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There will be no entertainment Egyptian Null, Piccadilly. d.i—Fh'u. 16. and dealers this Wh e at was o nly 1 0 °' I had to submit to s ead'a prices. 118' Cheayico brands of foil in corn, and prices til; Ir. decline. Oits said Mr. Bright at Manchester, on Friday last; re —the towns of Kidderminster and of Bradford, and of many others in the country—in which business is in a state of depression which has not been paralleled for very many years." We beg leave to ask our fellow.countrymen how they expect to raise means for carrying on a great wa r with a contracted currency, and whether the English are to leave the French and the Russians to avail themselves of the use of cheap money while the English persist in the use of dear money out of respect to the idle currency crotchet of Sir Robert Peel ? • But let tot Mr; Bright, or any merchant ermanufac turer of Minehester or. Liverpool, blame Peel; Let every man in the country who sees the evils of his system blame himself-is long as he does not do his, best to de prive the Peel party of its power of ruining the nation. RJR zes OT3 may be CONSULTED by both '0 " eases of a private nature, before 2 and after 5 Ei ra ,,;—se till restored to health.—Address 3 King William (opposite Charing-cross Hospital). LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, 1855. ill —FEB. 16. ; millers confine iato requireisents, n lest week. 130 aVour of the buyer. 1 change. PO RI OTIC JUG,—SAMUEL ALCOCK and b „-v, fte;' Witidi 4' 1 ' 1 . 1 7, Ruralem, Staffordshire, being desirous of War um reach of all to poisess a memorial both of the Vaite,to of the nobl e and generous sympa thy di s pl a yed by 11 1 , W , ar ds„ our truly brave soldiers, have publi-hed a V,tiorv,:"" Ost rative alike of the horiors o: war, as well as of I.l4olxteful efforts to alleviate them, evidenced by the Royal gia t copie s of this interesting work can be had at all warehou ses in the kingdom. No. 19,467.] r PRICE SD. PUBLICATIONS. LORD 'STANLEY AT LYNN.-ADDRESS TO THE ELECTORS. —PEA. 14. gat may be quoted Fly Od to 4s 6 d ; 65101muir41‘ir o 35 6d . Boss, 09 • 3 . Od ; seconds, 505 v Ai Od per score ; cows 3/ 6d to Od per b., 'elpt 6d to 60. L 017; e size, 40s to 50s each., )s. Rough fat, a c Is Od per score. —FEs. 13. AL r q r., 66s Oti to G 33 ; ditto, conveos, ' Od. • d 04 PI '• boll 230 4d to " I t „ ) 0 mtrleymeal, 6e i 440 bran, per stone, '! o 560 Od; 2d ditt o, st. of 14Ib iDiP°Oll 'd to O s Od ; basle/i1 eOs Oil Ist flo,,nr, t . ca sh, 20 9d Wen I.A.ll—FitO. 1 6. b i tist' E d nu, and beg,tlastlj • of salnz o f ro' I done. 0 51.9 eof 11 prices bi r d 004 L foreig o o is ;,' d to tra•sPiT,lith •le 'l's' pod' T 3 'r fa n ~ demand' ET.—Frs. ofite ,be clone r , a to wAilepai ............ Ilettoll ..... Cassep ....... Trimdom ...... Tees ....... Riddell ..... ....... Ts- 111. LNGE. —.OS J Gibralta r Legg orn •• ~••'‘,.• •• ' ...••• / Genoa •• • •":„.•":„ ••••' ,••"„•• Venice.... •• • Naplea ..... Palernao •••• ,„ Messina •.• / Lisbon •• •••• .„•••;„ Oporto •• •• •'' „•';;„ Rio Janeiro. 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Office of her Slajesty's Paymaster-General, Tit t lrr , Whitehall, 17th Feb., 1855. kt k , th "'EtEQUER BILLS, dated. in the t b .4 53 1-- or starch, 1851 (per Act 1 , Viet., cap. 25 ,, 17,742,5501. ear t h ;, , l . th the Interest due thereon, wall be paid off on the leh, ally Will when the interest will cease. we r e be received at this ofil"e daily, from half-past ten p o ' r e. , , until the 28th day of February, 1855, inclusive. containing instructions for the preparation of the 13e•4itior, h , nd the arran gemen t o f the Bills, may be obtained at thi s " Ice. emiorse each bill with their usual signatures, i' i ;r insert their names and addresses in each list or cairn ; itt iu ef Nl:l:lames of holders are inserted in the bills, the indorse s,i.tt;rl for : ki ers roust also be obtained previously to their claims tp i - q a Tination uearilliii huedinerest at the rate of twopence.farthing by 135iierY one red pound , , ant dated the said 7th day 4 stio 'r Dart: nla Y be obtained in payment of the principal of the 44 of the 4,, Exchequer Rills issued under the Act above ;Slitoe the d a l . . h .„ manta specifying, in their claims (or lists), the tl 4 . required by them. 4et`M, 7aY Etlso be obtained in exchange for Overdue Bills 'Pviooi,, D O l tes, dated prior to March, 1854, all of which have ebtnSe tep a i; a dvertised to be paid off but such Bills must be eN, ii ate clai msm ast attw~l (or lists), accenting to their dates. b e , together with the Interest on the Bills left for ex tod erectled on the Bth day of March, 1855 ; the bearers ,ntthis ou , ce to sign receipts for the payment of Princi- Stio en:, i ll tr • may be obtained at this office for any of the kg elabwa,:4ll3, Previously to the said 7th slay of Mare?, 18 "uwili el d.B . leaving the bills for examination one day prior 41e11 payment is desired. 1 4 1.441)Ty,.. u 24 - LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE, ot h 4.E t o t Waterloo. place, London, 16th February, N. St «Nriet o l f 6 Tra You that the ANNUAL . GENERAL M l w B y s ll s E - T e - CAti;0111: and Holders of Policies, entitled to vote, b mp er to re, i °4 Thursday, the Bth of March, at Twelve o'clock lk i t.' — cre the Report of the Society's affairs to the 31st "ii E % .elect a Director in the place of the late Samuel 'and for general purposes. t By order of the Board. t'h i Nis ' , ll ,Y the R il i J. LODGE,I secretary. vltqf' efie r i n —es of the Society it is provided, ". That persons • of, l ' e ei la U 'emselres as Candidates tor the Direction aro to writing,ecno, of their intention, at least ten days before the li lt ESTABLISHED 1837 . • NIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. ia, kw e , Princes -street, Bank, London. I 4f.c, red°Oral by Special -. Act of Parliament, 4 Viet., cap. 9. , ariDER, Blackheath Park, CHAIRMAN. k ti ji'f,,,! /tate' Nea,rn, =i - elniam for securing Loans or Debts. .Zred anlY, required during-first seven year& , ' 4 ' 44 4 at Sixty or at death if occurring previously. r4 l) ‘' 435a1 l it t", wa rm MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION. "Y her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent. lr use co - unt►tally " dlt 'fl in , ted f Poli c i ci _ o r every three months' difference of age. , pig u„, tilc! Unpaid half premiums liquidated out of - ,*--.74T.tai - :3 - ------ . I l i -- ----____l ( MUTUAL.) h . cf ____,....... N'' 'le 1 t . I ' r etniu Half guar - Y 4'4l f°l. l t ,,m - 1 Age. Annual Yearly terly \.' 4r4 . 'U nified premium Pre- Pre ,,,_ Or Life, I mitim. mium. 11 4 g -- : ' il 1 1 1 4. --..' Years. -----.-.. .------ .••• ----- .!,5 5 I % a., ; Months Is.d. £ s. d.i £s. d. 16, 2 2 6 2 la 4 i 30 0 273 1 4 2(0 12 8 = 6 64 . 5 I 3 2 7 6 1 4 4 1 012 4 v. 6 la , 0 t i , 6 2 710 1 4 60 12 5 9 t 8 2 1 4 81 012 6 E. It. FOSTER, Resident Director. ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary. e5k,T.,,,, Tr„.qA l t t "arttrl,, 4 - ".ACT FOIL CASKS. n oort i er ",' of the Comptroller for Victualling and end le os, Somerset House, 15th February, 1855. Z . tkilt,kll,teil kouers for Executing the Office of h er - ;, 4l rt,,N t ler6, l ' l lral of the United Kingdom of Groat lint , 4, 3 " t Y y, 1?, ( live Notice, that on SA.TURDAY, the 24'h `vit„hoT will be ready to treat with such per- N": contract tor supplying and delivering into r 6 Stores under-mentioned— 1° c o t CASk-, No:tai4 When to be delivered. One-third of the quantity at ea, h a6e in one month, another third in two months, and the remainder in three months, er port NC o • -.cis . Plymouth 10 06 0 No. No. 6,000 6,000 earlier it prefer red by the IN tit. ti ma) , - • tendering. party \ t rk t 4 F4 t 4 8 , 4 111 7 8 Inrelciserv' fe.°fitractir: r to th e Whole or any portion of the Casks . the mselves , the power, when the Ten ti 1447' they rar, g either the the whole; or for such part Z any. u eetil fit, or for a greater quantity, or of 0 4 , :le y ri at b —er Majesty's Victualling Yards at Dept t. the win be utoutxrandwituAmayl,e....;,7talre Z 1 11444 rat the Victiaiiing Ya-da Go part and ?iymoutti, N1.,,, e r Bevis, conducting the Packet Service at Liverpool, f kis :lZ i ldlti c ;`Or of Customs at Bristol. Of the revised eoxtract, to witch particular atten utlo4lk nt L Z3' be seen at the said office, at the said ITlctuallin hf, t te e m ( 4t h / errool and Bristol No tender will be received.ei ter nr k !tllty k lng day of treaty, and it will not he required that the tenetl agent on his behalf should attend at thl office sgtl )27: " aqi a , the result of the offer received flora each Op p t:‘,, et, l A em trn in cated him in writing. A ., rt. ,bc addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, " I ''tr - " 4 corner the words " Ten - der for Casks," nd ' t Somerset-House. Phar...Pktt,:Al.kb of de l e Sri s Venl y Nected by Royal Letters Is r Ityt. er nedi 441 t1;.",.1 secured by the Sea's of the Eenle .i• • 0 ", Rel. 114; Imperial College of Medicine, Vienna. „,.`bose h et ber attar No. 1, 'Jut, Pers oee ssPermrhcea. and Exheustinn of t. 11t, ' ef elee ln ; l llo „ 4 " 11 1 excesses, accident, or climate. 14;Nli s „ early ' e Prevented entering the married state by 44;'elt. k ;' ul th e h t e i rrers it is invaluable. t i e to 6_ 41 1 t il !ert SEMAR, No. 2, . 44 bee 4 ' . Ot ', ac e of three days, completely and entirely Do rtion n thotmtigese Disorders which Canty' and Cnbebs 4 `° ( tiii" t en antidote for, to the ruin of th. hcait , t e Pe tailatio d ,,teliT l i , t e tnlftti t i ri LlPSElTAß, No. 3, Pi etkrgibk 44 ` ll ,„ t edY for that class of Disorders, which "it Of th e .' n ysician treat. with Mercury, to the in -IhLtrvi k e i k ewe rke Patient's constitution, and which all the 1 4 7 thn,ease.NTe cannot remove. Itp.llll their 11 - gng 4„_ , and 3, are alike devoid of taste or smell, ye tte ti n eas e q ua lities. They may lie on the toilet tab! , ot:' e ttlose 3 " Fit Peeted. 1 Hai ' '• each f b st 2s extra divided int( , ~ $4,„„ ree ypo , • • t' v 6 lit r • '"ad n" .ol 'stered by Valpean, Lallemand, Roux. Lk•et ; Et est• eikinelesale and Retail in London of John•ton, GA, 4, 1 , 1 1i,Nry L i t le g h e° •• 63. Oxford-.treat: and Barteer, I . lr,s e ilani, druggist 46 market-street, Manchester e'l l / 4ei h 're c e, r b • beansate, Bolton • J. Priestly chemist, 52, 1 ' be sl t ' 4 ° welt, bookseller, 15, Westmoreland-street, eller, High-street, Birmingham. t 6 ' m u q m Q I u N m .y o ~ ~~ 1 NII N C - - 1 k k '' IN ' t - I 1 4% I N r h p ----- I 'WI N ' Of k t,icl uirett- street Station to all parts of Lond , to ~,,.' st:', ll onr. ' l liti , , 4B,l tF, 2- 441q3 froi p k . t r; . ! i 1 LA.CKWILL on the arrival of the to - IL k 'N7 1' , 41 'renn the FenehurCh-street Station. thn. 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PIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY e t T 3 3 illustrated with cases; free by post for 3(i I.Zt ti rk II Sstamps, DEB ILITY; gyiv nt „ „tn od -MI, and Cure.—An Essay on Sper kf f - '.Cal Observations on a safer and more `24.1,,1114"t4 'reatment of thb diseases of the Generative R h'4hat:' h > th e mall ofth Mi co in detecting and „ of rlria,_ crOS ksthtllt ,k s'ellteitlp ulartunation, the real p e r,ause and effect . of r," rt, Or',. ‘t , . whether arising from solitary habits, " r a' 4 nate, followed by practical remarks, founder!. k yN I . ColcaPierlance in the treatment of Impuissance tt, h hi nt t ar , W eakness , apormatorrhcoa, &c. 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On the TELEPHONIC CONCERT by invisib:e performers on four of Erard's Harps, J. H. PEPPER, Esq. SPLENDID OPTICAL DIORAMA of the VOYAGES of SINBAD the TAILOR. VIEWS of Use WAR. PERKINS'S STEAM GUN, which now Discharges 20 Balls per Minute. • Saturday Evenings.—The Bards of Caledonia, by Mr. and Miss Crawford, Mr. Van Noorden, Mr. Wand, and the Royal Polytechnic Band.—Dissolving Yiews of America. lAITRENT'S CASINO, ARGYLL ROOMS. -- E U MO i 'AY, Feb. 19th, 1+ , 55. —During 'the course of this week tke following Music will he played by Laurent's Orchestra :—Over ure, L'Allianc . • (Ist time), J. B. Totten.; Waltzes: Wellen and Wogen, Strauss; Cornelie, lanclaeteau ; Vermahlang'z Toaste, Strauss; La Sultahe Bosisio ; Le Carnaval de Venice Ow desire), H. Laurent, with Variations for all the principal perrormers; Quadrilles : Jerome Sol Dieze, Lainotte ; Le L'ollier d'Or Beugnol ; the Highlanders, H. Laurent; Lucia, Tinney ; Schottische, the Argyll Renaussy ; Polkas : Etta (first time), A. 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" He which that bath no wif, I hold him lost, treipies%, and all desolat. Bo that bath no child, Lilo; sun and winde."—Chancer. : Marriage, its expectations and Necessities—Development Affeetions--Leire Matehes—Precipitate, impelled, and retarded .Inc , rigruiticts—Miitital Unsuitableness—Mental nconmatibility and Physical DetetriVeneB3 Advantages Or I nter narriage— theory of Gestation—Hereditary Resemblance—Mode of determining Legitimacy. On lef,licitous, Infertile, and all Units- Atnilablo Alllanecs—Laer of Divorce, &c. 3. CHASTITY AND ITS INFRINGEMENTS. A Lecture to Young Men. " What paSsions hurt the body—what improve, Truths as refined as Athens ever heard." Subject: Life's pilgrimage, from infancy tb old age. The advent the passions. Chastity and its infringement. The cassalties of icentiousness and dissipation, with illustrations, graphic, narrative, tnd reins diative. Advocacy of early marriages, &c. 4. On Secret Diseases, their Selt-management and Cure. 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Au lllustratod Almanac for 1855 gratis ox application or iost free THE RESTORATION OF POLAND.—A crowded meeting of the inhabitants of Bath was held at the Guildhall in that city on Thursday for the purpose of impressing upon the Government and Parliament the necessity of the re storation of the kingdom of Poland as an independent state, in order to restrain the aggressive action of Russia on Europe, and to give a material guarantee for the dura bility of peace. The mayor, Mr. W. Hunt, presided. The first resolution, moved by Mr. W. T. Blair, was as follows That the Arongholds and armaments pre pared by Russia in advance of her ancient frontiers have revealed aggressive purpoees against which treaties alone are not effective defences, Russia having already seized upon territories since her first partition of Poland in 1772 equal in extent and importance to the whole em pire she possessed in Europe before that period ; that the restoration of Polapd, in complete independence of Rus sian control, would afford a material guarantee that Rus sian aggrandisement in Europe at the expense of neigh bouring states should cease, and that such restoration of Poland would be in accordance with justice and sound policy." This resolution, and another of a similar cha racter' rare unanimously agreed; to. A petition was then adopted to both Houses of Parliament setting forth the policy of reestablishing Poland, and praying that an address might be presented to her Majesty that, the war having been undertaken in the cause of justice against oppression, as much favour rnizht bo shown to wards Poland as towards Turkey, especially as we have a clear right by the treaty ef Vienna to protect the Polish cation. A resolution of confidence in the present Government was next carried unanimously amid loud cheers—" That this meeting desires to express full con fidence that her Majesty's Ministers, of whom the Right Honourable Viscount Palmerston is Premier, will maintain the honour of the British nation, and in the most cordial alliance with France make every pos sible effort for the re-establishment of the peace of Europe on a secure and permanent basis, and they cordially trust that among the securities for peace the restoration of Poland will form a primary considera- Lion." An address of sympathy for the past sufferings of 'Poland and of hope for the future to Prince Adam 'Czartoryski was also agreed to unanimously, after which Mr. Zaba, a Palish refugee, addressed the meeting, and the proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the " Mayor. Dehl , ity prat tice (Front the Lynn Advertiser.) Lord Stanley, M.P. for the borough of King's Lynn, having intimated his wish to address the electors, a meeting called for that purpose, was held at the Town Hall, on Thursday: There was a very large attendance on the occa sion, and all parties in the town were amply represented in the &meeting. Amongst others present we observed the following gentlemen, viz., :—The Rev. R. Cattley, Rev. G. Lecper, Rev. J. Bransby, Rev. A. W. Durdin, Rev. G. Rigby, Rev. J. T. Wigner, Captain Cresswell, R.N., Lieutenant Garland, RN. Messrs. R. Bagge, F. Cresswell , W. Moyse, J. Platten, G. Hogge, P. Wilson, J. B. Whit ing, R. Pitcher, L. W. Jarvis, J. J. Coulton, J. P. Blen cowe, E. Durrant, C. Goodwin F. Hulton, H. Edwards, J. E. Jeffery, W. Beloe, L. Self, R. Cook, W. Armes, I. 0. Smetham, W. Blencowe, J. Scales, H. Plowright, H. Allen, W. Cooper, A. Swatman, C. Sheppard, T. Sheppard, Seppings, J. Laird, Plews, Blott, Share, F. R. Partridge, Atmore, W. Shipp, W. Patrick, Harding, H. Wells, J. Thew, Saylo, dzc. On Lord Stanley's entering the room, in company with Mr. Bagge, he was loudly cheered, and his lordship's recep tion throughout was such as to convey to him the fullest assurance of the confidence reposed in him by his con - stituents. The Mayor having been requested (on the motion of Mr. Bagge, duly seconded) to take the chair, stated that it was his intention to have said a few words on the occasion : but, labouring as ho was under a very severe cold, sore throat, and loss of voice, he should content himself with merely introducing to the meeting Lord Stanley, who, on all occasions, he was sure, did everything to promote the welfare and interests of the inhabitants of the town, and who was, .ho thought the meeting would agree, entitled to their warmest thanks for his conduct. (Applause.) Lord Stanley on rising to address the meeting was received with much cheering. He proceeded to speak as follows :—Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen, I have asked you to meet me here to day, because I think it only right and courteous after so long a period as that which has elapsed between the election of 1852 and at the present time, to offer to you, although unso licited, some account of the manner in which during that time I have attempted to discharge the trust imposed upon me as your representative. I take this step not solicited by any one here ; I take it without reference to any prospective probabilities of a future Parliament—for a general election at thil time appears very unlikely; but I take it because I wish to offer on my part, and to ask from you in return, that frank and full confidence which at all times and under all circum stances ought to exist between the electors and the elected. (Hear, hear.) And let me in the first place express to you my gratitude, not only for the support which here I have al ways received, but also for that which I value even more—for the perfect and entire freedom of political action which you have always left in my hands. There are many here whose advice I value, there are some to whose judgment I would even defer my own ; but in the six years that I have been your member it has never once been said to me upon any single oc casion, " you must vote for this measure , or you must ab stain from voting for that, or else you will not be returned again." (Applause.) I am proud of such confidence ; and, though the case is my own, and though, therefore, I may be considered as an interested party, I will say I believe that is the best way, I believe it is the only way, to obtain honest and effectual political service. There are difficulties enough in the way of any man who aspires to be a conscientious and independent legislator 7 -personal feeling, party bias, class in terests, liking or aversion for particular men, the fear of seeming inconsistent with one's former professions, the fear of seeming to forbid for popularity or for office:--adthese are motives which warp a man's mind without his knowledge, and which make it not always easy to see clearly what is one's duty. There is nothing gained by interposing another obstacle between a man's conscience and his vote ; and I think you will agree with me that if a member is not fit to think and to act for him elf upon public matters, he is much better in any other place than in the House of Commons. (Applause.) Well, gentlemen, the three years of this Parliament, although productive of consequences which may ultimately be mo mentous not only to England, but to Europe, have been, so far as internal legislation is concerned, singularly barren of results. (Hear, hear) The Government of Lord Derby quitted office too soon to bring forward any measures; and, of course, in public as in private affairs it is idle to claim credit for unfulfilled intentions. When Lord Aberdeen formed his ministry we were told on all hands—it was the general cry of the country, that there never had been an administra tion of greater promise; and certainly, if we are to judge by the number, by the magnitude, and by the variety of the in terests with which they undertook to deal, and of the ques tions which they undertook to settle, we must allow that there never has been a more promising administration. We were to have a largo measure of parliamentary reform ; we were to have augmented and improved provi =ion for national education ; the poor law was to be reformed—settlement done away ; and lastly, there was a scheme to throw open, as it was said, and to remodel the civil administration of this country upon an entirely new basis. Well, what happened ? Parliamentary reform was first postponed, then abandoned. An education bill was introduced; was laid before the House of Common. ; was there received with no particular favour indeed, but with no particular censure and yet, nevertheless suddenly and without cause it disappeared from public view. The Poor-law Bill -a measure which I believe would have received the support of quite as many Conser vative as Liberal members—broke down in the face of Par liament from a want of concert among its promoters—ono Minister supporting one scheme, and his colleague defending another; and that measure, too, was withdrawn, and never appeared again. And as to that much-vaunted scheme of crvll service lefulm, which had been named iu the Queen's Speech, and which had been introduced to the country by the applause of the newspaper press—that measure never even was submitted to the House of Commons at all, but, after having been so named iu the Royal speech, and after the details of it had been sketched out in the newspapers, was withdrawn, and has not been heard of from that day to this. Now I need not tell you that the initiation of public mea sures rests with the Government, and that where from any cause Government does not undertake the work of reform, not very much can be done by independent private members. Some measures, however, have bee n carried, and many have been discussed ; and to these minor topics, though only com paratively minor topics, I will advert in a few words before I come to that which is the one object of the day—l mean the war in which we are engaged. (Applause.) Two measures have been carried which I shall pass over very shortly. A bill was introduced for the prevention of bribery—a bill con taining some provisions of a very stringent character—a bill which, since it has been in force, in those few cases in which it has had a trial, has, I believe, worked well. That bill ori ginated pretty equally with both sides of the house, and, as a whole, was not opposed by any party. It is a measure for which neither the Government alone, nor the Opposition 'alone, could claim credit. It was a bill which originated with the entire House of Commons ; and, as. far as the details were concerned, I believe we may say that the most important provisions which it contained were due to my friends Mr. Walpole and Sir Fitzroy Kelly. There was also a bill intro duced and carried for the reform of the University of Oxford. That was a measure of which the necessity and the import ance had long been felt; and it was a measure which, as a whole and upon principle, did not meet with opposition from any quarter. It underwent important modifications in its progress through Parliament. It excited much discussion, and, perhaps, some needless apprehension ; but it happened, singularly enough, that the on'y great principle which it could be said to involve, the only principle of really national importance which it contained—the principle of admitting persons not members of the Church of England to study in those universities—that principle formed no part of the Mini sterial plan ; it was not adopted by the Ministry when sug gested to them from another quarter ; but it was carried against the opposition of the Ministry by a union of indepen dent Liberal and Conservative members. (Hear.) There was, indeed, a measure also passed in that session, of which the entire credit or discredit rests with the Government—l mean the India Bill of Sir Charles Wood. I mention that measure partly on account of its great importance, partly also because it was one with which I was myself in some degree connected. It became my duty, when that measure came to a second reading, to move an amendment postponing the consideration of the subject for a period of two years. I and those with whom, and by the advice of whom, I acted on than occasion, did so, not because we were hostile to the principle of Indian reform, but precisely the reverse. We thought that if time were allowed for the public to become better informed upon the subject, and for a more general interest and attention to be excited in the country—we thought that if a limited period—two, three, or even five years, had been allowed for that purpose, and, in the mean while, if all permanent legislation had been suspended, that means would have been afforded of introducing many great and beneficial improvements in the government of India which were not at that time possible, and that the ad vantage so gained would more than compensate for the delay. We were the more entitled to .hold• that opinion, because at the time the measure in question was brought forward an inquiry had been ordered to take place before a committee of the House of Commons ; that committee had sat during a part of two sessions ; it had investigated the subject, but investigated only a part of the subject ; and upon that partial investigation, the inquiry being still un concluded, Parliament was asked to leg islate, the inquiry was to be cut sho r t, and the House o f Commons was to decide upon the whole of a case of which it had heard only a part. I have often reverted to that vote ; and though m it e , n u t u ar d y er s g e o ns m e— or t e ho s u i g gn h al ne d v e e f r ea d t— id l op m p us osi t ti n on y , certainly there never was a Ministerial measure more success 'l m i n u s must c o P n a f r e l s i a s that, looking back upon that measure, I am satisfied the vote took u e l n i little ; in t i e t r a e ff s e t t i ti e d t n h o 7 s o u ca b l j e i c n t t ; e r i e t s t d ; i d i t n o e t x c t i o t u e d e h n t o h e we gave was right. The fact was, the H ouse o f C ommo ns i a n lame theout n h t ha ad o n f ed p vs u e o b r yf l i t c ha n e c cool their ng a . a to T i w t n e l ywma sm al lay t . ter _ v v sec t c al o en r md d e i nng, Govern-lly w l e f t greconat last,igonean,e l now advert to ono or two questions, not perhaps of greater intrinsic importance, but of more interest to you. I take first the question of church rates. I have voted for the abo lition of church rates, and shall do so again. When the mat ter was first brought forward for discussion in the session of 1853, I thought, and many others thought, that a compro mise would be possible, which, while equally relieving Non conformists from the unjust burden to which they are sub jected, would serve to mitigate in no small degree the oppo sition and the dislike to any change which were felt by the great body of Churchmen. That plan was proposed by another member of Parliament. I supported it in writing, and I voted for it in the division ; it was fully and fairly dis cussed ; and the result of the discussion which then took place upon my mind was to convince me that fair and equit able as that compromise might be in point of principle, it was encumbered and embarrassed with so many practical difficulties in the working as to make it difficult for it be carried through the House of, Commons, and make it quite impossible for it to be successfully carried out. Well, then, I had only to choose between maintaining the law in its actual state or voting for its total repeal. I thought it was a ques tion, not merely of policy, not merely of expediency, but of justice and right; and I therefore could have no hesitation as to the course I should take. (Applause.) I am quite aware that in some districts, especially in the rural districts, inconveniences would be caused for a time by the withdrawal from parishes and congregation of that compulsory legal sup port to which they are at present entitled. I do not over look that objection, and I not underrate its importance ; but I think the inconvenience in question would be only tem porary ; I think it would bo more than counterbalanced by the termination of that strife and dissension which we have so long witnessed in connection with this questien ; and I think that the' change is doubly important, not only e ll account of the intrinsic merits of the cause, but because it will afford us the first trial, the Arst practical ex- periment, of that principle of self-support in religious matters which, whether we like it or no—whether we approve it or no—whether we think it the best possible' system or no Seems likely, perhaps certain in the inevitable progress of public events, to be the principle of the next generation. (Hear, hear, and applause.) I trust, therefore, that we shall succeed in this matter; I trust that something will be done. But if we fail, and if nothing is done, I shall still confide, in this case es in many others, in the good sense of the community at large to remedy and to neutralise the effects of injurious legislation. One word, in the next place, gentlemen—and I promise to touch the sub -ject briefly—one word on that great question of national edu cation. That is a iquestion which is actually and at this moment before Parliament. Two bills are now before us— one introduced by Lord John Russell, which, in the present state of affairs, can only be considered as an .expression of opinion on his part ; another by my friend and late col league, Sir John Pakington. Between the principle of these two bills there is no important difference ; and I think that *Circumstance alone shows that the parties have drawn nearer to one another on this subject than they were a few years ago. I remember, when the question was debated in the year 1850, Mr. Fox, a supporter of what is called the secular system in education, proposed a plan of his own. There were then two parties who held very well-defined and some what extreme views. One party were determined that pub lic schools—all schools supported by public grants—should be taken entirely out of the hands of the clergy. Another party were equally anxious to have them placed entirely and exclusively under the control of the clergy. Now, I think that those extreme opinions on both sides are disappearing. I think that there is a general wish in Parliament, and a grow ing anxiety in the country, to have this question satisfac torily settled. I think that each side is willing to concede. something, and that we may with no great difficulty, and at no distant period, arrange the terms of a compromise. Of course I do not here enter into any detail ; but there are one the first thle place, I would say that it tr desirable a t d ola principlesdown. n affectingl question which I think no measure of education will be worth anything which does net recognise and which does not include in its system schools already existing. Thoee schools are not enough in number, nor are they what they ought to be. Both in quantity, and still more in quality, they are deficient. atm in these 1501331 s something more than one-half of the people is more or less adequately instructed ; and it would be folly, and worse than folly, to overlook altogether, in constructing a new system, that which has already been done ; it would be folly to lay a new foundation instead of adding to and enlarging the. edifice which already exists. That is the first rule which I would lay down ; and in the [next place I would express my own firm conviction that throughout the country, and more espe cially in the agricultural parts of the country, no measure of education will work successfully which has not the support and the co-operation of at least the mere enlightened part of the clergy. (Applause.) I purposely avoid arguing that as a question of principle. I treat it as one of practical neces sity. Both on that account, and because of the general feel ing of the people, I believe that what is called the secular system is, utterly out of the question. (Hear, and applause.) Some religious instruction must be given—(hear, hear)—but there the difficulty begins. Many persons object conscien tiously, and not unnaturally, to pay out of the public funds for the support of sectarian schools belonging to other de nominations. . I do not say that you can altogether avoid that difficulty, but I think you may very much diminish it by a simple rule' somewhat analogous to that already adopted in Ireland—krule, namely, that religious instruc tion, though given in all schools, shall be in all optional and not compulsory. (Applause.) I think that the objec tion I speak of will be very much diminished, if not removed, when it is understood that every school receiving support from public funds, whether national or local, is bou n d t o re ceive and to admit to its secular teaching any child of whatever denomination —that child not being compelled to attend the religious teaching. (Applause.) That is the second rule, therefore, I would wish to lay down. And, thirdly, I would say, that, in whatever yon do with reference to this question, I think it is most important to recognise and to respect the principle of local self-government. Too much power under the present system is given to the Government department called the Committee of Council. (Hear, hear.) That power is irresponsible : it ought to be made responsible to Parliament. The dopartme et ought to bo represented in Parliament ; cud, besides that Parliamentary check, I think that it ought to be further checked and controlled by local action in the various districts. To explain in a word what I mean, I think that all Government grants ought to be made dependent upon, the raising of local rates; and I think (though here I speak with less certainty) it would always be well that assistance from those local rates should be given in proportion to the amount that is raised by voluntary effort. In that way you may, by recognising those three principles : first, the recognition and the inclusion of existing schools; secondly, that that religious instruction shall everywhere be offered, but everywhere be made optional ; and thirdly, by recognising the right of self-government ; by admitting, I say, those principles, I believe you will overcome the greatest diffi culties which lie in the way of a settlement of that question, and that a satisfactory compromise may be arranged. (Ap plause.) Now, gentlemen, if I had been addressing you in this place, either last year or the year before, I should have felt it necessary to dwell perhaps at 'some length upon that even more extensive and more momentous question of Parlia mentary reform. That is a question, however, which for the present is very much in abeyance ; and. I do not think that for a time it is likely to' be revived. I therefore pass it by with merely one remark. I would observe that every pro position of Parliamentary reform which has been of late years submitted to the House of Parliament involves 'two perfectly distinct ideas —two questions which have little or nothing to do with one another. One of those questions is the extension of the franchise to a lower and poorer class than that which now enjoys it. on taut, F crix26 purposely avoid making any remark at present. I will merely observe that it seems to me a question very much of degree and of time. Much may be safe now which would not have been safe in the year 1832 ; and much may be rash and premature and dangerous now which in 15 or 20 years will not be objectionable. But the second question, and that with which I think Reform Bills have principally undertaken to deal, is not so much the extension of the franchise to a Poorer class as its more equal distribution over the area of the country among the class who now possess it. Now, on that point I will say frankly that, so far asmy own individual opinion goes, I see nothing conservative-I.sec no security to law, to order, to government, or to property, in the existence of those very small constituencies of (200 or 300 voters, of which we have so many. I thi n k they lead to corruption. The number of voters is limit e d, th e value of an individual vote is, therefore, very groat, and th a t h as a ten d ency to pro duce bribery. I think, therefore, they tend to demoralise one class—the class of voters in those boroughs ; and they tend to make another class discontented -_I mean the unrepresented, represented, .manufacturing fore, the question e. e no objection to deal by law manufacturing po pulations Therenea l small measure are came a l• mpartiallye before oroef and us o,u imperfectlyshgreatourshould towns. T e vs • with those constituencies. At the same time you must remark this—that it is scarcely possible, as matters of reform should pass t so shta n ian a i d,p i n a r l a i l aa v tm sts eannt a Y: ffected ; there so many local and per are so many obstacles with which any measure of that kind, will meet in the House of Commons, that no such measure is likely to pass unless it be supported by a great pressure and demand from without • and that is one reason (I speak to you here with all frankness) why, though perfectly willing to deal fairly and equitably with the question, if it become before US, I have no particular desire to see it unnecessarily stirred, Now, gentlemen, after glancing briefly (and it is impossible for me to do more) at these topics, I come to the question which occupies all our minis, and for the last 12 months has almost monopolised public attention —I mean the war. (Hear.) I think there are throe questions which ive have to ask and to answer : How did we get into the war ?—With what objects and results are we fighting I—and in what manner is the war to bo carried on ? (Hear, hear.) Now, as to the first of these questions, I think that it was solved in a word by the present Foreign Secretary, Lord Im believe, i d e n e . ,y Lord cis el Clarendon told the House of Lords that we had drifted , o r t h at we were drifting, into war. That phrase, tradi tional policy of this country has be en, at least during the pre neov p redescribes the situation. The se at generation, a policy of peace and non-interference. I voted for non-interference in the year 1850 ; and that is a vote which I should repeat now. On the other hand, it seems to me oduallY clear, though I do not k now that it is an prevalent in this country, that the policy of opinion eq uaLy the Emperor of Russia has alway s b een to avoid a quarre l w ith England. I ju d g e h im not only by the acts of the last two years, but by the- 30 years and more of his reign. I form that opinion judgi ng partly by that celebrated me morandum of 1844. The meaning and Purport of that memorandum the evident object and intention of its writing, was that, provided Eu la g ud and Russia could agree as to what should be done about Turkey, the Emperor of Russia cared very little for the opinion of any other power. I judge, also, by the language which the Emperor held to our Minister at St. Petersburg, Sir Hamilton Seymour. Ido not think it' is very likely—l do not think it ap pears very reasonable or natural that a man should tell not only his acts—not only his plans not only plans which he was at that time carrying out, but Plans for the distant and remote future —plans of which the execution must ne cessarily be long deferred—l do not think it is natural that any man would toll his most intimate thoughts and intentions to the Minister of a country with which he intended at that time to go to war. I believe, therefore, the fact to be this when the diplomatic negotiations became involved, and the quarrel appeared serious, neither Government could bring it self to believe that the other was in earnest. We did not think that the Government of Russia would dare to resist the united wishes of France and England. The Emperor of Rus sia,the other hand, judging by past experience, and I on ' ive laugu e think, encouraged by the indems _ ag of our own" statesmen—the Emperor of Russia thought that France. and England could not and would not act cordially tee gether. Why, you may recollect languag e the which was by held by the late Govern ment and its supporters in the leading journal of the count t Year 1853. In the e Ministry ;in the language of a that time the organ of th M nguage of Mr. Gladstone at Manchester—(hoar] the speech es o f L ord Aberdeen in the house of Lords - everywhere you co u ld t race the same idea and the same feeling, that war was to be depre cated,would, the Turkish and that, do what y ou , empire and the Turkish people could not bo saved. (Hear.) It was well known that this was the opinion of the Ministry , it was well-known that that was the opinio n of t he men who at that time held the Government o f this country • it w as well known in England, and, of course, being known in England, it was known ah.o iu Russia. Is it not natural, is it not reasonable to suppose that the Emperor of Russia judging from that present • fact, and knowing also that up to the _ time there never yet had been a cord ial alliance between Fran ce stu d England—judging, I say from those facts, should conclude that we were not in earnest , and that we meant to protest, indeed, and remonstrate against his acts, but to do nothing more than protest Well, you narty_aele me, Of what conse quence is it to discuss that question now ? I think it is of great consequence, and I think so for this reason ; if it were clearly made out that the Emperor of Rus s i a h a d deter mined to invade and conquer Turkey, at whatever cost, and notwithstanding the • opposition of any and of every other government—if that were the case, then, of course, we should have had uo alternative and no recourse, except to fight and to continue the struggle until one nation or the other was destroyed ; but fi, as I believe, the Government of Russia had no such intentions —if the Governments have been at cross purposes—if the quarrel has arisen, i n f ac t , ou t o f a mutual misunderstanding much more than out of any set, premeditated purpose of hostility—then, I say, I see no rea son why a secure and an honourable peace should be impos sible. (Hear.) I look, therefore, with great interest to the negotiations now carrying on at Vienna. I augur well from the appointment of Lord John .R Russell to condu c t those ne gotiations. (Hear.) No came . e in• olities stands higher than a his, Ho - sets out with the prestige of great position, of emineut abilities, and of a historical career, and, notwith :standing the Attempts to tradttce his character which have been made by some of his colleagues, with an unstained per sonal and political honour. (Applause.) I trust, therefore, that the negotiations conducted by him may not be unsuc cessful. If that is so, he will have earned the highest and the most ennobling "of :Al 'human triumphs—that of restoring European peace. (Hear, hear.) But there are some persons who tell you (and this is an opinion; very popular in this country) that if a peace could be made now, upon whatever terms, it could be nothing more than a mere truce. Well, there is something very plausible in that saying. But I happen to have looked back to the debates, to the discussions and to the opinions of men who lived when the peaco of 1615 was concluded ; and the language of the Whig party at that time, the language of the Liberals of that day, was, that France would never submit to the humili- tion of that peace, that that peace was a mere truce, that war must break out again after a few years, and that the French nation would never rest until its losses had been made good and its military misfortunes repaired by another and more successful contest. I have no doubt the gentlemen who held that language in 1815 got great credit for their sagacity—pro phets of evil generally do. But the peace of 1815 has been more than a mere truce.; it has lasted for eight-and-thirty years ; it has jested until the two nations have come to understand one another better; it has lasted until, when again called forth to battle, they are found fighting side by side, not as enemies, but as allies. (Loud applause.) Well, then, I say I for one will never quarrel with an honourable peace merely because not battles enough have been fought, because not enough of blood has been shed, or because it comes too soon. I say emphatically an honourable peace, because I do not believe the people or the Government of France or of England would accept any other. (Applause). As to the terms which ought to be made, it is idle to mention them now. We cannot decide what they shall be until the progress of the war is seen ; until we know what powers of resistance or of vitality Turkey herself can put forth ; until we know whether we are to have Austria for an ally, for a friend, as neutral or as hostile ; and, lastly— for we are not fighting in this cause alone—we cannot tell what terms of peace ought to be made until we know what terms aro approved by our ally the Emperor of the French. Th t e oh r e e t h f gooruseee,s greatt a i l o t n h o o t I f g epr h ioil l tao m ar a h t g t h ue h easvtei questiono b n e s e w n h m oi fe u h c F h l na i n lva c e I: I 1 . e d to enter ques tion of the Principalititu, anc l the queetinn of the a m m eoo ea— ted i think it is idle to discuss such topics now, whun we must discuss them in a merely speculative manner. (Hear.) In a word, what I say is this—l am for a vigorous and energetic prosecution of the war, as leading to a speedy peace. (Cheers.) I am for moderate terms of peace, as tending to put a speedier_ end to war. And I am the more inclined to hold both these opinions because (we must look at it fairly, and we ought to state it frankly) the resources of this country are inexhaustible. There is scarcely any expense which we cannot afford to incur ; there is scarcely any amount of military strength which we cannot afford to put forth ; but, after all, we have a debt which exceeds the debts of all other European Govern ments put ;together ; we have a debt which is felt at this moment, and which, perhaps, will be felt still more, as a very serious incumbrance upon our industry. We are daily forced more and more into commercial competition with America and with the continent ; and, though it is perfectly true that the same weight of debt was borne 30 years ago, when our population was smaller, and when our resources were much less than at present, still there is one difference between the circumstances of that time and the circumstances of our own which ought not to be forgotten. Thirty years ago emigra tion was unknown—that is to say, it had not become the habit or the custom of the people. Whatever, therefore, might be the sufferings, and whatever the discontent caused by the load of taxes then pressing upon the people, no alternative was open to them except to remain. At present it is different. Every day you see men who have fair prospects before them at home emigrating on the slightest possible inducement to America or to Australia. I believe, that if you were to double—if you were very largely and materially to increase your debt, so as to add perma nently some ten or twelve millions a year to the national taxation, you would give an impulse to that movement of emigration which would, to say the least of it, be highly dan gerous, and which might ultimately end in a depopulation of the country. (Hear.) That is a question which we must look at fairly, and which we cannot overlook in considering this subject of the war. So, therefore, I am for a vigorous, for an energetic, and, if it can be, for an irresistible display: of military power ; and I am for such a display of power for this reason, among others, that we cannot afford a long war. (Applause,)i Now, gentlemen although I feel that I am oc cupying more of your time than I have any right to do —(No; no, and cheers)—l should like to say a word upon the man ner in which the operations of this war have been conducted. (Hear.) It is of no use to deny that which everybody knows. Great errors have been committed, and great disasters have ensued. The question is, what is the cause of those errors and, of those disasters ? Who is in fault, and who is the party responsible for them ? Three answers arc 'generally given to that question. There are many who say— and I observe that the newspapers aro taking up that cry—that there is some thing in our parliamentary gystem, something in our internal administration, which is in fault. Others say that it is the organisation of the army which is defective. And a third class again, reply that it is not the fault of any system, but simply of an individual minister. Now, I will, with your permission, consider those various points; and I hope - you will do me the justice to believe, that though they may be somewhat delicate, I will attempt to discuss them without any prejudice of party or class. (Applause.) The complaint commonly made against our system of parliamentary g.vern ment is this that under it all power and authority are monopolised in a few hands, and that talent, without connection, dose not find proper scope. Now, the question to ask ourselves is, whether that is true or no ? I, it the fact, that in the present day and durinir the present cen tury high administrative offices have been usually filled by incapable soon, having no merit except that of connection ? Of course that is a very popular theory ; and it is easy to understand why it should be a popular theory. In the first place, it is taken up by those and by tho f r i en d s o f th ose who, having been, as I believe, in a great degree responsible for the present disaster, are naturally anxious to screen them selves and their friends by throwing the blame upon that ab straction— a system. In the next place it is a popular theory because it flatters every man who, having entered public life, having somewhat overrated his own abilities, and having failed accordingly, is very glad to lay the blame upon his want of influence rather than upon his want of energy or talent. (Applause.) But I am very much mistaken in those whom I address here if you are likely to be led away by any vague or unmeaning cry. (Hear, hear.) Take the facts as they stand. Take - the House of Commons as it is actually constituted ; take each party in the House of Commons, and Consider who, in those parties, aro the leading men. I begin with what is called the ultra-liberal party. I do not suppose it will be said that Mr. Cobden and Mr. Bright have made their way by means of - connection, or from any cause except that of their own ability ; and yet Mr. Cobden and Mr. Bright, unpopular as their views are upon this question of the war, have filled as large a place in the public eye as any public men now living. Well, take next the party of the present and the late Government. Of that Government, next to its chief, no one would hesitate to say that iu the House of Commons Mr. Gladstone is the leading member ; and you are all aware of Mr. Gladstone's career ; you aro all aware that his parliamentary success is due solely and entirely to his own personal ability. I might go through a long list of names—Mr. Cardwell, Mr. Lowe, Mr. Disraeli—it is in vidious to mention names; but I will undertake to say that if any one takes the lists of the House of Commons as they are at present constituted, he will find that a clear majority of those who are or who have been in the highest offices, or who have filled a large place in the public eye, are men who have made their way, not through connection, not through family influence, but simply by the exercise of their own faculties and powers. (Hear.) Nay, I go further. I am not defending our L Parliamentary system as by any means perfect. It has great faults ; but its faults lie, I think, in the contrary direction to that now urged. The fault of our Parliamentary system is that it does injustice to men who, with considerable power of labour and with considerable administrative talent, do not in the House o sirtet alent x o c lfusCommons, more es te m possess the faculty of debate. If there is any class to which it does injustice it is that class. It certainly,is the case that valued as ; t i hntaheveryis itntends mere power of public speaking, the mere facility of reply in which oughtembl (Hear, hear.) But that is not a fault on the side of an aris pop t roop a pu le f a ral u ry l t as s edrd w at e uhh s pei h go a nhd e v pfa , eanc a ryt n l d da mon s yf t a : h ; ay i sn n yyos p ffitn r e e ag t e t h y otm: e ao q ryfe u t ep a l brnee,s aeitt.t tahnedtoecbia•attei,c to throw a monopoly of power into the hands of a few per sons and families. That is a fault which, if it is inherent in propor tions, with the republican government of America. (Hear, hocHaue He may la. governme nt, m . e ) atyy N ci Whatever t e h e a cer tainly has this merit : no man absolutely without talent or important department. Consider the work that he has to do. shortest notice, to answer for and to defend his own measures and that of his colleagues. No clerk, no colleague, no subor dinate can assist him in doing that work. The measure of his ability is taken ; his capacity or incapacity, as the case may be, is fairly tested; and if he be incapable, if he be unfit for the office which he holds, his unfitness is no' secret either to himself or to others, and the pain, the ridicule, and the re proach of such a situation are in themselves a sufficient guar antee that it will not often be coveted. I say, then, what ever the fault of our Parliamentary government, it certainly has not the tendency of throwing office into the hands of in capable men of high connection; and if time allowed, and if I were not unwilling to weary you, I think that I might prove that that has been the case by a reference net only to our own but to many former generations. But if the Parliamentary system be not in fault, the neat question is whether the defect lies in the organisation of the army; and on that point I say at once I do not undertake an entire or a confident defence. I think that in the faults which are commonly ascribed to our military organisation there is also some considerable admixture of truth. Ono explanation of those defects is obvious; and I think it tends to exculpate from blame all parties concerned. That cause is, that an army can only be properly tested in time of war. (Hear, hear.) No reviews, no Chobham camps, no parade in Hyde Park, will ever teach officers and men their duty, or show the country whether the army is fit for its work or not. Now, we have had a 40 years' peace. That is a groat blessing ; and we must not complain if we have some price to pay for it. We have had a 40 years' peace in Europe, and the result of that peace necessarily is that almost every military officer whom we can employ is either inexperienced from not having seen a battle, or superannuated because his experience dates from the time of the Peninsular war. (Hear.) But there is something more than that. Our army, though it makes a large figure in the estimates, is small compared to that 0f the great military monarchies, and it has been scattered abro td over a great variety of colonies. Hence, althotig and the discipline cf the regiment is perfect in itself, , yet when is called the regimental organisation — when you come to place several regiments together, wired come to deal with a larger force—with brigades or - sions—neither officers nor men have any practice of united . want of such organisation great confusion action, and tar the organisation t arises. Now I do not think it is fair, admitting, as I do, the faults of the system, to blame men either at home or in the field for not doing well on the first trial that which they have never don& before, that w hich the y have never been tau g ht to do, and that which t he y have never oven seen done b y others. Well, that is my explanation of the principal defects of the military organisation. It is commonly said now that an injus tice is done to the private soldier by the infrequency of pro motions from the ranks. In that statement, I do not hesi tate to say,.l think there is some truth. (Hear, hear.) But I think also there is:some error, some exaggeration. I do jus tice, as every one does, to the admirable conduct of the pri vate soldiers of our army. (Cbeeri.) But I would say, in the first place, that promotions from the ranks are not quite as rare as they have been represented to be; and, in the next place, that which is more important, that the opportunities for distinction, the opportunities for such actions as enable a man to rise from the ranks, do not occur very often hi time of • peace, it not in barrack life, it is not on parades or in reviews that a private soldier has the means of so distin guishing himself as to earn his promotion to the rank of an officer. Therefore, without imputing blame to any one, I think it is a natural and necessary state of things that pro motions from the ranks will be rare in time of peace, and be come more frequent, necessarily more frequent, in time of war. I think that is extremely desirable. Ido not say that prejudice in some quarters may not have had something to do with the fault complained of ; but I think prejudice has had comparatively little to do with it, and I think the principal i e n a f u r s e e q u h a en s e b y e e e n f e t hat ppe t w .tu h h ti e sI forha v d e s m t i e h n e t t i i o e n h e d afforded m l t y e , t t h h e e iirivato soldier. [A Voice--n " Feed them better. No • raw coffee."] There are, no doubt many respects in which we shall find that the military organisation requires reform.. All I can say is that I believe there is not the slightest desire among any party in Parliament to throw obstacles in the way of such reform. I believe that all reforms that can be proposed will meet with a fair and impartial consideration ; and I my self shall be heartily glad if they can be found practicable. But, after all, it is not the military system, it is not the the eorganisationlTei,swhoifehthe have'ail fault of the military system, months. of the that after we had twelve months' notice of a war impending, the English army was marry chores n s li bt le wa f s or n m et ost th o e f sent out from this country destitute of the means of moving. y bee w n hi c c o h m is mi res tte p d o . (Hear, hear.) It was not the fault of the military system that when that army had been sent out it was despatched to the most pestilential quarter that could be found on the B l l t ack was Sea h , et an t d he the f r a e ul d t eta e i f ne t d he in inaction system that that army, scantily provided with materials for a siege, and decimated by disease, was sent to undertake the siege of Sebastopol, Government not having apparently taken the trouble to inquire what was the strength of the place or whether it had a garrison of 20,000 or 100,000 men, and that that army was sent out at a season when t)ie operations of a protracted siege bad become impossible. (Hear, hear.) Again, it was not the fault either of the military or of the naval orga nisation that our largest and heaviest line-of-battle ships were sent to the Baltic to attack fortsmithin reach of whose guns they could not possibly come. All these errors are distinctly chargeable upon individuals—upon the late Cabinet--upon those who had the conduct of the war in the late Cabinet. They are indisputably the faults of Ministers, and not the faults of any system. (Hear.) Ido not say that by way of oaii. B - to the humiliation or to the punishment of those who have been sufficiently punished already ; but I do say it, be cause I think those who are anxious to defend those Ministers are endeavouring unduly and unfairly to exculpate them by throwing the blame upon a system of government at home which is not at fault, and upon a military system which, though undoubtedly defectiye, owes its defects principally to the prevalence of a long period of peace. (Hear, hear.) And now, gentlemen, I think you will be glad to hear that I have pretty nearly gone through all the subjects which I undertook to discuss with you. As to the future, -of course it is idle either to speculate or to suggest. The conduci of a war, the conduct of military operations, must always be very much in the hands of the Government. One point, and one only I would mention—l mean the question of finance. Ido not blame the Chancellor of the Exchequer for having tried as long as he possibly could to avoid any permanent increase in the debt of the country. It was a fault on the side of pru dence, it was a fault on the unpopular side; and on both of these accounts it is deserving of forbearance and of respect. Bat I say that whether that policy were wise or no at the commencement of the war (I mean the policy of pay ing for the war out of the taxes of the year), it has now become, and will shortly become even more, simply and abso lutely impracticable. (Hear.) At the same time it is not fair that a remote posterity should be charged with the expenses of our wars. The only remedy, the only resource which I see is to raise that portion of the funds required which cannot be defrayed out of the taxes of the year, by means of what are called terminable annuities—that is to say, spreading the period of payment over •a certain limited term of years— neither, on the one hand, raising it entirely from the taxes of the year ; nor, on the other hand, leaving it as a permanent addition to the national debt. By that means the expense of this war will be borne, as it ought to be borne, by the gene ration which makes the war ; the debt will not be perma nently increased, and, at, the same time, the taxes need not be increased to any excess. I think, on the whole, that is the fairest, that is the safest, and that will be ultimately the most Popular policy, There is one subject on which I have said, and on which I shall say nothing, I mean that which relates to the personal part of polities, the position of parties and the change of governments. Those are subjects with which I never very willingly deal, and at this moment they sink into infinite insignificance. For myself, I can only say lam ready to support any ministry which will carry out a vigorous and a prudent policy to a successful issue. (Cheers.) I believe that is the general feeling of Parliament; I am certain that it is the universal feeling of the nation. God forbid that it should be said of us in this age and country—above all, God forbid that it should bo said of the Parliament of the country, that in the heat and excitement of faction, patriotism has grown cold. (Applause.) My sincere hope is, that ministers may deserve that support which Parliament desires to give taem. Lord Palmerston has taken office in a time of great difficulty. Ho has been a great popular statesman ; and, though his years are net few, and though his government is mainly that which the House of Commonshas lately censured, I still hope that he will prove himself strong enough to secure unanimity for his Cabinet and - vigour for his councils. But, in any case, and under whatever ministry, we shall continue to rely with a sure hope upon the unimpaired resources and the unaltered spirit of England —a spirit somewhat too care less and boastful in time of prosperity, but a spirit persever ing in difficulty and indomitable brclisaster. (Cheers.) For myself, I desire nothing—l aim at nothing—l shall labour for nothing, except to See the national honour maintained untarnished, the blood and treasure of Englishmen no longer recklessly squandered as they have,been, war effectively and prudently carried on, and peace early restored. (Loud and continued applause.) Mr. Aftmes said ho was sure he should speak the sentiments of the mayor, the sentiments of the present em bl the sentiments of the town, an d , he would say, thasessnrage, their common country, w h en he said that theye omuelndt enot f allow Lord Stanley to leave the meeting without thanking him most heartily for having conic down at tho present crisis to address them upon the national affairs. He (Mr. Armes) could not believe, and ho was sure his lordship would not believe, that every atom of his expression had been equally agreeable to so large and mixed a community ; but there could scarcely be anything, he (Mr. Armes) conceived, more grand in itself, and more comprehensible in its idea, than that all of them'should agree to recognise the pure patriot ism of the sentiments which his lordship had announced. (Hear, hoar.) He thought that the town of Lynn might well bo proud of its representatives. (Loud applause.) He had great pleasure in proposing the thanks of the meeting and of the town to his lordship for coming down to address them upon the present occasion. (Applause.) Mr. BAGOE proposed a vote of thanks to the Mayor for his kindness in presiding on this interesting occasion. Lord STANLEY seconded the motion. After which " three cheers for Lord Stanley" were called for, and the call was responded to by round upon round of the most enthusiastic hurrahs. The meeting then separated. PAPER MONEY IN RUSSIA. (From the Derbyshire:Courier.) The Czar, it appears, is availing himself of the advan tages to be obtained by the use of paper money. A recent ukase makes this proclamation : " Wherefore we have thought fit, for enabling the Trea sury to meet all its present engagements without imposing new taxes, or increasing those already in existence, and in approval of the Finance Minister's proposal accepted by the Council of State, to grant permission to the Treasury to cover the ensuing extraordinary expenses by the tempo rary emission of national promissory notes." These notes are, it is said, to be paid of ethree years after the proclamation of peace. One-sixth of the amount issued is to be made over, in the meanwhile, to the ex change fund in silver roubles. The amount now issued is not large, viz., twelve millions of roubles, or less than 2,000,000/. sterling. There can be little doubt that the Czar is acting wisely by abstaining from the imposi tion of new taxes. Russia has comparatively little commerce, and the amount of circulating medium which she requires is not great ; this small amount of paper money issued by the Czar will, nevertheless, not be without its beneficial efect. It will tend to en courage commercial enterprise • and to assist trade just at the time when the War renders such assistance valuaille. If the Czar manages his paper money judi cionely, it will retain its ,value, promote the 'prosperity of the nation, and be a po wer fl auxiliary in enabling him to eery on thcwar with England and France. Representative paper money is nip* aided and ascer tained system. It was tried in England from 1797 to 1817. The result is clearly pointed out by Mr. James Taylor in his recent " Essay on Political Economy," which abounds with wise and useful suggestions on the subject of money " It is a fact worthy of special notice, that when means were in this way (viz., by the suspension of cash payments by the Bank) provided for superseding any absolute ne cessity for gold, the Bank had no difficulty in procuring as muck of that scarce metal as the necessities of the Govern tmheenßet r s e t a ri ui d r t e io d sustained through the unexampled difficulties of our con flict; By this to valour, and and, aided by the loy alty , with Napo leon; . I united the and industry if a progiereue 'en Government was enabled to bring that fear f u l contest to a honourable to the British nation, tho termination most powers of the nation being g r eater at and productive use of paper money under f ga l7 l 97 Bt , ary our national industry was thebeginning,although a our male population had very large portion of . been em ployed for more than 20 years in the work of destroying rather than of producing the necessaries of life." I n the first French Revolution we witnessed the wild, ignorant, and mischievous abuse of paper money. In the Revolution of 1848 we beheld the sober, • cl* • and ju miens, salutary use of paper money. Wherever power exists at the end of the, war than at . there is clanger. In the material world the most power ful agent we are at present acquainted with, steam, is, if not properly controlled, a demon of destruction. Un der proper management how beneficial and valuable is the service it renders to man. Such is necessarily the case with paper money. Peel saw half the currency question. his cultivated, shallow, common-place un derstanding, t oo k i n th e ev il which lay exposed on th e surface of th e su bj ec t ; he had n o t s co p e an d depth of intellect to penetrate below and extra c t th e good. at tThehe French, means of u fortunately in g paper for moneythemselves, with it have advantage. ACcordingly we find that, by the returns of the Bank of France, for 1854, just published, that they have iucreased their discounts by forty millions sterling during the past year, while their stock of bullion is larger by more than two and a half millions at the pre sent time than it was in January, 1854. It is a most encouraging feature in the French return that the opera tions of the French banks in the provinces have increased in amount, and are greater in the aggregate than those of the main establishment in Paris. In the meanwhile the stock of bullion in our bank is , less by about two millions than it was a year sines, and the active circulation is also diminished by about the same amount, Money is scarce, the rate of discoun high, and trade depressed. "I could pc!iat out towns, THE WEATHER, THE PARKS, de. • Yesterday, owing to the extraordinary fineness of the day, and the continuance of - the frost, an enormous number of persons congregated on the Serpentine, in St. James's-park, and in Kensington -gardens. Numerous accidents took place during the day, no less than six 'persons having fractured their limbs, and upwards of 80 received severe contusions and bruises on the face and head. They received prompt attendance at the Re ceiving -house of the Royal Humane Society. The ther mometer, during the night, was as low as 13 deg., and at 9 o'clock a.m. yesterday, 14 dog. At 12 o'clock the thermometer was at 24 deg. Fahrenheit, at which point it continued until five o'clock, when the mercury began to fall, indicating a continuation of the frost. On Satur day a number of sleighs were driven on the ice, but, on account of the vast number of persons there, and the fear of the masses congregating to one spot, it was considered dangerous, and was prohibited. ILI St. James's Park the number of sliders and skaters was very great. During the day upwards of 40 persons met with accidents from falls—principally cut eyes and contusions. On the Long Water and Round Pond thousands of persons amused themselves on the ice, many of the gen tlemen belonging to- the Royal Skating Club being pre sent, but no accident of a serious nature occurred. In the Regent's Park an enormous number of sliders and skaters availed themselves of the solidity of the ice. The Regent's Canal, the Surrey Canal, and other open waters, now icebound, round the metropolis, all had their quota. _ _ _ The Thames may be said to be nearly frozen over. From the immense quantity of ice above bridge, and in many places below bridge, all steam traffic, and, in fact, all nav iga ti on , i s suspen d e d f rom Greenwich to London bridge, and thence to Richmond. So large a quantity of thick ice has not been seen on the rirer for many years._ ' During the whole of Saturday crowds of persons as sembled on London-bridge and the various wharves op posite Billingsgate-m ar k et to view the extraordinary spectacle of persons skating on the Thames near Pickle herring stairs. For some days past the crows of the various vessels in the Pool have been enabled to walk across the ice to the shore; baton Saturday the men belonging to a Dutch brig, after carefully sweeping a large area of ice, commenced skating, much to the asto nishment of the spectators. LIVERPOOL. On Friday the merchants on 'Change organised a temporary relief fund for the labourers engaged at the docks, and the contribution in the evening amounted to about 1,0001., which was increased to about double that amount on Saturday. With this fund bread and coals are being liberally distributed among the distressed cot• ton and corn porters. Private benevolence is also being widely exerted ; the public charitable institutions have sot their accustomed machinery to work, and aro distri buting tickets for coal, bread, and soup ; and by these means the distress, which is becoming intense, is some what diminished. The greatest suffering will, however, continue to be felt until the wind changes and enables the large fleet of " inward bound" vessels to enter the river. KENDAL. The frost continues extremely keen, but there is little snow in the neighbourhood of the town. Since the cos tuition of the violent winds from the north to the north east the weather has been pleasant, though cold. The thermometer on Wednssday night sank to 9 degrees in an exposed situation. On Thursday night it was hardly less cold, marking 22'4grees of frost. The canal and river Kent have been covered wits skaters. -Ai NORTH MIDLAND COUNTIES. During the past week the weather in the North Mid land counties has been more inclement than has been known for the last 40 years. In the north of Yorkshire the snow lies so deep that several of the turnpike roads are blocked np, and in some instances the market traffic has been completely suspended. The roads in the neighbourhood of Beverley have had to be excavated for miles. Mr. W. F. Williams, surgeon, of Frodingham, after attending to his' professional duties a few nights back at Foston, left that village at 6 o'clock, and was not beard of until the following morning, when some labourers discovered him lying under his gig in a deep ditch, near Frodingbara-bridge, quite dead ; the unfor tunate man having, no doubt, missed his way. In Mid Yorkshire and the West-Riding the fall of ,snow during last week was not co ns id era bl e , b u t the frost has been very intense, and all the canals and watercourses are frozen up except where great efforts have been made to keep them open, as in the case of the Aire and Calder navigation, in which a screw steam-tug is kept daily plying to and fro to break the ice, which in many places is a foot thick. The river Aire above Leeds and the river wharfs are frozen over, and at various points have been crowded with skaters during the last few days. Early on Friday morning the thermometer at the Leeds Philosophical Ic,stitution Mood at 9 deg. (Fahren heit),showing 23 deg. of frost. Throughout that day the air was intensly keen, the thermometer at noon being at 20 deg., and at night at 17 deg. Oa Saturday the range of the thermometer was somewhat higher. The railway traffic has, up on th e whole, been pretty . regular. At Lincoln the Brayford-mere is completely covered over with strong ice,. as also the Fosdyke and the Witham, skaters being enabled to make the " voy age" by the latter, from Lincoln to Boston, a distance of 85 miles. The Lincoln Spring Meeting, which was fixed for Tuesday last, has been postponed sine die is consequence of the inclemency of the weather, To the south, of. Lincoln roads have had to be cut through the snowy drifts. At Crowland, on Friday, a grand skating match, " open to all England," came off. The continua tion of the easterly gales has detained in the Tyne up wards of 1,000 vessels, chiefly colliers, and nearly all inland 'traffic by water is stopped. In the counties above alluded te, great nunthers of workmen are thrown ont of employment by the severity of the weather, but it is gratifying to find that the exertions of the beßevolent to mitigate the privations thus occasioned are manifested on all sides. SOUTHAMPTON. For several days past the weather at this port has been more severe than is remembered by even the Oldest in habitant—a continuance of severe frost and a succession of strong north-easterly winds having prevailed for more than a fortnight. Not only have all the ponds and other still waters been frozen over to a depth of several inches in thickness, but the docks and edges of the river have been almost covered with ice of considerable substance. In some parts of the docks, where ships have been lying for some time without being disturbed, they have become completely frozen in. In the inner dock great amuse ment has been given to several of the poorer portion of Southampton by the accumulation of a large quantity of fish, principally gray 'mullet. Owing to the severity of the weather these fish have become completely benumbed by tb. , cold, rendered entirely powerless, and by the strength of the tide have been washed into the deck, where they have become an easy prey. The following is an analysis of the temperature of the weather at Southampton during the last five years :- 1851. 1552. 1853. 1854. 1855. Deg. Deg. Deg. Deg. Dog. ... 31 30 22 24 • 28 33 25 30 16 • 32 29 26 29 ... 30 31 ... 27 January ... February March April ... November . . 31 23 Decemberj... ••• 30 22 27 The coldest nights experienced during the present win ter were Tuesday and Friday, when the thermometer fell from 16 to 18 deg. below freezing point. The Channel Islands' and French packets,which ply from this port three times during each week, have experienced to a considerable extent the inclemency of the weather. Yesterday morning on their arrival from their ♦oyages each vessel presented the appearance of a floating block of ice, the paddle-boxes, and in short the whole exterior of the ship being covered to a considerable thickness. The Jersey and Guernsey packet, the Wonder, on her passage from the islands to this port on Saturday night, experienced the mist severe weather. When about mid way a very heavy sea broke over her, carrying away the greater portion of her bulwarks and stanchions, and tearing up the cabin lights, and all with which it came in contact. Yesterday the thermometer stood in the shade at 22 deg. NOTTINGHAM. S a t ur day night was one of the severest during the frost. Frem the 10th to the 15th inclusive the thermo meter stood at 24, 20, 23, 24, 22, and 21 deg. With strong breezes from the north, the river Trent is blocked up in many places —a result favoured by the low state of the river. During the period of the frost there have been frequent falls of snow, but the quantity was very small. Yesterday the sky was again very clear, with a north wind, and hundreds of skaters were on the canalg-• In several places there are passages over the river Trent (on the ice) which is of rare occurrence. Near Batu persons were ye s te r d a y s k a ti ng on th e r i v er, with a fire blazing in the centre of the stream. WEATHER STATISTICS.—The following is an account of the days for the last 25 years, when the thermometer, according to an account kept by a gentleman at Exeter has ranged under 20, pointing out the coldest day Minimum of Thermometer. Degrees. 11 13 15 15 10 Year. Day. 1829 838385 ... December 28 ::: January 20 11.. .... : 1830 ... January 1 December 21 1840 •• • •• • December 1G 1841 ... ... January 8 ••• ••• - 1813 ... •.. Febr uary 17 ... ... 18 1815 •• • ... March 14 and 17 ... 15 1847 ... ... February 12 ... •••• 16 16 1 H •• • • Fob. 15 and Dee. 18 .• • 18 .LO •.. .. November 27 ... ••• 19 • ... . . February 15 . . ... 1 5 From this it will be seen that only on three occasions for the last 25 years has the weather Wei Golder than it was on Thursday last. A••• !.%f ~,"~ r „ , Ifigh:stieet, Birmingham. R A 4. 17. I."her ' ESEND ST AR 4, ~ ' 1 ? ,1 - 1. 1t k et' : 114 E. 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