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''' , 2 4 . o . ,'''.- ef5 , ,N114 - .. ,--, T, ' , ..4A ".,..?:.ofesti.":.:7--a:-.V.2...--Z7L,,...._,z.H1). 1 14 t c.z,t.„....:_r _ z 4..c.,.1 4 ... ,...,,,,. • „zic , ,...... j. ,. \ : ., ,... 1..) .4- : .. - ;, , _ co ,' . .. z i . , ititlorT - ), 0 AA '------- , -, . 4: ' ,. ,/:-- , )4 ,.... , : j ,,,Ar . 4 --,.. i ..... .. „), : , ...4- , ( -- -_L___-.. -- ji j ,-- -:---- -'' . .r ,--.;:- CS -•- • ....--,,, ...Nit ALBERT SAIITIPS CHINA IS NOW 35., oclock9rEN EVERY NIG lIT (but Saturday) at eight o'clo c k' !t1 , .( 1 Tuesday and Saturday Afternoons, at three ,, Which can . taken at the Box-of - lie, 1e4 , 1 '1 - 13 14 . ! 1 nail, daily, from Pentel ill five; Arca, 2s. ; - 20 - THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 23, 1859. PRICE 4 D . STAMPED, SD. No. 21,035. PUBLICATIONS. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., of vronTllie D RU RY LANE PROMENADE CONCERTS. Committee appointed - to superintend the toss Series enade Concerts on the plan of those hitherLo !An n , n „y carried out by JULLIEN, have the IlAzciZunc . e that they have secured, the services of le .sure S' of the Crystal Palace as Conductor, and that , M X/ ''''.l.43lA.NS SHERRINGTON and Al. WIEN TAW durilivith other distinguished popular favourites, will appear syrte short series of Fourteen Concerts, to commence to xes u Rp' next, the 2fitli instant. br e9B - rd Am phitheatre, and Promenade, ONE SHILLING; at h‘r.,,roe, s.• ; Private Boxes, 10s. 6d. and'~ls. Open 4 " Past 7, Concert to commence at 8. L ALITAMBRA PALACE. etos:',l,,Ater-Rquare.—wcoLLum's - GRAND cj_ll9.Kt. lip NIJE•'--The wonderful lierforming Bull DON J U 4N , • m o .se success, eliciting. unbounded admiration and enth des„ i r oln a trowded house. Pencil cannot paint or pert i nte ,„_e the a stonishing. feats performed by this docile and e,,,,,Zent.aniitial. Don Juan appears every morning and li o "'HZ, with his trainer, the renowned American Humorist, hog li t o e f?,, Bte llo, together with Robinson, Ella, Bucklcy, and a Two ,questrian talent. erfOrmances daily, at 0 and half-past 7. The perform -1111014 :Don an will ass daily, drawn bm etropolis. .six he Principal streets p and parks of the ikrtnYLT, ROOMS, Windmill-street, Grand open every Evening, with the celebrated t,ritie; ahished 10 years. Conducted by Mons. Lamotte ;h o ?al cor net -a-piston, M. lioulcourt. Doors open at halt- It lissiA M ineuee at 9. Close a few minutes before 12. Ad- I, Is, r"P ,N ATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, estabii44l.ol Mahon, formerly CASINO DE VENISE—This sad rnai n ent, pre - eminently'distim)-nished for the elegance lierteeceniess beauty of its decorations, combined wlth the "ft manan•ement is OPEN EVERY EVENING. paeiceeelebrated band, the direction of Mr. W. M. t litAsie r ,:iP l aYs a nightly varied selection of the most approved enure and modern music. Doors open at half-past 8; eat 9; closing at 12 punctually. Admission ls. dear N.g DNL MASQUE, on a scale of unprecedented gran"( Icatliw ill take place on THURSDAY', Rth December. Mr. nder tioaßile-street, Leicester-square is appointed costu _______llie bat .I)b______________________ -. RAIIN'S MAGNIFICENT ANATO -4,okirCA.l, 11115P71.1 Top of the Haymarket (aknow 7 lasi' ' 0 Y the whole o ' r j the Press to be the most Ireful and kenruetive of any in eist-nce), is OPEN DAILY (for gentle ; tOp e sin.lY front 12 till 5, - and from 7 till 10. Ad . missi9 , , opui 111.1incr• Descriptive handbook gratis. Dr. , KA FN 1 .ai l d r I,ectures on the "Philosophy of •larriacr,e, ' daily a :::::: it el " , PreCisely. SYLLABUS.—HaPPY and i lin re hry abq tr2,and their causes—Youthful Vices and Ind sc _t 9rf; rure_.7 results — Disqnalifications for Marria . (ze, .and their ' - -St , le Physioloo- of Reproduction—Self-inflicted Miseries_ 41nels,ad its causes—flow to secure Moral and Physical ~,,15,1:::d),fis1).:r. 'Kahn's Treatise on the above subjects. entitled f ,'lrei : -.l,"oscphy of srarrilae," sent post-free on receipt of a..rnps, direct from the Author, 17, Harley-street, iquare, Vir. 0-LNFIELD PATENT STARCH, kul,itoNlJouSNEeDE IN TE OYA L y L ,S AUN r A DR D PI Y, RESS tope XE nSB HR T Yn S E T R A 3 R IA C J L HS ST HE ' EVER USED. WhEN YOU AfiIIC'YOR G LENFIELD PATENT STARCH, Ai interio ß r Er ii T n li d A s T j e OIjGET often IT , Sold by all Chandlers, Grocers, &c., &o. & CO.. GLASGOW AND LONDO N CON TRACT FOR PITCH PINE TIMBER. Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy, Somerset-place, 22dNovember, 1859. ,PIi t, CO MMISSIOERS. for EXECUTING Ri'ivrtk'-'„OPPICk: of LORD.HIGH ADMIRAL of fir AND, IaISTGDO3I f GREAT BRITAIN and IRE- A? t,ol : e ., c.t.:, he to 13th 3th Decemberl.. u , - - -, 1)0 nEREBy of NOTICE, That on TUE§- ont r a a '7 to treat with such Persons as may be willing to next, at Two o'Clock, they will PINE Majesty's Dockyapis with B, ti e t) "ear, aPITCH PINE TIMBER, to be deliverrd in ..ti i r ‘ ot g 4" , and 1861 according' to a distribution wh , ch v, i i a Twogee the tender:and the 'conditions of the contract, may rovo a ll , e ,at the said Office No tender will be received after ale4g-I.o°ek on the d v . of treaty nor will any be noticed In W . 1.16" e PartY attends, a* Oran agent' for him duly authorised der't ree 0 2% irlptender must be addressed to the Secreta of the yo ' 3 ;'llid bear in the left-hand corner the words" T_e nk,oteer,44l itch Pine Timber," and must . be delivered re al ........_,e Contract', t D "Ribi, -Pla ce , accompanied by a letter signo by two - ead • - Persons • t b me bound with the person th e eri N . i , ing obecome the gumf .f.. 5,000 for the due performance of CONTRACTS FOR VEGETABLES. Department of the Comptroller for Victualling, COMSomerset -house, Nor. 18,1859. MISSI RS f EXECUTG e i k N c lepc Eof L RD ° III E GFI ADIRAL of the IN UNITE th D 5 GREAT tl' BRITAIN and IRELAND, DO NOTICE, that on MONDAY, the De re ad comber next,past One o'clock, they will eox',AY to treat with . a s h Half Peons as may be willing' to ,Al.l 'ICI' supplyi such all such quantit'es of VEGE- ViP4a n — ri " a s May be dema n n - ded for the use of her Majesty's `‘Dril ve ssette at the f 110 *no' Places. froin the Ist of Vi z. to the 31st ' , of '3 31 a w c h : " 18 G 3, both days included, ENGLAND, &c. Harwich Holyhead Hull Ipswich Littlehampton Liverpool London-bridge to Woolwich, inclu sive Lyme L 3 .nington. Penzance SCOTLAND. I Leith I Qncensferry IRELAND.' Lublin 1 and Mill Cove (Berelia ven) lic<ate tenders must be made for each •N'o ne d be paid to any offers not so made. , of the contracts to be sub-let. tl O4 rtn of the tender may be obtained, and particula . r . atten a i th e e: c alled to the recent modifications of the conditions the tracts, which may be seen at this office, or by apply a -, (Pept;bB,,Perintendents of the Victualling Establishments at jerk and Plymouth ; the Superintendents of her M eleijc", "ockyards at Woolwich, Chatham, and sheerness ; the Ma the Viet charge of her Majesty's Yard at Deal ; the Agent f t; at y e.letualling Haulhowline • the Agent for Transoor 1 44,% the officers conducting the packet service at Dover, l, General. o up the Secretary to the .ePse,yl,B - Dublin ;to the Collectors of her t 4814, mves, Dartmouth Falmouth, Harwich, aj „Lym, outh Penzance, Ramsgate, thentitelr, "teea-"°OK Wand o the ' postmaster at each of o „Na Lae d ' en der Will be received after Half-past One o'clock th an aY of treaty, nor any noticed unless made on the printed r thu P.lovided for the purpose • bu it will not be necesn y houir° Party tender in.,, ,, or' an t aient appointed by n v fm e ; frok attend at this Office as the result of the offer recp . prop N e o a p person will be' communicated to him and his sureties in writing. 1112.4"4", tender must be delivered at Amin above office, e a u nd . rWith t i l y two responsible persons, engag to become_ t b e qior il Person tendering' in the Sum of £2OO for tl due ance of the Contract for London-bridge to Woolwich act;. and in the stun of £lOO for each of the other Con ItEtE,„.RVE FORCE ROYAL NAVAL With ti" "UNTEERS -Her Maoifesty'sGovernment havipg, Re se le sanction of Pa . rliament, determined on establishing ms _ 01:011,uonteGrver Force of Seamen trained to the Use of . E NOTICE, that any Selman possess 'Oaf ?"ownla' qualifications may be enrolled as a t R a o a y . a e l ?_tilteer in the Reserve Force, and will theerel kteiltioilteqtbheeiaaldvantag,es and be subject to the obligations • 1. A VALIFICATIONS FOR THE RESERVE. 2. „ olunteer must be a British subject. .!Le Must be free from infirmity. il e e Must not be over thirty-five years efnEr , ;• . . ite44lv_ranst within the ten years previous to his Joinipg e tl a ie s A,s have been five years at sea, one year of that tim C hath am n fi to Gil - f au ' , 'nein b„ttg L °a mo nth ?:1 ixt),vrt:e'wr I t ns l the ;ra t t i li out reeee Plymouth Portland and Port- land Roads Ramsgate Sheerness, from below Gilling ham to the Great Nore, inclusive Southampton 'We) .nouth Yarmouth G ra mmll etwek Portree (ilebrides) Queenstown and Kinsale port, and no atten- , VANTAGES OF THE RESERVE. retahlervof,unteer will at once receive an annual payment or ‘. i,,Orit6; payable quarterly. the p elois l t I, if he fulfils his obligations and is in the Reserve ( 'ar., ‘ , 11 ,, n ? time. receive a.pension of not less than i" ' 0 (1 or el er he becomes incapacitated from earning a liveli er :1. I li , at sixty years of age if not previously ted .t 4 to elect either to take the whole pension himself, ineapacta _. (4 111107:e, smaller pension for himself during his life : and °I 1 1(1. il fe nlB wife a pension after his death, for the remainder I. I t , • leit 4 , l :i:will 4 . ITN account of belonging to the Reserve, for laterest.in any Friendly or Benefit Society. of drill Will, wil trit:Z: ll ei l necess g expenses to and from the place i tie win ary, be provided. .7 e • the , • durint. , .., drill, receive, in addition to the retainin e g . ..,1 e o eo. nri _v -, n 4---e PaY, victualling, and allowances as a seaman I , lir_ • bay 4 0 will, if called out on actual service, receive the same_ 1 / 1 4 °Itioti wan eefi, and victuals, and have the same prospect t CLt . ti le n ° l l and prize money, as a continuous-service seaman ""itlin9• " "od he will, on joining, receive the same clothing, si il. ii,,^' a. 0,1 Mess-traps "' `ne R a ni Will, if woundedor injured in actual service, reciv o. e 9 . Ite e lylikiort as a seaman in the navy of the same ratin,. tYlet i i , will be ello-ible to the Coastguard Service and Green ., lo f r ° tal. " for E teti l MaY quit the Reserve, if not at the time called nut tilt it ~.,1 ii vice, at the end of every five years. lie may also_ e .its r ee Z. len not called out on paying back the retainerth _ it 1•1011 64 1 V , (1: or, 'without ayment, it he passes an examina s I n • a Master 'or mate, and ;obtains bona fide employment Ina or mat e• I. A v °I I L H I GATTONS OF THE RESERVE. ak i , ) , do ,olunteer must at'end drtll for 2S dwa each l , l c Derinit.! ), so far as the convenience of the public service will antint in anyne and place convenient to himself ; but he "i„e. ' 1 ease take less than seven days' drill at any one 4, it,, • I.4Yave-Plost not, without special permission, proceed on a 3. lit will will occuny more than Mx months. Pve rV si 11111 st alMear be!ore some Shinning* Master once in a nd he wagonths, unless he has leave to be abroad longer, leent. t rep n't every change of residenc! and employ _:l. i n _ . atry,, ayfuer to earn a pension he must continue in the Tie -2U itc."Pg. 80 lie Li physically competent to serve, 40 y e i`,llave been in the f.ree 15 and 1 In if engaged above 30, or 14 ' r vie« i l ' "2'need under 30. In reckoning this time actual ,5. ~, n the fleet will • t I\,‘' olunt'er Wandouble. r° 4 v) by R . g may be called upon for actual service in the Wei. ' 0 ) al Proclamation It is intenled to exercise this th e x , only when an emergency requires a sudden inerease in -, avail p ti lt A circa of the country, tlipne olunteer may • tl first instance be called out for • krvi n ?,:ears, if in ie there is then actual war, and he is then helleryo r o, lr , i o . ne of her Majesty's ships, he may he required to s Wi;i ' "s Years longer; but for the additional two years „ recctive 2il A da.Additional ay f• tnna`roallniinitseieris.xv.hen on drill gr actualservice will be subject r i ve k. ,4 l 3 ll . le n P lee th r e w . lio fails to fulfil the oblgations of the.lle ail, tn , f orfeit his claim to retainer anti p tnsion. and if he Tie rs , 4triola when,ealled out for actual service may be treated Tirirler or deserter from the Navv. EN ROLMENT WILT. COMMENCE ON IsT Pul l in , , JANUARY, 1860. 6 1' 11 a pPlir °r • rn atinn and detailed conditions may be obtaine 1 , -4 ite r i --tlon to the Shipping Master at any port in the ~ .et i blind,^ Tn. or to the Officers of Customs in the Chan . and Isle of Man. ON DI SQUA LIPICATIONS AND IMPEDIMENTS TO ltitew Edi tion MARRIAGE. totiv, enlarged to 196 maw. illustrated 1?) , 100 Ann• on --`, engravings on Steel, just published, free by post, fro r iv 'Pt of two penny stamps, sent by Mtoicus, direct rr nl / 3 1-.° ' 19, B rners-stieet, Oxford-street, London, . 11 1, 141 SILENT- FRIEND: M e 1 ,,a. 4eilical Wo rk, by a Physician, on indulgence, end with antrions co qu s ' from the use of Mercury. t I oil R rCrVat ion consequences - th e e nc o e bligations of marriage, and dirsc -4 'PaluZi obviating' certain disqualifications ; and coutaining T h .., , e Prescription of a Lotion to prevent Infection. dlein(;sriroPrietors of PERRY'S justly celebrated Patent Me litezy,ai,s. rin a l v v e er c s o i n t fid :r e. 4 l ; t r ir an ir g r en re , scriptions to a Physician , of the d Member of the Royal Col- NeW°2l B,u:PonsY I I' fixforleulcal Act) and 1 ( a w n ho is registered under the attends daily at No. 19 Ileruers-strFt, (,„Stltut,t,2`reet, betivee the 1 urs of 11 and 2, and from 5 till •vreat,,` " exoePted) to i Llvise lo ratients on their Diseases and - " e ta, alld thus add to the speedy certainty of Cure. ~~~ TL AND MRS. ASTIETON. Ry the Author of • "Margaret and her Bridesmaids," 47. e. "These charming volumes cannot fail to be popular. They deserve to hold a permanent place among the best recent works of fiction."—Spectator " A superior work. -it fully sustains the previous reputa tion of the:writer."—Sun. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NfETROPOLITAN, 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 CAAROTJX, Manner. - PRIZE CATTLE .SHOW of the Smithfield Club.—The Annual Exhibition of Pi ze Cattle, Seeds, Roots, Implements, ATc„ commences on TitEs DAY - Morning and closes on FainAY - Evening, Gth,- :th, 6th, and 9th De cember.—Baker-street Bazaar, King-street Entrance. Open from daylight till nine in the Evening. Admittance one Shilling. Early in December will be publisbed, - - T k IARRATIVE OF THE EARL OF ELGIN'S MISSION TO CHINA and JAPAN in the years 1857, '5B, '5O. By LAURENCE OLIPHANT, Esq., Private Secretary to Lord•Elgin, Author of the " Russian Shores of the Black Sea," &c. In two volumes,' Bvo, illustrated with Numerous Engravings •in Chromo-lithography, En; ravings on Wood from Original Drawings, and Photographs, and Maps. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. The Fourth Edition, Just Published, Byo, in cloth, price ss. by post free, ss. Cd. _ _ _ ON TRUE and FALSE §PERMATORRTICEA; V with the View to the Correction of wide-spread Errors in relation to the Treatment and Cure of Sufferers from De bility of the Generative system, or Sexual Ilypochrondriasis. Translated froth the German of Dr. PICKFORD. " Dr. Pickford is known to English readers by his frequent practical contributions to German medical literature. This is the first time, he informs us, that he has addressed himself to the non-medical reader. We trust that this may not be the last, if he shall detect any other equally fla.rrrant evil which it may be in his power to correct."—London 'Medical Gazette. " The editor has conferred a great boon on the sufferers from this distressing malady by translating this little book, and by laying bare the scandalous practices of unqualified adventurers, who profess to cure a disease of which they know_nothing,with- no other object than to fillApeir own purses. The difference between true Sperinatorrheea and the various forms of disease which resemble it are accurately de scribed, and thus a safe guide is offered for the treatment of the malady."—Medical Circular. " We have delayed so long upon the contents of the preli minary chapter, that we have scarcely left ourselves space for any notice of the subject specially treated of by Dr. Picklbrd ; but the moderate.price at which the ' brochure' is sold, places it within the reach of every one interested in the matter."— Dublin Medical Press. London : 11. Bailliere, 219, Itegent-street. THORLEY'S FOOD FOR CATTLE.—Every - 1 1- person having an interest hi domestic or farm animals should obtain a supply of this celebrated and economical food, which will prove invaluable during the approaching season. For keeping horses in"good condition it is unequal led. Pigs fatten with surprising rapidity up6n it, and their flesh increases in flavour and value. Cowkecpers will find great advantage in the increased quantity and improved qua lity of the milk during its use. All animals arc benefited by it. A pamphlet on this interesting subject, accompanied by testimonials from the principal Nobility, Gentry, and Agri •ulturists, forwarded on application. In casks containing 148 feeds (measures enclosed), price 50 . 5., carriage paid to any United Railway tation in the United KingdoM. PoO-Office order's psvable to Joseph Thorley, 77, Newgate-street, London. N.B.—The public arecautioned against being imposed upon by worthless imitations. GRATIS TO THE DEBILITATED. 26 000 Copies of a MEDICAL DOOK to be given away. For the benefit of those suf fering, from Nervous Debility will be sent, post free, on re ceipt of a directed envelope, and two stamps, a copy of the PRIVATE MEDICAL FRIEND, on the Self-cure of Ner vous Debility, Loss of Memory, Dimness of Sight, Lassitude, Indigestion, Dislike to Society, Impediments •to Marriage, &c., resulting from the errors of youth, which, if neg lected, - result in consumption, insanity, and a premature death. Illustrated with many cases, with plain direstions for perfect restoration to health and vigour, By HENRY SMITH, Esq., 8, Burton-crescent, Tavistock-square, London, W.C. RUPTURES. WHITE'S MOO-MAIN PATENT LEVER TRUSS is allowed by upwards of 200 professional gentlemen to be the best for Hernia. It consists of a small and elastic pad, to which a lever' is attached, and (instead of the usual steel spring) a soft bandage, fitting, so closely as to avoid detection. Adescriptive circular may be had, and the truss forwarded bypost, on the circumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. John White, 228, Piccadilly. Slimle Truss, 165., 21s. 265. 6d., and 31s. 6d. Postage, ls. Nubia ditto, 31s: 6d., 425., and 525. (id. Postage. is Bd. Post-office Orders to John White, Post-office, Piccadilly. Maker of Elastic Stockings, Knee-caps, Se.' CERTAIN RELIEF 'for the AFFLICTED.— Dr. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS, pre pared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. Scott, of Bromley, Kent, area sure remedy for affections of the liver, indigestion, bile, sick headache, giddiness, loss of appe tite, lowness of spirits, &c. They can be taken at any time, without any danger from wet or cold, actmildly on the bowels, without pain or griping, clear the skin, remove sallowness and pimples, purify the blood, brace the nerves, and invigo rate the whole system. Sold by most dru , gists, In boxes, Is. I id. and 2s. Od. each. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green package, with " W. Lambert, 20, Jermyn-street," engraved on the Government stamp. 3, GREAT MARLBOROUGH-STREET, W., NEAR THE PANTIIEON.I DR. CULVERWELL, Member of the_ Royal 1-Y College of Surgeons, Licentiate of Nficlwifery, and/Apo thecaries' Hall, London, can be consulted daily (only) as aboic, on all cases of Nervous Debility, Languor, Incapacity, Loss of Memory, Sterility, and all Functional Derangements of both Sexes, emanating from early and excessive indul gences. Llias Just published, price le. ; by post, 13 stamps, 18 sealed, No. 4, An entire new and orierinal Work, entitled OURSELVES. Synopsis : The Physiology and Anatomy of our Generation —The Origin of Disease—Symptoms, Treatment, and Cure. Also, an Exposition of, and Remedy for, all Urinary Derange' ments and Marital Disqualifications, MALE. The modern treatment of Syphilis, Stricture, Blennerrhagia (Gonorrhoea), Spermatorrlyea, Impotency, and all Diseases of the Urinary Organs, with Prescriptions, &c. FEMALE. The Physiology and Anatomy of Women— Functional Ir rezularities in Health ani Sickness—Choice in Marriage— Their Expectancies and Disappointments—The Cause and removal of Sterility—The Theory and Symptoms of Gesta tion—Use of the Speculum, and the securing of Healthy Offspring. Also, No. 1. 11EALTIT, NATTINESS, and LONGEVITY ; On Debility, Nervousness, Dyspepsia, and Indigestion, No. 2. LOVE AND MARRIAGE: Their Obliaations, Happiness, and Disappointments ; Love and other Matches. Sterility Removed, and Healthy Off spring secured. No. 3. THE CASE BOOR : 100 Cases of SPERMATORRU(EA, Their Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment, Confessions and Cure by Cauterisations, Galvanism, &c. &c. To be had of Mann, 31, Cornhill ; a*l the Authors. Advice to the Working Classes, fee Half-a-Guinea. ONE HUNDRED POUNDS REWARD ON CONVICTION. The fearful dangers to invalids from spurious imitations of DU BARRY's invaluable ILEALTII-RESTOMNG REVA • LENTA ARABICA FOOD 4ed to an investigation, and, upon application in 1874 for protection, the High Court of Chancery granted an injunction restraining Alfred Hooper Nevill, and his agents, under a penalty of £5,000, from selling any article resembling or being a colourable imitation of Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica, of which we are the sole pro prietors. Now, therefore•, this is to give notice that the above reward will be paid, upon conviction, to anyone ;icing infor mation of any breach of the injunction. An intelligent public requires no admonition to shun all shopkeepers who may attempt impositions. London :11BARRY DU BARRY & CO, NO MO[ E SICKLY OR ILL-CONDITIONED HORSES OR OTHER CATTLE . 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Orders addressed to THE ATHERTON COLLIERY COMPANY, 31, Threadneedle-street, E.C., will meet with immediate attention. TIIE-BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY LATVS. DEPUTATION TO LORD PALMERS'IION. Yesterday morning, at 11 o'clock, a deputation* representing to a great extent the commercial in terests of - the' country, waited upon Lord. Palme rston, at Cambridge-house, for the -purposenr-suh mating to him the necessity of immediate legisla tion in reference to the present state of bankruptcy and insolvency. The deputation consisted of Sir J. Ramsden, M.P., Mr. Mellor, Q.C., M.P., Sir J. Paxton, M.P., Mr. Biggs, M.P., Mr. Hadfield, M.P., Mr. Scho field, M.P., Mr. Clay; M.P., Mr. Miller, M.P. (Leith),. Mr. Stansfeld, M.P., Mr. Beecroft, M.P., Mr. Craufurd, M,P., Mr. Leatham, M.P., Mr. C. Foster, M.P., Mr. Sheridan, IMP., Mr. Soames, M.P., Mr. L. Levi, Mr. Stebbings (Southampton), and Mr. S. Morley; with deputations from Leeds, Liverpool, Leicester, Southampton, Bristol, Hull, Birmingham, Coventry, Worcester, Bradford, Edinburgh, est Riding, Huddersfield, &c. Lord PALMERSTON was accompanied by Sir R. Bothell, the Attorney-General. His lordship, on entering the room, familiarly remarked—" Well, gentlemen, have you any more light to throw upon this subject ?" Sir J. RAMSDEN said that the gentlemen of whom the deputation consisted had done him tke honour to asklim to introduce them to his lordship. They had sought this interview with his lordship in order that they might point out to him the necessity for some reform in the laws relating to bankruptcy and insolvency. He believed that as regarded the evils of the present system there could be no ques tion, for all parties wore agreed that some tive action must be taken. - The only question - was what form that r.ction must assume. His lordship was aware that in the last session of the last Par'- liament two measures were 'introduced with that object,—one in the House of Lords by Lord Chelms ford, as the Lord Chancellor of the late Govern ment, and the other by Lord John Russell in the House of Commons. `these measures had the same object in view, but they proposed to accomplish it in a very different manner. It was not necessary that he should enter into details, but there was one great distinction which he might point out, which was, that while Lord Chelmsford's Bill proposed to add another to nearly 30 statutes which were at present in existence, Lord John Russell prcposed to begin by repealing all the existing statutes, and to pass a new Act which would consolidate the whole of the laws, with that he proposed; into one general enactment. His lordship was probably aware that Lord John Russell did not introduce That measure until he had consulted the great manufacturing in terests, chiefly of the north of England. That mea sure was discussed at a meeting of the Association for the Promotion of Social Science at Liverpool two years ago. At that time Lord John Russell was asked to take charge, of the measure, and it had during the present year been discussed at'Bradford at a meeting of the same Association. At that meeting various amendments were suggested in order to meet the views of the commercial interests in London and the south of England, and he believed that the gentlemen now present were in a position s to state that the measure, as amended, received the support of the whole of the commercial interests throughout the kingdom. There were present gen tlemen who represented a great number of manu facturing towns in the country. They had gentle men representing the commercial interests of Lon don, and he held in his hand a letter, addressed to the secretary of the Association by Sir James Duke, expressing his regret that he was unable to attend the meeting that morning, and stating that he sym pathised with the object the deputation had in view. This was only a sample of a great many other let ters which had been received from other members of Parliament representing large commercial consti tuencies. He noticed this one particularly, as it came from a representative of the city of London, who was himself largely engaged in commercial undertakings. He believed that his lordship would also be aware that their object in'seeking an inter view was to press upon him the necessity of imme diate action in the approaching session, and the hope that his lordship, as the head of the Govern• ment, would give an assurance that some measure should be introduced under the auspices of the Government, and also the earnest hope that that measure would be based upon the same principles, and, as far as the Government could see fit to make it so, would be in conformity with the Bill of Lord John Russell introduced in the last Session of the last Parliament. That measure received the sanc tion of Parliament by being read a second time, but the dissolution prevented any further action with regard to it. Mr. HASTINGS, the representative of the Worces ter Chamber of Commerce, next addressed his lord ship, stating that he had taken an active part with mercantile men throughout the country in the pre paration of a bill on this subject. A few years ago a large deputation waited upon his lordship, headed by Lord Brougham, when this subject was brought before him. That question, therefore, had been going on for years, and great discontent had been manifested with regard to it am6n,g the commercial community. There were three great and leading evils in reference to the bankrupt system. There was, first, the great expense of the present system. There had been a great number of statements cir culated on that subject, for all of which, of course, he could not vouch. Some persons said the expenses in bankruptcy were 50 per cent. ; others, that they amounted to a great deal more. He held in his hand an abstract from the record of the official as signee, in which it was shown that in one case the expenses were as much as GS per cent. ; but no doubt That was an extreme case. He himself be lieved that the average expenses of bankruptcy throughout the country were at least 30 par cent., and that in the cases of small estates, say £5OO, the expenses swallowed up the whole of them. The second evil was that of want of local jurisdiction. Of course, the gentlemen from the city of London present that day did not feel that inconvenience ; but there were many important towns in the coun try where there were no courts—for instance, Nottingham, Norwich Bradford, Worcester , &c., and people had ' to travel hundreds of miles to transact business in bankruptcy ; where as in Scotland every town had. a court, and they wished to see pretty much the same system esta blished here. The third evil, and the carlinal evil, lying at the root of the whole matter, was that the creditors in court were not allowed to have a suffi cient administration over the bankrupt's estate. Those who sought a change in the law contended that the property of a bankrupt belonged to the creditors, and that they ought to have the adminis tration of it. The court was overwhelmed by over grown officials—commissioners, registrars, official assignees, messengers, ushers, and others, who seemed to think that the last persons to be consulted were the creditors themselves. The whole of the bankrupt laws seemed to be framed upon that erroneous principle. This was the vital part of the matter, and they asked his lordship at the head of the Government to look to the matter, so that in any bill which might be produced the public interests might be consulted, and not that of any small class of men about the courts. Several eminent mer chants of the city of London had been consulted upon the matter, and they thoroughly approved the present bill. Again, they thought that the ex penses of the Court of Bankruptcy should be greatly diminished by lowering the fees, and, in order that Government might be able to do that, they sug gested that pensions to officials granted so long ago as 1831 should be charged upon the Consolidated Fund—for they did not see why the Bankruptcy Court should be an exception to others—and that the pensions should be paid out of fees. Again, every facility should be given for voluntary settle ment between debtors and creditors. At the same time, that there might be no fraud, they would sug gest that all transactions of this kind should be registered and be submitted for the supervision of the court. They thought that the operations of the court should be simplified, and that the official assignee should not necessarily be the Terson to administer the estate. Then they thought that after the first proceeding in bankruptcy the credi tors should .be. able to take their cases into th e County Court, making no stipulation of any sort as to the value of the estate. The other leading principle was that they thought that the punish ment of fraudulent debtors should be more stringent than at present. He .did not think that the mer cantile interests would ever support any bill which did not embody those principles. He denied that this was a legal question. On the contrary, he held that it was a commercial and economical ques tion ; and it was on that ground that the deputa tion had waited Upon the Prime Minister instead of upon the Lord Chancellor. (Hear, hear.) Mr. S. MoRLEY said that the feeling of the mer chants in the city of London coincided with the statements made by Mr. Hastings. It was.a com mercial and not a legal question, and if the Govern-. ment consulted Lincoln's-inn and the Temple in stead of the city they would find their path beset with difficulties. "After some remarks from Mr. Hadfield, M.P„ Mr. Miller, M.P., and the representatives of several Chambers of Commerce, Lord VALMERSTON said the Government would feel very much obliged to the deputation for com ing from so many important centres of commerce to consult him upon the subject, and to give the Go vernment their opinion as to the defects of the pre sent law, as well as to p•topose a remedy which it -would-be-expedient to apply to those defects. No• body could over-estimate the importance of the matter to which the deputation had called his at tention, because, in a great commercial country like this, where so large an amount of people depended upon commercial transactions,- and where the pros perity and resources of the country were so much af fected by those transactions, it must be evident that it was of the utmost national importance that they should be regulated'upon principles of equity and proper despatch. The matter had occupied the attention of leading men in, this country for some time; He could not undertake to promise that Lord John Russell would in the next session undertake the matter, for those who read the daily news papers and saw what was passing in every quarter of the globe knew that his lordship had enough upon his hands connected with his department without embarrassing himself with-other ques tions. The gentlemen of the deputation saw on his left hang the Attorney-General, who was a most able champion of the commercial interests in these matters, and when they urged that this was a commercial and not a legal question it occurred to him that, though it might be commer- Oat in its operation, they would be none the worse off for having the assistance of legal men in the concoction and consideration of a measure to carry out the purposes they had in view. He could assure them that this matter had engaged the earnest attention of the Government. More than that it would be inexpedient on his pal t to enter into, for he could not go into details. The Attorney General would tell them that it was the intention of himself and his legal colleagues to deal with this matter. He (Lortk Palmerston) had every reason to believe that a satisfactory arrangement would be entered into with regard to this matter. (Hear.) The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, who was most enthu• siastically received, said—Gentlemen, I can assure you it has been to me a source of great pleasure to attend this meeting on the invitation of my noble friend. I can also assure you that the important matters you have placed before his lordship's con sideration have been for a long time the subjects of my most anxious attention. It has also, as he has told you, engaged the attention of my noble friend. Indeed, he has gone so far as to direct the attention and of my legal colleagues, gentlemen practically acquainted with the whole question, to the prepara tion of a measure likely to satisfy the reasonable wants of the commercial community, and he has placed us in communication with that portion of his Government which has special charge of all such matters ; and we, let me add, have lost no time in examining the question, and getting the intended measure into a state of preparedness to be submitted to the anxious consideration and deter- mination of the Cabinet. (Hear, hear.) What that determination may be I cannot take upon myself to say, but. I may tell you what are my own individual views, in file spirit . of which the bill is being pre pared ; but I beg that you may be kind. enough to remember that I merely state my individual views, or what are at present the impressions on my own mind, although these may, before the bill passes through the Legislature, receive con siderable modifications. • Still, it may be satisfac- I o•sy to the gentlemen present to ascertal.n that be tween their views and mine there is no material difference. (Hear, hear.) I agree with you that this subjeCt is not to be regarded as purely and ex clusively one of a legal character, but that it is one in which e:-,:elnercial interests arc ahiefly involved, and that it should be so disposed of that the law of bankruptcy and insolvency may be brought into harmony with the convi6tions and feelings of the commercial community, and the whole system of its administration based upon their interests and made consistent with the principles of justice. In fact, gentlemen, your opinions ought to be em bodied in the law. (Hear.) I entirely disapprove of adding to the present number of enactments upon the subject, and also of that part of the present system which leaves large and important commer cial districts without a competent commercial tri bunal. Since I entered Parliament, it has ever been my aim, so far as my humble efforts could go, to reduce the whole body of our laws into a state of simplicity, order, and consistency, but in our bankruptcy laws as they now stand there is neither simplicity nor order. In my opinion, the foolish and illogical d!stmetions between traders and non traders ought to be abolished, and addressing my selc to the tisk before me I have come to that de termination. (Hear, hear.) Another matter on which I have an individual feeling is that a few simple tests ought to be laid do wn o n the existence of which the creditors would be entitled to take possession of the property of the insolvent for equal distribution. (Hear, hear.) I think that the Court, in the interim, that is, up to the time of the adjudication, should, by its officials, take care to preserve and protect the Toperty for them, and that for that purpose, and for that purpose only, some official person, be he official assignee, or call him by what name you please, should be employed, but from the moment that the insolvency is declared I consider _ the property of the bankrupt to be the property of his creditors, and that they are the best judges of how it ought to be administered. (Hear, hear.) You must, however, in this matter not lose Sight of ex perience. There are many in this room who can remember what took place before 1831. I am sorry to say that I am old enough to do so. I can well remember that prior to that period there were very great complaints made by the commercial com munity of the want of some system of bankrupt administration. Indeed, your present complaints arc not louder; but let us from their result draw some kind of lesson and caution. You then sur rounded the Government of the day with your complaints, and the result was the introduction of that cumbrous reform which you are now wishing to have removed. You w e re, in f ac t, over loaded with a cumbrous machinery which interferes with your interest, and your anxiety now is to get rid of that very thing which was introduced to meet a similar anxiety. I only mention this to show how necessary it is for you to proceed with caution with respect to the object which you have in hand. My opinion is, that it is entirely unnecessary to overlay the proceedings with the expense of officials, and I think it monstrous that they should feed on the property of the creditors. After the property has passed over to the creditors, and that who are the creditors has been ascertained, for which purpose judicial interference will be still necessary, they ought, as 1 thi'ik, to have the utmost facility of administering the estate, and of withdrawing it from the interference of the Court, if they should think it necessary, that interference being only required to compel a complete'diselosure of the bankrupt's property—(hear, hear)—and, let me add, to direct criminal proceedings when it is apprehended that there has been anything like concealment: I quite concur with the deputation that the criminal law with respect to fraudulent bankrupts ought to be made as stringent as is compatible with the spirit of our criminal law generally, and also that it should be administered by the ordinary tribunals of thebut thecotin completiont country. I have mentioned to you only the general principles of the measure I am p re p arin g , e to me the subject of the most careful a ttention, That measure, so far as it has grown to completeness under my hands, has been based on the views' I have men tioned to you, and embodies the advice which we have received from several quarters. When ready for legislation it will be submitted to the Cabinet and fully considered, and, so far as the expression of my own opinion will be a sufficient assurance, you may rely that its consideration will be ap proached, not with a view of protecting or consult ing legal interests, but to make the measure satis- factory to the great trading interests of this coun try. To me it will be not only a pleasure but a great benefit if the gentlemen who aro - here from different parts of the country will favour me with writing to me their views ; 1: shall be most happy to receive them, and I here engage myself to con sider and attend to them, and. I hope the result of my labours will prove that your demands have been responded to by her .Majesty's Goycrntnent. I should be glad, too, if you-would favour me with' suggestions for a system of bankruptcy suited to our colonies and dependencies, some of Which — China, for instance—are wholly destitute of any thin.. of the kind. Mr. HASTINGS remarked that a bill such as the learned gentlenian bad sketched. to them, would meet the views and secure the support of the com mercial community, who did not regard Sir Richard Bethell as a lawyer (Sir R. Bethel!, " Thank you," —great laughter)--they regarded him as a great and philosophical statesman. The deputation then withdrew. Ml?. GRIFFITH, M.P., OR lIIE ITALIAN QUESTION. (From the Devizes Gazette.) Pursuant to a notice in our last, a fully attended meeting assembled at the appointed hour of. 8 p.m in the Assembly-room of the Town Hall, Devizes, last Tuesday, to hear from Mr. Darby Griffith a nar rative of his recent visit to Italy,and his views at large, founded thereupon, relative to open diplomatic questions. Judging from the appearance of the unusually crowded gathering we should infer that the ladies of Devizes feel a warm interest in the subject, as they mustered very strong—occupying nearly all the front and reserved seats ; and the wonted consideration of the hon. gentleinan, just returned from his Transalpine travels, IN a s delicately shown in the exordium of his address, which seemed well adapted to a mixed company of old and young, with the latter of whom a historical and clas sical retrospective glance, by way of clearing the ground, was perhaps not less useful than to that other class of a miscellaneous audience, who, en grossed for the most part in business avocations, find it convenient to be occasionally " posted up" in such details. Mr. Griffith therefore said truly and wisely that it neither required apology nor explana tion that the people of England take a lively and an impartial interest in the well being and prosperity of Italy,—for to every educated person the ben efi t ofour own intellectual improvement and advancement, which have been derived from Italy, must suggest a debt of gratitude to that remarkable country. Our earliest studies (said the hon. gentleman) are found ed upon a familiarity with the history and language of that potent race, who, having raised themselves to the very highest degree of political and military power, not content with the comparatively narrow limits of that beautiful Peninsula, carried their con quest of arms over almost every country of the globe, and reduced eve's these our elan compara tively remote islandq—penitus divisos ab orbe 13 ri tannos ; " detached (wrote Virgil) from the other earth—under imperial sway." After the decadence and the final break-up of the system of universal domination possessed by Rome for so many cen turies, the reaction of an era of anarchy and darkness over spread the world. The fierce tribe. 4 of the North, now un restrained, rushed down upon the fair plains and de..ene rate populations of Italy, injuring and destroying all of arts and literature that fell in their way, and reducing the popu lation to the lowest condition of subserVience and degrada tion. Out of these wild and ferocious tribes the German empire became gradually consolidated, and retained consi derable power and influence in Italy. About the same time the successor of "the Fisherman of Gali lee," of the Apostle St. Peter, bethought him that there appeared no obstacle to his erecting a tempo ral dominion, the 'secular power of which might well be supported and maintained by pretensions of a spirit ual character, which ho was now able to persuade Christen dom to acknowledge as being infallible and universal; and between him and the Emperor of Germany there were fre quent contests for power, generally terminated for a time by hollow truces, celebrated by the exhibition of all the gorge ous magnificence of catholic rites. Aniid theso contentions many families of native princes rose into importance, and acquired possessions, the Visconti and Sforza of Milan, the D'Estes of Ferrara, the Gonzaga of Mantua, the Medici of Florence, bc:•ides'the Republics of Venice and Genoa. And though these smaller States wet e seldom on good terms, but were generally intriguing and fighting against one another, yet The period of these local government; may be considered to have been the most flourishing on the whole for the liberties of Italy during any part of its modern history, and the comparative freedom meanwhile enjoyed promoted the cultivation of literature and the arts to an ex tent probably never exceeded during any era of the intel lectual history of the world. (Cheers.) This divided condition of Italy did not escape the notice of a nation so ambitious as France, and therefore from Charles VIII. and Francis 1., to the Republic and Napo leon, every dynasty and government in Franco has been ready to find some good reason for marching troops into Italy, and for raising some claim to her territory—in which she has generally encountered a rival in the prevailing German Power of the day. This state of things has essentially eontinued nearly unaltered to the present day. For many years back Austria has used persevering efforts to acquire dominion in Daly, and at a more or less greater interval her great rival France has made convulsive efforts to oust her from those plains. (Hear, hear.) Thus Napo leon conquered all of • Northern Italy from Austria; but on his fall the whole of her former possessions were given back to her, together with Venice, of which the Republic had fallen under Napoleon. Nevertheless much of the early civilisation of the world was due to Italy; most of the manufactures of the middle ages were carried on success fully there at an early period. You remember that the best armour was made at Milan ; the description of Mar mien by Walter Scott, is no doubt familiar to you— " Well was he armed from head to heel, In mail and plate of Milan steel." And to show what a comely figure lie made - " But his strong helm, of mighty cost, Was all with burnished gold embossed; • Blue was the charger's broidered rein, Blue ribbons decked his shining, mane, The Knightly housing's ample fold Was velvet blue, and trapped with gold." (Applause.) After a famiiiar and ingenious review of some of the na tural features and language of Italy—tracing many Eng lish proper names and common phrases amongst ourselves to Italian derivatives—pointing out the similarity of Lom bardy in its products and some other picturesque features to the Gallia Cisalpina of Virgil, 1800 years ago, Mr. G. glanced at the literature of Italy, ancient and modern. That this beauteous land, he added, which the Appenines divide, and the sea and the Alps surround, F ossessing na tural barriers so clearly defined, and united by uniformity of language, should never have been able to secure a na tional and independent existence—an achievement which some baneful external influence, jealous of its prosperity and interested in its degradation, has been so 'Often exerted to prevent—tempts one to exclaim with B3ron— " Italia, oh italia !—thou who hast The fatal gift of beauty, which became A funeral dower of present woes, and past ; On thy sweet brow is sorrow ploughed by shame, And annals graved in characters of flame. bh, God, that thou wert in thy nakedness Less lovely; or more powerful, and could'st claim The might to awe the Robbers back, who press To shed thy blood, and drink the tears of thy distress.' (Warm applause.) In treating (at Freater length—though lucidly_ and in a clear familiar style—than we have room to report) of the present questions rellting to Italy, Mr. Griffith among other remarks, obserVed that-- In order properly to understand its successive positions— unfortunately so Much involved— it was necessary to place our minds in the situation in which events stood at its first commencement. For the sake of brevity (said the hon. gentleman) we will make our beginning with what occurred on the Ist Jan. of this year, when the Emperor of the French, at the diplomatic reception on New 'Year's Day, said to Baron Hubner, the Austrian Ambassador, that " ho regretted that his relations with Austria were not so cordial as heretofore," which was of course taken as a serious inti mation of alienation, and which produced a strong effect on the publid mind of Europe. Now when this warning note was sounded, what was the intention of Austria ? She was in possession, by treaties of 1815, of Venetia and Lombardy, to which, it was ac knowledged on all hands, that she had an indefeasible title, not open to be impugned by any authority' in Europe This being so, what was the complaint made against her ? Why it was, that beyond her rights by treaty as' above mentioned, she had insisted on extending her influence over States that ought to have been independent, nay, over the whole of Italy, and particularly in protecting the rulers of those States against any movement on the part of their subjects which might have been excited by bad gov,rn inent or despotic measures, in which they might have in dulged. (Hear, hear.) Treaties were entered into by Austria I with Parma, Medena,'. and Tuscany, em powering the former to march troops. into these territo ries whenever invited by their unpopular rulers. The for tress of Piacenza, which was in Parma, close to the flank of the Piedmontese territory, was occupied and enlarged by Austria, contrary to every, public law that regulates the conduct of nations ; and in every way the demea nour of Austria was that of a power holding unlimited sway over the minor States of Italy, and surrounding and threatening the independence of Sardinia in a most offensive and dangerous manner. (Hear, hear.) But ,in all this you will observe, offensive as it undoubtedly was on the part of Austria, the demands that could properly be made by diplomacy were very limited. Austria could only be asked, with due observance of treaty and national rights, to discontinue her system of interference with the affairs of the smaller. States of Italy, to introduce some re forms in the internal condition of her own States, such as should prevent turbulent demonstrations of discontent, and to confine her influence and operations within her own ter ritory, guaranteed to her by treaty. Accordingly, when the British Foreign Minister found himself called upon to take some notice of the threatening state of events between France and Austria, his hands were entirely tied in the sense of recognising the property rights of Austria, and he could only adopt that tone of conciliation and mitigation of the existing evils which did not empower him to hold out any definite And effective alternative in case of his repre sentations failing to produce any effect—he was in fact confined to endeavouring to persuade, instead of attempt ing to command. That this was the view taken by all political leaders, however differing in party views, may be ' proved by the remarks of Lord Palmerston on the first day • of the meeting of Parliament in January last, in which you will see that he makes the strongest possiide assertion of the absolute validity of the title of Austria to the posses sion of those provinces which had been secured to her by treaty—and who mnst be considered as an undmiable wit ness on this side of the question.' (Mr. Griffith read Lord Palmerston's speech, with which the British public cannot be too familiar, insconfirmation of the same.) That speech of February lid, with Lord. John Russell's endorsement of its every word, "Wes important, said Mr. Griffith, to keep in mind, because an umbra leaning towards Audria had been most, unjustly and untruly imputed to Lord Mal mesbury in this negotiation and controversy. (Hear, hear.) • Mr. Griffith then went into an elaborate defence of the late Foreign Minister's conduct, and qUoted from his despatches of Jan. Ist, 10th (to Lord Cow ley), Jan. 12th (to Sir J. Hudson), Jan. 12th (to Lord A. Loftus), Jan. 13th (to Sir J. Hudson), Jan. 20th, Feb. ith, 23d, and March 19th, and others , down to April 23d; adding— Now I ask of any impartial person whether it was pos sible for any 'Minister to have more strongly protested against Austria than Lord Mahnesbury in this correspond ence ?--and whether anything but that inveterate spirit of party that can see only with one set of spectacleil and sys tematicallYdenies the possibility of any merit beyond the limits of its own clique, would ever have thought of imput ing to the late patriotic and thoroughly English Foreign Minister an undue leaning to Austria on this subject. (No, no, and cheers.) Mr. Griffith next referred to his own question to the Secretary of State on the 22d July, in reference to the deposed. Dukes of Central Italy; to which early. and timely act—compelling an avowal and public pledge—he felt warranted in attributing, in some degree, the fortunate engagement for the liberty of the new nationalities, to abstain, what ever the event, from a forcible restitution to those oppressive rulers of their crowns. • . Mr. Griffith then traced the narrative of his re cent; journey beyond the Alps, which included many recent events with which our readers are familiar, and of which the hon. gentleman was an eye-wit ness. Interesting personal reminiscences, and tra velling incidents not a few, both laughable and• serious, formed this part of his address—decidedly the most relished by the juvenile and female part of the audience. The hon. gentleman next dwelt upon the question of the future of Italy, and was particularly severe on the preposterous scheme of a federation under the Pope—which he treated as morally, religiously, and physically, a simple im possibility in this 19th century, and fit only for the nursery, or the brain of a hooded monk of, at least, three centuries back. Priestly rule in Bologna and Ravenna was detested, and had had its day. He was one who advocated the complete independence of the States of Central Italy; which con stitutionally governed would then take their place among the best regulated and most enlightened powers of Europe. (Loud cheers.) As for the part of this country, con tinued Mr. G.—the part we are called on to take—the question is now very easily answered—our course is quite clear. We have never pretended that we would or could effectually aid Italian liberty by force of arms, and we have doubted whether calling in the aid of a powerful neighbour was certain to contribute to the freedom of Italy. It would be our business, therefore, to maintain the neutra lity we have proclaimed—but the voice of a f ree p eo pl e would not on that account be silenced—we should pro test against and deprecate by every means of pub licity at our disposal—by the press, by public opinion, and by discussion in Parliament—against any atro city such as that of quietly putting-down the rising liberties of Central Italy ; and it' such a crime, to which the partition of Poland was scarcely equal, was to be perpe trated, we should wash our hands of it in the face of Europe, certain that iniquities such as this are sure to find their adequate retribution in the appointed order of Providence, against the Potentate or the Dynasty who can be so ill advised as to attempt them. (Applause.) Of course, under such circumstances, any idea of Eng land's taking part in any Congress for a purpose like this, would be wholly inadmissible ; no English Minister could stand for a moment before the indigration of the people and the Parliament who should give the countenance of England to such a suppression of the liberties of Italy •, or who should subject England to the indignity of merely entering a congress to register the foregone con clusion of another power. MAI' go further than this, and I tell you and I tell the public that the people and the statesmen of Central Italy deprecate any con gress at all, as far as relates to her, concerns. They aro now in practical possession of their liberties, and all they ask is to be let alone. (Hear, hear.) A congress would only make a fresh arbitrary disposal of the people, after the fashion of that of Vienna, which has been so un satisfactory in its results, and which has been so often vio lated. It would be called on to give fresh guarantees to Venice in the hands of Austria, and of the territory of the Pope ; and as 'the Italians are net disposed to consider either of these permanent and irrevocable, they deprecate any fresh arbitrary and paper guarantees which the feeling of the country would never ratify. And on every view of the subject, both as regards the interest of Italy and oil' own dignity, there can be no doubt at all that the strong opinion expressed and maintained in the House of Commons is the right one; not to take part in any congress on such a subject as this, which would only involve us in dissen sion, alienation, and perhaps hostility, with other Powers, and would in all probability tend to obscure and diminish tba moral influence which, separately exerted, by means of the ordinary channels of information open to all the world, will always possess the effect duo to the impartiality and disinterestedness with which alone we regard this question—a question affecting the happiness of millions of our fellow-creatures • of those millions who, acting in the spirit of Byron's " hereditary bondsmen," and who hav ing effected a complete union of interests of hands and, of hearts, throughout those banded provinces of Central Italy, much like that which cements the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, of this favoured land—appeal with confidence to the spirit of our own motto of " Quis sepa rabit"—and closing their ranks with the firm vigour of pa triotic determination, adopt and bear aloft the stern resolve of another of our mottos—" Nemo me impune lacessit." (Prolonged cheers.) HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. (Front the Report of the Registrar-General.) A low temperature of the air, which commenced on the 9th inst., and continued during 11 days, has caused the deaths in London to rise from 1,031, the number returned in the previous week to 1,233, the number shown in the return of last week. In the ten years 1849.58 the average number of deaths in the weeks corresponding with last week was 1,114 ; but as the deaths contained in the present return occurred in a population which has in creased, they should be compared with the average raised in proportion to the increase, namely, with 1,225. It will be seen from this statement, that the actual mortality agrees very closely with the result obtained from calculation. The cold and fogs of last'week attacked the re spiratory organs, and the deaths from diseases which affect them, not including iththisis, have risen from 179 to 233. In the last four weeks the deaths from bronchitis have been 58, 90, 102, and 138. Pneumonia or inflammation of the lungs, the deaths referred to which head are chiefly those of children, has apparently not been fatally aggra vated by the weather, for the numbers assigned to it in the last three weeks were 73, 60, and 64. Phthisis or consumption rose from 132 in the pre vious week to 157 last week. That persons of ad vanced age have lately suffered much appears from the fact that eight nonagenarians are returned, four of whom when they died were aged respectively 94, 95, 96, and 97 years. Two children, twins, in one family, and two children also twins in another died, having been born prematurely ; and three children of a carpenter's labourer, being triplets, died of in anition in Winchester-court, Pentouville. Seven ptTsons committed suicide, among whom was a girl, aged 17 years, who killed herself with prussic acid. Three widows died from " febris" in the workhouse, Mile-end New Town. Five children died of measles in the sub-district of St. John, "%Yost minster. Scarlatina was fatal in 66 cases, diphthe ria in 9 ; of the former 4 occurred in All Souls, Marylebone, 4 in Kentish-town, 5 in Islington West, sin St. Giles South. S:nall pox was fatal in 29 cases, 6 of which occurred in the Small-pox. Hospital. All the victims of this disease were chil dren under 10 years of age, except 6, who had at tained the age of 20 or upwards. Dr. Thomson, the Medical Officer of Health for Marylebone, makes the following observations on small-pox in St. John's-wood :—Nine cases of small pox have come under treatment at the Portland town Free Dispensary, St. John's-wood, within as many days. I am indebted for the facts to the attention of William Orange, Esq. ; resident medi cal officer. The first, a semi-confluent case, was a child without any visible cicatrix, in St. John's wood-terrace, the family having come from High gate a few days previously, where the disease prevailed. Her aunt, at No. 8, Victoria. terrace, likewise without any visible cicatrix, caught the disease ; the eruption was very full.' In two children with good scars, at 27, New street, the ernption appeared very mildly. Another case occurred at 8, Upper William-street, with scarcely any scar ; the mother stated the girl to have been vaccinated, but added, she had no faith at all in vaccination.' Three children at 6, Henry- place, who had been protected by vaccination, had the disease very mildly. The last case was that of a gitl at 28, Victoria-terrace, with two good scars, and who had been playing with some of the in fected children ; the eruption is moderately full.' Hitherto there has been no fatality in these cases." Of bricklayers 5 died in the week, of bricklayers' wives 5, of bricklayers' children 5 ; of carpenters 9 died, of carpenters' wives 6, of carpenters' children 22 ; of masons 2 died, of masons' wives 2, of masons' children 3; of painters 4 died, of painters' wives 3, of painters' children 13 ; of plasterers 2 died, of plasterers' wives 2, of plasterers' children 2. Last week the births of 958 boys and 902 girls, in all 1,860 children, were registered in London. N S PAPER 41 1 \TA - C larel" - en corms nding weeks of , 58 the average tuber was 1,526. , At the Roy Obserratory, Greenwie height of the barometer in the week win - kft - 150ri s The mean daily reading we as above 6 throughout the week, the same remark having been applicable also to the last ,four days of the previous week. The barometer fell from 30.27 in. one Sun day to 30.05 in. on Thursday, being respectively • the highest and lefitleir in the week. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 37 - 6 deg., which is 5.1' below the average of the same week in 43 years. The mean daily temperature was below the average on every day, and on Monday and Tuesday this depression was more than 9 deg. The thermometer in the shade fell to 25.5 deg. on Mon day, the lowest point in the week ; and it rose to 49 deg. on Saturday, the highest. The range in the week was theiefore 23 . 5 deg. The mean daily range was 15 9 deg. The difference between the mean dew-point temperature and air temperature was 2 . 9 deg. The mean dEgree of humidity of the air was 89 ;on Tuesday-the humidity reached 100, the point which represents complete saturation. The mean temperature of the water of the_ Thames was 44 . 8 deg. There were fogs more or less dense on Monday and Tuesday ; and on these days the air was mostly calm, and the' temperature of the Thames was about 45 deg., which was higher than the highest temperature of the air, and 19 deg. above the lowest. The wind blew from the S.E. on Sunday, in the middle of the week from N.lst and on the last two days from the S.W. No rain was measured in the week. RAILWAY INZELLIGEVCR. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE AND DERWENT VALLEY. • The necessary Parliamentary notices have been issued of an intention to apply for an act to make an independent line of railway from the Stockton and Darlington Railway, near the Consett Iron works by the way of the Vale of Derwent, to the Newcastle and Carlisle RailWay_at 4cotswood-on - - the-Tyne. The promoters of -the - rine also seek powers to enter into working arrangements with the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway Company to run into their station at Newcastle, and also with the Stockton and Darliugton Railway Company to run over their line. If this railway were made, it would open out the Stockton and Darlington sys tem. to Newcastle and the Tyne by a line of rails independent of the North-Eastern Railway. SACRISTON JUNCTION AND SOUTH SHIELDS. Application will be made to Parliament in the next session for leave to bring in a bill to incor porate a company, and to enable the company to make and maintain a railway from the Sacriston and IValdridge Colliery ltailways to South Shields, and a branch from the Crag-head Colliery Railway to join the main line at Pelton ; and also for powers to put down coal-drops in the Rivcr Tyne, in Shields .harbour ; and make sea docks at the Trow Rocks and Frenchman's Bay, on the Durham coast, a little to the south of the Tyne. The object of this project is to secure extensive shipping places for the Durham coal, either in Shields harbour, or else, by extensive sea docks, find an outlet immediately to sea for the coal trade without entering any of the ports. SCINDE. By the last mail WQ learn that a considerable portion of the Scinde Railway is completed, and that several hundreds of the inhabitants of Kurra chee lied accompanied Sir Bartle Frere at a rapid pace along the litre to witness his taking part in a ceremonial, with the view to identify his name, previous to his departure f or C a l cu tt a , w ith th e chief engineering work of an undertaking in which he has taken so great an interest. The local autho rities express much satisfaction with the position and prospects of the railway. The last Della Gazette states that the earthwork of the railway between Lahore and Umritsur is completed, and ready for permanent way, of which a large quan tity had arrived at Ferozepore. Plans for the sta tions at both places are now before Government. It is expected that an engine will run within the next 12 months between the termini. This would be less than 20 months from turning the first sod. The local authorities commend the Punjab Railway officials to the consideration of Government for so rapidly advancing these works, and aiding the promotion of railway enterprise in India by prov ing that delay is not inseparable from the guarantee system, under which, up to this time, all railways in India are being constructed. LYNN AND HUNSTANTON. Application will be made to Parliament to salie nt). aline from Lynn to lintiTstanton. EAST SUFFOLK. It is expected that the branch of this system from Leiston to Aldeburgh will be shortly opened to the public. ILFORD, ONGAR, AND DUNMOW. Application will be made to Parliament next session for powers to establish railway communica tion from Ilford through the Itodings to Dunmow. BELFAST AN]) BALLYMENA. The half-yearly report, to be submitted to the shareholders on Friday next, shows that the total receipts for the six months ended on the 31st of October last were £32,352 13s. 9d. The balance remaining at the credit of the revenue account, after providing for working expenses and interest on loans, is £10,223 193. 11d., ont of which the directors recommend a dividend at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, which will absorb £12,200; to be appropriated to the reserve fund, £3,192 4s. id. ; and the remaining sum of £B4l 15s. 10d. to be car ried to the credit of next half-year. LIMERICK AND ENNIS. The Lords of the Treasury have abated the inte rest on a sum of £30,000 advanced to the Limerick and Ennis Railway Company by the Exchequer Loan Commissioners, from 5 to 4 per cent. LIVERPOOL AND LONDON LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. • (From the Times' City Article.) The following raises a point of considerable in terest for the shareholders of the Liverpool and London Life Assurance Company : " Sir,—Among the items, enumerated as assets, contained in the answer of the Liverpool and Lon don Life Assurance Company to Mr. Matthew For ster's pamphlet, there appears the following : ' Bank of Liverpool shares, £10,400 - ;' by this I as sume that the Life Assurance Company have in vested that sum in the shares of such bank. " It perhaps never occurred to the managers of the Lite Office that by investing any portion of the funds of the company on the security of shares in a bank they were rendering their own shareholders, both collectively and individually, responsible for all the debts - of the bank; yet as the case now stands such is the fact. " To illustrate this, take the following example : —A. life assurance company granted aloan of £2OO on the security of a policy of assurance on the life of the borrower, receiving, as collateral security, a deposit of ten shares in a country joins-stock bank. " As the loan was not repaid, and as the shares remained in the hands of the company unproduc tive, the manager wrote to the bank claiming the dividends ; the reply was that, as the shares in question stood in the name of another party, no dividend could be made unless a regular transfer was made. " This transfer, at the particular request of the manager of the insurance company, was made, and very soon after the joint-stock bank failed, when, to the surprise of the company, they were called upon to pay £lO,OOO, being a small fraction of the br n a n ll sd oeof nd ' c liability they had incurred by the transfer of the shares ; and if,' so ran the lawyer's letter, that amount was not immediately paid, a muc h l arger sum would be el ifsg d iea only questionbew bank, sharene kNiv,a2wsOhi each,which hliable exceeded and fo r all a s e the debts " T 11.11 shares anddel i r o £1,000,000, obligations it was thought a cheap bargain to be let off by the payment of £lO,OOO, which was ulti mately paid, and a legal discharge given. " As the law now stands, any shareholder in a company not chartered is responsible for the whole liabilities of such company, and as the money ad vanced on the security of the bank shares formed a portion of the funds of the life assurance company, each shareholder 'further became personally respon sible for the liabilities of the joint stock bank ; consequently, the security in the one case was materially increased, while in the other it was considerably diminished. " The above case will be found in a little handy book on the law and practice of banking, published a short time ago by Mr. Effingham Wilson.—l am, sir, your obedient seivant, " W. J. LAWSON, Author of the History of Banking.' " City, Nov. 21. 1 ' • A FEARFUL LEAP.—On Friday afternoon last, while the express train from London to Exeter was going at the rate of GO miles an hour, a sailor, who was in a second class carriage, lost his cap just above the village of Stoke. The fearless but thoughtless " tar" instantly opened the caniaNe-door and sprung out after it. The guard who saw it made sure that Jack was killed, but he turned up shortly afterwards with only his arm broken. He went on to Ply mouth the same night, and appeared to be quite unconscious of the hairbreadth escape he htAllad. lir)" a nd itn len rge► 0 2 6 1$ in 40 8 40 1 420 36 1 42 0 44 1 381 'wer . r qr• 48o; ours ; 3 10 4 20 ,420 • 380 wito last ciao but th A to neol qlll9 411 0 to Ina reir 1110.