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London, England, 1859-09-10 00:00:00

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Ai the dinner of the The Agricultual As-4F;
elation, at Thame, on Wednesday, the Righttonlll ,rt
.r. W. Henley, M.P., in replying to the toast of his
heath, said—l am now fairly entitled to congratu- -
late you upon the complete restoration of tranquil-
lity throughout the whole of her Majesty's domi- - _
niors, and upon the prosperous and flourishing
concition of the country generally., For the last , •
two or three years we have met here at a time when •
the mieable relations: of Europe were disturbed, or
Whei our troops were employed_ in suppressing a
grel revolt. Last rear we met in the middle of
all tie horrors of Indian mutiny, when almost every I
inatiwas oppressed by the feeling that the knife of
the ['idiot] might at that moment be at the throat
of sine dear friend or connection, and when we
hardy lin,-w what was to be the result of that ter-
riblj outbre alt. Thank God, all those fears have
paso away and complete tranquillity has been.
restored.- Clicers.) Since then we have had some
unepy feelings in ?:eferance to the course of conduct -'
lik to be pursued by one of our near neighbours
on?,
e continent.. ,Of course any feelings of uneasi-
nes. w:!h regard to so powerful a sovereign must
nattally be the .subject of great anxiety to all of •
us, r I do not suppose that there is a single man
livi'g in this country who would not strongly de-
prefirte a war between England and any other con-
tinfital power, and more particularly a war with
Fr ee. (Hear, hear.) I believe that it is impossi-
ble calculate the amount of mischief and misery
io
wh h such a war would entail. A vast amount
of luable blood and treasure would necessarily be
ex -(1!.1 i all the evils and horrors of war would
co ii:-,n us, and probably, after two or three-
ye ' harli fighting and scratching, we should
i,
lea off just where we began—the only result
beip the infliction of an immense amount of suffer-
in the sacrifice of thousands of lives, and the en-
ge ering of an ill-feeling between France and
re
En and which it would take a long time to -
mol
, and which for years might prevent the two
coiltries from becoming as good friends as they are
no ' (Hear, hear, and cheers.) lam not aware,
at iie present moment, that there is 'any other sub-
jeCof great public importance, or affecting the in-
tents of people in this part of the country, upon
whth I ought to address you. ,I may, however,
saythat there is one subject upon which a good
de - has been already said, and upon which, no
do t, a good deal will be said hereafter. I allude
to • e supposed necessity for making some change
in e present system of the representation of the
colli ry in Parliament. Now, with respect to this
qustion, my own opinion is, that the main body
of-;e pet de in' this country are very well con-
feted to gave things in the same condition as they
ail at pi • sent. At all events, if they, are to be
alired at all, what the people at tirge naturally
&ire to see is; that any alteration made fahould be
ofii,,clr a nature as to lead to a reasonable hope
tht it ' -vou!d produce a real and subStantial
a i
. Amel,:, of the condition of all classes Of the
p ulation (Hear, hear.) -Above. alb due ,care
0 ht to be taken that in any projected alteration
otthe ea:' :sting state
_of things no mischief should
arise in consequence of rash' andreckltssinnovations,
(tear,,hear, and cheers.) I believe that the feeling
1 o.ye expressed upon this point, is not only the
feding of the great majority of the well-instructed
and well-infornied classes of the. people,- but the
feding of the majority of the people at large .., and
itis a feeling in, which I candidly confess that I
Pirf,- 41Y concur. '(Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, when
I vs, a 3 a -.young Man, .I can -assure you that I was
never very fond of putting my foot forward unless
twas perfectly well aware of the nature of the
g,1:1)w ointihitt
upondi
have h
grown I was about to
Iltoo
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sac.
ei,,sy, perhaps, as it used to be to stand upon one
wwhich
w older,
lig, I am still less desirous of lifting my foot and
skuifting my position unless 'I know_ very well in
what direction .I tini about to advance. (Hear,
fear.) : At the same time, although I avow these -
sitiments, I say also that where a real reform is to
l effected I will never be backward in advocating
it. (Cheers.): Either in reference to the conduct of
' r own county business, or while taking part in
e transaction of the pabli2 business of the country
shall never shrink, so long as I occupy the honour-
le position in which you have placed me, from
shall
giving my, best attention to the consideration of the
true merits of any proposed change, and if any per-
son can show me that there is a reasonable prospect
of such a change, doing good to the great mass of
the population, not only shall I be ready to adopt
it, but to give it my strongest support. But change
is not always reform. (Hear, hear.) I never have
been, and if I am to give you a candid expression
of my opinion upon the matter, I don't think I ever
shall be ready and willing to adopt a proposition
for a change in the existing order of things, simply
,because it is a change. (Hear, hear, and cheers.)
I do not say that the present system is perfect, for
undoubted!y some evils may exist in it, but what I
say is, that it is far better to endure an evil, the
,nature and extent of which is known, than to jump
into another of which we know nothing. (Hear,
and cheers.)

FUNERAL OF THE KING OF SWEDEN.

All Stockholm was out and in black. The signs
of mourning were general ; the crowd orderly in
the extreme. All available spaces had been stared
and seated; every window commanding a view
was lined with human heads ; as also trees, towers,
roofs, and spires. Where roofs were too steep tiles
had been removed to enable the inmates to see.
The line of road for the procession was planked
and covered with five strips or widths of black
canvas, the space being kept by double rows of
soldiers —Cavalry (Lancers), Artillery, and Infan-
try. The Swedish military costumes appear dirty
and plain ; dark blue and yellow prevail in colour.
The Lancers wear a sort of light slate or sky-blue.
The Infantry dark blue frock coat, black helmet,
' with spike, and white trousers, the facings and
epaulettes yellow. The Foot Guards have shakoes,
white facings, and black feathers. The crowd was
dense in the extreme, but throughout quiet and
most orderly. The day was in keeping with the
ceremonial, overshadowed with clouds and sombre ;
little wind, but warm enough to secure out-of-door
comfort.

About twelve o'clock (noon) the procession
came on ; Infantry in dark blue tunics and white
trousers leading ; regimental bands, stationed
at intervals, playing a Dead March, a wailing
sort of cadence ; church bells toiling and
clocks chiming ' • the step very slow, and not
more than half the length of the foot moved at a
time. Then followed generals,
admirals, civilians,
decorated most profusely—Swedish clergy—grave
Lutherans—with robes, chains, and golden crosses
pendent—Norwegian bishops in black, wearing
neck ruffles after the manner of some of the Van-
dyke and Rembrandt portraits—Heralds with lace
collars, hats, and tall pendulous feathers, other
officials with black skull caps, and tall black fea-
thers nearly a yard high—Councillors of State,
the several Orders of Knighthood, and Court
officials. The Regalia of the two nations, Sweden
and Norway, was borne on cushions, as also the
several insignia of the Orders of the late King. The
King's horse with its trappings was led along by
grooms ; the coffin was borne on men's shoulders,
covered from sight beneath a black velvet pall, the
canopy being supported by nobles of the realm ;
flowers were scattered on the pall and over the top
of the canopy. The present King followed under a
canopy carried by nobles ; then came his brothers.
The Queen then came under a separate canopy, led
by an officer of State or noble, one on each side,
supporting the Queen's hands, and fie‘a'eexatlwraedhmiietes:
bearing her train. One of she Royal Princesses
seemed to be the only real mourner. The Court
ladies were
Alilnwbals quietack,witahnaslaosrhdeedrlysleinevtehs n
but no real mourning, that is, no moist eyes.
troops stood erect, having muskets with
bayonets, and as the procession advanced
presented arma, and stood so to the end fixedT
The
they
The procession entered the church and remained
some two hours engaged in religious wor-
ship connected with the funeral. As the
coffin was lowered into
persons returned, these
ofbe g
arno rockets the vault a couple
Ishundweerreat intervals. A portion of the
Kntinc,alboefnt,eathantdhe cannon
which had covered the coffin, the Queen
thetotolling
ing;
went, the march being quicker, the bands playingsyisnhge
same tune, and. the bells ringing, rather than
rockets rose at intervals, and the guns
from the several forts fired until four times 84 were
completed. The tr( ops left the ground, the people
dispersed quietly, and the dining-rooms or restora-
teurs were soon filled with officials—military,
naval, and civil. So ended the burial of a dead
King. Mourning will be worn for six months, and
in no nation could this form of respect be more
general.

GLASS EYES.—" And eyes P" I added, deeply in-
ifs
Europe--from
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terested. "Eyes We do not do so much in," he added
travels
An-
dalusia to the blues of Scandinavia." "But how ars they
applied ?" "Easily as possible," he added, pulling out a
drawer and displaying the upturned gaze of winkless
apologetically.
the with all 'T
eyesh "There
. scores. " Let me see," said he, rapidly taking up eye after
eye, and comparing them with my own. "Light gray—
that's a good match. Now, with this little ivory jemmy
we prize the eye into its socket ; the muscle being left, we
get good motion, and the deception is perfect. A lady once
closed her good eye, and went up to the glass to see her
false one. There is one little drawback, however • you can
wipe away a cold tear perfectly, but, as the eyeball itself is
not sensitive, the flies sometimes walk upon it, which looks
,odd."—Once a Week.