The Sun. — London, England, 1864-12-03 00:00:00

Mr. Layard and his Constituents, Last night Mr Layard addressed his constituents at the Bridge-house Hotel, Southwark. The large room in which the meeting was held was scarcely more than half full when the proceedings com• menced, but it became densely crowded long before their conclusion, Mr NEWMAN, on being voted to the chair, ex. pressed his opinion that from the decorous and be• coming way in which the working people of Lanca shire had behaved under extremely trying circum stances it was evident that the time had come for an enlargement of the franchise, and, recollecting Mr Gladstone's speech on the subject of Reform during the last Session, he thought that they might proclaim that Mr Gladstone was the coming Pre. mier of this country. (Cheers.) Mr LAYARD then presented himself to the meet• ing, and was received with loud cheers. He said he hoped that all present were his constituents, or, if not, that the time was not far distant when they would become so. (Hear, hear.) Ho was there that evening to remind them that another year in their political and natural life had elapsed ; and this occasion reminded him of a ceremony which he ob served in India, where, at an entertainment given him by a Rajah, he noticed that at regular intervals a person entered the apartment and uttered some• thing in a loud voice. His host explained that it was an old custom for a person to come in and pro.. claim ,at stated intervals that an hour had passed away, and that he hoped the itajah had made good use of the time which had passed, and would also make use of the time which was to come. (Laugh ter.) With respect to local matters, it was natu rally his duty to act as his constituents wished; but on accepting office they gave him a sort of lati. tude not to give so much attention as he otherwise might to all the smaller questions of the borough. He was fortunate in having such a colleagne as Mr Locke, than whom no metropolitan member de voted himself more thoroughly and conscientiously to the discharge of his local duties. (Cheers.) He was glad to see Southwark partaking in the gene ral prosperity, and having new streets and lines of communication opened ; but these marks of pro sperity gave rise to the question, what was to be done with that large class of work ing men who were ejected from their dwellings, and for whom no provision was made in conse quence of being deprived of their dwellings. (Cheers.) When he last met his constituents he told them that that question had not escaped his atten tion, and he must say now that he really saw no means of meeting the difficulty, except by the work ing men forming committees among themselves for discussing the matter, and then proposing some practical remedy. He did not see why the co operative system, which had led to so much im provement in the manufacturing towns of this country, should not be brought to operate in this matter. (Hear, hear.) Nothing could be much worse than the habitations of the working men in that borough. If any means could be hit on for improve ing them an inestimable benefit would be conferred on the working classes. The model lodging houses were merely experiments, showing the way in which the thing might be done, but it remained for the working classes to perfect the experiment and to carry it out to a successful result. (Hear, hear.) He next adverted to the question of St. 'Thomas's Hospital, and said that Southwark ought to be eternally grateful to Dr. Rendle on account of the hospital not being removed to a great dis tance from the Borough. (Applause.) Turning next to political questions, he remarked that though it Was the custom to denounce speeches on foreign politics, he was afraid he must fall into the general ruck and talk a good deal about them. He wished first of all to say a few words on the Danish guess tion— but let them not suppose that he was going to re-open that mysterious matter, of which they must have heard quite enough already. Still, on reading the speeches delivered (lining the Recess, he scarcely found one that did not touch on that unhappy question, and therefore he desired to Bay a few words respecting it. There was no name more connected with civil and religious liberty than that of Earl Russell, and it wets, therefore, very hard that things which were not true in re ference to the conduct of the Danish ques tion should, by constant repetition, become to be accepted as true. If they had done him the honour of reading the speech which he had delivered in the House of Commons during the debate on the Danish question they would probebly - bo of opinion that he disposed pretty completely of the accusations against Earl Russell. That debate went by the name of the Danish debate, but the object of it was not to do either good or harm to Denmark, but simply to turn Lord Palmerston out of office. (Hear.) In love and war everything was said to be fair, he therefore supposed that in a great Parliamentary struggle the same might be alleged, and therefore one cannot complain of the misrepresentations which wore made use of to damage the character of an oppanent. Earlßussell was accused of having used the language of intimidation, but he (M.r Layard) proved by the despatches there was not a single phrase which might bear the character of intimidation that had not been Equally used by France and Russia. Earl Russell always consulted with those Governments, and therefore the accusation that it was the noble earl that used the language of intimidation was false and fell to the ground. He was confident that pos. terity would do justice to Earl Russell, and likewise to Lord Palmerston. it had been said that the con duct of the Government had lowered the prestige of England, but that he did not believe; for the Go vernment only adhered to engagements, and sought to carry out a treaty whichawhet her right or wrong, had been entered into. (Hear.) As soon as England found that other parties to the treaty were not pre. pared to carry out its terms then she desisted, and gave Denmark to understand that nothing more could be done in her behalf. (Hear.) There was another topicwhich had been equally subject to mist representation—that of China. Lord Palmerston had been accused of desiring to make China another India, and of wishing to go to war with that country, the population of which was 300,000,000, for the purpose of taking possession of it. It was always difficult to disprove a mere assertion, but all he could say was, no such intention ever existed. He had been blamed for speaking in the House of Commons in favour of the China policy of the Government, bee cause some years previously he had voted against Lord Palmerston on the subject of China. But there was no analogy between the two cases, and his vote was really given in support of the view which ho formerly advocated, and which he firmly balleved had been carried out by Lord Palmerston's Government —namely, to settle matters peaceably and by treaty, instead of by cannon-shot and by battle. (Applause.) This country had now complete peace with the Chinese Government, and instead of England now going to war on account of a quarrel between some governor and a British consul, these matters were now settled at Pekin, and brought to a proper conclusion. That was the way the Eng lish Government now dealt with China, and he thought it would be most wicked for a civilised country to take advantage of a nation semi-civilised. (Hear, hear.) The English had been defending in China the treaty ports, which under a treaty were open to a foreign trade generally. In a few years an enormous trade had sprung up, but at the same time a rebellion of a formidable character—that of the Tee pings--broke out, and had its principal seat near the city of Shanghai. The Taepings threat ened to attack and destroy that settlement, for they were mere bands of robbers, had no system of ad ministration, and went about devastating every thing within their reach. What, then, was to be done? Either Shanghai must be abandoned, and t h e loss to English trade would have been most asrious, or England must send troops against the Taepinge, or enable the Chinese to fight the Taepings themse lves. England adopted the latter course, and that policy had been most successful. Shanghai was again a free port, When the Taepinga took possession of it they rerlueNi that beautiful city to ruins, and no sooner had the Taepings left that place than the city was again becoming populous, He believed the policy p u „ l ied wee a good policy, and though the leaders of patty attacked them they never announced any alternative policy. The only alternative policy was that brought f o rward afterwards by Mr Cobden , from whom anything that dropped was worth lie• tening to. (Cheers.) He was a man of great ability, and took an original view of the subjects on which he treated, but anything more impracti. cable or more likely to lead to general war than his plan could not be conceived. It was that the Eng• lish should withdraw from Pekin and China and take possession of three or four islands along the coast. That would have been a declaration of war against China, and if the English had a right to take those islands, France and Russia would have had an equal right to take ours. Such a course of proceeding must have created general confusion. The only alternative policy was that which the British Government actually pursued. By the re- turns of the Board of Trade for 1862 and 1863 it appeared that the total estimated value of the foreign trade in China amounted to £104,208,892, of which trade a portion amounting to no less than £41,936,797 was carried on in Shanghai, and he believed that the English trade with China was in the course of gradual development, and would still become greater. (Hear, hear.) Now, with respect to Japan, the Government had been denounced for making a wanton attack upon the town of Kago- sima, and some people were always too ready to accept as facts accusations against the British officers. Now, he was one of those who did not believe that the British officers would wantonly sacrifice the lives of any population. (" Hear, hear," and a cry of "Oh !") He would go further, and say that no Englishman would recklessly sacriM five the lives of human beings. (Cheers.) And it was afterwards proved that these accusations against British officers at Kagosima were unfounded, (Hear, hear.) True, a great part of the town was burnt down, but there was the evidence of Satsuma that the whole population was previously removed. The town rose again speedily, for the houses, instead of being built of lath and plaster, were only built of lath and paper. (Hear, and a laugh.) Still, there was no doubt that the destruction of the place was an unfortunate event, and no one regretted it more than he did. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the Japanese, the British Government had no other wish than to cultivate the most friendly relations with them, conferring benefits on Japan, while England at the same time derived advantage from extended trade. Difficulties might arise, not so much from the Government of Japan, but from some sort of independent Daimio taking on himself to erect a number of batteries and block up the entrance to the Inland Sea. If this had been submitted to it would have been an encouragement to other Daimios, and perhaps to the Japanese Government, to have acted in the same way, and would have led to a serious state of things, and perhaps to war. Consequently, England, France, Holland, and the United States determined to_destroy those batteries; and it ap peared that the Japanese were a most singular people, for when, after the destruction of the bats teries, men were sent from the fleet to remove the guns, Prince Nagato sent a number of men to assist in removing them, and gave presents of fruit and flowers to the crews of the ships which had been engaged in knocking the batteries about his ears. (Laughter.) Admiral Kuper during that transac tion forbade any attack on the city, and not a single house was destroyed. (Cheers.) The result was remarkable. Probably the Japanese Government waited to see the result. The silk trade of Yoko• hama had been excluded from the upper harbour, where the British merchants resided, but in 1861. 1862 it amounted to 2,593 bales, in 1862.1863 to 5,283 bales, and in 1863.1864 to 5,436 bales ; but during the silk season in 1864 it amounted to only 706 bales. But after the affair at Nagato, when the trade was opened, 3,000 bales were immediately sent. (Hear, hear.) He regretted the existence of a state of war, and he did not think that any one would wantonly enter upon it, but still there were occasions on which war could not be entirely prey vented. (Hear.) With respect to European politics he had little to say. He had seen Italy, and was aware of the marvellous progress made in that coun try, and of the moderation, good sense, and abnega tion shown by the Italian Parliament under difficult circumstances. (Cheers.) He looked with great pride on that the only Parliament on the Continent of Europe similar to the British Parliament, and upon a country where the people enjoyed liberty of speech, and where, he trusted, the liberty of the people would be guarded and carried out. Amid the general peace which now prevailed there was one black spot, and that was in America ; and there was no one, whatever la'_s opinions might be with reference to the dispute, but devoutly prayed that the war might cease. (Cheers.) He stated this be cause he regretted to say that there were persons in this country who wished it to be believed that Eng lish sympathies were not with the misfortunes of the American people, but were in favour of the war and its being carried on to extermination. He did not believe that that was the feeling of any large body of Englishmen. (Cheers.) He believed that Englishmen wished to see an end to this horrible warfare, than which history did not record anything more terrible. The general state of peace in other parts of the world had led to an extreme develop. ment of British resources, and particularly of com mercial intercourse with the civilised globe, The wealth and prosperity of this country during the last few years had made enormous progress, springing out of the principles of free trade. One of the first foreign Powers to reduce duties on imports and exports was Turkey, and no country had more readily responded to the invitation to engage in free trade than Turkey. The Government of that country had been accused of a want of toleration, but he believed the Government of that country to be eminently tolerant as compared with other Go vernments in Europe. He trusted that the Turkish Government would continue in that path of wisdom, and be tolerant to all sects, and particularly to the Christians, who formed so large a portion of the population of Turkey. (A cry of " Anything about Poland ?" followed by cheers.) The increase of this country's commercial relations with Europe, and the increase of its commercial prosperity, were no doubt due to the great free-trade movement, and he felt that such men as Cobden, Bright, and Chas. Villiers were entitled to all the credit owing to those who conferred a great benefit on their coun try. Some persons had complained that there had been almost a standstill in the extension of free trade on the continent for some time ; and that the Government did not enter into treaties with other Powers similar to the Treaty with France ; but the fact was that the advantage of adopting a system of commercial freedom was not so well understood on the continent as in this country. The Emperor of the French perceived it, and he bestowed great benefits on this country by the courage ho displayed by entering into the Treaty with England. With reference to free trade the English Government thought that policy good in itself, and were willing to give all the advantages it had obtained from France to other countries, but France was in a dife ferent position, and as soon as she concluded a treaty with England she went to Italy and said, " Make a treaty with me, and I will give you so and so." However, every treaty which France made was to the advantage of this country, for as soon as concessions were made to France by other Powers this country had a right to claim the same from them. Consequently England had obtained similar advantages, and had now a treaty with Italy like the treaty between France and Italy, and would soon have a treaty with Prussia, the Zoll. verein States, and with Switzerland. So little by little the free trade system would be extended over Europe. There was a movement taking place even in Austria, emanating from the action of common, cial men there. He did not like to detain the meeting by reading a most extraordinary libt of figures he had in his possession, and which afforded the most convincing proof of the success of the free trade system. The result of our commercial inter course with Europe was highly satisfactory. It led to the wealth and prosperity of the country, and to a great improvement in the condition of the people. This had, no doubt, given f ise to a great deeire fur peace. That might he a very creditable feeling, lent it must not b e carr i ed too far, for the greater t in wealth of this country the more was a temple,. Lion held out for other countries. If the time had fo: the lamb tgohltieadoowtmh'inethreoixutth fleetst e o o n r , t armies, e i a ,i n comp dee d , England and. without incurringthGeU Eamies, th a t l i mo Pelit - : 0 to maintain however had not yet arrived. States merely represented the aggregate passions of men, and so long as men were wicked and unjust so long also would there be found Go• vernments who were unjust. During the last few months nations were seen combined together to despoil the weak, and the same might happen again. To prevent this state of things the balance of power was devised. Some persons spoke of that doctrine as exploded, but that was not a statesman like way of treating the question. The balance of power was one of the wisest things ever devised by statesmen, and it meant that the different States of Europe,when they saw one nation sufficiently strong to despoil another, and attempting to do so, should combine together to prevent that unjust attack. Sir James Mackintosh, in one of his speeches, said— The system of preserving some equilibrium of power—of preventing any State from becoming too great for her neigh bours, is a system purely defensive, and directed towards the object of universal preservation. It is a system which pro vides for the security of all States by balancing the force and opposing the interests of great ones. The independence of nations is the end, the balance of power is only the means Nations powerful enough to defend themselves may subsist securely in most tolerable conditions of society; but States too small to be safe by their strength can exist only where they ate guarded by the equilibrium of force, and the vigi lance which watches over its preservation. The system of the balance of power is that system of which indeed great empires were the guardians, but of which the perfect action was indicated by the security of feebler commonwealths. Under this system no great violation of national independ ence had occurred from the first civilisation of the European States till the partition of Poland. The safety of the feeblest States, under the authority of justice, was so great that there seemed little exaggeration in calling such a society the " commonwealth" of Europe. Principles which stood in the stead of laws and magistrates provided for the security of defenceless communities as perfectly as the safety of the humblest individual is maintained in a well •ordered com monwealth. Europe can no longer be called a common wealth when her members have no safety but in their strength. Those sentences were uttered in 1815, when the smaller States of Europe were being destroyed and handed over to other stronger States, and what Sir James Mackintosh said was perfectly true, as every student of history knew. They were proud in the present day, and fancied that greater liberty existed, and that there was greater progress in human thought than ever be fore; but he doubted whether human thought was now more developed than between the 14th and 15th centuries. Then took place the Reformation, the invention of printing, and a great advance in civilisation ; and almost always were they indebted to the smaller States for that progress. The smaller States supported Luther, and encouraged great in ventions in those days, but when the smaller States succumbed then liberty perished, though this country, being removed from the Continent, was able to preserve its liberty. (Hear.) This led him to say a word or two about non-intervention. It had been said that the debate of last session altered the foreign relations of this co'intry, but he did not believe a word of that. - What was non intervention ? If it meant abstaining from inter fering in other people's affairs, from forcing on other people princes or laws they do not want, or inconvenient dynastic alliances, then, he said, let that principle be laid down as the founlation of foreign policy. (Cheers.) Nor did he believe that any statesman, Conservative or Liberal, would ven ture, in spite of public opinion, to act otherwise. He did not believe that any statesman now would enter again into those dynastic alliances, or impose, as this country did, certain lases and Princes on France. Such a thing was impossibb. (Hear, hear.) But if by non-intervention was meant holding per• fectly aloof and abstaining from mediation when mediation might adjust disputes, he believed that the people of Eog land did not wish fur such non intervention, which would be most dangerous to this country. (Hear.) Still, this right of interven tion must be exercised with caution, and with a due consideration both to other people and to this country. - When people can be by mediation pre vented from carrying on terrible wars, then it was the duty of the country to exert that mediation when it was asked for, and when it was acceptable to both parties. During the debate of last session the opponents of the Government stated that there was a great Conservative reaction in this country ; but they found out their mistako when the division took placc,for there was a great rnqjority of Scotch, Eng. lish, and Welsh representatives. So that this Con servative reaction only existed in the imagination of some of the Conservatives. The real question was whether this country was not bound to act up to her treaty engagements, and if it could have found out any means to prevent the war it would have done good service to I), , ,nmark. The next question was whether the British Government were right in en deavouring to prevent the dismemberment of Den mark. He said they were, because Denmark was a free country, and had great influence on the polities of Europe. Bat if be were asked whether the Go vernment were bound to go to war for Denmark, he replied in the negative. The hon. gentleman pro ceeded to say that it was the parties who accused Go vernment of wishing to go to war that tried to force them to do so. It was not the Government that were warlike, for the Government were obliged to a certain extent to restrain the people, not only on the Danish but the Polish question ; and though he deeply. sympathised with the feeling for the Poles and the Danes, still he maintained that it was the duty of the Government not to be carried away by such sympathy. He thought the Government deserved credit for preserving the country fromwar but at the same time he believed that every Enge lishman, whether a nobleman or a working man, was equally determined that England should pre. serve her position in the council of nations as here tofore. (Cheers.) Turning from foroign politics to home subjects, ho observed that some years ago the most eloquent advocates of free trade declared that if the principle of free trade were accepted and the markets of England were thrown open to the world, political discontent would cease. He ventured to say that that pro phecy had become true, and the very fact of the great wealth and prosperity of this land had caused forgetfulness to a certain extent of home politics. He, however, repeated what he had said on former occasions—that, so far from the present condition of the country being an argument to the effect that political liberty was sufficiently extended and that no more reform was needed, he contended that it was the strongest argument in favour of progres sive reform. (Laud cheers.) The very fact that the working men were daily increasing in intern. gence, wealth, and comfort was a proof that they were entitled to the suffrage, and the position of the working men ought to be recognised by extending to them the suffrage. (Loud cheers.) But let them not throw on the Government the blame of not extending the suffrage to them. The present Par liament was u reactionary Parliament beyond all previous Parliaments. Some time ago measures of ' civil reform and religious toleration were carried by a small majority, but now they were defeated by majorities. The House of Commons, however, had only another year to live, and on the electors de pended what should be the character of the next House, and if they wanted the extension of the suffrage they must give their pledge to the candi date on the hustings. (Loud cheers.) If his constituents could address a reproach to him that he had voted against those measures he had always advocated, then let them turn their backs on , him ; bat he declared that no pledge he had given had not been carried out. After some further remarks ho concluded by express ing his conviction that when the appeal was again made to the people the Government would receive the nation's support, for he was convinced the people of this natio❑ would not wish to deprive of power those who had done so much for the pro sperity of the country :and for the happiness and comfort of the people. The hen. member then sat down amid lcud cheers, Mr FIELD asked Mr Layard why he was not pre sent in the House of Commons when the motion for the abolition of flogging in the army and navy was brought on ? A working man referred to Mr Peabody's gift for the poor of Landon, and wished to know whether the hon. member could tell him where the money was, and why it had not been made use of. Mr LAYARD said it was perfectly true he was absent from the vote on the question of flogging in the army and navy, but the opinions he expressed when elected he still maintained. The question of THE Sit N, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 3, 1864. flogging in the army was brought on as an amend , merit on the Mutiny Act, and as that as a great Government measure (the provision about flogging in the army being only a clause in it) it vas quite impossible for him to vote against it. (thar, hear, and some disapprobation.) But he marked his feelings by staying away. With regard to Mr Peabody's gift, he thought that that mus; be dealt with by the working men themselves. Let them look into the question and seo what was practicable, and when that was done he would be willing to ask Sir George Grey to grant them an interview. Mr HAYNES then moved a resolution ex.pressing the thanks of the meeting to Mr Layard for his diligent attention in Parliament and elsewhere to the borough of Southwark, and acknowledging with gratification the frank and satisfactory statement made by him that evening, The resolution was agreed to unanimously. Mr LAYARD responded to the vote of thanks, and, after thanks had also been voted to the Chairman, the meeting separated. STATE OF TRADE. MANdliThaElt, Dec. 2,—The market continues to oscillate in a manner quite as remarkable as at any time during the last few months. On Tuesday we had a fall it she value of yarn, as compared with the previous Tuesday, of ld to 2d per lb, To-day the balance is in the opposite direction ; in shipping yarns there has been a considerable improvement, and some rather large orders have been giver. out at id to ld per lb advance on what buyers were disposed to give on Tuesday. For home-trade yarns we have had rather less activity than in shipping yarns, but there has been a rather better feeling manifested. A slight advance has been asked on Tuesday's prices, but only a moderate business has been done. In the cloth market also there hes been a more cheerful feeling, which is no doubt due to sore extent, like that in yarn, to the improvement which has taken place yesterday and to-day in cotton at Liverpool. A telegram in anticipation of the India mail has also probably had some effect on the market to-day. It is dated Nov. 12, and reports that the European houses had to a great extent with drawn their stocks from the market, and that a better feel ing was manifesting itself. At Manchester to-day we have more inquiry for cloth, and a little increase of business. There is no actual advance in prices to report, nor has there been by any means an extensive business. Manufac turers are exceedingly firm, resale lots being either disposed of or withdrawn, and a better demand seems to be anticie pated. In the present state of the market not many orders have been given out for cloth to make. LEEDS, 2d.—The following is the trade report of the Leeds Chamber of Commerce for the month of November : —" Business during the past month has been very quiet in nearly all departments of the woollen trade. In both the warehouses and halls the inquiry has been almost alto gether for assorting stock. The manufecturers are not so well employed as usual, and many are working short time. This, however, appears to bo to a great degree attri butable to the indisposition of merchants to enter into the usual engagements for spring goods, on account of the still uncertain prospects of the money-market. Stocks aro very moderate, and there is nothing to show that the production of woollen goods has been in excess of the legi timate demand of the country. Prices are, under the cir cumstances, remarkably firm. The woollen cap trade is also less active. The last series of public sales for this season commenced on the 17th inst., and comprises about 70,000 bales. Nearly one half of this is Cape wool, and that chiefly from the eastern provinces. So far prices have generally ruled about 5 per cent. below those of the August sales, the greatest reduction being in Cape and the lower and more faulty descriptions of Australian wools, and the smallest has been on good stapled wools. The Continental buyers are taking only a moderate proportion. English wools have been more in demand, and prices are firmer, All descrip tions of flax and tow have been very dull in this market. But little business has been done, and prices have been no minal. During the last week there has been rather more in quiry, and things look more cheerful. The spinners are all in full work, and - orders are rather more plentiful. Prices are decidedly firmer, and higher rates than would have been accepted a month ago are now asked, and in some cases have been obtained. Some of the makers of merchant iron are not so busy, the state of the money-market causing an indispo sition in some quarters to give orders at present. For the better sorts, which form the heaviest portion of the Leeds iron trade, the demand still continues good, and the works are in full operation, There is no change to note in the ma chine and engineer tool trades, both continuing good. Loco motive and railway plant makers are well supplied with con tracts. The demand for cut nails is not so good. We have to report a good demand for rape and linseed oils during the month, and prices are very firm, notwithstanding the state of the mote) -market. Seeds are decidedly firmer, especi ally rape, which is dearer than last month. Linseed cakes are in good consumptive demand in this district, at full rates. Olive oils aro much the same as before, with little alteration in the prices required by importers. In leather the bu6iness during the past month has been of a very quiet character, purchases being confined to present wants. The principal demand has been for prime heavy butts and bends light common and shaved hides, the better description of East India kips, and offal. Prices generally have been well sustained, and stocks have not increased. There is no ma terial change in the position of the tanners. The shoe trade is decidedly quieter than last month. There is little change to no'e in the paper trade ; the demand is steady, and prices are without change. Itags are offered freely and can be bought on better terms. The supply of cattle has been equal to that equal at this season, and both beasts and sheep have met with a brisk demand at very full rates. A considerable num ber of foreign cattle have been shown. Number (five mar kets), cattle, 2,162; sheep, 14,470. The supply of wheat has been good, the demand quiet, prices being without any material change. There has been a large supply of barley, and prices have given way is per qr. Oats and beans un altered." NOTTINGHAM, 23.—The attendance on 'Change to.•day was not numerous, and the business done in lace yarns was only moderate, and recent rates Were fully maintained. The demand for hosisry yarns was rather better, at recent cur rencies. Silks were steady and unaltered in price. Brow❑ nets were not quotably altered, but there was very little doing. Fivell oolartlep.—Supposed Lives, Singular AccLiodsesntoaft On Thursday morning a melancholy accident took placo at Hartlepool. A little before six o'clock one of the boats at the Commissioner's Ferry was laden with passenger-work men belonging to the Middleton Foundry and tue shipyards, and the ferryman had just started the boat from the land ing, when the brig Zenith, of Sunderland, which was being moved by the Thomas and Mary st eam b oat, was observed coming stem on towards the boat. Th e morning was dark and the tido was high, with a stron g current running from the " Slake" down the channel int o t h e sea, and as the Zenith approached the boat, the ferrymen endeavoured to back the boat into a siding out of the way of the vessel, but but some of the passengers caught hold of the chain against the battery which protects the steps, and kept the boat in such a position that the vessel was sure to come in contact with it. The danger was inevitable, and fearing that the boat would be crushed to pieces and its living freight killed or drowned, a c r y was raised to ju mp overboard, an d no sooner was it uttered than the wh o l e of the people in the boat were struggling into the sea. The scene that presented itself at this period was the most heartrending. Upwards of 30 men and boys were struggling with a strong tide to keep themselves from being washed into the channel. Those that could not swim were clinging to the garments of others more fortunate, and parties who were on the steps of the landing succeeded in pulling three or four poor fellows ou t of the water. Lines were got, and others were hauled on shore. Some parties who could swim were instrumental in saving the lives of several who would otherwise have perished, In about five minutes all who were afloat had landed, and great consternation prevailed as to who were saved or missing. At first it was conjectured that there were at least nine persona drowned, but about 10 o'clock it was ascertained that such was not the case. However, one man named Long, livi ng in North Wells-street, was recog nised in the boat by ono of the passengers, and he was mis sing. A tin can belonging to a person named Wm. Bowser, is found, and its owner is not forthcoming, and fears are entertained that ho also is gone. There are tin cans belong ing to other three individuals which have not been claimed —also three caps, The Vi c i n it y o f th e f err y l a ndi ng h as b een crowded with peopl e s i nce the accident, and the wives and children of the wo r k men belonging to the factories have been in a state of the greatest excitement, One of the ferrymen named Ashcroft was nearly drowned, and was in such a state of exhaustion that he had to be assisted home. Others also had some narrow escapes. Under the superintendence of Mr Horsley, the pilot master, the channel has been dragged, but as the tido was ebbing, and there always is a strong current, tho bodies would no doubt be carried to sea. Up to ono o'clock yesterday afternoon the parties who were grappling had nut been successful in discovering any of the bodies. The latest rumour was that only two persons aro missing—but it is impossible at present to arrive at the actual loss of lite. THE ROBBERIES AT PRESTON.—At Blackburn, yesterday James Singleton, commission agent, and Michael Kearns, carter, were remanded to Preston, on the charge of being concerned in the robbery of yarn, weavers' beams, oil tallow, &c. from the mill of Mr Newton, of Preston. the property of Messrs Seed and Calvert, his assignees. The Chief Constable said it could be proved that they assisted in the removal of the goods. [ADvEhrrisEMENT ]—Scaled Heads ' Sore Breasts, In flamed Nipples.—There is no medical preparation in the world which may be so thoroughly depended on in the treatment of the above ailments as Holloway's invaluable ointment, and scarcely a day passes in which authentic testimonials to its efficacy are not received from all parts of the globe. Nothing can be simpler or more safe than the manner in which they were applied, or its action on the body both locally and constitutionally. The ointment rubbed on the part affected enters the pores just as salt en ters moat, and not only gets rid of the local evil, but pene trates to the source of it and drives it fr©m the system. LAW INTELLIGENCE—Dec. 2. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sittings at Nisi Prius, in Middlesex, before Mr Justice Willes and a Special Jury.) CARR V. THE AGRICULTURAL HALL COMPANY (LIMITED). A FEROCIOUS DOG. This was an action to recover:damages, in consequence of the plaintiff having been bitten at the dog-show at the Agricultural Hall, last summer. The Solicitor-General and Mr Prentice appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr Lush, Q.C., Mr Garth, and Mr Marshall Griffiths for the defendant. . The plaintiff, a young man, was the son of Mr Carr, a licensed victualler, and the proprietor of Carr's Dining rooms, in the Strand, and about eight o'clock on the even ing of the Ist of June he was with his uncle at the Islington dog-show ; and when passing the dog No. 380, a Russian bloodhound, and the largest dog in the show, he said to his uncle, " That is a remarkably large dog," and indicated the one he meant by a wave of his right hand. Tho dog, which was lying down with his head upon his paws, instantly sprang forward and seized his hand, tearing it in a terrible manner. Ho suffered very much from the injury, his hand was in a sling for six woks, and he has lost the power of feeling from one of his fingers and from the palm of the hand. On the morning of the 3d of June Mr Carr went to the office of the defendants' company, and having asked for the manager, ho saw two gentlemen, and complained of what had happened. One of the gentlemen said, "He is a terribly savage beast; he fought two other dogs when they were taking him away." Mr Carr, in cross-examination, said that he could not swear that it was Mr Sidney, tho company's manager, or Mr Douglas, the superintendent of the show who made this statement as to the character of the dog ; but he believed that he had spoken to both gentlemen upon the matter. Of course, in order to render the company liable in this action it was necessary to show that they knew that the dog was accustomed to bite mankind, and some discussion took place as to how the company could be fixed with this knowledge. Mr Lush admitted that it would be sufficient to show that Mr Sidney knew the dog was ferocious. The Solicitor-General contended that it would be enough if Mr Douglas had this knowledge, bocauso the catalogue said, " All communications on the subject of the show to be made either to Mr John Douglas, the superintendent, or to S. Sidney, Esq., the secretary and manager." Mr Fencham, a bookbinder, said that on May 30 he was at the show with his wife, when the dog in question seized his hand, which was swinging at his side as ho was walk ing, and so hurt him that ho was still under the doctor's hands. On the afternoon of June 1 he saw Mr Douglas, described the dog, and complained of his hurt. He said that witness had better see Mr Sidney; and two or three days after witness saw Mr Sidney, and applied for compensation. He got none, but was told it was his own fault. Mr Warren, packing• case maker, said that he was at the show on May 31. He patted this dog and it bit him. Ho complained to a keeper, who said the dog was a sav_age fellow. Mr Wilcox said that he was at the show between six and seven on the evening of Juno 1, when a friend drew his attention to the dog. Witness said he was an ugly brute, and, pointing to the next animal, said, " There is a better specimen of a dog." The bloodhound immediately seized his hand, but witness had the presence of mind to let his hand remain in the mouth of the dog until the animal volun tarily let it go. Mr Forshaw, the medical man who attended the plaintiff, said that he himself first saw the hand on June 2, and that at that time it was much swollen and irritated. It was torn in half a dozen directions. A portion of the palm of the hand was torn up, exposing the blood vessels and tendons. The nerves of the midlle finger were so much destroyed that they had to be removed, and there =aid consequently be deficient sensation in that finger for the remainder of life. Mr Carr suffered a good deal from constitutional dis turbance in consequence of the accident, and his general health continued deteriorated down to the present time. For the defence it was said there had been no negli gence on the part of the company. The platform upon which the dogs were exhibited was sft Bin in width and they were so chained that they could not reach further than 2ft Gin from the barrier, a thin iron rope, at the edge of the platform. The way in which this was known was that the dogs were Gft apart, and when they were chained up their heads were drawn towards each other, so as to see that they could not bite ono another. Mr Sidney and Mr Douglas denied that they had ever heard at the time of the plaintiff's accident that the dog had bitten anybody. Mr Douglas said that ho had fre quently handled the dog, and never saw him exhibit any bad temper. Mr Fryer, a gentleman who bought the dog for £25, said that before ho bought it he tried every means to see if it was quiet, because he wished to have it in the house. Ho pointed at the dog to try to irritate it, and put bread into its mouth and took it out again. He continued his expe riments upon the dog for half an hour without effect. After he bought it children frequently played with the dog, wit ness for several weeks took it out walking in the streets, and he never saw a large dog that wan so completely quiet. lie sold it for 100 guineas. Tho koopor liben described the dog as quiet. though ho admitted that Warren had complained of being bitten ; but ho denied that he had admitted that the dog was savage. On the contrary, ho said that it was Warren's own fault for getting too near the dog. Mr Justice Willes said that to entitle the plaintiff to re- cover the jury must b 3 satisfied that the dog had a peculiar propensity to bite people, and that the company, through their agents having the control and management of the place, knew beforehand that the dog had bitten some other person. Further, that having this knowledge, they did not take proper care to prevent similar accidents; and, lastly, that the plaintiff himself did not contribute by his own ne gligence to the accident. A juryman asked if a company exhibiting animals that might injure mankind, without knowing that any particular animal was vicious, were not bound to afford sufficient pro tection against injury. Mr Justice Willes explained that at all events the plaintiff did not put his case upon that ground, for the declaration alleged that the defendants know that this particular animal was "accustomed to bite mankind." The jury, after considering the matter for an hour, found for the plaintiff, damages £lOO. Mr Justice Willes observed that this was exactly the verdict and the amount which had passed through his own mind as the right one. A juryman said that ho had often seen this exhibition, and he thought that it was very desirable that the dogs should be placed further away from the visitors. Mr Justice Willes replied that that was very much a matter of individual feeling, turning upon whether the persons wore timid of dogs. He had himself been to the exhibition, and it seemed to be most admirably conducted. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, DEC. 2. ;Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Westminster, before Mr Baron Martin and a Common Jury.) TUCKER V. BAYLEY. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a betting man, against the defendant, a gentleman who was repre sented to be possessed of considerable property in the vici nity of Cavendish-square, to recover the sum of £lO2 ls. for money lent, money paid, and money found to be due upon an account stated. 'rho defendant paid a sum of 17 is. into court, and pleaded that that was suii•'icient to satisfy the plaintiff's claim. Mr Digby Seymour, Q.C., and Mr Butler Rigby were counsel for the plaintiff; Mr Huddleston, Q.C,, and Mr Prentice were for the defendant. It appeared from the evids.,nce for the plaintiff that he and a person named Powell were in the habit of taking commis sions from gentlemen for the purpose of betting on horses at the different races—the former using the name of "Wood, and the latter that of Johnson, for private reasons of their own. Tho defendant was a gentleman, who it was repre sented was very fond of speculating upon horse races, and was introduced to the plaintiff as a" principal,' who wished to give him a commission, by the man Powell, at the Saracen's Head Hotel, Snowhill, when, according to the plaintiff's account, he was instructed by the defendant to back the fol lowing horses for him at the annexed prices—Carisbrook, at £lO to £37s—Morocco, at £lO to £soo—Baldwin, at £lO to £soo—Mail Train, at £lO to £2so—Summerside, at £lO to £soo—Battaglia, at £lO to £soo—Retainer, at £lO to £loo—Calista colt, at £lO to £37s—Suspicion, at £lO to £lso—and Canzonette. at £5 to £5OO. The plaintiff alleged that three lists were made out of the horses and the amounts one of which was supplied to the defendant, one he kept himself, and one Powell had. That ono was now produced by Powell, and on the part of defendant it was contended that it was a forgery. However, the plaintiff backed the horses, and all of them lost ; and subsequently defendant refused to refund the sum he (plaintiff) had paid for him, viz., £95. The rest of the amount claimed was made up by the sum of £7 is which the plaintiff lent the defendant, and which the defendant uow paid into court. The plaintiff was called, and in cross-examination said that he merely used the name of Wood in the betting-ring, because it was usual amongst betting men to do so. The Prince of Wales did the same. (Laughter.) The defence was that the whole of the transaction on the part of the plaintiff and Powell was a fraud and a juggle for the purpose of doing the defendant out of the sum in ques tion, besides the sum of £2OO which it was alleged plaintiff owed him, instead of his owing the latter anything. Ac cording to the defendant's account. the plaintiff was intro duced to him as an honest man by Powell, who afterwards turned out to be a colleague of his, and ho induced defendant to be.* ten horses at the prices above noted for the Cesare witch Stakes; but instead of one of them being the horse mentioned in the list produced to-day, viz., Calista colt, it was Thalestris, which won the stakes ; and therefore the defendant on the balance was entitled to the sum of £2OO from the plaintiff. The defendant alleged that the list which was made out at the time was not the one now pro duced, the one now produced being a forgery by the plain tiff and Powell, for the purpose of not only doing defendant out of the sum of £2OO upon the horse Thalestris, but also for the purpose of getting a verdict for the sum of £95 over and above the sum paid into court. The ceee occupied the Court a considerable time, and eventually The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, which was received with great applause in court, SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. TIME B.—Since the great Duke of Marlborough turned his back upon the Dutch, and plunged heroi cally into Germany to fight the famous battle of Blenheim, military history has recorded no stranger muvel than the mysterious expedition of General Sherman on an unknown route against an undis coverable enemy. It is six months since the Federal commander broke up his quarters at Chattanooga and marched against the Confederate army in his front which barred the road to Georgia. This army, by dint rather of manoeuvring than fighting he drove continuously before him for three months together, until he found himself in August before the defences of Atlanta. He completed this remarkable success by compelling the Confederate garrison to evacuate the city, which he occupied in triumph ; but here his real embarrassments began. He had captured Atlanta, to the infinite delight of the Federal and the great advantage of Mr Lincoln's electioneering prospects, but it soon appeared that the victory was useless, and that it would be necessary either to do something more or undowhat had been done already. The Northern General was nearly 150 miles from ! his base of operations ; he was in the heart of an enemy's country; hostile armies still kept the field in undiminished strength, and the same strategy which he had employed against the Southern com mander could be turned by that commander against him. It was obvious, indeed, that if Sherman, by intercepting supplies and interrupting communica■ tions, could make Atlanta untenable to Hood, Hood could, with at least equal facility, make Atlanta un tenable to Sherman. This was what quickly oc curred. Gen. Hood, reinforced by Gen. Beauregard, soon drew the Federal commander out of the city, and for a week or two the contending armies were engaged in manceuvres of which the details and ob jects have been but obscurely reported. Suddenly, however, we hear that Sherman has changed his game, and taken a new and momentous decision. He has absolutely evacuated Atlanta, and left it to be re-occupied by the Confederates. He has turned his back upon the Confederate armies and marched off in another direction ; but whither ho is marching, or what he designs, neither Federals nor Confede rates can tell. We must presume that the Govern mentsof Washington and Richmond are in the secret. Sherman, whatever may be his plan, can hardly have adopted it without concert with other Federal commanders, while it is obvious that the Confede rate authorities might expect intelligence from the population on the track as soon as the direction of the march had been disclosed. But never, even in Russia, was secret better kept. Neither Northern nor Southern journals can do more than conjecture what has happened. New York papers speak of the expedition as " The Great Mystery," and ejaculate " What :has become of Sherman's army ?" Some think that he has left Atlanta foi Montgomery, which is about 175 miles to the south-west, on the road to Mobile, which would be above 100 miles further ; some that he is gone to Macon, about 100 miles to the south - east, intending to march from that town to Savannah, which is nearly 200 miles beyond. Others think that Charleston is his object, while there are those who maintain that, instead of marching either south-east or south-west, he has pushed straight away north, there to co-operate with General Grant in Virginia by seizing Lynch. burg, and thus blockading Richmond on the west. Conjectures so wide and inconsistent sufficiently demonstrate the entire ignorance which prevails, but that an army of 50,000 men should in a civilised country be so utterly lost to sight for days together is one of the most incredible incidents of this extra dinary war. It is believed that General Sherman started upon this mysterious expedition on the 11th of November, and it is stated, though we know not with what authority, that his first march from At. lanta was certainly southwards. This might be in the direction either of Montgomery or Macon, and might take him, according as he diverged to the west or to the east, into the heart of Alabama or the heart of Georgia, and enable him to advance, if unopposed and unembarrassed,upon either Mobile or Savannah, The:New York papers repeat with apparent satis faction, but with an evident ground of misgiving, that Sherman in thus advancing towards the sea is marching to a base, and not from ono, since on his arrival at the coast he could be supported by the naval forces of the North. But if his object is only to reach the coast he could have reached it more surely by sea, and if a land force was wanted to co operate in an attack upon Savannah or Wilmington it need not have been sent by way of Chattanooga and Atlanta. It appears almost certain that this expedition, whatever may be its object, has been attempted not as part of any original scheme, but as the sequel of an enterprise to which no other end could be discerned. General Sherman took Atlanta, but when he had taken it he knew not what to do with either his prize or himself. The enemy, who had been rather circumvented than defeated - , made the place untenable for him, the capture itself pro- duced no results, the blockading armies could not be disposed of, and, though pursued, could not be caught at a disadvantage Teothere lay the Federal General with his army unable to stay, and yet find ing no good in taking the field. It was necessary to strike out a new lino of operations, and that has certainly been done, though in what direction or with what intent nobody can tell. If Sherman has gone northwards to co-operate with Grant, the movemi nt may produce important consequences, for he could materially help to invest the Confederate capital. This would, perhaps, be the moat reason able and natural enterprise, though even in this case it would follow that the whole campaign in Georgia had been a mistake_, and that Sherman had better have marched upon Lynchburg in May last, instead of wasting six months in an expedition producing no results whatever. But the anticipa. tione of the Americans themselves point for the most part in an opposite direction. It is commonly believed that Sherman has plunged either into Alabama or Georgia, and that he will appear on the coast of one of those States in due time. In this case, however, how will it fare with him ? His army is undoubtedly good and in efficient condition. It carries thirty or, as some say, sixty days' rations with it, and, besides, the country is untouched by the war and the Southern granaries at this season of the year would be well stored with provisions. It is also possible that no considerable force of the enemy would be encoun• tered in the way, for Hood and Beauregard have been left behind is Tennessee, and though they, or even Early, might be despatched on the track of the Federals, Sherman would have got a good start, and he is fully capable of improving that or any other advantage by his professional resources and skill. On the other hand, he would be throwing himself headlong into a hostile country of immense extent, without any line of communications. He has cut himself off from his base so completely and deli berately that he cannot even send intelligence of his movements. He has converted hie entire army into a flying column for an expedition involving most formidable distances. The State of Georgia is up wards of 300 miles long and 200 miles broad, and contains 58,000 square miles. Alabama is nearly as large. The roads in these countries may be broken up, bridges destroyed, and provisions carried away, while it is certain that, even if the Federal corn• mander should ultimately appear before either Charleston or Mobile, a bard siege would still await him at the end of his unparalleled march. Never. theless, he is beyond a doubt both an able and a resolute soldier, and he may know better than any of his countrymen what are the real chances of his enterprises. That it is a momentous enterprise can not be denied, but it is exactly one of those enter. prises which are judged by the event. It may either make Sherman the most famous General of the North, or it may prove the ruin of his reputation, his army, and even his cause together. POST.—The ceremony which took place on Wed ' nesday last at the little town of Now Radnor, far away from the busy scenes of commerce, and in the bosom of the Welsh hills, was no mere complimen tary tribute to departed obscurity. It was true that it was, as far as possible, the commemoration of a private bereavement and not of a public loss. But it is equally so that the public and private life of the great and good man whom hie friends and neighbours were met together to commemorate were so indissolubly blended together that it was practically impossible to dissociate the one from the other. Sir George Cornewall Lewis was, by the consent of all parties, one of those bright instances, which can happily be hardly said to be rare in this country, of an ardent and earnest politician who had never made a personal enemy or wounded tho feelings of a single individ. ual. He was one who held indeed his own opinions, and had proved himself well able to maintain them, bat who held them in such a manner as to provoke no needless antagonism, and to win the confidence) and respect even of his strongest political oppo nents. And thus it comes about that, at the foot of the Eleanor Cross which is to mark the sense of his own county neighbours of the irreparable lose which they have sustained, were to be found men differing widely as the poles in opinions, in senti ments, and in predilections, but all eager to pay a willing tribute to the memory of one well de. scribed by a competent judge as " Justissimus unus Qui fuit in Teucris, et servantissimus aaqui." It was not, however, in this light alone that Si r George Lewis has left his fellow-countrymen a noble example for them to follow. Mr Vernon Harcourt pointed out that he was one who was calculated to shine in other fields than that which he had selected as the special theatre for his great, although perhaps not brilliant, abilities. On Wed nesday last he received the testimony of a political adversary to his power of inspiring general confi. dence---of a statesman of European reputation to his worth in private life—and of one of the most N it 41. • eminent scholars of the day to his classical learnk ing and knowledge. Lord Derby and Mr Ularl" stone have latterly familiarised us with t he ide4 that leading statesmen may employ their leisure * moments in pursuits which would be deemedf ar proes.! duous were they attempted by a university But it sor as a part of his ordinary curriculunz. is not every one, as Dean Milman has well put !t, who, had he lived, would have been first f avourit e . for t hei vacant Premiership, and might have o ccu p i . e d with honour the chair of the Greek professo r in tne most learned university in Europe. His country wes well aware when he was taken from amongst us OIL!! she had lost one whom she could ill spare. 1 11 ! neighbours, and still more those who wer e connected. with him by the ties of relationship, mourned nOl only a dear friend, but one whose temper was neve r _ ruffled, whose patience was never wearied, and whu missed no opportunity of doing a kindness to others. It is late in the day now to recap itu l a t e s eriatio all the offices which he held, and all the serviced which he rendered in each of them to his Sovereign' But it is not too late to point the moral which le suggested by every stage of such a career. Sir Geo. Lewis was emphatically not of the nu mber of thus! born geniuses who wake some morning . 4 to fie': themselves famous." His was a career of unwearied industry, of patience, of self-denial, and of grade i development. Ho was known, indeed, from th i e time of his university career as a deep and profounu. scholar, well versed in foreign as well as in 4136°,1 literature. Still, it was not till ho had attaihe,."' something very like middle life that what might udee called a fair opportunity of distinction presen t % itself, and o ffi ce, when it came, came in its drie st and least attractive form. It was as a Poor-101 Commissioner that Sir George Lewis first won hie spurs, and displayed those faculties of research , on: centration, and general aptitude for business which made him afterwards successively Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary of the Home Department, and Secretary for War. To the end of his dayseecs he could never be called an orator, and his sp he invariably read far better than they were delivered. But he brought to every subject which he !P, l proached a thorough honesty of purpose, a roinl wonderfully devoid of prejudice, and powers 0' work and of investigation which may occasionally have been equalled, but which can rarely have bee n excelled. There was a thorough conviction in the minds of all who came in contact with him not only that he meant well, but that he was capable 0 i doing well. He was never over elated by successf and he took failures when, as in the case of the Herefordshire election, they overtook him in t !! manner which endeared him even to those Win were responsible for his disappointment. - 041 d ° love of truth, as his brotherein-law, 1 -4 9 r Clarendon, pointed out, was the prominent fee: Lure of his character, and the knowledge of th is won for him the respect of all parties. Had DV; misfortune befallen Lord Palmerston during W e earlier period of the present session, he was the ° i d of all his lieutenants to whom the publio eye W ou have turned instinctively as his probable and n i css.. fitting successor. And this because he was kn oW ': to be not only a man of no extreme views, but ee: who would flatly refuse even to appear to adv oest° them in order to curry favour with their supporte e ; There were those among his colleagues who W ier more brilliant in conception, more eloquent in B at and far more effective in debate. Pls there were none who inspired the confidence w h ' e A he did, and none accordingly who could have foul ) " it an easier task to lead the House of Comlno ne ; The grave closed over him without his leavielf 0 ; single enemy behind him, and without his 10, 1 ever lost a friend. Such a character as this i 01 1:, only rare, but it is well worthy of study and ilni t . 6 tion. We are not all gifted with the same p oWe 'e of analysis, the same grasp of mind, or the 0 0 kindly temperament as Sir George Lewis. Bat / l a can all imitate his patience, his perseverance , ali t, his determination not to be turned aside by di au t o ties or to be daunted by delays. The same que., s ties which won him success in the political a rey f would have won their possessor success in ti s i , 3 4 l other field of action. Most of them are quite w i t, the attainment of far humbler capacities than 0 ' and all them are pre-eminently the attributes o f th e best type of English character. It is well that l ij a. memory of such a man should have been hono ure et It is especially eo that it should have been o° o honoured in the place where the man himself T 1 best known. COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL-FRIDAY. We have had a fair attendance of the trade at Our Ae . C exchange this morning, with a moderato consumptive the mend for wheat, which advanced ld per cental on L' eig week. In flour there was also an advance of 6d pe r 96 80 0 and barrel. Oats and oatmeal steady. Barley and lu e. at fully Tuesday's prices. Indian corn unchanged in /." Beans easier to buy. Market closes healthy. r The wheat trade is slow, and there is FRIDAY n o change in 1; e . vious values; millers still buying sparingly. Fine ba ' ' steady ; other sorts diffinult to sell. Averages for the week : Wheat 1826 qrs., at 42s Rd Oats — 8ar1ey......... 1294 Peas .... 9 Beans BTAM FORD—FRIDAY. nt3' White wheat, :40s;to 42s ; red, 35s ,to 38s per 3 ‘ , g sr , o qr. Barley, malting, 31s to 35s ; grinding, 27s to 30s Pe' Oats, 18s to 248tper 24 stone. Beans, old, 385t0_420 r qr. ; new, 36s to 38s. FRIDAY. of wheat at our market I's very little change in f° Barley, grinding 26s to Outs,:old, •**** 2 2os3s to New do IBeans.. 408 to ; B eans , new 36s to 3' LINCOLN. There was an average show day, with a fair inquiry, and quotations. White wheat new, 40s to 410 Red do. 36s to 39s Old white 42s to 47s Red do. 39s to 43s Barley, malting 33s to 34s CORK—FRIDAY. Ite2 The following were the quotations this morning wheat, 7s 8d to 8s 3d; white, 8s Od to 8s 7d , barjo 0 6d to 7s 3d ; oats, 6s 4d to 78 3d ; black do., ' 55 6s Oct; bore, —s Od. BRISTOL SUGAR—FRIDAY- d op% The market continues in a very depressed state , an -,,t 150 hhds have found buyers during the week at o bo lo per cwt. decline. Refined sugar is dificult to sell at guy cline, and only a very limited business is being done. r. —more demand, and prices Id to 21 per gallon big" Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS:DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southam .I. .. Pec.1139: tali, var.. 441, via Marseilles: ......... Brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet. ....... Cape of Good Hope, , Aseension, and St. Helena.. m „„,`". China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southaropton. v 7, via Marseilles ...De' Falkland Islands _ ___ .• De c `/. ..,, ,1, Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton RS ° : 2: via Marseilles 15; India (Bombay), via Southampton .......... • via Marseilles ........ 0 6, Dc ' Portuga 1.... Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton ...... De c, t , ' via Marseilles Newfoundland Oporto and Vigo .. U. S. and British N. America, by ii;il:Wal ° ,;:::: De°. 1 : by U.S. packet • • nee , by Canadian packe t. Dec , 1 4. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Tencriffe ......... ; e O. ! b . West Indies and Pacific .. ........ roe, ill. Bahamas (via New York) Dec' ;39 , Bermuda (ditto) Cuba and Mexico l!..e. Births. a 0, t ll6 Lococi.•-~On tho 29th Nov. at 9, Catnbridge44-#1 wife of Charles Brodio Locock, Esq., of a daugh t- ill" MARRIOT— Commander 30th Nov Marriott,t Lower Edio eti o . t° to ' d wife ot G. R.N. o f a da tl e h e SOUTHCOMB.—On St. Androw's•day, at ' fionit on, of the Rev. H. Granger Southcomb, of a deug ht f t ' 0 011° WALSIL—On the 30th Nov., at Stanton Harcourt' the wife of Percival Walsh, Esq., of a son. Marriages. 11 1, c , go j ol BILLE—DomvILLE.—On the 24th Nov., et f,L; 13 14° ,3 . 4 Bryanston-square, His Excellency M. e 3- ' s''• et t o L01 1 1; 1 0 0 1 Minister at the Court of St. James's both, second daughter of the late Sir James ' s, vy IA Bart., of Santry House, co. Dublin. ,q, c1 0 ., 0 1, SMITII—WENMAN.—On the 25th Nov., et h ' . . -1.1 , Pi' i ," 4 Switzgrland, Thomas Smith, EFq., of SYcle l ;7 e vi rti' to Sabina, only surviving daughter of the ' 6 Wenman, Esq., of Peckham, Surrey. Deaths. - Jo rile° ALDous.—On the 2d inst., at 22, o o S h eci llt/re ' Aldous, Esq., aged 82. BEDFORD, — On the let inst., at Croydon P eter jecif° rt Alit aged 84. ..- ~,itel e a lio - BURNS.—On the 27th Nov at Mentone,. ea•ar t l Elly the Rev. James Drummond • Burns, Mal.' c -- ° J , Presbyterian Church, Hampstead. ,rood' CONSEDINE,—On tho 30th Nov., at ClaPlialli Ado Consedine, solicitor, of 58, Pall-mall. , Toll o C.- CARY.—On the 30th Nov., at Camberwell' ' • th i l Lg., aged 91. , T o 0 0 DADSON —On the 26th Nov., at Malta, JesePaoryi Portlock Dadson, Esq , Captain Royal A z. 27. OOP of HADLEY.—On the 30th Nov., Nathaniel flealell Clle f S toe e Clittonville, Brighton. 6/, 0 VCEUX.—On the 30th Nov. su ddenly, suddenly, 8 + " WO - square. Lieut.-Colonel Ben . field des Aroeu% , • Scots Fusilier Guards, aged 73. ,-i'S 1 0 ' 1 ' ---------- I , t A1' 19 ,10. 1 o f London : Print , ed and Prbnehed t)y VVIIALIA— iro • if S T II4 0 (10 0 of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at TBE „ ale ~. Strand, in the Precinct of the SITOY , ''' iLitailf4eN.— Sat urday, December 3, 1864'