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common l ay now .iration of problem, study a board• ghest liv ago, that he nerves f modern Lemselves. on, must he science t observa lished by !xception. i children which he a remark. Kb has no 'll certain Neither hnia pro° e remark' ,ion with indiviaual , ain. Ws Were de g in uni hia door, owing the aay derive that the Eceptional market Or line on the ere not me. .. 30s to 32s ..25s to 28 3 ..203 to 24 0 .. 37s to 40 0 ..3.:s to 34s wheat wafi •encieo t an obtaine'l' arley nut as and pea° id to 450 Od Id to 415 Od Id to 44s Od id to 39s Od d to 36s Od d to 28s Od d to 35s Od d to 31s Od, to 31s Oa d to 24s Od dto 13d d to oal3ld Ad to osl3d , C 1 to 43s Od Id to 44s (id d to 42s Od d to 33s 6d tv 34s Od d tc 33s Od d 1,0 —s Od Id to 34s og Id to 565 ,i d to 528 (4 £0 0 0 , 9 0 0 0 5 10 0 bite whea t ' 36 stone per 38 st• for per qr. e ; old, A" y of wheat , d. Ocher ..370 to 39 0 .29s to Vg ..22s 2 64 , to e" ..Nov. 1 8 . ..N ov. 12. ..Dec. 4 ~ Nov. 2 9 ' n.Nov. 18. 12 Nov. ' .Nov. 11 ' ,Nov. 18, ..Nov, 12. ~Nov. ~Dec. Nov. 1 4" Nov. ll' l'-" ::Nov. 11' • • ;t.Nov. 11' ..Nov. 1 "' ..Nov. 2 0 . ..Nov. 2° ' j Nov. 13' L de putieo l 50,000 of Fovernme nt the return ower of the e estimated y, the wilt' ,alion, of 0' dace, LadY g, Selkirit wife of ii. ast., a the or-Gene late Joh isborougl2. r, to Ja Uuildfordt , H. Baird, w , JOSOPII ior•sq ui ' re ' ..e. gi" B i n floldf % tz Gersld f the first .eet. ild 94th ot Yorkshire, Chancery► ;, ESCO °f „ No. 111 ; COUTIV °A Noßni BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1809. Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Ace umulated and InvestePdarFliamdent Arvaual Revenue.... . £ 2,122,828 FIRi .. I;E . I un 'A;, s 'I : II . . N . ;': ******** Insuirair•es f,'Tanted both at Home and in Foreign Countries 42 . 2,401 on the most liberal terms. LIFE DEPARTMENT. Tv LIFE facility off ered to Insurers. is„ N , l ,nety per Cent. of th e P rof i ts d i v id e d amo ng the Insurers " thee participating principle. The n ew Life business transacted in 1862 as follows : Policies. Amount Insured. Premiums. 1,037 £768,334 £23.641 0 0 4nt .P alZ i s ca o t f i o P u ro a r t s h a e l and every i n f or mation will be furnished lONDo N OFFICES: ....... 58, Threadneedle-street. 4, New Bank Buildings, Lothbury. West-end Office.. 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. By order. F. W. LANCE, Secretary. LivEßpooL AND LONDON FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. At the ANNUAL MEETING of the Proprietors in this Company, held on Thursday, 25th of Fetruary, 1863, JAMES ASPINALL TOBIN, Esq.. in the Chair , thp R eport of the Directors for the year 1862 was read; it Ehowe, t : That the Fire Premiums of the year were £136,065 0 0 Aga'aist those in 1861, which were 360,131 0 0 fit'ving an increase in 1862 of £75,931 0 0 Titat the new Life business comprised the 467,331 0 0 13,935 7 11 re n issue w hic o h t 7tBhseannualPolicies, i insuring. .. premiumssu i ng That there was added to the life reserve 79,277 11 4 That the balance of undivided profit was in creased 'That the invested funds of the Company amounted to In reference to the very large increase of £76,000 in the Fire premiums of the year, it was remarked in the Report, " The premiums paid to a company are the measure of that company's business of all kinds ; the Directors, therefore, prefer that test of' progress to any th e duty collected may afford, as that applies to only a part of a company's business, and a large share of that part may be, and often is, re-insured with other offices. In this view the yearly addition to the Fire premiums of th e Li verpool and London Company must be very gratifying to the proprietors." SWINTON BOULT, Secretary to the Company. JOHN ATKINS, Resident Secretary, London. 25,725 9 7 T QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY. 156, Lc, a ( lenhall-street, London, E.C. Queen insurance-buildings, Liverpool. Capital ONE MILLION STERLING. At the Ann - nal Meeting of the Proprietors, held at Liver pool, on th , , 21st October, 186 t, BERNARD HALL, Esq., Chairman of the Company, in the Chair, the Directors' Report for : the year stated— That the, be' Vire Premiums for the year amounted t 0.... 470,300 rr an increase over the preceding year o three 22,580 That %he' Life Premium Receipts for the first yerira were .............. 15,249 arid for the past three years .................... 43,557 b eing an increase in the latter triennial period over the former of ......................... 28,308 Thy.t the amount accumulated since last Meeting, as a Fire Reserve Fund, was... .. .................... 23,427 'and the amount added to Life Fund was ....... ... 13,743 That during the past five years the CoMpany had paid for Claims , ................ 106,5 fhe Actuary reported th at the Life Liabilities had beenls 'valued on the soundest principles, viz., Net Premiums at 3 per cent. interest, and that the Bonus to part•cipating e Policy holdersium avera pa id, while gd as much as 46 pe r cent. per annum of the 70, an.( even 7 , Prem s in s Ome instances it was as high as 65, per cent. A livid nd was dec:ared to proprietors at the rate of 8 per cent, per annum. J. MONCRIIIFF WILSON, Manager and Actuary. JOHN E. LEYLAND, Secretary. A.D. 1720. ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION (EitabPished by Charter of his Majesty George the First) FOR SEA, FIRE, LIFE, AND ANNUITIES. Offices, Royal Exchange, London. Branch Office, 29, Pall-mall. OCTAVIUS WIGRAM, Esq., Governor. CrEORGE PEARICES BancLAv, Esq., Sub-Governor. Sir JonN HENRY PELLY, Bart., Deputy-Governor. DIRE JRB. nenrY Bainbridge, Esq. Wiimot Holland, Esq. Robert Barclay, Esq. Earl of Leven and Melville. Jo hn Garratt Cattley, E sq . Chas. Jno. Manning, Esq. Mark Currie Close, Esq. Henry Nelson, Esq. William Davidson, Esq. The Hon. Josceline W. Percy. Thomas Dent, Esq. Charles Robinson, Esq. Alexander Druce, Esq. Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq. Fredk. Jos. Edlmann, Esq. Eric Carrington Smith, Esq. it iversdaleW. Grenfell, Esq. William Soltau, Esq. Lobt. Amadeus Heath, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq., M.P. Tetlow Hibbert, Esq.' William Wallace, Esq. J as. Stewart Hodgson, Esq. Chas. Baring Young, Esq. Medical Referee, SAMUEL SOLLY, Esq., F.R.S. CoE and LIFE ASSURANCES ma y b e e ff ected w i th this or poration on advantageous terms. The Reversionary Bonus on British Life Policies has ave raged nearly 2 per cent. per annum on the sum assured. -Ecuivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums aYable by persons who preferred that form of Bonus. The divisions of Profit take place every Five years. Life A nY sum not excee di ng £15 , 000 may b e i nsured on one This Corporation affords to the Assured— Liberal participation in Profits—with exemption from the liabilities of partnership. SocA rate of Bontts equal to the average returns of Mutual ieties —with . the guarantee of a large invested Capital ck. oeThe ndvar,tages of modern practice,—with the security. a : n Office whose resources have been tested by the ex rice of nearly a CENTURY AND A lima. SPECIAL NOTICE. P°)i cil' on the participating system, granted on or before the 31st 1 865 . Oecember, 18r3, and in torce at the close of the year be entitled to share in the next division of profits ROYAL EXCi/ANGE, LONDON. ROBT. P. STEELE, Secretary. p RO VIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION. . Established 1840. TRUSTEES. Thomas Barinr, Esq., M.P. I Win. Geo. Prescott, Esq. Thomson Ha.nkey, Esq., M.P. I Baron L. de Rothschild,M.P. Mutual Life Assurance for all classes. This Association has now in existence 8,000 policies, for a total sum of £1,500,000. The Annual Income is .. •• .. £51,000 The AcCuMulated Fund exceeds • • 2.11, , 00 It has paid in Claims .. • • .. 112,000 The whole of the profits are divided quinquennially among the Members. Three divisions have already been made' when the following sums have been added as bonuses to the policies Dec. 31, 1847 .. .. • . .. .. £5,400 11 185 2 .. • • • • • • 11,500 185 7 .• • •• • • 3.200 • • 2 _, 1862 . , .. „ .. Making the' total bonus a dditi ons, X 96,600. * . u 6,500 Bouuses ma:-, seat in cash or appliel to the reduo tion of premiu the option of the assured, in lieu of an addition to the : ol:cy. Attention is espetially invited to the system of free or paid up policies intro/limed by this Association, by which the sacrifice so ofteia submitted to on the relinquishment of po icy is wholly. avoided. The balan ze,-sheets of the Association are open to all, whether asF , urers or otherwise. Active a'rid influential agents will be appointed in unrepre sented diAvicts. Chief W 1• THOS. LINFORD, Secretary. Office, 15, Moorgate-street, E.C., Aug 1, 1863. ?VETE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY MEAD Omens, 29, Lombard-street, London, and Royal Insurance buildings, Liverpool. Total AnnuP.l Revenue exceeds £5OO,OA Accumulated Funds in h an d over 1,000,000. Chairman in Liverpool : CHARLES TURNER, Esq., M.P. Chairman in London : WILLIAM WAINWRIGHT, EN. .'nucrs FROM THE REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1862. T he Director s o f th e Royal Insurance Company are now 'called upon to make their accustomed periodical Report at the Meeting of its Shareholders. RE BRANCH. T he Direct ors have, F als pleasingly s unexpectedly, at th e close of th e year, to announce, for the first time, that the Fire Premiums. b.ave not only re ac h e d , b ut exceed L 300,000. The high comparative position held by the Royal in th e Govern ment Returns of Duty is again fully maintained. The profit of the business of the year exceeds considerably the amount realised in the preceding year, and in fact sur passes that of any year, with but two exceptions, since the commencement of thi. Office, the balance to the credit on account of British and Foreign Insurances being L 45,107 10s. 6d., and of the North American business, which is kept sepa rately, £11,00716x. 10d. PERCY M. DOVE Manager and Actuary. J OHN B. JORNSTON, Secretary in London. LIFE BRANCH. The very gratifying duty now falls upon the Directors to state the sum assured on new policies for the year 1862 exceeds even tat of the year 1861 by £lBO,OOO, and has arrived at the almo4 unexampled amount for a single year of £701,427 00, 1,498 new policies issued. Until within the last few year, ft is believed that such a sum aosured as that which has Jus t . been announced as the result of one year's business was all hut unheard of. 'Allis portion of the Company's business has been carefully 'watched, and cannot fail to give much satisfaction to the shareholder, as well as no small encouragement for the fur are to th e participating life assurer. Evidence of continued care in the selection of lives is amply afforded by a statement of the number rejected. These have amounted to 311 for the year, on which the aggregate sum Proposed for assuran,m amounts to £143,281. Various degrees of ineligibility have led to these lives being declined. No small number of the Assurance Companies of the day record their accepted lives annually at a sum not much, if at all, exceeding those which the Royal has declared as inadmis sible in a single year from deterioration of some kind or another. .. If, to complete their review, the Directors now advert briefly th the United Kingdom, they have to announce that in Fire Business its progress has been undoubtedly more tapid than that of any o th er C om p an y e st a blished either in 'on don or elsewhere, except when amalgamations have taken Place. The returns of duty have proved this. In Life, the amountof New Policies already reported make all other evidence" needless. Directors conclude their present Report with the the iuturen i n t:4 ( 7_ l l_of an opinion that the prospects of the Royal hop e , t `7," , d jolnpany were never brighter, and of a consequent m e d on a grateful remembrance of the past, that tude, e"ib i a l i e n Te:g n th io e l n d e for ci it a sphere of still greater magni °Rice with Qg disting,uished commercial success to the to the p u b career of usefulness and protection • ALGERIAN ONYX MARBLE. Messrs. HOWELL, J A ON and ,respectfully impection of their Onyx lalon, which contains upwards of LOW objects, consisting of Clock., Candelabra, Lamps,Vaß•s, Jardinieres, Inkstands, Pen -trays, and a variety of smaller solioit an articles of taste, at moderate prices. 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THE EMPEROR of the FRENCH has elevated his name amon g men by his grand Speech , as predicted Page 25 ZADKIEL'S AL NIANAC. For his coming destiny see the Almanac for 1864. G. Berger, London. Sixpence.—N.B. 54,000 sold last year. BEAUTIFUL FOR EVER. MADAME RACHEL ON "FEMALE GRACE AND BEAUTY." Just published, _ _ AB OOK 6F BEAUTY. 13y Madame RACHEL. To be had at 47A, New Bond-street. Price 2s. 6d. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS, IUL* HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE', THIS EVENING, THURSDAY, November 12. Vocalist, Mdlle. VOLPINI. Solo Cornet-a-Pistons, M. LEGENDRE. The New Selection from Gounod's Grand Opera, FAUST, arranged express , y for these Concerts by M. Jullien. THE BRITISH ARMY QUADRILLE, performed by the Grand Orchestra, the Band of the Grenadier Guards, the Band of the Coldstream Guards, and the Band of the Scots Fusilier Guards. Conductor, M. JULLIEN. Admission—ONE SHILLING Commence at Eight. 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The pages of Shakspere and the elder Dramatists, of Scott, Hood, lngoldsby, Dickens, &c., wi.l, in turns, furnish subjects for illustration. All the other Musical and Pictorial attractions as usual, including Operatic Selections, &c. ; Comedy by Unsworth (the modern Demosthenes), Eugene, George Hodson, E. Marshall, and George Hutchenson. OYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. - IM xt, MENSE SUCCESS.-ARTHUR and BERTRAND, the celebrated French Clowns, wilt appear every evening in an entertainment reserved expressly for their engagement at this establishment -The MARVELS of PERU, the most wonderful Performers in the World-LANGLOIS, the great Indian Juggler-The FAIRY FOUNTAIN -Operatic Selec tions -Grand Comic Divertissement, by the Francesco Family and Mons. Rate', assisted by 12 Young Ladies. Doors open at 7—commence at half-past 7. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. Great Musical Attraction Immense success of SIGNOR. N ICOSIA, the eminent Violinist, who will appear Every Evening. 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" ,:x-iii:'-'ll°Yi:,‘'::i:t:4 M 4 , 4 v The annual supper and enter pf and 14th companies, St. Martin 's - rps, ) 22d Middlesex (Queen's, Westmins,`er took place last evening at the Preemasang Taver n, the Right Hon. the Earl De Grey and P°ll VI in the chair, through the g esrp,oftimtdantehoeuother The usual loyal and patriotic and some toasts having been given the health of the noble chairman was drunk amidst loud applause. was in danger, The Earl DE GREY and RIPON, in returning entirectt h h o en a n n n thanks, cis community.lt, said connected with it it h w t h a es volunteerhis fortunewas believedt movemento hav t h e been a at the me o t e a i fn a r l to rr from its commencement. It had sprung into exitaence of power, most justly felt that the pra 'per action Lord H n rtr feelingswh twashe late course for the government was to give assistant::, and to aid in the fo • rmation of the national deter , valuation to defend the liberti • - es of the countryal (Hear.) That being the ca se it was, of course, the duty of the government to see that the force was raised in accordance with the act of Parliament, and also in accordance with u military - discipline which. was so necessary for its efficiency. It was on that principle that they had acted. In order that the force should be established on a more perma nent basis, it was necessary that they should more generously contribute to its aid. The com mission appointed by the Government reported in favour of the capitation grant. That grant was objected to by many on the ground that if the force received any pecuniary assistance from the Govern ment, it would lose its voluntary character. When they determined upon the grant the Government thought it right to carry out steps w hich would make the force perman ent, and at the same time maintain its discipline an d efficiency. It was also thought essential that in the main t e nance of tinit discipline the Government should be in a positions to make it permanent. The recent alteration in the bill had become law. He did not mean to an y that; that e in fact those regulations might n ot chang , there was nothing in them which could not be im proved ; but he said he believed it was the intention of the Government that the volunteer force should become a permanent one, Of course the force would be of a fluctuating character. Officers would resign and privates leave the ranks, but their places would be filled by others, and other corps spring up. was afraid that his duties would oblige him 110 w. to be somewhat harsher towards them. Parliament had voted a large sum towards the volunteers, and it would therefore be his duty to Bee (which he was sure every loyal volunteer would wish him to do) that that arm was properly ap plied, and that th e necessary di sc i p li ne of the force was unimpaired, and that its efficieveY was really secured. It was of the utmost importance that the force should be established up 7n a sound and efficient system of discipline, and it was the duty of her Majesty's Government to see that the rules of discipline were maintained, or ei n se the ruin of the force would be inevitable. Th e officers on one side, and the men on the other,,, should be ready to maintain that discipline, with out which they would be like an unarmed mob, and with it they would be a valuable auxiliary to our small army, and one of the greatest blessings:to the country. (Cheers.) With respect to the officers there was an old but very true saying, they could not rise to be good officers unless they learnt to obey. He must congratulate them upon the volunteer movement having passed out of its in fancy, and he hoped that he would not disappoint the expectations which had been formed of it. Tho Government believed that they could call upon the volunteers in the hour of danger, and in all their deliberations with foreign governments they counted upon its assistance in t he hours of need, If , t he volunteers did not do their duty when they were called upon to do so they would be worse than usea less, because they would have induced their Go vern went to trust to broken reeds. Ho had every confidence in the volunteer movement, and he be lieved that they would do their duty whenever they were called upon to do so, if it should be in defence of the liberties of their country. PRICE..... _ ..4d. STAMPED ....sd. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY. EVENING, NOVEMBER 12, 1863. 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Lumley's Agency, and then only the usual moderate commission. Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. T HE DISCOUNT CORPORATION (Limited). The Business of the Company will be commenced at 34, Abchurch-lane, on MONDAY next, the 16th inst. By order. ROBERT SLATER, JUNIOR, Secretary pro tem. T HE MADRAS IRRIGATION and CANAL COMPANY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the NINTH ORDI NARY GENERAL MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS of the MADRAS IRRIGATION and CANAL COMPANY will be held at the London Tavern, Bishopagate-street , in the City of London, on SATURDAY, the 28th day of Novem ber inst., at One o'clock precisely. The Transfer Books of the Company will be Closed from the 18th to the 2t , th inst., both days inclusive. By order of the Board of Directors. JOHN WESTWOOD, Secretary. 27, Cannon-street, London, E.C., Nov. 4,1833. HEATHER'S TRUST.—Under the manage ment of the CLOTH WORKERS' COMPANY. —At a COURT. to be holden on the 2d DECEMBER next, this COMPANY will distribute to SIX POOR WIDOWS of DECAYED HOUSEKEEPERS the amount divisible under the above Trust, being about £8 to each. Printed forms of application may be obtained at the Company's Offices, Cloth workers' Hall, Mincing-ljne, London. The applicant must insert therein particulars relative to her condition and cir cumstances, and name references from whom information may be obtained for verifying the same. The application, with certificate of her marriage, and a certificate or other proper proof of ;he death of her husband, must be left at the Company's Hall previously to the 23d November instant, addressed to ROBERT BECKWITH TOWSE, Clerk. Clothworkers' Hall, November, 1863. LIFEBOAT SERVICES. —During the recent heavy gales some of the boats of the National Lifeboat Institution saved 67 persons from different wrecks. The Committee of the Institution earnestly APPEAL to the public for ASSISTANuE to enable them to meet the con tinued hea.ydemands on the Institution's 125 lifeblat estab lishments. Contributions are received by all the London and country bankers ; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, at the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, W.C. A GREAT DRAWING OF PRIZES WILL TAKE PLACE AT ST. JOSEPH'S RETREAT, HIGHGATE, LONDON, N., On THURSDAY, the 26th of NOVEMBER, 1863, to aid in liquidating the Debt still remaining on the New Church and Organ ; and to assist in establishing the English Mission of St. Nicholas in Paris, now under the charge of the Passionist Fathers. The prizes of the first catalogue consist principally of objects of art and other precious articles, presented by His Holiness, several Cardinals, Princes, and other persons of distinction in Rome. TICKETS ONE SHILLING EACH. The amount realised will be disposed of as follows :—That arising from the sale of tickets in England will be applied to St. Joseph's, and that from the sale of tickets in France to St. Nicholas', in Paris. THE DRAWING OF PRIZES WILL . BE_ ON THE PRINCIPLE OF THE ART UNION. Any one purchasing or aiding in selling 25 tickets will be entitled to a large Engraving, either of the Death of St. Joseph, or of Blessed Paul of the Cros., which will be forwarded by post upon receipt of 4 postage stamps. Catalogues as well as tickets may be had on application at St. Joseph's Retreat, Highgate, and at 39, Rue de Berri, Paris. 110YAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail. way Terminus, at King's-cross. Patron—The QUEEN. President—The Duke of BUCCLEUCIT, Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. This was the first hospital to introduce the principle of free and instant admission to the destitute sick, without the for mality of eovernors' letters. It is entirely devoted to desti tution in its most pitiable form—viz., that which is accom panied by sickness and disease, and is now of sufficient magnitude that, with adequate support, it may be rendered capable of admitting into its wards a very large proportion of the casual sick of this great metropolis. It requires but the funds in order to have 500 beds available for the reception of these the most wretched of our fellow-creatures. Moreover, it gratuitously affords medical advice and medicine to more, on the average, than 3,000 out-patients a week. The Weekly Board feel it their imperative duty to make an EARNEST APPEAL to the public for continued support, to enable them to admit and relieve the distressing cases that daily present themselves. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Masterman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Berries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; W Mums, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Barued and Co., Liverpool and at the Hospital. STANFORD S. SMITH Secretary SPORTING NOTES. THE LIVERPOOL CUP. The Great Autumn Cup to be decided to-morrow has a very poor acceptance—not a third of those originally handi capped having been left in. The field will scarcely number a dozen, to be selected from the following : Fairwater, 5 yrs, fist 12Ib ) Custance Balham, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b Judd Catch 'em Alive, 4 yrs, 7st 1 llb Camerino, 5 yrs, 7st 91b Blithfield, 3 yrs, Est 131 b Somersault, 5 yrs, Est 131 b -- Golden Pledge, 3 yrs, Gst 101 b J. Loates King Charming, 3 yrs, Est 11b Cameron Laertes, 3 yrs, sst 101 b Noble Chaff, 3 yrs, Est 31b - Trap, 3 yrs, Est llb Nebula, 3 yra, sst 101 b S. Mordau Fairwater heads the list with the steadying weight of Bst 121 b. She is one of the best mares in training, but I fear the heavy course will atop her, Balham is a good sound horse; and, besides, heavy ground will just suit him. Catch'em Alive is in first-rate form, atd must be near winning. He would have won the CamOridgeshire much easier had he not lost start and been shut in at the finish. Somersault I expect will be kept for Shrevsbury Handicap. Golden Pledge has been backed for as mach money as any horse in the race, but at present he occupies a very suspicious position in the market, sad I think he is as likely not to see the starter as he is to wn. Blithfield has always run well; and looking at the position he held in the Cesarewitch, where he was fourth, his chance almost seems second to none. He is well worth baking for a situation. The only other that has any chance of troubling the judge is Chaff, who has often been going to do a good thing, but has not. I believe he tries this time, and may secure a place in the first three. My impression is that the judge will place CATCH'EM ALIVE BALH AM BLITHFIELD A FRESH MAN. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL AUTUMN MEETING. The . second of these supplements to the racing meetings of the year, which the Houghton week at Newmarket was formerly supposed to close, commenced yesterday on Ain tree. The first of them at Worcester passed off as favour ably as a course half under water would allow; and a tole rably Ni ell filled programme promised; despite bad weather and heavy ground, a good meeting at Liverpool. The annual steeplechase and the autumn handicap are the two events, the latter more especially, that engross speculation, affording to both bookmakers and backers the last chance of retrieving losses, tiding them over the dull period of the year, and, as the phras3 goes, " giving them something to winter on." Eight events, a rather large number, considering the short November day they were to be decided in, were on the card, a hurdle race commencing the proceedings won, after a good race, by Pot Pourri beating Bowman and eight others. Lord Stamford's colours were borne in the van in the two next races, Alpheus disposing of his two opponents with great ease in the Juvenile Stakes and Gemma carry ing off the Flying Handicap, after a near set-to with Far fella at the finish. Cutaway defeated a small field for the Knowsley Nur sery, which was run nearly one hour beyond the time marked on the card ; the many tedious delays at the post compelling us to close our parcel, and leave the remaining events for the telegraph to tell. The sport was good, but the attendance meagre in the extreme. iLord Sefton and a party of friends from Croxteth were the only notabilities on the Stand. The ground was very heavy. A Handicap Hurdle Race of 40 sous, added to a sweep stakes of 3 says each. Winners extra. Two miles; over six flights of hurdles. 24 subs. Mr T. Wadlow's Pot Pourri (in, 71b ex.) 4 yrs (W. White) 1 Mr J. Davies's Bowman, 5 yrs, 9st (Thorpe) 2 Mr G. H.odgman's Soothsayer, aged, Oat 61b (R. Sly) 3 _ _ The following also ran :—Gladiator, Margery, South Australian, Puss, True Heart, Nightingale, and Baron of Avon. Betting-5 to 2 agst Soothsayer, 3to 1 agst Pot Pourri, 5 to 1 agst True Heart, and 6 to 1 agst any other. Immediately after starting Pot Pourri, in company with Gladiator, Margery, and Baron of Avon, made the running to the first flight of hurdles, which Gladiator cleared in ad vance, but running out on lauding he lost his place, leav ing Margery in command, who, with Baron of Avon, Gla diator, and Avongrove lying up, came past the Stand nearly abreast, but rounding the top turn Pot Pourri took , a clear lead, attended by Margery, Baron of Avon and: Avongrove at the same time bolted towards the stables leaving Soothsayer, Puss, and Bowman in attendance upon the leaders. Rounding the Bridge turn Margery took a decided lead, which she retained to the flight of hurdles at the distance, where she was joined by Pot Pourri, Bow man, and the favourite, the lot clearing them nearly abreast. Half way up Margery was beaten, leaving the issue with Pot Pourri, Bowman, and Soothsayer, the three clearing the last flight nearly abreast, but in a few strides further Pot Pourri drew in advance, and won a fine race by a neck; Soothsayer finished a bad third, Margery was fourth, Baron of Avon fifth, Puss sixth; True Heart and South Australian were the next two. The others did not pass the post. The Juvenile Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 sovs added, for 2-yr-olds; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies and geldings, Bst 71b. Maidens allowed 61b. Winners extra. T.Y.C. 7 subs. Lord Stamford's Alpheus Bst 41b (J. Mann) 1 Mr Marsh's Orphene, Bat 111 b (including 41b extra) (E. Harrison) 2 Mr W. Phillips' Persuasion, 9st llb (inc 81b extra) (Midgley) 3 Betting-5 to 4 apt Alpheus; and 6to 4 agst Per suasion, Alpheus making use of a favourable start came on with a clear lead, was never after approached, and won in a canter by three lengths, Orphene defeating Persuasion by a length for second. The Flying Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 100 sovs added, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Winners extra. T.Y.C. 48 subs. Lord Stamford's Gemma, 4 yrs, 7st Glb (carried 7st 71b) (J. Mann) 1 Duke of Beaufort's Farfalla 4 yrs, 7st 41b .. (Deacon) 2 Mr. Bell's Pupil, 4 yrs, bat 121 b (E. Taylor) 3 The following also ran :—Camerino, Bernice, Queen of Trumps, MY Mary, Wetsail, Newchurch, Amazonian, Rosina, Schoolmistress, Jack's Alive, and Mousetrap. Betting-75 to I . agst Gemma, sto 1 agst Farfalla, 6to 1 agst My Mary, 7 to 1 aget Wetsail, and 10 to 1 each agsl Queen of Trumps and Pupil. A long delay at the post was followed by an admirable start, but after running a few strides, Pupil in the centre drew away in advance, having the favourite next the rails, with the Queen of Trumps and Bernice next, the others, who were widely spread across the course, being headed by Farfalla on the extreme left. They ran thus to the en closure, where Mann steadied Gemma, and waited with great patience to within a few strides of home, where she came out, and won a fine race by a head, a like distance ird ; Bernice was fourth, close Mary, "Wetsail, Mousetrap, useppa;rQatuinegenthore Tsercuonandpsafindithth, My and Newchurch next. Jack's Alive was last. weight for age. The winner to A Sweepstakes of 10 sous each, for all ages, for two-yr- Three-quarters of a mile. 7 subs. Mr. Bird's Birkenhead, Rothschild, G ...... (Carroll) 1 o b l e : sold anfdo runpowashrdvse.; Lord Westmoreland' s 2 yrs, Ost (J. Grimshaw) 2 Mr Watt's Birthday filly, 4 rs, Bst 51b .. (J . S now d en ) 3 L or d Bateman's Miss Livingston, 4 yrs, Bst 51b (H. Grimshaw) 4 Mr T. Hughes's Miss Emma. 5 yrs, Bst 51b (D.Hughes) 5 Capt. Christie's Spicebox, 6 yrs, Bst 81b (Custance) 6 Betting-5 to 2 agst Birkenhead, sto 1 each agst Miss Livingstone and Miss Emma, and, 6 to 1 agst any other. One slight failure preceded the falling of the flag, in con stquence of Birkenhead refusing to join his horses. When they got away the Birthday filly ran in company with Miss Livingstone, Spicebox, and Rothschild to the distance,where Lord Bateman's filly dropped back, leaving Spicebox in attendance upon the leader to halfway up, where the favou rite came up on their right, and won very easily by two lengths; a head between the second and third. The other three were close together, some four or five lengths in their rear. The Knowsley Nursery Stakes (Handicap) of 5 sous each, with SO toys added, for 2-yr olds ; winners extra. T.Y.C. 36 subs. Mr Barber's Cutaway, 7st (E. Taylor) 1 Mr Craven's Practitioner, 7st 41b (T. French) 2 Mr '.axon's Jane Shore, Get 4th _(W. Sharpe) 3 Mr Wood's Rose, 7st The Tyke, Fauconberg, Rothschild, Confederalist, Alice Lee, and Fanny Seaton. Betting-5 to 2 agst Alice Lee, sto 1 each aget Practi tioneragst Jane ' Shore, and Rose, 100 to 15 a g et C u t a wa y , 7to 1 , Shore, 8 to 1 agst Tyke, and 10 to 1 agst Rothee ?' - : l ; dvance The favourite, afte r several failures, got away, P ra ctitioner. and next the rails, c l o sely followed by Cutaway , ir head, yard wide Jane Shore, the others, with Rose at thL e cut it, and wide on their right. At the distance JAlicene Shore go i ng on her place was taken by Prac A ti t ti t o h n e er e nelaosure F r ench made third, with Bosel?ii'gup' At but failed, and Wkl beaten an attempt to reach the very cleverly by a neck, a length and a half between the second and third, a neck separating the third and fourth, The Tyke being fifth, with Confederalist next. A Handicap Plate of 40 soya, for 3 -yr-olds and upwards ; winners extra, T.Y.C. 14 subs. Lord Stamford's Cassidia, 3 yrs, 7st 21b .. (Whiteley) 1 Lord 'Westmoreland's Confidence, 5 yrs, 7st 2lb (T. French) 2 Mr T. Hughes's Pilot, 4 yrs, 6st 61b (Morris) 3 Mr Watt's Daniel O'Rourke filly, 4 yrs, 7st 21b (H. Covey) 4 Pupil, Erythia, Who's Who, Prairie Flower, Fanfre luche, and Lord Dundreary also ran. Betting-5 to 2 agst Cassidia, 7to 2 agst Pupil, 6to 1 agst Confidence, and 100 to 15 agst Pilot. The favourite, in company with Pilot, made play to the distance, where they were joined by Pupil, who halfway up took a slight lead, but swerving through distress, at the finish she just won by a head ; a length between the second and third. On returning to the scale, an objection was lodged by the owner of Confidence on the ground of foul riding, which, after an investigation by Capt. White and Sir W. Codrington, the latter acting for the other stewards, the race was awarded to Lord Stamford. Subsequently, a protest to such ruling was put in on the grounds of Capt. White having bets on the race. The Aintree Plate (Handicap) of 50 soya for all ages. A winner of any handicap after the publication of the weights (Oct. 30, at 10 a.m.) 71b extra; entrance 2 sovs ; one mile. 21 soy& Lord Bateman's Despair, 4 yrs, Bst 131 b (in 71b extr (H. Grimsh a) aw) 1 Mr H. Rich's East Lancashire, 3 yrs, 7st .... (Cannon) 2 Mr W. IVhittaker's Sorceress, 2 yrs, 6st 71b (S. Grimshaw) 3 Mr Kenyon's Lord Dundreary, 3 yrs, Est 81b.. (Dixon) 4 Mr H. (boater's Lady of the Isles, 3 yrs, 6st 71b (Loates) Mr Frank's Zuleika, 5 yrs, 7st 61b (Hopstead) 6 Betting-7 to 4 agst Despair, 3to 1 agst Lady of the Isles, and 4 to 1 agst East Lancashire. Sorceress cut out the work, followed by Zuleika and the favourite to the' turn into the straight, when she ran out, taking her attendants with her, which let up East Lanca shire, who came on with a clear lead to half way in the distance, where he was caught by Despair, who won cleverly by a length; four lengths between the second and third; a bad fourth. The All-aged Selling Stakes of 3 soya each, with 25 added. 2-yr-olds 7st 91b, 3-yr -olds 9st 21b, 4-yr -olds and upwards 9st 91b. Mares and geldings allowed 31b. Winners of 100 soya clear in the present year, 51b extra. Winner to be sold for 80 soya in the usual way ; if entered to be sold for £6O, allowed 51b ; £4O, 101 b; and £2O, 141 b. Winner to be sold by auction, and any surplus over the selling price to go to the Race Fund. T.Y.C. 13 subs. Mr C. Fletton's Prescription, 2 yrs (£2O), 6st ri lllb (J. Gmshaw) 1 Mr Bird's Highland Mary, 2 y r s (L2O), b a t 61b.. ( Ward) 2 Mr Hall's Acceptance, 2 yrs (L2O), Est 61b (Kay) 3 The following also ran:—Telscombe, Reviver, Cariboo filly, Airedale, Atlas, Manchester, Eola, and Annington. Betting-3 to 1 agst Prescription, 7to 2 agst Airedale, 4 to 1 agst Highland Mary, and 5 to 1 agst Anningtort. The favourite, in company with Acceptance, Cariboo filly, and Telscombe, made the running to the stand, where Highland Mary ran through her horses and took the second place, but was unable to reach the leader, who won cleverly by a length ; half a length between the second and third. The Cariboo filly was a good fourth; Telscombe fifth; the others beaten off. THE RACE FOR THE £4O HANDICAP PLATE.—A protest has been entered against Cassidia receiving the stakes. T H E GREAT AUTUMN CUP.—Earl of Surrey was scratched at 7.20 p.m. yesterday (Tuesday). STATE OF TRADE. DUNDEE, Nov. 10.—Riga advices received by telegraca report that there are no sellers of flax there at 48 roubles for Kl. This has tended to make holders firmer here to-day, and a fair busi ness is reported on sellers' terms. Tow and codilla are also quite as firm as before, especially fine, which is very scarce. The demand for jute continues ac-• tive, and prices tightening. Anything offering at all worth money is readily taken, but stocks in sellers' hadds are very light here. The demand for yarns keep up remarkably well, and a large business would have been done to-day at full prices had spinners been'in a position to take on more orders, but their inability to do so circumscribed sales. For linens the inquiry was also active, both for the home trade and for export, but manufacturers are unable to meet buyers to the extent desired, being already so far foresold. Less business was in consequence done than on previous market days. Prices both of yarns and linens are fully maintained. LEICESTER, 11th.—The hosiery trade is more quiet, and there is not so much doing in fancy or regular hosiery goods, business being usually quiet at this period. In the rural districts there is also less doing. Yarns are realising very high prices, and the market is firm, spinners being fairly em ployed. In wools there is no material change , prices are high and the tone of the trade is firm. NOTTINGEIAM, 11th.—The lace trade continues quiet this week. There are a few American and other foreign orders in the market, but they are by no means large. There is no improvement in the demand for black silk laces and edgings. The silk quilling trade is also quiet. Stocks of all descrip tions of goods, both silk and cotton, are very low, everything being now executed to order. There is no material change in the hosiery trade. Consider ing the high price of the raw material, there is a fair amount of business doing in hosiery goods. Yarns have an upward tendency. HANDEL'S " ODE FOE, ST. CECILIA'S DAY, which was one of the principal attractions at the Dusseldorf Musical Festival, will be brought forward during the coming season by Herr and Madame Goldschmidt. THE DRAMATIC AUTHOR AT REHEARSAL—In my imagination I had always pictured a stage rehearsal as a very pleasant affair. Realising it, I found that, as the author, I was regarded as an enemy by every one who had a part in the piece ; and that I had not only made all the actors inimical to myeelf ) but to each other. The leading low comedian and the leading young lady had been on the best terms possible until I sawed the seeds of discord between them by providing them respectively with the parts of Jack, and the Giant. Jack confided to me pri vately that, so far as the lines were concerned, she would much rather have been the Giant; while the Giant pro tested, for the same reason, that he would have infinitely preferred to be Jack. There was only point on which they were unanimous, and that was in their hatred of me, and their envy of each other. The discontent of these two was so unreasonable that I could treat it with indifference; but I it cut me to the quick to be pitifully informed by the second old man, whom I had been partly instrumental in casting for Mother Hubbard, that his line of business, until he had joined that theatre, had been tragedy, and that he had been accustomed to enact Macbeth and Coriolanus. I had a fellow feeling for the second old man, and could have sym pathised with him, if ho had been commonly civil. But he would insist upon altering my couplets and introducing " gags," which I could not approve. Thus, without any rhyme or reason whatever, he persisted in substituting for a very neat joke, the vulgar expression, " Iloilo boys, there goes another guy,"which he said was safe to bring the house down. The Giant also took similar liberties, and finished lines with "What's your little game?" "Who's you r hatter ?" " How' s your poor feet ?" a n d oth er s l ang expres sions of the streets which had no relation whatever to the subject of the dialogue. I protested that I could not allow my name to appear in connection with such nonsense, and begged the Giant to speak only the words set down for him. I had my reputation to study, The Giant retorted that lie had 13.1 s reputation to study too; and he had the audacity to Isay that there was not a laugh in the whole piece, and that, unless he was permitted to do seloetbing to "hit the pe o p le up," it would be damned.—. Dickens. a "All the Tear Round." ' TSB EMPEROR'S LETTER, ssicitdouenasiiidoenr considered, (Reuter's Express,) PARIS, Nov. 11. The following is the complete text of the Empe ror's letter to the Sovereigns, inviting them to a European Congress at Paris : " In view of the events which every day arise and become urgent, I think it indispensable to fully express my ideas to the Sovereigns to whom the destiny of the nations is confided. " Whenever severe shocks have shaken the bases and displaced the limits of States, solemn transac tions have taken place to arrange the new elements, Europe ; away ,‘lt on th a e ll and to consecrate by revision the accomplished transformations. Such was the object of the treaty of Westphalia in the 17th century, and of the ne gotiations at Vienna in 1815. It is on the latter and yet, as you are aware, it is crumbling foundation that now reposes the political edifice of attentively th it e d is iffe im re p n o t ss c ib ou le nt n ri o e t s be to acknowledge that the treaties of Vienna upon almost all points are destroyed, modified, misun derstood, or menaced. Hence duties without rule, rights without title, a nd straint. The danger is so much the more formid able, because the improvements brought about by civilisation, which has bound nations together by the identity of material interests, would render war still more destructive. " This is a subject for serious reflection ; let us not wait, before - deciding on our course, for sudden and irresistible events to disturb our judgment, and carry us away, despite ourselves, in opposite direc tions. " I therefore propose to you to regulate the pre sent, and secure the future in a Congress. " Called to the throne by Providence and the will of the French people, but trained in the school of adversity, it is perhaps permitted me less than any other to ignore the rights of the Sovereigns and the legitimate aspirations of the peoples. " Therefore I am ready, without any preconceived system, to bring to an International Council the spirit of moderation and justice, the usual portion of those who have so many various trials. "If I take the initiative in such an overture, I do not yield to an impulse of vanity ; but as I am the Sovereign to whom ambitious projects are most attributed, I have it at heart to prove by this frank and loyal step that my sole object is to arrive without a shock at the pacification of Europe. If this proposition be favourably received, I pray you to accept Paris as the place of meeting. " In ease the princes, allies, and friends of France should think proper to heighten by their pretence their authority of the deliberations, I shall be proud to offer them my cordial hospitality. Europe would see, perhaps, some advantage in the capital from which the signal for subversion has so often been given becoming the seat of the Conferences des tined to lay the basis of a general pacification. " I seize this opportunity to renew to you the assurance of my sincere attachment. " Written at Paris on the 4th of November of the year of grace, 1863. (Signed) "NAPOLEON. (Countersigned) "DROUYN DE Limns." (Scharf's Express.) The Europe of to-day publishes the text of the Letter of the Emperor Napoleon to the princes and free cities composing the Germanic Confedera- tion : " Very high and very illustrious Sovereigns, Princes, and Free Cities composing the most Serene Germanic Confederation,— " In presence of the events which arise and crowd upon each other day by day, I think it my bounden duty to declare my whole thoughts to the Sove reigns to whom the destiny of the peoples is con- fided. " Every time that profound shocks have shaken the bases and displaced the limits of States there have ensued solemn transactions with a view to co ordinate the new elements, and consecrate, while revising, these accomplished transformations. Such was the object of the treaty of Westphalia in the 17th century, and the negotiations at Vienna in 1815. It is upon this last foundation that the poli tical edifice of Europe still reposes; and yet, as you are aware, it is crumbling to pieces in every di- rection. " If you attentively consider the situation of the different countries, it is impossible not to recognise that on almost all points the treaties of Vienna aro destroyed, modified, misunderstood, and menaced. Hence come irregular duties, rights without title deeds, and unbounded pretensions—a peril so much the more to be dreaded ina smuch as the improve ments introduced by civilisation, which have united , the peoples by the solidarity of material interests, would make war still more destructive. " This is a subject for grave meditation. Let us not wait before making up our minds until sudden and irresistible events trouble our judgments, and hurry us along, in spite of ourselves, in contrary directions. to ropose to yo u to re g ulate the I come, then, p present and to guarantee the futur e dence and bin a Congress. Called to th e throne by Proviy " the w ill of the Fre nch people, b u t reared in the school perhaps. less permissible in me of adversity, it is t h a n in anothe r to ig or the nore either the rights of legitimatesove reigns aspirations of the peoples. Accordingly, I am ready, without preconceived sys tem, to carry into an international council that spirit of moderation and justice which is the com mon possession of those who have undergone BO many and various trials. "If I tak e the initiative in such a proposal, I do not yield to an impulse of vanity ; but as I am the Sovereign to whom it is usual to attribute am bitious projects, I earnestly wish to prove by this frank and loyal step that my only aim is to arrive without a convulsion at the pacification of Europe. If this prop osition is acceded to, I beg of you to accept of Paris as the place of assembling. " In case the princes, allies, and friends of France shall think meet to increase by their p resen ce aut h or ity of the deliberations, I shall be proud the to offer them a cordial hospitality. ,6 Europe would, perhaps, see some advantage in the fact of the capital, whence has BO often issued the signal for commotions, becoming the seat of con ferences destined to lay the found a ti on o f a genera l pacification. " I seize this opportunity to renew to you the assurance of my sincere attachment, and of the lively interest that I take in the prosperity of the States of the Confederation. " And now, very high and very illustrious Sove reign Princes and Free Cities composing the most Serene Germanic Confederation, I pray God to have you in His good and holy keeping. " Written at Paris the 4th of November, in the year of grace 1863. (Signed) "NAPOLEON. (Countersigned) D___EOEYN DE LnuYs' of DEATH AND M ARRIA GE. --A daughter of jj r• murder of Wright, who is under sentence of death for the Lieut. Sanborn, has been, at his express desirboe,enneajrlatleidn. his cell to a young man to whom she had long eculiar g 6 pattern The doctor has had his coffin made aftaerisca designed by himself—the top end his andr on the inner sides raised as to form a chamber over the face 10 inches hig i l is he fastened the photog,raptis of all family.—Antcricait Paler. , Pills. —When formid 'T 1---110110WAy 8 [ADVERTISEMEN .., . ,:„us complaints are prevalent, able fevers and other confab best , :ars the oat correctives of the Holloway's purifying Fileleansers of the blood. No on , system' and the sulotrdered action to continue when it should permit ;,,Kr bitter cause to rue that ali can be so easily bitter by these Pills; even one day's ght negb., , ct, delay maY 1 :1 .5 "'' danger from taking Holloway's ra e di difficulty can occur in admitistering it to the . There Can ardisiffie due' andnd d elicate; n clear an d definite instr uctions enve• yo un To feel that the body is out of ord l er 's g n lope each box. fficient warranty for taking these Pills, which will pre su or arrest disease, even where doubtful, ebezure, or ~,„t, complicated. Mr. Morrison, M.P.. and his Coustituents. Mr, Walter Morrison, M.P., addressed a'a-owded assembly of his constituents at Plymouth on Tues day evening. Speaking first on domestic mit,tters, he congratulated England in general, Plymoui hin particular, and Mr. Collier personally on the el 9• va lion of that gentleman, whose ability and ex,,u,"- rience were so groat, to a post so important at thit.l critical moment as the Solicitor -Generalship. Ano ther theme for congratulation was the decrease of . the unemployed in Lancashire by emigration—of which Mr. Morrison wished there had been more— and by the exhaustion of the stock of manufactured. cotton goods; thus helping to prove more than ever that cotton was not King. As for a grant in aid of the operatives, he would not consent to that until the poor rate of Lancashire was on an average equal to that of Plymouth, which it had not hitherto been. Among other home measures mentioned was the of Public-houses Bill, against which h Sundaye vote, because he had to some ext e nt e did Closing n ot committed himself to its principle with his consti tuents, and for which he did not wish to vote, be cause he had never yet met with any beer which would keep well from Saturday night until the poor man would want to place it on the Sunday's dinner table. Ho admitted, h owever , that scandalous riot and drunkenness disgraced both town and country on Sundays. The question of Church rates was further than ever from a settla meat, nor would be settled until there was a corn. promise. Mr. Morrison believed it was scandalous to exclude Dissenters from fellowships in the uni versities. Those institutions, if properly used, would educate half th e nation, instead of two thousand undergraduate s . T he terms of subscription ough t to be relaxed ; their stringency did great injury to the Church itself. It was respecting foreign affairs, however, that the hon. gentleman was most earnestly ofEn listened to. To th e P russ i an lib era ls he, in the namegland, wished " God speed," for they were fighting out the battle waged by England two cen turies ago as the power of levying taxes; but Pro s " six had this adverse condition, that she must keep up a strong army to restrain the aggression a " Inter ' cies of her neighbours. The mention of Bri - national Congress to settle the boundaries o dience with and Europe was received by th e :ou 1 d be called 0 f rland applause. Unless such a Congress Bo how dip lo and be efficacious, he did notorse for the Poles macy or sympathy could do o . ia lli d must not go to than had been done. E r '. o "; -n „f F r ance was not war on their behalf, for the ti o li e t l y P " with America and. certain, and the risk ' f he l l' s Po les had not the claim to Austria imminent. be recognised 1° as for the belligerents which the Southern latter had been so recog- Confederacy had, nised by President Linco l n himself first, and had, a had never been assailed, im mense occu pying many fortified towns, an d lso a capital wbi oh armies e M A r . m il r o i r c r a i n son went on to ad. colonies had ori ginally of the independence ad vocate the recognition of the States, and urged that they had Confederate nurneroussecaersdleenassis.t• h. as much r i g ht to to p se arate from Britain • , and that the Federals had no more right than had George 111. ernre 111. to en deavour to enforce an unwillingb return to alle giance. Mr. Morrison then adverted to the weak ness of our colonial po sse , • zstons, and the duty of Canada to do something more to protect herself. The late bombardment of the Forts of Kagosimae in Japan, was justified by Mr. Morrison, and the burn ing of the town ase • ribed to an inevitable accident. The hon. gentleman received from those present a renewed lease of confidence at the close of the meeting. LITERATURE, ART, AND OLD AGE.--There 15 something remarkable in the longevity of literary women in modern times, even if wo do not look beyond our own coun try. Mrs. Piozzi and Mrs. Delaney perhaps scarcely enter within the conditions : and the still lamented Jane Austen was under an early doom from consumption : but Miss Edgeworth was above 80 when she died; Joanna and Agnes Baillie were older still ; and Mrs. Trollops died the other day at 64. The artists who have departed lately have been old. Biot was 87, and Vernet 74. Our Mulready was 77 ; and Professor Cockerel!, the architect, was 73.—Oitce a Week. OPENING OF THE BELGIAN CHAMBERS The following is the full text of the speech deli d by his Majesty the Ki ng o f t h e B e l g i ans a 1 the e op eni ng of the Chamb ers , a t e l egra phi c s u m• w ary r which har already appeare d : ve of Gen tl em en. —After the testimonies of affection and devo tion of which I have been the object, and which have touched me profoundly, I am happy to find myself again in the midst of the representatives of the nation. I continue to receive marks of confidence and sympathy upon the part of foreign Governments. Since the last legislative session the country has seen the accomplishment of an event which was the object of its legitimate and long-continued wishes —the Scheldt is irre vocably set free. Carried out by common agreement with the Netherlands, the suppression of the toll, which bur dened navigation, strengthens our good understanding with a neighbouring and friendly people. The complete liberty of our fine river, sanctioned by all the Powers, henceforth constitutes a portion of the public right of maritims States. The diminution of the dues collected in our ports renders still more efficacious the freedom of the Scheldt, and a series of international regulations stipulates for guarantees and new facilities destined to increase our intercourse with most markets of the world. Our commerce and trade will not leave barren the advan tages now secured to them. Thanks to the intelligent efforts of those who devote themselves to its pursuit, agriculture does not cease to make progress. The products of the earth serving for public food are abundant. This favourable result moderates the trials which unfortunate events have imposed upon a portion of our labouring classes, by whom they have been courageously submitted to. We are able to hope that the last traces of this situation will speedily be obviated by the development of our trade, the prosperity of which we are glad to an nounce, and which will acquire still greater scope under the beneficent influence of free competition. A bill will be laid before you to render the tariff re sulting from our recent convictions of general application, an d to extend further the reforms of our Customs' legisla tion. Rapid and economic means of transport exercise a more marked influence daily upon the prosperity of nations. The questions therewith bound up have constantly attracted the solicitude of my Government. The last railway concession continue to be carried out. Among the lines which have been decreed several will be thrown open to traffic at no distant date, and various contracts, the object of which is to ex tend the network of our railways, will be laid before the legislature. Modifications, favourably received, have been introduced to the tariffsthof ttroccupiedhoeduSctiantge still rai lways.the furMr y Government is reductions, while seek i ng to•unite financial requirements with the interests of into in trade and commerce. The state of the finances is, moreover, satisfactory, not withstanding the considerable increase of expense occa sioned by the necessity of accommodating the salaries of the State employds, the magistracy, army, and clergy to the Price of the n ecessaries of life. In order to impart increased free expansion to individual activity, it is requisite to place our laws in harmony with the progress sanctified by experience. A Bill for a revision of the Commercial Code drawn up in such a spirit will be placed before you, and w hil e aw aiting its sanction, proposi tions embodying new rules for the constitution of joint-stock societies will be submitted to your consideration. The right of lending upon interest, implicitly conceded in the revised penal code by the suppression of the penalties against usury, will be definitively settled in a bill that will be placed before you, Our constitution, as well as our organic laws, in agree. went with our traditions, have secured great liberty of action in our communes. Nevertheless, various measures have already been adopted to simplify and accelerate the progress of administrative affairs. New arrangements will be proposed to you, which while extending the power of the permanent deputations of provincial councils, will render the exercise of the privileges of communes more easy and more rapid. As soon as the Chambers shall have agreed upon the pr i nc i p l es which ought t o re g ulate judicial organisation, partimlarly with regard to the formation of assize courts, my Government will finish the task it has undertaken of revising the code of criminal law. A bill for the rural code will also be laid before you. A It is not only in material order that we announc the prosperous condition of the country. The national spirit animates all classes of societ re i y, and displays itself in th e feelin g s of patriotism whichreign the civic guard, as well as in the army. Noble emulation ex ists ever y where to con tribute to the intellectual and moral development of the country, The Belgian School shone with especial lustre at the In ternational Exhibition at London. Our fine arts contribu tions—in which, nevertheless many of our principal masters, being occupied upon important works of monumental paint ing, were not represented —have shown that rising talent is spreads fur upon the increase. The country is entitled to hope that our are insuffician; school, while continuing to become more perfect, will be still worthier in the future of the glorious traditions of the past. Public instruction in all classes keeps pace with the wishes l t o h c e al p i t u i e b s l itch the authorities, schoo l s of the people. Popular instruction, which never ceases to for the number of children requiring to be taught. condition of things demands constant sacrifices t h engageer da i they . i ° I t n e rest many of This communes, the provinces, and the State. NeNv from the creoits will be asked of y ou to assist in buildi ng and furnishing schools. The projects which I have just en w hich I have previously spoken, umerated, and those of labours fruitful. I hope, gentlemen, will suffice to render your G ov ernment the loyal and efficacious you will afford my cacious assistance necessary , 1 to attain our common object. 'jug 1 lIIIMENN.-- Mr. BROUGH furnishes the Haymarket Christ mas burlesque, and Mr. BYRON, as usual, those for Covent- Garden and the Strand, with possibly, also, that for the Adelphi,