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z/ 7 „ z /ri <.(7 4; / <O. l- y 2 • ( sil 1- • • ( ( ( i . '- 8; 1 • r i .- - 4 O.T I 2114 Z. • 4.. • 4., , \\J, , , ‘ , x r 1 . 1 Y,l/ *4% 1, , 4 •-\•; - • ,1 • IL-f' ' } • •k' ' , , / *41 0;,- V, .4 •It • w H ll 4+ , :,'' 0.. ig\d4.6, --- , CW ‘ l, l ME 1 I) ~ THE METROPOLTT AN SALOON OMNIBUS COMPANY (Limit , d). Shares 1/ each -- Deno:4ft SA. per share. FATRONS AND TIONORA3T REFERELs. An , le• P,Tatt, Esq., M.P. t•ir ,Larne.. Ey e .Alde•ma , i Sir R Gulden. Mr Alderman TRUSTEES. j air a DiesG A-Ugustus IVelY;ter, Bart., Battle N nsoi9tY y, FUSSOX. ordon Murdoch, ESQ. (Ram, Bouverie, and Co.), Pall. Itall East. - 4 , - ..V•ISP AP En 1 1 "="4, . . 4; 4 . 3' . ,V. ... cc, a. 'A, ; * .„, - Ago •••• ~,,,4 ..4, ..,,,,,,_f- DIRECTORS. kr. David Bowker Ho , a d-r , ad, Stoke NovingtOn. ) I ,f„ r aeorze Ha rison, &F IS. k.. Kennington-park. bl Lancefleld, 411, Oxford-stre€t. E l i'. I Lewis, Islinclon, , reen. Parke" Fli Hou , e Hmerton rif; T E. ' " o s . Smith, S re an House Chel; , a and I'3, rlect-strect. Henry Stevens, 2, Finsbury-pla •e Sou h rbarlesJohn 0 iI. mo.r street, Chels ,, a. Ge, 0 170 Shilliheer Ci•y-roarl (original introducer of omnibuses) Wds• n, Park- lace, T , 'lnizton With power t. ad.! to th fr number. IlAtirt as—The City flank. Threa,dnee , ne streot ; Messrs Ramon: Sol, Rouveri, 0., Pal mall Fast. te tTea—v 11 , eve Jones. sq.. , .'hatham-place, lilackfriars. Offic , s, No 18 tel. ;rest. City. the eyi s d resulting fr,n the Dies at Omnibus st etn are universZy a , linitted ; in consequence or • bleb it it be ri t V r m e ii the Public will cordially suooort A , 50 , 1 ition Intending to rnentauce More convenient carrages w• , rking under better arrange- The a Polt_ 4 , ent Omni' us has reeel , nd the amroval o , f the citN i l l and 1 , 1, 4 1 3 7. a .thori , ies and the most eminent London Coach . But ers .„.„ Interewed can satisfy them,elyes by personal inspection of its f "lPerlority. ftbt amount of each share has been plfred as low as 17., in o - der t ai n gre ter m.mrit of subs -i.ers who wit , have a m.rsonal incest in the progress of he Corn .any. Omnibus tr 'Yellers bocoin •tee:tharei.elders will ba able to exercise a con tr , l o er th- manaze ea and, at the same time, profitably invest a portion of their Dual. The app ot a counta of the Company will be audit- d half-yearly the the •• , nt ''cl Auditon, end the books of the Company alwayo p enp to ~,21 e Pection of the shareho ders. pxnT:Pectuses and any information can be obtained at the Corn .,ould Ofilees. 1 10 allotment be made, the deposit evil' be , eturn 7 d. W. R. P ,, PE, Secretary. . 4 ,* District Agents wanted UETRop 0 LIT A N COUNTIES ac i d tar os . RAT, LIFE A-ISIIII4.NCE SOCIETY, 27, Regent- , Waterloo-place, London. Ca ital, 10,0001. kt.ll„ %t P C Spencer IL Walpole, %I.P I Richard spooner, Esq., MP. 1 23' Peter Fuller, Eqq I E. Vansittart weale, Fsq Assurance business traasacted in all its br a fic h es. Per Cent rhe on all the p-emintris bonus declared thpaid 19.4 divi,toa ot profits a veraged . F. FERGUSON' CAVROUX, Manacer. 'PNEW SYSTEM OF LIFE ASSURANCE. IE DIRECTORS of the NATIONAL atte nti I'SRURANCE and INVESTMEN" AS'S I CIA lON' invite h. ~, on to the New System of Life Assurance exclusively adopted paid, AAseclatlon, Viz., that of allowlng Interest on all Premiums flatted of the rergote and uncertain systain of Bonus IZ_ , - —.,-- ..",-4, --^- -"' Increasing annual income during "Ilia ei cYttotrtgi. in secure to himself a constantly Z7Ve as well as , he payment of the earn ass anneal to his representatives at his death. . Tables of to specially adapted to ;11 , s system of As'urance may be obtained at the °Mee of the Company, 3, Pall-mall East, or for- Warded free on applicatio. PETER MORRISO.N, Managing Director. 'BAN K OF DEPOSIT, No. 3, PALL MALL EAST, LONDON. Partt.. Estahli-hed A.D., 1844. tro. desirous of INVES'TING 114 . 0N0r are requested to loathe Plan of this 3;i be obtained w ith p er f ec t `44 insti - uttin, ) , 3 , which a high rate of inte res t 1, security. Lond e interest is payab'e in ,Dirmary and July, at the Head Office in ". Or at the various brinchos in the country. PE rER Director. Direcr. rl.°Bll'eetases and Forms tir Opening' Accounts Pent free. fr N ND of th e CLERGY CORPOR ATION ' flicinvvfor allowing Pensions, not exceeding 4 / per annum, to th e katabit.hand Orphan unmarried Daneliters of Clei . gymen o' the ed Church, an d f or affordimf rem orary assiera.,ee to neve s _ Trele4: er lUtlaeu and their families, throughout England, Wales, and The Lond e nel t Et , EnTTON of PEN TONERS w ill t a k e p l ace at the 456 at 2 Ta7ern Bishops iate street, on TUESDAY, November 25th, i pree , sely: Th e l.'he Rev JOSEPH BROWN. , !.A., in the chair. Year. "e Port of the Proceo , ines of he Corp ration' dorinv the art be , the , 11,d :`,'_arice-she, t, list or suhscrihe-s and pensioners, tke , mar melatti ' o ' Offices, 4, t ATarthi'•-place. Trafahor-square, where Ons and au scriptions will IN‘ thankfully received. The ?' V. Jr) , R PH ' , ROW s , .A , Hon. The Rev. JOHN EDMUND OX , F.S.A., 4 - Secs HENRY ERA w .4ecretariy. ..._ I'o LOVERS o f FIS FE. —F f , h S , ason.— ---,_ ton. net trine YARVIO(TTII 131.0 k MR; These hiv.llly. 4 „ ,u7lrled clelicac forwarded t 1 ah p-ts nn rcipt of the amount - nder, in pennys postage stamps, nr a Post-odi e ,e e order !On prim e rs. Od. ) 100 es pecially .ele ,ted.... ditto Ss. 4d Package included. (1 ,, ... 4s 6d. Ren d fill' and pl a i n directinns,. cntintv, and nearest station. Ad. 4'43. TEIONTAS LETTtf.S . , Jun.. Fish Curer, Gre t Y .r , oath. CO OKS ' S CELEBR A TED READING gr„. AUCE, which is en highly es'eemed with Fish, Game. Steaks, r;,"1,8. drills , Gravies, Hot and l'old Nf eats, and i nnrivalled for gene "" 5 8e, Is sold by the most respectable dealers in fish and sa tees. J. and C. Cocks, Reading, sole nanu'acturers IR. HOWARD, Surgeon-Dentist, 52, Fleet pin," street, has introduced an entirely new description of Alt TI , •-•tAL TEflTll,fixed without snrings, wire.s, or ligatures. They to 'erfectly resemble the natural teeth a.; not to he otcluguished from 'he original by the closest observer: they will never change colour or 4 ,seay, and will be found very superior to any teeth ever before used. 'his method does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful 'Aeration, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is lillttranteed to restore articulation and rrittati:!ation. Decayed teeth he`44lsiered sound and useful in mastication, _52, Fleet -street. At frOM ten till five. *--.......___ APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED tA. and PERRINS' WORCESTERSFIIRR 4 SAUCE imparts the most exquisiterelish to Steaks, Ch '"id all Roast Beat Gravies, Fish, ame, Soup, Curries,and saelaPds, end I I Its tonic d t' erf e -- y _ an nvigora ing proparties enables the stomach tr , turd the f°°d. tu rd h Y I,itsirf this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe. to:by the p . roprietors, Lea and Perrino, 19, Penehurch-street, i tirit' a nj 68. Broad -street, Worcester; also by 1 1 5eQsro. Rarela3 etiont, - yneasrs Crosse and Blackwell, and other oilmen and seer . ~ . uondon and generall by the principal dealers in sauce. dl—,lo guar are g n d aainst imitatiom, see that the names of oon the label and patent cap of the bottle EA. (4 112- Y LAIR RESTORED to its ORIGINAL 041,vAcoLouR with ease, safety. and certainty, ').y the PATENT t . elb edv :If IC CONTRA and BRUSHE ', 111utis woich are ale . an unfailing ` l. 6te c t"°r nervous headache and all neuralgic affections. „ Or b„.,„_TAblets, vt,.- " ..3' Hair becomes Grey, and its Re , ,,edy, tra s, ar e ',r2,7 for four stamps. Neuralgia, and all Rheumatic affecti ns reedy eradicated by the Patent Galvanic Flesh fl•ushes, the 144 ed b afe ' ' ti pple. and efficient galvanic instruments extant : patro treet / , t he faculty Offices • F lf HERRING, 32, Basinghall• 41 • .age nts . • . • •' • ~.°°,B • Atki •--Child. South Gallery, Cry'tal ralace ; Savory al i l t d . — ‘eet ;',. nson, 24, Old Bond-street ; Godfrey and Co , ,ke, Condu !treet ~nendrie, 12, Ticithorne-street ; Twinberr..w, 2, Edwards 166, (1,5,9_111-Ran-square ; Saunders, 315 a Winter. 205, and Kenneoy, rard,„-,.nrd-stree ; Ro s s, Bishopsjate-street ; Rnell, Gar- Wot.Zt, Soho ; Worn, 17, Dawson-street and Birch, 1, Moles eet, bublin. Sold by all chemists and • perfumers of repute. I-4- R'i GMT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS. , Thi s ~ ?r•ce ig. 114 d. and '.s. 9d. per box eaei li i?'.eDaration is one of the benefits which the science of modern J'ett 4i ; f 7 has conferred upon mankind ; for during the first twenty ti _deted h e Pre,ent century to speak of a cure for the gout was con .Bo ,7 __romance; but now the efficacy and .af. , ty of this medicine ti.,,.. y s`JIY demonstrated by unso ite I testi imonials from persons in m kt ! L a nk of life that public opinio proclaims this as one of the hi,,'_iliortant d i s coveries of the present age 14'4,,,,e_r Proof of the great .fficacy of 'ILA ill'R (4otiT and RrIETT• sh:u_pll..l, forwar 'ed by "r. Reinh trdt, Chemist, Hull: . .-- *al l it... Enclosed is a testim , nial from a customer of mine, who is , °u t "°''''n about here ; 11,, speaks in the highest terms of Blair 's I and Rh -hybod ue Ma.tic Pills, and would he glad to give information to Y. ` 4 To Mr, Reinhardt, 22 Market-place, Hull. dur,7e gir . ,—T "Dec, ber ittb, 1855. have been afircted with rheum fo 1 years, and g whin time have tried amost everythintr, hoth internalb teelternallY, but could not obtain any permanent relief. A short hi t e 4. n Z I Purchased a 2s. 9d box of Rlaii's Pi Is y u and bef beer k f or ^ ,e2 , the whole of them I was more free irom pain than I had .. ,bort, 4 T ul e last (I,,zen years. You will plea-e let me have . anothe tide.' 'lie to keep them by me in case I should again require Ari d oblige, " Dear Sir, yours obedientlr, tem " JEREMIAH GAM' tOr s YY Prollt and Harsant, 229, Strand, London, and all Van- IN ?„ °YA.Latron FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-iou-road. on theoirr a P fheET F; - Fouuded 18214. per fo ar admission is here required. The sick poor a r e a d m itt e d of own pplication alone. thi, the Past month the following number receive(' the bPnefits v4cati o arlty. eith er as out or i n -door patients, on their personal n• Week ending 7th October 2,VRB Ditto 14th October ...• • • 2,162 Ditto 21st Oct ber • • 2,075 Ditto 28th October .. •••• • • 2,241 29 tb,30t1i, and 31st October 1,014 --- Of ...,. Total in October ...... • . 9,680 nien•vso,l_h 3.,303 were new cases, the remainder (still under treat. ~,"'•) naying been admitted previously. st.,:eavY expenses are inevitably incurred fn affording such eaten the- rell°f. TI'S Committee, theretere, earnestly entreat the aid of Public. y The Man agement of the Hospital is i n th e b ands of 30 Governors, earq elected from the gener il list of subscribers, at the Annual I(?ef,leral M eeting in i anuary. A Board is h e ld every Th urs d ay, at itl'e? clock (Rev. J. B. O wen, Ch airman), to conduct the business, tilintstrYasul,scriber may attend, if so di sposed, the Board being at The Hosepl.7.lls Of recei ving suggestions or g i v i ng explanation. t ary contributi ons annotiendowed. but i s w h o l ly dependent on volun- John M &german, I,,sqd ,ekiacies which are rec e i ve d b y t h e I reasui er, and Co. ; Drurnmo u fi 1" Nytolas-lane ;also by i 1 eF.zSrS. Coutts d and co". smith, Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Ties and Co.; Ransom and CO. ; Jones Loyd and Co.; l 'arclay ar i a 'e n ' Y '' o.; Glyn Deacon; and Co. ; 0 , verend, ( In:, °.; De nison and Co. ; Williams. hers-street ; Masterman and C;,._ aT;daantdgoe.)33 Ni.bet and Co., Ber- Clothing for the destitute ; tdattents will be th osPltal. Bs , order. J. B. _____ ankfully received. uwEN, Ni -,x., Chairman. A NEW AND IMPORTANT DISCOVERY IN THE SCIENCE OF MEDICINE. Patent ,;::!i Office teal of Great Britain. Colletpioernoer d;tEeaciocliende, Vienna. an meci.en de Paris. Imperial g e Vienna. in the form of a lozenve d --LES r 14AR No 1,2, and 3, prepared . ~ , -evni d ,'' • 02 taste or smell, and can be carried in the waistcoat pocket. Poly ir - • d into separate r ai aa v .. tin cases, divlde . Dean Lallemaud, Roux, Ricord &c.,, is Bte.doses, administe red by is., ' RI ESEMAR No. 1 a Remedy for RE. ,„ LA XA T lON, s PER M ATORREKE.. t -2 and l all the di s t ressing rin,iiiate excesses, or t oo h,:actlUengesarisirn,- from early abun Ina's' It'rf resi dence in hot climates. 1., : ted individuals who are , bas . restored bodily and sexual nee zt h and vigour to thousands of t tebilita .._ xvi tft .'t the enjoyment of health end the Functions of Manhood; and !8 tx,t'ever may be the cause tor DISQUALIFICATIONS ve . (I t, they are effectually subdued by this Wonderful Discory. :.. TRIESEMA_R No. 11., ). G --tus.lly, in the short space of three days, comp lately and entirely - f, Ac lica t es ' all traces of Gonorrhcea, both in its mild and Non-retention iiiriris, (fleets. Strictures, Irritation of the Bladder, 0 (2.0 r '% Pains of the Loins and Kidneys, and those t d ; is n o - rders which lutD:ill and Cubebs have so long been thought an antidote for, to the et the health of a vast portion or the population. / *tit s TRTE.4EMAR. No. 111., %,,, g'reat Continental Remedy for Syphilis and Sc , conda l ry S__Yry , 2 , 7 t,„. 1 . It also constitutes a certain cure for Scur7, Scrofu , an ,r ._: th;44ti,"tiecii.s Eruptions, removi and expelling in its course all co r, . . 1 % t,d impurities from ,longt stream, as altogether to eradicate itr. virus of disease, and expeli it with the insensible perspirati , ,n ti,:tigh the medium of the pores of the skin and urine, and ' v . a tth,'„'"failing remedy for that class of di. orders which unfortunately ie e:rigllsh Physician treats with Mercury tothe inevitabledustru- Oti:r the Datient's constitution, and 'which all the earsaparal in ~,rltl cannot restore. ci c° is., or four caaes in one for 335„ which saves lls., and in :5/. Ivan' "'hereby there is saving of 1/. 12s. To be had wit lesale and 1i. i .„.., el, London, of Derby and Gor ton, 140, Loadennall,treet; o.„‘t, 229, Strand; Hannay and Co., 63, Ox cad., t, ; Sanger, 150, 4ttord,street. UITI‘IAN. FRAILTY ; a Popollar Medical work, mice IA trw ~,,ttiiiiii,•,piost freQ,. beautifully ,liiilistiaatiediernvve,intll,l?o,34.ngriat\i'coii7ds: &e it giv e .g tao 0, in , 0118 or 1 Alp i Who are b__,e.ol3lous instructions fur the pe;7...et r,e!st oration of th?so tt4te, a 4 cuter, by impeilimen's from en, l i,;., itnto the married anti syp„iii:l°Zing the (Ire tofu! re , suit , from ear 3 a ni e, gonorrhoea, tltlunnition' o ici th th Q be . , from th- cheuleal tests and eilts arista_ 14 1zr- c i f `ue gPerin toza, by the author . :kwlY-coustructed `..v.,:42. t 4 . w ' luivi rzn _t•owerfai ien,,m2,--Piru and Co., :..:, I*?;nctir-, " al f 44 aZents for the sale of "Triostalfr• (Ll'4 o . 20,0.93.) PUBLICA2ICNS. NOTICE. R'S- GORE'S NEW NOVEL, "A LEASONS," Will b , reads , 111 the Libraries on 'riday, N. v. 14, in 3 vols. fl urs t an d mackett, publishers. success •rs to Henry Ceib.rn, 13, rest Aanborough-street: T HE NEW NOVEL, "MR. ARLE," is now ready at , 11 the libraries, in 2 • Mr Arle' is a a ork of a very high order, and we are ofrerhg it no light trifute when we say that in stvl • and conception it reminds us oft w itines Mrs. Gaskell."—J..h. Bull. " The materiJls are put together wish much taste and a pleasant fey-ling for V a pietur,sque. Tee spir tof he book, too, is pure. ' Mr. Arle' 1 ,, a 'wholesome novel."— &miner. Horst and Blackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn. Second Edit7en, now ready. AK E N G AMI ; or, Explorations and Discoveries during Four Years' Wanderings in South-Western Africa. B CHARF.S JOHN SON. It , yal ;tyro., with n, and 50 Illust-ations of ANDTM So S ortinz Adventures, Subjects or Natural History, &c , 30g., hands,tnely bound. Hurst and Blacken, Publishers, Id, Great Marlborougu-street. "LIVING CELEBRITIES : a Series of PtiOTOGRAPIIIC rORTRAITS, by Maim. and POLYBLANE. The November number contains, SA u UEL WARREN, Esq.. Q,C., .Ith Mem• ir. "Mull and l'olyblank, 55, Gracechurch-street ; and all book and kintsellers. Fonlscap Bvo., 55., L ECTURES READ AT MECHANICS' INSTITUTE IN THE COUNTRY. By CHARLES B kTininsT, Esq. By the same Author, LETTERS to a NIECE. 3s. 6d. A NEW INTRODUCTION to LOGIC. is. SELECTIONS from DRYDEN. 4s. Gil. SELECT POEMS of PRIOR and SWIFT. 3s, London: John W. Parker and Son, West Strand. The Second Edition, just published, price 55., by post free, ss. 6d., TRIOTURE OF THE URETHRA. pHE PITEIOLOGY AND RA. TREATMENT of STRICTURP of the URETER 4 , n all its Varieties and Compli cations, with Observations on the Use and Abuse of Instruments In the t reatment of Diseases of the Urethra. The whole Illustrated by numerous Cases selected from the Records of upwards of Twenty Years' extensive end successful Practice. By F B. CO URTENAY, M.R C.S.E. "We knew of no man to whose care we would sconer intrust the treatment of a severe stricture."—atedical circular. Loudon: 11. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street. I_IBII,INOE'S CUT B.—RACQUET and TENNIS courtTs, nans.place Belgrave-Equare. - The Racquet Courts oftbi, Club are new OPEN, comprising three close and two open courts. Gentlemen desirous of becoming members arc requested to iorward their i.arnos to the secre:ary of the club. By crier. P. CLE NTE N TS, Secretary. ei ORDON CUAIMING, the LION HUNTER , AIT will r , e AT !Io.lll'. in his P:ncamprnerit, surrounded by the spoils and trophies of his achievements, and give his new and popular k.NTERT ‘IN%fwNT, illustrative of his .DVE N TURFS in the Far Interior of SOUTH 'WRAC \, Pictorially and Musically illustrated, -very evening throughout the week, at 8 o'clock. rialto by Mr. Marries Wilson. Ad.i.ission, is. ”nd 25.; stalls, 35.-232, Piccadilly. t v Rf )( MS. -I,A CI A.B IN Grew 'Windmill-street, St. James's —The shove e l egan , ooms are now open every evening 'O , , :he winter se , iso:,, with .turent's celebrated Orchestra. Principal Cornet-a-piston, 91, , nlcourt. The Prolrietor begs i ,, fcrtn the public tatth s n„ble pace of resort ha been entirely redeci , ra , el during' the Doors open at half- i tast eight, counnence at , ins. Moto. ion One R. KAHN'S A.NAT9WICAL MUSEUM. 4, Coventry-street. Leicester- , vare. —Open (for Gentlem , A. Iy) from 1( till 10, cfmtaining upw rds of one thousand model, p!epararons, illu , ,•iting• every part of the human frame in altb end dkease, the race of men, &c. Lecturcg delivered at 12, and half-past. 7. by Dr. G. SEXTON; ; and a new and ,hly Interesting aeries of Lectures is now in course of delivery y Dr. KAHN, at 4 p.m. precisely. kdmission, One •hilllnz. ('CANTERBURY H ALL, Westminster-road iPE NT VERY EV , : \ I INTG.—The folowing company of Tirucalists are ngaged for he performance of 4 electionq freer all th upular ope as, Ma irigals, Choruses, Gees. Duets, Sec., viz. : Ns. iss E. Pearce, \i • s J. aulfield, Miss I - Trunell, and Miss Summers ; r. T. Caulfield, Herr F. Jonghmans R. Grover. T Rain°, T Farrant, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. , Aling. and P. Conde ; Masters u•fin, Bennett, and Corti; Mr. Sam Cowell and E Mackney Pia. ~e forte i. Harroway, harmonium, T. Caulfield, jun ; direc tor, Mr. T. Caulfield. f ornmence at seven , 'clock precisely. Suppers ' l re., Until twelve o'clock. IN CHANCERY.--In the Matter of the Joint Stock Companies Winding-up Acts. 1848 and MO, an' of the ROYAL BRITISH BANK,—To he SOLD (by Tender), the important and highly-valuable LEASEHOLD PROPERTIES, comprising the Chief Office and the different Branch Offices of the Royal British Bank, the whole of which are in a complete state of repair, and well adapted for bank ing or other public establishments, They are as follow 1. The CHIEF OFFICE, situate in Threadneedle street, and formerly known as the South Sea House, and which is too well known to require any specific description. The parts not occupied by the Bank are let off to responsible tenants, at rents amounting to 1860/ per annum. 2. Nos. 15 and 16, TOKENHOUSE-YARD, lately occupied as the Chiof Office of the Bank. These premises aro fitted up with every necessary convenience, and regardless •f ex pense. 3. The STRAND BRANCH OFFICE, being No. 429, Strand, the corner of Agar street, formerly occupied by the British Fire and Westminster Life Office. 4. The HOLBORN BRANCH OFFICE, the corner of Chancery-lane, and formerly the site of Nos. 311 and 312, High Holborn, and No 72. Chancery-lane. These premises have been entirely rebuilt by the Bank within the last two years. 5. The PICCADILLY BRANCH OFFICE, being No. 32, R•gent-street, and forming part Of the Piccadilly-circus. 6. The PIMLICO BRANCH OFFICE, being No. 1, Shaftesbury-terrace, the corner of Vauxhall-bridge-road, and opposite the western end of Victoria-street. 7. The SOUTHWARK BRANCH OFFICE, being No. 60, Black m au-stree t, Southwark. 8. The LAMBETH BRANCH OFFICE, being No. 77, Westminster-bridge•road, between the bridge and the South- Western Railway. The premises may be viewed, and full particulars and con ditions of sale, with form of tender, had of Mr. R P. Harding, the Official Manager, No. 4, Lothbury ; of Messrs. Chilton and Burton, * 4 elicitors, No. 7, Chancery-lane ; and of Messrs. Amory, Travers, and Smith, No. .25, Throgmorton-street. Plans of the different properties, with schedules of fixtures, fittings, &c., may be inspected at the office of the Official Manager. All tenders must be under seal, and addressed " to the Offi cial Manager, Royal British Bank," and delivered at the office of the Official Manager, by whom they will be received until the 19th day of November inst. POLITICAL VBNGEAACE. The corresprmdent of the Brussels Independance writes from Hamburg, under date of the 7th : I had occasion several sears ago to annou: ce to you that on the receipt of information from the Prussian police, the Grand Ducal Government of Mecklenbuvg Schwerin effected aaeizure at Roßtoclt fa large quantity f arms and ammunition, which had been concealed in the mai-zazines of the city and buried underground in the environs. A certain number of persons, belonging for the most part to the liberal and enlightened cases of the nation, and including sevet, lawyers and physicians, three professn rs ar.d two leading merchant-, were immediately arrested t 5, the police of Mecklenburg, and accused of ~artieioating in a conspiracy against the safety of the State and the sovereign rights of the reining Duke. Tne accused were sent to the prison,' of Butzow, where they have remained incarcerated for nearly four years. After this already hog 'imprisonment, the crimi nal college of Mecklenburg-Schwerin has, within the last few days only, pronnunced a most revcre sentence against the maj , rity of the accused. MM. Wi..gers (who presided in '4B over the Constituent As semby of the Grand Ducby), Usne, Uterhardt, Ehlers, Muller, Then, and DonWuth—lawyers and doctors— ve been condemned spectively t o t h ree and to two hy'condemnede' incarceration in a stat.e prison ; the merchants Schwartz and Bluhme to eig•teen months, and the Pro fessors Wilibrandt, Turk, and . Jules `Niggers respec tively to one year';;, six months', and three mouths' solitary confinestent in the prison of Butz 'w. All the letters from Mecklenburg ao.ee in stating that these .entences have produced a most painful impression upon the population, and especially perhaps upon the mem bers of the University of Rostock. MUAICIPAL ELECTIONS. -~NEW MA fORS. Brown (of Rawden). Bradford—Henry Bro ,_ re-elected. 33 B a o t lt h o_n— R J o r ;e m r e ‘ s e Kwles, o :i .k o . Deal —S amue l W e l! at • re-elected, Ca,nterbury—Wiliiatn —R. W. Bearer. d ß W roc'k est, Devizes —J o h n H a y war d, Favereham—F. F. G irau d. Folk es t one Grav esend—William Fletcher. Ralifax—John Whitworth. Hythe—Thomaa Denne (re-elected). Leeds —John Botterill. Maidstone —Alderman Whichcord. Oldham—Josiah Radcliffe. Pontefract—john Wright. RocLeqer—Aldertnan Kanclark. ' Sandwich—Richard Marsii, Stockpo H rt—J 13 oseph Orme, r; -_,l c ckci. Wakt eld — enry bror:n. Warrington--J. ich v i n " . Winchester—Carles Wright, re-elected 1...m............._ THE JALII:z Rub/Ea.—The Avon t brought infirination o f the J amey t4i nes having yesterday ban touched no at any of the port port s . If she sailed on the Oda O f even Auguher bst s uwn average e is now 97 day s out, Or about 10 days over . 'Ph ---.'3 g was to be followed o n the 2tith cf August, has now been y poliies havo yet been written at Liop ', on the James L,tines in consequence of her detention, but if it were sought to do so high rates would be demanded. It ..s hoped that the present uneasiness suer a t tat a s ..t,i1.1 op eat:; as a caution to the Melbourne s h lp p, rs for in cue n.. -,‘t remarkable for 709,9091. itt a k t a il l e i i f n u g t future ship, d st sending milirg qualities. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 12, 1856. LORD ROBERT CECIL, M P., ON NATIONAL EDUCATION. STAMFORD, Nov. 7. Last night our borough member, Lord R. Cecil, addressed a ',lige audience in the lecture-room of the Mechanics' Insti tution in this town on the subject of "National Educa tion." His Lordship commenced as follows :—I cannot flatter myself that the subject which I am now about to submit to your consideration is a new one; bat then I can console myself with the reflection that no subject that I could have selected would be new nowadays. This subject of national education is at least a practical one; it is one in which many who hear me are probably personally in terested ; it is one that within the last few years has at tracted more attention and has excited more political die cnssion than any other of purely domestic interest. Its history is indeed brief. It is almost entirely confined to a description of the Educational controversy in the middle of which we now find ourselves. But its importance to all of us is enough to give it an interest. In an age when national greatness depends not on numbers or on territory, but on intelligence, the development of intelligence is a duty the neglect of which will hazard our national position. In a day when thought, not force, is the ruler of mankind, and when in domestic govern ment numbers are more powerful than wealth, it is of the most vital importance to the stability of our institutions that that thought should be sound and those numbers en lightened. But before I proceed I must apologise for the misuse of words. When I talk of the education of the people I am free to confess that I do not mean what I say. What I really mean is the instructionef the people. Though it seems a paradox to say so, schools and schoolmasters have really vary little to do with the education of the young. To educate the young is really not so much to cultivate' their intellects as it is to train their hearts, to mould their habits of feeling and of action in accordance with the pre cepts of religion. The cultiire of the memory and the rea son, which is the work of the schoolmaster, is not educa tion ; it is mere instruction. And yet I must continue to call it education, in spite of this apology ; for the habit of thus misusing the word has become so inveterate with speakers and writers—it boasts such high official sanction -it has so embedded itself into all our habits of thought, that I Should only be making myself unintelligible if I affected a more accurate phraseology. Yet, I cannot but think the distinction involves more than a question of snore verbal correctness ; it seems to me productive of most serious evil. It leads us to expect at the hands of our schoolmasters results which they cannot possibly produce, and to which they can only very partially contribute ; and then we decry, and perhaps abandon, our system, because it does not answer our unreasonable expectations. We call our school instruction education, and then we expect from it that moral training and moral renovation which only the real education can supply. But real education cannot be done on the school bench, under terror of the school cane, by help of school books and black board. If do le at all, it must be done elsewhere than at school. It must be the result of the influence which breathe around the daily life in a well-ordered home ; of a mother's affectionate care anti tender vigilance ; of holy lessons instilled and fostered under the genial warmth of that soft religious sympathy which speaks, not in cate chisms, but from heart to heart; of that which teaches more than words can teach—the daily example of a parent's virtuous life. So far as these exist the child will have a real education, If this were general, we should indeed effect what we seek in vain from our school instruction— the extirpation of profligacy and crime. But how should we look for such results from the exercise of the school. master's craft ? In his own sphere he can inculcate that intellectual knowledge of Christian truth which must be the basis of a hearty, living faith. He can dispel many a mist of prejudice and error which in other times—aye, and even in our own—has led men into foolish, suicidal crimes, such as riotous strikes in the manufacturing and .machine burning in the rural districts. And he can awaken a taste for that intellectual amusement which is the best defence against idleness, and, therefore, against vice, of which idleness is generally the forerunner. But, what right have we to expect of him that he should mould the habits or convert the heart? What opportunities do we giro him, what instruments do we put into his hands to fit him for so high and arduous a work? Ha sees a child five hours a day during five days in the week. He sees him not alone, but in a class. Of the personal intercourse from which alone practical influence springs there is not an atom. He speaks to him possibly a dozen times in the course of the day, and his sole intercourse consists in dinning into his memory certain secular or religious lessons. But morality, contentment, temperance, piety, are not lessons that'can be learnt by the heart. Undoubtedly, learning is a preparation for these virtues and a support to them when they are se- quired; but of itself it is ritterly powerless to influence the eonduct. If therefore, in the strenuous efforts we are mak- ing, and are bound to make, to promote the spread of know ledge among the people, we imagine we have discovered a panacea for making them good citizens and good Christians we shall find ourselves grievously mistaken. I believe that we are to raise the social condition of those classes with whose degradation our country is so constantly taunted, the se2ret is in the elevation of their homes. If, instead of the squalid misery by which an English labotiring man is so often repelled from his home and almost driven to the pot•houso, we would substitute cheerfulness and comfort, more would be done to make him temperate'and contented than by the best school instruction that could be given. Do not lot me be understood for a moment to deny that Intel lectual enlightenment will be a valuable agent in social ele- vation. On the benefits of religious knowledge it is needless to descant; and secular knowledge, by the tastes with which it preoccupiesthe mind, will be a strung counterpoise to the attraction of the public house, while it enlists the motives of an enlightened selfishness on this side of industry and frugality. That knowledge will help much to purify all on whom it shines Ido not dispute. But in the present tone of public opinion there seems to me a danger of think- lug, it will do all, and I fear that this delusion has been not a little fostered by the practice of giving to school teach• .ug the name of education. However, as I have said, since bho world is pleased to call it so, I must submit, for the sake of clearness, to do the sane. The noble lord then sketched the history of education iu this country. it scarcely dates, he said, beyond the present century. The Sunday schools, iuseed, reach (sack as far as 1702. But there was uo organised system of daily popular education till the National Society and the British and Foreign School Society were formed at the beginning of the century, the distinction between the two societies being that iu outs the teaching was purely Church teaching—in the other, it was simply biblical instruction. These two great societies for 40 years have been growing r.,pidly in strength. They hare roused the feeling of the country to the necessity of educa tion ; they have been the channel for this benevolence of thousands. So rapidly did they work, so promptly did the liberality of the people and the zeal of the religious' bodies respond to their call, that the number of scholars in England and Wales increased between the years 1818 and 1833 from 674,000 to 1,216,0j0, or nearly double. In 1833 the subject began to attract the attention of the Government. it was felt that the State had a direct interest in fostering these benevolent efforts ; though, hap pily, it was felt, too, that the State's function was to assist, not to manage education. Accordingly, a series of Parlia- montary grants were 00[13010110A, and iu conjunction with the two societies the Privy Council has made a number of udicious regulations, hasmailitaiued collegesfor the traili ng of schoolmasters, and has instituted a machinery of inspection by which an enormous stimulus has been given to education in this country. The numerical proof of its success may be found in the census. Between the years 1 , 333 and lesl the schools have increased from 30,00 to 46,000, and the scholars from 1,200,00 J to upwards of 2,n00,003. Whereas in 1833 there was, on the wnole of the population, one person out of every 114 at school, in 1851 there was one out of every 8 1-3 d; and I may add incidentally that so strongly had public feeling been en listed in the cause of education that Sunday schools had increased in a still greater proportion. One in every was at a Sunday school. With respect to the quality of the education encouraged by the Privy Council, I believe it is generally admitted that, as a rule, inspected schools always stand higher in point of elnciency than any others .round them. Strong in these results, the system has rapidly gained favour both with the Legislature and the public. The public approbation is shown by the increasing num ber of schools which submit to the inspection, of which at first there was so much jealousy; and the Legislature has displayed its confidence by the more substantial token of au annual vote, which has risen gradually from 10,0001. to 450,0001. Bat in a day when unanimity is so rare as to be esteemed rather as a sign of torpor than of life it would be unnatural if there were not considerable exception to be made to this general confidence. Accordingly, we find that several classes of theorists, seine of them objecting from re ligious scruples, some of them bitten with German or Ame rican fancies, express their disapproval in no meeeured terms; and their indignation is not diminished by the fact that the Legislature has recently declined to listen to their complaints. After briefly adverting, ea passant, to the importance of the self-instruction furnished by mecha nics' institutes, rural libraries, and other kindred i nstitu does, his lordship returned to the educational contioversy and to the attacks that are made upon the Privy Council system. Its assailants he divided into two classes —thew who think it has done too little and those who think it has done too much. Those who think it has done too much a re the advocates of th e pu r e voluntary system. Th e other oassailantsnParliament—namely, of t existinghe the sY6ein who press th e i r schemes advocates of a school rate, Lao© nothing in common with the supporters of volun taryism. On the contrary, their proposal arises fro the co nviction that State a id i s no t curic4 far cough. Ihay are not satisfied with the present system. They see, they cannot but see, that education has increased with strange and unexampled rapidity under the protection Of the Privy Connell system. The force which propelled it ex ists still; the limits of its progress have not been reached. If the reto of its increase be maintained it will probably before the next census cornea have pro vided for all who are now destitute of the means of educa tion. But this is not enough for the theorists of whom I speak. They will be satisfied with no success that is not immediate. They tell us that we have 2,0 0,000 out of 1,00;),000 children uneducated, and they taunt us with the comparison of what has been done for education in New England, in Switzerland, and in Prussia, in each of which - tares about one in six of the population is at school, while we have only one in S!.. Now, with reference to the first charge, my answer is that it is not true. Un • doubtedly there are still a fearful number of children who ought to be at school and are not. But that there are two millions of children who are not and never have been at school is not true. The figures in the census on which this assertion is founded prove nothing of the kind. They only indicate that there were 2,000,000 children between 5 and 15 who on the census day were net at school. A child may have been at school from 5 to 14, and be a very well edu cated child ; but if during his 15th year the Registrar- General comes and finds that he has left the sehool down he goes among the 2,000,000 children whose uneducated con dition is a disgrace to the civilisation and Christianity of England. Well, then, they hold up America and the con tinent as our models, and tauntingly show us the far larger proportion of children who in those countries receive the blessings of education. Now the returns on which the alleged superiority of Americais founded have been shown by minute calculations to be far too untrustworthy to be the groundwork of any comparison whatever. As tei the continental states the case is simply this : —ln England we do not interfere with a parent's right to deal with his chil dren as he thinks proper; abroad the children are driven to school by the police. Naturally enough, therefore, their schools fill better than ours. I will now invite your atten tion to the specific proposals with which the advocates of a school rate, discontented with the present state of things, urge us to supersede it. The Privy Council has always rigorously adhered to the rule of dispensing its funds without favour, simply in proportion to the efforts in b - half of education which the applicant in each case should have made. Those who have made great exertions re ceive large aid ; those who have done little are helped little. Now, the three parties who advocate a school rate, headed by Sir J. Pakington, Lord J. Russell, and Mr. M. Gibson respectively, complain, and with some truth that this rule entirely overlooks poor districts where people can't help themselves, and stingy districts where they will not ; and therefore they say, " Abandon your present sys tem of only meeting private contributions by proportional grants of your own. Come forward as the educators of the nation. Wherever a school languishes, raise it to efficiency by your grants; wherever there is no school build one ; and do this irrespective of the private contributions you may receive." And, in order thoroughly to superintend the enormous taxation and the enormous expenditure which su,•h a scheme would bring about, they propose that the money sould be raised by local rates and expended bylocai committees. Now, Ido not deny that the evil of which they complain exists ; but I certainly do not believe that i is so serious, or at all events so permanent, as it has been represented to be. In some few cases undoubtedly there are places absolutely too poor to support a school. In far more eases the apathy of the proprietors and inhabitants prevents a school being set up The latter will yield to time, to the growth of enlightenment, to the deepening conviction which is now spreading through all classes, that aliie for happiness and for order, for the material great ness of the nation, and for the moral e:evation of the indi vidual, it is indispensable that ignorance should be driven, in town and country alike, from the cottages of the poor. And the difficulty arising from the utter poverty of some districts may be met by special regulations wherever it is ascertained to exist. Be this as it may, these evils, what- ever their intensity, are as nothing , compared with tha coo fusion and the utter peril alike to religion and education which an abandonment of the Privy C,mcd rules would involve. To desert that system is at once to bring our- selves face to face with the religious difficulty—the great legislative problem of our day. As long as you only give to people in proportion as they help themselves you run no danger of seeming to prefer one denomination to another. You follow a rigid, unbending rule, whose equity no one can dispute, and whose application ao one can mistake. The Slate does not create, the State does not manage a single school; but it aids every one, whatever its creed, in propor- tion to the zeal which its promoters evidence by their cop tributions. But the moment it deserts - this safe ground and proceeds to build schools, or to become the managers of schools, the insoluble question at once arises —to what seat shall those schools belong, and what form of religion shall they teach? Here it is that Sir J. Pakington, Lord J. Ras- sell, and Mr. M. Gibson split off from each other. They are unanimous on the other points we have gone through —in opposing the Voluntaries, in decrying the Privy Coun cil system, in their advocacy of local school rates and school committees, but on the question of religion they cannot agree; and it is their irreconcileable differences on this point which will probably for a long time prevent the Le gislature from listening to th e i r sc h emes. Si r J . P a ki ng t on proposes to moot the diffieulty by g i v i ng to the ratepayers themselves the right to decide by a majority the religion to which any new school built from public funds shall belong. Lord J. Russell, who is frightened by the example of the many American schools which have glided from liberality into irreligion, thinks to secure Christianity by simply in sisting that a certain amount of Scripture shall be daily read, and leaves the rest to the ratepayers to settle. And Mr. M. Gibson cuts the knot by excluding religion altogether. Re garding Lord J. Russell's and Sir J. Pakington's solution of the religious difficulty as practically the same, the noble speaker argued at some length against the advisability of leaving it to the ratepayers to choose the religion by the vote of a majority, remarking upon th e unseem ly con t en ti on which was sure to ensue, and expressi ng his belief that if Sir J. Pakington's measure were to pass it would cause more irreligion and more demoralisation by tenfold than all the ignorance which it was intended to remove ; and ho believed that at last religious men of all arties in very despair would unite in a reso l ut i on to exc l u d e thi s bone of discord—religious t eac hi ng altogether; and so this compromise would sink down into becoming that very secu lar system which it was intended to avert. Noticing, next, the arguments of the secularists, as enunciated by Mesa's. Bright, Cobden, and Milner Gibson, the noble lord said he was bound to admit this much, that if the theorists who cry out against the present admirable system should succeed in overthrowing it, sooner than accept any of the pernicious compromises proposed by Sir J. Pakingtoa and Lord J. Russell —sooner than surrender fur the Church of England the right of teaching her own creel, unmutilated and pure, wherever she teaches at all, he for one would vote for the secular system. He, however, must not be understood by this to say that he approved it, but only that it seemed to kim less dangerous than a system of compromise. The evil of it lay in the fact that a real, pure, secular system, which should confine itself to the inculcation of secular knowledge, was an impossibility. If it did not teach religion it would teach infidelity. After dwelling upon and illustrating this point the noble lord concluded thus : —This is no question of speculation or theory. It is a practical one, which con cerns all who have money to give or influence to exert. The present system, and wi t h it the q uestion whether reli genioenmsihesalairbeentuamugehrotnisand n , ou clam our schools, is now on its trial. It s us out of all proporti on to their number. For a long time the y have held the lan g ua g e as if they, and they alone, represented the true public opi nion of the day. They have treated their oppon en t s as a i mere knot of antiquated big ots, who i n heart wer e indif ferent to education, and they have even threatened us with the overthrow of the Church establishment if we coutinue to oppose their vies. A recent decision of th e House of Probably o f 102 , : r a Commons has caused them to abate their tone. Tha t as sembly not ordinarily a v er y bigoted body on q u estions of religion—being called o n b y Lord John Russell to con siderwrrehefostiosl refused drew i :o ; n theirtewhichm e rio pt neuumse contemptuously, embodied the p r majority ob vie y views until the s fromthe inspirations even to look at them. S ince this vote it ha s b ecome pretty apparent that for E 0 VI 3 few theorists a e rm somean y: ne xt census, the existing syst em will not be interf ered with. Now, therefore, those w ho su p port it are on th eir trial before the country. If it fail now it will fail for ever ;if it succeeds now, religious teaching will be impregnably es tablished in our schools. Now, therefore, is the time for exertion. There are periods in the history of States and of s y s tems when the destiny of g en e rations seems crowded into a few short months or years ; when the choice of exertion or neglect is a choice that once made can never be recalled ; when the energy or the sloth, the liberality or the niggardliness of a few mon diving a short period are pregnant with the weal o r woe of g eneration s and centuries to come. Such a crisis with respect to education is the preseet. On the zeal during the next four years of all who are concerned in education throughout the land—on tho heartiness with which clergy and laity in each indivi dual parish work for the groat cause, will depend the final settlement of the question whether religion is or is not to be a primary element in the instruction of the young My firm belief is that the eaisting system will come tri umphantly out of the trial; that it will be shown by the unanswerable evidence of practical success that voluntary benevolence, aided but not fettered by the State, is tho best engine for giving to the masses that instruction which w ill not only prepare them by secular teaching to fight their way through life, hut will give them that better know ledge which will fit them for performing a Christian's duties and gaining a Christian's hopez (The noble lord was freclueetly applauded, closedandi hie laddressI address amid the a;Gbartations of the assembly.) THE MEMBE:RS FOR SOUTH' lfrA RK AND TREIR CONSTITUENTS. A large meeting of the electors of the borough of Southwark was held last night at the Literary Institu tion, Borough-road, to hear from their members, rsTr. A. Pullatt and Sir C. Napier, au account of their csaduct, in Parliament during the last session. Mr. John Vicars occupied the cheese Mr Peeresee first addressed the meeting. He was glad to be able to congratulate his constituents on the cessation of war and on the prosperity which bad accam piteried the return of peace. He had recently returned from a tour in the manufacturing di-tricts, and he was glad to find that work was abundant there, wages liberal, and that capital was fairly remunerated. He would con gratulate the country, too, on the state cf our foreign alliances. The French alliance was a new fact in Eng lish history, but we were such close neighbours, and the two nations had so much to learn from each other, that it was to be hoped their alliance would be perpetual. With America our relations were now most satisfactory. With the internal relations of the United tates we bsd nothing to do, nor had we any right to interfere in the settlement of the important questions which are now agitating the community there ; but we were so united in blood, in interests, and in associations that a quarrel be tween us would be one of the greatest calamities which could occur. Turkey was not naturally such a c,ose ally to us as America or Fiance, but we bad taken up her cause from a desire to protect her from oppression, and if a proper policy were pursued she might still become a useful member of the body of European nations. It was to be hoped that everything would be done to reform her internal administration, otherwise there was no doubt but that she contaiaed within herself elements which must lead to her ultimate decay. During the last session there bad been 120 public and 139 private acts passed in Parliament, but none of them excited very great interest, except, perhaps, the Bishops' Bill and the Vic :-President of the C anted of Education Ball, Sir W. Clay's bill for the Abolition of Church Rates passed its second reading by 221 to 178, but it was not pressed. Mr. Berkeley's annual motion on the ballot had had his support, but it had met its usual fate. The great novelty ce the session was Mr. Disraeli's speech at the end of it, in whic he maintained that all the use ul measures which had been passed be the G ivernment were to be attributed to Conservative principles. (A. laugh.) One of the most important measures of the session was the Police Bill, which the Government suc ceeded in passing after considerable discussion. "Corn ing events," it was said, " cast their shadows before," and the event of the session showed that the Irish Church was shaking to its foundation, and that the day was not far distant when it would cease to exist. Not later ago than the 16th of Oct. the Times had written as follows : " But there can be 'no doubt that voluntaryism is what we have adopted as a principle. This is the rule which we have adapted as an empire. Wherever our colonial empire spreads the voluntary principle will go with it. It is part and parcel of our Imperial policy. 'No State aid to religion' is the watchword everywhere except at home." . And there could be no doubt the principle of voluntary ism in religion and education was every day gaining a gre iter hold on the public mind. During the last session no less than 94,000,0001. had been drawn front the pockets of the people either in loans or taxation, and yet to all appearances our resources were not affected in the slightest degree. There was every reason, therefore, to c ingcatulete the country on the manner in which it had passed through the war. Private members, it was said, had been much more fortunate in legislation than the Government last session. He himself had had the satin faction of passing three bills. The first was in relation to the law ,:t crossed checks. Owing to a decis on of otte of the judges considerable confusion had been created in the commercial world as to what was really the law on this subject, and he had accordingly introduced and passed a bill which laid down the rule that no crossed cheque should be payabe except through an account. He had also passed a bill regulating the registration of marriages. This was at first intended to appiy only to Dissetit4s' marriages, but in the Course of its progress he had been obliged to extend it to all marriages, and he .bad the satisfact ea of thinking that it had tended very considerably to improve the law on this' subject, An other question which he had taken up was the Smoke Act. A bill cattle down from the Lords abolishing the exemptions contained in that act, and having at Lord Palmerston's request taken charge of that bill in the Lower House, he had been successful enough to pass it through that house with the addition of amendments which greatly increased its scope. He had also voted in favour of Mr. Gibson's Oath of Aljuration Bill, of Lord Goderich's :notion for the examination of candidates for the civil services, and for Mr. Spooner's motion against the Maynooth grant. The Limited Liability Bill had bad his cordial support, and it would be found, he be lieved, to work advantageously for the commercial com munity.. The fore;go policy of the country was at the present moment of great importance. Non-interference, be believed, to be the proper policy of this country. We ought not to interfere to force constitutions on na tions not fitted for them, nor ou the other hand ought we to interfere to support foreign despots on their thrones against the will of their subjects. Among the social reforms they needed was a map registration of all estates, to be kept by a Government officer, and to be held as registration of titles, as in America. The cx . . penses of obtaining private acts of Parliament ought to be very much reduced, and on all occasions he had deemed it h►s duty to endeavour to remove the evil wh►ch at pre sent existed iu this respect. Another reform needed was the appointment of public prosecutors, and he should be glad to support any measure on this subject. Atter Lord J. Russell's failure last session it was not very pro la,ble that any educational scheme containing a rating clause would "be again laid before Parliament - just yet. After such a decided refu•al on the part of Parliament, it seemed more likely that the opinions of suc!l men as Sir James Graham, Mr. Gladstone, and Mr. Henley in fa vour of the voluntary principle would prevail. At the end of the session he had introduced a bill for the aboh- Lion of itnprisonment for debt, and it was his intention to proceed with it next session. The principle of his bill was to give to the insolvent debtor whose debt had not been caused by any criminal act of his own the same pro tection which was at present given to bankrupts. He was of opinion that the income tax wa" not at present equally assessed on the agricultural and manufacturing classes. The mode of asse,sii,g farmers on their rentals gave them opportunities of evading the :a c, and this ought to be sit right without delay. (ilea'.) Coming to local matters, he should deem it his duty to support the opening of a line of communication from London-bridge to Westatain,ter through Southwark, as lately proposed by the Board of Works, (Bear.) To the particular route he could not at present commit himself, but the improvement was greatly needed, and ought to be proceeded with at once. (blear.) (A. voice in the weeting—" Are we to have Southwark bridge free ?") That was a question in which he had taken the deepest interest, he bad eat on a comm it tee on the subject, and he should always do his best to secure so great an advantage to the borough. (Hear, hear.) The bun. gentleman, after congratulating the meeting on the superior position occupied by this country in material resources, agricultural improvements, and manufacturing intelligence in comparison with the other nations of the world, sat down amid loud cheers. Sir CHARLES NAPIER then presented himself, and was warmly received. He had been sent to Parliament, he said, with a commission from his constituents to give all the support be conscientiously could to the Government of Lord Palmerston. He had given the noble Lord's Government all the support he cJuld, for he was a very old friend of his, and he had a very high appreciation of his abilities, but there had been several occasions in the course of the session on which he had been obliged to vote, against him. The first was on Mr. Brotherton's annual:motion to prevent business of importance being proceeded with atter 12 o'clock at night. That was a most useful motion, but, of course, it was opposed by the Government, as, If carried, it would have deprived them of many opportunities of passing bills without op position. He had opposed the Government, too, on Captain Scobell's motion for a reform in the administra tion in the navy, and on the bill for allowing contractors to sit in Parliament. This last was an absurd notion, for it was not to be supposed that any contractor in his senses would vote against the Government which gave him a job. Only let the Government give him (Sir Charles) a good contract, and he suould be ready to vote for them himself. (Loud laughter.) He had voted against toe Government ou the question of opening the British Museum on Sundays, not that he saw any harm in it nimself—(cheers)—indeed he thought it likely to be use tul in drAwing working men away from the publichouses, but he was infOrmed that there was a strong feeling against the measure in Southwark—(no, no)—and he had voted in accordance with what he believed to be the opinion of his constituents. (A. voice, " You voted wrong, then.") Ho had voted for the abolition of Church rates, and he had voted against the Goveinnient on the billeting question, when they were left in such a, large minority. He had voted against Lord John Russell's education resolutions, because. he thought it impossible for any Government to give em education to the people which would be satisfactory to all parties. The only mode of getting over the difficulty was to give a secular education, and to leave religious teaching to the clergy of the different denominations. (Hear.) He had voted in favour of Mr. Spooner's motitin, though, in his own opinion, he believed the present to be a very unwise time to raise , the question. Hail it been a political matter he should have followed his own convictions, but as it involved a matter of 'religious feeling he had thought it necessary to be guided by the opinion of his constituents. He had therefore voted against the grant, but he had also voted against all other grants for religious purposes, so as to do equal justice to all parties. Lord Goderich's motion for opening the civil service to competition had had his support, and he would in like manner support a motion to throw open the army and navy to all classes. (Hear.) When the war began we knew nothing of Russia. We th ought ;nothing of the Russians, but the defence of Se bastopol showed that they had more talent and energy than any other nation. Never had a fortress been sn well a nd so nobly defended. At the last they were losing 1,000 men a-day by the infernal fire" of the allies, as one of their generals called it. We ourselves were 'entirely unprepared for the war. For years Parliament and the couutty had. been crying out for reductiop, milyAry education had [PRICE 4D. STAMPED SD• been entirely neglected, and we had nothing whatever in the shape of a staff. He well recollected the Duke of Wellington saying to him, soon after his return from Portugal, " If I were to put 10,000 men in Hyde-park, I could not ge t one man in a thousand who could take them out again:: Sufficient attention bad not been paid to military training. Put English soldiers before tie enemy, and they would fight liko " devile," but when they had to provisiontheroselves, and to go throueh the actua work of campaigning they were nowhere at first. There fore he did net thick that either the generals or the Go verreneut were aeswerable f, sr the lovg siege of Sebas pol ; it was the system which had been pursued by Parliament for years before. Neither were the Govern ' went to be blamed for the fall of Kars. The siege of Se bastopol was still proceeding, and it was impossible for the allied generals, without risk to that operation, to send any help to Kars. It was an unavoidable misfortune, and the Government had nothing to do with it. The people of this country did not inquire for themselves—they looked to the Times newspaper to he told everything, and tit ey believed all they were told. The consequence wag tha. officers were efrai to take commands for fear of being abused by the Times. From the language of Lord Pa merston at Maechester and at the Guildhall it wool. appear that peace depended upon whether Russia kep her engagements or not. It was to be hoped she wool:. He bad nut altogether approved the peace, but he sup posed it was the best we could get at the time. He sh 'We very much have liked to make her pay the expenses o• the war. We had to act, however, in concert with the French Government ; and, wheo two Governments were acting t .gather, there could not be as much unity as it but one Power was concerned. He uid not feel able t decide at present about the French alliance whether it was good or not. He hoped the French nation would always be with us for good purposes, but it certainly gave him some misgivings to see a nation which was fee fighting alongside of a nation which was not free. Louis Napoleon was a great man and a clever man or he tout not have done all he had done. Had he not got rid of a .roublesorne Parliament, for instance? (Laughter.) There were some people in England who would be very glad te de the .ame thing if they could. It would very muce simpli'y their work, and they would get their merit:. much tire easdy ; and really Parliament COW seemed no use except to vote supplies. That was all they ap peared to be called together for. Legislation seemed to I, brought to a deadlock, and unless some new arrangements were devised for the transaction of business it, would be to get on. The house ought to be divide , into large committees before which different bills coin, be discti.ed in their detail.' at the same time, and the whole house might afterwards have the opportunity of nuciding on the merits of each. In this way there won he a ch a nce of doing something. As to the war in tn Baltic, it had not been well conducted. It was know, a year before the first campaign that we were going to ,var, and he had in vain urged the Admiralty to prepare, to cyninission ship, and to chp.ipline men, but it war not until February, 1854, that they began to get ready. Flere the Ministers were to blame. For the disasters In the Crimea, of which—to praise the Times for once—lts correspondent, Mr. Russell, had given so accurate and striking a picture, they were not to blame, bat they . were to blame for not having made better naval prepa rations. Still they were only following the policy o! economy which had been insisted on by Parliament for years. In 184 D, when we were engaged in the Syrian war, the French had a larger fleet than we bad, an , 600,000 men under arms, and there was but little doubt that, if Louis Philippe had adopted Thiers's policy, an army might with ease have been thrown on our shores. We were in the same unprotected state when the Tahiti affair occurred. He would not now go into the question of the Baltic campaign, which had been settled, as far as it could be settled at present., in the House of Commons He had told there a plain, straightforward story, every word of it true, though it could not be expected that be, who was unused to debating, could make head success fully against Sir James Graham—a most unscrupulous man—not to U , B a harsh word—(langhter)—who could make black white, and white black, at his pleasure. Since the conclusion of peace he had been to Cronstadt, to satisfy himself whether he had done right or wrong in not attacking it. He found the fortifications stronger even, he confessed, than he had believed them to be when he was there with the fleet. In fact they were perfectly and entirely impregnable. The Grand Duke COnstantine had granted him an interview, and had shown him all his plans of defence, and, certainly, more judicious and more proper plans never were can ceived. He was a man of great talent and ability, and bad spoken to him in a perfectly honest, plain, straight forward way. His remark to we, sa►d the gallant admiral, was, "It you had attempted to come in there would have been nearly 1,000 guns bearing on your fleet, there was not water enough. for your large ships, the channel was narrow, and it was so thickly filled with infernal machines that our own ships going in and out were afraid of being blown up." " Will you allow me,' said I, "to speak plainly to you ?" Why did you not come out to meet us at Kiel! We were then badiy manned and badly disc.pfitied. If you bad come out I don't know what the consequences might have been." " AI)," said the Grand Duke, "if I had bad screws I should have come out to meet you. I did not know that you were so badly manned until it was too late." And I think, added the gallant admiral, that it was luckily he didn't come. Not that there was an Eog lishman there who would not have fought to the last drop rather than retreat ; but after all, ships without disciplined men are no better than fortifications without soldiers. People are fond of talking about the British navy being unconquerable ; but the British navy is men, not ships. (Hear, hear.) The gallant admiral then pro. needed to allude to the late correspondence between himself and Sir R. Peel. That, he said, was not yet concluded. He had written to Lo , d Paimerston, desir• ing him to lay his case before the Cabinet, and nut having recived an answer to that letter he h,td writtea a second time, and until he had received au answer trout the noble i lori it would only be right in bias t..) maintain a due 'reserve on the subject. He wai not afraid of having his conduct investigated. He had demanded an investiga tion, and if the Government did sot grant it, it would go far to prove that they were afraid that something : would come out which would pr-judice them in public opinion. The gallant admiral then sat down amid loud cheers. A vote of thanks was then proposed and carried to both the hon. members for their conduct in the oast session, and the proceedings terminated. MR. EDWIN JAMES, Q.C., A T BULL. HULL, Nov. 10. This evening a large and influential meeting of the electors of Kingston-upon-Hull assembled in the Corn Exchange for the purpose of hearing from Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., one of the candidates for the representa tion of the Borough, an exposition of his political opinions. Amongst the leading inhabitants we noticed Mr. Middleton (in the chair), Mr. Alderman Abbey,. Mr. A'derman }Lundell, Mr. Cob (banker), Messrs. Richardson, Dobson, Brodrick, Carlill, &c. The CHAIRMAN having introduced Mr. James to the electors ith a few appropriate remarks, Mr. JAMES, who on comingiorward was received with loud cheers, said—Mr. Chairman and gentlemen electors of the borough of Kiogeton-upon-Hull, I have come amongst you as a perfect stranger, and as stick you have given me a welcome. Ido not come forward to oppose the interests of my friend Mr. Clay, for whom I had the honour of being counsul on the petition presented against his return, and it would be ungrateful is me to appear before you as his opponent ; but grave doubts exist as to his eligibility to be elected as your represen tative in the present Parliament, in consequence of his having been unseated on the petition presented against his return. I curve amongst you indspendeetly, and the same as any other liberal candidate. if I believed Mr. Clay could sit as your representative, I would not for a moment jeopardise your interests. It would be a hard day for Huh if he were elected by your suffrages, and was then unable to take his seat through a legal impe diment. I come here, therefore, rather than that the common fie—the Tory—should succeed. Esther than tnat the interests of this borough should be sacrificed, I put myself forward asa liberal candidate. (Hear, hear.) I am aware of the responsibility I have undertaken iu coming here, and I am also aware of the objection which ()Ascii to having lawyers in Parliament, and properly so, in many cases. But if a lawyer attends to your interests, he is the best qualified to advance them. I know the position you are placed in in consequ , nce of the elevation of my friend Mr. Baron Watson to the bench. I have carefully perused the blue book on the Local Dnes Bill, which your late representative ' advocated so ably and so warmly. He has done much to remove the prejudice which exists against members of Parliament being lawyers, and in support of this I ap peal to the electors to say whether he has not discharged the trust imposed on him with honour and fidelity. I am not here for the purpose of asking you to pass any resolution or pledge, but merely to address you so that over l the electors of Hull may become acquai nte d with my i. litieal sentiments, in order that they may ponder them, if from circumstances it sh ou ld turn out that Mr position s e should o orfe pthr e eb s e e ß n e, t )xu y tse o en u do . fe dl. Com mons t C ohf l i a n y ok.p s ti h nh o iao a tn l d n the th o ad t t . e bmtehoiecn a r ai franchise h element i may be placed ona more extended basis. (Hear ) The measure for the e xtens i on of the traiehi,e pro pounded by Lot d John Ru-selt ought to be remembered with gratitude by every man .1 in.iependence in tins . oauntrar. Public apiniou will 'out. carry au exteesion ( , f the franchise, and if I nave the . uonour (d becoming your representative, I wiil do my best to .upport it. (Ciieers.) On the questi on o f educatisn, I may say it is tretved in different way s by diff erent parties, and the consequence is that the country is left without what she is entitled to —a comprehensive system of education. There should be no ki • • ec.ariamstia to mar such a scheme. Ou Church rates, I stat e d i n my address that had I the honour o f being in Par lament. I should have advocated the bill in troduced by Sir W. C:ay for the abolition of Church rates, and I hope to see some such measure speedily adopted. I am a member of the Established Church, but I think, if the fends of that Church were well administered these would be ampl e f or its wants. I would not tax the Dis. seater, by an impost which is odious to him, for a Church_,ey which has ample revenues of her own. (Cheers,) Church ray the rare, are imposedto secure theluicuriea of oh luxuries pay service. Thee, let those who require for them. (Cheers.) They had revenue for the clerge.,, man in every parish church su ffi cient to provid e for t 'Er! due wirninistration of Church worship. Then, let the not impcoe a contribution on the Dissenter.'lks alluded just now to the question of th e extens i on of tiler franchise, which is comparatively useless without the. r. vote by ballot. (Hear.) It may be said that vote by ballot is un-Englisb, and so is intimidation. (Cheers.) The elector, in recording his vote, roust be protected from intimidation, and, without vote by ballot, the ex. tension of the franchise would be a nullity and a farce. (Cheers.) There are men who can vote in the light, but there are others who must vote in the dark. (Loud cheering.) The man who votes in the light may per haps see - my lord or my lady'r 'rine drive up to his doer, when he is told " We will deal with you no longer." In such a case the voter is entitled to demand of the Legislature a remedy, and that remedy is vote by ballot. (Hear.) There are other questions of importance which must press on the attention of tt..e Legislature of this country. One of those eues'ions is our foreign rela tions, or, as they are familiarly called, continental poli tics. That question must occupy the attention of the Legislature in the coming session. The horiz in in that quarter is dark and lowering. The alliance with France is, I believe, cordial and eiucere ; upon our part it is. Let us hope that that sincerity is mutual. I believe that the alliance with England is essential to the Em peror's throne ; that with him it is a political necessity. As a Liberal, I may not approve of the manner in which the sceptre came to his hand. Like Augustus, he seized the Crown, and amused his people with the shadow of liberty. I should prefer to see in France re presentative institutions and a freedom of the press. But the question is their own. If a nation so civil! ed and so susceptible are satisfied with their present form of Government, Engla'id has no right to comp ?tin. (Hear.) We have an institution we value dearly, which we now view as our birthright and inheritance; I mean the free d mof the press. (Cheers.) The Emperor of Frere s believes it to be dangerous to his crown. We know that it adds stability to ours, and much as I value the alliance with our neighbour—great as its acivanta:es are to Sugland and to her commerce—l, taking a le.. selfish view, say if this alternative is to be pre , euted—whether a rupture of that alliance, or our press is to be sub ject to the dictation of the Monitcur, the Siecle, or the Constitutionnel—that man is a traitor to his country who would not prefer the former. If the editors of the Times, the Daily News, and the Advertiser are to be gagged, then I say, perish the alliance. (Cheers.) No absolute monarch has a right to dictate to the press of this coun try. With respect tofree trade, I can only say I shall ways be prepared to advocate the views a hicli the elec. tore of Hull have-ever expressed. I have not had time to icquaint myself as I propose to do with your local ;inte rests, but as regards the repeal of the navigation laws, which permits compettion between British and foreign sailors, I may say that neither the interests of the port Hull, nor any other port, appear to have suffered by hat measure. Where British enter, ri-tt pre.ails there will it succeed, as Lerl Palmerston said. Free trade, that great measure of importance, introduced and car ried by Sir R. Peel, is now settled. I have attended here riot to ask you to pledge yourselves to any definite line of conduct, but merely to express my opinions, in order that you may consider them at your leisure. If any gen tleman present wishes to put any question to me, I shall teal great pleasure in answering it. We have in our own day seen very important measures carried. Civil disabilities of Catholics have been removed; and the Test Act has been repealed. I believe that the people have confidence in the Administration of Lord Palmerston. I believe that no statesman since Lord Chatham has done se much to maintain our national honour. (Hear, hear.) I believe that the cau s e o f l i b erty i n Europe has been his guiding star, and I know that de-potistn quails at the ntme of Palmerston. (Cheers.) He thoroughly under stands the genius and the feelings of the people of this ,treat country, and I augur that political and social pro gress will not be retarded under his Government. Paus ing after the fierce struggles of war, the country required reform ; and it is not because that during the last session there has been comparative inactivity that we are to have no measures of improvement in that which is approach ing. That improvement can, and must, be carried out. You must have the extension of the franchise, the educa tion of the people, the English and Iri-h Church must be reformed, the affairs of our colonies must be conducted in a more able manner, and the state of crime in this coma •ry must be forced on the attention of the Legislature. As regards Church reform I may refer to a phrase of Lord Eldon's—" If you elect a beadle of a parish with out administering to him the sacraments, you will shake the constitution of the Church." That is mere rank nonsense ; it is like shaking a tree full of apples ' • you will only bring down the rot - ten fruit. Elector s ofHull • —you have seen, within comparatively a short period, religious intolerance and the civil disabilities of the Roman Catholics removed —you have seen the proudest and wealthiest aristocracy which the world eversaw give way to public opinion and concede the great principle of free trade—who yourselves have perhaps reaped advan: tage from the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts, who have assisted, as the c? , lumn in your town records, in the great cause of huma-ity, and struck the fetters IrJtn the slave—who have enjoyed the franchise con ferred by the Ref arm Bili—you must feel that the course ,f legislation inn-t be onward—not rash or reckless in- Jovation, but steady, sound, social, and political ad vancement. (Cheers.) The franchise must be extended —the masses must be educated. All distinctions which interfere with civil rights on the ground of religious opi nions must be removed and swept away. The govern ?cent of ouryast empire in the East must be ameliorated. Our colonial dependencies must be administered in a aosealitseral and enlightened spirit—the vast ittorsasse.i.... crime and the reformation of the criminal must be'dealt with in a comprehensive and statesmanlike manner—the restrictions 9n commercial enterprige must be done away with—the revenues of the English and Irish Church must be fairly adjusted to the spiritual wants of the people. Measures such as these are not, I believe, dan gerous innovations, but are calculated to strengthen the -?eourity of property—to unite more closely the ties which bind the two great orders of society together—to attach the people to a love of order, to Parliament and the Crown, and to render yet brighter and more glo rious the future and the destinies of this great empire. (L2ud cheers.) Mr Z. P&tRSON begged to ask the learned gentleman what were hii views regarding the repeal of the Sound dues and shipping tolls, which pressed heavily on the commerce of this country Mr. JAMES —I think the Sound dues must greatly in terfere with the shipping terests of Hull, and I will ive my best attention to the subject. I may here repeat that I have not yet well considered the questions affect ing your local interests , which I shall he better prepared to answer when next I have the honour of meeting you. In reply to other questions by electors, Mr. JAMES said he was opposed to the present system of promo tion in the army, than which nothing could be worse, as advancement should be by merit, and not through influence. With respect to the endowment of May nooth, the learned gentleman said he was on principle opposed to all eudowusents ; but he thought Mr. Spooner's motion on Maynooth savoured too much of religious intolerance. If he bad the honour of becoming their representative, which he thought he should—(hear, hear)—he would take the liberty of moving that the whole question of endowments, including the Regiunt Donunt to the Presbyterians of Ireland, should be con was unfair that MaynOoth alone should b si e d e a r t e t d a , ck a e s i t attacked. He would approach the consideration of all endowments in a comprehensive spirit, but he would not oppose any single endowment for the mere purpose of gratifying bigotry. An ELECTOR asked the learned gentleman's opinion on the ticket-„f--leave system. i ng transported recently, in my capacity o f Mr. JAMES — I ani well qualified t o g i ve an opinion two ticket-of-l eave men. In my j u d gment , not h ing can be worse than the pres ent system. For instance, a cri m i na l who imposes Recorder on tha of s ubj e ct , Brighton, hav on lbe credulity of the gaol chaplain obtains his ticket of leave, walks into a jeweller's shop, and murders the jeweller. (Considerable merriment was here caused, ar i s i n g from the fact that the questioner was himself a jeweller who had recently been robbed by ticket-of-leave men.) With regard to secret diplomacy, Mr. JAMES re marked that there was no oce•tsion for it, 84 when it was going on mischief was always brewmg. His opinion of the proper'y and income tax was, that the less they had of it the better. A vote of thanks having been passed to the chairman, and three cheers having been given for Mr. James, the meeting separated. MEETING OF SORG' BON-DENTISTS• Last evening a numerous meeting of the surgeon dentists of the metropolis was held in the Freemasons Tavern, Grbea•;oQn: of een a l s re t e 3rt. , st L re i e o t c , oln's Inn.fields. Mr. James University the cna, r . Thm CHAIR MAN , w h ose s p eec h wasrievaedrs,ity said C obj ec t was to forma a D enta l I nst i tti te,.. a attend he hopedmpted to they w ou ld b e success f u l. I t b a d been oltlhegate' in e th Surgeons, uht.tin dental diplomas from the Colleg eofost remarkable but the college declined, and it i t a th e t t ry tht , 7 e o v in e r e m p e b r i u r institution of their collegepraobtoiarbedd. dHene saw no remedy for this exceptli k e the three tailors of own. They must not a P pl u es lr E P as ell y the reso. hter.) i t f a tad the to sit college a t v l a t n a b s e wa h m ost The SECRETABT then ld o r n the 22nd of September, and 1 H( p ' o ati o ri l di e i y z es)t. (Foulard), ree ( t au but i; F like nl i t the ea t b a h t e d r three oa dents ltohue s o t , oafnNd meeting lotions of a meeting be government of the society, which also rules for the fait"; e b n naa t d a t a l e S s o f c o i e ru ty reg . n " i: H ni e e n e t s: sai d nthat anya been received from an in • the formation apply be e 2 l u. until the once. H e , therPf..re, called upon all ftwaaesattoiablepocorzliloend tolifethre of p larva ets ho ernumber societysv ishing to pro f es sion , ne x t 1 , 3 0 I T U i h n e a t f e e d e could would end by a single , addressed the meeting upon the payment of 211. would coned state of. the profession of a collective body ; anomalous it had no college , no curriculum, and no examination. present.,t 1 ti f , D ec ember nil' oa: f:u. rl le. Pb their eit esDg cliff( rent in America. At the suggestion It tote t sw e tav a se l r i ta f n e i t a w e ipl e ey m a k tr *.. . 8 o f an officer in the army an application was made to Lord Parmure to send a fow surgeon-dentists to the masses o Crimea, as f rust, bur. sheuTictehe offerswould was beusef p u o l litely amongst reusi lar e r there being no precedent fur it. s a u P p P p r o o rt 7g we o re f t t h h e en objects of the society, aanvdßoeti:er°eolitinftisit?E:a,gsuks was passed to theLc as ha se i; i nian ai t ter an proceedings terminal - M. and It Is generally underetaod that the Attorney-Goners!, Sir A. Cockburn, ha aecopted the CbieSTnetieeship of the Cohuttch. Fleas.