The Sun. — London, England, 1863-12-11 00:00:00

PURNITURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and the,PLOORCLOT EL CARRIAGE -FREE to any house in hondorn, regardless of amount or distance. First. class. t ler 's at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to lth, 27 ,, T ri, en and Gentlemen An immense stock to select tte3i i a 7,layed in Showrc' om . s occupying an acre of ground. qv fele warranted ISTi' G YAIEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR 7 ...eare respectfully infbrmed that Messrs. Cobbett an n el_ tqp,jir_. publishing* an entirely New Edition of their u io klir,fl HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, led4aeu,le engravings of every deScription of Furniture and ill ,, strated by 4 lost f re ", with prices attached. A copy sent gt atis and t ornPl et e On application. This costly work also contains lcv e e estimates for furnishing en the following revised A Six-roomed Parsonage An Eight -roomed ditto A Ten-romned ditto tether A Twelve -roomed ditto l9l 11 0 pI with a Price List of purified i,edding, and a . mass t epet n , al3l information to all requil in g household furniture, 4,, a , or bedding. References kindly permitt . ett to C'er_ey th" Zenfltmen in or near Great inalvern, Southampt . 1 , , egfer. Bury, Ely, Presten. Grimsby, Ryde, P!Yrn:illetnr-: o:Vont righton, Gainsborough, Margate. Ki Fete A, Wellington, Croydon Cambridge, taines, Dorking, ,ItNnan',. Worcester, le sw , c'h Peterb 91'0112 h, et. David's, 4 fit h — ‘l„alz, and above SCO other Places in all parts of Gm eat, ,coll',, ' 4 ltlc., -- , zr and CO•, General House Furnishers, Deptford ,e, Lond on S.E: CHURCH, fiextITATTON-WA lIAT TON-GARDEN.. ,estrStrNDAY, December 13, HIGH MASS, ith full gta a, at 11 a, December b brl 11 °N, in Italian, b Dr. Faa Di Bruno, on " The 443' Jesua Chr;st." tj a l " Ve spers at 7 immediately after will be suntr. orth e e Choir 1 1 .111 :. ; u ET MATER," with full B tili ace , orap e a s n sl ra ni e s iit. STAB I( OF BRUM NORTH AMERICA. 4,7 e m he co n ,,, IncorporatedlftEC by Royal Charter. 1- Yea of I ITO RS hereby gi•re Notice, that a y t the rate of Six Der Cent. per 4 8 1 he Pave of Incorne-tax), on the Capital - of the Bank, th, NiV a b i e to the Proprietors of Shares registered in lli;kftee' Y. ° ,l and after the sth day of January next, at zwip s , °f the Corporation, No. 7, St. Helen's-place, •Nol, "fe-street, between the hours of Ten and Four. fanst ~ ro'wao ' " can be made between the sth inst. and the sth as the Books mu , t be closed during that p2riod. By order of the Court. ;7 St „,, • lielen'aplaee, —4l l, Bth Dec., 1863. ..,...__ C. M'NAB, Secretary. 14IZIAN FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE CO 1; PAN Y. Abe Mect, SPECIAL NOTICE. 04, alidi, e Ira are now prepared to Grant Insurances on 4 .'t Op the , Port of Loudon at the REDUCED 11,411 RATES. tO? toe be obtained at the Offices, 11, Lombard- SPECIAL NOTICE. THE BOOKS OF THE BRITISH AND MERCANTILE. INSURANCE COMPANY, tif, For the Y ear 1863, c l ose on 31st Decem b er. tio',, cli cies effected on or before that date will rank for an ' 4 l Year's Bonus in comparison to later entrants. lb the Four Years preceding last Division of 1 , 0 (1858), the t ompany issued 1,595 Life oki„,-,cles, assuring ...... £1,2 9 1,603 1 4 3 the Four suc'eeding Years the number of i:!!_Eraolices issued u mounted to 3,168, and the BEING AN INCRE assured to .... a £2,22 ,522 ASE OP 82 PER CENT. k l ,e SIXTH SEPTENNIAL DIVISION of the COM PROFI 1 %111 take place on 3 1s t December, 1865. ia 4 l ' l WHOLE PROFITS WHICH HAVE ACCIJMU k SINCE llgT DECEMBER, 1858, WILL THEN DV' MED, AND NINETY PER CENT. ALLO . 'AI ED "'VAii,G THE ASSURED ON THE PARTICIPATING CERTIFICATES of INDISPUTABILI IT granted, and every facility offered to lasurera. 11 , 11 FIRE DEPARTMENT. '44 l l l. + 4ll 'cs granted both at Home and Abroad on the most or m ! i cif Proposal and every information will be given at °e we, or any of the Company's Agents. By order: tot tdc .... November, 1851 'Oltb ox. HEAD OFFICES: .......... , 5B, Threadneedle-street. •Eb,`:_ t ......... 4, New Bank Buildings. Lothbury , u hcir 'bit-end Office 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. 64, Princes-street. F. W. LANCE, Secretary. ...... p. l l /I ILLIEN'S CONCERTS , 4 0 . lIER MAJESTY'S -"" THEATRE. - K A. MEN NIGHT, and Last Night Th but Seven or toe Season. alist, Mdlle. Vorxm.—Violin, Si2 . nor 4'hole of the first part of the Concert will be devoted %, 11 ; ot endelssohn. Or chestra—Three Military Bands, and full Chorus. e°Mmence at B.—Admis.ion, One Shilling. G REATEST ATTRACTION in LONDON 1 -N 1 .,_ during the CATTLE SHOW is GREAT SENSATION LION HUNT, ris 'OOLNEn.EYNA, the Great African Lion Hunter , At E with 20 L lONS and TIGERS, ' -11 3ND's (late Wombwell) ROYAL WINDSOR CASTLE MENAGERIE, Th o CHunCII-STREET, ISLINGTON. " of persons unable to obtain admission nightly. Open Daily from 12 a.m. till 10 p.m. 11 E 0 X F O R D, f ol ch. , OXFORD STREET, W. VIttimf 4 VENING, wiil he performed Selections from the a ‘ kb ,Poerss, viz., T lIE SLAVE, and CLARA, the te bt,„-AI 'Verdi by Sir H. iiishop; also, from LA FORZA. ; by the following talented artistes ‘,11.1;„ Il ussell. Townley, Fitz Henry, W ,lmsley, Tyrrell ; Messrs. Green, lluish, Kimberley, Stuart, &c. ql'4', ‘, f )10 ` 1 on the Violin by VIO fII COLLINS, the tee English Violinist. /+ l l 4by Drew Dean. Pianoforte, Miss Bryant. , \Io n marvellous instrument, the iIRCHI.3ST RA.L by Herr SuIIALKENBACII, the Inventor. Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. by UNSWORTH ("or any oilier man"), Eugene, mgy saa 'all, W. T. Critchfield, T. Maclagan, and the marvel -41;314 t r :t Ooltst, J. Hender son . h„ ALL has been ne w l y D ecora t e d, an d is one of the o%ett;74lltiful in the Metropoli s . 40 l a t half-past 7 o'clock. Ad m i ss i on, area , 6d. ; stalls e colY, ls. • private boxes, 10s. 6d. I. ‘ GHOST CLUB" at the - . 4 :yEIIBITRY HALL—New and Interesting throiTallX.—Mr. C. MORTON is enabled to annonce q."%te medium cf Professor Pepner's World , of "'RY '''-OST CLUB" is nightly held at the CAN- P i ing or th &L L. The object of the Club is not the re ti,l agency 4 /Taunted Houses ot London; but, through 1,1 Mirthful he kiti ll ' es of t Phantoms, to present vivid (if transient s drama of real life, both in its seriou Dt teem' _ and, by means of spectral . tableaux. som ,_,a.nd still further impress on the mind, re e . Cemogs or pleasantries of the best wr tors. At p th e ,two Orders of Slavery—the Slavery of the . South, h.., Slavery of a more boastful civilisation, emPhatic illustration ; and these life pictures will be ,tr / r replaced by oth,rs. The pages cf Shakspere and &c.,th /11 , amausts, of Scott, Hood, Ineoldsby, Dickens, &c., 1 gll t) pirns, furnish subjects for illustration. FA L :other Musical and Pictorial attractions as usual, e ~10, Operatic Selections, &c. ; Comedy by lirsworth silit;tr,lern Demosthenes), Eugene, George Hodson, George Hutehenson. 11 E. O C/ YAL ALHAMBRA.—F RAN C O N I'S AND IMPERIAL CIRQUE Every Evening. A NCONI'S GRAND IMPERIAL CIRQUE 2he ROYAL ALHAMBBA Every Evening. ‘ A III. /. ST MORNING PERFORMANCE of 'O4O,"ANCN'S GRAD IMPERIAL CIRQUE on n O ext l , at T o oN'clock. A II GYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, k k . l lrt il Piccadilly. kviitty% t hy:, Concerts given by Mons. JULLIEN. at Her `NlNr,,.. 4l leatre, the BALL will commence EVERY ‘-‘- at NINE O'CLOCK. Doom open at 8 o'clock. Admission, is. Manager—M. GRENET. Q FORGE-STREET, HANOVER-SQUARE. Fo n _ 0 1 ,,tONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM. daily from 10 till 10. Lectures at 4 and 7 e; ,/ ere may be seen the Astecs ; Bushman and Dzek, Tia Pastrana and Infant; Eng and Shang, the tkOna tins ; and upwards ot 3,000 Models, Natural Pre- Act i ;,, C. Egyptian 31.tmmies, unwrapped, 4,000 years one ohilling or Gentlemen only). I SCOTT'S BILIOUS AND LIVER ,5 t ma. , 1 1 %,, i- di'S A NEVER FAILING RESIEDY.—I're -vtt -, out .- an mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. %tir; of brut tromi e y y, Kent will be found invaluable to all wh d o ' °4l bilious - and 'Liver complaints, Indigestion, win Qt „g i ddine iiness of the eyes, &a Fo habitual 4' the - ` lB as a familyy aperient medicine, and as a purifier it 1 2 1 " "- -( 1 , they are truly excellent; mild in their opera- Lold n e grateful to the stomach, they create appe ite, pro bvi,gestion, and strengthen the whole nervolis system. • Lambe 8, King William-street, Charing-cross. ei tle e -li th "4l4 by most druggists, in Be lid., and three eott , e quantity in one 28. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. 4te e 5 at ilt' The a ,. ri as and Liver Pills. genuine are a square 4 kage, with " William Lambert." engraved on the N 4,, i t TiE BENEFACTOR OF THE SKIN. uT - - , LARD , S PERFUMED SULPHUR ~B AP and CREAM for ordinary toilet purposes, ti,ta 41 8 . 11 tEGE' SUL I'HUR CREAM, for Baths, iFee "e ski, - greeable odour ; an infallible means of preserving t phed 3 , luld body In perfert heh ; they are also an effectual at. le i ' T.ring local and cutaneous affections and rheuma leent , 1 Y patronised ond recommended by the moat ._oe, 1 t4Puyisicians see Testimonials). Tablets of Soap, from `i' v Ad at 11 5, accord ng to the degree of snluhur they contain, n o attd e ,. d s ePot, 2, Rupert-street, Coventry-street, London, , spp i "' ail chemists. 1 rospectuses and testimonials sent ation. WII r„., --___________ . 11' l i. 111°13 - - -BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. -uIITE'S MO C-Al AIN LEVER TRUSS v (P o IAqin_Z RPEC TED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT Too ° ..riNg OP 1851 AND If 62), is al low li ed b in y o u a p t w e a ty r e d o s tiv o e t iilvell'titundred Medical Gentlemen to oe t e ~ it N I A. The ~ 4 in the curative treatment of ,I I it , its effects, is 1,2 4, e of a steel spring, so often hurtful in round the Led;re avoided —a soft bandage being k06.....!.111e the requisite resisting power worn y e t a h s e e ad 0 .4 0 I ' l Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so fl tr u urs i, seineeepss. that it cannot be detected, and may b e worn A descriptive circular may be hag, cir -o,,,mt:hich cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the being htilt f n_ee 01 the body, two inches below the hlp3, `. the rua.nulucturer, and the Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. 1 S in^le Tli 1)0,_, rues, 165., 215., 268. 601., and 31s. Ed. Postage, it. 4 , cute Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 628. 6d. Postage, is Bd. r „ Hieal Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, le. 10d. Oflie n3t- "rtee Orders t be made payable to John White, Post e .ei svacliny. ,o NEW PATENT i 8 1 T 4 ,,,, ST I C STOCKINGS, Sroakii;" LE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose- eins and all eases of morr, u , , - anti Swellinv, of , ht Lerl9, Sprains, &C. They are iiv- e ~,,' 0 ;1,01 in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on ta4h. p n ul UarY stoc:thig. Price 4s. ed.. 78. Od., 10c, to les. "age ed. JVi i•'i WiIITE. Itanufacturar, 226, Picudilly. N°. 22,296 DO NO r FORGET YOUR APPOINTMENT. —We Sup at EVANS', Covent-garden, after Jullien's Concert. F4irest and most interesting, of Cabbys—Drive Country Gentlemen to the hue de Kydney, Covent-garden. DR. CUMMING'S NEW WORK. Now ready at all the Booksellers, in 1 vol., 7s. 6d., T" DESTINY OF NATIONS, AS INDICATED IN PROPHECY. By the Rev. JOHN CUMMING, D.D. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., T" w I FE'S EVIDENCE. By W. G. WILLS. "A very powerful Hnd interesting novel ; true to nature in its characters anu its emotions.."—Sun. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready, in Bvo., with Illustrations, 145., bound, MAJOR -GENERAL CAMPBELL'S PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF THIRTEEN YEARS' SERVICE AMONG THE WILD T RIBEs OF KEONDISTAN, ]or the Suppression of Human Sacrifice. " Major-General Campbell's book is one of thrilling inte rest, and must be pronounced the most remarkable narrative of the present season."—Athenwum. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. N OTICE. THE SECOND EDITION of THE SHADOW OF ASHLYDYAT, is now ready at all Libraries and Booksellers, in 3'vois., post i.vo. - . . I ichard Bentley, New Burlington-street. lIARD CASH; THE NEW NOVEL, BY CHARLES READE, is Ready This Day, in Three Volumes, at all the Libraries. London : Sampson Low, Son, and Co., Ludgate-hill. T HE TEETH, as Supplied by NATURE and Preserved by ART. By M. C. ROGERS, M.R.C.S., Surgeon-Dentist. London : 18, New Burlington-street, W. SH ORTHAND.-PITMAN'S PHONOGRA PHIC TEACHER. 6d. ; free by post, 7d. SHORTHAND. -PITMAN'S PHONOGRA PHIC.) MANUAL. Free by post, ls. 6d. Ql , l ORTHA N D.-"PITMAN'S PHONO GRAPHY forms an exceedingly efficient -probably the MOST efficient-system of Shorthand that exists."--Sir Rowland London : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C. PIGS! PIGS! PIGS!-INDIAN PIG MEAL, without husks, supplied to the Royal farms, Windsor , and in every county in England, lOs Bd per cwt ; one cwt. equal to 1i cwt. bar'ey or anv meal. Delivered tree in Lon don. Established 1858.— THOMAS PEARCE, Manager, 68, Lant-street, Southwark. ALGERIAN ONYX MARBLE. Messrs. HOWELL, JAMES, and CO., respectfully solicit an in-pectb n of their Onyx Salon, which contains upwards of 1,00 , objects, consisting of Clock., Candelabra, Lamps,Vases, Jardinières, Inkstands, Pen-trays, and a variety of smaller articles of taste, at moderate prices. This beaut!ful marble is perfectly translucent. bears a very fine polish, presents a diversity of pleasing tints, and can be turned or chiselled into any form necessary for utility or ornament.-5, 7,9, Regent-street, Pall-mall. TE THIS SHOULD MEET THE EYE of any ji one troubled with Wind in the Stomach, Indigestion, or Biliousness, take PAGE WOOL/COCK'S WIND PILLS. Their world-wide celebrity proves them of starling merit. Of all medicine vendors at 14d. nd 2s. 9d. ; or free by post for 14 or 33 stamps from Page D. Woodcock, Chemist MESSRS. BOTT, JACKSON, AND CO. execute COMMISSIONS on all races throughout the year. Market price guaranteed. Remittances. London and Westminster Bank. Post-effice Orders payab:e at Camber well-park N.B.—Betting on the Waterloo Cup. Address—Bore and JACKSON, "Man of the World" Wine Stores, George-street, Camberwell-park, London. IVE YOUR HOI4SE A TREAT.—Two penny XX packets of THORLEY'S delicious CONDIMENT daily, mixed with damped chaff and corn, will, at three weeks nence, rstonish the owner. Pecked puolicly at les, Fleet-Areet, City. None genuine without the Inventor's signature engraved on each packet, " Joseph Thorley." —Read the Discussion on this C. ndiment, held in Hanover square Rooms, and judge for yourselves how its opponents were put hors de combat - one an Oil Cake Dealer, the other a Veterinary Surgeon. May be had free on application. THE OLD•ESTABLISHED B EtOMPTON GENERAL REGISTRY OFFICE FOR SERVANTS. (UNDER DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE.) MRS. DONO VAN, 56, BROMPTON-ROAD. Families requiring Servants are respectfully sot cited to apply, there being always a large supply on the books Applications for Servants during the past year, 1,760. Lists of Servants forwarded on application. Office Homo from 10 till 4 daily, Yearly subscribers of One Guinea supplied with every clan of Servants free of extra charge. Upper Servants, ss. ; Under do., 2s. 6d. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing -room, Librar y , ind Dining-room, consisting of anew and emegant assort ment A VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, neautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, &c., in Italian, Alabas er, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar Sim Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her %IfOesty, 149, Stand. W.C., Lonaon. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, INERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON CIIOLOGY. And GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE. lIALOG Y is given by Mr. TENNAN r. at 149, Strand, W.C• BEAUTIFUL WOMEN.—Alabaster Powder, and the Magnetic Rock Dew Water from Sahara. Cir cassian Bloom, Arabian Soaps, and Alabaster Liquid. These costly and inimitable toilet preparations render the hair, teeth, and complexion beautiful beyond comparison. --Can be had only at Madame RACHEL'S, 47A, New Bond-street, where she can be consulted daily. All communications are strictly confidential. PRIZE MED AL-INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER & CO., Wax Chandlers, &c., &c., To the Quten and the P. ince of Wales. (Established 17?0.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862, testifies to he excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' manufacture. A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says : " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn, recom mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with Platted Wicks, patented.. 2s. 2d. per lb Ordinary quality 2.. Cd. per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality .. sd. per lb. Second quality •• • • • • .. le. 3d. per lb. Third quail r y • • • • • . • • .. ls. ld. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., 8, South :Bolton-street, Grosveno - -square. Manufactory— Kensington (Established 1730). The largest Establishm.mt in England forhe M of Wax Candles for the u.e of the Altar.anufacture TEETH. —Mr. ESK ELL'S INVENTION in the construction of ARTIFICIAL TEETH has the following aqvantages :—A set or teeth, of excellent work manship and mechanism, can be made and fitted with the most perfect accuracy and success, in a few hours, without pain or extraction of stumps, and to answer all the purposes of mastication and articulation. They are fitted without wires or fastenings, and adapt themselves so perfectly to the g ums, that they are quite immoyeable t except at the option, of the wearer. Invalids or residents in the country can ad just these teeth to many changes of the molith without the a use id f o n t l st a lifetime. Co mfort g uara nteed. Trea ,aadnednwtisiltl. la They are not so liable to injury, are always tise explaining Mr. Eske.l's Patent, &c., free for 7 stamps. Inspection of specimens and consultatios iree. —B,Grosve nor street, Bond - street, W ; and at 39, n Bennett's-hill, Bir mingham. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. —The greatest and most useful invention of the day, AGUA AMARELLA. Messrs. JOHN GOSNELL and CO., 3, King-court, Lombard street, 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 who t. age. The Agua A marella has n one of the properties of dyes; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, month and when the hair is once restored one application per will keep it in perfect colour Price one guinea per bottle, or in half bottles, 10s. 6d. Testimonials from artistes of the highest order, and from individuals of unloubted respecta bility, may be seen on application. Messrs. John Gosnell and ro. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal High ness the Princess of Wales. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern itai►_- way Terminus, King's-cross. Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. Vies-patron—ll is Royal Highness the Prince of WALE F,K.G President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.U. Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. .. .... _ . . _ The numerou s an d urgen t appeals of the stic poor fnr ad- Toissiwn compel the Committee to entreat the bounty of the affluent and humane, as the medical officers are daily obliteed t ) treat as out - patients many cl!stres.ing cases which. with more adequate funds, they would gladly admit into the wares. The preilascs of the hospital are capable of containing 500 beds. The Hospital is not endowed, but is wholly dependent on voluntary c3utributions and legacies, which are received by the 'l' reasurer , Edward Mas ertuan, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Ransom and CO. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co.: Giyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co.; AN lliams, Deacon, and Co. ; overdid, Gurney, and C lllasterman and Co. • I. ':°<- Hospital, from 16 till 5, o lia ' rn% l d sb and d all e d o. C , O L . iv i e i r e p rll oo er t B ; -street at 6TANFORD B. SALMI Secretary. d ( / / Gfl ~,, ~~~ A I C-' S PAPER k , 5i..7., .4xer. , -.-4„,h , ~,-,,;,. i t'''r c,.! ~. • r , - . ....- . & Ix • r WES T _....4, , •• --••••• , . ,pIP, MI .....\:,A, ~.I, 4 Ati • ~ ,114 - , it V , ...j '--- 7,E - " .. ..r IP4 i i I _„.. ' : t( 1 . T. P . ~ . . ~( 11. ) ' Q. •Olp . '' ' Ai' , 4,• 1, t ' ... 3 ... , In. • A rA , ~.1 , ,,, ~ 71 1. "'", r ,...,...., 4,',. , 7 . :i _ !' L .. fp ,P, i r ~ x 1 . , , . . ' .., .... *be * d i \ \-. 4*--4-....i -;„, . i ~ , " 51 _0 i, , , . I __ A I, , . Si ..., '''' 4; iigff • (:)., .411 vr ‘...• ~,,P ...- , 4 2 l i blifftki i % - VII k 1 • '... ,;... E - 4, /4 itiV=-• ''s J • 4 1 ,, ,i : i ' llms T :4 le o f N,.. , DROIT• ' t -la. it , ~ - ~e DIE L, ..' -' t ._,R.„, 72.4, ... , \\ - 1 . 3 --4- 7 , ....;„ 'aro''-r s, - . ~..:, , . , - '',, e... ' 4- COAST OF AFRICA. r-i %-..f - .- --,..,;:•1c.:4 ,,, ,r5„ s. :-v.....:. LIVERPOOL, Thursday. The African mail steamship Mag:egor Laird 1 - ,as arrived with the mails to the following dates a-- Benin, October 21 ; Fernando Po, 29th ; Cat he - roons, 31st; Old Calabar. November 2; Brass Rive:a 4th; Nun, 4th; Bonny, 7th ; Lagos, 10th; Acerta 12th ; Cape Coast Castle, 14th ; Cape Palmas. 16th ; Sierra Leone, 21st; Bathurs, 25th ; Tenerifl'e, De cember 1; Madeira, 3d. Staff - Assistant-Surgeon Crow dial on bott:rd at Madeira of dysentery. Her Majesty's ship s G r iff o n and Dromedary were at Fernando Po; the Eigiya w.as to sail thence for Glasgow in a few days ; the Gt•orge, Trade was flat. dand fromea t;i h w e esreotaitlhso Coast,there. H Conu7uart Burton,Luc e t t a, had Oceola,arriv an d was ! expected to leave on the 10th of Nove tuber arc Invincible, Aree mes , c o mma rce, The Cressy l e as t.o and the Valeta eai!ed horn the Carneroons 'or Liverpool on the 14tu of October. T ra d e ey e s active, with high prices. The river wee healthy. f A o l r o T s D h e e n h e :lt n i From Old Calabar the Commodore, R oya l Arch, Golden Age, and the Huddersfield sailed' for Liver pool sail noenx neat the spring. l6th of p rr e r t a o d b e er b . o. October 29, and things were likely to remain i n this state for some time. King Eye and the chiefs had evacuated Creek Town in consequence of a raid of the Bloodmen to obtain satisfaction for injuries inflicted ou some of their tribe by the Creek Town men. The river was healthy. The Earl Derby and the Benin were at Benin. The Lord Burleigb, Express, Mary Black, Selina, Orient, Virginian; Paragon, Albre, Pri le of Canada, and the Ben M‘Ceee were at the itrass River, where trade ()penal on the.2sth of October. The Investi gator had come down the Niger, and was met by Dr. Baikie at the confluence. Lieutenant Bedford was left with him. All was well. Six bales of cotton from the Niger for Manchester have been and shipped is the Macgregor Laird. 'lbis is the first product of a screw press fitted up by Kr. Crowther Her Majesty's ships up the Niger. The Iphigenia, the Richmond, the Cccktetoo, the Belle of the Ocean, the Grand Bonny, the Flora. M'lvor, and the Charles Horsfall were at Bunny_ Captain Peter Thompson, agent for Messrs. Hatton Cookson, were drowned on the 10th of October. The river was very healthy. Handy, and the schooner Commodore were at Lagos. The Iwe Irohin o f t P h s e E 24 s P t h ° r o The steamer City of Norwich succeeded in shipping and getting clear of the coast with 1,200 slaves from Wbydah on the 16th of October. Her Majesty's ship Investigator, Lieutenant-Commander Gambier, left this place early in September to proceed up the Niger, for the purpose of ,communicating with Dr. Baikie, and doing several other things of which we have been unable to precute any Information for the pubh'c. She arrived at the Nun on September 7, the bar of which river she crossed on the same day. On the next day, having to ken on board the Rev. Samuel Crowther and several other per. sons connected with the Church Mission, she proceeded up the river, anchoring every night. Sae arrived at Qnitsha on the 13th September, where she discharged most of the people who were taken on board at the Nun, and, having procured a supply of wood,wenton the confluence at Gbegbe where the Rev. Mr. Crowther and his party landed. They then went to the other side of the river, to Lukoja, where they met Dr. Baikie. On the 19th she left for Egga, and. arrived on the 21st. On the 22d Lieutenant Commander Gambier, Mr. Adlam, Mr. M'Coskry, and Dr. Baikie set out for Beds to communicate with the celebrated African potentate Maseba (Mahomed Saba). We have been unable to learn any of the incidents of this visit, which must have been very Interesting, beyond the fact that hie liighneg; sent two horses, one to be presented to her Majesty, and the other to our Lieutenant-Governor. On the 4th October they returned to the ship, and started down the river, stop ping for fuel, &c., at rn , ?st of the places at which they had stopped on the up voyage. The Rev. Mr. Crowther an& his son, Hr. Josiah Crowther, returned with the Investi gator. They crossed the bar of the Nun on the 14th, and. arrived within our port on Sunday morning, the 16th inst. come of the officers and crew of the Investigator have suf fered slightly from fever." The same peper of the sth of November states that the gentlemen who wont to Ibadan on a mis sion of peace, sent by the AsAci ttion of L :gos, re turned to Abbeokuta that day. The account given of their reception waa hopeful. Tney were most hospitably entertained; their message, in short, -was f well received. The chiefs spoke of the wrongs they October says thought they had received, end said that they de-- sired to be on friendly terms with the Egbes. Their reply to the messege wee, " We will gladly meet a deputation from the opposite party en neutral ground to talk over our mattes, in order to come to some arrangements." More than that could not be expected. The Missionary party in Ibad an were much better provided for than before; t he su p p lies carried to Oyo for them by Messrs W oo d and 11.03.4 croft had been received, and had added greatly to their comfort. The amount of p roduce which had accumulated in their hands of the merchants and traders during the long st o pp a g e of the roads was estimated at 1, 000 bales of cotton of 120 or 130 pounds each, which w ould g ive at the p resent p rices at Liverpool a value of £12,000 . There is more diffi cu lty at arriving at a fair estimate of t he value of the oil, but it is supposed to be not f ar from three STAMPED ....sd. to be thankful for. We have a contented people. We have not, as other nations have, the word " Revolution" often murmured menacingly in their ears. We have a contented and a prosperous people ; and therefore, under Providence. I think we ought to "rest, end be thankful." (Cheers.) One of the great features of these meetings of late years has been that almost the whole interest of the public has been concentrated upon foreign affairs ; and this must naturally be so, because, in these days, the facilities of locomotion are so great, the ramifications of commerce and correspondence are so extensive, that we are not, as we were a few years ago, separate nations, wit h scarcely any connection with one another, end only having rivalries one with another; but we form as it were members of one family, and it is impos sible even for the etnallest members of that Ere opean family to be affected by any public event, without that effect being telt and reflected here and there in a very important degree ; and, therefore, it is that of late years the interest felt by the Euglish public in foreign affairs had been a very deep and a very earnest one. (Hear, hear.) And I hope I may be permitted from the interest which I have always taken in these matters to refer to one or two questions which are prominent before the public, and with regard to which the very gravest consequences may follow to this country, and be felt by every individual now present. (Hear, hear.) One of these questions is the condition of Poland. On this sub ject there has been a very constant expression of opinion. I regret to differ from many of my political friends who think that it was not right and that it was not discreet on the part of this country to take the course which they did, and to interfere with expressions of sympathy in fa vour of the Polish race. lam not of that opinion, 'and I believe it is contrary to that high and generous sentiment which is always the motive and dictating principle of Eng lish policy. I believe that perhaps the method and form of interference was not the wisest that could have been adopted ; but after Parliament had expressed itself in the the strong,st way on the subject, after repeated public meet ings had been held, and after there had been a general con currence in the indignation felt at the way in which the Polish people were being treated, I think it would have been an undignified, a cowardly, and an un-English course if England had not made use of the whole weieht of her moral force for the purpose of obtaining for that people the justice to which treaties had entitled him. (Cheers.) I perfectly admit that it was not a question upon which this country could go to war. I regret at the same time the way in which the question was treated, because the result has been this, that high-handed wrong and injustice have come off victorious, and, in the face of violated treaties and outraged faith, the great Powers of Europe that interfered in the cause of justice and humanity have been obliged to retreat from the position which they occupied, with humiliation, if not almost with insult. (Hear, hear.) At the same time, the course pursued by the Govern ment is not to be judged by its results. I think it would have been an un-English course, an undignified course, in consistent with the character we have long maintained, if this country had not raised her voice in favour of a people suffering as they were, and in whose favour we were bound to interfere by treaty. (Hear.) There is one other subject which is of deep interest to us, because out of it I believe it perfectly possible that war may grow, and I am certain of this, that there is no society of Englishmen to whom I could address myself to whom the question of peace or war would not possess greater interest than any question that I might put before them, for we are a peace-loving people—we be lieve any war not required by the interest and honour of tue country is an unjust war—and therefore we cannot but feel a deep interest in any question that may lead to a rule. ture of our peaceful relations with any part of Europe. (Hear.) Pending the marriage of the Prince of Wales I took the opportunity of expressing a strong opinion with re ference to a question which was raising i tself into great importance relative to certain regulations affecting the de pendencies of Denmark. I will not enter fully into that question, because in the first place it requires considerable study ; and, in the next place, because it is a very irksome one. It has been said that no one ever understood the ques tion which is known by the name of the Schleswig Holstein question; that the only person who got nearly to understand it was a German professor, and that it had driven him mad. (Hear, hear, and a laugh.) I will not go into the details of that question ; but this I will say, that with regard to it I think the course pursued by our Government was a conga• tent, a manly, and a decided one. (Hear, hear.) It is of great importance to this country that a Protestant, a liberal, a constitution state should in its full force, with all its means and reseurces, exist in the Baltic. T believe it to be of the very greatest importance to England to maintain the independence of Denmark. What do we tied at the present =anent ? There are questions of long date between this country and Denmark with which 1 will not attempt to puzzle you or drive you mad. The course announced by Lord Palmerston at the end of the session was a decided one, for in reply to a question which I put to him, his lordship declared that it was the bounden duty of this country to upheld the independence of Germany as against the great German Powers, and he concluded his speech bi saying that if they pursued the course which he was sorry to see they were adopting, the German Powers would find that they had not to deal with esentnark alone, but that there were other and greater Powers than Denmark with which the question was to be settled. At the present time, owing to the death of the late King of Denmark, other questions have arisen, and I must express as openly as t can my deep regret at seeing that the great German Powers are pursuing a course which, to my mind, is utterly dishonest, for which no excuse can be found, and making their adherence to a solemn treaty dependent upon conditions which never at any time formed any part of that treaty at all, (Hear, hear.) Therefore I do hope and trust that the part taken by our Government- 1 care not whether by the present Go vernment or any other—l hope, whatever party may be in power, that they will consider it the decided policy of this country to uphold at all hazards the independence and inte grity of Denmark, and resist an aggression which is alike unjust in its objects and dangerous in its termination. (Cheers.) It may be true that our lot has fallen into dark and troublous fillies. It may be that iu every part of Europe the political horizon is troubled and menacing, and no man can tell what, within a few weeks, may be the aspect of Europe—no man can tell what part this country may be called upon to take. But still I do believe that we here in England may look forward to the future, not only with hope, but with confidence. (Cheers.) It is not only because we possess a Sovereign whom we esteem and admire ; it is not only that we live under a Constitution that we value and venerate ;it is not only that among us—and this is particularly important in times like there—there is a love of peace from the highest and best of motives and of reasons; it is not only that we have no lust for increase of terri torial power, for England is great enough and her terri tory is extensive enough, and we have not, by all these factitious means that are necessary perhaps to other Powers attempted to spread the influence and dignity of our coun try—it is not only for these reasons that we may look forward with hope and confidence t o the future, but, above all, for this reason, that we are a united Peop le. (Cheers.) It is not in this country (and I au' surethat other country can say it) —it is not in this you could enter a single society to discuss a tegisla of high importance, affecting her internal the Govern tion, without fear of offending either very I tr ues Lion man ex ment or the people. Here, thank , Ctedieouet fear of inter presses his opinion freely and openly; l the eunbe ee, land hasthe whatever our object, ference. We have no fear of revolutiot here to-day in peaceful we all combine together. We are with n3 a n :auhnado e s it ae i l o wi ta natyeal times. We see here those whboseeri, that sturdy class—has alwaVe,e -d eon, (Cheers.) W e pith and strength of Englen rprise, 7:fide of this country over all the have here the ministers of our have here those whose N t V ho e se who administer the justice who, differing of spread the comm uv e ee r ei n v e 2re an . world. (Hear, have those represented here, religion,—we ba h We Of other countries, have not only nobility the land. from the nobeel. nobility of character—the English gentleman. of race, but lend here we are met together, not merely be cause it .l and agreeable assembly, (Oheer i e• i e s a d sio all believe that we are promoting t h at which au se we is for but because one the benefit of the district in which we live, and for the b e nefit of the country generally. (Cheers.) Let the object be a philanthropic object —let it be a charitable object—let e p rgo r a o mi la y e t y m hoe e n n h w t i g o i hl r l e fis t t h n td e t m thhe o er r o a l o l wwi a el d ls se tl: a o n tw c hh e e m i caehno will a s o a f it be for some society or moveme n t t h at s h a ll h ave for its end o i t n h e the p t h e o e o pos country, t a a ry l n not be represented, and which will not do their utmost to promote, as far as they can, the public good. (Cheers.) And as long as this spirit remains in the country—thank God it has always been the distinguishing mark of the country, and long may it continue to be so I—so long as the spirit remains, though other countries may suffer, though war may devastate other lands, though their society may be disorganized by convulsions and revolutions, I am sure of this, that, strong in the united spirit of the people, Eng land will always maintain her position among the nations of the world; and, whatever may haepen to other countries we may look forward to the future, feeling sure that, under the blessing of that Providence which has so long favoured us and distinguished us, we shall continue t t hold thatd r" place among the nations which we have hitherto bold* nn n which we still desire to retain. (The h on. gentle resumed his seat amid loud and prolonged cheerieftger) aards Several other toasts of a local character wer e h given. times as much. f bad c aused none . La D go e s le w ga as te f s av f o rom that the rain, although abunclana experienced last The Lagos Anglo-African of the 7th ult. states of the inconvenience which was nr merchants and traders year at that time. The health of able. Trade was, as usual , pro an association of native were about to c ead to" the interior with the object of making pe ace between th e conten di ng parties. H o pes were en ter ta in e d of their success, but from the nature of the ease it was evident that nothing beyond a temp9rarY Peace could be effected, followed by n egotiations for th e settlement o f th e questions in dispute. Ther e was a rumour that t h ere bad been another battle recently, and that the Iba dans had advanced their camp nearer that of the g b as . Another of the great chiefs of Abbeokuta, Atambala, had died. The brig Astarte sailed from Accra for London on Nov. 12th ; and the royal mail steamer Arme nian left Cape Palmas for the Leeward Islands. Her Majesty's ship Rattlesnake and the brig Al ligator were at Cape Coast, and her Majesty's Spar row at Sierra Leone. The Spanish war steamer Gen. Alava, with 800 troops and ammunition, from Cadiz for Havannah, put into the Island of Palma with her bunkers on fire. In an attempt made to flood the bunkers the ship was sunk. The troops were landed and brought on to Santa Cruz by her Majesty's ship Speedwell, Commander Cottam. The Speedwell was to sail for the Gambia with Governor Darcy and his suite ou Dec. 2. The royal mail steamer Athenian left Ma deirac on Dec. 2. Her Majesty's ship Pelorcs and Falcon, and the steamships Celt, Dare, Presto, and and Will-o'-the-Wisp were at that Island. • Su n g m orning THE CORNISH COAST.—Early on Sum She near St. the Prince Rupert, of London, went she wa s greatly , Anthony's Point during a thick fog. 21, w ee abandoned injured, The bark Palenta, of Lo! d° 47 34 N, long. 930 in with Bft of water in her hold a_..'' . a lmouth on Monday W. The crew were brought . silo Bay on Saturday : er pool, was o ff Mount's and part of rg. afternoon.Slr'dy with loss h a eCastilian, of f !I:° boo put into Penzance iggin with The brig Cargey, of Blythe: ; ~, two lids had been w as h ed. loss of boats, bulwarks , ‘-` overboard and drowneod6. cer, arrived at Chattanooga, HARD UP.— __ A : here he could find accommodations for inquired of a new% k n ow, sah, 'bout the 'cunmedations. his horse. "f. ,, ° a n il g one, and dar ain't nothin' for 'em to De fence rails eat any o nly a few barn doors, mo ghorses."—New York Tribuize. arf we want dem for the , _ ge : n ctsExENT.] CollBlllllpt i on, all nervous, bilious, LI every stage, are only ag -114.'1, _.,,„. d stomach complaints, ..,. tel and accelerated by drugs of every description, but 1 g l e ' r - 41y curable by Du harry's health restoring Ilevalenta I ; ) k rabica Food, as proved by thousands of cases which had been considered hopeless. We quote a few.—Cure No. 02,914. Miss Lange, 18 years ot age, cured after the medical men had abandoned all hope; of her recovery from the last stage of pulmonary c o nsumption, with f• arlul cough, expectoration., exhaustion, spitting of blood, perspirations, hollow cheeks,i emaciated to a sk , leton. She is now, thank God, healthy, blooming, fleshy girl.—N. Lange, Coramis;fatimr ley Police. Cure, No. 46,270. Mr. James Roberts, f of blood, liver Surrey, Of shirty years' diseased lungs, spittingo 47,121. Miss derangeme n t, and partial deainess.—Cure, No. indigest , cu i Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervousnnecsiso,s. a perfectly healthy, —Cure, No, !gatherings, low spirits, and nervous which had resisted l a a v kenham, Norfolk, ,51,816. the Rev. James 'l'. Campbell, er l! it indigestion and torpidity of the liver. od ; all medical treatment. In tins, du lib, 28 21b, 4a f,d ; 511,, tie,gent-street, London; also F to o wn Of the Wiled Kw li s ; 121 b, 225; 241 b, 40s. Barryr,numi and a ‘ u i d aso C ia ;. ; . a N n o d . .77 1 l . groz,ers and chemists in every gdoln r:. ~. the Court Journal of Saturday', w hich contains a vast The Court Journal. Estab lished 34 years.—See t o& interest , and p ettedl y amount of exclusive news of P original Courtly, Fashiona ble ' Theatrical, Naval, Military) and Sporting Intelligence, C l u b On Dits, :Sze.; not to he found in any daily or IceeklY P'PPrice 51; Stmaped, 512 :1 at the Railway &atiOns. 6a.—w. Thomas, 20 , Brydges-street, Strand ; sold by ail news-agents; THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY IjINAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC BRANDY. This celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It i Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in the prin3ipal towns in England ; or wholesale at 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded " Kinahan's LL Whisky." THE PROPOSED CONGRESS. The Moniteur yesterday published the replies of the Pope, Austria, PruEsia, Hanover, and Bavaria to the Emperor's invitation to a Congress:— of all those whese aspirations tend to the welfare of humanity. Your Majesty has just taken the initiative by proposing to regulate the present and assure the future in a Congress. I do homage to the elevated thought which has guiled your Imperial Majesty, and I thank you very sincerely for the invitation you have forwarded to me to co-operate in your generous prrjects. 1 hope that G •rmany, especially Austria and Prussia— who in this question has intereStsfrom which I cannot sepa rate those of the kingdom of Hanover—will be enabled to afford her support to the task your Imperial Majesty has imposed upon yourself, and in this case I shall do myself a real pleasure in co-operating as much as possible in the realisation of the work which you have undertaken. Meanwhile, I pray you to be good enough to accept the reiterated assurances of the high esteem and inviolable friendship with which I am, Monsieur mon Frere, your Majesty's good brother, n GEORGE, Rex. Countersigned, Count von Platen-Hallermund, At the Chateau of Herrenhausen, Nov. 23. REPLY OF THE POPE. Imperial Majesty,—The thoUght which your Majesty expresses of being able to establish without shock in Europe —with God's blessing elsewhere also I—with the concur rence of the Sovereigns or of their representatives, a system which calms men's minds and restores peace, tranquillity, and order to the numerous countries where, unhappily, these benefits are lost, is a design which greatly honours your Majesty, and which, with the co-operation, of all, as sisted by Divine grace, would produce the best results. We co -operate, therefore, in so laudable a project in a perfectly cordial spirit, and can now earnestly assure your Majesty that all our moral support will be afforded to the Congress, in order that the principles of justice, in these days so much misunderstood and trodden under foot, may be re-established to the advantage of society in its present agitated state, that violated rights may be admitted in 'order to be asserted in favour of those who have had to suffer by their violation, and especially in order that the real pre-eminence which belongs naturally to the Catholic religion, as being the only true one, may be re-established, especially in Catholic countries. _ _ Your Majesty cannot hesitate to believe that the Vicar cf Jesus Christ, either from the duties of his sublime repro • sentation, or from the conviction he entertains that in the Catholic faith, in conjunction with practice, is to be found the sole means proper to moralise the peoples, cannot in the midst of Congresses, even political ones, fail in his obliga tion to sustain with the greatest rigour the rights of our most august religion, which is one, holy, catholic, apostolic, and Roman. The confidence which we express, of seeing violated rights vindicated springs from the conscientious duty imposed upon us by their guardianship. In showing ourselves full of solicitude on the subject of these rights, we do not wish your Majesty ever to suppose that we could entertain any doubt with regard to those appertaining to this Holy See, since, besides the other motives which militate in its favour, we have also the assurances which your Majesty has several times given, and caused to be given publicly. assurances which it would seem to us offensive to doubt, coming from so high and powerful a Sovereign. Atter this preliminary explanation, which has seemed to us ail the more opportune that we better understand your Majesty'o views, we are happy to add that we applaud ma terial progress, and desire besides that nations should be in a position to enjoy peaceably their property, as much for the profit. that they derive therefrom, as for the occupation which it gives them. We could not say as much in the case of our being invited to satisfy certain aspirations of some fractions of these nations—aspirations which cannot be re conciled with the principles above enunciated. We entertain the hope that your Majesty, with your high perspicacity, will recognise in our frank communication the character of loyalty which always accompanies the acts of this Apostolic See, and at the same time the evidence of the great esteem which we entertain towards your august per son, to whom we have in no way hesitated to speak thus explicitly in a matter of so much importance. Hereupon, with the assurance of our paternal affection, we give your Majesty, our august Consort, and the Impe rial Prince, our apostolic benediction. Given in our palace of the Vatican, the 20th November, 1863. Pius P.P. IX. REPLY OF THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA. Monsieur mon Frere,—The letter written to me by your Majesty on the Ch of November directs my attention to the precarious state of Europe, to the dangers which may result therefrom, and proposes to me to regulate the present and as,ure the future in a Congress. This stp is suggested to your Majesty by the sincere de , sire of sparing the world the calamities entailed by war. To preserve and assure to Europe the benefits of peace, at the same time preserving from any attack the honour and dignity of the countries we govern, such should indeed be one of our most constant cares. Such is also my dearest wish, and to attain this end, my co-operation will always be secured to your Majesty. Guided by this sentiment I have conscientiously examined the proposition which has been made to me. I was bound to ask myself if, in its present form, your Majesty's project united all the conditions which would permit me to hope for a result in conformity with your desire and mine. The success of every enterprise depends in a great mea sure upon the manner in which it is undertaken, and the plan which has been marked out. The greater the difficulty of the enterprise, and the more it demands the co-operation of various forces and wills, the more urgent it becomes to have a clear understanding upon the point of departure, to define the object and means of action held in view, to deter mine beforehand, in fact, the line of conduct that will be followed. These conditions appear to me to essentially affect the success of the work that your Majesty desires to essay and to which you invite me. Before joining it I, therefore, deem it indispensable to be enlightened upon certain preliminary points. In a word, I should wish to know, with some accuracy, the bases and programme of the deliberations of the Congress which would assemble. In specifying beforehand the questions to be examined by the Congress, and agreeing upon the direction to be given to its labcurs, unforeseen obstacles that might compromise eve), ything would be avoided ; this course would also remove dangerous and almost insoluable problems, which, unex pectedly raised, would only envenom the debates and give rise to fresh complications, instead of obviating those which already exist. These considerations appears to me too important not to deserve all the attention of your Majesty. Prince Metter nich will be charged, on his side, to state then with greater development. The particular goodwill and confidence which your Majesty has always been good enough to manifest towards my Ambassador will facilitate, I trust, this preli minary understanding which it appears to me necessary to establish before offering my support to the plan conceived by your Majesty. I take this opportunity of renewing the assurances of the high esteem and inviolable friendship with which I am, Monsieur mon frere, your Majesty's good brother, Vienna, Nov. 17. FRANCIS JOSEPH. REPLY OF THE KING OF PRUSSIA. Monsieur mon frere,—Your Majesty in writing to me the letter which your Ambassador presented to me on the 13th of November, must have been convinced that the generous sentiments which inspired you would be responded to with that cordial assent which a Sovereign having at heart the welfare of nations, could not decline joining in the noble object which your Majesty proposes to the Euro pean Powers by inviting them to a general Congress. During the course of the last half century the treaties of 1815 have necessarily undergone modifications which the irresistible influence of time and events exercises upon human institutions. Nevertheless, those treaties still con tinue to form the foundation upon which the political edifice of Europe actually rests. It will, therefore, be a task worthy of the efforts of all Governments in terested in the maintenance of order and of peace to consolidate that foundation, to provide for those portions which have been destroyed or which will have to be abolished, and to give additional guarantees to such enactments as may be misunderstood or menaced. In such a work I will join with all my heart, and in per fect liberty only to consult my own solicitude for the general interests of Europe, because, as Prussia has never outatepped the limits of treaties, she has no direct interest in provoking or declining the meeting of a Congress. Such a position enables my Government to lend its impartial and disinterested support to establish between the Powers convoked a preliminary understanding, upon the principles of the Congress, and to obviate by prudent negotiations the difficulties which might cause germs of discord in a work of conciliation and of peace. To this effect my Government will be happy to receive any overtures your Majesty may think fit to make respecting preliminary views. I thank your Majesty for the hospitality which you have kindly offered me, and I am sure I should meet with a welcome at Paris which renders so dear to me the remem brance of my sojourn at Compiegne ; but it is rather for our Ministers united in Council to enlighten by their dis cussions and to prepare for the sanction of the Sovereigns the proposals which will be submitted to the Congress. I take advantage of this opportunity to renew the asur ances of the high esteem and special friendship with which I remain, Monsieur mon fibre, of your Majesty, Le bon. frere, WILLIAM. Berlin, Nov. 18• REPLY OF THE• KING OF HANOVER. Monsier mon Frera,—l have received with as much pleasure as gratitude the letter which your Imperial Ma jesty was good enough to address to me under date the 4th of this month. To regulate existing differences by a general understand ing between the European Powers, to calm the unceasingly recurring disquiet which obstructs or retards the develop. ment of the prosperity of States, to paralyse the efforts of subvervise parties, and, in tine, to assure the tranquillity of Europe by removing every eventuality of war, is the most signal service that can be rendered to the cause of cicilina tion; it is an enterprise which Aloud obtain the auffrages REPLY OF THE KING OF BAVARIA. Monsieur mon Frere,—l Nava received the letter which your Imperial Majesty has been kind enough to address to me, under date of the 4th of this month, proposing a Con gross, which would assemble at Paris, with the object of laying the foundation of the pacification of Europe. I cannot but render full justice to the lofty sentiments with which this proposal is impressed. The treaties of 1815, on which the present political edifice of Europe rest, are, I am notnnavinerdeatroyed in fact on many points or misunderstood. There is, therefore, no grander task than to spare the future the shocks almost in evitable from this state of things, by regulating in concert with the other Powers the litigious questions of the present day, to which the arrangements of these treaties could no longer be applied. I believe with pleasure that the proposal of your Imperial Majesty, followed by subsequent explanations on the sub ject, will be received by the Powers directly interested in the solution of these questions in the manner which is in dispensable to assure its success. In this supposition I do not hesitate to adhere to the pro position of your Imperial Majesty, and I shall esteem my self happy to concur in the work of general pacification by taking part in the future conferences. _ I take this opportunity of renewing the assurance of the high esteem and inviolable friendship with which I am, Monsieur mon here, of your Imperial !ttajesty the good brother, MAX. Rome, Nbv. 27, Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. The eastern division of the Channel fleet—comprising the Edgar, 74, wooden liner, Capt. G. P. Hornby, bearing the flag of the Commander•in-Chief, Rear-Admiral Sidney, Oolpoys Dacres, C.B. ; the Warrior, 40, iron frigate, Capt. the Hon. A. A. Cochrane, C.B. ; and the Resistance, 16, iron frigate, Capt. Chamberlain—is expected to sail from Spithead to-day for Plymouth Sound, where it will be joined by the western division, and receive sailing orders for the next cruise. At Plymouth the Resistance will be detached from the squadron and proceed to the Mediterra nean, where, according to present orders, she will com• plete her term of commis-ion. _ _ The Tamar, screw troopship, Capt. Stirling, arrived at Spitheai yesterday morning from the eastward. She is ordered into the h rbour. The ordnance sccew transport Lord Paumure was taken into the steam basin of Portsmouth dockyard yesterday, and the two 12-ton 300-pounder Armstrong guns she has conveyed round from Woolwich were transferred, by the aid of the large steam crane, from her hold to an ordnance lighter for conveyance to the gunnery Excellent. Her Majesty's screw yacht Fairy was undocked at Ports mouth yesterday, after completing the coating of her bottom plates with the M'lnnes composition. The United States screw steam sloop of war Kearsage, 7, Commander Winslow, on a c uise, last from the Isle of Wight, was outside Plymouth Sound yesterday. The whole of the powerful cast iron girders and tramways for the overhead travellers which the Lords of the Admi ralty have ordered to be erected beneath the building sheds at Chatham dockyard, on which will ultimately be held down some of the squadron of icon vessels ordered to he constructed, have been transported to the dockyard from the foundry when they were prepared by means of three of the powerful traction engines manufactured by Messrs. Aveiing and Port,.‘r, Rochester, which have been employed unceasingly at the work for several months past. The re sults prove in the highest degree the superiority of the trac tion engine for transporting heavy weights to great die• tances over the ordinary horse labour. Yesterday five of the large iron girders, each weighing exactly three tons, were placed on a couple of lorries, and dragged by one of the traction engines from the foundry at Strood to the deck yard at Chatham, a distance of two miles, over every va riety of ground, including a severe incline of one in twelve, and through crowded streets, without the least inconveni ence. On arriving at the end of the dockyard where the girders are intended to be erected, the engine, by means of a crane attached, lifted each girder from the waggon and deposited it in the place intended for it. So favourable are the reports made of the advantages resulting from the em ployment of traction engines for every description of heavy draughts that in a short time their use will become general in each of the Royal dockyards. Mr. Reed'► iron-cased experimental ship Enterprise,to be launched next month from the slip at Deptford, was yes terday commissioned (as stated at Woolwich) by Comman der Charles J. Rowley, lately in command of the gun vessel Renard. A notice was yesterday affixed at the entrance of Wool wich dockyard announcing that the following number of men was required for immediate employment :-80 ship wrights, 25 joiners, four painters, six millwrights and fitters, six double firemen, 14 single firemen, and 25 ham mermen. The abovenamed increase of the establishment is to take place in order to hasten the construction of the Pallas, as well as to complete the fittings of the Racer and the Ranger, required for the North American and African stations. Orders were promulgated at Portsmouth lockyard yes terday for the entry of about 1,000 additional hands, 600 of whom are to be shipwrights, and the rema!nder of different trades and labourers. The following appointments have been made in'the Roya' Naval Reserve :—To be Lieut., William Holmes Long• man ; to be Sub-Lieut., Edward John Taylor. THE ARMY. A general order has been received at Chatham garrison from the Horse Guards, announcing that the next examina tion of candidates for admission to the Staff Coilege, to be held in July, 1861, will be upon the following portions of military history and geography:—.Military History—" The Campaign of Wellin gton, lBl3 ,concluding with the Battle of Vittoria ;" " the Campaign of Napoleon, 1800, concluding with the Battle of Marengo; and " the Campaign of the Archduke Charles, 1796 : " Military Geography—" The Northern Frontier of Spain and Basin of the Ebro ;" " the Basin of the Po, and the Theatre of War in Sardinia ;" and " the Theatre of the War in Southern and Western Ger many." Candidates will be expected to acquaint themselves with, and to be prepared to reason upon, the circumstances by which the issues of the campaigns were mainly influ enced, for which purpose they should compare for them selves, to the fullest extent possible, the recounts of both sides. The examination will be principally directed to elicit this knowledge rather than a mere narrative of facts. The Chatham contingent of Royal Marine Light Infan try selected for service in Japan left headquarters yesterday for Woolwich, the officers and men having been previously i ns pected by Col. T. Lemon , C. 8., co mmandant of the Ch a tham Division. The force n umbered 6 sergeants, 5 cor porals, 1 drummer, and 75 privates, together with the fol lowing officers :—Lieut.-Col. C. W. Adair, Captain J. A. Stewart (Paymaster), Capt. J. 11. Parry, Fi rs t Li eu t. W. J. Barker (Quartermaster), First Lieut. U. H. D w yer, and Second Lieut. W. W. Spalding. The entire force of Royal Marines proceeding to Japan will rendezvous at Plymouth, where they will embark on board the screw liner Conqueror, 78, 500 horse power, Capt. W. G. Luard, now fitting at the Nore, which she will leave for Plymouth forthwith. Lieut.-Col. Mitchell's II battery, Roy a l Horse Brigade, three days from Aldershot, marched into garrison at head quarters, Woolwich, yesterday, and took up their winter qua rters there. The battery consists of 6 officers and 230 non-cammissioned officers and privates. A company of Royal Marine Light Infantry, in command of Captain J. Horndon Parry, consisting of 1 captain, 2 subalterns, 6 sergeants, 5 corporals, 1 bugler, and 20 pri vates, anis ed at Woolwich yesterday from Chatham, and will leave Woolwich this morning by an early train to em bark on board the Conqueror, for service in Japan. The two companies of the Woolwich Division under orders for Japan will take their departure at the same time. Their strength is as follows :--1 lieutenant-colonel, 2 captains, 4 s ubalterns, 1 adjutant, 10 ser g eants, 8 corp orals, 2 buglers, and 161 privates. The w hole will be co m manded by Lieut.- Col. Suther, Woolwich Division. The names of the officers have appeared in a previous number of The Sun. Capt. E. J. Ward, 4th battery, 2d Brigade Garrison Artillery, at present at Dover, has been appointed Aide-de-Camp to Sir Richard Dacres. K.C.8. , i commanding at Woolwich, in suc cession to Major W. E. M. R eill y , C. 8., wh o has taken up the command of his battery. Horniman's Tea is choice and strong, moderate in price, and wholesome to use. These advantages have secured for this Tea a general preference. It is sold in Jackets by 2,280 Agents. EVENING. DECEMBER 11, 1863. Mr. S. Fitzgerald, M.P., and Mr. Cave, M.P. The annual dinner connected with the Christmas Hor sham Cattle Show took place on Wednesday afternoon at the Black Horse Inn. The Right Hon. S.Fitzgerald, M.P., presided, and among the gentlemen present were Captain Wyndham, M.P., Mr. Ca ve, M.P., Capt. Di c k i ns , C a pt. Brenny, Mr. L. Steine, Mr. E. Thgge, Mr. J. Braby, Rev. F. Vincent, Rev. Mr. Hodgson, Mr. Sanctuary, &c, After the usual loyal and constitutional toasts had been given, the " Health of the Members for the Western Divi sion of the County" was diunk amid loud cheers. Capt. WYNDHAM responded to the toast, and in so doing strongly urged the agriculturists to test the efficacy of malt in the feeding of cattle, and to endeavour by every means in their power to secure the reduction, if not the entire re peal of the malt tax. Mr. CAVE, in responding to the toast of the "Health of the Members for the Rape of Bramber," after explaining the cause of the absence of his colleague (Sir P. Burrell), observed that it was expected on those occasions that the platers in the stakes at Westminster should come down and make strong running in the provinces ; but, considering what was left for them to speak about, it was almost impos sible to rise, except with feelings of despair. Domestic po litics were forbidden, and with respect to foreign politics, it would be absurd for him to talk on that subject in presence of the chairman. But he might be permitted to say that at the present time there was nothing very cheering in the aspect of foreign politics. We seemed to be in the time spoken of by the poet,— " A dark and troublous time, • The heavens all gloom, the weary earth all crime," Wherever wo turned there were wars and rumours of wars. England seemed to be almost the only country that was free from sources of discontent and turbulence. In some of our colonies the prospects were not more cheering than they were in foreign countries. If we looked to America, who could say what was to be the end of things there ? Post after post brought us accounts of bloody battles with no results; and although he could not for a moment believe that a bravo people inhabiting a country where the means of locomotion were so difficult could be conquered, he looked with horror upon the sufferings and privations which they endured from day to day from those who called themselves their brethren and their countrymen. (Hear, hear.) On look ing at the continent of Europe there was scarcely a nation whose position could be calculated upon for a single year. An attempt had been made—a wise and creditable attempt —to bring these matters under peaceful consideration. It was not for him to say whether that attempt was possible or not, or whether the course pursued by our Government was a right course or not ; but still any attempt to submit the affairs of Europe to a peaceful solution was an attempt which could not but be looked upon with most serious and most respectful consideration. (Hear.) With regard to politics, hon. members were frequently in the habit of going so near the wind that they reminded him of a boy going to see a " meet," whose horse, somehow or other, kept edging nearer and nearer to the hounds, until in the end he rode ever somebody in his progress. (Laughter.) He wished to be careful with regard to the subject of politics. In looking through the speeches made from time to time at meetings like the present, he found that the common cry among the speakers had been that the past session had been a very discreditable one, every member almost saying, " I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him," (Laughter.) Now, he thought that a great deal might be said in favour of the past session, and did not agree with these who gave it so bad a character. There were two classes of members who, no doubt, were ready to say something against the session. There were the idle members, who were glad of any excuse for not being at their posts—(a lr.ugh)—and there were the troublesome members, who. expected something from fishing in troubled waters, and did not like the affairs of the country to go on smoothly if by that means their power over the masses seemed likely to be diminished. (Hear, hear.) It re minded him of the story told of an English condottiere— Sir John Hawkwood. A monk who was afraid of hi ne began by saying "Pax vobiscum" (Peace be with you.) The reply of Sir John was "The devil take your blessing; dont you know S live by fighting." (Laughter.) Something of this kind might be said of some of the speeches which had been delivered in the north of England. When the country was at peace and in prosperity they said " What is that to us ? We dout want that ; we want some stirring points to be brought forward, and to see the people thoroughly dis contented." (Hear.) The hon. member then reerred to the number of tills which had been passed during the last session, and entered into some details for the purpose of showing that a considerable amount of business had been done, and urged the farmers to make known their opinions on the malt tax, and to petition Parliament fur its modifica tion or repeal. (Cheers.) The next toast was the " Health of the Chairman," which was received with great enthusiasm. Mr. FITZGERALD, in responding to the toast, said—lf it is difficult for a member of Parliament to make a speech on an occasion of this kind, it is a doubly difficult thing for me, because it is a very rare occasion for me to find a meeting in the borough which I have the honour to represent where I am able to give an account of the conduct which I pursue, or to express to those whom I represent the opinions which I conscientiously entertain. I must feel myself bound by that rule, which rather more vigorously than usual has been laid down by those who have preceded me. I will not ostentatiously go out with the hounds for a day, but if you will consider me somewhat in the position of the little boy to whom Mr. Cave alluded, I shall be glad if I can, without offence to any gentleman around me, take a short gallop with the hounds. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) For many years the principal interest in meetings of this kind at tached to questions of internal legislation. We had our Free-trade fights, our Protection fights, our Reform fights, and various other struggles between the two great parties in Parliament and in the country. These struggles do not exist now, and we must adopt the advice which has been given by a great Minister of the Crown,and which hasbecome almost a proverbial expression—we must, I suppose, " rest and be thankful." (Laughter.) It is probably rather late in the day for that great Minister, of whom without offence it may be said he has never taken " rest" himself and has never allowed any repose to his opponents —it is rather late in the day for him to give such advice as that ; but looking at the present state of the country as regards all those questions of internal legislation which have hitherto interested us, I think we may give him the same advice which he has given us ; and although within a very few years he has thought that questions of great change sheeting the relations of classes the one to the other in this country were the para mount questions to which all men in this country ought to address themselves, and which were of such paramount im portance that they were to'make or unmake a Ministry, I think we may say, although so short a time ago such were his opinions, the present condition of affairs is such that, having attained that which has been the great object of his life—the direction of the foreign affairs of this country —we may say to him as he has said to us, " rest and be thankful." (Cheers and laughter.) Ido not think there is anybody in this country who desires for mere party objects or questions between man and man, between one individual statesman and another individual statesman—l do not think there is any man of note in the House of Commons or generally in public life among the English people—who desires to see on such grounds a change of Government. It is rather too common a mode of speech at public meetings to say that they have such entire confidence in the Prime Minister that there is no difierence between party and party. Now, I must say that I have a great respect, a great regard, for Lord Palmerston. He has passed through a long• public life, and has rendered great public services to his country. (Hear, hear.) I trust he may long be spared to render additional services to that country to which he has added a reputation and a name ; but I should be sorry to tee the time arrive when there should exist an utter indifference, mainly from a regard to one individual, upon great public questions. (dear.) I believe that indifferentism in re ligion is not more fatal to society than indifferentism in polities—(hear, hear) —and I think it would be an evil day for this country if we should become so dead, so little alive to the great interests which are involved in the questions which come before Parliament, that a regard for one great name should make us indifferent to the question as to who shall carry on the Government of the country. (Hear, hear.) s There is one thing to which I cannot at all adhere, and ti r , is the opinion expressed by same of my very old Tory fn ends who have said, " We should be very sorry to see tile Prer that Government disturbed, because we are perfectly cT l organic as soon as they are removed from office g changes will again be agitated, and the wie r er:: eewisunasstreyx said l be in a state of turmoil." A friend of so he the other day, " I should be sorry to Beef Bair' Russell and , beca use I am ter some of his friends removed from °llaca e ellen hear nothing tarn that so long as they remain there is ee • very like what has of the question of reform." But happened in our immediate neighbourhood. There was a very enterprising man, w ho us ed CO seep every keeper on q. uiet. The whole country the qui vine; no preserve was was in commotion on ac count of this man, who was call e d Little Barker. My friend s aid he believed it would b e the same with Earl Russell and his friends as it was with Little Barker , and he added, "A friend of mine .ent for Little B arker and said, ' I will m a k e you my keeper,' and from that day to this the whole coun try has been quiet, our preserves have been at rest, our keepers have been able to sleep in their beds, and we have enjoyed pe ace and tranquillity, It it; the same wi these gentlemen as with Little Barker, and they will re. main quite as long as they are our keepers." (Cheers and laughter.) Now, Ido not look upon them in that way. I hope there is a strong feeling in the country at largo against great and organic changes, any and in favcur of that ex pression of the great Minister to which I have alluded. I believe that the country at large feel that it is best for us, especially in the present state of the world, to '• rest, and be thankful,'' hear.) We ilave much 411 . BEAUTIFUL FOR EVER. MADAME RACHEL ON " FEMALE GRACE AND BEAUTY." 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