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Red Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames. street, London, E.G. 1111111 WA7'ER• AT LONDON BRIDGE. sm.—Afternoon, sh. 23m -Afternoon, GIL Ow. sh. 41w DAY.—Morning, rib To -Thmtp,sv.-lurfl rig 4 : 4 4k • Lil i lezi ly • •s)4 li t 4;4' LONDON, ERMIY, MARCH 13, 1868. The House of Commons was last night favoured with some specimens of rare oratory, and, apart from the interest and excitement of the question itself, it was most edifying to listen to such displays of eloquence as were found in the spe,2chees of Mr. LOWE, Mr. MILL, and Mr. HORSMAN. Mr. HARDY had, indeed, no easy task before him in coming for ward to reply to their overpowering torrents of re proach, and their fervid denunciations of past and present Governments in their policy towards Ire land. Perhaps, upon sober reflection, however, it may be found that the right hon. gentleman had more sense on his side than his hearers may have imagined, and notwithstanding the disadvantages under which he laboured in following these giants of debate, he certainly contrived to show that their desires and demands were unreasonable, since they were so hastily pressed forward, and urged at a time when the Ministry was new in office, and when moreover the House of Commons is not in a condition to undertake such a comprehensive task as that of the Irish Church question. We cannot sec, however, that the right hon. _gentleman was at all pre judiced in his views, for he did not deny that something should be done, only he depre cated the undue haste with which some speakers had put forward their propositions. To judge from the tone of the debate, it would not seem as if the Opposition leaders were very anxious to take up the decided strain of argument in which some of the debaters have indulged, for no vehe ment harangue or impassioned earnestness has been found among their ranks, and all those who have addressed the House have been of that class, who can afford to say a great deal, because they are not responsible for their words to any party, and cannot have their words quoted against them at inconvenient seasons. Perhaps a good deal of the unsatisfactory nature of the debate now before the House is due to the course taken by Mr. MAGUIIIE in introducing so bitter a spirit into the discussion. Mr. HARDY very properly complained of this as doing no service to the cause, and being apt to confuse the real state of things with theos accounts, which were more visionary than real. We do not think that the right hon. gentleman put the case badly before the house, when he said that Lord RUSSELL had been many years in office, and yet had always found some reason for putting this question ; therefore the present Government were not bound to take it up and settle it at once. If we want inconsistency, we have only to look at the course taken by the noble earl him self, for in 18G3, when Lord GREY made certain proposals, he scouted them, but the next year, when in Opposition, he took up the line of argument he had condemned when in office. No wonder that, in reviewing these episodes of his career, Mr. HARDY should ask, "Are we to derive our teachings from the noble lord, and are we to be guided by the same rules of prudence which he says prevented him for two years from , grappling with the question which he now wished to settle ?" There was a good deal of truth in what the right hon. gentleman said about the zeal which always seized their opponents when the Conserva tives are in office. Last year they were called upon to settle some of the most complicated matters that can affect the country, and now they are expected to deal forthwith with the land, the Church, and education in Ireland. This is unreasonable, to say the least of it, and though there can be no doubt in the minds of those who have carefully examined the question that some great changes and improvements are neces sary, the present is not the fitting time to introduce them, and neither the Government nor the House of Commons can reasonably be expected to settle them at once after the summary fashion recom mended by some. It is always a great deal easier to find faults than to suggest remedies, and we can not but think that those who have so vigorously denounced the wrongs of Ireland have abstained from explaining at all clearly what those in authority were to do in dealing with the question. Lord RUSSELL has said, in the excitement of his new-born zeal, " but let them not lose an hour, let them immediately affirm the principle ;" but those who advocate their views now tell the Govern ment that one principle must prevail in Ireland and another in England and Scotland. In fact the subject is too important to be dealt with in such a hurry, and the House will do wisely to refrain from jumping at conclusions, for the subject, though not new, is difficult. Mr. GLADSTONE, in his graphic way, set the difficulties of the case very clearly before the House some few years ago, and the time which has elapsed since has not lessened the labour or removed the awkwardness of the work then urged upon him. Perhaps the right hon. gentleman may favour the House with his views to-night, and if so we shall know what his present notions are ; but no doubt the opinions he expressed in 1865 will not differ very much from those we may now enumerate. We are glad at any rate that the House itself seems disposed to treat the question now before it in a fitting manner, and that there is no factious attempt being made. As for the excitement infused into the debate by this singular ability and great earnestness of isolated speakers, that cannot in fluence events to any remarkable extent or impor tant degree, and sound though some of their views may be in the abstract, they are yet unsustained by expediency at present. The new Parliament will be the fitting place for determining the settlement of many Irish difficulties ; but even then we should hope that a more moderate spirit may prevail than that which has animated the chief speakers in this debate, because it is not the way to deal with a complicated question affecting general principles and national interests to excite passions and awaken prejudices. When men feel deeply they must express themselves strongly, but they must not exasperate and seek to make their remarks effec tive at the expense of clear reasoning and solid sense. Besides, most questions have two sides to look at, and in overlooking some considerations, and in giving undue importance to others, they do not always put the case quite fairly before their audi tory, who may be misled by their eloquence and earnestness. At any rate, the Irish have no cause to complain that they have been treated with neglect in the House of Commons, and that their cause has been slighted, for they have been met in a kindred spirit by all those who are really anxious to promote the welfare of the country, and remove some of its grievances. There appearance of her MAJESTY in her natural position as head of the Court and leader of fashion able society cannot fail to give deep and general satisfaction. In every respect it is an important gain, for it shows that the QUEEN herself is able to shake off in some degree the cloud that has so long oppressed her, and, although the sense of her sorrow and bereavement is no doubt continually present with her in revkiting the scenes of former gaiety, she is able to take that degree of external interest in the affairs of daily life without which she cannot adequately fulfil all the duties of her high position. A drawing-room may be in itself an unim portant affair, but a great part of our life is made up of trifles, which only gain importance by the numbers they influence, or the interest they evoke. A wide circle of persons, all more or less occupying an influential position in the world of London life, are affected by a drawing THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 13, 1868. room, and by the question of 'who presides over it, and consequently the effort which her MAJESTY has no doubt made to overcome her natural preference for retirement and seclusion was as appropriate as it was considerate. But the Court and the Court circles are not the only ones affected by such mat ters. In our varied and complex society one order depends on the other—one class is affected by the other. We have recently had painful experience of of the manner in which a severe shock to credit in a financial crisis is felt through every strata of society. The panic which strikes the wealthy is at first unfelt by the small trader and the workman, but by slow and certain degrees it works its way down, until the anxiety and consternation felt in one season by bankers and merchant princes, is expe rienced with double intensity in the next by the dock labourers and bricklayers at the East End. In the same manner a dull season at St. James's makes itself felt, through West-end tradesmen and Court milliners, down to remote orders, to whom the QUEEN is nothing more than a beautiful vision ; and although many such classes will probably scarcely hear of the Queen's personal pre sence at the Drawing Room, they will nevertheless be sensibly benefitted by it. „' We may reasonably hope that the reception of yesterday will not be the last by many at which her MAJESTY will preside ; and consequently London trade, and all the multi farious business which depends on pleasure, will receive a stimulus which it has wanted for several years. The day was most aupicious, the sun shining, as it proverbially does on the QUEEN'S days, and everything appeared to partake of the renewed hope and confidence which, after a long period of darkness and depression, are again be ginning to be felt among us. Last Tuesday the annual meeting of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution was held at the Lon don Tavern, and was largely attended. Mr. CORRY, M.P., occupied the chair, and expressed the satis faction with which he had watched the continued progress of the institution. The annual report, read by Mr. RICHARD LEWIS, gave evidence that this progress has been very marked during the last year. Twenty-seven lifeboats have been built during the twelvemonth by the institution, the number of their boats now amounting to 186. During the year these boats have been the means of saving no less than 783 lives—a sufficient proof of the demand that exists for such assistance and of the skill and daring of their crews. Very often the expense of the new boats is defrayed by special gifts, and no less than £12,292 of the £39,305 received by the Society during the year was given in that manner. The donors sometimes wish to have a memorial of some departed relative or friend, and there can hardly be a more worthy or kindly mode of cherishing the re membrance and honouring the name of a lost friend than by making the affection of the survivor the means Eof protecting other households from be reavement. Our neighbours across the Chan nel appreciate very highly the work of our Lifeboat Institution, and an interesting token of this approval has been received by the committee of management. At the Paris Exhibi tion the society exhibited a full-sized first-class life boat, with transporting carriage and equipment complete, and this lifeboat had the honour of re ceiving from the Imperial Commission the award of the " Grand Prix d'Houneur," the largest gold medal given. The Lifeboat Society of France has been founded and organised on the principles of our National Lifeboat Institution, and the boat and equipment exhibited at Paris has been presented to that society by the members of its English prototype as a mark of international sympathy and iaterest. On such a subject national jealousy can hardly exist, for the sea gi and nea n eadhln o symds w ei esxt s trioaanmindlonveprtieleoveehtoooo Englishmenfpf distinction oteb uhre peril fl oForo societyel r n tonh a :e e g e t, sot country,o troace r ssrsaeneceehki h e s n a c u e do succour is oF a E a s f n rn and e ctitanhagiess to other s et e nh o n e l e d d er nations on the Continent. Few, indeed, are so directly concerned as ourselves in securing protec tion against the dangers of stormy nights and rocky questionct h o e s a st that ei a , s de a b wy u osi t lf lo a sfa l a l are ltvwri travel esll more fkaeen o less interested keep o r shipwreck, in sne t e h great e who,in w on an s d h e o r r in e g ? , can guarantee LATEST INTELL IGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) NAPLES, March 12. A great banquet was given to-day to Admira Farragut, commander of the American squadron in the Mediterranean, by Admiral Persano, commander of the second naval department. Generals Petti nego and Carrano, the Prefect, and the principal military, civil, and municipal authorities were pre sent. The greatest cordiality prevailed. The commercial community are organising another banquet in honour of Admiral Farragut, to be given in the name of the citizens of Naples. FRANCE. PARIS, March 13. The Moniteur of this morning announces that General de Failly has been nominated a senator, and Admirals Reynaud and Fleuriot de Langlegrand officers of the Legion of Honour. ARRIVAL OF THE HELVE riA, QUEENSTOWN, March 13. The National Steamship Company's steamer Helvetia, from New York, arrived off Queenstown at 11 a.m. to-day. She landed passengers and proceeded for Liverpool. The Helvetia brings $50,000 in specie. QUEENSTOWN, March 13. The National Steamship Company's steamer Denmark arrived here last night and embarked her passengers this morning. She will proceed for New York when the gale moderates. OUTWARD BOMBAY MAIL. GIBRALTAR, March 12 (6 p.m.) The Tanjore, from Southampton, March 7, is now entering port. THE WEST INDIES. LIVERPOOL, March 13. The steamer Cuban, from Kingston February 20th, arrived here to-day. Her news is unim portant. The crops at Jamaica looked well, and the public health of the different islands was good. Trade was generally dull. THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. PLY3IOIrUIf, March 12. Intelligence has been received here from the Cape of Good Hope alleging that news had reached the colony that her Majesty's Government are de termined to extend the British protection and con trol over the Basuto people. It was understood that the protectorate would be established by the appointment of a British resident at Moshesh'B capital, and that the Basutos themselves would be taxed to a sufficient extent to provide the revenue for'maintaining the protectorate. Governor Wodehouse had required Mr. Brand, the President of the Free State, to a:spend hostili ties against the Basutos until matters could be arranged. Intelligence has been received of the death of the intrepid traveller, Mr. Charles Anderson, in the wilds of Oudoga, near Ovampo Land, bordering upon the Portuguese possessions. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, THURSDAY, March 1,1. The official paperi were a little premature in their rejoicings over the favourable reception given by the con scripts to the new military measures. If young Acquit; Bonhomme, in the department of the Pyrenees, has been submitting to the conscription with a beaming face and a merry heart, in other parts of the country he has shewn a very different disposition. For instance, at Toulouse there has been a commotion evidently serious, though the officia papers make light of it Three days ago a number of young men turned out about 10 at night, and assembled on the Place du Capitole, singing the Marseillaise, and crying "Down with the new Army .Bill !" They marched through the streets, attacked the bureaux of the central commissariat, smashed the street lamps and the windows in the HOtel de Vile, and at the palace of the Marshal. Several arrests were made by the police, but matters became so serious that the troops had to be called out, and they occu pied various posts and patrolled the' treets. These, how ever, were found insufficient, and at one in the morning orders were sent to the barracks for more troops to tarn out. They did so, and the official papers tell us that after this the public p?.ace was not disturbed. The new Public Meetings Bill, which comes on for dis cussion this afternoon, contains fifteen clauses. The first permits public meetings to be held without previous authorisation, provided that such meetings are non-reli gious and non political ; otherwise they are still subject to the old law. Clause 2 orders that before a meet ing can take place, seven persons residing in the locality of the proposed meeting must make a decla ration declaring the objects and the place and hour of meeting. The declaration will be sent to Paris, and a receipt for it will be given, which must be produced when ever required. By Clause 3 all meetings must take place in some covered and closed building, and must not be pro longed beyond the hour fixed for its termination by com petent authority. Clause 4 enacts that every meeting must have a president and at least two assessors charged to maintain order and to prevent the introduction of alien subjects. tinder Clause 5 a judicial or administrative functionary, clothed in his official robes, may he present at any meeting ; and Clause 6 empowers him to dissolve the meeting if it becomes disorderly or if extraneous matters are brought forward. Clause 7is unimportant. Clause 8 allows election meetings to be held, but not within four clear days of the actual polling-day. Clause 9 inflicts a penalty of from £8 to £2OO, and from six days to six months' imprisonment, upon persons violating the above regulations. Clauses 10 and 11 provide other penal ties, and notably one for attending a meeting with con cealed arms. Offenders are to be deprived of their political rights ; and the fourteenth clause orders that only a prdfet can interdict a public meeting. There is a rumour that the Emperor is about to publish a manifesto to his subjects reviewing the policy of his reign, and appealing to the people to endorse it. This manifesto is said to be actually in the press. That there is some such document in existence is probable, but it is scarcely of the shape or kind above mentioned. It will probably turn out to be not an address from the Emperor at all, but a kind of State paper to proye that the country can accomplish its freedom without departing from the principles of 1852. If we are to believe all that we hear, not only has Prince Napoleon a mission, but the Emperor is quite satis fied with its result. We are told that the Emperor, always disliking isolation, seriously took to heart the dangerous position of France through its want of allies, at a time when all Europe was armed to the teeth. Having failed to bring about a union with Austria, he endeavoured to establish one with Prussia, and sent his cousin to sound the leading men there. The Prince had bis first interview with the King of Prussia on the sth inst. The interview lasted three-quarters of an hour, and when his visitor had left him King William sent for Bismarck and had a very long conversation with him. The next day Bismarck and the Prince had a lengthy interview. On the 9th there was another conference, which is believed to have had im portant results. The same evening the Prince sent off a messenger to Paris with a letter to the Emperor, and the courier was to return with a reply on the Ilth. The previous day the Emperor sent for M. Rouher and the Marquis de Moustier, and had an interview with them before the Council of Ministers. It is stated, too, that Baron Budberg has had another interview with the Emperor and assured him of the peaceable intentions of Russia. Sup posing all these statements to be true, we may expect, or at least ought to have, a considerable disarmament. A loyal country mayor has hit upon an ingenious idea, which he has embodied in a petition to the Senate. He asks the Emperor to recognise his son as Napoleon IV., and associate the child with him in the government, so as to accustom the nation to the idea of a settled dynasty. Probably the mayor was not sufficiently well versed in English history to know that your King Henry 11. actually had his son crowned Henry 111., and that, though crowned, this prince never reigned, being lost in a storm between England and France. The guarantors of the Paris Exhibition are more fortu nate than their colleagues of the last London ExhibitiOn. Not only are the first to have their money returned to them, but with 5 per cent. interest from July 20, 1865, to March 20, 1868. The sale of the building and materials in the Champ Mars is finished, and so now the affair is likely to be wound up very shortly. It is reported in Paris that the Brazilian Government has requested England and France to act as mediators between Paraguay and itself. Negotiations between the French and English Courts have been going on with a view to this frigndly intervention. The Paris correspondent of the Times points out two favourable results which will follow the adoption of the New Press Law. The first is, that it will no longer be necessary for men wishing to start an independent journal to obtain the consent of the Minister. This consent used often to be very capriciously withheld. For instance, M. Billault once refused to grant it because the projector said that he intended to be moderate and observe strictly the laws of the constitution ; whereupon the Minister replied that if the journal did not support the Government, the more moderate and constitutional it was, the more objection able it was also. The secondresult is, that a large number of Opposition journals will now be started in the departments, of which there are about forty where there is no journal but the one which is the organ of the Prefect. Under the new law it is likely that in each of these forty departments an independent print will be started ; and it is here that the abolition of previous authorisation will be most a Ivan tageously felt. This explains the hostility of the Legis laave Body, which in the course of the debate so often endangered the existence of the bill. There are about 100 of these deputies who have never yet encountered the slightest opposition or blame in.the journals of their de partments, but whose conduct and whose speeches will henceforth be scanned, commented upon, and censured by journalists over whom Prefectswill have no control ; which can be neither " warned" nor suspended, nor suppressed. No doubt, such a prospect is anything but agreeable at the approach of a general election. Count Platen, the Minister of King George of Hanover, whom the Prussian Government had determined to try on a charge of high treason, has found it expedient to leave Germany. He has suddenly set out from Hictzing for Copenhagen, where he intends to remain. The health of Mrs. Disraeli seems to have been com pletely re-established. She has issued cards for assem blies at the new Foreign Office, in Downing-street, on Wednesdays, the 25th of March and Ist of April. Sir Rainald Knightley and other independent Conserva tives will support the instruction of Mr. Baxter on the Scotch Reform Bill, to the effect that instead of adding to the members of the House, all boroughs under 5,000 inhabitants shall be disfranchised. Should this be defeated Sir R. Knightley himself will move that it isnot expedient to increase the present number of members. The Scotsman states that there is no valid objection to Mr. Baxter's motion on the ground of want of form. The Freeman's Journal believes that the vacant post of Secretary to the Poor-law Board will be offered to the Hon. Henry George Liddell, the eldest son of Lord Ravensworth, and M.P. for South Northumberland. He is also nephew of the Permanent Under-Secretary for the Home Department. By-the way, the hon. gentleman has just had a severe fall from his horse. Within the next few days Messrs. Bruce and Forster will introduce their Education Bill, and it is understood that their plan for local rating will be encountered by a rival proposition on the part of Government, based on the principle that Government is bound out of national funds to provide wholly or in part for the primary instruction of the people in districts where voluntary schools do not supply the want. It is believed that on this, as well as on the Irish Church question, the new Premier was outvoted by his colleagues. A great meeting of the South Lancashire colliers now on strike has been held near Wigan. About 12,000 persons were present. It was resolved that a committee be formed to receive subscriptions on behalf of the men not belonging to the union, the men in the union to be maintained from the funds in hand until the money is exhausted. Sub scriptions will then be solicited for them also. At a numerously-attended meeting of Nonconformists which has just been held at Norwich, resolutions were adopted, declaring that nothing but the impartial disen• dowment of all religious sects can secure tranquillity it Ireland. It appears that, after all, Mr. William Johnston, wna was sentenced to a month's imprisonment for having violated the Party Processions Act, will not comply witb the conditions required from him in order to obtain, hit release. His liberation has, therefore, not taken placot kr. Johnston's obstinate conduct is not approved riFIA 14 many of his own party. THE PROTECTOR ENDOWMENT, LOAN, AND ANNUITY COMPANY. The annual meeting of this company was held yesterday afternoon, at the offices, 33, King-street, Cheapside ; Alfred Smee, Esq., F.R.S., presided. Mr. M'MORRAN (the secretary) read the report of the directors, as follows : " The directors submit to the general meeting a re port of the proceedings of the company during the past year. "Five hundred and ninety-nine proposals were made for advances of money, for the aggregate sum of £100,805; of these, 264 were granted amounting to the sum of £47,583 45., for terms varying from one to five years. " Considering the financial depression of the past year, the directors did not think it desirable to take active steps to extend the business, and the applications made, and loans granted, were below those of the former year. " The directors have great pleasure in being able to announce that every applicant for money, who, in the judgment of the directors, offered adequate security, and who came within the scope of the company, was accom modated. " The company allows a constant rate of 5 per cent. to depositors, a branch of business which is particularly desirable for trustees and others waiting eligible invest ments. This rate of 5 per cent., which is given in times of depression, is not increased when the bank interest is raised. " At the present moment the board desire further to developethe loan department, and will be happy to receive applications from gentlemen desiring to act as agents for the introduction of business. " The directors recommend that the interest on share holders' stock be at the rate of the current year of 10 per cent. por annum on the called-up capital of £1 per share. "By order of the board, "ALEXANDER. MCIIORRAN, Secretary." The CHAIRMAN said he had a great deal of plea sure in moving the adoption of the report. Be thought that, considering the year they had passed through, and seeing the ruinous effect which the monetary disturbance had produced upon various companies, they might, although they were not a large company, think themselves fortunate in being so much influenced by external circumstances. During the past year they had not thought it desirable to increase their business very mate rially ; at any rate, not to go into new connections, and the consequence had been that they had done rather less loan business than they did in the preceding year ; but now that times had changed they were using diligent efforts to procure new agents to get out their money. They always found that the money came in as fast as they could lend it, and therefore, if they used great diligence this year, be hoped they would have a very much larger proportion loaned out before the end of the year than they did last. Now, he wished to put emphatically before the shareholders, and especially those who lived in the country and were not pre sent; the financial position of the company. The whole of the subscribed capital was intact ; every farthing that had been subscribed was represented by their securities ; and they had, moreover, not only a security for every one of their liabilities, but, beyond that, a considerable excess. He need hardly tell them that if they had their ca pital intact and a margin beyond, as it were, in reserve, that that was a very satisfactory position for any company to be in. (Hear, hear.) They had never desired to divide the full amount of profit they had earned, and he hoped they would continue in that direction, for he was sure that the prosperity of the company would be best promoted by a very gradual rise of dividends. He believed —and this was his own individual opinion—that if they continued in the course they had been adopting they would in a very few years be able to divide much more than they did at present. The directors this year recommended the division of 10 per cent. per annum on the called-up capital of £1 per share. They made their valuations upon their life contingencies periodically, and that valua tion would be made during the current year, and submitted to the next general meeting, when they hoped to be able to report more favourably of the position of the company than they bad done at any preceding periodical valuation. (Hear, hear.) The chairman then moved the adoption of the report and statement of accounts. Mr. WILLIAMS seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. The directors who retired--Mr. 'William Henry Thornthwaite and Mr. Geo. Tyler—were re-elected to their vacated seats. Mr. DEVONSHIRE proposed that the thanks of the shareholders be given to Messrs. Ladbury and Bead nell for their valuable services during the past year, and that a fee of ten guineas be presented to each of them. Mr. COOPER, F.R.A.S., seconded the motion, which was at once agreed to. Mr. J. TOULMAN next moved that the payment of a dividend on the shareholders' stock be the same as the past year—namely, at the rate of 10 per cent. on the called-up capital of £1 per share, and inte rest of 5 per cent. on sums beyond £l. Mr. C. COUSENS seconded the proposition, and it was carried unanimously. Mr. DEVONSHIRE said he was very happy to pro pose a vote of thanks to their excellent chairman for the manner in which he had presided over the meet ing. The shareholders were greatly indebted to Mr. Smee, not only for the able way in which he presided over the annual meetings, but also for the manner in which he superintended the business of the office generally. (Cheers.) Mr. WILLIAMS seconded the resolution, which was carried with applause. The CHAIRMAN said he was very much indebted to them for their kind expressions towards him. He assured them that the board had to give very close attention to the company, as money-lending was a business that required considerable care. A great deal had been said in the public papers in dispa ragement of loan societies, but in his judgment they were calculated to be of very great utility to the public. (Hear, hear.) Any man through illness in his family, or other pressure of circumstances, or from a desire to apprentice his children, might re quire the advance of a sum of money, just as large institutions sometimes required advances. Now, this company was open to all comers. Anybody could walk into this office, throw a proposal upon the counter, pay a guinea for inquiry, and when his case had been investigated they would give him an answer, " Yes" or " No." Ever since this company had been founded no man whose pro posal came within the scope of the largest amount they had lent in one sum—namely, £l,OOO —had gone away disappointed, when, in the judg ment of the directors, they considered the applica tion was as much as they ought reasonably to grant. During the late monetary exigencies no man had applied to them and been refused money, if he could give what the directors, sitting as it were as' jurors in the interests of the shareholders, consi dered to be ample security that the money would be repaid. Now, with regard to the guinea fee, which had been written against upon many occa sions by different papers, the directors had given the matter very careful consideration. That fee was applied literally to making inquiries about those who came to them for loans. It - stood to reason that if a man threw his proposal upon the counter the company must make inquiries as. to where he came from, as to his position in life, his occupation, and so on, and the guinea was actu ally spent in that way. He might say that, taking the experience of the office from the beginning, no profit had accrued to them from this inquiry fee, the expense incurred sometimes leaving a small balance and sometimes being in excess of the guinea. If it were not for this fee,.every man would be tempted to make a proposal, upon the chance of the directors being foolish enough to grant him a loan, and if he were refused he would be no worse off. A man who had no confidence in himself that his case would bear investigation would not deposit his guinea; and therefore, however unpalatable it might be to borrowers, the company would be obliged to continue to exact it from every proposer. He repeated emphatically, in answer to articles that he had recently seen in the newspapers, that societies like this, established for advancing from £5O to £l,OOO to the middle classes of society for legitimate purposes, such as be had indicated, were a great blessing to the community. (Hear, hear.) All that they, as shareholders, required was that borrowers should come to them in good faith, and that their money should be duly repaid, with that reasonable usufruct and money for expenses which they were fairly entitled to for the risk they ran. (Hear, hear.) In conducting the business, the directors had be stowed upon ,it the closest attention possible, as would be evident when ho mentioned that their losses averaged only 11 per cent., or about 1 per cent. from the commencement of the office. (Hear, hear.) In this respect, they could hardly have succeeded so well if they had not had very able and zealous employes in their service. He might point emphati cally to their own chiefs—and he would not say that even those under them did not to the best of their ability sustain the credit and maintain the interests of the office—but a very great deal was due to their two chiefs, Mr. IVldlorran, who took the secretarial and actuarial deparanent, and Mr. Pinkney, who was more immediately connected with the loan de partment. He had great pleasure in proposing that the cordial thanks of the shareholders be given to these gentlemen and the staff of the office generally. (Cheers.) Mr. DEVONSHIRE seconded the resolution, and bore testimony to the vigilance, care, industry, and intelligence of the various officers of the company. . _ The resolution having been carried with acclama tion, Mr. MiMoRRAN briefly acknowledged the com pliment, and the meeting separated. ra et:1? , thl4a etin ILO WI: HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, March 12. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon. Th e Dowager Duchess of Atilt!)le had the honour of ac cotnpanying her Majesty. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise, left the Castle this morning at half-past eleven o'clock, for London, arriving at i3uckiughani Palace at half past twelve. The Prince of Wales, attended by Capt. Ellis, rode out yesterday. The Prince and Princess of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge visited Christ's Hospital on the occa sion of the public supper of the children. BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, March 12. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : DEBTOR. Mar. 12. Mar. 5. fr. c. Capital of the Bank., 182,500,000 182,500,000 Profits in addition t o capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 7,044,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 Reserve of landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight 33,399,701 72 34,438,865 74 Treasury account cur- rout creditor 75,792,807 03 75,609,194 68 Current accounts, Paris 385,519,000 87 376,033,055 82 Do. branch banks 43,855,671 48,825,403 Dividonds payable 1,191,756 75 1,299,626 75 Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months Surplus of receipts not distributed - - Sundries Total CREDITOR. Mar. 12. fr. Mar. 5. fr. ROYAL AMPHIIHEATRE, HOLBORN. The directors of this very attractive place of public amusement seem determined to avail them selves of every oppo r t u nity which presents itself of strengthening their v er y e xcellent programme. The latest additions are the engagement of Mdlle. Azella, the only lady in the world who performs all the dif ficult feats of Leotard on the flying trapeze, and M. Agouste, without doubt the most wonderful equili brist that has ever appeared in London. The first part of the entertainment, as now arranged, is a grand display of horsemanship, in which Senor Eugene, Frank Pastor, and Senorita Virginie per form a series of perfect wonders. The battout leaps of the company of acrobats are most astonishing per formances, especially the double somersault by Messrs Myers and Elbin. The second part opens with the great performance of 1 11 dlle. Azella. Attired in a glittering suit, a lady of graceful figure and great personal beauty ,is introduced to the audience, and no sooner has she commenced her performance than the audience at one recognise her, one who has become so familiar with the trapeze that all fear is at once discarded by the audience, and wonder and admiration takes its place. The feats the lady performs are perfectly novel, and the graceful manner in which she accomplishes them invariably calls forth the loudest applause. Wonder succeeds wonder, until at last the courageous per formance is brought to a close by a flight across the arena of 100 feet, terminating with a somersault, at an elevation of 30 feet from the platform. The applause that this unequalled feat evoked was uni versal, and the fair Azella had to appear four or five times to acknowledge it ere silence could be re stored sufficiently to allow the entertainments to proceed. Hardly had the pleasant storm subsided when it was again raised by the extraordinary feats of M. Agouste, the juggler. Ratnoo Samee, in days gone by, was looked upon as a wonder ; but M. Agouste would have been looked upon as something more than mortal had he exhibited in those clays. To see him play with cannon balls, champagne bottles, eggs, and oranges at one and the same time, is indeed a surprising feat, and all the applause he elicited he richly deserved. We have also the pleasant task to perform of complimenting the clowns, Messrs. O'Neill, Elbin, and Abbott; they enliven the circle with jokes and fun, without the slightest approach to coarseness or vulgarity. We can confidently recommend a visit to the new amphitheatre, feeling quite certain that those who favour the directors with their patronage will enjoy a very pleasing evening's entertainment. POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. Our dear old friend, Professor Pepper, has pre pared for both old and young a Lenten entertain ment at the Polytechnic of the most attractive nature. Of course he gives us astronomy, and often as we have sat to hear his pleasant and instruc tive lectures on former occasions, we never recollect one that so completely charmed us as that now in course of delivery by him. His illustrations are superbly brilliant, and his explanations lucid to a degree. At the conclusion of the astronomical lecture he introduces the mystery of spirit rapping and table turning, during which the professor shows most unmistakeably the many gross delusions that have been practised on the timid and the unthinking. lie makes a lady float in the air, unseen by any mechanical contriv ance, and also causes Mahomet's coffin to rise from the ground and remain in mid-air until he pleases to give the word for it to descend. All this is performed with that quietness and perfection which so invariably mark the entertainments at the Polytechnic; and, of course, at the conclusion of the entertainment the young are in ecstasies, and those of riper years give vent to their feelings of pleasure by the loudest demonstrations of applause. In addition to the lectures by Professor Pepper, Mr. J. L. King initiates us into the mysteries of the Chassepot rifle and other like matters, and the thousand and one novelties that have of late been on view at the Polytechnic will maintain its reputation as one of the best and most entertaining places of amusement in the metropolis. THE OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE FARNHAM IN QUIRY.—The report and decision of the Poor Law Board has been laid on the table of the house of Commons by Hr. Sclater-Booth. We have reason to believe that the report virtually exculpates the guardians. We believe it takos up the position that the most serious charges are unfounded in fact, and that tho other charges have been grossly exaggerated. It admits that, in respect of nursing, ventilation, &c., there is much room for improyemeut.— Britidi Affdical Journal. Cash in hand and in Branch banks 1,141,950,537 44 1,131,602,388 25 Commercial bills over due Commercial bills dis- 160,541 27 192,714 27 counted, not yet due 219,055,877 90 226,379,348 70 Do. branch banks 205,041,134 212,817,810 Advances on deposit of bullion 49,761,900 Do. branch banks ]0,936,677 Do. on French Public Securities Do. by branch banks Do. on railway shares and debentures Do. branch banks Do. on Credit Foncier 51,907,000 10,985,377 11,823,200 - 11,759,600 7,294,100 - 7,269,300 36,904,300 26,962,100 906,000 - 924,000 875,900 - 900,500 Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 60 1857) ,000,000 Government Stock re serve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 Do. disposable Rentes Immobalisees (Law, June 2, 1857) 100,000,000 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed 60,000,000 8,237,574 - 8,323,003 property branches Expenses of manage ment 752,449 64 723,777 69 Sundries Total 1,953,820,412 51 1,961,007,205 77 " TIIE MASK" in its second number (just out) improves upon the initial one already noticed. Nothing could be better in its way than the carica ture portraiture of Millais, the Royal Academician. And—again—great fun is made of Fechter in " No Thoroughfare." ANOTHER VOLUME • OF " FUN,"--the Sixth of the New Series—demonstrates conclusively The Editor's (Tom Hood) right to be in the position there of the Great Popular Jokemaster. In the pages of this goodly rosy tome we have in the gayest, airiest shape imaginable " the very age and body of the time, its form and pressure." Tie cartoons alone form a running commentary on the h varying phases of the Political Situation. ROYAL VISIT TO CHRIST'S HOSPITAL. Last evening the Prince and Princess of Wales, with the Duke of Cambridge, paid a visit to Christ's Hospital, the object being to witness one of the " public suppings," so called, which are invariably held there once a week during the Lenten season, in accordance with a very ancient custom. The Duke of Cambridge was present in his capacity of president of the hospital, and their Royal High nesses the Prince and Princess accompanied him-as guests. On these occasions the whole of the boys, about 750 in number, are accustomed to sup in public in the great hall, which, next to Westmin ster Hall and Guildhall, is the largest and most stately in the whole metropolis. It is a frugal meal, consisting of bread and cheese and a bowl of milk for each boy, served in a homely manner, and the materials of which are carried into the hall in bas kets by the boys themselves. On one of these occa sions, in March, 1845, the Queen and the late Prince Consort honoured the hospital with a visit, the re membrance of which is still treasured there. Last evening the royal visitors arrived at the institution about seven o'clock, and were received at the en trance with every mark of respect by the treasurer (Mr. Foster White) and by a goodly number of the governors, including Mr. Alderman Carter and Mr. Alderman Gibbons. Thence they were conducted to the Governors' private room, and afterwards escorted to the great hall, his Royal Highness the Commander-in- Chief giving his arm to the Prin cess, and the treasurer accompanying the Prince of Wales, followed by a long line of governors carry ing wands. There a select company had already assembled, including Dr. Jacob, the Head Master, and the rest of the masters, among others, and the fine hall was brilliantly illuminated. The Duke of Cambridge, as president of the hospi tal, having taken the place assigned him on the dais, with the Prince of Wales on his right hand, and the Princess and Mrs. . Foster White, the wife of the treasurer, on his left, the boys sang the Old Hundredth Psalm to an accompaniment on the grand organ. The Prayers and Lessons usual on such occasions were next read by one of the Gre cians (Mr. Robarts), three taps being given before each with a wooden hammer on a table to enjoin silence among the boys, according to custom. A hymn and afterwards an anthem followed, and then the boys sa; down to supper, which lasted• about half an hour, and while it was being discussed their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge, accompanied by the Treasurer, walked round the, tables. Supper over, the rem nants of the meal were collected in baskets, and borne away on the shoulders of some of the older boys, the whole 750, those carrying baskets among the rest, presenting themselves in couples before the dais, and making each an obeisance to the Royal visitors. The National Anthem, accompanied by the organ, was then sung with fine effect by the whole of the pupils, at the conclusion of which three enthusiastic cheers were given—first for his Royal Highness the President, next for the Prince, and thirdly, with extraordinary vigour, for the Princess. With that the ceremony terminated, and the Royal party took their departure. On leaving they were again loudly cheered by the scholars as sembled in the quadrangle and by the crowd outside. MR. DISRAELI AND THE WORKING CLASSES. -•"' The following communication has been received from llttr. Disraeli, by the secretary, in reply to the resolution s adopted at the meeting held at the Freemasons' Tavern, for the purpose of expressing regret at the retirement of Lord Derby, and confidence in his successor:—" 101 Downing-street, Whitehall, ;March 10. Sir—Mr. Disraeli has received and read with much satisfaction the resolu tions passed at a meeting of the Metropolitan Working Men's Conservative Association, on the 6th instant, of which you have been good enough to send him copies ; and he desires me to request that you will convey to - the members of the Association his thanks for the honour which they have done him.—l am, sir, yours, ecc., 0. W* FREMANTLE. Frederick W. Jarvis, Esq., Secretary. ROYAL COMMISSION ON WATER SUPPLY.-•° Meetings of the commission were held at the House o f Lords, on Wednesday last—present, the Duke of Rich' mond (in the chair), Sir John Thwaites, Colonel Harness, Sir Benjamin Phillips, Messrs. Harrison and Prestwich ; and on Thursday, March 12—present, Sir John Thwa.ites (in chair), Colonel Harness, Sir Benjamin Phillips, Messrs' Harrison and Prestwich. The Secretary, Mr. W. Poles also attended. THE FREE LIBRARY MOVEMENT. A publie meeting was held last night in the Town Hal l ; Leads, for the purpose of considering the advisability °' adopting the Free Libraries Act. The Mayor presided' There was a very strong opposition to the scheme, reasons advanced being that such libraries were no t use so much by working men as by other classes, and. t h a t the local taxes were already sufficiently heavy. When 0 1 vote was taken the Mayor declared it to be in favour 0' adopting the act. HEAVY GALE.—Weymouth, Wednesday, 6 po' —A furious gale has been blowing on this part of the c og since 3 this morning, and continues with unabated forJ 4 The weather has been extremely unsettled in this loosl it ni " for the last three days, with light to moderate winds 11.°. ; S. by W. to N. W., and with a fluctuating barometer, ilblue. gave rapid indications last evening of the approach ef.t,- storm now expending its fury from S.S.W. Several e1g,7,3 casualties have occurred to vessels which were c augbt i t° it off the Start, and they were obliged to bear up egaiure Portland Harbour of Refuge, where they had been F viously detained upwards of a fortnight by t he Prellf 'of adverse winds, and there has now accumulated a fle° b a over 200 vessels of nearly all rigs, waiting fair wind weather to proceed westward. The steamship C9g,!„l-a. Captain Falle, belonging to the Weymouth and nel Islands Steampacket Company, the Channel Islands at the usual time this bo r tb e (six a.m.), after tvfo ineffectual attempts to mak e _ ar passage, was obliged to return to harbour, where 0 10 _ 0 , rived at noon, having encountered a tremendous ses,%, side the Shambles Lightship and Bill of Portland. ulvoci4 going about to return to harbour a tremendous sco °' ove r the vessel on the starboard bow, completely geing ios her, smashing in the paddlabux , but beyond ob i r he ro• few more seas no further damage was done. T s ea which startednillieg t he meter has now fallen to 29.20 inches at the level of the and there is every appearance of a very stormy nig ht Channel. C The r Wednes Pocock, Amer 5-20 Boi road 49 Code bought i The : Prem. Atlan re ma i n 130nds A red orie n t a l t( orient a l C hina ai ..OW 1 p The North f or th e :b usins; Th e d C emipan oPeratio th ey pr( e aPital, 1,0 t h e s A di; L ead M °n Ala n New and Lou "nd CO. , formerly' Mks, an The Central , held