The Sun. — London, England, 1863-11-10 00:00:00

LORD MAYoirs DAY The Banquet. The Lord Mayor and the Sheriffs inaugurated their term of office with the usual banquet in the aacieut Guildhall. Invitations had been issued to about 800 guests, including the Ministers of State, the judges, members of both Houses of Parliament, and the corps diplomatique. The hall was magni ficently decorated, most of the fittings and orna ments which had contributed to the splendour of the late civic ball in honour of the Prince and Pri7acess of Wales being used to give eclat to the present festivity. The entrance vestibule was n inch enlarged, and appropriately arranged as a guard chamber, the walls being hung with flags, banners, and antique armour, alternating with the heraldic bearings of the 12 city guilds. Large mir rors, placed at either end, enhanced the effect of a fine perspective. Passing from the vestibule, through the Gothic porch, itself also profusely de corated, the visitor found himself in the great hall, where, of course, the grandeur of the scene culmi nated. The arms of an endless line of Lord Mayors were emblazoned on the traceried walls, now, as at the State bail, resplendent with gold and colouring, The columns were richly diapered, and the tracery p Innis were filled in with the Royal and illustrious personages who have at different times been enter tained by the Corporation ; the whole being sur mounted by the national ensigns and the banners of the city companies. From the lofty ceiling de pended elegant gaseliers, attached to handsome gilt wire baskets, filled with choice flowers. The noble stained glass windows were brilliantly illuminated, and displayed the arms of the Sovereign and those of the City in tasteful designs. The east window was further adorned with the Prince of Wales's plume, in spun glass, forming the centre of a trophy surrounded by banners, in complement to the birth day of his Royal Highness. The corridors and lobbies were embellished with paintings, sculpture , exotic plants, and ferns, the whole forming a gay and pleasing promenade fur the earlier guests. The Aldermen's court-room was adorned with a beautiful panoramic view of Cha monni by moonlight, the foreground of which was artistically arranged with rockwork, ferns, and a miniature waterfall. The guests began to arrive shortly after 5 o'clock, but it was a quarter past 7 before the whale had assembled. When Lord and Lady Palmerston entered the Hall they were greeted with a burst of enthusiastic cheering. Among the guests were Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, the Duke of Somerset, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Earl Granville, the Earl of Hard wicke, Earl and Countess de Grey and Ripon, Viscount Torrington, Lord and Lady Saye and Sele, the Right Hon. Edward and Mrs Cardwell, the Hon. H. B. W. Brand, the Persian Minister, the Columbian Minister, General Sir George and Lady Pollock, Sir C. Wentworth Dike, Mr Justice Erle, Chief Baron Pollock, Barons Martin and Pigott, Justices Williams, Willes, and Keating ; Mr Ser• geant Payne, Mr Sergeant Tozer, Mr Sergeant Woolrych, Mr Sergeant Parry, Mr Sergeant Spinks, the Attorney-General, the Solicitor-General, Sir Charles Young, Sir Richard Mayne, Sir John and Lady Bowring, Sir Harry Parkes. the Hon. E. Ashley, Mr T. G. Baring, M.P., Mr S. Beale, M.P ., Mr R. W. Crawford, M.P., Mr J. T. Norris, M.P., Mr Wm. Tite, M.P., Mr H. L. Holland, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, Mr A. Roberts, Mr H. C. Robarts, Professor Donaldson and Mrs Donaldson, Mr J. Hawkshaw, Captain Dent, Mr J. Lubbock and Mrs Lubbock, Mr John Dillon and Mrs Dillon, Mr Money Wigram, Mr C. Gilpin, Mr Alderman Wilson, Sir James Duke, Mr Alder man Sidney, Mr Alderman Finnis, Mr Alderman Salomons, Sir Robert Walter Carden, Mr Alder man Carter, Mr Alderman Allen, Mr Alderman Hale, Mr Alderman Gabriel, Mr Alderman James Clark Lawrence, Mr Alderman Abbiss, Mr Alder man Dakin, Mr Alderman Beeley, Mr Alderman Waterlow, Mr Alderman Gibbons, Mr Alderman Lusk. The dinner, provided by Messrs. Staples, of the Albion, was of the usual sumptuous character. The loving cup having been circulated, The LORD MAYOR rose to give the first toast. He said—ln that hall " The Health of the Sovereign" of this country was always received with that enthu siasm and loyalty which it deserved. He proposed it to them to enable them to show not merely their attachment to the head of a constitutional monarchy, but also the respect and affection which the people universally felt towards her most gracious Majesty. (Hear, hear.) He begged, therefore, to give " The Health of the Queen." (Cheers.) The LORD MAYOR said that the country had lately shown what a deep interest it took in the career of the Prince of Wales by the delight—he might say the sympathy—evinced by all classes of the community at the auspicious marriage con tracted by his Royal Highness. He had much pleasure in offering to their acceptance " The Health of the Prince and Princess of Wales, and the other Members of the Royal Family." (Cheers.) . The LORD MAYOR said he agreed with those who held that the best preservative of peace was to be PrePared for war, and he was happy to think that our navy was never in a greater state of Effi e le neY than at that moment. Whether our Quip s should be made of iron or of any other materi al, whether they should be propelled by steem o r by electricity—(a . anee m ust all? laugh)—our main reli which ma nned be placed on the hearts and hands also, he believed them. (Hear, hear.) Our army, honour of the e,3 1 was as able as aver to uphold the The Volunteer;, in any quarter of the globe. sive purpose, but eh:" organised for no aggres against any h ost i le a rj to defend our own shores gratitude of the eountr ZitLlikewise deserved the pleasure in askin g the ' m t Ile had, therefore, much teer:,,drink " The Navy, the Army, and the Volunteer;,, The Duke of Someasx., .(Cheers.) saki '.-'My my lords, ladies, and genti I—my Lord Mayor, you on behalf of her M a j e , t :, ni t ,' .. n, I rise to thank n avy- I - you that, stationed in every leut _ r can assure naost ti arduous and anti performing as they th e d o rao : t of the globe, se rvice cli diffieult duties, oftentimes in th e ud. an mates, the officers and men of th at held by a sense of duty to the Sovereign and up. earnest desire to win the approval of t h ei s ; It may, indeed, be said, as th e 1,,,a country men. Mayor has stated, that a lthough we change th e e eu Lion of our ships—although we change and change again and aga in the e.struction of our m ou r armaments—yet while w e maintain the same quali fications for our officers a nd the same s p iri t in on, seamen, we have little to fear. (H e ar.) I wish on this occasion, as the Channel squadron has lately visited many of the ports and harbours of this coun try, and been received with the most kindly wel come in every quarter, publicly to express on the part of the Admiralty our thanks to those corpora tions and towns which have extended their hospi tality and kind feeling towards that squadron. That, hospitality and kind feeling will promo te a g ood understanding between all classes, and lam sure will be as beneficial to the navy as they wer e honourable to those communities who displayed them. (Cheers.) Earl D E GRZY AND RIPON, in responding on be half of the Army and the Volunteers, said,-1 beg to return you on behalf of the army my sincere thanks for th e Manner in which you have received the tout proposed in such flattering terms by his Lordship. I k and now well that it is a source of gra tificationto the British army, scat tered, as it is, over e time quarter of the habitable globe, to learn from tne to time that this toast is bailed with cordi al ityevery assembly of Eng lishmen. lam glad to in be able to bear my testi mony that in the most recent operations in which that army has been engaged under skilful and a bl e commander, General Cameron,New Zealand, where it has been em p l oyed to restom dof property re the auth or ity of the Q lee n and p rotect th e lives an English colon ists, it has shown the ,sam e split of co urage, of devot ion, and of disci p li ne that has been manifested by it on the more important but scarcely more of European warfare. (Ch eers ) more arduous More than three-fifths of our army in time of peace are employed on foreign service. Indeed, at the present moment, more than two out of every three regiments are employed out of this country, and in many cases in bad and unhealthy c4cattteo• With regard to the Volunteers, that noble force which has sprung up within the last few years has added essentially to the military strength of the ccuntry. It is not designed to take the place of a sir gle regu lar soldier, but simply to defend our sh es against any possible invader ; and I may mention on this occasion that no part of that auxiliary force sur passes in efficiency the corps raised in the city of London. (Cheers.) • . "Prosperity to the City of London and its Trade" having been cordially drunk, The LORD MAYOR then proposed the health of his predecessor, Mr. Alderman Rose, who, he said, had nobly performed his duty during his eventful year of office. When they recollected with what eclat, and loyalty and affection the city of London had received the Princess of Wales on her arrival in thia country, they would, he was sure, fully recog nise the ability, the dignity, and the tact with which the late Lord Mayor had presided over the festivities connected with that auspicious event. When the part which that city had borne in rela tion to the Royal marriage came to be read of in future ages, it would b 3 better appreciated than it was at the present moment. The late Lord Mayor had also maintained the privileges and immunities of the city unimpaired, and following a chief magis trate like the lamented Mr. Cu b itt , he had succeeded i n investing his mayoralty with a character which wou ld stand high in the annals of the corporati on . (Cheers.) .1 Mr. Alderman ROSE, in acknowled g i ng the com pliment paid him, rejoiced that it had been his good fortune to fill the civic chair in a year when that corporation set an example to the rest of the country by its display of affectionate loyalty to the person of our beloved Sovereign and her family, thereby also evincing its attachment to the glorious constitution under which we had the happiness to live. It also had been his lot to be the recipient of nearly half a million sterling from all parts of the world towards the relief of the distress in Lanca shire; and, moreover, almost his last official act was to hand over to the fond for raising a memo rial to the late Prince Consort the sum of £54,000. He trusted that the principle of local self-govern ment had not suffered in his hands, and that altogether his year of office had not been an un successful one. (Hear, hear.) The LORD MAYOR said it afforded him great satisfaction to welcome to that festive board the Ministers of foreign countries. The citizens of Lon don, in common with their fellow-countrymen generally, were most anxious to maintain friendly relations with every nation in the world. He had much pleasure in asking them to drink " The Health of the Corps Diplomatique," coupling with the toast the name of the Persian Minister. His Excellency MAHMOUD KHAN briefly re turned thanks in Persian. The LORD MAYOR had now to offer to their accep ance " The Health of her Majesty's Ministers. ° (Cheers.) This country might congratulate itself on the present position of its affairs. While other States were unhappily ravaged by war England en joyed the blessings of peace and prosperity. Our policy was a policy of strict neutrality and non intervention, and there, fortunately, did not appear the least chance of our drifting into hostilities. At all events, we desired to cultivate amicable relations with all the world. That, however, did not prevent our displaying our sympathy with foreign nations who were struggling for their independence, and it was a proud thing for England that it had at the head of its affairs a veteran statesman who had the confidence not of one party only, but of the country in general. (Cheers.) He believed that since the time of the late Lord Grey there had not been a Prime Minister who was so popular or who had had such a hold upon the masses of the people as Lord Palmerston. (Hear.) He hoped that the noble lord would be long spared to guide the councils of his Sovereign, for his name was looked upon as the symbol of liberty in every part of Europe, and des pots everywhere feared him. (Cheers.) He now gave them " The Health of Lord Palmerston and her Majesty's Ministers." _ _ The toast was drunk amid vehement cheers. Lord PALMERSTON, in rising to respond, was greeteli with loud and prolonged cheering. When silence was restored he said,—My Lord Mayor, Ladies, and Gentlemen,—For myself and my col leagues I beg to return you:their most sincere thanks for the kind manner in which the last toast has been proposed and received. I can assure you that those who are charged with the conduct of the af f airs of this country must always feel the highest gratifica tion at being permitted to be present at the splendid hospitalities of this great city. And not only do we receivepersonal gratification, but we feel that on these occasions that which takes place cements that union between the different classes of the community which is so important to the interests of the whole. It is well that those who are engaged in carrying on those commercial transactions upon which the wealth, the strength, and the happiness of this great country depend should mix from time to time with the responsible advisers of the Crown in con ducting the political affairs of the nation. Ido not mean to say that when we meet at your festive board matters of national importance are discussed —we are too much engaged in enjoying the festive hospitality which surrounds us for that—(a laugh) —but acquaintances are formed on these occasions which ripen afterwards into friendships; and it is well known that the transactions of business are made much more easy when those who meet to carry them on know and like each other. (Hear, hear.) Therefore I say, these gatherings are of great politi cal importance by bringing together those who are charged with the commerce of the country and those who are responsible for its political government. There have been occasions when it was the lot of those who had to explain the state of affairs to con gratulate yen on the tranquil condition of the civilised world. lam afraid I cannot do that in the present instance ; for, although I trust there is nothing in our horizon which can grow into a cloud of war, yet we see on all sides—in the far West and in the distant East—struggles going on of the most lamentable character, and scenes enacted which make us shudder for humanity, and excite our deep compassion for the countries in which they are oc curring. (Hear, hear.) In the far West we see a nationof the same race, the same language as our selves split into two, slaughtering each other by hundreds of thousands, and carrying on a contest the result of which it is impossible to foresee, and the end of which now, after more than two Tears' duration, he would ba a bold man l i . n leed who ventured to predict. (Hear, hear.) Larne this ting that state of things, the Government of Lcllintry have felt it their duty not to yield eithe r to d one party the entreaties or the objurgations of the the other. (Cheers.) Blandishments ou the one been fru',t.itde and threats on the other have equally We ss t affect our course. (Renewed cheers.) ° t ur par have felt tin th at de duty to abstain from taking any thought it Ol baa P b Orabl2 confl;ct. If, indeed, we had it by friendl y inte e r n in our power to put an end to been wanting to 7e ' ll inn, no efforts would have (Cheers.) But w e felt that so holy an object. have been vain, and we Il d at our interference would , emed it our duty—and in that I am sure we b ut I°ll "ved the wishes of the country—to maintain a Strict neu trality. (Loud cheers.) In _, a nd impartial Inc East also of a l a mentable ch aracter ar e taping scenes g Dlace a bail) . We there I se e on the one side barbarou s Sy stem 0 „ carried oat, and on the t deliberate extermination 'itself in acts of murder other side revenge venting,' nation. (Hear.) w e endeavoured . 4 to enlist . L •opinions of civilised Europ e i n e feelings and which we a joint remonstrance against that thought was unjust. 'Those remonstrances have fail e d . - we re have done our duty; and w e can only hope that those who have the con duct of affairs in the Russi an empire may at length cease to pursue that course which has drawn upon theta the cond emnation of Europe, and that peace may be r 'cstored upon terms y. of equity and justice in that u nfortunate C o things look (Hear, hear.) A% ell, though a broad ed) ill, and much misery and calamity ar e sustain this country forms a happy exception to t hat w seems to be the prevailing condition of nations. We have been blessed by Providence with abundant harvest preserve d ; we have been by the conduct of t h e G overnment an d t h e s ense of the country from the misfortunes u of war ; our P o l ) lation are contented and loyal, and they feel TIM SUN. LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 10, 1863. that for a long course of years the Legislature has been occupied in remedying grievances , in removing defects from our laws, in sweeping away thos e ob structions which the less enlightened policy of former times had placed in the way of the produc tive industry of the nation. By all these means, I am happy to say, I believe that the commercial and material prosperity of the country has reached a point which it never attained at any former period. (Hear.) Those who know the course of the com merce of the world will tell you that year by year this great city of London is growing more and more to be the centre of all the commercial trans actions of other States, that bills are drawn upon London to pay debts all over the world, that com modities destined for other countries are sent in deposit here—a tribute paid by the people of other nations to the industry, good management, integrity and high honour of our own commercial commu nity. (Hear, hear.) I congratulate you, my Lord Mayor and gentlemen, on this happy state of things, and I trust that they are greatly indebted for it to the reign of that beneficent Sovereign under whose mild and enlightened rule they have the good for tune to live. (Hear.) My Lord Mayor, I beg again to thank you on my own part and that of my col leagues, and to assure you that we derive the highest gratification from being allowed to join this festive board. (Loud cheers.) After a brief interval Lord PALMERSTON again rose to propose the health of the new Lord Mayor. He said—There are two aspects of human affairs— the past and the future. You have done honour to the past by drinking the health of the late Lord Mayor. I now request you to anticipate the future by drinking the health of "The Lord Mayor Elect," confident that at this time next year he will have as well earned your approbation and thanks as you have shown to-night that his immediate predecessor has done. (Cheers.) The toast having been duly honoured, The LORD MAYOR briefly responded, expressing his anxiety to discharge his duties to the best of his abilities, and to maintain in their integrity the rights and privileges of his fellow-citizens. He then proposed " the House of Lords," which, he said, en joyed the respect and goodwill of the country, coup ling with the toast the name of Earl Granville. (Cheers.) Earl GRANVILLE believed that the Lord Mayor had spoken truly in stating that the House of Lords enjoyed the goodwill of the people of this country. It was, perhaps, remarkable that the name of an old institution, founded on hereditary right, should be so cordially received among a people improving in intelligence and public spirit, and which had the freest expression of thought of any country in the world: But, no doubt, the circumstance was partly due to the House of Lords representing, though in a different way from the House of Commons, the feel ings of a large portion of the community. Its ranks were, moreover, recruited from all the various classes of the country. To use a commerciarterm, the House of Lords sometimes made loans of Peers. (A laugh.) It had made a loan of the noble viscount who now presided over the House of Commons in a manner which they knew was acceptable to that body. They had also lent Lord J. Russell to the city of London, but now they claimed him for their own at last ; and they did not find that he had lost any of his zeal :for the honour and welfare of the coun try at large through his connexion with that commercial constituency. On the other hand, the House of Lords borrowed in tarn from the city men whom the city especially claimed as its own. Among these last were the late Lord Ashburton and Lord Overstone, who were certainly found to be very good bargains. (A laugh.) If the Upper House remembered that it had its duties as well as its rights, and really attended to those duties, he believed it would always be appreciated by the intelligent country which in a certain sense it might be said to represent. (Cheers.) The LORD MAYOR then gave "Her Majesty's Judges," which was briefly acknowledged by Lord Chief Justice ERLE. The next toast was " The House of Commons," with which the name of Mr. Cardwell was associated. Mr. CARDWELL, in acknowledging the conipli- ment, said he was not surprised that in an assem bly of the citizens of London the toast of " The House of Commons" should be received in a cordial manner, for many of its most valued and able members were connected with that mercantile com munity. They had been told that the English House of Commons was powerful abroad, and the secret of that power was that its voice was in har mony with that of the nation. The House of Com mons was the natural capital and crown of our other representative institutions—those municipal bodies which conducted the business and influenced the mind of England, and of which that corporation was the chief. It was the business of the House of Commons—he would not say to promote their com merce, because that courted no patronage from any body and sought only a fair field and no favour-- but to remove obstructions which fettered the enter prise and industry of the people. The LORD MAYOR then proposed " the Bar of En gland,'',to which the Attorney-General responded. The remaining toasts were—" the Sheriffs of Lon don and Middlesex," 4, the Lady Mayoress," " Sir J. Duke and the City Members," " the Aldermen and the City Judges." An admirable selection of vocal music was per formed during the evening by Madame Radersdorff, Miss Lascelles, Miss A. Cos, Miss Messent ; and Messrs. Wilbye Cooper, Cozens, Burgess, Young, Henry, Percival, and Winn. The arrangements were under the direction of Mr. Edwin Gray, Herr Lutz acting as conductor, The proceedings terminated at a late hour. M. Louts VEUILLOT is preparing a refutation of Itenan's "Life of Jesus." 11IE MIDDLE LEVEL.—Some interesting infor mation may be afforded with regard to this district of the fens, which excited so much attention last year in consequence of the disastrous inundation near Lynn. It ap pears from the accounts for the financial year ending April 6, 1863, that £86,651 was disbursed during that period, of which £57,744 was in reference to works consequent on the failure of the out-fall sluice. The further sum of £1,996 was paid on account of law expenses, arising principally out of the same calamity. About £B,OOO has since been paid on account of the defensive works, and from £2,000 to £3,000 still remains to be paid, exclusive of the engineers' charges, which have not yet been received. It was estimated a year since that there would be a deficiency of £20,000, or there abouts, in the funds of the commissioners to provide for the works contemplated by the engineers. The result has con firmed the estimate, but the commissioners do not propose to take up formally any further sum or loan, but to provide for their current wants through a temporary advance from their bankers. Further argument in reference to the ques tions of law reserved for the opinion of the Court of Queen's Bench with regard to the compensation claims preferred during the great flood will take place during the present term. A leakage and some disturbances at:the syphon dam and works have lately occurred, and Mr. T. E, Harrison, C.E., came down last week for the purpose of making an examination with Mr. Lunn, the resident engineer. Mr. Lunn has given directions to have some puddle prepared, and the men employed will open out as far as they can the course of the water, and will then fill the excavated space in with puddle. The defective point is supposed to be close to the syphons furthest from the engine -house, and the next spring tides will prove whether this is or is not the case, Mr. Harrison considers that no bad result is likely to arise from the leak, but he will meet Mr. Hawkshaw, C.E., to morrow or Wednesday for the purpose of consulting with that gentleman, and of ascertaining from Mr. Lunn the re sult of the work now being carried on. It will then be practicable to decide whether any further steps are neces sary. The amount of rain which has fallen has been so un usually small that no opportunity has been afforded for judging by actual experiment as to the probable efficiency of the syphons; but, acting under the advice of the engi neers, the commissioners propose to give them a further trial before disturbing them. It appears from the accounts that in the commissioners' last financial year the amount .[AlivErerisE taken on loan was £71,000, the bonded debt of the com mission being thus increased to £161,000. The amount Friend.— so T eo hi osi paid vv for interest was £16,693, and the sum received in taxes £24,691, while the other ordinary accessory receipts of the a „ac)teeder Were £. l B 4 :o L. : li te o m ii p o o w r a a y ry ,s lo cl an int o ra f e 12 t 0 .— ,00 1. 0 0 , u c t o h n ,s • action, that it in 1862-3, has been paid off. Otter, tooth rash, cooling Ointment is so innocent in its nature, rashes and eruptions is In its properties, and :so healing in its invaluable in skin diseases, scald head, diseases nursery ; trivial maladies may and deeply dreaded in the and the many varieties of at their outset, end all future b Y has gained hold upon the constitution and endangered it be met and conquered mischief overcome betore it future health. Full directioni of Ointment. Holloway's ung a u r e e nr t m e aP a P ; at which the sufferer upped e round appl ied each w p a o h t the best results in many inseatig4tiug thew wsilztalyb:buobtlitasabewectausanecithaeelictaatakei THE MURDER IN A CAB, Up to a late hour last night no information had been re ceived by the police that could give the slightest duo to the discovery of the man supposed to be concerned in this hor rible affair, or lead to the identification of the bodies of the murdered persons. The case is in the charge of Mr. Supe rintendent Tiddy, of the D division, assisted by a number of detectives under Sergeant Tanner. The description of the women and children was extensively circulated throughout the country districts yesterday, and will, it is supposed, lead at least to the identification of the bodies. During Sunday and yesterday the cabman, James Parker, was taken to various parts of the metropolitan police districts to identify bodies supposed to include that of the missing man, but without any successful result. Yesterday evening Dr. Lankester held an inquest on the bodies of the poisoned woman and children in the Board room of St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington. The first witness called was. Edward Wynne, a coachman, living in Mornington-street, Marylebone, who stated that while standing in front of the Royal Oak Tavern, West bourne-grove, about half-past 9 o'clock on Saturday night last, a Great Eastern Railway cab drove up. Thinking he knew the driver, he walked up to it and opened the door. While doing so the cabman stepped down off his box, say ing, "I have got a queer job here, I fancy." On opening the door witness found a woman crouched down in the bot tom of the cab, apparently dead drunk. On lifting her up they found there were two little girls in the cab, also insen sible. Witness lifted the woman up, and gave the cabman one of the children to hold. He then went round the corner to look for a policeman, but not finding one he returned to the cab door, and found a policeman and a medical gentle man examining the bodies. He thought the woman was drunk, and told the cabman so. He noticed a good deal of vomit about the woman's clothes. He saw nothing in the cab but a hatbox. No bottle was found while he was there. By the Jury—The cabman was in the act of getting down. off the box when he used the expression, "I have got a queer job here, I fancy." The younger child was on the seat of the cab, the elder underneath the woman. Witness was mistaken in supposing that he knew the cabman, who was a perfect stranger to him. It was before the cab door was opened that the cabman made the remark he did. James Parker, badge 220, was then called, He said he was a eabdriver, plying for hire at the Great Eastern Railway Terminus. He was on his stand at the station between 8 and 9 o'clock on Saturday evening last, and was waiting for the arrival of the 9 o'clock up train, when he was called by a gentleman, who had with him a lady and two children. They came from the departure platform. The gentleman told him to drive to the Royal Oak, Westbourne-grove, and got into the cab accompanied by the lady and the two little girls. Witness heard no conversation between any of the party. When they got as far as the Green Dragon Tavern, in Bishopsgate-street, the gentleman stopped the cab, gave him a shilling, and asked him to get down and bring him a pint of half-and-half, telling him that he might have any thing he liked for himself. He did as he was requested, and gave the gentleman the change out of the shilling and the pint of half-and-half at the same tme. Heard no conversa tion in the cab at the time, nor did he see who partook of the half-and-half, as he was standing at his horse's head. The gentleman gave him the pot to take back to the publichouse, emptying what remained in it on to the pavement before doing so. From the sound of the liquid falling on the stones he should not think that any solid substance had been added to the beer. He then drove on through Cornhill, as he had been directed, until they came to Furnivar s-inn, Holborn, when the gentleman put his head out of the window and called out, "Hold hard, cabby; I'll get out here." H e opened the door himself, and was out on the pavement just as witness pulled up. He asked witness his fare, and he told him 45., whereupon he gave him 4s. 6d., remarking that the extra sixpence was for himself, and telling him to drive the others to the Royal Oaks Westbourne-grove. Witness did not hear him say 6 4 Good bye" to the persons in the cab. He was a dark, gentlemanly .looking man, about 5 feet 5 inches high, not very stout, with small black whiskers, bushy moustache, and short black beard. Ho had a foreign appearance, but spoke like an Englishman. He had on a black coat and trousers and a black hat, and walked away:slowly in the direction of Holborn-hill. Wit ness then continued his journey to the Royal Oak, when he pulled up and got dowd. As he opened the door he re marked to the last witness, who was standing near, " Look here I here is something very queer I" and pointed out the woman lying at the bottom of his cab. She was on her face, and the elder child was in her arms underneath. He tried to get the child out of the mother's arms, and begged of Wynne to fetch a policeman and a surgeon. A doctor who was passing at the time came up, examined the woman and children, and pronounced them to be dead. The policeman then got into the cab, and by his direction witness drove to St. Mary's Hospital as fast as possible. By the Coroner—lt was certainly not till after he got down that he said to Wynne " Here's a queer job 1" He could not see into the cab from his box. Wynne did not open the door. Policeman Thomas Jones, 274 D, stated that he was on duty opposite the Royal Oak on Saturday evening, between eight and nine, when a man crossed over and said, "I think you are wanted on the other side of the road." He crossed over and saw 15 or 20 people standing round a cab, among whom was a medical man, who was examining a woman and two children, who were lying ap parently dead in the cab. He got in and supported the woman's head with his knees, and took the children in his arms. He directed the driver to drive to St. Mary's Hospi tal with all speed. When they arrived there the surgeon in attendance pronounced the woman and children to be dead. Inside the cab was found a leather hatbox, containing a few figs and cakes, arid a piece of newspaper. Oa the seat of the cab was a bundle containing a lilac cotton skirt, two pinafores, and a white pocket handkerchief tied up in a black wrapper. Besides these articles were found a man's new cap, a shilling, and a portmonnaie, containing a half crown, a shilling, a sixpence, sd. in halfpence, and two postage stamps. After bringing the things into the hospi tal he found a cork, which might either have been among them or on the table before they were brought in. There was a good deal of vomit about the cushions of the cab, which had, unfortunately, been washed away. Mr. H, W. Kiallmark, M.R.C.S., was next called. He was passing the Royal Oak on Saturday evening between 8 and 9 o'clock, when he saw a crowd round a cab door. He pushed his way through to see if he could be of any as sistance. The first thing that struck him was a very strong smell of prussic acid. He then saw the body of a child lying on the front seat of the cab, and a woman and another child huddled together at the bottom. On proceeding to examine the bodies he found th3m all to be dead, the youngest child being nearly cold, the others still warm. There was no pulse or any sign of life whatever, and the bodies were quite flaccid. Tho child that lay at the bottom of the cab had vomited. Mr. Coombe, M.R.C.S., one of the house surgeons who received the bodies'at the hospital, said that at about half past 8 o'clock on Saturday evening a cab came to the hos pital with three dead persons—a woman of about 35 and two female children, apparently of the ages of seven and four. They were quite dead, and all smelt of prussic acid ; tha smell, however, was more particularly strong in the case of the mother and the younger child. The bodies were quite flaccid, and the fluid which exuded from the woman's mouth smelt very strongly of prussic acid and porter. The eyes of all three presented the ordinary appearance. On again exa mining the bodies at daylight he found a slight bruise on the arm of the mother and one of the children. There was also a sore on the mother's foot, upon which was a portion of ointment, evidently taken from a box found on her per son. Mr. Coombe then described the appearances presented by the different organs at the post mortem examination. In, all three cases the brains were congested and smelt of prus sic acid. In the case of the woman half an ounce of fluid was found in the pericardium. In all three the right auricles of the heart were distended, the right ventricles flaccid, the left auricles and ventricles being empty. The other organs were health. The stomachs were tied up, sealed, and will be delivered to Dr. Matthiessen for the analysis of their con tents to-day. The woman bore marks of having borne chil dren. There was no wedding-ring on her finger, but a dis tinct mark of one. From the likeness between the woman and the children he should say they were mother and daughters. Mr. George Mahon, M.R.C.S., another of the surgeons, stated that he had found a box of ointment, with lint and strapping, inside the bosom of the woman's dress. It bore a printed label, " William Hunt, chemist, Camberwell," and the words 0 Zinc Ointment" were written upon it. Henry Beard, a detective, said he had taken the box of ointment to Mr. Hunt, who identified it as having been purchased at his shop within the last few days, but he could throw no further light upon the matter. The landlord of the Green Dragon was then called, who fully corroborated the evidence of the cabdriver touching the beer called for by him, and delivered to the man in the cab. He noticed the man in the cab, and thought he should be able to identify him if necessary. Sergeant Mackrill, of the D division, then gave a minute account of the'clothes found on the bodies of the unfortu nate victims, a description of which was given in The Sun of yesterday. The inquest was then adjourned until Monday, the 16th instant, The bodies will be kept at the hospital deadhGuse as long as they remain in a state to be identified. Her Majesty's Government has offered a reward of £lOO for the apprehension of the man who hired and left the cab in which the dead bodies of the woman and two girls were found. KILLED BY AN EXPRESS TRAIN. --Shortly before 10 o'clock on Sunday night a shacking accident took place at the Catford-bridge station of the Mid Kent Railway. It appears that a young man, 19 years of age, named Fred. Charles Drake, had taken a ticket to proceed to the Lady well station, Lewisham, where he resided. and had to cross the line of rails to await the arrival of the train. At this time, the express train, which was some minutes overdue, came up, and before the unfortunate young man had time to escape the engine struck him and threw him with great violence to a considerable distance. When picked up, one of his legs was found to have been severed, and his body otherwise presented such a mangled appearance as to leave no doubt that death had been instantaneous. The deceased was the aou 0 the sexton of Lewisham Cemetery, BETHNAL-GREEN GUARDIANS. At the usual weekly meeting of the Bethnal-green Board of Guardians, held at the workhouse yesterday, Mrs. Nor ton, midwife, attended to complain that Dr. Moore, one of the medical officers, had refused to pay her half-a-crown in respect to each of four midwifery cases she had attended on his behalf. She said she understood that Dr. Moore was paid a fee of 10s. in each case, and she felt it very hard that she should not be paid by him when she attended and did the duty. In reply to the chairman, Mr. Collins, she said she could name the cases in which he had refused to pay her. There was that of Mrs. Hill in East-street, Mrs. Langton in Digby. street, Mrs. Bingley in Smart-street, and Mrs. Marsh in James-street. The case of Marsh was a difficult one. Dr. Moore was there, and he went away for his instruments, but the child was born before he returned. The clerk referred to the book and found that the certificates of Dr. Moore had been pail. Mrs. Norton said, in continua tion, that she had been in the habit of attending midwifery cases for Dr. Moore for eight years. Dr. Moore called after wards, perhaps the next day, but she always put the woman to bed, and attended the child for a week afterwards. When Dr. Moore paid her the last money he kept ls. off. He paid her 4s. for two cases when he ought to have paid her ss. She was dissatisfied, but she would not have complained if he had paid her in the last four eases. She had attended nearly all the cases at the Folly for Dr. Moore. The chair man said they had had suspicion that something of this kind had been going on for a long time, and that they were obliged to her for coming forward and giving them infor mation. There was no doubt the physician had used her very badly. The Board would probably require his attend ance in another place. Mrs. Norton then retired, and the clerk read the report of the committee of the whole Board on the case of Caroline James and the conduct of Mr, Christy, the relieving officer. The committee after carefully considering the evidence recommended that the following opinion be forwarded to the Poor-law Board :—" That Mr. Christy, after receiving the certificates of Dr. Moore, should have admitted Caroline James into the infirmary, but on visiting the deceased and seeing the van of goods belonging to her being removed he did not consider it a case of desti tution. The guardians are of opinion that this is a great ex tenuation in the case." Mr. Faith moved that the report be adopted, which was seconded by Mr. Englebert, and unani mously carried. The clerk was instructed to forward the re solution to the Poor-law Board. The clerk then read the letter received from the Poor-law Board last week relative to the resolution of the guardians asking the Board to sanction the disniissal of Dr. Moore. As the Board had asked for parti culars respecting the various charges against Dr. Moore, it was proposed by Mr. Goodwin that the clerk be instructed to forward the information required. Mr. Englebert thought the matter should be entrusted to a committee of the whole Board, and not left with the clerk alone. The chairman said he had got quite enough evidence before him to sub stantiate the whole of the charges against Dr. Moore, but he thought it would be most desirable to refer the matter to a committee. Mr. Faith said, after what they had heard that day, the case of Dr. Moore assumed a very grave aspect. He moved that a committee of the whole Board meet on Thursday next to take the matter into further consideration. This motion having bean seconded, was put and carried, and the clerk was instructed to summons such witnesses as might be required. The Board then adjourned, Unhealthy Homes in Norwich. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORFOLK NEWS. beg space in your journal to make public a matter that I feel requires the utmost consideration. In my vocation as sanitary officer it is not unfrequent that I have to witness most appalling scenes of filth and poverty, some brought on by neglect and folly, whilst in others the parties are blameless for their forlorn state ; and I feel that I should be wanting in humanity were I to allow such cases to pass unnoticed. I have always been greatly assisted by the magistrates in matters of this description, when 'I have brought them under their notice ; but I regret that cases arise which they do not consider come legally within their jurisdiction. I would particularly draw attention to the following cases, which I brought under the notice of the bench on the 17th instant, by direction of the Sanitary Committee. The annexed is an extract from the report -- " I beg to bring under the notice of the committee the state of a cottage situated in Chapel street, Penfield, occu pied by a man named Trett, his wife, and four children. The stench of the place is exceedingly bad. One of the children, a little girl, is an imbecile and subject to fits, and presents a most lamentable appearance ; dirty, without shoes or stockings, and appears to have sores about her. The imbecile daughter lay on dirty rags on the floor, inside the frame of an old bedstead, and two smaller children sleep on the same lot of rags. The man is a jobbing gardener, and the woman is of dirty habits, The state of the children requires attention." " My attention was also called to the state of a family consisting of a wan named John Culley and his four children, living in the Queen of Hungary-yard, St. Benedict's-street. This is the same family that a few months back I found at Heigham, all suffering from itch. They are now living in part of an old tenement, in a dirty state, and the children are neglected and appear half-starved. They all lay on rags on the floor in the same room where the father works. The stench of this place is very bad. The man is a shoemaker, but can earn but little. I found all the house refuse and filth deposited in an attic over their living room." In alluding to the first case I stated that I was informed that the man earned sufficient to keep his family in a much better state. In the other case the man is a widower, who left London in search of employment in his native county, and his four children were passed home to him. This so called home was devoid of furniture, and they laying on rags were all suffering with itch. The man left London with only fit& in his pocket, and slept two nights in a hay stack. His earnings are 10s. a week, out of Which ls. 6d. per week is paid for rent, and ls. for shoemakers' grindery, leaving 7s. 6d. for the maintenance of himself and four children. The man's master corroborated the statement. I also stated that I had written to the relieving officer asking him to be present to hear my statement, but he was not there. The bench decided that there was nothing in the case as brought before them in which they could interfere, and that it was for the Sanitary Committee to take proceedings in a legal form; so the children slept again in rags and dirt, convalescent and sick together. I would now allude to the following cases amongst a considerable number of others that have come under my notice : My attention was called by Miss B. to a case of great poverty and wretchedness. The family consisted of a man named Wilson, his wife, and six children, residing in an old tenement in a yard in Rosemary-lane. I inspected the place, and found that the whole family lay on the floor on a quantity of loose shavings, without any bedding what ever, and the rags they wore in the day-time formed their covering at night. One of the children slept in a cup board on a few shavings, like a deg in a kennel, This child was ill, and the husband had been under medical treatment. I reported the case to the magistrates, and was referred by them to the guardians. They appealed to the guardians for some bedding, but an order was given for the work house, which the family would not accept, as the woman disliked being parted from her little ones. In this state they remained for months. In the meantime I obtained a few shillings for them, till at last I lost sight of them. The man is a labourer with unblemished reputation. Typhus fever reigns at tho present time in a yard noted for dirt, poverty, and disease—St John's Head Yard, St. Michael, at Coslany. There the old tenements are fur nished with a few articles of broken furniture, and let at 2s and is 61 per week as " Ready-furnished Lodgings." To these, for the want of better and cheaper accommodition, the poor of all classes resort, and when disease makes its appearance there, it is no small difficulty to check its spread. On Monday last I found in a small, low, damp room with a small casement, an Irish family, consist ing of a widow, her daughter nineteen, son nine, and daughter five, the size of the room being only 12 feet by 10 feet, The medical officer had scarcely called my attention to it ere the eldest daughter died of malignant typhus, 'and the son lay ill with fever also, on shavings and rags on two chairs near his dead sis ter—the dead, the sick, and the well lying together in *his wretched abode. This family is reported as sober and in dustrious. At another part of the town I found in a room of about the same dimensions a man, his sick wife, and daughter of 15, all sleeping in one bed, the woman being afflicted with a loathsome disease of which she is dying, and the bed and old clothing were a filthy mass, making the room sickening to enter. The man frequently came home drunk, and left his wife neglected. In the two latter cases slight relief was given by the guardians, but not sufficient, as the mother had to pawn the gown and stays of her dead daughter. I might go on describing very many painful cases, In making this statement I do not intentionally find fault with the guardians or their officers, as they are legally relieved of all responsibility by offering the workhouse to those who apply for relief and lam not aware whether it is their duty or not to prosecute in any case of neglect. I would respectfully ask who is to administer immediate relief pending inquiry, with a view to ulterior proceedings, and by what means are children to be cared for under simi lar circumstances as I have detailed above. I can only say, in conclusion, that for many years past I have taken some trouble in cases of this description, and I feel that I am now doing my duty in placing before the public the difficulty in which I now find myself, in the hope that some steps may be taken to ensure speedy relief under similar circumstances,—l am, sir, your very obedient servant, _ SAMUEL CLARKE, Sanitary Inspector. Inspector's Office, 24, Castle Meadow, Norwich, October 29, 1863. A well-known scientific man, some years since, found himself annoyed by boys who rang his door • bell and ran away. So the doctor made ready a heavy charge of electricity, placed a wire to the door-bell knob, and sat down to wait. Shortly afterwards there was a hor rible howl, a bumping, and a falling backward down the front steps. The boy was half murdered by the shock, and the doctor's troubles from that source were definitely ended. SPIRIT OF THE rUBLIC JOURNALS, TIMES.—The obscure .and disjointed fragments of news which have reached us from the seat of war in America are made the more difficult to interpret by the delay of one of the telegn,ms which ought to have arrived. The short telegram we published yesterday announcing that Gen. Hooker had repulsed the Confederates at Chattanooga, seems to assume our knowledge of some previous operations, and in the possible absence of an important link in the chain of facts it is difficult to speculate with any confi dence upon our present intelligence. The news we publish this morning, however, is not so disconnected as it seems, and it affords, at least, some probable explanation of the reported success of Gen. Hooker. It must be remembered that Chattanooga lies on the south side of the Tennessee:river, and has no direct railway communication northwards to Nashville, whence Gen. Thomas's principal supplies are drawn. A railway runs nearly due west, and crosses the Ten nessee soon after passing a station called Bridgeport, and joins the railway from Nashville a little distance on the other side of the river at Stevenson, Alabama. The presence of the Confederate army, therefore, in front and on the right flank of Gen. Thomas, com manded the only railroad by which he could com municate with his base ; and to-day's telegrams tell us that the Federal army had begun to suffer se verely from want of supplies. They were holding on, however, in the hope of reinforcements from Gen. Burnside, who was supposed to be advancing towards them from the north-east. It may facili tate our readers' conception of the position if they consider that Chattanooga lies at the centre of a long line of railway, which stretches from it on the west, through Corinth, to Memphis, on the Mississippi, and north-east through Cleveland, Philadelphia, Knoxville, and Bristol, to Lynchburg and Richmond, in Virginia. East of Chattanooga a railway joins the main line from the south, which forms the line of Gen. Bragg's supports, and west of the town the Nashville Railway runs into it at Stevenson in Ala bama. It is along the three lines of railway east, west, and north, that all the operations con nected with the Cumberland campaign occur which are contained in our intelligence of to-day. It would appear, first of all, that General Hooker's forces were approaching Chattanooga from the north-east on the 24th or 25th, and we hear soon after that the Federals had succeeded in reopening river communication westward with Bridgeport. Yesterday's news is unintelligible un less upon the supposition that Gen. Hooker's forces had been thrown forward in the same direction along the land and railroad communication south of the river. Any such movement has been hitherto prevented by the strong Confederate force which held the positions of Lookout and Mission Ridge on the right flank of the Federals; and according to yesterday's intelligence Gen. Hooker was severely attacked in his advance of the 28th, but repulsed the Confederates and forced them to abandon the positions of Lookout and Mission Ridge. If this advance has really been so successfully made, it re lieves Gen. Thomas's army from the position of a beleagured force, and breaks up the left of the Con federate position. It is strange, however, that Gen. Bragg should have allowed his left wing to be thus displaced without some definite purpose, and the telegrams we publish to-day contain indications that may explain the movement. It was believed at Chattanooga, on the 24th, that a large portion of Gen. Bragg's army was moving north-east upon Cleveland, in Tennessee, with the view of getting between Gen. Thomas and Gen. Burnside. General Bragg, in short, appears from these telegrams to have been moving round the left wing of the Fede ral army, while Gen. Thomas and Gen. Hooker have been taking advantage of this to advance on the Confederate left wing and to reopen their com munications on the west. If Gen. Bragg can suc cessfully carry out his plan, and isolate Thomas from Burnside, the restoration of the Federal com munications with Nashville is of minor importance to the success of the campaign. Gen. Thomas may save his army by recovering his communication with his;base and retreating, but his success depends on his union with Burnside. He cannot expect considerable reinforcements from any other quarter. It is said that a Federal force is advancing to him from Corinth, along the western line of railway just described, but it has already had to encounter a powerful Confederate force at Cherokee and Tus cumbia, only some 30 or 40 miles along this line of railway, and no large reinforcements are likely to reach the Federals from this quarter. Even sup posing the ordinary communication restored be tween Nashville and Chattanooga, no large supplies are likely to reach the Federals in that way, while Confederate bands are here, there, are everywhere to the north and west of Gen. Thomas's position. The only real hope lies„as before, in the junction with Burnside's army. The Federal interest ap pears to be principally directed now to this point, and the late movements of General: Lee are in terpreted as having some reference to it. The im pression is that while Bragg throws himself between Burnside and Thomas a portion of Gen. Lee's army is detached to attack Burnside's left flank. What- ever Gen. Lee's objects may be, he continues to keep the Washington Cabinet and Gen. Meade in entire ignorance of them. He appears to cross and recross the Rappahannock at his pleasure, to force Gen- Meade to retreat or to allure him to advance with equal ease and audacity. The line of advance and retreat is the direct railroad across the Rappahan nock from Culpepper to Washington. Bealtou is the first station on the Washington side of the Rap pahannock, and it is said that the Federals were driven back again from this point after a sharp fight on the 24th. Gen. Lee, in short, advances and re tires at his will, and Gen. Meade finds as little difß.. culty in retreating ‘7v hen he is hard pressed as in advancing when he is has no enemy in front. One thing only appears certain out of this confused mili tary news—that the fates of the two great Confede rate armies are intimately connected, as well as those of the three Federal armies of Thomas, Burn side, and Meade. The Confederates hope to hold Meade in check until they have crushed Burnside and Thomas, when they would easily deal with the Army of the Potomac ; while the aim of the Fede rals is to overwhelm Bragg, and then to march from Eastern Tenne!see upon the communications of Lee's rear in Virginia. The result promises to be more critical to the fortunes of either side than any previous issue of the war. The bombardment of the Charleston defences has re- commenced ; but the Confederates appear to have turned the time to as good account as the Federals, and, after the accounts of the utter demo lition of Fort Sumter, it is strange to hear that " no damage was done to the Confederate batteries" by 260 shot thrown by the Federals. Such a result of a whole day's bombardment from the batteries on Morris Island and two Monitors does not look very promising for the besiegers. The war at other quarters seems to pause for the settlement of the Tennessee cam paign i and the ill-conceived expedition to Texas appears to be given up. Meanwhile, the anxiety of the Federals displays itself by incessant, confused, and contradictory reports of the events at the chief seat of war, or of changes in their Gene rals. " Assertions and contradictions of the re placement of General Meade alternate from day to day," and General Rosencranz, ignominiously dis missed by the Cabinet, is enthusiastically received at Cincinnati, and asserts that he has the private a pp r oval of the President, and th a t none o f t h e reports circulated about his conduct have any official foundation. Under whatever disadvantages the Confederates may labour, th e y are f ree f rom thi s restless distrust of their Generals, and all their stra tegy is consequently mark e d by a fi rmer h an d an d a steadier purpose. It is a less disadvantage to walk . barefoot from B r i s t o l, i n T ennessee , t o L ync hb urg , in Virginia, as some of Lee's troops are said to have done, than to fight under a different General every six months, and to know that no one has any confi dence in the General of the hour. It is a strange sort of invasion which cannot find a leader, and alternately begs and threatens for soldiers. Pos'r.—Tne cheers that shook the Guildhall last night when Lord Palmerston entered the building, and that were repeated with abounding enthusiasm when the Prime Minister rose to address the brilliant assembly collected within those time honoured walls, proved at once both the popularity of his policy and the increasing tribute of honours which succeeding years accumulate on the greatest statesman of the age. The country is proud of him, and his high reputation stands scatheless and uninjured, whether by the attacks of party or the petty malignity of scandal. Lord Palmerston, it is felt by the public, can brush such libels aside with the contemptuous strength with which " the lion shakes the dewdrops from his mane," and men of character and integrity feel it to be an insult to themselves to listen for one moment to the sugges. tions of the extortioner or the whispers of foul tongues. This feeling was not altogether foreign to the desire to pay the highest personal honours to a man who has done more than any now living to raise the name and fame of Englishmen high among the nations. The speech which Lotd Palmerston made last night contained no revelations, and chiefly Whether etdhriee served to show that the policy of the Cabinet is identical with the feeling of the country, right or wrong , ther e can be no doubt that position of the mars of the people is to hold aloof n questi ons . T he theo question of the Ccn pfrroemmiienrtderidfer not interference in h all on foreign g ress which has justibeen proposed by the E m p eror of the French, because, no doubt, till a determina tionto dat, and till the answe r o f h er 1 ‘ l aj e has st y has s n arrived returned bees the . proposition of h er Imperial neighbour, it i s a topic unripe fo r o ffi c i a l lips. It was not possible, however, to pass over the Polish question without that unhappy co un t r y. strongly depl or i ng t h e state of things existin Lord PAlcacrgit°4 coneuered Scl in that We had done our duty by bestirring ourselves in the beginning of this year to enlist the teelingsiand opinions of Europe in favour of the Poles. That eihrt was so far crowned with success. Almost every Government, great and small, addreEsed remonstrances to the Cabinet of St. Petersburg ; but the general concord of earnest representations, and the special interfe rence of some of the greater Powers, have alike re mained ebsolutely fruitless ; yet, in spite of the failure of moral force and the proved utility of per suasion, there still remains the v ague h o pe that moral orce and persuasion may yet bring about a restoration of peace in the East of Europe upon the principles of equity and justice. For ourselves, we do not believe in the efficacy of these means. We think that either the Poles will be utterly crushed and trodden out as a nation, or that their protracted struggle for existence will ultimately involve other nations in the conflict. An English Minister, however, has only his duty to his own country to perform. He cannot make war for ideas, nor take up national causes from merely chivalrous motives. His highest prerogative is to be the exponent and interpreter of the will of the great majority of his countrymen, and there can be but few who wil: dispute that the course of the Ministry with regard to Poland has been in strict accordance with the wishes of the people of Eng land. It is no doubt very strongly felt that Poland is a far distant land, with which we have no inti mate relation or concern ; that the lighting up of a great European war is an overwhelming responsi bility; that some alliances are difficult and others dangerous; and that the objects for which we should have to contend are in the highest degree indefinite, if not visionary. Such being the popu lar sentiment, a Ministry would only court its own ruin which should attempt to run counter to it ; and there is every reason to believe that the Ad ministration has thoroughly appreciated the weight of public opinion, and both the difficulties, and respcnsibilities of the situation. Lord Palmerston can therefore only reiterate the fact that Russia has drawn upon herself the condemnation of Europe, and can only look to future events for some pos sible chance of effecting a favourable settlement. In respect to the great American war the position is absolutely unaltered. The Minister knows of no prospect of peace, and still proclaims our steadfast neutrality. This policy, again, whether in itself most wise, is no doubt most approved of by the people of England, and a Cabinet thoroughly pos. sessed of the will of the public can have no choice but to maintain the strict line which has been so unswervingly observed. Turning, however, from foreign affairs in their various nnpleasing aspects ) it is pleasant to have to record the increasing pros perity of our own country. We have indeed fairly left other nations behind in the race after wealth. In spite of trials which few could have borne, our budgets have flourished, and Lord Palmerston was able to state that the commerce and material prosperity of the country were never so great as they are at present. It is deeply felt that the happy condition of this country is in no small degree owing to the wise and temperate con duct of public affairs by the present Administration. The whole people may be said to have placed their confidence in Lord Palmerston, and to feel that, whilst he guides the helm, the general welfare is in the best and ablest hands. That this confidence is not misplaced is shown by the flourishing state of matters at home, and by the general approval which is accorded to our foreign policy. While such is the case the administration of the eminent statesman who presides over the national councils will continue to run its beneficent and popular career. COUNTRY MARKETS. li COLCHESTER—Nov. 7. There was a moderate supply of wheat to-day, and the demand was good, the rates of last week being is per qr higher. Barley of fine quality realised top prices, and other sorts sold slowly. Beans and peas were at about for mer rates. Wheat, white 44s 48s Beans, Mazagan..33s 36s red 42s 46s middle & small.3ss 428 Barley Oats GLOUCESTER—Nov. 7. There was a good show of English wheat to-day ; and the currencies of la.s), week were maintained. Foreign wheat limited in demand, and prices as before. Barley, beans, and peas very dull. CHELMSFORD—Nov. 6. At this corn exchange to-day there was very little busi ness done, owing to the continued depression in the wheat trade. The prices of las - , week were barely maintained for wheat. Business in other articles slow, and unchanged in value. Wheat, old white 30s 47s new 44s 48s old red 34s 40s new 38s 42s Bailey 27s 36s Chevalier ..28s 398 Grinding 22s 31s Ma 6ls 67s Chevalier . ..... ,64s 69s Oats 20s 28s Peas, Partridge 368 398 White 38s 39s Boiling 398 41s Dun 33s 368 Ditto new -8 —8 Beams, Tick, :Ad ..34s 398 new..—s —s Harrow Ticks ..35s 40s new..—s —s Mazagan .......30s 38s KIRKCALDY GRAIN—Nov. 7. We had good supplies of all descriptions of grain at our market to-day, which sold freely at last week's rates. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Od I 258 Od I 158 Od Second ..338 6d 27s Od. 168 6d Third.... 388 Od 298 Od 18s Od COAL Ati,KET. Prices of Coal per Ton a' the close of the market. s. d. Bower's West Hartley.l6 3 Eden Main Wylam 17 6 Davison's West Hart ley 16 3 Holywell 17 6 Hastings Hartley l6 3 Tanfield Moor 14 9 Tanfield Moor Butes l4 9 Walker Primrose 14 9 West Hartley 16 3 Walls End. B. d Walls End. Russel's Hetton 18 9 Casson lB 6 Caradoc l9 0 Whitworth 15 0 Ships at market; Tunstall l7 3 Hetton 20 0 Riddell,.... l7 3 Haswell 20 0 Trimdon Hartlepool 19 6 South Hartlepool 18 3 Hartlepool ..19 6 East Hartlepool 20 0 Heugh Hall 18 6 South Kelloe.. 18 6 Brady Hetton 18 9 South Hetton 20 0 Russell's Harton 16 0 tielloe 188 ; sold, 143. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton .. Nov. 18. via Marseilles N ov. 12. Airazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. Dec. 4. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Nov. 29. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Nov. 18. via Marseilles Nov. 12. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton Nov. 11. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Nov. 18. via Marseilles.... Nov. 12. India (Bombay), via Southampton .. No v,ll _ . - - - via Marseilles Nov. 20. Portuga1.... Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Nov. 11. via Marseilles Nov. 12. Newfoundland Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, Ly Brit. packet.... Nov. 11, by U.S.packet.... by Canadian packet. Nov. 13. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Tenerife Nov. 10. Bahamas, via New York Mexico.. Nov. 28 All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, California. and British Columbia.. I Nov. 13. Full benefit of reduced duty obtained by pur chasing Horniman's pure Tea; very choice at 3s. 4d. and 4s. "High Standard" at 45.4 d. (formerly 4s. Bd.), is the strongest and most delicious imported. Agents in every town supply it in packets. Births. BURNAND.—On the 7th inst., at Victoria Mansion, Brigh ton, Mrs. Henry Burnand, of a daughter. LEE.—On the Bth inst., at Paley House, Tollington-park, the wife of John Lee, Esq., of a son. VANE..— On the Bth inst., at 32, Curzon-street, Mayfair, the Countess Vane, of a daughter. WILLIAMsoN.--On the 6th inst., at London-road, clap ton, Mrs. H. H. Williamson, of a son. Marriages. BURN —SYME.—On the 7th inst., at Edinburgh, Captain John Macvicar Burn, Royal Artillery, to Jemima, the youngest daughter of James Syme, Esq., Professor Of Clinical Surgery, Edinburgh University. SEYMOUR.--KENNEDY.—On the 7th inst.. at Marylebone, Michael F. K. Seymour Esq., only son of Vice-Admiral Sir Mi c h ae l Seymour, G.C.8., Commander-in-Chief et Portsmouth, to Eliz%beth G eorg i na F re d er i ca, t h e on ly daughter of Captain W. H. Kennedy, R.N. and grand daughter of the late Admiral the lion. Sir C. Paget. Deaths. DAVEY.—On the 7th inst., at Dorchester, Oxon, John Davey, Esq., aged 76. R.I.P. DA.VIES.—On the7th inst., at 18, Park-place Villas, Maida hill, James A. Davies, Esq,, aged 54. DREWETT.—On the Bth inst., John Drewett, of 4, Addle street, city, aged 53. Fox.—On the 6th inst., at Dover, Major Barry Fox, age d 74. HALLMARKE.—On the Bth inst., at Long-acre, Miss Hallmarke, aged 79. LEVEN.—On the 6th inst., at Melville House, Fife, N. 131 Elizabeth, Countess of Leven and Melville. STARK.—On the Bth inst., at Norwich, William Stark, F.G.S., aged 76, WYATT.—On the 6th inst., at 1, Park-place, Cheltenham Jarces Wyatt, Esq., age d 69. London : Primed and Punished by WILLIADI ANDREW'S/ of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at TUE SuN Office No. tit, Strand, in the Precinct of the E3avoy, the County of ItliddlegeL7Tueslay, Number 10, 1863.