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IttNIENIBER ! WE WAIT SUPPER for you 40 , after the Covent Garden Opera, at EVANS'. Fall K IN ARAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC This BRANDY. F cel ebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest it7Cli BRANDY, Bo; pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. th e A Bottles, 3s . Bd., at the Retail houses in London ;by it ...gents in the e principal towns in England ; or wholesale 8 ' GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Obser go , 4-Inah ae t ,. l l,9_ Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded La. Whisky." RPYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE OFFICE. Royal Exchange, London, November 23,1881. xZell,c Court of Dire c to rs o f th e C or por a tion of the Royal thefillge Assurance ra DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that nsfer Books will be SHUT from Tuesday, the 13th thi-niete:Mber n ex t , to Tuesday, the 3d of January following ; N iu e ANNUAL GENERAL CO URT appo i n t e d b y their be holden at their Office on the Royal i+.xch , ange, at fi' u NES')AY, the 21st of December, at Twelve o clock Comand that a Dividend will be considered of at the liald ROBE T P. ;TEELK leer e tar: THE IMPERIAL MERCANTILE CREDIT A 880CIAT EON (Limited). Ate authoribed to receive applications for £2,800,000 Certificates of Debenture of the —ANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY (New York—Pennsylvania—Ohio). Of which One Million Two Hundred Thousand Pounds have been already applied for. r These Certificates will be issued at L9O for £lOO, to be ti e ; r ! °led at par, (L 100) in British sterling, at the end of 1 1 ,, i ' 1 2 Years with Interest at 8 per cent. per annum, payable tac t Yearly, on the 15th of May and 15th of November in gueCaYear, the payment of the Interest in London being 6uaranteed by T ILE CONSOLIDATED BANK (LIMITED), LONDON, And payable by them in British sterling. TRUSTEES. Samuel Gurney, Esq., M.P, John P. Kennard, Esq. Charles Mozley, Esq. BANKERS. The Consolidated Bank, London and Manchester. Messrs A. Heywood, Sons, and Co., Liverpool. SOLICITORS. dons E, Preshfields and Newman, Bank-buildings, Lou- LOVED AT LAST ! A New Story by MARK LEMON, Author of " Wait for the End," in Three Vols., post Bvo., price £1 115. 6d., is now ready, and may be had at alt the L braries. "One of the most interesting, healthiest, and pleasant novels of the day."—lllustrated London News. Bradbury and Evans, 11, Bouverie-street, E.C. NEW WORK BY THE AUTHOR OF "HEAVEN OUR HOME," &c. Will be ready next week, crown Bvo, cloth, price 3s. 6d., TABOR'S TEACHING'S; or THE VEIL , LIFTED. _ _ *** The former Works by this popular Author have already attained the large sale of One Hundred and Thirty-two Thousand copies. In addition to this, they have been re printed and most extensively circulated in America. Edinburgh : William P. Nimmo. London : Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. And all Booksellers. liesgr e j BROKERS. [-court, 1 ,- Johhu n-street, a HutchiLondon, E.Cnson and Son . , 15, Ange, `r°graorto, Satterthwaite, Esq., 38, Throgmorton-street, Lon don, E.O. ""re- T. Tinley and Sons, 44, Brown's-buildings, Liver '''-esfirs, Shore and Kirk, 14, St. Ann's-square, Man chester, tin;` l° Imperial Mercantile Credit Association (Limited), Of reePared to receive Subscriptions for the above amount i_k,ertificates of Debentures, of which £1,200,000 have already applied for. i fths h, 0 total bonded debt over the whole system of the At. tb, -e end Great Western Railway is £3,600,110, and with p u e b ,7meption of proceeds of bonds £1,755,070, held by the b„ "C, the line has been constructed with funds advanced 14: a Pitalists, whose anticipations of profitable results have p itr o ti far more than realised; the railway, although only a llY developed, exhibiting returns of traffic and re. tte which may without exaggeration be designated un at°Pled ti t W hen this undertaking was projected, it was found neces hr bt Y to oai powers for its construction from each State e h ° Ugh which it would pass. This compelled independent eoiTtoisations and separate financial arrangements; the in it ence attending which has become so manifest, that ,8 determined to consolidate the whole line under one ad- M istration. Pending the completion of legiblative enact b,,eltte, it has been resolved to issue Sterling Certificates of h:uenture, payable in three years, bearing interest at 8 0 04 T. per annu which interest is guaranteed by the solidated Bank ; n and the Principal secured by a deposit 4 4 the Trustees of Bonds and Shares amounting at usual 1.1 4 0ge to £4,230,493. NU° Bonds and Shares so deposited will be kept at the Fot of England, in the names of the Trustees, and the rm be of Declaration of Trust to be executed by them may ill sPected at the office of Messrs. Freshfields and New lin. ah 'l 4 'he Certificates of Debenture are in sums of :£lOO, £5OO, C h " £l,OOO each ; with Coupons attached for interest at 8 f e e t4 , c ent. per annum, payable half-yearly. The interest ° Whole term will be guaranteed by the Consolidated atlw With h •ti have ben loded. om securi es 146 W price of issue is fixed at 90 e ; and g the instalments payable as follows : per cent on application. 105 10 1 allotment. ls 17th January, 1865. Is 37th February, „ 17 17th March, 18 17th April, 15th May ,',' less coupon £4 per cent. due on that day. 90 IA., — 0 Certificates will be paid off at par, on sth Nevem ihlB6 7. Itt.e interest on the investment, including the redemption kV , is upwards of 12 per cent. per annum, exclusive of eost on deterred instalments. ig Bt 4 bscribers have the option of paying any or a ll of the p er a quents in advance, and will be allowed a discount of 8 ant. p er annum on suc h payments. 4 f 'or allotment, scrip will be issued to "bearer." O n 10 1 :' 1Il etxt of the final instalment, the scrip will be exchanged Co c ertificates of debenture, with guaranteed interest 13 4 e l ?° ll B attached, payable 15th May and 15th November in Year. 'LANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. NEW YORK-PENNSYLVANIA--OHIO. FORM OF APPLICATION. (To be retained by the Bankers.) To the Imperial Mercantile Credit Association (Limited). or z 4 v• + og paid to the Consolidated Bank (Limited) the sum Ise , I hereby request you will allot Certificates ot Debenture of the Atlantic t Great Western Railway, and I hereby a uck gree to accept be.;,tertificates of Debenture, or any less number that may 'lotted to me, and to pay the instalments thereon, accord t",, the terms of the Prospectus. I Am, your obedient Servant, Signature • * • •• Address in lull Date • • • 1 1 HE IMPERIAL MERCANTILE CREDIT tetti. ASSOCIATION (Limited). ueates of Debenture for £2,800,0 3 of the Atlantic and Norp, Great Western Railway. -.CE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That no further Applica -134 for these Debentures will be received alter THIS ( SATURDAY), the 3d December. By order. W. C. WINTERBOTTOM, Secretary. `LOndon, December 3, 1861. I RE IMPERIAL MERCANTILE CREDIT ASSOCIATION, Limited. Capital subscribed, £5,000,C00. Paid up, £500,000. DIRECTORS. (eti JOHN CHAPMAN, Esq., Chairman. Ball!, Esq. j Charles Kelson, Esq, 1 4 , _ f , • Coleman, Esq. G. G. Macpherson, Esq. • Alderman Dakin. Sir J. H. Pelly, Bart. ' Pan s Dickson, Esq. W d liadow, Esq. W. Scholefield, Esq„ M.P. Sir S. D. Scott, Bart. Hanson, Esq. 11. D. Seymour, Esq., M.P. liariord, Esq. Joseph Thornton, Esq. 0 ' • Iloiroyd ' Esq. F. O. Westmorland, ES I. nme be re Es 'V• J. Gilo • 'rt Johnston. M. Alf Zarifi,red Wilson q. , Esq. Es 110, MANAGERS. -1 7 j. Barker, Esq., and T. Fraser Sandeman, Esq. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Ashurst, Morris, and Co., and The Messrs. Edwards and Co. Association receives money on deposit for fixed periods. Lakes advances on approved securities. keB:sotiates Loans, and undertakes General Financial Busies W. C. WINTERBOTTOM, Secretary. -5 , House, 96, Bishopgate-street Within. 3USINESSE S.-Mr. ANDREW HIND'S NOVEMBER LIST, e otltai hi —hg 500 Businesses, Premises, Partnerships, &0., ~. Gratis. et X , tters, enclose stamp.—Particulars entered free. -vi ...,__ E st - CORNER OF LITTLE CARTER-LANE, ST. PAUL'S. IGNMOUT H, Devon.—Mr. ANDREW Vinv-',IND has received instructions to SELL a GentIe iItESIDENCE, with grounds of about 3 acres. The kc'ok, Pleasantly situate; contains dining, two drawing et,o4:,l4lne bed-rooms, three dressing-rooms, library, house t,able room and offices, conservatory, garden, three-stall t he two coach-houses, &c. It stands on high ground. and f 4 , l ,llj l „lrs . from it are Particularst from the sea about a kity £2,600. — and cards to view at the , a/ k i:elltral Estate Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. T ESKELL'S PATENT,—The • ft • usive riht to , Patent was secured to Mr. Vtroexo Grosven g or-street, this Grosvenor-square, by her Mai re,rYal Seal (July 17,1860), and can only be procured a lot wher . e specimens maybe seen and . eyeryinfor - West a i t !. be obtained. Under this Patent,. Artificiai Teeth, de.ll or lifetime, arc made, and fitted in a few hours without tid er e xtractions. They support loose teeth, and protect I ttt te i etegelerns; their resemblance to nature is perfect and un (.,„ and they are guaranteed for mastication and -,.. 4lir ta w t o i i ( l s T fr r e e c a . tise on the subject sent for seven stamps. St i t ' Ar. 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Mrs. Lirriper relates How She went on, and went over. A past Lodger relates A Wild Legend of a Doctor. Another past Lodger relates His experience as a Poor Rela tion. Another past Lodger relates What Lot He Drew at Glumper House. Another past Lodger relates His own Ghost Story. Another past Lodger relates Certain Passages, to Her Hus band. Mrs, Lirriper relates How Jemmy Topped Up. Price Fourpence. The First Ten Volumes of "All the Year Round," hand somely bound in red cloth, arc always on sale in sets, price £3 each, or singly 6s. each. PUNCH'S POCKET BOOK 1865 wlllustrated by JOHN TENMEL and CHARLES KEENE, is now ready. Price 2s. 6d. PUNCIPS ALMANAC 1865, Illustrated by J. E. MILLAIS, RA., JOHN TEN NIEL, C. KEENE, F. WALKER, and G. DU3IAURIER, will be published early in December. NEW NOVEL IN " TEM ARPLE B," BY W. G. WILLS. DAVID CHANT EY. The opening Chapters of this new"Notioe Novel, by:W. 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John Maxwell and Co., 122, Fleet-street. 91ST REPRESENTATION of the WIZARD of theNORTII—TO-NIGIIT, at Eig,ht--Algt Repre sentation of the WORLD of MAGIC.—Miss ANDERSON, the Second -sighted Sybil.—Prices, Is., 28., and 3s. To be secured at ST. JAMES'S HALL, Piccadilly. The Great Rope Tying Mystery and Cabinet Seances. by Miss Lizzie Anderson and Mr. Sutton, will terminate the Programme every Evening and Saturday Afternoon. CATTLE SHOW!! CATTLE SHOW!!! T Ii X F O R D, 6, OXFORD STREET, W. The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited). ORPHEE AUX ENFERS (Offenbach's brilliant Opera Comique), is achieving an unprecedented success. Vide, the Song : "King of Bceotia ;" • The Hymn to Bacchus ;" and the spirited "Hilliho " Chorus, by E u rydice, Diana, Cupid, ff and Chorus ; the side-splittin " Couplets," by Minerva, Diana, Venus, Cupid , Plut o, andh Chorus ; at d final Minuet and Galop. Principal characters by Misses Russell, Fitz henry, Barrie, Tyrrell, and Walmsley; Messrs. 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Prices of admission for this night only—Stalls or balcony, 2s. ; area, Is. manager and Conductor, Mr. C. GREVILLE. p RIZE MEDAL.-INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER & CO., Wax Chandlers, &0., &0., To the Queen and the Prince of Wales. (Established 1720.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candies, in 1862, testifies to the excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' man of acture. A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says: " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn, I com mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with tatted Wicks, patented.. is. 2d. per lb. Ordinary quality .. • • • • .. Od. per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality .. • • • • Is. sd. per lb Second quality •• •• •• ls. 3cl. per lb. Third quality .. .. • • .. Is. Id. per lb. 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John Gosnell and Co. have bean appointed Perfumers to her Royal gightiesS the Princess of Wales. • e:9---Th I g 9) frJ/ 6/' # 11(/: _ . ---//--------- - .•-•• . ..-... ‘ - '- x • -.-; • /0 ................................. sag • , 1 1 4 41" .. .4,... 1, ' ' i n C ... "-- le• ' i , lit : ,___ ~ i 4 1., rn......... , \\ .*.r . '....t ' ' .. '' • , .. ...... 1 - ' 1 1 ., .. , - .7.4 • --•_...0. - f - 4.4 . 1 1 -: - .ti' . -R t q ti f f . - .40 4 gi , r i . - thT---7,_• 1 ; I. %IX . . . ..r, '5".. 10 -1 . ~.. i . . ii .• 14 re I Ilk i lik . . .• ' .. ..N: ij- , k ....:P:- 1-PI. ,/i- PR1CE.........4d. STAMPED,....Sd. expenditure, it rose, including the China war credit, to £13,540,000 in 1861-2. This increase had been caused by the necessity to reconstruct the navy, in the doing of which they had to make experiments which had before been untried. But since 1861 , -2 they had been able to reduce the navy ex penditure about two millions. Last year it was only 10,400,000, or including the purchase of Mr Laird's rams, £10,710,000. Supposing the reduction had approached two millions a year, they might ask whether the revenue bore its fair proportion to the general position of the country. In answer to that question they might first, compare the taxation with trade. The entire expenditure in 18589 was £65,300,000, and in 1863.4 about 69 millions, or a difference of about per cent per annum. If they omitted that portion which was due on account of the national debt, the increase had been about 21 per cent per annum. In the first period, 1858.9, the amount of income was 258 million ; and in 1863 the gross import and export was 346 million ; or while the taxation had increased 1 per cent—or irrespective of the national debt, 21 per cent — foreign trade had increased about 8 per cent per annum. Another fair criterion of prosperity was the savings banks. In 1858.9 the labouring classes were able to lay by 371 millions, and in 1863 they could afford to invest 44 millions. In both these respects wealth had increased quite as much as the proportion which had been deducted from it to meet the public expenditure. (Hear.) He might also give another illustration, He had ascertained ..04.414 13 . It3s2,the quantity of solid food consumed on an average by the Population of this country was 1201 b per annum; in 1858 it was 1701 b, and at the present time it had increased to 2001 b. What were the causes of all this increase in our prosperity ? Peace was no doubt the first, and the next were two principles of commercial liberty—one commonly called free trade, and the other the consolidation of capital under the system of limited liability. As an illustration of the increase of trade under free trade principles, he might state that the import and ex. port trade under the French treaty had increased more'than £12,000,000 per annum, totally irrespec'. tive of the foreign produce of France passing there through England from other foreign countries. We had gained by the French treaty almost the whole amount of our loss in our trade with the United States. Of course we had not gained the loss on the additional price we had had to pay for cotton; but with respect to other trades we had gained by the French treaty. In 1850 wo were importing from America 560 million pounds weight of cotton—in 1852 it was 780 millions—in 1858-9 it rose to b7O millions—in 1860, the year before rebellion, it rose to 1,140 millions. That amount fell in the two successive years, first, to 960 mil lions, and next, in 1862, our imports of cotton were not more than 310 million pounds, of which but a small propor tion would be American. In 1863 the imports rose t0:430 millions, and for the first nine months of this year to 540 millions, or within 20 millions of the net imports in 1850. In spite of the great increase there was still much distress in the cotton districts, which was caused to a great extent by the reduced profits of the millowners :rather than from the inability of the men to find work—(A Voice—Say a word on reform) He had previously stated his views upon that and other public questions, and he had only to repeat what he had said last year, that he saw no reason to change any opinion he had given on that question. (Hear, hoar.) All political reforms must come from the people themselves•—(cheers)—and he did not think it was for them or for Parliament to come down to the people and tell them what they wished with respect to the reform of the represen tation of the country. (Applause.) In conclusion, he would say a few words with reference to the duties with which ho had lately been entrusted by her Majesty. Ho would not say whether they wero light or heavy, but at any rate they were those which no ono would undertake who wished to lie on what is called" a bed of roses." Ho did not suppose that any department was so thoroughly public as the business of I the Admiralty, and sometimes before they had settled to 4 do a thing everybody seemed to know what had been de- I decided upon. (Laughter.) He did not regret that public men were so sharply criticised, or that the public were well posted up as to their acts. (Hear, hear.) Since he came to Pontef ract he had been asked one or two questions which he could not help answering. The first was, " What about the Victoria ?" The second, "What about the Royal Sovereign ?" The Victoria was a large wooden ship of the line, which had been sent to the Mediterranean as the 11 ig ship of the Commander-in-chit 1. Why had they sent her instead of molding an at rn :ur-plated vessel ? It had been cu, ternary to use those large three-deckers es d ig-ships, and al the present moment the commander of the Channel fleet hoisted his flag in one, and there had never been a word of objection raised to his doing so. It was not that the com mander of the Mediterranean fleet might have a stately residence, but it was because the admiral had entrusted to him the whole municipal business of the fleets scattered over the Mediterranean. It was necessary that he should have a large staff under his eye to carry on its operations. Ho was not kept at any particular place, but had to go to Malta, Gibraltar, and different parts of the Mediterranean, and the staff must accompany him. That was an arrange ment which could not be changed, except when it became necessary to put the admiral in a position which would enable him to be first in going into battle. At present how ever there was, in the opinion of the Admiralty, no imme diate prospect of a war, and therefore no evident necessity for changing the system which allowed of the admiral car rying on the administration of the Mediterranean fleet under hie own superintendence. As to the Royal Sove reign, she was a turret ship, built on Captain Cole's prin ciple, and was not the only ship in the fleet built on that model, there being the two rams recently purchased from Mr Laird. But it was not the case that the Royal Sove reign was going to be shelved. She was not adapted for ordinary cruising purposes. If very necessary she might go to the Mediterranean, but her special fitness was for harbour defence, and for practice in gunnery for that purpose they had decided to attach the Royal Sove reign as a tender to the gunnery ship at Portsmouth, the Excellent. She was now being altered in certain respects for that purpose, and trials of gunnery under the peculiar conditions of her turret would be carried on, which was a good reason for not sending her out as an ordinary cruising ship. It was really the wish of the Admiralty to keep the navy of England efficient; not to let it be behind the disco veies of the age, but at the same time to carry on improve ments with judicious economy. (Hear, hear,) Ho hoped that such would be the result of what was going on, and if he found that what he had done was approved, and that his constituents continued to him their confidence, it would tell on what future exertions he might make in the public ser vice, and at any rate he should still hope to have his reward at their hands. (Loud applause.) A vote of confidence in Mr Childers terminated the pro ceedings. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 3, 1864. COMMODORE NUM' & MINNIE WARREN, Brideman and Bridesmaid of GEN. TOM THUMB, At ST. 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BARONET, in responding to the toast of "The Borough M embers," said he had had the privilege of attend ing these meetings for many years; and it was a salutary rule, which ho did not in any way wii3h to infringe, that when the health of the members for the borough was drunk on occasions like that topics of political controversy should be avoided . Ho did not wish to infringe that rule; but he hoped those present would allow him to make a small exception to it—(appleuso)—not for the purpose of unneces sarily bringing into native topics of political controversy , because he did not believe, it possible for any man, in the presence of a constituency numbering more than five hun dred members, to give entire satisfaction to those who might entertain views different from him on political questions. But this ho believed —that the verdict of that constituency would be one of approval—would be that so far as the ex ercise of his humble abilities went, he had endeavoured to do that which appeared to him to be for the interest of the country at large. (Applause.) He did not take any credit to himself on this account. He believed it was the result of the circumstance that ho had the honour to belong to a Go vernment which had followed a wise, a prudent, and a judicious course of late years. The Government of the pre. sent day had followed—to use an expression that was well used some years ago with reference to the French Ministry —a ius(e milieu, that was to say, it had followed a middle course of policy, and he believed it had thereby best con sulted the interests of the country; and he thought those lines which were once applied to a well-known and very celebrated ministry, might not be altogether inapplicable as expressing the policy of the, present day— " The Tories and theSVege are black as night, And dream that they are only blessed with light; Our politics to both sides so incline, As to be called the equinoctial line." (Laughter.) Anyone who looked at the policy of the Go vernment must admit that upon ono or two points it had been eminently successful. Look at the policy of the Government financially, (Hoar, hear.) His hon. friend (Captain Stewart) in replying to the toast of the Army and Navy, alluded to the probability that was said to exist, that there might be some considerable reduction in the forces of the country. He certainly had seen that in the news papers ; but he should think it was too early to conclude that any resolution of that kind had been adopted.. Cer tainly it would not be the case that any reduction would be made which could possibly imperil the honour and dignity of this country in its relations with foreign States. But leaving that question apart, ho was bound to say that it could not be denied that in the administration of the finan cial affairs of this country there had been groat success. That success was mainly owing to the distinguished abilities of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who was the otner day by Mr Cobden—certainly ono of the most able and most dis tinguished members of the House of Commons—said to be the ablest Finance Minister that had ever directed the finances of this country. Under the financial administra tion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer this had been seen —that during very critical times, whilst the budgets of every other country in Europe had shown a deficit which required not only loans, but which had also required in creased taxation, this great country, powerful La every part of the world, had been able to maintain its position and to meet its expenses, in such a manner as to leave a surplus, so as to enable the Government to make no inconsiderable reduction in taxation, with a balance in hand to meet con tingencies. (Hear, hear.) This, all would admit, whatever, their political views, was a subject of congratulation to the country,and it was unparalleled in the history of the budgets of the past year of the different European States, that this country should have been able, in spite of its immense armaments and the great drains it had had upon its Ex chequer, not only to maintain a balance between its expen diture and revenue, but also to remit considerable taxation. and at the same time to leave a considerable balance in hand. It he turned to the domestic policy of this country, there was not much to be said. The country was in a remarkable state, ho would not say of apathy, but of tranquillity. 'We certainly had had a crisis in Lancashire,:and thero had been Ireland a very unhappy pressure from want of food and fuel, owing to three bad harvests prior to the year 1864. Thank God this yoar had been most productive of the fruits of the soil. But, there had been this crisis in Lancashire and this pressure in Ireland, and yet how satisfactory it must be to all to see the manner in which the people of this country had met the occasion. The industrial and the opera tive ClaSbC3 had shown that they were (quit even to the pressure of such misfortunes, and it was a happy circum stance that this might be attributed (as in his mind it might) re the wise and tiberreasystem of Government which the constitution of this country had established, and which was found nowhere else. The feeling of the people of this country had been sound and just and temperate in nattier tunes ; and why ? Because they were convinced that the misfortunes and sufferings b th of Lancashire and of Ire land were brought about by the dispensation of Providence, against which human foresight would not have been able to contend, and they were in no way attributable to the shortcomings of the Government of this country. (Hear.) There was ono other subject to which he wished to refer, and that was the foreign policy of England. He had fur a considerable time in Parliament directed his attention with perseverance and steadiness to the consideration of the foreign policy of England, in the hope that some time he might bo of use in that department of the public service; but owing to the occupations that ho had had as the representative in Parliament of the policy of the Government of Ireland, it had been impossible for him to follow it with that clear judg ment. that nice discrimination of the real facts of the case, which the foreign policy of England, coupled with the ha bitual jealousy of foreign States, rendered it absolutely ne cessary it should receive. This was the only question in Parliament on which a great party fight had taken place — the only question durin g th e last yoar w h e r e by the stability of Government was imp er ill e d—th e only question upon which, if the Governm en t h ad b een d e f ea t e d, the Govera went must inevitably h ave resigne d , because it would have occasioned, in the first i ns t ance, t h e res i gna tion of the Fo reign Minister. All th e a bili ty and eloquence o f hon. gentle meia were brought to bear against the foreign policy of the Government on a certain question. However deeply they might sympathise with that unhappy country which had suffered most unjustly at the hands of overwhelming power ful enemies, yet he Was quite certain that, looking at the financial condition of this country, looking at the conse quences in which this country would have been involved if she had drawn the sword upon the Continent of Europe once again, he was satisfied that there was no reasoning man in this country who would not admit that it was a matter of the gravest importance to undertake a war against the powers of Germany on such a question. Parliament gave a deliberate verdict on that question, and the Government f ou nd itself supported by a larger number of members than it had when it took hold of the reins of Government in 1859. This was to his mind a convincing proof —he would not say of the popularity of the Government as a body, but of the confidence of the public in the capacity, judgment, and great experience of the noble lord who presided at the head of the Administration of this country. This being the ease, the meeting of hon, members with their constituents, which it was expected would have taken place at an early date, had been postponed for a considerable time. He personally hoped that if it were now the time to present himself before his constituents ho should be able to do so as an honourable can didate in the face of honourable:mon, prepared to justify his political conduct upon grounds which ho felt certain would enlist the support and sympathy, not of all—for he could not pretend to engage the personal or public feelings of all his constituents, though it was always his wish to do that in Parliament which would be most consonant with the views as certainly his constituents. There w haut noticeof th t e h m e o ej t o h r e i r t y d of a y that Government medi tated a dissolution, and tho Opposition took very active s teps in the matte r . But he did not believe there was an y grea t er likelihood of a d issolution in January or in March than there was in this November, an d his impress i o n was of a il that if the Government maintained its position in the House of Commons as it had done hitherto, there would be no dissolution until the year 1866 ; but that of course depended upon the wish of Parliament—upon the majority being in • favour of the G overnment, a nd there being n o ne cessity for a dissolution of Parliament before the spring of that year. He should like to say a word with reference to the circumstances which had made him an absentee from his own home of late years. Maar, hear.) He had the honour of representing in Parliament the policy of tho Government in Ireland, and his attendance, consequently, was much en d in that country. Ile must say th a t it was impossible gage to have the opportunity which he had had of for any man witnessing the social and intellectual character of the peo ple of Ireland, wit hout being impressed to a remarkable de gree with the acu te intelligence, with the genial good humour, and with the mor characte r of te Irish pepl— impossib al le for any man to observe as e he (hear) —and i t was had done, te i n dustrial resour ces and the mineral w ealth of Ireland ti wlehout being convinced that they only needed de velopment—and that development they were every day ac quiring in the pub lic markets of the United Kingdom—to place the country in the position it ought to occupy. He had heard a great many people talk of " the sweets of office." (Laughter) He did not quite see the force of the expression. (Laughter.) lie knew he should be sorry to taste again the ts" of th e first y ear of hie office as Chief so-called " swee Secretary for Ireland. (Laughter.) He had to und ergo as m any trials as most people; but he was happy to think that he bad been ab le to turn those trials to advantage, and feeling as he did when he first went to . hi for Ireland the defects under which he laboured, he strove to improve m the benefit of tha t country in whose interests he was in. volved, and to make himself more worthy of the c onfidence re p os ed i n him by those who conferred +to appointment upon him—(hear, hear)—and he rejoiced to think that at the present moment a very large number of those who repro rented Irish interests in Parliament, if ho could not call them his personal friends, were upon terms of cordiality and kindness with him which were very valuable in the dis charge of business in the House of Commons. In the dis charge of his duties in Ireland, ho had to do kith men of great ability and remarkable power of expression. He saw the other day a very interesting observation made by a most eminent Roman Catholic judge, which really showed bow the Irish people, now that they were removed from the trammels of intolerance and of those oppressive laws which once encircled them, were able to rise to great eminence in public life and in Parliament. It was a roost remarkable fact that nearly all tho colonies and dependencies of Great Britain—Canada, India, Australis, and other great colonies and dependencies of this country--wcro at the present me meat actually governed by Irishmen ; and, therefore, when Irishmen complained that they were kept back from the public service, it was well to note that at all events they were making sufficient way for themselves; and he believed there was not an office which they did not either hold or covet, (Hear, hear, and laughter.) He had heard it said in Ireland that Ireland must be considered first, and every thing else afterwards. But he thought the time had gone by when separations and distinctions ought to be made be tween different parts of the United Kingdom. (Hear, hoar.) The Legislature ought to endeavour to pass just and wise laws which would be equally for the benefit of all our follow countrymen. He thought Ireland should not be considered first, but as soon as the other parts of the kingdom: Irish men—and small blame to them for it—always kept in view what was vulgarly called "the main chance." It reminded him of an anecdote that was told of a famous orator named Curran, which would show that the Irish really always had the "main chance" in view. Curran once met his friend Father O'Leary, and says ho to Father O'Leary, "Rev. Sir, I wish you, were St. Fethi3r;" (Laughter.) 4 ' St. Pother," says Father O'Leary, "why 'so r ,--- I(Why," says Curran, " you were St. Pother you would have the keys of the kingdom of Heaven, and may bo you would lot me in." "0, boded," says Father O'Leary, " that's what ye're after is it May be it would be better for you if I had the keys of the place below, and then I might let you out." (Much laughter.) This showed that the Irish kept a sharp lookout on " the main chance." Ho trusted that during his connexion with that country ho might continue to find the people, as he had always found them hitherto, a most amiable and a most kindly people. So long as he had had anything to do with the practical concerns of Ireland ho had, with rare exceptions, received the most generous and the most honourable treatment at the hands of gentlemen of that country, irrespective of religious creed (hear, hear) —and if he were to leave that country to-morrow—or when ever he should leave it—he should look back with the warmest and heartiest satisfaction that he had had an op overanbdo d fr i i s e r n o d y s t h ed ip . s in that c p o o u rt n u t n ry ity wb of iob for b m o hopedng acquaintances would n Mr. Childers, M.P,, and his Constituents. On Thursday evening Mr Childers addressed his constituents in the Session House at Pontefract. The room was crowded, and the chair was taken by Mr Alderman Moxon. Mr. CHILDERS said he should take the oppor tunity of speaking on what he might term the act had s h e a r d e na t h a e r h k o s no uro wouldf representi ngespec i a l ly his ap p c r o o n p s r t and process of Parliament dur ng the five years he a it u t e e t a s 8 . probably the present Parliament would have died before he next addressed them. The present Parlia ment would be remembered in history for its finan cial character and its financial results. If there had been any subject that occupied the attention of men of all parties since 1859, it had been the endeavour to improve the financial condition of England, to place taxes on a more satisfactory footing, and the expenditure under a more efficient control. if that had been the aspiration of the pre- sent Parliament, it might be proper to consider how far it had succeeded in what our descendants would say its work and mission had consisted. This was not the calmest period to improve the financial con• dition of the country. He did not suppose that, during the last five years, there had been less stir ring events, especially effecting the financial condi tion of the country, than in almost every other five years of our history. We had had a China war, the naval expenditure of which (he had not tho esti. mates for the army) had cost three and a half millions of money, which was in addition to the ordiuery expenditure of the country. We had bad the Americ to rebellion causing unparal leled distress to one part of the country, which had been borne with the greatest fortitude, and met •by the most masterly policy on the part of those who had guided the unfortunate people who had suffered. That rebellion had cost indi rectly enormous sums, both to the country generally and to financial administration: At the beginning of Parliament the wrecks of the Indian mutiny were on the beach, so to speak, visible to all. We had had two great European conferences, first, for the reconstruction of Italy and settling the affairs of the South of Europe; and, second, in respect to the disintegration of Denmark, in which two great Powers had, with magnanimity unparalleled, over come a very small weak one. And, more extensive than any of these causes, in a financial point of view, we had had during the present Parliament to carry out the entire adaptation of our offensive and defensive weapons to a new state of things. Our fleet in 1859 had just been reconstructed, and in 1860 its reconstruction was begun again. What our men-of-war were in 1859 to those of 1853, before the Crimean war, such were the ships of 1864 to the ships of 1859. We therefore had a most expensive process of reconstruction carried on during the last five years: With respect to the army there had been the introduction of new guns and new materials of war, and the time of the pre. sent Parliament had been distinguished by causes of expenses which had been unparalleled except in time of war. There had also been such an equality of parties in the house that great strokes of finan cial policy could not be easily ventured on. Under these circumstances they would be surprised at the results. Since 1859 no taxes of consequence had been increased, but, on the other hand, there had been a great reduction. The income tax had been been lowered from . 9d to 6d. The hop and paper duties had been removed, and the insurance duties had been greatly reduced. (Applause.) With re• gard to customs, the tea duty had been so far re• dated as to relieve the public to the extent of Z 1,650,000 per annum, the sugar duty to the evtent of £1,150,000, and the wine duty to the extent of £1,030,000 per annum. (Hear, hear.) Other duties on sundry articles of food had also relieved taxation to the extent of £50,000 per annum, and there had also been reductions in articles (not articles of food) relieving the public taxation to the amount of £1,014,000 per annum. The general result during the five years had been that taxation had increased to the extent of £3,100,000 per annum, and during the same period taxes to the amount of £14,450,000 per annum had been repealed, the net result being an excess of remission of taxation of £11,350,000 per annum. (Applause.) Surely that would entitle Parliament to expect the gratitude of the country. But they might ask whether much more might not have been done ? Was there not still need for great economy ? Of course it would be impossible for him to say what economies were at present in contemplation, and it would be unreasonable for his hearers to expect criti cism on the acts of his colleagues, or of others in the House. He would, however, show how, in certain respects, the expenditure had been affected during the and leave to his hearers to ju d g e how those causes past five years, and the causes of tho se chan g es, might be removed. lie would first take the departs ment with which he was connected, and show what had been the navy expenditure during the last five or six years, from what causes it had increased, and how it stood at the present time. Since 1857 the navy had been fully reconstructed. In 1857-9 the average naval expenditure was £8,350,000, in ad. dition to certain charges which still remained on account of the Russian war. In 1859 it rose to £11,650,000; in the following year it was £11,570,000, besides £1,550,000 on account of the China war. In 1861.2 it was £12,420,000 besides, something more than another million on account of the China war. In 1862.3 it was £11,420,000; and in 1863-4 it was £10.540,000. Between 1858, an average year, when £8,350,000 was the amount of Naval and Military Intelligence. Admiral Sir M. Seymour,G.C.B., naval Comman der-inrChief at Portsmouth, accompanied by Admi. rals Sir W. Martin and Gambier, yesterday em barked on board the Sprightly steam tender, Com mander G. Allen, and proceeded out to Spithead to the iron merchant ship Dragon to inspect the re cently patented invention of Mr Cunningham for bracing round ships' yards when working under sail, with which the Dragon is fitted. Great inte. rest was exhibited by the officers of the Drrgon in the application of the principle on board their ship, and this interest was owing in part;perhaps, to the fact that the Dragon is one of the very few ships that managed to get so far down channel from the Downs as Spithead during the height of the late westerly gales, owing to her superior sailing qua,. lities. The trial, therefore, that has so far been given to the new principle has been most severe. Two hands were found sufficient to brace round the foreyard when the ship was " in stays" in the heaviest part of the gale, when eight or nine mon would be required if tho yards had been fitted on the ordinary principle, and the saving in rape amounts to 100 fathoms of 3, 2 ,- in. of white manilla. It was stated that during the voyage down from the Thames the passengers on board the ship worked the foreyard in tacking ship for their own amuse. went. Admiral Sir M. Seymour and Admirals Sir W. Mortin and Gambier at the close of their visit to the Dragon expressed their gratification at the easy manner in which the yards of the ship had been worked, to exhibit to them the application of the invention, and also on the thoroughly (fficient character of invention. The Dragon is a new iron ship of 700 tons register, bound from London for Calcutta. She belongs to Liston, Young and Co. of London, And is commanded by Capt. Gharles The official testing of armour plating for her Ma. jesty's ship was resumed at Portsmouth yester terday, with the trial of 44in. plate, measuring loft. by 3ft. 9-1-in. from the well.known firm of John Brown and Company, Atlas Works, Sheffield. The plate represented the armour for the twin screw gunboat Viper, iron-built, of 737 tons and 160 horse power, constructing for the Admiralty lay Messrs J. and W. Dudgeon at their Cubitt•towrr shipbuilding and engineering works. The firing was conducted under the superintendence of Capt. A. C., Key, C. 8., of the Excellent, and was from 95 cwt. 68-pounder solid shot gun, at 200 yards distance, with the full service charge of 161 b. of powder, the armour•plate being bolted on the sides of the Ame rica target frigate. Mr J. C. Bayley, the London representative of J. Brown and Co., and Mr Ellis, one of the managing directors at Sheffield, repre-e sented the makers of the plate, Twelve shots in all —ll of iron and one of steel—were fired at the plate, the details of which it is unnecessary to enter into, owing to the superior quality of the plate both in material and manufacture. The steel shot fired at the plate, which was also from the works of Jobe► Brown and Co,, had been before fired at a plate with out suffering any damage. Yesterday it struck the Viper's 4}i❑ plate on the indent made by au iron shot previously fired, but, such was the Excellent quality of the plate, the steel shot was foiled and nearly buried itself in metal lin and 2-10tha beyond the plate's outer surface. Backing of the plate was very inferior, the ship being in fact worn out fur target purposes, notwithstanding vv„ rich the plate went through its trial in a manner far beyond the plate went through its trial in a manner fa:beyond the general successful average of plates of the. same thickness of metal. The Viper has been designed by Mr E. J. Reed, Chief Constructor, and, with a sistev vessel building in another private yard, will inaus gurate the introduction into her Majesty's navy of the twin screw principle, driven with independent engines. The building of the Viper has been con signed to the Messrs Dudgeon by the Admiralty as some acknowledgment of the services rendered by them during the past three or four years in practi• tally demonstrating with numerous vessels they have built the peculiar powers and properties of the twin screw. Among the most successful and DOW best known of these vessels may be mentioned the , Flora,the Edith, and the Tallahassee, all new ffying the flag and pennant of the Southern Confederated American States, they appear to leave or return to Wilmington at their own pleasure, in spite of the, numerous blockading Northern squadron which has been for some time vainly endeavouring to cut off the Confederate States from direct water communi* cation with Europe. The Alfred, target-ship, has been raised from her sunken position on the shallows of Portsmouth harbour, and placed alongside the dockyard, where she will undergo temporary repairs by the ship• wright department. When these are completed she will again be placed at the disposal of the Arms strong Whitworth Committee to complete their pro gramme by firing at the ship under water, and also to enable them to repeat a certain portion of the shell firing previously carried out with the Whit• worth and the Armstrong (shunt rifled) 70• pounder naval guns. This latter arrangement is rendered necessary, owing to the inexplicable mistake with fuses for the Whitworth shells referred in no Suit of the 22d ult. The plate-bending machinery for bending the largest description of armour-plates for the Belle rophon, ironclad frigate, having been brought into working order in the factory at Chatham Dockyard, a number of the largest slabs of iron have been euc• usefully bent to the form of that portion of the frigate's sides they are intended to encase, and re moved to the machinery shed to undergo the drill« ing, slotting, and planing process. The plates already operated upon are of the largest proper• tions hitherto sent into Chatham Dockyard, each being 6in in thickness, by 16ft in length and 4ft 3in in breadth. They were manufactured of rolled iron by the Alillwall Iron Company. The opera tion of bending was performed by means of one of Westwood and Baillie's most powerful hydraulic presses, the plates having been previously heated to a "cherry" red. The Bellerophon will be BOR• ciently advanced to receive her broadside plates in about a fortnight. The screw corvette Cadmus, 21, 1,466 tons, 400 horse power', which has been some months in hand fitting for the first division of the Chatham Steam • , Reserve, in readiness for commission, has completed the repairs rendered necessary by the recent altera tion in her screw, and will be undocked at Chatham to-day. This fine corvette is, with the eaaeption of the shipment of sea stores, complete in every depart ment, and in all respects ready for the pennant. The paddlewheel steam sloop Geyser, 6, Cotn4 mender Arthur T. Thrupp, from Portsmouth with men paid off from the Matlborough, arrived at Plyii mouth yesterday morning, and will probably leave that port to-day with men paid off from the Jason for conveyance to Portsmouth. _ The Royal Marine Light Infantry paid-off from the Marlborough, 121, arrived at headquarters, Chatham, late on Friday night, in charge of First Lieutenants E. M. Messiter and J. A. Sweney, hav ing been from an early hour in the morning on,their way from Portsmouth to Chatham. The delay ie said to have arisen from the faulty arrangements made for their transit by the railway company. This, however, would appear only a small matter In. comparison with the condition in which a majority of the non-commissioned officers and men reached. headquarters. The whole.of them were without their arms, knapsacks, &c., which were left behind. at one of the stations, while several were in a disc graceful state of intoxication. Indeed, the whole of the men, both non-commissioned officers and prig vates, appeared to have been drinking. Immedi ately on the detachment marching into barracks., and the condition of the men being reported to Col. Lemon, C. 8., that officer placed several of thera under arrest, and an order was yesterday given for their trial by court martial. An investigation was at the same time ordered into the whole of the circumstances connected with the transit of the detachment from Portsmouth to head* quarters. On the part of the men it should be stated that the delays en the line were attributed. solely to the railway company, twe hours having been consumed in a detention at one station, and it was while waiting they were supplied wall rum by some of the railway servants. Had they not left their arms, &0., behind they would have been kept at the station the whole night. The examination of candidates for the Royal. Artillery and Royal Engineers for admission to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, under the regut lations, dated Horse Guards, Jan. 1, 1864, come menced at Chelsea Hospital on Thursday, before Major Gen. F. W, Hamilton, C. 8., Vice-PreOideutt and the members of the Council of Education. Major Gen. Stransham, Inspector General of the Royal Marines, yesterday resumed and closed big annual examination, at Woolwich, of the First Lieutenants of various branches of the force who had met there for the purpose of being examined is order to ascertain their qualifications for the post of Adjutants of Division. The following officers passed a favourable examination : —Lieuts William Repton, Friend Hopkins, and John Ignatius Morris, of the Woolwich division—Lieuts. William Henry Valleck Torn and Edward Willoughby Grenville Byam, of the Chatham division—and Lieuts. Henry Eyre Russell and Montague Philip Hall Gray, of the Plymouth division—being two officers from each of the three divisions in attendance. The examinations were stated to be extremely satisfactory. `rho following circular memorandum was yebters day promulgated at Woolwich :—" Her Majesty hag been graciously pleased to appoint Lieut.-Colonel, George Lambrick,of the Plymouit division of Royal Marines, as one of her Majesty aides.de.camP, in. succession to Colonel Hopkins, C. 8." INCLOSURE OF WIMBLEDON COMMON. -A. meeting of the vestry of Putney was betel on Thursday evening, the incumbent (the Ron. and Rev. H. Henley, M.A,) in the chair, when the proposed inclosuro of Wim bledon Common was specially brought under consideration. A correspondence between the churchwardens of Putney and the solicitors of Earl Spencer was real,in which the latter expressed their regret that the parish officers of Putney had not been invited to attend the meeting recently convened by Lord Spencer in the lecture-hall at Wimbledon, After setae discussion, in which it was stated that the homage jury of the manor of Putney had given in their unanimous approval of the proposed scheme, the vestry resolved to appoint a committee to obtain plans and other information respecting it, the incumbent acting as perma nent chairman of the committee. NEW NOVEL BY EDMUND YATES. This Day, in 3 yols„ BROKEN 10 HARNESS. John Maxwell and Co., 122, Fleet-street. ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill.'street, Piccadilly. LEVY, the celebrated Paganini Cornet, will play during the week Guards' Waltz, Wapping Old Stairs, Sally in our Alley. Faust, and other novelties. Lugi Curti, Chef d'Or chestra, has arranged for this occasion selections from Tro vatore, Martha, Huguenots, with a series of new dance music. Admission, One Shilling. Manager—M. GEENET. If