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bg- • 1 4,7 7 - k ‘. 4 : „, .z tu No: TII E SUN. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1869. The announcement of the deadly Conspiracy against the life of the SULTAN CALIPH startled Europe a few weeks back like a detonation audible throughout Christendom from Constantinople. The earliest tidings were--although as vague and brief as the flying rumour of a telegram—so vividly suggestive of the magnitude of the peril but just (at the last moment of the crisis) escaped, as if by a miracle, by his Imperial Majesty, the Commander of the Faith ful, ABD-UL-MEDJID, that universal attention and curiosity were awakened almost instantaneously. Mail by mail from the Golden Horn has been scru tinised since then with eager solicitude—but as yet the Golden Horn has in this particular proved any thing but a cornucopeia or horn of plenty in the way of information., Gradually, however, the true par ticulars of this all but dire and fatal conspiracy have been accumulated bit by bit, and the whole depth of the atrocity_ brought to light. But for an oppor tune disclosure, in common parlance, in the very nick, the head of the reigning Sovereign of Turkey would have fallen before the scymitar of his dastardly foes, the leaders of this unnatural Conspiracy. Their plot was literally all but suc cessful. The train was laid, the match was lighted, it was smouldering rapidly down to the final point of ignition. Comparatively speaking, but one instant more, and the conspirators would have had in their possession at once the palace, the dead body, the sword and the sceptre of the ruler of Constantinople. And the very Prince against - whom this detestable project was formed, was all the while notoriously and undeniably one of the most enlightened and magnanimous princes that has ever sat upon the throne of the crowned suc cessors of MAIIOMET. The reigning Sultan has the reputation,-it-is true, personally of being little better than an exhausted voluptuary. He is at this moment, if not in the flower of his age, at any rate, in the prime of his manhood, and upon the very threshhold of his maturity. Born in the winter of 1822-23, he is no more than thirty-six, although his reign may be regarded as having been even now—at least for- a Sultan—somewhat pro tracted. This, however, is simply and obviously attributable, of course, to the circumstance of the premature decease of 'his great father and prede cessor, a man of rare genius—one whose extraordi nary capacity in statecraft was evidence of his powers as a resolute Reformer or Re-organiser of Govern ment, Following in the broadly marked and colos sal footsteps of his great father, the young Sultan, though endowed with scarcely one scintilla of his sire's genius, and possessing but few if any of the attributes of an energetic and original individuality, has, by the maintenance of the enlightened system inaugurated during the last reign, and by the pursuance of the course marked out by the last Sultan, " Won ..•folden opinions from all sorts of men" in AV stern Europe. Insomuch that hardly one lustre since when his dominion was threatened with a violent dismemberment by the legions of the Northern Autocrat, his capital was guarded, his very frontiers were defended by the allied forces of the two Powers foremost among the nations, and certainly facile principes among the Champions of Civilisation. Repeated)!, moreover, during the reign of the present Sultan he has given evidence of the nobility of his disposition and temperament. He has done so in several instances so signally that those who appreciate him best may with reason langh to scorn the sneers of such as affect to rank him merely with the e„ princes and the roisfaineants of the present epoch. None but a monarch of chivalrous sym pathies and truly heroic nature would have with stood, as the world knows ABD-UL-MEDIID did withstand, ten years ago, at the close of the Hungarian war of 1819, the haughty and combined and insolent demands made by the two great despotic Governments of Russia and Austria, then with their legions in arms upon the Turkish frontiers, and flushed with the recent triumphs gained through the treachery of GORGEY —the threatening demands, almost commands, made by the CZAR and the KAISER for the deliver ing up of the fugitive Leaders of that grand, and for the time utterly ruined cause of Magyar inde pendence ! Hungary, England, Europe, especially Western Europe, will not soon forget how that band of heroes was sheltered under the iEgis of the despised and dreaded Turkish Sovereignty—how the SULTAN drew his Imperial mantle as it were over the bowed heads of KOSSUTH and his com patriots! Prior to this ABD-UL-MEDJID had in a noble spirit of sympathetic pity contributed his quota to that humane fund which was accumulated from all quarters of the globe for the relief of the Irish nation, stricken down simultaneously by the fatal ravages of famine and pestilence. And subse quently in a spirit of generous admiration this same high-minded ruler of the Turks presented (as a per sonal tribute of regard) an estate to the pure and dauntless poet-statesman of Francs—ALPHONSE DE LAMARTINE. A sovereign of whom such acts are recorded can be no more sated debauchee. He may be an epicurean in his life—his existence may be touched by the vices of the voluptuary. But he is something more than that—he is at heart capable of something better than a career of mere animal enjoyment. Turkey under his rule may improve slowly, but—it improves. Happily the present SULTAN has enjoyed throughout the chief part of his reign the advantages—of a wise councillor in the person of the late British Ambas sador to his Court, Viscount STRATFORD DE RED CLIFFE—and of a wise Minister, not long since snatched away by sudden death in the maturity of his ppwers,the most gifted of all the great Viziers of the Sultan Caliph ABD-UL-MEDJID, the late REDSCHID PACHA. Unfortunately for the Sultan, REDSCHID PACHA is now no more—and, so far also unfortu nately for his Imperial Majesty, Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE has closed at length his long and distinguished career in diplomacy, a career princi pally passed as British Minister at Constantinople. But with Lord STRATFORD'S vacated post filled up as it is by one of the most gifted and astute diplo matists now in the service of the CROWN of England—with Sir HENRY LYTTON BULWER there at the Ottoman Porte as her BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S ambassador with the SULTAN startled from Isis princely apathy by the discovery of the astounding perils, but just escaped by him self and hislGovernment almost by a miracle—we may yet hope that good will come at length to Turkey ! 'That again the flower safety may be culled from the nettle danger. That once more the darkest hour will be seen to have preceded the dawn, and that with no sinis ter result, though, by what at first appeared but a most evil omen Coming events have also in this instance, according to CAMPBELL'S felicitous fancy, cast their shadows before. Sup posing all which to be the happy fruits ripened upon the hotbed of this detected conspiracy, the first reform adventured upon by the SULTAN must assuredly be a Financial Reform. A wholesome system of retrenchment must replace the profligate expenditure hitherto the bane and curse of the Turkish rule at Constantinople. The whole mystery of the Harper Ferry affair is now before us. We know how it began and how it has ended. All apprehensions of anything like an organised servile insurrection are now at an end, and we know that the whole business is summed up in the semi-insanity of one Captain BROWN, as his neighbours had termed him—a name well-known to Americans, though hardly heard of on this side the Atlantic. Yet the story of this " Old BROWN, of Ossowa tomie," as he was often called, from the scene of one of his victories, is a deeply interesting one, and well worthy to be known for itself, and as an illustration of what it was that the last two pro slavery Presi • dents of America were supporting in Kansas. BROWN, it appears, emigrated from the New Eng land States, a Puritan of the old sort, as described by MACAULAY and CARLYLE. A man who believed in a living GOD, who had no manner of doubt that his most ardent desires and emotions were Divine inspirations, and who, whether in battle with " the thick trees on which he lift 1d up his axe," or en countering "the Amalekites" of the day, was quite sure that his arm was outstretched or withdrawn, strengthened or weakened, by the decree of the Omnipotent. This man took with him to Kansas his family of six. He had not long settled there before " the sinners "—and verily sinners they are—the slave holders, stirred up the much talked of Missouri Ruffians to do their work. These brigands were to force on the free settlers of Kansas, by tho terrors of fire and sword, a pro-slavery Constitution ; and we all remember how, by outrageous violence, they succeeded, and how PIERCE and BUCHANAN made it their grand object to curse the new territory with their infernal demon of slavery. In the progress of this bloody work it was that the Border Ruffians raised up a man to avenge the wrongs of freedom, who regarded himself as one of - the old Judges of Israel. Under circumstances of great atrocity, not to be paralleled on this-side of the Atlantic except by the savageries of Austria in Italy and Hungary, the Border Ruffians had murdered several of BROWN'S children, and several of his neigh bours around him. This he regarded as his com mission from on High. He collects around him a small band of Ironsides likeminded with himself, and now it is " the Sword of the Lord and of Gideon." He met " the enemies of Kansas and of the Lord" in any numbers and invariably routed them. His countrymen conferred on him the name of " Ossowatomie" by the same right as a new title was given to the Dukes of MALAKOFF and MAGENTA; and though so much smaller the numbers engaged, the merits of the Far West victories were not in ferior to those of this quarter of the world. Where ever he came the " Ruffians" fled at the very sound of his name, and many of the worst of them were surprised in their houses, and executed - summarily on the trees adjacent to them. Till the war was over his was their name of terror. But even Kansas troubles came to some sort of an end. Peace was enforced ; but there was no peace for slavery and slaveholders in the mind of " BROWN of Ossowatomie." his brain, frenzied by the murder of his children, could know of no mercy to the infernal institution to which they had been offered up as victims. lle now determined to be the plague if not the subverter of slavery.* Being not far from the Free States, he employed himself in aiding slaves to escape from American bondage to British Freedom, and was chief guard of the " underground railway" from the slave states to Canada. He appears to have done a great deal in this way, and no doubt vexed sorely the. heart of many a southerner, by enabling his " property" to become its own property, and to exult in a freedom BENSON'S. WATCHES. " Perfection of mechanism."-3lorning Post. Gold Watches 4 to ICO guineas. Silver Watches 33 and 31, Ludgate-hill, London, E.C. Bend 22 stamps for Benson's Illustrated Pamphlet on Watches - ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. ROYAL Under the inanazernent of Miss L. Pyne and 3Ir.W. Harrison THIS EVENING, DINOIt AH. Messrs. Santley, IT. Corti, St. Albyn, and W. Harrison. Misses Pilling, Thirl- Wall, and Miss Louisa Pyne. Condactor, Alfred Mellon. Ballet, LA FIANCE. Messrg. W. 11. Payne, 11. Payne, y. Payne, Mdlle. Lcquine, Pasquale, Pierron, Mons. Vandris. Doors open at half-past 7 -Commence at ti o'clock. T HEATRE -1w YAL, 11A MAIIKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone. TM Li EVENING' the performances will commenee with THE CONTESTED ELECTION. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews,,Mr. Bnckstone, ' With THE CRITIC. Mr. C. Mathews and Mrs. Fitzwil liam. And JACK'S RETURN FROM CANTON. Commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Lessee, Mr. A. Harris. THIS EVENING, the pertormaneest will commence with It new drama, entitled THE MASTER PASSION. Messrs. Ryder, G. Melville, Graham, It. Cathcart, Garden ; Miss C. Lec'ercq and Mrs. Charles Young. After which, PUSS ; or, Metempysychosis. Miss L. Keeley. To be followed by a dramatic tableau in Watteau colours, by J. R. Planche, Esq., entitled LOVE AND FORTUNE. V - EW THEATRE - ROYAL, AD ELPHI. .1.1 Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. THIS EVENING, THE WILLOW COPSE. Luke, Mr. Ben. Webster; Hulks, Mr. D. Fisher; Augustus, Mr. J. L. Toole ; Staggers, Mr. Paul Bedford. Followed by (first time) a piece of extravagance, called DINORAH UNDER DIFFICULTIES. Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, C. J. Smith, Eburne, and Miss K. Kelly. After which, the new farce, entitled A ROW ON THE PREMISES. Mr. David Fisher, P. Bedford, C. Selby, Miss H. Simms, K. Kelly, Mrs. Billington. Doors open at half-past six—Commence at seven. Box- Olice open from 10 to 5. No charge for securing seats, nor for bills of performance. All fees to servants of this establishment are strictly prohibited. Acting Manager—Mr. Win. Smith. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, King-street, St. James's. Lessee, Mr. T. B. Chatter fon. The nearest Theatre to Chelsea, Pimlico, and West minster, the Park being open to carriages and foot passen gers all hours of the night. THIS EVENING, a new Comedy, LONDON PRIDE; or, Living for Appearances. Messrs. Leigh Murray, Barrett, Charles Young ; Mesdames Frank Matthews, Murray, and Nelly More. Followed by MAGIC TOYS, supportml by Miss Lydia Thompson, Miss Clara St. Casse, and a numerous Corps de Ballet. To conclude with the New and Original Burlesque, by L. Buckingham, Esq., of VIRGINIUS ; or the Trials of a } Papa. Reduced Prices—Gallery, 6d ; Pit, ls. The Box-office open from 11 to 5 daily. ])oors open at half-past six; perform since commences at 7. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Westminster-road. Sole Lessee Mr. William Cooke. Every Night the successful Drama, by Tom Taylor, Esq., entitled GARIBALDI, supported by Mr R. Phillips, Bel more, Raymond, Miss Kate Carson -Powerful Company — Full stud of trained Steeds—Great Military Tableaux — Scenes in the Circle by Madlle. Marguerite, Signor Isacihi, the wonderful Italian Equestrian, Miss Rosina and John Henry Cooke—Clowns, Messrs. Croueste, Itowella, and the Parisian Grotesques—terminating, with an exceedingly droll Ballet entitled LOVE'S VAGARIES. Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips CANTERBURY HALL CONCERTS.- EVERY EVENING.—The Music of Verdi's Opera of MACBETH (now first made public in England at these Con certs). And a Grand Selection from Meyerbeer's new opera of DINORA 11. Comic Vocalists —Messrs. George Dodson (the Irish Come dian and Mimic), W. T. Critehfield, and E. W. .Mackney. _ _ _ Several interesting Pictures are added to the Fine Arts Gallery. The suite of Halls have been re-decorated and beautified, and constitute one of the most unique and brilliant sights of the metropolis. ROSA E UR'S celebrated PICTURE of the HORSE FAIR is now added to the already magnificent Collection of Paintings in the Canterbury Hall Fine Arts Gallery. The gallery is ope i from 9 am. till 12 p.m. Admission, Six pence, THE WEATHER.—Svw OFFICE, NOVEMBER 9. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 53 —highest since noon yesterday. 39—lowest this morning and during the night. 45—this day at noon. BAnomErmt-30.37—a rise of nearly half an inch since yesterday. WIND, North-Westerly; light, with fine frosty weather. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tais DAY.—Morning, 12h. 46m.—Afternoon, lh. 4m. To-Morrow-Morning, lh. 22m.—Afternoon,`; lh. 40m. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 9, 1859, equal to that of his old proprietor if not superior. Well if he had continued this useful work But his holy ambition was to be the Liberator of the entire captive people, and his fervid enthusiasm blinded him to the horrors which must attend Liberation by insurrection; worse, fcr himself, than that, it blinded him to the fact that the negroes were few in that part of Virginia, that the brutali ties of the slave gang were little, if at all, known in that district, and that the slaves there, being for the most part domestic servants, were better treated. Had he commenced near to the Southern plantations, and had he been at pains to diffuse secret information of his plans among the gangs who work the estates under the lash of the driver, the consequences might have been awfully different. One shudders to contemplate the scene in localities where slaves vastly outnumber whites, where mas ters might resist, amidst the madness of thousands, who were prepared any of them to receive the first few shots of a planter's revolver or rifle, that the rest might enjoy the horrid satisfaction of dealing with their oppressors as he had dealt with them. As it was there was nothing but the armoury to favour a rising at Harper Ferry. No slaves rose. For a year or more BROWN had been working on a farm he had taken, to avoid suspicion, but he had only a party of 17 in all, including his own two sons, to be the commencement of a second war of independence in the United States. A second war, not merely to deliver a few white Americans from a few unconstitutional taxes, but to emancipate three millions of sable Americans from the innumerable miseries, degradations, and oppressions of slavery. A better cause, truly, than WASHINGTON'S, though not as yet to triumph by the means to which WASHINGTON and the white Americans re sorted. WASHINGTON fought to free men from un constitutional Government; poor BROWN fought to free them from the denial of all human rights, and from the cruelest oppression wo know of yet, in a world which has always abounded in oppression. If courage deserve honour, BROWN has earned the Victoria Cross, not only before the sad event, but in his two days' fight with his brave little band with all the force of the State, till all but two were killed, and these two, himself and son, severely wounded. If a cause deserve honour, then BROWN must be rightly numbered with all the heroes who have sought at the sword's point liberty for those who were unjustly deprived of it. If ill success in a good cause deserve commiseration, then BROWN deserves it ; and if imprudence springing from a blinding but noble enthusiasm deserves censure, then must he share that censure with hundreds whom history taunts because their abilities wore unequal to their aspirations. Righteous as would be the retribution of a servile war, likely as it is one day to occur; yet must incitement to it be condemned by all men whose wrongs, like those of BROWN, have not over powered their judgment. Still, well may the planter tremble. He sees BROWN standing at their bar calmly, not vainly, confident in the righteous ness of his cause. There lies the element of terror. BROWN and his little rash band may be speedily offered up as martyrs tonegro emancipation, but the cause is righteous still. Nothing can crush that fact. The infernal wickedness of slavery and the righte ousness of emancipation are the spectres which will survive the blood of BROWN and his associates, and which will haunt the guilty consciences of planters throughout the Union. Not all the sermons of a clergy, worse than faithless to their holy calling, can lay these tormentors of the slaveholder. He lives on in defiance of the rights of man and of the frown of man's MAKER. He hardens himself like another PHARAOH, and will not let the people go. But his day must come. He will not seek to avert it, will not, by any mitigation of his accursed system, prepare his bondsmen for a liberty in which he could even find his profit. On the bench of justice, where oaths are taken in the name of the GOD of Heaven, he pronounces that the fellow-man whom his GOD has made of the same blood with himself is his property, his chattel, that HE HAS NO RIGHTS. Can the day be distant when those rights will be asserted in the blood of those who refuse them, and who madly refuse to be warned ? If BROWN fought madly for right, it may yet appear that American planters fight yet more madly against right. ROYAL _ENGLISII . OPERA, COVENT-GARDEH. Mr. Balfe's "Satanella" was given last night for the first time this season The cast differed in three instances from that of last year—Miss Pilling assuming the part of Stella, heretofore filled by Miss Susan Pyne ; Miss Fanny Cruise taking the place of Miss Rebecca Isaacs in Lelia; and Mr. Santley appearing as Arimanes, in the room of Mr. Weiss. All three substitutes acquitted themselves well, and left little to be regretted in the absence of their predecessors. Miss Fanny Cruise's debut was entirely successful. " Satanella" is perhaps Miss Louisa Pyne's most incom parable achievement. Her singing of " The power of love" alone would constitute a night's intense gratification. Mr. Harrison's Count Rupert, too, is an excellent bit of acting, while his singing is vigorous, finished, and manly in the extreme. On the whole "Satanella," with all its drawbacks, is likely to obtain a new lease of popular favour, for which it has been, and no doubt will be, in a special degree, in debted to the artistic exertions of the directors. TILE LORD :MAYOR'S DAY. The 9th of November, from time immemorial, has been a great day for the City of London, notwithstanding that it obstructs business to a very great extent. Still, the Lord Mayor's Show is lOoked upon as one of the institutions of the country, and to speak against it may be little less than treason. :This morning, big with the fate of battles, opened bright and brilliant upon the mighty city ; civic functionaries and gaudily-attired footmen were heard to exchange mutual !congratulations upon being able, after all, to exhibit their finery with the advantage of a Novem ber sun. Long before the City had begun to wear its wonted bustle and activity the carpenter's hammer was sounding forth its noisy note of preparation, and through out the line of procession riLkety windows were secured, dusty flags unfurled, and stout barriers erected to stop in trusive vehicles. The Mansion-house, of course, was the scene of much commotion, and during the whole of the morning policemen, city marshals, and lively flunkeys with large bunches of flowers and unexceptionable limbs, were flitting to and fro in a dreadful state of excitement ; while at the various ward halls, beadles, whose shabby-genteel coats were concealed beneath heavy cloaks trimmed with gold lace, were furbishing up their wands of office, and inspecting the banner-bearers who were to take part in the all. important pageant. At an early hour the Lord Mayor was duly instal led in his civic palace, and his lordship commenced the duties and pleasures of his office by putting his cook's abilities to the test, and entertaining his friends and offi cers of the household at a sumptuous breakfast. The well known venerable coach, drawn by six high-spirited steeds, and caparisoned in massive crimson trappings, was then ordered to the door, and his lordship, attired in his robes of office, decoratecrwith his gold chain, and attended by his chaplain, the Recorder, the Sword-bearer, the ponderous mace, and the scabbard sword, entered the antique equi page, and drove off to the Guildhall, followed by the Sheriffs. Here for the first time he was welcomed and cheered as the Lord Mayor of London, and having partaken of luncheon— eating and drinking forming the principal, and certainly the most agreeable features of the ceremony—his lordship announced it to be his will and pleasure that the procession should be arranged in the order in which it was to move. Accordingly the City Marshal set to work, and with the aid of a body of police succeeded, after some difficulty, in his task. The procession, although it was curtailed of many of its usual adornments, such as knights armed cap a-pie, attended by their esquires—men in brass and steel, with plumed helmets—was as imposing as usual, and the missing objects were well supplied by the substitution of a number of additional military bands of music, amongst which was that of the London Volunteer Rifle Corps, which made its first appearance in public this morning. The uni form of this newly-raised corps was very handsome, and did credit both to the taste and patriotism of the City of London. The procession then passed along Gresham-street, Princes street, King William-street, Gracechurch-street, Cornhill, Poultry, Cheapside, Queen-street, Cannon-street, St. Paul's churchyard, Newgate-street, Skinner-street, Farringdon street, Fleet-street, the Strand, and thence by Parliament street to Westminster-hall, in the following order : Police Constables to clear the way. Drums and Fifes of the Royal London Militia. City Marshal's Man. The Band of the Royal Artillery. Three Trumpeters. Watermen carrying Thinners of the various Livery Companies of the City of Loudon. I The Beadle of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers. The Band of the London Rifle Brigade. . Watermen bearing the following Banners: 'Royal Standard.: ..`) Banner of Arms of the Clockmakers Company. - Banner of Arms of the City of London. Union Jack Banner of the Riht Hon: the Lord Mayor. 77, R o z Clerk of the Company in his Chariot. The Court of Assistants in their Carriages. • p. The Master in his Chariot. Three Trumpeters. The Under City Marshal on Horseback. The Lord Mayor's Beadle. Watermen bearing the following Banners : Royal Standard. ~' o Banner of England. Union Jack. Banner of Scotland. Banner of Ireland. Six Streamers of the tity Arms. Banner of the City of London. The Band of the Coldstream Guards. The Two Under Sheriff's. The Officers of the Corporation of London. The Band of the lloy - al London Militia. Three Trumpeters. Banner of Mr. Sheriff Gabriel. Mr, Sheriff Gabriel, in his State Chariot, attended by his Chaplain. Three Trumpeters. Banner of Mr. Sheriff Phillips. Mr. Sheriff Phillips, iu his State Chariot, attended by his Chaplain. The Aldermen who have not passed the Chair. The Recorder. The Aldermen who have passed the Chair. The, late Lord Mayor. The Lady 3fayoress, in her State Carriage, will join the Procession on its return from 'Westminster. The Lord . 3layor's Servants in State Liveries. The Band of the Life Guards mounted. The Upper City Marshal on Horseback. Gentlemen of the Lord Mayor's Household. THE RIGHT HON. TILE LORD MAYOR, _ _ - . In his State Carriage, drawn by Six Horses, attended by the Chaplain, Sword Eearer, and Comm n Crier. Guard of Honour on Horseback. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. On the arrival of the Lord Mayor at Westminster•ha: his lordship at once proceeded to the Court of Exchequer. - The civic party took a standing position in front of the bench reserved for Queen's counsel. The Learned RECORDER, in addressing the Court, said : My Lord Chief Baron,—l have the honour to introduce to your lordship and this Court the Right Honourable John Carter, elected by the citizens of London to fill the office of Lord Mayor for the ensuing year. The gracious approval of her Majesty has ratified the choice of the citi zens. The learned gentleman then proceeded to give a short history of the career of the new Lord Mayor, stating that he had for many years carried on business in the City of London, during which time ho had won the good opinion of his fellow-ci Hier's, and had for a considerable period been their representative in the Court of Common Council, and on the death of the alderman of his ward (Cornhill) was unanimously elected to fill the vacancy. He had subse quently served the office of sheriff, and at the termination of his year of office received a vote from the livery, and ho felt well assured that ho would not be found wanting at the post of honour to which he had been now elected. The learned gentleman having also iptimated that the late Lord Mayor, who had so well fulfilled the office during the past year, was in attendance, concluded by presenting the new Lord Mayor in the usual form to take the oaths. The Loup CHIEF BARON said--My Lord Mayor, I beg to congratulate you on having attained that honour.which -the learned Recorder has expatiated on in his address to the Court. You appear here as first magistrate of the greatest city in the empire. You appear here to claim cer tain rights which belong to the great city of which you are the chief magistrate, and the ceremony which takes place on this occasion is not to be considered as a mere idle pageant, for in reality it is to retain on your part those pri vileges which have existed from time immemorial. I rejoice to hear the account of the learned Recorder of your past life and success, and doubt not that during your mayoralty you will continue to deserve the good opinion of your fellow citizens. To you, the late Lord Mayor, I beg to offer my congratulations, and you retire, having undoubtedly dis charged your important duties, into comparatively private life. You have, during your year of office, displayed every thing that could belong to a patriotic citizen and upright magistrate. I feel assured that in retiring into comparative privacy the discharge of those public duties that remain to you will occupy the whole of your attention, and that you will continue to deserve that approbation, and to meet with that sympathy in the discharge of them which you have hitherto experienced. _Alderman Wire bowed his acknowledgments. The Lord Mayor was then sworn. The late Loi d Mayor was also sworn to render unto her Majesty a full account of the receipts on account of the Crown during his mayoralty, and to " behave himself properly" according to the old form of oath whilst he did so. The other formalities having been gone through, the Re corder invited the judges to the banquet at Guildhall this eveaing. The Lord Mayor, the late Lord Mayor, the Recorder, and the officers of the City then withdrew, and passing through the other courts the Lord Mayor, through the Recorder, invited the judges presiding to the banquet. The procession then returned to the City in the same order as in its coming. MILFORD HAVEN.—With reference to the re marks yesterday on Mr. Page's " Report on Milford Haven for ocean steamships, and a naval arsenal," the South Wales Railway Company desire to state—first, that pier accommodation at present exists for ocean steamers at Milford Haven; and, secondly, that there is railway com munication thence to Manchester. A floating pier extends into deep water at the terminus of the South Wales Rail. way at New Milford (Milford Haven, and is available for large steamers at any state of the tide. At this pier, the Calcutta, a large ocean steamer, which sailed for Lisbon and 13razil on the 2d inst., took in cargo and coal direct from the railway trucks, which are lowered to the floating pier by means of hydraulic machinery, and the traffic in connection with the stunners to and from Waterford and Cork is -carried on in a similar manner daily. Railway communication exists between Manchester and Milford Haven both by way of Newport and by way of Gloucester. Through rates are established, and Manchester goods are now sent to New Milford by one or other of these routes for exportation.— Times' Correspondent. Tril DEFENCES OF VICTORIA.—A meeting of the Chantb, r of Commerce, held on September 13, for the purpose of discussing the question of defence, was but thinly attended: The following restilution, proposed i n a l ong speech by Mr. Sichel, and seconded by Mr. Sumner, was carried without opposition :—" That a deputation, consist ing of the following gentlemen , the President, M r . J. G. Francis, Mr. T. J.Siunner, and the mover, do wait upon the Chief Secretary to request information as to the steps which have been taken for the protection of the colony; and in the absence of any such steps, to request that he will urge upon the Government at home the necessity of keep ing upon the Australian naval station not less than four powerful steam-frigates, and, further, send out to Mel bourne three fully •armed men-of-war, to serve as flag:ships for the protection of this part of the country.—dtaeralian ' LATEST NEWS. CALCUTTA & CHINA. MAILS. MARSEILLES, WEDNESDAY MORNING. The Valetta, with the mails from Calcutta and China, arrived at Marseilles at 7 a.m. this day. The mails left for London at 10 a.m. Letters will be delivered on Friday morning. The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office : PARIS, Nov. 9. The Moniteur of to-day publishes a dispatch from General Martemprey addressed to the Mir ister of War, and dated near Zekkora, Nov. Gth. General Durienx with two divisions attacked the Zekkora and forced the hostile tribes to retire towards the south. General Durieux by skilful manoeuvring obtained a victory over the tribes, equally as bril liant as the victory of Malah. In addition to a great quantity of booty, the horses and arms of the Spahis who had been killed at Sidi-Zaer were re taken. The troops are in excellent health and spread terror everywhere before them, and the people im plore their mercy, PARIS, Nov. 8. The Emperor arrived here to-day at 3 o'clock from Compiegne, and proceeded to the Hotel du Louvre to pay a visit to the Grand Duchess Maria of Russia. 12.10 P.M. The Bourse opens rather firm, but inactive. Routes, 70f. 10c. 3.25 P.M. The market has undergone no change. The final price of Itentes is 70f. 5c., being only a shade higher than yesterday. ZURICH, Nov. 8. The signature of the treaty has been delayed on account of Austria claiming payment of the 40,000,000 florins due by France on account of Pied mont in Conventions Munze instead of the new Aus trian currency. Baron de Bourqueney has referred the question to Paris for instructions, and it is thought that the difficulty will be overcome, and the treaty signed without further delay. FLORENCE, Nov. 7. The Assembly has resolved to take into conside ration the proposition to create Prince Carignan Regent of Tuscany in the name of the King of Sar dinia, and will give its vote on this subject to morrow. The resolution was received with cheer ing by the public. BOLOGNA, Nov. 7. The Minister, the Marquis de Pepoli, read to-day before the Assembly a message announcing that the Government had always pursued a system of mode ration, and further stated that the financial re sources of the country had during the last quarter increased a million and a half ; and concluded by saying that the establishment of a Regency would place the credit of the country on a firm footing, and that Central Italy would appear before the Congress with more authority. The National Assembly of the Romagnese has unanimously voted the Regency of Prince Carignan, and has invested him with full powers. The Prussian Gazette publishes an article of which the following is a summary : " The Algemeine Zeitung insists on its statement that the interview between the Emperor of Russia and the Prince Regent of Prussia had a tendency hostile to England. The same paper pretends that Prussia had entered upon the policy of France and Russia to isolate England, and had promised to maintain an unconditional neutrality in case war should be declared by France against England. In order to support these absurd insinuations, the Al gemeine Zeitung refers to the imaginary statements of some Prussian newspapers which are known to belong to the Opposition press, and which have a self-understood interest to disfigure every step of the Government for the sake of obtaining a basis for attacks against it. The writers of the Alge meine Zeitung place themselves by their conduct on the same footing with certain French journals, which, in translating the malevolent conjectures of the Prussian Opposition press, transformed them into positive facts. These tactics may be considered ingenious, but are hardly patriotic or useful to the interests of Germany.' " VIENNA, Nov. 8. The Schiller Festival has been celebrated here to-day in a most brilliant manner in presence of immense crowds of people. The torch-light processions were numerous and well attended. The greatest order and enthusiasm prevailed throughout the tom n. The weather was exceedingly fine until towards the conclusion of the festival, when rain fell, but not, however, in any considerable quantity. MADRID, Nov. 7. Marshal O'Donnell will positively leave this evening. The transport steamers detained on account of the bad weather have now arrived at Algesiras, and offensive operations will commence immediately. DRURY-LANE TILEA2'RE. Last evening Mr. E. T. Smith began a new series of Italian operatic performances at the above theatre with "Il Trovatore." The cast, with Madlle. Madame Borchardt, Signor Aldighieri, Signor Mercuriali, and Signor Giuglini in the chief characters, offered no novelty whatever for criticism. Everything went exceed ingly well until near the end of the opera, when Giuglini was struck suddenly hoarse and became unable to continue his part. He has been singing night after night for many months past, and had travelled from Liverpool yesterday morning to fulfil his engagement at Drury-lane. Under such circumstances his indisposition may be easily account ed for. An apology was made for the celebrated tenor by Mr. E. T. Smith, but not very graciously received by the public, who were unreasonable enough to expect that a man should sing when he could not. All opera-goers ought to know that Giuglini is quite incapable of causing disappointment to his numerous admirers unless absolutely compelled to do so. The " Miserero" was very creditably sung by a Signor Corti. After this the opefa was allowed to proceed without further interruption to the end. The house was very crowded. CAMPBELL'S AMERICAN MINSTRELS, A new troupe of sable minstrels have taken possession of the smaller concert-room at the St. James's Hall, and bid fair successfully to fill up the void created by the departure of the long popular " Christy's." It consists of sonic thirteen performers of various kinds, vocal and instru mental, and the leadership is efficiently divided between Messrs. Fox and Warden, themselves men of high ability in special departments. Mr. Fox is a most suc cessful imitator of negro peculiarities as we are to suppose them to be exhibited at the plantation, and Mr. Warden takes the role of the " coloured gentleman" of musical tendency, who gives ludicrous imitations of the Italian-opera. Amongst the solo singers, Messrs. Farren berg and Drummond are especially deserving of complimen tary mention, the former as a highly-finished tenor, and the latter as a most effective baritone singer. They are both nightly encored, and are fully deserving of the compliment. The dancing is extremely good, the "Old Virginny dance" of Mr. M. Sexton bring a most extraordinary specimen of negro flexibility and power of contortion, and the " Lousiana Belle Dance" quite a novelty, being a sort of Kentucky version of the celebrated coquette dance of Perea Nena. The " belle" is admirably dressed, played, and danced by a member of the company whose name is not given, and the support given to the perform ance by the other members of the troupe gave it the cha racter of a divertissement in ebony. The instrumental music is fostrate, including a brilliant violin and an effec tive violoncello-player, so that, taken altogether, this new company may be accepted as a considerable advance on all previous minstrelsy from the other side of the Atlantic. Mr. Fox, one of the managers, is certainly the most genuine " Nigger " we yet have seen, and his partner, Mr. Warden, is quite as successful in his Italian extravaganza. The con cert is, in short, far more attractive, even as a mere musical entertainment, than many which affect a much higher position in the world of art, GREECE. A letter from Athens, dated the 18th of Oct. says:-- " Mr. Wyse, the English Ambassador, as Presi dent of the Financial Committee has presented a collective note of the three Powers to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, containing a succinct resume of the report of tne commission. In this note the three Powers draw the attention of the Greek Go vernment to the faulty financial administration of the country and to the urgent reforms required, and conclude by saying that as the three Powers see that the country offers sufficient resources to pay without inconvenience the slim of 900,000 f. on ac count of the loan and interest it yearly claims that sum from it. " The note took the Government by surprise, as no previous notification of it had been made. "At a Cabinet Council, presided over by the King, the principle of the payment of the 900,000 f. hls been adopted. The Chambers have been con voked for the 10th of November." Colonel Clifford, son of Rear-Admiral Sir Au gustus Clifford, has been appointed Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod at the House of Lords, in the room of the late Mr. James Pulman, F.R.S., Clarenceux King of Arms. DEATH OF THE COUNTESS DOWAGER OF HARE- Avooo.—We have to announce the death of the Countess Dowager of Harewood, who expired yesterday morning at an early hour at Goldsborough Hall, near Leeds, after a very short illne s. 7he late countess was the second daughter of Thomas, second Marquis of Bath, K.G., by the Hon. Isabella Elizabeth Byng, third daughter of George, fourth Viscount Torrington, and was born on the 25th of March, 1801. Her ladyship married, on the sth of July, 1823, llenry, third and last Earl of llarewood, who, it will recollected, died in 1857 from the effect of injuries sustained by being thrown from his horse on the huntin field. The marriage of the Earl of Dalkeith, M.P., and Lady Louisa Hamilton, which was fixed to take place to-morrow, has, in consequence of the death of the countess, who was sister to the Duchess of Buccleuch, and therefore aunt of the bride groom elect, been postponed to a more distant day. THE RAILWAY STATION AT PERTH.—A final understanding has been come to as regards the joint use of the Perth ;reneral station. The whole matter in dispute, which led to the formation of a new station at the Glasgow road Bridge, has been amicably settled between the directors of the Scottish -Central and Scottish North-Eastern Rail ways, and the terms of arrangement only require the ap proval of the Scottish North-Eastern shareholders. The necessary station buildings and accesses are provided for, and the Scottish North-Eastern Company are to resume their use of the general station in all respects as formerly. —Arbro«th GO*. TILE VOL UN7EERS. TO TELE EDITOR OF TIIE SUN. SlR,—Allow me to amend my first letter on a point of importance. In 1805 the volunteers were formed in regiments of 1,000 strong, and even in larger masses, clothed in red, and armed, accoutred, and drilled like re gular troops. Of use they were, displaying the moral power excited by the danger of invasion ; but as soldiers mere mimics, without solidity to support the regular army, and offering points of weakness.to the enemy, because, having neither artillery nor cavalry of their own, they required the aid of those arms of war from the regulars ; for it is by fine com binations of infantry, cavalry, and artillery that battles are won. Soon all would have had to trust to their legs ; for be it known to Mr. Wise that absolute running away at the right time is also an essential part of warfare, to be learnt with care, though a battle is not the best school for the first lesson. The regular artillery would then have feared to close on the French masses, trusting only to the support and protection of unwieldy, untaught, ill commanded mobs of volunteers. Now, acting as riflemen, the volunteers will be independent of the regular army, yet support it; and, having free play for their own natural intelli gence, it will in each be developed according to mother wit—though it is not every mother that gives her son military wit, as proved by Mr. Wise. They would also more easily escape from the evil of incapable commanders, and yet give full play to their own usefulness. Thus it would be : A rifle infantry man takes post, under cover, half a mile from a French column of march, and he plumps into it every shot, or knocks over the men and horses of the artillery and cavalry, if at all ex posed to his fire. At the same time one or two of Sir William Armstrong's lightest guns, which are said to be of sure stroke at two miles' distance, and may be drawn by two horses, can take post a mile or more behind the riflemen, pounding the enemy's column and protecting our own skirmishers from cavalry, which, however, could make but little im pression, giving, as they would do, half a mile start to the volunteers in running away, if such running should be expedient. It may be said the French have rifles and long ranging guns also. True ; and it would be a fair fight between the riflemen on each side ; but the heavily-loaded Frenchmen would soon tire, and the main column must halt to rally them again. Thus the long ranging arms, pushing the volunteers into their natural career, have quadrupled their power; and, all former points of weakness being swept away they will be a real support to the regular troops, instead of a drain and a burden. The delay thus enforced on the enemy must be made also under the destructive fire of the Armstrong gun, which would hit always, and never be hit by a counter gun of the same range, for the columns of the enemy could not hide, they must be perforce of Mr. Wise's school ; whereas the Armstrong gun could and would hide, and, having fired, remove to another place to fire again, so that the enemy's shot, directed only by the smoke, would strike an empty nest. Each gun, whether manned by volunteers or militia artillerymen—and there are many good ones —should be attended by small corps of volunteer ca' airy always moving with it, ready to support the skirmishers and protect the gun from accidental roving detachments of the enemy's horsemen. We also should have roving horsemen—aye, and fight ing horsemen, numerous and bold. They would soon teach the French cavaliers how much a good horse has to do in warfare ; horses never blunder if their riders be earnest and strong-willed. The last Gazette having given me a step of rank, my signature will be in future Nov. 4, W. NAPIER, General. TIIE STATE OF ITALY. TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE SUN. SIR S I enclose a copy of a letter I have ad dressed to Lord Brougham on the affairs of Italy, and I shall be glad if you should think fit to publish it. Your obedient servant, ELLENBOROUGII. 12, Upper Belgrave-street, Nov. 8. "THE EARL OF ELLENBOROUGH TO LORD BROUGHAM. " Southam, Delabere, Nov. 5. "My dear Brougham,—l propose to subscribe a small sum to the fund for the purchase of arms to be placed at the disposal of Garibaldi. " If all those who wish well to the cause of inde pendence in Italy would, for the same purpose, subscribe such small sums as they can spare with out inconvenience, the aggregate amount of their contributions would be large, and they would ma terially assist in supplying the Italians with the means of making themselves respected. " Arms, organisation, and discipline constitute the real strength of a people. In proportion to that strength is the respect it obtains. Upon that foun dation alone the independence of every country must really rest. " I admit, with deep regret, that the Italians have, as yet, made but little use of the opportunity which the events of the war have placed before them. " They have confined themselves very much to rejoicings in anticipation of the independence which they have neither achieved nor deserved. They have been waiting to receive from the hands of others that which they should disdain to owe to any hands but their own. " Acting under the direction of men hastily se lected, and unequal to the crisis in which they were called forth to govern, they are even now, I fear, in Central Italy, insufficiently prepared against the threatened invasion of the two most contemptible of armies—those of Naples and of the Pope. "I will still hope for better things. I will hope that, stimulated by the insults to Italy which are conveyed in the demands France is about to make in the Congress, they will rise to vindicate their right to choose their own Government, and clutch the arms by which alone it can be secured. " There is in Italy one man who has at once a ad to direct, a hand to execute, and a heart which tells him what is right. That man is Garibaldi. " Let the Italians follow where he leads, and they will at least acquire the honour which has been so long unknown to them as a people. a' Ile has no measures to Observe with France. If he should obtain success, he will not consent to hold the provinces he liberates as a fief of the French empire. "He will not lend himself to the carrying out of the idea of the First Napoleo4, that France should be surrounded by weak dependent States. " If the Italians should obtain no change but that of substituting the influence of France for that of Austria, they will only have changed the outward form of their humiliation, and have laid the foun dations of perpetual disunion and of constantly re curring war in their country. " I believe that the creation of a great, united, and independent State in Italy (and to be inde pendent it must be great) would tend more than any other measure which could be adopted to secure the peace of Central Europe. " Incapable of entertaining projects of conquest beyond the Alps, which it would be evidently im possible to realise, such a State would have a com mon interest with Austria in closing that natural barrier against the for e i g n er ; a nd stria, relieved from all apprehension on the side of Italy, would, in union with Germany, present on the Rhine and on the Vistula a concentrated strength which no ambition would assail, because none could hope to overcome. " This was the opinion I formed at the Congress of Vienna. I expressed it in the House of Com mons in 1816. I have adhered to it through life. " The unexpected events in the early part of this year appeared at one time to place this great result almost within our grasp. " I will still trust that such high hopes have not been held out to Europe only for a moment, to be then dashed away and to deceive. I will trust that the Italians may prove themselves not unworthy of their fortune, and may be mindful of other and higher traditions than those to which France has directed their regards. " At least, let us, sympathising with them in circumstances which were once our own, place in their hands the arms by which alone, under Provi dence, their redemption can be achieved. " In the will of Providence must rest their suc cess, but with arms in their hands they may at least, instead of being unresistingly transferred, like cattle, by foreigners, fall nobly like soldiers in the field, and acquire that glorious name which has been ac corded by the concurrence o f a ll ages to those who perish in the attempt to liberat e th e i r country. " It would give me much satisfaction to learn that you approve the step I propose to take, and i that, although you may not agree with me n all particulars, you agree with me in the main in the views I have expressed. " Ever, i;ny dear Brougham, yours most s incerely, ," cc ELLENBOROLIGII. WRECK OF TILE _ROYAL CHARTER• THE LIFTING OPERATIONS. MOELFRA, TuEsp.ay. The "lumper," or lifting apparatus, for Liver - Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. had sent to pool in the early part of last week, arrived here e n Saturday. The lumper is in appearance something like a fishing smack. She has a powerful heaving machine on board, which is worked from the deck , and with which large portions of the wreck are sure to be hoisted from the position in which they now lie. Some additional divers were brought from Liverpool with the lumper, and descents were made,_ on Sunday forenoon. Tne divers say that the wreck' lies in a very intricate and, to them, dangerous heal). which They walk beneath some of the heavy rnachiuer): of the ship, and have to grope their ironwork. One of them met with a corpse on S un day, but was unable to remove it from the mass a' timber and iron in which it was entangled. aid The Royal Charter was steered with a *len A patent steering apparatus. This the divers succeed e" in attaching to the chains of the lumper, and Awl hauled up in an almost perfect state ; a segmen t ° the wheel being the only part broken away. The, framework to which the patent steerer was attache' subs& when it stood in its place on the ship was quently got up. No gold was discovered by th, divers on Sunday. The bullion-room of the Charter was about 18 feet up from the keel. 1 wa y am idst was, as is usual in similar ships, formed out of' a portion of the stern, to which an iron deck, ir°3 sides, and an iron door were attached. In this rood the ingots, specie, and dust consigned to parties 1 1 this country were deposited. The gold consig' to the captain was placed in small cubical mal r: gany boxes, on Which were affixed the seal o f ta , :' captain and that of the party who committed gold to his custody. These boxes were dep?su e t in the bullion-room. That the bullion-room is d intact, but has been knocked to pieces, is P r°c u e e beyond a doubt by the fact that fragments of t'e cubical mahogany boxes, with seals on them, h a a . O within the last few days been found al oe ; beach. Nevertheless, thn professional gentleiury who watch the operations of the divers areiTetbe sanguine as to the recovery of the ingots and to specie. Of the recovery of the gold dust the sa hopes are not entertained. e in On Sunday night there was a very heavy fi g 1 .ter Dullas Bay. The Fury was obliged to seek shs:i to round by Moelfra, and to tow the lumper 011' ) 1 00 the same place. They both came back to the scecher of the wreck on Tuesday morning, but the Nveniti f g was too unfavourable to permit of the lump er ot got to work. Up to . that time only two barsero gold has been found ; one, that which th e di t s bat brought up last week ; and the other, eue.,,,,, v0 ,1 had been picked up by some men of the Royal Nany, in a boat belonging to her Majesty 's s ,; tea tender the Sea Mew. Nineteen thousand an 01 plates and bars of copper, weighing ab° ll ' n ot tons, have been recovered ; and the total arn ons of money found on the beach and on the Per s . p is of the drowned who have been washed asi l°l- £2BO 13s. 31d. , of On Saturday last the police made a s e 't; several bundles of clothing which some a t ' — g es. lagers of Moelfra had conveyed to their collo° Thore was no article of any value ameng st , b l a ck clothes with the exception of a very b e autifaL saw silk dress, which had belonged to some lady Pais,ote ger. This discovery, and the fact that some P a graphic portraits had previously been villager to his house, and only given up wbel have manded by parties who had traced the w ' have raised suspicions in the minds of those vi ll° lost friends or property on board. carne en Jde, (Frew the Belfast Ketesletter ' ) m eth Mr. M'Cappin and Mr. Ferris, our tewn s a, of who were so miraculously saved from the ivr e . t hia the Royal Charter, have visited our office the last few days, and have given us some P a '„ve lars in reference to their most extraordina r y es ibst and the appalling scenes they witnessed en h dreadful morning on the Welsh coast. TheY, ; ,:of been urged to deliver in public some deseriP":",:uel the catastrophe from the moment the yessel 5 ", to until the time they left the wreck on their 0:0•10s. Belfast; and for many such an account 1 870 ' 1 ,,, 1 7., Pro' sess a very melancholy interest. Among $ perty which Mr. M'Cappin had on board groin box containing several valuaTe rings rea.: w r el' gold nuggets, brooches, and other articles ofJe in g lery, and a valuable silver Orange medalywbheearbo% on one side the image of King William. rate went down with the vessel, and after a "`'' e sac' struggle with the raging elements its owne i r d a y` seeded in reaching land with his life. The n e ' s ueh having in got himself t em p orar ily clothed vent t ` stray articles as were cas t u p by th e tide, he went the beach searc hi ng f or some of his les'sand, The perty, when he found, partly embedded in -- „g one asmall nugget, which he at once recogniseu " b - ü blY of th the most unique in his collection, and Prn,,al e most beautiful for its size on board the exa ct . r! vere , __ Charter. In appearance it bears Ti n as it i ll au blance to a small seal, the qitartz being, set in the gold, in the same manner as the sten e u ara ordinary seal. Further on, one of the Coasr,tg,pla asked if any one had lost a medal. :gr. 3 - I `;! l u i. tios replied that he had, and having given a de ser-j as es j u of it, it was produced, and found to be the 1 had packed up with the nugget and other artio to o his box. How these articles, small and 110'01 left from the box, were carried on the wirce s o n ' tid e ' where they were uncovered by the r ece ""Zr life when strong and vigorous men, battling ° one 01 were swallowed by the billows, must remai,n deplo. the many wonders in connection with th rable occurrence. ) 7,4 fi MR. DEERE'S, M.P., ON THE NA-L'''2 DEFENCES. The following address has been issued bi • - 1.• Deedes, M.P. for East Kent : 111 IV ' waitdyhe d :s defences. e et n nh c e e o sw.. Clergy, the Nobility, " Our national " At a time T " To : &In ig IGVhenattriys t h he ole o e u f n t t h y e . kin; f ill, more or less under the influence of a feelin, of to eve urity, when grave doubts suggest therase.i/nara. thoughtful mind, as to whether our P re r w itil tion r s y to resist aggression are commensurate o f all the stake at issue, and at a moment when,' tio vel othersin the history of our country, it 'u i _ e ',, t ell England, as a means of avertinc, danger, t° ute„r thoroughlyrc andl,CFeiaitodlioeir'ns:,(lo prepared, I offer e ' no apolegY i' nal in atio . _ peating a question on the subject of our defences,' which I asked at ... finer i n, tn o u t a public cu county some weeks since—namely What 1$ Kent county 'TrueMaidstone urabioa , and Ramsgate hono rarin the Army List of this month as N° s ' ; i ntl. company of the volunteer rifle corps of the nucleusc° of I am a aware also that in other places the ~..v be corps has been started, which, I trust , 111-os‘rh? _ s followed by a similar result ; but is this e°,,:ntt sol .this equal to what must be expected of a e' t ot important from its position, its populatinost? its wealth ? Why is so much valuable tittle . cor d Why do not volunteers, of all classes, Coale f °j ., s o ted —the young and able to be enrolled and i n str i . to —the rich and more advanced in life to fir sinews ,, . of war and produce their substitutes r t hat we sit that we are not convinced —or ratb e . ji ly resist the conviction—of the necessity', llose? humble_r. judgment, the urgent necessity of he. c iices interfere is it that petty jealousies and local preja tha t i a er ere ? Or are we under the fatal delusieztii ra ge noPopulation, whose bravery and determined e°_ o n one would doubt, can, at a moment's `yiel dn an instructed d in the use of the arms it nlust,": h cep , uabn rilled in the simplest movements Niqueetiou, solutely necessary to ensure combined , a o f olci successfully oppose hostile forces comp se, and tried soldiers o f th se ' " I stop not hare to inquire whether anY - „f °a or what other reasons may be the cause - to er apathy. My object is not to find fault but _ foc i cite to activity. I appeal to you to exhibit it energy de and patriotism in defence of all that is convict dear to you, and I do so from a deep- se ated ~ wh o ion in my own mind that the time is at han°'sofeti w_e must rely, under God's providence, for tile r 0 of this count kingdom on our own exertions; and .I_etto, , lr a s coun , ty desire to preserve unstained oust PAttoi3O victa, of which we justly boast, We r o a be ., every sacrifice to meet impeding danger, 1111 ware of being lulled into a false scciult• 1 -. fa' "Should ' it be necessary for me to offer anseiro th . r excuse for the liberty lam taking in au t h.,t in the flied re, 1 . you, it may perhaps be f un 1 for nearly • 1 0 years I have teen—throngli ge ° _ , o , s i t o . rt and EA 11 report—from a conviction of it c . , :_. 0 , _ltutional usefulness, a memberof a volunteer .0;4 Al_y desire is not here to put forward the suPe rl ns ti. t ot' mounted ridemeu over a force of:envisc °cable force cannot I filly 1)( l'cve a more serviciotio cannot be found—tut to excite the at' ,eO - all classes to fill up the linii'ed ranks of thei t ho manry cavalry, and so to swell the numbers of proposed rifle and artillery corps, as to Pr ve . oss ioa determination to resist to the utmost the agg l - s ioa of any enemy who may care to attempt the inv3s, of this free and favoured land. " W r M• 1)11j)1'; " Sandling Park, - invr. They of THE ROYAL CHUtTEr. —LIVERPOO.9 , re lic. o f —A subscription list has been started here for t!),_via,-(1$ the sufferers by the loss of the loyal Charter. £l,OOO has already been contributed. I