The Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-11-21 00:00:00

GRAND VOLUNTEER DISPLAY LAST NIGHT, AT ST. GEORGE'S-HALL. SWEARING-IN OF THE ENGINEER. VOLUNTEERS: Last night the interesting. ceremonial of swearing-in the Sngineer Ocirps; Which has recently been formed in . Liverpool, teak plaCe at St. George's-hall, under cii:- iimstatiees of unusual eClat. The nucleus of this large find splendid body of men was pinned principally frorn 00 imticnien and inspectors employed ill ; OrrAO, out tie various sanitary workswiAtil the borough, whilst a ecacieni, Micas immediately presented ler l selyeil from the offices of the various architects and o'tineers practising in town. Nothing further was Wanting to add completeness in all its departments to that magnificent body of local volunteers of whom Liver pool may be so justly proud. Of this very important and interesting adjunct to the volunteer force, eight companies have already been enrolled ; and the corps, judged either by the advance which it has made in drill,. or the fine physique presented by the men, is one well' justifying the pride which is felt in it by its promoters. St.. George's-hall has rarely presented a more bril liant spectacle than it did last eVening, it had been pro fusely decorated with flags, strearneis, and other troPhies, supplied gratnitoiisly fl•Om Cohipton House. EaCh pillar Was hung with flags, baini. the platform (ate orchestra) • • especially, the most ex4tiisite ornamentation had been lavished. It. ~?ra§ laid With fine green cloth. Two beau *. bilk Military flags waved. over the Mayor's chair, tiallA on each side in front were two silk banners inscribed with the initials of the corps. There was a profusion of other trophies,. and in front there was a Pictured motto, in white and red flowers, of " Defence, but not Defiance." On each side was a star, or rayon, formed of bayonets, bearing the royal arms in the centre. At the other end of the hall, and where, in the recess, the military bands in attendance were pladed, hung, supported tlitrthies, a blue flag fringed With *lac ; and bearing the inscription, " England elpects eVel Mail to tin Ms duty." Mr. test had kindly *ohintorqd his serte s hon tiig ohto '" " ; 1 _ , Lue other mUilca:. accompaniments (r the evening were furnished by the bands of the 22nd (Ist battaliOn), the 15th Rifles, the Ist Brigade of Artillery, and that of the Collegiate Cadets. The ceremony was appointed for half-past seven clock in the evening; and the interest which the pub lic felt in the proceedings was sufficiently evidenced by the crowd which long before that hour congregated about the building. The hall was thrown open at seven, when carriages began rapidly to arrive, and the streets were astir With detachments of the various volunteer corps, who were to form the guard of honour, marching to the building. These entered by the south-east door, whilst the general public were admitted by the northern por tico, It had been arranged that all detaehments tomposing the gnard 'of botielir, *ere to consist of not More thali three officers, five sergeants, and fifty men. it ivas composed as follows :—Rifles: The 42nd, the Mayor's, the Childwall Corps, under the command of Ensign Lucy; the 15th, under the command of Captain badenach ; the 2nd Battalion (Lieut.-Col. Gladstone's), under the command of Captain Maxwell, of the Oth; and the Ist Battalion (Lieut.-Col. Bousfield's), tinder the command of Captain Bright, of the 2/nd, Artillery : The 9th and 12th (Second, Brigade), tinder the command of Major Thompson ; the ht (Lieut.-Col, Brown's), under Captain Hamilton ;• the 4th, under Captain tfornby ; the fith, under Captain Inman, and the 11th battalion, under Captain Maclver. The whole force, We may state, was under the command of Lieut.-Colonel bousfield, who had as his aides-dc-tamp Capt. Robert son, of the Ist, and Capt. Crosbie, of the bth: The artillery were formed, two dedp, along the east aide and south, end of the hall, their right resting next th e platform ; the rates, thrown into a similar formation, fated theni toil the west ; whilst, in front and on each. aide tit the orchestra,—the position of most honour,—a number of the Collegiate cadets were drawn up. An open space was kept in the centre ; the general public found accommodation behind, whilst the galleries were crowded with ladies, who rained their influence upon the scene. The varied colours of the uniforms of the different corps mingled as in a parterre; and the tout oesemb/e, we need not say, was one of no ordinary grandeur. , S. R. GRAVES, Esq., the Mayor, presided ; and amongst the other gentlemen present on the platform, We observed—W. Preston, Esq. ; C. Turner, Esq. ; Brown, Esq. ; C. Motley, Esq. ; J. Farnworth, Pisq. ; J. Littledale, Esq. ; J. Shimmin, Esq. ; G. Hickson, Esq. ; C. Beloe, Esq. ; E. Estill, Esq. ; T. Vernon, Esq. ; Colonel Wilbraham, Colonel Tsuner, Lieut.-Colonel Gladstone, Lieut. G. Preston, Colonel tountsteven, Colonel Buchanan, Major Walter, Major Tinley, Major Clay, :Colonel Mawdsley, Stephens, Captains Grayson, Forbes, Falkner, Melly, Campbell, )l entell, and Mayer ; Staff-Surgeon H. Neil, Dr. Des- Mond, Capt. Preston, 2nd D.G. ; Capt. Goldfinch, R.N.; Capt. Scott, Capt. Greatbam, R.N. ; the Rev. Rector , Campbell, the Rev. Dr. Hume, and the Rev. J. S. Itowson. When all had been arranged, The MAYOR rose and said—Ladies and gentlemen We have met this evening for the purpose of swearing in the First Lancashire Engineer Corps ; and I will now call upon the commanding officer to come forward with hi s officers and men, for the purpose of taking the oath. The Engineers had been formed in the western corri dor, and, on this intimation being given, the first or staff company, preceded or accompanied by their officers, tolvanced two deep • and with imposing front (about ; hventy abreast) to the foot of the orchestra. The bands struck tip as an accompaniment to their march, and they were hailed on their appearance with loud applause rtom the gallery. The names 'of the ofAcers are as follows :=Capt. Newlands, Capt. Picton, Capt. Ellison, Lieut. Orridge, Lieut. Evans, Lieuo, Haigh, Lieut. Grayson, Lieut. Whitty, Lieut. Beloe, and ttr. 'Manifold. The oath of allegiance having been Mminestired to these, the staff company and the other companies were sworn-in in succession,—the Mayor being assisted in the duty by fivo other magistrates pre kilt, viz.: Mr. Charles Tuner, Mr. William Brown, Mr. Preston, Mr. Farnwortl, and Mr. C. Morley. upwards of 300 were swom.in ; and the ceremony necessarily occupied a consi&rable time. When it was over, Mr. Best played an orerture upon the organ; and The MAYOR rose, and said,—l am sure I shall be consulting the feelings d those present, if I ask the Hector of Liverpool, to associate his name with so inte resting a ceremeny, by addressing a few words to the roen. (Applause.) _ . The Rev. Rector CIMPRELL said—Having been called upon by the Mayor b address you, I felt it my duty to obey the call. however unequal I may be to perform, the task which he has imposed on me ; and if I am asked Why I, exercising tle peaceful profession of a clergyman, RM. here to sanctim by my humble advocacy a warlike Movement, I say Oat I think I can do it with a perfectly safe conscience, hicause I believe in my conscience that the movement jr the best to secure the maintenance of Peace. (Applause.) The surest way to prevent any Unjust and unprovoked aggression--and any aggression Upon us will be unjust and unprovoked—is to show, that We are 13erfectly willing and able to defeat it. (Cheers.) It is, therefore, with a view to promote the objects of the PeacaSociety that I exhort you to exercise your selves in the preparations for defensive war. (Ap- Plause.) No man of common sense, no Christian Man, can do otherwise than abjure the wickedness of aggressive war; and we particularly, the servants Of a God who is the author of peace and lover of concord, „eau only hope and pray for the time w hen the lion is to lie down with the lamb, and swords shall be turned into Ploughshares, and spears into pruning hooks. But then, 1 14 men of common sense and common experience, we x,now perfectly well that under the present dispensation of To the reign of peace is a simple impossibility. ko suppose that the Continental armies will turn their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning 'looks, would be to suppose that the Ethiopian can Change the colour of his skin, or the leopard lose the 'Vets upon his hide. It is, as I said before, under God's Present dispensation, a perfect impossibility. ',So long He permits the freedom of the human will to 'work its t ) wn way, so long as He is pleased to permit the wrath of Man to work against the righteousness, of God, war and nghtin g s will arise. But still there are some who say, Whom and what are you afraid of ?" to which my answer would be, that I should be reluctant to confess that we are actually afraid of anything—(applause)— afraid, that is to say, with a cowardly and dastardly fear. But then lam sure that no reflecting man can View with otherwise than feelings of deep and solemn apprehension the possibility even of a French invasion. Looking to the vindictive wickedness which would pro /eke it, and the just, and holy, and virtuous indignation 'With which it would be met, it would entail one of the l ifted_ and most sanguinary conflicts that the world Europe beheld, and might turn back the ci v ili sa ti on o f . r-iurope for half a century. To use the simple and ex- P i ressaye language of Lord Overstone , "It must not be!" (Applause.) This great and wealthy nation must spare 110 cost—this great and determined people must spare 40 pains to prevent its possibility. But then there arc some who say, how can you possibly expect a French ; 41 vasion, after the pacific assurances of the Emperor of t he French ? Well, I should be sorry to say one need lessly disrespectful word of that inscrutable potentate , ° ll t who really is so inscrutable that I defy any human never to divine what he means ; fend I, for my part , can gever think of him without thinking of that character 14 him in _Punch, representing him under the figure of a Porcupine, with bayonets for its quills, and a motto Pderneath, "He may be a peaceable animal, but he 't look like it." (Applause.) However, let us take 'Mat he represents himself to be. Let us speak of him , 1 / 4 d think of him in the language of that motto which "ras buckled round his knee when our gracious Majesty °lade him a Knight of the Garter, "Hopi sat qui mal Pense"—evil to him that evil thinks. Let us suppose thatV he has, that be does combine with the wisdom of :ite serpent the simplicity of the dove — are we quite t he that he is, to use a cant phrase, master of "ue situation ? are we quite sure that he is his own l aster in that respect? (Hear, hear, and: applause.) p erhaps all of you may not have heard what was said 'glen that part of the subject by the late Henry Drum mond, of facetious memory. He said, as a man who 4 ee PS a pack of hounds must sometimes go out a-hunting, 0 a man who keeps an army of 600,000 must sometimes b° out fighting. (Laughter and applause.) And that m ight be the case with him. He may, like as the E mperors of Rome were subject to the Pretorian Guards, I'M the Sultans to their Mamclukes, he may be in that r s pect the servant of his own army, and may be forced. Po war against his inclination. All these considera -lous force me to the conclusion that it is-necessary for us, however reluctantly, to. be prepared for war. The word of command to 'you is ," Stand•at..ease;" "Atten tion ;" and though God forbid the time should come when it shall be said to y0u,.." Make ready,—present, — fire I" still I hope that you will always be ready to "Shoulder your arms." (Applause.) And, gentlemen, sorely W have something worth contending. for. We hale CoriStitiltion which, With all its faults, is the noblest fabric of civil and religions liberty that ever was raised by the hand' of man,. -"combining," as Lord Macaiilay says, "beyond all ekainPle.nd all , hope; the blessings of frepdom with the blessings,of brder,—the blessed land of liberty. and philbiophy.• Which is full of all:soignee—the:land Of the brave." (Applause.) • May I not use: thinking of such -a land as this, the language dt Sir Walter Scott: " Where is the coward that would not dare to fight for such a land ?" (Applause.) May I not, man of peace as I am, invoke the blessing of Jehovah upon such a movement as this; and when. I pray to • the God of Mercy to pre vent the necessity of your being called into action, may I not pray to the• God of Battle to steel your hearts and nerve your hands if the day of action should ever arrive. But, gentlemen, in order that this should be done, you must regard this not as a mere amusement, and not for the purpose of vanity, but as a sacred, solemn duty, which, whatever the result maybe, cannot but tend to your good. The habits of discipline and Order *MA you will learn must be beheficittl to you; and as such I regard it,, at a liiiikister of the Gospel; with satisfaction. It Was said to me by a friend of s niine, a &Male friend, that she Was afraid this movement. might leadte•con vivialitY and irregular I told her that I helipired dkrectly th,e reverse; and I ain . tbld by fliOSe acquainted with l it that such has been the case--that it leads to babits of or ier and temperance instead of disorder and intemperance, (Applause,),. It was on that account I gave my humble sanction to the drill of the boyS in the Collegiate Institution;' and I was highly gratified to hear Colonel Wilbrahain speak of those boys in the manner that he did. God forbid that the drill should imbue 'anything like a martial spirit in those lads. That is not the purpose of it. We do not want to make them food for powder; but we wish to bring them up to habits of order and discipline, and we believe the drill will have a most beneficial effect, both upon their habits of order and their health. I therefore . feel perfectly justified 111 othofting,yoU persevere Let your motto be that of the order of the Thistle, "Nento.inc intvt,l ud ?!"! teeema, , .‘--- , &body attacks rue with impont;; (L oud applattse.) The tbtsti o. knot; hl a very peace ful- weed when alone; you let it but when yon touch it, you are apt. to scratch Voi r ir fingers—, (a,laugh) and se, I believe, if Any rash invader invaded this island, invaded the tabbtity of our island home,. he would find to his, cost that he had better not meddle with a nation of freemen, bristling with arms. (Loud cheering.) An inspection of the troops then took place, and was made by his Worship the Mayor Lieutenant-Colonel Wilbraham, C. 8., Lieutenant-Colonel Brown, Lieut.- Colonel Bousfield, and other distinguished military men. When this part of the interesting ceremony had concluded, .The:MAYott addressed the meeting, and said : I am requested to inform the meeting.that a great number of distinguished noblemen and military Mari Whom We expected to be present here tó-nigbt; haVe 'cell Prd veiited by marry raises , iirhiat they hake bni, ()died in the note 6 that I hold in my hand. [sir John urgoyne had addressed the following letter of apology t-- 6; Gloucester-gardens, Hyde-park. lith Nov. 18G0. My dear Captain regret very much that indis position, which confines me to the house, will prevent ins from witnessing a ceremony which it ,would have given me great pleasure to attend. With every good wish for the success of the corps, believe me, yours faithfully, J. F. Bilario+9 . E. Lord Clyde, who had been oleo rrti'eAttll rionliatending; says as follows thrd Clyde presents his compliments to Captain lisein, and regrets to say that the pressure of unavoidable business renders it impossible for him to accept the invitation which the committee of the First Lancashire Volunteer Engi neers are good enough to send him. With every wish to do honour to the volunteers of Great Britain (of regiments of which he is honorary colonel), he feels that he has really not enough of time at his disposal, and must request Capt. Ellison to make his excuses to the committee accordingly. Albany, Nov. 2, 1860.] My Lord Derby is also prevented, I am very sorry to say, through his recent indisposition, though no one has taken a more lively interest itt the uloVerrieet than that ndbie geritlernain (Cheers.) Dly Lord SWiley feels that it would not be possible for him to attend our meeting this eveningos he has left Lancashire for some time, and the engagements which he has made will occupy his time entirely for the present week. T. B. Horsfall, Esq., is also prevented from being present in consequence of his having some friends staying with him, We have also a number of other communications, the'writers of which state that they are unable to attend from various causes. [Amongst the gentlemen who were prevented from attending the meeting were the Rev. Dr. Raffles, Canon Stowell, Lord Sefton, Lieut.- General Sir Edward Cest, T. Stamford Raffles, Esq., John B. Lloyd, Esq. ' Major James Cunliffe (Scotch corps), J.. Wilson l'atten, Captain Mends, &c., &c.] his "Worship then continued :—Ladies and gentlemen, it now becomes my pleasing dilly to address a few Wards, congratulatory words, to the Ezighieerss whom we have just admitted into the high privilege of volunteer ser servite which, whateVer be its faults, and there is no great movement without some drawbacks—a ser vice which, at all events ) has the high trait of raising this country from very great weakness to a very great state of security. (Hear, hear, and deafening applause.) And I am sure that • I but speak the feelings of the volunteers that I see gathered within these *all on this most auspicious occasion to-night, when I, on their behalf, offer to the Engineer 'Volunteers of Lancashire their heartiest and their 'warmest welcome. (Loud and prolonged cheering.) On the other hand, I think 1 may, with equal justice, congratulate the town of Liverpool upon so important art accession to the material defences of, our pert--(hear, hear)—for, I believe, it is generally admitted that our approaches will form a conapicnotts part, if ever this town should he attacked; and I have no doubt whatever but that, with the aid of the Engineers of Liverpool and Lancashire, the sand hills of Crosby will give a good account on the day of trial. (Hear, hear, and enthusiastic applause , ,. which lasted for several minutes.) The calin and dis passionate, manner in which yott have come forward 'to record your oaths of fealty to your gracious Sovereign — (hear, hear)—and of obedience to your commanding officers and generals, is, I think, the most convincing proof that you have not taken this step without mature, serious, solemn, and calm. consideration. (Hear, hear,. and renewed demonstrations of delight.) You have not, I am quite sure and feel perfectly' satisfied in my own mind, taken that step without some forethought; you have, I have no doubt, been prompted by that motto which now fronts me upon that flag ; you have, I feel perfectly confident, been impulsed to it by the noble and generous feeling " That England expects that every nasn—no matter whatever may be his position or his station—will do his duty faithfully and well." (Enthusiastic cheering, loud and long-contmuM ) You' have, I firmly believe, been prompted by the love of country, by strong and loyal attachments to the throne, to come forward to devote your time and your moneys I will say your leisiire hours and your precious time, (because you have no other time at your disposal), has been asked from you, and you have come forward to devote them to the service of your country. (Hear, hear, and bursts of applause.) And while learning pro ficiency in the art of warfare,—or rather, I should say, in the means of defence—you are and will be assisting your brother volunteers in maintaining, with the regular forces of this country, your homes, your hearths, your altars, and, in a word, your country itself, inviolate, untouched, and unharmed, from the possibility of a foreign foe landing on' our island shores. (Tremendous cheering.) You are - Commanded by a gentleman who is not new to tire, for he has, been under fire and in its thickest midst—he has seen: the greatest warfare of modern days. He is your natural leader, and I am sure you have and entertain for him those natural ties which, to some extent, exist between the employer and the employed. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) You are officered by gentlemen of no less distinguished scientific abilities, and you yourselves combine a large amount of practical engineering skill. (Hear, hear, and continued vociferous cheering.) And I' am sure I do not' say too , much when I say that we do expect from you what the splendid corps has achieved that only , twelve months ago was sworn in within these 'calls--that you will do within the next twelve months what they have done within the past twelve months. (Hear, bear, hurrah, and other expressions of popular applause). But while learning;the art of defence, there is,still a higher and more imp or t an t d u t y th a t I will impress on yob, which must uot.by any means be forgotten ; and that is, that you will endeavour, by your conduct, to preserve the good and high character which you now enjoy, and that by steadiness, sobriety, and general good conduct, youswill not only deceive the approbation, esteem, and well-wishes of your brother volunteers, but you will earn for yourselves the respect of the town at large. (Hear, hear, and continued applause.) I would wish to have informed this meeting of the pleasure with which I went round and inspected the numerous volunteers under arms this evening ; but there is present a higher authority, a still higher authority than mine—l mean Colonel Wilbraham. —(hear, hear, and applause, which rang from every part of the densely-filled edifice)—who, I may say, might not have viewed with the same partial eyes as I looked upon my brother volunteers. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) He will inform you, and I have no doubt he will candidly tell you- of what he has seen and what he thinks. (Loudfand fr equently -repeated cheering, amidst which his worship resumed his seat.) Lieut.-Colonel WILBRAHAM rose, and was greeted with enthusiastic rounds of applause. 'When silence bad been somewhat restored, he addressed the'assemblarre as follows :—Mr. Mayor, ladies, and gentlemen, after having so very recently addressed a body of volunteers in this hall, I had hoped to have been only a spec tator of this evening's Most interesting ceremony, but I had been told that it would be both grati fying to the volunteers, and also of some advantage to the volunteers Who are present on this occasion, if some military men were to take a part in this evening's proceedings. (Hear, hear, and immense cheering.) And, therefore; I can have no hesitation in coming forward once more, and saying a few words to you. (Hear, hear, and repeated applause.) Gentlem en , I have watched the volunteers in every stage of their growth, and I have seen them on their private parade grounds, at their rifle practice, and at their great reviews —(hear, hear ;)—but it so ha pp ens that I ne ver before saw even a single volunteer en rolled. Theref o r e , I need scarcely tell you how strikingly i mp osi ng that sight has been to me this evening . to see this large, and I may truly say, this splendid body of volunteers coming forward in the public manner that they have done, . to enrol themselves for the defence of their native coun try. (Hear, hear,* and loud applause.) Gentlemen, the experience of the last year, and I may say the experience of the last year and a half, will have given you an idea of what is expected from you ? You must be aware that you volunteers are called upon to make considerable sacri fices of your time and your personal convenience, and I am sure that you have weighed this matter well in your minds ; and that you now come forward with the deliberate and determined resolve to follow the example, the good and noble example set by your brother volun teers, whom you have invited this evening to witness your enrolment. (Hear, and loud expressions of applause.) The declaration that you have made this day, gentlemen, if we only look to the letter of it, is not a very binding or stringent one—for, if I am not very much mistaken, a fortnight's notice suffices to set you legally free from your engagement. (Hear, hear.) But if we look to the spirit of that declaration, gentle men, I am sure you will feel with me that you have taken upon yourselves this evening an obligation which it wojild be unmanly, and I may say dishonourable, to draw back from without some good, sufficient, and reasonable cause for so doing, tangible; (Hear, and loud cheers.) We were talking the other evening, gentlemen, of the effect that the institution of rifle matches, such as that at Hightown, would have upon the permanence of the volunteer movement. I myself, for my own part, believe that that effect will be very great; and I believe, tpo, that we act .quite right and consistently in trying to make the Tat'iwils corps of the voltinteers as attractive as siesSilfie, ,df borirse;,o doe .regard economy: (Mai; hear, arid CheerS.) But. ei;e.fi gentlemen, we may syish the Voliinteers to lieceare, as .I trust their .svill ultiMately become an established force, and a permanent institution of our count r y . . st ill we . .must look, td higher,, motives firan,. th ose , : (Hear, hear,, and Appla*e.) . must look, gentlemen, to the combined operations of that Powerful motive in Which this great nOtiorial riloierrient - drigirrated--I. mean :the sense of duty which we all of us owe to our greions Queen and our beloved country. (Hear, hear, and con tinued plaudits.) The threatening aspect of continental Europe—the political world in Europe, gentlemen, led the nation to feel, and I believe rightly, what sage and far-sighted men such as the late Duke of Wellington had felt all along, namely, that.our means of defence were utterly and entirely inadequate either to give us security —proper security—at home, or to command for us respect abroad. (Hear, hear, and prolonged cheering.) Thank God, gentlemen, that is now changed—this aspect has assumed a milder one. We are, gentlemen, I think, for ever free from those periodical panics arid alarnis which Wire than note hOie liven hurtful td our Oeniiribred degradirigtd pride -s” Englishnieri. (Lend . , Mid proleoged aPrilanse.) :We haye also the pleasure arid pririleee of hearing within the last few weeks, froth the lips of three of the chief ministersi of the crOWn i that England has regaiped—or rather, 1 should say,, she has at all events acquired — that respect arid loris 4 standi which she formerly held in the councils of Etirope .(Hear, hear, and applause.) And surely, gentlenien, Voltinteer, can eipeet or get. noligher reward for their exertions, a m in o greater en couragement for persevering in those exertions, than to experience the proud feeling that they contribute largely to those happy results. (Hear, hear, and applause.) And the addition of this volunteer force, gentlemen, will be not merely an addition to the numbers, but a valu able addition to the efficiency of the volunteer force of Lancashire. (Hear, hear l and Amid eXpressions of approval,) Of the ditties of eitgirieers t iri offensive /tar tare, I need not speak tto*. In the first place, your excellent captain, tti the Illayqr ci,;,,=Ted just now, had an Oi'Pottinity of seeing theni operate Off, pothapl, the most gigantic scale- the ' World ha's ever' Witnessed. (Hear, hear.) B u t i n defensiVe war —(I need, riot. say that yotir warfaiesii4 lie, and mustnecessarily be, a defensive:one)—th e duties .whieb devolve to the Engi neer Corpa to perform become extremely important. (Hear, hear, add great cheering.) The strength of any position may be doubled In a few hours by an advanced and effective corps of engineers by the judi cious erection of earth-works. No doubt, gentlemen, as a matter of course you will turn your attention to that most interesting and important branch of your military duties —those duties, in fact, which distinguish the engineer from every other branch of the service. But you will not content yourselves with that, as the proficiency you have acquired in drill, shows me in an unmistakeable manner. I will only rem i n d you th a t the Royal Engineers twri years ago proved themselves the best ripe shots iii the /thole arirty. Wow' and Contili li ded •tteefitig,) And 'Pt.& alsoralin yoit that in, the Criniea the, best soldiers—Nit' most Valuable soldiers—we had there were thdsetery risen who couldat any time eichange . their pick for the rifle, and, vice versa, the rifle for the plek, and ris e either of those very irithiable instninierits, Witii equal skill and ile to heal', arid great al ~Neisladds—i-(the aPealrei. here Odiessed the g rilant officer)—l ant very glad to See the cOlour of the uniform which you and your Yohinteers have adopted. (Hear, 11;ar, and loud applause.) I own that I have a ver y s t rong f ee li ng i n f a vour of red, for the whole volunteer force, as it was in 1804. I think that a great deal too much has been said about making our . soldiers invisible., No doubt it is desirable that skirmishers should be hidden from the enemy for a cer tain degree; but skirmishers bear but a very small pro portion to troops of position. And. I have great faith in the wholesome effect that the sight of imposing masses of red coats would have upon an invading force. (Hear, and loud and prolonged applause.) And if they Conte near enough to distinguish between the volunteers grid the Hue; the will , apprebersd f -happen. to find to their cost that it was, as the..old proverb has it, A distinction with ou t much' difference." (Hear, hear, cheers, and loud l aug h ter,) And, now, gentlemen, I will not trespass upon your time very much longer, but as it may be a long time before T have an opportunity of addressing so large a body o f vo l u nt eers ag ain (and, indeed, I feel that in addressing you as the representa tives, I am addressing the whole volunteer force of Liver pool) allow me to give you a few words of advice—(hear, and applause) —on two points, the negligence of which has, to my own knowledge, seriously impaired the efficiency , of the volunteer movement in some parts of England. Let me first of all say, that in the remarks I am going to make, -I give expression to them without any re ference whatever to the Lancashire tolittiteers, of Whose efficiency I have already spoken, arid of Which I haVe spoken often indeed. But I may mention this because these tWo subjects, conibined or separately, are pregnant with riot a little importance, and a great deal of ims portance to ,the cause in general. The first of these, gentlemen, is economy, and I need only give you the . opinion expressed by Earl . De Grey, who, wh en at the review of volunteers in 'Yorkshi r e, entreated them to avoid as far as possible all unnecessary expenses. In support of that, I may quote the opinion of Lord Elcho, who, both by precept and by his example, carries out this principle. The other point that I Wish to call attention to is the one which, in a large and pspolotis county like this, perhaps we are not so srihject td as in' a small county—l mean the great importanne and desirableness pf creating the most 'friendly relations between the volunteers of the same county. (Loud applause.) lam perfectly ass-are, gentlemen, that from the constitution of the volunteer force, it is quite impos • - sible but some causes of misunderstanding should arise. The gradations of rank—military rank—are not so marked among you as amongst the regulars. And in the event of any little or local differences arising, you have not always a superior officer to whom you can apply, and who will settle it with a' word on the spot. (Hear, hear.) All I can impress on you is that all these checks must be avoided by your own good. feeling and sense of dirty, and; 'above all, by the constant practice of good temper and mutual forbearance. (Cheers.) Gentle men, I thank you for your kind attention, for I feel it is the last time that I can have the pleasure of meeting you this year, and I trust during the winter that those who have acquired a good proficiency will keep it up, and. when we meet in the spring I trust to find the volunteers of Lancashire increased in efficiency and in number, and not decreased in zeal and spirit. (Loud applause, amidst which the gallant speaker retired.) Lieutenant-Colonel Bnow'r then rose to address the meeting, but Was perfectly inaudible to the reporters. He was understood to say that it was with pleasure that he heard tho observations which fell from Colonel Wil braham, as to the-efficient state of the volunteers in this county. There can be no doubt but that the volunteers have rendered great and most essential service to this cotintry. They had more firmly established our position as a nation, and had doubtless been the means of preventing a foreign war. Although the volunteers were not of the line, there is no doubt that in the course of time they will become equally efficient, and it has shown foreign nations that we are not alone a nation of shopkeepers, but can come forward and . act in ou r own d e f ence f or th e p ro t ec ti on o f our country —a country which enjoyed more liberty than any other nation in the world. The volunteers have nobly came forward in support of the rights of the nation, and have shown that we are perfectly invulnerable to any attack. When the volun teers were first called out, they were called out to • protect this country from a foreign foe, but they had been the cause of making peace ; and should there ever be a war, he felt quite sure that they would find the volunteers the first men in the field to protect these . shorei. They had been armed. for that purpeSe, and he was sure they would do their duty. .There had .been much said that they were not drilled the same as the regular army was ; but they were a class of men whe had heads on their shoulders! .and knew what they were after, and there would not be the same difficulty in drilling such men, and training them to a state of efficiency for the field, as the regular army had with the Johnny-raves who entered that body as recruits. He was convinced that in a short time the volunteers would, by paying attention to their drills, become a most efficient body of men for the protection of our 'country ; and if ever a foreign foe should set foot on these 'shores, they would do their duty. CHARLES TURNER, Esq., next rOse, and wag received with great applause. He said,—Gentlemen volunteers, in compliance with the request that has been made to me by the' Mayor, I have much pleasure in obeying, that request, inasmuch as it is gratifying to me to express to y6u all. the great interest itake in the 'volunteer move ment; at the same time, after' the 'able and practical speech you have just heard from Colonel 'Wilbraham, it is quite unnecessary for a civilian like me to offer one word of advice in military matters 'if even I -could do so. But, I think, nothing of late years has contributed so much to raise the character of this great and commercial nation in the estimation of other countries of the world as the volunteer movement. The other nations of Europe have been led to suppose that we, as Englishmen, were only a nation of' shopkeepers, and that we would willingly sacrifice our trade and our commerce—that we would rather sacrifice our country, than sacrifice our profit and loss account; by thi s movement, the nation had shown, by its taking up arms as one mans that they were prepared to defend its shores t again ion tsot invade d f e o foreign territories. d espots svh o Englishmen,migh t s how g a en d e i s r p a j o l t d were slow in moving, but, when moved, they were most ; and this - occasion will show them that we can make most valiant soldiers; and I believe that the necessity of such a movement has by. no means passed away. Other ' nations, and more particularly rm a amets neigh bouring nation, are augumenting their a they profess to have a most friendly feeling,to defendl and so we must keep up our position; and although they Recessary that England should be , prepared 1 should be prepared to protect her shores. from attack, 110 m I herself, should she be attacked. Englishmen . whatever quarter it might come. From ,the activity that has been shown in this movement, I feel convinced that should even an attack be made upon us you:will be prepared to repel any attack, and drive away any foe, as fast as po ss ibl e . I assure y o u I have felt it a great pleasure in taki ng th e p ar t I have done in the enrol - meat of the Engineer Volunteer Company, which I consider on e o f t h e mos t essential and useful portions of th e army. W e h ave a ll see n the absolute necessity of the movemen t, a nd I .am sure it it has most materially added, to the safety of the country , and while it d oes .us honour,' it wily tend to maintain for us'the respect of other countries, and demand front them their good esteem, which, as a nation, we are entitled to. (Loud cheers.) Mr. BELOE said—l have been requested by the Engineer Corps to convey their thanks to the Mayor and the other magistrates for their kindness in attending on this occasion, to take part in the swearing-in of that noble body of men. I feel my own difficulty, because, although I could return thanks for myself, I cannot find language sufficiently strong, or words that express the feelings of the warm hearts that are now beating beneath those red jackets. (Cheers.) And, when it was considered that more than nine-tenths of the Corps of Engineers were servants belonging to the Council over which you, Mr. Mayor, so ably preside, I shave ' only to say, that Liverpool should be proud of such a body of men. (Cheers.) When I tell you that it is not three months since this company was first started, at a meeting in this ball, and that now they were armed, equippeo, and ready for war, all must be proud that the Corporation of Liverpool possessed such a boo of men: (Cheers.) Although I d o no t intent to to you on the subject of discipline, which THE DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1860. no doubt my friend Aspinall will do, and many other subjects, there is one point to which, I wish to draw your attention, and that is one which may be said to be a pecuniary one, and that was interesting to all ; hut when I find a vast body of men ready to put aside their few leisdre hours ; to sacrifice their pleasure, and were • fkdy,to sgrigde Mick wages for their frier 4ere hound t o thinit ttiAt thl faqir a deep interest id the TrioreilleWt. ay so, bee a Use . when the pocket as tonehed, it, is ki;at ineen6e, to . the feelings., But. I have.. 91;servci that., it has iii9Yeked another feeling. I have studied the faces oftile, fien 4e before rpe,, and I ; am sure that.they have—many of them—wives and families, and.it is through the .affection that is entertaiued for those dear wives .andtfamiliee that they had niadd tlidge sacrifices, for. !" defence and not defrance." I have only another to say, ang that is, with regard to the officers. They all knew Cap tain Newlands, and the respect he was held in by all ; and the men, by the presentation of a splendid sword, had shown the esteem in which they held Mr. Ellison ; and there was Mr. Picton, who had forsaken his pencil and taken up the sword, and perhaps one day he might become as great a general as General Sir Thomas Pic ton, who died so gloriously on the field of Waterloo. Mr. Beloe concluded by returning. the thanks of the Engineer Comp an y o f V o l unteers to the Mayor and the fof their kind attendance and taking a part in i 0 Ten Mr, p.Asvricotbriely seconded Pi . tn (Ai° . if; and toped that the,ladies and. gentiemeri V;eiild to the,proposition: He did uot ,ask the foltinteemotil§ do it as silentlY as they ,conld, treat* they wete flet allowed to • make a demonstration while in the ranks, but,as the ladies and gentlemen hail not the tyranny of commanding officers over them—(laughter)—they would do j_t as only tnglishmencould. The motion„was cafcied, l most enthusiastically; after which Lieut.-Colonel Uotsfleld prop,Te4 ,Thee cheers for the May or and ma g istrates ," the -.oltuiteers most heartily responded to. The MAYOR, upon coming forward to return thanks, was most cordially greeted. He said—Ladies and gen tlemen, if I have in the slightest degree contributed to the success of this most interesting ceremony, you have more than repaid me by the most flattering approval you line bestowed-Upon Inc. On behalf of myself, and on behalf of wy brother magi:Argos, I beg to return any thanks., The Mayor Coneltided by proposing "Three chieerg tor. the Q',Lieln.il tent Otisgeld ga+e "Three cheers tot Col. • iiij „ . „ The 1114}yorlroniised We hie ednipliriloili id " teat: Color - 161 4ousfielii." Each of the above were most heartily responded to by all present, and the business of the evening was brought to a termination. LIVERPOOL POLICE COtRT.-YESTERDAY. (Before Mr. RAFFLES.) MR. DAVIS'S TRICK. A very bewildered-looking fellow, named William Davis, with firy red hair, that was evidently a stranger to a comb for time out of mind, was brought up by police-officer No. 127 on the following charge. He Old, lest night I was in Gascovne-street, when the prisoner danie rile; futd without saying a word strttek tile A 111o* on the side et the heed anti knocked me do*ii, and sttinried me very much for a little. I fari iittek thid caught hint Mr. Raffles : 110 you know li th ? I rioter sat' him before , nor did I giv e hi m t h e east rire+odatidii. Raffles i What Rafe toil to say tPrisoner (very edileSilY) The ii.ollderriaii, *a§ bluid drunk, that's all: Police-officer N. 8 Said I and save `came tip just at the tine, and sa* the prisoner strike the officer with a piece of aniron hoop on the side of the head, and then fling the hoop away. Prisoner : That fellow knows nothing about it, for he was more drunk than the other. The bridewelhkeeper was called and said the officers were quite sober, but the prisoner was very drunk. His worship sent the prisoner to gaol for two mouths, in default of paying £2 fine for the assault. A RUFFIAN.-CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC. A slim-looking fellow, of peculiar appearance, who gave the name of George Woodhouse, was charged by James Thomas, who said he was a schoolmaster in London, under the follovving circumstances. The prosecutor said, —Last night, about seven o'clock, I went to the Lime-street Railway Station, to look after Sortie ftlends that I expected from London, and whilst there I obseri;ed the prisoner following me about for some time. He came up id did dt last; arkl said he was in distress, and asked me to give hini a iltiss di' ale: I consented, and 'took him to a public house, and asked would he take ale or porter ? He replied, rather abruptly, " rum." I paid for a glass of rum for him, and went out, when he followed me , and.asked me for sixpence. I asked why I should ,crive him sixpence ? and ,he replied, "you know as well as I do—l can swear as well as anyone else." I desired him to go away, when he said lie would accuse me. -He here des cribed the nature of the accusation, and continued,-- The prisoner said he would follow me, and annoy me unless I gave him sixpence ; but I refused, and said I would send for, an officer, When he went for a policeman and Ja'e , me in charge. Inspector Carlisle said the parties were brought to the office and when I heard the whole story, I found the prisoner's statement untrue, and then Mr. Thomas charged him for attempting to extort money from him by means of an infamous threat. The prisoner gave a false account of himself, but Mr. Thomas gave his name and address, and we find he is all correct. We found a ticket of a watch on the prisoner, and he said he got it from a friend in War rington, although it is pledged in Manchester. No doubt we will get an owner for it. I wish to remark to your' worship that, during the last winter, we were greatly annoyed by two persons who went about at night to places of public convenience threatening gentle men, and extorting money from them by making infamous charges. 'We did all we could to apprehend them, but we were not successful. They actually obtained £4O from one gentleman who lives over the water. They watched the gentleman into a cigar-shop, end there found out his address over the water, and followed him there; one of them said he was a detec tive, and sent by Mr. Clough ; and by threats they got the gentleman to meet them at the bank • next day, where he drew £4O and gave it to them. When he found he was swindled he told us, and I went with him for many nights after to places of public convenience, but we could not meet with them. If your worship will remand the prisoner, we will be enabled to make some inquiry about him, and perhaps make some dis covery about this gang of villains. The prisoner was remanded for a week. ANOTHER "FLARE UP !" _ . _ A tall, wiry -looking young fellow, named Austin Tyler, was charged with having attempted to pick a lady's pocket at Clayton Hall. Mr. William Dowse stated that he sawthe prisoner with his hand in a lady's pocket when coming out of the hall on Monday night. He caught hold.of the prisoner's arm and held him. A smart struggle followed, when the prisoner struck him on the eye. The struggle continued, and both went down, and the prisoner kicked him in the leg, hurting him much. lie held him, however, and after some time (a policeman could not be got for over fifteen minutes) the prisoner became very quiet, and witness wondered at it, but his astonishment was much increased when he found the prisoner's hand in his (Mr. Dowse's) pocket, endeavouring to pick it. (Loud laughter.) At last the policeman did come up, and the prisoner kicked :ind cuffed him furiously, and broke his hat. It was shown that the prisoner was se nt to gaol in July last, for three months, for a similar offence. Mr. Raffl es (after complimenting Mr. Dowse for his conduct) said Let the prisoner go to gaol for three months now. The prisoner, on leaving the bar, exclaimed : " Well, when Femme out I will' have another flare up." (lie m a y flare up on the "mill" for the next thirteen weeks.) CHARGE UNDER THE EXCISE LAWS. Naney Redfern, the keeper, of a dancing-room in Williamson-square, was summoned at the suit of the Excise for having sold a pint of beer without a license, whereby she incurred a penalty of £2O; and, on another information, she was charged for selling wine without license; whereby she incurred a like penalty. Mr. Tyndall appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Cobb for the defence. Mr. Tyndall opened the case, the details of which will be found in the following evidence :--- Mr. Barton, supervisor of. excise, stated that on the 20th of September, about eleven o'clock, he went there with two officers, and saw the defendant in the bar ; asked for a small bottle of porter, and she asked for three pence and said she would send for it. A waiter left the room and• returned with six small bottles, and gave witness one, which contained a glass. The defen dant has a license for tobacco, one for home-made wine, and one for refreshments. On cross-examination by M r . Cobb, the witness said it was a woman who attended on him, and the lefendant told him she had no license. He had no fault to find with the quality of the porter. David Light, an officer of customs, corroborated the statement of the last witness, and said, —I got a glass of sherry from the defendant, and paid sixpence for it. In half an-hour after I got a glass of port wine and paid six pence for it. The defendant served me, and Mr. Barton was present. I then went out, but returned again. In reply to Mr. Cobb, he said,—l should say the wines were British wines. Mr. Cobb :. Is there any law to prevent her charging half-a-crown a glass for British wines ? Not that lam aware of. .John W. Spe ncer, the manager of the Free Trade Vaults, (as he said, i n the absence of Mr. Spurgeon, which caused loud laugh ter), stated that the defendant's waiters used to purchase porter at the vaults. They paid threepence for the bottle, except they brought a bottle, and then they paid only twopence. They always brought me bottles, an d I charged them twopence. Mr. Cobb: Will you swear they did so on the 20th September ? I will not. • Ai r. Cobb said the defendant had a license to sell home made wine, and the proof was that it was home made wine. Mr. Tyndall said, under the act, the wine, when sold as foreign wine, must be taken to be foreign. Mr. Cobb said it was a regular case of trapping the.defendant ; sh e ought to have been cautioned before such proceedings were_ r taken. He argued at some leng th on the ease ; but M . Raffles said the words of the act were so strong, h e could not go out and cosin ts them .ea u e t h o c f ase . He fined t he defendant £5 FATAL ACClDENT.—Yesterday a man named Priestley died in the Royal Infirmary in consequence of injuries received at the Edge-hill station of the London and North-Western Railway. DEATH IN THE HUNT I NG FIELD. --° n Friday last a gentleman, G eorge Neville .Boot h, Esq.' formerly of Glendon, Northamptonshire, died most suddenly while following the Cambridgeshire houn d s . Shortly aft er they had left Toseland Wood, Mr. Booth fell from his horse and died immediately, suffering, no doubt, f rom disease of the he ar t. The unfortiinate gentleman was cousin of Mr. Barnett, the well-known master of the hounds. He was also a friend, but not related, to Sir Williamson Booth, of Paxton-park, who was erroneously stated by one of the local papers to have been the gentleman who died so suddenly. Tirr. VACANT BISHOPRIC OF WORCESTER ...—SpeCtl latioll is rife in ecclesiastical circles as to the fortunate clergyman to be selected to fill the vacant see of Worcester. As usual, several names are mentioned, and although probably nothing will be positively k n own for a day or two, it is tolerably c er t a i n th a t the 'chances will fall to the lot of one out of three or four. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, it is well known, is strongly in favour of the Dean of Westminster, who is a high churchman of the Bishop of Oxford stamp ; while Lord J. Russell has a strong partiality for Dr. Stanley Rogers, professor of ecclesiastical history at Oxford. Dr. Jcune, the master of Pembroke College, Oxford, is confidently spoken of in some circles, as is also Dr. Hessey, head master of Merchant Taylors' School, a gen tleman upon whom the Bishop of London has recently- conferred a prebendal stall in St. Paul's Cathedral. Mr. Champneys, vicar of St. Pancras; Mr. Miller, rector of Birmingham; and Dr. Peel, Dean of Worcester, are also spoken of. JOHN pRIGHT AT WAkEfIELP. (BY BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) The annual soiree of the Wakefield Mechanics' Insti tute was held in the Corn Exchange, 'Wakefield, last night. Thera was a crowded assembly, which included modifiers of Many of the principal families of the town and - neigbbonrhoe'd: A: Latham ' Esq., M.P., for Hddelerstielcl; *hothe president of the institute, oedlipiqd the anitomP4l464 e'entleirien preaent were John F:sq:., !iM.P., , Thomas Coll2s, v.p. ; the M a y o r , of • Wakefield, ,(Thorras aigh, Esq.;) On making_ their appearance on the pleat:hair s the aepor i opaxii: 4 l, dre m s ' s e e i d e ,t r h e:e .m ive ee d t zit a h t Chairman, Mr e „Briglit, M.P„ and . the gentlemen by Whom , they, were.. enthusiastic and reiterapd After the the apPlause' had subsided, the Clithirnan some length, urging various reaagng 4114 ther e •sliald be no evils arising from the general cdticAfall of the people. The Secretary read letters of apology froth several gentlemen who were unable to attend the soiree. Mr. BRIGHT then rose to address the meeting, and was greeted with loud and prolonged applause. He commenced his speech by asking their indulgence, because he felt himeelf in a very difficult position. It was many years ago, he forgot bow many, since.he appeared en the platform of a meeting in connection With a ilieolianies' instittite: Several years ago he ae6epted,the j i iiYitation to preside at one of the meetings of the Wakefield MeChanics ; iristititte, but he was pre- Vented in 'eonseqtfeilde of a Sere, throbt: He therefore appeared there that night to wipe Cif the eld seore. lie supposed the same rule existed at Wakefield as eisted at most other mechanics' institutiansviz., that the speakers on such occasions as the present should avoid • discussing party politics and polemical theology. He was about, the last person who would intrude anything in the She of p . plemi s eal theology ; and although he had been twenty .ycat,s ) elg,ed in party politica, yet few persons in that time oad Vat less sympatht . than he had with what was generally termed piirt! politics. (A laugh.) There was a description of meet ing held in the country in the autumn and winter, known by the name of agricultural meetings, and those meetings had the same rule; but he found that nearly every speaker, after just glancing at turnips or some other agrictd . theal matter, shot off at once into a poli tical disquisition,—and if he were a conservative he generally praised Lord ralinetston and attacked Mr. glacTstone . pr humble indifidual as Mr. Bright. (laritigVei.Y The . gentlemen in the north were rat Vet tiri oddoT Men. If there could • be' a photoiraph of of th'aV gentlemen, showing not only his outward and pls.3%sieat bPdy i Mit hk mental lineaments, there could be no doubt it Would represent ti man with a very rohast constitution and of very con fused notions. (Renewed laughter.) He (Mr. Bright) *ottl4 not follow the example of these gentlemen—he would riot go into party politics in the least ; but he took it for g'ra:ffted,,,tte the rules of the institution excluded politics which eolieterr&ed a party, it did not exclude politics that had no referenZe to party. (Hear, hear.) It seemed to him that there `r f, nothing more neglected ix the education of all Cifi&er in this country than the consideration of the principles on which the laws should be founded, and on which the permanent prosperity, peace, and greatness 'of com monwealths were based. He believed that the liberty, wealth, happiness, and the progress of every people met with a thousand obstacles from laws which were based sometimes on selfishness, but he believed still more trequenti cm the trite interests of a nation. The sciende o eeortonly, although it was a science which, had hail pradtised by tery learned and able men for neailY a hu'ndre'd years, *as a science which was yet absolutely in its inTan'cy; Mid it teas an entire mis take to suppose that it was only m'enatiers Of Mechanics' institutes who were not well inforMed ii! thvt enee. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Bright proceeded to refer to the establishment of the Corn Laws in 184.5,• remarking that with such a season as there had been during the last six months, ,if those Corn Laws, which were suppoitecl by statesmen, by bishops, le ar ned men, and Oxford gird eambiidge scholars, had been in existence; his hearers' Might rely on it that the manu facturers of the country, would ltafd ttelYin a state of confusion, the capitalists of the country Would he,bank rupts, workmen unemployed, and statesmen would be their wits' end to find remedy for the mischief, which had been repeated because the workmen found they were wrong. Mr. Bright next alluded to the French treaty, eXtireasing his belief that those - who lived so many years hence as had elapsed since the repeal of the Corn-laws would haie the 6'M* aphtlon of the advantage of the step which has just been fii*ea With regard to France, as the step taken in 114 d with regard to the Corn-laws. But there was another matter in which the working classes were more inirnedietely interested, at least they had it more under their OW ri control, than the qUestion of tariff, viz., the question of Combination to raise wages. Now, if there was one class of persons in this country whose wages had risen more than another within the last twenty years, it was the class of female domestic servants, but whoever heard of a combination among cooks or housemaids to get higher wages. (Hear ' hear.) - Now how was this? The lady who employed such persons regarded her expenditure with a far keener eye than her husband, who employed large numbers of persons in his manu factory, usually did, and they might depend on it that if the value of the labour of domestic servants ,were not worth what it fetched, the mistresses of houses would not be disposed to give the advance which they had given to their servants for many years past. The error in regard to combination of workmen arose from the notion that masters could control wages or, could control prices. (Hear, hear.) Neither the one nor the other , was under the control of the manufacturer or the capitalist. What was going on in the northern counties of England was a proof beyond all cavil that, when trade was greatly extended, profits increasing, and de- , mend for labour growing from month to month, wages would rise, and that without any kind of comhina- Ulm. (Hear, hear.) The honourable gentleman , referred to a letter which he had received from Glasgow, the writer of which suggested that Parliament should fix a minimum rate of wages, and that it should be an indictable offence for any manufacturer or em ployer o f labour to reduce the wages below that amount. He (Mr. B.), in reply to that letter, said that unless manu facturers could secure their profits at and end, it seemed very unreasonable that they should give a certain rate of wages which they might not be able to afford to give. (Hear.) The reason lie had introduced this was not to i show the importance of general education, for that he conceived to be settled , but to show the impor tance of .. education being directed to political questions. (Hear, bear.) Let him take another matter : there was the question of the expenditure of a govern ment. S ome foolish person had said it did not matter what taxes the people paid to the Chancellor of the , Exchequer, because it all came back in refreshing showers. Doubtless that might be, but the showers only refreshed the tax eaters—they never refreshed the • tax payers. (Laughter.) The same arguments might be used by the highwayman when he committed a robbery ;or if they had a conqueror living amongst them , and they.paid tribute to him, it might be said that it • made no difference, because the money was spent in the country. fie hoped the people were beginning to find • that taxes were taxes, and lie hoped they would never imagine that a single farthing . of the taxes beyond what was required for the economical service of the State would ever `benefit them any more than if they lest it in the sea, or somebody picked their pocket of it. (Applause.) At the present moment there was in this country—a condition of general prosperity which had certainly never been exceeded since the commencement of the great war with France—he held that p ros p erit y to be based mainly on the long continuance of peace, to a very large extent upon the revolution of the tariffs in the country which he had already spoken of, and also to the enormous saving to all the operations of the country by the introduction of the mode of transit by rail. (Hear, hear.) 'Well, the results were great ; but notwithstanding all this and that, every public speaker and writer broke into exclamations of satisfaction at the prosperity which had never been equalled before, and that they could not hope long to enjoy, they ought to bear in mind that at this very moment there were hundreds of thousands of families in this country whose condition was that of poverty verging upon pauperism, and to whom the rays of that prosperity seems scarcely to have reached at all. It was worth while consi dering whether all had yet been done to raise the people to the condition to which they rightfully , might hope to obtain. He did not believe it to be the end of the Government, the end of civilisation, the end of education and morality and christianity, that the great body of the people in this country should be in the condition they were now. Even in this time of great Prosperity, to say nothing of the fearful condition they had beeil in times past, they who were better oir, who from their father's industry or from ' their own, or from happy circumstances in which they had been placed were better off, were bound to look'at the lowest strata of society, and see how and why it was that hundreds and thousands of families seemed to make almost no progress upwards, and which, if the general prosperity of the country were in the least clouded, were plunged into a state of suffering shocking to behold, and which was really not creditable to 'the government, or to the civilisation of the country. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Bright continued by referring to a letter he had received about two years ago from Mr; Cobden, who was at that time in the United States of America, and in which the writer said, notwithstanding. the artisan and labouring class in England had made greater pro gress during the last twenty-five years than they had during any former similar period o time, those classes in the United States were much further in advance than they were in England. This was a very re markable fact, and lie (Mr. Bright) had never heard any man who disputed it. He met not long ago a gentleman connected with what was generally reported the most reputable of the press in this'eountry, 1 who had been spending some weeks in t he United States, and he gave the same account. He wanted to know what made this difference. It was not necessarily the • form .of government, it was not a question of latitude or longtithole ; and people had to work in the United States. The machinery there had more labour, and the land was not even as fertile. How came it, then, he asked the public writers, he asked their statesmen, he asked their ministers of religion, how came it, then, —this fact was notorious and indisputables--41iat in the United States the great body of the artisan and labouring classes were so much better off than they were in this country ? He knew of three causes that could account for it. In the United States the laud was wholly free from all feudal law and tenures —the people were instructed by 'an extensive and tho roughly working common school system to a degree infinitely beyond what the people of this country, ever dreamt of ; and, further. that from some cause or other ,that he:could not then inquire into, the government of the United States, although the population of each country was about twenty millions, spent nearly sixty millions sterling less than the government of this coun try. He only ated facts ; and he said that they w e re. not in the least questions of party, not questions of, forms of government, but principles with re g a rd to our , legislati o n. Mechanics' institutions throughout the country would but ill fulfil their duty to their members, they were 'content with teaching the m the com mon rules of arithmetic, of drawing, or music, or other branches, of knowl e d ge w hi c h were taught them, and did not bring their classes and their members as much as pos sible to consider those great questions upon which the: Well-being of their families and the country most de-' pended. (Applause.) After sonic further remarks, in the course of which he passed a warm eloeinni on the. benevolence and piety of the presen t age , at said that . he considered the meeting aware of that single Act of Parliament which opened up the supply of food, and and was worth 10,000 soup kitchens, Ir. B. obierved that there could be neMiiibt — filiiteirer thatTre7sitaple invention which was made, in machinery and agriculture added to our power of' firedne.;tionti hn ought to add to our eoulfort. In his opinion it ought to lessen human 14rnan enjoyment. But K through bad rtar., - ",ptc.i"Jx4 ,- Niatiot t -4. 4 .l iro i ig h errors of govern.! mentthe 1 091 tt , wasted; of our great • inda,lry, a vn.f tfutiall)? . itaV nilig&gezted. If these great tiltuiders were rekicie,: Mere , be rich men and rich families, but ad uttitioilVy'adid still be poor, and the con:forts they had .wo i 4 still. be pr e car i ous. Ha wanted there to study these subjecis more than they had done before. It would enable thett tti ten that they might govern themselves more wisely ; and if 12,1r,did so he believed that they might raise Mankind to a.rtigli higher level, they Might'give greater glory. to their country, they might dispens e grea t er hairpiriess asmOngst the fdmities r f which it was com posed,that which - *iv; 'not a little lig to justify the Wn7e of a i d ilg t — o g , m t ilrl h a e n y tl . , li A g E r r i . : B gdil9 r:g sk) h d7ll)et t '°. attt down' amidst renewed am heatlY platidsts.. • e e ss o e ll a inL !Am' eellihereinpl‘eiritt'isneulbede-ss'.inel(l4l:ls‘e.tl3nert".ill\fiayldrt,d..crd with the national anthcrn. • CHARGE OF ABIJUCI'ION, GIRL • UNDER SIXTEEN' 'MARS: Charles 'german, a photographic artist, and 'William' Frazer, a clothes dealer, have.been brought before the mayor and. other magistrates of Bedford, OR Monday, charged with havin ,, taken one Ellen. Bryant out of the possession of her father, she being an unmarried girl under the age of sixteen. The evidence she gave was to the following effect : She,seated that she was the daughter of Chas. Bryant, of D'anie-street ; Peclfor(l 4 and that she would be sixteen years of aon the,Ath• of December next. She had known Frazer a long but had never had any conversation with him till ia's6 Pri4aty week, when she was tasSing" along Harper-street t . the after noon, by the portrait room. • Norman asked her" ft/ go I in. She complied with .his request, and saw Frazet Inside tie. room. Nor Man asked her to have her por trait take-A, and she sat down while he took it. Ile then asked her if shot would go with him to London, saying that he would tate' Care of her and bring her home safe. She told hini that she (Wed not go, that she had a good home, and.could not thigh of leavitfx it., Nothing more was said then, and she went riNVay: She called again in the evening, and knocked at the door. She then wanted to tell Norman that she could not go: Both the defendants were present. Norman said he had. got Jane Gazeley away because her father behaved badly to her, and that if witness Would go to London , Jane would meet them at the station,, and accompany then on the trip. Frazer was present when Norman, said this ; and Frazer expressed a hope that witness would Uri the following afternoon witness went again to the photographic' room, and told Norman that she should like to go. but, that she durst not leave home. He said that she could give the g irl that was with her the slip, and meet him at the oldraltWal station at four o'clock. She accordingly met him at the lottelon and North-Western StatiOn,' and went to Landon with him i When they got to London they went to a Mrs. Nation's, liar Fuston-square. ,Norman paid her fare, Frazer with them, and, Jane Gazeley joined them at one of the sfat/ons: Frazer knew' Mrs. Nation, and' told her they Weft going •to stay there. She said' " Very well," and asked him about another girl he had taken- there before. . Two. bqdrooms were hired. Witness and Norman slept , together in one room,. and Jane Gazeley and Frazer 'slept together in the other. On Monday night they all went to the theatre, Norman paying herexpenses, and' Frazer pay ing for his companion.. 'They kept together all the time they were 'in London. Norman asked her if she should , like to ga back to Bedford, and she replied that she should prefer staying in Landon. He then said, "If I had thought yoti wished to Stay in London I would not hate brought you ; you need not be frightened to go home T, will take you home," He brought her home last night. Frazer said he nuclei...stood the girl went to London with her parents' consent, and,timi Novman was court ing her. • Ellen Bryant denied this'vras the case. • Norman—Did I not say I would bring you back i anci keep to you, and did you not say you were willing ? a . Ellen Bryant—Yes. • ' ehralt‘s Bryant deposed that the girl was his daugh ter ; that she was two months under sixteen years of age; and that she' :eft_ Lome with Out his know/edge or consent. Jane Gazeley was examined. gilt? gave general evi dence of the trip to London, and of the manner in which they passed their time at Mrs. Nation's. , Ellen Bryant, on being recalled, said that whilst London Frazer asked her to stay there, saying that he would return to Bedford, get some ball dresses, go back to Landon, and take her and Jane Gazeley to Love grove's, theatre. lie also said that he could make £5 a night of them at any time. The room it as.eleured, and on the re-admission of the public, The Mayor announced that the - magistrates bad decided upon committing both the defendants for trial at the next March , as i sizes. Substantial bail would be accepted in the sum of £4O each, with a surety for each in a like amount. ' The required bail was offered and accepted for both defendants. A SYSTEMATIC ROBBER. At the, Worship-street Poliee-court; on Monday, James Fisher, a low, dissolute-looking young fellow of 19; or 20, was charged with the following systematic robbe:y :—Elizabeth Oxley said : I am in the service of Mr. Adolphus Donsce, a furrier, of Herbert-street, New North-road, Holton, and know the prisoner. I have' known him ever since the summer before last, but lbst sight of him from then till about three mouths ago, when be came to me at my master's house, and, knock ing at the door, which I opened, said "Is there any chance of my getting in ?" I said there was, and he said he would keep company with me again. I consented to receive his company, and he came downstairs, where he had. been about ten minutes, when he asked me to go up stairs to the shop. He did not say for what purpose, but I went up with him to the shop, and there there were lyhsg on the .floor some fur rugs, with racoon tails to the ends of them. He said, "They look 'very hand some,", and I said, "Yes; they do ;" and then he said, "Why, there's a knOck at the door; go doWn and open it." went down, leaving him in the shop ; but there waa :nobody at the door, and when I returned I found him ,still 'there, but 'saw one 'or the rugs rolled up the wrong side Out. He said, "I must have °this rugs" but I said, " Oh, for Heaven's sake, don't take it, for if they find me ont what shall Ido ?" He would have - it, and took it away, but be took nothing more that day. A fortnight after he visited me again ; I was alone in the kitchen, and the only one in the house. He again asked me to go upstairs to look at the tails S we went, and there was half a bagfull of tails by the window. He asked "What are they used for ?" I told hith they were used for trimmings, like those on the rugs he had taken before. He then said, "Oh, I must have these ;" but I said, ".011, no, don't take them, for suppose .1 was found out ?" 'He replied, " Oh, you won't de found out," 'and he took them all, but nothing erse About a fortnight or three weeks after that, when he again visited me, and [was again alone, he said, "Will you come upstairs, I want to look rat something ?" We went there, and there was a bag of tails marked "D" standing near the door of the store-room. On seeing them he said, "I must have a bag of tails, I . want them." I made the same objection as before, but he said, " Oh, if you are found out, lay it to ; Drina you the bag back again." , He took that away too. Each of his visits was in the evening, and he used betseen these visits to come every evening to see me, but he never carne after ten o'clock. Master lives there, and he was not always out, but he was out when the prisoner took away the goods I have mentioned. The prisoner said he must scrape the " D " 'off the bag, but he didn't do it that I knOw 6f. About anolb,er month, elapsed, when one Saturday night the .street, door w4 t s left open by one of the sierkgirls accidentally, and I saW some one—a man—go upstairs. I thought at the time that he belonged, to the shop, and had a right to go up there; and about an hour and a half afterwards I saw the prisoner standing' near a public-house at the coiner of our street. I don't think' it was - hiM I Saw go up the stairs, but I missed three silver spoons that night from the chiffounier in the drawing-r oom , an d the •Stair case leads up into that room. I had seen therm *safe about a week before.: Prisoner-4 should like to ask you some questions. Did any one come with me on the occasion of my first visit ? Girl—No, there did not. Prisoneres,,there was ; you know a pet-Son named Jfl ck, don't you; and you wanted to know his other name, didn't you? Girl—Yes, I did, for it was proper I should know it, and had reasons for it. Prisoner—No, it was not proper at all. Mr. Donsee, the prosecutor, said the girl had been about eighteen months in his service. The articles stolen,. as far as he knew, consisted of silver spoons, a table cover,- fox skits ; racoon--tails, and other furs and articles, and were of the value, at all events, of V.O. Some of the things. Were Marked; ho missed all the things nbout theAth of this month; Seined::thb skins last Tuesday. From what- the girl had confessed to hirnihe gave directions for the prisoner's apprehension, and, from what he had since learnt, .he thought there was a probability of some of the property being traced. The prisoner was remanded: • The Ladie4' attending the 'Aorth . Shore Episcopal Church 'presented, on Sunday last,i to their minister, the Rev. Edward Lester, a beautiful surplice. As "a small token of their esteem and regard." This is the more l gratifying fr o M th e f ac t that they are at thiS time b usil y eNnagtaigdna 1. _g s e e t h ti o n ols gup a Bazaar- for the beneot, of the A man named Solomon Reof üben, 67 years a r , ' yesterday in the W or kh ouse , in consequence of a wound. s me died on his throat, s a id t o h ave b een i n flicted by himself , d7h . had some time since. It i s a l so s t ate d that' the ' wound healed, and th a t d eat h must b e f rom so me other cause. An inquest will be held on the body this day. • THE BOUSFp.LD TESTIMONIAL.—It will be gratifying d to be to the numerous friends and admirers of Lieutd,-Celonel • Bousfield to learn that the testimonial presented to him is rapidly increasing in the latesteontributions we are glad to see the _ f the Earl .of :Derby .and Airs. W.. a proofthat T. haggis, the district the amongst the nobility and fair sex of Id arc appreciated. value.intn names n o , _ well-known merits of Colonel Bousfie.(). we trust that 1,800, and before the end of the month The amount of the testimonial is now approaching it will exceed £2,000. ienhagen oil the 10th rejoicings which took place at i e 1 , . , , ° celebration of the. 50th instant, on the occasion of ,the William of Hesse' The Dani s h journals are filled c with accounts of the anniversary of the marriage o " ;olden wedding," , as such an . King of Denmark. and the Prlncecs Charlotte,' Thisof freqUent occurrence either in • event is called, is not who is mint of the present: cause of a general meeting of all case, it is usually the co nvenientlY!attold. The King the relations that can royal or in other families, and, as- it happened in this of fens to the Prince and Princess, offer their congratu a l in their 73rd and 71st years,' who are now respectively . and all the membersi the royal family , were present to . most perfect health: and who the link in the chain which connects the They form with i the Glucksburg branches of the Danish . Oldenburg both continue to enjoy the , ~ lir a g- 9 their daughter, the Princess Louise, Is the I consort , , --a of Prince Christian'of Denmark; who 13!' the branch protocol of . London has been selected as heir presumptive to the Danish throne on the extinction of that , () f which' the King and his uncle are nose the only representatives. . . THE EMPRESS EUGENIE. The Scotsman 'of Monday announees . her Ma jesty's Ettri'Vai in Edinburgh. Our contemporary says:— • , ",The precise hour of.hei %perm/ Majesty's arrival ' in! Edinbili,gh being quite unkno%'n' beforehand, even to the railwayofficials or the most presciditt of the p ublic, several trains from the south were awaitta chrring the afternoon of Saturday by a number of ladies a' 'gentle ' 'en . ..ivlio had obtained access to the platform, and who, notwrtlesitaniding More than one disappointment, w'ete sure to tetisiif in time for the next train. Accordingly, when the . eight 6 . 'elhelr express train came in with the , Imperial party, abott a' ebtitle of hundred well-dressed people had taken up theit . Plate's en the platfOrm and oateide the station. The Erepke;B' *a§ attired in deep mourning (for the recent death of .her' l‘faiestycs only 'sister, th e Duchess cl'Alba), and' on steppiit &M' the train she was received with enthusiastic acclanlatibiis by •th er ass . keen., blage. In accordance with previous instiiie tions the P it Pr j e t or o f D oug l as ' s H o t e l had a number of private carriages in readiness, to which the Empress and hoer attendant s i mm edi a t e l y made their way— ' Omagh not without some' little difficulty, from the eager i: though' almost citeasine- , erowd..intAu e c til a rY . pressure of the rapidly in ! Hotel, followed by another hearty drove off to Douglas's I abre &OW:el bad' also assembled a i v i s :r eheer„ A consider oentaof the hotel, and there' the .Empress was ~ .akaiii (sr Scottish Welcome.. These'demons7raetitoens.,whiotyvhevaerl,lewarterye necessarily conteedto a' few hundreds of the inhabitants, for on Saturday : evening,:, and even y es t er day ; her Majesty's presence was net known generally' ri the city. " On Sunday morning the Empress; with her suit attended St. Mary's Church, Broughton-street, where High Mass was celebrated, and, after an address by Bishop Gillis, a Te Drum for the safe return of the Prince of Wales was performed. A considerable number of people had:collected in front of the church when the Imperial party came up, and inside the building was densely crowded ; but the assemblage conducted Chem seltes with the utmost decorum, and we understand that the Eavtess, on this, as on several other occasions, during her jontifey and since her arrival in Edinburgh, expressed to her attereslarits her warm appreciation of the cordial and respectful Welcome which she had every where met with. The Imperial party walked to and from the chapel, and the Empress, whose:health, by-the , bye; would scarcely seem to warrant the application of the terns delicate, did not seem the least put about by the journey" to' the hotel having to be taken through a smart snow shower. " In the afternoon her Majesty, with the members of her suite, and attended'by a French guide belonging to the hotel, took a walk along Prince street and Water loo-place, with the intention of ascending the Calton.; hill to enjoy the extensive and celebrated panoramic view which it affords. The disagreeable state of the weather, however, prevented this intention from being carried out, and the Empress desired the guide to conduct her to Holyrood. The route chosen was down the precipitous pathway styled Jacob's Ladder to the north back of the Canongate, and thence to the front of. Holyrood Palace. Her Majesty gazed for a few' moments upon the ancient chapel , an looked wistfully up at the . weather-worn turrets pointed out by the guide as the apartments of Mary Queen of Scots ; and then expressed a strong wish to see something of Arthur's Seat. The royal party accordingly proceeded eastwards to the point where the Duke's Walk is joined by the Queen's Drive at the foot of the hill, when the excessive keenness of the wind, and the dull, heavy atmo sphere; caused her Majesty, with apparent reluctance, to agree to return to the city. The party then proceeded sin the Canongate ; visited the White Horse Close, where one of the gentlemen of the suite entered the ancient hostelry (believed to be the oldest house in Edin burgh), from which the close derives its name ; paused a few minutes to contemplate .the quaint old gables of John Knox's house, and returned by the North Bridge to the hotel, which 'the Empress did not again leave that night. " It is rumoured that her Majesty will remain in Edinburgh for a day or two, though nothing definite is known on this point. It has been announced, however, that the Duke and Duchea of Hamilton are to give a grand ball to-morrow (this) evening, in honour of the illustrious visitor. It is also stated that a splendid suite of state apartinents have been provided in Hamilton Palace' for her Majesty's reception, and that the por traits of the Napoleon family (of which the Duchess of Hamilton is a member) have been re-arranged in an improved manner." The Morning Past of Monday contains the following : " The silence which for some days the .M'oniteur has observed in regard to the departure of the Empress, evidently with the intention of assisting her incognito in travelling, ,is now broken , and the journey of her Majesty is officially set forth by the French Government. It is to be hoped that this announcement may in no way affect the privacy of which the Empress stands in so much need. Her health was severely tried by the cir cumstances attendant on the death of her tenderly loved sister, the Duchess of Alba. When, with the Emperor, her Majesty started on the imperial tour in the South and in 'Algeria, her - sister was very ill, but none believed that there was serious danger. It will he remembered that in the midst of their journey in Africa the Empress heard of .the duchess's unexpected death, Her grief was the more painful because she .conir death,_ escape from ilie - necessities - of oflicial - recep 7 tiohs. In this unhappy position there remained one melancholy consolation—namely, that she might still pay the last sad duties to her sister. What, n, must tint Empress have • suffered when, on her, return from .Aftica4 she learned that she was deprived of' her last sad hope, and that the duchess, was already committed to the grave ? rrhence arose an everpowering despair, a retired and solitary life, which seethed to refusb every consolation. Such a state 'of things could not be allowed to continue without seriously .affecting the health of the Empress, and the Emperor positively Urged a change of scene and of air, which might mitigate, it not dispel, a state Of beling which caused so much anxiety to himself and to till attached to her Majesty. " This course once resolved upon, the selection of the 'colintry in which the Empress should travel was, it appears, quickly made, and every one will be glad that th choice fell on England. It has been stated that her M jesty is on her road to Hamilton Palace. This, how -1 ev r, it seems is an error. The Empress is simply tra- Netting in England and Scotland, and will not become 'the.the-guest of any-subject before,,her....Majesty, pays a visit to - Windsor. This will take place as soon as the :novelty and progress of the journey shall have tempered a frame of mind which at present would only render such an interview trying to both of the august lathes." THE BIRKENHEAD CARFENTEDS.—A meeting , of the Birkenhead operative carpente rs and joiners was held' hi' h on:Monday night, in the Liverpool Arms pu re- ouse,- Chester -street, Birkenhead, for the purpose of taking into consideration important questions connected with the present state of the trade. A large number attended, and several. resolutions, and, speeches were made in the course of the evening. LIVERPOOL EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY, MOUNT PLEASANT.—ConsuItinft Surgeon, Hugh 'Neil, Esq. ; Surgeons, Dr. R. Hibbert Taylor, Dr. Nevins, T. Bickerton, Esq. ; Assistant Surgeon, Robert Batty, Dq. ; Treasurer, J. G: Livingston, Esq. Report for the week 'endihg Nov. 17,''186b :--New 'cases Eyes, 99 ; Ears, 2.1. Prescribed for and received surgical assistance :..Eyes, 330 ; Ears, SO. THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY BALL OF THE 4TH BRI GADE LANCASHIRE ARTILLERY VOLUNTEERS.—We beg to remind the public that this grand volunteer ball is to come off in the ball-room of. St. George's-hall to-morrow evening. Streather's unrivalled band will bo in atten dance a nd the band of the .regiment will play in the vestibule. From the deservedly high character of this corps, and of its list, of lady patronesses and coinmittee, there can be no doubt the reunion will be me of the Most brilliant and suceessful of the season. YouNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. —Last even ing, at the Collegiate Inotitution, and in connection with the Liverpool Young 111 en's Christian Association, the Rev. Hugh Stowell,• M.A., of Manchester, delivered a lecture upon "The Bible, the Charter of our Liber ties." The hall was crowded to excess. The lecturer is, we think, too well known, and his versatile talents are too widely appreciated by the people of Liverpool, to need any commendation at our hands ; sufficr; it to say that he exhibited the most minute acquaintance with the important subject on which he discoursed. His conelasions were seconded by common sense, and Na illustrations were unique in their way. He was listened to -with profound attention, and greeted now and again With enthusiastic applause. • • • COUNTY ,MAGISTRA'PrES' COURT. Yesterday, a labouring man who gave his name as Edward. Philips, was brought before 'G. H. Horsfall, Esq. by police eon- Stable 281, on a charge of stealing a mantle the property of Ann Thomas, • a servant at the residence of Mr. Husband, attorney, Church-lane, Seaforth. The facts elicited were that upon the previous day about half-past ten o'clock in the morning the mantle was lying upon the dresser in the kitchen. The servant left the place for the 'purpose .of going into the dining-room, and as soon as her back was turned she heard the dog bark. Upon going into the yard she saw the prisoner running :away with the mantle under his arm. She followed him, when he turned round and in an angry voice said, "Do you want any rosin barrels." She, accused him of the theft, When h e r a n await, but was soon after. appre hended by the police. Two servants positively identified tge Priihnet, and he • was remanded until Saturday in Order to trace the mantle, which, as a matter of coarse, the prisoner had. disposed of. LECTURE ox xn4grenoscorE.—Last evening, a lec ture was delivered on this interesting subject in the school-room attached to St. Matthew's Church, Toxteth park. Mr. Hughes (one of the churchwardens) presided on the occasion; and there was a large attendance of the working men of the district. Mr: T. W. Moerau, the pastor of the Church ; addressed a few words to the peo ple before the leCture, after .whiCh the chairman briefly introduced the lecturer, Mr. Evans:. A most able lecture was delivered by this gentleman upon the microscope, its • construction and application, and the, wonders of science it reveals to all.. The. lecture was illustrated by appro priate diagrams,. and the lecturer discoursed at great length on the assistance which the marvellous instrument called the microscope had rendered to Medicine, che mistry, and jurisprudence, interspersing his lecture with anecdotes, which while they happily illustrated some 'philosophic' point, relieved the drier portions of the dis course. At the close of the lecture a vote of thanks was Liven to the lecturer and the chairman. and the proceed ine.s terminated. delivered The next lecture of the course is to be on next Tuesday week, by Mr. Beloe, on "Liverpool, past, present, find future." CORONEP' T - ...rcettEsTs.—Yesterday . , the coroner held the following inquests :—On the body of James Canfield, a shoemaker, forty year s of ame who lived at 3A, Blundell-' , street: On Thursday eveni ng last he was sitting on the steps' of the Rizig's-pier, when be fell over on the bed of the-river, the tid e being out. His arm was broken, and, although everything that could be done was tried, he died in. consequence of the injury. Verdict accordingly. ---,There were three inquests held on children that were overlain in bed by their mothers. One on Hanna Downey, aged . five weeks ; one on John Turley, eleven days old; and one on Amelia Ilealy, four months old. Verdicts, accidentally overlain. —On the body of Burchall Parks, fifty years of age, a porter. He was subject to fits, and on. Saturday last, whilst in one, he fell from a warehouse flool - , about forty feet high, and was killed. Verdict, a ccidental death. —On the b o dy o f janies Morris, a pensioner from the Indian army. He was much given. to drink since lie came home in July. On Saturday night' he fell into the Napping-basin, where he was drowned, although every exertion was made to save him. Verdict, accidentally drowned. THE COURT. WINDSOR CASTLE, NOV. 19. Her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness the. Prince Consort, with the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, Princess Alice, Prince A r th ur , P r i nces s Helena, Piincess- Leuise, and Princess Beatrice walked on the East Terrace yesterday afternoon. The Royal party titre accompanitti by the Duchess of Sutherland, the United States Minister and Mrs. Dallas, the Earl of St. Germain," Lord. John Russell, Lord Palmerston, and Sir Edmond W. Head. 'r Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting were in aftnlance : _ _ Lady Bentinek and the Rev. F. C. Cook had the honour of being invited to dine with her Majesty. The Queen, accompanied by Princess He/eney walk e d, in the ground's this morning, and visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent at Frogmore. His Royal Highness the Prince Consort, with the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, went out shooting, attended by Lord Harris, Colonel the Hon. A. Hardinge, Libutenaut-Colonel Keppel, and Major Cowell. Princess Alice and Princess Louisa rode on horseback.. Prinee Leopold drove out it a carriage and four. The following visitors have left the Castle :—The United States Minister and Mrs. Dallas, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Earl of St. Germans, Lord and Lady John Russell, Viscount Palmerston, and the Right Hon. SirrEdmond W. Head, Governor-General of Canada. Lord Charles Fitz Roy has succeeded Major-General Seymour as Equerry in Waiting to the Queen. Viscount Palmerston returned to London yesterday from a visit to the Queen at Windsor Castle. Lord and Lady John Itussell arrived at their residence in Richmond-park yesterday from Windsor Castle. BANKRUPTS. William Owers Jennings, Aggleshall, Suffolk, horse dealer. John Jenning,s, late of Gough-square, Fleet-street, printer. William Henry Godfrey, Henley-on-Thames, bookseller. Thomas North, Brighton, contractor. John Burk S tedman, Ciuderford, Gloucestershire, surgeon. Edwin Phillips, Shoe maker. Pontypool, Monmouthshire, boot and Alfred Aubert and Champnevs Powell, Saint Mary Axe, ship brokers. - Edward Ansel', South-street, Manchester-square, draper. David Wheldon, Northampton, iron merchant. James Solomon, Blackfriars-road, grocer. John Browning, Bagaigge Wells-road, grocer. James Pritchard, Ne wnh am, Gloucestershire, saddler. John Leach, Bingley, Yorkshire, manufacturer. Sarah Traiehatd, Wellington, Somersetshire. ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE. BENEFICES AND APPOINTMENTS VACANT. RECTORIES. Bincombe w Broadway R, Dorset ; dio Saliebury : val £487 - with residence : pats Gonvillc and Caius College, Cambridge : Rev T Dade, der. Fishtoft, co and dio Lincoln : val £668 with residence : pats reps of the late R, the Rev H Holdsworth. dec.. vICARAGE. Holme-on-Spalding Moor, co and dio York : val £6OO with residence : pats St John's College, Cambridge : Rev C Yate, dec. PERPETUAL CURAUIES. Hale, Cumberland : dio Carlisle : val £B2: pat Earl of Lons dale ; Rev J Fox, dec. Kender-Church, co and dio Hereford: val £5B : pat Earl of Oxford : Rev E L Davies, prom. Killpeck, co and dio Hereford : vat £5O : pat Bishop of Wok cester : Rev E L Davies, prom. CURACIES. Marsham, Norfolk : dio Norwich. Melton, High, eo and dio York. Mexborough, co and dio York. Storrington, Sussex : dio Chichester. cportiq (Autdtigeare. THE CHASE. The LUDLOW FOXHOUNDS will meet on Friday, November 23, at Hopton Water Each dayjat half-past ten. Mr. MAYNELL INGRAM'S HOUNDS will meet on Thursday, November 22, at Ednaston Lodge Saturday, November 24, at Blythbury Each day at a quarter to eleven. The SHROPSHIRE FOXHOUNDS will meet on Friday, November 23, at Edgebolton Gate Each day at eleven. The WYNNSTAY PACK will meet on Wednesday, November 21, at Gredington Friday, November - 23,•at Aston Saturday, November 24, at Hawkstone Each day at half-past ten. Master, Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart., M.P. ; Huntsman, J.Walker. The ALBRIGHTON FOXHOUNDS will meet on Thursday, November 22, at ...Four Ashes Inn, near Some/Tor& Saturday, November 24, at Bell Inn, Tong Norton Each day at half-past ten. The CHESHIRE HOUNDS meet on Wednesday, November 21st, at Bradfield Green Thursday, November 22nd, at Wistaston Saturday, November 24, at Belmont Monday, November 26, at Calveley Halt Wednesday, November 28, at Norton Ptiory Thursday, November 29, at Appleton Hall Saturday, November 30, at kahton Hers Each day at half-past ten. *rippinff 4uttitigtua. `Find yesterday, S.; at tlolyhead, S.S.W., Nov. 19. ARR: 'Alexander Gibson Danzic Rajahgopaul Quebec samoset, lll`Nair, St John, NB 3linbo (ss), Flynn Oporto Tamarac, A xen Santander liernin; Ramer "Taganrog Braganza San Antonio [VED. Nov. 20. Jean Baptiste, Martin,' Odessa Florence Nightingale Islay Queen's Own, Flanagan, Akyab Stirlingshire, Irwin ...Bombay African (se) Alexandria Pelican (ss), Malone... Dunkirk Nov. 19. Principe Umberto (ss)...Genoa British Queen (ss), Harrison, Havre Nov. 20, Daring, SiMOIIISOII..4iCW York ED. Countess of Elgin,New Orleans Windsor. Forest, Curtis, Mobile Frederick San Francisco C Ward, Gould ...New Orleans Morning Star City Point S L Tilley, Corning, Baltimore FOREIGN PORTS. Mccander (ss), Leslie, from Cephalonia at Palermo, and left ror Liverpool Brooksby, hence at Maranham Mathilde, and Marie Amelie, both hence at Bordeaux Bon Pasteur, hence at Nantes Edinburgh (ss), and Vigo (ss), both hence at New York 7th Tajo (as), Gartequiz, hence at Cadiz Crimea, and Fael, both hence at Havana Louisa Aimee, hence at St Nazaire SPOKEN. Constance, London for Hong Kong, Oct 3; .SN, 28W Delhi, hence for bong Kong, Oct 3, 8)5, 3W Pomona, hence for Callao, Oct 20, 25N, 23W Dolly, hence for i fkin Francisco, Sept 17, 13N, 26W Ottolina, hence for Batavia, lat 14 Fanny, of Liverpool, Oct 3, BN, 24W Escort, Oct 3, BN, 24W Mezerium, Nov I, 45N. 14W Mystery, London for Melbourne, Sept 26, 28S, 32W Prince Albert (ss), Galway for New York, Nov 7, off New York OUT PORTS. Cleopatra, Dodd, from Savannah at Fleetwood Edward, Iverson, from llong Kong at Cowes Argentina, from Cardenas, off Cork for Liverpool Britain's Pride, from Rio Janeiro at Falmouth Gustaf, from Wolgast at Leith Greenock, Nov. 2 . o.—Arrived : Victoria, from Drammen ; Marcellus, Mont , eat; Ayrshire Lass, Mogadore. Sailed : Ruby, for.Qalcutta Queenstown, -Nov. 20.—Sailed : Mary Elizabeth, for Glas gow., Wind S.W., thick and misty _ . MARITIME EXTRACTS. LIVERPOOL, November 20. The Camden,. for New York, has put back to Greenock. The Florence Nightingale, arrivedhere from Islay, passed an iceberg Sept. 12. in 51S, 59W, and since Oct. 23 has had north and north-east winds, and from Nov. 3 severe gales from the same quarter. The Robin Hood, from Foochoo at London, with about 150 tons of tea thrown overboard, having been ashore on a coral reef in the Koli Passage, Natanas. Clay, Nov. 18: The Mary Bullcn, Jones, of Liverpool, from Shields for Plymouth, was driven on shore near this last night, and is expected to go to pieces ; .master and two men lost. Falmouth, Nov. 17 : The Hamburg barque Gesine aban doned, with six feet water in her hold, was boarded Nov. 13, in 48N, 12 \V, by the Lady Sandys. arrived here; and as she could not tow her into harbour, set her on fire. The Rothsay Castle (ss), from Greenock at Waterford, towed in by the steamers Holvrood and Kembla. The Arabian, from Africa for Liverpool, was spoken N0v.13, rigging jurymasts, but required no assistance. IMPROVEMENT IN GENTLEMEN'S HATS. TITHEBARN-STREET, LIVERPOOL. GENTLEIVEN,—I have given your Patent Easy-fitting flat a fair trial, and I must say it is the most comfortable hat I ever wore, particularly when crossing the water in a windy day, when with the old style of hat I invariably had a headache, which with your new style is not the case. I can, therefore, safely recommend it to any one, particularly to those subject to headaelic.—l am, gentlemen, yours truly.g I have worn for some time one of the Patented Easy-fitting Hats sold by Mr. , and I can testify to the advantage derived from the absence of that unplesisant pressure, particu larly on the forehead, usually felt from the hats generally worn. House, Cheltenham. (Signed) —. This letter is from a first-ra' e English admiral. The name is t: of given for obvious reasons. NozscE.—fire Pounds Reward upon conviction of an in fringem,..nt of my Patent. Simpson's Patent Easy-fitting Hats are on.y hvl in Liverpool at No. 6, St. George's-crescent (two doors from the top of Lord-street), and at 9, Dale-street (opposite Royal Bank Buildings), and iR upwards of one hundred other towns, a list of which would make this advertisement too long. The Agents in each place snake Otemselves known. HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS.--Chest Affections. The unusually mild damp weather fearfully tells on the human frame, deteriorating the blood, and producing morbid results in its reservoir, the lungs. Hence nn all sides we are surrounded by bronchitis ? pleurisy, asthma, consumption ; all of which might be readily . cured by Holloway's never-failing remedies, whose active principle purifies the blood, and causes all mar bific matter speedily to be expelled from the body. With such means at hand, near health's own fountain, will they groan and die? No: use and be saved! If the suscrers be listless, let their friends and relatives urge a trial of Holloway's medi cines, which work wonders on ev: ry tissue, by substituting pure for impure blood, and giving nervous power. NEW INVENTION.—THE NEW FOUNTAIN PEN.—A granter annoyance than a bad steel pen can hardly be met with—the difficulty is to get a good one. Amongst the recent improve ments the new " fountain pen," just introduced by Rudhall and Co., is the best we have ever seen. By a simple but effec tive contrivance the ink is retained in a fountain, by means of a second inverted barrel, above the writing nib, and this barrel can be taken out at any time, so the pen can be kept perfectly clean w thout any chance of being corroded. Another feature in this pen is, that one din in the ink will last for five minutes' quick writing. The pen itself is of the finest description, and in merchants' offices, banks, and indeed in every place, it will be found to fill a want felt by every one up to this time. We have tried this splendid pen, handed to us by Mr. E. T. Hall, South John-street, and can pronounce it perfect, and we are sure all who use it will give a full verdict in its favour. Our readers have only to send their address to D. T. Barry, Esq.. 77, Regent-street, W., London, and they will receive gratis and free by' post The "INVALID'S OWN GUIDE" or Natural Restorer without Medicine or expense, of perfec . digestion, strong nerves, sound lunes and refreshing sleep, to the most enfeebled, insuring the removal of indigestio (dys pepsia), constipation, sickness at the stomach, epilepsy, para lysis, debility, nervousness, palpitation, cough, astlipa, con sumption, dropsy, flatulency, diarrhaia, dysentery, Inlimittness, fevers, sore throats, catarrhs, colds, noises in the ears. rheumatism, gout, impurities, eruptions, hysteria, neuralgia. irritability, sleeplessness, acidity, palpitation, heartburn, .6.l.tiae be, despondency, cramp, spasms, '.eking fits, ;broil. chitis ; also children's complaints. " Urifi...estionably the safest ,( (to health." CONSUM7TION, COUGIE, ASTHMA, AND BRONCHITIS CURABLE. —" I believe that the preparation of Balsam of Horehound and Aniseed has prepared by Mr. _Martin, of 22, Copperos hill, Liverpool,/ will prove of more value, in cases of bron chitis and incipient consumption, than any other remedy extant. It relieves the most irritating cough in a . few minutes; ; from e Dr. an t and, although it contains no preparation of opium , it induces sound and refreshing sleep, soothes the nervous s ystem, and re stores the healthy action of the lungs." Recomm ended above all other medicines by Sir Alexander Tralles—see on . Thomson's with Sir Alexan der Medico, page 175, vol. 2. The following Brett, the eminent chemist :—" 1 consider the balsam of hore hound and aniseed, as prepared by Mr• m and efficient cough remedy, and I fully 5E "` rfin, 1n leg der Tralles and Dr. Anthony Todd ThOD f, 'tat, in 'sat, conjunc tion with cod liver oil,. it is an adrni able r triedy for con sumption and delicate constitutions."—.... .. Brett, Ph. Dr., M.R.C.S., late Lecturer on Chemistry and Medical Jurispru dence, Liverpool Royal Infirmary. The balsam of horehound and aniseed is prepared only by T. Martin, chemist, 22, Cop peras-hill, Liverpool ; but , owing. to its great and increasing sale, agents have been appointed in all principal towns and cities. It can be procured wholesale from Roams and Co., Edinburgh and York, from Sutton and Co., London, West inacott, Manche,ter, and wholesale and retail from the manu facturer, as above. Price, is. lid., 2s. Pd., and 4c. 6d. each. k The lozenges in box at ls. k lid , . k free by post, Is. 6d.