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THE best TROUSERS for gentlemen to wear are those ruad3 by ELSTOB, of 60, New Bond-street They are neither so low in price as to necessitate their being carelessly put together, nor so dear as to gain only the wealthy purchasers. "In medio tutisimus ibis." ELSTOB'S TROUSERS, T ER WENT SHILLINGS PAIR. S FIORTHAND.-PITMAN'S PHONOGRA PHIC TEACHER. 6d.; free by post, 7d. SHORTHAND. -PITMAN'S PHONOGRA PHIC MANUAL. Free by post, Is. 6d. H OR THAN D.-"PITMAN'S PHONO GRAPHY forms an exceedingly efficient -probably the MOST efficient- system of Shurthand that exists."—Sir Rowland Hill. London : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. Her Majesty's new paddle yacht, Alberta, recently launched at Pembroke, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday, and will be immediately taken in hand to complete her out fit for the service of her Majesty. Considerable progress has been made in fitting the heavy portion of the screw machinery on board the iron steamer Achilles, at Chatham dockyard, in anticipation of that vessel being floated out of dock. The heavy metal castings for the screw propeller arrived at the dockyard from the establishment of Messrs. Penn and Sons, Greenwich, last week, and yesterday the mechanics commenced fitting them on board. The Achilles will be fitted with engines of 1,250 horse power (nominal), but, in reality, capable of being worked up to three times that power. Her screw is four bladed, and the screw boss is the finest casting of its kind ever landed at the dockyard. Its finish is in every respect as perfect as is possible to be obtained in a work of the kind. The diameter of the boss is 3ft 9in, and its total weight is 3 tons, 19cwt.: 1 1qr. 151 b. The inner diameter in which the screw shaft revolves is lft 10in. Each of the screw blades is 10ft 6in in length, by 6ft in width at their widest part, and their total weight, exclusive of the bor ings, is 54 tons, the weight of each blade being as nearly as possible 3 tons 4 cwt. As some apprehension exists as to there being a sufficient depth of water to enable the Achilles to be floated out of dock on the date named for that event, only a small portion of the heavier parts of the machinery will be placed on board during the time the iron frigate remains in dock. It is computed that fully six months' work will remain to be effected on board after the Achilles is afloat before ehe can be in all respects completed and fit to pioceed to sea. The sailing frigate Latona, 42 guns, attached to the sail ing reserve in Chatham harbour, has been surveyed by the dockyard officials in order to ascertain whether her general condition is such as to render her available for a guardship at Chatham, in lieu of the Wellesley, 72, which is to be removed to a more eligible position near the entrance to the harbour at Gillingham Reach. The Lords of the Admi ralty, on the report of the dockyard authorities, have selected the Diamond, 27, to succeed the Wellesley as guardship at the port and dockyard, and she will be fitted for that service as soon as a sufficient number of hands can be released from the other vessels now in progress. The general court-martial ordered for the trial of Capt. W. Cosser, paymaster of the Portsmouth division of Royal Marine Light Infantry, on charges of defalcation, &c., will assemble at the Royal Marine Barracks, Forton, near Gosport, on Friday, the 11th inst. liThe following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Lieut. Henry A. Grimston, to the Salamander ; John §. Moore, paymaster, to the Salaman der ; Henry S. Pemberton, second-class assist.-engineer, to the Edgar; William H. Hemming, clerk, to the Sala mander ; and William J. Oliver, assist.-clerk, to the Ex cellent. On his estates he had built some for which he ought to have a return of £ti a year. Rut they could not afford to pay more than four. Well, his tenants came forward and said if he would sacrifice £1 they would pay the other, because they both would benefit by the improved moral condition of the labourers. He hoped to see the day when small cot tages would be built in all parts of the country. Mr. RANSOM, of Ipswich, denied that the large manu facturers of agricultural implements wished medals and prizes to be abolished for the purpose of checking talent. It was their interest to bring it out and employ it, for the more they could obtain the greater would• be their profit. Mr. ROBERT SMITH differed from the last speaker, and attributed all the success which the Royal Agricultural Society of England had achieved to their prize system. Mr. llAmmicic regretted that the paper had not touched upon tho importance of agricultural statistics. He hoped that during the next session of Parliament some member would bring forward a well-digested scheme for obtaining agricultural statistics. (Hear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN, after paying a high compliment to Mr. Morton for his able paper, said he could not agree with him that there was less acreage of food for cattle cultivated than formerly. His experience led him to a different conclusion. The use of guano had greatly stimulated the growth of tur nips for cattle. He thought that no man ought to be asked to cultivate land without the security of a lease. (Hear.) A vote of thanks was then returned to Mr. Morton for his valuable paper, and the proceedings terminated. THE PROPOSED CONGRESS. THE KING OF THE BELGIANS. , The following is the reply of the King of the Belgians to the proposed Confiress:m monsieur mon Frdre,—l have received theleiter handed to me on the part of your Imperial Majesty by M. le Baron de Malaret, and I can but approve the sentiments which dictated it. It would certainly be most desirable if, by the effect of a pacific agreement, the existing causes of anxiety in Europe could be settled ; and, without at present express ing an opinion upon the means of coming to an understand ing with the different States interested to attain without a collision so noble an object, I am happy to assure your Im perial Majesty that my Government would be quite inclined to join in it in ao far as I could do so. As regards my own personal feelings, I should take advantage of the cordial pro posal of your Imperial Majesty with the greatest satisfaction. I take advantage of this opportunity of renewing the as surances of the high esteem and inviolable friendship with which I am, Monsieur mon frere, your Imperial Majesty's bon frere, Chateau de Laeken, Nov. 20. LEOPOLD. THE KING OF ITALY. Monsieur mon Frere,—The letter which your Imperial Majesty has addressed to me is inspired by a grand and generous idea which will be appreciated by all those who understand the tendencies of the age we live in. A permanent struggle has been established in Europe be tween public opinion and the state of things created by the Treaties of 1815. Hence has arisen a sickly state of things which will increase unless European order is placed upon the basis of the principles of nationality and of liberty, which are the very essence of the life of modern nations. In presence of a situation so dangerous to the progress of civilisation and to the peace of the world, your Imperial Majesty has become the interpreter of a general sentiment by proposing a Congress to settle the rights of Sovereigns as well as those of nations. I adhere with pleasure to the proposal of your Imperial Majesty. My concurrence and that of my people are assured to the realisation of this project, which will mark a great progress in the history of mankind. As soon as the international Conference takes place I shat take part in person, or at least send a representative. Italy will appear at the Congress in a spirit of perfect equity and moderation. She is convinced that the justice and the respect of legitimate rights are the true foundations upon which a new balance of power in Europe can be founded. It is my most sincere wish that the initiative of wisdom and concord which your Imperial Majesty has taken in hand may prevent the dangers of war and increase the friendly relations between nations. I take advantage of this opportunity to renew the expres , sions of my inviolable friendship, and of the high consi , deration with which I remain, Monsieur mon frere, your Imperial Majesty's bon frere, Turin, Nov. 22. VICTOR EMMANUEL. THE KING OF THE NETHERLANDS. Monsieur mon Frere—The courteous and cordial letter which your Majesty has addressed to me, under the date of the 4th of November, has for object to unite the Powers of Europe in a Conference to advise measures to settle the affairs of Europe on a peaceful foundation. I respond to the .generous idea of your Majesty, and am willing to join all the other Sovereigns of Europe in realising the noble object your Majesty has in view. I take advantage of this opportunity to renew the assur ances of the high esteem and inviolable friendship with which I remain, Monsieur mon ft ere of your Majesty, (Le sic) bon frare, The Hague, Nov. 29. WILLIAM. VIENNA, Dec. 9. The following is a summary of the letter of the Emperor of Austria in reply t o Napoleon 111., dated the 15th of November : THE FRENCH SENATE. Throne : The Emperor acknowledges' the important objects of the Congress for the settlement of the political questions at present pending and the security of the future; but wishes, before taking part therein, to learn with some ac curacy the bases and programme of the deliberations of the Congress. Should the questions to be discussed be indicated beforehand, and the Powers agree upon the tendency of the deliberations of the Congress, unforeseen accidents, which might overthrow everything, would be less to be feared. The dangerous and insolvable problems, which would create fresh instead of removing existing complications, would then be set aside. This idea is more fully explained in a despatch of Count Rechberg to Prince bletternich, of the same date as the Emperor's letter. It says—lt is not sufficient to put forward a programme of a negative character as the bases of such important discussions. The Austrian Government wishes to know how the declaration of the Emperor Napoleon relative to the treaties of 1815 is to be understood. These treaties have been partially modified; but so far as they have not been altered, they are considered as the foundation of public right in Europe. Some improvements are necessary, Let the French Government point out those it considers desir able. Certain remedies might be more dangerous than the evils themselves. The programme of the Congress might fulfil all the conditions for the maintenance of peace, which is the principal object to be attained. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE. RALOar Y Is given by Mr. TENNANT, at 149, Strand, W.C. PRIZE MEDAL-INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER Sr CO., Wax Chandlers, dm., &c., To the Queen and the Ponce of Wales. (Established 1720.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862. testifies to the excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' manufacture. A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says : " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn, recom mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with. Platted Wicks, patented.. 2s. 2d. per lb. Ordinary quality Od. per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality is. sd. per lb. Second quality Ss. 3d. per lb. Third quality • • • • • is. id. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO.. 8, South Molton-street. Grosvenor-square. Manufactory— Kensington (Established 1730). The largest Establishment in England for the Manufacture of Wax Candles for the use of the Altar. fi shin g smacks. abandoned THE LATE GALE.—Considerable anxiety is felt at Great Yarmouth with :ie. ss o,"respectonw „l board,t o i localthep fouro fi r s th disabled,i menn g belong ing an smacks, d 4 ti o a v e erb u o :i t r ed d and for. drowned. Yeser- ordered below, otherwise upwards of 40 of which are as e: eed d w a i y th t too h h e l hy s m etrh a c rhe e k gaav V laiepn ui t t hr ur eebn e etiboe nywis During the they would have been swept away by the terrific seas. Some cases of noble self - devotion have been recorded. Thus, on, the morning of the 4th inst.,mstishpte:anscmteha.ecikr C b a o t a h t er a le bore they down to the assistance of the smack Fortituod;ewt,hiof Yarmouth but, fi nding that the crew of the la h tt o e w r e w ve e r re ju3 tw t o as m t u h c e h y lefex hausted to jump on board of the Catherine, two eth m ert e he n we , n o a f m th ed e Wiliam Wilson and William Hemp, he h ce c ee t i h vree m wd a ao rr ft i tte d hhee, t a wh b eer oesamtboth ee and k proceeded datotdrowned. mneedo.d tremendous J o e l t et h iem e e i a r e twe a la s y , yesterday at the Home. Both excep tion of a boy, the crew of the Fortitude were rescued. In telligenceSailors' Russian Francis.brig IJso c: has i nbee Tuesday e inn r enc andueimv be yesterday er o e, t f we the redree safety y rt 1 Home, their vessel having been abandoned during the gale. The crew of the Belgian sloop Joseph, of Ostend, six in No fewer onumber,tthese crewsw er were also wer were re received eeued b y than 75 sailors have been received since Friday at the Home. Some of them belonged to the following vessels : London, oTffhe Cromer ; A ll Allen, brig,the Scipio, 0 t ; I m brig,b e r aban doned off Lowestoft; the Luna, brig, of[ and from Sunder land, abandoned on the Outer Dowsing • , the Thomas 's Delicious Health Kennon, brig, of Shields, foroLffroSonhuldieoltndlise:fiothr timber, lost on the Well Bank, &c. ADVERTISEMENTI—AvoId medicines: they always aggra imenptlaainAtrsa, b b ica ut its cost in other remedies, invariably cures them, restoring perfect digestion. strong nerves, sound i v n a e t s e to c ri h n ro g n ß io ev c s o pure blood, refreshing sleep, functional r eg ularity, and energy to the most disordered or enfeebled. We extract a few out of 60,000 Cures :—Cure No. 58,216 or the Marchioness de Brehan, Paris, of a diver complaint, wasting away for seven years, debility, with a nervous palpitation all over, bad digestion, constant sleeplessness, the most intolerable nervous agitation, and dreadfully low spirited.----Cure No. 1,771. Lord Stuart de Decies, Lord Lieut. of Waterford, of many years' dyspepsia.—No. 49,832. "Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, rough, constipation, fiatulenoy, spasms, sickness, and vomitiug._maria Jolly." —Cure No. 46,270. Mr. James Roberts, Of Frtmley, Surrey, of thirty years' diseased lungs, i•Pitting of blood, liver derange. ment, and partial deafness.—Cure No. 47,121. Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervousness, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies.—Cure No. 54,816. The Rev. Jas. P. Campbell, Fakenham, Norfolk, "of indigestion and torpi dity of the liver, w hi c h had resisted all medical treatment." 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'\'''' 4 "."--,•,- ' ' C., 'O , -, t" ", -.*'''','! --""glig Z ,I 1 4 •, ,_ d 4p .- •• N . , 1) i A .., vat r i . :: -16 ~,,• •-e:'-'' .•., .• -,,,,. .; • .. ..... - The following is the text of the Address of the Senate, in answer to the Speech from the " Site, —In presence of a new Legislature, and of the grave questions which are agitating Europe, France impatiently awaited the solemn moment when your Majesty yearly puts yourself in com munication with the country. Your voice, Sire, enlightens, appeases, and strengthen spublic opi n i on . It prevents it from straying in a policy of conjec tures and false interpretations which disturbs the public mind and injures the public interests. Your Majesty has spoken, and the country now knows that in entering on a period which leads it to the eleventh year of the Emperor's reign it will find in it, as in preceding years, stability, progress, and the loftiest ideas of concord and civilisation. "It is not that France has to fear the want of stability arising from street tumult. Our popula lations are quiet, and applied to their labours ; they move only to throng around your Majesty, and accompany you with their acclamations. "Neither have we reason to fear anything from instability—always so pernicious—of political in stitutions. The , understanding (accord) between the great bodies of the state has never been more complete, and France has responded to your ex pectations by elections which have shown the force of the dynastic feelings of the country. Happy results of a constitution so well adapted as that of 1852 to the interests of our nation, and which by a wise system of conciliation has organised a power strong without excesses, combined with real liberty, and devoid of license. It is your Majesty's will that that constitution be faithfully protected. The Senate will the less forget it that it is convinced without that constitution France would behold the days of prosperity, which it owes to it for the last eleven years, grow darker and darker. No doubt, Sire, that constitution is perfectible—your government, Sire, has shown it by proofs precious to the liberal spirit of our epoch. But that consti tution is not an ephemeral convention which can be altered by transformations antagonistic to its prin ciples. The people has willed it ; it has voted its bases, and a people that knows the value of its word makes no stipulations for a day ; its compacts are made to last—they extend afar into the perspective of its future. The history of your dynasty, Sire, is a proof of this. Notwithstanding reverses, in spite of exile, in spite of death and revolutions, the suf frages given to the First Consul might be traced after the lapse of half a century, in the suffrages given to his nephew. The reason of this is that, whatever may be said to the contrary, the French nation is not fickle in its affections or beliefs, and when it restored the Empire in 1852, it measured no less the depth of its resolution than when it first created it 50 years before. Let us, therefore, gather round the popular work —round that consti tutional compact which is the true manifestation of uet e rtn d iost a with inconsistency, We give it, biconceteifstossiueonlnfa eight millions of votes. W e s h ou ld b e the Imperial regime. That com t p sh a ye c s t pte i r s mo : m o ri t an on wmheofh trial t h h o e l en one political h a hand d t ao o nw the throne, and on th e o th er t h e —it e sx i and which is often after the lapse inexcusable if, more versatile than that imm e n se of eleven years, the ex am p le of mobility in a matter mas s which is the people itself, where every day records its perseverance. " But what shall always be well rec e i ve d b y t h e Senate are the ameliorations claimed by public wants—also the liberal reforms, whenever they leave unimpaired within your hands the power in dispensable for the tranquillity and prosperity of the country: Progress has penetrated everywhere since 1862, both as regards our institutions and our moral and material interests, and nothing h as b een able to arrest its advance, not even the sufferings occasioned by the events in America, in important manufacturing districts —sufferings, whin)), unfor tunately, have not entirely ceased, but which may always rely on the constantly beneficial efforts of Government and private charity. Progress, there fore, will pursue its career " As regards the financial situation it would have been still more satisfactory if the two expeditions of Cochin-China and Mexico had not brought about extraordinary charges caused by unforeseen compli cations, unavoidable delays, and imperative neces sities. The force of circumstances often imposes sacrifices on a nation which wishes her name to be respected, and keep up her rank in the world. France hopes, however, to be reimbursed her ad vances by the war indemnity which your Majesty requires from Mexico. Generosity does not stand in the way of right and justice. "Moreover, everything in the documents before us contradicts the hypothesis that the expedition was undertaken with a view to create a Mexican e mpire under the sceptre of a foreign prince. What is but a possible end must not be mistaken for a cause—to protect ou r c ountrymen , to de fend our honour and our interests, to strike a deci- sive blow in a distant country, whither commerce invites, and where an inhospitable government has so often deceived us, such has been th e Emperor's fundamental and patriotic object. France is a democracy, ardent in its labours, and which would consume herself in sterile activity-if, for want of a vast outlet, she was compelled to fall back upon herself. It is to favour her immense labour that your Majesty has taken steps to extend her commer cial relations by means of treaties. It is also watch ing over, to create for her beyond the seas secure communications, open new markets, and show her speculations and industry protected by the powerful hand of France. What your Majesty and the country now desire is that the undertaking glori ously commenced should, as soon as possible, receive a solution worthy of the Emperor and of French interests.. Then our heroic soldiers and sailors, proud of• the to©k they have fulfilled, will return, like their brothers of the Crimean and Italian armies, and receive at the hands of the country the tribute of admiration and gratitude which their exploits have deserved. " Allow us now, Sire, to arrive at the great idea of your Majesty's speech. " In the course of last session the affairs of Poland assumed unforeseen gravity, and the Senate, in an order of the day, the sense of which woe entire confidence in your Majesty's policy, associated itself with your lively sympathy for the misfortunes of that country, for every blow that strikes it awakens a powerful echo in France. Your Majesty, on entering upon a collective diplomatic action with England and Austria, was justified in hoping that Russia, yielding to friendly counsels, and to the voice of humanity, would grant favour able terms to an oppressed people. But Russia did not come to an understanding with the three Powers. It was then that your Majesty conceived the wish to exhaust all means of conciliation, and that , dgrelvissnh e g a wider scope to your pacific views, you d to the Courts of Europe the proposal of a addressed embracing in its arbitration the aggregate of those questions which are leading a disturbe d p e riod like ours through difficult transitions and desires of re novation. Sire, France, who h a s followed your arms with enthusiasm on t h s battlefields of the Crimea and Italy—Franc e, who a lways and every where will be looking on—will accompany you with happiness to that areopagus invited to regenerat e the European compac t b y the spirit of moiern time s . At the commencem ent of this century the C ol:Tress of Vienna was more disturbed (se pr coceupait) by the then recent dangers of French revolution than by the q uiet , • but formidable transformations the leisure of peace was about to introduce into the ideas and interests of nations. \ - 7 - , OW time has ruined cr undermined these combinations, so that the equilibrium of 1814 and 1815 is everywhere compromised. It is not Franc France that can com plain of the downfall (decadence) of the painful treaties of that pericd—but neither is it she who can rejoice at beholding Europe pur- 6i- ,••"? . . 4° PRICE—. - ..4d. STAMPED ....sd. 6 #/ sue its perilous career on a precarious and vacillating basis. France has therefore applauded with trans port your proposal for a Congress—a provident idea, which offers to onr country satisfaction exempt from ambition, to Europe guarantees of peace and a disarmament, to civilisation a wide and free field of development. May the Sovereigns, guided by their high wisdom, and the enlightenment of the century, unite with your Majesty in a task which by meet ing struagles, instead of awaiting their outbreak, will settle pretensions, and place the right of go vernments ia harmony with the legitimate wishes of peoples. England, however, has decided thatshe would abstain—her exceptional situation possibly enables her to be less moved than your Majesty by the dangers of the afatu quo, but the other govern ments cannot but gain, in presence of a crumbling past, in founding a situation which shall be neither threatened nor unackowledged. The peoples will also gain in entering with them in a future of com promise and concord. Happen what may, the country will not disow n your Majesty, when you have divided responsibilities , and when, after uttering the words of wisdom ,. you told Europe— ( I speak in the name of France., ' 1 146;" :, V:,44, (& laugh.) The council, however, in order i'r , o OPPV(e.: ',!s)= ~.:';! , is 47, viate the difficulty, proposed in future t0,0414W‘. ' 4 4-5 ~: .‘4 q 4 larger premiums, and more of them, to exbibt\to:43.o7V 4.% : ,„ Lord FEVERSHAM, in proposing " The health 44.,.15.....7...- the Chairman" (Lord Walsingham), said his 10. rod'. 4 4.1 S . ship had been so fortunate as to obtain the sit% 'er cup for the best pen of Southdown sheep, and th.at was a department of the show in which on former ~ occasions h e h a d b een em i nen tly successful, so that . he now bid fair to rival in that respect the fame 0 f the Duke of Richmond, Mr. Rigden, and the laui Mr. Jonas Webb. (Hear, hear.) The toast was drunk with acclamation. The CHAIRMAN explained that he began origi nally with a very moderate flack of Southdut.vn, his, prime object being to raise geed mutton, but he was afterwards tempted to exhibit, first at the meetings of local societic , .s, and then at tille annual shows of • the Smitt.field Club. The Smithfield Club Cattle Show, Notwithstanding the extremely unfavourable state of the weather yesterday, the Agricultural-hall at Islington was well filled, and it is believed that a larger number of visitors attended than on the pre •vious day. The sale of prize stock was tolerably brisk, considering that so large a portion had been sold on Tuesday, but the " commended" and " highly commended" stock had mostly changed owners. Sales were no doubt stimulated by the offer on the part of the Club of a silver cup to the butcher who should make the largest purchases, exclusive of the extra stock. The following is a list of the sales effected, in ad dition to those which appeared in The Sun of yes terday : In class 1, Devons, No. 1, the winner of the third prize, had been sold to Mr. Hull, of Kensal-green. In class 5, Hereford steers, under three years, No. 35, the winner of the first prize (exhibited by Major General the Hon. A. N. Hood, and bred at the late Prince Consort's farm, Windsor Park), had been sold to Messrs. W. and A. Waldham, of Torquay. In class 7, No. 58, the winner of the third prize among the Hereford heifers, not exceeding four years old, had been purchased by Mr. Shopland, of Knightsbridge. In class 15, the winner of the second prize, No. 136, had been sold to Mr. G. Wood, Ter minus-place, Eastbourne. In classl6, Norfolk or Suf folk polled breed, the winner of the first prize, No. 149, had been sold to Mr. John Horwood, of Esher, Surrey. In class 19, No. 159, the winner of the first prize, among the long-horned heifers or cows of any age, had been sold to Mr. J. Roberts, of Kenilworth. In class 23, No, 182, the winner of the first prize, had been sold to Mr. B. Smith, of King's-road, Chelsea. In class 24, N 0.184, the winner of the first prize among Irish steers or oxen of any age, had been sold to Mr. George Ball, of Norwich. In class 26, Welsh breed, No. 187, the winner of the second prize, had been purchased by Mr. H. Squires, of Watford. In class 27, Welsh heifers or cows of any age, No. 190, the prize winner, had been purchased by Mr. Parsons, of Leather-lane, Holborn. In class 28, No. 191, the winner of the second prize, had been purchased by Mr. H. Edwards, of Tunbridge Wells. In the extra stock, No. 33, prize winner with silver medal among the shorthorns, had been purchased by Mr. H. Keeble, of the Lion-tavern, New Cattle-market. Lord BERNEU,S, in sneakin g co urse of the evening, nlentioo ' :,d to .'1 toast in the ire•oldentkllly that the balance in favour of the Club and that the r e - 071;i4 n il meant that the prizes this year had been 7 . 7 ); 11917 4: aa l ::: t ' than on any former ore, to increase them still more next year. He dwelt ut some length on the encouragement Which A , I , ~,,,,„,. given to steam cultivation, and upon its Treater.---"- efficiency and economy, compared with o ;:di jn modes, provided due regard was had to the ext - , n rY of farms and to the quality of the soil in regulatinl the depth of drains, end in the use of implements. The Ca:AIRMAN stated, by way of contrast as to the extent to which recourse was being had to steam cultivation in Scotland and England, that, whereas he had heard that in a particular parish in England three farmers had clubbed their funds together to buy a steam cultivator, there were three steam cul tivators at work in a parish with which h 8 was acquainted in East Lothian. (A laugh.) In proposing the toast of " The Labouring Classes," he said \ vhat ever might be the improvements in agriculture, Vlore must always be a large number of men engaged in cultivating the soil. "The poor they had alwan' with them ;" but cultivation by machinery had been attended with these, among other d t raised up a class of men from among those en* and e i t i h a a a t e w e f la e e r e e g v a van a ges, that it t g h •age , d i in digging the land who were able to taße i e n r e e m r s a c and hin e workers ry had been e o e f n la ma t. had resulted in improving rcgheinlyeriyn! troduced f the physical condition of the labouring classes. All that, he said, wag now being well understood even by th e classes who had boen ever the most prone to regard the use of machinery with jealousy; and he con trastedthat which led to the deplorable gfeeling upon the subject with in the southern and south- agrarian outrages west e rn counties of Eng land many years ago on tho introduction of the threshing machine. Lord FEVERSIIAM, in responding to the tc ast of " The Royal Agricultural Society," with whicl'i his name had been connected as President,Y"ra istated that he had that very day received a communication General Knollys intimating that his n Royalcation E rom ness the Prince of Wales had been pleasd toair come a governor of that society. The Royal A ri: cultural Society, he said, had now a greater iau T , a _ bcr of members than at any former period. It ear•. cited universal interest, and had not only itself tended directly to the improvement of agricultre, but still more by calling into existence a number of kindred societies throughout the country. It was stated in th e course of the proceedings that Lord Tredegar had been c hosen President of the club for the ensuing Tear, and that Lord Spencer was the President elect for the follosaing one. __............. Among the sheep the following additional sales had been made :—ln class 31, Leicesters, IN°. 248, the pen winning the second prize, had been sold to Mr. C. Harman, of 397, Hackney-road ; and 247, the pen winning the third prize, to Mr. W. Stepto, of Walworth. In class 32, N 0.255, the pen winning the second prize, had been sold to Mr. A. H. Tones, of Tottenham-court-road ; and No. 257, the pen winning the third, to Mr. P. Jackson, of 6, White Conduit-terrace, Islington. In class 40, Shropshire fat wethers, No. 325, the winners of the first prize, had been sold to Mr. Swann, of 78, High-street, Hoxton. In class 45, cross bred, short wooled fat wether, No. 374, the pen winning the £2O silver cup, as the best pen of Shropshire, Oxfordshire cross or any other breed of sheep in any of the classes, and likewise winning a first prize and silver medal, had been sold to Messrs. Comfort, of 77, Farring don-street ; and the second prize pen, No. 382, to Messrs. Brown and Davis, of Bedford. I❑ class 46, cross breds, No. 385, the pen winning the first prize, had been sold to Mr. G. Pope. Among the extra stock of cross breds, No. 388, the sheep winning the silver medal had been sold to Mr. Tyrrell, of the New-road, Hammersmith. Mr. King, a large buyer, who was stated to be of Farringdon•street, resides in Paddington-street, Marylebone. Among the pigs the following further sales had been effected :—ln class 48, No. 415, the first prize pen of pigs, not exceeding eight months, had been sold to Messrs. Watling and Son, Pimlico. In Class 50, No. 433, the second prize pen, had been sold to Mr. F. Robinson, of 246, Westminster-bridge-road. Last evening the annual dinner of the Smithfield Club was held at the Freemasons' Tavern, the Right Hon. Lord Walsingham presiding. There were also present Lord Feversham (president of the Royal Agricultural Society), Lord Berners. Lord Trede gar, Sir J. H. Maxwell, Col. Fane, M.P., Mr. Hum phery Brandreth, Professor Simonds, Mr. Fisher Hobbs, Mr. Brandreth Gibbs, Col. Green, Mr. C. Stokes, Mr. W. Torr, and other persons of note as agriculturists. The company was not so numerous as in former years, though the club was never m ab ore wealthy or prosperous than at present, and the sence of exhibitors, especially th e most of those who had gained prizes, was a subject of comment in the course of the evening. On the removal of the cloth, The CHAIRMAN, in proposing t h e toast of "The Prince of Wales, the Princess of W a les, and the rest of the Royal Family," took occ asion to say how much the members of the club had been gratified b y the visit of the Prince at the o pening of the exhibi tion in the Agricultural -hall on Monday, and by th e keen interest wh ich his Royal Highness had taken He hoped that some day hi s in the show. Royal of .wh.N Highness w ould bec ome an exhibitor i n his own p e rson, now tha t he had an estate of hi s own, and t hat he had been enrolled a member of the e l ,b Later in t he evening, the 1 -Antmi g ave " Suc cess to the S mithfield Club, " had long been a member, and of lateu years an exhi bitorh at.its annual gatherings, e congratulated the this memb yeera_the entries m embers on the complete success of the show of beauty and quality of the animals exhibit e d nu merous than usual, an d The growing interest taken in the proceedings of the axing been more societies fully up to an average. agricultural s was a source of gratification to their and irpromoters. ()n this occasion they had ha d viuoye nobleunusually sitors, but what had pleased him most was th (Hear classes rushing to behold and admire thei r exhibi tion. These were signs o f p ro g ress in the right ,hear.)direction, added to which was the fact that, for the first time, the club was now managed by a council appointed by the members in general, He trusted that the new constitution would be found to work satisfactorily, though it was remarkable that the fist eff,:ct of the iotroduction of the ballot had been to exclude from the council, for two years at least, many ef the best and most useful men, and those who had taken the greatest interest in its proceedings from the first. Without expressing any opinion of his own upon the subject, he thought lit woulu be well for the members to consider 1 whether that was likely to tend to the welfare of the club, though he must admit that it might be of great advantage to infuse new blood into its govern ment. He understood that the club had becomese rich that it Was at tt lose how to spend its money, Now ready, in 2 vols., 218., MEMOIRS OF JANE CAMERON, FEMALE CONVICT. By a PRISON MATRON, Author of " Female Life in Prison," tte. " This narrative, as we can well believe, is truthful in every important particular—a faithful chronicle tf a woman's fall and rescue. It is a book that ought to be widely read." —Examiner. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. SOCIETY OF ARTS. AGRICULTURAL PROGRESS—ITS HELPS AND HINDRANCES. Yesterday evening at the ordinary weekly meeting of the members of the Society of Arts, held in their rooms, John street, Adelphi, Mr. J. Chalmers Morton read a paper on "Agricultural Progress—its Helps and Hindrances." Mr. John Grey ; of Dilston, occupied the chair, and having briefly opened the proceedings, Mr. J, CHALMERS MORTON read his paper, of which the following is an abstract. The author began by giving a re suind of agricultural statistics for some years past, which, he said, did not in themselves tend to prove that the pro ductions per acre of the land under on! tivation had been actually increased, and it would be rather by a collection of testimonials from land agents and farmers in different parts of the wintry of the general condition of the land as to pro ductiveness now and 20 or 30 years ago that he proposed to prove the general progress which had been asserted. Mr. Morton then read numerous extracts from reports giving the opinions of practical farmers and land agents of long experi ence, all concurrent to the effect that the agricultural pro duce of this country is now much larger than it has ever been b3fore, that the fertility of the land is increasing, and that both in bread and meat of home produce we are really better off than formerly, notwithstanding that our imports of food have also much increased, in order to supply our bettor fed and larger population. He then stated what he believed to be the principal causes of this progress, among which were better tillage, the better richness of home made manures and the greater use made of imported fertilisers, the more effectual avoidance of weeds, the adoption of improved rotations of crops, the more ex tended use of machinery, , and the selection of better sorts of plants in cultivation. The improved sorts of cattle bred, and better modes of feeding, had also contributed to this favourable result. The relations of landlord and tenant were reviewed, the author pointing out the grounds on which he had formed the opinion that the granting of leases to tenant-farmers would benefit agriculture. He then paved on to consider the influence exercised by the various agricultural societies, which he thought had been, on the whole, most favourable. He suggested that the Central Farmers' Club would do good service by forming a central office through which every local society would be kept in communication with all the others, as had bsen done by the Society of Arts with regard to the mechanics' institutes of the country. The numerous provincial societies had doubt less done much good by their annual gatherings, and the author especially spoke of the influence of the Royal Agri cultural Society in stimulating progress. At the same time he was of opinion that the prize system in the imple ment department, as carried out at the annual shows, had many drawbacks. The judges had not sufficient time given them for making their awards, the trials were inadequate, and for these and many other reasons he thought the awards were often unsatisfactory. He was, therefore, of opinion that in the implement department the price system should now be abandoned, and he believed that the attraction of the annual shows would still remain undiminished. In conclusion, Mr. Morton urged the importance of good agricultural education, and regretted that the Royal Agri cultural Society, though this subject was referred to in its charter of incorporation, had hitherto devoted no attention to it. He thought it was to the credit of the Society of Arts that the subject of agriculture was included in its annual examinations. The paper was followed by a discussion in which several gentlemen took part. Amongst them were— Mr. HENRY Con; who said they had heard a most ex cellent paper from Mr. Morton touching many subjects, each of which would take them hours to discuss ; but there was one subject he had omitted, and that was the con dition of the labourers. It would not be denied that the labourer was worse housed and cared-for than the horse, the cow, or the pig. Ile was glad to see any attempts to improve their dwellings, but the great evil arose from the mistaken notion of landlords warring against the existence of cottages on their estates. The whole object of that was to prevent them becoming chargeable to the parish rates. Having quoted from several authorities bearing on the sub ject, he urged landowners to well consider the question with a view of effecting an alteration in the present state of things. Mr. HARRY CHESTER did not agree with the last speaker that Mr. Morton should have introduced ;the ques tion of the labourers' dwellings into his paper. It was a subject of such importance that justice could not have been done to it in Mr. Morton's paper. It was a question that deserved a paper to itself, and he suggested that Mr. Cole should write one on it. (Hear.) He objected to the com parison Mr. Cole made between a labourer and a pig, be cause there was no analogy between them. The pig was the sole property of the owner, but the labourer was not and never would be in this country. (Hear, hear.) Col. CHALLONER differed from Mr. Morton with regard to the giving of prizes, for he believed that they stimulated the rising talent of the country. Mr.-JOHN FOWLER, jun., as one whporohaardesgl s a'ned prizes, qu it e concurred with Mr. Morton, s P a riz nn 'es ually, they s t h h o a w t o in s s t t i e m ad ul o a t t . e h a ol g d r i i n cu g li t u h r e al He were not sug a good report of what they saw, necessary shouldee s c t e e s d sa t i gh y i av t e t and that, in stead of witnessing agricultural operations on a small scale, the judges should visit farms as they stood and wit ness the progress of steam agriculture, and report accord ing to the state in which they found them, (Hear, hear.) Mr. EDWARD IIOLLAND, M.P., said that the population of this country was greatly increasing, and civilisation of England was nearly at its height. As we rose in the scale our wants became greater and must be supplied. Houses were being built in many districts for the labourers THE CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY, --- 4- - -- The report of the directors states that the result of the yci2ar,6's74w;oraknidi7afstheorwrsayambeneltanofcealiln favour of revenue ce x revenue interest, there remains at the credit porfefthereengeeenY? account the sum of £20,218 available for division among the proprietors of ordinary capital. Out of this semi the direc tors recommend the payment of a dividend of 2 per cent, (2s. per share), which will leave a balance of £164 to bee carried forward. The Dulwich-wood property now stands in a much more satisfactory position than it has Vritherto done. The annual charge has been reduced from ;£3,000 to £7ll, and will con'inue to be further reduced and ti; :ally extinguished, as ground is sold or let and houses are erected. The directors feel satisfied that the sum with which ;this estate now stands debited in the general balance-shed t is below its real value. Credit is taken in the general revel auo account for the falance of cash received from the South Is )11- den Railway Comp my for the land occupi?cl by their hi, rh level line and station, after deducting the sum of £I0,0( )0 paid to the Dulwich Cellege er the leasehold interest t tf this company therein_. In respect of this payment, an allow' - ance of £3OO per annum has been made by the College from the ground rents. Tho saving shown on the expendi ture side of the accounts is a feature which cannot fail to be regarded as satisfactory, The:diminution in the re ceipts arising from shilling visitors and the departments dependent thereon is no doubt large, but this is in a great degree to be explained by the natural reaction in the past season, after the excitement and attractions:of the Exhibi tion year, a reaction which is well known to have generally affected both the trade and the amusements of the metropo-. lie. On the other hand, this diminution is to some extent compensated for by the increase in the receipts directly and indirectly attributable to season tickets --4 branch of income which, as it is mainly derivable from residents in the neighbourhood of the palace, may be looked on a s p of - manent, and may be expecte d to grow with the groth osaumth-hill and this rapidly-increasing- district. The directors look forward w,th confidence to an improvement in the general traffic, as the additional railway accommodation now rapidly in th c e on li r n s e e of completion is gradually supplied. The works CU the South London Railway are being prosecuted with the greatest vigour. Considerable progress has been already made in the preparations for the high level station in front of the Palace, while the t ti rr eai n a n pb e oz.„ l r s ttwa a ne t ec: SY tto d h e et n hs h i aForesti-nhill, with energetically others Pushedof the forward. heaviest works on The directors ' aro assured that the lino will be opened for traffic, as, r on or before the let of Al a ,, 1865, and thus a northpeorniniesoend: nection will be made with the Metropolitan line into the company is givingaht hn e ed a r at t rhloetafhnLegoecnn Chathamrdi arrangement al laa t O pne dflaylpgairoffeeveaedct Dover ca it l w a . yt , , , Providing a -Eastern connec tion between the high levelliue and cross, Cannon-street, Greenwich, d the stations • at Charing and Woolwieth, and thus access to these a e lost vain of the railway access to the palace. astern a ble points. If, as is also pr o Thames below London -bride* between the Southern reason to congratulate and Eastern a connection be effected . o e p e e r x t h y i b i ge, the directors will have i;' .. ea t general expenditure lines bee:cmroorassyiniEne toul: their shareholders on the completion without the The receipts bouriltdrh ture of the company out in the least impairingbuilding, pany has been effected with,- The 1:, the efficiency or stability of the of the d e ep e a o r m tna pa e n n y t , c b on ot t h in w uo ith to in sh a o n w ci mg, is maintained in the best condition. a satisfactoryyear. Thisdepartment upon those even of the p receding thereb Inatereipalair;mimentrohads.beGenelattely re hase-arranbetrond,taankend Y to secure generally the pmovst d e sirable class ca of tenan ts, with the view to maintain as much as possible the present favour able position and working of this important portinn of the P a l ace , Th e t erce ntenary of the birth of Sltakes peare, which occurs next year, is an event which cannot fail to influence the proceedings of the Crystal Palace in ihe ensuing season. The revenue account for the 12 months ending the 31st of October last shows that £107,431 had been received, including £12,235 for season tickets, £58,699 for admissions, £15,436 for general exhibition d expend:4llra e partment, and £14,673 from refresh ment contract. The amounted to £4760, including £6,432 for maintenance tend repairs of building, £6,029 for same of gardens and grounds, £2,225 engines and waterworks, and £7,726 maintenance ' and repairs of various departments, with alterations and. I additions to same, leaving a balance of £12,674 ; to this is added £2,937 from the preceding year, and £5,891 in respect o f leasehold interes t in land taken by the new railway coin ) £51,502. From this is deducted £ 31,281 for , pany, making preference charges and interest on debentures, leaving a ' balance of £20,218. The capital account flows that £1,443,710 had been expended. .„„,,, AND MEASURES.—The British Anocia- Newcastle meeting, appointed a, eflr a ... tion, at the report " On the Best Means of Providing mittee to prepare a . of Weights and Measures with reference for a Uniformity gt of Science," the committee to consist of the to the Intere. • members, with power to add to their number— namely,WElGHTS . . following Professor Rankine, Sir W. Armstrong, Lord Wrettesley, Sir John Herschel, the Astronomer Royal General Sabine, Dr. Lee, the Rev. D. Robinson, Mr. W. rite,M.P., Colonel Sykes, , LP., Sir J o h n Hay, M.P., the I.li ::` ht lion. C. B. Adderley, M.P., Mr. W. Eccart, M.P., Mr. James Heywood, Professor Williamson, Professor Miller, and Mr. F. Purdy as secrcta-7. THE PITMEN'S STRIIiE IN TfIE NoP.TII.—°II Tuesday 45 of the families of the miners on strik e at Messrs. Straker and Love's collieries, in the Auckland district, in the county of Durham, were ejected from their cottages at ° "lashuw. The proceedings were meat with in an orderly manner. The chance of any Brancepeth, ilic Union teen is as remote as ever, as thefir s their intention not to employ Union men Collieries are at Okenahaw, "Willington A pit, at .d Brandon,- _ dl , the employers, .) work, and Willington B pit, it is bop" will soon commence work, m ett h e as declared 11 E OXFORD, g Tgi o _ 6 , OXFORD STREET, W. tromthe 1111"' WirENING, wiil be performed lions RA the Eta 11 4,.,p0 eras, viz., THE SLAVE, a n d CL A. , -4 44 1) 11 - 1 - I LAN, by Sir H. Bishop; also, from LA. FEZA. '"•i s -EB'inisci-verdi ; by the following . talented _artistes rre _ Slid 41,1 8 „„ li tlIssell. Townley, FitzHenrY, aimsi S e inar T t Y &c. ll o.l m - 1.-n ; Messrs. Green, Huish, Kimberley , .‘ebia'tlrtoshgolineiNteVioelit by VIOTTI COLLINS ' , the , . 4 1idi : I , llt e bY Drew Dean. Pianoforte, Miss Bryant. ' 4 ko ',s e Marvellous instrument, the OR by lien SCR AL KENBACH, the Inventor. 1 1P cib led Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. 1011,31,' IltiorarrahtltlYalalb,:tvitri:T.SerinehßirfleHld, man "), Enevne, ("or any °Uler d the marvel -13 enderson. T. Maclagan, an bl e , t e 4ALT. has .. ( Ip e Ple o „ k # nti f, ttl I:llgieenMnerowly ens., Decorated , and is one of the nib i 'Alt "one , 'Past 7 o'clock. p Admission, area, 6d - ; s '" - ---..._ " 'e-; private boxes, I Os. 6d. stalls 41 n r , ------- ----.„ , N li Cik,,, GIIO S T CLUB" at the th - Z ir il Ty.); ''. toiBURY HALL.-New and Interesting hheuhee 4 - : , .., thro; eallx.-Idr. C. MORTON is enabled to a VirIVI4 Q. ', „lbe medium of Professor Pepper a Wld CAN- bi l / 4 ,"1:11? -;',...".R05T CLUB" is nightly held at the tii - P l llO- - ' 4 sa ALL. The object of the Club is not the re e itg 'or the Ila t d Houses of London ; but, through gad es ree e4e ? of Phantoms , une to present vivid (if transient 1 4 O''' tairth t ° ' the drama r t r is etaik el Upects • and by means of spectral tableaux. ie t igete adt a i ll ,, tl still further impress on the mind, some 44' ime tpleasantries of the best wr'ters. At pre th„, ,„__Nro orders of Slavery-the Slavery of the . South. lipi t ''''e - eio ` w hite" Slavery of a more boastful civilisation, q -41, 4 Matto illustration -, and these life pictures will be I,,it,ii2i4 tnttlactisette,beyf others . The pages of Shakspere and the Sozitt,'Hood, Ingoldsby, Dickens, &c., &c., All tiltrlts, furnish subj ects for illustration. I„ limi„e other Nosiest a n d Pictorial attractions as usual, t t le tnni pesatiS a n d Pictorial attractions as usual, esodern atio Selecti o , & ; Comedy by Uesworth tilliii - p ern Eu gene, De Cos • h l e e n c e ti s), nB George Hodson, E. '' and George' Hutchensoit. 11,0LAL ALHAMBRA.—F RAN C 0 N I'S 1,, -..-/iND IMPERLAL CIRQUE Every Evening. I till x ik , I , I C ONI' S GRAND IMPERIAL CIRQUE .. - i - --"" I he ROYAL ALHAMBRA E very Evening. iti%s„T MORNING PERFORMANCE of ATITII-- --"e° NrS GRAND IMPERIAL CIRQUE on -DAT next, at T A 0 o ' clock. A RG YLL R • d ill-street, R OOM S, Great Win m bu r i 11,, bi; the c o ,, Piccadilly. 1 4 11 . Y 8 The- e e l . % given by Mons. JULLI ee EN„ .v at E H R e y r ' 4I4I "XG 14 iie 4 1,... e " the BALL will commen E .. '" l t O'CLOCK. Door s open at 8 o'clock. Admission, ls. Manager-M. GRENET. ,11/429' GEORGE -STREET, HANOVER-SQUARE. ,-, LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM. V l 4 o ek:ven daily from 10 till 10. Lectures at 4 and 7 Llie% . v_yhere may be see I n fan t e .Astecs a n d S h an g, uhman are 4m 4tti 4 1 la P s r I ra n and a upwards and of 'OO V i al els, Natural Pre --4. pis, sze. Egyptian Mummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years "` t iroission, One Shilling tior Gentlemen only), ktraPlE LD FAT CATTLE SI:10 W I tk il... - LONDON THIS WEEK.--Sit-four Animals t-411,,v1 had been fed on Food season d w,lwhenTltlOß -1141eii I, 4°1°91 „ NDl l EN p T licked .n publicly at i l .a, at:ill-etre: i t eGit Pen ny " 4 lu., ; Igra y. d .lstone ge_nuin ' e without the Thorley ; e h packet, " Joseph Thorley. , ,)1t141.841. b thee Difietl y B e SiOn on on this Condiment, held in Haeneoevhere "ere - . 40 0 ins, and judge for yourselves how 4 Vet i)llt lL otar .._hora de combat-one an Oil Cake Dea ler ijelition. - "marY Surgeon. May be had free on kW ~,,OTACLES.—Th p atent Newly-invented .qobt i fllitedtrahe. Spectacles are n e atroni sed by 1 ) - -I, b idadin VI i -- Palmerston. They the majority e o x f afford t 4114 M, tell g scn" 04 0 N ef to weak, dim, and detective ......,miy. ° P ti ciula, 9, and Pit-w".• vision.-S. and B b liji tty7r . r. pip%4I,rPTCY AND COMPO_S o ITIONS. — Alititk4 l ,A.Srat RFIELD. Solicitor, ,Mo 35effects PRIVATE ` - 'uarge - "Tealti,,„, 6 ,„ in COURT, and trq B ees 8 tile 1,.._ 40 with credirs, wit iou 1 t publilty. mate -street, ' l : o E °"nli call 88' payableconducted. I s " " we " tio ible by instalments. Com- Di vor 131 , 8 ~,..._y Vtlis e. 'ee and pwvered on commission,free of law costs. ,„_ a te business conducted at moderate ex- BEAUTIFUL FOR EVER. MADAME RACHEL ON " FEMALE GRACE AND BEAUTY." Just published, A B O O K OF BEAUTY, By Madame RACHEL. To be had at 47A, New Bond-street. Price 2s. 6d. ritll cOt full ery Iwo i tioll sod ü b►i° a te? large 'hea t : rl°' :rod' efore• W 39s to 34s to ` 26s er. / It 0° aO. P esfj A ins9e" o° 10 0 ril eAt ; ~g 7 itO e '., St. P i '' ta IS; 268 to CO: ro L o o tlti to 436 16 to 4 n, tO to 31t/ d• 21 n 0 2 1 20 6 C. 19 ' 0 3 ' a. 4 ' •2 9 ' C. 1 9" , 1 1 ' O. O. O. 1 1, C. 0, O. , ___. wio Of r 00 0 of t b e )Pf fti 0 $1 porgy ro no 13 S i 0 0 luOt' 0,1 0 , roci° 0 10 in, soti f e z , lr il, i, 1100 50 ct oatl