The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-24 00:00:00

PARTICCLAES or ESTATES.

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•rnt of land, 200 acres, 100 acres plants i in tea.
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John P. Kennard, and 1 Trustees.
Charlie Morley, req.,
Dear link—You are aware that at the request of the capital-
ists furnishing the funds for the construction of the Atlantic
and Great Western Railway, my Arm undertook the grave re-
sponsibility of the superdslon of the works of the Use, le be
exeititeil under • contract with Mr. 11.11enry„ and from the
plans awl designs of Mr. Thomas W. Kennard, the englneardia.
chief of the railway.
Before the works wee commenced, my firm tent one of ite
most experienced manta, who had superintended the execution
of several large works, sod who had been in its employ upwards
of Puny years, sad entrusted to his change the supervision of
the various works to be executed on the railway:

It'll due both to Mr. Kennard, the engleeer.brehief, and to
Mr. Mclnry. the contrsetor, that I should state to y.O that the
poslUou we occupied, which alight hare been an Invidious one,
has not in the slightest degree partaken of that character. Ivory
recommendation of our agent has bean at once cheerfully car-
ried ..at, and Mr. Wllenry has executed his contract with an
boned desire so carry out every eegagament In a fair and
liberal spirit. The line has been ballast' and laid in a style fully
equal to the beet of oar knell& railways, while the extremely
favourable nature of the country through which it passes has
rendered necessary eo few works of art, that its maintenance
need not exceed the average oat per mlle of oar railways at
home. Th. nations throughout are of ample extent. and the
siding accommodation hilly equal to the requirements of the
tradic.

It must he v,ry satisfactory to you to find that the engineer-
in-chief states in Wlast report that the traffic at the present
time is sufficient toray. at the then price of gold, the dividend
on all the Consolidated Roofs of the entire flue, assuming them
not to he issued to a greater extent than CroiOu Sig, elu thou-
sand five hundred pounds sterling' per lineal mile. tatimates
andp sdlcllone are an often Waiting, that this fact becomes
y valuable, the more so as at the present time the
rolling stock is not more than equal to the requirements of the
local traffic ; and when the rniliwg stock to be provided under
the agreement with the Rile Company Is placed on the line,
these Increased facilities muted tan to produce on amount of
trail.' for evaseding the estimates which have been prepared In
regard to It.-1 am, dear sirs, for Betts and Bell, yours faith-
fully. 8. LORTON PM).
lucrtase in the Carriage of Produce from West to 'East during
the past Five Years, derived from Official Returns.
Cil ICAOO.

Total fir Vii---. ht Cattle. Pigs.
1859
1660
1461
1662
1823
anclikricza. York. Beef,
Total Grain. Lard. and Tallow.
1930
1360
1261
1611 ....
1663
rommi Cattle, AIL
Roar. Wheat. and sheep.
186 n.. ..... 803,700 brls. 5,033,335 MTh. 200,603
1.61........ 1.374111 ~ 6.294934 „ 281,496
1861 1,66.5,112.5 irAu x 9,a17,429 ..481,804
EgV
Total grain. Cattle. pigs, and sheep.
1680 37,089.361 behla 14.040,303 lba.
1661 61.460,601 .. 26,969,613 „
1364 73,72,454 „ 107,124441 ~
1363 66,736.570 149,424e94
As respects Petroleum. In the cartage of which this Libra)
has practically the moeopoly :
Petroleum predated le 1650
.. ..11500
1881
.. .. 1862
ISM
The llayeland' branch of the Atlantic and Gireei, Wester,
Railway Is engaged to the full silent of Its capacity In the car-
riage of Iron. the ore from the mines of Lake Superior. and to
salephig coals In return vessels. Them mots produced In
Iron Ore. Copper.
1850 66,679 W9B. 6.041 tom.
1863 2.66,00 „ 10,000
TRIDO 01 C0M30613. Scene Idea of the enorraOtts growth
ad trade 5$ IRS Al visy be fossil tom the following Mato-

on the queetiou were solely due to his anxiety to clear the
hon, member for Halifax, has induced the Star to refer to
the parliamentary reports, and to give a narrative of the
facts. The following extract will show what dependences
to be placed upon the explanations of the hon. member for
Finsbury :
"First, Mr. Cox put the memorable question about the
stateenect made by the French Procureur-General and the
house in Tharloe-square, and he added that he had found
in the ' Directory' that his friend lived In that particular
house, and he begged of his friend to explain the odd coin-
eidesice. So far that was all very well. and Mr. Stanfield
thanked his faithful Pythias for giving him an opportunity
of refuting a monstrous imputatioo. But Mr. Hennessy,
M.P., declared himself entirely diseatiafied with the expla-
nation given by Mr. Stsnsfeld, sod moved an
adjournment of the house, in order to have an
opportunity of attacking that gentleman. And, be-
hold! Oox seconded Mr. Henneasy's motion,
sod declared that he, too, was dissatisfied with Mr.
Stanefeld's explanation. He declared that be expected to
have beard something mash more satiataotory ; he again
smeared the house that be had searched the' Directory' and
found Mr. Stanateld's residence to be the same as that
alluded to by the Procureur-General, and he urged that the
house should be put more closely in possession of Mr.
Stansfeld's domestic arrangement.. All this no doubt was
quite in the beaten way of friendship. Bat some few nights
after the question came up again on a tory modal,
declaring that ' the statement of the Precursor-Geo.-
ral on the trial of Greco, implicating • mem-
ber of this house and of her Majesty's go-
vernment in the plot for the anessainatioci of oar ally, the
Emperor of the French, deserves the serious consideration
of the house.' Now, as ordinary parson would not have
regarded that motion as peculiarly friendly to Mr. Stens-
fold. The liberal members did not thus regard it. and ac-
cordingly voted against it. There IMO, however,
two exceptions. and one of than was Mr. Cox. The
boo, member for Finsbury voted for the tory motion.
But Mr. CAM declares that this very act demon-
strsted the depth and sincerity of 'him friendship.
The charge, be maintains. did deserve the @Grimm
consideration of the house, in order that Mr. Mandela
might be thereby enabled to prove his innocence. He (Mr.
Cox) believed the charge to be untrue, sod therefore voted
for the motion. Perhaps Mr. Cox's emotions were rather
overwhelming on the oocsalou in question. His seal in the
cause of his friend may have a little obscured hie wonted
clearness of expression. During the debate Mr. Gladstone
stood up for Mr. Stanfield, and contended that that gentle-
man's second explanation had entirely refuted the charge of
the Procurenr•General. On this Mr. Cox instantly rose,
aml, no doubt, out of the purest regard for Mr. Stansfeld,
bleated that to his thinking Mr. Planetoid had ad-
mitted every word of the charge ! Here is. indeed, the
oddest kind of backing of one's triennia. Mr. COS further
argue that the two explanations given by Mr.
Stanfield
to
were inconsistent, and with a friendly and flatter.
iog peremptoriness he begged that Mr. Staosfeld would in-
timate which answer was to be considered as true. Thus,
at least, is Mr. Coe reported in the journal which than
commended his seal, but which evidently did not at the
time quite understand, any more than ourselves, that the
' seal was diaphyed purely on Mr. Stansteld's behalf. This
is the brief history of the transaction. We have thought it
worth as into, if only to show what eccentric forms
friendship may sometimes delight to sesame. Mr. Cox's
I questions, doubts, denials, and votes in this matter were
sadly misunderstood at the time both by the house and by
the public. Ewen at this calmer moment we cannot help
thinking that although they may be new.feehioced friend-
ship, yet they look very like old-fashioned enmity."

MADAME TDDEAUD'S..-11. full-length portrait
model, taken from life, of Franz Moller. who was recently
executed for murdering the late Mr. Brigr in a railway
carriage is now added to Madame Taassod's chamber of
i horrors n Baker-street.
RCESIA.—The population' of Russialat the last
census was 74,271,2n5. The extent of the %mean empire
In square miles is as follows, viz.:—Siberia, 267,721: CAWS-
sus and Transcaumaits. 5,569 ; Grand Duchy of Finland,
6.870: Poland, 2,257; European Russia, 87,6. In Poland
there are 2,110 inhabitants, to the square mile ; in Russia.
6:17 ; in the Caucasus, 5X2 ; and in Siberia, 15.—Asseriat,i
paper.
thymus PiLacri. then &m um) DAY. -.-
WEDNESDAY. NOV. 23.—AdmiESASE on payanat, 679; ditto
byname tiiekoto, 290; total, 1,469.

laughter.) That is an event that humanity may be proud of, 1
and it is not the subject for the political party to exult over
or scowl over. (Cheers.) A people who can do that have
given to the world a spectacle such as was never before pre.
seated by any other people, and what have they clone?
They have decided, after years of war, and after almost
every household has lost a relative or an inmate,
the coolest that ozone between General Welelhn,
who desires to put down the war without making
the abolition of slavery a conilition.and Mr. Lincoln who dor
sires to pat down the war and extirpate slavery from the
South. (Cheers.) Notwithstanding that that was the ap-
peal made to the whole people, they have preferred casting
in the interests of humanity, for that can no longer be
questioned. they have preferred the cootinuance of war rather
than the continuance of degrading slavery. (Loud cheers.)
Let us have no more of the Lae talk that this not a war
to put dews slavery. Everybody now admits that what-
ever is the isms of the struggle, slavery will be abolished.
Now, with regard to the issue itself, I told you two years
ago that I did not believe that I should live to see two bide-
prudent :Sake on that Continent of North America. I
have repeated that assertion sines, and I;now come to con-
firm that opinion, but with far more emphasis than I have
ever expressed before. (Cheers.) I do not believe'
that that country, in my day, will ever be I
separated. I look upon the geographical difficulties
in the way of separation to be absolutely 1
insurmountable. (Cheers.) Take the cars of the Minis. I
sippi ; that river, with its tributaries, flows through two
thousand miles of navigable waters into the Gulf of Mexioo;
and in order that the United States might have its mouth,
in their own occupation, that they might, as It were,'
have the keys of their own doors in their own pockets, they I
purchased from the first Napoleon the State of Louisiana,
withlthe money of the old Union, for three minima sterling.
(Hear, bear.) Well, now, some two or three huodred thou.
sand people could have squatted there. Some English,
some French, and some Americans have taken into their
beads that they will carry off this State, and place the
mouths of that great river, the outlet of that vast country,
in the hands of • foreign State. I have said that
it would be far easier for Essex and Kent to
carry off the mouth of the Thames, and set
up an East Anglian kingdom, than for Louisiana
to carry off the m oaths of the Mississippi and
set up for an isdepeodent Sate. There are some few
hundreds of thousands in the counties of Heat sad Essex,
hat th• valley of the Mississippi will become the borne of
200,0013,000, and this makes it infinitely more impossible
that the United States should allow the months of the
bliasissippi to be carried off than that England should suffer
the mouth of the Thames to be taken away. Why should
they do so, when they can so easily by the smallest
expense, retain possession of it ? for a few gunboats could
easily blockade the outlets of that river. Even if the '
North cannot conquer Louisiana they might out the dykes'
above New Orleans and drown the whole of that State. '
In laying this I am speaking of the motives and posai-
bilities, and not of wishes or feelings of my own. If you I
think that Mr. Jefferson Davis would be contented with'
the cotton states and not be allowed to extend into Texas "
be would not thank you. They are fighting in the South I
to carry slavery beyond Texas into the vast regions of
Ceuta' America. Now I say that if the geographical
features of the country had been looked at by the ruling
classes and those who write in the newspapers, they would
not have arrived at a conviction of the success of the
Southern aide. Speaking of domestic reforms, that await
our attention, the Edinburgh reviewer says, "At home we
have still to apply to land and to labour that freedom which
has worked more marvels in the case of capital and com-
merce." Now, that is not my language, it is that of the
wbig reviewers ; but I say amen to it. However, if I had 25 or
30 years, instead of twice that somber, I would take Adam
Smith in my hand, and I would have a league for free trade
in had, just as we had a league for free trade in corn-
There is just the same authority in Adam Smith
for the one as for the other, and if the
matter were only properly taken up, not as a
revolutionary Chartist meeting. bat as • step in political
eamomy, I believe success would attend the effort. (Hear,
lisar.),tod I say this, that the man who can secure the
applicaticn of free trade to land and to labour will do for
the English poor more than we have been able to do by the
application of free trade to commerce. Besides the
question of parliamentary reform which lies at the
bottom of most thiop thaw is something which mast be

done next year In the way of revising our financial position ;
and this will follow very much as a corollary to oar
new foreign policy, sod as an illustration of
the finite which may be reaped from its adoption.
If you avow the principle that you are not going to fight
for anything but your own interest and honour- —not the
honour of the harrack-rown, but the honour of the great
Christian country which need never, under a wise govern-
ment, be dinacciaterl from its interests—l say if you
acknowledge that I defy you to find a necessity for
keeping up your prosestrailitary establishment, and spending
25 millions • year on the army and navy. Already I see it an-
Pounced in an authoritative quarter that there is to be
• reduction next year, and I am glad of it very much, for
the sake of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Gladstone is the best Chancellor of the Exchequer that
England ham ever lied—(cheers) ;--and I do sot ha-
sou to my so, recollecting that smog his pre-
damson was William Pitt. I am sorry, how-
ever, to add that Mr. Gladstone has been the
most extravagant chancellor who ever managed the Trea-
sury; he has proved himself • master in adjusting the
burdens of the country. I mean that he found the
weighs placed on the animal in snob • my na
to render it most difficult for him to miry it ;
the burden woe tied round his knees ; it was
festemed to his tail—(laughter)—it being hung over his
eyes it blinded him, impeded his movement., and lamed
him at every step. Then came Mr. Gladstone and mimed
the fettered limbs, placing the harden most ingeni-
ously on the softest passible (pad on the animal's
shoulders,' but we most not forget that the beast is still
carrying the bathes, and • gnat deal more than he had to
bear before this beautiful proms was commenced. (Hear,
hear.) We never bairns had a government which extracted
from the country 70 ;mations of income In time
of peso& People exclaim about the American expenditure.
A Mend told me the other day that the Americans were
speeding 2,000,000 dollars • day, and asked me whit I
thought of it. I mid I thought it was rather more ; but,
having regard to the depreciation of American currency
and the present rats of exchange, it was very
Pear the amount which Mr. Gladstone, in time of peace,
was drawing from our own country. (Hear, hear.)
and mind you, as long as the people of England are apt to
think with that comfortable oomplecomy of theirs that
they can only go abroad to find objects of pity, they
will always be persuaded that they are cleverer, happier,
and doing everything better than their fellows. Why is it
that the Americo States have laughed to scorn the
predictions of all our financial magnates and our widen on
fiascos, who told them that they could not go on with the
war for six months without coming to Europe for • loan ?
How is it that they have deceived and disappointed the
whole of Europe? Hear, bear.) It is bemuse the American
people have never allowed their government to make a war
expenditure in time of pesos. That is the whole morel :
they ware spending for the purposes of their government
from 15 to 17 millions sterling per annum when the
war broke oat, and the savings then made have
enabled them to go through this terrific strain. Take
ten millions of savings for forty years add together ten
minims of swings for forty yeses, with compound
interest, and you will see what a fabulous amount it comes
to. This is what America did ; but what're you doing here?
You are keeping up • war expenditure in time of pesos ;
sod those gentlemen who are so ready to rush into
a war would find that we are crippled by our
prev inn expenditure. I hope that Mr. Gladstone will
be enabled during the next melon to make a large rodeo-
don in the *stud expenditure. I duel want to look at der
tails, and we are told--and we are thereby deceived am to
the actual state of thisp—that so many excise and
custom drake have been reduced and abolished ; but
I look at the whole amount, and I find that
the customs and exam together still amount to
shout forty millions darling, or more thaa you had to pay
before the reductions began. I want to see how much the
whole income of the taxpayer is reduced, and I hope that
during the next maim Mr. Gladstone will do justice to
himself. He has told es that he considers the expenditure
excessive ; bat it is sailing very nor the wind for any
minister, after proclaiming that he is speeding more
money than he ought to justify himself by saying, it is for
you, the people of England, to carne forward and provost it.
(Cheers.) Mr. Gladstone is the man who has by his talents
and ability enabled the government to get this money ; but
lam willing to admit that, on account of his services in
other respects, Mr. Gladstone is justified in remaining in the
ministry ; but he has nearly finished his career of =nit old-
* the sources of revenue. He has nearly completed his work.
Any future services that he con reader, must be in reducing
the expenditure. Lord Stanley, the other day, declared
that be could sos his way toss annual expenditure of sixty
millions ; and I suppose that when Mr. Gladstone sees a
distinguished member of the opposition making each s detri-
ment, he will hasten on to that amount for fear he should
be taken up by the other side. He has declared the
present rate of expenditure to be profligate—that I think
was the term. Mr. Disraeli,' also, has talked about
bloated armaments, end eo we have things all round. I
do not know how the public can interfere in Mr. Glad.
donee budget, but I would advise him to appeal to the
people at the next election, and 1 am inclined to think that
this is the only way in which they an interfere in the
matter with his budget. I hold that the Home of Com-
mons is more extravagant than the government. We have
voted upwards of five hundred millions on the army and navy
mime I have been in the house, and I never saw
a eagle item reduced in that time, but I have seen votes
increasing in amount. Government last session attempted
to effects small saving on the yeomanry, but the country
gentlemen came down to the house in • body, and carried
the vote against them. I trust Mr. Gladstone will appeal
to the British public on the subject of this expenditure,
as the only way that can be effectual, at the electioas,
end I am sure they will not fail to support him.
(Hear, hear.) The Horne of Commons wants an infusion
of the popular element, I see before me so many of the
middle classes, and beyond them so many of the operatives.
It is thought by some that in the House of Commons the
middle claws predominate; bat that is • great delusion, for
that house is becoming more and more • rich man's club.
You ma only have an infusion of the poor man's sternest
by the enlargement of the rights of the people, and I ad-
vise the middle classes not to regard this as a mere working
man's question. The middle dames, too, are interested is
having • reform of parliament, in order that their influence
may be inorerned, for now we us but a very small ingredient
indeed. (Hear. hear.) A friend the ether day said. "I
will lay you • wager that the blacks in America will vote
before the English working man." I should not like to say
that, but this I will say, that you cannot with safety
(=lode the great nom of the people from the
suffrage. This question was never beforsin the po-
sition in which It now stands.

The bon. gentleman resumed his seat amidst prolonged
and enthusiastic cheering.
The following resolution, moved by Mr. &ism BTore
(the ex-mayor), was than proposed and carried unani-
mously :—" That this meeting, having heard the annual
address of Richard Cobden, FAq., M.P., hereby expresses
the heartiest approval of the course he has punned during
the last erasion of parliament, again affirms its oonfidencs
in him as their representative, and resolves to accord him
in future a most cordial and enthusiastic support."
The proceedings concluded with the newel vote of thanks
to the amines&

A royal decree has been issued by the Spanish
government for the opening of a national subscription in aid
of the sufferers by the inundations which have dessaated
some districts of the proviso* of Valencia during the pre-
sent month. The respective =ligation are also ordered
to submit to the Cortes sash aware, admitting of speedy
realisation as they may deem simeraa7 to replay, as far as
possible, the damage done by the said intuirlatioas.
CITY OF LONDON COLLBOZ, 62, DUDE:MULL-
entrz7.—This esenitg, the Rev. Joseph Kakisll, the halo-
rare secretary, and a member of the oosuntii of the college.
will deliver a lecture on " The Pianoforte ; its History and
School of Music," assisted by Mite Georgians Coarse, of
Queen's College, Miss Scubas, gad Mr. R. C. Heade. The
chair will be to by the Rev. Chaise Maekausia,
prebendary of fir. Paul's sad chairman of the council, at
eight p.m. precisely.
ROYAL GSOORAPBICAL SOCIETY.—At the meeting
on Monday, the Web November, at %Windt sight p.m.
Sir R. I. Mar Moon, K.C.8., presides% in the °hair, the,
following papers will be read : —l. Journey Amen the
Rocky Mountains into British Columbia by the Tallow Head
Pam. By Viscount Milton and Dr. Cheadle. 2. John
Macdonall Stuart's last Journey of Exploration to Northam
Anetralia, with en ameonot of the country about to be colo-
nised the banks of the Adelaide River. By John
Maatasall Staid.

The last meeting of this unfortunate company,
which was inaugurated with such glowing prospects about
twsuty-two years ago, was held yesterday, at the Clarendon.
rooms, Liverpool. There was a very limited attendance,
including Mr. Ambrose Laos, Mr. John Laird, ILE.
Messrs. Harold Littledge, Robert Barbour, W. L Bailey,
Henry Laird, Orothie, sod ChippeudalL
Hr. A. Lacs, having been called upon to preside, men-
tioned that he held maim representing 300,000 k of capital.
Re read the report submitted by the directors, which
slated that the shareholder, had not met sines
fekenery 28, 1836, when the directors submitted a
statement of the applieation of the 4 par rest. bonds
of the corporation (of Liverpoool) towards dis-
ohargiag the liabilities ol the company. At that
period a distribution of 10s. in the pound on the capital of
the company Lad base made to the shareholders on the ten
fam' bonds of the corporation, and in the years 18364,7 a
urther distribution of like bonds to the extent of ls.
the pound on the share capital was again nods. Since that
time the directors had been engaged settling the outatanding
liabilities of the oompssv, which is now boo*. The prin-
cipal of these wasthe liability to make good two-thirds of
the deficiency in the purchase money sod interest which
might be found doe to Mr. Adamson for a teed of land on
the shore of the pool which the Birkenhead Desk trustees
had contracted to purchase from him, and a portion of which
they had resold to the Chester and Birkenhead Railway
Company. and which liability was part of the ar-
t by which the tint for the sale of the
Birkenhead properties to the corporation of Liverpool.
The directors could not take the lead in the deter.
misation of the queen= between the Burkesheed
Dock trustees and Mr. Adamson, but did all they
amid to forward the settlement, and in 1861 the pur-
chase was completed. 8o far, however, from the
sum payable by the railway company being sufficient
to pa Mr. Adamson, the company had to pay the sum
of 8,5441. 18a. 2d. for their two-thirds of the deficiency.
Nor.was this all. Au intimation was made to the directors
that the railway company had not got the whole of the
land agreed to be sold to them, sod that they should seek
to recover back a portion of the purellase-money paid.
This spit caused delay, but in June, 1864, the question
was settled advantageously for the dock company, by
payment of 333/. fis. Bd. as their propottioe, In the
meantime Tatham other claims on the company were
adjusted. The cash account, appended to the report,
showed that there was now • sum of about 17,0371.
available for final distribetioe, which would yield rather
more than 4d. in the pound oe the capital, but there were
etill one or two sums which would have to be paid out
of that.

In answer to Mr. LAM, M.P.,
The CILAIBMAX stated that the labs Mr. Resided, the en-
gineer, led the dock wmpany to believe that the purchase
mosey to be paid by the Charter and Birkenhead Railway
Company would more than cover the claim of Mr. Adam-
son, but it turned out that them was 14,0001. beyond the
proceeds of the We to the railway company at the ode-
nal estimated price. Sir F. Goldenlid, whoa before the
parliamentary committee on the transfer of the decks to the
corporation of Liverpool, knew nothing of the details of
this matter, though it was supposed ha world how every-
thing. The priori awarded to AU. Adamson wee 2/. 10s. pm
square yard for his land, but Mr. John Stewart, in award-
ing the price to be paid by the railway company, allowed
Daly itle, pee square yard.
Mr. Lam raised some objection to payments of 5d7/.
(including 172/. commission on ths sale of bonds) to Mr.
Stomas wee he missed to be secretary to the company in
18:8. Ile should sot have minded if the money bad been
paid to the directors who bad really done the work.
The CHAIIIMAIF and Mr. 'AIM explained that they
could not have goes on without the aid of Mr. Woman s
knowledge, and they had paid him at the rate of 'ail. per
annum. Through delay in the settlement of the various
questions, the amount had swelled to more than content.
KtdhTins eimarniseion was rather ley than they would
ad to pay any ordinary broker.
Ultimately the report was adopted, and upon the motion
of Mr. LAIRD, ssonoded by Mr. MUIOLD UTTIXDALIS,
was aaggrreed that a fusel dividend of 4 1-16 d. is the pound
be deolued parable, absorbing about 16,700/., and h.:Jiving
a stun of about 1601, to be disposed of by the dirautors en
they thought et, the meeting expressing a wish that they
should receive it as a remuneration for than saviors.