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London, England, 1860-12-21 00:00:00

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THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 21, 1860• •

► fillE BUCKLEYS IN LONDON, at the ST.
1 JAMES'S HALL, Piccadilly, Every Night at 8, and
a Day Peformance on Saturday Afternoon at 3. Full Pro-
gramme and Tickets may be obtained at 28, Piccadilly, from
10 till 5, and at the Principal Libraries and Musicsellers.
Admission, Stalls, 35.; Area, 2s. ; Gallery, is.—Doors open
at Half-past Seven, and Saturday Afternoon, at Half-past
Two. *** Grand Change of Programme 1

ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly.
The Handsomest and best proportioned rooms in
Europe; are open for CONERTS an DANCING, Conducted
by the well-known artisfe Mons. ANTONY A 15IOTTE, of
PArisian celebrity. M. Boulcourt, the greatest Cornet player
in this country, plays solos nightly. Doors open at half-past
Seven. Dancing at Nine o'clock. Admission, One Shilling.
N.B.—A magnificent Smoking and Reading-room is added to
this establishment.

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS,
High Holborn.—This establishment, so highly patro-
nised by the public, stands unrivalled for the beauty, costli-
ness, and elegance of its decorations. The Dancing area is
most extensive, and unsurpassed by any ballroom in the
metropolis. The reading, smoking, and refreshment saloons
attached are now open for the winter season, and the highest
regard is paid to the comfort of the visitors. The much ad-
mired Band, under the direction of their highly talented
chef, Mr. Packer, performs all the choicest music of the day,
introducing solos on the cornet, violin, oboe, clarinet, eupho-
nium, &c. Admission to all parts of the establishment, ls.

CONTRACT FOR CANDLES.
Department of the Comptroller for Victualling,
and Transport Services,
Somerset-place, 20th December, 1860.
THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the
-I- OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED
KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, DO
HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That on THURSDAY, the
3d Jan. next, at half-past One o'Clock, they will be ready to
treat with such Persons as may be willing to Contract for
supplying and delivering into the Royal Marine Barraas at
CHATHAM, all such quantities of
TALLOW CANDLES (DIPS),"
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as shall from time to time be demanded, undez a contract
for twelve months certain, and further until the expiration
of three months' warning.
No Tender will be received unless made on the Printed Form
provided for the purpose ; and which may be obtained on ap-
plication at the said Office, and at the Office of the Barrack
M aster.
Particular attention is called to the recent-modifications of
te conditions of the Contracts, which may be seen at the
said Office, and, together with samples, at the Office of the
Barrack Master.
No Tender will be received after half-past One o'clock on
the day of treaty ; and it will not be required that the party
tendering, or au agent on his behalf, should attend at the
Office on the day of Contract, as the result of the offer re-
ceived from each person will be communicated to him and his
proposed sureties in writing.
Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Ten-
der for Candles ." and must also be delivered at Somerset-
house, signed b'y two responsib:e persons, engaging to be-
come bound with the person tendering in the sum of £lOO for
the due performance of the Contract.

A BOON TO NERVOUS SUFFERERS.
GIVEN AWAY, TWENTY THOUSAND
COPIES of a Medical Book, for the benefit of Nervous
Sufferers. HENRY SMITH, Doctor of Medicine of the Royal
University of Jena, will semi, post free, secure from observa-
tion, on receipt of a directed envelope, enclosinx two stamps,
the " WARNING VOICE," a new medical work on the most
effectual cure of Nervous Debility, Loss of Memory, Dimness
of Sight, Lassitude, Indigestion, Dislike to Society, &c.,
which, if neglected, result in consumption, insanity, and
premature death ; with plain directions for perfect restora-
tion to health and vigour. Address, Dr. HENRY SMITH, 8,
Burton-crescent, Tavistock-square, London, W.C.

Also, by the same Author,

WOMAN AND HER DISEASES, a Treatise
describing their Symptom s,Causes, and Treatment,with
Cases, free by post on receipt of seven stamps, contains a mass
of information indispensable to those for whom it is written.
address, Dr. HENRY SMITH, 8, Burton-crescent, Tavistock-
-square, London, W.C.

LORD PALMERSTON AT ROMSEY.

ROMSEY, THURSDAY.

The annual meeting of the Labourers' Encouragement I
Association for the district of Romsey was held yesterday
at the Town-hall, Romsey.
About 12 o'clock the successful candidates, including
men, women, and girls, sat down to a substantial dinner of
roast beef and plum-pudding. Shortly after one o'clock
Lord Palmerston arrived from Broadlands, and was received
on entering the hall with great applause. The noble Vis-
count first proceeded to distribute the premiums given by
the association. They included rewards to shepherds for
rearing the greatest number of sheep, to teamsmen for never
returning intoxicated with their teams, to the best plough-
men, seedsmen, and drillmen, to rickmakers and thatchers,
&c. Prizes were also awarded for length of service, for
neatness of cottages, and cultivation of cottage gardens.
One prize of 30s. was given to the agricultural labourer
who, previous to his marriage, made the best provision for
his maintenance.

THE DINNER.
The dinner of the friends and members of the association
afterwards took place in the large room of the White Horse
Inn, whore about 80 persons sat down. Viscount Palmer-
ston presided.
After grace had been said,
The CHAIRMAN said,—lt may not be out of place to re-
mark the contrast that exists fortunately between this and
some other countries, which are not altogether at the other
side of the globe, where the Sovereigns have lost the con-
fidence of their subjects, and where in consequence they
have also lost the throne which they occupied. Here, for-
tunately for us, we have a Sovereign who reigns not only
by law, but in the hearts and affections of her subjects,
and every day that passes, and every year that goes by,
only tend to strengthen the bonds which connect our Sove-
reign with the people—°' The Queen." (Loud cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN, in proposing " The Health of the Prince
Consort, the Prince of Wales, and the rest of the Royal
Family," said that the health of the Prince Consort ought
to be received with peculiar enthusiasm at a meeting of
this kind, as he was not only one of the most scientific and
zealous, but also one of the most successful practisers of the

art of agriculture, (Cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN next proposed " The Bishop and Clergy

of the Diocese."

The Rev. E. L. BERTHON, vicar of Romsey, returned
thanks.
The CHAIRMAN—The next toast is one which I might
content myself with proposing without saying one word to
recommend it—viz., " The Army, Navy, and Volunteers."
(Cheers.) To dwell upon the merits and exploits of the
army and navy of Great Britain would be nearly as great a
waste of time and words as to endeavour to prove that the
suns shines at noonday, because we must all recollect in-
stances of prowess on the part of both services that rival
anything which in ancient or modern times has been re•.
corded in history. (Hear.) But it is gratifying to know that
their former valour, skill, and enterprise have not been
diminished in the present day. We have had recently, in
those operations which we have been compelled to undertake
in China, an example of the most perfect discipline, of the
most complete efficiency in every branch of the service, and
not only of the most distinguished gallantry, but also of the

most complete and rapid success. There never was an ex.
pedition that was better appointed, better equipped, better
supplied with everything necessary to carry on war, and
war at the opposite part of the globe—(cheers)—where from
difficulties of distanee, difficulties of the means of transport,
and difficulties peculiar to the nature of the country in
which the operations were carried on, more allowance ought
to be made if any portion of the service had been found want-
ing in anything requisite for its complete efficiency. (Cheers.)
But on the contrary, we may say with pride that there never
was a military and naval force better equipped, better orga-
nised, better conducted, and more successful than that.
(Cheers.) We also have the satisfaction of knowing that
they co-operated with the troops of our ally, the Empe-
ror of the French, with the most perfect harmony,
without a particle of jealoasy, without an in-
stance of difference, and that the co-operation of
the two was as perfect and complete as, I trust, the har-
mony between the two nations—of which it may be recog-
nised as a symbol—may long continue to be. (Cheers.)
The Volunteer service is ono that cannot appeal in the same
way as the, army and navy to historical and traditional
recollections ; but, if there is anything of which this nation
has a right to be proud, it is the Volunteer movement that
has taken place during the course, I may say, of the last twelve
months. 1 think there never was a more honourable act
on the part of the people of any nation than the organisation
of our Volunteer force. It would not be surprising if at a
moment such as happened in the great war with France,
when an enemy was standing in great force on the opposite
side of a narrow channel, when invasion was daily threatened,
and when everything dear to the country and the nation was
at stake—it could not be surprising that at such a moment
300,000 or 400,000 men should have arrayed themselves in
defence of the threatened liberties an independence of their
country. But in the present instance this Volunteer move-
ment arose out of no such imminent danger, but out of a
deep and reflecting sense on the part of the people that there
might be an occasion for the services of sucu Inca. They
felt that, although we were at peace, although there might
be no immediate chance of danger to the country, yet that
there was, nevertheless, wanting an additional force in sup-
port of the regular army and militia ; and these men, really
amounting, I believe, to something like 150,000 or 170,000
of all professions, ranks, and occupations, stood forth, devot-
ing their time, spending their own money, giving the
energies of their minds to the acquirement of military tactics.
I am glad to say that I heard the other day from that gallant
officer, Colonel M‘Murdo, who is appointed to inspect the
force, that ho was astonished at the proficiency already
made. He said he had already inspected 40,000 Volunteers,
who were perfectly fit to take the field, and 30,000 more in
a very little time would be equally fit to take post in line.
(Cheers.) It is true, we have been told—it has not been
said lately—that we are not a military nation, but only
a nation of shopkeepers fit to look to our balances,
but not fit to take the field as an organised force.
We shall not, I think, hear that again from any
quarter except it be that we are a nation of shop-
'. keepers in this sense of the word, that ,we are a nation
great portion of Whom are engaged hunereantile pursuits.

But it is these shopkeepers who have arrayed themselves in
arms ready to defend their country, and it is among these
classes that we find men not only able to stand in the same
line with the regular troops, but also to take the field if an
enemy should attack them. (Cheers.) We cannot feel too
proud of this demonstration of national energy, and I am
sure you will join heartily in drinking the health of the
Volunteers, as well as of the Army and Navy. (The toast
was given with all the honours.)
Captain B. POWELL returned thanks for the Army, and
Captain HENDERSON for the Volunteers.
The CHAIRMAN then gave "the members fer the
county."
The Hon. R. H. DUTTON, M.P., returned thanks.
Mr. EYRE proposed "the health of Lady Palmerston."
(Loud chels.)
The CHAIRMAN said Lady Palmerston regretted that she
had not been able to attend the Town-hall that morning.
Lady Palmerston had been for many weeks suffering under
a severe attack of cold, from which he was happy to say
she had recovered, but, having been advised by her medical
men to avoid the risk of exposure to cold, he did not think
it prudent that she should leave Broadlands on so frosty a
morning. There was, however, no one who took a more
lively interest in the welfare of the neighbourhood than
Lady Palmerston. (Cheers.) He was sure Lady Palmerston
would be highly grateful for the kind manner in which
they had drunk her health.
After the toasts of "the committee" and "the secretary
of the association, Mr. Lordon," had been duly honoured,
the noble Viscount vacated the chair amid the hearty
cheers of the assembly.

and prospects of the line, to report upon the best and
speediest means of economising expenditure and increasing
traffic, in obedience to simple mercantile considerations
only, to avoid all topics of party recriminations, and to
govern all their proceedings by the simple principle of being
able to report to the shareholders in the course of two or
three months upon the best means of rendering the line
efficient and profitable. It was clear that no single person
would be able to undertake such a task and perform it pro-
perly within such a time. The committee considered that
the commission should include three persons, one of them
well versed in railway management in this country, another
conversant with American, and, if possible, Canadian
lines, and the third capable of dealing decisively with the
whole system of the accounts of the line and with the details
of supervision. Upon this last •named point the committee
considered that large impro cements were imperatirelyneces -
sary. The financial statements to the public required much
explanation and should be brought into conformity with the
accounts and details rendered by the best English lines. The
committee assume that no practical difficulties would arise
in completing the needful legal formalities for the appoint-
ment by the shareholders of the suggested commission of
inquiry. They suppose that the expense of the commission
would be considerable. Various schemes had been suggested
to the committee for providing the present financial aid to the
company, but they considered that all such proposals were
quite premature. The obviously prudent course was, in the
first place, to await the result of the Government commission
of inquiry in Canada, and the proceedings of the Canadian
Government thereupon ; and, in the second place, to await
the result of an English commission of inquiry. In con-
clusion, the committee, Messrs. Newmarah, Hartridge,
Haslewood, Hills, and Smith, have no hesitation in saying
that the future success or failure of the Grand Trunk Rail-
way depended in no insignificant degree upon the measures
which at this crisis of its history might be adopted by bond-
holders, shareholders, and directors, and upon the full and
accurate view of the precise position of affairs which might
govern the nature of those measures.