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NEW GOVERNMENT OFFICES. The al ; Commissioners of Her Majesty's Works and Public Bund ling ings Rho notice that they are prepared to receive DESIGNS from old , Architects of all countries for a scheme for the CO , CENTR STION of the PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT OFF ' CES on a Site lying WO between Whitehall and the New Palace at Westminster; and also Designs for two euildines which her Majesty's Government hare I d; determined to erect forthwith, as parts of such general .che•rie— one for the Department of the Secretary of State for Foreign A ffssrs, P er the other for th e Secretary of State for War. s Oe Pions of the ground, together with a stascmen. 01 the Premiums 60 and other particulars, will be forwarded to Architects on applica tion by letter addressed to me, at this office. ALFRED AUSTIN, Secretary. Office of Works, &c., Whitehall, Sept. 20, 1856. 40 ARGYLL ROOMS.—LAURENT'S CASINO, Great Windmill-street, Haymarket.—The above elegant 11d Rooms are now open every evening for the winter season, with on Laurent's celebrated Orchestra. Principal Cornet-a-piston, M. i ge, Boulcourt. The Proprietor begs to inform th e p u bli c th a t th' s the fashionable place of resort h as b een entirely redecorated during the recess. Doors open at half-past eight, commence at nine. Admis sion One Shilling. DR. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, 4, Coventry-street, Leicester-square.—Open (for Gentlemen ' Only) from 10 till 10, containing upwards of one thousand models and preparations, illustsating every part of the human frame in health and disease, the race of men, Re. Lectures delivered at 12, 2 , and half-past 7, by Dr. G. SEXTON, F.R.G.S. ; and a new and highly interesting series of Lectures is now in course of delivery by Dr. Kann, at 4 p.m. precisely. Admission, One Shilling. At igh C ANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road. Vol Ns./ —OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The celebrated HUNGA the RIAN BAND, under the direction of Herr KALOzDT, will perform red' every Evening at 9 and 11 o'clock, in addition to the usual Vocal Entertainment. The following compa n y o f t a l ented Vocalists are tel permanently engaged for the performance of Selections from all the 0 Popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Duets, &c., viz.:—Mrs. J. Caulfield, Miss Brunel, Miss Sommers, and Miss Pearso ; Sam Cowell, ell Mr. J. Caulfield, Herr F. Tonghmans S. Jones, T. Farrant, W. 4 1 Melling, Barker, Russell Grover, and P. Collie ; Masters E. Con nell, Austin, and Bennett , a n d M r. T . Mackney. Pianofbrte, Mr. 17 0 J. Harroway, B.A. , harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun. ; director, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, Ste., until twelve o'clock. --...._ to' R. HOWARD, Surgeon-Dentist, 52, Fleet street, has introduced an new tion of ARTI FICIAL TEETll,tixed without springs, wires entirely , or descri ligat p ures. They so perfectly resemble the natural teeth as not to be distinguished from iIIJ the original by the closest observer; they will never change colour or A : decay, and will be found very superior to any teeth ever before used. ~,, :is method does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful operation, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is guaranteed to restore articulation and mastication. Decayed teeth rendered sound and useful in mastication.--52, Fleet-street. At home from ten ;Wive. I F you are Bald, or your Hair is Thin, pray use if ALEX. ROSS'S CAN THARIDES OIL, which causes the , tie Hair to grow on bald places, produces luxuriant Whiskers and Mous- '',. All : tachlos; it has been approved of by the highest authority, and is most ; beneficial in all cases of thin hair. Sold from is. 6d. ; forwarded for " ~." s Stamps, sent free, twelve extra. ALEX. ROSS'S CHARGES for , Dyeing the Hair p ermanen tl y a light brown, dark brown, or black— ' e i ' Whiskers from Is., gentlemen's hair from is., ladies' from 7s. 6d. The 4 ...• dye being a clear liquid it is simply necessary to damp the hair with 'I is a comb or brush, when a perfect colour is produced without injury to the skin. Sold from 3s. 6d. ; sent free for 54 stamps. HAIR I i DESTROYER, a depilatory f or removing effectually Superfluous Hair from the Face, Neck, Arms, and Hands, without injuring the E . skin. A. R. will warrant :t not to injure the skin in the smallest Cll degree, and the hair to be entirely destroyed.—Sold from 3s. 6d. ; forwarded tor stamps, free by post, eight extra. Alex. Ross, No. 1, ill; Little Queen-st ree t , High Holborn. APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. e ti y EA and PERRINS' WO RCESTERSHIRE r 4 i L SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, s and all Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup, Curries, and Salad, S and by its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach to P 1 perfectly digest the food. il The daily use of this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe- So guard to health. rc 0 Sold by the proprietors, Lea and Perrins, 19, Fenchurch-street, el London, and 68, Broad-street, Worcester; also by Messrs. Barclay Tr and Sons, Messrs, Crosse and Blackwell, and other oilmen and mer- it chants, London ; and generally by the principal dealers in sauce. N.B.—To guard against imitations, see that the names of "LEA 1 6 and PERRINS" are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. 16 GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE R ASSURANCE COMPANY, fsf 4 No. 11, Lombard-street, London. DIRECTORS. it FRANCIS HART DYKE, Esq., Chairman. HENRY HULSE BERENS, Esq., Dep u ty-Ch a i rman, Bs John Dixon, Esq. Stewart Marjoribanks, Esq. Sir W. M. T. Farquhar, Bart. J o h n M artin, Esq., M.P. co Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Brt. Rowland Mitchell, Esq. Al Thomson Hankey, Esq., M.P. J ames M orr i s, Esq. us John Harvey, Esq. Henry Norman, Esq. an John G. Hubbard, E sq . H enry R. Reynolds, Esq. be I George Johnstone, Esq. John Thornton, Esq. of John Labouchere, Esq. James Tulloch, Esq. W ~ John Loch, Esq. Henry Vigne, Esq. f Re AUDITORS. Ca A. W. Roberts, Esq. I Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq. Lewis Lloyd, jun., Esq. I John Henry Smith, Esq. hie George Keys, Esq., Secretary. Be Samuel Brown, Esq., Actuary. the ar the LIFE DEPARTENT.—Under the proviions of an Act of P- !lament, this Company now offers to future s in Four-flfths cf 1 the Profits, with Quinquennial Di v i s i on, or a Low Rata of Premium the I Without participation of Profits. Pa' The next division of Profits will be declared in June, 1860, when sin 1 ' all participating Policies which shall have subsisted at least one year Tel at Christmas, 1859, will be allowed to share in the Profits. of : s At the five divisions of Profits made by this Company, the total e d reversionary Bonuses added to the P o li c i es have exceeded 913,0001. ,', At Christmas, 1854, the As surances in force amounted to upwards w " of 4,240,0001.4 the Income from the Life Branch in 1854 was more Per than 200,0001. • and the Life Assur ance F und (independent of the to, Guarantee Capital) exceeded 1,700,0001. in I FOREIGN RISKS.—The Extra P rem i ums required for the East wit and West Indies, the British Colonies, and the northern parts of the I i United States of America, have been materially reduced. Ant INVALID LlVES.—Persons who are not in such sound health as of t i would enable them to insure their Lives at the Tabular Premiums, Sun i May have their Lives insured at Extra Premiums. i f tim .LOANS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their values, pro- "B vided such Policies shall have been effected a sufficient time to have attained in each case a value not under 50/. pear ASSIGNMENTS OF POLICIES. —Written Notices of, received Ben Sad registered. low EDIE4I, FEES paid by the Company, and no charge will be L l + o 'tor Polity Stamps. • .- - - • the; Notice is hereby given, That Fire Policies which expire at Michael- H OC s Mae must be ren ewe d within fifteen days at this offi ce , or w ith Mr. and Paws, No. 1, St. James's-street, corner of Pall-m a ll ; or w ith th e Company's agents through ou t th e kingdom, otherwise they become and 'raid. tore Losses caused by Explosion of Gas are admitted by this Company. FIT A.D. 172 e. Car spas It OYA L EXCHANGE ASSURANCE yds( CORPORATION, 'said (Established by Charter of his Majesly N G N e u or l g T e m th s. Wile First), t u b e For SEA, FIRE, LIFE, and OFFICES—ROYAL EXCHANGE, PALL-MALL. cut( BRANCH OFFICE-29, PA T ~L - sign the OctaviukseiWßiagrrealmay,,EEssqq.,.,Governor. r. George Pear S p u e b p - u l y ov -G ern ov o ernor. his Sir John William Lubbock, Bart. , DIRECTORS. Ira' "teary Bainbridge, Esq. Melville. t o o f ti c Edmond S. P. Calvert, Esq.' the' John Garrett Cattle y, Esq. E H li d e o w n n r . a y r j :N h ll e l l o s , T o i ' l l e , L y E Sir John Henry Pelly, Bart. the ?Award Maxwell Daniel, Esq. Palmer, tigie Esq. William Davidson, Esq. Alexander P. Prevost, Esq. sett. E Al exander Druce, Abraham George Roberts, Esq. . . Riversdale Wm. Grenfell, Esq. Charles Robinson, Esq. sett R obert Amadeus Heath, Esq. William Sonar', Esq. well William Tetlow Hibbert, Esq. Thomas Tooke, Esq. core James Stewart Hodgson, Esq. William Wallace, Esq. Car , Lancelot Holland, Esq. Charles Baring Young, Esq. abs( Charles John Manning, Esq. ~. MEDICAL REFEREE—SamueI Solly, Esq., F.R.S. pro( r "vrrea.—The usual fifteen days allowed for payment of Fire Pre• tiler returns falling due at Michaelmas will expire on the 14th October. ever FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected with this Cor- and poiation ma advantageous terms. Hal In the Life Department, assurances are granted with participation in profits, o r , a t l ower Prem i ums, without such participation. gout The following table shows the large BONUSES declared up to the any 31st December, 1855, on British Participating Policies of fourteen out Years' Standing, for the sum of 1,0001. each. of til --------- of tl Further Per Cent. Per Cent. by t Age Addition A ddition Total per annum on the sth Assured when . made in in Addition on the su Premium an d 1848. 1855. Assured. paid. Hal £ £ £ as a 30 102 112 214 1'53 59.3 and 35 106 115 221 1.5.3 .54'3 now 40 113 121 234 1•67 50'5 said 45 121 128 249 1•78 46•2 et• C 50 135 140 275 1:96 43:0 55 149 154 303 2:16 39:9 60 166 174 340 2:43 37'2 equivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums payable by those persons who preferred that form of Bonus. The future division of Profit will take place every Five years. Any sum not exceeding 15,000/. may be insured on one life. This Corporation affords to the Assured Liberal Participation in Profits—with exemption from the liabilities of partnership. A rate of Bonus equal to the average returns of Mutual Socie ties—with the guarante e o f a large invested Capital Stock. The advantages of modern practice—with the security of an Office whose resources have been tested by the e xperience of nearly a Century and a-half. JOHN A. HIGIIAM, Actuary and Secretary. ROYA L FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road. Patron —The QUEEN.—rounded 1828. no sick poor are admitted on their own application alone; no recommendation is required. the t i h r e p benefits ersona During the past month the following numberon received of this Charity, either as out or in-door patients, application 2,214 Week ending 7th August. ....... Ditto 14th August •• ••• • • • 2 , 435 Ditto 21st August.. ••• • • • 2,473 Ditto 28th August...• .... 2,475 29th, 30th, and 31st August .... • • 1,143 Total in August 10,740 of which 4,540 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. . _ _ Tile management of the Hospital is in the hands of 30 Governors, yearly 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 of receiving suggestions or giving explanation. The Hospital is.not endowed, but is wholly dependent on volun tary contributions and legacies, which are received by the Treasurer, John Masterman, Esq., M.P., Nicholas-lane ;also by Messrs. Coatis and Co. ; Drummond and Co.; Berries and Co.;Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith , Pa yne , and do.; Glyn a n d C o . Jones Loyd and Co.; Barclay and Co.; Denison and Co ; Williams. Deacon; and Co.; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co., Ber ners-strect ; Masterman and Co.; and at the Hospital. Clothing for the destitute patients wil l be th ankfully received. By order. J. B. OW EN, 211. A,, Chairman. NEW AND IMPORTANT DISCOVERY IN THE SCIENCE d'Ecole de Pharmacie OF MEDICINE. Patent Oftice Seal of Great Britain. Dip) ;Medicine, Vienna, Pharmacien de Parts. Imperial Collegeof 31 TRIESEUAR No. 1,2, and 3, prepared in the f w or a m isf o c f o a af lo p z o e c te t devoid of taste or smell, and can be carried in tit% administered by Sold In tin cases, divided into separate doses, 11 .- Valpeau, Lallemand, Roux, Ricord, Sce.oit&c. TRIESEMAR No. 1 is a Remedy for RE LAXATION, SPERMATORRIREA , and all the distressing nsequences arising fr om early abuse, indiscriminate elcesses long residence in hot c li nsates. It has restored bodily and: 0 r Co too sexual ttrength and vigour to thousands of debilitated individuals who are flow in the enjoyment of h ealth and the Functions of Manhood; __,a_l-I!nd Whatever may be the cause f or D ISQUALIFICATIONS for M XIAGE, th e y are effectually subdued by this Wonderful Discovery. TRIESEMAR No. H., ef fectually, In the short space of three days, completely a nd entirely er adicates all traces of Gonorrhce a , both in its mild and aggravated f orms, (Beets, Strictures, Irritation o f the Bladder, Non-retent i on o f Urine, Pains o f th e L o ins a n d Ki dneys, and those disorders which ‘ l-10 Paivi and Cnbebs have so long been thought an antidote for, to the Intri of the health of a vast portion of the population. TRIESEMAR No. 111., the great Continental Remedy for Syphilis and Secondary SynlP toms. It also constitutes a certain c ure for Scurvy, Scrofula, and all ne cutaneous Eruptions, removing and expelling in its course all corrup tions and impurities from the vital stream, as altogether to eradicate the virus of dise ase , an d expe ll it w i th the insensible perspiration r ough the mediu m o f th e cores o f the skill and urine, and is a the never- faillng remedy for that class of di : or d ers which unfortunately English Physician treats with Mercury, tothe inevitable destruc tion of the patient's constitution, and which all the sarsaparilla in the world cannot restore. Price 1 is., or four eases i n on e for 335„ w hi ch saves lls., and in 5/. 11 ses, whereby there is a saving of 1/. 12s. To be bad wholesale and retail in Loudon, of Johnson; 68, Cornhill; H annayitand Co., 63, Os- Ibrd7street ; 'Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ;R. H. Ingham, druggist, 46, itlarket-street, Manchester; H. Bradbury, bookseller, Deansgate, °h on. ;J. Priestly, chemist, 51, Lord-street, Liverpool; Powell, .t0w..,. I t e 15, W estmorelsol-street, Dublin ; 11 4 -atreet, Idirminglutn2. W- -- inn all. bookseller, (NO. 20,05:/.) PUBLICATIONS. THE NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the libraries, In 3 vole., U T ON THE:WORLD. By HENRY OWGAN, LL.D., Hurst and Illackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn, 13, Great Marleorough-street. This day is published, Price 55., ANIMAL MAGNETISAI AND SO MNAMBULISM. By the Somnarnbule, ADOLPHE DIDIER. T. C. Newby, 30, Welbeck-street, Cavendish-square, and at the Author's residence, 4, Union-place, New-road, Regent's -park. Just published, No. VI: of the NATIONAL REVIEW. : I. The G OWT I C Conspiracy CONTENTS . 11. Crime in England, and its Treatment. HI. Victor Cousin on Madame de Hautefort and her Contempo raries. IV. Percy Bysshe Shelley. V. De Foe as a Novelist. VI. Italy. VII. Sydney Dobell on the War. VIII. Personal Influences on our Present Theology: Newman— Col eridge —Carlyle. IX, A List of Recent Works suitable for Reading Societies. Price Five Shillings. London : Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. On the 4th of October, No. 1., price 2c17; THE NATIONAL MAGAZINE. Edited by JOHN SAUNDERS and WESTLAND MARSTON. CONTENTS. Alfred Tennyson. Portrait and Paper. Biarritz. The Salutation, Engraving from. Sir C. Eastlake, P.E.A. Wellington's Monument in St. Valli's, The Stereoscope. By Sir D. Brewster, K.H; F.R.R. - "Met Uncle George. A Tale. By Wilkie Collins. The Home. By a Lady. Illustrated. Sold by all booksellers, or No. I. will be sent, post free, from the office, on receipt of two postage stamps. The work will also be sup plied regularly in the same way for 3s. 3d. a Quarter in Numbers, and for 3s. in Parts. National Magazine Company (Limited), 25, Essex-street, Strand, London. The Third Edition. Just Published, price 55., by post, free, ss. 6d. ON TRUE & FALSE SPERMATORREREA, with the View of distinguishing the Imaginary from the Real sufferers under this disease, and Correcting of wide-spread Errors in relation to their Treatment and Cure. • Translated from the German of Dr. PICRFORD. "Dr. Pickforei h 3 known to English readers by his frequent practi cal contributions to German medical literature. This is the first time, he informs as, that he has addressed himself to the non-medi cal reader. We trust this may not be the last, if he shall detect any Aber equally flagrant evil which it may be in hi s power to cor rect."—London Medical Gazette. " The tribe of Quiet Sympathisers,' and 'Medical Friends,' are mercilessly eNposed ; and if this book sould find its way into the bands of those who staffer from the com plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would be saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of toss Importance, though it is that which the quacks most prize— much money,... „This volume is well qualified to put an end to the empirical system of treating Sperrnatorrhoaa, and to place the treat ment upon a more rational and physiological basis. it is, therefore, ikely to do much good."—Medical Circular. London: IL Maniere, 219. Regent-street. Re Charles Hallowell Ilallowell Carew, Esq., of Beddington- Park, in the county of Surrey. N OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That by Indenture bearing date the sth day of May, 1856, made between Charles Hallowell Hallowell Carew, of Beddington-park, in the county of Surrey, Esq., of the first part, Robert Hallowell Carew, of Hackbridg;a, in the same county, Esq., and William Augustus Ford, of Henrietta street, Covent-garden, in the county of Middlesex, gentle man, of the second part, and the several persons whose names and seals are subscribed and affixed in the schedules thereto, being creditors of the said Charles Hallowell Hallowell Carew, of the third and fourth parts, the said CHARLES HALLO WELL HALLOWELL CAREW bath Conveyed, Granted, Released, and Confirmed unto the said Robert Hallowell Carew and William Augustus Ford, and their Heirs, all that his Mansion-house and Park at Beddington aforesaid, called Beddington-park, with their appurtenances ; and also all those the Manors or Lordships of Beddington and Bandon, in the said county of Surrey, with the Rights and Royalties thereof respectively, and the Advowson of the Rectory of the Parish Church of Beddington aforesaid ; and also all and singular the Manors or Lordships, Messuages, Farms, Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments whatsoever in the said county of Surrey, comprised in and devised, or intended to be devis ed, by the will of Ann Paston Gee, therein recited, or of which the said Charles Hallowell Hallowell Carew, or any person or persons in trust for him, is or aro seised or entitled to, an Estate of Freehold and Inheritance, or of Freehold only, in possession, reversion, remainder, or expectancy, together with all and singular the Rights, Royalties, Members and Appurtenances whatsoever to the said Hereditaments, or any of them belonging or appertaining ; and also all and every Sum and Sums of Money, Stock, Funds, or Securities, from time to time standing to the credit of a certain cause, "Hitchcock v. Carew," w hi c h m i g h t not b o required for the purposes of the 'said suit, and all Right, Title, Interest, and Benefit whatsoever of him, the said Charles Hallowell Hal lowell Cargo, So, or of, or under the said suit and tne se v cral pleadings therein, anti the mono:, recoverable thereby —to hold the said Mansion house, Manors, cad Hereditaments, audio have, receive, and take tho said Moneys and Premises, unto and by the said Robert Hallowell Carew and William Augustus Ford, and their heirs and execu tors, administrators and assigns, upon Trust, for the BENE FIT of the CREDITORS of the said Hallowell Hallowell Carew, who should execute the same Indenture within the space of six calendar months from the date thereof, or other wise as therein mentioned. And by the same Indenture, the 'said Charles Hallowell Ilallowell Carew nominated, consti tuted, and appointed the said Robert Hallowell Carew and William Augustus Ford, and the survivor of them, and the exe cutors or administrators of such survivor and their or his as signs, the true and lawful attorneys, and attorney of him, the said Charles Hallowell Hallowell Carew, irrevocably in his name, or in the nam es or name of the m , the said Robert Hallowell Carew and William Augustus Ford, or thesurvivOr of them, or the executors or administrators of such survivor, to carry on and prosecute the suit of y Carew v. Waugh" therein mentioned, or any other suit or other proceeding for the purpose of setting aside or reforming the Indenture of settlement of the 9th of March, 1850 (bang a post nuptial settlement executed by the said Charles Hallowell Hallo well Carew nine days after he attained 21, without any consideration, and, as the said Charles Hallowell Hallowell Carew alleges, in total ignorance of his rights, or that ho was absolutely entitled to for silo e freehold h e o r f e the d ita m said t e s st and at re e s p ), o mc r for s procuring an order id theretolndenture, of every of the several t e h a e ch th a i n r a d therein comprised. c A re nt o b i y a , h i) e a parties authority, and safe and fourth parts respectively, granted to the said Charles Hallowell Hallowell Carew full licence, conduct to pass and repass, and attend to his affairs without any attachment or executioa against his person, to be sued out or enforced by any of his said creditors, parties thereto of the third and fourth parts respectively, or by their or any of their procurement. And the said deed was duly executed by the said Charles Hallowell Hallowell Carew on the said sth day of May, 1856, in my presence, and attested by me, and that the same d ee d was execu t e d by the said Robert Hallowell Carew and William Augustus Ford, as such trustees as aforesaid, on the 6th day of May, 1856, iu the presence of and attested by Thomas Salmon Selway, and the said deed now lies at my office for the signature of the creditors of the said Charles Hallowell Hallowell Carew.—Dated this 2d day of October, 1856. GEORGE SAMUEL FORD, Solicitor, 8, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden, London. ORIENTAL INLAND STEAM COMPANY (Limited). For establishing Steam Naviga tion on the Rivers of India,. Capital 2 50,000/. in 25,000 Shares of 101. each, with power to increase it to 1,000,000/.—Deposit 10s. per Share. TRUSTEES. JAMES ALLAN, E sq . , Managing Director of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. The Honourable W. WILBERFORCE BIRD, ESQ., late Deputy- Governor of Bengal. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. of Bengal. The Hon. W. WILBERFORCE BIRD, Esq., late Dep.-G overnor Captain BOLD, K.T.S Belvidere Villa, Mil'brook, near Southampton. HARRY BORRADAILE, Esq., late Civil Service, Bombay. Joins Boum; Esq., late of Messrs. John Bourne and Co. Lieut.-General Joint BRIGGS, Madras Army, Into Political Agent in Candeish, and officiating Resident at Nagpore. Colonel A. COTTON, late Chief Engineer of Madras. Capt. Corrox, R.N., Alport House, Whitechurch, Salop. Major-General DICKINSON, late Chief Engineer of Bombay. MONTAGUE GORE, Esq., South Audley-street, Grosvenor square. Lieut.-Col. GRIMES, Hon. E.1.C.5,, lately stationed at Nagpore. Capt. HUTCHINSON, Hon. E.1.C.5., Asst. Civ. Eng.Godavery. Engineer nah Ir rigation Work s . and Calcutta. G. MAir, Esq. (Messrs. May, M athewson, and Co.), London Colonel the Hon. It. T. ROWLEY, 47, Berkeley -square. (With power to add to their number.) • MANAGING DIRECTOR--JOHN Borim, E sq., John Bourne and Co., Glasgow and Greenock. late of Messrs. ENGINEER—JAMES KENNEDY, Esq., late of Messrs. Bury, Curtis, and Kennedy, Liverpool. .SOLICITOR—HENRY R. HILL, Esq., 23, Throgrnorton-street. BANKERS--Messrs. WILLIAMS, DEACON, and CO. SECRETARY—JOHN MATHEWSON, Esq. Offices, 9 Billiter-street, London. This company is establ ished f or two reasons—first, because end secon d , b ecause it will pay. India wants cheap means o it is wanted ; o f conveyance for her produce; wat er , conveyance water conveyance will is cheaper than any possible mode of conveyanc e by land ; and ten thousand miles of this cheap be afforded by the great rivers when properly navigated by steam. Steam of C a Navigatio n was 48 per e T e h n e t r d a i vninduemn andof the the e Gange s latest returns Com pany cent. The field, h owever, pany on th e G o d avery was 55 is far too l arge t o b e a d equa t e ly f i lled by local effort, and an English Compa n y i s necessar y , which, with adequat e cap i tal, will render available the resources of European science. Prospectuses and Forms of Application for Shares may be obtained at the offices, 9, Billiter-street, London. LIVERPOOL FREE LIBRARY AND MUSEUM.--At the meeting of the Liverpool Town Courxil on Wednesday, the library and museum committee recommended that the first prize of 150 guineas for the best design for a library and museum be awarded to the design sent under the motto " Con Atmore," and the second prize of 100 guineas to the d es i gn under the motto "Alma." It being the opinion, how ever , o f several professional mem b ers o f th e council that th e erect i on of a structure in accord ance with the desig ns , p l ans, and specifications of " Con Amore would be considerably more than the 2,0001.2 advertised by the committee as being the sum not to be exceeded in the erection of the building, the award to the architect signing himself " Con Amore" was accom panied with the proviso that the building could he erected for the sum advertised. " Con Amore" is 111 r. of Thornhill-chambers, 103, St. Martin's -lane, London ; and "Alma" is Mr. T. Holmes, of Bury. The facade of the design which takes the first pri ze ,' subject to the proviso, appears to be a near copy of the National Gal " pepper boxes." lery minus the • N. • PER, • 010\ - "'"" csi,;ls: 14.1 tBlOl *lll ll. CP . 'c % . TIMES FIRE ASSURANCE s . ola • zi- 4 4Z.„ • Ac;.;, ,7 An eltranrdicary ineeting of the shareholders of eol_ 77yw:siaeldort 25 1 , Ve(inesd a y a t tbeir offices, Ludgate ° „ • .. , 4111 ' hill to consider the propriety of increasing- the capital M; Co .:, • r • ) •c — • DlET `4' Arr. P t-r o , r7ta;*. nre. . l'fi"p~w^ ~y~iWtll n r L Ria.e OTAMPED .13 v, L!Cli •tfi as, read : "The operations of the year, although limited, with re ference to profit and loss upon the fire risks taken, have been prosperous, and the comparative absence of losses dur ing the last nine months has been remarkable. The plate glass business of the company has been also most success fully conducted ; for although the competition has been , great, 4,000 policies have been issued during the last year, . whilst from the prompt manner in which losses have been paid, and the vigour with which new agencies have been appointed for directorstpi profitslu e g e i t 'g : n i f 'P , o a i r i: i : e a c i i .N. the b en i el s euernn,esaeai succeeded e xtension tds itn sufficient ol entering 1 s t t e e h s r e i , ri g :‘t'oo plate-glass i l- formed, the foundation has been laid for a business of the most . valuable kind ; and indeed, from this department alone, has been making efforts to obtain concessions from Con rin n e t p g o l replace the agreementsti s h e uthe t interest theeosisti 1 c ' t a e o h n s n a s a_ i f a o n r d th so is ut tu e r rri po G se er i m n a H ny ol . la T n h d e , agencies have been tracts with the following F rench fire companies, La Pater nelie, Lo Nora, Li Gon fiance, and L'Et o il e. B y these con trsets your directors consent to take portions only of those risks upon which the reassuring office is also placed, and upon which they keep at least an equal amount, and in most cases double the amount offered to thi s company. The direc tors have been taking risks from these offices now for the last twelve) months, and have not yet in a ll that time had a single our directors, in seeking for the means of transacting American business, made offers to the Beacon and to the Athemeum fire companies for the purchase or atnalgan--Cion of the business already existing and business and of those companies, and aided by the ability and perseverance of your manager, Mr. Sheridan, have succeeded in effecting an amalgamation with the two offices referred to upon most advantageous terms. The actual cost in money has been com- • Paratively small, the assets and liabilities of the two emu- - Panics very nearly balancing each other. The shareholders of the purchased companies will have t . sign the deed of this company, taking the shares of this company with some few exceptions at 7s. paid. The amount or capital required for this purpose will be amply covered by the sum of 25 WO/. The number of a . ditional sharet for which your deed will have to be signed to represent the above sum will beabout 60, - 00, with in most, cases a further responsibility thereon of 13s. per share. The number of shares vlready signed for is 3,. , 00. The total number, therefore. when all the new shareholders have slimed will bo 143,000 shareholders or thereabouts, ac tually signed for, with a responsibility of 1 is. per share oa the hulk of them. It will readily oe seen, therefore, that the director- were compelled to increase the capital of the com pany, for the purpose of admitting the s0,00i) new shares, and the directors thought, that instead of increasing the capital to the amount actu lily required, it would be better to increase the capital to the snaszof 250,000/., inasmuch as tho directors anticipate a largi demand for the shares of the com pany, and they cannot but admit that the larger the list of shareholders the less the responsibility. to each individual shareholder, whilst the chances of new business from in creased connections are considerably augmented. These are the sole reasons for the call and the increase of capital, and so far is the fact from their having been caused by misfor tunes or losses, that your. directors, prior to the amalgama tions or purchases above referred to, could have repaid to every shareholder 20s. in the pound, by dividing the assets of the company, and the sum to be obtained by the sale of the business. The directors point to this fact as a proof that the shareholders' money has been judiciously expended, and that the amount sunk in preliminary expenses could be easily rea lised. The income of the company is now estimated for the ensuing year at the large sum of 50,000/. ; and if the expe rience of the past is to be relied upon, you have cow an income which, after paying lssses and expenses, will not only pay a lunch larger dividend than has yet been received by the shareholders, but will also enable you to put by a large sum annually as a reserve fund for future contingen cies. It will be necessary to invest the sum of 30,0001. in Government securities, in order to compete successfully with the great companies now doing fire business at home and abroad, and which companies have made similar invest ments. For this purpose, should the new shares be held back, it is contemplated that another call of two shillings per share Will be necessary. In which case the call will be • made upon the shareholders of the three conjoined companies. A call of two shillings per share will produce about 13,0001., and your directors will have sufficient in hand, and already invested, viz., 17,0031., to make up the sum to 30,0001. The whole of this sum will be invested in approved stock, and not one shilling of it will be used for any other purpose." The Cu MRIIIAN, in a very effective speech, recapitu lated the most salient points of the report, and concluded by recommending that the same should be adopted. Several questions were put by the proprietors as to foreign business generally, which were satisfactorily re plied to by the managing director. Deputaziohs of directors and shareholders from the va rious local boards were in attendance to watch the inte rests of their constituents. Various inquiries were made by them as to the'nature of the risks to be under taken, to which Mr. Sheridan replied in a manner which seemed to remove any doubts which might have existed in their minds. Captain EDWARD MARKT, ch 3 i - man of the Bath Board, expressed his entire satisfaction with the state ment of the directors ; a 3 did . also th.e Chairman of the Southampton Board. The CHAIRMAN then put the following resolution, which v.•as carried by acclamation : " Resolved—That inasmuch as the number of sharp homers required by the 13th c1au5e..4.440...4940,L0f settlement of this company in order 'to constitute ~ au extraordinary genera l meet i ng of 'taharigkders ,! '1,4 now present, an d i nasmuc h as the proper no- ... tices of this meeting' to increase the capital has been issued to the shareholders, and inserted in the public journals, and inasmuch as an increase on the capital of this company is deemed expedient and necessary, the Name be, aed is hereby increased accordingly from the sum of 100,0001. to the sum of 250.000/. And further, that l'ie new capital be offered to the present sharehold ers at the rate of one share for every one share now held by each such shareholder, all calls hitherto made having been paid, . but that each shareholder shall signify his intention of taking such new shares within one month from the date of the notice offering such new shares." It was stated that, the income of the company was 50,0001. a-year. The usual vote of thanks having been passed to the chairman, the meeting wa, di,solved. THE LATE LORD HA RDII\ GE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sia,—A statement relative to the late Lord Har diuge appeared in the Tinto and was controverted. The writer of that statement attempted to hand the dispute over to me, without any just right to do so, and hence my letter, No. 1, was written ; the letters which followed No. 1 need no explana tion, and your publication of them will be accepted as a favour.—l remain, sir, your obedt. servant, W. NAPIER, Lieut.-General. Oct. 1. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—Whon any person of real authority on the sub ject controvert: my statement of the part taken by the late Lord Ilardinge at the battle of Al!inert:, I shall be ready to substantiate its truth ; mean while I decline the honour of fighting the battle of Printing house-square. W. NAPIER, Lieut. -General. Sept. 27, 1556. The Times Office, Sept. 29. The Editor of the Times presents his compliments to ' General Napier, and begs leave to say that he will be happy to insert any communications from General Na pier tending to substantiate General Napier's statement of the late Lord Hardinge's part in the battle of Alliuera, " which does not contain a snarl against the Times." The Editor is quite ready and able to fight the battle of Printing-Louse-square without General Napier's ance, and it is utterly immaterial to him whet her Ge l . Napier chooses to fight his own battles in the Times or not ; but if General Napier does avail himself the colonies of the Times for that purpose, he thug see the propriety of nut at the same time snappi, g at the hand which renders him help. Lieut.-General Wm. Napier, &c., Scinde House, Ciaphatn. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. roy letter to you, which you have , uppreAsed, I said that, while declining the h ,our of fighting; the battle of Printing-house—qun.re, I was ready t ,:übsta,,- ttate my statem,mt of the :ate Lord liardiuge's part in the battle of Albuera. Col. Wade's authority has been adduced ; but C. - d. Wade's letter was published in 1841, by Sir Lowry Cole, together with a correspondence between himself, Lord Hardinge, and royseil, in which the whole matter in dispute was discussed, and Lord Hardinge's pretensions were vindicated. It is for his representatives, there fore, to sustain his cause ; but as they cannot be expect. ed, aad ought not to be called upon, to sustain such a controversy in their present affliction, and *He their father's body remains unburied, I will show that Colonel Wade's letter is not rum e conclusive now than it was years ago ; that is to say, not conclusive at all. However, be it first remarked, that your writer has fathered upon me a military ignorance which belongs to himself. I never said Lord Hardiuge " executed a manoeuvre" which gained the da3, but that he urged an attack I Very different things. Now for my statement. All that I have published about Lord Hardinge at Albuera came from himself, and was given to me ex pressly for my history. Col. Wade could not know what passed between Col. Hardinge and Lord Beresford ; he could not even be sure of what passed between Col. Har• dingo and Sir Lowry Cole. Now, long after my third volume was published, Sir L. Cole—whom I knew from childhood—was met by me in the street, and asked to write a letter giving his version of the Albuera affair. This he refused, saying it was of no consequence, and I &mid his only objection was that he had not been "or dered." This would be enough, it so much ignorance did not prevail as to the essential difference between the merits of Lord Hardingo's part and Sir L. Cule's part in the battle. Lord Hardinge's great merit was nit so much the con ception of pushing the 4th division and Abercrombie's bri g ade into renewed actio n , b u t i n th e reso l ut i on not to let Marshal Beresford's desponding view of the crisis prevail. He saw the battle might,still be won, if all the spare t roo p s were pus h e d on, an d decidedfor Beresford that it should be so ; but it was "neck or nought," and, had it been nought, Beresford's better lodgment would have been justly extolled. Sir L. Cole, yielding to urgent exhortations, executed one par!: of Hardinge's conception, as Col. Abercrombie did the other parts, and with both it was an intrepid resolution—with Cole morally so, as well as physically. He bad been posted with positive orders at an important point ; be was menaced by an enormous body of cavalry ; he could not see the exact state of the battle on the hill above, but he knew it to be almost desperate for the allies ; he could not know what reserves Soult-bad in hand3ll not be ere gat au infantry column oietiimiefiriti-y, to fall on lii,p/ight flank. •Vvis these dangers star ing bins in the 'face, he mounted the bill to attack more than double, it might be three times, his own numbers, supported by a powerful artillery, and alrea.ty half vie torious. It was a great action, and so was llar.linge's stroke of genius for which ho has been long and justly eulogised. W. NArIER, Lieut.-General. , Sept. 29, 1856. THE LATE F. M. VISCOUNT liARDIYGE. GENERAL ORDER. HOBBS GUARDS, Oct. 2.. The Queen desires to make known to the army her sincere grief at the loss of that great and eminent soldier, Field• Marshal Viscount Hardinge. A few weeks only have elapsed since, yielding to the request of the Field• Marshal, whose health had given way under the arduous duties of his office, the Queen reluctantly accepted his resignation of the chief command of her army. The sosiduous labour of a long public and eventful career, during which Viscount Hardinge hold some of the highest offices of the State, terminated, too HOOD, a life fertile in resources, and of unwearied perseverance and devotion to duty. The Queen has a high and grateful sense of Lord liardinge's valuable and unremitting services, and in his death deplores the loss of a true and devoted friend. No Sovereign ever possessed a more honest and faithful counsellor, or a more loyal, fearless, and devoted servant. His Royal Highness Commanding -hi-Chief has the gratification in publishing her Majesty's feelings and sentiments (in which he sincerely participates) on this melancholy occasion, and is confident that the army will equally lament the loss of one whose whole mind was applied to the promotion of their efficiency and welfare. By command of his Royal Highness the General Corn manding-in-Chief. and Intelligence. The reduction in the army consequent on the instruc• tions issued by the authorities at the Horse Guards is proceeding at Chatham. Yesterday morning the troops stationed at St. Mar' 's Barracks, Chatham, to the num ber of upwards of 1,000 men of all ranks, were inspected by AAjutantJ. Pope, when 106 men belonging to the 4th Royals, 7th Fusiliers, and 19:h Regiments were ordered to proceed to Fort Pitt, there to be inspected Ly Dr. J. R. Taylor, C. 8., when the whole of that number were ordered to be discharged. Thirty eight men selecZed from the 4th Light Dragoons, 7th Hussars, 12th Lancers, 7th Fusiliers, 10th, 20th, 231 Welsh Fusiliers, 25th King's Own Borderers, 80th, 31st, 41st, 47th, 51st Light Infantry, 55th, 56th, 57th, 68th Light Infantry, 69th, 95th, and the Rifle Bri gade were also yesterday discharged from the Invalid Depot, Chatham. G. A. NVETEIERALL, Adjutant•Gencral. Yesterday at Liverpool three companies of Royal Ar tillery embarked on board the steamer Trafalgar, for Dublin. The Daniil screw steam frigate Niels Juel, 42 guns, °minorlore Iroinger, on a cruise, last from Leith, put into Plymouth Sound on Wednesday, and was receivod with the customary salutes. From Plymouth she pro ceeds to Cherbourg, Letters received at Plymouth state that the screw steamships Duke of Wellington, 131, Capt. H. Caldwell, and Conqueror, 101, Capt. H. R. Yelverton, arrived at Gibraltar on Sunday, 21s . Sept. ; they add that diar rhima Lad broken out on board the Duke of Wellington, and that in two days 100 men had been placed on the sick list, and one bad died. The paddlewheel steamvessel Vivinl, 2, Master W. H. Allen, from Portsmouth, arrived at Plymouth on Wed ne,day. The following circular was issued yesterday : HORSE GUARDS, Sept. 25. His Royal Highness the General Commanding-in- Chief, with the view to relieve regiments from the great expense now consequent on the necessity of employing professed musicians (civilians) as masters of bands, has it in contemplation to recommend the establishment of a large musical class as part of the education of boys sent to the Royal Military Asylum, an& for the ins ruction of persons seat from regiments to qualify for bugle majors, trumpet majors, and bandmasters, and where training would require especial time and attention. No immediate benefit could be expected from the in• stitutiou of such a class, but it may be reasonably hoped that in a year or two many of the pupils would have acquired sufficient skill to assist in the work of instruc tion, and that after that period several would be eligible for the situations named - namely, bugle-major, trumpet. main., and band-masters. A preliminary outlay of 500/. or 6001. would be necessary for the supply of musical in struments ; andfit is calculated that 1,0001. per annum would be afterwards necessary to maintain the class, in cluding the salary of the director, the necessary profes sors, and copying and arranging music, &c., repair of instruments, and other incidental expenses. There are now 112 battalions of infantry and 26 regi ments of cavalry, exclusive of artillery, sappers, military train, and 10 colonial corps. If every regiment would pay an original subscription of 51. or 8/. per annum to the fund ample provision would be made for all expenses. It is unnecessary to dilate on the expected advantages of this proposition, but there is every reason to hope that it will result in a great saving of expense to regi. ments, and tend to the permanent efficiency of regimen tal bands. His Royal Highness requests to be favoured. with your opinion on this subject.—l have, &c., G. A. WErnnunr,L, Adjutant-General. Thy Eagle, 50, was towed from her moorings to the jetty at Ddvoriprt on Wednesday ; she is ordered to be examined, and fitted as a gunnery ship for Falmouth. Eight ovens are to be heated on Monday next for baking bread at the Royal William Victualiing-yard. The authorities at the War-office having directed that the troops belonging to the provisional battalion, Chat ham, shall receive a regular course of instruction by the normal schoolmasters who have been appointed to that garrison, the garrison chapel school has undergone some alterations and additions, in order to accommo• date the large number of troops now stationed at Chatham. A range of buildings is also in course of erection near Chatham barracks, to be occupied exclu sively by the normal schoolmasters, who are at present accommodated with quarters in the barracks. A a f l o t ll . : oßiing appointm en t s h ave b een ma d e a t the Frank Buckley, naval imtmetrir, to iho Adman; St.. V. Jenyngs, midshipman, tt - , the Satellite. The following circular memorandum has been issued to the army at home and abroad on. As,, Mi.dwifur" Dr. Matcham delivered a lecture at the LECTURE TO FEMALES.— On Thursdai se e m v b e rt iy in .r g oome and the eminent American, giving Lose . tuft,the opinionsto and 400 pra c fLm e :les, 7 > f a i i c r ton la th b e , pr. pri,-,ty, greatPrtr attention, ur , - The ( F if r i e l t l i s c t h r , um an e d nt m al e: t 7rti l t i a e : tt in ccouch lecturer was frequently '• ~, " P'aud lfter an lecture was listened to with THE CORNWALL r tSrIERIICs.- -- . Unusu a ll y go ,, d there nt every promise , f a. •I I d .) ). •'' N,wlyn 1 pilchard me, si •, • .. the cif-ones du 'the ' successful mackerel season,bout few days having avereged abort' ~ 1,000 Per boat. At Portloe the pilchard tish?? e ' , s or u .. t i 'awn., 4 to a close. Mr. Blarney has cured lo i !'„ a LL i l l ~( .4 •1 1 market 300 hfids. of pilchards, Mesere. %m a !" nI. Co. abour• 330 hhds. amid from the drift beats snut (i 0 blids. have been cured for the foreign ! Barka. At St. I v e s the drift boats have been preven ted from going to s ea b y the boisterous state of the weather, but state few boats have been taking small quantities of pilchards. WHALING EXTRAORDINARY.—A Yankee skipper is at preterit iu Manchester' f or the purpose of getting two r ifles of a very peculiar character made by Mr. whit. worts, the eminent mechanical engineer; they are each 40lb. weight, and are intended to shoot whales that can not be approached and killed in the ordinary method c / The barrel is only 20 inches long, rifled polygonally t describe one turn in the length. The projectile is/ shell of 31b. weight, 6 inches long,fired f In the should ro ,;tie 0 L .- .2 draaluis of powder, and having a charge ir) 4 ')f 47 'z. The skipper states that he killed three what 11 season cut of 40 fired at with a bomb in the shap t° arrow 20 inches long, and having indiarubber mays guide its flight. The rest spouted blood, but , °wing to the length of the bomb detraclin b 200 de.structi,veness. They are 100. feet long an rk uutil tons. , The ship and crew are now waiting the rifles and shells are cunpleted HORSE GUARDS, Sept. 26. Commanding officers of regiments horn the Crimea w ilt t r „ nsm it, without delay, to the Ajutant-General reports whether or not the men of their regiments are in posses4on of their ~h altoes, and, if not, tl state in detail the reas ms for b , uvh, and the meivures which have been taken for obtaining them, Commanding officers of all regiments will send in a report whether the evipinent of their regiment is cum plet•_., and, it rot, to owe what, articles are ch-fi&ent, and what are of new pttterri and of old re , pectively.— By command. -G. A. WETHERALL. LECTURE AT KESWICK —The Right Hon. J. Napier, M.P., gave a very interesting lecture on Friday evening last, in the new Lectura-hall, Keswick Mechanics' Insti tution. The subject of the lecture was " Labour and Knowledge in connection with the Condition of the Working Class." There was a very respectable audience, but only a thin attendance of mechanics, for whom the lecture was specially intended. An edition of the Dispatch will henceforth be pub lished every Friday, containing particulars of important events, and price of the markets, funds, tte., up to the moment of cuing to pre,ss, and may be received at the most distant carts of Scotland and Ireland on the Satur day. The pages of the Dispatch will be so extended as to allow th e in t ro d uc ti on o f near ly s i x additional coluzn y s , in q4ntity, and the principal articles will be . s . et in l Adver. clear type t h a t w ill no t f a tigue the eyesig ht tisers, to insure the insertion of their advertisements t in each of th e f o ur editions, should forward the on Thursday, or at latest , before 10 o'cloc k on Friday morning. —Dispatch Office, 139, Fleet street. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER ;1 1 1856, and had been stripped of her guns and warlike material, and converted into a transport ship. No one can sup- pose, therefore, that there was the least crowding on board of her, such being the case. This, then, is an exact and circumstantial account of all that concerns the persona transported, during their passage, and since their arrival at Cayenne. It is the simplest and best contradiction of the falsehoods which have been written upon this subject, and with which it has been attempted to impose upon foreigners. TREATMENT OF FRENCH POLITICAL EXILES AT CAYENNE.. The following article, apparently an official an swer to the statements made by M. Louis Blanc and his friends respecting the treatment to which political exiles are subject at Cayenne, was pub lished yesterday : (From, the Afoniteur.) Although certain calumnies are refuted by their own grossness, it is neverthel ess goo d somet i mes t o oppose them by direct explanations. An endeavour has been made through certain publications to make foreigners be ' lieve that the men sent to Guiana had been the victims of the worst treatment, both during the voyage and since 'heir arrival at Cayenne. The following is the answer to thin accusation. An idea truly philenthropic presided, it is well known, in the suppression of the bagnes and the establishment of Cayenne. It was justly considered that the convicts of the baguet+, encumbered in France within confined and unhealthy spots, might be much better treated in a colony, where they could amend their lives and become useful. To this category, by virtue of the decree of Dec. 8, 1851, were added the men that formed part of the secret societies, the majority of whom Were released criminals. Since the commencement of transpor tation to the present moment, the number of individuals sent to Cayenne and belonging to the self-styled political category, has amounted to 320, a number which, from the last returns, was reduced to 180. The diminution wasi ow ing to rather numerous escapes, to successive discharger+ through feelings of indulgence, and to 52 deaths, rece4led in this category over a period of more than tour year's, a number that may surprise by its small amount, when we refit ct that yellow fever has prevailed to an extraordinary degree in Guiana under its epidemic form. Duriog the stay of tho , e individuals in Guiana, the administration of the colony, far from deserving the slightest reproach on the score of hard treatment, has, on the contrary, ex tended its care, consideration, and forbearance, as far as possible. This has been attested even by letters from the interested parties themselves. This class of prisoners has never been confounded in the penitentiaries with the others, either on the isle of La Mere or on that of St. Joseph. They have always had special establishments assigned to them. For a long time they were main tained without being required to perform any regular work. This tolerance had necessarily its limit. It is a minority that has set itself in a state of opposition to the regulation appointing work in the penitentiaries —a work for the rest regulated in every essential condition, so as not to impair either their health or strength. The clemency of the Emperor has been already ex tended, as we have just seen, to a not inconsiderable number of the prisoners reported to be penitent, or who were only known for their continued submission to the system to which their rebellion bad subjected them. Even among these, however, there were many whose antecedents, in a criminal point of view, were deplor able. Their descriptions swarm with statements that would have justified the classification of them either with old offenders previously discharged or with con riots. There are among them, we are fain to admit it, many that have been condemned, not by the present form of government, but by that of the republic itself. Let it not be forgotten, in fact, that Algeria bad re ceived, in virtue of a law passed in 1850, the most dan gerous portions of the insurgents of June, 1848, and that a certain number of these men were merely sent from Algeria to Guiana as a change of place, the reason being their own bad conduct in the establishments of Northern Africa. From the beginning the persons transported to Guiana in virtue of the decree of Dec. 8, 1851, have been scru pulously lodged apart from the convicts, and only momentary meetings caused by circumstances have ever occurred between the old offenders and the so-called political offenders, many of which last had been discharged criminals themselves. The meet legs, for the rest, consisted in the location of them on one and the same island, but never beneath one and the same roof. The obligation of work, common to all, has a theory been understood in a uniform manner, that is to say, the compulsory right possessed by the authorities went so far as imprisonment, and everywhere the priso ners have been bound, awarding to their capabilities and strength, to work in erecting dwellings and in gardening. But in fact, it may be said, that the so-called political class have enjoyed a large relative amount .of liberty. Many have received leave to reside at large upon bail, either in the town of Cayenne or in the quarters ; those who were confined either on the isle of La Mbre, close to Cayenne, or on the isle of St. Joseph (one of the isles du Salut), have only taken a secondary pact in the labour. At a later period, under the administration of Rear- Admiral Bonard, this class or category, always except ing the men out on boil, were as.embled on the third isle du Salut of the Devil's Island, the rule being laid Amen that those who should show themaels molt — dangerous by their resistance to the orders of the authorities were to be sent on board the hulk Castor, and there detained under strict discipline. Rear-Admiral Bonard thus described the system in force for the individuals sent to Devil's Island, in his correspondence of March and April, 1866: "i have specially assigned to them the Devil's Island, where a few trials at gardening had been made, and some huts raised. I have supplied them with materials for the completion of their abodes, upon whieh they have set to work with all the ardour that novelty inspires. Devil's Island is at this moment under the vigilant eye of M. de Richerie, without a single guard or gendarme. I have merely taken the precaution of removing from them the boats, and every other means of escape. One of their own number has been called to take the super intendence of this turbulent population. Everything is going on well at present. I dare not hone for anything permanent and properly organised on the pert of these eccentric and fickle-minded persons. I have been able to ascertain this without risk, and the arrival of the Castor, with its cells of confinement, enables me even to remove from this little colony all the fomenters of dis order, should any such make their appearance. Resig nation, then, has become the order of the day, and for the present, alone, without guards, without gendarmes, upon Devil's Island, they can freely discuss their theo ries, provided they submit to the authority of that one of their own body whom. I have made responsible. As yet they appear content, and enjoy good health. They are working with a will at the construction of their cot tages, and at their gardens and poultry-yards, with a view to improve their condition. Every other day they receive an allowance of provisions to last f )rty-eight hours ; they themselves distribute the portions and dress their provisions. From the summit of Royal Island we can see with the naked eye all that is going on in Devil's Island." If this were the proper place to compare the amount of work imposed upon these transported convicts with that which is the lot of the convicts, properly so called, in the penitentiaries of Guiana, it would be evident that there is no analogy between the treatment and condition of those two classes of persons. The labour of the for cats Is prescribed to them, it is strictly compulsory, it is always gratuitous, and really of a pro3uctive kind, and it has always been exacted from them with as much regularity as the trying influences of the climate would allow. It is by the hands of the forcats that the estab lishments of the Isle Royal, the Montagne d'Argent, and the Comte, have been formed. In the two first of these, the temporary wooden structures for barraCks and hospitals, the temporary magazines, defensive works, pumps, and cisterns, have been replaced almost entirely by edifices or buildings of brick and stone. In the third place two establishments have been formed, at St. Marie and St. Augustin, and at thii time two others are in course of formation. There Were in June, 1856, on the Isle Real, 919 forcats, all white men ; on the Isle La Mere, there were 221 ; at the Montagne d'Argent there were 189, andin La Comte there were 838; besides which, in July, two fresh drafts, numbering about 0041 seen, were introduced at the Montague d'Argent. It is by the labour of these criminals, assisted by two or three hundred persons under judicial punishment and about a hundred and fifty negro convicts, that the penintentiaries have actually been formed, and that they are carried on under the able and persevering management of the officers and agents charged with their direction. The necessary conditions of their constitution, with the cruel embarrassments caused by the yellow fever and the climate in general, will account for their agricultural labours, without their having been neglected, being still to some extent unproductive. As regards the class of convicts said to be transported for political offences, it may be said that, with rare exceptions, they have come to Guiana only to exhibit their idleness and their useless. ness there. As for their treatment on board ship, the captain of the Erigone gives some detailed particulars, the precise ness of which will serve completely to refute the false accusations that have been made. The clothing supplied to them at starting was not uniform, but it was such as to prove the care which has been taken to clothe the persons transported differently from the foreats ; they had given to them pantaloons, paletots, bought from the Brest outfitters, w oo ll en shirts, and boots or shoes taken on board in the ship stock. Their food was the same as that of the crew and of the detachment of troops on board, and no vessel sailed nithout a commission having tested the good qua. lity of its provisions. Their water was taken from the same tanks which contained the water furnished to all the others, even the officers of the staff. Who will be lieve that the Erigone carried some provisions specially laid in which were damaged, and which were set spirt for the food of the persons transported ? Such an im putation refutes itself. Each class of passengers Deco pied Feparate quarters, and toe men bad no communi catim with each other. Every precaution was taken to .1 Prevent a mutiny, but, happ ily, we h ad no occasion to have recourse to such means; they showed themselves submissive and obedie.ot to the prescribed orders. As for their health I spared no pains to secure it. The portholes were regularly opened at sunrise aril closed at sunset. By such means, and thanks to the fine weather we enjoyed during the voyage, I arrived at the anchorage of Cayenne on the 27th of June without a single person on the sick lkst." These last words, "not one on the sick list," include everything, and are a complete answer to everything. They clearly disprove the assertion that each prisoner on board was allowed a space of 90 centimetres. The passengers on board the Erigone were 400 persons ; the vessel had also the craw of 101 men, and 50 soldiers And watebnien. The Erigone was an old 44 gun frigate, Sporting Intelligence. NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING. THURSDAY. Handicap Plate of 501. A.F. 1 mile 2 furlongs 73 yard.. Lnrd W. Powlett's The Druid, 3 yrs, 7st 3lb (Chariton) 1 Mr. T. Hughes's Treachery, 4yrs, 7st7ib (D. Hughes) 2 Mr. Armstrong's Alcyone, 4 yrs, B,t 71b (Sly) 3 The following also ran—Noisette, Tame Deer, Indul gence, and Ada. Betting -5 to 2 agst Tame Deer, 4to 1 agst Alcyone, sto 1 each agst Druid and Noisette. Won by half a length ; a neck between second and third; Ada was a bad fourth, Tame Deer was fifth, Indulgence sixth, and Noisette last, Match : 150. Last half of Abingdon mile (3 furlongs 217 yards.) Mr. Payne's Mabel, 5 yrs, Bst Blb (Flatman) 1 Sir .1. Hawley's Sister to Hesse-Cassel, 3 yrs, Bat slb (A. Day) 2 The betting was alternately 6 to 5 on Sister to Hesse- Cassel and 6 to 5 on Mabel. Won easily by two lengths. Handicap Sweep takes of 10 cove each, 5 ft, if declared, &c. Last half of Abingdon mile (3 furlongs 217 yard,) Five subs, Lord Clifden's Bishop of Osnaburg, 3 yrs, 84t slb (A. Day) 1 Gen. Peel's Inspiration, 2 yrs, sst 121 b (Fordham) 2 Capt. Little's Olympus, 3 yrs, Bst 121 h... ..(Flatinan) 3 Mr, W. Robin4on's Ghika, 3 yrs, Sst 9lb ...(Quinton) 4 Betting —Even on Inspiration, 7 to 2 agst Ghika, 9 to 2 agst Olympus. Won by a head ; four lengths between the second and third. Ghika was beaten off. Match-150 - Last half of A.M. (3 fur. 217 yard.). Duke of Bedford's Palm, by Tadmor, 2 yrs, 7st sib (Charlton) 1 Sir J. Hawley's Sister to Hesse-Cassel, 3 yrs, Bst 71b (A.. Day) 2 Betting -2 to lon Palm. Won by two lengths. The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas ; for 3-yr-olds, get 9lb, four, 10st 71b ; five, list ; six and aged, list 41b. Round Course (3 miles 4 fur. yards 139). Lord Clifden's M e li ssa , by Orlando, .3 yrs (A. Day) walked over The Rutland Stakes of 30 soya each, 20 ft, for 2-yr olds; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b ; certain winners extra. From the Turn of the Lands in (5 fur. 182 yards). 9 subs. Lord Exeter's Beechnut, by Nutwith, 3st 31b (Norman) 1 Mr. Payne's Perfume, Bst 31b (Flatman) 2 Lord Exeter's Turbit, Bst 71b (Wells) 3 Betting -5 to 4 agst Perfume, 2to 1 agst Beechnut, 3to 1 agst Tuibit. Won by two lengths ; bad third. Third year of the Seventh Triennial Stakes of 10 sovs each, for now 4-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b, D.I. (2 miles 119 yards). 48 subs. Lord Clifden's gelding, by Surplice, Clementina, Bst 71b (A. Day) w. o. Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each ; for 2-yr-olds and upwards ; the winner to be sold for 70 sovs if demanded, &o. Rutland Stakes Course (5 fur. 18 yards). 4 subs. Mr. Swan's Hardwick by the Flying Dutchman, 2 yrs Est 101 b (J. Rogers) 1 Captain White's Fie, 2 yrs, 6st 101 b (Plumb) 2 Mr. Edney's Glendower, aged, 9st (Bradley) 3 Mr. Armstrong's Multum in Parvo, 2 yrs, 6.3 t 101 b (Eiling) 4 Betting -6 to 5 agst Hardwick, 9to 4 agst Fie, sto 1 offered agst each of the other two. A good race in ; won by a neck ; bad third. Multuin in Parvo was beaten off. LATEST BETTING. CESAREWITCH STAKES. 12 to 1 offered on the Field 20 to 1 agst Merlin (taken freely) 20 to 1 agst Quince (offered) 2000 to 15 aget Cotswold winning this event and Lance the Cambridgeshire (taken) DERBY. ‘„ 2000 to '2OO agst Blink B on ny (t a k en ) 1000 to 20 agst Athlet e (t a k en ) 1000 to 20 agst Adamas (t a k en ) 1000 to 15 agst He nr y th e Ei g hth (t a k en ) 1000 to 15 apt Laird Duff (taken) 1000 to 200 agst Bli n k B onny and Toni:lament .- ,/... - 11. ~ - . ... ._ , ....- coupled (taken) ' 13ullness was the only characteristic of the meeting. Tuesday furnished the most interestin g days sport, from the circumstance of its bringing out several two-yr-olds of much racing celebrity, furnishing somewhat large fields, and occasioning a contest for the Cup, which had not been run'for since the year /774. Phe Cap was in the possession of Lord Clifden, who challenged for it in 1149, and to whom it wa4 given up by General Peel, who challenged for it in 1888. The races exercised little material influence over com ing events. The pretensions of Homily, Peter Wilkins, and Winkfiold for the Cesurewitch were disposed of by their " performances" during the meeting. The attend ance was very small. A special train, which left Newmarket one hour after the last race, conveyed the visitors back to Loudon in about two hours. CHESTERFIELD RACES—WEDNEaDAY. The Chesterfield Stakes of 40 sovs, added to a Handicap Stakes of 3 S3VB each ; the sec , ,nd to receive 10 sovs out of the stakes ; winners extra. Oue mile and a half. 14 subs. Mr. Thorpe's Pantomime, by Lanercost, 6 yrs, Bst 21b Sdon) 1 Capt. Coate s ' s F anny G rey, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b ( ( E now Forster) 2 Mr. Oates's Gathercole, 3 yrs, Ost 91b...(Withington) 3 Whalebone, De Ginkel, and Heiress also ran. Betting -6 to 4on Pantomime, 3to 1 angst any other. Won by a length ; two lengths between the second and third, nothing else near. The Innkeepers' Stakes (Handicap) of 80 toys, added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sous each, for two-yr-olds and upwards. Half a mile. Mr. _Rich's Odd Trick, 2 yrs, Est 71b ...(Within ton) 1 Mr. Wood's Pera, 2 yrs, 7st 71b (Ryan) 2 Mr. Titterson's Duchess of Sutherland, 2 yrs, 64 91b (Headley) Fashion, Calf ern i a, an d Jack-in-the-Box also ran. 3 Betting -2 to lon Odd Trick, 3to 1 agst I ) :.ra, and 4 to 1 agst Duchess of Sutherland. Won by half a length; a length between the second and third. The Ladies' Stakes of 25 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sovs each, for all ages ; optional selling weights, (!tc. One mile. Mr. 11. Hunt's Gay, by Melbourne, 4 yrs, 7st 7ib (300 (Bearpark) 1 Mr. C. Lund's Eleanor, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (20/.) (T. _Ryan) 2 Mr. Thomas's Indian cu en , 3 yrs, 6st slb (301 ) J) 3 Betting-5 to 4on Indi an Q ueen, 6 to 4 . Walters agst each of the others. Won by three lengths. Toe favourite was beaten off a long distance, and never once showed in the race, The winner was bought in for 400 gulneap. A. Handicap Sweepstakes of 3 sovs each, with 25 added, heats, three-quarters of a mile, was won in three heats by Mr. J. Osborne's Tiff, 3 yrs, 74t 10th (Bear park), beating Chatteress, Sluggard, and Black Tilfsny. NORTHALLERTON RACES.—THURSDAY. The Two-Year-Old Stakes of 10 sore, h ft, with 20 added. The second to save his stake. T. Y.C. Mr. C. Harrison's Strathnaver (R. l'An , on) 1 Mr. Baker's b c Capuchin .. (Cressl,vell) 2 Mr. Jackson's bl t Sneeze (Ablcroft) 3 Mr. Morris's b fby Tearaway (Barham) 4 Won easily. The Great North Riding Handicap of 10 sort each, with 100 added. The second to save his stake. Two miles. Mr. J. Gray's na ch c Greencastle, 3 yrs, 7:it (J. 1 Mr. R. I'Anson's nn th• c Bolton, 4 yrs, Bst rst 21b (Tatham) 2 Mr. J. Scott's ch g Glautias, 3 yrs, Est 71b (Creswell) 3 The following also ran :—Midsummer, Preston, and Announcement. Won by a length ; the same between second and third. The Ahderby Plate (handicap) of 50 sovs, for all ages. 'Entrance 2 sovs, to go to the fund. T.Y.C. Mr. S. Cass's b h Corin, 5 yrs, Bst 7st (Bashatn) 1 Mr. Gre(rson's ch g Galloper, 3 yrs, Est 71b(C ressw ,11) 2 Mr. J. Scott's na bl c Derrick, 2 yrs, 6st (Witilingint.) :3 The following also ran :—Poli,b, Menzie, Miss high, cby the Cure, and Mysterious Jack. Conn won by a neck ; a head only between second and third. The Amateur Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 20 sovs added, for horses of ail denotniations. One mile. Mr. T. Dawson's b c The Knight of St. Patrick, 3 yrs (A , &rof ) Mr. Cass's b f Kitty, 3 yrs (Bast - Jain) 2 Mr. Keighley's h f M►ss Ellah, 3 yrs (Riarpark) 3 The Selling Plate of 5 sovs each, with 25 athlP.d. Wo❑ cleverly by half a length by Mr. West's Piauii ble beating Kitty and Galloper. CESNRENVITCH AND CA7 , IBRIDGESIIIRE STAKES.— YOUATT GRAY'S advice for the above event* now ready. Lance for the Portland Stake,, as Doncas ter, and eleven other winners is something extraordinary, but the advice on the above races will astonish •all, as 1,000 to 1 can be obtained about the double event. I are positive one, if both, does not come of. Recollect, 1 earned Mr. Sykes and Crowe Pigeon last year (jut and second). Apply early, or the long price will " lust ' Terms : —To th e Cambridgeshire, 7s. ; one week, ss. ; single race, 2s. 6d. ; to the end of the season, 10::. 6d.—Address, 15, Charing-cross. An almost complete cessation of the demand for money was observable yesterday both at the Bank of England and out of doors, but gold continues to be taken for exportation to the continent at the rate of about 40,000/, per day, and unless a change should take place in this respect an advance in the rate of discount to 51 per cent. can hardly be long deNyed. RADNORSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. The annual meeting of this society was held at Knighton on Wednesday last. The show of horned cattle was small, and confined to the Hereford breed. At the public dinner, at the Farmers' Club-house, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Right Hon: Sir G. C Lewis, presided. The preliminary toasts having been drunk, Mr. PERCY SEVERN proposed "the health of the Chan cellor of the Exchequer," as the president of the society, and requested, on behalf of the members, his acceptance of the office of perpetual president; (Applause.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in reply, after expressing his willingness to accede to the wishes of the society, as conveyed to him through Mr. Severn, pro ceeded to observe that he had recently met with a state ment in the public newspapers of a very startling nature— namely, that he, in his capacity of Chancellor of the Ex chequer, had employed no less a sum than 5,000,0001. of the public money for the purpose of influencing the return of the President of the United States. (Laughter.) This statement has been gravely put forward by some portion of the public press in the United States, and from those news papers transferred—perhaps not with equal gravity—to the newspapers of this country. He must confess that, in his ignorance, he had been under the impression that the loan of 5,000,000/., to which reference was made, contracted in the latter part of May last, was for the purpfstairt 4 3f' ing the remaining expendit ur e of war by bringing home our armaments by sea and land ; but it appeared that he was mistaken, and that the sam was intended to secure the re turn of Col. Fremont to the Presidentialchair of the 'United States. (Laughter.) He remembered among the traditions of contested elections that at an election in Yorkshire each of the candidates was said to have expended from 20,0001. to 40,0001., which had always been considered enormous ; but such an expenditure shrunk into nothing as compared with the sum of 5,000,0001. to secure the return of the Pre sident of the United States. (Laughter.) But the Ame ricans bad very elevated notions. In comparing their lakes with our lakes they said that ours were but as mere mud pools, and that the Thames was but a mere brook in com parison with the Mississippi or the Missouri; and so, he presumed, they measured their expense of contested elec tions by a similar standard, and thought nothing of apply ing the sum of 5,000,0001. to the return of a candidate for the Presidential chair. But however that might be, he could say that if the return of Col. Fremont was to depend upon the application of this sum of 5,000,0001., he would not recommend that gentleman to be very sanguine about his success. (Hear, hear.) After some other toasts had been drunk, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER gave " Prosperity to the Association," and said—ln pi oposing this toast to you I cannot but remember that at your last anniversary I had the honour of proposing a similar toast, and am thus induced to compare the position of the country at that time and at the present. Last year we were engaged in a vast , costly, and uncertain war. No man could at that time pre dict how long that war would last. We know that when Mr. Pitt entered upon the war of the French Revolution, which at certain intervals lasted from 1792 to 1815, he ex pected it would be of short duration, and I say that what ever may have been the anticipations and hopes which we entertained this time last year, it was wholly uncertain what might have been the duration of the war which was then raging. But we are now, happily, in the enjoyment of peace ; yet we must not look upon that change of cir cumstances in any political point of view, because we are not met here to discuss politics, but with regard to its effects upon the economical interests of the country, and particularly that part of it with which we are most directly concerned. Now, without wishing to involve you in any political discussion, I think I may venture to state that which can scarcely be denied as a matter of fact, that the treaty of peace which was concluded at Paris last spring accomplished all the main objects for which the war was undertaken. This is a matter of fact upon which scarcely any dispute can arise, because the objects of the war were authentically stated at its commencement, and any person may take that statement and thetreaty of peace, when he will see that the objects which were announced were ac complished—that more, indeed, than those objects was ac complished. (Hear.) Undoubtedly there are in any coun try like this sanguine men who, during the existence of a great military struggles, hAliAvn f h .nnrgios and undaunted courage of our countrymen may wring from a dereaw advantages greater than those which a cautious and prudent Governmen:; may accept. But per sons of that character will always be disappointed, and the only fair way of Raining a judgment as to the advantages of peace is to compare the objects gained by that peace with those for which the war was undertaken. It is this over sanguine estimate of the possible advantages to be gained by war —that almost gambling spirit, if I may venture so to characterise it, which seems to animate many people in estimating the probabili ties of success in war that as a general rule makes peace unpopular in the countries which put a termination to that war. If you look back into history you will rarely find any peace between the two contending Powers which has not to a certain extent been unpopular in both coun tries, and in which both parties to the peace have not be lieved themselves losers rather than gainers by the terms of the treaty. We shall also find, if we consult history, that a peace which has at the outset been unfavourably regarded has, in the end, invariably proved advantageous to both parties. The late war was terminated by a peace in which the terms of the treaty were—l will not say dictated, but at all events prescribed by England and France, acting in 9oncert with Austria. It is a matter of faot that the treaty was founded upon a draught which was prepared by France and England, which was tendered by Austria to Russia in the form of an ultimatum, and to which Russia assented. (Hear.) We may therefore say with truth that the terms of that pacification were prescribed by France and England and accepted by Russia. But compare this treaty with the pacification effected in the least prosperous period of our annals—l mean the disastrous war against our American colonies. That unfortunate struggle resulted in the independence of the United States being extorted from us by force, without our reserving to ourselves any advantageous condition. Again, we made what was at the time considered a very humiliating peace with France and also with Spain. In 1782 the treaty of peace then made was considered very disadvantageous to England, and very wise statesmen anticipated that the glory and power of England had suff e red an ec lips e w hi c h might end in a long and perhaps permanent obscuration ; yet we find that the prosperity of England rapidly increased after that peace — that it tended to the advantage of England, and that at the outset of the war, of the French Revo lution, the resources of this country were never greater or the spirit of her people higher—that we en tered into the struggle with the powerful republic of France, not doubtful as to the issue. These are instances showing that treaties of peace which have been considered disadvantageous to England have, in the end, conduced to the public good. I think, therefore, we must be satisfied that the Government of this country pursued a wise, as I am sure it pursued a humane course, because every man of humanity, every man anim a t e d by phil an th ro pi c an d reli gious feelings, must approve the termination of a fierce and sanguinary contest. No man, I think, will willingly and openly profess the doctrine that war is to be continued upon some mere speculative and gambling principles, or for the mere chance of gaining some uncertain advantages or the acquisition of military glory. The right hon. baronet proceeded to glance at the prospects of agriculture, cons gratulating the farmers upon the late bountiful harvest, and expressed his opinion that moderately high prices are better calculated than excessive prices to secure the permanent prosperity of agriculture and the other interests of the nation. He enforced the principle of the old Saxon maxim, "Live and let live," not only in its application to this country, but in its larger application to the world at large, contending that we ought to learn with satisfaction of the prosperity and progress of other nations, as thereby they became more likely to be purchasers from England. He then referred at some length to the subject of agricultural statistics, and combatted the objections which have been raised to their collection. His fear was lest the advantage gained should not be equivalent to the expenditure in curred; and as to their revealing too much information of which the Government or landowners might take advantage he thought that at best we could only ascertain something like probabilities ; for instance, we could arrive at the quantity of land under particular cultivation, but could not, except by calcul a ti ng the average yield per acre, ar rive at the amount of produce actually grown in the coun try, and this was a mode that would not enable us to look c G d o e v n e r t n a i m l y e n a t r , r i a v t e t a h t e aprsetsaetni sttticimalek, with great certainty i n t o the future. He explainedthat the nboywexcise of d tie duties, p n such as malt; and he held that it tion of t ea , su g a r, a nd o th er articles of importation, and of some of home growth, was most desirable to obtain the best and most accurate knowledge as to the general produce of agriculture, which would have the effect of checking gambling and undue speculation. (Cheers.) Mr. Surnincs, a large tenant farmer, expressed mon that it wou ld no t b e , as th e Chancellor of the EX his lel quer seemed to imagine, a difficult matter to arrive at a pretty correct estimate of the produce of agricult ure in now ofo to obtain gro w u this country. Ho ridiculed the ide a of landlords taking any advantag e of the information gain e d b y such statistics, for n fu ot ll l e n s n t g in w fo a r s m m a o t r io e n ea a sy s t t h o an the for quantity the and the number of cattle and other stock on their tenant's farms, either b y personal i nspect i on or through their agents. Nor was ho afraid of Government getting cultural statisti cs for the purpose of taxing farmers a ri .g he thought there was far more likelihood of the Governm'ent taxing them first i n or d er to get i nc id entally, as in the case of malt and other articles, the required statistics. (Hear, hear,) and laughter,)