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John Robert Mowbray, ePIItY-Chairmen [LianiarlirE:caocnit,Ear.t.F, e The A ri naheial results of the Society's operations. i n"al Income, steadily increasing exceeds.... £207.000 „.-ssuranee rud safely invested, J. :over £1,491,C00 Zhe N" e e w l y Policies in ihe last year werel9B, assuring £337, 0 73 The T„,_ 11 1 8 added to Policies at the last Division was Xt75,677 "ttu Claims by Death paid amount to £2,096,119 Th. , 4,l47l:allowing are among the distinctive features of the Clt t n'te LI T SYSTEM On any Policy for the whole of L u if a e, .elti ad in the age does not exree 60, one-half ot the Annl "raa during the first five years may remain on credit, °t at ln a n a Y tither continue as a debt on the Policy, or be paid 0,,,Y time. 4 rly " RATES of PREMIUM for YOUNG LIVES, with tzearticipatlon in Profits. I) °4P CIVir UENT ASSURANCES, may be effected, without by which.the Sum Assured becomes payable on the ° hail iir s :t Of a specified age, or at death, whiche%er event in INv A happen. '" the — ' 11 ) LIVES may be assured at rates proportioned tincreasesedd risk. "‘. SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS. — Claims paid Y -.. Ys after pr oo f o f death. Ali to , t ONUS YEAR—SPECIAL NOTICE. klttli i til-Protlt Foibles in existence on June 31, 1866, will i ' 4 ztt ,rte in the Bonus to be declared in January, 1887, so , 46 ,",! 01 18 Who complete such Assurances before June 30, "'II 4 14 share in that Division, although one Premium only LT,biete been paid. 48 4,d 8 of Rates, Forms of Proposal, and the Report just ' can be obtained of any of the Society's Agents, or of 13, GEORGE CIITCLIFFE, Actuary and Secretary. Ja mes's-square, London, S.W. YAlf "%i- al and CO.'s OVERCOATS and SUITS. 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"f tift y ; J alite , s . b + T' 1 Al. —hant Cure No. 49,832 ; 4 eB B, ears indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervou_s-_ ~'1 . 3 8 8, ast hma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sick 4'No.tilad vomitin. Joly, of Lynn, Norfolk. Cure ,121._ Miss Elizabeth) acobs, of extreme nervousness, ,A° 1 : 1 , gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies. A`liarrh2. fifi,Bl4.—Mr. Saml.Laxton,Leicester, of two years' sa — a• The food is sold in canisters, lib. 2s 9 . d ; 21b., es . . ; 121 b., 21s. • 241 b., 40s. Super-refined quality, 11b., 2 41 f, 21b. , 12 _ 51b 22 • 101 b , 33s The 101 b., 121 b., and /3 ' li z i7 r ania ter ' s, carriage s ir'ee on ' receii - A of Post-office Order, ' 4B O pi 7 Pu Barry and Co., 77. 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WiIITECRAPEL, Five Minutes' walk from the Late Establishment, 147, HOUNDSDITCIL ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, King's-cross. Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the first to estab lish the principle of free admission to the sick poor, without lhe delay and difficulty of Governors' orders. is wholly de pendent for support on voluntary contributions and; -4ao.ioi. It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in addition to this, the average number of attendance of the lestitute sick has for a cen,iderable period averaged between S,OOO and 4,000 weekly. The Committee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the benevolent, as the premises of this hospital are capable of co"taining several hundred more beds, had the Committee the requisite tunas to maintain them. Contributions are received by the. Treasurer, Edward Nat :erman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by iilessrs. Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; H' cries and Co. ; Hansom and Co.; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; W lliaras, Deacon, and Co.; Overend, Gur ucy, and Co.: Nisbet and Co , Berners-street ; I. Barred and . Liverpool ; and at the Hospital. from 10 till 5. sTANFoRD SHIT% Secretary. J. anl D. NICOLL, Tailors to the NAL • Queen, Royal Family, and Courts of Europe.— For GENTLEMEN the FASHIONS for the SEASONS, for the promenade or demi-dress—Superfine frock coats, with rich silk breast facings, or morning coats of superfine Melton cloths, the charge for the former being 31 to 44. guineas; for the latter 2f to 31 guineas. For neglige purposes, morning coats with pocket flaps at the waist, also the neglige jackets ; these are of Melton, fancy coat ings, Angola and Cheviots, the prices from 255. to 4 guineas. The Angolas and Cheviots are also made in suits, at prices from 2 to 4 guineas; evening dress, black cloth of the finest quality. For Overcoats—Melton, Beaver, and Witney cloths, from 2 to 8 guineas. For young gentlemen from eight years of age—The morning coat and neglige jacket ; also suits of Angola and Cheviot, the prices according to size, commencing at 31s. 6d. the suit. For boys from four years of age—The Knicker bocker and Highland costume of black velvet, or fine cloth for dress, and of Angolas and Cheviots for morning, the price of the first size Knickerbocker 1 guinea the suit. For Overcoats—Melton, Beaver, and Witney cloths, from Ito 2 guineas each. Foreigners and visitors to London, Manchester, and Liverpool will find at Messrs. Nicholl's garments ready for immediate use, or made at a few hours' notice.—H. J. and D. Nicoll, 114, 116, 118, 120, Regent street; 22, Cornhill, London•, 10, Mosley-street, Man chester ; and 50, Bold-street, Liverpool. H E OXFORD, 6, OXFORD-STREET W. The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (Limited). TUTS EVENING, and during the Week, EXTRA PERFORMANCES by all the available talent. Opera, Burlesque, Pantomime, Ballet, and Comedy Every Evening, performed by the entire company, including Misses Russell, Fitzllenry, Barrie ; Messrs. A. St. Albyn, W. Williams, Spagnoli, &c. THE HUNGARIANS in thoir new entertainment, Messrs. Duriah and Davies's illustrations of Negro Life ; the ENCHANTED HASH, eleven-characters performed by Mr. E. Marshall, the enter tainment written expressly for him by Mr. W. T. Vander veil ; and a host of other talent, for which see programme and small biIIs.—EVERY EVENING. Admission—Area, 6d.; stalls and balcony, Is.; private boxes, 10s. 6d. CANTERBURY HALL. RI-FUM ! TI-FUM. _ During the Week will be performed the above most extraordinary Entertainment, containing all the novel ties now in thrs country, and including the services of Les Montagnards, their first appearance ; Mr. E. Mar shall, Mrs. and Mr. W. Randall, the renowned Talliott, Les Freres d'Etoile, Signor Tescano, a la Donato; Les Tableaux d'Amour, illuminated by the Magnesium Light ; Fairy Orchestra, designed and painted by Mr. T. Burgess and Mr. W. Gowrie ; and Grand Ballet of upwards of one hundred ballerines. The whole written and composed expressly for this establishment by William Vandervell, Esq. In addition to the vocal and instrumental entertain ment. EVERY EVENING. Admission—Area, 6d ; stalls and balcony, ls. MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, Baker-street. NEW ADDITIONS.—In the Chamber of Horrors are full-length Portrait Models, taken from Life, of CHAR LOTTE WINSOR and STEPHEN FORWOOD, alias ERNEST SOUTHEY. Open froin 11 a.m. till dusk, and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admittance, One Shilling; Children under 10, half-price ; Extra Rooms, Sixpence. ARGYLL ROOMS, WINDMILL-STREET, Piccadilly. Musical Director and Conductor, M. LUIGI CURTI. Principal Cornet-a-Piston, M. M'Eleney. Euphonion, the celebrated Signor Luigi Mosca. Programme this Evening and during the Week—Grand Selections, IL TROVATORE and IL LUCIA. Solo vio loncello, M. Sloman. jun. L'AFRICAIN VALSE and ECLIPSE GALOP. Doors open at half-past 8 o'clock. Admission, is. Manager, K GRENET. MUDIE'S SELECT LIBRARY. THE NEW SEASON NOTICE. All the BEST BOOKS of the SEASON and of the past twenty years are in circulation at MUDIE'S SELECT LIBRARY. FIRST CLASS SUBSCRIPTION. ONE GUINEA PER ANNUM. Commencing at any date. Book Ciubs supplied on liberal terms. Prospectuses on application. MUDIE'S SELECT LIBRARY, Limited, NEW OXFORD-STREET. City Office, 4, KING-sTnEr.r. CBEAPSIDE. PHILLIPS AND COMPANY'S TEAS, ARE BEST AND CHEAPEST. STRONG to FINE BLACK TEA, Is. 6d., 25., 2s. 61., 38., 3s. 45. "llfot Delicious Black Tea is now only as. 61. re* pound. Pure, Rich, Rare, Choice Coffee, Is. Id.. Is. 61, Is. 81. PHILLIPS and CO., TEA MERCNANTS, e, King William-street, City, London, E.C. A price current free. Sugars at market prices. P ILLIt'S and CO. send all goods Carriage Free within eight miles of o. 8, King William -street, 40s. worth Car riage Free to any Railway Station or Market Town in Eng-. land. Phillips and Co. have no Agents, nor any connection with any house in Worcester or Swansea. 31ADAME RACHEL'S ROYAL ARABIAN ENAM E L 'WASH, CIRCASSIAN BEAUTY WA:SH, ALABASTER POWDER, ARABI tN ;OA PS. and GOLDEN CIRCASSIAN HAIR AV ASH can now be obtained at all chemists in town and country. To guard against imposition all enamels, washes, and tolet requisites vended in her name have the Royal Arabian signet attached to them.-47A, New Bond-street, where she can be consulted daily.—Agents required in town and country. DENTAL N OTICE.—Mr. ESKELL, Surgeon- Dentist, of 8, Grosvenor-street. tiond-street, having announced for a considerable period that " he is NOT con rt, cted with any one of the name, and tha'; he has NO r RE MOVED, and does not intend doing so," bees respectfully to state that as he considers the general public are now suffi ciently well aware of the facts he will cease to make thi -, or any other professional statement in the public papers on and after the 28th of February next, COUGHS, ASTHMA, and incipient CON SUMPTION are effectually cured by KEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES. wh.cli are daily recommended by the Paculty testimonials from the most eminent of whom may be inspected —as the most effectual, sate, si eedy, and conve nient remedy for Cough and all Diso ders of the Lungs, Chest, and Throat. Sold in boxes, ls. lid.; and tins, 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and lls. each, by T. KEATING. Chemist, 79, St. Paul's Churchyard, London. Sold by all Druggists, &c. DINNEFORD'S FLUID MAGNESIA. The medical prole sion for Thirty year. have approved of this pure solution of Ma , nesia a 4 the best remedy tor Aci dity of tne Stomach, Heartburn, Gout, and Indigestion; and as a mild aperient. it is esr ecially adapted for ladies and children. Prfpare.i by DIMIEFORD and CO., Chemists, &c., 172, New Bond-street, London ; And sold throughout the world by all respectable demists, CAUTION.—See that " Dinnetord and Co." is on each bottle and red red label over the cork. STARCH MANUFACTURERS TO Ir. R. H. THE PRINCESS OF WALES. G LENFIELD PATENT STARCH Used in the Royal Laundry, AND AWARDED TIIE PRIZE MEDAL, 1862. Sold by all Grocers, Chandlers, &o. do. MR. HOWARD, SURGEON-DENTIST, 52, Fleet-street, has introduced an entirely new descrip tion of ARTIFICIAL TEETH, fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so perfectly resemble the natural teeth as not to be distinguished from the originals by the closest observer; they will never change colour or decay. and will be found superior to any teeth ever before used. This method does not require the extraction of roots, or any pain ful operation, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is guaranteed to restore articulation and mastica tion. Decayed teeth stopped and rendered sound and useful in mastication. 52. Fleet-street. At home from 10 till 5. SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, ant Dining-room, consisting of a new and e,egant assort ment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, neautiful inTkid Tables, Paper weights, dro., in Italian. Alabaster, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, dro, Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNA.NT, mi ne . ralopist to her alaiesty, 149, Strand, W.C.. London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of ROCKS. KINICRALS, and FOSSILS, to illustrate the new edition of Lyell's Elements of Geology ; they will greatly facilitate Vie interesting study of MINERALOGY and GEOLOGY, and can be had at 2,5, 10, 20.50, to 500 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and Affilg. R &LOG Y is given by SIr.TENNANT,F.G.S., at 149. Strand. ATOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. —The greatest and 11 most inlet al invention of the day, AGU A A M.A R r E es L p L ec A t. . Messrs. JOHN GOSNELL and CO., Re dß ll Wharf, 93, Upper Thames-street, Perfumers w her Majesty, fully offer to the public this truly marvellous flute, w hi c h gradually restores the human hair to its pristine hue- no matter at what age. The Agua Amarella has none of the properties of dyes ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and when, the hair is once restored one applicatien per month wilt keep it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per bottle, or in half bottles, Ws. 01. Testimonials from artistes of the highest order, and from individuals of undoubted re spectability, may be seen on application. Messrs. John Gomel' and Co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales. THE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another home to tho 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer han 455 poor, friendless, your females were rejected trom want of FUN DS and room, making a total of 3,087, who h ave been sent away in fire years. Here arc brief details of a few of the most recent cases: F. aged it, ft 'den, mother dead, deserted by her lather. A. F., aged 13, homeles,., both parents dead. A. 8., aged 17, fallen, father dead, deserted by her mother 3. D., aged 15, fallen, mother dead. C. 8., aged t 5, fallen, mother dead, A, 8., aged 16. fallen, both parents dad. H. S., aged 14, hr'meless, deserted by her parents, M. H.. aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. C. H., aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. A. G., aged 18, fallen, father dead. E. K„ aged 18, fallen, both parents dead, S. 8., aged 17, fallen, both part nts dead. M. A. W., aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. S. D., aged 15, fallen, both parents dead. Contributions will be received gratefully by the Secretary, 14" r. Daniel Cooper, a 5, Queen .street . , Cheapside; or by Messrs Barclay and Co., Lombard-street. Subscribed Capital £1,875,000, in 87,000 Shares of .Z5O eacb. Paid-up Capital £750,000. Reserve Fund £250,000. DIRECTORS. Nathaniel Alexander, Esq. Frederick Harrison, Esq. Thos. Tyringham Bernard, Edward John Hutchins, Esq. Esq. William Champion Jones, Philip Patton Blyth, Esq. E. John Wm. Burmester, Esq. William Lee, Esq., M.P. Coles Child, Esq. William Nicol, Esq. John Fleming, Esq., M.P. • •GENERAL MANAGER. William Miliewan, Esq. ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER. William Howard, Esq. CHIEF INSPECTOR. W. J. Norfolk, Esq. CHIEF ACCOUNTANT. James Gray, Esq. INSPECTORS OF BRANCHES. H. J. Lemon, Esq., and C. Sherring, Esq. SECRETARY. F. Clappison, Esq. HEAD OFFICE. 21, Lombard-street. At the Annual General Meeting of the Proprietor; held on Thursday, the let February, 1866, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, the following Report for the Year ending the 31st December , 1865 , was read by the Secretary. WILLIAM NICOL, Pa., in the Chair. REPORT.' The Directors have the satisfaction to submit to the Proprietors the Balance-sheet of the Bank for the Half year ending 31st December last. They have to report that, after the payment of all charges, interest to customers, and making ample provision for bad and doubtful debts, the net profits amount to £99,419 135., which, added to £13,660 75., brought forward from the last account, produces a total of £113,080. From this sum a special bonus, amounting to £4,814 17s. 11d., has been presented to officers whose salaries are under £3OO per annum, leaving £108,265 2s. ld. for appropriation. The directors recommend the payment of the usual divi dend of 6 per cent., with a bonus of 64 per cent., making together 124 per cent. for the half-year,, which will amount to £93,737 3s. 3d —this, added to the August dividend, will be 274 per cent. for the year, and leave £14,527185. 10d. to be carried forward to profit and loss new account. They have to announce the retirement in December of John Wright, Esq., for many years an auditor. The directors retiring by rotation are— Colas Child,. Esq., and • Frederick Harrison, Esq., who, being eligible for re-election, offer themselves ac cordingly. The dividend and bonus (together £2los per share), free of income-tax, will be payable at the Head Office, or at any of the Branches, on and after Monday, the 12th instant. BALANCE SHEET Of the London and County Banking Company, 31st December, 1865. DR. To capital paid up To reserve fund ... • To amount due by the bank for cus tomers' balances, &c. To liabilities on ac ceptances 1,009,066 14 5 To profit and loss balance brought from last account 13,660 7 0 To gross profit for the half-year, after making pro . vision for bad and doubtful debts,.. 321,299 1 6 £750,000 0 0 250,000 0 0 12,851,815 0 3 CR. By cash on hand at Head Office and Branches 334,959 8 6 £14,186,774 8 9 By cash placed at - call and at notice 1,397,564 12 4 £2,907,992 4 8 Investments, viz.:— By Government and Guaranteed Stocks 1,033,170 8 8 By other Stocks and Securities . --- 1,141,481 6 4 By discountod bills, and advances to Cus tomers in town and country By freehold premises in Lombard-street and IVicholas•lane, freehold and lease hold property at the Branches, with fixture and fittings By interest paid to Customers 85,658 7 2 By Salaries and all other expenses at Head Office and Branches, including income tax on profits and salaries 90,562 7 5 By special i)onus on salaries under £3OO per Annum 4,814 17 11 X 14,186,771 8 9 PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. To interest paid to customers To expenses as above 90,562 7 5 To special bonus on salaries under £3OO per annum To rebate on bills not due, carried to nor 4,811 17 11 45,658 13 11 account To dividend of 6 per cent. for the half rear TO bonus of 6-1 per cent 48,7.13 6 6 To balance carried forward £334,959 8 6 By balance brought forward from last • account £13,660 7 0 By gross profit for the half -year, after making provision for bad and doubtful debts £334,959 8 6 We, the undersigned, have examined the foregoing Balance-sheet, and have found the same to be correct. (Signed) lATILLIAII NORMAN, } R. Auditors. S\VAINE, London and County Bank, Jan. 25, 1866. The foregoing Report having been read by the Secre tary, the following Resolutions were proposed, and unani moslv adopted :- 1. That the Report be received and adopted, and printed for the use of the Shareholders. 2. That a dividend of 6 per cent., together with a bonus o f 61 per cent., free of income-tax, e declared for the Half year ending the 31st Decemb er, 1865, payable on and after Monday, the 12th instant, and that the balance of £14,527 18s. 10d. be carried forward t o p ro fit a nd loss new ac count. this Company; that Frederick H arr i son , E s q., b o r e-el ec t e d a Di rec t o r of this Company. Esq., be re-elected a Director of vV 3. That Coles Child, 4. That William Norman and Richard Hinds Swain°, Esquires, be elected Auditors for the current year. 5. That Robert Escombe, Esq., be elected an Auditor for the current year. 6. That the thanks of this Meeting be given to the Board of Directors for the able manner in which they have con ducted the affairs of the Company. 7. That the thanks of this Meeting be presented to the Auditors of this Company for their services during the past year. 8. That the thanks of this meeting be presented to William 111‘liewan, Esq., and t o th e P r i nc i pa l an d o th er Officers of the Bank, for the zeal and ability with which they have discharged their respective duties. (Signed) W. NICOL, Chairman. The chairman having quitted the chair, it was resolved, and carried unanimously,- 9. That the cordial thanks of the Meeting be presented to William Nicol, Esq., for his able and courteous conduct in the chair. (Signed) N. CHAMPION JONES, Deputy-Chairman. (signe E d x ) tracted r f . Minute s. iarocmthpepisoN, Secretary. LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING COMPANY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a DIVIDEND on the Capital Stock of the Company, at the rate of Six per Cent. for the Half-year ending 31st December, 1865, with a BONUS of Six and a Half per Cont., will be PAID to the Proprietors, either at the Head office, 21, Lombard streot, or at any of the Company's Branch Banks, on and alter MONDAY, the 12th instant. By order of the Board, W. 3PREWAN, General Manager. 21, Lombard-street, 2d February, 1866. OSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN, 40, Great Ormond-street, Queen-square. Patron—Her Molest) , the QUEEN. The Committee have much pleasure in announcing that A. J. 13. BERESFORD HOVE, Esq , M.P., has consented to preside at the FOURTEENTH ANNIVERSARY FESTI VAL of this Charity, on February 12, at Willis's Rooms. FIRST LIST OF srxwanns. The Most Noble the Marquis Vice-Admiral Sir Augustus of Abercorn Clifford, Bart. The Right rionoutable the The Rev. it C. Macgregor, Earl of Shaftesbury, K G. Bart. The Right Honourable Earl Sir Archibald Alison, Bart. Amherst Admiral sir William Bowles The Right Honourable Via- Col. Beauchamp count Gort Colonel Home Purses, C. B. The Right Rev. the Bishop of Colonel F. It. Waldo Sibthorp Chichester Lieut.-Colonel Frederick C. The Right Rev. the Bishop of K ePpcl St. I 'avid's MLitt -Colonel Playfair The Right Honourable Lord Michael T. Bass, Esq., M.P. Lei t h Alien A. 'Bathurst, Esq., M.P. Right Honourable Viscount Stephen Care, Esq., M.P. Milton, M. P. W. W. Fitzwildarn Dick, Esq., Colonel the Hon. Percy E. M.P. Herbert, M.P. Albert grant, Esq., M.P. The lion. and Rev. Charles K. D. Hodgson, Esq.. M.P. James W'il , oug - hby J. Dm Nicol, Esq., M.P. The tionourable Arthur Kin- Arthur J Otway, Esq., M.P. naird, M.P. Charles Waring, Esq., M. I'. Sir it. N. C. Hamilton, Bart. The complete List of Stewards will shortly be published. Additional names will be thankfully received. The expense to each steward is limited to one guinea. Subscriptions in aid of the funds are earnestly solicited, and will be thankfully received by the Treasurer, Ilehry Sykes ' Thornton, Esq. ; or by any of the Stewards. SAMUEL WHITFORD, Secretary. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS.— (YESTERDAY.) ELECTION OF SPEAKER. Mr. MONSELL rose and said—lt is now our duty to proceed, in obedience to the commands of her Majesty's commissioners, to the exercise of our undoubted right and privilege of electing a Speaker. This duty is no trifling or merely formal one, for the dignity of the office is commen surate with the influence and widely extended power of the assembly over which he is to preside. (Hear, hear.) Our ancestors through many generations have shown their sense of the importance of this office by the eminent men they have successively placed in that chair. (Hear, hear.) Yet, high and important as were the responsibilities and duties of many—for instance, in the last century, such as Mr. Onslow and Lord Grenville— still the duties and responsi bilities of a. Speaker in the present day are far greater even than those of those illustrious men. (Bear, hear.) One peculiarity of tl—ie duties is, of course, precisely the same, the first and most sacred duty in both times being to pre serve inviolate the privileges of this house, on which the liberties of the people of this country depend ; and I think that anybody who has observed the history of the few past years must feel that that duty is one which requires as much watchfulness and care, and as much firmness, in a Speaker of the present day as in the day to which I have alluded. But if, for instance, we come to the question of private business—if we look back merely to the commence ment of the present century, we find Mr. Wilberforce insisting more than once on the necessity of electing a Speaker of the highest qualifications, on account of the enormous importance of the private business, and the large amount of money involved in the proper discharge of it. But the private business of this house was, I need not re mark, very different in those days to what it is now. believe that the principal private business was then con nected with canal bills, which fifty years ago represented eleven millions of money ; whilst, during the last session, the private bills presented to this house involved a capital of one hundred and twenty-eight millions. To the proper discharge of that most important duty of the house the as sistance of two eminent committees was called during the last Parliament. But it must be obvious to every gentle man that it is on the directing mind of the Speaker—on his determination in every way he can to arrange that the business shall be carried. on in a cheap and satisfactory way, without sacrificing in the slightest degree the influ ence or the power of the house —it is to him, I say, that the proper discharge of that duty and the proper arrangement of it mainly depend. Or take another instance. At the time I have alluded to the debates did not penetrate to any portion of the country. Indeed the debates were hardly reported at all. I believe it is well known that Mr. Pitt expressed the desire he had to see some one oration of Bolingbroke, and that no such oration was to be found ; and that, in the case of Lord Chatham, to the accidental circumstance of a gentleman of most powerful memory being present during the two of his greatest orations we owe their preservation. But now the debates of this house, by means of cheap and accurate papers, are circulated through every part of the three kingdoms, and indeed much beyond their boundaries. These debates are the chief means of forming the public opinion of the country, and the means, I am happy to say, of forming the public political education of the people. I need hardly remark that it is upon the manner in which the Speaker discharges his duty, and on his fitness and impartiality, that the completeness of these debates depends, as it is by enforcing those rules which even can prevent majorities tyrannising over minorities, and cause every shade of public opinion to be heard in the debates, that the completeness of that political education depends. (Hear, hear.) Of course there is another most important duty of a Speaker—that of preserving that high standaid of order and regularity in the conduct of our debates which distinguish this as sembly, I believe, from every other popular assembly in the world—(hear, hear)—and when I refer to the conduct of our debates I think I only anticipate the feeling of every gentleman in this house when I speak of the loss We have lately sustained. (Hoar, hear.) Our difficulties, and the difficulties of the Speaker, arc of course increased by the loss of one whose largo and generous nature—loyal in friendship, tolerant to opposition—was mellowed by ago, and by - a Parliamentary experience greater perhaps than that which ever belonged to any former statesman. (Cheers.) We all of us, to whatever political party we belong, who had the honour of sitting in this house with Lord Palmerston, recognised in him that unerring instinct which enabled him to stay the waves of rising controversy, and we felt the mild and softening influence in our debates of his generous and kindly sympathetic nature and good humour, which under the most difficult circumstances never failed. (Renewed cheers.) Under these circum stances I feel fortunate in being able to submit to you as a Speaker no new or untried man, but one who has always done those duties with honour to himself, and who has earned the respect of every one in the house. (Hear, hear.) As to those who sat in the last Parliament, I need only appeal to their memories. They all know how care ful he was in watching over our privileges, how attentive he was to the private business of this house, and how under his direction it has been improved. Those who have had any matter of difficulty to consult him about can bear witness to the kindliness with which he often re ceived them, thinking nothing of the trouble of giving them the general benefit of his most sagacious advice. (Hear, hear.) As to those who are new members of the house not sitting in the last Parliament, if they require anything to verify the truth of the assertion I make—with the concur reuse I believe of every member of the late Parliament— (cheers) —they have only to look into that most valuable addition lately made to "Hansard," and they will see there collected together all the decisions made by the Speaker during the late Parliament, and find there, I think, a clearness, decision, and wisdom, which entitle the gentleman who made them to the confidence of the house. (Hear, hear.) If I may be permitted I will refer to what I consider to be an accurate description of the Right Hon. John Evelyn Denison—a description given somewhat more than one hundred years ago of his illustrious prede- s cessor, Mr. Onslow :—" A thorough knowledge of the orders and rules of Parliament ; clearness and readiness in comparing opinions on matters of the greatest intri cacy, and impartiality in judging on all occasions." (Ch eer s.) Those were the qualifications of Mr. Speaker Onslow; those are the qualifications, proved during the last two Parliaments, possessed by the right hon. gentle man whom I have the honour to propose to you. (Hear, hear.) It would be improper in me, and I am sure painful to him if, in his presence, I were to say anything more of those merits and qualifications which we all recognise, and therefore I will conclude by proposing that the Right Hon. John Evelyn Denison do take the chair of this house as Speaker. (Cheers.) Earl GROSVENOR—I feel that the task of seconding this motion has fallen into unworthy hands, but there is to be no opposition, I believe, to the re-election as Speaker of the right hon. gentleman, who has already filled that office with, I think, credit to the State and satisfaction to the house. (Hear, hear.) I may, perhaps, be allowed to say with confidence that if the right hon. gentleman be re elected he will not fail in that great ability with which he has hitherto discharged the duties of his office, or show any diminution in that vigilance for the public interest which has hitherto characterised him, particularly in the strict impartiality with which he has presided over our de bates. (Hear, hear.) The office of Speaker is one which requires the possession of peculiar qualifications and a con siderable amount of personal sacrifice, while at the same time the office isone of great dignity. I feel that the right hon. gentleman posseises all the qualifications referred to by the right hon. member for Limerick ; and I am sure the house will agree with me that whether the future of this Parliament be long or short, the right hon. gentleman, if he be spared health and strength, will continue to dis charge his duties, not only with satisfaction to himself, but to the satisfaction of every single member of the present House of Commons. (Cheers.) In conclusion, I beg to se cond the motion. (Hear, hoar.) Mr. BRIGHT—I am well assured the house will not suppose that I rise to offer any opposition to the right hon. gentleman's re-election. If I did say a nything on that subject, I should say a good deal in his favour. I was not here when the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Denison) below me was speaker on the first occasion. I was away from England at that time, but I heard of his election with great pleasure, and thought it about the very best choice which the house could have made. (Hear, hear.) After eight or nine years' experience, I agree with, the right hon. member for Limerick that the course of the right hon. gentleman has been marked by impartiality, dignity, and success, and, in fact, without impartiality there could be no dignity, and without dignity no success. There fore I give my support heartily to the proposition now made. But I rise for the purpose of making a suggestion with regard to a subject which I believe I am permitted to -speak ,On on this occasion, .11 any_ one doubts it, I must refer to the authority of a late very eminent and very use ful member of this house—Mr. Hume—who introduced the Same subject on a former occasion. I wish to bring under the notice of the house for one moment a subject which I may state I have not mentioned to any member, and there fore for which I am myself alone responsible, and that is the practice which has prevailed for generations 1 suppose, and obtains even to this time, of requiring members of this house who accept invitations to the official dinners and evening parties of the Speaker to appear only in court livery-- Many members of the house may think that this is a very trifling matter, and I do not intend in the least to contest the point with them ; but even if it be thought to be trifling, I hope I shall find them willing to concede that the subject is one deserving of consideration. My own im pression is that this custom is a little out of date, especially among the members of a popular assembly. (Hear, hear.) There are, I think, 160 or 170 gentlemen coming into this Parliament who were not here in the last or any preceding Parliament. Well, they may not yet have been initiated in these matters, but the fact of there being so many now members makes it proper that I should mention this sub ject on the present occasion. The Speaker is only superior to any other member of the house by reason of our choice, and I cannot see, and I do not think any man living can see, except on account of the old practice, that there is any necessity or advantage in the Speaker being compelled to require that all his friends in the house who accept his invitations should appear in court or military dress. Now, I would not urge this matter on the ground of economy in this house, where all men aresupposed tote rich—(laughter)—although I recollect hearing a member of this house, who held the rank of. a colonel in the army, complain, with a certain seriousness of manner, that it would take him 50 guineas to put himself inside a suitable dress to appear at the Speaker's table. (Laughter.) No doubt that may be thought by many a very small matter, And probably it is, but if the Speaker be the first among equals, and be made what he is in honour and dignity by the choice of the house, I see no reason, if such things be necessary in the circle of courts, why they should continue among the members of a popular assembly. (Hear, hear.) Now, I will state a case in point'. Last year the house lost and I lost mere thanany other member of the house, one of its members, a dear and lamented friend of mine, whose ab sence I greatly deplore, and without whose presence I feel almost alone. (Hear.) For 24 years he was a member of this house—from 1841 to 1865—and during the whole of that time he felt himself restrained from accepting official invitations, either from Lord Eversley, when he was Speaker, or the right hon. gentleman who subsequenly oc cupied the chair. Now, Mr. Cobden was not a man of striking eccentricities. He was a man to whose merit the whole world has borne testimony. (Hear.) Posterity will say that he was one of the most eminent men that ever adorned the Parlianient of this country. (Hear.) But for 24 years, so stronglydid ho feel on this subject, that he was restrained from dining with the Speaker, or attending his official evening parties or levees. There are othermembers of the house—there have been several to my certain know ledge—less eminent, perhaps, but whose opinions still de serve to be regarded in a matter of this kind, who have entertained similar feelings on the subject. I cannot see, therefore, why members should consider the matter abso lutely trifling, or if they do, why they should force others, even though they may be in a small minority, to concur with the majority on the subject. If there be any country gentleman who likes to appear in decorated apparel, or if there b 3 any homely manufacturer from the north who is gratified by coming forth in the blazing gar ments of a deputy-lieutenant, for example— (laughter)—l don't object to it in the least. I would like every man to please himself in the matter; but I think some of us—l, for instance, and many others I believe—would like to make our appearance in a rather quieter costume—in one that has less that is gorgeous and astounding about it. (Laughter.) And I do not see any reason why we should not be gratified also. This is not a question I ask the house to debate. I throw this out merely by way of suggestion, in the hope that it is a subject which hon. members will a little consider, and which the right hon. gentleman who has just been elected to the chair will take up in such a way that he will be enabled to abolish the Act of Uni formity and to establish the act of toleration—(laughter) so that it may be provided that a member may appear at the entertainments of the Speaker as he would do at the house of any friend. If that could be done I believe some small burden would be taken from the minds of some hon. members, while I am sure the dignity of the Speaker would be in no degree impaired. (Hear, hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER —I rise in consequence of the suggestion of my hon. friend to add a single word to what has been said hy him in calling the attention of the house to this subject, which is undoubt edly connected with the convenience—it may be with the opinions or feelings--of many members. I think my hon. friend will agree with me—l almost think the house in general will feel—that my right hon. friend, „with_mspect to whom this proposal is made, cannot be exp,.ctecl at ones to deliver a binding judgment on a matter of such grave importance. (Laughter.) I think the right hon. gentleman ought not to be compelled to commit himself without a full opportunity of considering the question. (Hear.) I am sure that any communication which any of us may make to my right hon. friend, either now or at any future time, touch ing either the dignity or comfort of any member, will be considered by him, if he be chosen for the chair, with his accustomed patience and courtesy. (Hear, hear.) Mr. DENISON, who spoke from the front bench below the gangway on the ministerial side of the house, said—l offer my most grateful thanks to the house for the honour it has proposed to confer upon me. I am much beholden to my right hon. friend and to my noble friend for the manner in which they have proposed and seconded my nomination. I can hardly venture to assume to myself much of the commendation they have been pleased to pass upon me. Such words, the favour of the house, and the gracious way in which that favour has been conferred by the unanimous choice, for the third time, of the house, may unduly elevate me in my own estimation ; but I have a strong and abiding sense of many imperfections and shortcomiegs, and I attri bute the favour of the house to an indulgent appreciation of imperfect services. That I have endeavoured to do my duty as a zealous and faithful servant of the house 1 can truly say. (Cheers.) What I have been enabled to do you all know, but it would not become me to enlarge upon the subject, nor would you desire that I should make professions for the future. I will not occupy the house with one unne cessary word ; and I will only say further, that I submit myself to the house with all possible respect. (Cheers.) The right hon. gentleman was then led up the house by the mover and seconder to the chair, Mr. Monsen taking him by the right hand and Earl Grosvenor by the left. Having taken his seat amidst cordial cheers, the right hon. gentleman immediately rose' and addressed the house in the character of SPEAKER as follows: I offer my thanks once more to the house from this chair for the great honour conferred upon me by being called to it. In looking around the house 1 miss, and we all miss one familiar face. The house has sustained a great loss. We have lost him who was the foremost man amongst us— the leader of this house—one who by his great abilities, by his long experience, and by a rare combination of qualities had obtained for himself the confidence of this house. You remember, often, after long sittings, when the patience of the house was nearly exhausted, how his good temper and his genial spirit composed the ruffled surface, and sent us home at peace with each other and with him. I do not pro pose to pass an eulogium up on L or d P a lmerston, but I feel bound to utter these few words of regret, esteem, and grate ful recollection. (Cheers.) From the great body of this house —those who were my colleagues in the past Parliament — l ask for a renewal of that generous support which they have on former occasions accorded to me, There aro a largo number of members in this house who take their seats here for the first time. They succeed to no ignoble inheritance. I will say to them that much of the fa me of this house in the conduct of the debates and in the transaction of busi ness depends on the rules and orders which it has framed for its own government. • A knowledge of these rules w ill be useful to every member, and the be tter the y are known the more sure I shall feel of gener al co-o p er ation in my endeavours to uphold them. (Sear, hear') If any diffi culty connected with the conduct o f busine ss should occur to any member of the house, I t r ust he will communicate with me, and it will give me pleas ure at all ti mes to receive him, and confer with him in a spi rit of fra nk and friendly . o counsel. (Hear, hear.) I offer my res p e ctful thanks t o the gr e house.eted with general (The rightche cheering.) n n g . 10etmen Was here a ga i n The CHANCELLOR of the EXCIEQUER—I presume sir, in my own name, and I am sure I may add in the name of other members of this house, to tender to you the most cordial congratulations on your having been for the third time, by the unanimous voice of the house, placed at the head of the Commons of England. (Cheers.) Sir, you suc ceed to a chair encompassed I)Fgrowing duties and growing responsibilities. The wants of modern society make them selves felt within these walls, in the increasing amount both of public business and what is termed private business. Your duties in the latter respect are in a great degree with drawn from the observation of the world, and they are par tially withdrawn even from the observation of members of the house; but the long experience Of those who are con versant with that important branch of our occupations has convinced them that the whole of that department never was more carefully, never was more efficiently attended to than during the period you, sir, have occupied that chair. (Cheers.) As regards the public business of the house, all those who hear me, and, I may add, the public out of doors, are competent judges of the manner in which you have performed your arduous functions, as is indicated by the silent but unanimous vote which has just been passed by the house. But it is true that in some respects you have difficulties to confront even -beyond those that arise from-the-constantly increasing calls upon the time, diligence, and wisdom of the house. We have seen within a generation a great change in the com was immensely softened by the continuing presence on the benches of this house of numbers of men who had gained distinction and acquired authority under the old Parlia mentary system. From year to year, from Parliament to Parliament, one by one they have passed away. So lately as on the last occasion when you were chosen to fill that chair,there were remaining three persons who had attained to great Parliamentary distinction and had filled high offi ces before the passing of the Reform Bill. The first was my noble friend Earl Russell, who has been removed, in acknowledgment of his public services, to the other house of the legislature. Secondly, there was my right bon. friend, the late Sir James Graham, than whom few mem bers had ever made more valuable contributions to the con duct of the business of this house. The last and the most eminent of them all, from the place he occupied on these benches and from the favour and attachment of the house, was Lord Palmerston. (Hear, hear.) It is not necessary, and it would hardly be seemly for me, after what has been said by my right hon. friend and also by yourself, to dilate on the character of that great man, the more especially as it may be my duty very shortly to make a proposal to the house which will naturally introduce the subject. But one thing I will venture to say. You have glanced at the loss experienced by yourself by the lamented death of Lord Palmerston ; but there is one other person at least in this house who may venture to compete even with you, sir, iu the sense of that loss, and that is the humble person who has now the honour to address you, considering the re sponsibilities which • have devolved upon him. (Cheers.) We have, as was to be expected after the lapse of so many years since the last Parliament was elected, had an unusual number of gentlemen chosen for the first time to the high duty of representing the interests of their fellow countrymen within these walls. But there is amazing strength in the traditions of this house, and I am happy to say there is equal aptitude in English gentle men for conforming to the spirit of those traditions. It was remarkable to observe, from Parliament toParliament, how little those who watch the proceedings of this house from without, or those who take part in its proceedings within these walls, are able to mark any difference in the firmness, regularity, and discipline of this house, in con sequence of the large infusion of new members, which na turally follows a dissolution of P^.tiaameut. Though, how ever, wo lament the heavy losses we have sustained, we may still reflect with pleasure that there aro on both sides of the house men whose ability, whose experience, whose chara.eter, and whose great authority will enable them to afford you efficient aid in the discharge of those arduous duties which will devolve upon you, sir. Well, we may I am sure sure look forward with confidence to a continuance of that vigilant jealousy for liberty and that immovable re gard for order which aro the two main pillars of the dig nity and efficiency of this house. (Hear, hear.) You, sir, second will contribute your full share, from the elevated position you occupy, to the accomplishment of that task, whileoach of us in several o spheres and, read in ytoco bancelkus no only echo the words expressed by my noble friend behind you best our will ability b ; ea in i , will to the me, that health ani strength may bo spared to you for many years to discharge the high functions which you have been called upon to perform in a manner the most pleasing toyour own mind and most calculated to elevate your character in the eyes of the country. (Cheers.) Mr. DISRAELI—I hope, sir, 1 may be permitted on be half of gentlemen on this side of the house to offer their congratulations to you on an event so gratifying to the house as that which has occurred, and the more so as, from the mode in which the business of the morning has been conducted, if I were silent you might suppose that your re-election to the chair had been matter of indifference to us. However, I believe lam expressing a very general feeling on this side of the house—a general feeling of regret that your nomination was not seconded from this side of the house. (Cheers.) On previous occa sions that method was followed. There are, I believe, precedents for such a course under such circumstances, and even supposing the precedents did not exist, I think that under the particular circumstances we might have estab lished a precedent, because it is an occasion when the gene ral and cordial feeling of the house cannot be testified in too striking and significant a manner. Sir, you have to-day been re-elected to that chair for the third time. I have myself always been of opinion that re-election to that chair is in fact a greater distinction than the original choice. Political manoeuvres and parliamentary passions may con trive to raise an individual to the eminent post which you now occupy, but they cannot keep him there. For that the possession of great and personal qualities are requisite—a natural courtesy, adequate learning, firmness, and impar tiality; and above all, that inspiring sense of honour which is our surest guide in the perplexities ofspublic life, and which has ever been, and I trust will ever be, characteristic of English gentlemen. (Hear, hear.) It is, sir, because the house has experience that you possess those qualities that you have been re-elected to-day for the second time to the chair. (Cheers.) It is because we feel on this side of the house that you possess those qualities that lam authorised on behalf of gentlemen here to offer to you the tribute of their respect and congratulation. (Cheers.) I would now be silent but for an unexpected allusion to another subject. The right hon. gentleman has referred to the increased re sponsibility which has fallen uion him; but I can assure the right hon. gentleman of what' indeed he need nct be re minded, because, though he appears now for the first time as the leader of this house, he has sat in it inanyyears as one of the most eminent and distinguished of its members, and his experience must have told him that on all occasions when ever the order and honour of the house are concerned, tho leader of the house may appeal to thesupportof those who sit opposite him with the same confidence as ho would appeal to that of his friends who sit on the same benches with himself. I appeal to the right hon. gentleman whether there is not ono cause why on this occasion in the responsible office which he now occupies he may feel some distrust. Sir, I do not think that it is possible for us to reassemble under this roof—many of us who Lave sat in all tho Parlia ments of the Queen, and some of us who have been members of this house during three reigns—and not feel emotion when we mark that that familiar form which you, sir, have referred to, can no longer be observed amongst us—a form connected so iutimately with the history of this country, and the most important trans actions of this house of Parliament.. It is impossible to deny that the disappearance of such a character from the scene, of so much sagacity and so much experience, and, I will say, of so much fame, must in some degree and for some time derogate 'from the authority even of the House of Commons. But, sir, it is not on this occasion that I wish to refer to the character of a great statesman, but rather to the happy disposition of the man, which lent indeed a cha►m to the struggles and toils of public life. By his good temper and his good sense he facilitated the course of public business beyond what perhaps it is easy to imagine or ascertain, and I am sure that it must be a general sentiment among us when we express our hope that the influence over our debates may not soon cease of his genial spirit, and his mature and moderating wisdom. But, sir, notwithstanding his loss, I shall express my hope that the present Parliament, in intelligence and public spirit, will not be inferior to the preceding Parliaments of the present happy reign. (Cheers.) The house then adjourned. The Cattle Plague Commissioners met yester day, at the House of Commons, principal floor, Room 11. Present—Earl Spencer, Lord Cranborne, Mr. Lowe, Dr. Bence Jones, Dr. Quain, Dr. Parkes, Mr. M'Clean, Pro fessor Spooner, and the secretary. LORD ONGAR AND HIS BRIDE ELECT.—He was a little man, on whose behalf it certainly appeared that the peerage must have told a falsehood ; it seemed so at least to those who judged of his years from his appear ance. The peerage said that he was thirty-six, and that, no doubt, was in truth his age, but any one would have declared him to be ten years older. This look was pro duced chiefly by the effect of an elaborately dressed jet black wig which he wore. What misfortune had made him bald so early—if to be bald early in life be a misfor tune—l cannot say ; but he had lost the hair from the crown of his head, and had preferred wiggery to baldness. No doubt an effort was made to hide the wiggishness of his wigs, but what effect in that direction was ever made success fully? He was, moreover, weak, thin, and physically poor, and had, no doubt, increased this weakness and poorness by hard living. Though others thought him old, time had gone swiftly with him, and he still thought himself a young man. He hunted, though he could not ride. He shot, though he could not walk. And, unfortunately, he drank though he had no capacity for drinking ! His friends at last had taught him to believe that his only chance of saving him self lay in marriage, and therefore he had engaged himself to Julia Brabezon, purchasing her at the price of a brilliant settlement. If Lord Ongar should die before her, Ongar Park was to be hers for lifo, with thousands a year to maintain it. Courton Castle, the great family seat, would of course go to the heir ; but Ongar Park was supposed to be the most delightful small country-seat anywhere within thirty miles of London. It lay among the Surrey hills, and all the world has heard of the charms of Ongar Park. if Julia were to survive her lord, Ongar Park was to be hers; and they who saw them both together had but little doubt that she would come to the enjoyment of this clause in her settlement. Lady Clavering had been clover in arranging the match ; and Sir Hugh, though he might have been unwilling to give his sister-in-law money out of his own pocket, had per formed his duty as a brother-in-law in looking to her future welfare'. Julia lirabazon had no doubt that she was doing well. Poor Harry Clavoring ! She had loved him in the days of her romance. :She, too, had written her sonnets. But sho had grown old earlier in life than he had done, and had ' taught herself that romance could not bo allowed to a woman in her position. She was highly born, the daughter of a peer, without money, and even without a home to which she had any claim. 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