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London, England, 1856-09-19 00:00:00

ENROBONS.

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Fund Society, President of the North London Medical
Society.
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yard.
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ARCTIC WHALE FISHING.—SIR JOHN FRANKLIN.—
ABERDEEN, Sept. 17.-0. n Friday the brig Lady Frank-
lin, Captain Penny, arrived here from Hogarth Sour.d,
Cumberland Straits, where Captain Penny and his crew
had been prosecuting the fishing during the winter, with
upwards of 10e tuns of boiled oil, and six tons of whale-
hone—produce of 11 fish. The Lady Franklin left the
fishing ground on the 15th of August. Her companion
ship, the Sophia, was busy fishing, and may be expected
here shortly, with a fair result. The Alibi, the third
vessel belonging to the Arctic Company, which left
Aberdeen this summer, was not seen, and is supposed to
have gone up Davis' Straits. The Traveller, of Peter-
head, which wintered in the Sound, was left in Cumber-
land Straits, with 140 tuns of blubber, and was waiting
to complete her cargo. The Clara, of the same port,
which sailed this summer, bad arrived out, hut had got
no fish. We are sorry to report that Captain Penny has
been seriously ill since April last, but it is hoped he will
now speedily recover. In the course of the winter he
saw many of the native Esquimaex, and was informed
by some of them that they had heard from some other
tribes of their having seen, a long distance in a north-
westerly direction from Hogarth Sound, and probably
about the year 1850, a circular white tent, erected on
the ice, and that, in the absence of all the inmates, they
had stolen from it articles made of bright motal. On the
second visit, several moons after, two white mar were
seen at tha tent. The
.Datives ale) brought the story of
a party
In the locality indicated, having
been compelled of white me
hyhnu,nger to devour each other. These
reports are
quite consistent with that brought by Dr.
John Rae. The articles of " bright metal " stolen may
have been the silver forks, medals, and nautical instru-
ments, &c., recovered from the natives in a broken state
by Dr. Rae. The other part of the report is too horrible
to contemplate; but there is too much reason to fear
that the sufferings of the devoted followers of Sir John
Franklin, of whose proceedings we have here another
I glimpse, must have been sad in the extreme.—Aberdeen
1 Journal.

belonging to the families of the higher classes in the town
had the opportunity of witnessing the entertainment from
a commodious gallery thrown across the upper end of the
building, immediately over and behind the chair. The
dinner was arranged and provided, as on the preceding day,
by Messrs. Bathe and Funge, of the London Tavern, and
was in all respects worthy their well-earned reputation,
and that of Mr. Nicholes, their chef de cuisine.
Lord G. Lennox occupied the chair, supported right and
left by Major-General Sir H. Jones, Commodore the Hon.
H. Keppel, C. 8., Sir F. Baring and Viscount Monck, the
representatives of the borough in Parliament, General Sir
W. F. Williams of Kars, Major-General Sir R. Dacres,
Mr. Bonham-Carter, M.P., Major-General Lord W. Paulet,
Captain L. T. Jones, C. 8., Captain Dacres, C. 8., General
Cannon, of the Turkish army, Colonel Morris, Prince Vic-
tor of Holsenlohe, and Colonel Cameron, of the British
German Legion. Captain Peel, Captain Ommanney,,,Col.
Norcott and Colonel Teesdale, Lieut.-Colonel Wright,
General Moore, General Mercer, and other naval and mi-
litary gentlemen, with Lord Guilford, were also present
and occupied seats in , the immediate vicinity. of the chair.
Dr. Engledue, Mr. B. Bramble, Mr. Andrew Nance, Mr.
T. Bolph, Mr. T. Hoskins, and Mr. L. A. Vanden-
bergh acted as vice-firesidents: Mr. W. B. Carter, Sir
Raymond Jervis, the Rev. J. P. M`Gbie, the vicar of
Portsmouth, the Hon. W. Gore, and Mr. Jervis S. Tibbltts
and Mr. H. Hollingsworth, the honorary secretaries, were
also among the general company. A military band from
the garrison played with great spirit during the evening,
and the occasion was altogether one of much interest.
On the removal of the cloth the usual loyal and consti-
tutional toasts were drunk. General Moore, of Fareham,
of the Royal Artillery, an old officer with six clasps, re-
sponded to the toast of " The Army ;" and Commodore
Keppel, C. 8., to that of " The Navy." For " The Bishop
and Clergy of the Diocese" the Rev. J. P. M`Ghie re-
turned thanks in an effective speech.
The CHAIRMAN then proceeded to give the principal
toast of the evening. He said he rose to do so with mixed
feelings of regret and pleasure—regret that it had not fallen
into abler bands, being perfectly convinced that he could
not do full justice to the subject, but grateful at the same
time to have the honour to propose the health of our brave
army who served in the Crimea. (Cheers.) Had he con-
sulted his own feelings he should not have occupied the
chair that evening, well knowing that there were many in-
habitants of Portsmouth around him who would have dis-
charged the functions of a chairman of such an assembly
with far more efficiency. But fortunately for him no ora-
tory was necessary to commend such a toast to the appro-
bation of the company, for the noble deeds of the British
army rendered all oratory wholly superfluous. (Cheers.)
He knew not which most to admire, whether it was the
manly bearing of the British officers when surrounded by
sickness and death in their worst forms, their gallant and
heroic conduct at the Alma and Inlierman, or their pa-
tient endurance for months and months in the trenches
before Sebastopol. When the British army planted their
standard in the Crimea they did so with the determination
that nothing should move it but peace, and they showed
the enemy that he need never hope to conquer British sol-
diers led by British officers. (Cheers.) He hoped they
would join him in drinking a bumper, with three times
three, to the health of our brave army who fought in
the Crimea.
The toast was drunk with enthusiasm, ,

Col. NORCOTT, C. 8., of the Rifle Brigade, senior regi-
mental officer present, responded to the toast, and in doing
so eulogised the heroic valour and the noble endurance of
the whole army in the Crimea, but especially the infantry,
which he designated the vertebra of the lion. He com-
pared We good fare of which they had just partaken with
that on which they subsisted for months iu the Crimea,
when a leg of mutton was a thing not to be realised. Point-
ing to the ladies' gallery, he said the feeling that most sus-
tained the troops in the exhausting trench-work and their
heroic conduct in actual fight sprang from thoughts of their
mothers, wives, and sisters at home, the memory of whom
never forsook them, For the cordial welcome whioh that
part of the army now at Portsmouth had received from the
inhabitants on its return home, and particularly for the
hospitable entertainment to which they had been invited,
he would return those thanks which they could feel more
than express. (Cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN said nothing gave him greater pleasure
than to propose the next toast, which was that of " Our
gallant Navy engaged in the War with Russia." A finer
fleet never before left those shores, or men and officers
more determined to do their duty to their Queen and
country. (Cheers.) There was but one circumstance
which prevented those officers and men covering them-
selves with glory, and that was that they could not find
tire enemy's'fleet to contend with, for-it was either safe in
harbour or converted
.into a sort of breakwater to repel
the advance of the allies. (Cheers.) The British navy
took every opportunity of showing England what they
would have done if the enemy had dared to show his face,
instead of skulking behind stone walls where it was
impossible Ito rout him out. (Cheers.) He would asso-
ciate with the toast the name of Commodore Koppel,
which was well known in England. That gallant officer
gave up the command of one of the finest ships in her
Majesty's service that he might be enabled to join the
naval brigade, and he held the command of it so long as
it was a naval brigade. He (the chairman) had heard
a great deal about " the right man in the right place,"
but if ever the right man was in the right place it was the
gallant Harry Keppel, the commander of the naval bri-
gade. (Loud cheers.)
Commodore KEPPEL briefly acknowledged the compli-
ment, remarking that in doing so the right man was no
longer in the right place. He added that if the navy had
few or no exploits to point to during the late war that was
due to its great efficiency, which had completely cowed the
Russian fleet, and that had it been less efficient the officers
and men of the navy would not have received so hospitable
a welcome from the inhabitants of Portsmouth.

The CHAIRMAN next gave " The Royal Marines who had
served in the Crimea," observing that that part of the ser-
vice had the advantage of sharing in the dangers and the
glories both of the army and navy. The only regret he felt
was that they had no opportunity of joining their comrades
of the line in regular action, for ho knew that they would
have shown they were determined to do their duty as well
as the best disciplined regiment of the line. (Cheers.)
Colonel HOLLOWAY responded to the toast, and in doing
so spoke in complimentary language of Lord Lyons, through
whom, he said, the Royal Marines were fortunate in parti-
cipating in the successful operations against Kertch and
Kinbourn.

Mr. E. GALT gave " The Memory of the Fallen," who,
he said, had offered up their lives as a holocaust to the cause
of freedom, and had consolidated the peace of Europe as
well by their sufferings and their heroic valour as by their
death. Though, ho added, their mortal bodies had passed
away, their names would livelong in the page of history, be
handed clown as household words from one generation to
another, and cherished with the most lively emotion in the
hearts of a sorrowing and grateful country. (Loud cheers.)
The toast was drunk in silence.

Mr. J. HOSKINS, of Gosport, said he wished to call their
attention for one moment to the heavenly ministrations of
British womanhood during the late war. (Hear, hear.)
Nothing could be more delightful or heart-soothing than to
find when the news reached this country of the privations
and sufferings of our brave countrymen 10,000 female hands,
in the cottages of the humble, in the dwellings of the middle
classes, in the mansions of the noble, and in the palace of
Royalty itself, were employed in providing comforts for
those enduring privations in the Crimea. (Cheers.) But,
amid all that generous sisterhood there arose a still brighter
star than all, and we were startled into admiration and sur-
prise when we learnt that a heroic woman in England had
volunteered her personal services to attend the sick, wounded
and dying, at the seat of war. (Cheers.) Influenced by her
example, others of her sex enlisted under the same banner,
and leaving home, friends, and country, regardless of priva-
tion, suffering, disease, and death, intent only on their an-
gelic mission, went forth the best, noblest, and most heroic
band of British volunteers that ever embarked from the
shores of England. (Cheers.) Then, in the hospitals of
Scutari they were found, like ministering angels, by the
bedside of the sick man, administering to his comfort,

giving him hope and consolation, and relieving his fears.
Many a brave soldier had lived to tell of the benefits be de-

rived from their mission of mercy ; and many a hero had
cast his last long lingering look on Florence Nightingale,
and whispered his dying blessing on her name. (Cheers.)
That name would be enshrined far all time in the hearts of
all her countrymen and countrywomen of every denomina-
tion ; even our most gracious Sovereign herself, the most
illustrious of her sex, had done honour to her name, and the
pen of the historian would hand it down to posterity en-
circled with a halo of glory. (Cheers.) He would ask
them to drink to the health and happiness of Florence
Nightingale.

The toast was drunk with enthusiasm, and responded
to by Mr. BONHAM-CARTER, 31. P., a relative of Miss
Nightingale, in a few brief, spirited words, in the cqurse
of which he said Miss Nightingale felt in the deepest tnw•

ner grateful for the kind. feelings and sympathy evinced
towards her whenever her name was men/toned in any as-
sembly of her countrymen.
Sir F. BARING, M.P., then gave "Major-General Sir
R. Dacres and the Royal Artillery who served in the
Crimea." There was no one, he said, in that assembly
who was not aware of the services and of the gallantry and
efficiency of the Royal Artillery, whenever it had been
called into play. Of their conduct in the Crimea it would
be a piece of impertinence in him, a cis ilian to speak, when
he saw around him so many of their gallant compatriots in
arms ; but he must be allowed to say that Sir R. Dacres
was one of the first who landed in the Crimea, and he had
served during the whole campaign, commanding the corps
after General Strangways, full of honours and years, found
a soldier's grave. (Loud cheers.)
Major-General Sir RICHARD DACRRS said, in acknow-
ledging the compliment, that to the noble troops composing
the Royal Artillery who served in the Crimea he was in-
debted for all the honours and decorations he wore, and to
them his gratitude could never be sufficiently expressed.
After nearly 40 years' service in the artillery, he had the
honour of commanding them in the Crimea, and the very
high notions he had always entertained of the corps were
considerably enhanced by witnessing the noble conduct of
all ranks in the late war. To the gallantry and skill of the
field artillery, while opposing the superior metal of the
enemy's guns at Alma and Inkerman, he could bear ample
testimony, as one who shared in these victories as a lieu-
tenant-colonel. Since the latter action he had, as com-
manding officer, frequently expressed his admiration and
thanks for their energy, zeal, and devotion. The able
manner in which the difficult duty of conveying ammuni-
tion to the trenches was executed during the early part of
the siege, the patient endurance and soldierlike spirit with
which the privations and hardships of the first winter
were encountered, the promptitude with which the hbrse
artillery and field batteries recovered their efficieney when
the severest of thelrdistresiel Were paib, and finally, the
guarantee so splendidly given of their fitness to commence
another campaign when at the conclusion of the war
they marched past the Russian General in splendid
order on the same plains that had been the scene
of their achievements and sufferings,—those considera-
tions called forth his warm and heartfelt recognition. With
regard to the siege train, such an opportunity of displaying
their soldierlike qualities could scarcely present itself
again. Their discipline had been tried by an eleven months'
siege—their energy by enormous difficulties and labour—
their endurance by terrible hardships—and their steadiness
by tremendous sad sustained cannonades. Amid all these
trials their conduct had been admirable, while their skill
had been attested by the enemy's ruined ramparts and dis-
mounted guns. (Cheers.) Those who after suchservices are
permitted to return to their homes must always consider
the siege of Sebastopol as the most glorious epoch of their
lives. The officers, non-commissioned officers, and men of
the artillery and the field-train department who superin-
tended the supplies of ammunition and stores to the trenches
deserved all possible 'raise for their zeal, their intelligence,
and their unwearied exertions. Their duties, so essential to
the success of the siege, were executed amid difficulties
comparatively as greatas the services in the trenches. No
class of men could have displayed more humanity, skill,
and devotion in their important duties than the officers
diseasewh o had
int
ihe ts medical charge
forn
andotfhteh
severestartillery . (Hear.)
casualties then
of
'war
filled the field hospitals ,heywere prompt and indefatigalble,
and they had 'his warmest gratitude for alleviating thesuf-
ferings of his gallant comrades. In 'the staff of the artil-
lery, general and personal, he necessarily reposed, the
greatest trust, which vas fully justified; and he was de-
lighted to acknowledge the ability and cheerful zeal with
which they were at all times ready to render him both in
camp and before the enemy every. asSistance. He had
hoped, after sharing with the Crimean artillery the duties
of the past'glorious war, to have enjoyed the pride and
gratification of appearing as their commander for the last
time before their Sovereign—(hear)—and afterwards
thanking them, as he now did, for all they had done for
their country and himself, but it was not afforded him,- It
was not likely that future, any more than past, generations
would see such a force of artillery assembled as in thelate
war; and it was with the deepest thankfulness that, while
honoured with the most powerful divisional force or the
army from the sth Nay., 1854, to the 6th June, 1856, con-
sisting of 8,000 men, 5,000 horses, 90 field and 300 garrison
guns, he had served in so famous a campaign with Such
Roble troops as the Eoyal Artillery. (Cheers.)
Mr. BONHAM-CAR7ER, M.P., gave "The Naval Bri-
gade," on whose courage and efficiency he passed a well-
deserved eulogium ; and, alluding to their being called on
to do duty as soldiers as well as sailors, he said of tiiem,
parodying the old song—
.‘ One foot on land and one on sea,
" To one thing constant ever."
(A. laugh.)
Commodore ICEPPEL returned thanks.

Captain PEEL, who was loudly called on, said the
honour of responding to the toast had come upon him quite
unexpectedly, and he could truly say that, although he
was deeply proud of it, perhaps he would rather have
avoided it. Captain Henry Beppel was one of those spirits
under whom he would brave anything to serve, and be had
returned thanks for the naval brigade. He would there-
fore only say—speaking as one of them, and not to refer to
deeds which were past—that if ever it pleased God that
they should go forth to fight again the memory of the hos-
pitality shown them in their own seaport would not be
forgotten. He would not say more, except to return his
moat sincere thanks on behalf of Lieut. Dalyoll and himself
for the compliment that had been paid to them. (Cheers.)
Dr. ENGLEDUE said—Although I have seated on my left
hand two old warriors belonging to the Peninsular cam-
paigns—the one having had the misfortune, and yet the
honour, to lose his leg at the battle of Vittoria, and the
other an officer of artillery with a medal and five clasps—l
think, nevertheless, that I am right in stating that I wish
you to drink the health of the oldest military o'fficer
present—General Sir Harry Jones, of the Royal Engi-
neers. (Loud cheers.) His name is familiar to all English-
men from recent events with which he has been connected
—but you must remember that his career was commenced
many years ago—l believe with that ill-fated and illscon-
sidered expedition to Walcheren. We find him paising
through all the Peninsular campaigns from 1809 to 1814.
(Hear, hear.) He was at the siege of Cadiz, the battle of
Tarragona, the siege of Badajoz, the battle of Vittoria, the
siege of St. Sebastian, the passage of the Bidassoa, and the
battles of the Pyrenees. It is the duty of the artillery to
prepare the fatal breach—it is the duty of our gloriotis in
fautry to pass through that breach—but it is the duty of
the Royal Engineers to lead the way and to point out the
road. It was here, at the assault on St. Sebastian, that
General Jones led the forlorn hope. The attack was not
successful. He was wounded, left in the breach, and
taken prisoner; and I have heard received the gre.atest
kindness front
,ttieFrench soldiers. Let me ask you for a
cheer for the gallant Freneh soldiers, our allies. (Cheers.)
In 1854 he proceeded to the Baltic, and was present with
the gallant Napier at the destruction of Bomarsund.
He then proceeded to the Black Sea, and conducted the
latter portion of the siege of Sebastopol. At the assault
he was on a bed of sickness, and, contrary to the advice of
his general and his comrades, he caused himself to be
placed on a litter and was carried into the trenches—
(cheers)—and I believe, if his duty had consisted in lead-
ing the immediate assault on the Redan, ha would: have
caused his litter to be carried there also. (Rehewed
cheers.) My lord and gentlemen, I proposee " Tho Health
of Major-General Sir Harry Jones, the Royal Engineers,
and the Sappers and Miners who served in the Crimea."
(Cheers.)
Major-General Sir HARRY JONES, who was received
with loud cheers, after thanking the company for the cor-
dial manner in which they have received the toast pro-
posed in such complimentary terms by Dr. Engledne, said
there was nothing he could say that eould enhance the high
character sustained by the Royal Engineers. No officer
was ever more cordially or efficiently seconded than he
was in the Crimea by the officers and men of the Royal
Sappers and Miners, and he frequently had occasion to
bring the distinguished bravery of the officers and Men of
that corps under the notice of Lord Raglan. (Cheers.) He
bore his testimony to the noble manner in which the work-
ing parties and the guards in the trenches conducted them-
selves, adding that during the numerous times he went
into the trenches ho never heard a word of complaint on
the part of any soldier there, however great were his la-
bours and privations. (Cheers.) It should be borne in
mind that the men who thus suffered and toiled were not
fresh soldiers, but soldiers borne down by fatigue unknown
before in any army. (Hear.) They stood nobly to their
work. It was not necessary to call them up ; the diffi-
culty was to call them down. It was not with them as
with his friend just now (pointing to Captain Peel, who
had beon called up to respond to the previous toast) ; it
was not—" Peel, got up ;" but " Peel, get down. (A
laugh.) They made several important movements towards
the trenches rather than stand idle in their batteries.

Nothing could exceed the accuracy and beauty with which
their fire was directed ; and tbe great success attending the
efforts of the French to get possession of the Malskhoff was
influenced by the material assistance they derived from the
British batteries. (Cheers.) Properly speaking, he him-
self ought not to have been at Sebastopol, for he was one
of the old good-for-nothings who servcd in the Peninsula
—(a laugh, and " No, no")—but he endeavoured to serve
his country in his old age, and he was glad to find that his
services had not been forgotten. (Cheers.)
Mr. T. ROLPH, in a complimentary speech, gave "Ge-
neral Sir W. F. Williams and the Heroes of Kars," which
was drunk with acclamation.

General WILLIAMS, who on rising was enthusiastically
cheered, said he begged them to accept the expression of
his deep gratitude for the manlier in which they had drunk

his health and those who fought with him at Kars, whom
they had been pleased to designate as heroes. He should
not say one word more with regard to himself, but he had a
most pleasing duty to perform in thanking them on behalf
of the British officers and that glorious band of Turkish
soldiers with whom he was associated in the East. He saw
at Portsmouth ou the previous day how 2,500 British sol-
diers were regaled by their countrymen on returning hop,
from the dangers and hardships of war; he saw them wit I
all that display of good things before them and the mann,i
in which they enjoyed themselves without abusing the oc
casion ; and he should remember the scene as long as he
lived, proving, as it did, how worthy they had shown
themselves of the hospitality of their countrymen. But
every medal had its reverse, and the occasion brought to
his recollection, by contrast, the way in which the glorious
little Turks for a length of time drove back one of the
finest of the Russian armies from Kars, though they were
unpaid, ill-clothed, and suffered from the pangs of hunger.
(Cheers.) The same sentiments, too, which actuated our
own countrymen actuated them—devotion to their Sove-
reign, patriotism, religion, and the hope of promotion ; but
they had returned to their country unrequited and almost
unknown. He said, therefore, there was a reverse to the
most beautiful of medals, and the condition of the Turkish
soldiers was a source of the greatest pain to him ; but he
looked to the time when they would have their pay given
to them, and when the Turkish Government would do them
justice. He had a few words to say to the donors of the
feast of which the company were partaking—a scene which,
if it was not unprecedented, was at any rate unsurpassed.
They had shown how highly they appreciated the services
of the army and navy, and he begged. of then not to lull
themselves into a false security, for the complication of po-
litical partiesin Europe might call on the army and navy
in one, two, or three years to do what they hUd just done
—to briqg their country through a difficulty and establish
the peace orZuropa. -Ho had an a fdrmer occasion, on land-
ing at Dover, urged on the nation not to neglect the mili-
tary art, and hoped they would always bear that advice in
mind. Turning to the ladies' gallery, he would address a
word to his fair countrywomen. He spoke, perhaps, to
those who had lost friends and relatives in the late war; he
hoped that war would be sanctified to them, and that they
who had still children to give would give them as freely as
they had already given others of their children. (Hear.)
General CANNON responded to the toast of " The Turk-
ish Army," with which his name was coupled, and on
whose spit it and gallantry, as it had front time to time
come under his own observation, he passed a high eulo-
gium.

Mr. JARvIS TIBBITTS was called upon .to propose the
health of Vice-Admiral Seymour, the Naval Commander-
in-Chief ; Major-General Breton, the Military Governor ;
and Rear-Admiral Martin, Superintendent of her Majes-
ty's Dockyard. He did so with much gratification, and
was glad of the opportunity of expressing the thanks of
the committee for the spontaneous and generous counte-
nance and aid' rendered by each in their several exalted
stations towards the carrying out of the wishes of the
promoters of the ovation. Sir George Seymour gave, his
patronage at the first. General Breton and staff had been
most kind in giving military artificers and the site for the
erection of the elegant structure in which they were then
assembled ; and Admiral Martin' had as readily lent all
the substantial materials with which it had been built,
and had all been done with the utmost courtesy and good
nature, and without going 'through the " circumlocution
office." (Cheers, and a laugh.)
Captain SEYMOUR, flag captain, and son of the Com-
mander-in-Chief, returned thanks.

Several other toasts followed. Sir F. Baring and Lord
Monck answered for " The Members of the Borough.'
Lord Monck also gave "The Infantry who served in the
Crimea," to which Major-General Lord William Paulet
responded. Early in the evening, immediately after the
toast of " Prince Albert and the rest of the Royal Family,"
the Chairman proposed " The Emperor and Empress of the
French, the King of Sardinia, and the Sultan," for which
Chevalier Vandenbergh returned thanks; and the health
of the chairman was given by Dr. Engledue.
The banquet,like that of the preceding day, was ex-
ceedingly successful, and the company did not separate
until an advanced hoar of the night.

cola's CLAIMS ON THE IRON
INTERESTS.

At a moment when the competing pretentious of modern
benefactors of the iron trade are being canvassed with con-
siderable emphasis, it is gratifying to find a general unani-
mity prevailing as to the value of the services of the origi-
nator of the process withoutwhich the metalliferous supe-
riority of England would at this moment have bean as
merely traditionary as that of Toledo or Damascus, with,
indeed, a good deal less historic eclat to compensate for
present obscurity. It is still more gratifying that the re-
cognition of the inventor of puddling and rolling as the
real author of our ferruginous supremacy is not about to
pass away in the utterance of an idle platitude, but is pro-
ducing fruit of the kind lately so earnestly asked for by
the press on behalf of Henry Cort's children, Richard
Cort, aged upwards of 72 years, and his all but destitute
sisters. After an exhibition of seeming insensibility, the
most apathetic ever yet known under similar circumstances,
considering the peculiar merits of the case itself, and the
unprecedented advocacy they elicited, both the public and
the trade are apparently awakening to a sense of obligation.
Ever foremost in the work of benevolence, Miss Burdett
Coutta gives 101. Mr. Robert Stephenson, M.P., has fol-
lowed up his first donation with -a like amount ; and
Messrs. Maudsley and Field have done the same. Mr. R.
Kennard, of Thames-street, and of the Blaehaven Irom Com-
pany, also gives 101.; Mr. Nottage, of that establishment,
lately prominent in conjunction wirh Dr. Elliotson in the
relief of some remarkable instances of distress, has taken
up the matter with his customary zeal ; and as he acts as
secretary to the Hardware and Metal Trades' Pension
Society, he will doubtless enlist the sympathies of the iron
interests collectively. Messrs. Thompson and Foreman, of
the Penydarver Iron Company, have given 10/. ; the Ebbw
Vale Company 20/. ; the Low Moor Company 10/. ; Hor-
ton and Son 51. ; Mr. John Finch, of Liverpool, 5/. ; and
several other smaller sums. But as it is from the commu-
nity at large, and not from any particular section, that
substantial aid in all cases of this sort is to bo really looked
for, wo beg to remind intended donors that their contribu-
tions will be thankfully received at Lubbock's Bank, Man-
sion-house, London, or by any member of the committee.
The amount already subscribed is 1881., of which sum
601. was a donation from the Royal Bounty Fund, obtained
through the kind consideration of Lord Palruor don, before
the printed case and evidence were forwarded to his lord-
ship. The whole having been absorbed in printing, ad-
vertising, and other expenses incurred during the last
fifteen months, the object of the committee now is to
raise a sufficient sum to purchase annuities of moderate
amount for Mr. Cort and his sisters.

The Parliamentary adherents of the cause of Mr. Cort
have been increased by the accession of one of the members
for this borough, Mr. Scholefleld ; the other, Mr. Muntz,
is, we believe, not less willing to render his assistance. So
too, we understand, with several farther representatives
of the iron districts, including Mr. Cbas. Forster, lumbar
for Walsall, who will, we are informed, support Mr. Win.
Mathews, Mr. P. Williams, and Mr. John Bagnall, in
bringing the matter before the next meeting of the iron
masters of South Staffordshire. It cannot be doubted that
the response in this quarter will be worthy of the liberality
of so spirited and affluent a body—affluent because of the
inventions of Henry Cort, whom the age he beneated left
in penury, and in behalf of whose destitute children this
age is now being appealed to. Let us summarise briefly a
few of the consequences to England and to the iron trade
in pArticular that have resulted from these discoveries.
In 1782 the quantity of pig iron produced in Great Bri-

tain did not 'exceed 17,350 tons, whereas in 1855 it
amounted to 4,399,836 tons, more than half of which was
converted into puddled and rolled iron by the process of
Henry tort ; and assuming the quantity of cast hon to
average 30 cwt. per ton of rolled iron, his inventions are
now providing for the annual consumption of no less
than 3,000,003 tons of pig iron. In 1732 the total
quantity of British iron exported was only 427 tons;
n 1854 the exports of pig iron alone amounted to
293,074 bins, and of paddled and rolled iron to
883,237 tons, which, if one third be added fur waste
in conversion, will be 1,177,619 tons, making the total
exportation 1,470,723 tons. Again as to the invention for
rolling : taking the bar iron made in 1853 at only
2,000,000 tons, its value at 301. per ton, the cost of foreign
iron previous to 1784, the date of Henry Cort's patent,
would be equal to 60,000,0001., whereas by the puddling
and rolling process, at the average cost of 10'. per ton, it
would be only 20,090,0001. Taking the total expor:s of
puddled and rolled iron during the last sixty-six years at
8,000,000 tons, and the home consumption at 22,000,000
tons, the profits, at an average of V. per ton, amount to
30,000,000/. ; while the mineral owners have realised at
least 12,000,0301., and fohr generation's of workmen and
their families, exceeding 600,000 individuals, have been
maintained. These are the services of Henry Court. Will
any ironmaster say that they should be disregarded be-
cause they were performed moro than half a century ago ?
Does not the lapse of time rather strengthen the claim:,
which his children now put forth to the gratitude, not
only of the iron trade, bat of the whole country?
Nearly half a century ago forty-one iron companies ac-
knowledged themselves greatly indebted to Henry Curt,
having then used his inventions gratuitously for more
than 20 years, during which nearly 3,000,000 tons of iron
had been rolled; and a sum of 8401. was subscribed for
the relief of his distressed widow and nine children. Since
that time the iron trade has increased amazingly, especi-
ally during the last 20 years, in v4ich, according to Ur. R.