The Sun. — London, England, 1856-09-26 00:00:00

MR. W, J. FOX M.P., AT OLDHAM. On Wednesday evening, Mr. W. J. Fox, M.P., ad dressed a very crowded meeting of his constituents and en pporters iu the Oldham Town Hall ; Mr. Councillor Leach presided. Mr. Fox, who was most enthusiastically received, said- Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen,—l am here, according to premise, and according to custom, to render my annual ac count, and that annual account is, on the present occasion, no very difficult task ; for I am somewhat in the position of those parties who are occasionally called upon to make re turns, who receive large sheets of paper, all ruled in co lumns, in which they are to enter their returns, and who in each column have nothing to put clown but the single word nil. (Laughter.) It has been a session of nonentities. The House of Commons has been doing nothing, and the House of Lords has been helping it. (Laughter.) We have heard of a class of people defied " waiters upon Providence" —people who are not given to exertion, but lounge about with their mouths open, expecting that something good will drop in, who are ever reckoning, not upon their own efforts, but on the expectation that something will "-turn up ;" and such waiters on Providence have the two houses of legislature been for the last session. I call them waiters on Providence, but Ishould rather call them waiterson Pal merston —(laughter)—for to him they have been looking, knowing that with his word he could send them all about their business, to render an account of their " no doing" to their constituents. (Hear, hear.) The House of Commons has been waiting for the people to agitate for reforms, and the people have been waiting for the House of Commons to originate reforms. The House of Lords has been wait ing for bills to be-sent up by the House of Commons, and the House of Commons have been waiting for their bills to be rejected by the Lords. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) The Church has been waiting for the resignation of two bishops, and the bishops have been waiting for the security of pretty handsome pensions before they sent in their resignation. (Cheers and laughter.) In short, there has been nothing but " waiting" all round. The house has been waiting for a dissolution, and Lord Pal merston has been waiting to be put into such a minority, on a party question, as would warrant him in dissolving. Of such a state of things what can I say ? I have no par ticular account to render, for the same questions have been discussed as in former sessions, and I have given the same votes upon those questions. Mr. Fox then more particu larly noticed the motion of Mr. Muntz, for a revision and the re-adjustment of the income tax. He had supported that proposition, because such a tax ought to be levied im partially, whether regarded ae a war tax or as a peace tax. It was not so difficult, this. Everybody knew the differ once between money which came to a man as the fruit of his hard earnings, by his brain or by his hands, and money which came to a MAn with no other trouble than signing a receipt ; between money that was contingent upon the continuance of health, of labour, and of profit, and money that was contingent upon nothing at all, but which re mained a secure and permanent income. It was not fair that the one of these sources should be taxed in the same way, or to the same degree, as the other. (Cheers.) More over, the tax fell most heavily in proportion to the na.rrow ness of the income, because wo had to reckon all the other deductions from income which are made by indirect taxa tion. Look at the proportion of the income of a millionaire which is taken from him for the necessaries, and even for the luxuries, of life. What was it ? It was a sort of infini tessimal quantity—a taxation that did not affect him, that did not affect his efforts, his prospects, or his influence. But look at the poor man, with his comparatively few shil lings a week ; the tax upon the necessaries of life was a tax upon his income, sometimes to the amount, not of 3 or 6 per cent., but of 20, 30, or 40 per cent, and somes higher than that, (Hear.) Now, even if we saw at a yet remoter distance the prospect which Mr. Gladstone sometime ago held out of the complete abolition of the income tax, then the more remote was that prospect, the more pressing was the necessity of adjusting it fairly and equitably, Mr. Fox then referred to his support of Mr. Miall, the member for Rochdale, in his motion for inquiry into the ecclesiastical revenues of Ireland, with a view to their redistribution. He took that motion to be one of the most remarkable that bad been tirade in the House of Commons for a considerable period. It was treating the subject in a different manner from those frequent and tiresome discussions on the grant for Maynooth. It was not singling out one party, one re ligion, one denomination, to cut it off from receiving any thing out of the public purse ; it made no invidious dis tinctions, but it asked for an inquiry into all the money 'which went in Ireland for religious purposes, and an in quiry as to the wisest manner of administering those funds. It was, in fact and in spirit, a motion for the separation of the Established Church of Ireland from the State. (Ap plause.) If ever such an experiment could be tried nudes. propitious circumstances it might surely be tried at the present day in the sister country. Ireland was ripe for the establishment of universal religions equality, and uni— versal religious freedom. And where should we think of ever trying such an experiment if not in a country where the established religion was, after all, but in a pitiful mi nority ; in a country where the established clergyman re ceived his hundreds of pounds per annum for indoctrinat ing some dozen of hearers, while the Catholic priest re• ceived only his dozen pounds per annum for teaching his two or three thousand hearers—a country where the expe rience of three centuries had set the brand of failure on the Established Church—a country where every ecclesias tical building belonging to the Established Church was iu fact a monument of a victory and an insult to the great mass of the population—a country whore the. e could be neither rest nor peace till that monster nuisance was abated. (Cheers.) Mr. Fox then adverted to the Police Bill—a bill which, as extending a system of centralisa tion throughout the country, he had felt it his duty to oppose in every stage. lie thought our municipal ieeti tntions ought not to be so lightly dealt with. These institutions wore older than the church, older than the aristocracy, older than the monarchy itself. (Hear, hear.) They existed in the time of our Saxon ancestors, when every man belonged to a tithing, and every tithing belonged to a hundred, and every hundred belonged to a county ; and they, in their own right, chose their own offices, to entrust with the management of their affairs. The granting of charters was an innovation e hich sae ceeded to the Norman conquest; it was an innovation upon that inherent right which gives to every mueicpa lity the power of self-government. He could not quietly see this infringed upon, nor was tsmre any reason for it. The counties wore bribed—bribed by the offer of the p ,y -memt of 20 per cent. of their police expenses out of the public purse; and the county members, with all their beast of independence, accepted this bribe, and gave in to the propositions of the Home Secretary. The bore ughs stood out more manfully ; they had always been the for tresses of freedom. Tire bill, however, had become law and they must make the best they could of it. At any rate, he thought the boroughs would not be so burdened as was at first contemplated, because it was evident that the smallness of the police in many of the manufacturing boroughs was not a fault to be c o-reefed ; it was a testi mony to the general good conduct of the inhabitants of those boroughs, showing how small a force is sufficient, in times when there is not some great excitement, to keep lip all the requisites of order, propriety, and safety, (Hear.) One other topic ho would advert to as having a local interest—the controversy as to the shipping dues which are levied on the port of Liverpool. They were upon the whole adjacent country, a tax which penetrated oven into the very bowels of the land. All that portion of our commerce which came through the port of Liverpool paid dues to the corporation of Liverpool, which could not but operate as a general taxation upon commerce The contest had begun, and it would continue until the commerce of this great tract of country should be en tirely emancipated from the self-directed taxation of the borough of Liverpool. (Hoer, hear.) Speaking again of the general state of political affairs, Mr. Fox observed it had been made clear that the tries, the Derbyities, the tonservatives —call them what we would—could no more govern in this country. (Hear.) And, in addition to these it had also been male clear that some broad Lints hal been given to Lord Palmerston as to the manner in which ho must set about geverning the country. I refer (said Mr. Fox) to several divisions in the course of the session, of which I have made a minute. They occurred in pretty rapid succession. I have in my hand my "list of warnings to Lord Palmerston, by the divisions which took place in the House of Commons." The first warning wr s the division on the ballet. The question was lost, b u t it was lost by 113 against 153 , a minority of 40 only, w hi c h there were absentees who ought to have converted into a majority; and in that, I apprehend, Lord Palmerston m a y read an indication that the people of this country will not be content without some reforms. The next was the ques tion of the civil service—an endeavour to remove that ser vice from Parliamentary patronage, and to throw in open to competition. On that question the Government were beaten by 110 to 89; and although public offices are not open to all who may be desirous of competing, yet they are now to a certain extent removed from Parliamentary pa tronage, and persons who are nominated to them have to undergo an examination which shows their capabili'y of fulfilling the duties. That was a warning that the come. try desires administrative reform, that we wish the busi ness of the nation to bo conducted by men who underataell business ; that wo look for such administrative reform not only in the higher offices of the state, but through all the departments of the public service, and that we are no lon ger content that patronage should give away places, and that Governments should gain votes from those through whom the places are bestowed. The third warning was a division upon a question which may seem only a local and trivial one, at first glance, that of the removal of the Na tional Gallery to Kensington, in which the Government was beaten by 155 to 147. But this question is of more im portance than it appears. Royal likings, princely prefer eaces have been understood to be engaged in the desire for this removal. The interest of artists who want daily ac cess to copy the paintings in the National Gallery ; the interest of men of bueinesn who 1 ko to have them in a cen trel position, where occasionally, when they can resg ,„, half an hour from the toils of the day, they may enjoy th e sight of them ; both these groat interests were in opposi tion ; and Parliament supported those interests, in defiance of the leaders both of the administration and of the opposi tioa. It was a lesson to Lord Palmerston not to be too THE SUN, LO - DON, FRIDAY EVE AN O, ,S PEMBER 26, RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. EAST SUFFOLK. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held en Tuesday at Halesworth. The Right Hon. the Earl of Strad broke presided. There was a full attendance of shareholders. The CHAIRMAN read the report of the directors, which congratulated the meeting on Parliament having autho ris the construction of the lines from Lowestoft to Becelea, and from Yarmouth to Haddiscoe, which, if amalgamated with the East Suffolk Railway, would be of great advantage to the three companies and the pub lic. The directors recommended this amalgamation and the acceptance of the offer made by Sir Morton Peto to extend the lease of the lines from 14 to 21 years, at 6 per cent. per annum ' • to lay down a double line of rails from Yarmouth to Woodbridge ; and to increase the amount of security for the payment of the rent of the line from 50,0001. to 100,0001., to be deposited with Lrd Stradbroke and Mr. J. H. Gurney, M. P. The repot further stated that the works were proceeding sat'sractorily and with delpatch. Tee report was adopted. A special general meeting was then held for the pur pose of considering the above, which, after an explana tion from Sir M. Peto as to the cost of doubling the ines—of the arrangement he bad made for paying the nterest of 6 per cent, from the Ist of July next, whe her the line be open for traffic or not—and for securing he efficient management of the working of the line, and ontinuarce of the interest in case of his death, were unanimously adopted by the meeting. The proceedings concluded with votes of thanks to the Chairman, and to Sir M. Peto for the liberal manner in which he bad treated the company. lAW INTELLIGENCE—Sept. 25. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. C,)mmis•sioner H ,, lrnyd.) THE HF3tEL HEMPSTEAD AND WATFORD BANK, This was the first meeting under the bankruptcy of William Smith, banker, of Hemel Hatnpsteal, and of Watford. The adjudication was made on the 26th August, on the petition of Mr. Charles 'Wilkinson, coal merchant, of Watford, who claims from the bankrupt a debt of 611. 9s, 9 1., the balance due on his banking ac c,unt. The bankrupt is described on the proceedings as " William Smith, of Hemel Hempstead and of Waanrd, both in the county of Hertford, hanker, trading under the style or firm of 'Smith and Whittingstall,' and for merly carrying on the same business in partnership with Edmund Fearnley Whittingstall, since deceased." The act of bankruptcy was the closing of the doors of the ba7.k both at Hemel Hempstead and Watford. The bankrupt is also a solicitor. He kyid been in partnership with Mr. Whittingstall from 1839 up to the „death of Mr. Whittingstall, in March last. The bankrupt admits that he then knew that the bank was not solvent, and says that he should have stopped earlier but for negotia tions which were going on with the executors of Mr. Whittingstall, and with other banks, including the Bucks and Oxon Bank. The l'abilities of the bank are estimated at between 60,000/. and 70,0001. Mr. Smith's assets will probably be about 10,0001. ; but the question is to be raised whether the solvent estate of the deceased partner can not be made answerable for the liabilities of the firm up to the death of Mr. Whittiogstall. Proofs were taken to the amount of nearly 20,0001. ; anti the following creditors were appointed trade assig nees :—Mr. Shadrach Godwin, farmer, of Hemel Hemp stead, and Mr. C. W. Moore, gentleman, of Watford. The allowance to the bankrupt was fixed at 71. 10s. per week. Mr. Bagley said he appeared on behalf of the trustees of the deceased partner; and as assignees had now bsen chosen, he had to apply that separate accounts should be kept o' the partnership debts and assete, and of those of the bankrupt. Mr. Linklater, on behalf of the assignees, said that there could be no objection to that. A separate account should be kept of everything having reference to the firm of Smith and Whittingstall. A question would arise as to the liability of the estate of the deceased partner, or rather as to that of the executors. The will of Mr. Whittingstall merely authorised the executors to raise sufficient money for the purpose of discharging the liabilities of the bank ; but the creditors contended that the executors of Mr. Whittingstall had so interfered in the con duct and management of the bank, that they had either rendered themselves personally responsible, or had made the estate of Whittingstall still liable. Of course that was a question of considerable nicety. At the death of Mr. Whittingstall, a very large sum was owing by the bank ; it was then clearly in a state of insolvency, bull the busine4F_ was continued just as though Mr. Whit tingstall had not died. Notes continued to be issued bearing his signature, and the executors interfered with the management of the bank. His Honour observed that Smith had stated on a pri vate examination that the executors did not interfere in the general management of the bank, but only for the purpose of guaranteeing the payment of such loans as were neceQsary to wind it up. Mr. Linklater said they advanced money with refer ence to the affairs of the bank. He did not mean that they interfered with Mr. Smith's management of the bank, but they were there from day to day, and knew precis'ely what was done. What effect that would have upon the €xecutors would probably be a question to be considered elsewhere. There were several creditors who were creditors of the bank at the time of the death of BANK RETURNS. An Account, pursuant to the Act se - Vetith thiet eighth Victoria, cap. 32, of the Ayerage Amount of Batik Notes of the several Banks of Issue in England and Wales, in Circulation during the Week ending Satur day, the 13th day of September, 1856 : PRIVATE BANKS. Average Amount. Andover Bank, Andover—Heath and Co. Ashford Bank, Ashford—Jemmitt and Pomfret 11,178 Aylsliam Bank, Aylsham—G. and T. Copema,n 3,578 Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury—Z. D. Hunt 32,240 Baldock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswade Bank, Baldock—Wells, Hogge, and Co 31,058 Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple—Marshall and Co 9,129 Basingstoke and Odiham Bank, Basingstoke— Seymour, Lamb, and Co. Bedford Bank, Bedford—T. Barnard and Sons 55,388 Bewdley Bank, Bewdley Nichols, Baker, and Co Bicester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford _ _ Bank, Bicester—H. M. and G. Tubb 13,646 Birmingham Bank, Birmingham --Attwoods, Spooner, and Co 22,082 Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Bir mingham—J. L. Moilliet and Sons 8,523 Blandford Bank, Blandford—Oak and Co. 7,378 Boston Bank, Boston—Garfit mid Co 71,493 Boston Bank, Boston—H. and T. Gee and Co 13,785 Bridgwater Bank, Bridgwater—J. and J. L Sealey Bristol Bank, Bristol—Miles, Miles, and Co Broseley and Bridgnorth and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley—Pritchards, Boy cott, and Co. Buckingham Bank, Buckingham—Bartlett, Par rott, and Co. Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, and Stow market Bank, Bury St. Edmunds — Oakes, Bevan, and Co. Banbury Bank, Banbury Gillet, Tawney, 7,923 33,320 16,832 22,825 73,892 and Co. Banbury Old Bank, Banbury—Cobb and Son Bath City Bank, Bath - -G. Moger and Son Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard—Bassett, Grant, and Co Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Taylor and Lloyds Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire H 32,975 25,758 225 33,439 27,806 A. and W. M. Harris and Co. Brecon Old Bank, Brecon—Wilkins and Co Brighton Union Bank, Brighton—Hall, West, and Borrer Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington— Harding, Smith, and Co Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds— J. Worlledge Cambridge Bank, Cambridge—Mortlock & Co. Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge—Messrs. Fosters Canterbury Bank, Canterbury—Hammond and Co 11,308 57,948 15,214 12,616 2,779 10,406 49,730 28,543 Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen—David Morris 20,154 2,625 16,816 14,561 43,271 7,226 17,803 72,533 9,624 8,874 34,588 25,248 8,145 10,497 Salop Bank, Shre%'gbury---- Burton, Lloyd, and Co. Searbor )tigh Old Bank, Scarborough--Wood- Ail and Co i - ±r6vPA - zity Old Bank and Shrewsbury and Lucile , * Bank, Shrewsbury— E,ocke, Ey- 26,124 toes, and Co, ~ Sitting-bourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbune. —Valiance and Co. Southampton Town and County Bank, South ampton—Maddison and Pearce Southwell Bank, Southwell—Wylde and Co Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Seuthamp ton—Atherley, Fell, and Co. Stone Bank, Stone—W. Moore Stafford Old Bank, Stafford--Stevenso n and 11,162 Co Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford—Eaton, Cayley and Co. Shrewsbury and WEl.shpool Bank, Shrewsbury —Beck, Downward, and Co. Taunton Bank, Taunton—H. and R. Badcock 23,806 Tavistock Bank, Tavistock—Gill and Rundle 9,454 Thornbury Bank, Thornbury—Rolph and Co. 1, 485 Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton Dunsford and Co. Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton shiro—Thrapston, Yorke and Eland Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring—But cher and Son Towcester Old Bank, Towoester—Percival and Co 6,979 Town and County of Poole Bank and Ring wood and Poole Bank, Poole—G. W. Led gard and Sons 10,244 Union Bank, Cornwall, Helston—Vivian and 14,927 Co Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge—Hull, Smith, and 14,367 Co Wallingford , Wallingford—Hedges, Wells, and C. . 6,698 Warwick and Warwiokshira Bank, Warwick— K. Greenway and C... Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington—Fox, Brothers, and Co 5,880 West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract Bank, Wakefield— Leatham, Tew, and Co 45,542 Whitby Old Bank, Whitby—Simpson, Chap man, and Co 12,185 Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win , chester—Bulpett and Co 19,231 Winchester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester 32,490 2,625 11,713 11,579 2,433 340 —Wickham and Co - ------- 1 Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank, Weymouth—Eliott and Pearce 16,517 Wirksworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank, Wirksworth—Arkwright and Co 33,657 Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech— Gurneys and Co 46,406 Wiveliscombe Bank, Wiveliscombe— P. and W. Hancock 6,740 Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton— Good ricke and Holyoake , 12,300 Worcester Bank, Worcester—Farley, Laven der, and Co 5,217 Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and 64,753 Co Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster—Farley, Turner, and Co 7,706 Walsall Old Bank, Walsall—Charles Forster and Sons Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—R and W. F. Fryer 11,759 Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurneys, Birbeck, and Co 41,984 Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great Yarmouth—Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart,, and Co 12,514 York Bank, York—Swann, Clough, and Co 40,413 courtly, nor to practise too unlimited a servility even to princely wishes. (Hear, hear.) The next warning that his lordship had was on the question of the appellate juris diction of the It use of Peers. The House of Veers, as you know, have endeavoured to limit the royal rerogative to de: y the right of creating life peers, lest the Queen should send in more wisdom and patriotism tl an it would be convenient to them to receive in their h use. (Hear.) They say, with Doctor Coins, in the " Merry Wives of Windsor," "What shall the honest man do in my closet? There is uo honest man that shall come into my closet"— (laughter)—and accordingly they, while rejecting this pre rogative, are attempting to set up for themselves a claim for being, as they have practically been, the ultimate judi cial tribunal of the country. Well, the bill was carried to its second reading, it was then shelved in a committee, and the House of Lords and the House of Commons have this hopeful thing to fight out in the next session ; they have to give the country a high court of appeal, and they have also to decide whether the Queen can create peers who shall be peers in right of their personal qualities, and not to be the fathers of legislators to the hundredth gene ration. (Hear.) I might add to these warnings that which Lord Palmerston sustained by the mode in which his hill for the resignation of the two bishops was received. Two bishops stated that they felt themselves unequal to the duties of their office. Well, the natural course of things, when a man is unequal to his duties, is to give up those duties. (Hear.) " No," said these bishops, "we will not give up unless you secure for one of us a pension of 6,0001. a year and a palace, and for the other a pension of 4,00/, a year." Well, that has been carried, but carried amid cries of shame which will reverberate through the country, and which have done more to damage the cause of the es tablishment than anything else that could have been de vised. (Hear.) I have no complaint to make of Lord Pal merston on the subject of the peace. When I had the pleasure of meeting you last year I testified my warm ad miration of him and confidence in him as war minister. I confess some of the expectations with which I looked with the degree of complacency which I then felt upon the war have been disappointed. (Hear, hear.) I thought it might have ended in a kind of crusade against despotism, uni versally. I thought there might have been, incidental to the conflict, the liberation of the Hungarians, of the Poles, and of the Italians. (Hear, hear.) That is postponed, but it is only postponed. The time is coming, and it may perhaps be nearer than we imagine, when the oppressed nationalities will rise in their majesty, assert their rights, and obtain their liberty. (Cheers.) God send that it may come soon. (Cheers.) Our sympathies, our hearts, and hopes, and wishes are with them. But this was not the object for which the war could have been prolonged. The war was made on definite grounds, for limited purposes, and in conjunction with allies. Technically, the objects of the war were accomplished. Turkey was saved, and has only to work out her own regeneration. Russia, lam happy to see, has recently manifested a pacific disposition ; and the exoneration of the country from the recruitment of the conscription for a number of years is a kind of pledge or promise of a peaceful tendency and disposition, which I think we ought to meet with gratification, and to recipro cate with pleasure. (Hear, hear.) But, nevertheless, we cannot look on the state of Europe without deep feelings of anxiety. We cannot but foresee the coming storm ; we cannot but trust that, while there will be reforms in Eng gland, there will also be emancipation for Europe. (Cheers.) Well, as I said, Ido not complain of Lord Pal meroton, therefore, for making peace; I approve his con duct. But there are some other things of which Ido com plain of him. I complain of him, in that he has screened and sheltered from public punishment the Crimean crimi nals—(hear, hear)—the men who had an army entrusted to them, and who saw that army perish before their eyes, and gave no note of warning, called for no succours from England, but still kept on a sort of jog-trot kind of way—working out, it may be, the technicalities of mili tary discipline, but showing no power of strategy, no genius, no attention to the wants of their own perishing troops. And if we cannot lose a ship at sea but we try the captain by court-martial, I say those who lost an army ought to be tried, and to be judged also. (Loud cheers.) I confess, it sickens my heart when I see the men who are responsible for this—others have gone to a wore awful ac count than we can call them to—when I see the nien covered with honours, and feted, and elevated into heroes, who really were only damaging that heroism of the rank and file, that innate bravery of the common soldiery, by which the battles of the Crimea were won, and its laurels nurtured. (Cheers.) Why, the government deserted—l think, meanly deserted—its own commissioners. There was the sham of that Chelsea inquiry—that board of general officers, who seemed determined to hear nothing that could inculpate a general officer : and the commis sioners who were sent out by the government, and did their duty bravely, diligently, manfully, found themselves deserted, put on their trial, and arraigned as if they had been the criminals, when they were in fact the witnesses out of whose mouths the real culprits should have been condemned. (Hear, hear.) And for this, I say I complain of Lord Palmerston; and it augurs little for that search ing reform of the army, for that endeavour, through all ranks and gradations, not only to do more for the comfort of the soldier, but to take care that we shall have the nucleus of an efficient force—it argues against the prospect of such a thorough reform as the army wants being ac complished by him, whilst he is thus deferential to those who hold its titles and its influence. (Hear, hear.) Another thing of which I have to complain of Lord Palmerston is this. When the war was finished, when peace was certain, and when he called his supporters together to look the future in the face, I certainly did expect, and I think now that he ought to have given the country a programme of his domestic policy. He ought to do it now. Ho should tell us how he means to arrange and conduct the domestic affairs of this country. Are we to go en blindfold from session to session ? Is there to be oo adjustment of war taxation ? Is there to bo no exten sion of the representative principle ? Is there to be no check on the sordidness and domination of ecclesiastical authorities ? Are there to be no means of carrying on that great progress throughout the country which has been be gun by the people themselves, and only needs the govern ment to give it free course in order to establish the most glorious results? I hear nothing of this. Ho is said to have summoned the members of his cabinet to meet to gether in November, in order to propound the bills which they wished to prepare for the next session ; and I sup pass after that we shall know something ; and so we shall remain in the state which I described at the beginning —of waiters upon Providence and upon Palmerston. (Hear, hear.) Aristocratic government has been tried, through a course of years, and under a vast variety of circumstances. What has it done! In peace aristocratic corruption brought i)n corruption. In war, aristocratic government would h ‘, - t3 covered us with disgrace, but for the bravery—the e.e.,ternate bravery—of our rank and file. (Hear, hear.) i., tex.:tien, arieoeratie government hre spared the rich, s!el ptesed heavily on the poor. In administration, arise t arratic government has given us red tape, instead of talent. In opposition, aristocratic management has given us faction, instead of patriotism. (Hear. hear.) It has, asimuch as it could, impaired the glorious destinies of the country, and it requires imperatively, an amendment. (Cheers.) The source of the evil ia:thia,—the Queen has been guided by aristocratic recarninend•,tions in the choice of her Majesty's servants, and I trust that the Queen in future:will not accept any for her servants but those who come with a character from the people. (Great cheering.) After answering a few questions, and the presentation of an address from a local chartist association, Mr. Fox re tired midst enthusiastic applause. STATE OF ThADE. MANCHESTER, SEPT. 25. There has been a fair business doing in the market to lay for most descriptions of goods and yarns, but prices Oave undergone no alteration since Tuesday. Business ens been c insiderably checked for some time past by the uneasiness felt with regard to thecondition and prospects of the money market, but the absence of unfavourable so vs from the Bank of England this afternoon may pos. sOdy tend to a more confident feelinv. So far there has !.),en very little alteration in values during the past month, and, although in that period shirting. 4 for India and China have declined about lid. per piece, it must be noted that some descriptions of print,:rs and shirtings have considera'oly improved. NOTTINGHAM, SEPT. 25. There is not much alteration in the lace trade, which continue:i in a satisfactory state, considering the time of the yelr. Respecting future prospects our manufacturers are sanguine. The high price of the raw material is against silk goods, notwithstanding which a fair tra le is d-ing in those articles. The hosiery trade is quiet, but not more than is usual at this period of the year. BRADFORD, SEPT. 25. In e piece trade today there is rather a quiet, but, en the whole, seasonable business doing, when it is con eider, d that we are near the end of the month. Combing wools meet a tolerably fair demand, and there does not appear the slightest chance of their becoming easier. Chi; is in great measure attributable to the confidence m xlifested at the metropolitan wool sab>s that present rats will be maintained, and that they will be oven fur- I, or enhanced as stocks get into compass. The report re• coived t) day states that rather more business has been dime in English wools, that the demand for the conti nent is improving, and that several 'Bra , lford buyers have been in attendance at them during the week. This export gave a firmness to our trade in combing wools this ruoinirg, yet a steady business was done. There Rag given for yar ns , b u t th e iri,3es a consequentfair amount the ordershefirmoess in wo o l are th e great on of difficulty in this branch. The demand is principally for markets. umbers suited to shipping purposes for th e continental LETTERS FOR THE COLONY OF NATAL—Referring to he notice issued en the 22d ult., in which it was stated that letters for the colony of Natal, when forwarded from this country by ships proceeding only as far as the Cape of Good H pe, would be liable to an extra charge on delivery, for their conveyance from the Cape to Natal ; the Postmaster-General has now to announce that he has received official information of the abolition, by the Government of Natal, of theextra charge in ques tion, thus placing the letters on the same footing, whe ther they are sent to Natal direct or via the Cape of Good Hope. By command of the Postmaster• General. — ROWLAND HILL, Secretary.—General Peat-office, Sept. 23 , 1856 GLASGOW, DUMBARTON, AND HELENS BURGH. The third ordinary meeting of this company was held on Wednesday at Glasgow ; Mr. Colin Campbell, jun., in the chair. The report was held as read. It requested the meting to coufirm anarrangewent made with the Forth and Clyde Canal Company for an alteration of the original mode of cros:ing their property. All Vie land s(-ttlements had been completed, though the sums paid were in excess of the Parliamentary valuation. The progress of the works was reported by the engineer to be on the whole gratifying, and it was under consideration to open that part of the line between Dumbarton and Helensburgh next July. Fn.= the large monthlypayments to the contractorsand for land, the directors had no alternative but to make another call on the shareholders. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said he had only to explain that the arrangement with the Forth and Clyde Canal Company was rendered ne cessary in order to raise the level of the line to that of the Edinburgh and Glasgow line. The only other part was in regard to the call. It was necessary to provide funds, and previous to the making of the call they had only 7,0001. at their credit. If any further explanation were required he should be happy to give it. Mr. W. BUCHANAN seconded the adoption of the re port, which was unanimously agreed to, and the meeting broke up. NANIIIR AND LIEGE, AND MONS AND MANAGE. A special general meeting of this company wai held yesterday at the London Tavern, for the purpose of ra tifying the provisional convention for leasing the Mons and Manage line to the Northern of France Railway Company for the remainder of the term of theconcession, Captain Parry in the chair. Mr. Moxris, the London agent of the company, read the advertisement convening the meeting. The CHAIRMAN said they would probably remember, when last the directors had the pleasure of meeting them that upon the subject of leasing the line being dis cussed he then informed the meeting that two proposi• tions had been received for that purpose. Re also men• tioned that it was his opinion if one of the propositions should be somewhat modified a successful and advanta geous negotiation might be the result. The directors also suggested that a committee of shareholders should be appointed to advise with them on the subject. Mr. Poppe and himself were requested to continue the nego tiations with the Northern of France Railway Company, and he felt bound to allude to the straightforward and liberal manner in which they were met by the directors of that powerful company. The negotiations resulted in a provisional agreement which was signed on the 29th of Aug. last by Baron Rothschild, chairman of the com pany, the deputy chairman, and other directors on the part of the Northern of France Company, and by Mr. Blagden and himself on the part of the Mons and Ma nage Company, whereby the railway was definitively leased for the remainder of the concession to the North ern of France Railway Company, subject to the ratifica tion of the same by the shareholders of both companies, and it was for that purpose they were now called together. The reasons that induced the board to recommend the measure he would state. There could be no doubt that the Mons and Manage Railway, for its length, might loa considered one of the best lines inlßelgiurn. Taking into account the cost of its works and plant, it was now pay ing a good dividend, and its prospects under the manage. ment of the Northern of France Company were very good, and the line would, he had no doubt, amply repay that powerful company for the arrangement they had entered into. He was at the same time bound to state that he thought the bargain was equally advantageous to tlac shareholders of the company. They must bear in mind that their small line had to support an enormf.u, capital expenditure, of which 200,0001. consisted of preferential capital, bearing 6 per cent. interest ; and that it being a small company they were weak, arid con sequently unable to obtain those local advantages in a foreign country which they had a right to expect. Their expenses of management were as great as those of a line double the length. They were also threatened by new concessions which the Belgian Government ap peared disp , sed to grant. One already granted would abstract a portion of their traffic. The outlay for the renewal of toe permanent way would have to be borne. The fortna , ion of companies to introduce liritish coal into Belgium and France would also have an a•lverse influence on their prospects. Taking all these matters into consideration, he would ask them whether it would have been wise of the board not to agree to the lease of she line, or pru'ent of the shareholders not to ratify it. These reasons, he thought, amply justified the board in the steps they had taken. As a large shareholder he would give it his support, in which opinion he was joined by his colleagues at the board, as well as by the members of the committee of share holders. The principal points agreed upon in the con vention were as follows :-1. That the Northern of France Company were to take possession of the Mons and Manage line on the let of January, 1357. 2. That a guaranteed 'annual payment of 30t. per share per annum on the 10,000 preference shares would be made, being equivalent to the 6 per cent. they now received. 3, That a clear net and final dividend of 14f. per share on the 26,595 ordinary shares of the company be paid, being equivalent to 2/. 16i. per cent. should be happy to ans Ater any questions on the su:jc Mr. HERAPATEI wished to know whither the divi dends w et , 0 be paid in francs or English money, as that might make some difference. He hoped that they would be pa'd as early a, possible a ter they were due. The CHAIRMAN stated that the payments would be in francs ; and that the payments by the Norther❑ of France, in respect of the Namur and Liege line, were paid•on the day they were due, and Le had no doubt they a mild do so in respect of the Mons and Manage line. c mclu!led by moving a formal resolution ratifying the convention and authorising the directors to cairy the same into effect. Mr. BLAGDEN seconded the motion, which was carried ueanimo usly. In reply to questions it was stated that the affairs of the company would have to be wound up, as there were certain liabilities in respect of contracts to be settled, and there were ip!rtain assets to be realised in the shape of stores and surplus land which it was believed would more than cover the liabilities. Some of the liabilities that were to have been spread over five years would have to be met in one year, owing to the altered circum stances of the company. The rolling stock would be handed over with the line to the Northern of France Company. After some observations from Mr. J. Field, Mr. S. Herapath, and Mr. Harrison, a cordial vote of thanks was passed unanimously to the committee of share holders for their services to the company. Mr. S. HRRAPATH wished to know when it was pro bable that the shareholders of the Northern of France Railway would ratify the convention. The CHAIRMAN believed a meeting of the Northern of France Company would be held in December next, when the question would be submitted for the approval of the shareholders. The proceedings then terminated with a cordial vote of thanks to Captain Parry, Mr. Poppe, and the other di rectors of the company for their valuable services. GREAT WESTERN OF CANADA. It appears that the general meeting of shareholders in this company, held at Hamilton, Canada West, on the 11th inst., duly eleetod the directors named by the En dish shareholders, and passed a resolution declaring a dividend of 4 per cent. for the half year on the ordi nary shares of the comp;iny. LEEDS, BRADFORD, AND HALIFAX JUNCTION. It appears that the traffic on the Gildersome branch of this line, the opening of which was announced in The Sum a few weeks ago, is likely to prove remunerative. Five coal trains daily proceed from the Aldwalton coal field to Bradtord, each conveying nearly 200 tons. The passenger traffic is very satisfactory. A market train on Saturday to the Bradford provision markets has con veyed on the average, since its commencement, upwaris of 300 passengers each trip. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY(—Traffic return for the week ending Sept, 14, 1856 £24,539 12 10 Corresponding week last year 23,672 13 0 LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending Sept. 21, 1856 269,059 0 0 Corresponding week last year CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return fin tha week ending Sept. 14, 1856 £8,259 0 0 Corresponding week last year 7,220 0 0 Increase in 1856. - £1,039 0 0 LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.—Traffio , re• turn for the week ending Sept. 21, 1856 £24,955 13 1 Corresponding week last year 22,251 - 1 7 SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the w)ek ending Sept. 21, 1856 Wrresoondinv week last year 6,215 10 6 Coax AND BANDON RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for week ending Sept. 20,1856 £262 15 4 Corresponding week Ant year 230 14 10 Mr. Whittingstall ; and as the bank affairs were carried on just the same as during his lifetime, their accounts were continued ; payments were made into the bank as usual ; in some instances the balance was increased, in some it was diminished ; and the question might arise whether, Mr. Whittingstall having died, the creditors had any right to resort to his estate for the balances then due, or whether the moneys paid out subsequently to his death were to be applied in discharge of the amounts then owing. Under these circumstances it would be fair that the proofs of the creditors should be admitted without prejudice to their claims against the estate of Whittingstall. It would be difficult in some cases to determine whether certain notes had been issued in the lifetime of Mr. Whittingstall, or since his death. They all bore date in his lifetime, many of them bore his sig nature, and the creditors were, of course, unable to say whether they were issued after his decease or before. If his Honour would permit that course to be adopted it would clear the way for a great many creditors who were desirous of proving. The Commissioner—l do not see that their proving against this estate will at all interfere with any remedy which they may have against the estate of Mr. Whit tingstall. At all events there is no harm in saying that their proofs here are without prejudice. There is the celebrated case of " Devine v. Noble," which has settled that point. Mr. Murray (who appeared for Massrs. Currie, the banker) said the only objection to their proving was, that if they got a dividend of 103. out of this estate they would only be entitled to other IC. from the estate of Whittingstall ; whereas if they did not prove here, but went against the estate of Whittingstall in the first in stance, they would get 20s. out of that estate, and Mr. Smith's estate would be relieved to the extent of these claims, The Commissioner—That will be for their own con sideration. Mr. Murray—l don't see how their e ming here with out prejudice can at all help them. I appear for several creditors of both classes, and I am only anxious that there should not be any misunderstanding. The Commi-sioner suggested that the examination of Mr. Smith, taken at a private meeting a few days ago, should be read for the information of the creditors pre sent. Mr. Linklater read it. The bankrupt stated that there were executor, appointed under Mr. Whittingstali's but he ,vas the sole executor for the bank aff-,irs. There was no change outwardly to the world in the manage ment of the bank until the 14th of August last, when the bank suspended payment. He then owed the bank betwetn 3,0001. and 4,0001. Messrs. Currie and Co. made two advances of 5,0001. each, to enable him to carry on the bank, taking security for one in mortgages, and for the other the guarantee of the executors The Buck= ant 0 ;on Btnk also advanced 8,0001., which was covered by securities. He had not consulted the other executcrs ab. , ut those arrangements. They had not taken any part in the management of the bank. The notes in circulation at the date of the stoppage amounted to 12,875/., and at the death of Mr. Whitt ingstall t o 23,070/. About 10,0001. of these were issued in the lifetime of his p,rtner ; some of which were signed by him, and some by the witness. Tile executors must have known that °me ( - 4 the notes were re-issued after Mr. Whittin: stal's death. Mr. Linklater said that this being so the creditors would now be permitted to prove their debts against this estate, and their doini , s.) would in no way prejudice th.ir claim against the' estate of Whitiingstall. The Cornin:s iotal. —You will r,quire an account of the specific a , sets belor.ging to the partnership at the time of the death of Whittingstall—an account of the subsequently acquired effects —and an account of the separate effects of Smith. 'Mr. Linklater—As the bankrupt proposes to employ Mr. Turquand to prepare his accounts, he will doubtless arrange everything in pr , iper form. The Commissioner—lt appears to me that the credi• tors will have to be ranged under the fol!owing hea‘ls:— crpditors who never had any dealings with the bank in `Vt•ictingstall's lifetime ; creditors in respect of debts owing by the bank at the death of Whittingstall, upon which there have not been any payments since, or which have been paid in part only by the surviving partner ; creditors i❑ respect of debts owing at the death of Whittingstall, whinh have been increased since by payments to or monies received by the surviv ing partner, but on which no payments have been made, distinguishing the amount due at the death of Whitting stall, and the amount of increase since his death ; criditora who were such when Whittingstall died, and who continued their accounts with the surviving partner, by drawing and making payments as cocasion required, so that between the dissolution of the partnership and the bankruptcy of the surviving partner, they had drawn from the surviving partner various sumo, amounting in some instances to more, in others less, than was due, but yet remaining creditors by reason of their payments having exceeded their drafts ; creditors who at Whit tingstali's death were debtors to the bank, but who like wise continued their accounts with the surviving partner and by their subsequent dealings with him have turned the balance in their favour. Mr. Turquand promised that lithe accounts should be made out on the principle indicated, and the further proceedings in the case were adjourned till the examin ation meeting. [ADVERTISEMENT.] SIGHT • AND 1 - 1 tCARING - SPECTACLES, POwERFDL TELESCOPES, OPERA, CB, AND PERSPECTIV GLASSES. —Messrs. S. and B. Solontons, opticians. 39, Albe marle-street, Piccadilly. Observe—opposite the York Hotel By leer Majesty's Royal Letters Patent for valuable and extraordinary improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Racecourse, Opera, and Per spective Glasses, to know the distances. These telescopes• possess such extraordinary powers that some three and a-half inches, with an extra eye -piece, dill show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars. With the same teiescope can be seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They are of larger and al, sizes, with increasing powers accordingly.—The Royal Exhibition, 1851. Valuable, newly-invented, very small, powerful waistcoat-pocket glass, the size of a walnut, by whice a person can be seen and known 1i miles distant; they answer every purpose on the race-course, and at the opera houses, country scenery, and ships aro clearly seen at 8 to 10 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, doer-stalking, yachting, tc sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera, race-course, camp, atd perspective glasses, with wonderfu, power. Newly-constrrzted Spectacle Lenses of the great est transparent power. The valuable advantage derived from this invention is, that vision becoming impaired is preserved and strengthened, and very aged persons are enabled to employ their sight at the most minute owe pation can see with these lenses of a much less magnify ing power—and they do not requ i re the frequent changes to the dangerous effects of further powerful assistance. persons can be suited at the most remote part of the world, by sending one of the glasses out of their spectacles in r letter, and stating the distance from the eyes they can read small newspaper print with it; and those who have not made use of spectacles by stating their age. Deaf ness. New Discovery. The Organic Vibrator, an ex- ' tracrdinary powerful, small, newly-invented instrument for deafness, entirely different from all others, to surpass any thing of the kind that has b een , or prob ably ever can be, produced. 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Bank of Westmorland, Kendal 8,049 Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley 9,536 Bradford Banking Company, Bradford 47,391 Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver hampton Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven 24,825 Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Bradford Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent 89,340 Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking Company, Chesterfield 9,977 Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work ingtos 30,670 Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company, Coventry Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry 12,820 County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel tenham Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company, Carlisle Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle Dudley and West Bromwich Banking Company, Dudley 37,703 Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby Darlington District Joint Stock Banking Com pany, Darlington East of England Bank, Norwich 23,344 Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 154,040 Halifax Joint Stock Bank, Halifax 18,077 Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 36,573 Hull Banking Company, Hull 25,479 Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Halifax 14,259 Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com pany, Halifax - Helston Banking Company, Helston Herefordshire Banking Compaly, Hereford Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, Knaresborough 25,757 Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 2,115 Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster 51,659 Leeds Banking Company, Leeds i3,323 Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester 63,963 Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company 49,905 Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors 9,916 Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow 10,036 Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Nottingham 35,243 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottingham National Provincial Bank of England, Birming ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, London 432,666 North Wilts Banking Company, Melksham 46,831 Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton 76,091 Northamptonshire Banking Company, North ampton 19,852 North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool 57,660 Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddleworth 1,995 Sheffield Banking Company, Sheffield 36,983 Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Com pany, Stamford 51,198 Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Lang port 843,263 Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall 44,255 Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Com pany, Stourbridge 56,376 Sheffield and Hallamshire Banking Company, Sheffield 22,808 Sheffield and Rotherham Joint Stock Banking Company, Sheffield 52,930 Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company, Richmond .. 48,433 W olverhampton and Staffordshire Banking Company, Wolverhampton 86,607 Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, Wake field 14,727 Whitehaven Joint-Stock Banking Company, _ _ Whitehaven _ 25,540 Warwick and Leamington Banking Company, Warwick West of England and South Wales District Bank, Bristol 80,211 Wilts and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury 74,342 West Riding Union Banking Company, Hud dersfiqld 33,482 Whitchurch and Ellesmere Banking Company, Whitchurch 4,841 Worcester City and County Banking Com pany, Worcester 5,797 York Union Banking Company, York 67,808 York City and County Banking Company, 84,679 Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds 124,329 J. 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Eight years' dyspepsia, nervousness, debility with cramps, spasms, and nausea, have been effectually removed by D u Barry's health-restoring Food. I shall bo happy to answer any inquiries. Rev. J. W. FLAvzu," " Bury, Lancashire, Aug. 17, 1851. Gentlemen, —For a considerable time I have suffered severely from a violent pain in my left side, extreme flatulency, accompanied by an intolerable sensation of heart burn, and other disagreeable symptoms of dyspepsia. Various remedies, alleged infallible, were tried in vain, and for a long time I was never twenty-four hours without violent pain ; indeed I was unfitted for the performance of my daily duties. I was induced to try your food. In less than an hour I found relief, and my recovery was very rapid. The duties which previously had been an intolerable burden became a delight ful exercise, and I have since accomplished more l a b our w ith less fatigue than I ever expected to be able to perform. I have never hada return of my complaint. —I remain, &c., D. Tnomas." Supported by testimonials from the celebrated Professors of Chemistry Dr. A D n i d . re G w at U ti i k -e e ; r ; D D r. r S . h w or u la r n z c e l r ; ; Harvey Dr. ;; de Deeies ; th e D owager C ountess of Cast l e- L D o r i .. d Ca s u p a b r e t 1 1 ; stuart ; Major-Gen. Thomas King, and many other respectable persons, whose health has been restored by it, after all other means of cure had failed. Suitably packed for all climates, with full instructions. In canisters, 111%, 2s. 9d. ; 2113. 4s. 6d.; . 51bs., 11s. ; 121b5., 225.; super-refined, 11b., 6s. ; 211; , 11s. ; 51bs., 225.; l o lbs., 335. Th e 101h s . an d 121b s . carr i age free, on receipt of post.ollee order. Barry du Barry and Co., 77, E e gent-street, London ; Fortnum, Mason, and Co., Purveyors t o her Majesty, Piccadilly ; also at 60, Gracechurch-street ; 330 and 451, Strand; 4, Cheapside 6P, Cornhill ; 49, Bishops gate-street; 65, Charing-cross .7. 64, Upper Raker-street • 63 and 150, Oxford-street. 6,896 17,149 30,145 16,085 19,360 42,850 18,970 18,279 48,381 92,177 9,229 2,414 18,8 6 8,644 30,612 11,524 27,082 7,818 11,178 48,865 11,310 12,178 30,511 28,655 5,714 4,565 7,639 13,352 9,116 13,492 4,295 24 1 066 lountry Markets. DERI 11C SUITHFIELD.—SEPT. 21. Thb• -••e was a la rgo supply of fat beasts, with a full at-• tendanek, of buy ers; the demand flat, and sev era l l o t s l e ft, unsold. qber of sh eep a b out t h e average, most of! which were 50t,. 1. . But few fat ca l ves w hi ch met with: TA.S9 nut buyers. Pigs a .1... 1 r g e °apply- The following weA la the quotati ons r —B eef, 6C to 61d ;,u 1. limb, —d to 0,1 ; veal, 7d t c 7i t per b. mutton, pigs, r Od per score ; roug h f a t , 5 s 0 : to, Os lb. 6 - t t l i :° 6d to ; lis pea- 141 b. ; hides, - 1 11 to 4. 'd per lb ; calf-ski ns , 5d ~, 641• 6 per lb. EDINBITRCTH 0 - RAIN.-SEPT. 24. A large supply of grain to-day. Sales dull for all sorts. Old wheat dearer. Barley cheaper. Oats and beans same as last quotations. Wheat, on the top, 4s Od up, and on the average 35 Od up. Barley, is Oil down oil the top, and Is l.', down on the average, Oats on the top 2s 8d down—on the average, ld up. Beans on the top is Od down—on the average, 3d down. AVERAGES PER IMPEF.IAL QUARTER. Wheat Do. new Barley Oats Beans BOSTON-AEPT. 24. We had less grain on offer to-day than during the last fortnight. Wheat met a slow demand, at 19 to 2s decline on last week's rates. Barley 19 cheaper. In other kinds no material change in valae occurred. Prices :—Wheat, red, 60s Od to 66s Od; new, —s to ; white, 65s 0,1 to 68s Od , extra, 71s. Barley, 38s Od to 44s Od. Oat, 21s to 30s. Peas, 38 to 43s Od Beans, 671 Od to 50s Od per gr. NEWARK-SHPT. 24. We had a good attendance and liberal supplies of grain to-day. Wheat a heavy sale, and is to 2s lower. Other grain as before. Wheat, white 69s to 725, red 64s to 665; barley, maltin 44s to 475, grinding 38s to 40s; oats, 24st. 28s to 38s, 22st, 26s to 28s ; beans, 44s to 50s ; malt, 70a to 72s ; peas, 42 ... to 41s ; tares, 48s to 50s per qr. BRISTOL SUGAR-SEPT. 24. The supply of sugar this week has been very small, not equal to the wants of ti2e trade, and the few sales made have been at full rates. liefined goods are in somewhat better request. Rums, nove offering. About 80 puns. molasses have been sold at 21.' per cwt. LOCAL SHARE MA REETS. LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 25 61•00 x ExogAN;:E. This market was doing a way firm bushes; to-day, and quotations closed at their beat point. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 961 1 7—London and North Westerns, 1021—South Eastern , 21 4 — Midla nds, 78i —North Eastern, York Capital Stock, 271—Eastern Counties, 91—East Lancashire, 20i c.—Dutch Rhenish, 21, prem.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 32i Caledonians, 271—Great Western, 64.1. MANCHESTER, SEPT. 25. STOOK EXOHANGE.—The transactions in every doscrip. tion of stock were active today, and prices were rather higher. Sheffields, 33—Ditto. 31 per cent., 68—Ditto, 61 f pref., A prem.—Dovers, 21 s.l6—Midlands, 784—Leeds. 978. LEEDS, SEPT. 25. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There has not been much activity to-day. The sales were—Midlands, 78. f —Thirsks, Leeds, 57 : North Eastern, Leeds, I.7i—Ditto, Quarto)* 2 prem. BIRMINGEAM, SEPT. 25. STOOK BECHANGE.—The market was rather firmer to• clay, and prices tend upwards. Great Western, 644—• Birmingham and Staffordshire Gas, 100 ex div.—Crystal Palace, 3i —Midlands, 77i. DUBLIN-SEPT. 24. STOCK EXCHANGE. - Three per Cent. Consols, 93/—• —Ditto for Account, 13th of Oct., 9 . 4 I—Ne Three per Cent. Stock, shut- Ditto, for Account, 13th Oct., 93i Midland Great Western and Royal Canal, 52 ex div Bank Stock, 2 6—Ditto, halves, 25i ex div.—Dublin and Belfast Junction, 44i —Cork, Blackrock, and Passage, 131- SBABORNB MAILS, (A signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post-:11 1 N ..y the night—and At by the morning—despatch.) Day when made up From woe 00T,NT,,,.., in General Post- ter.' due Office, Landon * i tispatcl. • . Er , • ,•'-'" every Fridn , „ ~ Liverpool ... Weekly I.merica(byllrit.pack)N ktnerics. (by United Sis. packet) ~...... ~N Every Tuesday .. Southavap‘or Weekly totorica (by U. States .• • • • • , Liverpoo. ~. packet) ...• .. „-N tustralia (via Liver- MI 4th and 19th .... Liverpool .. Twie 1 19 pool) .... ••- - • • I ~......... DOTS! ..... • . Ditto (via Marseilles) NI - - Ditto (via Cape of Good, Hops) .......... -NI • • •.. Hoe nrtinn 4frica (West Coast) ...N '23d of the moult_ Plymouth • • 6th . t mu &1exandria..........N 10th & 26th of r; to, Dover ...... Al .t 19th i105andria...........m 4th .6s 20th of mor,. SouthamsJo_ 4 net 21 0t Bahamas ...........Mjl7th of the month South Mm; et: 16th B e l g ium „„ .., .... , , ikij Daily .. - ........ Dover ..... J.„y 51 1 9th of the month.. Soutbarni: ~, loth. Buenos Ayres ........M9ll, of the mont .. Seth lin7 tit 16th Cape of Good Hope -N Uncertain Cape of Good Hope ~ N Csee de Verde .... ,„?.) 9th 0) tr, ,, ...wit, Southampton 16th of Ceylon (see India) jlOth and 26th lb a '..9th Ceylon ........ - - ..„ N j4th and 20th Channel Isles ,• - „. N I Moo.,tv ii.,Lob'ri. , S 3lnhara l, on fu•Th.t'a l Chili.. - ........ _ .., at j2d wI 7th of month SouthamlY or i and 1 6 China ..•. . . Constantinople ~.... N I Oth and 26th..... Dover .. 2 and )9 , Itenstantinopie Cont. of Europe M "2: N Twice dal iy ~ , , „ . Dover ...... twice dal Egypt (see India) ei Ili France .< • • .. - M :-.:r <. Twice da'.l3,„ .., ~ Dover ~.. _ . Pwic..--e- Gibraltar - - .... -M 4, 7,11, 20, 27 -fro. Southamp to ii, T. A 4,2° Greece (see India) Greytown ..........Id 2nd & 17th of mien. Souttn.snptt•o 1 and 1 41 llamburgh ..........NDail , 'London ..... )41 / 7 qavannah .... ~.... AI ;2nd of the month Southat. , pie n Ist of ma Holland .. t.........M(Dai1y„ Dover....:.. Daily Honduran ..........Mll7to of the month S)utliamp!on 16th tndia (viaSouthampt.)Mj4th , x. 20th of moo Plymouth .. 1 and 21 al India (via Marsoilles)M jlOth&26th of molt; Dover ...... 15 & 29 12 lonian Is'es (see India).• • • •• • • . Dover.— •. freland .. ~.. .. II & NjTwict.• daily' ••• Holyhead ... Lisbm.....• ........ IV j2d or - o . ,Southamptot Madeira .......... l' , .lj9th of mon ft ISouthampton 6 and 16 Madeira ........ -- . , N 23..) ce month Liverpool ... Malta (see India) -- Malta .... - - . -4, 10, 20, and 26- Dover ........ 4, 19, 91, Hand t ius (sse India) ' .7 . 1 M nuritius ........ . N 20 ..tt of the .inonit t Mexico ............../2 J 2O of the month Southampton la la t nid-21 ginples ~. .. <. .... .. NID ally• ••••• • • • - • Dover ....• New Granada ......1 , -) l 2d & :7 tha month,Southampto; Ist and 1 " Hew Zea1and.......... Twice a month 'Various port Papal Staten .. ~....li Daily .... •. • • Dover ...••• I week l 7 Peninsula .., ~ .. -M• -Porn ~ ~.., .. -- „ M 41 II c 27th of mon. rou u t t li ft :mit t : I Ist & 16th Poltt Natal ..........N ity private ship Various port, T 3 ti e 2 i. c lY any ,.... : ~ ....................1, , ,1 , tllr y y .. S . a . tt . i . r...l . a . y . 1 13nr 1 :..'. .. - 7 Weekly Welytztleig .......M 2d es :7th ottnonth Southampton I 4 16M . Van Dlerr.sn'sL.nd (nee i n Anntralia) ...... ,4th of mon. ..• • mon:hlY West Indien - .., r 1 ~,--.. I i'at 0 i Mtn IT t Sonthamptot I - I and 16 .... When any of these dates (all on a Sunday, th , malls wi:! be de 3atched en the following day, with the exceptirn of the liihno 'onthempton), and the Malta. both of which will be deispatt,bcd preceding dal'. THE Motets,—Positively nothing is doing on the moor,. The sportsmen, tired of travelling the hills with out getting a shot, aro going south in considerable num bers, and, after the northern meeting of the week, the Highlands will be emptied of the greater portion of their viAtors. Some of the best sport bas been got on the Carr Bridge Moors, where, in eleven days' shooting , there were bagged 1 700 head of grouse, of which 1,10 0 were old birds.- Banffshire Journal. THE NAVVY'S HOLIDAY.—Some of our northern con tractors have been a little embarrassed by the preference shown by Irish "navvies" for the sickle over the shovel. Farmers, during harvest, have been more in favour than constructors of railways and other works, not so much on account of any difference in wages, as of the love of change. When the corn is ripening, the expert Irish reaper throws down his shovel, and betakes himself to the farm, just as the merchant, the manufacturer, or the tradesman forsakes his desk, his loom, or his counter, and hies to Harrogate, cr Scarborough, or the continent. A month in the harvest-field is a holiday to the navvy, an agreeable variety, and a welcome relaxation. It stands him in the same stead..as a few weeks' sport on the moors to the doctor or the lawyer; and he likes it none the worse because the farmer pays him and feeds him well, and gives him free quarters at night in the barn.—Gateshead Observer. BIRTHS. OF A SON. ----- On the 23d inst., at Findon, near W o rthing, the wife of the Rev. Alfred . Bazett. On the 20th inst., at Colomendy, Corwen, North Wales, the wife of Captain R. Alakie Taylor. OF A DAUGHTER. Oa the 24th inst., at Windlesham House, Brighton, the wife of Henry C. Malden. On the 25th inst., at 31, Finsbury-circus, the wife cf David Hyam, Esq. MARRIED. On the 25th inst., at St. Mary's, Islington, Mr. Rich& Leese, of Upper Holloway, third son of John Leese, Esq., of Hoxton, to Clara, sixth daughter of Robert Featley, Esq., of Kingsland. On the 24th inst., at St. Mary's Church, Burley-in - Wharfdale, Yorkshire, Henry Bliss Crofton, Esq., eldest son of Sir Malby Crofton, Bart., of Longford House, Sligo, to Sophie, eldest daughter of Thomas Horsfall, Esq., of Burley Hall. DIED. On the 23c1 inst., at Audley-end, the Lady Braybrooke, aged 57. On the 24th inst., at Camp len-grove, Kensington, Lieutenant-Colonel William Curphey, late of the Bengal Artillery, aged ; 0. O❑ the 23d inst., John Gurney, Esq., of Earlham-hall, Norwich, aged 48. On the 23d inst., Soulden, youngest son of Lieut.-Col. Oakeley, 6th Regt., aged 3. On the 21st inst., the Rev. Isaao Deblois Winslow, vicar of Bulkington, Warwickshire, aged 56. On the 22d inst., at Large, Ayrshire, Robert Earle Mon teith, Esq. On the 21st inst., at Queen's-terrace, Guernsey, John Gandion, Esq., for twenty years Judge of the island of Alderney. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at 271.4 Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the oountY of Middlesex, Friday, September 26,1866. 4,715 9,338 7,162 4,118 2,841 9,196 I I ) .ng Pon Lay r,ou `ash rect.2 shin oau End ken: Mgt by the cent —3l slxt Is.— .1 Sep the Flat Gra Ini for 1 I ''. I COnt bui• Lia Tra rett •nd Bin We We We' Shr .end are Gre -Poo 31a .rrii Tar du( da, mu Th Ox ter, Ila sto