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GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. CIIRIq I'M AS HOLIDAYS. RETURN TICKETS issued on WEDNE,DAY. Dec. 24th, an , ' 7 t e"rnechate days, will be ay.dede until MONDAY, the 29th, in =Sive. 011 the Bristol and Exeter and South Devon linen tickets are not "Itnable on Sundays. The trains oh Christina-day will ran as on Sneays, with the addi- Weof Down Day Mail from Paddington to Bristol at 10 A.m., and UP Day Iran from Bristol, to Paddington at 10 a.m., which will as en week days, with the exception et the Branch Trains be t 'ea West Drayton and Uxbridge ; Maidenhead and Wycombe ; 0 , 41 i11t and Basinustolte ; Chippenhain, S ali sbry, nd Yeovil ; 'acester and Hereford; and over the south Wale u s Linea. bELIVERY of LETTERS.—Tho Postmaster- General, anxious to promote rapidity and ~e ? treetness in the delivery of letters , has, for postal purposes, "ided Loudon and its environs into ten districts, eack to be : 4 ated, in many respects, as a separate town; and to render s arrangement effectual, he earnestly requests that every pus may be taken by the public for causing letters to be ,q.ected according to the district for which they are intended. left will suffice, and for the house at which this notice is e ft the initials are W. C., the district being the Western lantral. In the direction of a letter, these initials should be it)ly written in a separate line, and should in all cases end t le address, thus : Jlmss TRObIPSON, Esq , 500, High Holborn, W. C. Orl When the letter is from the country, thus : JAMES THOMPSON, Esq., 500, High Holborn, London, w. C. )thong other means of inducing this practice, it is sug rted that, when convenient, each resident of the Western h ; l6 trict should add the name of the district, or the initials, to Ail address inside his letters when writing to his corre andents, and on his address card , Also, that if in busi h7, lee should give the name of the district, or the initials, the heading of bills or invoices, in advertiseme n t s or trards, and on any article of manufacture which may b ear 5 address, e?errespondents not attending o the above arrangement, lad be fequested to use the initials in reply. l i nformation as to the district in which any locality is in tided may may be had at any receiving - house in Londo n an d its tons, or at any head post-office in provincial towns, of which alphabetic lists of streets, ez.c. will be ke Pt for ref e rence. The British Postal Guide, which can be vt oenred (price 6d.) at any bead post-office, will hereafter a similar street list showing the district initials : and !' 0 information, the Postmaster General is assured, will be ?'Den is the London Post Office Directory for the year 1857, , t , 14 part headed " Street Directory." ' l3 O following additional information may prove useful : TABLII OF DISTRICTS. ?Luxes. Initials. astern Central District * Western Central District Northern District ~ N. North Eastern District, ....... Eastern District South Eastern District Southern District South Western District S. W. Western District North Western District the initial letters be thus regularly appended the depart 7'nt will be able to a. sorb with facility and correctness the t rUtry letters accordin to their respective districts, before m IJ reach London in the morning. t itlY• a recent improvement about 60,000, or fully ono-third, i , l uch letters aro already so assorted with as much correct )l,4 as circumstances allow—a change which has greatly ex 2ted the delivery; and it is hoped that, if the previous 0/talent, with full al l facility for correctness, can be extended , this advantage, seconded by other improvements now l'ogress, will eventually secure to the public the benefit 4 further and important acceleration of the morning deli 111 throughout London. By command of the Postmaster-General. RowLAND HILL, Secretary. (4 elieral Post-office, Dec., 1856. TUE MONS UNITED COLLIERIES COMPANY (Limited). %6.4, ` l . l, On. Million, in 100,000 Shares of 10/. each, deposit 21. per Share on Allotment. TRUSTEES. Ala Grace the Duke of Wellington. Right Roe. the Earl of Albemarle, T S. Thornton, Esq . :, Banker, Birchin-lane. " 1 - Weguelin, Esq., Governor of the Bank of England. DIRECTORS. 1 ,1 1 814 ... General the Right Hon. Lord James Hay, Chairman. The Right Hon. Lord Viscount Bury. if_eut.-C o l. th e Ri g ht Hon. Lord Arthur Hay. on Gudin, Chateau Beaujon, Paris. illiana Gladstone, Esq., (Messrs. Thomson Bonar and ";/, Old Broad-street. ". Porteseue Harrison, Esq., Cambridge-square, Hyde krt. Robert William Kennard, Esq,, Upper Thames-street. Al exander Miller, Esq. , Ashford-house, Middlesex. kt, biloßs--(ro be appointed at the first General Meeting). RiliKE/tS. 1 41 Messrs. Williams, Deacon, Labouchere, Thorn -4nden ton, and Co., Birchin-lane. Messrs. Hankey, 7, Fenchurch-street. 1 ' lions Messrs. Gnillochin, Sons, and Co. 4, • iris Messrs. Charles Laffitte and Co. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Amory, Travers, and Smith, London. Monsieur Dolez, Avocet, Mons. BROKERS. Messrs. Joshita Hutchinson and Sen. Messrs. Laurence, Son, and Pearce, SECRETARY — T. R. Preston, Esq. , s , Temporary Offices No. 46, Moorgate-street. 4 .l es object of this Company is to develope the resources of 4 s in collieries, situated in the most central and best portion e t well.known coal basin of Mons, in Belgium. They sprig.) two distinct sections, of which part is already in K.' worki ng operation, and the remainder consists of cooccs. ta - , lle from the Belgian Government, granted on condition 4t t he coal shall be worked. ts a. e insworked concession, known as " Bonne Victcire," I, l 7ted as A squ illi es , and those applied for , se verall y called 1S e ns Ninsy" and " Ghlin," occupy an area of 18,000 acres ; al t well-ascertained coal seams run through t heir whole a nt. ~ Ple collieries in full work are Ivo, viz., " Bonne V , eine, Esperance,'' " Seize Actions," " Ste. Cecile, ' and )'itSIV du Flenu." They comprise an area of 2 , 000 acres, o~tSne right of working ce sixty-two seams of coal. It esi that their pr odu could be largely increased, within Th s,t Years, at an outlay of 20,0001. (See Engineer's Report.) lal! ti lAarit and other works are ample, well constructed, and tts s 4 ntial ; the engines now at work give an aggregate power a t i horses. These ccllieries are now yielding a minimum th i pofit of 40,0001. per annum (see Report), and it is agreed ca pit a preferential interest of 6 per cent. per annum on the 14 1.11 `al e now to be raised shall bo the first charge on these theconfidence of the vendors of the working Collieries iu ta c eneeess of their new undertaking is further shown by 20 4 ' agreeing to accept in part payment of their property )04 / 9 0 shares (representing 200.0001.) denominated B shares, sien, though considered as paid up, are only to receive di. ttr ends in proportion to the amount paid up on the A shares c ane , to the public. Therremainder of the purchase money, tss'' l ting of 254,0001., is to be paid in cash, out of the first Chi of the Company, at any time within two years from 26,Leeerporation of the Company. Two-thirds of the above t s ,"'"U, shares will be annulled should the now concessions, tse — s t , a rY to expectation, fail in yielding coal of a good com- Ita r rel quality, and this proportion of the shares in question tsalias& Ilet be handed over to tho sel lers until such p roduce bo 1' Coal • llf a semi-bituminous quality. It is Is genera y 0,7 1 Et the several pitpraouths into the waggons of the tos t "rn Railway of France for conveyance to Paris and the 54 and manufactories along the line, at which there is a lit demand, and also into those of the of the odtistaisctFl. and " a yco (which traverses the collieries o is tt e eets them with the net-work of the State Railways o b f u ß fa e c l.. ta: 1 ) for the supply of the towns and the extensiv Net districts of Flanders ; the greater proportion etv.,, however, is conveyed by the Conde Canal, on thea of f an t k he s 'ts . ' s "ich there are extensive sheds, where the boats are loaded. one e xisting facilities for transit will be further extended by si s i ta ss ilway now in construction between Mons, Haunronnt, „.. a taubeuge. The constant demand by railways, ii gas-works, and for other manufacturing and house the' purposes, is more than sufficient to absorb, at all times, llt reost produce of the collieries. A the request of the Directors, a detailed report on the Dr a te4 t state of the collieries at work, and to be work ed, was b isi ` al 'esi by the eminent French Civil Engineer, Mr. F. N. 'it, Which report has been confirmed by Mr. H. Gain, a as e : ll lnining engineer of great experience. Subsequently Mr. 14, ,areles Manby, G.E., was deputed to verify the statements D s ' s _ • A majority of the Directors have also lately made a Clete' visit to the collieries, and having taken every means aa d a% s t ,isfY themselves of the soundness of the undertaking, the truthfulness of the above reports, they now feel justi ' in invitin g the investment of capital in the Association. 4 ;,r,he capital of the Company is divided into 100,000 shares si l Ot. each, which arc sub-divided into two classes, viz, A 'aferential Shares, and B Free Shares. The deposit will be is ! Per share, and the first call of 21. per share will be due on e Ist June, 1857. The vendors consent to waive their claim to any dividend an their B shares till 6 per cent. shall havo been paid on all I lse A shares, th us i n fact giving to the A shareholders a pre. erential dividend to the amount of 6 per cent. ; and in the e vent of the winding up of the Company's affairs, the amount !aid on the A shares will be repaid to their holders before 11 7 payment is made on the B shares. Dividends will be paid half -yearly at the Company's bankers London, Mons, and Paris, upon whatever amount may be 4 ' 1 , 1 up on the several shares , The administration of the Company's affairs in Belgium is e4t eully provided for. T he J various reports alluded to in this prospe c t us h ave b een „ L'ilted, a nd may be obtained on application a t th e Com office, as also a chart, showing the position of the eellieries and the new concessions. s ,APPlications for shares must b e accom panied by the bank '`'receipt f or a sum equal to one pound upon every share *Pned for. The deposit will for thwith be returne d on such ha res applied for as may not be allotted. syi s s b ()M s of application may be obtai ned at the b rokers' ; at the offices of the Company , 40, Moor g ate-street. f c ' s,`l ach applicant for Shares will be requ ired to p a y into o ne - tke Ba n k ers o f th e C om p an y, one pound ( 11 .) per Share, h the numbers of Shares applied for, in part payment of the Te n of 21 , in exchange for which a voucher will be a s t l e , tl - In the . event of the Directors allotting less than the p I • °te number applied for, the amount paid in will be appro. ai r C oted towards the deposit of(21.) per Share payable on those t i'd• Should no allotment be made to the applicant, cs - f ° s 4 a s e Y lodged at the bankers' will be forthwith r eturned free aerge. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. 110 the directors of the Mons United Collieries Compo.ny (Limited). Ge ntleman,—Having paid into the hands of Messrs. credit , the Bankers of the Company, £ to y our . I request that you will allot me preferential A °f 101, each in the capital thereof. I agree to accept t o - " shar es, or any less number that may be allotted to me, t iPaY the remaining deposit, to execute the articles of asso ttil.on or a printed copy thereof when required, and in all e ,„". respects to conform to the provisions of the Joint Steck it: — Nnica Act, 1856. In the event of my failing to perform 1 7 4, 0 1 these stipulations I agree to forfeit the deposit now 141 5 1 a tin t. e to your Bankers, and authorise you to cancel the I an, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, ••••••••• • Name in full Profession or occupation... Date Relidence in full 11490 9f IbiViill9lo. if iwy„, INVESTMENTS in BRITISH. 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PURSUANT to a Decree of the High Court of Chancery, made in a cause Wooldridge a2ainst White, the Creditors of Thomas White, late of Pile Bill, in the parish of Bishop- Stoke, in the county of Hants, yeoman (who died in or about the month or April, 1805)), are, by their solicitors, on or before the 29th day of January, 1857, to come in and prove their debt. •r claims at the Chambers of the Vice-Chancellor Kindersley, at No. 3, Stone buildings, Lincoln's-inn, Middlesex, or in default thereof they will be peremptorily excluded from the benefit of the said Decree. Monday, the 2d day of February, 1857, at 12 o'clock, at noon, at the said chambers, is appointed for hearing and adjudicating upon the claims. Dated this 18th day of December, 1856. CHAS. PUGH, Chief Clerk. LEWIS, W iOD, and STREET, 6, Raymond-buildings, Gray's-I,n, Agents for WOOLDRIDUE and SON, of Winchester, Plaintiff's Solicitors. PURSUANT to a Decree of the High Court of Chancery, made in the cause. "Waterhouse egainst Bran sten." the creditors of JOHN LUNN, late of New Bridge-street, ilackfriars in the City of London, and of Rye-terrace, Peckham, in the county of -urrey, Tea Dealer, who died in or about the month of Januar% , 184,, are, by their solicitors, on or before the Eighth Bay of January, 1857. to come in and prove their Debts or Claims at the Chambers of the Vice-Chancellor Sir Richard Torin Kindersley, No. 3, Stone-buildings, Lincoln's-inn, Middlesex, or. in default thereof, they will be peremptorily excluded from the benefit of the said Decree. Monday, the Twelfth day of January, 1857, at Twelve o'clock at noon, at the said Chambers, is appointed for hearing and adjudicating upon the claims. Dated this first day of December, 1856. CHAS. PUGH, Chief Clerk. W. M. WILKINSON, 44, Lincoln's-inn-fields, Plaintiff's Solicitor. METROPOLITAN COUNTIES and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 27, Regent street, Waterloo-place, London. Capital, 100,0001. TausTEts. Rt.lln.Spencer Walpole,M.P. I Richard Spooner, Esq.,M.P. Henry Peter Fuller, Esq. E. Vansittart Neale, Esq. Life Assurance business transacted in all its branches. N.B. The bonus declared at the last division ot profits averaged 13 per cent. on all the premiums paid. F. FERdIISON CAMROUX, Manager. GUARDIAN FI ASSURANCE No. 11, Lombard DIREC FRANCIS HART DYKE, HENRY HULSE BEREN John Dixon, Esq. Sir W. M. T. Farquhar, Bart. Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Brt. Thomson lls.nkey, Esq., M.P. John Harvey, Esq. Jan G. Hubbard, Esq. John Labouchere, Esq. John Loch, Esq. Stewart Marjoribanks, Esq. AUDI' [RE AND LIFE COMPANY, l-street, London. 3Toss. , Esq., Chairman. Esq., Deputy-Chairman. John ;Martin, Esq., M.P. Rowland Mitchell, Esq. James Morris, Esq. Henry Norman, Esq. Henry R. Reynolds, Esq. John Thornton, Esq. James Tulloch. Esq. Henry Vigne, Esq. [TOM. A. W. Roberts, Esq. Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq. I Lewis Lloyd, Jun., Esq. John Henry Smith, Esq. George Keys, Esq., Secretary. S am uel Brown, Esq., Actuary. LIFE DEPARTMENT. —Under the provisions of an Act of Par. [lament, this Company now offers to future insurers Four-fifths of the Profits, with Quinquennial Division, or a Low Rate of Premium without participation of Profits. The next division of Profits will be declared in June, 1860, when all participating Policies which shall have subsisted at least one year t Christmas, 1859, will be allowed to share in the Profits. At the five divisions of Profits made by this Company, the total reversionary Bonuses added to the Policies have exceeded 913,000/. At Christmas, 1854, the Assurances in force amounted to upwards of 4,240,0001.; the Income from the Life Branch in 1854 was more than 200,000/. ; ani the Life Assurance Fund (independent of the Guarantee Capital) exceeded 1,700,0001. FOREIGN RISKS.—The Extra Premiums required for the East and West Indies, the British Colonies, and the northern parts of the flatted States of America, have been materially reduced. L y o h A a i z: s e th eir eaPolicies L ied i s v o rp os e hn s INVALID LIVES.---Persons who are not in such soun d health as may enable them to insure their Lives at the Tabular Premiu ms, inall sured Policies ib a ce t i Extra een, teofftehc P et r ee e dx m tae i u sn t u s of pro vided such attained In each case a va l ue not under 5 01. . ei t e h n e t i their i N m 'al e U t e o s , have ASSIGNMENTS OF POLICIES.—Written Notices of, received and registered. MEDICAL FEES paid by the Company, and no charge will be mad• for l'olicyStamps. Notice is hereby given, That Fire Policies which expire at Christ mas must be renewed within fifteen days at this office, or with Mr. slims, No. 1, St. James's street, corner of Ps ; or with the Company's agents throughout the kingdom, otherwise they become void. Losses caused by Explosion of Gas are admitted by this Company. - 2 - Iz/ } 7 7 se , • ":t • ' • (0' el EC „ OW w. \\* _ • i • , •'••\ .111 A4 , t oft , ^l: ' ) • 7 ` , ' 7 , 6 n . , I ) IViZeletietVlA:' lATO I4 . VQ& fitt -E, ----- ( J/, ,/^•- -,...- __ •- z , . --, ... z „. L ., ( z . _ zr-x 2 .,_.,_, 7 ,1 ~ ,, / 22 - ..,,, ../ .4 _, • , , _ 7 . go 7:ftirq r ' $,7-'' might be, it should be exerted to the preservation of t.; : ,-471 6 • ? —peace at any price, short of dishonour. And, r bathe ' - ais '3 ‘ ,14'% '"lt'e, tie: •••1 the Provost kindly wished, ha iztiht come back with e 4Q -- , consciousness of having done his duty, or was destined to .:; v,-,/ id.._,* , lay his bones in a far country or under tLe blue sea, he po- a S trusted his future conduct to the e n d o f th e chapter would 1611" be such as to cause no one present to regret the friendly , and affectionate greeting they had given him that evening . ' (Loud cheers.) Sir A. ALISON in an eloquent sp eec h, w hi c h was much I cheered, proposed the next toast, " The Army and Navy." He was pr. - sud that the city of Glasgow had been the first to • acknowledge the services of the Crimean heroes by a public banquet, and it was to the honour of Greenock that it had taken the lead in according similar honours to the navy. Admiral MONTGOMERY, on the part of the navy, and Lieut. J. A. 2. NICHOLSON responded for the army. Mr. R. STEELE gave "The Health of the Member for the Burgh," who was unavoidably absent. The Earl of GLASGOW, in a highly eulogistic speech, pro posed "The Health of the Member for the County and Lord of the Manor." The toast was drunk with all the honours and one cheer more, and appropriately acknowledged by Sir M. S. STEWART. The Duke of ARGYLL gave "The Memory of the Heron who fell in the last War." He said—You will see by the arrangements of this evening that a very difficult task has • been imposed upon me by the Provost. When I say a diffi cult task, I mean that it is one in which it is extremely diffi cult to do justice to the feelings of others or to one's own. I am to propose to you the memory of those who have fallen in the late great war. I need hardly say that every. thing that has been said as applicable to the living must still more come home to our hearts and judgments as ap plicable to those who are now dead, and who have fallen ander the sufferings, the miseries, and the misfortunes of war. At the same time, although much that I have to say must necessarily be but a repetition of that which has been said, and said with infinite power and heart as sailors always speak, by my gallant friend near me to-night, there area few observations which I should be glad to make in reference to those feelings which arise in connection with the memory of those who have fallen in the late war. We are accustomed to speak of the 6 years, or nearly 40 years which preceded the commencement of this war as if it had been a period of profound peace. It has commonly been called the " Forty Years' Peace," and so, undoubtedly, in One sense it has been. During that 40 years there were, indeed, contests in which the arms of Great Britain were engaged; but they were, for the most part, upon distant scenes of action; they did nob come home to the under standings and feelings of the people so much as the war now concluded. I remember very well being told by the late Lord Harding° that, during the whole campaigns o f the Duke of Wellington, in which he took so distinguished a part, he had lever seen so tremendous a fire, or the Bri tish army placed in a position of greater peril, than in the tremendous action which took place on the Sutlej in the Sikh war, when Lord Harding° was Governor-General of India. You will recollect the strong sensation for a mos went created by that event ; the panic in the country when the late Sir Charles Napier was sent out to take the command of the army in India. But it was a passing danger, the contest of a moment ; in a few short weeks the agitation of that period had subsided, and we were again accustomed to talk as before of the peace that suc ceeded the great revolutionary contest of the last century. Now some results did ensile from these long years of peace. You all must remember that not very long before the commencement of the late war there was a strong party raised and organised in this country for the purpose of depreciating the services of the army, and I very well recollect that a distant association was formed, in which it was laid down as a rule that at their public dinners the usual toast of "the army and navy" should be omitted. New, gentlemen, I believe that these persons were not actuated by any sort of personal hostility to the army, but they entertained what I believe to be very extravagant notions in reference to some earning millennium of peace, a period that never will come until the nations are very dif ferently constituted from what they are at present. (Cheers.). But still more, gentlemen, that feeling arose not merely from political and economical errors, but from a strong tendency to depreciate what are really the noble virtues of the military character. (Applause.) People had almost come to forget what those virtues are; they had come to consider mere courage in the field of action as almost the only virtue which the military man is called to exhibit. Now, Ido anticipate as one result of the late war—as one result of the feelings which must ever gather round the memory of those who have fallen in it, that there will be a better and more just appreciation of the high qualities which constitute the real soldier. (Ap plause.) My belief is that these virtues are intimately connected with other virtues which lie at the basis of all civil as well as of all military reputation, and that without these virtues there never will be a people which can be really great. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, I will not attempt to define to you what these virtues are. You have to look to the conduct of the men who fell not in the field of battle, but under pestilence and famine, during the late memo rable contest. You have, above all, but to look to the character of that great man in whom all those virtues were summed up and typified as they never have been in the his tory of the world before—l mean to the character of Arthur Wellesley. (Cheers,) Allow me also to associate with his name the name of one who in those virtues, as well as in his scenes of contest, was his close, his inseparable cora panion--I moan Fitzroy Somerset. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, I was grateful, I must confess, to my gallant friend for his well-timed remarks in connection with the services of the army and of the navy. He recalled to your recollection the character of the late Lord Raglan. I need not tell you that, in now mentioning him again, I do nut wish for one single moment to touch upon those questions which have been matters of controversy in regard to the conduct of this last war. Suffice it for me to tell you, and I think I can tell you safely, that the history of that war has not yet been written, and that it will bo for another generation to judg a entirely of the conduct of the late Lord Raglan. As far as my own means of observation can go, I can sincerely say that there was no nobler specimen of a British soldier ever born than the late Lord Raglan. I mention him now not as a general, because on his capacities in that respect I neither seek nor do I care to pronounce any opinion what ever, I mention him simply as a soldier who fell at his post of duty ; not, indeed, by the bullet of the enemy, but by the pestilence that walked at neon day among the gal lant ranks of the British army. (Cheers.) And now, I can only say in conclusion, that I trust throughout every class there will in future, and for many years to come, be a juster appreciation of what I have called the nobler virtues of the milit ar y c h arac t er , th a t you w ill reme mber thatofdan ger, in their devotion t o d u ty, no t mere l y i n the very face diffi but cul t y and i nde devotion , to they e duty a under ve bee been acircumstancesdareanexo example m i n p fi l n e i t t o e civilians in their respective walks of lite. (Cheers.) I give " The memory of the late Lord Raglan." Drunk in solemn silence. o Th s ed e Rev. D ~ Th e h r . 0 a M I t :C u ho e f e m o c i li a , i a very Nightingalen and speech,th the pro pladynurses," which was received with great applause. Sir M. R. S. STEWART made an eloquent reply. The remaining toasts were by Mr. J. H. Maxwell, " Lady Dr. familyß ro Brown by replied Sheriff ; by Ta n Sir laes il t li o ' n ' s T to h n e who replied ; by li.. J. A. S. ASCtluwrgatyltn: Nicolson, theSi t ‘ Te ThewhltearCetvha.Chairman," Ladies m a n ;' , ' " by Mr. J. J. Grieve, " The Agricultural Interest," Mr. J. H. Maxwell replied ; by Commercial ci D. Crawford, IMnatje'orrestDs,a"rlirorc.h, j : 3l 4 T ,c he unn Manufacturing reidica;bymarn. - The Croupiers," Bailie Kincaid replied. [ PRICE 4D. STAMPED 51➢. expressive phrase at the time, "their fire was snuffed out." The assault, of course, could not be made. The bombard. ment was ordered for 1 o'clock, and then had been counter manded. But that was a very dilcult thing to do with an allied fleet—with every man burning for distinction it was almost impossible— so they went at it, and they behaved admirably. But what was the consequence! We showed every weak point the enemy had, only to enable them to repair the errors and add to the strength of their fortress. That noble fellow Todtleben—he must be a Scotchman, he only wished he had, " todtled," but—Todtleben made good use of it ; and when he (Sir H. Stewart)—looked over the batteries on the north side after all was over and peace proclaimed the commandant of the Wasp Fort—so called by the sailors, because it was stung so badly—(a laugh)— showed hint different works, and said "Yes, and our prayers were offered daily that the fleet might attack again." (Cheers.) Had they attacked again there must have been a great deal more damage done to the fleet than on the lith. Without troops to take possession they knight have fired away their ammunition, and come away damaged ; the enemy would fire a shot after we had re tired, and would then say they had beaten us. (Cheers.) He would like to say a word in reference to a man who was now no more. He believed that there never was a com. wander of more noble or generous spirit or cooler in the kour of danger than was Lord Raglan. (Cheers.) He knew that sooner or later justice would be done to that great man, but at the same time he was persuaded that the posi tion of Lord Raglan was not generally understood in this country. He made a remark to Admiral Lyons, after coming from a conference, that ho did not believe, if even I the Duke of Wellington had been in Lord Raglan's place, he would have been able to do more. It was a difficult position for a man to occupy the command of merely a portion of an army. The great Napoleon himself had said, better one indifferent commander than two good ones. No action, however brilliant, could be conclusive in its results unless it was vigorously followed up. The armies of Eng land and France on first landing in the Crimea were nearly equal, perhaps that of England was superior. Marshal St. Arnaud and Lord Raglan ware of the same mind as to tactics, but it was to be remembered that the French generale were changed three times, and as the war pro ceeded the French army was greatly increased. The peon liar circumstances which thereupon arose would be under stood without kis dwelling upon them. (Cheers.) He gave every possible credit to the honesty and perfectly bona fide alliance the Emperorof the French wished to maintain with us; but it was not to be expected that with an army of 200,000 men every officer and man would be of the same opinion ; indeed it had been a marvel to him that the alli ance had been so well preserved, and it was a credit to both armies that it had been. Then it was to be recollected that, according to etiquette, the French general commands She French admiral, and the French admiral was senior to our admiral ; and this together with other arrangements served very much to complicate matters. He had the greatest respect for the French, and he believed they had the same for us ; and one result of this struggle in the Crimea would be that it would be a long time before they had their slumbers disturbed with the idea of a French invasion. If they went to war again, however, each must have his own part to play—a single commander with a single corps. He would like to say a word about the Malakhoff and the Redan. That was a soldier's question, and it might be admitted that as a sailor he would speak impartially on the subject. He had been a witness to the taking of the Malakhoff, and if they would allow him he would read an extract from a letter which he had written from the Crimea to a very particular friend—his own wife. "Those who have seen the Malakhoff and the Redan know well that no comparison as to the difficulty of as sault exists between them. In the one case deep trenches a ere cut in yielding soil to within 25 paces of the ditch, having the Mamelon in the rear, keeping up an incessant hail of shot and shells up to the very instant appointed for the assault,l and capable of containing any amount of troops in reserve, as well as a capacious place d'armes at the termination of the sap. In the other case, that of the Redan, was a hard rocky soil impossible to penetrate much beyond three feet in depth, and the termination of the trench at a distance of 280 paces from the parapet. No possibility of forming any place d'armes, and the whole advance open to a murderous fire from bat teries on both flanks of the Redan. Tho Redan itself, too, perfectly open to ifs own rear, where 1,000 men could march abreast to its defence, whereas the Malakhoff, being closely fortified in its rear, was peculiarly capable of being held when once entered. And it was nobly entered and nobly held by our French allies, who, confident in them selves, resolutely declined to allow any portion of the Bri tish or Sardinian troops to join in its attack, although it was repeatedly urged upon them, knowing, as every one did, that the Malakhoff was the key of Sebastopol, and that, if the attack on it failed, the remaining points of at. tack, even if successful, could not bo held for one hour. Oh, let us not blame our soldiers for not holding the Re dan ; they gave material guarantees' at Alma, at Inker man, and at Balaklava that no troops in the world can surpass them in courage and conduct, and in that brave and truly British quality which our friends call solidit6,' and we know by the familiar name of pluck.' " (Cheers.) Many an intelligent Frenchman had avowed that he con sidered it fortunate for the allied cause that the English held the right at Inkerman—(cheers)—and at Inkerman there fell one with a heart, one of the boldest, truest, and most gallant that ever filled a soldier's breast,a man belonging to the county of Renfrew, whose family had been long con; nected with Greenock, whose name was inscribed upon one of its streets, and who had given his name to a hill in the Crimea where many a gallant soldier lay—the memorable Cathcart-hill. (Great applause.) He did not think there was an officer in the British army more promising, or of whom more was expected than Sir George Cathcart. He knew him well, ho had heard hundreds speak of him, and many speak of him with moistened eyes after he fell. Ho had the spirit of a soldier and the patriotism of a Scotch man. (Applause.) He was afraid he had already been very long-winded. But considering himself as in some me'. sure an unimpeachable witness, especially where military matters wore concerned, he wished to read an extract from the first report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Sup plies for the British Army in the Crimea. He could bear his unqualified testimony to the truth of it. Sir Houston then read the following extract : " It is a great satisfaction to us to find, on most of the important points, a remarkable concurrence in the testi mony as to matters of fact. The sufferings of the army in the course of the winter, and especially during the months of December and January, must have been intense. We have not noted all the particulars related to us, many of which wero unconnected with our inquiry; but we may state that it has been only by slow degrees, and after the frequent repetitions of similar details, as one witness after another revealed the facts that had come under his own observation, that we have been able to form any adequate conception of the distress and misery undergone by the troops; or fully to appreciate the unparalleled courage and constancy with which they had endured their sufferings. Great Britain has often had reason to be proud of her army, but it is doubtful whether the ►hole range of mili tary history furnishes an example of an army exhibitiag throughout along campaign qualities as high as have die tinguished the forces under Lord Raglan's command. The strength of the men gave way under excessive labour, watching, exposure, and privation; but they never murmured, their spirit never failed—(cheers)—and the enemy, though far outnumbering them, never detected At the Mansion House on Friday, Edward Horace Montefiore was charged with uttering a forged bill of exchange for 5,3001., with intent to defraud the London and Westminster Bank. Av —8 way remanded for a week. SHIP ore FIRE.—LIVERPOOL, Dee. 19.—Last evening a fire broke out iu the lower hold of the ship Ida, lying in the north-east side of the Queen's-basin, laden with cotton. The fi re b r i gade, under Mr. Hewitt, were speedily on the sp o t, and owing to the daring and intro . - pidity of the firemen, who at the risk of suffocation forc ed their way to th e seat of danger, the flames were extin• guished without much further damage having bee n sioned than that caused by the enormous body of n _w n ° a e te o r . which was necessarily thrown into the hol d. One coa t . the fi re policemen fell into the hold and su staine d e veral others pound fracture of the knee, and he, with who had been half-suffocated, was taken tot the Northern fromorthern Hospital. The fire is supposed to have originated the use of a naked light i n th e h o ld. p t Ita appears that the N s B be L CbsoTairod o f Guardians PARlSH tiardiange of i t i h l of the ao eCERS— City of London Union are now enga ged in th investigation O counts of two of their offi f ce b r e s, who it is estimated are G. Ai 21st October last, to the extent of defaulters to the extent onnitwaeeenolll,otoOro/o.faponclolrs,roaoteslll; In the case of C. deficiencies, up to the being represented foyllowing proportions :—Allhallows, of 11,8091. are the to haved i fferent be en p d a i r s icsobveeoriend, whichthe smo b • officiated in the Barking, ; h, Allhallows, Staining, 1,159/. ; St. St. Leonard, East te, 68 ; 3: 2 . 51 5 . t Ethelberga, 98/, ...- St. Helen's, Bishop cheap, 528/. ; St. Igc l‘ a fargaret, New Fish-street, 1 ,2741.; Benet, Gr 4 ;c l e 3 c B h l u . St. Ol av e, Hart-street, I,Blol.—making the total 11,8801. An assistant - clerk is asserted to be d efy, nt in his accounts between 3 , 0001 . and 4,0001., a b l u e tthe entire inquiry has not yet been completed. As ma y naturally be supposed these revelations have occasioned considerable surprise, esp ec i a ll y as the accounts are understood to have been regularly audited. Both parties, it seems, have practised these frauds for • lengthened period, and, it is believed, hiv e i n n „,,,,, degree acted in concert. Having absented themselves from business, the authorities have adopted measures for effecting, if possible, their apprehension. The an' flexed circular, issued to the churchwardens and over seers of the different pari s h es, confirms the defau lt of C. G. Maaini !-- " City of London - Union, 51, St, Mary-&114 Dec. 17. _, Gentlemen,—l am di rec t ed by the board of gu ar dians to t l7 OOOO . inform you that Mr. Ch arles Guerrino gini defaulter to ha tor of poor-rates f or your pariah, a large amount, a n d th e said Ces hasri proved a GuManini hat been suspended f rom the office of coll ector h rri Yon are there fore advised by th e b oard immediately , by . collection of rates is the inhabitants, o to stop any further .„ient servant, .o% andbill to all your parish.--I am, gentlemen, your " a GEO. HOOPER, pro J. T. RovrsELL, Clerk.—To the chunk* . wardens And °venom of, &C." in those whom he encountered any signs of weakness. Their numbers were reduced by disease and by casualties to a handful of men, compared with the great extent of the lines which they constructed and defended ; yet the army never abated its confidence in itself, and never descended from its acknowledged military pre•eminence. Both men and officers, when so reduced that they were hardly fit for the lighter duties of t he camp, scorned to be excused the severe and perilous work of the trenches, lest they should throw an undue amount of duty upon their comrades; yet they maintained every foot of ground against all the efforts of the enemy, and with numbers so small that, perhaps, no other troops would have made the at. tempt. Suffering and privation have frequently led to crime in armies as in other communities, but offences of a serious character hare been unknown in the British army in the Crimea. Not one capital offence has been committed, ' or even alleged to have been committed by a soldier, an d intemperance has been rare. Every one who knows a ny. thing of the constitut ion of the arm y must fee l that, when troops so conduct themselves throughout a long catimai the officers must have done their duty and set the a --gn ' example. The conduct of the men, therefore, implies the highest en comium that can be passed upon their officers. They have not only shared all the danger and exposure, and most of the privations which the men had to un d ergo, b eve rywhere found indications of theeirir solicit u d e forut w the welfare of those who were under their their constant readiness to employm their comma nd, priva tct meansa n dof in pro moting the comfort of th e Doubtless there has been, as there must alw a y s be, be e t n ter management in some regiments than in others, b u t a mong much that was pain ful in the evidence that we have heard, it was always Bra. tifying to observe th e community of feelings and interests that appeared everywhere to subsist between the men and their officers, seemsand alwayswhicht theo P rodu regimental ee ' of the Bri tish armyw rlee referred with ad pleasure to the ki n d reception w hi c h the army and navy h received at the hands of their countrymen on their re turn from active service , and predicted that when the coun , try's extr em it y did come the fruits of that kindness would exhibit itself. With regard to his appointment to another coramand,he would assume it with a determination to do his duty, to preserve his own temper, and to maintain his coun try's honour. Mr. Cobden himself was not a greater friend of peace or more sensible of its advantages than he was ; and in the position he should holi, wiatover his infttleUee J ~. ---7 L% ~r/~/t~ LOND,)N, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 22, 1856. MONT BLAN C.-ARRANGEMENTS for CHRISTMAS : —Monday, Dec. 22, Evening at Eight ; Tuesday, Dec. 23, Afternoon at Three; Tuesday, Dec. 2S, Evening at Eight ; Wednesday, Dec. 24, Evening at Eight ; Friday, Dec. 26, Afternoon at Three ; Friday, Dec. 26, Evening at Eight ; Saturday, Dec. 27, Afternoon at Three ; Monday, Dec. 29, Afternoon at Three ; Monday, Dec. 29, Evening at Eight ; Tuesday, Dec. 30, Afternoon at Three; Tuesiay, Dec. 3), Evening at Eight. MISS P. HORTON'S POPULAR ILLIJS TRATIONS.-Mr. and Mrs. T. GERMAN REED will give the above Entertainment, intrcducing several new Illustrations, at the Gallery of Illustration, Every Evening (Except 'aturday), at Eight o'clock. A MORNING PERFORMANCE. every Saturday at Three o'clock. Stalls, 35., 28., ls., may be secured at the Gallery, from 11 till 4, daily, and at Cramer, Beal, and Co.'s, 201, Regent street. GYL L ROOMS.—LAURENT'S CASINf Great Windmill-street, St. James's.—The above elegan ooms are now open every evening for the winter season, with Laurent's celebrated Orchestra. Principal Cornet-a-piston, M. i'.oulcourt. The Proprietor begs to inform the public that this fashionable place of resort has been entirely redecorated during the ecess. Doors open at half-past eight, commence at nine. Admis ,ion One Shilling. you DR. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, 4, Coventry-street, Leicester-square.—Open (for Gentlemen nly) from 10 till 10, containing upwards of one thousand models .nd preparations, illustrating every part of the human frame in ealth and disease, the race of men, &c. Lectures delivered at 12, ,4, and half-past 7, by,Dr. G. SEXTON, F.R.G.S. ; and a new and ighly-interesting series of Lectures is now in course of delivery y Dr. KAHN, at a quarter past 8 p.m. precisely. Admission. One Catalogues containing Lectures as delivered by Dr. Khan (grat is). MR. W. S. WOODIN'S OLIO of ODDITIES, with New Costumes and various Novelties, Vocal and Cha racteristic, will be given during the Christmas Holidays, in the p , ,ivgraohic-hall, King William-street, Charing-cross. Opening Night, FRIDAY, Dec. 26th. First MORNING PERFORMANCE en SATURDAY, Dec. 27, at Three. Private Boxes and Stalls may be secnred without extra charge, at the Box-office. The Polygraphic Hall is being entirely redecorated. GENERAL TOM THUMB ! the American Man in Miniature, will hold THREE LEVEES each day, for a short thee 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, &c., &c. His MINIATURE CHARIOT and PONIES, with ELFIN COACHMAN 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 and the Royal Family, at Buckingham Palace. Hours of Exhibition—from 11 till 1 ; 3 till 5 ; and 7 till 10 o'clock. Admission Is., without regard to age. Reserved Stalls, 2s. ; Children, Is, WIDOW LADY, thoroughly acquainted with the routine of Housekeeping, 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 no re servants are kept. A comfortable home the chief consideration. Unexcep tionable references given.—Address C. G., Mrs. Powell's, 4, Trinity street, Blackheath-hill. AMERICA. NEW YORK, Die. 10. The United States' mail steamship Atlantic, hence, had arrived at New York on the 9th inst. The steamship Manchester, hence for Philadel phia, and out 20 days, had not been reported, and much uneasiness was felt. The Washington correspondent of the ew York Times writes that the Message continued to be de nounced in the boldest language by men who stand high as leaders of the Democratic party, and that even some members of Mr. Pierce's own Cabinet shrug their shoulders ominously when the subject is mentioned. The friends of Mr. Buchanan are said to be firm in their conviction that Mr. Pierce had the deliberate purpose of kicking up a row for the annoyance of his successor. The Washington correspondent of the New York Herald announces that a new British treaty has just been concluded by Mr. Dallas, and that it will shortly be laid before the Senate for con firmation. That journal characterises it as one of the most important documents that have lately seen the light, and states that it has every reason to believe that this new treaty, while affirming the old principle of the Clayton-Bulwer Convention— namely, that neither the United States nor Eng land desire to colonise or fortify for their exclusive benefit any part of the territory on the isthmus or in Central America—contemplates a much larger field of operations than that memorable conven tion. It has reference, it understands, to Cuba and the Spanish possessions, as well as Central America, and its object is the consolidation of the present political condition of these colonies, islands and States, with a view to the general pacificatio❑ of that part of the world and the extension of ide ; that it is, in fact, a commercial and eta , . servative treaty ; if the United States depart from their past policy in guaranteeing Cuba to Spain, they do so, no doubt, in return for a grant of commercial privileges, so extensive that in a commercial point of view even annexation could give them nothing more. It says it may safely be assumed that the Reciprocity Treaty with Canada has served the framers of this new treaty as a guide, and in some respects a model ; and, as the Provincial Legislature of Canada was a party to that, by the act giving force to the royal treaty, so, no doubt, the Government of Spain is a party to this, and stipulates gratefully for the changes by which she is by far the greatest gainer. It gives Mr. Marcy credit for the scheme, and adds that a treaty guaranteeing Cuba to Spain before Mr. Buchanan's Administration would deprive that gentleman of his most promising chance of glorifi cation ; and would clear the way in 1860 of many obnoxious rivals, The Governor of lowa in his annual Message states that, as it had been currently reported during the past summer that the President of the - United States had failed to protect the citizens of Kansas for the reason that no official intelligence of the outrages committed upon them had been received by him, he deemed it his duty to notify to the President the crimes committed against former citi zens of lowa, and to demand the protection of the Federal Government. He desired to reiterate his opinion that it is the duty of the State to protect her former citizens in Kansas when the Federal authorities were unable to do so. At Franklin, Tennessee, there was much excite ment, owing to a projected insurrection among the slaves there. Twenty-four muskets and two kegs of powder had been found in the possession of a gang of negroes at Columbia, Tennessee. In Perry, Tennessee, 15 negroes had been killed by their owners. The Evansville Journal of the 6th inst. learns that there was much excitement in the neigh bourhood of Dover, on the Cumberland river, among the negroes. Many of the ringleaders had been arrested and 11 hung. One white man, " disguised ahse a d i n e e d g r h o e , f ' e ' rhea the d b e r e e n e a sentenced t o fullyoioeo lashes, fiie t ed . The u whites were arming and organising for defence. An opinion prevailed that a general uprising would take place among the negroes during the holidays. Escapes of slaves were unusually nu merous. The New York Times, commenting upon the pro ceedings of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, while repudiating any wish to attribute a sinister motive to the British government for the course it has thought proper to pursue relative to the under taking, " simply," as it terms it, directs attention to the fact that with the telegraphic line completed between Ireland and Newfoundland both ends will be under its absolute control, and that this, in the event of war, would be to the serious disadvantage of the United States. This motive, it believes, has induced our Government to enter into the project, and it cannot see, as its services will be quite as im portant to that country as to any other, why the exclusive control should be allowed to pass into the hands of a foreign, though a friendly, Power. WASTEFUL DISPOSAG OF GOVERMENT STORES. LIVERPOOL, Dsc. 20. At the weekly meeting of the Council of the Liverpool Financial Reform Association on Thursday the follow ing beautiful specimen of official thrift and ingenuity was laid before the council as authentic :—There is now a ship in Liverpool which carried a cargo of rum to Bala klava, with orders to return in ballast. The war having ceased, and the rum not bein required for the troops, g it was sold at Constantinople at the rate of sd. per gal lon, or thereabouts, and the vessel returned to England in ballast, as originally intended. The quantity thus disposed of is said to have been 800 puncheons, or about 85,000 gallons, the worth of which in England at the present moment would probably be about ss. per gallon. Of course it never occurred to the official mind that all the labour and expense of discharging the cargo and taking in ballast might have been avoided, and some 17,0001. saved in the purchase of a similar quantity of spirits, simply by bringing the rum back to England ; or, if it did, the official instructions must have been the insuperable obstacle in the way, when common sense dic tated the possibility of such a course of proceeding. [ADVERTISEMENT.] — HoIIoway's Ointment and Pills preferable to [all other Medicines for the Cure of Bad Legs.—Mrs. Bayley, of Wheeler's-lane, Great Cohnore street, Birmingham, bad a bad leg f or a considerable time ; she obtained he best medical advice in the town, and tried a variety of other remedies, but without effect ing any good whatever. Holloway's Ointment and Pill s were then made use of, which, in a brief space of time, effected a perfect cure. Mr. Hobson, chemist, 45, Horse Fair, Birmingham, can testify to the accuracy of the case.—Sold by all medicine vendors throughout the world, at Professor Holloway's Establishments, 244, Strand, London, and 80, Maiden-lane, New York ; by A. Stamp, Constantinople ; A. Guidicy, Smyrna ; and I, Muir, Malta. DINNER AT GREENOCK TO ADMIRAL SIR TIOURTON STEWART, K.C.B. On Friday evening a banquet was given by the corpora tion and community of Greenock to Admiral Sir Houston Stewart, K.C.8., in testimouy of their personal respect for his character and public approbation of his gallant and patriotic services (luring the late war. The entertainment took place iu the Town-hall, an elegant, commodious, and stately edifice, just completed at a cost of 20,0001., and of which the proceedings on Friday may be considered as the auspicious inauguration. The hall floor was tastefully de corated with shrubs, and its walls with wreaths of laurel interspersed with fruit, stacks of armour, and colours ar tistically displayed ; while the gallery was filled with ladies, among whom were observed the Duchess of Argyll, and Lady Octavio, Shaw Stewart. The entertainment was first class in character, and in all its appointments was most creditable to the taste and liberality of the corporation. The chair was taken at 8 o'clock by Provost Hunter, who was supported on the right by the gallant guests of the evening. Admiral Sir H. Stewart, the Duke of Argyll, Sir R. M. Napier, Admiral Montgoruerie, Lieut. J. A. Stewart Nicolson (Grenadier Guards), Mr. J. M. Shaw Stewart, Captain R. F. Shaw Stewart (Scots Fusilier Guards); and on the left by the Esri of Glasgow, Sir M. S. Stewart, M.P., Sir Archibald Alison, Mr. Hall Maxwell, Major Darroch, Sheriff Tennent, Mr. Scott, of Finnart, and Mr. Tasker. Mr. R. Steele officiated as vice-president. The company, numbering about 200, besides the members of the council, embraced the clergy, Capt. Frere and several other naval officers. Capt. Latham and several militia offi cers, the Dean of Faculty, Mr. David Crawford, and other professional gentlemen, Mr. M. Brown said the leading merchants of the town, Messrs. Steele, Caird, Scott, and the other representatives of the great ship-building yards and engineering establishments for which Greenock is cele brated, with Bailie Macgregor, and some highly respect able gentlemen from Glasgow. After the cloth had been removed, The CHAIRUAN gave " The Health of her Majesty," particularly adverting to the deep anxiety which the Queen was known to manifest during the war for the welfare of the brave soldiers and sailors who were fighting our battles, and especially the maternal soiioitude she displayed for the care of their sick and wounded, as forming additional claims on our patriotic attachment and enthusiastic admi• ration. The toast was drunk with all the honours. The next toast was dedicated, along with the Prince Consort, to the Prince of Wales, as Baron of Renfrew, and was followed by " The Health of the Lord-Lieutenant of the County," to which the Earl of Glasgow appropriately responded. The PROVOST, in giving the next toast, said—l feel assured that the toast of " Her Majesty's Ministers" will be cordially responded to by men of all parties present, (Cheers.) The responsible advisers of the Crown have at all times most onerous and difficult duties to perform, and whatever may be the political opinions of the Ministers, we are entitled to believe, from the high standing of British statesmen, that they are guided by honesty of pur pose and a sincere desire to advance the interests of the empire. The present Government deserves the thanks of the country for the energy they displayed in bringing the late war to a successful termination ; and, whatever may be % the nature of the present diplomatic difficul ties, I have so much confidence in their skill and firmness that I do not fear but they will surmount them all, and carry out the treaty of Paris in all its integrity. (Loud cheers.) I have the pleasure of coupling with this toast the name of a distinguished member of the Cabinet who has this evening honoured us with his presence—(cheers) —one whose name is associated with the liberties and religion of Scotland, and who is himself a most able and efficient Minister—his Grace the Duke of Argyll. (The toast was drunk with all the honours, and one cheer more.) The Duke of ARGYLL, who was received with loud cheers, said—l am glad, Mr. Provost and gentlemen of Greenock, on account of the early opportunity which this toast affords me of assuring you how heartily I sympathise in all those feelings which I believe this great banquet was intended to express. (Applause.) Whether the feeling be regard for the family to which my gallant friend belongs —a family which was never more worthily represented than at the present moment—(applause)--whether it be respect and admiration for the professional services of the gallant admiral himself, or whether it be love for that noble pro fession of which he is a distinguished ornament, I heartily sympathise in them all. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, in regard to the family to which my gallant friend belongs, I believe there are few families which have given such a handsome contribution to the public service of this country during the late war as the family of Ardgowaa in my gallant friend, and in that distinguished lady who was a worthy companion of Florence Nightingale. (Much applause.) As regards the professional capacity and character of my dis tinguished friend, I am enabled to inform this company of what, no doubt, they are well aware, that in the depart ment of the Government which presides over the navy of England the highest confidence was placed in my gallant friend in one of the most difficult and responsible positions in which a naval officer could be placed—(cheers)—l mean in that position in which he had the charge, during many months, of the groat, most arduous, and most difficult nava 1 preparations in the island of Malta. I have been assured by the First Lord of the Admiralty that of the exertions of my gallant friend in reference to that service it is impossible to speak in too high terms ; and the admirable efficiency of all the arrangements which were made in respect to the Black Sea fleet was due, in a great measure, to the personal head and hands of my gallant friend, now your guest. (Loud cheers.) In regard to that noble profession to which he belongs, I need not say one word, I am sure, in any company of Scotchmen, to recommend it to your hearty applause. During the late war the services of that navy wore called for under circumstances of peculiar difficulty They were not, indeed, called on to meet the enemy on the seas, because the enemy was too wise to meet them ; but they were called upon for most arduous exertions, and I need not tell you that in the naval brigade the navy of Great Britain contributed one of the most efficient corps towards the reduction of the stronghold of Sebastopol. Now, gentlemen, allow me to thank you in my official capacity for the manner in which you have received the toast of " Her Majesty's Ministers." It would, indeed, be most ungrateful of any one who has been connected, as I have had the honour to be during the last four years, with both the Governments which during that period have been responsible for the administration of public affairs, if I did not cordially thank you for that support which the public and Parliament of Great Britain have, under all circum stances given to the Ministers of the Queen during that anxious and eventful time. Gentlemen, in 1853 we had to thank the people and the Parliament for the support which was given to a Government formed under very peculiar cir cumstances, and with a peculiar task before it ; and it was owing to that support that, before the commencement of the war, we were enabled to pass through what was, I trust, an active and useful session, and to leave permanent marks on the financial policy of this country. At a later period of the same year we had to thank them for the patience and for bearance with which they waited for those efforts of diplo macy which we thought it our duty to exert, in order if possible to avert the calamities of war; and, although I know that it was the opinion of many of those efforts were obviously useless, or were misdirected, yet, neverthe less, they were efforts which it was clearly our duty to make. (Applause.) And again, gentlemen, at a still later period, we had to thank the people and the Parliament of this country for the noble public spirit with which they bore the heavy burdens necessary to a state of war, under a conviction which they entertained that that war was both necessary and just. (Cheers.) And again, at a still later period we had to thank them—l had almost said, more than all—at a moment when their strength was but well gathered up ; at a moment when the armies and navies of Great Britain were brought up by great exertions and through great sacrifices to a state of unparalleled power and efficiency ; at a moment when, under the excitement of war, great hopes were entertained of the result of it—we had to thank them for the calm and conscientious good sense with which they received our determination, come to in conjunction with the Government of France, that it was our duty to accept a peace which, although it might not fulfil all the expectations which had been held under the excitement of war, though it might not fulfil all the condi tions which some politicians think still ought to have been made, nevertheless did fulfil those objects for which the war was originally undertaken, and which, therefore, the Governments of France and England thought it their duty to accept. For all these things we have to thank the pee. ple and Parliament of this country ; and let me tell you that Governments in this country are very much what the good sense and public spirit of its people enable them to be. And now, gentlemen, I believe we shall have to thank you yet again for the support you will give when the time of reckoning, which is not far distant, comes—l mean when Parliament meets. I believe we shall have to thank you for the support you will give to those exertions which have been made by my noble friend at the head of the Govern.. ment, and by my noble friend Lord Clarendon, to carry out the conditions of the treaty of peace in their entirety and integrity. I can onlythat it is my be lief that, struggling in this war for say, ebeen gentlemen, th ro u a objects which are not selfish, for objects n which England had s hav we no primary concern, which affected almost more the interests of other States, we have thought it our duty to be strenu ous in support of the liberal terms and obligations of that treaty, and I cannot doub t that those exertions will be crowned with success. (Loud cheers.) I believe they have been conducted in that spirit at once of conciliation and of firmness in which the foreign affairs of this country have been uniformly conducted by my noble friend Lord Claren don. (Cheers,), And no , gentlemoo, I do trust that, whether the Government of this of ,untry is to be in the present or any other hands, Governrs ent will still have the support of its people in times of pre found peace. I hope those times are coming, for great to , may be the triumphs of war, they are costly triumphs, and we look, as lam sure the people of this country look , forward with anxiety and hope to the time when we ma 3 , be the rivals of other nations in nothing else than the arts of peace. (Ap plause.) And I would say, in COD oglusion, that I hope we shall be able in future, when the , transactions connected with this war are wound up and closed—l hope we shall be able to resume terms of amity sand friendship with that brave and gallant people with w - Li ch we have lately been at war. (Applause.) There ar a circumstances which I think are hopeful. A young err iperor has just succeeded to the throne, not insensible, I 1 rave reason to believe, of the weight of his responsibilities; and the difficulties of his task. There can be no reason VI hy, with his vast empire, he should desire its extension ; r and if he is a wise man he will rather direct his exertions t, o the development of that people in the arts of industry nr.d peace. I trust sick will be the case,and I have no doubt that in these circumstances the Government of this count, •y will bo able to turn its attention to those many meaisr tres of social reform which are so much needed by a grer►t and an advancing people. The noble duke resumed his !seat amid much applause. The CHAIRMAN—I have meow the great honour and plea sure of proposing to you the• toast of the evening, " Our distinguished guest, Admiral Sir Houston Stewart." It is now 50 years since he jollied the navy, but I will not attempt to give an epitome, far less a history, of his event ful life. The name of C hs.rles Houston Stewart, of the Benbow, is to most of us. familiar as a household word. (Cheers.) . We all remember that at the siege of Acre, although last in getting lap, he placed his ship first in re tweet of nearness io that:almost impregnable fort, which he assisted effectually to demolish. (Cheers.) Admiral Stew art's energy and decision. of character made his services in_ valuable to any Government, and hence his nomination to ono of the most important appointments on shore. His able, admirable management of the service at Malta during the war entitles him to the lasting gratitude of his coun try. (Cheers.) Fleets of transports were arriving every day with thousands of troops and their baggage, and they were despatched with the utmost regularity. Had his energy, forethought, and provision for contingencies been displayed in other quarters the country would not have been bowed down with shame at the neglect, suf fering, and death of many of her bravest sons. (Applause.) The Government saw and appreciated Admiral Stewart's services, and appointed him to the fleet in the Black Sea. Unfortunately that fleet had a conspicuous want—the want of a foe. Sunk in the harbour of Sebastopol lay the great Russian fleet. With all the gallant admiral's ac quirements in the science of war, he has never yet learnt the art of scuttling his ships and building them behind stone walls. (Cheers.) When his ship sinks it will be with her colours nailed to the mast, and her gallant crew will go down with her. (Cheers.) Admiral Stewart has again been appointed to a most important command, which may require net only the quality of a great naval commander, but the ability and astuteness of a statesman and diplomatist. I have no fear of the result. (Cheers.) I trust that Providence will spare him to return with fresh laurels to the bosom of his family, and to receive the gra titude of his country, that he has not only done his duty, but, by his example, taught others to do theirs. The toast was drunk with much enthusiasm. Admiral Sir H. STEWART, who was loudly cheered, said he was quite sure he should have the sympathy of all his good friends present when he acknowledged that at that moment he felt himself an embarrassed man. (Cheers.) He was embarrassed, because he felt it impossible to render adequate expression to the gratitude he felt for the cheering reception they had given him; and he was em barrassed by another but sadder feeling common to every man who, having left his country for foreign service, re turned after the lapse of years. He saw many a smiling face around him, but he could not shut his oyes to the fact that he missed many a dear and once familiar countenance. Ten years had gone by since he last saw Greenock, and ten years made gaps in friendship which could never be filled up again. And how was he to tune his feeble pipe after the magnificent address of tke M'Callum More ? (A laugh.) The Duke of Argyll had told them, and the Provost had told them, that he had done his country good service at Malta. He did his best, as every man must do who had,; his work before him ; but he had been supported in such a , manner as insured success. He had a governor, a gallant Scotchman (Sir Wm. Reid), the hero of a hundred Penin sular fights, whose heart was in the service of his country. (Cheers.) He had another gallant Scotchman, Sir James Ferguson, with eight clasps on the medal he wore, and who was as anxious as he himself to send forward every musket gun and cartridge to support Lord Raglan. He ventured to say no better public servants could be found than he found in the superintendent-engineer and master-ship wright of the dockyard, and they exerted themselves iu a manner and displayed resources which entitled them to public credit and reward, and he was glad to pay this testi mony to their merits. (Cheers.) With such means of sup port, with such instruments to work with, he claimed no , farther merit than an anxiety to exert every nerve and put forth every faculty he had in the cause. (Cheers.) No doubt the Government had been blamed—it was the privi lege of Englishmen always to growl and find fault. The Government bad been sadly blamed because they were said to have been taken by surprise and were not prepared for war, not having got the gunboats and flat-bottomed boats and mortar-boats which were found necessary. But, with a free press and an Argus eye in every seaport and colony, how was it possible that any preparations of that kind, if made, could be kept secret from the world ? Had we begun to make our gunboats, flat-bottomed boats, and mortar boats, would it not have embraced diplomacy ? Would it not have been said we were going to war ? Various opi nions were given about the war, but, as the noble duke said justly, we tried to stave it off till we could no longer pre serve peace with honour to the country. (Cheers.) Well, then, knowing the intentions of the Government, was it not the duty of those on foreign stations to do what they could, to use every energy, to press forward preparations ? Malta was half way to the seat war, and they had nothing to do but to send on all the men and materials they could. He must do the Admiralty the justice to say that never was man more cordially and liberally supported than he had been in all he had done. Sir James Graham, then the First Lord of the Admiralty, was an admirable man of business, and a liberal applauder of a man who did his duty. Sir Charles Wood, who succeeded him, was the same; and, as to the navy, the review of last year at Spit head showed the world what England could do after a little time. (Cheers.) Speaking generally, we were a peaceful and commercial nation, and could not come out like the nations whose occupation and delight were war — England stood on a different footing from them. We were called a nation of shopkeepers, but when the row began we shut our shops. (Cheers, and a laugh.) Well, then, from Malta he had the good fortune to be allowed to go up to the Mediterranean fleet, and, whatever they bad heard to the contrary about badly manned and equipped vessels, he would say, and he had been 50 years at sea, a finer fleet never left the English shores than the Mediterranean fleet, nor was it ever under a more gallant, patriotic, and accom. plished officer than Lord Lyons. (Cheers.) The Provost has said that in his new appointment he might have to act the part of a diplomatist as well as an admiral. He hoped not but ,if he did succeed it would be from the cordial friend: ship and confidence he had with Admiral Lyons, who united the skill of an export diplomatist with the gallantry of an accomplished naval officer, who would make war if it could be made, bat would not ran risks which no pru dence could justify. It had been said we could not get our enemy out to meet us in the Black Sea. That was quite true, and he thought they were very wise. But it should toe recollected that they had no screw ships—no ships with two decks and steam. Steam had made a vast, an enormous difference in the art of war, especially of naval war. They might talk as long as they pleased about ships and atone walls, the one versus the other, but he had lived long enough to know that, considering the combustibles and the immense increase of weight of metal with which ships would be met if they came in contact, they would have little chance. Unless they could place a ship of war within 30 yards of a stone battery the wooden walls would not have the best of it. They might probably allude to Acre and Algiers, but they must recollect the sage remark of the Duke of Wellington after the bombardment of Acre, in which he bore a humble part. At Algiers they allowed the ships to take up their position. The Queen Charlotte, with Lord Ex mouth, was actually within yard's length of the quay. Lord Exmouth, before he would drop anchor,actually waved to the people to get out of the way. No doubt they would in such a ease make precious work with the battery. At Acre we put buoys upon the shoals in the night time to show where they were. The Egyptians thought these were the spots on which we were to anchor our ships; they lowered all their guns for these buoys, and blocked up the embrasures with sand bags to prevent our shot touching them. What was the consequence? They let us pass the shoals and then opened fire, but not until we were past them, and three times their batteries were manned and destroyed. That was taking up a position before they began. With respect to ships and stone walls, then, it was very easy to talk of the Baltic fleet and say it ought to have sent Cron stadt to the devil, but they should, after all, consider that it was much more easily said than done. (Cheers and a laugh.) Now, with regard to the bombardment of Sebas topol—he was not present on the 17th of October—the same argument was illustrated th ere. A gallant attack Twhaes siege batteries aatnteridiets werews intended tdousulipgpohztanthdothaesysasuluct.. ended so well that Lord Raglan had left the parapet where he had been observing our fire, and was going to communi. cute with the French General in order to arrange the as , a ault when the French magazine blow up, and to MO the ~~t.