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YAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION FOR THE PRESERVATIO !T OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK, (Incorporated by Royal Charter). Founded in 1824.—Supported by Voluntary Contributions. PATRONESS—Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. PRESIDENT —Vice-Admiral his Grace the Duke of Northum berland, K.G., F.R.S. CHAIRMAN--Thos. Baring, Esq., M.P., F.E.S.. V.?., Chair man of Lloyd's. DEpuTy-CITAMMAN —Thomas Chapman, Eqq., v.P., Chairman of Lloyd's Registry of British and Foreign Shipping Society. APPEAL. The Committee of Management have to state that, during the past year. the Institution has incur' ed expenses amount ing to £6, '5B is. on the following Life-boat stations : ENGLAND. Llandudno, Carnarvonshire. Newbig,g,in, Northumberland. I Southport, Lancashire. Saltburn, Yorkshire. I Lytham, Filey, Silloth, Cumberland. ,• Calstor, 'Norfolk. SCOTLAND. Aldborough, Suffolk. Ayr, Ayrshire. Marate, Kent. Irvine, „ Walmer. , Kantyre, Argyleshire. Selsey, Wes't Sussex, Buckle, Banffshire. Grange, Isle of Wight. Banff Brooke, St. Andrew's", FiFeshire. Penzance, Cornwall. North Perwick, Haddington- St. Ives, shire. Newquay, „ IRELAND. Penarth, Glamorganshire. Portrush, Antrim. Lland,vyn, Anglesey. Tyrella, Dundrum Bay. The Institution has also expended on the repairs, stores, alterations, and inspection of its numerous Life-bo ts, Boat houses, and Transporting-carriages, £3,6.32 19 , . ; and £1,550 for exercising' the Crews of its Life-boats—making altogether a total of £11,441. During the past year the Life-boats of the Institution have been in , trumental in rescuing the Crews of the following wrecked Vessels . Schooner Ann Mitchell, of Montrose Schooner Jane Ruper, of Ulverstone Brig Pallas, of Shields .. 3 Ship Ann Mitchell, of Glasgow .. 9 Smack John Bull, of Yarmouth .. .. 5 Schooner ratherine, of Newry • • .. 4 Barque Niagara, of Shields .. 11 A Barge of Teignmouth Brig George and James, of London 8 Brig Zephyr, of Whitby .. 6 Coble Honor, of Cullercoats .. 3 Schooner Eliz of North Shields :: .. 7 Barque Oberon, of Liverpool Brigantine Nancy, of Teignmouili :• 15 .9 Snack Wonder ; of Teignmouth 2 Brig Scotia, of Sunde' land .. 6 Sloop Three Brothers, of Goole .. 5 Sloop Charlotte, of Woodbridge .. 5 Brig Ann, of Blvth .. 8 Sloop Hope, of Dublin Schooner Druid, of Aberystwyth .. .. 5 Barque Vermont, of Halifax, U.S. .. .. 16 Schooner William Keith, of Carnarvon .. 2 Brig Flying Fish, of Whitby Smack Elizabeth Ann, of Lyme Regis .. 3 Steam Dredge, at Newhaven .. .. 9 Schooner Admiral Hood, of Roche4er 6 Schooner Susan and Isabella, of Dundee .. .. 5 Schooner Rose, of Lynn Brig Prodroma, of i-tockton 11 Brig Eliza, of Midd!esborough "Brigantine Freia, of Konigsberg .. 6 Brigantine Diana, of Fredrikshamn Brig Gloucester, of South Shields .. .. 7 Total -210 For these and other Life-boat services the Institution has voted .£9eB Os. 4d. as re ards. It has also granted rewards amounting to £203 4s. for saving 245 shipwrecked persons, by shore-boats and other means, making total of 455 persons saved from a watery grave on the Coasts of the United Kingdom. During the present year (1861), the Life-boats of the Insti tution have also been instrumental in rescuing the Crews of the following Vessels : Brig Lovely Nelly, of Seaham . Brigantine Nugget, of Bideford .. Schooner Prosp ct, of Berwick Sloop Thomas and Jane, of St. Ives A Fi , hing-boat of Whitbum Brig Arethusa, of Blyth Schooner Dewi Wvn, of Portmadoc Flat Cymraes, of Beaumaris Schooner W illiam, of Morecambe .. Smack Gipsy, of Newry Schooner argaret Anne, of Preston .. Brig New Draper, of Whitehaven Schooner William, of Liverpool ugger Nimrod, of ('astletown Brig Providence, of Shields .. Brig Mayflower, of Newcastle Sch oner Village Maid, of Fleetwood .. Barque Guy na, of Glasgow .. Brig l'oman Empress, of Shields .. Brig San Spirid ne, of f,alaxide Schooner Voa dor du Vouga, of Vianna French Brig La Jeune Mare Therese .. Barque Perseverance, of Scarborough .. Schooner Elizabeth, of Bridgewater Ship Danube, of Belf.s t Schooner Hortensia, of Hanover Schooner Oregon, of Stonehaven Brig St. Michel, of Marans Spanish Barque Primcra de Tonierigo (saved ves sel and one of the crew) Schooner Hiverall, of Penzace (saved vessel and crew) .. 3 .. 4 .. 8 .. 8 .. 2 .. 5 .. 4 .. 8 .. 5 .. 3 .. 8 - 4 .. 19 .. 10 .. 2 .. 8 .. 6 .. 4 .. 17 . .. 4 .. 4 .. 8 .. 4 Tot al ..184 ----• • - • • The public cannot but sympathise with the vigorou. efforts now being made by this Institution to save the lives of Ship wrecked Crews. Their help was never more needed than at the present time, when, through the extrao r di nary exert i ons the Society has made within the past few years, it has now One Hundred and Fifteen Life-boats under its management, for the maintenance of which, in a state of thorough efficiency. a large permanent annual income is absolutely needed, if its humane mission is to be perpetuated. Donations and Annual -u scriptions will be thankfully re ceived by qrssrs. Willis, Percival, and Co., 76, Lombard street ; m essrs. Coutts and I 0., 59, Strand ; eQsrs. Berries, Farquhar. and Co., 1 , St. .Tame.'s-street, London ; by a 1 the Bankers :trt the United Kingdom ; and by the Secretary, R chard Lewis, Esq., at the Office of the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, London, W.C. Payments may be made b Cheques or by Post-office Orders (crossed), to Messrs. W ills, Percival, and Co., or to the Secre tary. R OYAL FREE HOSPITAL. Gray's-inn-road. Patron—Her Majesty the QUEEN. President—His Grace the Duke of Buccleuch, I.G. Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. This Hospital relieves distress in its most helpless shape, that of disease aggravated by destitution. With more ade quate funds the Weealy Board could make immediately avail able 500 beds for the relief of the large mass of suffering in this metropolis. Its present resources, supplied entirely by the Voluntary Contributions of the Public. enable it to afford, in addition to its in-patients, effentive Medical Assistance to an average exceeding 2,000 out-patients weekly. - - - Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Mas terman, Req., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; Williams, Deacon, and Co.;• Overend, Gurney, and Co.; lsliset and Co., Berners-street ; Masterman and Co. ; and at the Hospital. J. B. 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THE CASE BOOR : Their Lau s, IGO Cases of SPERMATORRMEA, Symptoms, and Treatment, Confessions rind 1, 3 , k , aeterisations, Galvanism &c. &c. &c. '' . o bc. brA of 7.ihno, 30, Cornbill ; and the Authors. Aivfoe to tbe Worlsiner Classes fee nail-a-Guinea (SPECIAL NOTICE.) f /r. Culyßrocrell is the only legally qualified medical practi tloner living of that name, and can be consulted (only as above). - > 2 / 1 . e(-e_ c / (ee z. ~~~ l/`Z~ ~ ~t -xz ' • -411:31- • cd3 (Ar - • art - 2vA .. (-1: 4 -' Grp • , fy. .?;/ A . „ n 4 I • , '" - -1,4* jr • . • • ) • v , N F~ i ' 4 " - /••-•,. THE . S UN, • LoNDoN, 7HE HON. ARTWUR GORDON AT ABERDF,EN. A meeting of the electors and other friends of the Liberal cause in Aberdeenshire, called by the Hoe. Arthur Gordon, for the purpose of expressing his thanks for their support at the late election, was held in the Mechanics-! all, Aberdeen, on Friday. About 800 were present. Amongst the gentlemen who accompanied Mr. Gordon to the platform were—Sir James H. Burs nett, Bart., of Leys, Mr. M. E. Grant Duff of Eden, M.P., Mr. James Dyce Nicol of Ballogie, Mr. Alex. Gordon ,of Elton, Mr. George Thompson of Pit medden, Mr. Alexander Thompson of Banchory, Mr. Alexander Milne of Pitrichie, Mr. James Rus sell of Aden, Mr. Russell, yr., of Aden, Mr. George Milne of Kinaldie, Provost Webster, &c. In the hall were many of the most respectable and influential gentlemen in town and country. Sir James H. Burnett, Bart of Leys, was, on the motion of Mr. Milne of Pitrichie, unanimously called on to preside. The Hon. ARTHUR GORDON, on rising, was re ceived with loud cheers. He said—Gentlemen, I appear before you to-day in a somewhat peculiar position. I am not here as a candidate to solicit your votes at an approaching election ; I am not here for that purpose, nor can I consider that I stand before you in the light of a rejected candidate, at tempting to rally his supporters around him. (Hear, hear.) A man who has not himself come forward ; who has not addressed himself to the electors, and for whom proceedings were carried on in his absence, cannot look upon himself as fairly rejected by the county (hear) but I am here for the purpose of expressing my grateful and hearty thanks for the extraordinary support which I received, under circumstances, as far as I am aware, unprecedented in the history of elections. (Cheers.) The purpose for which I have asked you to meet me is that of receiving the thanks which are your due, and which it is my pride and pleasure to give; but I feel that, having so called you to gether to-day, it is only right that I should give some statement as to my own connection with the last election in this county, and of my views in re gard to political subjects in general. Mr. Gordon proceeded to give a narrative of his proceedings with regard to the election before he left England. When asked, at an early stage, he said that he be lieved his brother, the Earl of Aberdeen, as between the two candidates then in the field, Mr. Leslie (Conservative) and Sir A. Bannerman (Liberal), would prefer Mr. Leslie. He did so without com mitting himself to that gentleman, or indeed ex pressing an opinion at all. Therefore, when Sir A. Bannerman retired, he was under no obligation whatever to support Mr. Leslie, or to refrain from opposing him. When asked to stand as a candidate, he had declined, being of opinion that no member of his family should be a candidate on that occasion. When the gentlemen who brought forward his name, however, said that he would stand, on a proper re quisition being presented to him, though they had no authority from him personally to do so, they had sufficient authority to make that statement. Of all that took place in this county atter my depar ture (continued Mr. Gordon) I was necessarilyentirely ignorant. A telegrani was seat to me at Corfu, asking me whether, if I were elected in my absence I would accept the seat. That telegram did not reach the island of Corfu until after I had left it, and was not received by me until certainly three weeks after the election had taken place. (Applause and laughter.) Therefore, I may say with the strictest truth that I had no communication what ever upon the subject of the election until after I heard what had taken place here. A struggle of so strictly spontaneons origin, carried on with such vigour and determination, I never remember to have seen any record of. I confess, gentlemen, that for many reasons I regretted, and for some reasons I still regret that that course was adopted. I re gretted it because I conceived that after I had declined to become a candidate for the representa tion of the county in Parliament, such a struggle must necessarily be fruitless in its result, so far at least as the present election is concerned. But, gentlemen, though I regretted on many accounts that this struggle should have been continued, and though I regret it now on some grounds, on the other hand it is impossible for me to regret, as a public man, that the Liberal party in this great county made so imposing a display as they did upon that occasion. It was such a display as I should never have contemplated they would have made under such discouraging circumstances— (applause)—after the retirement of one so well quali fied to represent them as Sir A. Bannerman. I have no reason to regret it as a public man. As an indivi dual, of course that struggle cannot have been other wise than most intensely gratifying to me. (Cheers.) To find myself chosen by such a body of men, representing as they did a large portion of the intelligence, activity, and energy of this great county, is a position of which I cannot Lut be proud ; and for having placed me in which, as an individual, I certainly cannot but be deeply grateful to them. (Cheers.) With regard to the details of the con test, lam not inclined now to speak. Six months and more have elapsed since it took place. I am about to leave this country in a short time and go a long distance, and for many a year. Across the broad Atlantic, I shall not see any faces here but those of friends—friends that I have left behind. (Applause.) The petty squabbles, animosities, and heats of the election will not be visible when viewed from that distance ; they are not visible even now when viewed from this distance of time. (Loud applause.) But it is only fair, it is only just, it is right to those who gave me their support. that be fore I go they should know a little of what my own feelings and opinions are, and how far they would or would not have been truly represented by the candidate whom they put forward. (Cheers.) It was said upon one occasion—and it is the only re mark I shall notice—it was said during the contest that I was not only a Liberal—not only an advanced Liberal—not only a Radical ; that I was but a de structive of the English constitution and Crown. Now, gentlemen, I don't believe that you or this great county would be truly, duly, or well represented in Parliament by a destructive of those institutions —(hear) —and, therefore, I think it will be satisfac tory to you when I say I am not such. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, I have been called a destructive. Well, in some respects, perhaps, lam so—in some respects I trust we all are so. There are many things in the world which every honest man, every true patriot, every Christian would desire to de stroy. I should desire to be destructive of tyranny and cruelty—l should desire to be a destructive of fraud and bigotry, of narrowness and intolerance. (Cheers.) I decline to accept, except in the sense I have limited it to, the epithet destructive; but the epithet Liberal—if you will, advanced Liberal—l receive that with gratitude. (Cheers.) A Liberal I trust I am, and ever shall be. It would be strange, indeed, if I were not. I cannot forget that the Government over which my distinguished parent presided was a Liberal Government. (Cheers.) I cannot forget that, during the whole course of his life, he was in advance of the party with which he was connected—(renewed applause) —that, for many of the later years of it, he classed himself, and was classed by others, as a Liberal. But you will prefer that I should not dwell merely upon vague generalisations. I will not content myself with saying that I am not a destructive, in which we all agree, or that I am a Liberal, which you all know, but will go a little farther into what my sentiments are in regard to politics and the state of my coun try in general. I hold, and it has long been my opinion, that political questions—so called in this country—are of vastly inferior importance to the great social changes which go on amongst us. I hold that the most progressive reforms, and the most lasting, are those which are beyond the control of Acts of Parliament. For example, no Act of Parliament of our own time—not Reform itself— has produced greater political changes in the country in regard to the distribution of power, than those two measures which we all agreed to support —the introduction of the penny postage and the extension :of the railway system. Jest pause to consider what these have effected, and I think you will agree with me that such social changes, in volving, as many of them do, political changes in their train, are the unfailing friends of progress. I am really not aware of all the views imputed to me during the contest. I think one of the things urged against me was the fact that I had voted and spoken in favour of the ballot. Well, if that be an imputation, I confess to it. I confess I spoke and voted in favour of the ballot, and I would vote in favour of it again. (Cheers.) I never looked upon it as a panacea for all our political evils. I think those are greatly mistaken who think the ballot would in any appreciablealegree affect the purity of constituencies, but I think it would have a great effect upon the evils of intimidation, and I think that is a sufficient reason for its introduction. Two other things alleged were with regard to my con duct, not in Parliament, but in speeches on public occasions. It was said I bad on one occasion said hard words of the Established Church in Ire land. Well, I do not shrink from this at all. I look upon the Established Church in Ireland as just one of those unsound parte of a ) hopes whatever of reaching there. With a baggi.ge train five miles long to protect, it will be singular indeed if the enemy does not prove enterprising enough to cut off a portion of it, having such a heavy force of cavalry. Viith two more regiments we should have driven the enemy entirely frcin The valley, and with a proper cavalry force could have followed up such a victory with decisive results. Our loss is about 200 killed and 000 or 700 wounded, while the lgss of the enemy must have double our own. Dr. Schenck, who was in the rebel cams at a late hour last evening, bringing away our wounded, reports our men comparatively few with those of the enemy, whose dead were lying thick under the trees. THE NA T'l7. L•-iters from the South American roast rcc , c , iwid by oar Southaraptoi: correspondent state that her Majesty's ship Ardent sailed from Buenos Ayres for Rosario on the 21st of July, b ay i zog _ me. (pen, Attache to the Legation. on bo , ird. The Curacoa and Spy left for Monte Video on: the 15th. The Oberon, from Monte Video, arrived at Buenos Ayres on the 28th, and was the only 13ritish man of-war at that port when the mails left for Eng land. The following vessels Were at Monte Video on the 31st of July ;—Her Majesty's ships Forte (flag), Curacoa, Curlew, and Spy ; the Brazilian gunboats Yequitenhouha (flag) and Ivahi ; the Spanish brig Gravina, 18 guns; the French frigate Pandora (flag), 50 guns, and corvette Thisbe, 25 guns. The Geyser, 6, paddle, sailed from Spithead yes terday morning with the Winchester school frigate iu town for Livc-pool. The Medea, 6, paddle, in thelrstelagg reserve at Portsmouth, took on board yesterday, in the steam basin, her armament, consisting of two 95 cwt. 68 pounder solid shot guns, and four short 32 pounders, exclusive of her boat guns. On Monday afternoon, Aug. 12, her Majesty's ship Edgar was lying in the harbour of Queens town. While furling sails two men fell overboard from the main rigging. One was so seriously in jured as to have his shoulder dislocated, the other could not swim ; and as the tide runs very strong both would inevitably have perished had not timely assistance been given. Commander Waddilove and a seaman rescued one man, and Lieut. A. Buller, jumping from the chains, rescued the other. This is the second seaman's life Mr. Buller has had the happiness of saving, the first being that of a man belonging to her Majesty's ship Prince Regent, when in Torbay, in June, 1852. Tne Lords Com missioners of the Admiralty have requested Admiral Erskine to express their high approbation of the prompt and gallant conduct of both these officers and the seaman Robert Mitchell; and we under stand their names have been forwarded to the Royal Humane Society by their Lordships' command. The last portion of the Boyne, three-deckel, which figured for many years at Portsmouth as the Ex cellent gunnery ship, was broken up in No. 9 dock at that port yesterday. Vice-Admiral Sir Henry W. Bruce, Commander in-Chief at Portsmouth, left that port in the Fire Queen steam yacht, Master Commander Paul, to visit the Channel islands and other places within the limits of his station. The Vice-Admiral will be absent about a fortnight, during which time the duties of the port will be carried on by the second officer in command, Rear-Admiral Hon. G. Grey. The Plover, 5, screw steamer, Commander the Hon. A. L. Corry, having completed fitting at Chatham, will leave that port to-day and proceed to the Nore, to take on board her powder and shells, and to adjust her compasses. The following officers have joined and taken up their commissions : Lieut. Dent, Second Master Willing, Assist.-Sung. Good man, Assist.-Paymaster Grebell, and Master's- Assistant Phillips. The Orpheus, 21, 400 horse power, fitting at Chatham for the first••class steam reserve, will be ready to leave the dock in which she is fitting on Friday next, in order that preparations may be made for the reception of the iron frigate Defence, 22, 600 horse power, on her arrival at Chatham from the Tvne. About 80 tons of stores have been recovered from the wreck of the Hussar Government hulk, which was recently destroyed by fire while subjected to experiments off Shoeburyness. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Sub.-Lieut. John G. F. Lea cock, to the Orestes; Edward. E. Darvall, naval calet, to the Orestes; .T..T. C. Swail, Alfred Master, and John B. Fountaine, midshipmen to the Orestes ; Charles E. Playfair, surgeon, to the Orestes ; Dr. F. A. Brice, assistant-surgeon, to the Edinburgh ; Dr. W. Yarde, assistant-surgeon, to the Excellent ; Joseph G. Parker, second master, to the Orestes ; and Alfred Hackman, master's assistant, to the Orestes. THE ARMY. An official intimation has been issued from the Horse Guards announcing that the next examina tion of candidates for direct commissions will com mence on the 4th November; the examination of candidates for admission to the Royal Military Col lege at Sandhurst on the 16th December' ; and the examination for the admission of candidates for the Royal Artillery and the Royal Engineers to the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, under the regulations dated Horse Guards, April 5, 1861 , on. the sth January, 1862. A detachment of Royal Artillery has been ac tively engaged in testing the condition off the mar tello towers extending along the coast of Kent and Sussex. The majority of these towers have been reported as capable of bearing the firing from a battery of heavy ordnance, and others az e ordered to undergo repairs. On Saturday No. 2 battery of the Bth :Brigade of Royal Artillery arrived in Bristol from Bath, en route from Aldershot to Dublin, comm anded by Capt. Elgee, and numbering about 180 Pm en. They had with them six Armstrong guns, six ammuni tion waggons, and three spare carriage s. They embarked for Dublin yesterday in the Pre aussischer Adler steam transport. The Magmra screw troopship, COMMIX nder Hen derson, sailed from Portsmouth yesterd Et: y morning with the left wing of the 32d Regiment,. • under the command of Lieut.-Col. Bassano, for Ply] nouth. The following alterations have recently taken place in the corps of Royal Engineers : -viz., Col. Nelson returned home from Halifax, Nol is Scotia, and unemployed; Lieut.-Col. Robertson, c )rdered to I Canada; Col. Hadden ordered from Cole hester to Ceylon ; Lieut.-Col. Brown, C. 8., lately retie' ned from the Mauritius, appointed field officcie • for mili tary discipline at head-quarters, and now on leave ; Capt. Morrison, from Sandhurst, c,ippoil Ited Sur veyor-General at the Mauritius; Capts. G rantham, ordered home from the Cape of Gciod He pe ; Gor don, from Shorncliffe to Ireland; Brine, I *rom Bel fast to China ; Wray, from the /Colonia .1-office to Dover; Barber, from Uhatham toDevonpe .rt ; Haw thorn, from Aldershott to Chatham ; Cox, to Alder shot ; Pasley and Fisher, on sick leave a ; Major Longley, ordered from Devonport to tl a Cape of Good Hope; Lieut. White, appointed to the con' mand of the 25th company at Natal. The deaths of the following officers have offi cially reported at the Horse Guards since the leto August last :—Gen. F. Moore, Major-Gen.' C. Frank lyn, C. 8., Major-Gen. S. Swinburn, Maio ,r-Gen. J. J. Major Forbes, Col. T. J. Adair, Col. G. Mylins, W. Dewar, 97th Regiment; MajorH . A.H . Colsby, T. .Tones, 2d West Royal Engineers ; Captain A. been 1 2cl W est India Follett, 71 .h Royal 32d Light In- India Regiment ; Lieut. H. O. B. Fu eg si i l m ee e r n s t;; L L ie je u u t. t. l. J. K . . L A u l c a u l G i s n l e l e a l t.e , Paymaster Major A Thorn pson, late ptain sfasnthtry Regiment; Hall, late 17th Dragoons ; c oin _ . ; Quartermaster r , ua) dLsary-Gene ral W. Bishop; Deputy-Commiss lary-General G ite ; and Deputy-Assist,- Coram lagary . l WWh • • G ene ra. Greig. Sixtyar rived miles b an hour b y been the Great Wester] express has at y the careful and constant in in rovement of th en etic locomotive. Th e same means have made H el -ring's mag" acce ted ne brushes and combs e qua ll y perfect. The y are now the p and certain remedy for the agonies of t is doloreux nerv ous headach e , & c., and restore the colorer to g TreY hair in a few weeks. N.B.—Counterfeits are being n2AS ie. Ofneelit Bi tidughall-street, London. ( f r f 'TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMI3EII 3, 1861, !sound system. (Hear, hear.) I look upon it as contrary to all principles of political justice. and expediency. lam fully awa re o f the vast diffieul ' ties—perhaps insuperable difficulties—that would attend meddling with that subject. Ido not mean that it should be meddled with rashly orincon siderately; but I am not prepared at all to recal that express:on of opinion as to the injurious nature of the influence z -, n both morality and religion, and on the Church of England itself, which is exercised by the IrLiii stahlishment. I think a third charge made against me by Mr. Leslie and his supporters was, that I ha:l voted on one occasion in a sense which would be deemed highly displeasing to the religious notions of the community at large. I was rather amused to perceive that neither my friends nor my foes had, got hold of that matter in its right bearings and right cast. I observed that on one occasion it was said, by an opponent of myself, that I had voted for opening the Crystal Palace on Sun days ; and I observed, too, that the reply orone of my friends was that I had voted only for opening the Crystal Palace Gardens. The fact is, I neither voted for one nor the other. (Laughter.) I believe the matter of opening the Crystal Palace was never brought up while I was in Parliament ; but, upon one occasion, I certainly voted for opening the Na tional Gallery and British Museum upon Sundays. I will explain my reasons. These do not bear much upon the reiigieu4; part of the question. I confess, however—for I will deal frankly with you—that I do not share in, its' strictest view the ideas with regard to the observance of the Lord's-day which are common in this country. I think there may be made many interpretations of the word Rest. I think what is rest to one man may not be rest to another. But with the theological-question I will not interfere ; it has really nothing to do with the matter. The question at issue was this— the British Museum and National Gallery belong to the people of England—they are their collections. Now, if any man has a private collection of pictures or antiquities, or even a joint-stock company, as for instance the Zoological Gardens, the proprietors may, if they choose, go into them on Sundays, or they may abstain from going ; but they have the right to decide according to their conscience and views in either case. Now my view with regard to the National Gallery and British Museum is this, that they are national property, and it may be left for the people themselves to decide whether they would go or would not go on Sundays. There fore I voted according to my own views and ' opinions on the subject; but I do believe the public feeling of the country is opposed to any such relaxation, and to such public feeling I should be quite prepared to bow. (Applause.) It is now my duty to bid you farewell—certainly for long years—perhaps—for what are the changes and chances of life ?—perhaps for ever ! I need not say Ido so with regret. The Sovereign has been pleased to confer upon me the government of an important province in that vast colonial empire which obeys her rule. To that province I shall shortly repair ; and in quitting this country I feel as I never felt before. Till one leaves for a long period a man is not aware how deep a hold his own country has obtained upon his heart and affections. (Cheers.) lam proud to call myself an Aberdeen shire man. I trust I shall never be found unworthy of the name. Farewell. (Loud applause.) Mr. GRANT-DUFF then moved the thanks of the meeting to Mr. Gordon for his candidature and ex pressive of its regret at his leaving the country. Mr. DYcE NICOL seconded the resolution, which was unanimously adopted, and a vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings. liberties which they so well know how to defend. In numbers far exceeding those authorised by your laws, they have pressed the tender of their services against the enemy. Their attitude of calm and sublime devotion to their country; the cool and confident courage with which they are already pre paring to meet the threatened invasion in whatever proportions it may assume; the assurance that their sacrifice s and their services will be renewed from year to year with unfaltering purpose, until they have made good to thelittermest their right to self government; the generous and almost unquestion ing confidence which they display in their Govern ment during the pending struggle, all combine to I present a spectacle such as the world has rarely, if ever, seen. To speak of subjugating such a people, so united and determined, is to speak in a language incom prehensible to them. T o resist attacks on their rights or their liberties is with them an instinct. Whether this war shall last one, or three, or five years, is a problem they leave to be solved by the enemy alone ; it will last till the enemy shall have withdrawn from their borders—till their political rights ; their altars, and their homes are freed from invasion. Then, and then only, will they rest from this struggle, to enjoy in peace the blessings which, with the favour of Providence, they have secured by the aid of their own strong hearts and sturdy arms. THE BA72LE OF SP.RINGIITEED. (From the Missouri Democrat.) SPRINGFIELD, GREEN CO., MO., AUG. 11. Night before last a little army of fifty-two hun dred men moved in two columns on a march of twelve or fifteen miles to attack a body of rebels twenty-two thousand strong. In a military point of view the move was one of doubtful propriety, not to say absolute rashness. The larger force were, with the exception of three thousand men, well armed and equipped, and they had a very large body of cavalry_ But the question of evacuating Springfield, the key of the entire south-west, had already been discussed and settled in the negative. It was decided that the loyal citizens of Green and the surrounding counties should not have cause to say we had left them without a struggle—aban doned themselves, their families, their all, to a heartless and desperate foe, until the enemy had felt our steel and tried the mettle of our troops. That mettle proved itself worthy of the great cause in which it was engaged. The Union troops who fought and won the battle of yesterday need no higher mark, no brighter name, than the laurels earned justly entitle them to. They fought like brave men, long and well. General Siegel, with six pieces of cannon, his own regiment, and that of Colonel Solomon, moved in a southerly direction, marching about fifteen miles, passing around the extreme south-eastern camp of the enemy, and halted until daylight, or for the sound of artillery from the north-west to announce the opening of the battle. General Lyon, with the volunteers composing the Missouri Ist, Lieut.-Col. Andrews; lowa Ist, Lieut.-Col. Merritt; Kansas Ist, Col. Deitzler ; and 2d, Col. Mitchell; part of the Missouri 2d, under Major Osterhaus ; ani a detachment of 20 men from Col. Wyman's Illinois Regiment ; three or four com panies of mounted Home Guards; a force of regulars about 800 strong, and two batteries of four and six pieces respectively, left Springfield about 8 p.m., marching slowly along until 2 a.ro'., when we halted for two hours, at which time Capt. Gilbert's com pany of regulars and Major Osterhaus's battalion were thrown out as skirmishers on either side of the column and we moved forward. Shortly after 5 o'clock a party of rebels, acting as a picket, was seen scattering over the hills to give the alarm, but a portion of our column had already penetrated far enough to cut off their route, unless they took a very circuitous one, in which case we should reach camp ahead of them. We soon came in sight of the valley in which they were encamped. A thousand tents stretching off into the distance and partially screened from view by a hill, jutting into an angle of Wilson creek, wero before us, pre senting as animated an appearanc e as a young city. The enemy's camp extended from the head of tho valley, overlooked on the nprth, east, and west sides by hills and ridges, 200 or 300 feet in height, south ward about a mile, thence eastward a mile and a half, and then southward half a mile, following the windings of the creek, along whose banks the gently sloping hills on either side afforded the most excel lent camping ground. Near the northern end of the valley lived John 111‘Nary, formerly from Indiana, who, finding the rebels within five miles on Tuesday last, packed up his few worldly goods, took his family, and started for the good old Hoosier State, where it is not a crime to be loyal to the Government under which we live. Not less than 20 or 30 families, living on farms in the vicinity, started about the same time, most of them having little or no idea where they were going, except to escape from the dangers which threatened them. The battle field, viewed by your correspondent, where the most severe fighting was done, was along the ridges and hills on either side (mostly on the west) of the stream for the first mile mentioned. above, where the creek runs in a southerly direction As we crossed the hill on the north, moving in a south-westerly direction, Capt. Wright, with the mounted Home Guards, was sent to the east side so as to cut off a party of rebels seen in that direction. Adjutant Hascock, with a glass, rode to the brow of the hill, where, looking down, he could see every movement of the enemy beneath him. His appear ance in full view caused a great hubbub in the rebel camp, which had already been thoroughly aroused by our appearance, and camps and baggage were hastily loaded and moved towards the south. We had completely surprised them. The evidence of that fact was everywhere visible, but they had got quickly into line of battle, their clouds of cavalry were visible, and their 21 pieces of cannon were not long silent after ours had opened the en gagement. On the sides of the first ridge on the western side of the valley Col. Blair's regiment, at 10 minutes after six o'clock, encountered a heavy force of in• fantry, not less than a full regiment, and after a severe contest they gained the summit, and the defeated rebels dispersed rapidly, going in a direc tion which rendered it impossible for any consider able number of them to again participate in the battle. Totten's battery then threw a few balls as feelers to draw out the enemy's cannon. Col. Blair's regiment moved forward and were soon met by a well-equipped regiment of Louisiana troops whom, after a bitter contest of 45 minutes, they succeeded in routing, though suffering severely themselves. Capt. Lathrop's company of rifle re cruits now assisted them, and together they, with Major Osterhaus's men, moved up the second hill, which was considerably longer than the first, and meeting a third regiment finally succeeded in driving them back with the assistance of Totten's battery, and gaining the summit. In this part of the fi g ht the gallant Missouri voluntee r s ac t e d b rave l y; in deed,ustic e. n o words of praise could more th an d o them j Of course, many acts of valour were performed not witnessed by me, but among those I saw con spicuous were Capt. Gratz, leading his men against overwhelming odds, and falling in death just as he had repulsed the foe ; Lieutenant Murphy dashing forward ahead of the line, waving his high in th e a i r , s h ou ti ng " O nwar d" to th e almost wavering men, who gained f res h courage from sword the exhibition, and pushing forward drove the enemy from the &la. In this fight many of our brave soldiers fell to rise no more, while Colonel Andrews had his horse shot from under him and wounded himself slightly. General Lyon suffered in a similar manner; Captains Cavender, Cole, and Yates, each slightly, or at least not dangerously wounded; Lieutenants Brown and Johnson, and Corporals Conant and Rogers, more or less severely wounded. During this engament two companies of regulars PRICE 4d. STAMPED sd. were sent to the east side of the creek to engage a force which was operating against Captain Wright's cavalry, sheltering themselves behind a fence. Cap tain Plummer and Captain Gilbert with their com panies marched close up to the fence and delivered an effective fire, but were compelled by great odds to retire, which they did, hot again renewed the attack. The enemy being largely reinforced, and having now at le:ast - three thousand jumped over into the corn field, and Captain Plurntner's gallant baud was imminently threatened with annihilation. They retreated rapidly-, firing as they did so, when Lieutenant Dubois having got his bat tery under head way on the hill, near the Missouri Volunteers, seeing the position of affairs on the opposite side of the valley, threw in the most pre cise manner several shells, which exploded just as they reached the dense mass of Secessionists, scat tering them lifeless on the ground in scores, while all who could were glad to run for dear life. The gallant men in Colonel Blair's regiment were now ordered back, and their position taken by the lowa First. General Lyon had previously had a poor opinion of the fighting qualities of these men, formed more from supposition than upon any real failure in duty ; but now the time had come for him to reverse his judgment, which he did after the first repulse of the enemy. They fought like tigers ; drove the enemy back, and followed up the advantage gained for a considerable distance. Captain Mason, Company C, was killed soon after his regiment was engaged. Lieutenant Purcell was mortally wounded. Major Porter and Colonel Merrit, gallantly cheering on their boys, escaped unharmed. The Kansas Ist and 2d Regi ments were now ordered forward to support the right flank of the lowas. Colonel Green's regiment of Tennessee cavalry, bearing a Secession flag, now charged upon our wounded, who were partially guarded by one or .two companies of infantry. Seeing the movement, Captain Totten poured a few rounds of canister into their ranks just in time to save our sick men from being trampled to death, dispersing the rebels so completely that nothing more was seen of them during the day. General Lyon now desired the lowa boys, whom he had found so brave, to prepare to meet the next onset of the enemy with the bayonet immediately after firing. They said, " Give us a leader, and we will follow to death." On came the enemy in over whelming numbers, confident of victory over such a meagre force. No time could be lost to select a leader. "I will lead you," exclaims Lyon. "Come on, brave men ;" and placing himself in the van, received a fatal bullet just at the pit of the stomach, which killed him instantly. The lowas delivered their fire, and the enemy retired, so there was no need of charging bayonets. General Lyon's body was carefully picked up, and conveyed lifeless toward the ambulances by two of his body-guard. In his death, as in his life, he was the same devoted, patriotic soldier, regarding his own life as of no value if he could but rescue his country. There was no feeling of depression on the part of the troops at the unexpected calamity, but rather a feeling of quiet determination to revenge his death. On the Tuesday night previous he bad arranged for a night attack upon the enemy, but singularly found himself delayed two hours behind the prope r time for starting, by rumours of a skirmish on the prairie west of town, and the attack was postponed. Wednesday he said to me, " Well, I begin to believe our term of soldiering is about completed. I have tried earnestly to discharge my whole duty to the Government, and appealed to them for reinforce ments and supplies, but alas! they do not come, and the enemy is getting the advantage of us." He then called a council of war, at which there was nearly an unanimous voice for evacuating Springfield. General Sweeny pleaded eloquently against such a course, declared it would he the ruin of the Union cause in that quarter of the State, and urged a battle as sooq as the enemy were within striking distance. He also pointed out the loss of reputation both to the general and his officers which would follow such a step. This counsel decided the course to 'be pursued, and on Thursday, when the brigade quartermaster inquired when we were to leave Springfield, General Lyon replied, "Not be fore we are whipped." This was the proper course to pursue. If he retreated without a battle he would certainly have been pursued by a boastful and un punished enemy, and very likely have his retreat entirely cut off. After being wounded he exclaimed to Major Scholefield, " The day is lost ;" but the ma jor said, " No, general, let us try once more." So they tried, and the general fell. It was now a little after 9 o'clock, and the battle had raged with a fierceness seldom if ever equalled for three hours. The smoke hung like a storm-cloud over the valley, a fit emblem of mourning for the departed hero. He sleeps his last sleep, he has fought his last battle, No sound shall awake him to glory again. The battle raged fur two hours more, the com mand devolving upon Major Sturgis. The enemy made repeated attempts to retake the heights from which they had been driven, but were gallantly re pulsed each time. The Kansas regiments behaved with a bravery seldom or ever equalled, forming am buscades for the benefit of the rebels by lying fiat on the ground until the enemy came near enough for them to see their eyebrows, when they would pour a deadly volley into their opponents, and again remain in possession on the field. The last repulse of the enemy was the most glorious of all, and was participated in by members of every regiment on the field. The enemy came fresh and deceived our men by bearing a Union flag, causing them to believe Siegel was about making a junction with our forces. Discovering the ruse in time our gallant boys rushed upon the enemy, who, with four cannon belching forth loud-mouthed thunder, were on the point of having their efforts crowned with success, and again drove them with great loss down the slope on the south side of the hill. Captain Totten's ammunition was now nearly exhausted, and placing Dubois's battery upon the hill at the north end of the valley, Major Sturgis ordered the ambulances to move towards town. The infantry in Totten's full battery followed in good order, and were not pursued by the enemy, who was evidently glad to be let alone. Among the prisoners taken was a surgeon living in St. Charles county. He was immediately re leased, and Dr. Melcher accompanied him to the rebel generals, arranging for the return of our wag. gons to bring in our wounded and dead. Lieut.. Colonel Horace H. Brand, of the Ist Regi ment, Sixth Division, who commanded the rebel force at Boonville, and who said he was now acting as aide to General Price, WAS taken prisoner early in the day. The Illinois twenty made themselves useful by guarding the prisoners. One of them had a horse shot under him. When General Siegel, who commanded the eastern division, heard the roar of Totten's artillery, he at once attacked the enemy in his quarter, driving him half a mile and taking possession of his camp, extending westward to the Fayetteville road. Here a terrible fire was poured into his ranks by a regi ment which he had permitted to advance within a few paces of him, supposing it to be the lowa Ist. His men scattered considerably, and Salomon's could not be rallied. Consequently, Siegel lost five of his guns, the other being brought away by Capt. Flagg, who compelled his prisoners, some 60 in number, to draw the artillery off the field. Our troops took some 400 horses and about 70 prisoners, and compelled the enemy to burn nearly all his baggage to keep it from falling into our hands. _ _ . , The enemy had 21 pieces of cannon, and at the last 26, including those taken from Siegel. They were none of them worked with precision, every shot for nearly an hour going whiz 20 feet over our heads. Our army reached Springfield in safety, and are now preparing to move towards Rolla, but with no 211E''SAGE OF PRESIDENT DA VIS. On the 20th of July, the eve of the Battle of Bull's Run, President Davis delivered a Message to the Congress of the Confederate States. The Mes sage begau as follows : Gentlemen,—My message addressed to you at the commencement of the session, contained such full information of the state of the Confederacy as to render it unnecessary that I should now do more than call your attention to such important facts as have occurred during the recess, and to matters connected with the public defence. I have again to congratulate you on the acces sion of new members to our Confederation of free, equal, and Sovereign States. Our loved and honoured brethren of North Carolina and Tennessee have consummated the action, foreseen and pro vided for at your last session, and I have had the gratification of announcing, by proclamation, in conformity with law, that these States were ad mitted into the Confedetation. The people of Virginia, also, by a majority pre viously unknown in her history, have ratified the action of her Convention, uniting her fortunes with ours. The States of Arkansas, North Caro lina, and Virginia have likewise adopted the per manent constitution of the Confederate States, and no doubt is entertained of its adoption by Tennessee at the election to be held early next month. I deemed it advisible to direct the removal of the several executive departments, with their archives, to this city, to which you had removed the seat of Government, immediately after your adjournment. The aggressive movements of the enemy required prompt and energetic action. The accumulation of his forces on the Potomac sufficiently demonstrated that his efforts were to be directed against Virginia ; and from no point could the necessary measures for her defence and protection be so efficiently directed as from her own capital. The rapid progress of events for the last few weeks has fully sufficed to strip the veil behind which the true policy and purposes of the Govern ment of the United States had been previously con cealed ; their odious features now stand fully re vealed : the Message of their President and the action of their Congress during the present month, confess the intention of subjugating these States by a war, whose folly is equalled by its wickedness— a war by which it is impossible to attain the pro posed result, whilst its dire calamities, not to be avoided by us, will fall with double severity on themselves. Mr. Davis proceeds to reply to Mr. Lincoln's recent Message in some detail, and after threatening reta liation for the " barbarities" alleged to be committed by the Northern troops, and expressing sympathy for the Border Slave States, he concludes : The operations in the field will be greatly ex tended by reason of the policy which, heretofore secretly entertained, is now avowed and acted on by the United States. The forces hitherto raised proved ample for the defence of the seven States, which originally organised the Confederacy, as is evinced by the fact that with the exception of three fortified islands, whose defence is efficiently aided by a preponderating naval force, the enemy has been driven completely out of those States; and now, at the expiration of five months from the formation of the Government, not a single hostile foot presses their soil. These forces, how ever, must necessarily prove inadequate to repel the invasion by half a million of men, now. proposed by the enemy ; and a corresponding increase in our forces will become necessary. The recommendations for the raising and efficient equipment of this addi tional force will be contained in the communication of the Secretary of War, to which I need scarcely invite your earnest attention. In my message delivered in April last I referred to the promise of abundant crops with which we were cheered. The grain crops generally have since been harvested, and the yield has proven to be the most abundant known in our history. Many believe the supply adequate to two Teals' consumption of our population. Cotton, sugar, and tobacco, form ing the surplus production of our agriculture, and furnishing the basis of our commercial interchanges, present the most cheering promise ; and a kind Providence has smiled on the labour which extracts the teeming wealth of cur soil in all portions of our Confederacy. It is the more gratifying to be able to give you this assurance, because of the need of a large and increased expenditure in the support of our army. Elevated and purified by the sacred cause they maintain, our fellow-citizens of every condition in life exhibit the most self-sacrificing devotion. They manifest a laudable pride of upholding their inde pendence, unaided by any resources other than their own ; and the immense wealth which a fertile soil and genial climate have accumulated in this Con federacy of agriculturists could not be more strik ingly displayed than in the large revenues which, with eager zeal, they have contributed at the call of their country. In the single article of cotton the subscriptions to the loan proposed by the Go vernment cannot fall short of 50,000,000 dols., and will probably largely exceed that sum; and scarcely an article required for the consumption of the army is provided otherwise than by subscriptions to the produce loan so happily devised by your wisdom. The Secretary of the Treasury, in the report submitted to you by him, will give you the amplest details connected with that branch of the public service. But it is not alone in their prompt pecuniary con tributions that the noble race of freemen who inhabit these States evince how worthy they are of the - i F ‘,l \l J' I