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ning, Lirnm rant har,? a GOTAITAATI'S SUPPII R Mail anei MUSIC RGOA " EVAN'S " af t er Alf re d on'a Concerts. A/ N'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC BRANDI. , 11 cele ' , rated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest .nhACII BRANDY. It is • are, wild, Mellow. Delicious, and very Wholesome. doll in Bottles. Is. Sd at the Retail Houses in London ;by sty y enta in the prinnipal towns to England ; or wholesale „n9GEAT WINDMILL-STREET, L ONDON, W. .pserveß the Red Seal, Pink Label. and cork branded inahan'e LL Whhiky.” IftIUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION Ino r ,or .ted by Act of earliam .nt, ig 0) 14, RU49E' L-STREET, covENTT-GARDEN, 01"-M)S MONEY on Personal and other Security, in sums 00.£20 to £ lO to be repaid by instalments extending over li o n e t 'vn. or three years. Che large C Lpital of this Associa ti enables it to cornelete its transactions" without delay. d i ; ° ( illiry or ffiNfees. and strict secrecy obs -rye i. di "liinted . t°4 sta ape,i t slort nenvel o otice. Form seat free •in receipt of a ~:p !. e Asso c i tt i on also blods Honey for the purchase of a 6n bY a recant, or for th e li lo id at i on of mortgages, on •aul most advantageous to the borrower. EDWARD RARPER, Secretary. ROYAL NAVAL, MILITARY, and GENERAL LIF nage E ASSURANCE SOcIETY A.A111837. and er Royal Patro), 17, WaterlJo 'ace, London, ARTHUR R. HAMILTON, Secretary. Agents wr.te in towns not yet represented. AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND.—Messrs. ethe A roviX LE. F faDrfWAY airt sl) 'QS, General Agenis cial Gve or-ment of Auckl an d, 41, Le cester 44'e. 1.. ndon, W C., give notice that they continue to !'ant orders to e able .-I,Lible Emigrants of all clases to Yo for f hems, I v e s FREE GRANT of LAND. tor 40 or co Zr i e e s for ea.. 12 person. in this the best of her Majesty's 14 ,P.rsn is entitled to a land orler Cs a right. .; o • B .lsted pas=a2e4 granted to a very limited number of `ol4ble marri, d persons and single females. r 0 be SOLD by AUCTION, pursuant to a ' ECREE of th v. e High Court Chancery made in the Cai n" Emerson Mason," and " Emerson v. Pearce," p age the app ro b a ti on o f th e Vi ce -Ch ance ll or Si r Willi am „ a ge Wood, the judge to whose Court the said causes are n't.kohed, by Messrs. DRIVER and CO., the person ap tpinted by the said judge, at the Guildhall Coffee p°,ll,Be, Gresham-street, in the City of London, on Coffee- FR IDAY, the 13th day of 'October, 1865, at one o'clock precisely, in One Lot, a FREEHOLD ESTA'T'E, consist , It i t g t gof the be over the River Thames, Strand-on `',Green , n ridg ear B rentford, Middlesex, toKew, from Surrey, called 4• - SW Bridge," now producing from tolls and other prbfits 7.gruss income of £3,000 a-year.----Particulars and condi -4118, with a plan, may be obtained t the Talbot and g,reYhound Inns, Richmond ; at he-Estate Exchange, n ange-alley, Cornhill ; at the Guildhall Coffee-house, T, Parliament-street City; of Mr. W. H. Withall, solicitor, No. ,2 Parliament -street, London ; of Mr. John Chapple, soli -Icitor, No. 19, Great Carter-lane, Doctors' Commons, Lon -911 ; of Messrs. Francis and Thomas Smith, solicitors, No. Purnival's-inn, London ; of Mr. C. S. Mander, solicitor, 4 ' ° - 9 , New-square, Lincoln's-inn, London ; Mr. H. Davin, sol• icitor , No. 12, Parliament-street, London ; of Mr. H. H. 41 ason, of No. 18, Bedford-row, London ; at Robinson's Estate Office, Richmond, Surrey, where the daily re turns of tolls for the last seven years may be inspected ; of Mr. b l ePrY Harris, the che c k c l er k a t th e B r id ge ; an d o f M essrs . Jiver and Co., surveyors, land agents, and auctioneers, 4 ' o ,- 4 , Whitehall, London, S.W. liated this 9th day of August, 1865. EDWD. WEATHERALL, Chief Clerk. EAY OF H kVANA AND MATANZAS RAILROAD (in the Island of Cuba). Loan of £400,000 sterling, in Bonds of £lOO, bearing in terest at 7 per cent. per annum, payable half-yearly in London. AGENTS. In London—Messrs. J. Henry Schroder and Co. In Havana--The Bank of Commerce, Francis Fraser, Esq., Manager. This Company was formed in 1857, obtained its conces sion the same year, and in 1861 the main road was com pleted from Regla, in the Bay of Havana, to Matanzas, a distance of 54 miles. Since then branch lines of considerable value have been c onstructed. The cost of con s t r ucti on t o thi s d a t e i s £1,050,000 ; o f , t his sum £448,000 was ra i se d upon s h ares su b scr ib e d i n the £250,000 was raised in London, in 1861. by a fi rs t mort gage loan, bearing 7 per cent. interest, and repayable by th e operation of a sinking of £25,000 per annum, com mencing 1867, which will redeem the entire loan in 1876. X l OO,OOO was similarly raised in 1863 for the construction of two branch roads, secured by a secon d mor t gage on th e t l G ad, and guaranteed by the Bank of Commerce, repayable the operation of a sinking fund of £4,000 per annum, e°tlltnencing in 1873. considerable portion of the remainder of earn capital K 4B been supplied from time to time out of the ings of -.e ro a d . "+ The results of the undertaking have been very satisfac pry, and show the following returns : 1862 Gross receipts £100,700 1863 1864 A nd 1865 gross receip i t ' s from January to June £93,000 Against same period, 1864 82,000 ha The Bay of Havana and Matanzas Railroad Company ~_s now effected the purchase of the Coliseo Railroad, very from Matanzas to Bemba, a distance of 35 miles, a erY valuable road, and of immense importance to the Bay directv and Matanzas Company, inasmuch as it is in ti. junction with that road at Matanzas, traversing a tlstrict rich in sugar produce ; and being connected at einba with the Cardenas and Jucaro Railroad, becomes a s ection of the central road of the island, which will very ~1 11°1113 ' reach Villa Clara by the completion of the Car ,,etas and Jucaro Railroad. The returns of the traffic of the Coliseo Railroad aro as follows 1860 Gross receipts Z19,100 1862 1861 ' ' nd the r e t urns o f 186, from Jan. to 20th May...X49,000 A gainst 1864, same time 45,000 1 I To complete this purchase, the Bay of Havana and atanzas Company desire to raise a loan in London of a ' 40 0,000, b ear i ng i n t e rest at 7 per cent. per annum, pay b halfearly in London. AS secur -y it y for this loan, the Bay of Havana and Matan c,`Oßailroad Company will effect a first mortgage on the 'c'bseo Railroad, its rolling stock, appurtenances, and all ri'Perties ; and also a mortgage on the Bay of Havana and atanzas Railroad and its branches, subject only to the existing mortgages of £350,000, of which the first mort gage of £250,000 will be paid off entirely in 1876, by the operation of the sinking fund which commences in 1867. The property thus mortgaged is as follows : The Coliseo Railroad to be purchased out of the proceeds Of this loan, producing a gross revenue in 1864 of £71,200. The Bay of Havana and Matanzas Railroad and its branches, costing £1,056,000, produ c i ng a gross revenue in 18 64 of £143,000 (subject only to the above-mentioned rand gages). It will be noticed that the revenue of the Bay of Havana and Matanzas, as well as that of the Coliseo Railroad, has for some years been steadily increasing at the rate of 20 per cent. per annum, and it is beyond a doubt that the amalga ination of the two roads, by a natural increase of traffic and a large saving of expenditure in the administration, will produce a far larger revenue, and may be fairly estimated for the coming year at £250,000 gross, or fully £lOO,OOO net revenue. For the repayment of this loan a sinking fund is ar ranged f or , w h ere b y £20 , 00 0 i s to b e pa i d off annually, , either by the purchase of bonds or public drawin g , its ope ration to commence in 1877, by which time the first mort gage loan of £250,000 will be entirely redeemed. The Bonds will be issued in sums of £lOO, and bear in terest coupons, payable 10th J une an d 10th D ecem b er , a t Lae counting-house of Messrs. J. Henry Schroder and Co. The first coupon will be payable 10th June next. l ow l s t subscription price is 90 per cent., payable as fol -4'5 ............... on application. 25 ............... allotment. 30 .............. on 10th November. £3O Os. Less 0 14s. interest at 7 per cent. per annum upon previous instalments. 29 6 s on 10th December. Interest at 5 per cent. per annum will be allowed for pre l'43rrnent of any of the instalments. A pplication for an allotment to be made to Messrs. J. HENRY SCHRODER and Co., 145, Leadenhall-sfreet ; 01 ' to the Brokers— Messrs. LAURENCE, SON, and PEARCE. No. 7, Angel-court, Throgmorton-street. 145 , Leadenly . ,ll-street, London, Sept. 7, 1865. TEETH, 2s. 6d. each.—ESKELL and SONS' L „,..hriprovements 1., the co struction of AR IFICIAL is eoab.e tt,f-m to nuke and fit in from One to a Set. tr,,,,.,ew hours, without springs or w res, and withoi , t ex- D er ,'!os. upon rineiple of se't-adh Edon, painless and ,a,! - ct. Guaranteed, or no lee accepted. Sets. ; stop- D ri rt2s. 61.; extractions, Is._; an I the same moderate fixed t o , ekt throughout. Punctuality in all appcintments, and T r ''t an t daily attendance from Nine to Eight o'clock. 'Their tl s , ° t l ße on the Teeth. with printed terms, and all consult'', h„,, free, on application to ESKELL and SONS, 13, rich -"rile street, Quadrant. Note the address. SAILORS' ORPHAN GIRLS' SCHOOL and HO LLE, Hamostead. Offices. 77, Cornhill. PATRON —The QUEEN. TRU 4TEES. ,Pt the Hon. Francis Maude, e Rev. Canon rhamppgs , • I Th Thomas Baring, Esq , TREASURERS. It. Th, n L. Bevan, Esq. I Robert. Hanbury. Esq. vi zt „.. lB Institution is designed to sup ly a great national the viz., an asylum for the orpha daughters of sailors in teloval Navy and Merchants -ervice and of %Urines. ee clothes, maintains, and educates them for domestic iti r ,;:ce, and provides a home free .1 ex ease for former tei li "em hile out or situations, thus shielding d to. them from the I,Ptatiwons they might otherwise be expos. TlcA,,"ommittee earnestly APPEAL tor C. )NTRIBIJ reee„.. to meet the in reasi g applications through the even t storms and loss f life at sea, and t o enable them hec e , f r i allv to obtain premises more commensurat.• with the 44'10r ties of this great maritime country, which loses 2,000 Wh o annually by casuAlties alone, without including t.ose iitoT a y Per sh by war Barclscriptions tli inktully receiv by the bankers, Messrs ta r'' at Be evan Offices, No. ;, and Co., 7, Lombsrd-Etreet, and by the Secre t Curohill. R. . 4 WIe.ETING. Hon. Sec. CHARLES NA Sli, Sea. T i lt RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another 'lie n 4 1 0 1 11 e to ha' 12 now in operation. Last year no , fewer r I ‘jarit friendless, young females were ref eet , ora bean -e r UN DS and room, making a total of 3,087, who have 01 th e n t away in five years . Here are brief details of a few vtneat recent cases: A" red cl fallen, mother dead, ,nerted by her father. 4. L . ''•, aged 3, homeles., both parents dead S. b . " a ged 17, fallen, father dead, deserted by her mother. C. a ged 15, fallen, mother dead. A IT a ged 15, fallen, mother dead, s , a ed 16. fallen• both parents dead. I. if a ged 14, ha'meless, de erted by her parents: C. R • aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. • r z , aged 17, fatien, hot , . arents dead. R . `,,k: aged 18, fat en, father dead. aged IR, fallen, both parents 'ead, Etted fry, f ' t en, both par nts dead. • b w • aged 1 7, ta , len both parents dead. Th„;, e B Ze h d 5. fallen, both parents de in. V t un g . —"I( ' t he •-ornmit:ei, wish .o form would _be ,v f . o ( r ) v e h z_F !11, almost ehildre • from the age of to 1 5 , n (20,47,pu1Fd astray from the path f virtue. jj' a. q° t l 9llB will be received gratefully by the Secretary, 13, 04 lel 4, 00per,85 aad Co,. Loznb 4 roe lu r e! o n t •str t. eek. cum:wide; vr by kleBBll N°. 22.F46. Now re idy at all the Libraries in 3 vole, A NDREW RAMSAY OF ERR OL. By the Author of "John Arnul.l," " • Andrew Ramsay' is a story quite interesting enough to insure perusaL"—A t hen mum. "'Andrew Ramsay' is a truthful sketch of real life. The characters are excel ently drawn." bse:ver. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NOTICE.—CONSTANCE SHERWOOD, the New Novel, by Lady (414:ORO/ANA FULLE:taO author of "Too Strangs not to be True," &e., IS NOW -READY at all Libraries, in 3 vols., post Bvo. Now ready, imperial 16m0., 826 pages, cloth, ICs. 6d., half ITIOTO'•CO. THE STUDENT'S ENGLISH DICTIONARY, k; I YMOLOGICAL, PRO CING. and EX. LA NATO ItY. Pr. pared -peci illy for the Use of Coneg a and Advancert Schools. By JOHN OGILVIE, LL.D. - With about 300 Engravings on Wood. London : Blackie and Son, 41, Paternoster-row. /i 7 THE SUN, LONDON. FiiIDAY EVENING, ,EPTEMBER 8, 1865. GREAT ST. JAMES'S-HALL.—WORLD of MAGIC, Second -fight, and " Begone, Dud Care," every ev , ning at 8. A Day Perterinance. Saturday, at, 3. " The must varied entertainment in the metropAis."—Vide the ['reels. Admission, is. DROFESSOR and the Misses ANDERSON.— Farewell season. - World of Magic. Second Sight, and the original Indian Basket Trick, in conjunction with Fre deric the great) Maccabe, the unrivalled ventriloquist, mimic, and character actor. Sold by Simpkin, Mar.hall, and Co., price 7 , 1., in cloth 13d., a New Work on the Teeth, e,title.l PURE DENTISTRY, and WHAT IT DOES FOR lib. By A. E , 'KELL. Gr svenor-street, W. • From the great success of the previous work oir rital Surg..ry by the same uthor we ant,cipare the above will be read with avidit, by all classes who are interested discri minating between pur and meretricious nentistry." John C. Clements, Little Pulteney-street. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 11 vols., LEFE : Its Nature, Varieties, and Phenomena. by L.-0 H. GRIN DON. The Publisher begs to announce the issue of the Third Edition of the above popular work in sixpenny monthly parts. Parts 1. t.' IX. now ready. The work can be ha complete, in cloth, price 6s. 6d. . . " To those who delight in the exercise of their intellectual powers, these very thoughtful and b autifully-written reflec tions will bt. a welcome boon, and th , -, source long afterwar s, we mey rest assured of many fruitful meditations and plea sant memories." —Sun. London: F. Pitman. 20, Paternoster-row, E.C. Cloth, price .3s. AHANDBOOK for the MAN of BUSINESS, applicable to ad Departments of Commercial Engage ments. London: P. Pitman. 20. Paternoster-row. E.C. Extra cloth, price 5s , QCEPTICISM AND SPIRITUALISM. The experiences of a Sceptic. By the Authoress If " AURELIA." London : P. Pitman, 20. Paternoster-row, E.C. VREDERIC MACCABE, Ventriloquist, Mimic, &c., in his original entertainment, " Begone, Dull Care," "Miss Mary May," " Early in the Morning." Balcony, 2s. ; reserved seats, as.; stalls, ss. ; at Mr. Austin's office, St. James's hall, 23, Piccadilly. A. NIM.MO, Acting Manager. TODARE.-156TH REPRESENTATION.- THEACRE OF MYSTERY, EGYPTIAN HALL MARVELS in MAGIC and VE NT taLoQUISNI, by Col. STODA R. E. The REAL INDIAN BAsKE r TRICK, and INSTANTANEOUS GROtiITH of FLOWER TREES, as introduced for the first time in this country cn Easter Mon d-4y, April 17, 18e5, by Colonel Stodare, find only performed by him and the Indian Magicians. Every evening at 8 (Saturdays included), also on Wednes day alit Saturday Afternoons at 3. Stalls at Mitchell's, 33, old Bond-street, and Box-office, Egyptian Hall. Admission, Is., 25., and 38. "Almost miraculous."—Vide Times, April 18,1865. H E O X F OR D. 8, OXFORD STREET, W. Thp Orford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited). SIXTY-SIX, by J. Offenbach, performed by Mimses RuAsell, Barrie, Walme.ley, Tyrell ; viessrs. A. bt. Albyn, Husk, and Green , with full Band and Chorus. Conduotor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Balle•, Comedy, Burlesque, kc., by the celebrated D'Au bans, Messrs. I)uriah and Davis, and the Misses TIISY and SAR 4 GUANISS. SELF-INISTRUCTION TN SPELLING. NO ME —The Oxford has been entirely Redecorated. Altered, Newly Lighted, and Ventilated, find now is one of the most azreeahle places of resort in the kingdom.—OPEN EVERY EVENING at Eight o'clock. The Classical Ballet. entitled THE BRIDAL of PEAUTY, in which Hiss TEsSY GUNNISS will make her re ap.,ear i.nce i'HIS EVENING. Admissio i—Area, 6d.; stalls and balcony, ; private boxes. 10$. 6d. THE ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING is admirably adapted t a d adults whosP early edueatfen has been negh eted. in m ,aterinv, the difficulties of English orthography, without a teacher. Sent post free for 12 stamps. Dtmy 4to , cloth, price 7s. ed., THE PSYC HON OMY of the HAND ; or, the Hand an Index of dental Development London : F. Pitman, 20. Paternoster-row, iil.C. GLASS, CHINA, EARTHENWARE, and CHANDELIER s tiOW ROOMS. Notice of Removal in consequence of the late Fire. CANTERBURY HALL. KO KO RI KO. This wonderful entertainment, having proved the greatest hit ever made, will be rt•peat,d EV k'RY EVENIva, in ad dition to the Operatic sele3tions, supported by the whole talent of the e4ab ishment. Comedy, Burlesque, and Ballet by Mr.. and Mr. Randall, Messrs. Dumb and Davies, the D'Aubans, and Arthur Lloyd. Director, Mr. F. Jongmans. - - JDEFRIES and SONS' Temporary SHOW • Rf HS. 16 and 17, COIIIMERCIAL-STREET. WIITTECRAPEL, Five Minutes' walk from their Late Establishment, 147, HOUNDSDITCH. CRYSTAL and BRONZED CHANDELIERS, New Designs, for the Dining and Drawing-room, either ior Gas or Candle. T DEFRIES and SONS, 16 and 17, ti • COWNL BCIAL-SFREET. PETROLEUM LAMPS and WALL LIGHTS, MIRRORS (for India). T DEFRIES and SONS, 16 and 17, 0 • CO 3131 E R EET. All visitors to London at this season should pay a visit to the above establishment. MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION.-- Established 30 years, at the Bazaar, Baker-street. TAVERN AND HOTEL GLASS. 'Newest Patterns, Correct Measure. T DEFRIES and SONS, P.J• 16 and 17, CO3IMERCIAL-ST ttEET. ALEXANDRA DINNER SERVICES, For 12 Person., X 1 18s. 6d. DEFRIES and SONS, 16 and 17, COMAIERCIAL-aTREET. TABLE GLASS, en INA, and EARTHENWARE, CLUB, MESS, and FURNISHING ►) D EdtS for the above GOODS promptly executed. JDEFRIES and SONS supply Designs and • Pattern Books Free. NEW ADDITION.-.—ln accordance . ith the season, the Exhibition ha 4 been entirely re-embellished. The whole of the ancient Court Dresses of the most costly description, faithfully cooled from the most minute pictures, have been renewed. Modern Court Dresses of the most splendid de scription, selected from the first houses in Paris and London, and probably never equalled or surpassed, are now on view. Life-size Models of DOCTOR E. W. PRITCHARD and CONSTANCE KENT are now added. Open from 11 a.m. tllllO p.m. Admittance, One Shilling; Extra Rooms, Sixpence. ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, Piccadilly, wilt It E-OPEN for the Seaion on SATUR DAY, Sept. 9. The above Rooms have been entirely re decorated by Herr Rubardt and assistants. Musical Director, M. I UIGI CURTI. Manager, Mons. GRENET. nonrs open at half-past 8 o'clock; close live minutes to 12 o'clock. Works —LOND )N and BIRviINGHASL DINNEFORD'S FLUID MAGNESIA. The medical prole ton for Thirty' year have ap .roved Or this pure solution of Nla nesia as the best remedy for Gout and stomach disorders of every kt, d ; and as a mild aperient it is es' ecially adapted for ladies an, children. Prtpareu solely by DINNEFORD and CO., Chemists, &0., 172, New Bond-street, London ; And sold through:ut the worid by alt respe table chemists. CAUTION —See hat " Dinnetord and Co." is on eaLli bottle and red label (,ver the cork. HOME for LITTLE BOYS, Tottenham, N., for the Reception, from all parts of th e KinVom, of Out ast and Destitute Boys, and those verg,ng on crime, under 10 years of aL;e. President—a o ßEßT H ANBURY, Esq., 31. P, VICE-PRESIDENTS. Stephen S. 9i. Peto, Bart, M.P. Abel Smith, Esq., M.P. Samuel Esq. iyene gurney. ave. Esq.. Esq. rtl P. COMMITTEE. Mr Alex. Anderson. Bev. li. M'Sorley. Mr. E. H Burrows. Mr. W. J. Maxwell, Mr. A. D. Chapman. Mr Alfred -ho t Mr. E. F. I , e 1g. , . Mr. Robert Sinclair. Mr. ueorge hi o e. I Mr E. J. Tabrum. Mr. Francis Lycett I Mr. It. T. Tur..bull. Treasurer—W. H. Willans ' Esq., 78, liasinghall- s t reet . E . C. H ono rary Secretar y—M Mall Fao. harF. W s, ‘6, Suffulk-street, P.ll-st, S. Bankers—Messrs. Smith. Payne, and Smiths, 1, Lombard street. , .C. The mode of admission to the House Is twofold, Ist. ity e:eotion of she subscribers. B ys thus admitted are receivet free, boarded, clothed, educated, and Wight ill they are 11 years o age. With the view o cure the election of the most deserving cases, the Commit , e have from the first discouraged canvas sing, and they do not pint any addresses of the subscribers. The voting papers contain a desc-iption of each case, as care tul y investi; ated by the Committee, and with this informa tion the subscribers are able to judge for themselves as to those most e igible for free admission. This H •me was opened in April. IQ6I. It was designed to take the little ones whose chant& r and circumstances disQualily the for the Orphan Asylums, and whose tender age precludes their admission to the R. fuges. Such are th se who, from neglect, are already on the roa to ruin. Such are those who have been deserted by their natural protectors and left to beecome idle wanderers. Such are those whose parents may have at one time or other received parish re let, and who are now friendless orphans Such are those whose oarents are breakers of t •e law, or are in prison, and who train their chit ren in the same path. Such are those whose evil associations have already had their painful effect, and must lead them to a life of crime ai.d misery. Where are now 50 little inmates trom about four years of age to 10. There is room for nearly 10 and the Committee would joyfully gee Vie Home filled at once ; they only wait for the neces-ary subscriptions. The Como it ee feel constrained to p'ead for those who cannot thus plead for themselves ; and, referring to the ctr cumstan es of some cho ha-re been already admitted, they ask—is it right to e a widow and her 1, rally paupers for Hie because one of them (the naughty boy of the tam ly) rims wild in the streets and is beyond her control ? Is it kind to tell her, b. cause she has so large a family, ilia' you will not h 1p her to put one of them into a Home. but that the must ail go into "the house ?" Is it doing the b st we can for the little destitute orphan .o send him to the workhouse. Is it dot gto others .s we would they should do unto s that when these little ones have unnatural parents wh turn them into the streets, or force them by ill- reat cent to " 1111 aw:.y," none of us shou d be found to ,are for them, to speak a kindly wo d to them, to btr end them, to house and clothe th m ? Shill we leave hem still on the doorstep, t asa n, by on the other side, or else exclaiming " Am. i my brother's k-ener?" Admission to Promenade, One Shill.ng, MARK YOUR LINEN.--.BOND'S PERMA NENT MARKING INK is by far the best for marking CRESTS, NANII4.',S, awl INITIALS upon House hold Linen, Wearing App Ire], &c. Price Is. a bottle. No 6d. size ever made. Sold by E. R. BOND, 19. Bishopagate street Within, LOU E C., ant by all respectable chemists and stationers in the kingdom.—N.B. Purchasers should be careful to observe t addr:ss 10, Ilishopsgate-streer. ithin, E.C.—upon the label. without which the Ink is not genuine. MADAME RACHEL'S ROYAL ARABIAN TOILET EQITI -IT E gives a snit, del - hate, and youthful appearance t the face, and renders the h.ir, teeth, and complexio t beautiful beyon i comparison. 47A, New Bond-s , reet. sfadame It. forwards her preparations to the Continent and Brighton. SWEET OPOPONA X, PIESSE and LUBIN'S new Perfume.—OPO Po • .AX is a native flower of Mexico of rare frazrance. This scent, and a thousand others for choice, is. 6d. and ss. each. Sol i by all fashionable chemists and perfumers.— Laburatory of Flowers, 2, New Bond-street, London. COOL and REFRESHING TOILETTE RE QUE,ITE.—OL DRIDUE'S M of C rLUNII3III. is the most certain remedy for Restoring and Strenothenimr" the tiatr. By it Whialcers and Moustache+ are produce t and beautified. Ladies will find it especially valuable, as the most delicate head-dresa r bon. et ono be worn %%knout tear of soiling. Sold in bottles, ra. 6d., Os., and its. -C. and A. OLDRIDGE, 22, Welling,ton-street, btr and. The n , cessity for an Institution for these li , tie ones is evi dent from the police statis 'c. which show that in London alone. in one year, no fewer than' 31 t boys under 0 years of flee, have been appr.-hended for various offences. 79 of whom were eonvicted and punished, while the bulk, 232 were dis charged by the magistrates with a rebuke, as being too young to punish. thou not ioo young to learn thebeginnings of crime. On the other hand. the , e are numbers who, but for the timely hel.. afforded by such an Institution, must otherwise become paupers, and losing all !deer of self-reli ance and selt-help, be permanent burners to the State file Home for Little B )ys has, therefore, been established to res ue the little .1)(1., to save them from the prison on the one hand, and the workhouse on tie other, and to endeavour to make them useful members of society. The dal' y routine of the Ins Ito ion present,• all the fea ture. of a home. a s^ll..ci , and a wo'ksh ip. The little ones are cared tor as children ; they have their regular meals, th, it suitable clothing their hours of play and amusement, and their singing class. 1 hey are treated as scholars ; every mornine , is devoted to seh ) I work—reading, and writing, and cipherim.r. and Scriptural instruction with occasional lessons in o' jests and other subjtcts. But they are also trained to work. As they must all, an I that at a very early period in life, earn their living by the sweat of their brow, they are here at once taught habits of industry. So • he after noons are occupied with va• tous industrial occupations— making brown paper bags for bankers, and white t aper bags for tradeem- n, and door mats and servants' kneelers tor any who will buy them ; picking the coil for the mats, mending the c othes, Am. Some a.sisr, the master in the garden, (timing, planting, watering, weeding, and so forth. 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There was a good attendance at each, and the addresses delivered and papers read excited considerable interest. of lettcrs yearly posted without addresses, in the numbe: SHEFFIELD, Thursday. This " Great Northern Dinner" took place in the Cutlers' Hall this evening to members of the Cut lers' Company, who were duly sworn in at the Town hall at noon, after which they proceeded to the parish church, where Divine service was performed and a sermon preached by the chaplain, the Rev. W. Wil kinson. The Master Cutler (Alderman John Brown) is suffering from ill-health, and under the advice of his physician is now on the Continent, and did not attend the banquet. In his absence his Worship the Mayor (Mr. Thomas Jessop) received the guests and presided over the proceedings. During the early part of the day a large number of ladies were al lowed to inspect the tables, which presented an ex ceedingly elegant and attractive appearance. The display of silver epergnes, candelabra, &c., was very choice and costly, the designs being of the most ela borate and beautiful character, and the general effect more than usually pleasing. Fruits and flowers were bestowed in lavish profusion, and the air was laden with a delicious and refreshing fragrance. The re past was provided by . Mr. Prideaux, of the Ki ng ' s Head Hotel, and included all the delicacies of the season. The guests began to assemble about 5 o'clock, and were received by his Worship in the ante room. A guard of honour, consisting of members of the Hallamshire Rifles, under the command of Lieut. Bright, lined the entrance-hall and staircase, and there was also present the band of the troops, which during dinner played a number of pieces. The noblemen and gentlemen present included Earl Fitzwilliam, Lords Wharncliffe and E. Howard, the Hon. F. Stuart Wortley, the Hon. W. F. Fitzwilliam, Lord Foley, Mr. J. A. Roebuck, - M.P., Mr. G. Hadfield, M.P., the Hon. R. B. 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When you find uniformity, or something which closely approximates to uniformity, iu such matters as the number of detected offences of the same nature committed within the year, it is impossible not to be impressed, how ever trifling may be the illustration of them— with the per manence and steadiness of the laws which regulate our existence. Now, is there any use in knowing that ? I think there is. In the first place, no knowledge that bears upon human life is useless, even though we do not at the moment see the practical application to which we can put it. A discovery always turns to account in some way. The most important mechanical inventions owe their origin to purely mathematical theories, which the authors of them never dreamt of so applying. In the next place it is only by observing men in masses and with the aid of all such helps to accuracy as we can command, that we can fairly appreciate the influence of general causes, whether material or moral, national or individual. Take a town in which a thoroughly good system of drainage has been estab lished, you want to learn what has been the effect of that system on health. Question each per son or each family separately, you will, probably, get very conflicting and dubious testimony. But register the deaths and causes of death, compare them with what they were before, and with similar returns in other places, and the decrease will give you at once a measure of what has been effected. (Hear, hear.) And, lastly, of that large class of human evils which are reparable as well as pre ventable—evils affecting not life, but property, or affecting life as considered in its relation to property—there aro very few to which the principle of insurance may not be applied. Now, what does insurance mean ? It is the opposite of gambling. The gambler, desiring to gain something which is not his, risks in return something of that which he actually possesses. The insurer, seeking to preserve what he has, submits to a certain small fixed deduction, and thereby precludes the occurrence of a much larger possible loss. The one purposely increases the hazards of life, the other purposely diminishes them. Now, if it be, as I believe it is, indisputable that a sense of security is one of the very first requisites, both for material improvement and mental development, whatever creates or strengthens that sense of security is an impor tant element of human progress, and when a proprietor has guaranteed himself, according to the nature of his pro perty, against fire, against shipwreck, against loss of stock by disease, or of crops by storms; still more when the man who lives by his industry has secured himself, not indeed against premature death, but against that to which such per sons having families is the sharpest sting of premature death, the dread of leaving unprovided for those whose existence is bound up with his own, it is difficult to estimate by any test any results that can be shown on paper the amount of good which is practically effected, for that again must be measured, not by the number of persons actually saved from distress, but by the infinitely greater number saved from the apprehension of distress, the fear being often as bad as the thing feared. (Hear, hear.) It is not easy to over rate the benefit which the practice of insurance has con ferred, and will confer, on mankind. And why, in open ing this statistical section, do I refer to it ? Because it is a practice founded in its very nature on statistical inquiries and which, without such inquiries, could not have existed. (gear, hear.) It remains only to speak of a few desiderata, a few things wanted to be done. In England our chief defect is the absence of agricultural statistics. (Hear, hear.) That is a question which has been long before Parliament, the difficulty of collecting such facts as are really wanted does not seem to me great, but, between prejudices on both sides, statisticians asking too much and farmers invariably jealous of giving any information, the thing has always fallen through. I hope, in that respect, the now Parlia ment may be more fortunate than its predecessors. I ought also 10 note as inconvenient in the highest degree the ex cessive complication of our English weights and measures. (Hear, hear.) They are, probably, by far the worst in Europe in that respect. But I note the fault in no very sanguine spirit as to a remedy being applied. Our national peculiarities—a great indifference to simplicity and con formity, dislike to change anything to which we have be come accustomed, and the total absence of any strong in terest in the subject, except among a few individuals,place reform on this matter wholly beyond my expectations. Parliament, no doubt, has legalized the use of the metric sys tem, a step which is very well as far as it goes, but which really for all practical purposes leaves matters where they were ; compulsion is not to be thought of, and, on the whole, I strongly suspect the next generation will do ex actly what I am doing now,—admit the inconvenience and say it can't be helped. (A laugh.) Even with regard to the decimalisation of coinage, which is a matter really in the power of the Government, I do not think we are likely soon to see anything done ; and it is obvious that weights and measures cannot be changed without a general feeling of willingness among the people to give up those existing and adopt the substitutes. It is more satisfactory to look to the operations of the Board of Trade. Their little yearly volume called the Statistical Abstract is full of useful in formation, packed into the smallest compass, and arranged with a careful rejection of trifling or unimportant details. I should be glad to see the scope of the publication ex tended, and references added showing where fuller details on the subject dealt with might be found. I think it is also worth considering, since every European Government now takes a decennial census, whether some understanding may not be come to among the leading States to frame their inquiries as nearly as may be in the same way, and to pub lish them in the same order and form, so that for purposes of comparison they may be at once and easily available. (Hear, hear.) For, notwithstanding' local and national divisions, differences of language, of institutions, and of race, Europe inclines more and more to become in its gene ral habits of thought and action one community, and Napoleon's phrase that a war in Europe is a civil war, like most sayings of great men, becomes more and more appli cable, and not less so by the progress of time. (Hear.) I do not know that it would serve any useful purpose if I were now to anticipate the contents of the papers that may be read in this section. They will be many, various, I hope interesting, and ought to lead to useful discussions. Let me only offer to those who take part in our discussions one or two suggestions. Tho first is, time runs fast. You can say all you have got to say in very few words, if you will think it over beforehand. It is not abundance of matter, it is want of preparation, want of exact thought, that makes diffusive ness. A man goes round and round his meaning when ho is not perfectly clear. (Hear, and a laugh.) Again, we don't want preamble or perorations. We are not a school of rhetoric; and in addressing an educated audience a good deal may be taken for granted. Lastly, we only wish to get at the truth of things. All ideas are welcome ; but mere verbal criticism is of no value to us. Some of the topics with which we shall deal may, perhaps, have a poli tical bearing, and in that case I hope and expect that they will be dealt with in a strictly impartial and scientific spirit. (Cheers.) A vote of thanks having been passed to the noble lord for his address, the reading of papers commenced and was proceeding when the section rose. The Sheffield Cutlers' Festival. // 2 D - PRICE 4d. S TAMPED sd. this country, and to the visit of the English navy to France. He felt convinced, from the exhibition that was made, that England had retained the supremacy which she had long before secured, and and that she would ever be able to do so. (Cheers.) The Volunteers he described as men of pluck and Saxon blood, who, whenever called upon, would prove themselves ready to do their duty, and take their fair share in the battles of the country. (Cheers.) Captain SPRATT, 83d Regiment, briefly responded on behalf of the Army, and Lord \YHA RNCLIFFE, who is colonel of the Hallamshire Rifles, and was received with cheers, on behalf of the Volunteers. His lordship complimented the leading men of Shef field for the hearty manner in which they had hitherto supported the Volunteer movement in the town, and expressed his confidence that so long as the movement was countenanced and supported by the upper classes, so long would it go on and prosper. (Cheers.) Allusion had been made to the meeting of the fleets of France and England, and to the ap parent superiority of that of our own country. He attributed this improvement not so much to me chanical agencies as to the deeply-rooted loyalty of the people, and their determination to defend their Throne and their hearths and homes. (Loud cheers.) Mr. COLLEY proposed " The Lord of the Manor of Hallamshire, his Grace the Duke of Norfolk." (Cheers.) This toast, he said, had always been re ceived in that room with enthusiasm, and he hoped that on that occasion it would not be deserted. (The toast was drunk with loud cheers.) • Lord E. HOWARD, in responding to the toast, ex pressed his sorrow that they were deprived of the presence of the Master Cutler, and his hope was that he would soon recover his wonted health and energy. (Cheers.) In reference to the recent meeting of the fleets, he said that science had now so far advanced that iron castles walked upon the sea. Much of the credit and renown of that belonged to Sheffield, and particularly to the Master Cutler of Sheffield. (Cheers.) It had been said that war had now been rendered impossible, and the Master Cutler and other manufacturers of Sheffield deserved much credit for having by their energy, diligence, and patience so far improved the appliances of war as to entirely do away with war. (Cheers.) Mr. MARK FIRTH proposed " The Lord Lieute nant of the West Riding, the Right Hon. Earl Fitzwilliam, and the House of Wentworth." The toast having been drunk amid much cheer ing, Earl Frrzwrradam responded. In the course of his remarks his lordship alluded to the rule prohibit ing the discussion of politics at that board, and said it made the feastlikean indigestible "Welsh rabbit." (Laughter.) He then referred to the state of the town of Sheffield, and the great need there was in Sheffield, as well as in other places, to see that every thing that could be done for the improvement of the sanitary state of the town was done. His lordship thought that attention to this matter was of the highest possible importance, and he thought that in a few years no possible objection could be urged against Sheffield, Rotherham, Masborough, and Doncaster joining in one grand scheme. (Cheers.) His lordship next alluded to the abundance of smoke at Sheffield, its injurious effects not only to human being but to vegetation and cattle, and he was clearly of opinion that it was their duty to do all they could to avoid damage to life and property. Notwith standing these drawbacks, his lordship was exceed ingly proud to see that Sheffield was progressing, and hoped that progress would go on increasing. In conclusion his lordship paid a high compliment to the energy and business talents of Mr. John Brown, the Master Cutler, and proposed that the company should drink to the speedy recovery of his health. (Loud cheers.) The MAYon feelingly responded on behalf of the Master Cutler, for whom he expressed his readiness to do anything in his power. A more upright, honourable, worthy, warm-hearted man than Mr. Brown never existed. Mr. Brown had desired him to give them a cordial welcome, and he did so with all his heart, and with the fervent hope that he might speedily be restored to health. Much cheer ing.) Mr. CHARLES ATKINSON (ex-Master Cutler) pro posed " The Right Hon. Lord Wharncliffe and the neighbouring Nobility." The toast was warmly drunk. Lord WHARNCLIFFE responded, and said the upper classes would never do their duty as citizens of England until they took a fair share of the re sponsibilities which devolved upon them. (Hear, hear.) He was quite sure he might say for himself and the other members of the nobility that they would ever be ready to do anything they could for the advancement of the interests of the great town of Sheffield. (Cheers.) Mr. William Smith, Italian and French Vice- Consul, proposed " The Members for the West ' Riding." The Hon. W. Fitzwilliam briefly re sponded. After which Mr. Thomas Dunn proposed The Members for the Borough." Mr. ROEBUCK, M.P., responded. He said he was sure they had met for more than the dreary busi ness of indulgence in complimentary toasts ; his notion was that they had met for a greater purpose, and that when they met together they could agree to differ. His notion was that he should best consult their views and the views of the country at large if he indulged in making that Welsh rarebit that the Right Hon. Earl Fitzwilliam referred to palatable. His notion about the matter was a very different one to that of the noble earl. Instead of as a Welsh rarebit he should illustrate their meeting as like salad, in which the tart vinegar, the pungent pepper—(laughter and cheers)—and the smooth oil, and the wholesome salt, could be beaten toge ther, making an agreeable condiment —(laughter)— that was what he wished to do on that occasion ; he had no doubt there were many in that room who had gone across the Channel in a storm, and they had felt the vessel as it went over the waves creating great discomfort to their spirit and their body, and when they had landed the very railroad seemed to be bounding up and down, and they could not divest themselves of the notion that they were still upon the ocean—that is, proceeded Mr. Roebuck, my feeling with respect to the present election. ("No politics" and laughter.) I have gone through all the difficulties, and I have landed, and the land still seems moving up and down, but still I have arrived at that calm state of the nerves that makes me look back upon the past with some feelings of satisfaction ; and now, sir, I ask what has this great election taught us ? (Hear, hear.) Well, it has taught us this. We have been told that there has been no great principle at stake in the past election. Now that I believe to be a great mistake, and, if the company will allow me, I will state why I think it is a great mistake in the onward course of events in England. The spirit of Reform has been at one time in the ascendancy, and the spirit of reaction in another. From the death of Eliza beth to the death of Cromwell the spirit of Reform went on and played precious pranks—(laughter)— and then came a violent reaction, and that passed through the reign of Charles 11. and James 11., and then came the spirit of onward movement from William to the first and second George, but when the third George came again came a reaction ; that reaction lasted until the end of the war with Napoleon, and then came the onward progress, and that onward progress has made way until the present time. (Applause.) Now, sir, we are told with so much confidence that I almost believed the people of England were tired of im provement, that they were altogether out of sorts with the onward party ; and that they wished to get again to reactionary movement. The question that was fought at the last election was whether that statement was true or false and the fact has been the people of England are so wedded to inl provoment, so desirous of improving and going on wards, that they have returned a majority to the House of Commons, who are bound to be Liberal. (Cheers.) Well now, sir, I b e li eve , if you will w S RA Pt: k ; a~--' :~~ `x. :r•AN -4 "! -`r ..t1) ~_--;:,y; • nrr,r what has taken place, yd#•-reet4i4M4l4l.l f e the people of England have bedri ' --_,..."!\ - ' ' itiiiitiiii O gr a' - particular. 'ln 1`32 we got rid 14 e'.4tsia/tc - sl measures of opposition to reform. In 1830 and 1832 we altered the political reform of the country. It was a great revolution to guide us, and when I speak of the word " revolution" I wish to say a word about the people of England. They don't ask for theoretic perfection, but what they ask is political advancement; they don't shatter down all the old things about them, nor, to make a clear field, erect a perfect temple upon the basis; nd, they take what their ancestors have given them. They fashion and improve it, they make what has now been made a house, and I believe a Govern ment that has never been equalled since the world began, for the happiness and welfare of the people under them. (Cheers.) You may call it theoretic, You may call it monarchic. lam glad it is mo narchic. In my youth, I was what is called a Republican, but I am glad to feel that people of England are governed in a way that ought to make the world at large envy them. (Cheers.) These are statements, I have no doubt, that will sound in the ear of my Lord Fitzwilliam wild and wonderfully political. That Welsh rarebit I be lieve every one here would digest, and after doing so would go home fully persuaded that the country in which he lives ought to be and is the envy of the whole world. We have freedom of speech and thought ; we have security for person and property to an extent that the rest of the world does not know, and when foreigners come among us the won der to them is how this vast multitude of human beings can live so quietly and so happily. (Cheers.) That is the condition of ourselves at home, and now allow me to call your attention to what has taken place two or three days ago at Portsmouth. We i have had our old enemy, and now our ally—the ' French, meeting us in friendly concourse and in friendly, I may say, emulation on the waters of Ports mouth. Do you believe that that is a fact of signifi cance to the world? It is a fact significant of this, that while England and France hold together the world must be at peace. (Cheers.) There may be outlying populations who wish to disturb the peace of the world, but they will be kept down by the dominion and force of the two great nations of the world—France and England. (Cheers.) I don't care whether they are on the other side of the Atlantic or on this, they must obey. I don't care about the world ; and I will say for the Emperor of the French that he sees clearly what the destiny of the world ought to be, and he employs that power which he has and so well exercises for the benefit of mankind. (Cheers:) Now I would make the moral of my tale. What I have said will be my guide as your represen tative. As your representative, speaking in the House of Commons, every word I utter goes forth to the world. (Cheers.) It is not as the individual ; it is not that, it is that he is the representative known as thoroughly representing the people of England and Wales. He utters his sentiments ; they are known to be the sentiments of a larger body of his country men. Well, sir, those will be the ideas with which I go again to represent you after many years of repre sentation ; I believe and I feel myself to be now as a sort of part and parcel of this great Cutlers' Com pany. (Hear, hear.) lam always here, and I believe myself to be part of you, and this very day I have gone through all your forms, and I ought to be elected an hon. member of your company— (laughter)—but I have a greater dignity, and it is that I am the representative of Sheffield, and in that character I shall maintain peace ; I shall maintain the dignity of England, and I will do all I can to advance the great body of my countrymen to the attainment of that power to which I think they are destined. Mr. HADFIELD, M.P., responded ; and after some other complimentary toasts had been disposed of, the proceedings were brought to a close. An Affair of Honour at Baden. " Argus," in a communication to the Morning Post, says :—" Aletter from Baden without an allu sion to a duel relative to an actress or a gentlemen riders' race would be a great disappointment to the lovers of gossip and those who like other people to travel for them. Well, although although I have not an affair of honour for your readers, I have at least an own brother to it, as they will admit. It seems that for the last few years there has been a, very disagreeable feeling in France with reference to English gentlemen riders, and the alliance be tween them and their foreign brethren has not been quite as strong as that of Cherbourg in reference to that of naval and military matters. Captain Hunt especially has had to put up with repeated annoy ances whenever he rode, the fault of his animal being laid on himself ; and if he did not win, it was said to be from want of inclination. Hitherto he has been unable to fix upon any one the responsi bility of a charge of this description, but on Wed nesday afternoon he was more successful ; for on returning to scale on Benjamin, a Mons. Thomas, an adventurer on the Bourse, shouted out to him, in the most offensive manner, You have played your game very well, Captain Hunt.' At the moment he took no notice of the insult, but, put ting on his coat, he went up to M. Thomas's car riage and demanded an explanation. Not re ceiving an apology, but rather a fresh insult, he, without an instant's hesitation, pulled the Frenchman out of his carriage by his nasal organ, which, unfortunately for him, was unusually long. Frantic with rage, he rushed at the captain, who gave him one with which your pugilistic reporter would have been delighted. And had it been de livered within a 24-foot ring, he would have recorded that it had been received with cheers. The parti es were then separated, and the debate upon it ad journed until next day. Of course the Frenchman breathed nothing but fire, and the blood of the gentleman rider alone could wash out the stain his honour had received. The English to a man were of a different opinion. They applauded Captain Hunt's spirit, and said it served his antagonist quite right, and recommended him to do it again in every similar instance, as it would soon put a stop to the nuisance. The Frenchman, however, was not so easily got rid of, and challenged the gallant captain, naming swords as the weapons with which he wished the affair decided. This proposition the captain respectfully declined, and said, with great truth, he did not see why, after being insulted, he should stand the chance of a foot and a-half of cold steel being slipped through him like a skewer; and for a performance of one of the favourite acts in the Corsican Brothers he had no desire. He, however, placed himself in the hands of the stewards and said, if they thought he ought to go out with M. Thomas he would do so with pistols. The Court then adjourned, and their retirement was of some benefit to the restaurant, for no end of seltzers and brandy were ordered to discuss the matter over. The Stewards took as long to consider the question as Lord Westmorland and Mr. Payne did the Claxton case, and returned with the award that Captain Hunt must go out, but he should be allowed the use of pistols. In giving this decision, they admitted it was inconvenient he was married ; but as he was a resident in Paris, it would save him a great deal of annoyance for the future, providing, as Custance would say, "he did not rim second." Contrary to the Claxton case, the award was re ceived with the utmost satisfaction, and Tuesday suggested as an open day, and the merits of the pai r discussed like those of Mace and Worrnald. appealed Your cor respondent, however, who flatters himself h e i s not a bad judge of men and th n in la ki nn n e g rs i‘ , l. Thomas when was not " a certain to, said he could not help starter," and that he would much rather be watching his operations on the Bourse, in Mexican Stock and Crddit Fonciers, than looking for the direction of Captain Hunt's bullet. And in this instance I was right, for whether M. Thomas had heard that Captain Hung had long since ab jured the use of snuffers, and invariably put his a chamb er - can dl e out w i t h Palais Royal pistol, or else thought that discretion was the better part of valour, I cannot say, but when Captain Hunt's friend went to his seconds to arrange " the fixture," they tendered him an apology, and said their friend's conductwas inexcusable except from ignorance, and they could not conscientiously go out with him. So the affair terminated quietly ; and Captain Hunt winning the Prix de Dames the next day was loudly cheered for his spirited conduct, and so far from being a victim to gentlem en j oc k eys , h e has become the champion of their rights and privileges. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. THE NEW NOVEL BY MR. W. 0. WILLS, AUTHOR OF "THE WIFE'S EVIDENCE," &C. On Wednesthy next, in 3 vols., at all Libraries, _ _ DAVID CHANTREY. Reprinted from "Temple Bar M.g , zine." John Maxwell an I Cu., 1.2, Fleet-street. London: F. 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STATISTICS AND POLITICAL ECONOMY. This section assembled in the Friends' Meeting-house, and was presided over by Lord Stanley. Sir J. Bowring, Professor Fawcett, M.P., and Lord Lyttelton were among the principal persons present. After some purely formal business, Lord STANLEY delivered an address on the value and use of statistics. lie said—ln opening the section of statistics and political economy, I need not trouble you with more than a few introductory remarks. It has been questioned how far such subjects ought to form part of the busi ness o f a strictly scientific association, and I don't think the ques tion unreasonable, for it must be admitted that while even political economy itself, in its present state, is rather a col lection of practical maxims, stipported by reason and tested by experience, than a science in the same sense as astro nony or optics are entitled to that name, the topics to which the statistical method is applicable are infinitely various, and have little in common, except this one characteristic, that in every case we appeal either to the numerical tests of accuracy, to figures, or else to fixed and recognised rules, which are assumed to have the same kind of certainty as prevails in physical science. How far that assumption holds good in practice must depend on the judgment both of those who read papers and of those who comment upon them. The truth is, in my opinion, our functions here are rather those of suggesting, an _stimulating than of origi nating thought. Discussion, no doubt, we shall have, and in discussion new ideas are constantly generated, and new lights thrown upon previously unfamiliar topics. But it is not in crowded meetings, it is not in debating speeches that any profound and original investigation can be carried on. Meetings like ours answer two purposes apart from that of social enjoyment. One of those is the diffusion, not the origination, but the diffusion of ideas. Books and news papers and reviews, no doubt, are the main agents for doing that work. Still it is, I think, indisputable that, as seeing is proverbially more impressive than hearing, so what we hear orally delivered makes upon us a stronger impression than that which lies on a printed page, on which our at tention may or may not dwell. The other is the stimulus given to inquiry by the mere fact of investigations of this kind, or the result of them, being brought prominently and conspicuously before the public. Men go home with their heads full of subjects on which they perhaps never thought seriously before. And since, as I believe, nothing once known is ever really forgotten—since an idea which has once found lodgment in the mind, though its presence there may long have been barren, and though we ourselves may be unconscious of it, will often spring up with life after a long interval—it is difficult to determine what crop may not grow, sooner or later, out of the seed thus cast about apparently at random. (Hear, hear.) And now let me say a word as to the right application of the statistical method. To use figures rightly, assuming that they are accurate in themselves, is not as easy a matter as it is apt to appear. There are various fallacies into which unpractised statisti cians fall, one or two of which may be worth noting. One, perhaps the commonist, arises from the use of too narrow a basis for calculation. To explain my meaning : given a certain class of men between certain ages, as soldiers, agri cultural labourers, artisans, and the like, the aggregate length of life among 10,000, or even among 1,000, of those will be practically a fixed quantity; you can determine it beforehand. But the length of any single life is, of course, uncertain ; and if so few as 10, 20, or even 100 lives be taken, the element of chance, or what we call chance, is not sufficiently excluded ; and a single exceptional case affects the general result. Another error, less easy to detect, arises from not taking into account all the causes which affect the result. Thus, supposing that the question is the effect produced by the reduction of a tax in increasing the consumption of the article taxed, it is a natural but a very obvious mistake to argue—post hoc ergo propter hoc—to speak of that augmented consumption as arising solely from the reduction of duty which preceded it, ignoring other causes—such as general prosperity and consequentaugmentation of the consumingpower, cheapen ing of means of transport, or lowering of the actual cost of production by mechanical improvements, or otherwise, of the article consumed. Or, to take an illustration from a different class of subjects, suppose it is desired to ascertain the average mortality of a certain class, that for this pur pose we take the mortality in that class during a certain number of years, and that during one of those years an epidemic of a destructive character has prevailed. You, of course, strike out that year from the series as unduly af fecting the average. But if you stop there, your calcula tion is again vitiated, though in a different manner. For it will almost always happen that an epidemic sweeps away a larger proportion of unhealthy than of healthy lives ; and so the years succeeding, their mortality having been, so to speak, anticipated, are above the true average in point of health, and do not form a fair basis for a per manent calculation. (Hear, hear.) Another variety of the same error, identified in principle, is where effect andcause are confounded. For instance, I have heard a sanitarist argue, with great general truth, in favour of model lodg ings in towns, and support his argument by pointing out the diminished ratio of mortality in them as compared with the same class outside. No one could dispute the general conclusion. But in f a i rness it should have been taken into qualifying proposition, that model lodg i putation for superior cleanlin e ss an d c i n o g n a s ! d e b r y a t i t o h n e , r a s r a e healthiness, attract not the average, but the best men of the class in point, of regular and orderly habits, for whom they are designed—that is, those whose chances of life are the best, independent of the manner in which they are lodged. Hence involuntary exaggeration arises, by which a good cause can only suffer. (Hear, hear.) A third source of error, perhaps less material, but still worth notice, is that of confounding in one class facts not identical. For instance, the average death rate in England is easily ascertained ; but if you wish to apply that practically to a particular place or class, you must not take the figures as they stand. The death rate of towns is not that of rural districts —the mortality of infants greatly ex ceeds that of adults ; the term of life is shorter in the la bouring than in the well-to-do class. Age, class, locality , must be separately determined before you can arrive at an even approximately accurate conclusion. The figures which serve for all collectively, precisely because they do so servo, are illusory if applied to any one of these in particular. I mention such possible mistakes in order to show how utterly wide of the truth is the idea that, to work by and with sta tistical calculation is a merely mechanical function needing no ability beyond that of a careful clerk. They require common sense and vigilance against errors, like every other method of inquiry. Figures do not, indeed, deceive you ; but if you put them to a use they were not meant for they will let you deceive yourself. (Hear, hear, and a laugh.) I suppose it is hardly necessary to remind you of the uses of the statistical method as applied to national affairs. If a man in private life finds his money going too fast and wants to retrench, the first thing he does is to say, " I must keep accounts." So individuals keep diaries of particular matters in which they are interested, not trusting to vague recollec tion, but setting down their notes day by day. Everyper son of observant habits or engaged in any pursuit which requires accuracy, is in some sense a statistician. And it is hardly possible to overrate the value of figures, partly as c hecking the universal tendency t o exaggera t e, not wilful, but a kind ofn t ere mentalsted , artilplusiloyn, which operate s w h enever we are as giving definiteness and pre cision to ideas which would otherwise remai n fl oa ti ng i n our \ minds in a vague and therefore comparatively useless f orm . For instance, to say gener all y that a given trade or deeply i employ ment—that of a grinder, or of asoldier in the Tropi cs —is unhealthy, conveys a very faint impression, and affects our feelings but slightly. But yet it is in this way that the average length of life in some o ccupations is shorter by 10 or 15 years than that of an ordinary labourer ; and it is only by habitual calculation that the man himself, however igno rant or thoughtless he may be, is able clearly to realise the sacrifice he is making in going into th a t b us i ness . S o with regard to questions o f drainage, of ventilation, of food, of the use or abuse of strong drinks, it i s th e s t at i st i ca l tes t employed on a large scale which alo ne can b e conclusive. I say on a la rge scale, for it is of the very essence of statistical inquiry that by dealing with masses it eliminates individual peculiarities. W e reason back from th e mass t o t h e indi vidual ; the subject of the statistician, his typical or repre sentative man, is the average man of many thousands. We are familiar with the effect on public health of the establish ment of sanitary statistics. Let me point out one or two instances in which figures form part, and a ver y curious part, of the doings of our national life. Take the Post-office returns, showing increase of correspondence as compared with the past, and the difference which exists in the amount of letter writing between one part of the country and another—say between the population of Irelandand that of London. Take the Registrar-General's returns of mar riages, and note how the number of these relatively to the population rises and falls as the material condition of the masses is for the time better or worse. Take the annual publications of the Customs and Excise departments. Take our census abstracts of the occupations of the people; take our criminal statistics—a comparatively new depart ment, and one probably still admitting of much im provement ; you may read in these collectively the social and economical history of the age in which wo live, and note everywhere the absence of mere chance. We speak of chance— it is a word which we must use for convenience sake—but we really mean by it not that the result or the thing discussed is in itself uncertain, but that some or all of the determining causes of such re sults are to us unknown. We Imply not the absence of a law, but inevitable iguorancl i 011 our part, of whet the law 6%/"~~ RP, apa but fined pert ular, 'erect last I °N icer. dad• qr., oek• 11 11- 11011‘ con: but in it.• Rio ,rii. 'deli qr. 5.1 sold >WU' IWO* 11,713• MA Trel iv% Pe un- ~pfl U , it .