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GeneraliAllari,p to
ank of Marshal of Fra ce, is' one of the oldest
, • most distinguished
_. vor.i of the Imperial
rmies. He is now in his 831 3 ear. So far bask as
1792 he held the rank of captain of a company of
tears raised by himself in the Basque country,
where he was born, and in the following year com-
manded a battalion of the same. Ile was during that
year actively engaged in the affairs between the
Spanish and French armies on the frontier, and
having driven the enemy from the Aldudes (which
has been so long a disputed territory) and won the
redoubts of Budaritz, he was, with the rapidity of
promotion then not uncommon, raised to the rank
of general of brigade—his brigadei being composed of
Basque Chasseurs. In 1800 he was attached to the
division of General Moncey in Italy, and with whom
he afterwards became allied by the closest ties of
friendship. In 1802 he got the command of the
lfish Light Infantry in the regular army. With that
gallant corps he made the campaign of Germany
in 1806, and distinguished himself greatly at
ti'e battle of Jens. It was on this last occasion he
was left for dead on the field, and was reported as
such in the official reports of the army. In 1807
he was attached as Brigadier- General to the army
of the Duke of Montebello, and was again severely,
wounded at the battle of Friedland. On his re-
covery he was attached to the army of General
MJncey as chief of his staff. He greatly distin-
guished himself in all the affairs of Catalonia In
1810 he received his commission as general of
r of T
' and
iaarrtahgenfntlowing year commanded the as-
saultand was again wounded by a
shell. In 1813 he received the title of Count, and •
was sent to Spain with Marshal Sachet. In 1814
he was with Marshal Sault, and shared in all the
dangers of the retreat on Paris after the decisive
actions in the Pyrenees which
evacaution of Spain b
sent at the battle He was pre-
led to Ate final
of Toulouse, when he was once
,y:the French..
more wounded in the foot 1;3, a cannon ball, and
4tken prisoner by the
military division of
commanded the firstEnglish. In March, 1815, he
the away of
the Basses Pyresees. Fromof Julythe period of the B.esto-
ration till the Revolutionhe remained in pri-
vate life, residing at his chateau
bis
native mountains ; and from eathue olfatnitterguprenrioid till February, 1848, he almost alwaa3, commanded-the
nh frontier, with
army of observation en the s
Bayonne for his headsquarters!) During the affairs
Sir De Lacy Evans
between the English Legion under si is
and the Carlist forces in the Basqueirisla provinces, in
1836.7, the conduct of General
was most
praiseworthy, and on the successful issue
of
h
ing of the heights of San Sebastion he wrottee b stormy
i-dhr
complimentary letter to the E a
nglish general
iannili
the taking of Irun and Fontarabia by the Le;
May, 1837, afforded every assistance to the Epnglaatiin
officers wounded on that occasion.
General Harispe was in Madrid with the French
army when the population rose on the 2d of may,
1808 ; and in the second edition of Napier's "liistoiy
of the Peninsular War" will be found some marginal
notes from him, correcting a few errors relative to
that event in the work in question. General Harispe
enjoyed much popularity, not only among the army
he so long commanded near the French frontier, but
also among his countrymen ; and no pleasure was so
great for him as that of wandering over his native
mountains in his old age and conversing with the
peasants. He carries his love fv; the scenes of his
childhood, and for the primitive habits of their inhabi-
tants, to an extreme; he loves to converse in the
Basque tongue, which he speaks as well, perhaps
better than French, and his servants, instead of the
ordinary livery, wear by preference the berret Basque
—the blue flat cap of the mountains. Up to a very
short time since General Harispe was still, notwith-
standing his time of life, in all the vigour of a grata
old age.

AGRICULTURIST CATTLE INSURANCE

COMPANY.

The annual meeting of the—above company was
held at the offices of the society, on Wednesday last,
for the purpose of receiving the Board's report of the
business of the office during the past year; R. T.
Beere, ,in the chair. It will be interesting to
many of our readers if we recur to the early
history of this company, whose ill success at starting
has been followed by the most favourable results
under the. present management. The Agriculturist
Cattle Insurance Company was established in the
year 1845, by H. W. Meetyard, a projector of a
number of other companies. The shares were well
subscribed for, and the enormous amount of business
transacted by the company soon placed them at
a high premium. It was, however, eventually disco-
vered that the company, instead of being in the
flourishing condition it had been supposed to be, was
in a position likely to bring every one of its share-
holders into the Bankruptcy Court. The projector,
manager, and director, having obtained, in conse-
quence of his name being fastened in the deed, a cer-
tain sum, vanished, as did also many of the directors.
In this emergency the present direction came into
office in the year 1848. Their first step was to call
in Mr. Ryley, the actuary, to report as to the true
position of the company; when it was found that the
outstanding liabilities were upwards of two millions
sterling, and the debts actually owing at that period
over 75,0001. In this state of affairs, arising in a
great degree from too low a rate of premium, it was
deemed advisable to increase the rates from
an average of 2i to 3i per cent., and instead
of allowing on losses three-fourths, they reduced
that amount to two thirds. After struggling
through difficulties unparalleled in the history of in-
surance, the company has now brought its total debts
under 12,000/. The experience the directors and
managers have gained appears to have placed the
company's business in a very prosperous condition ;
for it was shown to the meeting that for the last five
months, ending in November, the amount insured was
59,426, the estimated loss being 156, and the actual
loss only 138. During the months of October and
November the sums assured amounted to 35,8531.
The reports and statements made to the meeting ap-
peared to give very general satisfaction. The direc-
tion made a proposal to reduce the expenses 1,6001.
per annum. This proposition, as well as the judicious
manner in which the affairs of the company had been
conducted, was received with warm approbation, and
the directors, auditors, and secretary each received the
thanks of the company.--Post lfagazine.

COURT CIRCULAR.
OSBORNE, SATURDAY.
There was no addition to the Royal dinner party
yesterday.

The queen and Prince and Royal Family took
their usual early walk.
The lion. Beatrice Byng has succeeded the Hon.
Caroline Cavendish as Maid of Honour in IVititing to
her Majesty.

SUNDAY.
The youthful Princes and Princesses took their
usual walks and drives in the grounds at Osborne
yesterday.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Al-
bert walked out in the morning and afternoon.
The Rev. Mr. Birch wa the only addition to the
Royal dinner party.

Sir George Grey returned to town on Saturday
from Dartmoor. The Right Hun. the Speaker bad
an interview with the Right Hon. Baronet at the
Home-office.

Mr. Muntz, M.P., had an interview with Earl Grey
on Saturday, at the Colonial-office.
The lion. Major-General Anson hid an interview
with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday.
Sir Alexander Spearman had also an interview with
the Right lion. Baronet, at his official residence in
D owning- street.
The Marquis of Lansdowne (Lord President) left
town on Saturday, for the seat of Earl Fortescue,
Castle-hill, Devonshire.
Earl Granville left town on Saturday, for Bridg-
north.

The Duke of
Dispatches from the Governor of Sierra Leone
were received on Saturday at the Colonial-office.
Wellin ton attended Divine service
early yesterday morning in the Chapel Royal, St.
James's, The sermon was preached by the Rev. C.
Moore.
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LORD i ---
TE LATE HUNGARIAN
-r) ALMERSTON AND II
Lord
tuttawtieolnvefroOmeiGethke,
borough of Merylebone
his Lordship's residence in Carlton-terrace,
Palmerston,
D pursuantE.ltowsaltao Tio
precious.— On
aSwraratiutnerg_eldeTu
opanottn,htaahl half-past gh t
li 0 n ,
at the great public,
seencert Rooms, presided over by Lord
at the Princess
and
at which Sir B. Hall and other Members
to present to laiitsLemrdeselatiipngt,hhe
erledsoolnuttitone
31st
tedof uoncroibmerelnaselty,
Dudley Stuart,
of Parliament were present, in favour of the illustrious KOs-
The deputation consisted of Messrs. J. A. Nicholay,
suth.
Seden, Michell, J. Wilson, Adamson, llickson, Stockton,
Billett, Dyke, Linton, Manning, Storey, and Turner, nearly
all members of the Marylebone and St. Pancras representa-
tive vestries. Mr. Nicholay briefly explained the character
of the meeting, and presented to his Lordship the resolution
which had been adopted, "That the thanks of this meeting
are eminently due, and are hereby tendered to the Right
Hon. Lord Palmerston, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs, for his strenuous and high-minded
efforts to procure the liberation of Louis Kossuth." Yissount
Palmerston received the deputation with the greatest cour-
tesy, but simply tendered his acknowledgments for the good
opinion which the borough of Dlarylebone had been pleased
to express on his conduct with regard to the late airaus in
Hungary. The deputation then retired.
LECTURES ON COMMON LAW.—
On I'Vednesday,
the 10th, and Thursday, the 11th inst., the students attend-
ing the Inner Temple lectures who voluntarily tendered
icommittee
themselves for examination were cam:line"
of the Masters of the Bench of that soeiety.
4u Saturday the
result of the examination was declared by Dr. Lushington,
the treasurer, and prizes were awarded as follow :—Mr.
3tf to the amount of 20
Henry James, Middle Temple, bl(° er Temple, books to the
1 guineas; Mr. John D. MAY"'
amount of 15 guineas; Mr. Charlesn Smith ;Riddle Temple
n r
I books to the amount of The treasurer also an-
t
I nounced that the result of 10 guineas.
he examination MI regardedill
i
11 .
i the other students was big y
eatiafactow