The Sun. — London, England, 1856-11-21 00:00:00

o N Y MARKET AN[) COMME2.CIAL INTELLIGENCZ. CITY, Two o'CLoox. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed heavily, and prices of all descriptions were un changed. The sales were 6,000 bales. The Rail way Share Market was very steady at full prices. The colonial produce markets this week have been quieter, and purchases have been confined to immediate requirements. For sugar a dull market has prevailed, and a decline in prices of • 6d. per cwt. has occurred wheie sales have been pressed. Coffee has not been much iuquired for, but com mon plantation Ceylon has maintained full prices. Trinidad cocoa is I.s. to 2d. per cwt. cheaper ; rice has advanced, and tea has supported previous values, although the dealings have been limited. Tallow has been dull. The accounts from New York, per steamer Atlantic, state that the Stock Market had mate rially improved in consequence of some extensive purchases. No material alteration had occurred in the Money Market, but the large receipts of specie from California had increased confidence. In the advises received this morning from trance, the particulars of the trade of the country during the month of October are furnished. In that period the customs receipts increased to 16 ,220,000 f., against 13,187,000 f. in the correspond ing month of 1855. This addition has been produced by larger importations of corn, coffee, foreign sugars, oil, grain, cotton, wool, raw iron, iron in bars, pewter, lead, tallow, silk, &c. There were also larger exports of wines and alcohol, refined sugar, _ . niachineiy, cotton and silk fabrics, porcelain wares, ate. The navigation returns give the arrivals of ships in the ten months of this year at 21,808, and the departures at 12,183 of 1,920,203 tons, showing a material augmentation, compared with the pre . lions year. The mails by the Lightning have been delivered to-day, and the advice's, both with regard to trade and the productions of gold, are encouraging. Temporarily, however, the operations of the miners, as well as business, had been interrupted by the unfavourable state of the roads between the towns and the diggings. The Directors of the Bank of Victoria have declared the usual half-yearly divi dend at the rate of 1 . 0 per cont. per annum. There is less inquiry for money in Lombard street and at the Bank of England. Approved commercial bills are iu some instances discounted at a fraction below the minimum quotation. The Funds have been at further enhanced quo tations, and the transactions are-rather extensive, but this improvement is not supported with firm ness. After such an important rise, however, and considering the high range of prices, a little fluc tuation is not to be wondered at ; but the gene e.l position of the market appears buoyant. Consols have been 931 for money, 931 94 -for the December account, and 941. for January. The present values aro about 931 # for money, and 03i for the next account, being flatter. The New 3 per Cents. have been 92i the Reduced 92i 2, Exchequer Bills 1 dis. to 1 prom., and the Bonds 98 4 Bank Stock is 215. Foreign Securities have also advanced. Turkish 6 per Cents. have boon higher, viz., 93k 94k, but they are now about 934 2. Tho 4 per Cents. have been 100( 101. Spanish Bonds are firm, the Threes being 41i 42, and the Now Deferred 232 4. :Russian 4js per Cents. are 961, Brazilian 5 per Cents. 1004, and Dutch 4 per Cents. NI. The following aro the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks ;—Gronaila Deferred Bonds, Gi 7 ; Mexi can, 22 i< ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 77 8 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 55 6 ; Portugueso 3 per Cents., 43 5 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 100 8 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 94 6; Spanish 3 per Cents., 42 421 ; ditto Now Deferred, 234 4; ditto Certificates, 5 51 ; ditto Passive, 6 61. Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. report that during OM past week there has been a fair amount of 'mi lieu (loth) in the market for American Securities. In railway securities, however, the transact►ons have been confined principally to the bonds and shares of the Illinois Central, for which there has been an active demand at improved prices. Redeemable. Per Plait. United states 6 pur Cents. 1867-1843...105 1054 Ueitsil ;autos 6 per Cent. 13onile 1864...105 105 A STATE sEEURITIES. 80 Alabama, 5 per Cent — Ketittinky 6 per Cent. Bonds 1863-1372... —lll, O Amid 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)... ... 89 91 1 117 1 ",nlinmetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds). ... 95 97 ""niPpi 6 per Cont. Pl. Bk. Hon.'s lB4l-1871... 43 41 lii " rl ""iPpi 6 per Cent. Union Bk Bonds ... 10 18 P .i e enn sylvania 5 per Coat. Stock Pe nnsylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds : 877... 79 81 Y . 'glid e 6 per Cent. Bonds 1880... 82 84 Virginia 5 per Ceut. (Sterling Bonds) IN , : 81 86 LOAN Burton 5 p er C on t. Bonds S'S OF OITIES. 1883... 85 87 Montreal 6 par Cont. Monde 1856-1865... 83 85 New Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 1883... 78 80 RAILROAD noNDS Illinois Central 7 p er C en t. let Mort g ag e , g . not Convertibl e .... - 87 Illinois Central 6 per . . .... . . . . . ''''''''' 1 4 - 7 7 81 81 Illinois Cent ra l 7 per Cent. ''' **** n .. (1 175.- 79 '' Builds ................... e°la lllinois Central (Sh ared ) . 94 ... Michigan Central Bp. Cent., 12 13 p flo. do. do. ..... New York Central 7 p. Cent., Convert.. lafi4 ... cy; Now York Central 6 per Cont., n o t 94 Convertible 1883. ina en Now York and Erie 7 por Cent. :Id Mo r t- " " gage.............................. N. York and Erie 7p. Cent. Convertible e -••• 19 81 N. York and Erio 7 per Cont. Sinki n g is . _ Fund 1870... 82 83 Panama 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage (Ster ling Bonds), not convertible 1859_ 90 92 Panama 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage 1864... 88 90 Pennsylvania Control 6 p. Cent., lst Mort 1880... 90 Thu business transacted in Railway Shares this morning has been large, and most of the loading tines have been at improved prices. North- Western, South-Western, Midland, and North- Eastern Berwick, and North -Eastern York, are about 10s. to 158. higher ; Great Wes tern, 1/. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1/. ; Cale donian, Edinburgh and Glasgow, Norfolk, and Brighton receded ss. to 10A. The East Indian Lines have been dealt in at steady rates, as also the Canadian, but the French Linea are depressed. Northern of France and Paris and Lyons li.tving declined about 108, and Sambre and Mouse 58. In Joint• Stock Bank Shares prices have tended downwards. Commercial of London dooli I 10s., noL_ and London and County 'OA. Union of Australia advanced 10s. Thorn havo 1,0011 a kW transactions in misculln• neonH SIMMS generally at former quotations. Bitrruni FUND Tills nnv.—CLOS WING PRICES ( 4 ruin the O f fi cial List.) mewls, dm. 215 . Link Stock :1 par Cont. fteiluood Annuities 924ki 3 per Cont. Consols Aunnltio4 lia New :i per Cent. Ann u iti es L on g Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1880... — l'itli Jim 18 60 3k Ditto :10 Y e ar" ' °lOro . Consuls for Account Exchequer Bills, 2 91 31 4 :i :,id. I p 1 il .t l ,lOOO . " 1;500 p %ill I il 3 p Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3.4 per Cent. , 8 94 1 1 1 Ditto, 1459 PRICES OF FOREION FUNDS Tint;DAY. lirszilisn Fonds, 6 p er Cent. : Ditto Small * Ditto New, 1852 , 44 per C ent. bitte New, 184:4 99 kiitmlor N ew C onso li dated l4 Ditto Provisional Land Warrant firenaila New A e ti vo, 2 1 per Cent. kl ualeau 3 per C en t Peru La i Account B 22i Dollar onds _ 44 C Ditt o :1 er Cont. .... , .... perent. .. . K itugucen Bonds, 5 per Cent., Cnn . 1 841 bitio 1853, 3 per Cent Renisliut Bonds, 1822, .1.: Bt., 5 per Cont — Ditto 4i por Cont. ih:)ittii Small . othil ii Itowle, 3 put Cout...• DittDitto Aeemint .... o Now Deferred, 3 per Cent. , i, Ditto Aceount ,tirkiell Ronde, li per cent Ditto Account Dit'Ditto ( luaranteed, 4 per Ce n t ....., looi to Account ............................. Dividends on the enure Payable in o n. Trench Itelitos, 4k per cent. Ditt o 3 por C0nt....67f. 28a. 75e. 87ie G2ie. ox 25f. 20e. Duce', Exchango, 24 poi. Con .;., 12 Chidd en ....... Ditto 4 por Cent. Certificates ..... eu nosloi(ItI ono ........ 9 i?Gf g O'CLOCK. I)ltt° (Aeeount)y) Tlin December 4 ....... 23. 1 i ----.............ZL•L' - g I We an ,l that th loaro from Tunim, 11th, that trade le very ac ti ve , o 13ey ix uch ameliorating the state of th e country. m TIIL SHARE MARKETS p ES DAY.) tLAILW A YB. il.iLwArs. Clming Prices this Jay. nugniess done this day Atabg. riottng. Bost and Basta. Junot Belfast St Ballymena. dinning. Wolverb, Stour Valley Birk NOW. LancslL. Cheshire Janet Do. Chosh. & Birk , Do.. do. ....... Blackburn Blyth St Tyne or .glual AM (bad. at £45 Bristol and 'Rader... Caledonian. Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, b Pans Cornwall Do. A • Do. B Dablin&Bolfastinoc Dan. P. it Aber. Jno East Anglian Bliatern Counties.. Rut. ITntor, A Stl Be., B. 5t0ck...,.. Do., New A. .... „ East Font past Lancashire Inburgh dt Olasgev Edinb.aud Peebles . Edin. Prt.ll & D undo, Forth & Clyde Jan.:. Furness. Do. Hatonsion ..... Great N. of Scotlnd Great Northorn Do., A. Stock Do., 11. Stock Gt. Bth. &West. Ore ) Great Western Do. Stour Val. Ra h Gua. Stk Irish South- Itaotorn toknesster k (1ar11414 Do., Thirds Do. Now Thirds LAnossh. an d York sh Di., Wst. Un Do. South/ ort London k Illackwall Lond.l3right St S.Cst Lond. and N. Westn Do. Fifths D0.101.E1h.,M14}1...0 .Do. Eighth■ liunderTandti. Wenn. Lnein irry Col irsiu. Flnnisk Wanch.Bll,.f.k Linclt D.., Man. & Lin. Un Iletropol i tan Do. J L. Ricardo's arrangement I[l land )o. i3innnq. &Dar'. 41 , 11(1.41 West. (Ire. )o. Half Shares.— iewcaatle Carlish ivrpt.Alierg. Hrf• fewry Ennigkille Warrenpoirr 431 d Ruatrovor ((Wolk "orthn.Counties Un North British Ws. Devon Rail & Dock Stock )0., A Stock.. )0., B Stock ti. isstern—llerwh k )o. do. Extanelou )0.d0.0.N.11. ?urol 1)o. Leeds York !forth London., q.k.3.Wstrn.,llsin• at Ad, and City Jn lord' Staffordshire, forth Western vl.&S.Wootrn.Junr 'x., Wore., & Wolv ~,rterdonth Ith pun oy ottlql. ilentrkl Scot. N E.Abrdn St. Do. Soot. Mid. St tnr-onhiro Tint ,I, SitingbournokSheer. ;oath Devon 4orth Ewitorn:: :outhl,:s Yrksb. & IU, . N. •.. 4'aines, Wok. &Wol itookton de Darling Do., do., IRS Do., do., ;toekton & Hartlep Nor Va 10.... )o. Prof., No. 1 :Immo )(ay. D.& 11 Vale of breath ....... . Aatorid.lk ICIlk eau .Vaterfurtl4/4 0 1morie , West Coruvrall. Are.it End of Lnndoi and Crystal Palacio. Dn. A ...... ;vuot 1)o. Filet Clams Do. Kyoto! CIAu.. NiroblodnitOroydor FOR, ntworpdshottt rd, m A nliquieN tiolgian Jam Hosiers to irainst.tine Bombay, Itarndr., ft e Con.lndis, g. 5 p. Do. Buff. & Lk. 'fur. Ry. Carmeaux & Tonlous, Coal Miune and Ry. Ceylon A shares...— Do. It. do Demerara I )ntoh Rhenish Eastern of France ~. D o . New Fasteru Bon gal ... . Can Indian A and B g. 5 P. , ' Do. Ex. 0, g'u. 5 P. 0 • • I 'Do do. D, gu. 5 p. c• Do.4i p.e.llnds,'si do .Tol.Rail Geelong & Melbourm E l r ;; n u ° p i . .. d i aLt d . e j e:V 5 a 1 9 1 e , y i t a . d . a G co g d: 1 . . Trent ar e o . t ofper cni of Cpeben oon.into Stk. till'6: , 'a Do. Comp. 6 p, e., do Gt. Central or Fran C Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 p. a. Do New, gulf.. 5 p. c (boat LnAemboarg (it. WON torn of Canad P Do. New no. Rds., payable 's') Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73 do. Do. do., '73, withou' option ... .......... Italian Junction...—. Lake Comm. Ai Baal, [dorm and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian. Lucca di Pk,t. 5 p. c.p. Lyons and Genova Lzn dr s au ti . 4 1 , 4 n 0L1 . 1 t 4 arran i p .e De. do., 5 p. o. ... I Do. 4i p. c. Exton Do. 3(l Ex., IT. 5 p. v l Maria Antonia ... no. do. Now slaniur & Licgo Do. do , 6 p. v. I'ruf Nor:turn or Franoe, I go r weglalTraakPr e I Paris and Lyons [ Part.. and Orleans. Itaelfe k San. Fran., (Portiam.) g. 7 p. c, i Rome and Fraiesti.. I 'royal Danish I Royal Swedish .., I *Umbra and Menme , I Do. 5i p. cent. Prof i 4cinde, guar. sp. u 1 Do i ioutlomt of !franca', At. Amlrow's an Quebec (A)... West Flanders on. 6,4 per c. Pref... W. et N. W. of Franc. Wadi:mot Austria... Womb. of Switzerland Wiesbaden .. Do. 8 per eent.Prof. Zealand . ...... 4 -- 4 'N "'"" 17 - 18 15 - 16 12 - 13 91 - 93 57 - fk7. 31; - 33 .. ''... ... .•• •• 9i 1 0 4 174 - 18 9 - 9 35 4 24 - 26 7 - 5 81 - f-3 53 - 55 iii 2 ii - 8 - I 904 - 914 J - 7 7 123 - 125 j 115 - 117 66k G6i, 71 - 74 - Gj f•A - 1;4 95 (1,3 t;, ICS 103 10-1 - I - I - 1051 - lui; 3•44 1 = id 793 - 53 - 55 • so ...... ii = 16 48 50 34 - 3. d 38 _ 39 82. - 831 4f —44 a 3 2f 18 —18 i 591 601 95 —9B 61 5/ i d 10 11 71 27 29 1 102 104 24i 25§ 63 70 46 -- 48 16 ]} ff 70i 71 4 7 9 81 - 5 3 d 2 1 . 14 -- 16 37 39 ,•• .... .. • •• '. 19 - 19 •14 - 5 - . 6 - 8 2 - 4 - •• ..... ••• 7 - 9 :ON. - 14 12 - 2 ICI i - li 1 - i p 4i r. .. - ... 1 - 11 1 - 11 32i - 33 91 -10 j 22 - 2D li ...- li 22 - 22 ... - ... 1 i - i Ir 23 -23 t 10i - 11 76 - 78 3 - 34 21i - 21$ -14 r 4i - 5 241 -24 i - 2ip 99 - 101 115 - 120 115 - 120 108 • 110 43 44, so —9; 2li - 221 - p - • I, K - ;,0 19} - 19; 37 - 37 8 - 50} - . rill - par 4 ... - ... 1 7 - 19 i - li 9 Si - 91 ..• - .! ••• »• ',in 4i - !+i 3 3 - 4 - .• .....' •.. JOINT-SPOON BANXB. tuatralasla ......... Bank of Egypt ...... Rink of London .... ari. Col. MALL C. iiritiub N. Amorican Chartd. Bank of Asia olittd. fink. of India, Australia, & China City Colonial Commorcial of Loud Eng.Scot.AcAtts.Cht Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia ilitto Now London and County 1.0 , 1 At K. Bnk g. Corp London Joint Stock London and Paris Loud. & Westminster National Pro.ef Bug Do. Naw National Bank New South Wales._ Oriental hk. Corp.,. Ottoman Bunk Provincia: of Ireland Uo. Now ft ATM B StGo Im Cc .louth Australia Unto, of Australia_ Do. New..,.... ........ Union of bowin t , ... Western Bk of Lone 98 - 100 2i - lid 64 66 lA-A 68 -. 70 4. "..- ••' --- 194 - 20 19 ..- 20 1 - 3P .. -- ••• , -- ... (1 to•• ''''' ... Goo ....6 ••• ••• ..' . • 45 4 7 1 38 40 2i . sod ••• .. 34 - 3r, 62 -_ 6.4 - 8 ...GPI 41 27y 22 25 46 all 100 all 100 190 100 100 100 10 100 100 100 i all all 100 100 01 25.1 all, D AT FIXED RENTALS Leact‘tv COMpans, ionaes this d ty. Locolon tz l i N. Wert. L.Z&N.W. CAl4don... E. U tikE.o Gt.Nrti,n. Z. Count. Caldonian. 96 - 98 98 - 102 12 - 14 133 133 4 4 ... ...... • - Do at. West! Yk. New it Porw Y. &NM , Do .. Do liOi IcB IS. Riators IDo 12i -- 13 221 - 23. 108 -- 112 0 11 Pow k Oo Da..... tiorf,lk Do L. & N. IV & Stekton & Darlingt. VI Maud.. 2 -2 ••• - SO - 92 En. Conn. E. Count. Do Do r 1 bb L St N.W Do at North!, I"Lnc/oh at Yorkah. T. Lssey 21.11016 mi Stock t. & Darltugt Do 1:13 - 06 7i - 84 31 - 34,1 iGtWestn. PREFERENI Myth andTyno pc o. pref. (iecui.l.tsol Brig. St 1x.4 P. c • 141 Do. 4 p. c. Margo Cebrin. £lO 41 p.a. M:l►ee. St tlo. Go. 61 p. Do. do. P►cf. No. 2. Do. do. Piet. No. 2 . Cork tignaliklonsip.c Dun.Prth .4 Aber. J. R. Anglian Cle. Ash . Do. de. Cle. B 6 p. c. Do. do Cis. C 7 p. c. Cll9. Co.Ex,spc No. Do. No. 4. Do. New 6 p. o. St gist Un., G. 6 p. Do. 51., 10 per cent Do. 101. Deb,ntr.Sl. Do. do. 4 per cent &et Lanott,l.6p.ct !cW. York. J. sth , Edit). At GI. 5 p.c. 811 p.c Furnosr, 5 p. Man. &8. %V .0. p. c. Groat Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. a. Rol:, on. at 10 p. c. Do. 4 # p. o De. SP. c., Rod. it I P. ..... Ut.N. of Scot. lat Pre Ot. S. &W. (Irelan d ? Do. 4 por a. Pr= f. S W.(6.;1.11.Ex5pc Do. con. red. 4 p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. C. Do. irrerl„ 4p. c. Do. 5 p. c. red. prof Do. Rim. Pref. Ste Do.Chostor 8 p. c.P.F Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Bin% Ona. Stk Do. Chee. On*. Sh. Do. do. do Do. do. do T. &York. F. 120 Do. 6 p. a. Stock Lon. & B. G. 5 po. No.l Do. P., Spa. St.No.2 Do. Now fluar.6 u, c Do. do. 5 p. c.,N0.4 Lon.&N. W., Coy. Nuneaton 6 p. ct... tem.& S.W. 7 per ct late 3d Sharos Londy.&Coler. Sh. [ A ndy. & Ennle.4S), %I...CI—St L. 6 p. Cont Do. do, do. £6 Do. do. 31 per cent. iarypt .tz Carl. 4 p Do. 4 l per cent Do. do. p.c.gt h., Con.P.r. t•ir. 6pc D.. 4i p. c. Prof. t Ditto L. St 11, Prof. tit Now., Aber., die., pr. 5 p. c. red. 5 p.c. put. Do. Perpet. 6 p et. with optn. till '66' VOrflr. Doh, 4 p.c. bb Do. Prof. 5 p. ct. St Do. 5 po. 1Czt.,15%16 ID.. 5 porc.pf ,1817 Do. Wv. M00.,1847 North ltritipsh IV. K.Terw, 4 p.a. Do. 'loot() Do Laeds 6 p.o %No. i Do. do. Qre.,1818... Do. York :TA 4. rot. North Staffordshire.. Ox, Wo, At W., 6 pe... Do. 6 p.c. 'Redeem. rlont..Now Pro Sc.N.E. Alwr.gl pe Do. t10.,7 p.c. pr. st. p.c. pf. st South Devon Do. 9xcd,4i per root Ltatern (Reading Ann.) of £1 O. 6,1. Do. 41 per coot Do. Fixed 4j p e xh %Caton Alum. 4 p. c Dn. do. 4A p. c stock.& Dar., 5 p. c , Do. do. do itoclr. & liortl. g. p.o. till July 1, %CI Watorfd.& Kilk. pc nee. thief tai• MI MARES. 95 - .. ..... . 4; - fi 6 - 107 - 112 97 - 102 - di g 14 - 121 • •• ..... • • . •N ~~ •~ ••• ••. • •• -- ... 7.1 - 76 ••• J 8 - 118 09 - 115 LO3 - 101 fl - 62 10 - 10 •.• ."'' 6 - fi 93 - 96 86 - 88 99 • 101 10 - 10,E 16 -17 i 10 ••••• 104 71 - 73 19,} - 20 9f -10 . j 14 - 15 411 137 - 139 ... ... 13C - 138 115 - 117 !157 - 159 i - FT 66 - 70 •N ~ •~ 136 - 138 93 - 100 - 1 - It ... - .. •. ''''. ••• ... - ••• 'lO2 , -IC4 92 -Y4 ii - i I I - 4' +lO7 109 GO - GI 16 - 16! 23 - 21 100 - 102 9/ - 104 • •• ... ••• ... .... ... 27 23 2- 3 p ••• •• 3 - 3i MINES. 1 all i 2 Ws ‘II Anglo Californian ... -- _. . i „ 20 7 knetralian 1 all Baden (od.Duchy or 1 ... - „, 30 all Do. Cocoa _ eutei 18 _ 20 lit 20 15 I Do. St,. Jo D s 1 i , ClarondonCon . MI. *12 3 °0 11 26 a1141 1 B an a rs. ll : l t z i c il i : l s l-1 1 r nn Il p r I u ro :i. A : c. i . e .ti s . C :u: b ed ..: 1 1 .. ; ...... 1 - i S ii . 4° B 6 t . all l a 1 1 l °°° C : o llo p i:e. p no e i rfaemijM G ol daPTim J a maica. .. .., i t, : of : c l .. e...;:it:: 543 ; 5 ----- 614 : 5 7 .3 86 all i Do. Prof. -. . • 1 4 - 16 ». IP. Oopispo i .- id $ all eortnua .. - ... 20 all Gent al 45111.1 3 la s ,: all ll : 1 ; 111 ( l CL(Nri, is i t ,i r rii. :: : N e a v‘ivt. .ir t a g . :Got P nyser : r la ° . : I l u g t vi li o o i e ra t I h t' . 1 ug i t a : R 1 all Moariquita Uni te 1 . l i ii --; 2 : : 1 all Nouveau Monde - 1 20 01 Pontg p i h .S il i i l p .& Le. Min. g -. 10 5 1 Port 1 all Quarts Rock ... 60 all Rhymney iron. 2l - 23 15 all Do. New 5 - 7 30 151 Santiago de Cuba.-- 21 -2 , i ... Cs. Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 2i - 21 21 1 all !South Australian-- ... - .. 1 all IDo. Scrip. •• • •• ..1 . 4 a i ll lT D a o u . l l . o. s. p a or L. c l e t n i t n. P co ra ! .. i --... I i 10 9 fin Croft 3/ - :t 181 all United Mexican 3l - 4 i 3j 1 all Waller •• -- - 1 all We s t Mariposa • A - I 1 124 Worthing Mining oi Australia ... - ••• ILISOILL111.1101:18. ______ ---------____________ 25 19 Australian Agrlealt. 26 - 28 281 7 10 .11 Australia. Royal Mail ..! - • 1 0 all Rodin Water Works .51 - 5 1 50 40 Silt. American Land lo° : 1 !A CAnakia .......................... .... 11 . 3 5.1 .....-__ 1 .5 19 .1. St, i(10. c.tio.ilp.e. ............ 113 - 1131 113 J I 88 t.t 5 .. 1 1 )4 : D I )1 ) o o ° ... 5 , all Crystal Palace.. .2 - 21 2 4 all Crystal Pal.of Prate,. .. ••• 1 i Dunton Iron Ore .... . - .. 20 15/ Eastern 5team,....... . ... -- : St. 100 Electric Telegraph... 8 . 3 - 95 95 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir. 5 all En.diAns Cop Sin Co ... - . 1 - 13 25 all Gen. Ir Sc Col (lien,) ••• .•• 15 14 pen. Steam Navizat. 11 all General Screw Steam 6 - 7 4 KR Lond. (ion. Oftiiiibu_s ' .4 - ill 31 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig . 10 all Moditeran. Elec. Tel ii ---_ ro 10 all Ilextean&S.Amerien. 21 - '; 2:. 5 Nat. Discount C 0.... g . y • 26 1 Do. New .... ....... i ' 'I . P I , e.6pll.ol:.creo: Feb 'IL Aug 10 5 Netherlands Land.... 1 -- li P 10 all Do. Do. ...... 3-- ew 11. 4- 5 3 Do.SpePatld -.. j 100 80 N V & N.S. .S. Lau! id 18 .._, 22 hp 1.4 ••• .•• N.S.N , Goy. sp. e. D. - ... 1 all N. B. Austr a lasia,n... 1 20 171 Nrth.otEuropeSteam a l _ 1 1 1 , 1 1 all Oriental Cam 1 -- 1 i 1 2a. Do. "N e w Shares" p-- i 5 all Peel R r . Ld. & Mi nr l i_ 3P pm 50 all Penin su l ar & O r i en t a l 68 _ 0 II 50 10 Do. Now - 50, 100 60 Royal M a il St eam 1 all Scat. Austral. Invest i'l - 1 1 1 all Ditto New. ll - 1 t 25 all South Austral:Land 35 - 37 1 al: Babmar. Tel. Scrip i - 1 1 all Do. Registered. I - 1 20 5 rruata 1,. eo.U. , lan. - ' - ... 151 100 ill Van Dicuietes Laud lb 16 1 *" ... V• 01 .6P.0.../attarJulY, ... ..7._ ..,. too ..... 91 77t 8 G 124 i 115 67 6i 941 5i 4 107 1044 4 31 106 / 5/ aoa a a 80 831 3 194 18} 60 4 591 47/ 16 711 / I 79 100 fi; 100 35 ii too 100 too 100 100 100 100 100 100 St. St. St. St. St. 'lOO all 100 1 100 iall All 100 lii 100 100 an all 11i 11 27 i 7 16i 'INES LEISE RAILGATS. Bedford sad Blot:1110y Buckghomeh Clydesdsl•+ Vol. Stour Vy. IC Lin. g. 6 pc. E. Un. H. Sh,, Glos. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New Glatr.ck Dn Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & hull & Selby Do. Shams. Do. Shares. Lon. tz (lawny Do. Pr, forme° Lon.. Til I t ' S . Do. Bark. Sh. Lowentoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 por ct. Manch. Br tn. and Matlock Middleabro' Rode.: G p. c. Brad to I Newmarket Bury E. 03.5pc N.& Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per ct. Do. Fixeds p c Profit. k Nk yr , Do. Shr.i. A Royetn.k Shot. Roth an i (looleg.&p.o. Shrew:car!' er . S. Staffordsli Wear Valley g r G p,3r Do Wiltg&goTrirst S6UT.HAMPTON ELECTION. -4IL+ 'OUTHAMPTON, NoV: 20. Active operations for the election of 'a successor to the late Attorney-General (Sir A. Cockburn) in the representa tion of this borough have now commenced. A very large meeting of the electors, convened by placard, was held last night at Pratt'a Riding-school, for the purpose of hear ing addresses from gentlemen offering themselves as candi dates in the Liberal interest. Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., however, was the only candidate who presented himself to the meeting. Mr. JAMES presented himself, and was loudly cheered. He said—Gentlemen, electors of the borough of Southamp ton, I aspire to the highest honour that can be bestowed upon a citizen in a free country—the honour and right •f representing his fellow citizens in their Parliament. lam aware, from what has occurred to-night, of the prejudice that has been raised against me as a lawyer—of that pre judice, merely because I am a lawyer, without reference to what lawyers have done for the people—without refer ence to the energies and the industry that lawyers have be stowed on behalf of the people. If they are to be cast aside by such an enlightened constituency as that of Southamp ton from a mere vulgar prejudice, thenl say that t he con stituency of Southampton are ignorant of what lawyers have done for the liberties of the people. (Cheers.) Are the names of Romilly, and Brougham, and Denman, to ho mentioned beiore you to incur contumely and disgrace? (Cheers.) No man struggled for the people's cause and for the people's liberty, in days when it was dangerous to his profession and to his reputation, more than Sir S. Roruilly. No man has struggled harder for civil and religious liberty than Lord Brougham—(loud cheers)•—and no man over advocated the rights of the people against the tyranny of the Crown more strenuously than Denman. (Cheers.) No man, to the sacrifice of everything that was dear to him, professional advancement and gain, struggled harder for the people and the liberty of the press than Erskine. (Cheers.) Therefore, if lam to be told that merely because a man happens to be a lawyer, ho is, though willing and anxious to bestow his industry and energy to the cause of the people, on that ground only to bo exiled from Parliament--if this constituency teach me that lesson, I shall indeed be surprised at hearing it from such a consti tuency as Southampton. (Cheers.) lam aware of the im portance, the wealth, and the commerce involved in the interests of this borough. I am deeply sensible of the task I undertake in perhaps the presumption of presenting my self as a candidate for your suffrages. I know the vast in terest you have in commerce—the millions floating on the surface of your waters, your docks, your harbours, and your vast emporiums of trade—the enormous increase of your exports and imports—and your position as one of the greatest and most thriving ports of this kingdom. Bat do allow me to say that there are many questions pressing on the attention of the Legislature, in which not only your interests, but those of the country generally, are involved —questions which, if a lawyer will do his duty with energy and industry, he can advocate, if not bettor, certainly as well, as a layman or a commercial man. (Cheers. What do - --- you say to your bankers lately ? Has not commercial credit in this country received a check that it will take years to overcome, by the dishonesty of bankers ? So that you may have dishonest commercial men as well as dishonest lawyers. (Hoar and cheers.) Lot me direct your attention to many questions coming on for consideration ; and I run sure you will agree with me that many of them are of that import. ance that lawyers can render your town and the public essential service. (Cheers.) What aro the great questions that are pressing ? (A. cry—" The Police Bill.") Well, now I will tell you, if I had been in the House of Commons I would have voted against that bill. (Cheering.) And allow too to say that I know the Attorney General did all ho could to remove from the bill those clauses which he thought wore obnoxious to the people of Southampton. (Cheers.) Ho struggled hard for that purpose. After wards, it was true, he voted for the bill, but ho laboured to remove what ho considered were the obnoxious clauses in it. (Cheers.) But why is it, I ask you—and if you say you will have a commercial man, and suppose that oommercial man did something to displease you—why aro you to visit any faults on the next commercial man coining hero ? Let us have fair play, that is what I want. (Cheers.) I am myself sprung from the working chaste., and lam of them. (Cheers.) I have been the architect of my own ferlames, and my own position—(cheers)—aed if yeu say that because I am a lawyer I am to be disquali fied, say so at once—but let us discuss the question, and see if the objection does not arise from a prejudice which ought not to obtain in an enlightened constituency. (Cheers.) I was about to speak of those questions which must come prominently before the Legislature, and as to those questions in which a lawyer can assist the Callto of the people. (Cheers.) Take, for iustance, the Appellate Jurisdiction of this country. That will be ono of the most prominent measures introduced during the noxt Session of Parliament. You are all interested in the proper administration of our laws, and I tell you the state of the Appellate Jurisdiction in the House of Lords is a disgrace to any civilised country. (Cheers) If you have a lawyer who is advocating the cause of the people—tell the who can advocate that cause better than a titan who is versed in the laws, and who miderslands how to amend them. Tale the question of the Ecclesiastical Courts, coupled with law Reform. The state of those courts is a disgrace to the civil code of any country. (Cheers.) if you are left- and it is a question which comes home to the bosom of you all —a legacy of 100/. ' and it is litigated, y ou are d r i ven into the Ecclesiastical Court, and before you get the 1001. it is sweated down to GO/. (Cheers.) So it is in all questions connected with the Ecclesiastical Court. You have one commercial man as your representative, and a most honour. able wan he is, as well as a most able representative— (loud chearaj—and a commercial wan can vote, and will vote rightly on all those questions, but on those great questions a lawyer who is advocating your interests will be of advantage to you. (Chews) Take the groat ques tion of crime, now pressing itself on the attention of the country—its prevention and cure. The state of crime has ari iced at that fearful pitch in this civilised society that it is essential some broad, comprehensive, and statesman like view should be adopted to meet this groat evil. (Cheers.) Who can advocate or bring to boar his legal knowledge and experituce better on questions of this sort than a lawyer? (Cheers.) I am not here vaunting myself as a lawyer, but eudeavouring to meet that which I believe to bo—and which I think you, as anintolligent and thinkiug people, will believe to be—an unfair prejudice. Take, now, your local questions. (Cheers.) There aro two local questions which occasion groat interest very pro. bably in the minds of the people of Southampton. The one is the introduction of a competing railway into the town. (Cheers.) Perhaps, now, gentlemen will do me the justice to own that I may know a little about that matter, because, when the narrow gauge was projected from Manchester to Southampton, aud it wanted a law yer's help in Parliament, I hail the honour of being the lawyer employed—(cheers) — an d I think a competing rail way to thu town would be of infinite advautage. (Re• 'sewed chewing.) I believe it will tend to keep in check that which might otherwise, and perhaps does, prove to bo a gigantic monopoly. (Loud cheering.) If I were out of Parliament it is -probable that my services as counsel may be retained as before to advocate that railway; and do you imagine that lawyers are so degraded and so base that I would not, as your Member, uphold the interests entrusted to thy care, and doom them a higher and a greater stimulus to exertion than the mere fee I should receive if out of Parliament? (Cheers.) Are you so pre judiced as to think that if I had your interests confided to my care, I should not advocate that railway as willingly, and_ bo as o zealously,v that thea e l I railwaywe c o would f K o u r n oo a nw m i r ingb e sa p so a t r idn y o t o . a e i nt — ed ( a c t. e h de e vl e ia the n ti(lige neveiotnoncitemhdee'rtetoihawalat railway w ou ld b e o f vas t b enefit to interests of the town, the advancement of those interests would be to me a stimulus aufficient to advocate it to the best of my ability. (Cheers.) Take another question. A contest will probably arise between the Crown and the interests of Southampton on what are called the " mudlands," anti I ask you, gentlemen, fairly and conscientiously, is not that a question iii which a lawyer can materially assist you? (" Yea," and cheers.) Of course your commercial member, Mr. Willoox, will assist you by his vote and interest, but the question is one in which a lawyer can render you essential service. (Cheers.) Do you believe a lawyer does not take deep interest in the honour of representing such a borough as this? And is it fair to say of my friend Sir Alexander Cockburn that if, in the discharge of the duties of his profession, those talents by which he is adorned were attended i w n i o t m h o t t h i e o i n r . or ( d , i i n N ar o y , results, and honours fell upon him, that he made South on aw a ta nd . a n:o e , r P " e t d w a c a h ni s e e e w r r cheers . ) (;) te h I A: i p a n c i g n e i ' a s t m g ° o e u d e tn w t o y i a i h f t a i h s l o y ti the s lot of industry integrity, as well as to a lawyer. (Cheer..) We have au instance of it in Lord Overstone—(cheers)—and it is a No. gentlemen, he has as ( ) C .' h ' " I rs k .) now him to be essentially little unfair to say, oven though ho might h ave di spleased you in some minor points, that my hon. friend the Attorney- General has made the constituency a mere atepping-stoue people. I know that in any sphere iu — b w on i o th u o r uA b e s ta i; which be may be placed he will continue to be so. Ho will advocate the people's rights ; and I would rather risk all hopes of being elected than allow one word t o be uttered ablBbauelci:—(cheers) nt° th o e th. f i r s i ( e C i a i r d dive if noef t e‘ h mi e leinet vouring to set it right. which you well A. Cockburn would not sacrifice the interests of the humblest elector of Southampto n tofosrmtahne,brightest coronet that over glittered upon a s brow. (Loud cheering.) No, gentlemen, it is unfair to say that be. to his discredit inhis e se cto ssi d on bitn o , f nitaulsetntbsue led him to the ' 1 est honours in his profession--it ia , a little unfair to highest say that, because honours a • fallen upon him, he has sacrificxxl the electors of Southampton, (Cheers.) I be lieve that in the house in which he will sit there will be no k ca n u e s e e , o w f ben til y e ou P° el s more since re friend of the people's cause, an d of civil and religious liberty, than the now peer, Lord Langton. (Cries of " lie has run away from them.") Run away ! Why, y o u returned bins six times in nine years, and it is an Honour that he is proud o f.lliaelevation HO far from b e i n g a disgrace to you, has done infinite honour to your c hoice. (Cheers.) Now, then, C W II O to tell you what lit sea l principles. Upon the question of free aro le trade I may say we are all agreed. the great questions that will come before Parliament upon th at subject are m erely to carry it to its legitim at e results, but those ques tions are very much in questions which s. lawyer's aid will be of avail. (`' Lot's have free trade in law.") lam for ers•) I am thoroughly that too. (Che • law, and I should not min d s eeing to the gentletnan who has just spoken with a wig on of-uaorrow. (Laughter aud cheers.) The groat principle d free trade has been accom h and the wealthiest au proudest aristocracy which plis o conceded to • the world ever 'raw have It has Public opinion that great question. (Cheers.) It now to be carried to its legitimate results.. You togive every possible sti• mules to oomlnerel al enterprise, by the relaxatien of the strict laws of partnershiN.aU d othe r measures—t o set coin. merce entirely free. Teeing t h e question of the extension of the franchise, the people—who, allow too to say, in the want of a proper system of education, aro educating intelli e n them selves—have become m ore . g t, and the workingand i n my opinion eat t other classes are I led to a consider able extension of the suffrage. How far ?''] I will tell you how far. Th e extension proposed by Lo r d J. R usse ll would not, 1 thiuk, be a bad be ginning. I would extend the right of voting from 101, to tit 1. sonsOlsoldere---to every in) 1161 62 1 104 12 1361 89j 9 01 2 matt having M. in the savings' bank, but it must be the the Church rates, and he totally and unconditionally for a certain time, so as to avoid its being paid in to crest V abolished. a fictitieus. vote —and I would give a vote alio to nit clerk " • Mr. Jostens CLARK. asked Mr. James to state his opi who is reresp'ectable roau, 2 with salarY ef 50/. a year, who nion with reference to the desirability of adopting mea has obtained by his industry a status in society, as well as to sores for the prevention of drunkenness ? the niau who derivese fair su m fr o m the clic blends of hitrown Mr. earnings. I think it but f a i r an d r e ason: Od e that man very prJAMES—I think legisl a ti oe as t o drunkenness inatical. It should b e l e ft t o e d ucation oblem to the in the promotion of ord er an d th e secur it y of property, who is intelligent, has a statu s i n soc i e ty, an d i s interested . ben e fit? f example, and the in creas i ng intelligence of the should be entitled.to h ave a peole (Cheers ) , vote, and the ri g ht t o select 31r. CLARK—WiII you advocate the Maine Law ? his own representative to Parliament. But the extension Mr. JAMES—If you mean will I support an Act of Par of the franchise would be valueless without the ballot s. lianaent to prevent the manufacture of ardent spirits, I (Cheers.) It becomes persecution to a man to give him th must say no. It would interfere with capital and indus vote sinless you protect him in recording it. (Hear, hear .s',4 try, and would only produce illicit distillation. Having had some little experience in these matters, I kn , D e . r• HEARNE- I understand that a sum of from for , that intimidation is resorted to, to far too great an exte. ; to 1,500/. has been spent,, before's candidata coming fof and it is in my opinion Useless to extend the franchise nil_ s w pe a r n d d cz t se a c m u o re un hi t s ? election. Is Mr. James prepared• to less you give the voter the security of the ballot. (Che Am. ) The fanehi s ei s a sacre d t rus t f or th e benefit of the ls. aople. Mr. JAMEI—Ary answer to that question is this : and instances . occur where men have not paid the rates left' me of Southampton had been for many years a in order to disqualify themselves f rom b e i ng placed - on the byword and a disgrace. You were placed in the register, fr om th e f ear o f i ncurr i ng l oss or disples sr ire for catalogue of venal and corrupt constituencies• but dur the hon es t and independent exorcise o f their I ie ,hte—a ing the last few years the electors themselves have purg state of thi ngs w hi c h i n a f ree coun t ry i s a oats 'al die- rid the borough, and done away with that corruption. grace. (Cheers.) They say, " Well, but voting by' ballot is (Cheers.) I will not spend ono farthing more than the un-English." S o i s intimid a tion. (Cheers.) Thous th e y say legitimate exponsos of the election ; and when I now come " Woll, will you have a man vote in the dark ?" I answer before you, 1 believ e lam in the presence of one of the "yea, because you tak e care a man sisal: Buller fhe votes most honest and incorruptible constituencies in the king in the light." (Renewed cheering) Ife. man.; Ls to record dom. (Loud cheers.) a vote, and the next d a y somebody is to censer up and say An En asked 31r. James if he would veto for the " you voted for a commerci a l loan, or for me, "I do not care abolition of tho duty on paper ? (greawhich, or for Mr. Peed 's' ', candidate wh h e comes— Mr. Jastge —lf you allud e to Mr. Milner Gibson's mo t laughter) —and I will take my cu. ,tom away from tion, most anxiously have I supported him in converse- . you," it is disgrace to a free country ati tl the free spirit of Lion, and 1 shall be proud to vote for it as a means of edn- Engliehinen. (Oheers.) l am i n favou of t: .10 extension cation, and the diffusion of useful knowledge among the of the franchis(, because I believe the petrel() titre qualified peopl e , you be ready to vote for the repeal by their intelligence to be entrusted r right of se- Mr. SCRASE—WiII lecting their own meridiem for the Leneislaturue —(cheers)— of he malt duty ? but it is idle to give thorn that pliv;dege un'.s. es you also Mr.:JAMES- That is a brewere'question—(loud laughtoi) give theta the opportunity of exercising it without danger -and more fur the Chancellor of the Exchequer than or injury to themselves. (Cheers:, Take the, question of myself. Church rates. if I had had the 'honour of being in raffle- Mr. PURCHASE—WouId you vote for shutting up the mont, I would have voted for sir C Lay's bill. I hotels and public-houses of all sorts altogether ou the think Church rates should be at once libelled Led, without Sunday ? any equivalent and without any comproruis e. (Cheers ) Mr. JANIES—No. Why should not tho poor man get I ant a member of the Established Church, 'tit I believe his beer at the public-house if a nobleman can go to his that the revenues of that Church, if fairly a sal properly Club ? Shut them all up, if you like ; but do not let us managed, are ample enough to sustain what I hope to live shut up the public-house after the hours of Divine service to see—a resident clergyman in every parish. I wish to if I have a right to go into Brookes'a Club, and drink as see it, not merely in a spiritual point of view, but because much wine as I please. (Cheers.) the residence of a clergyman has a good morel and An ELEcTott—lf elected, would you pledge yourself not social effect upon the parishioners. (Cheers.) The revenues to take office ? of the Church are ample enough, and you hr' ma no riht to Mr. JAHES —lf I should have tho honour of being ap tax dissenters for the luxury of Church worship. if you pointed to office, the Constitution provides that I must want the Church worship to be attended by luxury, pay come down immediately for re-election, and then, if I have for it yourselves. (Cheers) I always have L eon, and always sacrificed you or any of you, turn me out. (Loud cheers.) will be, a most strenuous advocat e for the total and An Eraccron—Will you vote for the better observance unconditioaal repeal of church rates, inflicting as they do of the Sabbath ? an impost unjust and odious on the &distorters. (Loud Mr. Jeurts—l will not vote for any measure to make cheers.) Civil and religious liberty is r.ot yet thoroughly people religious by Act of Parliament, for it only makes accomplished and perfect in this county whilst the Jew them hypocrites. (Cheers.) is excluded from Parliament. (Cheers.l N o man ought to An ELEcron—A'hy did yon leave the electors of Hull ? be excluded from Parliament on the ground of difference Mr. JADIES —Because I liked the electors of Southames of religion—(cheers) —and nothing can be more absurd than ton better. (Load laughter and cheers,) the argument in favour of the exclusion of Jews. I haul recently the honour of being present at an entertainment given to Mr. Alderman Salorcons, the late Lord Mayor of London, and I had the pleasure of hearing presented to him the highest testimonial ever accorded to a commercial man. (Hear.) The wealth of the city rendered him their homage, and testified their esteem end respect for him, and their deep appreciation of the manner in which ho had per formed the duties of his high office. (Hear.) He was a Privy Councillor during his Mayoralty, and yet ho could not be member of Parliament afterwards—an anomaly ab surd and ridiculous. (Hear.) The House of Lords have rejected the Jews because they believed the public feeling was not yet strong enough ; and our history tells us that the House of Lords will oppose public opinion while it is weak, but will give way when it, is strong, and I believe, that will be the result in this instance. (Cheers.) I men tioned to you the question as to crime, and it is one which is attracting great attention. I have had the opportunity of devoting a little attention to this matter, and I have come to the conviction that the criminal law requires at the hands of statesmen much revision. Look about you in the world, and see how our criminals are made. Perhaps, in walking along the streets of London, you see a poor little half-clad boy, with a broom in his hand. That poor little wretch has no education—perhaps has nowhere to sleep - - no home to shelter him ; some important policeman comes up and moves this unhappy child from door-step to door step, until at last, having no home, he has to sleep under the Canopy of heaven, and there he takes his rest ; and as he sleeps under the glimmering stars he wonders, perhaps, whether God has inflicted so much misery in other and brighter worlds. (Cheers.) In the morning he is taken to the police court, and imprisoned for a mouth for sleep ing in the open air. That boy is the ticket-of-leave man when twelve years older. (Great sensation.) 1 have seen it and watched it. He is taken to gaol and made the asso ciate of felons, and lie comes out the hardened criminal. Clime —as the statistics of it prove—is eating, like the canker-worm, into the vitals of society, and the question of its reformation and its punishment is almost more im portant, in a social point of view, than 80111 e of the political questions of the day. (Cheers.) It must be 'approached and looked at with a broad and statesman-like view, in reference to the education of the child and its reformation. Cana lawyer advocate that? He can. (Cheers.) has not a lawyer experience from his criminal practice ? (Hoar.) Can a lawyer attend b e f ore a comm i ttee and propound these view s ? He can, if he is honest and sincere; and why are you to say he is not, Merely because he is a lawyer ? Upon the question of education I am aware of the difficul ties to bo encountered, and it is one which must be ap- Uoached in a s t a t esman -lik e and comprehensive spirit ? ntil we shall have a system totally uusectarian, so as to interfere with the religious feelings of no sect, 1 will be an advocate for the voluntary principle. I will not support a system which instructs the child, but at the seine time offends the religious prejudices of its parents. As to continental politics, I believe and hope the alliance between Franco and England is sincere. We know that there are powers at work to detach 'France from her alle giance, and we havtristely hall differences which the pub. lie journals tell us are healed. la the present system of secret diplomacy, there are so many moves on the diplo matic chess-board that nobody knows what is going on. At ono time :Instil:, is allied with us, and as we saw the other day, keeping her troops in a position to take the same view of the treaty us England did, and supporting England against what !night turn out to be a rupture with France. You all very well know that Austria supported us ; but is Austria any friend to the liberties of Europe? (No ) Look at Italy ! (Cheers.) Look at Hungary ! Look at Naples For wherever you see liberty endeavouring to assert her rights, there you see Austria hovering with her troops to suppress the first blush of nascent liberty. (Groat cheer ing.) It may be politic to have the alliance of Austria on occasions of difficulty, but is she to be relied upon as lin ear° to England when liberty is at stake ? (Cries of " No," " Hear," and " Wh ore was England?") say England was whore she ought not to have been—reposing on her arms, a silent spactatress of the partition of Polautr. Now, in the present position of our foreign relations, with tho difreul ties with which we may be surrounded, Aud no man being able to foretell whence or how soon a storm may come, venture to think that the statesman entitled to theconfidence of the English people is Lord Pal mortiton. (Cheers.) It is said that Lord Palmerston has done nothing for the liberties of the people ; but I believe he will, and I will toll you why. Lord Palmerston, I believe, thoroughly understands public opinion and the genius of this great people. Ile has done more to uphold the national dignity and houeur of Euglend, and to maintain the liberties of Europe against despotism, than any statesman since the days of Chatham. (Cheers.) European despotism trembles at the mane of Palmerston; and I have a right to infer, from a man who has done so much for the cause of liberty in Europe, that, when he finds the opinions of the people of this country so much in favour of onward progress, and social and political advancement, he cannot, will not, and shall not stop— (loud cheets)—and I can hear no one say that in the present emergency there ie any Minister or any Statesman in whom the public should place so much confidence as in Lord Palmerston. (Cheers.) A statesman who will secure and promote liberty abroad will not. retard political improve. inset at, home. (Great elweiieg.) I am opposed to the grant to Mae nooth ; but, understand me—l will not support Mr. Spoouor's, or any other such motion, which I believe is dictated by religious bigotry and intolerance. (Hear.) If over 1 have the honour of a seat in Parliament, aud that question is proposed, I will move, upon the principle that I am opposed to all endowments from the State for religi ous purposes, that the whole question should be eonsidered in a large and comprehensive view. I will not support Mr. Spooner's motion, because it is instigated by bigotry .and intolerance. I will riot set Ireland in a flame by an act of injustice; but will support a motion to consider, in a statesmanlike view, the whole . question of religious endowments, with which will ho involved the question —an important one, Which has boon too long delayed— namely, how far the Established Church in Ireland is adapted to the spiritual wants of the people. (Immense cheers.) I have now stated to you my opinions on what I believe will be the great questions of the day, and I shall be perfectly ready to answer any questions you may put to me. I believe that the Government of my Lord Pal merston is strong. I believe that he will meet the house with a very large majority, and what is called a strong Government. It is when a Government is strong that measures for the improvement of the people ought to be proposed, for when you have party spirit running high, factious differences, and narrow majorities, it is not the time for considering and deciding upon groat social and political improvements. (Hoar, hoar.) The time, in my humble opinion, is at hand for great social and political improvements. Our march must be onward. The thought and the feeling of the English people decree it. (Cheers.) I have expressed to you somewhat hurriedly my views upon the general topics of the day and my political senti ments and it is b ecause I b elieve that they are in unison with hose of the majority of the electors of this important borough that I aspire to the honour of represeutin Parliament, in th e place of on e w h ose talents have adored the Legislature--in whom you, upon six different occa sions, renewed your confidence—(cheers)—who, though he may have offended some of you upon minor points, has done honour to your representation—(cheers) —and who will, I am sure, rimer with feelings of great pride and gra titude to the time when he was intrusted by you in Parlia ment with the political, social, and commercial interests of this groat borough. (Loud and long continued cheering.) An ELECTOR—WiII you vote for the Ballot, to protect the voter? Mr. JAMES—I have already answered that question. I will. (Cheering.) Mr. Your/us—What is your view of capital punishments ? Mr. .Lt NiEs —l'll tell you candidly. Ido really think now flea it would bo dangerous to abolish capital punish ment in cases of murder. I have given very anxious at tention, I assure you, to the subject. I ant aware of the whole aystem of secondary puniehments • but I think we have seen lately such instanc,es of uteri'. recklessness of human life, and suck outrages upon the person, as to con vince us that this is not the period for considering the question of the abolition of capital punishment,. Mr. WILLIAM LANICESTER asked Hr. Jawes'a opinion as to the necessity of a modification or repeal of the income , tax?? DEPUTAIION TO SLR 13, HALL FROM THE METROPOLITAN BOARD OE WORKS. _ - Yesterday a deputation from the Metropolitan Board of Vorks waited upon Sir B. Hall, the First Connnis eioner of Works and Public Buildings, at the office in Whitehall-place, in reference to the plan: for the main drainage of the metropolis. The deputation consisted of Mr. J. Thwaites (the chairman), accompanied by Mr. Woolrych, the secretary, and Mr. Bazalgette, the chief engineer; Mr. Deputy Harrison, Major Lyon, Captain Barnett, and Messrs. Nicholay, Doulton, Howe, Brig. tow, Seeley, Wright, Turner, and Few. Sir B. Hall was attended by Mr. Portman, his private secretary ; and Captain Burstall, of the Admiralty, was present. Mr. TIIIVAITES (addressing Sir B. Hall) said he' had great pleasure in introducing to hint a deputation from the Metropolitan Board of Works, and he was most happy to say that the deputation that now attended from that board did so in the best public spirit. Their plan having been returned to them on the grounds stated in the First Commissioner's letter, he might say that that plan had been passed by a large majority of the lam bent of the board ; hut without making that plan the battle ground of dismission he wished to stat e a f ew o f the reasons th a t h a d induced the board to agree to it. In considering the question of a system of intercepting sew erage for London, and looking at the proposed point of discharge, the board felt that they had substantially complied with the act of parliament, and that they had taken into their consideration the words of the Legisla ture. That they bad complied with the requirements cf the Act of Parliament was clear, ,and every man who was influenced on the question would say that if the sewage was discharged at point B it would not affect the sanitary condition of the metropolis, and no cue could be found who would contend to the contrary. In coining to a decision on the discharge at point B a variety of elements had been taken into their consideration, but the question by which they had been mainly guided was that of finance. The board could not shut their eyes to the fact that under the Metropolis Local Management Act a number of local boards bad been established for the purpose of improving the sanitary condition of their districts, and they had set about their business with an energy that did thorn the greatest credit, and the consequence of those works must be the very heavy taxation of the ratepayers. That in addition arising fruits the district boards carrying out their wotki., and perfecting the net-work of sewers, would form a heavy item of taxation on the London ratepayer., toga titer with their contributions towards this board. In consequence of that heavy taxation it was a serious con sideration with the board in agreeing to the plan, for they did not feel justified for the necessities of the me tropolis in spending one shilling more than was neces- Nary. Havipg substantially complied with the act of Parliament, they did not feel themselves justified iu con. tinning the sewerage beyond the point proposed for other than metropolitan purposes at the expense of the rate. payers. The board were ready to carry out the work in a comprehensive spirit, but, at the same time, as guar. (Henri of the ratepayers, they could not shut their eyes to the financial part of the question. The board, however, in passing the plan, added to the resolution their wil. lingne ste t o exten d t h e system of drainage beyond the ' metropolitan boundary for objects not metropolitan, and wore ready to carry out toe plan if the Government would provide them with the necessary funds far that purpose. He (the chairman) had taken the opportunity of stating t i the board —and he would now repeat—the reasons why the board should ask for a grant of money • from the public purse, and on what grounds they had a claim. The seat of Government is situate in London, and the representatives of the people dwelt in the metro polis for six months in the year. In the metropolis, too, there was a large amount of Government property which was entirely exempt from taxation, such as the parks, houses of Parliament, aid several new buildings, built at an enormous coat—Somerset-house, the Tower, end other property, a long list of which he hold in his baud, but which at the present time he would not more particularly refer to. That list he would not point cut to the First Commissioner, as the property came within his department entirely exempt front taxation, but it would be very materially benefited by the system of drainage which they intended to carry out. That being so, the board felt that they had a right to ask that board for a contribution for works for general drainage, to be carried to such a point so that they should not injure any one in the metropolis, and that they would have an additional claim if they were required to fix the outfall at some other point beyond that indicated in plan IL He had to repeat that the deputation appeared before him with every desire as men of business that this question should be brought to a satisfactory conclusion, and were more desirous to perform a public duty than to offer views peculiar to themselves. After the plan had been returned for the reasons stated in the First Commissioner's letter, he wished to ask what point would be satisfactory as the place of discharge, and, if extended, were the Govern ment prepared to defray the extra coat of it? He had great pleasure in referring to the remarkable spirit and the determination to uphold the board, for the plan was agreed to nearly unanimously by a majority of 3i to 1, to carry out the object committed to their care, which he hoped would be satisfactory to the public. Sir B. HALL said that ho had great pleasure in meet ing the board, as they appeared to meet him in a good spirit, and should have great satisfaction in aiding them in carrying out the object for which they had been appointed. Before they went into the question which they had met for the purpose of discussing, and with a view of coming to some satisfactory result from that dig cussion, he considered it to be his duty to disabuse the minds of members of the board on one or two points, lie was, like other members of the public, no stranger to the proceedings of the board, for they lived in times when, through the press, every one became acquainted with what was going on in public bodied. He had observed that it had been stated that he wished to meddle and interfere with the affairs of the board. It was not for him to inquire why such motives wore attributed to him, but be could say that there were no grounds for such a state ment, for he had no desire to meddle in their affairs, and as a mioister of the crown ho had enough to do without interfering in the affairs of other people, If it had been stated that ho did wish to interfere with them, let them take it from him that he had no such intention. It had also been stated that he was wedded to Home particular plan for a distant outfall, either at the mouth ',of the Thames or of the Clerman Ocean. Now, ,he had never given any opinion at all, but he was confined to the terms of the act of Parliament and the constructio n must on the statute. Therefore, those two point ns they one p ss lied fro a m ch t a h r e g i e r onfiinned:thatleotAonf Was u e dr one p p re l s a i n de o r Ita o in n u e d tha d t is i m m i to Y in the drtinbeenent osvteartewdhitchhahtelhieadhtandedl: P ha a month, and that he could have given. a much earlier answer. Now the fast was, with a vlew that as little time as possible should be taken int the matter, in anticipation of the plan that of P n . would be sent to him, he had put himself in co mmunication with the Admiralty, on the 20th of May, asking them to give him the services of some gentler with the Thames, and theunn who was conversant and they di tides and flow of that river, so. Captain Buratall was so instructed, and on the 30th of June he Watt appointed. On the Ist of July he sent him (Sir 13. Hell) his report, and on the 2d of J uly, within twenty-four hours after he received it, it was sent to the M etropolitan Board. Mr. TuWAITEM said he wished to disabuse Sir B. Hall's mind, The question was not as to the outfall, but as to th e fl ow of the tide. Sir 11. HALL said that was just so. As to the outfall he could have answered that question in twenty-four hours. Aa to the real question at issue : the chairman had stated that the plait submitted to him had been passed by a large majority, but he was aware that the same plan had been rejected on several occasions by just as large a majority. That, however, was a matter that he should not have adverted to but for that expression in reference to it by their chairman. He said they had substantially complied with the act of Parliament. Now the words of the act of Parliament were very clear, for they said the sewage should not be discharged at a point in or near to the metrop o li s . I n th e fi rst plan the flow of sewage was into the river in the metropolis Mr. JAMES—I think nothing has boon more unfair than the system on which the income tax has been asseabod upon small incomes derived from industry. I think they bear no relation whatever to the income derived from as certained and realised property. The income derived from industry is precarious, and subject to the accident of a man's health, and sickness coming on, and disabling him. Nothing would give me greater pleasure than to assist in the modification of that principle. I believe it to bo moat unjust. An ELECTOR —What is your opinion (if the Game Laws? Mn. JAUEN—I think the Game Law s, when admiuistered with severity become obnoxious. I sin not opposed to the fair preservation of game on a gentleman's own estate, being careful that it does no injury to the fart ner — (hear)but I would not vote for a total abrogation of the Gam e Laws. Mr. JAIIES TUCKER—WiII you give us your o pi n i on as to an obn ox i ous tax now being collected in the Itolyrood, call e d Mi n i sters ' Duos? pariah of Mr. JA.411:4 —I think they should share the same fate as -Nee. • —now in th e pl an sent in the flow was just outside the metropolis. The engineer had stated io his report that the point of discharge was three-quarters of a mile from the metropolitan area. Mr. TRWATTRS —That is land measure ; the flow of the river is one mile and a quarter. Sir B. HALL would admit that, although it was not so stated on the plan ; but when he took into considera tion the point of outfall, he was also bound to consider whether it would affect the metropolis by the flow of the tide, and that the sewage would return within the metro politan area. Ile did not consider that they had complied with the terms of the act of Parliament. He had taken the beat advice, and in returning the plan B, be found it utterly impossible for him to give his sanction to that point of outfall. As to the expense to be incurred in tak ing the outfalis to a point necessary as regarded the me tropolis, if they supposed that he wished them to go one furlong beyond the requirements of the act they were ex tremely mistaken. His object was to carry out the act according to the intentions of the Legislature and the words of th e statute, and he called upon them to give him a plan for discharging the sewage into the Thames at cer tain periods and at such places so that it should not flow into or return within the metropolitan area ; and if it was determined to go to a greater dis'alce beyond be did not think that the, metropolitan ratepayers ought to b e re quired to p a y for that extra expense, and he had never thought that they should. To show them that he was pre pared to go into the matter in a spirit of the greatest fair ness, he had instructed Capt. Dunstan to give him his view as i• the nearest point of outfall ; and that he was coming to the point en which they w shed to see him about, and to ascertain what hie views —or ratlitr those of the government —were upon it. lie could not do better than reed a letter he had received from Capt. Burstall, but 'nine doing so he should state the course he should take when they sent him a plan for the outran, for until they had determine I on th 3 outfall, it would be in vain to consider any other part of the work. Supposing that they agreed on a point of outfall so far 34 they were concerned, comply ght vr tihteh c t o h u e r t s e e r l m ie s sh o o f u t l i d le ta a k e e t w o f o Pa u d i 1 i b % ; nt to e a sn t uth should a t hh ee tphlaonu put into his hands to one or two of the most eminent engineers in the kingdom, as a check upon the plans, and to receive their report as to whether they could be safely and speedily underta!ien. He thought t t b w e ss dep th u e . c t o he ur d s e e p b u o tat o io ug n h w t o t u o ld tak fe e e . lw (f i l t e h ar, hi h m ear t , ha fro t t m ha tation.) H av i ng sa id thus much, he would read to them th e l e t tr of Capt. Burstall, and, having heard that, he hoped that they would be able to come to some satisfactory conclusion upon that very important ques tion. Sir B. Hall then read the following letter : " Abingdon•street, Westminster, Nov. 18. "Sir,—ln remarking upon the points of outfall for the sewage of the metropolis, I bog to inform you that the con clusions to which I have arrived relative to the drift of the stream aro from the observations I made on the river in June last, from which I estimate the drift during the last hour and a half of the flood tide to be 31 miles at springs and 3 miles at neaps. Consequently the water which passes point B at half a mile below the Halfway-house will, during springs, reach the town of Woolwich before it is arrested by the ebb stream, and at neaps a quarter of a mile below the Royal Arsenal. I should, therefore, submit that the nearest point to London at which the outfall should be made (so as at all times to be certain that the first portion discharged at an hour and a half before high water would not flow in or near the inhabited part of the metropolis), be the upper part of Erith Reach, miles from L on d on b ridge, seven-eighths of a mile from Erin' Church, and a quarter of a mile below Jenningtree Point. nearly opposite shamßai Creek. From this as a point of ()Wall commencing n hour and a half before the time of high water there, the upper part of the sewage would at springs be opposite Barking Creek, and at neaps off the magazine in the lower part of Barking Creek, near the me tropolitan boundary. It cannot therefore be said that even 1 • ii this position the sewage would be perfectly clear of the eastern limit of the metropolitan urea at spring tides, but it is certainly far enough from any inhabited district to guarantee, with those long floods caught by the north and north-west winds, the river would not, be polluted in the vicinity of Woolwich. The additional length of drain necessary to bo constructed to this outfall is exactly one mile, and the additional portion of river above it, thus freed from sewage, would bo a mile and seven-eighths. For similar reasons to those above stated, I would beg to suggest that the outfall on the north side be at Itainham Creek, which would be an extension of five-eighths of a mile be yond that proposed. With reference to the time that the Pumping of sewage into the river should cease I would state that the water which first passed the outfall at three hours after high water will be car ried eight miles down and beck by the return flood about 13 miles, or five miles above the outfall. Therefore the latest period at which that pro. cess should bo admitted is something short o f th ree hours after th e ti me of high water. It threfore becomes neces sary, if a period of your hours is necessarytor the discharge of the sewage from the reservoir, supposing that reservoir is of sullicieut capacity to contain it, all, that the period of discharg e should commence at least one hour and a half before the time of high water, if however, it should ap pear that the capacity of th e reservoir is not such as will contain the whole of the sewage that inay arrive the metropolis b e t ween th e period of pno discharge f an rom d the next, the dim ens i ons o f the reservoir must be enlarged to meet the requirements. I bog also to call your attention to the fact that ,when it was proposed to have the out fall at A (within the metropolis) the reservoir eves to contain 4,000,000 cubic foot. It is now proposed to have the outfall at Id, in the Halfway Reach, and the reservoir when full, is to contain only 1,761,e00 cubic feet, and to cover a space of 4} acres. On this the south side of the river, for which the above provision is made, the amount of Sewage is calculated by Mr. Bezel getto at a million and a,quarter cubic feet. On the north side of the river Mr. Bazalgette states the amount of sew age to be r, million cubic feet. whilst the reservoir pro posed there is to be only double the size of that on the south side. In this there is a discrepancy of proportion, because the area of the reservoir on the north side is to be 9 acres, amillion nd. consequently, 2to 1, The amount of sewage is 6 cubic feet, therefore nearly 5 to 1. In cases of heavy rains it will he necessary to provide for the gloat accumulation of water which will run into the drain, either by outlets or a larger reservoir. In the first instance, the surplus quantity would flow into the Thames at various places, carrying with it a portion of the sewage in solution, and in the last immediately on the appearance of an extra supply in the reservoir it would be imperativ e to commence pumping irrespective of the time and tido.--1 have the honour to be, sir, your obedient Nervier t, EDIVAItD BURSTALL "The Right Hon. Sir B. Hall." , Sir B. HALL continued—That was the opinion of Captain Burstall, and supposing they got a reservoir large enough for the purpose of containing the whole 'of the sewage, that the discharge should take plaoe one 'hour and a half before high water and be continued for two hours after Well water, so that the Sewage should not flow back into the metropolitan area, so as to be a nuisance to the metropolis. If it should be found that the reservoirs were not large enough, of course these calculations would go for nothing, Captain Burstall W 55 in favour of extending the main drainage one mile of land, which would give them two miles of river ; and lie (Sir B. Hal!) wished to gat rid of a discrepancy which appeared on the plan as to the size of the reservoirs, for whilst Mr. Bazalgette estimated the sewage on the north side to be 6,000,000 cubic feet, and that on the south 1 ,700,000 cubic feet, he only proposed to make his reservoir on the north side double the size of that on the south, which was only a difference of 1 to 2, whereas it ought to have been as 1 to 5. Mr. BAZALGETTE said that with regard to the point selected for the discharge he had been guided mainly by the report of Capt. Burstall, and he believed that from It the sewage would never return within the limits of the metropolis, as the outfall was 14 mile below the metro politan area. Assuming that to be go, in dry weather he should prop,se that the discharge should be at high water f o th () d u i l u not te r t i h s e e toew tahlee t a o n p d , a l e n t d i t h e outw o a n t l d h i l g e h t and for two hours afterwards. The sewage in the reser ivno i t c h w e o t n i ( l i d e water. On the average during the year there were three but it n: was t a b : re a pt actede tl a th t tuom in b tetibi:trf o e o p ur otritn discharging 0 3 n h e o h u o r . hours had rt he dry days to one of wet, but he believed for 300 days in the year the sewage would not flow into the metropolis. on bAdAuoRZALGICTTZsaid he h ad always set down his plans Mrregs..ee:Cntaost favourable manner, but often his reservoir si b ne e tide bigb into w a water. In I n reservoir,,(d days s o nt theat all ye l a l r e r n c i e g h s h e s would not be full, and it would be with Copt, flowing at int: the . metro advantage of an extra hour to discharge the sewage without io r i i S OW y wouldt.o and n l ae t d a wt k f ia o n e y r the t f3 b a (l t e • days they mud discharge for three hour s . - He agreed one hour before high evaabtetreevyitinholguhttrseatuferinyindgistcohatrewoe-r tropolie, for by the experiment of the float at Charltole Pier at a quarter past 6, he found that at a quarter past 7 it was opposite mile a Hookn ess, the mean result giving one sad seven furlo ngs; so that in the last hour of the flood l o to od of tide the s ewage would not return within the li the metropolis. The engineer here went into some technical explana tions as to the d a t a on which his calculations had been formed, an d in reference to the disparity between the size o f t h e reservoir on the south side, he said he should have to co rrect some figures which he had set down, but that could not affect his plan. Mr. THWAITES said the size of the reservoir must be governed by the point of discharge, and if the outfall was to b e b eyon d po i nt B the reservoirs mustbe enlarged to meet th e ex t ra quant i ty. Mr. BAZALGETTE said there was one point that he h a d not alluded t o , an d th a t was th e re d uc ti on i n t h e size of the res ervo i rs . I n hi s fi rs t p l an h e p ropose d to receive the storm w a t ers , b u t s i nce he was un w illi ng to have the sewage spread over a large evaporating surface, for the mere purpose of receiving the sewage on a f ew exeep- better tional days, be thought it t hat it should b e reduced in size, as it would fell_ Capt. Bur satisfactory tpooriyn points s o tshuegges Chiefted e b o y rn rn i ;is ' Mr. TIIWAITES.--Are we to understand that if the out I have consulted Captain fall etas 1 i i rt s hß taken i iLl t loner Burstall, and he states that it will meet the require r, o b—e th lsa e ,.es. act of Parliament. He has stated the tw o lll.3lltB of the ' points the nearest to the metropolis to meet the re act, and I shall not be justified in askicinuirt meats of the g 'You to go be nay those points, or to ask you to 8 end P money for any purpose you do not consider necessary for the re quirements of the metropoli s . Mr. THWAITES— In the event of a t the points cated by the hoard discharging point of outfall, ar e y ou, Ca pt ai n Burstall, so far as that Sir Benjami n , sanction the plan `? prepared to Sir B. lIAL L— Yes, as far Mr. NICROLAY—Thut as you a re concerned. will not p revent us ta ki ng an under point of discharge vernment will s up i nto consideration, if the o -1 Sir B. IIALL-__:y -P y the G means. ou like, but n o t at the expense of the rateyayers of the ma ne pe ared de p ut ation then re ti red, and a general feeling ap. • much - vexed in a • that this h exed question w as now fprevailair train towards a satisfactory settlement. Yesterday morning the premises of Messrs. liortou the extensive flannel manufacturerp, of Bromley, in Mid dle 4 ex, Were nearly destroyed by fire. 2J u 1 St. 100 3, 100 100 100 100 'OO 23i ail 10 all 16 9 100 100 20 10 20 *r i 20! 100 IGO 100 la 5o 100 100 100 57 4 i 49 83 38 3 124 i 61 7J 21i 4 101 f rani 1 49 1 !if i 111 30 4 6311 rid F. SUN, LON DON FRI DA 'V EVENING, INOVRAIBER 21: 3 jrcc.l I 1 X) 100 all 'CO all all I WO 100 all all 1.00 tBl '1856