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A RGYLL ROOMS.-LAURENT'S CASINO, 2 - 11 Great Windmill-street, St. James's.—The above elegan Rooms are now open every evening for the winter season, with Laurent's celebrated Orchestra. Principal Cornet-a-piston, M. Boulcourt. The Proprietor begs to inform the public that this fashionable place of resort has been entirely redecorated during the recess. Doors open at half-past eight, commence at nine. Admis sion. One Shilling. Vromigark rbwo R. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, 4, Coventry-street, Leicester-square.—Open (for Gentlemen maly) from 10 till 10, containing upwards of one thousand models sad preparations, illustrating every part of the human frame in health and disease, the race of men, &c. Lectures delivered at 12, 2,4, and half-past 7, by Dr. G. SEXTON, F.R.G.S. ; and a new and highly-interesting series of Lectures is now in course of delivery by Dr. Kautz, at a quarter past 8 p.m. precisely. Admission, One Shilling. Catalogues containing Lectures as delivered by Dr. Khan (gratis). MR. HOWARD,burgeon-Dentist, 52, Fleet street, has introduced an entirely new description of ARTI FICIAL TEETH Axed 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 live. CHEAP EDITION OF LEVER'S WORKS. This day is published, in crown Bvo., price 45., HARRY LORREQUER. By CHARLES LEV2R. With Eight Illustrations by IL K. BROWNE. Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. KING CHRISTMAS : New Song, sung nightly with great success by llnnit FoaMics at M. Jullien's grand Concerts in the Provinces. The words by GEORGE HODDER music by J. L. HATTON. Price 2s. 6d. London : Cramer, Beale. and Co., 201, Regent-street. LIVING CELEBRITIES : a Series of PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS, by MAULL and POLIBLANK. The number for January coutains E. M. WARD, Esq., R.A., With Memoir. Maul! and Polyblank, 55, Gracechurch-street ; and all book and printsellers. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. T HE exuberance of the feelings, amid scenes of gaity, induces the fair and youthful to shine to advantage tinder the gaze of many friends, and therefore to devote especiat attention to the duties of the toilet. It Is at this festive season tha ROWLANDS' MACASSAR OIL, For creating and sustaining a luxuriant head of hair ; ROWLANDS' KALYDOR, • For rendering the skin soft, fair, and blooming ; and ROWLANDS' ODONTO, or Pearl Dentifrice, For Imparting a pearl-like whiteness to the teeth, are called into in creased requisition, to the attainment of those personal advantages so universally sought for and admired. Beware of spurious imitations ! The only genui ne o f each bears the name of " Rowlands" preceding that of the article on the wrapper or label. Sold by A. Rowland and Sons, 20, Hatton-garden, London, and by Chemists and Perftuners. CANCER HOSPITAL, London and West Brompton.—Secretary's Office, 167, Piccadilly.—This Institu tion has been established exclusively for the treatment of the poor P a icc adilfflicted ly, es with cancerous diseases. Out-door patients to at 167, on Tudays, at 2 o'clock. In-door patients attend are admitted at the Brompton Establishment, for one month, and for a longer period if recommended by the medical officers. The number of per sons under treatment as in or out-door patients have averaged for the last three years about 400 cases each year. 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 great work of benevolence are urgently solicited, and may be paid to William Loxham Farrar, Esq., 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. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, Patron—The QUEEN.—Founded 1828. The sick poor are admitted on their own applleation alone; no re commendation is required. During the past month the following number received the benefits of this Charity, either as out or in-door patients, on their personal application:— Week ending 7th November 2,154 Ditto 14th November...• • Ditto 21st November .... • • 1,972 Ditto 28th November .. •• 2,309 29th and 30th Novemb er .. 269 Total in November • • 8,747 of which 2,775 were new cases, the remainder (still under treat. ment) having been admitted previously. The clergy of all denominations have unlimited access to the patients. - Heavy expenses are Inevitably incurred in affording such exten sive relief. The Committee, therefore, earnestly entreat the aid of the public. . -- .The management of the Hospital is in the hands of 30 Governors, yearly elected from•the general list of subscribers, at the Annual General Meeting in January. A Board is held every Thursday, at o'clock (Rev. J. B. Owen, Chairman), to conduct the business, When any subscriber may attend, if so disposed, the Board being at all times desirous of receiving suggestions or giving explanafion. The Hospital is not endowed, but is wholly dependent on voltm tary contributions and legacies, which are received by the Treasurer, John Masterman, Esq., M.P., Nicholas-lane ; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co.;• Drummond and Co. ; Berries and Co. ; Ransom a n d C o. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co.; Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co.; Barclay and Co.; Denison and Co. ; Williams, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co., Ber ners-street ; Masterman and Co.; and at the Hospital. Clothing for the destitute patients will be thankfullylreceived. By order. J. B. OWEN, M.A., Chairman. THE MONS UNITED COLLIERIES COMPANY (Limited). Capital Ono Million, in 100,000 Shares of 10Z. each, deposit 2/. per Share on Allotment. TRUST SRS. His Grace the Duke of Wellington. The Right Hon. the Earl of Albemarle. H. S. Thornton, Esq:, Banker, Birchin.lane. T. M. Weguelin, Esq., Governor of the Bank of England. A. NEW AND IMPORTANT DISCOVERY IN THE SCIENCE OF MEDICINE. Patent Office Seal of Great Britain. Diplome d'Ecole de Pharmacie Pharmacien de Paris. Imperial College of Medicine, Vienna. TRIESENIAR No. 1,2, and 3, prepared in the form of a lozenge, devoid of taste or smell, and can be carried in the waistcoat pocket. Sold in tin cases, divided into separate doses, as administered by Valpeau, Lallemand, Roux, Ricord, &c., Ste. riIRIESEMAR No. 1 is a Remedy for RE LAXATION, SPERMATORRERE A, and all tne distressing consequences arising from early abuse, indiscriminate excesses, or too long residence in hot climates. it has restored bodily and sexual strength and vigour to thousands of debilitated individuals who are now in the enjoyment of health and the Functions of Manhood; and Whatever may be the cause for DISQUALIFICATIONS for MAR RIAGE, they are effectually subdued by tins Wonderful Discovery. TRIESEMAR No. IL, effectually, in the short space of three days, completely and entirely eradicates all traces of Gonorrhoea, both in its mild and aggravated forms, Meets, Strictures, Irritation of the Bladder, Non-retention of Urine, Pains of the Loins and Kidneys, and those disorders which Copalvi and Cubebs have so long been thought an antidote for, to the ruin of the health of a vast portion of the population. TRIESEM.AR No. 111., is the great Continental Remedy for Syphilis and Seecaidary Symp toms. 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 the virus of disease, and expel it with the insensible perspiration through the medium of the pores of the skin and urine, and is a never-failing remedy for that class of disorders which unfortunately the English Physician treats with Mercnry, to the inevitable destruc tion of the patient's constitution, and which all the sarsaparilla in the world cannotrestore. Price 11.7,,;TiGCE/ses in one for 335„ which saves lls., and in M. rases, 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, Oxford-street ; Sanger, 150, Oxford •street. 11 CT MAN FRAILTY; a Popular Medical work, price Is., post free, beautifully illustrated with 100 engravings, and containing the opinions of Valpeau, Lallemand, Roux, Ricord, &c. It gives copious instructions for the perfect restoration of those who are prevented by impediments from entering into the married state, also showing the dreadful results from early abuse, gonorrhoea, and syphilis, and the benefits arising from the chemical tests and examination of the spermatoza, by the author's newly-constructed microscope, with powerful lenses.—Piper and Co., 23 , Paternoster row ; and from all agents for the sale of "Triesemar." BANK OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA. Incorporated by Royal Charter.--The Court of Directors hereby give notice, that a HALF-YEARLY DIVIDEND at the rate of six per cent. per annum on the capital of the Bank, will be pay able to the proprietors of shares registertd in this country, on and after the sth day of January next, at the office of the Corporation, No. 7, St. Helen's-place, Bishopsgate-street, between the hours of Ten and Four. No transfer can be made between the 15th instant and sth proximo, as the books must be closed during that period. By order of the Court. C. 11 4 1.7A8, Secretary. No. 7, St. Helen's-place, London, 2d December, 1856. NOTICE OF DIVIDEND. BANK OF DEPOSIT, No. 3, P ALL-MALL EAST, LONDON. Established A.D. 1844. The Warrants for the Half-yearly Interest, at the rate of 5 per sent. per annum, on Deposit Accounts, to 31st December, will be ready for delivery on and after January the 10th, 1857, and payable daily. PETER 'MORRISON, Managing Director. Parties desirous of INVESTING MONEY are requested to examine tho plan of the Bank of Deposit. /Prospectuses and Forms for Opening Accounts sent free on appli cation. AWIDOW LADY, thoroughly acquainted with the routine of Housekeeping, is desirous of an engage ment as Domestic Companion to an elderly or invalid Lady or Gen tleman or Widower with young children, where one or m re servants are kept. A comfortable home the chief consideratien. Unexcep tionable references given.—Address C. G., Mrs. Powell's, 4, Trinity atr Blackheath-hill. DIRECTORS. Lieut.-General the Right Han. Lord James Hay, Chairman. The Right Hon. Lord Viscount Bury. Lieut.-Col. the Right Hon. Lord Arthur Hay. Baron Gudin, Chateau Beaujon, Paris. William Gladstone, Esq., (Messrs. Thomson Dollar and Co.), Old Broad-street. J. Forteseue Harrison, Esq., Cambridge-square, Hyde park Robert William Kennard, Esq., Upper Thames-street. Alexander Miller, Esq., Ashford-house, Middlesex. Ammons—(To be appointed at the first General Meeting). BANKERS. {Messrs. Williams, Deaco n , L a b onc h ere, Thorn- In London ton, and Co., Bir c hi n -l ano. Messrs. Flankey, 7, Fenchurch-street. In Mons Messrs. Guillochin, Sons, and Co. Ii Paris Messrs. Charles Laffitte and Co. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Amory, Travers, and Smith, London. Monsieur Dolez, Avocat, Mona. BROKERS. Messrs. Joshua Hutchinson and Son. Messrs. Laurence, Son, and Pearce, SECRETARY —T. R. Preston, Esq. Temporary Offices No. 46, Moorgate-serest. Prospectuses and Forms of application for Shares may be obtained at the temporary offices of the Company, or at the brokers. Each applicant for Shares will be required to pay into one of the Bankers of the Company, one poand (11.) per Share, on the numbers of Shares applied for, in part payment of the deposit of 21., in exchange for which a voucher will be given. In the event of the Directors allotting less than the whole number applied for, the amount paid in will be appro. priated towards the deposit of (21.) per Share payable on those allotted. Should no allotment be made to the applicant, the money ledged at the bankers' will bo forthwith returned free of charge. DELIVERY of LETTERS.—The Postmaster- General, anxious to promote rapidity and correctness in the delivery of letters, has, for postal purposes, divided London and its environs into ten districts, each to be treated, in many respects, as a separate town; and to render this arrangement effectual, he earnestly requests that every *leans may be taken by the public for causing letters to be directed according to the district for which they are intended. Initials will suffice, and for the house at which this notice is left the initials are W. C., the district being the Western Central. In the direction of a letter, these initials should be legibly written in a separate line, and should in all cases end the address, thus : JAMES THOMPSON, ESq ., 500, High Holborn, Or, when the letter isfresa the country, thus : JAMES THOMPSON, Esq., 500, High Holborn, London, w; C. W. C. Among other means of inducing this practi ce it i s Sug gested that, when convenient, each resident of the Western District should add the name of the district, or the tials, to his own address inside his letters when writing to ini his corre spondents, and on his address card. Also, that if in busi ness, should give the name o f th e di s trict, or th e i n i t i als, in the heading of bills or invoices, in ure advertisements or placards, and on any arti c l e of manufact which may bea r his address. Correspondents not attending to the above arrangement, should be requested to nse the initials in reply. Information as to the district' in which any locality is in cluded may be had at any receiving -house in London and its eRv-irons, or at any head post-office in provincial towns, At all of which alphabetic lists of streets, &e. will he kept_ for referenee. The British Postal Guide, which can be (price 6d,) at any head post-office, will hereafter lik p o ro u ver ne d a similar street list showing the district initials : and Information the Postmaster General is assured, will be giv en in the London Post Office Directory for the year 1857, th headed " Street Directory." " MalTlng additional information may prove useful : TABLR OF DISTRICTS. /Tames Nesten Central: District Initials. rn Central District ITe W• C. No rt et h n erni ..... Easte rn Easternt. Sontk District ......... E. Southern plant District South Nresternrit .1 . Western bi striet . North Western Dr s e . •...... If If the initial letters berithtne leant will be able to assort regularly appended the part country facility and correctness the gr aorn h i e n ir country letters, accordin they reach London in the respective districts, before By a recent improvement a.boift.6 of such letters are already en O,OOO or fully one-third, aassortedcila with as- much correct- Ness as circumstances allow— nga which has greatly ex pedited the delivery; and i is h oped that, if the previous amortroent, with full facility f correctness can be extended secouded by other • to all, this advantn;r, in progress, will evolittiany seems to the _1 c the bench. of a further and important acceleration or the morning deb -oGueniterrjal very throughout London. By command of the Pos n tm o as inali ter Secretary. aentro4l batoidce, 185 G. An accident which, though comic enough, might easily have had a tragical ending, occurred the other day at Madame Tussaud's Exhibition. A. medical stu dent, examining the guillotine in the Chamber of Horrors, took it into his head that the sort of yoke which fits down on the shoulders of the criminal to hold him in his place would not be sufficient to confine a person who struggled. His curiosity on this point led him to watch till the place was empty, when he actually put himself in, letting down the yoke. He soon found that he was quite unable to lift it, and it at once flashed into his mind that the sharp axe which was suspended over his neck could not he very firmly fixed or it would not fall (as it does) with a touch. He was afraid to struggle, lest the shaking should bring it down and at once deposit his head in the basket of sawdust below him, into which his eyes were of necessity steadily looking. Having stayed some time in this plight, he was overjoyed to hear the approach of a visitor, whom he suppliantly implored to release him. " I'm think ing," said the gentleman (a Scotch visitor of the metro polis) to his wife, "I'm thinking he must be hired to show bow the thing acts, and I think we'd better not interfere." So the luckless student was left till M. Tus saud came in, and made fast the axe before releasing him. The axe has been removed and laid by the side to prevent future accidents.-- Weekly Registrar. AUSTRALIAN POLITICAL ECONOMY.—To know why property is depreciated in this colony, and how that pro perty is to be retrieved in value and wages sustained, are elements of a problem demanding primary considera tion. Were we to confine the instance to Geelong, it might be asked from what cause springs the decadence in the value of property ? The answer might be a plau sible one, and at the first glance satisfactory. It might be alleged that the settlement of the colony denuded the town of a superfluous population, and dispersed them through the interior ; it might be alleged that capitalists who invested money in country lands were mere specu• lators. Both causes are worthy of consideration, but do not meet the question at issue. Tithe is an evident crumbling away of everything into which colonial enter prise centres. There appears to be a dispensation abroad which encourages the few who have money to hug it, and entails ruin on all those who, by using capital, em ploy labour, benefit the colony, and ruin themselves. Instead of inquiring why this state of things should be —instead of submitting to them passively, and trust ing that when things are at the worst they will mend," we would counsel examination, which, if en tered upon, would lead to a monetary cause and a cur reacy solution. The wants, the luxuries of the popula tion are not lessened, but the means to represent these wants and luxuries we lack—and why ? Because the amount of money doled out to us is limited, and compa• ratively with that our enterprise is unlimited, and falls under the undue domination of alien capital. While such a system endures the property of the colony will retrograde. Barter of raw gold fOr foreign merchandise will go on, but colonial settlement will not. There will be no permanent prosperity in Victoria, so long as the chief portion of the population is engaged in mere distribution of imported articles, paid for by the sa• orifice of the produce of the digging interest. There is not an ounce of gold raised but pays an impost to foreign capital—but is subverted to English uses, cheapened when in our bands, but appreciated to the English standard directly it passes into the bank There is not au ounce of gold raised that ought to leave the colony until the wants of the colonists are ful filled ; and were there a mint the sacrifice spoken of would be obviated. The more go'd there was coined the better would be the position of property and of wages. e on buy would at So long as our sovereign wo uld p ass amo ng ourselves at full value, the exporter of go ld would not b e able to get hold of it for less than 2Cs. give 80s. per oz. the banks would If the not o t G be v Government able to 765. per oz, The difference in price would be saved to the colony, but far more than the difference in price would the colony advantage by a mon etar y medium coo _ stantly supplied and only limited to demand. If th e landlord, the householder, the digger, th e a g riculturist, the labourer, could be brought calmly to see their true interests, their extrication from embarrassme nt would be evident, and could be pointed out clearly ; but so long cre dits, as imperils our Victoria, and. the gold interest 15 a limited amount of capital, supplemented by hu g e glected, property will continue to decline in rel though the 53d clause be repealed, the ballot O main tained, triennial Parliaments made the law of the land, and property qualification be abolisbed,—G r eelong Nlt (c. 20,138.) PUBLICATIONS. J'EAPFRESON'S NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the libraries, in 3 vols., ISABEL ; the Young Wife and the Old Love. By the Author of " Crewe Rise," &c. " TsabeP is a novel in which the author maintains the good posi tion his first work obtained for him."—Examiner. `babel' is a fresh, healthy, entertaining book—a clever picture of modern life written by a man who has seen the world."—Leader. " An excellent novel."—Observer. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn. DR. COPLAND ON THE DRAINAGE OF THE METROPOLIS. In post Bvo. stitched, price One Shilling, ON the DRAINAGE and SEWAGE of LONDON, and of LARGE TOWNS. By JAMES COPLAND, M.D., F.R.S., &c. London : Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts. Nearly ready, in Bvo. with M ap an d Ill ustrations, B ERMUDA a COLONY, a FORTRESS, and a PRISON; or, Eighteen Months in the Somers Island.. London : Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts. CHEAP EDITION OF CARLYLE'S WORKS. This day is published, in crown Bvo., pri c e 6 5 ., V o l. I. o f T HE FRENCH REVOLUTION A HISTORY. By THOMAS CARLYLE. Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly, PURSUANT to a Decree of the High Court of Chancery, made in the cause, " Waterhouse egainet Bran sten." the creditors of JOUN LUNN, late of New Bridge-street, 3lackfriars. in the City of London, and of Rye-terrace, Peckham, in the county of surrey, Tea Dealer, who died in or about the month of Jarman-, 1849, are, by their solicitors, on or before the Eighth day of January, 1857, to come in and prove their Debts or Claims at the Chambers of the Vice-Chancellor Sir Richard Torin Kindersley, No. 3, Stone-buildings, Lincoln's•inn, Middlesex, or, in default thereof, they will be peremptorily excluded from the benefit of the said Decree. Monday, the Twelfth day of January, 1857, at Twelve o'clock at noon, at the said Chambers, is appointed for hearing and adjudicating upon the claims. Dated this Int day of December, 1856. CHAS. PUG 11, Chief Clerk, . W. M. WILKINSON, 44, Lincoln's-inn-fields, Plaintiff's Solicitor. ISLAND OF JAMAICA.—VALUABLE ESTATES. TO BE SOLD, pursuant to an Order of the High Court of Chancery in England, made in a certain cause of SCOT versus DEFFELL, with the approbation of the Vice- Chancellor Sir Richard Torin Kindersley, to whose Court the said cause is attached. TWO UNDIVIDED EQUAL THIRD PARTS or SHARES of and in the ESTATES called Swansea Brown's Hall and Brown's Town, in the parish of Saint John, in the Island of Jamaica ; end in the Estatts called Hayes Penn and Brown's Pasture, in the parish of Saint Dorothy, in the said Island, by whatsoever description and quantities the same were hold by the late John Henry Deffell, Esq., deceased, at his death, which happened on or about the twenty. eighth day of October, One thousand eight hundred and forty-eight; together with the buildings and machinery, if any, thereon. Tenders for the purchase, by private contract, under seal, to be delivered at the office of Messrs. H and S. R. Lewin, solicitors, No. 32, Southampton-street, Strand, London ; or if from Jamaica, sent by post by letter directed to the said Messrs. H. and S. R. Lewin, on or before the twentieth day of March, One thousand eight hundred and fifiy-seven. CHAS. PUGH, Chief Clerk. / (( , b-, i a ~. ..' l4 (NANAetAt ; '). -.., -,‘., ...."•■••••....... -- : . lik a z., 0 4( \, • ../.-- / ) ' 7 .. . 1 ' *".. I i ,...: T . . ,'`'' • " * . , ...,y. V 4 09 14( 1 ' - --- t --- -,--\ , g *ir; 4 * - 1.,,: ti' l 4 . ... -'‘ f , r - ' ,0 - ' , V- t •• ok •,f 4.,44 • •-•,, A.. i y e; . .."' 4 , _....._ v merston : - Ky l it [PRICE 4 D. STAMPED 51-; LORD PALJILRSTON AND THE SOUTHAMPTON ELECTION. The follow; log letters have recently passed between Mr. Richard. Andrews, of Southampton, and Lord Pal- Southampton, Dec. 24. "My Lord ,—I beg to enclose you a statement taken from the reporter's notes made from a written paper read before a very large meeting last night at the Royal Vic toria Rooms by Mr. W. Lankester, and put forward for the purpose F.s' injuring me in the estimation of my fel low-townsrneo, and damaging my prospect as a candi date for the r e.presentation of the borough. " I have tb,e refore to request your lordship kindly to inform me if that statement is a correct representation of what took p lace between yourself and Mr. Lankes ter, because I can hardly think it possible that your lordship could have spoken of me as you are therein re presented to have done.—l have the honour to be, my lord, your lordship's most obedient servant, R. ANDREWS, "The Right Hon. Lord Viscount Palmerston." The state — went enclosed was to the effect that Mr, Andrews, wall uneducated and not fit to represent South ampton. "Broadlands, Dec. 26. "My dear Sir,—l have reeeived your letter of the 24th inst., and I have written to Mr. Lankester to ex press my surprise that anything which passed between him and Dla in a private and casual conversation when be came here on professional business -ehould: have been wade use.taf byehilii - in the Manner stated in the report which yoia have sent tie, for the purpose of influencing the coursie of the canvass for the Southampton election. " I ha ire no pretensien to interfere in any manner whatever in that matter; and I should not have said a word to !alai oa the subject if I had thought I should in any way be quoted by him. "It, Vira3 not unnatural that I should wish to know what was doing at Southampton, and I thought Mr. Lankester could tell me. "No doubt in the short conversation which ensued I expressed my opinion as to the eligibility of the several candidates ; and every man in the county who has con versed wits an acquaintance on the subject has probably done the same, whatever his opinions may be. "I have great respect and regard for you. I think the talent and ability you have displayed, and the high position Nihich, by your untiring energy, you have made for yoursolf in Southampton, do you very great honour. But I must frankly say in answer to your appeal that I do not you are so well calculated as Mr. Weguelin is to represent Southampton in the House of Commons. " Your business avocations lying iu Southampton would interfere with your attendance in parliament, unless at :a great sacrifice of your private interests, and your habits of thought as connected with the nature of your coma uercial pursuits, cannot tend so much as those of Mr. Weguelin to prepare a member for the consider. ation and. discussi.in of many of the matters which must, from time to time, be dealt with by parliament. "There fore, believing from what I have heard that if two candidates stand upon the Liberal interest, and thus divide the Liberal party, the Conservative party will be able to give a majorhy to their candidate, and thinking Mr. Weguelin the best of the two Liberal can didates, I cannot but regret that you should, by dividing the Liberal party, endanger the Liberal cause at South ampton. This is my personal and private opinion, founded, however, upon public grounds. Ido not con sider that it involves any disparagement to you. I never should have thought of making it known, with a view to influence the decision of the electors of South ampton ; and I should not have stated it to you if it had not been for your letter of the 24th.—I remain, my dear sir, yours faithfully, "Richard Andrews, Esq." "PALMERSTON. "Southampton, Dec. 29, 1856. "My Lord,—l beg to acknowledge the receipt of your lordship's letter of the 20th inst., and shalt feel obliged if your lordship will be so kind as to allow me to publish it. I beg most respectfully to remind your lordship that I made no appeal to you beyond asking if Mr. Lankester's statement was a correct representation of what took pace between your lordship and himself. I am exceedingly sorry your lordship's name should have been drawn int•. our electioneering squabbles ; but for that I am not responsible.—Waiting your lordship's reply, I remain, my lord, your lordship's obedient servant, "R. ANDREWS. "To the Right lion, Lord P3lwerstou." "Broadlands, Jan. 1, 1857. " My dear Sir,—l can have no objection to your publishing my last letter to you.—Yours faithfully, "Richard Andrews, Eq." "PALI:EL/MON. *GRB AV - NOWT NN - RAILWAY AND TEE STOCK EXCHANGE. We are requested to publish the following documents : "Committee-room, Stock Exchange, Dec. 26, 1856. "Sir,—l am instructed by the committee of the Stock Exchange to acknowledge tie receipt of your letter, and resolutions of the hoard of the Great Northern Railway Company, of the 23d inst. "Tae committee have indubitable evidence that a transfer from the names of Sutton and others, directors of the National Bank of Ireland, to Frederick Lee, lodged by Mr. Alfred Barnes, was absolutely refused r?- gistration by the officers of the company. Upon this refusal, the transfer and coupon were requested to be given back to Mr. Barnes's clerk, which was also de clined. "In other instances transfers were refused registra- tion under circutustancee, if possible, still less justifi able. "In no one of these cases could there be any ground to believe the holders of suck stock have been party to any fraud in the manner of obtaining it. Neither can the committee recognise any right of refusal of registra tion when the buyer has given full value for the stock on the faith of the transfer and coupon of the company, and for which certificates of registration have been issued to the sellers of the stock. The resolution forwarded to you on the 22 , 1 instant, which stands for confirmation on the 29th, I am instructed to say the committee hope they will then be able to discharge, and fur this purpose I am requested to inquire if the Great Northern Rail way Company be now prepared to allow transfers to be made which are accompanied by coupons which have been issued by the duly authorised officers of the coal pany.—l am, &c., &c., (Signed) " GEORGE WEBB, Secretary. "J. R. Mowatt, Esq., Secretary Great Northern Railway Company." "Committee-room, 2d Jan., 1857. , - " The committee being duly informed that the Great Northern Railway Company has at length registered certain transfers of Great Northern and East Lincoln shire Railway stocks, the registration of which, accord. ing to indubitable evidence received by this company, was refused by the secretary of the Great Northern Railway Company, although there were no valid grounds for supposing that the holders of such stock were parties to any frauds committed by the company's servants ; and that, moreover, in the case of the Great Northern stock, it was admitted at the office that the stock was genuine, and that there was no reason to believe that any forged stock had ever passed through the seller's name. "Resolved,—That the resolution of 22d December last, relating to the non-quotation of, and non-recogni tion of, bargains in the several stocks or shares of the Great Northern Railway Company, be discharged. " By order of the Committee. (Signed) " GEORGE WEBB, Secretary." THE FALL OF HERAT. A letter dated 7th of November, published in the Moniteur de l'Arinile, and said to be written by a foreign officer attached to the staff of the Sirdar Murad Mirza, contains some new details relative to the opera tions of the Persian army after the capture of Herat. The writer says : "iThe first care of the Sirdar, after ho entered Herat, was to fill the trenches and place the town in a state of defence, in case he should be attacked by the Affghans. He . , ordered ' that the lives and properties of the inhabitants every religion should be respected, and three soldierstril broke into the house of a Jew were put to death. Aft 1 . whiche execution their heads were exposed eight days, eared in mosquesapp to pro duced a salutary effect. The day after his ent rance had been de bd.liayldoemremerchants into He rat the Sirdar restored the aqueduct which . _ stroyed during the siege. When the wate t r o ag t r e n the fountains the inhabitants flocked return thanks to God. The third from Bukhara announced that Go h la a h head Khan, a eon Farrah manoeuvrin gra father's t the b e b es t to t en o e f r a a a l s, wh o of Dost Mahommed, was atf' consi derable force, and that he was . his s f the e ca tr v i a b l e ry s s o t f o Zereh.ascerta ascertain n T th h e e of h junc tion with Nelab Khan,oue Sirdar despatched two . _ which was found to was in the Seistan at the he ad truth of the information , be correct. The Sirdar next co n s ulted the Court Ast ro l oger w h o h a d been sent by th e Shah to assist the General with kis advice. The Astrologer was of opinion th a t th e i nformation received wa s wor thy of consideration. Mur a d Mi rza Kh an th en composed of two brigades of in fantry,a brigade of cavalry , an d t wo b atteries of artillery, an d gave orders to General Dj esc hi m Kh an t o a d vance a Carp d arntee, formed with these troops. He recommended him to maintain his communications with head-quarters, and promised to support him. At the date of the latest news the Persian expedition, after a rapid though difficult march, had traversed the most uncultivated portion of Affghan istan, and had arrived at Furrah, a large town half-way between Herat and Candahar, where he had established himself. The Persian General had seen nothing of Goulab- Haider Khan, who had retreated into the interior, in order to entice his enemy to quit his base of operations. The ' Persian General, aware of his adversary's plan, resolved to maintain himself at Farrah, where he can watch the entire of Cabul. A groat number of the tribes of the Seistan and of Candahar had sent their chiefs to make their submission to the Shah of Persia. The town of Furrah is an important strategical point for the operations which are about to commence. It is difdoult to explain why the Affghans did not defend it." (7 G 7g- z Z/Z - • 100 3 '4 PRUSSIAN CIRCULAR ON THR CHATE QFSTIO.:I 7 . IZ 7 t ...;-, mi l;- The following is a translation of the Note of r -,A;37-7 ''' ;; .: '-_- -7 1 7 177i1A• . (ir 28th December, addressed by Count ManteufferstV 's' the Prussian representatives at the Courts of Paris, a a London, Vienn a , an d S t . P e t ers b urg , t o w hi c h correspondent from Berlin, whose letter we yester- • day published, alluded : Monsieur le Count (Baron)—By 2 despatch of the Bth of this month (December), I had the honour to inform your Excellency of the attitude which the King, our august master, ham determined to take with respect to the Neu chatel affair. The military preparations of which I then made mention have been since continued, and it would have been in perfect accordance with the arrangements of the Prussian army to vroceeci, several days ago, to the mobilisation of those por tions of the army intendod for this purpose. Our august Sovereign, in pursuing so calmly and firmly the line he has traced out, wishes always in his high wisdom to avoid precipitating measures, the immediate consequences of which would be to change entirely the phase in which this affair is still, but which it will quit the moment the order to move shall be given. Up to this point the King contents *himself with the preliminary and • unconditional liberation of the Neuchatel prisoners, retalting, from the abolition of all proceedings directed against them. After this liberation his Majesty is ready to enter into negotiations as to the future of the State of Neuchatel, nor will the unexampled moderation of which the King has given proof hitherto in the entire of this question be belied when the great Powers of Europe shall deem it their duty to make him propositions worthy at the same time Of those who offer and of him who accepts them. On the other hand, the mobilisation once ordered the situation can no longer be the same. Whoever isacquainted with ourinilitaryarrangements knows that this order, called for by the most Ar4ent wishes of the army, must be followed" by speedy ac tion ; and that n e ith er th e di gn i ty nor i nterest o f the King would permit him then to pause half-way. It is clear that in such case the aforesaid liberation of the prisoners would no longer be an object pro portionate to the sacrifices imposed on the country, and that from that point the results attained by the Prussian arms might affect even the position of the Principality of Neuchatel. The King does not at all conceal from himself the gravity of this contingency. But if it pre sent itself be will not recoil before it ; and even while pursuing his object with the energy and perseverance of a good conscience, he will suffer himself always to be guided by the desire of seeing assured to Switzerland after the end of the present conflict a place more honourable and independent amongst the States of Europe, which will afford them further guarantees for order and repose. These considerations, Monsieur le Comte (Baron), joined to a desire of affording the great Powers of Europe that have solemnly recognised the right of the King as Prince of Neuchatel, a new proof of his extreme moderation as well as the possibility of getting them to exert their diploma is influ ence in a manner stronger, more concentrated, and more efficacious, on Switzerland, for the purpose of attaining the prompt accomplishment of the only condition on which the King insists previous to entering into negotiations, have decLed his Majesty, despite the many inconveniences atten dant on delay, to defer the mobilisation of the army to the 15th of January, 1857. It follows, as a matter of course, that this term will be shortened if the Swiss authorities, under the influence of that spirit of defiance which cha racterises several of their recent measures, should hand over the Neuchatel prisoners to the Federal assizes. By order of the King, I invite you, Monsieur le Comte (Baron), to bring the abovementioned reso lution to the knowledge of the Cabinet of Paris (London, Vienna, St. Petersburg). It will be ap preciated, we cannot doubt, with the just and clear impartiality we have a right to expect on the part of a Government really friendly to Prussia, which, in this question possesses both right and mode ration, and will have waited more than eight years since the overthrow of its legitimate autho rity in Neuchatel—for more than four years since the solemn recognition of its rights by the protocol of London—and for more than Lur months since the events of September last—before having re course to proper means to recover its rights, with respect to which his Majesty has declared himself ready to negotiate when a single preliminary con dition exacted by his dignity shall have been fulfilled. To wait longer would be incompa tible with that dignity. The sovereigns of Europe cannot but feel this. They will not wish as his Majesty has said to his people, to make of his long suffering a weapon against himself. Receive, Monsieur Le Comte (Baron), the re newed assurance of my high consideration. MANTEUFFEL. To Count Hatsfeld, at Paris ; Count Bernstorff, at London ; Count Arnim, at Vienna ; Baron Werther, at St. Petersburg. TRIAL BY JURY AT COUNTY COURTS.—In consequence of the new action fees coming into operation a suitor may now have his case tried by jury in the county courts for ss. ; previously this fee was 2/. VACANCIR4, A PPOINTMENTS, AND PROMOTIONS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE.—Poor Law Department.—Mr. H. B. Farnall, poor-law inspector of the Lancashire and West Riding district, has been appointed to the London district. Mr. John Manwaring, inspector of Doncaster, has been appointed to succeed Mr. Farnall. Registry and Record Office of Seamen.—A permanent extra clerkship and a temporary extra clerkship have become vacant by the resignation of Messrs. Tribe and Waite. Customs.—Mr. J. Thorpa has been promoted front second to first-class searcher in London. Mr. C. G. Sanderson has been promoted from third to second-class searcher in London. Mr. J. C. Gibson has been pro moted from fourth to third=class searcher in London. Mr. T. Bowden has been promoted from fifth to four th class searcher in London. Mr. T. Pellowe has been promoted from first-class clerk for general business to be a principal clerk at Liverpool. Mr. J. Burr has been promoted from second to first-class clerk for general business at . Liverpool. Mr. E Rigmai 'en has been promoted from third to second-class clerk for general buiiness at Liverpool. Inland Revenue Department, Stimps and Taxes brancb.—Mr. Alfred Rose, assistant surveyor at Ipswich, has been promoted to be surveyor at Alnwick, in the room of Mr. Sells, appointed to Buckingham. Mr. M. Kelly, assistant surveyor,, has been promoted to be surveyor of taxes, Norwich, in the room of Mr. Nicholson, promoted to Burton-on-Trent. —Civil Service Gazette. THE FISHERY BOARS.—We are in a position to anti cipate, to some extent, the report of the commission of inquiry into the Fishery Board, which has just been laid before Government, and on which its resolution to main tain, modify, or to abolish the board will be founded. The report is one of much length, and enters with greater minuteness into details than the rapid flight of the commissioners over the fishing districts might have led us to anticipate. It enters fully into the brand question, on which the commissioners are divided, one being for its total abolition, and two for its retention on payment of a fee for each barrel branded. The report also disposes of the general constitution, usefulness, and influence of the board in promoting the fisheries. The cutter finds no supporters, and in other matters of de tail there is a pretty strong expression of opinion that modification is desirable. In regard to harbours in ge neral, and the harbour of Wick in particular, the come missioners are as one. in the case of Wick they strongly urge on Government the importance of aiding in increasing the accommodation for fishing purposes, and adduce a variety of strong and important reasons in support of their views. It is likely that, on the assembling of Parliament the report will be laid on the table of the House of Commons, when we shall have an opportunity of submitting it to our readers. In the meantime, these remarks may be taken as indicating its general scope, and may prepare the trade for the resolution of Govern. meat, which is expected to be an expression of willing ness to retain the board and brand, on payment of a fee for herrings receiving the latter. --Northern Ensign. DEATHS IN THE ARISTOCRACY IN 1856.—The follow jug members of the peerage have died in the course of the year 1856 :—The Duke of Norfolk, the Marquises of Ailesbury, Townshend, and Queensberry ; the Earls of b L u i s r y t wel, Bandon,Cowper, and a g r b b y o , r Cork ugh and Viscounts Orr r y 1 , D Sc iS a h rd re ing w e and Hawarden ; Lords Begot, Boston, Carew, De Freyne, Middleton, and Scarsdale; and the Bishops of Carlisle, Gloucester, and Bristol. Of these titles, only one—the earldom of Digby—has become extinct, though the inferior barony remains. The following baronets have paid the debt of nature :—Sir A. Mao. kenzie, Sir Henry J. Hunloke, Sir Francis Cox, Sir E. J. Smythe, Sir Hyde Parker, Sir Alexander Burnett, Sir Rupert D. George, Sir E. H. Lechwere, the Right Hon, Sir Henry Pottinger, Sir W. Hamilton, Sir E. Tierney, Sir F. G. Fowke, Sir G. Burrard, Sir W. E. Rouse-Boughton, Sir G. Duckett, Sir M. H. Nepean, Sir T. Aubrey, Sir E. S. Gooch, Sir W. S. Trelawny, and Sir G. Wishart. The titles of Aubrey, George, and Hunloke have become extinct. The knights whose deaths have been chronicled in our pages during the same period are as follows :—General Sir W. G. Davy, Sir John Stoddart, Sir B. Outram, General Sir J. H. Littler, Sir J. E. Anderson, General Sir John Grey, Sir Charles Hotham, Sir W. Simmonds, Sir H. W. Williams Wynn, Sir W. H. Sleeman, K.C.8., Sir J. Meek, General Sir G. P. Adams, Sir A. Crichton, Sir W. 0. Carr Sir Julius Hartman, Sir J. W. Morrison, General Sir John Wilson, Sir Jeffrey Prendergast, Sir J. M. Doyle, the Hon. Sir William Temple, Sir John Ross, Sir Richard Westmacott, Gene. ral Sir H. F. Campbell, General Sir Colin Halkett, Sir Jasper Atkinson, the Right Hon. Sir John Jervis (Chief Justice), Sir John Rolt, General Sir H. J. Cumming, and Sir Henry Hart. Daring the same time death has removed the following members of the Hou se of mons :—The Right Hon. H. Goulburnt . wright, Mr. J. F. Blackett, mr • R. M.ox, Banks, Mr. It • Joseph Neeld, the Right Hon. George . R. John Sadleir, and Mr. NV ; Gardner, Sir E. Gooch, Mr. Lockhart. LONDON, SAI URDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3, 1857. MR. LANGSTON, AND MR. CARDTVELL, M.P., ON NA TIONAL PROGRESS. The members for the city of Oxford dined on New Year's Day with upwards of 400 members of Lodge 59 of the An cient Order of Druids and their friends, in the Town-hall. The mayor, the sheriff, the ex-mayor, Aldermen Sadler and Spiers, several members of the Town Council, and many of the principal citizens, were also present. " The Health of the City Members" having been drunk with loud cheering, Mr. LANGSTON, M.P., expressed the pleasure he felt in thus meeting a number of his constituents. The chairman had placed upon him, as one of their representatives, a rather difficult task, for he had forbidden any allusion to politics. If he steered clear of them, some might think he was afraid to enter upon any subject which was interest ing to them. He presumed that he might venture to allude to the events of the past year, and to congratulate them on the attainment of peace, especially as those subjects were fully gone into by his colleague and Dr. Bacon at their last festival. They were indebted for the peace which they now enjoyed to the speeches made not only in that hall, but in every part of the kingdom, as they expressed the determi_ nation of the people to support the Government in the carrying on of the war, and it was that expression which had brought about that peace which he hoped would long endure: It was time they were at war with Persia, but he had it on good authority that that unfortunate affair was likely to terminate before Parliament met. He had been informed that it was their intention to hold a public meet ing for the purpose of expressing their objections to the income tax, which they were led to believe would at, the termination of the war be removed, and some other tax de vised of a less objectionable character. (Cheers.) If he were right in that conclusion, he could candidly tell them that ho entertained the same objections himself ; and they were still further strengthened by his experience as a com missioner of taxes, and of the income tax. (Cheers.) There had been considerable agitation on this sub ject in Gloucestershire, where one of the servants of government had surcharged a great many persons, who were obliged to go and make an oath that they had sent in a fair return. There were such strong objections to that tax, that he thought it should not be imposed unless it could be shown that the same amount could not be raised in any other way. In conclusion, Mr. Langston thanked them for the kind and flattering reception they had given him, and wished them all many happy years. (Much cheering.) Mr. CARDWELL, in retirning thanks, said a few words on the events of the past year, and on the subjects which were likely to occupy the attention of parliament in the year they had just entered. The year which had run its course had not been without signal manifestations of God's mercy to this realm and to the people of this kingdom. Their late mayor had carried to the foot of the throne their congratulations on the restoration of peace to Eu rope ; but soarcely was the seal affixed to that treaty who another danger of a far graver character threatened not only the welfore of this kingdom, but of the whole world. If there could be a calamity more prejudicial to their wel fare than another, or tend more to roll back the flowing tide of human progress, it would be a serious rupture between the elder and younger branches of the Anglo-Saxon race, between this noble kingdom and that gigantic republic which had spread its arms from the Pacific to the Atlan tic—a people descended from the same origin, speaking the same language, their friends and rivals in commerce and maritime power, spreading their literature and laws, and diffusing with them the principles of civilisation and human progress over all the nations of the globe. (Cheers.) By mutual good feeling and observance of mutual good sense on both sides, which was the characteristic of the race, that calamity had happily been averted, (Cheers.) He believed that their relations with that country never stood on a more permanent basis, and he hoped that a long career of usefulness was open to the whole of this great Anglo-Saxon race. (Loud cheers.) Although the cloud in the west was dispelled, there was no doubt that some streaks of darkness prevailed in the eastern horizon ; but he believed that the danger would be averted, and he trusted that the year which had just closed had ended the reign of discord among mankind. (Cheers.) What then were the anticipations, and what were their duties in the year they were now entering? While they reflected with gratitude and pride on the heroic services of those who not only sus tained but exalted, on the face of the whole world, the ancient fame of England—(cheers)—while they looked back with pride on the records of martial intrepidity unparal leled in history, they might look forward to 1857 with sanguine expectations that in the relations of commerce find in the enterprising end successful pursuits of industry _ they might add to the powertancl greatness of this country. (Cheers.) Their first duty in the House of Commons would be to apportion, on the return of peace, the scale of expen diture befitting this great commercial country—on the one hand, not slow to defend those establishments which were the best safeguards of their interests and the best guarau tee for a permanent and enduring peace—(cheers)—and, on the other hand, determined to retrench all unneces sary expenditure, and to give the country the benefit of a proper remission of taxation. (Cheers.) He had no doubt that the Government would take an early opportunity of setting their views before the country, and it would be a sincere pleasure to him to support them in the prosecution of that policy which he had ventured to allude to. (Cheers.) There was no part of the duty of a member of parliament which he discharged with so much pleasure as supporting the remission of public burdens. He had had the honour of serving in her Majesty's Treasury when greater remis sions of taxation were made than at at any previous time in the financial history of this country. It was not possible to escape witnessing its result, and its effect not only on the material interests of the kingdom, but morally on all who lived by labour, placing them, as it did, in easier circum stances, and giving them an appetite for higher things, and for the cultivation of the intellectual powers. (Cheers.) They could not witness such effects without wishing to have a fair and proper mitigation of the public burdens; but atthe same time he thought it would be unfair to the government, when they were about to enter into a full statement of their views, to interfere and attempt to forestall them by making any statement as to this or that peculiar burden. (Cheers.) Believing as he did that they would faithfully fulfil their duties, and give expression to their opinions, he felt assured that the House of Commons would give them a calm and dispassionate attention, and he should rejoice if their policy for the readjustment of the public burdens was such as to entitle them to the support of the House of Commons. (Cheers.) His hon. colleague had re minded them of the vexation belonging to the income tax, and it was the duty of every government and every Hone • of Commons to mitigate its hardships by every means in their power. When that branch of the revenue recently lost its chairman by death, the person appointed to fill his place was no partisan, but one who had risen from the lowest ranks of the service ; he had been a commissioner, and was made chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue for no other reason but his just and faithful services in the lower branches. Although he (Mr. Cardwell) was not cog nisant of what had been going on at Gloucester in reference to the income tax, ho argued from the appointment of Mr. Pressly to the chairmanship of the Board of Inland Re venue, that any complaiats made to him would meet with all the attention which the people had a right to expect. (Cheers.) He did not know whether his hearers had read a work recently written by the great French orator and statesman, M. Guizot, who, in speaking of the events of 20 years ago, and his personal intimacy with the late Sir R. Peel, remarked that the trait in the character of that lamented statesman which struck him most was the deep anxiety he felt about the condition of the labouring classes of this country, which ho said was a danger and disgrace to civilisation, and that instant measures ought to be taken to remedy it ; and he (Mr. Cardwell) asked them to consi der what had been clone since that time, not only by one government, hut by successive governments, and he could refer to such measures without running the risk of exciting any discord among them. In the first place, they had set free the industry and labour of this country, and the re sults had been that in the last year, when they had scarcely escaped the conflict of war, but not its pecuniary pressure, the exported industry of this country doubled itself, and realized an amount exceeding the whole expen- diture of tho war which was now closed ; clearly showing that the friendly interchange of commerce could not fail to contribute to the riches of this country. (Cheers.) What had been the effect with regard to education ? Could they refer without a blush of shame to what took place twenty years ago; or revert without gratitude to the great and extraordinary changes which the twenty years had pro duced? It was thought by many at that time that to improve men's minds would only tend to produce insubor dination, but experience had shown the fallacy of that view, and that it was a perfect delusion. (Cheers.) He rejoiced to hear that the Town Hall in which they were assembled, as well as adjacent rooms, were made of daily use for some educational purposes or other. Two hundred years ago, one of the greatest masters of the English lan guage, John Milton, thus addressed the Houses of Parlia meet—" Lords and Commons of England, consider whereo_ ye are, and the people whereof ye are governors; a nation not dull and slow, but of quick, ingenious, and piercing spirit, capable of reaching wherever the human faculty may soar, what wants here with such a pregnant and towardly soil but wise and faithful labourers, to make a knowing people a nation of prophets, of sages, and of worthies ?" (Cheers.) That was 200 years ago ; but it was only within the last 20 years that any attention had been paid by par liament to the material interests of the people, the reduc tions of their burdens, the stimulation of their industry, and that great harvest of education, which had been se. cured. (Cheers.) By expanding the intellect, quickening the moral feelings, guiding and directing the conduct, ope rating en the hol s out uu t forgetting the heart, a nation was made great, powerful, and prosperous. (Cheers.) He firmly believed that by the restoration of universal peace a new commencement would take place in all these different objects of social and moral improvement, and that the attention of parliament and the people, by the circulation of opinion through their municipal institutions and a free press, would be directed to mea sures of progress, such as no other country dreamt of, and would be carried, not by strife er conflict, but by the gradual, silent, and irreistible growth of sound and judici ous public opinion. (Cheers.) In venturing to form these opinions be was not too sanguine or enthusiastic, but they were based on records and on past experience. He con gratulated them that the past year was a year of returning peace, and he sincerely wished them, in their private capa city, all the enjoyment of the year which was to come. Ho believed that the subjects of the English Crown would per severe in the course of social progress, add to their strength, and contribute to the glory of their country, and, by a thousand of almost unconscious channels, minister to the civilization and blessings of every country in the world. Mr. Cardwell resumed his seat amid much cheering. Naval and Military inteiligence. - - I Two new men-of-war have just been commenced at Pembroke, They are the Gannet, 8 guns, screw, of 580 tens ; and the Greyhound, 17 guns, screw, of 880 tons. The Gannet is to be a sister ship to the Cordelia, recently launched there. These vessels will be pushed forward early in the year towards completion. The following is a list of the ships now building, which show a squadron of great size and weight of armament : —llowe, 121 guns, 1,000 hor se .p ower ;'Windsor Castle, 116, sailing ship ; Revenge 91, 800 horse-power ; Aurora, 51, 400 horse power ; Imruortalitg, 51 guns, 600 horse power ; Mel pomene, 51, 600 horse-power ; Orlando, 36, 800 horse power ; Doris, 32, 800 horse-power ; Greyhound, 17, 200 horse-power ; Gannet, 8, 150 horse-power. This reserve squadron will carry 574 guns. The Orlando will be the longest frigate in the service, being 300 feet in extent. The Doris is the second of the new cla-s 32'8, and sister ship to the Diadem. Major-General Sir William Codrington paid a visit to Woolwich yesterday morning. The entire battalions of Royal Artillery stationed at head-quarters, Woolwich, assembled yesterday morning on parade at 7 a.m., and went through a series of posi tion drills, under the command of the adjutant on duty. The brigade of Royal Marines, in charge of Colonel Fleming, were paraded in the barrack square at 1 p.m., and, headed by the band, they marched to Woolwich Common, where they were inspected by Col. Brown, commandant of marine garrison, and put through a course of field exercises and musket drill. The screw steam-frigate Shannon, 51, from Ports mouth, arrived in Plymouth Sound on Thursday evening, bound for Lisbon. The steam vessel Advice, from Pembroke, arrived at Plymouth on Thursday. The screw steam ship Cornwallis, 60, Captain G. G. Wellesley, having been repaired, was taken out of dock at Devonport on Thursday, and placed at her sailing moorings. The builders' contract for the construction of the paddle wheel steamer Bann, intended, together with the sister vessel Brune, for exploring purposes on the Nile, having been terminated, the ship was yesterday ordered down the river from Woolwich on a trial trip of her ma chinery prior to her being handed over to Government. Her Majesty's screw gunboat Clinker, Lieut.-Com mander Hudson (1854), late of the Royal Albert, arrived at Woolwich yesterday evening from the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. She sailed from Malta Dec. 9, Gib raltar 19, and Portsmouth on Tuesday last. She was obliged to make for Algiers in consequence of the severe stress of weather experienced in the Mediterranean, and had to beat against a succession of head-winds in crossing the bay, with a continuation of squalls during the voy age home. She is to be received in the outer basin of Woolwich dockyard to return stores and be paid off. An Admiralty order was yesterday morning received at Woolwich dockyard, forwarding instructions for Lieut. Commander Jackson, her Majesty's ship Oberon, to be in readiness to be paid off. The Oberon arrived at Wool wich on Wednesday from Malta, and has been in present commission scarcely two years. The following appointments were made at the Admi ralty yesterday : Lieutenants—C. Fairlaolm, to the Megasra ; J. P. Cheyne, to the Simoom ; W. W. S. Bridges, to the Iris ; P. B. R. Sharpe, to the Magicienne. Master—W. H. Crane, to the Simooro. _ _ _ Master's-Assistants—C. W. Ross, to the Megrera ; D. 0. Burdwood, to the Simoorn ; W. F. Tregidgo, to the Megmra ; A. C. Dowdell, to the Simoom. Assistaut-Surgeon —Richard C. P. Laurenson (acting) to Plymouth Hospital. WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH OUR GOIVVIOTSI TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—As no plan has yet been decided on with regard to the disposal of our convicts, permit me to suggest for consideration the propriety of sending out such of them as may volunteer for the purpose to the Isthmus of Darien, to clear a road across it in the line of the pro posed canal, and afterwards to cut the canal itself. The voyage to Darien being very short, the expense of send ing out the convicts would be very small, whilst by this plan the community would be relieved of a dangerous class, and the convicts themselves be enabled to expiate their offences by executing the great work of an inter oceanic canal, and thus conferring a lasting benefit on the world. I anticipate, however, two objections to the plan. It will be said, first, that the Government of New Granada may object to allowing the convicts to be introduced into the territory ; and next, that the climate is un healthy. With regard to the first objection, it is sufficient to say that the Government of New Granada is very desirous that the oisual should be cut, and that it is quite a matt( r of indifference to it by what clasii.of persons the work be done. The 200 men sent from Carthage to Darien by that Government in 1354 were convicts under a guard of soldiers. It is greatly to be regretted that those men, whose chains were removed when they arrived in Darien, and who were very anxious to do something, were kept in a state of complete inaction on the beach, Caledonia Bay, for almost the whole time the expedition lasted. Had they been properly employed they would have cut a road across the Isthmus, and decided the question of the practicability of the canal. As to the climate, it results from the experience of Dr. Ross, of the Virago, Dr. Brownlow, of the Cyane, and myself, that the popular idea of its unhealthiness is quite erroneous. N9t a single case of sickness occurred amongst any of the parties sent on shore from the Espiegle, Cyane, and Chimere, whilst the patients who were on the sick lists of those vessels, on their arrival in Darien, rapidly convalesced. Indeed it was remarked by all the medical officers that the crews of the vessels were in better condition on our leaving Darien than when we arrived there. _ From all the inquiries I made amongst the natives I could not ascertain that any particular form of fever or other disease prevailed amongst them, and from their appearanc. I should say they are a very healthy race. Mr. Lionel Gisborne, in a letter to Lord Wharncliffe, chairman of the Atlantic and Pacific Com pany, dated May, 1854, says :—" There have been altogether, in this surveying expedition, 900 persons subjected to climate influences, some along the coast and some in the interior, and I believe I am correct in stating that not a single case of illness during the whole period of our stay, and that the only casualties were a scorpion bite I received, and an accident to a marine from the Espiegle, who was confined to his hammock for a few days from falling upon the stump of a tree." The opinion of the healthiness of the climate expressed by Dr. Cullen, in his work on Darien (pp. 83 —88) and deduced from the consideration of the physical aspect of the tract of country which he proposed for the line of the canal has thus been borne out by subsequent expe rience. Several instances of !great lon g evity amongst both Indian and negro inhabitants of Darien are cited by Dr. Cullen. Amongst the documents copied from the archives of Bogota by Mr. T. C, Vincent, of Rood-lane, there is a very interesting diary, kept by Sergeant Gabriel Morales, who, with Serjeants Miguel Antonio Delgado, and Miguel Quintana, commanded an expedition of 150 foot soldiers, sent by the Governor of Darien, Lieut.- Colonel Andres de Ariza, against the Indians. The sergeant started from Principe, on the Savana, to the Chuqeanaqua, and Morti went thenee to the Lncubti, and returned after an absence in the forest of 15 days, in the height of the rainy season. His diary concludes thus—" 25th July.—At 12 o'clock in the day we entered Principe, at which hour we presented ourselves to our governor, delivering to him this diary, and informing Wm, by word of mouth, that the whole of the troops and natives attached to the expedition had returned in perfect health, in the midst of such terribly unfavourable weather as they had unceasingly encountered, there not having been one fine day ; and that all had used their best endeavours to fall in with the enemy, and returned disconsolate at not having succeeded therein.—Puerto del Principe, 25th July, 1786.—Gabriel Morales, at the request of the Sergeants Miguel Antonio Delgado and Miguel Quintana, Quintin Villagra.—lt is a copy whereof I bear testimony,—Amze." It is a copy of the original extract in these archives. JUAN OSCAR LEVY, Keeper of the Archives of the Government. Bogota, 10th June, 1852. The above evidence is, I think, sufficient to answer any objection to the plan on the ground of the sup. posed unhealthiness of Darien. Trusting that this suggestion may be deemed deserv ing of consideration, now that our streets are co infested with dangerous criminals, I have the honour, &c., WILLIAM I.N.t 23, Northumberland-street, Strand, Jan. 1, 1857. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, JAN. 2. The continued rise of cotton places both manufac turers and merchants in a difficulty, because the cost of production is approaching a point which must seriously limit the use of cotton fabrics. The business done in our market this morning has consequently been on a small scale. This is particularly noticeable in the de mand for long cloth, T cloths, and domestics, for all of which transactions have been confined to limited quan tities. There is still a moderate demand for printirg cloths, and sellers are firm in requiring full rates. For all kinds of shirtings the market is very firm, prices being rather higher than last week. The heavier makes of 40-inch for China have been less inquired for in con sequence of the news from Canton. In yarns buyers have been unwilling to give the increased rate of id. to per lb. required to cover the extra cost of cotton, but sellers are well under orders for the present, with light stocks, and are indifferent about new business un less the buyer is content to accept the new terms. The demand is from all markets, h ome and foreign, and a large trade would be done at easier rates. MEETING OF THE SWISS IN LONDON. Last night a meeting of the Swiss, resident in London. was held at Radley's Hotel, Blackfriars, to consider an ad dress to the Federal Council upon the questions in dispute between their fatherland and the King of Prussia. Care was taken that the meeting was confined to Swiss. Shortly after 7 o'clock the large room of the hotel was filled by an assembly at once enthusiastic and unanimous. The pro ceedings were conducted in the Trench language.- -The chair was taken by M. John Rapp, Consul-General of the Swiss Confederation, who was supported by M. A. Doxat, M. Jules Bordier, M. J. C. im Thurn, M. J. Petry, M. G. Prevost, M. A. P. Prevost, M. C. Perry, M. A. Pasteur, M. Jules Stauffer, M. P. Broe, M. C. Bovet, M. Gustave Bovet, M. P. Walther, M. Beaume, M. J. W. Baeschlin, M. Pictet, Captain Kesse, The Chairman opened the proceedings by expressing a hope that the meeting would be conducted with the mode ration and judgment which ought to characterize a public assembly. Mr. P. BROE, having been called upon by the chairman, maid he should hesitate in addressing such an assembly if he did not know that each of his words would find an indulgent and eloquent echo in their hearts. (Cheers.) He knew that they would snake up by the warmth of their senti ments for the feebleness of his expressions. They were all aware of the gravity of the events which were taking place in Switzerland. A cry of alarm had arisen among the Swiss both at home and abroad. They had felt the need of union, of calculating their means of defence, of t %king counsel how they might be most useful to their eommony country. It was scarcely necessary in such an assembly to recapitulate the circumstances which had led to the critical position in which Switzerland found herself. Neushatel, whose liberties dated from the year 1214, and whose alliance with the Swiss might be traced back to its earliest existence, riveted in 1815 the bands which united her to Switzerland by signing the Federal Pact. The T minal rights of the Prince of Neuchatel—rights which had had no real force and virtue except by the sanction given to them by the States of Neuchatel in 1707 —were at a liter period annulled when the Neuchatelais acknowledged the new constitution which put this State in the rank of a free and confederated canton. Eight years passed, and under the order of things thus established, without the Prince having claimed his rights or invoked the treaties said to b,e in his favour, in a time of profound peace a movement took place in the canton to establish his authority. The insur gents were taken prisoners with arms in their hands. In attacking the legal Government of their canton in the name of a foreign Prince they had braved the authority of the Confederation and attacked its territory. From that moment they became amenable to the Federal Tribunal. The Prince of Neuchatel, who had not himself the right to claim his authority by the strong arm, oven when it still kad the shadow of legality, interfered, and demanded that Switzerland should release the prisoners. The Federal Council refused. The Prince then vanished behind the King of Prussia, who threatened Switzerland with an armed occupation. Switzerland immediately showed signs of an energetic resistance. It was then that a neighbour ing monarch, to whom Switzerland once accorded its hos pitality, forgetting for a moment under the imperial purple the simple officer of artillery to whom, and in favour of whom, Switzerland had before given an example of heroic devotion, interfered, and considered it his duty to recom mend Switzerland to yield. He ought to have known that the word never had found, and never would find a place is the Swiss dictionary. (Loud cheers.) A universal cry was heard, "Resistance atr prix -tie netie sang." , ` (Cheers.) All parties tendered each other the - laqr.to easUltrtne- Federal banner. Loans were voted and subscribed by men of all opinions. Could the Swiss now scattered in foreign lands remain mute spectators of such scenes? The voice of their common country had not ceased to vibrate in their hearts, nor had the battlefields of Sempach or Mor garten ceased to be present to their memory. They felt the need of union with their countrymen at home, in order that they might partake their sacrifices and their dargers. Let them stand firmly together, so that there might no longer be Bernese, or Vaudois, or Neuchatelais, or Balais, or Genevais, or Conservatives, or Radicals. Let there only be Swiss among them hastening to the defence of their country, its independence and its liberties. (Cheers.) Switzerland would then display a sublime ex am p le which would gain for her the respect of Europe and of the civi lised world. Let them remember that the eyes of Switzer. land were upon them, and that their proceedings would exercise an immense moral influence among their fellow countrymen. (Cheers.) M. Broe concluded by proposing the adoption of the following address to the Federal Council of Switzerland : 4 To their Excellencies the President and Members of the _ _ Federal Council of Berne. " Gentlemen—The undersigned citizens of Switzerland, resident in London, having assembled at the news of the danger which menaces their country, seize the first oppor tunity for testifying publicly to the Federal Council their profound recognition of the wisdom and firmness which it has displayed. " Unanimous, in the strength of her good right and her determination to make every sacrifice to maintain her inde pendence, Switzerland has confided the care of her honour to the Federal authority, and rallies her sena, without dis- i tinction of opinion, under the banner of the Confederation. The Federal Council has justified the g eneral confidence of the Swiss people, and will maintain th e national honour. " May the present grave events, what ever be t heir issue, result in the still greater good of the c ountr y ! May the Confederation come forth from them united, st rong, and respected by foreign natioas ! Such is t he ard ent wish of the subscribers. "And may the Federal Council accep t this a ssurance of their indomitable attachment to Switzerland, and th e i r firm desire to unite their efforts with those of their fellow citizens for the safety of their country. " The undersigned pray you, gentlemen, to accept gra ciously on their own part this expression of their esteem, and their unanimous wishes for your individual prosperity. " God protect Switzerland ! " London, Jan. 2, 1857." M. STAUFFER, seconded the motion. The address was unanimously adop ted, and a hearty cheer a la Suisse was given with three times t hree. Mr. BORDIER said it was the duty of the S wiss abroad to open a subscription to assist such fa milies as might be left in want by their husbands and fathers being called to arms. He had therefore to propose that a subscription be opened for the relief of the families of the soldiers of the cantons. M. WALTHER seconded the motion. A committee was then appointed, and a subscription list was opened. In the course of the evening the sum sub scribed was announced to be 1,784/. Several gentlemen put their names down for 100/. each. The address to the Federal Council was signed by upwards of 180 pe rsons , an d about 20 Swiss put down their names as vo l un t eers t o de fend their country with their persons in case of invasion. While the lists were in course of signature the assembly were addressed in stirring speeches by Captain Kesse, of the Anglo-Swiss Legion, in German, and by M. Pictet, sen., of Geneva, in English. The proceedings terminated by the usual acknowledg ment to the chair. 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