The Sun. — London, England, 1863-10-21 00:00:00

ABSTRACT OF THE ACCOUNTS OF Mr. CHARLES PETTITT ALLEN, Treasurer of the County of 31Iddlesex, from 4th July , to 3d October, 1863, in clusive, AS TO THE ORDINARY COUNTY RATE. RECEIPT. Balance in the Bank of England on 4th July, 1563 £8,510 2 2 RATES. Arrears on that day of the Rate made on 16th April, 1863 £ 691 15 9 Rate made. on 16th July, 1863 .. 19,083 7 6 19,775 3 3 Arrears on 3d October, 1863 .. 364 13 2 Amount of Rates received .. .. 19,410 10 1 CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS AND CONVEYANCE OF PRI- SONERS FOR PeNAL SERVITUDE. Frol.n tb e Lords of the Treasurer of ac',ount of Criminal Prosecu t ions from the Ist July to the '3lst December, 1562 £1,934 6 11 Ditto the Amount paid for the "Conveyance of Convicts sen tenced to Penal Servitude dur ing the same period .. 37 5 7 4,991 12 6 ___ HOUSE OF CORRECTION AT COLDBATII FIELDS. For Materials worked up and La bour done by Prisoners .. 292 7 0 Forßread, Officers' Uniforms, and Prisoners' Boots made for, and Cocoa supplied to the house of CorrQction at Westminster .. 459 12 8 Ditto ditto for and to the House of Detention • .• 117 3 1 For Bread and Officers' Uniforms made for, and Fiour and Cocoa g applied to the County Indus trial School at Feltham .. 421 7 1 For Maintenance of Military Pii goners • • • • • • 48 2 0 Sums taken from Vagrants to be applied towards their Main tenance • • • • •'t • 0 19 1 For Maintenance of Customs' Pri soners • - • • • • • 3 17 6 Ditto of the Tower Liberty Pri _ _ 52 8 0 Boners • •• • • • • By Sale of Old Stores .. 83 410 Compensation for Uniform re tained by Officers on their leav ing the Service of the Prison .. 2 17 3 For Boots made for and supplied to the County Lunatic Asyhim at Hanwell • • • • • • Ditto ditto for at the County Lunatic Asylum at Coiney Hatch • • •• 157 1 3 A Copy of Commitment .. 0 1 4 The expense (repaidlof conveying 2 Boys to Blythe House Refor matory at Hammersmith .. 76 4 9 0 8 0 £1,716 13 10 HOUSE OP CORRECTION AT WESTMINSTER. For Materials worked up and La bour done by Prisoners .. 129 19 0 Bones and Fat sold 10 13 7 Su ms taken from Vagrants to be applied towards their Mainte nance • . For permission to deposit Soil on the Land adjoining the Prison 100 0 0 The Grazing of Cattle on ditto .. I 5 0 Repaid, by a Contractor for Works done a, the Prison, a portion of the Clerk of the Works' Wages 21 0 0 0 1 8 HOUSE OF DETENTION. For Maintenance, of Deserters .. 30 8 0 By Sale of Wash • • • • • • 018 0 For a Copy of a Commitment .. 0 1 4 GUILDHALL, IESTMIN6TER. Rent of Vaults INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL AT FELTHAH. By Sale 'A Farm Produce.. .. 50 5 0 Towards the Maintenance of j trve nile Offenders in the School .. 120 17 6 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Fees received by Inspectors .. 68 4 6 Fines and Penalties .. .. 43 15 0 Moiety of Produce of forfeited Weights and Measures.. .. 6 16 10 26.1 19 3 31 7 4 48 2 6 171 2 6 118 16 4 SUNDRIES. Expenses of inquiring into the Settlement of a Lunatic and removing him to the County Lunatic Asylum at Colney Hatch .. • • 213 11 Total Receipts .. £35,291 0 5 EXPENDITURE. House of Correction at Cold Bath Fields— General Expenses .. £10,043 9 4 Tontine Annuities 807 13 6 Interest of moneys borrowed.. 419 2 6 Principal repaid 166 13 4 11,436 18 8 House of Detention at Clerkenwell— General Expenses .. 1,453 19 0 Interest of moneys borrowed.. 120 10 9 Principal repaid .. 166 13 4 1,716 3 1 House of Correction at Westminster -7__. General Expenses .. 3,564 19 10 Interest of moneys borrowed 405 13 10 Principal repaid .. 2,825 0 0 7,095 13 8 County Industrial School for Boys— General Expenses • • .. 3,634 11 1 Interest of moneys borrowed.. 656 3 7 Principal repaid .. 433 6 8 Payments for Boys on their discharge .. .. .. 80 10 0 4,854 11 4 Conveyance of a male juvenile Offender to the . Industrial School at Felteam 0 6 2 Reformatory School for Girls —Maintenance .. . .. .. .. 106 8 2 County Lunatic Asylum at llanwell— Interest of money borrowed .. 53 12 9 Principal repaid .. .. .. 200 0 0 Militia Storehouses— -253 12 9 Rent, Taxes, Insurance, Fuel, &c. 158 13 7 Interest of money. borrowed 331 1i 11 Principal repaid .. • • .. 626 13 4 1,117 1 10 Prosecutors and Witnesses — Central Criminal Court .. 1,060 18 9 Middlesex Sessions .. 1,400 .8 7 Criminal Justice Act .. 41 3 6 2,503 0 Coroners' Expenses Total. Salaries. paid. Middlesex— £ a. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. West. ....145 0 0.. 340 9 0.. 485 9 0 Central 305 0 0.. 547 10 6.. 852 10 6 East 375 0 0.. 543 12 6.. 918 12 6 Westminster 110 0 0.. 195 1 6 .. 305 1 6 Duchy of Lancaster. 11 1 9.. 23 4 6.. 31 6 3 Total ..916 1 9 ..1619 18 0 2,59519 9 Bridges .. • • • • • • • • • • •• 43 10 0 Sessions House, Clerkenwell 401 9 3 Guildhall, Westminster .. 4t 17 7 Assistant Judge's additional Salary 75 0 0 Clerk of the Peace •• 86 13 9 Weights and Measures 12 1 5 0 8 0 Treasurer of the County .. 19 1 3 Conveyance to Pepot of Offenders sentenced to penal Servitude Removal of Scotch and Irish Paupers .. General Printing and Stationery • • • • A dvertisements •• •• •• •• •• Miscellaneous Charges • Total Expenditure £33,145 5 1 Balance in the Bank of England on 3d Oot. 1863 2,198 15 4 37 19 1 62 16 6 112 12 9 50 9 2 217 5 1 £35,204 0 5 As TO THE RATE MADE UNDER " THE LUNATIC ASYLUMS ACT, 1853." RECEIPT. Balance In the Bank of England on 4th July, 1863 .. 10,788 111 Rate made on 16th July, 1863 .. £,541 13 9 Arrears on 3d Oct., 1863 .. . • 182 6 7 Amount of Rate received .. .. 9,359 7 2 Pensions payable to and money received for maintenance of, Lunatics at Hanwell and Colney Hatch Asylums at the charge of the County 10 4 0 Total Receipt .. X 20,157 13 1 EXPENDITURE Lunatic Asylum at Ilanwell— Ordinary repairs .. Interest paid .. Principal repaid Annuities to retired Officers £B5B 19 8 .. 968 6 6 -- 700 0 0 .. 34 11 4 2,561 17 6 Lunatic Asylum at Colney Hatch Ordinary repairs 1,089 2 1 Improvements .. 98 16 3 Interest paid .. •• 3,221 8 0 Principal repaid .. 5,150 0 0 Annuities to retired officers 47 10 0 Maintenance of county lunatics .. - 9,608 16 4 • • 2,835 9 10 Total enditure .. .. £15,004 3 s Balance in the Bank of ex En p gland on 3d October 1663 .. 5,153 9 5 £20,167 13 1 AS TO MONEYS BORROWED FOR THE ENLAROEMENT OP THE COUNTY LUNATIC ASYLUM AT }UNWELL. Amount DR. in th e Bank of England in the joint namesmsh of Henry Pownall, Esq., Henry M orr i s Ned, Esq., and the County Treasurer, On 4th July, 1884 £1,137 5 8 CR. Amount in the Bank of England in the above mentioned names on 3d October, 1863 .. £1,137 5 6 AS TO MONEYS BORROWED FOR PROVIDING COUNTY IN DUSTRIAL SCHOOLS IN MIDDLESEX. DR. Amount in the Bank of England in the joint names of Henry Pownall, Esq., Henry Morris Remshead, Esq., and the County Treasurer , --- on 4th July, 1863 .. •• •• 473 5 9 Received of George Crawshay, Esq., the sum authorised by the Court to be borrowed (on Bond No. 10) on mortgage of the County Rates .. 2,000 0 0 £2,073 5 9 CR. Amount 10 the Bank of England in the above raentione I named on 3d October, 1863.. £2,073 5 9 AS TO MONEYS BORROWED UNDER THE MILITIA LAW AMENDMENT ACT 1854. Du. Amount in the Bank of England in the joint names of Henry Pow-nail, Esq., Henry Morris Iceinshead, Esq., and the County Treasurer, en 4th July, 1863 .. .£2B 13 2 CR. Amount in the Bank of England in the above menttonea names on 3d Oct., 1863 .. £2B 13 2 --- AB T o '..... 011BTS BORROWED FOR ENLARGING THE HOUSE OF C oURECTION AT COLD BATH FIELDS, Bala nce RECEIPT. pulesln the Bank of England in the joint IlLenry Pownall, Esq , Henry Morris o s n e4lBl l ll ,l " 4 , l 'irt, and the County Treasurer, 61 .. £13,533 12 6 __ .. .. • • " EXPENDITI7RE. Messrs. Chlnflects for extra Works in cement in the New Buitdings ._ .. •• " Ir. George N eh ,,, n, paratus for warming and Baden, tor supplying Ap buildings (on sc.:omit) .. .. ... •• vr , ntilating the new Messrs. thinn° '*, on a ccritint of their contract for erecting i The Architeett:l4Nerp.P.,-„illsVoinagB;: Virorks, tor 12 weeks' wages.. T h e Clerk of the 739 11 10 750 0 0 2,00) 0 0 174 0 6 37 16 0 Total Exrenditur in th Ba l a nce in the r.sank R n W iand • • £3,701 17 4 nam ed names on 3rd October. 1813 he above- CONVEYANCE OF TROOPS. Transport Department, Admiralty, Somerset House, Oct. 17, 1853. THE COMMISSIONERS for Executing the Office of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the United kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do Hereby Give Notice, that on TUESDAY, the 20th instant, at Half-past One o'clock, they will be ready to treat under the Conditions contained in the Regulations for Ilir Majesty's Transport Service and the form of Charter Party, which may be seen at the above office, for the conveyance, from Woolwich to AUCKLAND, N.Z., in two fast-sailing ships, of about In the other Ship. 15 In one Ship. Officers - Ladies 6 Officer,' Children Soldiers Women Soldiers' Children Stores (heavy) 10 tons .. 25 tons Stores (light) 106 tons. Tenders are to be made at rates per head (officers and men separately), and per ton for Stores. The rates per head are to include conveyance, freight of biggage according to Government scale (App. XXII. of the Transport Regulations), the supply of articles for the mess place. cabins, and berths (App. XV.), articles for table use of Troops (App. XVI.), and of cooking utensils, fuel, lights, and necessaries tor their use (App. XVII.), as well as of all such Stores (especially those referred to in Art. 97), and other requisites as are re quired by the Transport Regulations to be provided by the owners. blessing for officers or other first and second class passengers is to be supplied by the owners, and will be paid ter, in addition to the above charges "per head," at the rates specified in App. XXIII. of the Regulations, which rates are to include the supply of bedding exclusive of bed 'inen and towels), medical comforts, articles for table uso, cooking utensils, fuel, light, and other requisites (Fee Art. 201 and App. XV. to XVII. of the Regulations). Fittings will be erected, and provisions, a supply of water, medical comforts. and Bedding for the poldiers and their families, will be put on board by Government. The owners are to supply a dis tilling apparatus, and water casks or tanks. Drinking tanks in the mess decks for the daily use of the troops will, how ever, be lent by Government, in lieu of the usual mess water barrels. _ _ . The Vessels are to be ready for immediate service, and to sail as soon as the Government fittings, (tc., are completed, without any delay on account of the shipment of private cargo. No private passengers are to be conveyed. All Tenders must be made on the printed form provided for the purpose, which may be obtained on application at the said office, and be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, Somerset House, and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Transport Department." No tender will be received after half-past one o'clock on the day of treaty. .. 9,836 15 2 £13,538 12 6 ab uarter Sessions of the The accounts, of which th e Cha rie e s e l.' °r ove is an ,se,, abstract, were pre sented to the Q Middlesex on October 5, 1863, on the oath of ai r. -1: f Treasurer of the said county, and were audited Allen, the day by the following justices of the peac e 7-,`, l :. t n c l on the same —Henry Morris Kemshead (Chat man), T r e a s n aid county, man Morley, William Peter liodkin, and Charles 1; 118 Br c'ck - Esquires, and were audited and allowed by th e s ame Quarter °onw ard, &ssions on the 15th October, 1863. CIIAHLES P. ALLEN, Treasurer of laidcUesex. ARMY CONTRACTS. TENDERS will be received at this Office until 12 o'clock noon on the 3d of November. from persons who may be willing to enter into Contracts to supply BREAD AND MEAT in such quantities vs may be required, for the use of Her Majesty's Land Forces stationed in the following places, from ist December, 1863, to 31st May, 1864 :- 1. Brampton House, Hyde-park, and Kensington. 2. Regent's-park and St. John's-wood. 3. New Barracks, Chelsea. 4. Wellington Barracks, Buckingham Palace, and St. George's Barracks. 5. The Tower. 6. Hounslow and Kneller Hall. 7. Hampton Court. 8. Windsor. 9. Brighton, with Coast Forts from Newhaven to Shore ham. 10. Croydon. 11. Sandhurst. Separate Tenders for Bread and for Meat must be made for each of the above-mentioned Stations or Barracks as sepa rately grouped and numbered. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this office, by letter or in person, between the hours of 10 and 4 o'clock. Tenders on the printed forms must be properly_ filled up and signed, and no Tender will be noticed unless delivered at the under-mentioned Office, under closed envelope (marked on the outside " Tender for Commissariat Supplies "), before 12 o'clock noon on the 3d November next. W. T. POWER, Commissary-General. Deputy Commissary-General's Office, 5. New-street, Spring-gardens, London, S.W., 10th Oct., 1863. No. 22,251. ROSE, Mayor. —'Tuesday, the 20th day of October, 1863, and in the 27th year of the reign of Victoria, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, &a Resolved unanimously,—That this Court receive with very great regret the intelligence of the death of their much respected brother, John Humphe.y, Esq. ; and, rememberinf,v ilw pang. period during which he devoteu his valuable services for the benefit of los fellow-citizens, and the exemplary man ner in which he fulfilled the duties of the high and important public offices connects J. with this City, have a melancholy sat s faction in placing on record this testimony to his worth, and in expressing their sincere condolence in the painful be reavement which has been sustained by his family and friends. WOODTIIGRPE. N ORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1809. Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament. Accumulated and Invested Funds Annual Revenue 422,401 FIRE DEPARTMENT. Insuran , es granted both at Home and in Foreign Countries on the most liberal terms. LIFE DEPARTMENT. Every facility offered to Insurers. Ninety per Cent. of the Profits divided among the Insurers on the participating principle. The new Life business transacted in 1862 as follows : Policies. Amount Insured. Premiums. 1,037 £763,334 £23,6t1 0 0 Forms of Proposal and every information will be furnished on application at the OFFICES: LONDON 58, Threadneedle-street. 4, New Bank Buildings, Lothbury. West-end Office B, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. SALE OF OLD STORES, AT THE ROYAL ARMY CLOTHING DEPARTMENT, PIMLICO. WAR OFFICE, PALL-MALL, 17th October, 1863. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the SECRETARY of STATE for WAR is prepared to receive on or before SATURDAY, 31st inst., Tenders for the purchase of Unserviceable Stores now lying at the Royal Army Clothing Department at Pimlico, comprising Military Clothing, Great Coats, Tin Ware. Waterproof Articles, Tools, &c., &c. The Stores may be viewed at Pimlico from 9 to 11 and from 1 to 4 o'clock during the four days previous to the 31st inst. Tenders must be made upon the proper printed form, which may be obtained on application at this office, or to the Military Storekeeper at Pimlico. The Secretary of State for War reserves the right to reject any or all of the Tenders. THOMAS HOWELL, Director of Contracts. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat Office, Aldershot, Oct. 9, 1863 . TENDERS will be received at this Office, until 12 o'elock noon, on TUESDAY, the 3 d Novembe r, 1863, from persons who may be widing to enter into Contracts to supply FLOUR AND MEAT, in such quantities as may be required, from the Ist December, 1863, to ;Is'• May, 1861, for the use of her Majesty's Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the command. Separate Tenders are required for Flour and for Meat. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this office, by letter or in person, between the hours of ten and four o'clock. The Tenders must be properly filled up and signed, and delivered at this office (under closed envelope, marked on the outside " Tender for Army Supplies,") and no Tender will be noticed unless made on forms obtained from this office, and delivered by the hour appointed. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat-office, Aldershot, Oct. 9, 1863. TENDERS will be received at this Office, until 12 o'clock, noon, on TUESDAY, the 3d November, 1863, from persons who may be willing to enter into Contract to supply FLOUR FOR HOSPITA!.. BREAD, in such quantities as may be required, from the'lst Decem ber, 1863, to 31st May, 1.64, for the use of her Majesty's Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the com mand. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this office, by letter or in person, be tween the hours of ten and four o'clock. Tho Tenders must be properly filled up and signed, and delivered at this office (under closed envelope, marked on the outside " Tender tor Army Supplies"), and no tender will be noticed unless made on forms obtained from this office, and delivered by the hour appointed. ARMY CONTRACTS. - - --- Commissariat Office, Aldershot, Oct, 9, 1863. ENDERS will be received at this Office, wail 1863, fro 12 o'clock, noon, on THURSDAY, the sth November, trait tom persons who may b e w ill ing to enter into Con- PAILLASSE STRAW AND STRAW FOR ROYAL ENGINEER SERVICE, in such quantities as may be required Pram the Ist December, 1863, to 30th November, 1864, for the use of her Majesty's Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the oda mand. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract mr y tained on application at this office tter o r in be ob person, between the hours of ten and four o'clock delivered at this office ( The Tenders must be un p d r e o r p c e l r o l s y ed fi e ll n e v d o u o p , 57 - ,(1 signed, and de, marked on the And no Tender wr , be noticed unless made on forms Ailed from this ar" " 4. out-ide "Tender for Supply of Stra e w bt ), a ': • and delivered by the hour appointed. aloe, TT WALKER'S Nr,Av NEEp: urd ~0 . , --." The . 11 .• Patent Ridged -E ; 68 extend the Cloth, so that th e thread may pass throng'', it quickly aniaNilthout the slight es t E drag. Fur ease in reading they surpass all others.,,_ Samples post free, P c is. per 100, o,r any respectable Dealer.— H. WALKED 1) atuntee and ', ooks and Eyes, &0., Queen's ,fanufacturer to Her Majesty of Needles, Pis:n Hooke , Pitie,, H Works, Alceter, and 97, Gresham-street, London. OYAL HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, lA , in the Imme'.tiate vicinity of the Great Northern lip way Terminus, at. Ring's-cross. Patron—The QUEEN. Pres;dent—The Duke of BUCCLEUCII, K.G. Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. This ",pas the first hospital to introduce the principle of free and i - astant admission to the destitute sick, without the for- Itit'Aity of eovernors' letters. It is entirely devoted to desti 4.ntion in its most pitiable form—viz., that which is accom panied by sickness and disease, and is now of sufficient magnitude that, with adequate support, it may he rer9ered capable of admitting into its wards a very large proportion of the casual sick of this great metropolis. It requires hut the funds in order to have 500 beds available for the reception of these the most wretched of our fellow-creatures. Moreover, it gratuitously affords medical advice and medicine to more, on the average, than 3,000 out-patients a week. The Weekly Board feel it theirimperative duty to make an EARNEST APPEAL to the public for continued support, to enable them to admit and relieve the distressing cases that daily present themselves. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Masterman, Esq., Nicholas-lane ; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. : Ilerries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith Payne, and Co. ; Gln and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barc , lay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; SV.lliaras, Deacon, and Co.; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Earned and Co., Liverpool and at the Hospital. _ TANFORkg, smug .. s eoretai.T. ORNAMENTS for the Drawin g - room, Lib rary , and Dining-room, consisting of a new and eiegant assort ment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks , Obelisks, Ink stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, &c., in Italian, Alabaster, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &a. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her Majesty, 149. Stand, W.C., Loud/n.l. '' * :tons i,TSHELLS Mr. Tennant arranges elementary colic MINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSIU which will greatly facilitate the interesting study of :MINERALOGY, , ERALOGY, CON CHOLOGY. and GEOLOGY ' t , 9 50, at . each. 510 20 to 100 guineas oft PRACTICAL INSTRT' RALOG Y is given b; _JCTION in GEOLOGY and MlNE mar. TENNANT. at H 9, Strand, W.C. N O r :r NG IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and m ew . ost useful invention of theday, AGUA AMARKLLA. 0 , es. JOHN GOSNELL'and CO., 3, King-court, Lombard -met, London, Perfumers to her Majesty, respectfully offer to the public this truly marvellous fluid, which gradually restores the human hair to its pristine hue—no matter at what age. The Agna Amarella has none of the properties of dyes ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and when the hair is once restored one application per month will keep it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per bottle, or nines: a th lf e b p lt a le ce s, BB l o o l e.; ate T s. estimonials from artistes of the highest order, and from individuals of undoubted respecta ility, may be seen on application. Messrs. John Gosnell and Co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royul High- DPILL _ _________-_ R" SCOTT'S 13ILIOUS AND LIVER REMEDY.—Pre pared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. rott, of tror n i e Y S.—A NEVER FAILING , went, will be found invaluable to all who ..uirer ;ran bilious and liver complaints, indigestion, wind, 'Pv:Ams, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, &o. For habitual ' dstiveness, as a family aperient medicine and as a purifier t , t the blood, they are truly excellent c mild in their opera tion and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Sold by W. Lambert, 8, Icing William-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most druggists, in boxes,ls. lid., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The gen u i n e are a zt*lnare green package, with " William Lambert," eiiirriWed ell the stamp. CIELEBR/VelON of th e TERCENTENARY o f V) the BIRTH of SHAKSPR Ait g, - -.. at i ratford-upon , Avon. The Tercentenary C ommittee (of Which Sir At, -.1 , ,, Af t N. C. I. ...iamilton, Bart., K.C.8., is Chairman) are no w receiv ing SUBSCRIPTIONS, and th ey may also be paid to the ar,tount of the Tercentenary Co mm i ttee. at the Stourbridge n Banks, and Kidderminster or Warwick and Leamingto Stratford-upon-Avon ; Messrs. Greenway, Smith, and Greenway, Warwick ; or their London agents , , o Me ssrs. Smith, Payne, and Co., Messrs. Hanburys and (°• or Messrs. Glyn and Co., bankers, London, taftScetratlTorhdeis not only The Tere,entenary Committee, in submitting' the subscrip tion li A to the nation, most earnestly appeal to %tilt: r o t t B S t l t ia h k ei s r p e e l a a r i e ra t s or upo the n ir th a e id g a ro n u d n a l s t s h is a t the birthplace of Shakapeare, but the centre of attraction to all admirers of the great Poet's works, and that it was bi s hale, the town he loved, and where he lived turd dim „„„ 7167. stand -6; -; fis S PA.PER • " *- : 1 4,XeiCit-3 a k •* . \ - • 4 `.- . • 1 1 / • • 1 0 ,214 • "In 41 4 4 446 pt.- :.s4 .q 4 sze•-44ar - W,14.401 4 *- - 4W4 \ 4far L * rum . VI 0/ 44 - - .4 ' 164_ -,Cl`2lS:= - ” err -1P „.„ t , , • ` l , r D e -ra.C) -DROIT ..N and now they would understand lie' banquet. (Cheer, and three groans RA `` It did the Americans good to be told' oEt her fo s w E h n e g n la E nd n , g a leil nd a h of being told by the Americans of hers ; looked for an ally she should look to her fleirtedw hoped ithEMngrl. nd those who spoke her own language, and e n i religion. He stood there to declare that Amt ‘nca was - the ra national ally of England. He stood there to ,declare that an alliance with a foreign nation against &aeries . was mon strous, and that Americans flirting with whisk ered and bearded Pandours was monstrous also. (Choers.) but the aMasv:ou " 1 flag with the cross of St. George, and that with the stars of hope and promise, should go together. When England was misrepresented, then he knew he had denon.need Eng land ; but since he had come to England he was prepared to carry back—not from the expressions of feeling at public.• meetings alone, but from such significant facts as the de tention of the steam rams in Liverpool—front such weighty words as those uttered by Earl Russell at Thairgowrie, and by the Attorney-General at Richmond—feelings that would. come home to and warm the hearts of the American people.. (Loud cheers.) Professor F. W. NEWMAN then moved, and the Rev. NEWMAN- HALL seconder, the following resolution:— " That this meeting presents its cordial thanks to the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher for the admirable address which ha has delivered this evening, and expresses its hearty sym pathy with his reprobation of the elaveholder's rebellion, his vindication of the rights of a free government, and his aspirations for peace and friendship between the English people and their American brethren ; and as this meeting recognises in Mr. Beecher one of the early pioneers of negro ema ncipation, as well as one of the most eloquent and suc cessful of the champions of that great cause, it rejoices in this opportunity of congratulating him on the triumph with which the labours of himself and his associates have been crowned in the anti-slavery policy of President Lincoln and his Cabinet." The Rev. Mr. BEECHER having briefly returned thanks, the proceedings terminated.—. Advertiser. Trial of Armour Plates, Steel Guns, &c,, at St. Petersburg. O r trialsfur the Petersburg with th e experimental nine-inch rifled cast steel gun. This gun is of solid cast steel, made b y Krupp, and throws a 3001 b, shell or a 4 501 b. s olid shot. The results of previous experiments with this g un led On Wednesday, took place the 1 a 7 t th st. of October, the Russian Government to order fifty of them, which are now in course of delivery. The principal objects of the experiments on the 7th inst. were to ascertain the best description of shell, and to test the quality of armour plates supplied by Messrs. John Brown and Co., of Sheffield. First, a series of cast iron shells, 3001 b. each, were fired at different ranges, and then shells made by Krupp were fired at the 41-inch armour plates. The first shell, of hard cast steel, was 221 inches long (two and a half diameters), with a flat end four inches in diameter. Fired with 501 b. of powder at throughww w i th he sand . a a l n s do iron, o f hteak, e a 700 ft. distance it passed through the plate, oak and teak backing, and broke into many pieces, although Krupp'skf:u r,: st eel, he sbh t t tl h l e &c., and also went to filled with sand only. The second and third shells ‘u u ip t . 61in. ends. These shells pierced plates, wood, same dimensioni as the p ieces, aanitdhethuigrhd,oannlyd went filled was wsaa sm o only made y bulgedlength, b Potoleff, of puddled steel, on Aboukoff's system, the from 9in. to 12in., and the end flattened; not a single crack being visible in the shell. The fifth shell, the same as the fourth, passed through iron, teak, and the second target, and went at least a mile beyond. The sixth and seventh shells were from Krupp, and were charged with powder; they were quite flat-ended, 9in. diameter. .One ex ploded in the plate, the other in the wood. The eighth and ninth shells were of east iron, and al though they passed through the plates were, of course, destroyed. Evening prevented further trials, which will yet be made on the same plate. The results on the plate were highly satisfactory. In a space of 4ft. 6in. by 3ft. 6in. eight holes were made without any crack of the slightest descrip tion ; and the marine officers present were highly satisfied, because they are obtaining 4,000 tons of plates from Messrs. John Brown and Co. for their different ships. The English Government would do well to note the progress the Russians aro making in gunnery. Cast steel guns are decidedly before any yet pro duced in England of any other metal. 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When they demanded that slaves should be brought from Africa to cultivate cotton, it was granted ; and Louisiana, Florida, and Texas—out of which eight States could be made—were permitted to have slaves. In point of fact, they in the South had always the control of the general government of the country, and the majority of the Presidents were chosen from among them. Out of 60, the North had only 24 ; of the judges, 18 were from the South and 11 from the North ; Speakers in the House of Representatives, 23 from the South and 12 from the North; of the Attorney-Generals, 14 from the South and 5 from the North; foreign ministers, 86 to 54 ; and at least three fourths of the diplomatic agents abroad, and the principal embassies, so as to secure the markets of the world for their cotton and other produce." Was there ever such an indict ment unconsciously made by a speaker against any people ? Mr. Stephens, speaking to the people of Georgia, not know ing that he would be reported, and that his speech would come North, that it would come to him (Mr. Beecher), and be read by him to an English audience in Exeter-hall, carved at once into the very heart of the policy of the South, and told what were the plans and what the part the South had played for the last 50 years. (Hear, hear.) The real c onsistent policy of the South during all that time was, in addition to the control of the territories, to control the Go vernment, and to use both for the establishment of slave influence throughout North America. Now take notice that the North, hating slavery as slavery, and longing for its extinction, was unable till this war to touch slavery di rectly. They could only touch the slave policy —not slavery independently—because slavery was established by a State law, and subject only to State jurisdiction. Any direct at tempt on the part of the North to attack slavery would have been revolutionary and unconstitutional, (Hear, hear.) It would have destroyed the Constitution, because it would h av e been a violation of the principle of state independence. That Constitution, in fact, only took an English idea on a l ar ger scale. We borrowed it from you. Many might not u nderstand how there could be a State independence under a national Government. He was not very well posted in English affairs, but he understood that there be longed to the city of London certain private rights that the parliament could not meddle with—(cheers)—and that there then e,iyf they understood were other elements in which P ar li amen t was as su p reme i n of London as i n any ot h er c i ty w i t hi n th e rea l m. Nw understood th a t p r i nc i p l e h ere th e y wou ld un derstand principl e of the American Government, by w hi c h certain matters belonged to local jurisdiction and certain other matters belonged to the general Government. In this country every man's house was his castle, and once inside it the householder, so long as he conformed to the l aw , could regulate his domestic concerns uncontrolled and without molestation. In like manner the American States were domestic households, and so long as the Constitution was kept up, in other respects no other State had a right to interfere with their domestic institutions. But in addition to these internal and domestic questions, the United States came together for commo n p urposes an d crea t e d a ge neral Government, to which they gave supreme authority on all questions affecting war and peace, the negotiation of treaties and all similar questions of general policy. The power to meddle with or interfere with the domestic economy of the separate States never was given to the general Government, a nd it could not be given. They would ask him, then, e fl e w is it you are doing so now ?" He had shown that it wa s only with the national policy as it went out of the States with which the national Government could deal ; that they were bound by the Constitution to abstain from internal interference, and in honour, loyalty, good faith, and patriotism, they did abstain from such interference. It was only when the question was raised whether the na tional policy should be a slave or a free-soil policy whether their national Policy should be free or slave, that the national Government was e n titl e d an d b oun d t o in terfere. lee called them all to wit ness to the forbearance but they an d h o nesty with w hich the North b a d ac t e d i n the m atter. forbearan ce in i quality, honesty was not a h evoewrye fundamental virtues, and for SO years the North had st ood faithful to her word, and re s spec t e d the local rights of States, even when those local rights were opposed to moral ri ghts — (hear)—and he thought that g Quality, b not t a showy honest adheren ce to Stat e rights and forbearance on the part of the North was one of those things of which they might b e justly proud. (Oh, laughter, an d c h eers. ) I t was a pro duct of principle, proof of liberty, le a • berty, an inspiration of that Chris t i a n faith which is the moth er b o th o f pr i nc i p l e an d liberty; a nd he was proud to say that there had been a re cognition of that fidelity and forbearance on the part of the North, eve n in respect to her worst enem i es. That was the reaso n why t he North did not in th e fi rst instance go to war for emancipation. Sho went to war to save the national in stitutions, to save the territories, to save t h ose laws which, if allowed to operate throughout a series of years, would first circumscribe, then suffocate, and finally destroy slavery. (Loud cheers.) That was the reason why that most true, h one st, just , and conscientious magistrate, Mr. Lincoln— (Here the a udience, both on th e pl at f orm and in the hall, rose gave repeated ch eers , am id s t th e w feet and t o their waving of hats and handkerchiefs, which lasted some time.) How was it that the conflict changed its character from a war upon po li c y to a direct att ac k upon slavery itself ? It was because the South was go ill-advi se d as t o b e l eaguer the nat i ona l Government with slavery, and thus obliged the President of the national Government to decide between the safety of the national institutions and the slavery by which they were beleaguered. (Cheers.) A man attacked on the highway by a robber obeyed th e fi rst law of nature in knocking his as sailant down, an d so when a nation was as sailed fu its mo st vital intere s t s by a local interest inimical to its welfare, it was the right of that nation to destroy its enemy, which, if not destroy ed, would destroy it. So long as the South allowed the issue to be one of policy, the North did not attempt to shift the ground ; but when they said slavery shall be the issue, th e N or th cou ld do no other but acce p t the challenge. As the police had no right to enter your house so long as you obey the law, but had a right to do so when the law was broken, so, when a State defied a national Government, and violated the Constitution, the national Government had a right to enter and protect the national rights. But it was said the Presi dent issued his proclamation for the sake of political effect, and not for humanity. (Cheers, an d Oh , oh.) Ilrby, the right of issuing the proclamation was political, but the dis position to do 80 was not. Mr. Lincoln, as an officer in the Presidential chair, had no more right to consult his private feelings than a judge on the bench; but when a judge saw that in the rigid execution of the law primitive justice went w ith right the judge was all the more pleased. S o , in th e se the United Stat es . I n the time of peace slaverycase o f slavery in was a local institution which they could not touch. Now they did so because, since the war, slavery had been shoved out of its place as a local institution, had become a na ti ona l enemy, a nd must be dealt w ith as such. (H ear. ) H © promised to make tha t clear. Had he done so ? (Loud cheers.) But it was said, " Why not let the South go, since they want to be at peace with y ou (Hear, hear.) Because they would not ; because they would be less peaceable sepa rate than together. Oh I if the South would go I But they were determ i n ed to stay. The North would gladly furnish a f re e passage for every mother's son of them if they would only go. (Loud cheers and laughter.) He wanted, how ever, to ask that meeting to stand in the place of Americans, and to test this question thoroughly. The war was com menced by `he South under circumstances that compelled the North to join issue, and as the South meant to stay, the North said, " The territories are ours, we will not give them up.' ' Th e South wished to cut the flag in two whic h covered both section s of the Union with glory and bad protection. The South had the key of the country in their possession, Th e y robbed the country of its treasu res, its arsenals, and stores —the y had possession of the best ted o fficers in the army an d nav y —the y had long anticipat a nd prepared for the conflict, and whe n it commenced er N or th knew not whom to tr u st. (Hear, and cheers.)_aAr ithe w h a t occurred, and when t he gage was thrown, North to lie down as a s p aniel would ha v e marked them f to a ll eternity as cravens a nd cowar ds. (Cheers.) Th e n again' of fen. i the honour and safety of the Government and tak The tutions demanded that such a step should be taken. violation of course pursued by the South was a flagitious that, when a the Constitution, and laid down the principle itted to say) ors f minority was beaten they should be permit ted war." (Che) you don't let us have our way we will go to ne.) Then he Would England permit it ? (Cries of N e trated 3,000 miles was glad to say that the ac t being.peoarrP) Besides, if this a way made no difference. (Hear , it should stop as principle were allowed , he did not set why regarded States, and nott be a a p plicable pp li c able to countries also. (Hear.) If it were m illion of won in a State to righ sed from the contr o l of the general secede when they govern ment, then i t was e e , ua lly right for half, or a qua r t er as he said, it was held lawful fo r a of a million; an d when, for a h e ld equally socountry, and ev en f or St a te, it must b e a city, wear, b e ar.) The fact w as t hat slavery was at the it all, and as they had always been fi g hti ng w i t h bthoatttodm o devil, they knew the system better than the people of t hi s country. (Hear.) The question of thi s sovere i gn t y o f independent States was discussed at the first convocation of delegates held in 1787, and a discussion arose as to whether the separated colonies should be called a confederacy, or a nation composed of several independent States. A resolu tion was proposed to form a confederacy, instead of a na tion. but when the draught was sent to the committee of revision, with the words " We, the people of the United States," for the purpose of forming a nation, the words were -reed so as to have a confederacy, and thus the Conatitu STAMPED tion remained until it was galvanised by the secession, in order to justify that proceeding. (Hear, hear.) He should like to know what the feelings of an Englishman would be, if he saw in the newspapers one fine morning that the country from which his (Mr. Beecher's) ancestors came from had proclaimed itself an independent State--(a laugh) —and was followed by other countries on the southern coast proclaiining themselves an independent kingdom. (Laughter.) They might probably say that circumstances altered cases ; but he would ask, was it not as necessary to maintain national territory and national laws in America as it was in this country ? (Hear, hear.) But then it was said a great concesaion had been made because the Southern States offered the Northerns the free use of the Mississippi. What condescension I Why, it might as well be said, that if a parcel of gipsies took possession of their houses it would be an act of grace to allow them to enter them. (A laugh ) It was impossible that the two States could live on one con tinent as independent nations, and therefore a truce with them would be merely a cloud to produce a thunderstorm at any moment, whenever the Southerners found the means and the oppertunity to take possession of the entire conti nent in the name of the devil and of slavery. (Cheers.) But it was said, why not let this contest end and allow the South to go ? Because the Americans did not wish to be come a military people. (Cheers.) A great many people said that America was becoming too strong—that she was dangerous to the peace of the world; but he would say that if this division was permitted the South would become a military nation,and the North 'Auld be compelled to become military also. With 1,500 miles of lines and forts to defend, the North would require a standing army of 250,000 men; and when a nation had a large standing army she was in great danger. Before this war the legal force of the United States army was 25,000; the actual number was 18,000 ; and was all they wanted; indeed, the Tribune and other papers had written it down as too large; but let this division take place, and an army of 250,000 men would be required by the North, and one of not less than 150,000 or 200,000 for the South ; and when America was compelled to have armies like these, like a boy with a knife, she will always be wanting to whittle with them. (Laughter and cheers.) It was the interest, then, of the world that the American nation should be united and under the control of that part of the nation that had always been for peace, and that the government should be wrested from that section of it that had always been for annexations, filibustering, and snub • bing nations. (Cheers.) But on religious grounds there was a higher, more solemn, and national trust; and the Americans felt, as he did, that he and those whom he addressed had a solemn moral responsibility for that country and for the other portions of the globe. But how much more was that the case when it applied to their own nation and the Church in America that in their vast territories there was a glorious sphere to build up a Church that would make the hearts of all good men everywhere glad ? (Great applause.) They could not help slavery in the States before the war, but now that it had become a declared public enemy it was their duty as Christians to see that slavery should never again be in a position to blight this fair Western territory. (Cheers.) When he stood and looked out upon that immense territory—(great interruption, and cries of "Put him out")—when he looked at that vast territory he felt bound, as an individual man, as a citizen, as a Christian minister, to ask, Will you permit this terri tory to be darkened by this storm cloud ? Will you permit the acres which lie between the Pacific and the Atlantic to groan with unrequitted toil when it is in your power to pre vent it ? (Cheers.) The Americans were sending mission aries to all parts of the world to aid in its civilisation and evangelisation, and yet there were men amongst them who counselled them to give up Aneerica to the devil, and not do another thing. (Cheers.) He said, apart from all ques tions of finance or commerce, it was their duty as Christians to save that vast continent from the blast and blight of slavery. And yet how many were those whose voices were sounding up and down all over England " Let slavery go ?" A story was told of that great man, Sir Fowell Buxton, that when a large favourite dog of his was seized with hydrophobia, and was dashing hither and thither and up and down the streets to the danger of all passers by, he seized it by the neck, and, notwithstanding its immense strength, he held it until help came to him to enable him to chain it up. What would an Englishman of the type of the Times said had he been there? "Let him go—lethim go." (Cheers.) Was there a man there who did not feel the nobleness of the man who restrained that mad dog from going about biting women and children? and were they to let this hell dog of slavery madly go biting millions in the future ? No, we will peril life and limb first. (Loud cheers.) These facts were not magnified but mini mised in his statement of the case. No man could under stand these arguments and feelings unless he had been in the midst of American society and was impressed with the sentiments of the North—deeper than the sea, firmer than the hills, serener than the eky over their heads where God dwells. But it had been said what a ruthless war this war is I and he had seen it stated that a pestilential reverend fellow had come over from America to preach the Gospel, and it was said he was in favour of the war to extermina tion. (Hear, hear.) Well, if he said so, he'll stick to it. (Hisses, answered by cheers.) Yes, he repeated it. (Hisses and cheers.) Bat when his words were quoted on that point he asked them to take the explanation, not from his enemies, but from himself. He believed this war was the test of their American institutions, that it was a life and death struggle between liberty and slavery, and that it was the cause of the common people. He believed that all free people would be stronger if they suppressed this oligarchyof slave holders, and that every oppressed people would be weaker if the North was pushed to the wall. (Hear, hear.) The Americans believing this—that the war was a test of their Constitution, their laws, their liberties, and their future destiny, and standing before the great responsibility thus cast upon them—were prepared to place them all upon the altar, and he said that the North would perish rather than this Western civilisation should be destroyed (Cheers.) If the people of the North were willing to make these sacrifices in their own homes and families, was it to be expected they should stop the war for the sake of the South ? Should they be expected to do for them what they would not do for them selves? No—standing by his own hearth —standing on the altar of the Church—in all places—and in presence of the d names and memories of the illustrious dead —he deelarbee, they would sacrifice in 10 or 20 years, as the case i m y p ( a Hear, everything they bad in the world but and some hisses.) If the love of public Plithienre.tiy- n . t . 3 dead in Great Britain they would not understand halms 'we b ll ut a i s f of lived as it did in the time of their ancestors , oibie determination his, they would guess the firm and iavint all hazards, and at of the North to fight the war through° a strong marks of dis every cost. (Loud cheers, with regretted to say that some approbation.) On this point country try had deliberately and of the public organs in this e knowingly suppressed the tru th. (Loud cries of "the limes, the Times," and considerable h th e North had no sincerity hisses and groans.) It pia was said, in the first that in carrying on this cep- flin:t: that the blacks were treated they ever had been or were now in there much worse than That was a monstrous lie. (Loud the Southern sta.. * a gain that the proclamation for eraan cheers.) It was sa me re political trick, and that the war c ip a ti n g them was a was an u nprinciPledsquabble among men who now gone d raging a d w ith national vanity. Oh I what a pity that writers should not feel in their apostacy the efforts l e y them in early days for the liberty of the wade like those slave! k ,liou a cheers.) But even if all these monstrous lies were true, it would not alter the fact, that the North in its struggle was only promoting the sacred cause of liberty. (Cheers.) When their army fought at Waterloo, the so ldiers eetgaged in that conflict did not know the tremen dous moral consequences that were to follow and depended on that battle. It was not what the British soldier felt or thought, but the interests of the British empire ; and so it w as at present. The war was no doubt looked upon in this country with horror, and as something very wonderful ; but he would ask them what land or shore the prowess of their own ships had not seen and conquered ? what land wa s there on the habitable globe that their soldiers had not conquered ? Why, the great trumpet of the resurrection, w h e n it sounded at the last day, would find, at the great m uster to be made, British soldiers from every place under heaven. (Cheers.) Then, as to the allegation that they were fighting against their own blood. Had not England, on a late occasion, poured troops into Canada, and made the most formidable preparations against their own blood,metely because two men were taken from on board the Trent. (Cheers, and cries of Oh, oh.) Old England ashamed of a war I Why she planted her standards and national ensigns in fields of blood in all parts of the earth. (Cheers.) The American people imitated their pluck, and they would fight to the last. Next to this came England giving her moral sympathy to the South. (No, no.) Well, he, like most of themselves, did not believe all he read in the Times—(cheers, and three groans for the limes)—but he, also, like them, read the Times, and lee generally found that the last argu ment used by those he talked with was the last argumen t of the limes. (Laughter.) It untortunately happened that those who sympathised with the North shot with bows and arrows that could not reach 3,000 miles across the A tla o u ra t:i but those who supported the South shot with the en arrows of slander, calumny, and misrepresent a a t A i e ricans reached the whole distance. If they thought t s l ider a Part of had been tenderly sensitive, they must ctoi: ovonvet:ehich wereha d that feeling was caused by the representaw_ nes been made of the feelings of this country (A. Voice—.Elow n w th h e i y nh struggling against slavery for freedo m. nee to the Russians lit tl e coquetting there, in New York, there b ad a lady thought her (Laughter.) They all k new ere about the it ?) Well , with r : f heheeatintvwe:The t oo k a new b eau, suitor was not sufficiently atteu of her suitor. In like man_ and flirted with bite to sitting face with Russia, but she h a d h er ner New York was eye upon England 'the Owe. (Laughter.) But it was attentions to Russiawhile she was oppress said that s uch un worthy of such a country as America, well, he thought so too—( c h eers)— ing Pola nd were. (A Voice — S e it ls.) VELLUM MANUSCRIPT OF VIRGIL. AMANUSCRIPT COPY of THE XNEID, on Vellum, and of the Xlllth Century, has recently been offered for sale much below its value. The person having lost the same may obtain further particulars by applying to Messrs. Boosz, Booksellers, 29, New Bond-street. The Rev, Henry Ward Beecher on England and America, One of the most imposing demonstrations that have oc curred for many years at Exeter Hall took place last night, to hear the lecture of the Rev. H. W. Beecher on the pre sent unhappy condition of America. Before the doors were opened at half-past 6, the entrances in the Strand and Exeter-street were crowded by thousands, and when the doors were open a fearful rush took place, happily without any accident to life or limb. The large room was crowded to overflowing in a few minutes, so that the vast multitude outside who were toiling and surging here and there to ob tain an entrance were obliged to go away disappointed. Curious enough the leading members of the committee, and even Mr. Beecher himself, had great difficulty in forcing their way through the anxious crowds that blocked up the doors. Some disturbance of the proceedings was expected, in consequence of it being well known that a number of persons having what are called " Southern proclivities" were in the room, but happily everything passed off quietly, and the rev. gentleman was permitted with scarcely any in terruption to continue his eloquent address, which lasted nearly two hours. At 7 o'clock the chair was taken by Ben jamin Scott, Esq., City Chamberlain, who was supported by the following gentlemen :—G. Thompson, Esq., Dr. Haley, Dr. Holland, Rev. H. Allen, P.D., John Kaye, Esq., Revs. J. Hinton, W. Tyler, J. C. Galloway, J. H. Byrnes, W. Dunkerley, Dr. Bunting, Dr. Jobson, A. Ray , Leigh, J. Spark, Selim Martin, J. Spong, W. Cuthbert, J. B. French, Dr. Campbell, G. Wilkins, W. Brock, H. J. Bebies, Dr. Hales, Professor Newman, Messrs. Newth, J. Cassell, Washington Wilks, Edmond Beales, Wm. Spicer, J. W. Willans, J. Richardson, C.C., Rev. Newman Hall, Sir Charles Fox, James Beale, &c. As there were loud cries of "Time, time," and some im patience otherwise manifested as Mr. Beecher did not make his appearance, The CHAIRMAN rose, and begged they would allow him to inform them that the crowds outside the building were so dense that Mr. Beecher had not as yet been able to force his way through, and they were thus prevented from being as punctual as they should otherwise have been. It had been with the greatest difficulty that himself and some members of the committee forced their way into the building, and he hoped therefore they would make allowance if they were a few minutes behind time. He deeply regretted that Mr. Bright was not present, to fill the chair—(hear)—and for his own part he felt it his duty to state that it was not their object that evening to discuss the great American struggle now going on. (Hear.) There were many opportunities for discussing that momentous question, and their object then was to afford an opportunity tow distinguished stranger to address them on an absorbing topic. (Cheers.) He was, besides, a gentleman who, whatever opinions he may hold, was entitled to their profound respect as the son of Dr. Beecher and the brother of Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe. (Cheers.) As a stranger visiting their shores who had par taken of their salt, as a man whether regarded as a minister of religion, a gentleman, or the uncompromising advocate of human rights, he was eminently entitled to their respect, and deserved their courteous attention, (Cheers.) He was quite sure therefore that this assembly of English men and women would support him in obtaining for him that re spectful hearing which was so eminently his due. (Hear.) That was the more nemssary as his feelings and opinions were often misunderstood in this country, and perhaps mis represented, and as he was a stranger about to deport from their shores in a few days, he asked for the opportunity of putting himself tight with the London public. (Hear.) They would then give him, he hoped, a patient hearing ; and as for himself (the chairman), he abstained advisedly from entering into a discussion of the question. The Rev. Mr. Beecher, however, had been its unpromising advocate for more than 25 years. Hero the rev. gentleman entered the hall, and was re ceived with loud and long continued cheers. When silence was obtained, 2he CHAIRMAN proceeded—He had been, as he said, its uncomprising advocate for 25 years, in times of peace and before the present war—for the emancipation of the op pressed—broke out, and at a time when only a few thinking men on I he other side of the Atlantic were found advocating that cause. (Cheers.) He would in conclusion introduce to them the rev. gentleman. The Rev. H. W. BEECHER. then came forward in front Of the platform and was received in the most enthusiastic man ner,. When silence was somewhat restored, he thanked the chairman (he said) for the very kind introduCtion he received at his hands, ailcl which required a single word from him. He Ahould have been glad if he thought he deserved all the credit so generously ascribed to him by their worthy chair man; but he was not old enough to be the pioneer in a cause in which such men as Wild and Stewart, and Perrin and Smith, Lovett, and Wm. Lloyd Garrison, and that most accomplished speaker in the world,Mr.Wendell Phillips,took an active share. When he thought of the exertions made by the benevolent class of Christians called " Friends ;" when he thought of the number of men, obscure in station and without name or position, who laboured from their earliest days in the same good work—and he remembered that he came in after all this had been done—he felt that honours were given to him which he did net deserve, and were not, therefore, warranted, because wrested from others who deserved them better. (Cheers.) All he could say was, that he fell into the ranks under the able captains who directed the movement--that he fought as well as he could, or as he knew how, Now, having said so much on that point, and as that would be his last popular address in Eng • land, he was anxious to give a short glance at his preceding movements since his arrival. At Manchester he attempted to give a glance at what had been going on between North and South for the last 50 years, and to show that the present American war was only an overt act of what had thus oc curred during the last half century. Ile also endeavoured to show that the condition of the working or free labouring population throughout the world must be deteriorated and brought to a position of contempt and injury by the conti nuance of slave labour, and that consequently it interested every free man on the face of the globe to have it finally and for ever extinguished. (Rear.) Re contended that the South was the natural enemy to free labour all over the world. (Cheers, and No, no.) In Edinburgh he endeavoured to prove that after the separation of the colonies from the mother country there was created out of the separate colo nies and States thus growing up a nation of United States totally distinct fro meachot her as a general gover ent hav ing control over the finances and general resources Of the entire, which the North now endeavoured to uphold and the South abandoned, because that Government was wielded and influenced by men who gave its influence and autho rity to the cause of freedom. In Liverpool he laboured—(a laugh)—to show that slavery in the long run must he the ruin of commerce and manufacture all the world over, be cause every one must be aware that a slave nation must bo a poor customer, a nd consequently goods sold there must bo at the very lowest profit. Ile also endeavoured to prove that it was forthe interests of commerce and manufacture to pro mote in those countries the freedom of the human race, and not to allow some of tbe .farrest portions of the earth to be treated in a manner which made them too poor to buy anything. He had thus endeavoured to rouse the atten just • tion of the British peop le to a sense of their own in terests. He was aware that there were many circumstances which now made it difficult for him to make what he would term a balanced statement, so that no doubt should remain that slavery was the cause —the only cause, and the solo cause—of the gigantic and cruel war now going forward. (Cheers.) He asked them to look at the question from un American point of view; t o take . their standing-point and judge of their character and motives not from the enemy, but what they said themselves. There had, he knew,.been some disagreerrent in feeling' between Great Britain and America, but he did not wait to argue that question now, only that the people of this country should consider each other's position. He did not want them to came to any de cided opinion upon the point, but merely to ask them to look at the state of things is the same point of view that they did, and let them form their judgments as they pleased. Their present position in the North was their mistortune, not their fault. It had been said over and over again that by meddling will). slavery they would make things worse ; -'et held that opinion, and never advocated the nk those who were its upholders and pro Then came the question between • '-,ring in a slave State for every and for that purpose, they practised the bribery, in nted to but hone` patting on the moters. (Hear, het... the North and South of bra—. free one admitted into the Unto., having possession of the Government, most extensive bribery. It was bribery, bribe., every department in the State. They next atten. k . change the Constitution through the means of Southet— judges i and it was felt at last that if such proceedings were Ind COURT OF ALDERMEN. A Court of Aldermen was held yesterday in the Alder men'sthe Right Hon. the Lord Mayor inthe C ch h a a ir m . ber at Guildhall, The LORD MAYOR, at the com mencement of the business, duty to inform the Court officially of said it was his painful a sad circumstance wh ich, since the last meeting, had be fallen and o f which they all no doubt were aware them. from other sources , n amel y , the death of an old and valuable friend, Mr. Alderman Hu.mphery. He was well known to all the Court, and he was sure he would have the sanctio n o f every member present, that he had done much to preserve the honour and dignity of the Court, and deserved great credit both as a public and a private man, and had the good opinion of all. Mr. Alderman COPELAND said, as the senior alderman of the Court, it devolved upon him to submit a vote of condo lence to the widow of the late G. Humphery, Esq. He had the honour to be Lord Mayor at the time Mr: Alderman gumphety was elected by the ward of Aldgate to fill the office of magistrate for that ward, and he was sure no one better could have been selected for their confidence. He had known him both as a private friend and as a magistrate, and knew his worth, and esteemed him, as he was sure all did who had had the honour of his acquaintance. He had lived a long life well spent, and he had brought up his children in a way which it would be well for all to emulate, and he only hoped that now his life was taken away, he would go to those happy realms which his conduct on earth merited. The worthy alderman said he had had the misfortune now to see 50 of his brethren pass away, which was a large number of friends to lose from time to time, and there was no knowing whilst deploring those who had gone before, who might be the next to follow, and it behoved them all to do their best for the benefit of society, and to discharge faithfully the duties which devolved upon them. Whilst deploring the sad loss which they had sustained, he must congratulate the Court upon having a gentleman chosen to fill the vast office who, from his experience, was in every way qualified to succeed such a worthy predecessor. • Mr. Alderman WILSON said while his friend who had just spoken had seen N of the brethren pass away be b a s : seen 40. He f e lt th e l oss o f hi s f r i en d ver y k een ly, as he w his on very intimate terms with him, and could testify t ° worth both as a friend and public man, and in losing ~;13, they had lost a most useful member of society. ffor Sir J. DUKE on his own part,and on the Part ef t their brethren, concurred in all that had been 53 Alderman 1.. lamented friend, and upon the motion O f _ f at , Wilson, a Copeland, which was seconded by Mr. Aidf.,7 respected vote of regret was passed for the loss of tn i och ery, for the brother, and also of condolence to Mrs- d a nimously, and loss she had sustained, which was past o f the Court, and u n ordered to be entered upon the .01 1 her y. a copy ordered to be sent to Mrs- ..v2 '""„r THE ALDERMAN a lderman of the ward of The return of the election dolt/wry, Esq., deceased, was Aldgate, in the room of J. IL u sr r i at tak, Esq., being the only a: r u ocee d e d to introduce the n evi , a l,, given, announcing that ha % co x ' unanimously elected. W TES DE r can m d r id . ate n fo i r the i office, the7 o l ,oa id he appeared, with a large nura the Court of Alder the ward of Aldgate to • " introduce ber of the inhabitanted derman, and, in doing : f to the Lord Mar l ' had been recently un . • the members of tleman emulously elected men,a gen at wa rd that IA g—Y-Privileeed Co urt , u 3 to represent th friend and neighbo ur 0. ourt, trt nn of his I Andrew Lusk, Esq, the Pers — e before the Co ad not "' ln so much because they They nw t h e gentleman hurt did n ot ' ll- • honoured had been elected, bat be a was a ttme•custom, and they,as English eau° • d s much as • men, a possible to retain the character of thew, a ncient customs which had been handed down from time immemorial. They, as members of the ward, were p l ea sed to be able to testify to their satisfaction at having the right and privilege to elect whom they pleased to fill the office of alderman and magistrate of their ward. They had great pleasure in introducing to the Court a gentleman who had for a number of years carried on business in the City, and who,as a member of the Court of Common Council and as Sheriff, had given the Court some insight as to the manner in which he fulfilled his duties, and he was quite sure he would, with equal satisfaction, fulfil the duties of the office to which. he had been recently elected. He felt, with the other gentle-- meta present, that it was a great and valuableprivilege which the inhabitants of every ward had in the right of electing whom they chose to fill the post of magistrate, and ho trusted that the gentleman whom they presented would diso ll 7 9 his duties with credit to the office and honour to himself. The newly-elected alderman then took the usual "" and was afterwards handed round the Court by Mus•Sewell, of each , the swordbearer, and received the congrstulatio member present. MOORE BROTHERS, 35, London-bridge, City, E.C. 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