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FURNITURE, CARPETS. BEDDING, and L ? 0 E re CLOT CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in ,`,''kspagd6in, gardless of smount or distance. First. class 'Cm at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to f r :ZYTnen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select -4,i diroispiayed incantedrcoms occupying an acre of ground. .Z,,acle war GI HEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR- Li are res pectfully informed that M es srs. Cobbett and. en ; ialled are pyblishin v , an entirely New Edition of their un .bfOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, ifinstrated by 410 IZli!able engravings of every description of Furniture and post - free with prices attached. A copy sent gi atis and ree on application. This costly work also contains wmplete on for furnishingthe following revised a AIeGII A Six -roomed Parsonage An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten -roomed ditto A Twelve -roomed ditto ,',Wether with a Price List of purified bedding, and a . mass Ift valuable information to all requiring househ 31d furniture, .tliets, gentlemen References kindly permitied to Clergy f P,1 . 1 and in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth, lls, Oxford. Bri"liton, Gains' borough, Margate. Kidder tlii,yister, Wellington. Croy don. Cambridge, :-.taines, Dorking, .Z Alban's. Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, David's, 'frexh ara t r i tain , and above SCO other places in all parts of Great b` [3L ondon ETT and CO ~ ,General House Furnishers, Deptford llege, , S.E ITALIAN CHUR CH, 22 , HATTON-WALL, HATTON-GARDEN. nwchest±,ext S UNDAY, Decemb er 13, HIGH MASS, with full r, at 11 a.m. SEP ti v , MON, in Italian by Dr. Faa Di Bruno, on " The imty of Jesus Christ'." Gra n d „ Vespers, at 7 p.m. ; immediately after will be stir °r cheatr C h acc oir, Rossini's " STABET MATER," with full l ompaniment. .11 4N1( OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA. Th e c,, Incorporated by Royal Charter. nal f „, vITRT of DIRECTORS h ere by give Noti ce , that a ki ti „,„' e arlY Dividendet the rate of Six per Cent. per (free of lncome-tax),Dividend, et on the Capital of the Bank, ffiie ,„„u° Payable to the Proprietors of Shares registered in the o u i r itrY on and alter the sth day of January next, at Blsh c e of the Corporation, No. 7, St. Helen s-place, °Psgate-street, between the hours of Ten and Four. 1,03 Transfer c Books made between the sth inst. and the sth '' 4 lXto, as the must be closed during that p.iriod. By order of the Court. NO C. MINAB, secretary. . 7 tl ullci t. Hlens . lace, o, Bth Dec 1863 • bi-UARDI AN FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE . ___ COMPANY. T N , SPECIAL NOTNE. ate i.'-' 4 -reetors are now prepared to grant Insurances on clie..ruandise in the Port of London at the REDUCED OP RATES. t 'ar t ti Ett ee V,lars to be obtained at the Offices, 11, Lombard ' C. SPECIAL NOTICE. THE BOOKS OF THE NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY, For the Year 1863, close on 31st December. Policies effected on or before that date will rank for an Li °nal Year's Bonus in comparison to later entrants. — Lug the Four Years preceding last Division of Pr ofits (1858), the ompany issued 1,595 Life t Policies, assuring ti thlc," the Four suweeding Years the number of Life Polices issued amounted to 3,168, and the Stuns assured to Z 2,221,50 BEING AN INCREASE OF 82 PER CENT. pThe SIXTH SEPTENNI A L DIV ISION of the COM ANY'S PROFITS will take place on 31st December, 1865. I FIE WHOLE PROFITS WHICH sT DECEMBER, 185 ACCU ,4,ATED SINCE 11 .58, WILL TH M E U N 3 DIVIDED, AND NINETY PER CENT. ALLOCATED :4 ONG THE ASSURED ON THE PARTICIPATING 'CALF.. CERTIFICATES of INDISPUTABILI n - granted, and every facility offered to Lauren. FIRE DEPARTMENT. Otisnratres minted both at Home and Abroad on the most oral terms. 6 13 ,Porms of Proposal and e ver y i n f or rat i on will b e given at e Read Office, or any of the Company's Agents. By order. Lyndon F. W. LANCE, Secr e t a ry. November, 1863. t HEAD OFFICES 0/4r, ON 58, Threadneedle-street. " .. t,,,!:„ West-end Office B. Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. ,2"Rtittou 64, Princes-street. NPULT,IEN'S CONCERTS. To. v ! HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. 4O -HT A MENDELSSOHN NIGHT, and Last Night but Seven of the Season. Mdlle. VOLPINI.—VioIin, Signor Srvour. to ikr ie :whole of the first part of the Concert will be devoted orks of Mendelssohn. 'ttand Orchestra—Three Military Bands, and full Chorus. Commence at S.—Admission, One Shilling. T I M GREATEST ATTRACTION in LONDON during the CATTLE SHOW is by RI:" ZOOL GREAT SENSATION LION an HUNT, NEREYNA, the Great Afric Lion Hunter, At En with 20 L lONS and TIGERS, - -MOND'S (late Wombwell) ROYAL WINDSOR CASTLE MENAGERIE, Thous a CHURCH-STREET, ISLINGTON. -il ds of persons unable to obtain admission nightly. Open Daily from 12 a.m. till 10 p.m. T E OXFORD, Ttfi e, OXFORD STREET, W. toll o EVEING, will be performed Selections from the Oper N as, viz., THE SLAVE, and CLARA, the D ots DESLAN, by Sir ;H rishop; also, from LA FORZA ;, I INO—Verdi y the following talented artistes Ell Russell Townley, Fitz Henry, Amsley, Tyrrell Al en n ; Messrs. Green, Huish, Kimberley, Stuart, &c. telebr ateSd us o eh n the o Viost.l by VIOrTI COLLINS, the nl Englin /'lute by Drew Dean. Pianoforte, Miss Bryant. 414,1,,thbY Her ve r SCIIALKENBACH, marllous instrument, the the OInventor.RCHESTRAL Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. I e dy by UNSWORTH ("or any oiler man "), Eugene, -?!ndall, NV. T. Critchfield, T. Madigan, and the marvel- CYratiast, J. Henderson. tkAte,rtAta. has been newly Decorated, and is one of the 0 ' e autiful in the Metropolis. likil 3 b en at half-past 7 o'clock. Admission, area, ed.; stalls alconv is • private boxes lOs 6d •, -• , • . tf E GHOST CLUB" at the CANTERBURY HALL.—New and Interesting t ha tprai Tableaux —Mr. C. MORTON is enabled to announce h aa , t,..hrou,h the 'medium of Professor Pepper's World of Tli;d7ALi. "GHOST CLUB" is nightly held at the CAN becio,,,—"l HALL The object of the Club is not the re of the Han' nted Houses of London; but, through 1d:t1,7',.. ene3 :,„0,f Phantoms, to present vivid (if . transient su Mi h f — t ne drama of real life, both in its serious to reca l i t i aB Pects ; and, by means of spectral tableaux, of the t ea ,, - :Td still further impress on the mind, some t6" - i' vv il lg B or pleasantries of the best wr tors. At pre itiad th. orders of Slavery—the Slavery of the South, re ce i ve - Slavery of a more boastftil ciyil:sation, hPidieraPhatic illustration ; and these life pictures will be tiqe ePlace Iby others. The pages f Shakspere and the l' In rarnatists, of Scott, Hood, Imoldsby, Dickens, &c., &c., Ali li t i h tu ros, furnish subjects for illustration. aei e other Musical and Pictorial attractions as usual, Itl ie — "og Operatic Selections Eugene Comedy by Unswortp I,4„lllodern Demosthenes), , George Hodson, L. ‘ 4 all, and George Hutchenson. OYAL ALHAMBRA.—F RAN C O N I'S GRAND lIIPERIAL CIRQUE Every Evening. pRANCONPS GRAND IMPERIAL CIRQUE at the ROYAL ALHAMBKA Every Evening, jllßs'r MORNING PERFORMANCE o f TT PRANCONI'S GRAND IMPERIAL CIRQUE on DAT next, at T A o o'clock. 4 11 .GYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill•street, Piccadilly. 2 1T b aj 4 e ,, ri t T 1 the Concerts given by Mons. JITLLIEN, at Her <VW' a Theatre, the BALL will commence EVERY ING at NINE O'CLOCK. Doors open at 8 o'clock. Admission, Is. Manager—M. (GENET. rti/429,' GEORGE-STREET, HANOVE R- SQUARE. --n rl v-1 LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM. wol.0 0 .1)eh u IC. No , daily from 10 till 10. Lectures at 4 and 7 Bt an e l ; J uit :ere may be seen the . As , tecs; Bushman and r ,, 7 8 e ~,l'astrana and Infant Eng and Shang, the Pa d ; and upwards of 3,000 Models, Natural Pre `on,nl'oB,Egyptian Mummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years one Shilling , ior Gentlemen only). R p * rr oCOTT'S BILIOUS AND LIVER tred , „, -- La , s.—A NEVER FAILING REMEDY.—Pre wt t, n i`",. o lit any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. :biter ' i 'ruinley, Kent, will be found Invaluable to all who :rash :4 7l l bilious and :aver complaints, indigestion, wind. `Zativ e ,; giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, dm For habitual th e "e BB , as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier 1.144 blood, they are truly excellent ; mild in their opera ang gt,,,,ajeful to the stomach, they create appe ite, pro- SOid bv - 1-` ° Von, and strengthen the whole nervous system. ti —vridd r , • ~i, a mbert, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross. el et te n u by most druggists, in boxes,ls. lid., and three — oote e quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Rte." Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square * kae ll °kage, with " William Lambert," engraved on the IVIETHE BENEFACTOR OF THE SKIN. OLLARD , s PERFUMED SULPHUR an d , SOAP and CREAM for ordinary toilet purposes, tr oh ,:nAREGE' SULPHUR CREAM, for Baths, tree 1 11, - " .lB sgrecable odour ; an infallible means of preserving re,,,altin and body in perfect health ; they are also an effectual ti i r 4 Y in tiring local and cutBneous affections and rheuma li„,,ljighly patronised and recommended by the most +Nog -.,`?' Physicians see Testimonials). Tablets of Soap, from Rol .5 , accor&ng to the degree of sulphur they contain, Iv d at the depot, 2, Rupert-street, Coventry-street, London, ge and at all chemists. Prospectuses and testimonials sent application. ------ RU PTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. V l , HITE'S MOC-M AIN LEVER TRUSS 1 ,, ,,, (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT Tw'' l nrrintis OF 1851 AND 1862), is allowed by upwards of Ltiv ° „ l l lll ldred Medical Gentlemen the most efteotive kie 4°ll in the curative treatment lobe it E R N 1 A, worn round the I N - 1,. /-14 of a steel 'Tiring, so often hurtful in its effects, bod —r e avoided a b s'oft bandage being ziacY, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the 4 43 " Mai n Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease weeg sleep, closeness that it cannot be detected, and p_ilay be_r:g . n A descriptive circular may be nnounT and err oliraawhiell cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, , eut -re /lee , ot the body, two inches below the hips, being "' the manutacturer, A A ili i. .„ Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. s TT , li c ,,: l itLruss, 165., 215., 265. 6d., and 31s. 6d. Postage, i . 41 1 LT - 'rim, 31a. 6d., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, is Bd. Mbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, ls. led. aloe, lrestioince om.A. q. ........... Orders to be made payable to John White, Post- NEW PATENT IBLA ST IC *eakneaa and. C APS.S weIIi ng STOCKINGS, KNEE &e., for Varicose Vs and all X al Thr es ar o e f gr o o !is, holt iii v t z ex elling otcheioLee , Sp rains , and L em, and are draN y vn on f.ge l itru_dinetag e ary stocki ng• price le. 6d., 7e. 6d., 1 0 s., to us, 61 j( " i X WHITE, Akaufa WI tUra l 11 09SCUUT• _ _ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, King's-cross. Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. Vice -Patron—His loyal Highness the Prince of WA LE S,K.G President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G. Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. Then umerous and urgent appeals of the si k poor for ad mission compel the Committee to entreat the bounty of the affluent and humane, as the medical officers are daily obliged t ) treat as out-patients many distressing cases which. with more adequate tun ds, they would gladly admit into the wards. The bedspremises of th e H ospital are capable of containing 500 The Hospital 18 not endowed, but is wholly dependent on voluntary contributions and legacies, which are received by the Treasurer, Edwa rd alas erman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. i Drummond and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, P a yne, an . ; Denison and and c o. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay ana Co • C° •_l W Maras, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; -Nisbet and Co., Berners-street ; L the ll maste oppital, from 0 rmah and Co. ; till ST. Ba . r ned and Co Liverpool ; and at IiTANF°I4I) 8. SMITH Secretary. No. 22,296. DO NOT FORGET YOUR APPOINTMENT. —We Sup at EVANS', Covent-garden, alter Jullien's Concert. Fairest and most interesting of Cabbys—Drive Country Gentlemen to the Rue de Kydney, Covent-garden. DR. CUMMING'S NEW WORK. Now ready at all the Booksellers, In 1 vol., 7s. Gd., THE DESTINY OF NATIONS, AS INDICATED IN PROPHECY. By the Rev. JOHN CUMMING, P.D. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great ➢iarlborough-street. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., T HE WIFE'S EVIDENCE. By W. G. WILLS. "A very powerful and interesting novel ; true to nature in its characters and its emotions.."—Sun. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready, in Byo., with Illustrations, 145., bound, MAJOR -GENERAL CAMPBELL'S PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF THIRTEEN YEARS' SERVICE AMONG THE WILD TRIBES OF KLIONDISTAN, tor the Suppression of Human Sacrifice. " Major-General Campbell's book is one of thrilling inte rest, and must be pronounced the most remarkable narrative of the present season."—Atheneum. Hurst and Blsc&ett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NOTICE. THE SECOND EDITION of THE SHADOW OF ASHLYDYAT, is now ready at all Libraries and Booksellers, in 3 vols., post Fvo. Lichard Bentley, New Burlington-street. HARD CASH; THE NEW NOVEL, BY CHARLES READE, is Ready This Day, in Three Volumes, at all the Libraries. London : Sampson Low, Son, and Co., Ludgate-hill. T HE TEETH, as Supplied by NATURE and JL Preserved by ART. By M. C. ROGERS, M.R.C.S., Surgeon-Dentist. London: 18, New Burlington-street, W. BEAUTIFUL FOR EVER. MADAME RACHEL ON "FEMALE GRACE AND BEAUTY." Just published, ABOOK OF B E A U T Y. By Madame RACHEL. To be had at 47A, New Bond-street. Price 2s. 6d. SHORTHAND. -PITMAN'S PHONOGRA PHIC TEACHER. 6d. ; free by post, 7d. SHORTHAND. -PITMAN'S PHONOGRA. PHIL; MANUAL. Free by post, is. 6d. SH ORTHAND.-"PITMAN'S PHONO- GRAPHY forms an exceedingly efficient —probably the MOST efficient—system of Shorthand that exists."—Sir Rowland Hill. London : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C. PIGS PIGS! PIGS!-INDIAN PIG MEAL, without husks, supplied to the Royal farms, Windsor, and in every county in England, IGs 6d per cwt. ; one cwt. equal to 14 cwt. barley or any meaL Delivered free in Lon don. Established 1858.— THOMAS PEARCE, Manager, 66, Lant-street, Southwark. ALGERIAN ONYX MARBLE. Messrs. HOWELL, JAMES, and CO., respectfully solicit an im , pection of their Onyx Salon, which contains upwards of I.OOJ objects, consisting of Clock., Candelabra, Lamps,Vases, Jardinieres, Inkstands, I'en-trays, and a variety of smaller articles of taste, at moderate prices. This beautiful marble is perfectly translucent, bears a very fine polish, presents a diversity of pleasing tints, and can be turned or chiselled into any form necessary for utility or ornament.-5, 7,9, Regent-street, Pall-mall. IF THIS SHOULD MEET THE EYE of any one troubled with Wind in the Stomach, Indigestion, or Biliousness, take PAGE WOODCOCK'S WIND PILLS. Their world-wide celebrity proves them of sterling merit. Of all medicine vendors at is. lid. snd 2s. 9d. ; or free by post for 14 or 33 stamps from Page D. Woodcock, Chemist Lincoln. MESSRS. BOTT. JACKSON, AND CO. execute COMMISSIONS on all races throughout the year. Market price guaranteed. Remittances. London and Westminster Bank. Post-office Orders payable at Camber well-park. N.B.—Betting on the Waterloo Cup. Address—BoTT and JACKSON, "Man of the World" Wine Stores, George-street, Camberwell-park, London. GIVE YOUR HO PSE A TREAT.—Two penny packets of THORLEY'S delicious CONDIMENT daily, mixed with damped chaff and corn, will, at three weeks hence, astonish the owner. Pecked publicly at 145, Fleet-street, City. None genuine without the Inventor's sit - nature enaraved on each packet, '• Joseph Thorley." —Read the Discussion on this C, ndiment, held in Hanover square Rooms, and judge for yourselves how its opponents were put hors de combat - one an Oil Cake Dealer, the other a Veterinary Surgeon. May be had free on application. THE OLD-ESTABLISHED B ROMPTON GENERAL REGISTRY OFFICE FOR SERVANTS. (UNDER DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE.) MRS. DONO VAN, 56, BROMPTON-ROAD. Families requiring Servants are respectfully solicited to apply, there being always a large supply on the books. Applications for Servants during the past year, 1,760. Lists of Servants forwarded on application. Office Hours from 10 till 4 daily, _ . Yearly subscribers of One Guinea supplied with every c las of Servants free of extra charge. _ Upper Servants, ss. ; Under do., 2s. 6d. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, and Dining-room, consisting of a new and e.tegant assort ment 32 VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, r , eautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, &c., in Italian, Alabas er, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &c. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her itsjesty, 149, Stand. W.C., Lonaon. - Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate t!►e interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON CHOLOGY. tnd GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE- Y is given by Mr. TENNAN 2, at 149, Strand, W.C. BEAUTIFUL WOMEN.—Alabaster Powder, and the Magnetic Rock Dew Water from Sahara. Cir cassian Bloom, Arabian Soaps, and Alabaster Liquid. These costly and Inimitable toilet p reparations render the hair. teeth, and complexion beautiful beyond comparison.—Can be had only at Madame RACHEL'S, 47A, New Bond-street, where she can be consulted daily. All communications are strictly confidential. PRIZE MEDAL -INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER & CO., Wax Chandlers, &c., To the Queen and the Pi ince of Wales. (Established 17?0.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862. testifies to he excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' manufacture. A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says : " I have f oun d them fully equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn, recom mend them to th e clergy for the use of the altar. " Finest qualit y , with Platted Wicks, patented.. 2s. 2d. per lb Ordinary quality 2-. od, per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality Second quality •• • • • • .. Is. sd. per lb. Third p ua per er l l b b . Carriage . in.:. ' London onOrdere of Five Pounds in va l ue . • .. L s ' . 1 3 1 q paid : FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., 8, South Molton-street, Gro s ve nor - s quare. Manufactory— Kensington (Established 1730). The largest Establishment in England for the Manufacture of Wax Candles for the use of the Altar. TEETH. -Mr. ESK 14',LL'S INVFATION in tha construction of ARTIFICIAL TEETH has the following advantages :—A set or teeth, of excellent work manship and mechanism, can be made and fitted with the most perfect accuracy and success, in a few hours, without pain or extraction of stumps, and to answer all the purposes of mastication and articulation. They are fitted without wires or fastenings, and adapt themselves so perfectly to the gums, that they are q.iite immoveable, except at the option of the wearer. Invalids or residents in the country can ad just these teeth to many chanties of the mouth without the aid of a dentist. They are not so liable to injury, are always useful, and will last a lifetime. Comfort guaranteed. Trea tise explaining Mr. Esked's Patent, &c., free for 7 stamps. Inspection of specimens and consultations tree. —B,Grosvenor street, Bond-street, W ; and at 39, Bennett's-hill, Bir mingham. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and most useful invention of the day, AQUA AMARELLA. Messrs. JOHN GOSNELL and CO., 3, King-court, Lombard street, London, Perfumers to her Majesty, respectfully offer to th, public this truly marvellous fluid, which gradually restores the human hair to its pristine hue—no matter at what age. The Agua Amarella has none of the properties of dyes ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and whe,o. the hair is once restored one application per month will keep it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per bottle, or in half bottles, 10s. 6d. Testimonials from artistes 01 the highest order, and from individuals of undoubted respecta bility, may be seen on application. Messrs. John Gosnell and ro. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal High ness the Princess of Wales. • • 4.. • 4._ 4. . t • \\A, • • - :•• • • e r aiieti f c& -5 41 7••• -4.4 • 0 , „ Ro n. • , . t . , •* 4 --b." • " THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11, 1863. K INAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC BRANDY. This celebrated Old IRIS II WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It i Pu, e, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses In London ; by the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale at of all those whvse aspirations tend to the welfare of humanity. Mr. S. Fitzgerald, M.P., and Mr, Cave, M,P. Your Majesty has just taken the initiative by proposing to regulate the present and assure the future in a Congress. I do homage to the elevated thought which has guided your Imperial Majesty, and I thank you very sincerely for the invitation you have forwarded to me to co-operate in your generous projects. The annual dinner connected with the Christmas Horr sham Cattle Show took place on Wednesday afternoon at the Black Horse Inn. The Right Hon. S.Fitzgerald, M.P., presided, and among the gentlemen present were Captain Wyndham, M.P., Mr. Cave, M.P., Capt. Dickins, Capt. Brenny, Mr. L. Steine, Mr. E. Bigge, Mr. J. Braby, Rev, F. Vincent, Rev. Mr, Hodgson, Mr. Sanctuary, &c. After the usual loyal and constitutional toasts had been given, the " Health of the Members for the Western Divi sion of the County" was chunk amid loud cheers. Capt. IVyNDHAivi responded to the toast, and in so doing strongly urged the agriculturists to test the efficacy of malt in the feeding of cattle, and to endeavour by every means in their power to secure the reduction, if not the entire re peal of the malt tax. 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded " liinahan's LL Whisky." 1 hope that Germany, especially Austria and Prussia— who in this question has interests from which I cannot sepa rate thor.o of the kingdom of Hanover—will be enabled to afford her support to the task your Imperial Majesty has imposed upon yourself, and in this case I shall do myself a real pleasure in co-operating as much as possible in the realisation of the work which you have undertaken. Meanwhile, I pray you to be good enough to accept the reiterated assurances of the high esteem and inviolable friendship with which I am, Monsieur mon Frere, your Majesty's good brother, GEORGE, Rex. Countersigned, Count von Platen-Hallerround, At the Chateau of Herrenhausen, Nov. 23. THE PROPOSED CONGRESS. The Moriiteur yesterday published the replies of the Pope, Austria, Prussia, Hanover, and Bavaria to the Emperor's invitation to a Congress : REPLY OF THE POPE. Imperial Majesty,—The thought which your Majesty expresses of being able to establish without shock in Europe —with God's blessing elsewhere also I—with the concur rence of the Sovereigns or of their representatives, a system which calms men's minds and restores peace, tranquillity, and order to the numerous countries where, unhappily, these benefits are lost, is a design wh?ch greatly honours your Majesty, and which, with the co-operation, of all, as sisted by Divine grace, would produce the best results. We co-operate, therefore, in so laudable a project in a perfectly cordial spirit, and can now earnestly assure your Majesty that all our moral support will be afforded to the Congress, in order that the principles of justice, in these days so much misunderstood and trodden under foot, may be re-established to the advantage of society in its present agitated state, that violated rights may be admitted in order to be asserted in favour of those who have had to suffer by their violation, and especially in order that the real pre-eminence which belongs naturally to the Catholic religion, as being the only true one, may be re-established, especially in Catholic countries. Mr. CAVE, in responding to the toast of the "Health of the Members for the Rape of Bramber," after explaining the cause of the absence of his colleague (Sir P. Burrell), observed that it was expected on those occasions that the platers in the stakes at Westminster should come down and make strong running in the provinces; but, considering what was left for them to speak about, it was almost impos sible to rise, except with feelings of despair. Domestic po litics were forbidden, and with respect to foreign politics, it would be absurd for him to talk on that subject in presence of the chairman. But he might be permitted to say that at the present time there was nothing very cheering in the aspect of foreign politics. We seemed to be in the time spoken of by the poet,— " A dark and troublons time, The heavens all gloom, the weary earth all crime," Wherever we turned there were wars and rumours of wars. England seemed to be almost the only country that was free from sources of discontent and turbulence. In some of our colonies the prospects were not more cheering than they were in foreign countries. If we looked to America, who could say what was to be the end of things there ? Post after post brought us accounts of bloody battles with no results; and although he could not for a moment believe that a brave people inhabiting a country where the means of locomotion were so difficult could be conquered, he looked with horror upon the sufferings and privations which they endured from day to day from those who called themselves their brethren and their countrymen. (Hear, hear.) On look ing at the continent of Europe there was scarcely a nation whose position could be calculated upon for a single year. An attempt had been made—a wise and creditable attempt —to bring these matters under peaceful consideration. It was not for him to say whether that attempt was possible or not, or whether the course pursued by our Government was a right course or not ; but still any attempt to submit the affairs of Europe to a peaceful solution was an attempt which could not but be looked upon with most serious and most respectful consideration. (Hear.) With regard to politics, hon. members were frequently in the habit of going so near the wind that they reminded him of a boy going to see a "meet," whose horse, somehow or other, kept edging nearer and nearer to the hounds, until in the end he rode over somebody in his progress. (Laughter.) He wished to be careful with regard to the subject of politics. In looking through the speeches made from time to time at meetings like the present, he found that ;the common cry among the speakers had been that the past session had been a very discreditable one, every member almost saying, " I come to bury Cmsar, not to praise him." (Laughter.) Now, he thought that a great deal might be said in favour of the past session, and did not agree with these who gave it so bad a character. There were two classes of members who, no doubt, were ready to say something against the session. There were the idle members, who were glad of any excuse for not being at their posts—(a laugh)—and there were the troublesome members, who expected something from fishing in troubled waters, and did not like the affairs of the country to go on smoothly if by that means their power over the masses seemed likely to be diminished. (Hear, hear.) It re minded him of the story told of an English condottiere— Sir John Hawkwood. A monk who was afraid of hi in began by saying "Pax vobiscum" (Peace be with you.) The reply of Sir John was " The devil take your blessing; dont you know I live by fighting." (Laughter.) Something of this kind might be said of some of the speeches which had been delivered in the north of England. When the country was at peace and in prosperity they said "What is that to us ? We dont want that ; we want some stirring points to be brought forward, and to see the people thoroughly dis contented." (Hear.) The hon. member then referred to the number of bills which had been passed during the last session, and entered into some details for the purpose of showing that a considerable amount of business had been done, and urged the farmers to make known their opinions on the malt tax, and to petition Parliament for its modifica tion or repeal. (Cheers.) The next toast was the " Health of the Chairman," which was received with great enthusiasm. Mr. FITZGERALD, in responding to the toast, said—lf it is difficult for a member of Parliament to make a speech on an occasion of this kind, it is a doubly difficult thing for me, because it is a ♦ery rare occasion for me to find a meeting in the borough which I have the honour to represent where I am able to give an account of the conduct which I pursue, or to express to those whom I represent the opinions "which I conscientiously entertain. I must feel myself bound by that rule, which rather more vigorously than usual has been laid down by those who have preceded me. I will not ostentatiously go out with the hounds for a day, but if you will consider me somewhat in the position of the little boy to whom Mr. Cave alluded, I shall be glad if I can, without offence to any gentleman around me, take a short gallop with the hounds. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) For many years the principal interest in meetings of this kind at tached to questions of internal legislation. We had our Free-trade fights, our Protection fights, our Reform fight s , and various other struggles between the two great parties in Parliament and in the country. These struggles do not exist now, and we must adopt the advice which has been given by a great Minister of the Crown,and which has become almost a proverbial expression—we must, I suppose, " rest and be thankful." (Laughter.) It is probably rather late in Your Majesty cannot hesitate to believe that the Vicar cf Jesus Christ, ei , her from the duties of his sublime repro• sentation, or from the conviction he entertains that in the Catholic faith, in conjunction with practice, is to be found the sole means proper to moralise the peoples, cannot in the midst of Congresses, even political ones, fail in his obliga tion to sustain with the greatest rigour the rights of our most august religion, which is one, holy, catholic, apostolic, and Roman. The confidence which we express, of seeing violated rights vindicated springs from the conscientious duty imposed upon us by their guardianship. In showing ourselves full of solicitude on the subject of these rights, we do not wish your Majesty ever to suppose that we could entertain any doubt with regard to those appertaining to this Holy See, since, besides the other motives which militate in Ha favour, we have also the assurances which your Majesty has several times given, and caused to be given publicly, assurances which it would seem to us offensive to doubt, coming from so high and powerful a Sovereign. Atter this preliminary explanation, which has seemed to us ail the more opportune that we better understand your Majesty's views, we are happy to add that we applaud ma terial progress,.and desire besides that nations should be in a position to enjoy peaceably their property, as much for the profit that they derive therefrom, as for the occupation which it gives them. We could not say as much in the case of our being invited to satisfy certain aspirations of some fractions of these nations—aspirations which cannot be re conciled with the principles above enunciated. We entertain the hope that your Majesty, with your high perspicacity, will recognise in our frank communication the character of loyalty which always accompanies the acts of this Apostolic See, and at the same time the evidence of the great esteem which we entertain towards your august per son, to whom we have in no way hesitated to speak thus explicitly in a matter of so much importance. Hereupon, with the assurance of our paternal affection, we give your Majesty, our august Consort, and the Impe rial Prince, our apostolic benediction. Given in our palace of the Vatican, the 20th November, 1863. Pius P.P. IX. the day for that great Minister, of whom without offence it may be said he has never taken " rest" himself and has never allowed any repose to his opponents—it is rather late in the day for him to give such advice as that; but looking at the present state of the country as regards all those questions of internal legislation which have hitherto interested us, I think we may give him the same advice which he has given us ; and although within a very few years he has thought that questions of great change affecting the relations of classes the one to the other in this country were the para mount questions to which all men iu this country ought to address themselves, and which were of such paramount im portance that they were to make or unmake a Ministry, I think we may say, although so short a time ago such were his opinions, the present condition of affairs is such that, having attained that which has been the great object of hie life—the direction of the foreign affairs of this country —w e may say to him as he has said to us, " rest and be thankful." (Cheers and laughter.) Ido not think there is anybody in this country who desires for mere party objects or questions between man and man, between one individual statesman and another individual statesman—l do not think there is any man of note in the House of Commons or generally in public life among the English people—who desires to see on such grounds a change of Government. It is rather too common a mode of speech at public meetings to say that they have such entire confidence in the Prime Minister that there is no difference between party and party. Now, I must say that I have a great respect, a great regard, for Lord Palmerston. He has passed through a long public life, and has rendered great public services to his country. (Hear, hear.) I trust he mey long be spared to render additional services to that country to which he has added a reputation and a name ; but I should be sorry to see the time arrive when there should exist an utter indifference, mainly from a regard to one individual, upon great public questions. (Hear.) I believe that indifferentism in re ligion is not more fatal to society than indifferentism in politics—(hear, hear)—and I think it would be an evil day for this country if we should become so dead, so little alive to the great interests which are involved in the questions which come before Parliament, that a regard for one great name should make us indifferent to the question as to who shall carry on the Government of the country. (Hear, hear.) There is one thing to which I c innot at all adhere, and that is the opinion expressed by same of my very old Tory friends , who have said, " We should be very sorry to see the present Government disturbed, because we are perfectly sure di!: as soon as they are removed from office great and er g o :. c hanges will again be agitated, and the whole coun tr y be in a state of turmoil." A friend of mine in the other day, " I should be sorry to see Earl RS:lssas:ill eaenrd some of his friends removed from office, tain that so long as they remain there w of the question of reform." But this neighbourhood. like what has evsbeheraThseear nothing There was a happened in our immediate neighboLeep every keeper on very enterprising man, who used t t. The whole country the qui vice; no preserve was (1 ul e e ' man, who was called believed it would be was in commotion on account of t.- 4, e friendsh,i,sA frifriend as o s e Little Barker. My friend said f the same with Earl Russell and with Little Barker, and he added, cent for Little Barker and said, I will make you r a y keeper,' and from that day to this the whole coun try has been quiet, our preserves have been at rest, our able to sleep initthiesirtbheedssa, M an e d w w itli our keepers hav e have enjoyed p eace and tranquillity as with Little Barker, these gentleme n and they will re main quite as long as the y are our k eepers." (Ch eers an d laughter.) i Now, Ido not look up on t h eta in that way. I hope there s a strong feeling in the country at large against an y great and organic changes, and in f a v our o f th a t ex• pression of the great Minister to which I have alluded. I believe that the country at large feel that it is best for us, especially in the present state of the world, to " rest, and be thankful,", (11 earl etkr) We have iamb es4to ffrp REPLY OF THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA. Monsieur mon Fthe,—The letter written to me by your Majesty on the 4ih of November directs my attention to the precarious state of Europe, to the dangers which may result therefrom, and proposes to me to regulate the present and assure the future in a Congress. This step is suggested to your Majesty by the sincere de sire of sparing the world the calamities entailed by war. To preserve and assure to Europe the benefits of peace, at the same time preserving from any attack the honour and dignity of the countries we govern, such should indeed be one of our most constant cares. Such is also my dearest wish, and to attain this end, my co-operation will always be secured to your Majesty. Guided by this sentiment I have conscientiously examined the proposition which has been made to me. I was bound to ask myself if, in its present form, your Majesty's project united all the conditions which would permit me to hope for a result in conformity with your desire and mine. The success of every enterprise depends in a great mea sure upon the manner in which it is undertaken, and the plan which has been marked out. The greater the difficulty of the enterprise, and the more it demands the co-operation of various farces and wills, the more urgent it becomes to have a clear understanding upon the point of departure, to define the object and means of action held in view, to deter mine beforehand, in fact, the line of conduct that will be followed. These conditions appear to me to essentially affect the success of the work that your Majesty desires to essay and to which you invite me. Before joining it I, therefore, deem it indispensable to be enlightened upon certain preliminary points. In a word, I should wish to know, with some accuracy, the bases and programme of the deliberations of the Congress which would assemble. In specifying beforehand the questions to be examined by the Congress, and agreeing upon the direction to be given to its labours, unforeseen obstacles that might compromise eve] ything would be avoided ; this course would also remove dangerous and almost insoluable problems, which, unex pectedly raised, would only envenom the debates and give rise to fresh complications, instead of obviating those which already exist. These considerations appears to me too important not to deserve all the attention of your Majesty. Prince Metter nich will be charged, on his side, to state then with greater development. The particular goodwill and confidence which your Majesty has always been good enough to manifest towards my Ambassador still facilitate, I trust, this preli minary understanding which it appears to me necessary to establish before offering my support to the plan conceived by your Majesty. _ I take this opportunity of renewing the assurances of the high esteem and inviolable friendship with which I am, Monsieur mon frere, your Majesty's good brother, Vienna, Nov. 17. FRANCIS JOSEPH. REPLY OF THE KING OF PRUSSIA. Monsieur mon frere,—Your Majesty in writing to me the letter which your Ambassador presented to me on the 13th of November, must have been convinced that the generous sentiments which inspired you would be responded to with that cordial assent which a Sovereign having at heart the welfare of nations, could not deoliae joining in the noble object which your Majesty proposes to the Euro pean Powers by inviting them to a general Congress. During the course of the last half century the treaties of 1815 have necessarily undergone modifications which the irresistible influence of time and events exercises upon human institutions. Nevertheless, those treaties still con tinue to form the foundation upon which the political edifice of Europe actually rests. It will, therefore, be a task worthy of the efforts of all Governments in terested in the maintenance of order and of peace to consolidate that foundation, to provide for those portions which have been destroyed or which will have to be abolished, and to give additional guarantees to such enactments as m a y b e m i sun d ers t oo d or menaced. In such a work I w ill j o i n w i t h all ray heart, and in per fect liberty only to consult my own solicitude for the general interests of Europe, because, as Prussia has never outstepped the limit s o f treaties, she has no di rec t i n t eres t in provoking or decli n i ng the meeting of a Congress. S uc h a position enables my Government to lend its impartial and disinterested support to establish between the Powers convoked a preliminary understanding, upon the principles of the Congress, and to obviate by prudent negotiations the difficulties which might cause germs of discord in a work of conciliation and of peace. To this effect my Government will be happy to receive any overtures your Majesty may think fit to make respecting preliminary views. I thank your Majesty for the hospitality which you have kindly offered me, and I am sure I should meet with a welcome at Paris which renders so dear to me the remem brance of my sojourn at Compiegne ; but it is r a th er f or our Ministers united in Co uncil to enlighten by their dis cussions and to prepare for the sanction of the Sovereigns the proposals which will be submitted to the Congre s s. I take advantage of this opportunity to renew the assur ances of the high esteem and special friendship with which I remain, Mon s ieur mon 11 ere, of your Majesty, Le bon frere, WILLIAM. Berlin, Nov. 18. REPLY OP THE KING OF HANOVER. Mousier mon Frere,—l have received with as much pleasure as gratitude the letter which your Imperial Ma jesty was good enough to address to me under date the 4th of this month. To regulate existing differences by a general understand ing between the European Powers, to calm the unceasingly recurring disquiet which obstructs or retards the develop merit of the prosperity of States, to paralyse the efforts of subvervise parties, and, in fine, to assure the tranquillity of Europe by removing every eventuality of war, is the most signal service that can be rendered to the cause of civilise tiou ; it is an enterprise which, should obtoin the alllfig" REPLY OF THE BIND OF BAVARIA.. Monsieur mon Frere,—l have received the ietter which your Imperial Majesty has been kind enough to address to me, under date of the 4th of this month, proposing a Con gress, which would assemble at Paris, with the object of laying the foundation of the pacification of Europe. I cannot but render full justice to the lofty sentiments with which this proposal is impressed. The treaties of 1815, on which the present political edifice of Europe rest, are, I am not unaware, destroyed in fact on man y points or misunderstood. There is, therefore, no grander task than to spare the future the shocks almost in evitable from this state of things, by regulating in concert with the other Powers the litigious questions of the present day, to which the arrangements of these treaties could no longer be applied. I believe with pleasure that the proposal of your Imperial Majesty, followed by subsequent explanations on the sub ject, will be received by the Powers directly interested in the solution of these questions in the manner which is in dispensable to assure its success. . . In this supposition I do not hesitate to adhere to the pro-,' position of your Imperial Majesty, and I shall esteem my self happy to concur in the work of general pacification by taking part in the future conferences. I take this opportunity of renewing the assurance of the high esteem and inviolable friendship with which I am, Monsieur mon Frere, of your Imperial Majesty the good brother, MAX. Rome, Nov, 27, Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. The eastern division of the Channel fleet—comprising the Edgar, 74, wooden liner, Capt. G. P. Hurnby, bearing the flag of the Commander. in -Chief, Rear-Admiral Sidney, Colpoys Dacres, C.B. ; the Warrior, 40, iron frigate, Capt. the Hon. A. A. Cochrane, C.B. ; and the Resistance, 16, iron frigate, Capt. Chamberlain—is expected to sail from Spithead to-day for Plymouth Sound, where it will be joined by the western division, and receive sailing orders for the next cruise. At Plymouth the Resistance will be detached from the squadron and proceed to the Mediterra nean, where, according to present orders, she will com• plete her term of commis ion. The Tamar, screw troopship, Capt. Stirling, arrived at Spithead yesterday morning from the eastward. She is ordered into the harbour. The ordnance screw transport Lord Paumure was taken into the steam basin of Portsmouth dockyard yesterday, and the two 12-ton 300-pounder Armstrong guns ehe has conveyed round from Woolwich were transferred, by the aid of the large steam crane, from her hold to4n ordnance lighter for conveyance to the gunnery Excellent. Her Majesty's screw yacht Fairy was undooked at Ports mouth yesterday, after completing the coating of her bottom plates with the M'lnnes composition. The United States screw steam sloop of war Kearsage, 7, Commander Winslow, on a c uise, last from the Isle of Wight, was outside Plymouth Sound yesterday, The whole of the powerful cast iron girders and tramways for the overhead travellers which the Ler& of the Admi ralty have ordered to be erected beneath the building sheds at Chatham dockyard, on which will ultimately be held down some of the squadron of iron vessels ordered to he constructed, have been transported to the dockyard from the foundry when they were prepared by means of three of the powerful traction engines manufactured by Messrs. Aveling and Porter, Rochester, which have been employed unceasingly at the work for several months past. The re sults prove in the highest degree the superiority of the trac tion engine for transporting heavy weights to great dis tances over the ordinary horse labour. Yesterday five of the large iron girders, each weighing exactly three tons, were placed on A couple of lorries, and dragged by one of the traction engines from the foundry at Strood to the deck yard at Chatham, a distance of two miles, over every va riety of ground, including a severe incline of one in twelve, and through crowded streets, without the least inconveni ence. On arriving at the end of the dockyard where the girders are intended to be erected, the engine, by means of a crane attached, lifted each girder from the waggon and deposited it in the place intended for it. So favourable are the reports made of the advantages resulting from the em ployment of traction engines for every description of heavy draughts that in a short time their use will become general in each of the Royal dockyards. Mr. Reed's iron-cased experimental ship Enterprise,to be launched next month from the slip at Deptford, was yes terday commissioned (as stated at Woolwich) by Comman der Charles J. Rowley, lately in command of the gun v easel Renard. A notice was yesterday affixed at the entrance of Wool wich dockyard announcing that the following number of men was required for immediate employment :-80 ship wrights, 25 joiners, four painters, six millwrights and fitters, six double firemen, 14 single firemen. and 25 ham mermen. The abovenamed increase of the establishment is to take place in order to hasten the construction of the Pallas, as well as to complete the fittings of the Racer and the Ranger, required for the North American and African stations. Orders were promulgated at Portsmouth dockyard yes terday for the entry of about 1,000 additional hands, 600 of whom are to be shipwrights, and the rema!nder of different trades and labourers. the following appointments have been made in'the Roya' Naval Reserve :—To be Lieut., William Holmes Long. man; to be Sub-Lieut., Edward John Taylor, THE ARMY. announcing that the next examina io A general order has been received at Chatham garrison from n of the candidates Horse Guards,foradmission to the Staff College, to be held in July, 1864, will be upon the following portions of m ilitary history and geography:—Milit a ry History—" The Campaign of Wellington, lBl3 ,concluding with the Battle of t Vittoria ;,, "the Campaign of Napoleon, 1800, concluding with the Battle of Marengo; and "the Campaign of the Archduke Charles, 1796." Military Geography—" The Northern Frontier of Spain and Basin of the Ebro ;" " the Basin of the Po, and the Theatre of War in Sardinia ;" and "the Theatre of the War in Southern and Western Ger many." Candidates will be expected to acquaint themselves with, and to be prepared to reason upon , the circum s t ances by which the issues o f the campaigns were mainly influ enced, for which purpose they should compare for them selves, to the fullest ex tent possible, the recounts of both sides. The examination wi ll be principally directed to elicit this knowledge rather than a mere narrative of facts. The Chatham contingent of Royal Marine Light Infan try selected for service in Japan left headquarters yesterday for Woolwich, the officers'and men having been previously inspected by Col. T. Lemon, C. 8., commandant of the Chatham Division. The force numbered 6 sergeants, 5 cor porals, 1 drummer, and 75 privates, together with the fol lowing officers :—Lieut.-Col. C. W. Adair, Captain J. A. Stewart (Paymaster), Capt. J. 11. Parry, First Lieut. W. J. Barker (Quartermaster), First Lieut. IL H. Dwyer, and Second Lieut. W. W. Spalding. The entire force of Royal Marines proceeding to Japan will rendezvous at Plymouth, where they will embark on board the screw liner Conqueror, 78, 500 horse power, Capt. W. G. Luard, now fitting at the Nore, which she will leave for Plymouth forthwith. Lieut.-Col. Mitchell's H battery, Royal Horse Brigade, three days from Aldershot, matched into garrison at head quarters, Woolwich, yesterday, and took up their winter quarters there. The battery consists of 6 officers and 230 non-c3mmissioned officers and privates. A company of Royal Marine Light Infantry, in command of Captain J. Horndon Parry, consisting of 1 captain, 2 subalterns, 6 sergeants, 5 corporals, 1 bugler, and 20 pri vates, arris ed at Woolwich yesterday from Chatham, and will leave Woolwich this morning by an early train to em bark on board the Conqueror, for service in Japan. The two companies of the Woolwich Division under orders for Japan will take their departure at the same time. Their strength is as follows :-1 lieutenant - colonel, 2 captains, 4 subalterns, 1 adjutant, 10 sergeants, 8 corporals, 2 buglers, and 161 privates. The whole will be commanded by Lieut.- Col. Suther, Woolwich Division. The names of the officers have appeared in a previous n umber of The Sun. Capt. E. J. Ward, 4th battery, 2d Brigade Garrison Artillery, at present at Dover, has been appointed Aide-de-Camp to Sir Richard Dacres. commanding at Woolwich, in suc cession to Major W. E. M. ReillYt C. 8., who has taken up the command of his battery. Horniman's Tea is choice and strong, moderate in price, and wholesome to use. These advantages have secured .for this Tea a general preference. It is sold in Ucketfi by 2,280 Agehto, PRICE..... -..4d. STAMPED ....sd. to be thankful for. We have a contented people. We have not, as other nations have, the word " Revolution " often murmured menacingly in their ears. We have a contented and a prosperous people ; and therefore, under Providence. I think wo cught to "rest, and be thankful." (Cheers.) One of the great features of these meetings of late years has been that almost the whole interest of the public has beua concentrated upon foreign affairs ; and this must naturally be so, because, in these days, the facilities of locomotion are so great, the ramifications of commerce and correspondence are so extensive, that we are not, as we were a few years ago, separate nations, with scarcely any connection with one another, end only having rivalries one with another; but we form as it were members of one family, and it is impos sible even for the smallest members of that European family to be affocted by any public event, without that effect being felt and reflected here and there in a very important degree ; and, therefore, it is that of late years the interest felt by the English public in foreign affairs had been a very deep and a very earnest one. (Hear, hear.) And I hope I may be permitted from the interest which I have always taken in these matters to refer to one or two questions which are prominent before the public, and with regard to which the very gravest consequences may follow to this country, and be felt by every individual now present. (Hear, hear.) One of these questions is the condition of Poland, On this sub ject there has been a very constant expression of opinion. I regret to differ from many of my political friends who think that it was not right and that it was not discreet on the part of this country to take the course which they did, and to interfere with expressions of sympathy in fa vour of the Polish race. lam not of that opinion, and I believe it is contrary to that high and generous sentiment which is always the motive and dictating principle of Eng lish policy. I believe that perhaps the method and form of interference was not the wisest that could have been adopted ; but after Parliament had Expressed itself in the the strongst way on the subject, after repeated public meet ings had been held, and after there had been a general con currence in the indignation felt at the way in which the Polish people were being treated, I think it would have been an undignified, a cowardly, and an un-English course if England had not made use of the whole weight of her moral force for the purpose of obtaining for that people the justice to which treaties had entitled him. (Cheers.) I perfectly admit that it was not a question upon which this country could go to war. I regret at the same time the way in which the question was treated, because the result has been this, that high-handed wrong and injustice have come off victorious, and, in the Lace of violated treaties and outraged faith, the great Powers of Europe that interfered in the cause of justice and humanity have been obliged to retreat from the position which they occupied, with humiliation, if not almost with insult. (Hear, hear.) At the same time, the course pursued by the Govern ment is not to be judged by its results. I think it would' have been an un-English course, an undignified course, in consistent with the character we have long maintained, if this country had not raised her voice in favour of a people suffering as they were, and in whose favour we were bound to interfere by treaty. (Hear.) There is one other subject which is of deep interest to us, because out of it I believe it perfectly possible that war may grow, and' I am certain of this, that there is no society of Englishmen to whom I could address myself to whom the question of peace or war would not possess greater interest than any question that I might put before them, for we are a peace-loving people —we be lieve any war not required by the interest and honour of the country is an unjust war—and therefore we cannot but feel a deep interest in any question that may lead to a rup ture of our peaceful relations with any part of Europe. (Hear.) Pending the marriage of the Prince of Wales I took the opportunity of expressing a strong opinion with reference to a question which was raising itself into great importance relative to certain regulations affecting the de pendencies of Denmark. I will not enter fully into that question, because in the first place it requires considerable study; and, in the next place, because it is a very irksome one. It has been said that no one ever understood the ques tion which is known by the name of the Schleswig• Holstein question ; that the only person who got nearly to understand it was a German professor, and that it had driven him mad. (Hear, hear, and a laugh.) I will not go into the details of that question ; but this I will say, that with regard to it I think the course pursued by our Government was a consis tent, a manly, and a decided one. (Hear, hear.) It is of great importance to this country that a Protestant, a liberal, a constitution state should in its full force, with all its means and resources, exist in the Baltic. I believe it to be of the very greatest importance to England to maintain the independence of Denmark. What do we find at the present moment ? There are questions of long date between this country and Denmark with which I will not attempt to puzzle you or drive you mad. The course announced by Lord Palmerston at the end of the session was a decided one, for in reply to a question which I put to him, his lordship declared that it was the bounden duty of this country to uphold the independence of Germany as against the great German Powers, and he concluded his speech by saying that if they pursued the course which he was sorry to see they were adopting, the German Powers would find that they had not to deal with Denmark alone, but that there were other and greater Powers than Denmark with which the question was to be settled. At the present time, owing to the death of the late King of Denmark, other questions have arisen, and I must express as openly as I can my deep regret at seeing that the great German Powers are pursuing a course which,• to my mind, is utterly dishonest, for which no excuse can be found, and making their adherence to a solemn treaty dependent upon conditions which never at any time formed any part of that treaty at all. (Hear, hear.) Therefore I do hope and trust that the part taken by our Government—l care not 4ether by the present Go vernment or any other—l hope, whatever party may be in power, that they will consider it the decided policy of this country to uphold at all hazards the independence and inte grity of Denmark, and resist an aggression which is alike unjust in its objects and dangerous in its termination. (Cheers.) It may be true that our lot has fallen into dark and troublous times. It may be that in every part of Europe the political horizon is troubled and menacing, and no man can tell what, within a few weeks, may be the aspect of Europe—no man can tell what part this country may be called upon to take. But still I do believe that we here in England may look forward to the future, not only with hope, but with confidence. (Cheers.) It is not only because we possess a Sovereign whom we esteem and admire ; it is not only that we live under a Constitution that we value and venerate ; it is not only that among us—and this is particularly important in times like these—there is a love cf peace from the highest and beat of motives and of reasons ; it is not only that we have no lust for increase of terri torial power, for England is great enough and her terri tory is extensive enough, and we have not, by all these factitious means that are necessary perhaps to other Powers attempted to spread the influence and dignity of our coun try—it is not only for these reasons that wa may look forward with hope and confidence to the future, but, above all, for this reason, that we aro a united pooPle• (Cheers.) It is not in this country (and lam sure L i r other country can say it)—it is not in this count r y s I N you could enter a single society to discuss a Iria. of high importance, affecting her internal I :V' tion, without fear of offending either the man n v e e rn x - - ment or the people, Here, thank God, every. u iiear ot presses his opinion freely and openly, without fear our object, inter ference. Wo have no tear of revolution. I re to-day in peaceful we all combine together. We are met l t e te r_ion with the land times. We see hers those whose " an d always will be, the that sturdy class—has always be en, pith and strength of Englanrd'rissge7 ,lirrh,vc, here the tninisters of our tness. (Cheers.) W e n whose intelligence has ei .' t . e — r d e of this country over all the have here those whose spread the commerce an world. (Hear, hear.) hero re who administer the just; religion,—we have e f r h o ose represented here, who ,differingceol We hope other countries, have not on g l the laud. •t f of character—the English from the nobility a of race, but u°bill Y we are met togather, And here , not merely be cause (Cheers.) .al and agreeable assembly, but it is a soot yl because we believe that w© are promoting d all g that Which is for one an benefit of the district in which We r the live s and for the bene fit of the country generally. (Cheers.) Let the object philanthropic object —let it be be a P a charitable object—let it be for some society or movement that shall have for its end the social improvement or the moral advancement of only gentleman, t h e people, and again you will find there will not be a class in the country, from the highest to the lowest, which will not be represented, an d which will not do their utmost to promote, as far a s th ey can, public And as longthe good. (Cheers.) remains, though and l ong may as this spirit remains in the country—thank God it has al ways been the distinguishing mark of the country, otherit c on countries tinue t o bemsaoy suffer, ! —so e l r o , ng th a o s u t g h h e spirit iNove disorganized dev astate other lands, though their society may b y convulsions and revolutions, I am sure of this, that, strong in the united spirit of the people, Eng land will always maintain her position among the nations of the world; and, whatever may happen to other countries we may look forward to the future, feeling sure that, under the blessing of that Providence which has so long favoured us and distinguished us, we shall continue t ) hold that place among the nations which we have hitherto held, andl which we still desire to retain. (The hon. gentleman resumed his seat amid loud and prolonged ch"r a ing erwards Several other toasts of a local character were ft given. The Court Journal. Established 34 years.—See the Court Journal of Saturday, which contains a vast amount of exclusive news of public interest, and perfectly Original Courtly, Fashionable , Theatrical, Naval, Military, and Sporting Intelligence , cl u b On Dots, 64 - 0.; not to be or wee kly psper.—Price 5d.; Stamped, found in any daily 6d.—W. Thomas, 26, Brydgs-street, Strand ; Eold by all nowa-agents ; and at the Railway Staticale, I ~~~~. WEST COAST OF AFRICA. LIVERPOOL, Thursday. The African mail steamship Magrerr Laird has arrived with the mails to the following dates : Benin, October 24 ; Fernando Po, 29th ; roans, 31st; Old Calabar, November 2; Brass Riv;:r, 4th; Nun, 4th; Bonny, 7th ; Lagos, 10th ; .Accra, 12th ; Cape Coast Castle, 14th ; Cape Palmas, Sierra L eone, 21st; Bathurst, 25th; T ener iff e , cember 1 ; M a d e i ra, 3d. 16th ; Staff-Assistant. Surgeon Crow died on boa-'d at Madeira o f d ysentery. Her M a j esty 's ships Griffon and Dromedary were at Fernando Po ; the Eigiva was to sail thence for Gla sgow in a few days; the George, Hussar, Lucett a , O eeola, and Ann were also there. Consul Burton had arriv, d from the South Co,lst, , tnd was expected to leave on the 10th of Isit,vtinlir for D thomey. Trade was flat. The Mary, Invincible, ArtsmJs, C,)nirnErot?, Moselle, and the Venus sailed from the Csmercr , ns tor Liverpool on the 14th of October. Trade was active, with high prices. The river was healthy. remain in From Old Calabar the Commodore, Royal Arch, Golden Age, and the Huddersfield sailed forLsi•itnecre October - pool on the 16th of October. The Cressy was to sail t o nest 2 s 9 p , r ianegd. things T r a d e w ehadre likelyeen stoppedtoma this state for some time. King Eye and the c hi efs had evacuated Creek Town in consequence of a raid of the Bioodmen to obtain satisfaction for injuries inflicted ou some of their tribe by the Creek Town men. The river was healthy. _ _ The Earl Derby and the Benin were at Benin. The Lord Burleigh, Express, Mary Black, Selina, Orient, Virginian, Paragon, Albr 9 , Pri le of Canada, and the Ben M'Cree were at th e B ras s River, where trade opened on the 25th of October. The Investi gator had come down the Niger, and was met by Dr. Baikie at theconfluence. Lieutenant Bedford was left with him. All was well. Six bales of cotton from the Niger for Manchester have been shipped in the Macgregor Laird. This is the fiest product of a screw press fitted up by Mr. Crowther up the Niger, The Ipiiigenia, the Richmond, the Cockatoo, the Belle of the Ocean, the Grand Bonny, the Flora M'lvor, and the Charles Horsfall were at Bonny. Captain Peter Thompson, agent for Messrs. Hatton and Cookson, were drowned on the 10th of October. The river was very healthy. Her Majesty's ships E3poir, Investigator, and Handy, and the sohooner Commodore were at Lagos. The steamer City of Norwich succeeded in shipping and getting clear of the coast with 1,200 slaves from Whydah on the 16th of October. The hoe Irohin of the 24th of October says : t h is place early in Septe m b er t o p rocee d up Her Majesty's ship Investigator, Lieutenant. Commander the Nig ambier, er, for left e purpose of communicating with Dr. Baikie, and doing several other thing s of which we have been unable to precusa any Information for the public. She arrived at the Nun on September 7, the bar ofwhich river she crossed on the same day. On the next day, havin g on beard the Rev. Samuel Crowther an d several other taken er per sons connected with the Church Mission, she proceeded up the river, anchoring every night. She arrived at Onitsha on the 13th September, where she discharged most of the people who were taken on board at the Nun, and, having procured a supply of wood, went on the confluence at Gbegbe where the Rev. Mr. Crowther and his party landed. They then went to the other side of the river, to Lukoja, where they met Dr. Baikie, On the 19th she left for Egga, and arrived on the 21st, On the 22d Lieutenant Commander Gambier, Mr. Adlam, Mr. M'Coskry, and Dr. Baikie set out for Beda to communicate with the celebrated African potentate Masaba (Mahomed Saba). We have been unable to learn any of the incidents of this visit, which must have been very interesting, beyond the fact that his Highness sent two horses, one to be presented to her Majesty, and the other to our Lieutenant-Governor. On the 4th October they returned to the ship, and started down the river, stop ping for fuel, &c,, at most of the places at which they had stopped on the up voyage. The Rev. Mr. Crowther and his son, Mr. Josiah Crowther, returned with the Investi gator. They crossed the bar of the Nun on the 14th, and arrived within our port on Sunday morning, the 16th inst. Some of the officers and crew of the Investigator have suf fered slightly from fever." The same paper of the sth of November states that the gentlemen who went to Ibadan on a mis sion of peace, sent by the Association of Lagos, re turned to Abbeokuta that day. The account given of their reception was hopeful. They were most hospitably entertained; their message, in short, was well received. The chiefs spoke of the wrongs they thought they had received, and said that they de sired to be on friendly terms with the Egbas. Their reply to the message was, "We will gladly meet a deputation from the opposite party on neutral ground to talk over our matters, in order to come to some arrangements." More than that could not be expected. The Missionary party in Ibadan were much better provided for than before; the supplies carried to Oyo for them by Messrs Wood and Ash• croft had been received, and had added greatly to their comfort. The amount of produce which had accumulated in their hands of the merchants and traders during the long stoppage of the roads was estimated at 1,000 bales o f co tt on of 120 or 130 pounds each, w hi c h wou ld g i ve a t t h e p r esent prices at Liverpool a va l ue o f £12,000. There is more difficulty at arriving at a fair estimattefaorf of the oil, but it is supposed to be no a c n au d se t d ra n d o e n r e s times as much. , the 7th ult. states The Lagos Anglo-African 0, fromthe value three experienced last that the rain, although abundant , of the inconvenience which was year at that time. The d gtewcaoantfaenvoduinr: ahabtsaci D e legates from able. Trade was, as usual, ° an association of native mere ..„,. e ad to the interior with were about to p.— the object of making P entertainer! parties. Hopes Peace health between w of e .L en a wereethe i . of their success, nature of ease it was evident that but from the nothing beyond a temporary peace could be effected, followed by negotiations for th e settlement of the questions in dispute. There was a rumour that there had been another battle recently, and that the 'ba cillus b a d advanced their Camp nearer that of the Egbas• Another of the great chiefs of Abbeokuta, Atambala, had died. The brig Astarte sailed from Accra for London on Nov. 12th ; an d the royal mail steamer Arme nian left Cap e Palma s for the Leeward Islands. Her Majesty's ship cßoaasttt,laesundakheeraA, j nidtehsetyb,Brig Al ligator were at Cap e Spar row at Sierra Leone. The Spanish war steamer Gen. Alava, with 800 troops and ammunition, from Cadiz for Havannab, put into the Island of Palma with her bunkers on fire. In an attempt made to flood the bunkers the s hip Was sunk. The troops were landed and brought On to Santa Cruz by her Majesty's ship Speedwell, Commander Cottam. The Speedwell was to sail for the Gambia with Governor Darcy and his suite on Dee. 2. The ro y a l ma il s t eamer Ath en i an left 3 s i n a d .. ceira on Dec. 2. H er M a j es ty' s s hip P e lorce Faicon, and the steam s hip s C e l t , D are , Presto, a n d and Will-o'-the-Wisp were at that Island. Sunday c , THE CORNISH COAST.—Eirq on near ot. as hore the Prince Rupert, of London, went she was greatly Anthony's Point during a thick , sua morning injured. The bark Palenta, of London , t. viDhni r a gs i ec' fencel hi zroi eyrdse . rails curable with Bft of water in her hold Liverpool, was off Mount's afternoon. The Castilian, of , - . . taia a ,d part of rigging. W. The crew were brought Boy on Saturday with loss of has put into Penzance with The brig Cargey, of Blythec,;inolF4 Falmouth on Monday two lads had been washed loss of boats, bulwarks,l 45 • overboard and drowneoffi ter, arrived at Chattanooga , e could find accommodations for of a‘inpe—g4;A°'l4:llokhnneer°,ewand dar ain't nothin' for 'em to HARD UP. sah, 'bout the 'comraodations. is only a few barn doors, an' we want dem for eat any more, , --lcew York Tribune, horses. the general's,.„ rsvutsr.]—Consumption, all nervous, bilious , o a f lt e h ve r r e y st d or e i s o c g rip it t e io v n ajo b o u ta t f A°:- ftemach complaints, is every stage, are only ag liver- and s d accelerated by drubs gravatei an :A e rabica Food, as proved by thousands of cases which had been considered hopeless. We quote a few.—Cure No. 02,914. Miss Lange, 18 years of age, Cured after the medical men had abandoned all hopes of her recovery from the last stage of Pulmonary consumption, with fearful cough, expectoration, exhaustion, spitting of blood, perspirations, hollow cheeks. emaciated to a skeleton. She is now, thank God, a perfectly healthy, blooming, fleshy girl.—N. Lange, C omm issaire do i,3 Police. Cure, N o. 46,270. Mr. James Roberts, of Frim Surrey, of thi r t y years' diseased lungs, spitting of 19127. d )!lass indigestion, , liver deran gement. and partial deafness.—Cure, No. 47 Elizabet h Jacobs, o f ex t reme nervousness , gatherincr. .4,-, 1 .oNv spirits, and nervous fancies. — Cure, No. 54,816. th e Rev. James T. Campbell, Fak iv enh, Norfolk, which had resisted of indigestio n and torpidity of the l i ver , all medical t rea t men t . I n t i ns, 1 1b , 2s 9d; h 21b, 45 6d ; 51b , - Barry and C)., No. 77, rt 11s; 121 b, 225; 241 b, 40s. 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