The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-12 00:00:00

AMERICA.

(The fob:wing appeared in the greater portion of vex
yesterday's iisswes6oe :1
(Vi/ Gresoceetle.)
NEW YORE, Ocr. 1, Moturnia.

Grant reports yesterday afternoon that Warren
had attacked and carried the enemy's line on the
extreme right, capturing a number of prisoners.
He immediately prepared to follow up his success.
General Meade moved from his left this morning,
and carried the enemy's line near Poplar Grove.
A report from General Butler announces that an
assault by the enemy in three columns yesterday
afternoon near Chapin's Farm had been repulsed.
Secretary Stanton reports that no news has been
received from Sheridan sinoe Sunday.
The Southern papers contain a report that
Sheridan attacked Early on Monday at Broom's
Gap, and was repulsed, whereupon Early assumed
the offensive, and drove Sheridan back six miles to
Port Republic, and it was believed across the She-
uandoah River at that point.
Forrest reported from Fayetteville that be was
moving his whole force to Chattanooga Railroad,
and all bridges between Athens and Pulaski bad
been destroyed for 30 miles. Forrest also reports
that he had captured 1,300 prisoners, 2 guns, and a
large quantity of stores at Athens.

Rousseau is at Tullahooma.
No communication has been received from Nash-
ville, south of Murfreesboro'.
Around Irontown, Arcadia, and Potosi, in Mis-
souri, Price is doing considerable damage.
The City of London and BOrtlatiA takes 420,000
dollars.

The Baxonia was intercepted at Cape Race.
NEW YORK, Ocr. 1, Arrwooe.

Unofficial despatches from the army of the Po-
tomac report that the action on the north side of
the James River, was attended with very sucoessful
results. Fort Morgan, Chapin's Bluff, and six
other strong earthworks, together with 16 guns and
500 prisoners, were captured.
Birney has gained an important position on the
Newmarket Road, seriously menacing Richmond.
On Thursday the Federal' were within five miles
of Richmond, and General Burnham was killed.
One division of the 18th Corps suffered severely.
Sheridan reports on Thursday that he pursued
Early to Port Republic. His cavalry destroyed
much property at Staunton and Waynesboro'.
Early's army is reported to be demoralised.
CONXIMMAL arreumurcz.

NEW YORE, Orr. 1, Arrnigoomr.

Money easy. Gold, 9011 premium.. Stocks de-
pressed. New York Centrals, 113} ; Illinois, 116 ;
Erie, 90} ; 5.20 Bonds, 107 g. Cotton inactive.
Middling Upland, 120 to 125. Flour, wheat, and
corn heavy. Provisions dull. Coffee and sugar
quiet. Molasses inactive. Petroleum—Crude, 39 ;
refined, 63.

(From the Timer' Telegram)
NEW YORK, Ocr. 1.

Sheridan reports on the 29th that he pursued
Early to Port Republic, and then retired to Har-
risonburg. His cavalry, under Torbert, destroyed
all the Confederate property at Staunton aid
Wayneeborougb, and also the bridges over the
south branch of the Shenandoah and portions of the
Virginia Central Railway, but finding a tunnel
through the Blue Ridge Mountains strongly de
fended, retreated to Harrisonburg.
Early was at Charlottesville, and had been rein-
forced.
Gold, 1891.

BOLTON, TOISDAY Enfrifta.
The almanor of the Exchequer visited Bolton
I tlat. afternoon on his way to Fernwortb. where he if if).
• (Wednesday) to take part in the inauguration of •
park. In honour of the maths the chief streets of
the town wen profusely decanted with flags and streamers
bi • every colour and device. Gonspiescus among the
tither mega. warn the French tri.colour, which
win roppoied to bear rofiroaco to the commercial
that) with that country which was concluded under the
&spire at Mr. (Beddow, and which has done much benefit
to the trade at Bolton. Other banners bore the inscription
" Wartime Gladstone." The train in which the light hon.
Witmer arrived reached Bolton shortly after half-past 4,
amidst a Marne of fog dram fastened to the rails, and the
Itorshe et the spectators pawed within ad without the
atittlon. The Mayor (Mr. B. Harwood) and Town Clark
I/*. Banes. IL P., Lient.-Col. Grey, M.P. the High fiheri4
L Shattlewcelk), and Mr. A. Barnes were in waiting
to rear the &Woodshed visitor. A. Mr. Gleristom and
tiff caret pima through the streets leading to the
Marksioquara they were loudly chewed by the crowd
who limed each side of the way, and who, sometimes in
%embowers at their cariosity and admiration, premed
kkosmedestly gear the carrion's, somewhat retarding
their pre. A. bast halt was made at the Free Public
Library end the hashoome lfaet t h.B, both at which were
inapsriA by the Clisaosßor at the Fashrosr. It was
about apartsr past five awe the party reached the Tsai-
Fr. Geonre'ssead, where the presistair
the addressor was to sake place, ad where they were remised
with ranch enthusiasm by • numerous and respectable
sabres. Mr. Barley, M.P., Mr. H. Ashworth, and
ether gentlemen of localieote were on the platform.
The MArom, is introducing the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer to the meeting, said—Fellow Countrymen and
Countrywomen,—No wards of mine are needed on this co-
mmies. I will only say that this is a proud day for Bolton.
(Chews.) We are honoured by the promos of cm whoes
name is a komehold word in England, aid wham deeds have
=sdehio famous through the length end breadth of the
British Isles. (Cheese.)

The TOWN Otgan thee reed an address to the Chumslior
of the ischsquir from the corporation of Bolton.
Mr. MMUS Giumagaw next preesated an address which
had been adopted the night before by a meeting of the
worths, men, held in the Marketsrpeue. it was in this
form :

Right Hon. flir,—We the wishing claimer of the borough
of Bolton, in public meeting aseembled, rejoice that we
have this opportunity of presenting our 'restful mod heart-
felt thanks to you for your scovide to oar country, parti-
cularly is • financial point of view. We think that you
have confeared a groat bhimiag upon your countrymen,earns:hilly the worlong claws. Allow us, sir, humbly
to Wenn you that the working classes of lalis have ad-
vanced In education sad knowledge. We now reverenes sod
obey the law, love order and peas. We hops sod trust
that we have manifested these Moss by our pmesable
conduct is pairing through • long period of unparalleled
privation and suffering. We therefore hope that the time
will moos arrive when oar riders sod governors will give
_to
us the privilege of becoming men amongst man. Finally,
may the Giver of every good and perfect gift long blots yak
with health and stresgth ; long spire your useful life ; and
may your great sod extraordinary talents long motions to
be employed in promoting the happiness and prosperity of
our naive country."
Reek shin= wad 'adorned by the frequest &mikes* of
the andleate, which wee again renewed when
The Onmernixoe of the Fmouxixous rose to speak. He
referred to the reception which bed been given him se •
reward due more to the labours of others to the field of
useful legislation than to Meows. The changes in econcenical
legislation during the last 26 yeses, which bad produced
such extensive and remixed geed, were to • great extern
the work of many to whom Lancashire gave birth, end
whose exertions she animated end mcouregol. The right
hon. gestleanse then proceeded to show that the effect of
the treaty, Illakieved through the exertioas, skill,
end of Mr. Haden, had been to open • market
in the one which bed boss jest lost through the
calamitous war in America. He costinued—Well, new,
gentlemen, the time of pressor* seems to have come upon
you. It to very emy for those outride the circle—for throe
who do not themselves feel the pinch of difficulties—to be
preachers of the maned and temper in which the aids
ought Is be adored. (Hear, hear.) This, however, I ven-
ture to say, without her of being thought to fierier, that
the Lotesshire community bee shown during whams of
extreme aßliatiou, that it wants no preaching from ex-
traneous persons on this "object, end certainly
it ie satisfactory to think that there is at
least one marked and favounble difference between
the season when the cotton famine wet in what
may be called its agony and the prosiest time. lem afraid
we must admit there is • recurrence of another exteesion
of distress, bat the distress is of • different character from
that whisk formerly prevailed. It is not attended with such
gloomy prospects. Whom the cotton famine first began to
bear upon Lancashire. it was absolutely importable to know
at what point its oriataitous results would clots. We knew
that the prinelpal source of supply wee stopped. We did
not know in what degree other countries of the world would
prove able to minister to our wants. After • that it had
been found that though nothing will ma yet "cable Ragland
to disposes with the American supply, the powers of
other countries have bees developed to • very imesiderahle
extent, mg very large contributims have been obtained from
quarters which previously had hardly been reckoned as—
had, indeed, hem scarcely dreamed of—in the enumeration
of oar resources. We ®y sow—and this is the difference
to which I refer—venture, as far as it becomes • frail being
like man, to give an opinion on such a matter. We may
now venture to say that the knot of the problem is in the
main untied, and that soarers" of supply do exist in the
world, which will metal° the future prosperity of the cotton
industry of England, and probably tend to place
it upon a firmer boas than it could ever be mid
to occupy when it depended almost entirely on
the productions of America, end when those productions
themselves were dm to a date of society and to a descrip-
tion of Labour which in this country we look upon se being
unnatural and contrary to the best agenda of humanity,
(Hear, hear.) Therefore it is • great point that your brethren
of the working clad, and such among you as belong to that
class, and not only you, but all who oompose the other sec-
tions of the community, and whom interest" are completely
identified with yours, when the pinch comes, if it be not
now felt by you, you may derive consolation from the re.
fiction that there is ground for • confident hope that the
calamity is • temporary one, and that the inoonveniende
you are now enduring ere attendant on a course
of Mealtime, sod on the proms of return
from • 'tote of things which are unnatural end
exceptiorral to a state of things which is durable, sound,
sod healthy. (Hear, hear.) It is not possible to escape
from • disturbance and distortions so vast ee the cotton
industry has undergone without suffering great inconve-
nience on the way. A man cannot throw off a virulent
diessas without audios that the road of return to health is
rough and enemy, and that in the very process of cure
much secondary suffering must be borne. Hence, if the
effect of circumstances ben been, as we know it has been, to
multiply five or six fold the price of the raw material, it ie
• coodition of affairs which cannot be permanent.
Your industry could not permanently subsist in oonnexion
with it, hut the lowering or depreciation of prices which
would occur before you arrive at • thoroughly natural con-
ditios is • process which would involve risk, inooovenienos,
end pressure very different indeed from the pressure that
some parer of Lancashire had to undergo some two yean
back, but yet at the same time amounting in themselves to
very serious evils ; only let us be thankful that evils are as
it were gilded by confident hopes. I speak in the presence
of those who are far better able to judge than =pelf, and
who can correct me if I am wrong ; but I do trust, looking
forward to • future not very remote—perhaps dation only
by a very tow years, so few that they might
almost be numbered in months—we shall see
the vast and gigantic, system of enterprise oo
which the fortunes of South Laws/hire principally depends
again restored to the whole extent of its former operations;
and not only so, but carrying on those °wades with a
certainty and stability Both as in the former eireenswitanceo

It never would bare beau able to Weis. (Mem) Now,
Yr. ltayoe, and ladies and geetleamo, I bave little to do
.:apt to aware yew that the hid raceptica that I have bad
at your buds will be as additiowal laxative to walk with
an math *Ram and ilisseity as I w iw the pslh of

public duty. I am pad sure that that is • 'intim:et
which I need not profess to utter as one peculiar to myself;
it is happily the sentiment which pervades, I believe, the
minds of the member of the legislature of this country.
(Hear, hear.) The discharge of our duties is very
Imperfect. In many thins it is open to eritieim The
concerns of this Test empire sre so mighty, are
of so complicated a character, that to handle them m
they ought to be handled, altogether trammed' and Made
human strength. It is not pomille, therefore, that
there should be men in parliament and the government
who shall not invite mitichon and mama. Some things we
do which we may be mistaken in doing, other things which
we omit we may be wrong in omitting. But, gentleman,
I would bag you to observe that whatever be the faults, or
whatever be the virtues of Alas legislature of this opus*,
they are faults which they posers and exhibit in common
with the masa of the maim. (Cheers.) If parliament, eta
given time shows extraordinary vigour in the work of legis-
lative improvement, it is bemuse there pervudee the
public mind • temper of determined desire for im-
prover:mut, such se sympethises with and sea.
Mine and even requires those exertions on the put
of prlisment. But if, ea the other hand, there cam
gems when parliament shoveler eagerness in the promotion
of useful Worms, depend upon it the ones of any compara-
tive Median is to be found sot so much within those four
wails as in the temper of the nation heel!. This is a peat
cosmiation to those who might be inclined to • sentiment
of impatience when they Ind that efforts at improvement
ene reammed with • poster jealousy lama In ether times,
sad that in point of fact, se sometimes almost happens,
say men who proposes an ameliorating law boomr by that
very fact itself a sort of object of suspicion. (A laugh.) Now,
when thatAhappens, depend upon it that is due to the Mate
of the oountry. What is our state with regard to these
things ? Our state is this—that, notwithstanding the vest
extent of oar public affairs, I do not believe that 25 years
of more effective or bemetoial legislation are to be found
in the history of any country than those of the lest
twenty-five years in England. Well, after • bard day's
work men are apt to get tired—(laughter)-end depend
upon it it is no Spire of speech when I my that jest the
mime thing occurs to parliament, and that they may get

tired ; Ana there Is a Certain relaxation--a rthuation of
what I may cell the muscles of the mind after hard work
has been dune. Grievances bare been removed, navies
laws h►ve been mitigated or repealed, mid improvements bath
been sown brosdourt through the land. But I must admit
* you that I shall be the first to affirm and contend that
that is no reason at all why other improvements should not
be prosecuted with similar zeal. (Chasm) On the con-
trary, were we perfect being that would be a reason why
we should be still more melons than ever in accomplish-
ing whatever remained to be done. I say that
you may depend upon it that the country itself
has been disposed to take breath for a little while, and to
exact a kr strict account from the representative' of the

people with reglad to their legislative labovue. (Mews.)
If there be any who think that there is still a pressure for
great improvement—and I satiably am one who believes
that much may yet remain to be done—let them also bear
this in mind, that we live In a state of things in which a
conviction taking hold el the naiads of the people of
the different clams of which it is ocenprescl, will be fairly
answered in the aoudad of the houses of the legislators.
When I speak of what remains to be dose, I don't at all
mean to my that we stand new se we stood thirty you
ego ; on the contrary, crying grimness, grow ewe, end
mischief have with gnat prudes**, wisdom, and cirenmsper
tire, but at the same time with great Em-
met and decision, bees remedied. The improve-
meets that are before us me, thwefore, in many
nape* of a different awed& from the Improvement*
that lay behind m. There am siljusaments which oar WM -
hide= will require. The pogrom a/ education, the program
of pod and sound habits is the comminit7, the ismeming
confidenes which snits classes together—all these thisp
prat to a gradual eshagmsent of the privileges messeeed
by the people, and sure we may be that, as the necessity
and the oessaiosjor such changes am felt, a Musa disting-
thse r adlaris seek elisnas will hiewGr be Islt smempsi
as. (Ohms.) I trust is shall never live again to see the
Wm bearing the smallest reeemblanes tithe great public
oriels which marked the oommescement of the reign of

William IV. The triumph then achieved was sot only in
itaelf • great advantage to the coast y, bat I think It was
• pledge that altogether improvements would he attained
by a proems is. critical and violent. I hope the tints in
coming when more and more all social and political
questions will be disposed of, sot by violist
I woks, bat by friendly pereassion, by the close
°outset of mind with mind, by • conduit diffusion of in-
' formation, by keeping the people well apprised of all the
legislator; is doing sad intending for them, and that there
will be • graded substitution of what we may call moral
force in the settling political eontroversies, for that dm-
prone manifestation that has often been the only means of
remedy available in other thous for the removal end sure of
(Theright hos. pstleman sat down amidst
C7,:roootiousd eitserm&)
The Chancellor of thp Exchequer left the Temperases-
hall in oompsny with the party on the platform, and
ceded down Brwishansgate, to the residence of Yr.
Barnes, Green-bask, Faraworth.