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3 I "PRRSONS SEEKING LANDED ,41,.. STA.T/47.5, TOWN AND COUNTRY RESIDENCES, •-,I,EFIOLD AND CE AS EHOL 0 INVESTMENTS, AND -LROPER VIES G it.NE.R.ALLY ~ To RE HAD GRATIS, at the princioal Railway Bookstalls proughout the kingdom. or At the Auction and Estate Office?, ); 67, C'hancerv-lsne, London. Messrs. M. and 11. Lumley s iIIIEE PROPERTY rtEGIST ER," containing a varied selection .„ anded and house properties now in the market, from CoAtLee nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the age with its few acres. 4a,, v e NvNtns OF PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can .ern je th 6 opportunity that the medium of this Reersier ,„ ° 4d, , , by sending the particn'ars of their properties to the ' ll Le Offices, 67, ChancPry-lane, London, its the Messrs. vb e n i r leY can in most cases introduce immediate customers, 4 e the property is of an eligible chars: ter, thereby avoid rn,r_. . the dis advantages of delay and its attenuant incon 'fewer-tees. cja:IERE Togo CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur auctehreis oduced through Messrs. Lumley's Agency, A n onlythe usual moderate commission. uction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. ...........______ cfcARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE _ CO 11 PANY. SPECIAL NOTICE. t T he -Directors are now prepared to grant Insurances on ner.chandise in the Port ot Loddm at the REDUCED , _ 4 LE OF RATES. Panic OF to ba obtained at the Offices, 11, Lombard atreet, E.C. AL LIFE INSUR &NCE COMPANY, I \ o .l, Old nroad-street, London, E.C. Instituted 1820. 111:1‘111Y DAVIDSON, Esq., Chairman. Ins 4110 HENRY CIIA.PMAN, Esq , , Deputy-Chairman. e ntitl i m " to c " Oreeted before the 31st January, 1864, will b e --red 1866 •—• Three Years' Additions in the Profits to be de- SAMUEL INGALL, Actuary, SPECIAL NOTICE. THE BOOKS OF THE N oIIT II BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Life For the Year 1863, close on 31st December. additi onal Nicks effected on comparisonre that date will rank for an Aortal Year's Bonus in to later entrants. ban nA' the Four Years preceding last Division of PProfits or • s, ( 1 858), the Company Issued 1,595 Lif e . burin icle assuring Li'" t he Four s uc ' ee di ng Years the number 0fX1.221,608 ,„ le Polices issued amounted to 3,168, and the Urns assured to £2,22 I 3 EING AN INCREASE OF 82 PER CENT. NI ,SIXTH SEPTENNIAL DIVISION of the COl4l - PROFI rs will take place on 3 ist December, lf 65. „ 1(1 W"0 LE PROFITS WHICH HAVE ACCUMU gEDID SINCE llwr DECEMBER, 1858, WILL THEN AmAI‘IDED AND NINETY PER CENT. ALLO:•A rED '"(3 - THE ASSURED ON THE PARTICIPATING CERTIFICATES of INDISPUTABTLI rY granted, and every facility offered to Lleurers. FIRE DEPARTMENT. liberalran. " granted both at Home and Abroad on the most errns. ° Ril e g of Proposal and every infornation will be given at ad Office, or any of the Company's Agents. By order. London, November, 1863. HEAD OFFICER: ................. 68, Th rea d nee dl e-street. istnunon ................ . 4, New Ba n k B ui ldi ngs. Loth b nry. West -end Office.. R, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. ............ 64, Princes-street. F, W. LANCE, Secretary. ityJULLIE N ' S CONCERTS. -LTA_ • HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. POSITIVELY THE LAST WEER BUT ONE OF THE SEASON. Vocalitt, Mdlle. VOLPTNI. Conductor, M. JULLIEN. Commence at B . — Admission, One Shilling. To-morrow (Friday) a SIENDELSSOHN NIGHT. THE GREATEST ATTRACTION in LONDON during the CATTLE , : SHOW is c T HE GREAT SENS AT I ON LION HUNT, "r Irons. ZOOLNEREYNA, the Great African Lion Hunter, with 20 L lONS and TIGERS, At E D 3 lol.sla s (late Wombwell) ROYAL WINDSOR CASTLE MENAGERIE, CHURCH-STREET, ISLINGTON. 111 °118411dB of persons unable to obtain admission nightly. Open Daily from 12 a.m. till 10 p.m. rir E OX F ORD, rr 4 , OXFORD STREET, W. It N EVENEIG, will be performed Selections from the ISlArti,ni2: Operas, viz., THE SLAVE, and CL AR , the 3 IILAN, by Sir H. bishop; also, from LA. FORZA blie se E S INO—Verdi ; by the following talented artistes Russell Townley, Fitz Henry, slmslev, c id Al, lllB Gn ; Messrs. Green. Huish, Kimberley, Stuart, & . telebra, S olos on the Vi o lin by viorn COLLINS. the ted English Violinist. 14-11 A /l ute by Dr ew D ean. Pi ano forte, Miss Bryant. . 1d tirt } ? marvellous instrument, the ORCHESTRAL nerr SMALKENBACH, the Inventor. Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. •P • Ita,7lComedY„by UNSWORTH ("or any other man"). Eugen 9. 40 118 is Ir. T. Critchfield, T. Maclagan, and the marvel- YinUast, J. Henderson. Ittostettl4,, lists been newly Decorated, and is one of the Oper; A 'utifill in the Metropolis. . 11(11:40 .4 h alf-past 7 o'clock. Admission, area, Cd. ; stalls ls. ; private boxes, 30s. Bd. GHOST CLUB" at the ,h coral TEBBURY HALL.—New and Interesting Wet , au lealtx —Mr. C. MORTON is enabled to announce -1 . 1 !h the 'medium of Professor Pepper's World of t"GIIOST CLUB" is the C h ub held at the CAN TOPIiy,.. ALL The object of Club is not the re zc of the Haunted . Houses of London ; but, through Pichl%'neY of phantoms, to present vivid (if transient : 14 (14,1, 8 + , 0 f the drama of real life, both in its serious of " 3 re 411 1 aspects ; and, by means of spectral tableaux, and still further impress on the mind, some tOngs or ple4santries of the best wr•ters. At pre v, e two orders of Slavery—the Slavery of the , South, tecei ve 'e '` White" Slavers of a more boastful civil.sution, !4,l3idivemPhatio illustration ; and these life pictures will be Ziaer rePlacei by others. The pages cf Shakspere and the vri 1. inrtnatists, of Scott, Hood, Ineoldsby, Dickens, &c., &c., i„,All th e U rns, furnish subjects for illustration. Other Musical and Pictorial attractions as usual, Wie b.,"Z Operatic Selections, Arc. ; Comedy by Upsworth ariqrdern Demosthenes), Eugene, George Hodson, E. all, and George Ilutchenson. 11,°YA.L ALHAM'RRA.-F RANCON I'S G RAND IMPERIAL CIRQUE Every Evening. PRANCONT'S GRAND IMPERIAL CIRQUE at the ROYAL ALHAMBRA Every Evening. P iltS i4 T M ORNING PERFORMANCE of 'Artlite„ .. .c.,,CONl'S GRAND IMPERIAL CIRQUE on next, at T wo o'clock. ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, atpileisrt, in the Conees Piccadilly. 1117. ls''-- 1 - T heatr es Mons. JULLIEN.at"Fr LNG at BALL will commence ENEMY " the g iven bY —LNE O'CLOCK. Doors open at 8 o'clock. Admission, I s. Manager—M. GRENET. 29, GEORGE -STREET, HANOVER-SQUARE. HE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM. veh,,,ppen daily from 10 till 10. Lectures at 4 and 7 Ntr sine..„. Where may be seen the Astecs ; Bushman and Julia Pastrana and Infant ; Eng and Shang, the 1)4 1 :;:,780 Twins ; and upwards of 3,000 Models, Natural Pre 'old. 'ions, (to. Egyptian Mummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years Admission, One bhilling tor Gentlemen only). N4ITHFIE LD FAT CATTLE SHOW exhi t l'-` l. LONDON THIS WEER.--Sixty-four Animals 14-o„ted had been fed on Food seasoned with THOR ;;;4":2 delicious CONDIMENT, and Twenty-five PrtZes. Penny packets, packed publicly at 145, EL. et-street Cit None enuine without the Inventor's :go.ature engralredeach packet, " Joseph Thorley." s ql l t e r ad the Disc ussion on on e this Condiment, held in Hanover-. Vrer e e It oonls, and judge for yourselves how its opponents Put hors de combat —one an Oil Cake Dealer, the other eterinary s urgeon. May be had tree on application. 0 7" ---- --- 4.1 ECTACLES.--The Patent Newly-invented Zrob r : l : lilted Spectacles are patronised by the majority of the sk i ,:itY, including. Viscount Palmerston. and B Thq afford extra- ZO,ary relief to weak, dim, and defective vision.—S. 131 S, Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. 11 4:1\11 Cialjp CO MPOSITIONS . (2 43 , kr. w x TCY AND . - ! 4 : l tft,AtßA effects PRIVATE eTPI,,ERFIELD, Solicitor, 35, Moor ate-street, jiar, 5 ." 4 1110 . ","-4.6 in COURT.. and u try '' B, the 1 ''' I'S with creditors, instalments. t publicity. " s es pn,, °W est possible, payable by instalments. Coun hkll.--..tifiTnotrlicall conducted. Flee, — ; I, r e9 y ed on commission, free of law costs. Ce and -c rob o aTbusiness conducted at moderate ex- - 1-,„ ---- ----- MipAUTIFUL WOMEN.—Alabaster Powder, .e!'36lainictothe Ma,o'netic Rock Dew Water fronliASqauqrari&se ..,,;11 1 3 Y 4„nr,d beyondltinlintr:ibleantoSflagei.arendAralabo ti. a n s a te r r ender the hail*, ~a( i 8 .----. coinniex. beau com p ari l be Ivhe i n at Diadal°ll it - A m e it H_v y 47A, New Bonthstreet, *lt ricti: e caa be % e ntilted daily. ' All communications are .... ~ confldenti 1 a . • 'll Ittjpgrim I T i f - i " -",,, Ea.—BY ROYAL LETTERS - PATENT. V --L ci., 4 1 MOO-MAIN LEVER TRUSS ~,,x,,__ —ERIPECTraI AND EXHIBITED IN Trim GREA T I,I,ifITIONS OP 1851 AND 1862), is allowed by upwards t 114;",undred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective F R NIA. Ittle7?01:1 in the curative treatment of H .. le I, 'me of a steel s ul in its effects, Print, so otten hurtwf worn the ..hoe,,ere avoided —a Soft 410,,.whi1e the requisite bandage being _ s ro und oupp _ . Ilea by the resisting power 1 uch ease eti t t - ' d faiti . Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so m worn ti,,,., closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be wf , . tr 4 f; sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and tne p„:"‘, which cannot fail oho t rwarded by post, on afterence ot the body, nches below the hips, being - 't to themanufacturer, the cir- Mr. WHITE, 228, plo udiuy. kkipingle Truss, 165 ., 215., 265. ed., ands s. 6d. Postage, le. 44 ~otibla Truss, 318 . 8c1” 425.. and 525. 6d. Postage, is Bd. ultibilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, ls. 10d. l 'ost- Oft ce „office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post flf3cadilly. NEW PATENT . pi I :AST IC STOCKING s , ~ , ,, , ,t, ii..NICE. cA p s , ‘te., for Varicose Veins and all cases of 1'0r0,, j 2e 3 8 and Swelling 01Legs, Sprains, &a They are 21i. -' It Dia in te ture and inexpensive, and are drawn on . - all ' ori" x ' Price 4s 6d. 78. dd., 1014, to lea. -MI, „ !nary stocking. • , oa,,a ge s d . 01 EN WHITE. Manufacturer. 22R. Pioaadilly. PIGS! PIGS! PIGS!-INDIAN PIG MEAL, and ilprivthout husks, supplied to d th l e os ßoyal farms , Windsor, ;T na ' . tii lr e Y w zoti a nti in E [ ) e i per cwt.: on mat: y a n nV a m n eal. Delivered free ineLon tittit k%stabl ishedl:sB. o — r Tllo.llAS PEA.RCE, Manager, 66, ..................._-street, Southwark. ALT,G,"/"TAN ONYX MARBLE. Messrs. ',ll,Dectl"Wl.l., JAME and CO., respectfully solicit an . 0 0iA their Onyx Salon, which contains upwards of uarcii,,4'eLs, consisting of Clock Candelabra,.Lamps,Vas.s, articieseorpi,,_ Inkstands, i'en-trays. and a variety of smaller „ 'l l l 5 La ste, at moderate prices. fine po,,,.aut.tul marble is perfectly translucent,. bears a very turhed"rn, presents a diversity of pleasing tints , and can be ors r ut elvliseiled into any form necessary tor utility or 7 ' D . Uegeitt-street, N°. 22,294. 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In read ing Barbara's History' we are twain and again reminded of the authoress of 'Jane Eyre.' We have met with nothing of equal p ,wer or merit since the decease of Charlotte Brontd."—Messenger. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready, in 2 vols., 215., MEMOIRS OF JANE CAMERON, FEMALE CONVICT. By a PRISON MATRON, Author of " Female Life in Prison," Atm "This narrative, as we can well believe, is truthful in every important particular —a faithful chronicle of a woman's fall and rescue. It is a book that ought to be widely read." —Examiner. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. STANDARD MODERN COOKERY BOOKS. FRANCATELLI'S COOK'S GUIDE. Fourteenth Edi tion. 1,500 Recipes and 60 Illustrations. Price 12s. FRANCATELLI'S MODERN COOK. Thirteenth Thou sand. 1,000 Recipes and 40 Illustrations. Price ss. EVERYBODY'S PUDDING BOOK. Price 2s. 6d. THE LADY'S DESSERT BO Price 2s. 6d. WHAT TO DO WITH THE COLD MUTTON. Price 2s. 6d. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. HARD CASH; THE NEW NOVEL, BY CHARLES READE, is Ready This Day, in Three Volumes, at all the Libraries. London : Sampson Low, Son, and Co., Ludgate-hill. This day, at all Libraries, hi one vol., price 10s. 6d., WITON SCHOOL DAYS. ju London : John Maxwell and Co.. 122. Fleet-street. This day, at all Libraries, in two vols., price 2!5., ATERRIBLE WOMAN. London: John Maxwell and Co , 122, Fleet-street. This day, at all Libraries, in two vols., price 215., A UTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN ENGLISH tg DETECTIVE. London : John Maxwell and Co., 122, Fleet-street. This day, price is. each, ACCEPTED _____ADDRESSES. PERFIDY OF CAPTAIN SLYBOOTS. By GEORGE AUGUSTUS SALA. London : Ward and Look, 15. 1 , Fleet-street, MUDIE'S SELECT LIBRARY. THE PUBLISHING SEASON. NOTICE. REVISED LISTS 0F THE PRINCIPAL WORKS IN CIRCULATION AT MUDIE'S LIBRARY, And of the FORTHCOMING WORKS to be added as they appear. CATALOGUES of SURPLUS COPIES withdrawn for Sale, and LISTS of BOOKS in Ornamental Bindings, Adapted for PRESENTS and SCHOOL PRIZES, Are Now Ready, and will be forwatded postage free on application. NEW OXFORD-STREET, LONDON, Dicember 10, 1863. T HE TEETH, as Supplied by NATURE and Preserved by ART. By M. C. ROGERS, M.R.C.S., Surgeon-Dentist. London : 18, New Burlington-street, W. BEAUTIFUL FOR EVER. MADAME RACHEL ON "FEMALE GRACE AND BEAUTY." Just published, ABOOK OF BEAUTY. By Madame RACHEL. To be had at 47A, New Bond-street. Price 2s. 6d. IF THIS SHOULD MEET THE EYE of any one troubled with Wind in the Stomach, indigestion, or Biliousness, take PAGE WOODCOCK'S WIND PILLS. Their world-wide celebrity proves them of sterling merit. Of all medicine vendors at • 5 . Lid. .nd 2s. 9d. ; or f ree by post for 14 or 33 stamps from Page D. Woodcock, Chemist Lincoln. MESSRS. BOTT, JACKSON, AND CO. execute COMMISSIONS on all races throughout the year. Market price guaranteed. Remittances, L e and Westminster Bank. post-dace Orders payab! eat Camber well-park. N.B.—Betting on the Waterloo Cup. Address—BorT and JACKSON, " Man of the World" Wine Stores, George-street, Camberwell-park, London. (111NAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, kJ Ind Dining-room, consisting of a new and eAegant assort ment )1 VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, Zitc., in Italian, Alabas er, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, ito. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her Majesty, 119, Stand, W.C., Lonaon. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON- C HOLOGY. And GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE RALOiI Y is given by Mr. TENNANT. at 149, Strand. W.C. PRIZE MEDAL -INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER 44 CO., Wax Chandlers, ac., To the Queen and the Prince of Wales. (Established 17?0.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862. testifies to (he excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' manufacture. 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, recom mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with Platted Wicks, patented.. 2s. 2d. per lb Ordinary quality , 24. Od, per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality .. is. sd. per lb. Second quality • •• •• ls. 3d. per lb. Third quality .. ls. ld, per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in 'alue. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO.. 8, South Molton-street. Grosvenor-square. Manufactory-- Kensington (Established 1730). The largest Establishment in England for the Manufacture of Wax Candles for the use of the Altar. TEETH. —Mr. ESKgLL'S INVENTION in the construction of ARTIFICIAL TEETH has the following advantages :—A set of teeth, of excellent work manship and mechanism, can be made and fitted with the most perfect accuracy and success, in a few hours, without pain or extraction of stumps, and to answer all the purposes of mastication and articulation. They are fitted without wires or fastenings, and adapt themselves so perfectly to the gums, that they are quite immoveable, except at the option of the wearer. Invalids or residents in the country can ad just these teeth to many changes of the mouth without the aid of a dentist. They are not so liable to injury, are always useful, and will last a lifetime. Comfort guaranteed. Trea tise explaining Mr. Eskell's Patent, dtc., free for 7 stamps. Inspection of specimens and consultations iree.-B,Grosvenor street, Bond-street, W ; and at 39, Bennett's-hill, Bir mingham. LAMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM.-AN EFFECTUAL REMEDY, without confining the bowels or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, i s a d mitted to be the best medicine for immediately relieving coughs, colds, confirmed cases o f asthma, and incipient con. - sumption. It frequently cures persona whom the faculty pronounce incurable, admirably allays the tickling which provokes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption its effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or even lying down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief in a few minutes atter taking it. Preparea only and sold by W. LAMBERT, Chemist. 8, King-William-street, Charing cross, London, and by all druggists, in bottles, 130., and three quantities in one, 2s. 9d each. Be particular. and ask for Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam, The name and address are engraved on the stamp. 110YAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, lung's-cross. Patron—Her Host Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. Vice -Patron—His Royal Highness the Prince of WALE 4 ,K.G President—Flis Grace the Duke of BUCCL BUM ICU. Treasurer—Edward 3fasterman, Esq. Then umerous and urgent appeals of the si .k poor for ade ml6Bl6% and the Committee to entrelt the bounty of th affluent and humane, as the medical officers are daily obliged t.) m ore tre l e a s out-patients many cllstres,dng cases which. with quate tunds, they would gladly admit into the war ~• s. beds. The p re mises of the Hospital are capable of containing 500 The Hospital is not endowed, but is wholly dependent on voluntary contributions and legacies, which are received by the Treasurer. Edwarct Mats, ernian, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Ransom and C o. - Prescott, Grote. and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co.: Gl3rn ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. • w Warns, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend. Gurney, and Co. ; lilabet and Co., Berners-street ; Masterman and Co. ; L Barned and Co., Liverpool ; and at the Hospital, from 10 till 5. bTANFOE,D B. SMITH Seer'etaxl. n o NOT FORGET YOUR APPOINTMENT. _l5 —We Sup at EVANS', Covent-garden, after Jullien's Concert. Fairest and most interesting* of Cabbys—Drive Country Gentlemen to the Rue de Kydney, Covent-garden. THE best TROUSERS for gentlemen to wear are those made by ELSTOB, of GO, New Bond-street. They are neither so low in price as to necessitate their being carelessly put together, nor so dear as to gain only the wealthy purchasers. "In medic) tutisimus ibis." ELSTOB'S TROUSERS, TWENTY-ONE SIIILLINGS PER PAIR. SEI ORTHAND.-PITM AN'S PHONOGRA PHIC TEACHER. 6d. ; free by post, 7d. SHORTHAND. --PITH AN'S PHONOGRA PIIL) MANUAL. Free by post, la, 6d. 0 It THAN D.--"PITMAN'S PHONO. GRAPHY forms an exceedingly efficient —probably the MOST efficient—system of Shorthand that exists."—Sir Rowland Hill. London : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. Her Majesty's new paddle yacht, Alberta, recently launched at Pembroke, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday, and will be immediately taken in hand to complete her out fit for the service of her Majesty. Considerable progress has been made in fitting the heavy portion of the screw machinery on board the iron steamer Achilles, at Chatham dockyard, in anticipation of that vessel being floated out of dock. The heavy metal castings for the screw propeller arrived at the dockyard from the establishment of Messrs. Penn and Sons, Greenwich, last week, and yesterday the mechanics commenced fitting them on board. The Achilles will be fitted with engines of 1,250 horse power (nominal), but, in reality, capable of being worked up to three times that power. Her screw is four bladed, and the screw boss is the finest casting of its kind ever landed at the dockyard. Its finish is in every respect as perfect as is possible to be obtained in a work of the kind. The diameter of the boss is 3ft 9in, and its total weight is 3 tons, 19cwtOqr. 151 b. The inner diameter in which the screw shaft revolves is lft 10in. Each of the screw blades is 10ft bin in length, by 6ft in width at their widest part, and their total weight, exclusive of the bor ings, is 151 tons, the weight of each blade being as nearly as possible 3 tons 4 cwt. As some apprehension exists as to there being a sufficient depth of water to enable the Achilles te be floated out of dock on the date named for that event, eely a small portion of the heavier parts of the machinery will be placed on board during the time the iron frigate remains in dock. It is computed that fully six months' work will remain to be effected on board after the Achilles is afloat before she can be in all respects completed and fit to proceed to sea. The sailing frigate Latona, 42 guns, atteched to the sail ing reserve in Chatham harbour, has been surveyed by the dockyard officials in order to ascertain whether her general condition is such as to render her available for a guardship at Chatham, in lieu of the Wellesley, 72, which is to be removed to a more eligible position near the entrance to the harbour at Gillingham Reach. The Loras of the Admi ralty, on the report of the dockyard authorities, have selected the Diamond, 27, to succeed the Wellesley as guardship at the port and dockyard, and she will be fitted for that service as soon as a sufficient number of hands can be released from the other vessels now in progress. The general court-martial ordered for the trial of Capt. W. Cosser, paymaster of the Portsmouth division of Royal Marine Light Infantry, on charges of defalcation, &c., will assemble at the Royal Marine Barracks, Forton, near Gosport, on Friday, the 11th inst. I The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Lieut. Henry A. Grimston, to the Salamander ; John S. Moore, paymaster, to the Salaman der ; Henry S. Pemberton, second-class assist.-engineer, to the Edgar; William H. Hemming, clerk, to the Sala mander; and William J. Oliver, assist.-clerk, to the Ex cellent. _ r • It -'''' '"•• •Nt% ...., ...:./ „..4 . : .. . ~..tv ~.__ 4 )1 • ... cji Q-Tri . 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He hoped to see the day when small cot tages would be built in all parts of the country. Mr. RANSOM, of Ipswich, denied that the large manu facturers of agricultural implements wished medals and prizes to bo abolished for the purpose of checking talent. It was their interest to bring it out and employ it, for the more they could obtain the greater would be their profit. Mr. ROBERT SMITH differed from the last speaker, and attributed all the success which the Royal Agricultural Society of England had achieved to their prize system. Mr. II Ammicx. regretted that the paper had not touched upon the importance of agricultural statistics. He hoped that during the next session of Parliament some member would bring forward a well-digested scheme for obtaining agricultural statistics. (Hear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN, after paying a high compliment to Mr. Morton for his able paper, said he could not agree with him that there was less acreage of food for cattle cultivated than formerly. His experience led him to a different conclusion. The use of guano' had greatly stimulated the growth of tur nips for cattle. He thought that no man ought to be asked to cultivate land without the security of a lease. (Hear.) A vote of thanks was then returned to Mr. Morton for his valuable paper, and the proceedings terminated. THE PROPOSED CONGRESS. THE KING OF THE BELGIANS. The following is the reply of the King of the Belgians to the proposed Congress:— Monsieur mon Frere,—l have received the leiter handed to me on the part of your Imperial Majesty by M. le Baron de Malaret, and I can but approve the sentiments which dictated it. It would certainly be most desirable if, by the effect of a pacific agreement, the existing causes of anxiety in Europe could be settled ; and, without at present express ing an opinion upon the means of coming to an understand ing with the different States interested to attain without a collision so noble an object, I am happy to assure your Im perial Majesty that my Government would be quite inclined to join in it in so far as I could do so. As regards my own personal feelings, I should take advantage of the cordial pro posal of your Imperial Majesty with the greatest satisfaction. I take advantage of this opportunity of renewing the as surances of the high esteem and inviolable friendship with which I am, Monsieur mon frere, your Imperial Majesty's bon frere, Chateau de Laeken, Nov. 20. LEoroLD. THE RING OF ITALY. Monsieur mon Frere,—The letter which your Imperial Majesty has addressee to me is inspired by a grand and generous idea which will be appreciated by all those who understand the tendencies of the age we live in. A permanent struggle has been established in Europe be tween public opinion and the state of things created by the Treaties of 1815. Hence has arisen a sickly state of things which will increase unless European order is placed upon the basis of the principles of nationality and of liberty, which are the very essence of the life of modern nations. In presence of a situation so dangerous to the progress of civilisation and to the peace of the world, your imperial Majesty has become the interpreter of a general sentiment by proposing a Congress to settle the rights of Sovereigns as well as those of nations. I adhere with pleasure to the proposal of your Imperial Majesty. My concurrence and that of my people are assured to the realisation of this project, which will mark a great progress in the history of mankind. As soon as the international Conference takes place I shal take part in person, or at least send a representative. Italy will appear at the Congress in a spirit of perfect equity and moderation. She is convinced that the justice and the respect of legitimate rights are the true foundations upon which a new balance of power in Europe can be founded. it is my most sincere wish that the initiative of wisdom and concord which your Imperial Majesty has taken in hand may prevent the dangers of war and increase the friendly relations between nations. I take advantage of this opportunity to renew the expres sions of my inviolable friendship, and of the high consi deration with which I remain, Monsieur mon fr4e, your Imperial Majesty's bon frZtre, Turin, Nov. 22. VICTOR EMMANUEL. THE KING OF THE NETHERLANDS. Monsieur mon Frere—The courteous and cordial letter which your Majesty has addressed to me, under the date of the 4th of November, has for object to unite the Powers of Europe in a Conference to advise measures to settle the affairs of Europe on a peaceful foundation. I respond to the generous idea of your Majesty, and am willing to join all the other Sovereigns of Europe in realising the noble object your Majesty has in view. I take advantage of this opportunity to renew the assur ances of the high esteem and inviolable friendship with which I remain, Monsieur mon ft ere of your Majesty, (Le sic) bon frare, The Hague, Nov. 29. WILLIAM. VIENNA, Dec, 9. The following is a summary of the letter of the Emperor of Austria in reply to Napoleon 111., dated the 15th of November : The Emperor acknowledges the important objects of the Congress for the settlement of the political questions at present pending and the security of the future; but wishes, before taking part therein, to learn with some ac curacy the bases and programme of the deliberations of the Congress. Should the questions to be discussed be indicated beforehand, and the Powers agree upon the tendency of the deliberations of the Congress, unforeseen accidents, which might overthrow everything, would be less to be feared. The dangerous and insolvable problems, which would create fresh instead of removing existing complications, would then be set aside. This idea is more fully explained in a despatch of Count Rechberg to Prince Metternich, of the same date as the Emperor's letter. It says—lt is not sufficient to put forward a programme of a negative character as the bases of such important discussions. The Austrian Government wishes to know how the declaration of the Emperor Napoleon relative to the treaties of 1815 is to be understood. These treaties have been partially modified; but so far as they have not been altered, they are considered as the foundation of public right in Europe. Some improvements are necessary, Let the French Government point out those it considers desir able. Certain remedies might be more dangerous than the evils themselves. The programme of the Congress might fulfil all the conditions for the ma i n t enance of p eace , w hi c h is the p r incipal object to be attained. THE FRENCH SENATE. THE LATE GALE.—Considerable anxiety is felt at Great Yarmouth with respect to local fishing smacks, upwards of 40 of which are still unaccounted for. Yester day the smack Vulture was towed i n t o por t di sa bl e d, an d with only three apprentices on board, the four men belong ing to her having been washed overboard and drowned. During the gale the boys were ordered below, otherwise they would have been swept away by th e t err i fic seas. Some ca ses of noble self-devotion have been recorded. Thus, on the morning of the 4th inst., the smack Catherine bore down to the assistance of the smack Fortitude, of Yarmouth but, finding that the crew of the latter were two much ex hausted to jump on board of the Catherine, two men, named William Wilson and William He mp, both marr i ed, lowered a boat and proceeded to their assistance, Just as they left the smack a tremendous sea swamped their boat and they were both drowned. Ultimately, h owever, with the excep tion of a boy, the crew of th e Fort itude were th r e es e c r u e e w d. of Ithne eroefw of the Russian t b e r l i l g i g ue Francis.n c e e 0 3, h un a s in b e ee been Tuesdayreceived number,and yesterday o f w tehree safetyrteherec eived n th following vessels : e Home, their vessel having b een aband oned during the gale. The crew of the Belgian s loo p Jose p h, of Ostend, six in number, were also received y eaterda y at the Home. Both of these crews were rescued b y fis hin g smack s . N o f ewer since Friday at the thanT The e Allen, Home. 7115 n Some sa i lors, brig, of wht them to e t imber belongedbeen receivedoff Cromer; the Scipio, brig, of Sh ields, f or L ondon, aban doned off Lowestoft; the Lu na, brig, o ft and from Sunder land, abandoned on the O uter Dowsing _ i the Thomas e Kennion, brig, of Shields, for London with timber, lost on the Well Bank, &c. 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Your voice, Sire, enlightens, appeases, and strengthens public opinion. It prevents it from straying in a policy of conjec tures and false interpretations wh i ch disturbs th e public mind and injures the public interests. Your Majesty has spoken, and the country now knows that in entering on a period which leads . it to the a eleventh loftiest ideas of concord and civilisation. n p y re e c a e r d o in f g th y e e E ar m s, p s e t r a o b r ij s i t y reign o progress, e w s l a fi n u d d th in e it, " It is not that France has to fear the want of stability arising from street tumult. Our popula lations are quiet, and applied to their labours ; they move only to throng around your Majesty, and accompany you with their acclamations. "Neither have we reason to fear anything from instability—always so pernicious—of political in stitutions. The understanding (accord) between the great bodies of the state has never been more complete, and France has responded to your ex pectations by elections which have shown the force of the dynastic feelings of the country. Happy results of a constitution so well adapted as that of 1852 to the interests of our nation, and' which by a wise system of conciliation has organised a power strong without excesses, combined with real liberty, and devoid of license. It is your Majesty's will that that constitution be faithfully protected. The Senate will the less forget it that it is convinced without that constitution France would behold the days of prosperity, which it owes to it, for the last eleven years, grow darker and darker. No doubt, Sire, that constitution is perfectible—your government, Sire, has shown it by proofs precious to the liberal spirit of our epoch. Bat that consti tution is not an ephemeral convention which can be altered by transformations antagonistic to its prin ciples. The people has willed it ; it has voted its bases, and a people that knows the value of its word makes no stipulations for a day; its compacts are made to last—they extend afar into the perspective of its future. The history of your dynasty, Sire, is a proof of this. Notwithstanding reverses, in spite of exile, in spite of death and revolutions, the suf frages given to the First Consul might be traced after the lapse of half a century, in the suffrages given to his nephew. The reason of this is that, whatever may be said to the contrary, the French nation is not fickle in its affections or beliefs, and when it restored the Empire in 1852, it measured no less the depth of its resolution than when it first created it 50 years before. Let us, therefore, gather round the popular work —round that consti tutional compact which is the true manifestation of the Imperial regime. That compact is not on trial —it is in itself a whole political system, in which are to be found on the one hand the programme of your accession to the throne, and on the other the assent of eight millions of votes. We should be inexcusable if, more versatile than that immense mass which is the people itself, and which is often taxed with inconsistency, we give it, after the lapse of eleven years, the example of mobility in a matter where every day records its perseverance. " But what shall always be well received by the Senate are the ameliorations claimed by public wants—also the liberal reforms, whenever they leave unimpaired within your hands the power in dispensable for the tranquillity and prosperity of the country. Progress has penetrated everywhere since 1852, both as regards our institutions and our moral and material interests, and nothing has been able to arrest its advance, not even the sufferings occasioned by the events in America, in important manufacturing districts — suf f erings, which, un for tunately, have not entirely ceased, but whi c h may always rely on the constantly beneficial efforts of Government and private charity. Progress, there fore, will pursue its career " As regards the financial situation it would have been still more satisfactory if the two expeditions of Cochin-China and Mexico had not brought about ex traordinary charges caused by unforeseen conaoli cations, unavoidable delays, and imperative n ews _ sities. The force of ci r cu m st a nces often imposes sacrifices on a nation which wishes her name to be respected, and keep up her rank in the world. France hopes, however, to be reimbursed her ad vances by the war indemnity which your Majesty requires from Mexico. Generosity does not stand in the way of right and justice. "Moreover, everything in the documents before us contradicts the hypothesis that the expedition was undertaken with a view to create a Mexican empire under the sceptre of a foreign prince. What is but a possible end must not be mistaken for a cause—to protect our countrymen, to de fend our honour and our interests, to strike a deci sive blow in a distant country, whither commerce invites, and where an inhospitable governme n t has so often deceived us, such has been the Emperor's fundamental and patriotic object. France is a democracy, ardent in its labours, and which would consume herself in sterile activity if, for want of a vast outlet, she was compelled to fall back upon herself. It is to favour her immense labour that your Majesty has taken steps to extend her commer cial relations by means of treaties. It is also watch ing over, to create for her beyond the seas secure communications, open new markets, and show her speculations and industry protected by the powerful hand of France. What your Majesty and the country now desire is that the undertaking glori ously commenced should, as soon as possible, receive a solution worthy of the Emperor and of French interests_ Then our heroic soldiers and sailors, proud of - the task they have fulfilled, will return, like their brothers of the Crimean and Italian armies, and receive at the hands of the country the tribute of admiration and gratitude which their exploits have deserved. " Allow us now, Sire, to arrive at the great idea of your Majesty's speech. " In the course of last session the affairs of Poland assumed unforeseen gravity, and the Senate, in an order of the day, the sense of which was entire confidence in your Majesty's policy, associated itself with your lively sympathy for the misfortunes of that country, for every blow that strikes it awakens a powerful echo in France. Your Majesty, on entering upon a collective diplomatic action with England and Austria, was justified in hoping that Russia, yielding to friendly couns el6 ' and to the voice of humanity, would grant favour able terms to an oppressed p eo pl e . But Russia did not come to an understandi ng w ith the three Power s. _ It was then that your Maj es ty conceived the wish h to exhaust all means of conciliation, an d that, giving a wider scope to your pacific views, yon addressed to the Courts of Europe the proposal of a Congress embracing in its arbitration the aggre ga te of those questions which are leading a disturbed period like ours through difficult transitions and desires of re-- has followed your novation. Sire, France, who arms with enthusiasm on the battlefields of the Crimea and Italy—France, w ho always and every. where will be looking on—will accompany you with invited happiness to that areopagus to regen erate the European comp act by the spirit of trio lern ti mes. At the commence ment of this century the Congress of Vienna was more disturbed (se preoccupait) by the then recent dangers of French revolution than by the q uiet, but formidable transformations the leisure of peace was about to introduce into the ideas and interests of nations. Now time has r uined cr undermined the se com bi nations so that i t ' s equilibrium of 1814 and 1815 is everywhere compromised. It is not France that can com plain of the downfall (decadence) of the painful treaties of that period—but neither •is i t she who can rejo tat beholding Europe pur-, SOCIETY OF ARTS. AGRICULTURAL PROGRESS-ITS HELPS AND HINDRANCES. Yesterday evening at the ordinary weekly meeting of the members of the Society of Arts, held in their rooms, John street, Adelphi, Mr. J. Chalmers Morton read a paper on "Agricultural Progress—its Helps and Hindrances." Mr. John Grey ; of Dilston, occupied the chair, and having briefly opened the proceedings, Mr. J. CHALMERS MORTON read his paper, of which the following is an abstract. The author began by giving a re suntd of agricultural statistics for some years past, which, he said, did not in themselves tend to prove that the pro ductions per acre of the land under cultivation had been actually increased, and it would be rather by a collection of testimonials from land agents and farmers in different parts of the country of the general condition of the land as to pro ductiveness now and 20 or 30 years ago that he proposed to prove the general progress which had been asserted. Mr. Morton then read numerous extracts from reports giving the opinions of practical farmers and land agents of long experi ence, all concurrent to the effect that the agricultural pro duce of this country is now much larger than it has ever been before, that the fertility of the land is increasing, and that both in bread and meat of home produce we are really better off than formerly, notwithstanding that our imports of food have also much increased, in order to supply our better fed and larger population. He then stated what he believed to be the principal causes of this progress, among which were better tillage, the better richness of home made manures and the greater use made of imported fertilisers, the more effectual avoidance of weeds, the adoption of improved rotations of crops, the more ex tended use of machinery, and the selection of better sorts of plants in cultivation. The improved sorts of cattle bred, and better modes of feeding, had also contributed to this favourable result. The relations of landlord and tenant were reviewed, the author pointing out the grounds on which he had formed the opinion that the granting of leases to tenant-farmers would benefit agriculture. He then passed on to consider the influence exercised by the various agricultural societies, which he thought had been, on the whole, most favourable. He suggested that the Central Farmers' Club would do good service by forming a central office through which every local society would be kept in communication with all the others, as had baen done by the Society of Arts with regard to the mechanics' institutes of the country. The numerous provincial societies had doubt less done much good by their annual gatherings, and the author especially spoke of the influence of the Royal Agri. cultural Society in stimulating progress. At the same time he was of opinion that the prime system in the imple ment department, as carried out at the annual shows, had many drawbacks. The judges had not sufficient time given them for making their awards, the trials were inadequate, and for these and many other reasons he thought the awards were often unsatisfactory. He was, therefore, of opinion that in the implement department the prize system should now be abandoned, and he believed that the attraction of the annual shows would still remain undiminished. In conclusion, Mr. Morton urged the importance of good agricultural education, and regretted that the Royal Agri cultural Society, though this subject was referred to in its charter of incorporation, had hitherto devoted no attention to it. He thought it was to the credit of the Society of Arts that the subject of agriculture was included in its annual examinations. The paper was followed by a discussion in which several gentlemen took part. Amongst them were— Mr. HENRY COLE, who said they had heard a most ex cellent paper from Mr. Morton touching many subjects, each of which would take them hours to discuss ; but there was one subject he had omitted, and that was the con dition of the labourers. It would not be denied that the labourer was worse housed and cared-for than the horse, the cow, or the pig. He was glad to see any attempts to improve their dwellings, but the great evil arose from the mistaken notion of landlords warring against the existence of cottages on their estates. The whole object of that was to prevent them becoming chargeable to the parish rates. Having quoted from several authorities bearing on the sub ject, he urged landowners to well consider the question with a view of effecting an alteration in the present state of things. Mr. HARRY CHESTER did not agree with the last speaker that Mr. Morton should have introduced the ques tion of the labourers' dwellings into his paper. It was a subject of such importance that justice could not have been done to it in Mr. Morton's paper. It was a question that deserved a paper to itself, and ho suggested that Mr. Cole should write one on it. (Hear.) He objected to the com parison Mr. Cole made between a labourer and a pig, be cause there was no analogy between them. The pig was the sole property of the owner, but the labourer was not and never would be in this country. (Hear, hear.) Col. CHALLONER differed from Mr. Morton with regard to the giving, of prizes, for he believed that they stimulated the rising hdent of the country. gr. JOHN FOWLER, jun., as one who had gained prizes, qu ite concurred with Mr. Morton, that prizes were not u n ecessary to stimulate agricultural progress. sug gested that instead of holdin g the shows annually, and that, ' they should give a good re p ort of what they sv( in stead of witnessing a g ricultural o p erations on a small scale, the judges should visit farms as they stood and wit ness the progress of steam agriculture, and report accord ing to the state in which they found them. (Hear, h oar. ) Mr. EDWARD 'HOLLAND, M.P., said that the population of this country was greatly increasing, and civilisation of England was nearly at its height. As we rose in the scale our wants became greater and must be supplied. Houses were being built in many districts for the labourers PRICE...— -..4d. STAMPED ....sd. sue its perilous career ou a precarious and vacillating basis. France has therefore applauded with trans port your proposal for a Congress--a provident idea, which offers to our country satisfaction exempt from ambition, to Europe guarantees of peace and a disarmament, to civilisation a wide and free field of development. May the Sovereigns, guided by their high wisdom, and the enlightenment of the century, unite with your Majesty in a task which by meet ing struggles, instead of awaiting their oath:Tait, will settle pretensions, and piece the right of go vernments in harmony with the legitimate wishes of peoples. England, however, has decided that she would abstain—her exceptional situation possibly enables her to be less moved than your Majesty by the dangers of the state quo, but the other govern ments cannot but gain, in presence of a crumbling past, in f oun di ng a s i tuat i on w hi c h s h a ll b e ne ith er threatened nor unac k ow l e d ge d. The peoples will al so gain in entering with them in a future of com promise and concord. Happen what may, the country divided , will n o t di sown your Majesty, when you have I speak in the nam e of resp on sibilities;Frane.' a ” nd when, after uttering the w or d s of wisdom , you told Europe— The Smithfield Club Cattle Show. Notwithstanding the extremely unfavourable state of the weather yesterday, the Agricultural-hall at Islington was well filled, and it i s b elieved that a larger number of visitors attended than on the pre vious day. The sale of prize stock was tolerably brisk, considering that so large a portion had been sold on Tuesday, but the " commended" and " highly commended" stock had mostly changed owners. Sales were no doubt stimulated by the offer on the part of the Club of a silver cup to the butcher who should make the largest purchases, exclusive of the extra stock. The following is a list of the sales effected, in ad• dition to those which appeared in Ihe Sun of yes terday : In class 1, Devons, No. 1, the winner of the third prize, had been sold to Mr. Hull, of Kensal-green. In class 5, Hereford steers, under three years, No. 35, the winner of the first prize (exhibited by Major General the Hon. A. N. Hood, and bred at the la te Prince Consort's farm, Windsor Park), bad been sold to Messrs. W. and A. Waldham, of Torquay. In class 7, No. 58, the winner of the third prize among the Hereford heifers, not exceeding four years old, had been purchased by Mr. Shopland, of Knightsbridge. In class 15, the winner of the second prize, No. 136, had been sold to Mr. G. Wood, Ter minus-place, Eastbourne. In class 16, Norfolk or Suf folk polled breed, the winner of the first prize, No. 149, had been sold to Mr. John Horwood, of Esher, Surrey. In class 19, No. 159, the winner of the first prize, among the long-horned heifers or cows of any age, had been sold to Mr. J. Roberts, of Kenilworth. In class 23, No. 182, the winner of the first prize, had been sold to Mr, B. Smith, of King's-road, Chelsea. In class 24, No. 184, the winner of the first prize amoag Irish steers or oxen of any age, had been sold to Mr. George Ball, of Norwich. In class 26, Welsh breed, No. 187, the winner of the second prize, had been purchased by Mr. H. Squires, of Watford. In class 27, Welsh heifers or cows of any age, No. 190, the prize winner, had been purchased by Mr. Parsons, of Leather-lane, Holborn. In class 28, No. 191, the winner of the second prize, had been purchased by Mr. H. Edwards, of Tunbridge Wells. In the extra stock, No. 33, prize winner with silver medal among the shorthorns, had been purchased by Mr. 11. Keehle, of the Lion-tavern, New Cattle-market. Among the sheep the following additional sales had been made :—ln class 31, Leicesters, No. 248, the pen winning the second prize, had been sold to Mr. C. Harman, of 397, Hackney-road; and 247, the pen winning the third prize, to Mr. W. Stepto, of Walworth, In class 32, N 0.255, the pen winning the second prize, had been sold to Mr. A. H. Jones, of Tottenham-court-ro2d ; and No. 257, the pen winning the third, to Mr. P. Jackson, of 6, White Conduit-terrace, Islington. In class 40, Shropshire fat wethers, No. 325, the winners of the first prize, had been sold to Mr. Swann, of 78, High-street, Hoxton. In class 45, cross bred, short woolled fat wether, No. 374, the pen winning the £2O silver cup, as the best pea of Shropshire, Oxfordshire cross or any other breed of sheep in any of the classes, and likewise winning a first prize and silver medal, had been sold to Messrs. Comfort, of 77, Farring don-street ; and the second prize pen, No. 382, to Messrs. Brown and Davis, of Bedford. In class 46, cross breds, No. 385, the pen winning the first prize, had been sold to Mr. G. Pope. Among the extra stock of cross breds, No. 388, the sheep winning the silver medal had been sold to Mr. Tyrrell, of the New-road, Hammersmith. Mr. King, a large buyer, wbo was stated to be of Farringdon•street, resides in Paddington-street, Marylebone. Among the pigs the following further sales had been effected :—ln class 48, No. 415, the first prize pen of pigs, not exceeding eight months, had been sold to Messrs. Watling and Son, Pimlico. In Class 50, No. 433, the second prize pen, had been sold to Mr. F. Robinson, of 246, Westminster-bridge-road. Last evening the annual dinner of the Smithfield Club was held at the Freemasons' Tavern, the Right Ron. Lord Walsingham presiding. There were also present Lord Feversham (president of the Royal Agricultural Society), Lord Berners. Lord Trede gar, Sir J. H. Maxwell, Col. Fane, M.P., Mr. Hum" phery Brandreth, Professor Simonds, Mr. Fisher Hobbs, Mr. Brandreth Gibbs, Col. Green, Mr. C. Stokes, Mr. W. Torr, and other persons of note as agriculturists. The company was not so numerous as in former years, though the club was never more wealthy or prosperous than at pre sent, and the ab sence of exhibitors, especially the most of those who had gained prizes, was a subject of comment in the course of the evening. On the removal of the cloth, The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the toast of " Th e Prince of Wales, the Princess of Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family," took occasion to say how much the members of the club had been gratified by the visit of the P rince at the opening of the exhibi tion in the Agr icultural -hall on Monday, and by the y the k een interest wh ich his Royal Highness h ad taken in his own in the show. He h o p ed that some day his Highness would bec ome an exhibitor Royal Club," o p e rson, no w that he had an estate of his own, and t h a t he had b een enrolled a member of the club. and of Vilieh g he said he Later in the evenin g , the 0 \JUArt MAN gave " Suc cessb ad long to the been Smithfield a member, exhi bitor atlits annual gatherings, late years an the members on the complete He congratulated o f this year--the entries havingsuccess of the show numerous than us ua l, and the been more the beauty and quality of the animals exhibited fully up to an average. The growing interest taken in the proceedings of agricultural societies was a source of gratification motel. Pros, On this occasion they had had Royal and nobl e most was the visitors, but what had pleas ed him unusually great influx of p2ople of all classes rushir.n to behold and admire their exhibi tion. (Hear, hear.) These were signs of progress in the ri • ght direction, added to which was the fact that, for the first time, the club was now managed by a council appointed by the members in general, He trusted that the new constitution would be found to work satisfactorily, though it was remarkable that the first effect of the introduction of the ballot had been to exclude from the council, for two years at least, many of the best end mst useful esmen, malts those who had taken the g reatesttest interest rproceedings from the first. Without expressing any opinion of his own u pon the subj , .ct, he thought it woulq be well for the members to consider whether that was likely to tend to the wLlfare of the club, though he must admit, that it might be of great advantage to infuse new blood into its govc.rn- meut. Ho understood that the club had becomeso rich that it was at a loss liuw to spend its money, S ' . - - t,•• • ‘, - 47 4 v-` ti=, p r oposed in future hi...,,0cr44,=73-il-iy. 0b1i'44;14 , l'=v - r* ti;.:ip.; L (A laugh.) The 'Coupcil,. however, in orde „, . :1 ! ,* •75-,;te.- ),;.•.:,• viate the dilficulty,, said his lord - larger pretn,ums, and more of them, to exhieiitglid.A.:,< e r l Lord FEVEIs. SHAM, in proeveing "The health 114 '1 s the Chairmar" as to obtain the silver • ship had been so I :,rtunate' Lord I"Yalkimgham) , cup for the best ren (h e ,' Soutliu,'° wn 61 -leel ) , and that; was a depart me nt of the show' •in which on loaner , occasions h e h a d b een em inently L uccessful, so that he now bid f a i r to r i va l i n t h a t reek ect the fame of the Duke o f Ri c h mon d , M r . Rigoden, , and the late Mr. Jonas Webb. (Hear, hear.) The toast Was drunk with acclamation , The CHAIRMAN explained that he i'w.gmt °l . lg i- Daily with a ve r y moderate flock of S out h a, I wnE, his prime obj.2et being to raise good mutton, ha, i 'he was afterwards tempted to exhibit, first at the mt. 'etings of local societits, and then at the annual ahoy . ' 3 of the Suniftfif)ld Club. Lord 13EnatEns, in speaking e lt t : a ue i vbs t ae i e : n a f p l et , r .( il y r : ( s , e r ; t rn : ; es i e f i °' s r iun o i n e o, e a I , r 2.t a t h ' n :l,e c ; i t C l . h ;: t }t n l t °W t. ; n e l aa , cs g i r o l e nt r t ; t i t iY. ra l n r: c e St a : b a t( )i n ti La'' :: : w d i e n l at. c t ray to increase them still more next year. 1 so me length on the encouragement whic ,.. was now given to s t ea m caltivation, and up on its greater efficiency and ec onom y , compared with modes, provided due r egard w.as had to t h e extent of farms and to the quality. of th e soil in regniu, i kt:lg the depth of drains, and in the nA° of implements. The CHAIRMAN stated , b y waay of t c h o a n t e , ra w s h t e a r s ea t so the extent to which recourse was bet ng had to steam cultivation in Scotland and England, he had heard that in a particular paris b. in England three farmers had clubbed their funds together to buy a steam cultivator, there were three steam cul tivators at work in a parish with which he was acquainted in East Lothian. (A laugh.) In Proposing the toast of " The Labouring Classes ," he said what ever might be the improvements in agriculture, there must always be a large number of men engaged in cultivating the soil. "The poor they had always with them ;" but cultivation by machinery had been attended with these, among other advantages, that it raised up a class of men from among those en gaged in digging the land who were able to take the place of engineers and workers of machinery ; and rd that wherever machinery had been largely in t uced it had resulted in improving the physical condition of the labouring classes. All that, he said, wax now being well understood even by the classes who had been ever the most prone to regard the use of machinery with jealousy; and he con trasted the prevailing feeling upon the subject with that which led to the deplorable agrarian outrages in the southern and south-western counties of Eng land many years ago on the introduction of the threshing machine. Lord FEVERSIIAM, in respo ndig to the toast of s "The Royal agricultural society," u Royal ion from oya High with which his na me had been connected as President , stilted that he had that ve r y da y receive d a co to piell General Knollys intimating that his ne ss the Prince of Wales had been pleas e d Ro3.3 a i A be come a governor of that societ y . c ultural Society, he said, had now a greater' nEil: ber of members than at any former period. .It ex.. cited universal interest, and had not only itself tended directly to the improvement of agricul, ',ore, but still more by calling into existence a number of kindred societies throughout the country. It was stated in the course of the proceedings that Lord Tredegar had been chosen. President of, the club for the ensuing y ear,and that Lord Spencer was the President elect for the following one. - . THE CRYSTAL PALACE COR:PANY. The report of the directors states that the rct'ult of the year's working shows a balance in favour of re venue of £12,674; and, after payment of all preference charges and interest, there remains at the credit of the general .'evenuo account the sum of £20,218 available for division amo ug the , proprietors of ordinary capital. Out of this sum the t lit ec tars recommend the payment of a dividend of 2 per :ent (2s. per share), which will leave a balance of £164 to' 1)3 carried forward. The Dulwich-wood property now ate ads in a much more satisfactory position than it has hitht trto done. The annual charge has been reduced from £3,k100 to £7ll, and will cen'inue to be further reduced anti iinab t , 7 extinguished, as gro.ind is said or let and houscsave erected,. The directors fed satisfied that the sum with which this estate now stands debited in the general balance-sheet i.l below its real value. Credit is taken in the general revenue - • account for the balance of cash recoivea from the South Lon don Railway Comp my for the land occupied by their high level lino and station, after deducting the sum of £lO,OOO paid to the Dulwich Calcge for the leasehold interest of this company therein. In r: _poet of this payment, an allow ance of £3OO per annum has been made by the College from the ground rents. The saving shown on the expendi ture side of the accounts is a feature which cannot fail to Le regarded as satisfactory. The diminution in the re ceipts arising from shilling visitors and the departments dependent thereon is no doubt large, but this is in a great degree to be explained by the natural reaction in the past season, after the excitement and attractions:of the Exhibi tion year, a reaction which is well known to have generall,v affected both the trade and the amusements of the metropo lis. On the other hand, this diminution is to some extent compensated for by the increase in the receipts directly and indirectly attributable to season tickets —a branch of income which, as it is mainly derivable from residents in the neighbourhood of the palace, may b e looked on as per manent, and may be expected t o g row with the growth of this rapidly-increasing district. The directors look forward w,th confidence to an improvement in the general traffic, a s the additional railway accommodation new rapidly in course for traffic, of completion is gradually supplied. The works on the South London Railway are being prosecuted with the, greatest vigour. Considerable progress has been already 8 on the line, are directors . are made in the preparations for the high level station in front of the Palace, while the tunnels at Sydenham-hill and as promised, aFroer beinge st-1 ai 11, energeticallywith pushedof the forward, heaviest on or before the Ist of 3133, 1865, and thus assured that the line will be opened tion will be made with the a northern eon nec Metr • opehtan line into the' heart of London. Of great importa nce the arr angement lately effected bet to this company is wo an d the Chatham and Dover Railways, and the st a tions at Charing-. witYs, p rov idin g a connec the South-Eastern t i on between the high levelli n exoss , Cannon-street, Greenwich, an d W oo l w i c h, an d thus: , l g i v ing the Crystal Palace direct access to these most vain able points. If, as is a l so Proposed, a connection be effected between the Southern and East ern li ne s, by crossing the Thames below London - bridge, the directors will have g reat reason to con gratulate of the railway access their shareholders on the comple tion general exp to the Palace. The economy in the out in the least emiitUre of the company has been effect ed with building, Theimpairing Property of the company, both within an ti without the building, is maintained in the best condition. The t artmen receipts . sof the exhibitors' dept con ti n uo to show' a Satlsf a c t o r Y advance upon those even of the preceding ed, and year.e"r. This department has been lately re-arrang thereby materially improved. Great care has been taken t o secure generally the most desirab le class of tenants, with the View to maintain as much as possible the present favour able position and working of this important portion of the Palace. The tercentenary of the birth of Shakes peare, which occurs next year, is an event which ci;nnet fail to influence the proceedings of the Crystal Palace in the ensuing season. The revenue account for the Iy434tad hs! . ending the 31st of October last shows that £lO7, been received, including £12,285 for season tickets, £58,699 for admissions, £15,436 for general exhibition department, and £14,678 from refreshment contrset. The expenditure amounted to £64,760, including £6,482 for maintenance and repairs of building, £6,029 for same of gardens and grounds, £2, 9 25 engines and waterworks, and £7,726 maintenance and repairs of various departments, with alterations and additions to same, leaving a balance of £42,674 ; to this is added £2,937 from the preceding year, and £5,891 in respect of leasehold interest in land taken by the new railway com pany, making £51,602. From this is deducted £31,281 for preference charges and interest on debentures, leavinei b a l an ce of £2 0 , 218 . The ca p ital account shows thata £1,443,710 had been expended. 1 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.--The Briti6h Associa. lion, at the Newcastle meeting, app o i nted a Com .. mittee to prept.re a report " On the Best Means of Providing for a Uniformity of Weights and Measures with reference f t o o ll t o h w e in ln g t m er e e m st b o e f r S s, ci N e v n it c h e, p " ow th e e r committee itteteo ttohceoirnsnisutmobferth—e namely, Professor Rankine, Sir W. Armstrong, Lord Wrottesley, Sir John Herschel, the Astronomer Royal General Sabine, Dr. Lee, th e R ev. D. Robinson, Mr. W. Tire, M.P., Colonel Sykes, 1N1,P., Sir Julia Hay, M.P., the Right Hon. C. B. Adderley, M.P., Mr. W. wart, M.P. , Mr. Jatmuit_ds Mr. F. Miller, and PITMEN'S STRIKE IN THE NORTIL-9 ° P ° ll ,l , rd y P a r s o f s c e s: e r tar; . Williamson, Tuesday 45 of the families of the miners onA strikeuekland at Messrs. Straker and Love's collieries, district, in the county of Durham, were ejected conducted cottages at Okenshaw. The proceeding: s"ettlerneut with in an orderly manner. The chance of t a h n ;firm has declared the Union men is as remote as ever,.as n men. Brancepeth, in the their their intention not to employ Union collieries are at Okenshaw, - Willington A. i r i d s . hopcd lay the employers, ),,, ,v, o il r l k s , o a o n n d c( l nu Vi ra tli e n n g c t e o w n o l: k p . lt t:i.