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THE LONDON and WESTMINSTER BANK. —Notice is Hereby Given, that the Rate 01 Interest allowed to Depositors In this Bank, for amounts or tan° awl upwards, is this day ZAISED from 6 to 7 per cent., until further notice. J. W. GILBART, General Manager. October 19th, 1857. B ANK OF DEPOSIT, 3, Pall-mall East. D. NOTICE IS FIEII EBY Established GIVEN, A That lB44 frog. this day until further notice the INTEREST payable on deposit accounts will be increased to £6 PER CENT. per annum. Parties desirous of investing Money are requested to examine the Plan of the Bank of Deposit. Forms for opening accounts and every information post free on application. PETER MORRISON, M ana ging Director. Oct. 10, 1857. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 22, 1857. (N o . 20,384.) [ P Rio 40. STAMPED 5 •] PUBLICATIONS. THE VISIT OF THE DUKE OF CAM- INVESTMENT for CAPITAL and SAVINGS. —For Prospectuses apply at the Office of the Conservative Land Society, No. 33, Nerfolk-street , Strand , W C., or write to the Secretary, who will forward them, free of charge, to any part of the World. CHARLES LEWIS GRUNEISEN, Secretary. Now ready, at all the Lib rar i es , i n 3 To l e ., T HE STORY OF MY LIFE. By Lord WILLIAM LENNOX. BRIDGE TO SHEFFIELD. and in every way qualified to fill the office to which he has been elected. 'THE POTATO CROP. Naval and Military Intelligence. Yesterday his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam bridge visited Sheffield for the purpose of laying the foundation-stone of a monument to the memory of the soldiers from Sheffield and the neighbourhood who fell in the Crimea. The monument originated with a few working men, who formed themselves into a committee and appealed to the gentry of the town and neighbourhood for subscriptions. The appeal met with so liberal a response that funds were at once raised sufficient to carry out the project in a manner worthy of the town. On competition, the design of Mr. Gouldie, of Sheffield, was adopted, and the monument is to be erected on a triangular piece of land called Moorhead. It is in a central part of the town, and the point upon which no less than six streets converge. The laying of the foundation stone was an event in which the greatest interest was manifested by the . town. An experienced agriculturist sports to a Kil kenny paper that the potato crop in two large districts of that county is turning out very light, not giving more than half last year's yield. The tubers, however, are much more free from dis ease than he had expected. Thi s report,it is addedlapplies pretty generally to the condition of the crop in the whole county, the returns not being more than half of 185 G, but the supe rior quality of the new crop ever that of last year very largely makes amends for the decrease in bulk. THE ADMIRALTY PROVISION CONTRACT. The Evening Post contains the following infor mation upon this subject : "We understand that a fair proportion of the beef and pork contrast for the year 1858 has been taken by the leading Dublin houses. We have not yet learnt the full particulars of the allotments ; but we believe that the respectable firm of Messrs. C. Wood and Sons, Bow-street, and our enterprising fellow-citizen, Mr. M. Smith, of Copper-alley, are among those most of whose tenders were accepted. We should not be surpr , sed if the greater portion of the pork were taken by the Belfast house., while most of the beef contract has fallen to the Dublin firms. A day or two, however, will tell all about it," FOR GENTLEMEN.—GEO. HOBSON begs to call the attention of the public to his NEW STOCK in AUTUMNAL GOODS, consisting of West of England Beaver and Venetian Cloths, Scotch and Heather Twist, Mixed Doeskins, Cashmere and Toilanette Waisteoatings, both of English and Con tinental manufacture, which be found en inspection at price= most moderate for Best Goods.—GEORGE HOBSON, 57, Lombard-street. " A capital book, and we donbt not it will be eminently successful. Full of sparkling anecdote and stirring adventure, it fixes the reader's attentim at once, and never allows his interest to flag from the opening page to the den uement."—Chronicle. Hurst and Blackatt, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn. This day is published, T HORNDALE ; or the Conflict of Opinions. By WILLIAM SMITH, Esq., Author of "Athelwold : a Drama ; " " A Discourse on Ethics," &C, CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS, POLYGRAPHIC HALL, Bing-William-street, Strand, every Evening during the Week, in their Novel and pleasing Olio of Songs, Dialogue, and Musical Character Delineations, which for eight years at New York, and lately at the tt. James's Theatre, have been fully en dorsed by houses nightly filled, as " Par Excellence." Doors open at half-past 7, commence at 8. Stalls, 3s. ; area, 2s. ; amphitheatre, Is.; Private Boxes, 11. Is. and 10s. Gd. Seats can be securtd at Mr. Mitchell's, 33, Old Bond-street, and at the Hall. On Saturday, a Morning Entertainment, commencing at 3. " Sleeps the future, like a snake enrolled, Coil within coll."—woansworru. In crown Bvo, price 10s. 6d. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. Fourth Edition. Price One Shilling. • PERMATORRHCEA, a Disease of the Blood, being a New View of the Nature of this Malady--" We con sid,,r the theory fully made out, and look upon the essay as throwing a new light on this neglected disease."—Medical Times, Oct. 3, 1857. J. Gilbert, 49, Paternoster-row, London. DELAIDE GALLERY, Adelaide-street, West-strand.—Licensed pursuant to Act of Parliament GRAND CASINO.—The ab , ye s xcious rooms, elegantly decorated, with extensive alterations and improvements, will open for the Winter Season on SATURDAY, the 24th Octob r, with the original Argyll Band, conducted by Mons. LAMOTTE, of Paris. Principal cornet-a-piston, Mons. BouLcOuRT. L.ader, Mr. CHAR. HALL Admission, One Shilling. Doors open at half-past Eight. The above Band is at the service of the nobility and gentry for Private Bells, &c., &c.—Apply by Letter to R. R. Bignell, Argyll- Booms, Great Windmill-street. Now ready, price One Shilling and Sixpence, FEIST'S RACING RECORD. Edited by ALBERT FEIST, Editor of the Turf Department of the " Sunday Times," and Re porter of Sporting Intelligence to the London Daily Papers. The Monthly parts may be obtained separately, price two-pence each. The next part will be published on the Ist of November. Ad vertisements cannot be received later than the 24th of October. "The Racing Record" contains a complete Calendar of sport in England, Ire'and, and Scotland (fully indexed), from the Ist of January up to the time of putlication. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. W. Wright, sporting printer and publisher, Fulwood's Rents, Hol, born. London. GRIND TRUNK OF CANADA. GRAND BAL MASQUE. - CASINO DE VENISE, High Honorn. -This brilliant fete will be given under distinguished patronage, and will surpais everything of the kind hitherto attempted. The arrangements are on a scale of great Splendour, and are perfect in every particular. Doors open at half past 9, to commence at 10 o'clock punctually. Supper at 1. tickets 3s. 6d. each. Admittance—Gentlemen, ss. ; Ladles. 3s. each N.B. Mr. Nathan, Castle-street. Leicester-souare. is appointed Costumier. TOWER.--.-SALE OF STORES. BY ORDER of the SECRETARY of STATE for WAR. TO BE SOLD BT PUBLIC AUCTION, in the Tower, on THURSDAY, the 29th of October, 1857, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon precisely, the following STORES: -Great c ats and cloaks, clothing (various), cloth (dark blue Bc , . ). boots (various), waterproof coats, &c., fur caps. &c., beds and bedding, saddlery, musquets, flint (vast us), accoutrements, tools (various), tire engines, old iron and steel, and miscellaneous articles. May be viewed at the Tower, from 10 to 4 o'clock, on the three days previous to the sale, and catalogues had at the War Depart ment, Pall-mall ; the Tower ; and Royal Arsenal, 'Woolwich, on payment of 6d. each, which will be allowed to purchasers. No person will be admitted to view the lots, or into the sale room, Without a catalogue. PAILLASSE STRAW. NOTICE IS lIEREBY GIVEN to all Persons desirous of contracting to supply STRAW for PAILLASSES, at the several Barracks and stations of the War Department, in Great Britain, and in the Channel Islands for one year from let (De cember Next, that proposals in writing addressed to the " Director of Contracts, War-Office, Pall-mall, S. W.," and m rked on the ut side " Tender for Paillasse Straw," will be received on or before Tuesday, the 10th day of November next. Parties tendering are requested not to use any Form but that Which can be obtained at this office. THOMAS H )WELL, Director of Contracts. War-Office, Pall-mall, London, S.W., ad October, 1867. THE RHINE AND GERMANY.—The Shortest and Cheapest Route, via, Rotterdam, to the Rhine and Germany, is by THE DUTCH RHENISH RAILWAY. Through Trains, in conjunction with those of the Cologne-Minden Company, start three times a day. Fifty pounds of Luggage allowed free for each passenger. Further particulars forwarded, post free, on application to the Company's London Agent, Mr. JOHN C. JANsosr, 61, Gracechurch street. TO THE NERVOUS AND DEBILITATED. CHARLES WATSON, M.D. (Physician to the Bedford Dis pensary), 27, Alfred-Place Bedford-square, London, continues to issue, on receipt of six stamps, " THE GUIDE TO SELF-CURE." Medical Correspondence conducted. "The first man of the day in these complaints."—Medical Re view, July, 1856. " The time Guide to those who desire a speedy and private' Cure." .--University Magazine. " The NEW AMERICAN DISCOVERY' shows the absnrdity of the English mode of treating such complaints, will prove a blessing to the afflicted, who may safely and easily regain pristine health by adopting the means presented."—Evening Star. APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. EA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE a SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, and all Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup, Curries, and Salad, and by its tonic arid invigorating properties enables the stomach to perfectly digest the food. The daily useof this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe guard to health. - Sold by the proprietors, Lea and Perrins, 19, Fenchurch-street, Loudon, and 68, Broad-street, Worcester; also by Messrs. Barclay and Sons, Messrs Crosse and Blackwell, and other oilmen and mer chants, London ; and generally by the principal dealers in sauce. N.B.—To guard Against imitatioas, see that the names of "LEA and PERRINS" are upon the label and patent cap of tho bottle. MR. HOWARD, Surgeon-Dentist, 52, Fleet street, has introduced an entirely new description of ARTI FICIAL TEETH ,fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so perfectly resemble the natural teeth as not to be distinguished from the original by the closest observer; they will never change colour or decay, and will be found very superior to any teeth ever before used. This method does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful Operation, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is guaranteed to restore articulation and mastication ; and that Mr. Howard's improvement may be within the reach of the most econo mical, be has fixed the charges at the lowest scale possible. De cayed teeth stopped and rendered sound and useful in mastica tion.-52, Fleet-street. At home from ten till dye. IMPORTANT MEDICAL WORK GRATIS. —On nervous debility, and diseases of a sec*et nature, dim mess of sight, shortness of breath, loss of manly vigour, and all im pediments of marriage, showing the surest means of recovering per fect health. Enclose tco stamps to prepay postage, and ad cress Dr. W. B. MARSTON, 47, BERNERS--cfREET, Ox ord-street, Lon don, who may be consulted daily, with assured confidence of suc cess. ORPHANS by the MUTINY or CHOLERA IN INDIA. At a Meeting of the Committee o the NATIONAL (late Cholera) ORPHAN HOME. Ham Common, tichmond, it was reQolved to ADMIT TEN ORPHAN GIRLS into the 1 , ome, who shall have become so by th, present Mutiny or Cholera in India, aeing desti tute, and not otherwise provided for, should suflic out funds be re. solved for that purpose. It was further resobigd, in consequence of the sums already re ceived, to admit at once Two Orphan Girls. Applications for admission, stating circumstances, properly au• thenticated, to be addressed to the Honorary Secretaries, the Rev. Joseph Brown, Christ Church Rectory, Blackfr~ars-road, and the Rev. Richard Whittington, Chapter House, St Paul's Churchyard ; or to the Secretary, R. W. Newman, Esq., 9, Inner Temple-lane,. Temple, London; by whom subscriptions and don :Mons will be thankfully received, and the London and Westminster Bank, Loth bury. JOSEPH BROWN, M.A. RICHARD WHITTINGTON, M.A. pur BARRY'S CELEBRATED INFANTS FOOD, for DELIC ATE INFANTS, CHILDREN, and IN VALIDS. Supersedes the expense and dangers of wet-nursing, is more easily digested, and imparts more healthful nourishment than Idilk ; acidity, cramps, bowel complaints, flatulency, cough, restless ness, scr , diila, eruptions, are avoided by it, and perfect regularity of the system and sound sleep insured. Many respectable families who have reaA el and saved delicate Infants by this Food can be referred to, and a copy of their Testimonials may be had free on forwarding a stamped and addressed envelope to Barry Da Harry and Co., 77, Regent-street, London. Prices : --In Canisters, Is.; 25.; and 121 b. at 21s. The large Canister will be forwarded free of carriage on receipt of Post Office Order. ON PHYSICAL DISQUALIFICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCAPACITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. Now and improved Edition, enlarged to 196 pages, illustrated by 100 Anatomical Coloured Eng ravings on Steel, just published, price, free by post, Is., T HE SILENT FRIEND : A Medical Work on the physical exhaustion and decay of the frame, from the effects of solitary indulgence, infection, and the injurioas conse quences from the use of Mexcury ; with observations on the obliga• tions of marriage, and directions for obviating certain disqualifica tions. By R. and L. PI , RRY and CO., Surgeons. Sold by J. Allen, 20, Warwick-lane, Paternoster-row; Sanger, 160, Oxford-street; and Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street, London. The CORDIAL BALM of SYRIACUM is employed la bothsexes to renovate the impaired powers of life. Its action is purely balsamic; its power in reinvigorating the frame in all cases of nervous and sexual debility, obstinate gleets, impotency, barrenness, and debi lities arising from venereal excesses, has been demonstrated by is unvarying success in thousands of cases. Price lls. per bottle, or four quantities in one for 335., which saves I Is. The CONCENTRATED DETERSIVE ESSENCE, an anti-syphi litic remedy, for purifying the system, and is recommended for any of the varied forms of secondary symptoms, such as eruptions on the Olin, blotches on the head and face, enlargements of the throat, tonsils, and uvula ; thresh ned destruction of the nose, palate, &c. Its action is purely detersive, and its beneficial influence on the system is undeniable. Price I Is. and 335. per bottle, also a saving of 11 e. PERRY'S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS constitute an effec tual remedy in either sex for all cases of gonorrhoea, gleet, stricture, and diseases of the urinary organs. Price 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and I 1 s. per box. (,Sold by Daniel Church, 73, Gracechurch-street, City ; Bartlett Trooper, 43, Ring William -street (four doors from London Bridge) ; G. F. Watts, 17, Strand; w. Sutton and Co., 10. Bow-churchyard; W. Edwards, 67, St. Yawl's -churchyard ; J. Sanger, 150, Oxford street; Hannay and Dietrichsen, 63, Oxford-street; Butler and Harding, 4, Cheapside ; l'rout and Harsant, 229, Strand ; and all Medicine vendors ihroughout the United Kingdom. THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF TOUT!! AND MATURITY Just published, price Is., post free, in an Envelope, for 13 stamps, Q ELF-PRESERVATION. —A Medical Treatise 1.7 on the Functions and Disorders of the Generative System, and on the cure of Nervors and Physical D e bili ty, resulting ' from vicious habits acquired during the critical passage from youth to Manhood, with practical observa tions on the Physiology or Mar riage in its social, moral, and physical relations. To which are added remarks on the wonders of the Microscope in revealing the hidden mysteries "of Life within Life,' and its advantages in detecting, by urinary examination, the cause and effect of every variety of these crmplaints, with numerous engravings and cases. BT SAMUEL LA9MERT, M.D., 37, BEDFORD SQUARE, LONDON, Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Honorer member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall. London, &c., &C. ...? u n c e o essential object of this treatise is to point out the fearful con =l,, _ ces resulting from certain habits, irregularities, and excesses, I",nioduc:labnadveproduced more misery in f will, degradation in Man ether class pr emature decay at all stages of life, than, perhaps, any particularly re ss of dis, ase known to modern pathologists. its perusal is their physical cnonntnclniation ended to persons entertaining secret doubts of the I.n - lth, entitled. , end who are conscious of having hazarded happiness ' and privileges to wnich every human being iS It is absolutely neces sary in that all men should know that there are r cutincur of personal cut incurring grievous i,e n a .gement which cannot be violated with coed the heyday of inconsid l ties, and when wisdom and regret sue- In ay be mitigated, how theesrnte self-mduleence, how those penalties and how t h eievie a, evil and its consequ ences of their bitterness may be removed, that there is scarcely any degre e may be avoided, and, above all, derangement to which the tirn:^of' Phr sicil infirmity or functioreV Published by J. Allen, , 01 ,i, , . t a r ld of science cannot apply a cure. rn IlY be had of Mann, 39, e ormi ge - lane, Paternoster-row, and or ; Home, 19, Leicester-square . Gcrdon, 14d, Leadenhall street consulted daily, from 11 till 2, and fro the Author, who may be Bedford -square, Lotidon. 'em 6 till 8, at his residence, 37 _ The work may be had in India, of 3,' Von Litzky, Loll Bazaar ; Calcutta—Messrl. 3Ciadarna.ds_J.3lllooturtn„ullsijte're, Apoto-street ; Bombay— circulator Office oo_seliers throu); Colombo, Ceylon; and of all 13 I ,' e Office ; A;ra Dodsworth ; throughout the Coleniel. NO MORE PILLS NOR ANY OTHER MEDICINE CURES ithout Physic) of Indigestion (Dyspepsia), Constipation, Flatulem y, Phlegm, all Nervous, Bilious, and Liver Complaints, Hysteria Neuralgia, Dysentry, Diarrhoea, Acidity, Palpitation, Heartbur b. Headache, Debility, Despondency, Cramps, Spasms, Nausea, and Sickness (during pregnancy or at sea), Sinking Fits, Cough, A•,thma, Bronchitis, Consumption, also Children's Com plaints are effected by I) II BARRY'S delicious REVALENTA AL ARICA FOOD, which restores health without purging, inconvenience, or ekpense, as it sates fifty times its cost in other remedies. It Is, moreover, the best food for infants and invalids generally, as it never turns acid on the weakest stomach, nor inter feres with a good liberal diet, but imparts a healthy relish for lunch and dinner , and restores the faculty of digestion, and nervous and muscular energy to the most enfeebled. We extract it' lew out of the many thousand expressions of grati tude from :—Cure No. 71, of dyspepsia, from the Right Hon. the Lord Stuart de Decies. " I have derived considerable benefit rrom Du arry'e Revalenta Arabica Food, and consider it due to yourselves and the public to authorise the publication of these lines. Stuart de Decies." Cur; No. 49,832. "Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, and sickness at the stomach and vomiting, have been removed by Du Barry's excellent Food. Maria Jolly, Wortham Ling, near Mils, Nortolk."— Cure No. 47,121. Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of Nazing Vicarage, Waltham Cross, Herts, a cure of extreme ner vousness, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies.— Cure No. 48,314. Miss Elizabeth Yeoman, Oateacre, near Liver pool : a cure of ten ye-•.•'s dyspepsia, and the horrors of nervous irrita bility. Cure No. 18.1:16. Dr. Andrew Ure of constipation, dyspep sia, nervous irritability. Cure No. 31,210. Dr. Shorland of dropsy and debility. (lure No. 36,212. Captain Allan of epileptic fits. Cure No. 42.116 Major Edle of enlargement of the liver and total prostration of strength. Cure No. 35,418. ltev. Dr. Minster of cramps, spasms, and daily v)mitings, Cure. No. 26,418. Dr. Har vey of diarrhoea and debility. Cure No. 39,628. Dr. Wurtzer of consumption. Cure No. 32,883. William Hunts, Esq., barrister, of paralysis. Cure No. 46,270. Mr. James Roberts, wood merchant, of thirty years diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derangement, partial deafness. Care No. 4 ,814. Mr. Samuel Laxton, Leicester, of two years' diarrlicea. Cure No. 52,612. The Dowager Coantess of Castlestuart, of many years' nervous irritability, bile, and indi gestion. Cure No. 54,812. Miss Virginia Zeguers, cured of con sumption, after her medical advisers had abandoned all hopes of recovery. Cure No, 180. " Twenty-five years' nervousness, con stipation, indigestion, and debility, from which I have suffered great misery, and which no medicine could remove or relieve, have been effectually cured by Du Barry's Food in a very short time. W. R. Reeves, 181, Fleet-street, London." No. 4,208. "Eight years' dis peps'a, nervousness, debility, with cramps, spasms, and nausea, for which my servant had consulted the advice of many, have been efiectually cured by Du Barry's health restoring Food. 1 shall be happy to answer any inquiries. Rev. John Flavell, Ridlington Rec tory, Norfolk." No. 32,836. "Three years' excessive nervousness, with pains in my neck and left arm, and general debility, which ren dered my life very miserable, has been radically removed by Du Barry's health restoring Food. Alex. Stuart, Archdeacon of Ross, Skibbereen." Cure No. 3,906. " Thirteen years' cough, indigestion, and general debility have been removed by Du Barry's excellent Revalenta Arabica Food. James Porter, Athol-street, Perth," Important Caution against the fearful dangers of spurious imita. tati on s:— The Vice-Chancellor Sir William Page Wood granted an injunc tion on the 10th March, 1854, against Alfred Hooper Neville, for imitating " Do Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food." Suitably pa:Aced for all climates, and with full instructions. In canisters, llb 2s 9d ; 21b 48 6d; 51b Ils , 121 b 225. The 121 b car riage free, on receipt of Post-office order. Barry Du Barry and Co.. 77, Regent-ntreet, London; Fortnum, Mason, and Co.. pur veyors to her Majesty, 182, Piccadilly ; also at 60, Gracecliurch street 330,430, and 451, Strand ; 4, Cheapside 149, Bishopsgate. street, and 150, and 15R, Oxford-stree, ADMIRALTY PROVISION CONTRACT.—We understand that a fair oroportion of the beef and pork contract, for the year 1858, has been taken by the leading Dublin houses. We should not be surprised if the greater por tion of the pork were taken by the Belfast houses, whilst most of the beef contract has fallen to the Dublin firms , . A day or two, however, will tell all about it.—Dublin' Evening Post, The Siecle states that the possibility of uniting Eng land and France by means of a submarine tunnel has been " practically and scientifically" considered by a skilful engineer, M. A. Thoruti de Gamond. This gentle man has submitted his project in the first place to the Emperor, who was greatly struck with it. Afterwards the Minister of Public Works, in accord with the Millis tar of Marine, named a special commission, composed of the most eminent scientific notabilities. This commis sion has decided that M. ThonerS de Gamond was no mere dreamer. The English Government have also named on their side a commission, and "it is proposed that in the coming spring French and English engineers will apply themselves to the work of vigorously examining the practicability of the project. AUSTRALIA,—On Sunday next will be presented with each copy of THE Disrarcir, a most superb general Map of Australia. —To prevent the possibility of disappointment upon the enormous sale of the DisrArcu, those persons d e sirous of possessing the DISPATCH COLOURED ATLAS are informed that should the newspaper be out of print with which any particular map has been presented, such map m ay always be ith toiftet. paperh oD T r a A t T eli the ATLAS usual obtained with the paper for the . distant Mars will current Eithere g e t k. a . tis, _. _5 d , per copy . uttan b i e p cd , received or 6c i l n. thesta stamped, or be an forwarded i f . li w t a u r r d e e t w l 1 Saturday morning, —Orders re parts of the kingdom, o d at the office, 139, Fleet street, News Agents, price--sd. Evening Edition m ay 1 re ceived by all an street. an d addresses, when speci mens to forward their names C 1 ur N ews Agents througho ut the kingdom arc re quested the Splendid Double Map ( ed) of Asia will be o o. . of •ce 3s, Gd 44, and forwarded. Portfolios are now ready, price • , 1 upwards. At noon all the shops and places of business were closed, many thousands of persons assembled in Norfolk Par; and formed a procession in honour of the occasion. All the public bodies were represented, as also various institutions, Odd Fellows, and sick socie ties. The procession was headed by a body of about 60 Sheffield men who had served in the Crimea ; it left the park at 12 o'clock for the Great Northern station, and there halted to await thel)uke of Cam bridge. His Royal Highnev, accompanied by Lord Burghersh and Colonel Clifton, arrived at 12.35, and was received'by Lieut.-General Sir Harry Smith, G. C. 8., Colonel Hodge, C. 8., the Mayor of Shef field, the Master Cutler, Mr". Overend, and others. 1 guard of honour of the 10th Hussars was in wait ing outside the station. The Duke, who with Sir H. Smith was most loudly cheered, entered the carriage of the Mayor and fell into the ranks of the procession, which then moved through the principal streets to the site. The whole route of the procession was perfectly gay with ban ners, the streets were crowded, and every point where platforms could be erected and every avail able eminence were occupied by eager spec tators, who everywhere greeted his Royal Highness with demonstrations of enthusiasm. The ceremony was performed by the Duke of Cambridge in the presence of assembled thousands, and the proces sion afterwards moved to the Market-place, and there broke up. _ _ Ail 4 o'clock a cold collation was given at the Cutlers'-hall, at which the Mayor (Mr. J. W. Pye Smith) presided, supported by the Duke of Cam bridge, Col. Hedge, Col. Wilkie, the Master Cut ler (Mr. W. Hutchinson), the Town Regent, (Mr. W. Butcher), the Rev. Canon Sale, Messrs. Over end, Jeffcock, Ellison, Phillipes, &c. The toasts of " The Queen," " The Prince Con sort and the rest of the Royal Family," were given by the Mayor, and most cordially received. Mr. W. OVEREND, in proposing " The Health of the Duke of Cambridge," said it was impossible there could be a more popular Commander-in-Chief either with the army or the public. Sheffield always welcomed the military with enthusiasm, and they had especial pleasure in doing so to day, when they had among them a member of the Royal family who, as General, led the Guards with a coolness rarely equalled up the heightsof the Alma—(cheers) —and who headed the Guards for five hours in their hand-to-hand fight with the enemy at Inkerman. (Loud cheers.) The Duke Of CaunitinoE—(cheers.)--Mr. Mayor and gentlemen, the toast has been proposed by Mr. Overend in so flattering a manner that I feel some difficulty in responding to it, but, how ever flattering the terms which have been used with regard to myself, I am happy in having this op portunity of expressing roy satisfaction in being present to-day in your excellent town of Sheffield. The reception which I have had the honour of re ceiving during my progress through this town—a reception which Wa S not confined to any particular class of society, but to the whole population —was such as to be highly gratifying to any individual to whom such a compliment was paid. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, I had great pleasure in accepting your invitation. I am aware that this was specially a movement of the working classes—(cheers)—and I thought that the feeling of Sheffield towards the army was so laudable, so handsome, and so satis factory, that it would ill become me in my position to have for one moment hesitated in accepting the invitation. (Applause.) I have not had any reason, gentlemen, to regret having done so. (Cheers.) On the contrary, I have received that hearty welcome which has been gratifying to myself, and which has convinced me that the decision I came to was a cor rect and rightone. (Appl ause .) B ut s i nce I accepted yourinvitation events have taken place in India which no one could foretell, and which have pro duced a feeling throughout the country which has been especially manifested in this excellent borough of Sheffield. You have set a noble exampl e b y en deavouring by every meansin your power to fur nish recruits for the army. (Cheers ) Well, a mere accident has brought me here at this period, but I consider that accident a fortunate one, be cause it enables me to express to you the sense I feel of that movement, and my anxious hope . parts of the country. (Applause.) me anxiety was the that it may be followed and e..xtend N ed ow i , a ti v le ar o io n us ly srllecbrjueCittinwghfiocrh the late army. however tell you —for there is nothing like being . ran with you—that the ordinaryfk and open has green must. is progressing in a manner which is. perfectly means of in credible, (Loud cheers.) The ordinary produced me 800 recruiting . for tlieay recruiting have in two days alone the is a result which was never obtained during the in men.. (Renewed applausa) That ae . a greatfact ; it Russian war ; a result which was never *aqua 9 the military history of the country. (Cheers.). mistake to say that we are recruiting remarkably Gen tlemen, I put this forward to prove that it not a well. There is no doubt that all parties, especially myself, must have felt considerable anxiety as to i the result. Th e num b er o f men req uired s very considerable. H ow were th e y to be recruited ? Ordinary recruiting, I leave no doubt, would in time have produced them. The circumstances be are extraordinary, an d ex t raor di nary efforts must made ; it i s o f th e very greatest consequen ce that the feeli ng w hi c h has o b tained in Sheff i e ld s hould be spr ea d an d extended throughout the coun t r y, and the example which Sheffield has in that respect given is very valuable. On my part it has been felt v . ery since re ly, an d we f ee l very grateful to you f o r t. (Loud cheers.) And what has been done by Sheffield might be done by other towns, and not only by towns, but by individuals. Gentlemen read of these events in India, and say, " how sad it is," and wish th e y cou ld ass i st the Governmen t in their suppression of the mutiny. Gentlemen, you can assist ; every country gentleman could, every community, e ver y i n di v id ual can assist if you will take the pains and trouble to explain to men who, from their peculiar position, live very humbly, live from hand to mouth, and say, " Why do you not go into the army, where you will be well cared for, and do the country service 1" If you do this you will be benefiting the country, and the army will receive.great benefit from getting an in creased number of good recruits. (Loud cheers.) Therefore, I am anxious to impress upon you that the more that spirit is fostered, the more it is en couraged, the better. I, as the responsible head of a la' ge pr o f ess i on, shall be pleased, and the more will you benefit the institutions of your country. (Applause.) Gentlemen, as regar d s I n di a I fee l great delicacy in speaking o n th at t op i c i n presence of my gallant friend on the l e ft (Si r H arry Smith), who has had so much experience there, but from . what I know I may state that I have no fear of failure ; that I have not the smallest fear for the result. (Applause.) The struggle has been a despe ratea,rmbyy every by Englishwoman one, but it was nobly an d ga ll antly sustained by every eil Englishman,port ron o f o u yrea and every English child. (Applause.) I feel confi dent that the turning point is passed, and that the period is arrived when by degrees vast reinforce ments will reach India from this country. When they have, as my gallant friend (Sir H. Smith), who knows more of India than I, will tell you, they will be able to sweep through the land, restore and replace the proper authority. (Cheers.) I trust that no undue leniency will he adopted. ((Cheers.) That may appear a very h ars h an d un f ee li ng re mark. (No, no.) It is nothing of the kind. What does it mean ? We have an army of 70,000 men who have mutinied nobody knows why. Are these 70,000 men to be allowed to go broadcast over the country maosaereing men, women, and children without receiving the 'Apish merit due to such crimes? ("No, no.") Just so, gentlemen ; therefore let us have justice. (Cheers.) Not undue, indiscriminate vengeance, but justice, And stern justice. (Cheers.) We have a right to ex pect that those men shall Le brought before proper tribunals find duly punished for the atrocious deeds any have committed. Less ought not to be done. I am sure the cou n t r y w ill suppor t a ll w h o h ave the manliness and courage to inflict that punishment. . (Cheers.) I think it right to make these ob4erva ' tions, for I know that they are sentiments which pervade the breasts of every person in this great empire, which exists by its prestige—by the im porta-.03 it holds throughout the world. There , fore its authority must be vindicated ; that accom plished, and then it may be for us to consider what may be done to improve our position in India. (Hear, hear.) I have no doubt that on many occa sions faults, grave errors may have been committed ; but, I ask you, gentlemen, if in the history of na , tions extending over a period of 100 years it is not a natural consequence that errors should have been committed ; and the only thing is that when they are discovered they should be rectified—that we should take care not to fal into those errors again. That is the lesson which we should derive from these sad misfortunes which have now befallen us. How this is to be done I am not able to say, nor do I think this is the proper place for its considera tion. It would be folly to suppose that we may not have committed some mistakes, and those mistakes ought to bs corrected ; and it is just as great a fault to say that because we have committed such mistakes it has served us right, and that we ought to have known better. (Applause.) We might have done better, but it is very easy to find fault after th e disasterhas happened ; but the coun try at large has another lesson to learn, which I also truss will not be long after the peace. I have on all occasions in my power a d v i se d m y co ll eagues b y saying, "WI at sver you d e , have the country pre pared for any emergency." (Cheers.) It was not for me to say what should be done in India, but I do say that this great empire must always be to a certain extent prepared for such disasters as that which has now come WOO it. What has been our principle of action ? - liefiltve cut down our estab lishments exactlyito the point where we could go on working. (Cheers.) We have kept nothing for an emergency. Ask yourselves—is it right that a great country like this sh )uld be in that position ? (Loud cheers.) lam not for extravagance, but I will put a case. Suppose you require 50,000 troops for duty, surely sensible men would have at least 55,000, in order that 5,000 should be ready for any emergency that might arise, and for which the 50,000 would not be ava ilable, being em ployed on their own special duty. (Cheers.) You cannot have not the means at am o ome li n a t v e ,s e ffincnotice cietyo vindicateifyou position of the country. ( the honour and Cheers.) Now, gentle men, we have had two import an t lessons, one after the other. We have had the C r i mean war, w hi ch found us unprepared, and we h ave had the late dis aster in India. I trust it Rill be admitted it is exertion, r `'Pell,th wonderful what has been dont+ to meet that ; but still it has boon an immense g is entlemen, two e t a w r o e not without warnings should be a ut our lesson for all time. (Loud cheers.) All I will now further say is that a great and intelligent country should not forget what it has seen happen so re cently. In conclusion, people of Sh e ffi e ld for the handeome reception given to him, which ono of high gratffi- ex pressed his earnestcutslats his to Royal Highness te c h a a t fl io m m ade his visit to Sheffield said—Tt e army was proud of t he tide arm y in Sir HARRY SMITH, in ret urn i ng thanks for the koyal bl oo d com to "Army hae and a P N r i a a v y e e , " India had which would wi ( t C h h t e h e e rs p .) ow T er h f e u m tu a r n ae d d ii:g an i d t. now be collected events would rapidly rush in our favour. Speaking from experience, be said the army of India was justly treattd, and had no cause for the conduct of which they had baen guilty. No man, civil or military, ever had cause to predict this misfortune ; it was too much the fashion to blaine the East India, Company, but he maintained that the rule of that Company aad been one of jus tice in eery respect. India was won by the sword, and had to be maintained by fie sword, but tl' , at sword must be one of justice. lie saw no difficulty in the future management of India, unless there was treachery among ourselves in England, and a continuance of that twaddle and :nook philanthropy which is too much the raga of fie day. The tide of Christianity would flow mote rapidly by our simply endeavour ng to prove its correctness and its justice than by attempts to force it upon Mahommeclans and ilindoes. Again he warned the people of England not to be led away by that twaddle and muck philanthropy, which would do much more to crush Christianity than promote it. The Duke of Cambridge retired amid loud cheer ing, and returned to London by tlte Great Northern train at 6'lB. A.D. 1720. OYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, (Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First), For SEA, FIRE, LIFE, and ANNUITIES. OFFICES—ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. BRANCH OFFICE-29, PALL-MALL. Octavius Wigram, Esq., Governor. George Pearkes Barclay, Esq., Sub-Governor. Sir John William Lubbock, Bart., Deputy-Governor. DIRECTORS. Charles John Manning, Esq. Hon..Tohn T. Leslie Melville. Edward Howley Palmer, Esq. Sir John Henry Pelly, Bart. Alexander P. Prevost, Esq. Abraham George Robarts, Esq. Charles Robinson, Esq. William Soltau, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq. Thomas Tooke, Esq. William Wallace, Esq. Charles Baring Young, Esq. Henry Bainbridge, Esq. .dmond S. P. Calvert, Esq. rohn Garrett Cattley, Esq. Edward Maxwell Daniel, Esq. William Davidson, Esq. Alexander Druce. Esq. Charles Farquharson, Esq. tversdale Wm. Grenfell, Esq. l'obert Amadeus Heath, Esq. William Tetlow Hibbert, Esq. ' ames Stewart Hodgson, Esq. Lancelot Holland, Esq. MEDICAL REFEREE—SaMDCI Say, Esq.,F.R.S. FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected with this Cor poration on advantageous terms. In the Life Department, assurances are granted with participation in profits, or, at lower Premiums, without such participation. The Reversionary Bonus on British Policies has averaged nearly 2 per cent. per annum on the sum assured, or 48 per cent. non the Premiums paid. Equivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums payable by those persons who preferred that form of Bonus. The future division of Profit will take place every Five years. Any sum not exceeding 15,0001. may be insured on one life. This Corporation affords to the Assured liberal Participation in Profits—with exemption from the liabilities of partnership. A rate of Bonus equal to the average returns of Mutual Socie ties—with the guarantee of a large invested Capital Stock. Tne advantages of modern practice —with the security of an Office whose resources have been tested by the experience of nearly a Century and a-half. Royal Exchange, London. JOHN A. inGnam, Actuary and Secretary. G UARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, No. 11, Lombard-street, London, E.C. DIRECTORS. HENRY HULSE BERENS, Esq., Chairman. JOHN G. HUBBARD, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. John Dixon, Esq. John Martin, Esq., M.P. Francis Hart Dyke, Esq. Rowland Mitchell, Esq. Sir W. M. T. Farquhar, Brt.,M.P. James Morris, Esq. Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Brt. Henry Norman, Esq. Thomson Hankey, Henry R. Reynolds, Esq. John Harvey, Esq. Sir Godfrey J. Thomas, Bart. John Labouchere, Esq. John Thornton, Esq. iohn Loch, Esq. James Tulloch, Esq. Stewart Marjoribanks, Esq Henry Vigne, Esq. AI7DITORs. A. W. Roberts, Esq. I henry Sykes Thornton, Esq. Lewis Loyd, jun., Esq. John henry Smith, Esq. George Keys, Esq., Secretary. Samuel Brown, Esq., Actuary. LIFE DEPARTMENT.—Under the provisions of an Act of Par liament, this Company now offers to future insurers Four-fifths of the Profits, with Quinquennial Division, or a Low Rate of Premium without participation of Profits. The next division or Profits will be declared in June, 1860, when all participating Policies which shall have subsisted at least one year it Christmas, 1859, will be allowed to share in the Profits. At the five divisions of Profits made by this Company, the total reversionary Bonuses added to the Policies have exceeded 913,0001. At the last valuation at Christmas, 1854, the Assurances in force amounted to upwards of 4,240,0001.; the Income from the Life Branch in 1854 was more than 200,000/. ; and the Life Assurance Fund (independent of the Cuarantced Capital) exceeded 1,700,0001. FOREIGN RISKS.—Tho Extra Premiums required for the East and West Indies, the British Colonies, and the northern parts of the United States o f America, have been materially reduced. INVALID LlVES.—Persons who are not in such sound health as would enable them to insure their Lives at the Tabular Premiums may have their Lives insured at Extra Premiums. LOANS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their values, pro vided such Policies shall have been effected a sufficient time to have attained in each case a value not under 501. ASSIGNMENTS OF POLICIES.—Written Notices of, received and registered. MEDICAL FEES paid by the Company, and no charge will be made for Policy Stamps. FIRE DEPARTMENT. In'urances are effected upon every description of property, at moderate rates. Losses caused by Explosion of Gas are admitted by this Company. IRELAND. 'DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY MORNING. VICE-REOA.L COURT. Lord Carlisle is about to pay another visit to England. His Excellency embarks to-mor row morning at Kingstown in a special steamer for Holyhead. 1t LIEF FUND. The Dublin INDlANcontribution towards the Indian Relief Fund is n ow lit tle short of 8,0001., and the subscriptions c o nti nue fair amount was rea li sed in the Protestant churches on the Day of Hunail to pour in rapidly. A very jetion, and it is to be hoped that before lon g th e gross sum will be swelled by the donatio ns o f th e numerous congregations of the rival chur c h. A s yet, however, there is no sign from that qua r t er ; h 4 as it is never too late to , tines of the conc l ave of prelates now assembled in mend, who kn ows w h at may come out o f t h e sit tings w ith the unhappy vic tims P resbytery ? It mig h t b e that among the sev era l matters of importance which aresubjects C.)deliberation to form the f the question of Roman Catholic vPathy of Indi an cruelty would not be lost s i ght of. At all event s , it would be satisfactory to l earn whe ther every R oman Catholic bishop in Ireland adopts the views set forth by Dr. Cullen in the celebrated l e tt er to one of his vicars - genera l . After takin g more time for me dit a ti on th an seemed nec essary for a place of its-commercial im portance Belfa s t h as awoke f rom it s t r a nce , an d a meeting is to b e held there t o -day, un d er th e auspices of the M ayor, for t h e p ur pose o f aidi ng t h e great work o f re li ef now in progress throughout the three kin g d oms. In re f erence t o thi s mee ti ng and its objects th e Northern, ffhig has the folio w ing excellent words : " We cann o t comprehend t h e l oa thsome p ar t y sp i r i t which insists on identifying half-clad women and hungry children with wh a t are called the ' English oppressor of the Hindoo.' There may be a good deal to say , at h India C ompany, a n d t h e gen eral criminal call o u sness of the English p eo pl e i n regar d to Indian politi cs . W e can al e right understand, intelligible absurdity, th e Young Ireland point of view in Indian politics ; and we the time, as an about the infamies • f the East do not see that any one should be surprised at the Nation logically gloating over disasters to the ascendant race. Bet we hope there is nothing of this kind of insanity in the north of Ireland. Here at least we are rational men when n ot engaged i n l o cal politics, and we thorou g hly rea lise that the British are conquering, must conquer, an d will conquer India, and that the victims of our own blood, to our own policy, are at least entitled to our succour. In truth, all attempts to blink or evade the ne cessity i n cumbent upon the comfortable and the affluent to subscribe in this matter are of the very shabbiest kind. is very acute but v er y supererogatory , f or Dr. Cullen 's conditioning that the money s h a ll no t go to proselytism . h ostensible object is stated distinctiv e ly ; an d, if we give alms, other gen tl emen might sbtaerpg aininasndwhsailye w —l e make the proviso that, in case the money shall go to a Calcutta Crystal surplus, the expedition, or something else sub limeWell,ehthde theiransw , according to taste. Let Dr. Cullen subscribe or and take the risks, just as he pays his taxes, though he knows a Protestant hierarchy and a decidedly anti-Papal people get the benefit of his punctual loyalty. set of we hear people Pay—These British in India are of o P f e e l u ac r e, a Then,the v e 11- to - d o middle-class ; why do not their relatives want, and to look to for immediate as sumption. We only know that in Calcutta there are hun ecronien—trTyhmaetnigaraen the help. Another set of objectors urge that the East India 1 Company should take charge of those who were in their No doubt; but employment.. a corporate body in such a provide for them I position takes time, hears claims, discusses, and awards, very tediously—mean es bile the cry is fer help. The most relatives dred 4 poor thaatntdhieny general and most plausible sneer is that there are sufferers at home, and it is a pity we do not expend our benevolence on the very poorest in our own streets. This is a sneer which assuredly comes trots gentlemen who by no means devote themselves to the domestic poor, and who do not believe that charity diverted from India won'd flo s into the channels which they impartially neglect. For home miseries there are all soits of organi-ations, the s• a t e % and zociefy's ; for the British in India there is no organisation, and the enacrg y enc_ is sha r p an d su dden. And Iriehnien, who should not forget the world's mercy to their own country 10 years ago, ought not to be strin gent in putting a bitter export duty on charity." THE PRESIDENTSHIP OF MAYNOOTH COLLEGE. It is said (out of doors) that the election of President of Maynooth College was very keenly contested at the meeting of trustees held yester day at the Metropolitan Presbytery, Marl borough-street. The choice fell eventually on the Very Rev. Dr. Russell, Professor of Ecclesiasti cal History in the College. The new President is reported to be the favourite of Dr. Cullen, and the Ultramontane party in the Church claim 4 him as at least a partial supporter of their prin ciples. Ile is, however, all ilkecomplishecl 00110.0,r: The adjourned annual meeting of tbis company was held on Sept. 29th at Toronto—the Hon. J. Ross in the chair. Mr. GRANT, the assistant-secretary, read the re port, which stated that the primary object of the directors had been to open the line for local traffic as the sections were finished, as they considered this accommodation due to the people of the pro. vinces after the aid extended to the co m p an y by th e ' Legislature. Motives of prudence also rendered it good policy to do so, and every season's experience would indicate what requisites were necessary to secure the legitimate share of the enormous goads' traffic passing from east to west at the various inter cepting points on the lake as well as on the river. The sumesi a tending the Canadian mail steamers had acquired for them a prestige which has Estab- ished the St. Lawrence and Grand Trunk route as the shortest and quickest to the Western and South- Western States. When the Grand Trunk Railway is finished, Quebec, Portland, Montreal, Kingston, Toronto, Hamilton, London, Detroit, Sarnia, Col ling wo ed, Peterboro', and Ottawa, will be connected by railway without a break, and as a commercial enterprise the directors feel confident that it will ultimately fulfil all the expectations which have been entertained of it. With regard to that por tion below Quebec which forms part of the colo nial chain of railroad originally contemplated, the directors entertain the most sanguine hopes, confi dently believing that no lengthened period can elapse before the New Brunswick Government will have run its road to the frontier, and one unbroken line of communication will have been effected be tween the western waters of Lake Huron and the south-eastern extremity of Nova Scotia. Owing to the restrictions contained in the Relief Act of 1856 with respect to the application of the preference bonds for 2,000,0001. to meet existing liabilitie., and for additional rolling stock, station, and other accommodation, it is necessary to obtain the sanc tion of the shareholders. It is only intended to issue an amount not exceeding 1,500,0001., the balance of 500,0 )0/. being intended to be in substi tution of the C debentures created last year, and which will be cancelled. The directors recommend that these debentures rank immediately after the existing debentures of the company, and bear in terest at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum, and that one-third be repayable in five years, one-third in 10 years, and one-third in 15 years. In 1856 an independent company obtained an act for the con struction of a railway from the Grand Trunk lino at St. Mary's, a point nine miles west of Stratford, to London, a distance of 22 and it was consi dered desirable that the sanction of the shareholders fi`louldhe given to tte amalgam:h . ion of the t so com panies at par, and to an agreement which has been made, for the construction and equipment of the railway, with responsible Canadian contractors, at a cost of 8,0001. per mile, including rolling stock, and which is included in the sum available under the Relief Act of 1856. The report of Mr. S. P. Bidder stated that since the date of the last report no additional mileage has been opened, and the shareholders will bear in mind that the line still remains in unconnected sections, a fact which fully accounts for the business of the road being almost altogether of a local character. Out of a total of 663,028 passengers 555,012 were local ; and out of 355,221 tons of freight 316,599 tons were also local. The links now wanting in the main chain of communication from west to east are the esplanade in front of the city of Toronto, the lengths b e t ween Stratford and London, Stratford and Sarnia, the extension east of St. Thoma s ' s , an d th e Victoria bridge, all of which are now being pushed forward with the utmost vigour. The total length of rail way now open is 849 miles. The total receipts for the past half-year have been 289,4691., and the ex penditure 284,6881. currency, leaving a balance of 4,7801. to the credit of revenue. The expenses would have been much less were it not for the very large outlay necessitated by ex t raordinary repairs on the leased lines from Montreal to Portland, in the 'Trolling and relaying of lengthy sections of rails, and in the entire renewal of bridges, which re newals are still going on, and will requ i re near l y 50,0001. to complte them. During the past few months 30,0001. has been expended in renewals of stations, bridges, and rails. The working expenses would not have exceeded the estimate of 101. per mile per week (suf ficient to earn 20/. per mile per week), but for these extraordinary repairs. The sum of 31,000/. of that extraordinary expenditure ought, in the opinion of Mr. Bidder, to he charged to capital. He stated that the emigration arriving at Quebec has received, during the past year, his especial at tention, and that the through -booking arrange ments, as completed by Sir Cusack Roney, in Eng land, have been productive of the most beneficial results as regards the comfort and expedition with which emigrants have been conveyed to their place of destination after their arrival in the St. Lawrence. The number who have availed them selves of through-tickets has been nearly one-third of the total number of emigrants who have arrived, and over 100,000 books, maps, and general infor mation circulars with reference to Canada as a home for the emigrant, have been gratuitously cir culated from the London office of the company. Mr. A. M. Ross, the engineer, stated in his re port, dated the 22d of September, on the Victoria bridge, that by the 12th of November last year the two abutments and nine piers were completed, the dams for seven additional piers were commenced ear:y in the season of the present year; two of these piers have been completed, the masonry of two more is in a forward state, and the masonry in the other 3 dams had been commenced, and would be completed by the middle of November, making 16 piers completed out of 25. The iron work for one tube was now in course of erection, and would be finished by the Ist of November. On the motion for the adoption of the report some discussion ensued in reapect to the proposed amalgamation of the Grand Trunk Junction Com pany at par with the Grand Trunk Company, the length of the Junction line being 22 miles and the cost 176,0001. Resolutions were passed, adopting the report, electing Mr. T. G. Blackwell, a director, at the request of the English board ; accepting the Act of last session to dispense with the Government direc tors, and to facilitate the completion efthe company's works to Sarnia ; re-electing the Hon. J. Ross, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Baring, Mr. Glyn, Mr. Hodgqon, the retiring directors; and electing Major J. E. Campbell, a director, in the room of Mr. B. Holmes, who retired. The meeting was then made special, and resolu tions were passed, authorising the directors to raise 1,500,0001. on bonds bearing interest at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum, repayable in 5, 10, and. 15 years ' • approving the amalgamation of th e Grand Trunk Junction Company with the Grand Trunk Company ; increasing the number of direc tors to 15, and fixing their remuneration at 5,5001. per annum, including 2,500/. per annum for Mr. Blackwell. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. THE VACANT CANONRY AT ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL. —A statement has been going the round of the press, that the cannery in Rochester Cathedral, rendered va cant by the death of the Rev. Dr. Irving, is to be con ferred upon the Rev. Robert Whiston, M.A., head master of the Rochester Grammar-school. However gratified the numerous friends of the reverend gentleman would be to find that the Government had at length recognised his claims, yet on the present occasion they will be disappointed, as there is no truth whatever in the statement, the vacant canonry at Rochester being one of those suspended, and therefore will not be filled up.— ; Sout4 Eastern aazette. The court-martial for the trial of Lieut. G. W. V. Yule, Royal Engineers, re-assembled at Chatham Barracks yesterday, under the presidency of and in answer to the pre- C. Elmhirst. On the opening of the court Major B. P. N. H. Nugent, adjutant of the Royal En tewdastrheactallthedo, prisoner was first placed gineers, whose examination was concluded the pre usviincllnsrbd:Ertyraest on the Bth of September by order of Col. H. Sandham, the commanding officer of the Royal Engineers. The witness further stated that although the prisoner was several times absent from parade he did not report him until he embo died the whole in one general report. Capt. H. Y. D. Scott, superintendent of surveying and prac tical astronomy at the Royal Engineers' establish ment, Chatham, was the next witness. He stated that the prisoner was frequently absent from the officers' hall of study, and produced the daily re ports of the attendance of officers in whioli the pri soner was frequently returned as absent. Col. H. Sandham, director of the Royal Engineers' esta blishment, was also examined in support of the charges against the prisoner. At 4 o'clock the Court adjourned till this day. On Tuesday upwards of 300 recruits joined the Indian depots at Chatham. Yesterday a party of non-commissioned officers joined the Indian battalions at Chatham, from the school of musketry at Hythe, for the pfirpose of assisting in the instruction of the large number of troops who are daily arriving at that garrison in the use of the Enfield rifle, During the absence of Brigade-Major°. S. S. E. Gordon from Chatham, the duties of brigade-maj.:r are ordered to be performed by Captain J. J. Bourchier, 52d Light Infantry. The New Military Hospital at Sheerness, built' by Messrs. Kirk and Parry, has been opened. Captain Leonard, Woolwich division of Royal Marine Light Infantry, has obtained permission from the Board of Admiralty to retire on half-pay under medical certificate, and First Lieut. Willson, of the Portsmouth division, has been appointed Captain in his stead, while Second Lieutenant Sims, of the Woolwich division, has bean appointed First Lieutenant: Quartermaster Thomas Cooper, Royal Marine Light Infantry, promoted in July 1856, at Wool wich, for meritorious conduct, has, in consequence of his long and faithful services, been permitted to retire on the ray of 10s. per day, with the nominal rank of Captain. The Cyclops, 6, paddle, Capt. Wm. J. S. Pullen, will be paid wages at Spithead to-day ; and she will sail for the Red Sea before the end of the week on her most interesting mission of taking soundings from Suez to Aden, preparatory to the laying of the submarine telegraph cable, by which means our Indian posses-ions will really become part and parcel with Old England. The Diadem, 32, screw, - Captain Moorsom, had another struggle yesterday, at the measured mile at Stokes Bay, but with the same re.ults as on Monday as to her speed, obtaining only 11 knots an hour. The Victory, guard ship, Captain George Henry Seymour, C.B.—Although this time honoured ship is in dock repairing, the anniversary of the most memorable naval engagement on record, and the death of England's greatest naval warrior, was not forgotten on board. At an early hour the good old ship was decorated with un'on jacks, ensigns, and laurels, fro m stein to stern. H er figure head had supports of the best bunting; crowned with laurel. The old sa lt s belonging to the Victory dined together, and fought their battles afie One hundred shipwrights are to be withdrawn from the Topaz, building at Devonport, and placed on the Aboukir, 90, screw, to hasten her repairs, and clear No. 5 dock. Twenty engineer fitters are to be discharged from Keylia,m, their sarvices not being required at present. We learn from a private letter that the scr-w -ste - Auer Carthe, which left Kingstown on the Lt of August with a portion of the 38th regime n t, under toe command of Mayor Farrer, was coaling at St. Helena on the Ist of September. The Carthage had experienced a succession of head-winds since her departure from St. Vincent's. No news from England bad been received at St. Helena later than the Ist of June, and the first intelligence of the Indian revolt was communicated by the Carthage. A Malta correspondent, writing on the 16th instant, says : " The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam packets Ireetis, from Marseilles, and Colombo, from Southampton and Gibraltar, arrived here yesterday morning. The latter met with great stress of weather in the Bay of Biscay, and some horses were washed overboard. The passengers speak in the highest terms of Captain Field and his officers, and also of the excellent ,qualities as a sea-boat of the steamer during the gale, which obliged her to hove to for many hours. The Vectis left for Alexandria soon after her arrival, and was followed at sunset by the Colombo. " The European and Australian Company's steam-packet Vanguard left for Marseilles on the 13th in order to be iu time to sail thence on the 18th with the outward mail for Australia. " The Tamar steamer, belenging to the same company, arrived here from Alexandria yesterday, and left for Southampton last night. "Up to tho 12th no tidings had reached Alexan dria of the arrival at Suez of the Ewen with the homeward Australian mail. " Her Majesty'a steam gun-vessel Coquette re turned from Cagliari on the 14th, after telegraphing thence to London tho summary of the Indian in telligence by the Bombay mail. "Her Maje3ty's steam corvette Desperate left on the 16th for Canea, with despatches for Lord Lyons." Lieut. W. N. W. Hewett was yesterday appointed to the Victoria and Albert Royal steam yacht. • Capt. Alexauder Milne and Capt. -ir Baldwin Walker, Surveyor of the Navy, left town last even ing on an official visit to Portsmouth. On Tuesday, Lieut. A. A. Smith commissioned the Persian, 12 gun sloop, at Sheerness, fur Com mander J. H. Chads. The Captain SuperiPtendent of Sheerness Yard, John C. Fitzgerald, inspected the divisional offi cers and the crews of all the ships in ordinary yes terday. MILITIA. Tho Kiuo * 's Own Light I n f an t ry are to b e embo died on the 2d proximo, and the First Royal Surrey Regiment on the 6th. The Second West York Militia, under the com mand of Col. Smyth, M.P., is to be embodied im mediately. This regiment did garrison duty at Gibraltar during the Crimean war. The Third West York Militia, now assembled at Doncaster, are upwards of 800 strong, and are daily receiving recruits. As soon as the men receive their full equipments they are to be sent to either Aldershott or Plymouth. It is intended to increase the Second Regiment of Warwickshire Militia to 1,500 men. Some of the officers have offered for Indian service. TIIBMAYOALLTY Or MANCHESTEIS. —Mr. Ivie Mackie, of the well-known firm of Findlater and Mackie, wine and spirit merchants, has received a memorial, signed by 54 of the town councillors of Manchester, requesting him to become the mayor at the approaching eleotion in November. It is understood that Mr. Mackie will accept the invitation, so unanimous a requisition having on no previous occasion been adopted. There is reason to believe that Mr. Mackie will be one of the most popular mayors that Manchester has chosen to fill the office since its charter of incorporation was obtained. 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The 121 b canisters are sent carriage free, on receipt of Post-Office order. —Barry Du Barry, & Co., 77, Regent-street, London. IMPORTANT CAVTION against the fearful dangers of spurious imitations :—The Vice-Chancel lor , Sir William Page Wood, granted an Injunction on the 10th March, 1854, against Alfred Hooper Nevin, for imitating " Du parry's RQYalonta Arabica Food." le Oorres,pondent of , , ffir-ost.: I am sor 7 . ry to say that the T oa monetary crisis, which appesis t - . be •sro a ing , Ifoy .re fortnidable in the large cities of the United Sates, and which has eke-Lc:ly caused many of their banking establish ments to suspend the issue of specie, and, in some instances, to shut their doors_ entirely, arid has brought down a vast number of mercantile houses, has begun to be in a measure felt in this province. The princieal topic of discussion in our papers is now the one which engages the attention of the American journalists and American statesmen, and it is impossible to deny that there are great appre hensions among us that the condition of things is likely to be worse before they can show reliable in dications of improvement. At the same time it is a matter of just pride to Canadians generally. that, in spite of the contraction of the money market, and of apprehensions occasioned by the numerous failures in the United States, nothing like a panic has occurred in the province, and that not the slightest whisper has been 'heard anywhere as to the stability of our b an ki ng i nstitutions an d their cap a bilit y of meeting any emergency that may present itself. It is true that the banks are now, and have for some time past been, preparing for the day of trial, and by contracting their issues and refusing to do much in the way of accommodating the merchants, have occasioned embarrassment to certain parties, and to a consi derable extent impeded legitimate business'; but that they are justified in taking the course they have done, under the circumstances, nobody at .tempts to deny. Our banks are determined to keep all the specie they can, well knowing their coffers are no longer likely to be replenished by importations from either New York or England, from whence their supplies of the precious metals were usually drawn. But this policy, although perhaps one of self-preservation to the banks, acts very unfortunately upon business, and the conse quences of it are certain to be injurious. The Mon treal papers are severe upon the banks in that city, and I doubt not the same tale will be told all over the province ; but still it is satisfactory to know lhat every one of the great banking institutions in Canada, enjoys the confidence. _of - -the- com munity, and hopes are entertained that, in suffi cient time before the close of the navigation to al low of our surplus produce being shipped for Europe, they W ill, again be in a position to offer necessary accommodation to the large mercantile exporting houses, who are now seriously affected by the impossibility of obt titling the discount they ab solutely require. What is wanted here is a bank of issue, or of accommodation, such as Mr. Iliricks, some years ago, proposed to establish. Our mer chants now see the great advantage such an institu tion would be to business ; but, as is usually the case, they recognise too late its utility. lam in clined to believe that before long the necessities of our commerce will cause the people to demand from the Legislature the carrying into effect of Mr. Hiucks' enlightened project for the facilitating of business, and the scheme will not, it is to be hoped, be opposed by the existing banking institutions of the country. The who - le crops of the season are now locked up for want of proper banking accommodation. The following, from the Toronto Globe of this day, ex plains the present state of things, and gives the remedy : " The month of October is passing rapidly away— hardly six weeks of navigation remain to us. No por tion of our vast crop has yet been livid ; none of it has yet left our ports. And what if the present state of things shall continue, winter come upon us without re- lief, arid the entire crop be left in the granaries to await the opening of navigation next spring ? Are we told the railways can take it during the winter ?—the railways have not capacity to carry it ; and it they bad, the cost of transport at the low prices now ruling would forbid their aid being available. Unless a large portion of the crop goes forward by shipping before the close of navi gat:on, inevitably the vast bulk of it must remain unsold and unproductive for six months to coma. Then what follows ? The farmer cannot pay the merchant and the mechanic ; those cannot pay the importer and manu facturer ' • and they, in their turn, cannot p a y th e banks. The whole Cana Tian fabric rests on agriculture. Get oat the crop—sell it—and the whole machinery moves ; leave the crop in the barns, and the entire sys tem is stagnant. " We are persuaded that all that is now wanted is harmonious and united action by the banks to release the crop and enable'all parties to meet their indebtedness by the only means within their command. Nor should this be difficult of arraugeinent. The solvency of any hatiking institution in the country—the ability of every one of them to meet all demands is beyond a queltion. Why cannot they come to au arrangement that a certain fixed propartion of specie sail be retained by each bank according to circulation out—that a certain rate of accommodation shall be extended to the public ac cording to capital—an , l that drafeii on Loudon shall be received in payment of balance Let the presidents and cashiers of the several banks agree on some such basis as this, and all fear of financial troubles in Canada will be at an end. But let the present fear of each other con tinue a few weeks longer—let them continue to strive who can squeeze the hardest and draw heaviest on their neighbours—and we shall have times not seen in tLi country before. We speak thus while it is yet time. The banks of New York forced $13,000,000 from the mer t chants of N ew Y ork in a few weeks , already li ve d l ong enough to repent f b t h u e t t e h p o e y r i a e v n e , mid there are neither the fears nor the inducements to palliate such a course bore which might have justified it in the great commercial mart of the United States." Private accounts from the Red River expedition have reached nie, and I am happy to say they are of a more satisfactory character. The Indians, or a portion of them, who were employed on the expe dition, returned home after the party had errived at Raing Lake. It was rumoured that these Indians had abandoned the party on account of an Indian war raging in the Interior ' but the truth is, they were only hired to proceed as far as Raing Lake, and on their arrival there were of course allowed to use their own discretion in regard to going further or returning from whence they came. They chose the latter, and have now gone back to Caughna waga, or elsewhere to their squaws and wigwams. The remainder of the party, with one or two ex ceptions, have since safely arrived at the Red River Settlement, and very shortly it is expected that a report from the officers who accompanied the expe dition will be made public. In the meanwhile lam rejoiced to be able to state that in every respect the anticipations of our people have been fully realised, and it is now proved, beyond the possibility of a doubt, that there exists, between Lake Superior and the Red River Settlement, an immense tract of mag nificent country, admirably timbered and watered, end ia all respects adapted for settlement ; and that, instead of the route being impracticable, there is every facility for opening both laud and water com munications, and that at an inconsiderable outlay. I am informed that the scenery is really beauti fful ; and one may judge of the fertility of the soil in the neighbourhood of the Dog River and the Lake of the Woods, by the fact that hardwood trees were found which measured upwards of nitre feet in giith, while the vegetation, and the nature of the soil, gave additional evidence that the labours of the husbandman would be abundantly blessed in such a region. In regard to the great swamp or savanne, across which Sir George Simpson seems to think it impossible to carry a road, it has been dis covered thA the whole of the tract covered by water can easily be completely drained, and at very little expenditure of money or of labour, by cutting through a slight ridge which would then enable the waters to form a deep channel for themselves, and leave the country not only dry, but in a state the best a Japted fir the plough, and likely to yield the richest harvests of any part of the country. An attempt is about to be made to establish a woollen factory on the Red River, where there. is plenty of water-power, and I am informed that two parties are now in. Montreal (who lately arrived from Red River), engaged in hiring French-Cana dian labourers for the factory. This is a fresh in dication of the enterprise and progress of the settle ment, and shows that the Red River colonists are well aware of the natural advantages their country possesses, and are determined to make good use of them. I hope soon to be able to send you further accounts of th'e interesting settlement. In accor dance with the suggestion given at the Hudson's Bay meeting in Windsor, that a county meeting should be called, a requisition hay been presented to the Sheriff of Essex, of which the following is a copy : "Requisition to John M'Ewan, Esq., Sheriff of the county of Essex. " Sir,—We, th e un d ersigned freeholders and inhabit tants of the county of Essex, viewing with great jealousy the recent proceedings of a committee of the House of Commons in regard to the ' Charter' (so-called) nodes which the Hudson's Briy CompaPy have for so many years past monopolised the wealth of a territory includ ing more than half of British North America, 1 t exclusion of our fellow-subjectss and all legitimate t s tra r d e e . and eaerprise, and the development of its spumes • and, we, being inimical t;) all such_ moat desirous that the country ghould disposed of as open to public enterprise, and the laud e to any man Government lands are, but without gra nti ng ny privies or set of men, through favouttiotistn2,,naa e x clusive meAing of thit " " be n: t aP hr °l orn ° leges, respectfully you ma y be pleased to appoint ; Sandwich, on any Y so that vr.l your t llow-. day subjects of Essex may have an our views u the a bove upon of ernressing county, to ba holdenaastktyhoeuoourt-house in the town of e„ i o m pp p o o r r t ta u The requisition was signed by 128 of the moat influential names in the county. The following is Ithe sheriff's reply : ,e I n compliance with the above requisition, I have appointed unittysuljects. • ted Saturday, the 17th Oct. next., at 10 o'clock, nan ,, at the Court-ho use i n the town of andwich. ' Sandwich, 29th Sept, 18 7. WEwat) Sher:if.