The Express.
London, England, 1867-03-18 00:00:00

BOSTON ELECTION.

The election for Boston, occasioned by the retire-
ment of Mr. M. Staniland, took place on Saturday, from
the ta.k.nly of the Aseembly-rooma The Mayor (Mr. W.
(iAInTER)

The tuu.il formalities (comprising some very long procla-
mations from the town crier) baying been observed,
Mr. N. WEI,D proposed Mr. T. Parry, of Sleafora.
Mr. J. C. Srmomm seconded the nomination.

The MATOR, after waiting for a few miautes , declared
Mr. Parry duly elected, and three cheeraweregiven for the
new member.

Mr. Parry expressed his thanks for his election, observ-
ing that the consideration and kindness shown towards
him had gone on increasing during the last two months,
and to the last hour of his life he should be deeply grateful
to the inhabitants of the borough. The seat in parliament
which they conferred upon him at the last general election
had recently become vacant, and he had come forward
with the most perfect confidence to solicit a renewal of the
honour which had previously been bestowed upon him.
Since that election some startling events had
taken place, hut he was perfectly willing to
allow every act of his life—whether public or
private, as regards Poston, to be inquired into, and to leave
the result to the public of his own county. There was now
this great question of reform staring us in the face, and
he thought that Mr. Gladstone, as the leader of the liberal
party in the House of Commons, was leading his party
with great judgment and discretion. He (Mr. Party)
firmly believed that Mr. Gladstone was doing that which
the great holy of his party desired, and which the people
of this country derire viz., standing aside for a moment,
slid giving Lord Derby and his party a fair and open
chance of settling the question. From what one heard
and saw in the newspapers it appeared that the measure
to be proposed on Monday evening would contain a very
wide extension of the franchise ; it might he, and pro-
bably would be accompanied by some system of cumulative
voting or dual voting ; but to his simple mind it seemed
that one man should give one vote only. Still, if there
were a principle in it, and if that principle could be
handled so as to amend the constitution, it would be
better to accept sonic arrangement of the kind, so that
the House of Commons might be reconstituted, and
might be able to proceed to other useful and vigorous
measures. In conclusion Mr. Parry observed that what-
ever puition in society the suffrages of the electors had
given him, or whatever weight he might get in the county
in consequence, he should never forget to whom he owed
it, and he should endeavour to administer the trust com-
mitted to him for the good of the country. (Cheers.)
A vote of thanks to the mayor, together with three
cheers for his worship, closed the proceedings.

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Haste 15.
FLOGGING IN THE ARMY.
PAM.

P. 1/011/191%
Mr. F. Mullion Mr. J. R. Yorke
Colonel Mart Colonel Bartlelot
Mr. W. Martin Mr. Bane
Mr. Grentell Colonel Cooper
Mr A. Bullet Mr. W. J. Hamilton
Berjeant Gawks 84 T. HeakeM
Mr. Crum•Rwing Lord Bingham
Mr. J. Lamont Mr. C. 8. Read
Mr. A. Ban Mr. R. Gurney
31r. J. Mandeld Mr. Goddard
Alderman naluincina Colonel Aimeeley
Lord Eleho Major Bean&et
Mr. Inghtun Lord K Bruce
Mr. E Hamilton Lord ii. Thynne
Mr. Gregory Mr. BoMord
Mr. R. Lewis Colonel Bourne
Waterhouse
Mr.
Mr.Cowsu

lillobert Mr. lenyon
Mr. H. Berkeky Colonel Somerset

TRADE AND SPECULATION IN COTTON.

The following letter, written on behalf of the
Cotton Spinners' Association, has been addressed to the
President of the Liverpool Cotton Brokers' Association :
" 63, Ring-street, Manchester. March is.
" Sir,—Your letter of the 15th ult. has been considered
by our committee, and unanimously declared to be most
unsatisfactory. The brokers for the cotton spinners, re-
ceiving a sum (on the present scale of prices) of about a
quarter of a million of pounds sterling per annum, should
nut, even in appearance, place thethselves in antagonism
to their principals. Your letter suggests the necessity of
a thorough consideration of the relationship which exists
between principals and agents, and also the necessity of a
settlement of disputes which are the cause of deep irrita-
tion among us. The trade in which we are engaged is of
national importance, whether we estimate it in respect of
the capital embarked, amounting to two hundred millions
of pounds sterling, or the wages annually paid to our
workpeople, amounting to twenty-two million pounds
ster:ing, or the number of persons employed in our
factories, amounting to eight hundred thousand persons.
Our trade is subjected to embarrassment and to heavy
loss by the fallacious and misleading reports of stock of
cotton which your authorised circular publishes. The
just blame which we cast upon the incorrect accounts you
place before the trade must and ought to rest upon your
association, so long as you refuse to comply with
our expressed wishes and suggestions for the
adoption of means to remedy the serious evil. If
you are willing to give accurate reports, we have
a right to ask why you persist in pursuing a course which
has been frequently proved to be unsound. We are sure
that it is in your power, as our brokers, to keep the ac-
counts of stock in an accurate manner. We think nothing
can be simpler than to adopt our recommendation of the
buying brokers making a daily return to their secretary of
the quantity and the sorts of cotton delivered to the car-
riers. The imports and the exports are in the hands of
the Customs, and no one will challenge the truth of their
bookkeeping. We acquit you of all collusion with those
who make dishonest returns of their stocks ; but in the
future we could not possibly clear you of complicity if
you refuse to amend your plans, which hen been proved
to be so useless for authenticity. Let us remind you that
the stock at Christmas last, after so recent a stock tak-
ing as September 30,was reported by yourselves to be about
90,000 Nies in excess of your estimate, representing a sum of
more than two million pounds sterling. Can anything
more be needed to prove how defective your present sys-
tem of accounts must be? We do not hesitate to assert
that no accounts at all would be preferable to such falla-
cious statements. We are so earnest in our efforts to
break down the present evil system of stock-taking, that,
in the event of your refusal to listen to our suggestions,
we have decided to take measures ourselves to ensure ac-
curacy. You have also declined to accede to our request
to abolish all notice of speculation in your circular. We
know that the feeling of the spinners is that you should
comply with our wish. Speculation is not legitimate trade;
you circuLtr should not notice what is unsound and injurious.
The cotton spinners do not wish you to recognise it ; our
interests are opposed to it, and you ought not to pursue •
course inimical to our true interests. If speculators and
jobbers wish to have an organ of their own, by all means
let them have it, We are assured that an influential
section of your association is as much dissatisfied as our-
selves with the anomalous position you have assumed, and
with the adverse course of action you have pursued.
We are moot anxious to discuss with you the various
grievances which oppress us, but we are not disposed longer
to submit to have our claims disregarded by our brokers.
We have purposely confined our remarks to two points,
which seem to us to refer exclusively to the cotton brokers,
as distinct from the merchant. Finally, we are conscious
of the fact that weareaddreming an association comprising
agents for cotton sellers as well as agents for cotton buyers,
and also persons who act in the double capacity of at-
tempting to serve both buyer and seller. We confess the
difficulty of our position in this respect, and beg to say
that we have framed our reply from the cotton spinners'
stand-point. —I am, sir, on behalf of the Cotton Spin-
, MASON, President,
, ners' Association,
To Fletcher Rogers, Rsq., President Cotton Brokers'
Association, Liverpool.

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