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J) ; ,( / //7 /114 Avf,(rd /7-e vWSPAPEA L 2 te ? sir • 1 4-: 43 ', IFI . i -, ::.,-Pt• ilr 4 there been so great harmony anknAigfl , tur i -- - gm. They owed their suceeskp 4107 , 0i* - if* - pality, the local secretaries, and, eve all; . ' ''''' ' 'of Bath. (Cheers.) Hi 3 hon. friend the nitinberi r B tract takes a most active and useful part in the Association. It was mainly to Mr Tite that they owed the meeting of the Association in Bath, having through good and evil report fought the battle of Bath. (Cheers.) He had established himself most firmly in the good opinions and affections not only of his fellow-citizens, but of the whole British Asso ciation. They were all particularly obliged to Mr Tite for giving such an admirable finish to the meeting of the Asso ciation, He therefore begged to give " The Health of Mr Tile, and long may he remain the honoured member for . Bath. (Loud cheers.) Ile would only add this, that .... although Mr Tite sat as member for the city on his own wall-known principles, he was equally approved and be. loved by those of the opposite site in politics. (Cheers.) The toast was drunk with tal the honours. 1 1 • `.;., • - - , • • s`; • i on • • '• 4 . - • - _ , -‘` • • - , • . , • 1:0N..._ I • ';;• . " 9). " 1111 1 11 .111 4 ‘, ..*7 • . 41 % •••• .D . e • " 16.0 • N.. Zan - I • llryAß DOCTOR, what do you advise ? I advise Alfred Mellon's Concerts, afterwards to Elr ANS',Covent-garden,hear some charming singing, order One or their capital chops and magnificent potatoes, and that is the best advice I can give you. RINAHAN'S LL WHISKY y. COGNAC BRANDY. This celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest PRENCII BRANDY, It ti Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. _ Sold in Bottles, 3s. Rd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale at N°. 22,543 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 23, 1864. rine'? 4d. STAMPED ....sd. It, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pi n k Label, a n d Cork branded _ Rinahan's LL Whisky." BANK OF ENGLAND, 22L1 Sept., 1864. THE GOVERNOR and COMPANY of the BANK of ENGLAND give notice — That the GENERAL COURT held at the Bank of Eng land this day is ADJOURNED till TUESDAY next, the 27th instant, at Eleven o'c ock in the forenoon, for the pur pt. se of taking the determination, by note in print or writing, of the Question on the following Resolution proposed at the Court for a Dividend, viz : " That a half-yearly Dividend of Interest and Profits be made, on the 10th of October next, of £5 15s. her c.nt. without deduction on account of Income tax." The Voting will commence at Eleven o'clock, and termi nate at Four. Encyclical Letter of the Pope to the the all-important question of labourers' cottages. A man, he says pithily, may easily eat too much and drink too much, but no man can be too well housed. Investment is not to be considered merely with re ference to the return it yields in the shape of rent ; the return is also in the increased health and energy of the labourer. The greatness of the country le pends on the race that fills it, and the race depend very much on the cottages they inhabit. A great scholar, who was apparently not aware that Solo mon did not write Latin, has told Mr Disraeli that instead of " Vanitas vanitatuni, amnia vanitas" we ought to read " Sanitatus sanitatton, amnia sant tas :" end to fix this in people's minds, Mr Disraeli offers a prize of five pounds for the cottage which is kept in the best order, and thus gracefully intro duces his peroration. This is a wonderful improve ment upon old times, which it were invidious to particularise ; but what we like is not merely the selection of topics, but the heartiness with which they are discussed, and the pains that have evi dently been taken to master them. The remark of Cincinnatus when he was called to the Dictatorship was, that for that year his little farm must remai❑ untilled. Had Cincinnatus been called upon to lead a party in the English Parliament, his first remark would probably have been how much his knowledge of agriculture would tend to secure his popularity and increase his influence. We have been long taught to expect that agriculture would take its place as a science beside chemistry or geo logy; it seems not unlikely to make a considerable inroad into the domain of polities. Now ready, at all the Libraries„ in 3 vols., CUMWORTH HOUSE. By the Author of "Caste,`Ste." Polish Clergy. ATLANTIC and GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. NEW YORK DIVISION, SECOND 3ORTG4GE BONDS. P ENNSYLVANIA. DIVISION. FIRST MORTGAGE "The author writes with ease and spirit."—Athenaeum. " The heroine of Cumworth House ' is a very charming creature. There hno creation of modern romance or even of modern poetry to compare with her. She is like one of Shakspeare's women a Cordelia or a Rosalind."—The Reader. [REUTER'S EXPRESS.] ROME, Sept, 17. The following is believed to be the authentic text of the encyclical letter recently addressed by the Pope to the Polish clergy : " Castel Gandolfo, July 30, 1864. " We, Pius IX., to the archbishops, bishops, and other ecclesiastics of the Kingdom of Poland and of !he Russian provinces in communion with the Holy See Mr Tin: thanked them from the bottom of his heart for the manner in. which the toast had been proposed and re ceived. It had been well said that self was a subject about which all men might be voluminous, but very few entertain ing, and therefore he should ba very brief in his acknow ledgments. Lord Bacon, he believed, it was who said that some would burn down good houses to roast their own eggs thereat, but that was not his practice either in politics or science. He never would consent to raise himself at the expense of other people. (Cheers.) He was infinitely obliged to them for the very acceptable compliment they had paid to him, and he now begged to propose " The health of tie worthy Mayor of Bath." The Mayor of BA.TB. returned thanks in a most effective speech. The CHAIRMAN next proposed "The health of the Foreign and English visitors—Prof. Kunckoff, M. Heber, and Dr. Livingstone." (Loud cheers.) The hon, gentleman addressed the foreign visitors in a French speech, and the toast was drunk with all the honours. Blr IitiNCIOFF and Mr HEBER returned thanks. Dr LIVINGSTONE, who was loudly cheered, said hs es teemed it a high honour to be called on to return thanks in the name of the visitors for this toast. He had experienced a great deal of hospitality and kindness in his travels. Ho had received hospitality and abundant kindness from the Dutch; he had also received a great deal of kindness from the Portuguese, and some of these tokens ho should remem ber with grttcyituduaa lon.g-a4--lie lived i —SernerFrenctrmen also had shown him the utmost kindness. He never hap pened to meet with a Russian, but he believed if he did ho should receive equal kindness and hospitality. Now, al though be felt abundantly thankful to all the representa. tives of these different nations, he had a weakness that in duced him to prefer the kindness shown by Englishmen. (Cheers,) A Dutchman, for instance, asked him a great many questions, such as where. he came from, where he was going,what he was going to do, and when he was going —(laughter)—if he was married, and if he was not, wby he was not ? (A laugh.) But the first question put to him by his countrymen was this, " What will you have ?" (Cheers and laughter,) That reminded him of the president of this meeting, who evidently thought of the comforts of the Bri tish Association. (Cheers ) He looked on him as the real typical Englishman, and in the words of one of the songs that had been sung during the evening he would say, " That's the man for me." (Loud cheers,) _ _ _ BONDS: Interest payable 1, t October, at the Consolidated Bank (Limited). The COUPONS from the above BONDS will be PAID on the let October at the rate of 4s. to the dollar, and must be left two clear days at the Offi 'e of the Company, No. 2. Old 13 road-street, London, E.C., for examinai ion. if sent by post, a cheq ue for the amount will be remitted in course. 2, Old Broad -street, Lon on, E.C., Sept.,lB6l. Hurst and Blalcett, 13, Great ➢iarlborough-street. Now Ready, in Crown ovo., F OOTPRINTS ON THE ROAD. By CHARLES KENT. Chapman and Hall, 193, Pi cadilly. HAMMOND CHUBB, Secretary. AT a GENERAL COURT held at the Bank of England on Thursday, 221 September, 1364 — Resolved, " That the thanks of this Court be given to the Govern - r, Deputy-Governor, ant Court of Directors of the Bank of England for their able administration of the affairs of this Corporation during the list half year." Ordered, that the said resolution be advertised in all the daily mori.ing and evening papers. HAMMOND CUUBB, Secretary. LONDON and SOUTH-WESTERN It MLWAY COMPANY. NOTICE 1 S H FREBY GIVEN, that a SPECIAL GENE RAL MEP:TING of the l'rop ie of the above Company wi Ibe held a this Sta ion, on THURSDAY, the 3d day of November, 1864. at tine o'c ock precis-Iy, for the purpose of ELECTING a DIRECTOR, of the said Cora any, to supply the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Wyndham k•pencer Portal, Esq. And notic • is hereby further given, that the following Pro prietors have signified their intention of becoming Candidates, and are eli2ible ior election, name y : The Right Hon. Viscount Bury, M.P., of 4R, Rutland -gate, Byre-k, London. Lordp-,r Otho Fitz zeral d, of 8, Carlton-house-terrace, London. Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson, of 22, Rutland-gate, Knightsbridge, London. hurstHenry Buckwoith Powell, Esq., of Foxlease Park, Lynd , Hants. James Theobald, Esq., of Hyde Abbey, Winchester. And notice is hereby further given, that any duly qualified Proprietor intending to become a Candidate for the office of Director must signify, in writing, to the Secretary his inten tion to become such Candidate thirty days at least' before the holding of the above Slat eta' Lieneral Meeting. This day is publishel, and may be hal at all the Libraries, lu 3 vole„ post Bvo., price £1 lls. 6d , LORI) OAKBURN'S DAUGHTERS. By the Author of "East Lynne," " Verner's Pride," doe. London: Bradbury and Evans, 11, Bouverie-street, CHEAP EDITION , price 2 5., This Day , REV. ALFRED HOBLUSH AND HIS CURACIES. By the Author of "Bella Donna." John Maxwell and Co., Publishers, 122, Feet-street. URNI FURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and FLOORCLOTH, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distanoe. First- class goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select from, displayed in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground. Every article warranted. CA.& RGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and' Co are publishing an entirely New Edition of their un equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by4lo adm -able engravings of every description of Furniture and c.ectsteads, with prices attached. A copy sent gi atis and post-free on application. This costly work also contains complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised scale Demy five., extra cloth. 6s. 6d., LIFE • It NATURE, VARIETIES, and PHENO3IENA. By LEO H. GRINDON. Third Edition. " Mr. Grindon's book has reached, but will not stop at, the third edition. It is the work of a scholar, a Christian, and a man of real science."—Slorning Herald. " To those who delight in the exercise of their intellectual powers, these very thoughtful and beautifully-written reflec tions will be a welcome boon, and the source long afterwards, we may rest assured, of many fruitful meditations and plea sant memories." —Sun. By order, FREDERICK , Waterloo-bridge Station, Lambeth, London,CLARKE Secretary. 22d September, 1864. " The reader will find in it much thou2ht and much read ing. There is plenty to think up n, plenty to study, plenty o entertain."—lllustrated London News." A Six-roomed Parsonage £74 3 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto ........ A Twelve-roomed ditto Together with a trice List of purified Bedding, and a mass of valnable informationto all requiring househ 31d furniture, carpets, or bedding. 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Jullien's Concerts. 280 pp., cloth, lettered, price 35., VEGETABLE COOKERY.:—Pastry, Pickling dtc. This volume supplies a want long fel. Cookery books exist in abundance, but they relate almost exclusively to the preparation of dishes from animal food. This work is devoted entirely to the proper cooking of vegetables, to preserving, Tickling, the preparation of sauces, soups, beverages, &n, &c., and forms a complete treatise upon the subject. Vegetables, fruits, &c., constitute the half of our daily food : here is an essay upon the best possible preparation of this half. London : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C. The CHAIRMAN next proposed "The health of the Local Treasurers, Committees, and Secretaries," which was fol lowed by "The health of Professor Phillips, the President Elect," which was drunk with all the honours. Professor PHILLIPS returned thanks, and invited all present to come to Birmingham, when he believed the as • sociation would receive as hearty reception as that they had received in Bath. (Cheers.) 90th Thousand, price is., riIHE WIZARD OF THE NORTH.- THIS EVENING at 8 o'clock—Nineteenth Appearance f Miss Anderson, the Second-Sighted Sybil. Secure your stalls and tickets at Mr Austin's Ticket Office, 28, Piccadilly. Open daily from Ten till Five. " THE WORLD OF MAGIC." DR. HARVEY ON CORPULENCE.—Its diminution and cure without injury to health, with Remarks upon the Maladies produced by obesity. CANCER and CONSUMPION. New and painless treat ment. Price is. By JOHN HARVEY, M.D., V, Brook-street, Grosvenor-square. GENERAL MANAGER. John Ouseley, Esq. SECRETARY. R. Swire Tomlin, Esq. BANKERS. The Bank of England. The Alliance Bank (Limited). SOLICITORS. Messrs. Flux and Argles. BRA.NCIIES AND AGENCIES. Bombay -J. H. Ryland, Esq., Manager. Calcutta -W. H. Fuller, Esq., Manager. Colombo -David Man, scl M anager. Bandy -W. G. Proctor, Esq.. Mar, ager. S h anKong Edward Mel ish, Esq., Manager. ghae-Charles Colnett, Esq., Manager. Yokohama Henry Turner, Esq., Manager. Singapore - Messrs. Paterson, Simons, and Co.. Agents, Point de Ga le- Messrs. Alex. Reid and Co., Agents. M anilla -Messrs. Russell and Sturges, Agents. P oo - chow-Messrs. Smith, Kennedy, and Co., Agents. N ingpo-Messrs. Davidson and Co., Agents. Hangkow-M Bars. Mackellan and Co., Agents. GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, No. 11, Lombard-street, London, E.C. Established 1821. Subscribed Capital, Two Millions. DIRECTORS. CHARLES WILLIAM CURTIS, Esq., Chairman. CHARLES F. D &VAS, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Henry Hulse Ber ens, E sq., J Shaw Lefevre, Escl,3l , P. Henry Bonham Carter, Esq. John Martin, Esq, Francis Hart Dyke, Esq. Rowland Mitchell, Esq. Sir Mint° Farquhar, Bt., M.P. James Morris, Esq. Sir vy h iter R. Far uhar , Bart. Henry Norman, Esq. Ju nes Goodson, Esqq. Henry R. Reynolds, Esq. Th omson Hankey, Esc' M.P Abraham J. Robarts, Esq. John G. Hubbard, Esq. - , .M.P. William Steven , Esq. Fredk. H. Janson, Esq. Henry Vigne, Esq. AUDITORS. Lewis Loyd, Esq Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq. Co rnelius Paine, jun., Esq. I Noel Whiting, Esq. T hos.Tallemach, Esq., Secretary I Saml. Brown, Esq., Actuary LIFE DEPA RTMENT.—UNDER THE PROVISIONS OP AN ACT OP PARLIAMENT. this Company now offers to new In turerts EIGHTY PER CENT. Of the Profits, at Quinquennial Pivisiens, or a Low Rate of Premium without participation of Profits. Since the establishment of the Company in 1821, the Amount of Profits allotted to the Assured has exceeded in rash value £860,000, which represents equivalent Reversionary ];onuses of £1.058,000. After the Division of Profits at Christmas, 1859, the Life Assurances in force, with existing' Bonuses thereon, amounted to upwards of £4,730,000, the Income from the Liie )ranch £207,000 per annum, and the Life Assurance Fund, independent of the capital, exceeded £1,618,000. DEPARTMENT.—lnsurances are effected upon every description of property at home and abroad at mode rate rates. No expense is incurred in effecting a new Insurance be yond the paymmt of the Annual Premium and Duty, when Ile Premium amounts to ss. Claims liberally and promptly settled. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that FIRE Policies Which expire at Archaelmas must be renewed within fifteen 'lays at this Office, or with Mr. SAINTS, No. 1, St. James's — street, corner of Pall-Mall; or with the Company's Agents throughout the Kingdom, otherwise they become void. A pacation for Prospectuses and Agencies to be made to the Secretary. TaE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY, 29, Lombard-street, London ; and Royal Insurance-buildings, Liverpool. At the Annual Meeting, on'the sth inst., the following were some of the leading results disclosed in the Report to the shareholders. FIRE BRANCH. The Premiums of the year 1863 reached the sum of £341,663 Being' an advance of 40,977 over 1862; an amount of increase exceeding that of any pre- V.OllB year. The Itevenul from Fire Premiums has been en hanced in four years by the large sum of £113,353 The Duty paid to Government in 1862 was . £75,993 Ditto ditto, 1863 88,966 Showing an Increase in one year of Among' the incidents which have tended to the advance ment of the Royal within the last few months mar be reckoned its a' tion with respect to the losses sustained by the explo sion of the Lotty Sleigh, which although on y con latent with the general tenor of the conduct of the Company, and ulti- Mately proved to be no more than what had been done in for mer times by the o'dest and most proverbially honourable among its contemporaries, yet attracted attention and public favour by its unhesitating prompt ,ess. As the largest total of Revenue and the largest rata) of progression have been attained in the present year, so it naopens that the largest Profit which it has ever alien to the Directors to record has likewise on this occasion to be an nounced. The ba/ance of net profit on the year has amounted to £83,515 ; of which sum £34,10 only has been appropriatel to Dividend and Bonus, and the large balan e of £49,441 been carried to Reserve. LIFE BRANCH. The progress of the Life Branch, as shown by the New Business t7ansacted in tke last yew - , is mo , t promising, and the advances made, year by year, in the amount of New In suranceA effected, sh w clearly the estimation in which the Company is held. The following is a statement for the last five years:— Net Sum Assured on New Policies after deducting Guarantees. Net Premiums. 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 . 752,546 18 10 This rapid growth, amounting to 73 per cent. on the Sum Assured, and upwards of 80 per cent. on the Premium re ceived in the course of five years, may justly be considered as larger than any which could havr been reasonably ex, ected . The first half of the current year 1864, however, far outsti ips the ratio of increase indicated by th.. figures ju•t quoted, as the sum assured for that period of six months only actually exceeds Half-a-3111 ion sterling. The rate of NI ortality, likewise, still presents highly f avour able features, and augurs well for the result to be shown by the quinquennial investigation, which is to take place when the present year is conclud d. PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London. August, 1864. SH ORTH AND.-PITM AN'S PHONOGRA PHIC TEACHER. 6cl. ; free by post, 7d. SHORTHAND. -PITMAN'S PHONOGRA PHIC MANUAL. Free by post, is. 6d. H OR THAN D.—"PITMAN'S PHONO GRAPHY forms an exceedingly efßoient —probably the MOST efficient —system of Shorthand that exists."—Sir Rowland Hlll. SPORTING'BOORS, GUIDES. CIRCULARS, itc. R. 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The largest Establishment in England for the manufacture Of Was Candles for the use of tin Alta! to St. Fidelio of Sigmarin "When, upon the 24th o f April last, a day sacred at the College of the Propaganda the sad and gen, we bitterly deplored lamentable situation of the Kingdom of Poland, and the inconsiderable revolution which had broken out against the powerful Emperor of Russia, we said also that we had learnt from the newspapers the rigorous measures taken by the Russian Governs merit not only to repress the Polish insurrection but also to extirpate the Catholic religion from that kingdom. We added that it was necessary to verify these sad statements with the greatest care, and by information derived from the most authentic sources, because it is not well always to rely blindly upon the press. But, venerable brethren, we haie now ascertained with profound sorrow, from abun dant testimony worthy of belief, which has been transmitted to us, the truth of the rigour with which the Russian Government does not cease to pursue the Catholic Church in Poland, her members, and the faithful. We have learnt, indeed, with certainty that the Government, long since the enemy of the Catholic Church, and animated by the desire of lead ing all its subjects into schism, has seized upon the pretext of the revolution which has broken out to persecute in every way all Catholics and our holy religion. Consequently, setting on one side the Concordat agreed upon with us, and trampling underfoot the public conventions which protect the Catholic Church in Poland, it has promulgated a host of laws and decrees contrary to the Catholic religion, prohibiting Catholic writings, and favour• ing, upon the contrary, the diffusion of books and newspapers opposed to Catholic doctrine, prints filled with gross insults against the Vicar of Christ upon earth and against the Apostolic chair, and having for their principal object the perversion of the Polish people. The Russian Government has further never ceased to forbid communication with us and with the Holy See, to prescribe oaths con trary to tha Divine laws, to excite the people against the Catholic priests, and to hiader the latter from preaching, to teach the difference existing be tween Catholic truth and schism, forbidding under serious penalties the abandonment of fatal heresy and return to the boom of the Catholic Church. Ministers of religion have been expelled from their convents, which have been converted into barracks. Bishops have been removed from their diocesses and sent into exile. An extraordinary number of Greek Catholics already dragged into heresy by shameful machinations have found themselves prevented from returning, as they had wished, within ;he pale of the Catholic Church. An incalculable number of our brethren of the Latin Confession have been torn from the Catholic Church, especially by means of mixed marriages. Children left orphans have been sent into distant countries under pretext of tutelage, and taken from the Catholic Church. Thus innumerable Catholics of every age, of either sex, and of every rank, have been rigorously persecuted and transported into remote regions. Catholic churches have been profaned and converted into non-Catholic temples or barracks. Priests have been ilitteated in a horrible manner, de. spoiled of their property, reduced to frightful misery, sent into exile cr thrown into prison, and even put to death, for having continued to offer the aid of their ministrations to the wounded and the dying upon :he field of battle. It must be added to this that the priests and laymen sent into exile are deprived of all the offices of our religion, and that the Catholics of Lithuania have had to choose be tween exile into distant countries and apostacy. All these measures, and others equally deplorable, are unceasingly employed by the Russian Govern ment against the Catholic Church. This causes us profound sorrow, venerable brethren, and we are unable to restrain our tears when we think of the faithful who endure all the persecutions by which the Russian Government endeavours to annihilate the Catholic religion in the Kingdom of Poland and the mini. in the other portions of it s e mpire. " In this cruel wa r w hi c h the Russian Govern ment has undertaken aga i ns t the rights, sters, and the prope r ty o f th e Catholic Church , we are further obliged to deplore and to condem a another attempt quite novel in the history of the Church, and unheard of up to this day. Not only has this same Government b an i s h e d i n to distant regions our venerable brother Si g i smun d, the noble and worthy Archbishop of War saw, a f ter having torn him from his see, but it has fu r th er no t scrupled to order that he should be deprived of all authority and all epis copal jurisdiction in hi s di oc ese, and has also not hesitated to forbid all communications between him and his diocese, declaring that Paul Kzevonski, his Vicar-General and Bishop of Prusa in partibus, ap pointed by us suffragan of the Archbishop of War saw, will suffice to administer the diocess of our dear son. Words fail us to qualify and reprove such Spirit of an autho rity an act. Who will not be profoundly astonished to learn that the Russian Government has falsely g their adopted the belief that it could deprive the bishops of a mission given by the Holy received from God, and never subordinated to lay authority, and could remove them from thisthe and declarer e reprovin g ro v o fi plainlyn government and the administration the g e m W ust h a il t e th e and aloud that no one can obey these orders, bat that all must render faithful obedience to our venerable brother Sigismund, who is the true and legitimate d er io ro ce r s , e w s e Archbishop of Warsaw. We doubt not, also, th a t our dear son Paul Kzevonski, calling to mind his duty, and refusing to obeythe orders of the Russian Government, will continue to exercise the functions which have been intrusted o f Vicar-General , w to him by his legitimate s uperior, the Archbishop of War saw, and will in all things, and is every way, hasten to obey his orders. "But while taking heaven and earth to witness, brethren, we deploreand oh, venerable bret reprove the h the persecu tion whi ß ussian te Government does not cease to exercise against the Church, we are very far from approving in any way the revolutionary movement inconsiderately carried out in Poland. MI the world, in fact , is aware with what care the Catholic Church has always recommended and should taught that every p erson o bey the consti• toted authorities, and that each should submit him self to the civil power, so long at least as its orders are not contrary to the laws of God and of the Church. For this reason we deeply regret that the Polish insurrection should have excited the Russian and Government to persecu te oppress the Church still further. " While condemning and reproving this revolt,so injurious to Christian and civil society, it is our duty to call urgently upon those who direct the people to employ all their strength, lest the grave words of the Book of Wisdom be addressed to them, Ye have received this power and this dominion from the Most High, who will ask of your works and will sound the depth of your thoughts, for as much as, being t h e ministers uitabl of His Kingdom, you - have not judged ell y, y, neither have re garded the law of justice, neither have walked according to the will of God. He will manifest himself unto you in a terrible manner, be cause they who govern other men shall be judged with extreme rigour, for more compassion is felt for the lowly, but the powerful shall be powerfully tor mented.' (Wisdom, chap iv., 4,5, 6,7.) " We pray, also, the great Princes of the earth, and we call upon them to observe good faith, and to understand that when nations aro removed fromour holy religion, from its salutary doctrines, from the obedience due to God and to the Church, and when they are cut off from communication with the Holy See, they are defiled by every error and by the most pernicious vices. It results from this that these na tions, having lost the fear of and respect for God, having shaken off the ties of gentle religion and forgotten the obedience due to God and to the laws of His Church, allow themselves to be carried away by every licence and by a lawless life, and, acting according to their caprices, despise honour, insult authority, rise up against the Princes, and refuse to obey them. " But in the extreme grief caused by the immen sity of the evils which weigh, oh, venerable brethren, upon you and upon the faithful confided to your care, we are in no slight degree consoled by your virtues, in your firmness in defending the Church, and in enduring so many fatigues and tribulations for the Catholic faith. And as you know that blessed are they who are persecuted for justice sake, that it is glorious to suffer for Jesus Christ. and that they who persevere until the end shall be saved, we are convinced that, relying upon the Lord and upon the honour of His might, you will continue to tight with invincible courage for the defence of His Church and for salvation of souls, calling to mind, ' Quod non aunt condignea passiones hnjus temporis ad futuram gloriam qum revolabitur in vobis.' (St Pavl to the Romans, c. viii., 18.) "We send you, therefore, this letter to arouse more and more your episcopal courage to support so many sufferings, to watch over the flock intrusted to your charge, and to spare neither care, nor advice, nor fatigue, that the faithful under your jurisdiction may abstain from all evil, and remain constantly firm in the practice of the Catholic faith and religion without ever allowing themselves to be conquered and dragged into error by the enemies of both. Consequently we pray, we conjure the faithful com mitted to your care, and who are so dear to us, with all the affection of our heart, to remain constant to the Catholic faith, religion, and doctrines which they have received by the special grace of the Lord ; that giving precedence thereto above all things they may be firm in the way of the Lord, and in all the works which affect the love of God and of their neighbour, and which belong to the Catholic Church. "Be persuaded that we, in the humility of our heart, do not cease to address day and night fervent prayers to the most clement Father of Mercies, to the God of consolation, that He may cover you with His great virtue, that He may protect you with His arm, that he may guard and defend you, that He may take in hand your ways, that He may deliver the Church from the calamities that afflict her, that He may abate the pride and obstinacy of her enemies and continually shed over you the salutary dew of his bounty. In token of this and as a particular proof of the special love we bear towards you in the Lord, we herewith confer upon you, with all the clergy and faithful committed to your charge, our Apostolic benediction invoked from the very bottom of our heart. " Given in the 19th year of our Pontificate, " Pio PAPA IX." SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. TIMES.—Among the multifarious duties of an English Statesman, none are generally discharged with a worse grace than those which he undertakes when he endeavours to speak on the pursuits and avocation of his constituents. Unmeaning compli ments on their superior knowledge, trite and trivial remarks, lame attempts at dragging in politics at the 'very moment that he disclaims them, are the ordinary staple of this kind of rhetoric. As parties become more evenly balanced, and the 'interest of the mere politics of faction diminishes, the number of annual meetings from which political subjects are excluded increases. We have, in this country, pretty well settled all questions relating to govern ment, at least for the present, and matters non political are taking the foremost place in the minds of the people. The privilege which Englishmen enjoy almost alone among the nations of Europe — the assembling in public meeting to discuss pubic affairs—is almost falling into disuse for want of subjects on which to differ, and the extra-Parlia• meutary speaking of the day turns more and more upon questions of science and experience, as applied spirit spectator ct the ato times, o f turned his of to those arts by whi ch human life is su pp orted and rendered tolerable , Observing this tendenc y , Mr. Disraeli, nocareless events anr the attention to agriculture, and delivered a speech at the annual meeting of the Royal and Central Bucks Agricultural Association which, in tone and man ner, may serve as a precedent for similar exercita tions. His tone was plain, hearty, and simple, as beseemed a county member addressing an audience of farmers, and the matter seems to have received from him at least as much consideration as he gene rally bestows upon topics of even ante. He has been for thirty years a constant attendant on the Royal Buckingham Agricultural Association. He claims for such associations P ri ority in point of time over the exhibitions of manu facturing skill and industry which have att racc; te to themselves so much larger a share of p ublic atten tion. lie thinks any means by which th e great body of the increasing population of this _country can be brought together must be for the public advantage. He is favourable to associations philosophical, to associations archaeological, to excursion trains, and to harvest homes, A touch of Young E ngland seems to have come over him, an d his tendencies seem to carry him a good way in the me of Mr. Kingsley's heroes. He sa is e x u b erant di in rection as good one fellowship and kind feeling toallmen and dto all things—he aspires to replace the sulky England o f his boyhood to the m err y England o f times gone by. It is impossible, he thinks, for people to learn too much. There is nothing narrow or exclusive in his philanthropy—knowledge, enjoyment, and liberty are the pat r imony of all, and all have an equal right to enjoy it. Coming to particulars, Mr. Disraeli congratulates his audience on what was at one time rather a ticklish subject—a good harvest. The wheat is excellent, and if the causes which give the wheat so excellent a grain have a little in terfered with the root crops—if we cannot this year produce those colossal globes that win prizes at agricultural meetings, we shall still have a juicy and succulent root. and one which will be a great favourite with stock. The main advantage of a good harvest is that it saves us from exporting twenty millions of gold to buy grain—that is, it prevents temporary derangement in the distribution of the precious metals. We venture to think that this view hardly does justice to the real merits of the case. The disadvantage of a bad harvest is that it is an enormous waste of capital. The harvest of the, year ought to replace the capita l employed in producing it, with a reasonable prefit for the time which it has l a ce this lain unproduct ive. A good harvest does rep capital, and a bad one does not; a good harvest im plies an increase, and a bad one a decrease in the capital of the agriculturist, things far more importations nt to the welfare of the country than the importa or exportations of the precsious metals. Passing from the harvest, Mr Disraeli comments on the low in terest which is yielded by investments in land, but points out, what is most unquestionably true, that this low interest is in some deg ree compensated by the steady rise in the value of land itself—a value independent in a great measure of the rate of inte rest yielded. Having consoled the landowner, Mr Disraeli had his crumb of comfort to offer to the far mer. His occupation has its drawbacks, but his is no fancy business. There is always a demand for his wares ; beef and mutton, bread and cheese, never go out of fashion. If man was born to labour, he was also born to eat, and there is as little cha nces of his giving up one pract ice as the other. raeli passes to what he conceives to a peculiar weak ness of the Buckinghamshire farmer. The wool he grows is too short. He proposes himself to cross his flock with the Cotswold sheep, and if it is urged that by doing so be will risk a loss from the pro bable fall in the price of wool, this omniscient mem ber has considered that point also, and sees no rea son to think that wool will fall at all. In the first place, be thinks wool has risen from other causes than the stoppage of the cotton crop of America, and secondly, he has no confidence in the restoration of peace. All that is said on that subject he views as so much electioneering talk, and inclines to think that the war has yet a long time to run ; therefore he cone eludes that long wool will pay, and goes in for it accordingly. We do not think Cincinnatus himself or Cato the Elder could have more happily blended things political with things agricultural. The last topic of this speech is incomparably the most im per. taut. Emboldened probably by his long services and personal popularity, Mr Disraeli ventures to call the attention of the Buckinghamshire landlords to DAILY NEWS.—it is gratifying to learn on Mr Disraeli's authority that in the county of Bucking ham there is at least. "a tendency" to an increase of the wages of the agricultural labourer ; and as this tendency is not new, but has existed for many years, it may be hoped that he will shortly be able to mention it in more positive terms, and to speak of its effects. An increasing sense of the value of the labourer, which is naturally marked by an ad vance of wages, is one of the best guarantees for that improvement in his household accommodation which Mr Disraeli commended to the proprietors who heard him as a necessity of the day and a duty of their station. The great difficulty in the way of such an achievement, according to Mr Disraeli. is that cottage building does not give an adequate re turn. The objection, he believes, is unfounded, hut it is nevertheless real, for it operates. He argues, soundly, that, inasmuch as it is the interest and right of the tenant occupier to have labourers lodged in healthy dwellings near their work, any failure of the rent of the cottages to give a return for the outlay upon them will be supplied by the increased value of the farm as a source of rent. But here we encounter a diffi culty, and get into confusion. If landed property were held and administered in 13uckinghamshire on ordinary commercial principles, it would be enough to show that the interest of the landowner and the farmer and th© labourer were identical,and the cot tages would be built. But from another part of Mr. Disraeli's speech we learn that profit and gain hold a subordinate place iu the esteem of the landlords. They are men who do not care if they only got a return for their money equal to that obtainable from an investment in Consols. "A man who has a large estate does not obtain a large return, and he does not seek to obtain it, because he is remunerated in a different manner and by different means. lie is the possessor of property which by the consti tution of this country is invested with the per formance of public duties, and does not look for those returns which other sources of investment provide." Now the difficulty is this, that this county, where the landlords place public duties above private gain, is the very county where the labourer is treated in a manner which can only be termed infamous. The revelations on this subject made this time last year are not forgotten. Jr would appear, then, that the lot of the labourers would be hopeless if it depended on the will of landlords, who are above the inducements of private gain, and who do not reckon the decent lodging of the labourer among their public duties. Neverthe less, we shall hope better things. Mr. Disraeli has delivered a good homily on a subject which probably was overlooked in the harvest-home sermons, and we trust that his ministry may be blessed with ncrease. British Association for the Advancement of Science, BATH, Thursday Morning. Last evening a grant banquet was given in the Guildha by Mr Tito, M.P., to the British Association to celebrate their very successful meeting in the city c B:~Ih. Covers were laid for 220, and the entertainment was alto gether ef the most sumptuous character. Mr Tito presided, having on his right the Mayor of Bath, Sir C. Style, Ad miral Sir E. Belcher, the Archdeacon of Bath, Rev. C. Kemble (rector of Bath), Professor Phillips, Mr W. H. G. Langton, M.P., Mr W. Sanders, Mr Commissioner Hill, Mr Caillard, and the Recorder of Bath—and on the left the Earl of Cork, Viscount Milton, Sir Roderick Murchison, Sir Henry Bayley, Sir A. Waugh, Colonel Pinney, M.P., Mr J. F. Dickinson, Sir J. }layering, Sir R. Schomburk, Dr. Livingstone, and Captain Barton. Among the gentle men at the other tables were many of the most mean guished members of the Association. After the cloth had been removed, The CHAIRMA.N said he had asked them to come together to celebrate the happy termination of one of the most suc cessful meetings of the British Association that had ever been held, (Cheers.) He had asked the mayor and corpo ration, with many belonging to the liberal professions in the city, and he had invited the British Association to appear by such of their eminent members as were still among them. He regretted, however, the absence of many who had been obliged to leave the city. (Cheats.) His object was not that there should ho any great amount of speech-making, The people of Bath had probably been satiated with the talent and eloquence they had heard during the last week. (A. laugh.) He thought a more social entertainment might bo more acceptable. (Hear.) His own speeches certainly would be very short, but he proposed to introduce some music, which he hoped would contribute to what was essentially an English feeling, the comfortable enjoyment of the evening. (Cheers.) With this exordium he begged to propose that toast which commended itself to the affec tions, good feeling, and loyalty of all Englishmen, and all foreigners too among them—" Our excellent and gracious Queen, the best of Queens and the best of Mothers. The toast was drunk with all the honours. The next toast was "The Health of his Royal Highness the Prince and her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales and the rest of the Royal Family," which was drunk with enthusiasm. " The Army, the Navy, and the Volunteers" was the next drunk, and acknowledged by Sir A. Waugh, Sir E. Belcher, and Major Forde. The CHAIRMAN next gave "The Health of the Earl o 1 Cork and Orrery, Lord Lieutenant of the county of Somer set." They had to thank him on this occasion for the kind est urbanity and the most graceful hospitality. The Earl of Coax, in acknowledging the compliment, said he had great pleasure in attending there the other evening at the very handsome entertainment of the worthy Mayor, but he had still greater pleasure in attending to. night, because he saw in the chair not only a worthy mem ber of the British Association, but what in this country was considered its glory and boast—a really representative man. (Cheers.) It was often asked by foreigners how it was that our glorious Constitution was carried on so as to work so well. His answer was to point to such a man as his hon. friend in the chair. (Cheers.) Let a man's original posi tion be what it might, if he had the ability and obtained the respect of his fellow men, there was no position he had not the power of attaining in this great and noble country. As Lord Lieutenant of the county he was only doing his duty in being present on that occasion. He was proud of the meeting of the British Association which had been held in Baths. (Cheers.) He heard on all hands it had been most successful. The CHAIRMAN next gave "The Health of the Clergy," which was acknowledged by the Archdeacon of Bath and he Rev Mr Dyer. The next toast was " Cho Members of the House of Co mons," coupled with the names of Col Pinney and Mr Gore Langton, Col Pinney and Mr Gore Langton returned thanks. (New song, " The Mau for me.") The CHAIRMAN next proposed the toast ut the evening, "The British Association." (Cheers.) Ile had joined the Association 32 years ago, when the second annual meeting was held at Oxford. To the wonderful discoveries in geo logy and the personal exertions of such men as Dean Buck land and Prof. Sedgewick it greatly owed success, which had now exceeded all expeeations ; and its usefulness was pro portionate. It Ind this year voted upw ards of .£2,000 for various scientific! purposes. When he proposed that the As sociation should meet at Bath ho ventured to anticipate a most successful meeting, and so he was happy to know it had turned it. He regretted that the health of the Presi sent, Sir Charles Lyell, was too infirm to allow him to be present, but he begged to give " Prosperity to the British Association," coupled with the name of Sir R. Murchison. The toast was drunk with all the honours. Sir R. Muncuisorr returned thanks. In the long period of 33 years they never had a more successful meeting than that in the city of Bath. (Cheers.) They had assembled to the number of 2,830, very nearly approximating that of Newcastle. He had occupied all the posts in the British Association ; he was, therefore, a competent judge of their meetings, and he coup assure them that at no meeting had The last toast was " The health of the Ladies," which was drunk with all the honours. Lord MILTON returned thanks. The meeting then separated. Mr Harker was toastmaster, Naval and Military Intelligence. In accordance with instructions received at Chat- ham from the Admiralty, the whole of the smiths and joiners employed on the Achilles, ironclad fri. gate, end the Cadmus, 21, 400-horse power, com menced working extra hours yesterday, in order that both those vessels may be completed with as little delay as possible. Between 300 and 400 of the crew of the Achilles, 20,1,250•h0r5e power, Capt, E. W. Vansittart, have arrived at Chatham from the Steam Reserve at Portsmouth and Plymouth, and the remainder of the ship's complement will join that frigate in the course of the ensuing week. Yesterday the p,:ddlet wheel steamer Fearless, Master Commander W. Taylor, tender to the Cumberland, 70, Capt. W. K. Hall, C. 13., arrived at Chatham with a number of men, chiefly for the engineer department, for the Achilles. During the time the iron frigate is at Chatham her officers and crew arc berthed on board the receiving ship Glocester, 50, in Chatham har bour. Owing to the length of time the Achilles Lice been lying in the river her bottom has become ex ecediogly foul, and the examination of bur hull by ono of the p:ofi-ssional divers has resulted in the diEcovery that the whole of her bottom is completely e)v6red with marine insects, barnacles, and cm weed, some of ;lu latter being as much as two feet in length. The bottom of the Achilles, it may b 3 remarked, was coated over with the Hay anti-foul. leg composition before the frigate was undocked, and as she has been lying sime nine months in Chatham harbour, a pretty correct estimate may bo formed of the state the bottoms of our ironclads will be in if detained only for a very short period in tropical waters. In the case of the Achilles, fully two knots nn hour may bo deducted from her speed sent to sea in her present condition. The Terrible, 21, 800• horse power, paddlewheel steamer, fitting in the great basin at Sheerness, End ultimately destined for the first-class Chatham Steam Reserve, is getting well forward with her fitments. Nearly the whole of the standing wire rigging and her running rigging are in place. Her engines and machinery are being fitted on board by a number of mechanics from the steam factory. Although the Terrible is ordered to be prepared for the Steam Reserve, she is intended for imme diate commission. The Serpent, 4, 200 horse power, Mr Jackson, master in charge, is undergoing a complete over haul and repair in the Sheerness steam basin, pre paratory to being placed in the first division of the Sieam Reserve in the Medway. The screw frigate Bristol, 39, 600 horse power, 3,027 tons, is being pushed forward with all de• spatch for the first class Chatham Steam Reserve, for commission, and is now undergoing a thorough overhaul to both hull and machinery in the dry dock at Sheerness. She has shipped her lower masts, and the riggers are now employed setting up her lower rigging. Owing to the amount of work still required to be executed on board it will bo some time before she will be out of the hands of the shipwright department. The ships of war on the Australian station at the date of the last advioes were the Harrier, 17, Capt. Sullivan, at New Zealand (ordered home) ; the Mi randa, 14, Captain Jenkins, at New Zealand ; the Eclipse, 4, Capt. Alayne, at Sydney ; the Curocoa, 23, Commander Wiseman, at Sydney; the Esk, 21, Captain Hamilton, at New Zealand; the Falcon, 17, Capt. Parkin, at New Zealand; the Salaman der, 4, Capt. Carnegie, at Cape York. The Curacos, the Eclipse, and the Falcon have each received a thorough overhaul at Sydney. The repairs, which in the case of the Falcon were very ccnsiderabie, were effected by Mr Cuthbert. The following appointments were made yestcra day at the Admiralty :—William H. Adlan, master, to the Indus; Stephen Sweetman, assist-surgeon, to the Excellent; Frederick A. Bailey, chief env. near, confirmed, of the Fisgard, for the Basilisk ; David Leitch, in the Rattlesnake, promoted to act, ing engineer ; and John T. S. Flynn, acting second class assist.-engineer, to the Ao'Jilles. A LOAN FOR TEtE UNITED STATES.—The Index publishes the following •—" We aro credibly informed that the Government of the United States is about to ne gotiate a loan at the Hague on the ttrws of 4') cents in the dollar to the contractors; the issue price is to bo 42 cents in the dollar. All profits over that to bo divided between the contractors and the United States Government. Owing to the low rate at which this loan is contracted, the nego tiation is, for the present, kept a profound a secret. We are not positively informed of the amount, though rumour speaks of 100 million dollars. The promised interest pay able in gold is stated to be 7 per cent. At least one half of the amount is to be paid by the cc ',tractors in giunhael.ti. Supposing the loan to be effected on these terms, the United States Government will receive for 100 million dollars in stock at 7 ger cent, specie interest only 28 1.3 d millions in specie. Consequently, the rate of interest paid on the amount actually received will be 24 12-17 per cent. 1 n this calculation we have supposed the premium on gold to be 140 per cent., and that one half of the 40 per cent, is to be paid in greenbacks. THE LYCURGUS OF CROQUET. —Owing to the recent decision of the law courts, Captain Mayne Reid'a book, which was the first in the field to tall how croquet must be played to be en regle, now stands unrivalled as the expounder of the wpterics of the game.