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... 5- ~. i A 10A NEWSPAPE_R i ~~n... • 1,, , A 4r7 14 „' • ' 4- ff r / I_4 yc.-- ) „n/ck.//d7z/11 "A . • • I C • /fr . 4 1: 0 eir /i/ The Magistrates of Cork Cotthiy gad .„ Government. , A. • Ar_4, • • The following is the memorial of the county of •‘ 1, • • v osES74,`I 'I; - - , , " 1( 4( t fr„1:4145,4 Cork magistrates to the Lord-Lieutenant, adopted -4' • • 6 le r p r e, l 4 at their late meeting, and the Chi , ; 4 ( tom, i t z„ • _ ~ Da 4, • yv :•: OROM. fik tieinea ervice• places politan IN ARAN'S LL WHISKY. DUBLIN This EXHIBITION, 1865: Dublin Prize WHISKY IRISH WHISKY gained the lt some. Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Whole . in Bottles, 3s. 81, at the Retail Houses in London ; b, . 1 Lao Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wliel e sale at R. GREAT WIND MIL L -STR EE T, L O ND O N , W . Observ e the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded Kinaban's LL Whisky." 111C 11 which rule of under ,ectors, thereto : ,ief Secretary's reply THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 13, 1866. _ wbile e to do )1 ivates y a verY 11, a nd l e iencY L2ached. yai!iug, No. 23,247. PRICE.... 4d. STAMPED sd. MUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION (Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1850), ' 4uSSFLI S''Rle FT COVENT-GARDEN, LONDON. Pro • ire Pt ADVAa pplication by NCES on all description of Security. Farms 9 cn letter to EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. T II E 0 X F 0 it 1), 6, OXFORD-STREET, W., NEW NOVEL BY LADY CAMPBELL. Just ready, in 3 vols , post Svo., A W OMAN'S CONFESSION. By LADY CAMPBELL. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Conservative Meeting at Norwich. America a byword in her relations with foreign powers and corrupt in her own local administration, then the question was very simple. If there was a wish merely to reform the institutions of the coun try, it was a question not of principle but of degree. No doubt in every country like this there would be very wide differences of opinion as to what a Re form Bill ought to be ; but if it was agreed that they wished to maintain the institutions of the country they might calmly discuss amongst themselves as to the right way to widen the electoral body, and to improve and adapt those institutions. Then they need not have animosity one with another, they need not set class against class, and they need not claim for one class all the wisdom and patriotism of Eng land, and vilify another class as if it had neither. (Loud applause.) Let them as free Englishmen, having a right to express their opinions, give each other credit for honestly desiring to maintain and improve the institutions of the country. The hon.! gentleman resumed his seat amidst applause. Other toasts followed. THE MUSICAL ESTA.BLISIIIIENT OF LONDON. Nonwicll, Wednesday. Brilliant Revival of Offenbach's " SIXTY•SIX." Misses Russell, Fitz Henry, and Barrie; Mears. St. Albyn, Marler, and Bury. The Norwich First Ward Conservative Associa tion celebrated its anniversary dinner last evening at the Black Horse Tavern, Museum-street. The chair was occupied by Mr. J. B. Morgan, and some interest was imparted to the proceedings by the pre sence of Mr. Augustus Goldsmid, late Conservative candidate for Norwich. There were also present the Rev. J. Durst, Mr. J. S. Skipper, the Rev. T. Mey rick, Mr. G. Fitton (in the vice -chair), Mr. J. Allen, Mr. W. Woodhouse, &c. this. COUNTRY lIOTELS, PUBLIC HOUSES, Pum , and BUSINESSES. N ESS and KNEE'S List on application. 4,`'artie Oars for insertioi receive' until the 27th of the () nth 4t their 11 - I crif) AND HOTEL AGENCY OFFICES. ' 47 ar-street, S.raad, W.C., and nearly opposite the Charing Cress Railway Station. 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Bich it iritflDt STARCH MANUFACTURERS NOW PUBLISHING.' After the usual loyal and patriotic toasts, The VICE-CHAIRMAN gave the sentiment of " Church and State." i s been esA TO H. It. 11. THE PRINCESS OF WALES. LENFIELD PATENT STARCH, Used in the Royal Laundry, AND AWARDED THE PRIZE MEDAL. lin. Sold by all Grocers, Chandlers, &o. Ate. WESTON'S GRAND MUSIC HALL, II LBORN. ~ how for it (3 fuel, s tand - Le fire d gra" I duets, ;self is neon- Proprietors, SIVEASEY and HOLLAND, MUGBY JUNCTION. J'ANDEL'S MESSIAH, from Mozart's Score. (Festival Edition.) By Jolts BrsHor. "At the low price of one shilling. . . . A marvellous specimen of typographical correctness. . . . For the vocalist it is all that can be desired."—Sunday Gazette, Dec. 9. 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THE LOCK. tll° : t, 00 a t ' ll '936`"f O fl A ir Act I l for d ' J tl°' 411 Tri si o i rcl i _ r ise, criv ° N -14.6 ' OA' 4 Lir " INDIA OFFICE, 11th December, 1866. r ORDER of the SECRETARY of STATE for INDIA in COUNCIL. a4,11 1 0E IS HEREBY GIVEN, that it is intended to educe 'l O India, at the nd of 1869, five young men, trained and th e for ultimate employment to the higher branches of po; e partment for the conservation and management of the ~tsta und er th e G overnment of I nd i a. 4,',(te s alary will be at first £3OO a year, and promotion will wand ra upon efficiency, and the occurrence of vacancies in the er gdes. Tr i Plioants must be British subjects above 17 years of age. o e , s . A eY Must produce satisfactory certificates of being pos sae' of a competent knowledge of the following suljects, th em Prepared, it required, to undergo an examination in Eno. A su composition. n i r thn ie tt c. bob ` th ra. elementary principles, simple and quadratic vino : , ',?e „.., netrical rattle proandg proportionsr ess , logarithms, arithmetical and atfteometr notse. t, 2.1, 4th , and 6th books of Euclid, and PLtrig th e F l ' o 4 collaquial knowlegge of French or German. with elk m ;,, l flY of readL and translating the works of some 4cat Writer in on ig e of those languages. Preference will be given to those candidates who have a io ried g e of Chemis' ry and Physics, and.who are practised It hand and plain drawing. , 0 .. 4 11 , 1, select d they will be further required to go through a sti t .:_e s of training and instruction in forestry and cognate vi ou 'r for two years and a halt in France or Germany pre it, co their departure for India; and the SecreTary of Sf..te eg n „ e , niribute .-E3l at the end of each half year town de the la"`" 8 ' , of this training in the case of such candidates as are ably reported on by their instructors. te;."Ore detailed informat'on as to the qualifilations sought the advantages held out, may be had on application VieiTe, U nder -Secretary of State for India, India Office, di. es u l la-street. IV estminster, to whom candidates must ad -8 t heir aiplicatims before tiie isi. February, 1867. JAMES FERGUSSON. Is YOUR CREST AND WHAT IS oaB Eike: YOUR MOTTO ? 3s 6d to OUT LETON'S Heraldic Office for a ln r oan. itch, or 6 s . f or a C o l oure d on e. The Arms of u b s _ and wife blended together in proper heraldic form. bllte' r Proper h era ldi c C o l ours f or servan t s ' livees, what f ee t° ,„ o B to b 3 use d, an d h ow th e carr i age s h ou ld b e painted, t Just complete, a very valuable book, with 3,500 fa%V.itigs, arias, crests, and mottoes of nearly every pri,' 5- in the kingdom, the result of thirty years' labour, g re - ' 41 0 10g., printed in several colours. Family Pedi ebtae! authentic records, information as to the J 3 ; a new grant of arms, how to chan g e one ' s l)ofat,ii. 'o' T. Culleton, Engraver to her Majesty and Royal I '•o Diesieke-: to the Board of Trade, 25, Gran ._ ` ll- . :cet (corner o: St. Martin's-lane), W.C. ,I )II INTING.—TO PROPRIETORS OF L an . - "EWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, &c.—The Print of Newspapers, etc., done on exceed- Ufa' Y f avourable terny. Use of Editorial and Publishing par s, if required. Estimates forwarded on receipt of eulars, with stamped directed envelope for reply. ro, r e,; 3 s—The Manager "Sun" Printing Offices, 3, Church • L 'avoy, Strand,'W.O. GuNMAKE R S and Others. r~Th e SECRETARY of STATE for WAR is desirous of 114"nz PROPOSALS from Gunmakers and Others for CII-LoADING RIFLES, either repeating or not 4 Peati ng, which may replace the present Service Rifles in •e Manufacture. I.4the l'ary following are h teßifles conditions considered essential in peating :7_ l 'Tot to excee d 91b . soz. w WEIGHT ithout, bayonet. 11. LENGTH. 1 1 ,7,° be 51 inchea, with short stock, measured from the 'ow of tho butt-plate to muzzle. Ir e. W o EIGHT OF AM 4oz. for MADE UP. n t - • 61b sixty rounds as packed for gerviee. Must D. CARTRIDGES. carry their own ignition. E. SIGHTS. The foresight must be such as to admit of a bayonet ed according to the present system. STO(;IK. I\ll lst b e 411 0 , such as to carry a light metal cleaning•rod, and a sling to be used. G. RECOIL. I pust not exceed that of the Enfield Rifle by more than Per cent. if. AR A HOLE. 11' 111 1 )e as Iit THE M AS tle liable to injury byl W ong-continued firing, br,'ll l ' Ba.ge, and exposure, as the naval rifles converted to hls'oedi-loaders on the Snider system. To he as capable, k e ,, , of being used without accident by imperfectly trained f or ' , and of being manufactured in quantities and of um al quality. iy { 1 . THE AMMUNITION AS A 'WHOLE. " list be as littlo liable to injury by rough usage, damp, 40"Posure in all climates, as the Boxer cartridge for Leiexplosion asd Enfold same cartridge, rie—also as little as liable to acci- L e .and capable of guain,.ry manufactured in largo quantities, and of uniform s t K. CALIBRE. °Ptionai. Opti I. THE TWIST AND FORM OF GROOVE. onal. N. RAPIDITY OF FIRE. Pable of firing at least 12 rounds per minute, without 0 4 111 ,, 1 ng, the cartridges bein arranged on a table. CCERACY WH ge EN FIRED FROM A FIXED REST. tb n e arm must give a moan figure of merit of not more a 11 36in. at 1,000 yards, 30in. at 800 yards, 12in. at 500, " Girl. at 300. 'ho - t‘ 8 mean to be taken upon at least five t arge t s o f t wenty t 5 each. P. TRAJECTORY. dss t to min. require at 500 yards an elevation of more than 1 30 Q. FOULING. i t tlbe shooting not to deteriorate more than 20 per cent. ,000 yards after firing 250 rounds. R. PENETRATION. th - se mean penetration of five shots not to be less than vi z ftt of the present service muzzle-loading Enfield Rifle— ho lir', i 1 half-inch elm planks, which have been soaked 4 8 2 n water Distance 30 yards. a. LUBRICATION. it a a,x on bullets is i n di s p ensa bl e , b u t any other lubricant rie' assa superadded or applied to tho cartridge, if thought 111. ry by the competitor. ~4 n us will be received without the usual proof marks. et,j l neations, and drawings of the methods proposed, h t , i ng the probable cost per arm, and accompanied by a gillstt,d specimen arm, with 20 rounds of suitable ammu- Oft, should be seat to the "Director of Ordnance, War Ta!, Pall-mall," on or before the 30th March, 1867 : by the specifications and specimen arms will so considered h er ,," o Ordnance Select Committee and its associate mem- W 4 7,' who will be selected by tho Secretary of State fu: 1ie1 e , 4 414 who will, after firing the 20 preliminary rounds, as and recommend for further trial such of the systems elle% 4 Y appear to them sufficiently promising, rejecting all vi t as may not be considered to offer sufficient merits to thir ant their being included in the competition, the con taps of which are stated in this advertisement. fo r „ aa h accepted competitor will then be required to furnish lath perirnent, at Woolwich, six arms in strict conformity bil t asPecimen arm submitted, with 1,000 rounds of am baudon per arm, within four months after date of de eet4„,,- Each comp e tit or w ill be requ i re d t o di sc l ose t o the Pl e i`uttee the exact nature of the lubrication ho may em torn sum of £3OO will be paid to each of the accepted the P e titors, to cover the expense of the six rifles, and of , 4 11 P1fly of ammunition required. e Secretary of State offers a reward of £l,OOO f9r the by 'which, on combination of all qualities, is considered the Committee to be the best submitted. tall se cond reward of £6OO for the arm which, while at- Lar ß -„ 7., g a satisfactory degree of excellence in other particu pelected for merit in respect to its breech mechanism. liti e t oird reward of £4OO for the best cartridge. The qua etiv4B„ Which will be principally taken into consideration in Of 6 ,;', Li ag this prize will be economy of manufacture, power Vkrr s ' a ining rough usage, freedom from deterioration in T°llB climates, and general serviceability. tia tar Shooting qualities of the cartridge must be fair; but th e a Y may depend upon the rifling of the arm with which sid4artridge is associated, they will not be so much con- I t ? ( I as those above-mentioned. dill is clearly to be understood that under no circumstances ki e t i 4 c ompetitor be entitled to more than one prize ; but give Prize will be irrespective o f an y rewar d w hi c h m ay be litrvl l c o the inventor of the arm finally adopted into the It, MAGAZINE AND 1 V.; M REPEATING ARS. teir e 'Pzine and Repeating Arms for Infantry will be re and examined in a manner similar to the Breech joe,hl,,tig Rites, They must not be less in length than 48 including the stock. cli,srliniit of weight for these arms is fixed at :Th. ex- I t, v .° of the charges in the magazine. li ity j o in i : t indispensable that the arms be made to take a 1 4 '- ', ' `,. ll) , B ecret tir of State offers a reward of 300 for the best I) o re ti t 4 i L o ra ri e s or Repeating Ann produced that fulfils the above ; and in the absence of experience does not at to l,° fulfilled defin e the standard of accuracy or other d conditions Tholulfilled before such an arm can be adopte . f Or f u Magazine orltepeating Arms, which are accepted TO'ther trial, will be paid for at the rate of £6O . each. a rtn, ls s tall is to include 1,000 rounds of ammunition per Lov e tt Secretary of State will take care that no ingenious Mo m ?, roduced in answer to this advertisement shall be 'trig ti int o the service without proper acknowled gme . nt, Ilat,,'at the n ame of the i ndividual w i th whomit engu lf recorded in connection with it. r iflo to which the first prize is awarded is adopted ,e service, it will bear the inventor's name. J. ST. GEORGE, Major-General, Director Ira r r ,, of Ordnance. vizee, Oct. 22, 1866. H OMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.—CON TRIBUTIONS are earnestly solicited for establishing the COUNTRY 11011 E. £l,OOO required. WM. VirILLI XitS, Secretary. Boys' Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street. W.C. HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.—The Committee are most anxious to provide for 400 boys. One hundred and fifty are now in the Refuge. The annual expenditure for supporting the 400 boys is estimated at £6,000, being £l5 a year for each boy. Several kind friends have promised to pay for one boy each year. Subscriptions thankfully received by the London and West minster Bank, 41, Lothburv, and 214, High Holborn; Messrs. Ransom and Co., 1, Pall-Mall East ; and by WIT. WILLIAMS, Secretary. Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, W.C. PROVIDENCE ROW NIGHT REFUGE, FOR HOMELESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN, 14n, Providence-row, Finsbnry, E.C. Sixty Thousand Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and Breakfasts, have been given in this Institution to the destitute, who otherwise would have had to pass the nights in the bleak streets or under railway arche s . A.t present nearly 500 Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers a n d Breakfasts, aro given gratuitously every week. The p oor from all parts are admitted, the only condition being that they are homeless and starving. The Manager Sze., receives no remuneration whatever. Notwithstand ing the provision made by the Poor Houses, each night numbers of young women, children, and o r ph ans are, for want accommodation, refused admittance, andha.ve to spend night a fter night in the cold, wet, and sleet. To meet this evil, and to provido more ample accommoda tion, £2,000 has been raised, but to accomplish the work a sum of at least .£l,OOO more will i)e required. Besides providing shelter for the homeless, this year it is proposed, as far as the donations obtained for the pur pose will allow, to give bread and coals to poor families in want. Will you, in your charity, help to carry on and accomplish what has been begun ? Will you help to give shelter to the really homeless, and food to the really starving? The smallest donation will be most welcome, and, night and morning, the prayers of the destitute will be offTY , d in your behalf. _ _ _ SUBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly requested, and will be gratefully received by the Rev. D. GILBERT. .D.D,, No, 22, Finsbury-circus, E.C. ~~ ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE OFFICE. Royal Exchange, London, November 21, 1866. The Court of Directors of the Corporation of the Royal Exchange Assurance DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that their TRANSFER BOOKS will be SHUT from Thursday, the 13th of December next, to Thursday, the 3d of January following ; that the ANNUAL GENERAL COURT ap pointed by their Charter will be holden at their Office on the Royal Exchange, on WE DNE 3 DAY, the 19th of December, at 1 welve o'clock at noon, and that a Dividend will be con sidered of at the said Court. ROBERT P. STEELE, Feeretary. r 111 E RESCUE SOCIETY wishes-to add another Letne, to the 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer han 455 poor, friendless, young females were rejected irom want of FUNDS and room, making a total of 3,087, who have been sent away in fire years. the new home the Committee wish to form would be tot young girls, almost children, from the age of 8 to 15, who have been led astray from the path of virtue. Contributions will be received gratefully by the Secretary, Arr. Daniel Cooper, q 5, Queen .street.Cheapside; or by Messrs ihrelAy and Co .. Immh‘ra-atreet. D OYAL FREE nosrrrAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the laimcdiate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, Kinp,•'s-orone. Patron—Her Most Gracious NE ftjesty the QUEFIN. This Hospital, founded in the year 1823, the first to estab lish the principle of free admission to the sink poor, without the delay and diffleulty of Governors' orders, is wholly de pendent for support on volnritary contributions and t .gact es . It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in addition to this, the average number of attendanoe of the destitute sick has fora eensidcrable period averaged between 3,000 and 4,000 weekly. The Committee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the benecolent, as the premises of this Hospital are capable of 2outaining several hundred more beds had the Committee the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributions are received by their bankers. Messrs. Brown, Janson, and Co., Abchurch-lane; RISO by Messrs. Coutts and Cu.; Drummond and Co. • (Lyn and Co. ; ll erriem and CO. ; Ransom and Co. ; l'reseott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, And Co.; Barclay and Co. ; Matas, Deacon, and Co.; Nisbet and Co., Bernere-street and at the H-,-,spital. trim 10 till 5. • STAN" . 0 aD 83IITH, timrct,az y, The Rev. J. AIEYRICK, in replying, said that he thought the time was come when it ought to be con sidered very earnestly whether it was not necessary to draw very close the ties between the Church and the Conservative party. They had seen lately what the other party intended on this point, and they had read Mr. Bright's speeches on his recent journey to Ireland. Mr. Bright's great effort had been to turn off the minds of Irishmen from. Fe nianism, which they would not be turned away from, to another issue —viz., the overthrow and up setting of the Established Church of Ireland. And Mr. Bright, not content with stating that the Esta blished Church was to be upset in Ireland, told the public that the same princiPle which applied to Ire land would apply also to E ngland. The question was thus brought closely home, whether an alliance ought not -to be made between the Church party and the Conservative party. (Hear.) Mr. GOLDSMID, who was received with cheers, pro Co P°se n d se t r h v e atv next ie Peers toast, " The Earl o f D er b y an d the in the House of Lords." The hon. gentleman said one of the old Roman tyrants had remarked that he wished all his subjects had one neck, that he might cut it off at once ; he (Mr. Goldsmid) wished that all the Conservatives in Norwich had one band, that he might shake it all at once. (Laughter and cheers.) He had the greatest satisfaction, at all events, in finding so many good Conservatives of Norwich present that evening ; and if anything could make the pleasure greater, it would be the having entrusted to him a toast to which all Conservatives must respond from the bot tom of their hearts, as they admired and loved Lord tDerby, Church,a nd r t e h g e a g r d r c e a d t bthulewiairolreofotfhPeeers next to constitution. If there were any man in the country to whom we should feel grateful, not merely as Conservatives, but as Englishmen, it was Lord Derby, because with wealth sufficient to gratify the amplest desires, with a position to which that of no subject was second, and with health far from that which those who loved him could wish, for he had disregarded his health, set at naught his position, and volunta rily resigned a great part of the comforts of his for tune in order to do that which he believed for the good of the country, and to bring to the councils of the Sovereign that wisdom and energy which could not have been met with from any other quarter but himself -- when Conservatives considered all this, they felt that they owed a deep debt of gratitude to the Earl of Derby, and that as the noble earl in his great position had made great sacrifices in order to be useful to them, so they ought, and if they were real Conservatives, and intended to be worthy of that great name, to set at nought their own comfort and their own convenience and wishes so as to do what they could to help his lordship on in the great task which he had undertaken. He (Mr. Goldsmid) was sure he was speaking no more than that which was felt by many men present when he said these were no ordinary times, for we were now called upon to prop up that constitution under which, by God's providence, this country had be come what he,hoped it might still continue to be for centuries. We were called upon to prop _up that constitution against attacks from every quarter. Whether we referred to the landed interest or the manufacturing interest of the country, the rights of property were being attacked by all those who, hav ing nothing to lose, hoped to get something out of the scramble. The Right llon. William Windham, who, for many years with credit to himself and glory to Norwich, represented Norwich as Norwich ought to be represented, made an observation with reference to Sir Francis Burdett when a reform bill was mooted in his time, which he (Mr. Goldsmid) believed might with equal propriety be applied to Mr. Bright now. Mr. Windham said, " Nothing is so cheap as patriotism. To be a friend of the people is a very easy thing when a man sacrifices nothing by it. Ile may be exceedingly sincere and honest ; he may never have been called upon to make a sa crifice ; but we cannot, as the world goes, give a man credit for sincerity and devotion to his party when he does nothing in order to gain a great deal which other men pass their lives uselessly in en deavouring to obtain." He (Mr. Goldsmid) would ask the meeting whether these words would not apply to Mr. Bright and many others, as they did to Sir F. Burdett in 1809 ? He had mentioned Mr. Bright's name ; perhaps he might be expected to say a few words upon the meetings which had taken place in London. He knew that Conservatives were accused of always bringing forward Mr. Bright, but he wanted to'know how they could do otherwise. W hen ever the reformers wished to advocate their prin ciples they sent for Mr. Bright. Mr. Bright was at Manchester, Rochdale, and Dublin, where he did not come out in very " daunt" society. (Laughter.) The fact was, Mr. Bright was everywhere. As for Mr. Beales, although nobody perhaps but Beales could interpret Beales, Colonel Dickson, who was not unknown in Norwich—(A Voice—" We know him too well") —(laughter)—said the other day that he was one of the glories of the reform party and a martyr of the aristocracy. People had wondered why Mr. Beales called himself "M.A.," and an intelli gent man wrote to the Standard to suggest that it was because his wife's name was " Mary Ann"— (laughter)—and he was so fond of it that he put it on afterwards to his own name. (Laughter.) Col. Dickson has now enlightened the public, and it might be inferred that the reason why Mr. Beales put M.A. to his name was that he was a martyr of the aristo cracy. (Laughter.) A still stronger supporter of Mr. Bright, both at the meeting at Beaufort House, and at the subsequent meeting in St. James's Hall, was Mr. Leicester, the glass-blower. (L aug ht er. ) W e ll , if Mr. Leicester was as energetic in blowing his glass as he was in his oratory, his work must be more strong than elegant. Mr. Leicester said something to the effect that the House of Commons consisted of a lot of one. eyed humpbacks. (Laughter.) Well, there was only one gentleman who had had the misfortune to lose his eyesight, a loss which every one mustlament, and that gentleman was Mr. Fawcett, the member for Brighton, and he was one of the great friends of the people. (Laughter.) Another member, holding some what similar opinions to Mr. Fawcett was Mr. Fors ter, and he was not exactly considered an Apollo Bel videre by those who knew him. (Laughter.) These were the only two gentlemen upon whom he (Mr. Goldsmid) could fasten Mr. Leicester's physiological remarks, and they happened to be his own friends. (Laughter.) At the evening meeting in St. James's Hall this same Mr. Leicester made an observation which lie bad made to his wife in the morning. He (Mr. Goldsmid) hoped that Mr. Leicester contented himself with blowing UP his glass and not his wife. (Laughter.) Mr. Leicester said that, although Lord Derby might have translated the " Iliad," if he was not more clever in governing the country than he was in glass-blowing, he ought to have been turned out long ago. This remark was so well re ceived by the domestic hearth that Mr. Leicester repeated it afterwards in St. James's Hall, where it was also well received. Mr. Bright certainly made au admirable speech in St. James's Hall, but he seemed to have forgotten a remark made by a very great man in his time (Lord Mansfield), " that nothing was so misleading as a simile." Mr. Bright argued that if we were upon the verge of a-volcano he must not be considered responsible for the tor rents of lava which would shortly flow, as he did not place them there. But Mr. Bright forgot that the greatest destruction which had sometimes re sulted from the action of a volcano was the destruc tion of the mountain itself ; and Mr. Bright forgot, too, that if he did not place the inflammable mate rials there he had been at pains to bring those elements into a state of combustion. Mr. Bright must be much mistaken if he fancied he could pull down the constitution of the country without being buried himself in the ruins. (Hear, hear.) Having defended the utility of meetings like that which he was now addressing, as they diffused thought and fortified opinion, Mr. Goldsmid said he hoped that every one whom he saw present would do everything he possibly could to spread the principles which they all believed. Let it be seen that they were Conservatives, not from a mere blind instinct, but because they believed that Conservatism was true. Although Conservative doctrines might not always be the most popular—since they did not flatter the vanity or self-love of individuals or a class—yet Conservatives looked to the welfare of the whole country, to the preservation of the constitution, and to the maintenance of the nation in that position which, by the blessing of God, it had occupied for so many centuries, and which they hoped by the same blessing and the same constitution it would continue to occupy for many centuries more. (Cheers). Mr. J. S. SKIPPER, in an able speech, proposed, "Mr. Disraeli and the Conservative Members of the House of Commons." Mr. Skipper urged that the Conservative party -19 unfurl their banners, and stand shoulder to shot !lir in the great battle which they would be called upon to wage in the coming session. Mr. Skipper further urged that nothing gave so small a representation of individual opinion as universal suffrage, whether it was under a despot at the head of any army in Europe, or a demagogue at the head of a mob across the Atlan tic. Mr. Skipper reviewed the recent Reform de monstrations attempted by the Radical party, con tending that they had been comparative failures, and that they disclosed a great want of unanimity among the Liberals. He believed, indeed, that the great bulk of the Liberals would support a measure of Reform prepared by the Conservative party. The Conservatives, then, must maintain a determined attitude, and they would be enabled to maintain those great principles under which England had flourished from the first times until now. (Cheers.) The toast was drunk with Kentish fire. The healths of" Sir S. Bignold," the " Visitors," coupled with the name of Mr. Goldsmid, who re sponded, and other toasts followed. Mr. Tom Taylor on Art Education. On Tuesday evening Mr. Tom Taylor delivered an address at the Lambeth Sehool of Art, on the occasion of the annual distribution of gold and silver medals, certificates, and prizes to the students. The meeting was held at the school, Miller's-lane, Upper Kennington-lane—the Rev. R. Gregory, chairman of the school, presiding. Two of the three gold medals, given by the South Kensington Mu seum, were awarded to Mr. Percival Ball, and the third to Mr. E. F. Haynes. The two silver medals were given to Miss E. Mason and Mr. W. Mar tin. The sketching prizes were awarded to Miss E. Miles and Miss Grace Seabrook. After these had been distributed by the chairman, who pre faced the distribution by a suitable speech, Mr. Tom Taylor came forward and delivered an in teresting address to the students, selecting for his subject the importance of cultivating, among all classes of the people, a sense of beauty and a love of art, In these times, more than in the days of old, the lower classes were almost wholly deprived of every opportunity of :art education, except such as were specially put in their way. The growth of London was so rapid that, if it were not for excur sion trains and the parks, the artisans of this huge city might pass their whole lives without ever seeing the green grass or smelling the sweet breath of the country. The ugliness of our modern suburbs, the sordidness of so many of the phases of the nineteenth century life, the universal haste to be rich at any cost of mental cultivation—these and other influ ences of the same description exercised a deteriorat ing effect upon the national life. Proof of this might be found, if proof were needed, in the general ignorance of art which was manifested in the work men's exhibitions that had recently been held throughout the country. To remedy this was an object of special importance in these times, when politicians were agitating a reform question, and everywhere there was the feeling that education was the fittest preparation for the exercise of political power. After some further illustration under this head, the speaker concluded by pointing out that the problem yet remained to be solved of how best to reconcile central, action and local independence, and there was no better way of effecting this than by the efforts of each separate school to show how much they were capable of achieving by themselves, as had been done in the present instance. Mr. Potter, M.P., addressed a few words to the students, after which various votes of thanks were proposed and carried. It was mentioned in the course of the evening that the design is on foot that this School of Art should send some specimens to the French Exhibition next year. The most triumphant success ever attained in any Musical Establishment. Grand Selection from Auber's Opera of " MASANIELLO," produced on a scale of mag nificence never before attempted at any Music Hall. Tern& ovation of the Irish Minstrels, 27 in number, three and four calls nightly. A new and original overture composed and arranged expressly for the above minstrels by Mr. H. Baker. Comic supported by Fred. French, Mrs. Bryan, Miss Faucourt, Paddy Fannin, Patrick Sellers, and Les Freres Risoralis. Majilton as Mesetopolan. Band of 30 first-class performers, and large Chorus chosen from her Majesty's and Covent Garden Opera Houses. Musical Director, Mr. P. Conies. Prices of admission - Stalls and Balcony, Is.; Area, 6d. ; Private Boxes, 10s. 6d. Can be secured at the Box Office, between the hours of 10 and 5 o'clock. Hall open every Evening at 7 o'clock, commencing at Half-past. CATTLE SHOW WEEK. Extra - Attractions at WESTON'S GRAND MUSIC HALL, Holborn, the most elegant and comfortable Hall in London, entirely redeco rated. 4ADANLE TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, BAKEiI-STREET. . NEW EDITIONS. —A Life-ifze Portrait-Model of the PRINCESS MARY OP CAMBRIDGE, a Marriage Group of the PRINCESS HELENA and PRI.NCE CLIRISTIAN. 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Always on hand a laq.,e supply of ye y old mellow wh;:ky in ihe finest condition, matured in sherry casks, unsurpassahle in quality and flavote, supplied on the most reasonable terws. THE OCEAN ST. LEGER of 1866.—What Lord Lyon was to his owner was the Taeidn:z to her Ca,faio, v 17., I.lnner of the race, d!stance I =ll com petitors, Fo he FAST INDIA. TEA. COIIPANY have in xriab done their c'ioi c and sAle of floe new season's teas, .low selliwxB r ;nip w:er's privies. War, hause3-1, Great St. tiVea's-c:lurchpsrd. 14 1 AU-DE-VlE.—This Pure PALE BRANDY, per xv.llon, is v. ry Fuperio- to recent. Unp , wtstions of Cognac, recommcmled by the medical proles4ion, and ex tensively used in hospitals. In bottles, 335. per dov,q. or in a case 30s. railway carriage psi itY ETT an CO— Old Furnival's DistiFery, Holborn, E.O ,and 30, Regent street, S.W. 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They remove redness, sal lowness, &e. 2s 9d and is Od ; or post for 40 and 100 stamps. —ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London, and all Che mists. HAIR COLOUR WASH.—By washing the head with this beautifully-perfumed Wash, in seven or ten days the hair assumes its original colour, end remains so by an om atonal using. lOs Rd ; sent for stamps.—AL EX. ROSS, 249, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. Just published, 2d ; sent by the author for 3 stamps. UGLINESS and BEAUTY; being a Pamphlet descriptive of articles and means used for improving the appearance. By ALEX. ROS. 3, 218, High llolbern, London. MR. ADDERLEY, M.P., ON REFORM. The Right Hon. C. B. Adderley, M.P., presided at the annual dinner in connection with the Hanley Cattle Show, at. the Mechanics' Institution, Hanley, on Tuesday evening. In responding to the toast of 'The County and Borough Members," Mr. Adderley said he, as an humble under secretary, had no secrets to reveal. Ile did not know what went on in her Majesty's service, and • although he was on the most friendly terms with the chief of his depart ment, yet so faithful were the members of the Cabinet to one another, and so loyal to her Majesty that they did not reveal any secrets. With reference to that subject which was now so prominently before the country, the reform of the electoral body returning members to represent the country in parliament, he never concealed his most sincere desire for an effec tive reform. He had always stoutly maintainedthat as the country advanced in intelligence, and as there taerlolsigeeantand independent large bodywho w -ou v ld et b e e , a t b he le e t l o ee g t i e v r e a a l nboidny should be opened to receive all such citiz ens. B u t those institutions the institutions of the he had also always maintained that there was a grea t independence, difference d e endue between uu ,ua d openingupsetting country, by admitting the in crease d i n t e lli gence an d and substituting something very different. (Hear, hear, and applause.) Those who looked at the West for better institutions did not represent the public feel ing of this country. (Applause.) He was glad to see that after those violent speeches recently made iu St. James's Hall there was a meeting of the same class of men, who took the earliest opportunity of repudiating the violent expressions made use of on that occasion, and of separating themselves from connection with what they called the vapourings of certain people who had attempted was go r l e a p d r t e o se s n e t e , t b h t a tt t had misrepresented, tim, He w the same class of men formed themselves together in Birmingham, calling themselves Liberal Con servative operatives, and in doing so made use of expressions which did credit to them and to the country, as having been made by opera tives, and which he believed were better representa tives of the feelings of the people of England than the speeches at St. James's Hall. And if, as he be lieved, they were not prepared to upset the institu tions of the country, they were not prepared to pay personal compliments to the Queen at the expense of the throne, or to make elective the higher cham ber of the Legislature, or to admit to the lower chamber such a body as that which returned mem bers of Congress in America, and which had wade° Naval and Military Intelligence. An Admiralry order was received at Portsmouth dockyard yesterday to prepare the ironclad frigate Royal Alfred, of 3,726 tons and 800-horse power (nominal)*of engines, as the flagship of Vice- tidmi .ral Sir G. R. Mundy, the appoiertsd suc cessor of Vice-Admiral Sir J. Hope, K.C.8., in the command of her Majesty's ships on the North Ame rican and West India station. The Royal Alfred is a wood-built vessel, has her hull below the water line coated with Muntz metal in the usual way, and is, therefore, for an ironclad, a peculiarly suitable vessel for service in Westlndian waters. Her broad sides are clothed centrally with 6-inch armour plat ing, and her bows and stern with 4i-inch plating. Her armament will consistof 10 12-tou 9-inch rifled muzzle-loading wrought iron guns, mounted behind her central broadside 6-inch armour-plating, and eight 7-inch rifled muzzle-loading guns as upper deck and bow and stern guns. Capt. T. B. Lethbridge, at present commanding her Majesty's screw troopship Simoom on foreign troop service, has been selected by the Admiralty to command the screw troopship Hi ma l a y a , now fitting commissionfirstofthe at a P rm o o rt e s r m_ p o l u a t t l e i, 3 o f n or th e e nc r a e s t i u n r g the sides and turrets of th e i ron - cased ship Monarch, for to England of th e Si moom, w h ic h i s expected to occur about the end of J anuary next. The Monarch, 6, 5,100 tons, 1,100 horse power, building at Chat ham, underwent the bending process yesterday be fore removal to the factory to be slotted, planed, and bored, and afterwards fixed at the Monarch's broadside. A considerable portion of the inner inch-and-a-half double plating has been completed in readiness for receiving the steal planking to which the armour plates will be bolted,the planking for the first tier of plates being already finished. The Monarch's central battery, turrets, as well as the whole of her machinery, will be protected by 7-inch armour plates, tapering at the ends, and carried well down below her water-line. Her free board will be higher than any turret ship yet con structed, and will be from 12ft. to 14ft., with all her guns and equipment on board. The harpins at the bow of the Monarch have been fixed, and the large stein-piece fitted, the latter, instead of being of a curvilinear form, as in Mr. Reed's armour-clad ships, being carried up with a gentle inclination in board, this form lesring the force and volume of the wave ploughed up and thrown tow.ird the stem during the time the ship is under full steam. The turrets are to be constructed to revolve onco in a minute. Yesterday the workmen at Chatham dockyard commenced working additional hours, both morning and evening, to make up for the additional bolyday which will be given them on the day preceding Christmas-day. The Wivern, 4, screw turret sloop, Capt. Hugh T. Burgoyne, V.C., steamed out of Portsmouth harbour yesterday morning and swung under steam in Stokes Bay, to ascertain the deviation of her compass on the completion of her refit. She after wards anchored at Spithead, where she awaits final orders previous to sailing to join the Irish coast squadron. A stupendous specimen of engineering work is now in progress in the yard of Messrs. Campbell, Johnson, and Co., at Silvertown, facing her Ma jesty's dockyard at Woolwich —namely , an enor mous wrought-iron floating dock, capable of re ceiving ships of the Bellerophon class, for the Government service at Bermuda. The plates of iron, bolts, girders, &c., used in the construction of c fl io o n w a o t u e t ac o h f the dock, will amount to about 8,000 tons weight, ribs. It will be fitted with load chambers, and l c o o n n g s i ti d n i g na o l f 4bBsthaetaerd-atigatilidt csoevneipnatrrtamnesnyteiser,sebbylmoficakvisne. balance and air chambers for the especial purposes under t the ship of floating, sinking, and careening on the sides. When loaded to its requisite draught of water, the ship intended for repairs will be brought into the and leaves the are completed the te,t d r. heed c en k eoc , fi chamber flowsaust s:h d boeen r a ds i s ontc t ht khoe having tt a eei t pi e bva r liaevreti is allowed cr, glp a rar l uum l n o tnub :v niei e narn d ,gpeo t n o si repairsthe dock through cul ennitttehde into to cul verts or sluice valves in the caissons • be l a V d h i in the usual manner, and the ship will floatout • without danger or difficulty. The contractors,it • watervessel will y l is stated, have suggested to the Board of Admiralty the addition of movable floors or traps for the facility of dock ing and repairing ships of light burden without loss of time. The ways are to be of sufficient buoyancy to float the ship when the repairs are sufficiently advanced to admit of their being completed afloat, and the dock is at once ready for the reception of a second ship with but an hour's delay. The dock will be double-bottomed. The bottom platings and main ribs are co mposed of I -plates, and the inner skin 1 -inch. The interior will be lined with balks of teak wood to protect the iron, and also to afford greater facility for shoring up the ships. The dock will be 380 ft. in length, 72ft. in depth, 81f t. clear on the inside, and 124 ft. over all. The majority of the plates, which are all of Welsh iron, rolled by Messrs. Rhymney and Co., are 20ft. by aft. Bin. • The work is superintended by Mr. Barnaby, a Government official attached to Sheerness Dockyar d, • and will be completed and in readiness to be towed out to Bermuda in the summer of 1868. The .first consignment of the old pattern Enfield rifles has been despatched from Chatham in the War Department transport Marlborough, for the purpose o f undergoing conversion into breech-loaders. There are about 50,000 stands of arms stored in the ar moury at Chatham, the whole of which will be con verted. Mr. J. Buttery, second schoolmaster at Chatham Dockyard, has been appointed schoolmaster at Pem broke Dockyard. Sergeant Wood and Corporal Glover, of the 84th Regiment, gymnastic instructors, were to leave for Malta yesterday on board the mail steamer from Southampton. Cornet Jones, of the Ist King's Dragoon Guards, is to proceed to the gymnasium at Aldershot to undergo a course of instruction. Ensign Skinner, 2d Battalion 18th Regiment, is to proceed to Aldershot for duty in the Commissariat Department. Mr. C. Coward, purveyor to the forces, has just made a periodical inspection of the hospitals, stores, & c., at Landguard Fort, Ip sw i c h , and Warley. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Julian A. Messum, paymaster, to the Indus ; William H. Ozzard, p a y mas t er , t o th e Prince Consort ; Henry G. Barlow, paymaster, ad ditional, to the Formidable, as secretary's clerk ; Leicester H. Edwards and Clement P. Penny, assistant-paymaster, to the Victory, as supernu meraries ; John Heath, assistant-paymaster, to the Victory, as secretary's clerk ; and Benjamin Ur wick, assistant-paymaster, to the Excellent. " The memorial of the lieutenant, the deputy lieutenants, and the magistrates of the county of Cork, in meeting assembled, respectfully showeth— That they consider the peace of their respective dis tricts and of the county at large to be seriously im perilled; that early in the present month the so called Head Centre of the Fenian Brotherhood, Jaaies Stephens, is reported iu the American papers to have stated, at a public meeting in New York, that he wanted to be in Ireland by Christmas, and that fighting would then begin, and that arms and men were in sufficient numbers in the country for that purpose ; that subsequently to this arms were I s a e t i e z l e y d la i r n g C c beonrukmintrs of young of being secretly introduced into the cou n t r y ; th a t un if orms an d eng i nes o f war have been like w i se se i ze d i n Li verpoo l apparen tl y intended f or a li ke purpose ; that for some weeks young men, to all appearance acting with a common object, and without any of the accompaniments of people desirous of settling in the country, are being landed almost daily from the American steamers, and immediately drafted off to the interior of the country ; that strangers of a sus picious appearance, and without any fixed occupa tion of an industrial or peaceful nature, are t o b e found, and are daily increasing ; that from these and other circumstances too numerous to mention in a memorial, the minds of all the loyal as well as the disaffected are seriously disturbed, and that a gene ral feeling of uneasiness as to the peace of the country has taken possession of the minds of all, in cluding those of your memorialists ; that feeling themselves largely responsible for the preservation of the lives and property of the loyal inhabitants of the county, your memorialists deem it their bounden duty to call the immediate attention of your Ex cellency and of her Majesty's Government to the state of the country ; that your memorialists think it right to say that the upper classes, the greater portion of the middle classes, including the far mers and traders, and all who have anything to lose, are loyal and well affected to the throne and institutions of the country, but that they are wanting in organisation and the habits of com bined action, whilst the organised bands who have come from a foreign country and are acting appa rently under directions from America, as well as those of our fellow-countrymen who have been mis led by those foreigners from the paths of peace and loyalty, are acting under one head and with one common object, viz., that of overturning the throne, abolishing the rights of property, and on the ruin of all in Ireland establishing a Republic ; that your memorialists feel that the loyal inhabitants are a majority, and capable, if properly organised and duly aided by the Government, of preserving the peace and institutions of the country, as well as the properties of themselves and the lives of their fami lies; that for guidance in this duty they look to her Majesty's Government; that for this purpose they are willing and ready to enrol themselves, their tenants, and their well-affected neighbours of every class and creed, without distinction, as special con stables, or in any other way which may appear to the Government, with its superior knowledge, the most expedient for the purpose ; that your memorialists respectfully point to the powers which Parliament, by the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act, con ferred on the Government, and respectfully suggest its more full exercise; that they also respectfully represent to your excellency that a speedy display of increased military force in the various districts, as well as the presence of more ships of war on the coast, with marines, may, probably, have the effect of preventing a rising, or of crushing a rebellion in the bud. Ia concluson, your memorialists express their fervent prayer that, under the blessing of Divine Providence, wisdom itnd firmness on the part of the Government, stedlast loyalty on the part of the majority of the people, and au awakening sense of their culpable folly on the part of the dis affected, may combine to avert from this country the horrors of civil war." "TO LORD FERMOY, HER MAJESTY'S LIEUTENANT OF conic. " Dublin Castle, Dcc. 6. "My Lord,—l am directed by the Lord Lieute nant to acknowledge the receipt of a memorial of your lordship, the deputy-lieutenants, and magistrates of the county of Cork, adopted at a meeting held on the 3d I am directed by his excellency to ex press to your lordship and to your brother magis trates the sincere gratification with which he had received the assurance that there exists not only jin t ehsertnoyu,rsee, residing do d i vi eg e r p n m attachment e n t in among your body, but generally among the farmers hertoeffthoretsinthstitmutaiionntsaionf the and traders of your county, a spirit of loyalty to the country, and a sincere disposition to assist her Ma insane counsels public peace. His excellency can well understand the uneasiness which is occasioned by the threats of outrage and disturbance that have been made by on the spirit and feeling of the population of your n a have foreignnf or e t o u n n n a t treyl whoseha s county. Though his excellency is convinced that armed resistance to the authority of the . Crown in m wi e ld eff a e n c d t it to be suc cessfully for a single day, he has considered . his duty to take every pr ecaution in his power against the possibility of outrage.. His excellency misfortune which an in surrectionaryany part of Ireland could not be maintained is fully alive to the heavy a few hours, would entail upon the country. To all the efforts of the Go vernmentavert such a dire calamity have been directed. With this view the consent of the Legislature was obtained to the re newal movement, even if it only lasted for of the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act. For the greater portion of the autumn it was not found necessary to put in force the power which that act gave to the Executive, but since it has been perceived that the leaders of this atrocious con spiracy have renewed their efforts of last spring, the Government have deemed it advisable to im prison many persons who are known to be deeply engaged in treasonable practices. His Excellency is in hopes that these arrests will have the effect of stopping much of the mischief that is going on, and he is determined to continue to exercise the powers confided to him in every necessary case. A regi ment of infantry has been added to the troops stationed at Cork. A large addition in ships, gun boats, seamen, and marines has been made in the naval force under the command of Admiral Frederick, and a further augmentation is intended. The number of the constabulary has been increased, while the strictest orders as to careful and active respect e e t th their the to by credible persons, and, tention to duty has been issued to all persons in the service of the Government. With ment desire to call the attention of your lordship pro W vi i d ti e l s application regulatingconstables, tthhee appoint ment Govern and the magistrates to the provisions of the statute . t 2 i 2 o 3 n Williamboefin such being d deposed T. s , e d officers, en rolment under certain contingencies only— v i z., the reasonable apprehension of riot, tumult, or insurrec next, the opinion of the justices that the polic e , military, and other regular force in the country are not sufficient for present protection of person and property. Your lordship will thus observe that the justices are decl are d the tribunals to decide upon the necessity of special constables, and while the information in the possession of the Government leads his excellency to believe thal the military and police force already stationed in the country are equal to protect persons and property, and prevent any disturbance, he does not feel jaLtitied in dis couraging your lordship and the magistrates of the county of Cork, who must be more intimately ac . painted with the circumstances and condition of the district than the Government can be, from putting into force the powers of the Act of Parlia ment referred to. His excellency is convinced that the magistrates will carefully consider:whether abso lute necessity exists before they take so decided a step ; and in case of its adoption, his excellency will be ready to afford the magistrates such assist ance and advice as they may require.—l have the honour to be, my lord, your obedient servant, " NAAS."