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T" TORQUAY HOTEL COMPANY (Limited). Capital £70,000, in 7,000 Shares of £lO each. Of which it is anticipated that not more than two-thirds will be requir, d for the immediate objects of the Company. Deposit per Share, Xl. on application, and £i on ailotment. Calls not to exceed £2 per share, and to be made at inter vals of not less than three months. Incorporated under the Joint-Stock Limited Liability Art, whi di expressly limits the Liability of each Shareholder to the amount of his subscription. DIRECTORS. Sir LAWRENCE PAL K, Bart. ' M.P , Haldon House, and Tor Manor, Torquay, Lord of the Manor of Tor Moham, Chairman. Ilenry Wheeler, Esq., Wandsworth-co. - Emon, Surrey, De puty-Chai,man. Lord A an Spencer Churchill, 4, Lowndes-square, London. C. G. Cholmoneleley, Esq., Torquay. Lawson Cape, Esq. ' M.D., 2 4 , Curzon-street, London, W. William F. Splatt, Esq., Torquay. J. B. Toogood, Esq., Torquay. Edward Gideon, Esq., Teignmoutb, Devon. BANKERS. The Imperial Rank, Lotliburv, London, E.C. Messrs. Vivian, Kitson, and Co., Torquay. BROKERS. Messrs. Ricardo, 11, ngel-rourt. Thrognisrton-street, London, E.C. ARCHITECT. '7, St. H. lea's-place, London, E.C. SOLICITOR. W. Tcrsgood, Esq , 16, Parliament-street, Westminster, S.W. Offices of the Company—l 6 Parliament-street. Westmiaster, S.W. It has long been felt that Torquay. with its large, wealthy, and increasing population', and the great number of visitors ho resort to it both in wint r end summer for health and pleasure, stands much in need of the accommodation of a first-class modern Hotel of the character so succ9ssfully esta blished in London and some of the leadi ig, watering places of England and an the Continent. This Company is f rmed o supply this requisite, and a most eligible site, upon which the favourite residence of Col. Afeyrick now stands, has been secured for the purpose. The Hotel, with pleasure grounds of considerable extent sloping to the sea, will have a southern aspect, and occupy a situation generally c neidered the most salubrious in Tor quay. Here the invalid may enjoy the benefits of an Italian Winter without losing the comforts of an English residence. The property selec'ed commands one of those delightful t views which have contributed to obtain for Torquay the aligh reputation it has so long enjoyed. Provisional arrangements have been made with the pro prietor of the Roya l Hotel, whereby the Company will be Placed at once in possession of a valuable connection and lucraiive business on most favourable terms. The Company Will thus obtain an immediate source of profit, with the op portunity of ensuring prospective advantages. The experience of the last few years has abundantly shown that the attractions of the modern first-class Hotel are eagerly sought after, and having regard to this circumstance, and to the determination of the Directors tocombine in every department a judicious supervision with the highest attain able excellence of management, no reasonable doubt can be entertained that the present undertaking will prove success ful and amply remunerative to the shareholders. Torbay and the immediate Channel have long been known to yachtsmen as one of the most unrivalled cruising unds on the English coast. A valuable accessory will be foun tin the new harbour, the formation of which in the immediate viol ity of the town is contemplated, and which, when c.,m pleted, will afford greatly increased accomm idation for the anchorage of yachts. Application for Shares to be made in the annexed form to the Brokers t r to the Solicitor, and from whom prospectuses may also be obtained. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Directors of the Torquay Hotel Company (Limited). Gentlemen,—Having paid to the sum of being a de . osit of £1 per share upon shares, I request you will allot me shares in the above-named Company, and I agree to accept the same, or any less number that may be allotted to me, to Tay the calls thereon as they may be made, and to sign the Articles of Association wh n required, and I hereby authorise and empower you to insert my name in th . register of shareh. , lders of the Company for the num ber of shares that may be allotted to me. I am, Gentlemen, I' ame in full Address Description.... • . Place of business , 1863. E. N. Clifton, Esq., Dated the day of THE GREAT CADER IDRIS LEAD, COPPER, IRON MINING, and SLATE COMPANY (Limited). This ompany beln; completely reg - istered under the Joint- Sttiok Companies' Act, '862, with Limited Liability, no Shareholder can, under any circumstances, be made re sponsible for a greater amount than the shares tor which he subscribes. Capital £40,00 ) , in 40,000 Shares of £1 each. Deposit, ss. per share on application, and ss. per share on allotment. DIRECTOIV. _ . . CoL'Abbott, 150, Leadenhall- 7 stWei;and Upper Spring-street, Portman-square. William Ancrum, Esq. (former;y H.M. Consul at Tunis), Penge, Surrey. E. J. Bridell, Esq. (Director of the St. David's Mining Corn pa 34, Beaumont -street, Portland-p ace. E. J. Cole, Esq., 76, Gower-street, Bedtor .-square. Ed , ards Richards, Esq., Knightsbridge, and Westbourne, Emsworth, Sussex. !James , Young. Esq., 19, Great George-street, Westminster. With power to add. to their number. BANKERS. Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock, and Co., Lombard-street. SOLICITOR. G. R. Dodd, Esq., F.S.A., 26, New Broad-street, E.C. AUDITORS. Will be appointed by the Shareholders. SECRETARY (pro tem.)—Messrs. Letch and Maguire. Temporary Officett—No. 1, Coleman-street-buildings, Moor, gate-street, E.C. This Company is formed for the purpose of purchasing an extensive and valuable grant of Lead, Copper, Iron Ore, and Slate, en the north side of the noted Cader Idris Mountain, known as the Cyfannedd-fawr, in the parish of Llanegryn, Mcrionethsh're, North Wales, held under lease for 21 years, at 1-15th Royalty on all minerals (except Iron Ore, at a Royalty of only 4d. per toe). The gre at grant includes numerous lodes of Lead, Zinc, and Copper Iron of the be.t quality, and blende with traces of Gold—als, excellent Slate. An adit-level intersects several lochs of Silver-lead, or Galena. A Copper lode opened upon, gives promise of excellent re sults. An Iron vein runs through the entire grant. An extensive bed of Slate of good cleavage can be worked to ereat advantage. The Silver-lead, proved by assay, has yielded 40 ounces of silver to the.ton of ore. Lead and Cop,.er from a shaft at the end of the adit have reali ed £32 per ton. The Iron vein is estimated to produce 61 per cent. of iron. The Slate is of superior Quality, and can be cat into pave ment, flooring, chimney pieces, .kc. The streams of water running through the ,grant offer great facilities for working, scouring, and cutting the slate. In fact, a Quarry opened ' , Pen the property will pay well for working. The fotegoing facts and the position of the grant, in a rich Mineral district, warrant the conclusion that, efficiently worked, the mine is capable of yielding returns equal to those of the most profitable mines in the Principality. The property being advantageously situated about half a Mile from the Welsh Coast Railway, from which a siding can be constructed at moderate cost, awl only 2 miles by nubile road from the shipping port of Barmonth, affords a facility of transit which greatly enhances its value. With these a vantages, and adequate water power for 'Working machinery, dressing ores, dm, the Directors, after Careful investigation, confidently anticipate that los. per share upon the capital of the Company will be sufficient to develops the wealth of the mine, and produce profitable re sults without further calls. The Lessee having agreed to take £3,000 in cash, and 5.000 Paid up shares, assigns all his interest in the mine, inc uding upwar of ICD acres of mineral ground—the previous out lay —mining buildings, smith's shop, offices, die- sing floors, bucking house, &c., immediate operations can therefore be commenced when, in the judgment of the Directors, sufficient capital is subscribed. Samples of the different ores taken from the mine, reports, prospectuses, and forms of app ication for shares, may e obtained at the Temporary Offices of the Company ; and the deposit paid on application will be returned if no allotment be made to the applicant. r FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Directors of the Great Cader Idris Lead. Copper, Iron s!ining, and Slate Cumpany, (Limited). Gentlemen,—Having paid to your cr• dit with Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock, and Co., £ , I hereby request you ve 11 aliot me shares in the above Company. and I agree to accept such shares, or any less number that may be allotted to me; and I authorise you to ins,rt my tame in the register of Snarebulders for the same. Name Address Profession or business Date . BANKERS' RECEIPT FOR DEPOSIT. The Great Caier Idris Lead. Copper. Iron Mining, and Slate Com i any (Limited). London, 1863. Received of the sum of £ , being the dep , sit of ss. per share on shares, to the credit of the Great Ceder Idris Lead, Copper, Iron Mining, and Slate Company (Limited). For ROBARTS, LUBBOCK, and CO.. X The above forms to be filled in by the applicant, and for warded to the Bankers. with the deposit, when the receipt will be returned, signed by the Bankers as a voucher. ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION (Incorporated by Royal Charter). PATRONESS—Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. PRESIDENT—Vice-Admiral the Duke of Northumberland, K.G., F.R.S. CHAIRMAN--Thos Baring, Esq., M.P., F.R.S.. PEP UTE .CrIAIRMAN —IIIOMSS Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., V.F. APPEAL. The Committee of Management have to state that, since the beginning of the year 1860, the Roy= National Lifeboat Institution has expended £32,000 on various Lifeboat Estab lishments , n the Coasts of England. Scotland, and Ireland. The number of lives saved by the Life-boats of the Society. and other means, since its formation, is 12,800; for which services 82 Gold Medals, 718 Silver Medals, and x 16,480 in cash have been paid in rewards. The Institu tion nas also expended X 67,400 on Life-boats, Life-boat Transporting-can lages, 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 o t 123 Lifeboats on the shores of the United Kingdom. Deeply sensible, however, ot 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, whi h cap 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:— X s. d Her Majesty the Queen .. .... annual 50 C 0 annual 5 0 0 Campbell, the Bon. Mn.s G. •• • • • • • annual 1 1 0 Clerk, Colonel, R.A. • • ' • •• • annual 10 0 0 Coutts and Co., Messrs., Bankers •. • • 4th don.lo 0 0 Currie, Wm. Esq. .. • • • • don. 10 10 0 Erie, Lord Chief Justice • • • • • • 0 0 }'anshawe, Vice-Admiral Sir A., N1.C.8. • . 2d don. 25 Penwick, G. .T., Esq , cost of a Lifeboat and Tran . 250 0 0 sporting, Carriag - e • • • • 0 0 • Harvey, Rev. G. G. and Airs. .. • • don. 3 Martin, Sir Henry, Bart. Moore, Rev. B. . 7th don. 10 0 0 a • • ••• •• • .. . . • • don. 15 15 0 3 0 0 Smith, Mrs. George, nreenwich . • • • Stirling, Col. Sir Anthony , K.C.B. an nual 2 0 0 Thom . s Lady, Weston-super-Mare, collected by her Ladyship •• •• •• •• .• 18 16 0 Willoughby d'Erosby, Lord .. annual 5 0 0 Donations and Annual .1-u , scriptions will be thankfully re ,sired by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. 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Then it is truly irresistible, then it can uphold the authority of the throne and the majesty of the empire, the liberty of the nation and the rights of the multitude. There is nothing mean, petty, or exclusive about the real character of Toryism. (Cheers.) It necessarily depends upon enlarged sympathies and noble aspirations, because it is essentially national. The moment Toryism deviates from that great fundamental principle it is in danger. From the moment Liberalism flourishes, for Liberalism is the consequence of our errors, and often their corrective. (Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, I agree with my noble friend, your chairman, that we have reason to con gratulate the Tory party on their present position. (Load cheers.) My noble friend has alluded to some who are dis c:out, sited, and to murmurs which I think must have reached very few. (Laughter.) I ray that a certain degree of discontent in a great party is not only inevitable, but may exercise a salutary influence. (Laughter.) I would not this evening like to indulge in any vague com pliments upon the position of the party with which we are connected, because I think it would be worse than idle to indulge in praises of that kind on such an occasion. But I congratulate sincerely the Tory party on their posi tion, because I think it is one which ought to be to them a source of real and sincere satisfaction. (Hear, hear.) In this age of numerous and rapid events one is apt to dwe'l very little upon the past ; yet allow me to remind you that without some reference to the past it is impossible to form a just judgment respecting the present. I would on this occasion call to memory what was the state of the Tory party only some few years ago—(a " 1846 n—only 12 years ago—a period not so distantas that which has been referred to by my unknown friend. (Laughter.) Why, gen tlemen, looking back only 12 years, there is no record in the history of England of a political connexion so utterly for lorn, so hopeless, and so prostrate as was then the Tory party. (Hear.) That eminent man, whose great sagacity and great heart had rallied us around him at a moment of unforeseen and unprecedented difficulty had just met an untimely end. I will never mention his name or recall his memory with out expressing what I feel, sentiments of admiration and affection. (Cheers.) At that moment we literally did not count in the House of Commons by any means one fourth of its members; and as for your political opinions, that identity of sentiment which is the only foundation of political action in public life, that "ideas sentire de repub lice" which is the soul of political existence, why we were in this position, we were the representatives of opinions— that was the cruellest cut of all—which had been selected by distinguished men who had been our leaders as the soundest and most expedient foundation for political action, which in consequence we had advocated, and pledged eurselves to our country to advocate and support, which that country had ratified by a large majority only recently, and which had been given up with such precipitation and panic that it was impossible to rally the country round the more tempe rate application of those very principles which subsequent events have proved to be practicable, and which, being adopted by France, have led in that country to a great in crease of its wealth. I say we were the representatives of opinions suddenly described by our very leaders as absurd and impracticable, and around which, under the circum stances in which we then found ourselves, it was impossible effectually to rally the country. As regards the three great considerations first, numbers in Parliament; secondly, distinctive principles of polity; and thirdly, public men who could in a decorous and efficient manner represent the convictions of the great party in the country, we were altogether without them. Why, at that time—l am not using the language of exaggeration, but that of literal, historic truth—there was no man who believed that the Tory party would over again rally. (Rear, hear.) It was a question which of the great political sections should obtain the greatest portion of the plunder. (Laughter,) We were like a wreck stranded on the beach, and it was a question who should rifle our stores. (Laughter.) Well but, gentle men, if that were your position 12 years ago—and there is not a man present who has not an average knowledge of public affairs but knows how accurately I am describing that situation—contrast it with your position now. (Cheers.) In either House of Parliament we confront the minister with at least an equal power. (Loud cheers.) We are the advocates of a generous and a national creed ; and as for public men, why, gentlemen, there is not a subject that can be brought forward in the House of Commons, but from every part of the benches on which I sit I am confident men will come forward who, by the amplitude of their know ledge, their argumentative power, and their general ability, will so demean themselves as to command, as they deserve, the attention of the assembly in which they sit. (Cheers.) But then, gentlemen, it is said that the Tory party, though it may have rallied to a certain extent, though it may no longer be in that disheartened and perilous position in which it was some 10 or 12 years back, have twice been entrusted with power, and twice been unable for any long period to maintain it. Gentlemen, when the historian of our coun try records the events to which I refer, if ho be a philoso phical historian his astonishment will arise, not from our not having been able to maintain power, but from our having twice acquired it. (Hear, hear.) I say that in the history of our country so much was never before effected by a public party and by public men under such difficult circumstances. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, when Lord Derby reluctantly accepted the Queen's Government in 1852 there was an absolute majority against us in the House of Commons of 200 ; when Lord Derby took office in 1858 there was an absolute majority against us in the House of Commons of 140. Do you believe that under such circum stances those whom you entrust with your confidence were ignorant of the immense risks they ran ? (Hear.) Do you suppose that those to whom you still look up with a confi dence which is their greatest pride were not prepared in either instance for the great probability, perhaps the posi tive certainty, of great personal mortification ? (Cheers.) All this we had to weigh and consider when we accepted office under conditions which were never before even offered to English statesmen. But, gentlemen, we had a sense of duty to guide us under such circumstances, and we bad to ask ourselves this, " Shall we still struggle to preserve the great traditions of English political life, or without an effort shall we say that that system of party government to which we owe, in our opinion, English liberty, and all those bless ings which have marked out this great realm from other countries for so many years, shall we at once say that from the fear of personal mortification we will lose such a chance for the kingdom and for the people ? (Cheers.) No, gen tlemen, with great reluctance, as is now well known—with a due sense of danger, which all might have imagined, we confronted on both occasions that imminent peril, and in time, I confess, we yielded to it. But this I may say in passing, that having accepted office under such circum stances, we at least performed its duties in a manner not disgraceful to ourselves—(cheers)--and not dishonourable to you, (Renewed cheers.) But, gentlemen, what was the cause of our fall in both cases? There happened that which in this country, rich and long as are its political annals, never before was equalled, for which there was no precedent, and which perhaps the future will have no in stance to compare with; we fell before the most peculiar coalition—(great cheering)—that ever existed, or probably ever can exist, even in England. (Renewed cheers.) The Liberal party, defeated in 1852 because they coalesced with the pupils of Sir Robert Peel; the Liberal party, defeated in 1859 because they coalesced with the principles of Mr. Bright. (Loud cheers.) But, gentlemen, do you not see the moral of all this ? The powers of coalition are ex hausted. (Hoar.) In the purgatory in which the Liberal party found themselves they first applied to celestial arch angels, and then descended into the lowest abyss of Hades. (Laughter.) But a lower abyss there is not. Their means are exhausted. The coalition has no balance to fall back upon. (Cheers.) This I tell you, I tell the country—for it is an important matter—that in countries like England a coalition produces the same effect as in continental lands is produced by coup d'etat; it suspends political life, and in such a state of affairs there is an inevitable reaction which no nation can escape. It will come; it will come in coun tries where coups d'etat have succeeded as it will come in countries which are still ruled by the remnants of exhausted coalition. (Cheers.) But whenever that inevitable reac tion may come, it is the duty of the Tory party to be pre pared for it—(cheers)—and if during that long period to which my noble friend (the chairman) has referred, you have endured mortification and disappointment—if you have been betrayed by those whom you had trusted—if for a moment the principles which bind you together seemed to be loose and of little effect, I trust that the moral experi ence of these years has brought you back to a due sense of the true value and eternal character of the principles by which a great national party in England can alone be maintained. (Hear.) I cannot say I have ever looked upon the past with these feelings of disappointment which many of my com panions I know have shared ; I have felt the circumstances under which our political connection was fist formed were of most rare and remarkable occurrence. I knew that there was a hard trial to be experienced before we were proved for t principles frrah u t e. tsrnehs r uneshme honoured anhtl r snehoe s esduarl a vetrt I b heethd o sheka u yaenms t nsopbed d owrec e ooei l toffe a noe tft y s-yhnds . havecooaNlcy fvtoewiudiscomfiturent r 3 no t shared he :vthe the great trust to which we aspired. Then there have been brmhey which more y h o e when clear invitingl are racer members,il I l i ' en or at y sh ea p ar at appreciation d a n w d h ithec which ba recognised the. Even pro - ese circumstances feel that we have a great duty to perform • great satisfaction . in availing myself of the opportunity of proposing the health of one who bears a name and title dear , to Englishmen—who has identified himself with this great constitutional movement, and who has had practical expe riencelhavewill of the working of our constitution in both houses of Parliament—in that in which he is now an influential and in that in which he as as for many years my friend and col league. Gentlemen, I propose " The h ea l t h o f th e Earl of Shrewsbury and Talb o t, an d succ ess t o the Nat i ona l Con servative Registration Association." (Ch eers. ) s The CHAIRMAN, in returning thanks, spoke of the advan tages of the operation of such a society, observing that one THE GUARDS' BALL. KuPTURES.—BY ROYAL LErrEKS PATENT. 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The CHAIRMAN next proposed " The Prince "and Prin cess of Wales, and the other members of the royal family," which was also enthusiastically responded to. " The Army, Navy, Yeomanry, Militia, and Volun teers," was next drunk, the Chairman, in proposing it, remarking that the duty devolved upon him in conse quenoe of Sir John Pakington being absent on account of the death of a near relative. He connected with the army the name of his noble and gallant friend Lord Cardigan, to whom he rejoiced to find that a tardy justice had been awarded for the noble manner in which he had vindicated the honour of his country, and the decision of the Court of Queen's Bench the other day fully vindicated his claim to the gratitude of his country. 'With the toast of the navy he coupled the name of Sir J. Dalrymple Hay, Bart. Earl CARDIGAN returned thanke, and with much feeling expressed his gratitude for the sympathy the company had evinced in his favour in connection with the recent legal proceedings in which he had unfortunately been involved. He spoke of the services of the army, observing that they felt grateful and encouraged always by the public expres sion of the appreciation in which those services were held by the country. He also returned thanks on behalf of the militia, yeomanry, and volunteers, to each of which branches of our national defences he paid a tribute of praise. Sir J. DALRYMPLE HAY returned thanks on behalf of the navy. Lord JOHN MANNERS gave the next toast, "Church and State." Were he asked to describe the motive power that had brought together this vast assembly, and the bonds that expressed the symbol of their political faith in the fewest words, he could not do it better than by uttering the three words which constituted this toast, " Church and State," Other great principles might seem for the moment more im mediately present ; other issues might plead for the moment more powerfully, but they did not interfere with the all importance of maintaining that connexion by which the Church was united to the State, and the State was conse crated by the Church. The Hon. and Rev. W. TALBOT responded to the toast. The CILAIRMAN next proposed "The Leaders of the Con servative party, and success to the Conservative cause,'' an l in doing so spoke in terms highly eulogistic both of the Earl of Derby and Mr. Disraeli. The toast was drunk with great enthusiasm. Mr. Disits, ELI, in acknowledging the toast, said—Gentle men, I thank you for the hospitable reception you have given to me and the honour you have done me in associat ing my name with that of the leaders of your party. I ac cepted your invitation to dine with you because I felt it an honour to express my approbation of the Kinciples which associate you together and of the main object of your so ciety. I feel the importance of stimulating and encourag ing the registration of the electors of this country. A careful and vigilant registration is an extension of the suffrage, of which all must approve. But, gentlemen, lam reminded, by the taunts of our opponents, that although we are sedulous in recommending the registration of voters, we are in fact only registering electors who, when the crisis arrives, will have no opinion to represent. lam told every day that distinctive opinions and different principles be tween political parties have ceased to exist—(no, no)—and the Liberal party are very free to assure us that there is no longer any contrariety between political organisations. But, gentlemen, I will be more generous and more just to wards our opponents than they are inclined to be to us. I give them credit for very distinct principles, and for very distinct opinions. (Hear, hear.) The only remarkable feature in their position at present is that they do not prac tise the principles they profess. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, the Liberal party are of opinion that the electoral franchise should be democratic. We are not. (Cheers.) The Liberal party are of opinion that the mode of exercising the suf frage should be so conducted that property should be de prived of its legitimate influence. We are not. (More cheers.) The Liberal party are of opinion that the union between Church and State should be abolished. We are not. (Renewed cheers.) Our colonial empire, which is the national estate, which assures to every subject of her Majesty, as it were, a freehold in which the energies and enterprise of Englishmen are inexhaustible—the Liberal party are of opinion that the relations between the mother country and the colonies should be abrogated. We are not. (Hear, hear.) They are opposed to the ancient rights of incorporation, to the ancient tights of endowment, and think they ought to be terminated. We are not. (Loud cheers.) Gentlemen, I might pursue the catalogue through all the most considerable features of our social and political system and point out to you the diametrical differences that are en tertained really and in theory between the two great parties of the State. I admit that these differences at this moment, from particular circumstances, are not obtruded before the attention of the Legislature, or are only partially attempted to be brought forward for public sanction; but we should deceive ourselves if we supposed that because all these great questions are suspended they are concluded. (Hear, hear.) There are particular circumstances why at present they are or can be only partially brought forward ; but, gentlemen, they are like the whirlwind of the poet --- They lie hushed in grim repose." And the day will come —and it is not very far distant perhaps —when you will have to encounter their claims and examine their merits. What I want is, that when that inevitable hour arrives, the Tory party shall be found prepared--(loud cheers)—prepared, gentlemen, in the disciplineof their mem bers, and prepared also in something which in ray mind is more important than disciplined members—definite opinions —(cheers)—and distinct principles. (Hear, hear.) It always appeared to me that the great political struggle which has prevailed during the last 30 years is in effect a struggle be tween popular principles and liberal opinions. (Cheers.) The institutions of the country—our ancient and limited but still real monarchy —our national church —our estates of the realm—our colonial empire —our hereditary tenure of land, our ancient corporations and endowments, the vast and complicated fabric of our local jurisdiction and admini stratien—all involve, and represent, and secure popular principles and popular rights. It is by their united aid and agency that we enjoy security for our persons and our pro perties that in the same degree and in the same manner are enjoyed by no other country and by no other state. It is by their united aid and agency that the public liberties aro preserved, that an education, secular and spiritual, are pro vided for the great body of the people—that the rights of labour and the claims of industry are recognised in the scheme of the constitution, It is in short, by their united aid and agency that the Government of this country is car ried on by the benign assistance of traditional influences,and not by the rude authority of a systematised police. (Cheers ) Gentlemen, it is by their agency that the national character has been formed. A professor of liberal opinions, on the other hand, is an individual who is of opinion that he ought to be liberated from the control of these institutions. (Cheers and laughter.) If he has a republican bias he is for reducing the sovereign to the position of chief magistrate. (Hear.) If he is a Dissenter, quite forgetful of the indirect advantage of an established and national Church even to himself, quite forgetful of the direct advantage of a national Church to millions of his fellow-subjects, he is desirous of reducing that Church to the position of a rival sect. If the House of Commons is an obstacle to the success of his pe • litical scheme he is for reforming the House of Commons ; if he is successful in the House of Commons, and the House of Lords is the obstacle, ho would abrogate the House of Lords. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) To him the colonial empire is only an annual burthen— (lsughter)—to him "corporation" is only an equivalent term for monopoly, and "endowment" for privilege. The tenure of land, which in an hour of peril and perplexity, ex' ernal or domestic, affords something around which men may rally and save the state, is to him only the remains of a feudal system. (Hear.) And as to our great system of self-government, no one is happier than the professor of liberal opinions in showing you the imperfections and in.. adequate qualities necessarily inseparable from a great popu•. lar scheme which may occasionally distinguish it, or can prove with more convincing logic that the whole thing may be done much better and much cheaper by a system of centralised administration founded on the principle o► competitiva examination. (Cheers and laughter.) Gentle men, the Tory party is only in its proper position when it ~~ 1 411111- , ..`lti - -•• ‘. • • ''. '' k ' 1 - te i . -13 1 3 ( . . A.IJI • At. _ j -n.' ). t ''' : : ... : , : 11101:11,,,,, dil l / 4 , , ,',. 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The Guards' Ball, " The bright particular star" of this season, was given last night, and was a most magnificent and brilliant success. There is proba bly no social problem so difficult to solve as that of giving a very large ball with even tolerable success, and the difficulties increase tenfold when, as last night, Royalty has to be entertained on a scale of magnitude and splendour which gave almost a na tional importance to the fete. The whole arrange ments, then, for such an occasion must be absolutely perfect, and the events of the evening succeed each other with Courtly regularity, for the failure of one involves the confusion of all. With 2,000 of the highest and most distinguished of the land to receive and accommodate, the task of entertaining with eclat becomes therefore formidable, for a con tretemps at these fetes is never forgotten. It is no slight praise, therefore, to the officers of the Guards to say that on this great occasion they achieved a triumphant success, and that their fete was one which for the future is likely to be taken as the model of what such entertainments should be. From beginning to end, from the firat arrival of the visi tors to the reception of the guests of the evening, from the commencement of the dancing to the sup per in the wonderfully decorated supper-room, it was emphatically a most brilliant fete, which those who witnessed will long and pleasantly remember. Nothing could be more appropriate than that the Brigade of Guards should entertain the Prince and his fair young bride—for this noble corps is with out dispute the foremost and finest representative of the English army; and though our young Heir Ap parent is not, literally speaking, a Guardsman, still it was as a Colonel attached to the Regiment of Grenadiers that he graduated in the army. Be fore even the Princess Alexandra had landed in this country the Household Brigade determined on giving their late comrade an entertainment, which, as a matter of course, when the Prince was con sulted as to its nature, was at once decided to be a ball. Nearly a month ago the preparations com menced, and terminated only about an hour before the visitors began to arrive. In these preparations nothing which the most perfect good taste could suggest or the most profuse expenditure effect was neglected, and the result was, as we have said, suc cess ; and that this Ras achieved so completely is due mainly, if not entirely, to the exertions of the committee of officers who had charge of it all: Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Charles Russell, Grenadier Guards; Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. H. Byng, Coldstream Guards; Lieutenant-Colonel White, Scots Fusilier Guards; Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon- Charles Hay, Scots Fusilier Guards; Colonel Francis Seymour, C. 8., Scots Fusilier Guards ; Cap tain Lane, Coldstream Guards ; Captain the Hon. W. Clive, Coldstrram Guards; Lieutenant-Colonel Verschoyle, Grenadier Guards ; Colonel Dudley Carleton, Coldstream Guards; Lientenant-Colonel Lord Eustace Cecil, Coldstream Guards. These gentlemen had the whole of the arrangements to organise, perfect, and mature. It was they who laboured at it till they were scarcely able to bear the additional fatigue of the ball itself, and it was they who, if anything had gone wrong, would have had to bear such a load of Brigade and Regimental obloquy as would have left them no resource but instant emigration, In reward for their zealous hard work all went well, and Colonel White, Colonel Verschoylc, and Coionel Sir Charles Russell deserve all the praise they have, above all others, so hardly earned in bringing about the success of last night. Nine o'clock was the hour fixed for the admission of visitors, and of course before that time there was a long array of carriages waiting, while there was still some finishing touches to be put to what was to be done inside. But, punctual to the minute, the officers of the Brigade were at their posts, and as 9 struck the doors were opened and the visitors began to arrive, at first fitfully and in little groups, but soon in a broad rich stream that covered the stairs. Occasionally the guard that lined the staircase "stood to present" as a guest of royal rank ascended, causing quite a flutter of expectation among the visitors above, but these visitors were so numerous that the false alarms ceased to excite much attention till his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge came who, as the most popular officer in the service, was of course welcomed with profound respect and sin cerity. Theu came the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale, then the Prince and Princess of Leiningen, then the Count de Paris, the Duc de Nemours, the Due and Duchess de Chartres, the Prince and Princess de Joinville, the Duc de Montpensier, the Due Phillippe de Wartemburg. Count and Countess Gleiohen, his Royal Highness the Prince of Orange, Baron de Pallandt, his Royal Highness Dhuleep Singh, his Serene Highness the Prince of Reusse, Prince and Princess Bandini. Within the entrance in the Cromwell-road the wide platform which formerly gave access to the Processes Court of the Exhibition was enclosed in a kind of draped pavilion, red and white, and bril liantly lighted. Here, on the left, was a sort of boudoir cloak-room for the use of all royal visitors ; but those to whom thefete was given, the Prince and Princess of Wales, had a special apartment to themselves, a wonderful fairy-looking sort of gossa mer structure, with walls of satin and roof of lace, in the gallery above. The wide flight of stairs by which the central entrance to the picture galleries wed to be gained was draped with the traditional red, white, and blue, the colours of the regiment, with here and there central shields bearing the names of the most famous struggles of the Guards, from Steenkerke to Inkerman, the chronology of which events was, as it appeared to us, in some in stances capable of more accurate adjustment, if any one ever minded chronology at a ball. Men in armour, with groups of banners and lofty mirrors, with here and there fine statues and clusters of plants, made up the rest of the adornments at the entrance, which looked imposing and stately enough. Its best and most characteristic ornament, however, consisted of the tall, martial-looking forms of the Guardsmen themselves, the very elite of the rank and file of the brigade, men who had survived not only the pestilential atmosphere of Varna, but the still more desperate ordeals of Alma, Inkerman, and Sebastopol—men many of whom bore on their breasts not only the medal and clasps, but the medal for good conduct and the medal for distin guished conduct in the field. The presence of these men was one of the most striking as it urtamly was one of the most pleasant features in the very beautiful scene. The first entrance-room was where the gallant hosts of the evening, all in full uniform, received their visitors. This apartment was fitted up as a drawing•room. The walls were hung all round, and to a considerable height from the floor, with a noble series of tapestries lent by her Majesty, who had, with the kindest condescension, offered to the officers of the brigade the use of any ornaments or statues they might require from Buckingham Palace. Between the tapestries were festoons of coloured cloth to relieve and heighten the effect, while the lofty screen which divided the furthest end of the apartment from the conservatory w as filled in with what may almost be called spacious mirrors, festooned around with amber-coloured satin hangings, and massive fringes and tassels to match. Tables with ornaments, with sofas, couches, and PRICK.... STAMPED ....sd. chairs, completed the furniture of this room, and made it, both for size and adornments, a drawing room of such extent and beauty as few palaces could show. Seen as it was seen for the first time last night, brilliantly lighted, with its picturesque group of gallant entertainers standing in the centre and receiving the long and magnificent array of visitors who were fi'ing in, the whole effect errs so wonder uliy beautiful end striking—a scene which few can describe, but none are likely to forget. B , yond this beautiful apartment was the conservatory, and this and the supper room were the chefs douvre of decoration of the evening. It, is difficult to imagine anything more artistically arranged than this con servatory. In the centre of the apartment, rising apparently from a massive bed of flowers, was a tall and handsome fountain, and all around the walls were banks and beds of ferns and flowering exotics, surmounting which the graceful, feathery outlines of all varieties of palms from Kew rose high into the air. At the end of the room three deep alcoves were formed, entirely filled with ferns and long delicate Indian grasses, and these recesses being filled with mirrors gave a prolongation to the very beautiful vista and doubled its effect. Nothing could exceed the beauty of the whole of this apart ment; and, after the glitter of the drawing-room, the soft and cool green of the plants, intermingled with appropriate groups of statuary furnished by M. Brucciani, came with a pleasing effect that seemed to be refreshing to the eye. Its attractions, indeed, appeared almost too great, for it was im possible to prevent the visitors lingering here to gaze around and admire, and thus rather blocking the way to the ball-room, in spite of the polite re ninders of the hosts that " ladies would be good enough to move on." The ball-room was what a ball-room should be on these occasions—light in colour, simple in tone of decoration, large, lofty, and well lit. The length of the room from end to end was 200 ft., with a width of 40ft., thus giving a floor space one-third larger than Guildhall for a smaller number of guests. No bail-room, public or private, in Europe has such magnificent proportions as that in which the company mustered last evening. Its decorations, as we have said, were simple, but very effective. Round the whole length and breadth, close to the walls, was a raised platform, on which were ranged the comfort able, well-stuffed couches that served to fill these same picture galleries in the Exhibition time. The back ground to these, to the height of about eight feet, was scarlet cloth ; the walls were of light maize colour, and the bare-looking skylights above were hidden by screens of white cloth. Triple rows of burners lit up the whole place amply, and contri tributed not a little to the warmth—which was, however, for once no drawback on the perfect com fort of the evening. On the south side of the gal lery, in the centre, Mr. Crace's beautiful throne of crimson velvet and gold was erected for the guests of the evening, who had their chairs of state for form's sake placed under its gorgeous canopy—for they were but seldom used throughout the night. Facing this, so as to correspond with the throne on the opposite side, were grouped the silken flags of the brigade—the very colours which led the long red lines of Guardsmen up the heights of Alma— the very colours round which the men rallied so desperately in the two-gun battery on the heights of Inkermann. These and their throne formed almost the only conspicuous ornaments in the ball room, the chief decoration of which was supplied by the visitors themselves, and it is needless to say how well such an assembly performed their duty. The room actually twinkled with jewels, and the beautiful toilettes of the ladies formed a blaze of colour as bright and varying as the hues in a kaleidoscope. • Beyond the ball-room was the entrance to the refreshment-room, draped with festoons of lace, while round the refreshment-room itself were noble groups of flags interspersed with figures of men in armour ; while beneath all were tables laden with gold and silver vases filled with the most superb fruits and flowers. Beyond this again was the supper room, but its lofty entrance was shrouded with curtains of crimson silk, which were not to be drawn aside to reveal its glories till after mid night. Before 10 o'clock every part of the room was crowded, and it became evident, as at Guild hall, that there could be no great amount of danc ing. Precisely at half-past 10 the guests of the evening arrived, their approach being literally heralded from afar by the prolonged shouts of the crowd outside. On alighting their Royal Highnesses were re ceived by the committee, with the Duke of Cam bridge at their head. The Duke conducted the Princess of Wales, the Prince giving his arm to the Duchess of Cambridge, while the Princess Mary was escorted by Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar. Amid a silence that was marked and deep, but amid the most profound salutations of respect, the Royal party psssed along to the Princess's boudoir, where the Princess remained for a minute to admire its teautiful interior, and then the Royal party pro ceeded at once to the dais beneath the throne. For a minute there was a pause as the Princess with deep courtesies acknowledged the homage of greet ing with which she was received, and then the ball, or rather the occasional dancing with which the magnificent assembly was occasionally enli vened, at once commenced. It was opened by a quadrille of 16 couples, the Duke of Cambridge, as first among the gallant entertainers, leading forth the Princess of Wales, while the Prince danced with the Princess Mary. During this figure, for which there was only just sufficient room, all the brilliant assemblage had full opportunity to see the Princess, who, dressed in mauve, with white lace over it, with roses and dia monds in her hair, looked, indeed, well worthy of being the beloved and honoured guest of that lordly company. Both the Prince and Princess seemed delighted with their reception, and the Princess especially was radiant with smiles and kindly recognitions of the fair faces around. The Princess Mary also excited universal admiration. Dance after dance followed, until at a little before 1 o'clock the band played the National Anthem, the heavy curtains at the head of the room were drawn aside, and the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Duke and Duchess and Princess Mary of Cambridge, followed by the most illustrious and distinguished guests, passed down the ballroom to the apartment where the supper was laid out with more than regal splendour. As a spectacle it was one of almost un equalled magnificence. The room had been decorated by Mr. Stone entirely with military trophies. Four great stars, formed entirely of weapons, occupied each side of the room, each star requiring the mar tial equipment of almost an entire regiment to corn plete it. Some were of immense weight, all were of great size and beauty, and those towards the centre of the room were encircled with wreaths formed of sabre blades, which bad a most beautiful effect. Between these trophies, which glittered from a thousand different points, were noble groups of flags with men in armour at the bases, while at the head of the room. in the alcove where Feleys great statue of Caractacus stood last year, was one of the finest ornamental military trophies we have ever seen. It consisted of a group of figur es i n f u ll suits of tilting armour, with viz or d own and lance in hand. The centre knights sup ported shields bearing the Prince's plume and motto, and the cross of the Dannebroir. Behind them were grouped a superb collec tion of ancient weapons —a perfect thicket of bristling points and blades, battleaxes, brown bills, two-handed swords, halberds, partisans, with hel mets, gauntlets, shields, greaves, and breastplates , mixed up with spears and wall pieces that had done duty from the Wars of the Roses to the time of the Ironsides of Cromwell. Behind all was a star, com posed of nearly a thousand ramrods, its centre formed of a small glass device representing the Crosses of St. George and Andrew, with the hedge of the Brigade with its motto, " Tria juncta in uno." yG~~,~~~ JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer. 22/4. Piccadilly. OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, I in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, at Ring's-cross. Patron—The QUEEN. President—The Duke of BUCCLEUCII, 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 aovernors' letters. It is entirely devoted to desti tution in its most pitiable form—viz., that which is aecom- Tinted 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 Mas ierman, Esq. Ni c holas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts a nd Co. ; Dru mmon d' and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Hansom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith , Payn e, and Co. ; Gl y n and Co. Jones Loyd' and Co. ; Barclay and Co . ; Denison and Co.; W 'lianas, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend , Gurney , and Co. ; Nisbet and Co.; Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool and at the Hospital. STANFORD .8. SMITH, Seactitry, _~~ i<% < =: ~~1-/apt y //-~~~~ - ;rf, „,-;:-->... -c-• i ( 2,, This magnificent trophy was raisecti v ,,bt , . out 10 feet from the fl oor , an d it s base of scarle riched with a magnificent collection. at©_ lent Ey the Dukes of Cambridge, arrd Buceleuch, the Marquises of Exeter, SaLisbury, and Londonderry, the Earl of Derby, and, indeed, most of the chief nobility famous for the rarity and value of their collections of p'ate. The centre piece of the buffet was the celebrated Flaxtnan Waterloo Shield, the largest, and probaby the finest work of art in gold in Europe —the first time that it had. ever been ient by the Duke cf Wellington. On the table, itself, was a perfect monument in silver, belonging to the Duke of Buccleuch, while on every side were massive piles of silver-gilt cups, se avers, !Ind cande labra. Some idea may be formed of the glittering profusion with which these costly omen-bents were shown on this occasion, when it is stated that the value of the plate lent for tt,e fete arreennted to ece7rty two millioes sterling. The Prince and Princess of Wales, with the chief members of the Royal party On !he right and left, and the Arnbessedors next to the m, went through the form of eating something, hut they were evidently much mere occupied with the beautiful aspect of the sapper-room around then, and with etch other, than with what was set before them. Dancing was, of course, continued kr the remainder of the guests while the Royal party stayed, rather than supped, in the salle-a-manger, but the attraction of the dancing did not entirely stop the tide of visitors when the observed of all observers, the Prince and Princess, were at the supper-table. The crowd indeed into the apart ment would have been too great but for the ad mirable arrangements of the Entertainment Com mittee, who foresaw, and provided for everything, and who checked the influx as soon as it threatened to become uncomfortable. The formal supper eating, as may readily be imagined, lasted but a short time, and the Royal party returned to the throned dais, and with them, of course, returned the throng who had till then evinced such an almost hungry anxiety to sup too. Not a minute did the Prince lose after his return in recommencing the festivities of the evening, and again figure after figure succeeded each other rapidly, the Prince with his untiring vivacity and kind genial humour standing up in every set, and the Princess also dancing often, but not waltzing. It was getting well on to the grey of dawn before their Royal Highnesses had quitted the room, and, as usual, at the termination of the fete, they seemed to have established such kindly and personal re lations with all present that not even the severest rules of etiquette could entirely check the loyalty of the visitors as the Prince and Princess retired. Their wholesome example of retiring early was not, however, by any means, generally emulated, and the dawn, bright and clear, found this most splendid entertainment still almost in the zenith of its gaiety and beauty. It will be long before we see another of the kind. FOUNDERING OF THE CATALONIAN. Stephen Kelly and Daniel M'Neil, able seamen, rescued from one of the boats of the Catalonian, Oporto and Liverpool steamer, have been examined on oath by the Receiver of Wrecks regarding the loss of the steamer, and the melancholy fate of their companions. They stated that they were ablesea men on board the steamer. They left Oporto for Liverpool at five p.m. on the Bth inst., with a light breeze from the south. The cargo, besides 350 head of cattle, consisted of wool, oil, and wine, and was shipped by Messrs. F. Chemico, merchants of Oporto, No fault was to be found with the vessel. She was in good condition, and well found in stores. Nothing alarming happened till they reached abreast of Cape Finisterre, at 10 a.m. of the 9th, when it commenced blowing a heavy gale from the S.W. The ship was under steam and canvass. As the gale increased the vessel laboured heavily, but they kept her course—namely, N.E. half E. At 6 p.m., owing to the ship pitching so tremendously in the heavy sea, and the gale still holding out, all hands were called to take in the square sail for the purpose of leaving the ship to the wind. Daniel NlNiel was at the wheel ; he starboarded the helm, and the ship came up, but again fell off. The cap tain finding the ship would not lay up in the wind, be set all head sail to keep her away. However, by this time she was becoming unmanageable; for the heavy seas she was constantly shipping got down into the engine-room and extinguished the fur ❑ace fires, and, to reader the case worse, the cattle on deck had broken adrift, and rolled to leeward with terrific force. Suddenly the ship made a plunge from which she did not recover. She went down head foremost. Kelly and M'Neil saved themselves by the ship's boat, and after drifting about for three days were picked up by the brigan tine Angelina, of Cardigan, Captain Rees, master, who afterwards put them on board the Una steam ship, of Waterford, and were landed at Liverpool. The number of lives lost in the wreck was 25. One was a passenger. They estimate the value of the ship at £20,000, and that of the cargo at about £lO,OOO. Both steamer and cargo were insured at Lloyd's. RECENT WILLS AND BEQUESTS. (From the Illustrated London News.) The will of his late Royal Highness the Prince Consort has been presented to the Court of Probate, but it becomes a question whether it will be proved in the ordinary course. The will of the Right Hon. George Granville Francis Egerton, Earl of Ellesmere, of IV orsley hall, Lancaster, and Bridgewater-house, St. James's, was proved in her Majesty's Court of Probate under £160,000 personalty. The executors are the Hon. Francis Egerton (the brother) and the Hon. and Rev. Lord John Thynne. The testator, who died at the early ago of 39, was a twin. His twin brother died in infancy. His lordship married, in 1846, Lady Mary Campbell, daughter of the first Earl of Cawdor, and succeeded to the title and estates in 1857. His successor, their son, the present Earl of Ellesmere, heretofore Viscount Brackley, is in his 16th year. His lordship inherited a large portion of the property of the late Duke of Bridgewater, whose name of Egerton the first Earl assumed, in 1833, in lieu of Leveson-Gower. The will bears date 1861, and a codicil April, 1862. To his relict, the Countess of Ellesmere, beyond her marriage settlement and reversioner} interest, his lordship bequeaths certain jewellery and other personal effects, and a life interest in the estate of Burwood, Surrey, which latter estate will revert to thei r second son, the Hon. Alfred John Francis Egerton, and to whom his lordship has bequeathed a l egacy ' of £40,000. The estates in Lancashire and Cile hire are devised to the present earl. The will of Mrs. Elizabeth Wray Martin-Leake, of Queen Ann-street, Mary l ebone, was proved in London under £30,000 personalty, by the sole executor, Mr. Charles Henry I\Toore, of Wimpole street. The ch ar it a bl e bequests are—to the King's College Hospital, £2OO ; Charing-cross Hospital, Middlesex Hospit a l, M arylebone Dispensary, Marylebone Almshouses, Governesses' Benevolent Institution, Distressed Widows' Society, Sackville street, each £lOO ; and a small legacy to the Alden. ham parochial schools. RUSSIAN CLEMENcY.---The Posen Journal has the following :—" Madame M—, the wife of a landed proprietor in the neighbourhood of Wilna, waited on Gene ral Mouravieff, the new governor, and requested him to re vise the papers connected with her husband, who, she said, had been condemned unjustly by the former governor, Nazimoff, to six years' banishment to a distant government of the empire. Mouravieff listened very politely to what she had to sa y , and promised to make known the res ult. On the wasSthA iameii- received informati on th a t her condemnedhus band to be shot, and on the 10th the sen tence was carried into execution." 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