The Sun.
London, England, 1870-03-04 00:00:00

SUPPLY.-THE ARMY ESTIMATES.

The House then went into committee of supply, and
Mr. CARDWELL rose to lay before the House
the army estimates. He said in her Majesty's speech
it was intimated that a considerable reduction would
appear in the estimates for the two services, and in the
course of the observations he should have to make to the
House, he should shew, as far as the army was con-
cerned, that such was the case. The net estimate for the year
1870-1 was £12,975,000 against £14,111,900 in the year
before, shewing at first that there was a decrease
in the expenditure of £1,136,900, but there
were certain matters connected with the Indian
army that made the saving in fact amount to
£1,069,500. It might be asked, has this decrease been at-
tended by any sacrifice of efficiency ? He felt he should
be able clearly to shew the house that such was not the
case. (Hear, hear.) He was one of those who felt that any
saving effected at the expense of efficiency was not that which
could with truth be called economy. (Hear, hear.) When
he first had the honour of being called to fill the
office he then held, he had said there
were, , various matters that led to a great
and. useless expenditure of the public money, and
three of those causes were the expenses of the colonies, the
outlay occasioned by India, aad the absence of all control.
But that control which he had looked upon as
so necessary had been instituted, and the result
was that a most beneficial change had come about. The
payments for the colonies had been fully looked into and
a great reductions in the cost had been made, and he was
fully justified in saying that no one was the loser;
and, further, that from none of the colonies
had there come a single complaint of diminished expendi-
ture. To do all that had been accomplished, of course
some reductions had become necessary, and it had been
decided to extinguish the Canadian Rifles, the Cape Mounted
Rifle Regiment, the 3rd West India Regiment, and the
African artillery. With respect to the force at home, it
was now 86,225 men ; last year it was 87,224 ; and the
year before that it amounted to 84,777. The next
question that arose was, was that force adequate,
and how was it distributed. The hon. gentleman
then proceeded to detail the distribution of the army
and went on to remark that it had been determined to
form an army reserve of 3,000, and a militia reserve of
20,000 ; and on the latter point he felt there was do diffi
culty in accomplishing such a reserve from the fact that
whenever it had been thought desirable to raise that force
to a nature approaching its full strength, not the slightest
trouble was encountered, That being the arrangement,
it would be seen that the actual force available, not only
for home service, but in case of a foreign war, amounted
to no less than 86,225 men, the army reserve
3,000, and the militia reserve 20.000 men, making
a total of no less than 109,225 men. (Hear, hear.) The
expenses of the staff had also been reduced, the amount
appearing in the estimate this year was £82,000, last year
it was £82,000, and the year before that £96,000. The
next subject dealt with by the right hon. gentleman was
an explanation in detail of the various reductions
it was proposed to carry out to put an end to the depot
battalions, and also the reductions it was proposed to
make in the number of officers it proposed to retain on the
active list ; and also the number of privates, the latter
amounting to 12,308 men. It was intended to abolish the
rank of second major, and to abolish the rank of cornet
and ensign, and every officer who entered the army would
do so with the rank of lieutenant. The cost to the country
of this arrangement would be this year, if the plan should
meet with the approval of the House, £94,000, but before
the cost was entirely extinguished it would cost the
country £509,500. Although the amount might appear
large, yet it must be borne in mind that ultimately
there would be a saving under the heads of pay and allow-
ances. The hon. gentleman then proceeded to explain
the details of a short service which was about to be esta-
blished, and which was to be an enlistment for twelve
years—the first six years to be spent with the stan-
dards, and for the other six the soldier was
to be liable to be called upon in precisely the
same way as the other reserves. He might say
that there were some who objected to this short service,
but he felt that with care and caution a very valuable and
efficient force would be raised ; and with respect to those
who doubted the success of the experiment, he
might say they did not make the proposition for
those who were in the army, but for those who might be
induced to join. Another improvement he felt was a
great improvement, and that was the removal of enlist-
ments from public-houses. Passing next to the reserve
forces, he announced that in future, though the enlistment
for the regular army would still continue to be for 12 years,
the service in regiments going abroad would be for six years,
with the possibility of reducing the term at home to three
years. The remaining six years' service would be in the
Reserve, the men being liable to be called out like the Naval
Reserve, and receiving a retaining pay of 4d. per day.
He passed next rapidly over the changes made in the Esti-
mates with 'regard to the Militia, Yeomanry, and Volunteers,
all of which are of minor importance ; and as the general
sum of the whole he stated that our disposable forces for
the current year would amount to 376,602,—viz., Regu-
lars, 109,225 ; Second Army of Reserve, 20,000 ; Militia Re-
serve, 63,600 ; Yeomanry, 15,300 ; Volunteers, 168,477.
Finally, he touched on the contemplated reconstruction of
the War Department, the improvements in military educe-
cation, and concluded by expressing a hope that the Esti-
mates, if accepted by the House, would place the country in
a perfectly safe and honourable position.
Sir J. PAKINGTON, while approving the general spirit,
4 griticised seyerely the proved reduction of the army,
•

Lord Napier asked permission to add something in ex-
Platation.of the evidence he gave on Monday. He had
read the cdrreeponilencel3-etween himself and the Indian
Government, and from his replies- he inferred that Ow
regiments were increased mit on the requisition of:
• the Commander-in-Chief in this country, but in.
accordance with the views of the Indian Government. Ib
had been further stated that the strength of the native
regiments had been increased at his request ; but, speak,
jug from memory, he should say that was incorrect.
A correspondence was then read between the Secretary
of the Government of India and the Secretary of the
Bombay Government, dated from Simla, October the
14th, 1867, in which the Governor-General ex-
pressed an opinion that it would be advisable to
-employ native regiments from both Presidencies
His lordship then read his reply to the Government of
„tiidia, in which he stated the, reason why he adhered to
his cleterminatioii4vith respect to the nhoice.otthe trove.
An expectation was entertained that on the appearance.
of our troops in Abyssinia the prisoners would be released,
and he wished that those troops should be employed which
could be most economically conveyed. He also knew
• that the Bombay regiments were bound to eac:,
other by mutual ties, and he felt he could
ci.ll upon those regiments which he knew best.
He preferred that the native troops should be from the
Bombay presidency, because of the less expense of con •
veyance ; but it did not matter where the camp followers
came from. The amount of followers borne by each
branch of the service was pretty much the same. The
Government of the Bombay Presidency, of their owr
motion, thought it necessary to increase the strength of
the Bombay regiments by 100 men. " I consider
that there was a considerable saving of time effected
by the Home Government placing the organisation of th,
expedition in the hands of the Bombay Government, anti
the saving of time formed a great element in the success
of the expedition. There was a considerable difference or.
opinion between myself and the Commander-in-Chief with
respect to the organisation of the Land Transport Corps.
I wished a distinct and separate corps organised, but the
Government took a different view, and sent a portion et
the Indian Land Transport Corps. No doubt there wa.
some delay caused in consequence, but I coulu
not have moved from the coast immediately uncle..
any circumstances. The first intention I believe wars
to place the whole organisation of the expedition in my
hands, but a cry arose that that was a usurpation of the.
duties of the Civil Government, and it was when the in-,
telligence of such a feeling reached India the Governor.
General desired to dissipate it, and that was probably th;
reason why it was not organised entirely by myself, but b;
the Civil Government of India. I may also add that;
whenever there was any difference of opinion between
myself and his Excellency, it was always on account
of his Excellency desiring that the expedition should
be conducted in the most economical manner. Every-
thing was dependent on and controlled by the conditio: •
of this country. There was no use to move the troops til
I had carriages and food, nor could we advance before the
road was made. It would have been most disastrous to
the prisoners had we followed Theodore about and
attacked his camp, because, in all probability, they would
have been sacrificed in the tumult, and it was one of the
greatest mercies of Providence, so far as they were con,
cerned, that Theodore took them to Magdala before wt.
,ont there. Indeed, if we had had wings and could have
flown we could not have got to Magdala before Theodore,
had he chosen to abandon his guns, because he was so near
it as compared with the distance at which
we were. He might have conveyed the prisoners
to that fortress at any time. I considered it very
necessary that our advance should immediately follow, on
the intelligence being known that we were on the road.
I had no power to power to incur any expense whatever, be-
cause that was the duty of the Civil Government. All
that a commander can do is to make requisitions to the
Civil Government. I was not responsible with respect to
the land transport or other matters until after I landed.
A definite scheme for the formation of the land transport
was proposed to the Governor-General in August.
It.; usual not to publish semi-official letters, but I con-
sider that every letter relating to the service is official. I
wrote to his Excellency on the 7th of October, complaining
of the Land Transport Corps, and it was afterwards
increased. At one time the provisions were very short at
Senape. There was no actual want, because they
arrived in time. I requested the officers in authority to buy
mules wherever they could, and that they would be paid
for out of the public funds. I apprehend that the mules
which had been purchased by the Government of Bombay
had not been sent in consequence of deficiency of carriage.
I had nothing to do with the engagement of shipping, and
heard nothing of their arrangements. There may have
been very good reasons why they were not sent. i only
know that I applied for them, and did not get them.
Whatever delay there may have been in supplying me
with animals, every animal in the country was requiredi
and when they did arrive I was obliged to buy more.
By Mr. Mundella : By the use of carts I was enabled to
accumulate provisions for the troops at Senape. There
was great loss of animals through stress of work and the
nature of the country. Delay was certainly the result of
the expedition not being entirely in my hands. The expe-
dition was a very peculiar one. It had been my fortune to have
been for many years engaged in a service which had
prepared me to have undertaken such an expedition. I
could not have undertaken it if I had been materially
interfered with. The moment I saw that the troops
were being reduced to such an extent as might endanger
the chances of success, I should have retired, and asked
that some other commander should have been appointed.
At the same time, I do Rot think I could say that it
would always be advisable that the whole organisation of
an expedition shouldnecessarily be placed in the hands of
the commander.

Mr. White called the attention of Lord Napier to the
evidence of Sir S. Northcote, to the effect that he was
informed about October that the expenditure he contem-
plated, namely, five millions would be exceeded ; but ho
had been informed by Lord Napier that it did not appear
to him that it would cost more.

Lord Napier said that when he was in England after the
expedition was concluded, he heard from some one that
it would be five millions, and he thought that as the
whole matter was ended there could be no more expense.
Mr. WHITE pointed out that the evidence of Sir S.
Northcote was to the effect that Lord Napier did not
anticipate that the estimate of five millions would be
greatly exceeded, and that there was considerable differ-
ence between his lordship and Sir S. Fitzgerald as to the
magnitude of the expenditure.
Lord NAPIER—When I was told the expenditure was
five millions, and I could not see how there
could be anything further. I went entirely on the
accuracy of that five million. If I had listened to the
statement of the impossibility of getting carriages, we
should never have gone at all.
Lord Napier was then examined at great length in refe-
rence to the manner in which the land transport had been.
carried out. He certainly did not think the carriages were
supplied as promised. He knew that there were soma
thousands of animals at Bombay, and expected to find
sufficient transports to enable him to advance at once. He
landed•on the 3rd of January, but did not advance till the
25th ; but he had many things to do before he could ad-
vance. He had to assure himself as to the supply of
water. He had to see that the bases of their operation 4
were such that they could keep them going during:
their occupation of the high lands. There were a great!
many points that it was necessary he should look to before he
advanced to the highlands. To have gone and waited
there till people brought up things to him would not havei
been a good position. e felt it desirable that wherever hey
appeared an advance should be made as soon as possible. j
In answer to Sir S. Northcote, he said that he was in not
way interfered with by the Home Government.
It was then arranged that, to meet Lord Napier's con•
venience, the committee should meet to morrow, becaustA
his lordship was to proceed to India on the 9th.
The committee adjourned at four o'clock. A

FIVE PERSONS SUFFOCATED.—About half-past
nine o'clock on Wednesday night, the bodies of a man,
his wife, and three children were taken to the Central
Police station at Hull. The man was the captain of the
" keel " Sarah, of Goole, and had been taking in gas-
water at the Central Gas Works. The fumes from the
gas-water proved fatal to the whole family. The mother
called out to her husband that one of the children VZIV
dying ; he went to see, and in ten minutes all were fo'
dead in the cabin.

THE DERBY CANDIDATES.—Writing on We'
day night, the " prophet" of the Sportsman thus des.
the speculation on the various Derby favourit
" Sunshine's absence from exercise has been owing'
fact that she has been in physic, but in other r
she is as well as could be wished, and has, I b•
been put into work again. She was backed to-day I
Derby in small amounts at 6 to 1, and though 100
is occasionally laid against her, she is wonderfiull3
In the betting. It was about this time last year tip
demonstration against Belladrum began to assum
a deadly aspect, and at Liverpool one of the " busy
let the murder out by laying, two or three
more than the market price against hir
order to get on a good bet. There appe.
be nothing of this sort in the wind in con.
with Sunshine, and up to the present time no an
bookmakers have sprung up with elastic volun
bet against her. Kingcraft does not appear to
much headway in the Derby betting, for 900 t<
was offered against him on Thursday. Camel, on the c
hand, has an upward tendency, 1,100 to 100 ha
been booked about his chance, and the same
would have been taken in other quarters. On Wedr
2000 to 160 was laid against Bridgwater, which f
time caused the best offer against him to be 11 to
to-day 1,000 to 80 more was forthcoming, which v
accepted. Sunlight has plenty of friends at any ac:
20 to 1, and the Russley stable at present appears to
remarkably good odour, Macgregor b eing by no me anf
quently supported at 1000 to 20. Though Palmerston}
backed to win a considerable sum at 1,000 to 20.
plenty more money forthcoming at the odds, as i!1
case with Walter at 1,000 to 10. The suppor%,i
Tabernacle has thrown Cymbal into the sha,do.
prevented his early admirers, who liasked himind
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FOREIGN and COLONIAL GOVERNMENT
TRUST (SECOND ISSUE),
,12
%Certificates of £lOO each, bearing 5 per cent. Interest.
To 133 issued at £BO.
TRUSTEES.
The Right Hon. Lord Westbury.
Lord Eustace Cecil, M.P.
Geo. Wodehouse Currie, Esq.
G. DS. W. Sandford, Esq.
Philip Rose, Esq.

The success of the Foreign and Colonial Government
Trust, which was formed in May, 1868, has called for an
extension of this mode of investment.
During the last two years the Investors in the Trust
have received at the rate of 7 per cent. upon their capital,
free of income tax, and 235 Certificates have been drawn
and paid off at par. The successful holders having thus
received a bonus of £l5 per cent. in addition.
The market value of the securities held by the Trust is
greatly in excess of the original purchase price, and its
estimation by the public is shown by the present quota-
tion of the Certificates, the issue price having been .£B5.
In compliance, therefore, with a general desire, it has
been determined to open a subscription for a second issue
not exceeding £600,000, in Certificates of .£ICO, to bear 5
per cent. interest, to be issued at £BO.

The object, which is now well Tinderstood, is to give to
the Investor of moderate means the iamo advantages as
the large capitalist, in diminishing the risk of investing in
Foreign and Colonial Government Stock; by spreading
the investment over a number of different Stocks, and
reserving a portion of the extra interest and the amounts
received in redemption as a Sinking Fund to pay off the
original capital ; and, in addition, to give to each Sub-
scriber a pro rata participation in the ultimate reversion in
these different Stocks, which will remain when the return
of the original capital has by these means been accom-
plished.
A capitalist who twenty or thirty years ago had invested,
say, £1,000,000 in ten or twelve such Stocks, prudently
selected, would, on the above plan, not only have re-
ceived a high rate of interest, but by this time have bad
nearly the whole of his original capital returned by the
action of the Drawings and Sinking Fund, and still have
hell a great part of his Stocks for nothing.
It has not been thought necessary iu this instance to
incur the heavy expenses necessarily attendant upon a pre-
liminary contract for the delivery of the Stocks at a fixed
pike, but, after the subscriptions aro received the Tips-
tees will invest the amount subscribed, after deductinglhe
contract sum for expenses, in the purchase, at the market
prices, of such dividend-paying Stocks or Obligations of
Foreign or Colonial Governments or States, or of Foreign
Railways or undet takings having the guarantee of a Fo-
reign or Provincial Gov, rnment, as in their judgment aill
best answer the p-arpose.4 of the Tru.-t.
For obvicati reasons it is not advisable to specify before-
hand the particular Stocks intended to be purchased, but
in making the purchases the Trustees will use their best
discretion: and not more than one-tenth of the amount
subscribed will be invested in any one Stock or guaranteed

undertaking.
The prices and amounts of each Stock purchased will
be specified in the Schedule to the Trust Deed, which
will be signed by the Trustees as soon as the Stocks are
delivered.
The annual receipts by the Trustees will be first applied,
after deducting the limited amount of expenses, in paying,
the interest upon the Certificates. The excess will be ap-
plied as a Sinking Fund in repaying the Certificates at par
by annual drawings, to be made in the presence of a Notary
Public in the month of May in each year.
The securities representing the Second Issue will form
a distinct and separate Trust, though identical in principle
with that of the first, and under the control of the same
Trustees and managed by the same staff.
The Trust of the Second Issue will last for twenty-five
years, at the expiration of which time it is estimated that
a large proportion of the Certificates will, in all probabi-
lity, have been paid off, and that a large proportion of the
Stocks will still remain for distribution as a reversion;
accordingly the Trust will be wound up as soon as all the
Certificates have been drawn, or at the end of twenty-five
Tears, whichever shall first happen, the remaining Stocks
being then sold, and any Certificates not previously drawn
being first paid off, after which the balance will form the
reversion to be distributed pro rota.
All sums received will be placed to the credit of the
Trustees, at the Banking House of Messrs. Glyn, Mills,
Currie, and Co.
For each £BO of the total amount subscribed will be
issued a Certificate of £lOO with Coupons attached, bearing
5 per cent. interest, payable at the Banking-house of
Messrs. Glyn, Mills, Currie, and Co. half yearly, on the
15th of January and the 15th of July, the first Coupon for
the proportion of the half year falling due on the 15th
July next.
In addition to the Interest Coupons, a Coupon, repre-
senting the share accruing to the Certificate-holder in the
above reversion, will be attached to each Certificate. This
Coupon of Reversion will be retained by the holder when
the Certificate is drawn, and entitle him to a pro rata divi-
sion of the ultimate reversion.
gaThe advantages of the investment may be summed up
as follows:
1. interest at £6s. Os. per cent. on the amount sub-
scribed.
2. A bonus of £2O per cent. by the repayment of capi-
tal at par.
3. A reversion, eventually divisible among the holders
of the Coupons of Reversion.
If from any circumstances the dividends and drawings
received in the year should be insufficient to pay the full
amount of interest on the Certificates, the deficiency will
form a first charge upon the subsequent receipts, subject
only to the annual expenses.
The object being to ensure the security of the Trust
Fund, the Stocks will remain under the co itrol of the
Trustees, in tho custody of Messrs. Glyn, Mills, Currie,
and Co., till the termination of the Trust ; and the
Trustees will be empowered to draw dividends, receive
capital repaid, &c., and apply the amount received in
interest and sinking fund according to the Trust Deed.
In order to fix the amount of preliminary expenses, a
contract has been entered into by which every expense is
guaranteed, including advertisements, stamps, legal and
all other expenses, and the cost of purchasing the Stocks,
at a commission of £1 per cent. on the nominal amount c.f
Stocks purchased.
The expenses of management of the Trust are limited to
a sum not exceeding £2,000 per annum. No other expenses
can be undertaken without the assent of the Certificate-
holders' Committee.
As soon as possible after the Subscription has been
closed, a General Meeting of the Certificate-holders will
be convened for the purpose of appointing a Committee
in terms of the Trust Deed.
Application to be made in the annexed Form, accom-
oanied by a deposit of £lO per cent.
If the subscriptions do not amount to £300,000, or in
eases where no allotment is made, the deposits will bo
turned without deduction, and where the Certificates
totted are less than the number applied for, the surplus
posits will be credited towards the allotment.
'avments to be made as follows:
On application £lo 0 0
On allotment 7O 0 0

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£BO 0 0
"JortificateF, with Interest Coupons attached, and also
Coupons of Itevers;on, will be issued as soon as pos-
l!e after the second payment, of which duo notice will

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• Draft of The Trust Deed, together `Kith forms of the
. -tificates and the contract as to the expenses, may be
at the Offi •es of the Foreign and Colonial Govern-
:it Trust, No. 6, Victoria-street, Westminster, and
etus and Forms of Application may be
oh-
'nod cf W. B. Roo', Eq., Sectotary, and of Messrs.
• ';ter, Res-, Nero n, end Co., Solicitors, at the same
ilress ; and of Messrs. Clyn, Mills, Currie, and Co.,
linkers, Lombard-street, where all subscriptions must
paid.
March Ist, 1870.

AND GO T,ONIAL GOVERNMENT
TRUST (SECOND ISSUE).
the Trustees of the Fund (care of Messrs. Baxter,
Rose, Norton, and Co., 6, Victoria-street, Westminster,
'.ondon).

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• Y-.'no-Paid to Messrs. Glyn and Co., to the account of
.RVI
Foreign and Colonial Government Trust (Second
1, the sum of £ ,as a Deposit on Cer-
,L3 Qf ,es of .£lOO each in the said Trust, I request you to
ame that number of Certificates, and I engage to
401. further Instalment of £7O per Certificate upon
any lesser numkier that you may allot to me at the

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Name
Address
Description
Signature

FOREIGN AND COLONIAL GOVERNMENT TRUST
(SECOND ISSUE).
BANKERS' RECEIPT FOR DEPOSIT.
No

Received the day of , of , on
account of the Foreign and Colonial Government Trust
(Second Issue), the Sum of £ , as a Deposit on
Certificates, upon the Terms of the Prospectus,
dated Ist March, 1870.
For GLYN, MILLS, CURRIE, and Co.,

13ESLEY, Mayor.—.ln a MEETIN Gor ASSEM-
BLY of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Liverymen of the
several Companies of the City of London, in Common Hall
assembled at the Guildhall of the said City, on Wednesday,
the 2nd of March, 1870, Resolved unanimously :
That this Common Hall cannot separate without recording
their opinion of the honourable manner in which their late
Sheriff, Sir J MMES VALLENTIN, upheld the privileges.
and dignity of th;s City by his constant and assiduous
attention to the duties of the office, as well as by the cour-
teous manner in which he maintained its hospitality and
supported its various charities, and for the humane atten-
tion which he uniformly paid to the unfortunate prisoners
who came under his notice in the discharge of his duties
at the Central Criminal Court, as also for the deep interest
he evinced in the promotion of technical education among
the people of this country. This Common Hit tdso begs
to offer to Lady Vallentin, the widow, and family of the
late Sheriff, their sincere condolence upon his premature
death, and the heavy loss which his removal has inflicted
upon them.
Resolved,—That the said resolution be advertised in tho
usual newspapers. WO ODT 11.011 P E.

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The EIGHTY-SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY FES-
TIVAL of this Society will be celebrated at Willis's
Rooms, King-street, St. James's, on ST. PATRICK'S
DAY, the 17th March, 1870,
His Grace the Duke of ABERCORN, K.G., yin
the Chair.
VICE-PRESIDENTS.
The Marquis of Lansdowne.
The Marquis of Headfort, K.P.
The Earl of Cork and Orrery, K.P.
The Earl of Egmont.
The Earl of Clonmell.
The Earl Vane.
ThelViscount Harberton.
The Viscount Crichton, M.P.
The Lord A. Edwin Hill Trevor, M.P.
The Lord Dunsany.
The Lord Dufferin and Claneboye, K.P.. K.C.B.
The Right Hon. Chichester Fortescue, M.P.
STEWARDS.
The Right Hon. William Cowper-Temple, M.P.
Colonel the Hon. Dudley Fitzgerald de Ros.
The Hon. Robert Harris Temple.
Lieut.-General Sir George St. Patrick Lawrence,
K.C.S.J., C.B.
Sir George Frederick Harvey, K.C.S.I.
Captain Sir F. Leopold M'Clintock, R.N.
Sir Edward Coey.
John F. Corscaden, Esq.
James Courtenay, Esq.
Alexander Findlater, Esq.
Thomas Greg, Esq.
lon Trent Hamilton, Esq., M.P.
Robert M'Calmont, Esq.
Morgan John O'Connell, Esq.
Joseph Radcliff, Esq.
Captain Hugh de Grey Seymour, M.P.
The Musical Arrangements will be under the direction
of Mr. Land, of the London Glee and Madrigal Union.
Dinner on table at Seven o'clock punctually.
As this Festival affords to Irishmen in London the
opportunity of uniting in the celebration of the national
anniversary, the committee earnestly hope for a numerous
and influential meeting.

Tickets, 21s. eacb, to be had at Willis's Rooms, and ai
the Schools, in Stamford-street, Blackfriars-road.

The Children Dine, as uusal, on St. Patrick's Day, a
the Schools, at One o'clock.
THOMAS KIPPAX KING, Jun., Secretary.