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STAINES and WOKINGHAM, and LONDON And SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. REDUCED FARES between REA Dli%G and LONDON, by , the 8.15 a.m. Up Train from READING to ihe Waterloo-bridge Station, LONDON", and by the 7.45 p.m. Down. Train to Reading. First Class. Seco d Single journey. 2s. 3d. J Is. 3d.. Double Journey, available to retum on the following day ...... • • ....... 3a. 3d. I 2s. 3d. These Tickets will be available between Reitlmg and London only, Ilnd by tbezTrains above-named. By order. Waterloo-bridge Station, London, 3d November, 1856. .QOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY REDUCED FARES between LONDON-BRIDGE, WOKING "AM, and READING, by all trains, viz.:— _ _ _ First Class. - Eeeond Class. S ingle Tickets ..... 2s. I Is. 3d. Return Tickets, available for the return journey the following day ..... .•• .• 33. I 2s. Od. The a , oye tickets will be ararable between London and Reading and London and Wokingham only. C. W. EBORALT, Manager. November, 1856. 1:10RDON CUMMING, the LION HUNTER, will he AT HOME' in his Encampment. surrounded by the t t'al and trophies of his achievements, and Five his new and popular F ERTA IN NU:NT. Illuitrative of hii ADVENTURES in the Far Jlnterior of SOUTH AlrltlCA, Pictorially and Y,Tusicalfy illustrated. filarWeY evening throughout the week, at 8 o'clock. • Piano by Mr. s Wilson. AdmiSsion, Is. and 2.5.; stalls, 35. -23 2, Piccadilly,. A RGYLL ROOMS.—LAURENT'S CASINO, R oo ~..aourent's Great Windmill-street, St. James ' s.—The above ciegan , r/14 are now open every evening for the winter season, with celebrated Orchestra. Principal Cornet-a-piston, M. ,r oicourt. The Proprietor begs to Inform tile public that tins r aB hiontble place of resort hay been entirely redecorated during the arel,, One Doors open at half-past eight, commence at nine. Admis ,.-2•11 tine Shlllial.. ! I. lt KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, x p , 4, Coventry-street, Leicester-square.—Open (for Gentlemen fpm 10 till 10, containing npwsrds of one thousand models ea! PreParations, Must:sting every part of ths uman frame' In th and disease, the race of men, &c. Lectures h delivered at 12, )4 1 half-past 7, Dr. G. SExTow, ; and a new and by . D Y• I gteresting series of Lectures is now In course of delivery r ' K AIM at 4 p.m. precisely. Admission, One izhilling. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road. PEN KVERY EVENING.—The folowing company of ? !'ve alists are engaged for the performance of Selections ti°in all the 7 41 " °Pew, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees. Duets, &c., viz. •, 3 ,!'" E. Pear ce , M rs. J . c au l field, Miss Hrunell, and Miss Summers ; J. ("antacid, Herr F. ,Tonehmans R. Orover, T. Raino, T. x.aursrant, S. Jones,. J. Barker, W. Telling, and P. Comic; Masters „,.. 4 _tin. Bennett, and Corti ; Mr. Sam Cowell and E. Mackney. r t :Z II arroway, R.A.. harmonium, Caulfield , jnn. ; direr 7 •T. Caulfield. Commence at seven o'clock precisely. Suppers. until twelve o'clock. REATIIEWS TRlJST.—Under the Manage ment of the Clotbworkers' Company.— t the Court to be Z nen on the 3d of December next, this Company will dis•ribute to P n(} e Widorrs of Decayed Hott.okeepers, the amount divisible tinder the above Tract , being about 81. to each. P er forms of application may be obtained at the Company's empo r arY Offices. Barbers' lionkivell-s reet, Cripplegatei London. The applicant must state therein such particulars relative toner condition and circumstances as may be proper to be considered in deciditr , on her claim, and name references from whom informa• Hon may be obtained for verifying such statements. The application, accomeanied by certificate of marriage, and a certificate or other proper proof of the death of the bulb:and, must be left at the Company's Offices previous to the 23d November instant, addressed to ROBERT BECKWITH Town, Clerk. Barbers'llall, Ist November, 11456. I N the matter of th e J o i nt Stock Companieff Winding-up Acts, IMB and 1849, and of the Secority Mutual Life. Assurance Society, NOTICE I , HEREBY GIVEN, That all Parties (laiming to be creditors of this Society are to come in and Prove their debts bef re the Vlce-Chancellor Sir Richard Torin dersley, to whose Court this matter is attached, at his chambe No. 3, Stone-buildings. Lincoln's-inn, London, and until the• sha se come in th e y w ill b e precluded • from commencing or prosecuthi any proceedings for recovery of their debts. 1 And notice is hereby further given, that the said Judge has spoof n ed TUESDAY, the eighteenth day of November, 1856, at Two of 4 clock in the afternoon. for hearing and adjudicat ng noon the claims. The Creditors will file their Rill lavits o f c l a i m at the Office of the Clerks of the Records and Writs, and leave the office copy at the Judge's Chambers, and give notice to Messy.. Clarke, Gray, anit Woadcoct, 20, Lincoln's-inn-fields, London. •solicitors to the Offici Manager. Dated this 30th day of October, 1856. CHAS. PUGH, Chief Clerk. "-• • M.ETROPO LItAN COUNTIES and tree GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIE TY, 27, Regent t s, Waterloo-place, London. Capital, 100,0001. TRUSTER. -In. Spencer H. Walpole,M.P. I Richard Spooner, ESci., M P. Henry Peter Fuller,' Esq. lE. Vansittatt Neale, Esq.' Life Assurance business transacted in all its branches. a N.R. Th e b o n us declared st the last division of profits ayerami - Pei' cent. on all the premiums paid. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Manager. i SON LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIET LONDON. Policies effected with this Society now will PARTICIPATE it rOtrit-FIFTTIS, or 80 per cent., of the Net Prodts of the Societ , according to the conditions contained in the Society's Prospectus. I , The Premiums rewired by this Society for insuring Young Lives ate 1 6wer than in many other ' ' ot4-established offices, and Insurers a rc fully protected from all ri s k b y an ample, guarantee fund, iti addition to the accumulated, f un d s d er i ved from the investments of Premium s . ? ale)" stamps paid by the Office. P rospectuses may be obtained at the Office in Threadneedle-street, t London, or of any of the Agents of the Society. • CHARLES HENRY LIDDERDALE, Actuary. . GUARDIAN —- FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. No. 11, Lombard-street, London. i nntEcToas. I FRANCIS HART DYKE, Esq., Chairman. ' HENRY HULSE HERENF!, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. ' John' Dixon, Esq. " Stewart Afarjoribanki, Esq. Sir W. M. T. Farqtthar, Bar‘, John Martin, Esq., M.P. Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Brt. ! Rowland Mitchell, Esq. - Thomson flunkey, Esq., M.P. James Morris, Esq. John Hama Esq. • Henry Norman, Esq. John G. Hdl3bard, Esq. Henry R. Reynolds, Esq. George Johnstone, Esq. John Thornton, Esq. John Labouchere, Esq. James Tulloch. Esq. John Loch, Esq. Irenry Vigne, Esq. AUDITORS. A. W. Roberts, Esq. Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq. . I Lewis Lloyd, jun., Esq. John Henry Smith, Esq. . George Keys, Esq., Secretary. , , Samuel Brown, Esq., Actuary. LIFE DEPARTMENT.—Under the provisions of an Act of Par. ' !lament, this Company now offers to future insarers 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 participathig Policies which shall have subsisted at least one year it 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 ,240,000 L ; the Income froM the Life Branch in 'lB5 I was more than 2 00,0001. ; and the Life Assurance Fund (independent of the Guarantee Capital) exceeded 1 ,7 0 0,0001- , FOREIGN RISES.--The, Extra Premiums required for the East and West Indies, the British Colonies, and the northern parts of the United states of America. have been materially reduced. INVALID LlVES.—Persons who are not in such sound health as Would enable them to insure their Lives at the Tabular Premiums, • may have their Lives insured at Extra Premiums. LOANS granted on 'Life Policies to the extent of their values, pro vided such Policies shall have been effected a stundent time to have g attained in each case a value not under 501. ASSIGNMENTS OF POLICIES.—Written Notices of, received a nd registered. MEDICAL FEES raid by the Company, and no charge will be Made for Policy Stamps. . FIRE DEPARTMENT. Insura nces are effected upon every IRE DEP A RTMENT. of property, a t mo d era t e rates. • Losses caused by Explosion of Gas are admitted by this Company. pri. NATIONAL GUARANTEED Incor MANURE COMPANY (Li m it e d) . Incorporated under 19 and p Tict., c. 47, Li m iti ng the Lia bility of Shareholders. C aPital, £lOO,OOO in 50,000 Shares of £2 each. Deposit, Ten Shillings per Share. MThe object 'is to supply the agricultural community with anures, consisting of organi c su b s t ances, which will be ranteed" by this company to co n t a i n a certain per centage of nit rogen, ammonia, soluble phosphates, silicates, and other fertilisers, so essential to the growth of the crops. TRUSTEES. Colonel Willi.m Petrie Waugh, Branksea Castle, Dorset. John Eians, Esq. (Evans, Lescher, and Evans, Bartholomew close, London, and Evans, Sons, and Co., Ranover-street, Liverpool). Robed John Lattey, Esq., Erin house, St. John's-wood, and Cregg, CountY of Galway, Ireland. . DIRECTORS. The lion. Rowland Winn, 20, Wilton-street, Belgrave-square. William Bush, Esq , Royal Circus, Bath, Mayor of Bath. Thomas Burbdge, Esq. (Burgoyne and Burbidge), 31, Throg mottou-street. P_.eter Carqairs, Esq., 4, Upper Mon tague-street, Russel-sq. T. J. I.Tnwin Clarke, Esq., 23, Hornton street Kensington. T W. Fleming, Esq., Stoneham Park, Southampton. Samuel Bamford Ramer, ETq., Dale Side, tielmsley, York iiiire. 4_ o a h v n Brown, Esq., Cross-lane, Tower•str et. D id Mißirney, Esq. (M‘Birney, Collis, C and Co., merchants, Ashton Quay), Dublin. William Slarke, Esq., Cricklewood M. Lieut.-Colonel Thorpe, Manor lieu; iddiesez. Auprreas. e, Leaden, Colchester. R. Hodson, Esq., 15, Adam street, Adel phi. C. H. Cooke, Esq., 14, Whitehall-place! Sir John Lubbock, Bart.,R"anKdßß. City, Co., Mansion House-street, London and Eastern Banking Corporation SoLt.crrons. , Cannon-st., City. Messrs. Humphreys and Knight, Spital- square, Bishopsgate street. , 72, Colermoan-street, City. Worthington Evans, ESq . • BROKERS—Messrs. Crosley „si,„, crEmiu,rtilers). 30, 'Cornhill. W. H, Road, Esq., late Pupil and Assitan b t to Professor Way, SECRETARY—George Gorham tr-street, City. TEMPORARY OFFICP.s-77, Ri ng w iiiia E B cl., pro tern. and 20th Vic. This Company is incorporated under tliel c. 47, which limits the liability of the amount of their subscriptions, shareholders to the prepared The objects of the Company are stated above. Calculations h we been made on earaully based en the transactions of two companies, whi eb sbolv dota, that upon the manufacture and sale of 20,0 , n) tea s or la clear profit of 43,000 will be realised. enure a England, the other This company has purchased the works of two manur e co m . panics iu hill operation, one in the North of ih London, whose respective businesses have been Carried on successfully for some years past. The testimonials of numeros a griculturists who have used these manures with tho most be neficial effects, are lying at the company's offices for in spection. A large portion of the shares are already subscribed for, and' each application for the remainder must be made in the anneXed form, accompanied by a remittance or a banker's receipt for 10s. Per share deposit on the number applied for, without which no applications will be re ce i ve d . Should a less num b er be allotted than applied for, the amount paid in excess will be r eturned forthwith, with - the Allotment Letter. Five per cent. interest will be allowed on all calls paid in ad vance. Applications in the annexed forms for the remaining shares should be addressed to the Secretary-, or Musts. Crosley, B rother., 'Brokers, 30, Coruhill. London, October, 18E6, FORM OF ..I TARRE3.. • To the National Guaranteed Manu r e Company (Limited.) Gentl emen,—Raving paid into the hands af the bankers, the sum of , the receipt for which I enc lose you, I request you to allot me Shares, ,_ 42 sash' in the Company, and I hereby agree to accept Lao e, or any less number you may allot to me, and to Pay the future calls thereon. I am, Gentlemen, Name in fu11........ Residence ........... Profession or calling D ated the Reference cliy of .. ...... 1 ........ , 185 (N 0 . 20,085.) 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The Second Edition, lu:,t published, price 55., T" PATHOLOGY • and RATIONAL TREATMENT of STRICTURE of the URETER %, in all its Varieties and Complications, with Observations on the Use and Maw of Instruments in the Treatment of Diseases of the Urethra. The whsle Illustrated by numerous Cases selected from the Records of upwards of Twenty Years' extensive and successful Practice. By P. B. COUR VENAY, M.R.C.S. E. London: 11. Ballliere, 219, Regent-street. I'o LOVERS of. FlSEL—Fifth Season.— llenuine - PAR dioTJfll BLOATERS. These highly esteemed delicac'es forwarded to all parts, on receipt of the amount As ander, in penny postage stamps, or Post-office order:- 100 prime 100 especially selected Bs. 4d. Package included. 50 ditto Send full and plain directions, county, and nearest station. Ad - dress, THOMAS LETTES, Jun., Fist: Curer, Great Yarmouth. FRIEND of the CLERGY CORPORATION, for alloodng Pensions. not exceeding 401. per annum, to the Widows and 'Orphan unmarried Daughters of Clergymen of the Established Church. and for affording terhCorary Assistance to neces sitous Clergymen and their families, throughout England, Wales, and Ireland. The next ELECTION of PENiIONERS will take place at the London Tavern, Bishopszate-street, on TtirSDAY, November 25th, 1856, at 12 o'clock precisely: The Rev. JOSEPH BRWN. M.A. in the chair. The Report of the,Proceedings O of the Corporation during the past year, the balance-sheet, list of subscribers and pensioners, &c., may be had at the Offices, 4, St. Martin's-place, Trafalgar-square, 'where donations and subscriptions will be thankfully received. The Bev. JOARPII BROWN, M.A , The Rev. JOHN EDMUND COX, M.A., F.5.A.,5 seer. HENRY B RAM AL L, Secretary. OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road. Patron—Me QUEEN.— Pounded 1828. - The sick poor are admitted on their own application alone; no ecommendation is rvqtored. During the past mouth the following number received the benefits of this Charity, either as out or in-door patients, on their personal application:— Week ending 7th Sept. Ditto 14th Sept.•• •••••••• 1,898 Ditto 21st Sept 1,784 Ditto 28th Sept 1,780 29th and 30th S ep t 787 Total in Sept. ...... • • .. •• 8,08 - 7 of which 3,846 were new cases, the remainder (still under treat ment) having been admitted previously. Heavy expenses are inevitably incurred in affording such exten sive relief. The Committee, therefore, earnestly entreat the aid ,of the public. The management Of the Hospital is in the hands of 30 Governors, early elected from the general list of subscribers, at the annual General Meeting in January. A Board is held every Thursday, at 4 o'clock (Rev. J. B. Owen, Chairman), to conduct the business, when any subscriber may attend, if so disposed, the Board being at all times desirous o f rece i ving suggestions or giving explanation. The Hospital is not endowed, but is wholly dependent on volun tary contributions and ley ales, which are received by the Treasui er, john Masterman, Esq., M.P., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co.; Denies and Co.; Rantoul and Co.; Prescott, Grote, and Go. ; Smith, Payne, and Co.; Glyn and Cu. ; Jones Loyd and Co.; tiarclay anti Co. ; Denison and Co. ; Williams. Deacon; and Co. ; Overend, Gurnee, and Co. ; Ni.tbet and Co., Ber nets-street ; Mosterman and Co.; and at the Hospital. Clothing for the destit ute pat i ents will be thankfully received. By order. J. B. OVEN, M.A., Chairman. APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. EA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE IL/ SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, sad all Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game. Soup, Curries, and Salad, Ind by its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach to 'the:Alp digest the food. The daily useof this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe uard to health. Sold by the proprietors, Lea and Perrin!, 19, Fenchurch-strcet, London, and 68, Broad-street, Worcester; also by Messrs. Barclay And Sone, Messrs. Crosse and 131ackwell, and other oilmen and mer bents, London ; and generally by the principal dealers In sauce. guard against imitaiims, see that the names of " LEA sod PERRINS" are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. B LAIR'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS. ?rice Is. I%cl. and *s. 9d, per box. This preparation Is one of the benefits which the science of molern chemistry has conferred upon mankind ; for during the first twenty years of the present century to speak of a cure for the Coot was con sidered a romance ; but now the efficacy and Ftifety of this medicine is so fully demonstrated by nnsoleitcl testimonials from persons in every rank of life that public °pinto') proclaims this as one of the most important discoveries of the present age. Further proof of the great efficacy of lII.AIR'S GOUT and RHEU MATIC PILLS, forwar led by Mr. Reinhardt, Chemist, Hull : Sir, —Enclosed is a tristimonlal from a customer of mine, who is well known about herd ; he speaks in the highest terms of Blair's float and Rheumatic Pills, and would be glad to give information to anybody. To Mr. Reinhardt, 22 Market-place, Mill "eesq.r 4tb, hias. "Dear Pir,--T have been affcted with rheu D matism be for 12 years, during which time I have tried almost everything, both internally and externally, but could not obtain any permanent relief. A short time ago r purchased a 2s. 9d. box of Blnit's 11118 of you, and before I had taken the whole of them I was more free from pain than I had been for the last dozen years. You writ pleam let me have another box, pin s I Meto keep them by Inc in case I should again %quire them,o x, and oblige, _ "Deaf Sir, yours obediently, JEREMIAH GAHM" g o ld by Pront and Harsant, 229, Strand, London, and all Ven dors of Medicine. & NEW AND IMPORTANT DISCOVERY IN THE SCIENCE • OF MEDICINE. Patent Office Seal of Great Britain. Diplome frEeole de rharmacie Pharmacien de Paris. Imperial College of Medicine, Vienna. TRIESEMAR No. 1,2, and 3,prepared in the form 01 a 'ozonize, devoid of taste or smell, and can be carried in the waistcoat pock e t. fold in tin cities, divided intu separate doses, as administered by Valpeau, ranchland, Rota, Ricord, &c. czymiß No. 1 i s a Remedy for RE - r il R ,TEL , "----- . um 4, and all the distressing - LAX AT lON, ,i 4 1 4 FIRMA TOE ' onse qUeuees arising from early abuse, Indic aim iiiale exc esses , o r too lon g residence in h o t c li te ates„ It has restored bodily a n d sexual tr ength and Vi gour t o th ousan d s of t.ebilitated individuals wh o are ArfALIFICATIONS for MAR now In th e enjoyment or health and the F unc ti ons o f AI anhood ; and wh atever m ay tic the cause for DIS-.- RI AG E, they are etTectually subdued by this Wonderful Discovery. TRIESEAIt effec tually, in th e short space of three days, completely and entirely Urine, Patna of the Loins and Kidneys, orins, Alecto, Strictures, Irritation of the Bladder, Non-retention of eradicates all traces of Qonorrhcea, both in Its mild and aggravated for, to the Copalvi and tittrat,,, itaopsoton. : . beenthought an antidote M[l of the health of ti vaat portion of the population. T B JP SEiIiAR No. 111., and those disorders which lathe great Continental rielUed f syphilis and EeeOndary Symp. !, or etor scurvy, toms. It also cora-mutes a certain-cure Cutaneous Eruptions. removl am eur paling in its corWe all carruP -ions and impurities from the Vit an al a ex- ' as altogether to eradicate the virus of di,3cas, and expell it et :V e lt a b m, the insensible p ers p ir ,, at i l s on a Scrofula. and al through the medium of the pores of the skin and twine , and . never-failing ho English ritssici an trea t , wi HI M ercury, ° •sl table dostruc ne to the! arilla in ion of the patient's Co remedy of that cla s s of di , rders which unfortunately nstitution, and Which all the EaraaP the world cannotrestore. or fear case 3 hi one fbr 335„ which eaves 11 s., casiZvelVesre"by there is ~ s and :n ti: , e lo — eY and ()onion, 140, Leadennall•«treet Prout. 229, Strand; Hannay and ft ...,„ 0 d •tr et • 6angcr, 15 0 , nidall in London, of /A Co•. xtor .S e f - aTi ng Of IL 12s. To be had wh,1e5a..,...1 Oxfor&street. ............. 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The ch=air was taken at a quarter-past eight o'clock by Provost Adam, who introduced the Lord Advocate in in appropriate speech. The LORD ADVOCATE came forward amid loud ap pla use.. He said :—Ladies and gentlemen .1 have to thank you very heartily for your kind r-c:ition this night, as also f, r the vs ry pleasant terms in which my orthy friend the Provost has been kind enough to in. troduce me to your notice. I accepted your invitation with the greatest possible pleasure. I shou'd have felt it a gratificatiun and an honour to be asked to address a school of arts in any circumstances ; but looking at this institution as one cif the very foremost in the race of knowledge and progress which has been going on with such speed for the past 20 years, and considerin g that it dates as far back as 29 years ago, I assure you it is with the greatest possible pleasure I have obeyedyour summons on this occasion. Twenty-nine years ago is a low:: time. Many things have Leen accomplished since then ; great progress has been made ; great ends have been gained; great abuSes have been removed, and the prospeet.of great advancement has been .opened np, I believe by no influence more powerful than by such in stitutions as the present. Twenty-nine years ago there wa , no such influence as this existing in the country; 29 years ago people were not agree , ' as to whether institu tion: of this kind were really useful or unattended with danger. I tins happy to think that, ;,fter the lapse of 29 yeprs, there exists no doubt at all on such a subject in any flouter whatever. I know of no influence, indeed, .which is productive of more beneficial effects. Whatever furnishes a change from the ordinary routine of daily la bour must not only he wholesome, but absolutely neces sary, inasmuch as it is the great civiliser and sweetener of ordinary life. It does not signify much what are the topics which are treated of, so as they arc useful, or at all events, harmless. Change of view, or of scene, or of thought, is the true secret of usefulness in such institu tions. That which is work to one may be play to another ; that which involves labour to one may be pastime to his neighbour. The philosopher may seek amusement is poetry, while the poet takes refuge in philsophy. A man cannot rem-.in long concentrated in one occupation. The spring of his mind will cease unless it is at times allowed its natural repose. Accordingly, I have no sympathy with people who indulge in minute criticism as to what are the particular subjects which occupy such evenings as this. It signifies but little to my mind what these sub jects, so as they are harmless— " Many a shaft at random sent Finds mark the archer never meant." Many a hint, or suggestion, or train of thought arises in what is spoken in such meetingsas this, so that they may not unfrequeutly lead to the greatest possible result-. If men aro set to think on subjects of moment and worth, I believe that the seed thus sown often leads to the richest harvest. I hare made these remarks in introduction merely to assure you that I am proud to open the 29th anniversary of the Falkirk School of Arts. I have stayed three months in the neighbourhoed of Falkirk with very great pleasure and interest indeed. I know no part of the country so replete with interesting associations. Almost every rood of ground in the vicinity brings up some his torical recollection, or gives rise to some patriotic though , . Wherever you look, and whatever period of time in the history of our country you contemplate, it is impossible not to be impressed with the interest with which the scene, all around you are clothed. The wall of Severus—the wall which the Romans raised as a rampart against the inhabitants of this country—the wall which was raised as a mark and limit by which Caledonian valour was to be held in check, runs within a mile of the place I speak in. Behind the house in which I live is the height whence the great Scottish hero surveyed the disastrous issue of the battle of Falkirk. Stirling, on the west, saw James 111. go forth to the battle against one of his rebellions sons from which he was not destined to return ; and 'Linlith gow, on th e east, saw that rebellious son march forth te Flodden, leaving his Queen Margaret in that ancient palace to weep the weary day, but never to see her Royal husband return from that disastrous field. You have the magic spell which lies in the name "Bannock burn" close at hand. On the Catepsie Hills your fore fathers fought for the faith to which they were attached, and that region is rich in reminiscences of the mos• interesting pe;kel cf Scottish history. Close by your door was shed the last gleam of victory which visited the ill-fated Pretender. These make the ground classic and historical. lam glad to think that. from the battle of Falkirk neither you nor your forefathers have ever heard the clang of civil war. These lanes, which were then, or not long before, forests and moraeses, have been transformed, by the industry and intelligence of your farmers into fertile soil, showing what man can produce. Close by you have an exten sive iron-producing district ; but if tho material is not altogether forged for peaceful pursuits, the existence of your extensive ironworks at least bespeaks peace and prosperity for the country. Such are the changes which occurred in that period of time ; and, looking around, and thinking of all these grand and ennobling aesocia tions which encircle the spot, I naturally fell into a train of reflection upon the spirit of nationality. Aid upon that subject I propose to make a few observations. (Cheers ) The subject which I propose not so much to illustrate as to keep in view is that spirit by which a natioe preserves a sense of seif-respect, and is very far removed train mere provincialism. This is the principle which I mean to represent in what will be a brief retrospect of the history of our country. There are ,eion who hold that the spirit of nationality must be pro,.'incielisni—that it is a foolish and merely romantic idea I think those who argue so argue very erro neously; The truth is that the spirit of nationality, the spirit of national ardour and honour, the sense of pride in the past history of a country, felt by it s peop l e, li es a t the very root al d foundation of national greatness. A. conquered country hardly ever grows great. The conquest of England by the Normans was not a conquest in the proper sense of the won', because the native Saxons engrafted upon the in vaders their own laws, their owl:. language, and their own constitution.. If we look elsewhere, we see many illustrations of the fact that a conquered country is not A country from which great prosperity can be expected. I do not go back to Greece ; I need not refer to Poland ; but look to British Ine'ia. Ttsere you have a country — a country governed no theuht by laws as just as, I be can pe e e,bly be applied to lieve, in the cireutnetances, such an empire—of vast exteil't and 1 68 "rue 8 ; but, alas ! we there look in vain for coosthit.,." ,. as the true spring of national vigour. We see eltensive vast rivers, and densely populated to wns--everythse7g! in short, whioli should make a prosperous c hut the spirit of the people has still to be aroused. a fear, even it we look at our neighbours across the Udall- net, and ask what it is that has been the bane of that beautiful and fertile country, Ireland, the reply mutt be, that there exist there two separate racer, the go• veining and the governed. It was this that made so much contention and hcartburning for so many years-- the pr de, on the one hand, of those who thought. them selves the dominant party ; and, on the other hand, the mortified self-pride of those who thought themselves con , quered and kept doi.n. I hope a better day is in store ter Ireland. f believe the prospect of better things is on the horizon. The ceut.ntione of the two race. 9 have ceased, aid they are beginning is turn their eyes to b e Ater things. 1 make these observations hecanee a friend °I inius made the remark to-day that it was a pity that. Ed ward 1. did not conquer Scotland. lie said that England was then a more civilised country, and he added that if we had been conquered we should have received the civi ation of England at least two centuries before we did so. I took the liberty of differing entirely from my worthy friend. I believe nothing has tended more to our prosperity than the feeling that we ere au unconquered people. We way be a rugged people, with barren hills, and with little n that respect to pride oureelves upon ; but we can think that the foot of the invader, if it could be planted en our shores, ha never been able to remain there. The Iceman remains near us show that we have ever been a Iree peeree who never submitted to a foreign 3 o'ee. I therefore think that the long straggle which Wallace arid Bruce waged against English domination is one t which we ought to look back with the greatest possible gratitude. If Seetehrnen did not feel that generous warzen of glow which every Scotsman must feel in con . tetnplating the deeds of his forefathers, we should never Lave been distinguished as the honourable, honest, end nterrrfeieg, race which we are. There is at present a proposal to erect a reonusuenl , to the great champion LONDON. MONDAY EVENING : NOVEMBER 3, 1856. TBE,CRLVEAY BAAQUEF AT IS DINBUIWg: The banquet to the troops stationed in Edinburgh, and who had served in the Crimean campaign, took place o❑ Friday night in the Corn Exchange. Early in the afternoon numbers of people began to assemble outside the building, in order to see the soldiers and other visitors arrive. The Royal Artillery were the first to make their appearance. Arriving from Leith by railway at Taverley station, they marched:along Princess-street, up the Mound, and through the Grassmarket to the Corn Exchange, which they en tered about half-past four. The sth Dragoon Guards were the next'to arrive, and they were, after a short interval, .followed by the 31th Regiment. Previous, however, to the entrance of any of the troops, the rest of the company had already taken their places.- The galleries wore filled with a orowd of gaily dressed ladies; and at the two centre tables were seated the officers of the regiment and the civilianri. Nearly 100 soldiers, for whom there was no room in •the hall, had to dine in another chamber, but joined their comrades after dinner. The number of non-commissioned officers and anon pre sent was about 540 of the 34th Regiment;: 320 of the sth Dragoons, 120 of the Royal Artillery, making in all, with between 'llO and 69 men home on farlongh, and about 50 Crimean pensioners; upwards of 1,000 soldiers, exclusive of officers, of whom there were about 120 present. There were about 500 ladies in the galleries, .and 84 sol- , dicrs' wives in the recesses at the north end of the hall ; so that, altogether, including the gentlemen in the gallery at the croupier's end, and the pupils of the , Naval and - Military Academy, there oonld not hare been present leas than 2,000 persons. A. few minutes after five o'clock, the Lord Provost and Lord Elgin and other distinguished guests entered the hall, And took their places on . the platform. The Lord Provost occnpied the chair, supported by the Earl of Elgin, Lord Melville, Sir John M'Neill, Major Howie, and Adam Black, M.P. Grace having been said by Dr. Robertson, a vigorous attack on the eatables provided in stantly commenced. Dinner over, the grace said by the Rev. Dr. Guthrie, and the cloth removed, Mr. Sinclair, tho master of the ceremonies, proclaimed.silence for the chair, which being obtained, . . The CHAIRYAN then rose and said—Ladies and gentle. men, I beg to propose that we should dedicate this toast to the heagth of our gracious Sovereign the Queen. The toast-master, in loud and stentorian tones, called upon all to drink the toast with all the honours, and requested the ladies to join in the anthem. The toastmas te►'s request was complied with, and the effect was most striking, the entire company joining in chorusing the anthem. The CHAIRUAN agnin rose said said—l beg to propose that we should now drink to the health of the Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family. The toast was received veS•y heartily. The E.trl of DALKEITH proposed " The Navy, and may may she long maintain the reputation which she held dur ing past ages under the Nelsons, Exmouths, and so many other famous men, and wherever she is called on to do her duty may she never be wanting." (Cheers.) The toast was drunk amid loud cheering. 'Captain RAMSAY, R.N., -C.8., returned thanks. He said—lt is with great pleasure that, in the name of the profession to which I belong, I return you my most sin cere thanki for the honour you have conferred on us. the have commencementnonavalA l Alma , of the no naval war the lnk it er t a ia n n , s t h o a r d ef a er ve t ry o. At large fleet, particularly in the Baltic, where they had 30 line-of-battle ships all ready for sea. But all these Vessels a were sailing ships, and they would have had no chance against our screw line-of-battle ships, and therefore they remained in their ports. Our only alternative, in these circumstances, would have been to have entered their ports, and to have engaged them under their batteries. This, however, was not considered either practicable or feasible, and it was not attempted. There was nothing, therefore, left for our ships' companies to do, except those who happened to be in the Crimea, or who were on the shores of the Black Sea, than to blockade the ports of our enemies, to destroy their _harbours and their magazines, and to harass their coasts. No doubt, allow me to say, there was very Much ardour andenuch anxiety on our part that a more energetic line of action should have been at tempted. And here allow sue to do justice to, the, gallant men who, at the commencement of the year 1854, came forward and completed the complement of the fleet then fitting for the Baltic. Many entered as marines and many as sailors; and although, at that time, of course, they were ignorant of their profession, yet, when the fleet re turned, I can say, from personal experience, that they were fully profici en t, b o th i n their great guns and small arms. It was very pl easant to remark that the best uo. derstanding alw a y s ex i s t e d b etween the army and navy and our gallant alli es th e F rench. Peace has now bean restored ; but I think I may say for the profession to which I have tho honour to belong, that both officers and men will endeavour to master their profession thoroughly —for war is a science—and by so doing, in the event of another war, success will', by the blessing of Providence, attend nein. I have no doubt they will, in these circumstances, meet with the same kind reception which we have received from the inhabitants of your beautiful city. (Cheers.) The LORD ADVOCATE then rose and said—My Lord Pro vost, I have the honour to ask this great assembly through you to dedicate a bumper to the health of the British Army. (Cheers.) The army, as it was and as it is, in gratitude for the triumphs it has won in times past, and in hope and confidence of what it is able and willing to do, if necessary, in the future. (Cheers.) It has been said, and in one sense truly said, that we are not and ought not to 'endeavour to be a great military power. In one sense that is true. Our rock-bound island, the waves that wash our shores, and the wooden walls that have been comme morated to-night, have proved, and I doubt not wil prove for ages to come, our sufficient safeguard against all invaders. (Loud cheers.) And social order and property at home are best protected by the contentment, the virtue, the loyalty, the prosperity of a free and enlightened peo ple. But though it may be true that in ono sense we may not be whet is called a military power, we have been ever, and I trust will continue to be, a military people. (Cheers.) We have among us, as I humbly think, all the beat ele ments of a military nation—a people trained to endure hardship—a people whose mind is prone ever to court, not to avoid danger-s (cheers)—accustomed from youth from the highest to the lowest to all athletic exercises, to every thing that tries the nerve and strengthens the courage, with a stout heart and a strong arm. I know not whore ,with material of soldiers is to be found if not in our own fred and enlightened England. (Cheers.) And then these soldiers, Islow are they led ? I certainly wish to say nothing against a syStem whieh shall always give true merit, true valour, true superiority its due place ; but still I trust we shall never see the day when that which has been the strength of the British army shall cease—namely, that the best blood in our old country is shed, and shed freely, in support of her liberties, that best remnant of our feudality and almost the last ; that the highest and oldest, the most ancestral in the land, deem it a duty and an honour to be foremost in the place of peril, and first among the defenders of their country. (Cheers.) My Lord, of course the British army, like everything else in this free country, is the sub ject of discussion. We are a free people. We are in the habit of, and we aro entitled to, think and speak for our selves, and accordingly it is one of the peculiarities of the British army that their position is liable, like everything else, to be canvassed freely by all classes. 'And I quite understand that sometimes a feeling of impatience, would arise in the military mind at finding that civilians choose to pass judgments, to hold opinions 'and express them; which they, better informed, may think not worthy of the notice they receive. I' say this is one of the results of our free constitution under which wo live. The British soldier fights for the freedom of his country. (Cheers.) His strength is in this, that he knows that his welfare is as deer to the hearts of those that his brave arm defends as their liberties and his profession are to him. - We do net fight, our army fights not, for the mere renown of military glory. It is a purer and brighter feeling that animates it. It is the assurance that they leave behind them when they quit its shores the certainty of support in the hearts of the people—the certainty of sympathy when in peril—the cer tainty of a hearty welcome on their return. And if those criticisms to which I have referred—for, as I have said, civilians will criticise, even as civilians like myself may a s my ut;andEuropea t that,fro i s on a i ra nthe hast othery abetter judgments positionhard, that pea form th e pl eas i ng duty of heartfelt praise, I say let me o t h tany just make this one o b servation, that, on the.one hand, no ordeal of public di scuss i on than the army of which we 1 boast it h m s y t am h y la. be o y u at d g ve h e t s n h e d upon de they have ono certain and sure appeal —an appeal to the sympathy of the tribunal which has beat with truest pulse for them through ou t th e contest we have just concluded, which, amid all the discussion and questions and debates, hoe, as I hav e sa ig n , heat most t ru l y for them. War, o , doubt, is a brilli an t. though a bl oo d y t hi ng, and We look to our gallant eefenders with the admiration which romance throws over their profession, as well as with that which their gallant deeds and high hearts deserve. But war, after all, the pathway of war, however decked it may be with laurels, is not the object of admiration unless it be the avenue to peace. Peace has come now, and now i s the time to rbuicuaber those. by whom it has been obtained. Now is the time for us, who have gone about our daily avocations in peace and protection, to remember our friend were all that while breasting danger and braving death afar, off, now is.the time fer us to show we thankfully re member the British soldier. " When wild' war's deadly blast is 'o'er, And gentls peace returning, Wi' mony a :sweet babe fatherless, And newly a widow mourning,"— then is the time to recollect, o:ar army--to remember the soldier on his return—to dedicate with heart, and thought, and voice, the bumper. which I no ,v propose, And to show that we remember, that he is the protector of us in the day and hour of danger. (Cheers.) The bast was !runic a.ruid loud and renewed cheering. Viscount MELVILLE said —My Lord Provost, my lords, and gentlemen—ln behalf of that service to which I have the honour to •belong, and in the name of the members whom I now see around. me, I beg to return you my sin core thanks for the compliment which has been paid to the -service, for the manner in which that toast was introduced to your notice, and for the complimentary and gratifying manner with which it hall been received. I shall not at tempt, in reply, to respond at length to the.. eloquent ad dress with which the toast-was introduced. &Ince it for me to say that is the performance of its duties the British army has bad many calla upon its service, and has ever fully met them. Dispersed in every quarter of the globe, called upon as the &Risk soldier is to experience the vicissitudes of every climate, nod to undergo in ths performance of the colonial service a long expatiation, there ie no privation, no hardship, and no circumstances in which ho is placed in which he will not be ready and cheerful to peiforni his duty, as I know from experience. (Cheers) I have seem hiin when in the Moment of groat depression and sickness, as well as in the more exeitipg moneuts of action, equally ready in the one case 'showing the greatest moral courage, while in the other he has displayed the valour' and the courage which invariably distinguished him in action'. Perhaps in the moment of sickness his courage and dis, cipline have been the must triad and marked ; and I have seen him in times the most dangerous observing the most strict discipline; and I have seen him when no one knew how soon the unseen enemy might strike him dovin, at tending his comrades in the most exemplary manner. Nothing ever more pourtrayed to nay mind the discipline of the British soldier, and I was never more convinced of this than on the occasion of the disastrous affair ateKrisatchi in 1846. No man was more satisfied of the courage or the discipline of the British soldier on that occasion than that distinguished officer, the late Sir Charles Napier. I had the honour of serving under him at - that moment ; and impetuous and gallant as ha was in action, I can testify that he was equally distinguished in times of misfortune and disease in showing attention and kindness to the sol dier, and in looking after the welfare and comfort of his men. (C,heers.) We are met this evening in peculiar eir; cumstances; and it is gratifying to us to be the guests, and to know how deeply the community at large fed and glory in the success of the British arms, and to see how significantly they have shown the sympathy entertained by them for the sufferings that that army endured under scenes of the greatest privation and hard s hi p. I trust that on all occasions when the Briti s h army are c a ll e d upon to render service in behalf of their country, whether in times of peace or war, they will be prepared to render them, and that in times of peace as well as of war the British soldier will be ever distinguished for that discipline and order which characterises the performance of his duties in war.; We cannot forget that the foundation of the present cis-? cipline of the British army was, I believe, laid by that! great man whose memory will be ever immortal in the eyes of the British army and British public, and that it was' established on the shores of the Peninsula. The discipline which he then established has been improved, and brought to that system of excellence that now -pervades everyregi ment in the service. Perhaps what was wanting in the late war was, that our regiments should be brought more together, and that officers should have had more experi ence in moving large bodies ; but individually nothing could exceed the discipline which characterised all the: regiments of the service ; and it was a proud thing to knew' that in that war that was a thing acknowledgel by our (Applause)allies. I will not enter into anything con.; nected with the admirable discipline shown in the per formance of his duties, by the British soldier, both in the face of the foe, and in the midst of victories which distin guished his operations in the Crimea. Suffice it for me to add, that, after what we have met with this evening, it; will bo an additional incentive to our soldiers to perform their duties upon all occasions ; and I trust they will re collect that they are bound to uphold their uniform and honourable bearing, and'will be always prepared to uphold the constitution - and liberties of their country. (Cheers.) SilenCe was again requested bf the toast-master fur the chair: "S. The LORD PROVOST, in au eloquent speech, ptoposed tlis toast of the evening, "Our gallant guests." The toast 'was cordially responded to, Lieut.-Col. AI'ISLiHOi, of the sth Dragoon Guards, said —Ladies and gentlemen, the reception accorded to us, the way in which wo have been feted, might make us almost imagine that we had been the saviours of our country. I trust sincerely that the Highland regiments, in whatever part of the United Kingdom they may be quarteredonay meet-with as cordial a reception as wo have received from their countrymen in Edinburgh. (Cheers.) l.am con fident, ladies and gentlemen, that such will be the ease, for, throughout the length and breadth of theßritish file, there has been lot one feeling of favour towards the British soldier, be ho Scottish, Irish, or English. From her Majesty to the humblest of her subjects, all classes have vied with each other to show the deepest sympathy with the suffer ings of the army, and joy at their successes. And we, in our turn, will be ready, all of us, whether represented by tbo rose; the shamrock, or the thistle, to fight as long as health and strength last, for such a Queen and such a coun try. (Cheers.) Well may Scotland be proud of the men she sent forth to the war, for it must be admitted by all that, at the commencement of the war, during its continu ance, and at its close, the Highland Division, under their glorious chieftain, Sir Colin Campbell—(cheers)—exhibited as fine a model of military eicellthice as ever the British army could produce. Gentlemen, during that desperate struggle which has just. terminated, of course there must have been many acts of consummate bravery performed. When we hear and read of such men as Williams of Kars, and Wyndham of the Racial), disclaiming the glories of heroism, it is a lesson to us to be careful how we apply that character, and not to apply it on light grounds. But there is one connected with the war, and associated with the sth Dragoon Guards, which I cannot help introducing to your notice at the present moment. I allude to that of Sir. James Scarlett. (Cheers.) It is well known to all of you hero how nobly ho led the heavy cavalry brigade at Balaklava. That distinguished officer commanded the regiment for many years, indeed, up to the breaking out of the war. He -gloried in the regiment as the regiment gloried in him, and I hope I may be pardoned for borrow ing lustre for my corps from so bright an ornament of the profession. Far be it from me to wish for tvar, but if another occasion should arise I trust the sth Dragoon Guards will always be found where the enemies of England are to be encountered, and that I, or whoever may be at the head of the regiment, will follow the brilliant example of Sir James Scarlett, and. that you will repeat a similar re ward to that which you have so bountifully accorded us this evening. (Cheers.) A. song to the popular tune of the "Red, Wh'te, and Blue," entitled " The Heru's Welcome," written by Mr. Alexander M'Laggan, was then sung by Mr. Josephs, of the Queen's Theatre, and the choir. We subjoin one of the three verses of the song : " Let us welcome the brave ! let us cherish Their fame, and the triumph we feel ! While tyrants and tyranny perish In the flash of their conquering steel ! Let us toll them how faithful we found them, How they kept the proud promise they gave ! When honour and glory have crowned them, Let Scotland here welcome the brave Let Scotland here welcome the brave ! Let Scotland hero welcome the braie ! When honour and glory have crowned them, Let Scotland here welcome the brave ! Colonel KELLY, of the 34th Regiment, expressed the sincere thanks of that regiment. Ho said, " I can only say that I know every man of the regiment was ready to do his part to bear the sufferings- of the camp, and do his duty when called upon." (Cheers.) Captain HALL, R.N., also returned thanks. lie s;tid,— I foul highly honoured iu being invited to this banquet, and to be connected with thee? who came from the Crimea. As an old sailor I am sorry that the navy had not the op - portunity,like our gallant soldiers, to thrash th e R uss i ans . I can particularly speak of the ardour whi c h was felt b y the sailors in the Baltic ; they were burning, to get at them, but they would not come out. When our sailors had the opportunity, as at Eckness, Bomarsund, and Swea borg, they did their duty and upheld th e h onour of their country. (Cheers.) 'and gallant gentleman then alluded to the Sailors' Domes, and stated that it gave hint much gratification to think that they were extending over all .parts of the country. He also briefly refrered to the Chinese war, and to the services which he was able, in the Nemesis, to render to the military operations at that time by landing troops. The result of that war was, that five ports were opened, not alone to England, hut to the world, and that the Chinese were made, what he wished the Russians had been alee made to do—to pay the ex• penses of the war. (Laughter • and cheers.) if the fleet were over called on At any future time to meet the enemy, of this he was ceitain.thst the sailors would be ready to do their duty. (Cheers.) • The Earl of ELGIN then rose. My Lord and Gentle men, we have been toasting our gallant guests, and join ing with cordial enthusiasm in that list of toasts, which is never omitted when the loyal subjects of her Majesty, whether in or out, of uniform, meet together f o r f es tive purposes. I think I am justified thinking that the toast which I have now the honour to propose, will from henceforth held a prominent 1)1000 iu the list of .ear es tablished toasts. (Applause.) Gentlemen,.yon know well that there have been times in the history of our country , when there could have been no 'room for such a toast - that there were times when the British soldier and the' British sailor had to stand alone amid a world in arms. And right nobly, even under such circumstances, and against such odds- right nobly have they fulfilled, and always justified, the confidence. repsse - I in them by their sovereign and their country. (Applause.) These days are past and gone—past and gone, we trust, never to re turn. The gallant armies of France and England sealed with their blood on the heights of Alma, and to the bard fought field of Inkerman, a covenant of friendship, which, please God, will always endure. (Renewed cheers.) s/ever shall we cease to remember with admiration the valour with which our faithful allies, the Turks, encountered their foes on the banks of the Danube, or in the well approved fort, eases of Silistriaand Kars —(cheors)—and the chivalry, whic'r we cannot forget, with which the high-spirited monarch and people of Sardinie came forward to our sup port, et a time when the fortunes of war seemed— but only seemed—trembling in the balance. I shan't say a word more on this subject; I shall only add an earnest hope that I do trust peace, based on manifold interests, com mercial, mercantile, and progressive' will rivet yet more securely the bands o f am ity which have been forged in common dangers, and in actual service in the battle-field. At any rate the ear has taught this one lesson—it has taught us that there is no more pestilent fallacy, no muse arrant humbug than that, which calls us 'natural enemies. Let the peace also teach us the lesson that God and nature tells us, that nations should live together iu amity, and employ their energies in promoting the good of humanity, and securing those blessings which a bounteous Providence has spread around them. .(Cheers ) The noble earl con cluded-by proposing a bumper to our gallant allies. The toast was drunk with great enthusiasm. M. BRUANT briefly responded in French, on the part of his country. Major NOURI, in name of the Turkish nation, and of his sovereign the Suiten, returned thanks. He expressed the gratitude which he felt towards those who bad assisted in assertiug the independence of his nritive country, and ,hoped that the peace would - be of permanent duration.. The DEAN of FACULTY proposed "The memory of those who foil during the late war.' (The toast was drunk in solemn silence.) Sir Joust M'NEILL, who was received with loud ap plause, in proposing " Miss Florence 'Nightingale," spoke as follows :—What has been wrist of the conduct in action of all as use of the service is not snore than they deserve. The British soldier has long been the most formidable in battle of all the soldiers of Europe. On a fair field, with equal forces, he has not hitherto encountered any enemy whom he could not beat. (Cheers.) But, if we would justly esti mate our special obligations to"the men who fought for the freedom of Europe in the Crimea, wo must look not only to .what they have achieved, but also to what they have endured—not only to their conduct in action with the enemy, but also to their bearing under the pressure of pri vations and sufferings such as, perhaps, no other victorious army has undergone, and which aro far snore trying to the fortitude of brave men than the dangers of actual combat. (Applause.) In the chill rains of December and the bitter cold of January; when his strength was sink ing from privation and fatigue and the enervating dis eas,...s that follow in their train, under which his comrades were falling like leaves in autumn, he preserved unimpaired the honourable pride of a British soldier in the midst of all his sufferengs. As long as enfeebled limbs would carry bins he staggered down through miry ravines to trenches ankle-deep in mud, or struggled up to his picquet on some exposed height. (Applause.) He was determined to do his duty whatever might betide. He knew that the honour of her Majesty's arms and the glory of his native country were entrusted to his keeping—he never lost heart—ho never yielded an inch of ground, and not a murmur ever escaped his lips. (Cheers.) This, to my mind, is proof of a loftier heroism than even that which was displayed in the devoted gallantry of Alma, Balaklava, or Inkermann. (Renewed cheering). What those evils were which, in a climate now found to be as healthy as that of England, de stroyed in six months, by disease alone, half the infantry engaged in the siege of Sebastopol—independent of all who were killed in action or died of their wounds—l need not and will not recount. All men are liable to err—most of all those whose minds are so constituted that they can not recognise errors even after they have seen their re sults.—(Hear and cheers) ;—and to say that errors were not committed in the Crimea would be to assert what in the nature- of things cannot be true. (Cheers.) Every one who is called on to deal with these matters is bound, I think, to remember that the lessons taught by experience to nations as well as to individuals, consist chiefly in point ing out errors, not always foreseen, but often revealed by their results, which are to be avoided in future; and that to deny or conceal their occorrence prevents the adoption of precautions against their repetition, and thus deprives the nation of the advantages to be derived from experience purchased, in this instance, at a lamentable price. (Applause.) If I could have accused myself of pursuing that course, I should feel that I had betrayed a public trust, end. done a wrong to my country. (Loud applause.) Had the Government intended the inquiry in the Crimea to be a sham they would have selected fit instruments for that purpose—(applause)—but for any other than an honest purpose they sent out the wrong men.• (Great cheering.) Reports more honest, and in all essential particulars more faithful, or founded upon a greater amount of trustworthy and concurrent testimony than the two reports which, on behalf of my colleague and myself, I put into the hands of the Secretary of State for War, and which he thought proper •to _lay before Parliament and the public r were never, I believe, presented to any minister, and nothing that has knee occurred has in any degree shaken my confidence, or, I believe, the confidence of the country, in the diligence, fairness, and fidelity with which the inquiry entrusted to my guidance was conducted, the evidence recorded, and the result stated. (Cheers.) Of all the duties which a nation owes to its soldiers, none is more obviously demanded by justice, humanity, sound policy, and even - by enentiny, than the duty of providing for them when struck down by wounds, or by sickness contracted in the performance of their duty, all the care, kindness, and comfort, as well as the skilful treatment which their situation then reqtires, and which may contribute to restore them to health and efficiency. (Cheers.) But for some time dur ing the late war, whatever were the soldier's sufferings in camp,p itehoweverthey were skilfullit t little assiduous e by h might have been. The truth is,, that the system upon which our military hospitals were conducted, especially the field, appears to be antiquated and defective. Every and mitigated thee removal medic to fil hos pital, e e r e one knows the public services of Florence Nightingale, but those only who have had the honour of meeting her can know the refinement and truly feminine delicacy of her mind and manners, or the unconsciousness of having done anything great or remarkable, that pervades her whol deportment anal conversation. Far from dwelling upon the past, or taking any pride in the a pp lause which b as followedhigh highly eu h l t e i r y autnesod andht the w essentiallyh e ri p e r a r already directed towards further and more p ermanent tiara in her sentiments, her attachmen t to the Church of England is free from any tincture of sect arian bitterness. plans of usefulness. Truly pious, and th orou g hl y Protes gicteiscaelf intellect,herpowerful are (Cheers.) She has not so read her Bible as to believe that it inculcates ill-will towards any class of God's creatures, Ready to extend her assistance to the sick and wounded of all persuasions without distinction, she has freely availed herself of the assistance of all. Holding fast her own principles with the firm composure of a strong mind and a settled conviction, she avoids alike the extremes of High Church and - Low Church, and hears without resent . - went tho extravagant and contradictory absurdities that are circulated in regard to her opinions. She appears to be too intent upon doing the good which it may be per mitted her to do in the walk site has chosen, to care for either tho evil or the good that is spoken of her—otherwise than as it may affect her usefulness. It is not,. from tr. 7. and it is not here that she seeks praise or reward. But I should be acting little in accordance with her practice if, in speaking of the services rendered to our sick and wounded, I omitted to direct your attention to the obli'- getions which she and all of use owe to the ladies who shared her pious labours—and I may be permitted with out disparagement to others, to remind you that some of the most prominent were our own country women. Miss Shaw Stewart had charge of the nurses in the general hospital at Balaklava ; Mrs. Mackenzie, and after her Miss Erskine, in the naval hospital at Thernpia. • T ( t ,hoov,l i r g meet men of our generation—the late Dr. Chalmers. wereul ertreugeodfiedir country, a e cuert t nhriii is : eteoot a ei rof, fryest m s:th. ca)ht e ete m etymeTt b rl i:ehsae t t hf r heeo h or e e snilte f h:ecr: second, a,edj l ans e :a a edmiws ta i enu e n os is f hetgs a aiseh l ncitrytki daughter of f a o ru n o e n o g ft the our f oe r ee oirffni represented Mackintosh. is h rdnhe e i, e.na a n, c ut c o aAtn tind( positions. l tnr i ti s zol h ntlelh e drs d ee.. hospitals of the East. (Cheers,) Let us hops that the moral and material improvements—the higher standard of feeling and of comfort which the wise benevolence and patriotism of Miss Nightingale, and the ladies who aided her efforts, have introduced into our militai y hospitals will not be permitted to pass away with the occasion which gave rise to them. And, now, let me propose to you the toast which has been entrusted to me, " Florence Nightingale." The following song, by Mr. James Ballantine, entitled, "The Shadow on the Pillow," founded on an incident related by Sir John M'Neill, was then sung :—' Borne helpless from tho field of fight, • Hewn deep with wounds and scars, I prayed—" Heaven come and help the right, And end the cruel wars." I swooned, I dreamt an angel band Bore me o'er ocean billow ; I woke, and lo ! an angel hand Was smoothing down my pillow. Was smoothing down my pillow. 'Twist death and life, through day and night, My wounds unconscious kept me, Of all, except those eyes so bright . That kindly watched and wept me. Andover me, in you fair land, Had waved the weeping willow, Had it not been the angel hand That smoothed the soldier's billow. That smoothed the soldier's pillow. 0 earth but once heard such a tale, So heavenly and se human; As that of Florence Nightingale, The angel type in woman. What marvel that a soldier tell ! A poor but grateful fellow, He kissed her shadow as it fell At midnight on his pillow. At midnight on his pillow ! _ _ . Mr. COWAN, EP., proposed the health of the Lord Provost, The LORD PROVOST briefly replied. The Rev. Dr. GUTHRIE, proposed the next toast--" The Chaplains and Surgeons employed is the late war." The toast was suitably acknowledged. " An:d Lang Sine" was then sung 'by tho company standing, end the signal to retire having been sounded by the buglers, the vast hall was gradually cleared of its nu morons occupants. The proceedings C!rminatel a few minutes beforo ten o'clock. • THE LATE PIRACY AND MURDERS ON BOARD TUE GLOBE.—The barque Globe, Captain John Scotland, is reported as having arrived in the river, and it is exp eted that the master will be enabled to attend 0-morrow a; the principal witness against Coe prisoners. A marine artilleryman has also arrived, belonging to her Majesty's ship Recreit, who eaptured one of the prisoners, and who will identify hire:- ~~~ &JUL 1, -- 0 - G / -1 -- ._ - f our national liberties, I believe no nenVilAsin 1 raised hell - so enduring as that which h ':liiii in lenes: i ttp i. . r rnory of eetry Scotchmen. If I inight*lre a ' es- 1 r.;) tin for the benefit of the Wallace co totoe, I a M01d,.,." 8+ say, if you are to put a monument on t is ‘inbbef4tirnig *". • - •' , , ,, .. 4 / rk 4o I should not like to see it of sculptured 'tre---eI shouhL • 7 not like to see any great effort of modern arohitecttu-e g —but I should like to see raised on that posi tion, as the fittest symbol of what he was and what _ he did, some huge and unhewn block of granite, as large ' as the ingenuity of our engineers now-a-days could raise, there to stand in all its ruggedness and strength, bravi ng the te m p es t o f h eaven lik e t h e man w h om is is intende.d. to symbolise—stern, strong, defiant. (Loud cheers.) I now proceed, however, to make a few remarks on the national character, position, and hi Cory of Scotland. I will not inflict any elaborate or detailed account upon you ; and I hope you do not look forward to anything so portentous, or to more than a selection from and rapid sketch of the more salient points in our history,—with a reasonable pride of its annals, but with the wish to he open to a recognition of the faults and failings to which a nation is liable, so that we may go forward with heart and strength, determined to hold by those qualities and associations which made our ancestors great and laid the foundation of our prosperity. history, as it is generally writtee, is the history of wars, feuds, and conten tinge of princes. People write history about chieftains and gemerals and kings ; but there is one part of it which most historians almost entirely forget. These warriors and monarchs are no doubt part of a nation, but they are by no means the greatest part of it. I should like to see writtea for Scotland what does not exist at present, a full account of how our forefathers lived, what they did, how they spent the day, bow their domestic life went on, what were their ordinary habits, how they travelled, what were their means of conveyance—in short, to find out the pro. cess, to develope the progrese, of the thought and acti. City and feeling by which we have been gradually moulded into the community that we are now. What in Scotland is still to me an interesting question is, now that its his ter !presents this remarkable and singular phenomenon, that you, rarely, up to the Reformation, find thestnallest ' trace of the Commons. All history upto that time consists of the struggles of priests and kings and nobles ; and at the moment of the Reformation you find a public opi nion instantly starting into A itality and force. You find the commoners of Scotland strong, intelligent, deter mined, resolved, and from that time till now they have held a foremost place among the communities of Europe. What were they doing before, in th e l ong i n t erva l due -1 ing which we have no account of them ? How did thi s ereat change come about? Theresre two elements in the hntory of Scotland to which the historians of Scotland have not paid as much attention as they deserved. The fleet is the French alliance. We gained a great deal from it during the reign of the Stuarts, and we gained, among other things, much advancement in literatui e, in the fine arts, in sculpture, and in architecture, which I rather think we have not improved on since. In learning, for instance, if we take the period immediately preceding the Reformation, I doubt if we have been able since to show scholars like those who then flourished. I find in a hook which is not very generally read, and which is written in Latin, but which I will read in English, a curious and interesting account of Scetlard, as it was in 15S0, that is before the union of the Crowns during the reign of James I. The writer says that Scot and is very like France, except in regard to the ferti lity of the soil. The prominent characteristic of the people is described as being that they set great stare by their ancestors ; and much, of course, is said of those Scotchmen who travelled over Europe, without a penny in their purse, but boasting of the long line of ancestors from which they were descended. It was natural enough, in a country more fertile in men than in food, that many teen of the most renown should be exceedingly poor. But, he says, this people, who go over the earth seeking riches and exciting laughter by trumpeting forth the praises of their poor gentry, are still noted for their fide pity and industry. He goes on to describe our country men in much more pleasant terms than when delineating the mirth of the audiences to whom they descibed their ancestry. After describing what cannot be passed over,; the feature of furious feuds and private revenge for in sults, he concludes his observation upon Scotland by say ing that, to whatever study they incline their minds, they do so with signal success. Nowhere is there to be found a greater endurance in the camp or courage in the field ; nowhere are the Muses more delicately treated ; and nowhere is ingenuity and industry adapted with greater readiness to the requirements of society than among Scotchmen. Even in civil matters they are greatly in advance. They can adapt their indus try to every possible vicissitude of life. Such was the cha racter of Scotchmen at that period. The writer from whom I quote was of Scotch family, however, though he vas of French parentage and birth. There is another source from which information may be obtained as to this period. The writer of a French dictionary, with which no doubt you are acquainted, mentions the name of one of Scotland's brightest ornaments, a man too little known and respected, George Buchanan. In "Bayle's Dictionary' he is mentioned as one of the greatest men of his time, as having arrived at a pitch of classical learning which no man had ever arrived at before. To him 1 think this country owes a debt which, as I !lave stated, has been but scantily honoured. He lived:just before the Reforma tion ; he was the tutor of James VI., and, if his Royal pupil had attended more to the lessons which he gave, in all probability the fate of this country and of that family would have been more happy. George Buchanan was a native of Lennox ; he was one of yourselves. He was a Stirlingehire man, or, at least, wait born on its borders. His father, a poor farmer, died in very indigent circum stances when he was young. George Buchanan was one of several sons, and ,his mother did the best she could to educate them. When H years of age he was sent over to France by an uncle, and there he studied for two years. He then went to Portugal, and shortly after he returned to his native laud ; but by that time lie had made himself the wont accomplished scholar in Europe. He was the only man in that day, or since, who was able to write Latin as if he had been a Roman. His talents in otd er respects were wonderful. Butit was not because Buchanan had wonderful resources in motley, and was thus able to turn his attention to literature and study on the continent, that he became what he was. Two things contributed to the result. 'There was, first, the strong desire in him for learning, and in the second place, the communication be tee:en this country and France, without which he would not have obtained such eminence. I have mentioned the case of George Buchanan because it throws a light en the social state of Scotland at that time. I think we have no such scholars now as he was, or his conteinp . redo , . In the succeeding age Andrew Melville was a man of the same doss ; and there were others whom I could mention who were celebrated throughout Earope. It seems to have contributed largely to the improve ment of the Scottish mind, this communication with the continent, which, whatever effect it had upon politics— and it had not a good effect—raised Scottish scholars to a position which they do not now occupy. Its the cen• tury following that of George Buchanan they were much totter than they were: before. [Here the Lord-Advocat referred to the affecting close of Buchanan', career and to the excessive poverty in which, although th rrincipal of a College, he died.] But (he continued) poor as Scotland was, she was not too poor to pre• duce men of the greatest mental power. Ladies and gentlemen, there is another circumstance, but per haps of less interest to you, which, I think, historians have never sufficiently explained. We read a great deal in history of wars and feuds, but while or n i n t • questionably feuds prevailed among the greathimch . of the people, there was still a quarter inetaonw F n gins eds probably did not penetrate— the ill. theseo y a y l bad, as you know, A Convention.. The 1 aw a n y d e r p s o have wer. Ix - umuli, the ennals often wondered how the Scot f ti t s i b la rn t If they bli 'c'' ijs' which grew up silently into influence Flaw grew up. c et7meention, they will find that . ‘t grew up there so edeet s Convention bad then a it toad its representatives a b r d odhad , • it i ar ne: noticed. Tn a lYn that actua tl i was ,lianieve tars existence; , e 'Tolland, and it poesesse very great a representative i. e, merc handise. The time foe hat, power in the matt er ‘ st i,) „ . The privileges given t'. f , nyal however, has eiow go ne 3 , ; and it was time tha t such a man who boughs Lave / .‘asscd ew - r e is great truth iu 11 a case, for pi z th b ; . made by art . : , d for . 1 . he broadness than the t hat he could tell a delle a "'' Y o' hi I its smell. (Le ughter and cheers.) w sreh n ino : al:i morel—b e c i t°dhaieBrtfi'elli g u ob u' s n e e r vati on s , 1 burgle lay this country, you find an untidy, Roya iiing ' wee ' . If, iii trave. te ,, ), 1 town, of no ;tie - eat extent, you will decayed, stl " ~ t., it is a royal bteegh. (Laughter.) I infallubly find ti. 'y may be their decay now, there can . ~cause, whatever that, iu those burghs in the dap, of yo 7 ,.. n h u e r n tu t re be d ti t m bo e s c e a a m tu e r, o , ok ind pa e x p t en in de a n t e , political effaire o itt rature about that period, litlenaell:u°'°findewnue:e.: : : , Scutl.u.nd. His lordship then pro e 3 e,),(1 to reelew th e l state of , , tries product% 1 Scotland. He said (sieuerienigegtileerroe„i,gcnoto,iitt.Fc. rature of both conn ~ ..- 0 recce in the dialeeten of England and e ncouraeteg , no' our English friends evi. lizhiabtehtibn,ktlhat there Was la 01 , 7 F ir t i . t, w hen I Te ak a wnd I natioeitlity, bet a r a , rr ea ip ec favour of the S co tti s h .ii Lco untry of the twc Scotch now. Ecgiena it v that eCt . Bu t I say is tie, anti must rul e u s i n th e t re , o t much distinction of dig We cannot s p eak bros t he larger reign of Elizabeth ther b way n e present prenunc t atiD 'scab. It dries not apps ' when t t . In a.