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the• . , 77 t 44,.% .' '• 0133 - I:Ard,), (4)10 CYgir /10:,ea • . • , , ‘.. r N is figa • g b low „„ / „,"„0 ,, , lA,. 'A . ?$11 11111(-. 010k. e x,A' s.dallV, ' D • l6. -zitorr. • ~! 110 NOT FORGET YOUR APPOINTMENT. —We Sup at EVANS', Covent-garden, after Jullien's Concert. construction of fresh lin, T. 11. v. 12. v. 11. v. 13. v. 10. v. 20. v. 28 v. 13. iptain a, the sor of bone, ief at only 'rand- iss B. ••••••••• 01 . -----• ci. 112, city et BANK OF BRHISH NORTH AMERICA. Incorporated by Royal Charter. N TICE IS HEREBY GIVEN , Th at a G E NERAL MEOETING of the Proprietors of the Bank of British North Ame , :ica will be held on TUESDAY, the Bth day of Decem ber n ex t , at the Office of the Corporation, 7, St. Helen's- Pia ce , Bishops ga t e - street, at One o ' clock precisely, to ' receive a Report from. the Directors. And, at the conclusion of the business of that Meeting, an EXTRA 0Y GENERAL MEETING will be held for the purpose of Electing Two Directors to supply th e vacancies caused by the retirement of Henry Barnewall, Esq., and IVl:iliam Chapman, EE q. By order of the Court. 7, St. Helen's-place, London, 10th Nov., 1863. C. M`NAB, Secretary. LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—During the recent heavy gales some of the boats of the National Lifeboat institution saved 67 persons from different wrecks. The Committee of the Institution earnestly APPEAL to the Public for ASSISTANuE to enable them to meet the con tinued hea. y demands on the Institution's 125 Web at estab lishments. Contributions are received by all the London and country bankers ; and by the Secretary, 'Richard Lewis, at the Institution, 1-1, John-street, Ade'phi, W.C. NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANtE COMPANY. Established 1801 Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament. Accumulated and Inyeatediund; £ 2 , 1 2 2, 8 28 Annual Revenue 422,401 FIRE DEPARTMENT. Insurances (*ranted both at Home and in Foreign Countries On the most liberal terms. LIFE DEPARTMENT. Every facility offered to Insurers. Ninety per Cent. of the Profits divided among the Insurers on the participating principle. The new Life business transacted in 1862 as follows : Policies. Amount Insured, 1,037 £7 68,334 Premiums. L 23,641 0 0 Forms of Proposal and every information will be on application at th e furnished LON;)0N OrrxcEs : „ ........... . ...... 58, Th rea d needle-street. ............... , New Bank Buildings, Lothbnry. si West -end Office.. 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall By order. F. W. LANCE, Secretary. LIVERPOOL AND LONDON FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. At the ANNUAL MEETING of the Proprietors in tlfis Company, held on Thursday, 25th of ieeltruary, 1863 , JAMES ASPINALL TOBIN, Esq., in the Chair, the Report of the Directors for the year 1862 was read ; it Showed : That the Fire Premiums of the year were.... £ 1 36.005 0 0 A gainst those in 1361 , w hi c h were 360131 0 0 (l iving an incr ease i n 1862 o f £75,931 0 0 That the new Life business comprised the issue of 785 P o li c i es, i nsur i ng.-- 467,331 0 13,935 7 On which th e annual premiums were 0 '.I bat there w as a dd e d t o th e lif e reserve 79,277 11 1 4 Thar the balance of undivided profit was in creased 25,725 9 7 That the invested funds of the Company amounted to 1,417,808 8 4 In reference to the very large increase of £76,000 in the Fire premiums of the year, it was remarked in the Report, "The premiums paid to a company are the measure of that company's business of all mss;ki the Directors, therefore, prefer that test of progress any the duty collected may afford, as that applies to only- a part of a company's business, and a large share of that part may be, and often is, re-insured with other offices. In this view the yearly addition to the Fire premiums of the Liverpool and London Company must be very gratifying to the proprietors" SWINTON ROULT, Secretary to the Company. JOHN ATKINS, Resident a S i7 ecretary, London. THE QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY. 156, Leadenhall-street, London, E.C. Queen Insurance-buildings, Liverpool. Capital ONE MILLION STERLING. At the Annual Meeting of the Proprietors, held at Liver pool, on the 21st October, 1863, BERNARD HALL, Esq.. Chairman of the Company, in the Chair, the Directors' Report for the year stated— That the Fire Premiums for the year amounted to £70,300 That the being an increase o ver t h e precedinm year of 22,880 Life Premium Receipts for the first three years were and for th e past three years 15,24943,557 being an inc rease i n the latter triennial period over the forme r o f That the am ount accumulated since 2B,3oB last Meeting, as a Fire Reserve Fund, was and the amo un t a dd ed to Life Fund was 21,427 That during th e past five years the Co m p any had paid 13,743 for Claims 106, The Actuary reported th at the Life Liabilities had beeslsn valued on the soundest principles, viz., Net Premiums at 3 per cent. interest, and that the Bonus to part cipating Policy. holders averaged as much as 46 per cent. per annum of the Premiums paid, while in some instances it was as high as 65, 70, and even 75 per cent. A slividend was declared to proprietors at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum. J. MONC,IIIEFF WILSON, Manager and Actuary. JOHN E. LEYLAND, Secretary. A.D. 1720. ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION (Eats CORPORATION by Charter of his Majesty George the First) FOR SEA, FIRE, LIFE, AND AN NUITIES. Offices, Royal Exchange, London. Branch Office, 29, Pall-mall. OCTAVIUS WIGRAM, Esq., Governor. GEORGE PEARKES BARCL A Y, Esq., Sub-Governor. Sir Join.? HENRY Pla.t,v, Bart., Deputy-Governor. D IRECTORS. Henry Bainbridge, Esq. Wilmot Holland, Esq. Robert Barclay, Esq. Earl of Leven and Melville. lohn G'arratt Cattley, Esq. Chas. Jno. Manning, Esq. Mark Currie Close, Esq. Henry Nelson, Esq. 'William Davidson, Esq. The Hon. Josceline W. Percy. Thomas Dent, Esq Charles Robinson, Esq. Alexander Druce, Esq. Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq. Fr edk.Edlmann, Esq. Eric Carrineton Smith, Esq. Riversdale W. Grenfell, Esq. William Soltau, Esq. Pobt. Amadeus Heath, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq., M.P. rm. Tetlow Ffibbert, Esq.' William Wallace, Esq. "as- Stewart Hodgson, Esq. Chas. Baring Young, sq. Medical Referee, SAMUEL SOLLY, Esq., F.R.S. c .PIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected with this The _orporation on e.dvantageous terms. Reversirinary Bonus on British Life Policies has aye l'af-red early '2 per cent, per annum on the sum assured. Rquiv alo.it reductions have been made in the Premiums alylable by ,„ persons who preferred that form of Bonus. „ .I.visions of Profit take place every Five years. .any Life. 50 Iu. not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on one "F, Corporation affords to the Assured— Liberal participation in Profits—with exemption from the liabilities of partnership. SA rate of Bonus equal to the average returns of Mutual oci eties —with the guarantee of a l arge i nvested Capital tock. The advantages of modern practice,—with the security of an Office whose resources have been tested by the ex- Perience of nearly a CENTURY AND A HALF. SPECIAL NOTICE. tLl'°Heies on the participati ng system, granted on or before 3Lst 'December, 1863, and in force at the close of the year 186 5, Will be entitled to share in the next division of profits ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. ROBT. P. STEELE, Secretary. A GREAT DRAWING OF PRIZES WILL TAKE PLACE AT S T. JOSEPH'S RE TREAT, HIGHGATE, LONDON, N., liqui On dat THU RSDAY, the 261 h of NOVEMBER , ing 1863, to aid in the Debt s till remaining on the New Church and Organ 3 and to assist in es t a b l i shing the English Mission of St. Nichola.s in Paris, now u n d er t h e charge of the Passionist Fathers. The mizes of the first catalogue consist principally of Objects of art and other precious articles, presented by His Holiness, several Cardinals, Princes, and other persons of distip.ction in Rome. TICKETS ONE SHILLING EACH. 'The amount realised will be disposed of as follows :—That r4eising- from the sale of tickets in England will be applied to Ft. Joseph's, and that from the sale of tickets in France to St. Nicholas', in Paris. THE DRAWING OF PRIZES WILL BE ON THE P RINCIPLE OF THE ART UNION. entitled to Any one purchasing or aiding in selling 25 tickets will be a large Engraving, either of the Death of St. Joseph, or large Blessed Paul of the Cross forwarded b , Which will be 5' post upon receipt of 4 postage stamps. St. Joseph's Catal° Mies aa well as tickets may be had on application at Retreat, Highgate, and at 39, Rue de Berri, Paris. Q PECTACLEi S - The Patent N ew l v- i nvented ), Tinte,d spectspare atronised b maorit of th Nobility, including Visco u n t Pahnerston.y the They a ffor d extra reilef to Weak, dim, and detective vision.—S. and B e ordinar ysOLWiONS, Opticians, 39, Albemarle -street, Piccadilly. l) A. SCOTT'S 'BILIOUS AND LIVER PILLS.—A NEVER FAILING RESTEDY.—Pre- PAY erl without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. Z-`f Ail, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who t.miTer from bilious and fiver complaints, indigestion, wind. sr aims, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, &a For habitual costiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their opera tion and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite., pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Sold by W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most druggists, in boxea,ls. led., and three brae') the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver rills. The genuine are a square green package, with " William Lambert," engraved on the atanio. CELEBRATION of the TERCENTENARY of the BIRTH of SHAKSPEARE, at Stratford-upon- Avon. The Tercentenary Committee (of which Sir Robert N. C. Hamilton, Bart., X.C.8.. is Chairman) are now receiv ing' SUBSCRIPTIONS, and they may also be paid to the account of the Tercentenary Committee, at the Stourbridge and Kidderminster or Warwick and Leamington Banks, Str atford-upon -Aron ; Messrs. Greenway, Smith, and Gr eenway, Warwick; or their London agents, Messrs. Smith, Payne, tin d Co , Messrs. Hanburys and Co., or Messrs. txlyn and Co., brAnkers, London. The Tercen.t , 2nary Committee, in submitting the subscrip tion list to the nation, most earnestly appeal to the admirers of Shakspe wee for their aid and assistance. The Committee St their &auras upon the ground that Stratford is not only the birtkplace of Shakspeare. but the centre of a tt rac ti on to , a lt adir:trers of the g re a t Poet's works, and that it was hi s 'ionle. the town h e li ved, and where he lived and died. OYAI. FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, J in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail- Terminus, at King's-cross. Patron—The QUEEN. President—The Duke of BUCCLEUCH, Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. This was the first hospital to introduce the principle of free Rnd instant admission to the destitute sick, without the f or lity of troverners' letters. It is entirely devoted to desti tution in its most pitiable form—viz., that which is accom- Ptnied by sickness and disease, and is now of sufficient I nagnitude that, with adequate support, it may be rendered Capable of admitting into its wards a very l arge proportion of / casual sick of this great metrop o li s. I t requires but the finds in order to have 500 beds available for the reception of these the most wretched of our fellow -creatures. Dioreover, It gratuitously allords medical advice and medicine to more, On the average, than 3,000 out-pati en t s a week. The Weekly Board feel it their Imperative duty to make an E A.RNEST APPEAL to the public for continued support, to enable them to admit and relieve the distressing cases that daily present themselves. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Mas erman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and ; Drummond and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Ra nsom and ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Givn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and C o. ; Denison and Co. ; lliares,Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, an d Co. ; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool ahtl at the Hospital. STANFORD S. SMITH Secretary INo. 22,269. NEW NOVEL BY MR. W ILLS. On Friday, Nov. 1: 1 , in 3 vols., T HE WIFE'S EVIDENCE. By W. G WILLS, Esq., Author of "Notice to Quit," &c. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough street. Now ready at all th e Lib rar i es, i n 2 vols., T HE BROWNS AND THE SMITHS. By the Author of "Anne Dysart," &c. " This story is very pleasant reading, and the interest is well kept up throughout. There is an unexaggerated truth about She Browns and the Smiths that is sure to find a larize number of readers who will appreciate its sterling me rits."—Observer. Hurst and Blaekett, 13, Great Marlborough -street. 3 IAJOR-GENERAL CAMPBELL'S NARRATIVE. Now ready, in Bvo., with. Illustrations, 145., APERSONAL NARRATIVE of THIRTEEN YEARS' SERVICE AMONG THE WILD TRIBES OE KLIONDISTAN, tor the Suppression of Human Sacrifice. By Major-General. JOHN CAMPBELL, C.B. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THE NEW NOVEL BY MRS. HENRY WOOD. NOTICE. THE SHAD OW OF ASHLYDYAT, By the Author of "East Lynne," is now ready, in 3 vols., post Svo., at all Libraries and Bookse.lers. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. On Nov. 16, in 4t0., with magnificent Emblematic Cover, 21s. ; or in morocco, 31s. 6d., THE INGOLDSBY LEGENDS. An Illustrated Edi ion, from 60 Original Drawings by Cruikshank, Leech, and Tenniel. Also now ready, 54th Thousand, The CHEAP EDITION of INGOLDSBY LEGENDS. Price ss. Eichard Bentley, New Burlington-street. Now ready, in post Bvo., with a Portrait, MY IMPRISONMENT AT WASHINGTON, Including MY JOURNAL KEPT AT THE OLD CAPITOL PRISON THERE. By ROSE GREENHOW. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. BEAUTIFUL FOR EVER. MADAME RACHEL ON " FEMALE GRACE AND BEAUTY." Just published, _ _ _ ABOOK 6F BEAUTY. By Madame RACHEL. To be had at 47A, New Bond-street. Price 2s. 6d. T " 0 XFO R D, 6 , OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed Selections from the following Operas, viz., THE SLAVE, and CLARA, the MAID of MILAN, by Sir Hy. Bishop ; also, from ERNANI and LA SONNA MBULA; by the following talented artistes : —Misses Russell. Townley, Fitz Henry, W almsley, and Elli son ; Messrs. Green, Bluish, Kimberley, Stuart, &c. Also, Solos on the Violin by VIOITI COLLINS, the celebrated English Violinist. Flute by Drew Dean. Pianoforte, Miss Bryant. And the marvellous instrument, the ORCHESTRAL PIANO, by Herr SCHAL KENBACH, the Inventor. Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Comedy, by UNSWORTH ("or any oiler man "), Eugene, W. Randall, E. Marshall, G. Hutchenson, &c. The HALL has been newly Decorated, and is one of the most Beautiful in the Metropolis. Open at, half-past 7 o'clock. Admission, area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, Is. ; private boxes, 30s. 6d. "THE GHOST CLUB" at the CANTE RBURY HALL.—New and Interesting Spectral Tableaux..—Mr. C. MORTON is enabled to announce that, throuzh the medium of Professor Pepper's World of Shadows, a "GHOST CLUB" is nightly held at the CAN TERBURY HALL. The object of the Club is not the re peopling of the Haunted Houses of London ; but, through the agency of Phantoms, to present vivid (if transient) pictures of the drama of real life, both in its serious and mirthful aspects ; and, by means of spectral tableaux, to recall, and still further impress on the mind, some of the teachings or pleasantries of the best %NT' ters. At pre sent, the two orders of Slavery—the Slavery of the South, and the "White" Slavery of a more boastful civilisation, receive emphatic illustration ; and these lite pictures will be rapidly rcplac eI by others. The pages of Shakspere and the eleer Dramatists, of Scott, Hood, Ingoldsby, Dickens, &c., &c., wi.l, in turns, furnish subjects for illustration. All the other Musical and Pictorial attractions as usual, including Operatic Selections, &c. ; Comedy by Uo sworth (the modern Demosthenes), Eugene, George Hodson, E. Marshall, and George Hutchenson. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. - IM MENSE SUCCESS.—ARTHUR and BE RTRAND, the celebrated French Clowns, will appear every evening in an entertainment reserved expressly for their engagement at this establishment -The MARVELS of PERU, the most wonderful Performers in the WorId—LANGLOIS, the great Indian Juggler—The FAIRY FOUNTAIN -Operatic Selec tions -Grand Comic Divertissetinent, by the Francesco Family and Mons. Ratel, assisted by 12 Young Ladies. Doors open at 7—commence at half-past 7. A RGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, Piccadilly. During the Concerts given by Mons. JULLIEN, at Her Majesty's Theatre, the BALL will commence EVERY EVENING at NINE O'CLOCK. Doors open at 8 o'clock. Admission, is. Manager—M. GRENET. MR. A. B. HOLLINGSWORTH, COMIC VOCALIST. SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVE 0 at the OFFICE of THIS PAPER for the above artist, suddenly afflicted with Blind ness, and, in his helplessness, having a wife and child de pendant on him. BANKRUPTCY AND COMPOSITIONS.-- Mr. WETIIERFIELD, Solicitor, 35, Moor ate-street, PRIVATE ARRANGEMENTS PRACTISEb in COURT, and effects ARRANGEMENTS with creditors, without publicity. Charges, the lowest possible, payable by instalments. Coun try cases economically conducted. N.B.—DEBTS recovered on commission, free of law costs. Divorce and Probate business conducted at moderate ex pense. TEA.—MOORE BROTHERS respectfully inti mate that their New Prospectus is now ready. They especially recommend their improved Family Tea, reduced to 35. 2d. ; Souchong, reduced to 35. 6 d. ; mixed Assam , re duced to 3s. Bd. ; and the finest Assam, reduced from 4s. 4d. to 3s. 11d. per lb. MOORE BROTHERS. 35. London -bridge, City, E.C. A REAL SEA BATH in your own room by using TIDMAN'S SEA SALT. This article, extracted from the "foaming billows," is a valuable adjunct to the daily bath, and the hest possible sub • stitute fbr a visit to the sea-side. Price 16s. per cwt. For warded on receipt of post-office order or stamps. TIDMA.L\ and SON, Chemists, 10, Wormwood•street, Lon don, E.C. TIDIVIAN'S SEA SALT is of great benefit to weakly children, and a boon to all who would obtain the invigorating effects of a sea bath in the comtortable se clusion of an apartment. Instructions for use are enclosed in each packet. TIDMAN'S SEA SALT has been analysed by Dr. Hassall, who strongly 'recommends it as very superior to the rock and other salts commonly used for bathing purposes. It is the only efficient substitute for sea bathing. In bags of 141b5., price 2s. ; 281b5., 4s. ; 561b5., Bs. 1121b5., ifs. Sole Proprietors, TIDMAN & SON, 10, Wormwood-street, London, E.C. Sold by all Chemists. STAMP YOUR PAPER, • ENVELOPES, INVOICES. &c., with JONES'S PATENT PERCUSSION EMBOSSING PRESS. The above would be found useful to youths at school for embossing their Books, Drawings, Papers, &c. The Press complete, with Plain Crest, Name, or Business Die, 9s. 6d. Note the Address :—WILLIAM JONES, Die Sinker, Press Maker, and Embosser, 3, Queen's-court, High Holborn (op posite Day and Martin's). ALGERIAN ONYX MARBLE. Messrs. HOWELL, JAMES, and CO., respectfully solicit an inspection of their Onyx salon, which contains upwards of 1,003 objects, consisting of Clock., Candelabra, Lamps,Vases, Jardinieres, Inkstands, Pen-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 Regent-street, Pall-mall. ornament.-5, 7,9, BEAUTIFUL WOMEN.—Alabaster Powder, and the Magnetic Rock Dew Water from S ahara. C - cassia!' Bloom, Arabian Soaps, and Alabaster Liquid. These costly and inimitable toilet preparations render the hair, teeth, and complexion beautiful beyond comparison. —Can be had only at Madame RACR 47A, New Bond-street, where she can be consulted daily. All communications are strictly confidential. lATING'S PALE NEWFOUNDLAND 11.1 COD LIVER OIL. The Fine•t Imported this Season. THIS VALUABLE MEDICINE having of late years some into such general u-e, and being, moreover, so exten sively prescribed by the most eminent practitioners both in town and country, Mr. Keating can with the greatest confidence recommend this Oil as being perfectly pure, nearly tasteless, and free from adulteration, having been analysed, reported on, and recommended by Prof. Taylor, ~f Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals, Dr. Scott. M.D. L.R.C.P., F.L.S., &c., and Ur. Edwi n P ayne, M D., L.R.C.P., M.R.C. S., who, in the words of the late Dr. Pereira, says that "The b st Oil is that which is most devoid of colour, odour, and flavour, cha racters this will be found to possess, being purely of hepatic oriain, a point of great weight with regard to its therapeutic value. sold in Half-pints, Is. 9d. ; Pints, 3s. ; Quarts, 58. 6d. ; and Five-pint Bottles, 12s. 6d., imperial measure, by THOMAS BEATING, Chemist, 79, bt. Paul's Churchyard, London. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and most useful invention of lheday, AGUA AMARELLA. Messrs. JOHN GOSN EL L and CO., 3, King-court, Lombard street, London, Perfumers to her Majesty, respectfully offer to the public this truly marvellous fluid, which gradually restores the human hair to its pristine hue—no matter at what age. The Agua Amarell a has none of the properties of dyes ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and when the hair is once restored one application per month will keep it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per bottle, or in half bottles, 108. 6d. Testimonials from artistes of the highest order, and from individuals of unaoubted respecta bility, may be seen on application. Messrs. John Gosnell and t'o. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal High ness the Princess of Wales. CAPTAIN WHITE'S ORIENTAL PICKLE, CURRY or MULLIGATAWNY PASTE, Curry Powder, and Curry Sauce, may De obtained from all Sauce Vendors, and wholesale of CROSSE and DLACKWELL, Purveyors to the QueT, Soho-square, London, THE SUN, LONDON, WE EVENING, NOVEMBER 11, 1863. The Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, M.P., on the Policy of the Government. On Monday night Mr. Villiers and Mr. Weguelin ad dressed their constituents at a dinner given in Wolverhamp ton to the retiring Mayor, Mr. H. H. Fowler. The ex-MAYOR gave " The health of her Majesty's Mi nisters," coupling the name of Mr. Villiers with the toast. Mr. VieefEns, in responding to the toast, said, as one of the body who had the honour to be included in the toast they had just drunk, he begged, on his own part and that of his colleagues, to tender to them their beat acknowledg ments for the compliment they had paid them. The loyalty of this country usually prompted people to do honour to those in the service of the Crown, and such toasts were commonly those of form; but such was not the impression left upon his mind after hearing the remarks which his friend had just made, and he felt bound personally to express himself grateful at the manner in which the toast had been received. (Hear.) A Minister was certainly not less sensible than another man to the good opinion of his neighbour. There was abundant reason for his being more so, for, if he had to state the result of his experience in that position, it would be that such was the trouble that it entailed, and such was the responsibility involved in it, that nothing could compensate for its possession but the hope that he might deserve, and should obtain, the good opinion of the country. (Hear, hear.) In this country men had the inclination, as well as the power, to express their opinions freely on public matters, and it was difficult to obtain gene - ral agreement on questions of policy, and still more to unite opinion in favour of any Government. When, therefore, the merits of a Ministry could be mentioned with favour in a promiscuous assembly like the present, he could not but feel gratified at the circumstance. He was told that at meetings of this kind politics were abjured, and certainly he would not be guilty of violating not only rule, but good taste, by saying anything that could provoke question or dissent. He hoped, however, that he might be allowed to express his satisfaction at observing upon frequent occasions the friendly tone in which men who were opposed to them, but:who were esteemed in the country, had alluded to the Government, and how often they had seen manifested :at meetings of their opponents a disinclination to displace the present Government, or rather, perhaps, men of such large experience in public affairs as Lords Palmerston and Russell, and men of such extraordinary talent as Mr. Gladstone — (cheers)—and their old friend the present Lord Chancellor. (Hear.) If these things occurred he trusted he might re gard them as indicating no dissatisfaction with the policy of the Government, and as an indication that the govern ment had been administered in a national spirit. (cheers.) Great events had been passing in the world during the last four years, and the Government had been frequently re quired to decide upon their action with regard to them. He should not then enter into the precise course adopted by the Government upon such occasions, but he thought that he could point to some general results upon which there was no question, and which possibly might exercise some influence upon opinion. In the first place, peace during that period had been maintained—(cheers) —not at the ex pense of honour, for when the privilege of the British flag was assailed, as it was in a great question of maritime right by the Americans, it was by universal assent vindicated with spirit and success. (Cheers.) Again, in the face of the strongest inducements to take an opposite course, the pledge of neutrality to each contending party in the States of America has been strictly and honourably observed. (Hear, hear.) Again, duties on trade that might be written in millions have been removed, and yet the revenue had been left unimpaired—(cheers)—and lastly, there was then a state of commercial prosperity in the country that equalled, and presently would exceed, that extraordinary year which preceded the one in which the disasters of America occasioned such fearful disturbance in the great industry of this country. (Cheers.) The consideration of these circumstances might possibly account in some degree for what, for fear of giving offence, he would not call con tentment, but for that political calm to which his friend had just referred, and which certainly does pervade the country at present—(hear, hear)—and which also might have influence upon the minds of men of experience and judgment in thinking that it would be unwise at this mo• ment to excite those feelings which in party contentions for power are sure to be evoked. (Cheers.) lie certainly would not himself say a word in disparagement of his political opponents. He knew that among them were men of the highest talent and most benevolent views; and he believed that if they were not forward in seeking to displace the present Government, they were actuated by considerations for the best interests of the country. (Cheers.) lie was not going to contend that the present state of the country was not also owing to other circumstances than those which. he, had mentioned, and over which neither the Government nor the Legislature had any control, and ho would name among the most powerful agents in our immediate pros perity the bountiful harvest, the beat that was remembered by our oldest men, which had been vouchsafed to us this year by Providence—(cheers)--and already were all the blessings that follow so directly from cheapness and abun dance of food, and which in former times used to be so elaborately estimated in this borough, being traced to the homes and comforts of the poor—(cheers)—a circumstance which reminded him of the fortune that had befallen this country, if this crisis in a great industry was doomed to occur, that it had come upon us later in3tead of earlier, and not when we were committing the fatal error of relying upon one source alone for our food as well as for our cotton, and that we had not had at one time a dearth of fool. as well as of cotton; for they knew that the cotton famine had actually occurred in the midst of three successive bad harvests—(hear, hear)—and could any man realise to him self what would have been the extent either of the misery or the confusion that would have followed if this misfor tune had formerly happened ? (Hear, hear.) But we see the fact tbat from our timely wisdom of drawing upon the re sources of the whole world for our food we had never for one instant lately been inconvenienced by dearness or scarcity. (Cheers.) Who had not admired the manly patience and resignation of the operatives in Lancashire under thir dis tress, and who that knew them doubted but that those feel ings were, above all things, strengthened and confirmed by the belief that their misery could in no way be traced to the bad laws or the bad government under which they were liv ing ? (Cheers.) He thought the c eaditiou of the country was matter of congratulation on another account—namely, that, as regarded matters of public policy, general opinion had never been in a sounder state than at present. Not withstanding the great increase of popular influence in our Governments'of late years, he never know the country more tenacious of its honour, or more ready to defend it. (Hear, hear.) He never knew the public better disposed to the in stitutions of the country, subject as they always were to be reformed. (Hear, hear.) Again, never was there a greater desire to promote the moral elevation s of the people. He would also say that though at n o ti me were' the people of this country more averse to war, or more acutely alive to all its misery and mischief, yet at no time had they been so pre pared—should that sad exigency arrive—to make the sacri fices necessary for the defence of their shores, or to resist their enemies in any part of the world. (Loud cheers.) And he would say further, that though England appeared to be more wedded to her own form of government than ever, and had the most perfect faith in liberal constitu tional Government being the best suited to all the civilised communities of the earth, or at least of the European race, yet that never was she more satisfied that it is no province of hers, and not the interest of any other country, that she should by active intervention effect any changes in the form of Government of other countries. (Cheers.) That prin ciple of non-intervention was, he believed, regarded as sacred in this country, and, for the peace of the world, he verily believed it ought to be so universally. (Cheers.) The disregard of it had caused more misery, disappointment, and bad government than any other known cause of those evils. (Hear.) It might be tantalising actively to assist a people struggling for freedom, but if one people were to be allowed to meddle with the affairs of another people, one bad Government might assist another as bad to oppress its people—(cheers)—and the result must be insecurity and inducements 10 0 nu justicel e t t shouldbt be deprecated, they oe fallp would oa c un a ldtde interferedt hh , ea(rvHee activelywe a oa r sb . discontent. All history, and one might say daily experience, tended to confirm this opinion, or to show that intervention ) eonW with commendedhi t e fh n t h t thohseeepri sketchesne f e t o e e rnr internal hal Govern mentafiff ra: givenrs firm ness e its s actions,ene determination gr w ea i t th me w n h r i e c o h eiv t e he i y a t h h a e d ne re ve s s is p t a e p d er a s ll , g of r e o u t t h e h r o s c o e u h n o t l r i d es principle Cheers.) h e e r o s f . ) minding your Non-intervention own business n t e h s the applied to nations at large, where it was useful to be ob served. (Hear, and a laugh.) He only wished that forbear anee could be carried still further, and that nations would be somewhat more careful in the language they employed towards each other. (Hear.) It arose frequently from ignorance, quite unwarrantable, and censures were often unreasonable in those who cast them. Ho thought hard measures had been dealt out both to the Federals and the Southerners in this country. Th e most bitter reproaches had been cast upon the President for desiring to retain the Union, and against the Southerners for desiring to retain what they called their property. Yet he could not help re• merabering that for the first ten years that he was in Parlia ment one of the prominent questions of the day was the re peal of the union with Ireland. Yet he never remembered one English member who was for it, or one that would not have voted any means to maintain it, or any Minister who would not have been called a traitor who had thought of yielding it—(hear, hear) —and he did not know to what length they would not have gone to retain the Union had the erai nent man who agitated that question so perseveringly not died. (Hear, hear.) Again, for some years before he went into Parliament ho remembered well the kind of lan guage that used to be held towards Lord Brougham and others who sought to emancipate the negroes that Le doubea if it NM Very belongmd to Eiaglistwen, and • different from that which the Southerners addressed to the Abolitionists now. (Hear, hear.) They, however, as Eng lishmen, would have been indignant if other nations had in terfered with their national disputes, and not allowed them to settle those questions as it seemed best to them to do, and which in fact they did, to their entire satisfaction. (Hear, hear.) Why, then, should the Americans not be allowed to settle their own affairs in the way they think right, without being so severely condemned by other people? (Cheers.) After some further remarks on local affairs, Mr. Villiers concluded amid much cheering. _ Mr. WEGUELIN said it had been a general complaint that the discussions of the House of Commons had been fruitless of results ; that politics had become languid and the mem bers flaccid—(a laugh)—that, content with the leadership of one great man, they had shunted their responsibility and were content to look on from a siding at the express train of affairs which ran by them. (Laughter.) But there had been an absence of party strife, which state of things must be at tributed to other causes. General questions had of late years been settled by the triumph of those principles which had established civil and religious liberty, had extended self• go vernment and placed it on a wider basis, and had regulated trade, currency, and finance. (Hear, hear.) But if party spirit had been dead in late years, they should all rejoice that the spirit of trade was reviving. (Hear, hear.) He be lieved the prevailing prosperity was sound, but they would let him, as an old merchant, address to them a few words of warning, because there were a few indications that this pros perity might be based on an even sounder foundation than that on which it now rested. He referred to the sudden drain of bullion and the consequent rise in the rate of interest. He thought it was not wise to neglect these indications. It might be that, after a time, owing to the measures taken by the Bank of England, the drain of bullion would cease and the coin which had been issued for the internal wants of the country return q bubriuqw...B4laia experience went, drain of bullion and a rise in the rate of interest were in dicative of something unsound in the state of trade and credit. It was therefore desirable that not only individuals, but especially banking corporations, should' take the earliest possible opportunity of checking any undue extension of credit. (Hear, hear.) When they considered that the Bank of England Reserve, which now amounted to not more than six or seven millions, was practically the only unemployed capital in the country, and that it was the only source by which a balance of trade could be secured, they would see that there was every reason why they should be careful not to give stimulus to other than necessary trans actions. He made these observations,not because he thought that a monetary crisis was at hand, but because they might tend to those healthy restrictions which, if generally ob served, would go far to ward off misfortunes of a serious nature, and place trade on a wholesome and permanent foot ing. The speaker concluded by acknowledging the toast of the "Members of the Borough," and by saying that la felt it a great honour to be the colleague of Mr. Villiers, with whom he always worked on terms of the utmost cor diality. (Hear, hear.) Naval and Military Intelligence, THE NAVY. The following will be the dimensions of the armour plated wooden frigate Lord Warden, the preparations for building which have been commenced beneath No. 7 shed at Chat ham dockyard, where she is to be constructed :—Length between the perpendiculars, 280 ft. ; length of keel for ton nage, 233 ft. llin. ; extreme breadth, 59ft. 9in.; breadth for tonnage, 58ft. 2in.; depth in hold, 20ft. 9in. Unlike the ether vessels of her class hitherto built, the Lord Warden will be provided with the same thickness of armour plating thaenghout, and the principle of furnishing our vessels of war with guns at the bow as well as at the broadsides will be practically recognised for the first time by the Admiralty by the construction of a bow battery at the fore part of the Lord Warden. The stem will project some Bft. or 9ft. below the water, which will render the Lord Warden more formidable as a ram than any of the existing iron and iron clad war ships. It does not appear to be finally settled whether the twin-screw principle is to be adopted in the Lord Warden, or whether she will be constructed to carry merely the ordi nary single screw, though from the marked success which has attended the introduction of the double screw in those ships in which it has been tried, it is probable that the Lord Warden will be constructed to carry two independent screw propellers, both working by means of separate engines. The sheds adjoining that under which the Lord Warden is to be laid down are being fitted with overhead tramways to facilitate the removal of the timber and iron plates. It is intended that the Lord Warden shall be completed and afloat within 18 months from the present time. By extraordinary exertions of a numerous party of mechanics and labourers, who have been employed day and night on the work, the massive screw shaft for driving the propeller of the iron frigate Achilles, at Chatham dock yard, has been successfully fixed in its place without acci dent of any kind. The principal portion of the machinery will be fitted on board by Messrs. Penn and Son before the vessel is undocked. The four iron - maste arrived at Chatham some time since from the establishment of Messrs. Finch and Co., Chepstow, by whom they were manufac tured. Her Majesty's gunboat Ranger, Commander Wratislaw, from the West Coast of Africa, was yesterday paid out of commission at Woolwich. In addition to their arrears of pay, the officers and orew received a large amount of prize money, the latter sum, including remittances, exceeding £7,000. The commander's share amounted to £BO9. The continuous service men have been granted 42 days' leave. Preparations were commenced on board yesterday for re moving the boilers from the Ranger, in order to commence the repairs without delay, with a view to her being recom missioned as early as possible. Command Wratislaw served under the late Sir W. Peel in the Naval Brigade in India, and was honourably mentioned in the Admiralty despatch at the time of his commission as commander—viz., March, 1858. The re-appearance of scarlatina among the cadets of the Britannia at Dartmouth, after an entire cessation for up wards of a fortnight, has induced Capt. Powell to take the more prudent course of commencing the Christmas vacation at once, by granting leave to all the cadets excepting those whose course of instruction is just completed, and who will remain for the passing out examination. The Falcon, 17, screw corvette,Commander G. H. Parkin, made her official trial of speed at Portsmouth yesterdaY) under the superintendenc e of Captain H. Broadhead, com mending the reserve at the port. The ship drew 14ft. 6in. of water forward, and 15ft. Bin. aft, on getting under weigh. The wind was moderate from S.W., but squally at times. Six runs were first made at the measured mile with the fol lowing consecutive results in knots I-B'o9o, 8 . 651, 8.911, 8.275, 9.350, 7.610, The mean speed of the six runs was 8'632 knots. At half boiler power four runs over the mile gave 5.769, 5.042, 4.738, 6081. The mean speed of the four runs was 5.148 knots. In testing the engines to ascertain the time in which they could be worked, in obedience to a transmitted order, they were stopped dead in 11 seconds from full speed, fram the time of moving the telegraph handle on the bridge ; started ahead in 13 seconds, and astern in 9 seconds. At the conclusion of the trial the Falcon again anchored at Spithead, but was ordered to leave daylight this morning for Plymouth Emerald, 35, screw steam frigate, 2,913 tons, 600- horse power, which was paid out of commission at Sheer nesson Saturday, is now being dismasted in the large basin of that dockyard, to take up her position in the third divi sion of the Sheerness steam reserve. theupo artisans uherin of a t d h a e y d o oc r k t y w a o r , d a wil fter l i S a o s T u t n h e d e v an u d in Aus o t r ra a li t a. The Lunar, 2, iron screw troopship, 2,812 tons, 500- horse power, Capt. F. H. Stirling, will be removed this day from the basin of Sheerness dockyard to moorings in the whichshe will be t a k e n for trial at the measured mile off Maplin Sands. placing t h e Eurotas , 12, screw steam mortar Admi ralty intend It is rumoured at Sheerness that the Lords of the Admi h havear b o completedu r , and 250 1,090 to ns,h orse power, belonging to steam mortar s hip , steam reserve, in commis ship, 1,201 tons, 200 horse power. and the Horatio, 12, screw operations expected the 3d division of the Sheerne ss commis sion for foreign service as store _ s hips. e The officials of Sheer ness dockyard are instruc.teed re port upon the fitness of and the cost of their prepare those vessels for the servi Stan l e y Bosanquet, commanding her . Ma- Lieut. jesty's gunboat George Flamer, who was severely wounded in an pirates on the 28th of July last, Chinese promoted to the rank of Commander. was yesterday • e was yesterday appointed to her Charles J. W is e Lieut. Majesty's ship Royalist. engagement eu t.with and creditable manner. At 333 p.m. the King Arthur left the harbour in tow of a Government steam-tug amid hearty cheers from the people on shore, who had assembled to have a last look at the regiment which had :been quartered among them, the band of the regiment on the poop playing " Auld Lang Syne." The ship anchored at Spithead for the night, and will commence her voyage for Madras at daylight. The Morayshire, Indiaman, Commander Mather, arrived at Spithead yesterday afternoon from Bombay and the Cape of Good Hope, with troops—time-expired men and invalids, under the command of Capt. C. F. Hunter, 72d Highlanders, She sailed from Bombay on the 2d July, and the Cape of Good Hope on the 6th of Sept., bringing a small mail from the latter place from her Majesty's ship Himalaya. The passage home has been a somewhat lengthened one, the Morayshire having been detained off the Cape with strong westerly winds and lain at anchor at the Cape four days. Off the Western Islands very heavy northeast gales were ex perienced, after which westerly winds were brought up until sighting the Isle of Wight on. Monday, when a strong north east gale drove the ship some distance to leeward off the island. The troops on board consist of 60 time-expired men, 58 invalids, 1 discharged man, 6 women and 10 chil dren, 5 soldiers discharged with ignominy, 3 deserters, 13 convicts, including a late lieutenant of the Bengal Royal Artillery, sentenced to four years' penal servitude on convic tion of a charge of manslaughter of a native servant. Seven aoldiers died during the voyage, and also one lady passen ger. Lieut. Easton, 32d Regiment, and an assistant-surgeon, Indian Navy, also came home as passengers in the ship. T HE ARMY. The battery of field artillery in command of Lieut.-Col. Barstow, ordered for service in New Zealand, went on board the screw transport Sea King yesterday at Woolwich pier. The troops assembled on parade at 1 o'clock, and were care fully inspected by Sir It . nacres, commandin g at headquar ters. Inanswer to the m uster -call evry man was found t be present, fully equipped for the voyage. After the inspec o tion they marche d down the Arsenal pier, and were g reeted along the line of route and on their arrival at the arsenal g ates by the cheers of the people. After a short dela y they mThareevileesdsoolnwbiollar i n single file, with the great es t or d er. sail this morning at 10 a.m. She will be Deut followed in a few day s b y the Silver Eagle, with w ar stores and 300 draughts of the line. The Scimitar, of 2 , 500 tons, is is also loading for the same destination. The head-quarters of the 55th Regiment e mbarked at 8 a.m. yesterday on board the hired trans p or t King Arthur, alongside Portsmouth dockyard, under the sup er i ntendence of Col. E. Somerset, C. 8.) p y Quartermaste r -G enera l, and Capt. It, Locke, embarkation officer to the Hon. Coun cil for India, no embarkation wa* effected in a very orderly AMERICA. REUTER'S EXPRESS. NEW YORK, Oct. 31. A dispatch from Chattanooga, Oct. 28th, states that Lookout Mountain was taken by the Federals, on the 28th, the Confederates falling back without resistance. The Federals occupied the South bank of the Tennessee River from Bridgeport to Chatta nooga, and the river and railroad were unobstructed. Yesterday morning Major-Gen. Thomas tele graphed to the War Department as follows : " General Hooker was attacked at 12 o'clock, midnight, and a severe fight ensued, which con tinued for two hours, with lighter work until 4 a.m. Gen. Hooker reports (7.30 a.m.) the conduct engineers he Nothingu i t n e s a t . u nder of our troops to be splendid. They repulsed every attack made on them and drove the enemy from every position they assailed." Nothing additional to what has been telegraphed h a s been received at headquarters, concerning Hooker's victory. The fight took place at Brown's Ferry, on the Tennessee River, near Chattanooga, and the result is considered of the highest importance, as it re moves the rebel obstructions to steamboat naviga tion to that point, and opens the way for army supplies. A Nashville telegram says . " Lookout Mountain was taken on the 28th by our troops under Gen. Hooker, with the eleventh corps and a portion of the twelfth, and Palmer's division of the fourth corps. There was no serious o pposition. The river is now open to Chattanooga, the Army of the Cumberland is relieved from any danger of interrupted communications. General Palmer has been promoted to command of the r nt h" Fourteenth Corps, over Rosseau, Reynolds, and Shridan. Gen. Mitchell has been relieved of the cavalry command. The Tennessee is four feet high on the shoals. s a m t t e e n : . og a , t wo in formation movement, planned l that anne on d a t n h d e n b d y er a direction of Gen. Smith, chief of waggon roads and the use of the river as lines of supplies were acquired, thus relieving Gen. The Washingto b n ri f l e i a a Thomas's command from its of unusual interest is reported from the Army of the Potomac. The repairs on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad have been completed to Catlett's station, and are being rapidly prosecuted. Some of the Federal troops are said to be at the chief emba a r t r e a h s point where Turkey run crosses the Warrenton Railroad. The Confederates hold the burned bridge across the Rappahannock in great force. A similar official despatch says :—" It is not true, as has been reported, that General Meade is retreating. He has moved his headquarters front Warrenton, but not towards Washington. Military men view Gen. Meade's position as highly favourable in the event of Lee making a general attack." General Buford's cavalry was attacked by in fantry, near Bealton Station, on the 27th, at noon, and wa s forced back to within one mile of Ger mantown• The Confederate cavalry scour the country as far as Stafford Courthouse. A number of citizens along the line of the Orange and Alexandria railroad have been arrested, charged with harbouring guerillas. Charleston dates to the 27th October have been received. On the 26th General Gilmore opened fire on the rebel works from Cumming's Point, and on the following day he opened upon the city, using the spire of St. Michael's Church as a target. The fire on the Confederate works is said to have been very destructive. They responded slowly, and without effect, from Forts Moultrie and Johnson. A special despatch to the New York Times, from Morris Island, Oct. 27, says Three heavy guns have been turned upon Charleston, and each had thrown Greek fire into the heart of the place. Four Monitors are in pos ition off Sullivan ' s Island, a n d it is reported that the y will.engage the rebel works this afternoon. The range of the guns on Sumter and Johnson is one-third less than before the cap. ture of Wagner and Gregg. The firing on our side is excellent, every shot seems to tell. The object of the fire was to get the range of the rebel works. It cannot be put down as the commencement of any vigorous attack." A despatch, dated Chattanooga, Oct. 24, via Nashville, 28 , says : Th e enemy's action indicates that B ragg i s moving in large force upon Cleveland, Tennessee, with the evident purpose of breaking through our by way of lines in that direction. It is generally believed here that this movement is co - operated in by a portion of LVirginia, moving down with the intention of driv- Tennessee, and turning the flank of r compelling its retirement nry e og e n i L ynchburg hcn f b o h r una c rtst e ghit s dai sae f u r no af o dror m on:Bmayr V i i iE: r t g ta ho i su f Advices received in Washington state that the Federal position at Chattanooga is perfectly secure against any direct attack—the line of defences being short, but very strong. The rebels held the mountain encircling the town (on the 24th) both their flanks resting upon the river. The greatest e mbarrassment was the difficulty of getting sup plies—the roads being in such bad condition that the trains got through with great difficulty. Th e , troops had been several days upon half rations, an d the 'animals suffered greatly for want of forage. The common animals have died by scores of hun ger. Foraging parties were out in a ll direction s. The expedition under G enera l M'Pierson has accomplished returned to Vickaburg, h av i ng fi s hed its object, which was to s ca tt er t h e re bels on the B i g Black. They came up w ith a large Confederate force, which ret rea t e d w i t h ou t r isking an engage ment. _ _ ----- Confede rates under General Cooper have been reinforced from P r i ce ' s arm y, an d threaten For ts Smit h and Advices from Fort Scott state that the Confede rates Blunt. P r i ce ' s force is estimat ed at 9,000 men. Quantrell is with him. ma rching with 3,000 General Blunt has gone to Fort Smith, wher e he will turn over the com mand of the arm y of the frontier to General IVl‘l\leil. Brooks havin g b een joined by Shelby is rates against the un ion force at White River. The union forces , under General Sherman, ad vancing eastwards from Memphis, met with a sharp resistance at Cherokee station, about 9 miles west of Tascumbia. The Confederates fell back upon their fortifications, which are said to he very strong, at Tascumbia. They had about 6,000 in fe.ntry and 1,000 cavalry, and were commanded by Generals Loring, S. D. Lee, Roddy, Richardson, and Forrest. T►he following is from the Macon (Georgia) Con- PRICE. ....-....4-d. STAMPED ....sd. Th e r , Toned insu rrect i on federate of the 14th :—" of the blacks, in Hancock County, was more serious than was at first supposed. netr organization was complete, from a major-general down to a cor poral. The plan was first to kill all the old men and women and children, approp.riate the young women as wives, and then joinitosenoranz when he captured Atalanta. To this they were instigated by designing emissaries from Lincolndoti. The ring leaders have been arrested." The Columbus (Georgia) Sun gives tht' following as the results of General Wheeler's recent raid against the communications of Rose= ranz : "General Wheeler captured over 1,160 wa ggons in the Scoquatchie valley, 1,000 of which ha' de stroyed, bringing the remainder safely across the river. He shot upwards of 3,500 mules, and brought away with him more 1,000 horses and mules. At M'Minnville he destroyed 30 days' rations forßosencranz's entire army; also two trains of cars loaded for Chattanooga, and 15 miles of the railroad.. He also destroyed the track of the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad for nearly 20 miles below Murfreesboro. His loss was three pieces of artillery, and about 1,000 men, mostly prisoners. The Provost Marshal General has announced that forty per cent. of those drawn in the present draft are held for service; of these one half paid commu tation, one-third of the remainder went into service, and two-thirds furnished substitutes. Over forty millions of dollars have been uselessly expended in bringing into the field two hundred thousand men who have been discharged for disability. Senor Don Matiar Romero, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the Juarez Go vernment of Mexico, has been recognised at Wash ington. He presented his credentials on the 28th. Twenty-five hundred soldiers arrived here yes terday from the Army of the Potomac, Washington, and Baltimore. They came to vote. The Demo cratic papers allege that they belong mostly to the Western or Republican portions of the State, while the Republican papers state that they are mostly sick and wounded men to whom short furloughs have been granted irrespective of their politics. The Russian Naval officers continue to receive municipal and private ovations. The Grand Rus sian Ball is to take place at the Academy of Music, on the bth of November. Invitations are to be given to other foreign officers in port. The Speech of the King of Prussia. BERLIN, Nov. 3. The King opened the Session of both houses of the Prassian Diet in person, at one o'clock this afternoon, in the White Hall of the Royal Castle. His Majesty made the following speech:— "Illustrious, noble, and beloved Gentlemen of both Houses of the Diet,—The Diet of the Monarchy in its last Session was closed before the termination of the deliberations on the Budget, and the Lower House was subsequently dissolved be cause a satisfactory result could not be expected from further discussion after the declaration ad dressed to me. " It is my urgent wish that an end should be put to the discussions which have arisen between my Government and a portion of the representatives of the country. My Royal duty enjoins upon me to maintain and protect the power and rights of my Crown, no less than the constitutional privileges of the representation of the country. Conflicting conceptions have been brought to bear upon the ex tent and limits of the uncontested right of the re presentatives of the country to co-operate in the legal establishment of the Budget. In order to effect its settlement a bill will be presented to you, which is intended to regulate the rights of the Government in case the Budget does not obtain a legal establish ment, and to meet the fear that my Government in such a case intend to lay claim to an unlimited con trol over the State funds without regard , to the right of the representatives of the country. "I have, hoWever, to care not alone for the inte rior welfare, but also for the exterior security of the State; and I must be able to reckon on your co operation in both respects. The new formation of the army arose from wants which could not be neglected if we were to keep pace with the increased armed force of our neigh bours, and to take into account the economical in terests of our own population by a more just distri bution of military service. s' The army is, after its reorganisation, as I already said in this place in the year 1860, the Prussian people in arms, and this, indeed, with greater truth than before, for while the strengthened organisation of the Line renders an alleviation possible for the elder classes of the Landwehr, the united strength of the Landwehr remains unaltered. This formation has grown in past s ears, on the basis of the-approval of the Diet the S ess i ons o f 1860 an d 1861, into a permanent instituti on o f th e St a te, the continuance of which can no longer be brought into questi on without serious danger to the most importan t inte rests of the co un t r y. Th e knowledge this danger of imposes upon m e the duty of giving my consent, requisite in accordance with the C o nstitution, only to such a Budget as will secure t h e maintenance of the existing army arrangements. In order at length to bring this affair legally to a close, a remodelled Bill on the obligation to military service will b e laid before you. the exp carrying " U to the of the present , reorganization of the ar m y would meet with 0° obstacle in the fi nancia l re sources of the Stat e has been fulfilled. "Last year the revenue, as is k nown, was so large that it no t only su ffi ced for the c ompl e t e State expenditure, but even gave a for the employment of which •11 be made to you. This year's revenue proposals w i ll ho e s ; , as far as can be now allows of sinvlar nt a mple means to cover the whole State seen, press expenditure of this year without having recourse to treasury, the State m y Government will present to you without de layßudget for the current year, together with the a su pplement. In the Budget for the year 1864, a pparently existing deficit is, it is true, not yet c c o on ve si r d in er g ab of le t s hnev P inn, It nevertheless presents the agreeable which will also soon be ready for your examination, the r p e rV e ttat the revenue, without departing from sound principles in its estimate, might have been put down as considerably higher, and would offer the means to satisfy in all branches of the admini stration numerous and fresh requirements. "The estimate of the new :ground and house taxes has already been so far proceeded with that its conclusion may be looked forward to with cer tainty at the beginning of the year 1865. The sur plus revenue expected therefrom will shortly afford the means to close without deficit the Budget for the year 1865. general B6o accounts , years h 1 e 859,1 and dlB6l wofintbhee submitted otfo you for the approval of outlays in excess of the Budget, and for the voting of the bill of indemnity. A bill for the establishment of the revenue and expendi ture of the year 1862 will likewise be submitted to you as the basis of the general Budget of this year. " The agricultural condition of the country is satisfactory. The position of the working classes has been alleviated by an abundant harvest, and the cultivation of the country is making gratifying Po' gress in consequence of the growing assiduity of the landowners. pportuni " Activity of trade has increased , and o ties for remunerativellabour have not been wanting. The traffic upon railroads also continues constantly developing itself. My Government has unceasingly endeavoured to promote the further extension o f this means of communication. While railway cota _ munication with the province eingeneal fy lately been opened, important P°7ler an ia l - has Ine s have been commenc ed, and new bills with refer ence othe'vlo egotittions with regard t the Zollverein have been ope' vernments of the Union. M, ring to the commercial po, sues in fall unanimity sentatives of the country, has negotiations with the earnest while maintaining the treaty or with France, the tie which connects the materia,. I interests of the greater part of Germany, and shortly to regulate the relations witii the Austrian Empircv as soon as the maintenance of the Zollverein shall have been seured.c " The associations having for their object the amelioration of the condition a the labourers re quire, for the full development of their social effi ciene.Y, the legal establishment of their rights. Aly Government is now occupied with x bill for this purpose. " Tile bills relative to the rights of shareholding companies and of sailors, as well as the bills /elat ing- to the ordinances provisionally issued wit'.h re gard to the charg e in the tariff of duties, and for the avoidanee of the collision of vessels at sea, whi ch were not passed d ur i ng the last session, will bk . - came tike subject of y our deliberations. "To n,'•utralise the excitement that was produced. in the country in a dangerous form by the press of the day, it Ni'm necessary to issue a provisional ordinance agaiost suchtransk,-"Lessions on the basis of Art. G 3 of the Constitution. This ordinance, in conjunction with the bill for the modification of some stipulations of the press lowa' and criminal code, will be submitted to you for .1-our constitu- tional approval. " The insurrectionary movements ha - v ing for ob ject the re-establishment of the former 1 - singdom o f Poland have threatened the tranquillity eour fron tier provinces. We may congratulate 01. m-selves that the mobilization of troops ordered by nu', and the vigorous action adopted by my officials,. have protected Prussia from serious disadvantages. The German Diut was resolved upon making respgol'ed by means of execution those demands, based upo n Federal right, with regard to the Duchies of 110.- stein and Lauenberg, which the Government of hitr Majesty the King of Denmark has up to the pre sent left unsatisfied, or shall not have satisfied at the time fixed for the carrying out of the execution. "The co-operation of Prussian and Austrian mi litary forces has been held in view, in case the army of execution should meet with superior opposition. Should this be the case, and the employment of ex traordinary means be required, my Government will submit to the Diet the necessary proposals for that purpose. " My Gov er nment will lay before the Diet com munications resp ec ti ng th e course o f t h e negot i at i on with' regard to the Federal reform initiated by the Austrian Government. I have never failed to ac knowledge the faults of the existing Federal Con stitution, but was unable to consider either the pre sent moment or the course adopted as opportune for its reconstruction, I shall deeply regret, should. the fears expressed by me to my Confederates prove true, that the weakening of the confidence required by the Federal arrangements for the fulfilment of their objects, and the depreciation of the advantages afforded to the members of the Confederation in the present situation of Europe, be the only issue of attempts at reform which were undertaken with-. out a guarantee of success. This guarantee, however, can only attend those reforms which secure to the Prussian State its proper position in Germany by a just division of influence according to the relation of power and service. "To protect this good right of Prussia, and with it the power and safety of Germany, I consider to be my sacred duty. " Gentlemen,—We stand in an excited time, per haps an the brink of a more excited future. I address, therefore, morcurgently to you the request to under take the solution of our interior question with , an earnest will to bring about an understanding.l his object can only be attained if the power of the Royal Government, indispensable for the Prussian Monar chy, be maintained unimpaired, and if in the exer cise of your Constitutional rights I be supported by you in t he fulfilment of my duties as " We have to labour in common for the honour and welfare of our fatherland. My endeavours are exclusively devoted to this task, and, with unshaken confidence in the loyalty of my people, I hope to perform it in such a manner as to be able to answer before God." 'es will be laid before INEWs*, to the t „ ~ . It , ned ‘ ;• 2 1 1 ? -:- .4; 2: ..: ,t.i.•\ .a. :43r.,,, I , )lic. ;ie , . 14„,.., pt.' , . r 4 w i.. . .21 .-. 1 , 1 ... ' tir/47) Las en • al .*: - ' l7 l e .__- I, ~. : 4 :4•;,/ 0: ,... / ;t wish tchlrentit i ~ if commerce eoncludk • STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Nov. 10.—For cop yarns the market has been rather easier to-day. Sellers are asking the same prices as they did on Friday, but practically buyers find they have a little advantage. This is accounted for partly by the fiat accounts to hand from the Liverpool cotton market and partly by the uneasiness which exists respecting the money market. In bundle yarn prices are tolerably firm, and there has been a fair amount of business done for India, at the extreme prices of last week. .All kinds of hank yarns are firm, the spinners of them being to a great extent under contract. On the whole, a rather quiet market is reported, and the aggregate business for all quarters has not been large. In cloths there has not been much doing since last Tuesday ; and there has not been much change to-day. Buyers have shown but very little disposition to operate, and the saleshevo been extremely limited. Where sales havebeen effected they have mostly been made at lower prices. There is no very great pressure to sell either on the part of the manufac turers or holders, but manufacturers in nearly all cases are w illing to make very fair concessions on the prices they re cently quoted for the purpose of effecting business. This applies to the generality of India fabrics, and, indeed, to cloths of all descriptions, with the exception of 45-inch shirtings, which appear to keep their value better than most other goods. Messrs. John Slagg and Co. report Our market since last Tuesday has been most inanimate, and though there was, perhaps, yesterday a slightly more cheer ful feeling, the business to-day has been trifling. We cannot, therefore, test the actual decline ; bat in most cases manu facturers would be willing to make some concessions on our quotations." Messrs. John Fender and Co., in their semi ' monthly circular for India, dated yesterday, say that China shirtings (including figured and brocaded) and Calcutta goods have been in small demand during the past fortnight. They quote 81Ib China shirtings at 21s 6d to 22s 6d per piece. For Bombay there has been a moderate business* 39-inch 61b shirtings are quoted 16s to 168 3d; 71b ditto, 17s Gd to 18s 3d, 45. inch have been in good demand, and are still wanted ; 71b command 18s 9d ; 81b, 21s Gd to 22s ; and 91b. 25s Gd to 25s 9d. Long cloths are quoted 2s bd to 2s Gd per lb for ordinary quality. T-cloths are quoted from 2a. 5d up to 2s7id per ib, according to quality, but are dull, and in little inquiry. Common 40's yarns, they say, fetched 331 d yesterday, and best were quoted 36d per lb. LEEDS, 10th.—There has been a moderate attendance of buyers in the cloth halls this morning, but the amount of business done was not large, purchases being very much con fined to miscellaneous lots of heavy fabrics, tweeds, and or dinary black cloths. Neither the export nor the ho e r trade was se brisk as we lately had to report ; but theme we al ll tone of the trade is cheerful, and manufacturers are _ employed. Wools and other raw materials ar kind ; price, and the name may be said as to the price! all o ° very brisk, of woollen and union fabrics. The flax trade and the prices of thread, yarn, and linen keel' advancing. upward The raw material also is very high, with a consequent high ten dency. The scarcity of cotton, and. v i e ry much, and th© price, have stimulated the flax trade flax mills of this town were, hns ' never busier thanin the hand s of they are at present. The flax lr i A de hors is a faw large and wealthy Arms- NOTTINGHAM, WM."' /lov e was a fair attend ance of 11 merchants and manufacturers at _ this Exch b anme-h a-- to-day, but the demand was quiet, the advanced rate of di scount at the Bank of England causing buyers to hold off. Con sequently, only a limited business was d one either in lacy or hosiery yarnaf There rather and prices were nominally was more unaltered.dois Very little change in silks. in brown net,' a nd prices had a tend ency to harden. ROCHDALE, 9th.—There has been a moderate attendance o f buyers in the flannel mark e t to d a y, and they b oug h t goods f r eely, chiefly of heavy The finer qualities are not selling so briskly as wo lately had to report, but some pat terns are in ac,ive request. The manufacturers are all well e mployed, and stocks are within a very reasonable compass in their hands. There is no falling off in the demand for Yorkshire goods, which sell well at high prices. Other goods, too, as also wool, keep firm in price. The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 2 per mine pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.25 per £1 sterling. On Comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 17s. 10id, per ounce for standard gold, it appear that gold is about 1-10th per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices fromllamburg the price of gold is 4261 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.48 per £1 sterling. tandard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about 5-10ths per cent. dearer in Hamburg than in London. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about HI per cent., and the premium on gold is 46} percent. At these rates there is a small profit on the importation of gold from the United States. 7 to var eiy be the tern we ;ree pu wn aice 1 80 'OM ets) ion. Icils ular the sr qr and for- 36a 42s 40a 383 and 7eiga xleh busi rheat I for ed in t or B. d v. 18. v. 12. !. 4. r. 29. 7. 13. 7. 12. r. 11. 7. 18. v. 12. 7.11 v. 20. T. 11, pun. I. and is tho every 3righ- park, iy fair, Clap- John [aids' L ddle- aged N. 8., stark, ihroill