The Sun. — London, England, 1850-07-22 00:00:00

I tTils,rviliose disgrace had already begun, and of " Hang , : s soi istatu," whose disgrace had just been consua, of isi4,7-wsre not extolled to the skies as acts worthy e itt "on all over the world; and worst of all it washis p eke. t i hat the ruling policy of Russia since the time eeaonk de e ' i 'e Great, namely, the absorption of the Lur p StTlipi°s of Turkey,' anti ' especially the capital of that tisaep'astanstantinople, was thwarted h by star's when the game seemed to l i t ti o in et a h t e t r hn in ve th ry e gatie r . lai ° lB . The world will, however, aa remember g with f e the countenance and reaoy aid tendered by . tz e , Fahlterston to the Turkish Sultan, •at e .e n princes, or when for Vie . thos e vol vl a hospitality which Christie ° call themselves such, might imitate with etittll,,enour and advantage, that (;prince was threat -46_41 destruction for receiving and entertaining the p,.0 glee`ders of the Hungarian struggle for freedom 4 rsn: focis ; as it will not fail to recollect with con re cowardly, tricky proceedings of the_ occasion. French s 4t tjet sad his Government on the same tyraa'llese were crimes not to be forgiven by tyrants and ,!Eto osa l l ' 63Pecially as no expiation was ()fluted; and the 011t e 1,,, cf the British Minister who loathed human Al essiPlM human butchery, whether in Brescia or at ° f it on the banks of the 'rheiss or t in h the Strada Turk— 'tirs-,Phless-who thought none the worse o. Turk — "tier he be, hut, on the contrary, tho t ug e ht all the . st . al• A ewe for his noble conduct, because h i e du d than Ca 3e " the d • of h •rt more sac" the rliti duties ospita i y free from .-- *eel ace -who did not hold himself l '/ess of our commoa nature so far as to cause him ,the l ' e ° f lt , With cruel apatb or cynical indifference, u h.e. 41thi,,°,531,e, of nations; y to free themselves from th., d ' 4 (l , i , "ralaorn of soul and body under which priests td seisil)(3sts had brought them in the course of ages, sitt s , t ° 4 , could sympathise with Italy and Hungary the national li ttit - ' ee ling that he had compromised --- lis ta or derogating from his station as a .civilizedu_ d eft 'the r 4. . r emoval of this tearless, honest, and indep , ile ac 4 l'?as the r Was a thing determined on :, How to i k'lle o ,, 4 nest question d e b ate d by the knot of f do o -11 leas ti s q i as R etternich inhabited that town, but who have to his :41eparture removed the scene of their intrigues It is tee of Hastings and St. Leo in n m ar . d ss 's io . n of thy ~,, ue curse of civilization that the co 1 pecuniary ad heer;s`rae laay be purchased either spot hi of e ° „ l ' bY contineent advantages. by blaek l ' ir stor u9 „„ s , !se well k s' nown to the "kno T t h o i f s foreign con- Nee t ic la question, when they sought the s.r m it e . ans of Wal ke, with the ruin of the Foreign Minister. 144 e h s !aloro of truth than of prudenee, said i every Nryi his prize, so, perhaps, he would have s n aid,has organ i tts 4 ° ,,, i , r i1a1. I3e that , ' however, as , 1 4 ' I tith` e " e i n oti e 1 . 11 this country for the coa it liti m on ay, of a desp?ts; D ay after i Y 1 4e - P I NeY prOceeded to its. issue. '!tact °! .g.un in question poured success of Iltsk. !Nast the doom ed victim; now forth attack upon klietniqration was tid' Jr ; see n h . ' cla led . in reset , we lelli e d 18 sympathtes . with . question tn the. e t a p b s p e a matter d r s the ins an d derided; and fina an inde- Ni "qeilde ofold faithful all y . ~ his al assertion Itj el le , v lice an and tee of atoll this country had guaranteed with an the ta n tre sen _ )i , ar s Net e i s — namely, the dispatch ,, .of the Mediter tl to , ' in the nick of time, to the Dardenelles-- e thi 'tas ill ‘ t , n ed into n high' crime and misdemeanour by "reelCuta.Piece of the conspirators. Then came Baron qtp, adarr, with the faithless French negotiator, _ _ the chip,, th .- dby the ever ready f k4,f th e c omplications raised -N ' ' ere F nch Government and there hi eld se t a h t t r t e he " pear was ripe." Unto .' h ith "„ th ere is in a this country a political party, 4 5 h eethi ng can teach_namely, the Tories—men thin,, :°'sd Wh o f orgotten nothing and learned no nothing," 11 c- e i","° are as eager f o r . power and . t it p,,,Zt . s, the profits' or office, and the opportunity b Atileq d U tion, as ever their predee,essers were in . the lug Pa ',. 4 Y: s ef le Younger Pitt. This parte, sacr ' l3k*t u tt r 73"4l° to ' 1 8 3 t ' ll l feelie s e, and anxious for any ; I I f s ; h l ; t Y which s n lo l o tia l a d , at once replace them in power, ,4.480,"5h the m with n the moans of sathfying their e 4 1 : 4 14' e tei „ hetan liberty, leagued themselves at once ki h P i rita ra ? a ltai" in question—the " knot of foreign t t Pter - who ploited the - overthrow h ofdhe Foreign is a member, l c leo t ',N the Government of which /e l a in i:",'if with all its strength, and w e i . th . even more te ea ti saittial recklessness i m ld -441 of the of public opinion, to . a n , I , ealoitte intriuers, Accordingly a resolution 11 li glati rY of the policy, of Lord Palmerston was l'ti, e 't‘ tor , by the It 's 4ward leader of the Tory party in . the considerable majority. ti e . he ws "s, and carried by a e idea Jof f ' VC: I', was not surprising, ti le C e 'lin well identity of i nterests ' considering the . in that th„se t , v g, as as the i ts; t aap oti ls a n t the great bulk e o o f ot th in e en E t n ; g a li o s d h p th e e er u a , g o e ve a r n n d_ tss iit 'ser ned , a P arty on . the . le o )',far to regard it in the light of an inevitable ne %ollie, t u ll e ! did Itht resign. This But it was felt that t r h s e proceeding defeated, hte:Pres et c u ou c i n i tabilaation. lesk;ea e b r o ld not go on in the face of an adverse esx ted such of the Legislature, disregarded by . p dt. PrScheally la werless though 'stabNora ' made in the • House of that branch be, l ett ,:ese i, wh " , motion ,was `khi eit 4 ~,et:hhhad for its object th© reversal of that . d th , 8 debate was followed by % I'll : - l'al e rn ut° scrity was with Ministers, and tahedipvoisliiocny in s.. !LI P ii ( it' y e r : c r :t t c: Was declared r. triumphant. eonsviraey,,_ '` v h h i i s eh w , a d s e t e h r e y , el,lab, M. the "' foreign tad s c h a el s ear. Cobden may . be assured not only has this country—a conspi ,l4ol4tVees still exist, 111117 , attiafened kings, degr l a n tled ministers, ruthless ty wit "crapulous minions of decayed and despised I . Th e Y. .I•Pt4elll4Pitatika 011hCcistruck , the flamethe fume soon ef followed ; liberty. The and k iiti p rea . sieef allowed feelingin contradistinction to ltsi t !I feeli e ° public ceremonyof presenting a por- Is roh e,t„t„ rd •z ti Was the lady, a tshitAte'es_r doserston to his tens,nl all kcPliment. Then came me g et r i a n e g e s fu i l n a n n u d m a e P r - - Zth krts of the country in aid of his the % 1 ' eenl3,e''°_°eis commonly knows as over"callingpolicy—next Oat 1;" Part of liberal constituencies . towards ,their may Sat of"elabers, who had voted for instance t i lo reign co • tre " Mr. Cobden,. . in support of the Whi rs , 444 nspira o . k f . ins et b t 1 - entertainment at the en y e et t e t r h m e Club, A seln, e looketupon as the expon gene t,4 rt,,g ° f the liberal portion of the community, and ye.. -e e a . to %es hp '', ammo of the British population which a . d r'Strt7 aaress. It was an idea worthy of theoccasi i o n n . la l4l 's ' alu s t lle destined victim of a base defeated . sihl c , l lEi l l il so t k ": i focus of Reform; and that entertainment recipient. as an honour o 2,11,1 any 1 4_ epee. : by its my to C4 A . 1 4 In existence might a. be justly proud. d My Lord Palmerston, t e ktt s b r e d : and Ge ll ia r tl a .e se and lefore coming to the imfrot,er ),' sie ) , - ;ness of this Gentleman—Before I think it right to o , to'3o,ath)4ll7b.:eo:giles.tion, that in the variety of touts which ti. bt;tt sad eci eci upon to drink, it . will be more for,our a lit t i 00, 8 fr Ilventence if we omit the usual ceremony 1, 4 se gil ., ore all but two toasts.—(Hear, hea r r e .2 en . t I . Ivi th e Ny cl ,"„ e , cl hY . the sense of the gentlemen y , Nt Earth' this cut respectfully tli her pre f ace I to the charter toast of all as a sugestion„ and , it c , s Izea . come locium, kes,l tt 'e all ti4 g3l one that needs no ea ~ title-' win ennvinced that the stability of the country • because drink-at th e n a r for me to expe e,,,itPon the -%reireen. It is unnecessary latle.tlito veailttuesaf the o ts c ses 4 , 4 „ . further preface, in all honour, ' T and enthusiastic vad blees her."—(Loud 4 b . 44141"ve_the Qaten" was then sung . by the proles ko Retitl e loud de- Thies 15trsh etch, toe company marking with ' then" " th aP i P "s3 * 4t4i' 'l.'4 of I the , allusions to her Majesty's "knavish tricks." ees t , en ki „ . _ e r politics end . the 'oas t o,',:ukti then rose and said—lD proposing the ' am i es , f ' Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and - , ,f •" o th o i t - Family," ' • • p ly content my tbi. its iisn,,t °ati ttis, 4i aee t i7' l, and I am sure II will e l p i r a e lai ssithefe_el a i y ng i s m o i. f 41 1 the !) ," 41 1 , t I hope the Prince of Wales m era(l, sate virtues and the public worth of his \*le\ (Loud beers.c , Th fl a il ). e l i t e (~ , smiling morn." tN, 1 ", ,,e. 3 , (, 0 ' r 111 :A.' , 4 then rose and said—Gentlemen, in 4 t. ,,tty of .,_ flits then to the next toast, I feel that the a kill the toast ktio, t avi t k !rave some right to complain,. !tap e ` 1 as i t i ' the Noble Lord on my right hand, inaa end to 'lp ''ot f. 3 " i r to his policy that the army and navy list clu 'Cla 'und thabt eteploe tient which they calculated r n . t ° h s a eleull,shter and cleers)—but, gentlemen t . we_ , a n r e e I ss , r 's tied 1 e,tred from drinking the triumphs of 03:5 e t , . t t , ,1 1 4 1 . tbi, ,rl,4iht to see at this table two Hon. senate and na th o 0 7 attd , ~`-1° w ho have shone alike in the sei.m, with qee t ; il l,Y `sad I have great pleasure in cou n Yoe, 4 ' 'it• bnavY A.dmiral Sir Charles. Napier t and ._ Yoe, t 4:„ 'l , l4 ;l,, l ', i 'eY Evans.—(Lend cheers.) I giv thei r s - p ,'" ",0 dis c i elle Army and the Navy," and I call tet leh -,yeral rig?) 4::gtlithed officers to return thanks far c ue e • . ( Jtey • Ad . ,:rii)„..) 4101 13.—cl:he 'toast wasdrunk with q atiti leir a t g i 11 21. iTen,-.../rri• j‘TAPIEst said—Mr. Chairman and misti -neftosty's Se' 1 4 the preserice of the Noble L01:1 4 I -shed ar etery for Foreign Affairs, our most (fil l tin guest t and a l so i n the presence s ..... Ylet ll ., l atiele l" ,`r of her Majesty's Reformer ten•''ave abler to return thanks for the honour i.eslth 1,,,,,,i,ht, o . o(l ° .un the navy in drinking i i' , o 4 1/ i, ~1 0 oormi n , ras . name with. It. G t e s ntiemen, th e siettslii are net aw - ere j that the l e hes e a te. n i h . Noble. Lord whom Ise hi than gt is more closelyconnNeochteled Lord with Aol it i is c aree r oU all think o'. The 4 Lord en ;,, in the navy.—(hear, hear.) His first a 8 e j t ." °l P. and i t w „ a g reat one, was t a a top , I , the Adm iralty. --(Great laughter.) SuCh to be fifty 'veers ar "ive Qui d take a naval officer ; vet arrived 1 at 4itt:--(Coainued laughter.) I have. Inot;e'ver tiv, ‘_(l.tand what is still more probe .. ~_,,, if tk',,Notale Lord t laughter.) lam quite certain ko ,h - 3 . his 14),'.erience reme.ined in that profession, sviLa e.. t a "tly es talents which have shone so Rrn l,/,,,ou t ri th ey have done in the profession since adopt ed , ses o 4l° lelra 4 . s° equally distinguished himself. Bu se t . t e lt: n ; 4ae ,tepini:stalo claims upon the army, because: have h 14 01 , 4 °11 1w th at 2,cit Was Secretary. at-War; and I he e would there, and everywhere else, the NO . bl n e h 455 toll ..eve sho ne as he hes done in the profeesio t t ti l l tllt,y a nle_d_ eat much longer than he has Lord' ha tt u la el:ni ne :ru n Y.. But, although the Noble ordl n ha . s_ I , e. 'motel oons_e with the navy, he bee still been tlt hzi.!r.re it. his 'B_ ted with it ever since, for he was hardly god to e l;eat when he came into office before be` was 1 4T .,,Wa s adc'",Pon the navy to assist him in the policy "" and ,ei l 'ing with reeard to Belgium and Hot- , 41 41' `see Noble Lord got clear out - ef that adverse still unil ateral No Preee,rsA .arriage of these two countriea and tha n soe sse , Cstne pease of Europe.—(Loud cheers.) d e n he was the Noble Lord settled that queition 14cat e one ua . called upon to settle a much more 6 guel and Donna settle a question between Dom atie sa Maria, between a usurper and the trtireughettilsl!eurtesain The Noble Lord carried that ,Prou h c ,4_ l the way in which he has always carried lu aa to Y euterprise he undertook. He was a bold la rge undertake t h to te arr ay of 100, ~at enterprise. Dom Miguel had a e ti t t u rri t :ed u th whil e the Queen had. only a lithe Noble Lord persevered and 5 0.'t ° (1 ° ,t ati i e u ll:t o t fl ar , Weil, let u , Noble he did the question of Be l,4ll:4ittlircitttr. also tahhierwards follew the Noble Lnrd theans to settle thn call" a calle,l the navy into operation my friend General De Lacy . que st i on efs I question of Spain, and he did settle 'litato n _ re - \aloud P ", anti preserves the peace of Europe ch "ra.) I Will now take the Noble TTIV SUN. Lord from there into Syria.—(Much cheering.) There he found a question that had puzzled all the Ministers of Europe, but the Noble Lord with his talent and energy succeeded in settling that question; and induced all the allied powers, with the ex. eption of France, to unite with him, and put an end to that unfortunate war. —(Hear, hear.) Well, he got the signature of the allied powers to assist, but the devil of a soldier or sailor would they give hine.—(Laughter and cheers.) But the Noble • Lord, with a hand;ul of sailors and marines, and a few Turkish troops, did what, perhaps, no other Foreign Minister in the world would have done—he undertook to satisfy and to settle the peace of Europe, by 'destroying the power of Mehemet Ali, and establishing that of the Porte in Syria.—(Much cheering.) • He succeeded in that, as in all the enterprises he undertook.' I had the good fortune of serving under his Lordship for many years. When I speak of serving under his Lordship it must be under stood that the Minister . for Foreign Affairs is, I may almost say, First Lord of the Admiralty, because he sends his orders and instructions` through the Secretary of State, and the First Lord of the Admiralty directs their execution, and all he has really to do is to order his officers to carry them out: lam quite sure tha there is no officer in the British' navy who ever served under the Noble Lord who Will regret for a single moment that he has been employed by him. If ever he gets into a difficulty—and I have the authority of the Noble Lord for saying that during the time he has been in the Foreign-office he never found an officer of the navy to bring him into difficulties—(Hear, hear)—it will not be by a naval officer.—(Cheers.) Well, Sir, as I said before, the Noble Lord finished the war in Syria as be did the war in Belgium, in' Portugal, and in Spain. I happened to be at that time employed under the Noble Lord, and I must say that when I had, perhaps improperly, extended oiy . powers too far, and signed the treaty of Mehemet Ali for the expulsion of his troops from Syria, I was opposed by all the ambassadors of Europe, but maintained by the Noble Lord at the head of Foreign Affairs—(Hear, hear, and cheers) —who said that I hid done my duty to the best of my ability; and I am quite sure that the Officers employed in the navy — and I have heard no other opinion of the policy of the Noble. Lord—would act in the same way. During th© time that the squadron was iu The Mediterranean, with the promptitude and gallantry with which the Noble Lord does everything, when there was a question to seize the unfortunate Poles in Turkey, the Noble Lord ordered the English fleet up the 'Dardanelles, and at once put an end to the question.--:(Lbed cheers.) The Noble Lord, as all people in his position are liable to, was blamed for sending the English fleet into the Dardanelles. Whether he gave orders to go through the Dardanelles, or not, of coarse it is impoadble to say; but all I can say is, that the Admiral commanding the 'squadron was perfectly right in doing so, because the'British fleet was not sate outside. It may be easy to say, " Why, he broke the treaty;" but the duty of the Admiral was to take care that the fleet was not' lost.—(llear, hear.) I know.what the position of the fleet axis collide the Dardanelles, and if I had commanded it I would have done as Sir W. Parker did, and have anchored inside the Dardanelles. — (Cheers.) Gentlemen,' I return you thanks on behalf of the navy, and I only hope that if ever I have a command again it will be under the Noble Lord, and I will an swer for it that he will always give me proper and gallant instructions .—(Loud cheers.) General Sir DE Lent Everts said—The admirable historical sketch which my Hon. and Gallant Friend has given relieves me from the necessity, and also relieves you from the tedium of listening to more then one or two words of gratitude from Me; appreciating and esti mating as I' do my brother officers and soldiers of the army..l am of opinion that "no man, however high his position, can be otherwise than honoured by this toast. I will not dwell furthers upon the services or merits of the army, excepting this, that if it be true that the Bri tish flag waves almost over every land and sea in the world, I believe, without argument, we may infer that not only the navy but the army has done its shire of duty to the country.—(Cheers.) Gentleman, my Hon. and Gallant Friend has touched lightly upon the service in which I was myself concerned with regard to Spain—not the least important part of the policy directed by the Noble Lord.—(Hear.) Now, gentlemen, it is sixteen or seventeen years ago since Spain, ono of the greatest countries in Europe; was suffering uuder .the deepest ac cumulation of civil and religious despotism that had per haps ever fallen upon any country in Europe.-- s (Hear.) During the last four years, when almost every country on the continent was convulsed with revolution and dis order, Spain, I venture to believe, has offered an example of a very different description, and I do say that, consider ing the state of extreme and calamitous depression she has passed through, no country in Europe, and perhaps few countries recorded in history, have made greater progress in rational liberty, in moral and political im provement, than Spain has done within• that period.— (Hear, hear.) 'I consider that to be a great and mo mentous result, and that it will ever redound to the honour of the,Noble Lords who sits here on this oc casion, and of the Government of which he is so dis tinguished a member.—(Loud cheers.) If I have had an honourable share in that great and important re-` suit, I certainly have some right to feel proud. In touch ing upon this subject, I will merely quote one sen tence, which I think not altogether inapplicable with regard to the subject on which we are met to express our feelings. I shall quote one sentence from an histo-, rival work, published by one of she greatest statesmen and best reformers that ever adorned the annals of this country, and that, in my opinion, is the present Prime Minister. —(Hear.) Twenty-five or thirty years ago the Noble Lord published a work on the British Constitution, etud e touching upon the reign of Queen Elizabeth, he says that Elizabeth was, is his opinion, the greatest of Eng lish, and perhaps of all modern, sovereigns—that she obtained glory without the conquest of foreign nations, and is the midst of an extraordinary period of political ferment she maintained, by her firmness, the tranquil lity of the Government at home without the loss of the affections of the people, and that in her reign the country assumed its proper station in the van of the de fenders of liberty, and at that period the name of Eliza beth and of England was the terror of the . tyrants of EuroPe.--(Much cheering.) Ido venture to, think that, with one alteration, the substitution of Victoria for Eli zabeth, it may hereafter be applicable to the present pe riod, and to the policy of the present Government of the Noble Lrd.—(Cheera) I again return dmoat heartfelt thanks for the honour you haveconfers on the army. Air e " Rule Britannia." The CHAIRMAN then rose and said—My Lords and gentlemen, should I fail in doing justice to the toast which I am about to propose, I can assure you it is not from underrating the importance of the occation, still 'less from feeling any want of sympathy with the theme ; but rather that I have been more accustomed to pass strictures on the collective acts of the Government than to pay compliments to any individual Minister.—(Hear, hear.) But, my Lords and" gentlemen, I should be wanting in that feeling of independence and courtesy which on ;ht to characterise the representative of this greatcounty—(Great cheering)—and the chairman of this great meeting—(Renewed cheering)—did I not, on your part, gladly seize the opportunity to express, on your behalf, our great satisfaction at being honoured with the presence of a Minister whose variel attain ments aid accomplishments—whose courtesy and mild , bearing in private life—have won, not merely the applause of a party , bat the re spect and admiration of a civilised world.—(Long and enthusiastic cheering.) And, gentlemen, by your leave, I will take this opportunity , to say that we may look upon this not as a meeting important only in its po litical bearing, but for the moral views of the subject— (Applause)—becanse it will show to the world that the Liberal party in this country, differing as they may in minor shades of opinion—that the greet Liberal party of thiscountry are not prepared to see a Minister ca lumniated and nAerepresented—(A loud and enthusiastic burst of applause)—because he has been firm in his adherence to a liberal , course of policy.—(Tremendous cheering.) They will not carp at any minor or petty acts—they will remember— " -- If severe in aught The love he bore to freedom was in fault." I for one rejoice that this question of our foreign policy was brought before the Commons of England. I do, Sir, because I think it will show to the nations of Europe that the reasoning people of this country will not consent to sacrifice the principles of reform end rational progress, becliuse other people may have' confounded anarchy with progress and mistaken revolutionfor re form.— (Applense.) Sir, we are still prepared to walk in the path °Ulm constitution, and to urge those retorms that are consistent with the times. But I also rejoice that the Noble Lord has been exposed to personal attack and recrimination, bemuse it has given to the world and to future ages that great intellectual effort—(Loud cheers) —that enunciation of great truths, that lucid array of fact's, and, above all, that calm and Christtan like forbearance from recrimination which will be handed down to after ages as a monument of eloquence, to be studied by the philosopher and taken as a model by the statesnian.--(Shouts of applause.) Gentlemen, it is not for Me to continue anyjaboured panegyric on the Noble Lord—it has been reserved for one of the greateseand most varied of modern writers to describe -the greatest and most accomplished of modern states men • " Warned with the instincts of a knightly heart, That roused at once if insult touched the realm, He spurned each state craft, each deceiving heart, And, met his foes, no visor to his holm.—(Cneers.) This proved his wo r th! H erea ft er b e our boast, Who hated Britain hated nem the most." (Tremendous cheering.) You will at once recognise the individual.—(Cheers.) It remains to me now, Lord Palmerston, to hand to you the names of the members of, this club who have subscribed to this document; and I beg to add that the document would have received con siderable additions, had not the day been prematurely closed. (The Hon. Gentleman hero handed the docus meat to the Noble Lord, amid loud and enthusiastic cheering.) I see around me many men distinguished alike in commerce, in science, and in politics. I say to those gentlemen, who regard the peaceful and calm pur suits of commerce, that in drinking the toast they are doing honour to the man who has preserved inviolable the property of British subjects—(A burst of applause) —and who has maintained the honour of the British flag in all quarters of the globe.—(Reiterated cheering.) I say to them—and I see around me maey who are content with the more quiet paths of literature and of science— that they are doing honour to the orator and the scholar: —(Tremendous cheering.) Above all I say to those — and their name is legion—who love the paths of con stitutional and peaceful Government, that they areicloing honour to the man whose name is identified with these principles—that we are assembled to do honour to one who is associated with the principles which form the charter of this club. • I give you, then, with a'l the ho nours, and with that nine times nine which is only de voted to celebrated men, " The health of our honoured guest, Lord. Viscount Palmerston."; . Thu toast was drunk with the utmost enthusiasm, all the company rising and cheering vociferously ter several minutes. Viscount PALMEIISTON, whose rising was the signal Noble Lord concluded by proposing " Lord John Rus for a fresh burst of enthusiastic applause, after silence sell and her Majesty's Ministe:s," which were drunk had been restored, spoke as fillows t —My Lords and with the usual honours. Gentlemen, when I think of the honourable and flatter- The toast- was drunk amid loud a ppl au se. ing reception which I have received from you this day,. The' ATrORNEY-GletheateL, in replying, said that he and when I think of the terme—far exceeding anything could have been well pleaeed that it 'had fallen to which I. can , feel conscious of deserving—in which: soma person other than himself, to have re my Hon. and Gallant Friend has been pleased to propose turned thanks on the , present occasion for . the this toast to you, lam sensible of that truth which we, honour which had been co n f erre d on him, in coin have often h e a r d—that it is far more easy to find argu - mon :with her' Majesty's Minist e r s , by drinking their ments successfully to repel opponents than words adequate: health, in the manner they had; and . ho should have' to express all one's thanks and gratitude to one's friendeS been : better pleased had he been more comneteut, from —(Cheers.) It is said, indeed, that from the fulness of . standing higher in the scale of her Majesty's Ministers, the heart the mouth speaketh; but the heart may be t ot to have stated mote fully and c o mpl ete ly those principles full to allow the tongue to give proper utterance to the which, ea he believed, actuated all their opinions and sen feelings.—(llere the Noble Lord became much affected,: tireotts.—(Hear.) But he considered it no slight honour and for some minutes could with difficulty proceed.) to-be called upuu on the present occasion to return Gentlemen, you have met here to-day, not merely t o thaultsfoo them, because, fro m th e ver y d ir li t st moments testify your kind and friendly feelings towards on e in- that , he could recollect, wh a t were his sentiments, dividual, but you have met also, I apprehend, to record he could recollect . that they were connected with by this public demonstration great and leading principles! those sentiments of the freedom, and progress, and itne of public policy.—(Loud cheers.) lam entitled to infer, Provement of liberal institutions which actuated every gentlemen,. that the principles of policy which have feeling, every motive, and every measure which was guided the Government of which I hove the honour to brought forward by her Majesty's Government. -He be a member in the administration of the foreign rale.- felt it also the more strongly, because he considered that tions of this country, have been such, generally sleek- no usual degree of honour was conferred 'on the presmit. ing, and in their general tenor, as to be thought deserv- occasion upon her Majesty's Ministers, 'When there was ing of your approbation.—(Loud cheers.) Those prin-, an assembly like this which he s aw around him meeting ciples of policy may be described in a few simple words: there fur no other purpose than to give honour to that the guiding object of the policy of the Government with nobleman who presided over foreign affairs—(Cheers) — regard to its foreign relations has been the interests of who, es he (the Attorney-General) believed, cared: England—(Great cheering)—interests which begin in: merely to effect those principles and opinions which ac-, the well-being of this country, and which in their prod tuated the whole Cabinet, and the carrying out of them gress comprehend the . well-being of every other as the representative of this country with respect to: country.—(Loud cheers.) In regard to this country, it forei g n countries ; and he felt it the more Strongly be is needless to say that it ought 'to be the first object of cause that Noble Lord had' thrown the perfection of the: those who are charged with its foreign relations to main-. power of this people over every inhabitant of thel tain unimpaired its honour, its dignity, and its rights.— country, and that he had made not merely the citizens (Enthusiastic cheering.)* It 'is also our duty to protect o f En g land abr o ad, but the citizens of England at home, l our fellow -subjects in whatever foreign land they may feel their hearts burn withi n th em w h en t h e y sa id that? be.—(Loud cheers.) Gentlemen, wo are eminently a they weralinglish citizens. He (the Attorney-General) , travelling, an inquiring, and a commercial " nation.-a had always thought that it was the greatest test of im• (Cheers.) There is no part of that great ocean that oc. provement when they discovered weakness in any insti-, cupies so vast a portion of the globe on whose bosom. tution which it was their object to improve, while the: our ships and our merchandise are not found to flush greatest defect was to suppose that perfection could There - is 'to 'land, however distant, or however near; exist— (clear, hear)—and in hi s opinion, no institution, bower civilised, however barbarous, in which Eoglishei or anything connected With institutions, could ever, by men arenot found, either for the purpose of recreation any possibility come to be made perfect. It was not or of health, in the pursuit of science or of •commerce, given to public' affairs, but it might become nearly per-, or in . the nobler and higher vocation• of shedding in the tect, and it was the sacred duty of every Government regions of darkness the light of our Christian faith.— so to make such reforms as 'closely a n d ac curately to (Deafening plaudits.) I ceutendogentlemett, that those arrive at that perfection which existed only in the idea fellow-subjects - of ours are entitled,' wherever they may of man.—(flear, hear.) It was therefore necessary con be, •to think that they are under - the guardianship of stautly to keep a watchful eye over every institution of the watchful eye of this' country ;' and that the arm of the country, them the lowest to the highest, to discover; England will -either protect them - •from wrong, or, it how to make reforms and improvernerets in every branch,' wrong should • be. done, will be -powerful to obtaib and it was because he believed that :that was the firm for them -redress:—(Tremendous - and prolonged ap, conviction of her Majesty's Government—that it was plauso.) • I - have said, gentlementethat the interests of their desire, and their wish—it hae . for those reasons he . Englandlie not only in our own • particular objects, but felt the greater pride in r e t u rning thanks 'on the present! iii -thee well-being also of other-nations.—(Hear, hear.) occasion, and it gave him also a g reater pride in thinking The days aro gone by, at least in this country, in which that he was connected with that Government, and made men thought and nations imagined that their prosperity him wish that the company should feel, as intimately as ooh promoted by the advereityof others.—(Cheers.) he did, the anxiety whi c h he, in common with his co We glory in our own wealth—we glory in our own hap= leagues, entertained that the institutions of this country pintas, and We glory in our own lib er ty ; but we are not should be so far perfect : as to be made to be as conducive]' desirous to monopolise thosceblessings and, so far as our as possible to the happiness of every class, from the efforts can be properly exerted,- I•thinle it is the duty of highest to the lowest.—(Cheers.) He returned his sin= Government of this country to assist other nations in core thanks on behalf of the Government, for the honour following at least our example, • and in endeavouring to which they had done them in drinking their health on attain a• position similar to that which- we have attained. t he p resent occasion. —(Loud cheers.) i —(Loud cheers.) Gentlemen,' Ido not mean to say, ah SIT G. STRICKLAND, M.P., had to propose " The Peers who supported the foreign pelicy meat in the Lords." He could not help expressing o those who have endeavoured to thwart our policy have Of the Govern= regret that a majority of that House, which was an oil unfoundly asserted, that too ought to go dike knight errants of civilisation forcing institutions on other sential tetanal of the British constitution, should have countries; exciting them to discontent -and encouraging them to . disturbance:—(Heah, hear.) Such is not a part been led astray by the; talented eloquence of onoindi of the duties of the Governnient of England.—(Cheers.) viddal, who, apparently thoughtless of that discretio But when we hee nations-which are endeavouring iu con- which had marked the course of a long line of illustriou junction with their Governments to improve their in- ancestors, seemed to be impressed only with the war-cry o stitutions—when we see nations sensible of the cent " On, Stanley on!" - ' • I under which they are suffering, endeavouring rationally, eh(Cheers.) During the discussion which bad taken temperately, and calmly to improve their condition— pluce.on the foreign policy - of the Government, and mord they deserve at least the 'sympathy- ef-England—(Loud especially of the Noble Lord who had that evening ace cheers)—and if other powers, differently impressed cepted.their invitatior, he (Sir George Strickland) had by opinions,. should endeavour to interfere, in eerdet• been much astonished to hear it stated that that policy dlot commercial to rereset constituencyt he most in o to prevent the developMent of libertyt--(Cheere)-etny was unpopular among the people of Eaglaud. It ha fl be u e e n ot f i y a r i Pl agricultural a il )rs his an Conviction is that the Government of En gl and will always be supported and backed b y the p eo p le of Beg land in throwing our weight into the scale, arid endea,a England, and, therefore, ho thought that he had ha houringthus to restore the balance.—(Loudappleose.)--e some' opportunity of ascertaining the feelings and the! Anti, gentlemen, be persuaded that that can often be opinions of his countrymen, undhe could not help ex- done without endangering the continuance of quo peace- claiming; " Were they indeed so changed that they no ful relationso—(Cheers.) Do not imagine theta we are longer wished to see the property and the interests of leis sensible than any man in the country of th t e value British subjects steadily maintained and supported in all and importance of peace—de not imagine that wo thin h parts of the world? Was it time that they were 0 lightly of the calamities of war—of the interruption changed, that When they now heard of a British subject w hi c h war interposes to every imp r o vement ; Boole ) , in some des p otic state cruelly and hardly treated, thee! and commercial. :Do not imagine that . we aro did not wish the Foreign Minister to demand some political, l'o insensible to the reasons which ought to deter the go- dress for ' his wrongs? Was it true that the people of vernors of any country from involving, without absolute England no longer wished to see the British subject necessity, the people with whose destinies they are supported and maintained in every part of the globe to charged in the miseries and calamities of war.-a(flear, which a ship could sail, and did the people of England hear.) But, gentlemen, do not let the , people wish to see their Foreign 'Minister submit to the frowns of this country" ihatigide that every:hrigry'wOrd that may of some distant:and ,halt-civilised tyrant? Such things' fall from other Governments will be immediately he believed, could never be in this country.—(Cheersd folloWed by a blow:—(Loud cheers and latighten) h - In the disetisSion which bad reeently taken place ho hat, Do not let the - people of this country believe that heard it asked, how it was that the IhOhle lord who wa s every angry demonstration—every exhibition.,of die- their guest that evening, when assailed on every side, satisfaction, diplomatic or otherwise— (Laughter)..o. when reproached by a mejority of the House of Lords; that may come from Governments whose policy and when attacked by an able portion of the press, whet views may be thwarted by the views and' policy assailed, likewise, by a party arrogating to themselves of England, will necessarily lead to hostilities. the character of being . the on l y s upp orters o (Hear, hear, and applause.) Anxious as the' people of peace—(Hear, hear)—how it was that the Noble Lor this country are—and to their honour be it spokenal always rose superior to the attacks of this array. Th believe no other people are more anxious for the, proper - answer was to ,be given in a very few words: that hip vation of peace, or.more desirous to avoid war with any had never lost en opportunity, by negotiation and by ar e country whatever—ye?, believe me, that no other coun- titrationa-(flear, hear)--40 settle disputes betweei try is a bit more destrous e aed for the best of all reasons nations; that he had for many years preserved the peat of going to war with. England, than England can be of of Europe during times of unexampled difficulty going to war with it.—(Loud and long protracted (Hear, hear)—that in periods of wonderful progression, cheering.) Gentlemen, this consciousness of strength, in times when revolution had shaken thrones and del this feeling of national poWer, ought never to tempt the stroyed dynasties, the Noble Lord had remained in the Government of the people of England to do anything same steadfast course that he had originally pursued, that is unjust or wrong.—(Loud cheers.) But it ought, and made the great principle of a well regulated freedom at least, to bear, US up in perstting 'the course of justice the foundation of his proceedings; that he had the goo and honour, and must induce us not lightly to give way of his country as the pole star to guide his course; an to apprehensions which may be founded on no real that he had never lest sight of the maxim of the great grouud.-e(Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, I feel that 'we may Lord Bacon, " that the real use, of knowledge is this be proud, and reasonably proud, of the country in which to dedicate that reason which God has given to us fo we bevelled the good fortune to bo boru.—(Hetir, the use and the advantage of man."- e -(Cheere.) hear.) ' It seems to me that this British nation , The toast was received with great cordiality. is destined by Providence - to bear an honourable pare Lord CAMOYS said that it had been arranged that hi in the promotion and advancement of , the ci- Ncible,Friend the Earl of Yarborough should have re vilisatiOn of mankindi—(Loud cheers.) It is from this pponcled to this toast, but the Noble Earl ha hive that that swarm has proceeded—the busy, active been prevented from attending by the duties he had swarm which has covered, by the works of its construct- to perform in other parts of the country. They had ive industry, the wilds and primeval forests of North been pleased to drink the health of those Peers who America.—(Cheers.) - There is no land, however re- had supported the foreign policy of her-Majesty's Mie mote, in which Englishmen are nett ntroduoing the arts niStp. He was proud to say that this vote was so given of civilisation and the blessings of Christianity.— In favour of the policy pursued by the Government, (Cheers.) And here, in this land, in which we are at and never did he give a vote more in accordance with home, we may feel proud 'in thinking that we hold out his own sense of honour, of justice, and of policy. t to all the civilised nations of: the' world an example of ha-I been often said, " Thank God, we have a House elf internal organisation, of systematic and progressive ito-` Lords." He would say on that occasion. " Thank Gotl, provement, of practical proof and consciousness, thatin we have a House of Conamons."—(Lbud cheers.) it improving and repairing ancient institutions, you give would be unbecoming of him to say , much of the Hon them strengthhand.do not overthrow 'or destroy them. of Lords., but of that minorty he could safely say thit I say that -this country is holding out to the civilised na- they would find them on all occasions united in sup dons of the world an example worthy of the imitation of porting those great principles, the operations of which the ablest statesmen, and worthy also of the admiration - ; were beginning now to he so successful. That minoritly of the wisest philosophers.—(Cheers.) Gentle,men,l again would be always ready to defend the great principles Of must-thank you—inadequately thank you—for the great civil and religious liberty by which every man would and distinguished honour ; which has been conferred feel that he was now level with his nature, and alike on ned this day; but I ' beg to assure you that, of those principles of foreign policy in which every Eng though my words may fall far short of my feelings, Tishman would feel that his right or his property were and infinitely below that which is deserved by the kind- under the protection of the justice, gallantry, and e r e which I have received at your hands, the recollect- trepidity of an English Minister. h .-(Loud cheers.) tion of this day will be impresed upon my memory to the . Mr. WV. M. JAMES sa id i t devolved. upon him to pr - latest hour of my existence; and that i n an y act of my, pow the w toast—" The M em b ers o f t h e House of Come public life o in which I may feel hesitatio n or doubt, the, hnoasho supported Mr. R oe b uc k' s mo ti on ." The gecollectiononot only of the kindness you have exhibited Members that House w h o stoo d and took their part do to-day, but of the handsome and ge nerous su pp ort which- -the side of of right and truth in that memorable debate, I have received at your hands in moments of great per- and whose names now flourished and ware remembered sound and official difficulty—(Loud cheers) —will cocoa- in our flowing cups, who, constituting the majority whiCh rage me and support me always in the performance of my had adopted the unmistakeable terms in which Mr. Roe public duty—(Cheers) — and this you may , depend on, buck always couched his resolution., had destroyed the gentlemen, that so long as this country has the good for- hopesten which the House ,of Lords ' relied, and again tune to be represented by such men as those whom I see pledged the House of Commons and the people of Enh dreamt me—so long as. the people of this country are land to the maintenance of a liberal policy, and sup animated by those generous and patriotic feelings which' ported tliat,great policy, foreign and at lOW, by which have led you here to-day, there can be n o danger that_we might hope to obtain that peace aniipliet which Mid any Government of Itogland will shrink from the per- distinguished this country during the last few years from formance of its duty, nor will there ever be peril fur the other nationeee-(Rear, hear.) Satisfactory, however , pa fortunes of our country. — (T he Noble Lord resumed his the result was, he could not help feeling that the conduct seat amid deafening and protracted cheering.) : of the debate wa a still. more satisfactory.—(Hear, hear-) Lord JAMES STUART said that the committee of which There never was a debate more creditable to the House he had the honour to be a member had chosen him to of Commons —there never was one, at.least, of which propose a toast which he was convinced would be well the' Liberal party had so much occasion to be proud. received, nay, be hoped enthusiastically received, by all In another place the subject was discussed in a manner shades of reformers assembled in that room.—(Hear, not worthy of' • itself,worthy of the men hear.) then subject not hear.) He was quite aware that the members of the by whom it was discussed. But that has not trite Reform Club comprised people of every variety 'cf of the men in the House of Commons, who asserted the reform sentiments; at. the earns time, recollecting the honour of Englishmen, and gave utterance to the feel benefits which had aecrued to this country from the pose ings of Englislinien. They spoke warmly—they spoke session of office by Lord John Russell and his colleagues with their cheeks blushing with shame at what he heai -(Hear, hear)—he,(Lord James Stuart) confessed he . tated not to call the craven resolution of the House ;of could have no want of confidence in offering this toast to Lords—(Cheers)—and their heart bleeding with indig the company. He had had the honour of being one of a nation at what he would not ca ll an intri g ue and +- deputation which waited on Lord John Remelt to invite spitacy, but that singular political combination which his Lordship to be present on that evening. It certainly wore all' the effects,of a polittcal intrigue against a sin was a disappointment that Lord John Russell could not gle_ Minister, who was sing led out.—( C heer s . ) The y attend, but - the Noble Lord said that the state of his spoke; 'too, with an air of ferhour and of personal ate health alone prevented him from accepting the invitation, tachment which was felt for the Noble Lord, who had,!in and he added also that he highly approved of this de- his (Hr. James's) opinion, so wiselyo•so honourably, :so rconstration.—(Cheers.) Indeed, he (Lord J. Stuart)well,and , should have been disappointed had any other senti- sorted the honour of his country—who had, in times' of ment•been expressed by the Noble Lord e and his con- unexampled difficulty, maintained that honour and hs viction -was that the whole of the Cabinet entirely sorted those rights with the preservation of the peach — incurred with their Noble Colleague whom they bad whose diplomacy had been nothing hut straightforwa d now the honour to meet.—(Hear, hear.) He (Lord ness of conduct and frankness of language, and whhse J. Stuart) should not enter into any comments on the only filth was that ho WaS always in the right, and ao policy pursue ts h eta. dby that Noble. Lord (Lord John Russell) much in the right as to irritate his opponen . (C e ) e either during his possession of power or in the cotirse But while they spoke thus warmly, and with those fael putnued while Member of the House of Commons during ings, they could not forget that in another place other the last thirty-eight years ; he should only advert to . persona took the chadecter of counsel in "a prosecution— certain frets in his political life which marked bins as 'easzer to obtitin a verdict in their favcur by what means one of the most eminent statesmen which the country . they could. Much was else owed to the public support, had given birth to, as a friend to civil and religious which, on that occasion, united majority of the liberty. He (Lord J. Stuart) would allude to the effec- House of CoMinons.The re • was, it was true, an enthu s also tive means by which, in 1827, his Lordship repealed that s i e sm' f o e th e i n di v id u al, bat there wa afeeling of ; ht hey had had on many disgrace he (Lord J. Stuart) conceived to have been the common sense ' union, whole e , , „ .Y. t —if-liar.) lie truitea disgrace an d s h ame o f the .country—the Test and Cor- occasions to regret the absence o , . and a warning. They had poration Acts—which had been on the statute-books that this would - be a lesson g• for u p war d s o f a h un d re d and fifty years, and which now evidence that the measures of reform which !the so u n j ust l y exc l u d e d Di ss enters, on account of their country desired were to be obstructed, and when the religi on f rom the i r rights as citizens of England. It struggle coma they should have t lo k on those Who would also be recollected how ably the Noble Lerd and took part in tha t debate for ' the o same energy and the those w i t h hi m carried en i t h roug h an arduous. oppold- same Zeal, and they should look to the great Libaral tion, the determination to repeal those Acts affecting the party of the House of Commons for this—that they Roman Catholi ce , t h ouit h i t was not fated that' the would not allow mere inaividual crotchets or an over- Noble Lord and his °ellenshould be the parties hI • fondness fur their own political opinions; to gues remove such Acts from the statute-book.--(Hear, hear.) breed dissension and open divisions in those ranks which It was quite true that the corn-laws had been re ealed must he keot close and serried, if the y meant to keep by that statesman whose departure It - n• gained —if they meant to win what they all so much re- what they had gemthey gretted • yet, at the same time, the assistance had • (tt pplause.) of Lord yet to gam.— = ; John Russell was not unavailing hwouldThe toast having been duly honoured, , and e :also • bring . to the recollection of the company the great ohli- The StioiciioneGeohonete said he prided himself: on gations' 1114 were-under to the Noble Lord at the 'laid being called upon to respond. to the toast just drank, end of the Government for the manner in which, by his ef- he said most cordially, with the Noble Lord (Carnoys), forts, the country avoided thole difficulties which beset, " Thank God we have a House of Commons,' for it was in 1848, the neighbouring nations.—(Hear.) The to the House of Commons —at least to the majority of LONI)O N, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 22, 1850. the House of Commons—that they owed the fact that they had at the present monsent a Liberal Government at the head of affhirs of this ceuntry, and that they bred the insurance that the domestic an f foreign policy e arch had. distinguish( (1 tat Government ould be still main tained, notwithstanding all the art-s and endcavouri el its opprnene—(lieas, hear.) At the same time, whea he said that they owed this to the . House of Commons, let him do justice to the upper branch of the Legisla ture, for he believed that, whatever may have been the manoeuvres of party, and whatever may have been the party and political motives which actuated many members of that House in giving their votes on diet occasion, he did believe that, if the truth had been made manifest there—if the same opportunity for developine all the facts of the charge against her Majesty's Government had been given ES, in the House of Commons, the policy of her Majesty's Government would have beets vindicated there, and that the verdict of the House of Lords would have been in favour of her Majesty's Government.—(.Appro bation.) The accusation against the Noble Lord, it should be remembered, was brought forward in a place where that Noble Lard could not give that lucid exposi tion of the matter which he was enabled to give in the other House.—(Hear, hear.) If that speech, so eloquent and forcible, had been delivered in the House of Lords, he (the Solicitor-General) had no doubt whatever that there would have been in that House sufficient numbers, even cf those who composed the majority on that occa sien, to give their vote in favour of the justice and truth of the question: But a charge was brought forward in a place where the Noble Lord could not be found, though they had an opportunity of bringing it in the Commons, where the foreign policy of the Government had been reviewed on more than one occasion, and he felt there fore that they did not do the House of Lords justice when they believed that the majority of that House— the majority who voted in favour of the resolu tion condemning the policy of the Government—was a majority consisting of those who would not have been open to conviction and the truth, if the truth had been made as manifest to them as to the House of Commons. To the House of Commons, however, he thought the honour was due of having vindicated her Majesty's Govern meat, and of having maintained them in office; but, alas! in the midst of the triumph, as members of the House of Commons, they, on the present occasion, felt .that there mixed with it something of vain regret, which they en tertained when they recollected that there were many of those, remarkable heretofore for their adherence to po pular opinions, who fell off from them and deserted them on that occasion—" Among the faithful, faithless only they"—(A laugh)—who, gratifying individual crotchets, or, if he might be allowed to say it, individual vanity—(Hear, hear)—and under the idea of main taining their own consistency, sacrificing that consistency, betrayed the interests of the peo ple of England, and the causes of civil and religious liberty, of civilization and humanity throughout the world, and who will have t 3 answer to the people of England and their constituen cies on some future occasion. —(Cheers.) No ono could help feeling that the conduct of the Liberal Members of the House of Commons, and many of those who, not even belonging to that party, still followed the dictates of justice and right, was entitled to the ccmmendation of the people of England. -He repeated that to the House of Commons belonged the honour of having vindicated. her Majesty's Government, of having frustrated the at tempts of that great confederacy to throw out the Noble Lord—a confederacy of the enemies of free institutions, of liberal doctrines, and of constitutional liberty throughout the whole of Europe—to the House of Com.; mons belonged the honour of having defeated that con federacy, and he (the Solicitor-General) trusted that in that House would ever be found a majority to maintain the Government in the carrying out such principles. Mr. MAURICE O'CONNELL, M.P., in proposing " The cause of Civil and Religious Liberty all over the World," said that, if that voice which was now hushed in death— if that person who was now departed—whose career was always consistent in the cause of civil and religious liberty—heel been alive, they would have beard from him words in proposing this toast which would have aroused every soul amongst them. He stood before them as an emancipated Catholic; and the Noble Lord whose speech they had so much applauded held his seat in that House through the progress of the cause. Why should there be amonget them any distinction? Why should any one who, in common with others, was loyally determined to do his duty to the Sovereign that reigned over him be excluded, through any difference in his rali• gious opinions, from any right enjoyed by a fellow-sub ject? It was this cause that tee Nuele Lord at the head of Foreign Affairs hail advocated all over the world, and that was the reason that he (Mr. M. O'Connell) had given his vote in favour of the policy pursued by the Noble Lord, and be was convinced that it that consistent patriot—his father—had been alive, he would have given his vote also; and his voice would have been heard in support of • the Noble Lord's policy. He considered that it was a • shame that the colleague of the Prime Minister should not be permitted to take his seat in the House on account of his religion, and he (Mr. O'Connell) appealed to the citizens of London, who were born " freemen," and in the greatest city in the universe, to strike off this, the last link in the chain of bigotry.—( Approbation.) The toast was drunk most enthusiastically. Baron DE ROTHSCHILD, M.P., rose amid loud cheers to return thanks for the toast. The honour which had I been conferred upon him of coupling his name with ' the toast arose, he had no doubt, from the honourable post which he filled as the representative of the city of London, and he felt highly grateful for the honour conferred upon him on the present occasion. It gave him great satisfaction to be present on this occasion, and he was glad to return his thanks to the Noble Lord for the kind manner in which ho had always given .every assistance to his co-religionists; for when they were sufferers in foreign countries they had always received the Noble Lord's sympathy, and for it they were most grateful.—(Cheers.) He was in hopes that he should have had the opportunity afforded him of recording his vote in his place in the House of Com mons in favour of the policy of the Noble Lord.— (Cheers.) - Unforeseen circumstances, however, had pre vented the Primo Minister from bringing forward the Bill to enable him to take his seat in that assembly. He did not despair of his cause being successful ultimately; his case was in the hands of an honest man—(Cheers) — a Minister whom he had always found to bo perfectly straightforward in his conduct, and who in every re spect religiously fulfilled the promises which be made.— (Cheers.) A melancholy death, which they all deplored, would, in his opinion, materially affect the aspect of af fairs in the House of Commons, and in the next session ho doubted not that they would have two powerful parties opposed to each other, and if those reforms and improvements which had been so eloquently referred to by the Honourable and Learned Attorney-General were to be carried into effect, they might depend upon it that it would bo necessary to see the Liberal party more united and more decided in their course than they had been.—(Cheers.) It was absolutely necessary for the members of thatgreat party to merge acme of their minor differences, if they wished to see the present Govern ment maintain its position.—(Cheers.) In conclusion, he would request those present to exert their influence with other Members of the House of Commons to obtain the passing of that Bill in which he was so deeply in terested. He regretted that a third session should have been , allowed to pass over without the attainment of his object, but he lived in hope, and trusted that the next time he had the honour to address them it would be after be had taken his seat as Member for the city of London.—(Cheers.) Mr. Sergeant MURPHY then proposed " The Press." The toast which be had been most unexpectedly called upon to propose by their Gallant Chairman was one alien to his habits, but at the same time not alien to his feelings and sympathies. The press in its individual and collective character had played a noble and distinguished part in the recent discussion on the foreign policy of the Government. (A voice—Some portions.) He did not except from that opinion any portion of the press which might have taken views on the subject different from those which the company present had taken. (Several voices—" I do, though," with cheers and hisses.) Ho did not wish to impute to any portion of the press, for the course which it had taken, any other motive than that of the most honourable feeling.—(Cheers and hisses.) He hoped that gentlemen would allow him to proceed with a toast which he had been requested to propose by their Chairman.—(Hear, hear.) With respect to that portion of the press which had been antagonistic to the views which they entertained, he hoped that they would learn the lesson from the discussion which had taken place in the House of Commons, that it must shape its course auording to the opinions of the great body of the people. It was most important that by means of a powerful press foreign countries should learn that the policy pursued by the Noble Lord in foreign affairs was in accordance with the opinions of the people of England. Tho Learned . Gentleman, who had been frequently interrupted in his address, concluded by saying that as they appeared to be disinclined to hear him on the subject, he would not continue his observations, and immediately resumed his seat. The toast was afterwards drunk by the company. • Lord PALMERSTON proposed a toast, which, he said, he was sure they would drink with the greatest pleasure and sathfaction.--(Hear, hear.) If there bad been a character which, in a constitutional country, was more than another deserving of respect and esteem, it was that of an independent Member of the House of Commons — of a man who, combining with talent and varied infozms lion,• the power of giving expression and effect to his opinions. He was always found to be the friend and the champion of that civil and religious liberty which they had just celebrated by their toast, who expressed his own independent opinions,- careless whether they suited or not the opinions of the majority of the House; but, acting with that honesty which ought to characte rise the Members of the British House of Commons, wes an ornament to the House that they had pledged, and was a valuable member of his country. It was natural ' that such a man should have been chosen by this treat metropolitan county—it was natural that, with such a man presiding at their board, they should entusiasticelly drink his health.—(Loud apilause.) The toast was duly honoured. The CHAIRMAN was honoured with this expression cf feeling on the part of their noble guest, the more espe cially as he considered that— " Laudari a viro lautlato, maxima est laus." —(Hear, hear.) It was with no affectation of after 'dinner enthusiasm that he said he was sincerely obliged by the flattering way in Which th e y h a d d run k his Laid'. He felt that it Was not hi3'heilth they were drinking, Lut that of the great constituency of Middlesex, anl he trusted always to provoke their support by, the advocacy of measures iu support of which they had met there that night.—(Applalisp.). He would give a toast ef a roan "occupying a distinguished rank in this country—a younger member of the peerage, who had always been foremoit in the cause of the people--bad always been industrious as a Member of Parliamerit - in' the promul gation of those opinions which had given hopes—would he Gould say liberty ! —to a distant people of this work. —(Hear, hear.) He gave the " Health of Lord Dudley Stuart, the Vice-Chairman of the meeting." iLord iLlunney STUART said,—Mr. Chairmac, lo.' Lt.rd Palteereton, and gentleairra I beg leave to return to you my grateful the; ks for the high eernplitnents, c_.ffercel to goo by the tooet which hes been propeeed, and the manner in w hi c h it h as ben reccired. I a!sure von that it ever be to me a source of pride to have been permitted to be present at this meeting of reformers, assembled together to'celebrate the vict my the result of which has been to maintain in power one of the ablest and most liberal Ministers whoever guided, in relation to foreign policy, the councils of this kingdom. That vie tery which, led by the Noble Lord whom we now have the honour to call our guest. we achieved in the House of Commons, forms ts ground of exultation to every Eng lishman, because it shows him th,t no foreign cabals or machimitions can avail to rem ere from the conduct of affairs the great statesmen in whom the people of this country place confidence; and because it assures him that the line of policy which has hitherto been pursued be the Noble Lord will still be followed; and that the rights of every British subject, in whatever part of the habitable world he may find himself, will be defended. It has gladdened with consolation end with hope every patriot, in whatever country, who has struggled or who sighs for liberty. It has carried to the heart of every despot and minion of despotism mortification and dismay. In Poland, in Germany, in Italy, in Hungary, in Turkey, in the Austro-Rus,ien fortress of Kutajeh, the news of our victory has brightened with hope the heart of many a prisoner and an exile. If it were not for the lateness of the hour, I might offer to you some further observations on this subject, but as it is I will only take the opportunity of expressing to our noble guest my thanks for the safety of those to whom I have alluded—for, although the Sultan most nobly refused to acquiesce in the outrageous demands of the northern courts—it is impossible that he could have been able to per severe in that refusal but for the bold, prompt, and ener getic measures taken to support him by my:Noble Friend; and, therefore, it is to that Noble Lord that it is due that the world has been spared the spectacle of men who, having bravely fought for their country's rights, had afterwards sought a refuge in the territory of another state, to which they had done no wrong, being de livered into the hands of their persecutors—it is to the Noble Lord that it is due that Kos3uth has not perished by the same ignominious death as Louis Batthyani, or that Beni, Dembinski, and Zansyski have not been con signed for life to the mines of Siberia. But while I thus offer my thanks to my Noble Friend, let me express the hope that it will not be long ere, instead of receiving my thanks, he will receive ;those of the noble exiles them selves, who ho has been the means of preserving ; and that the illustrious Kossuth, restored to full• liberty through the influence of my Noble Friend (exerted on a Government most ready toreceiveit),will,with his brave companions, soon stand on the free shores of England, and carry to myNoble Friend in his own person the assur ance of his gratitude. The hour is too late to permit me to expatiate longer on this subject—(Go on, go on) — but before sitting down I will beg leave to propose a teat—it is one which ought never to be omitted in any assembly of reformers—" The People; the only source of legitimate power." Colonel FREESTUN then rose to propose the last toast of the evening, and said the toast which he had to pro pose would require but short comment, and he felt sure would be received with unanimity, not only in that room but even by their political opponents elsewhere. Every one know how valuable was the influence of the female character, what powerful; though gentle, and indirect impressions, wernwrought by their presence in society. Amongst the most prominent leaders of fashion in this great metropolis none were more distinguished than Lady Palmerst3n, none more courteous, and none whore high position is more opportunely applied to the furtherance of social pleasure and instruction. Her mansion is the centre of cultivated society, refinement, and good taste, where are assembled the most illustrious, renowned, and distinguished persorv, not only of this country, but of Europe and of the world. lie need say no more than that he felt a just pride in doing honour to the ladies in general, and to Lady Palmerston in particular, whose health he then proposed, wishing her a long life of uninterrupted felicity and happiness, which her noble nature so eminently deserved. The toast was most enthusiastically received. Lord PALMERSTON returned thanks on behalf of Lady Palmerston. They knew how deeply her Ladyship felt at the result Of the vote of the House of Commons.— (near, hear.) lie could assure them that her Ladyship had felt flattered and gratified at the compliment they paid her that day, and he was sure she would feel no less deeply from the very great compliment which they had just paid to her.—(Loud applause.) The toast ha.ving been drunk with all the honours, the company separated considerably after one o'clock. ELIZA COOK'S JOURNAL. VOL. IL—Bravely and well does this periodical flourish, and it deserves its success. Addressing itself to a peculiar class, but a very large class of readers, it has become widely popular. We observe that among women of all classes, ages, and opinions it is gene rally read and universally admired. Its tales are among the most original and remarkable that ap pear hi any similar publication. Its essays on subjects of daily interest are pointed, serious, and suggestive, yet adapted for the most popular reading ;1 its reviews are dis criminating and amusing, full of interesting extracts ; its sketches are lifalike and curious ; while its poetry—but the main part of that is from the pen of Eliza Cook, and all Eng land is acquainted with that. The sweetness, grace, and truth of her compositions command at once our sympathy and admiration, and contribute largely to the success of the publication which is enriched by them. As a popular poetess Eliza Cook is without a rival. Her poetry finds an echo in the heart ; it tends to good ; it warms the heart, and it breathes the spirit of charity and good-will to men. It is a familiar music, a light that continually shines, and is weekly renewed by the side of thousands of hearths. To select for especial notice tales, articles, &c., from the im mense mass contained in this large and cheap volume might be invidious. It is all excellent, but of course there are de- grees of merit. Silverpen is a writer who especially claims our notice, and her signature is a feature in the journal which we should be sorry to miss.—Sunday Times. INCENDIARISM AT WlLLESDEN.—Yesterday morn ing (Sunday) a most daring attempt was male to destroy the extensive farm premises belonging to Mr. Tattersall, hr own as the Paddocks, at Willesden, about eight or nine miles from London. It appears that, on one of the grooms passing by the stack -yard he found that a rick of hay, con taining probably about fifty or sixty loads, had been fired• by some scoundrel at the south-western side. Contiguous to this stack stood a number of others equally as large, as well as numerous farm buildings, so that a most fearful con flagration appeared inevitable. The whole of the grooms and others at work on the estate were instantly summoned to render assistance, and at the smie time a mounted ex- press was dispatched to London for the engines, but the workmen succeeded in extinguishing the flames. • THE QUEEN AT CAMEROON. CASTLE.—Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg, and the other distinguished visitors at present enjoying the royal hospitality at Osborne, visited Carisbroek Castle on Friday last. The royal party occupied two chars-a-banc, each drawn by four horses, the Queen riding in the one presented to her Majesty by Louis Philippe, and occupying the front seat with Prince Leopold, the Prince Consort. and some of the royal children,'With the Ladies in'Waiting, being also in the same carriage. The other children and some members of the suite followed in the second char-a-Laic. On arriving at the castle her Majesty accompanied Prince Leopold through the precincts of the castle, and on reaching a point where the window from which Charles I. endeavoured to • effect his escape is seen to the greatest advantage. her Ma jesty sat down upon a rough stone and sketched this portion of th‘ ruin. • The royal party remained more than an hour in exploring the castle and its appurtenances,and, among other curious matters, witnessed the mode of drawing water from a well 300 feet deep by means of a donkey. The royal party returned to Osborne by the East Cowes-road, and in passing through Newport her Majesty and the Prince were received with every demonstration of loyal affection. STOPPAGE OF THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPIL—" A Correspondent" of the Mining Journal, observes in that news paper of Saturday i—On Tuesday last, the electricity of the atmosphere between Liverpool and London was iu such a disturbed state, that it was found utterly impossible to trans mit any messages along the wires, with the exception of the private communications of the company—such, for instance, as the "arrival of the Cambria," for the exclusive use of Lloyd's News west —and other small matters of intelligence, not subject to the influence of atmospheric electricity. Several important messages, after lying at the Telegraph office at Liverpool for hours, were obliged to be returned to their respective owners, with an explanatory letter, detailing the condition of the wires. Sonic captions and discontented spirits have thought lit to assert that, if one message . could be transmitted along the wires, so could another also just as easily. This. is absurd, and parties who can make such a silly assertion are not only ignorant of the doctrine of speci fic resistance, but are obviously unacquainted with the first principles of electrical science, as practised in this country. ALARM or CHOLERA.—On Saturday, in conse quence of the numerous reports and consequent apprehen sion excited by . the alleged appearance of Asiatic cholera in th e metropolis, minute inquiries were instituted by the Board of Health to ascertain whether any foundation ex isted for the report.. The result has beeu the establishment of the fact, that no case of Asiatic cholera has' occurred. The rumour is supposed to have originated in the -admission of one or two cases of English cholera into St. Bartho lomew's, and a few into Guy's, and King's College Hospi mereinodrnllgeessuperienvaflrennittslanrdingthe presenttals—a c s o e m as p o l n a , in p t lw rn a dun a e y a s by vege tables. NOTTINGHAM LACE TRADE.—Lace :—Very little is doing just H OW i n any d epartment of our trade, ' it b e i ng what is usually termed " between seasons," and, as is always the case at this p er i o d o f t h e year, we must wa i t pa ti en tly for the latter-end 'demand, when there is a fair prospect of better prices b e i ng obtained than by trying to' force sales now, as it ` is quite certain yarn will be higher in price than it at present. Hosiery :--Except a little business doing .in thelome , trade for summer goods, very little is doing in ourway, as the export orders are nearly finished, and we cannot look for, many others until shout the latter end of September. Goods for the winter trade are being actively prepared.. The price of yarn is again higher, which is au evil much to be depreciated.—Nottingham Journal. SHOCKING 'ACCIDENT FROM FutF.-ABMs.-Yester- day morning the butler of H. Cooper, Esq., of Manor-house, Brixton, who had been out shooting•the birds which de ' stroyea the wall fruit, left his loaded fowling-piece on the hall table whilst answering his master's bell. Mr. Henry Cooper, aged 16, entered the hall, and taking up the weapon presented it at his sister who was along with him. Mrs. Evans, the housekeeper, who had followed them, was in the act of remonstrating with him on the foolishness of his con duct, when the piece exploded, and both females fell with a loud shriek. Miss Cooper received the chief contents of the charge (No. 6 shot) in her neck and face, and, should she recover, will be disfigured for life. The housekeeper. is so dangerously injured that no hopes are entertained of her re covery. The occurrence was purely accidental. MURDER.---William Ross was sentenced to death on Saturday, by Mr. Justice Cresswell, at York, for having murdered Mary Ross 'by administering arsenic to her. The deceased was the wife .of the prisoner, who became entitled to receive O. from a burial club at her death. At Worcester, on Saturday, an engineer named Samuel Lowe was sentenced to twelv e months' imprisonment for the manslaughter of Thomas 'Tibbett, at Halesorten. • The deceased was a miner; lihe - had been - canted wer tato the mine in consequence of the neglect of the prisoner to stop the engine when the "skiff" in which deceased was seated arrived at the top of the pit. II A ; ; I' ti ~ .~: ~~ i ' 4 , C.- - - I A MERI CAN NEWS t d SMaJ I DF.ATiI OF PIIESID,ENT TAYLOR. ARRIVAL OF TIIE NIAGARA. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY NIGHT.% The British and North American Royal Mail steamer Niagara, Captain Eyrie, arrived at her moorings in the Mersey about 11.30 to-night. She sailed from Boston on the 10th, and Halifax on the 12th ; brings sixty five passengers, zed the United States and Canadian mails. She left Boston on the 10th and Halifax on the 12th instant, and has made the entire run, inclusive of the detour to and detention at Halifax, in the remark ably short spec ) of ten days six hours, being the quickest passage ever made from Boston except by the Canada and Asia on former occasions. The United States mail steam-ship Georgia had arrived at New York, from Chagres, with 40,000 pounds in the hands of passengers. The Pacific steam-ship Oregon had arrived at Panama with mails to the Ist of June, and 745,6001. sterling in gold-dust on freight and in the hands of passengers. The Hibernia reached Halifax on the 11th, and pro ceeded on to Boston. The present arrival brings a variety of interesting and important intelligence. General Taylor died on the 9th inst., after a short but severe attack of diarrbces, ending in congestion of the brain. A telegraphic dispatch in one of the Boston papers of the 10th thus announces the important but melancholy event:— " WASHINGTON, JULY 9, ELEVEN P.M. " The President died at thirty-five minutes past ten o'clock. his death was calm and peaceful. The Vice- President, Cabinet, mayor, marshal of the district, the attending physicians, and his family surrounding the bed: " Ilia last words wero—l deavoured to do my duty.'" Much anxiety existed in relation to the disputed ques tion of territory between New Mexico and Texas. Troops were being marched to the spot by Texas, and New Mexico had organized a constitution. The docu ment had arrived r,t the capital, and the Statas' senators were shortly expected. The British Government bad made a communication .‘ lam prepared—l have en- to the United States Government in reference to the wreck of the steamer Missouri, which was sunk while burning in the harbour of Gibraltar. The wreck en dangered navigation. The subject was before the Com mittee on Naval Affairs in the Senate. The expense of removing this wreck is estimated at from 80,000 to 90,000 dolls. On the 4th instant the ratifications of the Nicaraguan ;reaty were published officially with tho treaty. A letter had been received from an officer of the Arc- tic Expedition in search of Sir John Franklin, dated off Newfoundland, June 7, stating that they had been re tarded by head winds and heavy weather. The officers and men were all in good health. A terrific fire took place in Philadelphia on the 9th. The following are the details as they have reached us:— . " PIIILIDEL PHIA, TUESDAY EVENING.-A fire broke out in a five-story warehouse on the wharf below Vine street, entirely consuming everything through to Water street—demolishing Ridgeway and Budd's establishment, and seriously damaging a number of stores and dwel lings on the west aide of Water-street. A large quantity of gunpowder and saltpatro stored in a cellar exploded, blowing fifteen or twenty persons into the river. Ten or twelve are seriously injured. " The fire is raging terrifically. At least ono mile square is in a blaze, and from 150 to 200 houses have .Iready been destroyed. Several lives have been lost. " Morse's telegraph line has been cut off by the con flagration, and Bains's is in jeopardy. " SECOND DISPATCH. " The Mayor of Philadelphia. by telegraph, has re quested the corporation of New York to send on all the .aid that couid be spared from the file department of the latter city, to assist in checking the conflagration. Se voral fire companies were dispatched to Philadelphia by an express train, among which was Engine Com pany No. 5. " THIRD DISPATCH. "The Mayor cf rhiladQlphia has countermanded the reviest for fire-engines from New York, stating that the cuo - ft agration was tieing got under. " FoURTII DISPATCII. " THE * FIRE STILL RAGING-DREADFUL LOSS OF LIFE. " The tire broke out in the store, 78, North Dt.laware avenue, at half-past four o'clock. The building was occu pied for storage purposes, and when discovered the fire had already made considerable headway„ with the flames spreading in every direction. But a short time elapsed before that large building through Water street was enveloped in flumes; the one ad joining north, No. 80, was on fire, as well _ as the one south, No. 76. Eefore the devouring element had reached the ground•floor of the building in which the fire originated, two terrific explosions of saltpetre rent the walls asunder, throwing the flames of the com bustible matter in all directions, by which the fire was communicated to a large number of houses, which will be detailed hereafter. " Delaware Avenue was filled with a mass of human beings, among whom were severel hundreds of our re solute and noble firemen. The first explosion did not seem to cause much excitement or fear with the people present; nor did the second, except some slight fears of their safety, when they moved towards the eastern side of the wharf:. " The third explosion was fatal in many cases, and proved the death cf a number of men, women, and children. On Delaware Avenue and Water- street the scene presented was appalling in the extreme, and such as we cannot and will not atiempt a description of. " On the eastern front of the stores, when the third and last explosion of the saltpetre occurred, the rush for life Ras terrific; men and boys, firemen and bystanders, rushed away from the conflagration, and as they endea voured to tzet beyond the reach of danger hundreds were knocked down and run over, causing their legs and arms to be broken, and injuries inflicted of a very sorious character. " In the fright some were thrown into the Delaware, while a large number voluntarily threw themselves in to 'shield themselves from the bricks and cinders thrown from the burning stores. " The fire then entered through Front-street, near Race, to above Cullenhill, then through Nine to Second, through Newmarket, up to Cullenhill streets, destroying at least 400 houses, as far as we have been able to learn. " We give the following list of killed and wounded:— " Daniel Milford, a member of the Northern Liberties House, killed in- Water-street, at the time of the third explosion. Mortimer Morris, a fireman, a young girl, three men . and two boys were drowned in the Delaware at the time of the third explosion in attempting to jump on board a schooner. " A young man named Martin, aged 16, was carried to the hospital awfully burnt, and he stied almost as soon as ho entered that institution. A fireman was burnt to a crisp in Water-street. David May, a young man, was instantly killed by being struck on the head by a brick. William V. Buckman had both legs broker:. Thomas Stuz, a member of the Vigilant Engine Company, was very, seriously injured by being crushed bstween the engine and falling bricks at the explosion. A long list is given of those taken to the hospital, of fractured arms and other wounds, many of which will prove fatal. " At my present writing, eleven o'clock, the fire .en compasses two squares round, extending from Race street to Callon-hill, and from the river to Second-street, certainly not less than 250 houses, all destroyed. On Water -street, from Race to Vine, all old fashioned dwel lings, occupied generally by poor people, 20 to 30 fami lies in acme of the houses. Their sufferings cannot be imagined. It is reported that in one ef the houses a woman was found dead, and by her side her infant alive; and another woman and five children were found burned to death. This, I believe, is true. " The loss is roughly estimated at upwards of 1,000,000 dollars. " The flames are still raging with unabated fury. God preserve the poor women and children." At Brooklyn there was another terrific conflagration. by which property to the extent of a million of dollars had been destroyel The fire broke out on the 7th, and raged fearfully. The affair is thus reported in the New York papers of the Bth : " At about four o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out in the attic story or roof of the large building in Furman-street, occupied by Messrs. R. V. W. Thorn and Co., us a bonded warehouse. In the attic story was stowed a quantity of hemp, and on the lower floors heavy stocks of other combustible materials, with which the flames soon communicated, and in a very short time an immense volume of gaseous smoke was evolved, that gave promise, which was painfully realised, of an exten sive and dangerous conflagration. " With great promptitude the fire companies of Brook lyn hastened to the spot, but at a very early stage of the calamity a series of violent explosions took place, that not only disconcerted their movements, but spread the fire. The roof of Messrs. Thorn and Co.'s buildings was blown off. and the gable end fell upon the adjoining building, occupied by Messrs. Tapscott, as a storage for shipping stores, enmphine, tar, turpentine, &c. Thence it spread, and finally wrought the following mischief. We have neither room nor time to describe the awful appearance of the conflagration during the first hours of its ravages, of which, however, the reader will form some conception from the following details. At a ,late hour last night the light of the still burning embers could be very distinctly seen above Thirtieth-street, New York, on the west side of the city. "The explosions involved the firemen in very im minent peril. Two companies, Nos. 17 and 13, who were working their engine from the docks, were almost cut off by the immediate spread of the flames. No. 17 bad no alternative but to run their engine off the dock into the river to save it from the conflagra tion, and some of the men swam round th e dock to save themselves. No. 13 fought t heir way throngh. the flames at great risk, but lost a large portion of their hose. There explosions continued for a long time, a nd . too location T m r. e a d l ( 0 . e t a b t e i n fl r o e f m t e h n e cautious buildings, of too, o approaching favourable to the efficient action which the combined wo cities would otherwis e have , brought t 0 0 0r h ce ea s bear f upon " About half-a - dozen o f the ex p losions were of a ver y violent and destru ctive character, and were felt as far o the them.t as East Brooklyn and Bergen Point, in New Jersey. Timbers and fragments of buildings were thrown many hundred fce:, damaging some of the buildings upon which they fell. " The premises of Messrs. Thorn and Co. contained, In addition to the contents already enumerated, heavy quantities of corn, flour, sugar, molasses, &c., and-a large stock, it is said nearly 300 hogsheads, of the latter article were stored on the dock, a - portion or which was burned. We have heard their loss in stock estimated at 200,000 dollars, covered, we understand, by insurance. " From. the store of Messrs. Tapseott and Co. the ig-