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Bat ') 11, 3M MONEY MARE:ETI SP :ARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) AND THE SUN } LO DON, Wl] DN ES :ga E E LINES LEASED AT FIXED RE THE CUSTOMS CONGRESS. Lecsia, COmpans, anAtn, yesterdiy. 11 (From the Daily News.) BRUSSELS, SEPT. 22. A cold, wet morning —one modelled on a Nevem er sunrise in London—has not sufficed to damp the ardour of the delegates from various nations who have taken up their abode in this city for a few days, to discuss the grave subject of Customs Reforms all over the world, in au International Congress. Last evening a preliminary private meeting of the delegates was held at the Hotel do Suede, at which business of a formal character was discussed, and in which vice-presidents of the vari ous sections into which the Congress is separated were appointed. That sections are determined to work, and that the Belgian Customs Reform A - soc.iation keep clearly in view the elimination of telling facts, while they discourage more oratori cal flourishes, are points which may encourage us to hope that, ere the Congress separates, it will have passed a series of important re solutions ; and, more, will be ready to back them with carefully arranged illustrative reports. The rapidity with which the Belgian Association has grown, the readiness with which the provincial manufacturing towns of Belgium—as Verviers, Liege, Charleroi, Huy, &c.—have identified them selves with the metropolitan organisation ; and, above all, the injury done to Belgian manufacturers by the heavy import duties on iron and coal, com bine to strengthen our hope that public opinion in this country will soon be brought to bear with irre sistible force upon the government. The Belgian Association has already poured uo less than 140,000 printed reports, pamphlets, &c., over the country. The ironmasters are up in arms, and while the ma nufacturers demand the total abolition of the im port duties on coal and iron on the one hand, these producers of native iron use their powerful influ ence upon the legislature to prevent the demand from being heard. Moreover, they pretend that the gentlemen who have called together the Inter national Congress now sitting are simply actuated by interest, being chiefly manufacturers, or rather merchants, who have everything to gain from the reduction or abolition of import duties on raw ma terials. These arguments are represented by such ironmasters as Dupont, of Fayt, and M. Moncheur. Of course the members of the association have re plied to these taunts, and successfully; being, in the first place, clearly able to retort upon their ac cusers, who appear to talk about the heavy com pensation the Government will owe them, should they listen to the free-traders. But the appeal made . , by the association to the manufacturing towns of Belgium shows, by the answers it has called forth, the temper of the Belgian people with regard to Customs Reform. The resolutions submitted by the Central Asso ciation to the chambers of commerce of the pro vincial manufacturing towns ran thus :- 1. The free admission of raw materials. 2. An ad valorem duty of 10 per cent. on manufac tured articles. Certain industries, however, now pro tected by prohibitive duties, may for a time and under exceptional circumstances be protected by a higher duty, to be fixed hereafter. 3: The classification of articles liable to duty in broad clasf.eP, so that the tariff may be reduced to the simplest possible form. The answers received from the more important commercial towns prove that the Central Asso ciation has the entire sympathy of the Belgian people. Bruges applauded the efforts made by the association for the wise reform of the Belgian custom-house, and hoped their labours would be crowned with success. Ypres and Dixmude passed resolutions in support of the propositions, and promised their aid to make them become law. Alost fully appreciated the object the asso ciation had in view in calling together an Interna tional Congress in order to hasten the freedom of commerce throughout the world. The sympathies of Alost were with the movement, because no country had a weighter interest than Belgium in this liberty. Namur was in favour of reduced duties, but believed that they should be reduced gradually, in order to protect the interests of men already embarked in commerce under the standard of rigid protection. Verviers declared that it had long pressed the Government to abolish the import duties on alimentary substances, coal and iron. Antwerp had se4.,d every occasion to urge upon the Government the simplification of the tariff, and the free admittance of all raw materials, in order to enable the Belgian manufacturers to compete with foreigners. These answers are proof positive that the Central Association is backed by the country, and that M. Corr Van der Maeren is destined to become the Cobden of Belgium. On Saturday evening the list of registered mem bers and delegates to the Congress contained no less than 561 names. Among these are the Lord Mayor ; Mr. Ewart, M.P., who represents the question of uniform weights and measures; Mr. C. Lawson, delegate from the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce ; Mr. W. Scholefield, M P., delegate from the lirmingham Chamber of Commerce ; Sheriff Mechi, from the Society of Arts ; the Right Hon. Milner Gibson ; Mr. Alfred Taylor, Messrs. Leone Levi, John Bennett, George Lawford, Jas. Yates, and Dr. Buchanan, delegates from the Deci mal Coinage Association ; Messrs. Titus Salt, H. W. Winckam, J aco b Behrens and J. Darlington, a deputation from the Bradford Chamber of Com merce ; Mr. J. K. Jefferey, from Liverpool ; Mr. E. Chadwick, Mr. H. G. Bolin, Sir F. Foster, and J. A. Turner, Pre - -ident of the Manchester Com mercial Association. In the list of foreign delegates I remark the names of M. L. Wolowski, of the French Institute ; Guido, from the Society of Arts et Metiers at Milan ; Dr. E. Engel, delegate from the Government of Saxony; Alfred Darimon, contri butor to La Presse, Ph. de Molinari ; F. Magemes ter, from St. Petersburg • Baron Edouard Cogels, senator, from Ant werp ; Dr. Michel Berend, of the Gazette de Cologne; M. E. de Rivero, consul general for Peru; Pcyer Imhoff Neher, delegate from the Swiss Government, and M. Cherbuliez in the same capacity; Dr. Maurice de Stubenrauch, member of the municipal council of Vienna ; L. de Dorlodot de Moriame, from Lodelinsart ; Lieftnans Dolagach delegate for the Oudenaerde Chamber of Commerce; Seb. Bertaut, delegate for the Marseilles Chamber of Commerce ; Carl Antonio Sialoja, professor of political economy in the University of Turin, dele gated by the Count de Cavour ; H. P. Vankeuke horn and Theophile Leotard from Amsterdam ; E. Van Voorthuysen, from Maarsin, near Utrecht ; Bischoff, delegate from the Aix-la-Chapelle Cham ber of Commerce ; G. Cipri, from Italy ; and Dr. D. D. Friedlander, from Heidelberg. This glance at the long list of names will suffice to prove the general interest taken by the practical men of various nations in the movement of the Belgian Association. In the list of replies only one notable exception to the general expression of approbation appears to have been received, and this is from the Chamber of Commerce of Brussels itself. The in creased interest shown in the subject of customs reform may be proved by comparing the number of delegates who attended th e congress o f 184 7 w i th that which the list of to-day exhibits. In 1847 there were 160 members, and on the present occa sion no less than 561 gentlemen have adhered to the proposition of the Belgian Association. At a little past 12, while the great fountain in the Grande Place was drenching all people who got to wind ward of it, and while the dealers in second-hand furniture were dividing the attention of loiterers before the Town-hall with the picturesque flower merchants, the delegates from Holland, from Swit zerland, from Spain, and even from Russia, were seen picking their waythrough the mud to the Esoa her dos Lions of the Town-hall. In the noble Go thic hall, decorated with the Belgian tricolor, some four or five hundred people had already as sembled. Various delegates were busily employed distributing pamphlets on the subject in which they were respectively interested. The decimal coinage advocates of England were especially active. The chair was taken by M. Cur Vau der Macron, who in a speech of some length thanked the foreign delegates for their presence on that occasion. Hu bade them welcome in the name of prosperous Bel gium. Their present congress was widely different from that of 1847. We had advanced. Rolland had abolished her navigation laws, and in England the opposition of the protectionists to an established law had ceased. France had modified her tariff and was about to erase the word "prohibition" from it ; and Sardinia, Spain, Germany, Portugal, Sweden, (ic., had liberalised their customs dues. Something had been done, it must be confessed, in Belgium ; but a coalition of interested men bad prevailed to rotard the application of the good intentions of the Govern ment. Still the principle of free trade, or of a re duction of duties, had boon allowed—the method of reduction was alone the question. And now the two great questions which the present Congress would have to deal with were-Ist. What were tile obstacles in each country to the reduction of customs dues ? 2d. What were the remedies applicable to the re strictions that existed in each country ? Nor would their inquiries be limited to these questions. There were the coinage and passport systeins—both mat ters that restricted the free commercial inter course of nations. This remark was received with loud cheers. The hon. gentleman then referred to the meeting held at the Hotel de Suede last'even ing, at which the 24 vice-presidents, representing various nations, were nominated. At thi s p o i n t, th e secretary, M. onorem, read the names of the vice presidents, in which the names of Messrs. Oliveira, Henry Bohn, and Winkworth, figure with others, for England. The reading of the list over, the vice-presidents were requested to advance from the body of the hall, and take their places around the president. This . was done amid general cheers. M. Cor Van der Maeren then announced to the meeting that 11, Brook*, burgomaster, a Brus- COMMERCIAL INTELLIGI CITY, Two c.'t !Loc. The Liverpool Cotton Market yeste Hay closed firmly and with animation, and all descriptions were quoted 1-16 d. per lb. dearer. The sales were 12,000 bales, 2,000 for export and 3,500 .on specula tion, comprising 380 Pernam and Mar anham at Gad. to Bd. ; 100 Bahia at Go. to Gad. ; 100 Egyptian, at 61d. to 7d. ; and 1,000 Sura t at 41d. to 54d. per lb. The Railway Share Market was quiet, but prices were a shade lower than, ,on Mon day. A telegraph despatchic from Berlin men Mons that advicei had arrived from St. Petersburg announc- ing the definitive resolution of the Russ 4 an govern ment relative to the construction of th.e principal railways throughout the empire, and th at the con cession for this purpose has been gr anted to a society formed by capitalists of different, countries, among whom are named the chiefs of the Credit Mobilier of France and Messrs. Baring, Hope, Stieglitz, and Hottinguer. The concession is for eighty-five years, and a minimum interest of 5 per cent. is guaranteed to the shareholders by the Russian government. The lines are to be finished in 10 years. The ..14oniteur of yesterday publishes two decrees relative to the export and transport of cereals from Algeria to France. The first abolishes, up to the 31st Dec., 1857, a previous decree, interdicting the exportation of wheat and barley from Algeria to any foreign country ; and the second continues up to the same period the privilege accorded to foreign vessels of carrying grain, flour, rice, &c., betwe en that colony and the principal French ports in the . Mediterranean. Lator advices from the Continent give further evideTice of the increasing tightness of the various money markets, produced almost solely by the extraordinary demand for 'the precious met:lB. The policy adopted by most of the German Banks, ►iz., of raising the rates of discount, has been fol lowed by the Banks of Amsterdam and Holland. Others, it is expected, will also soon have to resort to restrictive measures, as the supply of capital in Particular States is becoming exceedingly con tracted, to the serious inconvenience of the com mercial interests. In France the high rates which now rule for discount accommodation have a de pressing influence on most branches of business, and speculative transactions on the Bourse are very circumscribed. The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon ("de, hot vary to any important extent, but the tendelx y Was rather downwards. The market for English Securities still exhib its a heavy appearance, and the transactions are v ery limited. Besides the unfavourable conditioY of the Money Market, the Italian question now . con tributes to the weakness of the Funds ; as id al though, as before remarked, very little Hess is transacted, it is of an adverse character. 'Consols for transfer have been 931 I, and for ace ,cunt 93i to 94. Exchequer Bills continue firm It 14s. to 178. premium, and the Bonds are 99i. - East India Bonds have been 178. premium. Ind; a Stock is 230, 'Very few bargains have been repc arted in the Foreign Markets. Turkish 6 per Cent s. have been 101 k but are now rather firmer, viz., 101.1 to 1 02. Spanish remain without alto' ration ; the 3 Der Cents. are 43, and the New Deferred 24g, Russian 5 per Cents. have been de alt in at 1074 ; ditto 4i per Cents. at 97 ; and G renada Deferred lit 7i. Mexican Stock rules firm. at 22i. Portu iMese 4 per Cents. are 98. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks • Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7 to 7 ; kexican, 22i to ; Peruvian, 79 to 81; ditto a Per Cents., 57 to 59 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., qto ; Russian 5 per Cents., 107 to 109 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 96 to 98 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 4l 31; ditto Deferred, 24k if; ditto. Certificates, 5 6 ; ditto Passive, 6k 7. The English Railway Shares, with the except= ion of Caledonian, Great Western, and North-Ea`itern terwick, which are firmer, are mostly to per tea. lower, but without much activity in b'asiness. La the Foreign market there is no change of i m _ Aortance, and the Colonial rule dull at about pre lions quotations. Rigas are steady. Most of the joint stock bank shares lave been largely dealt in at reduced prices. Miscellaneous shares are also depressed. Canada land are 2/. to X lower. BRITISH FUNDS THISPAY AT ONI4 ('CLOCK. (From the Official List ilnsines, done. I nor Cent. Consols Annuities .. o3l i tlldia Stock .. 230 Itirti,. 'Howls, £l000 Ditto, under £lOOO vonsols for A ccount E (chequer Bills, 2id. i-:1000 ae 0 l4 17 p mall Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent. 99i Ditto, 1859 I'RICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLW ‘K. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. lO2 qtennda New Active, 2k per Cent. ,_`` Ditto Deferred 7k !!exiean 3 per Cent — Ditto Account Russian Bonds, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cont lo7i Ditto 43 per Cent. , 9. l 4nist Bonds, 3 per Cent 43 Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. „, t'itto Account Atrkith Bonds, 6 per cent — Ditto Account , .. lOll $ 2 _. . _ D: ,, Cends on the above :•ayahle In Lonlob butch Esclounge, 21 per Cen',., 12 Guilders L itto 4 per Cent. Certificates 93 TWO O'CLOCU. Consols, money 934 94 Ditto Account... 5 5 20 10 100 20 20 20 20 Ala ,t. 3t. SO 4f. St. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Sept. 24.—Wind this day at noon, S.W.; fresh breeze and cloudy. PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 23.—Wind W. to W.S.W.—Ar. rived—Lord Nelson (tpt.), from Constantinople. PLybrouTD, Sept. •/3.—Wind W.— Arrived—Phari kond, from London, for Launseston. PALMOUTH, Sept. 23.—Wind W., strong gale.—Off the Port--Marie and August, from Porto Rico. SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived— Sul (s ), from Gibraltar. Sailed- -Norman, for Bahia. SWANSEA, Sept. 22.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived—Pasco kirenfell, from Cuba. SHIELDS, Sept. 23. Wind S.—Arrived—Rosedale, from Quebec. ~ Rum., Sept. 23.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived — Chase, 'tom Richibucto. ABERDEEN, Sept. 22.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Clarendon, f or St. John's, Newfoundland. (PER ELECTRIC/ TELEGRAM} SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Sailed.—Norman, screw steamer, for Bahia and Rio de Janeiro. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind W. Arrived—Shooting Star, from Bombay ; Edward Boas- Moulmein ; Ellen, Dalhousie ; Protector, Montego BaY ; Sardinian, Miramichi. Sailed—Rattler (s.), for Lisbon; St. Andrew's (co.), wr Alexandria. QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 22. Wind W. Arrived—Nugget, from New York. HOLYHEAD, Sept 23. Wind N.W. Arrived—Augusta, from Kamiesch. WATERFORD, Sept. 22. • Wind S.W. Arrived—Johanna, from Ibrail. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 10 a.m. * Wind W. • high water ; fine. Arrived, gept. 23.—British Tar, from Kamiesch. ~...Arrired, Sept. 24.—Wm. Thornborrow, from Gaernsey ; W. B. Sewall, Calcutta; Director, Montreal. DEAL, Wednesday, 9.56 a.m. Wind W.S.W., moderate. Passed—Bridget, from Ancona; Majestic, Quebec; alary Ann, Alexandria—all for London. ORIENTAL INLAND STEAM COMPANY.—The prc spectits has been issued of the Oriental Inland Steam Company, With a capital of 250,0001., in 101. shares. The object ty to entabli, , h an extended system of navigation on the rivers of India, especially the Ganges, Indus, and Goea lery, a. d the mode proposed is to to employ steamers 'o tlw trains of flat barges constructed for tie service. The board of direction comprises several persons who have filled influential positions in connexion with public im- Provements in India. For many years the cultiva'ion , o f a traffic of this description has been advocated as L ikely to achieve, in proportion to the expenditure re quired, results even far greater than those t) be antici- Pated from railroads, and such experiments as have already been tried seem to demonstrate that under Dropor management there could be little dcubt, of satis• f tctory returns. THE Loss or THE IMOGENE —Not a particle of the cargo, which was valued at 60,0001., was saved. There Isere two ladies, passengers, on board, one of whom lost 2 #0001., and the other 1001,—.Liverpwl 410 kn. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices yesterday. 41 4a 17 -- 18 15 - 16 12 - 13 92 - 94 53i 641 154 164 ••• "*". ••• ...... 94 .-10. IN - 16. 9 -9, 33 . 35 23 - 7 - 5 80 - 82 52 - 53 ••• ••• 24i 35 91 - Pa Hi —8; 93 94 82 - 84 !25 - 130 14 116 E 4 64 71 - 75 53 64 54 64 951 96 6} 7 105 - 106 1021 103 par , par 1 104 - 104? 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Ry. l Canneaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry.l Demerara ..... 11 )utcb RheniE4;;.....: Eastern of France .. Do. New East Indian, g. 5 p ro A and B, do .... 'Do. Ex. C, gu. 5 p. c Do. do. D, gu. 5 p. c. D 0.4 p.c.Bnds.,'s7 Do. do. do., '59, de. Gee'ong tc Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Tk of CanaclaAh‘ Do. Cert. of Doben. con. into Stk. till'6: Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of Franc Gt. In. Pon. g. sp. c. Do New, guar. 5 P. c. Great Luxembouri. Constituted Share Gt. Western of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Bds., payable '57 Do. do., '76, p. Do. do., '73 do. Do. do., '73, without option Lake Cott. & Basl. Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian. Lucca di Pist. 5 p. c.p Lyons and Geneva .. Lyons at Mediterrar. Yiadras, guar. 4 p.c Do. New do., 5 p. c Do. 4i p. c. Exton Do. 3d Ex., g. 5 p. c taria Antonia ... Do. do. Now !Tam/. & Liege (witi interest) )o. (ea interest)... Do. do , C p. c. 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New Z Aus B &Go Im Royal British Australia Unit," of Anstrnli.P Do. 711. w fTnion of Lonron . Wed= Bk of Lend Business done this day London & N. West. L&N.W. Caledon E. Ern. & E. C E. Count Caldonlan 1 Do Gt. Wenn Yk. New. & Berw. Y. &N M Do Do S. Easton Do Peto ,Sz Co. Norfolk Do , L. & N. W & Midld. Stekton & Darlingt. Midland.. En. Conn. E. Count. D 0.., Do L. &N.W Do Qt Northn Lancash & Yorksh. Brassoy lif.MClean Stockt. & Darlingt Do latWeetn. 981 -- 103 .00 - 105 12 - 14 39 - 141 4 ... 4i 27 23 a - 167 18 -13 i 231 - 241 110 - 115 21 - 95 - 95 57 135 - 110 .. ...... 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Manch. Bata and Matlock Middlesbro' & Redcar. . Midld. Newmarket Bury E. G.spe N.& Est.s p. c. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixeds p c Prest. & V+ , yr,- Do. Shrs. A Roystn.& Hit. Shef. Roth and G00,1eg.6 p.c. Shrews. &Her, S. Staffordsh. Wear Valloygr 6 per cent_ Do Wilts&gomrst PREFERENCE SHAR,M. 100 - 102 16 - 17 4i - 54 6 - 61 - 112 95 -100 11 a - A 1 12 i2i 79 - 81 Jg 117 109 - 111 101 - le3 62 - 64 10i - 10/ 6 -6!. 95 - 97 89 - 91 89 - 91 99 101 94 - 101 161 - 171 10 10! 73 - 75 20} - 201 10k - 10 15 -15 i - A t3B 140 .. .... ..• ea. """ ••• .58 - 162 ... - ••• 4 - i 66 - 70 ... -• .. Ll 6 - 188 99 - 101 $9 - 91 1 - lip [O2 —IC4 91. s 8 1 ( 1 id 108 106 16 = 16 24 - 24, [OO -108 10 -10 i 27 -• 28 2 - 3p iA 1 - - - iti berdeen Deber. Do. 6 per cent. Do. N 0.2, 7 p. a. ilyth and Tyne lOpe a. pref. (issd. at 50i & Ea. 4 p. c. St Do. 4 p. c. Snares ;aledonian £lO lhes. ti Ho. an. 5 p )o. do. Pref. No. 2 )o. do. Pref. No. 2. 'Jork ekliftndonsip.c )un.Prth Aber.J. 1 :. Anglian Cls. A Sh. Do. de. Cls. B 6 p. e. Do. do Cls. C 7p. c. spc No Do. No. 2 . ' )o. Now 6 p. a. St last ITn. G. 6 p. c )o. 10 per cent Do. 101. Debentr.Sb. Do. do. 4 per cent last Lancash. 6p. ate T.ltW. York. J. sthr gain. & Gl. 5 p.c. sh did. Prth.&Dun.4p.c Furness 41as. & S.W. a. 5 p. great Northn. 5 p. c ‘)o. 5 p. a. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem. 1)o p Do. 5 p. - c. Scrip, Red st 5 p. c. lt.N. of Scot. Ist Pre 'lt. S. fit W. (Ireland Do. 4per c. Pnf. S It. W.(B.&H.Exspc )o. con. red. 4. p.c. )9. eon. red. 4 p. )o. irred. 4p. c. Do. 5 p. c. red. pref Do. Birm. Pref. qo. Chester 8 p. c. P. Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Qua. Stli Do. Ches. Qua. Sh.. Do. do. do Do, do. do `,an. &York. F. £2 Do. 6 p. c. Stock i s on. &Brigh. G. 5 p.c i.)o. Pref., 5 p. c. SI Do. New Guar.6 p. c Do. do. 5 per cent . Lon. &N. W., Coy. 4 Nuneaton 5 p. ct.. on.& S. W. 7 per ct late 3d Shares ... ..ondy. & Color. Sh Londy. & Ennie.i Fh N.,5..& L.. 6 p. Cent Do. do. do. £6 ... Do. do. 31 per cent. 3farypt.StOarl.4p c. 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Co. - I . llNp 1(,O 28 V.r. Dim:unity t. ate 163 V.6 - ) 4 6p.c.Jivalauly m - - 931 3 1141 61 i 95 3 i a 102 f 2 1031 4 32j i T7i 8 ri 50 381 i 7* 80 181 55i 1 70 i 231 9i 9 62 a 191 14i 311 21 7i 8 7i 56 I 0 St. St. 100 44 [OO all all 40 5 St. 25 all all all all 'A.LS. 'Esinesr this !so PM PM 90 ,89 1001 9/ 1031 14 41 TO, SEPTEMBER 24, 6. 5 sels; had accepted the post of president of the Con , gress ; and the honourable gentleman proceeded to take the seat vacated by the active president of the Customs Reform Association. M. de Brouckdre then addressed the Congress, and expressed his plea sure in doing so, seeing that while in 1847, when he last presided at a Reform Congress, they had to deal with theories, they had now advanced to a point when it became their business to consider the appli cation of principles generally accepted. He now de clared the Congress constituted and opened ; and he thought that their first act should be to return thanks to the active Association, under the auspices of which it had been called together. This proposition wad received with loud cheers. The president then read the order of the day, and called upon the Dutch delegates to open the discus sion. The first of these gentlemen who addressed the Congress maintained that Holland might lay claim to be one of the liberal nations of Europe, because she had abolished her navigation-laws, had admitted corn free since 1847, and had abolished her old duties on the transit of goods. He con teuded, therefore, that Holland had little to yield, and much to demand from her neighbours. And he might add, that the prosperity of the country had fully justified the liberality of the Government. A delegate from Antwerp then rose and proceeded to show, amid the applause and the amusement of the Congress, that Holland was apparently a libe• ral state, but in reality a protectionist—a highly protectionist—state. Protection and prohibition were, in truth, the law. She had steadily conti nued to refuse concessions of railways between Holland and Belgium ; and was, in short, only in appearance a liberal state. In reply to this dele gate a second Dutch representative rose, and while dealing effectively with the colonial policy of Hol land, and allowing that it was most faulty, begged the Congress to believe that Holland was on the high road to a veritable state of free trade. The president then introduced Mr. Winkworth, who appeared for the Society of Arts ; and after having expressed a regret that Colonel Sykes could not be present, and that it therefore devolved upon him to represent the society alone, intimated that as he could not freely express himself in French, a friend of his would read a translation of his address to the Congress. This address, in which Mr. Winkworth went into a history of the Society of Arts, and then glanced at its influence in involving the great exhibitions of 1851 and 1855, included statistics showing the progress of British manufac tures since the establishment of Free Trade. Mr. Winkworth's address, at the conclusion of which the Congress gave the honourable gentleman three rounds of applause, was followed by a call from the president for Mr. Hertz, a delegate from Ham burg. This gentleman read to the Congress an amusing paper, in which he explained that Hamburg was necessarily a free port, since freedom was the only advantage it could offer to the world. It was a town that was also a state in itself, that had no in terior, no manufactures of its own to protect. But there were great abuses still in Hamburg. The little bourgeois had not the privileges which the great bourgeois enjoyed ; there were still corpora tions of working men, with privileges that reminded us of the middle ages ; there were closed trades, as the bakers and brewers ; and there was the octroi which levied enormous duties on the food of the citizens. The delegate concluded by hoping that Hamburg would get rid of her errors, and that the world would soon enjoy the commercial freedom which was the only attraction to foreign nations. The amusing manner in which this dele gate put his case, and more especially the contrast he drew between a little bourgeois and a great bourgeois, elicited frequent bursts of laughter. M. Cherbuliez, delegate from Switzerland, then addressed the Congress, in explanation of the Swiss tariff, upheld, according to the Speaker, simply to repair the roads—neither the cintons nor the federal government being able to pay the cost of maintenance. Before 1848 goods entered the Swiss territory free, but then they were liable to tolls that often prevented them from reaching Central Switzerland. This was the justification of their tariff. The speaker then entered into details on the manner in which the tariff was arranged. Its ob ject was to lay the high duties on articles of luxury ; but no native industry was specially protected. The meeting rose before half-past four o'clock. THE AMERICAN CRISI►c. (Front the _Daily News.) The more serious the news from America becomes the more necessary it is that English opinion should not be misled or perplexed by the misrepresentations or mere ignorance of journalists, who ought to have more ho nesty or more knowledge than they have yet shown in their treatment of the existing America❑ crisis. We bad occ sion last week to point out some absurdities put forth by the Times. There have since been more and worse—in the review of " Dred." and in the leading article of last Saturday. It seems to be the aim of the Times to make its readers believe that there has been a pitched battle on the political ground of Congress ; and another, of the physical force kind, on the soil of Kansas. This leading assumption is entirely untrue. The aggres sive party has made its onslaught, after half a century of express preparation ; and the other party reedves the attack as a summons to collect and organise its fJrces, and gird itself up for the conflict, which is now to begin in earnest. First, as to the political struggle. The Southern elec- Cons have for many years beciiconducted with the sole view of sustaining slavery, and overpowering the num bers and the energies of the North ; whereas, the North ern elections have bad every conceivable aim rather than that of attacking slavery and humbling the South. With the exception of a very few constituencies, the North has carefully chosen men who would not trouble the South and imperil the Union ; so that Congress has in fact represented the pro-slavery element of Northern society almost exclusively. The most thorough aboli tionists, indeed, abstain from voting ; and thus, not only is Congress the representative of a state of opinion of some years' standing, but it is the exponent of only a special element of public opinion on this particular sub ject. By one of those apparent accidents which open the sluices unexpectedly of all revolutions, it was dis covered last winter that there was anti-slavery force enough in one House of Congress to resist the insults and aggressions of the South, and the immediate cense quence was, the election of Mr. Banks to the Speaker's Chair. A very fair resistance has been macho for sevee ral months, considering the inferiority in numbers of the Republican members ; and that the President has met with any check at all from the federal legislature is quite as surprising as that free trade measures should make progress in an European Parliament returned under a uteetionist Ministry for Protectionist purposes. No doubt it is abundantly disgraceful to the Northern con• stitnencies that they should not have ma le this great question the first instead of the last in their political programme ; but, as a matter of fact, it has hitherto been so, and it can never be so again. The struggle is now farted upon them; they cannot evade it ; they no longer thir.k of evading it ; and the world will be shown, through the whole series of the coming elections, what their strength really is. Meantime, they have not yet been beaten ; for they have not yet g one out to the political war. A few Members of C ongress made a wand in a tentative spirit, and on a special oceasi n. The scouts have given the alarm ; but the battle is not yet begun. The marshalling of the forces looks well thus far. Maine is the first New Englasd State which can announce the results of its elections, aid the ether New England States usually follow its lea 1. The tidings from Maine are unexpectedly good. None hoped for more than a bare success for the Republican candiate for the office of Governor, and few expected that much, but Mr. Hamlin, the Republican candidate, has been elected by a majority of 11,000. As Maine leads New England, and the New England States lead the whole Nortb, it is reasonable to anticipate the irre sistible preponderance of the Republican party, and an anti-slavery strength in Congress proportioned to the numbers, the education, and the wealth of the North, and the importance of the vindication of its free labour. As for the military conflict, in which the Times as sumes the North to have been vanquished by the South, there has been no such measuring of strength. It is not true that the " vehementspirita" of the pro-slavery and anti slavery parties went to Kansas to fight out the quarrel. The pro-slavery force there in part consists of bands of so-called immigrants, who have gone with— not ploughs, teams, seed, and cattle—but rifles, revolvers and bowie-kniver. They are, truly enough, the vehement spirits of one party, but they are far outnumbered by the ruffians of the Missourian population, who, living at hand, have crossed the frontier for marauding purposes. To these two elements of the pro-slavery population in Kansas must be added the federal soldiery, sent by the President to take the side of the slave power, for his own personal objects. To meet this composite force what troops has the anti-slavery power sent to Kansas I None whatever. The free-settlers of Kansas have been bona lido immigrants, carrying with them wives and children, farming stock and utensils, or tradesmen's wares. Those who did not go on their own.reeourries, were despatched by the Enigraut Aid Society ;s—aspticulative association organised fur purposes of gain. When the immigrant; were fund to be exposed, to injury from Southern in s rs.u,lers and border rulfiens; certain eitiz sus, individually or in companies, sent them arms, ammunition, a vi other resources, and organised more bends to knew them. These were intercepted--the arms and sup p'ies given to the marauders ; the men and w amen turned back after being stripped ; and the ferries stepped and rivers guarded t t prevent alt ac cess to the territory. A new route has recsntly bean organised, out of reach of the Missourians ; but it was not available prior to the late conflicts. Thus, instead of "vehement spirit," leaders of anti slavery enterprise, the free soil party iu Kansas consisted of disarmed and plundered immigrants, cut off from aid and reinforcement by the interposition of Missouri be tween them and the free States. To speak of this as a first victory in the sectional warfaie now beginning is as ab urd as it would be to say that Gieece is conqre -- ing Turkey because a r ally of brigands has routed a company of merchants or drovers. Nobody doubts what the result would have been if any kind or amount of pro-slavery force had invaded any one of the free States; from Illinois to Maine. But the free settlers in Kansas did not go time as soldiers bat as industrial advpturls. They risked much, not for any political object, but Lr making their fortunes ; and, losing their game, the speculators have been shot as abolitionists. None knew better than they that abolitionism had nothing to do with their enterprise, and that it never received any aid or forthetance from the abolitionists. The North has yet to show what it can do, in the military as in the political field. When it is remembered that of the twtnty-six millions of the United S atse' population less than half a million are slaveholders, and that those slave holders will scarcely suffice to restrain their own sl Lves, in case of commotion, there can be no serious doubt in any man's mind as to who will conquer when it once .mes to fair fighting. The inequality is so prodigious that it can hardly be seri , usly supposed that the South will encounter the enemy it has roused. The most conservative, ease-lovin g, apathetic, and timid of N or th e rn clizens are fairly stir red at last. The coming elections will be the fir,t evidences of their awakened vigour, and the next nccassity will be, apparently, for the South to choose between the only two courses van to her —sec.easion from the Union, or sub mission to the primitive conditions of Union, d: velc ped to meet modern requirement... The first can scarcely be practicable, for two reasons among others : that tie North can interdict and prevent the secession, if it so pleases; and that (as the Smith well knows) it is only her connexion with the anti-slavery North which preserves her from a servile war. If she cuts the cable, the n-at hour the crew will rise, throw their tyrants ovei board, and sail to rejoin the fleet. No Southern newspaper says this, nor probably any Northern one ; but every man— north, south, east, and west—knows it. The reviewer of " Dred" in the Times exhibits an igno rance, geographical and historical, which is p er f ect l y astonishing when he pleads, on behalf of the South, tie concentration of the negroes there. He says the Nor thern States poured their negroes into the Middle States; and that these last are emptying themselves into the Sonthern. So far from this being the case, the North has sent no negroes southwards. The tendency is all tt e other way. The coloured population of the North is abundant and prosperous beyond what European tra vellers have any means of witnessing. The census in forms us that their numbers do not diminish, even now, under the atrocious legislation of recent years, and not with.tanding the large emigration to Canada and foreign shores. Travellers see only hotel waiters and shoeblacks; and they es mclude the " niggers" to be fear, and emplo3ed natty in menial occupations, unaware of the merchant and shopkeeping class in which the real development of the social qualities of the race is to be seen. The North has its " Diggers" living at home at ease, and has not de ported them, as the Times reviewer asserts. The Middle States—by which we must suppose the reviewer to meal the impoverished States, in which slavery no longer answers—do certainly send a great number of slaves to the South ; but it is not their own plantation hands that they send, but a new progeny, bred for purposes of sale. A stock farmer does net rid himself of his stock in-trade when he sends a drove of cattle to the fair. Finding tillage unprofitable, he turned grazier ; and the stock he sends to the fair were bred for the purpose, and constitute his means of gain. Thus it is with Virginia and the rest of that group of States. The South has to deal only with the slaves she chooses to purchase and rear. Having chosen an unprofitable mode of living, through which she finds herself falling behind the world from year to year, her last desperate chance is to stop the competition of free labour with slave labour by en grossing the area of production, and hedging in the numbers and enterprise of the North. Her programme to this effect is before us, and we may perhaps present it to our readers seine day soon. We need not show why the prject is as hopeless as it is desperate. Oar present purpose is simply to warn all who take an in terest in American affairs against supposing that any " victory" in " fair fight" has been obtained by the slave power. The North is stirring, but it has not ye, taken up a position in either field—of politics or civil war. Sportiflg Intelligence. PONTEFRACT RACES.-TIIESDALY. The Tradesmens' Plate of 30 Boys, added to a Sweep stakes of 5 sous each. .Two-yr-olds, 7st ; three, 9at. From the Wood end, three quarters of a mile. Mr. Sidney's Sister. to Nancy, 2 yrs (301.) (Withington) 1 Mr. Osborne's Walhalla, 2 yrs (301.) (Challoner) 2 Polish (late Painter) and Perjury also ran. Won easy. The winner was sold for 401. The Stand Plate (Handicap) of 40 soya, for three-year olds and upwards. One mile and a quarter. Mr. Sidney's Excitement, 4 yrs , Est (Withington) 1 Mr. E. Gill's Bourgeois, 6 yrs, Bst 71b (Aldcroft) 2 The following also ran :—L'Addio, Alfred, and King Brian. Batting—Even on Bourgeois, 3 to I agst Excitement. Won by a length., The Innkeepers' Plate of 25 soya, added to a Sweep stakes of 5 sovs each ; for all ages, with certain allow ances, &c., one mile, was won by Mr. Robert's Yeutick, beating Victory and Biron. The Cup Stakes (Handicap) of 5 sovs each, with 100 sovs added by the members for the borough, for all ages. The second horse to receive 20 sow; out of the stakes. One mile and a half. Mr. Sidney's Excitement, 4 yrs, 5A 101 h (Witbington) 1 Mr. Andrew's The Martlett, 3 yrs, sst 41b...(8u110ck) 2 Lord Alfred, Catherine Parr, and The Scotchman also ran. Betting-5 co 4on Lord Alfred, sto 2 agst Excitement, 6 to 1 agst The Martlett. Won by a head. An ajection was lodged by the owner of Lord Alfred against Excite went and Martlett for cros:ing. The Scurry Stakes (Handicap) of 3 goys each, with 20 added, for all ages (three quarters of a mile) was won by Mr. C. Marson's Typhon (ForAter), beating The Med way, Lady of the Lodge, Yeutick, Peto, and Game Pullett. CESAREWITCH AND CAMBRIDGESHIRE STARES.— YOUATT WM. GRAY's advice for the above events law ready. Lance for this Portland Stake., at Doncas- ter, and eleven other winners is something extraordinary, but the advice on the above races will astonish all, as 1,000 to 1 can be obtained about the double even , . I am positive one, if both, does not come of. Recollee:, I named Mr. Sykes and Crown Pigeon last year (first and secon 1). Apply early, or the long price will be lust. Terms —To the Cambridgeshire, 7s. 6d. ; one week, Si. ; single race, 2.. 61. ; to the end of the season, 10s. 6d.—Address, 15, Charing cross. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GRAND TRUNK OF CANADA. It appears that clnsiderablo interest is felt in Canada respecting the intended opening on the Ist of Oct - . of the section of this line from Brockville to Toronto, a diseance of 210 miles, which, with the exception of the Victoria Izidge, will complete railway clinninnication by the Grand Trunk line from Toronto to Portland. It is also in- tended to open the section from Gnelpb to Stratford (29 miles) at the same time; tuns completing, with the 63 miles from Toronto to Guelph opened on the Ist of July last, 92 miles to the west of Toronto. The opening of t► e above sections will complete 850 miles of railway be longing to the Grand Trunk Company. Owing to the capabilities of the harbour of Portland for ace)in modating very large steamers, the Canadians ex pect much benefit from the establishment of a line of steamers from Liverpool and the west of Ireland to Portland in connection with the Grand Trunk Railway. The company have a'so a rail;;yl;onth; main line at Richmond to Quebec, so that, whether Quebec or Portland be chosen as a packet station, the Grand Trunk will convey a large porticn of the traffic through Canada to the west, and vice versa. The 92 miles of new railway to the west of Toronto, and tl e 210 miles about to be opened to the east of it, will com plete railway communication from Stratford to Brock ville, a distance of 302 miles. This, with-the section from Brockville to Montreal, 125 mile?, opened last Novem ber, will make a continuous line of railway 427 miles in length, from Montreal to Toronto and Stratford. GREAT NORTH OF SCOTLAND. The extension of this company's line from the present ;ermines at liuntly to Keith is nearly completed, atd t is intended to open it for traffic on the let of October. The Sheriffs' inauguration dinner will take place at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, on Tuesday next, the 30th inst., and will be carried out on a Beale of almost unprecedented splendour. The number of guests invited by the sheriffs elect, Messrs. Medi and Keats, amounts to upwards of 200. ROBBERY IN PLYMOUTH ClTADEL.—Between noon at d midnight on Saturday the pay office of the 66,h Regi ment was robbed of 901. in Plymcu h Branch Bank of England notes and 601. in sovereigns. We understand that the Division Officers of the In land Revenue Department are to have an immediate increase of 301. per annum to their salary.—Culedmian Mercury. It is stated that the silver shipments to Irdia ant China, by the mail from Southampton, on the 4'l of October, will amount to a million and a quarter ster ling. The rate of insurance has advanced from 35 8 , to 90s. The weekly reviews from Amsterdam and Rotterdam produce markets state that the operations have not proved important, but that prices continue to be sup ported. The letters from Rouen mention the appear ance of increased activity in the market for manufac tures, purcha-es generally having been made on a mole extensive scale. M. JULLIEN'S CONCERT3.—M. Juliien has entered into an eng rgenreert with Mr. Lumley to give the eon carts and miskell bill at her Majesty's Th a ro. They will be o r the same tnagniacer t scale to which the most p)pular of entrepreneurs has accustomed his patrons— c oumencing November 2, and terminating (with a ball) December 15. SAILING MATCH BETWEEN THE WATER KELPIE AND THE EUGENIE.—A. sai:ing match between the above four ton clippzrs eau e off ye-terday, an created much ex citement, the match being wiled throughout in a most ctpital seamanlike manner. The Water Kelpie wa declared the victor. Wile. Rachel is at Paris ; but it is affirmed that, after a consultation of physicians, it has beem decidel that she should pass the winter in Egypt. She will re:ije at Cairo during the bad season. ILLNESS OF MR. T. T. 11. HALL, CHAIRMAN OF THE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF LONDON. — We regre t t o b(-ar that this gentleman, who is amost ao tiva member of the ward of Coleman street, the alderman of which has just died, is so seriously indisposed that his re.coveryis considered to .be very . doubtful. Upon in quiry last evening our render was wfort.ned that he was no better. CITY COMMISSION OF SE if'BRS. Yesterday a court was held for the dispatch of publio business—Mr. Deputy Peacock occupied the chlir. VALUATION OF THE CITY. Mr. ABRAHAM said he wished to know whether it was likely that the surveyors would complete the re-valuation of the city, as it was well known that according to their contract it sh , uld have been completed by June last ? Mr. DAw (the chief clerk) said he was under the im• pre.sion that the tima specified in the contract did not expire until Christmas next. Mr. ABRAHAM said that the court had pawed a reso lutio-i to the effect that the plans delivered in by the surveyorslhould be handed into the court and sealed up. That was necessary at the time, but thEre was no longer any reason why the plans, which should be of great use to the engineer, should remain sealed volumes. Mr. WATERLOW—How many of the wards have been surveyed ? Mr. DAw—Fifteen out of the 26. Mr. ABRAHAM then gave notice of his intention to move at the next meeting that the resolution of the court having reference to the plans delivered in by the sur. veyors being sealed be rescinded. THE CITY GAS-WORKS. Mr. DAW read the following letter, which had been referred to the medical officer (Dr. Lethehy):— " City of London Police, Chief Office, Aug. 15. "Dear Sir,—l feel it my duty to draw your attention to a very great nuisance in Whitefriars. A most intolerable smell is emitted from a chimney at the City Gas-works, where I understand an attempt is being made to destroy by fire the refuse of the gas-works. " Our men on duty in the neighbourhood complain that it seriously affects their health ; in fact we are compelled to change men to other beats to enable them to ree.overfrom the poisonous effects of constantly inhaling this gas. Yes terday evening it was particularly bad, and was percept. ible as far as the Old Bailey.—l am, dear Sir, yours truly, (Signed) " J. S. HODGSON, Superintendent. " J. Dam, Esq , Guildhall." The Medical Officer then read the following report : "TO THE HON. THE COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS OF TSB CITY OF LONDON. " Gentlemea,—A complaint has been made to this court by the superintendent of the City police respecting a nui sance in Whitefriars. He states that a most intolerable smell is emitted from a chimney at the City of London Gas-works, and that it so seriously affects the health of bia men who are on duty in the neighbourhood that ho is obliged to change them to other beats in order that they may recover from the poisonous effccts of the gas. "In accordance with your request, I have examined into the matter, and have carefully inspected the works of the company. " You will, perhaps, remember that this subj ec t h as already received the perhaps , of the court, and that pro ceedings were taken not long since by the corporation of London against tho company for the purpose of putting a stop to the offensive practice of discharging the foul lime from the gas purifiers into the River Thames. In conse quence of these proceedings the company wore obliged to adopt, at a very considerable expense, a new mode of puri fying. By this means the foul lime is deprived of its vo latile matters before it is brought out into the river. The process by which this is effected is as follows :—The puri fiers are charged with dry lime instead of wet, as was for merly the case, and they also contain a mixture of saw dust and oxide of iron. The dry limo fixes the sulpha rotted hydrogen of the gas, as well as certain cyanogen compounds, and that which the lime fails to arrest is re tained by the oxide of iron. Every day one of the purl. dors becomes so foul from the fixation of impurities as to require a fresh charge and as the lime would evolve a most intolerable odour if it were at once exposed to the air, an arrangement is adopted whereby it is ventilated before it is taken out of the purifier. This is accomplished by re moving the oxide of iron, and then forcing a large quantity of atmospheric air through the foul lime. The air charged, with sulphuretted hydrogen and very offensive hydrocar bons is made to pass through chambers containing oxide of iron, and thence into a chimney which is 150 feet high. By this means the lime is rendered innocuous, and the sulphuretted hydrogen which it gives up to the air is ar rested ; but still there are certain hydrocarbons which are not fixed by the process, and these by escaping into the air are no doubt amongst the subjects of complaint. "Again, the oxide of iron which is taken out of the purifiers before the process of ventilation is set on, is largely charged not only with an excess of sulphuretted hydrogen, but alq) with a quantity of stinking tarry matter. In this state it is carried to a room wh ch overlooks the White. friars Dock, and there, by exposure to the atmosphere, the hydrated sulphuret of iron undergoes a slow process of combustion, by which the mass becomes hot, and in some cases actually takes fire. The iron is thus quickly restored to its original state, and is again fit for the process of puri fication; but while all this is going on a quantity of steam charged with offensive hydrocarb -ns is continually escap ing from the hot mass; and as the room in which it is placed is freely open to the external air, there is a constant diffusion of foul vapours into the surrounding atmosphere. This, I have no doubt, has sometimes been perceived by . the police, especially at that part of Temple-street which bounds. the Whitefriars Dock. " Another cause of complaint has arisen from the cir cumstances that by reason of the failure in the supply of the usual Cannel coal the company were compelled a few weeks ago to resort to the use of a coal which is named Methyl. This procleces a tar of a most sickening odour, and although every precaution was taken to guard against the escape of its vapour, yet a little of the tar was always volatilised at the time of charging the retorts, and also when the spent oxide of iron was removed from the purifier and exposed to the air in the reviving room. "These are, I believe, the principal sources of complaint, and, in referring to them, I am bound to state that the company are exceedingly anxious to do everything in their power to mitigate the nuisances which are unfortunately inseparable from the process cf gas-making. They have Llready appealed to the highest scientific authorities, and have gone to a great expense in carrying out the improve nen ts which have been suggested. But for all this, accord in; to the statements of pollee, the smell from the works is intolerable ; in fact, I am informed by the in spector for that district that every man who has been on duty there has complained of it as a terrible nuisance. They say that the worst smells are perceived at night, when, as I understand, the oxide of iron is being removed from the purifiers to the reviving-room, and they add that the nuisance is greater now than it was before the new pro cess was adopted. The effect of the smell is to make the men feel sick, and sometimes vomit. They then complain of nansea and loss of appetite, so that they fall away in strength and condition. The inspector told mo that he had occasion to pass the works with one of the serjeants about three weeks ago, and the smell from the place was so intolerable that it made both of them vomit. Such facts as these are so forcible, and are apparently so free from prejudice, that we cannot dispute them. " The questions, thei afore, which arise out of the case are these : "I. Are the operations at the gas-works conducted in a proper manner—that is, with a due regard to the public comfort, and with the adoption of the best practicable means of abating every possible nuisance ? "2. I 3 the heart of a crowded city a proper locality for conducting a business which is admitted to be injurious to the public health? " To the first of these questions I have already replici by saying that the company have done everything in their power, and everything which science has suggested, for the mitigation of the nuisances which are inseparable from the business. Tu the second I must give an equally emphatio inswer, although it is in the negative ; for it cannot be doubted that operations which oast into the air all sorts of poisonous vapours, to say nothing of the clouds of smoke which are continually emanating !rem hundreds of retort, must be injurious to tho public health, and ought to be removed as far as possible from the city walls.—l have the honour to remain, gentlemen, your obedient servant, (Signed) HY. LETIIEBY, M. 8., "Professor of Chemistry, &c., in the College of the London Hospital, and Officer of Health for the City of London. "Guildhall, Sept. 23, 185 G." Mr. Ross moved "That a copy of the report be sent to the City Gas Company." Mr. ABELATIA/i said he did not think the motion sub- mitted to the court by his friend went far enough. He (Mr. Abraham) was of opinion, that instead of a copy of the report being sent t 3 the gas company the matter should be referred to the general purp3ses committee, with instructions to them to take alegal opinion 54 to the power of the court to deal with it as a pubiic anti inju. lions nuisance. (Hear.) Mr. Ross said ho had no objection to alter his resolu tion to meet the view of Mr. Abraham. The motion Wa3 then altered in conformity with th e luggestion of Mr. Abraham, and carried,unanitnoumly. The court a.ijourned. A correspondent of the Times suggests that, as the ornamental water in St. Jamee's-park is about to be cleaned out, and its bed permanently brought, by a layer of concrete, to a uniform incline, which will give to the water a depth of five feet at the upper and four feet at the lower end, thus removing all chance of fatal acciden II during the skating season. The depth of water of Ile Serpentine should be in general three feet, except at a limited space in the upper part of the Serpentine, which might be sunk to four or even five feet, to afford racm and depth for summer bathing. Her Majesty's ship Melville, 72, has been removed froze the ordinary at Portsmouth, and ordered to b 3 docked, to he fitted as a hospital ship for Hong Kong to take the place of the Minden, worn out in the Berrie). We hear that a court of inquiry has been ordered t) assemble at the Royal William Victualling-Yard, Ply mouth, to inquire into certain differencts which have arisen between Captain Nitta and the civilians of the yard. The members of the court are :—Sir William Parker, G.C.8., commander in chief at Devonport ; Rear Admiral Sir Henry Ducie Chads, K.C.B , and Rear-Admiral Martin. BOOKS, &c., FOR TURKS ISLAND.—GENERAL POST. OFFICE, Sept. 20th, 1856.—0 n the lAt'Octeber next, and thenceierward, the provisions of the Cu! e4 t i Book Pest will be extende.l to books transmitted by packet between the United Kingdom and the colony of Turks Island, in the West Indies. Upon book packets for the aboyeenentionel colony the rates of postage will be as follows, viz. :—lfor a packet not exceeding 3lb. in weight, 61 ; for a packet exceeding 3 lb. and not exce eding 1 lb., ls. ; for a packet exceeding 1 lb. arid not exceeding 2 lbs, 2e. ; and so on, increasing one shilling for every pound or fraction of a pound.— By cotnniand of the Postmaster-General. — ROWLAND HILL, Secretary. PRICE OF GOLD.—TLe quotation of gold at Paris is about 6 per mile premium, and the short exchange on Landon is 25'25 per 1/. sterling. Oa compering these rates with the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 1031 per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is nearly 3 10:13 per cent. dearer is Paris than in Lon don. B advices•froep Hamburg the price of gold is 424 per 'nark, and the short exeliange on London is 13 . 2. per 1/. sterling. Standard gold, at the English Mint price, is therefore about 9-10ths per cent. dear 4 in "Hatnbur than in London. in to 'arcs, Linde mited inged trade atter rhich Old 1 1;1