The Sun. — London, England, 1867-01-25 00:00:00

Sir Charles Bright and his Constituents. The electors and non-electors of Greenwich mus tered in considerable force yesterday evening in the Lecture-hall of that borough to listen to an address from one of their representatives—Sir C.Bright—in which he gave them an account of the course he had deemed it to be his duty to take in that capacity during the last session of Parliament. Mr. Lovibond presided, and introduced the hon. gentleman to the meeting with a few prefatory remarks expressive of his satisfaction witthis political conduct. Sir C. BRIGHT then rose, and having observed that he regretted it should have fallen to his lot to address his constituents at a moment when such nn- usual distress prevailed in the borough, proceeded to say that when they had done him the honour to elect him as one of their representatives no one could have foreseen that the great Liberal party would have been driven from power and sue- .• cecded by men who had in reality no majority at their command. Some such contingency might no doubt have been anticipated as likely to fallow the loss of the venerable stAltsman who was then at the head of the Government, as well as of such men as Cobden, Sir C. Lewis, and Lord Herbert, but the most experienced politician could hardly have sup posed there would have been so rapid a disorganisa tion of their followers as had since taken place. It was, however, sufficiently evident, soon after the opening of the session, that a number of members, sufficient materially to affect the character of any measure of reform which might be introduced, were not disposed to act under the leadership of Mr. Gladstone with the readiness with which they were prepared to place themselves under the guidance of Lord Palmerston, and that any bill extending the franchise which might be passed would, as was said of some children among the gipsies, be passed in a state so disfigured that its own parents would fail to recognise it. In making that remark he by no means intended to contend that the Reform Bill which had been brought in was the best which could be intro duced. The Government measure, in his opinion, bad many defects. The clause proposing the disfran- chisement of dockyard labourers, for instance, he could not help regarding as a most objectionable provision. That was a clause which had he believed been suggested by the disclosures made in the case of Devonport a short time before ; but from all that had taken place he had little doubt the Government would have deemed it right to abandon the decision upon that point at which they had at the outset ar rived. While, he might add, he looked upon the bill as having some defects, he thought it his duty to give it his support as being a step in theright direc tion. Statesmen were not entirely their own mas ters, and in seeking to carry out a measure of re form they must adopt apolicy of conciliation. None of them supposed that there was any magic in £lO as a figure below which the franchise ought not to be reduced. The bill of last session would, accord ing to the computation of Mr. Gladstone, have raised the number of working men within the limit of the franchise to something like 22 per cent. of the total number on the electoral list. He did not pre tend to maintain that that or any other was the right figure on which to fix, but he bad, taking all things into consideration, deemed it to be his duty to sup port the bill of the Government, and neither he nor his hon. colleague was absent from any of the divi sions upon it which had taken place. (Cheers.) They all knew that the measure was defeated by the action of a certain portion of the Liberal party, whose motives, however, he would not call in question, be lieving that they had acted in the course which they had taken sincerely in accordance with the dictates of their own consciences. Besides, it was, in his opinion, more profitable to dwell en the future than upon the past. He had, it was needless to say, no means of knowing what policy the present Govern ment meant to adopt on the subject of Reform, and it was quite possible, taking into account the line of conduct which had been pursued by that party in reference to Roman Catholic Emancipation, and other great questions, that they might in the ensuing session introduce a measure of Reform to which he would be all: to give his support. lie must, how ever, say that he did not think they would bring in any such bill with a bonafidowintention of carrying it, and if not brought in with that intention there was but little hope, so short were our sessions, that a Reform Bill could be carried at all. The old Tory spirit was, moreover, still rampant, still advocating intolerance in religion, monopoly in commerce, ex clusive legislation, and there was, he feared, but little to be expected in the way of a Liberal scheme of Reform in that quarter. (Cheers.) He had said thus much on the important subject of the ex tension of the franchise, because until it was settled the other business of the House of Commons and the nation would be completely obstructed. But there were other reforms which pressed on for set- tleinent with almost equal urgency. The state of education in this country demanded the earnest attention of the Legislature, for he looked upon it as being at present in the highest degree discre ditable to a nation which claimed to be in the fore most rank in the career of advancing civilisation. If an Englishman went to Prussia, to Bavaria, to Saxony, or to Switzerland, he would find that the children of the poor were there carefully taught by competent teachers, and well clothed, while no child was allowed to leave school before the age of 12. A good deal of the success, he might add, which had attended the Prussian arms in the recent war with Austria was, in his opinion, to be attributed to the fact that in that country children were in early life subjected to that training which tended to make them afterwards intelligent soldiers. But a reform in our system of education was not the only other reform of which we stood in need. The heart-burn ing question of Church-rates remained to be set at rest, while there were also reforms connected with our army and navy which demanded the most serious attention of Parliament. (Cheers.) The Irish question, too, must be dealt with, for there was but little credit due to our statesmen for the manner in which the affairs of that country had hitherto been managed. Then came fiscal reforms, but so long as the great subject of the extension of the franchise continued unsettled, the attention of the Legislature would, he was afraid, be directed but languidly to those important matters. It was there fore his opinion that that great subject must be im mediately dealt with. (Cheers.) As to our foreign policy, it must be, he thought, a considerable source of satisfaction to those whom he addressed, as well as to the country at large, to find that we had of late years reversed the old system of having a finger in every pie. (Cheers.) We were now fortunately at peace with the whole world, with the exception of some trifling disturbance with the natives of Bhootan, and he was happy to think that the ques tion of the Alabama was placed upon a footing which would prevent any complications arising between this country and the United States. (Cheers.) We might be taunted with cowardice by other nations for consenting to refer that question to honourable arbitration ; but the case of Brazil, in which the disputes between the two countries were referred for settlement to the King of the Belgians, would show that, whether in dealing with a small or a large State, he was anxiolis to be guided only by the dic tates of justice, and he trusted that all disputes which might hereafter arise between us and foreign coun tries would be:settled in the same way. (Cheers.) At the same time as all the nations of the continent were making preparations for war; while renewing their protests of amicable intentions, he thought it was incumbent upon us to put our own house in order, so that we might be in a position to defend ourselves should any emergency arise. (Cheers.) The lion. gentleman then briefly referred to the dis tress prevailing in the dockyards, observing that our system of poor relief had broken down under the pressure, and that he would the next day form one of a deputation which proposed to wait on the Go v,:rnment on the subject of the equalisation of the por rates. (Cheers.) He in conclusion expressed his readiness to answer any question which any of his constituents wished to put to him. Mr. ROBERTS (a working man) next briefly ad dressed the meeting, observing that the body to which he belonged had been designated by certain members of the House of Commons as a drunken, ignorant, venal, bad lot. It was true that Mr. Lowe, by whom these epithets had been applied to them, had since sought to qualify the language which he used, in a letter which he wrote to the newspapers, stating that he spoke only of the fag end of the pre sent constituencies. Such aspersions had, never theless, been cast upon the working man, but the truth was that it was not of their ignorance that the House of Commons and Mr. Lowe was afraid, but of their growing intelligence, which would no longer submit to be represented by an assembly two-thirds of which belong directly or indirectly-to the House of Lords, which had no sympathy with the working classes, and regarded them as a mere machine. (Cries of •' No, no !" and cheers.) Mr. BELBEN then asked Sir C. Bright whether he was prepared to direct his attention to procuring the passing of measures for the equalisation of poor rates, the reform of the Court of Bankruptcy, the reform of the licensing system, abolition of Church rates, appointment of a public prosecutor, a Com- - pulsory Education Bill, the reform of the Irish Church, the reform of the army and navy, the amendment of the law of master and servant, the laws regulating capital aad labour, a bill to compel railway proprietors and speculators to build proper houses in lieu of thosewhich they caused to bepulled down, a bill providing a court of criminal appeal, and, best of all, a bill for the punishment of our daring hordes of swindlers. (Laughter.) Sir C. BRIGHT expressed his unwillingness to pledge himself to support all those measures in de tail. (A laugh.) Whenever a bill relating to any of them came before Parliament he should give it his best consideration. The meeting then, on the motion of Mr. D. Bass, passed a resolution, which was seconded by Mr. J. Bell, expressive of their confidence in Sir C. Bright as one of their representatives. The proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman. I ifeboat Services. TEIGNMOUTH, Devon, Jan. 23. Shortly after midnight this morning (states Mr. G. P. H. Rowell) a telegram was received here stating that a large vessel was on shore near Daw lish, and desiring that the lifeboat China, belonging to the National Lifeboat Institution, might be sent to her assistance. The crew were at once roused and the boat launched with all possible speed. The: wind had been blowing all day from the S.E., and there was a heavy sea running. After proceeding along the coast for about an hour the lifeboat discovered the vessel between Dawlish and Langton Point. She was anchored in a broken sea close to the shore, in a very dangerous position, and rolling very heavily. She was the brig Thomas, of Milford, bound from Dieppe to the British. Channel, in ballast. The crew of the lifeboat advised the master not to leave his vessel, and afterwards put two of their number on board with the view of getting her off !tore. She had both anchors down, but there was a tremendous strain on them, and she rolled to such an extent that the hawse-pipes and part of her stern were carried away. The lifeboat remained by the vessel some time until the wind veered to the S.W., when sail was made and the brig stood out to sea. Should the wind increase the lifeboat men on board will take her into Exmouth. The lifeboat then returned to her station, which was reached about eight o'clock this morning. The cost of this lifeboat was col lected about three years ago in Hong Kong and Shanghai, by W. H. Harton, Esq., and Messrs. Gilman. Since the boat has been on her station she has on several occasions rendered good services to shipwrecked crewe. WINC II ELS EA , Jan. 23. This morning the French barque Marie Amelie, of Quimper, stranded off this place (reports Henry Barra, Esq.) The lifeboat of the National Life boat Institution on this station was at once launched to her assistance. She took the ship's anchor out to seaward, thereby preventing her drifting further ashore with the tide, and the Rye Harbour steam tug has since towed the vessel off ; fortunately no lives have been lost. HOWTII, DUBLIN BNY, Jan. 22. A vessel was seen in the offing yesterday with a signal of distress flying (says Staff-Commander 11. D. Barney, R.N.) ; she was drifting fast to the shore. It had been blowing a gale from the east ward, and there was a heavy sea running. The Howth lifeboat, belonging to the National Lifeboat Institution, was thereupon at once launched, and found her to be the Fanny nil!bury, of London, bound from Liverpool to Sierra Leone, with a general cargo. The master stated that he had lost both anchors, and that she had ,struck on the Kish Bank. The weather having moderated, and a pilot having been taken on board, the vessel was fortu nately enabled to dispense with.the services of the lifeboat. Naval and Military Intelligence. Capt. the Duke of Edinburgh, K.G., arrived on Wednesday night at Moorshead's Royal Hotel, De vonport. On Thursday he visited Port Admiral Sir W. F. Martin, K.C.8., at Mount Wise, and then went to the office of Admiral Superintendent the Hon. J. R. Drummond, C. 8., in Devonport dock yard, after which his Royal Highness hoisted his flag on board the screw steam frigate Galatea, 26, which is to have a complement of 515 officers and men. The First Lieutenant of the Duke's previous ship the Racoon, Hugh Campbell, is appointed Commander of the Galatea, and severalother officers belonging to the 'corvette will also join the frigate. A detachment of the Royal Marines Light In fantry, consisting of one sergeant, one corporal, one drummer, and 51 privates, of the Chatham division of Royal Marines Light Infuntry, under the command of Capt. R. F. Tayler, will leave head quarters at six o'clock this morning, and proceed by express train to Devonport, for service on board the Galatea. The paddlewheel steam storeship Dee, 1, Master- Commander G. Raymond, was hauled into Keyham steamyard on Wednesday evening to unload. The screw steam corvette Racoon, Capt. Richard Purvis, was hauled on Wednesday evening frcm Ilamoaze into the lock at Keyham steam-yard. Instructions have been received at Chatham di recting a series of experiments to be made in the harbour of St. Mary's Creek, for the purpose of ascertaining the explosive force of gun-cotton when used in submarine operations. The experiments are to be under the direction of the Floating Obstruc tion Committee, and will be undertaken by a force of Royal Engineers, under tho superintendence of Lieut.-Col. A. A. C. Fisher, C.B. Her Majesty's 11-gun steam sloop Rapid, from the Cape station, Acting-Commander Stubbs, hav ing been entirely dismantled, was yesterday paid out of commission at Woolwich, the commander having been gazetted on the previous day to his substantial rank. The ship's company, 135 in num ber, not including officers and Royal Marines, were paid by Paymaster Foster with great rapidity, the total amounting to £2,565. In addition to the above sum they were likewise paid £Bl6 as their share of prize money. The detachment of Marines, on part ing from the blue jackets, were saluted with hearty cheers, and marched to their barracks, where they received their pay and furloughs to visit their friends. After being paid the continuous service men were granted the usual seven weeks' leave. Win- Davis, boatswain's mate, was presented with a medal for long service and good conduct, and wa s permitted to retire on an yearly pension of £35 15s. Henry Selby, quartermaster, was also granted a pension and medal for gaod cmiduct and long ser vice and £l5 gratuity. D.►vis had not 13,:en in pos session of his money more than three-quarters of an hour when he returned to the dockyard stating that tin looking over his pay be found he had lost two E 0 notes, which he fancied might have blown off the window sill on which he had deposited the money while settling with a comrade. It need scarcely be added that the money was not found. The Rapid will be placed in the third-class steam reserve, with a view to being surveyed for repairs. It is expected, however, she will be condemned to be broken up. A public notification was yesterday issued ai Woolwich announcing that a number of strong, able-bodied shipwrights are required for the Royal Navy. They must be men who can produce prod 'THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 25, 1867. of hay ing completed their terms of apprenticeship and b sing otherwise capable. Thi - 3 Commander-in-Chief has approved the uncle) 'mentioned arrangements :—Lieut. Richardson, of the 35th Regt., to join the depot ; Lieut. Stewart, of th e 56th Regt., to take charge of the draught of the 84th Regt. to Malta, instead of Lieut. Croc kett, 84th Regt., with whom he is effecting an ex change ; Lieut. Percy to be posted to the 2d battalion on his recent promotion. In accordance with instructions received from the Horse Guards, two officers, four sergeants, four corporals, and eight privates of the 4th and Bth depot battalions are held in readiness to proceed from the camp at Colchester to the Hythe School of Musketry by the 9th proximo. A detachment of the 84th Regt. (one officer, one sergeant, and 39 rank and file) is to ;proceed to Portsmouth on the 26th inst. for cm - bavkation for Malta and Jamaica. Railway and other Companies. CAPE TOWN. The traffic returns on this company's line, 63 miles in length, for the month of November last, showed that £2,059 had been received for the con veyance of 26,433 passengers, and £1,155 for the carriage of 2,366 tons of goods, making the total receipts for the month £3,214, being at the rate of £ll 18s.:per mile per week. Chemists and Druggists. A meeting of chemists and druggists, convened by the executive committee of the United Society of Chemists and Druggists, was held yesterday after noon at the London Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill, to consider certain suggestions made by the Pharma ceutical Society for the incorporation of the trade. The chair was taken by Mr. H. MATTHEW S, F.C.S., the president of the United Society, and there were about 70 gentlemen present. The suggestions which came under consideration were seven in num ber, and were intended to form the bases of a mea sure to be introduced into Parliament during the ensuing session. The majority of them—including a provision, that after the passing of the act all persons assuming the name or title of "chemist and druggists" should, with certain reservations to save vested interests, undergo an examination—were agrees to without objection, or with but slight modifications. The only suggestion which excited any hostility was the 4th, viz., " That all persons registered as chemists and druggists should be eligible for election to membership of the Pharma ceutical Society, under the bye-laws thereof ; Lut they should not by virtue of that membership be entitled to registration as pharmaceutical chemists,' that title being strictly kept for those only who pass the major examination. They should have the right of nominating and voting 'for members of council, but the council should consist only of members who are pharmaceutical chemists." Upon this Mr. Pass moved, and Mr. Warden seconded, a resolution declaring that " this meeting concurs in the desirability of limiting the title of Pharmaceutical Chemists to those who may pass their major examination ; but it is de cidedly opposed to registered chemists and drug gists being subjected to election by the Pharma ceutical Council as a condition for the election of the members of that council ; and it is equally and decidedly opposed to the council of so large a body as the chemists and druggists will be under an act of general incorporation, being limited to those who are now, or may be hereafter pharmaceutical chemists." This resolution was supported by Messrs. Huddlestone and liornby, who attended the meet ing as a deputation from the chemists and druggists of Sheffield, Mr. Heppel and Mr. Wade. All these gentlemen contended that the existing incorporated chemists and druggists bad a right to be placed upon a level with the unexamined members of the Pharmaceutical Society, and were entitled to be eligible as members of the council to which it was proposed that the government of the trade should be committed. The resolution was unanimously agreed to, as was also another proposed by Messrs. Betty and Anderson :—" That as among the interests influ encing the entire trade of chemists and druggists, two elements, the educational and commercial, are inseparably connected ; and as it is of vital import ance in "maturing any form of government for the whole trade that these two interests should, so far as practicable, be blended, this meeting cherishes the hope that from the resolutions it has adopted the advantage of a mutual understanding and combined action may be brought into operation, and autho rises a deputation of the trade to wait in this spirit upon the Pharmaceutical Council." So far nothing had occurred to disturb the harmony of the pro ceedings ; but when the question was raised as to the composition of the deputation, an element of discord was introduced, and there occurred a rather violent and disorderly scene. Several different propositions were made and were fiercely and some what irregularly discussed. On the one side there seemed to be a warm desire to exclude from the de putation certain members of the executive commit tee of the. United S oc i ety w h o are no t c h em i s t s ; while on the part of these members, and some at least of their colleagues, there was an equally firm determination to resist any proposal which would prevent their taking part in the negotiations with the Pharmaceutical Society. In the course of the discussion a good many pretty sharp personalities were exchanged, and at one time the debate dege nerated into something very nearly approaching a mere personal and vulgar wrangle. Ultimately, however, a resolution was (after a division), adopted, appointing as a deputation the executive committee of the United Society of Chemists and Druggists, and any other members of the trade who might choose to act with them ; and the proceed= ings, which had lasted about three hours, concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. Consolidated Bank. ---~---- mweeasthinegld oyf es shareholders at e i Lo t h n e - T he h Consolidated half-y e ß a a ri n y k don Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, under the presidency of Mr. J. A. Turner. The notice calling the meeting having been read, The report, which we have already published, was taken as read. In moving its adoption, The CHAIRMAN said he regretted that the duty devolved upon him of presiding over the meeting that day, in the absence of Mr. J. P. Heywood. It was the shareholders' loss, and for himself be would detain the meeting as short a period as possible. He was ver y glad to say that he met the shareholders under much happier circumstances than he bad had occasion to meet them a short time since, both in London and Manchester. (Cheers.) When last he met the p ro prietary in that ro om h e had to ask their assent to a proposition which the directors hoped at the time would, if carried Out, be the means of re suscitating the Consolidated Bank. To that pro posal the proprietors were pleased to give a unani mous consent, and he believed they had now some reason to congratulate themselves upon having done so. They were at the time in considerable difficulty, and their feelings were none of the pleasantest. (Hear, hear.) They now met again, and the pro posals the board then made had been practically tested in the meantime, and the result was - a com plete success. (Cheers.) The depositors and holders of credit balances behaved very liberally to them, for which he bad to tender his thanks. At this period of time it might not be amiss to revert to the particulars of the proposal he sub mitted to the shareholders. It was that 50,000 new shares should be created of £lO each, adding £200,000 to the capital of the bank. The directors offered to take one half of those shares amongst themselves, to show their confidence in the bank. But the shareholders generally applied so freely for them that it was not necessary for the directors to do so. The shares were allotted, and calls to the extent of £2 had been made on them, which had been paid regularly. The next proposal was that they should pay their depositors in full, in four equal instalments of ss. each, with 5 per cent. interest for waiting. Some objection was made at the meeting in Manchester by the depositors that so small a sum a s 5 per cent. should be added to their balances. But he ventured to point out to them that, though the Bank rate was 10 per cent., yet he believed that if they were paid 5 per cent. for the whole time up to June, 1867, they would have no reason to complain. (Cheers.) Well, they opened the bank and paid the first 53. in the pound, and long before the October instalment fell due they announced their willingness to pay the instalment at the Bank rate of the day. Some considerable number of depositors availed themselves of the an nouncement, and had their money ; and they had lately announced that they were ready to pay the instalment which would fall clue in June at the Bank rate of the day ; so that he considered they had paid their debts—for it was every man's own fault if he did not come and demand his •money the next day when he was told it was ready for him. (Cheers.) He had occasion to allreFs the last half-yearly meeting in Manches ter, when he told them that the capital was intact, and that though they had suffered sour draw back in re-establishing the bank, it was still SO. The reserve fund was intact, and they pro posed.to lay aside any margin of profits of the past six months to meet any of the extraneous expenses attendant upon resuscitating the bank. He also told them that the directors would take no salary until the debts were paid, and he induced the meet ing to pass a resolution that the shareholders should receive no dividend until they had paid all their creditors the principal and 5 per cent. interest. Another six months had gone over ; they had a net profit of 432 ; 116 for the half-year. The directors would not take any remuneration for their services, and though they did not recommend a dividend, yet they thought the shareholders entitled to interest for their money. The bank was now fairly resuscitated ; they were only getting back many accounts which necessarily left them during their suspension, but they were getting new accounts from the public. They were now fairly afloat ; they proposed to pay the shareholders interest at the rate of 5 per cent., and he thought the board were entitled to some credit for the manner in which they had pulled into smooth waters. Mr. FREDERICK lIANKET briefly seconded the motion, which was put and carried without discus sion. The retiring directors, Messrs. John Peirse Kennard, James Alexander Bannerman, Frederick Alers liankey, and William Smith, were unani mously re-elected, as were also the auditors, and the proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman and board, which was carried amid much cheering. The Metropolitan Sewage Question. Sir Stafford Northcote, President of the Board of Trade, received a deputation yesterday on the subject of the dis posal of the sewage of the metropolis. The deputation, which was introduced by Mr. Culling Hanbury, M.P., was composed of the following gentlemen :—Mr. East, Mayor of Kingston-on-Thames; Mr. Councillor Priest and Mr. Wilkinson, town clerk, also of Kingston-on-Thames; Mr. Walpole, chairman, and Mr. Bidgood, a member of the Sur biton Commissioners ; Mr. Besse'', clerk to the Hampton Wick local board ; Mr. Bedwell, chairman, and Mr. Straw bridge, a member of the East Moulsey local board; Mr. Sidney Smith, chairman, and Mr. Alfred Giles, a member of the Wimbledon local board ; Messrs. Merryweather and Phillipps, members of the New Maldon local board ; Mr. R. J. Bates, of Long Ditton ; and Mr. Clayton, Hook Parish. Mr. WALPOLE explained the object of the deputation, which was the formation of a suburban board to dispose of the sewage between Staines and the drainage system of the Metropolitan Board, their represnntations being the re sult of a conference recently held. The deputation be lieved the Metropolitan Board had done their work well, and they viewed with apprehension that the bill of the Conservancy Board was creating powers antagonistic to those of the district, who, if they took up the subject and did their best to dispose of the sewage, thought they might reasonably ask to be relieved from the danger of the Con servancy Board being able to attack them. Sir STAFFORD NORTHCOTE said the object brought before him was well deserving of serious consideration. He would point out that the bill which had been referred to was not introduced by the Government, but by the Thames Con servancy, in pursuance of the directions contained in the act of Parliament of last session. He had looked at the bill, and clearly it appeared to be limited to giving effect to the intentions of Parliament as expressed last session. The act of last session was evidently a Government mea sure. It uas taken charge of by the late Government, and the present Government came into office just as the bill reached its last stage. They did not then know the whole of the merits of the case. The Government had since asked whether they would this year bring in a bill to com plete the arrangement, but they stated it was not a matter which properly belonged to the Government, and the board had better proceed itself. At the same time the Govern ment would feel it their duty to watch the proceedings of the bill, and take notice of any suggestions offered for their notice. The deputation would see it was essential to the whole scheme that some arrangement should bo made for purifying this portion of the river, otherwise the Whole . _ _ that had been done was worth nothing, and there would be a breach of faith with the water companies, who under took a considerable portion of the expense of preserving the navigation on the understanding that they were to have water fit for drinking. It was essential, some way or other, that this portion of the river should be purified. As to the steps for purifying it, that was another ques tion. Upon so large a question he should not like to pronounce an opinion offhand, and it would be necessary for him to communicate with the Home Secretary and with the Duke of Buckingham, the Privy Council having taken up the question of the health of towns. A MEMBER of the DEPUTATION remarked it was essential to bear in mind that the representations then made were all from persons interested below the point at which the water companies draw their water from Hampton and up wards. The deputation wanted the water to be as pure as a river can be below as well as above that point. In his individual opinion, he believed the only method by which effectual drainage could be made was the eventual construc tion of a sewer parallel with the Thames, beginning at the river Mole, and coming all the way down until it meets the Metropolitan system. The PRESIDENT inquired whether he understood the feel ing of the deputation to be that the Government should in some way assist in the formation of a suburban board of the character described by them ? The deputation replied in the affirmative. _ . Sir S. NonTncoTi having elicited a few other points as to the views and wishes of the deputation, they then thanked the right hon. president fur the courtesy with which he had received them, and withdrew. RAILWAY BILLS. Yesterday the examiners on standing orders pro ceeded with railway and other bills. Before Mr. Frere, the opposed bill of the London and North- Western and Midland (Huddersfield and Halifax Railway) complied with the standing orders ; but the London and North-Western (new lines) was found not to have complied with the standing orders. Before Mr. Palgrave the unopposed bill of the Devon and Somerset (Deviation) passed. The op posed bill of the Devon and Somerset was adjourned until Monday. RAILWAY STEEL AND PLANT (LIMITED). The report of the committee of shareholders ap pointed on Dec. 4 last to investigate the affairs of the company, states that the balance-sheets sub mitted to the proprietors had not been prepared with that care which a regard to the supplying of full and accurate information to the shareholders re quired ; that the stock, takings had been loosely conducted, and had led to fallacious results. The committee found that it had been the practice in making up the books ,to charge the works and plant with interest upon the cost of so much thereof as were from time to time unproductive, and to carry such interest to the credit of profits, and to include it with and publish it as profits arising from the busi ness of the company. It had been the practice to charge certain materials used by the company in the construction of the works, and on which labour had been expended by the company's workmen, at a profit averaging about 10 per cent. upon the cost, and that, in addition to such profit, it had been the practice to make a further charge of 20 per cent. on the same materials and labour, and to carry both of such charges to the credit of profits, and thereby swell the amount appearing to have been earned in carrying on the business of the company. The com mittee found that out of the profits of Dec., 1864, there were set aside, as provided by clause 95 of the articles of association, for a reserve fund, £930 13s. and for a depreciation fund, £1,525 13s. The accounts to which those sums were carried were subsequently cancelled. They found that at the 31st of Dec., 1865, there were liabilities out standing against the company amounting to £1,193, which did not then appear on the books, and which consequently were omitted from the balance-sheets and accounts of that date. It afforded the com mittee the greatest pleasure to report that the works had been skilfully devised and well constructed, and that a comparatively moderate outlay would render them complete and second to none of their kind in the kingdom. They were of opinion that the com pany had suffered from inadequate representation and consequent want of work. The committee concluded by recommending that the Board be re constituted ; that a general manager be appointed who should have the full control of the company, and be responsible only to the Board ; that a secre tary be appointed to take the management of the counting-house and financial department of the company ; that the stock be accurately taken and a balance-sheet prepared ; and that calls be made upon the shareholders to an extent sufficient to en able the new Board to put the financial position of the company on a thoroughly satisfactory footing. ATLANTIC ROYAL STEAM NAVIGATION. of shareholders liquidator, reholdersin was this held com pany, a Yesterdayn y , convened a by meeting the official Taver submitted Mr his . report F . IV o li n i n t n h e e y w , n t d h It stated y ffa w irs as o f f or t m he ed co i m a p l a B n s y B . e passengers and mails between Galway and North ioa t n h ilfit ga official the the L c f co the liquidator,mdt ho p en a n a to convey America, but had proved so unsuccessful that spe cial meetings had been held in 1861-2 to write off £388,109 for losses and expenditure. As the criginal capital was £376,277, rather more than the whole of it was thus declared to have been lost. It was, however, determined to persevere with the undertaking, and for this purpose, in 1862, the company raised further capital by preference shares. The amount authorised to be issued was £60,000, in shares of £lO each, bearing a prefe rential interest of 7 per cent. per annum. The amount raised from this source was £527,262, which had been nearly all lost. Matters were in 1861 brought to such a state that the company could go on no longer, and acccordingly a resolu tion was passed in July, 1864, by which it was re solved to wind up the company, and Mr. Whinney was appointed liquadator. On taking office he found that the assets of the company consisted principally of the four steamships, Adriatic, Anglia, Columbia, and Hibernia, which stood in the books of the company at a cost of £776,871. It appeared, however, from a report made to the Treasury in October, 1862, that those four ships, when completed for sea, were, in the estimation of the Admiralty surveyors, worth commercially £387,000 only. The ships were mortgaged for £150,000, and after various negotiations the official ; liquidator disposed of them for £280,000, subject to the mortgage, leaving a sum which enabled him, ; with the aid of other assets, consisting principally of claims on policies, to pay the creditors their debts in full, amounting to £279,455, besides leav ing a surplus of £11,075, the greater part of which was applicable for division among the preference shareholders. • A short conversation ensued between one of the two shareholders present and the official liquidator as to the right of the preferential shareholders to have the balance remaining distributed amongst them. The proceedings terminated by the official liqui dator declaring that, with the exception of this division of the balance, the company was wound up. HULL DOCKS. The annual report of the directors congratulates the proprietors on the satisfactory progress of the trade and commerce of Hull, which during the year had steadily increased notwithstanding the derangement of the money market and the Garman war. The grossrevenue in 1866 was £114,562 against £103,605 in 1865, showing an increase of 210,966. The gross expenditure in 1866 was £84,081, and in 1865 £75,931, the net reveuno being £30,481. The dock duties and rent on vessels was £45,352 on 1,343,819 tons, against £43,086 on 1,262,763 tons in 1865. The tonnage of steamers engaged in the foreign and coasting trades amounted to 748,286 tons, being an increase of 99,103 tons as compared with 1865. The increased expenditure in the past year amounted to £8,147, of which £3,158 had been paid for opposing the Dock Trust Bill, promoted by the Hull Corpo ration for the compulsory purchase of the docks. The outlay on account of the Victoria and Railway Docks amounted to £22,674, and on the New West ern Dock to £205,231. Mr. Hawkshaw, the engi neer, reported that since Jan., 1866, the whole of the foreshore required for the new dock, having a river frontage of more than a mile, had been en closed from the Huber, SPIRIT OF THE PITBLIO JOURNALS. TIMES.—The more we become acquainted with the circumstances which have led to the proposal to impeach President Johnson, the more grave does the fact itself appear. It was just possible to believe, when the news first came to us through our corre spondent's telegram, that the proposal was a mere ebullition of passionate resentment on the part of the House of Representatives, which would die away and be forgotten when the occasion of it had become a few days older. It is true that in order to arrive at this conclusion it was necessary to attribute to the house a feeble and almost feminine fretfulness ; it was necessary to believe that the members of a re sponsible chamber were ready to sacrifice their own dignity and to forget the respect due to the nation they representedfor the sake of indulging in a threat never meant to be carried into effect ; and, strange to say, there were not wanting professed admirers of the dominant party in Congress who endeavoured in this way to explain what appeared to be a revolu tionary act. This defence is now no longer tenable. The course commenced by Mr. Stevens and his im mediate followers may be violent, but it is not an evanescent freak. They are determined to carry through what they have begun. They have resolved upon removing from office a President who dissents from their policy of reconstruction, and to reduce the Executive Department to be the humble servant of the Legislature. The more daring spirits among them strike atyet higher game. The Supreme Court, the ark of the Constitution, has interfered with the supremacy of the fluctuating majority of Congress, and its destruction is threatened as a sequel to the deposition of the President. Immediately before its short Christmas vacation Congress passed the Dis trict of Columbia Suffrage Bill. On the 26th ult. this bill was presented to the President. On the 7th inst. it was returned by him to the Senate, where it first originated. His reasons for rejecting the bill are expressed in a State paper, the abi lity of which few will deny. The District of Co lu►abia consists of a small territory around Wash ington, originally lying in the States of Mary land and Virginia, but, for the purpose of avoiding clashing jurisdictions, long since ceded to the Fe deral Government. It has municipal institutions of its own, but no State Legislature is interposed be tween it and Congress. The population of the dis trict is about 130,000, a quarter of whom are negroes. The bill provided that in all municipal elections the franchise should be exercised without distinction of colour. Upon the policy or impolicy of such a bill we do not say a word ; we are only concerned with the reasons advanced by Mr. Johnson for putting his veto on it, and with the subsequent action of Con gress. Mr. Johnson's argument was simple. The district of Columbia was, he admitted, subject to the supreme and exclusive control of the Federal Govern ment, but it was never intended that the municipal institutions of the district should be set at naught by Congress. If it were, the inhabitants of Columbia would be deprived of all security for freedom. They would be at the mercy of a Legislature in which they had no representative to defend their liberties. Con gress is bound, he declared, to look upon itself as the State Legislature of Columbia, and, though not elected by it, to defer to the wishes of its inhabitants in matters of local concern. Congress had always acted in this spirit, and Mr. Johnson quoted the lan guage of successive Presidents to prove this position. What, then, were the views of the municipalities of Columbia on the proposed change on their electoral law? A vote was taken upon the subject twelve months since, and iu Washington, out of 6,556 voters—the largest number with but two exceptions ever polled in the city--only 35 supported thealtera tion ; in Georgetown, out of 813—an unusual:y large number—there was only one in favour of it. It is evident that if ever legislation conflicted with the spirit 'of the Constitution the Suffrage Bill did. It was a stretch of arbitrary and irresponsible power-- the act of wise despots possibly—but on a similar plea Congress might have endeavoured to force a similar bill on the States of Kentucky and Missouri. We say nothing of the so-called Southern States, which placed themselves outside the Constitution by their acts of secession, and having thus forfeited their political rights are now mere subject terri tory awaitine. reorganization ; Columbia has suf fered no such penalty, its municipal autonomy can not be abrogated without violence, and the veto of the President was but a vindication of the princi ples of the Constitution against a palpable infringe ment. The Veto was delivered, and the Suffrage bill was immediately re-enacted by a sufficient ma jority, and, subject to the judgment of the Supreme Court, is now law. It might be supposed that Con gress would havebeen content with this, but the oc casion was seized to push forward what had been be fore resolved upon. The managers of the Republican party had become weary of Vetoes, even though they amounted to nothing more than empty protests, and forthwith commenced the process of impeach ment. " What is the use of passing acts in the pre sent state of the Government ?" said Mr. Thaddeus Stevens to our correspondent, and while the reasons for the Veto of the Columbia Suffrage Bill were being read in the Senate, the instruction for the impeachment of Mr. Johnson was introduced into the House of Representatives, and " the previous question" moved for the purpose of suppressing de bate. The lengths to which a dominant party can go when unchecked by an opposition were Inver better exemplified. The instruction to the Judiciary Committee was the most important step that could be taken, yet the House of Representatives deter mined that it should be voted without hearing rea sons for or argument against it. It is true that not all tliose who were ready to support the resolution were prepared to stifle discussion. " The previous question" was c trried by 75 to 4a, some not voting and others siding on this issue with the mino rity, but immediately after this vote was taken, the main resolution itself was adopted by 107 to 39. The Judiciary Committee-which is said by one of the most active of the President's op ponents " to have been purposely constituted for precisely such work," so decided is its animus against the President-has entered upon its labours and there is no doubt that it will report a series of charges to the house which will be preferred against Mr. Johnson at the bar of the .Senate. The impeachment of Mr. Johnson is an assertion of the principle that the will of the majority of Con gress must be henceforth unchecked, and that the limitations imposed upon it by the Constitution are a dead letter. There are, no doubt, charges advanced to substantiate the Impeachment, but it is confessed that they would never have been heard of had not the President opposed the action of the dominant party, and the Conservative Republicans acknow ledge that they would be dismissed at once in any Court. We cannot, of course, pretend at this dis tance to give an opinion on this point, but the presumption of the flimeiaess of the charges made against Mr. Johnson is confirmed by the language of the more thoughtful members of the extreme Radical party itself. Timidly they hint their fears of the wisdom of the process instituted by their unflinching associates. " May we not," they ask, "put a precedent upon our statute-books which will give any Democratic majority of the Senate and house in future years the right to revolutionise the Government in the interest of slavery ?" This is undoubtedly the danger. If Mr. John son is to be set aside because he interferes with the will of the majority of the present Congress, no future President will be able to defend the on stitution from the majority of the hour. Whatever party be uppermost will wield a power without limit. We should be glad to believe that the sense of this danger will prove sufficient to arrest the , course of the majority in Congress. Unhappily, they can point to the majorities at the elections of last autumn-majorities not large in themselves but giving their party overwhelming strength in House and Senate; and they are fortified by the assurance that the popular sentiment approves their action. Relying upon this support, they will persevere in the course they have deter mined upon. On the 4th of March the present Congress will expire, and, in accordance with an Act passed last month, the new Congress will im mediately commence its sittings. The interval will be consumed in preparing Articles of Impeachment. Then, when the new Congress is inaugurated, and the Radical party, strong now, becomes even stronger, when, above all, the two-thirds majority in the Se nate will be secured beyond the possibility of doubt, the impeachment will be presented, a condemnation will be secured, and a precedent will be set by which the main defence against the despotism of a tempor ary majority will be swept away. Posse-Early in the session a bill to amend the law of bankruptcy will be introduced by the Attor ney-General, and we believe the preparation of the measure has been entrusted to the competent hands of the gentleman who was secretary to the Bank ruptcy Commission in 1856, and who drew the Bankruptcy Bill introduced by Lord Derby's Go vernment in 1859. It may be assumed that impri sonment for debt on final process will be entirely abolished. The Act of 1861 paved the way for this great and salutary change, by providing a system of monthly gaol deliveries, under which no trader need suffer a longer imprisonment than 14 days, and no non -trader a longer period than two calendar months. The effect of this provision has been to flood the bankruptcy and county courts with a mass of pauper cases, which are submitted to the same dignified processes which are useful and necessary in the realisation of estates showing some or consider able assets. We regard the abolition of imprison ment for debt as the sine qua non of bankruptcy re form, but we cannot the same time shut our eyes to the fact that a very large portion of the trading community consider the retention of this power absolutely necessary as some kind of security for the credit which they are compelled to give. If a man can pay his debts and will not pay them, he should be compelled to do so if he have the means. The system of judgment summonses might be ex tended to all debts, and upon proof of the debtor's a bility to pay he should be committed to prison for a specified period. The imprisonment would not purge the debt, and during its continuance he should not be allowed to petition against himself, though creditors should be permitted to obtain a hostile adjudication, and thus secure a rateable division of the property amongst themselves. The substitution of this system for arrest on final process would, we think, satisfy the trading com munity, and especially the small shopkeepers, whose business depends so materially on credit. As the punishment should only be inflicted by a judge of one of the superior courts, or of the Court of Bank ruptcy where the debt exceeded £5O, the debtor would not be at the mercy of his creditors, and the latter would not possess this power of enforcing credit except upon satisfactory proof that the debtor could, but would not, pay. But if all the pauper cases which now are the result of imprison ment were removed, as suggested, there would still remain a large mass of insolvent business to be ad ministered either in the Court of Bankruptcy or by means of trust deeds. It is therefore important to cons ider what improvement can be made in the machinery of that court. Here it may be observed that Mr. Moffatt's committee of 1865 proposed the entire abolition of the Court of Bankruptcy, and that Sir Roundell Palmer's Bill of last year pro ceeded upon the principle of giving all control to the creditors, according to the Scottish system, and leaving in effect nothing for the commissioners and registrars to do but to adjudicate and to settle dis putes between trustees and creditors. We do not believe that the measure about to be introduced will adopt the sweeping change proposed by Mr. Moffatt or proceed upon the plan o f deofficialising the ad ministration of insolvent estates conceded by Sir Roundell Palmer to the clamours of a few noisy commercial agitators. Under the act of 1861 creditors can prescribe any mode of a dministration that they prefer. They may keep the case in bank ruptcy, or by resolution may take it out of court; and when they please, an arrangement by deed can be made, which only requires the intervention of the court for purposes of registration. The practical result of the Act of 1861 has been to show that creditors are the most helpless people in the world, that they will not attend to their own business (probably from a desire not to throw good money after bad), and that as a necessary consequence the conduct of their business has fallen to the lot of the attorneys and accountants who, out of this negligence on the part of creditors, reap no small advantage. In illustration the following facts and figures may be stated:-In one estate the gross assets were £1,660 6s. 11d. ; the solicitor's bill, £246 15s. 9d. ; the accountant's bill, £77 17s. 10d.; and after other charges, including official assignee, £39 Os. 7d. ; and messenger, £2B 125., the sum divisible among the creditors was £1,135 ss. 3d. In another estate the gross assets were £777 19s. 6d. ; the solicitor's bill, £36615. 9d. ; accountant's bill, £6O 14s. 9d. ; offi cial assignee, £33 Bs. 9d.; messenger, £37 1 ls. id. ; which, with other charges, left a sum of £254 17s. 2d. divisible amongst the creditors. In a third estate the gross assets were £425 2s. 101 ; solicitor's bill, £156 ls. 11d. ; accountant's bill, £25 ; messenger, £2 12s. 11d. ; and the sum divisible was £93 103. 6d. _ln a fourth estate the gross assets were £336 12s. 9d. ; solicitor's bill, £46 18s. 7d. ; manager's bill, £6l9s. 9d. ; messenger, £l6 18s. 6d., and other expenses, leaving a balance of £lB7 Bs. 3d. In a fifth estate the gross assets were £250 14s. 3d. ; solicitor's bill, £143 3s. ; manager's bill, £45 19s. 10d. ; official ust,ignee, £1.2 17s. 2d ; messenger, £8 9s. Bd.. leaving, with other expenses, a balance divisible of £34 9s. 7d., which on the debts proved gave the unfortunate creditors a dividend of exactly 34d. In a sixth estate the gross assets were £l3O Os. 6d.; solicitor's bill, £4l 4s. Id.; official assignee, X.ll 17.3. 51. ; messenger, £9 17e. 61. ; bankrupt's allowance, £25 ; payments in full, £39 1 ls. 6d. ; and the amount ultimately divided was £2 10s., yielding a dividend of 14d. In a seventh estate the gross assets were £77 18s. sd. ; solicitor's bill, £39 Os. 7d. ; official assignee, £l3 9s. ld. ; messenger, ls. ; the amount divided being £l9 7s. 9d. In the last estate to which we refer the gross assets were £72 14s. 11d. ; solicitor's bill, £37 2s. 5d., beingmore than one-half of the entire assets •, official assignee, £ll 05..4d. ; messenger, £l5 16s. 11d. ; which, after deducting £3 11s. 6d. for auctioneer's bill, left a balance of £ 4s. 7d,, giving a dividend of exactly 4d. in the pound to the unhappy creditors. It ap pears from a list of twelve estates, including the eight just mentioned, these general results may be drawn :—Solicitor's charges, 24 per cent. ; official assignee's charges, 3i per cent. ; and messenger's charges, 3i per cent. The last two charges, it may be observed, do not go into the pockets of the official assignee and messenger, but are paid into the Chief Registrar's fund, and are applied to wards the sits teutation of the court. As solicitors' bills are sel- dom or ever taxed under trust deeds, possibly the per tentage in those cases may approach nearer 50 than 24 per cent. This point is dwelt upon with greater earnestness because it is believed that by the forthcoming bill the office of official assignee will be abolished altogether. Sir Roundell Palmer's mea sure of last session practically left all property ill the hands of the bankrupt, from the adjudication to the choice of a trustee or assignee. It may be honed that if official assignees are to be abolished care will be taken to provide some means of secur ing possession of the bankrupt's property up to the choice, and for this purpose it might be advisable to create an officer, to be called provisional assignee or high bailiff, in whom the bankrupt's estate would vest immediately upon adjudication, and who would retain possession, and give direction for its manage ment until the creditors had had an opportunity of electing an assignee. The most efficient and trust worthy of the present messengers of the court should be appointed to this office. There are many other points upon which, in previous articles, we have observed, such as the creation of a chief judge and the transfer to that officer of jurisdiction in winding-up cases ; but we forbear to enter upon them now, simply expressing our hope that an en larged and enlightened view of the whole law of debtor and creditor will be taken by the framers of _ the measure, and that they will not permit any com mercial clamour or agitation to extort from them concessions which will only render the administra tion of estates in bankruptcy more mischievoes, dilatory, and expensive than at present. COUNTRY MARKETS. BRISTOL-THURSDAY. On our market today there was a better supply of Eng -1!sli wh?at than of late, which sold slowly at barely last week's prices. In foreign but little doing, holders gene rally refusing to make any concession in value. Malting barley very quiet, and is per qr. lower. Grinding qualities scarce, and co►.imanded full prices. For oats scarcely any inquiry, and values receded from 3d to 6d per qr. Beans quite as dear. Indian corn realised a further advance of 15 per qr. MANC HES TER-THURSDAY. The trade during the week has remained in much the same state as previously noted, the demand for all articles being on a moderate consumptive scale only. Our market this morning was thinly attended by buyers, and wheat and flour met a slow sale at the currencies of this day se'nnight. Indian corn 6d dearer. BIRMINGHAM-THURSDAY. At this day's market there was a better supply of End' lish wheat, for which last week's prices were demanded , but to effect sales it was needful to submit to a reduction of 6d to is per qr. except on the very best samples. IC° - thing doing in foreign. Barley rather lower. Oats dull• Other articles unaltered. BURY ST. EDMUNDS WEDNESDAY. There was a fair supply of wheat hero to-day, most 0 1 which was in fair condition. The trade ruled dull, at last week's prices. Not much barley offering ; the best samples realized quite as much money, while secondary qualities were easier to purchase. Oats, beans, and peas were ILL quired for. EDINBURGH-WEDNESDAY. Wheat on the top, 2s 6d down average, Os ld down' Barley on the top,, Os 6d down average, Os 2d down , Oats on the top, Os 6d up average, Os lid up. Beans on the top, Os 6d up average, Os lld up. Total supply and sales. Wheat 1251 qrs sold 1009 Barley 1799 qrs sold 1359 Oats 1955 qrs sold 1127 Beans l2B qrs sold 116 Average prices. Wheat, 61s10d i Oats, 30s 5d Barley, 39s 10d 1 Beans 45s 5d Town-made flour sells as follows:—White, 56s Od; extra superfine, 54s Od; superfine, 52s Od; fine, 508 Od. GLAS G OW-WEDNESDAY. This day's market was thinly attended, and the busi ness restricted ; previous quotations have to be repeated Prices of barley and white peas were the turn in soller o favour. Foreign Mail Packet List. . MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton...— Feb. 1 0 . • Ditto, via Marseilles Feb. Brazil and Cape Verds. by British packet, Feb. 4 • Ditto, by French packet Feb. 21. Cape of Good Elope, Ascension, and St. Helena.— Feb. 27. China, Penang, and Siug,ipore, via Southampton Feb. 2 . Ditto, via Alargeilles ?aikland Islands Gibraltar, via Southaiopton Jan. 28- . .. laths (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Sauthatnotoa... Jan 28. Ditto, via Hansellies India (Bombay), via Southampton. Jan. 2 3 . Ditto, via Aurae!lles Jan. 27 Halta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Jan. 23. Ditto, via Mareeiilea Jan.. 27• llauritius, via Southampton Ditto, via Hartsell:oi Feb. ' 3 Newfoundland Portuga) , ,.,..Feb. .. Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon United btates and British North America, by Bri tish packet. Ditto, by United States paokst, via Southamp ton Ditto, 'via Cork.... Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry ~Jan. •l• West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe .... Feb. 3. West Indies and Pacific (except Baha,oas and Honduras) Baham`..l, via New York. Feb 1 . Cuba aad Mexico Jan. 28 Bermuda, via Halifax Feb. 13' A WORD WITH Mn. GoscHEN.—For many rev sons we are glad to see Mr. Goschen doing sollie thing, even if it be very little. Mr. Goschen must bear in mind that he has yet his spurs to win. Though we should think it both premature and unjust to say that his ell °6 Parliamentary career has been a failure, yet we must nar y d:dly say, as true friends to him, that he has not been * success. The reason for his accession as a member of the late Government has yet to be justified. He brought with him from Oxford a reputation for scholarship, and for * certain kind of Union eloquence. Neither are of ve r y great use in the House of Commons at the present morcen t " when party feelings run high, and men require to be iet i not with the light biscuit pastry of rhet o ri c , but the bread of principles. By the Liberal press, Mr. Goschen has been welcomed with praises, which would be more appropriate if applied to a tried and veteran statesman than to a n ovice' Those praises Mr. Goschen has still to justify. And, cer- ; tainly, ho bas not done much to justify them in his reeen i i s peech ; yet still it was something. Ho spoke very ° e , - a bout generalities. He rightly dealt w ith the aim and °"' ject of all individual exhibitions—to encourage a whole' some, rational, and intell ec t ua l t as t e . H e ver y prope r ", dwelt upon the enormous.i m p or t ance o f su c h exhibit ion ! at the present crisis. H e po i n t e d ou t, t oo , h o w little 18a known by the country at large of the working classee, t ' e d the confusion of id eas th a t ex i s t s res p e cti n g them e tt t. their habits and feeli ng s. H ere Mr. Goschen was flu e a t not to say voluble. But it does not require any very g re l i, genius to expatiate for any length of time upon such l d evident propositions. Lord John Manners himself W e t probably have said just the same words, only souterra mere blandly. In both cases they are only so much Ine l ' e butter. And we do not care about molted buttery t o speech to the working classes. Treacle is cheap, an p many tastes, not pleasant. And to his melted butt er Goschen added a quantity of treacle. Young ladies , , g believe, like it. And had Mr. Goschen been addreseleot some ladies' college we should have nothing to say. S.re, the working classes are not young ladies. They recitiLd as we once heard from one of them, strong meat "rammel cheese." And the strong meat they will no t from Mr. Goschen. He failed precisely where he faile is the house. Ho wants more backbone. What he w ill ate opposition next session we cannot possibly say, bu t de, ( o will certainly try his powers far more than they hitherto been tried.—London Review. Births. .94 10 LYALL—On the 23d inst., at 2, Buckingham-gate, the of George Lyall, Esq., of a son. P a p PARKER—On the 14th inst., at Stonebridgo House, rap than; the wife of Captain Parker, of The AbbeY Swineshead, of a son. Marriages. ,„ s vo EVANS—HALE--On the 22d inst., at St. John's, Angell—i the J. Russell Evans, Esq., of Reigemoor, Hants, sou °scriltA late M. Evans, Esq., of Shaw House, Melkshan c h to Elizabeth Price, third daughter of Wm. Da le ' of Angell-terrace, Brixton, Surrey. rthar ebt WHITELY—FORD On the 21th inst., at St. Mary' s Woolwich, William Mordaunt, eldest son of J• Esq., of 1, Woolwich-common, Kent, to Lucyfr.Dil'i eldest daughter of J. W. Ford, Esq Shooter Kent. Deaths. EATON—On the 23d inst., at Leyton, Essex, Capt. Sendr Eaton, late 60th Royal affed 3 9 ~,.0 1 01 1t13' HARRIS -On the 22d inst., at 6, Windsor Villas, Sir W. Snow Harris, F.R.S., aged 76. ber t ' LAMBERT— On the 23dEinst., in London, Richa rd Esq., of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, aged 56. SPARKS—On the 21st inst., at 47, Bryanston-scfl3-13' d"g" Sparks, Esq. SAWKINS—On the 20th inst., at 1 Trinity-squaret Pr William Sawkins, Esq., i4,-ed 81. - AND . " London : Printed and Published by WILL LI AR Na - of No. 112, Strand, Pointer at Taz SUN 0 01 ° 4 00 0/ • Strand, in the Preolast of the Savoy, t ° IC Lticitueetx.—p - iday, January 2,5, 1807, i ;> >, ,~ ils= !ion in trat.