderate show of wheat. at this market to day, but it barely maintained - last week's prices. There was a large quantity of barley offering; prime samples were taken slowly at fully is per qr. decline ; secondary qualities almost unsaleable. Brisk trade in oats, beans, and peas. _ . . Talavera wheat, 59s to 60s; red ditto, 40s to 48s; barley, 32s to 375; secondary ditto, 27s to 29s per qr. Averages :—Wheat, 8501 qrs, 41s 6d ; barley, 2,2361 qrs. 31s 10d; oats, qrs, Os Od. EDINBURGH-WEDNESDAY. At to-day's market there was a good supply of wheat, which sold at price in favour of buyers. Average prices. . Wheat, 49s 5d I Oats, 26s 5d Barley, 32s lid 1 Beans ... 44810 d Wheat on the top, 5s Od down average, Os lld down. Barley on the top, Os 6d down average, Os 4d down. Oats on the top, Os 3d up ..average, Os lld up. Beans on the top, is Od up average, 3s 8d up. Total supply and sales. Wheat 825 qrs sold 639 Barley 2131 cgs sold 1661 Oats 1640 qrs sold 1437 Beans 46 qrs sold 41 Town-made flour sells as follows :—White, 42s Od; extra superfine, 40s Od; superfine, 38s Od; fine, 36s Od. GLASGOW—WEDNEsDAY. There was less animation during the week, wheat and flour suffering a slight decline. This day's market was well attended. Wheat and flour ruled dull, at a reduction. of 6d to is per qr. and sack ; beans and Indian corn firm ; all spring corn and meal 6d cheaper per boll and load. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton Nov. 18. Ditto, via Marseilles Dec. 13. Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet Deo. 4. Ditto, by French packet Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Nov. 21. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Nov. 18. Ditto, via Marseilles - Nov. 26. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton...,Nov. '8• Ditto, via Marseilles ....... . ....Nov. 26• India (Bombay), via Southampton. Nov. 26. Ditto, via Marseilles Nov 20 Mauritius, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseilie3. Dec 6. Newfoundland .. I No I. 22. Portugal Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon... United States and British North America, by Bri tish packet Nov. 22. Ditto. by United States packet, via Southamp ton . _ Ditto, ria Cork Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry.. Nov. 11. West Coast of Africa. Madeira, and Teneriffe Nov. —. West Indies and Pacific , (except Bahamas, Cuba, and Mexico Nov. 13. Cuba and Mexico Nov. 18. Bahamas, via New York. . Dec. 14. Bermuda, ditto ... Nov. k 2 SPOONER AND ATTWOOD'S is stated that the affairs of the late bank of Attwoods, Spooner, Marshalls, and Co., of Birmingham, which stopped paY' ment on the 10th of March, with liabilities very little short of £1,000,000, have within the last two months been finally closed, the creditors having received a first and final divi dend of lls. 3d. in the pound. It will be recollected that by an unanimous vote of a large meeting of the creditors at the Town-hall in Birmingham, it was resolved to take the administration of the estate out of bankruptcy, under section 110 of the last Bankruptcy Act. The assignees almost immediately afterwards made a very advantageous sale of the assets of the bank to the Birmingham Joint' Stock Bank (limited), in consideration of the latter paying the creditors lls. 3d. in the pound. The payment of the dividend commenced in June, only three months after the stoppage, and the whole of the creditors —nearly 5,000 in number—received their dividends before the end of SOP' tember, with the exception of a few cases where, from ab sence or otherwise, payment is unavoidably delayed. ft is stated also that although a power existed of applying to the Bankruptcy Court, under section 136, in case of differ ence or difficulty, after the administration had been taken out of court, not a single application has been made to the court, and, in fact, this large estate has been administere d without any litigation. This is a good illustration of the working of a system of administration out of court, bu t with power to recur to the court for the aid of its strong arm in case of need that has been contended for. Births. BOLDERO.—On the 12th inst., at Enyille, the wife of th e Rev. J. S. Boldero, of a son. COMPTON.—On the 15th inst., at 32, Rutlnd-gate, the Ladl Wm. Compton, of a son. HALL. --On the 14th inst., at 12, Lower Belgrave-stre et i the wife o f C apta i n J u li an H a ll , C o ld stream G uar ds, °f a son. Marriages. SHARP —ALT.—On the 14th inst., at Christ Church, Fore° Hill, George Sharp, Esq., of Maryport, to Isabel An ne Alt, of Forest Hill. VAUGIIAN--JONES.—On the 15th inst., at Edgbaston, Slr H. Vaugh a n, E s q., soli c itor. Londo n to Sarah Harriettf Heath Jones, of Hallliehl Edgbaston, daughter ° the late Mr. W. Jones, of Birmingham. Deaths. AUSTIN.—On the 16th inst., at 19, Leinster-gardens,, 1 / 13 n .: caster-gate, Admiral Sir Horatio T. Austin, aged 65. COLES.—On the 13th inst., at Edwardes-square, IConsirls - Miss Coles, aged 80. DATIIIS.—On the 13th inst., at his residence, The Newa rke ' Liecester, Thos. W. Dabbs, Esq., aged 83. HARRIS.—On the 9th inst., at Saville House, Ws. wo - - rth' read, Abraham Harris, Esq., aged 71. A llsa GRANT.—On the 13th inst., at Brighton, Frederick Grant, Esq., of Guildford-street, Russell-square,fo rruer of King's-road, Gray's-inn. London: L 11 Printed and Published by WIL LIAM AN . of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Tuz Sum Office , of Strand, in the Precinct of the F;cvoy. in the C 4) ' - Xtedlegez." - FLIOY , NoYeatber 17, 1865.