The Sun.
London, England, 1860-11-15 00:00:00

REPRESENT

ATION OF SOIJTEWARK.

FIRST :MEETING OF THE SUPPORTERS
OF MR. APSLEY PELLATT.
Last night a meeting of the friends and sup-
porters of Mr. Apsy Pellatt was held in St.
John's School-rooms, Russell-street, Horsely down,
to hear from that gentleman an exposition of the
principles upon which he seeks to represent the
borough of Southwark in Parliament ; but shortly
before the time for commencing the business it
became known that Mr. Pellatt would be unable
to attend, en account of a domestic affliction in his
family, which compelled him at short notice to
leave town for Brighton. Mr. West, fellmonger,
of Bermondsey, was called to the chair.
The CHAIRMAN, in opening the business, said, as
they had lost one of their representatives, it became
their duty as electors to select a man to represent
their opinions in the House of Commons. They
had several gentlemen before them anxious to
obtain their suffrages, but they had amongst them
an old and tried servant who again sought to re-
present them. As far as he (the chairman) was
concerned, he knew of no man more fit to represent
them than a local candidate, and a man whom they
could always get at on all occasions. Mr. Apsley
Pellatt was always watchful of their interests, and
was entitled to their fullest consideration and
support. Whenever he was wanted he was
always ready to assist them, not only by his
presence, but with his purse. He believed that
had he not been a man of considerable influ-
ence be would never have been able to bring
in four bills, which had afterwards become
the law of the land. He never knew, too, of any
working man going to Mr. Apsley Pellatt and ask-
ing a favour who had asked in vain. As a working
mau he would do all in his power to return Mr.
Apsley Pellatt, and he would do so gratuitously.
He hoped that he would be returned without a
shilling of expense. He hoped, therefore, that they
would return Mr. Apsley Pellatt, as he believed
him to be the best man to represent the borough
of Southwark. (Cheers.)
Mr. NEWMAN also supported the claims of the
candidate.
Mr. BISHOP moved the following resolution :
" That this meeting being of opinion that the
claims of Apsley Pellatt, Esq., to the representation
of the borough as a local man are to be preferred
above any other candidate, this meeting pledges
itself to use every exertion to secure his return."
Mr. WARD seconded the resolution, which was
then put and carried amidst great cheering.
Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and
the meeting was dissolved.

MEETING OF MR. SCOYELL'S SUPPORTERS.
Last evening a numerous meeting of the electors
and non-electors of the borough of Southwark, was
held at the Horse Repository, opposite the Ele-
phant and Castle, for the purpose of considering
the claims of Mr. Scovell to represent the borough
in the room of the late Sir Charles Napier; Mr.
Lock, churchwarden of St. George's, was called to
the chair.
Mr. WALKER said they had met under circum-
stances honourable to the borough. They were
there not to be dictated to, but to show who would
be the candidate for Southwark. They were met
to consider whether Mr. Scovell was the best man
to represent them in Parliament. He had on a
previous occasion polled 3,000 votes, and if he was
elected he would be an honour to the constituency.
(Cries of " He is not a candidate," and " Why don't
he come forward to state his opinions ?") He (Mr.
Walker) would answer that question. Mr. Scovell
said, if the electors wanted him he was ready to
serve them if they asked him. He was quite satis-
fied Mr. Scovell would be returned for Southwark;
and, in conclusion, proposed a resolution to the
effect, that Mr. Scovell was well qualified to repre-
sent the borough ; that a requisition be sent to him
to invite him to become a candidate, and pledging
the meeting to support him at the poll.
Mr. PUTLEY, in seconding the motion, said that
in 1853 the men in Mr. Scovell's employ had 3d.
per hour ; they requested an increase of wages, and
Mr. Scovell unhesitatingly raised them to 4d. per
hour. That showed he was the working man's
friend, and worthy of support. (Applause.)
Mr. JOHN DAY then came forward, and amidst
great interruption moved an amendment in favour
of Mr. Apsley Pellatt. He admitted that Mr.
Scovell was fit to represent any constituency, but
he preferred Mr. Pellatt, who was first in the field;
he was besides a tried man, and he would rather
prefer to be represented by a man who had done
his work than by one who said he would do it.
(Cries of " Sit down," and hisses.)
Mr. LEE seconded the amendment, which, on
being put, was supported by a few hands.
The resolution was then put, and a forest of hands
held up in its favour amidst three cheers.
On the motion of Mr. C. D. FIELD, a resolution
appointing a committee to promote Mr. Scovell's
election was unanimously passed, as was also another
empowering the chairman to acquaint Mr. Scovell
of the result of the meeting.
A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the
proceedings.

GABIBALDT,z': LAST ADDRESS.

Garibaldi's last adieu to his companions in arms
has just been published, and runs thus :

TO MY COMPANIONS IN ARMS.

We must now consider the period which is just
finishing as the last stage but one in our national
resurrection, and prepare ourselves to finish worthily
the marvellous design 'of the elect of twenty gene-
rations, the completion of which Providence has
reserved for this fortunate age of yours.

Yes, young men ! Italy owes to you an under-
taking which has merited the applause of the uni-
verse. "You have conquered and you will conquer,
because henceforth you are prepared for the tactics
that decide the fate of battles. You are not un-
worthy of the men who entered into the close ranks
of the Macedonian phalanx, and who contended not
in vain with the proud conquerors of Asia. To this
wonderful page in our country's history another
more glorious still will be added, and the slave
shall show at last to his free brethren a
sharpened sword forged from the links of
his fetters. To arms then, all of you! all of you!
and the oppressors and the mighty will disappear
like the dust. You, too, women, cast away all
cowards from your arms—they will only give you
cowards for children and you who are the
daughters of the land of beauty must have children
who are noble and brave. Let timid doctrinaires
depart from amongst us, to carry elsewhere their
servility and their miserable fears. This people is
its own master. It wishes to be the brother of other
peoples, and to look on the insolent with a proud
face, not to grovel before them imploring its own
freedom; it will no longer be dragged along by
men whose hearts are base. No ! no ! no ! Pro-
vidence has presented Italy with Victor Emmanuel.
Every Italian should rally round him. By the side
of Victor Emmanuel every quarrel should be for-
gotten—all rancour disappear. Once more I repeat
my battle cry. To arms, all—all of yeti !If March,
1861, does not find a million of Italians in arms,
then alas for liberty—alas for the life of Italy ! Ah,
no ! far be from me a thought which I loathe like
poison. The March of 1861, or, if necessary, Feb-
ruary, will find us all at our posts. Italians of
Calatafimi, Palermo, Volturno, .Ancona, Castel-
fidardo, and Isernia, every man of this land who is
Rot a coward or a slave is on our side. All of us!
all of us ! I say, standing close around the glorious
hero of Palestro, will strike the last blow at the
crumbling edifice of tyranny. Receive, then, my
gallant young volunteers, the honoured conclusion
of ten battles—one word of farewell from me. I
utter this word with the deepest affection, and from
the very bottom of my heart. To-day lam obliged
to retire, but for a few days only—the hour Of battle
will find me with you again, by the side of the
champions of Italian liberty.
Let those only return to their homes who are
called by the imperative duties which they owe to
their families, and those who by their glorious
wounds have deserved the gratitude of their coun-
try. These, indeed, will serve Italy in their homes
by their counsels, by the very aspect of their noble
wounds. Apart from these, let all others remain to
guard our glorious banners.
• We shall meet again ere long, to march together
for the redemption of our brethren who are still
the slaves of the stranger. We shall meet again
ere long, and march together to new triumphs.
G. GARIBALDI.

The Royal family of Naples now at Gaeta con-
sists of the King, Francis 11., born Jan. 16, 1836, and as-
cended the throne May 22, 1869 ; the Queen, born Oct. 4,
1841, daughter of Duke Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria, and
sister of the Empress of Austria ; of five brothers of the
King—Count de Trani, born Aug. 1, 1838 ; Count de Ca-
serta, March 28, 1541; Count de Gigenti, Jan. 12, 1846 ;
Count de Bari, Sept. 15, 1852; and Count de Castelgirone,
Feb. 28, 1857 ; also of four sisters of his Majesty—the
Princess Mary, born March 24, 1843 ; Princess Clemen-
tina, April 14, 1844; Princess Maria-Pia, Aug. 3, 1819;
and the Princess Maria Immaculata, born Jan. 21, 1855.
The Queen Dowager is also with the King at Gaeta.

BULL

THE DRAIN
BANK OF ENGLAND.

(Froirt the Times City Article.)
It appears that the contract made by the Bank
of France with the London bullion dealers is for
I:1,090,000 instead of £500,000. In addition to

the £300,000 withdrawn, £335,000 was taken yes-
terday, and £305,000 more is expected to follow.
Under these circumstances the applications for
discount at the Bank, which were on Monday of a
very moderate character, have yesterday been extra-
ordinarily large, mainly, it is believed, to provide
against the contingency of a further advance in the
rate being announced at the weekly Court to-mer-
row. The return to be made up this evening will
probably show that the bullion has been reduced
to about £13,200,000, and it must be expected that
next -week the figures will, at the best, be down to
£12,800,000. There is nothing, however, in these
prospects to lead to the idea of any very violent
action being necessary. So recently as during four
months of 1856 the rate of discount stood as low
as 41- per cent., while the average stock of bullion
was but.E12,350,000, and the reserve on ly.f.!6,000,000
while the total of the latter shown last Wednesday
was £6,429,370. Yet the circumstances then in
operation were not exceptional as in the present
instance, and, consequently, although it is to be
hoped that the Bank will follow the market and
accept such rates as the public may seem desirous
to pay, it cannot be regarded as certain that a
fresh movement would not lead to a rather sudden
reaction.

Meanwhile, it must be repeated that, as far as
this country is concerned, there is no reason to com-
plain of what is going on. Apart from the commis-
sions, and premiums, and extra discount business,
arising out of the present borrowings on the part
of Bank of France, we have the satisfaction of ob-
serving that while our banks and capitalists are
reaping higher remuneration for the use of their
money the rise in the value of that article checks
the upward tendency of foreign produce, and espe-
cially of the great staples now most in demand—.
corn and cotton. Of course it is an annoyance to
the dealers in those articles to be exposed to the
effects of an unexpected depreciation in prices, but
for the nation at large the result cannot be other-
wise than favourable. Our home manufacturers find.
themselves partially interfered with, but, as a general
rule, under a healthy condition of commerce, it is
always raw produce that is most liable to suffer
whenever there is a sudden scarcity of capital.
We may thus look on the current events in the

money market with unconcern. But a problem of
great interest presents itself in connection with
them. To what quarters of the world has all the gold
that has been lost been carried ? Since the autumn
of 1859 the Banks of France and England together
have experienced a drain of £15,000,000. Russia has
not carried it off, for she has been long in severe
straits for want of a reasonable supply. Of Austria
the same may be said with still greater force. The
Bank balances of the United States have improved
but only in a very moderate degree. Meanwhile,
by extracting £3,000,000 of silver from the Moors,
among whom it was -virtually buried, Spain may be
supposed to have added to and not diminished the
general stock. Some fair portion of the outflow
has doubtless been directed to Northern Germany,
our largest receipts of grain having been from
Prussian ports, while a demand for a farther portion
may reasonably be attributed to an increased acti-
vity of coin among the people, especially of Eng-
land, in consequence of the unparalleled extent of
commercial traffic. But these are all inadequate
to explain the largeness of the sum that has
been absorbed. Perhaps they may solve the ques-
tion as to £5,000,000, but there will then remain
£10,000,000 to be traced out. The difficulty, how-
ever, will vanish when we look at the vast military
operations that have been going on in various parts
during the past twelve months. In Syria and China
the outlay must have been immense, and these are
about the two worst countries in the world from
which we can look for a speedy flowing back of
any thing that may be expended. At the same time
the French army at Rome has been maintained on
a scale of increasing costliness, and throughout
the whole of Italy and Sicily the movements
of armies have necessitated a constant use of
coin, while among the inhabitants of those
countries they have, doubtless, led to hoarding.
In the midst of all these charges France has parted
with £BOO,OOO to the Viceroy of Egypt, and is every
day augmenting in every quarter the expenses of
her armaments, and also of her diplomatic establish-
ments. As an illustration of the manner in which
a million at a time may be swallowed up, the im-
mediate disappearance of the £1,100,000 of silver
brought by one of the West India packets a few
weeks back may be cited. Instantly two-thirds of
the amount were bought by the Governments of
France and England, and sent for the pay the
troops in China. The moral to be deduced is satis-
factory. It is hard even for England, with her
boundless trade and extraordinary credit, to main-
tain the scale of expenditure now being forced upon
her, but for France the financial policy of the Em-
peror must, sooner or later, be ruinous. If the pre-
sent pressure should operate as a first warning in
that direction it will be among the happiest cir-
cumstances that have ever occurred.

THE BIGHT .HON. MR. TPALPOLE, M.P.
ON VOLUNTEERING.

The village of Ealing was enlivened with a
Volunteer demonstration on a somewhat extensive
scale on Tuesday. The demonstation was promoted
mainly by the corps recently organised in Ealing,
known as the 30th Middlesex, and assisted by mem-
bers from the Civil Service, Inns of Court, West
Middlesex, and various other corps, under the im-
mediate patronage of the Right Hon. S. H. Wal-
pole, M.P., and many other influential gentlemen,
friends to the cause.

At half-past three all the Volunteers fell in at the
armoury of the 30th Middlesex, and had a general
parade and marching out, headed by the bands of
the Inns of Court and the Ealing corps. In the even-
ing, the first annual dinner of the 30th Middlesex
was celebrated with much eclat, at the Green Man
Inn, at which many prominent friends of the
volunteer movement were present, amongst whom
were the Right Hon. S. H. Walpole (in the chair),
M. de Bourbon (claiming descent from the Bour-
bon family), of the Belgian army, in full dress;
Col. Fitzmaurice, K H., and adjutant of her Ma-
jesty's Yeomanry Guard; Captain Collinson, R.N.,
C. 8., and several other officers and reverend gen-
tlemen.

The Right Hon. CHAIRMAN, in proposing the
toast of the evening, was received with loud cheer-
ing. He said he felt great pleasure in taking part
in the present proceedings, because he sincerely be-
lieved it tended to assist in permanently establish-
ing this great national movement in the country, and
would show that the villagers of Ealing were ready
and able to take part in rallying round our Queen
and country. (Cheers.) But a short year ago this
movement was in its infancy, and a year ago they (the
people ofEaling) met to tend their humble but willing
assistance for the accomplishment of the great ob-
ject—the defence of their common country; and while
he was aware that many despaired then of the per-
manency of volunteering, he was very sure no rea-
soning person despaired now. (Hear, hear.) The
right hon. gentleman then alluded to the militia,
which he thought had done good service, and yet
that service, great as were its advantages, was as
nothing to this great volunteer movement, which,
notwithstanding the fears of its friends, and the
shrewd prophecies of its enemies that it was ephe-
meral, and would soon pass away and leave not a ,
trace behind, was rapidly gaining strength from day
to day. (Hear, hear.) He would ask them now if there
were not 150,000 men gathered together in one com-
mon cause, and what was that cause P He saw in
that hall two flags; on one was " Peace," and the
other " Hope"—appropriate mottoes for the occa-
sion--and he would say, as he said last year, that
their cause was for peace, which they all hoped for,
at the same time it was to show their foes abroad
that they could not take away those liberties from
us which we so dearly prized. (Hear, and cheers.)
The great moral effect of the volunteer movement
abroad had been much felt, and would still be felt.
It had unmistakeably shown to the world that
while other nations were forced to obtain freedom
by war, and violence, and bloodshed, we at any rate
could obtain and maintain it peaceably by our own
resources, and by rallying round our Queen and
country, offend nobody and attack nobody; and at
the same time say, we will not be offended nor
attacked. (Loud and prolonged cheering.) He
maintained that one of the prominent features in
the movement was its beneficial mingling of all
classes, the unity of which made them all happy
and prosperous. The right hon. speaker then
called upon all present to drink heartily, " Success
to the Volunteer Movement and the 30th Mid-
dlesex."
This toast and others having been duly honoured,
The Right Hon. CHAIRMAN, in responding for
the manner in which his health had been drunk,
declared that his time and his service were at the
entire disposal of the volunteer interest, which was
a cause, they might depend upon it, would not be
allowed to sleep, and hoped every Englishman
would use himself to the rifle the same as they
did of old to bows and arrows.

SERIOTIS ACCIDENT TO A LIVERPOOL MERCHANT;
(Wednesday) Mr. Griffith, of the firm of
—Yesterday (`Wednesday)
and Palethorpe, was about to leave the Es-
run over by a brewer's dray. Mr. Griffith re-
c severe injuries that his immediate
removal to
chev
the ianegdsuch
dwas turning a corner of the street, when he was
accidentally Northern Hospital became necessary.