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definite L. There y which believed ier and aid that way out Ilion of general iews re y corn- Won is eat the swer to course ething, list of cases, ilanced of read t may discus in the e cover f these n great . They iterests Ley are Inter- such a have, it part, an the Durage cults of , how on for . We y that of the one of any 1 the these they d in REMEMBER, TO! wit& SEE =rift FRIENDS at " VANS'. " Alter th e ,Opera we shun Sup there! gThrAHAITS LL WHISKY v. COGNAC BRAND Y. celebrated Old IRIS El WHISKY rivals the finest ritENCH BRANDY, It Pure, Mid, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. sold in Bottles, Ss. Sel., at the Retail Houses in London ; by he dents in the principal towns In Enzland ; or wholesale It , GREAT WINDMILL -STREFIT, LONDON, W. " Observe the Red Seal. Pink L a b e l, an d or k b rande d Rinahan's LL Whisky." /17ESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY . LIP (Limit ri) forFlßt , and letiktElGS and C )1.0;%./ lAL k , BU SIN ES. Fifteen Days' grace on Renewals, from Lady-day quarter. N'". tariff ratr , ss r al: special risks Proposal forms forwarded n application. A Rniutt s ;it %Teti 1.14.1 Y, M.A., Genera! Manager. Chief Offices, 3, Parliament-street, London. WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY F IFE Bus NES•4 imited) for FIRE and FOREIG and COLONIAL ARTHUR SC RATCHLEY, M.A., .4eneral Manager. Chi ef Offices, 3, Parliam nt-street, Lmclon. WESTERN LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. Establlshed A. D. 1542 —Thi s Soc i ety has j ust origi an nated a NNW SYSTE $1 o f AS-IJRANC •by indisputable Con „„l u n c onditional Whole World P o li c i es , which afford more nlete security th an has hither() been attainable. Prospectuse s forwarded on application. ARTHUR SCRATCHLEY, MA., Actuary. Chief Offices, 3, Parliament-street, London. WESTERN LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, Established A D. 1842.—AGENTS WAN TED. ARTHUR SCRATCHLEY, M.A., Actuary. Chief Offices, 3, Parliament.street, London. ESTABLISHED 1837. BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Elnpowered by special Act of Parliament 4 Viet., cap. 9. 1, Princes-street, Bank, London. DIRECTORS. George Bevington. Esq.. The Lodge, Dulwich. George Cohen, Esq ., aexiewe orn Millis Coventry. Exchange Chambers. Jonathan Duncan Dow, Esq„ 12, Pembridge Villas, Bays ?rater. John Drewett, EsQ, 50, Cornhill. T homas samuel (iirdler, Esq.. 7, Tokenho use -y ar d. Edward Hales, Esq., North Prith, Hadlow, Kent,. h e ery nry Lewis Smal e , E sq . , D octors ' Commons. Er description of Life Assurance business transacted at the lowest rates of Premium consi.tent with security. _ T he various T a bl es, some of which are peculiar to this Com _MY, have b een studiously adapted to the requirements of 'VerY class of Assurers. EQUAL RATES FOR WHOLE TERN OF LIFE. AGR 2 0 ' ANNUAL P REMIUM. AGE. 25 1 12 5 85 80 c l 1 6 0 40 9 8 45 ANNUAL PREMIUM, 2 6 9 2 15 1 8 6 8 ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary. THE R USSIAN OrYKSOUNSKY) IRON- To be Incorporated woßas COMPANY (Limit d). under the Limited Liabilities Act of 1862. Capital X 500,000, in 25,000 shares of £0 each. Present l Esue 15 , 00 s h ares. D eposit £1 on application and £4 on allotment. beyond which it is not intended to call up more th.n £6 per share. No Call to exceed £3 per share. nor to be made At intervals of less than Three Months. W. An.** ••••• DIRECTORS. A --- " i n , -"Aci. (Director, " Metropolitan Railways.") kihur G. Chapman, Esq. (Director, "Smith, Knight, and , omp, ny.) lil. Corr van der liberen (late Judge, Tribunal of Commerce, Bruspels) _Colonel Bleep, H. I 4 .LC S. (Direct ,r, .. Bank of London.") ?pi r eel .. French Chairman, itombay and liaroda Railway.") dohn Von. A. el. /lobar, 5 Berkeley-squ,re. Monett, Esq. (liirectur, "Ocean Marine Insurance Com- Pany ”) SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER. Charles M tthaef, Esq. BANKERS. of London, Threadneed tr-street and Charing cross. Messrs. SOLICITORS. Edwards and Co., Ddahay-street,.Westminster. BROKERS. Messrs. Robins, Barber, and Dailey, Threadneedle-street. esers. Kemp AUDITORS. street. , Caunan, Ford. and Co., 7, G res h am Robert Smith, Esq, A, Great Winchester-street. SECRETARY cPRO TEM.) Courtenay C arke, Esq. OFFICES. 0, Great Winehe*tea -et= eet, Old Broad-street. This Cr ..is Company is formed for the purpose of *acquiring and extendin the w e ll-k nown Ironw.rks which have been ed blistied and in successful operation for a long period °at Vuicksa, in Russia. The Estate, which covers an area of 405,00) Fuglish acres, and contains 35,000 inhabitant., is most adv i , ta eously situated on the navigable river Oka (which flows into N Tthe . Volga at Nijni .vorod). and i s within 66 mile of th e ra t ro til which connects N lint Novgorod with Moscow. The Estate possesses an inexhaustible supply .4 cent., andCor e of superior quality, yi e ldi ng an average of 45 per en t. the Works, which are now i n operation and in good order, consist of 6 Blast Furnaces. 2 t Refining Furnaces. 17-Puddling Furnaces. 15 Rolling Stills, for all kind of Merchant Iron, Sheet Iron, axd Iron Wi re . 8 Large Ham mers f or Sheet Iron. 125 Wire Mills 1 }''actor, for m a ki ng all kinds of Steam Engines. 3 S maller Fa c t or i es for Repairing Engines. 1 Large Boiler Factory, for making Steam Boilers and 6 F oundries. Steamboats. 3 P actori a fo r making Scythes, Nails, &c. 6 Brick Rilns. po The wer above are w or k e d b y 72 water wheels, of 1,050 horse besides 15 steam engines, of 478 horse power. 270,000 acres of the Est - ate are covered with valuable timber ; and this supply of fuel, coupled with the abundance and cheapness of labour, has enabled the Proprietors to Pro Iron at a much less cost than in England, whilst th l' sel ling price in Russia is more than double what it is in :€lisaceuntry as the production within the empire is not ,11:111r1pagl)e demand, and Foreign Iron (except of a parti is kept out of competition by the high import g I . V and cost of trans rt The Price Which po . at the Company's interest in the pro -11'3.3113', as defined below, has been conditionally acquired, is !,e_aum. of £60,000, in addition to which, an estimated sum ;,' _l:T5,OOu will be required to pay off existing charges on w'aillPraPertY' and it is calculated that the sum of £70,000 x 165 000 reau yed rng capital, making together u pr : fi :l ts which it: thee Whole amount proposed to be called Lis ilv_ervreoubles (about Present The 000 time s t e r lin am o on pe nt r to about su s3 b 7 j , e o c o t o , owe r, to a reduction of 72,000 roubles, being interest at 5 per rouble' cen t., and sinking fund - on a debt of 1,200,000 net s due to the Russian Government, thus leaving a annual profit of 4 65,000 roubles (£60,000). By ar tn,_go tows tangenaen ith the Proprietors, and. hypothecation or toort.v a _ e Company of their reserved interest in the rr.,_'"" , es 87,000 roubles (£11,000), being about 7 per cent. drarannum upon the whole capital proposed to be called up, anteed• to be first paid to the Sharehelders of the 4, 1 1 9 11 , P a nY ; of the surplus profits (378,000 roubles, or a„,,,°00), three- fifths will belong to the present Proprietors, Th ug two-fifthsto the Shareholders, for a period of 37 years. i.„ 4 ,1 18 , on an estimate of the profits at the present time, and t '.,:'. Ott considering the improvements likely to result from annum-Irease of capital, a dividend of about 20 per cent. per called is shown upon the capital (£165,000) required to be of I d UP. In the above estimate no account has been taken b e .," 1 . 9 profits upon the manufacture of steam engines, of I Prs, &c and it is anticipated that by the introduction -nrther capital and the development of the works, the r ti, ..1.! returning e en 8 will be more than doubled. It i$ intended to create a Sinking Fund for the purpose to the Shareholders, at the expiration of the LeirtY-seven years, when the interest of the Company will " s ee, the whole amount of the capital called up. On the determination of the lease the Proprietors bind themselves !lidto have a valuation made of all the property above ground, , after deducting the present value, to pay to the Com- L an Y one-half o f the difference in cash.' Thus, in addition 1 -vi eiving a highly remunerative dividend during the thirtyseven ars, at the end of that time the whole of their Capital Will be returned to the Shareholders with a co nsiderable Bonus. • It is belitived that the Russian Government will grant a c oncession for the construction of a railroad to pass through the Estate, and connect the Nijni Novgorod and Moscow line with Riazan and Toula, which, as will be seen from the map acco mpanying the p rospectus, is the centre of a group of Russian railways now in course of construction, and is situated in the midst of the most flourishing manu facturing districts of the empire. Plans of the Estate and Works, the engineer's report; and other documents on which the above statements are founded, may be inspected at the offices of the Company. Applications fel Shares to be made in the accompany ing form. In the event of no allotment being made, the deposit will be returned in f u ll. Sh ould a less number of Shares be allotted than are applied for, the deposit will be made available towards the payment on allotment, and the balance, if any, returned to the applica n t. Prospectuses and Forms of Application for Shares may be o bt a i ne d at t h e Offi ces o f the Company, and of the Backers, Brokers, and Solicitors. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. (To be retained by the Bankers). To the Directors of the Russian (Vyksounsky) Ironworks Company (Limited). stM Glentl emen,—Having paid to your Bankers, • the of , being a deposit of £1 per Share on shatth a t Shares in the above Company, I hereby request will allot me that number, and I agree to accept .7.11 toes,Shar or any less number you may allot to me; and ape pay the sum of .£4 per Share on allotment, and ;;..euthorise you to insert my name on the Register of I e mbers for the number of Shares allotted to me. 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'" .. it- ti sir. - • • . qdR , , r ., 2,,, -- nt i• --.-- •/ '''' 'W ' __=‘-. , 1 • <, i • • 4a° ~. .. , - ,Z, / t -7,, ... v ,,, 2 .. 0 ,,k, c ~,- FA. ~,. ,,,,,: ..7 i ..- DI E . „ z ,,,,c , a.„, 0 -t4 44 ,,, - - \ .-• 0., ........., , - ...„:„...,„... , nizoiT. 0 - dg , , - i l / 4 • /4. ..... , •• ___ EVENT. APHOTOGRAPHIC CURIOSITY.- With a copy of THE SUN NewspapP.r is presented GRATIS (with a Stiplement) a MINIATURE PHOTO GRAPHED FA('-SIMILE of the FRONT PAGE of THE 6UX of MONDAY, the 2d Jautiary, *.* For the conven'enee of Sur , scribers wishing to pre erve the Photoeraph a suitable frame is provided, and may be had at "The Sun" Office. Price Is. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. titularly as a large number of those accounts would come under the operation of the County Court Act." Although Mr. Brett, the Conservative:candidate, is against the bill, still a resolution was unanimously carried by the trades men present—" That Mr. T. B. Potter is a fit and [proper person to represent in Parliament the interests of the shop keepers of this borough." Yesterday evening the Liberal party competed their canvass, and the general impression in the town is that it is favourable to Mr. Potter. Nearly all the workshops and mills in the town closed last night for the remainder of the week. This morning the nomina- I tion will take place at 10 o'clock, and Mr. John Bright is expected to support Mr. Potter. SOUTH SHROPSHIRE. Yesterday the election of "a knight for the southern division of the county of Salop," in the room of Viscount Newport, called to the Upper House by the death of his father, the Earl of Bradford, took dlace at Church Stretton. The place of election for South Shropshire is a retired little borough embosomed in the Stretton Hills, and at the foot of the Longmynd, which were made so famous during the severe snowstorm of last January by the extraordinary ad ventures and escape from death of the Rev. Donald Carr who, while walking from the little church of Ratlinghope, where he had been celebrating divine service, lost his way in the snow when crossing the mountain, and passed the whole night upon it. He reached Church Stratton in the afternoon of the next day severely frost-bitten. The election tookplace at the Market-hall, where a small temporary rostrum was erected for the accommodation of the Sheriff, Mr. Harris, and the candidate and his friends. There was no opposition, so that the proceedings went off very quietly. About 200 freeholders accompanied the can didate to the hustings, and about a dozen county policemen were there to keep order, but there was no necessity for their presence. The acting Under-Sheriff, Mr. Peel, having read the writ, and the Sheriff, Mr.Herris, having taken the oath , at once called upon any one to propose a candid a t e f or election. Colonel CORBETT then came forward, and having ex pressed regret at the severance of the name of Lord Newport from the representation of the division in the. House of Com mons, said he had the pleasing duty of offering to the notice of the electors of the division one who was well calculated to fill the vacancy thus occasioned. The gallant officer whose name be should submit to their notice was not like a certain nobleman who had lately been starring it before the electors of another place, who had not quite made up his mind upon this question, who would rather take time to think a little of that, and who thought, perhaps, a little of something else might be good. (A laugh.) He was accus tomed properly to make up his mind as to the course he would pursue. He had already served his country with distinction in the Senate and in the field. He was a Con servative, but was not so bigoted as to believe that all existing states of things were good because they had existed. He proposed as a fit and proper person to repre sent them in Parliament Colonel the Hon. Percy Egerton Herbert. (Lound cheers.) Colonel GATACRE seconded the nomination. No other candidate being proposed, the High Sheriff de clared the Hon. Percy Egerton Herbert duly elected. The declaration was received with three times three by the electors. Colonel HERBERT acknowledged the honour done him, first expressing his hearty concurrence in the sentiments of respect expressed by his proposer and seconder for their late member, Lord Newport, and his worthy father the Earl of Bradford. Having next expressed his desire to carry out the wishes of his new constituents in the matter of local railway extension, which was just now exciting much interest among them, he went on to say that they had done him the honour of electing him without imposing on him any pledge either at the hustings or during his canvass. He should now go to Parliament as a supporter of Lord Derby, as he always had been when in Parliament, and he should enter the House professing to be what he hoped they would always find him—viz., a sound Church man and a good Conservative. (Cheers.) He had no confidence in the present Government for many reasons. (Hear, hear.) He found on most questions that came before Parliament that her Majesty's present Government were guided by only one rule of action—viz., how they should tide over the session and retain office for another twelve months. (Hear, hear.) They had a notable in stance of that last year on a question of foreign policy of great interest—the question of the dismemberment of Den mark. (Hear, hear.) The leading Ministers in her Ma jesty's Government u s ed— bothintheirplace s in Parliament and in their despatches—language lofty and bold, and very befitting Ministers of England, provided always that they were prepared to stand by them—("hear, hear," and laughter)—and to ask Parliament to support them on the principles of action which those words portended. But as the session went on and the Ministry found that the majority of the House of Commons was not prepared to take that action, then those brave words were forgotten, and Denmark, which had probably been induced by those words to take more important action than she would otherwise have done, was abandoned, and England was discredited in the eyes of Continental nations. But the end, nevertheless, was attained, the Government kept their places, and were maintained in power for another twelvemonth. He could not bring to his mind another case in the history of Eng land where men holding such high positions as Ministers of the Crown had used such bold language, and, failing to carry their point with them, had thought it consistent with Parliamentary honour to put their principles and their bold words into their pockets, and to retain office on an entirely different policy. (Hear.) Then, what course had they taken on another question—the question of church -rates. They voted for the abolition of church-rates, because by that means they hoped to catch Radical votes at elections. But were they prepared to bring forward any measure them selves on the subject--(A Voice—No)—and to stand or fall by it ? No, they had not the manliness to do this, and so long as they could by this means catch the Radical votes on the hustings they were ready to go on in this way, voting for the bill for the abolition of church-rates on its second reading, and trusting to its rejection in its subsequent stages in the House of Commons or by the House of Lords. He would say that this was an ignominious course for a Go vernment to take. Then, on the Irish Church question the other day, what had been the conduct of Mr. Gladstone ? He had voted for the measure, it was true, because he had not yet cast loose his allegiance to Oxford ; but he wanted to be the leader of the Radical party, and he adopted state ments made by the most virulent opponents of the Irish Church, and talked of tithes as if they were an excise. He regretted to say that his talents still continued to dazzle a great many good Churchmen ; but surely such speeches as he had lately made—for instance, last year on church-rates, and this year on the Irish Church—must show to them what was his restless ambition. His desire to lead the Radicals, and to be at the head of a party, would in his opinion drag him down until at last he would be as much a renegade in Churchmanship as he had been in politics. There had not been much attempted in Parliament during the present session, but there was one bill now before the Legislature to which he would call their attention. He alluded to the Public Schools Bill, in reference to which he would recommend the burgesses of Shrewsbury, if any were present, to look to it, for their interests were very much compromised by the bill as it now stood. Further than that the session had not afforded much of interest beyond what had been called the Edmunds scandal, and which had shown up the social and political delinquency of that very creditable member of her Majesty's Government Lord Chan celbr Westbury. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the agri cultural interest, what did the owners and occupiers of land expect to receive from the present Government ? What had they ever received ? (A voice—" Nothing.") It seemed to him that in the remission of taxation their interest had never been attended to, and this, among other reasons, was one good reason for his opposing the present Government. But, although he wished to see Lord Derby in office and the present Government turned out, let them not suppose that he was in any hurry about it. Unless the constituencies of England thought proper to send Lord Derby into office with a fair working majority, he would say, let them not attempt it. As long as Lord Derby was out of office with a good minority at his back a great deal of good might be done. They were able to restrain the Liberals from doing much mischief, and it were better for the Conservatives to remain out of power than to enter office with a small and not always available majority. A general election was immi nent : let them use all their influence in boroughs, as well as in counties, and follow the example of their opponents, by sinking small differences as they sank their larger ones, and thus, by union, give Lord Derby at the general election a good working majority. Referring to the speech of Mr. Bright at Rochdale, and LI the probability of a Conservative being returned in the place of the late Mr. Cobden, he ob their brethren. Thi s advice, if offered h s e p speech, c ke a d lle th d e u e p l o e n et t o h rs e help their would have b een called b the name Bright conclusion,had ob s f , eyrvt non-electorshei "intimidation." tictmhoaindtsaMetiti. Conservatives, vel for the honour that day conferred upon him, and proposed a vote of thanks to the High Sheriff for the manner in which he had presided. This having been carried, and acknowledged by the High Sheriff, cheers were given for the new member, the Queen, and the late member, and thus the proceedings were brought to a close. The Photograph, on card, mounted in frame, Is 6d. CIRYSTAL PALACE.-GOOD FRIDAY . - ki To-m()R, oW GRAND SACRED CONCERT. —Madame RUDERS ' DORFP : Sir SIMS REEVES, who will sine- the c, I.braied War Song from Costa's "Eli," and " If with all your hi arts," and "Then shall the righteous" ("Elijah ") ; Mr WEIS-% Solo Trumpet, Mr. HARPER. Full Orchestra, and of Coldstream Guards, and Chorus; Organ, Hr. Coward. Con ductor, Mr. Manna. Commence at Half-past Three, terminating soon after Five o'c'oc'r. 'line National Anthem, the Old Hundredth Psalm, the Evening Hymn by the orchestra, joined in chorus by the tens of thousands of visitors. Numbered Reserved Seats, front of Great Handel Orches tra, Half-a-Crown each, may now be had at •he Crystal Palace, and at No. 2, Exeter Hall. Back Seat, Or, hestra, and Upper Galleries, One Shilling To-morrow at the ticket stands in the naves. Admission, One Shilling. Open from Nine in the morning. Palace lighted at dusk. Frequent trains from London-bridge, Victoria. Kensington, and intermediate stations into the Crystal Pala !e Station. Trains to Anerley and Penge Stations from London-bridge ; from Blackfriars, Elephant and Castle, Camberwell, and in termediate stations of Chatham and Dover line, to Sydenham hill Station. Also, a quiet and pleasant new route by South- Eastern trains from Charing-cross to Lower ydenham. Extra at ernoon trains. New Gate to Palace grounds at Penge, and North Transept also open as additional entrances for visitors arriving at Penge and Sydenham-hill Stations of Chatham an i Dover Railway. Excursion trains from Brighton and South-Coast, Chat ham and Dover, South-Eastern, and other lines, particulars of which at the various stations. NOTE.—The Clapham Junction, connecting the Crystal Palace with stations on South-Western, London and North- Western, Great Western. and North Lond n, vi. Kensington, is now open. - Al o, via Kensington, to .the Crystal Palace, from Bow, Highbury, Camden, &c. Also by Metropolitan, via Kensington.- E ASTER WEE K.—HOLIDAY EN I'ERTAINMENTS from MONDAY to FRIDAY.—ONE SHILLING. SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE. The statement that there is a probability of Lord Dun can, the eldest son of the Marquis of Camperdown, contest ing South Warwickshire at the next general election in the Liberal interest proves to be of good foundation. His lordship has during the present week been introduced to the leading Liberal electors of the county by Mr. P. Wyke ham Martin, M.P. for Rochester, and has everywhere been most favourably received, and has met with promises of support. There has been no • contest in South Warwick shire for several years ; but the register last year was care fully revised by the Liberals, and it is stated that !here is a good chance of their being able to return one candidate. The Conservatives are also moving, and will bring for ward Sir Charles Mordaunt, one of the present members, and Mr. Henry Christopher Wise, of Woodcote, near Wick ; Mr. Evelyn Phillip Shirley having intimated his wish to retire at:the dissolution of the present Parliament. A circular has been issued by the Conservatives inviting the members of that part to meet Sir Charles Mordaunt and Mr. H. C. Wise at the Regent Hotel, on Saturday next, "to confer and advise with them as to any preliminary measures that may be necessary to insure their return" in the event of a general election. Naval and Military Intelligence. CRYSTAL PALACE. -TO - MORROW . - GOOD FRIDAY. COME EARLY. —Open at Nine. Lighted at dusk. NoTE. From the large numbers of persons nsu ally con cfrega• ed at the London-bridge Station on Good Fridays. between Eleven and Three o'clock, Owners of Cabs and Omnibuses will no doubt find plenty of employment To morrow, Frid ►y. F RENCH GALLERY, 120, PALL-MALL.- The TW A rtists EXHIITION of C TURES, the C ELFTH ontributions o f Artists of B and Flemish French and Flemish Schools, IS NOW OPEN. Admission, Is. Catal gue, 6 1. Mvoniptoßearpov. EGYPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLY (THE LATE ALBERT SMTTR'S ROOM). EASIER MONDAY. Full particulars will be duly announced. A. lIIMMO, Acting Manager. mR. and Mrs. GERMAN REED, with Mr. JOHN PARRY, will appwar in 'heir new entertain ment, entitled A PEcULIAR FAMILY, by 4r. William Brough. New scenery by T. and H. Grieve. Every Even ine, exc. pt Saturday, at 8. Saturday af , ernoon, t 3. ROYAL GALLERY GP ILLUSTRATION, 14, Regent-street. Unreserved seats, ls., ; stalls, Is. ; stall chairs, ss. May be secured at the Gallery without fee. OPERA DI CAMERA, every Tuesday and Thursday Morning, and Saturday at B. HE O XFORD, 6, OXFORD STREET, W. The Oxford and Canterbury IT 11 Company (limited. ORPHKE AUX ENFIIRS, FAUST, and LA CIRCA& SIENNE will be performed during this week Principal art stes : —Mons. Lavessiere, ignor Spagnoli, Mr. Green, and Misses Ellison and Barrie, with full Band and Chorus, con ducted by Mr. F. Jonghinans. Comedy, by Hr. George Hodson (the celebrated Comedian and Mimic), W. Randall, Little 30, Miss Kate Balls, Les Freres Talliott, and the iirotesque, D'Aubaus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Every Evening at Hall-past Seven. Admission —area, 6d.; stalls and balcony, is.; private boxes, 10s. 6d. ROCHDALE. Strange to say, Rochdale, with a population of 40,000, has only 1,411 voters ; and ori the present state of the re gister, it is difficult to ascertain whether the Conservatives or the Liberals preponderate in numbers. Never has there been an election in Rochdale which h as b een so warmly onlyof Catholic p r i ests stationed in necessary to dra w attention to the contested as the present one. To show h ow h i gh party t fs l ap i c e itr t itt o h l i v a.et n ige a nv r se e ntheit divided couple on the subject of politics, and are busy visiting their flocks and urging them to vote for the respec tive candidates. The small shopkeepers in the town are very much dissatisfied with the Lord Chancellor's County Court Bill, and on Tuesday evening they called a meeting to consider "which of the two candidates now before the electors will best represent our interests in Parliament." One of the speakers, Mr. Milner, said that he was one of a deputation that had called upon Mr. Potter that day to in quire whether he would support the Lord Chancellor's County Court Bill. Mr. Potter replied, " The firm of which I am the head has between 5,000 and 6,000 credit accounts spread all over the country ; it is not likely, therefore, that I should support any alteration in the law which would be calculated to injure tho ohopkeepero or weaken credit, par the public, and with such A triuraphant reaulh—i; (cheers)—that lam glad to say it was of the greatest service to that jolly comedian. Then, on our Mon day the day was very inclement, bitterly cold, with wind and snow assailing our visitors ; while for the Wednesday following, the benefit of thosufferers by the burning of the Surrey Theatre was announced, which was happily another great success. We have certainly received a very liberal donation during the year ; 'still, gentlemen, we want all the aid you can extend to us. We want all those who are rich to think of us handsomely, and those who are not so to do the best they can. As regards Mr. T. P. Cooke, we make no complaint ; and I only wish, instead of seeing his deserted chair, he were again amongst us, with his popular face, wearing his Cape St. Vincent medal, and listening to the loud cheers that always greeted him when he rose to return thanks for the navy. (Cheers.) ,Gentlemen, while you are seated here recognising our cause—which is also the cause of the drama—it is cheering to see how nobly it is headed by the names of her Majesty and the Prince of Wales. It is also cheering to the lovers of the drama to read in the Court Circular how frequently our popular Prince and his equally popular Princess are seen at our theatres, taking great interest in the representations, and hear of the Prince personally complimentin g and encouraging the actors, and doing all in his power to follow the example of his ilhistrious and lamented father in upholding the arts and sciences, and the stage and its charities ; while our gracious Queen in her retirement does not forget us, for we are again in receipt of her queenly donation of £lOO. (Cheers.) Thus you see, gentlemen, how the actor's art and the actors are encouraged. And why should they not be encouraged ? As a class they are in dustrious, honest, generous, and charitable. I have frequently read of the " proverbial professional jealousy" of the performers —a term used by people who knew nothing at all about them—for during my more than 30 years' constant occupation in the theatres I have seen so little of professional jealousy that I really do not believe in its existence, at least to any extent that can entitle it to be called " pro verbial." As to the kindness and generosity of the actors and actresses, that I will allow to be prover bial ; for recollecting how they have thronged to support the many charitable benefits given recently at Drury-lane Theatre—given in the daysime, too, when most of them had to go through their duties at night. Look at the many subscription lists pub lished on behalf of some professional calamity, some aged or needy performer —see how well the lists are filled up. As for their charities, look at the Dra matic College, Alleyne's College at Dulwich, the Drury-lane and Covent-garden Funds, the Drama tic Sick Fund, and this our General Fund —all founded and sustained by the actors. Who, then, can with any conscience rail at the theatre and its members ? No one, except Mawworm and the fana tical mountebank. And now, gentlemen, having given the professors of the dramatic art an excel lent character generally, I will conclude by speak ing of ourselves, and the members of the Fund that you have assembled here to-night to countenance and help. Our accounts are open to inspection ; always present an uncooked balance-sheet ; our secretary is always correct in his figures ; the trea surer has never absconded with any of the money ; and none of us has ever been hung, or even trans ported, except with delight at hearing the applause of the public. Therefore, gentlemen, with these agreeable reflections I leave our cause in your warm hearts and in your open hands. (Great cheering.) The other toasts of the evening were the "Drama" and the " Professionals" who gave their services on the occasion. The receipts amounted to £350. The musical arrangements were conducted under the direction of Mr. C. Cooke. The Bolton Reform Union, --40--- Last evening, a crowded meeting, convened by the Bolton branch of the National Reform Union, was held in the Temperance Hall, Bolton. The chair was taken by Mr. T. Thomasson. Mr. BARNES, M.P., said that that meeting was held for the purpose of promoting reform, and it was certainly most appropriate that they should make some allusion to the loss which the country had sustained by the death of one of the greatest reformers England had ever had. (Hear, hear.) He should therefore propose :—" That this meeting unites to express its deep sense of the loss which this country and mankind has sustained in the death of Richard Cobden, and expresses its sincere sympathy and condolence with his family." Mr. Cobden was a thorough reformer in all that he undertook, and with which he was connected. As soon as he settled in Manchesterle laboured for reform in the municipal government of the borough, and having secured that he undertook that great measure, his success in which would distinguish him for all time. After the repeal of the corn laws Mr. Cobden was still a reformer, and he pro ceeded to look to the expenditure of the country, especially those items relating to the army and navy. All would also remember his efforts in the repeal of the paper duty, and in other great measures that distinguished him. He (Mr. Barnes) could not sit down without referring to the scene that he witnessed in Lavington Churchyard last Frid a y . Followed as the late Mr. Cobden was by representatives from every part of the country, by a large number of mem bers of Parliament, by peers of the realm, by ministers of state, by the highest representative to this country of the greatest nation on the other aide of the Atlantic—(cheers) —by representatives from many kingdoms on the conti nent, by men of all shades and positions, from one of the highest Ministers of the Crown to the poor labouring man who had been tilling the land, by women and children, all bearing evidence, unmistakable and striking marks of their attachment and veneration for that good man. (Ap plause.) The hand of affection was also there, shown in those beautiful crowns, worked in wild flowers, and placed on that great man's coffin, emblematic of a brighter crown which he had received from the hand of his great Master who had said to him " Well done, good and faithful ser vant." (Applause.) Mr. H. Asnwoar n secon d ed the motion. He said it had been stated that Mr. Cobden was a man of one idea. True, but it was one idea at one time, and when he had dealt with it he had another ready. (Applause.) He lived to see the taxes knocked off 1,100 articles, and all his efforts to remove taxation from food had been attended with the greatest possible success. In fact, his mission had been eminently fulfilled, and a more noble-minded man never trod the earth. (Hear, hear.) Locally speak ing, Bolton had to thank Mr. Cobden for the interest he took in the British school. Had it not been for Mr. Cob den's presence he believed that that school would not have been built. ARGYLL ROOMS. —NOTICE.—RE- ENGAGE kIE NT of J. LEVY, the celebrated vaga nini Cornt-a- Piston, will appear EVEKY EVENING, at Nine, Ten. and Eleven o'clock, and perform on Dlatin'a Patent Light-Valve Cornet. Conductor—M. LUIGI CURTL Manager—M, GRENET. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat Office, Aldershot, April 9, 1866. TENDERS will be received at this Office, until 12 o'clock (noon on Wednesday, 26th April, 1865, from persons who may be willinz to enter into CON T itACTS for the supply of FLOUR (Ration and Hospital), AND MEAT, in such quantit'es as may be required, from Ist June to 30th Novi mber, 1865, for the use of her Majesty s Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the command. These being three distinct Contracts, separate Tenders are required for each description of' Flour and for Meat. Forms of Tender and onditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at th a office, by letter addressed o the Senior Commissariat Officer, or in person, between the hours often and four o't The tenders must be properly filled up, signed, and deli vered at this office (under closed envelope, marked on the ou• side "Tender for Army Supplies"), by the hour appointed, and no Tender will be noticed that shall not be in compliance with these conditions. V. It.-TO WEE, SALE OF STORES.—By Order of th e SECRE TA RY of STA CE for WAR.—To be Sold by Publi Auction, in the Tower, on TUESDAY, the 25th April, 1865, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon precisely, the following Stores: Tables, Bedside. iron and Copper. Chairs. Firewood. Accoutrements. Tools . Boots. Engine Hose, &e. Old Iron, Steel, and Miscellaneous Articles. May be viewed at the Tower, day s previous to the day of sal at the War-othoe, Pall-dail; t] Woolwich. , from 10 to 4 o'clock, the three le; and oatilogues may be 11, , d the Tower ; and Royal Arsenal, ARMY CONTRACTS.— TENDERS will be received at this Office until 12 o'clock noon, n the 28th of April, from persons who may be willing to enter into CONTRACTS to supply BREAD AND MEAT in such quantities as may be required, fo: the ,use of her Majesty's L .nd Forces stationed In the following places, from Ist June, w 30th November, 1,65. LONDON DIST RICT. 1. Brompton House, Knightsbridge and Magazine Barracks, Hyde-park ; and Kensington. 2. Regent's-park, and St. John's-wood. 3. hew B rraeks, Chelsea; and Ordnance Survey Office, Pimlico. 4. Welling - ton Barracks, Buckingham Palace and St. George's Barracks. 5. The Tower. 8. Hounslow and Kneller Hall. 7. Hampton Court. 8. Windsor. 9. Bright 2n, with Coast Forts from Newhaven to Shoreham. 10. Sandhurst. Separate Tenders for Bread and for Meat must be made for each of the above-mentioned Stations or Barracks, as sepa rately grouped and numbered. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this Office, by letter addressed to the Senior Commis-ariat Officer, or in person, between the hours of 10 and 4 o'clock. Tenders on the i rinted forms must be properly filled up and siAled, and no Tend er ill be noticed - unless delivered at the under-mentioned Office,under closed envelope (marked on the outside " Tender fo r C omm i ssariat Supplies"), before 12 o'clock noon on (he 28th April. Deputy Commissary- 3 - eneral's Office, 5, New-street, Spring-gardens, London, S.W., 6th April, 1865. TEA. —Just received, ex ‘, Whinfell," excellent FAMILY TEA, offered to Families at Merchants' Prices, viz :-3s. per lb., recommended ; also, ex " Lochin var," Finest Ankoi Souchong, 3s. 6d., very superior. Tea: common, Is. 10d., 25., to 2s. 4d. Samples may be seen and had on application. Price List free. MOL,RE BROTHERS, Merchants, 35, London-bridge, City. CONSULT Mr. A. ESKELL'S popular and reliable TREATISE onhe TEETH before having recourse to the Dentist "Th e expense is not grett, and it will well repay perusal." Published by John Clements, Little Pulteney-street ; and may be had through any bookseller, from Simpkin. Marshall, and Co., Stationers'-hall-court. Price, 7d. ; in cloth, 13d. Foreign Mail Packet List. ••- Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton April 18. Ditto, via Marseilles May 13. Brazil and Cap e V erde, by British pao.,et May 4. Ditto, by French packet ........... April 22. Cape of Good H ope, Ascension, and St.. Helena.... China, Penang, and Singapore, via S April 23. outhampton..April 18. Ditto, via Marseilles Falkland 151and5....... April 26, Gibraltar, via Southampton........ April 18. India (Calcutta), and C ey l on, via Southampton. ..,April 18 Ditto, via Marseilles ........... . .... April 26 India (13.imbay), via South amp t on.. ................ Apr'l 20 Ditto, via. Marseilles ........................ April r.so. Mauritius, via Southampton ...................... M ay 12. Ditto, via Marseil e 4. ...................... . • . May 6. Newfoundland Portugal May ;0. • • • ....... ... May 4. Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon.. ...... . ..• United mates and British North America, by Bri tish packet Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp t n Ditto, via C ,rk .•• ..... ••••• Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry, .April West Cost 91 ArricaL 3 l44elra, and Teneriirnts • ' , April 12. CIANTERBURY HALL, ki The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited). HODGE PODGE, (According to Act of Parliament). CANTERBURY HA.L L. —EVE RY EVENING at half-past Nine o'clock. ► (4a, 1 ( A,2 PRICE, STAMPED a Her Majesty's ship Firefly, 5, surveying vessel, Lieut.-Commander G. R. Wilkinson, left on Monday. for Tunis, to continue the survey of the coast be tween Cape Bon and the Island of Jerbah. The Cossack, 20, Lieut. - Commander Borlase (in charge), returned yesterday from the lonian Islands and Greece. Captain Rolland, who has been absent on leave, reassumed the command on her arrival. The Magicienne, 16, Capt. W. Armytage, will leave to day for Athens and Smyrna, taking a mail. She will probably meet Prince Arthur at the latter place. The Surprise, 4, gunboat, is daily expected from Athens. The Caradoc, 2, despatch-vessel, Lieut.- Commander E. H. Wilkinson, left Alexandria on the 30th ult., with Sir H. Bulwer, for the coast of Syria and Constantinople. A Turkish squadron, con sisting of a line-of-battle ship and two 50-gun fri gates, which have recently been fitted in England with screw machinery, arrived here on Sunday, the last port of departure being Cagliari. They are bound for Constantinople. The line-of-battle ship Kassova is an 84 and carries the flag of Vice-Admiral Edhem Pasha. The Turkish corvette Mansour, which arrived on the 30th ult. from Tunis with pilgrims, left on Tues day for Monastier. The Prussian war brig Mosquito left on Monday for Cadiz (pursuant to orders re ceived from head-quarters), under the command of her First-Lieut. (Pirne), her commander being un able to proceed in her, in consequence of his not having recovered from the effects of a fractured limb caused by a fall from a horse. Every attention has been paid to the sufferer by the medical officers in the Royal Naval Hospital here, and I am happy to say he is progressing favourably. The Pysche, 2, despatch vessel, has been placed at the disposal of Prince Hohenlohe Langenberg, for conveyance to Naples, or elsewhere, as the health of the Princess may permit. The Hydra, 2, surveying vessel, Capt. A. L. Mansell, was at Patras on the 17th of March, having arrived there from Cephalonia. On the 15th two Greek brigs fouled her and Her Majesty's ship Surprise, damaging the Hydra's boat, &c. She is engaged surveying the coast near Patras, and in the Gulf of Corinth, but, owing to the unfavourable weather, little has been accomplished during the last six weeks. Mr. J. I J. T. Gowland, master, R.N., late assist.-surveyor on board ;this vessel, has passed through Malta on his way to New Zealand, he having been appointed additional master to her Majesty's ship Curacoa, for surveying duties on that station. Mr. V. John son, late master of her Majesty's ship Malacca, has just joined the Hydra, vice Staff-Commander J. Stokes. Mr. H. Hodge has been appointed assist.- paymaster in charge of the Psyche, vice Boyton, de serted. The Resistance, 16, Capt. Chamberlain, was inspected on Tuesday by the Commander-in -Chief." Yesterday Rear-Admiral S. Robinson, Controller of the Navy, paid an official visit to Chatham dock- yard, and in conjunction with the heads of the de partments inspected the ironclad frigates Lord Warden and Bellerophon, both of which are rapidly drawing towards completion. In the afternoon the Controller, accompanied by Capt. Stewart, C. 8., and other officials, embarked from the dockyard pier on board the Alder, Master-Commander Bla key, and proceeded down the harbour to inspect the ironclad frigate Minotaur, 26, 6,621 tons, 1,350- horse power, returning to the dockyard late in the afternoon. Admiral Robinson will prolong his stay at Chatham for some two or three days. Her Majesty's ironcased ship Research, 1,253 tons, and 200-horse power, Capt. Arthur Wilmhurst, yesterday left the outer basin at Woolwich, and was made fast in the stream preparatory to the em barcation of her powder and shot to be used in the forthcoming trial of Commander Scott's wrought iron carriage and platform fitted on board for ex perimental practice under sea way. The War Department vessel Lord Vivian, Mr. Dimond master, sailed yesterday from Woolwich for Portsmouth, laden with a cargo of general stores, including three 12-ton 3 00-pounder guns for the newly-built 26-gun iron ship Minotaur under fit ment at present at Sheerness. The ironcased screw steamship Caledonia, 31, which has been some time under repair and altera tion in dock at Keyham steam yard, was removed on Tuesday into Hamoaze. After a further trial of her engines she will probably be brought forward for commission. At Plymouth it is reported that she will be sent to the Mediterranean in place of the Revenge, which came home on Tuesday. The iron screw troopship Urgent, Capt. Samuel H. Henderson, arrived in Portland Roads on Mon day night with three companies of the 75th Regt., for duty at Portland and Weymouth, to relieve three companies of the 87th Fusileers, who have been doing duty at the above places for some month past. After disembarking and embarking one company of each regiment at Weymouth and two companies at Port land, the Urgent left for Portsmouth at 3 p.m. on Tuesday. The 87th detachment, which was under the command of Major Lyons while at Portland, have gained for themselves especial praise for their exemplary conduct, and their departure is much re gretted by the inhabitants of both Portland and Weymouth. Mr. William Pellatt, late master-in-command of the War Department steam store vessel Balaclava, lost on the coast of Wexford on the 24th February last, was a few days ago examined at Woolwich by a committee consisting of Captain Gordon, C. 8., Superintendent of Military Stores at Woolwich ; Captain Harris, from the Board of Trade ; and Commander Biddlecombe, Master-Attendant in Woolwich dockyard, for the purpose of investigat ing the circumstances attending the wreck of the above-named vessel. The result of the inquiry was yesterday made known at Woolwich, and was that —" Taking into consideration the high testimonials and character of Mr. Pellatt during the lengthened period of service of upwards of 27 years, he is sen tenced to be: superseded from his duties and to be mulcted of all pay and emolument for the ensuing I three months." , Yesterday afternoon the whole of the forces quar tered at Chatham garrison, including the troops of the line, the Royal Marine Light Infantry, the Royal Engineers, and the Royal Artillery, were marched from their respective quarters to Chatham Great Lines, where, under Lthe direction of Major-Gen. Sir Robert Walpole, K.C.8., they went through the evolutions of a brigade field-day. Thefollowiugappointments have been made at the Admiralty :—Lieut. J. Nott, to command the Spider, ordered to be recommissioned ; Lieut. R. Elliot, to command the Doterel, ordered to be re commissioned ; Lieut. F. Hardy, to command the Tilbury, commissioned ; Lieut. R. B. Nicholetts, to the Mutine ; the Rev. Thomas J. Main, chaplain additional, to the Excellent ; the Rev. J. W. Grimes, chaplain and naval instructor, to the Excellent, vice the Rev. T. J. Main, complement altered ; Henry M. Harrison and Henry Bullamore, assist.-pay masters, to the Royal Adelaide. Royal General Theatrical Fund. Last evening the twentieth anniversary of this in stitution was held at the Freemasons' Tavern ; Mr. Wilkie Collins in the chair. There was a pretty numerous company. After the usual loyal and constitutional toasts, which were received with the customary enthusiasm, The CHAIRMAN, introducing the toast of the evening, said that in proposing the prosperity of the Royal Theatrical Fund, he had to couple with it the name of the best and truest friend which the fund possessed--that of Mr. Buckstone. (Hear, hear.) The toast which he was about to propose presented itself under various aspects to those who occupied the same position he had the honour to fill that evening. He should consider the position which the player occupied in regard to the enemies of his art and its friends. Amongst the social abuses which the social reformers had 'failed to sweep away was that of Brummagem puritanism—(hear, hear, and laughter) —which had all the narrowness of view and all the intolerance of puritanism, without the self-sacrificing heroism which distinguished the puritans of old. The Brummagem puritans re garded the stage as a bull looked upon a piece of red cloth. (Laughter.) One of the liberals of this class stated lately, in Scotland, that he saw no harm in a man's taking a walk on a Sunday. (Laughter.) Another, who was not a liberal, came into the com partment of a railway in which he and some friends were coming up to that dinner, and objected to their smoking on moral grounds. (Laughter.) The same class of people objected to working men who Were members of mechanics' institutions amusing themselves by reading novels after their day's work. (Laughter.) Now he thought that one of the ser vices which the actor rendered to the public was, that he fought six days in the week the battle of the public against the Brummagem puritans. (Hear, hear.) Then as regarded the position of the actor towards his friends, who did not remember with pleasure the first night he went to the play ? and there was not a period of life from childhood to old age which the player didnot do his utmost to gratify and to cheer. (Hear.) But there was a time when the player, from failing health, was no longer able to amuse and entertain—whenthe doctor told him that if he meant to preserve his life he must cease to fol low his profession. (Hear, hear.) The public eye could not follow the stricken actor. The public only looked at his successor. Who, then, was to follow the retired player when the lights were out, the curtain down, and the theatre empty ? He was glad to say that at this moment of distress the best helping hands were held out to the poor actor—the hands of his brethren in art. (Hear, hear.) In the application of the funds of the charity there was no distinction of class. All, from the highest to the lowest members of the profession, were equally eligible. (Hear.) In conclusion, he recommended the institution to the grateful and sympathising con sideration of the public. (Cheers.) Mr. BUCKSTONE, in returning thanks, said— Gentlemen,—As this is the twentieth annual dinner of the General Theatrical Fund, at all of which, with but one exception, I have been present in my capacity of treasurer, you will see that I have spoken nineteen times on behalf of our institution, and as my subject must always be the same, you may natu rally suppose that I have quite exhausted it ; while, on the other hand, I may naturally suppose that you have had quite enough of me ; but as my main ob ject has been at all times to touch your hearts and dip into your pockets—(laughter)-- I can only say I will contrive to do my best to accomplish that task, aided by our excellent chairman, Mr. Wilkie Collins, whose presence here this evening is an event of which every member of our fund and every friend to it can not but feel greatly gratified, especially when I tell you that for three years severe illness has pre vented his fulfilling a promise to preside over us on one of these occasions. But here he is at last, and I only hope his coming out to-night will not be injurious to him, more particu larly as it is now " After Dark," and that on going home he may not encounter any " Woman in White"—(laughter) —although I must make the de licate confession that I have lately formed an ac quaintance with " A Woman in Mauve"—(laugh ter)—in whose society I have been so exceedingly happy that I hope it will be a long time before I shall have to part with it. (Cheers.) However, it is with great pride and pleasure that I • see our author of " The Woman in White" in the chair, and-to know that his name will be enrolled on the list of distinguished novelists who have come for ward to plead the cause of our fund at these festi vals. We are proud of that list ; indeed we ought to be when it contains such names as Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, Mr. Charles Dickens, the late deeply-deplored William Makepeace Thackeray, Mr. Shirley Brooks, and now, though last not least, in our " dear love," Mr. Wilkie Collins. Now, gentlemen, it is my duty to tell you the state of our fund, and what we do with it. Our capital when this night is over will amount to £13,500; but large as this sum may seem it is hardly sufficient to do all that is required of us, for we have 22 annui tants, 13 of whom are ladies and 9 are gentlemen. Why the ladies should be so much in the majority I do not know, except that, on reference to the re gistrar -general's weekly return, we invariably find there are more girls born in every seven days than boys. I will not say that this is an argument in favour of polygamy. I will only observe it is an esta blished fact. In addition to the number of annui tants now on our fund, we soon expect others to claim their rights—indeed, so numerous have be come the claimants that, in order to pay a fair pro portion of the annuitants,we have been compelled to resort to our reserve fund ; for during the last 12 months we have disbursed to our retired actors and actresses £987 10s., have also paid the funeral ex penses of three deceased members, amounting to £29, and have returned to the widow of a late sub scriber £24 Bs. ; making altogether no less a sum distributed during the past year than £1,040. And now, gentlemen, I must tell you of a severe disap pointment we have met with. At one of our din ners, held at the L on d on T avern i n 1852, the late much respected Mr. T. P. Cooke was sitting next to me. Previous to my usual address on the occa sion he informed me it was his intention to leave our fund a legacy of £l,ooo—(cheers) —or property !•e -presenting that amount. I announced his intention on that evening, which announcement was received with prolonged cheers. That is now 13 years ago. His will was made to that effect, and not till within a short time of his decease did he alter the docu ment in favour of the Dramatic College : his reason for doing so was, as I have heard, that he considered the General Theatrical Fund so prosperous that it did not require such a legacy, while it would be of the greatest service to that excellent institution the Dramatic College. Of course Mr. Cooke had a perfect right to do as he liked with his own, and all we could do was to submit to the disappointment and endeavour to discover some way to make up for it. We accordingly took a benefit at Drury-lane Theatre, which, though it produced nearly £lOO, in cluding 25 guineas kindly and generously given by the Prince of Wales for his box on that occasion, we should have cleared much more had we not been placed between two fires. Our benefit took place on Monday, Feb. 13. On the Thursday before that event Ur. Paul Bedford appealed to his friends and The resolution was passed, and the Chairman said it would afford him great pleasure to communicate that reso lution to Mr. Cobden's family. The CH/lIRMAN said that he would now proceed with what was more particularly the business of the evening. They might call th a t assem bl y t h e i naugura l meeting of their Reform Union, the objects of which were pretty generally known. In order to promote those objects Parliament— (applause) —but they proposed to send two members to in doing that they would have a very arduous work, for they had to convert a majority of the existing electors. He hoped that the meetings of that Union, by disseminating information and promoting dis cussion, would tend to secure that .object. (H ear, h ear.) He would afford the meeting a little information about the misdeeds of the Tone; and their systein of taxa tion, by a„lluding to the state of affairs as they existed some years ago? and he w ou ld s h ow i n w hat direction taxes had ferring to these poi n t s hen removed. Aft er re at some length, the Ch a i rman said that the local Conservative Association expressed no regret for the past and promised nothing for the future; nothing therefore remained for the electors to do but to remove the r epresentative of the Conservatives (Lieut.- Col. Gray), and restore him to the calm and peaceful walks of private life which he so eminently adorned. (Laughter,) To disabuse the public of any idea to the contrary ho (the chairman) said that he had no intention of allowing him self to be put in nomination for the representation of the borough, for he would do nothing that would have the pos sible effect of jeopardising the seat of Mr. Barnes. The resolution he had to propose was that the Bolton branch of the National Reform Union being worthy of support that meeting pledged itself to use all the means in its power to increase its numbers and carry out its object. The motion was seconded by Mr. W. Crumblehulme, supported by Mr. Jacob Bright, and adopted. A vote of thanks to the chairman for presiding closed the proceedings. And then he drew a dial from his poke, And looking on it with lack lustre eye, Says very wisely, 'lt is ten e'clock : Thus we may see,' quoth he, ' how the world siu K w s a p g E s Aras ." 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