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London, England, 1863-11-19 00:00:00

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cultivation of the understanding, and;
more fully to appreciate the woni
of Gad—whether manifested in th. plgt
ous development of life in the smallest
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culm, visible only through the miscroscope, ertt the"
grandest and most magnificent works of Creation
—so that all alike may feel and acknowledge, in
the words which our president selected for the in-
scription of the Royal Exchange, that—
"' The earth is the Lord's and the tainess thereof.'"

Pit 10E.
STA-111PED

VIE PROPOSED CONGRESS.

(Applause.)
The CHAIRMAN said it now koame his duty to
distribute the Prince Consort's prize awarded at the
last examination, and the prizes awarded to the
artist workmen who were successful competitors b t
the wood carving exhibition held in June last.
The first-mentioned prize, which was £25, was
awarded to Mr. Wm Vaughan, aged 22, City of
London College, clerk, who had obtained the follow-
ing first-class certificates, in arithmetic, geometry,
book-keeping, mensuration, algebra, trigonometry,
and in conic sections. In'awarding this priz?,
Rurafries,
The CHAIRMAN complimented Mr. Vaughan on
his industry and ability in reference to his studies
in connexion with the above subject©.
The following are the names of' the successful
competitors in the wood-carving exhibition, to
whom prizes were awarded :—Mr James Meikle-
john, William•street, Regent's Park; Mr G. Rum.
Gl.:iemenli,caon;dMiurr cv
W.
.
ford, Eecleston-street, S.W. ; Mr Mark Rogers,
Perry, 5,
Mr J H
Baylis, Judd-street, Brunswick-square;... .
Kindall, of Warwick ; Mr R. Flipping, Mr J. Nr.
Horly, of Camden-place, South.street, aunton,
for admission as
NA1I1or1;;FhT. illaie.uhKdblree°ll;d-kitlsrlte'rel‘etel,tr'Grosvenor• square ; Mr T. it.
read over by the
members of the Society werethen
secretary, and the meeting separated.
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Taunton.
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No one who has looked with attention at the tone
of public opinion among the French can have failed
to observe a certain degree of lurking discontent
with Ihe foreign policy of tho Government. Like
our own it has failed in conciliating all parties. It
has incurred great expense, and is even now me-
naced across the Atlantic; and with the people of
France, the artisans, the labourers, the lower classes,
the war in Mexico is unpopular to the last degree.
It happens also that throughout France generally,
iEmperorwhich
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would
o himself
a
gladlyl.
there is, if not a sympathy, at least a reluctance to
quarrel with the Northern States: They have no
wish to see a second La Fayette contending for the
liberties of the South. In this point, therefore, the
in
importance.
hbpeeopresencesustained of b
by the
difficulty
nvoice
of Europ©. Yet this difficulty is aggravated by
.another of still d
greater
Europe is well aware that in the matter of Poland
France has been restrained by the moderation of the
Emperor,
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would obtain
ate,would at all events gain a consti-
tution Poland, if
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State,
of her own, and would occupy with regard to
Russia somewhat the same position
that Hungary
occupies with regard to Austria. If, on the other
hand, Russia should refuse to make -
concessions, all
those States which had acted with Prance in the
important solemnities of a Congress would be
pledged to follow her in an almost inevitable war;
and is it to be believed that France would engage in
a continental war without endeavouring to secure
material advantages ? Can we think of such a war
as anything else but the most terrible of disasters ? '
Reflecting for an instant on the state of affairs in
the Western Hemisphere, is it not clear that it would
be suicidal in the last degree to waste our strength
here when it may be so soon called for there ? It
comes to this, then. This Congress, so far as Poland
is concerned, will either extort compliances from
Russia, of which France, or perhaps the Emperor,
would reap all the glory, or it will lead to a war
which France will have the honour of leading, and
from which she is sure to gain either in territory or
prestige. It may be said that there are minor ques-
tions of very grave importance, but that is an
assertion which we are ready to dispute. For our
own part, we can see nothing in any quarter of the
globe which calls for a step of such magnitude ;
step, moreover, of which no one can foretel the
issue. We see no sign that such emphatic inter•
vention is demanded.—Social Science Review.