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London, England, 1844-07-08 00:00:00

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LONDON, EDINBURGH, and DUBLIN
LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY,
1, Charlotte-row, Mansion-house, and 18, Chanoory-lane, London.

DIRECTORS.

KENNETT KINGSFORD, Esq., Chairman.
BENJAMIN IT'LL, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
Alexander Alderson, Seq. James Hartley, Esq.
John Atkins, Esq. John M'Guille, Esq.
James Bidden, Esq. John Macleaa Lee, Esq.
Captatia F. Braadreth. J. Marmaduke losseter, Esq.

AVDITORII.
U. 21. Canaan, Esq. I Robert E. Alison, Esq.
Manicit. ADVlSEE—Marshall Hall, M.D., F.R.S., L. all E.
gECRITART—John Emerson, Esq.
SoLictroas—Messrs. Palmer, France, and Palmer.

THIS IS THE ONLY COMPANY who are bound by their deed
of constitution net to dispute any policy, unless they can prove that
It was obtained by fraudulent misrepresentation ; the great aim and
object haying been to render Life Policies COMPLETE SECURI-
TIES and NEGOTIABLE DOCUMENTS, which shall owe their
value to the certainty of the contracts upon which they are founded,
and be independent of the liberality er caprice of these who shall be
in the managemeit of the affairs of the Company when the claims
arise; and for this purpose the Company have, by a clause in their
deed of constitution, anhesitatingly deprived themselves of the
power of objecting to any policy, unless they undertake to prove that
it was obtained from thane by fraudulent misrepresentation. The
regulations coalmen to all other Life Companies, which make the
validity of assurance contracts dependent upon the perfect correct
aces of the many statements required from a proposer for a Life
Policy, and which have given rise to almost all thenuestiens which
have been argued in the Courts, and to many extra judicial com-
promises, are thus entirely abrogated; and nothing but fraad, proved
to have been committed against thew, can vitiate a policy granted by
this Company.

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THIS IS •NLY COMPANY from whom the assured on the
mutual principle, receive the whole of the mutual accumulations,
and ale* a guarantee from the Shareholders for the sums assured.

THIS IS THId ONLT COMPANY who bind themselves to pay
the sums In the policies, although the debts for whick they were
effected shall have been liquidate.' before the claims' arise. The
Company considering It only just towards the assured that where
premiums have been paid for assuring a given amount, that amount
should be paid; and they undertake to do so withont reference to
the state of the accounting between the assured and kis debtor.

THIS IS ALMOST THR ONLY COMPANY who grant Ii favour
of creditors whole world policies, whereby the debt is secured,
although the debtor should go beyond the limits of Europe.
Tim premiums calculated according to the Carlisle Tables, are
lower than usual upon young lives, where participation in the proflts
is not required ; and for short assurances, which, at the option of the
assured, may be continued for life, the rates are as low as a due re-
gard to complete security will permit.
TRIENNIAL ASCENDING, SCALE TO ASSURE 2100.

As• e First Second Third Fourth 'Remainder
--" Three Yrs. ,Three Yrs Three Yrs. Three Yrs. of Life.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. X s. d.
25 .... . 1 2 7 1 9 9 116 11 2 4 1 211 3
35 ...... 1 9 9 119 6 2 9 3 219 • 3 8 9
45 ...... 2 1 0 214 10 3 8 8 4 2 6 416 4
55 ...... 311 1 4HI 9 510 5 619 1 7 9 9
60 •..••• 4 811 517 4 I 7 5 9 814 2 10 2 7

BY THE HALF PREMIUM PLAN only one-half of the first
seven years' premium is required, the other half being payable at
at the convenience of the assured ; thus allowing a Policy to be
continued for seven years at one-half of the usual rate, or to be
dropped at one-half of the usual sacrifice, and entitling the assured,
seven years hence, when loss of health may prevent him from
effecting .t new Assurance, to continue a Policy at a rate of premium
applicable to an age seven years younger. The Half-premium plan
of Assurance, as practised by this Company, thus enables persons
to retain to tkeir own use the one-half of the premiums for the
first seven years. at 5/. per cent. interest. Thus, suppose the or-
dinary premium for an assurance of 5001. to be 10/., the first pay-
raent by the half-prentinm plan will be five guineas, being the one-
half of the 101., and interest for the retained half ; and, if death
should occur in the first year, the sum of 5001. would be paid less the
51. retained. The assured may thus have the use for the first year
of 51. ; for the second, of 101. ; and so on till the end of the
seventh year, when the retained sums, amounting to 351., may either
be repaid, or retained at Si. per cent. interest until death, when the
351. would be subtracted front the 500/. then payab. ',by the Company.

TO ASSURE ONE HI DEED POUNDS ON HALF FREts..EJSCSYSTEIf.
Age. .s. d. Age. s. d.
15 - - - 016 1 40 - - - 111 5
20 - - •18 0 45 - - 116 6
25 - . 1 • 7 IQ - - - 2 3 1
30 - 1 3 6 64 - - - 212 b
Prospectuses and schedules are forwarded to applicants, free of ex
guise, by the Manager and Agen'-

,EI. ROBERTSON, Manager.

AGENTS.
- Tyrrell, Wm., Merchant
- Roberts, C. IL, Surveyor
- Lipscombe, L., Solicitor
- Davis, W., Postmaster
- Crosse, M., Civil Engineer
- Sill, R., Solicitor
- Broadley, J., Wine Merchant
- Salmon, W., Solicitor
- Nicholson, R. T., Publisher
- Brown, S., Tea-dealer
- Barris, C., Solicitor
- Kennett, W., Solicitor
- Jones, J. Manufacturer
- Griffiths, E, Postmaster
- Keutgen, C., Merchant
- Mitchell, C. C., Solicitor
- Deacon, F., Solicitor
- G. Emerson and Son, Merchants
- Boyd, Wm., Brewer
- Cutler, F., Merchant
Maybery and Williams, Solicitors
- Coates and Lefehure, Merchants
- Williams, T. W., Auctioneer •
- rESCOE, T., Draper
• - Tlodgson, T. IL, Solicitor
- - Davey, J., Land Agent
• - Box, W. It., Solicitor
- Roberts, John, Land Agent
- Whitehead, T., Accountant
Dimmock, J. Printseller
Adney, F., Solicitor
- Kempton, J., Bookseller
- Robinson, J., Agent
-
Draper
Merchants
- Prowse, J., Dm
HartJr oikh Pike,
s oNI
vvn , Waj
and
dn, f.
Merchantehan
t
- Taylor, W. 1., Druggist
- Lanham, Hy., Agent
- Brothers, J., Chemist
- Tucker, 11., jun., Solicitor
- Frond, J., Chemist
- Hamilton, J. B. and 8., Booksellers
- Rankine, W., Merchant
• - Bytes, M., Solicitor
- - Wilson, J., Draper
- - Davis, S., Merchant
• - Darling, J., Bookseller
• - Cooley, C. E., Land Agent
- - Belle, T., Bookseller
- Veitch, James, Attorney
- - Kernaghan, T., Merchant
- - Stone, R., Surveyor
- Wright, A., Grocer
Fisher, T. 8., Draper
- - Needham, J., Bookseller
• - Powis, J., Harmer-street
• - .Costello, J., Wine-merchant
- Queripel, E., jun., Solicitor
- Erskine, 11., Merchant
- Lovell, 0. W., Academy
- Robertson, C., Banker
- Elphick, G. W., Conveyancer
- Reynolds, W., Auctioneer
- Taxon, F., Plumber
- Roberts, R., Banker
- Burgess, J., Ironmonger
- Dutcil, L.,Merchant
- Harrison, G., Postmaste
- Bettye, T. H., Solicitor
- Hewitt, T. F., Merchant
itches - Allen, G. L., Grocer
Lalifax - Garlick, M. P., Solicitor
,pswich - Mills, W. P., Surgeon
Isle of Man - - Hemsworth, C. W., Douglas
Kilkenny - - Prentice, B. M., Banker
Kidderminster - Saunders, 11., Solicitor.
Kingsbridgc - Jenard, P., Solicitor
Limerick - - Jones, R. L., Merchant
Lewee - - - Griffith, J., Appraiser
Lampeter - - Parry, T.,Chemist
Lincoln - Dawber, ~ Merchant
Leeds - - Compton, N., Architect
Liverpool - - Davidson, J,' and Elliston, E,, Merchants
Leith - Cassells, W. G., Merchant
Loughrea - - Cowan, J. Agent
Listowel - - O'Connor, M., Merchant
Lostwithiel - - - Kidd, H. A., Academy
Lynn - - Edwards, H., Solicitor
Leicester - - Trull, J., Surgeon
Malden - - - Digby, G. W., Solicitor
Manchester - - - Langston, E., Sharebroker
Maidstone - - - Bartlett, 8., Silversmith
Monaghan - - - Fleming, J., Surveyor
Mullinger - - - Fitzgerald, J. Brewer
Morpeth - - - Wilkinson, S., Stationer
Moffatt - - - Reid, T., Solicitor
Midhurat - - - Wardroper, E., Solicitor
Newmarket - - Simpson, A., Bookseller
Newtown - Richards, J., Draper
Norwich - - - Long, E. S.D., Solicitor
Newbury - - - Rvott, R. A., Chemist
Newcastle - Warburton and Co., Sharebrokers
Newcastle Emlyn - Jones, IV., Printer
Northampton - - Pywell, H., Solicitor
Newington - - Browse, J. 0., Surveyor
Newport (I. Wight) - Wray and Son, Merchants
Newport (Monmouths.) Long, S. PI., Auctioneer
Oswestry - - - Price, W., Bookseller
Oakhampton - - Townshend, J., Stationer
Oxford - - Whitby, F., Accountant
Pwlheli - - Pugh, Hugh, Banker
Penzance - - Britten, A. K., Banker
Portmadoc - - Lloyd, R., Banker
Petcrstleld - - - Duplock, 0., Bookseller
Plymouth - - - Saunders, W., Ship Agent
Paris - • - - Daly, M., Banker
Pools - - - Aldridge and Crabb, Merchants
Reading - - - Hubbard, W., Accountant
Rochford - - - Green, J., Surgeon
Rochdale - - - Molesworth, J., Solicitor
Sheffield - - - Mitchell, S., Accountant
St. Columb - - - Nankivell, J., Draper
St. Austle - - - Andrew, J., Printer
Southampton - - Hunter, D., Merchant
Stroud - - - Kearsey, W. W., Solicitor
Shaftesbury - - Brettell, W., Printer
Sligo - - - - Boyle, J., Merchant
Scarborough - - Merry, W., Academy
Stourbridgs - - Crompton, W. M., Scalene:
Salisbury - - - Fulford, G. Draper
Sherborne - - - Vicary, J., Printer
Somerton - - - Walton, V. 8., Auctioneer
Tewkesbury - - Thomas, J., Solicitor
Thornbury - - - T. H. Harris, Agent
Tunbridge - - - Stenning and Carnell, Solicitors
Tunbridge Wells - - Delves, J., House Agent
Torquay - - - Jacobs, A., Jeweller
Truro - • Braithwaite, F., Solicitor
Totees - Williams, W., Curlier
TeribY - - - - Walkington, J., Chemist
Taunton Joyce, J., Chemist
Traloo - - Benner, A., Solicitor
Teigitmouth - - • Beater, J., Collector
Thornbury - 3 Harris, W. IL, agent
Woolwich - - - Cassells, W. 0., Banker
Worcester - - - Holden, 11., Solicitor
Welehpool • - - Edwards, E., Draper
Wineanton - - Caines, R., Banker
Westerharn - - - ?Ulmer, C., Academy
Wigton, N.B. - Carson, W., Town Clerk
Winchester - Faithfull, E. C., Solicitor
Yarmouth Cobb, J., Solicitor
Yarm - Foggitt, J., Bookseller
Yeovil - Crocker, G., ironmonger
York Watson. G. IL. Solicitor.

Abingdon -
Aberporth -
Alresford -
Aberystwith -
Athy - - -
Ashby de la Zouch
Bath - - -
Bury St. Edmund's
Berwick - -
Brentwood - -
Bristol - - -
Brighton - -
Broseley - -
Bishop's Ca/Ale -
Bremen -
Bruton- -
Bridgewater -
Belfast - -
Ballinasloe -
Bordeaux -
Brecon -
Cork - .
Chelmsford -
Chichester -
Carlisle -
Canterbury -
Cirencester -
Corwen -
Chatham -
Cambridge -
Chard
Chertaey -
Church stretton -
Chudlelgh -
Carlow -
Cape Town -
Dublin -
Darlington -
Derklng -
Deal -
Devonpert -
Dorchester -
Drogheda -
Donegal -
Dawlish
Dunse
Enniscorthy
Epsom -
Ellesmore -
Exeter
Edinburgh -
Enniskillen -
Emsworth -
Gosport -
Greenwich -
Glouceste, -
Gravesend -
Galway -
Guernsey- -
Greenock -
Gainsborough
Bonito" -
Horsham -
Haverfordwest -
Hampstead - -
Holyhead - -
Hastings - -
Havre - -
Ilindon - -
Huddersfield -
Hull -

ROYAL COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS.
THE EXHIBITION of WORKS of ART in
WESTMINSTER HALL is NOW OPEN.--Admission (from
Nine o'clock till Seven), One Shilling. Catalogue 6d.
C. L. EASTLAKE, Secretary.

HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY of LONDON.
EXHIBITIONS at the GARDEN.—The Third Meeting
will take place on SATURDAY, the 13th of July, on which occasion
his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, the President of the Society, has
kindly directed the doors of his gardens and pleasure-grounds to be
opened for the reception of all persons who shall have been admitted
into the Society's garden by tickets. Subjects for Exhibition must be
at this office on Friday the 12th ; or at the Garden before half-past
past eight o'clock, A.m., on the day of Exhibition.
N.B. No Tickets will be issued In Regent-street on the day of
Exhibition.
91, Regent-street.

LAST NIGHT BUT ONE OF TIIE SEASON.
WIL SON'S SCOTTISH ENTERTAIN-
MENTS,
MUSIC •lIALL, STORE-STREET, BEDFORD-SQUARE.
THIS EVENING, JULY 8, at Bight o'clock,
Mr. Wilson will give a favourite Selection of the .
SONGS OF SCOTLAND.
PROGRAMME.
PART I.—Gloomy Wlnter's now awa'--.Jessie, the Flower o' Dum-
blane—Bonnie Prince Charlie--Flora 3PDonald's Lament—The Lass
o' Gowrie--Whall buy caller herring ?—Muirland Willie.
PART II —Boy's wife of Aldivallock—The Ewie the crookit
horn—Auld gudeman, ye're a drucken carlo—Scots wha ha'e wi'
Wallace bled—The land o' the leal—Tak yer auld cloak aboot ye.
Pianoforte, Mr. LAND.
Front Seats, 2s. 6d. ; Back Seats, 2s. ; Private Boxes for Six, 155.;
for Eight, 11. Programmes and Tickets may be had at the Music-
tamps, and at the Music-hall.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION,
LONGROTTOWS PHYSIOSCOPE exhibits the ham= face
with its varied expressions, on a gigantic scale, curiously contrasted
with the living man. The OPAQUE MICROSCOPE magnifies ef-
fectively a succession of WORKS of the FINE ARTS; also casts of
INSCRIPTIONS, taken by Miss Wilson from the WALLS of the
TO

,WER of LONDON, cut by Lord Guilford Dudley and other State
Prisoners. Arrangements have been made for 1)r. RYAN to deliver
VARIED LECTURES on the evenings of Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday ; and Professor BACIIIIOFFNER on Tuesday and Thursday
evenings. These Lectures, as well as the Morning Lectures, will
abound in interesting experiments. ARMSTRONG'S HYDRO-
ELECTRIC MACHINE. DIVING BELL and DIVER. NEW
DISSOLVING VIEWS, &c. &c. The Mule Is conducted by T.
Wallis, Mus. Dec.
Admission, Is.; Schools, Half-price.

GENERAL TOM THUMB.-RE-OPENED
for the MIDSUMMER HOLIDAYS.—Owing to numerous
requests from parents and others, whose children will visit London
daring the holidays, the General has returned to CATLIN'S IN-
DIAN GALLERY, EGYPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLY, for a short
period ; exhibiting in the day-time only front Eleven to One, and
from Half-past Two to rive, representing the Grecian Statues, Na-
poleon musing, songs, dances, &c., &c. The elegant presents from
her Majesty, the Qaeen Dowager, the Duke of Devonshire, and
others, may be seen in the hall. The General will give Grand Con-
certs at the Adelaide Gallery, on each evening of this week, from
Seven to Nino o'clock.—Admission, Is.

RIDING HABlTS.—Ladies are invited to in-
spect thoso made by Messrs. NICOLL, Habit-makers to tko
Queen and most of the Ladies of the Court.
Cards may bo had at 114, Regent-street, London.
Messrs. Nicoll offer moderate prices, as a further indacenient to a
correct fitting habit,

NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUIt-
AITCE SOCIETY,
26, CORNHILL, LONDON.
Capital Z 500,000.
Empowered by Act of Parliament.
DIYISION OF PROFITS.
The steady success and increasing prosperity of the society has
enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare a
second Bonus, averaging 60 per cent. on the amounts huvested en each
Policy effected on the Profit scale.
EXAM

'LES.

litmus Bonus is
f g Premium.
added. Cush.

fi.,-7 fgle
gP.:4i ~..ggiti • is-..-4 E.
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, ..- 9p
£ e. d. X s. de
12 3 1 346 2 3
9 16 4 2% 13 4
7 11 247 4 i

R. d.! Ix 1. d.
1837 170 9 3
74 3 4 1838 144 2 2
1839,116 16 •

s. d.
77 5 1
64 5 6
51 1 11

STEAM BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND NEW YORK,

FIRE THIRTY GUINEAS, and ONE GUINEA STEWARD'S
FEE, including Provisions, &c., but not Wines and Bottled Liquors.
THE GREAT WESTERN STEAM-SHIP,
B.R. "THEWS, Commander, with New Boilers, and tho-
roughly refitted, will sail as follows:
From Liverpool to New York. From New York to Liverpool.
Saturday, August 17 Saturday, July 20
Ditto Oct. 12 Ditto Sept. 14
Ditto Nov. 9
Captain Hosken goes in the Ship, on the Company's business.
For freight or further particular*, apply at Bristol, to W. M. Ben-
nett, 35, Princes-street.
London—T. M. Ward, Great Western Railway Office, Princes-street,
Bank.
Liverpool—Gibbs, Bright, and Co., North John-street.
Birmingham—John Panda and ion, Pershoro-street.
Hull—W. R. Goddard, Silver-street.
Leeds—Haigh and Womack, Benson's- buildings.
Glasgow—ll. B. Webb, Glassford-street.
Paris—Henry Bennett, Rue de la Pala, No. 6.
Havre-de-Grace--William Davidson.

CITY TAVERN, COMMERCIAL HOUSE,
Centre of the Market-place, DURIIAM,
(Within a minute's walk of the Post-office, Banks, and principal
Places of Business).
accommodation
travelling
e.ie n r
ttih oon Nwoilrlt h
be of
J. 11. VEITCH, the present Proprietor of the above old and well-
known Establishment, respectfttlly invites the support of Commercial
Gentlemen
The City Tavern was, for many years, the chief place of resort o '
the members of that body visiting Durham • and the house has been
spaErendg., in consulting whose
England,
recently fitted up in a way to render it worthy of a renewal of the
patronage it formerly enjoyed. The Commercial Room is commo-
dious and delightful (commanding a beautiful view of the scenery on
the banks of the Wear) ; and the Sleeping Apartments will ho found
satisfactorily to combine the requisites of cleanliness and comfort.
Prime home-brewed Ales ; London Porter ; choice Spirits ; and
excellent Wines.
*** Convenient Stabling and an eitenslve Coach-house.
N.B. An Omnibus to and from the Railway Station.

THREE OF THE NAPIERS.
We have received a copy of the Cape Town Mail,
containing an account of a dinner given in the Commer-
cial Hall, Cape Town, to Sir George Napier, Governor-
General of the colony;'-by a number of his friends, on
the eve of his departure for England, after holding that
appointment for six years. The Hon. Justice Menzies
presided, and the Hon. Messrs. Porter and Montagu
occupied the vice-chairs. The part of the proceedings
which we subjoin will be read with interest :
The CHAIRMAN said—Gentlemen, if you will read the
second edition of Gurwood's " Dispatches " (which I
strenuously recommend, to the perusal of those who have
not yet read them), you will find a most remarkable cir-
cumstance there mentioned, namely, that, in addition to
previous letters to her, communicating similar misfor-
tunes, the Duke of Wellington, on no less than three oc-
casions, within the short period of sixteen months, wrote
to a noble lady, informing her of her sons having been
wounded in battle. One of these sons was wounded in every
one of three engagements ; and, on each of two of these
occasions, he had a brother sharing with him the same
calamity. I shall not trouble you with reading the
whole of those letters, but there is one extract which I
must read
" Your sons are brave fellows, and an honour to the
army. Having such sons, I am aware you expect to
hear of those misfortunes which I have so often had to
communicate to you ; and, notwithstanding your affec-
tion for them, you have so just a notion of the value of
the distinction they are daily acquiring for themselves,
by their gallantry and good conduct, that these misfor-
tunes do not make so deep an impression on you."
That noble lady was the mother of Sir George Napier.
—(Lousl. cheers.) He was the officer who within these
sixteen months, was four times wounded. His brother
Charles was wounded along with him, on the first, and
his brother William, on the second of these occasions.
Happy sous ! who had such a mother, to train them up
in the path of glory, and to do their duty to their country.
Happy, happy mother! who had such sons, to profit by her
instructions, and to be proud of. And thrice, happy
country! which possessed, among its sons and daughters,
such a mother.—(Loud cheers.) The eldest of ,the
sons is Sir Charles. Ido not know where he. first -com-
menced his career of glory, but I shall begin at Corunna,
where he fell, actually covered with wounds., at the head
of the 50th Regiment, after having displayed such despe-
rate valour, that his conduct, on that occasion, excited
the highest admiration, and gained him the esteem, and
lasting friendship of two of the bravest soldiers, and
greatest generals, in the French army—Marshals Soult
and Ney. Having recovered from those wounds, he went
on, from field to field, gaining honour, and reputation,
and shedding his blood, until the British army reached
the Pyrenees.—(Cheers.) His country then called for
his services elsewhere, and, but that the overwhelming
victory at Waterloo, the intelligence of which reached
England at the same time, swallowed up everything else,
the victory which Col. Charles Napier achieved in North
America, would not have passed unnoticed by his country-
men. I need say no more of the early career of this gal-
lant officer. After going through almost incredible dan-
gers, and receiving wounds, after which it is wonderful
that life could be preserved, he has, in his old age, at a
period of life when others, who have not been exposed to
the fatigues and wounds to which he has been, gene-
rally Seek for repose from active service, gone to a dis-
tant country and dangerous climate, and there he has, in
the two great actions he has fought, shown all the gallan-
try, daring, and dash of youth, combined with the highest
military science, as a General, and talents as a states-
man, and achieved for himself the well-earned title
of the Hero of Sinde.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) The
other, and yeungest brother, the Gallant General Wil-
liam Napier, fought through the whole of the Peninsu-
lar war, Few were the actions which occurred in
which he was not concerned, and in many he was
wounded. And his wounds were so severe, as to have
deprived his country of the use of -his arm. But, al-
though thus disabled in body, he has not been idle
in the service of his country ; lie called forth, and
applied, the great talents and resources of his mind ;
and he has produced a " History of the Peninsular
War," which must always form part of the library of
every officer who is desirous of studying his profession,
and which must be read by every civilian, who wants to
know what a battle is.—(Cheers.) I rose, 'gentlemen,
intending to propose the health of Sir Charles and Wil-
liam Napier ; but, gentlemen, although we have already
drunk the health of our illustrious guest, don't you think
it would be hard to separate the three brothers ?—(Loud
cheers.) I see you agree with me. Let us, therefore,
drink to the health of the Three Gallant Brothers, whose
'mines were constantly associated together in the Penin-
sular army—" Charles, George, and William Napier."
—(Cheers.) •
Sir GEORGE NAPIER said—Gentlemen, I really hardly
know what to say;. but my Honourable Friend has paid
so many compliments to my family, that it is abso-
lutely incumbent on me to say something in return.
You have done me the honour to drink my health
again, together with my brothers'. I shall say
nothing more, however, of myself ; but though it
may appear vain in me, I will be vain enough to
say a few words about my brothers. Gentlemen—
we were reared together—we have fought and
bled together—we have slept in the same cloak,
and until now, we have never been separated. One of
them, as you are aware, was in command at Meanee and
Hyderabad, where I know from others how he had dis-
tinguished himself ; for he is far too modest to speak of
his own merits. Gentlemen, if ever there was a man
in the world, who had the feelings of a soldier, my
brother Charles is that man. His sole object in life
has been the army. He entered it at fourteen years of
age; 'he is now sixty-two, and during all that time, he
has never been six nionths on half-pap—He has been
in every campaign, and in most of the great actions
that have been fought in the Peninsular war,—what ho-
nour and what gallantry he has shown in action, it is not
for me to say; it is known by all, even from the youngest
drummer in the army to the Duke of Wellington, at its
head. He has lived now to go to India, after fighting
for his country in every part of her Majesty's dominions;
and these he has achieved those two splendid actions, of
which we have lately had accounts.—(Hear, hear.)
When I saw those accounts, gentlemen, believe me when
I say I gloried more in my brother's victories than I
could have done if they had been my own. Gentlemen,
I have lived with that brother since my infancy, and we
were never separated till now.,-(Cheers.) The Chair-
man has kindly mentioned an anecdote relative to a
mother, than whom there never was abetter. My father,
my grandfather, my great-grandfather, and my great-
great-grandfather, were all soldiers ; and my mother,
above all things, wished us to pursue their steps. After
sixty, she became quite blind, and could not distinguish
her sons by sight, yet nothing could daunt her spirit, and
she continued to encourage us in the path of honour.
When I came home after the affair of Cuidad Rodrigo,
she said to me—" I would rather have my son with that
empty sleeve, than anything else in the world." Gentle-
men, my brother William, the historian of the Peninsular
War' is as brave, and kind, and high-minded a man as
ever lived; and I believe that every man who reads that
history will acknowledge that he has done justice not
only to his brethren in arms, but to a gallant enemy.
He has gathered the materials for that history from two
great sources; and, although some of the statements in the
third volume have been cavilled at, and supposed not to
be correct, yet, Gentlemen, the two great sources from
whence he obtained his information, were far beyond
suspicion—they were the Duke of Wellington and Mar-
shal Soult. I mention this circumstance, because it il-
lustrates a curious fact, connected with that history.
What first gave rise to my brother's intention to under-
take that work, was the publication of a book, containing
some strong reflections against the character of a man
upon whom I look back with the same feelings that I en-
tertain towards my own father. Entertaining feelings
similar to mine, my brother reviewed that book ; and, in
doing so, brought forward the beautiful character of the
man who bred us all, and took care of him when he was
wounded—of the man who, after having nobly served his
country, was raised, at the age of forty-eight, to be Com-
mander-in-Chief of one of the bravest armies that ever
left the British shore, with which he traversed the Penin-
sula, from the heart of Spain to Corunna—General Sir
John Moore.—(Loud cheering.) That man owed his
advancement to nothing, but the sword he wore. He was,
as you are aware, the son of Doctor Moore, the author of
" Zeluco." The Doctor gave him a good education and
left him to his own efforts, and with his sword alone,
John Moore placed himself at the head of the British
army—no easy thing at that time. Of the military cha-
racter of Sir John Moore, it is sufficient to quote the
words of his Grace the Duke of Wellington, when an ef-
fort was made to create a party feeling against Sir John.
The Duke spurned it, as he would everything that is
mean, and said, " Sir John Moore never committed a
fault, and I appreciate him as he was—the best of British
soldiers." To the example and encouragement of Sir
John Moore I owe more than I can express. I was his
aide-de-camp—l was by his side at Corunna—l saw him
killed—l have got the sash in which he fell ;itis at pre-
sent in the possession of Sir Henry Hardinge, but I hold
it most dear, as a relict that shall be bequeathed to my
children after me. Sir J. Moore's army underwent
great sufferings, but it did wonders ; and, wherever my
brother William's history goes, I trust it will clear
the character of that great and good man, so worthy
of all honour. I mention these things, gentlemen,
in order to show you the manner in which we were
brought up. Gentlemen, under Sir John Moore, we
were taught to support the character of our own
army, but to entertain no antipathy to the
brave enemy who fights us fairly and honourably. As a
noble instance of this feeling, I would ask, is there any-
thing in history equal to the reception which Marshal
Soult, when in England, received from the Duke of \VA-
lington? I know Soult from two causes. After the
battle of Corunna, my brother Charles was reported to be
killed. I returned to the field. I turned over many
bodies ; I searched every hospital, but I could not find
him. At length, I heard that he was wounded, and taken
prisoner. De was shot through the body—he was shot
through the leg—he was cut by a sabre, almost from
ear to ear—and one of the enemy was just about
to drive his bayonet through him, when a French

drummer interposed, and saved his life. When Mar-
shal &milt learned the circumstance, he ordered the
drummer to be rewarded on . the spot, and wrote to
Napoleon, stating the circumstance; who, to his credit
be it spoken, ordered, that drummer to receive the Cross
of the Legion of Horiour.—(Cheers.) The sequel was
-.remarkable: ' Bears ' after that, my brother William
had to defendtthe bridge at the Coa, with the 43d. The
French came down-impetuously, and the fight was
furious. I have seen the bridge, gentleman; and it is
hardly wider than this table. Again and again the
assault was renewed ; and you may judge of the
fierceness of the conflict, when I state, that out of
the hundred men of which my brother William's com-
pany consisted, he lost sixty. A fresh column of
the enemy came down—a drummer, as was common
at the time, at their head shouting " Vice t Em-
pereur !" They were driven back, and the drummer fell
among the dead. After the action, we went up to the
spot where the drummer lay ; he wore the cross of the
Legion of Honour ;—that drummer proved to be the man
who saved my brother's life.—{Cries of " Hear, hear.")
Gentlemen these are anecdotes pf the war, which show
you what the feelings of soldiers are. You will never
find the brave soldier cruel to his enemy, or quarrelsome
with his friends. And, as lam story-telling, there is
another anecdote connected with the Peninsular war,
which, in reference to this principle, I may also mention.
When Marshal Soult quitted Corunna, the gallant Ney
was left in command. He sent for my brother, who was
still a prisoner, and placed him in comfortable quarters.
He also appointed an aide-de-camp to attend upon him,
a Frenchman, who spoke English well. In the mean
time, the news had got home that my brother was killed,
and the family went into mourning. My poor mother,
however, said she never would believe it ; and she gave
the War Department no rest, until Lord Mulgrave, who
was at the head of it, sent a sloop of war to Corunna,
commissioned to ascertain the fact. One morning, the
aide-de-camp came running in to my brother, and said
an English vessel had arrived in the harbour. It was
not known for what purpose she bad come, but the kind-
hearted fellow went to Ney, and begged that my brother
might be allowed to go home in her. Ney answered,
" No; I cannot let him go ; Major Napier must remain."
The aide de-camp returned, and informed my brother
of the ill success of his attempt. " Well," said my
brother, "of course I must submit ; my mother will
at least hear that I am alive." Again the aide-de-
camp went to Marshal Ney, and again he was refused ;
but still he persevered in pleading for my brother's
release.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear," and cheers.)-7
At last he said, " Ah! Marshal, Major Napier has a
mother, and if he does not return, his mother will die!"
The Marshal paused a moment, and, turning to him, said
—" Go, tell Major Napier he is free, on one condition :
—that if the Emperor refuses to sanction this release,
he will join me again on his parole." To this, of course,
my brother gladly consented ; and, on waiting on the
Marshal, he was asked if there were any of his people
whom he would wish to take with him ? My brother said,
there were some forty or fifty women, who had been left
behind. These Ney ordered to be immediately released,
and, turning to his aid-de-camp, added, " See that every
soldier and every woman gets -two Spanish dollars a-
piece to take them home."—(Loud cheers.) I was about
to mention some particular 7 with regard to my brother as
an historian. When I was in Paris, Marshal Soult gave_
me a dinner—not on my account, but as- the brother of
the historian—at which a number of Spanish, Portuguese,
and othet foreigners of distinction, were present. Mar-
shal Soult then addressed himself to me on the subject of
the work, and said—that, when my brother first wrote to
him, requesting information from sources which he had
at his command, he was by no means disposed to accede
to the request, and wrote a cold letter in reply, stating
that he had a journal of his own,hut that he did not see
how the conduct of the French could be impartially re-
presented by a foreigner. "Your brother," said " Soult,
" wrote in answer, that his object in asking for the in-
formation, was for the purpose of writing an impartial his-
tory, and that, therefore, if there were any inaccuracies,
I must not attribute them to him, but to the want of suffi-
cient information. I took no further notice of the matter;
but after a time, a letter came to me from your brother,
stating, that in his researches, among other documents,
he had found a lot of letters•beionging to Joseph, King of
Spain, accusing me of wanting tá throw off my allegiance
to France. He said he had read them over, and found
that they contained grave accusations against me ; but,
before he published them, he sent them over for my pe-
rusal, in order that he might publish, at the same time,
any defence that I might wish to make. When I read
this, I said—this must be a gallant soldier and a good
man. And I immediately sent him a quantity of papers,
and my own journal, and told him that I committed the
whole to him, because I knew they would be used by him
as an honourable man and a brother soldier." On this
noble conduct, on the part of Marshal Soak, I need make
no remark. Our great Captain showed the feelings he
entertained towards him on his recent visit to England.
Soult travelled on the railroads and visited various parts
of the country, and my brother told me he never saw a
man who appeared so gratified with his visit as Soult
appeared to be; and the French Captain Rooy, who has
just left this port, told me that Soult declared that no
thing could ever obliterate, till the day of his death, the
extraordinary kindness that had been shown him by the
Duke of Wellington, the British army, and the British
nation.:—(Cheers.)—Belfctst .Northern Whig.

VISITS of FOREIGN SOVEREIGNS
(From the Naval and Military Gazette.)
The occasional visits of Foreign Sovereigns to this
country we consider, apart from the mere indulgence of
curiosity, events of the highest importance, not only
with regard to England, but to Europe generally. In
the first instance, they serve to abate or do away with
prejudice on both sides ; and we look on their frequent
recurrence as one of the principal causes why the ge-
neral dislike of foreigners, which Englishmen seemed to
imbibe with their mother's milk, has now almost entirely
disappeared. We recollect to what an extent this ani-
mosity against the French was carried during our late
struggle with that country ; and how much that feeling
was stimulated by every possible means, in speaking
and writing ; it was carried often to such excess as to
defeat its own purpose, and was partaken of not
alone by the ignorant and uninformed, but by per •
sons of rank and talent ; we even know instances of
officers in the service, who bore a sort of personal hatred
to the French ; among the foremost of these was the
great example of Lord Nelson. This sort of feeling
might be in a great degree praiseworthy during a
period of hostility, when we were struggling for
our very existence as a nation; but the glorious termi-
nation of the war, and the vast crowds of English who
flew to the Continent, very soon dispelled this dislike,
amounting to horror, which had existed against the
French in general. We have stated that Lord Nelson
participated in this sentiment—we believe, we may add,
Lord Collingwood, and one or two others ; but in the
navy there were very few opportunities of seeing the
better part of the French character ; in four cases out of
five, they had no communication with the officers of the
hostile nation, until they came on board their ships to
deliver up their swords, and then the generosity dis
played was all on the English side. Neither on the sea-
when ships come in sight, are there those pauses in hos-,
tility which are so frequent on shore, and where mutual
forbearance, unless in the moment of combat, tends to
give a more generous tone of feeling to those who are
opposed. The immediate vicinity of the advanced posts
of an army give frequent opportunities for acts of mutual
civility, and even kindness, in which the French officers
and their men appeared to great advantage ; in most
cases where our officers were taken prisoners, they were
treated like gentlemen. For these several causes, we
may say, that the ancient prejudice and dislike that used
to exist against the French in the abstract has entirely
died away; and we have only to regret that a reciprocal
feeling of good-will is not equally prevalent at the other
side of the Channel.
Although the Russians were the best and most suc-
cessful allies we ever had, their resistance and sacrifices,
made in 1812, having broken the second link of the great
chain that bound all Europe, yet since the peace of 1815
a growing prejudice has been fostered in this country
against that people and their Sovereign. The amount
of their military fordo was vastly exaggerated—they
were supposed to_be bent on universal conquest—Con-
stantinople was to be the third capital—and the mere
report of the marCh.to Khiva, and their ultimate sup-
posed view on our Indian possessions, sent many thou-
sands of our brave fellows to perish in the passes of
Affghanistan.
Without taking into account the circumstances under
which the present Czar assumed the reins of Govern-
ment, the unsettled state of Poland, and the vast extent
of frontier to be defended, he was held up as an unmiti-
gated tyrant, murdering and banishing the roles, and
the persecutor of the Jews, out of mere caprice ; indeed,
these reproaches ran so high, that we had some slight
apprehensions that the Emperor, if he visited our shores'
might meet with some affront ; but the supposition was
an injustice to our countrymen, which one short week
was sufficient to disprove. Without waiting to scan the
conduct of the Emperor towards his own subjects, they
looked on him as the guest of their Sovereign and the
nation ; they received him with corresponding demon-
strations, and were perfectly gratified by the distiet.
guished appearance, noble bearing, and princely munifi-
cence of their Imperial visitor.
If we were to take up causes of animosity or prejtt-
judice from past times, they might be brought to bear
against the respected Monarch who is still within our
dominions. During the long and ambitious career of
Buonaparte, the late King of Saxony was his most devoted
ally, and remained so until his own troops deserted him
at Leipsie ; but who would think of bringing that up
as a matter of reproach now-a-days against his sue-
cessor ? We simply see him as an honoured guest, and
the only remembrance is, that he reigns over a kindred
people, from whom we have derived much of our lan-
guage, institutions, and even the virtues in which we
most pride ourselves. Beside the pleasure and instruc-
tion foreign Princes receive on visiting our island, they
will be able to ascertain by -their own eyes that, as long
as the nation is true to itself, and although not possessing
an army adequate to half the calls on it, Great Britain is
not to be conquered.

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MAGAZINES (CONTINUED).
BRITISH MAGAZINE.
In this monthly register of religious and ecplesias-
tical information, we find, among other original con-
tributions, an interesting account of the " Labours of
the Early Missionaries in America," together with a
series of just and temperate critical notices on- some
of the most recently published works of the day.
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