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"•/.P.'\ ' • r ' ::, -,....._ ..._..4, - . ) t t • , ---• Vo• - / e N ' - 1 ' ' - ' 1. :..,' r; ..e.-- \ ~1 , - • ' ---1 DRURY:IIANE THEATRE ROYAL. Lessee, Mr. H. T. SMITH. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. GRAND MORNING PERFORMANCE of the PAN TOMIME every WEDNESDAY, at Two o'Clock. THIS EVENING, a new Operetta, entitled ONCE TOr3 OFTEN. Herr Reichardt, Herr Formes, Mdlle. 4 - army Bauer, and Miss E. Heywood. After which will be produced, with that attention to corn toleteness in every department by which the Christmas Annuals of this Theatre have been so pie-eminently dis tinguished, the New Grand Comic Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN andthe HOUSE THAT JAGS BUILT; or, Old Mother Hubbard and het M trnderful 1)og. "If a man do build a dwelling upon common land from Etuaset to sunrise, and encloie a pie ce of ground, wherein there sh a ll b e a tree, a boast feeling, a fire kindled, a chim ney smoking, and provisions in the pot, such dwelling shall be freely held by the buibler, -anything herein to the con trary nevertheless nutw;:thstanding."—Old Forest Charter. k The Novel Meta and Splendid Scenery by WILLIAM BEVERLEY. - C. Pitt, Craven, Brow, &c., &c. ;s, Personal Appointments, and ;, by the celebrated Dykwynkyn. dc composed and arranged by Mr. .achinery by Mr. Tucker and As lapertieg, Changes, and Transtor a, assisted by Messrs Glindon, The Costumes by Miss Dickin- Palmer. The Gas Appointments Choregrauhic Arrangements by -lequinade and Comic Scenes by . Jones. The Perfume of 'the 'mel's process. lue Opening invented and written .1 and produced under the imme- Mr. ROBERT ROXBY. N°. 21,713, Incidents, and Characters, lUBBARD' S COTTAGE, ind Rookwood Manor Hall in the ice (Daylight). she went to the cupboard. to get when she got there, the cupboard Dog had none."—Ancient Nur- Mr. Atkins ; Her Dog, Signor :an all tattered and torn"), Miss Tom Matthews ; Dame Wiggins Trot, Mr. Barsby ; Her Won ;les ; the Great Goose, Master 4, Messrs. G rib and Grab; Parish lagers, Messrs. Yokel, Pumpkin, , &c., &c.; Rosetta (the " Maiden t. How Mother Hubbard has a xl turn out, and of the remarkable ical Dog—The Ifead, the Hat, Tale and Mrs. H.'s Narrative— xelatinttina of Witch urning— of MggyF.guailtul•a,bn. Ur -own u.pon . a Broorastick. LEN .AND WATERFALL, _ 'lowers, Joy Moonlight; 4,1 17 .%; - L gichienTra.vers, Barnes, A. Barnes, ,tyTTmore; War), Taylor, Braithwaite,llammil ton, Stap- Wle'', tllarris Caridy, Copeland, Archer, Hawlsins, DclaneY, ilson, Williams, Robinson,- Wood,.Watson, and Hamel- Grand ten • • . 7 13allet',- Chto•ne-a:Lanterne, the. mace 0 7 .1)11 .'" NISS and..th b e Ladies of the Corpb dd Ballet.' The .lirvoc,atinni The Incantation. ; aid the .}.lVap64-ii tion II I • • THE VILLAGE GREEN AND ROADSIDE ALt.', • HOUSE. sl , ict e G, j'Y'llef(the Steward), Mr. 'Glino/M; Old Scratche Scrape Mr. Tanner ; Tenantry, Messrs. Cringe; Shuffle, Cut, Pack o i f Moonraker• and Runaway; mica wies-11r. ,gnipshears Bootmaker, ' Tighiht ; Mum es Messrs. Grinner, Joker, bagger, Cracksides, Messrs. Grinner,. &c ;' St. George,,,,Mr, E. Roe,; the Viagz4 • Mr: • ScalyfelldW;: • VaTehline,, Mr. Febbyerry ; Wain` Mr, ; 'Still-Walker, Mr. Longlegs; Bear _ Mr. , Sam...gins • . the Bear, Mr. Huggins; Padding,'Land- Fu r Tre blex.r,Mor:ris,Dancers Messrg. Trip, Tap, -r 'AP; ; • Sick Mr. Merryman. V olS'eptirecelebtafelihii birthday, and th e Vill age stow i that. f ellows—Cowing of Age the Olden Time) , bat- the Tenantry treated in one way and h ow J ac k is in another —the Dog's instinct an d M o th er H u b - 8 nation. THE. '" CAGE" ON THE COMMON (Sunset). G rand ; Scena Cornique and Pas do Broomstick,,Mother H u b bard. by and'l7he Dreamer and 'the Norker----The,Visiern of Pleasure and the Division of Labour—Figures of Fun (from . ,4le• store of DykWynkyti) . -Ikf4sts. Md,iiion;Tlrainpipe!4 Carpenter, Hodman, Old - Brick, and Younk'Sbaver, Putian'Labotrers, Pigmy Plasterers, Tiny Tilers, Minia-' ture 'Maisons, Baby Bricklayers,' Short Sawyers, Dwarf -Dr Makers, and Child Carpenters by a Host Of• Juvenile THE HOUSE THAT , J - ACH, 81111/£." • • The Rat, Master Longwhisker ; Thp,, cataliss- Yfouser ; 'The Dsg-, By Himself; The Cow "M'sidalne•Brindle; The Priest (11 411 shaven and shorn'''), JtAlS7mati;.lae COck . (‘,That crowed in. the Morn"). Mustei Cocky-doodle; d 00.., t 1 Realisation of the fatuous Picture in thd'Natitinal Gal 4 lery al.ittle Britain, taken (by permission) for 13174ff4,*-troill r a rare Work. in-the 'nollectie n of Master Smith' Loudon. FRogpooL IN TH Song, ' E ,MARSIIE S (Twilight), "Wilfoi - the Wisp," compared by J. IL Tully, , Esq. How the tore.q Sgoea Hunting and loses his way and his A.,:temper, and,what. follows in co nsequence —Another curious instance of Canine sagacity - --Bull-frogs, Masters Hop, f-Bkip, Jump, Creak,-&e. • -,',-,IS4G•ASII-HOLLOW SWAMP AND' BED OF • - BULRUSHES.. 41iftoiley to grief of wards " take c ` ie-e ' w t - k 4 tlfi-reeegnicell .nili4e rightful heir—The reward and harmorlous movements of the Fairies on a Grand Chromatic scale towards WILL 0' 'WISP'S HOME BENEATH THE WATERFALL.. The Transformation. harlequins Messrs. CORMACK and ST. MAINE. Columbines Pantaloons Messrs. G. TANNER and MORLEY. Clown s Grotesqae 186 1-1862 SPRITES by the RIDGWAYS and SUWELL FAMILY, TERIOR OF TWO SHOPS IN " UP-OR DOWN" STREET. "Messrs, Huline , St. Main.e, Tanner, and Miss S. Gunniss. Christmas Presents —every Man (and Boy) to his Post, even the Post -Man—Clown. rides the high horse, which 'Proves his rock a- head —Two Young Men from the Country, z , and Clown gets over them—a Sewing Machine (not a poor isr eedlewoman)a thorough Blow out—a Man in very re duced circumstance—Clo finds the Fruits of stealing Apples in an ele phantine w aF l ay—a Band of Brothers—the P °lire in and blor B . treat and Small Force—Clown gets into a row 33 ..," 3 UP Not a pCrinolineolicernan—the end of this scene is all ..!? s ' 4 " - --DI. 2.—THE GREAT SENSATION KITCHEN. Messrs. Forrest, Cormack, Morle and Gunniss. • - Harlequin seeks Protection, although Miss a Free-trader— 'The Cook's Guide --Clown tries to take the chair—the head ish of the table —Harlequin goes through a Deal, and Clown b ecomes a Board-er—Silence those dreadful Bells-- Clown and Pantaloon make an ap-Peal to the Audience on the M erry Musical Bells--Pantaloon rather hard pressed— arrival of a distinguished Foreigner—Clown falls into his " E. t rap, and kills a Blue-bottle, which proves a bad Buzz-ness for him—a Lecture on the Gorilla, by a well known character —Clown meets with a few Friends (not Quakers)—'this Scene ends at the finish of it. 3'"--TAE INTERIOR OF A RAILWAY STATION. light hours at the Sea-side for 2s 6d—Duty off Paper— ` 'the Times" reduced and the Times on the rise—a book that takes leafe of Clown—Harlequin gets his horse from a Stall and sets up a trap. No Smoking a-Load, only on ,the Quiet —Clown makes a Tremendous Christmas Tree— late arrivals--MGssrs. Neverintime, Toolate, Dearme, and 13ieggme—Clown burns his fingers (not the only person that has done so)—Clown gives Good Bail and finds a Bale o goods, PUBL I CATION S. NEW NOVEL BY COLBURN MAYNE, ESQ. Just ready, in 3 vols., W HICH DOES SHE LOVE? By COL tiURN MAYNE, Esq. Also now ready, in 3 vols., LADY HERBERT'S GENTLEWOMEN. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Just ready, price One Shilling, • T HE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A WORKING MAN. Edited by the Hon. Miss E. EDEN. Richard Bentley, New Barlington-street. On Monday, in fcp. Svo , bound, 2s Gd., EVERYBODY'S PUDDING-BOOK; or, Puddings, Tarts, &c., in their Proper Season for all the Year Round. • By the Author ol "Gourmet's Guide to Rabbit Cooking." Richard Bentley, New Burlington-strect. On Wednesday, - In post Bvo , }TEAM'S OF OAK ; OR, NAVAL YARNS. By the Author of " Vonved the Dane : a Romance of the Baltic Sea." Richard Bentley, flew Burlington•street. NEW SERIAL BY CHARLES LEVER To be completed in Twelve Monthly Parts, each Part to contain Two Illustrations by " Phiz." This Day is published Part L of II I - N - G T By CHARLES LE VER, B A 0 N• Author of " Harry Lorrequer," "Charles O'Malley," &o. ith Illustrations by "Phiz." Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. On February Ist will be published part 12, price ls., of ORLEY FA.R.M: A NOVEL. . By ANTHONY TIIOLLOPE. With Illustrations by J. E. Millais, Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. • - A RL I,P;6D . NEW STORY. _ Ei,c,lith American edition, anal Yourth Engll6h edition of CL(YISTER AND THE .11);;ART11.7.,- "We shall look in - vain, even in the volumes of Walter Scott; tor a- passage which can rival in dramatic farce the in terview•lwt}veen Gerard and Margaret in the fourth volunte."! Westrtrinafer•Review. - • • - - ' Trubnor and Co., 60, Paternoster-row. DUBUIN .. AiNIVEX ' No. tf‘o. FOE FEB] ', t ON T ,i. 1. Thd Flotisb byl, the`Church yard : a Sianyenir of Claapelizod. By Charles de Cresseron. 'baps. t\1151., ..XXIV r .,,.. . k.XVI,, XXVII., ni. 4 XXIX., XXX. ( be contir tied) 2. The Memorial of the Trish .I"relatelt Mid 'd National Synod. , 3. The Lady of.La,G araye., 4. Shakspeare Travegied. 5. Mee , Brown's Black Box. Win and Wear. Part Setond. By Jenathsn F. Slingsby. 6. Patterson's Essays in His tory and Art. • • Dublin: George Herbert. ',l ,SITY MAGAZINE:- tUAIt)C 7 Price 2s. 6d. 014T5., 7. Nildrington - theßarriater. A Romance of. Two Syrelas. • Part:ji. : (To be continued.) . • artillery Prospects. 9. 'lbw "Scholar's Palinode. Ifyy..,d*in Arnold. I.o.,,Wedtliftgs and Funerals n P - Vand.7 11. .The Mot Napoleon a Con vert' -to ,Consgtutional .Prinieldes% 12.Lolotte the pordelalse. 13.. Pagan! Relics add Fairy Lo - re in a ,County of the Palo. - • 11- Secession and Subnais t *don. iondon : Hurgt ana lackett. • THE PRESENT DISTRESS .:IN, MADE A hilly explained in 3. GROSSUITIt'S " GOVERNMENT UPON — FIRST PRINCIPLES." TheCause T is Acre predicated'of the monetary difficulties ex perienced inlB6o. The Crisie•is at hand. Anxiety. in, tipsi ness his mow' become the grim torture. : Puilty of motive. Intel] igeptly exerokol, must animate till Goyernments, .or all js lost, 3.• All denominations of Constitutions tire_carefully examineq in J. Grossmith's 'iGoverninent upon First Prin ciples." • Bent and Co., ,;paternoster-row. • . Just published, Bvo, in clothiprice !is., by post free, 6s. 6d., (IN, THE SUCCESSFULc TREATMENT of v." STRICTURES of the 'URETHRA ; showing why. they id often appear Incurable, when in reality they. might be removed by the most simple means. By F. B. COURTENAY, M.R.C.S.E., fotmerlySurgeon to the Iletrokolitan Infirmary for the i Cure of Strictures of t rethra. • _ "This work is th e ' p ro d uc ti on of . , 6,1 f u:surgeon whose special] attention has been. directed, 'through.* long profeissional li/se; t 6 the treatment , of strictures of the urethra. The cages which Mr. Courtenay has given supply ample evidence ofiii great discriminative power in the diagnosis of the vaiiou kinds of'stricture, and of the scientific principles upon whieb their management is founded., By hilfpystematic management an immense mitigation of pain to the unhappy sufferers is attained, and future mischief prevented. The work we can Most unreserved) and confidently recommend as a valuable Tontfibution...bot egeneral anti professional reader. and ought to be found ' e private study at all who arc subject to stricture."—Medical Circular. London: H. Bail Here, 219, Regert-street. • 4.—The SEA-SIDE. The Sands The Sands ! I The Sands ! I Come unto these yellow sands. A Sailor telling a Yarn and a boat Lying too—the Pier Master's ap-Pierance—Clown makes a Man's hair turn sandy and proves himself in the wrong box—by a slight Miss-Take, which a certain Miss won't Take—Pantaloon gets some shell -fish in a very Selfish manner—Clown asto nishes the Natives—Sailors that use their Cut-Lasses but don't Cut Lasses when they can join with them in a National Hornpipe —Clown gets a Sensation Leader—The Great Donkey Stir St. Leger—Clown and Pantaloon's Concert—fine ears for Music—they fish in troubled waters —a Divided Interest—a sudden Squall (Children and all) —The latest Novelty in Parrchutes. Scene—A DISMAL SWAMP—After a storm a calm appears, a HARLEQUIN'S HOME ON HIS THRONE OP SPLENDOUR. Doors open at half-past Six, to commence at Seven o'clock. Tickets for Boxes, Pit, and Galleries, may be had at the Box Office before the opening. TRULY ' EFFICACIOUS AND - MILD.- Dr. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS, pre pared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. , cott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who suffer from bilious and tiver complaints, indigestion, wind spasms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, &a For habitual costiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent ; mild in their opera tion and grateful to ?he stomach, they create appetite, pro-, mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Sold by W. Lambert 20, Jermyn-street, Haymarket, London, and by most druggists, in boxes, is. lid., and three timed the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green package, with " William Lambert," engraved on the stamp. A MOST DESIRABLE BREAKFAST BEVERAGE. EIPP S'S C OCOA, (Commonly called Epps's nomceopathic Cocoa). The delicious aroma, grateful smoothness, and invige. rating power of this preparation have procured its general adoption as a most desirable breakfast beverage. jib., Ob., and 11b. Packets, at ls. 6d. per lb.,by Grocers. k MDRED. M EDICAL cuICARTis'xss4ON SPERMATORRME A, WORK, MANHOOD : NERVOUS AND G. Y RATIVE DEBILITY, &c. Just Published, the 15pricethousand with numerous plates, aril b s Y sent post paid, by the Author; xi ANHOOD : the CAUSE tam ps , , and CU RE .. , .TA MATURE DECLINE IN MAN , with of PRE for Perfect Restoration to street _ Vigour., h Plain Directions h and Cilia's, 15, Albermarle-street, pie aadi 11 .. , By Dr. J. L. CONTENTS: i Lon don, INTRODUCTORY . CHAPTER on the ph a Structure and Functions of the Reproductive Or y lologioal CHAPTER ll.—Causes of Sperraatorrh autan Ta Early Vicious Indulgences; Dangers of Neglect. Potenoe; CHAPTER lII.—A Review of the various Disqualilleatt„,i from Youth ful - ' 45 of Marriag;e ; whether resulting _. Abuse, the Follies of Maturity, the E ff ects of Climate, or Infection. CHAPTERS IV. and V. on the modern Treatment of Gonorrhoea and Syphilis. The Book concludes with numerous varied and interesting ages, to which is added the Author 's recipe of a preventive Lotion. REVIEWS or THE WORK ' "Curtis on Manhood.—This and truly valuable work, and should be in the hands of young old.' , —" Sunday Tlines, ,, 23d March 1856. "The author has conferred this a great boon by p ublishing I;ttle work, in which is described the sourc e of those diseases Which produce decline in youth or more frequently Premature old age."—" Daily Telegraph," March 27, 1856. " This work, which for twenty years has stood the test of professional criticism and empirical hostility, treats in aplain and sympathising manner on the various disqualific,ations and impediments arising from nervous excitement and de bility ; and to invalids suffering from youthful errors and excesses it wilt be found valuable and useful."—Record. London : Published by J. Allen, 20, Warwick Lane, rater* noster-row ; Mann, 19, Corain. g911C6 9; 991141414431-10 t 9 i and 8 t 9 8 t gudaire, 10 0 2 GIVEN AWAY TO NERVOUS SUFFERERS. HENRY SMITH. M.D. ' of the University of A-A- . Jena, has Just published, for the benefit of Nervous t:ufferers, a FREE EDITION of his valuable work, THE WARNING VOICE TO YOUNG MEN (120 pages). A medical work on the cure of Nervous Debility, Loss of Memory, Dimness of Sight, Lassitude, Indigestion, Dislike o Society, Spermatorrhcea, Local Weakness, Muscular Re axation, Languor, Listlessness, Depression, &c., 'which, if neglected, result in consumption, insanity, and premature death ; with pain directions for perfect restoration to health ,nd vigour. The book will be sent, post free, secure from ob* , ervation, to any address, on receipt of a directed envelope ind.two stamps. Address, HENRY SMITII, M.D., a, flquion crescent, Tavfstock-square, London, W.C. R. CULVERWELL'S LAST NEW WORK, OURSELVES. Price is., by post is. Id. ; of Mann, 29, Cornbill. On Spermatorrhcea, Syphilis, Stricture, Haemorrhoids, Gleete, Marriage : Impediments removed, and Healthy Offspring secured. Dr. C.'may be consulted daily till 12, at The Post-office Turkish Baths, 19, - St.. Martiti's-le-Grand; and froml till 9 p.m. at 3, Great karlborough-street, W. DR. CULVERWELL'S NEW POST-OFFICE TURKISH BATHS, 19, St. Martin's-le-Grand. 28. till 5, and is. 6d. from 5 till 9 ; Sundays, ls. till 1. An ESSAY on TURKISH BATHING, gratis. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. " The Use and the Abuse of the Turkish Bath.—A very useful pamphlet has been published by Dr. Culverwell, the proprietor of the Turkish Baths in the neighbourhood of the Post-office, which presents to the uninitiated a mass of inte resting information, while those who have already encouraged this new system will derive additional advantage if they observe some of the practical regulations which the writer endeavours to enforce."—Herald and Standard, Nov. 12, 1861. " The Post-office Turkish Baths, 19, St. Martin's-le-Grand. —Dr. Culverwell has already established the reputation of an able physician ; he has now proved himself to be a worthy philanthropist, in as far as he has established, in the heart of the City, an institution that more nearly than any disco very of modern days, goes nearer the abolition of the practice of physic, than any proposition or invention yet established, the Turkish Bath. . . Our object being merely to direct the attention of our City readers to the fact that they possess one of the best set of baths, at 19, St. Martin's-le-Grand, which the country can produce; perfect in all Its appliances, and most admirable in effect. Dr. Culverwell has fitted up his baths with a degree of' elegance, luxury, and refinement, which, considering the space at his disposal, is truly sur prising, while everything that taste or delicacy could desire has been obtained to add to the comfort and luxury of the visitor. . . We may justly say that if a man ever 'feels himself regenerated and new made, it is on coming outr i of_a Turkish Bath."—Era, Oct. 13, 1861. DR. JORDAN'S APHRODISION. THE PHOSPHORISED NERVINE TONIC.—The New Chemical Combination of Phosphatic Salts, Quinine, Iron, &c., containing all the Essential Constituents of the Blood, Brain, and Nerve substance.—Great philosophical and chemical research has led to the discovery of this invaluable remedy in its present perfect state, agreeable to the palate, and innocent in its action—still preserving its wonderful properties. affording immediate relief, at once reinvigorating and restoring with magical rapiditythe most debilitatedcou stitutions, insuring health, increased strength, energy, and a redoubled development of the muscular system, and perma nently curing all who suffer from SPERMATROPHY, Diseases of the KIDNEYS, BLADDER, and all URINARY DEPOSITS, which cause incapacity and degeneracy, total and partial prostration, and every other exhaustive derange ment of the system. It regenerates all the important ele ments of the human frame (when emasculated by youthful indiscretions), and enables man to fulfil his most sacred obli gations. "It is available for the most varied uses in the body." "The peculiar characters of this substance, fitting it for vital uses." Extracts from the " Cornhill Magazine" on the subject of Phosphorus, April, 1861. -4 ~......_. "As phosphorus in a state of nature illumines the dark ness, so the exhausted frame revives when impregnated with its electrical properties." Prices : 118. per bottle, or four 11s. bottles in one, 335. ; and in cases containing three 335. bottles, £5, which saves £1.125. To be had direct from 29, George-street, Hanover-square ; from Barclay and Son, 75, Farringdon-street ; Newbery, 45, St. Paul's-churchyard; Sanger,lso, and Hannay, 63, Oxford street ; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; Hooper, 43, King William street, London-bridge ; Howden, 78, Gracechurch-street ; Prout, 229, Strand ; and of all chemists throughout the world. Prepared at the Laboratory of Robert J. Jordan, M.D., Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, England; Licen tiate of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, &e. &c.; author of ' "NERVOUS EXHAUSTION." its cause and cure, decline of manly power and consequent_ obstac les to wedded life, with an Essay on true and false Sperinatorrhcea, price 2s. 6d., by post 20. 10d. Also a TREATISE on the DISEASES of the RECTUM, with the Likewise S the knife, 1.-- A uthor's new mode of treatment, without the use of 26.10 d. ligature, or cauterisation, price 2s. €d., by post taining th,. Lou?',-,,, XlasT DISEASES and their REMEDIES, con -- — en treatment (as adapted at the Hospital in a high state of St. is' Paris), and for the cure of those diseases so preva lent be Act (see the civilisation, price 25.6 d ., by post is. rd . _ m Autho ,r who is registered under the ''.,„‘„, (see --Meal Register), and who has de , - , A a'iii s Medical Act exclusive studies to the 29, George-street, Hann ahoy e diseases, and NV- discoverer the Aphrodision, don, W. Hours of eonalutati.,,, from - ...rer-sguare, Lon . i ga(1675 n tui it - - v- ..,e oiscoverer. --- --- 77 - 7.( -- -: ---- , r7e- - -: r' --- , -- ) } - I—e Z- . 7/ --,---,..__ - 7 .442.-- ----- ,-, t - .s - in other magers, any the same ructed the completion of the railway , lessity of it, Far be it from him, at ,e, to say a word in derogation of I.4ord:Palmersion's Governmellt, for he believed that 4nilitiid and the worn owed to the Premier's con- , slimmat© knowledge; skill, andpolicy the,great re .., ! sults of the last two months (Hear, hear.) But while Bestowing this praise 'he could not forget the faults i'hieh had been' committed.' . It- had been pointed :hut to the present Administration: - that - th e. ver y thing might happen which in fact had happetzed— nariaely, that We might want iminediate.communl - , cltion with - Canada at a time when the navigation • of the St. Lawrenee was impossible ; and the illk. , nortance.of.completing the railway from Quebec to f - r.li.fax Was pressed upon the 6lavernment—lt was impossible, however, to pershade 'them that any such neeeSsity•existed. Events had proved that tho railiviu . was highly necessary, .and if they 114,4 had •' Vie assistance of""such an association as this ho thought they might have conquered even party' --. _ . spirit in this matter,.. He therefore supported the present MoVement, and hoped not only that the 0: genies - . would know more of us; but that Eng bled lybilld know more of her•colonies. Above all, 11, 1 hoped that those persons whose business it was ,0 :go ern :the eolonies . w - ouhi learn something about ;If n. : ~(1- t c4i,lll- 4 ,01 a,laug 10 The proceedings then terminated. 1 - PRICE...., STAMPED vate hospitality to make his residence in London at all bearable, unless, indeed,' he chose to subside into the crowd, unnoticed and unknown.- An association of this kind would be of great advantage in supply ing to some extent the want he had indicated. It would diffuse unprejudiced information respect ing British North America, which was much needed. He had heard with amazement the remarks from . time to time made in the British House of Cow mons—made, too, by persons whose position you would haveth oug ht would have led them t o acqu ai n t themselves better with the eubject on which they spoke. Only the other day, when he vas pointing. out (to one who was deeply responsible for the for tunes of the empire in the cent of war) thpdanger in which Canada was placed, and was endeavouring to explain her assailable points and geographical . position, he was gravely asked whether Buffalo was in the United States or in Canada; whether it was possible to take Montreal in tha winter; and whether it would not be necessary to come round by Buffalo—Buffalo being GOO Miles off, and lil.ontreal having a direct railway communication with New York; so that you could Move troops almost ;as readily from New York upon Montreal as you'coultl from London upon Edinburgh. He did not mention these things by way of reproach,-for probably. were he to be questioned about the Australian colonies, he should display quite as much ignorance. But an association like that now suggested would be able: to'diSsaminate sounder informatin, and it would, at all eVents, he hoped, make the two countries - ashamed of being ignorant of "Om., another. (Hear.) The resolution cv,as eacriod itruiniatously. 1, ,9*!o-I,49ootßikitr:WlJAW*o-414.657* REPEAL OF THE I.IOP _PUB LIG .1311ELING AT FARNHAM. Yesterday afternoon, at three o'clock, a name=. ; roustrattended public meeting of the landowners • and hep-OanterS of West Surrey and North Hants) . tv`ils,4oel At.th,e7Assembly=room of the Goat's Head . hotel, Parlihatu, to consider the Means ne ocssar,rto' - procure a total . and • inimediate : repeal , ' of the hop; d ß u o t o i t e l ' : ' , M T ,l ll '.. e f e o llair rNor y th7ll " a e n u ts P , ie a d bridoriM% G t i bo-; 1 5 :t l fo ate rm r . 'kern lard Holtnesdale, - M.P., :Mr. Dods on , M.P., - ',N.I.r. c. Cabitti M.P.',.M . r,W,,*. Beach, Js.i:P., Mi... it. ,il3-tibikte•, -ikllfP. - 1 'MeSsrli.*: - . See - we - fi t .- T.e.rstobt.:,' ;pr..•1t.c . ,.; Wto- - ov:Aw-4A-Jipj-TiFitidir,±--_::-:I._:: tialte, i-i sidenq of the-dtstrioti - - - . ,f.L . . : ,s :!The ,'t 'll:i'llb•CA ceitninenc.ed:the proceedirig, • . rl'i - erriti‘r•at'spme.jondll to the history' of the, past )3,1t70 rclu_ty...g, - :an 4 ex tioe4ittdlhis - opiniol3, that the tote,l: repetit . q, lAt'lLtlie edat. . mitt :tlie', Ekeisc dutiis, ' -"* 1. " 1 '.l . f - 'tt ivvoltlpe.tle only .p an - to„a ford . , reiti .tb ,e, plan- ttiis,aildilie 40ieVedthavtlie Chaneelioref,the.t -t diet-per .he not rtzqiiii.el.Much pressure to '1 , 14 . . ~ .. ItYiS poj,Ot; ''. ~,', t;: 1 ,'. , , ' '• ' ''' 1 - . -- •. . -r 1 ''',*. jlrt*Ot;X4 ) ., A1,,,e 5 ... -e t'staesolatiou :-.- , :i I‘ 3- That in , the.opinion of this meeting 06 bei/Autiet; .... 140-.beeonking-: 'ear' by . sear more., intoloyablif OA !oppressive te_the pl.eutarsi , ..,e.yd,t4l ititerestectiiicthei ctiltiiptiOn of - hops, and iought,:tolie entitelry,'o64 ii.ilied . t: The more he bivaine acquainted *ith`the ,--- .. r :,,illyjbet;.the:raOrC Ile,icakkTivinced or, the absoluf imPelicY:and injustice ot,lliehOp duties. : , It,wa,s tat leN:ied.on : lllC Ln ~ rov aferii,the pi:OdlieticiP . of the artieli , .; and. ;has net,:p,aid,liy,t4(Kerot,ii 3 , 3 * T'aic at ultivation, h4s:wo-,oc- fi stio to -O.Ti e N,'`c( . slitii• '• ifesp3Mere the plant univers4 thronihOlit'Vegtfmr l 11(3 Cli, eellor of':the Eireliefaer Would be' able . te V withst d the outcry whietould te-rsisedegainsi k s the bpp :ion of :the tax: . qiiey 'were now U'Dler '' the ';regii4-3of free trade -i : and ;facing' , accepte4 free. trade :principles, they .onl y pate in its ,benefits, and theOfore s they-wished for a . ; asked #9,lArtiei .- repeal of the %Excise as will as the:,olstoms duties ; for at:present:the foreigkpAgwer was protected at: the expense of the,Britißkptuters. ETt his tax:wag fi o t , iii - e x i s tence ) he did- nalt believe that . anY, Chan 'kCeNi of t he would think of pro?esing it i i iiii s mtrce of income at the p'reient:inertint., and he ibit i eertt4 that if they;persevered in their eiertiont , it could:notiong be retained 614 the statute-book. Mr. G.ICID3rET, M.P!.,:in seconding . the fiction, 'observed—ThelalteratiUni recently ' Made by the C hancellor of !the ikxcht quer v,•lth regard.. to • the '4lop duties , had been beneficial one ;respect - o'o- as it bad briught about entire, unity pt opinion amongst the Planters of theviiiidits-YorPNcliPir conrtics who were -row'.,o# -- ilton s in desiring perfeet,free, trade, by •abolishini 0 4 ukieg plait g" the hataegroWer ,ttkrforefgt}:* on the same I:ioting-; 'Last year a good case: was made t'he House of Commons in the discussion uport Mr: 144son'otion, which was defeated Tor flan 'Mal reasons; bat their pro - 410ts had now mucb,i , :.They hacl an additionill, nuntber of :;siip ,,,,i9xiiiiiikiliejtouse, and, ; as the alteralien : of the Chancellor of the Exche4iier 7ist3 math mattei B worse for the home grower, they had a right to de mand, during the ensuing session, that he shouid remove the evils which he had himself created. , They accepted the doctrine of free trade, and there fore objected to the actual protection which Mr. Gladstone had conferred upon the foreign hop grower. Mr. A. J. B. BERESFORD HOPE observed—The Central Hop l)aty Repeal Association had held numerous meetings in the several hop-growing dis tricts, and there was a strong and general feeling in favour of its objects. In years past the great battle of free trade and protection had been fought. Pro tection was got rid of, free trade principles were established, and they, as agriculturists, were per fectly satisfied with the change, but desired to share in its benefits. Since last year the prospects of getting rid of this odious impost had very muck brightened. The Press had for the first time seri ously discussed the question, and several daily jour nals, without respect to party politics, had acknow ledged that the hop duties were unjust, could not be relied upon as a means of revenue, and therefore ought to be abolished. He had great hopes for the future, as they were certain of the support of nume rous members of the House of Commons who had heretofore been indifferent to their claims, The resolution was unanimously adopted. Mr. BEACH, M.P., moved the second resolution, to the effect that a deputation of gentlemen from the various hop-growing districts, accompanied by members of Parliament, be appointed to wait upoii the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for the purpose of requesting him so to arrange his next budget as to provide for the total repeal of the hop duties ; and, that memorials in favour of this object be forwarded from each of the hop-growing parishes. The motion submitted in the House of Commons last year, " That the hop duties could not be relied on as a permanent source of revenue," was well supported ; and when Mr. Dodson renewed his motion during the next season he would recive a large accession of strength. Before that motion was renewed, it would, however, be highly desirable to wait upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who might, per haps, be induced to frame his budget so as to remit the tax. if not, they must be prepared to renew the fight next session. Mr. ELSTONE seconded the resolution. Mr. yw e D r yh o c oh exertions w o N a s , M n o f to . , po o rn b ol s ey e u r r v ue e n d tjhu h es e tr W et p to u o se st e , but useless as a source of revenue to the Ch disucimer, Chancellor of the Exchequer. The motion was then unanimously Mr. KNIGIIT proposed a resolution of those members of Parliamentwho had supported the claims of the hop planters, which was seconded by Mr. DYER, and adopted. Lord HOLMESDALE, M,P., in responding, adduced various arguments against the hop duties, and urged poaestahleopf preparedrtoh the necessity of continued agitation until they were repealed. 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Carriages to bo ordered at a quarter-past Ten. aay, would become the real mineger of every mine in his district. The last corninitteewhich sat on the subject of coal mines, in 1854, also declined to make any recommendation to this effect, preferring to rely on the increased reepensibility which is . thrown on the owner of a mine who either neglects ' or refuses to carry out the suggestion of an inspec tor, and to have the names of those parties who neglect their duties brought prominently before the public by the publication of tlit inspeCtor's reports. The stringent powers of diredion and supervision with which the Government inspectors are clothed in France and Belgium are scarcely applicable to this country. There the Goernment is the pro prietor or lessor of all the mites ; it can make its own conditions when, it lets them, and . fiora the very first opening of a pit the pystem of.wotking is 1 under the general control of its officers. The ch.; cumstancee hi this country are,so different that the foreign system of inspection cm hardly be quoted as an example. But, though our inspectors com pulsory powers are so very slight—in fact, scarcely anything at all, yet the influence which they may exercise by advice and reconnmendation must be . considerable. A colliery manger may differ alto gether from the inspector aslto the value of the suggestions which he receives ftom him, but if an accident were to happen, and i; could be . shown that the inspector had at any time warned him of . the defect or mismanagement free' which it 'occurred, ho knows that his responsibilby would he terribly increased, and that it might probably go hard' with him before a jury. As in ibis instance, if the le has at any o that the t G im ov e e w rn a m rn e e n d t i t n h s e p o e w et n or er c s a o n f s t h h? th : I, gre tj y,,pit xeinna*.i.eie ef,t4 Wilor-au 414 ,;. t :! e -Wen Was news • - 7 sary Ve . the complete esafeti 0 0 the men, the case. would Wear 'a very much veers aspect againet them. There is no allegation that deli is the feet ;land perhaps it ought to be mentiotted, in faiin4es to the: owners, that the suggestion athe inspector gar the eaustruction . of the `` eteple I bet ween Ilea lower end middle wane wee .at• ones cOmpliod eyith. No itindent 'manager - world neglect the reConainencla, ioi o f en inspector without geed' reaeon to 4hOw for it.i :If ha does; he must take the' consequences. §till . tbere will always be self conceited owns re and agents, bigoted in their own ideas,:and on whoin no' process of reason- somewhere, . so that 'c in h ; l . lg F e Or e s a 'u n c b h e m f e7 e a d s t l3.l h Y es a e 8 :1Te l :e le- ought an fionbteedly remain of Ilie'Saine thought to be a . i t e h a e l y .controlling h be allowedpowe to opinion, the lives of the eolliees in their ernihy 'flay` not be sacrificed to theit obstinacy. The ivint of such a power* the chief defect of theep4ree6nt iyie tern of inspection, and it is net improbabielthat one' of : the wont results of it i that the inspectors, knowing they must be wo sted in. the push, fre- 1 quentlyrefrain from making ebateable suggettions which might' be of the greatdet value in the saving of life: 'The single -shaft system is an instance of this: Probably there are few of the inspectori who fu would-not recommend two otemore shafts for - every o c o f I ltihe th© present in collierytheir A district strif they ict;bu nder the machinery were to attempt to en force any such suggestion, the coal-o wners could defeat them with the greatest ease.` It . has been proposed at various times to _put such a con trolling power in the han4 - Of n Central Board of Mines, to be composed of tractical tinelescientific men, combining 'both kind of knowledge, Which should - act as a. court of appeal between the:inapeee 1 tors and owners. To such a:Board, it is contended, the direction of the whole' eystera of inspection might be very profitably traleeerrf d. 'lt 'would de , side all disputes, frame general rules, and in case Of negligence leading to loss of life it might - act at public pros:center. This suggestion has ' Beetsap proved by sonic of the 'most erninent.practioal and scientific men, and though Boards are by: ne peens popular institutions among us, it must be vastly more efficient as an ultimate tribunal than the pre sent one*-sided and illusory aibitratien scheme, One of the chief complaints of the men with ~agnriL to the iusiree tors is that there , e; e e enough of them. The complaint certainly appe rs to be well founded, for the number of pits at pre sent under each inspector's charge is far too large to allow of anything like regular visitation. The theory appears to be the if there is anything wrong the men will compl n to the inspector, who will then visit the mine, an desire the defect to be set right. This appear s a t h e outset to be placin g 1 a little too much relian ce o their knowledge and ability to discover cases of . ismanagement, but as a matter of fact the m en e gene rally altogeth er in averse from making c om pl ints to the inspectors. , Most of the inspectors, an ver y properly, encou rage the men by all the mea, s in their power to look upon them as being on their side, but as a rule they have not yet succeeded in obtaining their complete confidence, and it is only a few cases, compara tively speaking, that th e i tpectors hear of a mine i going wrong through the colliers. The pitman has too much:reason to believe that he becomes a marked man if he is found or even suspected of holding com munication with the inspector, and should he fancy there is danger brewing he prefers to pack up and betake himself to anothei pit before it explodes, without saying a word. One would think that such a policy on the part of the managers, whose interest it must be to workthe piyafely and to give timely warning of every danger, was a very unwise one— and no doubt there are numerous exceptions to it; but I am told that in too many cases viewers and overmen not only take thu first opportunity of dis charging every man who complains to the inspector but pass the word to their colleagues, so as to pre vent his getting employment elsewhere.. In this manner it is said that lobnoxious men have been altogether hunted out of the coal trade and have had to betake themselves to some other means of getting a living. Be this as it may, the inspectors do not obtain much assistance from the men, and without some assistance of the sort it is physically impossible for them to keep themselves well in formed of the state of every mine in their district. The workings of a colliery are perpetually chang ing, and, however assiduous an inspector may be in visiting some particular pit which he has noted down in his black-book, between one visit and another its circumstances may have been entirely altered, and for all practical purposes it may be quite a new pit to him. There can be no doubt that the inspectors are far too weak handed, and that without a liberal addition to the staff the work of inspection can never be performed with thorough efficiency. Anticipating financial objections to such a proposition, the men at one time, through their delegates, suggested the ap pointment of sub-inspectors, of a lower grade, to act in each district under the chief inspector. To each of them would be committed the charge of a certain number of mines ; they would have equal power with the inspector to descend them at any time, - and, probably, would be physically more com petent for a detailed examination. Keeping them selves thoroughly acquainted with what was going on in each pit they would report to the inspector and invoke his interference whenever it might be necessary. Being always on the spot they would be able to communicate much more unreservedly with the men, and any threatened danger be pretty certain to come to their ears, lam not aware what aro the opinions of the inspectors themselves On this proposition, but it is strongly opposed by the viewers, who contend that th e di sc ipli ne of a mine would be seriously injured by the perpetual loafing about of sub-agents of this description ; and they object altogether—perhaps not unnatur ally—to having their management criticised by men of a lower grade than themselves, and probably of a lower standard of professional knowledge. The committee of 1854—which contemplated an increase in the actual number of inspectors—reported against this proposition , but since it has been shown by events that that increase has been insuf ficient it may be worth a reconsideration. 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NEWCASTLE.ON-TYNE; nivßsD.4x, In the discussions which have taken.place in this neighbourhood on the causes of the,regent accident at Hartley, 'there has been a. dispositian. shOwn 'in some quarters to censure the GOvernment inspector, and in one of the local journals the respon tibility of the catastrophe has been ascribed -almost exclu sively to his too easy acquiescence in the prineiples on which the pit was Worked. - :As I have rilr'egdy said, the omission to connect the - upper and middle , seam, which would have given : an independent means of egress from the pit, will require explana tion both frOin owners and inspector ; but no one acquainted With - the real nature of the inspector's powers can blame him for the prevalence of the single-shaft system in his district. If the Mines' Regulation Act is to be amended in the cominiqies sion, it may be a good opportunity to consider whether some extension might not be given to the system of Government inspection ; but, as the act stands at preient, to object to a pit simply because 'there was only one door to it is a step which l iprebably not one of the inspectors ever dreamt of. 44=c4rovernment inspection of mines seems to have beettfirst suggested by Sir II de la Beebe in 1845. It was strongly recommended by the committee of the House of Lords which inquired into the general subject of coal mines in 1849, and in the following year an act was passed appointing the first inspec tors. As yet, therefore, it can scarcely be said to haVradvanced beyond-the stage of an experiment... Its success has undoubtedly' been considerable, for by general admission it has induced owners and viewers to pay a much closer attention to the safety of their mines; but, though it has been gradually and cautiously extended, it has perhaps not yet been carried so far as to enable the inspectors to do all the good of which they are capable. The sys tem as it stands at present seems far from satisfac tory to the men—speaking for this district at least. They appear to make very light of the safeguard it is supposed to afford them, and it is only on very rare occasions that they take advantage of it. The powers and duties of the inspectors, as defined by the last act of 1860, are to visit collieries, to inquire into their state and condition, their ventilation, the mode of lighting, and into all matters and things connected with the safety of the persons employed. In the act are incorporated certain general rules applicable to all collieries, equally relating to ven tilation, lights, shafts, and the like matters ; and, in addition to these, section 11 requires each colliery agent to draw up a set of special rules applicable to the circumstances of his particular colliery, and these, when approved by the inspector, are to have the same force as the general rules. If the amend ment which has been suggested by this accident, and on which all men's minds here are bent, is made in the law, it will probably be by the insertion of a general rule in the act to the effect that no mine shall hereafter be worked until two shafts have been sunk, or, at least, until a second communi cation has been effected with the workings. The inspector is to watch over the observance of these rules, and any infraction of them, either by mas ter or man, is punishable by penalties—on the master, of a fine not exceeding £2O, with a ;fur ther penalty of £1 per day for every day the de fect continues unremedied after notice ; and on the men of L 2 fine, or three months' hard labour. Be yond this, if on any visit an inspector finds any matter or practice connected with the colliery— other than the points provided for by the rules— dangerous or defective, so as in his opinion to tend to the bodily injury of any person, he is to give notice in writing to the owner or agent of the par ticular grounds on which he is of opinion that such matter or practice is dangerous, and also report the same to the Home-office. Should the owner object to remedy the defect complained of, he may state the grounds of his objection in writing, and nominate five mining engineers, not interested in the management of his colliery, from whom the Home Secretary may select one as arbitrator. As the bill originally stood when introduced into the House of Commons, the Government and the col liery owners were each to nominate an arbitrator ; but the coal interest, it appears, was strong enough to get the arrangement altered to its present shape. When the award is against the colliery owner— though the odds are clearly very much in his favour —he is liable,to a fine of £1 per day for every day that be neglects to remedy the defect. This is the extent of the powers of the Home Secretary and the inspector, and it will be seen that they are neither very extensive nor summary. The coalowner has every security against undue interference in his mode of management ; nay, if he is obstinate, and is luckly enough to get an arbitrator of his own way of thinking—not very difficult when he has the choosing—he may even set the inspector and the Government at defiance. It will be seen, then, what a slight chance Sir G. Grey or Mr. Dunn would have had of shutting up single-shafted pits without a special interference of Parliament. Still, it is not a very eas y ma tt er t o d ec id e on t h e exac t amount of power which s h ou ld b e en t rus t e d t o the inspectors. They t fo r i hemselves are understood to be by no m eans ee - ger for an addition to their autho rity,_-4creased pow©r brings increased re sponsi Ey. The coalowners of course, ob ;-- ~dct, and on the very specious ground that to put more power in the hands of the inspector would shift the responsibility • of proper management from the shoulders of the Tiewer to the inspector • 'n fact, the inspector, they BRITISH NORTH AMERICAN ASSOCIA- TION. A preliminary meeting of gentlemen interested , in British America was held at the Loftdon Tavern yesterday, to consider the propriety of forming an association under the above title. There was a numerous and influential attenaanee, Mr. R. W. Cra'Word, M.P., *as •in the chair, and among those present were Mr. Thomas Baring, M P., Mr. Roebuck, XP., Mr.• Kinnaird, Mr: Childers, M.E, Sir F. Head, Mr. P. M. Van Koughnet, Commissioner_ of Crown Lands'(from Canada), Mr. Justice Halibutton, M.P., Sir Jimes Fergusson, M.P.,' Mr. Danby Seymour, M.P., Viscount:ln- - . gestre, M.P., Mr. Padll, M.P., Captain Jervisi, M.P., Mr. R. N. Fowler, Mr. W. Leslie, M.P., Sir J. Dalrymple Hay, Mr. Wyld, M,P., Mr. Pope Hennessy, M.P., &c. The CHAIRMAN said it was impossible for any man mixing in public life not to feel great interest in all questions 'affecting British North. America. Some Public body was wanted which should repre sent that portion of her Majesty's dominions, and be looked upon as the exponent of colonial interests and opinion in this country. The association now c i ontemplated would supply this want. its object s would be to direct the current of emigration to British soil, to diffuse information as to the North American provinces, to promote colonial union and correspondence, and enable British interests on each side of the Atlantic to confer from time to time, through an established medium, on all topics of mutual - interest. Ike was himself unconnected with oar Arnerioau col- ttnP.rttrd,::..itstlll.a, " -- 1 iii" - ' ' 1 "11V ' - fitl 77 :-.`" 1,4t-.:14ort?„ to sr; ',.' .ofitOt T ry f,i3 .0 the - fiekiii Wiirliingantin t t(71,11 ~ 61011 T, ~ nt!fiali, ~,. , . tripoli! or general ' interest's: Illif'es - eri‘bedy inui Mr. RN. Foittnseoonreeti* : o4l.o, r a..dail* be struck vith the extreme importance of main".".?;doled to the noble way in .Wilieli - Canedri h 4.. 40a twining' close and cordial relations between tlie by Englandduring.the.late"clo.c . ik,,and - thatee ealonies*and the Mother country, and nothing could which every Englishirian.: must . _ feeltUndorthecir-:, better prornote•this good understanding than the Cumstances, to do eVerything in - his power On-every esta.hlishMent ofianAssociation which would fulfil occasion to assist the deyelOpment 9ftlivp important- , • , . the siblecta he had just. indicated. (Hear.) • • part of the British empire. (Hear) I-J ,:-- . i - . „ Sir J r F4itGu*soN, M.P., proposed the following Mr," D. SF.,i'Aiol7.lt, N;l i .,'Saia IGoverntntnts:liko& .1 t 1 - . resolution :-- • , -- -" That this 'meeting, having carefully considered the oar colonies, because then "immature .projects t wOts, , _ groising importance of British North America, the extent not • 'o likely" to be brought he,forctheVa, - Henrged; Of.gl9pr:tisirinterssts involved, and -the desirability, for that no-time should .he lost info rinii.ki:'..thP 4§ so c*-. [imperial reasons, of drawing closer the relations between the nlother Country and the provinces, is of opinion that a ' i mg , . o , : tien so that . t.. iht • be i f use to : Canadians : visiting 13ritish , .North American Associaiion should be formed, this country during the Great Exhibition: . havinr_tho following principal'objectA in view—viz., the . The CrfAinstAN . said it - w2S the intention !of rgsns 4issemination of official information regarding the material tlemen connected with the several local legislatures IresioniT6iiot the British North American proyinces in respect to move the Assemblies to grant ".UJI - Mall. urn of to the employment of capital and labour, the collection and money annually in :support of : tho,a,sgeeiation. :placing in available form for the use of the members the geaeral statistics of the provinces, not only as concerning (Fact r.) y I iniousl; . • the ti4Velopm4commerce,t of their commerce, but ego aS regards the The motion was then carried_nnan profitese of the arts and sciences, and of their social and Mr. CIrILDERS, M.P.., proposed .a, resolution:that !politip,a; condition; and that the following gentlemen shall the committee should put themseivesintasommn - 1 lbs the. first members of the association, which shall be nication with the various ptrties so :-aS To , obtain idalledlhe British North American Association." the widest - possible' support. He alluacA : to the. Altlibiigh among well-informed persons it was Australian Association - , .which had hem - fo.iindo pretty well understood that the political inStitu- in this country some years ago on ttirsiiniepritis tioini of British North America were greatly supe- ciples as those now put forward, - and the association !riot to those of the United States, yet the tide of Was'now admitted to. have had a'very beneficial ins emigration from Great Britain set in much more fluence. - strongly to the latter country. During the past Sir J. D. HAY, in seconding the resolution, sail twelve Months; however, the evident instability of that having served for. a :considerable time . as a property and of institutions in' the United States naval officer in those seaa, he could bear witness to had altered this state of things, and he believed the great advantages which would accrue -if the that in the-year which had just closed the number internal communications in Canada were mare corn of emigrants into Canada was more than double the plete. Not only did the two canzdaS, afford l a vasi, • usual average, (Hear, hear.) - ,Still there had evi- field for emigration; containing 48 thef t oT ( Y d . 13, clilttly be9i i iri the minds of the emigrant classes great Miskpprehension of the advantages presented its vast most loyal and happYpeople,.buiA ' o vi Scotia w ith its rising goldfields, New , Brunswick"With' by the' United States as contrasted with those of theßritiah provinces. It was important that these , trade in timber:, New fonndiand and Prince Edward's Island, were equally, fields .for British enterpri4 misapprehensions should be cleared away, and in no and industry. He-urged the:completion of the railH way. could the prosperity of our North American wa y system of Paned a, which might be easily; provinceabe better promoted than:by affording such effected, and would, then ',render `the -`riailitaiffe.i 1 information to emigrants as would encourage them 'fence of.the colony li.'werk . of much less .diffi - Culty.. i to settle there, and thus supply the present great Mr. IiALtI3;JRTOisc -1 4 . P. „ moved a vote of thanks, want of labonin . (Hear, hear.) So, too, the com- .to the ehairthan, and in (loin ' - sa . dthat th • e'cilo-i g.so . • ...0 mereial relations between the two countries would nial-office might be an office foietho government oil be strengthened by a better knowledge here of the I the colonies, but; as 'Mr. ,Van . - Xxiugililet haf l .44 - resources of the colony. Believing that the exist- p i a in e d; it was oat easy for the colonists wiii,:vistiedi. erne of a great atdirienflly - nation - et:crake-4e: At':, 2, .1 biiiaml..ta. , tee;(4o.-.4.4449i4. - f. - 41.iiiii. lantic, closely allied to us as Canada was, would' Downing-street. It was necessary, therefore, that confer immense benefits upon the mother country) there should be an • association which would have he looked upon it as a fortunate circumstance it in its power to forward colonial objects and give springing from an unfortunate complication, that strength to individual applications, Some gentle. the Government and people of this country had men from the North American provinces were now recognised the paramount duty of sustaining these in this country, one object which they had in view provinces against any possible aggression. (Hear.) j being to obtain the completion of the railway be- Mr. KINNAIRD, in seconding the resolution, re marked upon the good feeling, the courage, and the patriotism which the people of Canada had shown in the recent crisis. (Cheers.) By their conduct it was plain that they considered them selves as one with us ; and that being so, no Eng lishman would withhold from them any help which migbt be necessary in repellinj aggression, or- in co-operating with them for the general good of our united empire. (Hear.) The Canadians had indeed behaved admirably throughout this difficulty, and Englishmen would not be ungrateful. One of the first objects to which the new association should apply itself would be to improve the communication between the mother country and the whiny. Mr. HARTRIDGE supported the motion, and Mr. WYLD, M.P., said that nearly ten years since an ineffectual attempt was made to form such an association. He congratulated the meeting on the probability that one would now bo successfully esta bished, and observed that through its instrumen tality information of the most valuable kind would be afforded to Parliament and the press and the people of England. Had such a society existed he believed that the railway between Halifax and Quebec would have been completed before now. This line would have greatly facilitated the recent transport of troops, if it had been constructed, and the military defence of the colony would be infi nitely easier. Mr. P. M. VAN KOUGHNET thanked the meeting for the compliment which they had paid to the Canadians, and said he was surprised that the re sources of Canada bad not attracted more attention, and that the American railways and American land schemes had swallowed up British capital, while the great advantages Canada as a field for invest ment had been comparatively overlooked. (Hear.) When his fellow-colonists visited England also, they tween Halifax and Quebec. A more important ob ject either for this country or for those provinces be could not conceive. Canada had by extraordi nary effort created an immense line of railway, stretching from the upper lakes to some distance below Quebec, and it was understood at the time that the Government would co operate to carry it on to Halifax. If such a line existed the saving to this country in sending troops to Canada at an emergency would be almost incredible. No per sons would be more astounded than the colonists themselves at the large amount of money spent upon the government of the British colonies. Where the money went to they did not know. But by coca pletin g this railway a large saving would, at all events, be effected in the transport of troops, for in 14 days any regiment sent from Great Britain might arrive at Quebec. As a proof of the want of information which existed, the newspapers were just now reporting that a great disturbance had broken out in Nova Scotia, at a place called Car bonnear, and that troops had been sent to Halifax to suppress it—the fact being that Carbonnear hap pened not to be in Nova Scotia at all. But the want of communication to which he had alluded operated in the colonies as well as in the mother country, and Nova Scotia and New Brunswick knew less of Canada than of England. A native of Hali fax found it more difficult to get to Quebec than to go to London and back. An association like this would help greatly to remove these difficulties, and they must remember the British colonies on the Pacific as well as on the Atlantic side. Vancouver's Island alone would absorb the surplus population of England for many years to come, yet the ignorance respecting it was so great that a witness before a Parliamentary committee, some time since, declared that the frost there sometimes penetrated 40ft. deep. laboured under one disadvantage as compared with the Americans, owing to the difficulty which they experienced in getting access to official persons and places. The Americans, through their Ministers and Consuls, not only on the seaboard but in the interior, penetrated wherever they had a mind to go. But the Canadians had no one to appeal to, and in consequence he had more than once heard that a British North American, in order to obtain access to certain people and places, had put himself under the protection of the American Minister and called himself a Yankee. He did not mean to say that he had been reduced to such a necessity, because he came over here duly accredited to the British Government. But this he would say—that during his stay in London, Ameri cans, who, at the time were notoriously writing against the British Government and hounding their own country on to Canada, had enjoyed better means of official communication and easier official access than had been given to him as a representa tive of Canada. The want of this ready access might arise from no neglect on the part of official persons. It was simply owing to the fact that colonies were not familiar with those channels of communication which were open to people of other nations through their Ambassadors or Ministers, whose introduc tions and representations could not be disregarded without an affront. From the want of a recognised envoy or of some direct means of communicating with the Government, and of influencing opinion here, a Canadian, when he arrived in London, felt like a cat in a strange garret. (Laughter.) For himself, he had met with many friends who had made his visit pleasant and his business easy. But often the Canadian did not know where to go to, and having no consul or agent to introduce bun he was forced to trespass on private friends and on pm. Mr. LESLIE, M.P., congratulated the meeting on the success which had attended this first step in drawing closer the bonds between the North Ame rican colonists and the mother country. The vote of thanks having been agreed to nein. con. The CIIAIRIVIAN, in acknowledging it, invited Mr. Roebuck to address the meeting. Mr. ROEBUCK said he had come to listen and not to talk, his object being to know what the meeting proposed doing, and bow it was that at length Eng lishmen had become alive to the importance of a question which he had been endeavouring to press upon them for the last 20 years. As there was no thing like an illustration to point an argument, he would mention one matter of very great importance, not only to the colonies but to England. Up to the year 1833 or 1834 there existed in the colonies a system of government w hich he, in common with a great number of the colonists, thought a bad one. As an agent of the Assembly of Lower C ana d a he presented petit ions to Parliament, reque s ti ng P ar li amen t to do certain things. He recollected that for doing so he was called mad, or some thingcolonybe di s. was said to l. worse. B- loyal, and he was regarded as anything but an Eng. lishman. Nevertheless he lived to see every one of these claims granted to the colonists. (Hear.) A very fv, A , years ago, when Lord Derby was in power , certain gentlemen, with himself, pressed upon the then Government th e i mpor t ance o f com pleting the railway from Quebec to Halifax. To that request Lord Derby paid every possible atten tion, and he entertained a sanguine hope that the work would be accomplished. But, unfortunately, there was such a thing as party spirit. Lord Derby ceased to be Prime Minister of England, and with his fall ceased their hopes of completing the rail way. There was however a Nemesis in politicali FIE' NEW ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE.- Nurilber Af :LONDON SOCIEtna Ready. Richlrlllustratel. Price is.