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FINNIS, Mayor. —A COMMON COUNCIL, holden in th 3 Chamber of the Guldhall of the City of Lon donfion THUR;;;D. the 13 , h tlr , ,y of De —mt , er, 18 7 ,6. Resolved unanir aously,—'chat, tats Court ~re desirous to express their great r; Bret, the valuable services of the Rght limn James Archibald Smnart Wortley, M.V., as Recorder of this City, Lot e.mgratulate ldm cpon his anpAntment to the honourable position of her Majesty's StAicitor-General ; and n•e ,ffer to him our warmest thanks for his mil form courtesy to the members of this Court, an .I also testify our admiration of the manner iu which he has dis charged the various and important duties of his office, especially for his upright and impartial edministraVon of justice ; and we trust that he may long continue to exercise a beneficial influence in ad vancing the best interests of his country.. 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STAMPED DELIVERY of LETTERS.—The Postmaster- General, anxious to promote rapidity and correctness in, the delivery of letters, has, for postal purposes, divided Lond on and its environs into ten districts, each to be treated, in m any respects, as a separate tome; and to render this arrangea nent effectual,, he earnestly requests that every means may be taken by,the public for causing letters to be directed RC( Lording to thdtnetrict for wrath they are intended. Initials will suffice, and for the- house at which this notice is left the in itials are W. C., the district being the Western Central. In the direction of a letter, these initials shculd be legibly wri tt en in a separate line, and should in all cases end the address, thus : JAMAS THOMPSON, Esq , 500, High Holborn, W.C. Or, when, the letter is from the country, thus : JAMBS TIIO3IPSON, Esq., t 500, High Holborn, London, W. O. Among other means of inducing this practice, it is sug gested that, when convenient, each resident of the Western District should add the name of the district, or the initials, to his own address inside his letters when writing to his cotle. epondents, and on his address card. Also, that if in b tees, he should give the name of the district, or the initials, in the heading of bills or invoices, in advertisements or placards, and .on any article of manufacture which may bear his address. Correspondents not attending to the above arrangement, should be req nested to use the initials in reply. Information a s to the district in which any locality is in cluded may b e 7 nad at any receiving -house in London and its environs, or aa any head post-office in provincial towns, sit all of w!cl'ich alphabetic lists of streets, &c., will b e kept for refer , enee. The British Postal Guide, which can be procured (pri c e 6d,) at any head post-office, will hereafter contain a sired lar street list showing the district initials : and like informa 4 son, the Postmaster General is assured, will be given in the London Post Office Directory for the year 1857, In the part 'headed " Street Directory." The folio wing additional information may prove useful : TABLE OP DISTRICTS. Names. Bastierrn Central District Western Central District Northern District Nfocth Eastern District %stern District South Eastern District Southern District South Western District Western District North Western District Initials. E. C. W C. . N. E. S. E S. IV. .. N. W. If the initial letters be thus regularly appended the depart- Mont will be able to assort with facility and correctness the country letters,. according to their respective districts, before they reach London in the morning. By a recent improvement about 60,000, or fully one-third, of such letters are already so assorted with as much correct ness as circumstances allow—a change which has greatly ex pedited the delivery; and it is hoped that, if the previous assortment, with full facility for correctness, can be extended to all, this ad•rantage, seconded by other improvements now In progress, will eventually secure to the public the benefit of a further wed important acceleration of the morning deli ♦ery throughout London. By command of the Postmaster-Genegol. ROWLAND HILL, Secretary. General Post-office, Dec., 1856. T" MONS UNITED COLLIERIES COMPANY (Limited). Capital Oso Million, in 100,000 Shares of 101. each, deposit 2/. per Share on Allotment. TRUSTEES. His Orstee the Duke of Nelii;t;n. The Right Hon. the Earl of Albemarle. H. S. 'Thornton, Esq:, Banker, Birchin-lane. T. M. Weguelin, Esq., Governor of the Bank of England. DIRECTORS. Lieut.-General the Right Hon. Lord James Hay, Chairman. The Right Hon. Lord Viscount Bury. Lieut.-Col. the Right Hon. Lord Arthur Hay. Baron Gudin, Chateau Beaujon, Paris. William Gladstone, Esq., (Messrs. Thomson Bonar and Co.), Old Broad -street. J. Fortescue Harrison, Esq., Cambridge-square, Hyde- Park- .Robert William Kennard, Esq., tipper Thames-street. Alexander Miller, Esq., Ashford-house, Middlesex AXTDITORB—(To be appointed at the first General Meeting). lANILIRS. {Messrs. Williams, Deacon, Labouchero, Thorn hi London ton, and Co., Birchin-lane • Messrs. Hankey, 7, Fenchurch-strest. In Mons 'Messrs. Guillochin, Sons, and Co. In Paris Messrs. Charles Laffitte and Co. BOLISITORB. Melons. Amory, Travers, and Smith, London. Moudieur Doles, Avoeat, Mons. BROKAW!. ' Messrs. Joshua Hutchinson and Son. Messrs. Laurence, Son, and Pearce. SECRETARY —T. R. Preston, Esq. Temporary Offices No. 46, Moorgate-street. The object of this Company is to develops the resources of certain collieries, situated in the most central and best portion of the well-known coal basin of Mons, in Belgium. They comprise two distinct sections, of which part is already in full working operation, and the remainder consists of conces *ens front the Belgian Government, granted on condition that the coal shall be worked. The, unworked concession, known as " Bonne Tictoire," Situated at Asquillies, and those applied 'for, severally called " Mons Nimy" and " Ghlin," occupy an area of 18,000 acres ; 156 well ascertained coal seams run through their whole ortant. The collieries iu full work are five, viz., " Bonne•Veine," " Bonne Esperance," " Seize Actions," " Ste. Cecile," and " Midi du Flenu." They comprise an area of 2,000 acres, With the right of working sixty-two seams of coal. It is cal culated that their produce could be largely increased, within four years, at an outlay of 20,0001. (See Engineer's Report.) The plant and other works are ample, well constructed, and cubstantial ; the engines now at work give an aggregate power 'of 939 horses. These collieries are now yielding a minimum lad profit of 40,000/. per annum (see Report), and it is agreed that a preferential interest of 6 per cent. per annum on the capital now to be raised shall be the first charge on these returns. The confidence of the vendors of the working Collieries in the success of their new undertaking is further shown by their agreeing to accept in part payment of their property 20,000 shares (representing 200,0001.) denominated B shares, which, though considered as paid up, are only to receive di- Yidends in proportion to the amount paid up on the A shares offered to the public. The remainder of the purchase money, consisting of 254,0001., is to be paid in cash, out of the first funds of the Company, at any time within two years from the incorporation of the Company. Two-thirds of tho above '20,000 shares will be annulled should the new concessions, contrary to expectation, fail in yielding coal of a good cora otercial quality, and this proportion of the shares in question will not be handed over to the sellers until such produce be realised. The coal is generally of a semi -bituminous quality. It is loaded at the several pit-mouths into the waggons of the Northern Railway of France for conveyance to Paris and the towns and manufactories along the lino, at which there is a great demand, and also into those of the Haut et Bas Flenu Railway (which traverses the collieries of the district, and connects them with the net-work of the State Railways of Bel gium) for the supply of the towns and the extensive manufac tiring districts of Flanders ; the greater proportion of the coal, however, is conveyed by the Conde Canal, on the banks of which there are extensive sheds, where the boats are loaded. The existing facilities for transit will be further extended by the railway now in construction between Mons, Haumont, 4Tia Maubeuge. The constant demand by railways, iron- Werke, gas-works, and for other manufacturing and house hold purposes, is more than sufficient to absorb, at all times, she utmost produce of the collieries. At the request of the Directors, a detailed report on the Present state of the collieries at work, and to be worked, was Prepared by the eminent French Civil Engineer, Mr. F. N. nudot, which report has been confirmed by Mr. H. Gain, a local mining engineer of great experience. Subsequently Mr. Charles Manby, C.E., was deputed to verify the statements *ado. A majority of the Directors have also lately made a Personal visit to the collieries, and having taken every means to satisfy them se l v es of the soundness of the undertaking, and the truthfulness of the above reports, they now feel justi fled in i nv iti ng th e i nves t men t o f capital in the Association. The capital of the Company is divided into 100,0 0 shares of 101. each, which are sub-divided into two classes, viz., A .b'eferential Shares, and B F ree Shares. The deposit will be 4t . per share, and the first call of 2/. per share will be due on Use lst June, 1857. The vendors consent to waive their claim to any dividend on their B shares till 6 per cent, shall have been paid on all the A shares, thus in fact giving to the A shareholders a pre ferential dividend to the amount of I per cent. ; and in the event of the winding up of the Company's affairs, the amount pa y id on th e A shares will be repaid to their holders before Payment is made on the B shares, id in London nds Mo will be paid m , paid up on the sevend sPitliris, upon whatever amount may be The administration of th are e s carefully provided f or , Company's affairs in Belgium is The various reports alluded to in this prospectus have been printed, and may be obtained en application at the Cora pany's office, as also a chart, showing the position of the collieries and the new conces s i ons , Applications for shares must be accompanied by the bank ere' receipt for a sum equal to oue pound upon every share applied for. The deposit will forthwith be returned on such Shares applied for as may not be allotted. Forms of application may be obtained at the brokers' and at the offices of the Company, 40, Moorgate•street. Each applicant for Shares will be required to pay into oue of the Bankers of the Company, one pound (1/.) per Sh ar e, on the numbers of Shares applied for, in part payment of the deposit of 21., in exchange for which a voucher will be given. In the event of the Directors allotting less than the WiAle number applied for, the amount paid in will be appro priated towards the deposit of(21.) per Share payable on those allotted. Should no allotment be made to the applicant, the looney lodged at the bankers' will be forthwith returned free of charge. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the directors of th e M o ns United Collieries Company (Limited). Gentlemen,—Having paid into the hands of Messrs. the Bankers of the Company, to your credit, I request that you will allot me preferential A share s of 10/, each in the capital thereof. I agree to accept such shares, or any less number that may be allotted to me, to pay the remaining deposit, to execute the articles of asso ciation or a printed copy thereof when required, and in all other respects to conform to the provisions of the Joint Stock Companies Act, 1856. In the event of my failing to perform any of these stipulations I agree to forfeit the deposit now Paid by me to your Bankers, and authorise you to cancel the ~ilobunt. I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, Name in fu11........ Profession or occupation Date........................................ Residence in full ............................. Place of business, if and This day is published, in small octavo, price ss. cloth,' JESSIE, CAMERON : A Highland Story, ty LADY RICHE', uurr,.. R. 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It comprises " LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST," with 19 Illustrations by JOHN GILBERT, including a full page Frontispiece. IN ()lug. Encouraged by the great success that has atteinled the publication of the First Part of Routledge's Shakespeare, the Pub lishers have determined to give a full page Frontispiece to each Play ; one for the " rwo Gentlemen of Verona" has also been prepared, and will be given in the Third Number of the Work, to be ready on .the Ist February. London : George Routledge and Co., 2, Farringdon-street. On the 31st instant will be published, price 55., No. VII of the NATIONAL REVIEW. CONTENTS: I. William Wordsworth. 11. Relations of Art to Religion. Balzac en Pantonfies. Hy Leon Goalan. IV. Mr. Spurgeon and his Popularity. V. Latham and Grimm on the Ethnology of Germany. VI. The Literature of Spirit-rapping. :VII. The Credit Mobilier and Banking Companies in France. VIII. Strauss and German Hellenism. IX. The Extension of Slavery. • X. Books suitable for Reading Societies. London: Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. On December 20th will be published, A CHRISTMAS DOUBLE NUMBER of THE ILLUSTRATED TIMES, Filled with Christmas Pictures, by celebratel Artists, and with Christmas Sturp, Christmas Sketches, Christmas Poems, Christmas Charades, and a Christmas Drawing-room Play, written by popular authors, and embracing Pictorial Puzzles, and Humourous Designs, by well-known comic dranghtsmen. Among the Illustrations contained In this magnificent Christmas number, will be the following : A Christmas Dance at a Country House (double page engraving). By H. K. Browne. (Phlz.) The Return Home from a Christmas Party. By Birket Foster. Christmas a Long Time Ago. By John Gilbert The Christmas Fool of the Middle Ages. By Kenny MeadOWs. A Country Church on the Morning of Christmas Day. By J. Brown. Foresters with Game for the Christmas Banquet. By Birket Foster. Gathering Misletoe. By A. Slader. Four Christmas Designs. By .Coleman 1. The Farm and Poultry Yard. 2. 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We trust this may not be the last, if be shall letoct any flagrant evil which it may be in his power to cor rect."—Londonhtcr equally Medical Gazette. " The tribe of `Quiet Sy m p a thi sers, ' and 'Medical Friends, are mercilessly exposed; and if this book ,ould find its way into the hands of those who anffar from the com plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would be saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of :ass importance, though it is that which the quacks most prize.— much m0ney...... This volume is well qualified to put an end to the empirical system of treating Sperrn.atorrhopa, and to place the treat ment upon a more rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore, likely to do much good." — Medical Circular. London: H. 21v, Regent-atreef. AWIDOW LADY, thoroughly acquainted with the routine of Timekeeping, is desirous of an engage ment as Domestic Companion to an elderly or invalid Lady or Gen tleman or Widower with young children, where one or in re servants are kept. A comfortable home the chief comideratien. Unexcep tionable references given.—Address C. G., Mrs. Powell's, 4, Trinity- Street, Blackheath-hill. ETRO P 0 LITAN COUNTIES and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 27, Regent- Areet, Waterloo-place, London. Capital, 100,0001. TRUSTEES. Rt.lln. Spencer H. Walpole,ll.P. Richard Spooner, Esq., 31 P. I Henry Peter F u ll er, E sq. E. Vansittart Neale, Esq. Life Assurance business transacted in all its branches. N.B. The bonus declared at the last division 01 profits averaged i 3 per cent. on all the premiums paid. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Manager. ENGINEERS' and AGE UNITED ASSURANCE SOCI ETIE 3. Head Office, 348 Capital, 100,0001. , Strand (opposite Waterloo-bridge). Policies issued Free of'Stamp Duty to the Assured. 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Rates of Premium reduced to the lowest possible scale compatible with security, and computed in such variety of wa3 s as to salt the circumstances and convenience E of every o c s l T aF E s n o !R P e ol s i i ci en -ht Director. ANDREW ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary. A NEW AND IMPORTANT DISCOVERY IN THE SCIENCE OF MEDICINE. r'atent Office Seal of Great Britain. Diplome d'Ecole de Ph anie Ph a rmacies de Paris. Imperial College of Medicine, Vienna.a TRIESEMAR No. 1, 2, and 3, prepared in the form of a lozenge, levoid of taste or smell , a nd can ho carried i n the waistcoat pocket. , •old in tin cases, divide d into se p arate doses, as administered by Valpcau, Lallemand, Roux, Ricord, &c., &e. TRIESEMAR No. 1 is a Remedy for RE LAXATION, SPE R MATORR [BE A, and all Inc distressing consequences arising from early abuse, Indiscriminate excess es , or t oo 'oug residence in hot climates. 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Ar a Meating of the Committee, held 29th November:— Resolved—That the subscriptions be net advertised until after the meeting of Parliament. BANKERS (London) —Herdic's, Child's, Barnett's, Ommaney's. fair ON T B L A N C TO-1 [GILT, AT EIGHT. SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY .—EXETER it AT, L.—Conductor, Mr. CO TA.—TO-NIGHT, the usual Christmas Performance of Handel's MESSIAH. Vocalists—Madame Clara Novello, Miss Dolhy ; Mr. Sims Reeves and Herr Formes with Orchestra of 700 Performers. Tickets, 35.,55.. and los. Gd.. or Subscrip tions, One, Two, or Three Guineas, which will entitle to Double Tickets for this Performance, at the Society's Office, No. 6, in Exeter Hall. R. W. S. WOODIN'S OLIO of ODDITIES, wit , l New Costumes , and v riots Novelties, Vocal and Ml racteristic, will be givea during the Christmas Holidays, in the Poi v , Tanble-hlll. King W Mien, street. • h.ring-cros.. Opening Night. FR MAY, Dec. 26th. First MORNING PERFORMANCE on SA , URD AY, Dec. 27, at Three. - Private Boxes and Stalls may be secured without extra charge, at the Box-office. Ihe Polygraphic Hall is being entirely redecorated. ROOMS.-LAURENT'S CASINO, Brea}, Windmill-street, St. James's.—The above elegan - ooms are now open every evening tor the winter season, with ' turent's celebrated Orchestra. Principal Cornet-a-piston, M. 'oulcourt. The Proprietor begs to inform the public that this fashionable pace of resort ha , been entirely redecorated during the ecess. Doors open at half-past eight, commence at nine. Admis 'on one Shilling. 1),11. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM. I 1 4, Coventry-street. Leicester-square.—Open (for Gentlemen ily) from 10 till 10, containing upwlrds of one thousand models rid preparations, illustrtting every part of the human frame in 1-sith PTO disease, the race of men, &c. Lectures delivered at 12, 4, and half-past 7. by 1)r. G. SEXTON, ; and a new and richly-interesting series of Lectures Is now in course of delivery y Dr. KAHN, at a quarter p nit 8 p.m. precisely. Admission. One -"Wiling. Catalogues containing Lectures as delivered by Dr. Khan (gratis). GENERAL TOM THUMB ! the American Man in Miniature, will hold TFIRrE LEVEES each day, for a short Hoe only, at the REGENT GALLERY, Quadrant, Regent• street, commencing on BOXING-DAY, 26th Dec. He will appear in a great variety of NEW CHARACTERS and COSTUMES, SONGS, DANCES, GRECIAN STATUES, &1., &c. His MINIATURE CHARIOT and PONIES, with ELFIN" COICIIMAN and FOOT MAN, will promenade the streets daily. Thirteen years ago the General had the distinguished honour of appearing, (by command) three times before her Majesty end the Royal Family, at Iluckineham Palace. How's of Exhibition—from 11 till 1 ; 3 till 5 ; and 7 till 10 o'clock Admi , slon Is., without regard to ago. Reserved I- tails, 2s. ; Chi!dren, Is. G RAND TRUNK RAILWAY COMPANY of C kNA. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the Transfer Books of the above Company will he Closed from Thursday, the Ist day of January, 1857, to Thursday, the 15th, both days inclusive, for the purpose of making UP the llalf Year's Interest accrued on the d an! B Series, Queb•c and Richmond, St. Lawrenca and Atlantic, and Toronto and Guelph Psues of Grand Trunk Shares. These Shares are, by resolution of the shareholders, passed at the General Meeting held at Toronto on the 10th of November last, con verted and consolidated Vito a general capital stock, to be called the "Consolidated Stock of the Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada " The Certificates of the above Shares may he forwarded to this Office, and exchanged for Certificates of such Stock, after the 15th January next, and all transfers after that date will be entered as Transfering Stock of the Company. instead of Shares, as hitherto ; and no Transfers will be registered unless accompanied with, the certifi cates for the amount. By order of the Board of Directors. C. P. RONEY, Secretary. 21, Old Broad-street, December 16th, 1856. IMPORTANT TO EVERY MAN WHO KEEPS A MORSE, COW, SHEEP, OR PIG. rrHORLEY'S FOOD FOR CATTLE. THE CHEAPEST AND BEST EVER YET INTRODUCED ! Sold in Cases containing 448 Packages—each Package One Feed, at the cost of Three Half-pence each, equal to Hs. per cave. Carriage pair to any railway station. None are genuine without my signature— JOSEPH THORLEY, the Inventor, 115, High-street, Hull. Post-office Orders must be made payable as above. OYSTERS, BARRELLED.—The BURNHAM RIVER NATIVE OYSTERS are the best in the world—six years old—four hours from the beds To he had only at J. SWEET ING'S FISH and OYSTER ESTABLISHMENT,' 159, Cheapside J. S. always has the largest snpply of the bet Fish in season, at the lowest market price. In ordering Fish it will be desirable testate tor how many persons it is required, and whether for v 4 siters or domestic use. A post-nfliee order or reference will have prompt attention. Superior Oyster Rooms. 111 R. HOWARD, surgeon-Dentist, 52, Fleet ? street, has introduced an entirely new description of ARTI ,TeTAT, TEETH ,fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so erectly .resemble the natural teeth as not to he distnguished ftom he original by the closest observer; they will never change colour or •ecay, and will be found very superior to any teeth ever before used. his method does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful Peration, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is paranteed to restore articulation and mastication. Decayed teeth -‘ndered sound and useful in mastication.--52, Fleet-street. At home ftom ten till five. THE NATIONAL SUNDAY LEAGUE AT BATH. A public meeting, convened by the National Sunday League, was held at the Assembly Rooms, Bath, on Wednesday evening. The announcement of the meeting had caused a great stir in the city. The clergy and dis senting ministers held a meeting to concert measures of ()transition, and their congregations were exhorted to attend. The consequeace was that the whole of the reerved-seat tickets, which were ls. each, were soon bought up, and the body of the room, to which admis sion was free, had to be much curtailed to provide room for the additional applicants for tickets. Long before the hour announced for commencing the business, the room was crowded, and a number of clergymen and dissenting ministers took possession of the whole of one side of the platform, an act which was in vain protested against by the agent of the League. The deputation from the League were Win. Leaden, Esq., Mr. Mackey, Mr. John Kervey, and Mr. Robert Jones, but only the first spoke. They were accompanied on the plat form by three or four town councillors, and a few other cit,zens. Mr. J. KEENE% proprietor of the Bath Journal, pre• Sab bath tn, sided. i. d aw question.ya 81: League,t esaido They b e theyha had d were observed. erptraoi met proposed sheed object t t o o question them,aos fdiscussto ob a h yeh the important t i gh p uae o te r i so t w a an n aba s to obtain the opening of public museums, galleries, libra- Ts, gardens, &0., on Sundays, for the instruction, recrea tion, and innocent amusement of the working classes. They expected to find in so largo an assemblage of people differences of opinion ; but one thing he felt assured of, that in the refined city of Btth courtesy would be shown to every speaker, and that perfect order would be maintained. They were all one in one grand respect The members of the league would yield to none in re spect for the Sabbath, or for the Scriptures. They came there to discuss particulars as to the mode and manner in which Sunday ehould be obser red, and it would be for the meeting, after calm consideration, to decide whether they were right cr wrong. Mr. LOADEN, who, on the whole, was heard with great attention, then addressed the meeting for upwards of an hour, and moved—" That in the opinion of this meeting the opening of public museums, galleries, and libraries, and the performance of music nn Sundays, and increase t w h o e u l l i d ap im pi l3 n r e o s y s e o t f h t e h s e ° w cia irk h i a n b g it c s la a s n s d es m ." "als, e p ci e md h. ed by Dr. BRABANT, in a cloTehley-amrgotnimonentwaatis R s speech. The Rev. W. 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A very nurnercus and influential audience assembled in the Manchester Athenaeum, on Tuesday evening, to hear an address "On the British Colonies" from the distinguished author of " Sam Slick." Mr. J. A. Nicholls, chairman of the directors of the institution, presided. The Hon. Judge HALIBuItToN, on rising, was received with much cheering. He observed that, although it might be supposed that the circurnstauco of his having spent the greater part of his life at the bar and upon the bench would make him feel at home upon any occasion of addressing an audience, he really felt that such antecedents were, practi cally, a disqualificatio n . A lawyer was restrained by forms, 'by technicalities, by precedents, by usages, by caution, and by the limit of the time assigned to him. The consequence was that his powers of mind were fettered, and his imagina tion was almost annihilated. It was on this account that lawyers seldom made a figure in Parliament, and he thought theexperience of Manchester would bear him out in saying that there were few lawyers in the Legislature who could cope with the Brights and the Cobdens—(applause)—who brought a powerful intellect to work upon auy subject of aiscussion, untrammelled by the forms of the bar. (Hear.) However, he had selected for this evening's address a topic of common interest. What was to be done with our offspring, when they attained to maturity, was an anxious question for parental consideration, and that question was now forc ing itself upon Great Britain with regard to her colonial children. The colonists were naturally asking what was to be their fate— were they to continue, as they desired, ap pendages to thi s great empire —were they to be absorbed in a neighbouring republio, or were they to be cut adrift to form an independent sovereignty for themselves? Of so wide a subject he should confine himself to that part which affect ed the North American colonies, of which he was a na tire, and which were the colonies most British in feeling, most loyal in sentiment, most like the population of this country, and most desirous to be amalgamated with it. (Cheers.) It would be interesting, if time allowed, to follow out the history of the settlement of North America by the Nonconformist pilgrims—their vicissitudes, their courage and resolution, and their patience and firmness through all neglect and want of encouragement, as well as under the actual oppression of those officers who ought to have pro tected and fostered them ; but probably the history of one set of colonies was. pretty much the saute as the history of another; and their adventures wore those of such as now sought a country far from their fellow-men. There were, however, interesting lessons to be derived from that history. The philosopher might dorive instruction from the fact that those who sought an asylum in the wilderness from religions intolerance at borne no sooner obtained such a refuge than they themselves boaame the worst of per secutors, until at last they learnt—what every reader of history must learn--that the blood of martyrs was the seed of the church, and that for every Quaker they hanged 20 sprang up in his place. (Hear, hear.) It was useful for the politician also to correct a common error by the consi deration of history. It was not Washington, and the other great men of 1783 ' who were th e f a th ers of the great American R e p u bli c , but the first pilgrims who went to Massachusetts, who disavowed all connection with the mother country, elected all their own officers, made their own laws, assumed an independent criminal jurisdiction, formed a confederation of the New England colonies, with a central board and a president, and assumed the preroga tive of making peace or war with their Indian neighbours. For 50 years there was a perfect republio in New angland, the type of the one now existing. (Hear.) Perhaps, too, the Duke of Cambridge might learn from the Puritans a lesson on the treatment of practical jokers. In the month of Juno, 1621, the first duel was fought in the sanctimonious pilgrim city of Plymouth (America), and the elders, using exactly the same language as his Royal Highness had done —he must have copied it from them—(laughter)—declared this to be an act of insubordination, destructive of disci pline, and an evil example. Consequently, they lectured the offenders, exhorting them tolive henceforth in brotherly love and union ; and, in order to show them how, they tied them together, neck and crop, for 24 h ours , w ith out anything to eat, (" Hear, hear," and laughter.) That entirely put an end to duelling among the Puritans. (Hear, hear.) The Puritans might also show his Royal Highness how to deal with fraudulent contractors, for when the man who made a pair of stocks displeased thorn by making the enormous charge of 40s. they paid his bill, since to haggle about it would have been " low "—(laughter)— but they immediately afterwards convicted him of extor tion, and put him in his own stocks to test their efficiency. (Laughter.) Yet another lesson might be learnt from that history by the Peace Society—a very laudable society (laughter) —very—(prolonged laughter)--whose principal member, Lord Palmerston, was lecturing at Manchester the other day. (Renewed laughter.) It happened that one Captain Coffin a Quaker, was put i n comman d o f a merch a nt man during a war with France. The vessel was no sooner out of Boston harbour than a little French privateer summoned it to sail under her stern. The merchantman was well armed enough to blow the privateer to pieces, and wlel manned with men who were not Quakers, but anxious to fight ; nevertheless, the Quaker prepared to do as he was ordered, without resistance, but, as soon as he was near enough to insure success, he struck his big vessel against the other, went right over, and down went every Frenchman. It was not lawful to use carnal weapons,.said the Quaker, but neither was it lawful for the Frenchman to stop him on the highway of nations, so be had "just p us h e d hi m ou t o f t h e way. " (Cheers and laughter.) Now, if the Peace Society would " push" our enemies oat of the way without fighting we should be much obliged, but meantime it was to be feared we must fight our own battles, and leave the Peace Society to find fault. (Laughter.) However, coming to the more immediate subject of consideration, it was impossible for any person to read the history of the early period of North American colonisation, and continue his attention through the annals of modern times, without feeling a glow of.indig nation on his cheek, as well as of shame, at the gross ig norance, the gross neglect, the great contempt, the great injustice, that had been exhibited towards and practised upon the colonists ever since the colonists were settled. He (Judge Haliburton) spoke plainly, because, having lived among the colonists, and his family having dwelt there for 150 years, he thought he was entitled to express the colonial feeling. (Cheers.) Our plenipotentiaries, who recently ceded to Russia all the benefits of our fighting, need not take credit for being the first to achieve such a feat, for the English in America, having conquered all the French pro vinces, gave them all up again three years afterwards (Hear, hear.) Quebec was taken by the English, restored without any equivalent, and had to be reconquered at im mense cost. Would it be believed that the strong fortress of Louisburg was captured by th e N ew E ng l an d husband men,—one o the greatest exploits of a provincial militia to be found in the history of the world, though an admiral who joined the fight on the last day got all the credit—that it was restored to the French, who re-fortified it; that it was reconouered by an army of 14,000 English, who found in it 230 pieces of cannon and 18 mortars, besides other military stores; that this fortress, capable of protecting all the trade of the American coast, was three years after wards completely demolished by its English owners; and that nevertheless, in 1812, a Colonial Minister was so ignorant as to send out an order to Halifax to have the Yankee prisoners sent to the fortress of Louisburg, which fortress was blown into the sky 50 yearsbefore? (Laughter.) Such were the imbeciles who had retarded the growth of the colonies, wasted England's money, and consumed the colonists' patience until they could endure no longer. (Hear, hear.) It was hardly credible, but he believed he was correct in saying that there had never been one Colonial Minister who was over in the colonies, unless, perhaps, he passed through them as a crow did, and learn ing as much about them. At this moment, he believed, there was not a man in the Colonial-office, wielding the destinies of more than one-third of the globe, who ever saw a foot of it; and if that was a state of things that suited Englishmen, it did not, and would not, suit intelligent colonists. (Loud cheers.) When he (Judge Haliburton) was over hero two years ago the Celoaial Minister was off, getting himself humbugged by Russian Ministers in Ger many ; and it was all the better for the colonies, for there was no harm done while he was away. (Laughter.) It was easy, but useless, for the colonist's to petition Parlia ment, because there was no one iniParli ament to represent the 150,000,000 in India, or the five great nations of Aus tralia, or the 3,000,000 in British North America ; and when people wanted to be heard there must be somebody to speak for them. We in England could get what we wanted. The people of Manchester could get the Prime Minister to go down and lecture to them and "soft-sawder" them—(laughter)—and they had their Brights and Cobdens in the House of Commons, who would make themselves heard, and who were able to do it—(cheers) —but the colonists had no such power in Parliament. He had been a good deal amused by looking over a book which applied to no part of the world but this country—the Peerage book—and reading the quaint mottoes of the nobility ; and he would calkattention to the motto of Lord Palmerston, as it was the motto of a thorough politician, and ought to be inscribed n f e r v e e n r si e w T h f e e t : s u re ry i doors.might b be paraphrased p har motto eed in as th " is F I bend to the popular g ale, b u t as s oon as it is over I spring back to my old position." (Laughter.) Well, the colonists witin ? way—" would make him bend if they had the power, but they had no voice on this side the water. It was most important to have regard to time, with respect to the future as well as the past of these colonies. In the year 1700 there were only 260,000 men, women, and children in all North America, from the St. Lawrence to the most southern State. There o f d re t ei he p r e e l w ee e n r e e w p ehoop were e e n r e o w a i v r e i n i n g 1 7 7 11 00 0 had a re h n e now d 3, O w , o h o e o n ,ooo b oy , what was in that year the state of the country. And was not Canada to be something shortly? In 1783 there were only 3,000,000 in the United States, and in Canada there were just 3,000,000 now; while the secret had got out at last that it was an infinitely finer country than any por tion of the United States. Steamers were now about to run every day to America, and in ten years more we might ex pect the population of Canada to be 20,000,000. Was it worth our while to have them, or to shake them off ? They spoke our language, had the same laws and institutions, rather more protection for life and property than we had with our ticket-of-leave men—(laughter)—and be need not speak to Manchester men of our trade with British North America, or compare it with the trifling trade to the north of Europe. (Hear, hear.) Nothing but ocular demonstra tion could teach them, however, as his residence of half a century had taught him, that the colonists there had noth ing except their wood, their water, their soil, and the pro ductions of the soil, but what (same from England. That was a fact which spoke volumes. He believed he might say he knew every inch of Nova Scotia --he almost knew every man in it, not to mention the women. (Cheers and laughter.) He thought, as the Yankees said, he could " talk like a book" about that country, and he could give an illustration of what' he had just been alluding to. The child who was born in that country was washed—first thing —in an English bowl, put into English flannel, English petticoats, and an English frock trimmed with English lace, and the first word he spoke was English. When he went to school, his hat, his coat, his shirt, his trousers, and his shoes —all came from England ; his satchel was made in Manchester, and his slate was from the English slate quarries ; his book and his paper, his lead-pencil, his ruler and copybook, were all sent from England. The moment he began to use a horse, his saddle and bridle, spurs, crup per,reienrs , himb England- it s u r ryc omb r l u f s h h e , and iron shoes, were all made for him in England - If he en field, his gun, hi s fl ask, h i s shot bag, powder and shot, and percussion caps, w ere English. If he went fishing, his rod and line, the sinker, the floats, and eventheflies—(laughter)—wereEnglish, a lth oug h there iro n f were flies in the colonly big enough and stron g enough to the t h w sports h ')' o f the halter, with wood that would supply the whole world with diking bite through a boot, and the borders of the lakes were covered rods. If he built a vessel, not a single thing in it belonged to the seantry whore it was built ; the rigging, the iron, the copper, the ropes, the chains, the rudder, the compass, and all the fittings, were English. If he built a house, which he did very early, for he was a very amorous young' gentleman, and frequently caught his bird before he had got a cage—(laughter)—then the trees were cut with an English axe, sawn with an English saw, planed with an English plane ; the boards were nailed with English nails and English hammer, and the windows wore of English glass, puttied with English putty. Then the carpet, knives, forks, plates, were English, and so were the decanters — for he would drink something besides cold water, and he (Judge Haliburton) (lid not much like that, to tell the truth. (Cheers and laughter.) He thought, too, it was something touching that the colonist still sail he was going " home" when he cams on a visit to England— (cheers)—and though it might be thought that the man he had been supposing, having brought notking into the world, t oo k no thi ng out with him, yet he was put in a coffin lined with English flannel, covered with English cloth, screwed down with English screws and an English screw-driver, and his name was on an English coffin-plate. The priest, in an English gown, read the service over him out of an English book, and the earth was shovelled over him with English shovels. From the cradle to the grave the colonist was dependent on England. (Hear.) British North America was a country about one quarter larger than all Europe. Canada alone was as large as England, France, and Prussia put together ; there was space enough for all our surplus population, who could go there and still be English men , w hil e it d got a race of men such as we should not " d 0.," to use the Yankeephrase, anywhere, whose sympathies with this country were signally demon grated on receipt of the news of the fall of Sebastopol, who had no hostile tariff like that of the United States, and who evinced a preference for everything English. Were these the people whom he should turn the cold shoulder to? (Che 634.) We should havedone wisely, if, instead of violat ing the laws of the United States, and incurring disgrace, we had asked for troops from our colonies, where there were mole men with rifles in their hands than there wore sol diers at Sebastopol—men who knew how to handle a mus ket and knew well how to fight. For instance, there was a man named Williams, beta in Nova Scotia, who had de fended Kars. (Cheers.) The excellent climate, the sariuus mineral wealth, and the immense facilities of interior water communication, were subjects too vast for compres sion in a hasty review, but, after alluding to all these, ke came again to the great question, which must so soon be answered—what was to become of that country? He had written volumes upon volumes on this subject, and even those which might appear only to have fun for tLeir object were so written in order to render palatable matters that were dry in themselves. It would have been beneath a man to write merely a jest-book. And his familiarity with the subject enabled him to predict three alternatives, which would have to he decided sooner than we expected. First, Ire ss the British North Americans to be amalgamated with the United States? (No, no.) He believed that was not desired on either sida at present, but it was " on the cards," and there was no saying what angry men would do. Or were they to be left powerless where they were, or be taken into a confederacy, with a congress and a president? The third alternative— his own favourite—was to make them part and parcel of England. There were difficulties in the way, but none that were insurmountable. Certainly the colonists would never consent to any other union with England than one with perfect equality. They had been degraded and treated like serfs, and would bear it no more. Every petty German prince who came over here had his place assigned him, but the colonists had no place whatever in any public arrangements. In the colonies there was now no political strife or ferment, but a dead calm—a very dangerous state for any country to be in, because it usually preceded a storm. The colonists must have fair representation in Parliament. Perhaps it would be objected that this would be making a mob of Parliament; however, it was not mu c h b e tt er th an a mob now, and perhapi if it were more of a mob, the colonial members might kick out some fellows who had better never been let in. As things were, the intelligent Cana dian was dissatisfied, because, if he had been born on the other side of the St. Lawrence, he would have had a fair chance of rising to any of the public offices or even that of President. There was, h owever , no Canadian to be found in our House of Peers. (Hear, hear.) He honoured and respected the House of Lords, but that, like other human institutions, must submit to necessary modifications. He would conclude by expressing a hope that some individual of rank and station and political influence in this country would take up the subject of the colonies ; and if Lord Stanley possessed the excellent abilities he was reputed to have he might irnmortali-e bis name by making this ques- tion his own, and calling into existence a new and happy England on the other side of the water, as well as infusing new blood into the old country, making it as young and vigorous as ever it was. (Loud cheers.) The proceedings concluded with votes of thanks to the Hon. Judge Haliburton and the chairmnn. RUSSIAN RAILWAYS. ( From the Times' Correspondent,) BERLIN, DEO. 16. In one of my recent budgets of Russian news I mentioned the disappointment that is being felt in Russia at the Pereira Railway enterprise meeting with so little favour in France ; and that in Germany, too, where Russia fondly hoped for so much, but where also there is much more caution than capital, the want of success has been equally great. What made this unwillingness to come forward on the part of the Continent so particularly aggray.►tiug to the Russian promoters of the railway scheme was, that this failure abroad exhibited itself coincidently with their own triumph over the obstructive ignorance and prejudice of their own _countrymen just when these latter became eanvinced of the expediency of railways the continental friends they had reckoned on so firmly failed them entirely, and now their hopes are turned, en dernier reason 4 to Eng land, which has plenty of money, plenty of enterprise, and plenty of credulity. As we are not in possession of accu rate statistical and topographical information as regards the localities the projected lines are to pass through, or indeed of the general resources of the country at large—a deficiency which the proposed Company of Pereira, Baring, Hope, and Co., do not supply, and perhaps it does not lie in their interest to do so—the only resource we have is to inquire what the Russians themselves say or think on the subject. the Russians used to say some time back that railways were not necessary for their country, and would not pay if they were made there, on account of the enormous lengths necessary to connect any two termini of consequence, the thinness of the population, and the absence of trade or productiveness along the line • what traffic there existed was already amply provided for by canal and river carriage, or by sledge conveyance, which was always to be had when the water carriage was closed ; the frontier was so enormously extensive that rail ways, to do any good to commerce, must be multiplied infinitely further than their receipts would admit of, &c. ; and a committee which was appointed in 1836 to examine into the expediency of constructing a lice from Moscow to Odessa decided, after mature deliberation and examina tion, against the expediency of doing so. Those arguments are now pronounced to be obsolete and to belong to bygone times ; and doubtless this is correct as regards the objections brought against the expediency of Russia's getting railways, if she can, but not as against their paying. The change that has been brought about in public opinion as regards the desirableness of railways has been effected by an experience of the exigencies of war, while that war itself has in fact strengthened the objec tions on the score of non-paying, by diminishing the in ternal resources of the country and paralysing her nascent manufactures. This is best shown by the arguments that have been used by the Russian press to overcome the oppo sition to railways at all. Russia, it is said, must no longer remain behind the other nations of Europe in the progress of industrial development; she must try to catch them, and even to give them the go-by ; she must show this West that her resources are on the increase. Russia is an agri cultural State, and produces more than she requires, but before her produce can arrive at her ports ice has bio ked up the navigation, so that America not only supplies Eng land, but even the northern ports of Russia herself, earlier than her corn-growing provinces in the south can do it. The industrial energies of Russia, it is said, are still dor mant, the old inertness of the country still prevails; this sleepy inertia must be shaken off, for the riches of a coun try do not consist in the quantity of gold and silver it poi wages, but in the activity of its circulation. Russia must have railroad communication with a port in the north and another in the south, both of which should, if possible, be free from ice the whole year round For this reason Libau should be converted into a commercial outlet in the place of Cronstadt, and Theodosia in the place of Wessa ; since the latter is frozen up six weeks, and Cron ' stadt six months in the year. These are, it must be con fessed, very admirable arguments why the Russian Govern. ment should strive by all possible means to get railways introduced into the country, and why any benevolent mil lionnaire should take pity on this hitherto neglected coun try, and help it forward a little ; but they offer at thesame time the most convincing reasons why no capitalist should embark his money there with a view to dividends in his own lifetime, or that of his children, since several genera • tions must pass away before the benevolent intentions of the railway projectors can be attained. The national party in Russia, which has allowed itself at length to be convinced of the expediency of railroads, has, with all the indiscreet zeal of a proselyte, gone so far as to take up the notion that the Government ought to keep the railway undertaking in its own hands, and to secure all its benefits to the country. Canals, high roads, &c., they say, have hitherto always been produced by Russian capital, the railroads are just as much a home matter as the other means of communication. They point to England as a proof that a country is not made the poorer by the Government raising a loan at home, but they aver that the admission of foreign capital to build the railroads would be equivalent to a State debt to another country, the interest of which would go to enrich only foreigue - rs. The capital requisite for constructing all these railways will amount to about 300,000,000 silver roubles; the Geverument must, in any case, no matter when the shares are brought out, guarantee 5 per cent. interest on that capital. As even in England the majority of railroads do not clear 4 per coat., it may fairly be expected that in thinly popu lated, undeveloped Russia they will be a long time before they do so much as clear the working expenses, in which case the whole interest, amounting to 15,000,000 silver roubles, would be left to be defrayed by the Government in fulfilment of its guarantee. Since the Government must then, in all probability, pay the whole of this sum of 15,00,1,000 pet annum for the 5 per cent. interest of the capital, it would be much better to keep the amount in the country by ad mitting only its own subjects to take shares in the under taking, and for this national course they adduce an admi rable precedent in the manner in which the company has lately been brought out for navigating the Black Sea, in which all the shales were originally issued to Russian sub jects only. The Northern Bee has lately published several articles for the purpose of confuting this suicidal notion of excluding foreign capital from the construction of railroads, in the expectation of finding what is wanted at home. It says that neither the capital nor the credit necessary for such an undertaking is to be found in Russia. Russia is more behindhand in commercial enlightenment than any other country in Europe • the old national inactivity still pre vails, and th e p e ople at large are totally incompetent to such undertakings. This most unimpeachable authority, the Northern Bee, goes on to say : " The confidence of the people in the Governmeut is in general boundless ; the amount of specie, which serves as the security for the paper circulation, is more considerable here than in England or France ; and yet there is in inter. nal trade almost no credit and very little capital. Yes, there is no real Russian commerce. Our native merchants carry on no direct trade with foreign countries, but take their goods from the third and fourth hand, paying dearly for inter►nodiate commission. This is one of the causes of the enormous price of goods in Russia, of which we have such good reason to 'complain. The people in trade have no capitalof their own, and the commission merchants will supply them with goods on no other terms than ready money or heavy interest, and require at the same time ample security. Iu this way of carrying on business it is considered quite friendly, almost fraternal, to charge 1 per cent. per month. The tradespeople themselves are nut satis fied with less than 15 o, 20 per cent. for their own profit, and when they see their goods are in demaud they charge double. This general practice, as to the returns of capital and credit, makes the execution of extensive and national undertakings almost impossible. Among us there are very few people who can part with their money with the mere hope of in four years of beginning to receive a profit of 6, 7, or more per cent. For the most part they must have 10 per cent., and that at once. Rich merchants and capital. ists have very little confidence in companies. The main bulk of our wealth is to be found among landed proprie tors and the aristocracy in the Government service, who would willingly take shares in every possible undertaking, but whose means do not admit of their embarking in spa culations from which they cannot derive immediate profit." Assuming it as proved beyond all doul-t that railways are expedient and necessary fur Russia, and that there is not sufficient capital in the country to make them with, the NorMern Bee goes on to show that foreigners' capital must be used for the purpose, for if comu , enced with native capital alone the works would be left in the middle unfi nished, while at the same time commerce and manufac tures would have been drained to do even that much. A foreign loan, too, would bo replete with disadvantages, both on account of the great quantity of existing paper currency, and also with regard to the national credit ; weaning that an issue of fresh obligations to an amount that would more than double the present national debt would sink the market value of all Russian securities to a ruinous extent. "Mortifying as the reflection may be to Russian national vanity," says the Northern Bee, " there is no help fur it but to let foreigners come in and supply the capital. The only conclusion is that, in spite of the part they would take in it, it would nevertheless remain a national work, and all the advantages would be on the side of Russia. It is possible that in the first years Russia would have to make up the deficiency in the percentage guaranteed, but the great gain that would arise from the many hundreds of millions that foreigners would sink in the Russian soil would accrue to Russia's increased com mercial activity, and at the end of 85 years, if the Govern ment did not buy them up sooner, the country would come of itself into gratuitous possession of several thousand verets of railroad, with which other branch lines, built by national skill and capital, could be connected." This is what the best written Russian journal says on the subject of railways in Russia, and for any one that is desirous of nnremunerative employment for his capital in the development of Russian resources it is very convincing and impressive; equally so it ought to be for all who may have been thinking of embarking their money in the Pereira speculation as an investment. Whatever the entrepreneurs of the job may put forward in its favour, there is no Russian to be found with impudence enough to assert that the shareholders would ever get more than the 5 per cent. guaranteed by the Government. And what non-Russian, that knows anything of Russia, will be so sarguine as to say they will certainly get as much? COURT OF COMMON COWS CIL. Yesterday a Court was held for the despatch of public business. The minutes of thelast Court having been read, Mr. T. PARKER complained that in those minutes be was made to appear as having voted on a question, he not having been in court at the time that the question was put. Mr. Parker's name was ordered to be struck out of the minutes. THE NEWLY ELECTED RECORDER. The LORD MAYOR—It is my duty to announce that the Court of Aldermen on Tuesday last elected Mr. Russell Gurney to the office of Recorder. (Cheers.) Mr. Deputy OBBARD—Theme is now a vacancy in the office of CO In mon-Serjeant. When will it be convenient to fill up that vacancy ? The LORD MAYOR—I presume that it will stand over till after the holidays. Mr. Deputy OBBARD—I cannot help saying that the sooner it is done the better. (Rear, bear ) Mr. J. CAUeTON—The Lord Mayor has just announced that the late Common-Serjeant has been elected to the office of Recorder; consequently the office of Common•Serjeant has become vacant. .. The TOWN CLERK—Not yet. There is no vacancy until that office has been resigned. Mr. CatrerroN—l was merely anxious that no delay should take place in the election, and that the Officers and Clerks' Committee should have an opportunity during the vacation of considering the subject of the duties and emoluments of the office of Common-Serjeant. The LORD MAYOR—I am afraid you cannot proceed with that business until the office is declared vacant. Mr. BLARE—I think that the object of my friend Mr. Causton wi'l be appreciated by everybody. His only de sire is to facilitate the progress of public business. It is well known that the present Common-Serjeant has been elected to the office of Recorder, and it is generally under stood that he has accelsted that office.. It would certainly very much facilitate the object we all have in vievc and assist the progress of public business if the matter of the duties and emoluments of the office of Common-Serjeant were at once referred to the Officers and Clerks' Com mittee, in order that they might at the earliest possible period report to this Court. (Hear, hear.) Mr. H. L. TAYLOR—At the present moment the newly elected Recorder has not been sworn. The Common-Ser. jeant has not resigned, and therefore it would be highly premature to take any step or to make any inquiry respect ing an appointment which is not before us. (Hear, hear.) Mr. H. W. VALLANCE — If the Court can come to a re solution that may anticipate a very closely coming ,event and save a great deal of the future time of this Court, it seems to me to be very desirable to do so. (Hear, hear.) We all know that the moment the vacancy is declared there would be a reference to the Officers and Clerks* Com mittee to inquire into the duties and emoluments Of the office of Common-Serjeant, and therefore it is quite con sistent with public business to make that referepcs at once. (Hear, hear.) The subject then dropped. I • THE LATE RECORDER. Mr. WOOD, after eulogising the character and conduct of the late Recorder while chief officer of the corporation, moved the following resolution : " That this Court are desirous to express their groat regret at losing the valuable services of the Right Lion. • James Archibald Stuart Wortley, M.P., as Recorder of this city, but congratulate him upon his appointment to do honourable position of her Majesty's Solicitor-General. And we offer to bim our warmest thanks for his uniform courtesy to the members of this Court, and also testify our admiration of the manner in which he has discharged the various and important duties of his office, especially for his upright and impartial administration of justice, and we trust that he may long continue to exercise a beneficial influence in advancing the best interests of this country." (Cheers.) MIN Deputy ()MAIM seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously amid cheering. The resolution was ordered to be signed by the Town Clerk and presented in the usual way. It was also ordered to be advertised in the usual morning and evening journals. A good many reports from the various committees were read iu the course of the day, the most important of which is the following, which was brought up last by Mr. Deputy Bower, Chairman of the Improvement Committee. FLEET VALLRY RAILWAY. " On examining the report of the railway commissioners we find the following recommendation referred to by the select committee :—' If, hereafter, alything should lead to the admission of railways or railway termini within that portion of the district submitted to our investigation which lies north of the Thames, and if any company or number of companies should be willing to undertske wholly or par tially the execution of such street improvements as we have adverted to, we are of opinion that it will be to the advan tage of all parties that these should be planne I and pre• scribed to the companies and finally carried out ender the authority of some department of your Majesty's Govern ment in conjunction with the corporation of the city of Loii , lon, or with the local authorities of the district in which the works are to take place. " ' We give this as our opinion because we consider that the merit of the street improvements of London in regard as well to their utility and beauty as to the economy and convenience with which they can be carried out must greatly depend upon their being executed with one inten tion, and as part of one well considered scheme, and be cause we see no security for this if they are left to origi nate with different railway companies according as these may spring up, and without any other supervision than that suppled by Parliamentary committees.' "We think it right to remark that at the time the cor poration gave its assent to the passing of the Metropolitan Railway Bill the report of the select committee had not been made, and Viscount Canning, the chairman of the Railway Commission of 1816, as Postmaster-General, gave Government assistance in passing the bill. Your committee oid not therefore feel themselves called upon to ask for the introduction of any clauses in the bill giving to the corpo ration or any other public body such a general snpervision over the execution of the works as it was the object of both the Railway Commission and the select committee to ob tain for the protection of the public interest. " The notices which have been referred to your c m te i e th a o p u p t ri h se av u i s ug th t a a t ken th a e ny M s e t t e r p o s po to lit c a a n ny ß t a h il e w ir a into execution, intend to apply fur most of interests of the which will override its provisons, and the corporation beneficially or most injuriously to the - may he used most public and to the large lauded property which is contiguous to the line of railway, "Agreeing wi%h the Select Conarnitte Commons, awl with the previous resolutionso of the House of that a railway along the valley of the of this Court, most serviceable to the public, we oictetBei3:Cti,osmtopimonpwgrnaenairsyctt: Fleet may be made encouragement it deserves, and such poratiou will be disposed to give apprehend that the cor to the present time, it may having regard to the depres sion of the money-market from give the company the extension an undertaking the committee feel, however, be the day the act Wall passed extension of time unless theyt: reasonable for Parliament to ion of time they desire.. Y the public and injurious of the city that an to laat it is most inconvenient to the property . , e th x e t t e cial to the p_ means and the ~• • can show that they have the larger provisions should be given to within ..isposition to carry out the undertaking la w fi in a reasonable time, and in a manner that will be be may be advised, not for the that we should be authorised to take such measures as we übliclinterests. We therefore recommend ac complishment of the l ' ' ate objects of the company, legitimate purpose of obstructing the but to obtain the l ecolumenobtionsof the railway commissioners and tk , proper clauses in the bill in conformity with select committee's report." Mr, Deputy BOWER—As the only desire of the com mittee s to get power from the Court to oppose anything they consider wrong, and to be enabled to further the object which we have so very much at heart in respect to this property, I move that the Court agree with them in their report and that it be referred back to them to carry, execution. •z:.> Carried unanimously. * THE LATE LORD MAYOR. It.f(7*.o*-- Mr. H. LLOYD —oh 1 \vi N t i $ll 1 , 1. 107 TM loi.-ef, of Mr. Aldero u B...loutous ) th,.ro is an r y* the ruwour which w i thi,, the last few days has circulation—namely, that the late Lord May .r has received a very hi ;411 honour or decoration from the EmpeFor , of a Freuch. (Rear, hear.) A paragraph appeared in the Times a few days since to the effect that the Emperor had de signed to honour him with a very high distinction for his humanity in affording assistance to the sufferers by the inundations in France. Will the deputy be good enough to say whether there is any foundation !or the statement (Hear, hear.) Mr. Deputy LOTT-1 believe it is a fact that this dis tinction has been proffered, but that it has been intimated by the Government that the worthy alderman would not be permitted to wear it in this country, in consequence of its not bt:ing an honour conferred for any military service. I exceedingly regret it, and so do our friends, because if anything could have tended more than another to cement the union between the two countries it was stretching the hand of charity to our brethren across the water when they were in a difficulty. ESTABLISHMENT OF A LIBRARY. Mr. J. ANDERTON, chairman of the Library Committee, brought up a report, and, in moving that it be agreed to, dilated upon the advantages likely to result from the esta blishment of a library in conformity with the recommen dation of the committee, and quoted in support of his views the instance of a library at Salford, from the esta blishment of which on a similar principle to that set forth in the report most beneficial results had followed. After a discussion, in which several members took part, the report was agreed to, and it was referred back to the committee to carry the same into execution. CONSERVANCY OF THE THAMES. Mr. Wo .D, chairman of the Consolidated Committee, brought up a report, which was agreed to without discus• sion. Naval anc. Kitnary inteiligence. The troops stationed at Chatham garrison, consisting of depots of the lins forming the provisionalany,a t Sappers tattalicn, the Royal Engineers, the East India Company's and Miners, and the Royal Marine Llght Infantry, pro ceeded to Chatham lines on Wednesday afternoon for the purpose of going through the mai,ostivres of a field-day. The depots of the provisional battalion took up their po sition in the centre with the Engineers and Marines on their right and left, with their respective bands. The whole brigade were then put through a variety of evolu tions by - Col. W. H. Elea, cowman lant of the garris.t n , which they performed in a highly efficient manner. The troops were marched off the ground at 4 o'clock. Lieut. P. Chute, 84 , h Regiment, has been appointed Acting Aiijuiant to the Provisional Battalion, Chatham, in th e place of Lieut. J. Armstrong, 40th Regiment, who bus proceeded to Ireland with that carps. In consequence of an order received from the Horse Guards by Cu!. H. Anderson, in command of the troops at St. Mary's Barracks, Chatham, 180 men were yester day discharged from that establishment, selected from the Ist Dta , zoon Guards, 4 , .h Royal Irish Dragoon Guards, sth Dragoon Guards, 3 , Light Dragoons, 10th Hussars, 2d lI iyals, 3d Buffs, 4th Kit g's Own, 7th Royal Fusilier., 15 h, 19th, 21st Fusiliers, 27tr& killens, 28. h, 331 Duke of 34th, 37 , 12, 40th, 41st W- i, , 42d Hghianders, 48th, 49th, 50th Queen's O NO, 51s' L gh , . Infantry. .55th, 56. u, 57th, 60th Riles, 71s Higniand Light I. , faiitry, 77 h, 79 , h Highlanders, 87, h Royal Irish Fu-diers, 88 , h Connaught Rangers, 92d Highlanders, 93 f Hi g hlanders, 97th and 98th Regiments, with troops from the Ist and 2d Batta lions of the Rifle Brigade. Troops to the milliner of 100 men of all ranks, belong. ing to the 3d Buff:, 21st Fusiliers, 46th, 57th, and 71 , -.t (Highlanders) Regiments, were yester lay inspected at Fort Pitt, Chatham, by Dr. J. It. Taylor, C. 8., and all of them being unfit for further service will be discharged from the army. Her Majl.ty's screw steam storeship Hesper arrived at Spitbeady-sterday from Cape Verd and Madeira, for 'which ports she sailed some time since with medical com forts, &c., on the occasion of those islands being visited with cholera. Her dates are St. Vincent's, November 22 ; Madeira, December 7. From the lgth to the 17th inst. she experienced heavy westerly gales. She brought no news or passengers. Her Majesty's screw blockship Pembroke, 60, Capt. Fraser, got up topgallantmasts at Portsmouth yesteroay. Her Majesty's steam frigate Shannon, 51, Captain W. Peel, C. 8., is completing coal at Spithead for service. She made several trials of her speed again at the mea. cured mile on Wednesday, which were deemed so far satisfactory. H. M. steam-tender Fire Queen, Master Commander W. F. Paul, was undocked ye.terday, after baying re paired a little damage which she incurred in Cowes harbour on Tuesday. H.M. steatuvessel Lizard, 3, Lieut. Christopher, ar rived at Portsmouth in the night of Wennesday with supernumeraries from the eastward, and left on her re turn with others yesterday. The Alban, 8, steamvessel, Lieut. De Blaquiere, left Portsmouth yesterday morning for the westward. With a view of obtaining more positive confirmation of the resistance afforded by the plates of iron which form the outer casting of our newly•constructed floating batteries, a bulkhead, 14 feet by 12, has been erected in Woolwich Arsenal marshes, for the purpose of carrying out some experiments connected therewith. The bulkhead was composed of solid timber, similar to those of a ship's hull, firmly bolted together, so as to consolidate a depth of 1 foot 8 inches, and laced with tour sheets of rnlltd and hammered iron, full four ihches thick. The butt thus constructed was well secured by a number of strong spurs, and fixed at an angle of 8 degrees in the most appropriate locality, selected for the purpose, in the practising range in the vicinity of the Arsenal. Lord Panmure had expressed his intention of being present, as well as Sir B. Hawes and Mr. Peel. They were nor, however, in attendance. Independently of the members of the select committee of tie Arsenal, who were present were Rear-Admiral Sir George Sartorius, Capt. Crawford Caffin, C. 8., Director- General of Naval Artillery, arid newry-appoinied Direc tor-Generai Lf Stores ; Mr. Watts, R N., As-istan Sur veyor of the N rvv ; Cot. Lefroy, R.A. ; Gen. Cator, R.A. ; Capt. Younghusbano, R.A. ; Capt. Campbell, R.A.; Col. Anderson, R H.A.; Professor Wheatstone, F. R.S., &c. From the imp .rtance attached to toe ex periment a thorough test was ordered to be applied. Twenty-four rounds were successively fired from one of the la , aviest guns, a 68-pounder, weighing 95 cwt., and charged tvi , l 16th. of powder and au 8-inch shot. The experi m ent at the commencement waytested over a range of 600 yards, which was subsequently reduced to 400 yards Fit een shot were of cast and nine of wrong It iron. The effect produced by the former on the iron coating was scarcely perceptible, except when it truck the rolled sheets, and then no further than slightly skinning the surface in the immediate spot struck. The nine wrought iron shots were each flattened by the force of the contact, and fell to the ground with• out making , any vi , ible impression nn the surface of the target, Ttie cast iron shots, being broken into frag ments, a so fell harmle-sly to the ground; the last, how ever, penetrated the iron coating, and remained partially embedded in the woodwork. The result consequently re-ts thus :—Out of the 24 experimental ditcnarges 21 effected no damage, two fell wide of the mark, and one pierced the target. taken into The freight-ship Lieutenant Bellot is chartered by Government for the transport of light Ordnance stores, such as bedding, pails, brooms, &c., and to fill in her essel Trident, commissioned by magazine witu powder and ammunition for Gambia. wad yester d a y morning undocked at Woolwich, yesterday steamer morning- Her ags. N O () oil : . i he i n ler adiMoroodcsneki; at Woolwich 7. paddle-wheel ii fi . et- C ew a l h o m e ii vi for lafridArtreimetved into basin in order to be stored and equip . appointments were ma d e at the Ad ped for sea. The al t y mu" this der J. M. Cooke (1852) to the Simoom, troop ship. Commander G. T. M. Purvis (b) (1852) to the Me * following:— a fternoon Comm) Biers , troop-ship. Seoon , i•Maiter Philip Sy vret to the Dasher. Aseistaut.therk Henry G. BrolieuAiir to the Indus. --------. ADMIRA.LTY CIRCULAR. EXPENSE IN MESSES OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIM . ADMIRALTY, DBC. 12. My Lords Commis s i oners of the Admira l ty h a ve lately bad reason to beli eve t h at much eater expense has been incurred by the m esses of officers in som e of her Majesty's ships than is san ct i oned by the rules an d customs of the service; and, from compl aints w hich have been m ade to their lordship s , th at mess debts gr h ave not been liquidatedat the prop er t i me for paymen t by the officers contracting them, and c l a i ms have conseque ntly been ma de upon for offi cers who were subsequently a ppointed to su the dis c h arge of de b ts, t o which they had g iven no sanc tion. i My Lords h ave to call th e a ttention of the office r s of the order teat they may be fleet to these irregularities, inrdships desire that the avoided in future ; and their lordships pt such measures as will offi cers of the ward room will 'enteamed with credit and coin enable their messes to be inat oce, and thus set a becoming fort, and free from extravargst. example to the junior of .r ce oom messes, my Lords have on In regard to the ha d gi,lreught to their notice circumstances several occasions . m i,uganagement, which have been of extravagance anaessardy high subscriptions, and the caused by the winesunnec and spirits, totally at variance with use of expensive ervica and th e pecuniary means of the the custom of the s °Lli eers 'of putting a stop to such irregularities my With a vi ew P never exceed the sum of sight pounds for L o rds direct that ths subscriptions to the gun - room messes shall that the monthly subscriptions, including all extras, shall not be more than thirty shillings. and further desire that no wine, except port sherry or wine of the same class and price, std no and t the ship's allowance, be used in the s pirits, em o eP gun enltth-senicrei,oar: room messe No wine, s. spirits, or beer are to be received on b oar d o f her Majesty's ships without the written approval of the o fficer in command. Their lordships have also been led to believe that in soma of her Majesty's ships messruen, under the designation of stewards, are still permitted to carry on the sale of provi sions. wine, spirits, Ste., to tbe measesof he officers as wallas to the men, iu direct contravention of the Admiralty Order of the 3 •th May, 18;,1. The att ention of the officers of her Majesty's ships is mile to this subject, As nr.thing can tend so much to irregularity in a mess, as well as to injury to the discipline o f a s hip, 28 to permit any person to make a traffic by spirits, &c., stead of th e messes b e i ng p r operly conducted by their caterers. the sale of provisions. ', The Conituauders-in-Chief an d Senior Offic ers in com maw+ of Stations ar e h ere b y di rec t e d to take the necess a ry steps for carrying out these oroe . To all Flag-offi cers, • ~„ —By command of their Lordships. R. O SBORNE. and Commanding Ocers of her Majes t y 's Shi p s and Vessels. Commanders•i o-Chief, Captains,ffi