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and they have been courteous to me though I have
spoken plain truth, and on their side they did not mince
matters—l believe they have a respect for me as I
have for them, and I admire their habit of saying
what they think—l say I will not conceal from you
that there was a doubt in some quarters whether
Sheffield men would make good soldiers. I told the
officers I believed there was no reason for that doubt.
And now I am authorised to say that no better be-
haved men could have been assembled. This is a strong
proof that civilisation is progressing, that the working
classes of Sheffield are beginning to appreciate their posi-
tion ; and I am quite certain that, aided by the advice
of my reverend friend, and of those who employ them,
they will go on raising themselves in the scale of civili-
sation, and prove themselves worthy of still greater
honour. (Cheers.)
Mr. Alderman BIRKS proposed " The health of the
Borough Members." (Cheers). He expressed especial
gratification in the presence of their esteemed member,
Mr. Roebuck —(loud cheers)—and was sure Mr. Roe-
buck would be much gratified by the expression of their
good feeling. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. ROEBUCK rose amid loud applause, and said—l
am weak, gentlemen, and if you will be silent it will
oblige me, while I return thanks to my friend who has
proposed my health, and to you for the manner in which
you have received it. Permit me also, as this is the first
opportunity I have had, since the late long illness I have
suffered, to return my thanks to my constituents for the
kindness and generosity with which they have borne my
affliction. Not one remonstrance have I had on account
of my absence from my duties. But great kindness and
sympathy have been shown by my friends, from a convic-
tion that I was absent not willingly, but in spite of my-
self. Having thus thanked you, I will depart at once
from that topic, for it is never agreeable to speak of one's
self. While I have been ill, I have not been an inatten-
tive spectator of what has been passing around me. Per-
mit me, following in the steps of other gentlemen pre-
sent, to congratulate you on the state of prosperity
which you enjoy. But I beg you not to consider me
Ile a death's head at a feast, if I warn you, though my
friends have said that there is every prospect that this
state of prosperity will continue, that still it may cease.
It may cease from two causes—from your o wn conduct, or
from the conduct of parties abroad. In a time of pros-
perity, capital increases fast, and with its increase there
is felt the difficulty of employing it. Thereupon ensues
an increased degree of hardihood and recklessness on the
part of those who possess it. We have always seen
a time of great prosperity followed by adversity, because
the recklessness I have spoken of has led to unfounded
speculation, and that to ruin. These are ominous warn-
ings, and not agreeable, but they are honestly and sin-
cerely given by me, and I hope will not fall on inatten-
tive ears. (Cheers.) But while a state of adversity
may come from yourselves, it may also come from
abroad. I cannot look around me without participat-
ing in the feeling of Lord Fitzwilliam, expressed in his
letter. To be prepared for war is the best preservation
of peace. (Cheers.) I was present at the great peace
meeting the other day—the meeting of the fleet of Eng-
land. Depend upon it that meeting had more to do
with the maintenance of peace than all the meetings you
can collect of persons who profess to be the promoters of
peace. (Cheers.) The man who bears an injury tamely
is he on whom all the bullies around him will fasten, and
if you give the world to understand that you will sub-
mit to insults and injuries, every bully in Europe will
heap them upon you. But that day gave the world to
understand that England was prepared ; and believe
me it was a glorious sight, not merely because it showed
our efficient means of defence, but the things which we
saw, marked, proudly marked, the wonderful power
of man of pure intellect to govern matter. We saw
a magnificent vessel marching against wind and tide
without the semblance of motion but her progress on-
ward. No propulsive power was seen, but, in the poet's
phrase, she seemed " to walk the waters like a thing of
life," and to dare the elements to stop her. That great
steam fleet was the great curator of peace in Europe,
and, depend upon it, it is no wise economy to cut down
our means of defence. (Cheers.) No man loves peace
better than I do, but peace is to be obtained only by
making other people respect you. They will not respect
you if they do not fear you ; and England, to be re-
spected and maintain peace, must be feared. It is use-
less to blink the question. It is idle to waive it. We
are bound by the responsibilities of our position to act
for you, and depend upon it you will never find me hesi-
tate to give the means to defend peace by maintaining
the army and navy. (Cheers.) This may not be popu-
lar—(no, no)—but, depend upon it, it is wise. If you
are looking to your own interests, you will :isten to what
I tell you, for your prosperity is dependent on the con-
duct of parties abroad. We are told—l have heard it
to-night—that our great ally on the present occasion is
France; but do you suppose that France would have
been our ally if she believed that we would bear insult ?
(Cheers.) No, the insult would have been given. If
borne, it would have been repeated, and we should not
have been a great people long. We are a great people,
and we have the responsibilities of a great people. On
England, at the present time, are centred the hopes of
liberty throughout the world. In this corner of Europe
liberty now has its refuge and home. If England were
broken down, Belgium would follow—Sardinia would be
nothing. The despots of Europe would walk oyes the
whole, and liberty, freedom, and constitutional govern-
ment would take refuge in that great republic which
emanated from you. But having confidence in the spirit
of our country—believing that you are what your ances-
tors were, I believe in the future of England. I look to
it as the great harbinger of civilisation. The world looks
to it for the benefit of mankind ; and depend upon it
that it requires you to maintain the glory—though that
is a hard word to use—the honour, and the liberties of
England. If her liberties were broken down, Europe
would be prostrate, civilisation would be hurled back-
ward instead of progressing, and we should not be what
we are, worthy descendants of our great predecessors.
I told you I was weak, and I feel so. The few senti-
ments I have uttered have shaken rue with emotion. It
is not simulated ;it is what I deeply feel. I will act
on these principles ; and in your name I will endeavour
to maintain the power, the honour, and the integrity of
this great country. (Cheers.) The worthy member for
the West Riding has said, that much was done during
the last session. No man knows that more than I do,
though I looked on from a distance. Much was done,
but more remains to be done. Great questions are com-
ing on next year ; and I hope that the same policy that
has guided the vessel of the State safely for the last few
months will continue to guide it ; that the prosperity
that now pervades the land will continue to be the ap-
panage of the people o! England, and that we shall re-
form our institutions while we are prosperous. (Cheers.)
The Rev. Jos. HUNTER gave " The health of the Ma-
gistrates of the West Riding." (Cheers.)
Mr. Wa. STANHOPE, as the junior magistrate present,
returned thanks.
Mr. JACKSON gave " The health of J. Hope Shaw,
Esq., Mayor of Leeds, and the Mayors of the West
Riding."
The MAYOR of L3EDS responded.
At this period Mr. Roebuck retired amid the cheers
of the company.
Mr. PETO, M.P., then gave as the next toast, " Pros-
perity to the Town and Trade of Sheffield."
Mr. H. ATKIN (of the firm of Jos. Rodgers and Sons),
as a manufacturer of Sheffield, and a past master of this
honourable and ancient corporation, acknowledged the
toast, and remarking that, if the Sheffield manufacturers
would be true to themselves, they might defy the whole
world, proceeded to propose •` The Mayor and Corpora-
tion of Sheffield. (Cheers.) On a former occasion when ,
01,4)
the offices of Mayor and Master Cutler were filled.by FUNERAL or THE LATE RIGHT 11°1f•
two brothers, he expressed a hope that they might take COCKBURN, BART., G.C.B.—This rao.rni..nrshed sd xll9
it as an omen that the two corporations would work the remains of this gallant and distinguish anaigreej
together. He had known their worthy Master Cutler were removed from Hertford-street, lgaYfaikensal, ses
many years as a consistent advocate of free trade, but deposited in the old catacombs at the ret.'
'n 11.
now found he had turned monopolist—for he now mo- Cemetery, Harrow-road, with all that due swished nopolised the two principal offices of the town in hisbelonging to the rank' of this disting,
own person. (Cheers and laughter.) He did not say pompoffi cer. On te coffin, which was coverewu.th The
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this grudgingly or enviously. He congratulated his black silk Genoa velvet, and ornamented ion :-."1.013e friend on the honours so thickly accumulated upon him, silver plate, was the following ineerW;bth 13;fsj°,rj
and he congratulated the town that those honours had Right Honourable Sir George Cockburn' Fleet, tisit"
fallen upon one who was worthy to receive them, and of Langton, G.C.B , Admiral of the of theA
one in whom they had the fullest confidence that their General of the Marines, and Rear-Admirnj.772
authority and influence would be exerted for the benefit Kingdom. Born in London 22d April' a t tbektarll;
of the town of Sheffield. (Cheers.) As a manufacturer Leamington, 19th Auaust, 1853." Ainvanure's, Ciee-oele;
he could not refrain on this occasion, from offering their eipal mourners were*the Very Rev. ..sir Ale-b
°"-•
most hearty thanks for the mariner in which, on a re- Dean of York. Sir James Cockburn', A v.scoug 'core,
cent occasion, the Master Cutler took up cudgels and I Cockburn, Sir James Hamilton, Admiral 7ilassell
vindicated the character of the manufactarers of Shef- THE POPULAR COMPOSES.—genrY ile° . I
field—(cheers)—when assailed by a peer of the realm ' mences his farewell series of his Entertain
snesio,
(Lord Ashburton), who, from his connexion with one of Lycer is Theatre, on Monday next. o.__At ay pato,
the principal mercantile and banking houses in the MR. GLADSTONE IN INVERNESS-Sill;, held °
country, might have been supposed to know something , meeting of the Inverness Town Council, the cir
Y„.
of what he spoke about, and whose opinions on that .ac- day last, the Provost brought under notice coeol
count should carry more weight. He augured from this, stance that Mr. Gladstone, the Chan" art of °alleles°
that so long as the worthy Master Cutler held office, chequer, was presently resident in that coreraf
the manufacturer of Sheffield, if placed in jeopardy, tr -, and suggested that it might be a fits'freedoineated, would never want a zealous advocate. He gave "The to this eminent statesman were the , ass hare f
pr() sal
vog t 0
rele
Mayor and Corporation of Sheffield."
The MAYOR returned thanks. From the peculiar
wbt;trhgheuorffdiearleduetaonhheiimty.,
entlernani.; An,
position in which he stood on the present occasion to correspond with the right hon. gt; with P ta
some of his friends imaginal him something like the to ascertain if the proposal would rnee isel°
from ass
Siamese twins, (Laughter.) He hoped, at all events tam,: A
deatii geed froal
during the term of the two offices which he had the THE CHOLERA IN LIVERPOOL. The deede.sesse
aTndhethe Provost
honour to hold, he should so discharge the dutis as to give cholera has occurred in Liverpool.
satisfaction to all. He did not regret the remarks German emigrant, and had impor.ntedetrtewslieci ltet!bt's
of Lord Ashburton to which reference had been Hamburg, and the death occurred 3 W
the t °.e`'
Committee has bee ,ding oils
made, because he believed them calculated to stimulate horse in one of the inferior parts of drawnof
the Sheffield manufacturers to renewed exertions. tention of the Health
overcro or°
Though he considered that some of those remarks were case, and also to the dangerous h
are nu
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lodging-houses, n -houses which somewhat unfortunate, yet as Lord Ashburton had en- emigrants'. gi g ,
ofeeir
Liverpool. A „iaire esetl ail
gaged to visit Sheffield' about the middle of September,
EXORBITANT CLAIM FOR LAND.—c' - and co ra he thought it would be scarcely fair to discuss the
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matter in his lordship's absence ; but he must make a has.. just been tnade for two acres of land oibu
remark or two in reference to one sentence of his lord- ti al
and Soeurethgeend by severance requiredjuryaward,
the `vi e
ship's observations. The speech of his lordship was railway. The
A old ladY'
.ng Quesbort
beeenu e 0
re- a gunsmith, who was very nearly
made at an agricultural dinner at Gloucester. Hespoke THE COURSE OF EVENTS.— n
of the agriculturists of England enjoying the highest q oe,
while th time before the revolution Bernadotte, _ bi
addresses potation throughout the world for their productions, Sweden, died lately at Bergues, near
Who sva. gcl 0
which were obtaining almost fabulous rices,
manufacturers of England were excelled
ento inducees sl)r.
was Hiolet, who was then young, and u
by those of sergeant in the army, paid his innaoore bet id
other countries, and that Sheffield,
cutlery particular,
and edge tools. the means of persuasion in his pow hen
anth,tio
otfes
losing ground in the articleesedoef,
was tbrnn_is of 311 -sserq,
Leaving the Manche-ter, Leeds, and Macclesfield people marry him, but the fair one
to deny that portion of Events soon after proceeded at a a generndadd
to speak for themselves,l e with all respect, begged would not marry any one below the.
nti;n pace' Gild,
most humbly and respectfully
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individual cases, but as a forgetful of his first love, married
his lordship's statement. (Cheers.) Lord Ashburton's dotte rose from rank to rank to that 1: 10'
remark might be true in some
of Sh f ter ofmerchant at Marseilles, and taken
to a
joss yea
denied it. (Cheers.) But they must Joseph Bonaparte, general fact, characteristic of the manufacturers e a
'has be field, he entirely
• h him while he named
more unpalatable truths FOREIGN BEER.—An importata of IL of I) 0,
Rolla " kinds f
bear with
from
o different de I° in
in reference to some manufacturers. They were told place by a steam-vessel
I been ina._scel° ae
that the Americans beat Sheffield manufacturers in cer. containing small quantities
which have
in order ono;
tarn articles, and that we must admit was true. But These samples of beer, w
go'
e saleable in
who were the manufacturers who were thus beaten ? mark, have been broughthere this country
Were they those who aimed to make their goods of the they are likely to becom
of t tr,e
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best material ? (Hear.) No ; to the credit of the ; article of commerce.
scor.—Coestal"esissas pot
Americans be it spoken, and to the discredit of some of TAKING THE POPULAT
f town in ag been re
our manufacturers, the one established his reputation by politan Police Force haverts been for "lie
using only the best materials, regardless of price, while engaged in the outs
el
the other, to the injury of the credit of our town, made number of inhabitants, the same having
his goods from inferior materials. (Hear,) This had by Lord Palmerston.

especial reference to edge tools. The manufacturer '";
edge tools in America invariably used the best stele'
that Sheffield produced regardless of price, *hi 8
some of the Sheffield manufacturers were ahoing
rticie
at a greater profit, by making a cheaper a u;,
from inferior materials. It was not in worknaar_!sl
but in the use of the best material, that the Amer'ti.
gained any superiority. It was degrading to the r-
tion of any Sheffield manufacturer, so far to forget blif
self as to use an inferior quality of steel, and then 10:
recourse to extra finish to deceive the eye. That sc'
the grand secret. It was Only as compared with forei.ge.
goods sent out by such manufacturers that the foredo
'
tools had any superiority, and the manufacturer trf:
sent out such goods, whether he kept his on rePT
of iad
tion or not, neither sustained the character f She°
nor the country. (Cheers.) fo
Lord EDWARD HOWARD proposed " The health
Mrs. Matthews, and the Ladies of Sheffield." 4, 01
The MASTER CUTLER acknowledged the WaS"
the assembly broke up.

CASUALTIES IN THE BURMESE

-- been
The following is a list of officers who llave been
either killed, died, or wounded, or who ha" —O.
compelled to leave Burmah since the cowmen

ment of the war : aign
Indian Navy.—Commander A. E. Ball, girl'hidPr C.
Cobbald, and Lieutenant Evans, dead ; Conintn
Campbell, Lieutenant Mitcheson Lieutenant it • ciap
ter, Lieutenant E. Brazier, and Lieutenant
wounded ; Lieutenant F. Stevens, Lieutenant FS to
Lieutenant Campbell, and Lieutenant 8
Davies old
Europe ; Lieutenant Mitcheson, wounded a on
time ; Lieutenant R. Jermyn and Ididshilives
Dawson, S. C. to Europe ; Midshipular,ll ato
S. C. to India ; Midshipman H. Monk, °•,„,.,
Europe ; Dr. Costello, Dr. J. Welsh, PaYinas;ierce,
Litchfield, and Dr. Keys, S. C. to hills ; Clerk 'volt
S. C. to India Midshipman Morehead and Vet! s,
C.
Windus, S. Cato Europe ; Lieutenant H. Lam" far
to India ; Lieutenant D. Duval, S. C. to bills ;s.
master L. Horn, S. C. to Europe ; Dr. right'
to hills ; Dr. Adridge and Dr. Crawford, S. C. t°
Mated.
ras ; Lieutenant A. Nisbett, S. C. to Europe ;
Turner, S. C. to Amherst. tens°
Royal Navy.—Captain Loch, C. 8., and Lieu gr.
Kennedy, killed ; Admiral Austin, C-8., Re deb'
Bawer, Lieutenant M‘Murdo, and Mate Douglas,' rope
Midshipman the Hon. J. Fitzmaurice, S. C, to Pu'sild
Dr. Morgan, Lieutenant Lisboa, Commander, Riceland,
Midshipman Fazakenly, dead ; Lieutenant C°Pe sad
Dr. Woods, Dr. Llewellyn, Lieutenant Clarkel,
i.
Clerk Penfold, S. C. to Europe • Lieutenant R• 3301,
liott, Lieutenant Rice, Mate My' ride, Lienteeanttenot
Lieutenant Wilson, Lieutenant Bushnell, Lielinded;
Pocock, Lieutenant Glover, and Dr. Morgan Ir°ll-
Lieutenant Donovan, S. C. to Europe.
Bengal Marine.—Dr. Lawson, died. wet'
Her Maiesty's Eighteenth Royal Irish Regi— Doran
Lleutenant-Colonel Coote, wounded ; Lieutenant A odi
and Lieutenant Cockburn, killed ; Colonel Cooto,
te 'OO
Major Wigston, Lieutenant Woodwright, Lieti
Elliot, and Captain Bruce, wounded ;Capt. Gi
dead ; Captain, S. C. to Europe.
or Le
Her Majesty's Eightieth Regiment.- - maj i as
Oft'
Major Sayers, Captain Hurt, Lieutenant fillnßcast
Lieutenant Montgomery, dead ; Lieutenant ,„,16.(11
Lieutenant Wilkinson, and Lieut. Waverley,, 117,tiosbi,
Lieut. Appleyard, S. C. to Europe ;
S. C. to hills ; Lieut. Bowler, S. C. to EuroPeinf.
Her Majesty's Fifty-first King's Own Lightllosigt,
—Major Hare, dead ; Captain Blundell air, ,a,e146"
Armstrong, killed ; Lieutenant Batemar,
Clarke, Lieutenant Westropp, Lieutenant 1-'l,O.
and Captain Woolley, dead ; Colonel St. 1V1,3111.;',,r
to Europe ; Najor Errington, wounded), J-uar Bieof
rington, wounded a second time 331-ler Volt'
wounded ; Captain Woolley, S.C. to Europe, sass"
Carter, wounded; Lieutenant Anderson, I'leilico,e;
Marshall, Dr. Anderson, Ensign Maori, 131. c• a
ham, S. C. to Europe ; Captain Derrock,
Madras ; Adjutant Cleeve, S. C. to Europe. litki°'
Captain
Staff.—Brigadier M`Neill and Brigadier lgeoo
Griffiths, dead ; Lieutenant Cooke, killed ; ,SAtirad
Haynes, dead ; Major Atkinson, MajorAldea
Brigadier Williams, S.C. to Europe ; gaPr Gene"-
wounded ; Captain Cooke, S.C. to Europe Dr'
Steel, sick ; Captain Robertson ick to 1;1500'
Christenson, sick to Europe ; Lieutenants Wrcitib
S.C. to hills. Os,l
Madras Artillery—Major Montgomery, P'3.'°rpt•;;;
Lieut. Smith, and Lieut. Dallas, dead ; Assist
- d
geon Asten, S. C. to India ; Capt. Baker 1113
Smith, S. C. to Madras ; Lieut. Playfair,
Capt.
ct Eaupro.. t
pFeo;owLl Europe ;
Lieut.
c M
C.
'Grath, wounded ; Lieut' 01157
to Lieut.m
a dßraosbe; Robertson,. SH. r
rC• to (1
S. " :
to
Bengal Europe. p
Artillery—Major Reid and Me
wounded. too.
Bengal Engineers—Lieut. Donaldson, killed ; L'ietit;
Trevor,william 9,wosuinckdedt,o; Ca }it. ;Y u
Lieut. Trevor, w
time. "sass"
Madras Engineers— Captain Rundall,
hills
sick to India ;00,10
Warne, and Lieutenant Vaughan dead • Pr..,-1,
S. C. to hills; Captain Allan and'Lieutenant m,'"„Pte;,,"!
S. C. to Europe ; Lieutenant Foord and Lie-- bill'
Gahagan, wounded ; Lieutenant Mayne, sick t%
Lieutenant Ryves, S. C. to Europe ; Lieutenali
Haines, Madras d e
ad ;olon
Colonel
Duke,Fusiliers—Captain Ns i cool aiyo,
hills
s'o,„
grave, S. C. to Madras.
se A; ::
rj:i °r;
Dickson 'and Lieutenant Fisher, S.
C.
to ..;11
Surgeon Goodall, S. C. to bills.sC.
First Bengal F-- id Cal)

_ usiliers—Lieutenant Ekins au`
Byng, dead ; Colonel Tudor, sick to hills. 10'4
Irregular Cavalry—Captain Sheppad, sick,t%oo%.
Fifth Regiment Madras Native Infantry--l'et-eiote.4
Cloete, and Lieutenant Whitelock, wounded; rck,
unt Stunt, sick to Europe ; and Major Rub° a
to hills.
Ninth Regiment Madras Native Infantrs'.,"tiDteleotlol
nant Taylor, killed ; Lieutenant Ansley and Liepl47o
Hawkes, wounded ; Lieutenant Milton, S.C. t°0110133
Lieutenant Taylor, S. C. to Madras ; and Dr.l
S. C. to hills.
Nineteenth Regiment Madras Native Infan'd
tain Sheppard, sick to Europe.
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03
First Regiment Madras Native Infantry•dov
Hamilton, S.C. to Europe; Captain Wrightr"fantrio
Thirty-fifth Regiment Madras Native ill 9701
Lieutenant Minchen, Lieutenant Cundibetitefigict
D'Oyley, and Ensign Perring, dead ; -;
Sandvs, sick to Madras ; Lieutenant 14°-',Peo
to hills ; Captain Lighton, sick to Cape
tenant M`Donald, and Lieutenant leilYijiqo'ie
rpotol
Europe ; Lieutenant Godfrey, sick to
tenant Sarle, and Lieutenant Leggatt, sick t° s, Cro,
Lieutenant Haines, wounded ; Captain 01),.°1,3fne0•
hills; Captain Tweed, and Surgeon Cox, S. u• and
Fourth Sikh Regiment—Major Armstrong .,el
tenant Rawlins, wounded.
„„,.•Cole,
Fortieth Bengal Native Infantry—Lieute: And dolt'
Thompson, Lieutenant Mills, Ensign Denn.ilued;
tenant Chisholm, dead ; Captain Gardener, k'
tenant Warren, sick to Europe. Tiootentoio
Sixty-seventh Bengal Native Infantry Csllo.
Williams, dead ; Lieutenant Clarke, wounded
loies)
Price and Ensign Boileau, killed ; CaPtaia tith
to hills. Otl
Forty-Ninth Madras Infantry—Lieutenant
S. C. to Europe.
nas
050,