The Express. — London, England, 1866-08-02 00:00:00

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Virtue and Co., 2e, Ivy-lane, London. ____ EASY as A B C.—Alphabetical Arrangement of the Railway Stations In Great Brltaln.—Metropolitan and !stain Rahway Arrangements, Fares from London, Distances los o d ti on, Cab Fares from the London Stations, Hotels In On, Hotels In the Conntry, Amusements In London, Free s Is London, Steam Vessels learisg London, Parts from Laden, Tourist Arrangements for the Summer, and other Info?. Who to travellers, In the A B C RAILWAY GUIDE for Aug ust hion 14 ., post tree 81—London : W. Tweedle, Sar, Strand. MEETINGS IN THE PROVINCES ON THE HYDE- I 1 TAIII PROCKEDINGS.—The Committee of the Birmingham Wadi Association have forwarded the following to Mr. R 1 Bailer:—" This committee, considering that the method lalwa by the conservative government to prevent the hold- IN of the meeting in Hyde-park was arbitrary and unwise, *ad that the conduct of the Council of the Reform League tut dignified and prudent, resolved—that this coro llate* hereby expresses its sympathy with Mr. Edmond Bides soil his associates in the course they are taking to abdicate the rights of the people, and to obtain their poli ksl enfranchisement." The Norwich Political Union but eight adopted a resolution, urging the appointment of a ememitten to inquire into the conduct of Sir Richard LiMne tad his police, during the late disturbances in ttle'Park.—A crowded meeting was held in the Town- Leicester, on Tuesday evening, for the purpose of "Pressing public opinion upon the conduct of the govern - , Im ila in respect to the late demonstration in Hyde-park, ...._. ...a of memorialising her Majesty to dismiss her present '" l ustall., l _,_ Mr. J. Thompson, one of the vice-preid ...,—'4 Of the Leicester Parliamentary Reform Ado ram, presided. Addresses were delivered by the r. cJ. J. Goadhy, Mr. Councilor Cbarleswortb , Mr. CI. B . _. ° ""ot, Mr. F. Hewitt, and several working men. ?mations condemnatory of the " bludgeon policy " of ra jovernment, and expressive of continued attachment " the cause of reform, and of a want of confides:es in the PaN• nt administration, were unanimously carried. —A called to " review the conduct of the government • to the late Hyde-park demonstration," was held to EMI don-hill, Bristol, on Tuesday evening. 1 5 , 000 !Irian were present. The proceedings were enthusiastic " Plies of Mr. Gladstone and his reform measures, and tscsiesons in denouncing the government. The majority Preta,_ t were working men. ..__-the council of the Liverpool Chamber of Com . 7 yesterday adopted a petition in favour of a parks .iF7 commission, to inquire into the enrrenoy laws, '"" th e muses of financial grins. TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. (utuyinee mamma) THE WAR. EXTENSION OF THE TRUCE BETWEEN AUSTRIA AND ITALY. VIENNA, Aram 1. The trace between Austria and Italy has been extended for another eight days, in order to allow of the negotiations for an armistice being con cluded within that time. NUREMBERG, Amon I. The reserve army commanded by the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg, the vanguard of which arrived yesterday, is expected here to-day. THE PRELIMINARIES OF PEACE BETWEEN AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Amon I. According to the particulars that have at pre sent transpired the preliminaries of peace agreed to between Austria and Prussia are to the follow ing effect With the exception of Venetia, Aus tria suffers no loss of territory, but alse cedes her coliostission of Schleswig-Holstein to Prusaia. Saxony, the only one of the German States included in the Anstro-Prussian treaty, will alio preserve her territorial integrity, but with the reserve of further stipulations relative to her position in the North German Confederation and towards Prussia. Austria pays Prussia a war indemnity of 40,000,000 thalers, from which 15,000,000 are to be deducted as the share due to Austria of the former Schleswig-Holstein war expenses, and 5,000,000 for further coats arising out of her occupation of the Duchies. Until the payment of the remaining 20,000,000 thalers may be considered as secured, Bohemia and Moravia will remain in Prussian occupation. Austria ....._ secedes entirely from confederation with the German States, and recognises the formation of a close confederation of the North German States, under Prussian leadership. An alliance between the South German States and the settlement of their relations to the North German confederation are left for a free understanding between those States. Austria re cognises the changes of territorial possession to be effected in North Germany. As such are to be understood the arrangements which Prussia will make with regard to the countries now in her mili tary occupation—that is to say, the King of Prussia is entitled by the laws of war to retain Hanover, Electoral Hesse, that portion of the Grand Duchy of Hesse to the north of the Maine, Nassau, and Frankfort, without negotiation with their former possessors. The restoration of any one of those sovereigns would be an act of grace on the part of the Prussian Crown ; but the restoration of individual portions of those States and their consequent division would probably be regarded with great disfavour by the populations, and entail serious political consequences, it is therefore considered desirable, and it is probable, that the above-mentioned States will be perms . nently united with Prussia. The peace prelimina ries do not, however, contain special stipulations on this point, entire liberty of action being left to Prussia and recognised by Austria. The Proviaciat Correspondence of to-day contains an article dwelling upon the great services rendered by the Emperor Napoleon in the negotiations for peace. It says :" In the important position which he occupies his Majesty has not sought anything for himself, save, however, fame and the merit of rendering his great reputation available in bringing about a just peace. He has been able to labour for the completion of the work he had commenced in tho establishment of a free and united Italy. In the same spirit which enabled him to create that work, he readily extended his hand to Prussia to lay a firm and secure basis for an united Germany. The financial position of Prussia is favourable beyond expectation, and it has thus become possible to order the immediate payment of all outstanding accounts for supplies of bread, meat, and forage to the troops by Prussian pur veyors. A loan will apparently not be required to cover the expenses of the war. Probably a temporary financial measure only will be suffi cient to defray the obligations contracted by the State towards the country for sup plies. The future settlement of the admi nistration in those countries that are to be perma nently united to Prussia will become the subject of serious consideration and arrangement without delay. In the meantime the measures for forcible collection of the war contribution of twenty-five millions are suspended. In the further resolutions of the government upon this point the fact will have to be considered that Frankfort will probably be incorporated with Prussia." In order to guard against the disadvantages arising from an incorrect interpretation of the peace preliminaries concluded with Austria, on the 26th ult., the Official Gazette of to-day publishes the text of article 2, which isas follows :—" The Austrian Emperor recognises the dissolution of the Germanic Confederation, and accedes to the new organization of Germany without the participation of the Aus trian Empire. The Emperor promises to recognise the closer confederation which the King of Prussia may establish north of the line of the Maine, and declares himself willing that the States south of that boundary should enter into an association, the national representa tion of which with the North German Confedera tion remains reserved for subsequent agreement between both parties." " This article (continues the Official Gazette) is exactly identical with the proposals of mediation advocated by France at Vienna upon the 14th ult. Austria has, there fore, consented to allow the re-organisation of Germany to proceed without her participation. The empire thus belongs to the South German union no more than the natural and national tie between Northern and Southern Germany is torn asunder by the establishment of the Maine line of demarcation." STIITI'OARD, Auattsir 1. Intelligence received here from St. Petersburg states that the Emperor of Russia intends to pro pose the convocation of a Congress of the Powers who signed the treaties of Vienna. The Princes of the States that have been occupied by Prussia — namely, Hanover, Nassau, Darmstadt, and Elec toral Hesse—will assemble shortly in this city for a conference. Prince Frederick William will re present the Elector of Hesse. Wurtemberg has not yet determined to propose an armistice. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Armin L The Common Council held an extraordinary meeting to-day to agree to an address to the King and Crown Prince on their return from the meat of LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 2, 1866. war. The address, of which the contents will not be allowed to transpire before its presentation to the King, was adopted without discusaion. A resolution was also agreed to, that arrangements should be made fora grand illumination of Berlin on his Majesty's arrival. PRUSSIA AND SCHLESWIG. BERLIN, AUGUST 1. A large number of respectable inhabitants of Rendsbnrg, together with the magistrate and town representatives of Oldesloe, have forwarded con gratulatory addresses to King William. They ask for the definitive union of their country with 1 Prussia as the condition of ita future prosperity. FRANKFORT AND PRUSSIA. FRANKFORT, A.I.:GOST L Baron Rothschild loaves this city for Berlin to morrow, in order to join the mission of Burgo master Willer to the King of Prussia. Police- Director Hirsch returns from Aix-la-Chapelle to morrow. ITALY. FLORENCE, ALIGUST 1. Captain Ribotty has been appointed a rear-ad miral on account of the distinguished part which he took in the battle of Lima. A gold medal has been decreed to the family of the late Captain Cap pellini, of the Palestro, who perished in the same battle. BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, ACCVST 1. The editor of the Etpligle has been condemned to one year's imprisonment, a fine of 1,000 franca, and the costa, for the publication of the caricature which was made the subject of an article in the Constitutionnet. ACCIDENT TO THE PRINCE IMPERIAL. —A Paris correspondent of the hidipendanct Bdyc, writing on the 30th ult., says :—" The Prince Imperial had • fall on Saturday at St. Cloud while going through gymnastic exercises ; for a time some anxiety was felt as the prince lost consciousness, and it was thought that the Emperor's departure would be delayed ; but Dr. Nelaton, when called in, declared that there was no danger ; the prince had recovered his senses, and his state, which had never been serious, is quite satisfactory." Tea AUSTRIANS AT LINIA.—We regret to learn that private letters confirm the report that the Austrian ships fired upon the surviving officers and seamen of the d'ltalia, some clinging to • raft, some swimming in a rough sea, after their ship had gone down. At the recent review of troops near Vienna the Emperor of Austria was followed by a crowd shouting etbdaskeit I Abdamkes Perhaps this ugly manifestation of public feeling may partly account for the proclamation of the state of siege. SOUTHAMPTON, AUGUST 1. —The North German Lloyds' steamer New York sailed for New York to-day witn 50 passengers and • full ergo , including French jewellery to the value of 50,000 trance. The Hamburg and American Company's steamer Bavaria sailed to-day for New York with 300 passengers and a full cargo. Beth steamers take out clean bills of health. NATIONAL OLYMPIAN ASSOCIATION.—The first gymnastic festival of this association commenced on Tues day at Teddington, and was continued yesterday at the Crystal Palace, when competitions took place amongst the members of the associated societies and other competitors in a variety of sports and athletic displays. The object of the association is to promote physical education and public games generally, and to encourage skill and strength in manly exercises by the award of medals or other prizes, money excepted. The exercises on Tuesday were con fined to swimming races only ; but the great contests of the festival took place yesterday, and these were limited to gentlemen amateurs, with the exception of one, which was thrown open to the army and navy. The wrta and pastimes included fiat-races, hurdle-races, high leaps, long leaps, pole leof lug, vaulting, throwing the javelin, putting the 36-pounder shot, climbing, wrestling, boxing, fencing, sabre and sabre against bayonet and bayonet, kc. The proceed ings of the day closed with a banquet in the terrace dining room of the palace, a grand torchlight procession through the grounds, and a display of the entire series of fountains. This evening the members of the society will resume their operations by holding a congress at the German gymna sium, when various matters of business will be transacted with a view to the general welfare of the undertaking. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON. —The result of the clam examinations of the summer term for the Faculty of Medicine of the college was made known on Tuesday at a meeting in the botanical theatre of the college ; Pro tutor Williamson, vice-dean of the faculty, in the chair. Prizes and certificates of honour were adjudged as fol lows:—Medical Jurisprudence—Gold medal : E. Col lett Shoppee. Silver medal : Louis Marc Le Grand. Certificates: 3rll, Robt. Pollock ; 4th, David Havarti ; sth, Essex J. Williams ; 6th, Samuel lidwelL Materia Medico—Gold medal : R. L. Roberta ; Ist silver medal, W. H. Altai° ; 2nd silver medal, J. R. Darby. Certifi cates: 4th, W. Hardman : sth, Stanley Peacock ; 6th, Wm. Richd Davies ; 7th, equal, W. Bishop, C. Wood, T. G. E. Bolton, Alfred Herbert Hackney ; lith, equal, Wm. Rowley Cheyne, Lawrence limes 13th, equal, Enock Snell, Allen Sewell ; 15th, Jas. L. Bullock. Pathological Anatomy —IL C. =Practical Chemistry—Gold medal : Alfred Sbewen ; tes, 2nd, Wm. Milligan ; 3rd, Frank Salter ; 4th, Stanley Peacock ; 11th, equal, J. R. Darby, Thos. Coleott Fox ; 6th, John Howard Mummery. Midwifery—Gold medal : K 0. Spencer ; Ist silver medals, equal, W. Hard man, David E. Janes ; 2nd silver medal, S. B. Brooks ; certificates, sth, equal, Richard Matthews Pryce, Louis Marc Le Grand ; 7th, Robert Pollock ; Bth, Chas. F. Groom ; 9th, David Huard ; 10th, C. I'. Kemp* ; 11th, Alfred J. Pearce ; 12th, Essex T. W il liams ; 13th, T. C. Lloyd. Botany—Gold medal: Henry Newell Martin; silver medal, David Watson ; certificates, 3rd, equal, William Wynn Westcott, Jas. Llervelyn Browne ; 4th, Alfred Shewen ; sth, R. J. Smith. Liston Clinical Medal— Gold: Charles &Lakes Laxon. THE EXODUS PROM LIVERPOOL. The govern ment emigration officials at Liverpool completed their usual monthly returns of the exodus from Liverpool yes terday. These returns are interesting, as they show that the prevalence of cholera on board passenger ships has bad a material effect in obstruc ti ng the tide of emigration both from the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the United States, and the demand for harvest labour has also tended towards a reduction of the exodus. The officials, however, believe that so soon as the epidemic abates and the harvest has been gathered in, the emigration from the Mersey will commence with renewed vigour. We understand that one of the messages that passed through the Atlantic cable yesterday, was to the elect that the United States government had instituted • most exacting and strict quarantine at the principal emigration ports of the United States. Tiering the past months there sailed from Liver pool to the United States, " under the act," 21 ships, with 6,571 steerage, and 2 88 cabin passengers, total, 6,M9 ; of whom 2,469 were English, 216 Scotch, 2,511 Irish, and 1,375 other countries. To Canada there were 4 ships, with 541 steerage and 165 cabin passengers, total, 706 ; of whom 241 were English, 114 Irish, and 186 other counties. To Victoria there was only one ship with 63 English, 26 Scotch. 307 Irish, and one foreigner, total 397 ; making a grand total of 26 ships, 7,509 steerage 453 cabin passengers, of whom 2,773 were English, Mt Scotch, 2,932 Irish, and 1,562 foreigners, or 7,962 all told. To the United States the vessels sailing " not under the act " were 9, with 848 passengers ; to Nova Scotia, one, with 34 passengers ; to New South Wales, four, with 10 passengers ; to Victoria, one, with 34 passengers ; to South America, five, with 76 passengers ; to the East Indies, four, with four passengers , to Africa, one, with 22 passengers ; total, 19 ships, with 1,028 passengers ; ma • total for the month of 11,145, which, when oompared with the corresponding month of last year, shows a decrease of 1,270 passengers. HARVEST PROSPECTS IN LEICESTERSHIRE.-111 this county harvest prospects are on the whole of a cheer ing character. The appearance of the wheat craps is gene rally satisfactory, and on the strong loamy soils (should the weather prove favourable) some excellent samples will be obtained. An average yield of this grain is expected. The bulk of the barley crops are looking exceedingly well, the plant having been greatly improved by the recent rains. The yield, man pro bab ility, will be a full average, and ot excellent quality. Of the corn crops oats are the worst of the lesson, and the yield will be deficient. Cutting has commenced. but progresses slowly. Beans are doing well. The pods are well filled, and should they escape the fly there will be an abundant mop. Pees promise, well. The rains of the past few days have a ls o been of great service to the turnips, mangolds, and passa. Potatoes are, cier the whole, looking well. are eomplaints ef • seareity of labour, and farmers will, no doubt, have to use samthinery on • rather exammeivs male during the harvest. 81.8 MAJESTY'S MINISTERS. HATIQUIVP AT THE MANSION-HOUSE. Last night the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress watershed her Majesty's Ministers at dinner at the Mansice-)per. The company invited to meet them num bered about 200, and comprised a large party of the nobility, meet of the civic authorities, and many of the mast distinguished citizens of London. The dinner took place in the Egyptian-hall, which was laid out in the most better style, and the entertainment was served with ex cellist tare by Meets. Ring and Brymer. During the dinner the band .f the Coldstream Guards, under the direction of Mr. Godfrey, played a selection of mute. The vocal arrangements, under the direction of Mr. Montem Smith and Mr. Winn, gave great satisfaction. Among the company present were—The Right Hon. the Heel sad Countess of Derby, the Lord Chancellor and Lady Chelmsford, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Disraeli, the Danish Minister and Madre. de Below, General Negrito, minister from the Republic of Salvador, Lord Stanley, General and lady Alice Peel, Viscount and Viecourem Oranborue, Sir John Somerset •Pakington, the Duke and Duchess of Buckingham and Chemise, the Earl of Malicesbury, the Earl of Dever and Lady Agnes Courtenay, Lord and Lady John Mears Mr. and Mrs. Gathorne Hardy, andrdir Staffers' Worth In addttoa i. the erne eamsbesa of the cabinet were—The Duke of Montrose, the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, the Earl of Cardigan, Earl d Shaftesbury, Earl Cadogan, the Earl and Countess of Stradbroke, the Feel and Countess of Longford, the Earl of Lucan, the Earl of Belmore, Lord Burgh ley, ILP., Lord Claude Hamilton, M.P., Viscount Havrarden, Lord and Lady Barre Cecil, the Lord Bishop ot London and Mrs. Tait, Lord Begot, Lord Col ville of Calms., Lord Wheat*, Lord Nw, M.P., the Right Hon. H. Lowry Corry, M.P., Right Hoe. Sir Thomas Fremantle, Bart., the Right Hon. Chas. Adder, ley, aLP., the Right Hon. J. R. Mowbray, M.P., the Right Hon. Stephen Cave, M.P., the Lord Mayor of Dub lin, Hon. Gerard Noel, M.P., Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, 51. P., Sir Gee. Bowyer, M.P., Sir James Ferguseou, 3LP., Ad miral Sir John Dalrymple Hay, M.P., Sir Graham Mont gomery, M.P., Sir Fred. Heygate, M.P., her Majesty's Attorney-General and Lady Cairns, her Majesty's Solicitor-General and Mn. Bovill, Mr. Edw. Egerton, BLP., Mr. Chas. Duane, M.P., Mr. Ralph Earle, M.P., Mr. Geo. W. Hunt, M.P., Rear-Admiral Seymour, M.P., Colonel Taylor, M.P., and Mrs. Taylor, Mr. H. Whitmore, M.P., Xr. Thos. Baring, M.P., Mr. Thos. B. Hordall, M.P., Mr. J. G. Htibbard,M.P., Mr. John Laird, M.P., Mr. T. J. Miller, M.P., Colonel Wilson Patten, M.P., Mr. A. J. Bereeford Hope, M.P., he. After the toast of the Army, Navy, and Volunteers, General Put, who was received with considerable ap plause, responded for the army. He said—You have been good enough to call upon me, as Secretary for War, to return thanks on the part of the army. I need hardly say that I have the greatest pleasure in doing en, although I feel that there are present here to-might many honourable and gallant friends whose distinguished services would fully entitle them to respond to the compliment just paid to our profession. I have also, my Lord Mayor, to return thanks on behalf of the Royal Militia, a service the importance and merits of which are appreciated, and have been daily acknowledged. (Hear, hear.) Speaking both for the army and the militia, I beg leave to return thanks for the compliment paid to the gallant men in these services, who in this country, and I believe in this country alone, have voluntarily undertaken to dis charge those duties which do so much credit to themselves, and have obtained for them the approbation of their fellow-citizens. (Hear, hear.) Better proof of the troth of this statement cannot be given than by the manner in which this toast has been received, and I am sure it will be a matter of the greatest gratification to every member el both the army and the militia to know that so cordial a reception has been accorded to the senti ment. (Cheers.) It may be in your lordship's reoolleo -1 tom that within the short pried of a few weeks, when y=ship proposed this same toast of the army , I was ea to reran thanks. It was at the time • matter of speculation whether the two great armies then arrayed against each other on the continent would actually come into collision, or whether peace might not be secured. It was impossible to foreshadow that those great events which have happened should have occurred in so short in time, or that what I believe I am correct in describing as the greatest campaign of modern times should have terminated so suddenly, with every prospect that peace is about to be established. My Lord Mayor, we have something to learn from all this. (Hear, hear.) Thew great victories have been obtained, not by superiority in point of courage, not by . superiority in point of discipline, not by superiority in point of phyld ad power--but they have been won entirely by the sepa -1 riot organisation, the superior equipment, and the sup ' rim arms of one of the contending nations. (Hear hear.) I And, my lord, this only confirm s the opinion have always entertained, and often expressed in the House of Commons, that it is the duty of the country in times of profound peace, and for the purpose of preserving that I peace — (hear, hear)—tor which no person is more anxious than myself—(hear, bear—to maintain the army of the country in a state of complete efficiency. (Cheers.) lam happy to be able to state that, in consequence of the exertions of my predecessors in the office I now bold combined with ' those of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge commanding the army, I have reason to believe—and I speak on the authority of reports received from military officers attached to the armies recently engaged in the con tinental war—that the British army, when the British soldier is armed with the breech-loader, will be equal in ,equipment and means to any army the world, as in roint of discipline and courage it is inferior to none. Cheers.) I think, therefore, I may express my congratu ' Wiens on the efficiency of the army and militia, in whose name I beg again to thank you. Sir Joins PAIII NGTON—I rise to thank you, my Lord Mayor and this great company, moat sincerely for the compliment paid to the naval service. I have entered so recently on the duties of the high office I have the honour to hold, that I feel it would be presumption on my part to attempt to speak with authority on the present state of the navy. (Cheers.) It devolves on me, therefore, only to thank you for the compliment paid to the service, and to state by conviction the. it must always prove gratifying and acceptable to the brave men who constitute that ser vice to receive the assurances that may be conveyed by such gatherings as the present of the continued confidence in that high character and efficacy which have for many gemeratior distinguished that service. (Cheers.) Perhaps under the oircumsturces under which I address you I may be allowed to state my deep anxiety that, in filling the difficult and arduous office I now hold, no pet of the efficiency of the great service will be impaired so long u I occupy my present position. (Hear, hear.) The public has bean told that great extravagance exists ie our dockyards, that the large sums so li berally voted by parliament have been wastefully expended. On that state ment lex no opinion. (Hear, bear.) I should not be jus • in expressing any opinion on the truth or otherwise of this charge, but I do say I hold it to be one of the first, the higher, and most important duties et any man entrusted with the (administration of the navy of England to take care that the sums so liberally voted by parliament for the purposes of ear navy are properly expended, and that they are laid out with the utmost reseed ton gilance and scrupulous economy. (Cheers.) This very serious charge having been made, the truth of the charge must be urmatigited. (Hear, hear.) Let me add that the necessity for scrupu lous economy in the expenditure of these large votes is the more necessary, because I am sorry to be obliged to admit that it will be impossible for England to maintain her place as the greatest maritime power of the world without an immense expenditure. (Hear, hear.) You, my Lord Mayor, in your remarks introducing the toast, have referred to the science of war. Sire I last had the honour of acknow ledging in this room the toast of " The Navy" seven years have passed away. During that period the science of war has led to great and extensive changes ; not only in the construction of our ships, but even more so, if possible, in the construction of the guns by which those ships are armed. (Hear, hear.) The tendency of all these changes has been towards expense. I hope most earnestly your lordship is correct in your anticipation that, having regard to the present state of affairs, it is only reasonable to look for a long continuance of peace. (Hear, hear.) But England is bound to protect her extended empire and her vast commerce. (Hear, hear.) To effect this we must have a squadron in almost every part of the world--(bear bear)--and so long as the creation of the navy is confined within the limits of prudence and good judgment I do not believe that either parliament or the people of this country will be unwilling to contribute whatever sums may be necessary to effect that great national object. (Cheers.) Lord COtalus returned thanks for the Volunteers. He bad the honour to command a volunteer regiment, which had been considerably more than two centuries in exist ence, whose headquarters were within half a mile of the Mansion-house, and whose history was intimately asso ciated with that of the City of Loudon. (Hear. the) The Hon. Artillery Company IVal the father of all volunteers—(cheers) —but he was bound to admit that the rising generation of volunteers bad come forward no tr . in • most n surprising manner. (Cheers.) Ten years ago would deem of padrting that in 1865 the real el The Volunteers" would be iscomerated with that el " The Army and Navy." (Hear, lager.) Such, however, had been the ate, and he must say that it gave the voluateers [STAMPED, id. ADDITIONAL.] thagmatest possible Osamu* to be associated with the taut of " The Army and Navy." (Chines.) The Loan Maros, after some introductory remarks, said—My lords, ladies, and gentlemen, I invite you to drink to the health of her Majesty's ministers, to Lord Derby • and, in the language of the noble earl's favourite poet, fask you now to listen to The smooth-tongued chief from whose persuasive Sweeter than honey, Bowl the streams of speech. The Right Hon. the Earl of Ditain—My Lord Mayor, my lords, and gentlemen, I rise for the purpose of expressing very briefly, upon the part of myself and my colleagues, the sentiments of deep gratitude which we entertain for the honour you have paid us by your invitatimi to this splendid banquet, and for the language—the flattering language- in which you have proposed our healths, as well as for the gratifying manner in which those healths have been responded to by this distinguished assemblage. I rise, my Lord Mayor, to return thanks on behalf of her Majesty's ministers, but it is impossible for me to pass over the personal allusion which has been made by yourself to that humble part which I have taken—that individual and personal service which I have rendered in regard to my fellow-countrymen in the county of Lancashire ; and you have also alluded to those claims which you may think I have to be enrolled in the ranks of literature. With regard to the first, all I eon say is that it is impossible for any man having the ordinary feelings of • ream and ocespying the position which I did in that county, with which I am so closely allied by so many ties, not to feel deeply interested in the welfare of the inhabitants of that eouoty, and not to feel the deepest interest likewise in the unmerited and well born* sufferings of my fellow-countrymen. Although I did for a certain time give nay attention and my attendance to the services of the committee which was enlisted is that charitable work, I am sure much more merit has been claimed for me than I have any reason to be entitled to, because my attendants was PR' sonal, and for • very short period in each west riirtereas there were many who have been unnoticed who have given their time, and minty more their labour, which ti:Lu.ould ill afford, to that service in which I was • prominent but by no means • working partner. will not venture to say anything on the literary voli tion which your lordship has been kind enough to bring forward. With reference to the compliment you have paid me of my being " the smooth-tongued chief," I can not deny that I am approaching the age of a Nestor ; and though it is quite true I have not seen three gene rations of men, I feel at the same time that if I am a smooth-tongued chief, I am addressing you as a venerable center. But, my lord, I rather turn from the compliment you have been pleased to pay me to that which is of far more importance at the present time—namely, the compli ment you have paid the government I have been charged with the duty of forming. Great, however, as is the honour done, I do not pretend for a tingle moment that it is con ferred upon us as an indication of political feeling. On the contrary, I contend that on °wagons Me the present the voice and language of party are, and ought to be, altogether silent. Nay, more, I say that gatherings of this kind have the peculiar happiness of being the means of deadeuing the acrimonious feelings of political warfare. They are the happy means of bringing together men in different positions in Wo— men occupying various political situations and holding va rious political opinions—and by social interchange leading them, as I hope, to entertain more friendly and more kindly feelings to each other than can be engendered and cherished in the serinionyof party warfare. Cheers.) It has been the time-honoured custom of your predeeoessesera, whatever their political opinions, to invite once or twice a year to their hospitable board the members of the government, whatever their political opinions, and your lordship has only followed, but followed most ably, in the steps of previous lord mayors, by welcoming here in cordial terms, and in terms I shall ever gratefully remember, the members of an ad ministration whose political opinions I fear are consider ably at variance with your own. (A laugh, and cheers.) Well, then, what is the object of these meetings! It is this—that you the representatives of the greatest cor poration in this kingdoni, that you the inhabitants of the greatest , sty in the world, that you, whatever your politi cal opinions may be, meet on an occasion like the present to express your sympathy with men who, from a sense of public duty, take upon themselves the laborious and thank less duties of office. (Hear, bear.) That you welcome them as fellow-labourer with yourselves in the public ser vice, and that by your approval you encourage them to prove themselves by their acts and deeds worthy of that confi dence which has been placed in them by their sovereign. (Cheers.) Every administration must have sues to be grati fied and encouraged by such a welcome and such a reception as thin, but how much more gratified and encouraged must be an administration which has taken upon itself —nay, I had rather say had had thrust upon it—the responsibilities of office under circumstances like those under which I and my colleagues have accepted office. (Hear, hear.) My Lord Mayor, we have been called upon to undertake ofileal duties at a period in the sae sion when we were naturally looking to the ordinary retirement and relaxation from business, and, further, at • time when we had no opportndity of proving by ear acts that we were deserving of the confidence and approval of the public. (Hoer, hear.) We have been called upon to undertake duties for which we were wholly unprepared, and, moreover, at a time when the general coune of prosperity in this great country le shadowed over by no inconsiderable drawbacks. (Hear, hear.) We have at this time pressing upon us the heavy pressure of commercial and monetary diffical lies, and we have had, and still have to a certain extent, though certainly mitigated, a pestilence amongst our cattle herds and flocks, which has weighed down in the severest manner the inhabitants of our agricultural districts, and has in its remoter effects produced in injurious effect upon the consumers of agricultural produce. (Hear, hear.) We have also, I regret to say, creeping upon us in an unmistakeable manner that most perilous and dangerous disease, the Asiatic cholera, which, after a coneiderable time, lie ge ing elsewhere, has at length burst upon this coun try in a manner which is unmistakeable, and which calls for the most vigilant care and precaution. (Cheers.) I do not wish to draw a dark picture of this country es against what I have said. In spite of tie monetary pres sure, I believe that our oomme-os is extending—nay, the. it was extending widely and rapidly. It is extending year by year, and we are enlarging our resources and extending our great wealth. I believe that never was a time when there was more reward for labour, and when the working clamors obtained a greater and fairer 'enumeration for their labour than they do at present. We may also look for ward, under the blessing of Divine _Providence, for an early and abundant harvest. Chief of all, we are by God's providence exempt from that scourge of nations —namely, scourge of war, which during the last few months has devastated the fairest portion of Europe. With regard to that war I will say nothing more than that I look with deep interest to the changes and results that may ensue from it to Europe. I believe that the course the government has pursued will be generally approved by the count:lT—by abstaining from taking an active pert in favour, or against, one pewee or the other. (Cheers.) If we saw the slightest prospect that our media tion—that our good offices might procure inestimable bleu lop of peace, we might be tempted to intervene, if asked to do so, for the purpose of obtaining that inestimable advantage, bat we had not thought it our deity =ached to intrude our advice and counsels, or to offer our mediation, or to interfere in mattes which, however remotely they may touch the interests of this country, do not at the present moment affect our honour or our interest. It is with the greatest satisfaction we hear that pre liminaries have already been agreed upon between th e belligerence, which vrdl have the effect of restoring to Europe that peace of which it stands so much in need ; and no country in the world will so much tejoice at the restoration of peace as England, the primary object of whose ministers and statesmen, to whatever party they belong, must be the preservation of that peace which is essential to the extension of the vast com merce of this great commercial country. (Cheers.) greater Lea t e: ium hu pb :ce l trithinunikrainesbewe.llhieuvedwarthan, and no which lam been accomplished within she last few days in the renewed succeedul attempt to combine by the electric telegraph the two great continents of England and America, and more especially to combine ourselves with that great American Republic with whom we have so many ties in common--(theen)_with whom we if not com have com munity of language, community of origin, .sad, - munity of institutions, at least, community of principles upon which those institutions are founded. (Cheers.) 'We have every reason to wish for a permanent union betweea I the two nations. At half-past one to-day I received a tele gram, dated this morning, from New York, informing me of the safe arrival of a British vessel in that city yester day evening. (Cheers.) Now, I ask those connected with the commerce and the great intermits of this whheh tmay be ry , acwtehhieeloiiekaNeforwarda: dywoomork, an pbsLan d reddonagm::y2hisdtheurn%o l, are t r o ec: brought within not a week, a day, or an hour, but almost within a minute's communication of each other. (Cheers.) It is Impossible that I should pass over this occasion without bearing my testimony to the energy, perseverance, and enterprise, amidst all difficul ties and all diaciouragementa, which have for the second time brought this undertaking to a nueoessful issue. God li gran nk w t hi th ci at hss we ,a m o s w y b r e :: ma ce:du ly e u s e tab uipoesua bt o w n ee o n f ameeces and Ragland, and may it keg continue to unite the two peoples is the bonds of harmer and affection. (Cheers.) I have said that this was no occasion for entering upon any political discussion. I will, therefore, abstain from saying one single word upon the subject which has plated the present governineat in [TWOPENCE the eug h po t eition te heinewtipteehiehehthedey:th now the placed fur th er than to remark this—that that particular subject one which the greeted camitese, ht the most Ftet u deliberatiot i , and, if possible, in the meat impartia spirit. (Cheers.s And, let me add—and I believe I shall have general coo commending in itself to the reams of the country, was ever promoted or other than injured in the opinion of the • creaP T unenc.— h mPearsab e hPt c:cumi beinminsttinlia&C:ll""e: : Li W prften °:oryveroan: titott nollegiaw:hi ha l"al:: :: ; n :c o rewii:rv d e L ratwahe tit t:.) interrupted the course of liminess, and parliament has been impeded in the promotion of many useful and vale- ' able measures. Nevertheless, although Ido not talcs any credit to the present government, there are two or three measures which I hope, during the short epees which is yet left to us in the present OONDOD, will be curried lath , • effect. They are not brilliant insures, but they ale practical "l e I s. Get. (Ch l ee an n ied" .) of T P° h all a mu rr to i l i Yanieful on o e f w ou hic °banwterr hmbeolimes• river e cig ee tia the feelings of every man who lives on the borders who is connected with the nerghbourhood of the Thames. The other is a measure relating to the public health which at the present moment is the oh ; 3set of more than usual interest, sad I trust that we shall ' be able in the short time that remains of the present sea . eon to per a bill which will have the greatest pueblo effect on the maitsry condition of the country, and which ' will enable, nay almost compel, local authorities to supply 1 the best measures at their disposal for the purpose al mewing immunity as far as perable from the (tenger of that and disouie—tholera...7eisegt -- ' 11 " I have no doub , speaking in this assembly, that the cer potation of London will use all the powers entrusted to them to preserve the community from disease, but I do • think it important to Mauer upon all local authorities in this country to how great an extent the health of the our 1 munity depends upon their active and vigilant discharge of the duties entrusted to them by the leguistam. (Hear.) The remediesare plain and simple. The danger ' is imminent. You consist obviate the dfficulties of over-crowding, but what you want to do is, as far as possible, to neutralise that over-crowding. First, thane must be the greatest individual and loaf thenlinom, and weer must ire given to the local authrorities of the largest pmeible oharecter to enable them to afford the best r&of to those theme who ere most eluded to the danger of cholera, and least capable, and raisin less willing, to provide for themselves. will not venture to trauirreos on the time lof this usembly by dea li ng with any other question ' which it may be the duty of the government to con sider before meeting the aext parliament. There are ' many questions bearing closely and intimately en the moral, social, and physical condition of the people of this country—on the commercial classes, the labouring Manse, and the artisan classes—to all of whom the atten tion of parliament may be wisely and safely devoted, end when we meet parliament again I trust we shall be able to my with confidence we have employed the rooms wisely, and that it hoe not been wasted; and that we have been maturing measures which it will be open to parliament to consider, and which we trust will be a testimony to the work we have done, and entitle us to the confidence of the community. (Cheers.) Thanking you for the patience with which you have hoard this address, I will only say further that, amongst the variou institutions of this country, there ere nous perhaps so powerful and influential as the municipal bodies of the country. They are institutions shout pecu liar to England ; they have entrusted to them as enormous amount of the working power of the country in local mat ters ; and they are schools in which the whole population is brought up and trained in the system of self-govern went sad the means of governing the country. (Hear, hear.) At the head of - these municipal institutions stand the City of London, and at the head of the City of London steads the chief magistrate of the largest and most important city in the civilised world ,• and I should be ungrateful for the cordial reception which we have had at the hands of the chief of that great cor ration if I did not is expressing my thanks for the manner in which be has recorded the health' of her Majesty's ministers, at the sore time ask you to allow me to propose his he alth. (Loud cheers.) I have no doubt that in performing those duties which ilevulve upon him in his high station, he is as effective a man as any of his predeosason—(hear, heari—snd of this we have bad a practical experience in the manner in which he has acquitted himself at this hospitable hoard. (Hear, hear.) I can only express my sincere hope and km conviction that when yam my Lo-d Mayor, retire from your °Mee, you will retire with that which is the highest reveal et all public men—the approval first of your own conscience, and next the approval of your fellow althea'. (Loud cheers.) The LORD MAYOR, having briefly and felicitously re turned thanks, proposed "The House of Lords." After • sui table response from the LORD CUANOILLOR, The Lout) Reece gave " The Health of the limes of Commons," associating with the toast the name of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. (Cheers.) The Cthiecuum of the Exethouse, who on rising was received with cheers, said- Hy Load Meyer, this is not the Met time that I have hurl the honour of returning thanks in this hall for the House of Commons, and as judging from your lordship's speech, candour and frankness are not without friends iu this hall, I will admit that I care not how often or how long the same duty and privilege he z e i fall upon me. I am sure you will excuse me if, uMarit ing your personal allusions, I refrain on the present occa sion from revealing to yon my future budget, and I will submit to the aurae taunt which you have addressed to me without attemping in any way to vindicate my future, or my right to the dace I at present hold by communi cating results which I have no doubt will be interesting to the City of London. (Laughter and cheers.) My lord. on the part of the House of Commons, I may remind on that their labours will in a few days cease. This haa been an eventful and • troubled session. There are many who say—l think without due rake tion—that the session has beenlfruitlem. My noble friend, the chief minister has alretirly referred to one branch of our labours, which certainly I think is not entitled to that epithet, and I hope when the summary of our achieve ments is read in • few days by the Speaker, that he will tbe able to announce to the country that sense laws have been passed which will improve the health, said which will advance the education and the moral training of the neglected classes of the country—(cheer,)—and if that alone were all that we had accomplished, I think we shall not have laboured in vain. (Cheers.) But my lord, I think there is some little .mistake in the character of the session which is about to cease. It is very true that • considerable portion of it has been employed in protracted discussions upon the most important subject that can interest a free p eople ; and though they have terminated without any leg islative result, I would venture to believe that thou discussions have not been in vain, and I think that all impartial persons will admit that when At the beginning of this year the House of Commons was called upon to con sider the great subject which has abutted all , its attention the country did not possess upon ft adequate and accurate information, sad the conclusions recommended to us for adoption had not received that maturity, and were not suMciently considered, to justify their adoption by our house. Coder these circumstances, Ismer that minded observers will be of opinion that our discussions have not been in vain, and I cannot but believe , that they have been leading public opinion upon one of the most important subjects that can engage the attention of the country—that is, the principles upon ; which power should be distributed among a have alluded to the eontretion between the House of ' Commons and this corporation, which has so often cons Hc are e l r h , cth founded hear.) und ern' uponm aYam any free t e j m circumstances p al I n te Pel w e d mti o g e ff Th e ;:r e sd should l e n t a b t and u h but each e g g uw h e t s h n ( e rims, and which have always been favourable to the eeetahfnefiedteadt:i2egnegwit;lebiest r he n h eea t re me f eeht e t p h rre re eL e i t o t : e u lde se: i n w of d tthret c h C h o e t inl eeme o el ee n s an ntenere l d tin &CiT i cause of national welfare and public liberty. (Cheers.) The toast of " The City thisistrates " was then given by the Lord Mayor, and acknowledged by Alderman Cops. th l it an ie. d tee +at ef o ‘ f p, igtiee,The " Th u % S e; he tee ri me ffi ht " ete foll te ow ended ed, thett re t r iAeley ndsd ee,npeepeeed th ead by the proceedings terminated. WATERLOO AND WHITEHALL RAILWAY.—Th second half-yearly meeting of tide company was held yes terday at the cake, 7, Westininster-chamber, Vietorir s t re et, the Bight Hon. Ralph Dutton, M.l'., m the char. There war no formal report presented, but the chairman made a long statement on the financial position of the com pany, from which it appeared that owing to the high prices required for the necessary land, and the heavy claimstinade for compensation and damages by the owners of property, the original estimate for the construction et the line would be exceeded by about 30,11001. ; time the amount paid on the subscribed capital had been expended on the work done up to the present time, and I the dinettes, in the present state of the money market, forted g rmt difficulty in increuung the cl o pr e g's borrowing powers. Under these circumstances he pro that in order to give the directors time Wetted a negetutionfor the reistngef the necessary moneys, the meeting should be adjourned until the 2nd November. Mr. Burke seconded the resolatissu I The directors having been empowered to borrow any sum I use szosediag33,ootil., and it haviag been resolved that the Zbe increased by the issue of 3,500 101. shares to a lO l 01., the adjournment was agreed to, and a vote et thetas to the chairman concluded tae PRIVATE BELL LEGISLATION. —t r i7r P. H e refday the ,sober of local acts passed was 18 out of peialioar presented for bills. Of public acts the number is 57. ~~i 10 - M 4 taW'r" 181141. i nom a Mo. t.l to 420. " 1 .4 141': i 'i .