The Sun. — London, England, 1861-11-22 00:00:00

NR. LAI A.RD AND HIS CONSTITUENTS. Last night Mr. Layard met his constituents in Taylor's Depository, St. George's-road, Southwark. The meeting was very crowded, a large portion of qhe audience consisting of working men. Mr. New man occupied the chair, and was surrounded on the platform by a considerable number of the more in fluential electors of the borough. Mr. LAYARD said—l believe the present is the first political meeting at which I have met my con stituents since I accepted office under the Crown. I trust, however, that although I have not been in your sight I have not been altogether out of your minds. (Hear, hear.) Allow me to say at the outset that in taking office I have not done anything which should not meet with the approval of my constitu ents. (Hear.) Ido not believe you will think that I have done ill in accepting office under a Govern ment in whose general principles I concur. (Cheers.) It is frequently the case in England, especially with the Liberal party, that people are denounced for merely taking office. Either, however, public mora lity has very much improved during the last 50 years, or the press is much more vigilant than it used to be, for no man can now be suspected of tak ing office for the mere paltry gains of place. Such a thing is unknown in the present day. All those snug sinecures and profitable jobs which were for merly regarded as the sweets of office are, happily for us, no longer in existence. Indeed, instead of a man making money by taking office, the probabi lity is that he will leave office poorer than when he entered it. (Hear, hear.) I think therefore that the Liberal party has not done wisely in denouncing those who have accepted office. Soon after I joined the Government I received an interesting letter from a valued friend in York. The writer, Mr. John Brown, a small bookseller in York, gave me when I contested that city a most disinterested and noble support. He told me in his letter that 20 years ago, when he was known as a Chartist, he should have been unable to find words sufficiently strong to express his indignation at a Liberal taking office, but he said his opinion upon that point had undergone a change, and he now thought it was a foolish thing for the Liberal party not to wish those who represented the people to take office. How were they, he asked, to carry out their views, unless they had men to represent them in the Government ? (Hear.) What he said was perfectly right. If a man can accept office without abandoning his political convictions, with out breaking his political pledges, he is justified in doing so. (Hear.) On the other hand, if in taking office he renounces his political opinions, throws his pledges to the winds, he does a base thing which no words can sufficiently condemn. (Cheers.) I be lieve that in accepting office I have done neither the one nor the other. It is true, perhaps, that the present Government; have not done all we could have wished them to have done in matters of do mestic policy. In matters of foreign policy, on the other hand, they deserve the hearty support of the country, and you will recollect that when I made my appeal to you at the election it referred almost exclusively to questions of foreign policy. There are times when questions of foreign policy are so important that questions of domestic policy give way to them. I think the Government should have done more in matters of domestic policy—but look at the circumstances in which they were placed, for instance, at the commencement of last session. They had to do one of two things—either to intro duce a Reform Bill into Parliament which, through the machination of parties—and parties, I am sorry to say, not composed exclusively of Conserva tives—would have been thrown out, or to wait until public opinion out of doors was sufficiently strong to enable them to carry a good measure. The latter was the course they took. You will recollect that Mr. White, the member for Brighton, moved an amendment upon the address in the interest of Reform. I voted with him, but lam sorry to say we found ourselves in an illustrious minority of 48. (A laugh.) Immediately afterwards we had a meeting in this very building. I believe that was the first meeting held in this country after that division on the subject of Reform. The people of Southwark nobly expressed their opinion upon that question, and all I will say is, that if every great constituency in England had followed your example we should have had a Reform Bill at this moment. (Cheers.) What, however, are the facts ? It is impossible to deny that from various circumstances there was not that excitement in the country which Reformers had a right to expect. Perhaps a different state of things might sooner or later arise, but the fact was as I have stated it. (Hear.) The House of Commons had been accused of lukewarmness. It is all very well to accuse the House of Commons, but let me tell you that the fault lies, not with the House of Commons, but with the people themselves. (Cheers.) I maybe told that the case is not so, became the people are not represented in Parlia ment, and cannot therefore have their voice heard. That may be perfectly true, but whose fault is it that the people are not represented in Parliament? It is their own fault. (Hear.) Who carried the Reform Bill of 1832 ? Was it the members for the rotten boroughs, or the few members who repre sented popular opinion in the house—men whom you could have counted upon your 10 fingers. No, the Reform Bill was carried by an unmistakeable expression of public opinion out of doors. Who carried free trade ? Not certainly the Protectionist members of the House of Commons. Free trade was carried by the people themselves, and until we have a similar expression of public opinion on the subject of reform there will be no Reform Bill. (Hear.) The question fFefore remains with you, and no Government can do anything with it until they have the support of the people. (Cheers.) Under these circumstances, the reform question hav ing been withdrawn from consideration, it appeared to me that as I agreed entirely with the Government on matters of foreign policy—as I admired their policy in Italy and saw its great results, as I believed they had made the name of England honoured abroad, and as I coincided with their Eastern policy —I should have been a political caward if I had refused to accept office when I had an opportunity of carrying out my own opinions. (Cheers.) Before going to public matters let me say a few words on what are called local interests. When elected your representative I was particularly pledged to attend to your local interests. Have I neglected those in terests in any way ? (Cries of " No, no," and cheers.) Lest session Mr. Locke and myself succeeded in de feating two measures which if passed would have seriously affected your local interests—the Dover Road Bill and the Rock Loan Bill. There is another local question which I regard as one of the greatest importance, and which is engaging a good deal of public attention at the present moment. I refer, of course, to the Thames embankment. (Hear, hear.) You all know that in consequence of the projected embankment on the north side of the Thames the river will be considerably raised, and that, flooded as you have been hitherto, you will be flooded ten times more it that embankment is carried out with out a corresponding embankment on the south side. (Hear, hear.) I accompanied a deputation to the Prime Minister yesterday on that very subject. Lord Palmerston, who received us most graciously, promised that the matter should be carefully eens i.. dared. I have since seen Mr. C owper, the Chief Commissioner of Works, and he , too, p rom i sed that the subject should be brought before Parliament, at the same time expressing his hope that the southern embankment of the Thames would bo speedily ar ranged. (Cheers.) Let me now proceed t o public matters. Of the light literature which one reads during the recess, a great part consists of the speeches of members who are out of work. I have read a good many of those speeches recently, and it appears to me that they may be characterised generally as apologies for the donoth i ngness of the House of Commons. I shall not apply to the makers of those speeches an old French proverb which says that he who excuses himself accuses himself, but still I believe that they are chiefly to blame each individually for the fact, if it be one,that little was done last session. lam not here to apo logise for the }louse of Commons, but I think that last session, although not a very brilliant one, was certainly a very useful one. You will not expect me to enumerate all the measures of domestic in terest which were passed in the course of the ses sion, Mr Lock‘ has already done so in a masterly (. ~Oi~s ommodlelli SUCrli 87/11, Z. 3 •atich 88 0500 4 80£1 iiii,, cxelu speech. He has given you an admirable description of the bill for the reform of the Bankruptcy Court, of the Post-office Savings-banks Bill—a most useful measure, and one highly advantageous to ' be poorer classes—and of the bill for the consolid . ion of the criminal code. But there was one me e ure passed last session upon which I wish to say one or two words, because it materially affects the interests of my constituents—l mean the bill introduced by Mr Villiers with respect to a larger area for parochial ' rating. That bill I regard as the first step towards that which we all desire— equalisation of poor-rates. (Hear.) It is only the first step, and it may be called a little step, but it is, to use a common phrase, the small end of the wedge, and I trust the day is not far distant when the same principle will be extend ed to the whole of the metropolis, if not further. (Cheers.) I have always been favourable to the equalisation of the poor-rates, and I need hardly say that I shall continue to give it my hearty sup-' port. (Hear.) There were three bills passed last session to which I must make more than a passing allusion, because they involve most important inte rests and obtained my cordial support. I allude to the bills introduced by Sir C. Wood for the better government of India. One related to the reform of the civil service, one to the reform of the Legisla tive Council, and one to th© establishment of judi cial tribunals in India. The first will have a very important effect in opening the civil ser vice to the natives of India. Nothing struck me more during a journey which I made in that country at the time. of the mutiny than the manner in which we treated the natives. It is only too true that whenever the Anglo-Saxon race comes into contact with the natives of other countries in ferior to itself it is prone to treat them with haugh tiness, if not sometimes with cruelty. I have al ways wished to see a better feeling between the natives of India and the people of this country. Hitherto the former have been unable to make them selves heard in Parliament, but now the people of this country, by uniting the empire of India to the Crown of England, have taken upon themselves a great responsibility. It is now their duty to watch over the rights of the natives of India. (Hear.) The second bill I have mentioned is one for abolishing the old cumbrous machinery of a Legislative Coun cil assembling in Calcutta, which has worked ex ceedingly ill, and substituting in its stead a Legisla tive Council in each of the presidencies. But the important consideration connected with that bill is that for the first time the natives of India are admitted to seats in the local Councils. Hitherto the natives have been excluded from all share in the administration of their own affairs. We never consulted them, nor had we any means of ascertaining their opinions and feelings. Now, however, they will take their seats with Europeans at the Council Boards. By teaching them to re spect themselves we shall teach them to be worthy of our respect, and by thus throwing open the local Councils we shall obtain this further advantage, that through them we shall ascertain the feelings and opinions of the natives. What an immense advantage would such Councils have been only a few years ago! How much bloodshed would we have been spared in India! Perhaps those mutinies which we still deplore might have been avoided if we had known the opinions of the natives with respect to our rule. (Hear.) The present bill, it is true, gives the natives only a small share in the administration of their own affairs, but it is a good beginning, and I hope it will lead eventually to a full measure of justice. The third bill—that relating to judi cial tribunals—has the same tendency. I think Sir Charles Woed and the Government deserve infinite credit for bringing forward and passing three such measures. If you knew the opposition which our countrymen in India give to Bills of this nature you would be able to appreciate the difficul ties in the way of such legislation. The natives of India have few friends in this country. Only a very few men in the House of Commons, such as Mr. Kinnaird and Colonel Sykes, have stood for ward in their behalf. On the other hand, the Eu ropean residents are generally wealthy men ; they have plenty of friends, and they can make them selves heard in Parliament. Sir Charles Wood, then, is entitled to great praise for what he has done, He has passed three Bills which will have the effect of raising the people of India in their own es timation and in ours. (Hear, hear.) Current events are sufficient to show how deeply the inte rests of this country may be affected by India. We are told by what is taking place on the other side of the Atlantic how dangerous it is to be depen dent upon any one nation for the supply of an article essential to the welfare and prosperity of this country. India may furnish us with material for our manufacturing districts; but, on the other hand, let us remember that the people of India have rights as well as ourselves; that we never can com pel any race to work against its will; and that we must make a fair and just return for whatever we get from India. (Hear, hear.) Englishmen go to India with the notion that they have a right to claim allotments of land from the Government, for getting that the soil of India belongs4o the natives, who have been in possession of it fro*.time imme morial, and that we have no more right in - interfere with it than the hatives of India have to ' - erfere with the land of this country. (Cheers.) ' tif ~ ,t; Ithat the bills passed last Session will ' .1 1 Ci*: is:i better state of things. I believe-them to be . 'the utmost importance, as seeering to the natives of India some share in the administration of their own affairs, and I have no doubt they will prove effective and beneficial. (Hear, hear.) Reverting to the question of Reform, I have merely to add to what I have already said that if gatherings similar to that which has just taken place at Leeds are held throughout the country you will soon have a Reform Bill. Do you think that men like Lord Russell, Mr. Villiers, and Mr. Milner Gibson are opposed to Reform ? They have been Reformers all their lives. (A. cry of " Very slow ones," and cheers.) But how are they Re formers ? They are Reformers as long as they re present the feelings of the people, but if they can not speak in your name and with your voice they can do nothing in the House of Commons. (Hear, hear.) I need scarcely remind you that even a very small measure of Reform was defeated last session —I mean the proposal to give members to Kensing ton and Chelsea. The Government brought in a bill, but was it carried as they proposed it ? No. Whose fault was that ? lam afraid it was the fault of the Liberal members of the house. They might have carried that bill, but as long as we have differences of opinion and of interests among Liberal members we shall never carry a measure of Reform, how ever small, in the House of Commons. The ques tion now rests with the constituencies. It is for them to say whether they will have Reform or not. There is, no doubt, an improved feeling in the country. We have little of that agitation or of those extreme opinions which prevailed a few years ago. The prediction of Mr. Cobden has been realised. He said that when the people got cheap bread they would begin to forget their political rights. I trust they will not go so . far, but un doubtedly public opinion has undergone a great change. Those who used to be called Chartists and Radicals have modified their views; they are much more rational than formerly, They know what to aim at; they have adopted the policy of O'Connell, and are willing to proceed step by step. (Hear, hear.) I have heard it said that the change in public opinion has been caused a good deal by what we have seen on the other side of the Atlantic. W e h ave b een to ld o f t h e b rea ki ng d own of democratic institutions. Now, in the first ra it tie States institutions. place, Ido n o t b el i eve that what has occurred in the u is . Eia a pr of ( the er . )You might breaking down h of democratic t as well say that what we have seen in F restoration of Imperialism-- valuelessness of constitutional monparocohhe Imperialism- is a r f F rance—the error exists in the institutions of a State, y. result. If you do not reform in time, - of the utter Wherever . evil . will mischief will be the end. There was a great error in the institu tions ot, the United States, and that error has led to the present deplorable state ot things. If it had been reformed in time, this struggle might have been avoided. ne same principle holds good in this counteti; and in stead of Reform shaking our insti tutioi-A, it w ill, 'll if judic i ously made, strengthen and preserve them. (Hear, hear.) If you delay Reform, then you have A chance of breaking down our insti- TilE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEVII3ER, 22, 1861. tutioEs. England happily possesses an elastic Con-' stitution. Changes are gradually made—concessions are granted when demanded by the people. I hope that will continue to be the case. If the people want Reform they will have it, but they will not get it if they do not demand it. (Hear, hear.) Permit me now to say a few words on foreign questions. Here I must naturally speak with some reserve, but at least I may fearlessly say that the foreign ' policy pursued by the present Government has been in accordance with the opinions and wishes of the people of England. (Cheers.) So far, at any rate, as its foreign policy is concerned, the Govern ment has the support of the country. I shall in a few words tell you why. We have at the head of the Government Lord Palmerston. Whatever his views may be on matters of domestic policy, Lord Palmerston has made the name of England respected and honoured throughout tho whole civilised world. (Cheers.) He is undoubtedly the greatest Foreign ! Minister this country ever had. He is the only man whose name is connected abroad with a system of English foreign politics. During a long and bril liant career he has maintained the honour and dig-; nity of England. He has preserved her rights, has raised her, as far as her foreign relations are concerned, to the highest pinnacle of fame. (Cheers.) At the head of the Foreign Office at this moment you have Lord Russell. He has always represented the Liberal party. His opinions upon politics are well known. He is essentially a Liberal among Liberals, and his opinions, which have been dis played in reforming our institutions, are now applied in carrying out our policy abroad. Tat policy, it appears to me, is founded upon two very distinct principles—first, non-intervention in the affairs of other countries, allowing every people to dl what it chooses with its own ; and, secondly, giving the moral support and sympathy of England to those nations which are endeavouring to estab lish their liberties by means of institutions in con formity with our'own. (Hear, hear.) A foreign policy based upon those two principles will always deserve and receive the support of the people of England. Has the present Government observed these principles in its foreign policy ? I venture to say it has. Let me turn to Italy. See what that country has done within the last few years—l may almost say within the last few months. Within two years Italy, so long a down-trodden country, despairing, without hope, without a future, has become a great and united kingdom. It has become a kingdom which, ere long, may place itself among the great Powers of the world. It is wonderful to see what has been done within the last few months,—railways opened and in progress all over the Peninsula ; a mercantile fleet as well as a navy in a state of rapid development ; freedom of speech almost from the Alps to the Adriatic, freedom of worship about to be established. (Cheers.) It is true that something is wanting to complete the picture, and make Italy perfectlyhappy and prosperous, but that something will be obtained hereafter, if the statesmen of Italy only persevere in the wise, prudent, and moderate course they have hitherto pursaed. I do not believe that it is possible that any nation can be kept for long out of rights which are incontestably its own. But at the same time we do not interfere. We say to Italy, "You have our sympathy; free institutions will always have our moral support, but anything more we cannot and will not give. We think you are unwise in asking it, for no nation deserves liberty which has not conquered liberty for itself." (Cheers.) I believe the moral support we have given to Italy has donemore than armies could have done. It has encouraged her and enabled her to place herself in her present proud position, and she will be grateful for it hereafter. (Cheers.) We have done all this, too, without adding millions to our debt, or bringing misery to a single English home. (Hear, hear.) I say the Govern ment which has done that deserves the gratitude of the people. (Cheers.) The same policy has been pursued with respect to the American question. It is sad to think that our brethren on the other side of the Atlantic have not appreciated our policy. They have mistaken us altogether; they have thought that we have shown a want of sympathy with them. I do not believe it. What has been the conduct of the House of Commons? Last ses sion there was certainly no lack of sympathy for America. Nobody ventured to bring the subject before the House. When Mr. Gregory, the mem ber for Galway, impelled by a sense of public duty, wished to bring it on, he was implored by a mem ber of the Opposition not to do so. Everybody felt as if it were a domestic calamity, and people spoke of it with bated breath. It is to be regretted that the thoughtless words of a thoughtless young man, uttered in the heat of debate, should have led the American people to believe that we do not sym pathise with them. England does sympathise with them, and why ? Because we know that slavery is at the bottom of the struggle, and has led to it. (Hear, hear.) 1 think we err when we judge the American people by the fact that abolition has not been proclaimed. To proclaim abolition at once would have been impossible. You could not at once liberate 4,000,000 of slaves, and if you did it might lead to domestic catastrophes too horrible to be con- emplated. But what was the ground upon which he separation took place ? It was the wish of the North to prohibit the introduction of slavery into what are called the Territories, with the view of lead ing to its gradual extinction in the Southern States. That was the question upon which the great con-; test for the Presidentship took place, upon which Mr. Lincoln was elected, and which has led to the present lamentable war. lam not here to discuss whe ther North or South be right. We have said we will not interfere. To say that because we have recog nised the Southern States as belligerents therefore we have recognised them as an independent State is absurd. We could not help recognising them as belligerents. How could we be prepared to treat 12,000,000 of people as pirates ? Even the North has found it impossible to do so, and has been obliged from the very nature of things to do as we have done. (Hear, hear.) Let the Americans settle their own quarrels. All we can hope is that when this terrible contest has an end, whatever that end may be, tho liberty, happiness, and freedom of these magnificent States may not be impaired. (dear.) We know that the interruption of communication with the Southern States may lead to deplorable results in this country. Thousands—nay, millions —of our people are anticipating great misery and . distress; and yet, with all that suffering in pro spect, not a single petition has been addressed to any member of the Government in favour of break ing the blockade or doing an illegal act. (Cheers.) I,'say, then, that the conduct both of the people of England and the House of Commons has been noble conduct, and the time will come when the wise and good men of America—and there are many such in the States—will acknowledge that in confining our selves to expressions of sympathy we have adopted the policy best calculated to assist them in their terrible struggle. (Hear.) But I wish you to under stand that, while we proclaim the principle of non intervention, we are resolved to make the rights of Englishmen respected throughout the :world, and to resent outrages committed on the persons of English subjects. It is upon such grounds that we. have recently entered into a 'convention for taking possession of the ports of Mexico. Words cannot describe the atrocities which have been committee in Mexico upon the persons of English subjects. A respectable gentleman named Beale was recently murdered in cold blood, not with the view of get ting hold of his property, but out of pure hatred to 'foreigners. In the same way a beautiful young 'Roman was put to death. No redress could be got (from the Government. You have all heard, per haps, how the agents of the Government brake into the British Legation, and carried away a large sum of money, the property of English subjects. Are we to tolerate these things? What would be thought of the English Government if they were to allow English subjects to be outraged in that man ner? I see that some members of the Opposition have been endeavouring to make political capital out of this Mexican expedition. One of them said 'debts of Engli s h su b j e o e t ts. going That,t the oth er d ay that the English Government were 'going t o sen d a force to Mexico to collect the bad l absurdity. We are n English traders must take their own risks ; but we r are going to obtain red ress fo t o f c course,ollectbiasdand eubtttser; outrages committed t ta_ 7. on English subjects and English property. (Cheers.) We disclaim all wish to interfere in the government of the country; we repudiate all selfish objects; what we hope is that the Mexican people may find means to establish a Government sufficiently strong to maintain order and fulfil its engagements with foreign powers. (Hear.) A few words more and I have done. I have heard it said there has been a Tory reaction in this country. I very much doubt whether that is so. , There may have been a reac tion against certain extreme opinions, but that is not a Tory reaction. At the same time it is not im possible that a Tory Government may sometimes be a good thing for us It may show us, for example, the great advantage of a Liberal Government. An alderman should eat mutton broth once or twice a week if for no other purpose than to increase his relish for turtle and punch. So let us have a little Tory mutton now and then to enhance our appre ciation of Liberal soup. (A laugh.) Some people may think that a little experience of that union of Church and State which has recently been so ear nestly advocated by a distinguished defender of the faith might be useful in persuading us to continue our efforts for the freedom of religion. (A laugh.) But I do not believe that a reactionary Govern ment is possible for any length of time. (Hear, hear.) The people are now on the road of pro gress. They will not suffer anything to cheek the wheel; they must go on; they must obtain a share in the administration of our own affairs. I believe they will soon obtain it. The Government have been liberal in their foreign and in their colo nial policy ; it is not possible, when the proper time comes, that they will not pursue a liberal policy in domestic affairs. With that conviction I have ac cepted office, and in doing so I believe I have neither renounced my opinions, broken my pledges, nor neglected your interests. I have always endea voured to secure your approbation, and I hope I shall continue to deserve it. (Loud cheers.) Several questions were then put to the hon. gen tleman, in reply to which he stated that he had no doribt the Government would apply the principle of non-intervention to the affairs of Hungary and Po land, though they would everywhere give sym pathy and moral support to oppressed peoples struggling for their freedom. He also stated that he was favourable to economy in the public expen diture, but thought that, considering the present aspect of affairs, we could not safely revert to the estimates of 1846. A vote of confidence in Mr. Layard was moved by Dr. Rendle, seconded by Mr. Harris, and carried with acclamation. The meeting then separated. DESPERA7B TRAGEDY IN DUBLIN. MURDER OF TWO CHILDREN BY THEIR FATHER. One of the most fearful tragedies that ever oc curred in this country took place on Wednesday, in the house No. 25, South Cumberland-street, Dublin. Two helpless infants—one two years old and the other three years—were brutally and barbarously murdered by their own father. The perpetrator of this foul crime is John Molloy, a waiter out of place, and the victims were his two sons, William and Arthur. It appears that Molloy had been in several excellent situations in the capacity of bu tler, and from the papers found in his possession he bore an excellent character. The last place he filled was the situation of waiter in the Shelbourne Hotel. He left this place on the 14th of Septem ber, and since then he has not been employed. About twelve months since he prevailed on his wife, who is a very good-looking young woman, to give up an excellent situation which she held in a gen tleman's family residing in Leeson-street. At that time Molloy told her that his earnings would be quite sufficient to support her and her children. But since September last he and his family were day after day getting deeper into distress. He had to pawn nearly all his clothes and furniture, and was reduced to the greatest distress at the time he committed the terrible crime of which he stands ac cused. The house 25 South Cumberland street, is one of those old-fashioned substantial structures of which there are many in the locality. It is four stories high, and in the top front room Molloy and his family resided. It was generally remarked that he was a sober man, and very industrious up to a recent period. He became ill in the commencement of the present month, and took to his bed on the Bth inst., and never since left his wretched home until he was brought out of it in custody, charged with the brutal murder of his two infant children, and with having attempted to murder his wife and sister-in law. An infant daughter of his is at present in charge of some relations at Bray. Shortly after 10 o'clock on Wednesday morning Isabella Pye, sister-in-law to Molloy, called at the lodgings of the prisoner for the purpose of seeing his wife. He was sitting at the fire with nothing on him but his shirt and an old horse rug. He asked her some questions'relative to his shirt collars which he had given to his mother-in-law to pawn. Isabella Pye replied that she knew nothing about them. Without receiving any provocation he seized a poker and rushed at the woman, and struck her a blow on the temple with it. Fearing that he was going to murder her she made for the door, and suc ceeded in making her escape down stairs. He next attacked his wife in a furious manner, and struck her two terrible blows on the head. Nearly stunned and covered with blood, she made for the door, when her husband sought to intercept her, but fortunately he was not in time before she gained the lobby. It appears that when his wife and sister-in-law had gone Molloy locked himself into the room, where his two children were sitting in a corner. This was th€ time, it is supposed, that he availed himself of to commit the murder of his two unoffending and helpless infant children. Police constable Walsh, 117 B, went to Molloy's, without delay, for the purpose of taking him into custody. On arriving at the top of the stairs he saw Molloy standing at his room door, and crying bitterly. His hands were covered with blood. The constable looked into the room, and a horrible sight presented itself to his view. On the floor, at the right hand side of the door, lay the youngest child, William, in a pool of blood, with his head nearly severed from his body, and about four feet distant from his bro ther lay Arthur Molloy, gasping and bleeding pro fusely from a terrible gash in his throat. The per petrator of this fearful crime continued to weep, and, standing over the infant that still lived the miser able man addressed the constable, and asked him imploringly, "Can - you do anything for him P" and wringing his hands, he said. " Oh, I am sorry for what I have done." Constable Walsh lifted the window and shouted for help. Police-constable Murphy, N B, was promptly on the spot, and one constable took charge of Molloy and of the body of the murdered child, while the other went to Dr. Sweeney's with the infant Arthur, who was still alive. Dr. Hughes, Westland-row, and Dr. Bennett, Holies-street, lost no time in doing all in their power to save the life of the little sufferer, It was found, however, that the windpipe and several of the vessels of the neck had been divided, and it was deemed necessary to send the child off at once to Jervis-street Hospital, where everything that could be done was tried to save him, but to no purpose, and the poor little fellow expired shortly after two o'clock. Nothing could exceed the scene of wretched ness and squalor which the room where this terrible tragedy was enacted presented. In one comer was a heap of dirty straw, covered with rags ; a small deal table, on whiCh was some bread and butter and coffee, stood before the fire-place. This table and a stool were the only articles of furniture in the apart ment. A line, on which hung several small linen articles, ran from one of the side walls to another. The unwashed boards were smeared over with blood, as were also portions of the surbases. The murdered child (William) as he lay on the floor, looked as if he were asleep. In consequence of the prisoner not having any clothes to put on him a covered car was procured to take him to the station. house. On his arrival at Lad-lane station he was proceeding to make some statement, when Mr. Inspector O'Connor cautioned him that anything that he would say would be used against .him. The prisoner replied that he was aware of that, and for the remainder of the night he maintained strict silence. He was then formally charged with the attempt on his wife and sister-in-law, and with the murder of his two chil dren. As he had no clothes an old coat had to be provided for him before he could be taken for— EXAMINATION AT THE HEAD,OFFICE. On being placed in the dock he pre'.sented the most wretched and abject appearance. He is about 27 years of age, and is below the middle height. He is very sallow, and his face is long and thin. His eyes are blue, and his hair and whiskers are a kind of red brown, approaching foxy. He is not by any means an ill•looking man, but there is an expres sion on his face of a rather sinister character. The presiding magistrate (Mr. Allen) on hearing a brief statement of the foregoing facts, directed. Constable Walsh to make an information, embody ing what he knew of the occurrence. When the information was perfected the magistrate decided on sending the prisoner back to the station, to await the result of the coroner's inquest, yesterday. Daring the proceedings at the head office the wretched man held down his head, and did not make any remark. He was conveyed back to Lad lano station-house, where dinner was provided for St !:.;11,II.J.1,1::::1-1 xolnw.l. him. He ate of it heartily, but did not exchange a word with any person. Mrs. Molloy and her sister are in Jervis-street Hospital, where the body of the child remains. Policemen are in charge of the bodFbr-William at the lodgings of the prisoner in South CuMberland street. LA IV INTELLIGENCE.—Nov. 21. BANKRUPTCY COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) TILE BANK OF DEPOSIT, OR NATIONAL ASSURANCE AND INVESTMENT ASSOCIATION. A trader summons having been issued against the above company, to-day was appointed for the hear ing. The summons was taken out under the Bank ruptcy Law Consolidation Act of 1849, and it was directed to the company and to Mr Peter Morrison, the managing director. Mr. Roxburgh opposed for Mr. R. P. Harding, the interim manager under the winding-up order granted by the Master of the Rolls a few days ago; Mr. Lawrence opposed on behalf of the association; and Mr. Turner appeared for the creditor on whose behalf the summons has been issued, Mr. Turner, in support of the summons, stated that it was issued under the 78th clause of the act ; and the 276th, which was the definition clause, de fined the steps which were to be taken. Mr. Roxburgh—That clause is repealed by the new act. It is not law now. The Commissioner—Are you going to show cause against the summons ? Mr. Roxburgh—l shall have no difficulty in doing that. Under the 12th and 13th Vic. members of an incorporated company are not liable to the Bank rupt Act. The company did not come within the definition of traders, and therefore did not come within the definition of the act in that case pro vided. This company was styled the National As surance and Investment Association. The company had been recognised by a private act of Parliament which they had obtained, They were established in 1844, for receiving monies which were invested in life assurance. The company did not even come under the 7th and Bth Vic., and where the issue had been tried of trader-debtor summonses against com panies they had invariably failed. This was an experiment of that description. Mr. Lawrance, for the company, followed on the same side, and contended that by chap. 110 of the Joint-Stock Companies Act this case could not be considered to apply. He then referred to the fol lowing section, in which he said three modes were open for persons making themselves bankrupts. Firstly, it provided that the company might be made bankrupt; secondly, a course was pointed out by which such company might be made bankrupt. Here it was sought to make Mr. Peter Morrison, the managing director, liable. If Mr. Peter Morri son was so in his capacity of manager, then he was so liable as a bankrupt, and he was liable under the second section ; and the third section provides that the company might make itself bankrupt. There was a simple remedy open. If a judgment had been obtained, why did they not serve a de mand on the company, as had been done in the case of the European and Steam Shipping Com pany ? There was a course which could be pursued as shown by that which was popularly known as " the Royal British Bank section. Creditors always had remedies. When an adjudication was made against the Royal British Bank, it was annulled; but a service of demand having been made, and, after the expiration of thirty days, it remaining unsatis fied, adjudication took place. How could the whole of the company appear to answer a trader-debtor summons? Mr. Turner, in reply, quoted several sections of the act, and said it clearly was an association. Mr. Lawrance—l never saw such a summons in my life. It is addressed to the National Assurance and Investment Association and Mr. Peter Morri son. It is not a banking association but a company. We say the parties who you appear for are partners, but I shall say no more about that at present, because it remains to be decided hereafter. Mr. Turner—Now Messrs. Lubbeck carry on busi ness as bankers next door. Suppose they were to suspend payment, should I not be justified in serving them with a summons as a banking association ? Mr. Lawrance They are not a company. (Laughter.) Mr. Turner—The private act provides that in all cases of default, &c., Mr. Peter Morrison may sue as managing director, and therefore I contend that the summons is in proper form. I urge that all banking companies ought to be brought within the operation of the act I have cited. The Commissioner—l do not understand this sum mons at all. If you have a trader-debtor summons, why not have it against Mr. Peter Morrison, who will then have an opportunity of appearing and answering it ? Mr. Turner said that under the special act Mr. Morrison was to do all the "necessary acts of the company," and it was therefore supposed that he was the proper party to be sued. The Commissioner said that the present summons he could not understand. He could understand Mr. Morrison being summoned, with the view of his being a trader ; but he could not understand this summons. What could the Court be supposed to know of the National Assurance Association ? Mr. Lawrance—Your honour never issued a sum mons against a company in your life, or against anybody else. The Commissioner—l can take no notice of this proceeding. Mr. Turner—Bat the special act. The Commissioner—Oh, that is nothing. Mr. Turner—When the summons was taken out they got an adjournment by consent, and in the meantime took advantage of that adjournment to obtain a winding-up order in Chancery. Mr. Roxburgh—l may mention that the matter is now being wound up in Chancery. The Commissioner—Never mind. I dismiss the summons, but will say nothing about costs. The following was the form of summons :—" I, James Rawlings Monday, of No. 3, Moore-place, Kennington-road, Surrey, surgeon, make oath and say, that the banking company known or called by the name of the National Assurance and Investment Association, of No. 3, Pall-mall East, in Middlesex, and who have from time to time advertised their said place of business by the name of the Bank of Deposit, 3, Pall-mall East, and of which banking company or association Peter Morrison is the managing director, are truly and justly indebted to me fn the sum of £lOO for cash paid and deposited by me with the said banking company or associa tion, at their said place of business, situate at No. 3, Pall-mall East, on the 18th April, 1861: that Mr. Peter Morrison was served with a notice, &c," POLICE INTELLIGENCE, Nov. 21. WORSHIP-STREET.—A STRANGE STORY.— Two young-looking girls, wearing dark straw hats, and presenting in respect to their attire in general an appearance betokening their belonging to respectable parents, were brought before Mr. Knox, at five o'clock, and just as that gentleman was leav ing the bench, under the following circumstances : Mr, Matthew Smith, a London City missionary, stated that while in the neighbourhood of Old street-road, St. Luke's, about an hour previous, his attention was attracted to a crowd of persons, in the centre of which he found the two young girls in question apparently asking for some locality. As they appeared strangers in London, and one of them carried a bundle, he thought it his duty to in terfere for their protection, more especially in con sequence of two women endeavouring to lead them away. Therefore he took them, under the care of a police constable (Baker, 242 N), to the Robert street police-station. All, however, that could be gleaned from them was that they had walked up from Barnet that day, having been sent by their father, who was a general dealer there, to a service in London, but where it was they knew not, having lost the direction. The bundle mentioned contained principally dirty linen and books of a r e ligi ous character, including a Bible and cards of a Sunday sehoo% With respect to their name or exact resi dence they maintained a perfect silence. Mr. Knox said the story told by the girls, and in part repeated to him, was beyond all credence. In all probability they were run away from home or elsewhere, and could not be better cared for until inquiries were made than by being placed in the workhouse. Mr. Smith suggested his willingness to pro ceed to Barnet and seek the parents of the children, a proposition that was immediately ac cepted by the magistrate, who remarked that the interest evinced by that gentleman was most credit able to him. It was then arranged that a card of instructions should be given by the police authori ties here to Mr. Smith, that he might more easily be enabled to prosecute his inquiries. Subsequently the eldest girl, while in an outer room of the court, stated that her name was Jessie Pedley, and her sister's Sarah Ann Pedley, their relative ages being 17 and 14 years, and that their parents lived ,near the Three Horse-shoe public house, but had only been there three weeks, having previously resided at Luton, in Bedfordshire, where they were employed at the straw wor k. When pressed upon the point of the person's name to whom they were sent in London a Mrs. Houlton was mentioned, the eldest girl adding that her father had " let " them to her; also that they started at ten o'clock that morning, with but one shilling, out of which, while on their journey, they purchased one pennyworth of sprats and some bread. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. SITRE WSBURY AUTUMN RACES—THURSDAY. Match, 100 sovs, h ft. Straight run in. Mr. Ten Broeck's Chiffonniere, 3 yrs, Bst (G. Fordham) 1 Mr. Bruce's Miss Pennell, 2 yrs, Bst (Custance) 2 Betting-11 to 10 on Chiffonniere, who won a fine race by a head. Salopian Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 25 added, for 2-yr olds ; cdts, 9st; fillies, Bst 101 b ; winners extra ; maiden allowances. About six furlongs. Mr. Stevens's Ethel, 9st 31b (Payne) 1 Mr. Naylor's Colares, Bst 91b (Perry) 2 Mr. J. Smith's Queen of Spain, 9st 31b (Bullock) 3 Betting-5 to 4on Queen of Spain, 6to 4 agst Ethel. Won easily by a length; two lengths between the second and third. Handicap Sweepstakes of 3 sous each, with 25 added, for 2-yr- olds; the winner to be sold for 25 sovs. Half-a- mile. Mr. Goddard's Wolsey, Est 101 b (G. Parsons) 1 Mr. W, Brown's Arab. 7st Mi. Dev, reux's Grant, 7st 41b (Midgley) 3 Mr. Naylor's Barricade, 6,..t 121 b (T. French) 4 Mr. Wadlow's Dorrita, Est 121 b (c. Est 1I31b) (11. Grimshaw) 5 Mr. Marshall's Melsonby, Bst 21b .. (Hayward) 6 Betting-2 to 1 agst Grant, 4to 1 sgst Arab, 3to 1 each agst Barricade and Dorrita, and 10 to 1 agst Wolsey. Won by a length. Two lengths between the second and third ; Barricade fourth, close up, with Grant, Dorrita, and Mel sonby beaten off. The winner was sold to Mr. Mathews for 33 sovs, and Melsonby claimed by Mr. Hawkesley. Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 soya each, for all ages; winners extra. Three furlongs and a quarter. Straight run in. Mr. Bruce's Miss Pennell, 2 yrs, sst 81b (J. Grimshaw) 1 Captain Christie's Miss Julia, aged, Oat • . (G. Fordham) 2 Lord Westmoreland's Confidence, 4 yrs, Oat 121 b (Midgley) 3 The following also ran :—Gauntlet, Parasite, Estrelda, Foxhead, and Black Bess filly. Betting-2 to 1 agst Miss Julia, sto 1 each agst Foxhead and Confidence, 6 to 1 agst Gauntlet, and 10 to 1 agst Miss Pennell. Won cleverly by a neck, throe lengths separating the second and third ; Foxhead was fourth, the Black Bess filly next, Gauntlet, Estrelda, and Parasite bringing up the rear in the order named. The Shrewsbury Cup Handicap, v,.lue 200 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 20 sovs each, the second to receive 20 soya cut of the stakes. About two miles. Mr, Lincoln's Petra, 5 yrs, Sst 41b (inc 41b extra) (G. Fordham) 1 Mr. Merry's Russley, 3 yrs, 7st 81b (Clement) 2 Mr. Hargrave's Herne, 6 yrs, 7st 11b.... (H. Grimshaw) 3 Lord Ailesbury's Plumper, 4 yrs, Bst lib (Custance) 4 Mr. E. Mills's Knutford, 3 yrs, 7st 51b . (J. Daley) 5 Dorking and Elcho also ran. Betting-2 to 1 agst Petra, 4to 1 agst Ruasley, 6to 1 each agst Plumper and Herne, and 8 to 1 each agst Elcho and Dorking. After ono false start, in which all got off ex cept Dorking, the flag fell, and Russley led for about a quar ter of a mile, having the favourite, Herne, and Deno in close attendance upon him, Dorking bringing up the rear. On going round the bottom turn Plumper went ahead, with Ruasley, Elcho, Herne, and Petra at Plumper's heels. Herne soon afterwards took up the running, Petra and Russley at the same time showing well in front. When fairly in the straight Elcho and Knutsford were beaten, the first three horses, with Dorking, appearing to be only in the race. At the half distance Russley and Petra had passed Herne and Dorking, and the two came on side by side to the enclosure, where Petra went ahead and won easily by a length. Herne was a bad third; lumper fourth ; Knuts ford, Dorking, and Elcho walked in. The Shorts Handicap Selling Race of 3 sovs each, with 25 added, for all ages. The winner to be sold for £3O. About half a mile. Mr. Angell's Entomologist, 2 yrs, Est 71b (T. French) 1 Lord 'Westmoreland's Pupil, 2 yrs, Est 131 b ..(Midgley) 2 Mr. J. Mathews's Orion, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b (James) 3 Mr. Coverdale's Recovery, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b (Grubb) 4 Mr. Lincoln's Duplicity, 3 yrs, st (Gardner) 5 Mr. W. Brown's Chiffonniere, 3 yrs, Est 121 b .. (Bench) 0 Beti ing—Even on Pupil, 6 to 1 each agst Duplicity and Entomologist, and 7to I agst Chiffonniero. Won cleverly by half a length. Orion was a bad third, Recovery fourth, Duplicity last. Mr. Mathews claimed Pupil, who, whilst leading, ran wide raund the turn. The winner was bought in for 42 guineas. The Anglesey Nursery Handicap Plate of 40 soya for 2-yr olds. About five furlongs. Capt. Lane's Gazelle, 7st 131 b (J. Grimshaw) 1 Lord Uxbridge's Dunoon, Est 41b (Midgley) 2 Mr. T. S. Dawson's Squirt, Est 71b (J. Daley) 3 The following also ran :—Peignoir, Antelope colt, Miss fire, Peahen, Pinkepoe, Caracole, Doritta, and Hartington. Betting -9 to 4 agst Dunoon, 4 to 1 agst Caracole, 6 to 1 agst Peignoir, and Bto 1 agst Gazelle. Won by a head ; ffve lengths between ,the second and third. Caracole and Peignoir finished next. The Stewards' Cup Handicap of sovs each, with 30 added. for 3-yr-olds and upwards. One mile. Captain Coates's Libellous, 4 yrs, Bst 11b.... (Fordham) 1 Mr. T. Hughes's Remunerator, 5 yrs, 7st 31b (Mitchell) 2 Mr. Bruce's Lord of the Manor, 5 yrs, Bst llb (in. 71b ex.) (Custanee) 3 Capt. D. Lane's Rosalind, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (J, Grimshaw) 4 Mr. Alfred's Billy Dwindles, 3 yrs, 7st 81b (H. Grimshaw) 5 Betting-7 to 4 agst Remunerator, 100 to 30 each agst Lord of the Manor and Libellous, 5 to 1 agst Rosalind, and 10 to 1 agst Billy Dwindles. Won cleverly by a length and a half; a head between the second and third. Rosalind and Billy Dwindles were beaten off. Handicap Plate of 50 sow, for 2-yr-olds and upwards ; winners extra. About six furlongs. Lord Ailesbury's Frailty, 3 yrs, Gst 10lb ...(Drew) 1 Mr. Godding's Lady Peel, 5 yrs, Bst slb (Perry) 2 Mr. T. Hughes's Flash-in-the-Pan, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b (D. Hughes) 3 The following also ran :—Spicebox, Lustre, Yorkshire Miss, Kington, David Ann, and Rubicon. Betting-7 to 4 agst Flash-in-the-Pan, 7 to 2 agst Lustre, 6 to 1 agst Frailty and Lady Peel. Wen by five lengths; Flash-in-the-Pan was beaten for second place by half a length ; Kington was fourth , Lustre fifth, David Ann sixth, Rubicon seventh; tha other two beaten off. Lustre lost start. THE POST-OFFICF. The seventh report of the Postmaster-General has been published. Last year the number of post-offices in the United King dom was increased by 29, making the whole present num ber 11,441. To these must be added 2,473 road letter boxes, 515 of which were put up last year. Thus the whole number of public receptacles for letters is now nearly 14,000 as compared with little more than 4,503 before the esta blishment of penny postage. In the metropolitan districts great improvements have been effected, which may b thus s' ated-1. Within the " town limits" an additional delivery of letters, with a col lection preceding it from receiving-offices and pillar-boxes, causing upwards of 70,000 letters weekly to reach their destination an hour earlier. 2. An acceleration of the second delivery of the day, in connection with the altered time of arrival of the French and Irish mails. 3. An acce leration of the deliveries generally, both in London and the suburbs, with a provision for delivery at the large num ber of new houses built during the year, amounting to about 7,500. 4. Longer time has been given in some of the suburbs for posting letters for the provincial night mails. 5. The new building in Vero. street, erected for the chief post-office in the western district, and similar new offices in the south-westeru and north-eastern districts, have been completed and brought into use. It appears that, in maintaining the earlier time for com pleting the morning general post delivery in London, a diffi culty is experienced from the practice, still persisted in by a portion of the public, of addressing letters to firms with out adding either the number of the house or even the name of the street. More than 20,000 letters now arrive daily, bearing only the name of an addressee, with the simple ad dition of " London"—a practice which, besides retarding the sorting, not unfrequently causes delay in their delivery. The marked success which has attended the establish ment of the postal district system in London having sug gested an extension of the system to some of the large pro vincial towns, it has been determined to apply it in the first instance to Liverpool, and for this the necessary arrange ments are in progress. During the last year 33 places, most of them in North Wales, were provided with day mails to and from the metro polis of one or other of the three parts of the United King dom, and some of them with mails in both directions—this mail being, in several instances, the third during the 24 hours. The acclerations have been numerous. The new Irish postal service, the preparation for which had spread over several years, was brought into operation on the Ist October last. This measure, when punctually performed, reduces the time of the journey between Lon don and Dublin to 111 hours. Besides the acceleration of the night mail in both directions, and the consequent ac celeration of all through letters for places having day mails from London and Dublin respectively, an important boon has been conferred by the establishment , for the first time, of mails leaving London and Dublin in the mornin g and reaching those cities in time for th e last evening deliveries, as well as in time for the desp atch of through letters in each case by both the English and Irish evening provincial mails and by the continental mails. The number of travelling post-offices for sorting letters upon the railways has been increased. To sho w th e extent to which the sorting duty in these travelling offices is in some instances carried, it may not be un i n t eresting to men tion that the night mail train from London to Perth starts from Euston-square with a force of 112 clerks, sorters, and guards, employed in three se p ara t e carriages; these car riages being in addition to three vans or tenders, in which are packed such of the various mail bags as it is not neces sary to open. When the arrival of a heavy colonial mail, w s u o c r h k a u s . o t h a a t Australian,he travelling throws pos large post-office, ffia oe, th e f mass oree additionaloofn tthis line, large as it is, is increased by four or five. The distance over which mails are now conveyed within the United Kingdom by railways, mail coaches, &c., steam packets, boats, and foot messengers, is about 144,000 miles per day, being about 4,000 more than at the end of 1859. The daily numb er o f miles ails travelled in the United Kingdom may be thus stated :—Mails conveyed by railways, 30,047 miles ; mails conveyed by mail coaches, ornibuses, mail-carts, &c., 32,297 miles ; mails conveyed on foot, 65,991 wiles; mails conveyed by packets and boats I • • betwe e r n differs lit places it t the United Kingdom, 2,838 liters de' livered in the United Kingdom miles. The number of 1 during last year w. 5i4- millions, viz., 462 millions ill England, 48 millions . ire land, and 51 millions in Scotland. Taking the average t. Voss ghout the three kin g do m s, the proportion of letters to the population was 19 to each per- son ; the rate being the 'Highest in England, where it was 22. In Ireland it was telly 8, and in Scotland 17. In Liverpool the proportion fk' as high as 27 to each person ; in Birmingham, 28; I\l 'ltrehester, the same; in Dublin, ' 34; in Edinburgh, 36; ana l i n London, 43. As compared with 1859, the total nnmi.'er-o, f letters delivered shows an increase of 19 millions ; and 1, s contrasted with the year previous to the introduction of t, e penny postage (1839), an increase (omitting franks) of AS millions ; making the pre sent number of letters consid' IvA bly more than sevenfold that of 1839. During the last 6 ve years the rate of increase, as contrasted in each instance N rith the rate in the preceding year, has been as follows :—L V5l, 41 per cent. ; 1857, 51 per cent. ; 1858, 3 per cent. ; i '.859, 41 per cent. ; IS6O, 31 per cent. ; average, nearly 41 pe. • cent. The whole number of letters > sow delivered in the same district in which they are posted ‘49 as high as 11 millions and a half. The whole number of ' hitters, general and local, delivered in the London district la: t year was 137 millions, being an increase of 6 per cent. the number in 1859. About 1-50th of the letters deliver Pal in the United King dom were from places abroad. The number of registered letters . last year was nearly 1,500,000, or one registered letter to ) about 400 ordinary letters. This number shows an incr( a se of about 6 per cent. on the previous year, while the incr vs .se in ordinary letters was only 31 per cent. Tho increase f registered letters in the London local post was yet great( sr., being upwards of 20 per cent.; but the proportion of au '.O h. letters is still very small, being only one registered let to) • to about 1,700 ordi nary London district letters. Nearly 71,000,000 newspapers wee to delivered last year, and about 11,700,000 book packets, being an increase of about 450,000 newspapers and 700,C0U book packets. In the London local post there was an inc - ,,ersse of about 300,000 newspapers (or more than 11 per co - at.,), and an increase of more than half a million book packs Its. Nearly two million. letters were returned to the writ( irs last year, owing to failure in the attempts to deliver th( tm , being about 45,00') more than in the previous year. T; tia is equal to one in about 286 of the whole number of ratters, which is nearly the same proportion as that of last yes a.; and three-fourths of the non-deliveries were owing to ,the letters being ad- dressed either insufficiently or inoot rectly ; more than 10,000 letters having been posted with out any address at all. The amount of property found rxi. letters which could neither be delivered, nor, for want of at ' address in the in side, be returned to the writers, was aboi tt £460. The num ber of postage labels found loose in the .'otter boxes, bags, &c., in England and Wales alone was nu. 're than 50,000. About 390,000 newspapers wers undeliveree l , being one of about 182. During the last year 94 additional money order offices were opened in England and Wales, and 18 . in Ireland, while in Scotland, although seven new offices were opened, six were closed, owing to the small extent of their business. Thus the whole number of money order offices is now 2,594, exclusive of colonial money order offices in connection with the United Kingdom. The gross revenue of the Post-office in 1860, exclusive of that derived from impressed stamps on newspapers (col lected by the Commissioners of Inland Revenue) was as follows :—Postage : Eng1and,X2,716,557; 1re1and,X250,44 3 ; Scotland, £300,662; total, £3,267,662. Commissions ofl money orders: England, £103,923 ; Ireland, £8,516 ; scot land, £9,254 ; total, £121,693. The gross revenue properly appertaining to the year 1860, adjusted with reference to tho balances due to and from the colonies and foreign countries, was £3,382,900, to which must be added for impressed stamps on newspapers, £141,810, making a total of £3,524,710. The above sum of £3,382,900 shows an increase of £83,075 on the adjusted gross revenue of 1859, being an increase at the rate of 21 per cent., as compared with an increase of nearly 61 per cent. in the previous year, and with an average of about 41 per cent. in the last five years. The actual ex-. penditure in 1860 was as follows :—Salaries, pensions, &c., £1,024,000; buildings, repairs, &c., £45,477; conveyance of mails by railway, £190,223 ; conveyance of mails by coaches, carts, &c., And wages of mail guards, £170,951; conveyance of mails by mail packets and private ships (when paid for by the Post-office), £4,576; manufacture of postage stamps, £31,431$ ; miscellaneous, £134,346—t0ta1, £1,919,011. COUN2.Ri - MARKETS. .... i..- MANCHESTER- - Nov. 21. English wheat firmly held, and business consequently was limited. Foreign was taken very sparingly, and wag slightly cheaper. Floor in dull demand, and the turn lower. Oats declined Id per 451bs and oatmeal 6d per load. Indian corn and beans at late values. BIRMINGHAM—Nov. 21. At to-day's market there was a moderate supply of Eng. lish wheat from the farmers, which found buyers at the decline of this day week. Foreign descriptions is lower. arley is lower. Oats tendiug downwards. Beans and peas firm at late prices. NEWARK-2qm 20. At to-day's corn market the qu'azltity of wheat exhibited was shore, and a fair amount of ,business was done at rather more money. There was a tolerable supply of barley at higher prices. Other grain sold as before. White wheat, new, 65s to 68s Barley, grin:ling.. 29s to 31s Red do, 47s to 60s Oats, old, .. oos to 351 Old white sos to 60s New do 23s to 270 Red do. 4Gs to 56s Beans. 4ss to 470 Barley, mating.... 35s to 42s Beans, new 44s to —8 Peas, ....37s to 40s. CORK—Nov. 20. - • - -- - The following were — the quotations this morning :—Red wheat, lOs Od to 29s 6cl; white, 20s Od to 33s Od; barley 95 Od to 19s 6d ; oats, 8s Od to 14s 3d. EDINBURGH GRAIN—Nov. 20. Wheat on the top 30s Od down average is Ild down. Barley on the top 6d down.... average Os) 4d down. Oats on tho top 2s 3d down average is 10d down. Beans on the top is 6d up ...average 2s 7d down. Total Supply and Sales. Wheat .. 960 qrs Sold 890 qrs 8ar1ey........3014 qrs Sold 1842 qrs Oats • 2441 qrs Sold 1438 qrs Beans lO3 qrs Sold 66 qrs Averages per Imperial quarter. Wheat.... New wheat 0 0 0 0-12ths Barley 1 12 8 9-12ths Oats 1 5 10 8-12ths Beans DERBY SMITHFIELD—Nov. 19. The supply of fat beasts to-day was plentiful, and the demand was good, but a clearance could not be effected. Sheep in short supply, and the best disposed of at high prices. Tho supply of calves was scarce. Pigs were in average show, and equal to the demand. Beef 6d to 61d Veal . 7ld to 8d Mutton ... 7d to 8d Pork .. 6d to 6ld Lamb 7id to 8d Rough fat, 4s 8d per stone. Hides, 3d to &id ; calf skins, 5d to 6d. FOREIGN HAIL _PACKET MT. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton Nov. 18. packet. Helena Dec. 2. Dec, 4. Cape e il an ofG d Capo oo V ilopee,rdAss,cbensvyiaßiol‘rini,taiarshsnedillsets Dec. 13. B . China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Nov. 18. via Marseilles Nov. 27. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southarayton Nov. 18. . via Marseilles . ... Nov. 27. India (Bombay), via Southampton via Marseilles Nov. 20. Lisbon Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Nov. 18. via Marseilles Nov. 20. Newfoundland .. Nov. 27. Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.. Nov. 21: by U.S. packet by Canadian packet Nov. —. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Dec. 10. Bahamas, via New York N ov. 21 . Mexico .... Nov. 28. All parts of West Indies, includin Chili Peru, } Nov. 28. California,and British Columbia g ,. ...... BIRTHS. CLOSE.—On the 18th inst., at Tho Oakes, Redbridge, Hants, the wife of Lieutenant -Colonel F. A. Close, of a son. FIEDLER.—On the 21st inst., atlliew, the wife of Mr. J. 11. Fiedler, of a son. lin j u oh T u LE I t t .— rti O ey, n t E h s e q. 2 , o o th f a d ins a t u ., g a h t te L z wisham, the wife of PRICE.—On the 20th inst., at Cotton-hill, Shrewsbury, the wife of John rrice, Esq., of a son. MARRIAGES. GIIISON—CORFIELD.—On the 21st inst., at Holy Trinity, Kentish -town, Robert, eldest son of Edward Gibson, Esq., of Boulogne -sur-bier, to Katherine, eldest daugh ter of W. Corfield, Esq., of Haverstock-hill. ROBINSON—BARTEL—On the 21st inst., at Churchill, F. Edward Robinson, Esq., to Henrietta, the youngest daughter of the Rev. Charles Barter, rector of Sara en cum-Churchill, Oxon. DEATHS. BRUCE.—On the 21st inst., at 72, Westbournc-terrace, Hyde-park, James Turing Bruce, Esq., aged 75. CARTER.—On the 19th inst., at Brixton, Susanna, wife of Captain J. G. Carter, aged '5. CARTER.—On the 19th inst., at Gray's-inn, William Geo, Carter, Fsq., ageg 75. CHAMI NEY.—On the 17th inst., at The Mount, York, T. N. Champney, Esq., aged 72. HOOPER.—On the 20th inst., at Peckham, James Hooper, Esq., aged 80. _ KIRKPATItICK.—On the 18th inst., at Mount-pleasant, Newport, Isle of Wight, George Kirkpatrick, Esq., a ge d 68. MONK.—On the 20th inst at Seaforth, near Liverpool, the Rev. John Boughey 'Monk, M.A., chaplain of ht. George's, Liverpool, aged 71. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at TILE SUN Office, No. 112,Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the County of Middlesex Friday, November 22, Ise. ~:, '+:l ' I J`