The Sun.
London, England, 1860-11-21 00:00:00

ITALIAN SYMPATHY AT BRIGHTON.

BRIGHTON, Tuesday.—Last night a very large
and influential meeting was held at the Town-hall,
on the subject of Garibaldi and Italy, the chief object
of the meeting being to raise a local subscription
in aid of the Central Garibaldi Fund, and to form a
committee for that purpose. On the platform were
W. Coningham, Esq., M.P. (in the chair), J. White,
Esq., M.P., E. H. J. Craufurd, Esq., M.P. for Ayr,
Messrs. Perfitt, Alderman Burrows, C. Stone, Sig-
nor Martinucci, the Rev. R. Ainslie, &c. James.
Stansfield, Esq., M.P., and W. H. Ashurst, Esq.
(treasurer of the Garibaldi Fund), were expected,
but letters apologising for their unavoidable absence
were read by the chairman. The meeting evinced
the greatest enthusiasm throughout.
The CHAIRMAN said—We have met here to-night
in order to evince our admiration and esteem for
General Garibaldi and his brave companions in.
arms, who have so nobly endeavoured to satisfy
that which Byron has eloquently defined as the
";unquenchable longing of the Italians after im-
mortality—the immortality of independence." By
the heroism of a handful of brave men—the immor-
tal thousand—the independence—nay, almost the
unity—of Italy has been established ; and we may
there behold the ancient queen of the world en-
throned on the capitol, crowned with honour by
kindred nations of freemen redeemed, and by
another Joseph, from worse than an Egyptian.
bondage. (Cheers.) Rome shall go forth to
conquer, not as of old to enslave, but this time
to liberate an expectant world, bearing free-.
dom, independence, and peace in her venerable
hands. At her approaching advent she comes to
fulfil the law by vindicating the rights of men and
of nations. In her Pantheon, now defiled by gro-
velling superaitions, she may enshrine the memo-
ries of her great men and benefactors—her ancient
and now again her real divinities7-thetriumvie of
her last republic, and the Sicilian dictator who,
like the Corinthian of old, has dethroned another
Dionysius—a tyrant of a race to which, by their
own confession, " liberty was ever fatal." But if
Italy shall thus do honour to the living heroes, let
her not forget the devoted band of martyrs, who,
like the Bandiera Brothers, have taught the
' Italians by their glorious example, how to die for
.
their country. Time and impartial history alone
can render justice to the generous allies who at Ma-
genta and Solferino bled for the common cause, and
together triumphed in many a fiercely contested
fight on the smiling plains of Lombardy over the
Austrian, who before another summer is doomed to
expulsion from the Italian Peninsula. (Cheers.)
The attitude recently assumed by our Government
distinctly lays down the broad principle of non-
intervention, and recognises the fact that the people
of all nations are the only legitimate source of power,
and alone competent to choose the form under which
they will submit to be ruled. These principles
apply alike to Hungarians as to Italians ; and let
her Majesty's Government beware how in future
they venture to interpose in defence of the "just
rights" of Austria. The hon. gentleman resumed
his seat amidst loud applause.

Dr. PERFITT gave a resume of the progress of
Garibaldi from his earliest infancy in a lengthy
and eloquent speech, characterising his heroism as
equal, if not superior, to that manifested in Greece.
and Rome in the ages of the past.
Mr. CRAUFURD, M.P. (chairman of the Garibaldi
Fund Society), spoke of the departure from our
shores of that noble band who had gone to fight for
Italian freedom, and gave an interesting account of
the mode and the history of the raising of that
legion. They obtained upwards of 1,000 volunteers,
but unfortunately, in consequence of delays and
other causes, not more than 750 were shipped for
Italy, although they had provided arms and
accoutrements for £l,OOO. The expedition cost
£15,000 or £16,000, which was about £l5 per man,
whereas the Crimean expedition cost our Govern-
ment something like £lOO per man, so that they
had not been extravagant of their funds. They
had but £1,500 in hand towards the £13,000 or
£14,000 which they required.
The Rev. R. AINSLIE briefly addressed the meet-
ing, as also did Mr. Alderman BURROWS.
A committee was then formed for the purpose of
raising a local subscription in aid of the Central
Garibaldi Fund, the chairman heading the subscrip-
tion list with £5.

A penny subscription has been set on foot in
Brighton, and cheerfully responded to by thepoorer
classes.

LONDON DISCOUNT COMPANY.

A meeting of the London Discount Company
was held yesterday, in pursuance of a requisition
recommending a dissolution of the concern, Mr. W.
Bevan presiding. The chairman stated that, in con-
sequence of an implied understanding that the di-
rectors would consider the propriety of vvindirij uP
—a strict examination had been made, and til'e
conclusion arrived at by the majority was that the
business had not been sufficiently satisfactory to
warrant going on. The results of the four years'
working since the commencement, in Dec., 1856;
showed that the net profits, irrespective of losses,
were £60,000, or about 9 per cent. per annum. The
bad debts however in the same period were £47,000.
The actual dividends paid have amounted to
£18,200, and as no division of profits can be ex-
pected next year, the result of five years' working
at the:end of Dec., 1861, would show a distribu-
tion at the rate of only 4 per cent. per annum. It
might be said that experience had been gained,
which should lead to an improvement for the future
but the present Board were unanimously against
any further trial. The bad debts had increased con-
currently with the profits. Mr. Scholefield, M.P.,
the late chairman, differed from these conclusions,
but would offer no opposition to a liquidation, that,
in fact, being inevitable now that the directors had
condemned their own business. With regard to his
having sent in his resignation together with that of
three other directors, he explained that, as he
could not concur in winding up, he was not prepared
to put. such a resolution, and had, therefore, quitted
the Board. He also pointed out that in addition to
the profits mentioned must be reckoned the rather
large sum appropriated to preliminary expenses. In
the discussion that ensued it was urged on the one
side that the company is at present in a position as
good, if not better, than that in which it stood at
the date of the last meeting, when entire confidence
was expressed in the management, and that the
bad debts in the past four years—only £49,000, of
which £22,000 was from failures in the leather
trade—were small considering the peculiar events
of the period, and compared with the bills dis-
counted, amounting to 33 millions. The general
feeling, however, was that the realisations were'
quite inadequate to the risk, and it was also pointed t
out that the new rule of the Bank not to rFdiseodun
has added considerably to the perils of this kine
d
business, since in periods of panic, such as
to recur at intervals, each establishmentes aAwrilrlesb:
thrown exclusively on its own resou7ent.ac.y
it reso-
lution to wind up voluntarily
Mr. Scholefield, as chairman.. of the
ried by the required najoritywaosfc tchormeep-faonnyrthfosr.
shareholders, acknowledged in high terms
,pefloindoowf its duration, and some
the efficiency and zeal of the general. manager
almost
other ehwohldoelers
and staff, and the meeting voted unanimously
gratuity of a year's salary to each of the officers,
'
in addition to any .sum they may be entitled to
under their respective agreements. Messrs. Bleu-
kin and Mark Hunter, two directors,
appointed and Mr.
Woodhouse, the secretary,
were
e liqui-
dators.

THE CUSTOMS' REVENUE.—It is interesting to
trace the various sources front which the Customs revenue
is made up. In the last financial year, of which particu-
lars have been made public, the duties 'on almonds yielded.
{omitting fractions of pounds) £5,988 ; apples, £3,238 ;
baskets, £2,359 ; spruce beer, £3,220 ; books, £5,879;
boots, shoes, and boot fronts, £7,996 ; butter, £107,985;
caoutchouc manufactures, £7,177 ; cheese, £47,461; chine,
porcelain, and earthenware, £3,439 ; clocks, £8,498 ; cloven,
£colr,kBBs,l
i.;
5,5 ;
cocoa 69 and chocolate, £16,386; coffee, £441,436 ;
corn, meal, and flour, £499,268 ; currants,
1368,n6 ; dates, £5,865 ; eggs, £22,080; embroidery and
needlework, £6,999 ; figs, £29,412; artificial flowers,
£14,995 ; dry and preserved ginger, £5,577 ; glass,
£5,148 ; leather gloves, £59,573; hops, £3,942 ; lace,
£2,684 ; liquorice, £7,676 ; lucifers, £1,789 ; mace, £1,628 ;
musical instruments, £11,321; nutmegs, £10,836 ; nuts
(small nuts and walnuts), £13,0.48; chemical, essential,
and perfumed oils, £9,758; opera, marine, and race
glasses, £2,470; opium, £2,611; oranges and lemon!:
£34,421; printed and stained paper, £16,971; pepp.Ler,
£108,799 ; platting of all kinds, £11,618 ; prunes and
4
..2,
and preserved plums, £7,637 ; raisins, £151,.77t35_rul
£23,285; silk manufactures, £225,573; P
£1,535,920; brandy, £926,302; gin, £61,4318 -;
~5,77.nair, 8 and 7 3;
molasses, £6,007,081; tallow, £70,674 ; tea,
94.;,0 4"
8 watches,
tobacco and snuff, £5,596,513; toys,
£14,950; wine, £1,634,287; wood and
Bs
collected at the
sale
edoerf
woollen manufactures, £3,896 ; woollen
£2,661; miscellaneous, £100,551; duties £17,108; pro-
tfnidb:vro'r worsted d2ljoasrln,
Isle of Man, £29,164; rent of legit! q ..1
Merchant Shipping Act, part 2,ft !In.
ceeds of goods sold for the dutif,:s,3fulplr,oocle
merchants for special
;dsfoefes
old stores, £2,097 ; and money making a total (including
attendance of officers, £1041:flin,08 .
3 In the previous year
' fractions of pounds) of -Cb0e,379, and the principal items
the total receipts were £23£425,827;c0ffe1230,623;5nck0rni,2D915ea01,7:ain;d flour,rutu
£wseBrt2),sBs63f;illocwusrr:a—ntis,
„ N, L 855,096 ; sugar and molasses,
£1,384,247 ; 1'75,271,702 ; tobacco and snuff, £5,465,225;
£5,979,329 ; t°B'
wine, £1,761,738 wood and timber, £574,239.
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ofe France Paris under
lettersder t h
estate
presentth adtraeinneof golddiffi-
consists
in the refusal of the Emperor to allow them to use
se any material portion of the silver of which their
stock •:' °cuirStealiof specie mainly consists. Silver being a commodity
which can always be replaced on fair market terms, it is
not easy to understand the grounds of this objection.
Possibly the idea may be that silver is too essential for the
payment of armies to allow of the slightest risk being in-
curred of a failure in the supply.