The Sun. — London, England, 1866-01-10 00:00:00

.0.0" Representation of Tiverton. SIR JOHN HAY BEFORE THE ELECTORS. As already announced, Sir John Hay, Bart., is now before the constituency of Tiverton as a can didate for their suffrages in the Conservative inte rest. The hon. baronet addressed a large and enthusiastic meeting of the electors in the Town hall on Monday evening. Mr. T. Daniel, of Stood leigh, presided. Sir STAFFORD NORTITCOTE said he was happy to be there to bear testimony to the ability of Sir John Hay to represent them in Parliament, and to his great usefulness when in the house. lie earnestly hoped and believed they would send him there again, and that it would be that he would be as useful as before. (Hear, and cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then introduced the hon. candi date. Sir JOHN HAY, who was enthusiastically cheered, said he was excessively happy to think that Tiver ton, at present represented by one Conservative, was now so cordially inclined to welcome another to contest its representation. (Cheers.) Although the hon. gentleman who now represented them so worthily was a neighbour and a friend to them, yet he (Sir John) trusted—as they had thought fit, in consequence, as he imagined, of the humble services which he had given to the Conservative party during the course of the last Parliament, to ask him to be the second member—that the fact of his not being a neighbour would not at all make him the less friendly to them, and not the less able to serve their interests should they be inclined to accept him as their candidate and eventually return him. (Hear, hear.) He could not, on this occasion, but express the deep regret felt throughout all England for the cause of the void in the borough of Tiverton which had now occurred, because whatever their political sentiments might be they must acknow ledge that they had in the late Lord Palmerston a great and eminent Englishman, to whom all men looked with respect and admiration ; and however they might disagree with him on many of the topics of the day, yet they felt he was an honour to the country and that the welfare of England was safe in his hands. (Applause.) There were many in stances of foreign policy where Lord Palmerston's hand was seen and recognised. He (Sir John) might mention the affair of the Trent with our cousins on the other side of the Atlantic. It was with great sorrow that all Englishmen heard of the loss the country had sustained in the death of Lord Palmerston. There was a Palmerston administration without a Palmerston, and there was the weakness of the present Government of the country. As long as Lord Palmerston was at the head of affairs the English people knew that there would be no reform bill of so stringent a cha racter as the one now about to be proposed. (Hear, hear.) He said so because already they had had a speech from the present great supporter of the mi nistry, Mr. Bright, who had explained to them how the reform measure was to be conducted. Since that speech Mr. Cardwell, a cabinet minister, had spoken on the same subject, and denied none of the motives which Mr. Bright had imputed to the ministry. He (Sir John) thought it would be clearly seen how disadvantageous the proposals of the ministry, as explained by Mr. Bright, must be to the small con stituencies of England, and through them to the representative system which was the support of the constitution. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Bright had told them that he would be satisfied at present with a re duction of the franchise to £lO for counties and £6 for boroughs. He (Sir John) understood that his hon. and learned friend Mr. Denman had assented to the proposed reduction of the borough franchise to £6—(a Voice, " For his own benefit." Laugh ter.) Yet, where would be the benefit ?—that was the point at what he wanted to arrive. According to the commentary of Mr. Bright the £lO franchise would be immediately swamped. It was true that if Tiverton remained a borough there would be cer tain electors on the electoral roll, but Mr. Bright's proposal was to destroy small boroughs, and place them with the county constituencies—thus the six pounders would have no vote. According to the admirable system of their friend Mr. Bright the pre sent electors of Tiverton would become constituents of North Devon, and the six pounders would have no vote either for the county or the borough. He wished it to be distinctly understood by the non electors, and that the gentlemen of the press would explain, that the proposal of the ministry to intro duce a £6 franchise would not give one vote to one single individual in the borough of Tiverton. He believed that the logic was clear and con clusive—that the fact was patent to any one who chose to look into the matter ; • and he thought they were much indebted to Mr. Bright for having lifted up the curtain so as to reveal the future, and show what the proposal of the Ministry was which he intended to support. (Hear, hear.) All he (Sir John) could say was, that if the electors of Tiverton on either side accepted this proposal they would be committing political suicide ; and he ventured to say that they would be by no means wise in listening to Mr. Denman's charm, " charm he ever so wisely." (Hear, hear.) The chairman had alluded to the ballot as a dead letter ; he quite agreed with him that it was such. Mr. Bright had said it was to be the third bite of his cherry. (A laugh.) If this question of the ballot were brought forward he (Sir John) should give his unqualified opposition to it. (Cheers.) If the ballot-box were used the non-electors would become mere cyphers, having no information with regard to the concerns of their neighbours, and knowing not the reasons for which they selected this or that person to be their representative in Parliament. Therefore, he said the ballot was un-English, and one of the most foolish proposals ever urged upon the attention of a country. (Applause.) He was glad to see that an able exponent of Radical views (John Stuart Mill), who was returned for Westminster, had written a good chapter on the subject, in which chapter he distinctly coincided with the view which he (Sir John) had just expressed. Respecting the franchise he (Sir John) would only say this. H e was we ll aware that there were many persons excluded from exercising that privilege, and who it was wise should be so excluded. But he had always thought that the so-called "fancy franchises" propOsed in Lord Derby's bill were wise and prudent. (Hear, hear.) There were many persons of intelligence and m eans living in clubs and lodgings who could not exercise the right to which they were entitled. (Hear, hear.) He believed that any means which could be devised for admitting such persons to the right of voting would be to the advantage of the country, and strengthen the Conservative principle, which was to maintain the English constitution. Passing on to speak of himself, the hon. baronet observed he did not kno w whether any humble efforts which he had happened to make in Parliament, with refer ence to economy in defence of the country, had ever come before them. As a naval officer, and as a per son who had seen some service afloat , and with arms on land, it h a d naturally devolved upon him, be longing, as he did, to the Conservative party, to take a rather prominent part in the debates which took place in reference to the national defences. He was always anxious to maintain the honour of the coun try at the highest point ; to maintain the efficiency of the navy, so that they might always h ave th e b est s ecurity for peace, a proper and just p reparat i on for war. ( H ear , hear.) He was bo un d to say that there bad seemed to him to be on various occasions a con siderable waste of public money, and that he had thought that economy might be judiciously intro duced into these on John departments. II avin g enlarged his services to the country in this res p e ct , sir proceeded to say that in this country there were m any non-conformists to the Church of England ; and he had always found, at least in Yorkshire, a portion of which he had represented when last in Parliament, that many of the best non-conformists were of his opinion, viz., that e v e r ythi ng possible should be done to maintain the connexion between Church and State. (C heers.) The question of church-rates bad given considerable difficulty to statesmen. It was a ques tion which one would be glad to see settled were it possible. But this be must say, on no account would he see the land, the funded property of this country, relieved of the duty of 8 • upportmg the National Church. (Cheers.) The Church of England was every man's church, and the reason why the land and property of the country should be taxed for its support was that all the poor of this country might receive instruction in the Christian and Protestant doctrines taught there, and without money and without price. (Hez r.) He thought that the education of the poorer clan ses should, rs far as possible, be kept in connexion with the Na tional Church. But he must say, so greatwas the evil which existed with regard to the uneducated classes, that to a certain extent he would advocate compulsory education as it was practised in some other coun tries. Much as he desired economy he disagreed entirely with the proposal of Mr. Lowe, for which that gentleman lost his office, that the money spent upon education should not be allowed to go on increasing. We were spending no less than £25,000,000 a year on our army and naval defences. Surely, then, a bare million a year was far too little to spend on so important a matter as education. (Applause.) Passing on to notice another subject, Sir John said the:cholera had been approaching this country rapidly ; large towns, especially the metro polis, had been particularly threatened. Therefore, sanitary reform should be promoted. It was in cumbent upon the Home-office to urge forward the various metropolitan governing bodies, so as to pre vent London from being the nucleus of the terrible disease now in some parts of Europe. It was the duty of Parliament to urge forward active measures for the cleanliness and improvement of the towns for the repression of the disease. (Hear.) He had alluded to foreign affairs. He must say that he lamented exceedingly the conduct of her Majesty's present Government in reference to the affairs of Denmark. He was not at all ambitious to go to war; but what he did object to was that Denmark should be encouraged by England, and then, hav ing been led into a snare, left to her own resources. (Hear, hear.) That course was certainly not hon ourable to this country—(hear, hear)—and he re gretted it exceedingly. The hon. baronet then al luded to the prospects of the election, and said he felt sure that he should "go in and win." (Much applause.) The meeting resolved to support the hon. baronet, who yesterday commenced his canvass with every prospect of success. CITY IMPROVEMENTS. The National Provincial Bank of England, which has been established 33 years, and has now 108 branches, opens business in London to-day, at their new premises in Bishopsgate - street and Waterloo-place, under the recent act of Mr. Glad stone relieving banks of issue from the disabilities under which they laboured in London. The chief office in Bishopsgate forms an angle with Thread needle-street, where it joins South Sea houses, and comprises the old site of the bank, which was known as the old Mansion House, and stood back in a courtyard from the main street, and the once famous hostelry, the Flower Pot, from which the greater part of the stage traffic for the east used, prior to the railway extensions, to start. Owing to the rather awkward situation of the ground he had to deal with, so as not to intrench on the rights or destroy the lights of other parties, the architect, Mr. John Gibson, had some difficulty to contend with, but he has succeeded in producing one of the handsomest buildings in the City, and a decided ornament to the neighbourhood. The principal front of the building in Bishopsgate-street is about 53ft. in height. The columns attached are 30ft. 10in. in height, and are placed on pedestals and a surbase, which together rise 9ft. Bin. from the pave ment where the ground is lowest. The shafts, cabled the entire height, are 25ft. Bin. in height; the capi tals, of composite character, but freshly designed, and each with a lion's head in the centre between the volutes, are 3ft. 6in. in height, and the bases are if. Bin. The entablature is 7ft. Bin. The blocking course is 2ft. 10in. The figure, or group, in each case, is about 9ft. 3in. in height, with its pedestal, or Bft. without. The windows in the main front are 15ft. 6in. in height to the crown, and 6ft. 9in. in the clear width. Each is glazed with a single sheet of glass. The entablature is devoid of moulding, its main features being dentils and block medal lions, but upon the frieze are the words in gilt letters, " National Protection Bank of England," whilst the names of the various branches are cut on the reveals of the entrance. Sculpture in groups, single figures, and panels, has contributed largely to the effect of the exterior. The groups are over the coupled columns ; the single figures are over the single columns. Commencing from the farthest point on the rounded end of the building, we have Manchester, represented by a single figure, and having as " supporters," seated, a negro with raw cotton, and a workman with a bale of goods ; next we have England, represented by St. George, and supportedby Britannia holding a wreath and shield, and by a female figureto represent Navigation ; next comes St. David of Wales, with an old harper, and a miner with his pickaxe ; the next is a single female figure, representing Birmingham, and having the hammer and anvil ; then there is a figure with a tazza, emblematic of Newcastle and the pottery dis tricts ; next is Dover, with a mortar and shot ; and lastly . , is a fourth group, which represents London, by a female figure with a mural crown, and holding a key, this figure being supported by one of old Father Thames, and by a female figure, with fruits of the earth, to typify abundance. The six panels, folldwing the same direction, are filled with subjects representing the arts, commerce, science, manufac tures, agriculture, and navigation. The circular panel of the entrance doorway situated at the corner of Threadneedle-street is filled with the arms of England and France. The interior of the building provides, on the ground floor, the banking-room, the principal entrance, circular vestibule, and wait ing-rooms, the board room, directors' room for tak ing luncheon, two managers' rooms, a safe or strong room, a waiting hall, and the principal staircase and side entrance, besides various lifts, secondary stairs, lavatories and conveniences. On the basement the whole space below the banking room is appropriated for storage of books. There is also a strong room, similar to that above ; and there are a clerks' luncheon-room, store-rooms for stationery, apart ments for one of the resident messengers, and ex tensive lavatories and conveniences at each end of the building for the clerks. On the basement is the only communication there is, except that through the banking room, between the front and back por tions of the building. The upper portion of that part of the building contains one of the residences,besides a large space comprising a room 49ft. by 15ft., available in the event of extension of business. In the rear main building, on the one-pair story, which forms a mezzanine to the banking-room, are offices for the securities and advance departments, and for the secretary, and a third strong-room. In the floor above there is an office, 49ft. by 20ft., for annual meetings and future extensions ; and there are offices for an inspector, and for the advance ledger department, and a kitchen and scullery for the resident clerk, approached by a private stair. The top floor is set apart entirely for the resident clerk's accommodation. The banking-room measures about 118 ft. in the clear length, and about 50ft. in breadth, including the recesses. The height to the soffit of the girders is 27ft. ; and that to the highest part of the domical light internally is 38ft. The cir cumstances of adjoining property have led to the decorative features which chiefly give the architec tural character of the room. These include the pro jections from the side walls, carrying the main gir ders, the bracket-formed member rising from each of these piers to the soffit of the girder, and the very bold cove which springs from the cornice of the order. Then, as to the support for the girders —on one side of the building the external part of the wall had to be kept do wn ; an d t o get proper support the thickness had to be projected internally. The brick work of the piers had to be carried straight up to sup portar e o the o end xe d ofpl plate-iron, transverse iro aud a o r r e m 2 a f t i n . gird depth,These and have a sp an of about' 6in.eirsn. 41ft. The main girders carry longitudinal plate girders • , on these latter the bracketing of the cove rests. Each one of the three! squares produced by this arrangement of the trans verse and longitudinal girders is formed into an oc tagon by diagonal bridging girders, and the octagon framing (afterwards finished as a circle in plaster) carries the cast-iron ribs of the domical light. These last are bolted at the top to a ring which carries the pendant of the ventilating and artificial lighting sys tem. Here a large tube or pipe carries the foul air above the roof, and in the centre of this is the venti lating tube ; so that the arrangement differing' from what is now general is chiefly in what belongs to decorative character and detail. There are sun burners in connection with the ceiling lights in the board room and directors' room, as well as in the banking-room. The glazing of the domes, which is in coloured glass, is fixed in framework bars of zinc, of which material also is the intricate pat tern-work of the pendants open for ventilation. The domes measure 2ft. 6in. in the clear dia meter, and they rise 7ft. 6in. The ornamentation of the banking-room, which, owing to the difficulties to which we have alluded, is not quite so symme trical as could be desired, is very elegant. The pedestals of the columns are finished in mahogany and ebony. The shafts are of Ipplepen, Devon shire, marble, and are in one block, 12 feet in length ; the bases are of Irish black marble. The space in front of the counter, for the public, and which forms a passage way between the two en trances, is paved with Sicilian marble, and Irish black, the former in squares with quadrants cut out of the angles, and the latter in filling-in circles or dots. The circular vestibule of the entrance is paved with yellow Mansfield and Hopton wood stone, and Bangor slate. The capitals, in the bank ing-room, are of Huddlestone, which is cream coloured. But perhaps the most important orna mental details of the room are the architectural and sculpturesque decorations of the panels which there are between the columns. The figures and emblems on these are intended to represent the growing riches of the land, and those found in the waters. At the sides of the room the composition in each case is made up of a wreath, festoon, or similar form, representing corn, flowers, oak-leaves, or other vegetable production, or shells and • sea weed, enclosing a circular space for the emblem, and having as supporters the figures of children in vari ous attitudes. Thus, the plough, the hive, the spinning -wheel, and the ship appear in some cases; and the children hold the sickle, the hammer, the shuttle, the fishing-net, or other implement. The four panels at the north end of the room show the production of gold, and its coinage, with the busi ness of banking ; one long panel, with nine figures of children, illustrate the finding and washing of the' gold ; another, with a dozen figures, shows smelting and operations connected with it ; a third panel portrays coining ; and the last is banking. The bust of the late manager, Mr. Daniel Robertson, deceased, by Marochetti, is placed on a bracket under the panel in the centre of the north end of the room. The walls and ceiling are decorated in polychromy, and the whole of the decorations ap pear to be in excellent taste. The Gale. CHATHAM, Tuesday Evening. The gale which broke over this neighbourhood from an early hour yesterday raged with great fury throughout the day until the evening, and occasioned several accidents, besides serious losses to property. At 8 o'clock last evening the wind moderated, and with a rising barometer it was anticipated that the gale was at an end. This morning, however, the mercury has again fallen as much as 3-10ths, and it has been blowing half a gale throughout the day. In the harbour communication with most of the vessels from the shore was suspended nearly throughout the day, and the arrangements fox shifting the ships Diana, Diamond, and other vessels had to be postponed. A brig lying at anchor at Limehouse Reach was blown nearly on her beam ends, her yards touching the water. The crew had a narrow escape. This afternoon the wind shifted more to the southward, and the latest reading of the barometer showed the mercury to have fallen as low as 28.65, being the lowest point touched for some months past. The force of the wind against the broadsides of the Great Eastern during the time the gale was at its highest was very great ; but with extra anchors down and every precaution adopted for an emergency the ship again rode out in perfect safety this, one of the severest gales she has ever experienced while at hez moorings in the Medway. As on former occasions, steam was got up on board in case of the steamer breaking adrift, and to ease the excessive strain on her cables. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 9. The gale continued very high during the night. The three-masted schooner Singapore ran aground on Taylor's Bank at the mouth of the Mersey, in making the port, and two of her crew were drowned. The others were rescued by No. 2 lifeboat. SHIELDS, Tuesday, Noon. A gale has blown with very great violence over the north-east coast since yesterday:at noon, and it continues very stormy. The wind is from the N. W., and consequently off shore. The sea is therefore smooth, and there is no great danger to shipping. The weather has been very boisterous last night upon the Tyne, but the ships in the river and in the docks have held by their moorings. Notwithstanding the stormy and threatening appearance of the weather yesterday several vessels put to sea, and with the wind in the present direction they will have a good run south. During the past fortnight Yarmouth Roads and most of the places of shelter on the east coast have been crowded with laden shipping from the north,which has been obliged to seekshelter in consequence of the wind having continued to blow in gales from the southward. But the change will set them free, and they will be able to proced upon their voyages. The weather is extremely cold and bleak in the north this morning, and it is snowing fast. A steam tug, the Blue Bonnet, has blown up at Blyth, and killed a man. WELLS, NORFOLK, Jan. 9. A gale commenced blowing off this coast N. by W. on Saturday night, and has continued with more or less violence since. During its existence two vessels—the Cook and the George and Mary, a couple of colliers, have gone ashore. Flags of distress were hoisted by the crew of the latter, and happily those on board both ships are safe. Should the gale (which has slightly abated this morning, but seems to be rising again) continue, these ships must go to pieces. One of them is ashore to the west of Blakeney Point, and the other off Wells Harbour. YORKSHIRE. A severe gale from the west blew continuously during Sunday night, Monday, Monday night, and Tuesday. A drive through the North and East Rid ings shows that very considerable damage has been done among stacks, straw stacks particularly being ruffled, and in some cases blown over and scattered over the fields. Trees and buildings in various places are considerably damaged, some of the less stable being blown down. Trains facing the wind have been considerably impeded. DONCASTER, Jan. 9. During the whole of yesterday the gale raged with greater violence in this neighbourhood than for many years past, and the damage done is very large. The wind came in gusts from the south-west, and towards evening increased in intensity. At the plant works of the Great Northern Railway Company, situate of the edge of a large tract of land known as Crimp sall, an extensive shed, 40 yards by 20 yards, was levelled to the ground, with the iron columns which supported it. The shed had just been completed, and it was intended to be usedfor steam hammering pur poses. Two hammers were in course of erection, and the boilers connected therewith were blown out of their position. There were no men under at the time it fell, but usually there are 30 or 40 employed there. Fears were entertained during the day that the chimney attached to the works would fall, as it oscillated very much. Trees were uprooted in the suburbs of the town, and a youth on horseback was blown to the ground and had a narrow escape of his life. It is said that there has been no such storm since the corresponding period of 1839. WEYMOUTH, Jan. 9. On Sunday night the wind increased to a strong gale, which has continued without inter mission all to-day, and the lightning has been very vivid this evening. The trawler Lady, of Weymouth, belonging to and commanded by John Scott, had a very narrow escape from being lost yesterday afternoon, when about 12 miles west ward of Portland. The vessel was brought to while the crew went below to drink tea. A sea struck her, threw her on her beam ends, broke in ber bul warks, and did other damage, and it was only by cutting away the trawl from the vessel's side that she was able to right herself once more. Had an other sea struck her while on her beam-ends she must have sunk with all hands. The vessel arrived in Weymouth harbour late in the evening. A large number of vessels have again sought the shelter of Portland harbour, but no serious casualty has hap pened to any of them. The Weymouth and Chan nel Islands steam-packet Aquila, Capt. Brache, due at 4 p.m. to-day from Jersey, has not arrived up to the present time, 8 p.m. There is every appearance of the gale continuing. CORNWALL, Jan. 8. The weather continues very boisterous, the wind having had tremendous power from about 3 o'clock this morning until 3 p.m. There is no prospect of a calm. For about 12 hours yesterday there was a violent gale, and a large quantity of rain fell. House property has suffered very seriously, and there are already reports from all quarters of farm buildings and corn stacks being compelled to yield to the enormous power of the wind. The Institution of Civil Engineers. s The inaugural address, delivered by Mr. John Fowler yesterday evening on assuming the chair of this institution as its president, referred to the ra pidly increasing prominence of the profession, due to the high degree of material prosperity so long en joyed by this country and its dependencies, natu rally leading to great activity in public works. Hence corresponding care was demanded for its efficiency and dignity ; and in this view the Presi dent suggested that the present was a fitting mo ment for considering the means by which the younger members might be best prepared for the arduous duties and growing difficulties which they would undoubtedly have to encounter. This was all the more necessary, as it was becoming apparent that engineers of every nation would enter into competi tion in many parts of the world, and as great efforts were being made on the Continent and in the New World, by special scholastic education and careful practical training, to render the engineers of those countries formidable rivals. While the address deals almost exclusively with the future, Mr. Fowler, ex pressing peculiar sympathy with the younger mem bers, and feeling a strong desire to be useful to them, some of the engineering problems of the present time were noticed, and a few of the works most remarkable for boldness and novelty were alluded to. From this review the President thought it was plain that in every department of civil en gineering the ;wants of commerce and society were pressing more and more urgently upon the re sources of the profession. We had ship canals, but the Suez Canal threw them all into the shade. We had long tunnels through English mountains, but we had now to penetrate the Alps. We had large bridges, but larger were required. We had noble ports, but they were chocked with trade, and new accommodation of an improved kind was called for. We had steam ferries across rivers, estuaries, and straits, and rapid ocean steamers, but higher speed and better accommodation were demanded. We had large warehouses, with convenient mechanical ap pliances, but larger warehouses and better mechani cal appliances had become a necessity. We had many thousands of miles of telegraphic communica tion, but nothing short of its universal extension would suffice. In the solution of these and other problems that would arise it was certain that the difficulties would not be overcome by a stroke of genius or by a sudden happy thought, but that they would have to be worked out patiently by the com bination of true engineering principles and sound judgment. Although men had existed from the earliest times who were distinguished by great me chanical capacity, remarkable skill in working ma terials, profound science, and constructive know ledge, yet it was only during the present century that civil engineering could be considered to have become a distinct and recognised profession. It had assumed at once the position of an art of the highest order ; and perhaps, without arrogance, it might lay claim to the title of true science. It was not easy to define, in a brief and simple manner, the special objects and limits of the profession, and an enume ration of some of the more important works the civil engineer was required to design and execute would serve to indicate the nature of the duties he was called upon to perform. Thus the works in trusted to him related to-1, railways, roads, canals, and all modes of inland communication ; 2, water supply, gas-works, sewerage, and all other works upon which the health and convenience of the in habitants of towns and cities were dependent; 3, the reclamation, drainage, and irritation of large tracts of country ; 4, harbours of refuge and of commerce, docks, piers, and other branches of hydraulic engineering ; 5, works connected with large mines, quarries, ironworks, and other branches of mineral engineering ; and 6, works on a large scale connected with steam engines, with machinery, shipbuilding, and mechanical engineering. This list must appear almost appalling to a young engineer, yet it greatly concerned his future success that he should be prepared to undertake any or all of these works. The personal history of most members of the profession would show that circumstances had led them in a widely different direction than that originally contemplated, and the success of many might be distinctly traced to their ability to avail themselves of opportunities of advancement in some department other than that which they had been previously following. The first question which would present itself, with respect to any proposed work, was the choice of materials ; and on this sub ject the President dwelt, for the benefit of the younger members, on many matters of detail as to the quali ties of stone, brick, mortar and cement, cast and wrought iron, steel and timber suited for engineer ing works, for the purpose of illustrating that in the selection of materials alone a large amount of pre liminary information was required, having regard to their efficiency, durability, and economy. The kind and degree of knowledge necessary to enable an en gineer to design and execute, and the various classes of works before alluded to, were then successively noticed, and it was remarked that without possess ing the practical knowledge which was obtained by having first performed the duties of a resident engi neer in immediate charge of works, it was hopeless to expect that any engineer could be competent to undertake the responsibility of important enter prises, or be fit to have large sums of money in trusted to him for expenditure. It was in the capa city of a resident engineer that all previous prepara tion, scholastic and professional, and all theoretical acquirements became utilised and rendered of practical value, and it was only after much expe rience on different works of varied character, dimensions, and materials, by which the mode of execution, the real value or cost, and the know ledge of good and bad materials and workmanship, were thoroughly and familiarly impressed on the mind, and that a young student of engineering could claim to take rank as a civil engineer. In treating of the different classes of public works, the President observed that the harbours of refuge being large and costly works were necessarily few in number and slow in progress of execution, and had generally been so often changed from their ori ginal object and design that scarcely any engineer: ing works had given less satisfaction, either to the profession or to the public ; but it was believed that if Government would accurately appreciate before hand the objects desired to be attained, and would boldly grapple with the difficulties and cost of a well-matured design, better and more useful works might be accomplished in the future. The water works engineer would have to solve one of the great problems brought about by the rapid increase of population--this was a comprehensive system of conservancy of the flood waters of mountainous localities for the use of large cities and towns, and of densely populated districts. In many instances, the present arrangements for water supply were quite insufficient, and the convenience, comfort, and health of the public demanded that such works, when required, should be no longer postponed. Again, the discharge of collected sewage, without any attempt at purification or deodorization, into streams of pure water, was a gigantic evil, which had been created by certain drainage and sewerage works already executed, and where the convenience and comfort of one set of people had been obtained by the infliction of a nuisance upon others. It was remarkable that an injustice so great and an evil so intolerable should in any case have been permitted by Parliament s or by the general law of the land— for it was no longer a matter of doubt, that deodo rization or purification was quite practicable in every locality. No discharge of sewage should ever be permitted into existing streams without its being effectually purified ; or it should be conveyed to the sea, and be discharged, as was now proposed for the north side of London. The President next proposed to point out the kind of preparation which, in his opinion—for widely different views were enter tained on the subject—was requisite to enable civil engineers to perform in a proper manner the various descriptions of works they were called upon to carry out. This systematic training shoula include-1, general instruction, or a liberal educa tion ; 2, special education as a preparation for technical knowledge ; 3, technical knowledge ; and 4, preparation for conducting practical works. Supposing a youth, say of 14 years of age, with a decided mechanical bias, to have already made satis factory progress with his general education, espe cially in arithmetic, to be of a strong constitution, and to have considerable energy and perseverance of character—without which tendencies and quali fications it was quite useless to destine him for an engineer—then the second period should be devoted to the acquisition of the special education, during which mathematics, natural philosophy, land sur veying and levelling, drawing, chemistry, minera logy, geology, strength of materials, mechanical motions, and the principles of hydraulics should be mastered, with, in addition, some proficiency in the living languages, French and German especially. The next step was of vital importance, and was one about which the greatest difference of opinion was found to exist. The youth might now either be at once articled to a civil engineer, or be placed in a mechanical establishment, or be sent to one of the Universities. Mr. Fowler thought it could not be doubted that a period of from 12 to 24 months might be very profitably spent in manufacturing works before going into a civil engineer's office ; but in that case the greatest possible care must be taken that the works selected were adapted in themselves to impart the desired information, and that there was a proper organisation for insuring strict discip line, regularity of attendance, and due diligence. If it was decided to send the boy to Cambridge or Oxford, then it was indispensable that all preliminary professional preparation, such as a practical know ledge of mechanics, mechanical drawing, surveying, and levelling should be previously acquired. After leaving college his studies might be completed in the office of a civil engineer. Such a course would pro bably constitute the best possible training, but the President considered that it was a somewhat hazar dous combination, and could only be successful with great determination on the part of the pupil to keep his future career always in view. The period would now have arrived for selecting a civil engineer's office, and on this point Mr. Fowler advised that the office should not be too large, and that the en gineer should be comparatively young, accustomed to take pupils, in proportion to the extent of the works under his discretion. During pupilage it was necessary that, among other things, the young en gineer should obtain-1, a fair knowledge of the most fitting material to use for any given work, under any given circumstances ; 2, the power of designing any ordinary work with a maximum of strength, and a minimum of material and labour ; and 3, a knowledge of the means of ascertaining the cost price of any ordinary engineering work. The Presi dent then considered how the institution could be made available in the preparation of the young en gineer, and more useful to the profession generally. He thought that greater facilities should be afforded for consulting the rich record of technical learning and experience now collected in the library, by ex tending the hours of access to it; that there should be a systematic collection of working drawings, spe cifications, and contracts of works in progress, with permission to take tracings and copies, and to in spect the works themselves during their execution, and that lectures on special subjects would also be extremely valuable - . In conclusion, Mr. Fowler urged the necessity of providing, as soon as possible, a building more commodious and more convenient than that now occupied by the institution ; and he trusted that all the members would continue to com bine good personal feeling and friendship with pro fessional rivalry, and to maintain their high appre ciation of the institution and their interest in its prosperity and usefulness. Hon. Thaddeus Stevens's Speech on Reconstruction. - i. We have not the room to give entire Hon. Thaddeus Stevens's speech on reconstruction. But as it has excited considerable interest, which the subsequent turn of affairs has certainly not diminished, we present his leading posi tions, as follows: Mr. Stevens, in opening, contended that it made no practical difference whether the seceded States were re garded as out of the Union or "only dead carcasses lying within the Union." In either case it requires the action of Congress to enable them to form a State Government, and send Representatives to Congress. This is evident from the constitutional clauses about admitting new States, and also about guaranteeing Republican forms of government, both of which devolve action upon Congress in connection with the Executive. That the States, however, have been out of the Union to all practical intents and purposes is evident from their recognition as an independent belligerent by foreign nations, and from the decisions of our Supreme Court in prize cases. Since their conquest, also, they have been governed by martial law. From this point Mr. Stevens spoke as follows : "Military rule is necessarily despotic, and ought not to exist longer than is absolutely necessary. As there are no symptoms that the people of these provinces will be pre pared to participate in a constitutional government for some years, I know of no arrangement so proper for them as territorial governments. There they can learn the prin ciples of freedom, and eat the fruit of foul rebellion under such governments. While electing members to the ter ritorial legislatures they will necesarily mingle with those to whom Congress shall extend the right of suffrage. In the territories Congress fixes the qualifications of electors, and I know of no better place nor better occasion for the conquered rebels and the conqueror to practise justice to all men and accustom themselves to make and obey all laws. As to these famed rebels they cannot at their option re-enter the heaven which they have disturbed, nor the Garden of Eden which, they have deserted, as flaming swords are set at the gates to secure their exclusion. It becomes important to the nation to inquire when the doors shall be re-opened for their admission. According to my judgment they ought never to be recognised as capable of acting in the Union, or being counted as valid States until the Constitution shall have been so amended as to make it what its framers intended, so as to secure a perpetual ascendancy to the party of - the Union; and so as to render Republican Government firm and stable forever." Mr. Stevens maintained that these amendments should be, first, a change of the basis of representation to actual voters, instead of population ; second, an amendment of the Constitution to allow the laying of duties on exports, in order to get a fair share of revenue from the South ; third, to make all laws uniform ; fourth, to prohibit the assump tion of the rebel debt. Laws also are needed to provide homes and protection for the freedmen. Two things, said Mr. Stevens, are of vital importance: so to establish a principle that none of the rebel States shall be counted in any of the amendments of the Constitution until they are duly admitted into the family of States by the law-making power of their conquerors ; and to solemnly decide what power can revive, recreate, and reinstate these provinces into the family of States, and invest them with the rights of American citizans under the former head. He remarked, "1 take no account of the aggregations of white-washed rebels, who, without any legal authority, have assembled in the capitals of the late rebel States and simulated legislative bodies ; nor do I regard with any respect the cunning by-play with which they deluded the Secretary of State by frequent telegraphic announcements that South Carolina had adopted the amendment,' Alabama has adopted the amendment, being the twenty-seventh State,' &c. This was intended to delude the people." He continued with an eloquent protest against the claim that this is a white man's Government. He disclaimed the idea of spoaking for the Republican party, saying that he spoke only for himself, and would settle with his own constituents. He closed as follows : "I see it stated that very distinguished advocates of the right of suffrage declared in this city that they do not ex pect to obtain it by Congressional legislation, but only by administrative action, because, as one gallant gentleman said, the States had not been out of the Union; then they will never get it. The President is far sounder than they. He sees that administrative action has nothing to do with it. If it ever is to come, it must be by Constitutibnal amendments or Congressional action in the Territorial and Enabling Acts. How shameful that these men of influence should mislead and miseducate the public mind! They proclaim this is the white man's Government, and the whole coil of Copperheads re-echo (hiss) the same senti ments, and upstart jealous Republicans join the cry. Is it any wonder ignorant foreigners and illiterate natives should learn this doctrine and be led to despise and mal treat a whole race of their fellow men? Sir, this doctrine of white man's Government is as atrocious as the infamous sentiment that doomed the late Chief Justice to everlasting fame and, I fear, to everlasting fire." SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. - . ..0.-- TDlES.—Austria has on so many past occasions angered her best friends, and filled with despair those who wish to see the chief State of Central Europe strong and prosperous, that the world has become cautious in commending her or in hailing any indications of reform which she may give. But the old Empire has, it seems, now fairly abandoned its old ways. Not all the Conservative influences of the proudest of dynasties, of an aristocracy which well matches it, and of a vast military system have been able to prevent Austria from receiving the strong though tardy conviction that greatness, wealth, and honour are to be found in a liberal policy. The political form which this feeling has taken is to be found in the various measures which the Emperor has adopted during the last four or five years to reconcile his authority with a fair portion of self-government among his subjects, and in the attempts, at least likely to be su ccess f u l, to bring to a close the long quarrel between Vienna and the Hungarian nation. Its commercial form may be seen in the advances towards Free Trade, which show that the Empire, in imitation of France and other Continental States, has determined.to accept at last the great principles which England enounced twenty years ago. The Treaty of Commerce between Aus tria and Great Britain, which we publish elsewhere, is for this reason an important event. Though there is undoubtedly something theoretically un sound in these international agreements, yet in the present phase of political development on the Conti nent they have their uses, the principal of which is that they give an advanced commercial nation like ours the opportunity of pressing on its neighbours the adoption of reforms which are for their benefit as well as ours, and of holding them to the mutually profitable bargain whenever the counsels of mercantile timidity or selfishness seem likely to regain influence. This is especially the case with the Austrian Treaty. Left to themselves, the Aus trian financiers would probably have waited another twenty years before they had the courage to enter energetically into the path of Free Trade. The wisest of them would have seen the better course and approved it, but have followed the worse. The mass of the trading class might still have repeated the fallacies which for so many generations have kept nations poor and divided. But the Treaties with France in 1860, and with Germany last year, have not only roused the emulation of the Austrian Freetraders, but have given our Government the power of urging without offence a reconsideration of the financial system of the Empire. The nego tiations have ended in the Treaty which is now before the country. They have been long and difficult, for if there be a region in the world where the orthodox commercial creed of past times has been unassailed by the spirit of inquiry, it is that which obeys the Austrian Emperor. Political distrust has aided commercial jealousy ; and if the efforts of a power ful party had not been thwarted, there would have been no commercial treaty at all, and no loosening of the Protectionist system for many a day. Hap pily, the arguments of the British agents have been crowned with success. They have been met in a liberal spirit by the Austrian negotiators, who knew that their own Ministry and the Emperor himself had arrived at the belief that Free Trade is neces sary for the country, and who accordingly made less opposition than might have been expected to the proposed changes. The result is the adoption of a commercial policy which must in a few years have momentous consequences in Austria. That . Empire will probably make a more rapid advance than any other State which has adopted Free Trade, simply because there is so much room for advance. In proportion to its population and resources the Austrian Empire is one of the most backward in Europe. In no part of the earth are there more rich and beautiful regions, or greater capacity for producing all that can make a people wealthy. The chief populations are well disposed, easily governed, fairly industrious, and as likely to make their country prosperous as any North-German or Belgian. But as yet they have had no chance. They have been subjects of a monarchy in which commerce has always held a very low position, and the rulers have seldom thought of the in dustrious class, except to tax them. With this new year, 1866, we may hope that a new period has begun, and that these nationalities or principalities, which have been so ill held together by the soldier and the official, will in our time be fused into a more coherent mass by the action of mercantile in tercourse with each other and the world beyond. The Treaty consists of 12 Articles and a final Pro tocol. By the last Article it is stipulated that the subjects and commerce of Austria shall enjoy within the British dominions all the advantages enjoyed by French subjects, and the subjects of the States of the Zollverein, under the respective Treaties concluded by Great Britain with those Powers. On the other hand, by the 2d, 6th, and Bth Articles British subjects are admitted to the privileges of the most favoured nation, and placed on an equality with Austrian subjects with regard to the practical carrying on of commercial operations. But the chief stipulations of the Treaty are as follows : Austria undertakes by Article 3 to regulate its Customs' Tariff so that the duty to be levied upon articles the produce or manufacture of the British dominions shall, from the Ist of January, 1867, not exceed 25 per cent. of the value, in addition to the cost of transport, insurance, and the like. From and after the Ist of January, 1870, the maximum of these duties shall not exceed 20 per cent. of the value. The articles of State monopolies (tobacco, salt, and gunpowder), and certain goods comprised in the present Austrian Tariff, are alone excepted from this agreement. It will thus be seen that in a year hence extreme Protection will have ceased on all but a limited class of articles, that Austrian trade with the British dominions will be enlarged by the entrance of all our manufactures at a maximum rate of 25 per cent. on value; and, furthermore, that in four years from this time this rate will be reduced to a maximum of 20 per eent., which it is expected will give a mean rate of duty of not more than 15 per cent. when apportioned by the Commissioners on all articles imported into Austria from this coun try. Now, though even under a maximum 20 per cent. duty it is possible to keep up a Protectionist system, this concession must be considered one of the, greatest victories which Free Trade has yet achieved. In the Austrian Empire the expenses of a great army and a complicated official service have to be met, and the Customs' duties must ever be among the most ready means of obtaining money. For the present the importation is not so large as to give a high revenue at such low rates of duty as suf fice in this country, with its enormous import trade ; and it may be that in not fixing a lower maximum than 25 per cent. the Austrians have shown a neces sary prudence. We may hope, however, that the experience of three years will be sufficient to indi cate that low'rates of duty will rapidly bring large returns, and that when the final arrangements are made in 1870 the duties imposed by Austria will be far less than the 20 per cent. which she will still have a right to impose. The details of the work have, however, still to be completed. A mixed British and Austrian Commission are to meet not later than the month of March in the present year for the purpose of ascertaining and determining the value of the various articles. of British produce and the rate of duty which will attach to them. In the final Protocol Austria undertakes to reduce the duty on the export of rags, as well as on salted herrings, and her Britannic ajesty engages to recommend to Parliament the abolition of the duties payable on the importation of wood and timber into the United Kingdom, and also the reduction of the duties pay able on wine in bottle to the amount of those pay able on wine in wood upon importation into the United Kingdom. This last article will be interest ing to those who are desirous of obtaining the wines of Hungary. If it tends to introduce into this coun try a taste for the very palatable growths of the Austrian Empire, its effect will be largely beneficial. We have, on the whole, good reason to be content with this Treaty, and to congratulate the Austrians on being so ready to make what many of them would consider concessions, while we, having already carried out Free-trade principles, have little left to offer as an equivalent. POST.--It is highly improbable that Mr. Disraeli will be deterred from calling upon the House of Commons to consider all the questions arising out pf the insurrection in Jamaica by the compliment which Mr. Bright went out of his way to pay to him the other day. He will, however, it may be presumed, not fail to see that the proper time for raising the discussion will be on the production of the Commis sioners' report. The Opposition cannot, in a party . sense, reasonably object to any demonstration the advanced Liberals may think it convenient to make on this matter. Conduct that went to show their incapacity for the work of administration would be relevant evidence in another issue. People who are unable to suspend their judgment while an im portant inquiry is pending are manifestly incompe tent to exercise authority in the Legislature. Mr. Bright and his friends are arguing in the most cogent manner possible—by acts and deeds—against the organic change they desire to compass. They are strengthening every opposing conviction, and adding weight to all the doubts that are entertained; and the circumstance that they are sincere, and pas sionately in earnest, is an aggravation of that which, if it be not morally a crime, is a grave political offence. But, although Mr. Disraeli may not feel bound to interpose between Mr. Bright and the Ministry . , it would be an amazing blunder if he were to anticipate the serious debate that must eventually take place. There is no safe ground on which the composition of the Commission may 'be impugned, and, practically, the report will go far to determine if the suspension of Mr. Eyre can be jus tified. It may, indeed, be contended generally, on the theory of Government, that the step was injudi cious and unfair; but, on- the whole, those who look at it from that point of view would lose rather than gain by the premature expression of their opi nion. Mr. Cardwell has distinctly stated that suspen sion in this case does not imply censure, and so inter preted and guarded it may admit of explanation. The Cabinet accepts the responsibility involved, and it is obvious that the Commissioners' report will ab solve or condemn the authorities in England as welt as in Jamaica. It is fair to assume, for the present, that her Majesty's Ministers have not yielded to clamour, but acted upon a proper apprehension of their duty ; and it would be agreeable also to sup pose that Mr. Bright and his party only desire jus tice. That, however, is plainly inconsistent with their proceedings, and with the language they hold. It is but too evident that they are animated by re vengeful feelings, and it does not seem to occur to them that if they throw their power into one scale the balance may be maintained by corresponding action on the other. Mr. Eyre's partisan's cannot be at a loss for argument, and intemperance ill speaking and writing is contagious. No one reason ing soberly could say that Nonconformist mission aries were emissaries of sedition, who went about preaching republicanism ; but before the controversy had gone far, this, and a great deal more, would be affirmed as a matter of fact. Such a conflict is very much to be deprecated; it would be humiliating to the nation; and, inasmuch as it is idle to remon strate with the daily agitators of the question, we can only hope that those who feel quite as strongly as they do will endeavour to observe the forbear ance which must in the end tell in their favour. No doubt it is extremely irritating to read what Mr. Bright chooses to say on the subject. We may think that his parallels are almost profane, and that his propositions are excessively offensive; but this de clamation is simply intended " to split the ears of the groundlings." It cannot in anywise affect the result, and we may be satisfied that ultimately right will be done, and the honour of the country vindi cated. The policy of the Government must be regu lated by the opinion of Parliament, and:in both houses there will be a majority capable of looking above the prejudices of sects, and of disregarding the rheto rical vehemence which is employed to pervert the common understanding. M r . Ey re ' s friends must perceive the propriety and the expediency of waiting patiently for the report of the commission. It is scarcely possible that Ministers, on the eve of a ses sion in which they will have to encounter man,' difficulties and much opposition, can be influenced by any pressure which even Mr. Bright is able to bring to bear on them ; and, in point of fact, they are pledged to abide by their own measure. Nor is there any reason to suppose that Mr. Cardwell is exempt from human fallibility,and, however he may have been afflicted by Governor Eyre's despatches , the fanatical vituperation which has been poured out upon his devoted head must have produced its na tural effect. The Peelites, too, who are, as it were, the salt of a Whig Cabinet, will support one an other, and their great master taught them to con sider the interests of the country without respect to parties. Moreover, the selection of the commie' sioners, much as it has been objected' to, is to a car' taro extent evidence of a straightforward and by" partial purpose ; and in examining the report WI make Parliament will have the assistance of eminent lawyers who can look at it dispassionately, and in a jddicial frame of mind. COUNTRY MARKETS GAINSBOROTJGH-TUESDAY. White wheat, 51s to 56s ; red and mixed, 48s to 505 per 36 stone. Barley, best, maintained its value ; other sorts rather cheaper. Oats unchanged. Beans in request at top prices. NEWCASTLE-TUESDAY. Arrivals large. Wheat trade slow, at Saturday's rates• Barley unaltered. Oats and oatmeal firm. Flour meets 11 retail inquiry, at late quotations. LEEDS—TUESDAY. The wheat trade is not worse than on Friday, but the sales made are at lower rates than on Tuesday last. Barley and other articles unaltered. The average prices for the week ending Jan. 8 were Wheat, 49s 6d per qr. ; barley, 38s ; and oath 20s Bd. SHEFFIELD-TUESDAY. The show of barley was an average, and a moderate demand prevailed at currencies similar to those of the wok previous. The inquiry for oats was healthy, and late rata; were established. Red wheat, per load of 3 imp. bushela 175 ad to 18s 6d White do do ies Od 20s 6d, New red do do l6s 0,1. 17s 0 , , New white do do Bs 0.1 20s 01 Beans do do l7a Od IPS Cd reas,.per qr. 308 Od Grinding Ca ley, per qr O - S2s Od. 3Ss Od do 2615 Od 295 od Flour... .18 9d to 24 2d per 141 b. Malting barley, Oats, LIVERPOOL—TUESDAY. At our market to-day there was a good attendance, wit h rather more inqui r y f or w h ea t a t F r id ay ' s d ec li ne o f 17 and 2d per cental. Flour quiet and inactive, and to efi c. sales 6d per sack less money had to be accepted. Indio' corn the turn cheaper. Barley, beans, and peas unchangeu• Oats held for full prices. MONMOUTHSHIRE—TUESDAY. Since the commencement of the new year the market s have been better attended in the district, especially 1 1 farmers, anti there has been a moderat e ly good supply v grain on offer, but trada ruled very sluggish. The following are the average quotations:—Wheat, bg 3d to os 6d per bushel • barley, 3s 3d to 3s 8d ; oats, 23 ld to 2s 7d ; beans, 5s id to 5s 6d per 601 b. MARKET HARBOROUGH.—T UESDAY. Bo Old white wheat, 48s to 57s ; new red.:4ss to 52s per r. stone. Barley, fine, 36 s ; o th er ki n d s , 27 s t o 29 s per qr' Oats, new, 22s to 24 8 ; o ld, 26 s t o 30s p er qr . B ea ns, ol u i 49s to 525; new, 42s to 45s per qr. Foreign Nail Packet List. * MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton Jan. 1S• Ditto, via Marseilles Jan. 1 2 . Brazil and Cape Verde. by British packet Feb. 1. Ditto, by French packet Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Jan. 2 1 . China, Penang, and Singapore, via Sou t hampton Jan. 18• Ditto, via Marseilles. Jan. 27 ' Faikland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton..., Jan. 18 Ditto, via Marseilles _ Jan. 2 7 • India (Bombay), via Southampton. Jan. 11' Ditto, via Marseilles . . Jan. "• Mauritius, via Southampton Jan. i 1• Ditto, via Marseil:e 3. Jan. ---• Newfoundland ... .... Jan. 1 7 * Portugal ......... .... ...... --Feb 4. ....... - - Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon... United States and British North America, by Bri tish packet .... •• jan. 1 1. Ditto, by United State s packet, via Southamp ton Ditto, via Cork Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry.. Jan. 1 2 * West Coabt of Africa. Madeira, and Teneriffe Jan. I West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas, Cuba, and Mexico Jan. 13 Cuba and Mexico Jam 2 ?` Bahamas, via New "York. Jan. li. Bermuda, ditto Jan. 17 [ADTERTISEMENT.]—HoIIoway's Ointment and When ; the weather is wet, the winds chilling, and the te tt ?: perature changeable, these excellent remedies should al ways be - at hand • by their means any defective action c ‘ A be at once rectified, any irregular function can be correewl. without dalay. The ointment well rubbed upon the tbr°r, and chest will remove hoarseness; sore throat, diphther i ; i : relaxed urula, and enlarged tonsils, and without pain it inconvenience will check incipient inflammations in tho 9 passages and prevent the large accumulation of phle! alike distressing to the patient and bystander. The if d fiuenza, so fatal to the aged when it ravages the town 9 .1;, devastates the country, is safely and certainly relieved , n 1 the persevering inunction of this cooling and purifP" ointment. - Births. -- -- • DODD.—On the 6th inst., at Cromwell-terrace, Brat 0131 the wife of Montague Dodd, Esq., of a son. HIGGINS.—On the 9th inst., at Harley-road, South 1 131 1; stead, the wife of J. Napier Higgins, Esq., of Lino''' . inn, of a son. f r• OW EN.—On the Bth inst., at Leatherhead, the wife o• Owen, Esq., of a son. A rieC TWINING.—On the 7th inst., at 215, Strand, Mrs. Fret' e Twining, of a son. Marriages. y olio AUSTIN—BYRON.—On the Bth inst., at St. Peter's CAT bill Church, Scarborough, John Austin, Esq., 1 1 ° 1 1 - S. House, Castleford, to Agnes, young es t d a ughter 0 ,%, g , S. Byron, Esq., J.P. for the North and West Yorkshire. 0 11, HAYWARD—CLARKE.--On the 4th inst., at Tophaln, iio/htet E. R. C. Hayward, Esq., t o Mary West, eldest Baug h of the late John Clarke, Esq., of Jamaica. Deaths. Coop.—On the 6th inst., at Gadebridge, Hemel A--eni sted, Ilerts, Sir Astley P. Cooper, Bart., aged 6 8 . CLUTTERRUCK.— On the 7th inst., at 9, Queen,s_gatez,g4l dens, South Kensington, James W. Clutterbuc/ r1 aged 51. DEAN.—On the 7th inst., at his residence, Grove ' South Hackney, T. Dean, Esq., aged 78. GREENHAM.— On the 7th inst., at Highfield, LydlieJ' Greenhain, Esq., ag i d 68. 00 139 M 'CuriN.—On the 3d nst., at Ardhallow House, -.w -n iz Argyleshire, John MUunn, Esq. SUTHERLAND. —On the ' sth inst , at 4, Connaught-.1121i Hyde-park, Win. J. Sutherland, Esq., late Majo r Regiment Scots Fusiliers, aged 64. prenri WORTHINGTON.—On the 4th inst., at Worthingto n, Worthington, Esq., aged 62. - vc 9 London : Printed and Published by WILLI-4.11 AN A „ 11 1 1 of No. 112, Strand, Painter, at THE SUN OIMIC, 1 t reitUl Strand, in the Precinct of the Ssvoy. in the - Dl)o.4leger..—Wetuesday, January 10. rico. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 10, 1866.