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The Week.
this country . Our exports for the month of September last , as compared with those for the corresponding period of last year , show a falling off of no less than £ 2 , 426 , 248 . The decrease in cotton manufactures is £ 1 , 457 , 932 ; in cotton yarn , £ 227 , 904 ; in linen manufactures , £ 206 , 838 ; in linen yarn , £ 68 , 671 . AVoollen manufactures also exhibit a falling off , but in woollen worsted yarn , the
'figures show an improvement to the extent of about £ 50 , 000 . The value of steam ancl other machinery exported presents little change , while all the chief items under the head "metals " show a serious decrease . Silk manufactures ancl yarn also appear on the unfavourable side . For the nine months , the decrease in the value of our exports is £ 7 , 929 , 014 .
At a banquet given to him by his tenantry last week , the Duke of Argyll , who is a member of the Cabinet , spoke at some length on the American question . Referring more particularly to the theory that , with the view of averting the disastrous consequences of a total stoppage of the American cotton supply , it is the duty of ' the ¦ Government to interfere in the quarrel between the Northern ancl
Southern States , His Grace expressed a confident opinion that the country will never urge the adoption of such a step , while , on the other hand , he has " too great confidence in the firmness and public principles of the Government and Parliament to believe that they will be willing to submit to such pressure if it were put upon them . " He conceives it to he the paramount duty of this country to abstain , not only from active interference , but also from
offering advice , even though it might be tendered in the most friendly spirit . The Washington government will not listen to foreign counsels . They hold that they are the best judges of their own affairs , ancl "mere general advice to compose their differences , without any specific suggestion as to the terms upon which those differences are to be adjusted , is always held by the Americans to imply ,
indirectly , that the objects for which they are contending are either unworthy or at least trivial and unimportant . " ——Mr . Johnson Fox , tho member for Oldham , has addressed a letter to some of his constituents , stating that though he is unwilling to sever the tie that has so long united him to the borough , he will resign his seat if the infirmities under which he at present labours should increase
, and that in case of a dissolution he will not offer himself again as a candidate . The seat for Carlisle , so recently rendered vacant by the death of Sir James Graham , is already the subject of a sharp contest- Mr . Edmund Potter , of Manchester , a brother , we believe , of Sir John Potter , who for several years represented the cotton capital , has come forward in the Whig interest . The
Conservatives ' have addressed a ' requisition to Mr . Hodgson , who for several years represented Carlisle , and is personally popular in 'that town .- — -The Globe asserts that the statement that the Government has stopped the issue of the 100-pounder Armstrongs is incorrect , and " arises from misapprehension of a circumstance in no wise affecting the merits of these guns . The committee of the United Trades have presented an address to the Lord Chancellor , congratulating' him on his elevation to
the peerage , and thanking him for his assistance in promoting industrial legislation , with especial reference to " The Combination of AVorkmen Bill . " The Earl of Carlisle ancl the Bishop of Oxford delivered addresses at York on AVednesday afternoon , on behalf of tho count y school for the blind . They both advocated the cause of this unhappy class , who possess such irresistible claims upon the public sympath with eloquence and fervourLord
y , . Carlisle made a graceful allusion to Wilberforco ' s connection with Yorkshire , and to the presence on that occasion , of his gifted son . —•—On Wednesday afternoon the Bishop of London visited Sfc . Philip ' s , Stepney , of which Mr . Bonwell was formerly incumbent . A . suitable address was presented to his lordship , and he congratulated Mr . Hill , the present incumbent , upon the efficient manner in which he had performed the important ancl reallv serious duties
wliicn had devolved upon him . The Gazette " of Tuesday announces the appointment of Lord Monck to the Governorship of Canada , and of Mr . Edmund Wodehouse , Sir D . Daly , and Mr . S . llaiuilton , to the Governorships of the Caue , South Australia , and Western Australia respectively , The " Charing-cross Railway Company , in carrying their line from London Bridge through .
Southwark , impigned upon a portion of St . Thomas ' s Hospital , and by Act of Parliament they were called upon to pay for the value oi' the whole hospital . This gave rise to a difference of opinion as to the value of the building—the hospital authorities asked 75 O , 0 O 0 Z . ; the railway company ' s directors offered 10 , 0002 . for that portion they required . The case was thrown into Chancery , anclfinall it was resolvocl to settle the matter by
com-, y , promise — an arbitrator being appointed on each side , and an umpire named by the Board of Trade . Witnesses were called , who gave their opinion that the hospital , as it stood now , was worth 436 , 0002 . The matter is still under discussion . ——There are aeveral gentlemen in Manchester whose evidence Major Yelverton is anxious to obtain in support of the suit he is now prosecuting in Scotland against the iacly who claims to be his wife
by virtue of an alleged Scottish marriage , which he altogether repudiates . The Court of Session , before which the cross-actions of the Major ancl the lady are now pending , has no power to order the attendance of these witnesses at Edinburgh , and an application was therefore made to Mr . Baron Martin , on Friday , to compel them to appear at the Palatine Hotel , in this city , to give evidence before a Commissioner dulappointed to receive their statements
y , which are declared to be " material , and necessary to the case . " The order was made A charge of bigamy has been before the police magistrates which is singular , as the parties concerned belong to a higher class than those that usually appear in a police court , and yet further , from the fact that the charge of bigamy arises out of
another charge against the lady of attempting to palm oft upon her husband ancl his family a suppositious child . The case stands over for further investigation . John Curran , the Dublin cabman , was put on his trial for the outrage on the young lady on Friday last . The case for the prosecution lasted all Friday ancl the greater portion of Saturday , and the witnesses examined distinctly swore to the identification of the prisoner . On Monday the witnesses called for the defence directlcontradicted the evidence of the girl
y Agnes AVyles , who identified the prisoner as the cabman that drove Miss Jolly . It-was proved that she was in Holyhead on the night referred to , and -that all she swore on Friday was false . So decisive was the disproof that the counsel for the Crown withdrew ^ her testimony , and she was taken into custody on a charge of perjury . On Tuesday the jury returned a verdict of guilty , ancl the prisoner was sentenced to two ' penal servitude . Curran
years by his defence endeavoured to establish an alibi——A melancholy accident took p lace at the door ofthe gallery ofthe Adelphi Theatre on Monday nig ht . A respectable woman had come , with her sister , to witness the performance of the " Colleen Bawn , " ancl had taken her position before the doors were opened , close to the gallery door . A considerable crowd had collected , as usual , but there was no pushing or disorderThe excitementhoweverwas to much for the
. , , poor woman , who fell forward in a fainting condition . Room was at once made hy the crowd for her removal , and she was conveyed to the hospital , bufc it was found she was dead . At the meeting of the Oriental Bank a dividend at the rate of 14 per cent per annum was declared .
FOREIGN INTELH & ENCE . —The Monileur has published a report of the ceremonies attending the deliverence of a Cardinal ' s hat to the Archbishop of Chambery . The Emperor Napoleon , in replying to the speech of the Papal delegate who had expressed a wish that by more and more protecting religion ancl the Soverign Pontiff the Emperor might obtain Divine aid—gravely expressed his joy at the good undeistanding between himself and the HolSeeancl observed
y , that such an understanding " could not be better manifested than by the kind adoption of the propositions of the French Government . " The Patrie says an interview between the Emperor of Austria and the King of Prussia has been decided on , ancl that it will take place at Breslau on the 5 th of Noveaiber . The Emperor Francis Joseph and his advisers , finding it impossible to obtain the co-operation of any Magyars in the work of raising men and money ,
have resolved—as we are assured by a Alenna journal reputed to be semi-official— " to establish a Hungarian administration which will carry out the intention of the government in every way . " According to a telegram from Madrid , the dispute between Spain and Morocco has been settled . The Moorish Emperor will "shortly " pay a sum of £ 600 , 000 to complete the indemnity due to Spain under the stipulations of the treaty of peace ; and Tetuan will
then be restored to tbe Moors . ——Tho Hungarian clergy appear i ; o be as resolute as the laity in resisting the Vienna government ; for the Cardinal Primate of Hungary , who is ex officio Lord Lieutenant of the county of Gran , has publicly declared that he will forbid the functionaries of his country to assist the imperial authorities in levying recruits . In making this declaration , he added thafc the collection of taxes by military execution ought to bo immediately stopped , and that the Emperor Francis Joseph ought to come to Buda , convoke a Diet , ancl put himself in the hands of his Hungarian subjects , who now believe that their constitution is
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The Week.
this country . Our exports for the month of September last , as compared with those for the corresponding period of last year , show a falling off of no less than £ 2 , 426 , 248 . The decrease in cotton manufactures is £ 1 , 457 , 932 ; in cotton yarn , £ 227 , 904 ; in linen manufactures , £ 206 , 838 ; in linen yarn , £ 68 , 671 . AVoollen manufactures also exhibit a falling off , but in woollen worsted yarn , the
'figures show an improvement to the extent of about £ 50 , 000 . The value of steam ancl other machinery exported presents little change , while all the chief items under the head "metals " show a serious decrease . Silk manufactures ancl yarn also appear on the unfavourable side . For the nine months , the decrease in the value of our exports is £ 7 , 929 , 014 .
At a banquet given to him by his tenantry last week , the Duke of Argyll , who is a member of the Cabinet , spoke at some length on the American question . Referring more particularly to the theory that , with the view of averting the disastrous consequences of a total stoppage of the American cotton supply , it is the duty of ' the ¦ Government to interfere in the quarrel between the Northern ancl
Southern States , His Grace expressed a confident opinion that the country will never urge the adoption of such a step , while , on the other hand , he has " too great confidence in the firmness and public principles of the Government and Parliament to believe that they will be willing to submit to such pressure if it were put upon them . " He conceives it to he the paramount duty of this country to abstain , not only from active interference , but also from
offering advice , even though it might be tendered in the most friendly spirit . The Washington government will not listen to foreign counsels . They hold that they are the best judges of their own affairs , ancl "mere general advice to compose their differences , without any specific suggestion as to the terms upon which those differences are to be adjusted , is always held by the Americans to imply ,
indirectly , that the objects for which they are contending are either unworthy or at least trivial and unimportant . " ——Mr . Johnson Fox , tho member for Oldham , has addressed a letter to some of his constituents , stating that though he is unwilling to sever the tie that has so long united him to the borough , he will resign his seat if the infirmities under which he at present labours should increase
, and that in case of a dissolution he will not offer himself again as a candidate . The seat for Carlisle , so recently rendered vacant by the death of Sir James Graham , is already the subject of a sharp contest- Mr . Edmund Potter , of Manchester , a brother , we believe , of Sir John Potter , who for several years represented the cotton capital , has come forward in the Whig interest . The
Conservatives ' have addressed a ' requisition to Mr . Hodgson , who for several years represented Carlisle , and is personally popular in 'that town .- — -The Globe asserts that the statement that the Government has stopped the issue of the 100-pounder Armstrongs is incorrect , and " arises from misapprehension of a circumstance in no wise affecting the merits of these guns . The committee of the United Trades have presented an address to the Lord Chancellor , congratulating' him on his elevation to
the peerage , and thanking him for his assistance in promoting industrial legislation , with especial reference to " The Combination of AVorkmen Bill . " The Earl of Carlisle ancl the Bishop of Oxford delivered addresses at York on AVednesday afternoon , on behalf of tho count y school for the blind . They both advocated the cause of this unhappy class , who possess such irresistible claims upon the public sympath with eloquence and fervourLord
y , . Carlisle made a graceful allusion to Wilberforco ' s connection with Yorkshire , and to the presence on that occasion , of his gifted son . —•—On Wednesday afternoon the Bishop of London visited Sfc . Philip ' s , Stepney , of which Mr . Bonwell was formerly incumbent . A . suitable address was presented to his lordship , and he congratulated Mr . Hill , the present incumbent , upon the efficient manner in which he had performed the important ancl reallv serious duties
wliicn had devolved upon him . The Gazette " of Tuesday announces the appointment of Lord Monck to the Governorship of Canada , and of Mr . Edmund Wodehouse , Sir D . Daly , and Mr . S . llaiuilton , to the Governorships of the Caue , South Australia , and Western Australia respectively , The " Charing-cross Railway Company , in carrying their line from London Bridge through .
Southwark , impigned upon a portion of St . Thomas ' s Hospital , and by Act of Parliament they were called upon to pay for the value oi' the whole hospital . This gave rise to a difference of opinion as to the value of the building—the hospital authorities asked 75 O , 0 O 0 Z . ; the railway company ' s directors offered 10 , 0002 . for that portion they required . The case was thrown into Chancery , anclfinall it was resolvocl to settle the matter by
com-, y , promise — an arbitrator being appointed on each side , and an umpire named by the Board of Trade . Witnesses were called , who gave their opinion that the hospital , as it stood now , was worth 436 , 0002 . The matter is still under discussion . ——There are aeveral gentlemen in Manchester whose evidence Major Yelverton is anxious to obtain in support of the suit he is now prosecuting in Scotland against the iacly who claims to be his wife
by virtue of an alleged Scottish marriage , which he altogether repudiates . The Court of Session , before which the cross-actions of the Major ancl the lady are now pending , has no power to order the attendance of these witnesses at Edinburgh , and an application was therefore made to Mr . Baron Martin , on Friday , to compel them to appear at the Palatine Hotel , in this city , to give evidence before a Commissioner dulappointed to receive their statements
y , which are declared to be " material , and necessary to the case . " The order was made A charge of bigamy has been before the police magistrates which is singular , as the parties concerned belong to a higher class than those that usually appear in a police court , and yet further , from the fact that the charge of bigamy arises out of
another charge against the lady of attempting to palm oft upon her husband ancl his family a suppositious child . The case stands over for further investigation . John Curran , the Dublin cabman , was put on his trial for the outrage on the young lady on Friday last . The case for the prosecution lasted all Friday ancl the greater portion of Saturday , and the witnesses examined distinctly swore to the identification of the prisoner . On Monday the witnesses called for the defence directlcontradicted the evidence of the girl
y Agnes AVyles , who identified the prisoner as the cabman that drove Miss Jolly . It-was proved that she was in Holyhead on the night referred to , and -that all she swore on Friday was false . So decisive was the disproof that the counsel for the Crown withdrew ^ her testimony , and she was taken into custody on a charge of perjury . On Tuesday the jury returned a verdict of guilty , ancl the prisoner was sentenced to two ' penal servitude . Curran
years by his defence endeavoured to establish an alibi——A melancholy accident took p lace at the door ofthe gallery ofthe Adelphi Theatre on Monday nig ht . A respectable woman had come , with her sister , to witness the performance of the " Colleen Bawn , " ancl had taken her position before the doors were opened , close to the gallery door . A considerable crowd had collected , as usual , but there was no pushing or disorderThe excitementhoweverwas to much for the
. , , poor woman , who fell forward in a fainting condition . Room was at once made hy the crowd for her removal , and she was conveyed to the hospital , bufc it was found she was dead . At the meeting of the Oriental Bank a dividend at the rate of 14 per cent per annum was declared .
FOREIGN INTELH & ENCE . —The Monileur has published a report of the ceremonies attending the deliverence of a Cardinal ' s hat to the Archbishop of Chambery . The Emperor Napoleon , in replying to the speech of the Papal delegate who had expressed a wish that by more and more protecting religion ancl the Soverign Pontiff the Emperor might obtain Divine aid—gravely expressed his joy at the good undeistanding between himself and the HolSeeancl observed
y , that such an understanding " could not be better manifested than by the kind adoption of the propositions of the French Government . " The Patrie says an interview between the Emperor of Austria and the King of Prussia has been decided on , ancl that it will take place at Breslau on the 5 th of Noveaiber . The Emperor Francis Joseph and his advisers , finding it impossible to obtain the co-operation of any Magyars in the work of raising men and money ,
have resolved—as we are assured by a Alenna journal reputed to be semi-official— " to establish a Hungarian administration which will carry out the intention of the government in every way . " According to a telegram from Madrid , the dispute between Spain and Morocco has been settled . The Moorish Emperor will "shortly " pay a sum of £ 600 , 000 to complete the indemnity due to Spain under the stipulations of the treaty of peace ; and Tetuan will
then be restored to tbe Moors . ——Tho Hungarian clergy appear i ; o be as resolute as the laity in resisting the Vienna government ; for the Cardinal Primate of Hungary , who is ex officio Lord Lieutenant of the county of Gran , has publicly declared that he will forbid the functionaries of his country to assist the imperial authorities in levying recruits . In making this declaration , he added thafc the collection of taxes by military execution ought to bo immediately stopped , and that the Emperor Francis Joseph ought to come to Buda , convoke a Diet , ancl put himself in the hands of his Hungarian subjects , who now believe that their constitution is