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R. ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLANC aril Tt “117Nr IA 8 o'clock.—Ezyptian A RGyi, t , E,GomS.—LA.6RENT'S CASINO, Great Windmill-street, St. James's.—The above elegan Pooms are now open every evening for the vvinter season, with Laurent's celebrated Orchestra. Principal Cornet-a-piston, M. Poelcourt. The Proprietor begs to inform the public that this fashionable place of resort has been entirely redecorated during the recess. Doors open at half-past eight, commence at nine. Adinis &len One Shilling. R. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, 4, Coventry-street, Leicester-square.—Open (for Gentlemen nly) from 10 till 10, containing upw , rds of one thousand models .nd preparations, illust:ating every part of the human frame in lealth and disease, the race of men, &c. Lectures delivered at 12, 2,4, and half-past 7, by Dr. G. SExToS, F.R.G.S. ; and a new and highly-interesting series of Lectures is now in course of delivery by Dr. KAIIN, at a quarter past 8 p.m. precisely. Ad m i ss i on , One Shilling. 116. ST. JOHN DEL RE Y MINING COMPANY. NOTICE IS HE IeEBY GIVEN, That the Twenty-ninth half yearly DIVIDEND, being one pound per a ,, are (less Income tax) on the shares of this Company will he payable at this office rn Thurs day, the 15th day of January next, and every - .uccPeedna Satur days excepted) b e tw een the boor of te:i and tour. Forms for claim ing the Dividend may be obtained at th- Company's office, on and after the lstJanuary, and must be left, with the Coupons, three clear days, for examination, previous to payment. JOHN HOrKIN, Managing Director. 8, Tokenh ouse-yard, 21st November, 1856. IMPORTANT TO EVERY MAN WHO KEEPS A HORSE, COW, SHEEP, OR PIG. THORLEY'S FOOD FOR CATTLE. THE nFIEAPEST AND BEST EVER YET INTRODUCED ! Sold 14 Cases containin: 148 Packages—each Package One Feed, at the cost of hree Half-nence each, equal to 565. per case. Carriage Pat, to any railway station. None are genuine without my signature— ' JO , EPII TH RLEY. the Inventor, 115, High-street, Hull. Post-Offlee Orders must be made payable as above. ALT and Co.'s EAST INDIA PALE and L. 7 BURTON ALES, BREWERY-BURTON-ON-T RENT. LONDON.. STORES:— • LIVERPOOL ... .... • • y -street. MANCHESTER .... .... RIPEFFIRLD l2, George-street. BIRMINGHAM BRISTOL. DifBLIN• • 1, Crown-alley. EDINBURGH • •Porthopetoun Warehouse. GLASGOW St. Vincent-place. These Ales, in Casks of Eighteen Gallons and upwards, and in Bottle, obtained from all respectable Bottlers. ----- Freehold Building Ground an d Houses—Liverpool and Everton. To BE SOLD BY AUCTION, pursuan t t o an , Order ot the High court of Chancery, made in a cause of David Logan, plaintiff, and John Stewart and others, defendants, With the approbation of the Honourable the Vice-Chancellor sir Richard Torin Kindersley, "by Mr Samuel Turner Winstanley, at t he Clarendon Rooms, South' John-street. in Liverpool, on WED NESDAY, the Fith day of December, 1856, at two o'clock in the afternoon, an extensive and valuable p'ece of Freehold Banding L and, adjoining Vauxhall-road, in Kirkdale, near Liverpool ; amt several pieces of Building Land (copyhold of the manor of West D erby), in and near Sackville-street, Everton. near Liverpool ; and a Freehold Dwelling-house, in Blackfield-terrace, Kirkdale, and several Dwelling-houses (copyhol 1 of the "manor of West Derby), in Sackyille-street, Everton. In 12 Lots Particulars and conditions of sale may be obtained gratis from Messrs. Lowndes, Bateson, and Lowndes. solicitors, Brunswick-street, Liverpool ; 'sir. T. K. Has san. solicitor, Liverpool ; Messrs. Sharpe, Field, and Jackson, soli citors, 41, Bedford-row, London; and of the Auctioneer. And the premises may be seen on application to the tenants. Dated this 26th day of November, 1856. Sharpe, Field, and Jackson, of 41, Bedford-row, London, agents for Me.srs. Lowndes, Bateson, and Lowndes, of Liverpool, plaintiff's solicitors. PRESERVATION of LIFE from SHIP WRECK.--The Committee of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE -BOAT INSTITUTI /N would earnestly call the attention of the public to the great and extraordinary exerti ns which the society has recently made, and is now making, to provide efficient Life- Boats for Rye, Dungeness, Hornsea, App'edore, Wicklow, Ark low Wes , port, Dundrum Bay, Drogheda, Kilmore, Roeslana, Y "ughal, and Ballycotton. To supply these Life-boats, te gether with transporting carriates and boat-houses for some of them, will involve an expenditure of nearly 3.0001. boring the present year the Committee have also granted upwards of 41101. for meritorious exertions in saving life from wrecks. The "ommittee therefore earnestly APPEAL to the public for Pecuniary assistance, to enable them, with unabated vigour, to con tinue their hitherto successful exertions in the cause of humanity. THOMAS BARI% G, Chairman. THE /MAP CHAPMAN, Deputy-Chairman. The Committee gratefully acknowledge the following additional c ontributions Admiral Sir J. Rowley, Bart.• •• • • W. Hine, Fsq. . .• Charles Kilburn, Esq a • 5 0 0 The Rev. E. J. 11 arch a Miss Fdwards .. • 2 2 0 Messrs J. Robinson and Sons Donations an i Subscriotions wilt be thankfully received by Messrs. Willis, Percival, and Co., 76, Lomb 'rd-street, by all the London bankers, and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, at the office of the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi. CANCER HOSPITAL, London and West Brompton.—Secretary's Oftire, 167, Piccadilly.—This Institu tion has peen e , tablished exclusively for the treatment of the po , ,r afflicted with cancerous diseases. Out-door patients to attend at 167, Piccadilly, on Tuesdays. at 2 o'clock. In-door patients are admitted at the Brompton Estaillshment, for one month, and fur a longer Period if recommended by the edical officers. The number of per sons under treatment as in or out-door patients have averaged for the last three years about 400 rases each ear. Since the foundation •of this Hospital in 1851, 1,799 poor persons, suffering under every Itiom of tills dr , fidful malady, have received the Ikneflts of this r hari y. A Weekly Board manage its affairs, and every informa tion Connected with the Ins'irutlon may he obtained on application to tbe Secretary. Contributions to enable the Committee to continue this creat work of benevolence are urgently solicited, and may be Paid to William LoXham Farrar, E q., the Treasurer. 66, Li.,eoinis. Nlessrs. Coutts and Co., Strand ; and at the Secretary's Oakes, 167, Piccadilly. By order. W. J. COCKERILL, Secretary. OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road. Patron— File U E EN. Founded 1828. No order for admission is here required. The sick poor are admitted on their own application alone Ourine the past month the followlnz number received the benefits '1 this Charity, either as out or in-door patients, on their personal PPllcation: Week ending 7th October 2,188 Ditto 14th October • • 2,162 Ditto 21st Oct , ber .. •• • ... 2,075 ritto 28th October ........ 2,241 29tb,3001, and 31st October ..... • 1,014 Total in October .••• .. • • 9.6 50 of which 3,3 n remainder (still under treat -3 were new cases, the remar rneilt) hav ing been admitted oreviously. heavy expenses are inevitably incurred in affording such eaten ve relief The Committee, thOrefore, Th ear nestly entreat the aid of t he public. e man agement of the Hospital IS in the hands of 30 Governors, ~,Yeetiarly elected f rom the general list of su b scr ibers, at the Annual leral Meeting in January. , A Board is held every Thursday, at e'clock (Rev. J. B. Owe Chairman), to conduct the business, he n any subscriber may attend, if so disposed, the Boa rd being at all _ ti mes desirous of receiving suggestions or giving explanatio n. T he Hospital i s not endowed, but is wholly depen d en t on volun al,arf contributions and legacies, w hi c h are rece i ve d by the Treasurer, n~n Masterrnan, Esq., M P., Nicholas-lane ; also by Messrs. Cou tts !ad Co.; Drummond and Co.; Herries and Co.; Ransom and Co.; P rescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co.; Glyn and Co. ; " t ones Loyd and C o . ; i tarclay and Co. ' Co.;• Denison and Co • Williams, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co., Ber- Ze- ra street ; Master man and Co.; and at the Hospital. Clothing for the destitute patients will be thankfully received. By order. J. B. OWEN, M.A., Chairman. APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. LEA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, Ind all Rout Meat Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup, Curries, and Salad, and by its tome and invigorating properties enables the stomach to Perfectly digest the food. The daily useof this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe tlard to health. Sold by the prop."leters, Lea and Perrins, 19, Fenchurch-street, London, and 68, Broad-street, Worcester; also by Messrs. Barclay and Sons, Messrs. Crocse and Blackwell, and other oilmen and mer chants, London ; and gonerally by the principal dealers in sauce. N.11.--To guard again 't imitations, see that the nam es of " LEA and PERRINS" are upon be label and patent cap of the bottle GREY HAIR RE:STORED to its ORIGINAL COLOUR. NEURAL,CIA and RHEUMATISM cured by HERRING'S PATENT MAGNETIC (and -IALVANIC) O MBS, HAIR and F, EMI BRLYSIIEs. The require no prepara tion, ar e a l ways ready for use, and e voinot get out of order. Brushes, 10 s. and 15s. ; combs, from 2s 6d. to 20e Offices :-32, Basinghall !treet, where may be obtained. gratis, or by post for four stamps, the Illustrated pamphlets, ~ Why Hair becort2es Grey, and its Remedy." fo n .lthes may be altered from the Galvanic to the Magnetic principle 58 . Agents :—Child, South Gallery, Crygtal Palace ; Savory and oore ; Atkinson 24 Old Bond -street ; Godfrey and Cooke, Conduit street . • , . 4 ._ , riendrie, 12, Tie kborne - street ; Twinberrew, 2, Edwards :,'eet, Portman-square; T ylor, 13, taken street; Griffin, 191, '‘rand ; Saunders, 315 a, Winter, 205 and Kennedy, 166, Oxford- Street ; Ross, 119 Bisho s ate-stret ; 11 ' ' Worn 17 P g =melt, Gerrard-street, Soho; Sold by , Dawson -street, and Birch, I, Molesworth-street, all chemists and perfumers of repute. FRA.MP T 0 N ' S PILL of HEALTH. Price le. i %d. and 2s. 9d. Der box T his excellent Family Pill is a medicine of long-tried efficac for Pur ifying the blood, so very essential for the foundation of good health, and •orrecting all disorders of the stomach and bowels. Two or three doses will convince the afflicted of its salutary effects. The stomach will speedily retain its strength ; a healthy action of the liver, bowels, and kidneys will rapidly take place; and renewed health will be the quick result or taking this medicine, according to bile directions accompanying each box. For FEMALES these Pills are traly excellent, removing all oli ,lrUctions, the distressing Headache so very prevalent Depression of Spirit s , D ulness of Sight, Nervous Affectionswith the sex, , Blotches, Pirailes, and Sallowness of the :Ain, and give a healthy, juvenile bloom to the complexion. Persons of a i• ull ilabit, who are subject to Headache, Giddiness, Drowsiness, and Singing in the Ears, arising from too groat a flow °I blood to the head, should never be without them, as many danger ous symptoms will be entirelycarried off by their immediate use. and They are an excellent aperient, cr ea t e appetite, relieve languor, invigorate the spirits, and it taken after indulgence at table they quickly reetore the ste Harlan its natural state of repose. Sold by Prout and, 229, Strand, London, and all vendors illf medicine. _______________________ A NEW AND IMPORTANT DISCOVERY IN TiE SCIENCE OF MEDICINE. Patent Oflice Seal of Great Britain. Diplome d'Ecole de Pharmacie P harmacien de Paris. Imperial College of Medicine, Vienna. RIES EMAR No. 1,2, and 3, prepar e d i n the form of a lozenge, devoid of taste or smell, and can be carried In the waistcoat pocket. Ica'kn,ld In ali, Lallemand tin cases, divßoided into separate dosee, as admin istered by T' , ux, RicOrd , &c., &c. RIESEMAR N o . 1 is a Remedy for RE , L .A.XATION, s PERMATORRHCEA, and all the distressing cep s arising from early abuse, indiscriminate excesses, or too 4nt residenceln hot climates. It has restored bodily and sexual ", o re ngth and vt our to thousands of debilitated individuals who are v , 1 7 in the enjeyment or health and the Functions of Manhood; and att A at r , e yer may be the cause for DISQUALIFICATIONS for MAR. 7.t, they are effectually subdued by this Wonderful Discovery, l e _ T RIESEMAR Ne. 11., 7 ~asi chi cly, in the s h or t space of three days, completely and entirely asicates all traces of Gonorrhoeal both in its mild a n d aggravated , Gle e t s, strictures, Irritation of the Bladder, N on - re t ent i on of (2o i, of the Loins and Kidne , s. and disorders 44 4111 and Pains Cubebs have so long beelithought those an antidote for, which to the ' ( lithe health of a vast portio n 01 tl:e population. TRIESEMAR No. 111., is th e tn 4i great Continental Remedy for Syphilis and Secondary SynlP c,3. It also constitutes a certain cure for Scurvy, Scrofula, and all Cotalleoas Eruptions, removing aria --- expellin6. antts course all corrup tb's and impurities from the vital stream, as .together to eradicate t 4 'virus of disease, and expell It with the insatisible perspiration ,lasegh the medium of the pores of the skin and urine, and is a ther.faiii _. ii K , remedy for that clans of dkorders which unfortunately t,tngllsh Physician treats with Mercury, to t he inc , '''', Of tit, patient's constitution, and which all the eareaPar i l la in th e W orld cannot restore. .ce 113,, o r f our cases in ono for 338„ which saves Ils., and in 5/. !table elestruc (:'eB, ! Whereby thero is a myn; of H. 12i. To i .e had wholesale and ,':1511 Lof Derby and Gordon, 140, Leadenhall-atrect; put, 229, Strand • Hannay and Co., 63, Oxf,,rd-street ; Sanger, 150 , vzford-street. ' paus... 1113NIAN • FRAIL'I i ; a Popular Medical wo rk, price le., post free, beautifully Illustrated with 100 engravings, 4c cointwining the opinions of Valpeau, Lallemand, Roux, Ricord, N,, 1i0 ar t ji"B copious instructions for the perfect restoraticn of those 3tate I Prevented by impediments from entering iuto the married and ; a a° th "lng the dreadful results from early abuse, gonorrhoea, YPhilis, and it theeth be.mcits armingarmingfrom the ch emical tests and e,..r,iacmrai:ctation of ,serful'lenses pernritoza by the iper an author Co.,'s ely-constructed "e ' Wit. Pow—Pd 23 , Paternoster row; and 11.c, ra ~ - ""'` agents for the sale of “Triesetaar." The Third Edition. Just rublished , p rice 55., b y p ost, free, ss . 6d , U N TRUE Sz FALSE SPERMATORRH(EA, with the View of distinguishing the Imaginary from the .eai Sufferers under this disease, and Correcting of wide-spread Errors in relation to their Treatment and Cure. Translated from the German of Dr.FICRFORD. Dr. Picklord is known to English readers by his trequent practl at eonizibutions to German medical literature. This is the nrsi inse, he informs as, that he has addressed himself to the non-medi- Sal reader. We trust this may not be the last, if he shall detect any other equally flagrant evil which it may be in hie power to cor reet," —London Medical Gazette. " The tribe of ' Quiet Sympathisers,' and 'Medical Friends,' aro mercilessly exposed ; and. if this book amid find its way into the hands of thoss suffer from the com plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would he saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of 1;393 importance, though it is that which the quacks most prize— much money ......This volume is well qualified to ts ut an end to the place the treat empirical system of treating Spermatorrhcea, an' malt upon u more rational and physiological basis. it as, therefore, likely to do much good."—Medical Circular. I , nnticn: Ti. Bulliere, 219. itegent-street TO LOVERS of Fisrr.—Fifth Season.— Genuine YARSIOUTM BLOATERS. These highly ,steemed delicacies forwa r d e d to all parts, on receipt of the a mount as under, in penny postage stamp s, or Pos t- o ffice order : 100 prime Cs. 100 especially . Oti 85. 4(1. lrackage incl uded. 50 ditto • . 4s. 6d. Send full and plain directions, county, and nearest station. Ad dress, T.IIOMAS LETTES, Jun., Fish Curer, Great Yarmouth. 7.2,A R. HOWARD, burgeon-Dentist, 52, Fleet street, has introduced an entirely new description of ARV , ICIAL TEETH Axed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They ao , :er fectly resemble the nat , iral teeth as not to be distinguished item the original by the closest observer; they will never change colour or t e cay, and will be found very superior to any teeth ever before used. This method does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful e,,eration, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is g..aranteed to restore articulation and mastication. Decayed teeth r stud useful in ma s ti ca ti on .- 52, Fleet-stree t. At ii lded soundeerfromten till fve. (No. 20,106.) TOWER.--SALE OF STORES. Rorder of the Secretary of State for War. — To be Sold, by public auction, In the Tower, on WEDNESDAY, the 3d December, 1856, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon precisely, the following STORES : Tents Hair Beds Bedding Great Coats, Cloaks, &c. Boots Packsaddles Tools, various Old Iron and Steel Fire Engines Iron Work of various descriptions Accoutrements And 7,ilscel:aneous articles. May be viewed at the Tower, from 10 to 4 o'clock, on the 3 days previous to the sale, and catalogues had at the War Department, Pall mall, the Tower, and Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, on payment of Gd. each, which will be allowed to purchasers. No person will be admitted to view the lots, or Into the sale room, without a catalogue. CONTRACT FOR STOCKS AND CAPS FOR THE ROYAL MARINES. Department of the Comptroller for Victualling, Somerset-place, 26th November, 1856. THE Commissioners for Executing the Office of I Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do hereby give notice, that on MONDAY, he 15th Deceinber next, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with -uch Persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying and delivering into her Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford all such quantities of STOCK 4 and CAPS, with BALLS, as shall from time to time be demanded, for the use of the Royal Marines, for 12 months certain, and farther until the expiration of 3 months' warning. The conditions of the revised contract may be seen at the said office, and patterns at the Marine (Mice. 15, Duke-street, West minster, between the hours of 11 and 2. No tender will be received after one o'clock on the day of treaty, nor any noticed unless made on the printed form provided for the purpose, and which may be obtained on application at the said office. Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty. nd bear In the left-hand corner the words " Tender for Stocks and Caps, with Balls," and must also be delivered at Somerset-place. PUBLICATIONS. NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF' ANNE DYSART." To-morrow 1i 3 vols., 0 S A G R E Y. Et By the Author of " Anne - Dylan" "Herbert take,' &c. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colbern, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NEW VOLUME OF MISS STRICKLAND'S ROYAL BIOGRAPHIES. Just published, price 108.6 d., the SIXTH VoLuNrE of LIVES of the QUEENS of SCOTLAND, and ROYAL PRINCESSES connected with the Regal Succession. By AGNES STRICKLAND. Continuing the Life of Queen Mary. The richness and abundance of the material, especially tke results of the recent discoveries, have rendered it n , cessary to exceed the limits at first proposed for this biography, which will be concluded in the next volume. Vols. I. to V. may be had, price 10s. Gd. each. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinbarzh and London. SIR ARCHIBALD ALISON'S HISTORY OF EUROPE, from the Commencement of the French Revolution iu 1789, to the Battle of Waterloo. LIBRARY EDITION, ill 14 vols. demy Bvo., with Portraits.. £lO 10 0 Crown Bvo., 20 volumes .. PEOPLE'S EDITION, 12 vols., closely printed in double columns, £2 Bs., and Indellrolume, 3s. "There is no book extant that treats so well of the period to the illustration of which Mr. Alison's labours have been devoted. It ex hib ts great knowl dge, patient research, indefatigable industry, and ♦ast power. Few men living could have done greater justice to the subject."—The Times. " The perusal of Alison's works, indeed, is an education of itself; and it is one so intimately connected with rresent times, with the ideas and events now influencing the world, that without it all others would be imperfect."—Blackwood's Magazine. " His work forms a magnificent portal to the Present : it contains a key to the strange characters wkich the passions of men are now writing upon the earth."—Dublin University Magazine. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE for DECEMBER, 1856. No. CCCCXCIV. Price 2s. Gd. CONTENTS. A Recent Confession of an Opium-Eater. Our Indian Empire. The Athelings ; or, The Three Gifts.—Part Respectability.—A Dialogue. Dred. The English Ecclesiastical Courts. The Food of London. The Political Lull, and what will Break it. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. NEW BIOGRAPHICAL WORK BY M. GUIZOT. Just ready, in Eivo., 145., A- EMOIRS OF SIR RO BERT PEEL. M. GUIZOT, autho r o f" History of Oliver Cromwell," &c. 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This day is published, Vol. 2, AN HISTORICA L SKETCH, y GEORGE lIRACKENBURY, accompanied by forty -one Plates, from Drawings taken on the spot by WILLIAM StmesoN. S ize, ro y al BYO. price, elegantly bound, 215., or coloured, 425. Paul and Do m i n i c Colnaghl ad Co., 13 and 14, Pall-mall Elle. Publishers to her Majesty. NOTICE. —The Third and Concluding Part of the ADVENTURES of MR. VERDANT GREEN, an OXF ORD FRESHMAN, will be delivered to the Booksellers on Saturday, the 29th i ns t. A s near ly th e whole of the first edition of 20,000 is engaged, orders should be sent in at once. London: James Blackwood, Paternoster-row. THE CORONATION OF THE CZAR. Nov, ready, fcap. Bvo., price Is. 6d., RUSSIA at the TIME of the CORONATION of ALEXANDER 11. Heinz a Series of Letters addressed from Moscow and St. Petersburg to the "Daily News," by JOHN MURPHY, =pecial Correspondent of that Journal. London: Bradbury and Evans, 11, Bouverie•street. Mr. Newby has this day published, 2 vols., 21s, "NAPLES. By LORD B*******. "A book of greater interest has not come under our notice for years.'—Guardian. " ' he pictures are as bright as the colours and climate they re flect."—Spectator. •• We are grateful to Lord B. for giving us this book."—lllustrated Times: LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING-; NOVEMBER 27, 1856. LECTURE BY EARL STANHOPE AT THE WIL TON MECHANICS' INSTITUTE. (From the Salisbury Journal.) On Thursday evening Earl Stanhope gave a lecture on " Geography" to the members of the Wilton Mechanics' Institute, at the National School-room, which was densely crowded on the occasion with the most respectable families of the town and neighbourhood. The Right Hon. S. and Mrs. Herbert, who had been entertaining a party of visi tors, including the Lord Bishop of Oxford, Sir C. Wood, Bart., M.P., .1. Holford, Esq., and other distinguished guests, were prevented from attending, in consequence of intelligence having been received during the day of the death of Prince Woronzow, Mr. Herbert's uncle. The lec ture was listened to with deep attention, and the noble lecturer was frequentl3 applauded during its delivery. The Rev. R. S. CHERMSIDE, in opening the proceedings of the evening, said that it was his painful duty to apo logise for the absence of the patron of the society, who, in consequence of the melancholy intelligence having been received that day of the unexpected death of Prince Woron zow, only brother of the late Lady Pembroke, was not able to attend in person to present his noble guest. He had, however, commissioned him (Mr. Chermside) to express his regret at being unable to attend on that occasion ; and with these observations he would now introduce to the society Earl Stanhope. (Applause.) Earl STANEIOPE said that when he undertook, at the re• quest of those who took the principal part in their chairs, to deliver a lecture, he was left free as to the choice of a subject, and he had selected " Geography," because he thought ho could throw out some hints as to a more practical course which should be adopted in studying this science. He need not urge upon his hearers the great importance of this study, for,none can doubt its utility in many points, not only as to its own facts, but as collateral to many other branches of study. The two main pillars of history were chronology and geography. Thus, if an alleged historical fact were doubted, there was no better test than that of geography ; and by this means it must be possible to dis cern the true from the false, and thus to ascertain what facts were entitled to our belief. To us, however, as na tives of England, there were some special reasons to com mend this study, especially in connection with the events of the last few years. Who amongst us would wish to re- main ignorant of those who brave feats of arms which had been successively performed by our fellow-countrymen in the East, or of the names of those places where the gentler womanly virtues hati succourod the sick and wounded sol- dier ? (Hear.) Such noble deeds of courageous daring and of Christian charity could not bo devoid of interest. Again, the study of geography had special claims upon our attention when we considered there was no portion of the world in which our colonial possessions were not more or less extended. Who, for instance, would wish to be like the old lady who was mentioned in Sir Thomas Munro's journal, who asked him when he was going out as Gover- nor of Madras, to step over and deliver a letter to her son at Calcitta—(laughter)—places which were further dis tant than London and the Orkney Isles. After many other observations on this subject, his lorttbhip next proceeded to observe that many facts in connection with our knowledge of geography corroborated the Statements made in ancient times. Thus, for instance, 1,800 years after Ovid had written his ILtamorpho3o3 the origin of the source of the Nile still remained for dia• covery. He then quoted from Addison's version of the story of Phaeton the description of the flight of the rivers, . _ which concludes as follows : " The frighted Nile ran off, and underground Concealed his head, nor can it yet be found." The position of the head or fountain of the Nile was still the greatest deficiency in the geographical knowledge of the day. The noble lecturer next proceeded to point out the most efficient mode of studying geography. He did not, ho observed, pretend to have made any new discovery (n this head; but as the more common mode was a great tax on the memory, he was of opinion, from experience, that a much shorter method could be adopted. The gene ral plan was to commit some book to memory which con tained the names of the rivers, seaports, inland cities, and towns of various countries. He did not think this method ,he best, because it required much study, and was a great ,ax upon the memory. His advice was, not to study gec- graphy as a separate science, but whenever they read his tory, to look out the places which were referred to on a map. There was hardly any trouble in this method, while at the same time it tended to fix the names of places firmly on the memory. It was impossible for any one to take up a newspaper to read without feeling the importance of a knowledge of geography ; and, by the means which he had pointed out, the memory would become much more reten tive than it array of man.. ..o..l3l.‘UVtiliect in an ~. a lump This method of studying geography, however, involved one thing—youshould never read history without having a map before you, and there were plenty of maps which could be procured at the present day at a very low price. He also advised his hearers to couple withothis mode of study the perusal of interesting books of travel, some of which were equal to the most delightful novels. His own experience had suggested to him this course, and he could only say if it should benefit only one person who was thei. present he should feel highly gratified. With respect to books on the subject of geography, he might observe that none ranked higher than those which were written by English ladies. Mre. Somerville had never been surpassed by her works on this science in connection with geology ; and Lady Falmouth had written a most excellent elementary work on this subject. His lordship next proceeded to observe that not only was the study of geography most useful, but a knowledge of this science could be employed as a testing point in history and criticism. Take, for ia stance, one of the great events of the world—the battle of Marathon. We had at the present time the authority of only b d e ef s e e t n ed th a e s one side, the testimony of the Greek historians, the Persian 10 Here, O 0 t he n Athenians woulds 0 0 0 , f 0 0 O geography. Persians. records being silent. The Greek historians stated that advantages nianyas One of our own countrymen, Col. Lemke, had measured the plain, and had proved by the number of feet and yards that it was impossible that 500,000 persons could ever have stood on this ground. This proved what had often been suspected, that the account of the Greek historians was an exaggera tion. Here then was an instance of geography as applied to history; he would now refer to the case of a book which was well known, and which was, in fact, one of the most delightful works of fiction that was ever published, the novel of " Gil Blas," which was written by a Frenchman, named Le Sage. The story was represented as taking place on Spanish ground, and so jealous were the Spaniards of the fame of this celebrated work, that it had been asserted Le Sage was not the author, but that he found a manuscript in the Spanish language, which he translated into French. In this work, while there was found an ac curate knowledge of Spanish life and scenes, there were many mistakes in a geographica l p oint of view, whichit was impossible for any one who had travelled through the country to have made. The noble lord then cited several cases in illustration of this point , observing particularly that in " Gil Blas" it was stated that Grenada could b e reached from Madrid in four days, whereas it would take more than twice four days to perform the journey. He next pointed out the groat interest which could not fail to be excited by a comparison of countries at the present time with the descriptions which were given of them in ancient, or even in mediaeval times, and referred to Virgil's descrip tion of the climate of Italy, which was not at all borne out by the climate in that country at the present day, which had evidently undergone considerable variation through the space of 2,0u0 years. He then observed that the study of geography was connected with sublime speculations, seeing that we had been enabled to determine the precise figure of the earth, which was net completely spherical, but pro jected at the equator, and was flattened at the poles. This had been determined by several modes, but more especially by the pendulum, the mere act of its swinging determining the precise figure of the earth. Did not this seem really marvellous? He would endeavour to explain this in a few words. What was it that made the pendulum to swing to and fro ? It was the action of two forces—the one being a propelling power, and the other force was that of attraction. The propelling power was the same here as at the equator, but the power of attraction varied, and the vibrations of the pendulum were consequently longer or shorter as the pendulum receded from or was nearer to the equator. By the light of science, too, man had been enabled to calculate the weight and measure of this great globe; and surely such results could not be devoid of interest to the inquiring mind. In proportion, too, as our knowledge increases, do the most interesting discoveries come crowding upon us. How interesting it was to read of the extinct races of birds in New Zealand, some of which wore much larger than the ostrich, being no less than 11 or 12 feet high. The size of these birds was not, however, a matter of uncer tainty, for that able man, Professor Owen, was at this moment, at the British Museum, constructing and repro ducing the skeleton of one of these gigantic birds. His lordship then referred to the condor of South America, and related an anecdote from a work written by Sir Francis B. Head, describing a fight between one of those immense birds and a Cornish miner, in which the latter came off victorious. He then alluded at great length to the national characteristics of South America, referring with much plea sure to the Journal and Researches of Mr. Chas. Darwin, a work which, he stated, was full of interest, containing a great mass of important matter respecting Buenos Ayres, and which he recommended to the perusal of his hearers. In dwelling on this part of his subject, the noble lord par ticularly alluded to the discovery of that gigantic and wonderful plant, the Victoria Regis, and observed that Sir Joseph Paxton had stated that the manner in which this plant grew had first suggested to him the idea of the supports of the Crystal Palace. (Applause.) He then pointed out the contrast in South America between the lofty Andes and the plains which extended hundred s of miles, observing that such high mountains . and vast plains were generally found together, and there Were geological reasons which accounted for this fact. Ydr a long time the Andes had been supposed to be the highest mountains in the world, but the loftiest spot which gad hitherto been discovered was the highest peak of the Himalayan moun tains in Asia—and it was possible that still higher spots might yet be found—while the lowest poin% in the earth was the Dead Sea, in which we are told in the Old Testa ment are engulphed the guilty cities of the Plain. His lordship then narrated many anecdotes of the manners anil customs of the people living in south America, quoting from Mr. Darwin's interesting volumes. Htiobserved that although some of the inhabitants of Buenos Ayres were very rich, having thousands of cattle, sou of them were so ignorant that they thought England; ,London, and North America were allione place, while others said that England and North America were close together, and that England was a large town in the cer,tre of London. Others were astonished at the act of washing the face, and some of the people eyed Mr. Darwin with great suspicion, believing that an Englishman was only another name for a Turk. After many other observations, his lord ship went on to observe that a groat moral inference might be drawn from a comparison of our awn with other countries, and he then proceeded to refer to the climate of Italy, which had been described by poets as being so 'charm ing and attractive, and cited from the works of Dr.r. Laing and other travellers a few of the evils arising from the heat and malaria in that country. He then referred to the new discoveries which had taken place in Africa, and alluded to the travels and researches of two missiceoari)s, named Kraff and Redman. The latter had reached a point in Eastern Africa which no European had over reached before, and had seen something glitter above the horizon which ap peared like a mountain of snow. If they considered the im mense height of A mountain under the equator with snow on its summit, it might be found to be superior in height to the Andes or Himalaya mountains, and here perhaps may be discovered the long-sought-for sources of the Nile. It was curious to observe what account the people gave of this mountain. They had no idea of snow, but they repre sented the mountain as guarded by evil spirits from the ap proach of men, and they stated that several persons who had ascended the mountain had been attacked by those malig nant spirits, and had returned with the loss of their fingers and toes; in other words, they had come back frost-bitten. They had suffered most severely from the cold, and had ascribed its effects to malignant fetiches. (Applause.) The gentlemen to whom he (Lird Stanhope) had referred wero men of high respectability, but they were not acquainted with the classics. They had, however, furnished a state ment which was of the deepest interest to the classical reader. They had heard, while in Africa, of a race od pigmies, and they had witnessed enormous flights of crane a. This circumstance had brought to his (Lord Stanhope'sj mind a passage in Homer, which had been considered as a fiction, that there was a place in Africa where the men were fighting against the cranes. (A pplause..) After many other observations the noble lord said thn.t he trusted however much his hearers might profit by such a study as that to which he had alluded, they woul d never cease to look with reverence to the Creator of all, whose attributes were manifested in his numerous works. He trusted they would look up to him with feelings of de votion; more especially living as they did within sight of that beautiful cathedral which had been erected by the wisdom and piety of men in by-gone ages. It was scarcelly necessary that he should counsel them to regard such a structure in a reverent spirit. He was sure that when they heard the times in which that magnificent building w.as erected termed a dark age, they would pause before tkuy admitted the correctness of such an epithet ; for whatevcer might have been the peculiar religious opinions of the mem by whom it was built, they could not be regarded with other feelings than those of reverence and respect. Hi e lordship then referred to the great Lord Clarendon, tine historian, who, it was stated in his memoirs, when li v i ng service in that approached, in this neighbourhood, never lost an opportunity o f d a il y visiting t hmeodrre he ai , and frequentedwho, a t sh the daily a ago edifice the nearer he hoped he was drawing to the g a t es o f stated that the the ca heaven. He trusted that with such feelings they would contemplate that great work, and that they would feel inspired with a proper reverence for all the works of a benevolent and gracious Creator. In conclusion he would say : ~ AU are but parts of one stupendous whole, Whose body Nature is, and God the soul. That changed through all, and yet in all the same ; Great in the earth, as in the ethereal frame Warms in the sun, refreshes in the breeze, Glows in the stars, and blossouss in the trees, Lives through all life, extends through 6 , 41 extent, - .I 3l., ;;iii;sin - C;t7 - I .4 soul7 l infor7l9 " .":r e niOC-tal part, As full, as perfect, in a hair as heart ; As full, as perfect, in vile man that mourns, As the rapt seraph that adores and burns : To Him no high, no low, no great, no small : He fills, He bounds, connects, and equals all." The noble earl resumed his seat amidst the applause of his hearers. The Mayor of WILTON (Mr. James Nightingale) pro posed a vote of thanks to the noble lord for his very inte resting lecture. The Rev. R. S. C. CIIERMSIDE seconded the motion, and in doing so paid a graceful compliment to the noble earl as the historian of the Georges, and who (ho observed) was better known by the name of Lord Mahon. This resolution was adopted with acclamation, and his lordship having returned thanks the company separated. MEETING OF BUENOS AYRES BOND- HOLDERS. A meeting of the holders of Buenos Ayres bonds was held yesterday, for the purpose of considering the new proposition made by the Government of the Republic, and forwarded to Messrs. Baring Brothers, as their agents of communication with the bondholders. Mr. J. D. POWLES having taken the chair, congratu- lated the meeting on an ultimate exhibition of fairness; on the part of the Buenos Ayrean Government. The terms for the arrangement of the English debt are as subjoined : In payment of the interest in arrear to the date when ah m ro lo o df u elr it a i sr , new Bonds gseucahm bonds aaats as mayl being g be issued of .201,teraesntd from ea ra . a c n h a , the final se ttl ement takes place, and for its entire a be conv en i en t to th e bond amount, From 1861 to 1865 i nclusive 1 after the year 1861, a s f o ll ows : entitled t e or cent.n per annum. From 1866 to 1870 11 From 1871 a n d after " )1 A sinking fund being setapart from 1861 from the new bonds until their entire redemption of per cent, Per annum (one half), or say the 200th part of the whole amount, or if more agreeable to the creditors, the Govern ment propose that 3•4119 the of whole amount of the arrears of interest (or 75 per cent.) only be recognised, issuing in payment of this sum, bonds to bear interest as follows : From 1861 to 1865 inclusive, 1 per cent. per annum. From 1866 to 1870 „ 2 It If From 1871 and after 3 There still being set aside from 1861 ;a sinking fund for such new bonds uetil their entire redemption, per cent. per annum (one-half), or say the 200th part of the whole amount. In any event the Government of Buenos Ayres will remain at liberty to apply to the redemption of the new bonds, by means of public or private purchase, any sums which it might find convenient at any period after their issue, and even before said bonds commence gain ing any interest whatever. In payment of the deficiency arising (36,0001.), be tween the sum assigned for the payment of interest on the original debt in 1857 and 1858, and what is esta blished in the contract, there will also be issued, at a fitting opportunity, new bonds under the same condi tions proposed for the payment of the interest due to date. Any arrangement which may be settled upon the pre ceding bases will not take effect until after having been approved by the Leeislative Chambers, towards which end the Government of Buenos Ayres will cause it to be presented to them as soon as concluded. The CHAIRMAN said whatever merit was due for the obtainment of these terms, ought to be given to Mr. Parish and Mr. Gire, their commissioner. A BONDHOLDER asked if the offer had been made by the Minister, or only by Messrs. Baring ? Mr. PowLES replied that it was from the Government, who left it to Messrs. Baring to see it carried out. If the bondholders approved of it, it would have to be sent back to Buenos Ayres to be ratified by the Government there. Messrs. Baring would have no power to alter the terms without the approval of the Government. Mr. ROBERTSON gave the greatest credit to the com mittee for their exertions, ha, thought if any amend ment to the terms should be thought of, the whole ques tion had better be referred haA to Messrs. Baring for their exertions being used in behalf of the bondholders. The CHAIRMAN said it was of no importance if the bondhGlders wished the matter now left it, their hands to obtain any improvement that might be deemed advisable by the committee. Mr. CAPER thought one advantage they would obtain would be, to get, very probably, three per cent. on the arrears of interest. A BONDHOLDER thought Messrs. Baring would he able better to obtain any amelioration than the committee ; perhaps three per cent on the whole. In answer to a BONDHOLDER. The CHAIRMAN said the .first proposition was most approved of by the committee, because it did not involve any sacrifice of principle. After some discussion it was proposed to leave the new proposals altogether in the hands of Messrs. Baring, in order that they might conclude the negotiation for the adjustment of the said iebt on the bases contained in the Propositions now made, subject to such amendments as may he deemed most conducive to the interests of the bondholders. Mr. TAsKER approved of the terms now proposed, and of the rnatter being/ now left to Messrs. Baring. The / errs, or bases of the agreement, were then agreed to, au , a vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Parish, to t M i ()r GT t. ; si . andin bringing go the tbe matter Earl of C I 0 t a h r e e n presenton, for satisfactorytheir e position. [PRICE 4D. STAMPED sr). Naval and Military Intelligence. His Royal Highness the General Commanding-io- Chief will hold a Levee at one o'clock on Saturday next. The Dublin papers announce the death of Lieutenant- General Alexander Thompson, Colonel-in-Chief of the 74th Highlanders, now in India. The name of the gal lant veteran has been long associated with his efforts to improve and cultivate the wildest parts of the far-west of Ireland, Connemara. He died on the 23d . inst., at his seat, Salruc-house, situate on the Little Killeries. An application has been made by Col. U. Sandbam, the director of the Royal Engineers' establishment at Brompton, to the authorities, to allow the troops under his command to be employed in the destruction and re• moval of old Rochester-bridge. The application was made in consequence of the very favourable opportunity which presents itself for exercising the officers and men in the demolition of ponderous works, and of the success which attended the destruction of the immense docks at Sebastopol by the troops belonging to the Royal Engi- neers. The authorities have accorded permission for the men of the Sappers and Miners to be employed in the undertaking, and a party of the Royal Engineers, under the command of Captain A. Schaw, R.E., have been engaged for a few days past at old Rochester-bridge waking the necessary preparations for its removal. soon as the troops have removed tire upper portions of the bridge the piers and foundations will be destroyed by means of submarine explosions, in which undertaking the most skilful of the divers belonging to the corps will be employed. The depot of the sth Fusiliers, under the command of Captain W. Lyons, is to proceed on Monday next from Chatham to Pembroke, for the purpose of being attached to the depot battalion now forming at that station. The depot of the 40th Regiment, under the command of Captain M. E. Smith, will also proceed from Chatham to Ternplemore soon aclhe tiebe.seary preparitiomi for that purpose have been completed. The head-quarters of the sth Fusiliers are at the Mauritius, and of the 40th in Australia. Yesterday the troops belonging to the various cavalry and infantry regiments now stationed at St. Mary's Bar racks, Chatham, to the number of upwards of 1,500 non. commissioned officers and men, were assembled at the Casemate Barracks for the purpose of witnessing the selection of those men for whose discharge from the ser vice an order had been received from the Horse Guards. On the troops being paraded Adjutant J. Pope announced the names of 386 men who had been ordered to receive their discharge, and at the same time made each man acquainted with the amount of pension, varying from 6d. to 2s. per day, each was to receive. The Government have taken land at Freshwater East for the purpose of having the troops properly trained to the use of their arms at long ranges. This land which is most advantageously situated for rifle practice, is at some little distance from Pembroke Dockyard, and has been fitted with large iron targets, at which practice will shortly commence. Lieut. Bishop, 18th Foot, is the instructor in musketry. The front of the roof over No. 1 slip has been taken down to allow the enlargement neces sary to meet the increased length of the new class men• of-war. The greatest activity prevails in the dockyard, extra time having been worked by all classes of mechanics. A very interesting souvenir of a memorable event in naval history was presented yesterday to the gunroom officers of H.M.S. Shannon, at Portsmouth. Tnis con sisted of a box handsomely mounted in silver, and gilt inside, richly chased and embossed with , the shamrock, rose, and thistle, bearing the following inscription :-- "Box made from part of a beam of the United States' frigate Chesapeake, captured in single combat by H.M. frigate Shannon, in Boston Bay, United States, let of June, 1813. Presented to the gunroom mess of the Shannon as a perpetual memorial of that action by Rear. Admiral Provo Wallis, senior surviving Lieutenant." The following letter from the gallant donor accom panied the gift : " Funtington-house, near Chicester, Nov. 24. "Gentlemen,—Will you permit me by the hands of the Messrs. Emanuel, her Majesty's jewellers at Ports mouth, to present to your mess a snuff box made from part of a beam of the late United States' frigate Chesa peake, to be considered (if you will do me this honour) as belonging to the present or any future ship bearing the name of " Shannon ?"—I have the honour to be, gentlemen, your most obedient servant, " PROVO WM. P. WALLIN, "Rear-Admiral, and senior surviving Lieutenant of the Shannon. in her action with the Chesapeake. " To the Officers of H.M.S. Shannon, Gunroom mess, Portsmouth." It is almost needless to say the officers of the Shan non feel highly complimented by Admiral Wallie'b present. _ _ _ Her Majesty's sailing corvette Vestal, Captain T. S. Thompson, arrived at Spithead yesterday from the North American and West India station. She sailed from Antigua on the morning of the -14th ult., arrived at elperi —l en - ciCXa t haailthitaS4 2 g B a t t l efi v iiai n tlVEV to the 13th ; passed the bark Corinth's on the 12th, under close-reefed topsails. There bad been upwards of 900 cases of yellow fever, and about 70 deaths. The troops were in camp at St. George's. Vestal's bowsprit, foremast, and mainmast are sprung and fished. She brought home Captain Farmar of the Royal Marines, invalided from her Majesty's ship Nile, and the Hon. Thomas Price, Tr zasurer of Antigua. The Vestal has been in commission between four and five years. On first making her out this morning, soon after daylight, she appeared to be in a very dangerous locality, having let go her anchor near a dangerous shoal, known as the "Horse Bank," to the eastward of the narrow chanLel from the Nab light-vessl to Spithead. Her position being discovered, signals were made for Sprightly, tender, Master Commander George Allen, and Echo, steam-tug, Mr. Harding, to proceed to her assistance, as it would have been running a great risk in Vestal's attempting to get under weigh with the wind at W. by N. The above steamers took her in tow, and attended on her until she was safely moored at Spithead. The Sprightly brought supernumeraries ashore, and shortly att., , r orders came down for Vestal to proceed to Chat ham, at which port she will dismantle and pay off. The proceedings at Haslar lake, connected with the slip way for hauling up the screw gun-boats have not yet realised the expectation formed. Every assistance has been rendered by the factory and smithy department of the dockyard, but it appears that the engine which was to work the cradle is not above one-third the power it should be (at present only eight-horse power). A gun-boat had got about half-way up when the wheel broke, and so the matter must rest until a new wheel is made, which may possibly take about a week. The Lord of the Isles, Captain Maxton, left Ports mouth on Tuesday for Hong Kong. ROYAL - GtEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. PLAN OF LIEUT. PIM, R.N., FOR A RENEWED SEARCH FOE FEE SURVIVORS OF THE FRANKLIN EXPEDITION. A meeting of the Royal Geographical Society was held last night at No. 15, Whitehall-place, at which a con siderable number of ladies and gentlemen attended. Sir Murchison presided, and the company included Major-General Sir George Pollock, Lieut. Montagu Cep Dr. Barth, the explorer of Africa, Dr. Rae, C 7 .ptain Maguire, the Bishop of RuPert's-land, Dr. !Sing, Dr. Fogel, Mr. Anderson, Dr. Armstrong, Lient. Cheyne, Mr. Hayes, Major-General Fox, Mr. Cyrus Field, &c., &c. After some preliminary business was disposed of, Lieutenant Pim, R.N., read the following paper : I believe the sympathy of every member of this society is with me on the subject which I am now about to in troduce, viz., the fate of Sir John Franklin and his brave companions, I therefore hope I shall find it an easy task to induce you to take a warm interest in a further effort to elucidate the mystery of their disappear ance. A decisive clue has been obtained, and I think I can show that it is not at all improbable some of the unfortunates so long cut off from their home and friends may still be alive and anxiously awaiting that succour which will restore them once more in safety to their country. The fate of Franklin remained as much in the dark as ever, when, by the merest accident, a clue was obtained, which once more encouraged the hope's that some at least of the party might he' saved. The relics now lodged in Greenwich Hospital afford the clue I allude to. They were purchased from the E quimaux by Dr. Rae during his survey of part of Boothia ; that this discovery was unexpected is proved by his own words—" I do not mention the lost navigators, as there is not the slightest hope of finding any of them in the quarter to which I am going." The clue having at length been found, it was naturally supposed the mys tery would now be solved ; this important duty was in trusted to the Hudson's lay Company, but their at tempt to follow it up proved, from various causes, a failure. By the time the scene of operation was reached, it was necessary to return. There was no interpreter, and in short all that was effected was the discovery of additional relics of such a description as to lead any one, versed in arctic affairs, to infer that the ships could not be far distant. Not the smallest vestige of human re mains was found, and there is not a particle of evidence to prove the death of even one man belonging to Frank lin's ships since they sailed from Beechy Island. The case now stands thus : undoubted relics of the Franklin expedition have been found, and from them an inference is drawn which points to a certain locality as the posi tion of the missing ships ; that locality, I think every one agrees, is Sing William Land. Thus research is li mited to a comparatively small extent of country, and as the settlements of the Esquiniax must have been reached by Franklin's men as evidenced by their possession of the relics, it is more than probable some of the party may yet be living domesticated among these tribes. With such a certain indication to guide us, is it not more than strange that our efforts in the search have slackened, in fact, I grieve to say, ceased altogether ? This naturally brings me to the plan of search I am anxious to propose to this society. The scheme is a comprehensive one, and cannot, I think, fail of success. (Hear.) A small screw vessel, with a complement of twenty men, to penetrate as far down Peel Sound as possible, take up winter quarters, and, assisted by teams of dogs purchased at Disco or Uppernaick, extend the search doWn both shores of the Sound. Another vessel, similarly equipped, to push through Behring Straits, and winter at King William Land, whilst an overland party descend the Great Fish River, with orders to make for a certain rendezvous, previously arranged. Thus a com prehensive scheme of search would be organised, which could hardly fail of success ; for it will at once be seen that the very winds and currents which prove an ob stacle to the advance of one party will have precisely the opposite effect upon the other, and thus insure that at least one vessel will reach her destination. You will see that I lay great stress upon the smallness of the ships and the use of dogs for travelling purposes. My experi ence proves the superiority of small vessels, with limited crews, over large ships and corresponding companies. ~ me ; w4 4Eill doubt, that had Sir John Franklin copinNalgi. 4Vs"Road f 00, L.- uavo penro icy prison like Sir John Ross ? The smaller number would enjoy abundance, while the larger were perishing of hunger. As regards the use of dogs, their superiority for sledging purposes over men has been abundantly proved. If only one man is taken ill on a journey, the increased ratio of labour on his comrades is such as seri ously to impede progress, it becoming necessary to place him on the sledge. If two men are overtaken by illness the object of the journey must be given up and a speedy return to head quarters becomes imperative, whereas with dogs, the failure of 1,2, or 3 does not in any way entail additional labour on the others, as the sick ones follow the sledge until recovered, and if very ill and useless can be dispensed with altogether ; moreover, frost is the most dreaded enemy of the men, whilst dogs are exposed to the severest inclemency of the winter with impunity. In addition, I may remark, that the average daily jour ney with men is about ten miles, with dogs more than double. I will now say a few words on the relative ad vantages of the eastern and western routes as, in the event of the whole scheme not being adopted it may be desirable to have some idea which of the two is the safest best known, and above all most certain road by which we can arrive at that most interesting locality, King William Land. I must request your attention to the map. King William Land is situated at the mouth of Great Fish River, and I would particularly draw your attention to its proximity to the magnetic pole as most interesting and attractive to all arctic navigators : also, to the fact that a number of Esquimaux inhabit its vi cinity, who, beyond a doubt, are the depositories of that secret, to obtain possession of which 83 many gallant efforts have been made, and so many hundreds ot thou sands of pounds have been expended. Having thus pointed out the field of search, I will first describe the eastern route to it, viz. that by way of Lanca , ter Sound. The passage through Baffin's Bay is well known to be most uncertain, and it is equally well known that the season would be too far advanced by the arrival ot the vessel at Peel Sound to leave time for the officers and crew to do anything beyond putting their vessel into winter quarters .Moreover, from a short distance within the entrance of Peal Sound, the land is a terra incognita, some geographers even asserting that it is a cul de sac ; but be that as it may, all is uncertain after passing Lan caster Sound, and indeed it would be most disappointing to the officer in charge of that branch of the service to find himself compelled to winter at a great distance from the scene of operations. His parties would be worn out and his resources almost exhausted before even arriving at the point where exploration would commence. Next, as regards the Western route, viz., through Bhering Straits, weare assured by every-navigator that, sooner or later, each year, the northern shores of the American continent can be coasted by ships. I understand that by the untiring efforts of our late President, Sir R. Mur chison, and others, the Government has been induced to take into consideration the despatcli of another expedi tion. I sincerely hope that it may be determined upon ; but I am assured that even if this prove to be the case the ship or ships will be sent only by the Eastern route, namely, Barrow Straits. Having myself entered the Polar Sea by both routes, I cannot be supposed to be prejudiced in favour of either ; but as each expedition by the latter route, Baffin's Bay, has invariably met with serious obstacles to. an advance to the westward, we cannot hope that this one will be more fortunate than its predecessors; then, indeed, most bitter would be the disappointment at the failure of this final Government effort from causes so clearly foreseen. This society, the leading one beyond doubt in,_a great maritime nation like. England, has, from first to last; taken the deepest interest in the fate of the Erebus and Terror, and it would indeed be ajust recompense) if the glory of solving the vexed question fell to its lot. With this end in view, I now urge upon its Members, impressed as they must be with the dire necessity of the case, to equip a small vessel to push through Bhering Straits. In their hands every despatch will be tised, and she would . leave Eng land in proper time, viz., before the end of January. One word in conclusion. I need scarcely add that as soon as a further effortis determined upon, plenty of volunteers will be found anxious to devote themselves to so noble a service. To those who cry out about the risk of life, I would simply state that Captain Collinson's able and in teresting journals fully prove the northern coast of America via Bhering Straits, to be far more healthy than insny stations; say coast of Africa, Chins, Vest Incite-, where our sailors are always serving. Time presses now, but should I have a future opportunity of entering fully into details, I shall bo happy to do so, and illustrate practically to this society a scheme by which I feel confident the willing guidance of the natives may be secured. (Applause.) The paper was received with applause, and an interest ing discussion ensued, and the Bishop of Rupert's-land expressed a hope that, if the government would sanction another expedition, they would endeavour to do some g - -iod to the Esquimaux in a religious point of view. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ENGLAND AND AMERICA. Mr. CYRUS FIELD, at the suggestion of the Chairman, begged to present to the meeting the profile of the At lantic between Newfoundland and Valentia Bay, Ireland. (A laugh.) He pointed out on a map the plateau at the bottom of the ocean on which it is proposed to lay the cable containing the electric wires. On the 4th July, 1776, the Americans had declared themselves indepen. dent of Great Britain, and on the 4th July, 1857, he hpped they would be united with her. (Laughter.) The meeting acjourned to Monday, the Bth December, SIR C. J. NAPIER'S STATUE. During the present week the various passengers whom business or pleasure has conducted through Tra falgar-square may have probably noticed a veiled statue erected on a pedestal of severe simplicity. From local tradition it is gathered that three or four days ago both pedestal and statue were placed on their present site, under the superintendence of Mr. Cundy, a mason well skilled in such operations. However the feat was an complished, it took place at night-time, and the neigh bourhood of Charing cross, when it woke in the morn ing, wondered to find the new colossal inhabitant stationed in its great square. Although the form of the statue was concealed by a thick canvass veil, its subjeot was plainly indicated by the inscription on the pedestal—." Charles James Napier, General, born MDCCLXXXII ; died MDCCCLJII. Erected by public subscription from all classes, civil and military, the most numerous being private soldiers." Such was the device beneath the mysterious figure. The enigma is now no longer enigmatical. Without ' any inaugurating pomp, and amid weather that was marvellously bad even for a London November, the ceremony of unveiling took place shortly atter 11 a.m. yesterday in the presence of a small but select body of spectators, who braved the combination of sleet and slush to witness the addition of cne more work of art to the metropolis. The more hardy luunged about the flagstones, the more cautious attended in carriages. A great deal of curiosity was visible among the little throng as the workmen ascending the ladders commenced the process of unveiling, and a hearty cheer burst forth when the statue stood unveiled in all its dignity, brought out in full relief against the dull, foggy sky. When fine weather shall have increased the number of spectators, it will be found that the new statue is not secondary in interest to any erected in the public tho roughfares of London. The illustrious General is repre sented with a scroll in his left hand, symbolical of the government awarded to Scinde, and a sword in his right, not branished in defiance, but pressed against his bosom as if in acknowledgment of its good service. The atti tude is natural but commanding, the strongly-marked features are reproduced with powerful effect,a e n u d t the d e. heavy mantle which is thrown over the back o f the figure answers the sculptural purpose of th e t .ga , ith stroying the national character of the General, dre-sain Ilia proper uniform, The height of the who 2 is which is of bronze ue , fe n tta o h t le. beslxiatnecekpeeliengsetld42iiiver, but sho fi g u r e, the pedestal,coiou r w lt h he i s i b t y nalapyibnethraentudainkoeudltd,itinatg,thsetafieldest 17 tf f u he e ( ee e l t t f ; e i tg u r a u r:i mr i c e l i o ta t u l :n ee e t ‘ g e: 7* r i d l rn ao l u o l tn n i g a e t d l d y iel . f immediately on the granite, without the intervention of metallic base. • The highly interesting work of art now exhibited to the great public of London owes its origin to a subscrip tion set on foot ab ou t two years ago by a committee of which the Earl of Elienborough was chairman, and Colonel Kennedy and Sir Colin Campbell joint secretaries. Among the chief donors were the present Duke of Beau fort and the late Lord Hardinge, who contributed each 1001. but the subitcriptions descended to the humble amounts of 2/. and 1/, and the words written on the pedestal are strictly true. Mr. G. G. Adams, the sculptor of the work, is the young and rising artist who distinguished himself by the successful bust of the late Duke of Wellington, of which marble copi es were taken by the Queen, the present Duke of B ucc l euc h- a nd liprd Eleanore ; and by th e statue of the same great General now erected in the market-place of Norwich. I~ ✓ ~~ THE INOOME TAX. (Front the Times.) No taxes are popular things. It is not to be y' expected that they should be. Under the disguise of a high price paid for your tea, coffee, or sugar at the grocer's, they are unpleasant enough. But indirect taxation is still a veil, however thin a one, upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer's cruelty. When he puts his hand into your pocket and takes out the actual contents of your purse, he is the robber undisguised. This is a rude, coarse, un gentlemanly, impertinent proceeding, at which we fire up. Whatever the financial reason of the com munity may admit in favour of direct taxation, imagination will always be against it. But this is not the only objection to the income tax. It is an inquisitorial tax, nor is it inquisito rial only as subjecting you to the sharp eyes and ears of a collector ; it makes you an inquisitor upon yourself, which nobody likes to be. Even if you are only your own inquisitor, which is the very mildest form of inquisition, that is a burden and a nuisance to most people. There may be a select few to whom it is not—some choice, happy spirits, who let themselves off quite easily, and find it has a most natural and healthy effect. They are not troubled with any qualms or scruples, and under take the responsibility of judging their ow n ease with a fearless readiness. But the majority of men, who have we trust some sort of conscience, find this tribunal of self-inquisition not at all a com fortable one. If they decide against themselves they seem to be Unfair to themselves, and if they decide in their own favour they seen to be unfair to the State. They are in a fix, then, and what shall theydo ? There are so many pros and cons in the estimation of a large class of yearly incomes, so many allowances which a man thinks he may make, and fairly make, though at the same time he does not make them with that per ' feet accuracy of self-approval which he would like .to feel. So, he must draw a line some wheire between his own claims- and those of the Exchequer, and, wherever he draws it, he either thinks he has done himself a little injustice or done the State one.. Either alternative is un 'pie-ale:a, especially the - former; and we doubt not many an honest man has had an uneasy night after a sacrifice of himself in a decision which the income tax has imposed upon him. While he is tossing about in bed the text, "Be not righteous over much," has come to his recollection with uncom plimentary vividness, and time alone has re stored the equilibrium of his mind, and imparted the satisfaction of a good conscience. But the income tax is not only a direct tax, and an inquisitorial tax, but an unjust tax. We say unjust, not as if injustice proved against a tax im mediately decided the argument against it, for few taxes perhaps can be proved to be perfectly just or to operate equally upon all classes. All that pub lic justice intrinsically requires is, that the taxes together, taken in a lump and regarded as a sys tem, should be fair. But, as this is an intricate question, and as it never can, perhaps, be shown what the result of a whole system of taxation as regards its justice or injustice is, we cannot be 'sur prised if people set to work very summarily to ex amine the justice of particular taxes, especially if they are important ones, if they squeeze a good deal out of the taxpayer, and if they happen to be as objectionable in other respects as the income tax is. In the case of the income tax, then, it does so happen that the mind is immediately:ar rested by a very obvious, marked, and palpable inequality attaching to the very nature of the tax, and that is, that it extracts from the yearly in come, without any regard to the source from which that income is drawn, whether a permanent capi tal in laud or the funds, or the uncertain and fluctuating profits of a trade or profession. There is at first sight a plain unfairness in taxing an income which may possibly stop next year, and which, at any rate, has an insurance to pay out of it, exactly to the same amount that you do the interest of a regular capital. You are taxing equally what is in fact very unequal property, whereas it is of the very essence of the justice of a property tax that property should be taxed under the act according to its value and amount. We are aware there are certain financial metaphysi cians who profess to undercut this plain and ob vious view of the case as being shallow and super ficial. We will not deny the ingenuity of these arguers, or deprive them of the merit of a certain needlepoint acuteness and subtlety. They choose to look at income entirely apart from the possessor of the income ; then, when they have got this ab straction before them, they say that what the State has to do with is the income of the nation for the year, apart from all connection with the several owners and their peculiar circumstances. One man's income may have a permanent basis, another a temporary, still the income of both is alike in with.4l,.4. 4. .11 t hat} 4..4 ff a man says his income may stop next year, they tell him he is to blame, not the inequality of the tax, but the inequality of his own fortune. He is not so rich a man as his next-door neighbour the capitalist, but that is not the fault of the tax, but the fault of Providence ; he must take his income as a present thing, with the liabilities of taxation to which it is subject, and must not complain because the basis of it is different from and not so good as the basis of his neighbour's in come—that is to say, because Providence arranges a variety in men's lots, and has not made him so rich as his neighbour. All this may be ingenious, but no argument of this sort can ever do away with the obvious prima facie injustice of taxing a casual income and a permanent income equally. We cannot express any surprise, then, that peo ple should be considerably on the qui vive now on the Income-tax question, and the continuance o f the present rate of this tax. With respect to the tax itself, the country has tacitly accepted it till 1860, but it was understood that the present rate of it was only to continue till April next,—i. e., till a year after the termination of the war. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, however, it appears now, gives his own date to this event, and he fixes it at the ratification of the treaty, instead of at the Treaty of Paris itself—a postponement which just laps over the financial year, and gives him another year's squeeze of the nation. The history of the Income-tax is a history of Ministerial dodges and pious frauds, cunning devices of Chancellors of the the Exchequer to get the nation to put its neck into the halter, the understanding being that it is taken out again at such a time. He pats the na tion's neck, and says—" Good people, reasonable people, you will not object to a little inconvenienc e for a very short time." " Only for three years," said Sir R. Peel ; and when those were ended it was only to be for three years more, and when those were over it was only to be for one year more, and then it was only again to be for three years more. This brings us to 1852, and then the Income tax promises faithfully, on its word of honour, that it will positively only last seven years longer, when the falling in of the Long Annuities will cer tainly suppress it. And now the present war ratel wasdodge o desupposed, provided,fer tha at a e n p d hu er t pa h ol of the tax is to be maint a i ne d a year longer e swea. C y h a n s e w l 1 1 o r o a f p t r h o f t Exchequer e h e a e n in o it a B . kit he h Is en iceo u f o n r t m e r e e d d h b a y v i a n n g .. f k o s r s o its c i a o t h i e n a the Ye s rio a n n - continuance Aa ti held hi tjah wouldci t e ro e w o d n e sn d i od m te rb e a e eh t lc i e n o g r a si gns a t pl m h o e ef nLtoy activ i ty o t o n of the present rate of th e I ncome-tax beyond April h and v t e l and; it h th a o s it n g e ife, add- permanence, because, we presume, if the In come-tax is reduced to its old rate next April the Association will disperse. We can only hope, then, that this will b e i ts fate, and that it will attain this successful brevity of existence. Associations have doubtless been formed for grander, sublimer, and more lasting obj ec t s, but seldom for a more practi cal one. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON AND SOUTH-EMIIIM RAILWAY.—Traffio re turn for the week ending Nov. 22, 1856 .... . • 217,014 8 9 Corresponding week last year .................... 16,145 12 7 Increase in 1866 ...... LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.— Traffic return for the week ending Nov. 22, 1856 £12,782 19 0 Corresponding weak last year 11,300 5 11 Total of the half-year to this date, 1856 36 .),547 6 6 Total of the half-year to this date, 1855........46,103 18 2 GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending Nov, 16, 1856 1;23,860 11 3 Corresponding week last year 25,774 4 L ONDO N AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. —Traffi e return fbr the week ending Nov. 23, 1856 £57 , 03 2 0 0 Corresponding week last year CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlL WAY. — Traffic return for tha week ending Nov. 23, 1856 .................. £5,468 0 0 Corresponding week last year ..................... 4,511 0 0 Increase in 18E5 2927 0 0 • L ANCA SHIRE AND YORKSHIRE R AlLWAT.—Traffie re turn for the weik ending Nov. 23, 1556 ....1N1,343 9 8 C o rresponding week last year ................ 19,916 511 GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffie re turn for the week ending Nov. 22, 1856 £6,727 10 1 6,148 1 3 'corresponding week last year Increase in 1856 ..................... ........ £609 8 10 CORK AND BANDON RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for week ending Nov. 22, r 856 ....... 2255 15 2 Corresponding week ast year 1................... . 261 0 0 GREAT LUXEMBOURG RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the . week ending Nov. 23, 1856 £864 4 8 turirforO t N he G w E e N e E k it e tri iing emLl T 7 22 s - , C 1 0 8 7,1 56 PA .. 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