The Sun. — London, England, 1857-11-06 00:00:00

CONFERENCE WITH SIR BENJAMIN HALL, ON THE MAIN DRAINAGE OF TH E METROPOLIS. The Metropolitan Board of Works originally submitted a plan called plan B to the First Com missioner of her Majesty's W o rks and Buildings for the main drainage of the metropolis. This plan was rejected, on the ground that it did not fulfil the requirements of the Act of Parliament. A second plan, called plan W., was then prepared, and laid before the Commissioner, by whom it was referred to Capt. D. Galton, R.E,, Mr. Jas. Simp son, C.E., and Mr. T. E. Blackwell, C.E., for con sideration. These gentlemen made their report on the 31st of July last, in which they recommended a system of drainage varying in many material re spects from that proposed by the Metropolitan Board. of Works, and involving numerous modifi cations of that plan. The Metropolitan Board came to a resolution rejecting the plan of the Go vernment eneineers ' and on Frida,yr last addressed a letter to Sir B. Hall, in which they assigned their reasons for so doing, and at the same time requested an interview with him on the subject. A conference was accordingly held yesterday at the office of the Board of Works, Whitehall-place, be tween Sir B. H a ll, th e Fi rs t dommission er(who was assisted by Capt. D. Galton and Mr. Sioaeson), and Mr. Thwaites, the chairman of the Metropolitan Board, accompanied by Mr. Woolrych, the clerk, and Mr. Bazalgette, the engineer of the board. Mr. THWAITES —This, Sir Benjamin, will be the third time I have had the honour of appearing be fore you on the all-important subject of the main drainage of the metropolis. It is now within a few days of a twelvemonth ago that I presented to you 'plan B*. That plan has been referred by you to three gentlemen of the highest eminence and re spectability. The delay that has arisen out of that reference is a matter which the Metropolitan Board of Works deeply regret. lam not about to blame you for having so referred that plan ; probably it was the course which any person under similar cir cumstances would have adopted. Neither am I pre pared to blame the referees for the time taken by them for the consideration of this important sub ject. Indeed, they have acknowledged in their report that so vast has been the question that the time occupied by them (being somewhat about nine months) has been insufficient to enable them care fully to master all the details and difficulties of the matter. No doubt, the referees found that the more they investigated the subject the more it was beset with difficulties which did not appear on the sur face. Without making any further prefatory remarks I beg to express a hope that the result of the present conference will be to rescue the question from all engineering conflicts on the one hand, and from fierce personal and private jealousies on the other. I trust that we shall be able to bring to bear on the subject such an amount of common sense and prac tical knowledge as shall result in relieving the in habitants of London of those evils arising from an imperfect and an impure state of drainage from which they have been suffering for so many years. The hon. gentleman then proceeded to call the attention of Sir B. Hall to the reasons which had induced the Metropolitan Board to refuse the adoption of the plan proposed by the Government engineers. One very serious objection was the proposed increased area which the plan of these gentlemen compre hended. Upon that subject, probably, it was only necessary for him to refer to the fact that upon Sir Benjamin's own motion Parliament had but recently fixed the extent or area to be dealt with by the Board of Works and there might prob a bly a t thi s p er i o d b e some difficulty in extending that area. But there were other objections to an extension of the area, to which he begged to call especial attention. The area under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Board comprised 1174 square miles. The area which the Government referees proposed that the Board should have to deal would comprise 354 square miles ; the drainage of a large portion of the additional districts being simply that of the rainfalls the ordinary ma nure of those distri c t s b e i ng applied to agricultural purposes. But what would be the consequence to the ratepayers of thus increasing the area ? It would be necessary to increase the size of the sewers some three or four times in capacity ; while for the greater portion of the year, owing to that increased size, the sewage would be running in mere driblets, the result of which would be a vest deposit, and an inefficiency in the general action of the sewer alto gether opposed to those hydraulic principles which guided engineers in the construction of such works. The deposit in the sewers of London was a vary im portant question. It involved an annual expense of 26,0001. to remove the deposit which remained stag nant in the present sewers. The object both of Par liament and of the Board must be so to constructthe sewers as to insure a sufficient scouring power to re lieve the districts that were suffering from these de posit._ If the G.xtor,dpri area were adopted the tunnels would be so enlarged as greatly to increass the diffi culties which the Board would have to contend with in other respects. The sewers to be constructed would be of such an enormous size as to be almost impracticable in the streets of London. Another point adverted to by the Government en g ineers had engaged his attention. Th ey stated thit one cubic fort of sewage mixed with five times its bulk would become innoxious. They, indeed, laid this down as a principle—he might almost call it their formula, by which they regulated all their proceed ings, for he found that their main deductions were founded on that proportion. It was impossible, as no doubt the referees had themselves ascertained, to carry off the whole of the rain water during the entire year, and the plan of the Board made that admission; but with the view of preventing an over flow of water into the Thames for some ten days in the year these geatlemen proposed additional sewers, or rather sewers of an addAtional size, involving a frightful expense of money . . And why should all this be? What would be the proportion of the sewage to the rain water when the channels were surcharged and the con t en t s passe d over i nto the Thames? Taking every various condition of the sewage, he found that that which would pass over the tunnel into the Thames would be in the propor tion of 74 cubic feet of water to one of sewage. This was a larger dilution than that which the referees stated would be necessary in their own opinion to be obtained ; therefore one would logically arrive at the conclusion that to increase the size of these sewers for the purpose of preventing during a few days in the ye ir this diluted sewage from flowing into the Thames was altogether unnecessary. The referees did not themselves propose the introduc tion of a large stream of water which would effectu ally carry off all the sewage throughout the whole year. They admitted that during certain days in the year some portion of the sewage must pass over into the Thames, and yet to effect so small an ob ject they proposed a plan that would involve a most disproportionate expenditure. He would now call Sir B. Hall's attention to the proposition for the construction of open sewers. The Metropolitan Lo cal Management Act expressly provided that the Board should not construct any works so as to be come a nuisance. It had hitherto bee-a the policy of the Board and of all preceding commissions to abo lish all open sewers; but the referees appeared to be of opinion that by a mixture of five parts water and one part sewage the evil effects generated by the impure gises arising from open sewers would be destroyed, or, in other worts that a constant flow would prevent those consequences which would arise from a mere stagnant pool. The time that would be occupied in discharging the sewage at the outfall, and the time required by de composition of the sewage by the action of the at mosphere, were questions he would not enter upon then, but he apprehended that Sir B. Hall could not fail to arrive at the same conclusion the Board itself had arrived at, that open sewers were entirely inadmissible, and that it was a proposition which could never be sanctioned. After some technical, criticisms as to the practicability of constructing those elongated open sewers, atal as to the admis sion of water into them f r the purpose of carryiug off the sewage, he stated that the Board were ap prehensive that to effect the object proposed by the referees the navigation of the river itself would be greatly prejudiced, and that in order to hive a quantity of water equal to the ordinary flow of the c h annels it would require the construc ion of reservoirs that would occupy no less than 4eo acres ofl „ d Ken si and, an area equa l t o th a t o f H y d e - par k tinp h t s on-Gardens t oge th er. H e nee d not to say kee that u a ern) requiring su c h a wor k i n or d er e togethe p r m adetr, pro posed discharging power was al would be required tolif The mechanical power that thewater from the Thamk s into these channels woultldmboesattended with an an nual aniit, one burden on the ratepayers of London, which de demanded t:e most serious considerationlioef missioner before giving his sanction'any such to rst Com to call plan. The next point to which he begged attention was the proposed extension of the out fall. That had been already the subje c t o f confe rence. On the 2 0 th of Nov. last year, a dep u t at i on presented to Sir B. Hall the plan B with a st , r, and it was accompanied with a resolution pass?d by the board, declaring their readiness to carry out an extension of their own plan if the Government wished it to be done ,and were willing to assist in providing funds for that purpose. On that occasion a memb er of the deputation asked whether they were to understand that the plan indicated it Capt. Bu rs t a l he letter as to the pomts of outfall was satisfactory to the First Commissioner, when Sir Benjamin Hall said he did not think he should be justified in going beyond those points, - at beee Ise asking if he did he sh ou ld be them to expend money for purposes other than were considered by METROPOLITAN BOARD OP WORKS. the Legislature necessary for the metropolis. Tha declaration on the part of the First Commissioner, if carried out, would relieve the Board from many difficulties in regard to the outfall. The Board was quite willing that the outfall should be extended to Sea Reach. He was prepared to admit that the point fixed upon by the Board was not so good as that indicated by the referees. He considered that their reasons were sufficient and conclusive. The Board was quite willing, therefore, to extend the outfall to Sea Reach, provided that the ratepayers of the metropolis should not he required to pay the expenses of that extension, but that those expenses should be provided for out of the national fund, as suggested by the First Commissioner at the con ference on the 20th of November last year. Sir B. HALL—I did not say the expenses should be defrayed out of the national fund. Mr. THWAITES—WeII, I am careless as to the fund out of which the money come 4, so that the ratepayers are not bardened with the charge. Sir B. HALL—I never said anything as to the manner in which the money was to be raised, either directly or indirectly. Mr. THWAITES—I understood that the addi tional expense should be provided for out of the national resources. Sir B. HALL. —I wish you distinctly to under stand that I never had a glimmer of such an idea in my imagination, or that I said anything that could possibsy lead any person to such a conclusion. I never in the slightest degree, directly or in directly, indicated that the Government would advance a penny, or that Parliament would sanc tion any advance. Mr. TICWAITES said it was not at all necessary for Iris purpose to dispute the question. The cost for extendingthe outfall from B* to Sea Reach was esti mated at 1,500,0001. It would hardly be just to impose a tax upon the ratepayers of the metro polis to pay that additional charge. The referees had considered what districts ought to be taxed in aid of the ratepayers of the metropolis, and from the data given by these gentlemen he found that the districts, including persons residing 10 miles from the sowers, would have to contribute 3 per cant. of 150,0001. towards the additional outlay of 1,500,0001. Would so insignificant a contribution be an equivalent for the extension of the outfall ? He thought the referees would on reflection agree with him that it would be better for the Board at once to present those districts with the 150,0001 : , and permit them to carry out a sealed sewer of their own, instead of accepting so inadequate a contribu tion. After all, the whole matter turned entirely upon a question of finance. It had been asked, why were the metropolitan representatives so tenacious on the matter of taxation as not to be prepared to take the sewage down to a point of outfall which it was desirable should be adopted ? It must be remembered that when the Board of Works was formed, the funds for carrying out the drainage of the metropolis were exhausted, and Parliament had come to a decision that no further grants should be made for Parliamentary improvements, but that the metropolis must take care of itself. The Board was galled into existence to face an immense debt which was left to them as a legacy by their prede cessors. As a municipal body they were denied every power which a merely provincial corporation possessed for the iraprovenieut of their town. Li verpool was a case quite analogous to that of the metropolis. The corporation of Liverpool had con structed magnificent docks and had made other im provements, not by possessing the power of direct taxation, but by an indirect mode of taxation — namely, by the levying of dues upon the shipping passing and entering that port, and by other means. But in London there were no such resources. Al though they had omnibuses and cabs tearing up their streets any tax imposed upon those ve hicles found its way into the public exchequer, and not into the hands of the Metropolitan Board of Works. If there were coal dues, they were absorbed by carrying out improvements in an area consisting of one square mile, and were not extended to improvements in an area of 117 square miles. Many other towns and cities had the means of tax ing themselves or possessed property from which they derived a refenue applicable to local improve ments. The members of the Metropolitan Board of Works not having these means were not disposed to plunge altogether into any expensive undertakings unless they saw that a va l ua bl e cons id era ti on wou ld be derived from them for the ratepayers of the me tropolis. He repeat-d, therefore, that if Sir B. Hall was of opinion that the outfalls should not be at B*, but should be extended to Sea Reach, the Board were ready to carry out that plan provided the funds were forthcoming. But from what source they were to come he would leave it for the right hon. baronet to explain. The Board had a right to ask that they might be supplied with the means for carrying out these improvements. They were unable to make bricks without straw. It was idly for the public or for Sir B. Hall to expect the Board to carry out these works while funds were withheld from them. For the considerations he had thus laid before him he hoped the right hon. gzntleman would not requ'ro an ort,tuaion of 010 area laid down by Parliament, and would not sanction any scheme which did not confine its,df to the met ropoli ta .1 area. In reference to open channels he ventured to say that S:r B. Hall would scarcely endorse the con struction of works which upon the very face of them it must be obvious would be most injurious to the public health ; and, lastly, as to the extension of the ontfall., that was a question he left with con fidence in the hands of Sir Benjamin ; and begged in conclusion to say that every member of the Metropolitan Board felt an anxiety for the speedy settlement of this important question ; and he hoped that by means of this conference it would ba so relieved from the difficulties with which it had hitherto been beset, and would be brought into such a shape by the friendly con ference of the engineers, as to determine what the area should be, and whether the points of discharge should be at B* or Sea Reach. These were engineer ing points on which he had no doubt the referees and the engineer of the Board would come to a satis. factory conclusion. We come to you (said Mr. Thwaites) in the best spirit, and we feel the utmost confidence that you are disposed to meet us in the same spirit, and that you are as anxious as we are to bring this most important matter to a close ; and I trust that means will be placed at our disposal by which we may be enabled to carry out this gigantic work to a satisfactory conclusion. Sir B. BALL—I quite agree with you that it would be et slrable that this matter, which has been under consideration for so long a period of time, should be settled and brought to a close as soon as possible. But after the obs 'rvations yen have made it may be convenient that I should state what has taken place. On the 23d Dec. I received your plan, and on the 31st of that month, notwithstanding the holydeys, I placed the plan in the hands of the re ferees. On the 31st July they made their report, a copy of which I transmitted to you on the same day. Therefore, as far as thi s d e p ar tment is con cerned, not one day has been lost in the considera tion of this important m otter. I how. and believe that the conference this day will lead to a satisfac tory conclusion. I will now refer to the three objec tions to the plan of the referees to which you have called my attention. You say that the rnetrop litati area comprises 117 square miles ; but that the re ferees, with a view to the main drainage, have com prised within their area not less than 354 square miles ; and you say that this involves an increased size of sewers three or four times grea,L'r than is necessary if the main drainage be confined to the metropolitan area. My object when I proposed the Act of Parliament was the purification of the river Thames by cleansing it from all the impuri ties that may from any source run into the river within the metropolitan area, and I con sider that it is your duty to carry out that provision of the Act. I don't wish you to do more. But then you ma y sa y th a t th e referees haveincluded a larger number of square miles in their plan than is proposed by yours. Si they have, and why The reason is that a great deal of drainage comes down from fa--off districts into the Thames, which is within your area. Now, I think it is the duty of your Board to intercept all impu riti s that flaw into the Thames within the area of the district under your control and supervision. But as this may be a matter for the referees to consider, I think you would do well to appoint e o n ue in o e r er t , w to o members of your Board, with your g coo for with the referees. Mr. TifwAlTEs--If I understand you correctly, you require us to interept the drainage coming from places beyond thg niAropolitan district. it B. HALL—This is a very important point, and I should be sorry that any mi.understanding should arise respecting it. Take, for instance, any stream, call it stream A. that falls into the Thames within the metropolitan area, I conceive that if there is any impurity in that stream which renders the Thames pestilential within the metropolitan area, such impurities ought to belotercepted. Mr. THWAITES—Theu all contributory streams to the Thames must be intercepted, for there is scarcely any stream which, stric•ly speaking, can be said t o b e f ree from impurity. But in m na e s y ou Ya would have no tid A l s t ream a t a ll, an d th e ion of the river would be des'royad, as it would b e loft without water. Wh i t th e Bard are required t o do is to t 0 r emove any impurities that are created within the metropolitan bound a ry, an d in tercept any within that area. A.ft3r this point hal been fully discussed, Sir B. HALL observed thatitwai more a m a tt er for the consid era t: ou of the engineersi than f or hi m to enter upon, and r?peated that his and the intention of th e Legi9lature w Thames should be cleans e d f rom all impurities ie that the flowed into it within the metropolitan arreiat,asntidlat would be the duty of the Board to provide it means SUN , LONDON, •*lforoat purpose. He quite agreed with the Board , "at there should be no open sewers. r . THWAITES-IVhat do you mean? Sir • B. HALL Paid he thought it extremely des sirab! e that all channels for • the sewers should be covsi ed. Then, with regard to the outfalls, he was quits ready to admit that if the outfells were made ascot :ding to plan B*, it would meet the immediate rev irements of the metropolis ; but what would be the. es , nsequence if he were to sanction that plan ? His it apression was that if they were to stop at B* the 3 would immediately be proceeded against, and be t lompelled to abandon that outfall, and he did not t hink the Board would subject itself to such risks. The more the question was gone into the more did it become the feeling of the public that the pt 'int of discharge should be much lower down the rover than at Be, and he thought the point selected by the referees was the best point of discharge that could be determined upon. Then, with respect to the funds necessary for meeting the extra expense that would be incurred by carrying the point of discharge down to Sea Reach, he re peated that he had never said one word as to Go vernment advancing a single farthing towards the work. Even if Government entertained such an idea he was perfectly certain Parliament would never sanction it. He did not agree with Mr. Thwaites that the whole matter turned upon a ques tion of finance. This was a great work entrusted to the Metropolitan. Board—a work that would last for ages and generations to come, and ought to be carried out in the best, the most generous, and the most liberal spirit. No doubt every consideration %ought to be given as to effecting the work with a proper economy, but at the same time, he would repeat, the views of the Legislature ought to be carried out in a liberal spirit, and so vast a work ought to be accomplished without too minute a re gard for expense. It was said that the metropolis was placed in a different position from that of other towns, and Liverpool had been referred to ; but Li verpool was an exceptional case. It had old charters of incorporation under which the borough had the power of taxing the whole world. The shipping dues were very great and were extended over the shipping of all countries. The proceeds of those dues .and other powers possessed by the corpo ration were so great that they were able to effect large improvements in the town of Liverpool. Bat that was not the case with other towns. Man chester was also cited. That city had but recently received municipal powers, and yet no town in England had improved so rapidly as Manchester. The only source of revenue, however, which Manchestr possessed .was a Gas Company, the proceeds of which were not very large. But supposing they were it only proved that the inhabitants were taxed by means of pay ing for gas that which they would otherwise have to pay in the shape of a rate. Many improvements had been effected in Manchester out of funds paid by the people of that town ; he thought, therefore, that the metropolis was placed on precisely the same footing as Manchester. Mr. THWAITES said London had been fur many years neglected, there being no governing power whose duty it was to carry out improvements ; a large amount of arrears had therefore accumulated, and the Board had now to grapple with the burden by means of an increased direct taxation, instead of by a slower and indirect mode of taxation. Sir B. HALL said the metropolis was precisely on the same footing as Manchester was when that city first received municipal power. In neither case were there any funds whatever to draw upon except the rates. Mr. THWAITES—But we have to provide for a very large amount of Government property which does not pay one shilling in rates. Sir B. HALL—There you are mistaken. It is true that public offices do not pay directly in the shape of rates ; but if the Crown does not pay rates, it pays by way of contribution under protest a sum equal to the rates, with the exception of the Royal palaces and the Houses of Parliament. If the question is to be viewed as one of finance, you must not only take into consideration the amount to be expended, but you must also con sider the amount upon which the aesessment is to be made, and then you will arrive at the main fact, viz., the amount in the pound sterling which is to be paid by the ratepayers. The rateable value of the metropolis was at the present time, in round number , , 12,000,0001. sterling. There was every reason to believe, looking at the past and what would certainly happen, that the area would in crease, and the amount of property over which the Board would have the power of levying rates would consequently also materially increase. But, taking the value at 12,000,000/. ; and assuming that the Board were required to expend 5,000,0001. sterling the questionwas what would be the amount thrown upon the ratepayer for carrying out those great works wl.ioh Parliament had delegated to the Board. Supposing the Board had no means of getting the money except upon the security of the rates ; supposing that no guarantee should be given by the Government or Parliament to enable the Board to raise the money, the probability was that they would not be able to obtain it at less than 5 per cent. interest. Now, if the. Board raised 5,000,0001., payable in 50 years, with in terest at 5 per cent., it would require a rate to be levied to the amount of 273,883/. per annum. That sum distributed over 12,000,0001. sterling would not require a rate of 50., — it being sd. and one farthing and 9.loths. If the money were obtained at 4i per cent. it would require a rate to be levied amounting to 253,0101. which would -make the rate less than 51d. ; and if the money were had at 4 per cent. the annual sum required would be 232,7511., making the rate 4hd. in the pound. Therefore, although this was a very groat work, and would require a large sum to carry it out, yet it would cost the ratepayers, on the most unfavourable calculations, not more than sd. in the pound. Ho would ask was that such an enormous charge that they ought to be de terred from proceeding with the work on the best and most comprehensive manner. Mr. THWAITES said the amount certainly did not sound very large, but it must be borne in mind that this was in reference to one work only, and would form only one part of their expenditure. There were the expenses of the district boards and of the local drainages to be added, and he was quite sure he was addressing gentlemen sufficiently ac quainted with the monetary world to know that it would be an impossibility for the thud to go into the money-market and raise 5,000,000/. of money without the aid of the Government. Sir B. HALL—That is another question. lam not speaking of the mode in which the money should be raised ; I am only speaking of the amount of the money required for carrying out this great work ; and the next question is, whether you will refme to carry the outfall down to Sea Reach for the sake of saving a rate of 1/d. in the pound (for that is the difference in cost between extending the out fall to Sea Reach, which every one admits to be the best point for discharge), and stopping at B*, near Erith Church, with all the risks and contingencies, and certain opposition, which will attend any attempt to form the outfall at this point ? Mr. THWAITES—Am I to understand that in your opinion the outfall ought to be at Sea Reach ? Sir B. HALL—Yes. Mr. THWAITES said it was impossible to doubt thst Sea Reach was the best outfall, but then it was said the metropolis ought to be charged with it, while the Board was thoroughly convinced that it was not. Was it the opinion of Sir Benjamin that Parliament would not contribute towards the expense Sir B. HALL—Yes. Mr. THWAITES—Then there ie an end ; and we are to expend 1,500,000/. more money than is re quired by the wants of the metropolis. Sir B. HALL said, in answer to a question, that he was not prepared to say whether the Govern ment would afford its a'd by way of guarantee to the Board in raising money on more easy terms than it otherwise could do. It was a matter which rested eatirely with the Chancellor of the Exche quer. If the Metropolitan Board thought proper to wait upon that gentleman he (Sir B Hall) would be happy to attend any meeting and hear what the Chancellor of the Exchequer might sayi on the sub ject. He was very glad that he had had this con ference. He hoped and believed it would lead to beneficial results. The question was what course they were now to pursue. The referees had sub mitted to him a plan. Ho was not wedded to that plae. If he could be shown that there were falla cies in it, or any errors, he was sure that the referees themselves would immediately correct them. The only object they had in view was t devise a final and comprehensive scheme suitable to the purpess, and then to carry it out. The best course, therefore, would be for the Metropolitan Board t r appoint two members of their Board assisting themselves with their own engineer to meet the referees, and he was quite sure they would ent er i n t o th e whole matter in a good spirit, and would he able to arrive at same conclu sion which Might ha satisfactory to all parties. Mr. THWAITCS assenked to that proposal. After thanking the Right hon. baronet, the de putation withdrew, after a conference which lasted more than two hours. One of the workmen who fell iu the ruins of the Entre pot at Antwerp was rescued alive at about mid-day on Sunday, after being buried for four days ! He was fas tened up in a sort of cavity formed by p anka and beams, and he existed on rice and sugar, of which fortunately a quantity was mar b:ro. He had received no injary, out wa3 much affected in mind by long-continuel ernotion. uoi It WAS repo r t e d th a t groans h a d b een h ear d f rom a clA the ruins, from which it would appear that Arwther man ie still buried there alive. VENING, NOVEMBER 6, 1857. FRIDAY E GRESHAM LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. The ni❑th annual general meeti❑g of the Gresham Life Assurance Society was held yesterday, at the cMco, 37, Old Jewry, for the purpose of receiving the report of the directors on the results of the financial year just closed, in conformity with the deed of settle ment of the society. The chair was occupied by William Tabor, Esq. The routine business having been transacted, The CHAIE3LAN called upon the Secretary to read the report, which was as follows "The following statement is submitted by the directors as their report to the general meeting of the results of the ninth financial year, ending July 81st, 1857, in confor mity with the rules and regulations of the deed of settle ment. " The new policies effected, exclusive of annuities, have been 1,465 in number, assuring 761,0321., and yielding 23,7481. 18s. 9d. as the amount of new premiums for the year. The proposals offered amounted to 1,987 in number. The policies, on the books generally, at the end of the year wore, 4,192 ; and the income from premiums, 68,032/. 17s. 3d. The claims in respect of deaths paid during the year amounted to 21,1511. I's. 7d. The chief elements of the society's progress during the last nine years are offered for comparison in the following list: Year ending July 31, 1849 „ 1850 „ 1851 „ 1852 „ 1853 „ 1854 „ 1855 „ 1856 „ 1857 !New Premiums! £5,615 11 8 8,281 2 '1 5,124 3 4 9,421 19 0 10,436 1 2 8,115 16 7 9,118 15 3 19,111 11 5 23,718 18 9 Current Premium;. £5,615 n 8 13,058 13 11 15,152 9 0 21,320 14 2 30,262 0 2 34,403 12 9 40,523 10 1 51,140 15 3 68,032 17 3 Accumulations. £10,145 8 10 20,885 15 1 30,409 8 5 49,663 1 10 83,797 12 8 94,656 17 3 119,376 17 4 151,335 12 5 175,810 19 1 BANK RETURNS. An Account, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth Victoria, cap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes of the several Banks of Issue in England and Wales, in Circulation during the Week ending Satur day, the 24th day of Oct., 1857 : PRIVATE BANKS. Average Amount. Andover Bank, Andover—Heath and Co. Ashford Bank, Ashford—Jemmitt and Pomfret 19,005 Aylsham Bank, Aylsham—G. and T. Copeman -- Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury—Z. D. Hunt 29,670 Baldock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswade Bank, Baldock—Wells, Hogge, and Co 31,702 Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple—Marshall and Ca 10,575 Basingstoke and Odihani Bank, Basingstoke— Seymour, Lamb, and Co. Bedford Bank. Bedford—T. Barnard and Sons 28,381 Bewdley Bank, Bewdley —*Nichols, Baker, and Co .. . Bicester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicester—H. M. and G. Tubb 15,965 Birmingham Bank, Birmingham —Attwoods, Spooner, and Co 23,690 Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Bir mingham—J. L. Moilliet and Sons 9,312 Blandford Bank, Blandford—Oak and Co. 7,078 Boston Bank, Boston—Garfit and Co 69,955 Boston Bank, Boston—H. and T. Gee and Co 14,152 Bridgwater Bank, Bridgwater—J. and J. L Sealey Bristol Bank, Bristol—Miles, Miles, and Co Brosel - find Brid,-north td Brithr - ,rth 12,569 8,049 33,776 Ley am —.ndgnorth am ..ormigno. ant Broseley Bank, Broseley—Pritchards, Boy cott, and Co. Buckingham Bank, Buckingham— Bartlett, Par rott, and Co. Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, and Stowmarket Bank, Bury St. Edmunds — Oakes, Bevan, and Co. Banbury Bank, Banbury Gillet, Tawney, 17,289 72,810 36,995 35,080 33,533 30,157 Scarborough Old Bank, Scarborough—Wood all and Co Shrewsbury Old Bank and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury— Rocke, Ey. ons, and Co Sittingbourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbune. —Valiance and Co. Southampton Town and County Bank, South ampton—Maddison and Pearce Southwell Bank, Southwell—Wylde and Co Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Southamp ton—Atherley, Fell, and Co. Stone Bank, Stone—W. Moore Stafford Old Bank, Stailord—Stevenson and Co Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford —Eaton, Cayley and Co. Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury —Beck, Downward, and Co. Taunton Bank, Taunton—H. and R. Badcock Tavistock Bank, Tavistock—Gill and Rundle Thornbury Bank, Thornbury—Rolph and Co. Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton Dunsfoyd and Co. Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton shire—Thrapston, Yorke and Eland Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring—But cher and Son Towcester Old Bank, Towcester—Percival and Co Town and County of Poole Bank and Ring wood and Poole Bank, Poole—G. W. Led gard and Sons Union Bank, Cornwall, Helston—Vivian and Co " The success of the society's operations during the preceding year, it will be seen ,has been exceeded by that of the year j int past ; the new premiums in tho former having been 19,1111. 11s. 5d., and in the latter 23,7481. 18s. 9d., making together 42,860/. 10s. 2d. in the two years, without including any single risk or pre mium, of great amount, or entering upon amal gamations with other societies. Within the same period a liberal bonus upon policies of three or more years' standing has been declared and paid ; and, in addition to the discharge of claims from deaths, of working expenses and collateral charges, the general assets of the society have been augmented by be tween fifty and sixty thousand pounds, the bulk of which has been invested in the names of the society's trustees in the Public Funds. Influenced by such evidences of pro sperity, the directors of the 'Gresham' thus prominently draw the attention of the general meeting and the public to the successful results that have been achieved. "In order to transact, however, with the necessary facility, a business so great and so rapidly progressing, it became necessary, as stated in last year's report, either to enlarge the society's present offices, by embracing the option presented to the directors of including the adjoin ing premises, or to erect a Lew building. Having decided on the former course, as not involving a removal from the original place of business, and as entailing expense in a less onerous form than theimmediate purchase of a new site and erection of a new building might have necessitated the directors have new to repot that the enlargement of the premises has been effected, without stopping the current business even for a single day, and procured for the Gre sham, at a comparatively moderate cost, as commanding, and commodious offices for the transaction of business as any Assurance Society can desire. To show the general effect to parties residing at a distance, and how readily the enlargement has been male to take the appearance of a uniform building, the directors have caused a lithographic sketch to be prepared, which they propose to issue with the present report. " An incidental feature of the year has been the prepa ration of the supplementary notices, now ready, of bonus additions due upon policies upon which less than three an nual payments had been made at the declaration of 1855, the deed of settlement reluiring a defined period to elapse before the actual distribution upon such recent policies could take place. The directors believe that the bonuses upon such policies will be found to have been adjusted with the same care and attention as upon policies of an earlier date. " The proposals offered during the past year have in cluded, as heretofore, both first-class lives and those only insurable at increased ratas, or, as they have been termed, `Declined Lives.' The bulk of the business, however, actually transacted has teen with the first-class, the tot sl number of proposals offered exceeding, it will be seen, by no less than 522, the number finally completed. " The accounts of the Sear have been already printed ant circulatai, as reqdrad by the deed of settlement among the shareholders. and having been carefully com pared with the books aim vouchers by the auditors, and re ported correct, are now submitted for approval and adop tion. " The list of directors recommended by the board for election, are the retiring directors, Messrs. Edward Solly, William Tabor, and William Henry Thornthwaite, who are re-eligible and again offer themselves for election. "The auditors, in conformity with the deed of settle ment, retire at the close of the year, but being re-eligible, again offer themselves for election for the ensuing year— viz. Messrs. Ladbury end Whitelock, on behalf of the sharihol , lers ; and Messrs. George Lowe, F.R.S., and William Webb Venn, for the policy-holders. "The directors having thus recited the general nature of the business, in connection with which the meeting has been convened, have only to reiterate the resolve of the board, to extend, by every means in their power, the gone- ral business of the society, and to justify and invite, by their zeal and earnestness in its affairs, a continuance on the part of the public of that confidence with which the Gresham' has throughout been so largely favoured." The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said he need detain the meeting but for a very short time while he performed so pleasing a duty. Like former reports, the present one showed that prosperity con tinued to crown the efforts of the directori ; and, as the document entered so fully into the affairs of the com pany, he felt there was really nothing for him to say. He would therefore simply move "that the report just read be received and adopted." • Mr. LLOYD briefly seconded the motion. The CHAIRIIAN then put the resolution to the meeting, and declared it carried unanimously. Mr. TYLER moved the next resolution, viz.—" That the retiring directors, Messrs, Edward Sally, William Tabor, and William aenry Thornthwaite, be re-elected. The motion having been seconded, it was put to the meeting by Mr. Beadnell, and carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN returned thanks on behalf of his brother directors, and assured the meeting that their utmost energy would always be devoted to further the objects of the society. Mr. DA.VISS moved a vote of thanks to the auditors, and that a sum of 50 guineas be added thereto.—Carried unanimously. Mr. TYLER moved the following resolution :—" That G. H. Ladbury and William Whitelock, E<qs , be elected auditors on the part of the eharehalderi, and that George Lowe, F.R.S., and William Webb Venn, E-cp., be elected auditors on the part of the policy holders." Mr. KING said it afforded him great pleasura to second the motion of Mr. Tyler. Tie resolution was agreed to unanimously. Thanks having been voted to the actuary (E. J. Farren, Esq.), the solicitor (T. H. Devonshire, Esq.), and the other officers of the society, the proceedinv, which had throughout been marked by the utmort cor diality, terminated. Mademoiselle Rachel, who was thought to be at death's door some months ago, is not only still alive, but all hopei of saving her are not abandoned. Her present medical adviser, Dr. Bergonuier, has addressed the fol lowing bulletin to a Marseilles journal :—"Au Cannet," Oct. 31. Since the 27cb, Mademoiselle Ralhel's health has slightly improved—she coughs and expectorates less and breathes easier. Her pulse is at 96, Her appetite is fir from being as good as could be wished, but her state seems to be less dangerous than it was." GRATIS.— TIIE BEST ATLAS ever published is how in course of presentation with the Dispatch.—Maps issued previous to the commencement of the series—August. 9, Canton River ; August 23, India : sd. each, or to go free by post Gd. Oct. 4 (cammeucement of till series), Persia ; October 11, China ; October 18, North-West Provinces of India ; October 25, Australia ; November 1, Plan of Delhi : e ith er of which may be had wi , .11 the paper for the current or any future week, if the paper bo out of print with which it was issued. The issue of the Maps, &c., for the remainder of the year, will be nearly as follows :—November 8, the Central Division o India ; November 15, Punjaub ; November 22, The Northern Half of the General Map of India ; November 29, A first Specimen of our Maps of the English Counties ; December 6, The Southern Half of the General Map of India; December 13, Scinde ; December 20, A i ivision of Indi , ; December 27, Plan of the City of Edinburgh ; and on January 3, 1858, will be presented a splendid coloured double Map of Asia, 17 inches by 25. Price of the Dispatch, sd. ; stamped to go free by post, 6d. Office, 139, Fleet-street. (ADVERTISSMENT.I SIGHT AND HEARING -- SPECTACLES—... POWERFUL TELESCOPES OPERA, RACE, AND PERSPECTIVE GLASSES. —S. and B. Sol Aliens, opticians, 39, Albemarle street, Piccadilly. Observe—opposite the York Hotel, W. By her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent for valuable and ex traordina 7 improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Race-course, O pera , and Perspective Glasses, to know the distances. These Telescopes possess such extraordinary power that some, three and a-half inches, with an extra eye-piece will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's riug, and the double stars ; with the same telescope can be seen a person's countenance three-and-a-half miles distant and an object from 16 to 20 'miles. For the waist coat-pocket, and are of larger, and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly, Tho Royal Exhibition, 1851. —A valu able, newly-invented, very small, powerful, Waistcoat-pocket Glees, the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known one and a-half mile distant. They answer every pur pose on the Race-course and at the Opera-houses. Country scenery and ships are clearly seen at 12 to 14 miles, They are invalnablo for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera, Camp, Perspective, and Race-course Glasses, with wonderful powers. Invaluable preserving Spectacle Lenses of the greatest transparent pewar. Toe great advantage derived f om this invention is, that vision impaired becomes pre served and strengthened and very agel persons are enabled to employ their sight at the most minute occupation —can see with thou) lenses of a much less magnifying power—and they do not require the frequent changes to the den. gerous effects of further powerful assistance. Persons can be suited at the me,/ remote pert of the world by send ing one of the glasses out of their spectacles la a letter, and stating the distsnee from the eye they can read small print with it, and those who have not made use of spectacles by stating their ago. Deafness.—New Disco very.—The Organic Vibrator, an evraordinarily powerful, small, newly-hive eted instrument for deafness, entirely different from all of surpassing anything of the kind that has been, or prob itbly can, be produced. Being of the same colour as the sk in, is not perceptible. It enables deaf persons to hear dis , inctly churchand at public assemlilie, ; the unpleasant seusatic n of singing noises in the ears is entirely removal, and it all )rdit all the assistance that possibly could be desired.-3 1, taw , Picoadillys—Oppoito thfl Turk hotel, W. Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge—Hull, Smith, and Co Wallingford Bank, Wallingford—Hedges, Wells, and Co. Warwick and Warwicksbire Bank, Warwick— K. Greenway and Co. Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington—Fox, Brothers, and Co West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract Bank, Wakefield— Leatham, Tew, and Co Whitby Old Bank, Whitby—Simpson, Chap man, and Co Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win chester—ulpett and Co Winchester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester —Wickham and Co Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank, Weymouth—Eliott and Pearce Wirksworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank, Wirksworth—Arkwright and Co Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech— Gurneys and Co Wiveliscombe Bank, Wiveliscombe—P. and W. Hancock Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton— Good ricke and Holyoake Worcester Bank, Worcester—Farley, Laven der, and Co Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and Co 82,495 Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster—Farley, Turner, and Co Walsall Old Bank, Walsall—Charles Forster and Sons Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—R. and W. F. Fryer Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurneys, Birbeck, and Co Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great Yarmouth—Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart., and Co York Bank, York— Swann, Clough, and Co 11,548 47,331 12,113 46,222 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmorland, Kendal Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley Bradford Banking Company, Bradford Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver- 9,945 9,383 47,415 .. • hampton Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Bradford Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking Company, Chesterfield Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work- 7,620 29,841 19,10 G 53,043 10,080 ington Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company, 34,027 27,158 12,900 Coventry Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel tenham Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company, Carlisle Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle Dudley and West Bromwich Banking Company, Dudley 40,815 Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby Darlington District Joint. Stock Banking Com pany, Darlington East of England Bank, Norwich 22,143 Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 143,035 Halifax Joint Stock Bank, Halifax 18,139 Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 38,825 Hull Banking Company, Hull 23,785 Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Halifax 13,376 Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com pany, Halifax Helston Banking Company, Helston Herefordshire Banking Company, ,Hereford Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, Knaresborough 28,212 King,sbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 3,240 Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster 61,075 Leeds Banking Company, Leeds 23,149 Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester 82,730 Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company 47,955 Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors. 9,253 Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow 9,825 Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Nottingham Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottingham 27,692 National Provincial Bank of England, Birming ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, London 425,830 North Wilts Banking Company, Melksham 46,683 Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton 72,395 Northamptonshire Banking Company, North ampton North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddleworth. 2,290 Sheffield Banking Company, Sheffield 31,032 Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Com pany, Stamford Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Lang port 348,521 Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall 44,463 Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Com pany, Stourbridge Sheffield and Hallamshire Banking Company, Sheffield Sheffield and Rotherham Joint Stock Banking Company, Sheffield 49,996 Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company, Richmond Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Banking Company, Wolverhampton 33,907 Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, Wake field Whitehaven Joint-Stock Banking Company, Whitehaven 28,295 Warwick and Leamington Banking Company, Warwick West of England and South Wales District Bank, Bristol 77,287 Wilts and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury 71,770 West Riding Union Banking Company, Hud dersfield Whitchurch and Ellesmere Banking Company, Whitchurch Worcester City and County Banking Com- 119,776 34,097 21,101 63,945 ;2,927 56,235 14,077 32,525 5,271 pany, Worcester _ 5,678 York Union Banking Company, York 66,520 York City and County Banking Company; 91,981 Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds 118,366 J. MICHAEL, Acting Registrar of Bink Returns, Inland Revenue, Somerset House, Oct. 31. THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY IN SOUTH LAN CASHIRE.—This society have just c'mpleted their 32 1 land purchase, and are now in possession of a valuable building estate near Manchester. It is beautifully situated in the picturcoque suburb of Prestwick, and will be offered to allotment at an early [ADVERTISEMENT]—Mothers and Nurses will find Du Barry's delicious Revalenta Arabica Food admirably adapted to remove all disorders of stomach and bowels to which in• faut3 and children are at all times liable, such as indigestion, flatulency, col:c, dysentery, diarrhoea, constipation, debility, and restlessne.3. • It strengthens, nourishes, and is used with more advantk,e than milk in rearing infants. We quote a few testimonials:— No. 58,034, Grammar School, Stevenage, Dec. 16, 1850. " Geutlemen,—We have found it admirably adapted for infants. Our baby has never once had disordered bowels since taking it.—R. Ambler." Amsterdam, 31st Dec., 1852. Dear Sir,—Our child, up to the age of eleven weeks, was very delicate and wasting away, and milk, sago, and arrowroot tinned sour on its stomach, causing great suffer ing., We then fed It upon Du Barry's Revalonta Arabica, which agreed wonderfully with her ; and she is now, at the age of nine months , a plump and lively littl e girl.—Daniel S o c u r i v . absa. baby, yW, whichi ld n e lc ., , v oi with 1 8 t s e 3 u . m p on ea th r s back, Bir. a disease of the stomach ae m a a t o t ha k u e d d, g r a h n e d n u, fo b u y r o k h s our s old,w ev i e th n previous infants bad all been carried off, and this last child seemed destined to "ollow its sisters and brothers before many days, for our doctor, a very able practitioner, had, during three weeks, ex hausted all his skill, and was ß at a l oss w h a t t o prescr ib e next, when he ad v i se d D u I am happy t o say, worke aagrrryea'st Re v changealen t f a e r A t he N f v e e w ll, d a a n y d s ;isannodw, s e i h x ee w i eeks' time, the child was bicea p t't e ew r i f i ec iine t h ly a, d a greatest happin ess to nsffual fairly be consid ere d one o vered.—With eternal , ll. bloo T m hi i s ng d b e o li y e — ieu a s s r o e u m r e c d e y of m t a b y e gratitude,the greatestou r yours, &c., gs ever s, b o le ., ss L in .u.vaa d nu is o c n o - . Supported by testimonials from the celebrated Professors of Chemistry, Dr. Andrew lire; Dr. Shorland ; Dr. Harvey; Dr. Campbell ; Dr. Gattiker ; Dr. Wurzcr ; Dr. Ingram . Lord Stuart de Decies; the Dowager Countess of Castle- Stuart; Major-Oen. Thomas King, and many other respectab'e per3ons, whose health has been restored by it, after all of means of cure had failed. Suitably packed with full in structions. In canisters, 11b, 2s. 9d. ; 21b, 4s. 6d. ; Lib lls ; 121 b, 225. The 121 b canisters aro sent carriage fi re, on receipt of Post-Office order.—Barry Du Barry, Ie Cu., 77, Regent-street, London. IMPORTANT CAUTION against the fearful dangers of spurious imitations : —The Vice-Chancel. for , Sir William Page Wood, granted an Injunction en th 10th March, 1854, against Alfred ITooper IsToyill, for inntatini " Barry's Rovalonta Ambles Food." 12,440 65,020 17,73 12,012 2,930 13,924 48,103 32,402 24,337 2,725 18,385 39,477 47,560 7,250 19,890 75,088 8,822 11,450 38,006 25,545 9,808 9,500 72,754 83,n2G 5,915 47,870 97,268 50,178 45,873 27,136 7,830 10,906 5,713 5,189 13,336 29,330 24,930 21,708 52,19 5,270 31,616 25,603 19,872 67,537 16,451 26,901 21,541 44,879 5,158 52,350 37,752 32,491 19,148 95,279 27,730 5,785 3,538 40,020 13,400 14,765 1,8 . 65 and Co. Banbury Old Bank, Banbury—Cobb and Son Bath City Bank, Bath—G. Moger and Son Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard—Bassett, Grant, and Co Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Taylor and Lloyds Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire—H A. and W. M. Harris and Co. Brecon ald Bank, Brecon—Wilkins and Co Brighton Union Bank, Brighton—Hall, West, and Borrer Burlington and Driffield Bank Burlington— Harding Smith, and ;o Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds— J. Worlledge Cambridge Bank, Cambridge—Mortlock & Co. Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge—Messrs. Fosters Canterbury Bank, Canterbury—Hammond and Co Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen—David Morris and Sons Chertsey Bank, Chertsey—La Coste and Son Colchester Bank, Colchester—Round & Green Colchester and Essex Bank, and Witham and Essex Bank, and Hadleigh, Suffolk, Bank, Colchester—Mills, Bawtree, and Co Cornish Bank, Truro—Tweedy and Co Coventry Bank, Coventry—Little & Woodcock City Bank, Exeter—Milford and Co Craven Bank, Settle—Alcocks, Birkbecks, and Co Cardiff Bank, Cardiff—Towgood and Co Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon mouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow—Bromage, Snead, and Co Derby Bank, Derby—W. and S. Evans & Co Derby Bank, Derby—Samuel Smith and Co Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby—Crompton, Newton, and Co Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes—Locke and Co Diss Bank, Diss—Oakes, Fincham, and Co Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster —Cooke and Co Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington—Backhouse & Co Devonport Bank. Devonport— Hodge and Co Dorchester Old B ink and Dorsetshire Bank, Dorchester—R. and H. Williams East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard—Robins, Fos ter' and Co East Riding Bank, Beverley—Bower and Co Essex Bank and Bishop's Stortford. Bank Chelmsford—Sparrow, Round, and Co Exeter Bank, Exeter—Sanders and Co Fakenham Bank, Fakenham—Gurneys, Birk beck, and Co Farringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Far ringdon—Barnes, Medley, and Co Farnham Bank, Farnham—Messrs Knight Faversham Bank, Faversham—Hilton and Co Godahning Bank, Godalming—Mellersh and Keen Guildford Bank, Guildford—Messrs. Haydon.. Grantham Bank, Grantham—Hardy and C 0... Hastings Old Bank, Hastings—Smith, Inkier, and Co. Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford-- Matthews and Co. Hull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull, Smith, Brothers, and Co. Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don—Rust and Veaseys Harwich - Bank, Harwich—Cox, Cobbold, and Co. Hertfordshire, Hitchin Bank, Hitchin Sharpies, and Co. Hereford, Ross and Archenfield. Bank, and Ross and Archenfield Bank, Hereford— Morgan and Co Ipswich Bank, Ipswich—Bacon and Co. Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Hadleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich— Alexanders and Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone—Mercer, Randall, and Co. Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington— Davies and Co. Knighton Bank, Knighton—Davies and Co Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough—Harrison and Co Kendal Bank, Kendal—Wakefield, Crewdson and Co. Lane End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End—C Harvey and Son Leeds Bank, Leeds--Beckett and Co. Leeds - Union Bank, Leeds—W. Williams, Brown and Co Leicester Bank, Leicester—Pagets and Kirby, Lewes Old Bank, Lewes—Molineux and Co Lichfield Bank, Lichfield—Palmer and Greene Lincoln Bank, Lincoln—Smith, Ellison, and Co. Llandovery Bank, Lampeter Bank, and Lim dilo Bank, Llandovery—D. Jones and Co Loughborough Bank, Loughborough—Middle ton and Cradock Lymington Bank, Lymington— St. Barbe and Co. Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Regis—Gurneys and Co. Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis— Jarvisand Co Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield—Brocklehurst and Co. .............................................. Manningtree Bank, Manning - tree—Nunn and Co. Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and Hungerford Bank, and Hungerford Bank, Marlborough—Tan nerand Co ... . .................................. a ..... Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly—Williams and Son. ................................................... Miners' Bank, Truro—Willyams and Co Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Aberga,venny—Bailey and Co Monmouth Cld Bank, Monmouth Bank, Bre con Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth—Bromage, Snead, and Co Newark Bank, Newark—Godfrey and Riddell Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and Newark Bank, Sleaford—Handley, Peacock, and Co Newbury Bank, Newbury—Bunny & Slocock Newmarket Bank, Newmarket—Eaton, Ham mond, and Co Norwich Crown Bank and Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, Norwich—Harvey; and Hudsons Norwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich—Gur neys and Birkbeck Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not tingham, Hart, Fellows, and Co Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton—Craddock and Co Naval Bank, Plymouth; Plymouth—Harris and Co. New Sarum Bank, Sarum—Everett and Co Nottingham Bank, Nottingham—Samuel Smith and Co. Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os westry—Croxon and Co Oxford Old Bank, Oxford—Robinson, Parsons, and Co. Ohl Bank, Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Ton bridge Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Ton bridge Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Ton bridge—T. H. and S. Beeching Oxfordshire Witney Bank, Witney—J. W. Clinch and Co. Pease's Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank and Beverley Bank, Hull—Pease and Co Penzance Bank, Penzance--Batten and Co Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank, Peter borough—D. Yorke and Co. Pembrokeshire Bank, Haverford wes . and W. Walters.. Reading Bank, Reading—Simonds and Co Reading Bank,. Reading—Stephens, Blandy, and Co. Richmond Bank, Richmond—Roper and Co. Rochdale Bank, Rochdale—Clement, Royds, and Co. Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank, Roches ter--Day and Nicholson Royston Bank, Royston—Fordham and Sons Rugby Bank, Rugby—A, Butlin and Son Rye Bank, Rye—R. C. POrnfret, & C 0.... R os ; Old Bank, Heredfordshire, R oss Allaway and Macdougal .............. Saffron Walden and North Essex 13a, .... . Saf fron Walden—Gibsons and Co. Salop Bank, Sl'rewsbury—B ur e 27 ' 093 n, Lloyd, and Co. ............................................. 15,530 7,656 13,300 10,525 13,985 4,239 11,388 17,191 2G,274 14,968 22,358 51,555 20,886 21,918 47,627 97,024 10,274 3,598 22,838 10,410 28,841 11,832 31,661 7,777 11,006 44,551 10,297 12,356 11,692 29,805 30,487 6,275 4,603 BLOWING FROM GUNS AT PESHATVUE. It was an awfully imposing scene ! All the troops, European and native, armed and disarmed, loyal and disaffected, were drawn up on parade, forming three sides of a square, and drawn up very care fully, yon may be sure, so that any attempt on the part of the disaffected to rescue the doomed prison ers would have been easily checked. Forming the fourth side of the square, were drawn up the guns (a-/;ounclers), ten in number, which were to b© used for the execution. The prisoners,. under a strong European guard, were then marched into the square—their crimes and sentences read aloud to them, and at the head of each regi ment : they were then marched round the square, and up t o the guns. The first ten were picked out —their eyes were banded, and they were bound to the guns, their backs leaning against the muzzles, and their arms fastened to the wheels. The port tires were lighted, and at a signal from the Artil lery-Major, the guns were fired. It was a horrid *ight that then met the eye, a regular shower of human fragments of heads, of arms, of legs, ap• peered in the air through the smoke, and when that cleared away, these fragments lying on the ground—fragments of Hindoos and fragments of Mussulmans, all mixed together, were all that re mained of those ten mutineers. Three times more was this scene repeated ; but so great is the disgust we all feel for the atrocities committed by the rebels, that we had noroom in our hearts for any feeling of pity ; callousness was depicted on every European's face • a look of grim sa ti s f ac ti on cou ld even b e seen in the countenances of the gunners serving the guns. But far different was the effect on the native portion of the spectators; their black faces grew ghastly pale as they gazed breathlessly at the awful spectacle. You must know that this is nearly the only form in which death has any tet rurs for a native. If he is hung, or shot by musketry, he knows that his friends or relatives will be allowed to claim his body, and will give him the funeral rites required by his reli gion ; if a Hindoo, that his body will be burned with all due ceremonies ; and if a Mussulman, that his remains will be decently interred, as directed in the Koran. But if sentenced to death in this form, he knows that his body will be blown into a thousand piecs, and that it will be altogether impos sible for his relatives, however devoted to him, to be sure of picking up all the fragments of his own particular body ; and the thought that perhaps a limb of a different religion to himself might possi bly be burned or buried with the remainder of his own body, is agony to him. But notwithstanding this, it was imposs ble for the mutineers' direst hater not to feel some degree of admiration for the way in which they met their deaths. Nothing in their lives became thorn like the leaving of them. Of the whole forty, only two showed any signs of fear, and they were bitterly reproached by the others for so disgracing their race. -They certainly died like men. After the first ten bad been disposed of, the next. batch, who had been looking on all the time, walked up to the guns quite calmly and unfalteringly, and allowed themselves to be blindfolded and tied up without moving a muscle, or showing the slightest eign of fear, or even concern. Whence bad these men this strength ? Their religion, bad as it may be and is, in all other points, at least be friends them w e ll at th e h our o f death ; it teaches them well that great and useful lesson, how to die. —Letter from, Peshawar in Blackwood's Magcrine for November. Country Markets. MANCHESTER—Nov. 5. There was a fair attendance this morning. English fine wheat in limited demand, being in short supply, and inferior sorts neglected. Best runs of American red must be quoted 2d per 701bs higher, other kinds remaining un changed. Flour mot a slow sale, at barely previous rates. Oats and oatmeal moved off in retail at last week's prices. Beans and Indian corn is per qr. cheaper. NEWARK—Nov. 4. At this day's market there was a Tull attendance of millers and dealers, and a moderate amount of business done. Wheat met a heavy sale, and the prices for best advanced ls. Wheat, white 6]s to 635, red 55s to 575; barley, malting 42s to 445, grinding As to 3Ss; oats, 24st. 35s to ns, 22st, 32s to 345; beans, 48s to 52s ; malt, 73s to 80s ; peas, 44+ to 465; tares, 56s to 603 per qr. LOUTH—Nov. 4. Thera was a full supply of grain in the market to-day, The trade ruled heavy, and prices for all kinds were firmer. Wheat, 46s to 50s ; extra, —s ; barloy 39s to Us ; oats 21s to 29s ; beans, 44s to 48s. BOSTON—Noy. 4. The market well attended, and wheat a moderate supply, at an advance of 2s per qr. from last week's cur rency. Spring corn unchanged. Prices :—Wheat, red, 45s Od to 51s Od; new, —s to —s ; white, LOi Od to 52s Od; extra, 555. Barley, 32s Oil to 44s 01. Oat, 21s to 28s. Peas, 43 to 43s Ud. Beans 461 Od to L'Os Od per qr. , GLASGOW—NM 4. Fow buyers in the market to-day, and only a very small business transacted. Wheat sells in retail at the prices of this day week. Barrel flour is 6d lower, and sacks are unchanged. The trade in barley dull at a decline of le per 320 lbs. Oats Ed per 264 lbs, and oatmeal 6d to la per 280 lbs cheaper. EDINBURGH GRAIN.—Noy. 4. There was a large market to-day. Sales heavy for all sorts, and prices generally back. Wheat, on the top, 7s 01 down, and on the average 3s led down. Barley, 03 6d up on the top, and is 2d down on the average. Oats ou the top Is Od up, and on the average Os lld down. Beans on the top is Od down and on the average 2s 4d down. AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Wheat £2 7 ' 7 2-12th. Do. new -12ths. Barley Oats 1 5 1 7-12ths. Beans -12ths. Total Supply and Sales. Wheat 1536 qrs sold SU grs I F Barley 2450 qrs sold 1940 qrs Oats 1276 qrs sold 1077 Vs Beans l3B qrs sold 101 qrs DERBY SMITIIFIELD.—Nov. 3. • A full average supply of fat beasts to-day,• but the demand was ilat, and some few left unsold. The number of sheep and lambs was much larger, and low prices were asked. Fat calves plentiful, and barely maintaining last week's prices. The supply of fat and store pigs was not so good, but buyers more plentiful. The following were the quotations :—Beef, 6d to 60; mutton, 62 2 d to 7',4.1 ; lamb, 8d to 0,1 ; veal, 7d to 7,14 per lb. ; pigs, 9s 9d to lOs 3d per score ; rough fat, 5s 6a to Os per 141 b.; hides, 44d to 64d per lb ; calf-skins, 6d to 7a per lb. LOCAL SHIRE AfAlticßT4., LIVERPOOL, Nov. 5. several sales took place. mo S l T .d o a c e rc t v E e x t c o u -d e a rr y o , E a . , -- id Th s e e tone of the market has been Black burns, 7 13-16—North Eastern, Berwicks, 22a—Ditto, Leeds 234—Caledonians, 14,1—Dutch Rhenish, 5 dig Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 374 -South Eastern, 184 —Eastern Counties, 10—North British, 11—Midland, 816 80- --Gi eat Western, 50—Grand Trunk of Canada, 9 4 -Lancashire and Yorkshire, 914 all—London and North Westerns, 94 —Ditto, Eighths, d.—Great Wes . tern of Canada, new, d. MANCHESTER, Nov, 5. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was doing a moderate business to-day, but prices declining. Dovers, 18 11-16 V Great Western of Canada, 18—East Lancashire, 8 9 i — Sheffields, 37;—Blackburn, 7i Eastern Counties, 10g— - -Grand Tiunk of Canada, 98 Midlands, SL—Lou duns, 94—Leeds, 94—District Bank, 14 BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 5. STOCK EXCHANGE. —Prices in the market gessrally depressed to-day, and prices still remain low. Londons, 91—Midlands, 81 --Birminghain and Derby's, 56 57-- Birmingham Bank', 33. LEEDS, Nov. 5. • STOVE EXOPIANGE.—The market to-day very inactive, and very little business was transits:ltal. Midlands, 81b 1 Leeds, 404 —Dovers, 18/ —North Western, 71—E as t e rn B, 71—Console, 881. BIRT 4 S. OF A sox. On the 15th inst., at 61, Afornington-road, Regent's•parkt the wife of Philip Edward Masey, Esq. On the 4th inst., at Croom's-hill, Greenwich, the wife of Edward Panel', 'Esq. OF A DAUGHTER On the sth inst., at 10, Woburn•sgnare, Mrs. Edgar Home. On the 3d inst., at 23, Kensington -gate, the wife of Cap tain Keating (late Royal Dragoons). MARRIED. On the 4th init., at Wroughton Church, Thomaao the youngest son of John Impey, &q., of Ockham, Burrell to Rose, youngest daughter of Edward H a y war d Budd, Esq., of Elcombe House, Wilts. On the 3d inst., at Catel Church, Guernsey, Major A. Lennox, Royal Artillery, eldest son of Lord and Lady G• Lennox, to Amy, daughter of Joshua Priault, Esq.. Cf Candie, and widow of the lato Thomas Hutohesson, Esq. DIED On tho 4th lust., at Sydenham, Commander Williani Burdon, R.N., the third son of George Burdon, Esq.. °I Haddon House, Northuniberlan , l, aged 31. On the 3d inst., Alfred Solo, Esq., of 43, St. James'AP square, Notting-hill, form er l y of Wigmore-atreet, Caven dish-square, aged 45. London, aged 51. At eaulinster, Mr. Nir in. Austin, of Wandsworth-road. er, On the 21 inst., at R amsgate, Capta i n Ke ll y N O Commander R.N. On the Ist inst., at Brighton, Lient.-Colonel Roberto, aged 71. On the 2d inst., at Brixton, Mr. Isaac Le Plastrier, of the city, aged 80. On the let inst. at 14, Dover-place, New Kent-road,Hr. George Bla,ndford. LONDON • Printed and Publiqhod by MUDD° Y01:3 1 C , of `No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office. 1'' 1( .• 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Middlesex, Friday, November 6,131. 24,573 42,526 12,020 12,301 2,844 325 13,461 31,476 24,944 29,035 9,432 10,612 12,610 11,432 12,720 15,993 13,102 7,418 23,727 5,655 44,572 14,195 19,272 15,747 37,3E0 58,441 7,058 13,460 5,808 3,304 8,350 9,150