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ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION. —The Conn - niti - ce of this Instltutioq earnestly appeal t) tie public for -c-'^' ape • to aid them to meet the present funds of the Society . c:eman 011 the TTIO7,TA3 BA.1111 . “1-, Chairn v 7 . -1. Cct. 21, 1559. n- 10 : 11 A-S CLEAP3I - „A. Lepu Ch airman. Contriburons will rec;;lved and Co. ; Henries ana Co.; colitis ;.„7,1 Co. ; ar,d at the °AL:, of the Institution 1,1,J-oh-a -street, ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE, Leicester-square. AIcnOLLUAI'S (Ire d SATURDAY (This Day)._ the Grand Spectacle en titled the " FLITCH OF BACON- or, DUNAIOI I 7 IN 1751," will be repe a t e d . Two performances daily, at 2, and talc- P 7..' The ATorninz Perlormance is e,;y2ciaTly rccom Mended. Box-office open daily from 10 till 3. A RGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-qrcet, I - Piccadilly. —These elc ,- ant rooms ere rot - open for the Winter Season for Promenade Concerts, with the celebrated? Arzyll Band, conducted by Mons. A. Lamotte ; nrinopal cornet-a-pi4on, LL. Boulcourt. Danciut at 10 o'clock. Doors Open at 8, commence at halt-past. Admission, Is. . _ TILE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, High Nolborn, RE-OPENED for the SEASON.—This esta blishment, pre-eminently distinguished for the elegan:T and matchless beauty of its decorations, combined•with the lEerfectionot its manamement, is OPEN EVERY EVENING. tir eat alterations an d i m p rovemen t s h ave b een made during tho recess, and nothing has been left uud:,no that corild en hance the beauty of the place, or increase the comfort of the visitors. Doors open at half-past 8; overture at 9; closing at 12 punctually. Admission is. Notice —The GRAND TEAL MASQUE is filed for Tfluns- DAY, Nov. 3, by special desire. O UR DISASTER IN ClTlNA.—England and France must be avenged—War is. certain—Do not delay 7.7ava1l yourself at once ot the recent importations 'Attie Ea!it indla Tea Company Black, Green, or Mixed Tea may still be hail in 61b bags, .at • 2a. 4,1. per lb.—Warehouses, t, Great St. Helen's Churcyard, Bishopsgate. VINEGAR. P tronisd by her Majesty's „,, Government.—CONDY'S l' AT ENT rimE CONCIEN ,v,ATED MALT VlNEGAR.—Families, by using this de acious Vinegar, insure purity, and ca'ect savin9, - of 50 per vnt See Report of Dr. Letheby, City Officer of Health ; Dr. Bass See of the "Lancet" Commission, and others. Sold by Rinn - Trade, in bottles labelled and capsuled. Wholesale, G 3, William -street, London-bridge,kC.—Six Quart Sample gent free to any Railway for Si. GI ORNAMENTS f 0)..• the Drawing-room, Library, and Dinimr-room, consistine7 of a new and elersnt Itassortment of VASES, Figures, - Groups, Candlesticks, Obe akk Inks baseau ful i nlaid Tablo, Paperweights, &a., n Italian Aer, Marble, Bronz:", Del,bvshire Spar, &c. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her Majesty, 149, Strand, London, W.C. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SUELLS, MINALS, and FOSSILS, which will 0-reatly facilitate the Inter EResting study of MINERALOGY, CONCIIOLOGY, and GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 pliineas each. PRACTICAL, INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE RALOGY is fr,iven by Mr. TENNANT, at 119, Strand. GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH, USED IN TIIE ROYAL LAUNDRY, lain ? R I M/UNCUT) UY HER MAJESTY'S LAUNDRESS to he THE FINEST STARCH SHE EVER USED. wnr,N YOU ASH FOR GLEN FIELD PATENT STARCH, SEE THAT YOU HET IT, As inferior kinds arc often substituted. - Sold by all Chandlers, Grocers, &c., &c. WOTHERSPOON & - CO., GLASGOW" AND LONDON TRULY EFFICACIOUS and MILD.— pr. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER, PILLS, prepared Leout any Mercurial Ingredient, from the recipe et Dr. 7cott, of B romley, Kent. These Pills will be found invaluable to l all Wh o suffer from bilious and liver complaints, inßiges ' nn, wind, spasms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, &c. For Ilabitual costiveness, and as a family aperient medicine, they trc truly excellent ; mild in their operation and grateful to rhe n stomach, they create appetite, promote digestion, and 11eg then the whole nervous system. Sold by most druggists, boxes, Is. lid., and 2s. Od. each. Be sure to ask for Dr. beOtt' 8 Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square gree n Package, with "W. Lambert, 23, Jermyn-street," en graved on the Government stamp. • MEDICAL FRIEND AND MARTLIA.GE GUIDE. To THE NERVOUS AND DEBTLITATED. —Sent free on re e k ipt o f t wo s t amps , f or postage, Dr. RAPKEY,27, Alfred-place , , Bed Cord-square, London, "'• "THE GUIDE TO SELF-CUI IE." " The first man of the day in these compliints."—Medical ltevi ew. " Those about entering, the Matriage State should peruse the Author's invaluable little work, as the advic , , , , he g,ives on health and disease reflects much credit upon him as a sound medical philosopher."—Critic. " The true Guide to those who desire a speedy and'private CUre."—University Magazine. " The NEW AMERICAN DISCOVERX' demonstrates the absurdity of the English mode of treating such com plaints, will prove a blessing to the afflicted, who may safely and easily regain pristine health by adopting the means pre sented."—Evening Star. CAUTION.—As a duty due to the profession and the public ventrally, Dr. Rapkey advises all persons having doubts of the legal qualifications of their medical. attendant, Or parties whom they may be about consulting, to procure from the Royal College of Surgeons, London, theolllcial List of Revlstered Memb?rs, price 13., or Dr. R. will, on receip , of the price in stamns, gladly assist and protect the afflicted public by forwarding the same. SIGHT AND HEARING.—SPECTACLES.— P POWERFUL TELRSCOI'ES.—OPERA, RACE, and feRSPECTIVE GLASSES. Messrs. S. and B. Solo -I"ns, Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe and the York Hotel, W.—Opera, I:ace-course, ;nu general Ont•door Day and Night Perspective Glasses, very sinall for the waistcoat pocket, each centaining le and 18 l enses, constructed of German glass. Will show distinctly Person s to know them at two-and-a-half and three M ti a n object from eight to ten miles distant. Her 'ettelesty's in ast Guards are making use of them as day and night glasees It preference to all others ; they are also preferred liar deer- stalking by sportsmen, gentlemen, and gamekeepers. Tele an)°, 3 4 inches long, by which a person may be clearly seen t ee known at 34 miles, and an. oblecteat 1.2 to 14 milet, die_ moon's, and w:th an extra astronomical eye-pleae, Threter's e -°11 • 8 , Saturn's rings and the double stars are distinctly Loth l'en• All the above can be had of larger and all sizes, with riLetb rs powers, and are secured be her Majesty's Royal , Patent. The Royal Exhibition,,lSsl. A valuable, eireY - Invented, very small, powerfal Waist e,oat-pocket Kss, the size of a walnut, by which a person can be an swer and known one and a half mile distant. They an 'sr every purpose on the Race-course and at the Opera houses, Country scenery and ships are clearly seen at four It mike. They are in:aluable for shooting, deer transking, YaChtlricr. to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, tourists. Pr - ice 30s.—Spectacie Lenses of the greatest Evention is h i Parent power. The °Teat adyantwee &Heed from this , that vision becoming impaired is preserved and tl'lreetnerthened, and very weed persons are enabled to employ ": Right at the most minute occupation--can see with those lensesre quire °I a much less magnifying power, and they do not the frequent changes to the dangerous effects of further rwerful assistance. Persons can be suited at the most ayes" part of the world andd one of the glasses out of ey sPectaeles in a letter, stating the distance from the t - the y can read small print with it, and those who have Wevrniade use of spectacles by stating their age. Deafriess,— p oere Th scevery.—The Organic Vibrator, an extraordinerily ni..rfully small newly-invented instrument for Deafness, ki nc ie t l i ir different from all others, surpasses anything of the of the at has been, or probably ever can he, produced. Being de a f e B anle colour as the skin, is not perceptible. It enables blies"nns to hear distinctly at church and at public the ` la ;_the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in ears o e e ,%l l. elY removed, and it affords all the assistance that bb s ' e Y could be ~lesired.-39, Alberaarle-street, • ' r ve -- eleposite the York Hotel, W 3 . GREAT MARLTIOUOUGH-STREET, W., NEAR Tim PANTHEON. D e Tt o . iie e ge U o T t X sti E r,, R . WELL, Member of the Royal ,eons Licentiate of Midwifery, and Apo iati.ecaries' Hall, London, can be consulted daily (only) 113 Lo bo of on all cases of Nery.ms Debility. Lfmrnor, Incapacity, of bo fct Memory, Sterility, and all Functional Deran.fr,clnents indul gences, Sexes, emanating : from early and excessive Bas Just published, price ls. ; by post, 13 stamps, 18 sealed, No. 4, An entire new and orininal Work, entitled OURSELVES. • RV rto PAls : Tbef Disease fund Anatomy of our Generation A l de Orizin o at t, —Symptoms, Tremen and Ca re. so an Exposition of, and Remedy for, all Urinary Derange merits and Marital Disqualifications, Tho MALE. Modern tent of yphilis, Stricture, orrhazi a ,Qorrhe t a), Sp reat erma m torrhrea S , T.rnpotency, and all Wenn Diseases of p"e Urinary Organs, with Prescriptions, &c. Th - FEMALE. e l'hysioloza and Anatomy of Womm- Functional Tr .marities in 11.: , ,altit an.] Sickness—Choice in Marriage— Expectancles and Disappointments—The Cause and tietnoval of Sterility—The Theory and Symptoms of esta or —Use of the Speculum, and the securing of Healthy -B P ri ng• Also, No. 1. HEALTH, HAPPINESS, and LONGEVITY; Debility, N er vousness, Dyspepsia, and Indigestion, N. 2. • LOVE AND MARRIAGE:Their Obliaations, Happiness, and Disappointments ; Love "Q other Matches. Sterility Removed, and Healthy Off- ' ▪ Pring secured. ------- THE CASE BOON : P rhel 100 Cases of SPD:RNTA.TORRIV EN, e u r ‘ Canses, Svmptoms, and Treatment , Confessions", ant , ' e 0 3 7 Cauterisations . Galvanism, &a. &e. To be had of 3rann. 31, Cornhill ; anal ,s_ntbora. Advice to the Workitvg• Classes, lee Half-a-Guinea. bn BARRY'S REVALF,NTA ATtABTCA r ,, - _ CTIOCOLATE POWDER Contains the ;greatest ~_,?unt of easily assimilated nourishment for streniztlienin Chestpersons children, and infants with weak stomachs, b r t2,9 1 ' nr;Tves,' and, at, 3-pence per meal. a ffbrds a delicious thZaluast, lunch, or 'supper. Tt is the best dietetic homrepa -1) e Preparaon . , and aybe eaten ttl I t.tetice,ißs._., 121 b., e....ter alone or mixed with 4 Barryt s Tievalenta A rabica vooa. Admirably adapted to te ar kl , rnfants with. In Tins at ls. 6(.1 :-lib., 35.; 21b., is. 9d.: 2591. The 121 b. forwarded_c:trrine _fr , e o, e, , on E . , PL , t Post-office order. Du Parry and Co., 7 . he_rnt ct, London ; and through all Grocers and Chemists:l: NO MORE MEDICME 111 1- 1 ,,,,J.. RA..tlrir'S DET,TCTOUS ITEAT3II- RESTORING !io n ' ''• LE NITA ARABICA FOOD Cures eirectually indiges bilg'YsßePsia), constipation, flatulency, pliletTmoiervonsness, ri i , - "•sneß g, liver complaints, hysteria, neuralgia, sleepless hi°, acidity, palpitation. heartburn, eruptions, impurities, . r tability, low spirits, diarrhoea, dysentery, hemorrhoids, Ileadaebe nolg , • . the I.' —1 'l. ears, debility, diabetes, Tutin,o. ,*, -c , - in ,,,,. an, tits, couqh, Ti ,, • between the shoulders, despondency, cramps, spasms, "Isea, and sickness (during pregnancy or at sea% sinking asthma, bronchitis, c-Iserinti^ l also Children's • ' nl)l V.x n t t r s act a ' few " out of 50:000 e:pre ' s ' sl i- ejo ' t g•rati tude from ilvilvalida thus cured : Cure No. 1.771. Lord Stuart. de Decies of d "3' Years' dyspepsia. Cure No. 49,812. " Fifty years' in 2scribable agony from (ly:Tepsia, nervousness, asthma, ) 11 0 1 , Comtipation, flatulency; spasms. sickness at the s tomach and vomiting, hive been removed by Du Barry' s `' lu ellent hood," Maria Jol% Cure No. M o. 53,815. Field ar !'l all the Duke of Pluskow, - of dvsnopsia, constioation, ner yousties3 and liver complaints which had res i s ted all baths and medical treatment. Cure No. 47,12 1 . Miss Elizabeth ac "hs, of extreme nervousness, inclia,stion, cratlierin2 - ,s, low tip fare, and nervous fancies. Cure No. 1Q,2141. Dr. Andrew ,e, of constipation, dyspepsia, and nervon -• irritability. Cure Vi. 11,210, D r . Shorland, of dropsy and dtbil;ty. Cure No. .. i r ; , V 2 Captain Allan, of epileptic tits. Cure No. 36,11 8 . Rev. Zr. Minster, of cramps , spasm= and daily vomitinc , s. Cure No. t;. , ( 1 8. Dr.liervey, of diarrhrea and debility. Cure:NT°. 2c),(125. Dr. tv urtzerof consumption. Cure N 0.441.276. Mr. James Itoherts. Merchant, Friml ey, Surrey, of 30 v ears' diseased. ' un c , s. spitting of blood, liver dera up:el:tent, partial deafness. Cure N'o. 4,208, , . l':iglit years' dyspepsia, nervousness, debility, with cramps spasms, and nausea,hayo been effectually cured by Du Ilarry' b __ealth-restorin , Food. Vey. John W. Flavell, Itidilnodon 4we A t°rY,Norfolk."—Cnre No. 1,306. of thirteen years' cough I,, l:vstion, and general debility. James Porter, &thol-street, met, feria. Sold in canisters, 11b. 2s. 9,1. ; 21 b. 4 s. 50 . ; 121 b. 225 • b uper refined quality, Mb. 2'ts. : 101 b. Vs. The 101 b. and 121. V. C anisters are forwarded carriage tree, en re , , , eipt of Post-office troller. Barry Do Barry and Co., 77, 12,^gc;nt-streetl London ; Fortnum, Mason, and Co., pnrreyors to her ya,,esty, 132, rapmde; netadilly ; also at 00, (lracechureb-street ; 540, strand; 4, 49 and GO, Itishopse•ate-street ; 105 and` 3, ON ford iq,%"t i 85 , Tottenham-court-road ; also . in Lierpool, at ja"ii, 1, Castle-street : Leeds, Reinhardt and Co. ; Dublin, . c ,,r.. Butler, Aledival Mill; 17 onchesterl Sharp and-Scott ''' al ablugh, Rainies and Co 21,M. P BIACA.TIO NS. - Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., H E QUEEN OF HEARTS, By WILKIE COLLINS. " The story of The Queen of Hearts' Is full of life and freshness."—John Bull. " Mr. - Wilkie Collins is both r.n orWnal and a powerful writer. Ile has already made his reputation, else this work alone would place him at once in the foremost rank of our modern novelists.'7—Messenga r. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Price 55., elegantly bound, and illustrated, JOHN HALIFAX, GENTLEMAN, forming a VOLUME of UII ST and BLAC KETT'S STANDARD LIBRARY of CHEAP EDITIONS of POPULAR MODERN Also, by the same Author, 55., bound and illustrated, A WOMAN'S THOUGHTS ABOUT WOM.EN.. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. In crown Bro, 2s. Cd., with Portrait of Lord George Benthick, TIE BYE-LANES :ind DOWNS of ENGLAND. With Turf ;'ernes and Characters. By SYLVAN S. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. ROUTLEDGE'S CHEA LITERATURE—NEW VOLUMES. Price 2s. boards, or 2s. Gd. cloth, F HE LEGENDS OF THE BLACK WATCH. By JAMES GRANT, Author of The - Romance of War." • Price ls. Gd. each, hoards, MUll DER WILL OUT. By the Author of "The Colonel," " Perils of Fashion." ECHOES FROM THE BACKWOODS. By Sir RICHARD LEVINGE, Bart. With Illustrations.. BRITISH COLUMBIA AND VANCOUVER'S ISLAND, including St. JUAN'S ISLAND. By HAzt,rPT. With a 3Lip, Trice One Shilling, cloth boards, • • THE TRICKS of TRADE in the ADULTERATION of FOOD•and PHYSIC. London: Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, Farringdon street. BY W. A. HOLDSWORTH, BARRISTER-AT-LACY. In Post Bvo, price 2s. Gd. cloth, T I - IF, HANDY BOOK OF PARISH LAW. -. By the Author of " The Law of Landlord and Tenant," &c. Plain and practically written, this volume is essential to all Ratepayers, Overseers, Churchwardens, and Guardians of the Poor. London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, Farrringdon street. THE QUARTERLY REVIEW, No. CCXII., is Published THIS DAY. CONTENTS. T. Architecture of all Countries, 11. Progress of New Zealand. lii. Geography and Biography of the Bible. IV. Strikes, and their effect on the Working Classes. V. The Order• of Nature—Baden Powell. VI. Farm Weeds. VII. Tennyson's Poems. VIII. Orchard Houses. IX. The Thrpe Bills of Parliamentary Reform. John Murray, Albemarle-street. Now ready, 160 pages, Crown Bvo, price Gd., sent free by post for Six. stamps, THORLEY'S FARMERS'. ALMANACK for isGo. •To this first-class A]manack a prominent pl'ce is given to all matters connected with Agriculture, snore especially improvement in the Breeding, Feeding, and Ma nagement of Live Stock. Amongst other Articles of interest will be found—Farmers' Memoranda for each Mont h—Catt!e food M,citinery --Steam Culture -Steam Carta , e— Cattle Cookery and Veterinary Science—Chemistry of Cattle Food —Adulteration of Seeds; Barley-meal and Cake—Concluding Memoranda —Agricultural Societies—Fairs and Markets in England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Mass, London : Published by JOSEPH TIIOTILEY, 77, New gate-street (E.C.); and . may be had of all his authorised Agents for the sale of " THORLEY'S FOOD POE. CATTLE." The Fourth Edition. Just Published, Svo, in cloth, 'price ss. by post free, ss. CA. ON TRUE and FA LSE SPERMATORRMEA ; with the View to the Correction a wide-spread Errors in relation to the Treatment and Cure of Sufferers from De bility of the Generative system, or Sexual Hypochrondriasis. Translated from the German of Dr. PICKFORD. " Dr. Pieldord is known to En.glish readers by his frequent practical contributions to German medical literature. This is the first time, he informs us, that he has addressed himself to the non-medical reader. We trust that this may not be the last, if he shall detect any other equally flagrant evil winch it may be in his power to correct."--London Medical Gazette. " The editor has conferred a great boon on little n the suffehoo rer. k, ..! from this distressing malady by t ra nslating and by laying, bare the scandalous practices of unqualified adventurers, who profess to cure a disease of which they know nothing . , with no other object than to fill their own purses. The difference between tree Spermatorrhma and the various forms of disease which resemble it arc accurately de scribed, and thus a safe !-wide is offered for the treatment of the malady."—Medical Circular. " We have delayed RD long upon the contents of the preli minary chapter, that we have scarcely left onrzelves s p ace for any notice of the subject specially treated of by Dr. rid:ford hat the moderato price at which the 'brochure' is s old, p into, it. thin t.ll , reach of every, one interested in the _matter.' '— DulAity Medical litres. • London IT. Maniere, 219, Regent-street. '311.. {OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road Treasurer—Edw9.rd Masterman, Esq. During the pest year (18?8) 40,403 received the benefits . 01 his Charity, either as Out or in door patients ; and since its onuclation to 31st Detember, 1858, the number relieved was tpwards of 619,000. The Committee entreat AID to enable them to continue his great work of charity. STANFORD S. SMITH, Sec. TTII4I,SECRET GUIDE fr o HEAT TH AND HAPPINESS. A MEDICAL WORK. ILy a Phy sician. Post tree, on receipt of six penny stamps, sent by MESNCUC, direct from No. 10, llerners-street, Oxford street, London. illustrated with 100 erurravings. • It gives instructions for the perfect reiteration of those who are pre vented by impedimenta from entering into the married state, also showing the dresdtnl results from early abuse, gonor rhoea and syphilis, and the benefits arising from the chemical tests and the examination of the spermatozoa by the newly constructed microscope, with powerful lenses, and contain ing a valuable prescription of lotion to prevent infection. DISCO` NEW AND IMPORTANT DTSC'OVERY IN THE SCIENCE OF MEDICINE. Patent °Mee Seal of Great Britain. Diplome de l'Ecole do - Pharmacie Pharmacies de Paris. Imperial College of Me dicine, Vienna The Patentee has confided the preparation of these Medi cines to a Physician of the Royal 'University of Erlangen, and Member of the Royal CzAlege of Surgeons of England (who is registered under the New Medical Act) and attends daily at No. 19, Berners-street , Oxford -atreet, London, be tween the hours of 11 and 2, and from 5 till B.(Sundays ex cepted), in order to advise Patients on their Diseases and Treatment, and thus add to the speedy certainty of Cure. 'PIiIESEM AR Nos. 1,2, and 3, prepared in the form of a lozenr.e.. devoid of taste or smell, and can be carried in the waistcxtt pocket. Sold in tin cases, divided into separate doses, adapted for both sexes. ONE HUNDRED POUNDS REWARD ON • CONVICTION. The fearful dangers to invalids from spurious imitations of DU B ARRY's invaluable IfEA LT EST() RING RE VA LENTA. ARABICA FOOD led to an investigation, and, upon application in 1851 for protection, the high Court of Chancery granted an injunction restraining Alfred Hooper Nevill, and-his agents, under a penalty of £5,000, from selling any article resembling or being a colourable imitaion of Barry's Revalenta Arablea„ of which we are the sole pro prietors. Now, therefore, this is to give notice that the above reward will be paid, upon conviction, to anyone giving infor mation of any breach of the injunction. An intelligent public requires no admonition to shun all shopkeepers who may attempt impositions. London: WARILY BARRY & CO, fl 110 RE SICKT.Y.,OI2 ILL-CONDITIONED HORSES OR OTHER CATTLE. RAREY'S HORSE and CATTT.E-DIPROVING FOOD restores the efficiency, vigour, endurance; and muscle of ill conditioned or apparently worn-out Horses, Cows, Bul locks, Calves, Sheep, and Pigs. In a short time it improves their appearance and value by 20 and 30 per cent. RAREY and Co., 77, Regent's Quadrant, London. In tins at 35., at (is., at lls. ; in casks, of about 450 feeds, 50s. ; of about 1,000 feeds, £5, beW.', about lid. per iced. Forwarded an receipt of Post-office orders. The - casks - free 1 carriage. NO MORE MEDICINE Price 2d., free by post, a popular treatise, sixty-four rages, illy, NATURAL REGENERATION of the DIGESTIVE ORGANS, practically illustrating the effectual Cure, without Medicine, of Indigestion (dyspepsia), habitual Constipation, Flatulency Acidity, Palpitation of the Heart, Torpidity of the Liver, bilons Headaches, Nervousness, Biliousness, General Debi lity, Cough, Asthma, Consumption, Despondency, Spleen, without Pills, Purgatives, or Medicine of :Inv kind, by a simple, pleasant, and infallible means; adapted to Um general •ea4ler. I.ondon : lia7ry Du Barry & Co. 77, Regent-street. GENERAL CHAN GA RN I Ea.—A distress n g ineid et. has marked the arrival of Gen. Chan,'mrnier,m Burgundy. Sh or tly after his return to Autundre signifie4 to a man ser vant, whom he had had in his service for scisne time, that be must seek another place. The man made no reply, went through his duties regularly during the day, and then with drds,r, seemingly to rest, as usual. The next day he was 'found dead in his room, having hanged himself front a nail in the wall. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Mr. Benson, Ludgate-hill, has just published a new illustrated pamphlet on watches (free by post for two stamps). It should be read by all who are about buying a watch, as it contains prices and important information as to—What watch to buy I where to buy it ! and how to use it ! AnvEnTrs•EmENT.l—Nolhing can be more interesting tlitn the numerous extraordinary cures without medicine of indigcstion(dyspapsia), flatulency, constipation, nervous, bilious, and liver complaints, cough, asthma, consti pation, and debility effected by Da Barry's delicious Health -restoring Reva l en ta Arabica ber Food 3. 18 We give a few :—" 'Winchester Decem, 47. Gentlemen,—l am happy to be Ale to inform you that the person for whom your lte valenta was procured has derived very great benefit from its use ; distressiwi symptoms of dropsy, dyspepsia, and constipation ot long stAd ing have been removed, and a feeling of restored health. induced Having witnessed the beneficial ellets the above mentioned case, I can with confi dence recommend it, &e., &c. John Shetland, late surgeon, 91th liegment."—Cure No. 45,314: Miss Elizabeth Yeo man, Gateacro, n ear Liverpool—A cu re of ten years' dys • pepia, and all C the horrors of nervo us irritability.-- No. 46,814 —Mr. Sarni Laxton, Leicester , of two y ears diar rhoea.— Cure No. 52,619 —The Dowager Countess of castle in many years n ervous irritability,bile,and gestion. in tins, at Is. 6d. ; Ilb., 3s. ; 21b., ss. 9d.; 51b., 125.; 121 b., 265. The 101 b. and 121 b. tins carriage free, on receipt of post office order. Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, London Fortnum, Mason, and Co., 182, Piccadilly; Abbis, 6 0 , Grecechnrch-street ; 4, Cheapside ; 63, and 150, Oxfor . 333 and 451, Strand •,49 and 60, Bishopigato atrtiet ; 85, Tottenham-court -read. Also at Dublin. Scott; at Bewley and Draper ; Edinburet, Raimes and Co. ; at Liverpool, Nixon and Thew; at Manchester, Sharp and York, lizithes, Blanchard, and Co. ; at South• arakton, Randal!: and -Bon, ~ trc (Cheer s.) General PEEL, in acknowledging the toast, said —I think it my duty, as the senior officer present, to return thanks for the compliment which has just been - paid to the united services. I perceive from the newspapers that at the St. Neot's Agricultural Society the chairman stated that, in consequence of the multiplicity of toasts, it was proposed to omit the Army and Navy. I rejoice exceedingly, how ever, that that was not done, for I . can safely say that there never was a period in the history of this country in which the army and navy more deserved the admiration and gratitude of their fellow-sub jects than the present ; there never was a moment when the efficiency of those services was of more vital importance. (Cheers.) .I shall not break through that salutary rule which forbids the in troduction of political or party subjects upon this occasion. It would be difficult, indeed, to intro duce politics l connection with the present toast, because the army and navy, as soldiers and sailors, are of no politics. - As individuals, they have of course a perfect right to entertain and to express their sentiments on proper occasions ; but as the army and the navy they know no party but the Queen and their country. (Cheers.) To do their duty to them is their highest ambition, and the acknowledgment upon occasions like the present that they have done so is their highest reward. But not only should soldiers and sailors have no ' politics, but I think that the great matters of peace and war, in which the services of the army and navy are engaged, should never be made a mere party question, even by those whose profession is that of politic). (Hear, hear.) We are all actuated by one motive, and our sole desire is to secure the blessings of peace, and to maintain our country in that high position among nations which it has hitherto held. I am delighted to think that the country has expressed, in a manner which no Government can misinterpret, their perfect deter mination not to interfere in. any way with the affairs of the continent ; for whilst we take care, properly to secure ourselves, we have no occasion to enter into any disputes about matters which do not concern us. I trust that the measures which Lord Derby's Government took to strengthen the defences of the country by sea and land have met with general approbation, and as they are being vigorously carried out by our successors I hope that they Will prove successful and permanent. I trust that we shall have no more of those occasional in vasion panics which from time to time " fright the isle from its propriety." Do not think for a moment that I underrate the danger, for I cannot conceal from myself, and I will not conceal from you, that, the introduction of steam and railroads has mite= rially affected the security which- this country formerly derived from her insular position. Large bodies of troops may now be suddenly collected and suddenly landed upon any part of the coast, and it is the universal opinion of all the great military and naval authorities of this country that we should al-- ways be prepared to meet such an emergency (cheers). That preparation must consist in maintaining the fleet in such a state as to be perfectly able to cope with any fleet that may be opposed to us. We must also be prepared to meet an enemy landing with force sufficient in the first instance to cheek them until we can call out our reserves. Those reserves naturally consist of the militia of the country. Of that militia I cannot speak too highly, for to them, when I was Secretary of State for War, I was in debted for the means of employing the regular army to an extent which I could not otherwise have done. We must also depend upon those volunteers whose zeal and exertions in the matter of drill arc beyond all praise. Without previous drill their bravery and zeal would be thrown away. There is not the slight est doubt that if England were invaded the whole country would rise like one man to defend it. Where is the coward who would not dare to fight for such a land. (Loud cheers) ? But, as I have said, without previous drill all volunteering efforts would be use less. I would, therefore, urge upon every county to keep up its militia, if possible, to the full quota, and where volunteer corps exist to do everything in its power to maintain them. If those steps are carried out depend upon it you need have no fear of an invasion. In a country like this occasional difficul ties must occur. An Indian difficulty has just been overcome. We have now a Chinese difficulty on hand ; but for the good sense and forbearance of Governor Douglas we should have had an Ame rican difficulty also. The only way to prevent these occurrences is to be always prepared to meet them. There are other questions connected with the army which, considering the official position which I have held, I should be happy to touch upon, if it jJe the general wish of the meeting. (Cheers.) Next, then, to the efficiency of the army, probably that which concerns you most is the expense of the army. I have seen it stated at agricultural meetings, and elsewhere, that we have very little indeed to show for our money. The estimates, I acknowledge, are very large ; and I perfectly admit that, so far as large standing armies are concerned, it is impossi ble that we should ever compete with the great continental military nations, because our men are raised by voluntary enlistment, whilst theirs are raised by conscription. But when we are asked what we have got to show for our money, it Must be remembered that we have an empire on which the sun never sets; that we have posses sions and colonies in every part of the globe; and that the ships. and troops are required to protect them. It is impossible, therefore, scattered as those troops are, to show any vast number in any one spot ; but Sir Erskine Perry, when •he spoke upon this subject, being 'acquainted with India, might have recollected that that country was saved by the aid of 100,000 of her Majesty's troops, whilst we had at the same t;me 100,000 in this country, and 42,000 in the colonies. So also with regard to military works and barracks ; you see very little of them, yet the expense is enormous. No person could have entered into the army estimates with a greater determination to cut them down to the lowest possible point, consistently with their per fect• efficiency, than I did; but I rose from their consideration with the most perfect conviction that, instead of asking too much from the House of Commons, I could have spent a great deal more with advantage to the co untry. 1 was, indeed, obliged to postpone ninny works which would have proved economical and highly benefi cial. Under these circumstances I cannot hold out to you any hope that either the present or any future Secretary of State will have it in his power greatly to reduce the army estimates ; for if you intend to maintain yourselves in perfect security you must keep up the army to its present strength. I must say that when I was Secretary of State I never met with the slightest check from Parliament in granting , any money which was abso:utely ne cessary for the country, and I was always most graeful for the manner in which the House of Com mons voted money for the services both of the army a nd navy.. Another point on NS hick I wish to touch is the control which Parliament has over the money that has been voted by Parliament ; and here I would remark upon a speech which was made by Mr. Bright at Wakefield. [A voice ;He has nothing to do with us.] I only wish to do so in order that I may disabuse the public mind upon an important question. (Hear.) Mr. Bright stated at that meeting that over the money voted by Parlia ment for the armyrarlia.ment had little or no entrol. Ile stated that the Horse Guards, who spent the Hotel. The usual loyal and patriotic toasts having been disposed of, The CHAIRMAN proposed " The Health of Lord Lyveden," which was received with enthusiastic cheering. Lord LYVEDEN, on rising to return thanks, was received with g reat cheering, which was again and again repeated. He said—There are more exciting, topics than the recollection of past events, and when I see the promises of the young men who surround me, to dwell upon the past performances of their elders is but poor entertainment •, but I must claim for experience some advantages. Age does not always accomplish the promise of youth, and the phantoms of hope which we pursue with eagerpess to-day often vanish before we can approach them-to morrow. Such are the vicissitudes ef the future, but who shall deny us the glorious past. I came among you underthe auspices of that tried advocate of the people; that stately tree which gave shelter to Libe al opinions, and weathered every political storm, and I here heard him make declarations in behalf of the repeal of the corn laws, which were echoed through out the country. (Hear.) When I first came among you, there were three parties, as there are now, in Northampton, the old Whig, the Radical, and the Tory parties ; the old Whig party in :inishine and in shade, and among them not only do I reckon my warmest political partisans, but some of my oldest personal friends. From the Radical party I have always met courtesy and kindness, and I have no right to quarrel with them if, in the exercise of their political principles, they thought that there were other persons who were fitter repreenta,tives than myself. I bore with good'humour many taunts which were thrown out against aristocratic connec tions and official incubus; but I now find that hav ing got rid of the aristocratic and official incubus they have chosen as one of their representatives a noble lord. (Laughter.) It would be presumptu ous on my part to delay vou by entering at length into that career to which the noble chairman has drawn your attention, but it would on such an oc casion be absurd if' I did not make some reference to a portion of that career. In 1855 Lord Palmer ston was called by the unanimous voice of the nas tion to the post of Prime Minister, and when that section of the Peelite party, which then belonged to the ministry, left it, Sir G, Lewis and myself were requested to fill their places, I being appointed President of the Board of Control. Tnat was a high office for country gentleman of Northampton ,‘aire to fill, and I will say that whatever abuse I fell under, and I certainly had my share of it— (laughter)—none came from this quarter. Gene rally spenitsingsst4a abuse cisme from a portion of the press Opposed to my principles. I do not quarrel with that, for I am perfectly well aware that no public man in this country can aspire to office without being subjected to the criticism of public opinion, and would rather see the free dom of the press carried to the utmost license than that it should be subjected to those shackles which are imposed upon it in some foreign countries. At tho same time. I do not think that it is advisable that the press should indulge in indiscriminate abuse which is neither dignified nor useful, and I will show how it affected ine and why I think it may be most mischievous. When I was first sub jected to it I confess I wrs extremely irritated. I never said a word about it, or answered it in any way; and very shortly afterwards my irritation gave place to amusement, because 1 found those things made use of to abuse me with which I had nothing to do ; and I was-actually shown an article in a provincial paper in which it was Laid, "No wonder India is so misgoverned when the chief administration of its affairs is entrusted to such a beardless boy as Vernon Smith." (Laughter.) At length, however, after having, been irritated and amused by the abuse in the. press, I became per fectly indifferent to it. I ceased to care anything about the observations which appeared in the papers, and that, I think, is the ultimate result of indiscri minate abuse of public men ; but it is not a proper state of things, where ministers should at all times be open to the strictures of the press and respon sible to public opinion. There were, however, two observations made by a person so conspicuous in the country, that as I have never yet had an oppor tunity of referring to theth before I shall do so now. Lord Derby, on the first outbreak of the Indian mutiny, charged me with levity, and said that when the first news of the mutiny reached England, I treated it with too little gravity ; but every direc tor of the East India Company and every person of authority on the subject whom I consulted, took ' the same tone, and accordingly I took a bold tone in the House of Commons ; and I contend that as • the Minister of one of the boldest Sovereigns who ever sat on the throne of England, I had no right to come to the House of Commons and pretend• fear which none of us ever felt. Lord Derby also attacked me upon an expression I had made use of, that Delhi should be surrounded; and some four months afterwards the noble earl, who in the mean tithe I suppose had been studying the map of India, said, " Surround Delhi ! There's ignor ance ! " when at the very time I had letters from :India which informed me troops were advancing to Delhi on all sides. But the other point upon which he attacked me was so void of foundation that I am even now surprised he should have done so. He said that after certain engagements had been made with the Oriental and Peninsular Company I wrote to know whether they could carry. them out. That was disproved over and over again, but Lord Derby never had the manliness to come forward and own that he was mistaken. I will not detain you any further by reference to past events, but I may per haps be permitted to refer for a few moments to those which are now taking place, and upon which the eyes of almost all men are at present fised. The great question which has been agitating Europe for months past is the Italian question. On the last occa sion on which I addressed you I had just returned from France, and I told you that the Emperor intended to invade Italy, and invade Italy he certainly would do. Every one who had travelled in France was certain of it, and so it proved. Now, whatever may be said of the Emperor of France, I think it is quite clear that he left Italy in a better position than she was before, for lie has turned the attention of all men towards the Italian question. Late events have given them a chance to estab lish t heir nationality, and I hope they will succeed in doing so. I,l' e are told tl ere is to to be an Eiropean congress, in which England is to take part; b ut I must he pardoned if I express my opinion that England rately comes well out of congresses. We are generally out witted,either because our diplomatists are deficient, or from some other cause, and therefore I .hope that her Majesty's Government will pause long before it consents to enter into a congress. (Hear, hear.) Then, again, we are told that we are to arm our selves for fear of an invasion. Now, I think that, although it is perfectly right that we should be prepared for such an event, I cannot understand upon what ground we are to apprehend any attempt of the kind will take plaCe. It is said that the French still smart under the recollection of Water loo ; but nearly half a century has elapsed since that event, and all things arc changed since then. I cannot believe that such a thing dwells in their minds, but if it did, what aro they to do ? Could they ever hope to conquer this country by in vading it; and although it is possible that an army might effect a landing, do you suppose that one of them would ever return ? Why they would all be cut to pieces and destroyed before they had time to say their prayers, if they ever do say them. But if they did return, does any man of com mon sense suppose that they would - derive hinour or glory from any such attempt ? (Hear, hear.) I cannot believe such a thing as that. I have now cone to the last topic upon whichl mean to address you. We are, I am told, to have a fresh reform bill. lam not in state secrets, and I can speak. freely upon such suljects, but all I can say is, that if a reform bill is to be produced next session I heartily hope that it will be a full and efficient one, that we shall have no sham reform, but that we shall so settle the question that we shall not be perpetually quarrelling about it; and whether it is introduced by Lord John Russell, or whether it settles the representation of the country upon the basis of a £6 franchise in towns and £lO in counties, or whether it results in a large extension of the franchise, all I have to say is that I hope it will be an effectual one. Some people still aver that it is not wanted, anl go s far as to say that if Lord Derby had had the manliness to say that he would put it off for some time there would have been no great cry raised against him. If, however, it is not wanted, how came it that on the occasion of the last dissolution there was not a single person who appeared before their constituencies who did not say that it was re quired ? (Hear.) Young ladies very often say they do not want to be married, but they seldom refuse the chance—(laughter)—and members of the House of Commons sometimes say they do not want to he made peers, but they, like youno• r' ladies, generally accept the offer. (Laughter.) So it was with re spect to reform—that reform was urgently required was shown in the recent citscs of bribery which had been brought so prominently before the country. The question is full of difficulties, and the bribery difficulty is not the least. The indirect bribery of custom cannot be got over, but as a proof that the other bribery, of which we have seen such dis graceful instances proved daily in the Wakefield commission, can be done away with, I will only mention that whereas my first election for North ampton cost me £4,000, the last one only cost £3OO. (Cheers). In conclusion, the noble lord observed that he:had the consolation of knowhig that while in office neither kith nor kin benefited by his patronage, anti that, although he was quite con scious that as a member of Parliament he had not "gone the pace" quite sufficiently fast, yet he had always eideavoured to adopt that course which he conceived most beneficial to the interests of the country. The noble lord resumed his scat amidst the cheers of the meeting. Lord HENLEY then proposed " Her Majesty's Ministers," Which was acknowledged by Mr. Gilpin, M.P., and several other toasts having been proposed, the meeting broke up at a late hour. LORD 11.4THERTON ON THE NATIONAL DEFENCES. In his capacity of Lord-Lieutenant of Stafford shire, Lord Hatherton attended an inaugural dinner of the Ha.nsworth Volunteer Riflemen on Tuesday evening last. During his speech, in reply to the toast of his health, Lord "[ATHERTON said—Gentlemen, this i 3 not an improper occasion to observe that there has been undoubtedly for a long course of years, and espe cially for the last two years, a deep-seated feeling of uneasiness and distrust because of the de fenceless situation of this country. This feel ing pervades not merely men of the class I am addressing ; it exists equally in the higher and the very lowest classes of society , provg how sound in substance that society is. I believe it is a feeling that supersedes every political feeling whatever; and I believe it will be found, in the next session of Parliament, that the main question will be, not " What do you think of this or that franchise ?" but" What are your opinions about the defences of the country ?" That will ha the question of the next few years. I am sure I need not say anything in detail as to the actual condition of our army and navy; but I may cursorily observe with respect to the army that such is its condition in organization and substance, and such is its insufficiency of men, that if a sudden quarrel were to take place with our neighbours across the Channel to-morrow we should not have a single man in the field if out garrisons were supplied in the way they should be. We should require 15,000 men for Plymouth, 10.000 for Portsmouth, and 10,000 for the Isle of Wigli ; besides these Avc - =strolfiti Bare to -- innn our lines at Chatham, and put smaller military forces into other garrisons, so that when all this was done we should not have a single man to place on the field. It is absolutely necessary that the truth should be spoken. Across the Channel a Govern ment exists of which I say nothing, but of which weeall.know that secrecy is one of its elements, and that its power is immense. It can man a force, either on land or sea, at the shortest possible notice. We can do nothing of the sort. We can do nothing except by the operation of a Parliamentary vote ; the votes once passed cannot be exceeded ; and six or nine months may elapse before additions can be made. It is absolutely necessary, therefore, that the people should understand their position, and forego all minor or party considerations for the pur pose of giving their representatives authority to do whatever may be necessary in their estimation for the defence of the country. (Cheers.) We all feel, however, soldiers though we are, that our first hopes must rest on the efficiency of our navy, (Hear.) That has ever been the arm of this country, for on no other can we rely for its safety. What is its condition ? I believe we have at this moment a better navy than we have had for years, but it had fallen into a most discreditably low conditibn. lam old enough to have served upon a committee in the House of Commons in 1817 and 1818, the object of which was to ventilate the different departments of Government, and see what could be done in the re duction of expenditure. I remember that when we came to the navy estimates Lord Castlereagh pre sented himself, and said he came at the request of Lord Liverpool to inform us what the views of the Cabinet were with respect to the strength of the navy at that period. He laid it down that at no period could this country ever be safe unless it were able to put to sea at the shortest notice a fleet at least equal to that of any other two Powers. For a very short time a fleet of that description was main tained ; but we know how it has dwindled away until at length the country has been excited by alarms, and we are now spending millions in re storing it to its proper position as a steam navy. Now, the navies of the two countries may be equal, but there is one point, I regret to state, in which we are inferior. I believe that France could now put into the Channel a larger fleet, in a shorter period of time, than it is in the p )wer of England to do. Considering the vast resources of this country, the immense foreign possessions it has to defend, our vast wealth at home, and our great population; I say that if any disaster were permitted to befall this country by means of its navy, it would be the greatest disgrace that ever fell on any country in the history of the world. (Hear.) I believe there is no effort that England is not prepared to make —there is no pecuniary sacrifice we would not submit to—for the purpose of avoiding such a dis grace. (Cheers.) Consider what would happen if we had an equally balanced action in the Chan nel. We might be invaded at every point, and a large army might take the field while we have such inadequate resources to meet it. (Hear.) Or evert if our navy sustained disaster and defeat it would not be necessary for France to invade Eng land. We should be already conquered. She conld blockade our ports; she could prevent the en trance of food or raw material. It' she were mis tress of the Channel fur a few months site would be mistress of half the world. Therefore it is that the influence of the represented should be brought to bear upon the representative, in order that the House of Commons may see it is your desire that the honour of the country should be protected. (Cheers.) Do not let it be supposed that lat all undervalue the volunteer movement. I understand, on the authority of the very best officers—those who have had the largest experience—that, carried on as it is now, it cannot fail to render the most important services to Government in the case of sudden danger arising. The volunteer artillery will enable Government to dispense with a vast number of troops in our garrisons that must otherwise have been detained ; and I believe that, even with the restricted discipline which can only be maintained by solitary companies, yet that, connected with re gular troops they might be made available in a short time for most important services. This is the opinion of Sir John Burgoyne,—a person of' the highest authority. But I hope that a good deal more than this may be done. We must have a consider able increase of the army, or the militia must be made more effective. There is no sufficient reason why the old constitutional resource of the ballot, with a modification suiting it to the altered circum stances of the country, may not still be resorted to. Nine-tenths of the surface of these islands are of rural character; and in those parishes there is no more reason now than there was 50 years ago why the ballot should not be had recourse to. I would suggest that an Act of Parliament An interview b tween the Colonial Secretary and a certain deputation has accidentally raised a ques tion of considerable public interest. Sir George Grey, as is well known, has rceently returned from the Cape of Good Hope,- the government of which colony he administered with such ' SU CCCFS as to create a very general desire that be Should be re installed in the office. This feeling oa thee e part of the public assumed at last its ordinary expression, and a deputation of the mercantile and other classes principally interested in the pfosperity of the colony. waited by formal appointment on the Duke of New castle, for the purpose of explaining their wishes and urging their views. Oa Thursday afternoon the Meeting took place, and after the usual preli minaries of introduction the spolzesman - of the depu tation was commencing his address, when his Grace remarked that certain gentlemen .piesent appeared to be taking- notes of what occurred, and proceeded to observe that . he thought a report of the interview would be attended with inconvenience. Upon this intimation the representatives of the. press, four of whom were in the room, prepared, of course, to withdraw, and after some explanations had been courteously offered did actually retire, so that the result of the interview cannot .be given to the public. This occurrence calls for attentive con sideration. That a Minister of the Crown may receive visitors for the discussion of im ortant questions without necessarily making the interview a public one is a proposition requiring no proof, and when the Duke of Newcastle remarked, on the occasion referred to, that privacy was desirable in order that he might lay aside reserve, it wou ld have been altogetherini po ss treated ibletore a resist s an exceptionalintimation.tlie c If the n c o maseohrae could be plainly be said, but this does not appear to have been the Duke's view of the matter. lie did, it is true, allude to his own official character, and to the nature of the question, which related to a prerogative of the Crown, but his succeeding observationa were evi dently applied to the general practice of reporting such proceedings. lie stated, indeed, with perfect frankness, that he had no wish to invest that parti cular interview with any extraordinary secrecy; and that his object was simply to indicate the incon venience of a system which imposed upon a Minister a reserve from which he would be glad to escape. If the argument, therefore, is valid at all, it is valid for all such cases, and this opinion, we are bound to say, we cannot readily entertain. The practice of reporting such proceedings as these originated, like all reporting, in suggestions of practical utility, and it has been confirmed by experience of the self-same character. When a deputation of some 40 or 50 gentlemen waits upon a Minister, it is for the purpose of obtaining an expression of official opinion upon some point of public interest. Representations are prepared be forehand, facts collected, and arguments, not always of uniform tendency, duly provided. To these the Minister makes his reply, and the interview is usually prolonged by some amount of interpellation and discussion. Pi" this constitutes a result which it is not very easy for an unpractised head to carry away, and the words of the Minister or his visitors ran no small risk of misrepresentation in the vari 'oua verstOds 1 the 7 seam of a professional 'reporter every such chance of error is removed, and not only the public, but perhaps the spokesmen themselves, receive through the medium of the press a more accurate impression of the transaction than they could otherwise have acquired. It was remarkable enough that on this very occasion the Duke of Newcastle himself was fain to stop the reporters as they were quitting the room, and requeat their aid in setting the public right on a particular point which he wished to be understood. Something ' he observed, " had got wind" about one of his despatches, and therefore he desired that the real truth should be known. This was a very reasonable precaution, but it might have occurred to his Grace that some particulars of. the pending interview were likely to get wind also, and that the same kind of corrective might be de sirable for the information of the public. We do not well see how there can be any middle course in these c ses between privacy and publicity —between communications expressly confidential and discussions formally reported. We can per fectly understand a private interview with a Mi nister, but is an interview likely to possess that character which is conducted on one side by perhaps a hundred persons, not necessarily of one accord, though animated all of them by considerable strength of feeling ? When a meeting is arranged between a Minister an I a deputation it is generally after some public 'excitement, of w hich, in fact, the deputation is the first practical expression. The members of the deputation naturally owe some ac count of their proceedings to those who deputed them, and the Minister knows beforehand that his reply will be weighed, and that from his words will be derived either satisfaction or disappointment. In short, proceedings of this kind now enter into the machinery of our constitution like those oratorical displays which bring together Ministers and their constituents during a Parliamentary recess. When a tax becomes obnoxious, or an improvement desir able, " a deputation to the Minister" is one of the earliest stages in the proceire of reform, and the " report" of the transaction is looked for with as much eagerness as any other Ministerial statement or explanation. In the case before us the question had been notoriously agitated both in the colony and at home. The retiring Governor had been un commonly successful in appeasing the animosities of the frontier tribes, lie had established something like actual tranquillity, and so sensible was every body of the advantage secured that the very Hot tentots petitioned the Crown for his reinstatement. The deputation on Thursday afternoon followed as a matter of course, and, equally as a matter of course, the public looked for the reply. At this point, however, things took a novel turn, and we are unable to communicate the expected intelli- gence. The Duke of Newcastle remarked that reports of these proceedings were not infrequently attended by comments a and that the a ntici p ation of t h is kind of criticism imposed upon the M inister a species of restraint. The force of this argument we do not exactly comprehend. No doubt the statement of a Minister on a point of public interest,. interview made at a provincial banquet or an . interview with a deputation, or on any other OCCASIOII, would at tract the remarks of the press, but these . remarks would gain in justice and utility . exactly in.propor tion to the accuracy with which the subject was proposed.' If his grace meant to say that a Minister could adopt a more unreserved manner when his words were not taken down, the observation may be correct, but the point could be hardly worth contending for at the expense of a more impovtant result. We can easily suppose that his grace may entertain ideas on this or on other subjects which he might not care to make absolutely public, but these, we imagine, would not be expressed to a "numerous and influential" deputation of strangers, even if there were no reporters in. the room. Wethink, think, in shoit, that when a question has arrived at the stage of deputation, the publicity of the transaction is practically established. There is a time for all things, and undoubtedly there is a time for Ministerial reserve. But. when, after much pre vious discussion, a large body of gentlemen pre viously unknown to a Minister wait upon him by appointment to convey the sentiments of a still larger body of their countrymen, and to carry back to their constituents the views of the Government, we think it would bebetter at once to recognise the publicity of the proceedings.—Tinzcs. COAST DEFENCES.—The Crown Commissioners for inspecting the coast defences have just visited Harwich, in the vicinity of which there are several marten() towers. After visiting Laniguard Fort, the circular redoubt, Sa°, the commissioners returned to London. General Sir Harry Jones, G.C.8., attended as chief commissioner. Col. Wulff, Major Westhead, and other officials were in attendance. roote to the Big Ship. The Weather; up to li•ithin the hi:,t few days. has been extreree:y fine ; in fact, there - have eccaelonally 'been days on w ide'• the heat 4 . 4 the sun was too great t o W pleasant, ,-.. and: thus far sightseers have had a fhr more favourable opportunity of inspecting the vessel than they could have reason ably expected at this'time of the year. Since yes terday, however, . a change has come over the face of the elements, and snow, laind, and hail have be come the order of the day. The whole of yesteialay morning the barometer fell considerably, and the freshening breeze bee Imo suspiciously chilly, and towards the afternoon the darkening sky seemed to fcabode an " ugly night." About five o'clock some heavy squalls of- wind and rain, accompanied by a succession of no less heavy seas, conunenced sweeping directly into the harbour from the Irish Channel. As many of our readers are aware, the harbour of Holyhead is not the saftst place for a ship to lie in, for it is full of rocks, and with the wind blowing as it did yesterday from the N.N.W., it becomes an exposed roadstead instead of a harbour. It was confessedly an injudicious place to bring the ship to at all, for even in the calmest weather there is only just room for her to swing clear of the dock, and the holding ground being of the very worst possible description, with a heavy - wind and sea from the N.N.W., not even Trotman's anchors.would prevent her stern from getting on . the rocks. Captain Harrison (who is fully alive to the insecurity of the ship's resent position), shortly after five o'clock ordered the visitors to he dismissed, the decks to be cleared, and the steam to be got up in the two serviceable • boilers belonging to the paddle engine, and, in fact everything to be got ready for shipping the cable and one ,h going heavy' htcosse, sea sea. lint. y hi „ - .N le se re t - intotl is could be d .the harbour, caused the landing bulks along shle the vessel to show unmistakeable symptoms of breaking away. It was therefore deemed more im portant to cast them adrift, and have them towed to a place of security up the harbour. At about half past six, the steam being ready in the padale engines, the fore trysail was set far the purpose of canting" the ship's head more towards the break water, which having been accomplished, the paddle engines were started, and she steamed slowly ahead, - something more than her own length, and then let go another anchor, with SO fathoms of cable. After this the ship rode pretty secure, and there was every reason to suppose would continue to do so through out the night, if the weather got no worse. But nevertheless the steam was kept up in the paddle, and the fires lighted in the screw engine boilers, and in fact everything kept in readiness to slip the cable and stand out to sea at a moment's notice. This contingency at one time did not seem at all an impossible one, for the weather looked so very sus picious that Capt. Harrison never left the bridge all night. Towards 2 o'clock, as is usually the case, the wind increased considerably, but it got more round to the north, from which point the harbour is more sheltered. But before the morning the warm but bracing breeze which had prevailed for some days was chbanged into a keen and cutting Axind, which drove before it alternately clouds of hail and half thawed snow, which it was almost impossible to face. Throughout this meaning there have been some very heavy falls of snow, which, though thawing as it Collies down in the valleys, has covered the mountains with a thick white crust, which has turned the fine scenery of the Snowdoa district into a most barren and wintry one. Notwithstanding the bitter cold, no less than seven or eight special trains, and three or four special boats, have brought their living freights of Great Ship visitors to Holyhead from all parts of the manufacturing districts, but their in spection of the ship is, as may be supposed, any thing but an agreeable pastime. As the public • have already been informed, the directors of the Great Ship Company have come to the wise decision of not sending their magnificent ship to encounter the perils of a winter voyage in the North Atlantic in her present unfinished con dition. That this determination is a judicious one in the interest of the shareholders, no one who has visited the ship can for a moment doubt. Within the last few days the ship, by the desire of the di rectors, has been most carefully surveyed by Mr. Jordan, of. LiVerpool, Mr. Benley, of London, and Mr. Patterson, of Bristol, the builder of the Great Britain. This gentleman, after having carefully visited every portion of the Great Eastern, pre sented a report to the directors to the effect that the chip was in far too unfinished a state to proceed .e.4.1.1f,'V ;i79 sZagC. 11C,1C,s:; ti W A 0.1.46 3. . _ _ In the lot weather there is ne provision for yen -tilatitin, and . there is no protect ion,whatever from the severe cold, which the vessel is sure to en counter. -The decks are reported to be disgrace fully bad, both with respect to material and workmanship, and, moreover, to be so leAky as to let the water into the cabins and saloons. That these defects exist is no fault of the company, for they certainly took every precauti Ai to obtain a good contract, and in as far as they could, to see it properly carried out. However, within the next few days the vessel will proceed to Southampton, where, in all probability, she will be thoroughly completed by the company, under the direction of the engineers, Mr. Brereton and. Mr. Jocomb, the representatives of and the succes sors to the late Mr. Brunel. It is to be hoped that during the run round to Southampton the directors will allow Captain Rarrison to put his ship through several of the trials which the non-compliance of the engineering contractors put a stop to during the voyage round Avhead. EDLYBURGII AND GLASGOW BANK. A summons has just been issued against Sir Wm. Johnston and others, as trustees and executors of the manager, John Thomson, now deceased, of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Bank, Edinburgh, con taining.certain charges, the details of which extend to 6n immense number of pages, but the drift of which may be gleaned from the following remarks of the North British Daily : In the case of " Cullen against Sir William John ston and others." there is what appears to be a most respectable banking company, the" Edinburgh and • Glasgow," carrying on business, as it was supposed, in the ordinary manner, under the usual conditions, with necessary officers, proper regulations, and all that could be looked upon as desirable for the pur pose of securing success in business and publicity in its accounts, so far as it was thought desirable to make them known for the information of the shareholders; and yet almost from the first the real state of the affairs of the bank was studiously concealed. The regular books did not contain the real accounts. Private books, concealed from all but the initiated few, held the secrets which, if revealed, would have brought the whole concern to the ground in 1830. It was provided by the rules of the company that when the reserve funi and one-fourth of the capital stock was lost the com pany should dissolve without, the necessity of any further procedure; and yet, for above eight years after this, the company was kept up by false re ports, althoug h it was - going f r om bid to worse, until in 1355 it fell to pieces, after baying lost the whole of its capital. It was stipulated for in the l a ws that no shareholder should get credit to a greater extent than half the amount of his stock without security, and that all others doing business should find real or personal security ; and yet, in defiance of this, credit ,was given in the most reck less manner to people in the most doubtful circum stances, and some of the advances made to these figured as good debts, even after the parties had undergone sequestration, and the dividends on their estates had been taken credit for. Bills were re-dis counted in London, loans ton large amount were con tracted, and shares bought in for thepurpose of keep ing up the market price, whilst troublesome share holders, who had threatened exposure, had their shares bought at par, when their real cattle was only equal to half the original price. During the whole of this time flattering reports were issued for the purpose of gulling the shareholders and the public, and false abstracts of the accounts were laid before the annual meeting. In fart, it, would be impossible to imagine anything more thoroughly disgraceful, or meanly dishonest, as during the whole of this time the private ledgers and other ac count books showed the real state of the affair, so that it is not possible for any one of the parties im plicated to p'ea,d ignorance of the real condition of the bank, so far as we are enabled to judge from a perusal of the summons, and an examination of the allegations contained in it. It is evident that Mr. Cullen believed the false reports issued, and became a victim in consequence of his belief in them. He bought, year after year, stock to a considerable amount, and at the end, when, according to the statement G f the directors, the concern ought to have been in an excellent position, he found the whv sole thing rotten, and every p enn y of his large r i i n chN s ve ment gone. All this the document upon wl, have been commenting m akes known to us . but b it does not inform us ho w man y others were led y the same means in to the same trap, a nd no docu ment gen intorm us how much of ru of such w and fraudulent. deceit. vAty 67 _24f 7 7. /4, GENERAL PEEL ON THE NATIONAL DEFENCES AND _TEE ARMY. -4-- The first annual meeting of the Huntingdonshire Agricultural Association, which, after having been in abeyancQ upwards of ten years, has recently been revived, took place yesterday at Huntingdon. The exhibition of stock, the skill displayed in ploughing and other agricultural operations, and the specimens of draining submitted, were reported by the judges to be hi g tily satisfactory. At fou r o'clock the members , to the number of nearly 200, dined together at the Town-hall, under the presi dency of the Hon. 0. Buncombe, M.P., supported by General Peel, M.P., Mr. T. Baring, M.P., Mr. G. Fellowes, M.P., Lord R. Montague, M.P., and many of the principal agriculturists of the county. Tile usual loyal and patriotic toasts having been disposed of, The CHAIRMAN, in giving " The Army and Navy," observed that the preparations which were being made by the Government led to the conclusion either that this country was about to attack some other nation, or that we ourselves were likely to be at tacked. No one would for a moment imagine that the former was likely to be the case; and when it was remembered that the destinies of a great neigh bouring country were in the hands of a single indi vidual, people might be excused if some misgiving occasionally crossed their minds. He hoped he might be wrong in supposing the possibility of some great disaster occurring, but in the present aspect of affairs, it was the duty of the Government to strengthen our army and navy, for it would be the most disastrous, as well as the most expem ive thing for this country, if our shores should ever be heft open to . attack. (Cheers.) He was . persuaded that, under any circumstances, the army and navy of this country would do their duty, and that any attempt against England would recoil with tremendous effect upon the rash man who might attempt it. £12,000,000 voted in the estimates, was a depart. meat altogether separate from and independent of Parliament, and he was furtlwr. pleased to add— (cries of " question.") I have no intention of mak ing an attack upon Mr. Bright, but I wish to show that that money is not spent without the control of Parliament. The control of Parliament over the money voted for the army is our great safeguard against a standing army, and it is, 1 believe, a great constitutional privilege, which I for one should be sorry to see dispensed with. I wish to show, therefore, that Mr. Bright is mistaken if he sup poses that the Horse Guards has the power of spending a single shilling of that money. So far from Parliament having no control over the money voted, there at e no estimates laid before Parliament in such detail as the army estimates, down even to the expense of the clothing_ of nett individual regi ment. They are divided into twenty-five or twenty six votes, every dne of which is open to question and discussion ; and all I can say is, that if Parlia ment does not exercise scrutiny and control, it is the fault of Parliament itself, and not of the Horse , Guards. (Cheers ) • DINNER •TO LORD' LYVEDEN. NORTHAMPTON, FRIDAY. Last night a public dinner was given•to Lord Lyveden, who, as Mr. Vernon Smith, represented the borough of Northampton for the last 27 years, and who only .severed the connection on being re cently elevated to tha peerage.. Earl Spencer presided, and was supported by Lord Henley, M.P., Mr. Gilpin, M.P., the lion. Mr. Vernon, ono large number of the gentry of the n eighbourhoAl - About 106 of the noble lord's late constituents were present, that being all ‘,17h0 could be accom modated. The dinner was held at the Peacock _ THE O CIT U Tir LONDON, SATR T - r EVEN t, 7. - T OCTOBEh 22, 1859 U I) A ne‹.x _ 4.. M1.A....pa-savemmant.yreavears.s should direct the Lord-Lieutenant and.- the Deputy-Lieutenants io assemble yearly for the purpose of determining in which parishes the ballot should take effect, and which parishes should be exempted. I would have the latter parishes assessed to their quota of men, and if they declined to raise them by such means as they find available I would hare them assessed to such amount in money as a body of commissioners might declare. I have men tioned this before, and have never heard an objec tion to it. lam confident that in the manufactur ing districts of Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Stafford shire the adoption of some plan of this kind would work well. (Hear.) As to the pet manent expense which must be incurred by the country for the pur pose of putting the army and navy on a good foot ing, I hope the country will be induced to look at the subject in the light which Lord Lyndhurst, shedding on it the last rays of his lengthened w!s dom, regarded it last session—as an insurance for the purpose of protecting' us from a posihle neces sity, instead .of having to add, by a prolonged strug -o.le, £200,000,000 or £300,000,000 to the national debt. (Cheers.) TILE DUKE OF HE TVCASTLE AND THE PRESS. (elf . , 4 e • << ~ ,~. n • r t - - Ca t • 1,40 • so, A'*t4 " 1.-• ley t ' • w • f l4l- ` • v t ' i •-• ' f" ; - , - 0 , . 0,1 :3 ( • ;* • . • g r% R ‘• 1 . • •-- / ' z , / r_ y n `l% .q ta ), U• 1 ," I I / ~ IN 1. -1 2 v . SPAPER ( FF sizE...4 TE dS .77?n,1i Sr tar:4W eFtw7) . i 4,-- - _ WY:P:I ,- -11 ': • '''' ,%-. • s'. .- TIOLY "ULU) BARB /4411,1 D fIA -, Notwithsitandin3 the disco:tro. ,l l 1 .:::, ; 1.- weather, the Great Eastern. ap ri 0 ; 6 7 '7l it i;::' #11.4 the interest of the public on this s rj.kitet 1 f .,--_,, A. , Daily thousands cf er.eursionilAs flock %.his 4 1 st S 3 ri:-, rsli:iiicti rm-:t:.• il : ; ~ :;-.! 01-TT_'.i.c , i3—the — rt , lar. :- Cr of - .- 1-.. cad—L lei I. ...--' xt tid e 27 JO 14 1 '.---- ,ist) rio: i lv. 03 0 ' ri os , A t• tiv° reh► 10' , of