The Sun. — London, England, 1864-09-23 00:00:00

VAR DOCTOR, what do you advise ? I EVANVTo s v e ent- l n• fr a e rgen s t e l a l o r n s ' o s m e C e tc r e m r Concerts, 0. singing, or d e t r o One or their canital chor.s and magnificent potatoes, and that is the best advice I can give you. KINAHAN'S LI. 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 principal towns in England; or wholesale at 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded • Kinahan's LL Whisky." ATLANTIC and GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. NEW YORK DIVISION. SECOND MORTG AGE BONDS. PENNSYLVANIA. DIVISION, FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS. Interest payable I.t October, at the Consolidated Bank (Limited). The COUPONS from the above BONDS will be PAID on the Ist October at the rate of 4s. to the dollar, and must be left two clear da at the OM T of the Company, No. 2 . Old Broad street, London, E.C., lor examinai ion. It sent by past, a cheque for the amount will be remitted in course. 2, OW Broad-street, Lon on, E.C., 5ept.,1864. L ONDON and SOUTH-WESTERN It &ILWAY COMPANY. NOTICE IS II ERF.BY GIVEN, that a SPECIAL GENE RAL MEKTIN6 of the Prop Tie or,. of the above Company wi 1 be held a' this Station, on THURSDAY, the 3cl day of November, 1864, at One o'c ock precisely, for the purpose of ELECTING a DIRECTOR of the said Cora any, to supply the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Wyndham Spencer Portal, Eeq. And notic •• is hereby further given, that the following, Pro prietors have signified their intention of becoming Candidates, and are eligible , or election, name y : The Right Hon. Viscount Bury, M. E'., of 4t, Rutland-gate, By e-pirk, London. Lord Otho Fitzgerald, of 8, Carlton-house-terrace, London. Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson, of 22, Rutland-gate, Knightsbridge, Loudon. Henry Buckwoith Powell, Esq., of Foxlease Fark, Lynd hurst, 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 Sptcia general Meeting. Byrder, FREDERICK CLARKE, Secretary. Waterloo-bridge Station, Lambeth, London, 22d September, 1864. THE BANK of HINDUSTAN, CHINA, and JAPAN (Limited). 1, Bank-buildings, Lothbury, London. Capital, £4,000,000. Paid and to be called up, £1,000,000. DIRECTORS. Chairman, JAS. NUGENT DANIELL. Esq. Deputy-Chairman, RICHARD SPOONER, Esq. Win. Frederick Baring, Esq. Deane J. Bove, Esq. Thomas Cotterell, Esq. James Levick, Esq. J. H. Reynell de Castro. Esq. J. Mackr:ll Smi h, Esq. Philip Shore Fletcher, Esq. Hon. Fred. Stuart Wortley. Lieut.-Colonel French, Esq. Henry Young, Esq. Wm. Harrison, Esq. GENERAL MANAGER. John Ouseley, Esq. SECRETARY. R. Swire Tomlin, Esq. BANKERS. The Bank of England. The Alliance Bank (Limited). SOLICITORS. Messrs. Flux and Argles. BRANCHES AND AGENCIES. Bombay —J. H. Ryland, Esq., Manager. Calcutta—W. H. Fuller, Esq., Manager. Colombo—David Elean, 1 sq , Manager. Kandy—W. G. Proctor, Esq., Manager. Hong Kong Edward Mel ish, Esq., Manager. Shanghae—Charles Colnett, Esq. , Ma na g er. Yokohama Henry Turner, Esq., Manager. Singapore - Messrs. Paterson, Simons, and Co., Agents, Point de Ga le— Messrs. Alex. Reid and Co., Agents. Manilla—Messrs. Russell and Sturges, Agents. Poo-chow—Messrs. smith, Kennedy, and Co., Agents. Ningpo—Mes<rs. Davidson and Co., Agents. Mangkow-31. ssrs. Mackellan and Co., AgentO. 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 liIVAS, Esq.. Deputy Chairman. Renry Hulse Berens, Esq., G. J Shaw Lefevr e, Es q .,M.P. enrY Bonham Carter, Esq. IJohn Martin, Esq. Francis Hart Dyke, Esq. R ow land Mitchell, Esq. Far Sir Nlinto Fa a har , Bt M.P. James Morris , Esq. Sir Ne iter R.earqu'har,,Bart. Henry Norman, Esq. :Imes Goodson, Esq Henry R. Reynolds, Esq. Thomson Hankey, M . P Abraham J. Robarts , Esq. Tolin G. Hubbard , 'Esq "M.P. William Steven, Esq. Fredk. H. Janson, Esq. Henry Vigne, Esq. AUDITORS. Lewis Loyd, Esq. Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq. Cornelius Paine, jun., Esq. I Noel Whiting, Esq. Thos.Tallemach, Esq., Secretary I Sa ml. Brown, Esq., Actuary FIRE BRANCH. The Duty paid to Government in 1862 was ... Ditto ditto, 18t3 „,, LIFE DEPA RTMENT.—UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF AN ACT OF PARLIAMENT, this Company now offers to new In surers notary PER CENT. of the Profits, at Quinquennial Divisions, 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 £660,000, which represents equivalent Reversionary Lonuses of £1,058,00 0 . 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 Life Pranch £207,000 p e r annum, and the Life Assurance Fund, independent of the capital, exceeded £1,618,000. FIRE 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 the Premium amounts to ss. Claims liberally and promptly settled. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that FIRE Policies which expire It Michaelmas must be renewed within fifteen days at this Office, or with Mr. SAMS, No. 1, St. Jame street, corner of Pall-Mall; or with the Company's Agents throughout the Kingdom, otherwise they become void. Application for Prospectuses and Age ncies to be made to the Secretary. THE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY, 29, Lombard-street, London ; and Royal Insurance -buildings, LiverpooL At the Annual Meeting, °tithe sth inst., the following were some of the leading results disclosed in the Report to the shareholdets. The Premiums of the year 1863 reached the sum of £341,668 Being an advance of 40,977 over 1862; an amount of increase exceeding that of any pre. vious year. The Revenue from Fire Premiums has been en haneed in four years by the large sum 0f... £113,353 £75,993 88,966 Showing an Increase In one year of ...... £12,973 Among the incidents which have tended to the advance ment of the Royal within the last few mouths may be reckoned its a:tion with respect to the losses sustained by the explo sion of th , 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 1 or 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 tot ti of Revenue and the largest rati) of progression have been attained in the present year, so it happens that the largest Profit which it has ever • alien to the Directors to record has likevris , on this occasion to be an nounced. The balance of net profit on the year has amounted to £83.515 • of which sum .£34, to° only has been appropriated 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 toansacted in tke laqt year, is mo.t promising, and the advances made, year by year, in the amount of New In the 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 alter deducting Guarantees. Net Premiums. 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 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 have been reasonably exi , ected. The first half of the current year 1864, however, far outati ips the ratio of increase indicated by tho figures jut quoted, as the sum assured for that period of six months only actually exceeds Half-a-Mil ion sterling". The rate of Mortality, likewise, still presents highly favour able features, and augurs well for the result to be shown by toe 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. SHORTHAND. -PITMAN'S PHONOGRA PHIC TEACHER. 6d. ; free by post, 7d. SHORTHAND. -PITMAN'S PHONO GRA PRIG MANUAL. Free by post, ls. 6d. SHORTHA N D.-"PITMAN'S PHONO GRAPHY forma an exceedingly efficient —probably the MOST efficient—system of Shorthand that exists."—Sir Rowland Hill. SPORTING"BOOKS, GUIDES. CIRCULARS, &c. • CR. GLENIE , Sp ortin g Librar y , 4, C.,nnaught • terrace, Hyde-park, has on hand, or gets to order, all Sporting an i General Books, Newspapers, Periodicals, &c. He also buys Sporting or other books in large or small quantities. Just ready, ls. post free, WEATHERBY'S SEPTEMBER PART of tip- RACING CALENDAR, con o tainins the result all the Ems from January ILo end An..ust. , Also, of WRIGHT'S RECORD. Is.; M'CALL S CLIRONICLE,IOd.; and RUFF'S . GUIDE, 15. 6d. Agent for M'Call and WriOit's Handicap Books, ld. each; also for Snelton, Judex, Lang, and Locket's Circulars, is. each post free. Betting Books from is. each. Sporting Papers, the Times, The Sun, and every other paper posted to any n9rt. special and only West-end Agent for the Late Edition of `THE SUN" Newspaper. The Trade supplied. COMMISSIONS EXECUTED. C. It. GLENIE'S extensive and long connection with the leading Bookmakers throuchout the country enables him to execute Commissions to any amount at the most favourable prices. CESAREWITCIL 12 Gratitude. 20 Retainer. 21 Fanfreluche. 20 Calista colt. 25 Suspicion. 25 Alabama. 25 Tattoo. 80 Cariebrook. 30 Giant. 33 Myrtle. 33 Mail Train, 33 Balwin. 4) Lady Frances filly. 40 Thalestris. 50 Catch'em Alive. 50 Welcome. 60 Asteroid. 60 to 1 ai CAMBRIDI ky other IESIIIRE. 40 Canzonette. 40 Giant. 4 Balornock. 40 Columbia. 40 Baldwin. 20 Brick. 25 Gratitude. 33 Tattoo. 33 Stockinger. 40 Gemma. 40 Trap. 60 to 1 aiy other. 7 4 ( I BANK OF ENGLAND, 22.1 Sept., 1864. THE GOVERNOR end 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 foreninoon, for the pur r., se of aking the dete rmination, by note print or writi the ng, of the Question on the followin g Resolution proposed at Court ior a Dividend, viz.:— „ That a half-yearly Dividend of Interest and Profits be made, on the 10th of October next, of 15 15s. per cent. 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 Polish Clergy. Now ready, at all the Libraries„ in 3 vols., CUMWORTH HOUSE By the Author of "Caste, &c." " The author writes with ease and spirit."—Athenaeum . " The heroin. of e Cumworth House ' is a very charming creature. 'there is no creation of modern romance Dr even of modern poty to co m pare with her. She is I.ke one of Shakspeare' e s r women a Cordelia or a Rosalind." The Reader. Hurst and Blacken, 13, Great 'Marlborough-street. 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 Now Beady, in Crown ovo., FOOTPRINTS ON THE ROAD. By CIIARLES KENT. Chapman and Ball, 193, ri.eadilly. HAMMOND CHUBB, Secretary. AT a GENERAL COURT held at the Bank of Sep t E ng land on Thursday, 22d ember, 1364 Resolved, " ven to the Govern - r , That the thanks of thi s Court be gi Deut-Govrnor an t Court t Directors of the Bank of England for e their, a ble administoration of the affdirs of this Corporation during the I,st half year." Ordered, that the said resolution be advertised in all the daily morcing and evening papers. HAMMOND CHUBB, Secretary. This day is publishel, and may be had at 11s. all the Libraries, in 3 vole„ post Bvo., price Ll 6 , ORD OAK BU RN'S DAU ,IGHTERS. LORD the Author of "East Lynne," " Verner's Pride," ctc. London: Bradbury and Ev ans, 11, Bouverie-street, E.C. See : " When, upon the 24th of April last, a day sacred to St. Fidelio of Sigmarinten, we bitterly deplored at the College of the Propaganda the sad and lamentable situation of the Kingdom of Poland, and the inconsiderable revolution which h ad broken out against the powerful Emperor of Russia, we said a lso that we had learnt from the n ews p a p ers the rigorous measures taken by the Russian Governs ment 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 have no w 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 , l o ng s in c e 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 cons trary to the Divine la w s, to excite the people against the Catholic priests, and to hinder 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 bosom 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 the 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 p erse cuted and transported into remote regions. Catholic churches have been profaned and converted into non-Catholic temp l e s or barracks. Priests have been illtreated 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 conticu.9d to offer the aid of their ministrations to the wounded and the dying upon the field of battle. It must be added to this that the priests and laymen sent into °Nile 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 went against the Catholic Church. This causes us profound sorrow, venerable brethren, and we are unable to restrain our teen when we think of the faithful who endure all the persecutions by which the Russian Government endeavinodurs of annihilate in the other portions of its emp ire. Poland the Catholic religion in the N g om " In this cruel war which the Russian Govern ment has undertaken against the rights, the mina sters, and the property of the Catholic Church, we are further obliged to deplore and to condemn another attempt quite novel in the history of the Church, and unheard of up to this day. Not only has this same Government banished into distant regions our venerable brother Sigisroued, the noble and worthy Archbishop of W arsaw , after having torn him from his gee, but it has further note crupled to order that he should be deprived of all aut horit y and all epics copal jurisdiction in his diocese , and has also not hesitated to forbid all comm u nications between him and his diocese, declaring that Paul Kzevonski, his Vicar-General and Bishop of Pruett in partibus, ap pointed by us suffragan of the Archbishop of War saw, will suffice to administer the diocese of our dear son. Words fail us to qu alif y and reprove such an act. Who will not be profoundly astonished to learn that the Russian G overnment has falsely adopted ss t i h on e belief that tbhyatthite couldaoly Spirit of an deprive the bishops autho rity received from God, and never subordinated to lay authority, and could remove them from the governinent and the a dministration of their dioceses? While condemning and reproving this error, we must at the same time declare plainly and aloud that no one can obey these orders, bat that to mind his all must render faithful o bedience to our venerable b r other Sigismund, who i s the true an d legitimate Archbishop of Warsaw. We doubt not, a lso , that o ur dear son Paul Kzevonski, calling d u ty, and refusing to obey the orders of th e Russian Government, will continue to exercise the functions of Vicar -General, which have been intrusted to him os. 4 B by his legit imate su p erior, the Archbisho p of War -Bh3:ennattnoa while y hiswill in all td er things , and in every way, taking heaven and earth to witness, oh, venerable brethren, we deplore and reprove the persecution which the Russian Government does not ceas e to exer cise against the Ch urch , w e are very f a r from aPP rnving in an y wa y the revolutionary movement inconsiderately carried out in Poland. All the worl d, in fact, is aware w ith what care the Catho lic Church has always recommended and t h a t e very person taught should obey the consti tutedcivil power, so long at least as its orders authorities, and that each should submit him selfareto the laws of God and of the Church. For this reasen we deeply regret that the Polish insurrection should have excited the Russian Governme nt; to persecute and oppress the Church still further. tnootthe o While condemning and reproving this revolt, so injurious to Christian and civil society, it is our contrary duty t mstly upon those who direct th e people to em p loy all their stren g th, lest the grave words of t he Book of Wisdom be addressed to them, Ye have received this p ower and this dominion from so und the depth of your thoughts, for a s theo call Most who will ask of your work s an d will muc h as, being the ministers of His King dom, y ou High, t have not judg ed e quitably, neit her have re garded the law of j ustice, 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.) if We pray, also, the great Princes of the earth, and we call upon them to observe good faith, and to understand that when nations are removed foamy CHEAP EDITION, price 2 5. , This Day, REV. ALFRED HOBLUSH AND HIS CURACIES. By the Author of "Bella Donna." John Maxwell and Co., Publisbers, 122, Fleet-street. VURNI 11.1 RE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and FLOORCLOTH, CARRIAGE -FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First- class goods at second-class prises. Terms peculiarly liberal to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock of to select from, displayed in Showrc oms occupying an acre ground. Every article warranted. ttGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and Co ere p u blishing an entirely New Edition o f their un equalled - HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by 410 :aim ^able engravinzs of every description of Furnitur and e and c ieasteads, with prices attached. A copy sent gt atis post-free on application. This costly work also contains complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised • _ _ Demy Svo., extra cloth. Cs. od., LIFE : Its NATURE, VARIETIES, and PHENOMENA. 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 sc holar, a Christian, and a man of real Fcience."—Morning Herald. " To those who delight in the exercise of their intellectual powers, these very thoughtful and b,autifully-written refieo tions will be a welcome boon, and the source long afterwards, we may rest assured, of many fruitful meditations and plea sant memories." —Sun. " The reader will find in it much thought and much read ing. There is plenty to think up n, plenty to study, plenty 10 entertain."—lllustrated London News." London :F. Pitmen, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C . scale : A Six-roomed Parsonage £74 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto ........ A Twelve-roomed ditto together with a Price List of p urified Bedding, and a mass of valnable informationto all requiring househ 31d ted to furniture, carpets, or bedding. Ref erences kindly permit Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great sialvern, Southampton, Chichester. Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth, Wells. Oxford, Brighton, Gainsborouzh, Margate. [Odder minster, Wellington, Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorki ng, St. Alban's. Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St, David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great L rit a. COBBETT and CO., General House Furnishers, Deptf ord bridge, London. S.E. - - Crown Bvo., cloth, 400 pages, price 55., HIDDEN SPRINGS. By the Rev. S. PARKER, of Manchester. " The sermons ot Dr Parker are especial y noticeable for clearness of thought and language. All seems as if it were written with a pencil ot I:ght. . . . . N tore is every where in the ascendant, and hence its matchless force . . . There is no speakin2; for spealong's sake, no display of any kind ; every word is an arrow directed to the mark. '..Bri tish Standard. London : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, B.C. ULIEN'S CONCER TS . - HER MAJESTY'S JTHEAT. Positively for One Month Only. • EVERY EVENING at 8. Mdlle. Liebhardt—The Full Choir—Mdlle. Mariot De Beauvoisin -M. Lotto—Full Bandot 100 Performers. Conductor, M. JULLIEN. M. JULLIEN begs to announce that he m The ha GUARDS' s received the fol l ow ing telegram from Copenhagen : BAND and VOCAL I S TS left this afternoon by the Chanti clee-." Immediately on. their arrival they will have the honour of appearing at M. Jullien's Concerts. 280 pp., cloth, lettered, price 35., VEGETABLE COOKERY. Pastry, Pickling, &c. This volume supplies a want long fe'.t. 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 veg,etableF, to preserving, pickling, the preparation of sauces, soups, beverages, &c., &c., and forms a complete treatise upon the subject. Vegetables, fruits, &C., constitute th. halt of our daily food : here is an essay upon the best possible preparation of this half. London : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C. HE WIZARD OF THE NORTH.- TEVENING at 8 o'clock- NineteSyenth Appearance ( Miss Anderson, the Eeco Secure stalls and tickets at Mr Ain till'S Ticket Office, Office, 28, Piccadilly. Open daily from THTen till Five. " E WORLD OF MAGIC." 20th Thousand, price is., DR. HARVEY ON CORPULENCE.—Its diminution and cure without injury to health, with Remarks upon the Maladies produced by obesity. CANCER and CON SUMPION. New and painless treat ment. Price Is. By JOHN HARVEY, M.D., 9, Brook-street, Grosvenor-square. Smith and Co., 52, Long-acre. THE WORLD OF MAGIC.-DAY PERFORMANCE. —The Great Wizard of the North will give his THIRD MATINEE JUVENILE ENTER TAINMENT TO-MORROW (SATURDAY) MORNING, andwill repeat his Seance ,at eight EVERY EVENING, in the Great St James's Ha 1, at ei2ht o'clock. The best stalls for these at representations may be secured at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. ----------- IIVIUDIE'S SELECT LIBRARY. FREE DELIVERY OF BOOKS. MU DI E'S L BRARY MESSENGERS call on appointed d iy s to deliver Books at the Residences of Subscribers, in every part of London and the immedutte neighbourhood. Prospectuseb, posta ! e free , on application. CHARLES EDWARD MU DIE, New Oxford-street, London. IAR. GERMAN REED CAMERA 'S New OPER A di ENTERTAINMENT. —TO-NIGHT, at Eight o'clock, THE SLE EPING QUEEN, by M Miss . d b W Balfe, Esq., the libre to by H . Farnie, Esq., and sustainey D'Este Finlay on, Mr. Whiffm, Mr. Wilkinson, and Miss Poole. To be followed by TOO MANY COOKS, adapted from M. Offenbach by Mr. German Reed, the libretto by C. Furtado, Esq., and in which Mi.s D'Este Finlayson, Mr. Whiffin, and Mr. J. A. Shaw will appear. ROYAL GAL LERY of ILLUSTRATION, 14, Regent-street. Every evening except , Sat rday), at 8. Saturday, morning, at 3. Unreserved seats, Is., wt stalls, 35.; s tall chairs, 55., can now be secured at the Gallery without fee. MUDIE'S SELECT LIBRARY TWENTY-THIRD YEAR. The Library was Established in April, 1842, in order to promote the widest possible circulation of the best Books in every departmen of Literature. From its commencement great care has been taken n to ren der the Library in every way worthy of tho c eneou ragement it has receiv d. 80 , k. , of every shade of opinion on all subjects of public interest have been freely added ; and in cases where the demand has been general, hundreds. and in some instances thousands, of copies of the choicer Works have t,een provided for the use of Subscribers. Revised Lists of Works re cently added to the Libra r y , and Catalogues of Surplus Cpies withdrawn for Sale, are now ready, n i will be forwar o d...el on a pplication. New Oxford-street, London, April, 1814. The Oxford and Canterb ur y Hall Company (limited). T H XF 0 D, 6, OXFORD STREET, W. D ur ing this week will b e performed, Selections from the following. Operas. viz., THE TROVATORE, NABUCO. UN BALLO IN DIAS,'HERA LA Ft IRZA DEL DESTINO, by Verdi ; and THE TWO GENTLE lIEN OF VERONA, by Sir H. ishop. Principal Artistes : —Misses Russell, Tyrr , 11, Walmsley, Fitz -Henry, and Barrie ; Messrs. Marini, Hush, Green . M .rcello, and Albert. W C om edy by UNSWORT U, EUGENE, . Randall, C. Burton. and Mdlle. Cava ho, the celebrated Comedienne and Mimic. Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, ls. ; private boxes, 10s. (id. MUDIE'S SELECT LIBRARY. FIRST-CLASS SUBSCRIPTION, For a constant succession of the best New Books as they appear. ONE GUINEA TO ONE HUNDRED GUINEAS PER ANNUM, According to she Number of Volumes required. CHARLES EDWARD MUDIE, New Oxtord-street, London City Office —4, King-street, Cheapside. Branch Establishments Cross-street, Manchester; and Temple-street, Birmingham. The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited). CA.NTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road, London. GRAND OPTICAL ILLUSIONS. PRINCE BLOSSOM; OR, THE FAIRIES OF THE MAGIC FOUNTAIN AND TIIE FOREST OF SHADOWS! Prince Blossom, Miss 'flownley. Also, the New and success ful Illusion, entitled THE TERCEN VENA ttY ; or, a NILiIIT WITH SHAKSPERE. Operatic Selections, Glees, &c., by the whole of the talented Artistes. Comedy by Mr. W. Randall; Mrs. W. Randall ; and those marvellous Gymnasts, %, es •rs. TALLIOTT and BURNELLI (from the Principal Cirque, Madrid). " THE ANTHROPOPHAGINIAN !" "Go, knock, and call ; he'll speak like an Anthropopha gluten unto thee: knock, I say."— Shakspere. Merry Wives of Windsor, 4 act, sc. 5. THE WONDER OF THE DAY Will be Illustrated by Mr. W. Ilitton. Director. Mr. F. Jonghmans. Admission—Area, 6d.; Stalls and Balcony, is. REAL SEAL SKIN JACKETS.—AIessra. 110 iy ELL, JAISIES, and CO. res ectftily intimate that they have now ready for SALI an unu-ually large variety of JACKETS and PALETOTS, made of the very finest skins of the seal. They are in six different sizes, and in shapes the most con venient for either driving or the promenade. Messrs. Howell and Co. will esteem the favour of a visit of inspection. nADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL GALLERY ; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street N EW ADDITION. A full length portrait model of DR. COUTY DE LA POMMERAIS, the Poisoner, taken from the or4,rinal phot graph, by Mons. Trinquart, of Paris, from life, is now added to the Chamber of Physiognomy. Admittance, ls. ; Napoleon Rooms and Chamber of Horrors, 6d. extra. Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. ____.--------_ --------- ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, Piccadilly. Sole Proprietor, R. It. BIGNN:LL. During the week, and till further notice, in addition to the Dance Mus'c, Selections from Verdi's popular Operas, Il Trovatore, Traviata, Rivoletto, &c. Aleyerbeer's Mot le du Nord, Huguenots, &c. ; Blelodies of the Forest, Valse, Guy Manner! g, Polka, Sx. Conductor —L. CURTI. Doors open at half-past B.—Admission, One shilling. manager-31. GRENET. ___.---------- PIGS! PIGS! PIGS!-INDIAN PIG MEAL, without husks, supplied to the Royal farms, Windsor, and in every county in E n gland, 10s ed per cwt. ; one cwt. equal to li cwt. bar'ey or an y meal. Delivered tree in Lon don. Established 1858 . — THOMAS PEARCE, Blanager, 66, Lant-street, Southwark. EET H. -IMPROVED MECHANICAL TDENTIS PRY.—Professional ab ilities and great art tion istic skill have been most successfully comb ined in the prolu real c of Alt al-1m L T KET ii upon a new principle. The value or the perfection of the art of Dentistry enced by all wishing to avail themselves of professional assistance by c-nsulting Mr. AL tiERT, 34, Great Russell st,eet, Bloomsbury. whose experience has enabled hint to , effect such admirable, convenient contrivances by artificial I means, and which are so pet fectly efficient. will be expert- THE BENEFACTOR OF THE SKIN.— MOLL&RD'S perfumed Toilet Sulphur Soapand Cream, highly patron ised b y the faculty, nobility, and genatrY• Nothin r equals the properties and qualities of the Soap No. I for ordinary toilet purposes and of Nos. 2 to 5 in all cases of cutaneous affections or rheumatism. Perfumed toilet cream, cold cream, and pomatum for the hair. Barege cream for sulphur baths , without any disagreeable odour. All these preparations may be had at the central depot, 221 A, Regent-street, London, W. ; and at Messrs. Newberg and Sons, Barclay and Sons. Edwards, Keating, Sanger and Son, Jozeaunetti, and all chemists. Pamphlet s and test'- mon'als tree on a plication. Agent for Edttab argh—Mr. John M'Kay, chemist, 119, George-street. TEETH. —Mr. ESKELL'S PATENT. —The exclusive right to this Patent was Fecured t he to Mr. Eskell, of Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor - square , by r Ma jesty's Royal Seal (July 17,1860), and can only be procured at his residence, whe'e specimens maybe seen, and every infor mation can be obtained. Under this Patent, Artificial Teeth, to last a lifetime, are made, and fitted in a few hours without pain or extractions. They support loose teeth, and protect tender gums ; their resemblance to nature is perfect and un detectable, and they are guaranteed for masticati -n and articulation. Treatise on the subject sent for seven stamps. Consultations free. ' . ,5.:,...... „ . . 15 :g ir.,.. 6, 4 —:. ' , ~,...„1- 9 - 1 13.17''' - 7 1. • .;..N. ' \ il .. . _ .. - - .. \ • _ : \`'' •, - .. ..- ... • ''\ 'II). ''''` • . 3.1,.;,,, , ___. , ' ' A 21.4 , ,,:-.. • %, ... • , milk, ...- , .. ..,...- .... 7 ~, ,- , 41 0 . 'N' . 4 , - 7 ' , , _. ..,. , e 1 .., .. 1 ." 4^ --..- N . " - Iglie s ' - D. I- '' ~ c ji. '"' "" ' ''' .. i V.if'ct ' ~. . . . . " -•----------------------- ~.. -w T - 17 4 i) ITIA AT LITT V. AT ING_ SEPTEMBER 23 , 1864 • _____----- 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, v9nerable 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, yon will continue to fight with invincible courage for the defence of His Church and for salvation of souls, calling to mind, , Qaod non taunt condignre passiones hujus temporis ad futuram gloriam 'lux revelabitur in vobis.' (St Pavl to the Romans, c. viii., 18.) "We send you, therefore, this letter to arouse more and more your episcc.pal 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 lie may deliver the Church from the calamities that afflict her, that He mey 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 , 61 PIO PAPA IX." OPINIONS OF TIIE PRESS. "Mr. Eskell, dental-surgeon, has succeeded in producing artificial teeth, and so constructs )g them that they last their purpose a lifetime. . . . The process has been patented, and promises to be most valuable. '—Court Journal, August 4, 1860. "A surpf sing novelty in the adaptation of artificial teeth to the gum by a patented principle, which sccur's the most perfect aid, combined With the greatest ease and agreeable appearance." —Morning Advertiser, August 9, 1860. Decayed teeth stopped, &o. Terms strictly moderate. 8, Grosvenor-street, Bond.street. pRIZE MED AL.--INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER & CO., Wax Chandlers, am, &0., To the Queen and the Pi ince of Wales. (Established 1720.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862. testifies to the excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' manufacture. A. distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Franois Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says : " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn, I com mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with latted Wicks, patented.. 25. 2d. per lb. Ordinary quality • • • • .. Is. Od. per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality .. • . .. • • • • .. Is. sd. per lb. S ec ond quality .. .. • • . • .. is. 3d. per lb. Third quality .. .. .. .. • . .. Is. Id. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., 8, South Molton-street, Grosvenor-square. Slanutaatory— i Kens i ng t on (Established 1730). The iargeat Egtablishment in England for the Menuf setae 01 Wax candles for the use of the Altar . 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 comp!i ments on their superior knowledge, trite and trivial remarks, lame attempts at dragging in poli:.ics at the very moment that he disc aims them, areartie the ordinary staple of thi s 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 iecreases. We have, in this country, pretty well settled all questions relating to govern. ment, at, least for the present, and matters non political aro taking the foremost place in the minds of the people. The p rivile g e which Englishmen enjoy almost alone among the nations of Europe-- the assembling in public meeting to discuss pub io .iffairs—is almost falling into disuse for w•vnt of subjects on which to cllffir, and the e xtra-Parlia meutary speaking of the day turns more and more upon questions of science and experience, as applied to those arts by which human life is supported and rendered tolerable . Observing this tendency, Mr. Disraeli, no careless spectator of the progned ress his of eve nts or the spirit of the times, has tur attention to agriculture, and delivered a speech at the annual meeting of the Royal and Central Busks A gr icultural Association which , in tone and man ner,ws aaspprelaciend,enhteaforrtys,imanildar m le p r l e e i , t Et a - 6 tion s. may His s e r t v o e n e a beseemed a county member addressing an audience of fax and the matter seems to have received from him at least as much consideration as he gene rally bestows upon topics of even greater import. (ince. He has been for thirty years a constant attendant on the Royal Buckingham Agricultural Association. He claims for such associations pri ority in point of time over the exhibitions of menu+ facturing skill and industry which have attracted to themselves so much larger a share of public tion. He thinks any means by whi h h c t e great body of the increasing population of this country can be brought together must be for the public advantag e, He is favourable to associations philosophical, to associations archaeological, to excursion trains, and to harvest homes, A touch of Young England s e ems to have come over him, and his tendencies seem to carry him a good way in the same direction as one of Mr. Kingsley's heroes. He is goo d exu b era nt in fellowship and kind feeling to all men and to all things—he aspires to replace the sulky England of his boyhood to the merry England of times g ene 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 patrimony of all, and all have an equal right to enjoy it. Coming to particulars, Mr. Disraeli congratulates his audience o n what was at one time rather a ticklish subject—a good har 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 capital employed in producing it, with a reasonable profit for the time which it has lain unproductive. A good harvest does replace this capital, and a bad one does not ; a good harvest im plies an increase, and a bad one a decrease iu the capital of the agriculturist,things far more import ant to the welfare of the country than the importations or exportations of the precious metals. Passing from the harvest, Mr Disraeli comments on the low in terest which is yielded by investments in land, that but points out, what is most unquestionably true, this law interest is in some degree 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 ce, go out of fashion. If man was born to labour, he was also born to eat, and there is as little chance of his giving up one practice as the other. Mr Dis 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 iu 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 con. eludes that long wool will pay, and goes in for it accordingly. We do not think Cincinnati's 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 impor tant. Emboldened probably by his long services and perso nal popularity, Mr Disraeli ventures to call the attention of the Buckinghamshire landlords to 5,7, 9, REGENT-STREET. HAIR -CURLING FLUID. 248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curls Dillies or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is applied. Sold at 3s. 6d.; sent free for 51 stamps. Ross's Toilet Magazine, is. 6d., or 20 stamps. GREY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London. — ALEX. ROSS'S charges for Dyeing the hair perrla nently— Ladies' Hair from 7s. 6d.; Gentlemen's from 6s. The Dye is sold at 3s. 6d, or sent free for 54 stamps. It is most easy of use. HAIR DESTROYER —248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S DEPILATORY removes, without effect to the sk'n, superfluous hair from the face, neck, and arms. 38. 6d.; sent the same day as ordered by post for 5i stamps. SPANISH FLY is the acting ingredient in ALEX. ROSS'S CA.NTHARIDES OIL, which speedily produces whiskers and thickens hair. 3s. 6d.; sent iree for 54 stumps.— AL EX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London. Essay nn Hair, id. PIMPLE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the skin are improv ,, d by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S VEGE TABLE SKIN PILL. They remove redness, sa , lowness &c 2s. 9d.; by post for 40 stamps.—ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London. ALEX. ROSS'S FACE POWDER, le.; sent for 14 stamps ; Eye Colour, 3s. ed., or 54 stamps. Skin tonic produces a transcendent complexion, 45., or en stamps. Bloom of Roses, 3s. 6d., or 54 stamps.—ALEX. ROSS. 218, High Holborn, London. MFROSCOPE end TELESCOPE combined, just introduced, both of wonderful power, in Ca se, 255. PO KhT TELESk OPES, define 5 ilea, 10s. 6d ; Miles, 215.• Ditto, and for Astronomy, 40s. MICROSCOPES in Cabinets, 3 Powers, 105. 6d., magnifies 15,000 times ; Ditto, magnifying 31,00 , 215., with Animalcule Cage, Life Box, &C. Lar e Compound Achromatic Ditto, power 65,000, 84s. The most powerful Race Glasses, made with sling cases, at 40s. AGIC LAN TERNS arid DISSOLVING _AL VlEWS.—Magic Lanterns and 36 Pic , urss, 7s. 6d.; Diner Size, 10s. 6d. Dissolving Apparatus complete, 70s. Descriptive Catalogues for two stamps. Post Orders pay able Upper Baker-street. BERNARD DAVIS, Optician 410 to , EUSTON-ROnstitutionsA.D, LONDON. the I 4,71 PECTAC LE S.—Lenses ground on a new 1 , -1 principle, requiring less than half the usual magnifying power, and with which the smallest print m .y be read to ex treme old age. (From the "Medical Circular," Nov. 16, 1859.) "We have seen Mr. Davis's improved spectacles, and by their aid the most defective vision may be improved." Steel Frames and Pebbles, 108. 6d. and 7s. 6d. Glasses, Ss. Od., 4s. 6d„ 3s. 6d. Country residents suited by stating age. DR. SCOTT'S BILIOUS AND LIVER PILLS.—A NEVER FAILING RESlEDY.—Pre oared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. -cott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who -uffer from bilious and fiver nomplaints, indigestion, wind. ,palms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, Sic. For habitual .ostiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their opera tion and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Sold by W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most druggists, in boxes,ls. lid., and three timers the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green package, with " William-Lambert," engraved on the stamp. OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, IA) -in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, King's-cross. Patron—Her Most Gracious lisje3ty the QUEEN. Vies-Patron —His Royal Highness the Prince of WALE ?,K.G President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G. Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. The numerous and urgent appeals of the si...k poor for ad mission compel the Committee to entreat the bounty of the affluent and humane, as the medical officers are daily obliged t) treat as out-patients many distres,ing cases which, with more adequate funds, they would gladly admit into the wards. The premises of the Hospital are capable of containing 500 beds. The Hospital is not endowed, but is wholly dependent on voluntaryo contributions and legacies, which are received by erur, Edward Alasterman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Alessrs. Co and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Berries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; G:yn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co.;D en ison and Co. ; W Maras, Deacon, and Co.; Overend,' Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co., Berners-street ; lilasterman and Co.; I. Bulled and. Co., Liverpool; and at too Hospital, from 10 till 5. aTANFORD Si SMITa M one tar y. STAMPED ....sd. PRICE the a ll-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 l e _ 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 vanitatunt, onznut randas" we ought to read. "Sanit itus sanitatum, onnta.s raei anz : tqs :" and to fix this in people's minds, Mr Dis raeli offers a prize of five pounds f or 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 remain untitled. 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 chemibtry or geo logy; it seems not unlikely to make a considerable inroad into the domain of politics. 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 mere 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 believe s, is unfounded, but it is nevertheless real, for it operates. He argues, soundly, that, inasmuch as it is theinterest and right of the tenant occupier to have labourers lodged in healthy dwe llin g s 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 Buckinghamshire on ordinary commercial principles, it would be enough to show that the interest of the landowner and the farmer and the labourer were identical,and the cot tages would be built. But from another part of Mr. Disraeli's speech we learn t hat p rofit and gain hold a subordinate place in the esteem of the landlords. They are men who do not care if they only get 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. He 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 subje lt ct made this time last year are not forgotten. 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 lodginghe- of the labourer among th eir p ublic duties. Nevert 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 LncreaEe British Association for the Adv ancement of Science, BATH., Thursday Morning. Last evening a grand banquet was given in the Guildhall by Mr Tile, M.P., to the British Association to celebrate their very successful meeting in the city if Bath. Covers were laid for 220, and the entertainment was alto gether of 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 Fhillips, Mr W. 11. 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. Waug h, Colonel Pinney, M.P., Mr J. F. Dickinson, Sir J. Bawring, Sir It, Schomburk, Dr. Livingstone, and Captain Barton. Among the gentle men at the other tables were many of the most distin guished members of the Association. After the cloth had been removed, The CHAIRMAN 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. Ho regretted, however, the absence of many who had been obliged to leave the city. (Ghee's.) His object was not that there should be any great amount of speech-making, been satiated with the Th e people of Bath had probably talent and eloquence they had heard during the last week. (A laugh.) He thought a more social entertainment, might be 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 He alth 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 Vo lunteers" 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 of 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 Conic, 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 ohair 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 the Rev Mr Dyer. The next toast was "'The Members of the House of Com mons," coupled with the names of Col Pinney and Mr Gore Langton, Col Pinney and Mr Gore Langton returned thanks. (New song, "The Man for me.") The CHAIRMAN next proposed the toast LI the evening, " The British Association." (Cheers.) lie 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 expectations ; and its usefulness was pro portionate. It had this year voted upwards of £2,000 for various scientific purposes. When he proposed that the As sociation should meet at Bath he ventured to anticipate it a mos t successful meeting, and so ho was happy to know had turned it. Ho regretted that the health of thePtroesb"-e sent, Sir Charles Lyell , was too infirm to all t o o present, but he begged to give " Prosperity R.wmthermßehiritish Association," coupled with the name honoursof Sir u 8011. The toast was drunk with all the Sir R. Muneursorr returned thanks. ssful In the l meeti ong ng peri han od of 33 years they never had a more succe t of Bath. (Cheers.) They h ad assembled to that in the city the number of 2,830, very near ly approximating that of Newca stle. He ha d occupied all the posts in the British Association ; he was, therefore, a competent judge of their meetings, and be cool assure them that at no meetiPg had ?A PE It C Ifaff -' there been so great harmony and tinantialit#WOW u''' . _, ~. , _.4,. ',..--t lion. They owed their success to tbillooo l lP- #ni,_nm,4 pality, the local secretaries, and, itifnateltll,-td thOlditikl4. Bath. (Cheers.) Ilia hon. friend tiNiltimbeiqortiiiii*Y l taken a most active and useful part in tb.6.4sso4ition.,Slt 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 AsEo ciation. lie therefore begged to give "The Health of ilr 'Fite, and long may he remain the honoured member for Bath. (Loud cheers.) He would only add this, that although Mr Tite sat as member for the city on his own well-known principles, he was equally approved and be loved by those of the opposite side in polities. (Cheers.) The toast was drunk with all the honours. Mr TITE thanked them from the bottom of his heart for the manner in which the toast had been proposed and re ceivsd. 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 be very brief in his acknow ledgments. Lord Bacon, he believed, it was who said that soave 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 the wotthy Mayor of Bath." The Mayor of BATH 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 tho toast wan drunk with all the honours. ' Mr KUNCIOFF and Mr IiEBER returned thanks. Dr LIVINGSTONE, who was loudly cheered, said ha es teemed it a high honour to be called on to return thanks in the name of the visitors for this toast. He had caperieaaced a great deal of hospitality and kindness in his travels. Ho had received hospitality and abundant kindness from the Dutch; ha had also received a groat deal of kindness front the Portuguese, and some of these tokens he should remem ber with gratitude as long as ho lived, Some Frenchmen, also had-shown him the utmost kindness. Ile never hap pened to meet with a Russian, but he believed if he did he should receive equal kindness and hospitality. Now, al though he 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 hint a great many questions, such as where he came from, where ho was going,what he was going to do, and when he was going -(laughter)—if he was married, and if he was not, why 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,) 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 receptian as that they had received in Bath. (Cheers.) 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, at,~Tl;~ 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 frie gate, end the Cadmus, 21, 400-horse power, come 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 -horse po iver, 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 paddles wheel steamer Fearless, Master Commander W. Taylor, tender to the Cumberland, 70, Cept. W. K. Hall, C. 8., arrived at Chatham with a number of men, chiefly for the ongincer department, for the Achilles. Daring the time the iron frigate is at Chatham her officers and crew are berthed on board the receiving Flip Glocestcr, 50, in Chatham har bour. Owing to thelength of time the Achilles has been lying in the river her bottom has become ex ceedingly foul, and the examination of her hull by one of the piofeL-5i0n,..,1 divers has resulted in the discover; that the whole of her bottom is complete!y cov4red with marine insects, barnacles, and tea weed, some of tha latter being as much ce two feet in length. The bottom of the AchilleA, it may bo remarked, was coated over with the Hay anti-loal. ing composition before the frigate was undocked, and as she has been lying same nine months 'in Chatham harbour, a pretty correct estimate may be 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 on hour may be deducted from her speed if sent to sea in her present condition. The Terrible, 21, 800shorse power, paddlewheel steamer, fitting in the great basin at Sheerness, and 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 reechenics 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 Steam Reserve in the Medway. The screw frigate Bristol, 39, 600 horse power, 3,027 tons, is being pushed forward with all des 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. 0 wing to the amount of work still required to be executed on board it will be 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 advices were the Harrier, 17, Capt. Sullivan, at New Zealand (ordered home) ; the Mi randa, 14, Captain Jenkins, at New Zealand ; the Eclipse, 4, Capt. Mayne, 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 considerable, were effected by Mr Cuthbert. The following appointments were made yesterei day at the Admiralty William H. Adlan, master, to the Indus; Stephen Sweetman, assist.-surgeon, to the Excellent; Frederick A. Bailey, chief engie neer, confirmed, of the Fisgard, for the Basilisk; David Leitch, in the Rattlesnake, promoted to acts ing engineer ; and John T. S. Flynn, acting second• class assists-engineer, to the Achilles. A LOAN FOR THE UNITED STATES.—The Index publishes tho following 7—" We are credibly informed that the Government of the Ucitcd States is about to ne gotiate a loan at tho Hague on tho terms of cents in the dollar to the contractors; the issue prico is to be 12 cents in the dollar. All profits over that to be 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. lire mu not positively intormed 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 lea , t one half of the amount is tube paid by the contractors in greanbans. Supposing the loan to be effected on these terms, the United States Government will receive for 100 million dollani in stock at 7 per cent. specie interest only 2S 1-3 d milliona in specie. Consequently, the rate of interest paid on the amount actually received will be 24 12-17 per cent. In 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. TilE LYCURGUS OF CROQUET. —Owing to the recent decision of the law courts, Captain Mayne Reid's book, 'which was the first in the field to tell how croquet must be played to be en regle, now stands unrivalled as the .expounder of the mysteries of the game. r aw '7ll. I I I ---------- SELECTBKS ON SALE.LIBRARY. At, u D s I E -2 cON S SECOND-HAND BOOKS Purchasers of Books for Public or Private Libraries, Mer chants, Shipping Agents, intending Emigrants. and &hers, are r , spectiully invited to apply for /he APRIL LIST of WORKS withdrawn from Mudie's Library for -ale. This List includes C-pt. Speke's Discovery of the Source of the Nile-Sir It. Alco7lt's Capital of th • Tyooon -Memoirs of Bishop Blomfleld - Stanley's Sermons in the Nast -King lake's Invasi , nof the Crimea-Life of Edward Irving-Our Old Home-Bowitt's History of the Supernatural - A Lady's Visit to Manilla and Japan-Lowth's Wanderer in Western Fra' ce-Lord Wi lliam Lennox's Biographical R • Earl Stlnhopc's Life of Pitt-Queen al ab-Rachel Ray - and more than One Thousanet other Works of the past and present seasons, at the lowest current prices. CHARLES EDWARD MUDIE, New Oxford-street, London.