The Sun. — London, England, 1868-04-17 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 17, 1868. THE ROY4L VLSIT TO IRELAND, (FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.) DUBLIN, THURSDAY EVENING. I find by the Dublin papers of this morning, which have elaborate reports of the royal landing and procession, that with two minute though interesting exceptions, I did not omit a single fact of the slightest general interest in the despatch I forwarded to you by the afternoon mail. The exceptions to which I refer were at Kingstown and Blackrock. It appears that among the gentlemen I 'described as proceeding on board the royal yacht as she lay at the jetty was Mr. Newton Williams. He had a very pleasant duty to discharge—the presentation of a white dove to her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, and he discharged it admirably. The Princess received the offering of love, purity, and peace with much cor diality-, expressing her thanks to the donor with that so•oct, queenly grace which so eminently distinguishes her. It is a circumstance worth mentioning that this same Mr. Williams had the honour of presenting to her Majesty the Queen on the occasion of her first visit to Ireland in 180, a similar tribute of affection and regard. At Black rock another pretty incident occurred—the presentation of a magnificent bouquet to the Princess of Wales. The presentation was made by twenty young ladies, dressed in white, trimmed with red—the lady who had the special honour of handing the bouquet to her Royal Highness being Miss Helena Vance, daughter of Mr. Vance of Blackrock House. The bouquet, which was provided by Mr. Bewley, of Rockville, and was arranged in the form of a Danish flag, was handed to de Princess with the simple remark, " The young ladies of Blackrock desire to present your Royal Highness with this bouquet as a token of their loyalty and esteem." The Princess accepted the present with much grace, bowing her acknow ledgment to the ladies and the other persons drawn up to view the proceeding. I mentioned in my last that while his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales was received over 'the entire line of route with afl the honours and with the utmost enthusiasm, the real charm of the visit to Dublin, especially to the ladies, was the appearance for the first time in Ireland of the amiable and beautiful Princess of Wales. The incidents which I have just described are illustrations of this state of feeling over and above those I have already given, and I might add more. The Dublin papers are unanimous in the same opinion, the anxiety on all hands, they allege, being to see and welcome " the Rose of Denmark," and make her feel that she can have no more loyal or devoted admirers than the sons of " the Emerald Isle." In my despatch of yesterday I left the Prince and Princess in their state apartments in the Castle. There they received an address of welcome and congratulation from the Lord Mayor and Corporation of Dublin, and there they remained till five o'clock, when, with the Lord- Lieutenant, the Marchioness of Abercorn, Lady Georgina Hamilton, Lady Alberta Hamilton, with Mr. Howard, Sir James Steward, and Sir Benjamin Pelty, as aide-de camps in waiting, they proceeded in three carriages to the Phoenix Park. The royal party visited the chief places of attraction on the grounds, and were greeted with the heartiest acclamations at numerous points along the drive. They returned by the same route, reaching the Castle at half-past six o'clock. The city during- the entire evening presented the appearance of one dense mass of pedestrians blocking up nearly every foot of space in the leading thoroughfares, and making it almost impossible for car, cab, or carriage to proceed. It was really most gratifying to see crowds so enormous in such excellent good humour, and to learn at midnight that though there were computed to be 100,000 people added to the ordinary 260,000 inhabitants of the city, not an accident of any kind occurred, and not a complaint of the slightest moment had been lodged at any of the police-offices. This will be regarded as all the more surprising, and all the more gratifying too, when I inform you that after the procession passed to the Castle, and the escorts had returned to their barracks, there was no arrangement by the civie or military authorities for the proper guardian ship of the streets. No police orders as to cabs or car riages, no long lines of constables at crossings, or corners, or within call ; nothing, in short, to prevent or interfere with the population enjoying themselves adlibitum, and at their own sweet will. The crowd had reached its maximum about nine o'clock in the evening, and the enthusiasm, which seemed to be at fever heat all day, appeared then to surpass itself, as one by one the decorations and devices for the purpose of illu mination began to be lighted, and to glitter and to glare amid the surrounding gloom. I have already informed you that not much was being done by the citizens with a view to illumination. The authorities had issued no order on the subject, preferring to leave illumination or non-illumination to the discretion of each individual. There were, however, a considerable number of devices, and as the night till about twelve o'clock was calm and warm, the effect was on the whole very fine. I shall only describe a few of the more prominent and pleasing, remarking in passing that with a few unimpor tant exceptions they were confined to Sackville-street, Westmoreland-street, Grafton-street, College-green, Dame street, and Lower Abbey-street. Sackville-street stood first in point of number and merit. On a beautiful green banner suspended Letwetn t':e shop; of Mr. Chancellor an 1 . A.lesri. Bewley, bearing M x re's Enes— " B!csscd for ever was she who relied Upon Erin's honour and Erin's pride"— a 11,,0d of light was thrown with very good effect by rows and jets, a Prince of Wales plume, the letters " A.A.," and the words in jet, " Come and reside with us." Mr. Ellis, goldsmith, had a large royal crown, plume, and glory star, with " Welcome " in taste fully-executed letters, and in a perfect blaze of light. Probably, however, the richest, certainly the most extensive, in this street was that of Messrs. Browne and Payne, tailors. It was in the form of a large nated canopy of the Prince's plume, with the motto " Ich Dien " on the ribbon ; two crystal stars, with stained glass centres with mottoes, and the initial letters " A. Es" These were completed by festoons of jets round the panels. The same firm had in the front of their establishment facing Abbey-street a rot less splendid display. It consisted in the centre piece of a large sunburst, in the middle of which was inserted a monogram artfully entwined by the letters " P.W.E.." Above was the imperial crown, and disposed so to harmonise with the white, were two crystal stars w:th richly-coloured glass centres. The design was com pleted by the insertion of the letters " A. E.," and festoons of gas jets so arranged as to light up the devices and give them an air of real beauty. There was no dis play in the city equal to this, and I need not sal, - it was "the admired of all admirers." The Prince of Wales Hotel had a very large and beautiful plume with ribbon and motto, the royal arms being surrounded with a border of brilliant jets. I may add that in Sackville-street the Edinburgh Insurance Office had the Prince of Wales's plume, supported by the initials "A. A.," and the English and Scottish Law Life Assurance Asso ciation a " V.A." surmounted by a crown. In Lower Abbey-street one of the handsomest displays of the night was made by Mr. Cunningham, of the Ship Hotel. Pro jecting from the upper storey was a green standard, bearing the Irish harp and pendant from it, and in a well-arranged festoon were the flags of all nations. The execution of the harp was faultless, and its surroundings were magnificent. There was another harp of a very pretty kind, its strings splendidly lit up, at Mr. Boland's bakery, in Capel-street. In Westmoreland-street, though there were some beau tifully-finished devices, that of Messrs. Fry, the eminent poplin manufacturers, was the most attractive. It was in the form of a Maltese cross, on glass, with the Prince's plume and motto and stars, with the monogram of- the Prince and Princess. This building was most tastefully decorated from base to roof with ever greens, and till a late hour at night rockets of all colours were discharged at intervals from the roof, while the whole upper portion of the building was in a blaze with coloured fire. Grafton.street had a large display. It was chiefly com posed of plumes, stars, and the initials of the Prince and Princess. The same may be said of College-green, Dame-street, and Duke-street. Especially noticeable were the establishment of Mr. Keogh, military tailor, which bad a large and nicely executed transparency on whi-ch were displayed the plume and the following inscription : " Long live the Earl and Countess of Dublin," surrounded by in numerable jets of gas ; the establishment of Messrs. Yeatcs, philosophical instrument maker, which displayed at in tervals the electric light, brightening up the whole city with splendid e ffect ; and Mr. Dollard's, the stationer, which had, amid a rich floral display, a magnificent anchor, with a true lovers' knot twined round the shaft, the height of the whole de vice being over six feet. An extended Lanner, with the words "An of us Danes in our welcome to thee," c(m pleted the design. I may just add that at Carlisle-bridgc many of the ships had up Chinese lanterns and oil lights, and that along the quays not a few hotels and public building: , formed by their brilliant illuminations impressive and attractive displays. It was long before midnight that the streets began to thin. Tens of thousands perambulated them till early morning, and, as I I ave already remarked, their conduct was throughout most exemplary. The greatest good. humour and the most perfect order prevailed—everybody, in fact, appeared to be happy, and to delight in seeing others in a like agreeable frame of mind. There was not, so far as I could learn, a single row, and it may be worth stating as an important social fact, to the credit of Dublin, that I did not all day, and up to midnight, see half p dozen persons under the infl uence o f drink. _ _ To-day the city is as completely deserted, looking a if no royal pageant had passed through it during the pre vious twenty-four hours. "All Ireland," said a gentleman tame this morning, "is off to Punchestown. There is not a soul in the city." I need not say that the declaration of the gentleman in question was not literally true, as places of business are open, and the local population are all at work or moving about in large numbers ; at the same time, the crowds who have left Dublin for the races cannot be estimated under less than tens of thousands. From the earliest hour, and by every conceivable mode of conveyance, they are off, to see again the Prince and Princess, and enjoy the wild sport of " the Epsom of Ould Ireland." The weather is again most propitious—a bright sun and a clear sky—and promises to continue so. Ido not myself go to the races. I know, however, that from your reporters or sporting correspondents you will receive in good time a full account of them. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales left the Castle for the course at half-past twelve, the band of the 63rd Regiment playing " God save the Queen," and the people, who had assembled in large num bers in Castle Yard, cheering enthusiastically to the frequent recognitions of the royal party. They took the southernline of (rays to the Kingsbridge Station, where suitable prepara tions were made for their reception, and drove over in four carriages-and-four with outriders. The first carriage contained their Excellencies the Lord-Lieutenant and the Marchioness of Abercorn, accompanied by Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar ; the second, their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, and Prince Teck ; the third, Lady Carmarthen, the Hon. Mrs. Stonor, Sir W. Knollys, and Viscount Hamilton ; and the fourth, Ladies G. and A. Hamilton, Lord Claud Hamilton, and Major Gray. The passage from the vestibule of the station to the door of the State saloon was carpeted with scarlet cloth, and a passage was kept by a body of the metropolitan police, under the command of Chief Superientendent Campbell, and Inspectors Doran, Cunningham, Freney, and Burke. In front of the principal entrance a guard of honour of cavalry police was drawn up under the command of Inspector Connellan. The special train consisted of the State saloon carriage, two first-class carriages, break, and van, the whole being drawn by a powerful locomotive which was gaily decorated with evergreens. The State saloon carriage was richly upholstered in blue silk and damask, with white and blue fringes, and luxuriously furnished with fauteuils and reclining chairs. Previous to the arrival of the royal party there were assembled on the platform the Duke of Cambridge, Prince Teck, the Earl of Mayo, the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot, Lord H. Lennox, Colonel the Hon. A. lardinge, Hon. E. Edgcumbe, A.D.C., Sir James Fergusson, Lord James Butler, Sir John M. Stewart, the Earl of Mountcharles, Mr. Gustavus W. Lambert, Lord Strathnairn, Hon. Luke Gerald Dillon Mr. Cockerell, &c. The Lord-Lieutenant assisted the Princess of Wales to alight, and then, offering Lis arm, conducted her to the saloon carriage. The Princess was loudly cheered as she moved forward, and she graciously acknowledged the re ception by repeatedly bowing. Her Royal Highness wore a dress of pale green silk, richly trimmed with lace, and a light-coloured zephyr burnous. Her bonnet was of white lace, adorned with some simple flowers. The Prince of Wales conducted the Marchioness of Abercorn to the saloon carriage, and was heartily cheered. His Royal Highness wore a light-coloured overcoat, drab trousers, and black hat. The other members of the party follqwed, and took their seats in the first-class carriages provided for them. The saloon carriage was occupied by the Lord-Lieutenant and the Marchioness of Abercorn, the Prince and Princess of \Vales, the Ladies Hamilton, the Duke of Cambridge, Prince Teck, Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot, the Earl of Mayo, and Sir Wm. iltnollys. At twenty minutes to one o'clock the signal was given, and the special train moved off amid tremendous cheering. I mentioned in a previous letter that a fine statue of Burke, hy Foley, had been placed on its pedestal in front of Trinity College, and that it was expected to be inaugu rated by the Prince of Wales. I now learn that his Royal Highness has consented to inaugurate the statue on Tuesday next. The statue is said to be one in every way worthy of the eminent sculptor and still more eminent statesman. As Tuesday is to be the day of the Royal Dublin Society's Cattle Show and conversazione, at which his Royal Highness is to be present, the probability is the inaugu ration will take place before the show. Indeed, I have reason to believe that the senate of the university mean to confer on the Prince and a number of other distinguished personages the honorary degree of LL.D., that the cere mony will take place in the theatre of the university, and that from the theatre a procession will be formed to the statue, when his Royal Highness will direct the statue to be uncovered. While referring to the subject of the Royal Dublin Society's Cattle Show, which is to be held in the extensive Call and courtyards attached to Leinster House, in Eildare-street, I may state that its attractions will eclipse all the displays of former years. The entries are much in excess of any previous show, and the list of exhibitors is also more extensive. There are two prize cups— one value £155, the other £l5O besides prizes from £2O downwards, irrespective of gold, silver, and bronze medals, certificates, and other commendations. The sum received for entrance fees amounts to upwards of £4OO, and the number of exhibitors exceeds ' 7, 00. While I write the royal party have not returned from Punchestown. The city continues in its gala dress ; flags, banners, arches, and devices remaining as before ; and the weather is bright and beautiful as a day in June. The Mont Cenis Railway is to be opened in May. The delay has been caused chiefly by the tardy construction of the locomotives, which are necessarily of a peculiar make, but which it was necessary to have made in France in con sequence of the fact that Mr. Fell had patented the Mvention in France, and the French Government forbids the importation from abroad of machinery so patented. But for this restriction the line might have been opened several weeks ago. It is stated that the Viceroy of Egypt is seriously ill. His Highness is 52 years of age. His heir apparent is on ly five years old. The Pall Mall Gazelle imagines that the youth of Ismail's son may lead to complications, inas much as it is usual to choose the eldest surviving member of the ruling house, and not the direct lineal descendant of the deceased ruler, when a vacancy occurs. Our con temporary is misinformed. That rule does, indeed, pre vail in Turkey, but by the Sultan's firman of May 14, 1867, the succession to the throne of Egypt is made hereditary in the family of the present Vicercy. In fact, " Viceroy " is an incorrect term, though it is generally used. By the same firman the title of " Khedeve," the Arabic equivalent of " King," was conferred upon Ismail, who is now entitled to be spoken of as his Majesty. It is not a little singular that both our Royal guests of last year, the Sultan of Turkey and the Khedeve of Egypt, should be in a state of health giving rise to the gravest auxie ty. Her Majesty has been pleased to name Wednes day, the 13th of May, at half-past eleven o'clock, for the ceremony of laying the first stone of the new St. Thomas's Hospital. Owing to a severe attack of bronchitis, Viscount Lismore was unable to act as steward of Punchestown /yes during the visit of their Royal Highnesses the Prince nd Princess of Wales. RELEASE OF COLONEL NAGLE.—CoIOIIei W. J. Nagle, who has been confined in Mountjoy Prison since last May, and whose trial for participation in the Jacknell Expedition at Sligo had been postponed for want of foreigners to serve on the jury, has been released from custody on condition of leaving the country immediately. 11l health was the immediate cause of his release, the sur geon of the Mountjoy Prison having, it is said, reported that further confinement would endanger his life. THE STIRLING BURGHS. A special meeting of Mr. Ramsay's committee has been held, at which the list of voters was carefully gone over, and the result of the canvass in this burgh ascertained. There were also laid before the meeting reports from the other burghs by parties who were considered well qualified .to judge in the matter. Mr. ltamsay's supporters now feel absolutely certain that he will be returned by a large majority. Indeed, it appears that this is the only burgh in which anything like a contest will take place, and even here it is expected that Mr. Ramsay will have a small majority. —Scotsman. THE SCOTCH REFORM BILL.—At a meeting of the New Reform Committee of Hawick, to consider the prospect of obtaining a separate representative for Hawick and GalashieLs, extracts were read from letters received from several ALP.'s on the subject. Some of them, though not all of them, were favourable to the proposal. Mr. John Bright promised to " support any scheme which has the favour of the Liberal Scotch members, in whose judg ment I have great confidence ;" and he believes that " they will agree on amendments to be proposed in the Government bill, and that their amendments will be sup ported by a majority of the House." EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY.—A robbery of a most extraordinary character has been perpetrated at Leeds. Mr. John Tuer, a clerk in the employ of Mr. John Dyson, corn miller, Tenter-lane, was on the point of leaving the place ; but as soon as he bad reached the door he was seized by three men, one of whom held him by the throat. whilst the others tied his bands and feet. They ther carried him to a stable c lose by, left him there, and returned to Mr. Dyson's office, the door of which wag open ; and, finding the keys, they opened thd safe an( abstracted £4OO which it contained. The cries of Mr. Tuer caused an alarm, and he was found in the stale. THE _IRISH ESTABLISHED CHURCH. A large and most important meeting on the sub ject of Mr. Gladstone's late resolutions was held last night in St. James's Hall, over which Earl Russell, K.G., presided. The hall was densely crowded, from the platform to the upper gallery, by a dense mass of human beings, a great number of ladies being present in the galleries. The noble earl having presented himself on the platform, was received in a manner that reminded one of his great popularity at the time of the Reform Bill. The whole assembly rose and greeted him by an ovation that must have been very gratifying to his feelings. The principal persons that supported his lordship on either side of the chair were Lord Amberley, M.P., the Hon. A. Herbert, the Hon. C. Stanley, Sir Patrick O'Brien, M.P., Mr. J. O'Brien, M.P., Mr. Robertson, M.P., Sir H. Hoare, Mr. W. Har court, Q.C., Mr. R. Elt, Mr. Holing, Mr. G. Potter, Mr. West, Recorder of Manchester, Mr. Merri man, Mr. Baxter Langle, Mr. Mason Jones, &c. After a few minutes, The Noble CHAIRMAN rose and said—Gentle men, I have the honour of appearing before this great public meeting, believing it to be an occasion when a national crisis of the greatest importance was about to take place, and with the hope that the people of England would put an end, not to a 30, but to a 300 years' war, that had prevailed in Ire land on the subject of the Irish Church Establish ment. I trust we shall agree that we ought to make a treaty of perpetual peace and friendship with the people of Ireland, and that Mr. Gladstone will be entrusted with full powers—(loud cheers) — to consolidate and sign it. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, in speaking on the subject of the Irish Church, there is, I admit, a great difficulty, and that is, to find any argument in defence of it. (Hear.) There are many persons who think that a Church Estab lishment supported by the State does not promote religion and morality, while there are others, myself among the number, who hold a different opinion. Those who held the opinion that a Church Estab lishment supported by the State did not advance religion or morality are ready to moderate their opinions ; and those for disestablishing it, believing it was a burlesque to uphold a Church Establish ment for one-eighth of the people at the expense of the other seven-eighths, thought a state of things of that kind was such an injury to their case that they were quite ready to surrender it. In point of fact, gentlemen, the difficulty is to find, as I have already said, arguments in support of this grea t in , jwuistth d i c e r . e a ddreadful prognostics But instead o f r arguments heftuu w future, a are d threat ened that if a connection with the Sta te be p ut an end to, not only will civil and religious liberty dis appear, not only will the bishops and clergy be de spoiled, but such an event is described as worse than a foreign conquest of the island. (A laugh.) Well, in the view of such a state of things, what is the course taken by Lord Stanley ? He proposed, not that the question of disendowment and disesta blishment should be set aside altogether, but that it should be postponed for the Parliament of next year. Well, that looks very much as if it were the opinion of the Govern ment the question should in this way be decided next year; but what would you say if a forei g n nation, possessing greater military power than we do, should address the Government of this coun try, and say, " Unless you submit to the terms we propose, which are no doubt degrading a nd dis honourable, we shall invade you ;" and of the answer, " We can't consider it this year ; but if you will consult us next year, we shall take the question into our serious consideration." (Cheers and laughter.) I cannot see how these two propo sitions of the Government hang well together. The first resolution proposed by Mr. Gladstone lays down the proposition that the Irish Church should be disestablished, and all agree that the sooner that takes place the better. (Loud cheers.) And now as to the question of disendowment. I must here say that my object is to see that equity is dealt out to all classes ; and with this view I must say that the people of Ireland are entitled to be placed on a footing of equality with their fellow-subjects. (Cheers.) It was rather a secondary question to consider whether the present difficulty could be got rid of by an endowment of all religions in Ireland, or a disendowment of them all. (Cries of " I)is endow them all.") I do not disguise my prefer ences on that subject, but as the people of Eng land and Scotland do not wish to do so, and as the Roman Catholics of Ireland will not accept an endowment of any kind, I at once give up any opinions I may have previously formed. (Cheers.) But the two first resolutions point clearly to a dis endowment, and when that question has to be con sidered, those who say that no Church Establishment promotes religion or morality will obtain some ad vantage in argument. My belief is that the Church of England is encumbered by the Irish Establish ment, that it is just like telling a swimmer going to a certain goal to tie a large lump of lead about his nec k—(a laugh)—and that the Church Establish ment in Ireland is, in a similar way, a lump of lead around the usefulness of the Church of England, and prevents her swimming. (Cheers.) The third re solution proposed to the House of Commons is also very important. It proposes to ask the Crown to place at the disposal of Parliament her Majesty's interest in all the revenues, dignitaries, and bone- I was a d d g o i n v e e n in in a c t o v n f y o e r a m r s i t a y g e w t i n t h g r atheWilliam o u s a l d y v t h i p c el flees of the Church Establishment in Irel an d. Th a t e e a Fourth, s w ed ilc t i o l and acce accept h ; c b h u t a his v having e b s e t n y e o n t w o as s p u p c c o e s e e d d i b n y e t a h r e ry i l pn a tgee myS f l li t d rust, however, we s h a ll b e more Robert Peel, by Sir James Graha m and the r sent time, and obtain not o n l y a disestab lishment of the Irish Church, but a complete dis endowment. (Cheers.) I remember some years l e i s v e e n r t ed in a t n his el h n a ci l u l e w n h t en spe th ee e h, la i t n e that William 111. was the greatest Princeaw g h c having e Consort stated a been ted king that ever reigned in this country. But what was his policy ? When he attained the English Crown a question arose as to whether the Scottish I people should be compelled to maintain the Epis copal Church in Scotland, and his opinion was en tirely opposed to it. (Hear, hesr.) Gentlemen, I was observing that King William 111., by taking that course in respect to Scotland, was able to esta blish peace and open up the road to that prosperity which has ever since prevailed in that country. (Cheers.) It was not given to him, it was beyond his power, having to carry on a civil war in Ireland, Ito do to that country what he had done in Scotland ; but I trust her present Most Gracious Majesty will do that which William 111. was unable to ac complish ; that she will establish peace in Ireland by yielding to the settled wish of the people of Ire land. (Cheers.) And now, gentlemen, I have only just to say to you that there seems to have started into existence of late a theory which, as I am an old-fashioned man and much attached to old fashioned constitutional principles, I much regret__ that, instead of having men in whom you can con fide to lead you, you should have men of no settled convictions —(cheers)—men of no settled opinions, but who are the more likely to follow anything that may be started. (Cheers.) If I admire and wish to support Mr. Gladstone, it is on quite opposite grounds. (Hear, hear.) Although you have seen an alteration in his opinions--and what statesman is there that must not confess to having often changed his opinions ?—(hear, hear) —although, then, I say, Mr. Gladstone has changed his °pin lees, and more especially in this matter of the Irish Church, he thought, first, that the opinion of the State ought to govern the Established Church. 'He thought, secondly, upon the occasion of the May- Booth grant, when—having resigned his office, so that no one could doubt the disinterested character of his opinions —he stated that if the Roman Catho lic Church in Ireland desired to be endowed the de mand could not be resisted. (Hear, hear) He has now brought forward the resolutions to which I have already referred, and he says that neither the Pro testants nor Roman Catholics should be endowed, but that there should be an equal disestablishment and disendowment for all. But this is to be said of Mr. Gladstone, that whatever his opinions were he has taken great care to form them ; and when he formed them expressed them openly, and never made a secret of them. (Cheers.) Then, I say I am in favour of the old-fashioned practice that you should have men of integrity and ability to lead you; and I should indeed be sorry if the time should ever come when the people of England should say that on account of a man's integrity and sincerity they would not confide in him. (Cheers.) Such a time I am sure will never come, and I am persuaded you may confide in Mr. Gladstone ; that you may con fide in his integrity and in his sincerity ; and that, supported by the people of England, he will lead us on to victory, and make that peace of which I have already spoken permanent between England and Ireland. (Cheers.) When that is done we shall be rendered stronger in every respect--stronger in our domestic internal relations, and stronger in keeping up the general peace of the world, as we shall move forward against any foreign enemy, if any enemy should dare to attack us. (Cheers.) Having this conviction, you will allow me to call on the several speakers who are to address you, and I hope that not only will you give them a patient hearing, but that you will heartily give your support to Mr. Gladstone in his resolutions. Mr. WEST, the Recorder of Manchester, proposed the first resolution—" That this meeting cordially approve of Mr. Gladstone's resolutions on the Irish Church, and calls on all reformers to give him their earnest support." It was with great cordiality that he undertook the duty which was imposed on him, and he hoped the meeting would with equal cor diality accept the proposition before them, as they would thereby teach those who wished to oppose the present great advance in the political history of the country a lesson which they would not easily forget. He was rejoiced to see this, the first great meeting held on the question, assembled under such happy auspices, and presided over by one who had led the people of England to every great and liberal triumph for the last half-century. (Hear, hear.) As good wine needed no bush, he would not ven ture to make any observations upon the resolution, but formally submit it;to the approval of the meet ing. . The Hon. A. HERBERT seconded the resolution, and said that the days which had passed since Mr. Gladstone framed his resolutions had been days of anxiety and careful watching as to the way in which the English people would accept the great appeal which was now made to them. In all the great centres of population and industry there was but one feeling and one voice, and that was a determi nation to do justice to Ireland. There were many calamities which might befal a nation, but there wasno calamity so great as when it ceased to recog nise the claims of justice and to see the plain duty before it. In this case, however, such was not the case, for the voice of England was speaking very clearly in favour of full justice to Ireland. It was a waste of time to use any argument on the point, for it was but necessary for them to ask themselves this oue question—ls it right that the church of the minority, supported against the wish of the majority and by the power and resources of another country, should continue to exist ? (" No, no," and Yes, yes.) After that " No, no," what remained to be said, or what argument could they place by the side of that question ? To do so would be as idle as the labour of the great philosopher, who, when he cut a hole in his door for the passage of his cat, cut a second and smaller one for the use of the kitten. (Laughter.) Indeed, the weakness of their . case was this, that it seemed unnatural to argue upon a question which was so clear and plain. Indeed, the defenders of the Established Church in Ireland reminded him of some children whom he saw the other day in the park playing at hide and seek, although they bad only one tree to hide be hind- (Laughter.) Nay, they were worse, for they had not even one argument to take refuge behind. (Cheers.) Any than they did bring for ward told in the opposite direction, so that not having argument to appeal to they appealed to passion and prejudice. (Cheers.) The author of " Tancred" once said that society could not be car ried on without a good deal of prejudice, and he supposed the present Premier thought the Govern ment of the country could not be carried on with out a great deal of prejudice. (Hear.) He con fessed that when he read the Dartmouth letter a thrill of indignation went through him, and he asked himself if that was the way in which to rule a great country, by appealing to the passions and prejudices of the, people. Since then Mr. Disraeli had somewhat changed his opinion, as appeared from the letter which he had written to the Rev. Mr. Baker,but still it was to be regretted that there should exist in the country such a state of feeling as made it possible for any one to make such an appeal to the people. They had now much to learn and much to unlearn; they had to learn the great lesson of how to live together in brotherly love, mutually respect tolerating convictions a i — n g g ga rn a ed n s sdi theyven ehsasa nt to tai that ota unlearn s h ap e r rt : s ht e r o e sf l p i spirit of religious intolerance that did not hesitate to use the first weapon which was at hand—a spirit that was akin to that of the cru sading King of France who th oug h t t h e on l y ar gument for the conversion of a heretic was three inches of cold steel. (Cheers.) They had already the first fruits of a better spirit in which England was we are more tolerant of h voice across the water which told them that Ireland was prepared to ac e each proving or , and o there Ireland et that ac cept what England was doing on her behalf. (hear, hear.) a hear.) It was a great and noble time in the his tory of the country, for it was the first time she was acting in a truly righteous and generous spirit towards Ireland ; and now for the first time the great heart of the people of England was yearning with an irresistible impulse towards the peoplo of Ireland, longing to lead them on to a happier and better future ; and now, too, for the first time, the heart of the Irish people was stretching itself to the sunshine of English kindness. (Cheers.) The resolution was then put and agreed to unanimously. Mr. MASON JONES next presented himself to move the second resolution. It was hardly three months ago, he said, since he had the honour of standing on that platform, under the presidency of Mr. Edward Miall, when he ventured to assert that if the wishes of the people of England were con sulted they would have been found to consist in a feeling to remove every grievance that pressed on the people of Ireland. (Cheers.) He bad been since that time in the large town of Manchester and other places. He had addressed hundreds and thousands of people, and the response he received on every occasion was, that perfect equality should be established in Ireland. The Irish question years ago was not what it was now. It was not alone in the newspaper or in the magazine, but now it was the great battle cry, and already the opponents of the present syste m h a d ga i ne d a great victory. When he travelled thro ug h th e cou ntry during the past three months he could p erce ive that his statements on the Irish Ch urc h were me t with incredulity and astonishment, a n d w h en h e s poke of hundreds and thousands of pou n d s b e i ng g iven to clergymen in parishes where all th e i n h a bitants were Roman Ca that he educated his party ; tholics and no P ro t estants cou ld be found at all, they could not belie v e it . M r. D i sra eli said in Edinburgh but be (Mr. Mason Jones) believed th a t i n a few years the people would be so educated as t o drive him and his party from the position they now so unworthily and shamefully occupied. (Loud cheers.) There was a certain angular member of the house who held his opinions in one direction and voted in another. He believed in nothing in th e h eavens, on the earth, or under the earth except hi mself—t he lion. member for Sheffield—(a laugh) —but when he (M r. Jones ) was in Sheffield he gave the const ituency an advice which, if the l ion . member had per severed in the vote his speech would indicate, would have cost him his seat. (Hear, hear.) lie believed the de sire of the country was that her Majesty should dis miss political jugglers like the present Government from office, and restore those wno had principles and honour, and who left office sooner than aban don either one or the other. (Hear.) lie believed the speech of Mr. Coleridge was a brilliant prOduc tion ; but the moment he read Lord Stanley's his own opinion was that thelrish Church was doomed. (Hear, hear.) He ridiculed the speech made by Mr. Disraeli at the end of the late debate, and the principle that a Government was bound to support Church establishments, as one not only devoid of reason, but against common sense. He had read carefully the American Constitution, and there was not a word in it, from beginning to end, about reli gion. Besides, it must be remembered that the largest number of persons under the gracious rule of their Sovereign were natives of India, and if the principle that the head of the State should be at all times head of the Church be sound, their Sovereign must become a Buddhist. (Hear, hear, and a laugh.) ith such examples before his eyes he ought to have been cautious before committing himself to any statement. Last year he called those who met in that hall " obsolete incendiaries and spouters of stale sedition," and yet he afterwards, by accepting Mr. Hodgkinson's amendment, conferred upon them a Reform Bill with household suffrage. But who was the real incendiary ? Certainly it was he who endea voured to excite and bad blood between the different classes of her Majesty's subjects, for the base and selfish purpose of keeping himself in power and thereby degrading the high office which he held. (Cheers.) Who was it raised the "No Popeu” cry, by proposing to level up the Roman Catholic to the Protestant establishment by endow ing it, and afterwards, when the feeler which he threw out was found not to take, receded from his proposal ? It was the Premier. It was he, too, who by proposing to give a charter to the Roman Catholic University was willing to hand over the education of the Roman Catholic youth of the country to the Ultramontane clergy. This was the Minister who raised the " No Popery" cry, but it would not serve his purpose, for the people of Eng land would treat it with the derision and contempt which it deserved. He did not care a straw for any religion whatever, and yet he now availed himself of this latent religious feeling in order to keep him self in power. (Hear, hear.) It was his belief that the speeches of the Home Secretary and of Mr. Disraeli himself had done more to advance the object which the meeting had in view than anything he (Mr. Jones) had said or done during the past three months. He had no ill feeling against the Church Establishment in England, but he warned English Churchmen that if they rowed in the same boat with the Irish Church both would go to the bottom. (Cheers.) Mr. Jones concluded by moving the second resolution, to the effect that uo settle ment of the Irish Church question would be satis factory which does not result in the impartial dis tribution of all disendowed religious bodies in Ire land. Mr. EDWARD MIALL seconded the resolution, and said—l think the straw begins to move, and to night I can hardly recognise my own position in re gard to this question. Three months ago I was an extreme:man. Just now lam in the ranks of the moderate party. (Hear, hear.) There are some who go before me who were behind me, and there are many others before whom I went who have now come abreast of me. This is what for many years past I have watched in the progress of the question, and what I have earnestly yearned for, and now the approaching realisation of my hopes fills me with the deepest sense of responsibility. (Hear, hear.) There was a time when I felt it was necessary to use such a stimulus as my heart could furnish to excite the minds of my countrymen to do justice to Ire land in this particular. That time has gone by. There is no necessity now to argue the question, for the Irish Church controversy has been settled in the House of Commons by a majority of 60, and the public opinion of the country has wonierfully backed the decision of that majority. There is, then, no necessity for that argument. We need not now dwell on the absurdities or the injustice perpetrated by such au institution. (Hear.) We may con sider now we have not to speak, but to act, and we have by our vote to-night to elect whether we shall agree to su,tain the resolutions which Mr. Glad stone has put before the House of Commons. . But there is another thing that fills me with deeper anxiety than this. lam most anxiously concerned that this battle should be fought, not as a battle of faction, but as an attempt to do justice to Ireland. I hope, .therefore, we shall not triumph, either in our language or in our tones, over our fellow-coun tryinen who are of the Anglican communion in Ireland. (Cheers.) We wish to do them no harm whatever. We are certainly amazed at the alarm into which they have got, for we assure them that when the question comes to a practical settlement they will find themselves in .a far better position as regards their faith than at the present moment. (Hear, hear.) They naturally shrink from that to which they have not been accustomed, and they certainly have not been accustomed to put their hands in their pockets and so support the teaching of their own faith. (Hear, hear, hear.) I, however, can assure them on experience that, so far from that being an act inflicting injury on any person, it is one which raises the whole character of the people, by giving them an interest in that about which they were indifferent, and changes the mere political motive into the high spiritual one. They need not, then, be afraid. We shall take nothing from them in this work—nothing which they need to cherish with great anxiety. 'We shall leave them their Bible. (Laughter.) We shall leave them their Book of Common Prayer. (Laughter.) We shall leave them their ecclesiastical organisation. We shall not put forth a hand on their bishops, and they will have full liberty to do the work which Mr. Hardy claims for them in upholding the doctrines I of the Protestant Reformation ; and perhaps they will do it better when they do it fully and at their own expense; and perhaps just in proportion as they feel a personal responsibility in the truths which they proclaim, they will publish and proclaim those truths with a tenderness of feeling for the religious convictions of others. There is no result of the Irish Church more melancholy than this, that it has made the spirit of religion in Ireland political rather than religious. There is, I regret to say, a bitterness of feeling on both sides which does not arise from the doctrines or the precepts of Christianity ; and it is s imply because one party has been placed by law in a position of ascendancy over the other party, and because the other party has been put in an insulting subjection to the former party. (Hear, hear.) It is on this account that religious controversy has assumed such bitter acerbity in Ireland ; but I trust we shall put an end to the causes of that, and let it be remembered that we take from the Anglican community in Ireland this and no more. We call upon them to step down from a political and factious supremacy, and put themselves on a level and equality with their fellow-country men of the other faith. (Hear, hear.) No doubt it will be galling to their pride to do so, but let us I not at such a moment forget how we are all subject to the frailties of human nature, and do not let us irritate farther than the process of cure actually requires. Deal gently, then, with those whom you displace from their position, and give them what you can consistently with your object—that object being religious equality by means of impartial dis endowment. I should not haggle over terms, but endeavour in every way to soothe the feelings of all parties, and especially those most deeply interested. I should deal with them in the spirit of tenderness and affection, believing that a very short time must elapse before the whole country will admire the change which must come over the land. (Hear, hear.) It remains for us to throw oil on the troubled waters to prevent oil being thrown on com bustible materials, and do nothing without being actuated by a tender, kind, moderate, and careful spirit to soften down prejudices. (Cheers.) If that course be pursued in a fraternal spirit—and the Irish Church is told they are now in a false posi tion, and that we shall place them in a true one— I think its supporters will be grateful. (Cheers.) The resolution was then put and carried unani mously. Sir HENRY 1-10ARF: next moved the third resolu tion, which was as follows :—" That inasmuch as the present Government does not possess the confi dence of either the House of Commons or the coun • try, their continuance in office is a violation of con stitutional usage, and this meeting is of opinion that the carrying out of the foregoing resolutions should be entrusted to Mr. Gladstone and a Liberal Ministry." (Loud cheers.) Ile was, he said, happy to have an opportunity to have to speak to the question. He did not propose to address himself to any arguments with respect to the Irish Church, because, in the first place, England, within the last few weeks, unanimously declared its opinion in Triennial No. of Amount No. of Amount Annual Propo- P olicis period. Proposed insurd Assured Premiums. sals. -- - Inclusive. .-£ £ £ s. d. 1856 to 1858 4,230 868,986 2,907 585,465 18,672 1211 1859 to 1861 7,287 1,380,003 5,359 1,010,390 29,860 4 4 1862 to 1864 9,237 2,218,551 6,805 1,648,878 53,708 9 9 1865 to 1867 10,914 3,069,547 8,773 2,427,630 76,919 15 3 The above table exhibits the satisfactory progress of the association during the periods embraced therein. The net premium income has risen to the sum of £212,748 4s. ; the interest on monies invested and from other sources yields £18,793 17s. lid.; making a total income of £231,545 ls. Ild. The claims have been 311 in number of lives and 319 in policies, and amount (less £ ( 1,000 re ceived from re-assurance) to £114,000 ads. 103. It is satisfactory to observe that this amount is less by £27,361 than the amount of the claims which arose in the pre vious year. The balance of the income over all outgoings is £76,311 16s. 10d., or nearly 33 per cent., which sum has been duly carried to the assets account. The total assets of the association at the close of the year amounted to £571,817 17s. 93. The accounts of the association have been minutely examined by the four appointed auditors, whose report on the same is as follows :—To the Directors of the Briton Medical and General Life Association. Gentlemen—We have fully examined the various books, accounts, and vouchers of the association, and h ave f ound the same ' correct and satis factory. We have also carefully examined the whole of the securities, which we have found in perfect order. We have continued he excellent system of quarterly audits, and have thus been enabled to exercise greater supervision over the extensive transactions of the association. It is but due to the officials to record the excellent manner in which the books aro kept, and we have much pleasure in so doing.—We are, gentlemen, your obedient servants, IL Alcock, J. Brown, W. Brooks, C. R. Rowland, auditors. The directors recommend that a dividend at the rate of £8 per cent. per annum on the capital of the Association, and bonus (free of income tax), be declared. The period having arrived for the quinquennial valuation of the affairs of the Association, up to the end of the year 1867, with a view to the declaration of a bonus, th e directors have given instructions t o th e i r consulting actuary, Mr. Arthur Scratchloy, to proceed with the same. Sufficient time has not yet elapsed to enable him to furnish his report; but the result of his investigations, which the directors have every reason to believe will be of a most satisfactory character, will be communicated, and the bonus declared, at the earliest possible moment. The directors have continued to give their best attention to this important department, and have endeavoured to secure and maintain a perfect representative organisation, feeling convinced that by so doing they are taking the most certain means of bringing the merits of the associa tion before the public, and of securing its permanent pro sperity. The directors aro happy to report the various branches and other representative machinery of the asso ciation as being in a state of great :efficiency. The mem bers of the Scottish board and the officers acting under their direction continue most energetic in the discharge of their duties. The amount of the business transacted has been in the highest degree satisfactory, and the directors are encouraged tolook for increased results from the further development of this important branch. Some difficulty hav ing been felt in obtaining suitable offices for the transaction of the extensive business of the Manchester branch,the directors secured a plot of ground in a central situation in that city, and have erected a handsome and commodious building thereon, which affords every accommodation for the pur poses of the association, and yields, by the letting off as offices such portions as are not required , a highly remune rative rate of interest on the outlay. Three of the direc tors, viz., Mr. Francis Webb, Dr. Tyler S mi t h, and Mr. T. B. Jones retire, in accordance with the provisions of the deed of settlement,; but, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election. The auditors also retire and offer themselves for re-election. It is with sincere regret the directors re cord the death of Mr. J. Proport, one of the trustees of the association, and one of its earliest and most valued friends. The directors cannot conclude their report without acknowledging the generous support the Association has continued to receive from the me mbers of the m edical pro fession, and from the public in general, nor can th e y re frain from again urging upon the policyholders and share holders, in fact on all connected with the association, the duty of aiding the exertions of the management by intro ducing the association to their friends. If this appeal were freely responded to, the results now reported wold b ear but an insignificant comparison to those which would be obtained. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, congratulated the meeting on the continued prosperity that attended the operations of the so ciety. The last year had been one of commercial difficulty, yet the policies they had issued exceeded by 110 those of last year. Their net income had increased, but it• was by a safe progression, and it was a matter of the greatest congratulation that in ten yea's they had actually quadrupled their busi ness. Their income from investments amounted to 19,000, which lie thought was one of the best proofs of the solidity of the institution. They bad been able to add. £76,000 to their reserve fund, which was about 33 per cent. of the income for the year. The divi dend they felt justified in recommending the meet ing to declare was an honest and safe one, and as it was paid upon the capital and bonus which had been received, it, in fact, amounted to nearly 10 per cent. The valuation which was now in pro gress for the declaration of another bonus would extend down to December, 1867, and although he could not tell them the exact amount of it, yet, thanks to the exertions of Mr. Mes sent and Mr. Scratchley, their consulting actuary, he was enabled to say that the result would be very satisfactory, and one which he felt would content all parties. (Hear, hear.) The business transacted in the branch offices was also a matter for congratulation ; the Scotch office had sent up last year 700 policies, and with the energy which he knew existed in that quarter, he felt cer tain it would be greatly exceeded when they had to talk about the matter at their next meeting. The building of the new offices at Manchester was a good work, because they not only got their offices rent free, but, by letting off that which they did not require, they received a good per centage on the money invested. They had 28,000 policyholders, and he should very much like to see that number doubled if possible. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) Ho .need hardly say how beneficial a sensible increase of that number would be to the society. He begged to move the adoption of the report. The motion having been seconded by Dr. Tyler Smith, it was carried unanimously. The retiring directors, Mr. F. Webb (the chair man), Dr. Tyler Smith, and Mr. F. B. Jones, were re-elected. Mr. HOLLAND moved the re-election of the audi tors as they had invariably done the duty faithfully and for the advantage of the institution. Mr. SMITH, of Dartford, seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. A resolution adopting the recommendation of the directors for the payment of a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent., free of income tax, was carried unani mously. A resolution was also carried thanking the direc tors for their exertions during the past year. It was acknowledged by Dr. Sieveking on the part of his colleagues. He said that the board was animated by one desire, and that was tD work their utmost for the benefit of the Association. Mr. MOFFATT, in acknowledging a vote of thanks to the Scottish board, said it was a very great plea sure to him that such success had attended their efforts in that part of the United Kingdom. Mr. A. SCR ATCHLEY, in returning thanks for the complimentary vote to him as their consulting ac tuary, said he had very little to do, thanks to the efforts of their actuary and secretary. It was quite true that they had large assets and a large income, but the meeting might feel quite certain that he would never consent to their profits being frittered away. If the amount of bonus he should have to declare was not so large as the agents could wish, they might rest quite satisfied that he had erred on the side of safety. The vote of thanks to the medical officers in town and country was acknowledged by Dr. F a rre. Mr. MEssENT, the actuary and secretary, re ceived a most cordial vote of thanks for his exer tions during the past year, and in acknowledging which he paid a high compliment to Mr. Beaman, and the other members of the staff for the energy and praiseworthy manner in which they each ful filled the duties they were called upon to perform. The meeting then terminated. • IMPOR7S AND EXPORTS OF THE UNI7EI ) STATES FROM JULY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1867. (From the Wall-street Journal.) From the last monthly circular of the director of the Bureau of Statistics we are enabled to present a statement of the imports and exports, for ,the United States for the six months ending December 31, 1867, the first half of the current fiscal year. It appears that during the months of November and December the imports decreased very ma . " terially, while the exports increased in an equal pro portion. This turn in the current of trade has done much towards reduci n g a l arge a d verse b a l anc e ma our trading acco un t w hi c h h a d accumu l ate d during the four mouths ending. October 31. The move ment for that period showed an adverse balance of $23,281,000 in gold ; during the two succeeding months, this balance, as will be seen from the sub joined statement, has been reduced to $31,281,00 0. Ile following s t a t emen t s h ows the imports And exports of the United States for the six months ending December 31, 1867 : IMPORTS. 1867. July . $34,390,776 August ,_. 34,501,295 September October November .... 25,712,946 December 21,184,166 Total six months.. 1178, 077,031 ••• EXPORTS. Domestic Produce (currency value)— J my 526,826,711 Angus 21,927,897 Septembe7 • '. 20,155,721 October._ 28,419,989 November 35,326,435 December 32,190,820 $164,847,576 Reduced to gold at the average price of 140 8117,743, 000 Total foreign merchandise, chiefly gold values Total foreign specie Domestic specie. July August .. O 2,978,081 September .• O 3,468,334 October November 2,061,272 December Total domestic specie 36,006, 096 796, 1 . Total expo r t s (i n go ld va l ue ) RECAPITULATION . Imports, gold value 791, 14 Exports, gold value 76 1 Excess of imports [ADVERTlSEMENT.]—Dyspepsia(lndigestion), Constipation, D a ; bility, Consumption, and all nervous, bilious, stomach, and lid d complaints in every stage, are only aggravated and acceleratr a by drugs of every d escr i pt i on, b ut perfectly cura bl e by , Barry's health-restoring Revalenta. Arabica Food, as proved_% thousands of cases whi c h h a d b een cons id ere d h ope l ess , low as—cough, asthma, also diarrhcea, hemorrhoids, liver Olt plaints, flatulency, nervousness, biliousness, fevers, sore throaty diphtheria, catarrhs, colds, influenza, noises in the head av ears, rheumatism, gout, impurities, eruptions, hysteria, neuraig7 irritability, sleeplessness, acidity, palpitation, heartburn, Ile a ache, debility, dropsy, cramps, spasms, nausea and sicknets even in pregnancy or at sea, sinking fits, bronchitis, scroftrobl tightness of the chest, pains at the pit of the stomach 9 4 between the shoulders, &c. We quote a few :—The Pope's heal, restored by Du Barry's Food. Cure No. 68,413.—" Rome, July 12, 1866.—The health of the Holy Father is excellent, esp since, abandoninc , all other remedies, he has confined hirtl Bo 2. entirely to Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food, of which 1 "; consumes a plateful at every meal. It has produced a 011. 0 g prisingly beneficial effect on his health, and his Holiness eano,„ praise this excellent food too highly."—From the " Gazette f7 l Midi, July 25 Cure No. 46,270 Mr James Roberts, titu: g , merchant, of Frimley; Surrey, of thirty y ears ' di seas ed itult - 0 , spitting of blood, liver derangement, an d par ti a l deafne",f Cure No. 1,771. Lord Stuart de Decies, Lord Lieu , Waterford, of many years' dysp e p s i a. —N o. 49,832. 4, years' indescribable agony from dy s p e p s i a, nerv ousnta asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency. spasms, sicknes s av vomiting.—MariaJoly." Important Caution.—Beware of the nisvl unsavoury and more than sloppy imitations to which, witho," authority, Baron Liebig's name is most audaciously attached* In tins at Is. 10.; 1 lb.,_ 2s 9d. ; 2 lbs., 4s. 6d , ; 5 lbs. 11 ;i: 12 lbs., 225.; 24 lbs., 405.— BARRY Du BARRY and Co., Nci; iv Regent-street, London; also Fort num an d M ason , 182, Piccadil l y and at 61, Gracechurch-str ee t ; 4 , Cheapside; 63, 150, and N u Oxford-street; 330. Strand ; and all grocers and chemists____, Births. BURNAI3Y—On the 9th inst., at 51, Eaton-square, the Wife of Lt.-Col. Burnaby, Grenadior Guards, of a son. COUPLAND—On the 14th inst., at 45, Prince's-garde n°l Mrs. Coupland, of a son. MAGNIAC—On the 16th inst., at 36, Hertford-street, 310 " fair, the wife of Arthur Magniac, Esq., of a daughter. Marriages. LIGHTFOOT—ROBINSON—On the 15th inst., at St. Jaines, ° ' e Piccadilly, Colonel John Cranville Lightfoot, C. 13 .2 111 ' 0 Royal Artillery (Bombay), to Mary Rolfe A€ loll youngest daughter of the Yen. Archd ea con T. Robin Sc P " , ' Master of the Temple. rtb MONTGOMERIE—RENRY—On the 15th inst., at Lousw- ii o Church, Capt. P. Montgomerie, late 99th Regiment , Mary Adelaide, eldest daughter of James Henry, I : 4 ' of Blackdown House, Sussex. Deaths. ABLY—.On the 16th inst. ; after a few days' illnev, S ir W• Arly, Bart. ALDEItSEY—On the 15th inst., at 37, Albany Villas, touville, Brighton, H. S. Aldersey, Esq., aged 80. BAYLIS—On the 11th inst : , at Maidenhead, John Da late of Hurley, Berko, aged 58. DAY—On the 15th inst., at 38, Brompton-crescent, J °llll Day, Esq., R.N., aged 81. GREEN— On the 12th inst., at St. Mary's, Bedford, o °s. J. Green, Esq., aged 61. HOUSES—On the 12th inst., in Liverpool, S. Holmes, of Baltimore, aged 31. JOHNSON— On the 13th inst., at Hereford, Richard Johus °l3 ' Esq., town clerk of that city. London : Printed and Published by WILLIAM ANDO'f i ' of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Tile Sux Office, No ^- c:f Strlnd, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the Cou ati Middlesex.—Friday, April 17, 1868. avour of the question they were met to discuss. (Hear.) It was the great topic of the day, and would no doubt lead to great results. The hon. gentleman having read the resolution, appealed to the Liberal voters about to be created by the new Reform Bill, whether they would tolerate a system of political jugglery when placed in juxtaposition with the conscientious convictions of Mr. Glad stone. Their noble chairman had, upwards of 30 years ago, raised this very question, and for his own part he liked an honest Liberal Ministry who acted up to their professions, and, if beaten, behaved like men of honour. If their army and navy were in a state of inefficiency, if they wanted a change in their poor-law, then support men who bring mea sures not only to benefit this country, but to bring peace and conciliation to Ireland. (Cheers.) Mr. O'BEIRNE seconded the resolution. Ile was a very humble member of that body of representa tives sent from Ireland, and knowing that country well had never indulged a hope of seeing so splendid a meeting in this metropolis to remove a great grievance and actuated by one common sentiment. (Loud cheers, and cries of " No, no," followed by a smart tussle at the lower end of the hall.) As an Irish member he felt deeply grateful, not only to the veteran champion of civil and religious liberty who presided, but to that great meeting. It was most opportune, especially at a time when the Heir-apparent to the Throne and his Royal Con sort were receiving in Ireland a loyal and hearty welcome from the Irish people. (Hear, hear.) He denounced the conduct of Mr. Disraeli, who, after such a majority against his Government, had, he would say, the indecent audacity to retain office. (Cheers.) They always expected a certain dignity and honour from the persons who filled the high office of Prime Minister, but the present, contrary to the constitution, was determined to remain in until he was ignominiously expelled. (Cheers.) The resolution was as usual put and unanimously carried. A vote of thanks was then moved to the noble chairman by Mr. VERNON HARCOURT. The Hon. Mr. STANLEY having seconded the motion, it was carried by acclamation. Earl RUSSELL, in returning thanks, remarked upon the exceeding moderation displayed by Mr Miall and Sir P. O'Brien in the hour of their po litical triumph. 'He hoped the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Ireland would lead to the most happy results—that his Royal Highness would each year visit that country, not only for a week but for two or three months, as he would find there plenty of good sport and agreeable society. (Cheers.) The young aristocracy of England would by degrees follow his example, and thus the legislating classes would from actual personal ex perience of the country come to a just view of its exigencies and its wants. The meeting then separated. BRITON MEDICAL AND GENERAL LIFE ASSOCIATION. The fourteenth annual general meeting of share holders and policyholders was held at the society's house, 429, Stran.l, this afternoon. Francis Webb, Esq., chairman of the board of directors, presided. The SECRETARY read the annual report, which was as follows :-- The directors of the Briton Medical and General Life Association have the pleasure to report to the shareholders and policyholders the business transactions of the Associa tion for the 3 ear 1867. The proposals for New Assurances have been 3,780 for £1,010,180 155., a larger number than has been received in any previous year. In their discre tion the directors have declined 200, and from various causes 523 have not been completed by the proposers. The remainder having been carried into effect, 3,057 policies have been issued, assuring the sum of £792,725 2s. 6cl, and producing in annual p rem i ums th e sum o f £25 , 466 s s . Fi ve annuities have been granted, for which the suns of £1,137 12s. 6d. has been received. The following is a table of the new business of the association for the past twelve years, divided into triennial periods : This Prize i It is Sold the Ag Obsel han's L c 1 The ; Coined strut - 11C ASCCIIB The wl witnos, when at one direeti, No a and Be " Th "Th, not be " Th, lug Pei " Th to be Si is it iro LE Mr. A Miss RAT' Miss Mr. I Put Bali i P. Co N.' R° EAS 31 NE Right LIVI op' 10 p m Adt A` This having by xt; for solo th( and --", Stran F t. ti T rrabf or m it hoois squat.' ~~OU PR of de; ou ' itura r tion s k , tran sl In z , SP !Peed' G t ata na , all di his ,uoiirs tor 6 ""mt curls sold and G I colo u foctly 6 d.• i Chem hove 'with ( 6&; V El Balla d etanai Clall l IE Al 1) 1 Cu ford fo od. Witt( Cu fron t natui of 1 4 , Cu nary vou3 Cc 211 ) 11 &R 08 0 Erocl