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invasion and conquest, ffty-fve years before our |
Savior. and gave an account Of the gradual growth |
Of the civil and political progress Of England under
the Romans. the SazoDs, the Danes or Mortimer,
and the Normans; snd delineated the present won
derful condition Of that country it regards agri
culture. manufactures, commerce, &c. Of the mon
srcbs. he selected few of the various houses or
iamilies-SazOu, Norman, Plsntagsnet, Lancaster,
York, Tudor, Stuart, and Hanover. Of Cromwell
and the Commonwealth, as well as the var Of the
revolution, which brought both on the stage, be
spoke quite fully, as he did of the Magma Charta,
and of the developments Of the germs OF constitu-
uonal government which 1t contained from the year
1915 to 1859, together with notifications since.
The protestant reformation Of the 10th century,
made England what she is, or rather laid the true
foundation for her present greatness. England was
an insignificant kingdom before that great epoch
The protestant religion has elevated and is now ee
waiting the people Of England. Much remains to be
done to remove the popularignOrance, but that uen
will be done.
The growth Of the British realm has been aston
ishing. At the Reformation, England had no colo
MES; nor had she till nearly century more had
rolled away. Wales had been annexed to England
and Ireland had been partially conquered, aud half
acknowledged her sway. Scotland was still indie
Dondant But now. and for two centuries and
half Scotland has been united to England. And
since the commencement OF the present century the
imperial Parliament has legislated for Ireland as
well as for Scotland.
The sketch which DR.. B. gave of the colonial
growth Of Britain was very interesting Including
India. Australia, British North America, the Eng
Iish Empire now includes not much short Of nine
millions Of square miles. In the British realm and
the United States united the Anglo-Sa1on race
governs nearly one quarter Of the habitabe globe
or land surface of the earth, and the fifth part OF
the human race. The queen of England, directly or
indirectly, sWays the sceptre over one hundred and
ninety millions Of human beings. The commerce OF
England is scarcely equal to that Of the United
States estimated by tonnage but in manufactures
she still greatly excels US. She bids fair, DR.. B.
thinks TO monopolize the steam navigation Of the
oceans, and this through the want Of Hberality on
the part Of our government, the unpatroue conduct
Of some Of our own citizens, and the incOmPetency
and mismanagemeut Of others. This he greatly
deprecated. and denounced it as an inefacable dis
grace.
In the concluding part Of the lecture he gavea COM
prehensve view Of English society, the structure Of
Parliament, the progress Of reform, the financial
condition Of the country, etc, etc. Whilst speaking
Of the Bank Of England the present charter of which
although II makes it safe institution renders it but
ll-adapted TO meet the demands Of every CONNER
cal crisis, he spoke Of several hanks and the bank
ing system generally of Europe. He thinks that the
Bank Of Hamburg, the third in the order Of time Of
q the banks of Europe is even less calculated to
render the help which commercial crises demand
than the Bank Of England. The best Of all the
great banking institutions Of Europe is in his Opin-
ioa the Bank Of France, which has the ability to do
great lhings, and has been for long time managed
with great prudence. We regret that we have not
the space in which TO give all the statements and
views of the lecturer on these important topics.
This lecture was the last Of the series, and on
many accounts both the most interesting and most
instructive.
81 The close Dr. b announced that he would give
the third and last Of his lectures to children,
aud such others as choose to attend, in the Cumber
land Church, this Thursday afternoon, at o'clock
it viii be on France Italy, Spain and England, and
relate much to the great cities Of Paris Rome, Mad
rid, London, Edinburgh, etc
DIR. BAIRD said that many gentlemen had express
sei the desire that be would give lecture on INDIA
before he leaves the city Whether he would do So
however would very much depend on the wishes Of
The praseut audience. We understand that at the
close very handsome resolutions were adopted, and
the lecture On India requested unanimously. Of
this we viii speak in eur paper OftO-mOrrOw.
LOUISIANA B,yEs.-Tle Joint Committee on Banks,
in She Louisiana legislature has presented lengthy
report. reviewing the condition Of the banks Of the
State and recommending several changes in the
ban5iug llws. Oneof these has reference to the
suppression of small notes, which they recommend
as "a corrective in some degree, Of the tendency Of
paper TO Danish gold and silver and thus derange
exchanges; but principally, in social point ofvieUE
as a protection to the working classes, who under
any monetary revalsion, however ultimately safe a
bauu0te may be- are alwayslosers by depreciation.
They recommend, therefore, the suppression Of all
bank notes under twenty dollars.
The power to compel the banks-to withdraw the
smaller notes is TOO doubtful to be exercised. The
committee, therefore, propose to ooncede certain
privileges TO the banks, as consideration for their
accepting tho -...rfcrion. What they have agreed
upon IS 10 yssm. the free banks from municipal
.azaGoD; ami 10 e...azc the privileges Of the two
classes of bank in regard to interest," by allowing
the chartered banks to take the same rate of inter
es as the free banks for all notes over ninety days
and the free banks to take the same interest as the
chartered banks for loans over one hundred and
twenty lays-the withdrawal to be grsdual-uame-
D.: five dollar notes after the list Of October next;
and ten dollar notes, or rather all notes less than
twenty dollars after October lst, 1889. Il is to be
accompanied by very stringent provisions against
Oh. a.rolusu0u and circulation Of bank notes Of
shes. smaller denominations, from other States.
U.sue TO- AMERICAN TALESr.-We learn that the
prize u. ..l ra.. and rgaes offered by direction of
The late Emperor Nicholas, for The discovery Of
reliable remedy Tor tine diseases which aiiIct women
90 such 40 extent. Has been awarded TO the Graefen-
berg Company. au iusjituI0r In the United States
of America. located IN New York. DIR. Bridge the
physician %. tine establishment VINO wrote the report,
..# who prepares the medicine (Which is called
UsranaI"s Uterine Cath0Hc0n, has been elected
fellow o. the imperial College. and We understand
that similar honor viii be offered him here. e have
seen letter from some of our most distinguished
physicians. highly c0uplImeuuug his medical attain
mear- a.aErataatug him the honor he has
achieve. iar laa 0rteleuberg Company, and request