The Express. — London, England, 1867-12-05 00:00:00

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Leadenballatreet THRESHKR and GLENNY, 01JTFITTER8. Only estahlhhment In Loudon, next doer to Somerset home, Btrand. N.B. Lida of semmery ontilt for every purpose =ointment to India, Mks. end the Wolof" sal be am on applicalm THE ISLAND OF TORTOLA. THE ST. AILLBAHS RITU4Z CASs. COURT OF ARCHEB.—Dzo. 4. (Before Sir R. Phillimore, Dean of Arches.) OFFICE or TSJ DIRHOP FROMOTED BY MARTIN V. LOTAMPID, U. ADDITIONAL] The following despateli,teceived yesterday at the Colonial-office, has been forwarded to us for pub lication: TORTOLA, Nov. 12. CIVED SEATS, CHICHESTER CATILE IRAL—The AUCtION MART.—The BUILDER, of THIS W REX. : or by peek std., View al the New Aucticw Mart, Tokenhouse.yard, and Illustrations of the New Btallends, L.ldebester—An Educational View of the French Ex hibition -Mr. Crane on Colour—An Hellas Hattie Fleld—The Arclueologisti Handbook—The Late (Outbreak of Few, Guild ford—and various other Artictes—witli all the News, kaidtary, Social, and Artistic.—t, York-street, Covent-prdon ; and all Newsmen. - - The hearing of this long-pending case commenced to-day. A. number of clergymen, including this rev. de- 1 fendaut, were present during the day. Mr. Stephens, Q.C., Mr. Ookuidp, 9.C., and Mr. Swabey t appeared for the prompter. Mr. M BL James, Q.C., Mr. Q.C., Dr. Tristram, and Mr. Charles, appeared for the defendant. In reply to Ea inquiry toads tryeenemilt. LW! Dan of Arabs mud that he should hear three 40111.94 Vc even four, at each side. The ome was one such im portance that he should be unwilling to deprive bi&self of any legal smistance he could procure in considering rt. WITH the GARDENERS' CHRONICLE and AGRICULTUIPAL GAZNITIt of SAWIDAYS, Dec. 7* and 14th. will be pabllabed SOPPLULEITS, cootafthig full IMPORTS of Ufa =OW of STOCK and IMPIMUNTS at the Apticultural-hall, lallogton. A single copy sent for eh stamps. Office for advertisements, el, R efitngton-street, Btrwl, W.C. INMAN LINK—The LIVERPOOL, NEW YORK, sad PNILADRLPHIA STRAW-MP COMPANY despatching their talljowered Clyde-bunt iron ea.. f itusAhil" earrylae the UM States Mails, caning at Queens. usu. the followiag day, to take on board e ~,,spalreland, as vbes, and with liberty to call at an Intenn= n t: WIT OF NNW YORK, Saturday. December T . OTT OF ANTWF.RP, Wednesday, December 11. ,'ITT OF LONDON, Wednesday, December it. CITY OF LIM SNICK, Saturday, December 21. Lad every Wednesday and SaSnrasy. canal passage by the mail steamers salting every Wednesday, y. ; ; , and 21 guineas, according to the accommodatiors. Forward wage includes a full supply of cooked proneena Passengers is Canada and the United Stains booked through on very *dean. w ean firma--for farther particulars apply to WILLIAM 9IAN, 22, wateeetzest im, Ltver o rd ; and to 11l VES and MACKY, C. ging Willlainelreet, •WISNTIFIC and MIRCILLAR SOUS APPARATUS. IN R. J. C. STEVENS will SELL by AUCTION, go Id Las Great Rooms, 1121, Khispatrset, Countyarden, TO. 1.12R0 ,W Dec. 6, at half-past 12 precisely, DISSOLVINO-TIEW TUBS and SLEDS/3, samaras, leaser, and other ph° thit 3PPllnitll, microscopes, and a variety of object. forll7 0 1.....pc5, open and race `laws., musical bases, electrical end ml male apparatus, &capital Lames great variety of rola allaneous iota —On rtsw, and had. SITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW. The SLITY.NINTH ANNUAL SHOW of FAT STOCK, •beep, Ylgs, Roots. Seeds, and Agricultural Implements, will be ald et the ADILICULTURAL.BALL, London, 9th, 10th, 11th, nh. and lath December. oPENING DAY, MONDAY, I pm. t•lrobAion FIVE SHILL/NOS; other days ONE WILLING. By oeder, B. SIDNEY, Secretary. SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW, AGRICULTURAL-HALL, Longo& OTHNING DAT, ooNDAY, Och Doosmber, 2 o'clock. Adsdocke STYR SHIL LINGS. SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE BHOWO AORICULTURAL.HALL. TUESDAY,. Wednesday, Thurs day, Rad Friday. Adialaake ONE SHILLDO. SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW,. PRIVATE UMW, IRYY BIIILLLNGS, MONDAY, 9I December• SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW. Doom open 9 Tonteln& elan 9 evin. ON !MILLING. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. —GRAND DAL VONIRA, MONDAY, Dec. 16, 1867. Open till Three La. by permission). Usual entertainmentai suspended for thitnight only. Orchestra of 100 performers. Conductor, M. RI VIERR. Solo Cornet, Mr. Reynolds. Twelve Masters of Cereumaim under the direction of Mr. Birch. Doors open at ; dandily to begin at 10. The whole of the vast building and oite-reoms thrown open to the dancers. Oentlemen's tickets, 1.11 : Wier' tickets, lea : balcony tickets to view the Bal," es 6d. To be bad at the Alhambra Box-office, the Alham bra Its,,, and at ell the chief Libraries. Refreshments at fixed owe/ A few private boxes to be bad on application. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE, (Msaairlog Director. .Mr.i. Strange.) Three Roasts, 200 14111,1111, 00 Inatrumentsibk Singers, acrobats, Mimics: Ptc h Latest Telegrams, Saloons, Bapperrocens, lavatories, imakingrowns, Evening Paper ; 10 Orchestral Pieces Every IDOL Open at Ralf-past Seven, begin at Eight. 5, and td.: Reserved Seats, 4a : Private Boxes, from g.l la &roam open from Eleven to Four. TliE LONDON," 191, Fleet-street, corner of Chancery-lane, Temple-Tar, The London Dinner, 24. nd., attendance X, for this day, the VI nut., served from 4 till d o'clock: POTAGXS. Printanler. 0. POIBBONS. Turbot, re« liosavd. Eperlans hit. Croquettes de Volatile. 110 T. Retie de Houton. Haricot de Mouton. Pudding 3la Royale. -------- Compote de Pnuma. Fromages The London Dinner, at 24. 9d., attendance 3d., for tomorrow, Uc ellt that, served from 4 till 8 o'clock: POTIONS. Molligatawney. A la Julienne. POMPOM Soles A Is Maitre d'ilotet Merlans frifa ENTRIES. AM de Veen ma ClamMier. Emcee de Mouton. - - ROT Sirloin of Beef. TATRIMITS ritiriefie de Genotse. Plana Pudding . P'reinage. Reduced Tariff of Prices. 'miner from the Jolla, includinivei r sAl;ita, bread, cheese, &c., la Yd. Joint, with soup or fish, h. 64. Fish dinner, la ed. ; attendance, 3d. extra ; and Dinners I la Carte are served from 1 until 0 o'clock. Dinners In private rooms, for large or small pasties, from as. 6d. to ss. per head. The famous London Dinner is served daily from 4 until 8 o'clock, at 2z nel per heed : attendant*. 3d. Good dinner hock and claret at 2a. per bottle, per pint. %mien ports, champagnes, En, of the choicest vintages and brands at Continental prices. This Establishment Opens on Sundays at 4 o'clock. PEEDERICK SAWYER, Sole Proprietor, and of MIDI'S, 345, Poultry 39 and 40, Rucklersbury, Cheapside. • LATE ?VEVEY= TO THE CRYST AL PALACE. K INAHA N'S LL WHISKY. DUBLIN PXHIBITION, HISS. This celebrated old HUSH WHISKY gained the DUBLIN PRIM MEDAL—It Is poro, mild, mellow, delicious, and very wholesome. Sold In bottles , Se, &L each, at the retail houses in London by the agents In the principal towns in Berland : or wholetak at 8, Great Wlndmilletreet. London, iv—Observe the red teat pink label, and cork branded Kinshasa LL Whieky. TO HOTEL KEEPERS and large CONSUMERS. -a- The Caspeel Home In London for P0171:721`, GALE, and W kinds of DA RY PRODUCE. Wiltahlre Bacon, by aide or hal7olda Good fondly (lunar 7d. to t 7rl. per lb. Fine Cbeabue Cheese 8 d. par lb. Port, Poultry, and Game are now eery cheap. W. and J. R. T./LT . I.4MM, 55, Little Pulteney-street,Ooldeunqusre. istabllabed Hal/ a Century. CUPITMAS.—Another Novelty in Candlee.— D% PATIENT PARTI-COLOURED CANDLES, In spirals or stripes, of Rose. Grew Mauve, or Amber. Price b. ed. funk box of four readies , u and at the City Reception of the Whin, and at the Lord Mayor's Banquet. May be obtained of all dealers In town and enuntry ; wholesale of J. C. and J. YIELD, upper Marsh, Lambeth, London. SPARENT CANDLES.—If you only T R if l nzit something pretty to look at, without minding • little smoke and smell, and a little bending and ninntng over a the room should happen to be rather warmer than usual, buy any et the very transparent low quality ParaMne Candles now sold freely everywhere at one shilling per pounA ; but along with beauty of appearance, you require setteeaady brilliancy of light, and freedom from risk of these little cmalonal mishaps, tell yyooDr Sealer to supply you with " PRICE'S GOLD MEDAL PAI.YITI,NE cANDI,Mt," which, though clammed at a higher price pee pound, we really cheaper when the (Mimes of quality te taken into account. They are believed to be the very beat substitute yet iveduced for real wax and spermaceti, Dow at such an extravagant Price. and are being IntroAnced In place of them In the Meat End Clubs and elsewhere where excellence of quality Is studied as well as economy. PRICE'S SOLIDIFIED GLYCERINE (Patented?.—Gold medal, Paris, 1807.—The newest and Met toilet soap, wears well, gives a rich and fragrant lather is entirely Liles from cocoa not oil or elms of 'Ba ll , and contains fait Its weight of Price's distilled glycerine. letatled by all chemists, perfumers. to., In Id. and 6d. tablets. 111141r6 PATENT CANDLE CO M PANY (Licalted), Belmont Warta, Battens& B.W. WHITE. and SOUND TEETH are indispens able to personal attraction, and to health and longevity by the Proper nituiticatfon of food. ROWLAND'S ODONTO, or PEARL DIENTIFIUCE, compounded of Oriental ingredients,.; eat inestimable value In preserving and beautifying the Teeth strengthening the gums, and In giving a pleasing fragrance to the breath. It eradicates tartar from the teeth, removes spots of Itniplent decay, and polishes and preserves the anasei, to which it Imparts • pearl-hie whiteness Its invaluable pprroopperr- Les have obtained th e p a t ronage o f royalty and the azMtoctae et Europe, and ft Is universally in high reppnuttee. Price b. 9d. per box. Sold at 20, Hatton-garden, sod by and perfumers. Ask for Rouland's Odonto. IP:SCUMS BILIOUS sad LIVER PILLS, asvertalting remedy, prepared without any esereurlal ligredient will be found invaluable to all who suffer fressbitions Ind liver complaints, indlgmtion, wind, spasms, giddiness, dint sex of the eyes, la For labitual costiveness, as a lentil) Venent medicine, sad 11e a puller of the blood, they sae truly excellent : mild In their operation and grateful to the stonisch, WO create appetite, pr.mote digestion, end strengthen th e whole nervous svetem.— gold by W. lambert, chemist, g, Ling William.strest, Charing-arose and by most drug:oso4 fn Donal LI. Ir. and three times the quantity hi Ina, :a ed. Be ewe to f .. 4 w Dr. hoott's Nikon end Liver Pills. the penning are In a Neale MenuVeen package, with lambert" engraved en She LAITUL—The LETTUCE oontains en active Principle the Latuchia, which pees all the lonPertlea of opium without its dangera.—Mr. JO27.AU= Chtsuat, tfo, Haymarket, prepare a Syrup and a Pate of Witte for l uiince, highly recommendA by the Medkal Protesionfer colds, asthma, barosettitts, and ell cheat affections. 9yrop, le. ad.: Pate. la lea. sad 18. id. Pate. by Pont. le Nld and la. JOZEAV'S COPAHTNE.—In cbronic or recent diseases a core is effected In an avenge of six dmi. APProred by the Park Physicians' Academy.-801ff hy Loud chemists. ea Id general Depot, ffayeaarast. 1 ., 011 .d00 . at G. Joust', the onl French chemist with the diploma of the Parts School of P harmacy. TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. Sir,—With reference to my despatch separate of 31st October, I have now the honour to report that in the town of Boadtown, consisting of 101 houses, sixty have been , entirely destroyed, besides all the public buildings, with the exception of the one hired for public offices twenty.; four are severely, and thirty-nine partially damaged. In the country parts of Tortola most of the, dwellinp et the labouring population have been swept off tbe fast of , the land ; all the sugar works except two are destroyed ; all the crops are blighted, the only country residence that ; was left in Tortola, Jose Hill, is entirely carried away. Thirty-seven persons have perished, viz., twenty-three in Itoadtown, six in the country dirtricits, of Tortola, six in , Spanish Town, and two in Peter's Island, After the , cessation of the hurricane the face of nature es by • , miracle was transformed. It appeared ea if winter , had visited the tropics, for the few trees that stood and all vegetation were withered! by the dendattog blast. Amerada has escaped with little or ono damage, and loans an exception to the tale of woe. I hoped to be able to visit the dif forest islands on Captain Vesey's return from St. Thomas , In her Majesty's ship Dens, hei an overwhelming pressers, el Malone, has kept me in Tortola. The Colonial Seore tory, Mr. Porter, has bees of the greatest help to me, but all the other officials an old and infirm, and there are few per-1 sass of intelligence onwharn I can cell for assistance in such ; • orisis,and my presence has, therefore, been indispensable. ; About 100 houses are reported sa being destroyed in Virgin•Gorda, and ooramerabto deatatution prevails there. I bad not • boat at me damsel Wood 'undies Mame-1 diately after the snivel of the schooner sent to our relief , by your excellency, and as Mr. H. It. Semper, the Scrip ture reader, and only resident magistrate of Virgin-Gorda, reported to me in privy council, that there was no imme diate occasion for despatch of provisions, I prepared • supply to be forwarded by him on his way back from St. Thomas. Capt. Vesey, however, arrived before Mr. Semper's return, and I arranged with him that he should proceed thither at once and give temporary assistance. From Jost Van Dyke Z 5 houses are said to have been destroyed, according , to a statement which was furnished to Captain Fogey by some of the inhabitants. I very much regret that the impossibility of procuring a boat caused some delay in , supplying them with provisions, but it was reported to me that some of their boats had escaped and kept moving to St. Thomas, instead of ooming here. It was evident that relief was not urgently required there. I have lent a supply since they received the none from her Majesty's ship Doris, and yesterday I again sent off a fresh one, but , the boat returned, having been unable to communicate with the shore on account of 1118 'wavy ground swell.' The obstacles which I have to encounter in the transmis sion of supplies, lc., are innumerable, and the meet exorbitant charges are demanded for their conveyance. , I feel most profoundly the misery of so many individuals and families, but I am sure teas your ezeituency will recognise the utter impossibility of immediately applying • remedy. I have no desire to avert the exercise of just or 'generous sympathy, but every one acquainted with the West Indies must know what gross fabrication the negro will make where he entertains the hope of gaining bread with out exertion. Many who are not losers by the hurricane. and who were content to eke out existence in a hovel rather than to labour for an honest livelihood, rush for ward now with a specious tale of woe, and succeed in imposing on those who are unacquainted with their true positions, and real extent of their loss. I have so far endeavoured to acquaint your excellency as to the damage sustained. I shall now report the measures taken to alleviate it. I have in conjunction with the clergyman, the Wesleyan ministers, the colonial mortuary, the Queen's counsel, and the treasurer, issued weekly tickets of relief for food, and also for clothing, to thd extent to which our impoverished circumstances admit. The poor-house was destroyed, and as a temporary measure the paupers have been placed in the cells of the gaoL The prisoners were too numerous to occupy the cells with any degree of regard to their health, but as the paupers could be placed in them with the doors open, the same objec- tion as to ventilation did not exist. I have put the prisoners in charge of the turnkey in a fire-proof store. Two gangs have been employed to cleanse the streets and burn the offal, also to clear away the remains of the ruined houses and to replace others, which bad been re moved many yards from their origi nal foundation, in their former position. The church and Wesleyan chapel have been cleared out, and sails erected over the remaining walls, so that Divine service has not been interrupted. In all cases I have endeavoured to show an example in the removal of the paupers who were some little dis tance from the town, both Mr. Porter and myself helping to transport those who required assistance ; equally with regard to the corpses, we have not hesitated to help to place them in their coffins. I entertain the hope that what has been done under circumstances of great difficulty will meet with your excellency's approval. I have the honour to be, air, your Excellency's most obedient, humble servant, (mama's DEPARTURE OF THE FRENCH TROOPS FROM ROME. ROME, Dm. 3, Evisisc. The ceremony of the lowering of the French flag took place to-day. All the French troops havenow left Rome. THE PROPOSED CONFERENCE. PARIS, Mc. 4, EVEYING. The Pattie of this evening, on the strength of letters from Berlin, states that no fresh occurrence has modified in any way the position of the preli minary negotiations in reference to the Conference. Three of the great powers, it is said, have not yet accepted the invitation, making their final accept ‘ce dependent upon the nature of the explana tions which they have demanded. The Russian government is said to have expressed a desire to Await the course of events in the Italian parlia ment before giving in its adhesion to the proposed Conference. According to advices from Florence, it is believed that General Menabrea will be able to count upon a majority of twenty votes in the approaching parliamentary session. BERNE, Dec. 4. The Federal Council, in its reply to the French invitation to a Conference on the Roman question, made its acceptance dependent upon three condi tions—viz., that the situation of affairs should not be prejudged, that the deliberations should be com pletely unrestricted, and that the result of the Con ference should not be binding upon the parties interested. VIENNA, Dn. 4. The Prase of to-day says :—" We learn that, besides the endeavours of France and Italy to bring about a Conference on the Roman question, Baron Beast also intends to make proposals with that object. The propositions of Baron Beust will neither lay down a special programme, nor even designate the leading points which the assembly should consider as the basis of its deliberations." BELGIUM. )(ALINES, Disc. 4. The Cardinal Archbislibp of Matinee died this morning at seven o'clock. AMERICA. lsr ATLAMTIO rccsas►Pß.) NEW YORK, Die. 4, 6 P.M. The Transatlantic Company's steamship Prance arrived out to-day. Closing prices :—Gold, 137. Sterling exchange on London, 1051 ; 5-20 United States Bonds, 1071 ; Illinois, 135; Erie, 711. Cotton : Middling Up land, 16. PHILADELPHIA, Die. 4. Petroleum, standard white, 24. Sorreamproli ' Dec. B.—The Royal Mail Com pany's Meagan Shannon passed the Needles at 1.5 a.m. to-day. DESPATCH OP CALCUTTA AND CHINA Maus.— likemerrox, Dec. 4.—The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship Nyanza, Captain Loekie, sailed this afternoon with mails for Gibraltar, the Mediterranean, Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, India, and China. She took out 110 passengers and a general cargo, including sovereigns, 2,0001. ; plate, 3001. ; and watches, jewellery, &c., 2,8382. Soirnumrrorr, Dec. 4.—The Hamburg Ameri cas Company's steamship Bavaria, which left New Orleans on the 25th ult. for Hamburg, calling off Cowes, brings 2,046 bales of cotton for the former port, and 106,000 dol lars for London. The Bavaria is expected to arrive about the 15th inst. A SCENE IN THE MANCHESTER ASSIZE COURT.— Adelaide Macdonald, 19, was tried yesterday afternoon at Manchester, for attempting to shoot Daniel Con ned, a policeman, with intent to commit murder, on the 4th November. A letter was produced on the trial in which she told Griffiths, a witness against Allen, that he would be shot like a dog. The pistol, it woe stated, did not go off, because the caps were inferior and did not fit the nipple. A verdict of guilty was returned, with a Wrong recommendation to mercy. The primmer said the pbtol was not in a state to go off. She did it only to frighten the policeman. Mr. Justice Shee sentenced her to five years penal servitude. The prisoner exclaimed, " Let me be hanged as the rest are !" and rushed from the dock, shouting excitedly, " Allen ! Allen ! Allen!" in tones that reverberated through the crowded court. The excitement all through the court was intense. THE MURDER AND ROBBERY IN SHROPERIRE.— no inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of Mr. Bernard Zuaman, late of Birmingham, which was formally opened on Saturday last, was resumed yesterday before the coroner at Bewley. It will be remembered that the deceased was last Friday found dead in a ditch, near Stuckley, under circumstances which have been already reported, and which leave no doubt that he bad been the victim of a shocking murder. The court sat the whole day, but the following comprises the main points of the evidence elicited beyond that with which the public is familiar. A boy named Booth, son of the farmer upon whose land the body was &Boomed, deposed to finding the hat of the deceased near the ditch. This was on Sa turday, the 16th November, the day after the murder, when of course nothing was known of the matter. The witness placed the hat upon a post, and used it as a target. At the time of finding the hat he notioed a large patch of blood in the field close by. George Eason, a labourer, said he was in company with others looking over the scene of the murder on Sunday morn ing, when his attention was drawn to some object hidden among the long grass in the ditch. On examining it closer he found it to be the box in which the deceased carried his watches. It was broken open and empty. Several witnesses spoke to seeing deceased on the day of his disappearance, the one who saw him last being the station-master at Horsehay, who booked Dim for Gad brookdale by the 2.43 p.m. train. This witness was not sure whether it was the 11.36 a.m. train a the 2.43 p by which the deceased travelled, but the hour is fixed by other evidence. Coalbrookdale is the nearest station to Iroubridge, where the deceased was staying, and the place where the body was discovered is about three miles from Ironbridge, and entirely out of the route which the deceased would have taken in walking to that town from the station at Coalbrookdale. It may be stated as the opinion of the police engaged in the investigation of the affair that the deceased was designedly decoyed to the place of his murder, it being in • lonely neighbourhood, and leading to no p lace wherehe had business. Thu inquest was adjourned. FERNDALE COLLIERY EXYLOSIOFT. —A public meeting was held at Newport cm Tuesday a ft ernoon, in aid of the Ferndale Relief Fund. The tapir (Kt. Llama'. lin) and some of the leading inhabitants of the neighbour hood were present. Resolutions were passed approving of the proposed fluid, and pledging the meeting to nee its utmost endeavours to obtain subscriptions. LONDON GENERAL OM elms COMPANY (Lnamti). —Traffic receipts for the week ending I) c. 1, MOW. 15s. Bd. (Signed) ARTHUR RUJOIOLD. P.S. Since closing this despatch, a but bee arrived from Fort Van Dyke, and a man was called up before the relief maninittee ; he skates that three boats were wed, two were damaged, but one kept going to St. Thomas; he cannot say why they did not come here for provisions. Amnia ROMBOLD. Hie Excellency Governor Hill, C. 8., tr.e., Antigua. THE REFORM LEAOVE.—The council of this body met last night at the °Mom, Adelphi-terrace, Mr. Edmond Beaks in the chair. The chairman drew attention to what he termed a serious and unprovoked attack made upon the league by Mr. Ton, a prominent member of the National Reform Union in a speech delivered by that gentleman before the elentors of Hereford. Referring to the action of the league in connexion with Feniamatu, Mr. Torr, ea reported, " denied that he was a member of the Reform League, and therefore a dangerous man. He believed the , league had committed of late grievous errors—nay he waa going to say crimes against the country." Mr. Beale, then proceeded to make indignant comment upon these statements, adding that the steps recently taken by the league to repudiate the motives attributed to them in respect of Fenianiam served as a refutation of any calumnies east upon their body. He opposed violence u a means of effecting a redress of national grievances in this country, but at the same time be maintained that great allowance should be made for the people of Ireland, and white lamenting the death of Brett, be lamented the death of Allen, O'Brien, and Larkin, whose execution was an act of uwise judi cial vengeanoe. Mr. Ouedalla moved, " That in the opi nion of this council energetic steps should be immediately taken by the various branches of the Reform League throughout the country, acting in conjunction with the trade, friendly, temperance, and other societies, to ware the return at the next general election of a number of working men proportionate to the other in tenets and classes at present represented in parlia ment, so as to render our legislature in future na tional in the broadest and truest seise." The resolution was unanimously carried. Mr. Weston withdrew his mo tion in favour of holding a demonstration in Hyde-park in condemnation of the execution of the Fenian. at Man chester. The proceedings then terminated. SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW.—Yesterday throughout the day, and until a late boar in the evening, not only the interior but the immediate vicinity of the Agricultural-ball was the scene of great activity, in the constant arrivals of implements intended for exhibition at the forthcoming Cattle Show. This day (Thursday) only remains for this purpose, so far as the main building is concerned, that they may not interfere with the reception of the cattle, which commences to-morrow morning. The exhibitors, however, in the arcade at the Islington-green entrance, have their time extended till Friday night. With regard to the Cattle Show, the Taos of her Majesty the Queen having bad several speaimens from the Home and Flemish Fermis at Windsor entered in her own name is considered to be calculated to give a prestige for the show which ham now been wanting for some years. The Prince of Wales will also exhibit, not only from Windsor but from Sandringham, the former in the name of this , year's president of the club, Major-General the Hon. A. N. , Hood, while those from the latter will be, it is understood, in the name of General Enollys. Amongst other man buten are the Dukes of Rutland, Bedford, Beenfort,l Sutherland, and Richmond ; the Marquis of Exeter, Earl 8 , Earl of Hardwick., the Earl of Leicester, Lord *Bingham, Lord Tredeger, Lord Barnes,, the Earl of Faversham, Throckmorton, o Bart., Earl Radnor Earl ' Dade, &a ' It was then ananged that evidence should be given in of some of the articles. • Ila rEf li ßess tae elumnined by 31r. Stephens, and deposed Ito having attended at St. Al ban's on the 23rd of Decem ber last, and also on Christmas and the following day, at • the eleven o'clock and quarter past eleven o'clock services. Mr. Kaokonochie was the offig miaieter. Was pre sent at thie communien IlerVio4l, and saw defendant de -1 'Ming the paean, and offer oonsecestion proatisting him self by bowing his heed to the earth before the elements. The witness was not cross-examined. The Bev. Kr. Kalie, in reply to Kr. Coleridge, mid that he mei an wthestedeed eleuan. He attended j Bt. Alban% Church on the 13th of December last, Woo ea j the 13th of January last. Mr. Kaokenoehie was not the , officiating cl, but he was present and 'misted at the altar. Af the eonsecratica there wee a penes, and I•then the piton wee elevated above the head of the eon• ! seerating deg:Oran, and the other olocgynatm prcedrated themselves. Croserammined by Mr. Prides= —Witmer' always knelt • when he aineemated the elements. What be to lin the serdoes of which he spoke was the of the upper of body. IMr. Q.C., then proceeded to open the y melees ems. charges contained in the articles t aezriefeadent, hed which were brought under the Discipline Adf, 3 and 4 Vie. cap. 86, were, in sub ' stance, as fellows: That be bad offended , amines the woke siastick laws ; By the elevation of Wspaten during or after the prayer of oonsearstion. 2. By the use of lighted candles on the oommunion table at times when they were not wanted for giving light. 3. By acing incense in the celebration of the holy communion ; and 4. By mixing water in the wine used in the administration of the com munion, thirstily contravening the statutes, constitutions, end CMOS/ eseletisstical of the realm, and against the peace and unity of the church. In the formal articles it • was charged that the defendant elevated the paten in a greater degree than as prescribed by the Book of Common Prayer, and that he kaelt Olt proserated himself before the emineerated e ti mmete,and that such elevation and wader , Ulm were esdawful additions to, sad variations from, the form and order prescribed by the statute law and ' the Book of Common Prayer, and were contrary to the statute law, and the prostitution@ and moons of the church. Like statements were made in re ference to the other charges. The learned counsel , having referred to the statute of Edward VI. and the ' Act of Uniformity, 13 and 14 Chan. 11., which pre ' scribed that the ministers of the church of England should be bound to read the morning and evening servioes, and Ito administer the sacraments in the same manner and form as was directed by the Book of Common Prayer, next referred to the 2nd of Elizabeth, which ensmed t ha t every ; thing should be done ill conformity with thl directions in i the Book of Common Prayer. The clergy were therefore ' I bound by the statutes of the Book of Comma Prayer. 1 What they prescribed as necessary to be done they should d° rJa thatthwekch the did not o P l r in b. ha in ve th. and rs lo ° ufi ers- tnn ' legally have recourse to. o That be laid 'down as a m ,• position which could not be controverted, and w I was clearly established not only by the statutes to which he had referred, but by the statutes of the , I Book of Common Prayer. Alterations were expressly made in the celebration of the holy communion, and the clergy were referred to the Book of Common Prayer, and to • I that alone, se showing them the forms that were retained. His contention was that all that was not so retained s were abolished. With respect to " external ceremonials," ; reference wen expressly prohibited to any other book but "to this book and the Bible." The first book of Edward VI. said that " Forumuch se nothing can almost be so plainly set forth but that doubt may arise," as to use and practice—to appease all such diversity or doubt, the piny so doubting shall " refer to the bishop of r the dloome,who shall take order for the quieting and ap t, peeing thereof, so that such order shall not be contrary •to anything contained in this book." The bishop was not, therefore, placed above, but was himself subject to the law. _ . _ . _ _ The Dean of Arobes—The legislature plainly contem• plated that doubts might arise. Mr. titephens—No doubt that was the case ; but what he submitted was, that they were the doubts of those who loved to introduce novelties—not doubts that could arise in the minds of those who honestly and conscientiously in tended to be guided by the plain language of the act. It contemplated the possibility of clergymen setting up their opinions against the spirit of the act, and acting only in accordance with those opinions. In one word, the object of the sot was to put down priest rule and prieatcraft. The Dean of Arches—You contend then that honestly entertained doubts are not contemplated but the double of those who dishonestly wish to evade the spirit of the statute, and put forward thine doubts for that purpose. Mr. Stephens said that such was his contention. The learned gentleman then referred to an order of Bishop Ridley, dated in the year 1550, in reference to the Lord's Table. The order stated that some used the Lord's Board as a table, some as an altar, reviving the old superstitious notions of the Popish Maas. He therefore enjoined the clew to farm an honest table, decently to set in the choir or chancel, and to take down and abolish all other by altars or tables. He (Mr. Stephens) submitted that if the statutes of the Book of Common Prayer were not now carried out in their spirit in every instance in which they were not the bishop had prcisely the same power to order the observance of those statutes, and the aboli tion of ell that was not in accordance with that observance, as Bishop Ridley bad to make the order which he bad quoted. To that order was appended an Order of Council riving, amongst other reasons for its being enforced, that Christ bad instituted the sacrament of the body and blood not at an altar but at a table, that St. Paul spoke of coming not to an altar but to the Lord's table, and that the primitive church used a table and not an altar; and then the order quotes the direction in the statute in case of doubts arising, to refer the ease to the bishop, who should take order for the appeasing of such doubts accord ing to his discretion, with the limitation he had already directed attention to. iiiTE;;;;;iaATroises—Bishop Ridley must have thought tbat where there was a stone altar he had power to order that it should be taken away. Mr. Stephens—Certainly, my lord. The Dean of Arches—Although nothings said about the material of the altar in the Prayer•bookof Edward 1/1., Mr. Stephens—lie had power to order that a table shold be substituted for an altar. The Dean of Arches—And to alter the material? Mr. Stephens said that thatwes his contention. The order received the approval of the Privy Council, and was circu lated all over the country. It *erred to show how the statute of the Prayer-book was interpreted, and that it was regarded as the exclusive authority as to rites and "ex ternal ceremonies." In the liturgies of Edward VI. were to be found a construction of the statute of the Prayer. book of that reign, which statute was identical with that of the present Prayer-book—the preface of the one having been adopted for the other. Under the title of " Ceremonies Why some were Abolished and some Re tained," it was stated that, with respect to ceremonies which had their origin with men, some were vain and ' superstitious, some had been modified by those who were zealous without possessing knowledge—that they grew daily to more and more abuses, which blinded the people and obscured the word of God—and that such ceremonies should be cut away and clean rejected. There were other ceremonies which, although devised by men, should be retained, because they pertained to order and tended to edification. It thus appeared that the framers of the statute of Edward's first book of Common-prayer held that there were but two ways of dealing with ceremonies —one way to abolish all that they considered tended to blind the people and obscured the word of God • the other was to retain all that tended to order and edification. Those ceremonies, therefore, which were not retained were abolished. . . The Dean of Arches—l understand you to lay that down as a universal proposition ? Mr. Stephens said that he did. The ceremonials that were retained, and the only ceremonials that were legal, were mentioned in the First Book of Edward VI, If the ceremonies complained of in this suit could not he upheld by a reference to that book, they must bo condemn ed . If it were otherwiae—if the reserved ceremonies were not the only ceremonies which were legal—whet would the clergy have to refer to. What rule, what guide in matters of ceremonial ? Would they not be at sea? Would there not be room for the introduction of all aorta of abuses ? The ceremonials that were not retained were " clean cut off and rejected." Language could not be plainer ; the letter as well as the spirit of the act pointed to that conclusion, and to that only. How were the rejected core mochas rejected? By not being expressly retained. It is added, " some were retained." Where were they retained but in the Book of Common Prayer. The Dean of Arches—Take a particular instance. Do you say that lights were so abolished? Mr. Stephens concluded that they were, inasmuch as they were not expressly mentioned in the Book of Com mon Prayer. Neither candlesticks nor candles could now be legally intzodnoed into our churches except for their ordinary nee when required. To place a candlestick on the Lord's table was an ornament, to light candles in the day- light was to intradnas a eeremmiy. The learned. Efilt BALE OF RAILWAY AR D GAB PROPERTY. thaansfenredtotheeenonsaaddectoesot thee° Wed session, sth chapter, which enjoined the use of catlain The motion made in the House of Commo ns on daces helps, whereby the nd was upraised to the IRO- T ues d ay n i g h t w i t h regar d to d ea li np i n ra il way and =of divine mi iae things, on whisk *comet Holy Mother Church bad instituted that certain portions of the mum ga g has attracted a good deal of attention— should be said softly snd certain portions in a loud tone, Probably more than it deserve., if regard be had to sad had ale testitnted certain cerenisnies, such as mystic the small chance such a measure can have of passing beeedisticoslights, and fumigations of mouse, with a the House of Commons, notwithstandng the view to the mind hunk rand to the oontomPladoo of the frequent accusations of crude and hasty legislation divine thbega which lay hidden is theme/item. Such IMO ! mad e of late against that body. Mr. Waidegrave some of the arammuss to wkieli reference was nada, and, ' with a view to their discontinuance, nothing was left to ; Leslie is reported to have " moved for leave to rthidiamedon of individnild—that which was written , introduce a bill ' to amend the law in respect of was to be thensed, that ,nee was not ithatiessed was i the sale and purclume of shares in railway and gas clean away and rejected." • The matter wen not , companies,'" and to have said that " it resembled left " that • laeatat e t sela " the y thlu gh t I = t l I very nearly the bill affecting the sale and purchase to the ' ceremonies which the aux& had rej • They were set a elms distinct from lof bank sham, brought forward by the 'lou vers's ; they were not to set themplyea up as sub-medi- member for York (Mr. Leeman)." Leave was of at between man and his God. The ceremonies which I course given to bring in the bill, which accordingly were swept away were pronounced to be " dumb and I ice d through the formality of a first . ' dark ceremonies," and sash ha regarded the elevation of ' tit can get much further in the house i r s el 7y the peen, prostration', the lighting of candles in the day time, and the use of incense. The moment a to be expected, unless the numerous supporters of dthsenthed to pursue a line of amber not in aevads the railway interest in that assembly misconceive or with the spirit ,and kopeks of the deb of liniimnfty, neglect their duty. It may safely be said that from that e°°•••°t if " wre° • °°••° l BBeimm m••• ne were each a measure peened it would do seed te esese to hold the states et a minister of the , mischief, by preventing that free lelrek et 4161011) 1. 414d Oil& farther to own to eel the • '"" negotiation of railway property upon which its bread Sad recides pay of th e chuieb. But not only was' the constrnetlest ON staleds lair hi his favour, but he had market value depends. In proportion as trauma°- , the nnistemnpestsseinor of sr stueles &Loin favour tithe tithe were rendered difficult, the price would be view bli Vaa anbnlittint i l a r ic rlntri genthoinn thin re - peejudieed, and we entertain • conviction that, were fared to Articles of sad q uoted a numb" of such a bill to become law, the railway property of mem in supped of Ms newest—that we swat as weld be shown is th e petheth this moth,' all the free, o f l aw , this country would be thrown down in market The learned comae' bad not ooecluded his argument value to the extent of very many millions . when the court row The legislation of last scrim with regard i tt er t i l l 2- " • . . „. .. ings is shares has not worked altogether well, because it has tended to render such shares in many instances less readily convertible, and, when ever the convertibility of public securities is dimi nished, the price must suffer in some degree. It was generally felt, however, that these incon veniences and drawbacks mu st be submitted to in order to prevent a greater evil, and this because the possession by the joint stock banks of a vast amount of deposits rendered them liable to sudden preserve, and even to stoppage, in the event of damaging rumours being set afloat, in combination with persistent sales of the shares. But, though protection in this form against the machinations of unscrupulous persons was asked for by the banking interest itself, in the case of railway companies no considerations of similar im port exist, and there is no necessity whatever for similar legislation. The idea that "bears," or speculators for a fall, can produce more than a very temporary depreciation of railway or any other kind of property by selling what they do not possess, is absurd, for if a " bear" sells, there must be a buyer, who holds him to his contract, and the laws of the Stock Exchange enforce fre e nent periodical adjustments of all transactions. To show how transient is the effect produced by mere speculation fora fall, it is sufficient to recall to recollection the course of the funds at the beginning of the Crimean war. The "bears" then sold Consols heavily, and, for a moment, as it were, forced the price down about 10 per cent., especially as their operations were aided by appre hensions that there would be a large creation of stock for war purposes. But though the " bears " sold, the public did not, but rather bought, so that the price quickly rebounded to the peace-point from which it had fallen, the result being severe losses to the " bears." But that level of prices being quite unwarranted by the position of affairs at the time, the public took advantage of the rebound to ;ell, and the course of the market was thenceforward determined by the balance of bona Ache transactions. The same will be the case on all occasions, provided business is left free. Some months ago, when Brighton Railway stock began to fall from its old high level, the same cry against the "bears" was raised; but what is heard of it nowt Had not the finances of the Brighton Railway Company been proved to be rotten, and its dividends a delusion, "bear" sell ing could have had no permanent effect, and, instead of the price of the stock being now only a little over 50, it would doubtless have stood higher than ever, and the "bean" would have received a severe castigation. If the railway property of this country is sound, efforts to depreciate it cannot fail to recoil on those who make them ; and, if it is un sound, it would obviously be quite out of place for parliament to attempt to prop it up by factitious expedients, calculated really to diminish its conver tibility, and so to depress its market value, and, what is still more important, involving a lamentable backsliding from the principles of free trade. SYMPATHY WITH THE POPE. A meeting, to which admission was bad by ticket, was held Mat eviaisg it St. Jasimhhall, to express sympathy whit Om Paps. Thinsamainslndig tie upper gallery, was crowded in amyl*" and the pro ceedings throughout were of a most enthusiastic character. Areibishop ifAxtuna was cheered again sod again by the nprlanding andienoe upon taking thb chain - - - Dr. GILUIT, Bishop of flouthwasi, moved the first reso lution :—" That we heartily sympathise with the Supreme Pontiff Pius IX. in his present trials and hereby proclaim our abhorrence of the unjust and wi cked attacks that have been made on his temporal sovereignty, whieh t legitimate in its origin, and benedcial in its action, is entitled to the respect of all Christians, and is necessary for the free exercise of the sacred mission entrusted by God to the successors of St. Peter." Colonel VAUGHAN seconded the motion, and while madman* the English press for ite action on the Roman question, incidentally referred to American Fenianisin— the mention of which was loudly cheered, although there was an anxious attempt on the part of the occupiers of the reserved mate to mimes= it. The gallant colonel pro ceeded to speak in the strongest terms of the noble bravery of " the little Papal arm," of the " bunkum" and utter defeat of Garibaldi, and o f the complicity with the latter of the Italian government. The resolution was carried unanimously, Lord DENBIGH moved the next resolution :—" That, in the name of catholicity, we protest against the made gious attempts made by the government of Victor Em manuel to usurp the States of the Church, and to reducer the sovereign Pontiftto the condition of a subject of the Italian kingdom : we invite all Christians of every natim to rally round the throne of the Vicar of Christ, to were his rights, and to aid him by every means at their eeln mend to defend Lis States, the common inheritance of the whole catholic world." Ilia lordship said in these days, when the old landmarks were being removed, they bad to come to Holy Mother Church to know what was right and what was wrong. As • statesman and member of par liament, be regretted that words were put into her Xs jesty's mouth in the speech she delivered at e the opening of parliament which had • wrong meaning, mind to which was a lie. (Loud cheers.) It was said that a band of volunteers had made an irruption into the Papal States contrary to the will of the Italian government. When he heard • bandit and • cutthroat spoken of in way, as • volunteer himself he indignantly protested against it. (Loud cheers.) If burglars broke into our house did we mend for a polieeman and tell him that the volun teers had come (Roars of laughter and cheering.) Did the Italian government object to the volunteers? No; it was • lie. (Renewed cheers.) He regretted that her Majesty's government should have disgraced themselves to put words into her Majesty's mouth of which they all felt ashamed. He regretted to hear an old and experienced statesman like Earl Ruisell—(hisses and groans)—stand up in his place in parliament the other day, on the moving of the address, and express a regret that the Pope bad thought fit to use mercenaries. (Renewed hisses.) The noble earl then went on to tell several thrilling stories as to the bravery of the Papal troops, and the cowardice and cruelty of tae Garibeldians ; the narrative that produced the greatest effect being that of a young soldier who killed fourteen Garibaldians with the butt end of his own musket, and then commended his soul to God, and knelt down just in time to receive seven teen bayonet stabs from the Garibaldiana. Commenting upon Garibaldi, he said the Romans used to deify a home, but we bad lived to see people deify an ass, and he described the coming conference se a conference where there were to he bandits on one side, to discuss how to take away an honest person's property on the other Bide. This was only the commencement of a " great joggle," and if we lived two years longer we should see a very different state of things to that anticipated by the English prem. Mr. Justice 11/enne (firemerly of New South Wales) secendad the motion, which was carried unanimously. Lord ARUNDILL of WARDOUR moved the next resolution —namely, "That whilst we here congratulate all catholics on their loyal attachment to the Holy Father, and the proofs they have given him of their sympathy and filial affection, we solemnly protest against the calumnious and unjust attacks to which the Holy Father is subject day by day." The noble lord supported his motion in • lengthy speech, which was impatiently listened to. Mr. Paoserm seconded the motion, which was, like the rest, tarried. Sir CHARLES CU/WORD propo sed t the following motion — "That we hereby convey to e officers and soldiers of the Papal army, and to their gallant alike, the expression of our gratitude and admiration for the courage and devoted ness displayed by them in the defence of the Patrimony of St. Peter, and for the heroism with which they have discomfited its irreligious and revolutionary assailants." Mr. WOODWABD, in seconding the motion, said Gari baldi was • robber, • rebel, and • murderer, and not • very bold man, but he was not • hypocrite—he never went to church. (Laughter.) When the man was in England dukes and duchesses flattered him, but they could never get him into a place of worship. He sat in • red shirt smoking and drinking until the whole ducal household had shouldered their nee prayer-books and gone off to church, and then be got into • cab and drove off to spend the day with some revolutionist. (Chem-) The resolution was carried. Sir GEORGE BOWYER, M.P., moved a resolution adopt ing an address to the Pope, embodying the sentiments of the resolutions that had been paned. It was seconded and carried unanimously, and a cordial rote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings. The ordinary weekly meeting of the Society of Arta was held last night at their house, John-street, Adolph', Mr. G. F. Wilson, F.ll-.8., in the chair. After the usual routine business had been transacted, Dr. J. H. Stallard read a paper upon " The Relation between Health and Wages." . A parliamentary paper was issued yesterday of the names of the clerks in the Foreign Office who set as agents for officers holding diplomatic or consular appoint ments under the crown. It gives the names of Mr. Alston, Mr. Bidwell, Mr. Staveley, Mr. Hertslet, and Mr. Bergne, but does not mention Mr. Spring Rice. A meeting of the Neutrality Laws Commissioners was held yesterday. Present:—Lord Cranworth. Lord Cairns, Right Hon. Sir William Erie, Sir George W. W. Bramwell, Sir Travers Twiss, (.C. ' • Mr. W. Vernon Har court, Q.C. ; Mr. Thomas Baring, M.P. ; and Mr. W. E. Forster, M.P. Mr. C. S. A. Abbott, attached to the coin . mission, and ;Ir. F. P. Onelow, the secretary, were also present. A TIMMY Norica.—The following notice has been, by order of Mr. Greenwell, vestry clerk, throughout the perish of St. Mary lebono :—" St. 21:sfyti bone.—Notioe to Labourers out of Employ.—On the occa sion of heavy falls of snow employment will be given to such men as are suitable for the work, on application at the Marylebone Stone-yard, itichmond.pleoe,lWrion-grove. Bach applicant will be expected to bring his own shovel" Tag CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE THAMSB.—The stakes in this disputed race were duly handed over to Kelley yesterday afternoon by the stakeholder. The prin cipal heavy beta on the race are still unpaid, the backers of Sadler intending, it is laid, to try the validity of the referee's decision in a law court. Kelley has given Sadler an offer of another race, and stake 5001. to 4001., to row at his own convenience. ST. ALBAN'S STEZPLICIS ABB MEETING.—The steeplechases, arranged to take place this day, are, on account of the continuance of the frost, again postp oned until to-morrow (Friday) and Saturday. MIDDLE-ROW HOLBORN.—Carriage traffic passed yesterday over ;he new raid which has been laid down where Middle-row formerly stead. LONDON PASS AND OPEN CHURCH ASSOCIATION. The ordinary monthly meeting of this ammonia tion was held on Tuesday evening, at the office, 23, Nor folk-street, Strand. Mr. W.. 1. GARNETT, of Quernmore park, presided, and was supported by Lientenaut-Cokinel Alcock, Professor Bentley, Mr. H. Goodenough Hayter, Mr. O. L. Hills, Rev. Dr. Lee, Mr. R. Townshend Mayer, P.R.B.L, Mr. G.E. Street, A.R.A., Rev. W. R. Mr. Wm. White, Sir Chas. L. Young, BaTt,,Z. A letter on the " Offertory," which had been written on behalf of the council by Mr. White, for the guidance of churchwardens, was read. It ran :—" The term offertory in the Prayer-book applies only to the alms and other devotions of the people collected during the 'sen tences' as well from communicants as from others who might be present at the time of mike- - tics, and this whether there were any administra tion of the communion or not. The Prayer-book implies that there shall be an offertory every Sunday before the prayer for the church militant, whether there is a com munion or not ; but it is the bounden duty of the church wardens to collect the offertory, as it is one of the solemn obligations of their office to see that the directions of the Prayer-book in this matter are implicitly carried out. Where this has been done there bas not been one case in ten of failure to provide for all the requirements of the church without pew rents. The distribution of the offertory may be to any charitable or pious uses, including, amongst others, the maintenance of the services and of the ministers at the discre tion of the minister and ehurchwardens, subject to an appeal to the bishop io case of dispute." Dr. Lee ' said it had been hid down in courts of law repeatedly that I the offertory should be divided into three parts-one for the poor, one for the minister, and the other for the church expenses. The chairman thought • short mum. , of the law on the subject might be useful in the form of a tract for circulation, which was agreed to. The °mindere,- tion of certain applications for aid from the special fund was deferred owing to the inability of the council from want of money to make any grant. Mr. 0. L. Hills moved, and Mr. White seconded, the following resolution " That on and after the lest day of January next one-fourth part of all subscriptions and donations be carried to the special fund for free and unappropriated church building and improvement." After • long discussion, in which Mr. Street took part in opposition to Mr. Hill's motion, on the ground that the Incorporated Church Bui!ding Society could better administer such • fund whilst this association should limit itself to keeping the whole ques tion of free and open churches and the offertory before the public, the proposition was withdrawn. Mr. Street gave 4 notice of his intention to move, on the 7th January, that • member's subscription be reduced to :L. Colonel Alcock understood this to be • church of England association, without partisanship, and ho thought the proposal to in troduce artisan members into the council was • good one. The work of the association met • great want of the day— which is a greater sympathy between rich and poor, and • softening of class distinctions in that which relater: to the social and moral condition of the people. The association was aaoulated to promote • gidding influence for adults, which would act still more beneficially upon the young who are about to commence life with privileges which their forefathers never kuew. lie there fore thought the council's scheme of obtaining artieans and labounng men at reduced rata!, in addition to th.- sub- . scribers of one guinea and upwards, and associate members as they originally stood, was • matter of censidemble public interest. The following gentlemen were unani mously elected vice-presidents, viz, Mr. W. Longman, F. 0.8., Major W. Lyon, and Mr. W. Pole Thornhill. With • vote of thanks to the chairman the meeting closed. ROYAL GIOGRAPHICAL SOCINTY.—At the evening meeting on Monday next, Mr. A. 8. Rieirmore, ILA. 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