The Sun. — London, England, 1865-08-11 00:00:00

RAILWAY AND OTHER COMPANIES, SOUTH DEVON. The directors of this company have agreed to re commend a dividend for the half-year ending June 30 last at the rate of £2 2s. 6d. per cent., carrying forward a balance of £1,499. The dividend declared for the corresponding period last year was at the rate of £1 12s. 6d. per cent. TAFF VALE. The directors of this company have resolved to declare a dividend for the half-year ending June 30 last at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum. MIDLAND. The report of the directors states that they have stil to report an increase in the traffic of the railway for the past half year. The receipts from coachi ng were £398,206, s h o wing an increase of 11,111; from minerals £283,265, showing an increase of £604 ; from merchandise to £509,632, showing an increase of £26,093 ; from cattle, £15,034, showing an in crease of £393 ; the result of the whole being that the gross amount of the traffic vas £1,206,137 and the total increase £38,201. The result was much b e low that for the corresponding half of 1864, espe cially under the head of minerals, the receipts from which had been materially reduced in consequence of the strikes which had taken place in various parts of the country, and from other causes. The balance available for dividend was £438,327, of which £6,615 was brought from the account of the previous half year, and the directors were enabled to recommend the declarations of the following dividends (less in come tax), payable on Sept. 1 next :—£3 ss. upon each £lOO Consolidated Stock ; £2 lls. 3d. upon each £lOO Consolidated Birmingham and Derby Stock ; £3 ss. upon each £lOO Consolidated Prefer ential Stock ; £3 5s per cent. on the Erewash Valley Stock ; £2 per cent. ou the Leicester and Hitchin Preferential Stock, and at the usual rates on the other preferential stocks ; nel. upon each £9 share, being 91 days at 6i per cent. per annum, leaving a balance of ' £4,304 for the current half year. The dividend proposed was somewhat less than that earned in the corresponding half of 1864. This arose partly from an increase in the expenses caused by the advance which had taken place in wages, fuel, and other materials neossary for the working of the railway, and partly from the in terest accruing upon the new lines which are at present unproductive. Mr. Kirtley reported that the rolling stock was in good working order, and that during the half-year the mileage performed with goods and passenger trains was 5,556,950 miles, showing an increase of 183,562 miles in the passenger trains, and of 247,134 miles with goods and mineral trains ; total increase, 430,696 miles. The renewals of locomotive stock for the half-year had been 10 engines, 33 carriages, 6 break-vans, 12 horse-boxes, 3 carriage -trucks, and 240 waggons, the entire cost of which had been . charged to revenue. Mr. CROSSLEY reported that during the past hale year the railway works and stations had been kept in good repair, and that' the permanent way had been relaid to the extent of 354 miles. With re spect to the new lines considerable progress had been made upon the Rowsley and Buxton Extension to New Mills, and the line might be ready for traffic in the summer of next year. The contracts upon the Bedford and London Extension were nearly all let, and most of the works were making good pro- The portions remaining unlet were from near the Finchley-road to the River Brent, a dis tance of about two miles, and from the North Lon don Railway to the Euston-road, London, a distance of about three-quarters of a mile. The branch from the Leeds and Bradford Railway to Otley and Ilkley was opened for traffic on the Ist instant. The works on the Duffield and Wirksworth Railway were proceeding satisfacto rily. The tunnel on the Sheffield and Chesterfield .I..Clway had also been commenced, and contracts for the remainder of the line were being prepared. Con tracts for the Mangotsfield and Bath, and Yate and Thornbury, and Melbourne and Sawley Railways were also in course of preparation. The following acts promoted by 4ie Midland Railway Company had received the Royal assent, viz. :—" An Act for conferring additional powers on the Midland •Rail way Company for the construction of works, and otherwise in relation to their own undertaking and the undertakings of other companies ;" " An. Act for enabling the 'lndiana Railwas - Company to eon ...2,la,nefiell to . -BOuthwell and stria railways froth ft. oni 2ilan. , :,field to IVorksop; to.Stave ky, and other branches." The bill for enabling the company to construct a railway from Barnsley to Kirkburton was withdrawn while in cominittee of the House of Lords, an arrangement hating been made with the Lancashire and YOrkshire and Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway Com panies, under the terms of which this company will obtain running powers in perpetuity from . Brighton and Sheffield to Peniston, and fromPeniston to Ilud dersfield. The following acts promotedby the Mid land Railway Company jointly with other companies had also received the Royal assent—viz. :—An Act for a joint station atliriitol for the Great Western, Bristol and Exeter, • and Midland Railway Com panies; an Act to authorise the S ton ehouse and Nails worth Railway Company to. extend - their railway from Dudbridge to the Great Western Railway at Stroud ; an Act to vest in the ,Great Northern, the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, and thel‘ilid land Railway Companies jointly the Stockport and Woodley Junction, the Stockport, Tiniperley, and Altrincham Junction, the Cheshire Midland; e West Cheshire, and the Garston and Liverpool Railways;, an act (as amended in committee) for authorising the making by the Tottenham and Hampstead Junction Railway Company of lines of railway by way of substitution for lines of railway already authorised to be made by them, and for authorising arrange ments between them and the Great Eastern Railway Company and the Midland Railway Company. There were 14 acts promoted by other railway com panies which conferred powers upon the Midland Railway Company. A further creation of capital was necessary for the purposes of the railway and works authorised by Parliament during the Session just ended in respect of six acts to. the amount of £2,314,975. The shares would be £lB each, and in respect of the amount paid thereon would be entitled to a preference dividend without further participa tion of profits (subject to existing preferences) at the. rate of £5 per cent. per annum in perpetuity. Calls might be paid in advance, and interest at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum would be allowed until each call became due. The capital account showed that £ 2 5,129,886 had been expended, leaving a balance of £104,397. The revenue account for the half-year ending the 30th of June showed that £1,229,988 had been received, and £562,481 ex pended on -working, £211,772 for interest on loans and preference shares, £,254 Manchester and Matlock deficiency, £23,265 North-Western rental, and £5OO for redemption of debentures, leaving, with £6,615 brought from the preceding h a l f - Year, a balance of £438,327. greys. LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN. The capital account of this company show', that £28,605,436 had been raised on shares, £10,134,678 on debentures, £310,830 on 3,1- per cent. debenture stock, and £1,952,280 on 4 per cent. debenture stock, making together £41,003,224. The expenditure amounted to £39,679,981, leaving a balance of £1,323, 9 43. The expenditure on capital account during the past half-year appeared to be £656,263. The cost of working stock amounted to £4,400,919. The revenue account for the half-year ending 30th Juno showed that £2,788,331 had been received and 11,305,160 expended, leaving a balance of £1,483,171. To this was added £25,482 from the preceding half year, £28,707 interest on cash ba lances and calls in arrear, £36,252 rents, and £77,655 estimated dividends on shares in other companies, making together £1,651,627. From this was deducted £259,888 interest on loans and deben ture stock, £13,932 chief rents and.interest on land purchases, and £183,599 for dividends and interest on shares, rents, and other payments, t 0.26 rail way and canal companies, leaving a disposable ba lance of £,.`7:91,208, out of which was deducted £880,597 for the proposed dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, leaving a balance of £10,611 to be carried forward. It was proposed to make the dividend warrants payable on Tuesday, the 22ilinst. NORTHERN AND EASTERN: The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the Bishopsgate Station—Mr. R. W. Kennard in the chair. The report stated that the dividend on the re spective charges would become payable on the 23d inst., on shares of £5O guaranteed 5 per cent. per annum £1 ss. each, and on shares of £5O guaranteed 6 per cent. £1 10s. each. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report. Mr. T. C.WHITEMAN seconded the motion, and it was carried. Mr. H. L. S male was re-elected a director, and the proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. ULSTER. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held in Belfast on Wednesday—Mr. W. Coates, J.P., in the chair. The report of the directors of this company states that the expenditure on capital account for the half year ending June 30 last amounted to £13,040, of which £7,704 was for additional rolling stock. The traffic re ceipts for the half-year amounted to £65,731 against £63,516 for the corresponding half of last year, showing an increase of £2,215. Exclusive of rates and taxes and after de duction of £2,376 for working the Banbridge line, the working expenses amounted to £29,442 as compared with £26,849 for the corres ponding year of 1864. The increase in the expen diture was mainly attributable to extensive repairs and renewals of locomotive stock, to a larger con sumption, and higher price of coal, and to mainte nance of the Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast and Clones Extension lines. After paying interest on loans and debenture stock, and the rent payable to the Portadown, Dungannon; and Omagh Railway Company there remained a balance of £21,720, out of which the directors recommended a dividend of £1 on each £5O share, 10s. on each £25 share, and of ss. on each £12.105. share, being at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, less income tax, payable on the 18th inst. to all shareholders not in arrear of calls, leaving a balance of £2,137. The directors had no doubt, from the applications they had re ceived, that the whole of the £lOO,OOO 4i per cent. preference stock would be placed without difficulty among the shareholders. There were now four through trains each way daily between Dublin and Belfast, two of which perform the journey in four hours. The principle of issuing third-class return tickets on the line had been recently adopted. The questions at issue between the Newry and Armagh Railway Company and this company had been satis factorily arranged. The capital account shows that £1,388,887 h6,d been expended, leaving a balance against the company of £95,710. The revenue ac count showed that £65,738 had been received and £31,563 expended, leaving a balance of £34,175. The CHAIRMAN having moved the adoption of the report, a discussion with reference to high fares and increased expenditure took place. The report was adopted, and the dividends recommended therein were declared. CORK AND BANDON. The report of the directors states that the receipts for the half-year ending June 30 last showed a de , crease of £269, which might be accounted for in the quantity of iron rails, sleepers, and other materials, carried over the line in the corresponding period last year for the West Cork Railway. The work ing expenses showed an increase of £124, as com pared with the corresponding half of 1864, the com pany being obliged to maintain the permanent way of the Kinsale Junction Railway after the first year of its being opened for traffic. The accounts, after providing for all working expenses, interest on loans, dividends, and amounts due to the Royal Bank, showed a surplus of £1,738, out of which the direc tors recommended a dividend to be paid on the No. 1 preference shares at the rate of 5i per cent. per annum for the half-year ;ended the 30th of June last, leaving a 'balance £4lB to be carried to next account ; they alsoyecOimnendecl. that a dividend be declared on the No2preference shares for the same period, at 4 per cent. per annum,-for which deferred dividend warrants would be issued. The works on the West Cork Railway and Cork and Maroom Railway Direct progressed, but the directors were unable to mention the exact time when either line was to be opened for traffic ; the amount to be paid by the latter company for the use of one mile of the company's line and terminus at Cork bad been re ferred by mutual arrangement to the Government arbitrator to decide. The capital account showed that £344,382 had been expended. The revenue account showed that £9,369 had-been regeived and iii,:666..exp2niled, leaving a balance of £3,703, out of which was deducted £1,699 for interest on deben= tures, and £283 paid to the Kinsale Junction Corn pany,leaving a balance of £1,721, to which a balance from the preceding half-year would be added. Kr. Seymour Fitzgerald at Ho sham. Yesterday the Conservative electors of Horsham gave a complimentary entertainment to their late member, the Hon. W. Seymour Fitzgerald. Covers were laid in the Assemblylrooms, King's Head, for about 200. Major Aldridge presided, being sup ported on the right by. Mr. S. Fitzgerald, Major Falconer, Mr. Cave, M.P., Mr. Abbott, late Con servative candidate for EaSt Sussex, and the Rev. J. Hodgson, vicar of HorSham ; and on the left by Lord Cranbourne, Mr; C. C. Dickens, Mr. Mitford, M.P., Major Pocock, Mr: Geiald Fitzgerald, &c. Letters of apology for absence were read from the Duke of Richmond, the Earl of Malmesbury, and others. A number of ladies were present. After the usual loyal toasts given from the chair, Mr. MITFORD, 'M.P., gave " th e Bi s h o p an d Clergy of the Diocess." Ele took the opportunity of stating how much he regretted the non-election of his friend Mr. Fitzgerald. He believed it would be found a great loss to the community. He had the good fortune to combine qualities seldom found in one person. He had the power of devoting his mind to an extent far beyond the power of most of them to any subject which he might take up ; he had the power of storing his mind with information, and imparting it in a most agreeable, impressive, and eloquent manner, as circumstances might require ; he had all those amenities of manner and that sweetness of tempera which they in that room knew so well ; and with regard to more public matters, Mr. Fitzgerald had chosen that department to which attached the most arduous duties of the gravest re sponsibilities. If a slip was made in any other department, it was in general made with the cog nisance of Parliament, because the bills brought forward by the Ministers must come before the House of Commons ; but if the Foreign Secre tary made a „slip Parliament was long in finding it out, and had scarcely any control over him: War might be the result before the nation was aware of it. For this reason we required at the Foreign office men of the greatest ability, and men who were thoroughly trusted. And such men were also wanted to watch those who were in office. (Cheers.) It was most important that they should have men like Mr. Seymour Fitzgerald in Parliament in order that when slips but t d o id occur the proper remedies might be PlSlied. ll e cou ld appeal not only to those in that room, Parliament and Eu r ope it se lf t o b ear witness t o the manner in which Mr. Fitzgerald had fulfilled his d ut i es. sat opposite to L ord lle did not say this because he Pahnerston- in the House of Commons. lie considered that in many respects Lords Palmerston and Russell deserved the grati tude of the country, but when he remembered the proceedings of 1863 and 1864 with reference to the Polish and Danish questions he could not help s ay _ in. , that the dignity of the country had not been sustained as it ought to have been. (Cheers.) I n fact, England on those occasions had become the laughing-stock of Europe. The present was not a time when they could spare the watchful eye of Mr. Fitzgerald. (Cheers.) No despatch, he believed, had ever reached the Foreign-office which gave greater satisfaction than the telegram which an nounced the defeat of Mr. Fitzgerald. (Cheers.) No doubt a very complacent smile mantled Lord Russell's countenance when Mr. Lay and announced the. fact, and his lordship settled himself in his armchair, thanking God for all his mercies. (A laugh.-) While deeply regretting the result of the election for that borough, he could not help thinking that, to a certain extent, some of those in that room were to blame for it. (Hear, hear.) There was a want of harmony among them; they had not pulled together as they ought to have done. (Hear, hear.) The general opinion through out Sussex was that there had been gross misman agement in the last election for Horsham. (Cheers.) He hoped, when another opportunity presented itself, they would make amends by again returning his right hon. friend. (Cheers.) The Rev. Mr. HODGSON returned thanks for the toast. The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the toast of the evening, said they had met not only to express their ' sympathy with Mr. Fitzgerald on his defeat, and regret that he was no longer their representative in Parliament—not merely to express their respect and esteem for him as a friend and a neighbour, but their high admiration of his talents and charac ter, and cordial appreciation of his public services, which even the Times said had won f or hi m a dis tinguished position in the House of Commons. They had good reason to be proud of him who had represented them for the last 13 years, and it was through the defection of some who should have been his supporters (hear, hear), through the unaccount able apathy of others, and he feared he must add somewhat through their own neglect, he was no longer their representative. (Hear, hear.) The borough had suffered a disgrace by excluding a gentleman of such high qualifications from the House of Commons. Some other constituency he had no doubt would gladly welcome him. As it was, the country had lost a most valuable member. His non-election would be generally deplored, and even by many of those in that borough who had failed to support him. (Cheers.) They were natu rally reminded on that occasion of the former ban quet they gave him in 1847. He was then a de- I feated candidate ; but he was then an untried man in the House of Commons. He was but little known to them, but they then expressed to him their determination, in the name of the intelligence and independence of the borough, that he should represent them in the House of Commons, and that pledge they had honourably redeemed. (Cheers.) He had since made what the Times called a distin guished position for himself in the Legislature of the country, and, considering the eminence he had attained as a statesman, and his energy and elo quence in the House of Commons, they had much greater reason now to renew their determination to avail themselves of any opportunity that might be given of re-electing him. (Cheers.) Sure he was the intelligence and independence of the borough could not have a more efficient representative-- (cheers)—and he hoped soon to see him again re stored to his place in Parliament. He concluded by giving the health of the Right Hon. W. Seymour Fitzgerald. The toast was received with the utmost cordiality. Mr. SEYMOUR FITZGERALD, who was loudly cheered, said—Our worthy chairman, in the observations he has just addressed to you, has referred to the first contest I stood for this borough, now a good many years ago. I can scarcely realise to myself that my connexion with this borough has existed so long. I don't feel muck older than I did then, and yet 20 years have since passed over our heads. To me they have been marked by many changes. I have had many happy days among them and many marked with sorrow. But one thing has never changed, and that is—whether the circumstances have been those of triumph, defeat, or affliction, I have always among my friends and neighbours of Horsham had one uni form display of kindness and esteem. (Cheers.) I have of ten had to return you thanks for marks of your kindness, but I may say, without affectation, that I never addressed you under any circum stances when I so keenly and warmly appreciated your kindness as Ido on this occasion_ (Cheers.) I will not say that the result of the late contest for the representation of this town has not been a source of great regret—l will say even of mortification to me, but I believe that the feeling of mortification I have experienced has been amply—l should say warmly—shared by many of those I see around me. (Cheers.) It is not necessary—it is scarcely worth while to refer to the causes of our late defeat; but this, I may say, that I think we all must deeply feel the mortification to which I have alluded when we know that those who have been successful in their opposition could not, if theyhad exerted everyenergy that belonged to them, have polled one other vote in favour of their candidate (cheers) ; and as we look down the list there are—not one or two, - but many who either were not present or did not give us those votes which might have secured to the in fluential party we represent that control over the representation of the borough which we have exer cised for the last 13 years. (Cheers.) ' 1 don't know whether any of you gentlemen have seen a handbill which is now before me. It is headed " The Dinner to the Defeated." It seems that this gathering of my friends around me, this manifestation of your continued good feeling towards me—this expression of your determination whether I stand again as a candidate to represent you in Parliament or not, that you will in future hold in your hands the repre sentation of this town, to bestow it on whom you please, has somewhat disconcerted the enemy, and raised some doubts in their minds as to the security of their position. (Cheers.) This handbill tells us that banquets are generally given to celebrate im portant victories. Well, then, I should like to know why there has been no banquet to celebrate the vic tory on their side. (Cheers.) I will tell you— first, because they rather doubt the reality of their victory—(cheers)—but more than that. They say banquets are given to celebrate " important " vic tories. I think that shows that our opponents con sider the victory they have attained is not so valu able as they would pretend it to be ; but I defy them to produce an assembly of men connected with this borough that could compare for one moment with that embodiment of its intelligence, wealth, and influence which I now see before me. (Cheers.) They do us the favour to comparo this meeting to the smiling faces that may be seen at funerals ; and they say that generally there is a legacy in such cases that raises smiles on the face. What is the legacy here 2 Why this, that when the present oc cupant ceases to hold it we shall enter on our right again—(cheers)—and that, whether in my person or in that of any other candidate you may prefer, you will continue that succession in the representa tion which for 13 years has existed among you. (Cheers.) I will say that from the beginning to the end I can look back on my connexion with this borough with pride. (Cheers.) I see here the very banners under which I fought in 1817 ; and what was the condition and reputation of the borough then and before that time ? We all know that years before this borough had been keenly contested— that success had often been obtained by means which those who employed them must even now regret. The borough then held no fair fame among the boroughs of England. But what was the result of the contest in 1847 ? The respectable, the intelligent portion of the community, the wealthy and influential portion of the town met to gether ; they determined to secure the indepen dence and purity of the borough, and from that time to this, although among three, four, or half a dozen there may still remain some lingering after those evil times, the result has been that this borough among all the boroughs of England can lay claim to honesty and purity with the best of them. (Cheers.) If there was nothing else, I should look back with pleasure to my connexion with this borough, because it was my first constituency ; while it also led to the marshalling of that party I now sec around me which has exercised so beneficial an influence on the for tunes of the State and honour of the town. (Cheers.) So far I have spoken of our own immediate election ; but I am sure you would think me very slightly per forming my duty if I were not to refer somewhat to the generalcharacter of the elections that have lately taken place, because it is not merely for local rea sons or from personal regard to myself that you have fought and will againfight aveat the hea r t b t a h t e t 1 e s u l e l c e e r s e s . writers eaue. in the various journals t o o f ld th b e y m C a o n n y ser o v f at t i t v ee (Cheers.) 'We are that the late elections afford convincing proof that there has not been what h as been popularly termed any Conservative reaction in the country, because they say there has been a large majority I'HE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 11, 1865. returned who are supporters of the present Go vernment. Now, I take leave to differ entirely from that opinion. In the first place Ido not think that there has been a large majority re turned in favour of the present Government. The majority has been returned in favour of the Conser vative element in the present Government. More than that, looking at the speeches which have been delivered by many of the successful candidates, no one can help seeing that in the true sense of the term there has been a most marked Conservative reaction throughout the country. (Cheers.) What has been the ground which has been taken by many —I would almost say by the majority—of the Libe ral candidates who have presented themselves to the constituencies throughout the country ? They have looked forward to the possibility of a modification in the representation, to the possibility of a coming Reform Bill, but they almost universally have taken this line. They have said they wished to see the qualification required for the representation modi fied and extended, but not degraded. (Cheers.) I do not know that I could point out a more marked instance of what I call Conservative reaction than the position taken on behalf of the Government by Sir George Grey before the dissolution took place. The Government came into office pledged to an ex tensive Reform Bill, to a £lO franchise in counties and lowering the suffrage to £6 or less in boroughs. It was upon that ground that they challenged the confidence of Parliament and succeeded in displacing the Ministers of the Crown who were then in office. And now what is their position after five years' ex perience of public opinion? That very Government, speaking through the mouth of Sir G. Grey, said they would bring forward a Reform Bill if there was a general feeling in the country in favour of it, but if there was not a general feeling expressed by the country in favour of a large extension of the suffrage, they would not, as Ministers of the Crown, propose it. (Hear.) That shows that the very public opinion in favour of a large reduction of the franchise on which they relied and acted only five years ago is such, it has become so very doubt ful, that they would not now even pledge themselves to bring forward a Reform Bill founded on it. Take, again, one of the most noted members of the House for proposing a reduction of the franchise— Mr. Locke King. Year after year Mr. Locke King has urged on the House the adoption of a £lO fran chise in counties, but he now throws over his £lO scheme, and will be perfectly content with one of £2O. (Hear, and cheers.) This shows that there has been in the best sense of the word a Conserva tive reaction in the country. (Cheers.) We too long suffered the noisiest portion of - our politicians —those who are termed the advanced Liberals, by their clamour and constant agitation to produce an impression that there was a strong feeling in the public mind for large and extensive measures of Reform. But that has gone by, and now public opinion speaks loudly for itself to this effect—that while we are willing to give to the class now mire presented their fair share in the representation, the public feeling will not stand those measures of Re form that will enable them to swamp all other classes, and to throw us headlong into the arms of a Democratic Government. (Cheers.) In this sense I say there has been a great " Conservative reac tion." I care little for the phrase Conservative reac tion, if by it is meant that we are to displace one set of men simply to put another in their room. What I look to is this, that the public feeling of the coun try has expressed itself in a Conservative sense, and with that, whatever Government may be in power, I, for one, am content. (Cheers.) But now there has been a good deal of discussion in this town as to what is meant by a " Liberal Government ;" and some difference of opinion was expressed.by my self and Mr. Hurst on that point when we stood be fore you on the hustings. When a man says he is an adherent of a Liberal Government, I want to know of which section of the Government he is a supporter. Is he a supporter of Lord Palmerston, of whom I heard Richard Cobden say in the house that he believed he was the most bigoted old Tory in it? —(a laugh)—or is he a supporter of Mr. Gladstone who is now claimed as the future leader and apostle ,of the Liberal party ? The Times has lately taken up Mr. Gladstone, and predicted for him a brilliant future az; the leader of the Liberal party, as the only man whose genius, whose liberal and enlightened sympathies can fairly entitle him to represent the Liberal party in this country. Well, but what has the Times said of Mr. Gladstone within a very short period ? I hold in my hand a short extract from the Times, describing a speech made by Mr. Gladstone with reference to the extension of the suffrage, and what does it say of that memorable speech ? It says, "It is the language of sweeping and levelling democracy—of men who have emancipated them selves from the doctrine of the right divine of kings in order to fall into the equally dangerous doctrine of the right divine of multitudes—it is equality against liberty—is theory against practice—it is ab stract dogmatism against experience—it is a con fusion between the end and the means." (Cheers.) Now, when lam told that a member is to give his support to a Liberal Government I want to know whether he gives it to the Tory leader described by Mr. Cobden or to the sweeping and levelling demo cracy of the leader described by the Times? (Cheers.) It is perfectly true that Mr. Gladstone tried to ex plain away that speech by means of a preface, and that is the only indication of Conservative reaction that can be laid to his charge, but I ask you whe ther you will be content to see your representative supporting a scheme of reform such as that shadowed out by Mr. Gladstone, or supporting that other section of the Government and wil lingly shelving the question of Reform for the future —a course of proceeding which I think is not desired either by the Conservative or the Liberal party. One thing I think quite clear, and that is, as the result of the late election and the prominence given to the question of reform, that within a very short period that question must engage the atten tion of Parliament and become one of the prominent questions with the constituencies of this country. Now, I do not believe that any of you representing the Liberal-Conservative party are at all prepared to say that you are content, after the agitation of this question and the discussion it has received, that it should remain where it is. For my own part, I do believe that it is the interest of the Conservative party to look this question fairly in the face ; to in sist, as far as in them lies, that it shall receive an early and constitutional settlement at the hands of Parliament—(cheers)—and that they will give their confidence to no government that is not prepared in that sense to deal with the question. (Cheers.) We are not afraid to trust our working brethren with the suffrage. (Cheers.) There are many of them fully qualified to exercise the right of the suffrage in a manner advantageous to the country and hon ourably to themselves. (Cheers.) But what we do object to is, that there should be that-wide exten sion of the suffrage that, in regard to numbers, no other class would have a chance of having their opi nions expressed and felt as against those of the working men. (Cheers.) I have been very much struck with the extraordinit - ry inconsistency of the Liberal journals and Liberal speakers, even within the last few weeks, upon this question. They say they are desirous of seeing a wide extension of the suf frage, almost in the words of Mr. Gladstone, yet at the same time, looking at the elections which were taking place, they were found, in a great number of instances, complaining of the ignorance, corruption, and venality shown by the class of voters known po larly as the freemen, but in fact representing, nine out of ten, die very class which these Liberal writers or speakers desired to enfranchise. (Cheers.) It will not be for the Conservative party to produce any Reform Bill. It is constantly said that the Conser vative party are obstructives. I deny that alogether. I believe that on fit occasions they are as willing to advance in the cause of constitutional progress as any party in this country—far more than the old Whigs who have so long monopolised the cry. (Cheers.) The very position of the Conservatives in opposition would prevent them from originating such a measure. Their post is to watch narrowly the course of the Government, and to see that they act up to those principles which they are determined to maintain, and to take care that as far as in them lies the legislation of the country shall be conducted so as to conduce to the benefit of the empire at large. (Cheers.) That gives the Conservative party the appearance of having an obstructive policy which they do not really 'profess or wish to see carried out. I desire to see the Conservative party placing-them selves in harmony with the general public opinion which has been expressed in the course of the late elections. I believe that in the main the result of the late election has been to endorse the great prin ciples on which the Conservative party has acted for years. (Cheers.) I believe the conduct of the Go vernment with respect to foreign affairs has met with the approval of the country, but that opinion has been expressed because at the present moment they consider that the foreign policy is safe in the hands of Lord Palmerston. I believe he is the only member of the Government in whom the country generally has shown confidence, and it is because Lord Palmerston has acted in accordance with the great principles which have always been the distin guishing merit of the Conservative party that so much support was given to his Government during the recent elections. The right hon. gentleman then referred to some matters of local politics. He con cluded by saying --Of the future it is impossible for any of us to speak. It may be that circumstances may enable me again to ask for your support— (cheers)—and if such should be the case, believe me, I say it with all sincerity, I would sooner stand for this than for any other constituency ; but whether I stand or not it cannot have escaped the observation of any of you that the decision of the late election in a great measure depended upon the few scattered votes of those who we cannot think are best to be trusted with the independence or reputation of the borough. (Cheers.) It rests with you whether that state of things should be put an end to, or whether you should be put aside from the legitimate exercise of all the influence you justly possess. By union, by cordial co-operation and energy, you will be able to hold your own position, and return the candidate of your choice. I beg to give as a toast " The health of the electors who recorded their votes in my favour," coupling with the toast the name of Mr. Lintot. (Cheers.) Mr. LnTroT having acknowledged the compliment, Mr. C. T. DIcKENS proposed " The health of the Members for the Borough of Shoreham and Rape of Bramber." (Cheers.) Mr. CAVE, M.P., acknowledged the compliment in a short speech, which was much applauded. He had been attacked for opposing the French treaty. He confessed he did not like treaties of commerce, and, therefore, he did what he thought was the pro per thing to do on such occasions—voted against the whole measure in the first instance, and when it had received the support of a majority refrained from opposing it in detail. But it seemed to be forgotten that some of the most strenuous opponents of the bill were Liberals—Mr. Horsman in the Commons, and Lords Grey and OverstoneintheLords; and he could point to newspapers both in town and country that had changed their views upon that point. Of course he was anxious for a good trade with France, but he thought that the altered habits of the French people would have given them the trade without the treaty. (Cheers.) He regarded the tying up of commerce by treaties as open to two objections—that the treaty might contain mistakes in the first instance, as that with France did with regard to coals and paper. (Hear.) Or an altered state of things might arise, as in the case of the oyster fisheries, which had been injuriously affected by a former treaty with France which was not intended to apply to theni at all. It was too often forgotten when seeking for a cause for the prosperity of the country in spite of the cotton famine, that the American war, which caused that calamity, also brought with it in some degree the means of meeting it. He would only name two instances—namely, the carrying trade of the world, which the Americans lost and which chiefly fell to us, and the increased value of wool both here and in our colonies. In conclusion, he would only express his hope that they would soon again welcome the guest of the evening in what seemed to be his natural position at such a gather ing and in the borough of Horsham. > (Cheers.) Several other toasts on the programme remained to be given when our reporter left by the last train. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. SOUTH LANCASHIRE. (Before Mr. Baron Bramwell.) IMPORTANT ACTION ON A POLICY OF FIRE INSURANCE. KNOWLES Y. THE NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE IN SURANCE COMPANY.—This was an action to recover £5OO under a policy of fire insurance.—Mr. Brett, Q.C., and Mr. T. Jones appeared for the plaintiff ; Mr. Attorney-General James, Mr. Milward, Q.p., and Mr. J. P. Cobbett for the defendants.—The plaintiff is a cotton waste dealer, occupy mg some railway arches in Miller-street, Greengato, Sal ford. Ho had insured his stock with the defendants, and the only question was whether under the terms of his policy ho was entitled to recover. Tho burden of proof being upon the defendants, their case was first opened. It was stated that there was at ono time great diffi culty in insuring cotton waste by reason of the great hazard which existed ; but the defendants undertook to insure it upon a warranty being given that only the better sorts of waste should be insured, and not the worse descriptions, which wore subject to spontaneous combustion. In granting the policy the defendants made the insurer warrant that no oily, greasy, or dirty waste should be deposited on the insured premises. Tho plaintiff's premises were destroyed by fire in June, and under ordinary circumstances, and without that clause in the policy, the plaintiff would be entitled to recover ; but when Mr. Longsdon, the agent for the company, and Mr. W. P. Sharpe, their branch manager, went to the place, they took a sample of what remained, and it was found.to be strongly impregnated with mineral oil and of a descrip tion against which the plaintiff had warranted. The com pany accordingly resisted the claim. When Mr. Sharpe pointed out to the plaintiff that he had vitiated his policy, Mr. Knowles said he knew that according to the terms of his policy he could not recover, but he alleged that he had made an agreement with Mr. Longsdon to the contrary. Mr. Brett, for the plaintiff, said the company had set up a very mean and dirty defence. There having boon a great difficulty in insuring cotton waste, that company came for ward and undertook to insure the ordinary waste which dealers had in their warehouses. The sample produced in court contained oil, but was not what was known as oily waste when the insurance was effected. Mr. Knowles, the plaintiff, said that when Mr. Longsdon came about the in surance he requested to be allowed to go through the ware house. Witness went with him, cut open for him several bags of waste, and distinctly showed him the material. Mr. Longsdon said, "You have an excessive risk here, and we shall have to charge an excessive premium." He wanted two guineas per cent., and at that rate witness agreed to insure for £5OO. When Mr. Longsdon came a fortnight later with the policy, witness objected to receive it on ac count of the warranty being so loose ; but Mr. Longsdon said that the meaning of oily waste was waste from rail ways, foundries, or machinists, and that he (Longsdon) knew perfectly well that waste dealers could not conduct their business unless they were allowed to have every sort of waste that came from a mill. The waste which was on his premises at the time of the fire consisted of all the dis tinct classes of waste that wore made in cotton mills, but none of the prohibited sorts. He denied having said either to Mr. Longsdon or Mr. Sharpe that he knew he could not recover from the company.—The Judge said he was not desirous of withdrawing this question from the jury, but it seemed to him to be quite a waste of time to leave any thing to them in this case, because the plaintiff said that the sample produced was oily waste. Even if it was not oily, there were' in the warranty the words greasy and dirty, and there could bo no doubt about that. The plaintiff had made a great outcry against the com pany ; but it was really a most unfortunate, though a very common, thing for people to put in writing that which they ' did not mean. They had better put nothing at all. The law reasonably required, for the sake of the convenience of all mankind, that people must be bound by what they wrote. He must direct the jury to find a verdict for the defendants. The foreman of the jury said that that was their opinion. Judge—Do the jury find that as a matter of fact ? The Foreman—As a matter of fact ? The Judge —That is better than my directing you. It is a very great pity that people will not take more care with their written contracts. The Foreman—My lord, the jury desire mo to say that they cannot but find for the defendants, but at the same time they think that the defendants are taking rather a severe course, from the fact of that conversation having passed. The Judge—Gentlemen, forgive me for saying this—l dare say you are not directors of an insur ance company. You must leave them to mind their own business in their own way. In justice to the defendants, I must remind you that the fireman said the fire broke out in the place where this oily waste was. The Foreman— That is quite clear, but we look at the rate of insurance. The Judge—But a bargain is a. bargain. A verdict for the defendants was accordingly entered. COTTON REPUDIATION. BROTHERTON AND OTHERS V. DALLAS.--This was an action for breach of contract. The defendant pleaded denial of the contract. Mr. Attorney-General James And Mr. Pope appeared for the plaintiffs ; Mr. Temple, Q.C., and Mr. Edwards for the defendants. The plaintiffs Messrs. T. Brotherton and Co. are commission agents, in Manchester, and the defendant, Mr. A. Dallas, is a Greek merchant. On the 27th of January, the defendant gave to the plaintiffs an order for 1,000 pieces of 51b. 271 n. cloth, and 1,000 pieces of slb.at Is.ll }d. per lb. ; doliyary to begin in time woks, and finish in six weeks ; each delivery not _ to_ be less than '250 pieces of each description of cloth. The first de livery was duly made, and on tho 22d of February the plaintiffs received a letter from the defendant, who said— " Having examined three bundles of each weight of the de livery you made on the 17th, against my order of 1,000 pieces of 51b. and 1,000 pieces of 511 b., I find the quality and colour very inferior to what you delivered before, and therefore I decline to accept them." The plaintiffs at once took steps to ascertain whether the complaint was well founded. Mr. Brotherton went to the defendant's warehouse,but only saw three bundles of one order which had been opened, and ho was perfectly satisfied that the colour and quality were ac cording to sample. They subsequently made another de livery, and on the 27th of February received the following letter from the defendant :—" I beg to inform you that the 500 pieces delivered on the 17th inst., as well as the 500 pieces delivered to-day, for the reasons stated in my letter to you dated the 23d inst., and also for being wet and un merchantable, and not safe for shipping, lie in my ware house under your risk, and take notice of the same." It was agreed between the parties that the plaintiffs should re-sell the goods ; but, in consequence of their not being of an ordinary description, and as there was a drooping market, the sale could not be effected for some time, and then at less than the contract price. —The defence was that the goods were delivered wet and not fit for shipping.—The jury, in reply to a question submitted to them by the Judge, said they were of opinion that the six days which elapsed between the first delivery and the writing of the first letter was an unreasonable time for objecting to their condition. This prevented the possibility of raising any question as to the Statute of Frauds in this case. Several witnesses were called on each side to prove the condition of the goods.— The Jury eventually returned a. verdict for the plaintiffs for the difference between the sum realised by the sale of the goods and the amount of the contract. DETENTION OF HORSES ON A RAILWAY. ROBINSON V. THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. I—This was an action for the detention of horses on the de , fondants' railway. The defendants pleaded a denial of their liability. Mr. Attorney-General James and Mr. Williams were for the plaintiff; and Mr. Pickering, Q.C., Mr. T. Jones, and Mr. Crompton for defendants. The plaintiff is a horse dealer in Bury New-road, Manchester, and ho brought this action for damages which his horses sustained by reason of the neglect of the defendants in not fulfilling their contract to carry his horses from S windon, in Wilt shire, and Shipton, in Oxfordshire, at which places they were put into the company's possession for conveyance to Manchester. This was alleged to have occurred in three in stances. On Friday, Aug. 26, 16 horses were sent from Swindon. The plaintiff's agent was told that his horses would arrive in Manchester on the following morning at 6 o'clock, but they did not arrive until midnight. On Satur day, Aug. 27, 12 horses w ere delivered at Shipton, the ar rangement being that they should be sent to the station be fore 8 o'clock in the morning, to be conveyed to Bushbury Junction, near Wolverhampton, and there delivered to the London and North-Western Railway Company for conveyance to Manchester, where thoy should have arrived at one o'clock in the morning ; they did not, however, arrive until 24 hours after their time. On Tuesday, Aug. 30, six horses were sent, but they did not arrive at Man chester until long after their proper time. The horses suf fered from cold, confinement, and want of food and water. One was suffering badly from chest disease ; the others were coughing, low, and off their food. The damage was estimated at £l5O. Mr. Pickering said the plaintiff's agent had chosen to have the horses forwarded by luggage train, at half the charge which would have been made by send ing them by a passenger train, and he had signed a paper undertaking all risk himself. The Judge said he should rule that the contract was not unreasonable, but was bind ing. He held, however, that it did not protect the defend ants from liability for injuries sustained in consequence of unnecessary delay. For the defence several witnesses were. called to prove that the horses had been forwarded by the proper and only available trains. Tho Jury found that thole was an undue detention of 18 of the horses, and awarded £9O damages. Leavo /vas given to Mr. Picker ing to move the court above on the legal construction of a special contract in the way bill. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. TIMES.—In the opinion of most of its members, the late House of Commons had enough of Lieut.- Colonel Dawkins and his grievances, but it is not impossible that one of the first duties of the new house will be to give its attention to another Dawkins debate. The gallant gentleman, having been grievously injured by his military superiors, is now treated with equal indignity and injustice by his political opponents, and these he defies with the same courage, and rebukes with the same temper and' courtesy. Mr. Alfred Seymour and ' Mr. Pender were candidates for the borough of Totnes. Colonel Dawkins, desirous, no doubt, to crush Lord Hartington and his other per secutors, aspired also to the honour of representing that pleasant little borough. But to effect this it was necessary to defeat either Mr. Seymour or Mr. fender. Colonel Dawkins was not the man to quail before such work. The two Liberal candidates found in him a man burning with ardour to expose their misdeeds. A correspondence which we publish tells the whole story. The genius and temper of Colonel Dawkins shine conspicuous. The first thing we learn is that Colonel Dawkins had on the hust ings made an "observation" on Mr. Fender's " bribery." Now, though small boroughs may not always be immaculate, nor rich candidates always solicitous to mark what their agents do with the sums which they confide to them for " necessary . expenses," yet bribery is a serious thing, and a gen tleman does not like to be charged with it on the hustings. We cannot wonder; then, that Mr. Fen der should use the decided expression " It is false." But Colonel Dawkins is indignant that any one should give him a flat denial even to a charge im puting a legal offence, and at once he published a letter in a local paper demanding that Mr. Pender should publicly state that he is prepared to affirm on oath that " none of those electors who signed the requisition to me either have or will receive Mr. Fender's money, or money from any one else, to elect Mr. Pender." Otherwise Colonel Dawkins will consider Mr. Fender's " intemperate words" as ap plicable to his own contradiction of the Colonel's statement. The notion of accusing a man publicly of bribery, and then stigmatising his necessary denial as "intemperate," would enter only into the mind of one so confident of his own virtue as Colonel Dawkins. But a personal dispute with one candidate was not enough. Having challenged Mr. Pender to the ordeal of oath, he calls forth Mr. Seymour to that of battle. Mr. Seymour, alluding to Colonel Dawkins's recent retirement from active service, said that though the Colonel's trade had been fighting, it was so no longer. Some good natured friend probably nested this harmless ex pression from its original" meaning, and when it reached the Colonel he at once thought it necessary to prove that his fighting capacity remained. Mr. Seymour, as he thi4s, having declared that he is " not a fighting man," be is " prepared to relieve him of his error as soon as he likes at Wormwood Scrubbs or elsewhere, and thus, probably, relieve Totnes at once of a representative not of her choice." It will be seen by the correspondence that this double challenge is contained in a letter which Colonel Dawkins sends to his adversaries jointly through the medium of the Western Morning News. The two successful candidates probably never attached much importance to the letter, in spite of its importance to Totnes and the world. They may have looked upon it as . a bit of election effervescence, which would soon subside and be forgotten. But Colonel Dawkins is not a man whom any one must neglect to take seriously. His challenges were not meant to be evaded. He still awaits one opponent on the platform, the other at Wormwood Scrubbs. Al though defeated at the hustings, he is not to be got rid of by silence. Hence a whole fortnight after penning his original challenge, he repeats ,it by calling the attention of the two returned members to it. He sends them a copy of the newspaper con taining it, "in case it should have escaped their observation." Mr. Seymour simply replies by stating what his expression really was, and declines to give the Colonel an opportunity of creating an imme diate vacancy for Totnes. We must say that, in our opinion, Colonel Dawkins had better send no more letters to the Totnes members or the local newspaper. Although a fortnight after the writing of his first letter was not long enough to convince him that he had been acting absurdly, about a month has now passed, and it is to be hoped he has found at length a better judgment. As to the words used by Mr. Pender, they were justifiable under the circumstances •, and as regards the expression attri buted to Mr. Seymour, a little reflection might have convinced Colonel Dawkins that it could not have been intended to cast a doubt on his courage. The cause of Col. Dawkins's retirement is well known, and had not nothing whatever to do with so dishon ourable a charge. The explanation of Mr. Seymour is perfectly satisfactory, and, indeed, supplies the only intelligible meaning to his words. Post can scarcely be necessary to say that the rumours respecting the pending negotiations be tween Austria and Prussia should be received with reserve. There is no reason to suppose that war is imminent. The Prussian military may sketch the plan of an imaginary campaign, and the Austrian journals may boast of the courage and loyalty of their army, but the Governments of both countries are under heavy recognisances to keep the peace. That the fire which is being banked up will at some future time burst into a flame, and, if measures of precaution are omitted, produce a calamitous con flagration, is more than probable ; but at present it is incumbent on the two Powers to control the rivalry they cannot conceal. They can never live together in Germany on friendly terms, but at this moment they cannot afford to bring their differences before Europe. An appeal to arms would be equi valent to applying for a divorce. The Germanic Confederation might be bl own away in the storm. And, abnormal, irksome, and embarrassing as the actual situation undoubtedlyis, there remains in it a certain security which Austria appreciates, and which Prussia may find is still capable of moderating her ambition. There are, in fact, obligations that, if not avowed, are understood, and which render a reference to the arbitration of the sword impolitic. On the other hand, however, the circumstance that hostilities are avoided on such considerations is in itself significant. That which is now a subject of congratulation may hereafter be regarded from an entirely different point of view. It is evident enough that Austria and Prussia are restrained by arguments which they admit reluctantly. If they were in a position to fight out their quarrel it is im probable that the interests of Germany would be suffered to stand in the way. As it is, too, they are, as they think, mutually requiring strength for an inevit able struggle. Prussia seeks to annex the Duchies for the purpose of obtaining a preponderance of power in the Federal Diet, and Austria i s ra ll y i ng a ll the forces of her empire. Immediately they are not prepared for a conflict, nor can they make certain that it would be tolerated by the neighbouring Powers ; but eventually, like the war with Den mark, the controversy may be revived and decided when the European system of police happens to be out of working order. For many years past Austria and Prussia have governed Germany by a series of compromises between themselves. The latter Power is, it would appear, now desirous of putting an end to this anomalous arrangement. Prussia, in reality, aspires to German sovereignty, and on the ground that Austria, although recognised as a great Euro pean Power, is properly but a seconda r y State in the Germanic Confederation. The Prussian people are, it seems, on the whole, in accord with the King and his Ministry on this point. The Liberals are not disposed to assist Herr von Bismarck in any enterprise, no matter how much they may desire its success ; but they conceive, and it must be said reasonably, that Prussia would gain not only power but constitutional freedom by the association. And, in that sense, the realisation of the Prussian idea might also prove advantageous to Germany. It is, indeed, not unlikely that it would, if the indispen sable conditions of such a modification were.com plied with. But, in the form suggested, it means neither more nor less than the aggrandisement of the Prussian monarchy at the expense of the inde pendence of Germany. German independence, it may be contended, is not 'worth much, and, in truth, it is the shadow of a lost substance ; still, it does not lie in the mouth of Prussia to deplore a state of things which her policy has most mate rially contributed to bring about. The Prussian Government has coerced Saxony, made Hanover her instrument, lorded it over Hesse and Baden, and not only seriously interrupted Bavaria and Wurtemburg because Austria and Russia might have resented its interference. But the indepen dence of Germany, as it is internationally inter preted, constitutes a guarantee which it is manifest Europe would not be justified in exchanging for a simple Prussian bond, and the force of the guarantee consists mainly in the non-German power of Austria. This may be an anomaly; but, if ano malies are to be abated, there is an abundant crop of them bending to the sickle. Austria is the weight in the balance against Prussia, and the object of the Confederation was to preserve the equilibrium. It may be expedient to revise the settlement, but the revision must comport with the end originally con templated. • Austria and Prussia are almost equally averse from pressing directly to a solution the ques tion that has become conspicuous through their dif ferences. The hesitation of Prussia is quite intel ligible, but it is not so easy to apprehend the motive of the Austrian policy. Herr von Schmerling ima gines, indeed, that at no remote period Germany will be governed froni Frankfort by a Representa tive Assembly, and, if Austria felt competent to plaY this as .her trump card, it would serve to test the consistency and the patriotism of the Prussian Libe rals. The casting vote might be virtually in their hands. But it is idle to speculate on a German Republic, for that it would be in all save the name, as the result nf another Jena or even a repetition of the Olmutz penance. The difficulty experienced in connecting the Old World with the New by means of electricity is not greater than that which impedes the union of Germany. H Prussia were guided by a Cavour her chance of success would not warrant the attempt ; and if Austria cannot rely on Germany to resist the I3ismarck policy, she may well despair of German support at any future period. It is rea sonable to assume that Prussia is now in a state 01 transition. The nation is submitting to a Govern ment the days of which are numbered. Moreover , the reconstruction of Germany on the model of the United States is a transparent illusion. Prussians and Bavarians, and Saxons and Hanoverians, have all distinctive ideas of independence. German unity is a poetical and professorial dream. All that is substantial in the theory admits of a thoroughly practical explanation. However it may answer to its European purpose, the Germanic Confederation is to the Germans a barren and useless institution. The Federal Diet is powerless in the presence of Austria and Prussia, and the connection it establishes between those powers only tends, through their irreconcilable an tagonism, to retard the progress and prejudice the interests of Germany. This fact shines clear through all the obscurity of the existing entanglement. It is the point that immediately arrests observation , the source of the altercation, and the cause of its protraction. The Diet is, in the first instance,, re sponsible for an unrighteous war, a war undertaken; as is now admitted, in pursuance of an illegal assumption ; and that which had its origin in demo cratic passion has so far resulted in the aseendaneY of unmitigated despotism. In the consequent com plications the sentence of retributive justice is dis tinctly pronounced, and the warning is as emphatic as the judgment is stern. At Gastein, , or at SAN" burg, a hollow truce may be concluded, but the peace of Europe cannot be permanently e nsured while the touchwood foundation of the German Go vernment is the battle-ground of two great military powers. COITNTRY MARKETS BIRMINGHAM—THURSDAY. At this day's market thero was a small supply of English wheat, which sold at an advance of 2s per qr. Foreign 1 0 per qr. higher. Barley and oats both improved 6d per qr. Beans and peas scarce, and tending upwards. Currencies :—English wheat, white, 43s to 49s ; red, 890 to 46s 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. BRIS T OL-THURSDAY. On our market to-day English wheat was in small gar ply, and realised is to 2s per qr. improvement ; some ner red, of fair quality and condition, sold at 40s per 496 / 13 . Foreign in good request, at an advance of is per qr. God qualities of grinding sold freely at 6d per qr. more moneh heated parcels difficult of disposal. Oats scarce and dearer., BURY ST. EDMUND'S—WEDNESDAY. There was a good supply of wheat at to-day's market' and farmers had no difficulty in obtaining 2s to 3s per W . ' more money. Owing to the continued wet weather no now wheat has been housed, and one or two parcels shown here to-day realised high prices. Talavera wheat, 44s to 495; red ditto, 37s to 40s; 30s to 325; secondary ditto, 27s to 29s per qr. Averages :—Wheat, 5034 qrs, 40s 4d ; barley, 30 grS.t 29s Od ; oats, qrs, —s Od. MANCHE S TER-THURSDAY. Thero was an average attendance at our market Oil morning. 11 , heat, both English and foreign, must W quoted is to 2s per qr. higher, but with only a moderate business. Flour likewise held for an advance of is P er sack, which checked sales. In other articles there was Il e change calling for particular notice. GLASGOW-WEDNESDAY. The weather has been favourable. A better feeling 1136 prevailed, which caused all articles to be held at higher rates. The market was well attended ; wheat realised al l improvement of is per 1,2401 b. on red America, and 6d On i Baltic. Barley, new oats, and oatmeal unaltered ; fine o ld oats, as well as beans, 6d dearer per boll ; peas and India° corn the turn against buyers. Births. DKUMMOND.—On the 9th inst., at Great Malvern, the wifl of Sir James W. Drummond, Ba r t., o f Hawth o rnden, a son, stillborn. JOHNSTONE.—On the 9th inst., at Alva House, Stirling" shire, Mrs. Johnstone, of a son. RAGLAN.—On the 9th inst., at 16, Great Cumberland-stre et Lady Raglan, of a son. Marriages GORDON—LACON.—On the 10th inst., at St. Paul's Churt Gordon, • Knightsbridge, Colonel Ch as . Henry C B • , 93d Highlanders), to G eorg i na , e ld est d aug ht er of P ir Ldmund H. K. Lacon, . Bart., M.P , Onnesby Norfolk. LEWIS—TOWNSEND.—On the 9th inst., at Holy Tri,ii i l l , 3t o Church, Paddingto n , A r th ur P erc y, y ounges t s on 0i.," , late Charles Lewis, Esq., of The Mansio n , Piccadul, to Ellen ' eldest daughter of Henry Alfred Townse ri s Esq., of 14, Westbourno-terrace, north, Bayswater. Deaths. - - ALLEN.—On the 9th inst., Mr. Thomas Allen, of Que° ll .„ road, Bayswater, and Mount-street, GrosTenor-sqll3l' • aged 68. - JOHNSON.—On the 9th inst., at Highbury, near Londo n ' Richard Johnson, Esq., of Moorgate, aged 86. KNOX.—On the 9th inst., at Auerley, James Knox, Leb` ,l aged 56.. Wr• KING.—On the 7th inst., at 77, Gower-street, Londo n, 1 Pitman King, Esq., late of Brent's Lodge, Brix:4o o Somerset, aged 71. Di 31'QunAE.—On the sth inst., at 19, Inverness-torracs, ---- M'Quhae, aged 81. stork- - TORXINGTON.—On the 9th inst., at Stamford, James ington, Esq., aged 57. London : Printed and Published by WILLIAM ANT:4O,2, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at nu. Surf Office, N o a Strand, in the Preeittet of the Fr.voy, in the C ou nty Middloex.—Friday, August 11, 1865. ' Iliil Ina fai] rea slit is 1 est ba 3 Pia by C? •wnu the ref] ti'