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Mit. THORNBURY'S NEW NOVEL.
On Friday, Jan. 6, in 3 vols.,
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NV By WALTER TBORNBURY.
Also now ready, in 3 vols.,
g HIE WIFE'S EVIDENCE. By W. G. WILLS.
Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street.

IlNaiiAN'6 "BRAVNID"YS" UOUrNACI,
This celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest
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It i Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome.
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their duties, and wouhl be able to enter upon them without
finding the work arduous and difficult And how were they
off in time of peace ? He thought thiir looks were a suffi-
cient answer to that question. They 'lad a comfortable ad-
dition to their annual income in theirretainer, and on re
turning from a voyage they could cone on board that ves-
sel, and for four hours' healthy exercise per day during four
weeks they could get a guinea per week. He thought there
was not a man among them who was not more healthy,
strong, cheerful, and better in pocket for attending the ser-
vice than he was before; and if any man would not say se
he knew his wife would. (Laughter and cheers.) The
gallant captain, having eulogised the Idmiralty for having
originated and fostered the scheme for a Reserve force, said
that Bristol might justly be proud of her contribution to
this means of national defence. She gave the first man,
and now, thanks to the exertions of Captain Smith, the
shipping master, and the powerful support of the press,
there was scarcely an eligible seaman is Bristol unenrolled ;
while, for respectability of character and efficiency in drill,
he believed the force of the port was not second to that of
any in the kingdom. He had no wish to make invidious
comparisons with other ports, but ho felt much satisfaction
in knowing that among the many hundred men drilled
there during the 2i years he had been connected with
that ship there had been very few cases of inattention, and
not one of insubordination or disrespect to himself. His ad-
vice to them was to keep up the same spirit; as Bristol gave
the first roan, so let them keep her first in respectability,
good conduct, and efficiency of the force, and let every anni-
versary as it came find them more and more worthy of that
force which he was sure they were all proud to call theirs.
(Cheers.) He wished them all sincerely a " Happy New
Year," and he could only say for himself that wherever
Providence might place him, and to whatever ship the Ad-
miralty might appoint him, he should always be glad to see
under his command any one of thosetwho now composed the
force of the Bristol Royal Naval 41...e:4., (Leu,d )
—Thfiellttercheers for the gallant captain, Dr. Fegan,-and
the other officers were given, and the proceedings terminated
with three times three for the Queen.

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THE VOLUNTEERS,

On Wednesday last the commanding officer of the North
East London Rifles, Lieut.-Colonel G. H. Money, gave a
dinner at the Eagle Tavern, in the City-road, to 200 mem-
bers of the regiment. Each guest was provided, not only
with an excellent dinner, with ale and stout, but also with a
pint bottle of champagne, and after dinner grog, cigars, and
tobacco were supplied ad libitum. Several civilians were
present, as well as officers of other corps. During the dinner
a separate band, hired for the occasion, played some excel-
lent music ; but after dinner all the music was played by
the band of the regiment, which under bandmaster Connor
(for 20 years a bandmaster in the army) has attained a high
degree of efficiency. On the removal of the cloth, Lieut.
Colonel Money, who on rising was received with loud and
long-continued cheering, gave the customary loyal toasts,
which were drunk with the usual honours. Lieut -Colonel
Wilkinson, of the sth Administrative Middlesex Battalion,
in returning thanks for the Volunteers, said he had great
pleasure in being present on that occasion, knowing Colonel
Money as he did to be a high-minded gentleman and an ex-
cellent officer. He exemplified the present condition of the
Volunteer force by the state of his own regiment, in which
he said he should receive Ll each from the Government for
780 men. Captain St. Aubyn then proposed the health of
Lieutenant-Colonel Money in the most flattering terms.
Colonel Money had been recommended for their lieutenant-
colonel to a commit tee of the regiment as a perfect gentle-
man and an able officer, and there was not a man in the
regiment who had not found him to be such in every respect,
and who would not endorse that opinion. The toast was
drunk with the most enthusiastic cheering, and a complete
ovation was given to the gallant colonel, which was re-
peated again and again on his rising to respond. Colonel
Money made an eloquent E peech in reply, in which he al-
luded to the good feeling existing in the corps, which he
was sure would continue unabated. His speech evidently
pleased his hearers, and was much applauc'ed throughout.
The next and most pleasing incident of the owning was
the presentation of a beautitul sword to Colonel Money,
subscribed for by the non-commissioned officers and pri-
vates of the regiment, A deputation of colour-sergeants
was appointed to make the presentation. Colour-Sergeant
Partrick was the spokesman, In t'ae course of a really
touching and eloquent address he referred to the high
esteem the Colonel was held in by the regiment, both as
an officer and a gentleman. He spoke of the earnest manner
in which he was always willing to enter into any question
having for its object the good of the regiment, his zealous
attention to his duties, his personal kindness and condescen-
sion to every man in the corps, and his readiness to give
pecuniary aid under any circumstances in which it was re-
quired. He then handed the sword to the gallant colonel,
and with it the tollowing written address :—" We, the non-
commissioned officers and privates of the North-East Lon-
don Rifles have great pleasure in offering for your accept-
ance this sword, as a token of our confidence in you as a
commanding officer, and our gratitude to you as a friend.
May you long live to wear it I If at a future period an alarm
should sound and the aid of the Volunteers be required, we
are convinced that this sword shall not be sheathed until it
has led the North-East London Rifles to do their duty."
(Great cheering.) Col. Money, on rising, appeared much
affected by this unexpected mark of his regiment's attach-
ment. He said—" Gentlemen, what can I say? I read on
this sword, " Presented to Lieut.-Col. Money by the non-
commissioned officers and privates of the North-East Lon-
don Rifles in testimony of their very great respect and es-
teem for him as their commanding officer, Dec. 30, 1863."
Gentlemen, from my very heart I thank you. Your present
has been kindly thought of and graciously bestowed. In
buckling it, as I now do, to my side, I am girding myself
with the best weapon in the world, the love of hundreds of
earnest and grateful hearts. This sword, a symbol of your
kind feeling towards me, I will wear, please God, as long as
I live. Never have I had a brighter moment than this,
when those in whom I feel so deep an interest prove that
they feel a like interest in me, and present me with a sword
which, should our services ever be required, shall lead the
North-East London Rifles wherever they will, so long as it
is forward. Several other toasts were given, a5O guinea
cup was promised as a prize in 1864 by Messrs. F. Till and
J. Bacon, as well as three smaller cups by other gentle-
men, and it was nearly four in the morning before the
assembly broke up, which they did with many expressions
of pleasure at an entertainment which will long be reneem-
bered by the North-Edst London Rifles.

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11IFEBOAT SERVICES.—Daring the recent
11.. heavy gales some of the hosts of the Royal Na tonal
Lifeboat Institution have been instrumental in rescuing the
crews of the following wrecked vessels :—Schooner Theophi-
Ins, of Aberdeen, 5 men ; barque Tarnworth, of Norway, 17;
schooner Northern Lights, of Preston, I ; pilot boat, of St
Ives, 7 ; schooner Anion, of Workington, 4; schooner Gipsy,
ot Drrghdn, 4; smack Saucy Ja,k, of Inverness, 1; barque
Mariettae , of Lisbon, 1 ; fishing boat, ot Filey. 2 ; Tenby
fishing boat, 3; and barque Providence, of Dantzic. 7. Total
lives raved, t 5. The lifeboats also assiste ,in bringing safely
into port, with their crews, consisting of 20 men, fhe Italian
brig Camoglin,,, the scooner Sir Colin Campbell. of Whitby
he schooner Guilin, of Palermo, and the k aeh Snip, of Am-
sterdam. 'I he lifeboats also went off in reply to signals of
distress on fourteen occasions, but their services were not
ultimately required. The amount of reward p id for all
these services was £216.
The Committee of the Institutionearnest' y AP PEAL to the
public for ASSIsTAN,E to effable them to !lira the con-
tinued heavy demands on the Society's 125 Web at estab-
lishments. Contributions are receiv, d by all the Lennon
and country bankers ; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis,
Esq., at the Institution, 14, J (In-street, Ade4alii, Lon.

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Sir JOHN HENRY PELLE, Bart., Deputy-Governor.
DIRECTORS.
ilenry Bainbridge, Esq. Wilmot Holland, Esq.
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Insurances against Fire on Merchandize in the docks and
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THE NAVAL RESERVE.

The fourth anniversary of the establishment of the Bristo'
Y.aval Reserve force was celebrated on New Year's-day. On
former occasions a dinner has formed part of the programme
but during the past year the men have generously contributed
so much towards the relief of the widows and orphans of
several of their members who perished in the recent gales
that, at the suggestion of Captain Fenwick, the dinner was
dispensed with. It is due to Bristol to state that she had
the honour of contributing the first man to the Royal Naval
Reserve; that when Captain Fenwicktook the command of
the Bristol force in 1861 it numbered only 150 men ; and
that during the following 12 months the number had in-
creased to 702, while up to the present time no less than
900 have been enrolled. More than half the Bristol force
are at present at sea. On Friday morning about 100 of the
men mustered on board the Dmaalus training frigate, and,
led by the Volunteer Artillery fife and drum band, and ac-
companied by Captain Fenwick, Dr. Fegan, and the other
officers, they marched to the cathedral, where they at-
tended morning service. On leaving the cathedral the tars
marched through the city, and returned to the Dm ialus. On
assembling 'tween decks,
Captain FENWICK said that as it was the last anni-
versary he might spend among them he wished to say a
few words about the Naval Reserve force in general,
and themselves in particular. It was no longer an ex-
periment,—it had become a national institution, and every
reasoning man must look upon it as the great success
of our day. The nation had in reserve ae the present
moment 17,000 well-trained, powerful, healthy men, suffi-
cient at any moment, supposing one-half of them were at
home, to man at least 12 line-of-battle ships, and a very
few months afterwards, if the necessity arose, to man as
many more. (Cheers.) And this could be done at one-filth
the cost to the country of maintaining them in the regular
navy, while at the same time the merchant service had been
benefited by the good effects which drill and habits of disci-
pline had produced upon members of the force. As regarded
the men themselves, supposing England should be engaged
in a war which would call out the reserve force, every man
who obtained his livelihood by going to sea would have to
b come to the Royal Navy en that most powerful of all press
gangs, necessity; for they must all know that no shipowner
t such a time would risk his vessel and property at sea.
Lebow and commerce would consequently be decreased on
shore, and to put bread into their mouths and those of their
families seafaring men would be obliged to come to the
Royal Navy for employment. Now, those who belonged to
the Reserve would come Letter fitted for the discharge of

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surpasses itself in Its New Year's number. In ad-
dition to its nsual'plentiful supply for feminine in-
formation and amusement, we have a supplement
stocked with all the wonders of dress and fancy
work, two large coloured plates of fashions, and a very
pretty musical melange, containing six or eight new and
lively airs for the festive dances of the season. We should
imagine that this number must secure a large circulation.
Mr. Becton also provides for the entertainment of that
boisterous class now "home for the holidays" by his Boys'
Own Journal, Boys' Monthly Magazine, and other works of
that class. The latter has a frontispiece illustrating a very
awkward dilemma in which a boy and a serpent have
mutually found themselves. II w they ever got into such
a position, and why, being there, the serpent did not sue
ceed in crushing the boy, or the boy in making his escape,
are considerations somewhat perplexing to the casual ob-
server.

THE ECLECTIC AND CONGREGATIONAL REVIEW.
—This magazine has ti great number of articles,
principally on subjects connected with its religious
views. There are also notices of "Mr. Caxton's Essays,"
and of Mr. Bates's travels on the Amazon.

THE ROSE, THE SHAMROCK, AND THE THISTLE.
—This magazine is especially interesting as partly
answering the demand for female employment. It
is entirely printed by women at the Caledonian
Press, Edinburgh, and it certainly reflects the
highest credit on its feminine compositors. The contents too
are well assorted and well worth reading, many of the papers
showing talent of a high degree.

LE FOLLET.—The costumes in this gracefully
iAoneilished serial are as fascinating as ever, and
exhibit the vagaries of fashion in their most captivating
form. The letterpress is of average merit.

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