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MR. ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLANC , Tb ' Including the BERN ESP: ORERLAN I) and the SINIPLON, IZ-, ,Ir'ENING, and Every E,ninc at Fight o'Cloclt, (exccin. p, f 4 „_ r da} ); and Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday NI orbi Ili! 5, at Thrt e. ~,,"".., 3s. (which can be taken at the box- office= eves) , day trout It . 11 . _ 4; Itrea, 2a,; gallery, ls.—Egyptlan Hall, Piccadilly. __--------- LAIIJRRNT' S CAS IN 0, ARGYLE ROOMS, (Lessee, CHAS. C. LAVIIENT, Onslow-hous , , Ft lh .m-road), ~Tllerabove 1:oorns are no.sv OPEN FOR THE SEASON. r. 1011 continue oven every eveninz, with LAU RENT'n fit' RANT). Constantinople Quadrilla, Sullen - Polka, ;F Star Wa!tz, and Overlani Ralop, by D'Albert; a!so, by 11., rent , the following Waltzes La belle Fral,g4 se, Leonora, Itild his Dinah, Multi...ion, Is. Doors-open ..t half-past 8. 44 tacIng to connnehce at 9 o'clock, and ter .tnate at haipast ROYAL POLYTECHNIC • INSTITUTION. Under the Patronage of G.R.11. PRISCtt ALBERT. The Pub is is respectfully , i nformed that this Establishment is now naeed UNDER ENTIRELY NEW MAN GEMENT, and that :iterations and Improvements are in progre‘s in all its department., w 2airh It is hoped will der it even more worthy of the patronage Or the public than it has hitherto been. All c.mmunications in iuture shout be addressed to J. 11. Pepper, •, the Resident Direc or. Ali the LECTURES, OP ICAL and other EXHIBITIONS, are krannted as usual. 2- ) Pert daily from Eleven till Flw, and every Ev ning excei , t Satur -613' Intim Seven hid Ten. Admission ; schools and hildnn under ten years of age, belf -price. LONDON • and NORTH-WE - S.IEIIN RAIL WAY. LAKES of WFS r‘BPIELAN 11 and I'UNIBEItLkNI ) . ..'kets available for ton , teen da y s to the above Lakes, are iss-e.l 4 the following fares by any through train : Ist Class. 2,1 Class. 1 , 41d0n to Windermere and back 3/. lOs. Od. 21. 108 ad. itd to ditto and hack nghana to ditto and back • • - By order, MARK nuisti. General Manager's Office, Eust,n Station. June. 1,i51. ...., LO NDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAIL _ WAY. NOTICE. TRAVEI,L!-.Rs and Famili,s 10- 15EDING to STIIII.INa and Stations North of it with though rrst Iliad second Class Tickets only, from Fart ai station, are in- Trrnectthat they may break their journey by rem ,iniag the night at Carlisle, where there is ex.etilent hotel accommodation in connection 'Nita the station. Tly order. Euston Station, June, 1814. ‘-)9 RE AT WESTERN RAILWAY. — , CHEAP EXCURsIO s; to SOUTH WALES.—On THURS .,"" the Gth July, an EXCI'R ION TH 41 . N wtll leave Paddington 8 A.m., fur Haverficirdwest, eilling at (Thep , tow, Newport, Car . Rridgend, Pert Talbot, .Heath, Y•watrea, Llan fly, a-d Carmar- No, returninc on Friday July - 14, offetinw Me lines for visiting ▪ (far which purpos, cot.vo anees will be provided at Narbeth • Tintern Abbey, tte River Wye, cud the magnificent scenery "I the Vale of Reath. FARES THERE AND BACK. Fist Covered Ctasit. Civriages. Chepstow •• •• •••• • • Os. •• 135. Newport „. ...... .........• • • 225. •• .. 153. 2s Bridgelld.• •• •• .• •• ..... .•• •• 241. •• IGs. Peet Talbot.. •••.. • ... ...... •• .. 17s. Nesth •• ..... 275. •• 18s. Swansea _ •• •••• • . „ ........ 28s. .... 19s. 30s, 208. Carmarthen and Narbeth-road.. 30. •• .. 2N. Il av erfordwest . . .. • • ••• .. 335. •• .. 2:35. A Train will leave Neath at 9 0 a.m.. on Friday. 7th July, for 4 erthyr, Aberdare, or Glyn Neath. Return Tickets. 34. and 25., enabling parties to visit the stupendous Iron Works in the 'Merthyr district, to wh , ch the excursion tickets will admit them. Tickets (not transferable) and hand .bills of particulars, may I , e Previously obtained at 67, '16.1:e-road, Lambeth ; 27, Kina-street, Ci leaPa , de; 269, Strand ; 31 1, Oxtord street ; and at tha l'add.hgton Btation. GREAT WESTERN RAI SWAY.—In conse quence of an or. , er from the Postmaster-6eneral the TIME .DEP 1 / 4 RTURE and ARR IVA I, of the DAY 4A IL S TRA INS, b - ith Il ? and down, will he AnTE It ED on and after the I, t of Ju ly, and the , 'lorning Express Tr .in moat leave Paildinzton fl :e minutes earlier, 2 4 ., at 9.10 Instead of 9.45, calling five minutes earlier at each station 54 lar as Bristol. The Down Day Mail Train will leave Paddington at 10 o'clock a ;ln ,imtead of 10 15 es heretof ore, and will call at the several sta tions appointed by the Postmaster-General from 15 to 10 mmutes earlier than at present The Up Day Mail Train will leave Bristol at 111 o'clock a.m. for P addington, calling at several stations, and a riving in London at To prevent as much as possible inconvenience to the public from „ ir this alteration of the Day ail , the Direct,, will fear the present, continue to run the 8 35 a. n. train from Bristol until other r,rrant.e n'ems can be made, and the 5.3 , 1 p.m. train from Paddington will be tarried on to Bristol. Other alterations will be neee , sary in some of the short trains, 13411 lcul.in of which may he known at the several stations. Paddington, June 26, 1854. THE MAIL STEAM-SHIP for AUSTRALIA, ~ fine AugAugu s t4, ' 854.—The mazn.tic,t screw st,am.ship " t AL ', UTTA," 1,800 tons, Captain J. GOODALL, another of the fl,et oelon,ing to the General ~ c rew 'teem Shippitt4 Comp my will he despatched with her Majes y'. Mails for Adels,ide, fort -Philip, and 13.1 r 1 , Y. on the 4:.11 August next. This flue vessel has mairtain , d her high reputation for rapid s t img an I punctuality, and is a sister 7 ipto t e " Argo," which has mad e the q u ' ckest v yage to and from ltstralia up to 'his time. The Cal c utta has been employed carrying the Mails to and from England and Calcutta. and from her superior t ail ing and steaming qualities, it may be fairly assumed that she will make the run in 60 days. Rates of Passage from 30 to 100 guineas. ,Ile will be followed, on the 4th of October, hy the , :acEsuS, ot 2,500 tons. Full particulars as to Fret4ht and k'asaage Money at the Com "nes Officer, 4 Cannon-street, City. STEAM TO THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. In compliance with numerous applications from persons de • gto proceed t., the Cape or Good Hope, the Directors of the ' uenerat Screw Steam Shim:lug Company have determined to de , - I Datch their Steam ship "CAFE OF GOOD 110i'E " to TABLE VY, on the 7th of July next. The " Cape of wood Hope," ii. D. BENSON, Commander, has just returned from a most successful Voyage to Constantinople with passengers and general cargo, is 70() ions burthen, and 100 horse-lower. Built by 9iessrs. Ai are & Co., () I Biackwaq, and an extremely fast ship. tier accommodations for Passengers are little if at alt interior to this cornpany's first-class S team ships so well known oN the Cape and Calcutta line. The rates °f passage money are, list Cla , s, 60 and 65 Guineas each ; Sec ml Class 35 to 45 Guineas each. The ship will load arid sail from South arneton As her caoacity tor pass' tigers and frcieht it limited. early aPp'ication should be made to the Company's Offices, 27, Cannon- Street, City. INIFORTANT TO ROUSER OF 111.1F:INFSP , REDUCTION on the GOVERNMENT DUTY ON FIRE INSURANCE. UNITY FIRE IN":;1.71t ANTE AtSUCIATION. Cap . :al, £1,000,000 With 7,010 Sharehoblere. CHIEF OFFICES-40, PALL-MALL, I.ONDO:c 4 _ ll Insurers in the " UNITE" are allowed the lull discount wileh the r, , ,ives from the (I,h - eminent upon. the Duty cliareeatol .rt their lieie., at the rate o• dl. per ceut. on Country, and 41. per tiro. cn London policies. instvers receive Two.tt:irds o' the prefitv. Parties deArous , f th dui ASSACiatiOll may he personally Ratted upon by a gentlem , m from the Office, nd thus be spared all trow le o , loss of time. Applications for pn.spectuses and all other informat ion, are re !nested to be made to THOMAS M. BAYLIS, General Manuer and !,.eeretary. ESTABLISHED 1837. tRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COM. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament, 4 Vic., Cap. 9. BRITA!sTNTA UTHAL LIFE ASF.OOIATION, Empowered by Her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent. ' COLONEL ROBERT ALEEANDER, Blackheath-park, Chairman. Every description of Life Assurance business transacted, with or Without Participation in Profits : E. It. FOgTER, FRANCIS,o ANDREW Secretary. 1 , Princes-street, Bank, London. ECONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. —The R gist lion. Sir T. FRANIMAND LEWIS, Bart., Chairman. ITENAT FREDEtticI STEPIIENSO., Esq., Deputy-Chairman. ADV ANTA GES The lowust rites of Pr,mium on the Niu'ual System. The whole of the Profits divided among the As,ured every Fifth Ye :r. No (tame for Policy Stamps, nor ter Service in the Yeomanry er Militia Corps. Number of Policies in fl rce, 6,600 The A,kurance Fund amoun's to 1,340,0001. Income u: wards of 220,0007. per mmu n. The sum of 397,0 0/. was added to rolicies at the last Pivislon, wh ch prnduced an average Bonus of 671. per cent. t n the Pre miums p dd. Assurances effected in the- carrent year 1951, participate in the Profits in 1559. For particulars apply to ALVXANI)F,kt mA , • nON A LD, Secretary, 6, New Bridge-street, Blackfilars. BONUS TO SIINTIEFIOLDFIts , I[lo.-NIE COUNTIES AND METROPOLITAN FREE:IOI,D LAND SOCIETY. A Bonus of 51. 83. 4d. rer cent. has been added to the past year's subscriptions, and in future interest at the. rate of 51. 41. per cent. Per annum will be g iven on all subscriptions, with such additional bonus at the end of the year as the pr,.fits of the Society may allow. Two-Estates h..ve been purcha,ed for this has -ociety been vent' duriny stet: t t fas t Ye..r—that at Wood-gree n j c i t iefly all-tted) tory and profitable, both to 'he Allottees and the Society sauccess f t larg ul e. The other Estate (not ye t allotted) promises tl - be a more purchase than the that, there being a crest dema , el for plots upon it. It is situated in Wimbledon -park, in the midst of gentlemen's seats, and is adapted for first-class villas. There are two specid savant:tees in this society. viz., members are not required to pay wit any part of the prie - , of the land prior to choosing plots. The full amount of the share: drawn in the ba'lot is advanced : a'so that more share are not drawn in the ballot than can be supplied with land, so that the members may have the advan tage of selling their drawn shares at a premiutn. A share in lull Is 301., with an entrance fee o: Is. fiy order, II E NRY KNIGIIT, Secretary. • 14, Chatham -place, Blackfrlars. --Generally at Midsummer 31 almost every 0 ,, e feels to require a premium for diligence, and is inclined to postpone it to a cooler sea.on. The thor.ugh-goitv, man of business An 3 the excursionist are equAly anxious to enjoy the luxuries of the season in the most suita-bie, fashionable, and useful articles of Dress. raw are amply provided by E. MOSES & SON, and exhibit thousands of styles, designs, fashtins, and novelties in Coats and Overcoats', Vests. 1 rouser.s, hmenwh,ch m ay et an the W y mo- end ment be procured at th e i r City Etablist or est- Brhnch, the stock being so extensive sill v cried as to that rendextraordi r selec- - tion e a sy and pleasing, anl the prices s o econoical e nary advantages will be possessed by on purelas Cr tl e men who have S. Midsummer Holidays, welcome to Young th,n been ahseat from Home. and whose return is wel celebratSESed ai-,d by their i n t ro duction to a suit o f N ew Attire. such as E. MO SO have this Midsummer provided It excels in novelty, fashion, coin - fort, and cheapness ; it is he result of resources no other business house can comma d; it is desiguei, cot, and furnished by artists Ot the high• st reptitation. Midsummer Hats an I Caps, for lightness, brillianF.cy,los and Es and ox style are . everywhere t fwit as the est and c' eapest, as ."N are univfrsallc known lo sell nothing inferior at their establishment, or at its branches. Midsummer Hosiery, Ladle! and Children's Dresses, Bools and Shoes. &C., at F. OSES and Sote's are the essen seful ce 01 perfection s i asn rnanufa ture. the richest, most elegant, and U good, v,ried the talent in the commercial wollei, superior in qu:lits, and fur cheapness the approbation of It illiop • The wholes:A.(loth rag, Shirt, and 80 - d and ',hoe Department at E. MOSES and Son's, for mvnitude of stock, suitability of It ods and indescribabie cheaatiess, is highly advantageous to Merchants, Cap tains, and Emigrants. * Lists of Outfits for Lt.dics and gentlemen, with hip sa iling infors Ination, may be ha d g ra t is, on applica tion, or post-free. CAI b.. Mfisii.;s slid sum% (eglet flaying to guard the Po , I c TOYS. imposition, hitvine learned that the untradesman-like f51 , ,,,h 10 of Being connected with their Establishment," or It's the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious revolts, they beg to state that they have No CONNEXION WITH ANY °TRES IIoUsE IN OE 00T OF LONDON, except their Own Establishments, as follows : 155. 15n, and 167, Mi n ories, 84, London City Estab lishment, i 54, 85, and 8A Aidgate, opposite theClinrch, all communicating. London 'West-end Praneh, 50 4 , 5 07, 50 5, New Oxford-street, 1,2, and 3, Hartestre, t. all commuicating. Bradtord (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch. 36. Faraste. C o l on ial Wholesale Branch, M e lbourne, Australia. Merchant l'atilo.•- Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoe Makers, and General Oatfitters Sor Ladies and Gentlemen, I APORTANT.—ShouId any article not give satisfaction, it will be exchanged if desired, or, if pr eferred. the money will be returned Without hesitation. Al good. are marked in plain figures, the lowest price, irons which no :Oaf ement can be made. The Establishments are closed from suni-e on Fridays to sunset On staturdays, when business is resnmed till 12 o'clock. ♦ new Book, with illustrations, entitled" The Echo of Public Opi nion," containing Inn lists of prices, our system ef free. self-measure- Utept. &0., &c., may be had on application, or post- - Id ?On Frencats. Qui si parla Italian°. 141 cp;ioßi una goeut4X 4404)44 PPaal 7 '/ LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 29, 1854. N o . 19,‘269.1 THE WAR IN THE EASP, actually omitted to reserve for their own troops the right of entering the Principalities. We.can scarcely credit this. Still moie incredible is the statement that Austria has determined not to per mit the armies of France and England to set foot in Moldavia and Wallachia, even as an act of courtesy, should such a step be deemed necessary by them. On this point the well-informed Paris correspondent of the ! !Morning hronicle has some observations, which we deem it desirable to trans fer to our columns, " The question," he says, " which .every one asks, is, why stria is to take possession of the Principalities? Avowedly she says it is becauss she -considers the attack of Russia an unjust one, and because she sym pathises with the Western Powers in their op position to the views of that Power, and their defence of a weak ally. But there aregreatdoubts as to whether she is quite in earnest in the cause adopted by the Western Powers. At the same time that she professes bfr approbation of, the conduct of the allies, and has put her armies in motion to assert their cause, she assumes to herself the posi tion of an arbitrator in the case, and seems dis posed, not only to prevent) the unprincipled invader fri - rm attaining his ends, but to prevent those who have been unwillingly forced into war to get the satisfaction to which they are entitle.l, and, more over, to obtain securities against future aggression. In short, Austria appears as much disposed to stand by Russia against the just vengeance of the allied powers as she is to stand by the allied powers in their opposition to the usurpation of Russia. If we are to believe public rumour, the Austrian Govern ment is determined, not only to force Russia to evacuate the Principalities, and to become herself the occupant of those provinces, but she is also de termined to,prevent the forces of the allied powers from entering the Principalities during her occu pancy, for the purpose of following up their success. It is almost unnecessary to point out how one-sided such an attitude will be." On the consequences of the determination of Austria not to allow the allied forces to enter the Principalities, the same authority very justly re marks :—" If. Austria should, as is reported, de clare that the allied forces shall not advance into the Principalities as long as she occupies them, what will be the result ? Russia, finding that there is an impassable barrier between her territories and the Turkish army on the side of the Principalities, will feel herself at liberty to withdraw the whole of the army which she has at the present moment on that frontier, and to carry them to the Crimea, the Caucasus, or any other point which may be in danger of attack. Should this occur, the pretended aid given by Austria will become a positive act of hostility to Turkey, and the occupation, so far from being an act of friendship to the Allied Powers, will be a veritable coup de Jarnac. In that case, so far from the occupation of the Princi palities being an act of hostility against Russia, it will be the greatest favour the one Emperor could do to his neighbour, the other." This is precisely what we have all along been saying. The whole thing will, in the supposed case, be found to be a collusion.. Austria under stands perfectly well what she is about, and, come what may, she feels that all will be well in the end. She will persist till the end of the chapter in fooling France and England to the top of their bent. It is passing strange that no member of either branch of the Legislature has before now put any questions to Ministers as to the nature of the treaty which they have made with Austria relative to this business. We are all in the dark with regard to the circumstances under which this arrangement has been made. The public want to be enlightened on the subject, and they have a right to know for what reasons, and under what circumstances, the Western Powers have consented fo the occupation of the Principalities by Austria. That occupation we regard as, in effect, just the salve as if the Rus sians had continued in the possession of Moldavia and Wallachia ; for in Austria, the Sultan will find, to his cost, as great an enemy as if Russia had continued to retain those provinces.—Morning Advertiser. NEW STORY BY THE AUTHOR OF "MARGARET MAI ['LAND." Now ready at all the Librarieg, in 3 volg , MAGDALEN HEPBURN; By the author of " Margaret Mra'tland," Scc. Hurst and Mullett, Publishers, successors to Henry ColbUrn, 13, Great Ivlarlberough-street. A telegraphic despatch from our Vienna Corre spondent, dated last Tuesday, informs us that the Russian answer to the Austrian demand had not yet been received ; and in the meanwhile the con jectures as to its probable purport are various. The most embarrassing course which the Emperor Nicholas could adopt would be an ostentatious dis play of deference to the wishes of a friend and ally. The opportunity of seizing a plausible excuse for the evacuation of the Principalities might be re garded at St. Petersburg as no less desirable than the prolongation, of the neutrality of the German Powers ; and there are hack-writers enough in Europe who would not scruple to falsify history by passing over as insignificant the baffled attack on Silistria, for the purpose of attributing the retreat of the invader to mere considerations of policy. It has been pompously stated in official language that some time since, Russia, Austria, and Prussia con cluded an agreement with a view to the termina tion of the war, and it would not be difficult to, represent the recrossing of the Pruth as the mere fulfilment of a secret undertaking. The advance of an Austrian army into Wallachia, as if to pre vent the allies from pursuing their successes, would give a colour to this explanatio* of events the real cause of which must be patent to all the world. The apparent probability of such a course on the part of Russia has led to a premature statement that it had already been adopted. It is dangerous. however, to reason froth the interests of Sovereigns to the conduct which they may pursue in any given emergency. While Englishpoliticians are express ing anxiety as to the consequences of Russian con cession, there seems to be little expectation at Vienna that a favourable answer will be returned to the summons for the evacuation of the Princi palities. Warlike preparations are, to all appear ance, continued with unabated energy. A corn mauder-in-chief is appointed to the army, and it is even stated that Count Coronini, who commands at Semlin, is about to proceed to Schumla for the purpose of making arrangements with Omer Paella. It is unnecessary to observe that a military move ment undertaken in concert with one belligerent is necessarily an act of war against the other. An Austrian march to Giurgevo, previously approved by the Turkish general, would be as much a com mencement of hostilities as an attack on the Rus sian outposts. The Governments of England and France are apparently satisfied with the attitude of Austria ; and it must be presumed that they have strong grounds for the confidence which they display. Lord Aberdeen declared on Monday night that he had pressed the advance of the allied army, both for the purpose of supporting Omer Pacha and of "holding out a hand to Austria." The forces which line the Transylvanian frontier were as sumed by the Premier to be no less friendly than the troops of the Sovereign whose domi nions we have undertaken to protect ; and it is at least as reasonable to suppose that statesmen have reasons for their acts as to believe in the per petual predominance of mean, and yet irresistible cunning. All the theories of anti-Austrian politicians are founded on the questionable hypothesis that the sympathies between Vienna and St. Petersburg correspond to their reciprocal professions Of friend ship ; but the revelations of the past year ought to have satisfied the most superficial political student that, when diplomatic language conveys any mean ing whatever, it may generally be interpreted by contraries. The ambiguity of Austrian professions has led alarmists into the hasty belief that the Western Powers must necessarily be the dupes of insincere promises. Those, however, who attend to facts and motives rather than to empty words, may well believe that the ultimate decision of the Imperial Government will be dictated by its un doubted interests. It is not by deceiving England and France that intrigues in Sclavonia can be re pressed, or the Lower Danube opened to the com merce of Germany. It has been assumed, though without sufficient consideration, that the movement of Count Coro nines troops along the left bank of the Danube will interfere with the pursuit of the retreating Rus sians. There is, indeed, reason to fear that the Allies may be too weak in cavalry to attempt at present any active operations in the Wallachian plains ; and the enemy's force, n otwithstanding its losses by disease and by the sword, is still numerous and effective, whilst, as it retires on the Moldavian frcntier, it becomes every day more concentrated. The army in Transylvania might at once convert the retreat into a rout ; but the Turks and their auxiliaries may probably not be able to cross the Danube in force. It may be doubted, however, whether the Austrian troops on the Wallachian frontier can, fur the present, offer any impediment to an active pursuit. Omer Pacha's left wing will be disengaged by the approach even of an am biguous auxiliary ; and if he is strong enough to follow the retreating enemy, he need feel no anxiety as to his flanks or his communications. The Anglo-French forces at Varna and Adri anople are now disposable for service in some other direction. It may be assumed , that they will either undertake the reduction of the fortresses on the Lower Danube, or that they will at once be em barked for a more distant and important expedition. The desire of the Allies that Austria should occupy a part of Wallachia appears to imply an intention of operating against Galatz, Relli and Brailow ; for it may have been thought prudent to protect the advancing troops, not only by a fleet on the coast, but by a friendly force on the left bank of the river. Whatever may be the general policy of the Court of Vienna, there can be no doubt that all Austrian statesmen would view with complacency the expul sion of the enemy from the region which he has long endeavoured. to render impervious to com merce. The German partisa,nsof Russia are already boast ing of the aid which, according to their anticipa tions, will be rendered to their cause by the King of Prussia. The treaty with Austria has, it is said, become practically void by the retreat of the in vading army ; so that the Court of Berlin is now free to express the sympathies which, even at an earlier period of the dispute, were scarcely dis uised. This expectation is founded, ho wever, on afalse assumption. The sentiments of the King of Prussia incline to both sides in turn, but the rea sons which induced him to Sign a treaty with Austria are still as valid as they were when the recent con vention was made. The petty States have given in their unqualified adhesion to the arrangement, in the not unnatural belief that the case of war con templated by the contracting parties is in the last degree improbable ; yet both the German Powers had grounds for the course which they adopted, and the same motives will induce them to perse vere in a - similar policy. Prussia may lean to the enemy as the champion of absolutism and of so called orthodoxy ; but she would inevitably resent any attack on the territory of Austria. The re sources of dissimulation and trickery are, after all, not inexhaustible. It is satisfactory to know that England and France are not bound by the com plicated negotiations of Germany ; and the Wes tern Powers will be content to contribute to a diplomatic solution of the quarrel by proving that, for once, force is not on the side of the wrong-doer. Morning Chronicle. This day Is publ'sh d, N ARRATIVE of a JOURNEY through SYRIA and P kLEiTINE in 1851 and 1F52. By C. W. M. 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To which are aided, Coitmentaries on the Physiology of Marriage, with pre cautionary hints on the evils emanating from empirical practice, and on the dangerous remedies advocated by various writers on these important disorders. iy !SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D. 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, 13::ctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of butvh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Liconti ate of A oothecarles' Hall, London, &c:, &c. Tne essential obiect of this treatise is to point out the fearful con .,:equences resulting from certain habits, irregularities and excesses, which have produced 'note rdisery in Youth, degradation in Man mood, and premature decay at all stages of Life, than, perhaps, any other class of disease known to modern pathologists. Its perusal is particularly recommended to persons entertaining secret doubts of their physical condition, and who are conscious of having hazarded the health happiness, and privileges to which every human being is entitled. It is absolutely necessary thatall men should know, that there are principles of personal management which cannot be violated without „ cu rling grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed the heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties may be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be remeve.i, and how the evil and its consequences maybe avoided, and above all, that there '5 seemly any degree of physical infirmity or functional lerangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. The Author has for a series of years been engaged in an extensive practice in .hteeterneattnor gtmoof,atiihyescoendfiedliecdatetoctehmeplcaairnetso,twihgincohranaret unfortunate'y • empirics, who indict great injury on those who are induced to place faith In .heir pretensions NERVOUS DEBILITY may be had, price 2e, of Messrs. P l Per, Brothels and Co., 23, Pa' vnoster-row ; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street Mann, 39. ; or tr.) by post for thirtretaMpli, to any address rom the Author's resident e, 37, Bedford-square. kt ll ama for cataultvito 1.417 trora.XoYo till Two, and from !LIE /~ . . . _ - • / • . . ,-l• , ( ; ,, rzli ,: : 4 :: ~ , I --•- 111"( • JO - 4111111111111h b. ... . . _ , ... . .. ..., , . .. ' .." , ~ , ''' '- ' t:; l ‘ • ~. . . .. '.-... • - : i - St - . •• - . ri m • _ -;) ; t . -„,,,_ 44,k`•'ele:44- ~ ,e „,,..., ,w , . • • . , , ~.4.._: , .._,, ..• I:- ',‘ ~..,..,.: ., _',el 4:, -7- ''''' - .... , • #v„,, ..1- „....., . _., __ ~ . ... ... ... ~ ...,, . r„, , ~, Th„..,,,,,....t_..-, ....- i - o . ..... , - ... , ...„..4, ~ .._:__.--- ._,.0.,,,...„4. ~51,......A0,. ~._,.,--..., ,iti 4-: •,- •,; . ("W k-- "N . , ' -: - •. ~. • ist 6fr-- LI iv " .•! r " * 1+,11.' "1, R" ' - ußorr • * ,i . N. -- N-..._ - _ — f - - ---- , -**----, - — .....,...., 4lt„, t , ,Nlm , -2.,..,- ti~ ~~ G /W. 1111 . N • He says, Mr. et ames Fair, • • an apprentice to a solicitor, told him in 1848 that he had been in negotiation with a mem ber of-Parliament, through the Dublin agent of that mem ber, for the purchase of his interest to procure him an appointment as paid guardian ; the sum to be paid was 3001. Mr. Charles O'Hara, jun., of Westport, was said to be the ag ent. - - • • " Mr. P. Somers, then representing Sligo, was the mem ber alluded to. seseess " Mr. James Fair, being examined, admits having m a d e a communication in substance such as has been stated by • E 5. Dr. Gray. "Your committee have examined Mr. Fair, Mr, C. O'Hara, jun., and Mr. Graham. It is impossiblefrom the VIONINIM=I nature of his evidence to s y how far Mr. Fair was or was 'cs of not justified in drawing the inference he seems to have the done from his conversation with Mr. Charles O'Hara. be " Your committee have examined the Solicitor-General f th for Ireland and the hon. member for Mayo with reference to their speeches. s it. " The evidence given by these hon. members is not, in. scent, the opinion of your committee, sufficient to sustain the ng general allegation of corruption they are reported to have al expressed at Ballina and Wexford respectively. Mr. Patrick Tottrell, Mr. Bindon, and Mr. James Walker, the persons beforenansed by Dr. Gray, were ex amined. The result of the examination of these witnesses has not sirtained‘the expeotition of Dr Gray. " Mr. Ackans, also named by Dr. Gray, gave evidence about a subscription got up for Mr. Reynolds, late member for Dublin, but that transaction does not appear to have an ything to do with this inquiry. " Mr. Henry Stonor, the other witness named by Dr. Gray, is out of England. " Dr. Gray having said that, during his examination, y this committee, the hon. member for Meath had, in the course of conversation, spoken of rumours affecting Mr. Burke Roche and Mr. Daniel O'Connell, as having sold places, or as having obtained a pecuniary advantage by disposing of them, your committee examined Mr. Lucas thereon. Your committee are of opinion that the story, so far as Mr. Burke Roche is concerned, had its origin in an anonymous letter, published in the Standard news p a p er, and is fal se and unfounded. Nothing came before the com mittee to show why Mr. D. O'Connell's name had been mentioned. le Y e mt o h u ee r n s committeejust r eaa falsesroe na a n i t ! do e oio injurious o icomplain opinionsthr that that h ot a hr t t esy b ah o n t ad h v ei t i nh beenpottse. g m e a n ‘ rations. ll ~r r hon. member for M ea th being exam i ne d, in cons seq u h e n F c e e b of r u a a r y c rr e a d s m p nd t te e a n c t e in the Tritatentetbnyewhsimpa,per, of made, among others, a distinct charge against the Solicitor-Gene ral for Ireland of corrupt conduct, and with having made • _ promises and oaths which were deliberately brok en " Mr. Lucas, when asked to explain this accusation, dis claimed any intention of imputing to Mr. Keogh that ho had been connected with the sale of places for money that he had ever heard his name mentioned in connexi on with with such practices ;' neither did he mean by the charge that he had given votes corruptly to obtain patronage from the Government ; but he explained and persisted in his accusation, as referring to the circumstances under which Mr. Keogh accepted office in a manner, as Mr. Lucas al leged, inconsistent with his previous conduct and pledges. " In support of this charge Mr. Lucas referred your com mittee to speeches of Mr. Keogh, and incidents in his po litical conduct, which he alleged gave to his acceptance of office, on the formation of the present Government, the character which he attributed to it. It appeared to your committee that the charge resolved itself into an impeach• ment of the public and political conduct of the hen mem ber referred to, matters upon which they do not consider it their duty to offer any opinion to the house. " The publication in the Tablet contained other charges of matters within the cognisance of your committee. With reference to these charges Mr. Lucas was also examined, and your committee are of opinion the hon. member for Meath has not substantiated them in proof. " The hon. member for Dublin University (Mr. Napier), for Youghal (Mr. Butt), for Mayo (Mr. Moore), for Antrim (Mr. Macartney), and Manchester (Mr. Bright), having been • named by Mr. Lucas as being able to give evidence material to this inquiry, were severally examined. " The cases, however, with which these hon. members were presumed to have been acquainted, have been ex• amined into and found groundless. " At the close of the inquiry Mr. W. A. Dane, a solicitor of Dublin, came before the committee and informed them That a gentleman who was in my house within the last - fortnight told me that a situation had been promised to be obtained by a member of this House (the situation of a re sident magistrate); and that in consideration of that pro. miss a gentleman accepted bills for 1,0001. for the hon. member ;' that having failed in obtaining th at appoint ment, therewas another appointment obtained, and the gentleman referred to was absolutely filling ;it at the pre sent moment.' The office was in the Excise.' " It came out in examination that the member referred to was the Solicitor-General for Ireland; that Colonel Smith, formerly Assistant Adjutant-General at Athlone, and resident there , was the person said to have accepted the bills • and that the place in the Excise was for his son, Mr. Lam bert Smith. " This story appears to have arisen from the facts that Mr. Lambert Smith holds a place in the Customs, and that pecuniary transactions connected with election expenses, in 1847, had taken place between Colonel Smith and Mr. Keogh, not in any way connected with the appointment. " Mr. Lambert Smith's appointment took place in 1845, one year and a half before Mr. Keogh entered Parliament; and it has been shown to your committee that Mr. Keogh had nothing whatever to do with it. " When your committee separated on the 30th of March, before the Easter recess, your committee understood that the evidence to sustain the charge against the Solicitors General had terminated ; but when your committee met again after the recess, a letter addressed to the chairman, from Mr. W. A. Dane, was read, in consequence of which your committee permitted the case to be reopened, and re ceived more evidence. The charge assumed an unaltered shape ; but having carefully examined all the evidence that was adduced on this head, your committee are of opi nion this charge is false and unfounded. " The name of Mr. Patrick Somers, late member for Sligo, having been by several witnesses brought before this 'committee, it is due to that gentleman to say that no proof has been made to implicate him in any improper or corrupt transaction. " Mr. Somers attended before your committee, and was examined, and not only denied that there was any founda tion for the charges imputed against him in the evidence of Mr. Kelly and Dr. Gray, but also corroborated the evis deuce of Mr. Howley, and further explicitly and solemnly denied that he had ever received any pecuniary considera• tion for recommending any one to the patronage of Go vernment. " Your committee reports that, having followed up and exhausted such sources of information as have been sug gested by the various witnesses, no case of corruption has been proved. " It appears to your committee that the persons who havei preferred against a section of the Irish members the charges which have led to this inquiry have failed to support them. Your committee have given every facility for this purpose. and extended their inquiries to a latitude which has nob unfrequently involved them in the reception of idle gossip and the investigation of groundless calumnies. Your com mittee are of opinion -that those who gave to the public these statements ought to have been prepared to support them ; and they cannot but reg ard it as matter both of regret and animadversion, that even the excitement of political passion should have induced gentlemen to place before the public alleg ations so vitally affecting the honour of one class of Irish representatives—allegations which when they had the opportunity of sustaining them, they failed to substantiate by any reliable proof. " Your committee have, however, to add, that respect able witnesses have stated that in Irish society there is a general belief that practices of the gross traffic indicated in these charges have existed. Not that such practices Isave been genes - al, but that in some few instances there have been mem b e rs who have been i n the habit of usin g their influence over G o vernment patronage to obtain peen - I ary advantage for the insel, es. The extent of the impros siison.h.ss been described to your committee, as far as it can be traced, as resolving itself into an accusation against not more than three or four.' This impression appears to have existed for some years, and the period over which it ranges to hive included many Parliaments. With every anxiety to discover the origin of a belief which is too general to be entirely disregarded, your committee have not been able to trace it to any ground more satisfactory than rumours and suspicions which have acquired a certain held upon the public mind. In estimating the valise which is to be at tached to this general belief, it must not be forgotten that many cases have been brought before your committee which at first appeared to warrant that belief, but which, when thoroughly sifted, were found to supply no foundation for it at all. Your committee have had many instances which establish that in Irish society there is a readiness, upon very light grounds, to accept conclusions detrimental to the character of political opponents, and, to some extent, a willingness to damage that character without very scrupu lous inquiries as to the grounds upon which the impeach ment rests. It is impossible to reconcile the notoriety of such transactions alleged by some persons with the un questionable fact, that with all the anxiety manifested to establish the charge, and the latitude given by your com mittee, not a single case has been proved. " At the same time, considering the secrecy which would most naturally be ob s erved, the unwillingness of parties to Place themselves in the position of accusers, the fact that your committee had no means of searching for evidence, but were limited to such as might be offered, and the want of the power of examining witnesses upon oath ; and fur ther, that in snore than one instance their inquiries h ave been stopped by direct contradiction in the evidence of those examined, your committee are of opinion that no investigation of the nature, and with the powers of that intrusted to your committee, can satisfactorily ascertain to what extent there may have existed grounds f or t h e belief to which so many witnesses,haved in deposed. " That, with reference to the paragra p h the Tinice of the 6th of February last, your committee feel bound to report to the house their conviction that there existed no a f w o ne n cri n et d c: at . s i to for lothedan state e t the was ea is runjustifiablechargesop njo " Juno 19." t a h s a t t h at e n c were anigu n t a hrein ngeie in wpreferred, oue.hich they ~R...L ~ _ .. ~Mn.. [PRICE SD. then accidentally absent in London. The remarks of the Times had been referred to as unfavourable to the un dertaking, but there seemed, notwithstanding, to be a feeling in favour of carrying it out, and one' of the aldermen had immediately subscribed 1001. towards it. The Mayor of Liverpool was also unavoidably absent, and the rest of the corporation had postponed taking any step until his return, but the same feeling seemed to exist there as in Manchester. Mr. MEcRs stated that he had visited Oxford with Mr. Causton, and the municipal authorities of that place, after they had explained to them that their object was not of a local character, had promised to co-operate in receiving their foreign friends in a manner worthy of the nation. (Hear, hear.) They had visited Sheffield, Leeds, and Hull with the same result, and he behoved they should also be supported by the press. The resolution was agreed to. Mr. GEACH, M.P., moved,— " That a subscription be entered into for carrying into effect the object of this meeting ; that the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor be appointed treasurer, and the Right Hon. Lord John Russell, M.P., Lord Viscount Ebrington Mr. J. Master man, M.P., Sir J. Duke, M.P., and Baron Lionel de Rothschild, M.P., bo respectfully requested to act as trustees, and the bankers in London and the country be solicited to receive subscriptions ; and that the mayors, provosts, chief officers, and magistrates of the cities and boroughs of the United Kingdom be also requested to sanction the addition of their names to the committee, with a view to the augmentation of the funds, by opening subscription lists in their local districts." He thought that the people ought to have an oppor tunity of showing their approval of the union between the Governments of France and England, and be hoped that they would do so by subscribing towards this un dertaking. He might mention that the subscriptions already entered into were for sums varying from 100 guineas to one shilling. (Hear, hear.) Mr. UZIELLI, as a British merchant, who had had transactions with the French nation, heartily seconded the resolution. Mr. DuNFORD said he was a working man who had worked his way up to the position he now occupied, and, as it was chiefly upon the working classes that the weight of the expense of the war would fall, he was practically interested in maintsining a good feeling be tween his countrymen and the French. He was the more interested in this, because one of his sons was in the Guards, and two others were with Admiral Dundas— (hear, hear)— and he therefore heartily supported the present movement. The resolution was agreed to. Viscount EBRINGTON moved, "That the noblemen and gentlemen whose names appeared in the printed lists be constituted a committee to conduct the entertain ments, with power to add to their number." He hoped that they should never hear the expression which Mr. Dunford used—" the working classes"—uttered invi diously. (Hear, hear.) He believed that no one in the country worked harder than the Sovereign who presided over our destinies—(hear, hear) —and many of those who were born in a high station worked with their heads quite as hard as any labouring, man among us did with his hands. It was desirable that we should all recogs nise the dignity of work, and do nothing that would tend to introduce class distinctions, and he hoped the time might come when, instead of work being considered a disgrace, selfish indolence would be scouted by all ranks. (Cheers.) It was no longer true that the chief burden of a war fell upon the working classes, as all legis lation had recently tended to decrease the burdens of the lower and increase those of the higher classes. It was desirable that there should be union and friendship, not only between the Governments, but between the people of France and England, for the knife of an assassin, or some accident, might upon any day change the head of the Government of a State, and if an alliance depended upon the life of one individual there would be little security indeed for its permanency. He therefore rejoiced that we were now met to stimulate and encourage a national movement of this sort, and to invite our French friends to partake of our hospitality. Since the days of Henry IV., of glorious memory, no monarch had sat upon the throne of France who had given evidence of so much goodwill and cordiality to wards England as the present Emperor—(cheers)—who had acted with us without jealousy or arriere pewee, and seconded by able Ministers, had, in a straightfor ward manner, promoted the joint interests of the two countries. Mr. OLIVEIRA, M.P.; in seconding the resolution, bore testimony to the good feeling towards the Eng lish nation which prevailed throughout the whole of France. The resolution was agreed to. Mr. F. BENNOCH proposed, and Colonel FREESTUN, M.P., seconded a vote of thanks to the Lord Mayor, which was carried unanimously. The LORD AUYOR, in returning thinks, observed that those who imputed to him anything like the personal motives for connecting himself with this movement which he had seen very vulgarly imputed to him were never more mistaken in their lives. (Elear, hear.) He had motives for acting as he had done, because he desired to see the advancement of this 'Country, and the exten sion of the freedom of which we boasted to other nations, and he firmly believed that the best mode of attaining those objects would be to cement the friendship that existed between England and France. The French were a sensitive people, and he asked whether we ought to refuse to meet those advances which they had of late made to us ? Should it be said that the French people had invited and welcomed us, and that we had not re turned their hospitality ? (1 - Jear, hear.) If the feel ings which animated him were sound and proper they would be responded to by the country ; and, if they were not, it was remarkable that the opinions he had expressed should not have been controverted in a meet ing like the present. Not a single dissentient having bee❑ found to the objects which had been proposed, he had a right to assume, with all respect to the press of this country, that the meeting fairly represented the opinions of his countrymen at large, and that they desired to cement their friendship with the French people by means of social intercourse and the practice of the common courtesies of life. (Cheers.) The meeting then separated. CHARACTER OF THE IRISH MEMBERS, The following is the report. of the Select Committee o the House of Commons, to whom it was referred to examine into and report to the house upon the matter of the complaint made to the house of a paragraph in the Times of the 6th of February, as containing calumnious reflections on the Irish members : " That the article in the Times of the 6th of February purports to have been founded upon alle g ations contained in speeches of Mr. Christopher Kelly and of Dr Gray, re ported in the Freeman's Journal of the 27th of January last as having been tlelivered after a public dinner at roam on the 24th of January ; but your committee aro of o pinion that it was not founded entirely upon those allegations, inasmuch as they find, by evidence brought before thorn, that another article of precisely the same tendency, and containing allegations much stronger and mei e comprehen sive than any contained in the s peeches referred to, was published in the Times some m onths previous. " The general accuracy of the report in tho Frcem an's Journal was admitted. b o th by Mr. Kelly and by Dr. Gray. " In the speeches general charges of corruption are brought a gainst a section of the Irish members, and a particular instance is given both by Mr. Kelly and another, Dr. Gray. " The following instance of corruption was stated by Mr. Kelly :---` I knew of my own knowledge in one of the past Parliaments, not the present one, a stipendiary magistracy to have been sold by an independent Irish member for the sum of 1,0001. The contract between the hon. memberand the pure-minded magistrate were these :-5001. were to be paid by the magistrate for the promise of the place ; the second 5001. was to be paid upon the ratification of the promise.' The `own knowledge' of this witness consisted of a conversation said to have taken place in 1841 between the witness and a Mr. Maguire, long since dead, who wa said to be the solicitor of the member of Parliament re s ferred to. " Mr. Kelly stated to your committee that in the year 1811 he was in the employment of Mr. John Ennis, who was a connexion of Mr. Howley, the stipendiary magis trate referred to ; that in that year Mr. Bernard Maguire applied to him to induce Mr. Ennis to exert his influence with Mr. Howley to persuade him to fulfil his promise by paying the sum of 5001. Mr. Kelly stated that, in conse quence of this, he did apply to Mr. Ennis, who indignantly refused to have anything to do with the transaction. Mr. Bernard Maguire, Mr. Kelly stated, professed to act ou behalf of a member of Parliament, but he was unable to say whether the member was Mr. Patrick Somers or Mr. Robert Dillon Brown, but he was) quite sure that it was one or other of these gentlemen. " Mr. Ennis denies any recollection of any such applica tion having been made to him, or having held any such con versation. "Mr. Howley has been examined before your committee, and has denied that, directly or indirectly, he ever gave or promised any consideration for the appointment, or was ever applied to pay any money to any person for obtaining it. Mr. Howley informed your committee that at the latter end of 1840, soon after which time he obtained the appoint ment of stipendiary magistrate, he lent a sum of 4001. to e l eten y oef tno r,atreoo investigated, t)vho oe; eifij that ch. Mr. P. Somers, then member of Parliament for Sligo,esoaemtdo:ifnutt committee \tva o tina n erse.. mo rtgage. i s t a c ‘ a : p i T o p h n e ai:rastnrtiaiontyshaoacuttritochnoemrhemaisist tnbeoeeeranotepodvpuichodaciaerenvneatefemuebbl at n ,ayllley. Thatconnected gentlemanth t e p Rowleywereob tainedsaid late r. O'Connell had given him an introduction to Lord Morpeth, by which he considered. he h obtainedt litatti ap pointment. Mr. Christopher Kelly gave no other evidence to support the particular allegation in his speech there fore your committee see no reason to doubt Mr. Howley 's denial, and are of opinion that Mr. Kelly has failed in sub stantiating the charge which he has . meat , - " Dr. Gray, in his evidence before your committee, quoted its an authority for the general charge of corruption extracts of speeches said to have been delivered by the Solicitor-General for Ireland after a public dinner at Wex ford, and by the hon. member for Mayo (Mr. Moore) after a dinner at Ballina. " Dr. Gray gave to your committee as witnesses the nam e s o f Mr. Patrick Tottrell, Mr. Bindon, Mr. J. Walker, Mr. Adieus, the Solicitor-General for Ireland, and Mr. Henry St .nor, who he stated he believed could give infor mation of facts bearing on the subject of this inquiry. " Dr. Gray also spoke of conversations held with the Solicitor-General for Ireland, Mr. Duffy, and Mr. Lucas, on the same subject. " The partizular cue mentioned 1 , 9 Dr, Gray is this :21 DESTRUCTIVE INCENDIApy Foy.—A de structive fire ; re which ther e i s every ii . to believe was the act of en incendiary, broke outoanso Sunday last at the retired vi'. lage of Hodson, near Swindon. Mr. Ha y nes, of the Ay ilts constabulary, has since been erfgaged in investi gating the matter, and a man named Farr has been ap prehended on suspicion of the offegee. It appears that time flames, w hich were di scovered to be on a farm in the occupation of Mr. Baverstock, were first observed by asseer a le stack th e tenants of a n ei g hbouring cotta g e. Before any per sons could o f straw, contain mble to ing nearly rend twenty assistance tons, and arg a large barn were on fire. The flames were visible for many miles round, and in less than two hours two stables, several waggon sheds, a large barn, containing nearly eighty sacks of unwinnowed wheat and a thrashing machine, together with several other outbuildings, and four waggons, were entirely consumed. A cottage close by was also burnt to the ground. We regret to add that a cart-horee, worth 351., pe,-"shed in the flames, no person arriving in time to rescue the poor belst. Four other u i a fi ci e tc e ee d re dt b eod u t isi II f i r o . r r eS t ,i h ca e uv t ien i r m gs t e o l te y iki e a , mr who, ri f v r a om , a o at f horses were standing in an enclosed yard , all of which , I ti l h : l u ,co s i t rlils l a l k : v ßo e fo b il e iis e n n sl iof s ne a : C se r horrible death. So clu=e were the flames upon them, that one of the poor animals bad his tail very much singed, and they were all burnt in several PhtcHe on the back and other parts, by the burning embers fading on them. A large number of fowls were burnt to death. The fire also spread to a pigstye b elon g in g to Benjamin Chowles ; it contained a pig, which made its e3cape, but when found it was discovered that its eyes were completely burnt out, and it was ipMedititely killed, f COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal and the Princess Alice, went to the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, yesterday morning, and honoured Mr. Albert Smith's entertainment, "The Ascent of Mont Blanc," with , their presence. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were attended by the Duchess of Atholl, Major-General Buckley, Captain the Hon. Dudley de Roe and Mr; Gibbs, the Hon. Matilda Paget, and the Hon. Mary Seymour. Prince Albert afterwards rode on horseback, attended by his equerry in waiting. The Duchess of Gloucester visited her Majesty yes terday at Buckingham Palace. - The Earl of Clarendon had an audience of the Queen. The Princess Helena and Louisa took a drive in an open carriage and four. The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Mary of Cambridge, took a drive in an open landau and four yesterday afternoon. Major-General Buckley and Lord Charles Fitzroy attended on horseback. , Prince Albert rode on horseback in the afternoon, at tended by Capt. the Hon. Dudley de Ros. The royal dinner circle in the evening included the Duchess of Kent, the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury, the Earl of Rosse' ' Lady -Anna Maria Dawson, the Baroness de Speth, Viscount and Viscountess Har dinge, Lord Panmure, and the Right Hon. E. Card well. The Band of the Ist Life Guards *as in attendance during dinner, and played the following selection : Overture, " Ruy Bias," Fantasia on Scotch Airs Walzer, " Die Provinzialen" .. Bilse Potpourri, " Lucia di Lammermoor" March, " Franz Joseph" Oldrini The Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Duchess of Cambridge, went to Claremont yesterday, to visit the Countess de Neuilly. A deputation of pilots, consisting of Mr. Robert At kins, Mr. Thomas Mackie, Mr. John C. Mallett, Mr. James Norris, Mr. Arthur Trott, and Mr. Henry Bristow, had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Card well, yesterday, at the Board of Trade. The depu tation was introduced by Sir E. Dering, Bart., M.P., Mr. James Macgregor, M.P., Lord Chelsea, M.P., and Mr. Deedes, M.P. The Cathedral Commission met at No. 1, Parliament street, yesterday. The commissioners prevent were : The Earl of Harrowby, the Bishop of Oxford, the Hon. and Rev. H. M. Villiers, Sir John Dodson► Sir John Patteson, the Rev. Dr. Wordsworth, the Rev. Canon Selwyn, and Mr. Henry kingscote (Secretary). The Committee of Privy Council for Education bad a meeting, yesterday, at the Council office, There were present—The Lord President, the Marquis of Lans downe, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the Right I Hon. Sidney He r bert. Despatches were received at the Colonial-office, yester day, from the Gbvernor of Van Diemen's Land. LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.—The United States Mak Steam-ship Baltic, Captain. James Comstock, sailed from the Mersey thi s a ft e rnoon, about 12.30, for New York, with the usual .bi-weekly mails, 160 passengers, and a full cargo of merchandise on freight. Shortly after she fired her parting salute, the Liverpool and Philadelphia Company's screw steam-ship City of Manchester, Capt. W. 'Wylie, took her departure from the river, with 400 passengers on board, 100 first and second cabin, and 300 in steerage berths. She also carried out a large cargo of merchandise on freight. About, one o'clock the new clipper Oliver Lang, belonging to James Baines and Co.'s Black Ball Line of Australian packets, sailed from the Mersey for Sydney, N.S.W., with 465 passengers. She is commanded by Captain henry Manning (late of the Bloomer.) She will be followed next week by the celebrated clipper Star of the East, Captain Robertson, under the Black Ball flag, with 450 passengers, all the berths in which are already engaged. AUSTRALIAN ROYAL MAIL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.—Yesterday, the ordinary general meeting 'of the above company was held at the London Tavern, Mr. Malins in the chair. The report stated that 43,2101. had been paid on account of the last call of 2/. per share, which, added to the amount received on account of the vessels chartered by government, had greatly relieved the, difficulties in which the company were involved. The ships under charter to the Go vernment were the Victoria and Sydney. The Aus tralian, which had gone on shore at the Cape of Good Hope, had arrived, and not appearing tobave sustained any important damage, would be repaired and offered to government. The board had been unable to adjust the accounts with the contractor of the Adelaide and Victoria. The chairman, lb moving the adoption of the report, said that the Australian had been offered to the Admiralty, who had stated they did not want her, but he nevertheless thought that they would have her. The total sum owing was 41,9981., to meet which there were assets to the amount of 48,3491. There were at the present moment 6,245 tons of coals at Golden Sound, which it was estimated would realise 15,0001. ; gold freights amounting tb 2,0001. ; colonial debts, about 5,0001. and goods 1,0001; The ships were valued ,at 183,9001., and divided on 37,876 shares there would be about 6/, 125. "6d. per share. The adoption of the . report was seconded by Mr. 'East, and after various observations from the shareholders, and explanations in reply from the chairman, carried. A. resolution to the effect that all shares unpaid in two months' time be forfeited, was also proposed, but subsequently withdrawn, and the matter left in the hands of the directors. Thanks were voted to the chairman at tho dm of the proceedinip. CELEBRATION OF THE UNION BETTVEEN ENGLAND D FRANCE. A.geueral public meeting was held yesterday at the Egyptian-hall, Mansion-house, to receive a report from the committee of management on the proceedings pro posed to be taken at a national festival in celebration of the union between England and France, and to adopt measures thereupon. The Lord Mayor took the chair at two o'clock, by which time a tolerably numerous as sembly had collected. Among the gentlemen present were—Viscount Ebrington, M.P., Mr. H. G. Langton, M.P., Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Wire, Mr. B. Oliveira, M.P., Mr. Alderman Rose, Mr. M. Uzielli, the Rev. Dr. Vivian,' the Rev. Robert Dean, Dr. Truman, Mr. J. Coppock, Mr. J. Anderton, Mr. E. Davis, Mr. W. Tite, F.R.S., Mr. Alderman Moon, Mr. C. Geach, M.P., Mr. S. C. Hall, F.S,A., Alderman Sir R. W. Carden, Colonel Freestun, M.P., Mr. J. Masterman, M.P., Lieutenant-Colonel Starr, Mr. W. Brown, M.P., Mr. J. J. Mechi, Mr. Deputy Obbard, Mr. F. Bennoch, Mr. Deputy Bower, Mr. L. Blumberg, Mr. A. Berens, Mr. J. Causton, the Rev. Dr. Biber, the High Bailiff of Southwark, Mr. F. Lloyd, &c. The LORD MAYOR, in opening the proceedings, stated that, on the 7th of June last, a number of gentlemen bad met at the Mansion-house, at the invitation princi pally of Mr. J. Anderton, for the purpose of considering whether it would be de - sirable to entertain some of the distinguished citizens of France in this country. This suggestion originated in the circumstance of the -French nation having three years ago invited many of the dis tinguished men of Great Britain, including members of the aristocracy, men of science, gentlemen who had been officially connected with the Great Exhibition, and gentlemen belonging to the corporation of London, to a series of banquets and entertainments in Paris ; and since that time the hope had been entertained that a fitting opportunity might arise for them to give a return for the splendid hospitalities which had been shown them, as he believed that none who had partaken of those hospitalities differed in opinion as to the good results they had produced by creating a feeling of hearty goodwill between the French' and 'ourselves. (Hear, hear.) At the meeting of the 7th of June the proposal was generally received with marks of approbation, al though there did exist a doubt in the minds of one or two gentlemen as to whether this was the most fitting time for such festivities, and the meeting decided that, before they took any step in the matter of a public cha racter, they would ascertain what were the feelings of her Majesty's Government on the subject. (Hear.) An important deputation accordingly waited upon Lard Palmerston, when his lordship, after minutely going into the subject, said that he would communicate with his colleagues and inform them as to the result. Lord Palmerston had subsequently communicated to him that the matter had engaged the attention of his colleagues, who, without one exception, were unanimous that the feeling which had been displayed was a very proper one and met with their concurrence. (Cheers.) This opinion had been borne out by Lord Clarendon, who, so lately as Monday last, had said that he knew' the matter had been made the subject of consideration by her Majesty's advisers, who all concurred in the advisability of the proposed step. A further meeting was then held at the Mansion -house on the 14th of June, when a resolution acquiescing in their object, which would presently be laid before the present meeting, was carried unani mously. A committee was then formed, which had been enabled, by sending copies round of that resolution, to obtain the concurrence of something like 350 distin guished men, who had all expressed their anxiety to see this national demonstration carried to a successful issue. (Hear, hear.) They had now, therefore, thought it right to convene a public meeting to explain their views in reference to this movement, and he would invite every gentleman present to state explicitly whether he could see any objection, either nationally, politically, or morally, to the course they were about to pursue. (Hear.) A movement of this character naturally involved a large expenditure. The subscriptions which had as yet been entered into were of a very partial character, but he took it for granted that every gentleman who had sent in his adhesion to it intended to follow that adhesion by a pecuniary contribution, in order that it might be properly carried out. (Hear, hear.) He was quite sure that whatever amount might be re quired it.would.not be found wanting if the people of England concurred in thinking the movement desirable. The subscriptions already entered into amounted to more than 3,000/. ; but he would inform them that; the committee did not intend that the subscriptions should be raised to cover the whole expense of the banquets that might be given to their French guests. Many pre liminary expenses would have to be incurred, such as that of moving large numbers of gentlemen to and fro from various places ; but not only several public com panies, but also several scientific bodies, would wil lingly lend a hand to contribute to the entertainment of the distinguished foreigners to whom it might be the pleasure of the English nation to give an invitation. The Go vernment also heartily approved of the movement, and would do everything in their power, by giving the fo reigners free access to public works, palaces, and other in teresting places, to contribute to its success. In conc:u sion, he would invite them fully and maturely to deliberate on the subject, and, if the meeting should be unanimous in sanctioning what had been done by the committee, he did not fear that the means requisite for carrying out the movement would fail to be contributed by the people of the metropolis and of the country at large. (Cheers.) .Mr. MASTERMAN, M.P., moved the first resolution : " That this meeting, believing that the peace of the world, the advancement of - science, the development of art, and the diffusion of knowledge, mainly depend upon the cultivation of peaceful relations with the French nation, are of opinion that some of its most distin guished men, connected with legislation, art, science, literature, manufactures, , commerce, and agriculture, should be invited to visit this country, with the view of demonstrating to the world the sincerity of the al liance now happily subsisting between the two cations —an alliance, the continuance of which is eminently calculated to promote in all countries the permanency of peace, and its consequent blessings— order, pros perity, and happiness." The hon. gentleman observed, that a desire existed on the t p l a ie rt F o re f n t c h h is country enter t t h o e e t n w te o r c i o n u to nt a rie c s lo , s if erunion w united, conitihd do so much more than if they each had separate inte rests to serve. The days were gone by in which we had been taught to bear enmity towards France—(hear, hear)—and it was very natural that we should endeavour to make some return for the hospitality which had been afforded us in 1851, and thereby cement the friendship of the two nations. He had always found the good effect of a little sociability in the intercourse between persons, and he believed that to such sociability he owed very much of the position ho occupied in the city of London. (Hear, hear.) He bad much pleasure in moving the resolution which had been placed in his hands. Mr. W. BnowN, M.P., seconded the resolution and expressed his belief that nothing would more effectually contribute to the maintenance of friendship and social intercourse between the Britisl; p.nd. the French people than that they should sometimes put their feet under the same mahogany. (Hear, hear, and a laugh.) The French people had invited the. Corporation and the Royal Commissioners to visit them after the Great Ex hibition, and as wo could now show them another Crystal Palace sufficiently large to accommodate all who might choose to sit down and meet their distinguished guests, he thought it was a good opportunity to return their hospitality, especially as he understood the Crystal Palace was provided with an excellent kitchen in which a very good dinner could be cooked. (A. laugh.) The more two people were brought into contact, the more would they appreciate each other's good qualities ; and he believed the French were quite as anxious as we were for the maintenance of the good understanding be tween us. (Hear, bear.) Mr. DAVIS wished it to be understood that this was a public and national movement, anti not one of the corporation of London alone, although he hoped the corporation would take the foremost rank in it. The resolution was carried unanimously. Mr. G. LANGTON, M.P., then moved— " That the Aldermen and Common Council, and the livery and mercantile companies of the city of London, the Lord Mayor of Dublin, the Lord Mayor of York, the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, the Lord Provost of Glasgow, the Mayors and Municipalities of the other cities and boroughs of the United Kingdom, the Chan cellor, Vice• Chancellors, and Principals of our universi ties and college, as well as the heads of the learned and scientific societies, be invited to afford their valuable co-operation." He expressed his satisfaction at seeing so many mer chants of this great commercial metropolis assembled in this noble hall fur the purpose of carrying out an import ant national object. He could assure them the cause they were met to advocate would have the warmest ap proval of the inhabitants of the important commercial city of which he was the representative—(hear) --and he trusted that the distinguished foreigners who were about to visit our shores would, after having seen imperial London, visit the great towns of Manchester, Liver pool, and Birmiaglaam, and that Bristol would not be passed over, for he knew they would be receivel in that city with true British hospitality. (Hear.) Mr. TrrE, in seconding the resolution, said that the other large cities of the kingdom had cheerfully re sponded to the appeal which had been made to them by the city of London. Among the advantages of a move went like this was the opportunity which it would af ford the French people of seeing the results of the free- (loin of trade enjoyed by this country, and it might therefore lead to a union commercially as well as politi cally between the two nations. (Hear, hear.) It was Said that it was not the time to carry out such a move ment when we were engaged in a war of which we might have to deplore the consequences, but be hoped that the union of France and England would lead to the speedy termination of the war without any disastrous results. Before the resolution was agreed to, he would beg those gentlemen who had formed a deputation to some of the large towns to state to the meeting the goodwill with which their propositions had been received. (Hear.) Mr. Alderman MOON accordingly stated that he had gone with Sir Joseph Paxton to Manchester, the alder men of which city bad promised to call a public meeting on the gubject upon the return of the mayor ; who was ter;: '>~;a A