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The hall has been entirely redecorated. Indtis hence are three—two principal, and one that may be termed intermediate both by position and. character. LONDON, MONDAY EVENING. JANUA.ItY 26, tBb7. . 20,! 7.) [PaicE 4J. STAMPE SD• se most lireb by t th e h o r direct,oKuhg o h su G hue t h kri : wi z ., 1)1 n aer e sa ess Pass, the t labad, and the Khyber Pass, to Peshawur. C a t h s a s e bll P t 01 practicable,e i j p s b el e 7 r e l I t a " Valley, Quetta, the Bolan Pass, Dadur, and ;ho Desert of Upper Scinde, to Sbikarpoor and Sukknr. would lead an invading foe from Candahar, 'by - NN No. : 3 12 , the ilse l'tdh G B olzreeeo, Khau,acros t o h n e t S h u e k It e a This route vias traversed by the Emp . 7, with his army, on their return from Tian campaign o 1805. It is still used oy %.;.,:cier:, bearing express despatches. But the Lohanee Afghan merchants at the present day prefer as a caravan route the better known road by the river Gocmul, through the Pass a Golairee. A very large invading force might attempt to advance by all of these routes simultaneously. Our present task is exiled, when we have fully in dicated the main lines of approach from west to east. Each is capable of being slightly varied, but.the end is the same in every case. It were mere super -1 fluity t o l engt h en thi s p a p er with a dull recapitu lation of di s t ances , or to repeat the jaw-break ing names of many a wild tribe whose children are the toll-keepers of these highways. If the toll keepers do not perform their duty most effectually on this side of the Candahar, when need shall next be, England's policy will have miscarried as fa tally as when we last played at "invasion" in the same quarter of the world. con7oked for the occasion. They were : Prince Napoleon, Marshals Valliant, Pelissier, Canrobert, and Bosquet ; and Generals de Salles, de Mac-Mahon, and Regnault de Saint-Jean-d'Angely. The following were also invited in their quality of knights commanders : Generals do Martimprev, Thiry, Niel, Pate, Dnlac, Da• lesme, Herbillon, Bouat, and Mellinet ; and Rear- Admiral Penaud. The following English officers were also summoned as members of the order : General Sir Alexander Woodford, grand cross ; General Sir William Gum and Major-General the Earl of Lucan, commanders; and Major-General Dupuis, Colonel kird Frederick Paulet, and Ileutenant-Colonel Claremont, companions. When all these gentlemen had been assembled i❑ the Throne Room, the new knights were introduced, and Lord Cowley addressed them as follows THE KHA.'" AND THE GATE ; oq, TBE iiOAl) FROM THE CASPIAN TO THE .INDUS. ITWENT's , treat Windmill-street, St. James's.—The above elegan rooms are now open every evening , or the winter season, with r.aurent's celebrated Orchestra. Principal Cornet-a-niston. M. P 'ouleourt. The Proprietor begs to Worm the public t h a t th ' s fashion2hle place of resort ha been entirel° redecorated during the recess. floors open at half -past eight. cort.mence at rine. Admis sion One Shilling. PUBLIOAT ONS. MR. MIA LL AND HIS CONSTITUENTS, Twelfth Edition, with 15 illostr:tions, Gs , hound, THE CRESCENT AND THE CROSS. ELIOT WARBURTON. " Independently of its value as an original narrative, and its useful and interestin informalon, this work is rerivrkalile for 'he colouring power and play of fancy with which its descriptions are enlivened Among its greatest and most lasting charms is its reverent and serious spirit."—Quarterly Review. Hurst and Elackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn. On Friday evening Mr. Miall, M.P., met his consti. tu,nts at It,,chdale according to annual custom. The Mayor (Ur Jacob Bright) occupied the chair, and in hiq opening addre,a criticised the foreign poli3y of the Bri tish Government. He than introduced Mr. Miall to the eottrig. The limits of a brief memoir do not consist with our attempting to argue the question whether the presumed designs of Russia upon our Indian em pire are more or less serious ; but it may be ob served, en passant, that the most sceptical have by this time ceased to► regard such desig►zs as alto gether imaginary. Our present object is only to give an intelligible, however concise, account of the roads by which a Russian army might best reach India from the shores of the Caspian Sea. It is unnecessary here to discuss the probable strength of if -- )T. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM 4, Coventry-street, Leicester-square. —Open (for Gentlemen °WY) from 10 till 10, containing Try :Ms of one thousand model , 11 c1 Preparations. illuo•,•Ating every part of the human frame in health and disease, the race of men, Pee Lectures delivered at 12, ?.; 4, and half-Past 7. by Dr. G. SExTov, F.TI.G.S. ; and a new iris t 'Zhly-intereating series of Lectures is now In course o , delivery h l Y Dr. RAHN, at a quarter Peat Rp m. precisely. ‘dmission. 0-e Shilling. Catalogues containing Lectures as delivered by Dr. Khan (gratis). • . Mr. MIALL rose and said—M r . M a yor and gentlemen, I can a sure you, without the slightest affectation, that I rsj :ice I have another opportunity of meeting you in this hall, f. , r the purpose of rendering to you an account of my stewardship. You will remember, and lam not disposed to forget, that previously to my election as the representative of Rochdale I pledged myself to meet the elf , ctori arid non-electors of the borough year after year, and whenever it should appear that my conduct was con deinntel liy a noijority—a fair wsjorlty—l should leave that p'ist iu ceder than some better man might occupy it. (Applause.) I come, consequently, in conformity with ;bat pledge. When more than four years ago you put the question as to whether I would represent you I accepted. Yours was the choice, mine was the accep- MR. ARBUTHNOT ON THE ISSUE OF BANK NOTES. Just published, In Svc,. pi ice 2s. W. sewed, SIR ROBERT PEEL'S ACT of 1844, regn. Noting the ISSUE of BANK NOTr]S, vindicated. By G, A RBUTTINOT. London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longman, and Roberts. C„ENER AL TOM THUMB , . the AMERICAN DNV ‘RF.—Crowded 'Houses. —Patronised thirteen years ago by her Majesty, Prince Albert, the Duchess of Kent, &c.. &c. exhibiting every day and evening, previous to visiting Russia, in Regent Gallery, F 9, Qn idrant, from 11 to 1. 3 to 5, end 7 to 9 o'clock. lie is beautifully proportioned, and the cmallest man alive. His performances are remarkably talented and enchanting. New Characters, Costumes, Songs. names, Statues, &e. The General continues to wait on the nobility and gentry, at their resid ,, nces, on due notice. Ills miniature equip , ,,, Promena les the streets daily. Admission, Is. each, regardless of age; Stalls, 2s. and 35.; children half-price. The General will REMOVE on the 2d February to the PRINCE OF WALES BAZAAR, 207 and 209, Regent-street. the invaders in men or in materiel, but they would n invasion of need Indiat be at veil e l 1 prese n provided d day y t i all sa farpoints. different enter prise from that which was successfully undertaken by Alexander, Mahmood of Ghuzni, Timour, Baber, and Nadir Shah. An analogy is subverted in presence of the fact that the m o dern invader can have no•chance of success with ou t b e i ng prepared, Au iv at the end of a laborious and disorganising march, to encounter, not, as heretofore, the pag e ant levies of au Oriental court, but the banded discipline, the arms, the arts, and the sterner civilisation o f the Western world. • This day, two volumes, post Bvo., THE WEDDING GUESTS ; or, the Happiness of Life. By MARY C. FIUME, Author of "The Brides maid," " Count Stephen," and other Poems. John W. Parker and Son, West Strand. On January 31st will be publish ,1, in crown 8 vo., price 6s , Vol. 2 tance of your choice ; and I can assure you that your choice was not more hearty than was my accep tance of that choice. I may allude to my want of some •f those qualifications which when they can be possessed in c - uupauy with others are not to be despised. Wealth of the CHEAP EDITION OF CARLYLE'S VORKS, COMPLETING T HE FRENCH REVOLUTION: A HISTORY. is pleamant ; rank is not to be condemned ; both give con siderable influence in the House of Commons ; I can protend, to neither. I wish to put before you everything which I think will interest you in regard to my past conduct, as also in regard to my future intentions. If By THOMAS CARLYLE. In 2 Vois., I2s. Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. OPPOSITION TO THE INCOME TAX. LONDON and NORTH-WESTERN RAIL WAY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the next HALF-YEARLY ORDINARY MEETING of the London and North-Western Rail way Company will be held at the Euston-station, London, on FRIDAY. the 20th day of February, 1857, at Twe've o'clock at noon precisely, for the transaction of the iveneral business of the Company : and at such meeting a resolution will he submitted for th . consolida tion into stock of so many of the London and Birmingham 201. shares and the Manchester and Birmingham C 101. shares as have been fully paid up. Dated this 24th day of Jan., 1557. CHANDOs, Chairman. ROP,T. BENSON, Deputy Chairman. H. BOOTH, Secretaries. _ C. E. STEWART, Anston Station. ma c - Chancellor 'Cindersley in Chambers.—Saturday, 10th day of January, 1857. IN the Matter of the Joint-stock Companies Winding-up Acts, 1848 and 1849, and of the ROYAL BRITISH .IiANK. T hiice-Chanceller Sir Richard Torin Kiniersley, the Judge of —. nigh Court of Chancery, to whose Court the winding - up of this n ParlY is attached, d th peremptorily order that a CALL of ,!'venty-five Pounds per Share be made on all the contributories of tne said Company who have been settled on the list of contrbutories, a nd cloth peremptorily order each contributory, on or before the T hirty-first day of January, iRS7, to pay to Robert PAlmer Harding. the official manager of the said Company, at his office, No. 4, Loth bury,nry, in the City of London, the balance (if any) which will be due from Min after debiting his account in the Company's books with Bitch call. CHAS. PUGH, Chief Clerk. AMORY, TRAVERS, and SMITH, 25, Throg- Solicitors to morton-street, the •Bcial CHILTON and BURTON, 7, Chancery-lane, Manager. LA W LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, Fleet-street, Ist January, 1857. Notice is Hereby Given, that a GENERAL IWEETIN:G of the Pro prietors of the Law Life Assurance Society will be hold at the Society's Office, Fleet street, London, on MONDAY, the 2d day of Febr uary next, at 12 o'clock at noon precisely, pursuant to the provi t ons of th e S oc i e t y ' s D ee d o f S e ttl e ment, for the purpose of receiv 4eg the Auditors' annual Report of Vie Accounts of the Society up to t. 31 st December last; to elect a Trustee in the room of the late Right lion. Sir John Jervis. Lord Chief I ustice of the Court of Com mon Pleas, deceased ; and for general purposes. By order of the Directors. WILLI UM SAMUEL DOWNES, Actuary. S (IN LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, LONDON. Policies effected with this Society now will PARTICIPATE TN FO UR -FIFTY'S, or 80 per cent., of the Net Profits of the Society, Wording to the conditions contained in the Society's Prospectus. The Premiums required by this Society for insuring Young Lives are lower than in many other old-established offices, and Insurers are fully protected from all risk by an ample guarantee fund, in addition to the accumulated funds derived from the investments of Premiums. Policy stampspaid by the Office. Prospectuses may be obtained at the Office in Threadneedle-street, London, or of any of the Agents of the Society. CHARLES HENRY LIDDERDALE, Actuary. XII' R. HOWARD, burgeon-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. Decayed teeth rendered sound and useful in mastication.-52, Fleet-street. At home from ten till five. SALT and Co.'s EAST INDIA PALE and BURTON ALES. BREWERY—BURTON-ON-T RENT. STORES : LONDON. LIVERPOOL .. • ........ 52, Henry-street. MANCHESTER .. •• •• SHEFFIELD l2, George-street. • BIRMINGHAM BRISTOL.. .. DUBLIN 4, Crown-alley. EDINBURGH .. ...... .. GLASGOW St. Vincent-place. These- Ales, in Casks of Etahteen Gallons and upwards, and in /s ettle, obtained from all respectable Bottlers. INVESTMENTS in BRITISH MINES.—FuII A ries will of the most important Dividend and Pro g ressive will be found in the Fourth Ed ition of BRITISH MINES C ONSIDERED AS AN INVESTMEN T, recentl y published by J. „ • MURCHISON, Esq.. F.G.S. , F.S.S., price 3s. 6d.; by post. 4s. v Mr. MURCHISON a lso publishes a QUARTERLY REVIEN. of B RITISH MINING, giving the position and p ros p ects of the Mines at the end of each quarter, the dividends paid, & c. The Review for the quarter and the year ending 31st Dec. last con ."ns a Map of the Camborne district, price Is. " The book will be found extremely valuable."—Observer. "A valuable little book."—Globe. "A valuable guide to investors."—Herapath. "A useful little volume."—Morning Herald. Of great value to capitalists."—Sunderland Times. " Parties requiring information on mining investments will find no better and safer instructor than Mr. Murchison."—Leeds Times. "Otte of the most valuable mining publications which has come Under our notice, and contains more information than any other on the subject of which it treats."—Derby Telegraph. "To those who wish to invest capital in British Mines, this work a of the first importance."—Welshman. "This work enables the capitalist to invest on sound principles ; it Is, in truth, an excellent guide."—Plymouth Journal. Copies of the above publications can be obtained at Mr. Murchison's offices, 117, Bishopsgate-street Within, London • and reliable infor mation and advice will be given at an y ti me to those who may re quire it. CANCER HOSPITAL, London and West Brompton. — Recretary'a Office, 167, Piccadilly.—This Institu tion has been established exclusively for the treatment of the poor afflicted with cancerous diseases. Out-door patients to attend at 167, Piccadilly, on Tuesdays, at 2 o'clock. In-door patients are admitted at the Brompton Establishment, for one month, and for a longer period if recommended by the medical officer?. The number of per sons under treatment as in or out-door patients have averaged for the last three years about 400 cases each rear. Since the foundation of this Hospital in 1851, 1,799 poor persons, suffering under every form of this dreadful malady, have received the benefits of this Charity. A Weekly Board manage its affairs, and every informa tion connected with the Institution may be obtained on application to the Secretary. Contributions to enable the Committee to continue this ercat work of benevolence are urgently solicited, and may be paid to William Loxham Farrar, E.g., the Treasurer, 66, Lincoln's inn-fields ; Messrs. Coutts and Co., Strand ; and at the Secretary's Offices, 167, Piccadilly. _ _ By order. W. J. COCKERILL, Secretary. Tie OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road. The sick is w Patron —The QUEEN.—Founded 1828. poor are admitt e d on th e i r own a ppli ca tion alone; no re commendatien is required. During the Past month the following number received the benefits of this application Charity, either as out or in-door patients, on their personal : Week ending 7th November 2,154 Ditto 14th November., Ditto 21st November .... • • D itto 28th November.... , 1,2,972 309 ttlt end 30th Noveraber Total in November yr.em abider 7still of which 2,775 were new cases, ah e •• • • 8,747 under treat ment) having been admitted previousl The clergy of all denominations have unlimited access to the patients. Hea v y expenses are inevitably incurred in affording at the aid of such exten aive relief. The Committee, therefore, earnestly en a3O Govitrunnogi the public. The management of the Hospital is in the hands of yearly elected from the general list of subscribers, t e General Meeting in January. A Board is held every 4 o'clock (Rev. J. B. Owen, Chairman), to conduct the Thursday,bus at when any subscriber may attend, if so disposed, the Board being at all times desirous of receiving suggestions or giving explanation, at The Hospital is not endowed, but is wholly dependent on volun tary contributions and legacies , which are r eceived by the Treasur er , John Masterman, Esq., M.P. , Nic holas-lane ; als o by Messrs. Coutt ; Berries and Co.;Ran G a l o yn in and Co. ;Drummond and Co.; and dd Cu. Co.; Prescott Grote, and Co.;Smith , Pa y ne, and Co.;, Jones Loyd and Co.; Rarclay and Co.; Denison and Co. ; Williams. Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co., Bar ners-street ; Masterman and Co.; and at the Hospital. Clothing for the destitute patients will be thankfully received. By order. J. B. OWEN , M.A ., Chairman. NO MORE PILLS NOR ANY OTHE R MEDICINE. FOR CONSTIPATION, INDIGESTIO N , DYSPEPSI A, NERVOUS, BILIOUS, AND I LIVERVOMPLAINTS, conun, ASTHMA, CONSEMP TION, AND DEBILITY. DU BARRY'S delicious HEALTH-R ESTOR INGtits Imes REVALENTA ARABICA. FOOD saves fift y cost In othe r reme di es, and cures t h e a b ove compl a ints and their co nsequences, such as hemorrhoidal affections, flatulency, disten sion, a c idit y, h eartburn, palpitation of the heart, nervo us h e adaches, hysteria, neuralgia, deafness, noises in the head and ears, pains at the pit of the stomach and between the shoulders, erysipelas, erup tions of the ski n , i mpurities and poverty of t h e bl oo d, scrofula, dropsy, rheumatism, gout, nausea and sickness during pregnancy, after eating, or at sea ; low spirits, spasms, epileptic fits, spleen, general debility, inquietude, sleeplessness, involuntary blushing, paralysis, tremors, di s lik e to society, unfitness for study, l oss o f me mory, delusions, vertigo, blood to the head, exhaustion, melan choly, host food for fear, wretchedness. It is, moreover, the turns acid o infants and invalids generally, as it never good liberal the and restores the weakest stomach, nor interferes with a faculty ofdi diet, but imparts a healthy relish for lunch and dinner, to the m t gestion and nervous and muscular eneriy • OS enfeebled ted Professor of Che . Campbell, 'll)'strY Supported 1)y testimonials from the celebra- Dr. ecies, the ili Dr Andrew Ure, Dr. Shorland, Dr. . Har vey,de DGattiker, Dr. Wurzer, Dr. Ingram, Lard other well-k nown indiviodwoager Countess of Castlestnart, and '50,000 this useful and economical Years, and diet,a ls whose health has been restored by after all Other means had been tried in vain for many hopes of reco very a b an toned. Analysis by the celeblrialed., F.Professor of Ch em i s t ry A ndrew Ure, itc•B•, &c., &c. " I hereby London, 24, Bl ooms b ury -square. Arabica nd certify, t tify b , that havingex a mined Du Barry's R eva l en t a some, easildi fi io e laikpoire lly t'?rceg e table Farina, p er f ect l y whole s g•estible, tporomote a healthy action of the . I CO : l k i equences. stomach and bowels, and thereby counteract dyspepsia (Indiges tion) constipstion. and their nervous "ANDREW ITRE, M.D., F.R., c., Analytical Chemist." Ukase by the Emperor " Russian Consulate Genrefefßssia. Dec. 2, 1817. m Messrs. Barry, " The Consul-General has been ordered to London, Du Barry and Co., that the Revalenta .Arabicanftehrey had sent to his Majesty the Emperor, has by imperial permission, been forwarded to the M raster of the Imperial Pahic% Suitably picked for all climates, and with full inst tims. r ; duper li refined oya l2 r l o b ocardnelsr canisters, Jib 2s 9d ; 21b 45 6,1 ; 51b 11 s ; 121 b 22s rue ` n quality. Ilb 6s ; 21b l Is ; 51b Vs ; 101 b 33s . The 101 i, tore are forwarded carriage free, on receipt of Poo:tsoto- Barry Du Barry and Co . 77, Regent-street, Lo Mason, and Co., purveyors to her Majesty, 182, Piceadill ? a rt i n g r ~,! 60, Gr acechurch-street • 330 and 451, Strand; 4, Cheaypside—;- GB, Cornhill ; 49, Rishops;ate-street ; 55, Charing-cross. ss Upper IS ...., IS ster-street ; 63 and HO, Oxford-street. Just published, pri , e 2d., or post free 3d., the 102 d Edition of THE NATURAL REGENERATOR of the DIGESTIVE ORGANS, the S TOII A CH, LIVER, NEIIVES, LIT OS, kc., without Medicine, Galvanism, Electricity, inconve nience. and expense, by »xi easy, natural, pleasant, end infallible remedy, which saves flay times its cost in other means of cure. Supported by testimonials from the celebrated Profes , ,or of Che mistry, Dr. Andrew TTre ; Dr. Shorland ; Dr. Ha , vey; Dr. Camp hell; Dr. Gattiker; Dr. Wurzer; Dr. Ingram; Lord Stuart de Decies ; the Dowager Countess of Castle-Stuart ; Major-Gen. Thomas King, and many other respectable persons, whose health has been restored by it, after all other means of cure had f ail, d. London : Barry Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street. The Second Edition, just published, price 55., by post free, ss. 6d., STRICTURE OF THE URETHRA. THE PATHOLOGY AND RATIONAL TREATMENT of STRICTURK of the URETHR in all its Varieties and Compli cations, with Observations on the Use and Abuse of Instruments in the Treatment of Diseases of the Urethra. The whole Illustrated by numerous Cases ~ elected from the Records of upwards of Tweity Years' extensiv3 srd successful Practice. By F. B. COURTENAY, M.R.C.S.E. " We know of no man to whose care we would s*,oncr intrust the treatment of a severe s..r.cture.' —‘ledlcal Circular. London: 11. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street. NOTICE OF DIVIDEND. BANK OF DEPOSIT, No. 3, PALL•MALL EAST, LONDON. Established A.D. 1844. 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It also constitutes a certain cure for Scurvy, Scrofula, and all Cutaneous Eruptions, removing and expelling in its course all corrup tions and impurities from the vital stream, as altogether to eradicate he virus of disease, and expel it with the insensible perspiration hrough the medium of the pores of the skin and urine, and is a never-failing remedy for that class of disorders which unfortunately he English Physician treats with Mercury, to the inevits.biedastruc don of the patient's constitution. and which all the sarsaparilla in the world cannot restore. Price I is., or four cases in one tor 338., which saves I is.. and in 5/. aces, whereby there is A saving of It. 12s. To be had wholesale and retail in London, of Derby and Gordon, 140, Leadenhall-street ; Prout, 229, Strand; Hannay and Co.. 63, Ox ford-street ; Sanger, 150, Oxford •street; Barclay and Son, 97, Pal . ringdon-street; Butler and Harding, 4, Cheapside ; Edwards, St. Paul's Churchyard. 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An official intimation is stated to have been received by Mr. Andrew, the chairma❑ of the European and Indian Junction Telegraph Company, from the Trea sury, to the effect that the Government will be prepared to execute a contract, stipulating to pay, conjointly with the East India Company, from the date of the com pletion of the telegraph, 12,000/. per annum fur 25 years, or ro much of it as shall be necessary to make up, with the other receipts of the company, a dividend of 6 per cent. When the profits of the company shall exceed 12 per cent, the Government and the India House are to have the power of making a reduction in the tariff for conveying messages, but not to an extent that, cal culating the traffic of the preceding years, will reduce the dividend below that amount. The Government require 20 per cent, of the capital to be paid up previ ously to the execution of the contract as security fur the bona fides of the undertaking ; and it is also provided that, "to insure to the Government that supervision and control to which their stake in the enterprise justly entitles them, the Treasury shall have the power of ap pointin, one official director" to represent their interests. Application has been male to the East India Company to allow Sir William O'Shaughnessy to act as consulting engineer. Six per cent, will accrue to the shareholders from the date of the payment of the first call. THE ARMY, NAVY, AND ORDNANCE. —ln the year ended March, 1855, the forces cost the country 28,321,7071. ; and in the year ended March last, ie much as 47,461,544/. ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN.—The number of illegitimate children (their mothers in the workhouse) is 9,507. A Firma INVITATION.—II wasn't such a had notion on th. part of the glover who hung up in his glove shop the following placard :—" Ten thousand hands wanted immediately I" And underneath it was written in very small characters—" To buy my gloves—the very best quality." the o .ENLARGEMENT OF PEMBROKE DOCKYARD.—The Ad miralty have recently had under consideration plans and meinmtatfes for the permanent enlargement and improve- C view the dockyard at Pembroke. At their last visit Lords of the Admiralty closely inspected the shore co A ou p l o d rt b io e n of from the o rtern Martello-tower to Hobbs-point, with made available how far this space of ground estimates for ad the additional for the dockyard enlargement. d t it h io e n p a r l es w en o t rk ye w a i r l . l be Tb in e c d lu r d y ed do i e n k th i e s It is; to have be a n navyto be extended more c , nsiderably than at first intended. bwuhiiledhinigs slipst 0 are carried h additionalht both inland d of a e n d e s a e r a ly w lo . T feet, he towards the sea, enlargement of the roofs is and d ec n eiving an extra length Of 80 feet ones are being erected. The area of the dockyard is b also taking place. The present ibnegginasrueflibeeiieengt rapidly added, 90 acres, yet as new build ings this large acreage will soon dockyard requirements. New steam saw-mills, storehou,sceokerY, foundry, and oakum store 4 :R a r e r :em in ent have been to the progress. During have recently been added xtension of the sea-wall, the past year the works of en gasworks, in addition extent of 100,000/., embracin new boat-basin, the new battery may not be amiss, particular season to to the others before recorded. and delightful of SLAVE HIRING IN VIRGINIA..--i t says the RiohniondEn i q n. it e i e r e e n n t apt atrhantpoaur, call attention to the the South. We mean the interesting employment of negro hiring. Our streets are thronged now with negroes in search of homes and masters. Good, bad, or indifferent Coffee, at each return Of e t i b B e . first of January, finds his proper level in the amount of money his owner secures for his services during the en suing twelve months. It is amusing, sometimes, to wit_ nt-ss the profound commiseration felt and expressed by a negro of 150 dollars, for his less favoured crinpanion', who can only secure 60 dots. or 80 dole. We have had but short experience in the matter, but being among the unfortunates who do not happen to own any of the " pe culiar institution," we are inclined to think that the hiring rates are unconscionably high —entirely too h' E li for an extensive enjoyment of the luxury, if, indeed, it be considered a luxury, to have to manage and care for, and provide food and raiment for one or more of the race. We era inclined to ecru) the sentiments of our contemporary of the Williamsburgh lia:ctie. It really does seem to us "that the hire of servants has fur the last two years been quite as high as can be for the advantage of• either party" (a Hibernian would ad d ) , especially for the hirer. you take at,y interest in the proceedings of your represen tative, cAlsult the division list upon the great question' ar which you care a straw, and if I havebeen absent tail me to account; but on any question of importance I have been present and voted, esc , pt when I have thought the que-tion not ready for legislative discussion. Igo further. I think that a man standing before his consti tdency should confess when he has done wrong. I have to make my confessions. _I have committed some mis takes. In relation to the savings-bank question I will confess that I was guilty of an oversight that, perhaps, c tused me greater chagrin than to any member of this c instituency ; I believe it was the Tralee Savings-bank, which was brought forward by Mr. Daniel O'Connell on a certain evening in the House of Commons. I was not present when that discussion came on. It came to a division, ai.d my name is not recorded therein. It hap peneo that the question was brought forward on the same night which I brought forward a question which I think you will call one of importance—namely, the disendowroent of all religious bodies in Ireland. (Hisses and applause.) You are preutature in expressing your condemnation, because 1 will go into that point pre sently ; but it so happened that It depended on my own energy and influence to obtain a night. I bad been dis appointed, for I had obtained on a former evening the ii - ging of a discussion on the subject ; but then came the great naval review, and they took the liberty of voting that the House should not sit on that night. On the second night which I had obtained there was to be a Turkish Ambassador's ball, at which the Queen was to be present, and the members of the House were anxious to basic in the beams of sovereignty, and it was supposed that no private member could obtain a mitht. I had ot tained promises which induced me to think I should be successful. The question did come on for discussion ;it went on till afti.r 12, and after midnight a minority of votes which surprised me was the result. Yon may suppose I was so absorbed by the immediate business be fore me that I overlooked the fact that the very next question standing on the paper was the question about savings -banks in Ireland. I had had a previous conver sation with Mr. O'Connell on the subject, and I under sto,:d that he did not expect that he could do more than make a statement, to which the Cnanc-llor of the Ex- Chequer woul,l probably reply. I was one of the tellers in my own case. I reporte d t h e votes an d ret i re d into the lobby. I don't think you lost anything by that, f0 . r . 1 don't think it wou ld b e goo d policy f or you t o identify your case with that of the Irish savings-banks, thy having had a Parliamentary inquiry into their case, and you have bad none. You stand, therefore, in a better position, and, under all tie circumstances, I , u th a o tu u ga h t of l I hmeigphetopflrearokf Rochdalely throw t o e y x se te lf nd on to he me pardon which I need. One other thing I wish to con mt goodtlia,t tesa. It w ith reference to a question in which you are deeply interested. It is the question of national re presentation. You are aware that Sir Joshua Waltnsley intended to bring in a bill to amend the representation of the people. With difficulty he had got a night fixed, and we all anticipated that there would be a serious die- • cussion. It might not have been the bet period for bringing a matter of that kind forward ; but, however that was, I intended to be present, and, if necessary, take part in the di-cussion. I was not aware that Sir Joshua Walmsley thought he could not make a houie, because every member who stands irst on the list has to exert himseit to get members there before four o'clock, in order that there may not be a count-out. I conse quently did not arrive till three minutes after four o'clock, when I found that the house was disinised. I - • can only say that this was an accident. . _ Now, gentleiiien, let me g ive you as briefly a sketch of the, session. It is a difficult matter as a painter would soy, to paint a blank space, and all I can do is to set before you a beggarly account of empty boxes. We met when negotiations for peace were being carried on, and wo were called upon to exhibit our patriotism by abstain ing from all discussion on the matter, and I must say the perfect silence on the subject which was preserved in Parliament during the time that arrangements were being carried forward indicated no little amount of patri otism in the members who were there, every party being careful not to endanger the peace which then seemed probable. You know that the result was the establish ment of a peace comprehending those points which the Western Powers had ostensibly contended for during the war. No sooner was peace signed, and almost before the rejoicings were over, than we got into difficulties with America. I will not now discuss that matter, but I will justify my conduct therein by saying that the main difficulty was attri butable to the proceedings of our own Consuls and Minister there with a view to obtain enlist ments for the army. Against that Foreign Enlistment Bill I had on a previous occasion voted, because it was impossible to put it into fair operation without endan gering our relations with other countries. As to other matters, the greater part of the session went by while e were doing nothing. There were from 30 to 40 public measures passed during the session of Parliament, but I think I could easily name all those which were of any worth. There was the Limited liabil i ty Bill. I gave my vote in favour of that bill with the greatest delight, and only regret that it was not accompanied by another for amending the law of partnership, so as t admit of private persons putting their capital into com• mernal speculations without exposing themselves to ruinous consequences. The Cambridge University Bill passed under review, and, besides these, the County Courts Amendment Bill and the Police Bill were the only other bills which could be said to be of great public importance which were passed during the ses s ion. Several good bills were either withdrawn or re jected. In one of these you take great interest—l mean that for doing away with the local dues on shipping. I believe that the merchandise which comes into Rochdale and other towns pay a tax for beautifying the town of Liverpool, and also helps to pay the borough rates of that town, as well as their paving, sewerage, great pub lic ball, and other expenses necessary to the comfort and convenience of a great shipping town like Liverpool. These things I consider ought to be paid by the inhabi tants, instead of Which they are paid by those who have merchandise passing through that port, and you are pay ing part of this as well as your own rates for the improve ment of your own town. Ministers brought in a bill to do away with allthis,when up rose all the corporations which had property in vested rights, afraid that touching these old customs would lead to trenching on their vested in terests, and many town clerks went to London to try to induce Government to abstain from interference. Lord Palmerston did not appear deeply interested in the mat ter, though Mr. Lowe was, and he, instead of support ing his own Minister, sent the bill to a committee of inquiry, before whom one of your townsmen, Mr. Alexander Livesey, gave valuable evidence ; the result was, that the measure was shelved, but, nevertheless, I expect it is one of those measures which we shall have to pass next session. There was also a bill for allowing Jews to sit in Parliament when elected thereto. That bill was under the conduct of Air. Milner Gibson, and, though it passed through the Commons, it was rejected by the House of Lords. There were others to which I need not refer, but there is one class of bills particularly important to you—l allude to those which are based upon practical centralisation. With reference to my own motion, in which I followed in the steps of my predeces sor, Mr. Sharman Crawford, I may say that he was the first who had the courage to say that all religions bodies in Ireland should be left to sustain their own institutions; that all public provision for them should be withdrawn, and that all inequalities should cease. I believe that it is pretty well known to you all, that if I have any particular prejudices, they run in the ecclesiastical line, and I have laboured to advance this principle—that it is no business of the State to afford to anybody pro tection in the exercise of his religion, and at the same time to meddle with none. Let all churches be self importing and self-governing. Of all places in the world Ireland was most in need of the application of that prin• ciple. Mr. Spooner brought in from time to time a mo tion for taking away from Maynooth College its 30,0001. aiyear, on the ground that it is dipleasing to Almighty what in l God that a religion which is not true in itself according to their declaration should be sustained by the property of Protestants. Now, gentlemen, I told you at the core that so it is in the lcro li i m we e a e is ce e n ,, ,e n e o f my career that would not single out the 'mat and,tr of fairnessshould appli cation 'dY House oi n ds cl ee . r oaf Whenco Commons wholesomeo m n s a make principle,s i h t e first s in Ie 7, findry case ; so in this, all parties who enjoy the spoil will fight. with one another upon every whether it be Of one body or having a o v ng what donet hbteeoeriot e o r r y other question but that of the moment that spoil is touched, giving up the spoil, and fight. for the retention plahced lev e i fte y e co: all lt a. Roman voted l o c a a l t e h s c o e . wi t with upon i‘l.r . Spooner, o a n s e a r eyndowmentsp which el t wb i ee t r treated incum bentgiventl i b e a s s o a f m t that country positioncon ntry a t s h t a n t t t h h e e in precisely to their Protestant countrymen, and should precisely on the same grounds, and I therefore proceeded to deal with the endowments given to the Roman Catho lics, and contended that they 'ought to stand upon the same level, and ought to be dealt with according to the same principle. Consequently; I gave notice of my inten tention to bring forward a motion for the impartial disen dowment of all sects in Ire \ and, and for the entire secularisation of all the funds at present enjoyed by the Protestant Chorch in that countr,', for the withdrawment and cessation of the Maynootb endowment, and likewise f ,, r the cessation of the Parlitnentary grant called the Regiuni Donlon, given t) the Presbyterians. Relative to the Persian difficulty Mr. said—" We are an insu lar people ; why sheuld we he continually interfering with the business of our neighbours ? Look around you for the fruit of the Palmerstonian policy. We have already had two wars, two occupations—one unsuccessful from imperfect administration. We have a war with Per,ia, as I read i❑ the paper to-day that our naval armaments have taken possession of Bushire. We have sent an army 5,000 strong to the north-west of India, to penetrate into the central regions of Asia, to drive the Persians out ofthe to ,+n of Herat. I'll be bound for it t'nat net 20 persons in this hall would care to know where Herat is ; but we are at a war that may possibly cost us much money, and very nearly as much bloodshed, as that which im happily now concluded. Nobody knows what it is about, but those who are best informed tell us that it is about a lady. (A laugh.) It is . no matter of laughter, though it does assume most certainly a ludicrous aspect. Another subject is the bombardment of Canton. I can only trace this to the determination of the European to find a quar rel with the Chinese." The hon. member proceeded to condemn at considerable length the policy of the British Government towards the Chinese, and after a reference to Italy, Hungary, and our relations with France, con eluded a speech of two honrs' duration with some re marks on Lord John Russell. Mr. G. Ashworth moved, and Mr. J. Petrie seconded a vote of confluence in Mr. Miall, which wag unani mously carried. INVESTITURE OF TUE BATH. WINDSOR, SATURDAY. This afternoon the Queen held an Investiture of the Most Honourable the Order of the Bath at the Castle. The Knights Grand Cross 'of the Order were robed in their mantles of crimson satin by Messrs. Hunter and Ede, and were afterwards, by command of the Queen, called over by Bath King of Arms, in the Music Gal lery, when the following answered : General his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. Viscount Palmerston. General Sir Willoughby Cotton. Lieut.-General Sir George Pollock. • Lieut -General Sir Harry Smith. General Sir John Fox Burgoyne, Bart. Vice-Admiral Sir James W. Deans Dundee. General Sir Hew Dalrymple Ross. General Sir James Simpson. Lord Paninure. The Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood, Bart. The Knights wore their gold and enamelled collars. The officers of the Order present were the Dean, the Rev. R. C. Trench, 8.D., Dean of Westminster ; the Genealogist, Walter Aston Blount, Esq. ; Bath King of Arms, Algernon Greville, Esq. ; and Gentleman Usher (Lancaster Herald), Albert Wm. Woods, Esq. The officers appeared in their •respective mantles, with the chains and badges of office. Her. Majdsty was conducted by the great officers of her household to a chair of state, covered with crimson velvet, placed at the north end of the reception room ; his Royal Highness Prince Albert was by her Majesty's side on the right. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Count of Flanders accompanied the Queen and wit nessed the ceremony. Her Majesty, as Sovereign of the Bath, and Prince Albert, as Great Master of the Order, both wore their respective mantles, and also the collar of the Order. The Knights Grand Cross were introduced by com mand of the Queen, and took their usual stations on either side of the reception room ; his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge being on her Majesty's left. The officers of the Order stood at the bottom of the apart ment. The ceremony c .mmenced by the introduction of the Earl of St. Germans, who was supported by Lord Pan. inure and Sir C. Wood, the two junior Knights Grand Cross present, and was preceded by Bath King of Arms and the Gentleman Usher of the Order. The noble earl knelt near the Queen, and her Majesty receiving the Sword of State from the Vice Chamberlain (officiating for the Lord Chamberlain), conferred the honour of Knighthood upon his lordship therewith, and alter wards, assisted by his Royal Highness the Great Master, invested his lordship with the Ensigns of a (Civil) Knight Grand Cross of the Bath. Rear Admiral Charles Elliot (civil), Hon. John Duncan Bligh (civil), John Fiennes Crampton, Esq. (civil), Lieut. General Samuel Benjamin Auohmuty, Lieut. General Nathaniel Tnorn, Rear Admiral Charles Howe Fremantle, Rear „Admiral the Hon. Frederick Wm. Grey, Colonel Henry Knight Storks, Lieut. jor G G e e a n e e r r a a George Robert P e Johnt re H W u yr, s m se e yvivian, John George Shaw Lefevre, Esq. (civil), were severally introduced by Bath King of Arma and the Gentleman Usher of the Order, had the honour cf Knighthood conferred upon them by the Queen, and were invested by her Majesty, assisted by his Royal High ness Prince Albert, with the Ensigns of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders of the Order ; the Rib bon with the Badge suspended being placed round the neck, and the Star on the left breast. The following Companions of the Bath were severally introduced, and received from her Majesty the Insignia of their respective divisions in the Third Class of the Order, the Badge suspended from a Ribbon being placed on the left breast, viz. : Captain Frederick Henry Hastings Glasse, R.N. Captain Francis Scott, R N. Colonel Charles William Ridley. Colonel Charles Thomas Van Straubensee. Colonel Frederick William Hamilton. Cohinel Lord Frederick Paulet. Colonel the Hon. George Cad9gan. Colonel Francis Seymour. Colonel William Montague Scott M'llurdo. Colonel Edward Robert Wetherall. Lieut. Colonel James Pattoun Sparks. Lieut. Colonel Thomas Williams. Lieut. Colonel Alexander Barry Montgomery. Lieut. Colonel John Henry Fraucklyn. Lieut. Colonel Robert Julian Baumgartner. Lieut. Colonel Robert Blane. Lieut. Colonel John Lucas Wilton. Lieut. Colonel Frederick Charles Evelegh. Lieut. Colonel Alfred Thomas Heyland. Lieut. Colonel Richard Charnbre Hayes Taylor. Lieut. Colonel Julius Edmund Goodwyn. Lieut. Colonel Francis Pym Harding. Lieut. Colonel Alexander Irving. Lieut. Colonel Arthur Cyril Goodenough. Lieut. Colonel John Noble Arbuthnot Freese. Lieut. Colonel Hon. Arthur Edward Hardioge. Lieut. Colonel Edward Arthur Somerset. Lieut. Colonel Arthur John Reynell Pack. Lieut. Colonel John Clark Kennedy. Lieut. Colonel James Wells Armstrong. Lieut. Colonel John William Sydney Smith. Lieut. Colonel John Lewis Richard Rooke. Lieut. Colonel George Gardiner Alexander. Lieut. Colonel James Daubeoy. Lieut. Colonel William Friend Hopkins. Lieut. Colonel Hugh Archibald Beauchamp Camp bell. Major John Richard Anderson. Major Charles Trigance Franklin. • Major John Maurice Wemyss. Major William Edmund MoYses Reilly. Major George Stephen Digby. Dr. James Brown Gibson, Deputy Inspector General of Hospitals. Richard Coffin Elliott, senior surgeon Royal Artillery, Commissary William Laurieston Mackelean Young. William Govett Romaine, Esq., Deputy Judge Adve cate (civil). Captain Charles Fitzgerald, R N. (civil). Henry William Gordon, Esq. (civil). Colonel the Right Hon. Cecil Forester (Royal Horse Guards), Silver Stick in Waiting, officiated at the roves titure for the Gold Stick in Waiting. Her Majesty's body guard of the Hon. Coln of Gen tlemen at Arms was on duly in the reception room, under the command of the lieutenant. Colonels Nevill and Cooke, the sub-officers, were in att,ndance with the corps. The Court was attended by the Counters of Desert, officiating for the Duchess of Sutherland, Mistress of the Robes ; Lady Caroline Barrington, Woman of the Bedchamber ; Earl Spencer, K.G., Lord Steward ; the Duke of Wellington, Master of the Horse ; Lord Foley, Captain of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms ; Viscount Sydney, Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard ; Lord Ernest Bruce, Vice Chamberlain ; Lord Water. park, Lord in Waiting ; Colonel the Hon. N. Hood, Groom in Waiting ; Major General Buckley, Equerry in Waiting ; C &net F. H. Seymour, Equerry in Wait ing to the Prince ; Lieutenant-Colonel Topbam, the Lieutenant of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms Colonel Wood (Grenadier Guards), Field Officer in Brigade Waiting ; Sir William Martins, Gentleman Usher of the Sword of State ; the Adjutant of the Corps of Gentlemen at Arms ; and Messrs Farquharson and Macpherson, Pages of Honour. Luncheon was served to the Knights and Officers of the Order of the Bath iu the Rubens Room. The Yeomen of the Guard lined the Music Gallery, under the command of Sir John Kincaid, the Ezon in Waiting. A Guard of Honour of the Coldstream Guards was on duty with the hand of the regiment within the quad rangle of the Castle during the ceremony. The National Anthem was played as her Majesty passed through the corridor to hold the Investiture. The Moniteur gives the following official account of the ceremony of investiture of the o:der of the Bath, which recently took place at the English embassy, and which was presided over by Lord Cowley, by order of Queen Victoria. In conformity with the established custom, the knights grand crosses now in Paris were " Gentlemen—For the second time I am called on to fulfil the most honourable mission that the Queen can confide to her representative—that of being her sub stitute in the distribution of the honours by which ber Majesty desires to testify her esteem and kinds e4s, not only for those officers of the ar.ny agf d navy to whom, with the permission of the Emperor, she now sends the insignia of ber Order of the Bath, but also for the whole of the Imperial army and navy ; for it must not be f6r gotten, gentlemen, that each soldier is to consider him self honoured by the rewards and distinctions conferred on his chiefs. On the other hand, the English army and navy are justly proud of seeing enrolled as members of the military order of England the illustrious Prince who honours this ceremony with his presence, and the marshals, generals, and other officers—the heroes of the Alma, of Inkerman, of Traktir, and of Sebastopol— who now surround me. Happily, by fortuitous circum stances, there are here present officers of the Queen, some of whom have shared in your dangers and in your successes ; they will tell you better than I can do the fraternal welcome which awaits you on the part of your companions in arms." After having read • the letters patent of the Queen, Loi Cowley handed the insignia to the new members Of tl order, who were -presented by their sponsors in the _ lowing order : 1 a l " Kni,g4t_Qranel_cioss : General Morris.--elinig is Com man , let s : GeneTaTi Miiiiii; CAttbetnerre, , r..Er vi e, d'Allonville, Levaillanr, VicteAdmiral Charper; d Rear-Admiral Jurien de la Gravibre.—Cotnpaniors : Generals de Failly, de la Motteronge, Uhricb, Larchey, de Monet, Cassaignolles, Beuret (artillery), de Forton, ti Wirnpffen, Soleille, and de Fuibusque ; Colonels Di 'u, de Berthier, Danner, de Sorbiers, de la Martinie e, Crespin, and Pelissier ; Lieut.-Colonels de Corney, Barra!, and Henri Bertrand ; Capitaines de Vaisseau Lugeol, Larrieu, Touchard, Lescure, and Mequet ; ajnd Capitaine de Fregate Ginoux de la Coche." Lord Cowley concluded the ceremony by congratulating the new members in the following terms : " I cannot terminate this ceremony without express ing the gratitude of my Government for the marks; of kindness which the Emperor has, on hi- part, conferred oe the English army and navy. I see in this exchange of courtesies a fresh bond of friendship between the two nati ,ns. May the two Governments continue to march together, not in a spirit of exclusion and mistrust to wards others, but ready to receive into their alliance and their friendship all those who wish to labour with them in spreading civilisation and welfare throughout the whole period." A grand dinner afterwards took place, at which were present Prince Napoleon, Lady Cowley, C ;not Walewski, all the old and new members of the crier, present, as well as Captain David, aide-de-camp to ibis Imperial Highness, and Mr. Howard and Mr. Stuart, first secretary and first attache to the embassy. Towards the end of the dinner, Lord Cowley proposed the health of the Emperor of the Freueb. Prince Napoleon replied as follows : "I propose the health of the Queen of England, and I unite to this toast all my wishei for the alliance of the two great rations of the West. I hope that it will not be confined to a transient understanding on a epeeist question, but that, based on principle, it will everywhere insure the triumph of progress and of civilisation. This is the object to which two great nations ought to march in c mcert. The glory acquired in common, at the price of the most generous blood, is for their alliance a pledge of the future which time cannot weaken. So long as it shall last, we shall be strong enough to everywhere asisist our friends and make our enemies give way." Lord Cowley proposed the health of his Imperial High ness, saying : . " Gentlemen—l beg you to drink with me to the health of my illustrious guest, Prince Napoleon. I thank his Imperial Highness, in the name of the Queen, of the English Government, and of my country, for the toast which he has just proposed, and for the remarks, en full of kindness for England, which accompanied it. The sentiments expressed by his Icoperial Highness do honour to the prince, to the soldier, and to the man. A.n alliance founded on any other principles than those invoked by his Imperial Highness could not be dur• able." Lord Cowley next proposed a toast to the French army and navy, to which Marshal Pelissier replied as fol lows : _ _ _ . " We are all very sensible of and grateful for the toast just given by the noble representative of the Queen of England i.o the French army and navy, - and 1 caGnot better reply to it than by cordially• proposing a toast to the army and navy of Great Britain. We have been side by side in twenty combats, and the reciprocal esteem which we have conceived for each other is an ad ditional pledge of durability for that alliance, lasting as the imperishable glory which it has given to our flags." Gen. Woodford replied as follows " Monseigneur and gentlemen—ln the name of the English army and navy, I beg you to accept our very sincere thanks for the honour you have just done us. I am persuaded that the flattering sentiments which Mar shal Pelissier has expressed will be received by our forces with the most lively satisfaction and gratitude. I can assure you, gentlemen, that my comrades respond to those generous sentiments, and that they offer up the most cordial wishes for the happiness, the honour, and the glory of the French army and navy." SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO THE EARL OF HABEWUOI). On Saturday morning an accident occurred to the Earl of Harewood, while hunting, which it is feared may terminate fatally. His lordship went out with the Bramham-moor hounds, and while hunting in the neigh• bourhoed of Wetherby he was suddenly seen to fall from his horse. One of the whippers-in galloped to the spot, and found the' noble earl stretched upon the ground un conscious. Assistance was immediately rendered, and his lordship was placed in the carriage of Mr. J. B. Raviell, of Stockeld-park, and conveyed to his own resi dence. On arriving there he was still in a state of insen sibility, and a message was at once despatched to Leeds for medical aid. Mr. T. P. Teale went to Harewood House without delay, and found that his lordship had sustained a severe fracture of the skull. A telegraph message was sent to London the same evening, request ing the attendance of 9ir Benjamin Brodie, but a reply was received that he was unable to leave London. The assistance of Dr. Caesar Hawkins or Dr. Fergusson was then sought, and Dr. Hawkins left Loudon in a special train by the Great Northern Railway, and arrived at Leeds shortly after 9 o'clock on Sunday morning. He immediately posted to Harewood House and, with the assistance of the other medical gentleman, did all for the unfortunate nobleman that skill and science could sug gest. The precise cause of the accident cannot be stated, as no person was sufficiently near to his lordship at the time to describe it, but it is supposed the horse which he rode—a young animal—got its feet entangled in a sheep net just after leaping a fence, "and in its efforts to extricate itself threw the noble earl on the ground and kicked him on the head. MUTINY AT CORFII.—A. vessel which arrived at Mar seilles on Friday evening from Corfu brought word that a company of artillerymen stationed at Corfu had mu• tinied and attempted to blow up the powder magazine. No other particulars were stated. THE LATE GALES.—The committee of the Ship wrecked Mariners' Society are making special efforts to meet the extraordinary demand upon the funds of the cLarity in consequence of the furious gales by which the present winter has been distinguished. Within the last month the society have spent above 2,0001., in suc couring 530 shipwrecked men, relieving 401 widows and orphans, and 360 mariners who had lost their clothes. DESCENDING A RAPID IN A BARK-CANOE.—Besides the rocks, shoals, and snags which are to be avoided, unceasing attention must be given to innumerable logs of hewn timber, which, having been wafted by the lumber ers to the commeecenient of the rapid, having been left to be hurried for eight or nine miles towaris this mar ket—sometimes separately, sometimes hustling each other, sometimes floundering, and sometimes, it anything irri tates or obstructs their passage, rearing up in the water until they almost reel over. In the apparent turmoil of this scene, in which the canoe is preceded, as well as followed, by masses of heavy timber, the slightest touch of which would annihilate it—the icy-cold judgment of the old Indian—his collected but lightning-like decision —the simplicity and tranquillity of his red beardleos face, thatched over by his bluff-eat black lank hair— his total absence of either fear or bravado—his immutable pre sence of mind—and, in places of the greatest possible noise and confusion in the waters, the mild tone of voice with which he softly utters to bis young comrade the monosyllable that directs him to steer the stern of the canoe in the direction opposite to that which he himself gives to its head—form altogether a inost striking con trast with the boisterous scene, the sudden kaleidoscope changes of which it is utterly imp ossible to describe. — Descriptive Essays by Sir Francis .ffead. 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Muira,llaltb, '• The original basis of a Russian expedition against India is necessarily the Caspian Sea, which is simply a Russian lake—not so much as a fishing boat being allowed to stir upon its waters, without a formal permit from the paramount authority. From the eastern shores of the Caspian, two main routes (each admitting of some variation in detail) load directly to the banks of the Indus. The first of these proceeds across the desert land intervening betwixt the waters of the Caspian and those of the smaller inland see of Aral, and so on to Khiva. Upon this line it is alleged that tbeltussians have already sunk wells, stage by stage, in the desert, and taken other measures to secure their means of communication. Quitting Kliiva, the invaders would probably observe a loose parallel with the general course of the Oxus, taking every advan tage of the capabilities of that fine stream, up to that point where its navigation ceases to be easy. The onward route would then lie through Balkh, Khooloon, and Ba,mian, over the passes of the Hindoo Koosh, to Cabul. The second of the two main lines has its commencement in the neighbour hood of Astrabad, the south-eastern point of the Caspian, and leads, by Meshed, to Herat. Now, a very little consideration induces us to set down the first or more northerly of these lines of approach as altogether out of question. It is much longer than the other ; a larger portion of desert country has to be traversed ; the wildest tribes are to be encountered ; supplies could not be obtained, water is often scarce, and the greatest difficulty would be experienced in transporting the materiel of a large army over mountain passes, at an elevation of 13,000 feet above the level of the ocean. It iu ancient times Alexander adopted this route, we are at least assured that he met with great natural obstacles, and experienced much opposi tion. After all, there is some reason for supposing that his eventual success was in no small degree due to the liberality with which he treated the hostile chiefs. Certain it is that the Macedonians felt themselves to have had quite enough of the work, as was evinced by their undisguised mutiny, not long after, on the banks of the Sutlej. But, independently of these obvious reflec tions, there is little doubt that the Russian Government has long since been warned by its agents against contemplating an advance by the Paropatuisan line. Indeed, the then noto rious Vickovitch, addressing his superior, from Cabul, in the year 1837, writes somewhat as fol lows :—" The geographical position of Afghanistan makes it the only route through which a conqueror can pass from Candahar to the very shores of the ocean. Barren deserts, which can never be passed by any kind of military force, on the north and north-west, the way from Toorkistan is hemmed in by the strong passes of the Hindoo-Koosh, which offer only two roads impracticable during four months for the passage of military stores or sup plies to support an army." Ufider these circumstances, we have little hesita tieu in presuming that an invading force would give preference to the route from Astrabad to Herat, which passes through the important city of Meshed. The country presents no impediments to the march of troops ; and as for the road, Count Simonitch, the Russian envoy, having expressed a fear lest infirm health might prevent him accom panying the late Shahof Persia in his expedition of 1837, was told that he might, if so disposed, travel every inch of the way in his own carriage with per fect safety. It is, moreover, not unworthy of notice that a sufficient force advancing along this road can hold the wild Toorcomans completely in check. Thus Lord Auckland, in a despatch dated Simla, May 12, 1838, says :—" The rapid and suc cessful advance of Persia in the investment of Herat and the well-judged diversion by which the Shah has been able to cut off apparently every hope of succour to the place from any of the friendly tribes in Toorkistan, have intervened to baffle all our cal culations." We shall now, thee, suppose an in vading force arrived, without encountering any material difficulties, at HERAT, THE KEY OF INDIA., of which place it may be as well to give a succinct account. The territofy, of which Herat is the chief town, is the last remnant of the Afghan monarchy founded by Ahmed Shah Douranee, after the death of his master, Nadir Shah, in 1747. Since the decay of monarchical government in AffghaciAan, Persia has ever looked upon this province with a greedy eye. Nay, the Persian government has of late years openly avowed , a belief that the posses sion of Herat would give such a hold on England that she could no longer deny anything the Persians chose to demand, for its possession would give the power to disturb the English in India, or to give a passage thither to their enemies, whenever the Persians should think proper to do so. In opposi tion to this convenient doctrine, it is justly argued on the other hand, that Afghanistan must be con-' sidered the out-lying frontier of India. No Euro pean nation has any relations, either commercial or political, with the former country. The British are, therefore, entitled to regard any interference with jealousy, and all the best authorities agree that the integrity of Herat must be maintained, as the only safe and sure means Of opposing the efforts of Persiato annihilate the independence of Afghan istan. Shah Yamran, the last lineal ruler of Ah med's race, steadily refused to acknowledge the Persian monarch as his sovereignor to coin money or suffer the prayers to be rea in his name. he was not unwilling to yield him a certain deference and respect, or even to pay a kind of honorary tribute. But he would neither relinquish his own title of Shah door-i-dooran,* nor own himself de pendent upon Persia, nor admit of interference with the internal affairs of his kingdom. Herat the capital—the Aria of Arian—stands in lat. 34 dog. 50 min. north, and long. 62 deg. 30 min. east, at an elevation of 2,500 feet above the level of the sea. It is 200 miles S.E. by E. of Meshed, and 361 miles west of eabul. Prier to the siege of 1837-38, the town was reckoned to contain about 45,000 inhabitants, but that event, and other suc ceeding calamities, will probably have reduced the number much below the amount named. A dii o L l ) mound, and bastioned wall enclose the town, in the form of an oblong area, of which the greater length is nearly a mile. There are five gates; four arcaded bazaars, similar to thoseof and C a bal, . Toe meet under a dome in the centre of tne plac nsists in two real strength of the fortification covered ways, or fausse-braies„tobninsthce:exdtetrhioer osltohpeer of the embankments, on without the ditch, the lower The T be h i e ng c o it n ad a el le h v a e s l with the surrounding c ountry.. ii a well-watered and also a wet ditch. fferat b li y e s hills. fertile plain, surroun de dßut how are the invaders to proceed? Tradition tells of, and modern maps indicate, a direct route b from Herat to Cabul ; practically, no such thing eXi A9 • Th e re may indeed be points of de scent between these two p laces, where troo p s fre e of . incombrance, or with only mountain artillery, might—if not actively opposed—effect a pass ‘ age o ver the Hindon-Koosh. But a modern army, destined to invade British India, would not, attempt ,o make its way by any other route than that of CANDAHAR, THE GATE OF INDIA. In reaching this point, from Herat, a well-organised force would experience nothing beyond ordinary difficulties. Perh tps it might be necessary .o ad vance by small detachments in succession, for the country to be traversed is described as generally waste and barren, though many oases occur in the shape of fertile valleys. The banks of the Furrah, Khaush, and some other streams, are well culti vated, and thoie of the Helmund extremely produc tive. There is a good deal of sandy desert, and oc casional scarcity of water. The Relmund, when full, is an .wkward river to cross ; but there are no obstacles of mountain or pass to signify. Ca,"- * The punning inscription on the family signet, viz. " The King, Pearl of the Age," or " of the Douranees." PEMBROKESHIRE COUNTY MEETING.—A county meeting was held on Saturday in the Town-ball, at Haverfordwest, for the purpose of protesting against the income and property tax. There were very few persons present. The chair was filled by . Mr. L. Mathias, sheriff ; and the following resolu tion was passed :—" That for the property and income tax to be imposed upon the country for the support of the war more than one year after the restoration of peace would. be inoonsiiktept with ;the 'act of Partiameet n. anik: broaolt of ho t .. ,public; and that a.petitiou to.this effect he ..- ! up, and that the member for thnoounty (Vi.,.. nt Evelyn) be requested to present it to the House of Commons." MEETING AT RILYL. —A public meeting has been held in the Town-hall of Ruyl, to petition Parlia ment for a considerable modification, if not a total abolition, of the income tax. Mr. James Napier, of the Bank, was in the chair. Resolutions were passed, to the effect that the mode of levying the tax is so inquisitorial and fallacious that injustice and dishonesty are the inevitable result, and that if direct taxation be advisable means more in ac c:_zdance with the principles of justice ought to he devised. Many interesting cases were eat 4, showing the unjust assessment of the tax; and its demoralising tendency, by inducing parties to render false returns, was plainly exposed ; one party alleging that he had been obliged to pay the tax upon au anticipatory income, not having yet realised the amount of the expenses he had in curred. A petition was numerously signed, to be presented to the House of Commons by Sir John Hanmer, Bart., M.P. ARUNDEL.—At a meeting held on Friday, rela tive to the income tax, a letter was read from Lord G. G. A. Howard, M.P., in which the following passage occurs :—" Any one would express my sentiments by saying that, while I should regard taxation as a subject not to be dealt with by ex citement or haste, yet that I wish much to see the abolition, if possible, or at least a very great dimi nution, of the income tax. That if we are to have further wars an income tax is necessary ; but I trust not to have further war, and I do sincerely hope that we are not going hastily to spend British blood and treasure on Persian soil, which I would hope is the only present reason whereby the in come tax should be continued at anything like its p resent rate." TORQUAY.-Mr. Palk, M.P., speaking at a meeting of the inhabitants, held on Thursday evening, to memorialise the gleen for a modifica tion of the income tax, said :—•' I believe that had there been a due economy—nay, I will not even say that—but that had there not been an undue waste of public money, the income tax, which you have so nobly and cheerfully submitted to up to the present moment, would have been sufficient to have paid for the expenses of the war, and that you might have reverted this session to the state you were in before the commencement of the war, bearing in mind the pledge of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that in 1860 the income tax was finally to be dispensed with. However, I believe it is well known to you all, that there was no such eco nomy practised by the Government; and I•very much doubt whether you will hear anything from the Crown to lead you to believe that this income tax will be done witkout. I do not believe that Government will take advantage of the quibble which would enable them to maintain the 9d. in the pound for another year ; but I do not believe the Chancellor of the Exchequer will have to appeal to the patriotism of the country, and ask them to renew that 9d. for another year." THE IcUSSIANS IN CHINA. The bloniteitr de la, Flotte contains news from China not hitherto published. It was not known at Macao that the Russian Government bad ob tained permission at Pekin for their ships to enter the five ports. This fact is consilered to be ex tremely important. Russia has had for some years extensive commercial relations with China by land, and, according to the terms of a treaty sign , d in 1725, the town of Kiachta, situate on the frontiers of the two empires, serves as a commercial en trepot. Commerce has increased, and is consi derably extending itself on that point. The Rus sian Government, in order to establish its re]a tions more firmly with China, has obtained the privilege of having a Legation at Pekin—a favour which no other power enjoys, but, on the other hand, the Chinese Government had always refused to receive Russian ships iu the five ports into which the ships of other nations are admitted. Trade between Russia and China has been hitherto car ried on solely by land. Admiral Patuitiue, who commanded the Russian squadron in the Chinese seas at the breaking out of the last war, used his utmost efforts to obtain a treaty which would place his Government on the same footing as the most favoured nations. He would probably have suc ceeded had not the war paralysed his operations. Recent events at Canton give increased im portance to the new advantages which Russia has I obtained. Ou the 25th of November a body of insurgents, accompanied by numerous bands of brigands, who have ravaged the province of Kwang-Si during several months, took possession of the town of Kouli-Lin, and committed fearful ex cesses. The Imperial troops not being sufficiently numerous could give the inhabitants no assistance. It is impossible to give an idea of the anarchy which prevails at this moment in various provinces in China. Highway robbery is organised on a most extensive scale. The Government has neither force . n m o a r n a d u a t r h i o n r s i t e y x e t c o u t e s u a p p m r c u r t t t u h e d eh of i g h i n w o a ff y e ue n i s n. i v e b T e he g. gars, but they are helpless against thieves. Yeh, the Viceroy of Canton, is one of the most abominable and cruel men in the empire. He maintained a num ber of mendicants of the most unfortunate descrip tion, and every time any act of violence was com mitted in the city, being too feeble or too great a coward to dare to arrest the assassins, he se lecteda dozen of mendicants whom he orderel to be decapi tated, and he then wrote to the Emperor horrible crime had been committed \ buetr that a t t h a au thors had been arrested and punis ed. It is by those repeated falsehoods that the mandarins deceive the Emperor, who is never permitted to know the truth. The insurgents, with their chief, Tae-ping, are completely masters of the province of Kia'ig-Su. Their head-quarters are at Nankin. That city may be regarded as for ever lost to the Emperor, for his authority can never be - re-esta blished there. It was impossible to have shown more incapacity than did the Imperial generals. The insurgents have fortified the Y a ng-Tse-Kiang, and the mouth of that river is closed against the Chinese fleet. By the latest accounts Admiral Sey mour was still at Canton. He had established him self so as not to be annoyed by the Tartar troops. He had been joined by t he hospital frigate Min den, and ho had sent the Winchester and Coro mandel to Hong Kong, the Sybille to Whatupoa, and the Pique and Hornet to Shanghai. He had done so at the request of the British Consuls, who had demanded them for the protection of British subjects. A. spirit, whisp rs in our ear (say: th- Atheateum) of cc , tain doings at the Record- , ffic,, to which we would be glad to have a safe contradiction. The rumour runs that the Record -office authorities, in going o ver the State papers in their charge, have discovered that some of these papers are in duplicate. The fact has long been known to historical readers, and especially as regards colonial, war, and navy documents ; for in early time, when voyages were long aed wrecks numerous, all (le spa.telus from our agents abroad were sent in duplicate or triplicate for safety ; and, in spite of steam, we p 0- souse this practice is unchanged. , Rumour asserts that 1 these duplicates are being destroyea ! =lll