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NEW The following lines, from a poem by the late M Cannin, appear applicable to present circumstances:— From mental mists to purge a nation's eyes, To animate the weak, unite the wise; To trace the deep infection that pervades The crowded town, and taints the rural shades To mark how wide extends the mighty waste O'er the fair realms of science, learning, taste; To drive and scatter all the brood of lies, And chase the varying falsehood as it flies ; Let patriot warmth awake, and, with bold band, Expel these vile impostures from the land; Confounding good and evil,—Neath whose sway Each patriot passion sinks and dies away Candour—which spares its foes, nor e'er With bigot zeal to combat for his friends, Candour—which loves in see-saw strain to tell Of acting foolishly, but meaning well ; Too nice to praise by wholesale or to blame, Convinced that all men's motiv es are the same ; And finds, with keen discriminating sight, Black's not so black, nor white so very white. I love the bold uncompromising mind Whose principles are fixed, whose views defined, Who scouts and scorns in canting candour's spite All taste in morals, innate sense of right, And nature's impulse, all uncheck'd by art, And feelings fine, th a t fl oa t about the heart Content, for good men's gui dance , b ad men s awe, On moral truth to rest, and Gospeollsavfre Britain beware; nor let theinsidi u Of force despairing, aim a deadlier blow— Thy peace, thy stre ngth, devilish wiles assail, And, when her arm s are vain, by arts prevail. True, thou art rich,art powerful ! Through thine isle Indus t r ious skill, contented labour, smile. Far seas are studded with thy countless sails— What wind but wafts them, and what shore but hails? True, thou art brave 1 O'er all the busy land In patriot ranks embattled myriads stand. But what avails to guard each outward part If subtlest poison, circling at thy heart. Spite of thy courage, of thy power, and wealth, Mine the sound fabric of thy vital health? Guard we but our own hearts ; with constant view To ancient morals, ancient manners true — True to the manlier virtues, such as nursed Our fathers' breasts, and this proud isle preserved For many a ruzged age ; and scorn the while Each philosophic Atheist's specious guile. Then shall we brave the storm ; in danger's hour Placing our refuge in Jehovah's power. Taipa descends A STOUT-HEARTED PEOPLE AN IRISH VILLAGE. MORALITY FOR THE NEW YEAR. I their treacherous friends who, following the exam ple of their first leader, betrayed the cause they professed to support. r, the Chronicles of a Clay Farm. London : Reeve and Co. Our agricultural readers will no doubt be sur prised to learn that the soundest lessons on agri cultural science, and yet one of the most amusing books ever published, will be found with the above title, but it is nevertheless true. To recommend to general readers a work upon agriculture for their amusement, would only elicit a look of inquisitive wonder. 1 - Ve, however, t e ll t h e t rut h w h en we say that Cruikshank has illustrated this work in his best style, yet the illustrations are hardly so humo rous as the lette r p ress . Pl easantry, w h en i n good taste, is an admirable set-off to a dull subject ; but when it is accompanied, as in " Talpa," with new and startling speculations, which are so clearly de fined, and bear so strong an appearance of truth, that they captivate every reader, we must then con fess that a good work has been accomplished. The writer of " Talpa" undertakes the most clayey of all clay farms, and by perseverance in following the rules of common sense and the simple indications of science, eschewing all bigotry to antiquated no tions, and setting at nought the sarcasms of his neighbours, he brings his clayey swamp into com plete and profitable cultivation. " Talpa" is no model farmer, no worshipper of Ltibig, et id genus omne, but a farmer with sufficient education to ap preciate the good and practicable features in the modern theories of farming, and sufficient perseve rance to give a fair trial to the tedious process by which alone agriculturists can obtain that profit which their more fortunate brethren in manufac tures and trade realise with comparative ease and rapidity. Talpa's reasons for the failure of the va rious kinds of steam-plough are extraordinary, and carry the strongest conviction of truth to the rea der ; whilst the change he advocates must, from its palpable correctness, be inevitably adopted. The Dublin University Magazine. Liverpool : Orr. This ably-conducted and entertaining periodical commences the new year and the twenty-first of its existence with goodly promise for the future. There is a freshness and raciness about it charac teristic of its Hibernian origin ; whilst the healthy tone which is evident almost throughout shows the determination to dispute the palm which has been long enjoyed by the capital of Scotland. The num ber for January opens with an address for the oc casion, entitled " Our Past, our Present, and our Future," in which its claims are modestly but ear nestly put forward. An article headed " Gweedore" gives an interesting description of one of the wildest portions of Ireland, which has been converted, through the judgment and patriotism of Lord George Hill, into a pattern parish. We quote the introduction, as a tribute justly due to the enter prising perseverance of our Scottish neighbours : " Set a stout heart to a steep brae," says the Scottish proverb, and over many a sore pinch, moral and physical, has the truth that therein lies triumphantly borne our northern fellow subjects during their toilsome wayfaring from the barbarism and misery of the first half of the eighteenth century, to the civilisation and prosperity that at the present day distinguish Scotland among the nations. Stout hearts did it all ; and how much was done, is it not told by Fletcher of Saltoun, on the one hand, and by the teeming fields of the Lothians, the busy banks and waters of the Clyde, the factories of Renfrew, the forges of La nark, and, better than all, by the schools in every parish of the kingdom, on the other ? Against the obstacles of an ungrateful climate, a stubborn soil, popular ignorance, feudal oppression, and government neglect, the stout na tive heart of Scotland set itself, and overcame them all. " We have no hesitation in affirming," says a competent, and not unfriendly judge, " that no settled country, of which we have any authentic accounts, ever made half the progress in civilisation and the accumulation of wealth, that Scotland has done since 1763, and especially since 1787." Stout hearts, we again say, have done it all ; and in application of the moral, we venture to ask our own dear fellow-countrymen, what there is in the air, the soil, the nature of the people, or the political condition of Ire land, to prevent like influences from pt oducing like effects within her boundaries ? The following extract from the same article presents a vivid picture of the barbarism which prevailed in some parts of Ireland at only a very recent period : Throughout the whole parish of West Tullaghobegley, in the year 1837 (says Patrick M`Kye, a National School teacher, in a touching memorial to the Lord Lieutenant), there were, among a population of 9,000, but one cart, one plough, sixteen harrows, twenty shovels, thirty-two rakes, and ten iron grapes ; s t an d ar d we i g h ts and mea sures were unknown ; when a bargain was made, it was usually subject to the condition of abiding by the capacity of Mickey More's pot, or the weight of Fergial Beg's round beach-stone. There were no more than six cow houses and two stables in the entire parish. The stunted castle, which roamed upon the mountains in summer, in winter wandered where they listed over the home farms. The sheep, in addition to their annual general shearing, were clipped now and then, here and there, whenever a bit of wool was wanting to make up a batch of stockings for an approaching fair, giving the " poor animals a very strange and ridiculous, yet pitiable appearance. A fore quarter would be bare to the skin, while the hind was clad and comfortable ; or the whole neck would be shorn to the shoulders, where the spoliation generally terminated abruptly." •' The Golden Guillotine" is a romantic but well told story of the first French Revolution—a theme prolific with incidents of the most startling charac ter. From " A Chapter on Legends," which to many is always an interesting subject, we give the following, of a more peaceful character than the majority of such productions : LITERATURE. Books, New Prints, Music, &c. .eview, may be left at Mr. C. Mitchell's, Red- London, addressed "to the Editor n they will be forwarded BOOKS FOR REVIEW, [tended for lion-court, Fleet-street of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD, and receive attention Blackwood's Magazine. Edinburgh : Blackwoods. Little need be said in eulogy of a magazine which enjoys so large a share of public favour, and which confessedly stands at the head of our periodical literature. Wherever the language is known, Blackwood's Magazine is eagerly sought for, whe ther in the far stations of our Indian empire, or in the backwoods of America, through the reprints of New York publishers. It is a universal favourite, and each succeeding number proves how well it has earned the distinction. The January number opens with an ably-written article on " Slavery and the Slave Power in the United States of America," not suggested, as may have been supposed, by the po pularity of " Uncle Tom's Cabin," but it is a re view on a work published in Boston, entitled " Five Years' Progress of the Slave Power ; a Chapter of American History." "My Novel ; or, Varieties in English Life"—has at length reached its final chapter, from which we give the following short extract descriptive of THE NEW LANDED PROPRIETOR An excellent justice of the peace, though more severe than your family proprietors generally are ;—a spirited landlord, as to encouraging and making, at a proper per centage, all permanent improvements on the soil, but formidable to meet if the rent be not paid to the day, or the least breach of covenant be heedlessly incurred on a farm that he could let for more money ;—employing a great many hands in productive labour, but exacting rigorously from all the utmost degree of work at the smallest rate of wages which competition and the poor rate permit ;—the young and robust in his neighbourhood never stinted in work, and the aged and infirm, as lumber worn out, stowed away in the workhcnee ;—Richard Avenel holds himself an example to the old race of land lords ; and, taken altogether, is no very bad specimen of the rural civilisers whom the application of spirit and capital raise up in the new. A " Letter to Eusebius about Many Things" gives us the opportunity of quoting the following warn ing against the PPROACH TO DEMOCRACY. It is very well to scoff at the barbarity of feudal times ; but they had something good in them ; and those coun tries, among us, which yet retain something of the feeling, have not the worst population. It is a great thing for our amelioration in manners and morals, that we should have in our sight persons above us ; and even if that " above us" is a mere idea, we are the better for it. Is not the general feeling, howsoever in modern times deteriorated, produced by England's parks and mansions, and refined men and women, the titled and the gentry, a blessing bestowed upon the people at large. These things are not of our making ; they are the growth of time, by the gift of Providence. What does France now groan for ?—an aris tocracy. What is her insecurity ?—the want of a large landed proprietary. Once gone, how hard to build up again. The wild fanatisism of democracy in France demolisbsd that fabric, and divided the lands. What remains for the court of an empire —what field for the noblest arts—where, by law, a man is compelled to divide his property equally amongst all ? Who will build a mansion, and ornament an estate, even if he could pur chase the land for a perpetuity? You travel widely in France, and what a contrast to England, as yet possessing noble residences and perpetuated families 1 The demo cratic spirit is at work to destroy them here; the laws of the last fifty or sixty years have done much to destroy all this, our visible greatness bringing with it other greatness. Democracy says, pride of ancestry shall become extinct— families shall sink—we will entirely abrogate primogeni ture—we have virtually done so, by enabling tenants in possession and tenants in tail to alienate. The operation is going on surely, and let monarchy itself look to it, if it can stand safe, left as a mark on the naked hill, with all the shelter of ancestral trees levelled to the earth. Is there not now a disinclination to establish a family ? The man of wealth, who would gladly do so, knows he cannot secure it to his posterity for two generations. Hence expenditure, which might be making a permanent, a beautiful reality, will be thrown upon mere temporary things ; it will not be the mansion and the park, but the furniture—all those things which may be most easily divided, or turned into ready money, be chalked, and numbered, and packed off t o the readiest auction-room. The upholsterer will supersede the architect. It is a sub ject well worth the attention o f our l eg i s l ature ; some check should be given to the se f ac ili t i es of ru i n and of Injustice to posteritiFs. or we are running too fast into a democracy from which there is no return. A new story is commenced under the title of " Lady Lee's Widowhood," which bids fair to be very entertaining. From a long and favourable notice of the Memoirs of the late Thomas Moore, edited by Lord John Russell, we extract the follow ing just remarks on the PORTRAITS OF THE LATE DUKE The portraits of Wellington, in his declining years, give a most imperfect idea of his noble countenance : to make bum look sagacious, they make him look wily ; all the grandeur is gone. The sketches published since his death are an insult to his memory ; they exhibit nothing but an exaggeration of decrepitude, totally pervert the physiog nomy of the statesman and the warrior, and offend the eye, as much as they vex the memory. The best likeness of Wellington, the man, is the portrait by Lawrence, Painted soon after his return from Waterloo ;—a fine, animated, and intelligent full face ; half length, the dress a simpl e • P e cloak; the general expression equally speaking the man of high life and the hero. WHIG PATRONAGE OF LITERATURE. It may excite some men fond of problems to start the inquiry, why Toryism, with all its virtues, is partial to dullness —never opens its friendships, feelings, or services, to the young talents which it ought to honour, and is satisfied with establishing an aristocratic barrier against all the rising accomplishments of the age. The Whigs have always been wiser in their generation—have always remembered their exclusiveness tends to stupidity—that a circle of dowager lords is one of the most striking emblems of political decrepitud e ; and that Holland House brought more recruits of talent to Whiggism, than all the temptations, even of the Treasury, brought to its rival powers. By some fatalitY, all the wits of London have been Whigs for the last h un d red years--all the showy writers have dipped their wings in Whig libations ; even all the brilliancy of fashion, and the grace of manners, h a ve glittered round the mansions of Whiggism; while, if a man of talent, d destitute of the " fourteen quarterin s " -doors of Toryism, it within the folding g , has been suffered is quoted as a condescension. As to the Peel dynasty,i there was no help for enduring that accessi on f rom the loom ; parliamentary workmen must be had, a t w h atever price ; but even that dynasty rapidly contrived t o a d opt . the old Torystyle, and be as solemn, exalted, and exclusive, from the Con quest. as if they h a d been all barons da tin g The number concludes with an ably-written politi cal essay on the recent ' " Defeat of the Ministry," from whi c h we give the su bj o i ne d description of The Peel THE LEADING PEELITES . party, since the death of its greatlead er, has had no reco gn i se d head, at least in the House of Com mons. The fe w able men insignificance, are as nearlyintel lect, on a par with each other. as have rescued it from possible, in point.of Graham from this estimate, as a dWe exclude Sir James adventurer, who fights for his own hand. and determined But between Goulburn, Gladstone, and Herbert,eateer affinity. The first has the least originality, and training, the a s t least rong ability of the three ; but he has had the and the most extensive parliamentary experience stone is undoubtedly a man of mark, but his talents have enormously overrated. He has not, and he never had, had, a single spark of genius. He can do nothing in the way of invention, though in fault-finding he displays con. siderable ingenuity; and he is never capable of appreciating high qualities of mind in another, because he never y et has known his own. He has moulded himself on the model of Machiavelli, but his intellect is muddy compared with that of the subtle Florentine. Mr. Sidney Herbert is more impulsive, and the occasional warmth of his speeches contrasts agreeably with the frigidity and ob scurity of his friends; but he has neither depth, nor power, nor steadfastness of purpose sufficient to raise him above the rank of a good debater. The three, however, are notables in an age when notabilities are rare; and, being subjected to no control, they allow themselves consider able license. The writer indulges in hopes for the future, the more pleasing from the Conservatives being rid of RABBI ISAAC'S BENEDICTION. The aged Rabbi Isaac had gone to visit his friend, Rabbi Nachman. Many weeks they abode together, con versing of the law of Moses, and mutually instructing and enlightening each other. At length the hour of parting came. The idea that he might never again behold his aged friend, caused Rabbi Nachman's eyes to fill with tears. At length he said, " Bless me, even me, my dear and honoured friend, ere thou dost depart from me." " / bless thee, 0 thou excellent of the earth ! thou who art so like yon palm—tree." " What palm-tree, Rabbi Isaac?"' " Listen, my brother. There was once a wan derer in the wilderness ; he was hungry, thirsty, and very faint. Suddenly, he discovered, on the banks of a stream, a thickly foliaged palm-tree, hung with ripe dates. He lay down beneath its shade, satisfied his hunger with the fruit, and quenched his thirst from the stream, and was refreshed. He arose, and leaning on his staff, looked thankfully upon the shadowing tree. ` Kind and liberal palm, I bless thee ; but wherewithal shall I bless thee, that thy fruit may prosper? Lo, they are even now sweet and refreshing. That thy branches may spread around ? Yet how lofty is thy crown, and how cool and extended is thy shade. That a rivulet shall water thy roots? How bright and pure is the stream that floats beside thee. Yet thus will I bless thee, thou mighty palm ; may all thy saplings be like unto thee ! Even thus I bless thee, my friend and host. Thou bast great wisdom ; and wealth and high station are thine ; the joys of a pure conscience, a happy home, and the love of the righteous, are thine in all their fulness. May thy children resemble thee ! may their lot be as thine.' " This is followed by a series of sonnets descriptive of the Thirty Years' War. From a continuing chap ter of " Sir Jasper Carew, Knt.," we give the fol lowing extract descriptive of the wretched scandals which made up AN IRISH COURTIER IN THE OLDEN TIME. " You will be at large again, Barry," said one of the group; "these new people won't know your value." " Pardon me !" cried he, laughing, " I'm handed over with Cotterell and the state coach, as functionaries that cannot be easily replaced. Let them try and manage Dublin without me ! I defy them ! Who knows every flaw and crack of reputation—every damaged character, and every tarnished fame, as I do? Who can tell each man's price, from knowing his weak points ? Who can play off the petty jealousies of rivals against each other ; disgust them with their party ; and buy them cheap for the Castle ? Who but Barry Rutledge ? I'll offer a wager of five hundred, that there is not a family secret 1 can't have the key to within one week." " What the devil ever induced you to take up such a career ? " asked a deep-voiced burly•looking country gentleman. " The turf gave me the hint," said Rutledge, coolly. I lost every sixpence I once possessed, when I backed this horse or betted on that one. I regained a considerable share of my loss when I limited myself to looking out for what they style ' disqualifications' —to discover that Wasp wasn't a two-year-old, or that Muffin was clean bred ; that Terry had won before, and that Ginger was substi tuted for another. I saw that political life was pretty much the same kind of game, and that there would be a grand opening for the first fellow that brought his racing craft to bear on the great world of state affairs. I'm sure others will follow out the line, and doubtless eclipse all the cleverness of Barry Rutledge ; but at all events, they can't deny him the merit of the invention. They talk to you about skilful secretaries and able debaters ; I tell you flatly I've got more votes for the Government than any one of them all, and just in the way I have mentioned. Was it Dick Talbot's convictions or his wife's losses at td l ildl H yß o o w iul l y; d iatidnadliofiwl shetloeny 100 that made him join us last seNms‘s,aihoyyn come over? Ask Harvey Bruce who horsewhipped him d ' le a m n. p Hemphi ll, that , 11 ;Vhat's d in ese t r h t e won't, Georgejor - t ( 2 dnn of the Highlanders imiisesps-arrotio,m? L at ad K y e i‘, lis a . ry the use of going t down to at pxque , Watty Carew, was caught cheating through the ; list, from 0 1 with his wife won at a game of Barocco ?" Trio of Among the rest of the contents will be found . " A rid N; , vels " being an extended notice of This is followe'd' h b e y u t b h e e n fir m st e p d a i r ic t ° o t ' f " a a d n e d s cr i ip ß ti a o s n il o .' ; " C.lonmaenoise, Clare, and Arran ;" a lengthened notice of the recently -published memoirs of the late Thomas Moore, edited by Lord John Russell; and " St. Sylvester's Eve," d evoted to Christmas books and poems. 'The magazine concludes with an ex planation and able defen ce of on the Land Question. iNapier's Bills The Bulwark, or Reformation Journal. London : Seeleys. A monthly work, published at a very low price, showing by numerous articles and illustrations the enormities and blasphemies perpetrated by the Romish Church. Among the contents of the number for January is a paper on the approaching struggle respecting the endowment of Maynooth College. We may remark that the repeal of this endowment is almost hopeless, so long as the present ministry hold office. Chambers' Edinburgh Journal. Liverpool : Orr. Almost the first of modern cheap publications, this work has now stood before the public more than twenty years, and displays as much vigour and originality at the present time as at any period of its career. Alone, out of the great number who were its contemporaries at starting, it continues to enjoy, as its promoters have taken care to deserve, a very large share of public favour; and combining as it does both entertainment and instruction, its continued prosperity may be confidently predicted. Among the familiar essays in the part just published we may notice " Susannah Balderstone's Baby," " An Apology for Husbands," and " The Happy Valley." We do not make' any extracts from it, as it is cheap enough for every one to buy it for themselves. The Post Magazine Almanack. London: Pateman. One of the cheapest of the many almanacks which issue from the London press at this season., For a few pence there are above a hundred large oc tavo pages, containing an immense amount of mis cellaneous information, including even the Aberdeen ministry, and in addition a considerable amount of information on insurances offices. The Domestic Commentary on the Old and New Testament. London : Wooldridge. The first part of a new work, the object of which is shown in the title. Each chapter is followed by a commentary, said to be by a clergyman of the Church of England, and is issued in parts, of which the first, as a specimen, contains forty-two chapters of the Book of Genesis, each followed by its respec tive commentary. It is well printed, in double columns of large type, on quarto pages, with explanatory notes, showing the meaning of par ticular words derived from the Hebrew language. The specimen number is issued gratuitously, and the whole is announced to be completed in about thirty monthly parts. The National Temperance Chronicle. Liverpool : Dewar. While much may be said for and against total abstinence, a remedy the necessity of which is to be regretted, all will agree in the advantage and pro priety of temperance. The work before us is pub lished monthly, at a very low price, and is designed to show by a variety of ways the evils of indulging in intoxicating liquors. Cocks's Musical Miscellany. London : Cocks. This entertaining monthly publication has now had the experience of a year in its enlarged form, and proves a valuable addition to our periodical literature. Each number contains four full pages of well printed music, and twice that number filled with original articles and contributions on this de lightful science, with occasional anecdotes of its professors. In this January number is the music of the Funeral March composed by Carl Czerny, on the occasion of the death of the late Duke of Wel lington, and also, " Holy, Holy, Lord," from Spohr's oratorio "The Last Judgment," and a song for New Year's Eve, from the German, composed by Schulz. Among the literary contents is a series of contributions on the important subject of " Con gregational Singing." Punch. Office : Fleet-street, London. London : Piper. Of the first it is unnecessary to speak, because its cuts and its jokes are widely disseminated. The second is the first number of what appears to be an imitation of the former. If its projectors would succeed in their attempt, they must avoid the error which the former has committed, in making it a mere political engine; for however good may be the jokes, it is impossible for Conservatives to approve of that which is party-political on the side of Radi calism. Diogenes. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, JANTTAIty The Art-Journal. London : Virtue. There is perhaps no publication which possesses higher claims to public patronage than the one be fore us. For a comparatively small charge, its patrons are supplied each month with three steel engravings of a first-class character, together with a profusion of wood engravings, to say nothing of nearly forty large quarto pages of articles on various subjects connected with the fine arts. It is by such means as these that the love of art is disseminated, and no work has more contributed to this end than the Art-Journal, which numbers its readers by tens of thousands; and, after a career of several years, comes before the public with un diminished exertions to secure and increase the favour it has so well earned. The first part for the new year is equal to any that have preceded it. The subjects of the steel engravings are, "The South Sea Bubble," from the picture by Ward, R.A., in the Vernon Gallery; " Uncle Toby and the Widow," from the picture by Leslie, R.A., in the same collec tion ; and " The Children in the Wood," from a group in marble, by John Bell. Any one of these is worth the price of the whole number. In addition, there are a great many wood en gravings, including an illustrated almanac of the month ; a series of designs illustrating passages in the voyage of life ; illustrations of a work by Mrs. Merrifield, on "dress, as a fine art ;" and also of " The domestic manners of the English during the middle ages ;" a portrait of Nicholas Poussin, and several specimens of his works; illustrations of Scott's " Lady of the Lake ;" the progress of art manufacture; an artist's ramble from Antwerp to Rome, &c. It is really difficult to particularise, where beauties are so profuse, but our readers should judge for themselves. Reply of the Professional Life Assurance Company to the attacks of its assailants The author of this pamphlet, which extends to no fewer than fifty-two pages, is Mr. Edward Baylis, the resident manager and actuary of the society, and whose name has long been before the public in connection with the important subject of life assur ance. This subject has lately undergone much discussion, in the course of which some of the recently established offices were unsparingly attacked by those in the interest of the older ones. Without disputing the charge that many of the new offices have been established on an insecure basis, Mr. Baylis enters the lists in defence of the one with which he is connected, and cites as one of the best proofs of the soundness of the system which he has acted upon, the gratifying fact that the shares of the six life insurance offices which he has established now bear high premiums, varying from 25 to 100 per cent., the highest premium being the office to which he is now allied. It is a subject in which the public are largely interested, and ought to be perhaps more than they are, for it is a melancholy fact that out of the great number to whom life assurance would afford a safe means of providing for their families against contingencies, very few avail themselves of the opportunity. The Home Companion. London : Bennett. The True Briton. London : Hall. The Cheerful Visitor. London : Evans. Among the many cheap publications which ema nate from the metropolitan press, those before us can claim the character of cheapness, not only for the low price at which they are published, but the extent and variety of the entertainment and infor mation which they afford. They are all of a large quarto size, of which sixteen pages are given for a penny in the two former, and in the latter there are eight pages for a halfpenny. The contents are a miscellaneous collection of tales of fiction, poetry, instruction in domestic economy, farming and gar dening, biblical queries, anecdotes, and matter of a similar character. The first has been published fourteen months, the second five, and the third four months. THE WEATHER LAST YEAR. January was throughout stormy, with heavy rains ; the total amount in the guage 4.48 inches. Though the tem perature was upwards of 3 deg. above the average of the month—viz., 39 deg. 04 min., yet there were 18 frosty nights. The minimum of temperature occurred on the 4th, 25 deg., wind north-west; but there was no frost by day. The barometer was throughout depressed, except In one sudden elevation on the 18th, when it attained to 30.0 inches. February - began with a spring-like atmosphere, a tem perature of 54 deg. on the Ist ; but it soon declined, and on the 18th a course of northerly and easterly winds set in, which continued, with little intermission, till June. March opened with great severity. The minimum of temperature on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, sth, and 6th, was 22 deg., 23 deg., 20 deg., 29 deg., and 23 deg. ; and the number of frosty nights during the month was 21 ; but there was little or no snow. A s u dd en an d extraor di nary interval of summer-like weather occurred from the 21st to the 24th, when the thermometer attained to 60 deg. But it was quickly succeeded 'ay the north-east winds, and on the 24th occurred one. of the most remarkable depressions of temperature. At 1 p.m. on the 24th, the temperature was 56 de g., and at 7 a.m. on the 25th it was 28 d eg ., thus show i ng a depression of 18 deg. in only 18 hours. An Instance of this yet more extraordinary occurred in April. On the 14th, at noon, the temperature was 69 deg. ; on the 16th, at the same hour, it was only 45 deg., and at night fell to 24 deg. The same excessive changes from heat to cold, and vice versa, continued through May. On the 2nd and 3rd the minimum temperature was 27 deg., being within 2 deg. of the greatest cold of January, while on the 9th it reached 71 deg. in the shade ! After the 20th the temperature never passed 55 deg., and from the 24th to the 29th the sun never appeared, attended with cold north-east winds ; on the 29th, the minimum temperature was 31 deg., which was destructive to all kinds of fruit. June was throughout wet and cold. There were 28 days on which rain fell, and the month had quite the cha racter of October. The mean temperature of the month amounted only to 55 deg. 79 min. On the 3d of July a sudden change to intense heat took place, which continued, though several times par tially interrupted by tremendous thunderstorms, till the end of the month. From the 4th to the 16th the ther mometer stood every day at or above 80 deg.. on the sth nearly 90 deg., and on the 9th 87 deg. On the 16th occurred one of the most terrific thunderstorms on re cord ; the phenomena, indeed, were not those common to our latitudes, but partook of the character of those ob served in tropical countries. The lightning flashed every second, and the fall of rain was nearly two inches in three hours ! Hailstones also fell the size of walnuts. On the 25th another thunderstorm took place, nearly, if not quite, as fearful as that of the ]6th. The rain fell in such torrents that 1.80 inches descended in 1 hours. Several other storms occurred of minor import ; and the unusually large amount of 4.82 inches of rain fell on only six days of the month, due entirely to thunderstorms. On the 3d of August the rain again set in, and from that time to the present there has been but one week of fair weather, which oceurred about the middle of October. September began with some disastrous thunderstorms, though very partial. The atmosphere was unusually close to the 10th, when it suddenly became quite the reverse, through a change of wind to north-west. On the 16th the minimum temperature was 37 deg. October began very stormy. On the 4th a deluge of rain, with a gale from the south south-west ; 1'25 inches of rain fell in eight hours. On the 7th the weather be came fine, and remained so, with intervals of showers, till the 21st, when heavy rain again fell, and since that time there have been but six days on which rain, more or less, has not fallen. The disastrous floods of November last will be so com pletely within the recollection of our readers as to need but a short comment. The enormous amount of 5.79 inches of rain fell, and 6.20 near London ; from the 11th to the 14th inclusive the rain descended with literally only the cessation of 10 minutes during these four days and nights. The month of December by no means detracted from the remarkable character of the past year. The south west winds blew almost constantly, and the atmosphere was singularly mild, to such an extent that the spring flowers were in bloom through the month. On the 11th the maximum temperature was 58 deg., being 6 deg. higher than on the 11th of June last ! On the 16th and 24th there were violent thunderstorms in many parts ; that on the 16th was ganeral nearly throughout the kingdom. On the nights of the 24th and 26th we were visited with two of the most terrific storms of wind that have been experienced for 13 years. That on the 26th, especially, did much damage in many parts of the kingdom. THE NEW CHURCH AT FAIRFIELD. The ceremony of consecrating the new church at Fair field, situate midway between Edge-hill and the Old Swan, about three minutes' walk from the Botanic Gardens, will take place on Friday next, by the Lord Bishop of Chester. It was originally intended that this ceremony should have been performed on the sth of October last, but, after all the preparations had been made, it was unavoidably post poned, owing to the sudden death of the Rev. John S. Bushby, the founder and incumbent, taking place a few days previous to that date. We published at the time a full account of the melancholy circumstances attending the death of Mr. Bushby, which threw a gloom over the town. The church, which is to be dedicated to St. John the Divine, forms a feature in the scenery of the neighbour hood of great beauty. On reaching the summit of Edge hill, its lofty spire may be seen towering above the sur rounding villas ; and on passing the Botanic Gardens as far as Beech-street into Holly-road, the body of the church comes into view with the picturesque parsonage house beyond, the whole surrounded by an ornamental garden. The church is of the pointed and decorated style of English architecture, and is surmounted with a lofty spire of good proportions, springing from a tower, the upper corners of which are relieved by half-sized winged figures, represented in a devotional attitude, with the faces look ing downwards. The interior consists of a nave and chan cel, with north and south aisles and chancel aisle, the arches supported by pillars of black marble. It is de signed to accommodate 1050 persons. About 300 of the seats will be free, and the rents of the remainder will pro vide the stipend for the incumbent. The BAPTISMAL FONT, which is the gift of Mrs. Francis Anderson, of Fairfield, stands in the centre at the entrance of the Nave. It is of Caen stone, richly carved—the hason, which is of octagon form, having the symbols of the Evangelists and other sacred emblems, with the inscription, " I acknowledge one Baptism for the Remission of Sins." It stands upon a carved stone pedestal rising from two steps of masonry and ornamented with a tesselated pavement of beautiful design, and has the following inscription round the base of the pedestal : " Hoc Lavaicum Deo et Ecclesio dono dicavit Caroletta Anderson, A.D., 1852." The whole is surmounted with a cover of old oak, elaborately ornamented with iron of antique patterns, and the handle, of polished steel em bellished with blue and gold, is a bold Latin cross of beautiful design. Over the inner entrance is the inscription : " This is none other but the House of God" ; and on the chancel arch is inscribed in illuminated characters, " Glory to God in the highest, Peace on Earth, and Good-will towards Men." The COMMUNION place has in front a brass railing highly ornamented with the corn and the vine, executed by Mr. Wilson, brass-founder, of this town. The com munion table is of carved oak of appropriate design, covered with rich blue silk velvet ornamented with gold and with monogram of exquisite design, surmounted at the back and side with a dorsel of rich damask drapery of blue and gold. The CHOIR, which is situate in the chancel, is of oak, richly carved with poppy heads. It has book boards and six candelabra, with stalls for twelve choristers on each side for antiphonal singing. It was the intention of the late Mr. Bushby to have full cathedral service,--several gentlemen of the neighbourhood, who are good musicians, having consented to take part in the service, and appear with their surplices, as gentlemen choristers, assisted by professional aid. The ORGAN is placed in the chancel aisle, and is sur rounded by a Gothic screen, hung with rich blue damask, ornamented with an ecclesiastical device, in gold colour. It is a fine instrument, of magnificent tone and power, and of a beautiful design, without case, the pipes richly coloured in blue and gold, to suit the style of the church. It is by Messrs. Gray and Davidson, of London, and will no doubt lose none of its power in the hands of the organ ist, Mr. G. 11. Sudlow, nephew and pupil of Mr. William Sudlow.founder of the Philharmonic Society,and originator of the Philharmonic-hall, in this town. The PULPIT, which is of Caen stone, is elaborately carved with emblematical designs, representing the preaching of the Gospel, with the inscription " Paul planteth, Apollos watereth, but God giveth the increase." It is placed on the north side of the chancel, about four feet from the floor, sufficiently high for the preacher to command the most distant part of the building without obstructing the full view of the Communion place. It is considered a great improvement on the old-fashioned and somewhat cumbrous triplex rostrum of pulpit, reading desk, and cleric's desk, which is here dispensed with. The service will be read from a light and ornamental stand placed on the south side, and the lessons from a stand of similar construction, the sacred volume being placed on the extended wings of an eagle before the centre of the chancel. The PEWS are open benches with low backs, and seats of sufficient ease for an attentive hearer to sit, and width and convenience for the supplicant to kneel. They are furnished with cushions and hassocks of the same material for the poor as well as the rich, without any distinction, unless it be that the poor will have the best places, as they will occupy the whole centre of the nave in front of the chancel. This is a great improvement on the too common practice of providing the poor with only bare benches in the remotest corners of the church. The CHANCEL WINDOW is of richly-stained glass, illus trative of "the Birth , Life, Death, Resurrection, and Ascen sion ofourSaviour," "the Good Shepherd," and "the Four Evangelists," with emblems of each, and the symbol of the Holy Spirit, with texts from Scripture explanatory of each subject. The figures, which are well drawn, will bear a close inspection, and the window, from the entrance at the western porch, has an imposing effect, from the brilliancy of the colours. Tt was the gift of the founder of the church, and was executed by Gibbs, of London. The NORTHWEST WINDOW, near the font, is also of richly-stained glass, of beautiful design, the subjects being " Christ receiving little children," " the parable of the ten virgins," and " the raising of Jairus's daughter," with appropriate texts of Scripture. It has also the arms and monogram of the lady of Capt. Franklin, R.A., late Miss Heywood, of Edge-lane Hall, the donor of the window. The CREDENCE WINDOW is illustrative of " the Last Supper," with appropriate device, and is the gift of Raffles Brown, Esq., of this town, the architect of the church. The CHANCEL AISLE WINDOW, which is illustrative of " Faith, Hope, and Charity," is the gift of Mr. M'Kin- ney, of St. Paul's-square. Of the small windows at each end of the nave the one above the chancel arch contains the emblem of the Trinity, the other a pelican feeding her young. The seats throughout the church are provided with cushions of blue tnor een, and kneeling hassocks of blue cloth, with gothic devices in gold colour; and the floor is covered with blue carpeting, of similar design, in gold co lour, the whole being uniform throughout the church. The present incumbent is the Rev. W. Calder. CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.—A meeting of this society was held on Saturday, to ballot for 100 rights of choice of allotments on estates recently purchased at Putney and Ealing. Mr. H. B. Ray, who presided, stated that, having obtained from gentlemen of eminence a decided opinion that the ballot was perfectly legal, they had appointed that day for allotting the land by that course of proceeding. It was announced that a further drawing amongst the uncompleted shareholders for 50 rights of choice would take place on Saturday next. 11, 1852. BANQUET TO THE AMERICAN MINISTER IN LIVERPOOL. SPEECH OF THE EARL OF DERBY. The Hon. J. R. Ingersoll, the new American minister to the Court of St. James's, was entertained by the Ame rican Chamber of Commerce, at a public banquet, during his visit to Liverpool last week. The banquet took place on Tuesday evening, at the Adelphi Hotel, There were about 60 gentlemen present. The chair was taken by Eyre Evans, Esq., President of the Chamber, supported on his right by the Hon. Mr. Ingersoll, the Earl of Derby, Col. de Rinzy, &c., and on his left by the Earl of Sefton, Wm. Brown, Esq., M.P., &c. Amongst the other gentlemen present we noticed J. Cheetham, Esq., M.P. ; the Mayor, S. Holme, Esq. ; and J. S. Mansfield, Esq., Stipendiary Magistrate. The Ven. Archdeacon Brooks, and Thos. Thorneley, Esq., M.P., also accepted invitations, but were unable to attend. The usual loyal toasts having been proposed and re sponded to, The CHAIRMAN proposed "the President of the United States." Referring to the last message of the President, and the present relations between England and America, the Chairman remarked that there was some little differ ence, perhaps, with us upon the subject of protection and free trade ; but England had come boldly forward and advanced free trade—had given it on credit, as she had given her goods and merchandise—with confidence that it will be returned hereafter. (Laughter and applause.) The Hon. Mr. INGERSOLL, after acknowledging the compliment, and speaking in eulogistic terms of both the outgoing and the incoming President of the United States, remarked,—l am not certain whether I ought or ought not to say a word in answer to my excellent friend's (the chairman's) suggestion, in regard to one portion of the president's message which has been much noticed in the papers here. (Hear.) But all I could say upon the sub ject would be this, that the same subject, viewed in dif ferent latitudes, becomes a very different thing—(laugh ter and applause)—and that it is possible, if my excellent friend, the president of the American chamber of com merce, looked at the whole of that subject from the other side of the Atlantic—from the city of Washington instead of the borough of Liverpool—he might, perhaps, if not absolutely modify, at least diminish ( the extent of the warmth of his opinions. (Hear.) The CHAIRMAN then rose to propose the toast of the evening, " The health of the Hon. Joseph R. Ingersoll, Minister of the United States of America to the Court of St. James's." (Loud cheers.) The mere fact of being a representative at the court of this great empire, was quite significant of the high standing of Mr. Ingersoll in his own country, where he was known to be one of the most distinguished, able, and patriotic legislators, an eminent lawyer, a clever writer, and an accomplished scholar. (Applause.) The Hon. Mr. INGERSOLL, in responding, said he accepted and received the toast with gratitude, on behalf of his country, and returned it cordially on behalf of that country and himself. His excellency then proceeded, in eloquent terms, to pay a warm compliment to this town. " Liverpool," said the hon. gentleman, " might be called, if it would not be doing injustice to the other places which might put in claims for it, the Queen of the Ocean, enti tled to wear the crown, entitled to wield the trident of Neptune, not as the sceptre of war, but as an emblem and instrument of marine power, of peace and harmony. (Loud applause.) The great metropolis of the country, which for ages has stood unrivalled in her relations, might put in her claims. Our own city of New York, which stands with her long arms stretched out to reach towards Liverpool. might also advance some claim to a similar position. But Liverpool has done much towards such a result. Here she stands upon the very edge of English ground, with her magnificent docks pushed into the very waters of the ocean, ready to send out her freights, with the course of every descending sun, to the now not distant land, and to receive appropriate returns. But Liverpool is not merely a place from which commerce departs and to which commerce returns. Her inhabitants are in the habit of calling her a seaport, with great modesty, as if the seaport were the great characteristic that belonged to her. It is true that she is a noble seaport—that she has done everything almost which can be conceived, and is doing it as her population advances and her wealth in. creases, for the purpose of making this her seaport, if not the first, as near as may be the very first, in the world. (Applause.) It is at present, I believe, the largest for exporting commerce. But independent of all that, Li.. verpool does herself great injustice if she does not pride herself upon her domestic and internal arrangements. (Hear.) The seaport is but the gate to a magnificent town—it is the opening to the hospitality, and wealth, and all the elegancies of polished life. Your architecture is as chaste as your public institutions are liberal and charitable. (Applause.) Your docks, which I have had the honour to visit to-day under the best of auspices, that of the Mayor of Liverpool—(applause) —are amongst the most magnificent works which can be conceived ; but if I were to specify an object which struck me this morning as especially entitled to the respect and consideration of a stranger, it would be that public library, where young men are drawn off from the haunts of vice, from the tendency to dissipation, from possible evil company, by occupying their minds with every sort of proper amuse ment and instruction. (Applause.) A tribute of this kind is due for the hospitality received and the kindness manifested ; but it is not exactly what I want to bring to the consideration of this company—that is, that in Liverpool there is the best opportunity for cultivating that kind of good feeling already referred to, which begins in the spirit mentioned by the chair man, and may perhaps terminate in the same Anglo- Saxon feeling which one day, in defence of constitutional liberty, may call us shoulder to shoulder, in the defence of our common and equal rights—(loud applause)—it is that the stranger coming from my native land reaches first the port of Liverpool, derives his first impressions here— makes his first acquaintances here. Before he passes on to the green fields, and fine pasturages, and the rebust population, and the ability, and the wisdom, and patriot ism which he will find in the interior, he has seen all that is wise, benevolent, and charitable in Liverpool ; it is that at last, after paying his visit to this blissful and blessed land, he returns to his own country through the town of Liverpool, and carries with him those last impressions which are likely to be the strongest to his own country, to his own friends, to his own family, and to his own peo ple." (Much applause.) After dwelling upon the close ties which existed between the two countries, and the paramount importance of keeping up harmony and good will, he said :—" But it has been expected on this occasion that some little allusion should be made, and I know I can without impropriety, to circumstances which trans pired, in which a point was made of departure from that good will which has so long subsisted, and which I trust may subsist for ever. (Loud applause.) lam not going to discuss any subject that is or may be at issue between the two countries. I know of no issue that can be be tween these two countries that can lend to otherwise than the most pacific and honourable result. (Loud applause.) We have seen on both sides of the Atlantic notice taken of some little matters of dispute which did occur a few months since—we have seen it noticed in the House of Peers of Great Britain—we have seen it noticed in the House of Commons of Great Britain—we have seen it referred to in the very message of the President—all with feelings of that sort which cannot possibly lead to any thing but the most agreeable and harmonious result. But why should it have been for a moment that there should have been feelings either of ill-will, or even something worse than ill-will—tendencies to hostility— between us ? It consisted of certain colonial asser tions and rights, those rights at one time being in com mon between the two countries, and being precisely the same as were secured by the treaty of 1783, and continued till war broke out between the two countries Then a treaty took place, and it was only in after years that these difficulties occurred which I trust will be recon. cited, because on all occasions when these subjects have been alluded to other subjects have been introduced, which will make it one of mutual benefit in the result. What is the reason that when we are settling this matter of a mere fishery, a much broader view cannot be taken of the whole subject than has been in England and Ame- rica ? Why should not a commercial treaty be founded upon it which should be beneficial to both countries, and especially those colonies more immediately interested in regard to the fisheries ? (Applause.) Besides, it is all but impossible to suppose that these colonies will not be greatly the gainers by a commercial intercourse in which they will participate more largely than anybody else,—not having in themselves the materials of manufacture, grain, breadstuffs, on the one band, while they have the timber, the coal, and the fish, if you please, on the other. But why is it: when these fisheries are in themselves multiplied to an extent almost to infinitude—for I think we are told by writers many years ago, and still, there are sometimes niillions of acres' of fish below the surface of the waters ready to be taken by those near them, whether near to the land ordistant from it ; and it is well known that a single fish of a particular breed, the female cod, lays between three and four millions of its offspring at the same time. There was a period when our writers dealt largely upon this subject, some thirty.eight years ago, when the fisheries were considered more important round the island of Great Britain than the colonies. Both, however, are important, and both, I trust, will find a result in harmony, peace, and goodwill, such as subsists between the two countries I don't intend to occupy more of your time, having spoken more than I ought perhaps already—(no, no)—but I recollect that Liverpool was the abode of one who has done as much for the elevation of the public mind, by his introduction to us of the commercial men of other countries, as any man who ever lived—William Roscoe—who, by giving you the lives of such men as Lorenzo di Medici, made you ac quainted, made us acquainted (for English literature is just as familiar in the United States as in Great Britain) —made us acquainted with those merchants of Florence who did such honour to their country by their hospitality and commercial enterprise. I think we are told that that very Lorenzo, whose life is given to the world, had no monument in Florence. But his monument is composed in the English literature which Roscoe gave to the world, which all of us have read and admired." The hon. gentleman concluded by expressing his hope that England and America would continue to be one undivided people e end of time The next toast was the Earl of Sefton, Lord Lieutenant of the county, which was acknowledged by his lordship in appropriate terms The CHAIRMAN then rose to propose " The health of the Right Hon. the Earl of Derby, and the House of Lords," a toast which was received with immense applause. In proposing the toast, the chairman alluded to the tran- sceiidant oratory of the noble lord—to the high offices he had held in this country—and also to the fact that Lord Derby had visited the United States many years ago, in order to make himself acquainted with the people and with the government of that country. The Earl of DERBY, after assuring the company that he deeply felt the compliment which they had paid per sonally to himself, said :—" Now, gentlemen, perhaps I may be permitted to say a few words upon the subject of that body with which you have identified me this evening —the body of which I have the honour of being an un worthy member—to say a few words upon that body, which is, I conceive, an important and essential part of the monarchical constitution of this country. And I say it rather because I say it in the presence of an honourable gentleman with whom I am proud to acknowledge the friendly relations which subsist between ourselves and, I hope and am sure I may say, between our countries, with whose institutions that body would be highly incongruous, and in whose institutions accordingly it finds no place, And yet, gentlemen, in that great country—in that . great republic—in that rising and rapidly-increasing empire, as w he e ar m )— ay in cal t l h i a t i but w an in e e mp th ir a e t w im ith tn o e u n t s a e n r e e m pu p h e l r i o e r , ;( e lp that the wisdom and th e f ores i g ht o f th e grea t a nd trious founders of that constitution (and greater and re?,,, men have seldom appe are d u p on th e p u bli c s t ag e of D', tory) found it incumbent, even in the first flush of t!'°, triumph of popular feeling, to interpose some barn!, between immediate legislati on an d th e di rec t re flectiol?°' the popular will. True it is, they had not—and if tn% had it would have been wholly inconsistent with O.it institutions—an hereditary chamber; but they su pplied!: a different manner, wisely adaptin g it t o th e i r o wn iner,, tutions and system, a barrier interposi ng b e t w een direct representative institution and the legislation of 0 :, country, founded upon the elective principle wise?, adapted to their own institutions—founded, although uPw' the elective principle, yet with a different basis, and reigt, senting a diffe r e n t c l ass o f i n te res t s ; an d i t i s s i n gle.' enough that the two great countries —now, I may o . l i almost the only h omes an d re f uge o f lib er t y th roug ht4 l the world—these great countries under which, with diver' cities of institutions and diversities of habits, there eft at the same time a great uniformity of principle, and," great similarity and identity of l aws as of l anguage —t these two great countries should have formed their co! stitutions starting from precisely opposite points of vie,' In this conntry, the rights of the p eop l e an d th e liber_fm s o t f ar t t h e e d p a e t o t p h l e e e h tre ave r b e n e e d n o o f f t h s e l o s ev e a l e e n , d w i t t a h r a d l y m g o r s o t w u t n h i . fra monarchical power, and aristocratic and feudal power boundless extent. By s l ow d egrees th e r i g h ts o f tb People, as the enlight enmen t o f th e coun t ry procee ded' have risen their way and acquired their due preponderance: and they have attained in this country that state in rabic!, I will venture to s t a t e th a t , not except t h e great repu bl. of the United States, there is no country in which a large r measure of rational liberty is enjoyed than that of whiff I have the honour of being a native. (Applause.) N!: have reduced in this country the power of the crown s.„ the power of the nobles to a n amoun t w hi c h d epr i ves t he one and the other of all offensive power, of all offensic s privilege—(hear)—and leaves them only so much induenel as to steady and balance the machine of the constitutio st and to prevent such rapid and constant fluctuations se might arise from the unchecked exercise of the immedia te popular will. (Applause.) Now, starting from the othe e f f and opposite point, let us look to the great example / the republic of the Unit e d St a t es . I n j ust i ce —l doe, ' hesitate to use the w o r d—l e d t o res i s t ance ; res i stance l7 to revolution ; revolution led to the full enjoyment sa, full success of the popular principle and popular righ t and yet in the very flu s h o f t r i ump h and success, 10,`", some excesses might have be en p ar d one d i n indulg l a spirit so congenial to th e f ee li ng o f t h e country, s ° which had acquired so great a triumph, the f a r-seeing , statesmen of that day foresa w it wou ld b e necessary , to , certain extent, to check th e p re d om i nance o f t h at pu ll l popular influence, and t o i n t erpose — not, indeed, ttl'a they borrowed from the m o th er country —b ut to interPoas" some check which w ou ld t en d as a b a l ance to the eons! : tution, and as a counterpoise and equivalent to the Hour of Lords in the mother country, as far as such an equips' lent can counterpoise." Hi s l or d s hi p t h en remark's) that no doubt much might be said against the doctrinet hereditary succession, and more especially berediew legislation, yet he would venture to say, that there were advantages in the h ere dit ary l eg i s l at i on i n the House ° Lords which were not to be overlooked in an old cowl like this, and which pro ve d an i mpor t ant element s°l link in our free mona rc hi ca l cons ti tu ti on. T he House .: Lords, in this country, was not, what in other countriav it might be, an exclusive branch, between which and t?, rest of the comrnnity there was an exclusive gulf. "I'. House of Lords in this country," continued his lordshilti "is constantly receiving fresh reinforcements and influent" from the popular element, constantly receiving reinforce' ments of new blood ; while on the other hand, in t,.lt. s second generation at a ll even t s, t h e younger sons of P. peerage are merged in the commonalty, and become a pa; tion of the general mass o f th e commun i ty, without s L separating barrier. Gentlemen, I think I could harem take a stronger instance of the manner in which these r e ' inforcements of the House of Lords take place than the° which have occurred in the last ten months—in thre e cases, the only three in whi c h I h ave h a d the honour ( advising the crown to grant a peerage. These three case'` are drawn from three different professions. One was° noble and gallant officer connected originally with a dig' tinguished family, but still more distinguished for having been many years the right-hand counsellor of that die: tinguished and lamented man this country has lately low In the chief command of the army he had attained . military name, and his services were well known to evert military officer, and his conduct in that position was we e and highly appreci a t e d. (A pp l ause.) Th e second wa s' gentleman of a family of recent origin, but whose service: in the diplomati c career h ave re fl ec t e d even addition ea lustre upon that g re a t name w hi c h you i n this town bs many years ago the honour and privilege of calling y°l own representative, bea r i ng th e name o f Canning. (Heft, The third was a gen tl eman w h ose parents were of t,er very humblest class, wh ose p aren t s h a d no higher fr. than small shopkeepers in a little country town, 04 started in public life with no advantages beyond those, his own ability and his own energy, and yet, by his ei labour and his own t a l en t s, . w i t h out any adventitious su° vantages, passing throu g h a ll th e hi g h er ranks of tbob laborious and learned profession to which he had devote; himself. It will ever be a satisfaction to me that 1 to; vised the crown t o ca ll t o th e H ouse of Lords, as lord WI chancellor of E ng l an d , th e son of a small tradesman ° Lewes, who has illustrated his own name and character a° Sir Edward Sugden, and who has reflected, T will venture e°, say, still higher honour by the name of LordSt.Leonarclk t His lordship then said, th a t w h atever m i nistry hold the reins of government, they, unless wholly Will a , to the interests of th e i r own country, as well as the wori., ' at large, could have no o th er o bj ect t h an cultivating ell' friendship of the United States. With reference to the fisheries question, the noble lord remarked :—" MY 1 2 °/1 ; friend, if I may b e so a ll owe d t o ca ll hi m, the m inister near me, has advert e d t o some diff erences w hi ch have se'' sen between us, and some points which have led to e o °: troversy and remark. I will not, of course, upon such an occasion as thi s , en t er upon a d i scuss i on of the mat!' of that question ; but I feel convinced that the best mod e of settling the differences which may arise between this. country and the United States especially—but I will sal , also, this and any other country—is a frank and moderate communication of moderate views and claims, temps" rately put forward and st ea dil y en f orce d , upon the Or of the representatives of those nations. (A pp l a useii And I am sure of this, that while a tame concession 0 any important rights never affords real satisfaction O either of the parti es — even t h at to whom it is made , o f that which makes it —so, on the other hand, the friend' ship of nations is best maintained by a calm and tempera te assertion of that which they believe to be their rights+ and, on the other hand, by a mo d era t e an d lib era l vier of those which are the r i g ht s an d pr i v il eges o f o thers• Gentlemen, I have no fear of any question of any differ' ences arising between the United States and this country':- We have too many ties to bind us together. We hal the ties of common language—the ties of common laws W many respects —we have the ties of common liberty—" have the ties of rapidly extending and increasing cor 0 ; merce—we have also ties, I am sure, o f personal ge o7 feeling to bind us t oge th er ; an d my fi rm belief is, that! questions arise in whi c h diff erences o f op i n i on may esi,e': friendly communi ca ti on w ill not on l y remove those elialT, culties, but will also tend to ma k e th e f act o f those P. ferences having arisen extend into a system of reciprou advantage and the greater extension of commercial inter course between the two countries." (Applause.) _ before twelve o'clock. APSLEY HOUSE. The principal apartments in Apsley House, the residence of the late Duke of Wellington, are open to the Pub bc during this month, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Satur' days, from ten till three o'clock, by admission tickets: issued by Mr. Mitchell, of Old Bond-st r e e t, i n answe r to written applications. Apsley House was built by Henry Bathurst, Bare, Apsley, Earl Bathurst ; it was purchased by th e l a t e Dill" of Wellington in 1820, and was subsequently gr catu enlarged. From the Entrance-hall visitors pass to a roo o upon the right band, used as THE WAITING ROOM, in which there are marble bust; of the late Duke, Lord Castlereagh, Mr. Perceval, Colone Gurwood, Colonel Ponsonby, &c. At the foot of the staircase stands a colossal statue O f Napoleon, by Cano va , presente d to the late D u k e by 0' allied sovereigns of Europe. Entering the PICCADILLY DRAWING-ROOM, are several admirow,„ paintings; those most worthy of men ion are—" A portre, of John, Duke of Marltorough," o ver th e mante l- p i ec t " The Chelsea Pensioners," by Wilki e ; the companir, painting, " The Greenwich Pensioners," by Burnet "V E dw a i n n A L anb and u s r e g e l r i ; in an th d e sCevaegreavoictahbiWneitldspßeceiamstesn.i" of till:, Dutch school. IN THE DRAWING•ROOM, over the door, is a portrait of Marshal Soult ; and one of Pope Pius VII. This roolr, also contains the oririnal painting of "The Melton Hunt, and copies from Raffaelle of the four splendid works know° as " The Spasimo," " La Madonna del Peace," .‘ The Pearl," and " The Visitation." Over the door, leading to an inner room, is a "Portrait of Mr. Pitt," and another of the late " Mr. Arbuthnot," by Gamberdella. Opposite the pier-glasses, stand a pair of vases, porcelaine de Sevres' presented to the Duke by Louis XVIII. THE PICTURE GALLERY, in which the annual banqu et on the 18th of June was held, contains numerous admire' ble specimens of celebrated painters, the name of each artist appearing on the frames. Th e candelabres*, Russian porphyry, in the centre of the room, were Pr e ' sented by the Emperor Nicholas, and the vases of por' phyry from Sweden, at the side of the apartment, by the late King of Sweden. THE SMALL DRAWING Room.—Upon the table, ne ar the door, a Malachite vase, presented by the E m peror Alexander; above it is a portrait of the present Duches! of Wellington, by Gambardella ; upon the ri g ht-1109 side a full-len g th p or t ra it of William IV., b y Wilki e : a n upon a table are placed two services of very handsome Sevres china ; one presented by Louis XVIII., the other formerly belonging to Joseph, King of Spain. THE STRIPED DRAWING ROOM.--The most interest"' ing paintings are : "The Battle of Waterloo ;" by Si r Win. Allen (taken from Napoleon's head quarters) ' • P°r traits of Lord Beresford, Lord Lynedoch, Lo r d Anglesey , and Lady Wellesley, by Sir Thomas Lawrence; Lord' Nelson, by Sir Wm. Beechy ; Lady Charlotte Greville:, by Hoppner; Sir George Murray ; Marshal Blucher and the late Lord Cowley, by Hoppner. IN THE CHINA Room are portions of services of Prue' sian and Saxon china, presented by the Emperor of AO tria, the King, of Prussia, and Louis XVIII., co n t a ined glass cases. The silver plateau, in cases, on each side °' the mantel-piece, was presented by the regent of Portu gal, for services during the Peninsula war, from 1808 1811. Opposite the entrance is placed the Wellingto n shield, manufactured from designs by Stothard, and pre vented by the merchants and bankers in London, in 182: 4 ; Upon the cases are some remarkable busts, in bronze, the Marquis of Wellesley, Henri Quatre, the Prince o' Conde, Louis XIV., and Marshal Turenne. , 0 From this room visitors pass through the S e cretary a Room, the Duke's Private Room, an d th e D u ke'e Be t Room (in the arrangement of which not the slightes alteration has been made since they w er e l as t use d), a O O thence into the garden, by an outlet constructed es private communication with the mansion, an d h a bitually used by the late Duke. pared circun to be 1 the m Br] meeth recom Stewa with r J. A. of no umpir of the as foil X 1,391 £15,0' also a; sented before Chests to Mr new bi by £2l Ditf —Ano intinail was _pi reside! 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