The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-26 00:00:00

NEW WRIT.

The G'azette of this evening contains a notice that the
Speaker shall issue a warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to
make out A new writ for electing a member for the city of
Lincoln, in the room of the late Charles De Laet Waldo
Sibthorp, Esq., in fourteen days.
BOARD F TRADE, WEIITEHALL, DEC. 24.
The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received,
through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy
of a despatch from her Majesty's Consul at Jassy, report.
ing that the Imperial Government of the Sultan has per-
mitted the export of timber and salt from Moldavia, by
way of the Danube, subject to the regulations, of which
the following, is a translation, and which have been framed
with a view to prevent the export of the articles in (pes-
tles. to Russia. . .

ARTS I.—Any person, desiring to export timber will be
required, in the first instance, to make a declaration in
writing at the Custom House (Perialabie), at Galatz, in
which declaration it will be necessary to name the port of
destination.

ART. ll.—On receipt of this declaration the Custom/
will, through the Captain of the Port, proceed to verify :
let. The quantity of timber to to exported.
2d. Its quality.
3d. The name of the vessel employed for the purpose ol
transport, and that of the captain.
4th. The flag of the vessel ; and

sth. The value of the timber to bo exported.
ART. lll.—These particulars being obtained by the Cap-
tain of the Port, it will be necessary for the exporter to
deposit at the Custom-house-
-Ist. A written security from a respectable merchant do-
mesticated at Galatz, to the effect that, in default of
production at the Custom-house, at the expiration of
five months, proof that the said timber has been landed
at the port indicated as its destination, the person so
guaranteeing shall be held liable for the payment to
the Custom-house of a sum equivalent to double the
value of tho timber.
2dly. A written declaration to the following effect :
" For such quantity and such kind of timber which,
according to my written demand, addressed to the
Honourable Board of Customs (Perialabie), bearing
date tho , I hare shipped on board the
ship , under the flag
Captain, to the port of of such empire
or kingdom, &c., &e., I, the undersigned, do hereby
engage not to unload the said timber in any port other
than the above mentioned, and under no circumstances
in any port situate in the territory of Russia. To this
effect, fur the security of the Moldavian Government,
I have this day deposited with the Honourable Board
of Customs (Perialabie) the written guarantee of Mr.
,in the manner prescribed. Moreover, in
proof of the entire fulfilment of my engagement above
mentioned, I undertake to lay before the Honour-
able Board of Customs, before the expiration of five
months from the present date, a certificate from the
Custom House of the port of destination of such tim-
ber, verifying that at such a date tho said timber, in
quantity and quality as before mentioned, has been
truly discharged iu the said port, from the said ship
Captain . If at the above-named
date I do not produce such certificate aforementioned
in due form, such failure to produce such certificate
shall be held as proof that the said timber has been
exported to a prohibited port, and iu such case the
person who shall have held himself security on my
-1-11 hn 0,11,.1 ',D.', to nay the amount named
in the bond.

Art. Dr.—Upon the delivery of such a declaration,
which must be authenticated by the Board of Customs,
the said Boma shall deliver to the exporter a certificate in
due form, in which shall be repeated the purport of the
above-named declaration, after which the ♦essel shall be
at liberty to depart.
As a guarantee against all infraction on the part of any
vessel, proceedings will be adopted, as in the case of ves-
sels ascending the Danube to their port of destination.
The above regulations shall also apply to the exporta-
tion of salt.

WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 25.
GOth Regiment of Foot— Lieutenant the ion. A. C. J.
Liddell to bo Captain, by purchase, vice Earle, appointed
to the Rifle Brigade.
Rifle Brigade—Captain Charles William Earle, from
the 6th Foot, to be Captain, vice Drummond, who re-
tires.

COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY TILE QUEEN.
4th or Royal South Middlesex Regiment of Militia—
The Hon. Charles Grimston, late Coldstream Guards, to
he Adjutant, from the 10th October, vice Prosser, re-
signed.
Ist West York (Rifles) Regiment of Militia—Algernon
Preston, Esq. , to bo Paymaster, vice John Matcham Isaac,
resigned.
Royal North Gloucester Fegiment of Militia—John
Gorman, Gent., to be Quartermaster.

COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS.
County of Berks —Sir Charles Russell, Bart., to be De-
puty Lieutenant.
Royal Wiltshire Militia—Samuel Heathcote, Gent., to
be Ensign.
Royal Cornwall and Devon Miners Regiment of Militia
—Second Lieutenant Reuben Frederick Magor to bo First
Lieutenant.

[The following appointments are substituted for those
which appeared in the Gazette of Tuesday the 18th De-
cember last.]
Royal North Lincoln Militia—Ensign Walter Stewart
Brown to be Lieutenant, vice Mason, appointed Ensign
82d Foot; Ensign William Lengstaffe, jun. to be Lieute-
nant, vice McDakin, appointed Ensign, 42d Foot ; Ensign
Charles Keyworth to be Lieutenant, vice Deane, resigned;
Ensign Messing Thomas Dutton to be Lieutenant, vice
Burton, appointed Ensign 14th Foot.

BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED.
John Da,nks, timber merchant, Great Bridge, Stafford.

BANKRUPTS.

Gustav Hasse, merchant, Fonchurch-street, to surren-
der, Jan. 4, at 12, and Feb. 8, at half-past 11, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Carman, official assignee, Alder-
inanbury ; Lawrence, Plows, and Boyer, Old Jewry-cham-
bers, Old Jewry.
James Woodroffe, licensed victualler, White Lion, Hol-
born, Jan. 4, at half-past H, and Feb. 8, at 12, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Carman, official assignee, Alder-
inanbury ; Ovorbury and Peek, Old Jewry.
James Thomas Murray, pianoforte maker, LowerJames-
street, Golden-square, Jan. 5, at 12, and Feb. 8, at half-
past 11, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official
assignee, Guildhall-chambers ; Linklaters and Rackwood,
Sise-lano.
Joseph Henry Wettoue, stationer, Oxford-street, Jan.
5 and Feb. 8, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Nicholsou, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Soarman,
Coleman-street, City.
Charles Sharp, ironmonger, Albion-road east, Stoke
Newington, Jan. 8, at two, and Feb. 5, at twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sam-
brook-court ; Taylor, Collisson, and Woodward, Bedford-
row ; Woodward, March, Ely, Cambridgeshire.
Thomas Heywood and John Heywood, lace warehouse-
man, Wood-street, Choapsido, Dec. 29, at twelve, and Jan.
25, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official
assignee, Guildhall-chambers ; Mason and Sturt, Greshani•
street, City ; Maples, Nottingham.
Thomas Henry Ryland, wood turner, Warwick, Jan.
16, and Feb. 6, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham Dis-
trict Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ;
Mottoram and Knight, Birmingham.
Timothy Spray, lace manufacturer, Lenten, Notting-
ham, Jan. 8 and 29, at half-past ton, at the Nottingham
District Court. Harris, official assignee, Nottingham ;
Brewster and Son, Nottingham ; Motteram and Knight,
Birmingham.
Patrick Farrell, contractor, Broughton Works, Salford,
Jan. 9 and Feb. 4, at twelve, at the Manchester District
Court. Pott, official assignee, Manchester; Sala, Worth-
ington, and Shipman, Manchester.
John Newsome, woollen manufacturer, Dewsbury, Jae.
14 and Feb. 11, at twelve, at the District Court of Leeds.
Hope, official assignee, Leeds; Chadwick, Dewsbury; Bar
ret, Leeds.

James William Gregory, grocer, Halifax, Yorkshire,
Jan. 14, an.? Feb. 11, at half-past twelve, at the Leeds
District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Bennett,
Halifax; Bond and Barwick, Leeds.
John Pattinson, builder, Bishop Wearmouth, Durham,
Jan. 8, and Feb. 15, at twelve, at the Newcastle•upon-
Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-
upon-Tyne ; Kidson, Sunderland.
John Richardson, brewer, Cockermoutb, Cumberland,
Jan. 8, and Feb. 12, at eleven, at the Newcastle-upon-
Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-
upon-Tyne; Steel and Waugh, Cockermouth ; Watson,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Bischoft, Cox, and 13ompas, Cole-
man•street, City.

SCOTCH SEQUESTR4IONS.
Hugh Reid, accountant and builder, Ayr.
William Caldwell, draper, Coldstream.
Duncan Maclennan, solicitor, Inverness.
Matthew Henry Hunt, wholesate woollen warehouse-
man, Glasgow.

FATAL ACCIDENTS AT THE DUFF.RYN
COLLIERIES.

Two accidents, similar in character, and both of them
attended with fatal consequences, occurred last week, at
the Duffryn Colliers, Glamorganshire. The first occurred
to a miner named Wm. Thomas, who was engaged in
sinking a pit, the workmen engaged in which operation,
as well as the materials, were raised ansi lowered by the
ordinary means of the bucket. It was part of the de•
ceased man's duty to watch the bucket, and as he was
doing so, it unfortunately, while descending, touched a
wall of the shaft, and a large stone was detached, which
fell upon the unfortunate man, striking him OR the fore-
head, and killing him almost instantaneously.
The second accident occurred in the Duffryn Vale Col•
liery, to a young man, named Thomas Jones ; he was
working in a stall, in company with two other miners,
when suddenly, and without warning, between one and
two tons of coal fell in upon him, burying him beneath
the mass. The men who were working with him, and
and who had a miraculous escape, as the stuff fell within
a yard or two of them, immediately set to work to re-
lease him from his distressing position; and after some
exertion they succeeded in getting him out alive. The
blocks of coal had, however, injured him severely, and
he died in a short time afterwards.

PRIOfI OF SHAR.ES
IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM-

PANIES' STOCK.

From Me Official Ltst.
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING.

LONDON, MONDAY, DEC. 24, 1855.

GAS-LIGIIT AND COKE COMPANIES.

Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. i Share.
X i. d. 4 e. d.
British .• •••••••• •• •• ._Ditto I roincial .• .. 71. 1
i2O 9 0 20 0 0 23
Brighton . ............Si. 120 0 0 29 0 0 15
City of London .. •• •• 41. Os. 1100 0 0 150 0 0
Continental (4th Cap.) . 0 20 0 0
Equitable.. .. ...... •• 2/. 10s. 150 0 0 all $3%
Great Central .. •• .. . 81. per cent. 110 0 0 all 1 13j
Imperial .. •......... 101. & bonus. 50 0 0 all 85
Independent .......•• 51. 140 0 0 19 ...
London•• ............ 30 0 0 II .-...
Do., Parl. Preference 61. per cent. 1 25 0 0 10 .
Ptcenix ............. 41. per cent. 160 0 0 52 0 0
Ratcliff ..... ....... 41. 100 0 0 16 n o 16
United General .• •• •• 21. IN. 150 0 0 all
Westminster Chartered 41 per cent, : 50 0 0 19
Ditto, New .... —••— 150 0 0 10 o 0 I I

10 u o

WATER-WORKS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company, per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
d.
East London -
Grand Junction .... • • 41. per cnt. 50 0 0 all -
Kent ...... .... - - 11814
Lambeth - 100 0 0 - -
Newßiver Company I 21. 10s. - -
Southwark & Vauxhll 51. per cnt. 100 0 0 - 893{
West Middlesex - 91
BRIDGES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. t per of raid. Price.
Annum. Share.
A a. d. £ a. d.
lltingerfard - - - 19
Southwark ...... • - 100 0 0 - -
Ditto New of 7% p.c ll. per cent. 50 0 0 - -
Waterloo - 100 0 0 - -
Ditto Old Ann. of 8/. 11. 14s. Bd. 60 0 0 - -
Ditto Nw ditto of 7/. 11. 10s. 4d. 40 0 0 - -
Vauxhall - 211
DOCKS
Dividend Amount
Name of Company, per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
--- --
X s. d. X s. 4.
Commercial .......... 51. pr cent. Stock. Stock. -
East and West India.. 61. pr rent. Stock. - -
East Country 2os. per sh. -•-•• -
London .- . • •. .. -
Ditto Bonds 4l. per cent. - - -
St. Katharine - -
onthampton -
Victoria ...... • 151. percent. 20 0 0 10 0 5 I 23
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
' Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
----'
£ a. d. £ a. d.
Australasia........... 20/. per cent. 40 0 0 all 0034
British North American SI. per cent. 50 0 0 •, 66
Commercial of London. 101. per cent. )100 0 0 20 0 0 -
Colonial - - .......... 51. per cent, 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
E0nian................ 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Lond. Char. Bk. of Aus. - 20 0 0 all 0 -
London and County - 101. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 -
Londii and Westmin3tr 1141. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 -
London Joint• Stock ... 121. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 3134
L'rovinc'.al of Ireland.. I 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
Ditto, New. • • ...... , 81. per cent. 10 0 0 all -
Nationr.l of Ireland.... 161. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 -
Nat. Provincial of Eng. IV. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 -
Ditto. New .. - .... 81. per cent. 20 0 0 10 (1 0 --
Orientui Bank Corpora. 'P.p. ct.Bclis. 25 0 0 all -
South Australia ...... 14/ p.ct.SE. be. 25 0 0 " ----
Union of Australia •• .• 301. per cent. 25 0 0 ef 741%
Ditto .............. 301. per cent. - 210 0 814
Onion of L0nd0n...... 20'. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 3034
Union of Madrid ... • • I - 40 0 0 all -

CANALS.
per n
, Dividend
Names of „a Dividend Price Nam" ''' /..'
Companies. A per Companies. ce . Price.
.o '
OD Annum. Annum.co
X 1
. f -
X _
Ashtn &Oldh 93 71. p. ct. 145 Macclesfield. 100 21. 10s. 51
BarnslO7•• ••,160 Neath ...• • • 100 161.
DrkiikStAbrg 150 41. Oxford.... • • 100
isirninignam .0 41. 90 Peak Forest. 78 51. Os. 76
Coventry.... 100 2.51. Regen Vs ••• • 30 11 14%
Derby ••• •• 100 6/. 15s. 84 Rochdale.. • • 85 11, 10s. 76
Ellsmre&Chsl 69 2•X p. ct. Somrset Coal 140'
DrandJunetn 100 3/. pr.ct. 37 Do. Lk FdSt 121
Do.. 6 pr.Ct.l 10 61. pr. ct. 11% Stfirti &Wore 1401 281. 420
Grand Surrey 100 41. Shrewsbury..
1251
Grand Union 100' 11.0 s. Stonrbridge..
145 121. 290
Kennt & Avni 39 6s. Od. 6% Severn and Lancaster .. 1001 Wye Rail. 126 i 21. 28
Leeds &Li vrp 100 231. 470 Warwick & 7
Leicester ...• 1001 Si. 4914 Birming.
.1 1001 2/. 28
Leicstr &Nth 83 ---• Warwick & 1
21• 10
LoughLorogh 142 70/. 550 Napton.. j 100
Monmoutheh 1001 Worcstr & /
Mntgmerysh 100 Eirming3 781 91. 21
Meltnstwbry 100, Wilts & Brks —, 10s. 04. 4,4

A INSURANCE COMPANIES.
a Dividend Anionnt
Name of Company, per of Paid. I Price.
~.
Annum. Share.
- -
£ a. d. £ e. d.
Albion •••••••••• •• .• 3/. Ws. 500 0 0 50 0 0 83
-' , Alliance Brit. and For. 7/. 14s. 6d.bs. 100 0 0 11 9 0 16A
Ditto Marine ....• .. 61. p.c. & bs. 100 0 0 25 0 0 42
' Anchor .........• -. . 6 per cent. 5 0 1 0 0 -
Atlas .
1 Argus Life ....... • ••• 41. per cent. 100 • 0 25 0 0 -
nritish Commercial .. 71. 10s. 50 0 0 60 0 6%
Clertel..iled.& Gen• Life Apr ct. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 2l
..
County ....., ...... • • 4/. 100 0 0 10 0 0 120
Crown -•• • • 17s. Od 50 0 0 50 0 1834
Eagle . . -
Equity and Law...... 414 per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 I 5%
. European Life l/. 20 0 0 all la 14
General.... -
Globe ... • • .... 51. per cent. Stock. 106
Guardian ............ 51. per cent. 100 0 0 47 6 0 50%
Imperial Fire......... 12/. per cent. 500 0 0, 50 0 0 340
Imperial Life ..... .... 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 IN
Indemnity Marine.... 11.3 s kV. 100 0 I 20 0 g 77
Law Fire .......... - 2s. & 28. bs. 100 0 0 210 0 -
Law Llte..• .......... - 100 0 s' 10 0 • 59
Legal and General Life -- 50 0 0 2 a 0 ev
4
London .,
London Ship. -
Marine.- .. .......... 18s.per shars 100 0 0 28 0 0 40
Med. Irvlid & Gen. Life 434 /. per et" 50 0 0 2 0 0 314
Minerva ............ sp. ct. & be. 20 0 0 2 • g 6
Monarch •••• • • •• .... - 5 0 0 1 0 0
National Loan Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 -
Palladium Life ... ..... 51. per cent. 50 0 0 210 0 Bto
Pelican . ..... .... .... -
- - 451,4
Phcenix - _ - 180
Profesrional Life...... '5l. per cent. 5 0 010 0
Provident Life.. -.• • • 1/. ss. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 3834
Rock Life-- - ....., 78. 5 3 0 910 0 -
Royal Exchange •••••• 101. per cent. Stock. all 230
Sun Fire • • • • • • 61. 10s. -
Ditto Life ..... 1/. 145. - OP
55
United Kingdom .. • • 41. p. et. & be., 20 0 0 4 0 0 -
Universal Life ...
Victoria Life ......., 51. per cent. 1 - 412 6 5%
- - ------- -
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dividend • Amount
Name of Company, per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Su aro.
---
4 ts. d. £ e. d.
Assam Tea .......... si. 50 0 0 20 0 0 -
Auctien Mart •• .. •• .• 214 per cent. 50 0 0 - -
Australian Agriculturl U. la. 100 0 0 17 10 0 2834
Australian Trust .... 8/. per cent. - ,25 0 0
Australian Royal Mall 51. 10 0 0 all -
Anglo-Mexican Mint.. IL 10s. 10 0 0 all
British American Land 15s. - 40 0 0
Canada ....... •• •• .. GI. percent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 13934
Do. 5 per cent Bonds 5/. per cent. - - -
Ditto, 6 per cent. • • 61. per cent. - - 110
City Navigation Bonds - - - -
Electric Telegraph .. 6 per cent. 25 0 0 24 0 0 -
Ditto .• •• •• •• •• •• - - - -
Equitable Reversionry 71 pr. cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 105
Ditto New ........ - 50 0 o'l7 10 0 -
Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp.c. & bs, 100 0 0 , 100 0 0
Gen •SteamNavigatton 10 p ct. 15 0 0 14 0 0 -
Hudson's 8ay........ - Stock. 1 - -
Hangerford .......... 2/. Sc. 100 0 0 100 0 0 -
London Institution . •• - - -
London Revereionary 51per cent. 15 0 I
12 allo
.....-.., (
Russell Institution •-..- _.
Price'sPatentCand. Co 10/. per cent. 20 0 0 17 10 25
Reversionary Int. Soc. 4341. pr cent. 100 0 0 ,100 0 90
Royal Mail Steam.... 41. p. share. 100 0 0i 60 0 0 77
South Australian Land 6/. per cent. 25 00 I all
Trust and Loan Comp. - I
Upper Canada .. •• - 20 00) 8 0 0 - 1

LIST OF SCOTTIE" COMPANIES' PRICES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company, per of Paid. Price.
Annum, Share.
d d
Rank of Scotland ..•• 71. per cent. 100 0 0. 100 0 0. 1821 0
British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 2241 0
Caledonian Bank ...•. 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 210 0 31. 188
City of Glasgow Bank 51. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 121 Os
Clydesdale Bank •• •• 53.;1. p cent. 20 0 e 10 0 0 2 14s
Commercial Bank .. 71. per cent..s7o 0 0 100 0 0 2221 Cs
Eastern 8ank........ 61. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 0
Edinl). & p cent. 5 0 0 li 0 0 41. 19s
Exchange Bilk of Scot..
National Bank .. •• .. 634 per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 17415 s
North of Scotland Bank 61. percent 20 0 0 910 0 U. 15s
Royal Bank of S cotl. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 13410 s
Union Bank of Scot. .. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 60 0 0 921 58
Western flank •....... 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 74/ Os
Alliance Fire and Lire_ 8%1.pr cent. 100 0 0 II 0 0 18110 s
British Guarantee ... 41. percent. 10 0 0 2 0 0 U. 8s
Caledonian Fire Insur . 10c.per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 25110 s
City of Glasgow Lite .. 61. per cent. 0 0 9 0 0 41. 83
CO onial 1.1 1e ......... 51. per cent. 50 0 0 1 0 0 51. 55
Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. percent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 271 05
Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51.p0r cent. 50 0 0 3 5 0 41. 8s
Life Assac. o f3cetiAid 61. per cent. 10 0 0 110 061 10s
National Fire and Life 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0
Nortk British Insur... 71. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 321108
0 8,
Scottish Union Insrnc. 71,41. prcent. 20 0 0
1
Standard Life •• ••:. • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 7 0 0 201108 0 21. Os
United Dip. Assurance 61, per oat. 10 S Y Y °

THE KING OF SARDINIA AND TEE
DISSEATERS.

ADDRESS OF THE PROTESTANT DISSENTING MINISTERS

TO THE KING OF SARDINIA.
To his Majesty Victor Emmanuel 11., King of Sardinia.
May it please your Majesty,—The general body of Pro-
testant Dissenting ministers of the three denominations
(Presbyterian, Independent, and Baptist), residing in and
around the cities of London and Westminster, a body from
its earliest origin identified with the maintenance and pro-
gress of religions liberty, and enjoying the privilege of ad-
mission to the presence of the successive Sovereigns of
these realms, hail the visit of your Majesty to this metropo-
lis as the honoured guest and ally of our Sovereign, her
Majesty Queen Victoria, and regard it as an assurance of
continued amity and the free intercourse of the people of
bath notions in promoting commerce, liberty, and the best
interests of society.
We have been warmly interested in the recent history
of the kingdom over which your Majesty has been called
to reign. To Italy, her kingdoms and republics, has the
civilised world looked as the early homes of learning, re-
finement, and liberty. But Sardinia, under your Majesty's
reign, has alone generously responded to the expectations
and necessities of the times. Iler people and their rulers
have, with a calm moderation, sought her prosperity,
.The
establishment and administration of constitutional govern-
ment—the recognition of the independence of the Churches
of the Waldenses, and of the freedom of conscience and
worship of all your subjects—the emancipation of your
people from the wide-spread influence of monastic esta-
blishments and the maintenance of civil government nil.
restricted by ecclesiastical domination, have been regarded
by the members of this body as auguries of the highest
good for all Italy and Europe ; and they would thus ex-
press their admiration and gratitude for the noble and
persevering adherence to the principles of liberty evinced
by your Majesty.
We have not been unmoved by the severe afilictions
which, under the providence of a gi :miens God, your Majesty
has been called to endure, and our prayer is that prolonged
life may be granted to your Majesty for the welfare of your
people and the prosperity of your kingdom ; that your
Majesty's reign may be prosperous, and that your heart
may be cheered by the purest consolations of true religion
as revealed in the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Signed by order and on behalf of the general body, this,
31 day of December, 1855.

J. HOWARD lIINTON, M.A., Chain n.
JOHN KENNEDY, Secretary.

REPLY FROM THE SARDINIAN AMBASSADOR.
(Translation.)
TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE GENERAL BODY OF DISSENTING

MINISTERS, Stc.
Mr. Chairman,—ln granting to his States constitutional
government, King Charles Albert intended to establish the
perfect equality and the civil emancipation of all religions
professions.

- His successor has worthily followed his example. lam
satisfied, consequently, that I convey to you the senti-
ments of the King in thanking yon for the congratulations
and good wishes which you have addressod to him on the
occasion of his visit to England ; and I am confident that
it is with great satisfaction that his Majesty has seen the
course of imperial toleration which, from the commence-
ment of his reign, he has proposed to himself, so perfectly
approved by the public opinion of this country.
Be pleased to accept, Mr. Chairman, the assurance of
my high consideration.
Marquis D'AZEGLIO, th• Minister of Sardinia.
23, Park-lane, London, Dec. 17, 1855.

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