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X!: _ 4. • 40. • GREAT BRITAIN AND BRAZI:: r HE - s-fr • • . kkio„ • A r , , - The following are the instructions adclressei fls • !ter Alajemty's Charge d'Affairs in Brazil respecl 1,- 11 22C.:1 , , A , L6^ sus-pension of diplomatic relations with G ‘, A t. - , 4 /4 • , t 4 0 , ' ' •)'• - „ 4 ,0 0 ° s " - V 4 , I • ' • , f `yßritain -- 4 - 4110 .- - EARL RUSSELL TO MR, ELIOT. \ -41 THE EGYPTIAN COMMERCIAL AND TRADING COMPANY (Limited). To be Incorporated, with Limited Liability, under "The companies Act, 1862. - Capita £2.000,000, in 100,00 1 Shares of £2O each. Payment on allotment £2 per Share. The Capital has been subscribed, with the exception of 25,000 Shares, which h ave b een reserved for issue to the p ubli c b y the International Financial Society. DIRECTORS. President—H. H. Prince 11 ALIM PASHA, late Governor of the Soudsn• Cater, Esq , Director of the Bank of Epondon. E. uervieu, Fsq. E. Dervieu and Co.), Alexandria Larking, Esq , London. Oppenheim, Esq. (Oppenheim, Nephew, and Co.), Alex andria M Rose, Es (Briggs and Co.), Alexandr ia. h l Ruyssenaers, Dutch Consul• General, Alexandria. "- P. Scholfield, Esq., London (late A. an d S. Henr y and Mancheste but bath, E sq r ,) Frankfort I).M. Alexander Tod:E.g., L on don (Tod, Rathbone , and Co. , - Itypt ; and Stephen Kennard and Co., London). MANAGER. M. Sakakini, Esq. (Sakakini BrAhers), Cairo. AGENTS. Messrs. Fruhling and Goschen, London. M.M. Marcuard, Andre, and Co., Paris. The Bank of Saxe Meiningen, Frankfort. BANKERS. Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Bircham, Dalrymple, Drake, and Ward, 46, Par li amen t- s treet, Westminster. PROSPECTUS. Encouraged by the desire of the Government of his High hese the Viceroy of Egypt, several Commercial Houses and Society have united to form this Company;— The International Financial Society, London. Messrs. Fruhling and Goschen, London. • Messrs. Marcuard, Andre, and Cie., Paris. Mr. W. F. Jaeger, Frankfort. Mr. S. Sulzbacn, Frankfort. Messrs. Oppenhe4m, Nephew, and Cie., Alexandria. Messrs. Dervieu and Cie., Alexandria. The object of the Company is to devote special attention to the development of Commerce with Upper Egypt, Nubia, the Soudan, and adjoining countries, as well as the borders of the Red Sea, and to establish trading relations with those dis tricts, the enormous resources of which—till now almost un developed—are so well known as to render it needless to enter into a lengthened description. The Company will buy or exchange the produce, which consists of cotton, coffee, sugar, rice, tobacco, gums, oils, ivory, senns, beeswax, ostrich feathers, gold dust, silk, in digo, &c. The Viceroy of Egypt has. by the grant of a liberal subsidy, called into existence a Steam Navigation Company for the Red Sea and the Nile; he is also about, with the view of as sisting the operations of this Company, to complete, at his own expense, telegraphic communication between Alexandria and all the principal. stations which have been selected for the operations of the Company, extending to Khartoum, the farthest town of importance in the interior of Africa within the limits of Egyptian territory, and to Take on the frontiers of Abyssinia. By these means the difficulty of communication, hitherto existing, will be removed , a - d means of transport greatly facilitated. It will be an object of this Company to encou rage all enterprises which will tend to provide means of rapid transport, whether by steamers, railways, canals, or by the organisation of caravans. It will also be an object of the Company to encourage, by the advance of money to cul tivators, importation of seed, establishment of cotton gins, ate., the cultivation of cotton in U pp er E gyp t, where there exist immense tracts of land capable of producing it to al- Most any extent. The population in those districts is nume rous and industrious. It is a well-ascertained fact that, in Upper Egypt and the Soudan, cultivators and traders can afford to borrow money at 4 and 5 per cent. per month, and still amass considerable wealth. '1 he Company intend to establish agencies on both coasts of the Red Sea. On the Arabian coast Dgeddah has been selected as a principal place of commerce. On the coast of Abyssinia agencies will also be established at Koester, Sa wakim, and Massawah. The trading operations of the Company will extend from Cairo up the Nile, as far as possible into the interior of Africa, following the courses of the White and Blue Nile, whilst communication will be carried on between the interior and the Red Sea, and its east and west coasts. It is intended to commence operations below Siout, ex tending gradually upwards, employing the capital, in the first instance, by making advances to cultivators in Upper Egypt, operations with which the Alexandrian Directors are well:acquainted, and which, being highly lucrative, at once insure a large interest on the capital employed. The capital of the Company will be gradually called up as Its operations are extended. Mr. Sakakini, who has for many years carried on, and is thoroughly acquainted with, the trade of Upper Egypt and Its adjoining countries, has consented to act temporarily as manager, in order to give the Company the advantage of his enerience in the organisation of a sufficient and competent staff, The Articles of Association will provide for a defined and ihnited participation by the Directors in the profits, after payment of interest, on the capital called up, and the houses Who have founded the Company will be entitled to the privi lege of taking one-third of any iurther issue of Shares, sub- Jed to which all new Shares will be distributed pro rata amongst the existing Shareholders. __Applications for Shares must be made to the International Financial Society (Limited), at their Offices, 54, Old Broad street, E.C. No application will be received after Saturday, 20th June, at 12 noon. London, June, 1863. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Directors of the International Financial Society (Limited). Gentlemen,—l request you to allot me Shares of £2O in Egyptian Commercial and Trading Company (Limited), and I hereby agree to become a member of that Company, %lid to accept such Snares, or any less number that may be allotted to me, and I request that my name may be placed to th'i Register of Members in respect o f t he Shares allotted I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, No. Name in full Address in full , Reference .. . . Date N°. 22,144. NEW NOVEL. Just ready, in 3 ♦ols., VICISSITUDES OF A GENTLEWOMAN. Also now ready, in 3 you., RESPECTABLE SINNERS. BROTHERTON By MRS. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready, in Bvo., with Illustrations , 165., bound, D R.MOUAT'S ADVENTURES AND RESEARCHES AMONG THE ANDAMAN ISLANDERS. "Dr. Mouat's book, w hilst forming a most important and valuable contribution to ethnology, will be read with interest by the general reader."—Atheneum. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE, JUNE 39, 1863. A Grand MELANGE DRAMATIQUE will take place in AID of the FUNDS for a NATIONAL METROPOLITAN MONUMENT to SHAKESPEARE, under the immediate Patronage of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Prin cess of Wales, before whom 60 eminent artistes will have the honour of appearing. -Hon. Sec., Mr. Adolphus Francis, 43, Cumberland-street, Hyde-park. SAWYER'S FAMOUS THIS LONDON DINNER FOR At 2s. 6d. each Person. SOUPS. Ox Tail. Macaroni. FISH. Turbot and Lobster Sauce. Fried Soles. ENTREES. Mutton Cutlets ala Jardiniere. Minced Beef and Poached Ergs. JOINTS. • Roast Beef. Roast Lamb. SWEETS. Orlean Puddings. Rum Jellies. Cheese and Salad. An extensive and carefully selected stock of FRENCH, RHENISH, MOSELLE, and other WINES, imported ex pressly for the London Dinner. THE LONDON, 191, FLEET-STREET. H X F O R D, e, OXFORD STREET. Will be performed Selections from the following Operas : LA CIRCASSIENNE, MARTHA, and MASANIELLO. Supported by Miss Russell, Miss Townley, Miss Ellison, Messrs. Albert, Green, Bernardi, Finish, Kimberley, and W. Evans, with full band and chorus. Conducted by Mr. Jonghmans. Drew Dean's Flute Solos Master Sanders, the Juvenile Vocalist. UNSWORTII, the modern Demosthenes. Eugene, W. Randall, J. Hutchenson, and the marvellous ARTHUR and BERTRAND. The HALL has been newly Decorated and Ventilated, and is now one of the most Beautiful in the Metropolis. CANTERBURY HALL AND FINE ARTS GALLERY. NOTICE.— ENTIRE CHANGE OF ENTERTAINMENT. This Evening the Marvellous ARTHUR and BERTRAND, the Two Trench Clowns.for him ARTHUR LLOYD'S burlesque Drama, arranged expressly A. B. HOLLINGSWORTH'S new Comicalities, &c SAM COLLINS, with new Songs. UNSWORTH, the celebrated Stump Orator. EUGENE, and G. HUTCHINSON. - _ GRAND SELECTIONSANTATA from OPERAS, GLEES, and CS. Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Miss Townley ; Mr. Green, Signor Banal', and Signor Tivoli. Conductor, Mr. Jonghmans. Admission—Ball, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, is. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. - LES TROIS NICHOLETS.—FIRST WEEK of these ex traordinary CLOWNS, from the Cirque Napoleon, in a Per formance never before attempted in this country. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE.—lmmense Success of the Great Spanish Gymnasts, the RISARELIS. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. This magnificent Building, the Best Ventilated and Coolest Place of Resort in London, is OPEN DAILY from Twelve to Five FREE OF CHARGE. The Choicest Wines and Refreshments. ARGYLL ROOM S.-JULLIEN'S PROMENADE CONCERTS. NOTlCE.—During the Week the Selections will be—" Der Frieschutz "—" I ,a Forza del Destine "—" II Trovatore " "Don Giovanni," &c. LEVY, the great wonder on the Cornet-a-Piston, plays from half-past Nine to Twelve. Admission, ls. 29, GEORGE-STREET, HANOVER-SQUARE. THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, containing 1,200 Models, Natural Preparations, Monstro sities, dr.c., illustrating every part of the Human Frame ; also the Moving Anatomical Dying Zouave, Julia Pastrana, ,tc. Admission, One Shilling (tor Gentlemen only), from 10 till 10. Lecture at Four. Illustrated Catalogue free for 14 stamps, sealed 20. Address the Secretary, as above. MR. T. CARRICK. begs to announce to his Artist Friends and the Public, that his Photographic h., tablishtnent, 32, Regent-street, Piccadilly-circus, is now in full operation. Cartes de Visite, 10 for 10s. ed ; 21 for £l. Miniatures on Ivory, Marble, and the Photographic base in his former styles. 1 1 RE SUN, LON OXFORD COMMEMORATION. OXFORD, Wednesday Night. The Christchurch banquet was a very grand affair. The hall, which is second only to Westminster in point of size, and hardly second in beauty, was lighted with a " string course" of jets of gas extending round the walls just above the portraits with which the fine hall is so well furnished. The Dean presided at the high table, the Prince and Princess on his right and left, a long line of notables supporting them on either side. The Chancellor sat next to the Princess. The Archbishops of York and Armagh, the Dukes of Buc cleuch and Marlborough, the Bishops of London, Oxford, Winchester, Lincoln, and Chichester, wero present. The body of the hall was filled with Christchurch men and mas ters, who loudly cheered the toasts as they were given by the Dean. These were—" The Queen," " The Prince and Princess," " The Chancellor," " The Members for the Uni versity," and " Christchurch." The only response to them was made by the members of the Orpheus Glee Union. The ball given by the University Apollo Lodge was, of course, crowded. The Corn Exchange, which was the ball room, has but recently been erected. It is a handsome room, and with the approaches to it, as also the passages leading to the Town-hall, which was used as a supper room, was very prettily decorated. The Prince and Princess ar rived about 11 o'clock, and were received by Lord Newry and the members of the ball committee. They were accom panied by the Earl and Countess of Derby, the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough, Lord Mount Edgcumbe, Mrs. Gladstone, and a long train of ladies and gentlemen. After a momentary pause upon the dais, during which a " horseshoe" space was cleared in front of it by means of a silken rope and the wands of the stewards, the Royal guests descended the steps and opened the ball, the Prince with the Duchess of Manchester, and the Princess with Colonel Bowyer, the Provincial Grand Master. There was not sufficient space for dancing to become very general, and the rope was several times made use of, the Prince and Princess taking part in five or six dances. The music, which was " provided" by M. Jullien, was ad mirable, and less ought not to be said for the supper, which was laid in the Town Hall, a high table being provided for the Royal guests. The "labours" of to-day, if such a term may be applied to these very numerous festivities, commenced with the " Commemoration" in the Sheldonian Theatre. After 10 o'clock the theatre began to fill, and the undergraduates to take noisy possession of their gallery. Tho ladies' gallery filled less quickly, " pink bonnets" and " white bonnets" receiving uproarious welcome as they arrived. It would seem to-day that the idea of the Laureate is realised, and that a " Princess" is presiding over a university peopled with "fair girl graduates." The lower gallery is not so noisy as the upper, but, lustrous with lovely faces and bright eyes, with all and every shade of colour in dress, it is far more attractive. According to custom, the undergra duates held their court of summary jurisdiction, awarding cheers, groans, and hisses to almost everyone and every thing. Dr. Pusey received the greatest condemnation,and Mr. West was again marked by the displeasure of those who had been subject to his proctorial authority. Professor Kingsley's name was the signal for rounds of applause, which probably will console him for the loss of the barren honour of a D.C.L. degree. " Cambridge" and " the Cambridge" had their cheers. The proctors were popu lar, and the mention of Dr. Stanley's name raised loud applause. A very warm welcome was given to the name of Professor Jowett. " Stonewall" Jackson received posthumous honours by unanimous consent ; and whenever a lull occurred, the "ladies" were again taken up. Mrs. Gladstone, who was very favourably received, was among the early arrivals in the " semicircle." Bat it is impos sible to report all the cries of the gallery, or to find words expressive of the noise which issued from it. So the time passed until the Chancellor's procession en- tered the theatre. Lord Derby—again gorgeous in his robes—was accompanied by the Vice-Chancellor (Dr. Lightfoot), and followed by the Archbishops of York and Armagh, the Bishops of London, Oxford, Winchester, Lincoln, and Chichester, and by Doctors too numerous to mention. The newly made D.C.L.'s of yesterday were conspicuous, but without their Royal Master and Mistress. In a few minutes the Chancellor left his seat and, with the Vice-Chancellor, proceeded to the entraice, quickly return ing, followed by the Prince and Princess, whose appearance was greeted with cheering otthe loudest and longest-con tinued character, while the National Anthem resounded from the organ. But even the skilful hand of Sir Frederick Ouseley could not hide the fact that this instrument is very unworthy of its position, A hearty round of cheers for the Queen, followed by another for the Princess, which was acknowledged with the sweetest of smiles, Lord Derby rose and proposed the following list of names for the degree of D.C.L. The Right Hon. Earl Granville, K.G., Lord President of the Council. His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, K.G., Secretary o . State for the Colonies. His Excellency M. Torben de Bille, Minister Plenipo tentiary from the King of Denmark. The Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, M.A., Ba Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, M.P. for the City of Oxford. THE FARMER'S BAROMETER, 505., a new Instrument, by Negretti and Zambra, will cor rectly indicate whether the Barometer falls for Rain or for Wind. Particulars by enclosing stamp.-1, Hatton-garden; 57, Cornhill ; and 122, Regent-street. The Right Hon. James Whiteside, Q.C., M.P. for the University of Dublin, Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, Bart., M.A., Balliol, MP, for Stamford. Sir Hugh M'Calmont Cairns, Q.C., M.P. for Belfast. TEA.—MOORE BROTHERS respectfully inti mate that their New Prospectus is now ready. They especially recommend their improved Family Tea, reduced to 3s. 2d. ; Souchong, reduced to 3s. ed . ; mixed Assam, re duced to 3s. Bd. ; and the finest Assam, reduced from 4s. 4d. to 3s. 11d. per lb. _ _ William Robert Seymour Yesey Fitzgerald, Esq., M.A., Oriel, M.P. for Horsham. He was now and then interrupted with cries of "Where's Kingsley ?" to which it is needless to add that no reply was given. Dr. Twiss, who then introduced tha new Doctors, was "inaudible in the gallery," a circumstance which provoked the undergraduates to cries of " Speak rRieL ..... STAMPED ....sd. Duke," and " Me Sheriffs of London and Miadle- sex." Lord RUSSELL proposed in very happy terms " The Health of the Lady Mayoress." up." But there was plenty to look at for those who could not hear the learned professor. The Princess and the ladies around her were a sight sufficient. The Uni versity ought to be gratified by the pretty attention with which the Princess watched these abstruse proceedings. Lord Granville's name was well received, and the Duke of Newcastle was loudly cheered. A hearty welcome was given to the Danish Minister, the cause of which will be readily divined. Mr. Whiteside, who wore his red rob over a court dress, was subjected to a fire of laughter from the gallery, directed at " the thing on his back"—an impertinent allu sion to his "queue." Sir H. Cairns, the future Lord Chan cellor, as he was called from the gallery, was much cheered. The conclusion of this ceremony was celebrated with cries of "Kingsley," which continued until the Chancellor lifted his golden-tasseled cap to the Public Orator, and he com menced the Crewian. Oration. But neither the eloquence of Mr. Mitchell nor the elegance of his composition could gain for him a fair hearing. He had to struggle through what I seemed to many a dumb show, which he did with the most imperturbable perseverance, amid derisive shouts, applied impartially to his .ration and his person. It must be said that some of the remarks made by the undergraduates would have been better suited to the road to Epsom than to the Sheldonian Theatre. But possibly the undergraduates don't The toast was drunk with enthusiasm. The dinner and wines were supplied by Messrs. Staples, of the Albion. The band of the Coldstream Guards played during dinner, and in the course of the evening there vas a selection of vocid int.sic, under the direction of Mr. J. L. Hatton, asNititcd by Nit's. 'Harriette Lee and Mr. John Morgan. Mr. _arker officiated as toastmaster with — his usual spirit. Correspondence on the American Question. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—As part of the political history of the times, the correspondence transmitted herewith may have sufficient significance to call for its publication. I submit it to you accordingly for a place in your columns. I am, Sir, very respectfully, your obedient ser vant, J. M. MASON. 24, Upper Seymour-street, Portman-square, June 27, 1863. " Aubrey-house, Notting-hill, London, W., June 10, 1863. " Sir,—l have authority to make the following proposition on behalf of the leading Anti-slavery men of America, who have sent me to this country. "If the States calling themselves The Confede rate States of America' will consent to emancipate the negro slaves in those States, such emancipation to be guaranteed by a liberal European commission, the emancipation to be inaugurated at once, and such time to be allowed for its completion as the commission shall adjudge to be necessary and just, and such emancipation once made to be irrevocable —then the Abolitionists and Anti •slavery leaders of the Northern States shall immediately oppose the prosecution of the war on the part of the United States' Government, and, since they hold the balance of power, will certainly cause the war to cease by the immediate withdrawal of every kind of support from it. " I know that the ultimate decision upon so grave a proposition may require some time; but mean while 1 beg to be informed at your early convenience whether you will personally lend your influence in favour of a restoration of peace and the independ ence of the South upon the simple basis of the emancipation of the slaves. " Any guarantee of my own responsibility and my right to make this offer shall be forthcoming. I am, Sir, yours, &c., MONCURE D. CONWAY." " J. M. Mason, Esq." " 24, Upper Seymour-street, Portman-square, June 11, 1863. " Sir,--I have your note of yesterday. The proposition it contains is certainly worthy of the gravest consideration, provided it is made under a proper responsibility. Yet you must be aware that, while you know fully the representative position I occupy, I have not the like assurance as regards yourself. " If you think proper, therefore, to communicate to me who those are on whose behalf and authority you make the proposition referred to, with the evi dence of your right to make this offer,' I will at once give you my reply, the character of which, however, must depend on what I may learn of your authority in the premises. " I am Sir, your obedient servant, " J. M. MASON. " Moncure D. Conway, Esq." d to tilJg great Foreign-office, June 6. Sir,—l enclose a correspondence which has lately pas , ed between the Commander Moreira, Envoy Extraordinary and . Minister Plenip o t en ti ary f rom his Majesty the Emperor o f Brazil, and me.* You will perceive that M. de Moreira has broken off his diplomatic relations, not on the ground of the orders givzu by her Majesty's Government in Octoberlast to her Maje,zty's Envoy and to the Admiral commanding her Majesty's nit% al forces on the Brazilian station to have recourse to reprisals if certain demands of her Majesty's Government were no t complied with, but on account of the planner in which those orders were executed. tit on examination her )18jesty's Government c uld not OLDRIDGE'S BALM OF COLUMBIA, es t a blished upwards of thirty years, is the best and only ce rtain remedy ever discovered f or preserving, s t rengthening . , beautifying, or restoring the hair , whiskers , or moustaches, and preventing them turninggrey. Sold in bottles, 3s. Bd., 65., and 110., by C. and A. OLDRIDGE, 22, Wellington-street, Strand, London, W.C., and all chemists and perfumers. For chil dren's and ladies' hair it is most efficacious and unrivalled. Lind any ground for blaniing, either her Majesty's repr,E,en tative in Brazil or her Majesty's Admiral in the Brazilian waters for the mode in which the instructions they had re ceived were executed. " Anbrey-house, Notting-hill, W/., June 16. The orders for reprisals wero not given till full time had been allowed for the Brazilian Government to welch seri ously the consequences of a refusal to comply with the very moderate and reasonable demands of her Majesty's Govern ment; and when those reprisals were executed care was taken to avoid any collision and all risk of bloodshed in the performance of a painful duty. The sole object of her Majesty's Government has been to obtain some security for the lives and properties of her Majesty's subjects who may have the misfortune to be ship wrecked on the coast of Brazil, and to insure due respect to the persons of her Majesty's naval officers on Brazilian ter ritory. If in the course of these proceedings it has been fcund ne cessary to enforce the capture of Brazilian ships in Brazilian waters, such necessity has been the motive and limit of the _ _ " Sir,—Your note of the 11th has been received " I could easily give you the evidence that I re present the views of the leading Abolitionists of America, but with regard to the special offer which I have made I have concluded that it was best to write out to America and obtain the evidence of my right to make it in a form which will preclude any doubt as to its sufficiency. action of her Majesty's diplomatic and naval authorities. But as the Brazilian Government has misunderstood the motives of her Majesty's Government, and has broken off relations, you are directed to ask for passports for yourself and the gentlemen attached to her Majesty's Mission, and to leave Brazil. You will place the archives in the care of her Majesy's Consul, Mr. 'WestWood. I wish that I could add that in every other respect, ex cept in the recent matters of dispute,her Majesty's Govern ment had reason to be satisfied with the friendly and cour teous conduct of the Brazilian Government. It is, however, notorious that the Government of Brazil has foi a long course of time habitually disregarded the representations made to it by her Majesty's diplomatic agents in Brazil— and as ono instance of this, among others, it may be men tioned that six notes addressed to the Brazilian Govern ment between the 19th of Decemb.r, 1860, and the 17th of April, 1862, have remained, if not unnoticed, at all events without satisfactory answers. These notes, written under instructions from her Majesty's Government, asked the Brazilian Government for returns as to the number and explanations as to the condition of some thousands of negroes captured in slave trading vessels, and decreed many years ago by the Mixed Commission at Rio to be entitled to freedom, but who, there is good reason to believe, are up to the present time held in bondage, contrary to law and in violation of treaty engagements. may also refer to Mr. Christie's note to M. d'Abrantes of the 12th of February last, in which, in obedience to in structions from her Majesty's Government, he called the attention of the Brazilian Government to the various com munications which he had addressed to the Brazilian Go vernment, and which remained unanswered, and claimed for all the Africans who had been liberated by the late Mixed Commission Court unconditional freedom. To this note, it is true, a reply was returned by the Bra zilian Government, but M. d'Abrantes' note of the 28th of February cannot, under the circumstances, and taking into account previous delays, be considered as satisfactory. In this note M. d'Abrantes states that the Brazilian Govern ment were studying with earnestness and solicitude the question as to the free Africans, in order to proceed with such discretion and prudence as the case required. But the result is that her Majesty's Government are as far as ever from receiving the information repeatedly asked for, and which their treaty engagements in favour of the liberated Africans justify them in demanding. It is, moreover, not out of place on the present occasion to refer to the position of the claims which it was originally proposed should be referred for settlement to the late Mixed Commission. That commission was appointed with a view to withdraw from diplomatic negotiation the private claims of the sub jects of either Government as against the other. The ad- vantage of such a tribunal was manifest, and the appoint ment of a Mixed Commission appeared the beat means of relieving the two Governments from prolonged and embar rassing discussion. It was therefore with great regret that her Majesty's Government found that a conflicting inter pretation of the terms of the convention by which the com mission was constituted became an insuperable bar to the further labours of the commission, which subsequently lapsed according to the terms of the convention. RUPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOO-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED TN THE GREAT ExHIBITIONB or 1851 AND 1862), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective nvention in the curative treatment of HERNI A. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, is here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Bloc-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease ,tnd closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may he had, and the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir cumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, - Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6d., and 315. &L Postage, is. A. Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 525. Bd. Postage, is Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, 15. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John WhiteXPost- Aloe, NEW PATENT ELASTIC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all oases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &o. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are draw t on lit 'e an'ordinary stocking. Price 45.75. 6d., 10s., o eadh. Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer. 228. Piccadilly. Her Majesty's Government could but regret this un expected result. But the interpretation which the Bra zilian Government attached to the convention was wholly inconsistent with the well-known policy of Great Britain, and was one which could not have been admitted by her Majesty's Government without a practical reversal of decisions already made known by them to the Brazilian Government. "I shall then address you again on the subject " I am, &c., " MONCURE D. CONWAY. But what course was adopted by her Majesty's Govern- ment under these circumstances ? In Mr. Christie's note of the 14th April, 1862, the Brazilian Government were in formed that her Majesty's Government were willing to con clude a convention for the establishment of a new commis sion empowered to discuss all claims except those which occasioned the difficulties which proved fatal to the late commission; and the proposal thus made by her Majesty's Gevernment was in strict conformity with the line which, both with a view to mutual advantage and to the preserva tion of friendly relations, they had hitherto pursued in this matter. R OYAL N AITNSITOITNITTAIOLN LIFE-BOAT (Incorporated by Royal Charter). K.G., F.R.S. I' n i ; I TI t n EX II T E — s a n e= e A r d m 3l o i s r t a lth Gracious uk e of MajestyNorth umberland, eQuee P CHAIRMAN—Thos. Baring, Esq., M • •, F.R.S. DEptrryCuAthuAN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., P.R. hTehbeegCinomnimingtotefethofe APPEAL. year 1860, Management t e Institution has expended £32,000 on various Lifeboat Eianstdab. lishments on the Coasts of England, Scotland, and ire land . have to o Nati s tate on National that, Lifeboatsi n c The number of lives ' saved by the Life-boats of t he Society, and other means, since its formation, is 12,80 tor which services 82 Gold Medals, 718 Silver Medals, and £16,480 in cash have been paid in rewards. The Institu tion has also expended £67,000 on Life-boats, Life-boat Transporting-can !ages, and Boat-houses. The Committee desire to express their grateful sense of the generous support which they have received from the British public during the past few years, a support which has enabled them to establish their present magnificent fleet of 123 Lifeboats on the shores of the United Kingdom. Deeply sensible, however, of the great responsibility that rests on them to maintain their fleet in a thoroughly efficient state, and its Crews practised in the management of their boats, which cat, only be effected by a large and permanent annual income, they earnestly appeal to all classes of their countrymen to aid them in upholding and perpetuating so great and truly national a work. The Committee gratefully acknowledge the following con tributions " J. M. Mason, Esq." " 24, Upper Seymour-street, Portman-square, June 17, 1863. Her Majesty the Que en .. • • £a. d C am pbell, the H ..• • on. Mrs. G... annual 50 c 0 .. annual 5 0 o Clerk, Colonel, R.A. • • • • • • _ annual 11 0 Coutts and Co., Messrs., Bankers .• .. annual 10 0 o Currie, Wm.. Esq., • • • • don. 10 10 0 .. .. 4th don.lo 0 0 Erle, Lord Chief Justice • • .. .. Fanshawe, Vice-Admiral Sir A., K.C.B. .. 2d don. 25 0 o Fenwick, G. J., Esq., cost of a Lifeboat and Tran sporting Carriage • • • • • . .. .. 250 0 0 Harvey, Rev. G. G. and Mrs. • .. .. don. 30 0 Martin, Sir Henry, Bart. • • .. .. 7th don. 10 0 0 Moore, Rev. G. B. • • • • .. don. 15 15 0 Smith, Mrs. George, Greenwich • • • • .. 30 0 Stirling, Col. Sir Anthony, K.C.B. • • .. annual 20 0 Thomas, Lady, Weston-super-Mare, collected by her . 16 16 0 " Sir,—l have received your note of yesterday. Ladyship .. • • • • • Willoughby d'Eresby, Lord .• • • • • annual 5 0 0 Donations and Annual Subscriptions will be thankfully re eived by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. Willis, Percival, and Co., 76, Lombard-street; Messrs. Coutts and Co., 59, Strand; Nfessrs. Berries, Farquhar. and Co., 16, St. James's -street, London ; by a I the Collectors of Customs ~ and Bankers in the UnitedKlngdom; and by the Secretar y Richard Lewis, Esq Jola-stroct, Adelpbi, L on d on . W.C. at the Office of the inst i t ution, 14, " You need not write to America to ' obtain the evidence' of your right to treat on the matter it imports. Our correspondence closes with this reply. It was your pleasure to commence it, it is wine to terminate it. " I desired to know who they were who were re sponsible for your mission to England, as you present it; and who were to confirm the treaty you proposed to make for arresting the war in Ame rica, on the basis of a separation of the States, with or without the sanction of their Government. But such information is of the less value now, as I find from an advertisement in the journals of the day that you have brought to England letters of sufficient credit from those who sent you to invite a public meeting in London, under the sanction of a member of Parliament, who was to preside, to hear an address from you on the sub ject Of your mission, with the promise of a like ad dress from him. Her Majesty's Government under these circumstances are fully justified in complaining that up to this time they are still left without a reply to the proposals conveyed in Mr. Christie's note of the 14th April, 1862, and that no steps appear to have been taken for the just settlement of various British claims, some of them of long standing and of very considerable amount. think that their " founders and benefactors" have done much for them, or that they are not much indebted to their departed worthies. However this may be, it is certain that the conclusion was best received. Perhaps the Public Ora tor found sufficient consolation in the attention which his speech received from the " sweet trustful eyes" of the Prin cess, to borrow an expression from the congratulatory ode of yesterday. Mr. Papillon's Latin verse was tolerated rather than listened to. It was well delivered and well cheered. The English essay was probably very good, but its subject, "Renaissance," was not in the highest degree interesting. This, however, was of less importance, inasmuch as Mr. Symonds could not be heard except by those near to his rostrum. Mr. Nettleship's essay was also subject to this re ' mark. Mr. Thomas's English poem (theNewdegate) was far superior to the average of prize poems. The subject, " Coal Mines," afforded an opportunity for pathetic allusion to the Hartley accident. He was several times interrupted by cheering. The poem was recited with considerable force and spirit, and well deserved the cheers which were without dissent accorded to Mr. Thomas. The proceedings now became rather wearisome, or rather they would have become so, had not the Arnold and Gais ford Prize competition been cut very short. These being concluded, Lord Derby rose and dissolved the convocation. The organ struck up the Danish National Anthem, which was the signal for rounds of cheers for the Princess and everything Danish, including the King of Greece and M. de Bille. The procession then left the theatre in the same order as at the entry. For this day at least, All Souls relaxes its exclusiveness, and opens hospitable doors to many who have not the qua lifications usually demanded for admission to the good things of this close college. The royal table was laid in the library, the Warden having the Princess on his right, and the Prince on his left hand, Lord and Lady Derby sitting next to them, the Archbishop coming next. Through the open doorway a sight of the royal party can be obtained by the main body of the guests of All Souls, who, to the num• ber of some 400 or 500, refresh themselves alternately with the collation, and with glances in the direction of the library. All that flags can do to decorate that magnificent room and the very spacious marquee in the triangle is done with the most excellent taste and skill. Fortunately for All Souls, the sun shines gaily, and the band of the University corps makes pleasant music, with a good rattling accompaniment played on the college knives and forks. And now all Oxford —that is, the gaily dressed crowd of lords and ladies, bishops and doctors, masters and bachelors, and their friends, betake themselves to the fete at Worcester Gardens. Surely no one who has read this report will be surprised to learn that this musical fete was not honoured by the presence of the Prince and Princess. The fete was, however, a great success, thanks to the weather. The gar den itself is something like perfection ; and the company, the ' music, and the refreshments, hardly fall short of this. " This correspondence shall go to the public, and will find its way to the country, a class of the citi zens of which you claim to represent. It will, per haps, interest the Government and the soi-disant loyal men' there to know, under the sanction of your name, that the leading Anti-slavery men in America' are prepared to negotiate with the autho rities of the Confederate States for a 'restoration of peace and the independence of the South on a pledge that the Abolitionists and Anti-slavery leaders of the Northern States shall immediately oppose the further prosecution of the war on the part of the United States Government, and since they hold the balance of power will certainly cause the war to cease by the immediate withdrawal of every kind of support from it.' " As some reward, however, for this interesting disclosure, your inquiry whether the Confederate States will consent to emancipation on the terms stated shall not go wholly unanswered. You may be assured, then, and perhaps it may be of value to your constituents to assure them, that the Northern States will never be in relations to put this quEstion to the South, nor will the SouthernStaantessweevr.er be in a position requiring them t o giv e an t "I am, Sir, your obedient servanM J. M. ASON. Monenre D. Conway, Esq• nsoeutrit:frtoier°otnhnBe 10 days is e t v a e k r e y n d a a y t less than 3 . 366 inches. This fall . s t a — f l a ° l a m l e b un be Cli L ft All on a s E ho F w AL thaq: r d alli i ihN to a quite ee unusual, e u tT will be better understoodiegn.o by the consideration that it is at the rate of about 123 inches in a year, our average fall being 31 inches. IRON SHIPBUILDING ON THE THAMES_ —The launch of the London and South-Western Railway Company's new iron paddlewheel steamship Normandy took place yesterday at Messrs. James Ash and Co.'s yard, in the Isle of Dogs. The ceremony of christening was performed by Miss Amy Dutton, daughter of the Hon. Ralph Dutton, chairman of the company. The launch was highly success ful, When it was over the vessel was taken in tow, and brought reund into Mr. J. Stewart's yard, to be fitted with her machinery of 225-horse power. The engines will be supplied with improved surface condensers, ar ranged with separate cylinders, so that a vacuum can be maintained without the assistance of the main engines, which are solely employed to propel the vessel. The boilers are of large size, fitted with brass tubes, the whole of which are of the feathering description, fitted with wood bushes, and also with the peculiar link motion applied to work the slide valves, so as to enable one man to start or stop the engines without difficulty. The principaier_ dimensions of the Normandy are :—Length between ? in pendiculars, 210 ft. ; breadth for tonnage, 24ft.; ep W. hold, 14ft. The Normandy is the third iron vessel launched d within a few months from the same yard. He; Majesty's Government therefore hope that the Go ♦ernment of Brazil will in its future intercourse with Great Britain, through whatever channel that intercourse may be carried on, act with that courtesy which is usual between Governments; and also that the Brazilian Government will without further delay frankly enter into the communication of their views as to the means by which a settlement of tho long-pending claims may best be arrived at. You will send a copy of this despatch to the Marquis d'Abrantes, at the same time that you demand your pass ports, expressing the regret of her Majesty's Government at this temporary suspension of diplomatic intercourse.—l am, &c., RUSSELL, S P rF A.'.: ---- • tve -- 144:iN„ WIZ; S * M. Moreira, May 5; to M. Moreira, May 19; M. Moreira, May 25 ; to M. Moreira, May 28. See " Correspondence with the Minister of Brazil regarding the satisfaction de manded by the Brazilian Government for the late reprisals," recently laid before Parliament. MOORE BROTHERS, 35, London-bridge, City, E.C. LUXURIANT WHISKERS, Moustaches, and Eyebrows produced In a few weeks by the use of ELLIOTT'S TONIC LOTION, the stimulative properties of which are unfailing in their operation. Thomas Elliott invites a trial from the most sceptical, that they may be con vinced of its infallible power. Price 3s. 6d., ss. 6c1., 10s. 6d., and 21s. Forwarded on receipt of postage stamps.—Thomas Elliott, hairgrower (first floor), 51, Fenchurch-street. T. E.'s wigs. LI 10s. A.D. 1720. R OYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION (Established 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. GEORGE PEARKES BARCLAY, ESQ., Sub-Governor. Sir JOHN HENRY PELLY, Bart., Deputy-Governor. DIRECTORS. Henry Bainbridge, Esq. Wilmot Holland,'Esq. Robert Barclay, Esq. Earl of Leven and Melville. John Garratt Cattley, Esq. 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. Riversdale W. Grenfell, Esq. William Soltau, Esq. Robt. Amadeus Heath, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq., M.P. Wm. Tetlow Hibbert, Esq.' William Wallace, Esq. Jas. Stewart Hodgson, Esti. ' Chas. Baring Young, Esq, Medical Referee, SAMUEL SULLY, Esq., F.R.S. NOTICE.—ChM usual fifteen days allowed for payment of FIRE PREMIUMS falling due at Midsummer will expire on 9th July. FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected with this Corporation on advantageous terms. In the Life Department, assurances are granted with par ticipation in Profits, or, at lower Premiums, without such Participation. The Reversionary Bonus on British Policies has averaged nearly 2 per cent. per annum on the sum assured. Equivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums Payable_ by persons who preferred that form o f Bonus. The divisions of Profit take place every Five years. Any sum not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on one Life. This Corporation affords to the Assured— Liberal participation in Profits—with exemption from the liabilities of partnership. A rate of Bonus equal to the average returns of Mutual Societies—with the guarantee of a large invested Capital Stock. The advantages of modern practice,—with the security of an Office whose resources have been tested by the ex perience of nearly a CENTURY AND A HALF. The Corporation have always allowed the Assured to serve in the Militia, Yeomanry, or Volunteer Corps within the United Kingdom, free of charge. ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. ROBT. P. STEELE, Secretary. G UARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, No. 11, Lombard-street, l London, E.C. Established 1821. Subscribed Capital, Two Millions. DIRECTORS. Sir MINTO FARQUHAR, Bart., M.P., Chairman. CHARLES WILLIAM CURTIS, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Henry Hulse Berens, Esq., John Labouchere, Esq. Henry Bonham Carter, Esq. G. Shaw Lefevre, Esq. Charles F. Devas, Esq. John Martin, Esq. Francis Hart Dyke, Esq. Rowland Mitchell, Esq. Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Bart. James Morris, Esq. James Goodson, Esq. Henry Norman, Esq. Thomson Hankey, Esq., M.P Henry R. Reynolds, Esq. ohn G. Hubbard, Esq., M.P. Abraham J. Robarts, Esq. Fredk. H. Janson, Esq. Henry Vigne, Esq. AUDITORS. Lewis Loyd, Esq. I Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq. Cornelius Paine, jun., Esq. Noel Whiting, Esq. Thos.Tallemach, Esq., Secretary I SamL Brown, Esq., Actuary LIFE DEPARTMENT.—UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF AN ACT OF PARLIAMENT, this Company now offers to new In eurers EIGHTY PER CENT. of the Profits, at Quinquennial Divisions, or a Low Rate of Premium withoutparticipation of Profits. Since the establishment of the Company in 1821, the Amount of Profits allotted to the Assured has exceeded in cash value £660,000, which represents equivalent Reversionary Bonuses of £1,058,000. After the Division of Profits at Christmas, 1859, the Life Assurances in force, with existing Bonuses thereon, amounted to upwards of £4,730,000, the Income from the Lite Branch £207,000 per annum, and the Life Assurance Fund, independent of the capital, exceeded £1,818,000. LOCAL MILITIA and VOLUNTEER CORPS.—No E x t r a Premium is required for service therein. LOANS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their valueq, if such value be not less than £5O. ASSIGNMENTS OF POLICIES.—Written Notices of, re ceived and register ed. MEDICAL FEES paid by the Company, and no charge :or Policy Stamps. FIRE DEPARTMENT. —Insurances re effected upon every descrip,ion of property at moderate a rates. Losses caused by Explosion of Gas are admitted by this Company. ROYAL 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 BUCCLEUCH, K.G. 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 governors' 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 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, i t gratuitously affords medical advice and medicine to more, on the average, than 3,000 out-ptents 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 Mas terman , Esq., Nicholas -lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. • Herries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote , an d Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Deni son and Co. ; W.Biarns, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Barred and Co., Liverpool and at the Hospital. STANFORD S. SMITH. Secretary. THE best TROUSERS for gentlemen to wear are those made by ELSTOB, of 60, New Bond-street. They are neither so low in price as to necessitate their being carelessly put together, nor so dear as to gain only the wealthy as purchasers. "In media via tutissimus ibis." ELwrows TROUSER Y S. ItPAUL TWENTY-ONE SHILLINGS E )oN, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 18, 1863. Jullien's band, the Orpheus Glee Union, and the band of the University corps discoursed sweet music in different parts of the gardens, to crowds which were as mobile as those at an American mass meeting. Long before 6 o'clock the broad walk is filling, and all are hastening down to the boats. The river presented a most beautiful sight. The various college barges moved along the bank, their tops covered with gaily dressed ladies. The University barge, resplendent in all the glory of new paint and adorned with flags and flowers, was an object of general attraction. On the opposite side of the river large stands are erected, and filled with hundred of those ladies whose beauty has contributed so much to the attraction of these Comme moration festivities. The Prince and Princess arrived at the barge in a boat constructed for the occasion, and which cer tainly looked worthy of the honour. Mr. Hoare, the famous University "stroke," occupied that position in the Royal boat. After rowing past the barges, the Royal boat returned to the University barge, when the Prince and Princess dis embarked. The roof of this was covered with the distill. guished company which we have been accompanying all day, among whom Sir S. Northcote, in his new robe, was especially conspicuous, Two picked crews then pulled a short race past the Royal barge, very few of the spectators caring which won, though all must have admired the skil and strength with which they rowed. The Princess has now not only heard the scholarship of the University, but she has also seen Oxford men at play. And a grand sight it was. One might moralize for hours upon the noble aspect of the men themselves, were there time for this. As the boats passed the royal barge their oars were tossed in most cases very successfully. The coloured costumes of each college crew largely contributed to the beauty of the scene at this moment. Nor ought we to forget how it was en- livened by the band of the University corps. The following is the order in which the boats passed the royal barge : TORPID BOATS. 1 Exeter 2 Brasenose • 3 Christ Church 4 University 5 Balliol 6 Corpus 7 Queen's 8 Magdalen 9 Trinity 10 Wadham 11 Pembroke 12 Jesus 13 University (2d) 14 Worcester 15 St. John's RACING BOATS. 1 Trinity 2 Brasenose 3 Balliol 4 University 5 Magdalen 6 Exeter 7 Christ Church 8 Pembroke 9 Merton 10 Corpus 11 Wadham 12 Queen's 13 St. Edmund's Ilall 14 Lincoln 15 Jesus 16 Oriel 17 Worcester 18 Magdalen Hall The crews of "Corpus" and "Jesus,' " torpids," not only tossed oars, but rose to their feet as they passed the Royal barge; and the crew of Balliol, "torpid," deter mined to attract the attention of Royalty, deliberately upset their boats opposite the barge, and then, to their waists in water, renewed their cheering. Again the 'loyal visitors took to their boat, the band played God save the Queen, and this, the prettiest certainly of the Comme moration sights, was over. We have now, with dutiful loyalty, to follow the Prince and Princess to the Exeter banquet and the Christ Church ball, an account of which we will give to-morrow. Civic Banquet to her Majesty's Ministers. The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress entertained her Majesty's Ministers at a banquet last evening, in the Egyptian Hall, Mansion House. On the left of the Lord Mayor sat the Lady Mayoress and Vis count Palmerston, and on his right, Viscountess Palmerston and the Turkish Ambassador, M. Musurus. Grace from the " Laudi Spirituali" having been sung, and the "loving cup" handed round, The LORD MAYOR said—The first toast I have the honour to submit to this company is the health of our beloved Sovereign. Gentlemen, in this we are proud at having at the head of our glorious con stution a lady who has so conducted herself in every position of life as to be an ornament to the country and an example to the world. The toast was drunk with every gentiment of loyal affection, and was followed by the National Anthem. The LORD MAYOR, in proposing the " Health of their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess of Wales, and other members of the Royal Family," said it was a circumstance of congratula tion to the country that the marriage of the Prince of Wales had been surrounded with so many auspi cious circumstances, and that the Princess of Wales should be so beautiful a lady was a matter on which they should all congratulate themselves. The toast was drunk with all the honours. The LORD MAYOR next proposed the "Navy and Army," and coupled with these two services " The Volunteers." The navy of this country had, within the memory of the youngest present, to undergo two or three transitions in its construction from sailing ships to steam-ships, from steam ships to large frigates, and from large frigates to iron-clad ships, and it muss be a satisfac tion to the country to see that the last ship which had been tried had proved a perfect success; and they might hope that, by the transition of their navy, the position they had hitherto occupied in the sea would be maintained in efficiency as far as ships were concerned, and, as for the sailors, he might say that, whatever the ships might be, whether of wood or iron, they world always be found worthy to man them. The British army had obtained re nown second to none in the world, and the country had at all times acknowledged with pleasure its distinguished services. (Hear.) It was also a sub ject of congratulation that in a commercial country like this, where time was money, there should have grown up from the ranks of the people a patriotic force for its defence. He believed that as an auxi liary force the volunteers would be found of the utmost value. (Cheers.) The toast was drunk with enthusiasm. The Duke of SOMERSET—My Lord Mayor, ladies and gentlemen, I rise to thank you for the tribute of respect which, according to ancient custom and usage in every English society, you have paid to the British navy. I need not assure you that her Majesty's Government have at heart the welfare of that navy, and an earnest desire to promote its effi ciency. I need not, lam sure, say more upon that subject, because every Englishman has that feeling, and there is no party feeling involved in the ques tion. It is true that of late years there has been great changes in our system of naval construction and I believe most of this company will be wel aware that there has been considerable expense consequent upon these changes. I may assure you, however, that upon the whole these changes have been satisfactory. As to one vessel, named the Royal Oak—a curious name, seeing that there was not a bit of British oak in it—that was a very beautiful vessel, although we have been told that it was a very ugly object on the water, and that others we have built are very ugly also. I may privately tell those who intend to pay a visit to our coasts that we are building and about to launch some that are still more ugly. The shipbuilding of the British navy is pot of the ornamental character, but I believe the forms of our vessels will b e a d m i re d when they are wanted. I can ass ure you th a t, a ft er the mindsSo Sovereign, r o e u i g r n c , theunt countrymen. m British e n .navy(Hear.) Earl stands next in the Earl DE GREY and RIPON, in returning thanks for the army, said obedience was the first duty of every one connected with the army, and therefore he rose, at the call of the Lord Mayor, to return thanks for that gallant service. They had been told that great changes had taken place in the navy. Similar changes were taking place in the materiel of war ; but there was one thing which remained unchanged, and that was the spirit of the English soldier. (Cheers.) Of late years, greater attention had been paid to all that was connected with the soldier's welfare, his education, and the improve ment of his condition. But all those steps were at tended with good, because they had not changed the fundamental character of the British army, but only improved the condition of the British soldier. And he believed that, great and distinguished as had been the services of the British army in times past, their was an equal readiness in the present day to respond to the call of duty. He would not poach upon his noble friend's manor, but as the volunteer force had been mentioned, he might be permitted to say that this great auxiliary force which had risen up within the last few years, was not a rival of the regularforces but supplemental to them, and prepared to.,follow their footsteps. And he trusted that now it was libont to enter upon a new sort of existence, „... it might be enabled to discharge still more effi ciently the great duties it had undertaken, and there could be no better example of the force than that which was to be found in the City—he meant the City corps, in which his lordship was a distinguished officer. Lord BURY briefly responded for the volunteers. The next toast proposed was that of " The Foreign Ministers," for which his Excellency M. Musunus rEpli ad. The LORD MATOR said—The next toast is the toast of the evening, because it is the privilege of the chief magistrate to entertain in this hall " Her Majesty's Ministers." I have great satisfaction and honour iniibeing surrounded by this body, by my Lord Palmerston, the head of her Majesty's Go vernment—(cheers)—and the other Ministers who form part of his Cabinet ; and in proposing this toast I cannot help alluding to the vast experience of the noble bold at the head of the Goverrment, and to the very honourable and high position he has through a long series of years maintained in the world. (Cheers.) And I believe you will support me in saying that to be her Majesty's Ministers, and to conduct efficiently the important trusts and engage ments which devolves upon them, requires an amount of sagacity, of consideration, of honest in tention, which, if successfully carried out, entitle them to be ranked in history. I therefore give you the "Health of her Majesty's Ministers," and with that toast Viscount Palmerston. (Cheers.) The toast was drunk with acclamation. Viscount PALMERSTON—My Lord Mayor, Lady mayoress, My Lords and Gentlemen—l beg for my self and for my colleagues to return to you our best thanks for the honour yon have done us in thus proposing, and so kindly receiving the toast which you, my Lord Mayor, have given. I can assure you that at all times it affirds to those who are charged with the responsible conduct of public affairs the most sincere pleasure and gratification to be allowed to assist at those hospitable meetings which take place in the City of London. It is needless to say that in the first place it is most gratifying person ally to us to experience that cordial reception which those holding our position are sure to receive from the distinguished body who form the centre of the metropolis of this great country; but there are higher considerations also, which mingle themselves with our feelings in such matters, for these meet ing are typical of the constitution of the country to which we have the happiness to belong. In this coun try all classes, all interests, all occupations, all pro- fessions, are so intimately interwoven with each other that you cannot draw a line of separation be tween them, you cannot divide the one from the other, without imperil'ing the body aggregate; and at these meetings we feel that there is on the one hand a body representing the administrative execu tive of the country, and on the other a body who represent the great commercial development and commercial interests of the country. In coming here we do homage to commerce ; and commerce, in in viting us, pays a compliment to the executive. (Cheers.) In addressing you as the representatives of this great commercial capital of the world—for I may, without disparagement to any other, say that in extent of trade and wealth, and all that consti tutes commercial eminence, London may fairly claim to be the head of all other cities—in addressing you in that capacity I may congratulate you upon the honourable and prosperous condition in which the commercial interests of this country now stand. In human affairs there are difficulties which appear greater at a distance than when they are boldly faced and we approach nearer to meet them. For many years it was supposed that if any event, poli tical or fiscal, should deprive this country of the great staple of its industry—cotton—ruin and desolation would be the inevitable consequence. That difficulty has come—that calamity has fallen upon us—but we have survived it ; and although I do not mean to deny that there are parts of the coun try—many of them districts of commercial industry —in which distress exists, yet, taking the nation at large, we are happy to find that our general in dustry and commerce have sustained scarcely any diminution, and that, in spite of that calamity the country has been in so prosperous and healthy a con dition as to enable the Government to propose a great reduction of taxation. (Hear, hear.) Well, gentlemen, prosperity—national prosperity and commercial prosperity—depends greatly upon con tinued peace ; and although there may be questions pending which are of a grave character, yet I trust we may flatter ourselves that those questions are sus ceptible of a friendly, a satisfactory, and a peaceable solution by friendly negotiations, instead of an appeal to arms. (Cheers.) This country may boast of her relations with all the other nations of Europe, and I will say of America too, in spite of a little out pouring of sentiment not quite friendly. (Laughter.) I am proud to say that our relations with the Go vernments of the world are friendly ; and as re gards the two Powers upon whose friendship or difference depends the question of peace or disturb ance in Europe—l mean, England and France—l am happy to state that upon all the great questions of peace or war, whether in the far West or in the distant East, there exists between the Governments of the two countries the most honourable and friendly concert. (Cheers.) The great interests o: these two countries must be identical, and the Go vernments of both are sufficiently enlightened to know that their interests lie in the same direction. If any pledge were required of the friendly disposition which animates the Emperor of the French, I might point to my hon. and distinguished friend on my left, Baron de Gros—(cheers)—a friend of the Em peror—a man who has had much intercourse with British diplomatists in many parts of the world, and whose intercourse has always been of the most courteous character, honourable to his country, and friendly to its allies. (Cheers.) I hold, my lords and gentlemen, that the presence of Baron de Gros, representing the Emperor of the French in London, is a pledge of the sincerity of the alliance between the two countries. (Cheers.) Well, I trust there are no clouds in the horizon which may not vanish and melt away into thin air. I trust that whatever questions may be pending—and I do not disguise from you that there are questions of great impor- tance pending—yet I trust that negotiations, con ducted on the principles of justice and of right, may lead those questions to an honourable solution. I hope sincerely that nothing may occur to retard that progress of civilisation in the arts and in intel ligence, in which I trust the nations of Europe are destined uninterruptedly to follow. (Cheers.) My lords, and ladies, and gentlemen, I beg to return you my most sincere thanks for the honour you have this evening done me. (Loud cheers.) The LORD MAYOR next proposed " The House of Lords," coupled with the Duke of Argyll. The Duke of ARGYLL returned thanks, and said that the House of Lords was in one sense a repre sentative body ; and in looking back to distant periods, they could discover, here and there, men who might be regarded as standard -bearers — heralds of new ideas—harbingers of new reforms. They might also find that the protests left in the records of the house had borne fruit in later times; and he might, in illustration of the fact, point to the illustrious nobleman near him (Lord Russell), who, after spending a long life in the service of his country, took his seat in the House f of Peers, where they were proud to sit wit h him. Cheers.) The LORD MAYOR next proposed " The House of Commons," and coupled with the toast the name of Mr. Milner Gibson. Mr. GIBSON briefly acknowledged the toast. Viscount PALMERSTON proposed, in appropriate terms, the health of the Lord Mayor, and called upon the company to drink the toast upstanding. The LORD MAYOR returned thanks, and proposed in succession " The City Magistrates and Sir James THE ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY• Yesterday the 89th anniversary meeting of this society was held at the Society's rooms, Trafalgar-square. The meeting was presided over by Earl Fowls, who in opening the business expressed his gratification at the steady progress of the society, and the great advantages it had be stowed on the community at large. Mr. LAMBTON T. H. YOUNG, the secretary, then read co mprising 245 persons, was br oug ht u t thoseurmg w h e n taken out of the water. Twenty-three of thi s number the report of the committee for the p ast y ear, which stated that during that period 217 cases of rescuing or attempted fe unrescdeuretfhmeninodtimce of thewning society. Of these 226 had been osuc cessfullytheeeme period,trea b treated, wer e cases of attempted suicide. The soc i e t y h ad, d ' co u n t 19 conferred ed were on unfortunately and rib beyond edistributed to were instrumental in saving life from drowni ng 12 silver medals, 74 bronze medals, 11 thanks of the society on vel lum, 61 on parchment, and 88 pecuniaryrewards of various amounts. During th e p as t summer no less than 174,650 persons were estimated to have bathed in the Serpentine during the hours appointed for morning and evening bath ing. Out of this lar ge num b er 28 casualties only one of them proved f atal, while 14 otherccinurredi v watch fulness occurred but s had been saved from comm i tting suicide through the atch boatmen. Mr. and prompt exert i ons of the society ' s Mr. BARER the treasurer, next submitted the financial statement for the year, from which it appeared that the total receipts had been 3 £l,4 26s Bd, and the expenditure £1,382 12s 2d, leaving a balance in hand of £49 14s 6d. He said it had been always the practice of the society to allow the landlord of any public house who permitted any person apparently drowned to be brought into the house for the purpose of resuscitation the sum of £l, and he consi dered it right to state that in May last, a young woman having been taken to the house of Mr. T. Budgen, of the Falcon, Dowirate Wharf, on the sum stated being, as usual, sent to him he returned the same as a donation to the society. He ought also to state, for the benefit of the public, a singular circumstance which had occurred in connection with that case. When the young woman was taken to Mr. Budgen's, apparently lifeless, a sailor, who happened to be in the house, applied his mouth to hers, and sucked the water out of her stomach, when animation immediately returned. The report and the financial statement having been ac cep, ted the officers of the society were re-elected, and the proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chair man. WATERLOO DAY.—From official records it ap pears that there are 143 gallant veteran officers above the rank of captain now alive to celebrate the 48th, anniversary of the ever-memorable battle of Waterloo. The rank of these officers may be summarised as follows :-18 generals, 23 lieutenant-generals, 30 major -generals, 25 colonels, 25 lieutenant-colonels, 18 majors, and 4 captains. I