The Sun. — London, England, 1861-12-13 00:00:00

I.IO.I2SMAN, M.P., 42W 1112 NON- ELECTORS. STROUD, TIit:LSDAY. Last night the large Subscription Room was completely filled by an audience consisting chiefly of non-electors, who assembled at the invitation of Mr. Horsman to hear his opinions on the various important topics which now engross the public at tention. Tho right hon. gentleman on entering the room was loudly cheered, and the symptoms of dis approbation were very slight. Captain Hunter, who presided, introduced Mr. Ilorsman, after a few preliminary remarks, Mr. TIORS3fAN, who was greeted with much cheer ing, then proceeded to address the meeting, and spoke for upwards of an hour and a half. He said — When I was on this platform three years ago, and a discussion was raised on the question of Parliamen taryßeform and the franchise, I ventured to predict that promises had been madethatwould not be fulfilled and that opinions had been expressed with regard to the suffrage that would not bear discussion and ventilation ; and by a curious coincidence I illus trated what I said by a reference to America, show ing how it was under mob rule, and what must be the inevitable result of excluding every man of in telligence and education from a share in the admi nistration of public affairs ; and I ventured to tell you that the day was not far distant when Parlia mentary reform would be a secondary subject in the minds of Englishmen, and that your attention would be exclusively rivetted upon foreign affairs. I referred to what was going on in France, and warned you that Europe must ere long take the alarm ; and in answer to a question whether I would pledge myself to a reducti on , an d espec i a ll y of the income tax, I told you that before three years were over Parliament would be called upon to vote for a large increase of taxation in order to meet an increased war expenditure. These opinions were received by my opponents, not only with incredulity, but ridicule, and they denounced me not only as extravagant, but as insincere. The leader of my opponents said I was dragging a red herring across the path to divert you from parlia mentary reform. (Laughter.) I said "time will show who is in the right," and time has shown. You saw within a few weeks of that meeting the a trong and powerful Government of Lord Palmerston not only censured bat destroyed, because it was supposed to have: made unworthy concessions to France on a point most vital to Englishmen. And who made the motion by which that Government was destroyed ? A prominent member of the Man chester and peace party. And where is he now ? He is a member of that Cabinet which has not only gained strength and popularity by shelving the question of reform, but has added to that strength and popularity by raising our military expenditure to the unprecedented sum of £35,000,000 in a time of peace, in order to give effect to a foreign policy, which the nation unanimously approves, and to which the Ministry know that the - smallest suspicion of infidelity on their part would terminate their official existence. (Cheers.) It has been said that I have always shown a strong personal hostility and an unjust feeling towards the Emperor of the French. Now every remark that I have made with reference to the Emperor has been limited to the policy that might be imposed upon him by the will of the French people. Personally speaking I should judge him to be the most liberal man in France—a man of great genius, of enlarged views, possessing a statesmanlike mind, above all prejudice, and espe cially sympathising with liberal feelings and con- Tietions all over the world. (Cheers.) I believe that probably of all the French nation he is the indivi dual who has the most friendly feelings towards England. (Cheers.) But admitting all this, who can tell the policy that may be imposed on him ? He is at the head of an army of more than half a million of men—he is at the head of a nation that is very im pulsive, and whose institutions are in a very uncer tain and transitory state. The policy that may be imposed upon him by his army no one can at any moment foresee ; but the policy that may be fol lowed in the event of his death, by some one placed at the head of affairs who would have the con trol of the army, it is impossible to conjecture. When you have a nation like France, with an army of more than half a million of men, increasing their armaments in every direction, and indicating an aggressive policy in Europe, then, for the sake of Europe, but above all for the sake of England, it is necessary that you should place yourselves in such a state of security and strength that at any moment you can meet France in council, and if need be place a check and control upon any aggressive movements that she may make. (Cheers.) England is now in a state of security as regards all Europe, and I believe it is impossible to over-estimate the 'value of the influence and interest shown by Eng land in the affairs of Europe during the last two years solely by her strength being so increased, and the knowledge that if called into the field she is the strongest power in Europe. (Hear, hear.) Let me apply this to the American question. Supposing we had an extremely small military establishment •--supposing we had no fleet, and that this outrage had been committed by America, does any one mean to say that a message, even of conciliation and peace, would have received that attention which it must receive when they know that we are the best prepared nation in the world for war ? (Cheers.) And if the knowledge of that fact makes the Cabi net of Mr. Lincoln pause before going to war—if it averts war and injury to commerce, and bloodshed of men—l will ask, is there any one in this room who will not say that the cost of these armaments has been paid tenfold, and that if they were a hun dredfold more costly they are cheap by the saving to human life, to human misery, and all the calamities of war. (Loud cheers.) The right hon. gentleman then proceeded to discuss the American question, pointing out the origin of the war and its probable results ; but having reported his opinions on these matters at the meeting on the previous day it is unnecessary to repeat them here. After giving a humorous description of the various versions given by the Northerns of their victories, he said, with reference to their democratic institutions, not only has there been a break-down of the republican con stitutions in the State, but it has been the most sud den, the most remarkable, the most complete, and the most deplorable that is recorded in history. But that break down was inevitable, and for this reason —that the republic itself was founded on a wrong principle. The first principle in the governing of a nation is that the thought and intelligence of the nation should govern the nation, and that system of government is most complete,and approaches nearest to perfection, in which the greatest amount of the intelligence, the morality, and the patriotism of the country are mad e ava il a bl e t o i ts pu bli c serv i ce. Now the great republic of America has entirely re pudiated that principle, and instead of governing from the top, like the nations of the old world, has tried the experiment of governing the nation from the bottom. The result is that men who would be ornaments to any civilised community, but who will not condescend to court the vulgar passions of the rabble, have been shut out from the administration of public affairs; and if Washington and Franklin were now alive they would be placed in corners, and the Lineolns and Sewards would be their mas ters, because the former would never descend to the means that are necessary in these days for the at tainment of power. (Hear.) The consequence is that you have an amount of ele ctoral corruption not known in any other country i n the world. A NON-ELECTOR—Let us have a reform. Another NON-ELECTOR — Iie quiet, and swallow the red herrings. (Roars of laughter.) Mr. lIORSMAN —You have thero an amount of parliamentary jobbery not known in any other na tion o! the world. You have military failures, admi nistrative weakness, and financial recklessness which astonishes the world. You have the government in the hands of a mob and under the influence of the most licentious press that the world has ever seen. And when a national difficulty arises there is not a man deserving the name of a statesman to deal with it. (Cheers.) We have every desire for a pacific solution of the question, but we must remember that whatever power is conceded to America must be considered as a legal power, to be hereafter exer cises by France, R uss i a, an d A us t r i a. (Hear.) Emi nent jurists have laid down the opinion that a Bri tish ship is British territory. (Cheers.) If the NcethErn states could legally seize Mr. Slidell and Mr. Mason the Austrian government might legally seize Kossuth, and the French governinenis at the tittle of the conspiracy, might equally legslly have seized M. Bernard. (No, no.) I am static ; the opis nions of great lawyers, but of course I must deter to the opinion of any greater lawyer that may be in this room. (Cheers.) I have lived long enough to, know that with regard to strictly legal constitu tional questions it is right to defer to the opinions of men who are wiser in these matters than our selves. And I will say that we must not get rid of an immediate difficulty by incurring a future danger. (Cheers.) We have great interests to contend for. The international question has been pronounced to be so plain that it is impossible for the Americans not to know that they are wrong, and I do not see how it is possible for any sane man to hesitate as to the course they ought to adopt. (Cheers.) In the event of a war the Americans know they have not the smallest chance of success. They know that all Europe has pronounced them to be in the wrong, and I cannot believe that they are so blind or be sotted as to persist in what they know to be wrong. (Cheers.) After contrasting the operative classes of America with those of England, the right hon. gentlean concluded by expressing a hope that the troubles which had arisen:would con vince the Americans that the greatest happiness of the greatest number was involved in the principle that those who have intelligence and education are en titled to govern a country, and that the worst of all Governments is that in which the whole of the ad ministration of a country is placed in one class who, not having the leisure for education, must of ne cessity be the least educated. If there was any point on which further information was required he should be most happy to afford it. (Loud cheers.) Mr. PETER WooD, who was received with mingled cheers and laughter, then rose and said— Mr. Horsman intimated yesterday that people at a distance look to his annual visits to Stroud as one of the gaieties of the season. (Laughter.) And that must be the case when we consider his various changes of opinion since he had the first opportu nity of appearing on these boards. (Laughter.) A few years ago he eulogised Lord Palmerston to the skies. There was no man in England capable of taking the reins of Government, and doing as Lord Palmerston did. In the course of a short time he appeared as an obstructive to every measure for the advancement of the Liberal party and giving poli tical liberty to the masses. (Hear, hear.) Yester day he was eulogising Lord Palmerston's Govern ment, and was prepared to support Lord Palmer ston's measures. (Cheers and laughter.) If that conduct is not enough to make the people of Eugland laugh I do not know what is. (Laughter.) When Mr. Horsman can vary so much in such a short space of time, I hope he will go away from this room and do better for the future, and be a little more consistent in his dealings with a Liberal Government. (Hear.) I concur with him in thinking that the English people are not like the Americans; but the main gist of his argument was this—that the English people are not fit to exercise the franchise, because if they possessed it they would exercise it in the same manner as the Americans. (Hear.) Same people are foolish enough to suppose that I have the ambition of appearing on the hustings. (Laughter.) Now I can assure you that I have no such ambition. (Roars of laughter.) If some people would drink more water and less beer, they would have more sense in their heads and more money in their pockets. (Continued laughter.) I say 1 have no ambition to appear on the hustings, but I want the working classes to have a fair share in the re presentation of the country. (Cheers.) I do not know how it happens that Mr. Horsman when he comes here has always in his head the panic of a war. (Laughter.) With regard to France, he told us to beware of our ally, and to keep our powder dry. If he thinks the American affair is likely to be soon settled, I hope he is right. But I think he might tell us how far he is prepared to go with the Government on the question of Reform. (Cheers.) I can only say if the Government will not give us the franchise we must become mob orators, and then I suppose we shall have some English spies sent amongst us to listen to our sedition, and then we shall get a couple of years for talking seditious language. (Laughter.) I hope Mr. Horsman will tell the non-electors how far he is disposed to go with respect to the franchise, and how many of us he considers competent to possess t, (Cheers.) Mr. HORSMAN—I have never been in the habit of shirking any question. I was quite Iprepared for the question of Mr. Wood, but before I answer it --(cries of " Oh, oh")—There is no great hurry, and you will have your answer before I sit down. (Cheers and laughter.) I have expressed to you very often my opinions with regard to the franchise —(laughter)—and am quite prepared to express them again. I think that universal suffrage would be the destruction of this country—(cries of "no, no," and "hear, hear")—and I think that an un checked and unbalanced £6 suffrage would lead to universal suffrage. (No, no.) I have been told that every word that I have said was against giving the franchise to the non-electors. Now there was not a syllable in my speech that in the mind of a rational man could bear such an interpretation. (Loud laugh ter.) What I said was, that in America the whole government is placed in the hands of one class, and that the government being placed in the hands of one class would ruin the country. (Hear, hear.) I have always found amongst the non-electors a ra tional feeling, and although I have been accused of injustice towards them, I have never taken such liberties with them as their friend Mr. 'Wood has done. The last time we were here some of you ex pressed some disapprobation whilst he was speaking. And what was his reply ? He said he had never been afraid of the hissing of a goose. (Laughter.) Mr. WOOD—That was not to a non-elector, but to an elector. (Laughter.) Mr. HORSMAN—The interruption came from the body of the room. (Hear, hear.) And to whom did his remarks apply to-night ? Somebody in the cor ner of the room interrupted him. And what did he say ? " You have been drinking too much beer." (Laughter.) Now I never called you geese, and I never called you drunkards ; but Satan, who re proves sin, calls you both geese and drunkards. (Loud laughter.) Mr. Woo D—l do not think you have any right to make use of such an expression as that. (Cheers and laughter.) Mr. HORSMAN—When a man is interrupted, and tells his interrupter " it would be better to fol low my example, and tako water, and not beer"— A NON-ELECTOR—He said " more water." Mr.HonsmAN—Well,." more water and less beer. When a man comes into a room and says that, I think the conclusion is that he is rather " beery " himself. (Laughter.) If that is not the proper conclusion, I confess that I do not understand logic. (Continued laughter and cheers.) I have told you my opinion of the franchise. (Oh, oh.) Would you like me to repeat it. (Yes, yes.) I have stated in this room, before the Palmerston and the Derby reform bills were introduced, that there was no ar gument which any man could adduce in favour of one uniform franchise of £6 which will not equally avail the carrying of the franchise down to 63., and eventually to 6d. (Hear, hear.) Therefore I say that an unchecked, unbalanced suffrage of £6, either ratin g or rental, is only universal suffrage at two bites. (Cheers and laughter.) And I say that uni versal suffrage would lead us into the condition in which America now finds herself— ( hear , hear, and oh, oh)--that it wou ld place the whole government of the country in the hands of the most uneducated class, and I am strongly and resolutely opposed to that change. (H ear , hear.) I want t o reca l l to your recollection what Mr. Wood seems to have for gotten—that I expressed the same opinion in the same words before the last election, and the consti tuency of Stroud, knowing my opinions, re-elected me, and therefore I am entitled to conclude that my opinion is the opinion of the majority of my cons tituents. (Hear, hear.) It was on the ques tion of reform and Lord Derby's bill that I broke awayafter twenty-five years service, m fi y r s time, p t aty. I came here and risked for fro them everything—a seat, Popularity, and all that a re presentative could value—l expressed result, presse Anddmy w opinions, hat and said I would stand by the did Mr. Wood and his friends do ? Did they meet` me on the hustings; go to the poll, saying, "Your opinions are wrong, and we will have a man who represents our opinions correctly ?" No such thicg. Mr. Wood slunk away. He was a coward at the poll when a verdict was to be given by the consti tuency; but he is a great hero on tb.e platform, when he thinks that on the question of universal suf frage he can get a majority against me. (Cheers.) Allow me to call to your recollection some circum stances which it is most important you should bear in mind. When I was invited to come here the extreme Liberal party, of whom Mr. Wood was one, were, and always have been, my most deter mined opponents. I was invited to come here,both by the moderate and the extreme Liberals. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) I was invited by the head of the Liberal party ; but I refused to come forward on a private invitation, but said that if my name was adopted at a public meeting I should be proud to represent the borough. At that meeting, although the extreme Liberals expressed every dissatisfac tion with my opinions, they acquiesced in my adop tion on three grounds: The first was that they had had a tremendous licking and could not erect a candidate of their own. (Laughter.) The next was, that previous candidates had been brought forward by private parties. The third was, that on principle I had a great objection to canvassing at elections, and they asked me whether I would pre sent myself at the close of each session, and give a review of it to my constituents. I agreed to do so, and the extreme party in the borough, although disapproving of my opinions, said they would acquiesce in my election. Now, what is the mean ing of a representative telling you that at the end of every session he will present himself before you to review it ? It means this—that the election at which he was chosen is conclusive as to his opinions at that election. (Hear, hear.) I have come before you annually to review the events of the session. But what has been the course pur sued by my opponents ? Why, at the last election Mr. Barnard brought down a candidate and kept him shut up in a cupboard for two days. (Laughter, and cries oh, oh.) He told me himself that he kept him in his house for two days. A NON - ELECTOR-I wish he was here to expose you. Mr. HORSMAN—At the end of two days he found that his candidate would have no chance, and then he was sent back to London. (Laughter.) The po sition has been this. You have had year after year a vote taken in this room upon the one question of universal suffrage, and the vote has been carried against me, and every one at a distance fancies I am censured by my constituents. But I have been four times elected without opposition, and yet I have received perpetual votes of censure. And what does this mean ? It means this ; that the party who is too weak to meet me at the poll— A NON - ELECTOR—You'II find it out the next time. (Cheers and laughter.) Mr. HoßsmAN—The party who have done every thing in their power to prevent my re-election have raised the question of universal suffrage, on which they ought to have taken judgment at the poll ; but shrinking from that, they come upon this plat form on irregular occasions to raise a question which has been already settled. (Cheers.) I know that last you passed a vote which people at a distance do not understand. They are simple-minded enough to suppose that if you censure a man during the recess you will not elect him when a dissolution takes place. When I was censured last year, every one at a distance did not know that it was done by the ex treme Radicals and Chartists—(oh, oh)—and they said, " Your seat at Stroud has gone—you have had a warning ;" and more than one constituency somewhat larger than that of Stroud, and sup posed to be somewhat Liberal, was taken with compassion, and they said, "We shall be glad to give you a refuge as you are going to leave Stroud." My answer was, "I am very much obliged to you, but I am very comfortable at Stroud." (Laughter.) And I:further said "I rather think that I intend to remain there—(laughter and cheers) — for although I have been four times censured at in tervals, I have been four times elected without op position." (Cheers.) When asked the meaning of this, I said, " You must not be deceived by appear ances—there are two sections of the Liberal party, so called, in Stroud—the one powerful on the plat form, the other very strong at the poll; when a meeting is held the gentlemen who hold extreme opinions appear on the platform and get the bile off their stomachs, and after that they are in good humour, and the moderate Liberals return me at the poll. (Laughter.) So it has been in times past —so I expect it will be in time to come. (Cheers.) And, although I have no doubt the extreme Radicals will meet me again and urge their objection, yet I believe that when the next election comes I shall be again returned without any contest at all, because if they oppose me at the poll, to use the language of our friends across the Atlantic, "they'll be whipped into a cocked-hat." (Roars of laughter.) A NON-ELECTOR—WiII you vote for the £5 franchise ? Mr. HORSMAN—I have told you over and over again that I will never give any pledge. As your representative I will state to you my opinions, but out of Parliament, whether representing this or any other place, I am' determined to go perfectly un fettered. (Cheers.) I have answered all your ques tions about the franchise. As to the subject of re form, I tell you plainly that it has been a great claptrap for years past, and that the time has come when the Liberal party must for its own hon our fairly say whether it is prepared to face such claptraps or yield to them. With respect to Lord Derby's bill, I told you that if you did not get that you would get no other for many years to come. Am Ito be reproached because what I said has come true ? I tell you plainly that the public in telligence of the country has condemned the ill-con sidered, ill-digested, agitation for reform of the last few years, and as for Mr. Wood and the extreme Radicals they may as well attempt to galvanise a dead jackass as to resuscitate it. (Cheers and laughter, and cries of "Oh, oh.") Mr. PUMFREY—Mr. Horsman was asked a ques tion, and he made a speech to show how badly he has been served. We want to know whether he is in favour of any extension of the franchise ? A NON-ELECTOR—Let him say "yes" or " no." Mr. HORSMAN—That is an intelligible question, to which I can give an intelligible answer, but it is not an answer which any rational or honest man will pretend to give in one sentence. Of course, when we see an enormous mass of our fellow-coun trymen out of the pale of the electoral franchise, many of them being fit for the franchise, every man ofcommon sense would say that ho wishes to see them in the enjoyment of the franchise. In the large ope rative class, which is advancing in education, but amongst whom education is very unequally diffused, there must be many who are unfit for the franchise as well as many who are qualified for its exercise, and it is a difficult task for any statesman to decide who shall be admitted, without swamping those who now enjoy it by those who are unfit for it. Every man who cares at all for the good government of the country and the contentment of the masses will de sire to embrace within the franchise every man that can be safely admitted. The question is, how is that to be done ? If you make every man an elector upon the same qualification; if you place a man of the highest intelligence exactly on a level with a man of the lowest intelligence; if you make the proprietor of half a county of precisely the same value as his ploughman, if you give a large master manufacturer precisely the same power as his poorest operative, that is manifestly unjust, because it is making an enfranchisement of individuals, and is not a qualification of the intelligence, knowledge, or judgment of the individuals. When lam asked if I am in favour of an extension of the franchise, and were to give a general affirmative answer, it would be a claptrap answer which I should be ashamed to give. (Hear, hear.) But I will tell you why I did t t e v f o o t an re hedezwthenyslho: ofH o t u h s e e of franchise a Commons neh ise wh which hd hasno t not proposed. It is this—that a country which has more to lose than gain by change must bo very careful of change ; and I have seen no plan yet pro posed which would not make the present system worse instead of better. There are three great ele ments of representation —property, education, and numbers. You must give, AS far as you can, a fair rfiE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECOVIBER 13, 1861: share to each. You must give a monopoly to none. _Before the Reform Bill the aristocracy, the wealth of the country, had a monopoly. Since the Reform Bill the middle class has had a larger share. The question now is, whether you can introduce a further change and give to the operative class a fair share without giving them monopoly. (Hear, hear.) No such plan has been proposed. In every plan which has yet been suggested for remedying the evil I see gnat difficulty and great danger. In remedying small evils they would introduce larger ones ; and until some plan is proposed which will bear discus sion, I must suspend my judgment as to any general conclusion. (Cheers.) Every one admits that the great mistake of the Reform Bill wits the establish ment of an uniform household money qualification, because it placed all future Parliaments in this dif ficulty—that the franchise could never be extended except in a downward direction—thus endanger. ing the swamping of the existing constituen cies. In several places the constituencies would be more than doubled by the 16 franchise, and the consequence would be that the election would be entirely in the hands of a new and a poor constitu ency. Now I do not think such a change at all de sirable. (Hear.) Mr. ALFRED STANTON then moved, " That this meeting having heard Mr. Horsman's views on poli tical matters, feels called upon to e,xpress its thanks to him for having on this and similar occasions afforded his constituents the opportunity of meet ing him in public." Mr. WI. HoLmEs seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. Mr. HORSMAN having briefly acknowledged the compliment, three cheers were given, and the meet ing separated. RAILWAYS AND PUBLIC COMPANIES% CRYSTAL PALACE. The directors of this company state in their re port that the accounts for the year ending the 31st of October last show a balance to the credit of re venue of £48,599, being a little in excess of that for the preceding 12 months. To this balance must be added the reserve of £12,229 brought forward from 1860, making a total credit of £59,828 available for interest and dividends. After payment of the dividend on the debenture and preference stocks and balance of interest account for the year, amounting to £29,592, a sum will be left of £30,235, out of which the direc tors recommend the payment of a dividend of 2 per cent. on the ordinary stock (equivalent to 2s. on each original share), which will amount to £20,058, leaving a balance of £10,177 to be carried forward. In reference to the capital account, it appears to the directors that the time has now arrived when it is desirable to adjust this more closely to the existing circumstances of the company, and with this view the sum of £27,415 has been transferred to the de bit of capital from the Dulwich-wood account, and £15,000 from the land purchase account. The effect of the arrangement with Mr. Wythes for the re demption of the improved rent under his lease by the payment of £14,500 as sanctioned by the meet ing in June last is—after deducting some other al lowances from Dulwich College, and the ground rents of the houses already built and occupied—to reduce the annual rent now payable from £3,000 to £1,282. Other arrangements are in negotiation by which this rent will be further reduced, and it is anticipated that before long sufficient plots of ground will be let to cover the whole outgoings upon the property. But, as the principal reduction in the rent did not come into operation till the last quarter of 1860-61, it appears necessary for the present year to follow the practice hitherto adopted in regard to this property, of charging the rent to the Dulwich wood account, and not to the annual revenue. At the same time, it should be stated that the interest on the additional capital (viz„ £14,500 paid to Mr. Wythes, and £12,500 paid to the College for the road) has been charged to the revenue. For the future, however, the directors think that it will be advisable to change the revenue with the rent as now reduced, so as to avoid making any further ad ditions to the Dulwich-wood account; and as it is apparent that the amount now standing to the debit of the latter account is materially in excess of the value represented by the property, they have writ ten off £27,415 from this account to the debit of capital. It must be borne in mind, however, that the property as it now stands is of great value, as will be seen from the fact that the reduced rent now payable by the company under the lease is £1,282, while the total rent which will be realised from the land when entirely covered, at ground rents proportionate to those already ob tained, is estimated at the least at £3,000 per annum. The very onerous covenants in respect of the lease (involving an outlay by the company of £40,000) are now practically satisfied. This sum is made up by expenditure on the formation of roads and the erection of houses, including under the lat ter head the sum of £13,572, and between £5,000 and £6,000 on additional houses now in course of ihdely approaching completion. College are on foot for appor eNreegctoitoinat,ioannsdwitrhapt tioning the rents on the houses, so that they will be available for sale or lease. There has 'been an in crease in the gross revenue of the past year to the amount of £6,038. Almost the whole of this excess has been absorbed, partly in works necessary for tha approaching season, and partly in the expenses of special occasions. The total number of visitors during the year has reached 1,650,760, being an increase of 118,809 on those of the preceding 12 months. In addition to the sums now charged to the revenue account there has been an outlay of about £2,500 in restoring the damage occasioned to the north wing ; this has been effected by building an orangery, but the directors considered that this is an item which ought ultimately to be charged to the reserve fund. The directors look forward very hopefully to the prospects of the company for 1862. They believe that the time of a great international exhibition in Lonion would prove highly advan tageous to the Crystal Palace, because the number of persons visiting the various places of public resort in and near London more than doubled itself dur ing the period of the former Great Exhibition. The directors also calculate upon a considerable acces sion to the exhibitors' department from parties who desire either to exhibit in duplicate (with the pri vilege of making sales) those articles which they show at Kensington, or from those who have not been able to obtain from the commissioners the space they applied for. Tho directors keep in view the desirability of fostering and encou raging these important sources of revenue. The preparations for the Handel Festival in June next are being pressed forward with all necessary despatch. Every effort is making, both by the company and the Sacred Harmonic Society, to render the festival so perfect, both as regards the music and the arrangements for the visitors, that its success shall eclipse that of 1859. At the same time the expenditure is being carefully tt etched. The opening of the West London Exten sion Railway iu May next must produce advan tageous results to the company. An extraordinary meeting will be held for the purpose of creating the balance of £50,000 of Preferential Debenture Six per Cent. Stock. The principal additions which have been made to capital subsequent to April 30, 1858, are the following :—Extra plant for the re freshment department and increased accommodation connected therewith, £13,132; additions to expen diture on D ulwich -wood since the same date, £13,504; expended in construction of houses in Dulwich wood, £13,572; and a further expenditure, necessary to complete the houses now in course of erection, of between £5,000 and £6,000. The additional capital of £50,000 now required is thus clearly accounted for. The directors believe that the additional ex penditure has been judiciously incurred in the inte rests of the company; and, as the money expended on the objects fur which it is required has been hitherto supplied chiefly by temporary loans, the creation of this addition to the permanent capital will not add materially to the charge against the revenue, while it will place the company in a pro per financial position. The capital account to the 31st of October last shows that £1,461,237 had been received, and £1,429,434 expended, leaving a balance of £ 31 , 103 The revenue account for the year ending the 31st of October last shows that £126,708 had been re ceived, including £10,991 for season tickets and £77,488 for ordinary admissions, £13,141 for exhi bition rents, and £19,132 for refreshment contracts. The expenditure amounted to £78,109, leaving a balance of £48,599. GRAND TRUNK OF CANADA. Th© traffic receipts on this company's line for the week ending the 23d of November amounted to 17,398 dole. for local passengers, to 3,874 for foreign passengers, to 3,343 dole. for mails, &c., to 48,148 dole. for local freight and live stock, to 2,436 dole for timber and lumber, to 1,435 dole. for firewood, and to 13,476 for foreign freight and live stock ; total, 90,110 doll., against 78,424 in the correspond ing week of 1860, showing an increase of 11,687 dole. The total traffic receipts from the Ist of July to the above date amounted to 1,506,866 dole., and for the same period of last year to 1,450,622, show ing an increase of 56,244 dole. courr or COIIMON COUNCIL. Yesterday, at twelve o'clock, a Court of Common Council was held at Guildhall for the despatch of business ; the Lord Mayor in the chair. NEW BRIDGE AT BLACKFRIARS. Mr. Wellington Valiance, chairman of the Bridge house estates committee, presented an elaborate report from that body upon the reference to them to obtain designs and estimates for the construction of a new bridge at Blackfriars, and making tem porary provision for the traffic. Of this document the material portions are subjoined. It appeared to the committee, after mature deliberation, that the best mode of satisfactorily answering the reference was to request the most eminent civil engineers to send in designs and estimates for the proposed new bridge, and accordingly they sent invitations for that purpose to Mr. P. W. Barlow, Mr. G. I'. Bidder, Mr. Joseph Cubitt, Mr. John Fowler, Mr. John lawkshaw, Mr. Thomas Page, Sir John Rennie, and Messrs. Walker, Burgess, and Cooper. The invitation was accompanied by an intimation that having regard to the Royal commission then sitting for embanking the Thames, and to the pro bability of an embankment being carried out to some extent, it was essential that provision should be made for that contingency in the designs for the new bridge. They were also reminded that the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company had submitted to the corporation of London a plan for the construction of a railway bridge across the Thames to the eastward of Blackfriars Bridge. Subsequently applications were received and com plied with for permission to send in designs from Mr. R. P. Brereton, Mr. James Brunlees, Mr. Thos. Greenhill, and Mr. R. W. Mylne. The committee considered it prudent to leave the judgment and taste of the scientific gentlemen invited wholly un controlled and unfettered, so as to obtain the most original suggestions, and leave each competitor the opportunity of explaining the reasons which had guided him in the preparation of the design. Their anticipations had been fully justified by the results ; for in every instance the engineers had satisfacto rily shown they had carefully considered the most impoi tent requisites in connection with the subject of the inquiry—namely, the approaches to the pro posed new bridge, the roadway and footways over it, the provisions for the navigation of the river in the headway and waterway under the various arches, and otherwise in providing for the obviously important requirements of the progressive increase of traffic in the locality of the bridge and the pro visions for temporary traffic. The designs submitted were 20 in number, and comprised four designs for a stone bridge, five for a wrought iron arched bridge, one for a wrought iron girder bridge, nine for a cast iron arched bridge, and ono for an iron bridge, not clearly indicating whether of wrought iron or cast. The designs so sent in had been exhibited for several months at Guildhall. The designs for a granite structure were those submitted by Sir John Rennie, of three arches, the centre span being 236 ft. 10 in. ; Mr. George Rennie, of five arches, the centre span being 150 ft. ; Mr. George Rennie, another of five arches, each span being 125 ft. ; and Mr. R. W. Mylne, of five arches, the centre span being 150 feet 6 inches. The designs for a wrought iron arched bridge were those submitted by Mr. John Fowler, of three arches, with a span of 275 ft. ; the same gentleman, one of five arches, the centre t.eing 185 ft.; Mr. John Hawkshaw, of three arches, the centre and other spans being 200 ft. each; the same gentleman, of five arches, the centre and others being 145 ft. each; Mr. P. W. Barlow, of three arches, the centre being 250 ft. The design for a wrought iron girder bridge was submitted by Mr. R. P. Brereton, of 5 openings,the centre being 220 feet. Those for a cast arota arched bridge were sent in by Mr. T. Page, of three arches, having a centre span of 250 ft. ; the same gentleman, of five arches, with a centre span of 156 ft. Messrs. G. P. Bidder and Edwin Clark, of five arches, each being 172 ft.; Mr. G. Rennie, of five arches, with a een tre of 160 ft.; the same gentleman, of five arches, with a centre of 175 ft. ; another of five arches, having a centre span of 180 ft. Mr. R. W. Mylne, of five arches, with a centre of 163 ft. 6 in. Mr. J. Cubitt, of five arches, having a centre span of 150 ft. • and Mr. J. Brunlees, of five arches, with a centre of 172 ft. The remaining design for an iron bridge was submitted by Mr. T. Greenhill, of seven arches, having a centre span of 120 ft. ; with a tube for a railway, and he mentioned that it might be con verted into a five-arched bridge. During the con sideration of the several designs the committee hav ing regard to the length of time that would be necessarily occupied in the construction of a bridge of stone more than of a bridge with iron arches and to the facts that the depth required at the crown of the arches of a stone bridge would prejudicially affect the gradient of approaches and roadway of the bridge and the cost of a stone bridge was in all cases so much more than that of iron, came to the conclusion that it was not desirable to adopt a design for a stone bridge. They held it essential to preserve the pre sent lines of approach to the proposed bridge on the north and south sides of the river, and that the centre line of the new bridge should correspond with the centre line of the present approaches. They were fully impressed with the facts that London, the chief city in England, had become augmented in population and extent exceeding that of any other European capital. Its wealth had increased in farm more than a proportionate rate; it was the seat of government and legislation, all classes of the vast empire being there represented, commercial, professional, and municipal. In the exact locality and vicinity of Blackfriars, were being constructed the termini of the most important rail ways that could be brought into London, which would produce (as the present results of the proxi mity of railway stations and termini in the metro lis abundantly proved) an increase of traffic, the amount of which could not be over estimated. The committee were of opinion that great urgency existed for all municipal and local authority to be energetically exerted to provide for the obviously certain and enormous requirements that would shortly arise for traffic accommodation ; nor should the contemplated vast alterations and improve ments in the corporation markets he disregarded, as affording further evidence that in the locality in question the demand for roadways and footways would be additionally increased. Actuated by the foregoing considerations, and desiring that the City of London should hold its place, deservedly eminent as it was, for the useful exercise of its ancient municipal rights in the promotion of the com fort and convenience of the public, which were to be partially secured by the provision of proper means of intercommunication from one part of the metro polis to the other, as well for the purposes of social as commercial and manufacturing pursuits, they thought that the present opportunity should not be lost of maintaining this great city's well-earned reputation in contributing extensively to the archi tectural decoration and beauty of the metropolis, of which even at this day so many exquisite and per fect examples were to be found in the City of Lon don. They were also fully impressed with the actual necessity which existed for providing abundant facilities for the navigation of the river, for the transit of merchandise, and for . passengers by road and footways. They had likewise had due regard to the time within which the proposed structurf might be erected, its desirability and proportionate cost of construction. The committee had resolved to submit for the approbation of the court an iron arched bridge, being governed by the important considerations glanced at in their report, and having so fully considered the different designs for a bridge of that character, it appeared to them that the design of Mr. Thomas Page for a bridge of three iron arches on granite piers combined the desiderata they had adverted to, and was the best calculated to meet the requirements of the public. No disturbance of the traffic would arise during the construction, provision for such being made without a temporary bridge; and Mr. Page had estimated the expense of executing the whole of the requisite works at the sum of £245,000. They could not but acknow ledge the manifest grandeur of style and beauty of the proposed structure, which they . deemed worthy in all respects of this great municipality. They, therefore, recommended the design of Mr. Page for adoption, omitting, however, the sculptured ornamental groups on the piers, such being merely suggestive, that the corporation might, at some future time, if so minded, in so conspicuous and suitable position, have the opportunity of comme morating any event or circumstance of national importance. They recommended that in the event of the court adopting his design, Mr. Page should , be retained as the engineer to superintend the re quisite works connected with the erection of the new bridge and making temporary provision for the traffic in the meantime. The committee hail not been empowered by the court to report on the ways and means for the construction of the bridge, but they observed that the reference of the subject to the Bridge-house estates committee, and other circumstances, suggested to them the propriety of rendering those estates available for the proposed erection. Although primarily charged with the maintenance of London Bridge, parliament had already sanctioned the principle of the application of the surplus profits of those estates for repairing the present Blackfriars Bridge. They accordingly consulted with the Chamberlain as to the sum which could be raised upon those estates after payment of the annual charges in respect of London and Blackfriars Bridges, and liquidation of the sums now due to the government and others in respect of those bridges, and he had reported to them that a sum could be raised on the surplus rents of the estates more than sufficient to meet the estimated outlay of £245,000 for the erection of the bridge, and as it would be necessary to obtain the sanction of Par liament to the application•of the Bridge-house funds to the erection of the structure, they recommend that they should be authorised to take the necessary steps for obtaining the requisite Parliamentary powers for that purpose. Mr. Valiance moved that the report be read, and the discussion on it postponed until a future occa sion. To this an amendment by Mr. De Jersey was pro posed, that the document be printed and circulated amen g the members before the discussion was taken upon it. Af er a short discussion the amendment was put and carried, ASSIZE INTELLIGEXC R. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—LwEaPooL, Thursday. CROWN COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Channel) CHILD MURDER AT DROYLSDEN. Late last evening the jury returned a verdict of guilty in the case of Nancy Armfield, charged with the murder of her illegitimate child, four months old. The verdict was accompanied with a recom mendation to mercy, on the ground that Sheppard, the father of the child, had been grossly negligent in those attentions which the situation of the pri soner demanded. In passing the sentence of death upon the pri soner, his lordship said that he should not fail to forward the recommendation to mercy to the proper quarter. THE FIILIVOOD BARRACKS TRAGEDY. Patrick M'Caffery, a young soldier, of 20, was indicted for the wilful murder of Capt. Hanham and Col. Hugh Dennis Crofton, at the Fulwood Bar racks, Preston, on the 14th of September last. Mr. Kaye and Mr. Gully prosecuted ; and Mr. Russell defended the prisoner. The court was densely crowded, and the proceed ings excited the deepest interest. Mr. Kaye, in opening the case before the jury, said the prisoner at the time of the occurrence was a private in the 32d Regiment of Foot. Ho had been enlisted in the year 1860, and on the 14th of September he was present with the depot of his regiment at Fulwood Barracks, Preston. At that time there were in Fulwood Barracks depots of five other regiments, forming what was called a depot battalion, of which Colonel Crofton was the colonel, and Captain Hanham the adjutant. On Friday the 13th of September the prisoner was acting as " picket sentry" near the officers' quarters. The officers, it appeared, had been:a good deal disturbed by the noise which children ;made near their quar ters, and Captain Hanham had requested the pri soner to see that the children were removed. The prisoner seemed to have obeyed in a somewhat care less way, and the captain then requested him to go and find out the names of the children's parents. The prisoner went, bat did not appear to have brought the names of more than one of the parents, and from the way in which he obeyed the order the captain seemed to have thought that he had neglected his instructions, and sent him therefore to the guard room. Between 10 and 11 o'clock the next morning the prisoner was brought before Col. Crofton, and Capt. Hanham preferred the charge of neglect of duty against him. The colonel, after a short time for consideration, ordered the prisoner to be punished, by being confined to barracks 14 days. Now on this same morning one of the privates, named Levett, had taken M'Caffery's ammunition from his pouch in the bedroom where he slept and had laid it upon his bed. The ammunition was counted by Levett and found to comprise two packets of ball cartridge, each package containing about ten rounds. When M'Caffery was sent to the guard room his accoutrements were sent after him ; and when he was set at liberty he went back to his room, which was in K passage. When he went back Levett was still in the room, and the prisoner did not appear to be then excited. He asked Levett for his rifle and ammunition,' and Lovett told him it was lying upon the bed. The prisoner asked for a piece of rag or cloth to clean his rifle, and the rag and cloth having been supplied to him, he appeared to have gone and taken the ammunition from his bed. After this he was not for a short time ob served, but shortly afterwards a cap was heard to explode in K passage. Immediately after, or just about this time s one of the soldiers went into the passage, and saw the prisoner standing there with a rifle in his hand. No notice seemed to have been taken of this ; but almost immediately afterwards the wives of two colour-sergeants in the barracks saw a man whom they were unable to identify come out of the K passage, kneel down in front of the door of the passage, and after taking a deliberate aim, fire in the direction of Colonel Crofton and Captain Hanham, who were walking side by side across the square. The bullet unfortunately took a fatal effect, for after .passing through Colonel Crofton, and one of the arms of Captain Hanham, it lodged in the lower part of the captain's spine, and the result was that the colonel died on the following day, and the captain on the Monday afterwards. The man who fired the shot im mediately went back to K passage, and it would be for the jury to inquire whether that man was the prisoner at the bar. They must bear in mind that before the shot was fired a cap was heard to explode in K passage ; that a soldier who went into the passage saw the prisoner with a rifle • and that a man was seen to fire, and then go back into the passage. The moment the explosion from the gun was heard one of the sergeants went directly to the passage, and found the prisoner there with a rifle in his hand, which was still warm, and which had an exploded cap upon the nipple. The sergeant asked, " Who has done this ?" The prisoner replied, " Never mind, take this" (meaning his rifle). Im mediately afterwards another sergeant came into the passage, and asked, " Who has done this ?" To which the prisoner replied, " I did." He was then taken across from the passage to the guard-room by the sergeant and one or two of the soldiers. On their way thither he turned round, and said calmly to one of the soldiers, " I could not do it with the first cap, and I put a second on." He was then taken to the guard-room. When he heard that the captain and colonel were shot, he said, " Ah, I did not intend to shoot the colonel, I meant it for the captain ; but it does not matter much. However, I did not in tend to shoot the colonel, but the captain." When searched, it was found that one round of ball cart ridge had been taken from his ammunition, and that four caps were missing. Two caps were found in his pocket, one upon the nipple of his rifle, and one had been heard to explode in K passage. It seemed difficult, under the circumstances, to suggest any doubt which could arise as to the guilt of the pri soner, and he (Mr. Kaye) believed that, if the case was made out against the prisoner beyond any reasonable doubt, the jury would not shrink from their duty, however painful it might be. Evidence was then called in proof of the learned counsel's statement. Mr. Russell then addressed the jury for the de fence. He contended that the punishment which M'Caffery had received at the hands of his officers was entirely disproportionate to the offence which he had committed . ; that the prisoner had formed no deliberate intention to murder; and that the act was committed under a momentary impulse of rage and vexation, when he found the authors of his shame and punishment were before him, and when he had the weapon in his hand. His lordship then summed up, and the jury hav ing found the prisoner guilty of wilful murder, he was sentenced to death. FOREIGN MAIL PACKET LIST. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. Dec, 19. via Marseilles Dec. 13. Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. Jan. 4. Cape of Good ilope, Ascension, and St. Helena Jan. 1. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Dec. 19. via Marseilles Dec. 13. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton. Dec. 19. India via Marseilles Dec. 13. (Bombay), via Southampton Dee. via Marseilles Dec. 20: Lisbon Dec. 21. Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Dec. 19. via Marseilles Dec. 19. Newfoundland Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, y Brit. packet Dec. 19. . . 'by U.S. packet by Canadian packet Dec. 18. V.C. of Africa Afadeira, and Teneriffe Jan. 10. Bahamas, via New York Dec. 19. Mexico ...Dec. 30. All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, 1 TM, 14. california,and )3ritis4 CQlurabia t ., v 111 J • 7111? PUNJAB. The revenue of the Punjab in the financial year 1859-60, £2,957,058, was 20 lakhs of rupees over that of the previous year, an increase due in great part to the imposition of the trade tax, extending taxation over the non-agricultural population. Large .sums were laid out upon roads and canals; but the entire local expenditure, including the cost of the local corps, left a surplus of £1,187,417. The Imperial charges, however, in respect of the reguli r army and military public works would go far to wards turning this into a deficiency of as large an amount. The correspondence carried by the post has trebled since 1855, a proof of the value of rudi mental education. The number of scholars in creased largely . in the year. A first-class school was established by the Government at Lahore, in which, to meet-the views of the chiefs and courtiers of the old Sikh monarchy resident there, a higher department was created, into which none but the sons of persons eligible for the Governor-General's durbar are admissible ; without this they would not be sent at all. The change which may be hoped for in the Sikh aristocracy may be measured by the fact that Runjeet Singh used to keep his Royal accounts by cutting notches on a stick. The police report a slight increase of crime in the year, but a larger proportion was detected and punished than in the previous year. Of the cases reported three fourths were brought to trial, and of the persons tried three-fourths were convicted; and above a fourth of the property stolen was recovered. The police reports assert the gradual extinction of infan ticide, and the extinction of thuggee is only pre vented by the number of old hardened practi tioners at large. The returns from the district courts show above 6,000 sentences, of which flogg ing was a part or the whole ; a recent change in the penal laws had extended the list of crimes to which this punishment is allotted. The practice of poisoning by giving dutoora has attracted atten tion. Dutoora grows in many parts of the Pun jab, and it is given sometimes in the form of a sweetmeat to a traveller, or mixed up in a family dinner by the poisoner disguised as a fakeer or a Brahmin, or administered to a dancing girl in order to plunder her of her ornaments, or to a cartman for the sake of his bul locks, the accomplices hanging back until the drug has taken affect. One man, a Mussulman, confessed to 17 of these murders. It was considered that it would be necessary to make the possession of con cealed dutoora a criminal offence. Ignorance and superstition cause the people to be easily imposed upon by designing characters. Some agitation was created in the coarse of the year by rumours of the appearance of the "Imam Mehndee," a prophet ex pected by the Mahomedans at the end of the world. Several persons were convicted of publicly uttering sedition, and sentenced to various slight punish ments, which had the effect of putting an end to the temporary excitement. It came out also that there had been a discussion among certain Maho medans employed in the educational department concerning the lawfulness, in reference to their faith, of sewing the British Government. The frontier tribes were a source of some trouble. A plundering expedition of 3,000 Mahsoods, a prin cipal branch of the Wuzeree tribe, was most gal lantly checked by Ressaidar Sahadut Khan, of the sth Punjab Cavalry, the native officer at the frontier post of Tank, with less than 200 men at his com mand. He led the Mahsoods to follow him until he reached ground where cavalry could act, and then, in the midst of their shouts of derision and an ill-directed matchlock fire, to their amazement the little body of cavalry faced about, charged the wild disunited mass of hill-men, and put them to almost instant rout. Personally brave and of vigorous muscular frames, these warriors wanted the power of combination to resist a charge Effectually; and the whole body became a helpless rabble, and lost a tenth of their number before they regained the safety of the mountain pass. Our loss was one killed and 15 wounded. The officer did not go un rewarded for his judgment and intrepidity; a sword of honour was presented to him, and he waft admitted to the second class of the Order of British India, with the title of Bahadoor. Upon the whole, the year was one of progress and prosperity in the Punjab. The Mahomedan population, excluded from the city of Delhi on its capture by our troops, were allowed to return, and the attachment was taken off their houses. COUNTRY litARl E 2 S. ~.. ~. MANCHESTER-Dm. 12. At our market to-day there was a very inactive business doing, and prices were in favour of buyers, but holders showed no indication to press stiles either for wheat or flour. For oats and oatmeal a slow sale, and quotations nominally unaltered. Indian corn is cheaper, Egyptian beans were 6d cheaper. BIRMINGHAM-DEC. 12. At to-day's market there was a moderate supply of Eng lish wheat from farmers, which Fold slowly at Is to 2s de cline on this day week. Barley, oats, beans, and peas nominally at former rates. NEWARK—DEc. 11. At to-day's corn market the quantity of wheat exhibited was again limited, and an inactive business was done at last week's rates. Barley kept up in price. Other articles as before. White wheat, new, 60s to 63s ' Red do. 558 to 51.3 Old white 6OB to 63s Red do. 468 to 56s Barley, malting 32*0 398 Peas, .. • . Barley, grinding 29s to 318 Oats, old, .. oos to 35; New do 23s to 270 Beans.. 45s to 470 Beans, new 44s to —0 48s to 545. CORK-DEC. 11. The following were the quotations this morning :—Red wheat, 21s Od to 20s G(I ; white, 25s Od to 33s 3d; barley 100 6d to 18s 6d ; oats, 7s Od to 14s 6d. DERBY SMITHFIELD—DEC. 10. The supply of fat beasts to-day was plentiful, and the quality was generally good, but a clearance could not be effected. The supply of sheep was good, and - the demand fair. Fat calves more plentiful. Pigs were in very good supply. Beet 6d to 61d 1 Veal 7ld to 81 Mutton ... 74 to Bd. Pork Lamb *LOd to Od Rough fat, 4s 8d per stone. Hides, 3d to 414; calf skins, sd. to Gd. The screw steamship Mauritius, 2,135 tons, 300- horse power, has been chartered to convey troops and stores, and has proceeded to Deptford to be fitted ; also the screw steamship Admiral Kanaris. to convey 1,000 tons :of stores to Bermuda. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—HoIIoway's Ointment and Pills.-- Effects of Cold.—ln winter almost every current of air is pregnant with sore throats, influenza, and a similar host of annoying disorders. All may be readily subdued by rub bing Holloway's Ointment externally over the affected part. The unguent penetrates all diseased and erroneous action. Whatever or wherever the malady, this invaluable Oint ment searches out its cause, and safely effects the precise remedial action required without weakening the system or leaving behind the seeds of future disease. Holloway's Pills greatly assist this curative action. The sick of all nations have voluntarily borne testimony to the extraor dinary cures performed by Holloway's medicaments when both the faculty and the patients themselves saw no relief but death. BIRTHS. BIROII.—On the 11th in3t., at 27, Park-street, Grosvenor square, the wife of John William Birch, Esq., of a son. FITZMAURICE.—On the 7th inst., at Southsea, Hants, the Hon. Mrs. Frederick Fitz Maurice, of a son. HANWELL.—On the 7th inst., at Charlton, the wifo of Cap tain Hanwell, R.A., of a son. MANSFIELD.—On the 12th inst., at St. John's-wood, the wifo of George Mansfield, jun., Esq., of a son. MARRIAGES. CROWTHER—RIDOUT.—On the 12th inst., at Holy Trinity Church, Haverstock-hill, Mr. W. Crowther, of Dalston, to Rebecca, tho daughter of J. Ridout, Esq., of Milton Abbey. SMITH—HOLLAND.—On the 10th inst., at St. Mark's, Kennington, Thomas, eldest son of the late 'rhos. Smith, Esq., of Lambeth Pottery, and Upper Kennington-lane, to Frances Caroline, only daughter of W. P. Holland, Esq., of Kennington-road. DEATHS. CAVALIERO.—On the 11th inst., at 75, Minories, H. L Cavaliero, Esq., aged 46. DART.—On the 12th inst., at his father's house, J. Henry P. Dart, only son of J. Henry Dart, Esq., of 27, Cleve land-square, Hyde-park, and 4, New-square, Lincoln's inn, aged 18. HOOKEY.—On the 11th inst., at Chatham, Major Hookey, Paymaster R.M., aged 71. NEvir.tx.—On the 7th inst., at Paris, Henry Nevil'e, Esq. of Wellingore, Lincolnshire, and Walcot, Northampton shire, aged 52. NICHOLSON.—On tho Nth inst., at Ti'lingbourno, Dork ing, John Nicholson. Esq., of Stamford-hill, aged 39. SIVANSBOILOUGM—On the 10th inst., at Hilden House, Tonbridge, William Thomas Swansborough, aged 39. TREDWELL.—On the 10th inst., at St. Leonard's-on-Sea, Thomas Tredwell, Esq., of St. John's Lodge, Lower Norwood, aged 54. LONDON : Printed and Published by 31IIRDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at TnE SUN Office, No. 112,Strand , in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the County of Aliddleses , Friclay, DeCeM4er 13, leol, 31 '3l