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" London, Feb. 16, 18,59,
"Sir --Referring to our recent couyersation on
the subject of the Exhibition of 1861, I desire to
convey to you, by letter, my conviction that it can-
not fail to attract .a number of foreigners to this
country, who would not have thought of coming
here iu 1851.
" Whatever the statistics of the past may show,
they are, in my mind, almost valueless as affording
indications of what may be done if a large and com-
prehensive system for attracting visitors to us front
all parts of the world, in 1861, be carried into
effect.
" I will give you my reasons.
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been opened, and several others of great importance,
this
and next year.
" Besides, the continental railways have now
learned to appreciate through-booking, return
tickets, and excursion traffic at reduced rates,
which they would not look at a few years back.
" I have the proof of this within my personal
knowledge. I was engaged last year, when it was
understood that the Great Eastern was to run to
Portland, in the United States, to make arrange-
ments for through, return, and excursion tickets
for the passengers by her. The system was to ex-
tend not
In France,nocasedifficulty Germany, n
tander.
not only through the United Kingdom, but
posed by the numerous railway, companies with
which I communicated, and considerable facilities
and reductions were offered by some of them..
Was Switzerland, there ttn
Therefore, what was agreed to in the case of this
ship would, beyond all doubt, be approved on the
more extensive system.
" The case of our own railways affords abundant
proofoftravellingdevelopment since 1851. Thetotal
number of passengers conveyed on them that year
was 85 millions ; in 1857 there were about 140 mil-
lions ; and these numbers are constantly on the
increase, at a rate of proportion immensely beyond
the additional mileage opened each year.
" You can now travel from London to Aberdeen,
a distance of nearly 600 miles, in 16 hours ; and you
can go by railway as far north as Inverness. In
1851 the railways did not extend beyond Edin-
burgh and Glasgow ; and it required 17 hours to
reach these places from London.
" Owing to the expected completion of the new
railway now constructing between London and.
Dover, and to the opening of sections by which two
or three of the detours now existing between Calais
and Paris will be cut off, the short sea passage
journey between the capitals of France and Eng-
land will in the autumn of next year be effected in
ten hours, and at a cost, for a first class passenger,
nearly £1 less than at present.
"In 1861 the communication between London
and Dublin will be completed twice a day each way
in 111 hours, under penalties of £1 12s. a minute
for all avoidable delays beyond that time, and at
fares about 30 per cent. cheaper than they were in
1851. At that time the railway system was only
beginning to be developed in Ireland. By the end
of next year it will be extended almost to its fur-
thest western, northern, and southern limits.
"As respects the American continent,the number
of persons who come to Europe every year is largely
on the increase, especially in steamers. In 1851
there were not more than 76 steam passages from
America to Europe. Yet, in last year, with all its
commercial depression, there were upwards of 150.
During this year there will be nearly 250 (the fares
at. least 30 per cent. cheaper than in 1851), and I
have not the smallest doubt that there will be, on
the average of 1861, a first class steamer leaving
Europe for the United States or Canada, and a
similar steamer leaving Canada or the United States
for Europe, six times a week. In the summer
months there will be an excess of this quantity; in
winter below it.

PRICE 4D. STAMPED, SD.

has been adopted in affording to a constituency like yours
but a few days for the election of your representative will
prevent a personal canvass, but I appeal to your:well-known
spirit of independence, and rely with, confidence on your
own exertions to vindicate your borough from any attempt
at dictation."

The nomination is fixed for Wednesday next at
11 o'clock, and, should a poll be demanded, it will
take place the following day (Thursday).

THE FATAL AFFRAY NEAR
WINDERMERE.

TTOWES AND CUSHING'S GREAT
-1-A- UNITED STATES CIRCUS.—The ALHAMBRA
PALACE, Leicester-square.
The Morning Performances are particularly recommended,
as the Pantomime can be seen with the same effect as at night.
Sprites of the Silver Shower each performance—" Black
Eagle," the horse of beauty.—The educated mules, " Pete "
and "Barney."
Pit, ls. • Boxes, 2s. ; Reserved Seats, 35.; Stalls, as.; Private
Boxes, £2 2s. Children under Nine years of age, half-price.
Gallery, 6d.
Two Performances Daily at two and half-past seven p.m.

WHO WILL PAY THE CHINESE
INDEMNITY ? Why, the English themselves. An
export duty is to be levied, and then not even the East India
Tea Company will be able, as they now are, to sell (ilb. of
Black, Green, or Mixed Tea, at ls. 10d. per lb., and Coffee, in
the Berry, at 10d.—Warehouse, 9, Great St. Helen's-church-
yard, City.

I-7CONOMY.-A TEN GALLON CASK
(equal to Five Dozens) of the finest SOUTH AFRICAN
SHERRY, for Four Guineas, or 20s. per Dozen ; best PORT,
245. per Dozen. Cask or Bottles and Case included. Three
Dozens Carriage Free. HENEKEYS', ABBOTT, and Co.,
Importers, 22 and 23, High Holborn, London, Y.C.' Esta-
blished 1831.

HENEKEYS' COGNAC, a pure FRENCH
BRANDY, Pale or Brown, 20s. per Gallon ; 425. per
Dozen.

HENEKEYS' LONDON BRANDY, Pale or Brown, 14s.
per Gallon ; 30s. per Dozen.
HENEKEYS' LONDON GIN, as from the Still and the
Strongest allowed, sweet or dry, 12s. per Gallon ; 265. per
Dozen.

Packages to be returned within Three Months, or charged
Is. per Gallon. Six Gallons, the cask included, and carriage
paid.
Country orders must contain a remittance.
HENEKEYS, ABBOTT, AND CO.,

Gray's Inn Distillery, 22 and 23, High Holborn, London, W.C.
Established 1831.

THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ARTICLE EVER KNOWN
in the GROWTH and IMPROVEMENT of the HUMAN
HAIR is
-p OWLANDS' MACASSAR OIL, proved
1-t) beyond question by its successful results for more than
half a century past, and when other specifics have failed. It
prevents hair from falling off or turning grey, strengthens
weak hair, cleanses it from scurf or dandriff, and makes it
beautifully soft, pliable, and glossy. For children it is espe-
cially recommended as forming the basis of a beautiful head
of hair.

Its invaluable properties have obtained the patronage of
royalty, the nobility, and the aristocracy throughout Europe,
while its introduction into the nursery of royalty, and the
high esteem in which it is universally held, with numerous
testimonials constantly received of its efficacy, afford the
best and surest proofs of its merits. Price 3s. 6d. and 7s. ;
family bottles (equal to four small), 10s. 6d. ; and double that
size, 21s.

CAUTION.—See. on the wrapper the words "Rowlands'
Macassar Oil," &c., and their signature, "A Rowland and
Sons," in red ink. Sold by all chemists and perfumers.

IRELAND.

. DUBLIN, SATURDAY.
THE PIICENIX CONSPIRACY.

It is reported that the conduct of the Irish Exe-
cutive in relation to the arrests of the Phoenix con-
spirators in the north and south will form the sub-
ject of Parliamentary inquiry before the session is
much older. The Cork Examiner, a Roman Catholic
journal which has evinced no desire to defend the
existence of any illegal society, complains that in
the districts of Castletown, Berehaven, Bantry, and
Killarney, a system of police terrorism is in full
force :—" No man, no matter how steady his
conduct, no matter how respectable his position,
or unimpeachable his character, can be sure
that some awkward but ambitious constable
does not lay a paw upon him and drag him up for
private examination. The danger exists for all
men. Now, in a moment of general excitement
through the country, when actual danger to the
State is to be apprehended, there may be a sort of
dim justification for these miscellaneous arrests.
But let it be remembered they are done in violation
of the common law, and are only justified by ex-
treme emergencies. Such an emergency cannot, in
the mind of the most stupid alarmist, be considered
to exist now. The Phoenix Association, if it ever
existed, has been crushed, not by the arrest of a
few young men, but by the combined force of public
opinion, and the unanimous declaration against it
of the most patiotic men in Ireland. There is not
a shadow of pretence for considering that this
alleged association is either formidable in itself, or
that it preserves any adherents throughout the
country. All pretext, therefore, for infraction of
the law for any infringement upon the liberty of
the subject is completely at an end."

At the Lancaster Assizes, on Friday, Samuel
'Davidge, 34, was charged with the wilful murder
of Robert Robinson, at the Ferry Hotel, Winder-
mere, on the 7th Dec., 1858.
Mr. Price conducted the prosecution, and Mr. C.
Foster appeared for the prisoner. "
The first witness called was Anne Mason, who
deposed she was waiter at the Ferry Hotel, and
was in that capacity last December. At that time
the prisoner, who is a. ferryman, was also in the
employ of Mr. Arnold. At that time there was
also in Mr. Arnold's employ the deceased, who
attended to the, horse. On the 7th of December
last, the prisoner and the deceased had their sup-
per together in the kitchen of my master's house.
The prisoner was in liquor at the time, but the
deceased was sober. They might have remained
in'the kitchen about half an hour. About two
minutes after"they had left that part of the house
I heard a noise in the tap room, as of persons
quarrelling. I went to that part of the house, when
I observed the prisoner and the deceased standing,
one on one part of the fireplace and the other man
on the other side. I then heard the prisoner say,
addressing the deceased, "Thou's a ------ one, and
I'll give thee it." Robinson upon that said, "What
have I said, or what have I done ?" The prisoner
struck the deceased a blow after that. Upon
the last observation being made, the prisoner struck
the deceased several blows, when the latter said,
" Let me take my jacket off." I went out of the
tap room at that time, and met Mr. Arnold coming
towards the tap room. I afterwards heard two
men struggling outside the house, but could not
tell Who they were. I afterwards went out of the
house, when I saw the prisoner and the deceased
struggling together on the ground. When I saw
Robinson afterwards, his face was covered with
blood, and he was quite dead.

Cross-examined-LI saw the prisoner afterwards,
and he told me Robinson had torn his shirt, and
struck him. The prisoner and deceased were quite
good friends while taking supper together. Quite
sure that I had heard the deceased say, " What
have I•said, or what have I done ?" I saw Mr.
Arnold- afterwards, when I said to him, " Sam's
choking Robinson." I saw Mr. Arnold take hold
of the prisoner as if trying to pull him off the de-
, ceased. Could not tell whether Mr. Arnold pulled
hard or not. Whilst Mr. Arnold was trying to
pull the prisoner off the deceased, the latter had
' hold of the prisoner. Mr. Arnold pulling at the
prisoner seemed to make Robinson pull harder at
the deceased. The prisoner was a quiet man when
not in liquor.
James Arnold said—The prisoner was in my ser-
vice last December. I remember going into the
tap-room on the evening of that day. I saw the
two men there along with a person named Hartley.
When I first saw the prisoner and deceased scuffling
the deceased was uppermost. The prisoner had
hold of the deceased by the neckcloth, and the de-
ceased begged and prayed for the prisoner to re-
lease him. Robinson said, "Sam, get up, or I shall
be obliged to give it thee." The prisoner replied
by saying, "I'll stick to thee." Robinson struck
Davidge then, when Hartley encouraged the parties
to fight. When I came in again the prisoner and
deceased were standing in a bent position, and
Davidge had still hold of Robinson by the neck-
cloth. The latter said, i‘ Let me go, or I'll drag
thee into the dyke," when Davidge hit Robinson
on the head. The prisoner followed up his blow,
and the two went down together, the prisoner re-
marking, " You —, I'll let you see what York-
shire fighting is." My son then came up and said,
" Father, Sam's choking." Robinson was insensible
at that time. When I got the prisoner off the de-
ceased, the latter appeared to be dead. Afterwards
the prisoner threatened to strike me, and I held him
down on the ground. The whole affair did not
occupy ten minutes. The prisoner was taken into
custody the same evening.
Cross-examined by Mr. Foster—About five years
ago, whilst in my employ, ho received an injury in
his head from a cart wheel. I have seen the pri-
soner in a passion without any cause, even when
sober. I did all I could to separate the combatants.
I fell backwards when the neckcloth of deceased
was cut by my son by my direction. When the neck-
cloth was cut lie made a bolt at me. Hartley never
asked me to separate the men. That person (Hart-
ley) said he was sober and knew nothing about the
fighting. I saw Robinson strike Davidge in the
face three times. Davidge's face was bloody all
over, and his shirt was torn when the row was over.
The prisoner was a very steady man when he at
first entered my employ.
Mr. Robert Holme said—He was a surgeon,
living at Bowness. He was sent for on the night
of December the 7th. When he arrived at the
Ferry Hotel he should suppose tho deceased had
been dead about an hour. There was a contused
wound above the right eye, on the temple, and on
the nose, The face of the deceased was swollen
and black. I should say strangulation caused the
deceased's death.

His lordship at this stage of the proceedings said
it was impossible that there could be a conviction
for murder, or that the prisoner could escape a
conviction for manslaughter.
The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter.
The prisoner, on being called upon in the usual
way, said he had no intention of killing the man.
His lordship passed upon the prisoner a sen-
tence of imprisonment, with hard labour, for twelve
months.

" Now there are complete railway sys-
tems extending from New York, tioston,
Portland, and Quebec, the ports for the
Atlantic steamers, as far west as the Mississippi and
beyond it. In 1851 they did not extend beyond a
third of this distance from New York or Boston,
and there was no railway from either Portland or
Quebec.

" London is at present only 30 to 35 days from
our chief cities of India, and there is now a weekly
communication. In 1851 it was monthly, in about
45 days. Australia is 50 days as compared with
100 in 1851. By the advances in steam navigation,
the passages fo and from our West Indian colonies
have been diminished by nearly a third of what
they were in 1851. We now have well organised
steam communication to South America, which au
not exist in 1851. The same as regards our African
colonies.

"In short, look to what part of the world we
may, we see increased facilities of communication.
Every one of these tends towards England, and or
necessity towards its great metropolis. I therefore
think that as regards facilities, without saving a
word on the increased desire of every 0/2C for travel,
or on the reduction of fares which has taken place
almost universally, sufficient has been mid to prove
that the statistics of the past cannot form a real
criterion as to what may be expected if the Exhi-
bition of 1861 have in it—as I believe it can have

—features every whit as attractive as, thougk
differing in many respects from, its great predeces-
sor of 1851.

"Let me suggest that the traffic arrangements
for this Exhibition be begun in ample time.
Minute, varied, as well as complicated internal
organisation will be necessary so that everything
may be clear, simple, and explicit as regards the
public. Coupled with this business must be a good
system of lodging arrangements for the accommo-
dation of the strangers whilst they are in London.
But your own experience on this matter renders it
Unnecessary for me to more -than refer to it.—Be-
lieve me, yours faithfully,

" C. P. RONEY:
"C. Wentworth Dilke, Esq., Chairman of the
Council of the Society of Arts."

MEXICAN BONDHOLDERS

The bondholders and other persons interested in
Mexico arc at present watching the news from that
quarter with peculiar interest, being very anxious
to see the result of the intervention of the British
Government. The following memorandum is from
the Committee of Mexican bondholders :
The Committee of Mexican bondholders have received
advices from Mr. Whitehead, dated Mexico, the 19th. ult.
Her Majesty's Minister in Mexico, Mr. Otway, acting in
concert with the French Minister there, had instructed
Capt. Dunlop, to apply for the amounts belonging to
the bondholders and convention-creditors, which had been
appropriated by the Governor Of Vera Cruz, Gen. Zamora,
of the
V Vera and at the same time called Captain Dunlop's. attention to,
thinter-
venter tor necessityin
the of
custom-housesh i s insisting
aadmcruisszioad
nnof
Tampico.
(This explains most satisfactorily the important Vera Uruz,
tot Washington, news, published in the London papers of
Tuesday, to the effect• that the British and French Admirals
had united in demanding of the Vera Cruz Government—
first, paytnent of the interest due to British and French
creditors ; second, full monthly statements of the revenues
collected from imports.) After the arrival of a private courier
from Vera Cruz a report spread that it was sought to arrange
with a house in the capital to draw to the extent of 600,000
dols. against a credit obtained by the Government of Juarez
from the United States. Mr. Whitehead observes on this:
—" If the American Government are lending a helping
hand to that of Juarez, they are sure to have required alien
of some hand, which in their hands will be made effective,
and will necessarily prove favourable to the bondholders.
Meanwhile it is needless.to direct attention to the very dis
tinguished part which Mr. Otway, with his usual great
ability and efficacy, has on this critical occasion acted for
the benefit of the bondholders as well as British interests
generally. - General Miramon has reached Queretaro, on his
road to Mexico. Whether he would accept the Presidency
was still doubtful. His victory over Degollado near Guada-
lajara was, however, confirmed, and it was hoped that thiti
would re-open the communication of the capital with the
west coast, after many months' interruption. Already had
Mr. Whitehead received advice from the agents of the
-bondholders at Mazatlan of the shipment, by her Majesty's
ship Alarm, of 1,600.49 dollars for the dividend fund, and it
was expected that Mr. Otway's instructions to her com-
mander, would be productive of further remittances from
that quarter.

Upon examina-
tion the
SUICIDE IN A CEMETERY.—On Saturday morning
last, as Thomas Monkhouse was digging i gravO in
man lying on the ground near a headstone. U
Kendal Cemetery, his attention was called to_ tne body of a
a bottle was found in his pocket containingwas quite essential oil of
tion it was ascertained that the perion dead, and
work man went away, and
almonds, which which he had poisoned lumse'f. About hal
andan h
askedour b eiffohr ee theha d fatal
not
Receiving grav e gravedigger
agng3e.r
ply in the affirmative 2
for the sexton by
shortly afterwards
deadly oiscn
made further
swallowing the P
t.already mentioned. A sin-
gular circumstance was rnen toned at the inquest that the
wits not returned, and whenhis deadbody was found
wretched man had formed an attachment to a certain widow
rihm.asich.lying at the headstone of the widyw's late husband.
lie had occupied a 100m-stand in the house of this person,
but had been obliged to remove, and a witness to whom ho
went for leave to place his loom in her cottage, described
ll very low spirits, unsettled and distracted in
Deceasedi was 39 years of age. An inquest was
hisim a
mind.s i n gn
held ou the same day at the Cock and Dolphin, before R.
Wilson, Esq.,
when the jury returned nverdiet of " Poi-
soned himself, being of unsound mind."—Westmoreland
Gazette. . .

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AN ANSWER WILL OBLIGE.—We observe the
General Omnibus Company have lately made the addition
to the adornments of their omnibuses of the word
"lithited." Would one of that courteous and affable body
of men condescend to inform us whether the word " limited"
refers to the amount of civility to be looked for from the
conductors, the quantity of room assiFned to the beide
passengers, or the rate of speed et niCll the hOrke,4 ittO
likely to go P—Quiz.

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CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road:—
Proprietor —C. MORTON.
The public is most respectfully informed that the FINE
ARTS GALLERY, in connection with the above Hall, IS NOW
OPEN DAT AND NIGIIT, from 11 o'clock a.m. until 12
o'clock p.m. The New Gallery contains an extensive Collec-
tion of Pictures, by Ancient and Modern Masters and is also
devoted to Art productions generally. The Proprietor feels
he may confidently assert that, viewed altogether, the exist-
ing Music Hall, the New Fine Arts Gallery, and the recently
added Ante-Hall, will present an attraction which, whether
as regards the architectural beauty of the structures them-
selves, or the varied and hitherto unattempted combinations
within, will be found to be wholly without parallel in the
Kingdom.
The 3fusicAr. ENTERTAINMENT COMMeßces as usual at
Seven o'clock.

In addition to the usual entertainment, the SAUVLET
FAMILY, of Amsterdam, Eight in number, whose varied
instrumental performances have created so marked a sensa-
tion in the principal cities and towns of the Continent, will
perform every Evening at Nine and Eleven o'clock.

THE WEATHER.-SUN OFFICM, FEZ. 20.

THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
51—highest since noon yesterday.
48—lowest this morning and during the night.
52—this day at noon.

BAROMETER-30'33.
WIND, Northerly ; light, with dull:e,old weather.

FEB. 21.

55—highest since noon yesterday.
53—lowest this morning and during the night.
55—this day at noon.

BAROMETER-30.37.
WIND, South-Westerly; light, with fine weather.

To-night Mr. WALPOLE is to try his hand on the
Church-rate question. If it be not settled now, it
will certainly not be for want of advisers. One
would almost think that they might all of them
contrive to meet, consult with, and understand each
other, and, having reduced their differences to one
or two plain issues, might lay the net results before
the public, might then tell it to look on this pic-
ture and on that, and to make its choice. Such,
however, is not the will of the Dii majores, or the
Dii minores, on this matter. Sir JOHN TRELAWNEY
and Mr. WALPOLE, Sir A. ELTON, Mr. ALCOCK,
and Mr. GRIFFITIIS, :seem all determined to have
a share in the honours of the conflict.
The two former gentlemen hold a legitimate
position. Sir JOAN TRELAWNEY, as the long-tried
abolitionist—the member who, in the teeth of
Whigs and Tories, carried his Abolition Bill so
successfully through the Commons, and gained for
it a degree of support in the Lords which few had
expected—Sir JOHN has every right to resume his
old position in the campaign of this spring, and to
fire, as he has done, the first shot at ithe
Upper House. Mr. WALPOLE also has his
fair claim to
a hearing. The Govern-
ment of the day,according to very modern
practice, has the right of initiating all important
national measures, and his undertaking to bring in
a bill embodying the views of Government is but
saying that the Ministry considers the time for a
settlement to have arrived, and that they therefore
undertake it.

But besides these we have Mr. ALCOCK with his
Commutation Bill, very elaborately drawn indeed
—some lawyer's hand obviously in it. He seems
to be inspired by the hope that Lord DERBY'S off-
hand, but favourable advertence, last year, to the
plan of rent charges, might indicate a willingness
";`" the Part of the Government to support a measure
like his. Then comes Mr. GRIFFITHS, who, with
what relevaneewe hardly see, is to move an amend-
ment to the second reading of Sir JOHN TRELAW-
NEY'S abolition bill, that any proposition to exempt
Dissenters from Chureh-rates, while the tax was
continued on Churchmen is unworthy of the con-
sideration of the House. Since Sir JOHN'S bill
abolishes them for Dissenters and Churchmen
equally, we cannot understand what amendment
his resolution is on a simple abolition bill.
Next comes forward the honourable member for
Bath—he who, like Sir HENRY,STRACEY, defends the
Ballot as a Conservative measure, and wishes, the
day before the reading of the Abolition Bill, to
move no less than four resolutions. The first is for

confiding the repair of the fabric of the churches to
the zeal and liberality of tile clergy and laity.
This resolution, it is obvious, is superfluous, being
but the echo of Sir JOHN TRELAWNEY'S Bill. The
second is to make the incumbent and church-
wardens a corporation, with power to receive and
hold all property given or appropriated for pur-
poses relating to the parish church, and to admi-
nister the income thence arising. This would in
most parishes make the clergyman—not always
the fittest person—supreme in the executive ; since,
generally, there are but two churchwardens, one
nominated by the minister, one by the people, And
of course the former would be always in a majority
of two to one. The third and fourth resolutions
provide for the creation of a new " church vestry,''
to consist of the incumbent, the churchwardens, and
the parishioners who contribute a fixed yearly sum,
the present vestry and the overseers to retain the
management of all secular matters. These last
three resolutions do no more than provide what
their author thinks the best plan for administering
voluntary and other funds for the repair of the
parish church and the conduct of its services, and
if they are approved, they had better have been
brought forward as an enabling bill for the Church-
men of a parish, after Sir JOHN TRELAWNEY'S -bill
had abolished the old compulsory powers. They
might even have been made_ clauses additional to
the Abolition Bill.
One thing we trust Mr. WALPOLE will consider
settled—that unconditional abolition is the only
thing the country generally will hear of. By un-
conditional we mean (not that the Church shall not
be put in possession of all the powers requisite to
Obtaining from her own children the funds she needs
—every dissenting sect, the very Mormons them-
selves, have that power) without any condition
which shall favour the Church on that matter more
than other Christian sect. She does not need it.
She has surely almost infinitely larger resources
than any body of Dissenters, while she has not
quite half the worshippers of the country. Let us
hear nothing, therefore, of saddling the Consoli-
dated Fund with any charge for her sake—nothing
of compelling all denominations to repair the
fabric of the churches, while but one denomination
uses them. By all means untie the hands of
Churchmen, if they are bound by ecclesiastical law
in some way we do not understand, but by no
means give them money at the cost of a single
Dissenter, or of the nation at large.
What use Mr. WALPOLE intends to make of the
returns he has so carefully collected we cannot tell.
They have been furnished by Churchmen, yet they
more than bear out the assertions of the anti-
State Church Society, as contrasted with the
committee of laymen, which the latter, with Lord
SHAFTESBURY as their cicerone, so industriously
exhibited to Lord PALMERSTON. We insert a
paragraph from a Dissenting paper, which gives a
fair analysis of these
_returns. It really appears
that more than £76,000 are raised now annually
by Church-rates for the repair of the fabric of the
churches, and that half the parishes, and perhaps
two-thirds of the population, have emancipated
themselves already from Church-rates. Certain it
is that the amount raised by rates for repairing the
churches—the only thing for which any party now
demands compulsory rates—is so very small that
Mr. WALPOLE will be fully justified, even by Con-
servatives, if he secures for his party the popularity
of having put an end to an irritating impost,
which at once damages his Church, and does it
no counteracting service.

We resume our notice of Mr. Macintosh's very
important and patriotic publication :
Mr. Macintosh reported to the Rigbt Honourable
Sir James Graham, on the 19th February, 1855, the
whole proceedings of the Lords Commissioners of
the Admiralty, and his constant but fruitless en-
deavours to awaken their lordships to the necessity
(for the good of the nation) of immediately adopting
his system of warfare, such having been reported
by Captain Maitland not only practicable and very
efficient, but an inexpensive agent of warfare.
Further, expressing his surprise at the unfairness
with which his very onerous labours had been dealt
with, and the very ungracious, secret, and artful
transactions of the Admiralty.
It will appear that, on the Bth March, 1855, the
Lords of the Admiralty tendered to Mr. Macintosh
the princely sum of fifty pounds, "in full of all
demands for expenses." Although such sum was
totally inadequate, Mr. Macintosh accepted the
same, and on the 27th March that sum was paid
him.

His Grace the Duke of Newcastle and Sir James
Graham, having retired from office, and Lord Pan-
mure having been appointed Minister of War, Mr.
Macintosh addressed the latter on 15th March,
1855, detailing to his lordship the result of his pre-
vious proceedings, and reporting the success of the
several experiments already made with reference to
his new agent of warfare ; and soliciting his lord-
ship to witness an experiment in the presence of
Admiral Sir Charles Napier, then commanding the
Baltic fleet. Further, pointing out to his lordship
the great national importance of his system, and
" requesting that so important a matter might be
considered by the Cabinet."
His Lordship sent, on the 25th March, 1855, the
following reply, that "my plan is still under con-
sideration, and that no unnecessary delay will take
place in arriving at some decision upon it.
On the 28th of March, Mr. Macintosh received
intimation from the War Department, that "prac-
tical experiments would take place at Shoeburyness,
udder directions of that Department." On the 29th
of March he informed Lord Panmure that if his
lordship felt disinclined to adopt his system into
the service, he " was quite prepared to operate
against Sebastopol or Cronstadt (or enable others
to do so) at my own private expense, provided per-
mission is granted, and that I have the general
countenance and assistance of the naval com-
manders." Also urging " that a speedy decision
might be come to on a subject of so vital importance
to the interests of humanity and the British nation."
Mr. Macintosh has not been favoured with any
reply to the above.
On the 2d of April (1855), Mr. Macintosh ad-
dressed the Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood, then
First Lord of the Admiralty, with respect to
employing his "new system of warfare against
Sebastopol and Cronstadt, thus enabling Admirals
I)undas and Lyons to move up to the attack of
those fortresses, under cover of an artificial black
suffocating smoke, thus effectually controlling, if
not, indeed, bringing a war of such vast magnitude
and frightful expense to a speedy and successful
termination." Conceiving that much unnecessary
delay had already occurred, Mr. Macintosh again
(April 13) wrote to Lord Panmure, urging his
lordshipto confer with Sir Chas. Wood and Viscount
Hardin
his
systgeem, aonfd that he would again explain
warfare ; further, that he could
carry his method-
into operation " without inter-
fering with the arrangements of Lord Raglan and
General CanroberWithith a view of enabling the
Prime Minister (then
standing his system, Mr. Adi Palmerston) of under-
April) drawings of his plan
enclosed (13th
1,, anfpr the destruction
of the enemy's stronghold which, on 17th April,
his lordship politely acknowledged.
On the 2d April Sir C. Wood "simply acknow-
iAm p tiNa .Inrt
ledged the receipt " of Mr. Macintosh's
suggests to Sir Charles Woo
letter of the same date. On the 13th
meetingMaciilt osh T r lr
that
should immediately take Place betweena
Lord Panmure, himself, and Viscount llardinfre,
to permit of my explaining in detail the great
value of my system." The idea of converting an
official letter into a private communication on a
subject of such vital importance to the interests of
the nation is preposterous, but Mr. Macintosh
received, on the 14th April, a reply to his letter of
13th inst., marked "private," viz., " that it was not
in ended to adopt my plan."
On the 4th May Mr. Macintosh informed the
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty that the
War Department "had given orders to carry into
operation my invention," and asking when and
where his attendance would be required. On the
7th May Mr. Macintosh requested the favour of an
interview with Rear-Admiral Berkeley, and on the
same date he received a reply, viz., That Admiral
Berkeley will receive any public communication
which you may haVe to make." To which Mr.
Macintosh replied (10th May) that he "had secured

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