The Sun. — London, England, 1865-10-02 00:00:00

AMERICA. (hvin the Times' Correspondent.) NEW YORK, Sept. 20. I referred a few weeks ago to a remarkable epi sode in the long series of little wars carried on by the United States Government against the Indians in this country. The particular tribe against which hostilities were directed in this instance is known as the " Cheyenne Indians." Since I wrote upon the subject I have had access to the official papers containing all the particulars relating to the attack, and they present so striking, and it is to be hoped so unusual, an illustration of the way in which the red man is disappearing before the progress of the white that the whole story is worth relating. The facts were elicited in evidence taken before the committee appointed by Congress to inquire into the " conduct of the war," and it is frem this evidence that I re peat to you the narrative. The Cheyenne Indians inhabit a part of the terri tory of Colorado, which, within the last two or three years, has come into prominence on account of the immense mineral resources that have been discovered within it. Several other tribes of Indians have been in the habit of waging their savage and pitiless warfare against the settlers in this territory, and in the summer of 1864 an expedition of Colorado volunteers, under the command of Colonel Chivington, an officer of the regular army, was fitted out to check their depredations. The Gover nor of the territory, Mr. Evans, thereupon sent round a notice to the Indians inviting such of them as desired to be considered friendly to the whites to repair to the nearest military post, and the Cheyennes were the first to return a message that they intended to go to the .post of Fort Lyon, and deliver up some white captives whom they had pur chased of other Indians. Major Wynkoop was in command of this port, and he at once met the Indians, and took back with him several of their chiefs to confer upon terms of keeping peace. Some of the tribe of the Arapahoes were with the Cheyennes, and they all declared the mse l ves f r i endly to the whites. Three of the chiefs were known to have given great assistance to the agent of the Go vernment, in enabling him to suppress the outbreaks of dangerous tribes, and this agent, by name Mr. Levenworth, declared, in his evidence, that they had travelled with him " hundreds and hundreds of miles," and had said that " the whites might murder their men, and do anything they pleased to them, but they would never fight the whites." Soon after Major Wynkoop held his conference with these men he was removed from Fort Lyon, and Major Anthony was ordered there in his stead by the com mander of that military district, Colonel Chiving ton, upon whom rests all the responsibility of the subsequent proceedings. Major Anthony's first step was to order the Indians to surrender their arms, and this they im mediately did. His next vh.s to stop the ration s which had been served out to them since their de tention at Fort Lyon, and to order them to go to some place where they could obtain a subsistence by hunting. They went away, according to Major Anthony's own evidence, upon the understanding that if he received any instructions to act otherwise than in a friendly way towards them he was to let them know it. The committee declare in the report that all this time the Indians " conducted themselves quietly, and in every way manifested a disposition to remain at peace with the whites." The Indians were not interfered with at all until towards the end of last November, when one morning they saw a large number of troops approaching them. It was Colonel Chivington, with 700 mounted men and two pieces of artillery, and he was shortly followed by Major Anthony, with 155 men and two more pieces of artillery. John Smith, employed by the Govern ment as an interpreter, was with the Indians at this time, and he deposed in his evidence before the com mittee, that when they saw the troops coming, Black Kettle, the head chief of the Cheyennes, ran up the American flag, with a white flag beneath it, " as he had been advised to do in case he should meet with any troops out on the prairies." Mr. Smith thought the soldiers might be unaware of the Indians upon whom they were advancing, and went out to explain matters to them; but he was instantly fired upon, and returned to his lodge. The committee asked him, " Did these troops know you to be a white man ?" He answered, " Yes, sir; and the troops that went there knew I was in . the village. They could not help knowing it. I had on pants, a sol dier's overcoat, and a hat such as I am wearing now. I was dressed differently from an Indian in the coun try." Moreover, after he re-entered his lo,lge, Col. Chivington rode up to within 50 yards of him, and called out " Run here, Uncle John"( by which name he was known) ; " you are all right." He obeyed the direction and loft the Indians to their fate. The miserable creatures, seeing now quite plainly with what fate they were threatened, began to flee in every direction. There were at least 500 of them in the camp, of whom " more than one-half were women and children." The men had already given up their arms, and consequently they were unable to make any resistance. The wretched crowd were slaughtered indiscriminately by the troops. Nor was this the worst. " Not content," report the com mittee— " With killing women and children, who were incapable of offering any resistance, the soldiers indulged in acts of barbarity of the most revolting character, such, it is to be hoped, as never before disgraced the acts of men claiming to bo civilised. No attempt was made by the officers to restrain the savage cruelty of the men under their command, but they stood by and witnessed these acts without one word of reproof, if they did not incite their commission. For more than two hours the work of murder and barbarity was continued, until more than 100 dead bodies, three fourths of them women and children, lay on the plain as evidence of the fiendish maliffnity and cruelty of the offi cers wLo had so sedulously and carefully plotted the mas sacre, and of the soldiers who had so faithfully acted out the spirit of their officers." This language of the Commitee of Congress, strong as it is, is fully justified by the evidence. Part of it is too horrible to quote—it tells of atrocities which almost surpass belief ; but the general features of the story may be gathered from a few passages taken from the sworn testimony of the witnesses. Mr. Smith, after describing the massacre, had this question put to him by the committee—" Were there any acts of barbarity perpetrated there that came under your own observation?" He answered, "Yes, Sir; I saw the bodies of these lying there cut all to pieces, worse mutilated than any I ever saw before; the women cut all to pieces." " HOW cut?" he was asked. " With knives; scalped; their brains knocked out; children two or three months old—all ages lying there, from sucking infants up to warriors." "By whom were they mutilated?" was another question put to this Mr. Smith, and he answered, "By the United States troops." Major Anthony (the com mander of Fort Lyon) was also asked what he knew about the mutilations alleged to have been committed. With evident reluctance—the committee call it Plainly or Anthony acknow ledged prevarication"—Mai 'edged that he saw one of his men seize a knife and try to cut off the scalp of a woman. He saw a great many who had been scalped. He also saw bodies on the ground that had been mutilated. And he con fessed to having looked on at an incident which his own words describe best There was one little child, probably three years old, just big enough to walk through the sand. The Indians had gone ahead, and this little child was behind following after them. The little fellow was perfectly naked, travelling on the sand. I saw one man get off his horse, at a distance of about 75 yards, and draw up his rifle and fire ; he missed the child. Another man came up and said, Let me try the son of a bitch ; I can hit him.' He got down off his horse, kneeled down, and fired at th e littl e child, but ho missed him. A th'.rd man came up and made a similar remark, and fired, and the little fellow dropped." Feeling it necessary probably to make some excuse for these inhuman crimes Major Anthony coolly told the committee, " It is the ganeral impression of the people of that country that the only way to fight them is to fight as they right ; kill their women and children, and kill them. At the same time, of course, we consider it a barbarous practice." This is only equalled by the despatch of Capt. Cree, commanding the 3d Colorado cavalry, giving his account of th e " battle." He winds up with this passage : "As for the bravery displayed by any one in particular, 1 have no distinctions to make. All I can say for officers and men is, that they all behaved well, and won for themselves a name that will be remembered for ages to come. The number of Indians killed by my battalion is sixty (60)." Such is Capt. Cree's notion of honourable renown and lasting fame. The Committee of Congress do not look at these events from his point of view. " As to Col. Chivington," they say in their report:— "Your committee can hardly find fitting terms to de scribe his conduct. Wearing the uniform of the United States . . . he deliberately planned and executed a foul and dastardly massacre, which would I, ave disgraced the veriest savage among those who were the victims of his cruelty. Having full knowledge of their friendly character, having himself been instrumental to some extent in placing them in the position of fancied security, he took advantage of their inapprehension and defenceless condition to gratify the worst passions that ever cursed the heart of man." Colonel Chivington was mustered out of the service last January--before this committee sat. Major Anthony and Captain Cree are enjoying their " name," doubtless, but where or in what capacity I have not been able to ascertain. The settlers in the Far West are, as it has been said, much harassed by the Indians, but these poor Cheyennes were notoriously friendly to the white man. When a settler is killed his body—some of the witnesses before the committee said—is carried round the country for miles, to arouse the anger of the other whites against the Indians. One witness said candidly, " They wanted some Indian killed ; whether friendly or not they did not stop long to inquire." The marshal of the Colorado territory, Mr. Hunt, remarked casually that the Indians had certain rights, " which, by the by, they never get." All this is of interest when taken in connexion with that great conference between the Indians and officers of the United States' Government which is now going on. The authorities have apparently seen at last that a just and proper policy ought to be pursued towards the Indian, ever flying further and further west before the steady march of his enemy. It is said, and I believe with truth, that a plan has been agreed upon which may tend to prevent a. re currence of events which disgrace the Government. The scheme is to gather the Indians on reservations and in colonies, and govern them by the strict dis cipline of martial law. Each year the Government f shall distribute regular annuities, and to prevent frauds and cheating, the distributions shall be through quartermasters and commissaries. All trad ing among the Indians by whites shall be strictly prohibited, and only half-breeds shall be allowed to mingle with them at their abodes. There is no great liberality in this apparently ; but it is better than butchering the whole tribes in cold blood. Mean while, I read in one of yesterday's papers an account of an expedition against the Indians, under a cer tain Gen. Connor. " His command," says this appre ciative writer, "is composed partly of California and Colorado cavalry, who have an inveterate hatred of the Indians, and would, as a rule, prefer killing them to eating their dinners." Any change in the policy of the Government towards the Indians will evidently be a change for the better so far as they are concerned. The great struggle for victory between the Repub lican and Democratic parties is near at hand. The first stage in it has begun in the meeeting of the Conventions; but, as the Republican Convention only meets this week, I postpone further reference to the subject. You will see that the Sate Conven tions in the South are in this position :—Mississippi has completed its work of reorganisation, and the papers containing its constitution are in the hands of the Government. Alabama is holding its Conven tion, and has already agreed not to repudiate its State debts, incurred during the war—a measure which no one looked for. South Carolina is also in Convention, and on Monday the ordinance of seces sion was repealed, with only three dissentients. Alpine Tourists. (From a Correspondent of the Times.) AOSTA, Sept. 15. " If you wish to rest after a long ride," Sir Walter Scott advised, " take a long walk ; if you have been tired by a long walk, take a long ride." It was in obedience to these wise precepts on the expediency of warding off fatigue by a proper alteration of exer cise that we--i.e., my English companion and I-- feeling still all our bones aching with the conse quences of that awful jog-trot from Visp to Zermatt, resolved, yesterday, pour 710114 degourdir, to take a long scamper from the Riffleberg Hotel over the Matterjoch, or Pas de Mont Cervin, or de St. Theo dule, and to descend the Val Tournanche down to Chatillon, in the valley of Aosta. We were up and doing at 4 o'clock on the morrow ; the hotel door was shut after us at 5; and we found ourselves out in the still air, with the glorious stars shining over head, and the faintest streak of dawn just enhancing the diamond purity of the sky on the eastern horizon. Sweeter morning hardly ever rose. We walked down the hill as far as the border of the Gorner glacier, steering our way over ice and rock between the Little and the Great Matterhorn; coasted the Breithorn, which treated us to the music of its rattling avalanches, then came to the Theo dule Glacier, had a long walk up hill over the fresh fallen snow, which tasked our lungs to the utmost ; clambered upon a steep, almost perpendicular rock, one of the spurs of the Great Matterhorn, and de scended the glacier, and presently the wild moraine which took us to the Alpine village of Breuil, at the foot of the pass. A short halt here, then down to the village of Val Tournanche ; here a substantial breakfast; then again down the wild valley to Cha tillon, where we arrived at 4 o'clock p.m., after 11 hours' rather brisk walk. We had thus actually walked "in the shadow" of the Matterhorn ; we had gone nearly two-thirds round the great pyramid, had risen about 3,000 feet above the Rifileberg, reached an altitude of about 11,000 feet, and come down an almost con tinuous descent of 9,000 feet to Chatillon. There is nothing miraculous, or even epic in our achievement. The Col. de St. Theodule, although so high, is by no means a difficult pass, nor in any manner dan gerous in favourable weather. Women do it in the summer, and it is even on record that horses have been taken across. Of the beauty of the pass and of the subjacent valley I would not venture to say much. From the Riffel to Breuil you feel as if you were playing football with the big mountains ; you have them all round you ; you come up with, you go round them one after another, till you feel rather too much at home among them, and you lose much of that awe with which you have been gazing at them for weeks from the deep vales underneath. Down Val Tournanche you stop and turn at every winding in the valley to look at that stupendous pyramid of the Matterhorn, which lords it all over the valley, and rises higher and higher on its rocky throne at every step you take away from it. The enjoyment to the eye is intense, incessant ; but what is it to the incessant mountain music on the ear-- the thundering avalanche in your rear, the cracking and even snapping of the ice between your feet, the rolling of rocky fragments down the steep ; above all, the rushing, thundering torrent, crashing cata ract, and the whirling, foaming surge in the deep gorges at every downward leap of the dell ? It may seem mere wanton waste of strength to go down from Breuil to Chatillon, a long exhausting walk in a summer heat ; but I contend that the descent should be done all at one stretch by any one who would mark the contrast from the stern and dismal barrenness of the g l ac i er reg i on of this peerless garden of Val d'Aost a . E very downward step marked the progress from the sublime to the beautiful. We walked from zone to zone, from clime to clime, from season to season ; and my English friend, who was somewhat newer to such scenes than I, was in per fect raptures as, on reaching the debouche of Val Tournanches at Chatillon, he beheld the broad ex panse of Val d'Aosta, its tall tapering walnut trees, its picturesque and drooping chestnut trees, the luxuriance of foliage never seen anywhere north of the Alps, the maize fields, the vineyards, the inef fable smile of the southern land. To enjoy the magic effect in its fulness it is absolutely necessary to go Over the whole scene at one pull, and let the bewildering sensation keep pace with the fatigue. You must have your blood all aglow with the heat, you must come d own w i t h t h ro bbi ng p u l s e and spin ning brain, you must abandon yourself to the in toxication of th e s enses. Sit down before such a picture in a ga ll ery, or even travel through such a scene in an easy post-chaise, isand half the charm is lost, becaus e y our very so ulnot wound up—not attuned, as it were, to the spo w ndi e n in g ad tu e m in ul qu t i o ri f e y s o a u t r v n a e l ry T e sPectacle by a corre oLurnanche about the adventurous Alpi ne c li m b ers who ascended the Mat terhorn from the side of Breuil only a few days after, rHE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING-, OCTOBER, 2 1863. if not quite on the morrow of the day on which Mr. Whymper and his ill-fated companions achieved the ascent from the Zermatt side. We learnt that, in fact, on July 23, an Italian—l believe a Neapoli tan—by name Giordano, aided by three guides, the chief of whom was Carvel, and accompanied by the Abbe Ame Gorret, vicar of Cogne, walked up to the summit of the Mont Cervin Pyramid, and there planted the Italian tricolor on the very point mark ing the beginning of the Italian watershed. The guides of Val Tournanche are greatly elated at the result of their exploit, and make no end of their boast about their ability to convey town-bred travellers to the top of the Matterhorn without the loss of the valuable lives for which, in their estima tion, their Zermatt confreres are responsible. They contend that it is only on the Italian side that the Cervin should be attempted, as the mountain on this side is wholly free from ice, and there is nothing but the bare rock to be grappled with. Indeed, they think they can guarantee the perfect safety of any tourist who will trust himself to their guidance, and they offer to insure his life. report, expressed his regret that the progress of the works was not more rapid, but circumstances had obstructed the progress of the contractors. They had recently been assured that the contractors would be able to finish their contract to Bromyard by the end of June next year. Mr. WILLIAMS urged the importance of having the line opened as early as possible, as some land lords in the district had already raised the rent of their tenants 10 per cent. in anticipation of the opening of the line. Mr. SIIERRIFF, M.P., remarked that the rents might have been 10 per cent. too low before they raised them. The report was then adopted, and thanks were voted to the chairman. STAFFORD AND UTTOXETER. The ordinary general meeting of this company was held on Friday at Stafford ; Mr. T. C. Eyton in the chair. cent. on £300,000 of A or preferred stock and £200,000 debentures, and the application of addi tional earnings to the payment of working expenses and dividend on deferred capital. The Great Western Company, however, disputed this, and it had been submitted to the arbitration of Captain Galton, who had recently made his award, and had decided that the Midland Railway Company ought to work the two railways numbered respectively 2 and 3, but that there was no necessity for the Mid land Company to work the other four lines—Nos. 1,4, 5, and 6. After a short discussion the report was adopted ; Sir W. Russell, the Hon. G. G. Talbot, and Mr. Barker were re-elected directors, and Mr. Harris was elected auditor. Thanks were voted to the chairman, and the meeting broke up. BOURTON-ON-THE-WATER. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Burton-on-the-Water on Saturday ; Mr. Bliss in the chair. The report, which has appeared in The Sun, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in proposing its adoption, an nounced that the line from Bourton to join the East Gloucestershire at Andoversford would be com menced before Christmas. The report was adopted, and a dividend at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum, payable on the 16th of October, was declared. SCOTTISH CENTRAL. The tide of Alpine tourists which has this year so strongly overwhelming all the inlets and outlets of Switzerland has also forced its way across the Pen nine chains, and is flooding down the comparatively quiet recesses of the Vale of Aosta; Val Tournanche, Val Challaud, Gressoney, Cogne, Savaranche, Cor mayeur, and the St. Bernards are swarming with English. The hotel books are fast filling their blank pages, and the hotel-keepers are making their for tunes at an unprecedented rate. At every resting place you come to in the evening you meet familiar faces with which you parted on that or on some pre vious morning. There is everywhere a greeting of passing acquaintance, a comparing of notes, an ex change of civility and goodwill. Parties after parties are moving on in the well-beaten track, joining and parting, then again meeting to separate once more, going round and round like the knights in one of Ariosto's enchanted castles. The greatest wonder to me is the number of "unprotected females" one meets at every step on these mountains. Only in a short half-hour we stopped for our breakfast at St. Nick laus, on our way to Zermatt, the other day, no less than three cavalcades came to a halt at our hostelry, and they all consisted of fair tourists dispensing with the assistance of male companions. One of these venturous bevies had a courier, but the others in trusted their safety to the guides, and fought their own battles and managed their own affairs better than any husband or " governor" could have done for them. I read their names in the travellers' book ; every one of them was a " Miss," some of them " Misses in their teens ;" and it is beautiful to see how the dust does not seem to soil them, nor the sun to tan them ; how beautifully tidy and fresh and blooming they look only 10 minutes after com ing in from a weary day's work. Wonderful the effect of a short tete-a-tete with the glass, the appli cation of hair brushes and soap, the indulgence in that peculiarly English luxury of cold water. The contrast of the habits of one people with those of another is nowhere so apparent as on the highway. I was on board a steamer on the Lake of Brienz the other day, on my way from Interlaken to the Giess bach. There were none but Germans and few French on board, mostly women. There was no occasion for high mountain hardships, we were going from one snug hotel to a still more comfortable one; yet of my female fellow-travellers, nine out of ten dispensed with white linen altogether. They looked dingy and ungainly, and I could not help quarrelling with the niggardliness, or perhaps mistaken notion of travel lers' privileges, which made all those ladies regard less of the common necessaries of life. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE• LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST. An adjourned general meeting of this company was held on Friday at the London-bridge station— Mr. L. Schuster in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said that the meeting had been adjourned from the 29th June last, and he regretted to state that the lawyers had not had time to com plete the documents necessary, and consequently he was under the necessity of adjourning the meeting till Dec. 7. He took that opportunity of replying to an attack made on him and his colleagues. A reply had been drawn up which he thought had better be read. The Assistant-Secretary then read the statement, which gave an account of arrangements made between the Brighton and South-Eastern Companies, since the year 1858, in respect of competing and pther railway projects in the districts of the two companies. After al luding to the making and breaking off agreements, the Brighton directors complained of the hostile conduct of the South-Eastern Company as b the Becken ham, Lewes, and Brighton scheme in 1865, and to protect themselves against the aggressive conduct of the South-Eastern Company, the Brighton direc tors, at the eleventh hour, were forced to take up the line from Uckfield to Tunbridge Wells. As re garded the Surrey and Sussex line, they stated this was a question closely connected with the attacks made upon the Brighton Company in 1863, 1864, and 1865, by the promoters of the Beckenham, Lewes, and Brighton schemes. In 1863 the Beck enham scheme was rejected after a lengthened con test, although strongly supported by the South Eastern and Chatham Companies. In 1864 it was brought forward again with the same support, but was rejected on the second reading. In conclusion, they stated that another attempt was made by the introduction, under the name of the West Kent line of a first section of the Beckenham, Lewes, and Brighton line, and, in accordance with a previous notice given at a conference of the two other com panies, the Brighton directors entered upon and concluded arrangements with the promoters of the Surrey and Sussex line, with a view to protect their undertaking, and put a stop to the aggressive mea sures repeatedly initiated or supported by the South- Eastern Company. After some observations by Mr. Herapath and Mr. C. Child, Thanks were voted to the chairman, and the meet ing was adjourned till the 7th of December. MIDLAND AND SOUTH-WEST JUNCTION. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Friday at the offices, Old Palace-yard, West minster ; Mr. G. C. Ring in the chair. Mr. J. C. Morris, Mr. G. C. Ring, and Mr. L. Beale were re-elected eirectors, and the remunera tion of the directors was fixed at £3OO per annum. The meeting was then made special, and on the mo tion of Mr. Liddle a resolution was passed, authoris ing the Midland Railway Company to subscribe £30,000 to the capital of the company, and to apply to Parliament for additional powers to guarantee a dividrnd on the capital of the company. An agree ment was also approved providing for the working of the line by the Midland Company, and the guar anteeing of 5I per cent. per annum on the capital, till that company obtained powers to purchase the line. It was stated that the object of the junction line was to connect the Midland Company's line from Bedford to London with the North and South-West Junction line, and, therefore, by means of the Lon don and South-Western, with all lines south of the Thames. A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the pro- ceedings. WOROESTER, BROMYARD, AND; LEOMINSTER. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Worcester on Saturday—Sir C. Hastings in the chair. The report stated that the works had steadily progressed since the last half-yearly meeting, but not so rapidly as could have been desired. Most of the land required for the line between Bransford and Bromyard had been delivered to the contractor. The purchases had upon the whole been effected on advantageous terms, and several .of the landowners had liberally agreed to take the vs due of their land, based upon an agricultural price, in paid up shares of the company. The engineers, Messrs. E. Wilson and W. B. Lewis, reported that during the past half-year the works had progressed steadily ; the first three miles from Bransfo rd were in a forward state, one of the viaducts w as considerably ad vanced, and the earthwork h ad been commenced along the whole length of the contract. The ac counts showed that the expenditure had been £44,046, including £16,000 deposited in the Court of Chancery. The CHAIRMA.N, in moving to adoption of the The Secretary (Mr. Nevin) read the report of the directors, which stated that during the past six months the works on the line had steadily progressed, but not with that rapidity which could have been wished. This had been caused by a very great diffi culty in obtaining labour, which it was hoped would shortly be remalied. The directors were satisfied that Mr. Field, the contractor, had used every exer tion in his power to complete the works within the time specified, and that the delay had not been caused by any want of energy on his part. Mr. FIELD, the contractor, stated that if the pre sent rate of progress were maintained, the railway would be opened by the Ist of March. If, however, a sufficient number of labourers could be procured, the line would be completed about Christmas. The report was adopted, and a vote of thanks to the chairman and directcrs concluded the proceedings. WORCESTER, DEAN FOREST, AND MONMOUTH. The half-yearly meeting was held at Worcester on Saturday—Mr. A. Darby in the chair. The Secretary read the report, which stated that the directors had been in communication with her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods and Forests for the purchase of the land required for the railway— amounting to 146 acres, and that a price had been asked by the authorities which the directors deemed much too high, taking into consideration the great benefit which the railway must confer upon the Crown property. The directors hoped to induce the Commissioners to modefy their demands. Under the arrangements made with Sir M. Peto to proceed with the works, a commencement would soon be made between Coleford and Monmouth. Negotia tions for the purchase of land at those parts were in progress, and the directors hoped that the land owners would deal favourably with the company. The CHAIRMAN having moved the adoption of the report, Mr. SHERRIFF, M.P., seconded the motion, and pressed his regret that her Majesty's Commissioneis should have thought proper to demand so high a price for the forest land. The report was adopted, and thanks having been voted to the chairman, the procceedings terminated. TENBURY. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Tenbury on Saturday ; Lord Northwick in the chair. The report, an abstract of which has appeared in The Sun, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN moved its adoption. There was, he said, a sum of money in hand sufficient to pay a dividend of ss. per share, but the directors proposed to carry that balance to next half-year's account. When the present lease of their line expired, which would be in 10 years, he trusted they would be en abled to make better terms with the Shrewsbury and Hereford Company, who were now paying their own shareholders 6 per cent. The report was adopted, and the meeting sepa rated. TENBURY AND BEWDLEY. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Tenbury on Staturday ; Lord Northwick in the chair. The report, an abstract of which has appeared in The Sun, having been read, The CHAIRMAN moved its adoption. The rail way, although it did not pay a great rate of interest for the capital invested, was of great benefit to the district. In reply to Mr. Davis it was stated that the terms on which the line was leased to the Great Western was 21 per cent. for the first year, 3 per cent. per annum for the next two years, and 4 per cent. in perpetuity afterwards. The report was then adopted, and a resolution declaring a dividend at the rate of £2 10s. per cent. per annum for the half-year ending on the 13th of August was carried. Mr. E. V. Wheeler and Mr. Fenton were re-elected directors ; and Mr. Horne was elected auditor. STOURBRIDGE. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Stourbridge on Friday ; Mr. Akroyd in the chair. The report stated that there had been a continued increase in the traffic of the railway, both of pas sengers and goods, on the portion of the line opened, and it recommended a minimum dividend at 4 per cent. per annum, secured by the working agreement with the Great Western Railway Company. The line was now completed for traffic from Cradley park to Old Hill, and had been certified by the Government inspector. Arrangements had been made with the Staffordshire Chain and Anchor Testing Company (Limited) for the erection of works and machines on land adjoining the Cradley station, by which a large amount of traffic would be secured to the line, and the revenue proportion ately increased. The works on the extension line were progressing rapidly towards completion. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report, which was seconded by Mr. SHERRIFF, M.P., and adopted, the dividend as recommended declared, and a vote of thanks was passed to the chairman. BERWICKSHIRE. The half-yearly meeting was held at Greenlaw on Thursday ; Sir H. H. Campbell in the chair. The report stated that the deviation of the line at Drygrange, as required by the House of Commons, and the extension of the Tweed viaduct both as re garded height and length ; the • bridges and other works required by the Board of Trade, as well as increased station accommodation and other unfore seen contingencies, had added to the expense of the line considerably beyond the original estimate, and an arrangement had been made with the North British for an additional contribution to the capital to the extent of £30,000 if required. The remain ing portion of the line between Earlston and St. Boswell's junction, near Melrose (including the Tweed viaduct), was no Iv completed, and would soon be opened to the public. The revenue for the half-year was £1,053, and the 'expenditure £794. The balance in hand at the present date was £899, which the directors recommended should be carried to the credit of next revenue account. The CHAIRMAN said, in regard to the raising of the money to complete the line, the North British, who had increased their contribution from £50,000 to £BO,OOO, had behaved in the most handsome manner, and had most honourably fulfilled all their engagements with this company. The report was unanimously approved ; and at a special meeting the supplementary agreement with the North British Company was approved. EAST GLOUCESTERSHIRE. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Cheltenham on Thursday ; Mr. R. Barker in the chair. The report, an abstract of whieh has appeared in The Sun, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN referred to the rejection of the bill for enabling the Midland Railway Company to subscribe £lOO,OOO to the East Gloucestershire. This had placed the company in a position of con siderable difficulty, inasmuch as it materially limited the resources of the company, and prevented the signing of the contract for the works. But the re sult of subsequent communications with the Midland Company was a resolution of the Midland board, authorising an agreement by which they were to work the East Gloucestershire Railway at 5 per The half-yearly meeting was held at Perth on Saturday ; Mr. Macduff in the chair. The report, an abstract of which has appeared in The Sun, was held as read. The CHAIRMAN stated that for all purposes of ad ministration and management the career of the Scottish Central Board closed on the 31st of July last, and they only now existed for the purpose of winding up affairs and declaring a dividend for the past half-year. The Amalgamation Bill of the Ca ledonian and Scottish Central received the royal as sent on sth July, and by that bill the shareholders of the latter company were insured a minimum gua ranteed dividend of 7 per cent., and a share in any excess of dividend beyond that point which the Ca ledonian might earn. The balance of revenue at pre sent in hand was £34,153, and would suffice to pay a dividend of 61 per cent. per annum, were it all divided ; but as there were a number of outstanding claims to be met, it had been 'thought prudent to retain a balance of £8,028, and to pay at the rate of 5 per cent. to the shareholders on this occasion, which he thought in the circumstances would be satisfactory to them. He vindicated the policy of the directors in going into this amalgamation, for, though he believed they would have been able to maintain their ground as a separate and independent company, yet their position against aggressive neighbours would be strengthened, and a good divi dend in perpetuity would be secured by the alliance which they had entered into. He had, however, to express his regret at parting with his colleagues and shareholders, and with Mr. Latham, the manager, Mr. Jamieson, the secretary, who had so efficiently served the company. Henoved the approval of the report. Sir A. C. MAITLAND seconded the motion, which was unanimously carried. Mr. GRAY, one of the directors, urged the share holders to make application to the Caledonian direc tors for participation in the allotment of the Cleland and Midcalder stock, in the issue of which he held they were entitled to participate. The meeting was adjourned till the 23d February next, to receive a final statement of the company's affairs, and dispose of the remaining balance among the shareholders. - - NORTH BRITISH. The half-yearly meeting of this company took place at Edinburgh on Thursday—Mr. Hodgson in the chair. The report, an abstract of which has appeared in The Sun, was held as read. The CHAIRMAN said this was the last meeting of the North British shareholders by themselves, as, o ,ving to the amalgamation with the Edinburgh and Glasgow, which came into operation on the Ist of August, they - would in future form part of a more extensive proprietary. The report informed them that last session of Parliament the directors had pro secuted with success the bill for amalgamation with the Edinburgh and Glasgow and Monklands Rail ways, the Bridge of Forth Bill, the Lasswade Branches Bill, the Burntisland Harbour Bill, and the Carlisle Extension Bill. The advantages of the Amalgamation Bill were well understood. Glasgow was the goal to which for many years they had turned their eyes, and by nothing short of this com plete amalgamation could they have obtained the advantages they sought. He thought the amalgama tion had been effected upon fair terms, and that all the three companies would benefit to an extent not hitherto sufficiently appreciated. With regard to the improvement of Edinburgh station, they had made an offer to the corporation of a piece of ground below Prince's-street, in lieu of the present vege table market, which they desired to take for the sake of additional accommodation to that for which they had statutory powers. He thought the repent% was on the whole satisfactory, and so was the dividend. The distribution of the surplus, to be made as before amalgamation, was proposed on equitable prin ciples. He concluded by expressing the hope that the enlarged proprietary would act as well together as the old North Birtish shareholders had now for a good many years past, and would repose the same confidence in the directors to whom they had in trusted the management of their affairs. The report was unanimously adopted. Several ineffectual attempts were made to raise the Sunday question, but the Chairman ruled that the advocates of that question were out of order, no notice of any motion having been given. The meeting then separated. GREAT WESTERN OF CANADA. The report of the directors states that the aggre gate expenditure on capital account to the 31st of July amounted to £5,119,367, leaving a balance of £26,983. The outlay on capital account during the half-year was £27,181. The gross receipts on revenue account for the past half-year amounted to £284,565, and the working expenses, taxes, and rent of suspension-bridge to £132,486, leaving a balance of £152,079. From this was deducted £17,498 interest on Government loan, £32,464 in terest on bonds, £54,937 loss on conversion of American money, and £26,317 renewal of rails, sleepers, bridges, &c., leaving £20,862 ; to which was added £8,295 for mail service on Sarnia branch, £3,082 amount from Montreal Telegraph Company under agreement, and £4,571 surplus from the pre ceding half-year, making £36,810 ; out of which the directors recommended the payment of a divi dend at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum, leaving a balance of £3,205 to the credit of the current half-year. The gross receipts for the six months ending the 31st of July were £284,565, against £314,940 for the corresponding half of 1864. The aggregate receipts for passengers showed an increase of £14,539, while the freight and live stock receipts showed a decrease of £45,052, leaving a total de crease of £30,513, as compared with the corres ponding half of 1864, which was attributed to ex ceptional circumstances. The abundant harvest throughout Canada and the general improvement of business afforded reasonable ground for believing that the traffic of the current half-year would con tinue satisfactory. A settlement had been arrived at with the Provincial Government as regarded the mail service since October, 1858. The appeal of the Commercial Bank of Canada to the Committee of the Privy Council had been dismissed with costs. The receipts of the Detroit and Milwaukee Rail way for the half-year ending the 30th of June last amounted to £147,870, against £119,576 for the corresponding half of 1864, showing an increase of £28,294. DOG JusncE.—A man named Buhler, residing at Berne, was in the habit of training dogs to perform tricks, and sometimes cruelly ill treated them. A few days since he brutally b ea t a littl e d og w hi ch wou ld not obey his order, and while doing so one of his large dogs sprang for ward, seized him by the throat, and bit him so severely that he died on the following day. That the powder so embedded is preserved from caking by damp, which commonly occurs when packed in the or dinary way in barrels : and to obviate which, I am informed, it is usual to allow 20 per cent. of space to permit the sur face to be shaken, and thereby kept broken up. Furthermore—should the compound become damp, by being stored in exceptionally moist places, or by accident, that the compound may be safely dried by being baked in an oven, or, without special precaution, in any other way, as no amount of heat can give rise to an explosion. By resorting to Mr. Gale's process, the compound may be transported either by common carriages, by railway in ordinary trucks, or on shipboard, in any quantity, with ab solute safety ; and, indeed, it is infinitely less objectionable than many articles of commerce, such as coal, cotton, wool, hemp, &c., whether when stored away in ordinary sheds and warehouses or in course of transport. Coal, as is well known, is occasionally liable to sponta neous combustion, and with the other articles named is capable of ignition, and, when once inflamed, these ma terials, and many others that might be mentioned, add intensity to the conflagration in the warehouse, building, truck, or shipboard, in which the fire occurs ; whereas Mr. Gale's compound would positively act as a damper, and its tendency, therefore, if exercised at all, is to arrest the pro gress of a fire rather than to aggravate it. In short, I may sum up the result by stating that gun powder may now be conveyed, stored, and used by means of this process with absolute safety to the public, and even as regards those employed in its manufacture, one danger ous process—that of packing—is rendered harmless; and it is quite possible that other arrangements may be dis covered to lessen the remaining risks still to be encountered in the making, and thus tend to further economy of life and money. The Legislature has, therefore, now the means of dic tating a mode by which all public alarm as regards the transport, storing, and housing of gunpowder may be set at rest ; and although public opinion may enforce regula tions to secure public safety quite irrespective of additional cost—especially should another severe explosion occur— yet if, as a few observations will show, the result of the introduction of Mr. Gale's process is, taking all circum stances into account, a positive economy, how much the hands of the Legislature would be strengthened in en forcing, by statute, stringent regulations for accomplishing so desirable an object. Now with regard to the bulk and weight of the mixture, which is an obvious objection—namely, that the compound being five times heavier or thereabouts than the powder contained in it, renders it necessary to convey five tons for every ton of gunpowder—it is to be remarked that, as the mixture may be classed for railway transport with the heaviest and commonest articles, instead of being specially rated as gunpowder is (in consequence of the special and costly mode of constructing the trucks used for its con veyance), the real cost would undoubtedly be less. The same observation applies still more forcibly to gun power on ship board, which, in addition to the precautions essential to its pro oction, and unless its presence is con cealed involves an extra rate of insurance extending over the ship and the entire cargo ; whereas the com pound, if in any large quantity, and properly packed in bags, might be stored in place of ballast. The result appears to me obvious : that the cost of transport by sea—taking all elements into account (not omitting the fact that passengers would, if possible, avoid sailing in a vessel partly loaded with gunpowder—must be less for the compound than for the unprotected gun powder. With. regard to the storage of gunpowder on board or on shore, it is only necessary to reflect on the special arrangements now made to lessen the danger in order to arrive at the conclusion that a very heavy rent is imposed on this dangerouartiele. Sometimes old men-of-war are used as magazines : those, though more free from the chance of such an accident as that which occurred at Erith, are, nevertheless, excessively costly as stores. Indeed, if interest on capital, insurance, and salaries bo taken into account, the cost of storage would be found to be enor mous, without absolute safety being obtained. The more usual mode, however, is to select some remote locality on the margin of a navigable channel, and then construct casemates specially for this purpose, and then to locate, as near as may be, a few select attendants. This may not be so expensive as floating magazines ; but as compared with housing the compound in bulk, in barrel or in bags—in any ordinarily contrived sheds, provided there is a dry floor and a sound water-tight roof, and situated in any neighbourhood, however dense—provided only that it be convenient for the purpose, and necessitat ing no other special protection or attention--I do not hesi tate to express my decided conviction that the housing of this material—whether afloat or on shore—must neces sarily be much more economical than that of pure gun powder—though less by 5 to 1 in weight, and of 3 to lin bulk, when stowed in barrels, or of 2 to 1 when stowed in bags. It is hardly necessary to allude to the necessity of some protection being secured to the public from the storage of gunpowder by retail dealers. No one resident in a town of any size can be certain that he is not within the influence of an explosion of from ono to two cwt. of gunpowder. Our police reports indicate the reality of this source of dan ger ; but if it bo rendered illegal for any person whatever to have in his possession any quantity of gunpowder ex cept as a compound, this cause of apprehension would cease. I may just advert to the facility of separating the powder from the protecting material ; this process is so familiar to every m echanician—and indeed so many contrivances at once present themselves for effecting this safely and ra pidly, whether for ordinary purposes or even in the excite ment of an engagement—that I content myself by observ ing that no objection could be raised that could not in stantly be sot at rest. So readily indeed does the protecting powder separate from the gunpowder, and so little is the gunpowder affected by the process, that on mixing 101 b, of gunpowder with 401 b. of protecting powder, and separating them again, there was not oven the turn of the scale to indicate any loss or gain of weight in the gunpowder. There is ono element of cost—viz., that of the compound itself—which must be taken into account. This, at pre sent, I am informed, amounts to £1 lOs per ton, or £6 for every ton of gunpowder. This cost will doubtless be subject to large reductions, like every other article of manufacture, when the demand increases. And as regards the watte of the material, this is only likely to occur in the case of the export of gun powder, when the economy of transport must be so large as altogether to outweigh the expenditure ; while for home consumption the powder may be used over and over again, the only charge being for the return-carriage of a low classed article. On the whole, therefore, I am clearly and decidedly of opinion that for all commercial purposes Mr. Gale's pro cess may be introduced with the certainty in almost every case of securing an absolute economy to the consumer, while at the same time securing the public from the recur rence of those distressing accidents to which the use of un protected gunpowder is necessarily exposed. I have refrained from going into the question as to its applicability to warlike purposes, military or naval. It is obvious that the danger for the future may be confined to the powder actually prepared and stowed in a battery, or on shipboard for immediate use. In the dangerous process—that of charging shells— the risk may be confined to the small quantity of gun powder immediately dealt with, as the , powder in bulk being kept in the compound form is thereby safe from explosion. In conclusion, I will only add, that I unfeignedly feel that Mr. Gale has accomplished a national object, namely, that of providing for the use Of gunpowder with absolute safety to the public; and not only without adding to its present cost, but, in all probability, with a certain future reduction to the consumer.—l am, dear Sirs, faithfully yours, G. P. BIDDER. 24, Great George-street, Westminster, Sept. 5, 1865. SUGAR.--The strong upward tendency of the mar ket during the past few weeks, and the favourable features at present generally shown, evidence th at an im portant change h as t a k en p l ace in the pos ition of the article since the opening months of the year. This has, to some extent, been unexpected, as continued liberal arrivals, added to already excessive stocks, inclined the more cautious section of the trade to the belief that any material advance in value would be checked until the turn of Christmas at least, and the improvement wo now witness may be chiefly a ttributed to the extraordinarily fine weather fcr this season of the year, and the fresh impetus it has given to consumption by insuring abundant crops of fruit. Both refiners and grocers have been ready buyers, and heavy quantities have changed hands; but towards the close the dealers have not come forward so freely, partly in consequence of the higher proton sions of holders, the light amount on offer, and the advance rate in th:,‘ Bank rate of discount yester day to 441- per cent. Nevertheless, extreme firmness pre vails, and quotations range from Gd. to ls. 6d. per cwt. above those of this day sen'night. The leading trans actions have been as follows .-Foxy brown to grey Mauri tius, 295. 6d. to 345. Gd. ; middling to good yellow crystal lised, 365. to 395. Gd. ; low to good Gurpattah Bengal, 335. 6d. to 365. Gd. ; good white Benares, 38s. 6d. ; common Madras Jaggery, 28s. ; grainy, 295. to 295. 9cl. ; good brown to good yellow Penang, 335. to 335. 6d, ; clayed Manila, at from 325. 6d. up to 345. ; unclayed, 30s. to 30s. 6d. ; No. Havana, 375. Gd. to 38s. ; Cuba Mus covadoes, 355. Gd. to 365. 6d. ; and low to good yellow Porto Rico, 355. 6d. to 395. 6d. Floating cargoes are scarce, and we have no oaks to report.-The Grocer. This so-called test of insanity, which is the great source of contention at the present time, is generally said to have been laid down by the judges in their answers to the questions of the House of Lords in 1843. As these answers are constantly referred to, it will be well to look at them a little closer. On March 5, 1843, Macnaughten was tried for the murder of Mr. Drummond, whom he had shot, mis taking him for Sir Robert Peel. The judges were the Lord Chief Justice Tindal and Justices Williams and Coleridge. Before the close the Lord Chief Justice stopped the trial and directed an acquittal on the ground of insanity. Great indignation was expressed on all sides at this result. It was said that the law was in fault which per mitted it, and the House of Lords was urged to pass some Act which should better secure the punishment of such offenders. An important debate took place on March 13, in which the Lord Chancel lor Lyndhurst, Lords Brougham, Cottenham, and Campbell took part. The Chancellor asserted that the law wanted no alteration and deprecated any fresh legislation on the subject. " Your lordships," said he, " might pass such a law : you have the power to do so ; but when you come for the first time to put it in execution, the sense of all, the feel ing of all reasonable men, would revolt against it ; and your lordships would be obliged to retrace your steps and repeal the law which you had passed in a moment of excited feeling in consequence of recent painful impressions, but which you could not have passed under the influence of sober and steady rea son." And then he went on to state what the law is, and to quote the words of Mr. Justice Le Blanc, who, in 1812, tried a man who had been found lunatic, by inquisition, and who had com mitted murder when undoubtedly insane. Justice Le Blanc told the jury, " If you should be of opi nion that when he committed the offence he was capable of diitinguishing right from wrong, and was not under the influence of such a delusion as dis abled him from distinguishing that he was doing a wrong act, in that case he is answerable to the jus tice of his country and guilty in the eye of the law." The Lord Chancellor also quoted justice Mansfield, who, upon the trial of Bellingham, laid down the law in very similar terms. " Therefore," said his lordship, " there is no need of any change. Can your lordships say that if a man when he commits a crime is under the influence of delusion and insanity so as not to know right from wrong, so as not to know what he is doing, is it possible that your lordships can by any legislative provision say that such a man shall be responsible for his act ?" Lord Brougham also deprecated any interference with the existing law, but he criticised severely the expres sion we so often hear, viz., the " knowing right from wrong." " One judge," says he, " lays down the law that a man is responsible if he is capable of knowing right from wrong.' Another says, "if he is capable of distinguishing good from evil ; another capable of knowing what was proper ; another what was wicked." Lord Brougham said " that he was not sure that the public at large knew right from wrong, though their lordships knew that distinguish in g right from wrong' meant a knowledge that the act a person was about to commit was punishable by law." The other lords discussed the questions which might be put to medical witnesses, and also the power which a judge had of stopping a case or directing a jury to acquit. The result of the debate was that the house acted on the Lord Chancellor's advice, " to leave the law as it stands ;" but certain questions were put to the whole bench of judges as to the application of the law, and as to the way in which certain questions might be put to witnesses.— " Conzhill Magazine" for October. Report of G. P. Bidder, Esq., C.E., on Mr. Gale's Invention. Messrs. Gale and Saunders. Dear Sirs,—ln accordance with your request, I will now endeavour to submit the practical conclusions which have occurred to me in reference to Mr. Gale's process for ren dering gunpowder inexplosive. From the experiments made on my own premises and by my directions, I am clearly of opinion that it is established beyond all question, that by mixing one tart of gunpowder with four of the protective powder, gunpowder is not only rendered inexplosive, but that the compound acts as a damper on any mass of burning materials on which it may be thrown. The Test of Insanity. _..._ COUNTRY MARKETS NOTTINGHAM, 30th.—There was a less supply of new wheat at our corn market to-day, and the show of old was limited. The demand for wheat to-day was steady, and an advance of ls. per qr. on late rates was realised. Of barley a tolerable quantity came to hand, and there was a better demand, all good samples making rather more money. There was a fair sprinkling of oats, for which the inquiry assumed a steady aspect, and sales were mad e a t a b ou t th e currencies of the week preceding. The show of beans was not over large; the supply was, however, equal to the de mand, but holders insisted on late rates. Old white wheat, 48s to 52s ; old red, 46s to 49s ; new white, 43s to 47s ; new red, 40s to 44s per 36 stone. Bar ley, new malting, 27s to 35s per qr ; old grinding, 2Gs to 28s ; new, - s to —s per 30 stone. Oats, old, 27s to 30s ; new, 20s to 25s ; old foreign, 22s to 27s per stone. Beans, old, 48s to 52s ; new, 40s to 43s per 38 stone. Super flour, 36s to 38s ; fine, 33s to 35s per '2O stone. NORWICH, 30th.—The attendance at this market to-day was larger than of late, and the wheat trade ruled about ls. per qr. higher than this day se'unight for the best qualities of either old or new, the latter being iu improved condition. The supply of barley was more liberal, but the larger proportion consisted of middling and inferior quali ties, which were difficult of sale. All good malting sorts maintained full prices. Little passing in other articles. White wheat (weighing 631 b to 641 b), 48s to 52s ; red ditto (weighing 631 b to 641 b), 36s to 48s ; best malting barley (weighing 551 b to 561 b), 30s to 33s ; runs ditto (weighing 541 b to 551 b), 28s to 30s ; distilling ditto (weigh ing 521 b to 531 b), 24s to 26s ; oats, 24s to 26s ; beans, 37s to 39s ; peas (maple), 36s to 38s per qr; flour, 31s to —s Od per sack. YORK, 30th.—There' was a moderate attendance of the trade at this market, and a limited supply of wheat, which sold at rather higher prices, there being a better demand than recently. Barley was also in good demand, at is. per qr. advance. Beans and oats were fully as dear as before. New white wheat, 42s to 48s ; new red, 36s to 40s per 36 stone. Barley, for malting, 28s to 32s per qr ; grinding, 27s to —s per 30 stone. Oats, new, 22s to —s per 24 stone. Beans,'42s to —s per 40 stone. Malt, 58s; rye, 28s per qr. Flour, 33s to —s per sack of 2801 b. LEICESTER, 30th.—Our corn market to-day was pretty well supplied with wheat, but only a few old sorts were shown. There was a tolerable demand, and sellers made l.s. per qr. moro money. A tolerable quantity of barley was expected, and malting sorts were rather dearer ; no change to note in grinding. The show of oats was not large. Business ruled firm, and prices were without alter ation. The demand for beans was fair, and prices were the same as on the week preceding. _ _ Old white wheat, 47s to 50s ; Old red, 44s to 48s ; new white, 43s to 48s ' • new red, 37s to 40s per 36 stone. Bar ley, malting, 32$ to 34s per qr. ; grinding, 28s to 30s per 30 stone. Oats, old, 26s to 32s ; new, 21s to 23s per 24 stone. Beans, old, 48s to 52s ; new, 40s to 43s per 38 stone. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton Oct. 19. Ditto, via Marseilles Oct. 13. Brazil and Cape Verds, by British paottet ...... Oct. 4. Ditto, by French packet ......... . Oct. 22. Cape of Good Hope, A scension, and St. Helena lact. 22. China, Penang, and Singapore. via Sou:hampton Coct. 2. Ditto, via Marseilles Oct. —, IG F n a i db i Falkland a i: tt n ßta d oor in: I vvb s ii aalaaymnd Souths . a r a . . . p . . t . 0 . 1; ......... Oct. —. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Oct. 2. a v r i: e S il o le u s thampton Oot. —. • Oct. —. Ditto, via 3 flarseilles Oat. 5. Mauritius, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseilles. 0ct.15. Newfoundland Portugal Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon... United States and •British North America, by Bri tish packet Oct. 5. Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp ton .• ...... ••• hest Coast b y of C A a f n r a i c d a i a . Ditto, via Cork 0 . it 11 n AI P a a c c i e k i r e a t ', West Indies and P ac ifi c ( e xcept Balmoias, Cuba, a v n ia d L T o e n u d er o i n fr d e orry Oct. 6 - - and Mexico Oct. 14. Bahamas, via New York. .................... Oct. 19 Bermuda, ditto Oct. 25, Cuba and Mexico Oot. 30. Births. CAA_on the 28th ult., at 20 , G reenwood-road, Dalston, the wife * of John Ralfe Ca rr y, o f a son. C On the 29th ult., th e w i fe of Fred. Canning, of . I 7,Redeliffe-road, W es t B rompton, of a daughter, i:NoNTN. G.— prematurely, ut who survived her birth only three hours. MOEGAN.—On the 29th ult., at Blaina, Monmouthshire, the wife of the Rev. D. Morgan, 8.D., of a son. RUSSELL.— On the 25th ult., at the Clarendon Hotel, Edin burgh, the wife of Sir W. Russell, Bart., M.P., of a son . - Marriages. GLENNIE—BOURNE.—On the 28th ult., at Holloway Con gregational Church, Win. Rickards, second son of the Rev. J. D. Glennie, of Green-street, G rosvenor - square, to Henrietta, older daughter of the Rev. R. B. Bourne, rector of Donhead St. Andrew. HORSEMAN—BAILEY.—O n the 28th ult., at St. Stephen's, Mr. C. Horsemau, of 27, Talbot-road, Tufnoll-park, to Jane, second daughter of Mr. J. E. Bailey, of Mill House Farm, St. Stephen's, Herts. Deaths. CAMERON.—On the 24th Aug., at Toronto, much regretted, Catharine ; widow of the late Lt -Col. D. Cameron, C.B. COWIE.—On the 29th ult., at Crown-hill, Norwood, Henry Cowie, Esq., aged 60. EDWARDS.—On the 30th ult., at 19, Roseberry Villas, Mr. Geo. B. Edwards, aged 49. KITCHEN.—On the 30th ult., at 4, Holland-park-terrilee, Notting-hill, Rear-Admiral W. H. Kitchen, aged 79. LAING.--At Bensham, near Gat eshead - upon -Tyne, Mr. James Laing, formerly shipbuilder of South Shields, eldest son of John Laing, Esq., Monkwearmouth-grange, county of Durham, aged 79. TANQUERAY.-011 the 29th ult., at Meikleour House, Perth shire, Charles Tanqueray, Esq., aged 56. London : Printed and Published by WIL LIAM ANDREW S, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Tnz Sur; Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy. in the County of Middlesex. — liCedaYl October 2, 1885.