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Principal characters by Miss Louise Keeley, Miss Arden, Mr. Atkins, Mr. Roxby, Mr. T. Mathews, &c. After which will be produced, with that attention to com pleteness in every department by which the Christmas Annuals of this Theatre have been so pi e-eminently dis tinguished, the New Grand Comic Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN and the HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT; or, Old Mother Hubbard and het onderful Dog. "If a man do build a dwelling upon common land fr.)m sunset to sunrise, and enclose a piece of ground, wherein there shall be a tree, a beast feeding, a fire kindled, a chim ney smoking, and provisions in the pot, such dwelling shall be freely held by the builder, anything herein to the con trary nevertheless notwithstanding."—ld Forest Charter. The Novel Effects and Splendid Scenery by WILLIAM BEVERLEY, Assisted by Messrs. C. Pitt, Craven, Brow, &c., &c. Masks, Symbolic Devices, Personal Appointments, and Designs for the Costumes, by the celebrated Dykwynkyn. The Overture and Music composed and arranged by Mr. J. 11. TULLY. The Machinery by Mr. Tucker and As sistants. The Tricks, Properties, Changes, and Transfor mations, by Mr. Needham, assisted by Messrs Glindon, H. Adams, 11. Langham, &c. The Costumes by Miss Dickin son, Mr. Lauri, and Mr. Palmer. The Gas Appointments by Mr. Dinckley. The Choregraphic Artb..igements by Mr. Cormack. The Ilarlequinade and Comic Scenes by Messrs. Cormack and B. Jones. The Perfume of the Flowers supplied by Rimmel's process. The Grotesque Burlesque Opening invented and written bY E. L. BLANCHARD. And the whole arranged and produced under the imme diate superintendence of Mr. ROBERT ROXBY. Synopsis of Scenery, Incidents, and Characters, OLD MOTHER HUBBARD'S COTTAGE, With Rural Landscape, and Rookwood Manor Hall in the Distance ( Daylight). "Old Mother Hubbard, she went to the cupboard, to get her poor Dog a bone; when she got there, the cupboard was bare, and so the poor Dog had none."—Ancient Nur sery Legend. Old Mother Hubbard, Mr. Atkins ; Her Dog, Signor Lorenzo ; Jack (the " Man all tattered and torn "), Miss P. Hunt ; the Squire, Mr, Tom Matthews ; Dame IVigtins of Lee, Mr. Dixon ; Dame Trot, Mr. Barsby ; Her Won derful Cat, Master Waggles ; the Great Goose, Master Sageaninguns ; Constables, Messrs. Grib and Grab; Parish Beadle Mr. Bumble ; Villagers, Messrs. Yokel, Pumpkin, \Vhackstraw, Chawbacon, &c., &c.; Rosetta (the" Maiden all Forlorn"), Miss Stuart. How Mother Hubbard has a certain " party" to tea and turn out, and of the remarkable pranks played by her comical Dog—The Head, the Hat, and the Hose—The Dog's Tale and Mrs. H.'s Narrative— Arrival of the Squire—Proclamation of Witch Burning— Threatened incremation of Mother llubbard on her own hearth, and her Mystic Flight upon a Broomstick. THE WITCHES' GLEN AND WATERFALL, in the Valley of Perfumed Flowers, by Moonlight. Will-o'-the -Wisp • Ignes Fatui—Mdll es. Sidney, Travers, Barnes, A. Barnes, Livermore • Webb, Taylor, Braithwaito,Hammilton, Stap ley, llarris, Candy, Copeland, Archer, Hawkins, Delaney, Wilson, Williams, Robinson, Wood, Watson, and Hamd en. Grand Ballet, Chagne-a-Lanterne, by the Misses GUN NISS and the Ladies of the Corps de Ballet. The Invocation! The Incantation 1 I and the Evapora tion I I I THE VILLAGE GREF AND ROADSIDE ALE SE, Old Grype (tho Steward), Mr. Glindon Old Scratche (his Clerk), Mr. Tanner ; Tenantry, Messrs. Cringe, Scrape, Shuffle, Cut, Packoff, Moonraker, and Runaway; Tailor, Mr. Snipshears ; Bootmaker, Mr;Tightfit ; Mum mies, ; Messrs. Grinner, Joker, Mugger, Cracksides, O'Reilly, M'Phun, &c. St. George, Mr. E. Roe ; the Dragon, Mr. Scalyfellow ; Valentine, Mr. Febbyerry ; Orson, Mr. -Wildman ; Still-Walker, Mr. Lon g le g s ; Bear- Warden, Mr. Smuggins ; the Bear, Mr. Huggins ; Land lord, Mr. Treblex ; Morris - Dan cers, Messrs. Tri p , Ta p , Flip, Flap, &c., &c. ; Jack Padding, Mr. Merryman. How the Squire celebrates his birthday, and the Village Revel that follows —Coming of Age in the Olden Time I How the Tenantry treated in one way and how Jack is rested in another—the Dog's instinct and Mother Hub bard's reason. ----- THE "CAGE" ON THE COMMON (Sunset). Grand Scena Comique and Pas de Broomstick, by Mother Hubbard. The Dreamer and the Worker—The Vision of Pleasure and the Division of Labour—Figures of Fun (from the Fancy. store of Dykwynkyn) Messrs. Mason, Drainpipes, Carpenter, Hodman, Old Brick, and Young Shaver, Lilli putian Labourers, Pigmy Plasterers, Tiny Tilers, Minia ture Masons, Baby Bricklayers, Short Sawyers, Dwarf Drain Makers, and Child Carpenters by a Host of Juvenile Auxiliaries. THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT. --- The Rat, Master Longw'nisker ; The Cat, Miss Mouser ; The Deg, By Himself; Tho Cow, Madame Brindle; The Priest (" All shaven and shorn"), Mr. Jollyman; The Cock (" That crowed in the Morn") Master Cocky-doodlc doo. Realisation o the famous Picture in the National Gal lery of Little Britaiß, taken (by permission) for Boys, from a rare W or k i n the collection of Master Smith, London. FROGP OOL IN THE MARSHES (Twilight). Song, " Will o' the Wisp," composed by J. H. Tully, Esq. how the Squire goes Hunting and loses his way and his temper, and what follows in consequence—Another curious instance of Canine sagacity—Bull-frogs, Masters Hop, Skip, Jump, Creak, &o. SQUASII-HOLLOW SWAMP AND BED OF BULRUSHES. How the Squire comes to grief and afterwards to repent ance, and how Jack is recognised as the rightful hei r —Th e reward and harmonious 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 The Misses GUNNISS. Pantaloons Messrs. G. TANNER and MORLEY. Clowns Grotesque 1 861-1862 SPRITES by the RIDGWAYS and SUWELL FAMILY. 1.--EXTERIOR OF TWO SHOPS IN ic UP-OR DOWN" STREET. Messrs. Reline, St. Maine, Tanner, and Miss S. Gunniss. Christmas Presents — eve r y 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, and Clown gets over them — a Sew in g Machine (not a p oor Needlewoman)—a thorough Blow out—a Man in very re duced circumstance—Clown finds the Fruits of stealing Apples in an elephantine way—a Band of Brothers—the Police in Great and Small Force—Clown gets into a row and blows up a policeman—the end of this scene is all Bustle—N.B. Not Crinoline 2.—THE GREAT SENSATION KITCHEN. Messrs. Forrest, Cormack, M o rley, and Miss Gunniss. Harlequin seeks Protection, although a Free - trad er— The Cook's Guide—Clown tries to take the chair—the head ish of the table—Harlequin goes through a Deal, and Clown becomes a Board-er—Silence those dreadful Bells-- elown and Pantaloon make an ap-Peal to th e Audience on the Merry Musical Bells—Pantaloon rather hard pressed— arrival of a distinguished Foreigner—Clown falls into his Own trap, 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 .---THE INTERIOR OF A RAILWAY STATION. Eight 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•Loud, only on the Quiet—Clown makes a Tremendous Christmas Tree — late arrivals—Messrs. Neverintime, Toolate, Dearmo, and Blessme--Clown burns his fingers (not the only person that has done so)—Clown gives Good Bail and finds a Bale goods. 4.—The SEA-SIDE. The Sands! The Sands! 1 The Sands II 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 ntmears, a HARLEQUIN'S HOME ON HIS THRONE OF SPLENDOUR. Door s open at half-past Six, to commence at Seven o'clock. Ti ckets for Boxes, Pit, and Galleries, may be had at the Box Office before the opening. A MOST DESIRABLE BREAKFAST BEVERAGE. TA I PPS'S COCO A, . 1 - 4 (Commonly called Eppa's Ifomccopathic Cocoa). The delicious aroma, grateful smoothness, and invigo ratinl power of this preparation have procured its general adoption as a most desl,Eable breakfast beverage. jib., jib., and llb pa&ets, at is. (3d. per lb., by Grocers. DR. CULVERWELL'S LAST NEW WORK, OURSELVFS Price Is., by post is. ;of 31(a . • Stricture,"' 29 ' Cornhill. haemorrhoids, On Spermatorrhoca, Syphilis, Gleets, Marriage : Impediments removed, and Healthy Offspring secured. Dr. C. may be consulted daily till 12, at The Post-office Turkish Bat h s, 19, St. Martin's-le -Grand; and from 1 till 9 p.m. at 3, Great Marlbo rough-street, DR. CULVERWELL'S NEW POST-OFF ICE TURKISH BATHS, 19, St. Martin's - le-Grand. 2s. till 5, and ls , fid. from 5 till 9 ; Sundays, Is. till 1 . An ESSA.Y.on TURKISH BATHING, gratis, OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. " The Use and the Abuse of the Turki h s Rath. —A very useful pamphlet has been published by Dr. Culverwell, 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 wactical regulations which the writer endeavours to enforce."—Herald and Standard, N0v.12, 1861. " The Post-office Turkish Bath., 19, St. Marti n ' 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 discice o very of modern days, goes nearer the abolition of the pract 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. . . 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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the next HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEE rING of the Proprietors of this Company will be held in London, pursuant to Act of Parliament at the PADDINGTON STATION, on FRIDAY, the 21st day of February next, at One o'clock precisely, for the election of four directors in the place of Capt in Thomas Bulkeley, Edward Leeming, , , Esq., the Hon. Frederick George Brabazon Ponsonby, and Dr. Richard Prichard Smith, re tiring by rotation, and for other purposes of business. The said General Meeting will be made special under the powers of the Great Western Railway (Capital) Act 1861, for the purpose of converting all or any of the Chester or Bir mingham shares of the Company, whethor guaranteed or pre ference' shares, into stock of the like denomination. It will also be made special for considering, and, if ap proved, for empowering the directors to contribute a sum not exceeding £lO,OOO towards the purposes referred to in the Wenlock Railway Act, 1861, and to make any agreements for the appropriation of ttie said amount under the powers con tained in that Act. The ehair will be taken at 1 o'clock precisely. SIIELBURNE, Chairman. I'A RR INGTON, Deputy-Chairman. Directors retiring are re-eligtble under the provisions of the Act; and in compliance with a bye-law, noti e must be given to the Secretary on or before the 7th day of February or the names of any proprietors who are to be nominated for ele^tion as directors at the said Half-yearly General Meeting. Tike TRANSFER BOOKS of all Stock and Shares will be CLOSED on and from the 6th day of February, and will not be re-opened until after the said Half-yearly General Meet ing on the 21st day of February. By order of the Board, CHAS. A. SAUNDERS, Secretary. Paddington Station, 22d January, 1862. ICREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. .NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the HALE YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of this Company, to be held on FRIDAY, the 21st instant, will be made SPECIAL, for the purpose of submitting for the consideration and ap proval of the Proprietors an agreement with the Wycombe Railway Company, for the use and working by this Com pany of the extensions of their line. and for other purposes under the provisions of the Wycombe Railway (Extensions to Oxf: rd and Aylesbury Act), 1861. The business of the Special General Meeting will com mence at the conclusion of the business of the Half-yearly General Meeting. In pursuance of the Bye-laws of this Company, Notice is also given, that the Secretary has duly received ha writing a declaration that It is intended to nominate the undermen tioned Proprietors (duly qualified), as candidates for the Direction, at the Half-yearly General Meeting of the Com pany, to be held at this station on Friday, the 21st day of February instant, viz.:— Captain Thomas Bulkeley, Edward Leeming, Esq., The Hon. Frederick G. B. Ponsonby, and Dr. Richard Prichard Smith. SIIELBURNE, Chairman. BARRINGTON; Deputy-Chairman. Paddington Station, Feb. 7, 1862, ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, for the Destitute Sick, and Diseased, Gray's-inn-road.—ln consequence of the number of wretched applicants, the Weekly Board feel it their imperative duty to make an earnest API'E AL to the public for continued support to enable them to admit and re lieve the distressing cases that daily present themselves. Contributions received by the Treasurer, Edward Mas terman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co.; Herries and Co. ; Ransom and Co.; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co.; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co.; Williams, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co.; Nisbet and Co., Berners-street ; J. Darned and Co, Liver pool ; and at the Hospital, fromlo till 5. STANFORD S. SMITH, Sec. TEA.-STRACHAN and CO.'S Strong Rough "Domestic" Black at 3s. Id. per lb.-26, Cornhill, London, E.C. TEA.—STRACHAN and CO.'S Fine " Inter mediate" Black at 3s. Bd. per lb.-26, Cornhill, Lon don, E.C. TEA' STRACHAN and CO.'S Delicious " Drawing . Room" Black at 4s. 2d. per lb.-26, Corn bill, London, E.C. Dr. Hassall's Certificate of Purity, and a Price Current free on application, 26, Cornhill, London, E.C. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, Lind Dining-room, consisting of a new and elegant assort ment at VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paperweights, &0., in Italian, Alabas er, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &c. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her Majesty, 149, Stand, W.C., Lonaon. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate he interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON CHOLOGY, snd GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE. RALOG Y is given by Mr. TENNAN r, at 149, Strand, W.C. RIIPTURES.-BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. - -- WHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT EXHIBITION OF 1851), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective invention in the curative treatment of 11 EILN I A. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, Is here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Moe-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may be had," and the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir cumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. ed., and 31s. 6d. Postage, ls. Doublo Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, is Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. ed. Postage, is. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post office, Piccadilly. STEW PATENT ELASTIC STOCKINGS, .KNEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling or the Legs, Sprains, &o. 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Sold in bottles, at Is. lid., 2s. 9d., 4s. fid., and Ils. Sold by Buchan and Co., Patent Medicine Warehouse, 19, Berners-street, Oxford-street, London, IV., and to be had of all chemists in town and country, or forwarded on re zeipt of stamps. Wholesale Agents :—Barclay and Son, 75, Farring,don-st., London. THAMES EMBANKMEN2 AND RAIL WAY, SOU7II SIDE• Yesterday the commissioners appointed by the Crown to inquireinto and report to Parliament on this question met at the offices of the commission, in Victoria-street, Major-General Jebb, in the ab sence of the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, in the chair. Present—Captain Galton, RE., Commander Burstal, Mr. J. Thwaites, chairman of the Metro politan Board of Works; Mr. M'Lean, C.E., and Mr. Henry Kin gscote. Mr. H. H. BIRD, C.E., of Robert-street, Ade lpbi, described an elaborate plan for an embankment on the south side, from Nine-elms to Southwark bridge, solid, with' trifling exceptions, to be con structed in the form of a river wall, with floating docks on the inner side, with access by openings in the wall. A public road would run on the top of the river wall from Lambeth Palace to Biackfriars bridge between 40 and 50 feet wide- There would be approaches at various places from the new road to the shore, with sluices foi flushing the docks, at an estimated cost of £469,000. It was proposed that a body of river police should regulate the docks. The embankment would greatly improve the navi gation, protect Lambeth from the overflowing of the tide, increase the public facilities for transit, and accommodate the densely-populated districts of South London. Mr. HARTLEY, merchant, of Earl-street, West minster, proposed embankments both on the northern and southern sides, with a road and four lines of railway, and on the south a canal between the em bankment and the shore, from London-bridge to Battersea, into which the craft would pass through locks, as at Teddington, the stream being dammed up at Battersea, and the current of the river thereby checked. The embankment on the south would be 170 ft wide, with warehouses and residences, and on the north boulevards and gardens. The cost of the entire undertaking would be about five millions sterling, and he proposed to employ 5,000 sappers and miners in the construction of the work. As compared with the Seine and other European rivers, the Thames was a disgrace to a civilised country. Air. T. MORRIS, architect, proposed a causeway 70ft wide on piers 100 ft apart, between Nine- elms and Bankside, Southwark, level with the Midges, at an estimated cost of £500,000. The Commissioners then adjourned. " You may depend upon me, wife ; I give you my word," f‘ I had rather you would oomotivau leep it, eirt" ADDRESS BY GEN. COUNT Z4,110,1'8E1 IN PRESTON. On Monday evening., a public meeting was held in the Exchange Rooms, for the purpose of hearing an address by Count Zamoyski with reference to the present position of Poland, and of considering the propriety of petitioning for the discontinuance of the Russo-Dutch loan. There was a largo attendance. The Rev. Canon Parr presided. On the platform were Colonel S. Parr, Mr. Haslam, Rev. G. W. Clapham, Rev. W. Walker, Mr. Buxton, Count Michi. dowski, Major Stewart Rolland, and Mr. N. Zaba. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the meeting, said he had taken no part in the arrangements, and knew nothing more about the meeting than what he had learned from the public prints, and he had no intention of taking part in it until he had the pleasure, on the previous evening, of mak ing an acquaintance with the noble foreigner who sat on his right. Finding that tho Mayor was at Lancaster, as foreman of the grand jury, he could not refrain from ten dering his poor services in his place, in order that he might hold out the right hand of friendship to a friend and an exile, and to express his deep and heartfelt sympathy for the condition of a noble people. (Applause.) He remem bered from the reading of history in his boyish days, what he could not but admire, the gallant and chivalrous spirit of the Poles, who were like a rock and a barrier against bar barism in Europe. Ho could not but remember that they spilt their blood for Christianity—(hear, hear)—and his boyhood recollections were recalled and deepened when he referred to Campbell's " Pleasures of Hope." He had brought that work with him, and would, with their permission, read a part ther e f r o m , having reference to the subject about which they were that night to hear discussed. Having read the extract, he said that those lines wore composed on the occasion of the dismem berment of Poland. Atter that, time passed on, and the awakening conscience of Europe moved a little in the beginning of the present century to right the wrong which had been done—to give to the scattered people of Poland something like national right—and it was agreed that such indulgences should bo allowed to that oppressed people. But that treaty had been violated, and the suffering which the people had had to endure had, as all knew who had read the accounts, been very deep. He had felt his spirit stirred to compassion, to indignation, and to a hope that the wrongs might be righted. He would not occupy their time any longer, or attempt to depict any of the wrongs, because they had one on the platform who had suffered those wrongs, one who was a noble by b:rth, who was in spirit a patriot, and in character a gentleman. (Applause.) Count ZAMOYSKI was received with loud and continued applause on rising. After it had subsided, he said that he could not for a moment master his emotion from the words he had just heard, and which had fallen from their worthy chairman. He (the chairman) had told them that he had undertaken, unexpectedly, the functions which he was then performing, and the handsome manner in which he had alluded to his country (Poland) had taken him by sur prise. Ho confessed that he could not have come forward in promoting the interest of his country at a meeting of Englishmen, if he had not during the whole of last year' received a great many invitations from various towns and cities to speak on the subject of Poland, invitations which reached him abroad, in Franca, and as far as the Pyrenees, whither he had gone to recruit his health. He felt it his duty to answer such a flattering and consoling call, and seeing that such a great interest was felt all over England, as had been evinced by the invitations, ho felt bound to pay a visit to some of the to wns in England, and advo cate Having come to England, from th e M ayor o f P res t on of above one hun dred enldlnh t gha having claims oi mg rthat i f v uo h dp i s o an e o l u t oh n t et t or requisitionry. inhabitants, he requested him to come and address a public meeting on Poland in Preston, he (Count Zamoyski) felt it his duty to accept the invitation. The Mayor had informed him at the time he sent the invita tion o that, , he would not be able to dthe ho ought not to be the that promoter o o fmwaionno anything t o tohff. i ngpublic that o ft ne wasbusiness, h s tda s o done for his country, and consequently, ought not to appear except at the request of any particular a place.e could If he was to s p ea k o f th e su ff er i ngs ofuld not speak with ou t a ll us i on to h country , rticul a h mea sures of the Government of England, and for doing so, felt that he wanted first to receive the sanction from the Mayor and the inhabitants of any particular town or city. In the absence of any man ready to take the place of the absent Mayor of the town, it was certainly a very fortunate sug gestion made to him that he should apply to ono who was, in a spiritual and moral point of view the head of the town; the more so as the present condition of Poland had to be considered with a religious view. He begged them to lift themselves a little above the usual impressions when he spoke to them of religion, for religion in this free country had been, and was to that day, the subject of free discussion, of some competition, of some rivalry, and sometimes aroused feelings different from those of Christians. The different creeds and modes of worshipping God had been, as it were, melted down into one harmonious mass by long and common suffering. He had before him a petition already signed by nearly 1,000 inhabitants of Preston for the suspension of the payment of the Russo-Dutch loan till Poland shall be restored. He would make that petition the leading string of his address. The first paragraph in the petition, he said, alluded to the partitioning of Poland between three powers in the year 1772. In that partition Russia was the greatest actor. The third paragraph alluded to the two other powers, Austria and Prussia, who had only joined in the partition because unable to prevent Russia annexing the whole. Poland had been governed by two houses of Parliament throughout the space of 800 years, but had allowed, during the last two centuries, her liberty to degenerate into a state of internal anarchy. Austria and Prussia came to the conclusion that since Poland was to be robbed, they might bo robbers in common. Some time after, when Russia decided on striking the last blow at Poland, Austria de dined to have anything to do with it. Prussia entered into an offensive and defensive alliance with Poland to resist Russia, but appealed to England and France for assistance. What was their answer P France was in the midst of terror and revolution, and was therefore out of the question. England would not listen. When Prussia and Austria appealed to England, the answer was "Would it interfere with England's trade ?" What was the feelings, he would ask, that prompted a statesman to write such a sentence. It was a great mistake to suppose that Engt• land's trade would not be injured. The commerce between England and Poland had been a very extensive one. The banks of the rivers of Poland had been covered with granaries and stores to carry exchange between England and Poland, and the moment Poland was no more an inde pendent state ptohibition followed, and the granaries were made ruinous in a few years, and all remembrance of that exchange had paved in history. The fourth paragraph in the petition alluded to the year 1815 and to the treaty, Having made some allusion to the violations of that treaty, he said that there were in Poland 22,000,000 inhabitants. One part of it was called the kingdom of Poland, with 5,000,000 inhabitants, and the Emperor of Russia was allowed to keep that part under his sway, on the condition that he would call himself the King of Poland, having a distinct Polish army, with national colours and a consti tutional representative government, and that the kingdom of Poland was to be bound to Russia by its constitution. The Poles accepted tho position that was made for them, _ _ but the Governments who had signed and pledged their faith to them broke everyone of those arrangements,7and the result was the outbreak in 1830 and 1831. After allud ing to the events following that outbreak, the speaker said that in 1854 France and England did all they could to in duce Austria to join them against Russia. But they would not speak of Poland. Austria declared that she would join only if the restoration of Poland was made the object of the war. After alluding to the spirit and pluck always evinced by the English people, he said that the Poles were enduring sufferings, which ho would not at that late hour make any allusion to, with great fortitude and almost without a murmur, because they felt their enemies to be powerless to extinguish their national spirit, and trusted in the justice and mercy of Providence. The Count then concluded a long and impressive address amid the applause of his hearers. The CHAIRMAN then read the following address to the inhabitants of Warsaw which he had prepared, expressive of the sympathy of the meeting felt tom arils the Poles in this their time of oppression and suffering : "The present meeting of the inhabitants of Preston, in the county of Lancaster, desire to present to the inhabi tants of Warsaw and of Poland an expression of the grief and indignation which they feel at the wrongs and woes inflicted on them by their tyrannical oppressors. Enjoy ing the blessings of constitutional liberty themselves, they are not insensible to the sufferings of those who are the victims of an unrighteous and cruel despotism. They admire the attitude of patient dignity in which those sufferings are supported, and the undying spirit of pa triotism which near a century of subjugation has not extinguished. They desire that the voice of England should be raised and heard in remonstrance against the violation of natural right and solemn compact by the arm of power, and in approbation and encouragement to those who appeal only to the favour of Heaven and the ihe redemption of their national in dependence," adoption of the address was moved by Mr. HASLAM, c for tsuee:l3toeinnedede of Europee by the Rev. G. W. CLAritAm, and on being put to the meeting was carried unanimously. A vote of thanks was proposed to the Rev. Canon Parr for presiding by Count ZAmovsxi, which, having been seconded by Mr. N. ZAnA, and acknowledged by the Chair man, the meeting broke up. Nearly 000,000 persons, 41 per cent. of our pope , lation, are (says the Spectator) now receiving parish relief a terrible background to all our pictures of English pro , spority. TILE A:I LA N TIC 8 TEA NAVIGATION IN TILE FEAR 1861. The Kew York Ilandels Zeitung publishes an elaborate statement on this subject, from which the subjoined intereriting particulars are abridged : During the past year three of the steamers trad ing between North America and Europe were lost —viz., 1. The United States, on her voyage from. Glasgow to Quebec, which sailed on the 13th of April, and was wrecked on the 25th on Bird Rock, in the St. Lawrence river; one life lost. 2. The Canadian, which sailed from Quebec on the Ist of June for Liverpool, and was wrecked on an iceberg on the 4th of that month near Belle Jsle, and went down, with 25 passengers and 10 of the crew. 3. The North Briton, which left Quebec for Liverpool on the 2d of Nov., and was wrecked on the sth of the same month, near Paroquet Island, without the loss of a single life. The following lines were at work during the year 1. The Cunard steamers (Persia, Arabia, Asia, Africa, Australasian, Europa, America, Niagara, and Canada) have been running between New York and Liverpool, and between Boston and Liverpool. On the former line they made 26 voyages westward and 27 eastward, and on the latter 26 voyages each way. 2. The Liverpool, N©w York, and Philadelphia (Inman's) line (Etna, City of Baltimore, City of Washington, City of New York, Edinburgh, Kan garoo, Glasgow, Vigo, and City of Manchester), which run every week between New York and Liverpool, made 51 voyages westward, and 49 east ward. 3. The Canard screw steamers (Marathon, Kedar, Jura, and Palestine) performed 4 westward and 6 eastward voyages between Liverpool an a New York. 4. The Liverpool, Quebec, and Portland line (Canadian, North Briton, Bohemian, Anglo-Saxon, North American, Nova Scotian, Palestine, Hiber nian, Norwegian, and Jura), run during the summer months to Quebec, and during winter to Portland. These steamers made 51 westward and 49 eastward voyages. 5. The New York, Southampton, and Harre tine (Arago and Fulton) made 12 eastward and 13 west ward voyages. 6. The Galway, Boston, and New York line, via St. John's, Newfoundland (Prince Albert, Columbia, Adriatic, and Parana, the latter chartered), made six eastward and seven westward voyages. 7. The Glasgow, Quebec, Portland, and New York steamers (United Kingdom, United States, and John Bell) sailed 11 times westward and 12 eastward. 8. The Great Eastern made three voyages west ward and two eastward. 9. The steamer Saladin made one voyage east ward. 10. The Belgian steamer Congress made one westward and one eastward voyage. 11. The Hamburg-American Company's steamers (Saxonia, Borussia, Hammonia, Teutonia, and Bava ria), running between Hamburg, Southampton, and New York, made altogether 21 voyages westward and 20 eastward. 12. The North German Lloyd steamers (New York, Bremen, and Hansa) made 12 westward and 12 eastward voyages. The total number of passengers forwarded by the different lines of steamers between Europe and North America in the years 1860 and 1861 is as follows :-1860,we5tward,49,796 ; eastward, 24,644 ; total, 74,440. 1861, westward, 40,351; eastward, 28,956 ; total, 69,307 ; showing a decrease in 1861 of 5,133. It will be seen that the decreaselast year was in the passengers going out to America, the number being 9,445 less than 1860, while there was an increase of 4,312 in the number travelling eastward to Europe. RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE. GREAT WESTERN. The directors of this company have just issued their report. It states that the agreement of the 30th of May, 1861, for the union and amalgama- tion of the Great Western and West Midland Com panies, commencing from the Ist of July last, have rendered some changes in the accounts for the half year necessary. The accounts for the last half-year show (after deducting all separate liabilities on the Great Western account) a disposable balance of £133,983, and the directors recommend a dividend at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum on the Consolidated Great Western Stock, carrying forward £10,424 to the current half-year. The directors have charged the sum of £4,500 as an estimated loss under the terms of the original lease of the South Wales Railway, which lease was specially excepted from being a joint account, in the agreements with the West Midland Company. The original lease expired by agreement on the 31st of December last, up to which date any differences in the accounts are to be settled by arbitration. The South Wales re venues from that date will be placed in joint account with the West Midland Company, subject to the payment of rent and other terms fixed by the heads of agreement, which have been approved by special general meetings of the three companies. The results hitherto obtained from the joint work ing of the Great Western and West Midland lines, although productive already of considerable ad vantages to the public, can scarcely yet be taken as an illustration of the ultimate or general benefit hereafter which may be anticipated. The directors express confidence in the future advantages to be obtained, not only by the public, but by the companies, as soon as the amalgamation shall have been further and fully developed. Since the last meeting in August it has been thought conducive to the interests of the united companies to enter into an agreement with the Metropolitan Railway Company for working their line, when completed, upon the percentage system, providing for that pur pose the needful stock in locomotive engines, car riages, &c., so that every advantage may be ob tained for the convenience of the public using con tinuously the Great Western, West Midland, and Metropolitan Railways for access to the city. The works of the latter railway have been progressing most satisfactorily, and their engineer reports the prospect of completion for opening in June next. The works at Paddington for a junction with the Metropolitan Railway on the property of this com pany have been long since constructed, and, with a view to work the Metropolitan traffic continuously into the Paddington Station, it has been thought desirable to provide station buildings and works within the Great Western premises, which will be forthwith undertaken by this company, and for which the Metropolitan Company have agreed to pay interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, under the working agreement. The works of the West London Extension Railway and of the Victoria Station in Pimlico have been carried on with considerable spirit, and it is be lieved that both will be ready for opening early in the summer. The new junction with the West London:Railway at Wormwood Scrubbs is advancing satisfactorily, but considerable difficulty and delay have arisen with respect to the construc tion of a station at Kensington. The joint commi ttee of the Great Western and West Midland Com panies have entered into agreement with the pro moters of a local line, called "The East Gloucester shire Railway," for subscribing to and working that line from Cheltenham, which is intended to join the Great Western Railway by a junction with the Faringdon branch, and to join the West Midland Railwpy by a junction with the Bourton-on-Water branch, for bot!t which branches bills have already passed. The co_mpauics jointly engage to subscribe towards the share capital a ,um not exceeding £350,000, and to work the line upon reasonable terms when made. A guaranteed contract for mak s() as to ing it has been arranged with Mr. Brasseb . - . 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The directors entertain no doubt that it will be very advant age ous to support such an undertaking. There are other bills now before Parliament, some promoted in favour of, and others adverse to, this company's . interests, and the directors refrain from express ing, upon this occasion, an opinion either upon their merits or their objectionable features. In the meantime the directors will not fail to devote their best attention to the interests of the united com panies, in respect to all bills submitted for legisla tive powers during the present Session. . , . . ......._ . . . .... go . , :, IN EW SPAP E Et • / Z Z--- . ,„,,, :4 ,,,.. „......,,, gi, , m ,i -4 ‘ , , (...4 _ ..-•:._. 4 41 , *,• .'" ... e. 1 " " -..- v; ir_____.,-. l o* 11 , 3 ,...,0 “.„:„., ..,.,, r 0 4:. / . _,,, ..Z , -i.. , Z.;:. , . •:,: , . 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On the motion of Mr. 1 1 1F. - RAP:vim, thanks were voted to Mr. Scott for his long and efficient services to the company, and the proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors. 2HE LAST VOIAGE OF THE (]REIT EASTERN - . -4- At the monthly meeting of the Liverpool Poly technic Society on Monday evening, Capt. Walker, late captain of the Great Eastern, read a paper de tailing the principal events of the last voyage of the " big ship." He said,—" I was appointed to the command of the ship on the 31st of August and joined her on the 2d of September last, all the arrangements for the voyage, except the shipping of the crew, having been made independent of me. We proceeded to sea on Tuesday the 10th of Sep tember, andpassed the Bell Buoy at 4 p.m. and Holyhead at 8 p.m.; at 3 o'clock next morning passed Tuskar, and at 1 20 p.m. passed Cape Clear, weather being moderate and fine, with a long wes terly swell,causing the ship to roll heavily at times. On Thursday, at noon, I found that we had run a distance of 283 miles, with a strong breeze from S.S.W., and a long westerly swell and heavy cross sea. At 2 p.m. on that day the wind and sea in creased, and as a precautionary measure I put on relieving tackles. At 330 the port forward boat unhooked from the slings and was stove. At this point I should inform you that this boat was about 40 feet above the water, and immediately before the paddlewheel, and was blown out of the slings by the force of the wind. I stopped the paddle-en gines and cut the boat adrift, and at 3 35 started the paddle-engines, the boat having cleared them. At 4 p.m. we had a strong gale and very heavy sea, causing the ship to roll very heavily at times. I hauled her up to the west, but could not get' her to keep to the wind. I then set the fore staysail and trysail, and tried to get her before the wind, but could not succeed. Carried away the clew of trysail and split fore staysail. Up to this period the machinery of both paddies and screw had worked efficiently, when, something having gat adrift in the engineer's store-room, the bulkhead of it was carried away, and some of the articles falling among the machinery of the paddle engines, the engineer to save the machinery being injured, stopped them suddenly. At 610 p.m. we started aiain'half speed, wind being S.W. At 630 port paddlewheel carried away. I was then com pelled to stop the paddle engines. At this time the spare cable on the cable deck broke adrift and started with it a spare riding-bit which had been placed on the deck but not secured. This bit—a casting weighing some 3.0 cwt. or two tons—stove one plate in starboard bow. I got it and the cable secured the best way I could by jamming with spare sails. At midnight the gale was fearful, with tremendous sea, causing the ship to labour and roll heavily. On Friday, Sept. 13, at 1 a.m., the wind. shifted to N.W. The ship rolled fearfully—rolled a sea on board which carried away two boats and stove two more on port quarter and one on star board quarter. At 2 a.m. the starboard paddle wheel was carried away from the boss and dropped, and hung on the shaft by the outer rings, and at 730 it dropped clear of the ship. At 6 a.m. sent an officer below to see the spare steering gear clear, and then for the first time discovered that the rud der shaft was carried away. lat once sent for Mr. Rorison, the engineer-in -chief, and Mr. Wright, of the paddle department, and in the meantime or dered the rudder chains to be taken to. They snapped like glass. We tried three sizes of chain. round the cone on the rudder shaft, and found that nothing would stand the strain. In the meantime part of the crew were rigging a temporary rudder on deck, and part bending fore and aft sails. I put an extra man to the steering wheel, and gave thequartermaster orders tow ork away as if nothing had happened, so that the passengers might not be alarmed, and they were not aware of the acci dent until they saw 15 fathoms of the large 2A-- inch chain being dragged along the deck. This was the piece that we ultimately succeeded in securing round the cone on the rudder head. Great credit is due to the two engineers above named for their active exertions to secure this re sult. At this time a passenger, an American named Towle, went to the other passengers and volunteered his services, and at their request we attempted to put Mr. Towle's plan into execution by building a drum over the cone or rudder head, but it was no sooner completed than the first jerk sent everything flying. This person afterwards attempted to mono polise any credit there might be due for the inven tion of the successful plan, and has since made an application to the directors for remuneration. At 1 p.m., having failed by all ordinary means in cast ing the ship, I adopted the expedient well-known to all masters of screw steamers—viz., that of re versing the engines, which had the desired effett of bringing the ship's head to S.E. from W.N.W. At 1 10 p.m. set on ahead slowly, and at 1 20 found that the rudder post had carried away. This rudder post appears to have been an afterthought of the builder, and, unlike the other parts of the ship, was a slender affair, built of plate iron, and intended as a shore or stanchion to prevent the heel of the vessel being strained if she was put on the grid iron. Simultaneously with this discovery we saw a large cutting in the after part of the rudder, which we supposed was caused by the screw hit ting it. It was, however, a most fortunate thing for sugge a s p t p e a d r t a o tu m s. e the idea of .w riggingalker here the ex plained, by means of a mod e l, th e p l an adopted for working the rudder. " All thi s, " he continued, outside me, as steering it " was not completed until Sunday, at 5 p.m. In the meantime, the temporary rudder was being made, and on Friday evening, at 5 o'clock, I stopped the screw engines and launched the temporary rudder, in doing which one of the hawsers fouled the propeller, which gave considerable trouble to clear it. Having done so we dropped it astern, and it assisted considerably in keeping the ship's head to the wind. At midnight we hove her to under the trysails, with engines stopped. Next day (Satur day) the wind and sea were decreasing, but the ship continued to roll fearfully, carrying away some of the internal fittings at almost every roll. During this time the ship was drifting about 11 kno t s per hour to the southward. On Sunday, the 15th, at 5 p.m., having completed the steering gear, we set on a head half speed, and, having found the gear to answer, at 6 set on at full speed. On. Tuesday, the 17th, at 9.30, ship steering badly, stopped the engines off the Old Head of Kinsale, found that the shackle had slipped round, causing the loss of leverage on the rudder one way. At 4 p.m, got this put to rights, and 5 30 p.m. arrived off Cork harbour, where we came to an anchor to wait tide. On Wednesday, the 18th, at 9 a.m. hove up anchor, and assisted by four tugs, tried to enter the harbour, but in consequence of the strong breeze failed to do so. Came to an anchor, and tried it again at 5 30 p.m., and, not succeeding, came to an. anchor at 830 p.m. On Thursday, the 19th, it blowing very strong, and with falling barometer, I deemed it advisable to proceed to sea till the weather moderated ; and on Friday, at 8 30 am., returned and anchored in Queenstown, having been 36 miles off the land all night. I think it right to take this public opportunity of thanking the captain of the brig Magnet for his prompt tender of service ; and at the same time would say that this unfortunate accident arose from an imperfect welding of the rudder shaft, which could not have been foreseen.,'% , —Liverpool ir ercury. 8. memb er Princess Ca:inpello, was entering the th ea t re at Rome of the Bonaparte familY , It is said that the the other day, with her brother-in-law, the Prince Musig. nano, when a bouquet which she h e ld i n her hand was snatched from her by a sbirro, under the pretext that the flowers formed a yicolour. hisrtnce Campello was highly a nt at this insult to Wife, and upon the instruo indign tions of M. Thouvenel, the Marquis de Lavalette has, it is said, asked the R9llllll Vvierlitc,ezAt ter cxplanations. LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE. The half-yearly meeting was held yesterday at Manchester, Mr. G. Wilson in the chair. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, adverted to the decrease in earnings during the past half-year, which had amounted to £7,000 in passengers and £41,000 in goods. In consequence of the present falling off in traffic of other descrip tions, the directors were now paying particular attention to the development of mineral traffic. Negotiations had been proceeding for a long time between this Board and the London and North- Western, and were, he believed, completed, which would enable this company to reduce very con siderably their working expenses. (Hear, hear.) Although their earnings from goods traffic had so much diminished, this company had carried during the half-year 52,000 tons more than in the corres ponding period of last year. When the balance of trade was restored between this country and Ame rica, he had no doubt the goods traffic of this com, parry would recover itself likewise. He still in clined to the opinion that the cost of relaying the permanent way would in future be lessened, though in the past half-year it had increased. In refer ence to the proposed Shawforth line, he did not know that he could advance any rea sons in its favour—(laughter)—further than those he had the opportunity of giving 12 months ago. He did not disguise the fact that it was a costly line, the estimate being £40,000 per mile but it would pass through a district likely to be as productive as was the Bacup Valley (excepting the town of Bacup), and £40,000 of the proposed ex penditure (£200,000) was to enable the company to give the tow n of Rochdale the improved station which had been so long called for. The only other bill promoted by the company this session was for a line near Doncaster, through Goole to the North- Eastern Railway near Hull. In competition with this there was a line promoted by independent parties from Askerne to Hull, and also the respec tive schemes of the North-Eastern and Sheffield Companies. • Mr. DUGDALE seconded the motion. Mr. T. FIELDEN strongly opposed the Shawforth line, and expressed his astonishment that the direc tors could have " the face" to bring forward again a scheme which the shareholders had so decidedly rejected. He moved, as an amendment, that the clauses in the report relating to the Shawforth line be struck out. Mr. HODGSON seconded the amendment. Mr. ROBERTS recommended the directors to with draw the Shawforth scheme. Mr. BLACKLOCK (director) said that no one who voted for the report would be committed to support the Shawforth scheme as the directors had intended to make that the subject of a distinct resclution. (Hear, hear.) He believed that, if this company did not make the branch referred ta, their adversary the Sheffield - Company would occupy the district, and abstract from them a great deal more traffic than would pay the interest on the money for the construction of the line. Mr. GRUNDY (the solicitor to the company), to meet the apparent desire on both sides that the report might be adopted independent of all refe rence to the Shawforth scheme, suggested the addi tion to the chairman's motion of the words, " Ex cept the subject of the Shawforth branch, which will be brought forward in a separate motion." This modification was agreed to by the Chair man, and Mr. Fielden withdrew his amendment. Mr. J. FIELDEN moved as an amendment, to the effect that the meeting regretted that it could not express its entire satisfaction with the statement of accounts. Mr. KNOTT seconded the amendment. The CHAIRMAN having replied, The amendment vi as negatived, and the resolu tion (as modified) adopting the report was passed by a large majority. The guaranteed and preference dividends were then declared, and also a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum on the ordinary stock. The retiring directors were re-elected. The CHAIRMAN then moved, aad Mr. R A DCLIFFE seconded, a resolution authorising the directors, if they saw fit, to make the Shawforth branch. Mr. S. FIELDEN and Mr. MARSHALL (directors) spoke against the Shawforth scheme. The CHAIRMAN put the resolution, which on a show of hands was declared to be negatived by a majority of 32 to 29. Mr. RADCLIFFE demanded a poll. Mr. T. FIELDEN said he had received a proxy which was against the board, but he protested against proxies being used. The CHAIRMAN asked the opponents to name a scrutineer. Several objected. Mr. Rose and Mr. Lever were ultimatelyappointed. Resolutions were then carried giving the directors power to oppose other schemes in Parliament where this company's interests would be compromised; giving the Board power to support the Doncaster and Goole line, and re-appointing Mr. Wrigley as auditor. NORTH LONDON. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the Euston Station ; Mr. Blake in the chair. Mr. Chubb, the secretary, read the minutes of the last meeting, which were confirmed. The report, an abstract of which has appeared in the Sun was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said he wished to allude to a paragraph therein, as to the retirement of Mr. J. Scott fro m the chair. It was well known that he had occu p ied the position of chairman to the company for 15 or 16 years, but during the last year he had felt his health giving way, and thought retirement from those active duties was requisite to restore hi s health, but he would remain at the Board and they would still have the advantage o f hi s experience and advice. He (the chairman) thought he might congratulate the s h are h o ld ers upon having a div idend the at same theraatse at t f th s-1 pe cent. per annum, b eing cor responding period of last year. Great attention to economy i n working the tra ffi c had been ex ercised in i . the locomotive an d o th er depart ments, and reductions in the expenditure had been made. Their receipts sh owe d an i ncrease , an d w hen they considered the depression of trade it must be gratifying to the proprietors that they were not only able to keep up the rece i p t s 'b u t a l so th e divi dend. There was one item in their accounts, he re gretted to see, it was for compensation in respect of the lamentable accident that had occurred on the Hampstead Junction line. There were some grave doubts as to the liability, and he thought the direc tors did the best they could in coming to an amicable arrangement with the London and North- Western to bear a certain share of the expenses. All that had been paid on that acc3unt had been charged to revenue, and he had no reason to appr o. /lend that their dividends would be affected to any 7*, R