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Ge ,--7, Gz - ' - C---g--t:' e '/Z e z-'L~` 'ff7t PAPER toe ~, .~ SOUTH WALES RAILWAY.—The Directors 1, --/ of this Company are prepared to receive Tenders of Loans on Debenture Bonds, to meet Debentures falling due. Proposals to be addressed to the undersigned. By Order. FRED. G. SAUNDERS, Secretary. 10:Eastbourne-terrace, Paddinton, April 4th, 18.59. (TREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. —ALTERATION OF TRAINS FOR MAY.—The Northern portion of the 9.30 a.m. train will leave Paddington at 9.50 a.m.; and will be accelerated, arriving at Chester at the same time as at present. The 5.10 pm. train will leave Paddington at 6.30 p.m. ; the 5.30 p.m. train at 5.15 p.m, ; the 7.25 a.m. train from Wolverhampton will leave at 6.5.5 a.m., running direct through to Paddington ; and there will be a late train from Paddington to Windsor, at 11 p.m. There are several other important alterations, for which see the time bills of the Company. Paddington, 23d April, 1859. 1 0 R. ALBERT SMITH'S CHINA, ALL TO-N!IHT, at Eight.—Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. Just published, price 6d., "TO CHINA AND BACK." By A LBERT SMITH. For warded from the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, for Seven Stamps, TO-NIGHT, MR. CHARLES DICKENS will READ at ST. MARTIN'S HALL, at 8 o'clock, " The Poor Traveller," " Mrs. Gamp," and " The Trial from Pickwick." Stalls, numbered and reserved, Four Shillings; centre Area and Balconies, Two Shillings ; Back Seats, One Shilling, at Messrs. Chapman and Hall's, No. 193, Piccadilly, and at St. Martin's Hall, Long-acre. CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS.—Every Night at 8, and a Grand Day Performance on Saturday Afternoon at 3,•at St. James's Hall, Piccadilly. Change of Programme for -the Easter Holidays. Stalls, 3s.'; unreserved seats, 2s. ; Mitchell's Is. Ticket s an d p l aces may b e secured at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. - PASTER HOLIDAYS.-GREAT GLOBE, -. 1 -A Leicester-square, is now Opened, in conjunction with numerous other attractions, A NEW GRAND MOVING DIORAMA OF A TOUR UP THE RHINE, from Rot .. Urchin to St, Gothard, embracing every feature of interest to the Tourist on and near the River. Dioramas of the • Empires of CHINA, JAPAN,the Campaigns in India, &c., &c. — admission to the whole building, 2s.—Open from Ten a.m. to Ten p.m. rrHE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, High -AL Holborn, formerly Casino de Venice.—This establish ' went, 'pre-eminently distinguished for the elegance and , matchless beauty of its decorations, combined with the per fection of its management, is OPEN every EVENING. - The celebrated band, under the direction of Mr. W. M. Packer, `-play's a nightly varied selection of the most approved classical and modern music. Doors open at half-past 8 ; overture at - closing at ;12 punctually. Admission Is. ,ARGYLL -ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly. These popular and celebrated rooms are open every evening', with R. R. Bignell's Grand Orchestra, conducted by that great composer, Mons. Antony Lamotte, of Paris. Leader, Charles Hall. Mons. Boulcourt, the celebrated cornet t-piston player, performs nightly, with other talented artistes. Belections from Rigoletto, 1 Trovatore, La Traviata, Huguenots, Robert le Diable, and the new opera Martha. Manager, R. R. Bignell. Doors open at half-past 8, close ten minutes before 12. Admission, ls. to Promenade. N.B.—All applications for the above band for Concerts and Balls, to be made to Mr. William Price, treasurer, at the Rooms. ALHAMBRA PALACE.—EASTER WEEK. Last Week of the Company in London —Two Perform- Inances each day, A SPANISH BULL FIGHT. The Californian performers having acted as principals In a Bull-fight in America for u p war d s o f one hun dred nights, will undertake the same exploits in London. The regular Equestrian performances, the same as last week, Will be produced in addition to the Bull-fight, which takes place* Morning and Evening. The Dwarf Elephant, Tom Thumb will perform. Two Performances Daily at two and 'quarter before Eight P.m. • - Pit, Is. Boxes, 2s. ; Reserved Seats, 35. ; St a ll s , 5 5.; P r i va t e ! l oxes, Y.. 2 2s, Children under Nine years of age, half-price. Gallery, 611. - A dciuble programme at the Morning performance during Easter Week. Doors open half-an-hour earlier than usual. WIZARD JACOBS and his GOBLIN SPRIGHTLY, will appear at the POLYGRAPHIC LA,ALL, Ring William-street, Strand, EASTER MONDAY, and every Evening for a short time only. His unrivalled experiments will retain for him his long-earned title of the "Wizard of Wizards." His success in Aus tralia, California, and New Zealand, h as b een o f th e Most brilliant description. The above Hall has been taken for the purpose of giving his farewell Entertain- Ments, before retiring from his profession.—Dress Stalls, 3a. ; Reserved Seats, 2s. ; - Area, Is. Commence at Eight o'clock. —TWO GRAND MORNING PERFORMANCES will be given on WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY, 27th and 30th April, at Two o'clock. Tickets and places for Private BoxeS and Stalls may be had of Mr. Mitchell, Bond-street ; Mr. Same, St. James's ; Mr. Harwood, 214, Regent-street ; and at the Box-office of the Hall, from ten to five daily. 114-AN AND HIS HABITS.—THIS DAY, at Three and Half-past Eight, Dr. KAHN will deliver Lectures at his unrivalled and Original Museum, 3, Tich borne-street, facing the Haymarket. SYLLABUB—ldentity of Self-love and Social- -The Philosophy and Physiology of Marriage -Happy and Unhappy Unions— Whom and when to Marry—The Great Social Evil, its real Cure—Philanthropists and their Schemes—New Views ofMen •and Things—Dancrers of Youth—Rocks of Advanced Age— The true Glory of Middle Age—My Memoirs—Much in Little. The Museum is open daily (for Gentlemen only) from Twelve till Five and from Seven till Ten. Explanations of the Models every half-hour. Admission One Shilling, in cluding Handbook : to which is appended the SHOALS AND QUICKSANDS ,OF YOUTH. By JOSEPH KAHN, M.D., raduate in Medicine, Surgery, and Midwifery, of the Im perial University of Vienna, &c.: free by post for twelve stamps, direct from the Author, 17, Harley-street, Cavendish square. - pPPS'S COCOA.—Epps, homoeopathic chemist, London.—This excellent preparation, originally pro duced-specially for the use of homoeopathic patients, having been adopted by the general public, can now be had of the principal grocers. Each packet is labelled James Epps, bomceopathic chemist, London. BENJAMIN EDGINGTON'S MONSTER. TENTS, FLAGS, BANNERS, Asc.. for Political Meet ings, Public Rejoicings, and Private Parties. —Address, 'BENJAMIN EDGINGTON'S, Marquee, Tent, Flag, and Rick-cloth Manufacturer, 2, Duke-street, London-bridge, S.E., and 32, Charing-cross, S.W. Early application for Second-band Rick-cloths. An Illustrated Catalogue sent free. , - HAIIT'S PATENT ECONOMISING GAS BURNER, the great desideratum of the age to all con sumers of Gas. By its use the objections to the introduction of Gas into private dwellings are removed, inasmuch as every particle of gas, on reaching the orifice of the burner, is fairly consumed, and thus the diffusion of those noxious vapours so injurious to health, and destructive to works of art, bindings of books, &c., is entirely prevented. The burner can be fitted by the most inexperienced hand to any chandelier or bracket. May be had at the Depot, 69, Fleet-street, E.C., price Two Millings each : one tent on receipt of 30 postage stamps. REY HAIR RESTORED TO ITS T URAL Co L OUR. Neuralgia, Nervous Headache, Rheumatism, and Stiff' Joints Cured by F. M. HERRING-'S PATENT MAGNETIC BRUSHES, 108. and 15s. Grey hair and Baldness PREVENTED by F. M. H.'s Patent Preventive Brush. Price 4s. and ss. Offices, 32, Il asinzhall-street, London, where may be had, gratis, the Illustrated Pamphlet, "Why Hair becomes Grey, and its e modY•" Sold by all Chemists and Perfumers of repute. GLENFIELD PATENT .STARCH, USED IN THE ROYAL LAUNDRY, PRONOUNCED BY HER MAJESTY'S LAUNDRESS to be THE FINEST STARCH SHE EVER USED. • WHEN YOU ASK FOR GLENFIELD P &TENT STARCH, SEE THAT YOU GET IT, As inferior kinds are often substituted. Sold by all Chandlers, Grocers, &c., &c. WOTHERSPOON & CO.; GLASGOW AND LONDON. CERTAIN RELIEF for the AFFLICTED.— br. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS, pre pared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. Scott, of Bromley, Kent, are a sure remedy for affections of the liver, indigestion, bile, sick headache, giddiness, loss of appe tite, lowness of spirits, Sze. They can be taken at any time, Without any danger from wet or cold, act mildly on the bowels, without pam.or griping, clear the skin, remove sallowness and pimples, purify the blood, brace the nerves, and invigo rate the whole system. Sold by most druggists, in boxes, Is. lid. and 2s. 9d. each. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious, and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green package, with " NV. Lambert, 20, Jermyn-street," engraved on the Government stamp. SELF-CURE—.AMERICAN TREATMENT. , TO. THE NE RVOUS AND DEBILITATED. —Giv'en away b formed Medical Conev y ,,, an u P s .R . f A ti . i S e .,, s 3 oc le i T ty ber of of .m t e h d e ic ß in e e: Roueti ; "the Nationat Academ . ; Fel low and Honorary Vice-Preerd%Petences, Paris • also Institute of France, " THE GUIDEorr the Imperial E.' African the Mall% the advice should peruse " Those about entering poandgmce he a giv so e u s n on d the Author's invaluable little work , health and disease reflects much credit u medical philosopher." — Critic. 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The Proprietors of PEniry's jus..y ce l e brated Patent Me (Reines have confided their Prescriptions to a Physician of the Royal University of Erlangen, and Member of the Royal r CCol the lege of Surgeons of England (who is registered u nder New Medical Act) and attends daily at No. 19 Berners-street, Oxford-street,between the hours of 11 and?, and from 5 _ ( Sundays excepted) to advise Patients on their u Diseases and Treatment, and thus add to the speedy certainty of Cure. , • PERRY'S PATENT CONCENTRATED ESSENCE OF COPAIBA and CUBEB SACCIIARATED GLOBULES, a Preparation of the essence of the Balsam of Copaiba and Cubebs,perfectly tasteless, retaining its curative powers. In all cases of Gonorrhcea, Gleet, Stricture, &c., a single trial will prove the eff i cacy of th i s i nva l ua bl e reme dy ; as it at once acts upon the Urino-Genital organs, restoring them to their healthy state. Price 115. per box (or free by post for 130 .rilent direct from No. 19, Berners-st., Oxford-st., London. The CORDIAL BALM of SYRIACUM, a remedy for ~,S P rrolttorrhrea, Is employed in both sexes to renovate the P°,wers of life, when exhausted, reinvigorates the frame in all;cages of sexual debility, and to those persons who are prevented entering the married state it is invaluable. Price lla,per bottle, or four quantities in one for 335., which saves "U• or In £5 cases. The CONCENTRATED DETERSIVE ESSENCE, for sYphillis in all its stages, and is recommended for secondary gptoms, blotches on the head and face, enlargement of the oat, tonsils, and uvula ; its beneficial influence on the 'Meta is undeniable. Price ils. and 335. per bottle, also a caving of 11s. HEALTH DEPENDS UPON PURE BLOOD.: PERRY'S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS a cure for all .diseases of the skin, such as scurvy, scro f u l a , u l cers , b o il s , b lotches and pimples on the face and body. Price 2s. 9d., Is. CA., and 11s. per box. To be had direct from No. 19, Berners-street, Oxford-street, - Louden, upon receipt of Post-Office Order, made payable to and L. PERRY and Co. ON DISQUALIFICATIONS AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. New Edition, enlarged to 198 pages, illustrated b y 10 0 Ana tomical Engravings on Steel, just published, free bypost, ls. THE SILENT FRIEND ; a Medical Work, on indulgence, and the injurious consequences from the use of Mercury; w ithobservations on the obligations of marriage, and direc tions for obviating, certain disqualifications ; and containing a V aTuablej)rescription of a Lotion to prevent Infection. By R. and L. PERRY and Co., also sold by J. Allen, 20, Warwick %minlane, Paternoster-row and Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-itrest, No. 20,856. PUBLICATIONS. Now ready, in 2 vols., Svo, with Portraits, MEMOIRS of the COURT of GEORGE IV. By the Duke of BUCKINGHAM, K.G. " The moat popular of the series of Buckingham papers, not only from the nature of the matter, but from the closeness of the period to our own times."—Spectator. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. • MR. CHARLES READE'S NEW •WORK. Just out, J OVE ME LITTLE, LOVE ME LONG. Two Volumes. One Guinea. Trubner and Co. NOTICE ! LADY MORGAN'S LUXIMA, THE PROPHETESS: A TALE OF INDIA. Remodeled by the Authoress, from her Story of "The Missionary," com plete in One Volume, Will be published on Saturday nest, 2.-THE WIFE'S TEMPTATION, A TALE OF BELGRAVIA. By the Author of " The Sister of Charity,". Sim 2 vols. C. Westerton, Publisher, Hyde Park Corner. " The Story of our Lives from Year to Year."—Shakspeare, The First Number, for the 30th April, 18,59, price Twopence, of ALL THE YEAR ROUND :-• A' -Weekly Journal, Designed for the Instruction and Entertain ment of all Classes of Readers, and to-assist in the Discussion of the Social Questions of the Day, conducted by CHARLES DICKENS, CONTAINS A TALE OF TWO CITIES. In THREE BOONS. BOOR THE FIRST—RECALLED TO LIFE. CHAPTER I.—THS PERIOD. CHAPTER lI.—THE MAIL. CHAPTER lII. NIGHT SHADOWS. By CHARLES DICKENS. Sure to be Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise. Occasional Register : Wanted, Found, Missing. The City of Earthly Eden. Published also in Monthly Volumes, at the Office, 11, Wel W.C. ; also by Chapman and H; The Poor Man and his Beer. A Piece of China. Trade Songs : the Workhouse Nurse. The Blacksmith. i Haunted London. Parts and in Half-Yearly Ilington-street North, Strand, fall, 193; Piccadilly, London,W. rr HE AUSTRALIAN MAIL. A NEW 1. SOUTH COLONIAL MONTHLY NEWSPAPER. No. L will be published on the arrival of the next Mail, due in London about the 4th of May. Price 6d. Office for Advertisements, No. 11, Bouverie-street, Fjeet street. Just published, Svo, in cloth, price 55., by post free, ss. 6d., THE TREATMENT of STRICTURES of the URETHRA ; showing why they so often appear In curable, when in reality they might be remo'ed by the most simple means. By F. B. COURTENAY, M.R C.S.E., And formerly Surgeon to the Metropolitan_ Infirmary for the Cure'of Strictures of the Urethra. " This work is the production of a surgeon whose special attention has been directed, through along professional life, to the treatment of strictures of the urethra. The cases which Mr. Courtenay has given supply ample evidence of his great discriminative power in the diagnosis of the various kinds of stricture, and of the scientific principles upon which their management is founded. By his systematic management an immense mitigation of pain to the unhappy sufferers is attained, and future mischief prevented. The work we can most unreservedly and confidently recommend as a valuable contribution, both to the general and professional reader, and ought to be found in the private study of all who are subject to stricture."—Medical Circular, Dec. Ist, 1858, London: 11. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street. ON SPINAL AND OTHER DEFORMITIES. PRACTICAL • OBSERVATIONS on the CAUSES and TREATMENT of CURVATURES of the SPINE. Third Edition, price 6s. Just published, Second Edition, price Is. 6d. CASES and OBSERVATIONS illustrative of the beneficial results which may be obtained by close attention and per severance in some of the most unpromising instances of Spinal Deformity, with numerous Engravings. And FACTS and OBSERVATIONS on the PHYSICAL EDU CATION of. CHILDREN, especially as regards the Preven tion of Spinal and other Deformities. With Engravings. By SAMUEL HARE, F.R.C.S., &c. ",We unhesitatingly commend this work as a truthful and trustworthy statement of the power of scientific surgery and medicine over some of the most grievous hindrances to human activity and industry."—Medical Gazette. "The Author has had much success in his plan of treat ment, and we are of opinion that the principles on which he acts, in the treatment of these affections, are correct."— Lancet. "Mr. Hare may take credit to himself for having eirected much good in the treatment of the cases described.' —British Medical Journal. "Mr. Hare is, we think, a sound and successful practi [oner."—Medical Circular. London: John Churchill ; and may be bad of all booksellers, THE LONDON.—The attention of Clergymen, Officers, and Professional Gentlemen, is especially drawn to the advantages offered in these elegant and spa cious Saloons, which fulfil all the requirements of a West end club of the most aristocratic and exclusive character. F. SAWYER, Proprietor, 191, Fleet-street. THE LONDON.—S AWYE R'S famous LONDON DINNER, consisting of two soups, two lish, two entreesjoints, two sweets, cheese, and salad, at a fixed charge of 2s. 6d. (attendance, 3d.). is RPrvoa Erma awo till Eight in the spacious Saloon. In the Coffee-room, Dinners from the joint, with vegetables, cheese, and salad, ls. 6d. (attendance 3(10, and soup, fish, en trées, &c., a la carte, arc served from One till Nine o'clock. Ladies' Private Rooms and Dining Saloons. Spacious and well-ventilated Wine, Coffee, and Smoking Saloon. An extensive and carefully selected stock of Rhenish, Mo selle, and other Wines, imported expressly for the London Dinner. Open on Sundays from Four till /Sine. F. SAWYER, Proprietor, 191, Fleet-street. THE PATRICIAN. This Establi s h men t i s now Open for first-class DINNERS, LUNCHEONS, &c. The PATRICIAN DINNER, in the large Dining-room, at 2s. 6d., comprising Soup, Fish, Entrées, Joints, Pastry, Cheese, &c. The Wines with corresponding economy. In the Coffee-room, Dinners and Refreshments kla carte. Spe cial attention is invited to the numerous Private Apartments for the Patrician Dinner, at ss. The Smoking and Chess room combines comfort and elegance. The lavatories, vesti bules, and spacious entrance, with the general unique arrange ments, ensure an acknowledgment that this noble Mansion is worthy of its title—THE PATRICIAN. Open at Five on Sundays. Orders, addressed to J. HOLMES and CO., The Patrician, New Coventry-street, will have the best attention. N.ll.—Wedding Breakfasts and Ball Suppers, with first class attendance. EVANS'S MAGNIFICENT MUSIC and SUPPER ROOMS, COVENT-GARDEN.—Gentlemen visiting London will find their evening enjoyment largely provided for at the above establishment. THIRTY VOCALISTS. Short and interesting interludes between the musical portion of the entertainment, embracing an amount of singular ability never before presented to the public. The performances considerably increased. Books of Words, kc. Admission, Sixpence, commencing at Eight o'clock pre cisely. Suppers after the theatres for gentlemen. The DRAMATIC GALLERY, now the finest in the world, alone worth a visit. One hundred and sixty portraits, the greater number first class in art, and original paintings. SCOTCH AND PALE ALES. JOHN -- AITCHISON and Co., beg to inform the Trade that they have OPENED their NEW STORES at BROKEN WHARF, 41, UPPER THAMES-STREET, where their-un rivalled Stock of Scotch and Pale Ales may be seen, tasted, and found superior to any in the market. . J. A. and Co. will be happy to see any of the Trade at Broken-wharf, and to submit them samples of the various qualities. Agent—JAMES STODART. AITCHISON'S SUPERIOR SCOTCH ALE, 58s. per BARREL, unsurpassed for delicacy of colour and flavour. Stores--BROKEN-WHARF, 41 and 42, UPPER THAMES-STREET. APPETITE AND INDIGESTION IMPROVED. LEA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, and all Roast Meat, Gravies, lqsh, Game, Soup, Cur ries, and Salad, and by its tonic and invigorating properties . enables the stomach to perfectly digest the tpod. The daily use of this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the beat safeguard to health. Sold by the proprietors, Lea and • Perrins, 19, Fenchurch street, London, and 68, Broad-street, Worcester ; also ty Messrs. Barclay and Sons, Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell, and other oilmen and mercha s, London ; and generally by the principal dealers in sauce. N.B.—To guard against imitations, see that the names of "LEA an PERRINS" are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, *Gray'ff-inn-road. Patron—The9U Founded 18. The sick poor are admitted on their own application alone. No recommendation is required. During the past year (1838) 40,403 received the benefits of this charity, either as out or in-door patients ; and since its foundation to 31st December, 18.58, the number relieved was upwards of 649,000, The Committee entreat AID to enable them to continue this great work of charity. STANFORD S. SMITH, Sec. T lIE _ s sv anism. ON of EIectro.S.uECIRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY, With an Appendix on the Curative Powers Just nuEblissEhltdvrice Is., post free, 13 stamps, more pa E rt KJ on NERVous DEBILITYuIarIin ATIoN A Medical Treatise ELF-pn, reference. an d I N I, IR. WEAKNESS, MITIES find DISORD tracing the Origin of these S ofthe GENERATIVE SYSTEM; whch vitiate the very Fountains afflictions to causes stroy the vigour of Manhood. of Life and prematurely de on t Cure of these is With Practical eas al Observations storative he power of LOCAL es, and CAL GALV on the extraordi nar y re impotence, and Sterility, in Which AI;TISM in Spermatorrhaea, pain or danger, and is frequently successful without the aid BY SAMUEL LA'MERT mrl 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, L 'O ----' NDON. Registered Licentiate of the London Society f Doctor of Medicine of the Universig of E l ia o Apothecaries, Member of the London Hospital edlcal Society,n, Honorary An erroneous impression exists that public announcements ` 34c * • on these disorders emanate only from unqualified but as the new Med ical Act provides that none but rePersous, pra ctitioners shall assum e an y medical title, those gseredatt are legally qualified can readily b e distin g uished—a point of i m portance in cases where se crec y , confidence, and s„great L'il are equally requisite. In the new edition of `Self-Preservation,' facts of pars mount utility are brought toq:ether—facts appealing t o the prudence of all who are suffering from affections which in volve the enfeeblement and ultimate loss of those powers without which man forfeits the dignity of nature, and sinks to the most pitiable depths of physical and moral degradation. In cases where the vital essences have been weakened by the ious habits, scri influences of tropical climates, by pernic . . minate excesses, improper diet, :hardship, or by injudicious treatment, the means of cure adopted by the author, in con junction.with the application of Local Galvanism, have gene rally been found successful, even in cases where recovery bad been pronounced impossible , Published by the Author, price Is., or free by post for thief teen stamps, and may be had of Allen, Warwick-lane, Pater noster-row, London ; Westmacott, chemist, Mark et -street, Manchester; J, Guest, Bull-street, Biriuingliam; Baraclougb, F'argate, Sheffield ; Rner, High-street, Southampto n ; W. Low., Enoch-square, Glasgow; H. Powell, Westmoreland street, Dublin, or from the Author, who may be consulted dail i f a r a r . 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More commendable than length of speaking, but in the preient atate- of public-affairs,- eharged as I am with the fearful responsibility which attaches to a Minister of this great country in these anxious timei, rani earnestly desirous that between me and the British public there should be no secret as to the course which the Government-have adopted or the position in which they have stsod-±no secret as to the counsels by which they intend to be guided ; and 1-greatly mistake the character of my countrymen if, in purs,uing a determined and at the same time peaceful polic, and in laying our every ' l ‘pciliticill thought and feeling open to the knowledge of the public, we shall not secure that amount of confidence and support which is essential to every Minister, and the possession of which is the greatest and highest reward for the anxieties and toils to which he is exposed. (Loud cheers.) The noble earl concluded by . again thanking the assemblage for the manner in which they had received the I toast. ... Other toasts of &complimentary nature followed, and the company separated at a late hour. The dinner was o provided' by • Messrs. Ring and u Brner and fully sustained the reputatio n o rth e i r establishment. Mt Harker officiated as toast master. , THE NAVY. 'The Dee, paddlewheel steam store-ship, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday with boilers, machinery, &c., from Woolwich. The Doris, 32, screw steam frigate, Captain E. Heathcote, yesterday hoisted out her screw in its frame under the sheers in Portsmouth Harbour. She was immediately towed out to Spit . - head again by the Echo steam tug (having powder and shell on board), to wait the . necessary altera tions being made to . her screw, which will not be completed before to-morrow, when she will be brought into the harbour again to reship it for further trials. The Melpomme, 51, screw steam frigate, in the steam basin at Portsmouth, has com pleted taking on board the whole of her guns. Her coaling is not quite complete, owing to some altera otions being made in her bunkers. An ,order has been received from the Admiralty to select the Marines for service in this frigate. The liannibal's additional complement of Marines are also ordered to prepare for embarkation. The Pincher and Bulfinch, screw steam gunboats at Portsmouth, have been placed in No. 7 dock, to complete repairs to' hull, &c. Mr. John J. Ball, master. of the steam reserve in Portsmouth Ordinary, has been appointed to the Asia, 80, the future steam reserve guardship at that port. The following appointments were made yesterday at, the Admiralty Masters-John I H. Allard, to the Exmouth'; William Byford, to the Cressy ; John P. P. Warren; to the Hanni bal; John. C. Hutching, to the Minotaur; John Tucker (b), to the Wellington ; John J. Ball, to the Asia. Second Master—Erasmus C. Roberts, to the Exmouth. Paymasters—Alexander Robinson, to the Exmouth' George G. Nelson, to the Cressy ; William ldorgan, to the Hannibal ; Charles Giles, to the Minotaur ; Henry Calloway (additional), to ditto; William G. Parmeter, to the Wellington ; Robert W. Warwick (additional), to ditto; William B. Pearce, William J Stevens (additional), 'and Henry J. R. Miall, to the Asia. Assistant-Paymasters—Thomas M. Jenkirie, to. the Cressy; Charles P. Fielon, to the Hannibal; Healy F.. West,: to the Minotaur; Edward-IL . Stanton, and Frederick 0. L. ..Patch, to the Wellington; William Noble, to the Asia. ' Surgeons—Henry . Trevan, to the Exmouth; Thomas H. lieovin, to the Cressy; Charles S: Leicester (additional) to ditto ; Samuel W. Webb to- the Hannibal; Howard R. Banks to the Minotaur; Edward Davis to the Add; William Robertson to the Dem. Assistant-Surgeons Jas. Wise and , Aleiander Minnoch (acting), to the Exmouth ; Francis H. Moore, to the Cressy ; Richard P: Hifferman, to the Hannibal ; Robert Walker (acting), to ditto; Constantine Keenan, to the Minotaur; Antony H. Woodfield, to the Wellington; R. Creighton, to the Asia. Clerks—Alfred P. Cox, to the Exmouth; George V. Gregelier, to ditto; Nicholas J. Aaron, to the Cressy; William J. Haverfield, to the Hannibal. Assistant Clerks—A. T. D. Nettleton, to the Exmouth; E. li. Nettleton, to the Cressy ; Edward W. Jago, to the Hannibal. riLE ARM F. Yesterday the 35th (Capt. Ltuart's) company of Royal Engineers, to the n um b er o f. 70 .men of all ranks, left Chatham garrison for the camp atAlder shot, to relieve the 28th company, ordered to embark for Corfu. The officers who accompanied the 35th company from Chatham were Lieut. Carroll and Lieut. Anderson. The 36th (Capt. Harvey's) company also left Brompton barracks yesterday morning for Portsmouth, to relieve the 29th com pany, ordered to embark for Malta. The officers who left Chatham with the 36th company were Lieut. Woodward and Lieut. Armstrong, The 36th company numbers 80 men of all ranks. The 28th company, under the command of ,Capt. Stuart, will leave Aldershot for Chatham to-morrow ; and the 28th company, in charge of Capt. Bridge, will leave Portsmouth for headquarters the same day. Major-General Sir W. F. Williams, Commandant of the Garrison, yesterday delivered long service and good conduct medals to 40 non-commissioned officers and men of the Royal Artillery at Woolwich. The ceremony was accompanied by a suitable, address, in which the General impressed on the recipients the importance of the distinction, especially conferred by her Majesty for their long and honourable conduct in the service of their country, &c. No. 3 Battery 10th 13rigade Royal Artillery yesterday left Woolwich for Portsmouth. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING.—MoirnAr. Craven Plate. Sedbury Roman Candle • • • Six ran Sweepstakes. Y.C. • Acteon King-at-Arran Four ran. £5O Handicap Plate. ' Lord Nelson ' 1 Frederick ...... 2 Fourteen ran:' • • MATCH—Beacon beat Pavilion. Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 Sovs. Afentmore. .ndifference ... • • ..•• ...... 2 MATCH—Gallus beat Leontee. Sweepstakes of 50 Sovs. Actreon • • •• •• • • ***** 1 Harefoot 33emiington Stakes. Precursor .. Bastion 1 2 DURHAM RACE S-r.11QND,4.1". Trial. Stakes. Greystoek ... ...... . _ .... Donati • 6 2 Ten ran. Hopeful Stakes. '' Buttercup, ......... . , . Revival Nine ran. Durham Handicap. Little Agnes ... 1 Medallion . . Prince of Denmark . Se - ven ran. Tally-Ho Handicap. Dilkopsh . . . O 1 Valiant Seven ran. LATEST BETTING. NEWMARKET HANDICAP. sto 1 agst Beacon (offered) .CHESTER CUP. , oto 1 agst Leamitigton (taken) 25 to. 1 agst Rosabel (taken) 25 to 1 agst 11faster Bagot (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Bankrupt (taken) 1000 to 10 east Argosy (taken) • TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS• 4to 1 agst Promised Land (taken) DERBY. Bto 1. agst Musjjcl (token) • Bto 1 agst Promised Land (offered) 16 to 1 agst Merryma n ( taken) 16 to 1 agst Marione tte (offered) 16 to 1 agst Games ter ( offered) 20 to 1 agst Rainb ow ( 25 to 1 taken to nion e y) 1000 to 10 agst Red Eagle . . 1000 to 10 agst Summersides . . TILE PUBLIC OFFICES.—The increase in the num ber of persons employed in public offices last y.ear was 793, and the decrease 43. The total pecuniaryinerease amounted to £157,213. and the total concurrent' diminution to £80,640. Baron de Seebach, Saxon Minister at the Court of the Tuileries, who has been lately s p en di ng !some time atKerlin, has returned to Paris. M. James Fazy, 'Vice-Pre sident of the Council of State of Geneva, has also arrived. 1+ ~'~-_ 1 E •- _ -:. .; . : T.: gi l t ' ~._, - • • ~--_,. AQ11.42761' - ..'--• ---- - • • ......_. 7 • so- PAIR-OARED .OUTRIGGEP RAtwE. it A pair -oared outrigged race eatee off yesterday, and though the weather was,far.,from agreeable a large number of.'the friends of 't)ze'taities assem bled, at the start and the finisli,--. l kut :were sadly disappointed in their expectanes . or=seein g a good race. The competitors were - Willtam }-h u i ey and George Putn am , an d Alf re d Sling find William Gable, all landsmen of Westminster, and betting was 5 and 6 to 4 ah the latter pain who had been training at Mrs. Pell's, the Old Swift s :Chelsea ; th e others not going to any house; but taking care of themselves. The race £lO, and the dis ta-nce from Barnes to - Puttreyi -- theFivtparties hav ing settl e d the affhir so huidly,thitt'the, rowed upon perfectly still water. qspuild I,n two capital out riggers, built by James Messenger s ,thi; ox-champion of the Thames, , Mr.WilsOti, of the Wilite - ffart, Barnes, having 'been eliOsorefeS, the Tien got to their Stations, thixley and Trutnani•vitinning the choice of station, and taking the shore. They started level and 'kept so fifty . yards i when Slinger and Gable drew slightly advente, Slinger then caught his - backNi*Or;lund the' Faits were again level. In this manner they , rowed' for half a mile, when Huxley and Putnam graditagy drew away , — the others kept pretty - close Tor't/i4 next half mile, when Huxley and Putnam 'ol4urther ahead, and finally won by 100 yards.. SURREY TEMPERANCE . nowititt-CLUB. An exciting race .came. off yesterday among five four-oared crews of . the above over the old course from Westminster to Putney, for various prizes. The following were the crews:— Green Messrs. Lloyd • Messrs 'lrwin " P rim I '" Wright. Yellow Coonibes, coxswaiaL 2 Messrs. Bush j Messrs. Johnson " Dodds j " cooper. Chequer, enz.switip.,,, Blue .... 3 Mesta*. Thud 1 Aiessra, braciiedge ct • .rloyd fe Woodirt. coxswain.. : White .. Messrs. W.' Pearse Missrs. Harrison " J. Pe:wee - I Birry. Miller, coxswain. Red Messrs. Crane - f Messrs. Ail n " Kilsby I " Thompson. Parker, cois*ain. They were across the rNer abreast for 300 or 400 yards, the winners . then gradually drew away, and came in first by ten or eleven lengtht: 'The second and third boats had a very exciting race for two or three miles, when Yellow got away and came in ahead of Blue by five or six lengths. The race between the two last boats was very desperate, Red were at length considerably ahead, at Chelsea New Bridge, from there White gradually came up, passed them at Battersea Church, and came in fourth by three lengths. CHARGE OF FORGERY 4GAINST AN UNDERWRITER AT LLOYD'S. _ . Richard Bedford Allen', 62, described as an under writer at Lloyd's, with no fixed residence, was brought up at the Mansion=house,, yesterday, on a warrant, by. Detective Sergeant Spittle, charged with having, on the Bth September last, forged a transfer of a certain share and- interest on certain stock—viz., the sum' of £875, with' ititent to de fraud the Liovernor and Company of the Bank of England. • , Mr. Freshfield appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Wontner for the defencel . . Mr. Freshfield said thelacti-emineeted with the charge , were- tety 'brief. In 'septeMber last the prisoner went"to Mr. Ashton, a-: stockbro ker, about the transfer of a sum of.£B7,setock stan ding at the Bank of England in ..111:4'esvrn ;i:ittnfe and the name of Miss Frames Bedford, .requestin g-. Mr. Ashton to meet him at , the 'Bank . on' the JBth September, when he said Miss Frances Bedford Would be with him to execute The . transfer. - ~ Mr. Ashton accord ingly 'attended at the Bank, where the prisoner met him accompanied by a lady, whom - he - represented to be MiSs Frances Bedfcird,,W-ho j ' With himself, signOd the trans fer, :SaliosegitOialy, ' however, it appeared that the lady who signed the transfer was not the Miss Frances-Bedford in whose name the stock stood, and that the prisoner had taken advan tage .of the fact that Mr:Ashton did - not know Miss Bedford to introduce some otini female in her .place. Under these circumstances a ' warrant was applied for, granted bytheJaord Mayor, and placed in the hands of Spittl e , - _ an active itt intelligent detective, who had speceeded- in' appiehending the prisoner at Altona on a charge Of forgery. The following witnesses were examined:— Mr. James Ballard—l am principal clerk in the Three per Cent. Consols office at the. Bank of Eng land. T .1-5—.1.,...f. Hi,. I.,A a n.. f.,.- (Le rnree per Cent. Uonsals, and under date'=Bth' September, 1858, I find that £875 stood in the nam es o f F rances Bed ford and Richard Bedford Allen on the morning of that - date. I also' produce the transfer books for those annuities, from which it appears that on the same day the amount of £875 was transferred, and the book signed ." - F. Bedford and R. B. Allen." Mr. F. H. Catty--I am clerk in the Three per Cent. Cousols office at the Bank of England. I see the transfer of the sum of £875 in the transfer book, purporting to be signed by Frances Bedford and It. 13. Allen. I was she attesting witness to these signatures, but I cannot identify the prisoner as the gentleman who signed. Mr. A. Ashton, stockbroker, 75, Old Broad ' street—l remember the Sill September last. On the previous day I had seen the prisoner, who gave me instructions to meet him in the Bank of England next day. He also bespoke a transfer of 4;875 stock in the name of Francis Bedford and. his own name. At the same time he told-me that the lady was an invalid and would not be able to come;te:my office. He called at my office again on the morning of the Bth and told me to be sure to be at the Bank at one o'clock. I went to the Bank accordingly, and, after waiting a few minutes, the prisoner came in with a lady on his arm, whom he introduced . as .Miss Bed ford. I known the prisoner for years, and, relying upon his introduction, I did not put any questions to the lady, whom I had never seen before. The lady signed the transfer in my presence and that Of the prisoner, who also signed it. I then signed m y name to the book as a witness to the identity of the parties. We left together, the-lady getting into a cab at the door, and I paid to the prisoner the two cheques produced, which have been subse quently paid by mybankers. Miss Francis Bedford—l am single, and reside at Brighton. In the month of September -last I was possessed of a sum of £675 in the Three per Cent. Consols. The stock was standing in my name and that of Richard Bedford Allen.. He' haul no inte rest in the stock, but it stood in Ouroint names for the pu r p ose o f rece i v i ng the divi dends. I have examined the transfer produced, the-signature to which, " F. Bedford," is not in ray :-,handwriting, nor did I authorise any one to sign it _for me. The prison er i s re l a t e d t o me , and kneWstnie well. I do not know by whom the transfer ivas-signed. I have had frequent transactions and_personal inter views with the prisoner. John Spittle, detective sergeant----011 the 21st of March a warrant was placed in my hands signed by the Lord Mayor, for the appehension of the pri soner. In pursuance of that warrant I went to Altona, where I found- the prisoner residing at an ; hotel. He was known there,ro;,Mn. Alton, but when I addressed him as Mr, Allen, he " YeS." I made arrangements "with We Police at .Altona, and recovered froni.flit:niii,i lie:4010d wh ich he had lodged in the name of._~l + ,,ton, w hic h rt a ) t .t once said, he said he had received at Calais. i , is ~n came by the 'dated the 6th of March. a l s o on hi m let 'Alt ona. He `the passport. She 'was with packet by the police was put on board the 4 0 .0 , .P- P ac e b og arithi iteatnet, when I onnFriday night, at my same packet. did not sh"r tne warrant until last night, on a the ar .arrested He rP;A. W ,--r34,,and I ex plainedtm, to which' h made no the charge 9 reply r .. w o ntner abstained from cross-examination, and the Prisoner was remanded fer,the formal com nletion of the depositions, with an in iiniation that h e w ould then be comMitted - foi trial. i'nisip:::::e°sT'n\llisisspaols SUPPLY OF. COAL. —M . uinplsBisx7feeantrohuingtewtooull2dse, ~. M. de Carnal; one of the greatest owliers of coal MindS it PruSSin, in a statistical work on' con]. digging, 'A., states that the , quantity:of coal dug at 8,000 square miles, - 0 0 0 v 0, er 00 .4 0 g of eo t gra ins p , h a i m ea as l szuhairech mile.piled The lands from which the coal is. procured . tray be esti matedand the mean deptla of the beds of coal at abont.3l feet. , T he: mass of frual, , then, known to exist, would form a cube of 10 miles. 11. we compare this enormous bulk of soal - wlth the quantity annually consumed we may confidently c afgfruthat there is' enough to last for 36 , 0 00 years. The calcul,ation of 31 feet for the mean depth of the boas is, perhaps, too - loir, for the coalfields of Liege extend to 55 feet, those of Staffordshire to 151 feet, and those of Ruhr to 134 feet. The coal dug in 1857 amounted in valuo to £37,500,000 sterling, a sturrfar beyond that realized by the digging of the precious metals. In England some calcu lations have been made with regard• to the'yfeld of coal in ', our own country, according to which the.-conlfields of Great Britain yield 63,000,000 tons of coal per . year. A better , ides • of-the immense cornmerce of England could net be fo rmed than by stating the fact that at l‘lanclicsterAnctits en vi rons a Motive steam power equal to 4200,000 hotios IS: d ;AZ maintained, to support' . which there • and the tons of coal per day, or 9,500,000 a year. ar 7 i' manufac turerainiiathepeprerdayye,aor Liverpool of salt alone about 3,000 tons are eon an 9so d o o W thel 3' p 'e o a r r ts . ma nufacture of gas absorbs ak . ea, _,..,..,„4 in ikA , ~ A , A , t,,, , ‘ from England r.... , . ,,, ---.) ,"! 7- ..P. 1 'Y. ' i ti, ,, UU 1 St • 10, 04( 1 0 1 0 °° tais The export o coal That. Eieand -- altme - ctiuld furnish tons.. It is o stimat coins'heumtreanlsocratuuulantitoexisstetbetamersyifroai; m en ough coal for the cons —,Bullitin, umption of the whole of E urope f or the space of .4000 Yvan. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING; AP_RIL 26, 1859. METROPOLITAN, COUNTIES, AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 27, Regent-street, Waterloo-place, London, S.W. Life Assurance, Annuities, and Endowments. Loans on real and personal security. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Manager. LORD DERBY AT THE MANSION- 110 USE. The Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress, ac cording to time-honoured custom, gave a dinner in the Egyptian-hall of the Mansion-house last even ing. The company included the Earl of Derby and other members of her. Majesty's Government, and, as will be seen, the noble l'rernier took occasion, in returning thanks for the health of the Ministry, to allude to the present troubled aspect of Europ* , affairs. Among the guests were,—His Royal High ness the Duke of Cambridge, attended by his aide de-camp, Colonel Tyrwhitt, the MarqiiiS of Salis bury, the Earl of Hardwicke, the Earl and Countess of Derby, and Lady Emma Stanley, Lord Stanley, the Earl and Countess of Donoughmore, the ,bishop of Oxford and Miss Wilberforce, the Bishop of Carlisle, the Hon. Mrs. Villiers, Prince Gholam* Mahommed, Prince Feroze Bueksh, Prince Feroze. Shah, the Right Hon. Sir John - and Lady Paking ton, the Right Hon. Sir -William and Lady Goodenough Hayter, the Right Hon. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Gladstone, the Right Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Henley, Admiral Gordon, Admiral Austin ; Commo dore Drummond, Superintendent of Deptford Dock yard ; Major-General Douglas, and Major-General Tremenheere, the Dean of Westminster and Mrs. Trench, Mr. It. Wigram Crawford; Mr. Monckton Milnes, Mr. and Mrs. J. Laurie, Mr. Edwin James, the Governor and Deputy-Governor of the Bank of England, Colonel and Mrs. Wood, the Hon. Mr. and Miss Oliphant, the Hon, Mrs. and Miss Carter, Col. Baker, Captain Pigott, Captain and Mrs. Scott, Major Myddleton, Captain Kitchen, Captain Snell, Mr. Bosanquet, Mr. Duncan Dunbar, Mr. F. Somes, Alderman Wilson, Alderman Sir G. Carroll, Alder man Sir James Duke, Mr. Alderman Sidney, Alder man Sir F. G. Moon, Mr. Alderman Salomons, Mr. Alderman Finnis, Alderman Sir Robert, Lady, and the Misses Carden, Alderman Carter, the Recorder of London and Mrs. Russell Gurney, Ald. Sir H. Muggeridge, Ald. and Mrs. Rose, Mr. Ald. and Miss Lawrence, Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Hale and Miss Hale, Mr. Alderman and Mrs. Phillips, Mr. Alder man Allen, Mr. Alderman and Mrs. Mechi, Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Conder, the Treasurer of St. Bartholomew's and Mrs. Foster White, the Trea surer of. Christ's Hospital and Mrs. Gilpin, the Treasurer of Bridewell, the Treasurer of St. Thomas's Hospital and Mrs. Baggallay, the Chamberlain of London and Mrs. Scott, the Town-Clerk and Mrs. F. Woodthorpe ; the Rev. H. Briant, Chaplain to the Lord Mayor ; Mr. H. Kemshead, Mr. W. Leaf, Mr. James Hutchinson, Mr. and Mrs. T. Gibbes, Mr. J. Thorpe, Mr. Deputy and Mrs. Dakin, Mr. Marshall Spaight, Mr. and Mrs. Phippen, Mr. and Mrs. Brodie, Mr. T. Smith, Mr. Smalley, Mr. J. Grant, Mr. Foster, Mr. G. C. Capper, Mr. C. Capper, Mr. Koloskoff, Mr. Elliott, Mr. Ford Hale, Mr. H. Murrell, Mr. T. H. Fry, Mr. Deputy' White, Mr. G. Dollond, Mr. W. Jones,' Mr. Deputy Christie, Mr. W. Connell, Mr. T. Snelling, Mr. H. W. Valiance, Mr. J. Wood ward, Mr. Deputy Lott, Mr. Deputy Godson, Mr. Deputy Bower, Mr. IL L. Taylor, Mr. Wm. Tegg, Mr. 3. Wood, Mr. Undersheriff Jones, and Mr. Undersheriff Surr, and Miss Surr, Mr. and Mrs. Endell, Mr. and Mrs. Eddison, Mr. E. Burke, Mr. H. Murray, Mr. and Mrs. Bryden, Mr. and Mrs. J. Dillon, Mr. and Mrs. Gibbes, Mr. and Mrs. Barton, Mr. Pews, Mr. D. Cronin, Mr. March, Mr. Trotter, Mr. J. Malcolmson, Mr. C. Lee Wilson, Deputy Pewtress, Mr. and Mrs. Emmett, Mr. Humphery, Mr. J. Humphery, Mr. G. Meek, Mr. J. Evans, Mr. Pigott, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Waters, Mr. Phillips, Mr. J. M. Norman, the Rev. E. G. and Mrs. Moon, Mr. and Mrs. Newington, the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Gurney, Mr. J. Moon, Mr. F. Moon, Mr. and Mrs.' J. A. Kerr, Mr. J. C. Lawrence, Mr. and Mrs. A. Lawrence, Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Childs, Mr. J. W. Kaye, Col. Baker, Mr. C. White, Mr. T. Batson, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Howell,. &c. The Egyptian Hall has been newly decorated, under the superintendence of Mr. Taylor. The usual loyal toasts having been proposed and duly honoured, The Loin MAYOR then gave " ine Army and Navy," which was cordially received. His Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, in responding for the army, said—My Lord Mayor, it must be a matter of great satisfaction to any man to have his name associated with the British army, and I can assure this company that I feel it to be of all honours the greatest that can be conferred upon ine. I may say that I have been born and bred a soldier, and that my affection—if I may so express myself—forthe service increases every year. Of late years we have had the misfortune to pass through two bloody, though happily not prolonged wars, and I trust that during that period the deeds of the British army have been appreciated by the country. (Cheers.) Whether we look to the indomitable courage of that army with its French allies in the Crimea, or to their more recent achievements in India, I think it will be ad mitted that the British army of the present day has in no respect deteriorated, or sullied the fame of its forefathers. (Cheers.) At the present moment we, as a nation, thank God, are in the enjoyment of profound peace. It would ill become me, in the presence of so many to 'Whom the country naturally looks for important statements on these matters, to allude to what is passing on the continent of Eu rope. This I will only venture to say, that the feel ings of this country are decidedly most peaceful —(cheers)—and the great object which England, and I believe many of the other countries of Eu rope, have in view, is peace. (Renewed cheers.) Although that is the sentiment which this nation entcrtains,l am at the same time persuaded that we all wish to occupy that place in the scale of nations which would make the power and the interests of England felt whatever may happen. (Cheers.) Every Englishman, I am convinced, wishes to see both the army and the navy in such a position that, should England be called upon to act, she might be able to do so with vigour and effect. I believe, therefore, that the best hope of peace for the country lies in being in such a state of prepa ration that, whatever may occur, the greatness of this empire will in no respect be weakened, but maintained unimpaired, not in Europe alone, but throughout the world. (Cheers.) I trust that the army is at this moment in such a position as to be ready for any duty which it might be called upon to perform. I may be permitted to say that no ex ertions have been spared on my part to uphold the efficiency of the army, and that those exertions have been most ably and zealously seconded by the present as well as by all the Governments with which I have had the honour to act. (Cheers.) Sir J. PAKINGTON, in responding for the Navy, said—lt is impossible for us not to feel that, great as is the interest which always attaches to these national toasts, they are at this moment surrounded by unusual interest and received with a more than ordinary depth of feeling. There cannot be a man in this crowded hall, or in the country, who does not earnestly hope—l may say who does not ear nestly pray—that the peace of the world may be preserved. (Cheers.) There cannot be a man who does not pray that, if the horrors of war are to befall Europe, England, at least, may be able to maintain a dignified neutrality. (Renewed cheers.) I am sure the feeling must be equally una nimous that, if our neutrality is to be respected, if our power is to be felt, it is indispensably necessary that we should be in a position to assert that power and that, above all, our navy should be able to de fend our national interests. Her Majesty's Govern ment have not been unmindful of these considera tions, and if war should unfortunately arise in Europe it will be found that in the Mediterranean and in the English Channel there will be squadrons powerful enough to uphold the dignity and protect the interests of England. (Cheers.) The gallant officers of the British navy are now, I am sure, as ready as they ever were to discharge their duty, and there never was a period when the officers and crews of our ships were better prepared, or more anxious to perform that service to their country in which they have never failed. (Cheers.) If I may turn for a moment from the men to the noble ships which they command, it is to me most gratifying to be able to say at this moment, in the midst of the excitement of a general election, there is one sub jectupon which Englishmen are unanim ous, and that is, th a t th e p ower of the British navy must be maintained. (Ch eers .) Whatever varieties of opinion there may be around these tables, no one will ex pect that I should be disposed individually to pay any great compliment to the late Parliament. I am sure I shall be forgiven if I say that that Was a China Parliament, and that I think it ought to b e broken. (L au ghter.) ' Nevertheless, I must do it the justice to say that when it became my duty a short ttiomreessincethe toip s •o u p p o r s e e m v a o cy tes of a most unusual amount one dissentient voice. So I am of the British navy, those votes were ass en t e d to convinced withoutit will be with the next, and I truit with all future Parliaments, whoever may be the Minister, whatever the party in power, and whatever the political complexion of the then existing House of Commons. (Cheers.) I am deeply convinced the people of England will only require two things from their Government=ene is to tell them frankly the truth about their navy ; the other to take care that the sums liberally Voted shall be 'wisely and judiciously expended. (Cheers.) Insisting upon those conditions, I hope and believe that the country will look to every Government and every Parliament to take care that the power and efficiency of that- great arm upon which our national greatness and national safety so essentially depend are neither diminished nor impaired. (Cheers.) The LORD MAYOR then proposed " The health of the Earl of Derby and her Majesty's Ministers," taking occasion ,to pay a tribute to the high honour and pure patriotism of the noble Premier, and to - express his conviction that the Government, sup ported, as he believed they were, by the people; would do all that in them lay to preserve the peace of the world. The toast was receiv4amid loud cheers. - The Earl' Of DERBY, oh rising, was received with loud and prolonged cheering. He said,—My Lord Mayor, my Lords, ladies, and gentlemen, in my own name, andin that of the colleagues associated'with me in the administration of this great country, I must be permitted, however inadequately, to offer you the expression of our deep and heartfelt thanks for the distinguished honour this night conferred upon us. To you,- my Lord Mayor, my acknow ledgments are especially due for—if atter the flat tering terms in which you have spoken of myself I may venture to use guch a t erm —the singular good taste and good feeling with which you have introduced this toast, and to this distinguished company for the kind, gratifying, and cordial ac ceptance which it has given to it. In any other country than this, at a period of great excitement, when great public interests and party struggles are hanging in the balance, it might be somewhat of a risk for any one holding a high office in her Ma jesty's councils to present himself, as I have ven tured to do to-night, before a mixed assembly of all political opinions and party predilections. But I have known my countrymen too well to entertain a doubt of the reception which would meet the Minister who at this moment, be he who he may, has to grapple with the difficulties of office. I know that in England every allowance is made for every shade of political opinion, pro vided it is accompanied with honesty of purpose and a sincere desire to serve the public.: (Cheers.) And whatever may be our difference of party and of po litical conviction, this I claim for myself and col leagues, that in encountering those difficulties and those 'labours which you, my yourself experiencedylord,have described as graphically as if you them, we have had no object in view save that of faithfully, honestly, and diligently discharging our duty to our Sovereign and our country in a time of no inconsiderable anxiety. (Cheers.) My Lord Mayor, you have been kind enough to prOpose our healths as Ministers. of the Crown; and such, in truth; we are, though at this moment we are almost in the' position Of an officer of her Majesty's army who is under arrest:---(a laugh) —and who hardly knows whether he will be permitted to wear his sword, until the verdict of that great court martial to which we are uppealing shall, I trust, restore it to us ugain, and tell us we may wear it with honour. My . Lor d Mayor,. of the cause of the appeal to that great court martial, of the expectations, of the hopes with which we go before that tribunal, or of the circumstances which in our opinion have necessitated that appeal, this is not the occasion to say anything. That topic would introduce a variety of subjects which certainly - ought at the present mornent, and in societies like the present at all times, to be kept studiously out of sight. But this I will say, what ever may be the result of that appeal, favourable or unfavourable to myself and my colleagues; that it is my earnest and anxious hope that the opinions, the judgment, and the feelings of the people may be made known in such a way as that the Queen's Go vernment may be' enabled to be carried on, in what ever hands,, and with whatever principles, steadily, conststently, and firmly, without those repeat e d changes which must have the effect of weakening authority. But if I abstain from saying a single word On those political questions which touch our domestic institutions and our internal at.ungements, I do so becauso-upoi oo.>tanus that I mist excite considerable diversity of opinion. Yet ch..... i s a topic to which even here, where politics properly so called are rightly and justly banished, to which I feel it necessary to advert, and to advert to it upon various grounds. I advert to it, first, on account of the overwhelming anxiety which in every house and home in England is kindled by the state of public affairs abroad. (Cheers.) I advert to it, secondly, because it is a subject on which, so:far as I know, neither as regards the policy which has been pur sued nor the • policy which ought to be pursued, is there any material difference of opinion throughout tie length and breadth of this land. I allude to it, thirdly, . because, more especially in the absence of Parliament, I hold that this is a moment at which a Minister should lose no opportunity of frankly and fully placing the public in the confidence of the Go vernment, and letting them know distinctly and without an effort at disguise, what we have been doing, what we are doing, and what we deem it right to do. (Cheers.) The illustrious Duke the Commander-in-Chief, and my right hon. friend the First Lord of.the Admiralty, who spoke on behalf of those distinguished services which have conferred imperishable glory on the name of England, have both referred in terms which I am sure will meet the approval . of every Englishman to the anxious desire of this country to maintain for herself, and, if possible, for the world at large, the continued bless ings of a general peace. To that end the labours and the anxieties of her Majesty's Government have been, and I will, even at this eleventh hour, say still are, directed with the most intense solicitude. I would to God, that I could assure you, my lord, that at this moment I saw a fair and reasonable prospect that the peace of the world would be permanently maintained. All I can say is this, that I have not lost every spark of hope that the flame may still be prevented from breaking out, and all I can assure you is, that day by d a y, an d n i g ht by night—in deed, almosthour by hour, our efforts are unceasing to avert, if it be yet possible, that dreadful scourge, a European war. (Cheers.) From the first moment at which it appeared, at the commencement of this lear, that serious subj ec t s o f difference 'lik e ly t o ead to important results existed between France and Austria, the endeavours of her Majesty's Government, as a friend of both parties, have been unremitting to bring them to a good understand ing, to. ascertain what the points of difference were, and to-reconcile them when ascertained. For this purpose Lord Cowley, a diplomatist well known for his ability, his distinguished talents, and his perfect knowledge of both French and Austrian affairs, was dispatched to Vienna, and having in formed himself of what the principal grounds of dispute between the two countries were, he laid down a certain basis for future negotiations between them, from which I certainly ventured at that time to. anticipate the happiest results. You will forgive me if lenter somewhat into detail. (Cheers.) Un fortunately, at that moment, under a misconception of the succesS which was attending Lord Cowley's mission, and a misapprehension that that mission had altogether failed, Russia proposed, and France accepted, before the return of Lord Cowley from Vienna, a proposal for a general Congress to discuss • the • questions which were actually under '.consideration upon the single media tion of this country. Although we felt that the system of a general Congress was less favourable to the solution of this difficulty than an individual mediation, we did not hesitate to accept that pro position, which enlisted on the side of peace, as we believed, all the five great powers of Europe. But at the same time we laid down, and had the happi ness of finding them accepted by all the Powers, the four bases of negotiation as they had been set tled by Lord Cowley ; and it is an intense satisfac tion for me to say that not only those bases of ne gotiation were accepted by all the Powers of Eu rope as a proper ground for future discussion and future 'arrangement, but moreover were, as far as I know, recognised by Parlia men t an d t h e coun t r y as a fair, and reasonable foundation for the solution of, all the difficulties which encompass this question. It is worthy of remark that, though those negotia tions have notat present led to any successful issue, the differences and difficulties which have been en countered have not touched the bases of the propo sition that we were to discuss, but have turned solely and entirely upon questions arising as to admis sion to the Congress and the terms of that admis sion, which terms, had the mediation' been con fined to a single Power, would have been wholly excluded from the qu es ti on and could h ave ra i se d no difficulties what ever . I w i ll not weary this company by enterin g u p on a di scuss i on o f the various difficulties rai se d, somet i mes f rom th e one side and sometimes fro m th e o th er which have pre vented, up to the pr esen t moment, an d w ill preven t, the meeting of that Congress. All I can say is that on the part of England we have endeavoured stu diously to maintain the st r i c t es t an d mos t, a bsolute impartiality between the t wo par ti es . /Cheers.) When we felt that Austria was putting an undue pressure upon Sardinia, we have resisted the pre tensions of Austria. When we felt that Sardinia was making claims to which she was not entitled, We have refused to admit those claims of Sardinia. (Cheers.) , And on the one side and the other, not considering whether Austria was a great and Sar dinia a small Power, but recollecting that they were both of them independent States, entitled to full consideration, we have given, Ahern the benefit of the strictest impartiality and the .best advice we could offer, and that advice,.l need not say, has been given'throughout in: the interests- of peace and humanity, and. for welfare of Europe. (Cheers.) I should be most unjust to foreign coun tries, none of whose representatives I see now in this hall, if I did not take this opportunity of say ing how cordially, faithfully, and loyally we have been supported by Prussia throughout the whole of these negotiations. Prussia has- occupied a position of peculiar difficulty, because on the one hand, she had many_close connections with Austria, and more especially with Germany as a whole. She had obli gations to the Germanic Confederation which in her position as a' member of that confederation she Was not entitled -nor disposed to undervalue or overlook ; but while she has studiously maintained the obli gations Which she owes to the Germanic Con federation, if war should unhappily spread beyond the Hulas of Italy, she has, on the other hand, most wisely and judiciously abstained from placing herself in that position as a German par tisan which should disqualify her from acting under those circumstances, in connection with Eng land, as an impartial. mediator between the two great contending parties; Such has been the course which we have pursued, and I wish I could say the difficulties—not the difficulties of making. the ar rangements, but the difficulties of obtaining a ineet ! - ing of the great Powers upon satisfactory terms— had been overcome by the efforts of this country. I am compelled to state that they have failed.. I am compelled to say, in accordance with the state ment I had the honour of -making in the House of Lords not long ago, that England, has felt that the time is come when she can no longer afford to trifle with negotiations which were leading to no result, and the continuation of which would only be incon sistent with her dignity and her honour, while it would be of no real service to the cause of peace. One last effort which I announced our intention of making we have made to bring the contending parties to an understanding as to the terms on which they might meet in congress. I regret to say that Austria has rejected the offer of these terms. I regret to say, still more, that almost simultane ously with the rejection of that offer of England, Austria has felt it necessary to send to Sardinia a peremptory message demanding her immediate dis armament, - under - the threat of war, within the space of three days. I do not wish to express any opinion upon the merits of one or other of the conflicting causes which are before the great tribunal of Europe —but this I must say, and that with deep regret, that in adopting that course Austria has taken upon herself—if, indeed, she still acts upon 'her menace—that fearful responsibility which attaches to that countiywhich first desertsthe peaceful ways of diplomacy and subjects the question in dispute to the terrible arbitrament of the sword. (Cheers.) My Lord, we had not, known for twelve, hours the course which 'Austria had - determined upon taking before we instructed our Minister, in the name of England, - emphatically and formally to protest against the step - of Austria. (Loud cheers.) It may be that that protest has been unavailing; it may be that the horrors 'of war are already, or ate about to be to-morrow morning invoked. Ido not say that- Austria had no cause' fOr complaint: On the contrary, I am bound to say I think that by her aggressive and propagandist tone Sardinia has deprived herself of a great deal of that moral support which the sym pathy of England would give to the free institu tions which she has'so nobly maintained., But I do say this, that there was nothing in the state of affairs at the moment to discourage—indeed, there was everything to, lead to—the hope of a successful issue to the negotiations. There was nothing, in my judgment, to justify- the hasty, the precipitate, and, because involving the horrors of war, the crimi nal, step which has been taken by Austria. (Cheers.) What the consequences of that step may be no human foresight can tell ; but, whatever they may be, Austria has nrougm Lueua upval self, however lameutable they may prove to her. I do not :hesitate to say that within the last 12 hours we have attempted yet one last measure, in the hope of averting the calamities of war. The Congress has failed. The possibility of the united efforts of Europe has failed ; but we have at the last hour, and on this very day, des patched to Vienna and to Paris a joint representa tion, offering to take up, on the part of England alone, the mediation at the point at which it was left by Lord Cowley, and to endeavour to arrange the differences between the two great Powers in dispute, subject to one of these two conditions— either an immediate, absolute, and simultaneous disarmament of the three Powers—France, Aus tria, and Sardinia—or a consent on the part of all the three, pending the result of the mediation, to retain their armies precisely in their present condi tion, and to maintain a position, if not of peace, at all events of inaction. (Cheers.) My Lord May•r and gentlemen, I have stated to you, and stated as openly as I feel it my duty to do in the present anxious position of public affairs, the course which her Majesty's Government have pursued. It remains for me only, with your indulgence, to state the course which we intend to pursue ; and I do this the rather because I perceive that words which fell from me have been misapprehended in a quar ter in which I should be exceedingly sorry that any misconception should exist, and that they have been misinterpreted, or I am sure they would not have been misrepresented, by a noble lord who has long had the distinguished honour of sitting as one of the representatives of this great city, and whose every word falls with the weight and influence due to his position and character. That noble lord supposes me to have said that I thought it the duty of England to maintain a posture of armed neutra lity in order that we might take the part of which ever of the belligerents we believed was in the right, and he adds that, from the manifest par tiality which we have shown for Austria, there 'can be no doubt on which side we are prepared' shortly to draw the sword. Now, I take the liberty to say . here —and I rejoice to have the opportunity of saying—thus emphatically and publicly, that nothing could have been further from our view. I think that if the words which I used had been cor rectly represented to the noble lord he would have seen that it was impossible that they could have had that meaning. What I did say was this—that we intended to maintain a strict neutrality ; but that when a million or more of men were in arms, when the contest was already engaged in, when war was not only imminent , but in actual existence, and that, moreover, in Italy and upon the shores of the Mediterranean, it was incumbent upon and ab solutely necessary for us, looking to the great inte rests we have involved there, looking to our great possessions and the military positions we occupy in that quarter, that we should be in such a state as to maintain and defend the security of those pos sessions and preserve the British flag and British arms from the possibility of insult amid any of the contingencies which might arise in the contest. And I said this—not that we should maintain that armed neutrality for the purpose of joining this or the other of the parties with whose quarrels, whatever we may think of them in point of reason or in jus tice, there is nothing in our nationalinterests or national honour which calls for our interference. So far from wishing to join either of the belligerent s , I went on to say that our armed neutrality o ug ht to be for the purpose of maintaining. that P os iti on which we have held, and which as long aspossible we are determined to hold—namely, of perfect and entire neutrality, free from all engageme n t s , fettered no engagements and n o gaFements, promises, and completely at 'liberty to use the influence —God for bid that I should have to add the arms —of Eng land in such a manner and such a cause as we mi g ht consider to be called for under the circumstances of the time -by the interests,.s.) I the honour, and the dig nity(Cheer of our country. trust I need say no more to show this distinguished company and the public the broad distinction between the state ment as I made it then, with regard to the honour and interests of England, and the statement as I was supposed to have made it, with reference to our partizanship with either of the belligerents. I re peat that our anxious desire is to maintain peace for ourselves. But I further, d and f say that, even if the sword should g l o w unhappily .t war should break out, Englandrwawilln,main am a watch ful and an observant attitude—observant, not for the purpose of profiting by the weakness or the calamities of °then - 4 b t for. the purpose of di sco: v isco vering the slightest gleam of light that should break forth amid the gloom of war, and should dis close a reasonable probability of the dispersion of the clouds, and afford a ground or opportunity for the interposition of the pacific influence of Eng land. (Cheers.) My lord, I really know not how to apologise for detaining you so long on an occa sion like the present when undoubtedly brevity is _ 7 fL::l'cl.7 ‘!;1; 1 ‘Y