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" wards were devised with a
" ledge of that class, and were well
" considered. The purpose was excellent"
object in view was, says Mr. Dissuru, to create
in this class a feeling of self-respect, and we agree
with him /bat it is a most excellent one. But how
is this to be done f Clearly at the very outset it
can only be effected by moral means. The very
first step towards creating in a labourer a tue
feeling of self-respect is to impress on him a sense
of his individual worth and dignity and value.
This can only be done by treating him with proper
consideration and respect, by guarding against
any infringement of his personal rights, any attempt
to weaken or corrupt hi, respectful sense of ,-idi-
vidual freedom and independence. His common
sense and moral sympathies must be appealed to
through the powerful and persuasive medium of
example. In a word, if he is to respect him-
self he must be treated with genuine respect by
those who are socially his superiors. They
must appeal to his sense of responsibility and
his feeling of self-reliance by a uniformly just
and generous behaviour in their dealings with him.
If they are habitually careful to show this feeling
of practical respect, even the most degraded and
down-trodden working man will gradually
acquire some sense of his personal worth, and set
under a reviving instinct of self-respect. In a
word, you must raise the whole character of the
class by considerate and respectful treatment, if
the feeling which is the reflex of per-
sonal worth is to be produced in it. Mr.
Duman.' seems to imagine, however, that the
creation of this feeling amongst this class is the
simplest mechanical process in the world. Offer a
prize for good conduct, and the thing is done.
Affix to moral character and private virtues a low
market value, and you will at once inspire
them with s spirit of noble emulation, and create
a genuine sense of self-respect. We do not
wish to speak harshly of the right hon.
gentleman and his friends. But a more
grossly material, degrading, and utterly futile
theory of social improvement than this it is
impossible to conceive. And if the system of
prizes it has produced is really, u Mr. Duutasu
asserts, popular and successful, all we have to say
is that the greater the success the more serious
the injury it must inevitably produce. The
spurious self-respect crested by the money
prizes which Mr. DISRAELI applauds is at the very
best a feeling fatal to all true self-respect, fatal
to the love of freedom and independence and the
habits of self-reliant industry it produces. This
theory of prizes for good conduct rests at bottom
on the principle that the labourer is after all only
a kind of instrument or chattel, a superior beast
of burden. On this theory he has no value for
his own sake at all. Even his personal qualities,
his moral character, have only an instrumental
value, and are to be graciously encouraged by 11:,
employers, as on the whole adding to his indus-
trial worth in the market. His employers,
his social superiors, are the ultimate objects
of all his labours and of all his efforts. He is
to be virtuous not for his own sake, but for
theirs. In his long career of service and good con
duct he looks up to them, and they graciously ex-
tend the proof of "their respect and recognition "in
the shape of a small pecuniary reward. To speak
plair'y, this is simply feudalism in modern masque-
rade, villennage restored in a modern form, and
under the auspices of a local aristocratic asso-
ciation.

Ma. Disaszu has made another long speech in
Buckinghamshire, without referring to a single
topic of the smallest public or general interest.
In this respect his address at Aylesbury on Thurs-
day is even more unsatisfactory and disappointing
than the one he delivered at Buckingham a fort-
night ago. On that occasion he formally laid
aside his official character as the leader of a great
political party, and appeared amongst the country
gentlemen as a simple " knight of the shire."
But on Thursday he abandoned even this lower
official position, and addressed his fellow rustics in
the character of a venerable and experienced
agriculturist, one of the oldest members of the
local association, wholly devoted to its interests,
andibsorbed in its show of stock and annual
ploughing match. To do the right hon. gentle-
man justice, it must be allowed that he realized
the character to perfection, and became for the
time the slow and heavy-witted son of the soil
whose position he affected. His talk was
of bullocks, and be consistently displayed
that absence of enlarged wisdom which
the Son of Siasca attributes to those who are occa-
pied with the labours of oxen, who give themselves
to the making of furrows and the foddering of kine.
There might, perhaps, be no great objection to all
this if Mr. DISRAELI occupied a less distinguished
position, or had abundant opportunities;of speaking
on the great questions which at this moment oc-
cupy and even absorb public attention. It may
be well enough for the leader of a great party to
combine with the public duties his position imposes
others of a more private, social, and friendly cha-
racter. While be addresses the nation as a states-
man, there is no reason whatever why he should
not talk to his neighbours as a neighbour. But
the Member for Buckinghamshire, at a most unex-
ampled conjuncture of public affairs, abandons his
position altogether, and entirely neglect& the duties
it imposes. It is the very time when the true
leaders of men and guides of opinion would desire
most of all to speak. The public mind is excited
to an unusual degree by moral and military
struggles involving the fate of friendly nations,
and affecting the future of both hemispheres. The
whole nation is roused by these momentous
struggles. Throughout the length and breadth of
the land Englishmen are feeling, thinking,
and speaking of them, not only in pri-
vate, but in crowded gatherings, assembled for
the expression of opinion. Bat the leader of
a great party, who is still ostensibly looked up to
as a guide of opinion, has not a word to say on
these great conflicts, or tae serious issues they
involve. In the midst of these straggles, Mr.
DISRAELI elaborates by the hour tritesentences on
the organization and management of a local society.
Possibly the Right Hon. Gentleman and his friends
may regard this indifference as something heroic
and sublime. But others will regard it as a proof
of the political scepticism which exclusive devotion
to sectional interests and party aims must
inevitably produce. This conclusion will impress

THE QUEEN'S RETURN TO ENoLAND.—We un-
derstand that her Malady's return to England is fixed for
the ilitb inst. It is to be hoped that this arrangement is
preparatory to a public celebration of the Prince of Wales's
majority.—United Service Gazette.
THE RANGER OF GREENWICH IS !U-
-ntamed (says the Mired Service Gazette) that the Ranger.
ship of Greenwich Park, vacant by the death of Burl
Canning, is to be conferred on his Royal Highness the Duke
of Cambridge. The ranger's house is being fitted up for
the residence of his Royal Highness Prince Arthur.
A letter from Dresden of the 29th ult. stater;
that on the previous day the Prince of Wales attended
Divine service in the protestant church in that city, and,
after having visited, in company with the King, the Heredi-
tary Prince, and Prince Graorge, the fortress of Home.
stein, dazed with the royal family at Pilnitz. On the fol-
lowing day there was to be a grand hunt soda state dinner
at Moritzburg.
A letter from Berlin says :—" The Prince Royal,
who accompanied the King to Baden, will only remain at
that place until the 2nd October. He will then proet • d to
Coburg to meet Queen Victoria, several members of her
family, and the Princess Royal."
His Excellency Count Bernatorff, it is definitively
arranged, will rerun* his post as Minister Plenipotentiary
and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of St. Jailleel. A
telegram from Berlin conveys instructions to prepare the
Prussian Legation for the count and counter's arrival in
about a fortnight.

His Excellency the Swedish and Norwegian
Minister, Count Wachtmeister, his arrived at 10, Stratton-
street, Piccadilly, from Sweden.
The Earl and Countess Delawarr and the Hon.
Colonel and Mrs. West have arrived in Grosvenor-street,

from visiting General and Lady Catherine Bulksley, near
Salisbury. . .

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The Earl of Clare has left his residence in Soul

street, for St. Leonard'a•on-Sea..
The Earl and COunteas of Shelburne have arrived
at Lansdowne House, from visiting the Count and Counteu
de Flehault, at Tnlliallan, Clackmannanshire.
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itself on the minds of reflective observers

all the more powerfully from the illustration of '
its truth recently supplied by the public ad-
dresses of other distinguished members of the
same party. Only a few days ago, for examp'e,
Sir JOHN PAZINOTON addressed a large assembly
of his countrymen for a couple of hours without
alluding to any topic of public interest, or Ira-
out saying anything at all that was worth hearing
or remembering. From the beginning to the end,
his wordy harangue consisted of elementiv./
platitudes that might possibly have ken re-
spectable once, but are now completely worn out
and exhausted. What is the use of a great
party at all if its leaders cannot or will not ex-
press an opinion on the only questions that have
any real public interest t For a great party to
remain silent at aimoment when the forces and
principles that determine the freedom and pro-
gress of society are in active conflict is little
better than political suicide.
After reading Mr. Duntaxm's recent speech we
are not sure that he would not have consulted hie
reputation and influence by being silent on social
as well as political subjects. The main object of
his address at Aylesbury seems to have been
to defend the vicious and degrading system
of giving good conduct prizes to agricultural
labourers. The ground on which his defends rests
affords a curious and very instructive illustration of
the unconscious contempt entertained by the new and
more enlightened Tory school for the classes with
whom itprofeases to sympathise. Referring to the good
conduct prizes, Mr. Disaasia says :—" What was
" the origin of these rewards when they were first
" instituted T We had to act upon a peasantry
" who, through the maladministration of the Poor-
" laws, were not in that position in which we
" wished to find the labourers of the land ; we had
" to create in them a feeling of self-respect, and
" to develop a feeling of emulation. These re-

The Earl and Counteea Russell and Lady Victoria
Raseell, who cams to Pembroke Lodge, Rh:limed, from
visiting the Marquis and Marchioness of Bath at Loogleat,
Wilts, early in the week, have gone to Woburn Abbey,
Beds, where they purpose residing a month.
Viacount and Viscountess Grey de Wilton have
left town for Ashdown Park, 13erks, on a visa to the Earl
and Countess Craven.
The Right Hon. Sir Thomas Redington is in a
very serious state, and great fears are entertained for his
recovery.
The marriage of Lord Dnfferin and Miss
Hamilton, daughter of the late Captain Hamilton, at
Kinsey Castle, County Howe, is appointed to take place on
the 23rd inst.

A marriage is arranged to take place between

Lady Julian; Knox, fourth daughter of Thomas, mound
Hari of Ban( urly, sad eater of the late peer, and Major-
General Walker, 0.8., Commander of the Forces in
Scotland.

The Osborne royal paddle yacht, Master-Com-
mander George 8.. Bowers, will sail from Portsmouth to•
morrow morning for the Mediterranean, to be at the ser-
vice of the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia and suite
during the forthcoming sojourn of their royal highnesses in
tha Mediterranean.

The lectures at the Royal Institution for the
coining winter session have been arranged as follows
Ohristmea lectures, 1862: Professor Frankland, sit lac-
tuna, "On Air and Water" (adapted to • juvenile audi-
tory). Before Poster, 1863: Profane Mienhall, twelve
lectures, "On Physioragy ;" Pretence Prankland, ten
learares, "On Chemistry:' W. Savory, Pao., four lecture•,
"On Lite and Death;" Pretence ]fa: Mallet, twelve lec-
tures. After Faster : Professor Tyndall, ,eve• lecture,
D. T. Alined, Faq., nine leetens, " On Geology"; Professor
William Thomson, three lectures, "On Electric Tele-
fraPb7-"
Mr. W. P. Frith (says the A theweunt) is prepar-
ing another magnificent illustration of modern life, for
which le le to receive from Mr. Ernest Gembert 10,0001.
Unlike "The Derby Day," and "The Railway Station,"
this new week is to he in three parts, or pictures; each
picture representing London life ender • partivuler raped.
"Morning," "Noon," and "Night," are the themes for
illustration, and the some' will probably be laid in
Regetn-street, link-park, and the Haymarket.

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PARIS. FRIDAY ETTIMIO.

The France has the following canard from Genoa,
which it represents as "worthy of the most serious
attention :" .

Garibaldi, who has just issued en eddied!, to his partisace
in which he declares that Italy has no hope of salvation but
in the protection of England, lately told some friends who
paid him a visit ►t Varignano that he had an understanding
with agents of the English government on the subject of
Rome. The object of this understanding was to bring the
British cabinet to declare to France that she could no longer
be suffered exclusively to occupy a portion of Italian soil,
and eat, in consequence, England would occupy Sicily until
Rome should be evacuated by the French army. This
combination is connected with long-standing projects, and
the constant ambition of England. It is well known
that all the mineral riches of the island are in the hands of
Emilia subjects, and that at this moment English agents
I WWII in every part of the country. We doubt much,
however, whether the Queen's government, in spite of its
stapressive tendencies, will lend itself readily to these
prompting& Nevertheless, when we consider this news in
asonexion with the meetings iu England, with the Gari-
baldi proclamations, and the mysterious minion of Dr,
Partridge, it is impossible not to be struck by all these
symptoms which reveal the most complete alliance be-
tween the party of action in Italy and English interests.
These are the things for promulgating which
Viscount Gueronnibre gets 25,000 fr. a year from
the Empress's private purse besides his salary and
his senator's pay.
The France pretendsto know from Turin that &dis-
solution of parliament is resolved upon, and that the
new elections will take place about Nov. 29. If
(it continues) the result of the dissolution should be
the retirement of Rattsszi and his colleagues from
office, a new ministry will probably be formed,
consisting of the old "right centre"—men devoted
to Victor Emmanuel and his family, and who have
always beeu opposed to claiming Rome for the
capital of Italy.
If the above news is true—and rumours to that
effect were set about at the Bourse to-day—Victor
Emmanuel is embarking on a most perilous course.
"Devotion to him and his family" is no sufficient
motto for an Italian ministry at this crisis. If he
abandons thebroad policy of King of Italy, which
he has proclaimed, the great Italian cities will cer-
tainly not resign themselves to be appanage of the
House of Savoy.
A correspondent of the Prase, writing from
Turin on October 1, expresses great anxiety about
the state of Garibaldi, and, contrary to Professor
Partridge's opinion, thinks that the ball is still in
the foot. He says that besides Dr. Bertani, an
eminent surgeon, who has always maintained the
presence of the ball, Dr. Cipriani, who has lately
come to Varignano on the part of some of
Garibaldi's friends, has published a letter, "ex-
pressing the fear, and alMost the certainty," that
the ball must be in the wound.
There has been an immense rise at the Bourse.
The operations of certain powerful millionaires were
aided by the rumours of an amnesty having been
signed at Turin, and also by the report (a very sus-
picious one) that Victor Emmanuel has promised
the Emperor to give up all hope of Rome. Rents
rose lfr. 25c. for cash, and lfr. 15c. for account,
closing at 71fr. 80c. and 72fr. Mobilier rose 60fr.,
and the Italian Losn lfr. 75c. A very large and
wild business was done in the latter. The Orleans
Railway rose 23fr. 75c., and Lyons 17fr. 50c. ;
Southern fell 7fr. 50c. ; in the other lines there was
no great change.
The French Rear-Admiral Road, now at Vera
Cruz, addressed the following letter to the Ameri-
can consul there on the subject of a dastardly
attack upon the band of a French regiment, while
giving Admiral Rom; a serenade on the occasion of
his promotion :

Vera Cruz, August 29.
To the Consul of the United States of America.
Sir,—l have received the letter which you did me the
honour to address to me on August 28. You are aware that
on the evecing before a military Site en /amine was very
nearly being transformed into a scene of mourning by the act
of a vile assassin. While the band of one of our regi-
ments' was playing under my balcony, a great stool
thrown from the house of the person whom you take under
your protection struck one of the musicians, and, had he
not been protected by his instrument, would in all probe-
bility have killed him. I do not amuse M. Marquard of
inch a cowardly, odious, and savage act ; bat it was com-
mitted in his house, and I hold him responsible for it.
If I had not restrained the just indignation of my soldiers
most certainly his house would have been usaulted, and not
one stone left upon another. A reparation to my troops is
necessary, and I owe it to my troop to insist upon it for
them. I will not release M. Marquard but upon condition
that a sum of 200 piastres be paid to the regiment of
Zonaves, to be distributed among the band upon whom this
vile attack was made. G. Rom
Pursuant to this peremptory requisition, the
money was paid and M. Marquard set at liberty.
The Prince Jerome, having been repaired after
ita collision with the Russian vessel, left Toulon
this morning, with the Prince Napoleon on board,
for Corsica and Egypt. The telegram says nothing
of the Princess Clothilde, who probably will return
alone to Meudon.
, The Daily News is seized.

AN IMPERIAL EXCURSION.

The Emperor, the Empress of the French, and
thirty persons of their suite left the Villa Eugenie three
days ago to make au excursion to the mountain of La Rhone.
M. DibursubehZre, who resides in the neighbourhood, had
been requested to organise everything that wee necessary to
facilitate the ascent, and he accordingly met the imperial
party at Sere at 3 o'clock. Their Majesties found in retai-
-1 nese for them 12 well-caparisoned mules for the use of the
Empress and the ladies of her suite, and 24 saddle horses
for the Emperor and the gentlemen who accompanied him.
Amongst the persons present were MM. de Toulongeon, de Ls
Grange, de la Papule, blushed Niel, Count and the Countess
Sclafani, lime. de Rayneval, M. and Mme. de Is Pau, and M.
liamelis. Before leaving for the recent their Majesties
partook of refreshments offered to them by the foor
daughters of M. Dibursubehere. Nothing could be more
picturesque than this numerous party proceeding along
the sides of the mountain, with thirty fine young
men acting as guides. The travellers were delighted
with the fine views which constantly present them-
selves. The summit of the mountain was reached at
five, and after a short halt the descent took place, their
Majesties and those who accompanied them halting on the
plateau of the Petite-Rhone, after which the remainder
of the excursion was got over by torchlight. Two
bonfires were lighted on the heights, and the
party arrived at the s'llep of Sare about seven.
The houses were all illuminated, and their Majesties
were greeted with loud acclamations While the Emperor
was addressing questions to the authorities abort the wants
of the country, the Empress and the ladies of her site
meted for s short time at the house of Y. Goyetcbik, the
deputy-mayor, where refreshments were offered tbsaa.
Their Majesties afterwards entered their carriages as hall.
peat eight, and reached the villa about eleven.—Galignaini.

Four convicts who recently escaped from the
French penal settlement Lee Rehr, arrived on the IGth
ultimo, under the guidance of • fisherman, at Paramaribo,
and were heeded over to the custody of the police. These
people were exposed to all sorts of privations in travelling
along the coast, and when they reached Port Orstja after
a distreadog journey, they were in • starving condition.
Media the imbskting regulations they will, we uodentood,
be returned tom Freach government, which would pro-
bably rather e their reom than their compsay.—
Demerara Paper.
Yesterday a numerous party of convicts arrived
at St. Mary's Trison, Chatham, horn the convict establish-
ments In London, for the purpose of taking the plies d
those °owlets who have been greeted ticket/ el ism. or
whose period of penal servitude has expired. Darin. tar
We they are at Chatham they will be employed elk*.
Meth in connexion with the extension of Chaim dark.
Yazd.

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,'RDAY -11VENliwyr; OCrOBBR 4, '1862.

rim siBRIPIPS" ISAUGOILATION DINNER.

Last night the inauguration dinner of the
newly-elected sheriffs of London and Middlesex, Mr. Alder-
man James Clarke LAIWTODOO and Mr. Hugh Jones, took I
place at the Albion, Mr. Alderman and Sheriff LAWRINCIi
occupying the chair. About 150 perms sat down to
dinner. 1
Grace having been rid by the Rev. T. Madge, the 1
" Health of her Majesty the Queen," of the " Prince of
Wales," the " Army, Navy and Volunteers," were given
and received with the usual and
of loyalty sod
enthusiasm, General Pollock responding on behalf of the
Army, aod Captain Roes on beLalf of the Volunteers.
The health of the Lord Mayor was then proposed
by Mr. Sheriff Jones, after which Mr. Sheriff Lawrence
the health of Mr. Aldermen Bose, the mayor elect.
T.(i _responding to the toast, the Lord Mayor elect said that
although he knew he had • difficult and responsible office to
fulfil, he hoped it would lose none of it brightness in his
hands, and that, with the kind assistance and advice of
those who had preceded him, he would be able to discharge
the dutioilwhich it imposed with satisfaction to his fellow
citizens. The Lord Mayor elect concluded by proposing
"The health of the Sheriffs." In responding to the tout,
Mr. Sheriff Lawrence said that he should endeavour, dur-
ing his year of office, to fulfil the anticipations of
his friends. But he must look for much con-
sideration from the kindness of those friends, and he hoped
to meet with none but friends during his year of office. In
this way he hoped the office would be alike pleasant to him-
self and all those with whom be was associated. (Cheers.)
Mr. Sheriff Jones also returned thanks, and was most
warmly received. Mr. Locke, M.P., responded to the toast
of "The Rouse of Commons." The other toper of the
evening were "The Magistrates of Loudon," ootiF3l:d
.
with the name of Alderman Sir R. W.
demi; "The Magistrates of Middlesex," coupled with
the name of Mr. Pownall ' • "The late Sheriffs," for
which Mr. ex-Sheriff Cockerell returned thanks:;
" The Bench and the Bar," coupled with the name of the
Common Serjeant ; "The Chairmen of Committees,"
coupled with the name of Mr. Melday, Re. It should be
said of the dinner that it was given io the best style of the
Albion, and left nothiug to be desired. The musical pro-
gramme was carried out under the direction of Mr. Glenn
Wesley, who was most efficiently assisted by Madame
Louisa Vinning, Mir Ryles, and Mr. Lewis Thomas. Mr.
Barker was toastmaster.