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• g St/,- NEWSPAPER - - ‘:l4 /7 7 aL_ r._ • a stage in her progress when she heads -th i e ... a.r . ts I back upon them her rflected light, so 4 4 ; - 8 . " - I reached a agree of , dsvoloproP-` 40 "ZiW • . 'l7 S k e6 „, ftrwar n d f o u Tl , quest ions or 0. 11 1 , , 4 „ , ! A, v ,„„ ~) I Oofin , ' A 1ztt7 . 3,.. • • .4.,• • . . 4 ,- --,,46,/ - / • •/•"-- tc, . P t o.A ,e 4 • . , 9- 2 4:411,04. • . • 'imp. .._,..•.... e' ONT BLANC will Close TO-MORROW! Sept. 15 PT. 11. in ezl, each it Gs. tKET - ripiiont ill LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER. 14, 1855. )1. ;6e 0 , 1 9 s )er stone. N o . 19,6441 [Plum 4D. STAMPED 5D- PUBLICATIONS BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR, THE AD VANCEMENT OF SCIENCE. 10. 1. i Th l rti , ',46 , d d a RS. Now ready at all the LibrArie , z, in 3 vols , TROLLOPE'S NEW NOVEL, " GERTRUDE'; or. F MILY PRIDE." " A novel fro the talented pen of ‘lrs. Trollore is sure to poi• s esq some of the most brilliant qualities of a good novel. In the ore sent ins ance the o ject at welch the author aims is to place in strong contrast wl , ll t' , e y of birch th- nohidty of character The theme is admirably worked out,"—John Bull. Hurst and Blackett, Puollshers, succes , ,or4 to Henry Colburn. The 25th meeting of the members of this association was , pened in Glasgow on Wednesday. The general com •uittee met in the Merchants' Hall at 1 o'clock for the elec ion of sectional officers and the despatch of business isually brought before that body. Among the gentlemen 43 61 to . .„ e d, ; Paps b 2 " c oJ Od to'` .Tu%t Ready hi 2 vols.. with illustrations, S PORTING ADVENTURES in the NEW won, D. C PTIF.L , HARDY, Roy I Artillory. • Hurst and illackett, Pub:ishers, successors to Henry Colburn, 13, Great Marlborough-street. r►et. tie. a ..... ._„ ....... ....... 6 ..... 2i a "59 ; rtYci ; 6 ....... al 1 4/411111 t 40,0 0 0 I . Pt.,/ Esc h s‘l SeP. 1 f oll Vet 6 .EIPt• .0 1 TO" 'SEP' "' o ff isep.. g. 1 016 o to 01 ( I 10 iti A ri 001' ?BT* 1 5 . SeP' A er of ifeh' doo n li do_% aa,lop . 000 . of oil' rail' 4,1 a, 9 OOP of o rot , - 0•• lfltise 0 41 1: ' ' l ,to be I r y ,se• 1, 944 -•••-•......1.______. the undermentioned Articles, viz : • When to be `,, Deptford. Gosport. Plymouth. delivered. Ralf of the Nit. Tons. Tons. Tons. quantity for % ph. ''' •• •• 300 200 100 each place h. i 3,, eeks,snd (taw) 50 the remain " . remain derin3weeks () • Tons. afterwards. 150 or earlier if preferred by h \.. _ 4 lbs. lbs. lbs. the party -"--:..::_•_. • • 50,000 50,000 40 000 J terdering tiara be made for the whole, or any port ion of the Artlees. 4, 0 laiships reserve to themselves the power, when the Ten hirer „ I ,lened, of contracting either for the whole, or for such part teat r 'LY as they may deem fit, or . for a greater quantity, or of ~,`,o i ng foe any, and also an unlimited rower tel ction. - "VerhTueles to be exempted from the customa Duties, and partie iktkh : t r , are to state where they are respectively lying , e ndi'r for Sugar must specify the several marks , the ships , d 4 aPorted, and the countries or la - - s of its grow li or gro an average sample of the Sugar (not less thin 21hs., for ati:Zrt mark) must he produced by the parties tendering, and in erage of different marks r several import-, aid an • parcel - ' 4 „lile, ° ,. 4 nd not to be of the same mark or average quality as the pl ea and accepted will be rejected by the officers. a " .s e, ,, of the Coffee (not less than 4lbs I,of the Cocoa (not less than l and Of the Tea (not less than aihs., from the bo. , ded warehouse), Ole r 4l lced by the parties tendering. tee n tiles produced by persons whose tenders are not accepted Tested to be taken away by them immediately after the con- N t e a ,,', (2 been decided. r o - r . " 4 ,er vyill be received unless made on the printed form pro k,idocTe Purpose, and which may be obtained on application 1 0 ', 0 ton„'ee. at the Victualling Yards at Gosport and Plymouth, or ,LOs c 4 ,nder Bevis, conducting the Packet Service at Liverpool, or Ole conditions of Customs at Bristol. ~'nnflitions of the revised contracts, to which particular a. t en. 6tles D ' al led, may be seen at the office, at the Victuallin , Yards bZer . I . e ' L L , and Plymouth, and also at Liverpool and Bristol. No .01 be received alter one o'clock on the day of treaty. and it be required that the party tendering, or an agent on his bu tla" ff e ald attend at the office on the day of contract, a - the result -. ‘ 1 111 4 !r received from each person will be communicated to him :44,1\i,„1'f-oPosed sureties in writing. 4 bptender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, in the left-hand corner the words, " Tender for B ' , d must also be delivered at Somerset douse. ) 4 ( A 41 : ) ,YLL ROOMS.—LAVRENT'S CASINO 1 1 ,:alc OW OPEN for the winter season The followiruz Will he performed by his celebrated Band during k th e ;tit March aux Flambeaux. Waltzes The I fly 111141 I, alley (D'Albert), Zephir Lufte (Gungl ), Fenell.l ( rlnney), (14 b e _ v reotne ( Laurent), La Sultane (Bosisto). Qua , ' e (Lamotte), Les flugenots (Laurent), Palermo (IvAl- I: l kaa.„,...„ n de of Lammermoor (Tinney). 11 Tro v at nre ( " utton). bL u es Tinian& (Lamotte), Ttalie (Gaviolo), The t illien (D'Al -It, Coueous (Bousonet). The Zouaves_ (Laurent)._ Galo.ps— aSo,,lerial Guards (Laurent), The Heels (,treather). , ehotti:ehe o,7 4l ande de Pleura (Boqquet), Vamviana (Laurent) Prin sn et a \:"lng. Piston, H. Boulcours.—Doors open at 8. Admission v : " WEEK OF THE FRENCH FAIR, AND LAST WEEK BUT TWO OF THE SEASON. 11 ° YAL SURREY ZOOLOGIOA.L 'GAR- Pdlif t l/ ENS. Frldac, Sept. 14, D 155, and during the Week ,k` l l4l, - ,; ) RS of a FRENCH VILLAGE FAIR, and Grand FETE ti"s_rETRE, Written by Mr. NELSON LEE, rranged by Mr. '441,140ax. Programme of Amusements :—French Village and Es et—French Villagers—New Ballet Dance by Flexmore's PNet of Artistes—Dancing on the Green—French Stalls— goods—French Attendants in Cstume—French ivandires 4,4coeh Eau Sucre Ven tt ders—Fr , nch o V Quack Doctor. •zelling e his I hii r , i 'l4ll, in Carriage and Pair, attended by Pierrot, Trumpet and I t ew -- ,;Russilli Family—Slack Rope -Gipsies—Punch, rieture by Primaps, SW E k BORG AS IT P.l !—Vocal and "'' ,l. ltal Concert !—Extra Quadrille Band ! —The Spanish Min. soste--Triumphal Arch leading to the Fair !—DAN"ING, after I rt . , 4 1 .2 x, m the New Salle de Dense, under the Direction of Mr. klitt),T t iThe whole to conclude with the SIEGE And 110M tzt-PNT SEB V.:TOP IL, and ~ rand Pyrotechnic Tableau! t P,kli, 'a harge—Admittance, ONE SHILLING. The Fatr to COM tch ayat Three o'clock, announced by discharge of cannon. every description will be introduced as they present 'ves. AU'S COPAHINE, or SACCFIARATED 00 I „es qf KIJLES, approved of by the erench College of Physiciarts, (sktit, w rY administered in the Paris and London Hospitals, and °axed by them to be the best remedy tor a certain disorder. ,tion . 4 'neet" of Nov. 6, 1852.) A copy will he forwarded er, appli th°lllllt,Pri., caper 100, 45.6 d. ; 50, 2s. 9(1. To he had of the inventor, JOZEA, French chemist, 49, Haymarket , London, and \_" ri ncipal cheUmists. MIL HOWARD, Surgeon-Dentist, 52, Fleet ,ll4,. street, has introduced an entirely new desc-iption of A RTl trecti' TEETH, fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so d:7 resemble the natural teeth as not to he distinguished from ' y "nal by the closest observer; they will never change colour orteethbc found very superior to . any tee' ever before used. :t n b ciwpl k„_rtiti n od does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful pit 1. 4 ,' 41, and 'all , support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is h:_ade r 'ed to restore articulation and rrastication. Decayed teeth f . (l Sound and useful in mastication.-52, Fleet-street. At 0111 ten till five. AR and B U S I N E S S. tl t Si Il ith One object of our encounter with Russian powers is the ft wach, of commerce, the prevzntion of nlonopole, and unjus en ,einZnt,, on the rights of nations. Many victories have been i!t, it, and memorials of those events will be cherished by every Zit object of the name given by E. Mr)-ES and SO': to the ''en t usefu garment now worn Is to perpetuate the great 4 „, e l RIER•rc it rp t4re ertch Jacket is the most bnsines , -like Invection which h as It is comfor. able, elegant, and serviceable : it is made 'ss e i'J fashionable material suitable for the present season and ap ijil`ng autumn. kertch Jacket is only made by E. Moses and , ON ecu hklttt 8111 render imitation perfectly unsuccessful. The Ke hit I :ak e CtlaY now he inspected at their Establishment and its 4 11:0 "in all s zes required, or made to order at the m-st ma th e charges. Cape a light woollen fabric, thorourlde water ~poemost novel and useful article o - att t re — gentlemanlv , n A r t]: "Tee, su - terlor in workmanship, and highly ap 'roved be a vast t ? , ' Patrons ; its price is 2fis. plain 33s trimm• d with silk. nnet are ade by E. MOSES and Sox excl. sivelv. th'y abtles for Autumn are selected y Al OSES and SON for th, ii r usual magnificent scale ; din Dress for Ladies and Gen - 1 45, ‘ "e ry novelty which art and commerce have devised Is ready fas t , :cetion at their vstablishments. The Stock for Autumn tar ftottraordinary attracJons. Hosiery in variety unprecedented Shoes, Cans of the newest and most highly finished order. Boots r 4 :es, Shirts and linderc'othing, of unp traded stunt iority, at ,%t reason .ble prices. i,_toek w holesale Department exhibits the newest and the largest m ok e r Clothing, Shirts, Boots and Shoes, &c., suitable tor the ..I.o 4a r a-de er the colonies. "t,e (V T, Establishments—MinorieS and Aldgate, opposite to Aid grelt. Riti t prild Branch—New Oxford-street and Hart-street. keiZeid and Bradford, Yorkshire 4 4 t ,?,u•ne, Vieteria (Wholesale). ttr ).-AL ;sfoTICE.—The Establishments will he closed on Thurs tLu Prid a y next, Sept 13 and 14,re-opening on Saturday even 15th Instant, at 7 o'clock. k SPORTING DRESS. k lort hs - Production of the best and the most comfortable Dress for r Z eB - 8 1..e?) . gagements is t t h n e a ob e j r ce a t_ s o l f n E tic kf a o d s ( r.s ., • pt , t i o n n d o ,Si) r, rt :„ T p h i o s u ir s i r e l4ttiii V a tt n e d ap m pl a i k c i a n ti z on sp o ortimr t dress, is generally known ; hut it t he Dl lll ' to be observed that they have completed art n rements for t D: 4 ,_ " R ent season which abundantly prove their suvrtority ei , g Coats, new deslgus, for elegance in the fit and make, g s e,, 4ll ence in materials, for utility and cheapness, unparalleled. ;ts NT, Trousers, Leggings, Boots, Hats, Caps, and hosiery,i fact 4 t4t t p e ornplement of dress for fi Id sports, the best a n d the chea p - Nt.o Mons and ``ox's Fstablishment and its 'ranches. '4 4-°ll EStablishment—Minories and Aldgate, opposite to Aidgate ,alle t t l i e. pd Branch—New Oxford-street and Hart-street, :telb o ti cl and Bradford, Yorkshire. z 4.ot o r,fle. Victori (Vi nclEst ablesale).. inf iy oTlCE a .—TheEstablishment will be closed on Thurs. inst., a n t e 7 xt e S l e o p e t k. l3 and 14, re-opening on Saturday even- f R AV ESE tlt „„ PACK 'at rkner Packets call at the G• k kets call At the Piers as r. PROM TERRA.CF , Pt o an, I I l'l4C" N D 8 P t. E T S. ireenhithe and f.urne , .l P .rs. underlined (weather perm ;ER. GRAVEsENT,I Time 9 • 41 : 1 I I I - I - I pus ( 1 1 e . frl n F,netturen•Atree , 4 tAti. , l 4i. L' " CIYI,T R ,; tC 4 er of an hoar. NV:I Altr, FIL Ant:Cy/ &LT., on the envfal or I , , te Ing from the Fonchurch-streo , Fttation. ' QwIII Z Truing finin the Fenchurch-stree , Station. -•-•,............1_g7,37,R DATH. 411NDAIM --- - 4 ---- , ea i --__________ .-,----z Jo ... ~. '1 th o - , ' ... 1 2; -,-- 0 Fen. L -5 t LE' t •• 1 % z ' ;-.. - u Zi church a . V. i ';'; '''' ' = 14 , L .:: t f., Street 7 : = 4 ...„, a.: !... ' ----- , _ 9 2 0 - - 2_l a- .. _ 2 _ s I— '-..._ 3 4 vt, _ OA _ '- _________-7- Fore Cabto. , R r r, 4r f ro FARES. s 'raVeSSßd and wt,uon•••• •••• " 101' 1?. T,.1.03end and Bl ac k we ll or W oo l w i e l Bd. .O. C,, . t ri . and London.-- B d. .. ('s. Ind let. •oo ,••• and Blackwall or VFoo . l . vich.. • • • .. Oa. Bd. „_ k*rave.e. and Inter edi N a , e Piers. c ''• ' vrboi4r TIcREOne 15..; to be ^ad of the Col!e. OrP d th, p 1411 of Mr r . Monk, TorracoMor, Grave:end., 1845. TUE NOCTER This da3 is published, th' Fir t Volume of th,, /V.ORKS of PROFESSOR WILSON. Edited by his Son in -Law, Profes , or F E RI ER. Containind Vol. I. of the NOCTES AMBROSIAN./E. To be com pleted , n Four Vols. To he puhlished in Quarterly Volumes, crown Byo., nrice 6s. each. William Blackwood and Sore, Edinburgh and London. FALL of SEVASTOPOL.—The Seventh Edition of STANFORD'S NI AP of •= - EVASTOPOL is just published, with the Positions, Works, and Batteries, previous to the Bombardment, the important Russian Works on the North side of the flari,ur, Geological Notes, &c., &c. i'rice, in one sheet, 25.; case, 4s Gd. Also, BATTLE of the TCHFRICAYA.--A Plan sketched by Captain WOLSELEY, 90th Regt., and Lieut FREDERICK BRINE, R.E. Price, Is.; case, 2s. 6d. MAJOR RI ODULPH'S SKETCHES of the GROUND before SET. oSTOPOL. I vol. folio, 10s. gd. The Third Edition of STANFORD'S BIRD'S-EYE VIEW, a Pictorial Map. much prized lor its attractiveness, as well as aces- Price, plain, positions coloured, 2s. 6d. ; full coloured, 4s SWEABORG and lIELSINGFOR; A Photographic View, is.6d, Any of the above sent free per past, on receipt of stamps or P.O, Order. London : Edward Stanford, 6, Charing Cross. PARTS EXHIBITION -STANFORD'S NEW GUIDE to PARIS and the PARIS EXHIBITION is just published, price half-a-C , own. " It contains abundance of information, well selected, well arranzed* and plea , antly conveyed, on all wiles , if Inv , riable inquiry—pass ports, r , utes, money, apartments, restaurants, , ights, and promen ades, and centres of pleasure."—athenaeum, Se t 1, 1855. Lon , on : Edward Stanford, 6, Charing-cross. zEBASTOPOS.-COL 7,7 AOHI'S AUTHENTIC SERIES, PAUL and DOMINIC COLNAGHI and Co., 13 and 14, Pall.mall Fast, Publishers to her Majesty, will immediately publish the following : SEI3 g TOPOL REFnlty TTC FALL, from the Drawing the pro perty of hi. Grace the Duke of Wellington, t ken on the spot by CARLO BOSSOLI. showing the ea•ire Illy hour, and every Public Monu ment of interest in that noble city SF P...kSTOPOL IN RUINS, drawn on the spot by WILLIAM StmrsoN Both Prints will be exernted in the highest strle of Llthogr , phy by Mes , .rs. 1 y. Size, 51 by 21 inches. Price, each, 21s ,or framed and glazed, 425. The Third Edition.—Just published, price 52., by post, free, 58. 6d. TRUE (ir FALSE SPERMATORRHCEA, pith the Viev , of distMcutshing the Imaginary from the Re — al sufferers under this disease, and C. rrecting of wide-spread Errors in relation to their Treatment and Cure. From he German )f Dr. PICKFORi With an introduction by the Editor, containing a complete exposure of the system of terrorism and extortion pursued •.y the advertising quacks of the metropolis towards those who are , redulons enouch to seek their aid. ';•,r. Platord , a known to English readers by his frequent practi cal contribution: to German medical literature. This is the first • o he informs as, that be has addressed himself to the note-medi al reader. we trust this may not ho the last, if he shall ietect any the - equally flacrant evil which it may be in his .over to cor ed." —London Me 'Leal Gazett, " The tribe of Quiet Sympathisers,' old ' qedical Friends,' are mereilessly exposed; and if this hook valid find is wly Into the hands of those who suffer from the corn ,iaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would ie saved much needlces suffering of sandy and mind, and what is of ess importance, though it Is that which the quacks most prize— nuch money.... —This volume is well qualified to put an end to the •mpirlcal sytcm of treatinz Spermatorrheca, and to placs the treat ,nent upon a more rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore, iikoty to do much good." London: H. Ralltere. 219, Regent-street. IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY. 1-{,TESEMAR.—On the 29th of May, 1855, an injunction wits granted by the High oottrt of Chancery, and on , he Ith June following was made perpetual against Joseph ranklin and .ethers, to restrain them, under a penalty of one thou and pounds, from imitating this Medicine, which is protected by ;oval Letters Patent or England, and secured by the Seals or th. w,e;)l,- , itarmacie de Paris, and the Imperial College of Medicine, Vienna. TRIESEMAR, go. 1, s remedy for Relaxation, 'perrnatorrlicea, and. Exhsmstioti of ti: -y-tem, whether arising from excesses, accident, or climate. ro those persons who are prevented enterina the married state b , con*equences of early •errors it Is invaluable. PRIESF.:II AR, No. 2, etually, in the snort space of three days, completel3 and t,ntirei , ..licates all traces of those Disorders which Capivi and Cubeb eso lom been thnuatt an antidote for. to the ruin of th !waft, vast portion of the population. TRY F. , EM IR, No. 3, s ' `!i?! grcaT Cont.nentril Remedy for that .lass 01 !iisorders, whit' ! ! :Innately the English physic an treat• with Mercury, to the in ..111e destruction of the patient's constitution. and which all th, -sparilla in the world cannot remove. itIEAEMAR, No. 1,2, and 3, are alike devoid of taste or A 21,,, of all nauseating qualitte,.. They 'rip lie on the ta. Font their use heinc suspected. 'old in tin cases at 1 is, ear", free ny ;Jost, is. extra., divided int-. ~ r ate .loses, as administered by Vali:watt, Lailemaint, Roux &.c.—To he had Wholesale and Retail in London of Joh , : ton, 6S, ,'• ; Hannay and On_ 63. 01 , nrd-atreot • and gam,. 1 r, Ox !,,,•strect ;R. 11. Ingham, drug:list, 46, arket-street, Manchester ; 1, Pradhury, bookseller, Dean Agate, Bolton ; J. )'rieqtl y. chemist, 52, :rd-street, Liverpool; Powell, bookseller, 15, Westmoreland-street, bookseller, High-street, Birmingham. SECRET INFIRMITLEI AF YOUTR knit) MATURITY A published, price 25., illustrated with cases, 'roe by pee, re. 2il stamps, ER VOUS DEBILITY• fts Causes, 3ymptoms. and Cure.—An Essay on ii:per ..,,rrticea, with Practical Observations on a .cfer and morn n -sstul mode of treatment o 4 the discus” of the i4enerativ• m, obtained by the use of the ‘..ficroscope in detectin , an' „AO - Inv, by urinary examinatloii, the real cause and effect of variety of complaint, whether arising from solitary habits • .ses, accident, or climate, followed by practical remarks, Muncie wiinty years' etpirience in the treatmen of !mi/Ns:trio, rs Debility, Local Weakness, gpermaterrhi - ea, Ace. To whit* • -1:led, Commentaries on the Physiology of Marriage, with pre ,itionary hints on the evils emanating from empirical pm mice ' , id on the dangerous remsdie , advocated by intrions write, ~, • ese Important disorders. By .LAMTTEL I , A'MFRI, SC.!) 37, f 3 EDFOR QEYA R E, LONDos —ctor 01 Medicine, Matriculated Member of the Uni7ersit7 , o. .•Irgh, Honorary Member of the Lender iiiolpital Nfedicsi teentiale of Apothecaries' Hall, London, gee., Sce. tine essential ob , ect of this treatise is to p:iint out the feartni con , iences reiultirc fora certain habits, irregularities, and excesses. hove produced more misery in Youth, degradation in Nicoi. and premature decay at ai stages of Life, than, perhaps, ate .r class of disease known to inole.m pathologists. Its perusal if ularly recommended to periolis entertaini IW secret doubts 0' iitlysicai condition, and who are conscious ,)f having hazarded •• priviic,:..s to which every human being is , te,essf,ry that A , ,hould know, that there ark nies oi persona , , nanagei ne,t Whig?' cannot he violated withou. , •cring grievous penalties, and when n'i•WOril and regret sumo • ' , eyday of inconsiderate self-indtngence, how these oenaltiet , be mitigated, luaw the sting of their bitterness may he removed. • tow the evil and its consequences may ne avoided, and above all, t there Is scarcely any dorree of physics' inflrmity or functiona', :,'cement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. uthor ha, for a aerie: .if years beer engage :1 in an extensive c.tco in the treatment 01 these deheate compiainti, which hay, ortunatcly teen too gen , rally eentided to the care of ignora - L etrilOrics, who inflict great lonia on thosP wino are induced to Dian. t .ith 'n their pretensions. kVnITS DEBILITY may ' e had, price 26, of Messy. Sher wood and Co., 23, Patemater•rovt; 'unrly, 63, Oxfcrd-street ; II it , 1( 4 , Leicester-square; Mann, 39.."Cornhill; or (roe by post for (1; , t,:rim t , . 4,11 ddres PO , the .4,..ithr.r's roßi , loaco. 37. Bed- ',rd At home for consultation daily from eleven till two, and from six :111 eight. . CORPORATION ESTATES FOR SALE.—The Evening Post states as a startling fact that on Saturday last a committee of the Dublin town council- was appointed to consider the expediency of selling off all the estates the property of the corporation. The attempt is regarded by the Post as a practical mo%-ement to extinguish the metropolitan municipal body—an event which, if con summated, would perhaps, after all, be received by the great body of the caizens with provoking indifference. A few nights ago Charles Moore, an under-keeper, and four others, in the employ of the Marquis of Staf ford, were watching between RoUgh Park and Lilly hurst, Salop, three-quarters of a mile from Lilleshall, when they became aware of poachers netting hares. The keepers made for the men and Moore laid bold of two of them, upon which a fight ensued, when ten to fifteen others came to their rescue, armed with bludgeons,. and succeeded in releasing their companions, when they all made off. CAVALRY TOE THE EAST.—On Wednesday orders were forwarded to the Colonel-Commandant at the ca valry depot, Maidstone, to hold in readiness all the available unattached to the 10th Hussars, 12th Lancers, and 13th Light Dragoons, for immediate embarkation for the Crimea. It is expected that the depot will fur nish upwards of 200 disciplined men, who have volun teered for these regiments from the 2d and 7th Dragoon Guards, 3d Light Dragoons, 7th Hussars, and 16th Lancers ; reinforcements will also proceed to join the let and sth Dragoon Guards, 2d Scots Greys, 4th Light Dragoons, 6th Inniskillens, Bth Hussars, and 17th Lancers, and in addition the 7th Missals at York, and 13th Hussars at Manchester have been placed under orders for foreign service. t 4FATAL GIG ACCIDENT AT (POMO'EERY. Two MEN KILLED —Mr George Kynoch, manager of the distillery at Kirkliston, belonging to Messrs. John Stewart and Co., of this city, was entering Queensferry in a gig, on Wednesday forenoon hat, accompanied by Mr. WM. Gilfillan, painter, of Gordon-street, Glasgow. The approach along which they were passing is down hill, and from something getting wrong with the harness the horse started off, dashini, in toward-the town at a furious rate; when one of the wleels b of the vehicle came into vio lent contact with a corner kerb-stone, jolting up the gig, when Mr. Gilfillan was projected on to the road. A few paces farther on a second stone was encountered, and Mr. Kynoch was precipitated on to the road in the same way as his companion. The horse and vehicle were immediately brought to a stand un scathed. The gentlemen who had been thrown out were found to have alighted on their heads within a few yards of each other, and Mr. Gilfillan only lived Y a few minutes, while his companion was killed on the spot. Mr. Kynocl, was 26 years of age, unmarried, and belonged to Aber exert. Mr. Gilfillan had been doing some work at Mr. Robert Stewart's house, near the distillery at Kirkliston : and, having been there examining the workmen's pro. grel-s, had accepted of a drive into Queensferry, tendered him by Mn, Kynooh,—(nartgow Poor, resent we observed Sir William Jardine, Dr. Whewell, Professor Phillips, Col , mid Sabine, Mr. Morckton Milnes, qr. James Heywood, M.P., Mr. Yates, Liverpool, Mr. leorge Rennie, Professor Penny, Earl of Harrowby, Sir ;lb:tries Lyell, Sir James Campbell, Dr. Strang, Prince Charles Lucien Bonaparte, Count Frolich, Mr. Edward , jheshire, author of the "Results of the Census." Mr. Wm. Ne %march, one of the honorary secretaries' of the Statis tical Society of London, Sir Roderick Murchison, the Hon. the Lord Provost, Mr. William Gourlie, &c. The Earl of Harrowby took the chair. Professor PHILLIPS, of Oxford, read the minutes of last meeting, held at Liverpool, which were approved. Colonel SABINE then read tilt.) " Report of the Council of the British Association to the General Committee assem bled at Glasgow." After which Mr. NINNIS submitted. the statement of accounts. Professor PHILLIPS then addressed a few words for the guidance of the office-bearers in the various sections, and this finished the business of the meeting. Preparatory to the first general meeting in the evening the Lord Provost of the city gave a brilliant entertainment in the M`Lellau-rooms. The following distinguished guests sat d )wn to dinner: the Duke of Argyll, Mr. James Graham, Sir W. Jardine, Bart., Sir Charles Lyell, Mr. James Smith, ofJordan-hill, Hr. Walter Crum, Professor William Thomson, Professor Anderson, Principal Macfarlan, Colonel Sabine, Professor Phillips, Mr. John Taylor, Professor Ramsay, Mr. James M`Lellan, Dr. John Strang, LL.D., Mr. William Glomlie, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the Earl of Elgin, the Earl of Eglinton, Sir R. I. Murehison, Sir John Ross, Sir John Maxwell, Professor Syme, Dr. Lyon Playfair, Dr. Allan Thomson, Baron Liebig, Dr. Retzius, of Stockholm, M. C. Graban, Count Campello, the Rev. Dr. Whewell, Viscount Ingestre, Lord Belhaven, Sir Philin Egerton, Mansura Mahmund, Lord Wrottesley, • Dr. Rae, Lord Talbot, Professor Sharpey, M. Fremy, the Duke of Hamilton, Prince Bonaparte, the Earl of Harrow- by, Sir John Richardson, Sir David Brewster, Sir C. W. Pasley, Colonel Rawlinson, Rear-Admiral Baechy, Profes- sor Sedgwick, the Ray. Dr. Robinson, of Armagh, the Rev. Dr. Scoresby, Mr. William Murray, Dr. Kolliker, M. Agassiz, Mr. William Hopkins, Sir M. Shaw Stewart, Sir James Ferguson, Sir Aichibald Alison, M. Petigot, Sir E. Belcher, Count Frolich, Sir Thomas Hesketh, Dr. Dickinson, and Mr. N. B. Ward. The following address of the Duke of ARGYLL was de livered at the evening meeting : Gentlemen of the British Association,—l knew, gentle men, that the duty of presiding over this meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science has been assigned to me mainly in consequence of my local connection with the district and city in which we are now assembled. It cannot, therefore, be departing from the special duty of that position if I address you in the first place As one of those who are receiving the honour of your visit. lam sure I cannot express in terms too warm the feelings of this great comuadnity. It would be strange in deed if Glasgow did not hold out to you a cordial reception. Here, if anywhere, we have reason to honour science, and to welcome the men whose lives are devoted to its pursuit. The west of Scotland has itself contributed nut a few illus trious names to the number of those who have eularg-.3d the boundaries of knowledge, or have given fruitful application .o principles already known. I need not dwell on the fact :hat it was in this valley of the Clyde that the patient geniusof Watt perfected the mechanism which first gave complete control over the powers of steam, an,i that it was on these waters, too, that those powers were first ap- plied in a manner which has given new wings to commerce, and is now affecting not loss decisively the terrible opera tions of war. These are bat single examples, more striking and palpable than others, of the depeadance of the arts upon the advance of science. This, however, is a depend- once which I am sure the citizens of Glasgow would b 3 the first to acknowledge, and which, no doubt, with them, as with all men, must be an important element in the value which they set upon physical research. But lam sure I should deeply wrong the intelligence of the people of Glas gow if I were to represent them as measuring the value of science by no other standard than its immediate applica bility to commercial purposes. They seek to honour sci ence for its own sake, and to encourage the desire of knowledge as in itself one of the noblest iustiuots of our nature. It is my duty, also, gentlemen, to speak on behalf of a special body—one of which Gla-gow has so much rea son to be proud—l mean its ancient and venerable Uni versity. If the mechanical arts owe to this district of Scotland the greatest impulse they have ever yet received, it is not less true that our knowledge of the laws which re gulate the pursuits of industry and determine the distri bution of the " wealth of nations " has been almost founded on the researches of one whose name is indissolu bly associated with this seat of learning. Here, again, we have an illustrious example of the mutual relations be tween science and politics in its best and highest definition. But, indeed, our convictions are independent of each ex amples. It is impossible to appreciate too highly the in fluence which science is evidently destined to have on the prospects of education, and we look for the time when its methods, as well as its results, will form the subject of teaching, not only as partially it has long done in our col leges, but also in the humblest of our schools. I feel it to be no small privilsge arising out of the academical office which this year I have the honour of holding to be able to assure you, on behalf of the University of Glasgow, of the deep interest with which we regard your visit, and of our high appreciation of the awls which it is your object to promote. It is now 15 years since the last meeting of the British Association here. There are probably few even annual meetings of any considerable body of men which are not marked by some melancholy recollections. Still more must this be the case after the lapse of so long an in terval —one which measures, as is usually reckoned, full half a generation in the life of man. Among the many vacancies in your ranks which that period has occasioned thane are sonic which, from local association or from other causes, are naturally impressed wore deeply on the mind than others. lam sure that one venerable name will rise to the memory of all who took any interest in the proceed ings of 1840,—0f ono whose early tastes for natural science had only yielded before his tevotiou to a yet higher ser vice, but whose powerful mind still sought to found all his efforts in the cause of religion and huulauity on obedience to the et erna l laws, which are as auto and steady in their operation over the min Is of men and over toe progress of society as are other laws over the sub jects of material change. Who can forget the zeal and more th an y ou thf u l eagerness with which Dr. Chal mers entered into the discussions of the statistical sec tion, and how he saw in those discussions the weans of spreading the knowledge of principles which aro of vital interest to the welfare of the State? But that name, though the lapse of years has not carried it beyond the regio , of regret, is one with which we have at least be:otne familiar as belonging to the number of the departed great. Such is not the case with other vacancies, and especially with ono which is still affecting us with almost bewildered sorrow and an abiding sense of irreparaule loss. Who shall take ' the torch which has fallen from the hand of E I ward Forb es ? Wh o s h a ll h old it as h e h e ld i t to th ose d ai k places in th e hi story of l ife which sc i ence i s str i v i ng, per haps in va i n, to penetrate, but which seemed already open ing their treasures to his fine and advancing genius ? But while sad recollections are thus forced upon us as regards the life of individual men we have every reason to be sa tisfied with the inheritance they have left. Many labourers are gone, but the cause in which they laboured has been steadily gaining ground. Long as 15 years may be as a period in human life, it is generally but a fraction in the history of national progress Yet since the last meeting of the British Association here I am greatly mistaken if we cannot mark great strides in the advance of science. I wish, gentlemen, you had a president more competent than I am to chronicle that a ivance anti direct the retrospect to a practical and useful end. There are, however, some features so remarkable that 'cannot omit referring to them as well calculated to raise our hopes and stimulate our ex ertions. In that science which is the oldest and most ve nerable of all—l mean astronomy—if there had been nothing else to mark the progress of discovery, the con struction and application of Lord Rosse's great reflector would have been enough to constitute an important epoch. Its systematic operations may be said to be still only in the first stages of their progress; yet already how often do we see reference had to the mysterious revela tions it has made in discussions on the principles of that science, and in not a few of th e s p ecu l at i ons to w hi c h in his birth ! My di s ti ngu i s h e d friend, Sir D. s recent Life of !Teuton, has de s i gna ted ttßhhraeeytwastreegiving hl, telescope . as" one of the most wonderful combina Hong of art and science which the world has yet seen." All who are interested iu the devotion of abilities, of mea ns, and of leisure to the noblest pursuits must ear nestly wish to see Lord Rosse rewarded by that which he will value most—the steady progress of discovery. It must always be remembered, however, that astronomy is a science of which hitherto at least it might almost be said that one great genius had left us no more worlds to con quer—that is to say, he carried our knowledge at a bound to one grand and apparently universal law, to which all worlds were subject, anti of which every new discovery had been but an additional illustration. The reign of that law, whether universal or not, was at least so wide that we had never pierced beyond the boundary of its vast domain. For the first time since the days of Newton a suspicion has arisen in the minds of astronomers that we have passed into the reign of other laws, and that the nebular pheno mena revealed to us by Lord Rosse's telescope must be governed by forces different from those of which we have any knowledge. Whether this opinion be or be not well founded—whether it be or be not probable that our limited c ommand over time and space can ever yield to our re ,earch any other law of interest or importance comparable with that which has already been determined —still inside that vast horizon there are fillings-in and fillings-up which will ever furnish infinite reward to labour. Of these not a few have been secured since our last meeting here. Be sides the patient work of our professed astronomers and the good service rendered by such men as 11r. Lassell and Mr. Nasmyth, who have so well relieved the business of commercial industry by their devotion to the pursuits of atience, we have had one event so remark - able that i n th e ' whole history of astronomy it stands alone. If in lookin« at the wonderful objects revealed to us in Lord Rosse',. 4 telescope we turn instinctively sometimes from the thing I show to the thin which oilevre=frova the spiral whim to the knowledge and resources which have collected their feeble light, and brought their mysterious forms under the cognisance of the hutnan eye—how much more curiously do we turn from the single planet Neptune to that other instrument which has felt as it were, and found its obseure and distant orbit ! So long as our species remains that body will be associated with one of the most glorious proofs ever given of the reach of the human intellect—of the sweep and certainty of that noble science which now honours with en during memory the twin names o f Adams and Leverrier. In geology, the youngest, but not the least vigorous of the sciences, every year has been adding to the breadth of its foundation—to the depth and meaning of its results. Pro bably no science has ever advanced with niore rapid steps. In 1810 the then recent; publication of the Silurian sys tem," had just established those landmarks of the Palmo zoic world which all subsequent discovery has only tended to confirm. The great horizons which were first defined by the 1 hours of Murchison and Sedgwick have since dis• closed the same phenomena which they so occurately de scribed in every quarter of the globe, and the generalisa tions foun led thereupon have been definitively established. The same period has sufficed, partly by the labours of the same distinguished men, to clear up the relative position of the strata which represent the closing epochs of ancient life and those which form the base of the secondary age. But, above all, the last few years have seen immense pro gress made in our knowledge of that vast series of deposits which usher in the dawn of existing forms and carry us on to those changes which, though the most recent, are not the least obscure of any which have affected the surface of the globe. The investigations of Edward Forbes on the laws which determine the conditions of marine zoology have 'upplied us with data altogether new on some of the highest conclusions of the science, while his profound spe culations on the centres of creation and areas of distrib tion have pointed outpaths - ofin 7 q — niry which are them selves of inexhaustible interest, and hold out the promise of great results. Anotherbranch of inrestigation, which, if not entirely new, is at least pursued on a new system and with new resous ces, has been opened up in dynamic%l geology by the learning and . ingenuity of Mr. Hopkins; while the thorough elacidatiou of Ws conditions of glacier motion, which we owe to Professor James Forbes, of Edinburgh, has given us clear and definite ideas on one, and that not the least important, of the agents in geolo gical change . The Observations accumulated during the recent Arctic voyages have materially added to our know ledge of the operation of the same agency under different conditions—conditions which we know mast once have extended widely over the firths and estuaries near where we are now assembled—leaving behind them those en .. . during records of the glacial epoch which were first ex plortd by my friend Mr. Smith, of Jordan-hill. We owe many irnpolant observations on the same phenomena and on the various changes of sea-level to Mr. Robert Chambers ; and if the thanks of science are due to those who advance her interests, both directly by adding to her store of facts or of her discovered laws, and also indirectly by investing them with popular interest, and thus enlarging the circle of observers, we must mention with special gratitude the classical works of Mr. Hugh Miller and those writings of Sir Charles Lyell which his indefatigable industry is ever bringin4 up abreast with the progress of discovery—a progress stimulated in no small degree by his own exertions—and which are alike remarkable for completeness of knowledge, for fertility of suggestion, and for sound philosophical reasoning. I think we cannot mistake the general, tendency of geological re search, whether stratigraphical or zoological. It has been to prolong periods which had been considered short ; to divide others which wereclassed together; to fill up spaces which were imagined blank, and to connect more and more in one unbroken chain the course of physical change and the progress of organic life. We pass from geology by a natural transition to another science, which stands to it in close alliance. If all our most sure conclusions respecting the superficial covering of the globe have been founded on the classification of its animal remains, it in not less true that our knowledge and understanding of organic structure have been infinitely extended by the means which geology has afforded of studying that structure in relation to its history in past time. In the hands of our great country man, Professor Owen, physiology has assumed a new rank in science, leading us up to the very threshold of the deepest mysteries of nature. If the last few years bad been marked by no other event in the advancement of sci ence, there would have been enough to signalise them in the publication of his treatise on the " Homologies of the Vertebrate Skeleton ;" and we may recollect with pride the fact of that high argument having been first opened at a meeting of the British Association. A sad interest indeed attaches in one direction at least to the progress of our knowledge in geography. All serious doubt seems to have closed now over the grave of Franklin. Even in a year during which war has been claiming the noblest victims by thousands and tens of thousands, it would ill become this association not t mark with an expression of our sorrow and admiration the self-sacrifice of that gallant band which has perished in the cause of science. But their devotion has been emulated, under a still higher stimulus, in•the more successful career of others; and at last in the discovery of the North-West Passage (still so called in spite of its having been found impassable), the courage and endurance of Captain M'Clure and his associates have ascertained with certainty a most remarkable fact in .the physical conformation of the globe. Results of still larger anti cer tainly of more immediate interest are being arrived at by the rapid march of African exploration—not, surely, be fore the time. Every part of the circumference of that vast continent has keen either known or accessible to us for centuries. On its soil have flourished some of the most ancient and famous monarchies, and one of its great val leys is the fatherland of science. Yet up to comparatively recent times our horizon there has been bounded by the same sands or mountains which bounded the knowledge of antiquity, and we had almost as little acquaintance with its interior as had the Tyrian merchant when his eye rested of old on the peaks of Atlas. Nothing but familia rity with the fact could have reconciled us to the ignorance in which wo have so long remained of one of the largest and most interesting regions of the world. That ignorance is at last being cleared away; and the exertions of many individuals, among whom the names of Mr. Galion of Mr. Anderson, Dr. Livingston, Dr. Baikie, and Dr. Barth stand conspicuous, have contributed results of the deepest inte rest and importance. No man who values science can fail to appreciate the extension of our knowledge respecting geography even where,, as in the Arctic Regions, that knowledge is pursued simply for its own sake; but it be- calms invested with tenfold interest when it brings with it the largest influsnce on the destinies of millions of the human race, and adds, as we may confidently hope it will ultimately do in the case of Africa, an inexhaustible field for manufacturing and commercial enterprise. In con nection with the diffusion of geographical knowledge I cannot omit to mention the magnificent publications of Mr. Alexander Keith Johnston, of Edinburgh, in his " Atlas of Physical Geography." It is seldom that such a mass of i .formation has been presented in a form so beautiful and attractive, or one which tends so much to place the study of geography on a truly scientific basis— that is to say, on the basis of its relation to the other natu ral sciences, and those grand cosmical views of terrestrial phenomena which have found their most distinguished in terpreter in Baron Humboldt. The kindred science of eth nology has received of late years great development, not only by its increasing store of facts, but by the more sci entific use which is being male of facts which have been long familiar. The investigation of the laws which regu late the growth of language promise to cast the most important lights on the history of our rase • but con clusions to which that investigation may lead are still matters of keen and anxious controversy, and are exposed to all that suspicion which has been directed against almost every science at some stage or other of its growth, and which, we must allow, every.science has, at some stage or other, justified by hasty generalisation and premature de duction. Of all the sciences chemistry is that which least requires to have its triumphs recorded here. The imme diate applicability of so m an y of its results to the useful arts has secured for it the watchful interest of tha world, and every dayis adding some new proof of its inexhaustible fertility. There is one department of inquiry, and that perhaps the most interesting of all—l mean organic che mistry— which has received an especial impulse during the last few years—an impulse in sinly due to the genius of one distinguished man whom we have the honour of number ing among our guests upon this occasion. I think Baron Liebig will find in Scotland that kind of welcome which a man of science values most -a readiness to profit by his instructions, and an enlightened appreciation among the ' farmers of the country of the practical value of studying in their husbandry the laws which have been revealed by his research. lam reminded, through the kindness of Dr. Lyon Playfair, of some facts which give yet a more special interest to this subject in connection with our meeting here. It was to the British Association at Glasgow in 1840 that Baron Liebig first communicated his work on the application of che.nistry to vegetable physiology. The philosophical explanation there given of the principles of manuring and cropping gave an immediate impulse to agriculture, and directed attention to the manures which are valuable for their ammonia and mineral ingredients, and especially to guano, of which in 1840 only a few speci mens had appeared in this country. The consequence was that in the next year, 1841, no less than 2,881 tons were imported; and during the succeeding years the total quan tity imported into this country has exceeded the enormous amount of 1,500,000 tons. Nor has this been a'l ; che mistry has come in with her aid to do the work of nature, and, as the supply of guano becomes exhausted, limited as its production must be to a few rainless regions of the world, the importance of artificial mineral manures will increase. Already considerable capital is invested in the manufacture of super phosphates of lime, formed of which s% b y the ~,s solution of bones in sul p huric acid, the use first recommended at t he last Glasg ow meet ing. Of these artificial manures not less than 60,000 tons are annually sold in England alone ; and it is a curious example of the endless interchange of services between the various sciences that geology has contributed her quota to the same important end, and the exuvim and bones of ex tinct animals, found iu a fossil state, are now, to the ex tent of from 12,0.0 to 15,000 tons, used to supply annually the same fertilising m aterials to the soil. The exertions of Professor Daubeny , of Oxford, on the same im p ortant subject, and the continued attention which he has devoted to it, have done much for the cause of agricultural chemi stry in England ; while the thanks both of agricultural and of scientific men are due to Dr. Lyon Playfair and Pro fessor Gregory, of Edinburgh, for those admirable transla tions of Baron Liebig's works which have rendered them accessible to every English reader, and have thereby had no unimportant influence in extending the knowledge of the laws affecting both vegetable and animal physiology. I am indebted to the same quarter for the mention of one remarkable instance of the manner in which—to use Dr. Playfair's words- " the overflowings of abstract science pass into and fertilise the field of industry." One of the newest and most 'obscure sr bjects of chemical research has been the discovery of certain conditions under which bodies alike in their composition are neverthetess endowed with unlike properties, and thereby become convertible to new purposes. It is in the application of this principle that a gentleman of this city, Mr. James Young, h as succee d e d in obtaining the illuminating principle of coal gas either in a solid or liquid state ; and it has proved to be a substance of immense value for the lubrication of machinery, vast quantities of it being now manufactured and sold for that purpose. 1 hardly know whether it is strictly in connexion with the advance of chemical knowledge that I ought to remind you of one great discovery made long since we last assembled here—l refer to the discovery of the effects•of chloroform on the animal system —one which.clairus for my friend Dr. Simpson, of Edinburgh, a high place indeed among the benefactors of mankind. Chloroform as a mere chemical composition had indeed Inn hum Infere, and had been made the subject of elaborate research by the d is b tineuished French chemist, U. Dumas, whom we have hero the honour of receiving as a guest. But the discovery of its application is not the less a triumph of science and of the best and highest scientific faculties. Seldom, indeed, has that disposition of mind which is ever ready to receive a chance suggestion, and to pursue it, believing what great things we have yet to learn, been crowned with a more brilliant and direct reward. It marks the growing sense entertained of the value of statistical research that during the late session of Parliament a committee of the House of Lords eat for a considerable time en the best moans for securing a complete system of agricultural re turns. We owe much in this matter to the exertions of the Highland Society of Scotland, ' and, as has been spa , deafly recorded by the committee, to the zeal and activity of their able secretary, Mr. Hall Maxwell. We owe not lees, also, to the high intelligence of th e farmers of Scot- ' laud generally, who have rendered every assistance in their power, and th at with a willingness which can only arise ; from an enlightened appreciat'o i of the great objects to be gained by the inquiry. No one has renderedonore impor tant servic to statistical science in one of its most interest ing departments than the able chamberlain of this city, Dr. Strang. His periodical reports on the growth and pro gress of Glasgow are among the most curious and useful records of the kind which have been published in any part of the Unite/ Kingdom. I need hardly, say that they supply materials for much reflection on many questions connected with the social welfare of the people. I believe Dr. Strang has lately visited Paris, with a view to communicate to this meeting of the association various fact connected with the great improvenients which are in the course of pro gress in that city. Should his investigation cast any light on the best means of improving the dwellings of the labour ing classes in the great centres of population, and on the possibility of doing so on a large scale by public authority, ho will have rendered no small service to his country in a matter of vital interest and of much difficty. Closely connected with the subject of statistics, as arpliecl to agri cultural returns, lam happy to say that, mainly owing to the exertions of-Sir J. Forbes, of Fettercairn, and of Mr. Milne Home, a meteorological society for Scotland has been established, warmly seconded by the Highland So ciety. The wonderful results on a great scale, which have been obtained in this • department of science by Lieutenant , ' Maury, of the United Statee, give ns ground to hope that, even on the small areas of indivi dual, countries, where, of course, from the crossing of local influences, the general result is infinitely compli cated, some approach may be made towards ascertaining the laws which regulate the seasons. The admirable agency which is now afforded by the Kew committee of this a.ssociationl,for the verification of instruments, and by the new meteorological department of the Board of Trade, under Captain Fitzroy, for the reduction of local observa tions, will, I trust, be taken advantage of by the new Scottish society. I cannot help coneratuleting the 21930• ciation on the position which has been secured by science in connection with both of these establishments. The thanks of the commercial as well as of the scientific world are due to Colonel Sabine and the other members of the Kew committee, whose assistance is now highly appre ciated by practical men, and eagerly sought for by the beet instrument-makers ; while Captain Fitzroy's office and duties aro in themselves an acknowledgment of no small importance of the public value of systematic observation. The increasing employment of iron in shipbuilding has brought into corresponding notice the uncertainty which attends the action of the compass on board vessels of that construction. This important and intricate subject has been treated by Mr. Archibald Smith, of Jordan-hill, with all the resources of his high mathematical and scien tific attainments, in publications which have appeared under the sanction and with the recommendation of the Admiralty. It will not fail to interest this great commer cial city, whose freights are on every sea, that this ques tion was taken up at the last Liverpool meeting by Dr. Scoresby, that it has continued to occupy his close atten tion, and that he intends to communicate to this meeting of the association some of the valuable results of his in vestigation. Feeling deeply, as I do, my own inability to give anything like an adequate sketch—even in outline— of the progress of the science during the last few years, I remember at the same time with some satisfaction that it is less the business of the association to boast of the achieve. ments which have already been effected than to devise means of facilitating those which are yet to come. You have appointed a Parliamentary committee for the consi deration of one important branch of this inquiry. We shall, doubtless, hear from my noble friend Lord Wrot tesley those recommendations which have been the result of its recent labours, and which will be found to owe much to his enlightened zeal, to his groat knowledge, and his sound judgment. In the meantime I trust I may , be allowed to make a few general observations on what ap pear to me to be some of the best means of promoting in this country the advancement of physical science. It will readily be understood that, in referring for a moment here to the aid which may be afforded by the State to the ad vancement of science, I divest myself entirely of any offi cial character, other than that which belongs to me as your president, and that I seek to give expression to my , own opinions only. lam not one of those who are dis posed to look to public authority as the primary or the best supporter of abstract science. In the main it must depend for its advancement on its own inexhaustible attractions— on the delight which it affords us to study the constitution of the world around us, and to endeavour to understand, thoufn it be but darkly, how the reins of its government are held. Nor am I disposed to indulge in any complaint on a matter which has lately attracted some attention among scientific men. In a great manufacturing country like ours, the disposition of whose 'Topic is eminently practical, it is perfectly natural that greater attention should be bestowed on the arts than on the abstract sciences. This, indeed, is but adhering to what has been hitherto, at least, the natural and historical order of pre cedence; for it is a just observation of Professor \Vhewell, in his lecture on the results of the Great Exhibition of 1851, that practice has generally gone before thecrys--re sults have been arrived at before the laws ou which they depend had been defined or understood. Art, in short, has preceded science. But it is equally important to observe that in recent times this order has been in numberless in stances reversed. Abstract science has gone ahead of the arts, and the conduct of the workshop is now perpetually , receiving its direction from the experiments of the labora tory. Perhaps the most wonderful discovery of modern days—that of the electric telegraph—was thought out and perfected, so far as its principle was concerned, in the closet and the lecture-room, and flashed ready-made on the astonishment of the world. In chemistry the lead taken lw abstract science in reacting on the arts is manifest and constant, and, in a greater or loss degree, the same result is appearing in connection with every branch of physical research. The interest, therefore, of the State, even if it ho considered merely in this economic point of view, in the encouragement of abstract science, is obvious and im mediate ; and there is this additional motive to be rernem pnae 1 g u o :s aa t s - s. bored—the moment any result of science becomes ap plicablel t n i v o e e rr c every com mercial and so t l ec o atft stiirherrhi its ti manufa cturing gteteeetieehnodhscoenocet art s ofeosywnmcpmnooa opsis capital ba h Il eea unfailing development. sk classes ill i ngi t akes v iintg B e n terprise to ou upendtt 0 , h f sa the ote axlpob science is still purely abstract, ithee often tobe prosecuted with slender resources, and specially requires fostering care and a helping hand. But I rejoice to believe that the conviction of this truth is sensibly gaining ground. The foundation of the geological museums, both in England and in Scotland, and the carrying out of a complete geo logical concurrently with a geographical survey by public authority, and at the public expense,were great steps in the right direction. Another such step was the investment of 1.0 1 0/. annually in aiding experimental reeearch, through the agency of the Royal Society, which undertook the trouble of its special allocation. It is the intention of my noble friend, Lord Palmerston, to bring the principle of some expenditure in this direction specially under the no tice of Parliament for the future ; and it is worthy of re mark, as illustrating how far a small sum may go in aid of abstract science, and how cheaply the largest and most fruitful results may thereby be attained, that, as I have boon informed on very high authority, this apparently trivial sum has been felt as a most important help in num berless instances,' sometimes in the conduct of experiments, sometimes in the publication of their results, and some times in securing accurate artistic delineations. The rela tions now established between the Board of Trade and various branches of scientific investigation are such as to lay the foundation for further progress in the same direc tion. lam happy to say that, in connection with the new national museum which is being organised for Scotland, there is to be a special branch devoted to the industrial applications of science, and that anew professorship—one which has long existed in almost all the continental Uni versities, Government. tliat o technology—ha slanot an nounce that to that chair Dr. George Wilson has been ap ibneebneiningsatbitluetteod by pointed. The writings which we owe to the pen of Dr. Wilson, and especially his beautiful memoirsof Cavendish and of Dr. Reid, are among the happiest productions less ha j p ‘ p a y L of the literature of science. I trust also that the aid of the State may be secured in providing a house and home for the scientific bodies in the metropolis. lam dis posed to agree with those who attach no small importance to this consummation. When the Royal Society alone ce c eaTig o ll tr u m:he i n eeron c oiso i tuntlfh. influence, organisation aegßdtnahoucuepeti indispensabletse n iadoi o tfuni w ocon , na fotwitt with outtohhhtneehaasnteel adequately represented all, or nearlyall, who were engaged in physical science, that great body fulfilled all the neces sary every separate division of' science has a separate ought yig h i thtaahhttleaaftevsoeobfhfet scientificsa c he c voa i o e e mt u n d n e c some new arrangement should be come to, in order that which its interests will never receive the public atten tionauthority of the State, may also, I think, be most benefi ciallyrules and principles of administration of the Privy Coun is necessarily governed to a certain extent by the feelings and opinions of the various churches and bodies which are the primary supporters of our existing educa tional system. In the last report of the Council of the Geographical Society they announce a communication from the Committee of Privy Council, requesting the society to appoint an examiner in geography, to be associated with other examiners on other branches of education. It may be well worthy of consideration whether the same expe dient might not be usefully adopted in reference to other branches of science which have hitherto formed a less ad mitted part of ordinary instruction. And this, gentlemen, brings me to say that the advancement of science depends, above all things, on securing for it a better and more ac knowledged place in the education of the young. There are many signs that the time is coming when our wishes in this respect will be fulfilled. They would be fulfilled, per haps, still more rapidly but for the operation of obstruct ing causes, some of which we should do well to notice. How often do we find it assumed that those who urge the claims of science are desirous of depreciating some one or more of the older and more sacred branches of education ! e a s cr : biti r l e si y i te e rßs t wa, c y euc o htxt n o i In respect to elementary schools we are generally opposed, as aiming at the displacement of religious teaching ; while in respect to the higher schools and colleges, the cudgels are taken up in behalf of classical attainments. A remark able example of the influence of these feelings will be found in a speech ,delivered by. Lord Lyndhurst during the late session of Parliament. With all the power of his dignified and commanding eloquence, he asserted the right of the older studies to their time-honoured pre-eminence ; and in the keen pursuit of this argument even he was almost tempted to speak in a tone of some f . l:- preciation of the esoble pursuits in which.thaeUniterei y of which he is a distinguished ornament has won no small portion of her fame. But surely no enlightened friend of the natural sciences would seek to challen_ge this imaginary competition. Perhaps, Wiped, lik e o w n k e gag adulates, we may havo sometimes overstrained our language, and have thereby given such vantage-ground to pfejudice that it has been enabled to assume the form of just objection. We cannot too earnestly disclaim the idea that the know ledge of physical laws can ever of itself form the ground work of any active influence in morals or religion. Any such idea would only betray our ignorance of some of the deepest principles of our nature. But this does not affect the estimate which we may justly put on an early training in the principles of physical research. That estimate may be not tbe less a high one because it does not assign to science what belongs to other things. There is one aspect in which we do not require to plead the cause of science as an element in education, and on that therefore I shall riot dwell—l mean that in which certain applied sciences are recognised as the essential bases of professional train ing, as, for example, when the engineer is trained in the principles of medhs.nies and hydrostatics, or the physician in those of chemistry. Of course, with every new appli cation of the sciences to the arts of life 'this direct influ ence will extend. But what we desire, and ought to aim at, is something more. It is that abstract science, with out special reference to its departmental application, should be mere recognised as an essential element in every liberal education. We desire thii on two grounds mainly—first, that.it•will contribute more than anything else to the further advancement of ,science itself; and, secondly, we believe that it would be an instillment nfs vital benefit in the culture and strengthening of the mental powers. But, as regaris both these great objects, we must remember that much will depend on the manner in which elemen tary instruction in science is conducted,—on • the concep tion, in fact, which we 'entertain of what science really is. Nothing 'can be easier than so to ,teach science as to feed every mental . vice or weakness which obstructs the progress of knowledge; or blinds men to every evidence of new truths in self:satisfied contemplation of the few they have already ascertained. May we not illus trate this by the effect which has not seldom been pro- ' duced by the scientific education of professions ? It is true, inileed, that professional men have often eel of science by the discovery of new and impel.-- —, Some of the strongest-armed . pioneers of science have been of this class. But how have their discoveries been too often received by their professional brethren ? How many of them hey() been assailed by every weapon in the extensive armoury of prejudice and bigotry ! How many of them have had their name recognised, only after it h,ad,been written on the gr av e !' and over whom we Might well re peat the noble lines " Now thy brows arc cold We see thee, what thou art, and know Thy likeness to the wise below, Thy kindred with the.great of old." What we want in the teaching of the young is, not so much the mere results as the methods, and, above all, the history of science. How and by what steps it has advanced; with what large admixture of error every new truth has been at first surrounded ; by what patient watchings and careful reasonings, by what chance suggestions and happy thoughts, ley what docility of mind and faith in the fullness of Na ture's meanings—in short, by what kinds of power and virtue, the great men—aye, and the lesser men of science have each contributed their quota to her progress—this is what we ought to teach, if we desire to see education well conducted to the great ends in view. It is not merely for the sake of investing the abstractions of science with some thing of a living and human interest that we should recall from biographies and other sources of information the meagre page of the general historian. It is for something more than this. It is both that they may be more en couraged to observe nature, and that they may better un derstand how to do so with effect. It is that they may cultivate that temper of mind to which she most loves to reveal her secrets. And as regards those whose own opportunities of observation may be small, it is that they may better appreciate the labours of others and may be enabled to recognise , in the midst, per haps, of much extravagance, th tokens of real genius, and in the midst of much error the golden sands .of truth. It is one of the many obgervations of Sir C. Lyell, which have a much wider application than that to which they were specially directed, that the mistake of looking too ex clusively to the grand results of geological change, and of referring them too readily to sudden agencies of trensen dons activity and power tended to check the advance of that science, by discouraging habits of watchfulness over those operations which aro contemporary with ourselves, Red the secret of whose power is to be found in the lapse of time. An effect precisely analogous is produced on the progress of science as a whole by a similar method of re garding it ; and even when the history of that progress is attended to at all there is a natural disposition to look back to a few great names among the number of its chief promoters as beings who, by dint only of some unapproach able superiority of intellect, have taught us all we know. It is true, indeed, there have been a few such men, just as there have been periods of sudden geological operations, which have upheaved at once stupendous and enduring monument. But even in respect to those great men, it will often be found that/at least one great secret of their power has lain in virtues which might be more common than unfortunately they are found to be. That openness and simplicity of mind which is ever ready to entertain a new idea, and not the less willing that it may be suggested by some common and familiar thing, is one of the surest accompaniments of genius. But it is clearly. separable from extraordinary intellectual power, although, where both are found together, the great results produced are too often attributed to the more brilliant faculty alone. Pro fessor Whewell, in his most interesting history of the in ductive sciences, while deprecating the degree of attention which has been paid to the well-known story respecting the origin of Newton's thoughts on gravitation, has never theless stated, with his usual clearness and precision, the essential truth which the traditions of science have done well to cherish. Those who have been competent to judge of the calibre of Newton's mind, of its powers of pure ab stract reasoning, have with one voice assigned it the highest place in the records of human intellect. Doubt less it was those powers which enabled him to prove what otherwise would have remained conjecture. But it is not the less important to observe that the suggestion on which those powers were called to work wa , one eminently characteristic of a mind where sim plicity and greatness were indeed synonymous. That the celestial motions, about which so many wonderful facts were then already known, and which had been re ferred to so many mysterious and imaginary forces, should be indeed identical in kind with the motions which took place close beside him, ants that the same rules should be applicable to each,—this was an idea in which, to use Dr. Whewell's words, " Newton had no forerunner." We do not need to compare the relative importance of those qualities of mind which are indicated in the first concep tion of such an idea, and of those other faculties whicl could alone crown it with demonstration, and add it to the number of established truths. For the attainment by a single individual of results so grand and so complete as those which were reached by Newton each was necessary to the other. But characteristics which were in him united have not the less had their separate value when divided in other men ; and it cannot be too often repeated that habits of wakeful observation on the commonest phenomena of nature are often alone enough to yield a rich harvest to the man of science and to crown his labours with an immortal name. This has been a result of continual recurrence in the progress of knowledge. It is the expression and evi dence of a truth of equal importance in the moral and the physical world, that the common things which surround us in our daily life, and many of which we do not really see only because we see them too often and too familiarly, are governed by principles of infinite interest and value, and whose range of application is as wide as the universe of God. And this brings me to say a word on the value of instruc tion in physical science, not merely with a view to its own advancetneut, but as in itself a means of mental training and an instrument for the highest purposes of education. It is in this latter point of view that its claims seem to be least admitted or understood. We may bear an exception made in favour of the exact sciences, which involve the ap plication of mathematical knowledge, since this has been long recognised as requiring the highest intellectual exer tion ' • but with regard to other sciences how often do we hear them condemned as affording " mere information," and as tending in no sensible degree to strengthen and in vigorate the mental powers ! But, again I say, this would entirely depend on how science is to be taught—whether by a mere cramming of facts from manuals, or explaining how and by whom former problems have been solved—what and how vast aro other problems yet waiting for and capable of solution. And even where the researches of physical science can do little more than guide conjecture, or illus trate merely what it cannot prove, how grand are the questions which it excites us to ask, and on which it ena bles us to gather some amount of evidence ! In geology, is it true, or is not true, that "we can see no trace of a beginning—no symptom of an end ?" To what extent and in what sense are we yet entitled to say that there has been advance in organisation as there has been advance in time? In physiology, what is the meaning of that great law of adherence to type and pattern, standing behind, as it were, and in reserve of that other law by which organic struc tures are specially adapted to special modes of life? What is the relation between these two laws ; and can any light be cast upon it, derived from the history of extinct forms, or from the conditions to which we find that existing forms are subject? In vegetable physiology, do the same or similar laws prevail, or can we trace others, such as those on the relations between structure, form and colour, of which clear indications have already been established, in communications lately made to this association by Dr. M'Cosh and Dr. Dickie, of Belfast? In chemistry, how is it that some of the most powerful actions escape our finest analyses ? In medicine, what is the action of spe cifics ; and are there no more discoveries to be made such as rewarded the observations of Jennor, in the almost total extinction of a fearful and frequent scourge ? It is in reference to such great questions, awl ten thousand others equally interesting and important, that the pursuits of science call forth the highest activities of the mind, and exercise every power of thought and reasoning with which it has been endowed. Indeed it may fairly be questioned whether those sciences which are called exact are neces sarily the best preparation for the actual business of t wh h en e world. It is the rare exception, aid not the rule, exact and perfect demonstration becomes applicable to the affairs of life. In general, men have to balance between g! thousand probabilities, and to take into account a thousand conflicting tendencies. Surely there can be no, better than that which teaches us by what careful w ent ac and reasoning—by what separation between p a training present to the past, and from the past bae obtthned in the present, our existing knowledge has been mined, that where paths of physical research., It is true, m n t g thecorrect truth.causes, rea where soni But n g nch concerned no men's passions and prejudice! aroinduce them to follow or accidental causes—by what constant referekuracleitnrotmo the amount of teaching will ever moderate and candid men are expressing their sincere con victions,onstantly do we hoar them ascribing effects how c d w . e a r nt of such habit is often moat painfully uv to se thewhich theree st t methods ae slightestt would have been sufficient to dismiss ! In questions of h all ea q l u i e m st W ion r s . political as t w y el o l f as co o n f si p d h e i r l i o n so g p ap parent, and serves in no small degree to retard the progress hn ood alifh arriving h d sittu disturbing with reference to fundamental principles or laws, and these again with reference to the disturbing causes which delay atte nde to v e c n a or suspend their operation, the mode of weighing evidence, ot g af r pe .mankind. e t a social pt dhen and the degree of value to be attached to that which is cf meielymegative kind--these are things of 'which we are, perpetually reminded in th e pursuits - • of science, and these surely are no useless lessons, whether in religious, social, or political affairs. And then there is another considera tiQu of 110 61 : 111111 importance, ge 1401100 ins now come to a stage in her progress when she I.cead;lll e c arts back upon them her reflected light, so also has reached a degree of developmeut:which casts sc forward on• questions of higher import than those • _ she can fully answer. It is in vain that we try to dra' (lefinite lines between the physical and the metaphysical, ~ between the secular and the religious. There is &felt re- • lation between the lees which obtain in each—such, it• hsh d us e ml e klli c o l bnln , ioetg as ywd, we might expect to find in provi nces o f a universal empire. The consequence is that in every speculation on ' those higher questions on which men will and must specn* late, in every system of philosophy, whether ancient or modern, they draw not merely their illustrations, but Ile t a few of their canclnsions, from science or from that which passes by the name. If, therefore, her discoveries, an d, above all, her methods and her history be but partially and ' superficially understood, the . popular mind will be a per- - petual prey to"the most specious forms of error. But that us impelling more hnn:ae(ineao: history teaches dilution. It is full of warning as well as of example. In being a history of the progress of know- ledge, it is a history also of the obstructions which know ledge has encountered and an index of those to which she is still exposed. The in fl uence of opinions and theories preconceived,—of rash conclusions, and of f a l se analogies — Las been, and still is, a perpetual source Qf that 3 receivedang er. w So ii h much extremei is this cautionthe t case i n f t e h r e a that c w e se drawn aeon le b a y r m n e to it of science from the facts they may bring to light, wher ever these inferences touch upon ether departments of tt k oh n r o . 00 e tub l ge e h d r s g fi l s . i: T tei h lnd e gos f ra v a l n a a a t t i relation oncein controversiesrwi g h h i u e which a understood wf everya kindr / nlwt that s hs t a an otn d i iyt s .ri qu lv en as tly su a p n . brought to light. Far from it. It would be more true to say ttrefr ultimate me:ming is never reached ; -and-that - for every question which science answers she propounds instrumentPtg h r° a e s edl u a l t full meaning y s fia pnindfldaei its use ofnnpedl defence place, the i truths anile discoveriesd*l becomes wd hicnh o on f taot science mean fi c u i r e l: e r e e itto is sa al y ways another which is beyond her powers to solve. But in this we may see the strongest of all arguments against our et., tertaining any fear of science as regards the interests of 'religion. It is 'sometimes proudly asked 'who shall set _ bounds to science, or to - the widening circle of her horizon I' t But why should we try to do so when it is enough to ob- , servo that the horizon, however it may be enlarged, is an horizon still—a circle beyond which, however 'wide it be, perpetu a lly witci;:tuiy:sp:;": deswnn dthty:aeowatmushrkb; t ntn h q i l ri ereerash a tira ha n aniadaneliis h e scalwe alrea dy s,rth,i, which pokoinrtn there shine, like fixed stars without a parallax, eternal • problems in which the march of science never Shows any change of place. If there be one fact of which science re minds powers enabliug us to answer. What better lesson of faculties reason ableness of looking to a state in wh ich this discrepancy are e o thiswo u l occasion.hav e b The, eeno h c o c sp n occupied hospitality you, I trust, a pleasant, and your own exertions will secure i s c 3owft t hat h e w n v il (havela w o e ' o f this afford ooi:l . a profitable, meeting. Yon may well engage in its bee& mess and discussions with a sense of the high interest and value of your pursuits, not less interesting in themselves, not less conducive to the progress and happiness of man kind, not less tasking the noblest faculties of the mind, than those which engross the attention of jurists, of sol diers, or of statesmen when their motives are the purest and their objects are the best. JOHN BULL'S VIEW OF THE " BELEA GUERED CITY." There is in some divisions a considerable accumulation of stores in advance. Rum for a month, forage for three weeks, and several days' supply of meat, but fuel is brought up de die in client by a most thriftless process. It is no unusual thing to see a string of fine Spanish mules and ponies, each of which has cost a good round sum, coming from Kasatoh or Balaklava with a couple of stout boughs lashed to each side of their pack saddles, the ends trailing on the ground, and the drivers urging them at full speed. The proper load of wood for a mule is 2001 b. Judging by the loads I have seen weighed they actually carry less than 100 lb., and at the same time the costly pack saddles are ruined, and the animals distressed and injurei by this clumsy mode of carriage. How the money is flying ! If Mr. John could but get up on one of the hill tops here, and after gladdening his' heart with the sight of his fine fleet floating grandly on the water outside the " beleaguered city," rejoicing over his braire eons whose white tents stud the brown 1 steppe row after row, and rubbing his hands with de ight at the thunder of his batteries, just wipe his glasses and look at the less glorious and exciting por tions of the scene, he would have some uneasy tinglings in hii breeches' pocket, depend on it. " Where are all these horses going to ?" " Oh, they're Spanish horses. We cart for the artillery, and they're going to be sold as unfit for service." "Why, Lord bless me ! it's only a few months since I paid 30,0001. for that very lot, and they've done nothing I hear but stand at their picket ropes ever since. They cost me, I'm sure, carriage and ail, 1001. a-piece. What do you think I'll get for them ?" "Well, sir, to tell you the truth, I don't think as how they'll fetch more than 101. a head, if so much." In fact, for the old gentleman's peace of mind, I would not advise him to be too inquisitive, and a visit to the camp, although he would see it in a most flourishing and healthy aspect, might injure his nerves irremediably. " Who are those fellows in that secluded valley, hunting among the vines for some grapes, while their horses wan der through the neglected gardens ?" " They belong to Division A, or B, or C, or D ; see the letter branded on the horses' flanks.. They are Turks, Elamites, Affghane, dwellers in Mesopotamia, Kurds, Parthiane, Canaanites, Greeks, for whose services in the Land Transport Corps von, John, pay daily the sum of 3s. per man, and they iught now to be carrying up provisions for your soldiers, John ; hut, being philosophers of the Epicurean school, they prefer the pursuit of the grape and the insouciance Of the eiesta to tramping over dusty roads-er urging their nad career d iwn stony ravines on thy much hew-hacked quadrupeds." " And those miles of mules and carts all Along the plain, emergingfrom ras ines, ascending hills, and that vast army of drivers in quaint attire, the concentra tion of the floating vagabondage of the world, the flotsam and jetsam of the social life of every nation, civil and barbarous, on earth—to whom do they belong, and who pays them and for them ?" "Even you, me dear sir, and very handsomely too, I can assure you." "And those ships in Balaklava ?" "Yours again, sir ; but lon't be uneasy, things are really better there now ; occasionally the authorities root out a great demurrager, end send her off hopping after she bas lain perdu some months doing nothing. There was the Weimer Castle he other day, a _floe Indiaman, sir, sent off at last--lay in Balaklava since last February, doing nothing—com -1 fortehle lodgings for a few of the authorities ; but we won't talk of these things any more, for really the ar :argements are now much better." " Who are those officers in blue, with grey, yellow, and red facings—men ,1 rank apparently, with stars and crowns and lace on their collars ?" "They are of the Land Transport corps captains and quartermasters of brigade." " Halo ! is there a theatrical company here ? 'Who're the queer-looking chaps with the huntsmen in Der Freischut: caps and tunics, smoking short pipes, and driving their carts like so many Jehus I" " Well, we have the Zouave Theatre and the Sailors' Theatre, but these men belong to Colonel 31 , Murilo, and certainly they have let their hats get cruelly out of shape ; it was a neat thing, and looked well while the r.settes " black Ahnrdaidwhaond are e wor th ds e i l t e i s i copes—some new riflerner, e a:vi h neednr f tll; c loc' a lui P ecila i h t n a : l i) en l d bt r sug e tr s a s "nn,d f o o w. r re— sharpshooters." " Why, dear me, sir, don't you know those are harmless civilians, who never watt and never wish to shoot any one or Co be shot at. either ? They are civil engineers and civi lians belonging to your recent'y formed Army Works Corps." " Hallo, here's another—what's he? a felt he'inet with a spike in it and brass binding—a red frock with black braid—a big horse--a cavalry man, eh r - Well, he's one of the Mounted Staff Corps, and he gets as much as an ensign in the line for being ready to co anywhere when he's wanted." " Who's that drunken fellow —an old soldier in the odd uniform, with medals on his breast?" "Hush ! he's the last one left of the Ambulance Corps. They cost a lot of money, and did some good, but M‘Murdo won't have them now, unless he gets his own way with them, aitcl—" "I beg your pardon, but who is that foreign officer with a white bournous and a brilliant staff of Generals—with the blue and silver stripe down his trousers I mean, and gold braid on his waistcoat, and a red and white cap ; it must be Pelissier r " That ! why - that's M. Soyer, chef de nos batteries de cuisine, and if you go and speak to him you'll find he'll talk to you for several hours 1 about the way your meat is wasted ; and so I wish you good morning, sir, and every success in trade and com merce to enable you to pay all the gentlemen you have to-day, and a speedy entry into Sebastopol. ROYAL CREMORNE GARDENS'• to celebrate the capture of the Malakhoff , the Redan, and Last evineng a grand fete w as given Sebastopol by the Allied armies, and , des p ite the g loom y . and threatening aspect of the eve nin g , a g oodly number of her Majesty's subjects asse mbled on the grounds to witness the grand military s p ectacle prepared for th e at these gardens they displayed in the matter. The evening had cleared up, and the gorgeous Panorama of Sebastopol, with all its defences, was revealed to view—the cannons loudly occasion, . atio a n n dotfhtehyewere fearful well rewardedconflict , i the e r the pluck ofFwrha France which rattled, the deadly strife was again enacted, and the a n d enthusiasticEngland, floating, whichov over r the greeted e c t a e p d t u t r h e e l f t o r r i : s in , p w h h a i n l triumphant f il l a d r ot n rot e was s o t t f l h y ea t r h e 8 im p s audience on theparticipatedenterpris ing n te rpris. terrain reduced rapturous g t . o a mass app l a o u f burningse with it h English feeling. Nor was this the recompensed. It was known that he had resolved to devote other nights to charity, or rather to the creation of a suitable testimonial to those who had ioiwr t nn h unhg e il tniyhcßussian proprietor, castyhoruu eosnevbed brilliant t iiih r i h7oeavvotnanwrgattlhsyeeo:. . , so well merited the highest honours and most substan tial rewards which Englishmen can offer. With libera lity similar to that which so lately produced more than 1,1001. sterling to the Wellington College, he has determined on devoting the whole proceeds of Mon day next, and every night throughout the week, to a fund for the solace of the wounded, and the alleviation of the sufferings of the widows and the orphane. Who can re sist such a claim? Who will refuse to add his mite, for which he will receive such ample value, to render the "Cremorne Ftind" worthy of the spirit in which it has been conceived? The appeal strikes home to the hearts of " the Peer and the Peasant." 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