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liberty; and a third democracy. For this great
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constituencies, he eulogised the representatives of the
agricultural interests as those who would stand firm
by the Government which they had founded, and they
could judge that it had kept its promises to them.
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public fortune nearly doubled, immense works
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perity at home, marching side by side with glory
abroad—this was the history of the 12 years of the
reign. And, nevertheless, gentlemen, beyond this,
and those great things which the empire has done
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dence of France, to restore to her liberty of action,
in the world, to free her from those menaces of co-
alition which, since 1815, have ceaselessly weighed
upon her. History will tell by what prodigies of
ability, courage, and moderation these great objects
have been attained. And now that this part of the
mission of the empire is finished, and its military
part in Europe closed—now that, gloriously re-
entered into the comity of nations, France has no
other interests than the common interest of Europe
herself—it is evidently an era of peace which com-
mences for her." But he asks, "How can the em-
pire accomplish this peace ?" and, repudiating the
example of those Governments of expediency which
condemn their country to immobility, he proceeded,
" No, a Government which is called Napoleon is not
constituted for this precarious life. The conditions
of its existence are for it the greatness, the prosper
rity, the glory of France. But what glory is greater
than to shed the benefits of civilisation to the mil-
lions of Frenchmen who do not yet enjoy them ; to
follow up without flagging the work, so generously
undertaken, of the moral and material amelioration
of the popular classes ; to make healthy unhealthy
districts, to irrigate the plains, to plant with trees
the hills; and, above all, not only to complete our
network of railways, but to finish the neighbouring
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in a body—if there be parts of the body which, by
the vessels being obstructed, no more receive and
retain the blood, a paralysis or a stoppage of life
supervenes. Millions of habitations, by the
want of roads or their bad state, still havo only an
imperfect communication with the centres of civi-
lisation, with the regions of production and of con.
sumption. The value of produce weighed down by
the costs of transit cannot remunerate the labour.
Regions deprived of the ways of communication are
condemned to misery, and a mass of riches is lost to
the country." After pointing out the advances
which have already been made by the Emperor
towards remedying the evils thus set forth, and the
power and means which he possesses to carry on
the great work, the Duke de Persigny
says—" The
application of his system has commenced in Paris ;
the same thing has been done at Lyons and in other
cities, and everywhere with analogous results. The
Empire is not limited to give its attention only to
the principles of the Empire.
the great cities." The speech concludes with an
eulogy on the prosperity of France, and its identi
fication with
Defeat of n the
gof Dahomey.

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had only two or three dead and about a dozen
wounded. Tho battle was by this time pretty well
decided, and Abbeokuta saved. As soon as the
enemy retired from the walls the Egbas rushed out
and renewed the battle in the open field. The
Egbas fought nobly; they knew what they were
fighting for. All depended on this day ; if de-
feated, they have no friends near. They fought
for their homes, their wives and children, their
country, their liberty, and their lives. For many
years past the Dahomians hkd carried destruction
and slaughter into the Egba territory—they came
now to make an end to the Egba tribe. The Egbas
were exasperated, and each wanted to do his duty
on this day. The men fought in good order,
though they had only a few leaders; the women

were singing and dancing, being sure of victory.
They carried plenty of water and agidis to the
camp to refresh the fighting men. Many of them
armed themselves with swords, and kept near the
walls in case their assistance should be required.
" A sharp fire was kept up for about two hours
near Aro, the enemy gradually retreating and
leaving great numbers of dead behind them. They
retired towards Ibera, which town they had de-
stroyed last year; and they were attacked in the
flank by another party of Egbas and lost many of
their carriers, one of their cannon, and several
hundreds of muskets, many of which were quite
new. Some miles beyond Ibara they had their
encampment, which was evacuated ; here the pur-
suing Egbas captured the King's horse, and many
other things belonging to him. Great numbers of
prisoners, men and women, were taken all along the
road ; and in this encampment the second cannon
was captured. Beyond Ishagga, a town which they
destroyed two years ago (also on March 15), the
Dahomians stood once more to check the Egbas in
pursuing them. A severe encounter took place, in
which several Egbas were killed and wounded; but
the Dahomians had heavier losses, and were driven
from the place, Egbas still pursuing closely, killing
and catching many of them. It appears that the
Dahomians had never before experienced such a
total defeat. It is difficult to give the exact number
of dead and of prisoners. From Abbeokuta to
Ishagga, a distance of about 15 miles, above 1,000
dead were counted, whilst beyond that place it is
said that the number of dead was still greater. The
prisoners cannot be fewer than 1,000 or 1,200—
some say above 2,000.

" The Dahomians were probably above 10,000,
but one captive states that their number was
16,000. Thus the Lord has frustrated the diabolic
plan of the Dahomians to capture Abbeokuta, and
many of the heathen recognise the hand of God in
this complete defeat of their enemies. The people
rejoice greatly, and congratulate each other on their
escape. The Lord God of Hosts said—' Hitherto
shalt thou come, but no farther; and here shall thy
proud waves be stayed.'"

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The West Afr -----------
jean mail brought an account of
the defeat of the
King of Dahomey in his attack on
the town of Abbeokuta, a summary of which we
published yesterday.
of the battle in an
Abbeoknta journal which has
come to hand : We find the following account.
16 It was on the 15th inst. when before six o'clock
in the morning the cannon at Aro gate fired a
signal
the apprach of the Bahamian army. The weather
was
dell fonr and
foggy
gy the, inhabitant's of Abbeoknta of
but the enemy could be seen at
Aro taking refreshment before commencing their
ilnla
cession told the excited population that the enemy
approaching.
Thousands of warriors were
y
walls to give the Dahomians a warm
rrweefteasedp horriblet
iao reception, w
the
whilst,r kTwo more signals in quick suc-
cession
thousands more ran to the walls
to have their share in
the defeat of the enemy.
E
preparation had been made for the defence of
theve town. The Bashorun (commander-in.chief) had
during the last few weeks sent out his spies who
found out the encampment of the enemy ; a runa-
way told him also that the Dahomians would surely
attack Abbeoknta, but it was disbelieved by many. ,
troy n .
He had provided each township- with plenty of am.
munition, of which there was no lack, although
no
or
m powderany months was
allowed to be exported from Lagos
f
past. The enemy had two field-
pieces, which we m
placed in position and began to
play, but only one ball reached the town wall,
without doing any injury. A column of about 3,000
advanced to within about 50 yards, suddenly dis-
played their flags,extended their lines,
wall. The Wall and advanced
rapidly towards the _ being high
the enemy could not see the defenders of Abbeokuta
onre
behind it, and they felt almost sure the town would
be in a short time in their possession. No sooner
had they approached the trench within a few
yards
than the Egbas poured suddenly such a tremendous
volley from thousands of muskets into the close
lines of the enemy that the progress of the latter
was at once arrested. it was nearly seven o'clock
when the battle commenced. The attacking column
numbered many Amazons, who fought
most des-
perately. A sharp fire was kept up on both sides
for nearly an hour. In two
iu p, but a s
places the enemy toiled
to scale the walls with a determination which would
have done credit to the best of European troops.
Some of the Amazons climbed
tot:l;igae:
they reached the top of the wall with their hands,
the Egbas dragged them over and killed them
instantly ; one of these ferocious women had already
had one of her bands cut off nendeavouring
over the wall when she discharged her musket with
the other hand and killed an Egba ; but at the
moment she received a severe cut with the sword,
so that she fell back into the trench.
Only three
or four townships, Ijeun, Kemta, Itoku and Oba
were engaged in the battle; the others kept to their
posts, as it had been reported that the enemy would
attack their different places., This fierce struggle
lasted about an hour, when the enemy retired a
short distance, being unable to stand the fire of the
Egbas any longer. Already 70 Dahomians lay in
the trench, and as many on the battle field before it,
" The wounded were numerous, and were re-
moved by the enemy ; but many of them afterwards
died. The work of destruction among the Daho-
mians during this hour was frightful ; the Egbas ,

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benture stock, to unite the various lines that centre and
surround that city, and carry a bridge of five arches over
the Clyde. The bills passed before Mr. Massey included
that for the Liverpool Great Central Station, and a con-
necting line of one mile, with a capital of £500,000 and
£166,000 loan; Midland Railway, for a line of 17 miles
from Bath to Thornbury, and raise £236,000 by shares, and
£75,600 by loan; Llynvi Valley and Ogrnore Railways;
Mistley, Thorpe, and Walton; Oswestry, Ellesmere, and
Whitchnrch ; Riblesdale Railway ; Portpatrick Railway
(Steamboats) ; Henley in Arden Railway ; Chelsea Water;
Swansea Harbour; Stroud Gas; Bedford Gas.
In the Lords, the case for the promoters of the North
Eastern Railway closed, and Mr. Hope Scott, Q.C. ad-
dressed the committee at great length for the opposing in-
terests. Earl Fortescue has been appointed a member of
this committee in the room of Lord Bolger.
UTILISATION OF THE LONDON SEWAGE.--Yesterday the
witnesses examined in this committee, Lord R. Montagu in
the chair, were Messrs. Napier and Pope, relative to their
proposition to turn it to lucrative agricultural and ratepay-
ing diminution account, down at Maplin Sands, in Essex.
Mr. Hemans, the engineer, was also examined.
THE LONDON SUBWAYS COMMITTEE.--Yesterday Mr.
Innis, engineer of the Phoenix Gas Company, Mr. Hawks-
ley, and others, were examined for the opposition to this
bill. The committee have intimated an intention of restrict-
ing the inquiry to the new streets, such as Southwark_
street and New-street, Covent-garden, where subways have
been made, without extending it to the old streets.

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Presentation of the Oxford Decl

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A large number of the clergy attended yeste 1.4W,t
beth Palace to present to the Archbishop the deelf.ntion,q
prepared by the committee appointed at the meetinatd at'
Oxford, and which has since received the signatures of up-
wards of 11,000 of the clergy of England and Ireland. His
Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury received the deputation
in the library of the palace. About 300 of the clergy were
present. With his Grace there were the Bishops of St,
Asaph, Bangor, Rochester, Gloucester, Carlisle, Moray and
Ross ; the Hon. and Rev. G. M. Bourke and the Rev. Pre-
bendary Hall, chaplains to the Archbishop, the Rev. W.
Stubbs, librarian; and Mr Dunning, the secretary.
Among the clergy present were the Yen. Archdeacon
Clerke, Dr Cotton, Provost cf Worcester College; Dr
Leighton, Dr Courtenay, Rev. R. R. Faulkener, Rev. J.
Bareman, Rev. C. M. Arnold, Rev. E. Bull, Rev. E.
Eavidson, Rev. R. Gunner, Rev. F. H. Sharpe, Rev. W.
Davies, Rev. C. C. Spencer, Rev. Dr fiber, Rev. W, R.
Cosens, Rev. T. F. Linghani, Rev M. Mayow, Rev. W.
Lyall, Rev. W. Gutch, Rev. George Philips, Rev. S. S.
Merry, Rev. E. Over, Rev. Ackworth, Rev. 'l'. Sik, s,
Rev. Burman Casson, Rev. Francis Peynter, Rev. Sir N.
Chirnery, Rev. F. T. Rev. W. S. Buckle, Rev. W.
W. Robinson, Rev Ernest Cowan, Henry C,lthort e,
Rev, Prebendary Stevenson, Rev. E. Ball, &
The Yen. Dr. C LERKE. Archdeacon of Oxford, in pre-
senting the address, said—:..ly lord archbishop, every one
here present must be so perfectly well acquainted with the
object which has brought us together today that I con-
ceive I shall best be consulting your own convenience and
my own feelings by introducing this subject in as few words
as possible. (Hear, hear,) I have been requested, as
chairman of the committee who have drawn up the declara-
tion so generally published, in the name of that committee
to present to your grace and the bishops now present an
address, and also to deliver to you the declaration which has
' met with so large a number of signatures. With respect to
ourselves, acting as the committee, we have drawn up the
declaration in compliance with a request vitich was made
when we were appointed in February last, at the meeting
in Oxford, to draw up that which would receive the sanction
and approbation of a great number of the clergy, and I area
anxious here to state that that meeting at Oxford was
called together by a very strong expression of feeling and.
of anxiety which seemed to pervade all parts of the land.
(Cheers.) This declaration has since been in circulation,
and has received a number of signatures, amounting, I
believe, to at least 11,000, and that number is even now
increasing, for we have daily been receiving additions to it.
In discharge, therefore, of the duty committed to me, I
will proceed to read the address to your grace, previous to
delivering to you the declaration. Thus far I think I have,
discharged as briefly as possible the duty which has
been committed unto me as chairman of the committee which
was brought together. It was at the meeting at Oxford
that we were appointed a committee, and upon that autho-
rity alone, and not upon any authority of our own, we have
continued to act to the best of our ability. But, my lord, in
the discharge of this duty I feel that I have another which.
I ought in the first instance to discharge, and that is to ex-
press to your grace, in the name of the committee and in
the name of a large number of the clergy who are here pre-
sent with the deputation, how deeply indebted we are to
your grace for your kind consideration--(cheers)—in re-
ceiving us in your palace in order that we might here pre-
sent to you, in a manner most congenial to our own feel-
ings, and, as I conceive, most suited to the solemnity of
these proceedings itself, and within these walls to have the
honour of presenting your grace this declaration which I
am now about to lay before you. This, my lord, is but ono
of the many proofs, if any proofs were indeed necessary,
of your great kindness, condescension, and willingness to
meet all thejust wishes, and to consider the accommodation
of the clergy generally, and also to support cordially every-
thing that the clergy may take up which they conceive to
be for the benefit of the Church, for the glory of God, for
the:keeping of the faith of Christ, and for the maintenance
and support and increase of the Church, as the witness and
as the keeper of Hely Writ. I believe it will be necessary
for me only to proceed to read the address, which I now
read in the name of the clergy hero present to-day, and re-
presenting also a much larger body of clergy, who are not
able to attend this jneeting. The venerable archdeacon
then read the following address:—
" Mose' REV. AND RIGHT REv. FATHERS IN GOD,
" We, the members of the committee appointed at a meet-
ing held in Oxford to draw up a statement setting forth the
clear and consistent teaching of the Church of England and
Ireland on matters upon which such clearness and consis-
tency of teaching have been gravely questioned, have now
the honour to present to your lordships a declaration of firm
belief that the Church maintains without reserve or qualifi-
cation the Inspiration and Divine Authority of the whole
Canonical Scriptures as not only containing but being the
Word of God, and also teaches the eternal punishment of
the wicked. My lords, wo understand the work entrusted
to us under a sense of many and deep responsl'bilities ; we
were called open to act with decision in matters of difficulty
and importance which were heavily oppressing the minds
of Churchmen, and did not issue the declaration till we had
obtained the consent and sanction of a large number of the
clergy of England and Ireland. We cannot draw our
labours to a close without first of all expressing before your
lordships and the clergy here assembled that we are heartily
thankful to Almighty God because the task imposed upon
us has been carried through to the end with perfect
unanimity on our part, and because the weight of it has
been greatly relieved by expressions of cordial assent.and by
hearty co-operation on the part of a large number of the
clergy who have affixed to it their signatures. We can
assure your lordships that, large as this number is, it by no
means represents the whole of those who unswervingly
hold the several articles of faith, the truth of which this
declaration seeks to affirm. Beyond the public means of
communication, we know through a large correspondence
that there are, besides the number of names appended to
the declaration, some thousands of the clergy whose faith
it equally expresses. They assure us they were deterred
from signing it, not by any doubt as to the faith of the
Church of England or their own, but by various natural

STAMPED,...,Sd,

abling the Schwarzenburg. However, before the
conclusion of the engagement, the Radetzky was
struck by 28 shot, mostly on her port side. A
young naval cadet, who directed the fire of her two
rifled cannon, on the quarter-deck, was severely
wounded in the early part of the engagement, and
died of his wounds yesterday morning at 11. The
shell which fractured the thigh of the young officer
passed clean between the legs of a seaman, who was
hauling back his gun to recharge it. In spite of
his desperate wound, the brave young fellow cheered
on his men, while he lay hiwi•cif iu agony on the
deck.

The gunners of the Ridetzky showed great
coolness throughout, and more than once recharged
their guns with Danish balls, which fell on the
deck. One shot entered an ante-chamber leading
to the captain's cabin, and, curiously enough,
smashed to atoms a portrait of Field-Marshal
Radetzky, which was hanging on the walls. A
second shot made great havoc) with the fur-
niture in the captain's cabin. A shell burst in
the chamber where the ship's papers were kept,
setting fire to them, and doing much irreparable
mischief. The total loss of the Radetzky amounted
to five killed and 31 wounded.

The Adler and the Blitz, owing to the long range
of their guns, sustained no loss, all the Danish shot
falling short of their mark.
The engagement, which commenced a few minutes
before 2 p.m., was over by 4 p.m.

and legitimate considerations, Indeed, when we consider
the novelty of the course which the necessity of the case
suggested in order to reassure the lay members of our
Church of the faith of their elergy, we have reason to be
thankful to Almighty God for the great success with
which He has been pleased to bless it. We trust that the
declaration has had some force in removing the misgivings
of many as to the authoritative teaching of the Church on
matters of such vital moment to men's souls as the accept-
tance or denying the inspiration of the Holy Scriptures,
and also the eternity of the punishment pronounced upon
the accursed. We further trust, that, as expressing the
opinions of so large a body of the clergy, it will strengthen
your lordships' hands in any future measure which you may
devise for guarding the faith of the Church. As we com-
menced our work with humble prayer for Divine guidance,
so we close it with fervent joy that we have been allowed
to promote the glory of our Lord, and with thankfulness
that the acceptance which this document has met with,
affords an assurance that the Church of England can give
to all her members throughout the length and breadth of
the land a witness that the true faith of Christ, which is
her life, is upheld in her by her Divine Lord, and that her
clergy who bind themselves to it, evince their obligation
by a faithful, open, and unreserved acceptance of the doc-
trine of the Church as set forth in her creeds, articles, and
other formularies.
" (Signed) C. C. Clerke, D.D., Archdeacon of Oxford,
chairman; R. L. Cotton, D.D,, Provost
of Worcester College ; G. A. Denison,
M.A,, Archdeacon of Taunton ; W. R.
Fremantle, M.A., Rector of Claydon,
secretary; F. K. Leighton, D.D., War-
den of All Souls College ; J. C. Miller,
D,D„ St. Martin's, Birmingham ; and B.
B. Pusey, D.D., Regius Professor of
Hebrew."
The declaration, of which the following is a copy' was
next read :-
4, We, the undersigned presbytecrbiitarral
d, hold it tG
y
orders of the Church of England and Relent,
souls
ofbe
qualification, the inspiration
law.Cli:o. nice; Sc.riptures as
our bounden duty to the Church and to
chtdnaotfh- deacons
o Englandh hllar
Church,
to declare our firm belief that the
oe
Word of God ;
Ireland, in common with the
ourbh blessed Lord, and
with the
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that the
life' of the
notfur-
ther only
teachescontaining
in
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The declaration and a
the ARCHDEACor who stated that a more complete list of
the signatures would shortly be presented.
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY, in reply, said —Rove-
rend and dear brethren : we, the Bishops of the United
Church
of England and Ireland here present, accept this
declaration as a renewed expression of your belief in those
doctrines of the Church to which it refers. It is satisfac-
tory to receive your assurance that there are some thousands
of the clergy who, agreeing with you in the substance of
the declaration, hesitated to sign it only by reason of its
form or circumstances. This assurance strengthens our
conviction that the clergy of our Church will never be die-
po:;ed to propagate opinions which tend to subvert the
fundamental doctrines of Christianity. We, for our parts,
shall ever feel it to be our duty to maintain the authorita-
tive
teaching of the Church ; humbly trusting
th strength
that we may
receive guidance from above, and be endowed
the we:fare
of
and wisdom to promote the glory of God andla
Hia Church, through Jesus Christ our Lord.ts
d by the benediction of the
The proceedings were close
Archbishop.

SHIELDS, May 11.—A large fleet of laden vessels
sailed from the Tyne this morning, many of them bound
for the Baltic, as the armistice has opened out the German
ports. There is a considerable demand for coals to be sent
out to Cronatadt, and many ships have been chartered
thence, the rates being about £l3 per keel. Tho wind is
not favourable for quick passages to the Elbe and Baltic, as
it is still from the north-east,
The barque Francis Milley, from Mauritius
landed at Plymouth last night Captain Howes, his wife, two
children, and five seamen of the Boston ship Avon, laden
with guano for Queenstown, which was destroyed by the
Confederate cruiser Florida, on the 29th of March, 14 N.,
long 34 W,