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LtAlararr. 5 , 1 60,, -'4O,T SMITH'S MONT BLANC s -- Qtsti e Pan Every Evening, at 8 o'^lock, except Saturday. Idt areaentations take pince ' every Tuesday, 'Thursday. " tle3Veneic'ektalls can be Tale!, at the Boa-office till Four.—Egyptian H a 11, Piccad i lly. Ak '1) 0* dall 11°0 MS. — Immense success o f t h e 'etle ee,LA. 7 eveni n g AIISOVIANA : Music by H. LAUREN T. (4 11- 1 17 , 0,,, „me, 22a. .... —II N k kt Seco STP. COALS.—Best, 245. i C00e.7 ez tee ,,-- ton. The Great Western Railway Coro t( c 5,41,40 -• cadets for vii 1 , i c 4 11. p to Rubon Coals, equal to the finest i stelt Ad on 41144) , at 2 n, and for excellent and economical Vron 11 4114P u l titatio 2s. per ton. Cash prices within 4 miles 4 7, hiddingnto• nAddress to the Superintendent, Great ttlet et - 14 r *d Tk, rIS c.—The whole of th e canvass 4 4 4 4,7 or th e jYas Pavilien erected in front of Guildhall, ki rtit to t t o z ni .t: : and „'?4 sf the Emperor of the French, is suitable 114, 140 t p` , reltureilbe. s olki n se e c a o r n l t r o o n les t , o pu E lli e e n s iart arl i d t Ue-street, London-bridge, will have Immediate Ro 5ky,,:4,41,„ 1 0PDR, t„,A e N„ OE, GERMANY, or in Iti;t e est M anufacturing Talent is obtained and 44.11tot,8"1,truction of the following I,L'S PALFTD thenew garment of the Season. and o Guineas each. -mCott, ' CAPE, One Guinea, Waterproof, yet thtki Gtres,TEA ,flNis.P()Title., tai IIS for ITT WAISTCO'Aiian d HALF-GUINTEA 44 ) 44 '14 4 %1U . ` LII 'ARY and other OUTFITS sent gratis. in all It t N bi massgar Parts of the 144 dd globe, who have the above 44 fit weelents P r epared in regulated sizes, so that they aet ' 4 nd in time" City and D. NI rnhCOLLill, 114, 111, 118, 120, , 22, Co. 14 0 N n i ti lli 'llat Oig and 1 / 4 141 De m i Y8 g C OLIE R , 4,64-46,:,,50r . ' tared . . COMPANY. % L zio t er 2lhl e of ~apital 6 6,0001., in 1/. and 10/. shares. 174,x nth rao`pnaoytst t coal has been secured . on . most fS ts e .N. 9 r l ide rs to' L.Proiltsaele°ar I.y ro s y ti • b a w lti lg w 3 it . ou p t er sin ce k b in t g ob a 4.l46 l ; 4 4lr oo Zop ertio u n aN? the .right to be provxled with coals L . l4 4,4 4e osiZ t ttle at ,: i k t ill reatietltiher Shares in four years become a N ei t t ) ,4;-1, 41,,,hy0rt cost. s Or 4 0 its` T S. Christopher, Secretary, 34, Cole ''adell(Messrs. Randal and Saunders), .01.), Te OTT o: C *' TRE Atilet eferry. ron. , GAS LIGHT AND rOKE CO., k a , P.(4 41, IS i,,-, Westminster, 16th May, 1855. 1 1 : 1 . 4;N, biligtNEß4-r-L'REBY GIVEN, That a 1134%4 4 1i1 6 44 „, thee ott e Ol , tT of the Proprietors of this st.C.o6rlyt 4l l4o„AY, rh o P' B 4 ll3; 3 Gas Works, Horseferry-road, „. 5 1: 1' L l tel r s44 *_l ' l l : 4 : . l t , n ant to tl ' i l e aY A c ° t l , of the • ~n ;g,y a e t , trE o l 7. v i n ns la: l ta t a jihleigt y ear ": 3 cl, for the Election of two Directors of ' hos, , and '? be re -elect ": in the room of two Directors (both of k nr4 hro, !Ileum ed) who will then go out of office hy t. iiitl,l4l3l%hallot be required it will continue open 14144t41;1124 alt order 01 the e Court of Directors. 4 dtat tt Zl b ee _ C. BURLS, Secretary. L 4 Wen at 12 o'clock precisely, and none but i 5t yy n ...11 4.4 , ti th°7 4 ' Irilliletbf°M, ass pittiekolerot2:ana ,F x • — Valuable Freehold R sidence i AN I 74 a . uPwards of 101 ac es of Capital .6 ,. .. most attractive property for investment 14 3V 4 ete d . PAG, N t,4 0: 4 111 t o Se ~ r ' and CAMERON are in ts, uy Anctio 4 1;tf t4 4 1t/j 6 4 :: 4,,e 1 / 1 y .... n, at the Mart, on FRIDA Y, , Bth 1 11 1 1 t ; ll iottif tl O , B T o mp act 774 of by private contrict, an t ex . - ALlToZlStan„tbe vhiage of°l-inprnEch4nrrChr,Ew' lan di 2% Na N't•D'"' on the E k rtia t ; . tli t , ail. , .-„ e ettp. ,. Mena Counties Itaiiw •y, and N '43 gild 1 01 a . G,...., 1 1g an excellent Residence, b with \ 1 11, \14, 1 1tittzith ti e on . voni eri i ,i e t• ci O o r su sU re p s e , ri a o b r d Ai n a t h e l rs e e a ct d o r by 4,4 1 :4 : 8, 3re 1.. ay ~ ... pr b e e p d ar b a f t io t s b i e , and in the b e ers m a e a t n t t b i le 1404 "bllr y, o ',e obtai k , t , '4 ,t• Albans. t ' i t " ts44lt i 0 4 1 N It A _ a, _ , ° ,' t ft 414 1, 5/ ill4 L ' e ,c4 i rl tA 0 n T H-W ESTERN Ihs%, o,4 4 .tre ctors TS for STOREs for the year end k i5t4:4441.1'4', iri klerin e : t tre PrePared to receive TENDERS I tit, ' 4 't tloned STORES • . for Yorkshire.2 ^ o. of N 't ,44 hbes l'T '' • IV: • il i N 4lto , , 20a. Iron, Sta ff ordshire. I r S kti ' 21. lion Castings. / l O 22. t Sj' Iron Work. W 23. h.-els. 4( \ 411 '4, 444 ' 24 Oil, Hinting, &c. 1 1 4 4,k '414 . 4 1: 14 14 4 is, p 00... 25 . Oils ( var i ous ) , Tallow, an d st T ei r . . pentine kt14 6, 4 " , s 27. S: ;74 l ! tki, 2 i. Steel spri ngs an d Fil es . i 29 . tin Bl oc k.. i kto 2 4 11 d , 1 1 , e, 30. Tin Sheet and Sdelter. Nrclt/44 1 .4 4 %.rtis 1 k 4 14 , 114 f Ten(' I' ' 1 $ )414 1 111 % 0 % ., tl" in 11 1 1111 1 11 614 50 04 1 ' 'e 'I e ach Conte ,et a re Particular Contracts for liii opt et , d er.C o ntract or tely, and 41 1) . W el r ' a Pe.et , I N tp th ta th eek , at ed o n t and after Wednesday, May 23 , 1 i k 14 4 114 4:: inti4 e Company's Pattern Roam, Euston kat c 'f th e . Thon rqqnire 1 may he obtained on l itt l a 04 orvebraellbdreepajermb e . lts oc . . 1 k on Monday, iIY order of the Directors. 04 144 3'1 4 4. 4 ,... th, 455. k p 4 rv, CHAS. E. STEWART. lit a ~.kjh I,§ l s t:4o 444 Pl) l4 44 Dr o, k ai li r,f it-NE, or SACCHARATED . t tekm 111 ,-• bY the t , 4 C4 4 440,t . t . ; b e it , Paris and London er H t‘ o . s t p i tta i l s .. o , ,d a e n r d . rench College of hysicians, Is tx; ,t or ,lB, 2; best . reme e d r y in fo o r 4 a „ c 6d. ; d 50, 2s. 9d. 41 ki tl ai t it. ti lirE rri t, J ° O e Z P EAU, French chemist, 49, ' 4ll. ' ll - me principal chemists. 1 1 ,0 t t e.1,41. 1t 014, pb... 1\4,114;p ,4 41 s :liZIRittli x, i i 11 N , IC INSTITUTION. k 1 'ut,4z - '1 h ;:lii,,,,i;fl ALBK R e. ‘1i15 ' ;.44. 1 ,4 t .Z1 At z5 t0tr, 11 ,0,2 , 41 1 1 7 g , b a b s ess delivered princ Abthefeorrte willher 41?, d , ili g std 6 ,, a 4t, T A I ,„ _V il t .' i ng ot the TEL . KPIi4N IC \r,"4/(1 - "ttlee 'WI A n ‘At n SINBAD the SAILOR, ,s ~ .by ,-, ou T -41„ AA a llt ' , RE T , r 7r 4. ,n t .e. k m . the DIORAMA, Mill i Ittorb, 'E Do , 8 1 . 1 . 1 : 4 1 .. v oo ,he Cities in h t l7l4 i z . IN sq.; b°A , g 0,,,. ' L ng, the in DI A 50L, , 4 a ;,., NIUCII ADO ABOUT 4 kir -.4. 4 , i so NG w he by s,tt'l,b "WC VIEWS of the WAR, &c. '‘ P ASIw AS • I t s,'4 4t4 tlt ' g anri 61 T L p i . k . 144 44feetiZto8 se,,erltt-lit,tit.,ltE /.—MILNERS' ~) 7, 4l, t ,tit z ti etpi hi thePi 4 rING SAFES, with World e kk. The strongest, best , vktit i4t ostekre a6 %ion o against Fire, Robbery, or N N i: 4 , .07:4 e cle it r) r d Nvi de.,, N ` ir osi t 'ha r e lt rea r ?Ted p re P , s _ re at devastating Fire at \1\55t, 2 4 , 4 4 ,,'3, b e , °4l , a n Waret i C r tY of the value of one 1N,Nr, 14 48. 4 , 1 11g , B ° ther 41' Oiled with sulphur, 4s n itil .e a. - d o ;:sid 10 ,7:•, int, .a_eY_ combustible stores), k ll ; •.ll 4 .'ke ~, pae.° , o ba t 's e -end o ;72_ lifteg.t volcano of fie b re c e, - .‘6 0 , 4 4 t 4e u r 01 -s , to r the T or r ci l b rie - K . . 8 .g , i stor i i n e e: heat in n w we i r il e ,i r k, tb 'tial l ',!ve ; t he j r , n asand e in r ar Y kind, lion a goore ro il strong ..,,, t1 46 114,, ' 1 41,:a4n r0 1Y inotalyheir contents charred and \:4' ll si w 4 givi ng '" of p r eservation, Thomas Publicity to the following hi 6 4l 4 k ?Oitt e ol basp e " liew eas 1 1 4..44 th in 43. clea fr eat Pl _ tle.n itnn. „ . _ .l i:Jit 4 114O, , ted„ r4 Yed o t aglire i n 8 -. ...!'? . , Oct. 19, 1854. 1 6, 44 C 4 1a. c t r tis. h 9e.a 4 - ed a ore nd bu rnt r o , wri mg i that, whilst t o_ur re 1,7tir' 111 111 ' 1.,, i , V4 b:,,,a 4 4Linan (bindingsn .he grea t fi le. \ts‘S 4 44 t e ‘e d - thew, t : , -"° Yok e in N ‘ e l e l a d s f st' Ni " !/ ! :11:.'„ 1 , 1 0t ,terltnients 'Weeny alto" r preserving our ° boo a ks, W t 'ill 6 '4l a ' Ate. grm t o )4.igh these safes were ex it, tr,:: a„, 4 g i „, ), , n nooni rutriense heat, and dug out of , V I LA 44 4 1%4 di ko '; star e of t * them we found our princi -I,(iN 4 44 4 Perh'or.d, borre'ervation. Some of the ;1. 1 111 4, rtea("se th o „ ,we are happy to say they 4 N. 8,1:1 It, 4 and wilisvere Intended for. We feel it 1 16 5!I NP: 6 4 %), tihier e. getirl eato th n ank Yon to make us new yours truly , 11 q; 0 1.14 1 'X . 54 40 Su n ~ "A. LEIDENAN' N AND CO. It t q. Z WORKs , LIVERPOOL. The most 41 4, _ ) i )" 4 P 440 0R0A, .E- STREET, city. kk' , l , It R t ~,,, ptkil I ta .„,_? 4 4t -su o t al) s T A i , 4,4431 t , t h 4 u l t,t th. , E T s 41t fti, le r4 - ‘"erfillit and Purfleet Piers. lit,_. -..eit&itioldertineed i s E R, Gb . (weather permitting "o•VP.SVINr). `i I -------- il .'-'-i t . ...., ~.. 1 . ''' .......... l er May be had on and atter Wed - Writing, to the Secretary, Easton Sr N'tiocv *\\ l'l tne \ I , „, I;' 4' l eh, 4 4t ,,_ 1. ‘ ' NNttI P . k h h0,L4,0 1 \.. ‘` . 4 k `q th e i . 1 ' N -J 1 1 '' i e , _ 1 1 \ . , I i \'V \\ \ \ N ti ... . ••••••,. 4 -.. NA ,, •••. ..... I l l s flt \ 40, 4 k.„, 4 I 10., 4, 1 0 yll 44,2.0 1;001041 .(4; 1 071.. sore Cabm. 3aleor. ~ 1 1 .0, 1 •1, ,1 10 trib or Iv **•• t• 100 ls 24 ”t' It ot 0 5 ti, sd uoiwi I, • • .. • . j t , i 4 tr i , t h ~ .e 1 late p ie e lid. Os. 104. '..k,, • kee ki of () th of , Gtt. .. Os. scl. N r. tt•le eellecto-ellentber, 37. Os. ; three %.14 , N N Il t ro esend. st on board the Packets; wA hi ' t tt ~, , XI), 4 k 1 T1... 1 1 ) \' , 4 2i• .1 11 4 , 4 1 1 OF rotrir„.. 1 V. 'll \ IZ (.) t i 4 1 :, C ; i 1 /iith eases MATURITY. o, N o t, sl, 5 4 , 111. pa , -- t.et . free by poet for 30 S ' Si tt i ibts ttt.t. t ait Z ' ' 171 "BILITY; I \ itii ,. 0 )3, 4 ) , r ,titt,„ 1 Cure . 4\ sts or 4 11 `ge ut 6r vitti c , ' — ' ol Essay on Sper -O,VII q t„ 1 1, tia,, of shahs na on a safer and more sqt\ial k, ) ti °l el e els' eis e t . th e Nea r , f ; try , eiriet:rni neti e mi eresco 0 the flenerative .Pe in detecting and 5, ,,N % ti t: , t : Ni t '‘'he th c 'e• the r - .1 1 b i ' rt,' I.4l,,Ntrit e, fa el. „ rif ,i ea! cause and effect of 0. t ;44 'l,Ol *le , cwed b bl 3 from solitary habits, .„, NI tit, eek.,ift the y , Practical remarks, founded • 1) 'Silt,. tl4 oa rti"els .h.,„.t r eatfnent of ImPuittanot °0 1, 4 . , V it ae „. e , q, c Pii,„7',natorrhosa & To wit' h Okt i 4 4 , t t tle„.,'lll4i er nait A "' l° gY Of Marr ' 14 . with r: e skkiti),t; h )t 4 .. et adv,,,;-ng from empiric e al rt cti r ce, tk: s o 4 l ela ? 0 1 4 , 1 trtt , ' lt ' e d by various wr P iteis on k. is kit , iii k.;',lk, , ll_ 4.4.4, ! ,,_ A k ' , A, ‘t; 1 4, 1 ,, 544 Cr:llT, k a , ,*° i i , l 4, 017101),1 4 1a4, A 4 E • 1 0 7 0,1 t Jtqz4l. l ' uf th Nte nthe . LOND 0 N, 1 04, 1 4 ' 44 1 1•.,P1. 4 , 1 ,,R N ot tk et. 4 1/ 1. 0 zi4 rof :he University of Ed:o - ~etk ae- 5 11; 'et 0 1 4 1., 0 °fl University Medical Society 1 t1 k5 1 . 41 15 0 ' e rta e4 thie ncl °b• Sze & IY I I N.. 5 1 ,1 ekt, 1 ° b il l tO poi ” C ' i i k l o r ., i ot t , rtl ts , abi ts , ir, point out the fearful con t 4, . N t er; qt ' l 4 4N l, N4l 7le ye_Ctlularities, and excesses, 41k4k, I , llltitiorls4 toto 41 r a ges O l f ; ti , fe clettradation in Man , 4tt ti , ~4 4 4 DersZliesrn PatholOo s s,n, perhaps, any 41 , ,, "ki ‘el4 o „ _ e ent e ,...., g t 3. Itg perusal Is !t(lil,, ti ttt l4 1 111 ei , ( co ns 4 s uln . _secret doubts of It } N tt q l tr ' ' 4l l 1 41 at ) tp t° w hich e:: b aring haurded vh 4 ti,,tl4,, , k l l 4keib,ll t ea t tta. 1 , ,.. every human being is IV' tiv, ,t, I eti ent ,:n ahould kn o w, that there are \tt tt 'el , th e a„,:etten „,, . not be violated without ~,N 1 ,t 1 Litt, , t h , att nr i "104,14,40na and regret succeed k4 i t . 0, 5 ; 4 1 1 Thq l 4 4) . 'Ne lu °rth e i r C ZnOo, ho w th ese penalties may be removed, k l ''s ', ll ll) tts.kl":4t4,..4l.t)l4l'Al.4,le'..°4feplirry'syettbetertal;osisded, and above all VI It? t:?,, , ,ett 'of ' 411 Of al I nfirmity or functional bDt ft Of t ha]. sc ience ) 1 et t t 4t ga s he st' a bee n _ cannot apply a cure. + j It' h t N o t 4 term', d ate 'bgaged in an extensive kkb,( 4 C.:,) 5 11:. 4 Jur ) , cowl ( ' co ~,, tnPlaints which have 'et' t r4 a' r , 4 l' e b -' to the care ot Ign r tN, ~,,z :, ,,,i , ,,,.z . ,, be hthose erbo are induced to o pl a ae n e tit; l t t r , 10,, ° 44 1,%5 e n ' , 70 8 1' Price Of Messrs. Pipet, 4 alt 4 , ' , orb t r. Cor ni n t '„F: :;!,, Oxford-street ; Eleven ini Two and from 0,, tii..i., e Atte,o7,,, regid4r.tiiyBf4ositletia.r. I i IN, • .ett Btatio'n to iwAtt, b. ' 4 UNDAYS Pe n °lurch litreet .il ii I •t' E 1 .......... 9% 11 2% 5 liar 15. each 03t1DeSir 10 °1' , descriPti°l9lll low r" o t 4 of 16 6 i d e s P 6 t l ee. a o- 1' !A 1 4 ' rrijr 4 ! 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SHARE OF PROFIT INCREASED FRU ONE-HALF TO FOUR-FIFTHS. Policies effected with this Society now will PARTICIPATE IN , OLTR-FIFTHS of the Net Profits of the Society, according to the coalitions contained in the Society's Prospectus. The Premiums required by this Society for tusuring Young Lives ire lower than in many other old-established offices, and Insurers are fully protected from all risk by an ample guarantee fund, in ad- Ption to the accumulated funds derived from the investments of Premiums. Policy Stamps paid by the Office. Prospectuses nay be obtained at the Office in Threadneedle-street, ',6lidon, or of Any of the Agents of the Society. CHARLES HENRY LIDDERDALE, Actuary. MARINE BARRACK CANTEEN AT WOOLWICH. Department of the Comptroller for Victualling, Somerset-house, 14th May, 1855. NOTICE is hereby given, that on THURSDAY, the 24th instant, at One o'clock, the CANTEEN in the above Barrack will be LET froth the Ist June next to the let June 1858, by order of the Lords oommissioners of the Admiralty. No person but of unexceptionable character, or who will not un dertake bona fide to reside in or occupy the Canteen, and conduct the business thereof in his own person, will be approved ; and two sureties will be required for the regular payment of the rent, and of all sums which may become due in respect of the said Canteen, and for the due performance of the several conditions and stipulations of the indenture of lease.. The revenue or other licenses to be paid by thh tenant. The person whose proposal shall be accepted, and his sureties, must execute an Indenture of Lease and Covenants relating thereto, the particulars whereof may be known by applying to this Office, or to the Barrack Master at Woolwich The Christian and Surnames of two respectable persons, with their Professions and Places of A bode who will Join the Tenant in exe cuting the Indenture of Lease as his Sureties, must be inserted in the Proposals. The Tenant is to pay half the value of the Stamps on the Indenture of Lease upon executing the same, and it is to be un derstood that the said Commissioners will not undertake to procure the Tenant a License. A printed Form of the Tender and Indenture of Lease may be had at this Office, or on application to the said Barrack Master. No Tender will be received after One o'clock on the day of Treaty, and it will not be required that the party tendering, or an agent on his beha - f, should attend at the office on the day of treatr, as the result of the offer received from each person will be communicated to him and his proposed sureties in writing. Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, - and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for Marine Bar ra •Ic Canteen," and must also be delivered at the Office of the Comp troller for Victualling, at Somerset-house. By the Mutiny Act, Canteens are not liable to have Troops billeted on them. As the person becoming Tenant of the Canteen will be bound to the strict performance of the Covenants of the Indenture of Lease, and to the full payment of the Rent and Privilege of Sale to the Troops, without ant - remission or reduction under any circumstances what ever, he is hereby cautioned to make himself fully acquainted with the conditions of letting, prior to his making a proposal. The Rent of the Canteen as a Tenement or Dwelling is to be proposed at the sum stated below ; therefore the 'Giddings will be upon what is offered for every Ten Men per Month, ex dtrive of Sergeants occupying the Barrack, the number being ascertained from the Barrack Master's Returns, made m• at Twelve o'clock at noon on the First day of every Month, and no changes in the occupation of the Barrack which may take place In the progress of the Month, either for or against the Tenant, will he taken into account. No less number than Ten will be charged ago hist the Tenant, nor will any odd Number be calculated— thus, if the Barrack should be occupied by 145 men - on the First day of the Month, only 140 will be calculated for that NI (nth. The Bidders are also desired to introduce no fractional parts of a Penny in their offers, as they will not be noticed, nor will any Tenders be noticed except such as are strictly according to the Form furnished. - - WOOLWICH--CANTEEN...... • ..... •• • • ....£25 0 0 IRIESEMAR, protected by Royal . Letters Patent of England, and secured by the Seals of the Ecole de Pharmacie de Paris, and the Imperial College of Medicine, Vienna. TRIESEMAR, No. 1, 's a remedy for Relaxation, Rpermatorrhosa. and Exhaustion of the 47<tem, whether arising from excesses, accident. or climate. To those persons who are prevented entering the married state by the consequences of early errors it is Invaluable. TRIESEMAR, No. 2, ifiectuaDy, in the short space of three days, completely and entirely radicates all traces 01 those Disorders which Capivi and Cubebs .eve so long been thought an antidote for, to the ruin of the health s ' a vast portion of the population. TRIESItUAR, No. 3, _ _ the great Continental Remedy for Y that class of Disorders, which mfortunately the English physician treats with Mercury, to the in ,- table destruction of the patient's constitution, and, which all the =, I saparilla in the world cannot remove. RIRiEMAIt, No. 1,2, and 3, are alike devoid of taste or smell, of all nauseating qualities. They may lie on ,the toilet tiole = 'thout their use being suspected. , old in tin cases at 1 is. each, free by post, 2s. extra, divided into :pante doses, as administered by Valpeau, Lallemantl, Roux. c., B;c.—To be had Wholesale and Retail in London of Johnston, 68, ; Hannay and Co.. 63. Dxford-stre.t: and Bana.r. FO, Ox ,ord-street ; R. H. Tngham, druggist, 46, Market-street, Manchester Bradbury, bookseller, Deansgate, Bolton : J. Priestly, chemist, 52, f.ord-street, Liverpool; Powell, bookseller, 15, Westmoreland-street, fl ; Winnall, bookseller, High-street, Birmingham. 'THE ADOPTION of RIG El T PL ANS.— Parliamentary Sessions, public meetings, comparisons, and ca - culationg are all looked upon as necessary for propounding right wan., such as will meet the exigencies of the times and decrease the expenditure. The plans proposed by E. MOSES and SON are— s u T m o m p e r r y t i r d i e re oevrteirlyempris.tofas w i 0 n a 1 t n h . able order. They have the most extraordinary stock of materials which have been manufactured, and by the most accomplished art and talent the right plans of busi ness a e pursued by E. Moses and Son. Juvenile Clothing. Novelty in Materials, Style. and Trimming, excellency in flt and workman ship, with cheapness in every article, are the plans of business permanently, observed at the Establishments of E. Moses and Son. The styles of Dress wh.ch are intro Weed by E. Moses and Son display more originality, fashion, and neatne's than any others. The Emperor's Cape is one of the novelties offered by E. vinses and Son. Its properties are, light in wear; it folds in a very small space. is waterproof. and one of the greatest ad litions wh'ch have been made to the Dress Depart ment. Hats, Caps, HoFiery, Goods, B , ots, Shoes, Ste., the largest, newest, and best stock; prices so economical that competition is impossible, enable E. Moses and Son to carry out the best plans which could be adopted. E. MOSES and SON are Merchant Tailors, Clothiers, Flatters. Hosiers, !e, Boat and Shoemaker s , an d G eneral Outfitters for Ladles and Gentlemen. Shirt Manufac mm CAIITION.—E. VOSES and Rost beg to state they have no connexion with any other house in or out of London, except their own Este hlishment=, as follow : London City Establishment, corner of the Minories, and Aldgate opposite the church). • London West-end Branch, New Oxford-street, corner Of Hart street. Country Branches—Sherneld and Bradford, Yorkshire. Colonial Wholesale Branch—Melbourne, Australia. The establishments are closed from sunset on Fridays till sunset on Saturdays, when business is resumed till 12 o'clock, brroarAwr. —Should any article not give satisfaction it will be ex changed or, if preferred, the money returned without hesitation: All goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest price, from which no abatement can be made. A New Book, with lists of prices, system of self-measurement, and other in+ormation, may he had on application, or post free. An Illustrated Almanac for 1855 gratis, on application, or post free Tel on parte Francais. i Qui parts Italian°. Flier %/richt man Deutsch. I A.nua se habla Esmurnol. NOTICE.—The Establishments will be elosed on Wednesday and Thnr.day next, May 23d and 24th, reopening on Friday morning, the 25th instant, at 7 o'clock. / ' i i 7/ 1 • it . con • 74.,. al R 4 I v tz , c . •"116'. A "AYE • ( r `' ~411 - ' ; /TO)V • - /• - , • _ otre#Bolo - i; -11 - 1- 11nak • - - - 1 4 E • \, . 1117 , ""N ' - . • .ui 'f r r .:, i ) LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 17, 1855. SMITH TESTIMONIAL FUND. 37, GBEAT GEORGE -STREET, WESTMINSTER. Sr, The superior advantages of screw propulsion being fully de monstrated by its general adoption for the public service and for the cummerci 1 operations of almost all matitime nations, a favourable time appears to have arrived for inducing a public recognition of the merit of its introduction. Convinced that screw navigation—whoever may be regarded as its o iginak inventor—must date its real commencement from the successful trials ant voyases of the " Archimedes" in 1839 and 1848 ; and feeling that all naval nations are indebted to the performances of that ship, for the first practical development at this great imp,anve ment is the means of maritime enterprise; the following gentlemen, Personally cognisant of the facts connected with the progress of the system, are strongly impressed with the justice of the claims of Mr. Francis Pettit Smith, to whore talents and untiring energy it is well known the "Archimedes" owed both her origin and success. They can also bear record to the steady perseverance with which that gentleman has continued to devote the bust years of his life to the purpose of establishing the merits of the screw. And they know that the national benefit thus conferred by his labours—which was first so clearly confirmed by the performances of the Rattler in 1845, then so strikingly illustrat e d at the naval review of 1853, and which is now so confidently relied on for success in actual war—has not hitherto procured for him either public acknowledgment or pecuniary reward. i Rear-Admiral Sir William E.• Parry, Kt., lieutenant-gover nor of Greenwich Hospit a l 3 0 ... William Parsons, Esq , Leicester ......... ....... 2 2 The Peninsular and Ori en t a l S team Navigation Company •• 109 0 Messrs. John Penn and S on , eng i neers, Greenwich .. • lOO 0 John Diston Powles, Esq., Witr ipole - street 5 0 Edward J. Powell, Esq., H y d rographic Department, Ad miralty . • ..... •• ••••• Captain William Ramsay, R.N., I -I . S LS. Hogue •• Messrs. G. Rennie and Co , eng i neers, Holland -street, Black friars William Rigby, Esq., Glasgow .- .. ...... .. ..... . ... . Major E. C. Robb, E LC.S., Beaulie u House, Southsea .•• • J. Scott Russell, Esq., E.R.S., C.E: (Hon. Sec.) Great George-street, Westminst er • • •••• • Messrs. Sam uda Brothers, engineers, Poplar John Scott, Esq., engin eer and shipbuilder, Greenock .... • • 25 9 Messrs. Seaward and Capel, engineers, Limehouse Joseph Sims, Esq., Birmingham 5 0 Messrs. Sims and Muntz, Birmingham ... ....... .. •.. lO 0 Edward Slaughter, E sq: , engineer, Bristol Commander Luke Smithett, R.N., H .M.S. Vivid It. Stephenson, Esq., M, r• , F.R.2., C.E., Great George sti-eet, Westminster .... ............. ... 50 0 Captain James N. Strange, R.N. ... ... .. . ... . I 0 John M. Sunley, Esq , i nsurance broker, Cornhill • • • .. •• ...... 10 0 William Swann, l• sq., Queen-street, Westrainster ..... ..... 2 2 James Tilling, Esq., Hendon ..... • ....... • ......... ..... I 1 0. IL J. Watford, Esq., Serle - street, Lincoln's-inn ...... .... 5 0 Captain Frederick .Warden, R.N., H.M.S. Ajax 5 0 Thomas Waterman, jun., Esq., shipbuilder, Blackwall lO 0 mems. James Wstt and Co., e ;gineers (per H. Wollaston Blake, Esq , Soho, Birmingham ............ , I. Watts, Esq., Assistant-Survey-or H. X. Nav;, Somerset house . - 2 2 ••••••• Messrs. J;)hn and Robert W ii it e, shipbuilders, C0we5....... 20 0 Joseph Whitworth, Esq., engineer, M a n che5ter............ 25 0 M. Wigrarn Esq., shipbuilder, Bl ac k well ... ...... G. T. Wright, Esa., Lympstone, Devo n 2 Thomas Wright, Esq , engine er , G eorg Su , scriptions are received by M essrs. Martin and Co.. 68, Lom bard-street, London; Messrs. R ansom and Co., •1, Pall man Fast, e - Yard, Lombard-st. 2 2 Lon inster don: J. Scott Russel m (Honorary Secretary) ; mid by C. Manby, Esq., 25, Great George-street, Westminster ( Ire surer). E. P. HALSTED, J. SCOTT RUSSEL L, Honorary Secretaries. j 37, Great Georgzi-street, Westminster, 1855. • They have therefore formed themselves into a Provisional Commit • tee, anti have requested us most respectfully to solicit the honour of your name, and the advantage of your influence and example, in sup- Port of an anpeal to all classes and interests for a generat subscription to present a suitable testimonial to Mr. Francis Pettit Smith, for his prominent services in bringing into practice the system of screw navigation.—We have the honour to be your obedt. servants, EDWARD PELLEW HALSTED Hon. Sect. JOHN SCOTT RUSSELL, THE MILITIA AND YEOMANRY. The Victoria Rifles will muster for target practice every Wednesday afternoon during the summer at their shooting ground at Kilburn. The East York Regiment of Militia was reviewed by Lieutenant-General 6. G. Arbuthnot, commanding the northern district, at Westwood last Thursday. At the conclusion the inspecting officer said he was pleased with the efficiency of the corps, and should report favourably of them. Notwithstanding the number who recently quitted the corps, their 56 days' duty having been per formed, the regiment at Beverley now includes more than 500 men. During the month more than 100 men have enlisted and been re attested. This corps is soon to go to the Curragh of Kildare, and, previous to its de parture, efforts are being made to increase its numbers. The recruiting party in Hull, under Ensign Gilby, are progressing favourably. THE CRIMEAN HEROES. HORSE GUARDS, MAY 16. Iler Majesty the Queen having graciously signified the Royal intention of presenting medals for the battles of Alma, Balaklava, and Inkertnan, the following officers and men of the Household Brigade of Foot Guards will receive the decoration on Friday morning. GRENADIERS, OR IST REGIMENT OF FOOT GUARDS. Lieut. Colonel K. Bradford Lieut.-Col. C. L. B. Maitland Major A. Tipping Major W. B. De Horsey Captain Burgone Captain C. N. Sturt Quartermaster Lilley Surgeon C. R. Nicoll NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. Serjeant Thomas Dawson I Serjeant Benjamin Owen Corporal Benjamin Massey PRIV. Samuel Ashford Edward Barrett Charles Guyett James Hawes George' Jackett Matthew Lake James Pepper Thomas Spencer John Werrieriel George Willies Of the foregoing Serjeant Dawson has lost an arm, r and Serjeant Owen has received a medal for special ser vice at Inkerman. Private Church, of the same corps, who received a medal for gallant services at Inkerman, and who lost his right band, has been discharged on a pension of 10d. per diem. COLDSTREAM, OR 2D FOOT GUARDS. Col. the Hon. G. F. Upton Col. V. S. Newton (Brevet) Lieut. Colonel Lord Charles Lieut.-Col., Lord Dunkellin Fitzroy Captain and Brevet-Major Lieut. C. T. Wilson the Hon. Percy Fielding Captain Charles Baring Capt. George Lord Bingham Captain G. R. Fitzroy Major the Hon. W. Boyle Captain Masse Lieut. the Hon. W. Am Mr. Skelton, M.D. horst NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. Serjeant-Major A. Talbot Colour Serj ean t T. A us ti n I Serjeant Robert Harvey Corporal F. Brydges PRIVATES. .TES. lEdward Bettey James Blow George Green Simon Hain John King William Norton George Smith Charles Smith George Wright William Scrutton John Simmons John Rutter Manuel Bernard William Burrell Peter Burton wood Joseph Hawkins James Lacey William Clatworthy William Nicholas James Ashkett SCOTS FUSILIER GUARDS, GUA' John King Thomas Gerrard John Burt Samuel Hibbard John Hoey Walter Robinson James Hadley George Sergeant Frederick Shildrake Wyndham Guold OR 3D REGIMENT OP FOOT RDS. Colonel Tyrwhit Colonel Dalrymple Captain Fraser Captain Knollys Hon. Lieut. Annesley Colonel Ridley Colonel Berkeley Major Shuckburgh Captain Gipps Capt. Viscount Ennismore Lieut. Beaumont THE DIFFICULTIES OF THE CHURCH RATE QUESTION. (From the Time., of this day. ) . _ We live in a time of impossibilities. Every thing in turn is pronounced to be impossible. Only a twelvemonth ago it was impossible to reform some half-dozen departments, all confessed to be in the worst possible condition, and still more impos sible to amalgamate them. We have now been assured from both sides of the House of Lords that it is impossible to find men fit for office, that the breed does not exist, and that we must be content with what we can get. It is impossible to do any thing in the Baltic, or in the Black Sea either. Impossibilities have latterly been closing around us, like a huge wall, darkening and oppressing their the soul of the nation. Physiologists tell us that the sense of impossibility is one that increases of it, with age ; and doubtless it is a wise provision of nature, to prevent old men getting ahnadndsshfuoullldof bweortkhwinhkeinngthoefyanaroethienrelvaNypeoaargldre.e its dotage. e with out a race of old England is not growing old, nor can truenkin stohna that that w e the are world workingi ci sin its But epartment of the i l‘ s ir ver j y e alm t .they are everytii It ipublicnen just service, no w i and n is impossibl men who tell us everything when a states man has spent half a centetirylnedin:drYpOlitical life his strong point is the past, and he risks a good deal "The Royal 'Transport Patriotic Fund," and 'there is I SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. every probability of its receiving liberal support. PEACE OR WAR. (From the Times of this day.) It is high time that by some means or other the opinion of Parliament on peace and war should be fairly tested ; indeed, so serious is the necessity for this step, that we grudge the interval of three or four days that must elapse between the present time and the day fixed for Mr. Milner Gibson's mo tion. We are constantly in fear of receiving intel ligence that the degrading scene so recently acted at Vienna has been renewed, and that we are once 1 more debating with Russia, not whether she will guarantee the integrity of Turkey, and thus bind herself against any infraction of that integrity— not whether she will consent to limit naval forces utterly useless for defence, and only required for the purpose of aggression on an unoffending neigh bour—but whether she will condescend to limit herself to the status quo, or require, in addition, that the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus, pass ing as they do through the very heart of the Turkish empire, shall be thrown open to her fleets. We can never feel wholly free from the apprehension of an ignominious peace. We know what advances have been made in this direction already, and we do not know to what further compliances the nation may not be destined to be reduced. M. Drouyn de l'Huys has already resigned his position in the Ministry/ of Foreign Affairs because he condescended. to listen to propo-, sitions and overtures which, in the opinions of his Imperial master, were derogatory to the dignity of France, and fatal to the objects for which the pre sent war was undertaken. Our own Plenipoten tiary has returned to us, but has not imitated the example of his colleague and remains in our Cabinet, to exert that influence which a year and a half ago was put forth to urge us into the war, in order to bring about a dishonourable peace. 'What change the air of Vienna or the con tact with Russian and Austrian plenipotentiaries has wrought upon Lord John Russell we do not pretend to know, but it is now said that, with that versatility peculiar to minds not of the highest order, nor sustained by lofty and consistent princi ple, iordJ.Russell is now seeking to undo the work of last year—to renounce the career on which we have entered, to throw away the task we have un dertaken, and to abandon to the discretion of Rus sia the ally whom last year we promised to defend with all the weight of our power and all the pres tige of our influence. In this ignoble task he is, we fear, seconded by no inconsiderable number of his colleagues. The division in the Cabinet is, we are told, clearly and distinctly marked, and would long ago probably have resulted in open discord and dis ruption, had the smallest encouragement been afforded from without to the craven desire of peace at any cost. Happily, however, if so many of thei r leaders are unsound, th e people themselves have shown a manliness, firmness, and consistency which put to shame the vacillating conduct of men who claim to themselves the monopoly of statesman ship, and look down with all the disdain of prac tised politicians on the plain sense and clear in sight of the mass of the nation. Were it other wise—did Lord Grey and Mr. Gibson command anything but a small minority —were there any quarter in the political horizon to which the advocates of peace at any price could turn for support, we should possibly" have, seen ere this a repetition of the proceeding at the beginning of this year, and had to chronicle the fate of a second Ministry overthrown by the same hand, —the first; because Lord John Russell could not defend the management of the war ; the second, because he could not defend the war itself. It seems incredible that the same man who could last year denounce the conduct of the Emperor of Russia as fraudulent, declare that the existence of Sebastopol was a standing menace to Turkey, and announce in the firmest terms his resolution to carry the contest through with the utmost vigour and pertinacity, should, in one short year, so totally have lost confidence in himself, his country, and his cause as to be ready to compound with the fraud and submit to the menace only to avoid that very war which in such magniloquent phrases he has proclaimed against the common disturber of the peace of Europe. Let Parliament, let the country, look to it well. This is the very turning point in our destiny, the very crisis in our fate, the very instant which for good or for evil is to decide the future of Eng land. We have been accustomed to regard our Ministry as weak, but well-intentioned, possessing no special gifts of eloquence or talent, b u t t rue to I the task they have undertaken, and pledged, above all things, to prosecute the war with vigour and with honour. We are now told that even in this we have miscalculated, and that we may have at this very moment at the head of affairs men as little to be intrusted with the stern and trying emergencies of a struggle for life or death as the members of the Peace Society them , selves. We have made all the sacrifices for which , a nation could be called upon in order to secure success, and we have not secured it. We are content to wait, to pay, and to suffer till better times and better leaders arise; but surely we have a right to expect that a nation which has done and suffered so much shall not, without its concurrence, nay, against and despite of its feelings and convictions, be forced to sue for peace, and to accept those terms from its enemy which not the power of that enemy, nor its own weakness, but the miserable timidity of its councillors, forces upon it. If Parliament is really anxious to per form the duties with which a confiding nation has intrusted it, no time should be lost in ascertaining who is on our side, and who on that of the Empe ror of Russia, in order that, at whatever sacrifice of historic names, noble connexions, and official experience, we may deliver ourselves from the dan ger and discredit of being any longer represented by persons who believe our national credit and in terest to be as nothing compared with the escape from that responsibility which a little while ago they were so ready to undertake. To make peace with Russia now, with all the objects of the war unattained, would be to snatch from the hands of our troops the blood -stained laurel they have striven so long and so heroically to gain ; would give Russia the power a second time of tricking the sagacity of statesmen and ambassadors by passing off defeat for victory ; would raise her character in every capital, nation, and language, and lower our own in the same proportion ; would place the Powers of Northern Europe at her mercy ; would make the kingdoms and empires of Germany her willing and obsequious vassals, and leave Turkey without a hope, without a friend, without a resource, to perish whenever it should please the Power from which we vauntingly profess to save her to sign the warrant for her execution. When such things are neither impossible nor improbable with our present Cabinet, we do but do our duty in calling upan Parliament t o p l ace on record with as little delay as possible its own opinion, and to make itself thoroughly acquainted with the opinions of our Ministers. Whatever be the evils attendant on a change—whatever the difficulties of replacing cur present Government, these evils are as nothing compared with the risk of finding ourselves some day hampered in the trammels of a hollow and dis honourable peace. Let the efforts of our enemies, let the treachery of our Allies do their worst, but let us, at whatever sacrifice, by whatever means, be freed at least from men who are capable at such a moment of abandoning our honour and our in terest, and tarnishing by degrading compromises the name of a nation which never before could be brought to lower its resolution to the level of its fortunes, or draw any lessons but those of encou ragement and perseverance from the very depths of its darkest disasters. • On similar occasions—at the banquets of last year and the year preceding, the expression of • feeling which greets the presence amonL!st our citi - zens of her Majesty's Ministers was marked and enthusiastic. Our people know how to give honour even when they can stretch a point in iniaining where h onour i s d ue, and the constitution's; ad visers of the Crown are commonly received with that feeling which results from deep and abiding loyalty to the Sovereign, and respect f r her chosen servants. We remember the reception accorded from the essence of civic hospitality to the cold and ungracious Thane of Aberdeen, even twelve months since, and the rapturous applause, the ' passionate acclaim with which Lord Palmerston was then greeted wh n he rose to respond to a com paratively insignificant toast. ' ominous and almost distressing silence—os carce oda. Last night the Prime Minister rose amidst cheer, not a token of satisfaction, or even 1 he semblage, to which, with bitter,, irony,. his speech the co 2. d' "cordial imposingre ception" as - pro ceededwari n t o recognitionr urn tha thanks sscfoapred the of the compact alli ancen his allusion to the result . o , friends failed to move his accorded to himself and his colleagues. As be went with our Imperial audience ; nor was he more fortunate, when, i n stirring accents, he referred to the chivalrous bear was un acknowledged, and its premature conclusi ing of the allied troops. Throughout, was not a greater relief to the generality e l l of his hearers than it must have been to himself. The Duke of Argyll attempted all the confusion of his chief, and by an aptly to cover division of Monday night to arouseyan allusion to the feel ing ; but his efforts were vain—th a Massing dressed was not to be moved e assembly he ad did not long continue the and the noble duke difficultand task. The general res ungracious space as Lord John of Russell rose to speak, and expressio the representatives ot applause which greeted rated the feeling ' of the City of London evapo ters are w t , with which her Majesty's Minis.; on to be r • guests in th e E t received by the assembled As to poor Lordg" ian Hall. Clarendon we felt disposed to pity him. The task of the • Lady of proposing the health Mayoress fell to him. The Foreign Secre tary had manifestly prepared his s p e ech with a very different p urpose. The graceful and felicitous sen timents proper to the toast contrasted most ab surdly, we must confess, with his allusions to our foreign relations:--a combination as curious as it was ridiculous. - • And so ended the last. Ministerial dinner at the Mansion House. ..If the g uests -to whom it v as intended to do honour have been disapp o i n t e d , they know best to what that disappointment is attributable. Nothing that tact, good taste, and lavish hospitality could effect wary wanting. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. James Allan, Esq., Managing Director of the Peninsular and Oriental Company Charles Atherton, Esq., Chief Engineer H.M. Dockyard, Woolwich Joseph heardinore, Esq., Manager of the General Steam Navigation Company's Engine Works H. Wollaston Blake,Esq., F.R.S., Engineer, London Isambard K. Brunel, Esq., F.R.S. C.E. Edward Chappell, Esq., Capt. Secretary to the Royal West India Mail 'ompany William Crispin, Capt. R.N., the Royal Yacht John Utlay Ellis, Esq., Chairman of the General Screw-steam , hipping Company Joshua Fitld, Esq., F.R.S. Engineer, London John Fincham, Esq., late Master Shipwright, H.M. Dockyard, Portsmouth Sir Richard tirant, Et , Capt. R.N. William FL Henderson, Capt. R.N., C. 8., Comptroller-General of the Coast Guard Edward Ilumphrys, Esq., late Chief Engineer H.M. Dockyard, Woolwich Mei iregor Laird, Esq., Managing Director of the African Mail Com pany Thomas Lloyd, Esq., Chief Engineer of H.M. Navy Charles J. Mare, E , q., shipbuilder, Loi din Joseph Miller, Esq., F. R.S., Engineer, London Rob , rt Napier, Esq., Engineer, Glasgow James Nasmyth, Esq., Engineer, Manchester John Penn, Esq., Engineer, Greenwich George Rennie, Esq., F.R.S., Engineer, London Joseph d'a Samuda, Esq., Engineer, London Ro , ert Stephenson, Esq., M.P., F.R.S., C.E. Isaac Watts, Esq., Assistant-'zurveyor H.M. Navy Money Wigram, Esq., shipbuilder, London Joseph Whitworth, sq., Engineer, Manchester TREASURER Charles Manby, Esq., F.R.S., C.E., Secretary of the Institution of Civil Engineers HONORARY SECRETARIES. E. P. Halsted, Capt., R.N., and J. Scott Russell, Esq., F.R.S., Engi neer. Extract from the Report of Baron CHARLES Duro: to the Academy of Sciences, Paris, on the prizes awarded by the French Govern ment to M. Dueur DE LOME, and M. Wort, Officiera superleurs du Genie Maritime, et Ingeniears de Ia Marine delere Classe, and •M. Bout:Gots, Captaine de Fregate, for the successful application of steam and screw propulsion to sal ing vessels of war:— "En 1835, un fermier de Middlesex, M. Francis Pettit Smith, en cadre h r zontalement une vis d'Archimede a l'arriere et dans la partie la plus pincee de la carene ; cette vie est continue ; elle a deux revolutions completes. L'auteur prend son brevet le 31 Mai, 1836." " Revenons au fetmier Smith. Aussi peu savant dans le principe que le barbier Ark wri ..ht, ii avait Ia meme perseverance et le memeindomptable courage. Ces deux quail tes morales Punt fait triom pher de tf 114 lee obstacles. M. Smith, pendant deux annees, essays son bateau sur la Tamise et sur le canal de Paddington. Dans ce canal, par an accident neureux, une revolut on de sa vis d'Archlmede est brisee, et le navire marche plus vite qu'auparavant. C'est un trait de lumlere, et l'on finira par n'employer qu'une mottle, qu'un tiers, et meme une moindre partie de revolution d'helice. Par ce moyen, Pon pourra loger le propulseur dane une etroite ouverture verticale, en avant du gouvernail, entre deux etambots. .‘ D'essais en essais, Smith se hasarde a latter contre les diffl cultes de la mer. Avec un navire eau emement petit, it s'aventure dans Ia Manche, et brave un mer toujoura si dare, en essuyant des temps mauvais ; son courage inspire une faveur universelie. L'Amiraute d'Angleterre prend un vif interet a des essais tentes si courageusement, et couronnes par le succes. Elle demande a M. Smith un essai plus considerable, et la construction d'un navire a helice de 200 tonneaux, avant de conclure a ]'adoption du nouveau systeme. En consequence, l'Archimede, de 237 tonneaux, est con struit et mis ala mer. L'Amiraute se serait montree satisfaite, si dans les experiences demandeea, le batiment eut parcouru 5 mends par heure ; ii en parcourat pros da double. Malgre le vent et Ia maree. it ne mit quo vingt heures pour alter de Gravesend a Ports mouth. "Convaincue par ees epreuves, l'Amiraute d'Angleterre accepte ]'helice pour ses propres navires. En 1841, elle fait commencer a Sheerness son premier batiment a propulseur helicoide, le Rattler du port de 888 tonneaux, batiment qu'on mit a la mer au printemps, de 1843. On multipliat les experiences sur co navire, et l'Amiraute, cornpletement edifice, ordonna de construire a la fois, vingt bati ments de l' Etat, a propul,eurs helicoides." Letter from the Right lion. the Earl of Minto, G.C.8., &c. (First Lord of the Admiralty, 1835 to 1841.) "London, June 13, 1854. "Dear Sir,—l have not a doubt that Mr. Smith may justly claim the merit of having been the first to introduce the use of the screw propeller ; and , t was owing to his success in its application that shortly before I left the Admiralty I felt myself justified in ordering the Rattler to be built, for the purpose of testing the comparative advantages of the paddle and the screw.—Believe me, dear sir, yours faithfully, (Signed) "MINTO. " Charles A. Caldwell, Esq. " I can have no objection whatever to your making any use of my letter that can be serviceable to Mr. Smith." [Letter from the Right Hon. the Earl of Haddington, &c., (First Lord of the Admiralty, 1841 to 1846). 4 4 ryninghame, Preetonkirk, N.B August 24, 1854, 44 51r,—1t is impossible for me to take upon myself to offer an opinion as to which of the claimants is to be attributed the merit of the first Invention of the screw propeller; but I believe that the success of " the Archimedes," followed by the trial of "the Rattler," (huilt under Lord Minto's Board), led to the adoption of the screw in H M.'s Navy, and in the merchant service. It is admitted, I believe, that to Mr. Pettit Smith belongs the credi of the success of "the Archimedes," consequently he is en titled to be considered as the introducer of a most valuable improve ment in steam navigation. "Ile was employed generally under the Steam Department of the Admiralty in my time, and I have every reason tJ believe that his services were found to be valuable. " But the profes , ional names attached to the attestation you have furnished me with, as well as those of the most eminent engineers, are of far greater value to Mr. Smith, than any testimony of mine can possibly be.—l have the honou ( r si t g o ne b d e ) , rir, , y , HoulrDonbeiNdieonTtohNum ble servant, "Captain Halsted, R.N. " I enclose the answer to your letter, of which you may make any use you may think fit." SUBSCRIPTIONS. Richard Abethell, Esq., master shipwright, TIM. Dockyard, Portsmouth ..... . Jay Allan, Esq., managing director of the Peninsular and Oriental Company, Leadenhall-street W. C. Alston, Esq., Birmingham Captain W. S. Andrews, North of Europe Steam Navigation Company, 84, King William-street ... John George Appold, Esq., Wilson-street, Finsbury•square.. 10 0 C. Atherton, Esq , chief engineer, H.M. Dockyard, Woolwich 10 0 Captain Horatio T. Austin, R.N., C. 8., Admiralty Inspector of Pac'ets, Southampton .. •• . The Au-traiaslan Pacific Mall Steam Packet Company, Moor gate-street Thomas Back, Esq., Military Dep irtment, East India House 1 1 Messrs. Bayley and Ridley, 2, Cowper's-court... ..• • lO 0 John Barrow, Esq , Admiralty... ... George rteardmore; Esq., Dept'ord ........... 1 0 Joseph Beardmore, Esq., manager of the General Steam Navigation Company's engine works, Deptford .......... 5 0 Joseph Beardmore, Jun , Esq_, Deptford ............ ••.. • • 1 0 William Beardmore, Esq., Deptford 2 0 R,•ar-Admiral ST Francis Beaufort, K C. 8., Admiralty •• •• 5 5 The Birmingham Tube Company, 8irmingham............ 25 0 Messrs. John Bourne and Co., engineers, Oreenock •• • .... 50 0 William Boxall, Esq., welbeck•street, Cavendish square 5 5 Messrs. Brownlow and Co., Hull .• • „ ..... 3 0 Peter Bruff, C.E., Ipswich .... ••• •• • • I. K. Brunel, Esq., F.R.S., C.E., Duke-street, Westmirister 59 0 William Carpmael, Esq., C.E., Patent-office, Lincoln's inn.. 21 0 William Catt, Esq., Brighton 10 0 Captain E. Chappell, R.N., secretary of the Royal . West India Mail Company, Moizgate-street..... •• •• ..... •• • 25 0 Henry Chatfield, Esq., master shipwright, H.M. Dockyard, ••• 2 2 2 2 Deptford Jabez urch, Esq., C.E , Chelmsford D. K. Clark, Esq., C.E., Great North of Scotland Railway Company, Aberdeen 5 0 Lieut. J. E':Commerell, R.N . Robert Cowen, Esq., Carlisle Commander Peter Cracrbft, R.N., H.M.S. St. Jean d'Acre• • 1 0 Capt. W. Crispin, ILN., the Roya Yacht, Portsmouth... 10 0 Messrs. Wm. Denny and Brothers, shipbuilder., Dumbarton 103 0 John Dinnen, Esq , inspector of steam machinery afloat, Ad miralty, somerset•house Messrs. hich'ard Durant and Co., Lloyd's,— • •.. 10 10 Messrs. C. and W. Earle, engineers, Hull David Elder, Esq , en:ineer, Glasgow .......• •• •• James Elliott, Esq., C.E., Dymchurch, Kent J. U. Ellis, chairman of the General Screw Steam Co., Ade laide-place, London-bridge Messrs. Allen Everitt and Son, Birmingham ...........• .. 10 0 Chas. Few. Esq , llenrietta-street, Covent-garden.......... 105 0 5. Fincham, late master shipwright, li.M. Dockyard, Ports- 5 0 mouth Capt. John Ford, marinesuperintendent General Screw-steam Shipping Company, Southampton Capt. Robert Ford, Battersea Joseph Freeman, Esq., Artillery-place, Finsbury Charles Frodsharn, Esq., 5trand........., William Fronde, Esq., C E., Dartington, Devon 5 0 Messrs. Joseph Gee and Co., Hull sfessrs. Gibbs, Bright, and 'o., Liver^ool Lionel Gisborne, Esq.. C.'f... Duke-street, Adelphi . 1 0 Vice-I dmiral Sir James A levulder Gordon, K.C.8., Gover• ' nor of Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich.... .•• •• I I Captain Sir tiiclyird Grant, Kt., R.N., 3, Connaught -place, Hyde-park William Green, Esq., R.N., harbour master, Lowestoft Capt. E. P. Halsted, R.N. (Hon. Sec.), United Service Club, - . LOMI.R.. •• • John Hawkshaw, Esq., C.F.., Great George street, West- minster 10 0 10 10 William Hartree. Esq., engineer, Lewisham ..•,......,., . Capt iin W. ii. Henderson, R.N.. C. 13., Comptroller General or the Coast Gu 3ri, Custom House Messrs. J. . Hoby and Co., Renfrew .. • • •••• • • • ; 5 5 Captain James Hi isken Messrs. Howard, Ravenhlll, and Co., enuineers, Rotherhithe 25 0 E. Hamphrys, Esq., late chief engineer H.M. Dockyard, WholWich. Deptt;ud •• • ..... • • .... 10 0 Messrs. Humphrys, Tennant, and Dykes, engineers, Deptford 50 0 Captain Thomas Jackson, the Baron Osy steam-ship ...... 1 1 William Jackson, Esq., engineer, Leman-street 5 0 Jabez James, Esq., engineer, Blackfriars W. S. Johnson, Esq.. St. Martin's-lane •....... J. Hodgson Jones, Esq., engineer, Poet's-comer, Westminster 1 1 Townsend Rirkwood, Esq., Llandlio, Carmarthen.. • 5 0 H. ReaCer Lack,' Esq., Board of Trade .. •... M'Gregor Laird, Esq., managing director of the African Mail Company, Mincing-lane W, B. Lambert, Esq., engineer, General Screw Steam-Ship ping Company, Southampton 5 5 James Laming, Esq., Maida-hill West W. Langdon, Esq., engineer, London-street.... Thos. Lloyd, Esq., chief engineer of H.M. Navy, Somerset House .. • • . 10 0 James Luke, Esq., shipwright, H.M. Dockyard, Portsmouth 10 0 C. Hanby, Esq., F.R.S., C.E., secretary of the Insttitution of Civil Engineers (treasurer), Great George-street, West- minster :.. • C. J. Mare, Esq., shipbuilder, 131ackwall .......... 100 0 Messr. Martin, Samuelson, and Co., engineers. Hu11........ 3 0 Captain B. R. Matthews, the Great Britain steam-ship .... 2 0 John Matthew, Esq., engineer, Greenwich : . ••... • . 10 10 Mesas. Mandslay, Sons, and Field, London „ ............ 100 0 T. W. Miller, Esq., engineer, 11. M. Dockyard, Portsmouth.. 5 5 Messrs. Miller, Ravenhill, and Salkeld, engineers, Blackwell 100 0 G. Mills, Esq. •••••••• • • • • • • William Morgan, Esq., engineer, Gloucester-terrace, Hyde. R. Napier, Egg., engineer, Glasgevr .... ~................ 100 0 Jaraes )Tasmyth, Esq., engine er, Patricroft, M anchester .... 10 c CoirMuu - tcler Matthew B. Nolloth, R.N., H.M.S. Frolic .... 1 0 A dmir.:l Sir Chines Ogle, Bart., Eaton-p1ace...... . ..... • 20 0 James Oldham, Esq., C.V.. Hull' ••••••••• • • • • • • • • . ..... .. 1 0 William Paine, Esq., cashier of Greenwich Hospital, Green wich ....... ~......... 2 2 ••••• .......... • .. NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. Serjeant Richard Bye I Serjeant John C raw Corporal Chas. J. Moulton PRIVATES. William Ivy Thomas Walters James M'Key James Wyatt Jonathan Emery Duncan Menzies Peter Grimmond Peter Rappill George Biddlecombo Drummer Joh❑ Liffey Many of the non-eon-Imi in the above list are relate( William 3f‘Lagan William Robertson William Boyd Benjamin Drummond Alexander Hannah Elijah Richens Charles Sterrey John Pye George Watt Drummer William Juggins issioned officers and privates d to noble families. BANQUET TO HER MAJESTY'S MINIS TERS AT THE MANSION-HOUSE. Her Majesty's 'Ministers and a distinguished party Were last evening entertained at a grand banquet, given by the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress, at the Mansion house. Grace after meat baying been said by the Rev. Mr. Moon, thejLord Mayor's chaplain, His Lordship rose and gave in succession "The Health of her. Majesty," and "Prince Albert and the Royal Family." The LORI; MAYOR then proposed, in terms highly laudatory of their achievements, "The United Fleets and Armies of France and England," with which he coupled "The Health of the Commander-in-Chief and the First Lord of the Admiralty." Viscount Hardinge returned thanks on behalf of the Army, and Sir C. Wood for the Navy. The LORD MAYOR next gave "The Foreign Minis ters," and Baron de Cetto (the Bavarian Minister) responded to the toast. The LORD MAYOR proposed the toast of the evening, " Her Majesty's Ministers, and the Health of Lord Palmerston." No cheering followed the toast. Lord PALS ERSTON—My Lord Mayor, ladies, and gen tlemen, I can assure you, on the part of myself and my colleagues in the Government, that we are most grateful to you for having noticed us, not in the way of Nolle kens—(a laugh)—but with your accustomed hospitality, and that cordiality with which we are in the habit of be ing received when we have the honour to attend your festive board. (Hear.) It must always be a matter of great pride and gratification when those who:are charged with the conduct of affairs find that their exertions in the public service have met with the approbation and support of the great body which is represented by the City of London. It is impossible that any men who are worthy to be entrusted with so important a charge can be indifferent to the consciousness that in this City are represented two great principles, which form the founda tion of the Power, the prosperity, and the grandeur of England—l mean the principle of commerce, and the principle of civil and political liberty. (Cheers.) In proportion as those, who I may say, are the organs of those two principles, are pleased to approve of the con duct of the Government of the day, in the same propor tion must that Government be stimulated to increase their exertions in the performance of their duty, encou raged by the satisfaction of thinking that those exertions have procured for them the approbation and support of the country. (Hear.) My Lord Mayor, we are now engaged in a great and arduous struggle, and although it may be justly said that we know little of this war ex cept that which reaches us from abroad, that the thun ders of the cannon roll far from our shores, that the flashes of battle are not seen by our eye, and that the pressure of the contest has not been felt within our land : yet, notwithstanding this— notwithstand ing that the war has sat lightly upon us, how ever heavily we know it presses upon our antagonist, you may be sure of this, that it is, has been, and will be our earnest desire to terminate that war at any moment at which terms can be obtained that are consistent with the dignity of the country and with the future se curity of peace. (Hear, hear.) But s the motto of this country will be that which I tkm sure it ought to be— Peace with honour ;or war with victory. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, perhaps you will permit me to avail myself of the opportunity which the Lord Mayor has given me by proposing my health, of taking the liberty of pro posing a toast. I beg to propose to you, then, " The Health of your Chief Magistrate the Lord Mayor ;" and at the same time to tender him the thanks of myself and my colleagues for the generous hospitality with which he has received us this day. (Cheers.) The LORD MAYOR responded to the toast, and con cluded by giving "The House of Lords, and the Health of the Duke of Argyll." The Duke of ARGYLL returned thanks. The next toast was "The House of Commons, and the Health o f L or d J o h n R usse l l. " Lord J. RUSSELL—My Lord Mayor—ln returning thanks on behalf of the House of Commons, I may at least claim for that house the merit of being industrious, for the number of bills and blue-books which issue from that house year by year is a sufficient proof of the atten tion which it gives to its duties. I trust, my lord, that those hills and those blue-books produce fruit, though occasionally some time may elapse before that is the result. We hope, however, we are of use to the country, because there is in the House of Commons a spirit which, borrowed from the people, and sympathising with the people, has in times of peace devoted itself to the improvement of our institutions, to the extension of trade, to the amendment of the laws, and to various subjects which in times of peace naturally engage our attention. (Cheers.) I think that the House of Com mons has, and I trust that at all times it will have, that weight with the country ; and having that weight with the cou n t ry, it will, by inquiring into and correcting abuses, a t th e same that it reverences the institutions n of the c oun t ry, set an example to the world at la show h ow excellent it is to carry with us the heartsrge and and the minds of a free people. (Cheers.) The Earl o f CLARENDON then rose sinrid doing p/o so on posed‘ m ‘T p h h ? . Health o f th e L a d y grid mented her ladyship °e given to the Emperor aMayorsis:Or' andd Mayor on the brilliant reception which they had latelyand Empress of the French on the occasion of the Im perial visit to Guildhall. Some other toasts were subsequently given, and the Company se p ara ted about eleven o'clock. The entertainment was provided by Messrs. Staples, of the Albion, upon a scale of profuse liberality, and Mr. garker was toastmaster. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. Signal was made at 8 o'clock yesterday morning to the fleet at Spithead and in Portsmouth harbour for all offi cers and men entitled to receive the Crimean medal to notify their names to the Commander-in-Chief, in order that arrangements might be made for their coming un to London to receive that distinction at the hands of the Queen. All the officers and three men from each ship who were present in any of the engagements before Sebastopol for which these medals are granted will there fore muster at the Royal parade-ground to-morrow morning. The Julia sailing -transport was towed into Portsmouth harbour yesterday morning to land her mi litary invalids, consisting of 1 of the 4th Light Dra- ' goons, 2 of the Bth Hussars, 1 of the 11th ditto, 3 of the 13th Light Dragoons, 12 of the Grenadier Guards, 7 of the Coldstream G uar d s, 5 o f t h e S cots F usilier Guards, 6 of the Ist Royals, 4 of the 4th Foot, 3 of the 7th, 5 of the 9th, 1 of the 17th, 4 of the 19th, 8 of the 20th, 5 of the 21st, 9 of the 23d, 5 of the 28th, 3 of the 30th, 4 of the 33d, 1 of the 34th, 2 of the 38th, 3 of the 39th, 3 of the 41st, 1 of the 42d, 3 of the 44th, 4 of the 46th, 2 of the 47th, 3 of the 49th, 6 of the 50th, 4 of the 55th, 1 of the 62d, 7 of the 63d, 2 of the 68th, 1 of the 77th, 2 of the 79th, 5 of the 88th, 1 of the 89th, 4 of the 93d, 6 of the 95th, 4 of the 97th, 2 of the Ist Battalion of the Rifle Brigade, 10 of the 2d ditto, 5 of the Royal Artillery, 1 of the Royal Sappers and Miners, and lof the Mounted Staff Corps-in all 177. Many of these gallant fellows had been present at each of the actions of Alma, Balaklava, and Inkerman, and were rejoiced to hear of the Queen being about to distribute the medals with which to decorate the heroes of those memorable engagements, and hoping they would reach London in time to be present at the grand muster. Only the Guards were for carded yesterday; these left by the 2 o'clock train (via-Brighton) for their several bead-quarters in London ; the rest were sent into temporary quarters at Portsmouth until arrangements can be made for their re ception elsewhere. The Julia spoke a ship on May 8, showing the second distinguishing pendant 5,823, from Plymouth, four days out, for Constantinople, in lat. 40 54 N. long. 10 2 W. The Malacca, 17, screw corvette, Captain Farquh ar , and the Gorgon, 6, paddle- s l oo p, ommander Crawford, are ordered to leave Spithead to-day for the Black Sea, conveying 100 Royal Artillerymen each, and convoying the flotilla of steam gun-boats from Spithead to the same destination. The Rhadamanthus steam-transport returned to Wool wich from Portsmouth yesterday. The Falcon, 14, Commander Pullen, returned to Spithead from Plymouth yesterday. The Lady Eglinton steam-transport, No. 165, Cap tain Dunn, arrived at Spithead at midnight on Tuesday, from Constantinople, which she left on the 24th of April ; Malta, the sth of May ; and Gibraltar on the 9th, with a mail from the latter station, and 75 invalids from the East, in charge of Captain W. R. Gordon, of the Cold stream Guards, and Dr. Raymond, of the 23d Royal Welsh Fusiliers : one death only occurred on the pas sage. Her Majesty's sloop Medusa was at Gibraltar. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's scre w _ o steam ship Simla, Captain G. Brooks, arrived at S uthamp ton from Portsmouth yesterday, where she lan d e d her invalids and Russian prisoners on the previous day. The Simla will be made ready for sea with all possible despatch, and devoted to the conveyance of troops and horses to the Crimea. The Perseverance, iron screw steam storeship, was taken into the fitting.basin at Sheerness yesterday. Her present heavy masts are to be taken out of her, in lieu of which she is to receive lower masts of the sth class, with yards, topmasts, &c., adapted for vessels of the 6th, 7th, and Bth classes. By this arrangement her masts, spars, yards, &c., aloft will be considerably under one half the weight of her former mists, &c. Her rate of speed on her passage from Woolwich, after rounding the Nore, was nothing under 17 knots into Barbour. When this ship is rigged, officered, and manned, she is to be placed at the disposal of the Oriental Screw Steam ship Company for immediate service as a transport. The Volage, floating magazine, and the Cornwall (late 50) have been put out of the fitting-basin at Sheerness. The only ships remaining in the basin at present ere the Trafalgar, 120, Horatio, Trusty, floating-battery, and the Perseverance. The Russian prisoners who were brought from the East by the steamer Simla, and transshipped to the Cruiser and Falcon, were landed on Tuesday at Ply mouth, where they were received by Lieut. Veitch, R.N., the Governor of the Millbay Prisons. They stated that their removal from Constantinople, and their treatment on board the Simla, were highly satisfactory. Several of the Russian officers taken at Bomarsund at tended the disembarkation. Of the 12 officers from the Simla seven were Greeks, and there are 62 of that nation among the 250 rank and file. There are now 767 pri soners at Millbay—namely, from Bomarsund, 11 officers and 494 men ; from the East, 12 officers and 250 men. The Greeks have a portion of the prison appropriated to their exclusive occupation. Her Majesty's fillip Monarch arrived safely at Rio Janeiro on the 18th of February ; she was to sail for Valparaiso on the 22d of that month. The Madagascar, Spy, and Trident were at Rio on the 18th of February. Yesterday afternoon her Majesty's ship Crocodile, the receiving-ship, which broke adrift from her moorings abreast of the Tower some months ago, and has since lain alongside the Tower wharf, was towed down the river to Deptford Dockyard, where she will undergo an extensive overhaul, having sustained much damage when she parted from her moorings. A steam-tendEr from Woolwich will be placed under the orders of Com mander Greet for the service of the Naval Rendezvous, Tower-hill. Yesterday 8,500 stand of Minis rifles and bayonets, in cases containing 20 stand each, a large number of the new Victoria carbines, ordinary rifles, sword bayonets, and sabres, were shipped on board the James and A nn , sailing-lighter, from the Tower wharf, fur convey ance to the Crimea. The new Victoria carbine, intended for the use Of the Land Transport and Royal Ambulance Corps, and the small arm men of the Royal Artillery drivers, are a light descrip tion of musket, having a smaller bore ; the stock ,is much lighter than that of the ordinary musket, and the barrel, instead of being fastened in the usual manner, is fixed to the stock with iron clamps ; the car bine, with the bayonet fixed, is the same length as the. Minis r:fle with a similar weapon attached. On Tuesday evening three companies of the 80th Re giment of Foot, accompanied by a small detachment of the 42d Highlanders, arrived by special train at the st a , tion of the London and North-Western Railway, Bir mingham, en route from Scotland to the Crimea. After being formed upon the platform they marched, preceded by their band, along Great Queen-street, New-street, and Upper Temple-street, to Temple-row, where they were dismissed for the night to their several 'billets in the town. The band along the line of march played the• air of "Cheer, boys, cheer," and the men, who were in excellent spirits, were heartily welcomed by the popu lace. Yesterday morning they proceeded by the Great Western Railway to join their comrades at Portsmouth. A committee of influential gentlemen has been formed at Southampton for the purpose of establishing a fund for the relief and assistance of the widows and orphans of the large body of men serving in the transport ser vice. Thelormation of so necessary a fund is due to Captain Engledue, superintendent of the Peninsular and Oriental Company, who, seeing that no provisi on i s made in th e ru l es o f the Patri otic—Fund for affording relief to the widows of sailors who have died in the transport service at the seat of war, and knowing that not only does tkis branch of the war service include a' numerous class of useful men, but also that, in cops e . pence of the t o t a l absence of all provision being m a d e , in case of death for those left behind, great difficulty is frequently experienced in inducing men to enter the ser vice, have found that the establishment Of such a fund i s a matter of both j us ti ce and expediency. Some very handsome subscriptions have already been received, and this praiseworthy society is gaining the attention of a large number of gentlemen from many and distant places. The following have consented to act at South ampton for the purpose of carrying out the objects of the fund :—Messrs. J. R. Engledue, superintendent of the Peninsular and Oriental Company ; William Vincents. R.N., superintendent o f the Royal Mail Company ; A. Lamb, superintendent engineer of the Penineula,ir and Oriental Company ; Captain J. Hendermin, R.N ," superintendent of the Australian Steam Navigation Company ; and Wm. A. Summers, of the firm of Sum mers, Day, and Co., engineers. The fund has been named % 2 7- ~= rP RIcE SD. service. by plunging deep into the future. So we hare old gentlemen who resolutely and systematically refus to receive a single new idea, or enter on a new uni dertaking, unless, indeed, it be an exact repetitici of the past. But why thi s chapter on impossibili ties ? Because here is another. - Itis impossible 4 settle the church-rate question. So s a y s th e Pre mier, and some half-dozen other very sensiblemern; The question must work itself out at the' expense perhaps of a very summary and disagreeable solu tion, and infinite bitterness meanwhile. It is im possible to extinguish or abate a struggle that is spreading all over the country, passing from town to town, and everywhere ending eventually agai ns t the Church, which is put into the painful position of possessing rights which she cannot reallyenforce. The Church of England is assured by the highest authorities that she has a common-law right to the maintenance of her fabrics and the support of her by that the right c a n on ly b e carried out the worship, and then she is told by the Houseof Lords ma jority o f a par i -1. S o, of course, w h erever the Dis senters are strong enough, they fight it out with the Church, and always beat it in the end. It is impossible, says Lord Palmerston, to prevent this. ys, is not the wa to do itsy There may b e some way, perhaps but it has not yet be en f ound out ; and Sir William Clay's bill, his lo r d s hi p sa Certainly, as Lord Palmerston says, " the question is surrounded by difficulties." Many measures have failed, and so this may fail ; that is, many measures have failed to pass through Par liament, and t h is measure may fail to work well. t p in ee g cb th o e f i s d o e m a e of len im gt p h o , ss t i h h e irty Pre mier measurer e the can pass t it is impoisible that this of large churches in poor parishes „aint is . Lords ;it is impossible to secu re ths; main . enancs underthis bill • it is impossible "to solve the enigma. Bible to please all parties. All this mig ht blemtrue in fact, and sound in policy, if the pres ent state of things were itself a possible one ; but there is no impossibility in Sir William Clay's measure to be compared with that of the existing law* Supposing the present law not to exist as law, but to be be fore Parliament in the shape of a bill, brought in by smile amiable young Churchman, we should then have Lord Palmerston or some lynx_ eyed county member getting up and exclaiming, c , wh ys the bill can't work ! Here it provides for the elec tion of churchwardens, and authorises them to re pair the church and defray the expenses of Divine worship, and then creates no other fund for this purpose than a rate, which cannot be enforced un less a majority of the vestry have agreed to it ! You'll have every large parish thrown into con fusion by the churchwardens and church people repairing the church and levying a rate for the ex pense, and the people refusing to pay the rate, be cause it was not agreed to by a majority of the vestry !" But no discrepancy in an ill-drawn statute can equal the discordance that exists in fact, because, while the common law says the church must be repaired and Divine worship maintained at the expense of the parish, and says, also, on the other hand, that no rate can be levied except by a majority of the vestry, ecclesi astical law comes in and authorises the church warden to levy the rate by the terrors of excom munication, which, in these days, are reduced to fine and imprisonment. Now, take any large town, such as Manchester, and here you have impossi bility upon impossibility. It is impossible to get vestries that will carry a rate, or churchwardens who, will levy one. It is impossible to excom municate or even to fine and imprison. So the existing law is an impossible one. Granting, then, that the proposed remedy is impossible, that hap pens to be no conclusive reason against it, for it cannot be more impossible than the existing law. In a house of more than four hundred members the bill passed its second reading by a majority of 2S. After Lord Palmerston's announcement, however, that the bill could not. pass the Lords, we cannot doubt that a larger majority 'will be re quired to force the m easure th roug h t h a t Conser vative body. Meanwhile, it will u n d ergo th e scrutiny of a committee, and very possibly be adapted to the taste of the *Upper House. We are far from thinking it free from objection in its de tails, though it so happens there is not an objection to it which does not apply in a still greater degree to the existing law. Lord Palmerston fears for the maintenance of our fine old churches if they are left to a voluntary rate, to be collected from the gripe of poverty, ignorance, and covetousness. This does not indeed express the whole of the danger, for to these things are to be added the chance of the clergyman's unpopularity. Un fortunately, however, for this argument, many hundreds of our finest old churches in remote districts, where there are no resident gentry and no regard for church architecture, are in a very miserable condition. When they are put in order it is generally by a subscription or a voluntary rate, and not by putting the law in force. Everybody who has had to do with farmers knows very well that they will often give pounds much more cheerfully than shillings, and that after haggling over a demand for 3s. 6d. they will put down their names for 101. Their whole life is a battle against little expenses and for little gains, and they must be taken out of their daily round, and translated into the region of higher thoughts and kinder affections, before their truenature begins • to show itself. But is it credible that we are so much worse than our forefathers, or that our reli gion is so much less generous and self-sacrificing than theirs, that we will not freely maintain the churches which they freely founded ? Every church in this country, from the most magnificent cathedral to the humblest parish church in the poorest or most desolate district, was built by voluntary subscription ; and we will not allow ourselves to doubt that every church may be left to the same fund for the comparatively slight cost of its annual repairs and the maintenance of Divine THE LORD MAYOR'S DINNER TO HER MAJESTY'S MINISTERS. • ( From the Morning Herald of this day. ) Last evening the customary dinner was given the Chief Magistrate of the city of London to her Majesty's Ministers. 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