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London, England, 1870-08-11 00:00:00

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OZOKERIT (PATENTED).

IT INAIIAN'S
lIjB EXHLITION, Iq6ISISE-Y.—DUBL IN
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Medal.
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Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail House!. u London ; by the
Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale at
8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W.

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(Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1859),
4, RUSSELL-STREET, COVENT.GARDFN, LONEON,
And 38, QUEEN'S-ROAD, BRIGHTON,
ADVANCES MONEY upon personal security, Bills of Sale,
Freehold or Leasehold 'Property, for one, two, or three years,
epayable weekly, monthly, or quarterly. Bills promptly dis-
ounted. Forms free on receipt of stamped envegape.
EDWARD HARPER, Secretary.

THE GREAT WESTERN HOTEL.
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ASK YOUR GROCER OR CHEMIST FOR

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AMOST DELICIOUS and NUTRITIOUS
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out it.
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London, W.C.

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Established in 1829.
TRUSTEES
The Archbishop of Canterbury. I The Lord Bishop Sumner.
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Total anuual income ............
Invested Capital in support of As-
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Life Assurances may be effected in this society by Clergymen
and their wives, and the near relations of Clergymen and o'
their wives, but by none others.
41st Annual Report, Prospectuses, &c., and "Hints to Clergy
men on Matters of Life Assurance," by the Rev. John Hodgson
may be had at the Office of the Society, No. 2, Broad Sanctuary
Westminster.

JOHN HODGSON, 31. A„ Secretary

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this edition.

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NO HOUSE, HOTEL, or SHIP should be
without it. Vide opinions of the
Press. •
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John-street, West Smithfield, E.C.

DM liriN
'G'S DANDELION and QUININE
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Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine
are in a square green package, with " William Lambert, 8, King
William-street, Charing-cross," engraved on the Government
stamp.

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HOUSE OF LORDS.--WEDNESDAY.
Their lordships assembled at half-past twelve, at which
how there were but few peers to attendance.
THE TREATY WITH BELGUINI.
lArd oAnws then rose to inquire of the &metal- of
State for Foreign Affairs whether any (nether progress
had been made in concluding the treaty with France and
Prussia as to the neutrality of Belguim, and, also, whether
her Majesty's Government could state the text of the treaty.
He said he was very anxious to put the question to the
noble earl, but until the present occasion he had been
prevented. He had heard with great interest the state-
ment made by the noble earl on Monday night, and
he might say that he was sure the greater part of it
gave both sides of the House the greatest satisfaction.
It was most satisfactory that it should be already known
that this country was fully determined to adhere to the
stipulations of the Treaty of 1839, and that we were
determined to treat any infringement of that treaty as a
just and proper cause of war. Unfortunately, two of the
great Powers to the Treaty were now engaged
in war ; and as it was probable that one
or other of them might forget the obligation
it was but well that the utmost precautions should be
taken to prevent the neutrality of Belgium being inter-
fered with. He thought, however, that there were the
elements of danger in the terms of the treaty just made,
because as it at present stood in the event of a violation
of Belgium, we were to engage ourselves to co-
operate with the other belligerent, and the other
belligerent was to co-operate with us. If, under the new
treaty, France were to violate the territory of Belgium,
we should have to side with Prussia, and if Prussia were
the aggressor we should have to side with France. It
was true there was a saving clause to the effect that we
should go no farther than was necessary for
the maintenance of the independence of Belgium,
but he thought that if we once ventured
into war for such a purpose we should find ourselves
unable to keep within the treaty proposed, and the cir-
cumstances attending a state of war would involve us in
a general conflict. The engagement appeared to him to
be unnecessary, because in any violation of the neutralitg
of Belgium by one of the belligerents we should
be sure of the support of the other belligerent
without any such treaty, while in the case
of its violation by both the treaty would
be altogether useless. Again, its effect upon
the other parties to the Treaty of [839 might be highly
mischievous, because both Austria and Prussia might
very justly turn round and say, we should have been glad
to have co-operated with you in maintaining the obliga-
tions into which we entered under the Treaty of 1839,
but if you are going to unite yourselve with Prussia we de-
cline to have anything to do with you. He fervently hoped
that the necessity for this country to enter the field of
war would not arise, and whilst he fully approved of the
object the Government had in view, and the spirit with
which they had acted, yet he thought that the course
adopted was attended with some danger, although he fully
approved of the determination of her Majesty's Govern-
wont to maintain the neutrality of Belgium.
EARL GRANVILLE said he had heard the observations of
the noble and learned lord with great relief. The noble
and learned lord had urged that the Government should
have procured without menace what they desired, and
they would then have been in a better position as re-
garded the other parties to the treaty. The fact was that
the Government had already, in consequence of the course
it had taken, received the most friendly assurances
from Russia and Austria, and he contended that
although all parties were bound by the Treaty of
1839, the position of the English Government hall been
naturally strengthened by the action they had taken, He
felt certain that the principal object of the proposed treaty
would be carried out, and he could not for an instant
believe that such an eventuality as that • mentioned by
the noble and learned lord would ever arise. He should not
think it was I ikely that two such powerful persons would for-
get the solemn obligation they had entered into, or did he for-
think it was right to doubt the personal honour of the
Emperor of the French or of the King of Prussia, or that
it was at alt likely exit two such rulers would so far
forget their engagements, and enter into la contest m facts
of and against the pnblic opinion of the world. (Loud
cheers.) He trusted that the treaty would not have to be
acted on at all. Indeed, he firmly believed it
would not, and he felt assured that in the
course they had adopted they had taken the best
means of preventing the object for which it had been
negotiated. With regard to the question of the noble and
learned lord, he had to say that the treaty had already
been signed by Count Bernstorff on the part of Prussia,
and the French Ambassador had intimated he was ready
to sign the treaty as soon as his full powers arrived. The
noble earl then read the treaty at length, and resumed his
seat amidst loud cheers.
Lord STRATFORD DE RUDCLIFFE said whilst he felt
bound to approve of the course taken by the Government,
bethought it should not be forgotten that England should
retain the power of mediating at any moment at which a
legitimate opportunity presented itself.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY thought the Gevernment had
acted throughout the negotiations in the most admirable
manner, and in the course they had adopted they had
taken the best means of securing the interests and sufety
of the British empire.
After a few observations from Lord Redesdale and the
Duke of Cleveland, the discussion terminated, and their
lordships adjourned during pleasure.
THE PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT.
Precisely at two o'clock the Lord Chancellor, the End
of Kimberley, Lord Halifax, Lord Sydney, and the Mar-
quis of Normanby entered the House in their scarlet and
ermine robes as the Royal Commissioners, and took their
seats in front of the throne, and the Usher of the Black
Rod was directed to summon the Comm Ons at the bar of
their lordships' House. In a few minutes the Speaker,
Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Cardwell, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, Mr. Bruce, Mr. Otway, and a great number
of members appeared at the bar, when the Royal
assent was given to the following bills: —The Consoli-
dated Fund Appropriation, Stamp Duties, Stamp Duties
Management, Inland Revenue Ac ts Repeal, Greenwich
Hospital, Pension Commutation, Oaths of Allegiance or
Naturalization, Expiring Laws, Joint Stock Companies
Arrangement, Truck Commission, Census, Census (Scot-
land), Real Action Abolition (Ireland), Matrimonial and
Marriage Causes (Ireland), Beerhouses, Glebe Loans Act,
and Local Government Supplement of No. 2, and also to
certain Local Tramway Bills.
The LOUD CHANCELLOR then, in obedience to the
Royal Commissioners, read