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.) Ha 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 Ir.dia, 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 load voice. His host explained that it was an old custom for a person to come in and pro• claim :at stated interval; that an hour had passed away, and that he hoped the Rajah 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 tude not to give so much attention as he otherwise might to all the smaller• questions of the borough. lie was fortunate in having such a colleague 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 ough to be eternally grateful to Dr. Rendle on accoun of the hospital not being removed to a great dis tance from the Borough. (Applause.) Turning nex to political questions, he remarked that though i 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 quesa tion— but let them not suppose that he was going to re-open that myiterious matter, of which they must have heard quite enough already. Still, on reading the speeches delivered dialing the Recess, he scarcely found ono 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 was, 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 probably be 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 straggle the same might be alleged, and therefore one cannot complain of the misrepresentations which were made use of to damage the character of an opponent. Earlßussc.ll was accused of having used the language of intimidation, bat he (Slr 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. tcrity 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 which,whether 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. (Hoar.) There was another topicwhich had been equally subject to mils. 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 crested. He had been blamed for speaking in the House of Commons in favour of the China policy of the Government, be. cause some years previously ho had voted against Lord Palmerston on the subject of China. But there was no analogy between the two cases, and . Lis vote was really given in support of the - f le w which ho formerly advocated, and whi..fa he firmly believed had been carried out by Lord Palmerston's Government —namely, to seattle matters peaceably and by treaty, instead of by cannon ; shot and by battle. (Applausa.) 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 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 Taepings—broke out, and had its principal seat near the city of Shanghai. The Taepings threat ened to attack and destroy that settlement, foe they wore 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 the loss to English trade would have been most serious, or England must send troops against the Taepings, or enable the Chinese to fight the Taepings themselves. 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 reduced that beautiful city to ruins, and no sooner had the Taepings left that place than the city was again becoming populous. Ho believed the policy pursued was a good policy, and though the loaders of party attacked them they never announced any alternative policy. The only alternative policy was that brought forward afterwards by Mr Cobden, from whom anything that dropped was worth 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. :ish should withdraw from Pekin and China and ,ake 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 to 3 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 fine 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 ho 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 ;hem, 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, hams 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 18 . 63 , 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 pre• 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 his 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 develops 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 largo 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 ho felt that sueh men as Cobden, Bright, and Chas. Villiers were entitled to all the credit owing to those who conferred a great benefit on their -. 0 , 11 . try. Some persons had complained th at there had been almost a standstill in the extension of free trade on the continent for ;ale time; and that the Government did not, enter into treaties with other Powers simil y d . t o the Treaty with France ; b u t th e fact w". 46 that the advantage of adopting a system "ei 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 he 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, bat France was in a dife ferent position, and as soon as she concluded a treaty With England she went to Italy and maid, "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 Z)11. 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 ema nating from the action of commer. c it Austria, i r almenthere. Ile did not like to detain the meeting by reading a most extraord i nary libt of figures ho had in his poB6Ctision 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 rise tea great desire for peace. That might be a very creditable feeling, e it m al u th 4 o n f o t t hi h a e ecoaainrtireyd the m fa a r r , e fi w )r a t a h a e t g en r l F p a t t a er . h tl u ie t tion held out for other countries. If the time had come for the lamb to lie down with the lion,then,in. ee, England m i ght do without fleets or armies, and d without incurrin g th e expense to maintain d those armies, That time however h a d 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 aie 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, ,he 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 _ . :o say a word or two about nonintervention. I had been said that the debate of last session altered the foreign relations of this country, 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 foundation 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 laws and Princes on France, Such a thing was impossible. (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 England did not wish for 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 mistake when the division took place,for there was a great majority of Scotch, Enge lish, and Welsh representatives. So that this Con. servativo 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 D,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 politics of Europe. Bat if ho 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 shettld pree serve her position in the council of nations as hero tofore. (Cheers.) Turning from foroign politics to home subjects, he observed that some years ago the most eloquent tad.vooates of free trade declared that if the principle of free trade were accepted and the markets of tiogland 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, t,owever, repeated what he had said on forma; occasions —that, so far from thepretsoentht e C:'; eff ad ec it t iq t n ha o t f the country being an argument political liberty w'r. sufficiently extended and th a t no more re r 'erm was needed, h e contended that it was iite strongest argument in favour of progres sive reform. (Loud cheers.) The very fact that the working men were daily increasing in intellie 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 heaeond all previous Parliaments, Some time ago measures of civil reform and relilous 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 huetings. (Loud cheers.) If his constitttents 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 ; but he declared that no pledge he had given had not been carried out. After some further remarks he concluded by express. ing his conviction that when the appeal was again made to the people the Government would receive the nation% support, fur ho was convinced the people of this nation would not wish to deprive of power those who had done so much for the pros sperity of the country :and for the happiness and comfort of the people. The hen. member then sat down amid loud cheers, Mr FIELD asked Mr Layard why he was not pre.' sent in the House of Commons when the motion (or 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 London, 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 w as 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 SVN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 3, 1864. flogging in the army was brought on as an amend• ment on the Mutiny Act, and as that was a great Government measure (the provision about flogging in the army being only a clause in it) it was quite impossible for him to vote against it. (Hear, hear, and some disapprobation.) But he marked his feelings by staying away. With regard to Mr Peabody's gift, he thought that that must be dealt with by the working men themselves. Let them look into the question and see 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 expressing 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. Mc LAYARD responded to the vote of thanks, and, after thanks had also been voted to the Chairman, the meeting separated. STATE OF TRADE, MANCIESTER, Dec. 2.—Tne 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 in the 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 given out at id to Id 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 dose. In the cloth market also there has been a more oheerful feeling, which is no doubt due to some 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 antieb. 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 trado 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 tho inquiry has been almost alto gether for assorting stock. The manufacturers are not so well employed as usual, and many are working short time. This, however, appears to be 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 are very moderate, and there is nothing to show that the production of woollen goods has been in excess of the legi dilate 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 tho money-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 are much the same as before, with little alteration in the prices required by importers. In leather the business during the past mouth 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•o in the paper trade; the,demand is steady, and prices are without change. Rags are olered 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 br'sk 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 eemand 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, 2d, —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 hosiery yarns was rather better, at recent cur rencies. ).silks were steady and unaltered in price. Brown nets were not quotably altered, but there wag very little doing. Lives, r il iv a e rtlepoot —Suppoed Singular AcLoioda,esntoaft On Thured:ty morniug a 'melancholy accident took place at Hartlepool. A little before six o'clock one of the boats at the Commissioner's Ferry was laden with passenger-work- 1 men belonging to the I\liddleton Foundry and the shipyards, I and the ferryman had just started the boat from the land ing,of S underland, which was being moved whenl) h thee Thomas igni Y steamboat, was observed coming stem on towards the boat. The reorninfe was dark and the tide was high, with a strong current running from t br't andil' Mar the " Slake" down the Channel into the sea, and as the t he ferrymen endeatcured to In of the way o f th e vesse l, but backZb u en t istothhmeaepbepofraettahic:htpeo a the a d fsenstb sidingora t, 0 a caught a ght hold of the ch a in against the battery which protects the steps, .e and kept the boat in such a position that the vessel was sure to come in contact with it , r ae Ganger wan inevitable, and fearing that the coat would be crushed to pieces and its living freight killed or drowned, a cry was raised to jump overboard, and no sooner was it tittered than th e whole of the people in the boat were atrtggling into the sea. The scene that presented itself at this period was the m ost heartrending. Upwards a3O 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 railing three or four poor fellows out 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 minute's all who were afloat had landed, and great t onsterne.tien prevailed as to who were saved or 1 /tisblogi 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 ease. However, one man named Long, nisod in the beat by ono of the passengers, and he was neis-e living in North Wells-street, was rec og . sing. A tin can belonging to a person named Wra.Bovvser, is found, and its owner is not forthcoming, and fears are entertained that he also is gone. There are tin cans belong ing to other three individuals which have not been claimed —also three caps, The vicinity of the ferry landing has been crowded with people since the accident, and the wives and children of the workmen 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 tide was ebbing, and there always is a strong current, the bodies would no doubt be carried to sea. Up to ono o'clock yesterday afternoon the parties who were grappling had not been successful in discovering any of the bodies. The lattst rumour was that only two persona aro missing —but it is impossible at present to arrive at the actual loss of lito, THE ROBBERIES AT PRESTON.—At Blackburn, yesterday James Singleton, commission agent, and Michael Kearns, carter, were remanded t 6 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. [AiwnwrisEmErml—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 meat, and not only gets rid of the local evil, but pene trates to the source of it and drives it front the system. LAW INTELLIGENCE,---Dec. 2, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Sittings at Nisi Prins, 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 et 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, 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 Juno he was with his uncle at the Islington dog-show; and when passing the dog No. 330, a Russian bloodhound, and the largest dog in the show, he said to his uncle, "That is a remarkably large dog," and indicated the ono he meant by a wave of his right hand. The dog, which was lying down with his head upon his paws, instantly sprang forward and seized his hand, tearing it in a terrible manner. He suffered very much from the injury, his hand was in a sling for six weeks, and ho 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 Juno 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 tho gentlemen said, "Ho 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, the 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, because 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 ho was at the show with his wife, when the dog in question seized his hand, which was swinging at his side as he was walk ing, and so hurt him that he was still under the doctor's hands. On the afternoon of Juno 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 ho was at the show on May 31. He patted this dog and it bit him. He complained to a keeper, who said the dog was a savage 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 ho himself first saw the hand on Juno 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 middle finger were so much destroyed that they had to be removed, and there would 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 Oft apart, and when they were chained up their heads were drawn towards each other, so as to see that they could not bite one 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 he 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 he bought it he tried every means to see if it was quiet, because he wished to have it in the house. lie 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 t'Jr several weeks took it out walking in the streets, and he never saw a large dog that wan so completely quiet. fie sold it for 100 guineas, The keeper also described the dog as quiet, though ho admitted that Warren had complained of being bitten ; but he denied that he had admitted that the dog was savage. On the contrary, he 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 bo 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 J ustice Willes explained that at all events the plaintiff did not pelt his case upon that ground, for the declaration alleged that the defendents know that this particular animal was "accustomed to bite mankind." The jury, after eonsidering the matter for an hour, found for the plaintiff, damages £lOO. Mr ,justice Willes observed that this was exactly the verdict and the amount whiteh had passed through his own mind sa the right one. A juryman said that he had often seen this exhibition, and ho thought that it wee Very desirable that the dugs should be planed further away from the visitors. Mr Justice Willes replied that that was very much a matter of individual feeling, turning upon whether the persons were timid of dogs. lie had himself been to the exhibition, and it seemed to be most admirably conducted. COURT OF EXCREQ.CER, Dm 2. Sittings at Nisi rrius, at Westminster, before Mr Baron Martin and a Common Jury.) TUCKER V. 11AYLEY. This was an aotion 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 la. for money lent, money paid, and money found to be due upon an account stated. Tho defendant paid a sum of 17 is. into court, and pleaded that that was sufficient to satisfy the plaintiff's claim. Mr Digby Seymour, Q.C., and Mr Butler Rigby were counsel for the plaintiff; Mr Iluddleston, Q.C., and Mr Prentide Were for the defendant: It appeared from the evidence fer the plaintiff that he and a person named Powell ti ere 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 re aeons of their own. The defendant was a gentionan, who it was repre sented was very fond of speculating upon huge races, and was ititrodtteed to the plaintiff as a " principal,' who wished to gi vo him acommissiou, 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 batk the fol. lowing heroes for him at the annexed prices—Carisbrook, at £lO to Anb—LMorocco, at £lO to i£ iOO--Baldwin, at £lO to £soo—Mail Train, at 410 to £2so—Summerside, at :§lO to £soo—Battaglia, at £lO to £soo—Retainer, at £lO to £loo—Calista Colt, at £lO to LW—Stispicion, at £lO to £lso—and Cantonette. at £5 to 1500. 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 one 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 i 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 Lt l i e which the plaintiff lent the defendant, and which the defendant no* paid into coil t, The plaintiff was called, and in cross-examination said that he merely used the name of Wood in th e b e tti ng - r i ng , because it Was usual amongst betting inch to d 5 so; The Prince of Wales did the same. (Laughter.) The defence was that the whole of the transaction OU the part of the plaintiff and Powell was a kraut' and a jugi - ,16 the purpose of doing the defenduit out of the sum in ques tion, I)e.iidQs the sum of 4200 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 en honint that by Po*elli who afterwards turned 'out to be a colleague of his, and he induced defendant to back ten horses at the prices aboy noted 19! the Cesare witch Stakes; but instead or one of them Leigh 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 purpo s e of ge t t i ng a verd i ct for the sure of .C 9,5 over and above the sum paid into court. The case occupied the Court a considerable time, and eventually The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, whfith, was receiv, 'ed With a mat SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. TlMES.—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 mlrvel than the mysterious expedition of General Sherman on an unknown route against an unlis coverable enemy. It is six months since the Federal commander brae 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 undowbat had beendone 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 .a 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. geauregard, soon drew the Federal commander out of the city, and for a week or two the contending armies were engaged in manoeuvres of which the details and ob jects have been but obscurely reported. Suddenly, however, we hear that Sherman has changed his I game, and taken a new and momentous decision. He has absolutely evacuated Atlanta, and left it to be re•ocoupied by the Confederates. He has turned his back upon the Confederate armies and marched off in another direction; but whither he is marching, or what he designs, neither Federals nor Coofede. rates can tell. We must presume that the Govern ments of 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 r Some think that he has left Atlanta for 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 tho 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. ThelNow 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 one, since on his arrival at the coast ho 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 bo 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 ho 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; so there 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 line of operations, and that has certainly been done, though in what direction or with what intent nobody can tell. If Sherman hes gone northwards to cosoperate with Grant, the !nevem at may produce important consequences, for he could materially help to invest the Confederate capital. This would, perhaps, be the most reason able and natural enterprise, though even in this ease it would follow that the whole campaign in Georgia hed 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. Put the anticipa. tions 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 ens of those States in due time. In this case, however, how will it fare with him f' His army is undoubtedly good and in efficient condition. It carries thirty or, as some say, sixty days' rations with it, and, beside°, 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 eneotan. tered in the way, for Hood and Beauregard have been left behi▪ nd in 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, ho 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 his entire army into a flying column for an exp e diti on involving most formidable di▪ stances. The State of Georgia is up wards of 300 miles long and 200 miles broad, and contains 68,000 Ettuare miles. Alabama is nearly as large. The roads in these countries may be broken up, bridges destroyed, and pro v i s ions carried away, while it is certain that, even if the Federal corn. mender should ultimately appear before either Charleston or Mobile, a hard 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 New Radnor, far away from the basy 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 posed:else the commemoration of a private bereavement and not of a public loss. But it is equall7 so that the public and private life of the great and good mat ee hem his friends and neighbours were met together to nommemorato wore so indissolubly blended together that it wad practically impossiisle tN dissociate the one from the other. Sir George Cornewail Lewis was, by the consent of all parties, one of those bright inste ce^ t which can happily be hardly said to be rare in this country, of an ardent and earnest pelitician who had never made a personal enemy cr rounded the feelings of a single individ ual. He was one who held indod his own opinions, and had proved himself well able to maintain them, but The held them in such a manner as id ptotoke no needless antagoniato, End to win the confidence and respect e'en 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 loss 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 ono well dee scribed by a competent judge as " Justissimus unus Qui felt in TOUCTIP, et servantiseirnus ?aqui." It was not, however, in this light alone that Sir 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 ho had selected as the special theatre for his great, although perhaps no t brilliant, abilities. On Wed nesday last he received the testimony of a political adversary to his powe r of inspiring general co nfi. dence—of a statesman of Europea n reputation to most he ~a v.% en. In ;t> t lifa—.and of one of - - eminent scholars of the day to his classical learn' ing and knowledge. Lord Derby and Mr eihid stone have latterly familiarised us with the idea that loading statesmen may employ their leisure moments in pursuits which would be deemed er• duous were they attempted by a university p sor as a part of his ordinary curriculum. But .it is not every one, as Dean Milman has well put !t, who, had he lived, would have been first favourite. for the vacant Premiership , and might have o ccu p ied with honour the chair of the Greek professor in the most learned university in Europe. His coun tr y was refer well aware when he was taken from amongst us thi!t she hed lost one whom she could ill spare. Elle, neighbours, and still more those who were con necte d with him by the tics of relationship, mourned not only a dear friend, but ono whose temper was neve r ruffled, whose patience was never wearied, and who missed no opportunity of doing a kindness to other!. It is late in the day now to recapitulate sellapo all the offices which he held, and all the services which he rendered in each of them to his Sovereign.. But it is not too late to point the moral which is suggested by every stage of such a career. Sir Geo. Lewis was emphatically not of the number of those born geniuses who wake some morning "to find themselves famous." His was a career of unwea ried industry, of patience, of self-denial, and of gradu al development. lie was known, indeed, from the time of his university career as a deep and profound scholar, well versed in foreign as well as in ancient literature. Still, it was not till he had attained something very like middle life that what might be called a fair opportunity of distinction p r esented itself, and of fi ce, when it came, came in its driest and least attractive form. It was as a Poor laW Commissioner that Sir George Lewis first won spurs, and displayed those faculties of research, Cr' 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 days be could never be called an orator, and his speeches invariably read far better than they were delivered. But he brought to every subject which he aP; proached a thorough honesty of purpose, a mou e wonderfully devoid of prejudice, and powers of work and of investigation which may occasionally have been equalled, but which can rarely have been 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 01 doing well. He was never over elated by success, and he took failures when, as in the case of the Herefordshire election, they overtook him in a manner which endeared him even to those Till? were responsible for his disappointment. love of truth, as his brother-in-law, Lon' Clarendon, pointed out, was the prominent fee: ture of his character, and the knowledge of this won for him the respect of all parties. Had any misfortune befallen Lord Palmerston during the earlier period of the present session, he was the 013 6 of all his lieutenants to whom the public eye would have turned instinctively as his probable and most fitting successor. And this because he was known to be not only a man of no extreme views, but one who would flatly refuse even to appear to advocate them in order to curry favour with their supporters' There were those among his colleagues who We re more brilliant in conception, more eloquent in de: clemation, and far more effective in debate. B e ,: there were none who inspired the confidence wh o ", he did, and none accordingly who could have foun d it an easier task to lead the House of Commove' The grave closed over him without his leaving a single enemy behind him, and without his hevloi ever lost a friend. Such a character as this is no" only rare, but it is well worthy of study and iraite d tion. We are not all gifted with the same pewe e of analysis, the same grasp of mind, or the s ad ° kindly temperament as Sir George Lewis. But We can all imitate his patience, his perseverance, and his determination not to be turned aside by diffian,` 4 ties or to be daunted by delays. The same (vali d tics which won him success in the political arena would have won their possessor success in 01 other field of action. Most of them aro quite witkin the attainment of far humbler capacities than bl , and all them are pre-eminently the attributes of the best typo of English character. It is well that tb j e memory of such a man should have been honou ree ; It is especially so that it should have been me; honoured in the place where the man himself wa s best known. COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL—FRIDAY. We have had a fair attendance of the trade at our 0 0 , 1.11 ,,. exchange this morning, with a moderate consumptive ';',!o mend for wheat, which advanced Id per cental ell week. In flour there was also an advance of 6d per tat and barrel. Oats awl oatmeal steady. Barley and at fully Tuesday's prices. Indian corn unchanged in 1 7 0-1 "' Beans easier to buy. Mai ket closes healthy. WAKEFIELD—FRIDAY. The wheat trade is slow, and there is no change in P,: vious values; millers still buying sparingly. Flue bar v • 7 steady; other sorts diffi.tult to sell. Averages for the week : Wheat 18','.6 qrs., at 42s 51 4 Oats -- -s Od 8ar1ey......... 124 Yeas .... 9 Beans STANFORD—FRIDAY. White wheat,:4os:to 42s ; red, 35s to 388 per 36 sto119: Barley, malting, 31s to 355; grinding, 27s to 30s per Oats, 18s to 24stper 21 stone. Beans, old, 388 to - 42 0 qr. ; now, 36s to 3s. INCLN—FRI. There was an average O f w show oh D e t Y at our market t° ; day, with a fair inquiry, and very little change in fur quotations. te 04 White wheat new, 40s to 41s Barley, grinding.. 268 , c 4 , 36s to 398 Oats, - old 23610 .'74g Red do. Old white 42s to 47s New do 20s to - .., Red do. 30s to 433 Beans. 40s to 41 Darley, malting...33s to als `Beans, new 36s to 38 CORK-FRIDAY. - - - The following were the quotations this morning : --P 4,4 wheat, 7s 8d to Ss 3d; white, 8s Od to 8s 7d , Od to Gd to 78 3d ; oats, 68 4d to 7 8 3 d ; black do., 58 10 Os Od; bere t —s Oda BRISTOL SUGAR—FRIDAY. d DIY The market continues in a very depressed state, 9 11 - °, 150 lihds have found buyers during the week at aboll'ae. per cwt. decline. Refined sugar is difficult to sell at 1 ,1 1 0 dine, and only a very limited busiuess is being done. "." —more demand, and prices Id toll per gallon higher' Foreign Mail Packet List, MAILS:DUE.• Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. ...... Dee 'l l 'lT ' via Marseilles' .. De c ' 5. Brazil and Cape Verde, by British pacKet . D ec ' 0. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena..P e° ' o, ' China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton.nec* ilk via Marseilles ... I)°e Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton Pe' , India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Dec";/, via Marseilles P ec ' 11 , India (Bombay), via Southampton Doe' 6, via Marseilles Portugal.... Dec* Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton 0. via Marseilles Pe e ' Newfoundland Oporto an Vigo . U. S. Bud d British N. America, by Brit. packet.... Dee by U.S. packet...• Dec,y Canadian packet.:"... 1 , W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Tencriffe .......... De' 1 41 West ec. Indies and Pacific• Bahamas (via New Yoik) . Bermuda (ditto) ‘ 1 ,0 ,1 ' : 11 0° '/,, Cuba and Mexico Births. „, 0 tll. LOGOOK.—On the 29th Nov., at 9, Cambridge - s c i — f i' wife of Charles Brodie Locock, Esq., of a daugh te- ; 1 9. " MA.B.RIOTT.—On the 30th Nov. at Lower Edalont,,Vt. wife of Commander G. Marriott, R.N., of a deug" 10' SOUTHCOMI3,—On St. Andrew's-day, at Honiton,,tlire, of the Rev. H. Granger Southcomb, of a datigh be 0 01 9 WALSII.—On the 30th Nov., at Stanton Hatcottrtt the wife of Percival Walsh, Esq., of a son• • Marriages. moll' BILLS—DomviLLE. — On the 24th Nov., at St. - m ow Bryanston-square, His Excellency M. de Vil e . , fr. sl lo ,t i , Minister at the Court of St. James 's, to Lotlo iii" go Pow bath, second daughter of the late Sir Cora tol l - ° P lb Bart., of Santry House, co. Dublin. A re 0 10 .01, SMITH—WENmAiv.—On the 25th Nov., at 11- ed t S o w s it a z b e i r n la a n , d on , I T y h s o u m r a y s iv S in m g ith d , au E g s h q t ., er of of S t y h d e enll6tici* late i - Wenman, Esq., of Peckham, Surrey. Deaths. ALDotig.—on the 2d inst., at 22, Soho -o 'l lWe' 1 ;0 °1:: Aldous, Esq., aged 82. Pe BEDFORD.—On the let inst., at Croydon, Peter aged 81. a wls i4 l: BUltNS.—On the 27th Nov., at Mentone,. Matt r hn - 8 the Rev. James Drummond Burns, M.A. , ° I t ' .- 14 P re sbyterian Church, Hampstead. „„ 00 roa d ' at C l a p CONSEDINE.—On the 30th Nov., ba- Consedine, solicitor, of 58, Pall-mall. Jolt CARY.—On the 30th Nov., , ol Esq., aged 91. Nat i l l e a DADSON —On the 26th Nov., at Malta, Joseplery, 14 of Portlock Dadson, Esq , Captain Royal Asti 27. at Camberwell? ~ . c . * 4' HADLEY.—On the 30th Nov,, Nathaniel • awe' eotee Cliftonville, Brighton. 4 67, ° of ii VCRUX.—On th® 30th Nov., suddenly, " iota - square. Lieut.-Colonel Benfield des Iroett%, Scots Fusilier Guards, aged 73. -----'''%<'s. --- - --- ---- -- ----„,;1410,fro:/$4,1 London: Printed and Prbilshed ay vv-TLLIA-ao 'tod of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at TOE 5 10 '4 lO CC Strand, in the Precinct of the Sfoy, ,n , Alidal,oo2C-SatUrdaY, December Se 104. e