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ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE SEASON 1857. In announcing the arrangements for another season, the Director of her neje -ty's Theatre cannot but refer, with sin cere gratitude, to the success whi , -li attended his efforts, un der very trying circumstances, in the season of 1856. ' Dramatic Opera, which in every foreign State is fostered by Government aid, is, in this country, denied the support which is extended to other departments of art ; and it is to the patronage of the upper classes, who have rallied round the establishment, that the country owes the prosperity of a noble lyrical institution, which no unsupported individual efforts could maintain in a manner worthy of its old renown. In acknowledging the munificent assistance which enabled him to conquer the unprecedented difficulties of last year, the Director cannot sufficiently express his grateful appreciation of the delicacy with which it was bestowed. Support was freely and nobly accorded for thi sole purpose of insuring the prosp ?rity of the institution, and the counsel which added to its value was never accompanied by a word to shackle the dis Talon or impair the authority of the direction. To this the success of the past season is greatly owing ; and from the generous confidence w_th which the subscribers have renewed their subscriptions for the present year, without awaiting the publication of the annual programme, the Director derives the assurance that he has not altogether disappointed the patrons of the theatre, and that he may rely on the continu ance of the cordial encouragement by which he has been hitherto upheld, and under which it is hoped still higher triumphs may be achieved than were immediately attainable on the restoration of the establishment. The enthusiasm which welcomed the re-opening of her Ma jesty's Theatre was not confined to the subscribers. The ltearty interest and genuine appreciation displayed by, the audiences who thronged the hens° from the first night to the closing farewell demand the warmest thanks of the Director, which he will endeavour practically-to express by renewed efforts in the service of the public. • • ' The DireCtor is most anxious to acknowledge how much he Is indebted to Noddle Piccolomini and all the artistes whose talents contributed to the success of last year, not merely f ar those efforts of genius which won the sympathy and admira tion of the subscribers and the public, but for that high artistic feeling and honourable fidelity which secured the audience from disappointment, and enabled the Direction to produce the entertainments promised for each evening with out a single change of performance—a fact without precedent n Operatic history. The advantages peculiar to her Majesty's Theatre—its cen tral position, and associations now more than a century old -- 7 -give to it a natural pre-eminence of which no occasional circumstances can ever permanently deprive it. These ad vantages will bo turned to account by a Company combining the prestige of acknowledged genius with the attraction of new candidates for the highest rank of their profession. Those "rho last year won favour at the hands of strangers will re appear to claim the cordial recognition which an English audience never refuses to established favourites ; and the direction has been further strengthened by au accession of new aspirants of the highest order, whose merits are already acknowledged on the stages of Italy, and who only await the verdict of the subscribers and frequenters of her Majesty's Theatre to confirm their fame. Although, in an Establishment especially devoted to Italian Opera, the compositions of Italy will naturally predominate, the genis of other schools will not be neglected. Ballet will continue to be supported by the most famous of established Artistes and the most promising of those who are ambitious of the same distinction. It is hoped that the organisation of every department will prove completely worthy of that state of renewed prosperity to which her Majesty's Theatre has now attained. The following are the arrangements already completed OPERA. Madame ALBONI, Mdle; MARIA SPE= (Of La Scala, Milan; La Fenice, Venice; San Carlos, Lisbon, &c.—her first Ap pearance). • ANGIOLA ORTOLAN' (Of La Scala,' Milan ; L'Ori cute, Madrid, &c.—lier first appearance), Fig. ANTONIO GIUGLINI, (Of La Scala, Milan ; Carlo Felice, Genoa ; San Carlos, dtc.—his Orst appearance), Mdle. BAILLOII, Madame FRANCHI, Mdle. BERTI, Mdle. POMA, Mdle. TRENETA RAMOS (Of the Testi.° Regio, Turin —her first "appearance), AND Mdle. PICCOLOMINI, (Of La Scala, Milan, and Italian Opera, Paris, &c.— his first appearance), Sig. BAILLOU, Sig. DE SOROS, Sig. GARIBOLDI, AND Sig. FILIPPO VIALETTI (Of La Scala, Milan ; La Fe nice, Venice ; L'Oriente, Madrid, &c.—his first ap pearance). Sig. JACOPI, Sig MERCURIALI, Sig. LUIGI BOTTARDI (Of the Carlo Felice, Genoa, &c.—his first appearance), BELLETTI, gig. BENEVENTANO, Sig. NAPOLEONE ROSSI, Sig. GIOVANNI CORSI Director of the Music and Conductor—Sig. BONETTI. Sous-Directeur and Maitre du Chant—Sig. VASCHETTI Suggeritore—Sig. FONTANA. • BALLET. fMdle. CAROLINA POCCHINI (Of the Karnther Thor. •Vi enna ; La Scala, Milan ; San Carlos, Napleh ; Carlo Felice, Genoa, &c.—her first appearance) Mdle. MARIE TAGLIONI, Mdle. BOSCHETTI, Mdle. KATRINE, Mdle. TERESA ROLLA (Of La Fenice, Venice—her first appearance). Mdle. LUIGIA BRUNETTI (Of the Carlo . Felice, Genoa— ' fier first appearance), ELISA SALVION (Of La Scala, Milan—her lire appearance), Mdle. OIUSEPPINA MORLACCHI (Of the Teatro Regio, Turin— . her first appearance), Mdle. ISABELLA KAR LISKI (Of the Acadetnie Impfiriale, Paris—her first appearance), Mdle. CAROLINA PAS . QUALI (Of the Imperial Theatres of Vienna and Milan her first appearance), And Madame ROSATI. M. PAUL TAGLIONI, Sig. RONZANI, M. CHARLES, M., PIERRE MASSOT (Of the Oriente, Madrid—his first appearance), FILIPO BARA TTI (His first appearance), Sig. CASARE CHECCHETTI (His first appearance), Signori RAFFAELLE GAM BARDELLA. LUIGI VA RINI, LUIGI TURBINO, and PIETRO RUZZIO (of the Teatro Bogie, Turin, and Carlo Felice, Genoa— their first appearance). Maitres de Ballet— M. PAUL TAGLIONI, Sig. RONZANI, and M. MASSOT. Regisseur de la Danse—M. PETIT. .Master of the School of InStruction—M. MASSOT. Madlie. PICCOLOMINI Will, arrive early in April, and, in addition to the characters which last season she made her own, will appear in a varied ndattractive repertoire. 'Madlle. SPEZIA Will ha, e honour to appear for the First Time at the ning of the Season i n Donizetti's Opera of LA FAVORITA. Immediately after Madlle. ORTOLANI Will make her first appearance as Elvira, in Bellini's Opera of I PURITANI. Elvim Madfie. 0 RTOLANI. Arturo Madame ALBONI Will arrive before the Ist of May, and will make her first ap pearance this Season as Ancona, in Verdi's Opera of IL TROVATORE. The Union of Three of these distinguished Prime Donne, Madlle. SPEZIA, Madlle. ORTOLANI, and Madll6. PIC COLOMINI, Will be effected in Mozart's Opera of IL DON GIOVANNI, Which will be produced with the perfection of ensemble and details necessary to realise the intentions of its great author. All the great Artistes of the Establishment will join in aiding the efforts of the Director to do honour to the noble work of the Shakspeare of music. Sign or GIUGLINI. This charming Tenor will have the honour of inaugurating the opening of the Theatre, and will make his first appear ance as Fernando, in the Opera of LA FAVORITA. The distinguished Basso Profondo, Signor VIALETTI, Will also make his first appearance at the opening of the Theatre. The admired Tenor, Signor BOTARDI, Will make his first appearance early in the season. Besides the principal executants of last year, the Or chestik has been strengthened by the engagement of, amongst others, Signor PEZZE, • First Violoncello of La Scala, and Signor GIRALDONI, First Contrebasso of Bergamo, La Scala, drc. The Chorus will be numerous and effective. In arldition to the union of operatic talent at the opening of the season, the inauguration of the Ballet portion will be alade by the fascinating Artiste, Madlle. POCCEIINI. The most successful Ballet, LA ESMERALDA, Will be revived expressly for herdebut. Early in the season, Madlle. BOSCHETTI and Madlle. KATRINE will appear 'lviidlle. MARIE TAGLIO NI Will arrive early in May, and will shortly afterwards appear in a New Ballot, composed expressly for her by M. Paul Taglion!. Madame ROSATI Will appear in a Ballet Divertissement from Auber and Scribe's New Ballet of MARCO SPADA, . N ow ,prepar ing for her at the Academie Imperials Paris. Principal Artist to tho Establishment Mr. CHARLES MARSHALL. The:Costume Depa.tment under the solo direction of I Mine. COPERE. Executed by M. LAUREL'S and Mrs. MASTERMAN. Principal Machinist— Mr. D. SLOMAN. Head of the Property Department Mr. BRADWELL. The Subscription will consist of Thirty Nights, and the terms will be as follow Pit Boxes ............ .. Grand Tier ......................... One Pair .......................... . T w o Pair ............................. Pit Stalls ............................ 150 guineas. 209 .1 150 s , 100 /I 25 ; ) The THEATRE will OPEN on " will be presented Donizetti s Opera of , p TUESDAY A rill 4, when LA FAVORITA, Leonora Baldassare Fernando Signor OIUGLINI. To be followed (first time these 10 years] the favourite Ballet of LA ESMERALIS Ab 3: Founded on Victor Hugo's "Notre Dame do Paris." La Esmeralda Madlle. POCCHINI. Claude Frollo , Signor BONZANI. Pierre Gringoire M. MASSOT. Applications for Boxes and Stalls to be made at the Opera Box-of Ice, Colonnade, Haymarket. ITER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. GRA - I\ - 715 1.1. EXTRA NIGHT.—THURSDAY, April 1 6. SPEZIA, GIUGLINI, VIALETTI, BENEVENTANO, POCCHINI. Opera—LA FAVORITA. Ballet—LA ESMERALDA. (For particulars see bills.) A limited number of boxes in the Half Circle Tier have been specially reserved for the public, and may be had on ap plication at the Box-office at the Theatre Colonnade, Hay. market. Price One Guinea and One Guinea and a Half each. The doors will be opened at half-past geven ; the Opera 0 Onuueuceo at eight. ' PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION. Established 1840. TRUSTEES. Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P. I Wm. Geo. Prescott, Esq. Thomas Hankey, Esq., M.P. Baron L. de Rothschild, M.P. Mutual Life Assurance for all classes of society. Existing Policies... £B 0,000 Accumulated Fund.......... Annual Income .. A THIRD' BONUS will ba declared during the ensuing year. The Report and Balance-sheet for 1856 may be obtained at the Mee, 15, Moorgate-street, London. WM. THOMAS LINFORD, Secretary. January 31st, 1857. ''~: (IN 0 . 20,•211.) NONT BLANC IS OPEN TO-NIG [IT. • lE. W. S. WOODIN'S OLIO of ODDITIDS, with New Costumes and v irions Novelties, Yocal and Cha racteristic, every evening (except Saturday) at Eight A MOIL ST ING PE R FOR MANCE every S ATURD AY, at Three. Private Boxes , nd Stalls may be secured, without extra charge, at the Box-office, olygraphic-hall, King William-street, Charing-cross. The hall has 'een entirely redecorated. GENERAL TOM THUMB performs Daily at PRINCE OF WALES BAZAAR, 209, Regent-street. from llalf-paat Twelve to Two, Half-past Three to Five, and half-past Seven to Nine o'clock, introducing, among numerous New Songs, Dances, and Imitations, " Villikins" and "Bobbin Around." lie has appeared Three Times before her Majesty. Admission, Is. and 2s. ORDON CUMMING, the LION HUNTER, 01 will rive his new and popular ENTERTAINMENT, descrip tive of his EXPLOITi, apd ADV.ENTIIRES in SOIITII AFRICA every evening, except Sattirday, at 8. MORNING REPRESENTA TION every SATURDAY, at 3 o'clock. The Lion Hunter's Rush People, from the great Kalahari Desert, will appear incidental to the Entertainment. Fiano by Mr. Harries Wilson. Area, ls. ; reserved seats, 2s. ; stalls (which may be taken daily between eleven and four, at the Museum), 35.-232, Piccadilly. ARGYLL ROOMS.-LAURENT'S CASINO, Great Windmill-street, St. James's.— The above elegant Rooms are now open every evening for the winter season, with Laurent's celebrated Orchestra. Principal Cornet-a-piston, M. Boulcourt. The Proprietor begs to inform the public that this rashionable place of resort has been entirely redecorated during the recess. Doors open at half-past eight, coinmence at nine. Admis sion One shilling. T] GREAT TOBACCO CONTROVERSY. Dr. r-EXION will LECTURI on this important topic daily at 3 and half-past 7 p.m , at Dr. KAHN'S MU-lEUM, No. 4, Coven try street. Leicester-square. The Museum, which now stands wholly unrivalled in the world, and the rarity and completeness a whose contents have already acquired for it an EUropean reputation, and *btained She warm commendation of the press iu tnis and other coon-. tries, is Open daily, for Gentlemen tat ), front lu to in. A new Lecture is de ivered by Dr. KAHN at half-past 8 p.m. precisely. Ad mission, One -billing. 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As yetthe collision hasbe-n purely local, "and the Emperor of China may yet disavow the barbarian who caused it, but at the same time I don't -expect that when Lord Elgin reaches China that will have actually happened. lam inclined to think he will find things much in the same state as when the last accounts left,. and that the Empe ror: has • trusted to the chapter of accidents. (Hear, Bear.) But then it was _said. that Sir J. Bowrmg aed Sir M. Seymour made a second de snand which the officers( in China had been forbid den to make in d.espatebes sent out some 8 or 10 years ago -; and a noble :friend of mine, with whom I was ta!king before the division in the House of Lords, said he should vote againstthe Goverrnmetit, and thatthis rea,=.on for doing so was a despatch I had written in 1847. I said don't attach import ance to what any gentleman wrote in 1847, but look to the circumstances of the present case. Now the case apt the present is different. We said, in '1847, don't you be on unfriendly terms with the Chinese Government at Canton, but trade in the usual course ; don't you commence hostilities to ob tain the fulfiltnent of our, rights according to_the treaty of Nankin, which gives the British subjects a right to trade in everyone of the five towns, of which Canton was one. Trle, wethink there would beadvan t age in it--a manifestsrl vantage there would beif &rash:merchant out of the'town and the Chine-e merchant in the town could hold a direct commu nication instead of through agents, brokers, and people of that sort, for the British merchant at Canton is at the mercy of this class of people ; he cannot carry on his business advantageously as in the other tour towns ; therefore there there is a real value in the thing. : Besides, in order to keep the English out of Canton the Chinese Commiss'oncr ordered the people to insult them, while the people outside treat the English respectfully. Sir John * Bowring himself, accompanied by two or three gentlemen and two English ladies, walked round the suburbs of Canton, and be says that he found the Chinese themselves a trading people ; that they are not a cruel or insulting race as the mandarins are,' and if left to themselves would treat our people with the same civility and good will as out side Canton, or as they are treated at 'Shanghai ; and that everywhere else where the Chinese and English are associated everything went on on the most friendly and comfortable footing, There fore, I say, the obstacle was artfully created, and its removal would be attended with commer cial advantage to the merchants at Hong Kong and Canton. But we said don't interrupt peaceful re lations for the sake of .this advantage„ but it was interrupted on other grounds, and then it was ob vious the personal intercourse between our officers and Chinese officers would and might probably tend to settle difficulties on the occasion, and if continued in the future toprevent future misunder standing also. Well, that which Sir J. Bowring told Sir M. Seymour to ask for was not for permis sion which I and my colleagues had desired the Superintendent and Plenipotentiary not to acquire by force of arms—it was not to enter Cantou—it was the right to have personal intercourse between our authorities at Canton and the authorities within the town—it was for a freer communication, and not for the indiscriminate entrance of all British subjects. I say it was a proper demand, properly demanded, and there could be no pretence to re fuse, and the obvious effect of it would have been to prevent future mistakes and to heal the present differences ; and supposing Commissioner Yeb didn't mean to bring about a rupture, I will undertake to say if we had had direct communication at the time the Arrow was boarded and her crew carried away —I say if it had been possible for Sir J. Bowring or Sir M. Seymour to explain the nature of the question, and to argue the 'question id a friendly manner with the Chinese authoritiese---the result which has 'since'taken place would have been pre vented. Well, gentlemen, great injustice baa . been done to Sir J. Bowring. Sir J. Bowling was chosen by me to go as consul to Canton, and when a va cancy in the government at Canton occurred he was transferred to it by L')rd Clarendon. But what is Sir J. Bowring, and what was he ? It has been said aigtocracy—it bas been the fashion to say these app‘ , intrnents go by favour, and no t . by mer it. He was not member of the aristocracy; he had not a powerful influence to protect and support him ; he was a man like many othe - rs in this country, and as many others will, I Lope, continue to be—he raised him self by his own ability and exertions—by his in dustry, his talents, and his attainments he raised himself to the high position in which he is now placed. Was he a mat, of wild temper—a firebrand? Why he was formerly secretary of the Peace Society —(cheers)_a man of the quietest, most kindly, and benevolent disposition —a man, I believe, who never had a quarrel with mortal man, who loved peace, whose life had been devoted to questions connected with the social intercourse of nations, with commerce, with trade, with the removal of all impediments which checked and confined the inter course of nations—be had been employed in con junction with Lord Clarendon to arrange a better t trill of duties between England and France, and by him also employed to induce the Government of Austria to liberalise their tariff with a view of increas ing the commercial relations between Austria and England, and lie was therefore peculiarly adapted to the office, which consisted mainly in guarding the commercial interests of this countryin our commer cial relations with a nation like China, and he was therefore one of the last men to misuse his power or to plunge the country into difficulties and war. And therefore it would have been the greatest baseness for the sake of a few votes to try to re verse the adverse verdict of the House of Commons by throwing over an agent who performed his duty to the best of his ability, and whose conduct inour hearts we approved. We felt that every English man with a British heart in his bosom would have done exactly the same thing under similar circum stances. • (Cheers.) I will venture to say I could name some gentlemen who are the organs of the peace party who would not have been less vigorous than Sir J. Bowring. It was no disparagement to Sir J. Bowring in appointing Lord Elgin to go out to settle this difficulty. When special difficulties arise special men are sent out to settle them. Lord Elgin has thus gone out without superseding Sir J. Bowring, who will continue to be what heis, trusted and confided in by the English Government. Lord Elgin's mission is for a special purpose, and when it is finished, as I hope it will be in a twelvemonth or a little more, he will return and leave Sir john Bowring in exactly the same position in which he is now. Well, gentlemen, I have taken advantage of your kindness. (Cries of "Go on !") I have made what is a great deal more than an after-din ner speech ought to be, but lam sure you feel a great interest in the events passing, and I felt it my duty to give these explanations, such as they are, for I am satisfied the more these matters are looked into, the more they are understood, and the more the details are looked into by the people of this country, the more the nation will be confirmed in the choice of representatives, the more .we shall feel that we stand upon suro ground, and that this week, and the next week, and the week after will give opportunity of showing us the sentiments of the electors of every part of the country. I beg to thank you on the part of myself and colleagues, and I assure you the moments which official duties enable me to spare among my friends in this town are among the most agreeable and happy. (Loud and long-continued cheering.) LORDS MALMItSBU.RY AND PALMER- STON. TO THEE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Six,—l am ( leiired by Lord Paltuerston to re quest that you will be good enough to insert in The bun the enclosed reply to Lord Malmesbury's letter of tho 25th insiL I remain,, sir, your obedient servant, C. G. BARRINGTON. Downing-street, March 25. "94, Piccadilly, March 25. "My. dear Lord Malmesbury,—l have received this evening your letter of this day. I have neither time nor inclinati on to renew the China debate. 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Every Subscriber of ONE GUINEA, will have, besides the chance of a Prize, TWO .PRINTS--" THE CLEMENCY of CCE UR-DE-LION," by H. C. Shenton, from the Historical Picture by John Cross, which gained the Government premium of 3001. ; and " THE PIPER," by E. Goodall, after F. Goodall, A.R.A. - GEORGE GODWIN, Honorary LEWIS POCOCK, Secretaries. 444, West Staricl. rpo the ELECTORS o f MAR YLEBONE;-:- a GENTLEMEN , — On behalf of my broth er, Lord Ebrington, I beg t) thank y ou f or th e grea t honour yobhave conferred upon him in again electi ng hi m . Ile will receive thi s d a y by telegraph the gratifying assurance that those who supported him on a former (wagon have not de serted him now, and that those who differed from him feel so much sympathy for bis sufferings that they have refrained from taking any advantage of his unavoidable absence. I am sure that as soon as he receives the gratifying intelligence of his re-election he will immediately write to express his own thanks for the honour you have done him. • 1 have the honour to be, . Gentlemen, , • . ! - - • Your obedient humble servant, . JOHN WILLIAM FORTESCUE. 17, Grosvenor-square, March 27, 1847. BETTS'S PATENT BRANDY has ever since its introduction to the public been recognised, both by scientific men and the trade, as the best article ever manufactured in this c mintry. Its claims 4 0 such pre-eminence are based upon its unri valled purity, and its el. ser assimilation than any other to the flavour of the finest Champagne Brandy. There has been no Brandy made from wine in France, either in the preent year or in the preceding one. Owing to the successive failures of their vintages, the French wine grower gets a higher price for his wine. consumed as such, than he can realise by its being distilled into Brandy; and forasmuch as the foreign Brandy of recent impor tations is but the product of British grain and beetroot spirits, the prestige hitherto exclusively enjoyed by French Brandy as having' been distilled from a particular French wine no longer exists, and is no longer worthily assignable to it now that it is bunglingly made from other materials. The supply of wine for distillation into Brandy having failed, the French distiller is constrained to recur to a manu facture in which he needs the quarter of a contrary's experience which has been exercised • upon that of BE TS's PATENT 1111 ANDY, to render hlg article r, spectably eon:petitive, and he has not had ft. Under these ctrannistazrOgrthe -- - • ..... • that their PATf , •NT BRANDY Is superior to.alay now made nbrosa. It is the interest of the public sitd the Messrs fivits that these facts should be widely spr• ad, tot recent Importations are of a quality so Inferior as to di grace the name they bear, and are twice the price of BETTS'S PA TENT BRANDY, which is supplied by the trade, in caosuled bottles, to private families in any quan tity, down to the single bottle. vxciFe regulations prevent its sale rom the Distillery, 7, Stn'thfleld-bars, St. John-street, in any less quantity than two gallons. OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road. Patron—The QUEEN.—Founded 1828. The sick poor are admitted on their own application alone; no re commendation is required. During the past month the following number received the benefits f this Charity, either as out or in-door patients, on their personftl .pplication:— Week endhig 7th February 2,095 ' Ditto 14th February Ditto 21st February Ditto 28th February :• • Total in February ••• • • • 9,986 of Which 3,379 were new cases, the remainder (still under treat ment) having been admitted previously. . . The clergy of all denominations have unlimited access to the patients. B exvy expenses are Inwritaldyincurred in aftording such exten• lice relief. The Committee, therefore, earnestly entreat the aid of ;he public. . -- The management of the Hospital is in the hands. of 30 Gevernors, yearly elected from the generil list of subscribers, at the annual ;eneral Meeting in January. A Board is held every Thursday, at I o'clock (Rev. J. B. Owen, Chairman), to conduct the business, when any subscriber may attend, if so disposed, the Board being at ,11 times desirous of receiving suggestions or giving explanation. The Hospital is not endowed, but is wholly dependent on volun tary contributions and lega c i es, wh i c h a re received by th e Treasurer, iohnasterm an, Esq., M.P., Nicholas-lane ; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drumm on d and Co.; Berries and Co.; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and C o. ; Smith, Payne, and C o.; Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; R arc l ay and Co.; Denison and Co. ; Williams. Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co., Ber ners-street ; Masterman and Co.;and at the Hospital. Clothing for the destit ute patients will he thankfully received. By order. J. • B. 0 WEN, M.A., Chairman. LORD PA LMERSTOIV . TIV.IRTON. Friday evening s : after- the election, Lord Pal merston attended a banquet to celebrate *the re opening of the AlienMtim. The CHAIRMAN (Mr. F.' Hole) propoFed " The Health of her Majesty'e Ministers," ,which was skunk, with enthu•dasna. , Lord PALM E R ST O N ; o n rising. to respond to the toast, was grected With loud c h eers. His .lordship said—Mr. Hole and gentlemen—l b?g. for myself and colleagues :to return you :our heartfelt thanks for the honour you: have done us in . drinking :our heal ths ' and for, the en•husia s ti o •! manner i n which it hag been received. For my colleague 1. return thanks for the way in which they, as public men, are thanked coin muniticSavith which theyare not pers'on'ally acquainted, bid who pleasejoapprove of the public conduct: we have jointly pursued. myself, gentlemen, I really, without any affectAtion, • must say that itis impossible for me adequately to - express the thankfulness, the gratification, and the pride ,which .L feel at the reception which I have met_ with at your hands., (cheers.) I haV e had the 'honour n ow f or , I believe, - rather more • than 20 .years to represent this town in Parliament, and in that period I.mty justly. hope and flatter myself that I have made net only aCquaintances and friends, "but that there are many - of those whom I have the -honour of addressing on the present occasion who entertain for me those feelings of friendship and regard Which I aria ptoila to say I feel for them. (Chests.) At all - Links, therefore, it must be highly gratifying to me t 0..: visit the . town fr o m w hi c h I have received s o m an y marfc'a of good-at-ill, and to return to it receiving renewed proofs of confidence in the public course • which it has been' my fortune to pursue ; .but, gentlemen, this is a most pecu • liar moment, an appeal having been made to the country on: a question of great national import ance. I look upon the reception you have been kind enough to give me, not only as a proof of your personal feeling towards myself and colleagues, but as your appreciation of that expression of na tional feeling—(cheers) —which has passed ever the whole surface of the land, from • north to south and from east to west, upon the question on which the people of this country have felt that the national interests, the national rights, and the national dig-: 'nity were concerned.: (Cheers.) There are many people —some few at home, and a great many abroad —Who totally misunderstand the character of the British nation. (Hear.) They th'nk.party diffe rences are carried to all possible extremities, and especially in foreign countaies they imagine that those who differ on internal questions, that those who rank themselves in opposing parties, will also differ when questions arise which involve matters of difference between England as a country and any other forejgn State. Now, I should think that what has • happened in the last two years ought to undeceive them on - that point. The spectacle which this country exhibited on the breaking ou t of the war with R uss i a was, indeedi calculated to Make every Englisbnian still more proud of his country ; all party differences were laid aside, • men of all shades of o pi n i on —I say of all shades of opi nion, though there are a striall: party which I must except—(laughter and ironical cheers)—but that was an opinion very much in the shade, and when I say tbat I really don't mean to dispute the honesty and sincerity of those respectable gentlemen who were few in .numbers, and whose.opinions were confined very much to their own family circles—(laughter)— but r say, with these exceptions, the whole British nation united as one man, and supported the Govern ment charged with the conduct of the war, for every man felt that quarrel Was his own, and that his per sonal as well as the national interests of the country were concerned. Well, that spectacle struck deep into the minds of foreign countries, and had a powerful effectin bringing that war to a speedy and successful conclusion; and not only that. war; • but in bri ng i ng the treatyrestilting from it to aconaplete au dsuccessful execution, for when foreign governments saw the expression of public opinion which the people of this country pursued throughout—when I had occasion to allude in a passing and transient manner in what I had to address to the people of Manchester and the people of London—when they saw the great commercial communities of this country, who might be supposed to be deeply interested .in the mainten ance of peace, and in putting an end to the means by which peace might be supposed to be endangered -- 7 ,-,4,.5 3 y when foreigune9ts saw these meri .36111111rattn-n- t e obtai ---"-"fralkilegglAlnl**loo4l4.7gAlcq Vid;ft4i n r exeottion of the stipulations contracted for, depend upon it that spectacle had the most powerful influence in putting an end to the difficul ties which threatened for a time to put an end to the exertions we had made for the conclusion of that treaty of peace. I s,y, gentlemen, upon the present occasion the British n ttion has exhibited as honourable a spectacle as on the occasion to which I have already referred—for I am ad dressing men who, perhaps, have entertained a difference of opinion upon many questions, but from one end of the land tai . the'Otfier the common feeling has marched in common with that feeling for -our country which belongs to us all. I have had the honour of receiviugaddresses in great num bers from many of the largeSt cities and commer cial communities—addresses which I have not the vanity to take to myself, but which were the ex pression of the national feeling upon subjects in which they felt the national 'interest and the na tional honour were concerned ; but the other day, gentlemen, I had the honour to receive a deputa tion. from Bristol, a similar one from Liverpool, and from Manchester,• expressing regret and sur prise at what had happened in the House of Com mons to the Governmsnt, and of their determination to support it. One of these gentlemen said I, a Liberal,-.but my friend who. comes with me is a - Conservative, and this address from Bristol has received 2,000 signatures, and includes every class of society and 'el'ery shade of po litical opinions. (Cheers.) The same happened in Liverpool, and those who were kind enough to bring me an address said it was exhibited only for' two or three hours, but it contained 940 signatures, including all those largely concerned in the com mercial and trading interests of the town, and who have the greatest interest in 'avoiding what is cal culated to interrupt the peaceful relations of the' country. I say these things make one more proud than ever of the country in which it is our lot to be born, and these things teach an instructive lesson to public men, because they show that where there is a rightful cause, and where the nation i s ca ll e d upon to vindicate its right s and assert its dignity, the Government is sure to have the support of the people ; but also it is a warning that these feelings and this enthusiasm and noble spirit are not to be trifled with ; and that if the Government were to involve the country needlessly in hostilities the Government would undoubtedly suffer the penalty of its folly. (Cheers.) It was my good or ill fortune, while I held the department of the Foreign-office, to have many difficult things to deal with. I have been accused of b6ing the firebrand of Europe, and one statesman of Europe even said that I was a European calamity. (Laughter and cheers.) I was accused of exciting revolution everywhere, and dis turbing the peaceful state of Europe. Now, gentle men what I did, and what the G overnmen t o f which I was the organ did, was to encourage and support, as far as we' could with propriety, those natkoes who endeavoured to improve their institu tions—(cheers)—and to (Again for themselves the blesings of that Parliamentary government which we in England have so long enjoyed. I did'ut in cite the people or encourage the nations to seek for internal changes which could not be reasonably ac complished ; but w h en th ey were possible H of ac complishment then we said, " Here is our hand ; we will lead you, and trust you may reach the goal whiCh you are honourably striving to obtain." We had a great deal to do with the inde pendence of Belgium, in which we were opposed by, a , distinguished member of the House of Commons, who was adverze to what we were about, and who characterised it as an experiinent of the "noble lord"—meaning me. (Laughter.) But, gentlemen, this independent monarchy, unlike many experimental farms which we witness— (laughter)—turned out a very successful undertak ing, and that people have now a King of their own choice, and enjoy a degree of political liberty and happiness which few of the nations• on the conti mint have lad an opportunity to share. Well, then again in Spain we took part with the people against the pretender, who had inscribed despotism on his banner, and supported the Queen, who had freedom and the constitution inscribed on her flag, and though we succeeded, and though Spain has not carried into practice. those great principles, yet still she has a Parliament, and where the forms of free dom exist depend upon it, gentlemen, sooner or later the substance will follow, (Cheers.) Well, then, in Portugal we supported the. 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LAUNCH OF THE RENOWN, 91.—CHATHAM, March 29. —The launch of the large screw-steamer Renown, 91 guns, took place yesterday afternoon in the presence of several thousand spectators. A large gallery bad been erected extending round the bows and sides of the vessel for the accommodation of the Lords of the Admiralty, the officers of the army and navy, and other visitors. Owing, however, to the elections taking place yesterday none of the members of lithe Admiralty were present. An application had been made to allow the launch to be postponed, in consequence of the workine ß employed in the dockyard having been granted a holiday for the pur. pose of recording their votes. It was, however, not considered expedient to piastpone the launch. The Renown is the largest vessel of her class ever constructed in this dockyard, being several feet longer than the Orion, 91, which was launched from the same slip. She is a two decker, and is considered the finest specimen of naTal architecture in the service. She was constructed under the general direction of Mr. F. J. Laire, master shipwright, from the designs of Sir Baldwin Walker, Bart., K.C.8., surveyor of the navy, and was commenced in the latter [tart of 1854. The following are her prin. cipal dimensions Feet. In. Length between perpendiculars ... . 244 9 Ditto for tonnage 2lO 0 Breadth, extreme 55 4 Ditto for tonnage 54 6 Ditto moulded Height forward 53 0 Ditto aft 58 6 Depth of hold 24 6 Burthen 3,317 73-94 tons, The ceremony of " christening" was performed by Mrs. Goldsmith, the wife of the. Captain-Superintendent of the yard ; and on the signal being given she glided into the Medway, the Marine band playing Rule Britan nia." She was immediately afterwards towed by two steamers to Sheernev, where she is to be fitted with her machinery and made ready for sea. The n ex t ve sse l which will be launched from this dockyard is the Racoon, 21, which is just completed, The Electra, 15, Commander W. Morris (1852), was paid off on Saturday, having been in commission np wards of fouryears, during whi c h t i me she has been solely employed on the Australian station, cruising between New Zealand and Sydney. Her crew wer e remarkably healthy, only one man having died. On the morning of the 20th Nov. 1856, whilst th e vessel, was on h er v o yage from Auckland to Sydney, and when in lat. 32 deg. 4 min. S,, long. 168 deg.. 12 min. E., she was struck by a powerful whirlwind, which caused her to begin to fill. After great efforts the mainsheet was. cut away and the vessel lighted. She brought home about 14,000 ounces of golf on freight, which was landed at Portsmouth. On the vessel being paid off two medals and gratuities weregiven away—one to Peter Francis, quartermaster, and the other to William Boyne, captain's coxswain, for good conduct ; Edward Rourke, able seaman, also re-' ceived a gratuity of 151. for good and meritorious con duct. • Col. H. Jervis, commanding the provisional battalion, assembled the whole of the troops belonging to the seve ral depots on the Lines on Friday afternoon, where they were inspected for field exercise. The number of troops belonging to the provisional battalion is now 4,000 men of all ranks. - ~~~=~~ 7_v /-" •7‘.-y•-j. 1, ? The contest in Kidderminster one between the Right Hon. R.. 40, tilt-11a, member, and the • Conservative candidife, lklr W. Boycott, a local solicitor. On Saturday : last—the polling day y--the ele c t ors were allowed to exer c i s e their privilege in a comparatively quiet.manner u p to 2 o clock i n th e afternoon, nothing beyond a little - senseless groaning occurring at either of the polling booths. Tie various carpet mills closed on Saturday at 2 o'clock, and shortly after that hour the liberate 1 workmen haFtened towards the south polling booth, situated on Blakeway-g, een, and by about 3 Q'ClOCk. there could not hav e b een less than 5,000 or 6,000 men and w o m e n o f the lower ord ers assembled upon thi s l arge open space. This vast congregation of BoYcott's supporters soon disp erse d the respectable persons who had attended at the booth during the morning, and a scene ensued of the most abominable and barbarous cLaractor. Every one who was thought to 'be in favour of Mr, Lowe was hissed, groaned, and vilely treated. Forty special constable, and one or two regultir policemen, und-r the superintendence of the chef constable, Mr. Merrifield, contrived to preserve a apace for voters to pa-is through the crowd to the la.oth but when e ver at, elector gav e i n his vote for Mr. Lowe the mob assailed h , ro: With groans and execrations, spat upon him, kicked' and cuffed. him, and subjected him to the most dastardly ill_ usage. The cars in the service of the unpopular candidata were stoned and broken; but those of Mr. Boycott were allowed to pass along unharmed. Mr. Lowe remained in the south booth from 1 o'c!ock in the day until after the closing of the poll, and-Mr. Boy cott visited the place occasionally, amid the up roarious cheers of his admirers. Between •3 and 4 o'clock, when the mob ascertained that - their man was likely to lope, stones were hurled into the booth at intervals. Mr. J. Holmes, Mr. J. Par doe, and Mr. G. Hooinan, friendi of Mr. Lowe, we , e wounded by the missiles. On the close of Vie poll, at 4 o'clock, Mr. J. Kiteley, the mayor, an nounced the - numbers of votes recorded. -- This as- - &trance of Mr. Boycott's defeat seemed greatly to exasperate the mob, and several senseless and malicious individuals were observed inciting the people to at-aek the right hon. gentleman and his friends, who had triumphed. Stones were thrown into the both. Loud imprecations were uttered against Mr. Lowe and Mr. James Pardoe, and nit merous Tory adh e r en ts prepared themselves with manifest premeditation to attack Mr. Lowe and h's supporters. Loud calls were made for Mr Boy cott to " come out, and let us kill the --," and with a desire to quell the rising fury of the multi tude Mr. B iycott . and one of his friends, Mr. Best, mounted the hustings and requested the people quietly to disperse. The ruffians did not heed the advice given, and threw a volley of stones into the booth, injuring most of those inside it ; upon which Mr. -Boycott and his -friends retired and prOceeded - Cowards the tows, the mob making way fir then - aud cheering them as they passed. Their depar ture was a signal to the cowards surrounding the hilted), and instantly missiles of every description, stones, brickbats, palings, and even pennyp i eees, were thrown at Mr. Lowe and his friends, accom panied by oaths of the most fearful character. Mr. Superintendent Merrifield, by the direction of the May. T, then proceeded to form his policeman ; and. Mr. Lowe, with Mr. James Pardoe and Mr. Holmes and others, walked up the lane, preserved here by the special constables. By this means the right hon. member got in front of the mob, although stoned all the way, and waited with the Mayor for a few moments while the constables formed them selves into an escort. Before, however, Mr. Mer rifield's men cou ld arrange themselves in order, showers of missile s literally rained upon Mr. L owe , his supporters, and the officers. Mr. Lowe was bleeding copiously from a wound in the head, en.d nearly every person around him was cut on the face and head. Under these circumstances a retreat became necessary, and the right hon. member and his friends retired towardi Mr. Shepherd's school, some 300 yards distant, hotly pursued by the infuriated mob, who atoned them with re volting letutality., Luckily the pursued gentlemen gained refuge i n M r . S hepherd ' s house, which stands back from the road, and is protected by high iron gates and a seven-feet wall. The mob endsa voured to force an entrance into the place, and 'tried to wrench the locks off the gates ; the atteinpts were unsuccessful, but they did considerable da mage. Hundreds prowled about the spot for several hours, swearing that they would kill both Mr. Lowe and Mr. Pardoe, and it is pretty certain that they would have carried out their murderous intent hai an opportunity offered. Mr. Lowe was so seriously injured and weakened from loss of blood that it was found necessary to secure the services of Mr. S tret eon, surgeon, forthwith. The mob allowed the medical man to pass through theja into the house, d directed him to inform iiistbriit that They were determined "to do for him" before he left Kidderminster. - Mr. Stretton discovered that Mr. Lowe had sustaked a fracture of the right parietal bone of the skull, in addition to a lacerated scalp wound and two severe contusions on the side of the head. Mr. Pardoe hid suffered contusions on the head and- body. Mr. Holmes received an incised wound on the scalp, from which blood flowed freely. Before the surgeon had attended to the gentlemen named Police-con-table Jukes was carried into the house in a state ofiusensibility, covered with blond. The poor fellow- had been struck nearly all over with stones. One missile had fractured two bones of his nose in a frightful manner, and another had • caused a large lacerated wound of the skull. It appears that part,of the mob, ou being foiled from fur-her injuring their higher victims, commenced stoning, beating, and kicking the policemen; they very soon scattered the specials, every one of whom exhibits marks of the fray, and it is almost miracu- • lons that Mr. Merrifield and his nine regular officers (all there are in the town) escaped comparatively unhurt, notwithstanding that they were struck re peatedly on their heads and bodies with stones. Having pelted the police as long as they pleased, and imagining that Mr. Lowe had escaped from Mr. Shepherd's by the back way' to the Albert Inn, in Bewdly-street, kept by Mr. Potter, the mobsmashed every window in front of the building. Mr. Merri field and what few of his men were not yet disabled made a bold stand against the crowd while they were committing this outrage, but of course seven or eight persons were powerless against hundreds. Tne crowd then defiled into the town, amu s i ng themselves by the way with occasionally smashing windows, insulting every well-dressed person they met, and lustily yelling "Boycott for ever." For several hours hundreds of the populace paraded the thoroughfares; shouting and screaming. In order to vary the entertainment, the throng also engaged themselves in pulling down the shutters of establishments kept by unpopular persons, and in bonneting all who dared to remonstrate with them. About 12 o'clock symptoms of a row were mani fested by the mob collected in High-street, the Preparatory tokens of hostilities being the breakage of windows in the Lion Hotel. At this juneturei however, the clatter of arms and horses' hoofs an nounced the arrival of a troop of 50 Hussars frOm Birmingham, which had been telegraphed for shortly after 4 o'clock, and the fear of cold steel had quickly a quieting effect upon the rioters. The Mayor and magistracy, who had been sitting en _permanence made their appearance und er th e protection of the military, and his worship at once rest the Riot Act, orders were giveir to clear the streets, and the soldiers and the police effected this operation in - the course of two hours. The Hussars remained on duty until 4 o'clock in the morning, and will stay in the town for one or two days, as it is feared another outbreak may occur on Monday. • The police managed to apprehend four of the ruffians engaged in the riot, and will summon be fore magistrates a number of the local mobocracy who are known to have taken an active part in the melee. Mr. Lowe was removed from Kidderminster be tween 10 and 11 o'clock at night. In addition to the gentlemen we have named Mr. Green, tax collector, Dr. Ronald, a n d M r. Stockdale, of the Swan Inn, have been wounded. Hundreds of the people were cut and bruited about the head and face, for when the 'lot was at its height the mob attacked both friend and foe. NVALn the occasion naval reviews t o take p lace at Toulon o occasion of the Grand D uke Constantine, about th e 21 st of Ap ril, are to riv al the fatuous txhibi- tions at Portsmouth .. A. splendid kang ne t was given by the Scots Fusilier Guards a t •th e London Tave rn on Saturda y evenin g Covers w ere l a id for forty. Amon g the com p an y were Rioley, Seymour,' Walker, C. 8., Lieutenant-Colonels Neville, Lion R. Charteris ; General Knollys ; Ron. W. Sear!. a, • W• t M on, hi core,Viscount Kirk- Captains Fail titian. enrill ° l " v el' S M te ° pVe r n i e lne' ; wall, Bow, hiakLambton, Wheatley; Majors Lindsay, Fraser, Astley, bripps, G age. Two Boys DROWNED.—Yesterday afternoon four boys having s urreptitiously unfastened a small skiff from its moorings near Dockhead were borne along by the tide a gainst a tier of colliers and upset. Two of the bOys contrived to take hold of the mooring-chains of the col liers and were saved ; but' the others, named Alfred Harris and Charles Hatch, living in Long-lane, Ber mondsey, were drowned. OFFICIAL APPOIXTMENTEL—Lord Cowley, her Ma jesty's Ambassador at Paris, is to be immediately raised to an earldom, by the style and title of Earl Cowley, in consideration of his eminent public services. Mr. Donald M'Lachlan is appointed her Majesty's Consul at Snurabaya, in Java. Mr. William Lawless is appointed. her Majesty's Consul at Guadaloupe. Mr. G. F. Cros4 thwaite is appointed her Majesty's Consul at Cologne °boner. ) NEWSPAPER DISGRACBPTIL RIOT • DERMINSTE 4t, 47 —7 ) Lo' ' laieir•