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THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST INDIA COMPANY do Hereby Give Notice, That a Proprietor of East India Stock has given notice of his intentiOn to submirthe following an , tions at the Quarterly General Court or the said Company, appointed to be held at their House in L r adenhall-street, on Wednesday, the . 10th instant, viz : " That the Court of Directors do distribute among tre Proprietors, to each individual, a copy of Thornton's Gazetteer of India." " hat the Court of Directors do lay upon the Proprietors' table copy of the Despatch horn the Madras Government, on which the n', 1 . 1 tary authorities of the Home Government confirmed as legal (if then ever did so. as has been stated) the proceedings of the mititary anthoritics of Madras, In the case of the Court Martial of the 6th Light Cavalry." Also, "That the Court of Directors do lay upon the Proprietors' table a statement 'showing the 'Wes, nt poSit;on of all the parties (or their relatives) of the same 11. , giment, in respect of pension or other rn aintrnanec, who were punhhed by award of Coarl;Ala:tial or sum marily disrai=sed Without trial. The same statement to show the rank, the length of servi c. and whether any of the parties bad re ceived honorary rewards for distinguinled service to the State." JAMES C. MELYILL, Secretary. No. 19,4.16,] [PRIM SD. PUBLICATIONS. 1111. ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLANC _EL. TIY:NIGGT at 8 o'clock, and Every _Night (but Saturday). stalia,3s. t Area, 25.; Gallery, la. The florn'n't Representation* will take phce erery Tuesday and Saturday, at 3 o'clock.— Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly.: AMERICA. Now ready, at a'l the Libraries, in 2 vols., 21s THE ROMANCE OF THE FORUM ; or, Narrtiyes, Scenes, and Anecdotes from Courts of SECOND SENIEE. LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLL ROOMS.- Daring tlfe,eourse of this week wilt be played by Laurent's Orchestra :—Overl4re. lteraidloe, Halib—Waltzes Vermahlung's Toaste (first time)„.Strauss; La Jardiniere, I abl-ky : Jubilee, Tin Rey; Le earners& Venise (by desire), II Laurent, with Varia tions !or all the prinCipal per!brmers. Quadrilles: Le Palais de l'Al mar, II Lamotte ; La Guerre, Boss o; Le Sennent (first time), ; Larnmerm 'or, Schot• ische Car:otti(tlrst time), Zerbini. Polkas : Musen, Strauss ; Bacchus, Strauss; The New Armen (first time), Strauss. Hallops : The Baltic, Wagner. Les GLith s, H. Laurent, Principal Carpet a Piston, M Boulcourt. All Infos Illation. r, Wive to music, le' be obtained at the music rerosl tory under the orchestra Doors , pen at Eight ; commence at half past. - Admission, One Shilling. ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA. THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE -REPORTED NAVAL ENGAGEMENT - IN THE PACIFIC. By. PETER BURKE, Esq., Barrister-at-Law. Principal Coctents : —Lord Crichton's Revenge; the Great Douglas Cause; Lord and Lady Kit•naird ; itarie Vclorrne and her Husband ; the Spectral Treasure; Murders in Inns of Court; Matthieson the Forger ; Trials that estahl shed the illegality of Slavery: the Lorcr Highwayman; the Aeeubin4 Spiiit; the A ttorney-General of the Helen of 'Pt nor ; Eccentric Oceurrerces !II the Law ; Adventuresses of Pretended Rank; the Courier 'or Lyons ; General Sarrasin's IVgarny ; the E'stree Murder; Count Bocarine and tits Wile ; Pro fessor Webster, &c. Hurst and itlacketi, PubPshers, successors to Henry Colbtun. - . • LIVERPOOL SUNDAY. The. Royal mail steam-ship Canada,. James S:-one, Esq., commander, arrived this morning from Bos ton and Halifax, with ad vices and Y or k to" the sth instant, 90 passenger s , and 162,172 dollars in specie. This e ay is published, GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—On Christ maslDay the Trains will run only as on Sundays. with the addition of the D WII Dav Train from PaddiNton to Bristol at 10.0 am., and the Up Day Malt from Bristol to Paceintrton at 10.0 111., which will run as on week days, w ith the exception of the branch trains between 3fah!erhead and Wycombe, Readi,g and Ba 44st.ike, Reading and liungerfurd, between Chippetth Frome, and Warminster, and over the South Wales line, Return 'I ickets I ssued on Saturday, 23d, Sunday, 24th, and 310-day, the 25th Inst., will be available on any day up to I uesd iy, the 24th, Indus ve.- 11. - 13 . Over the Bristol and Exeter and South Devon Railways Return Tickets are not available on Sundays. • Paddington, Dec. 15. • GREAT INDIAN PENINSULA RAILWAY COMPANY. Closing of the Register preparatory to an issue of !: Extension" Shar:s. guaranteed 5 per cent. Interest. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the Books , in which the Transfers of Shares is Registered will be Closed from Friday, the 22d December inst., to Thursday. the 4th January, 1855, inclusive, in connection with an issue of "Extension" Shares. All Shareholderswho may stand upon the Register on the said 22d - Deceinber will have the offer of the ,hares then to to issued by a circular lettir, which will be addressed to each Shareholder. (Signed) Colt); EMUS NICHOLSON, Superintending Direetor. 3 , New Bread-street,Loadon, Dec. 14, 1854. • GRIND TRUNK RAILWAY COMPANY of C %.NADA. NOTICE Id HEREBY GIVEN; That the Transfer Books of the above Company will be Closed from Monday, the Ist day of January, to Monday, the 15th, both hays inclusive, for the purpose of making UP the Half Year's Interest accrued on the " A" Series, Queb - c and Rich fond, St. Lawrence and Atlantic, and Toronto and Guelph Issue of crand Trunk Shares. Those Proprietnrs registered on the 31st December will have a Warrant forw .rded to them for the 'amount of Intereat to that date. Notice is also given, that the Interest at the rate of six per cent. per annum accruing on Debenture Certificates, No.l (or Company's), and Debenture Certificates, No. 2 (or Government), up to the 31:st December, will be payable on and after the Ilthanuary.- Each holder of these Certificates will ha required to deposit the same at this office for examination, and they will, be returned in three days afterwards, with a warrant for interest payable at Messrs. Glyn and Company's, 67, Lombard-street, London. By order of the Board. WILLIAM CHAPMAN, Secretary. Offices, 21, Old Broad street, London, 15th Dec., 1854. ITER MAJESTY'S POSTMASTER GENERAL will receive TENDERS for the SUPPLY of UNIFORM CLOTHIN 4 4 for the Letter Carrlers, Mail Guards, Acce lerator Drivers, and Riders of this department, for one year. The tenders must be enclosed in sealed covers, addressed to " Her lisiesty's Postmaster-General," and superscribel , "Tender for Letter Carriers', Guards', &c., Clothing ," and thi'y must be deli vered at this office at or before noon on MONDAY, the 13th January, 1855. Specimens of the Clothing to-be supplied may be Seen on application at the Mail and Circulation offices of this de- Partment. The party whose tender is accepted will be required t• enter into a contract, and to give bond, with two sureties, in the sum of 100/., for its due performance. General Po3t-oftlee, Dec., 1854. HER MAJESTY'S POSTMASTER GENERAL will re. eive TENDERS f.r the SUPPLY "cif UNIFORM HATS tor the Letter Carriers, Mall Guards, Accelera tor Drivers, and Riders of this deparim«nt, for one year. The Te rs must be enclosed in sealed covers, addressed to " Her kagffity's Poiitrn aster-General," and superscribed " Tender for Letter Carriers, Guards', &c., Hats;" and they must be delivered at this office at - or before noon en MONDAY, the Bth January, 1855. specimens of the Hats to be supplied ploy he seen on application at the Mail and Circulation offices of this department. The patty Whose Tender is accepte . t will be required to enter into a contract, rtd to give bond, with two sureties, in the sum of 5'3., fix the due Performance of the contract. General Post-office, Dec., 1854. lIER MAJESTY'S POSTMASTER GENERAL will receive TENDERS for thee t UPPLY of WATERPROOF CAPES for the Letter Carriers of this department, for one year. The Tenders must be enclosed in scaled covers, addressed to " Her Majesty's Postm )ste:-Geleral." and superscribed T..nrier for Waterproof Capes," and they must be delivered at this office at or bef_re noon on MONDAY, the Bth January, 1855. Specimens of the Capes •to be supplie•t msy be seen on application at the Circulation-office of this department. The p .rty whose Tender is accepted will be required to enter Into a con rant, and to give bond, witu two sureties, in the sum of 501.. for the due performance of the contract. General Post-office, Dec., 1854. BANK Of DEPOSIT, No. 3, FALL MALL EAST, LONDON. Established A.D. 1844. PARTIES desirous of INVESTING MONEY are requested to examine the Flan of this Institution, by which lAA rate of Interest may be obtained with perfect security. Interest payable in January and July. PETE it MOltitit:ON, Managing Director. Prbspectuses and Forms for opening Accounts sent free on application SPECIAL NOTICE. DITIAon of Profits.--Assur.ures effected before the 31st inst. will blare in the profits at the end of nest year. T HE MUTUAL LIFE. ASSURANCE - SOCIETY. , 39, King-street, Cheapside, Lcndon. Estal)lit he d 1834, The entire profits are "annually divided whom.; the members, In proportion to the premiums paid, accumulated at compound interest. DIRECTORS. James Parchell, Esq. Sir 'John Key. Bart. John Clayton. Esq. Vlclitine Knight, Esq. Solomon C hell, Esq. John arolhitt. Esq. Thomas Ilakin, Esq. . J.,Pennethorue, Esq. It E. Davis, Esq. F. Lyo.is Price, Esq. W. F. A. Delane, Esq. Samuel William Rowse'', Esq. Rear. Ad. Sir A. P. Green,K.C.H. Frederick Charles Wilkin., Et q. W. C. Harnett, Esq, Ex AMTLES OF Boxus. Equivatent Reduction b : g . of Premium. Year of „, i-; `‘ Annual of Fq . A premium. 7 . 3 ,1 Pre- , Bonus after Abate- Entry " 4 4 .. mium ment of the o Si ° to •Whole of the Pre- E- , us pay. mium. ---.— —l---- —_•— Z Is. d. .£ £ 1834 58 1,000 38 010 5 Nil. 127 1t35 57 1,000 57 0 0 .0 Nil. 41 ber last the assurances in force ,o'ol., the income from 3 ~ @COI. ted capital, after payment of all 213,000/. ,A.IFIUEL BROWN, Actuary. In the two years-ending 31st Dece•i have increased from 874,000/. to 1,017 to 44,40.1. per annum; and the invest claims and expenses, from 174,0001. t COAL DEPARTMENT, North London Rail way.—Highbury Depot.—ll ET TO N'S WA LL'S-E D (the best house coals in the world) are brought to the docks of this rail way at Poplar by new screw steamers, Cochrane, 70 tons, Iletton, 750, and the Northumberland, &,0 tons, chartered exprasly for this depot, and delivered thoroughly screened, to any part of London, north of the Thames, at 275. per ton. Orders to be addressed to 7&r. Thomas Lea, Chief Office, Railway Station, Ilighbury, Islington. Terms, cash ou or before delivery. GR AVES: PACE No other Packets call at the The Packets call at the Piers as - FROM TERRACE P END ST LETS. lreenhithe and Purtieet Ptei underlined (weather permit 'IER,• GRAVESEND. • - WIEN DAYS. SUNDAYS. Terrace S t 74 Time 1 Z. t V Pier is gi. - g 4 4 6 .' ~.. 4. 7 . _ , i _ _.. _ a , i __ __ ...... 2 --• __ , 9 2 ........ .2 rn Fenchurch-street Station to all parts of London ' an hoar. MIA.IIF. BLA.CKWA.I.T., on the arrival of the foi Trains from the Fenetyurch-streat Station. Omnibuses fro every quarter of BitUZBW (OK N lowing .. WEAK DAT& SUNDAYS. . 4. Fen- ..1,- i t; 74 i Fen- i•g , V i church S P V r.. .., church 3.t TI s I Street ti E z E TA Street .1 8 = 1,) 5, '' • o 4 L a A 10 • It Fore Cabin. Saloon. Fore Cabin. Saloon. To or from Gravesend and London—. • • .... 10d. .. Is. 2d . • Gravesend and Blackwell or Woolw i c h Bd. .. Os. 10 1 13 awe on Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. .. Os. Bd. BOAT TICKETS.—TweIve Months, 5;, Os.; Six Months, 3/. Os. ; Three Months, 21. Os. • to be had of the Collectors on board the Packets; or of Mr. 3104, Terrace Pier, Gravesend. Nov. 13, P 54. THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTII AND MATURITY. Just published, price 25., illustrated with cases; free by post for 30 NERVOUS' DEBILITY; Its Causes, Symptoms, and Cure.—An Essay on Sper- Inaterrheea, with Practical Observations on a safer and more successful mode of treatment of the diseases of the Generative System, obtained by the use of the Microsc o p e i n d e t ec ti n g and distinguishing, by urinary examination, the real cause and effect of every variety of complaint. whether arising from solitary habits, excesses, accident, or climate. fo llowed b y p racti cal remarks, founded on twenty years' espetience in the treatment of Impuissance, Nervous Debility, Local Wealmess, ispermatorthrea, &c. T o w hi ch are added, Commentaries on the Physiology of Marriage, with pre cautionary hints on the es Ils emanating from empirical practice, and on the evigerous remfrdies advocated by various writers on these important disorders. fly SAMITEis LA'MItRT, M.D. 87, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Doctor of Medicine. Matrienlat ed Member of the University of Edin burgh, Honorary Member of be Landon flospits.l Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' H til, Loudon, &e., Bre. The essential object of this tt 3arise is to point out the fearful con sequences resulting from certain hal. its, irregularities, and excesses, hlch have proauccd more mi :cry in Youth, degradation hi Man hood, and premature decay at 01 stages of Life, than, perhaps, auy other class of disease know ,t to rnOc'ern pathologists. Its petasal is particularly recommended to p..irsons entertaining, secret doubts of their physical condition, and who at conscious of haying hazarded the health, happiness, and privilege` to which every human being is entitled. It is absolutely necessary thatall men should know, that there are :rinciples of personal management which cannot be violated without I.:eurring grievous penalties, and oil en wisdom and regret succeed the heyday of inconsiderate self-i idulgence, how these penaltks u ay be mitigated, how the sting of: heir bitteraess may be removed, and hot. the cavil and its consequencos may be avoided, and above all, that there is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or functional ccrangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. '1 heA uthor has for a series of years been engaged In an extensive practice in the treatment of these delicate oomph its, which have unfortunately been too generally confided to the care of Ignorant empiric!, who inflict great injury on those who are induced to place faith in their pretensions. NERVOUS DEBILITY may be had, price 2s, of Messrs. Piper, Brothers, and Co., 23, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Horne, 19, Leicester-square; Mann , 39, Coruhill ; or free by post for thirty stamps to any address from the Author's residence, 87, Bed ford-square. . At home for consultation daily from Eleven till Two, and from Biz till Eight. DR. CULVERWELL ON NERVOUSNESS, DEBILITY, AND INDIGESTION. Also, on Urinary Derangements, Constipation, and Hmmorrholds, Is each, by post Is. '6d. . _ WHAT TO EAT, DRINK, AND AVOID. "Abstentla mull curantur morbl " A - popular exposition of the principal causes (over and careless feeding, &c.) of the above harassing and distressing complaints, with an equally intelligible and popular exposition of how we should live to get rid of them; to which is added, diet tables for every meal In the day, and full instruAlons for the regimen and observance of every hour out of the twenty four. Illustrated by numerous oases, &c. 9 LIGHTS AND SHADES OF MARRIED LIFE. " He which that bath no wif, I hold him lost, Ilelples., and all desalt. Ile that hath no child, Like sun and winde."—Chaucer. Subject : Marriage, its expectations and Necessities—Development of the Affections—Love Matches —Precipitate , impelled, and retarded Unions —Marital Incongruities—Mutual Unsuitableness—Mental Incompatibility and Physical Defectiveness—Advantages of Inter marriage—Theory of Oestatlon—Hcreditary Resemblance—Mode of determining. Legitimacy. On Infglicltous, Infertile, and all !Inas emilabie Alliances—Law of Divorce, &c., 3. C:LISTITY AND ITS INFRINGE NM SITS. A Lecture to young Men. " What passions hurt the boJy—w ess and I.hat improve, Truths as refined as Athens ever heard." Iguliject • Life's an . d tt r i piLaim.tge, from infancy to old gge. The advent of the em u: d n . Chastity and its infringernest. The cas 1 cities m atton illustrations, eraphie, narrative, :atom Advocacy ' with . of early mat riages, &c. 'On Secret Digeases. their Self-manegenient and Cure. The GREEN' 11001:..—A comprehensive and rf po i t' tr genito and u r i nary diseases —their nature an I -treatment, com prising especially pri m xry and secondary s) mph:nits, a ll forms Of urinary derangement:, str i cture and sp erms t or rhoea; with 2 50 en . graviugs and prescripti ons. exposition • 5. The BLADDER, URETIIBA, an 1 IrECTUM . .—COMpI:eng Urinary Derangements, Constipation, and themorrhoidS. Vols 6 and 7. companions to the preceding. THE ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. HOW TO BE HAPPY. "Jueunde Vivere." "Few words to fair faith "—Shakespere. Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row; Mann, 39, Cornhill ;or of DP. RICHARD CULVERWELL, Brother, Srccessor, and Twenty Years Consulting Colleague of the late Author of the above, 10, Argyll-place, Regent-street, London, who may be advised with on the above matters daily, from Ten till Five, and in the evenings, from Form till Nine. ISCELLANIES, CRITICAL, IMAGINA• LY.A. TIVE:, AND JURIDICAL. (Contributed to " lllackwood's ➢lagazine.") By SAMUEL WARREN, D.C.J.., F.U.S., One o, her Majesty's Counsel. In 2 you Bvo., 245., William B'ackrrood and sons, Edinburgh and London. This day is PahlishO, TIIE FIFTH VOLUME OF L IVES of the QUEENS of SCOTLAND By AGNES STRICKLAND. Containing the Continuation of the Life of Mary Stuart. Lrmbel• lished with a beautifuly-engraved Portrait of Darnley, and a ills• torical Vignette, price 10s. 6cl. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. STRICTURE OF THE URETHRA. Just Published, price 55., by post, free, ss. 6d.. HE PATHOLOGY p a I'd RATIONAL IL TREATMENT of STRICTURE of the URETHRA; with numerous Cases illustrative of every variety of Urethral Oustruction, and their Special Modes of Treatment and Cure. By F. B. COURTENAY, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. "We know of no man to whose care we could with greater confi dence entrust the treatment ofn severe case of stricture of the ore thra."—Medical Circular. London : H. Balllic)re, 219, Regent-street. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' SCHOOLS, Wanstead. rRESIDENT —JOHN MASTERMAN, Esq., M.P. TRUSTEES. TREASURER—George llcore, Esq. Jtmes Peek, Esq. Hananiah Yeape,, Esg. HebeiL Clarke, jun:, E'sq. CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF Maxikontnyr—Robt. Wilcoxson, Esq. HONORARY SzcnEraar—Ge9rge Lawrence, Esq. The ANNUAL DINNER to celebrate the Foundation of the above-named Institution will be held at the London Tavern, Bishop., gate street, on Saturday, December 30, at 5 o'clock precisely. CHARLES DICKENS, Esq., in the Chair. John George Shaw, Esq., Mayor of Bristol, Albert Smith, Esq., and oth. r gentlemen, have promised t> attend. Tickets, one guinea each, tO be obtained from any of the Stewards, or at the oftlees, 81, Cheapside. ALFRED LENCH SAUL, Secretary. 16th December, 1854. FREEHOLD, COPYHOLD, and LEASE HOLD—MARKET-STREET, HERTS. TO BE SOLD, pursuant to an order of the High Court of Chan cery, made in the cause S'eabrooke v. Pickfird, with the approbation of Vice-Chancellor Sir Richard Torin Kindersley, at the Bell Inn, Hemel Hempstead, in the county of Hertford, on THURSDAY, the 11th day ofJanuary, 1855, at 3 o'clock precisely, in 10 Lots, by Mr. Phillip's, the auctioneer, appointed by the said Coart. The valuable Fre.et old Copyhold and long Leasehold Estates of the late Thomas Pickford, Esq., in and near to Market .street, In the parish of Flamstead, Hefts, comprising together upwards of one hundred and thirty acres of Arable and Pasture Lands with Home ste ad, Agricultural Buildings, Cottages, and Wheelwrights' and Car penters' Shops, let to respectable yearly and quarterly tenants, and yielding a rental of three hundred and twelve pounds per annum. Printed particulate, with plans; may be had grata,, of Messrs. Sledges and Stedman, No. 9, Carey street, Lincoln's-inn, London, Messrs. Tatham, Upton, Upton and Johnson, Austin Friars, the Sun Inn, Market-street, the Bell Inn. Hemel Hempstead, the Red Lion Inn, Luton, the Peahen, St. Albans, and at the ofliee of Mr. Phi lips, LI, New Bond-street, London, dated 15th Dec., 185 I. • - PHE TROWSERS REDUCED TO 14s. ; j_ Trowsers and Wrdstcoat, 225.; Coat, Waistcoat, and Trow sem 475. ; made to order from'Scotch. Tweed r, all Wool, and thoroughly shrunk, .by.,B. • •11.W.NJAMIN, M,reliaut Tailor, 74, Reg;:nt-street. N.B.—A parted fl; guaranteed. THE ALMA LUNCHEON, DINNER, and SUPPER ROOMS, 162, Piccadilly, west corner of St. dames- street, will OPEN on MONDAY, 17th inst. Luncheons and Dinners from One o'clock. D nners from the Joint. All the Morning and Evening Papers. The Cuisine conducted by a firit-rate Gastronomic Artist. First quality Wines and Cigars by James Mann. GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICE OF SIR WM. BURNETT'S DISINFECTING FLtT(D. Gallons, ss. Quarts, 2s. Pints, I?. Half-pints, 6d. This Valuable DEODORISER and DISINFECTANT instantane ously destroys all BAD SMELLS without producing any itself. Its f'ee use, as directed, PREVENTS CHOLERA and all CON TAGIOUS DISEASES., Sold by all Chemists find Druggists, and at the Office, 1 8, Cannon street, London-bridge. • N.B.—Beware of a spurious Imitation. r-RIESEMAIt, protected by Royal Letters Patent of England, and secured by the Seats of the Ecole de eharmacie de Pads, and the Imperial College of Medicine, Vienna. TRIE3E4IA.II, No. 1, Ls a remedy for Relaxation, Spermatorrhcea, and Exhaustion or th iystem. TRIESEM.A.R, No. 2, dTectually, in the short space of three days, completely and entirely , radicates all traces of those Disorders which Capivi and Cubebs tare so long been thought an antidote for, to the ruin of tie health If a vast portion of the population. THIESEIIAR, No. 3. the great Continental Iletnedy for that class of Pisorders,whlell nifortUnately the English physician treats with Mercury, to the In avitable destruction of the patient's constitution, and -which all the , arsauarilla in the world cannot remove. THIESENIAIt, No. 1,2, and 3, are alike devoid of taste or smell, and of all nauseating qualities. They may lie on the toilet table without their use being suspected. Sold in tin ewes at lie. each, free by post, 2s. extra, divided lute -eparate doses, as administered by Valpeau, Lallematirt, Roux, 3te., Bse.—To be had Wholesale and Retail In London of Robert John ston, 68, Cornhill ; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-street; and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street. QPECIAL NOTICE.—UntiI March 1, 1855, E. 1.7 MOSES and SON'S ESTABLISHMENTS will be CLOSET) at EIGHT O'CLOCK EVERY EVENING, except Saturday, when. they will be open till 11 o'clock. CHRISTMAS PROSPECTS. It is usual for Christmas to be preceded by presents distributed wth hue Emlish enthusiasm and liberality. The heart overflews with congenial influences, and the prosp ect of happy g itherings of friends and relatives becomes a strong stimulant to elaborate prepara tions. E. MOSES and SON have made their arrangements on the most comprehensive scale, every luxury and comfort in attire is brought to a state of completeness and perfection whin has not a precedent; there's not a novelty which the present state of inven tion and manufacture could produce,which any country could import, or which native arid foreign skill could devise, but It is wenbined in tl'e Christmas provisions made by E. MOSES and Sori—the exqui sitely tlegantfor Balls, Parties, and Assemblies —the warm, comfort able, and serviceable, for travelling or ordinary wear—Juvenile Costumes in rescli ndent variety, and in extent of Stock which is perfectly astonishing, are associated with approptiate and superior Dress for Working Men. who may employ their motley to greater advantage at the Establishments of E. MOSES and Sore than at any other house in the world. All the et cetera% of attire are provided with the same amplitude at E. Mons and CON'S Establishment and their West-end Bran h— both places furnish Hosiery Goods for Ladies and Gentlemen, which cannot be equalled for novelty, elegance, wility, or cheapness, - hits and Underclothing manufactured on a scale of as' onishi g magnitedg are offered in variety, excellence, acid economy, exceeding previous seasons —while the Hat and Cap and the Boot and Shoe departments supply first-rate samples of English and French product ons at the most reasonable prices. The Wholesale Department which E. Moses and Soot keep at their City Establishment is unr.valled for extent of stock, and secures unequalled advartages In outlays to large or small amounts. CAUTION.—E. MOSES and SON regret tiavin4 to guard the public against imposition, having learned that the nntradesman - like falsehood of " Being connected with their Establishment," or " It's the same concern," has been resorted to in many instance 3, and for obvious reasons, they beg to state that they have No CONNEXION WITH ANY OVIEB HOUSE IN OB OUT or LONDON. except their own Establishments, 23 follows : London City Establishment, 154, 155. 156, and 157, Minories, 84, 15, and 85, Aldgate, opposite the Church. all communicating. London West-end Branch, 505, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1,2, and 3, [fart-street, all consmunlcating. Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch, 36, Fugate. • Colonial Wholesale Branch, Melbourne, Australia. Merchant Tailor, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoe Makers, and General Ontfltters for Ladies and Gentlemen. IMPORTANT.—ShouId any article not give satisfaction, it be exchanged If, desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned without hesitation. All good. are marked in plain figures, the lowest price, trom which no abatement can be made. The Establishments are closed from sunset on Fridays to sunset on Saturdays, when business is resumed till I I o'clock. A new Book for Autum and Winter. " The Commercial Cornu copia," containing full lists of prices, our system of self-measure moat, &c., may be had on application, or post-free. Tel l'on parle Francais. Qui RI Darla Italleno. Thor man Dontiieb Aqua sa hahis Espano. An Illustrated Almanac for 1855 gratis, on application, or postfree. ITS. tting PITRON-11. R. li. PRINCE ALBERT. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. Continued improvements, increased attractions. fresh deco rations. Re Ih.hted under the Patehts of John Leslie, Esq. TWO LAST EVENINGS of Miss GLYN'S READINGS:—ROMEO and JULIET on Tuesday Evening, the 19th ins'., at Eight ; and MA( BE ril (.n Thursday, the 21st inst., at Fight. Molutay Evening, the 18th inst , LECTURE to the INDUATRIAT. CL A SSEi : on the COMPARATIVE ANATOMY of the EAR, by G. FILCHER, E-q. • • • . . LECTURE'S on CHEMISTRY, by J. U. PEPPER, Esq. LECTURE on NINEVEH, by Mr. COOPER, the ARTIST and COMPANION of LAYARD, illustrated by PANORAMIC VIEWS taken by himself. Opening of the New Hall, with LEO runEs by Dr. BACIIHOFFNIR, illustrated by the Hydro-Electric Machine. the most splendid and successful Electrical Apparatus in the World. A Beautiful Series of Forty-flvo COSMORAMIC VIEWS of RUSSIA and the Costumes of the Inhabitants. _ _ The DISAOLVTNG VIEWS maintain their old reputation, with Scenes of the War. Qebastepol. &e. The OXY-HYDROGEN MICROSCOPE, as usual. The Lame Theatre is open on Saturday Evenings from Half-past Seven till Ten, with Mr. CRA W FORD'S VOCAL ILLUSTRATIONS of the PATRIOTIC SONGS of SCOTLAND, the American Enter tainment, and Mr. Wand's Band. Admission, Is.; Stalls, 2s. and 3s. ; Schools and Children under Ten 3 ears of age, half-price. A SPLENDID OPTICAL, DIORAMA, with NOVEL PHANTAS MAGORIA EFFECTS, illustrating the VOYAGES of SINBAD the SAILOR, is in Preparation, with Various other Novelties, for CHRISTMAS. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. THE most appropriate offerings for the ap proaching' Season •of Festivity are those which tend to the promotion of Health and Personal Attraction: none can be more acceptable than ROWLANDSL MAO.&SSAR OIL, (or imparting. a transcendent Mitts to the hair, and ansteningit iri decorative charm. ROWLANDS' KALYDOR Imparts a radiant bloom to the Cheek, and a delicacy and softness to the Hands, Arms, and Neck; and . IWWLANDS' ODONTO, OR PEARL DENTIFRICE, tes:ows on the Teeth a pearl•iike whiteness, and renders the Breath sweet and put e. The 'pa' ronase of Royalty throughout Europe, their general use by rank and fashion, and the universally-known efficacy of these articles, give them a celebrity unparalleled. Sold by A. RowLAND and Sorts, 20, Hatton Garden, London, and by Chemists and Perfumers. Beware of Spurious Imitations! 11/fECHI'S PREPARATIONS for CHRIST MAS . and NEW YEAR'S PRESENTS. _ _ Sensible that the season Is approaching when lore and friendship give their tangible testimonials, MECIII has taken care to provide au abundance of objects for tasteful selection. None need deny themselves the luxury of giving, for the most in expensive as well as the most costly articles are to be found at his Repository of Utilities and Elegauces, 4, LEADENHALL-STISEET, near the India House. England has always been renowned for its hearty Christmas libe rality, while " Le Jour de Fan" of our lively neighbours the French is equally consecrated 0 the gifts of affection. MECHI invites a visit from the natives of all countries to his emporium, where they may be sure of putting their kind intentions into an acceptable shape. In his Elegant Show-Rooms• are displayed to the greatest ad vantage a su erb stock of Ladies' and Gentlemen's dressing cases, work-boxes, tea-trays, work-tables, hsss-tables, tea-caddies, card-cases, Ftc. ' Those who desire to make really useful pre , smts will find in the general department the best table cutlery, scis sors, thimbles, penknives, writing-desks, ivory and other hair- . briWles and combs, and a varlet) , of ioods ° adapted to every exigency. Also bagatelle-tables, affording a charming amusement on a wintry cr wet day. 4, Leadenhall-street, London. TROUSERS FOR TIIR HIGHLANDERS. The following has been issued by the Commander-in- Chief, Lord Raglan : " GENERAL ORDER. "The Commander of the Forces has the satisraction to publiTh the following letter for the information of the army serving in the Crimea : " War-office, - Nov. 9, 1854. c " My Lord,—Her Majesty's Government having had under their most Careful - consideration the comfort and welfare of the army under y our comman d, I have the bonOzi to acquaint your' lordship that, in order as 'much as possible to contribute th ere t o , and to preserve the health of the 'soldier, it has ,been decided that an extra suit of clothing shall ba furAished to every man in the Crimea ; and, in order to carry out Otis measure, I have given orders for the immediate shipment of the clothing, which, under ordinary circumstances, would be issued to them on the Ist of April next, sot hat it may be taken into wear at once ; and another suit will be supplied in 1855-56, and on the Ist of April, 1.856, the ordinary clothing foi 1856 . -7 will be supplied ',to the regiments which have re ceived the extra suit. " With regard to the regiments wearing Highland clothing, I have the honour to acquaint you that in- structions have been giVeri for iminediately supplying the men of the 42d, 79t1 r 7 and 93d- Regiments, with a p.iir of tartan trousers.—.l have the honour to be, my 10.. d, yOurlordship's most iobedient humble servant, (Signed) "SIDNEY HERBERT." The conduct of , Lieut. '..r..•yon and the Rifles, in their attack upon the Russian rifle pits, has been honourably noticed by the Commander .2f the Forces in the following GENERAL ORDER. "The Commander of the Forces cannot pass no. noticed the attack, on the night of the 20th inst., of a detachment of the Ist battalion of the Rifle Brigade, under Lieut. Tryon, upon the advanced posts of the enemy, which had been pushed forward so as to enfilade the English trenches, and taste in reverse those of the French troops. "The advance was made in the most spirited and de termined manner, and was completely successful ; and though several vigorous attempts were afterwards made by the enemy to dislodge the gallant band, they utterly failed, and the ground remains in our possession. "Lieut. Tryon, whose conduct was most conspicuous, was unfortuitately kilied, and several valuable soldiers shared the same fate. _ _ "The General-in Chief of the French army so highly prized the achievement, that he published a general order eulogising the conduct of the detachment, and paying a just tribute to the officer who led it." The gabions having been all consumed on the 25th, he following was issued :-- GENERAL ORDER. The Brigade o,v Guards will send a detachment of 200 men, with officers' in proportion, to the neighbourhood of the Monast e ry o f St. George to' make gabions.- They will march soon after daybreak to-morrow morning, w ith th em ttheir camp equipage. The commis of the Ist Divi.iion will arrange for the provisioning commis sary this party." 0 wing to the badn, tee of the roads, the following order was issued on the sane day : "In consequence the state of the roads, and the death of many of the transport animals, the con3missa- , rirt is unable to convey to the camp the requisite sup plies of forage. Reginx.ents and staff•offieers must avail themselves of their own resources to 2ring up from Bala klava rations for their howses, for which they will obtain a cheque from the corm n issariat attached to their bri gades." BANK OF FRANCE..—The following was the situation of the Bank )x1 Thursday, Dec. 14 : . Ca. - Fr. c. Cash and ingots Cash at the branch banks- . .. 147,693,7 64 Bills due yesterday to be p aid today 307,067 55 Bills becoming due in P a,ris, of which 62, 892, 348 f. 68c. are fr. 2m the branch banks Bills in the branch banks- Advances on coin and mill rots Do. in the branch banks - Do. on public securit les of France 22,975,336 10 Do. in the branch hanks Do'. on railway sharrm and bonds 49,822,500 -- Do. in the branch hanks Do. to the State 'by treaty - of June 30, 1 848 65,000,000 Rentea of the reserve fund 10,000,000 Treasury-bonds discounl;ed for the Treasury - .. 30,000,000 Rentes of disposable funds , 55,448,559 82 Hotel and furniture of the Bank 4,000,000 Real property of branch banks 4,444,120 Expenses of administration 930,490 46 Sundries 76,338 2 963,189,454 76 Dn. Capital Reserve fund l2, 980,750 14 Reser- re immobiliere Note, ; to bearer, in circulation Do., of branch banks - 143,773,050 Do . to order (Post bills) Bills payable at sight 10,011,227 Acc, 'nut-current of Treasury Creditor 67,02'0,718 63 Val', lons accounts-current 100,320`,971 58 'l3 o. branch banks 28,925,3.71 DiN ',clouds to be paid 51.8, 529 25 Di:. count, interest, and expenses Chr..r ge for safe keeping of securities._ 28,573 80 Re .'discounts of the last half year Overdue bills 186,902. 58 s undries .. 5,673,999 6 963,189,454 76 • m. Teuvocation of the prelates and clergy of the pro vince (.f Canterbury was on Saturday prorogued at the Jerus: `iew•chamber, Westminster, by the Vicar-General, Dr. r.fwisi, under a commission from his Grace the Arch bishop of Canterbury, Primate and Metropolitan, to Tuesday, February 6, 1855. Theo United States Congress commenced its Fit tings on the 4th instant, when tlic following mes sage from President Pierce was real :• " Fellow Citizens of the Senate and of the House of Representatives, "The past has been an eventful year, and will be hereafter referred to as a marked epoch in the history of the world. While we have been happily preserved from the-calamities (,f War, our domeetie prosperity has not been entirely uninterrupted. The crops in portions of the country have been nearly cut off. Disease has pre vailed to a greater extent than usual, and the sacrifice of huMan life, through casualties by sea and land, is Without a parallel, But the pestilence has swept by, and restored salubrity invites the absent to tlieir homes, and the return of business to its ordinary channels. If the earth has rewarded the labour of the husbandman less bountifully than, in preceding season's it has left him with abundance for domestic wants, and a large surplus for exportation. Ip the present, therefore, in the paste we find 'ample. grounds for reverent, thankfulness to the God of Grace and Providence for hisprotecting care and merciful dealings with us as a people. "Although our attention has been arxested by painful interest in passing events, yet our country feels no more than the slight - vibrations of the convuTsions which have: shaken Europe. As individuals we cannot repress sym pathy for human suffering, nor regret for the causes .which produce it. As a nation, we are reminded that whatever interrupts the peace or checks the prosperity of any part of Caristehdorn, tends, more" a r less, to in-. volve our own. The condition of stag's is not unlike that,onadividuals. They are mutually xpendent upon each other. Amicable relations between-shoes and re ciprocal good-will • are essential for the promotion of whatever is desirable in their moral, Social, and pOlitical condition. ,Hence it has been my earnestendeavour to maintain peace and friendly intercourse with all nations. " The wise theery of this government, so early adopted and steadily pursued, of avoiding all entangling alliances, has hitherto exempted it from many complications, in which it would otherwise have become involved. Not withstanding this, our clearly 7 defined and well-sustained c)urse of action, and our geographical position so remote from Europe, increasing disposition has been manifested by some of its governments to supervise. and, in certain respects, to direct, our foreign policy. In plans for'ad s justing the balance of power among themselves, they have assumed to take us into account, and would can strain us to conform our conduct .to their views. One or another of the powers or Eumpe has ; from time to time, undertaken•te enfeirce arbitr a ry regu l a ti ons , con trary in many respects to established principles of.inter- , national law. That law the United States have, in their foreign intercourse, uniformly respected and observed, and they cannot recognise any such interpolations there in as the temporary interests of others may suggest. They do not admit" that the sovereigns of one continent,' or of a particular community of state:, can legislate for all others. "Leaving the Transatlantic nations to adjust their political syAe n in the way they may think best for their 'co mnon welfare, the independent powers of this conti nent inay',ll assert the right to be etten . pt from all annoying interference on their p irt. ,Systetnatio absti nences fr intimate political connection with distant foreign nations`doe3 not conflict with giving the widest range to our foreign commerce. This distinction, so clearly marked in history, seems to have been overlooked . or disregarded by some leading foreign states. , Onr re fusal to be brought within, an d a u bje cte l to, their pneu , liar systena.lias,. I fear, created a jealms . .distrust of our conduct, and induced on their part occasional acts of disturbing.eftect Upon our foreign:: relations. Our pre sent attitude and past coorie- give assurances, which should not be questioned, that our purpose, are not ag gressive, nor threatening- to the 'safety and welfare of other nations. • Dur military establishment, in times of peace, is adapted to maintain exterior defences, and to preserve order among the aboriginal tribes within the limits of the Union. Oar naval force is intended only for the protection of our citizens abroad, and. ; of our commerce, diffused, as it is, over all the seas of the •globe; .The Government of the • United- States, being - essentially pacific in policy, stands 'prepared to repel.. invasion . by the viiltmtary service of a patriotic people, and provides no permanent means of foreign aggression. These considerations should allay all • apprehension that we are disposed to encroach o n • th e rights or endanger the security of other stati2s• • • "Some European powers hive regarded, with quieting concern, the territorial expansion of the United States This 'lipid growth has resulted from the legi timate exorcise of sovereign rights belonging aliko to all nations, and- by- many liberally exercievd: U,,der such oircurnstance, it con d hardly hate bect:Leipccted that those among them, which have within a comparatively recent period subdued and absorbed aimicrit kingdoms, planted their standards on every continent, and now possess :or; claim the control of the islands of every ncdatt is their appropriate domain, would look with un frieully sentiments upon the acquisitions of tkis country, in every instance 'honourably obtained, or would feel themselves justified- in imputing our advancement to a spirit of aggression or to a passion for political predo-, minance. • "Our foreign commerce-has reached a magnitnele and extent nearly eqnal to that of the first maritime power of the eartie, and exceeding that of any other. Over . this great' inter e, i n which not only our merchants, but all classes -of our citizens, .at least isrdirectly,-arc concerned, it is the duty of the executive and legislative m branches of the' Goveruerit to 'exercise a, careful Super visioo, and adopt proper measures f,r its protection. The policy which I have had in view, in regard to this interest, embraces its future as well as its 'present Secu rity. • . Long experience has shown that, in general, when the principal powers of Europe are engaged in war, the rights of neutral nations are endangered. This considera tion led, in the progress of our war of, indepeodence,. to the formation of th e celebrated confederacy ,Of armed neutrality, a primary olject of which was to assert the doctrine that free ships make free goods, ex cept in the case of articles contraband•of war—a doe . trine which, from the very commencement of our nay tional being, has been a cherished idea of the statesmen of this country. At one period or another every mari time power has, by sortie solen n treaty or stipulation, re cognised that principle ; and it might have been biped that it would come to be universally received and re spected as a rule of international law. But the refusal of one power prevented. this, and in the next great war which ensued—that of the French revolution—it failed to be respected among the belligerent states of Europe. Notwithstanding this the principle is generally admitted to be a sound and salutary one ; so much so, that at the commencement of th e existing war in Europe, Great Britain and France announced their purpose to observe it for tke present—not, however, as a recognised inter national right, but as a mere concess i on f or th e t i me being. The c o - operation, however, of these two power ful maritime nations in the interest of neutral rights ap peared to me to afford an occasion ioyiting and justifying, on the part of the United States, a renewed effort to make the doctri ne i n question a principle of international law, by means of special conventions between the several powers of Eur ope and America. Accordinglyproposi tion, embracing not only the rule that free ships make free goods, except contraband articles, but also the less. contested one, that neutral property o ther than contra band, though on b oard enemy's ships, shall he exempt from confiscation, has been submitted by this Goiern to tho - se of Europe and America. " Russia acted promptly in this matter, and a conven tion was concluded between that country and the United States, providing for, the observance of the principles announced, not only as between themselves, but also as between themselves and all other nations which shall enter into like stipulations.' None of the other powers have as yet taken final action on the subject. I am not aware, however, that any objection to the proposed stipulations has been made ; but, On the contrary, they arc acknowledged to be essential to the security of new. Aral commerce ; and the only -apparent obstacle to their general adoption is in the possibility that 'it may be en cumbered by iesdc s issible_conditious. "The King of the Two Sicilies -has expressed to our minister at Naples his readiness to concur in our pro position. relative to neutral rights, and to enter into a• convention on that Subject. "The King of Prussia entirely approves of the pro ject of a treaty to the same effect submitted to him, but proposes an additional article providing for the renunci ation of privateering. Such an article, for most obvious reasons, is much desired by nations having naval estab lishments lanire in proportion to . their foreign commerce. If it were adopted as an international rule the commerce of a nation having comparatively a small naval force would Le very much at the mercy of 'its enemy in case of_ war with a power of decided naval siipe f lority. The bare statement of the condition in Which the United States would be placed, after having surrendered the right to resort to privateerEb in the event of war with a belligerent of naval saw% limey, will slow that this Go vernment could never listen to such a proposition. , The navy of the first maritime power 'in Europe is at least ten times as large as that of the United States. The foreign commerce of the two countries is Lead/ equal, and about equally expOsed.to hostile .d ep redations. In war between that power, acd the United States, without resort on our past to our mercantile mai lee, the means of our enemy to - inflict injury upon our commerce would be tenfold greater than ours to retaliate. We could not extricate our country from this unegissl condition with such an enemy unless we at once depirted from our pre , sent peaceful policy, and became a great . naval power. Nor would this country, be better situated. in war with , one of the secondary naval powers. Though the naval . disparity.would be less, the great extent and more ex lo'ed condition of our wide-spread commerce would give any of them a like advantage over its. "The proposition to enter into engagements to forego resort to privateers, in case this country should be forced into war with a great naval power, is not entitled to more favourable consideration than would be a proposition to agree not to accept the services of volunteers for *opera tions on land. ',When the honour or the tights of our country require it to assume a liustile attitude; it -confi dently relies upon the patriotism of its citizens, not ordi narily devoted to the military profession, to augment the army and the navy, so as to make them fully ade quate to the emergency which calls then' 'into action. The proposal to surrender Vie tight to employ privateers is professedly founded upon the principle that private propertys.f unoffending non-combatants, thoueli enemiep, should he exempt from the ravages of war ;- but the pro posed surrender goes but little way in carrying out that which equally requires that such private pro perty should not be peized or in Masted by national ships of war. Should the leading powers of Europe' concur in proposing, as a rule of internafional law, to exempt private property upon the ocean from seizure by public armed cruisers, as well as by privateers, the United States will readily meet them upon that broad ground. "Since the adjimrnment of Congress, the ratifications of the treaty between the United States and Great Britain rilative to coast fisheries and to reciprocal trade with the British North American provinces have been exchanged, and some of its anticipated advantages are already enjoyed by us, although its full execution was to abide certain acts of legislation not yet fully per formed. So soon as it was ratified Great Britain opened to our commerce the free nasigatibn of the River St. Lawrence, and to our fishermen unmolested access to the shores and bays, from which they had been pre viously excluded ou the coasts of her North American provinces ; in return for which she asked for the intro duction, free of duty, into the ports of•the United States of the fish caught on the same coast I.iy British fisher men. This being the compensation stipulated in the treaty for privileges of the highest importance and value to the United States, which were thus voluntarily yielded before it became effective, the request seemed to me to be a reasonable ono; but it could not be acceded to, from Want el' authority to suspend our laws imposing duties upon all foreign fish. In the meantime the Trea sury Department issued,a regulation for ascertaining the , duties paid or secured by bonds on fish caught on the coasts of the British .provinces,, and brought to our mar kets by British subjects, after the fishing 'grounds had been made fully accessible to the -citizens of the United States. I recommend to your favourable consideration a proposition which will be submitted to you for authority to refund the duties and cancel the bonds thus received. The provinces of Canada and New Brunswick have also anticipated the full operation of the treaty by legislative arrangements, respectively, to admit, free of duty, the productS of the United States mentioned in the free list of the treaty; and au arrangement similar to that regarding Er tlsli fish has been made for duties now chargeable on the products of those provinces enumerat ed in the same free list, and introduced therefrom into the United States, a proposition for refunding which will, in thy judgment, be in like manner entitled to your favourable-consideration. "There is difference of opinion between the United States and Great Britain as to the boundary line of the territory of Washington, adjoining the British posses sions on the Pacific, which has already led to difficulties on the part of the citizensand local authorities of the two Governments. I recommend that provision be made for a commission, to be joined by one on the part of her Britannic Majesty, for the purpose of running and esta blishing the line in controversy. Certain stipulations of the third and fourth articles sf the treaty concluded by the United States and Great Britain in 1846, regarding possessory rights of the Hudson's Biy Company, and property of the Puget's Sound Agricultural Company, • have given rise to serious disputes, and it is important to all concerned that summary means of settling them amicably should be devised. I have reason to believe that an arrangement can be made on just terms for the extinguishment of the rights in question, embrac'ng also the right of the Hudson's Bay Company to the nariga• tion of the River Columbia ; and I tlurefore suggest to your consideration the expediency of making a contin gent Appropriation for that purpose. " Frande was the early and efficient ally of the United States in their struggle for independence. From that time to the present, with occasional slight interruptions, cordial relations of friendship have existed between the Government - - and people of the two countries. The kindly sentiments cherished alike by b ,th nations have led to an extensive social and commercial intercourse, which, I trust, will not be interrupted or checked in any caSualevent of an apparently unsatisfactory character. The French Consul at San Franc:sco was, not long since, brought into the United States District Quint at that place, by comiMisery process, as a witness in favour of another foreign consul, in violation, as the French Go- ' vernment conceives, of his privileges under our coneulary convention with Tranati. There being n Allitig in the tratisactn.n which could imply any disrespect to France or its consul, such explanation itu been made as I hope will be satisfactory. Subseleently, rui.iunlersUmding arose on the subject of the Freida 11-ovesaimont having, as it appeared, abruptly excluded the Am r:can Minister to Spain front passing through Franc e , o n his way f ro m London to Mad r id. But that Goverrinent has unequi vocally disavowed any de=ign to deny the right of transit to the Minister of-the United Statet ; and after explana tions to this effect, he has resumed his journey, and actually. returned through Franca to Spain.- I herewith lay before Congress the correspondence- on this subject • between our envoy - at Paris and the Minister of Foreign Relations : of the French Government. " The position of our affairs with Spain remains as at the close of your last session. Internal agitation, as suming very nearly the character of political revolution, has recently convulsed that country. The late ministers were violently expelled from power, and .men of very• different views in relation to its internal affairs have sue ceeded. Since the change there has been no propitious opportunity to resume, and press on, negotiations for the adjustment of serious questions of difficulty between the ;Spanish Government and the United States: There is reason to believe that our minister will find the present - Government more favourably inclined than the preceding to comply with our just demands, and to make suitable arrangements for restoring harmony and preserving peace between the two countries. " Negotiations are pending with Denmark to discon tinue the practice of levying tolls on our vessels and their cargoes passing through the Sound. I do not doubt that we can claim exemption therefrom as a matter of right. It is admitted on all hands that this exaction is sanctioned, not by the general, principles of the law of nations, but only by special conventions which most of the commercial nations have entered into with Denmark. The fifth article of our treaty of 1826 with Denmark pro vides that there shall not be paid on the vessels of the United States and their cargoes .when passing through the Sound higher duties than those of the most favoured nations. This may be regarded as an implied agreement to submit to the tells during the continuance of the treaty, and con equeutly may embarrass the assertion of our right to be released therefrom. There are also other provisions in the treaty which ought to be modi fied. It was . to'remain in force for ten y3ars, and until one year after either party should give notice to the ether of intention to terminate it. I deem it expedient that the contemplated notice should be given to the Government of Denmark. • " The naval expedition' despatched about two years since for the purpose of establishing relations, with the empire of Japan, has been ably and svrifally conducted' to a successful termination by the officer to whom it was entrusted. A treaty, opening certain -of the ports of that populous:country, 'has been negotiated ; and in order to give full effect thereto it now only remains to exchange ratifications, and to adopt requisite commercial regulations. "The treaty lately concluded between the United States and . Mexico nettled some of our most embarrass ing difficulties with that country, but numerous claims upon it for wrongs and injuries to our citizens remained unadjusted, and many new cases have been recently added to the former list of grievances. Our legation has been earnest in its endeavours to obtain from the Mexican Government a favourable consideration of these claims, but hitherto without success. This 'failure is, probably, in some measure to be ascribed to the disturbed condition of that country. It has been my anxious de sire to maintain friendly relations with the Mexican Re public, and to cause its rights and territories to be re spected, not only by our citizens, but by foreigners who have resorted_ to the United States for the purpose of organising hostile expeditions against some of the states of that republic. The defenceless condition in which its frontiers have been left has stimulated lawless adven turers to embark in these enterprises, and greatly in creased the difficulty of enforcing our obligations of neu trality. Regarding it as my solemn duty to fulfil effici ently these obligations, not only towards Alex:co, but other foreign nations, I have exerted all the powers with which-I am invested to defeat such criminal proceedings, and to lining to punishment those who; by taking a part therein, violated our laws. Tire - energy and activity of our civil and military authorities have frustrated the de signs of those who‘meditated expeditions of this charac ter, except in two instances. One of th.;se, c rinplsed of foreigners, was at fir-t countenanced and aided by the Mexican Government itself, it having been deceived a , to their real object. Thu other, small in number, eluded the vigilance of the magtstmtes at ban Fianeir.co, ma t succeeded in reaching the Kexican'territories ; but the effective measures taken by tni Government compelled the abandonment of the undertaking. • . "The commission to esta'ulish the new line between tlioUnite 3 State ; and Mexico, accord n; to LiQ provisions of the treaty of the 30th Decemb..tr last, has been organised, and the work is already comment. d. Our treaties with the Argentine Confederation, and with the Republi, s of Uruguay and Paraguay, secure to us the free navigation 'of the river La Plata, and some of its larger tributaries .but the same success has not attended our en eavoure to open the Amazon. The reasons in favour of the free use of that river I had occa sion to present fully in a' former Message ; and con sidering the cordial relations which have long existed between this Government and Brazil, it may be expected that pending negociations will eventually reach a favourable result. • " Convenient means of transit between the several parts of a oocntry are not only desirable for the objects 'of commercial and personal communication, but essential to its existence under one Governr --- -*---' - - . - are the Atlantic and Pacific coatia by the:whole breadth of the , tants of each are closely b ound together by commniot,, Of origin and institutions, and by strong attachment to the Union. Hence the constant and increasing inter course and vast interchange of commercial productions between these remote divisions of the Republic.- At the present time the most practicable and only commodious routes for eottimunication between them are by the way of the Lthinus of Central _America. It is the duty of the Government to secure these avenues against all danger of interruption. "In relation to Central America, perplexing questions existed between the United States and GI eat Britain. at the time of the cession of California. These, as well as questions which subsequently arose, concerning inter_ oceanic comnitininttion acros's the Istham., her.', as it was supposed, adjusted 1.-y the treaty of April 19, 1850; misunderstanding lisioiis.p a readjustment as to of tlte iv i i n i p r is ofnow some n c under but unfintunat e ly they have been le-opened by serious con sideration. Our mi n ist e r a t Londonbas made strenuous efforts to accomplish this d e sirable object, but has not yet found it po s sible t o b r i ng th e uegociations to a i e i pto - • tenni nation. "*A. s incidental to these questions I deem it proper to notice an occurrence which happened in Central Ame rico near the close of the last session of Congress. Si) soon as the necessity was perceived of establishing inter- oceanic comthimication acrossihe Isthmus a company was organised, undcr authority of the state of Nicarsgua, but composed for the most part of citizens of the United States, for the purpose of opening such a transit way s by the river San Juan and Lake Nicaragua, which soon became an eligibleand much-used route in the transporta tion of our citizens and their property between the Atlantic and Pacific. Meanwhile, and in anticipation of the completion and importance of the transit - way, a number of adventurers had taken possession of the old . Spanish port at the mouth of the River San Juan, in open defiance of the State or States of Central America, which, upon their becoming independent, had right fully succeeded to the local sovereignty and jurisdic tion of Spain. These adventurers undertook to change the name of the place sfrom San Juan del Norte to Greytowiz and; though - at - ar s t-p re t e ndi ng t o ac t as th e subjectirstithe fidtitious sovereign of the Mosquito In dians, they subsequently repudiated the control of any power whatever, assumed to adopt a distinct political organisation, and declared themselves an independent sovereign state. If at some time a faint hope was en tertained that they might become a stable and respecta ble community that hope soon vanished. They pro ceeded to assert unfounded claims to civil jurisdiction over Punta - Arenas, a position on the opposite side of the River San Juan, which was in possession, under a title wholly independent of them, Of citizens of the United States, interested in the Nicaragua Transit Company, and which was indispensably necessary to the prosperous operatiOn of that route across the isthmus. The 'com pany resisted their groundless claims, whereupon they proceeded to destroy some of its buildings, and attempted violently to dispossess it. ." At a later period they organised a strong force for the purpose oldemolishing the establishment at Punta Arenas, but this mischievous design was defeated by the interposition of one of our ships of war, at Fhxt time in the harbour of San Juan. Subsequently to this, in May last, a body of men from Greytown crossed over to Punta Arenas, arrogating authority to arrest, on a charge of murder, a captain of ore of the steam boats of the Transit Company. Being well aware that the claim to exercise jurisdiction there would be resisted then, as it had been on previous occasions, they went prepared to assert it by force of arms. Our minister to Central America happened to be present cn that occasion. Believing that the captain of the steam boat was innocent, for lie witnessed the transaction cif which the charge was.founded, and believing also that the intruding party, having no jurisdiction over the place where they proposed to make the arrest, would encounter desperate resistance if they persisted in their purpose, he interposed ellectually to prevent violence and bloodshed. The American Minister afterwards visited Greytown, and while he was there a mob, includ ing certain of the so called public functionaries of She place, surrounded the house in which he was, avow ing that they had come to arrest him by order of some person exercising the chief authority. While parleying with them - he was wounded by a missile from the crowd. A' boat, despatched from the American steamer Northern Light to release him from the perilous situation in which he was understood to be, was fired into by the town guard and compelled to return. These incidents, together with the known character of the population of Greytown and their excited state, induced just apprehensions that the lives and property of our citizens at Punta Arenas would be in imminent danger after the departure of the stea.iner with her passengers for New York, unless a -guard was left for their pro tection. For this purpose, and in order to insure the safety of passengers and property passing over the route, a temporary force was organised at considerable expense to the United States, for which provision was made at the last session of emigre s.. "This pretended community, a heterogeneous assein blags, gathered from various countries, and composed, fir the most part, of blacks and persons of mixed blood, had previously given other indications of mis chievous and ,dangerous propensities. Early in the same month property was clandestinely abstracted from the depot of the Transit Company, and taken to Grey to .vo.' The plunderers obtained shelter there, and their pursuers were driven-lA . 6R by its - people, who-not only protected the wrong-doers and shared the plunder, but treated with rudeness and violence those who sought to recover their property. " Such; in substance, are the facts submitted to my consideration, and proved,by trustworthy evidence. I could not doubt that the case demanded the interposition of this Government. Justice required that reparation should be made for so many and such gross wrongs, and that a course of insolence and plunder, tending directly to the 'insecurity of the lives of numerous travellers, and of the rich treasure belonging to our citizens, passing over this transit-way, should be peremptorily arrested. • Whatever it might be in other respects, the community in question, in power to do mischief, was not despicable. It was well provided with ordnance, small arms, and ammunition, and might easily seize- on the unarm e d boats, freighted with millions of property, which passed almost daily within its reach. It did not profess to be long to any regular government, and had, in fact, no recognised dependence on, or connection with, any one to which the United- States or their injured citizens might apply for redress, or which could be held respon sible in any way for Ili° outrages committed. Not standing before the world in the attitude of an organised political society, being neither competent to exercise the rights nor to discharge the obligations of a government, it was, in fact, a marauding establishment, too danger( us to be disregarde 1, and too guilty to pass unpunished, and yet incapable of being treated in any, other way than as a piratical resort of outlaw 4, or a camp of savages,. depres dating on emigrant trains or caravans, and the frontier settlements ot civilised States. _ " Seasonable notice was given to the people of Grey town that this Government required' them to repair the injuries they had done to our citizens, and to make suit able a )01egy for t'ieir insult of our Ministe7, and that a ship of war mould be despatched thither to enforce com pliance with these demands. But the notice passed un heeded. Thereupon a commander of the navy, in charge of the sleop of war Cyane, was ordered to repeat the demands, and to insist upon a compliance • therewith. Finding that neither the populace, nor those assuming to have authority over them, manifested any disposition to make the required reparation, or even to offer excuse for their conduct, ho warned them, by a public procla mation, that if they did not give satisfaction within a time specified he would bombard the town. By this procedure he afforded them opportunity to provide for their personal safety. To those, also, who desired to avoid toss of property, in the punishment about to be in flicted on the offending town, he furnished the moans of removing their effects by the boats of his own ship and of a steamer which he procured and tendered to them for that purpose.. At length, perceiving no disposition on the part of the town t. comply with his requisitions, he appealed to the commander of her Britannic Majesty's schooner Bermuda, who was seen to have intercourse and apparently much influence with the leaders among them, to interpose; and persuade them to take some course calculated to save the necessity of resorting to the extreme measure indicated in his proclamation; but that officer, instead of acceding to the request, did nothing more than to protest against the contemplated bombardment. No steps of any sort were taken by the people to give the satisfaction required. No individuals, if any they were, who regarded themselves as not respon sible for the misconduct of the community, adopted any means to separate themselves from the fate of the guilty. The several charges on which the demands for redress were founded had been . publicly known to all for some time, and were again announced to them. They did not deny any of these charges ; they offered no explanation—nothing in extenuation of their conduct ; but contumaciously refused to hold any intercourse with the commander of the Cyane. By their obstinate silence they seemed rather desirous to provoke chastise ment than to escape it. There is ample reason to believe that this conduct of wanton defiance on their part is im p.ltable chiefly to the delusivo idea that the American Government would be dote: red from punishing them through f_tar et displeasing a formidable foreign power, which they presumed to ,thrilk looked with compla cency upon their ng„,eressive aid ihsulting deportment to ward the United States. '.1.7110 Cyane at length fired u , on the town. Before inuch Injury had been done the lire was twice suspended, iu on der to afford opportunity for an arranvineet ; but this vas declined. Most of the buildings of the place—of little value g enerally—were, in the sequel, destroyed ; but , o w in g to the considerate precautions taken by our naval com mander, there was no destruction of life. " When the Cyane was orde red to Central America, it was confidently hoped a nd exp ected that no occasion would arrise for 'a resort 0, violence and destruction of property and loss of life.; . Instructions to that eff c' i were given to her comm . ander. And no extreme act would have been requisif os had not the people them. selves, by their I extrao r iinary conduct in the aff a i r , frustrated all the possi ole mild measures for obtain ing satisfaction. A v iithdravral from the place, the of his Wide entirely efgated ' Weald, intim - lila Arcurnstanees in whi c h th e esmmiluder of the Cyan' fourd himself, have been absolute abandonment of all laim of our citizens for indemnification, and sub missive acquiescence in national indignity. It would have encouraged in these lawless men a spirit of inso lence and rapine most dangerous to the lives and pro perty of our citizens at Punta' Arenas, and probably em boldened them to grasp at the treasures and valuable merchandise continually passing over the Nicaragua route. It certainly would have been most satisfactory to me if the object of the Cyane's mission could have been consummated without any act of public force ; but the arrogant contumacy of the offenders rendered it im possible to avoid the alternative, either to break up their establishments, or to leave them impressed with the idea that-they might persevere With impunity in a career of insolence and plunder. "This transaction has been the subject of complaint on the part of some foreign powers, and has been cha racterised with more of - harshness than of justice. If comparisons were to be instituted, it would not be diffi cult to present repeated instances in the history of states standing the very front of modern civilisation where communities, far less off e ndi ng and more defence less than Greytown, have been chastised with much greater severity, and where nut cities only have been faid in ruins, but human life has been recklessly sacri ficed, and the bleed of the innocent made profusely to mingle with that of the guiliy. " Passing from foreign to domestic affairs, your at tention is naturally diteeted to the financial condition of thecoui,try, always a subject of general interest. Fur complete and exact information regarding the- finances, and the various Lranchea of the public service connected therewith, I refer you to the rsport of the Secretary of the Treasury,•froth which it *ill appear that the amount of revenue during the last -fiscal year, from all sources, Was 73,549,705 do's. ; :led that the public expenditure for the same period, exciusiie of payments on account of the public debt, amounted to 51018,249 dole. During the same period th e payments made in redemption of the public -- debt, including interest and premium, amounted to 24,336,380 dole. To the sum total of the receipts of that year is to be aided a balance remaining in the Treasury at the commencement thereof, amount ing to 21,942,892 dole. ; and at the close of the same year, a corresponding balance—amounting to 2 0 , 1 37, 96 7 dole. of receipts above expenditure—also remained in the Treasury. Although, is the opinion of the Secretary of The Treasury the receipts of the current fiscal year are not likely to equal in amount those of the last, yet they will 'undoubtedly exceed the amount of expenditure by at least 15,000,000 dole. I shall, therefore, continue to direct that the surplus revenue be applied—so far as it can be judiciously and economically done—to the reduction of the public debt, the amount of which, a t the commencement of the last fiscal year was 67,40,628 dols. ; of which there had been paid on the 20th s7ay of November, 1854, the•suin of-22,365,17 2 dole., leal _Leg a balance of outstanding pCblic deb t dots., redeemable at differen t periods of only 44,9 i 5,456 within 14 years. There are also - remnants of other government stocks, • , most ef.which are already due, and on, which the intents& has ceased, • but which have mot !set been presented for pay ment, arnOuntir gto 233,179 des. This statement exhi bits the fack, that the annual inco me of the government greatly excess's the amount of it's public debt, which latter remainssunpaid only because the time of payment has not yet matured, and it cannot be discharged at once, e :cept at the option of public creditors, who pre fer to retain the•socurities of the Unit. d States ; and the other fiat, not less( striking, that the annual revenue from all sources exceeds, by many mil'lion's of dollars, the rm stint neeied fc r a prudent and economical admi nistration of the government. `• The estimates pres:ented to Congress 17rom the diffe rent executive departmeAts, at the last session, amounted t.).33,406,581 dole. ; and the appropriations made to the sum of 53,116,958 dole. Of this excess of apieroPriation o. er estimate+, however, more than 20,000,000 dels. was applicable to extraordinary' objects, having no reference to the usra! annual expend:lture. Among thes(s , objects were embraced 10,000,000 dlls. to meet the thine article of the treaty between the Ltukted States and Mexico ; so that, in fact, for objects of extraordinary expenditure the appropriations were limited to considerable less Oals 40,000,000 dole.. I, therefore, renew my recommenda tion for a reduction of the duties on Imports. The ‘o' port of the Secretary of the Tre, usury presents a seri.‘‘ tf tables showing the operation et . - the revenue system' . for several suecess . ve years, and as tho general principle of reduction of duties, veith a view t. 9 revenue and not protection, may now be reg arded as the s e ttl e d p o li c y of the country, I trust that iittle difVeulty will b e en • countered in settling the details of a Aleasure to that '-ffect. "In connection with this subject, I recommend a • change in the laws, which recent experieope has shown to be essential to the protection of the 'Government. There is no express provision of law requiring the re cords and papers of a public character of . the several of ficers of the Government to be left in their ofilzes for the use of their successors, nor any 'provision deo'aring it felony on their part to make false entries in thi6buoks or return false accounts. In the absence of such' express provision by law, the outgoing officers in many le tstancee have claimed and exercised the right to take into their own possession important books and papers, oit the ground that these were their privets property, and . .'lave placed them beyond the reach of the Government. CYen duct of this character, brought in several - instances . to the notice of' the present' Secretary of the Treasury, s ' turally awakened hii suspicien,. arld resulted in the d:e. • closure that at four ports--t.anely, Oswego, .Toledo,. Sandusky, and Mi:waukee, the Treasury had, by false • entries, been defrauded, within the lour years next pre ceding March, 1353, of the sum of $198,000. The great difficulty with which the detection of these frauds has been attended, in consequence of the abstraction of b toks and papers by the retir rignificers, aed the facility with which similar frauds ie the public service may be perpetrated, render the rece:*.ity of new legal enactments in the respects above referred to qeite -obvious. For other material mod:fications of tl:L: revenue laws which seem to me do,ifable I refer vou to the report of the Se cretary of the Treastiry That report, and the tables which ficcompa:y it, fut proofs of the solid foundation tai which the finlircial security of the country rests, and of the salutary influence of the independent Treasury system upon commerce and all monetary ope• rations. _ "The experience of the last year furnishes additioral reasons, I regret to say of a painful character, for the re • commendation heretofore made to provide for increasing the military force employed in the territory inhabited by the Indians. The settlers en the frontier have suffered much froin the incursions of predatory bands, and large parties of emigrants to our Pacific possessions have been massacred with impunity. The recurrence of such scenes can only be prevented by teaching these wild tribes the power of, and the responsibility to, the United States. From the garrisons of our frontier posts it is only possible to detach troops in small bodies ; and although these have on all occasions dis played a gallantry and a stern devotion to duty, which on a larger field would have commanded universal ad miration, they have usually suffered severely in these conflicts with superior numbers, and have sometimes been entirely sacrificed. All the disposable force of the army is already employed on this service, and is known to be wholly inadequate to the protection which should be affor.led. The public mind of the country has been recently shocked by savage atrocities committed upon defenceless emigrants and border settlements, and hardly less by the unnecessary destruction of valuable lives, where inadequate detachments of troops have tinder taken to furnish the needed aid. Without increase of the military force these scenes will be repeated, it is to be feared, on a larger scale, and with snore dieas trlls consequences. Congr •sse am sure, will per ceive that the plainest duties • and responsibilities of government arc in eolved in this question, and I doubt not that prompt action may he confidently anticipated, when delay must be attended by such fearful .hazards. " The bill of the last sessien, providing for an increase of tie pay of the rank and file of the army, has had beneficial results, not only in facilitating enlist inente, but in obvious improvement in the class of men who enter the service. I regret that corresponding con sideration was not bestowed on the officers, who, in view of their character and services, and the expenses to which they are necessarily subject, receive at present what is, in my judgment, inadequate corn pensatier. , eThe valuable services constantly rendered by the army and its inestimable importance, as the nucleus around which the volunteer forces of the nation can promptly gather in the hour of danger, sufficiently at test the e iedorn of maintaining a military peace esta blishment ; but the theory of our system and the wise practice under it, require that any proposed augmeuta tion in time of peace be only commensurate with oar extended a adhering he r limits ng taolidthifsro i n 3r t i i n e o r ip r ie el , ations. While scrupu lously I dud, in existing cir cumstances, a necessity for increase of our military force; and it is believed that four new regiments—two of infan try and two of mounted inen- 7 will be sufficient to meet the present exigency. If it were necessary carefully to weigh the cost in a case of such urgency, it would be shown that the additional expense would be compara tively light. " With the increase of the numerical f orce of the army should, I think, be combined certain me!esures off. e_ reform in its organic arrangement and administration. _ nd interests ; and tion often directed to special o b e cts a The present organisation is the result of partial legislae j the laws relating to rank and command, having been from the British code , are not adopted many years ag o always applicable to our service. It is not surprising, s ymmetry and simplicity es sential I to the harmonious ; working of its several parts, Sind require a careful revision. 'The present organisation, by maint,ainaitnid those maintaining large staff corps or departm ents, se p arates m any office r e g from that close con nection with troo ps, active duties in the field, IA liich are 0.1 eerned re quisite to qualify them for the varied e sibilities of 'high command. Were the ' du''i-s r ot PPn. the a rmy staff mainly discharged hy office rs detached from it is believed that the special service %Nell performed ' wouldtheir regiments, he ecivaiiy . onftroved. Whilst due fe. , and the oiscipline and g ir, a s r i i i i •u to ct t io h l e i s o e f e t ti h: i 3 ty army , 1 e u i sense of honour which roltimivts a officers, audio thtehner would seem to exact compli a b n o ce cu w lt i i t v h ate . t d br t .:,°,:itiiiiiliti_ a ale of promotion r i • n uig ° e ld oT l a i r r Y on c i t i s t e iUn , is now practically ' of general offi cers, confitud to the grade sh t y ill e i c t i. ; t r i, r ni, rt ,4 l ic o might be somewhat extended with benefit to the public service. Observance of the rule of seniority sometimes leads, especially in time of peace, to the pro motion of officers who, after m eritorious and even dis tinguished service, may h a ve been rendered by age or in firmity incapable of performing. active duty, and whose advancement therefore would tend to impair the efficiency of the army. Suitable provision for this class of of cers, by the creation of a r etired list, wo uld remedy the evil without wounding the just pride of men, who, by East ,