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      tribute to . , the extent of our means , so as to supply arms by which the Italians might defend their own cause . ¦ ¦ At a public dinner at Cork , the Earl of Carlisle and Lord Fehmot , M . P . made slight reference to the affairs of the day . The former said : —" Since vre la-st met here some regions of the globe , and those among the fairest and brightest which gem its varied surface , have been visited by the afflictions of violence and war . In some of them the clouds of civil commotion and change have gathered , or the fiery thunderbolts of war have burst , while we have to thank a gracious Providence that we have been enabled to till our own fields in case and security — to reap the rich abundance of peaceful harvest . Within our own borders poverty has been diminished ;

      crime , except in a few dark spots , has greatly decreased , agriculture lias been improved , trade has been enlarged , and peace has been preserved . \\ e hear elsewhere , of a vast manufactory of Mime rifles and of Armstrong guns , and very glad , too , am I to hear , of them ; and I think , very possibly , that more of them might be well bestowed on Spike Island , or the forts at the entrance of Cork harbour . Still , I feel it is news of better omen to the world at . large to . hear , as we did to-night , from the lips of our worthy chairman , that the exports from Cork have enormouslv increased in so -very uuwarlike and

      yielding an article as butter . We read in sundry places of the appearance of pestilence and cholera , but I reflect with satisfaction that my friend Dr .. Barter is ready to supply an ' unlimited quantity of Turkish baths . But , whatever may be the issue and event of any special enterprise or undertaking , I feel confident that it is in enterprises which have for their aim to augment the resources , to promote the intercourse , to prolong the friendship of the great family of man , that nations will find their highest honour and their richest reward . We uo not envy the . trophies- 'of Magenta , or Solferino . We'deplore ' while we honour the brave blood that has been shed on

      the banks of theGanges and the Pt-iho . but we exult with joy without alloy , and without repentance , when we feel that we have borne a share in under takings which will augment the . stock of national wealth , civilisation and beneficence , when we feel that we have extended the basis for . the civilizing influence of peace and commerce , and that we have-added new links to the chain of human brotherhood . . Lord Fekmov spoke of the need for agriculture to ndvnnea at- the same time that commerce was making such strides , and dwelt upon the necessity of improving the condition of the labourer . Referring to a portion of his Excellency ' s speech , he would observe that thep were living , so far as the foreign

      relations went , in a stato of great uncertainty . He trusted that peace would be preserved ; but no man could shut out from himself that the peace of Europe depended greatly upon the opinions and acts of one distinguished person in J £ uropc . They had heard an intiimitio . i given that night thai their harbour would bej de-funded . . Speaking on the part of the agricultural interests , he would say that not only did ho believe their liurbour should be better defendul , hut that the same course ou ^ hc . to bo pursued'i-u Ireland , in in England , lor arming the population . TI it-ru were l-ilk- chilis in Knghuul , and he thought they hhould be also allowc 1 to nriu in Ireland for its defence .

      The iiljmirncd debate at Om ' di ' . I in the university Debating * . Society on tho church-rule . [ iie * tion has close 1 , uu « l Mr . * J . II . Hobiiisun ' s ( of Pembroke College ) motion—• ' Tliat tliu- abolition or' church rates ¦ without an eo . uivalvint would bu unjust and Injurious to the Interests of tho Church of ICu ^ laiul "—was carried h > - u majority ol' 74 , the miu-ihciM h ^ iug , for the motion IK ); ngainst It 1 ( 5 . Thy " subject for debate uu Thursday uuxL is— " That universal suffrage is . desirable , ; au . l that while it may be questioned whethur wo are ripe for it , at present , this house will never rcynr ., 1 reform a « complete until it la carried . " Mbvoilby Mr . L . A . ToUuumoho , of Balliol College .

      The aiTUiiyen ' u'iits connected * with the approaching liberal buiKUiet at Kochcitor avu co . nplete . 1 . It ia expected tli . it l , Oi . ) t ) pur . sons will bo present . In addition to Mr . P . \ V . Martin and Mr . Serjeant Kingluko , the two ineinburfl fur the city , it is understood iInit' Mr . A . J . Otwuv , tho Secretary of tho Admiralty , Mr . Uenuil Osbome , and oilier Influential gentlemen oonuootod witli the Liberal" party , will bo present . The Sri , / 'im , tn remarks : — " In reference ) to the

      roeont roiiuirkublo statement by Mr . Miller , . u . P ., us to Lord Derby having , » t il » u conuniMieemjut of last session , aljjnod . uu engagement to In-liu in u ret ' onn bill ( ioiitaiiiliiK certain provision ^ , and Lord Dui'by's denial of Lho statement , 'accompanied hy an lutlniutlon that Mr . Miller hal liilbrmod ' him that ho had been " wholly misrepresented , " a latter was addressed to Loi ' il Derby by somo Li .-ith electors , Including aovorul of Mi " . Miller ' s supporters , asking for an explanation . Tho following la Lord Dorby ' s roply : — " Having vecoivod aoino time ago a

      statement in writing from Mr . Miller , which , as far as am concerned , was perfectly' satisfactory to me , I must beg to decline any further interference with a matter with which I have no concern , and in which there appears to-be some misunderstanding between that gentleman and his constituents . " The case is now simplified . A certain statement affecting L . ord Derby was ascribed to Mr . Miller , and it is of course " perfectly satisfactory" to Lord Derby to have Mr . Miller ' s assurance that he did not make that statement . What remains is for Mr . Miller to state what he did say , or intended to say , and to . explain how it happens that he should have been " wholly misrepresented " by the pencils of all the reporters , and the distinct memories of all his audience .

      The . first anniversary of the Ipswich . Farmers ' Club was celebrated at Ipswich on Wednesday . Sir FiTzreOY Kelly occupie- 'l the chair , and in proposing " Prosperity to the Club , " took a comprehensive view of the present state of the farming interest . Other gentlemen addressed the meeting , which passed off with much spirit .

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      SIR JOHN FRANKLIN'S COMPANIONS , At the opening , meeting for the season , of the Royal Geographical Society , on Monday , a numerous anil distinguished company assisted , presided over by Sir -RoDEiiiGK Mlt-kciiisox . . There were several officers of the Royal Xavy and the mercantile marine present who were well acquainted with Arctic navigation . Captain M-Ciintuek , R . N . ( who was very heartily greete . l ) , rcatl a . paper upon the discoveries made hy the late , expolition in search of Sir John Franklin . This paper described the voyage of the Fox , and the various incidents of the search . The paper was illustrated mid explained by diagrams and drawings prepared by Capt . It . Collinson , R , N ., and M > . Parker Snow , showing the route taken

      by the expedition , the more interesting-points which were pointed out by Captain Collinson , R . N ., as they , were referred to by Captain M'Clinlock . A model of the Fox was exhibited on the table , as was also the original record of the unfortunate Franklin expedition found in the cairn at King William ' s Land , and numerous plans and maps . The Chairman observed that , occupying as he did on the present occasion the position which he filled when Sir J . Franklin went out on his last expedition , it was with no small emotion that lie' rose ¦ <¦•> ' sny a few words upon the subject which Captain . ti'vJiilli . Ofk ' ji p . ipor U . vd oruU ^ ut , to Ul ^ ii . " li-jlU-U . Sir J . Franklin was at the time of which he spoke

      Vice President of the Geographical Society , and ho had looked forward for many years with hope to see him return and fill the place which was now so unworthil v held by himself . For many years not only Great Britain , but , to their honour , the people and Government of the United . States had sought in vain for some traces of our' unfortunate and lost fellow-countrymen , who it was now proved had perished in the Arctic regions . The most distinguished of our Arctic explorer .- * , many of whom he was hiippy to see around him—Captain Collinson , Captain Osborn , Sir [• :. Belcher , and he believed Admiral Austin—all these , ami many . other eminent men , had sought , ; s . ; id sought in vain , for that

      record which tha lu > t expedition under Captain M ' Clintock had discovers ) 1 , nivl which revealed to us : br the first time the la ' . o of Franklin an I his associates . This was a triumph—a triumph lor the British nation ; and let him add that it ha 1 been accomplished bv the energy mil devotion of an Kotrttshwoman . " To L-ely Franklin must he accorded tho great pruiau uf having , despite difficulties ami discouragements or no ordinary character , persevered in tho cause she hud so much at heart until s ! io sent out a fourth expedition , whicU was . successful jifter three previous ones had . fuileiK To her , therefore , must bo ascribed the urea test honour that nad over fallen to the lot of any

      Kivglisliwoman— -that of proving her devotion m such a cause , and of realising such a result . Captain M-Clintoek hud not given half credit enough to tho real merits of un expedition , Uio results of which were gloiirfus in a geographical point of view , for they'had proved the navigability ot tho llullot Straits , imd , for the flrau time , had pointed out tho north-west point of tho American c ontinent . With ngurd . to tho diulcuUius—hiul tjioy not hoard that tholutlu vessel , of only 170 tons , in v ' vhicli Captain M'CIUilock went out — tho Itoxthe

      after having in tho lirst year almost made passtigo across Bulnn ' . s Hay , , was sot fast In the winter loo and drittod baek again 1 , 200 miles into tho Atlunilo r ' Would nyt that have discouraged any other man from proceeding ? Hut soe what ho hud eueeted— -how ho had made thea'o important dincoveries , anil revealed tur tho ilrst time thu fate ol Franklin and his ussucilalas . He felt Hint , ns Englishmen , wo owed u duop dobt of gratitudefirst , tol-culy Franklin , for sorting on foot Iliifl lust oxpodltlon , ftnd next to Captain M'CUntoek tor the manner in which ho hud curried it out .

      Captain . Co llinson said that the most important and interesting information , next to the fate of Sir John Franklin , which Captain M'Clintock brought back , was the extraordinary discrepancies as to the crews . TJnere were nine persons missing , and had he been in the same position as Captain Crozier on his second voyage , he would have sent a boat back by the M'Kenzie to the Hudson's Bay Company , stating that he required further assistance . In the piece of wood which he ( Captain Collinson ) picked

      up at Finlason ' s Island , they had good reason to think that some part of the Erebus and Terror had passed by the west of that island , and was perhaps deposited there . Unless they searched these places in Jily and August , it was useless . He referred in terms of warm eulogy to the energy and devotion , of Lady Franklin , and remarked that it was due tc Franklin to acknowledge , that what Columbus began Franklin completed—viz ., the discovery of the American continent .

      Captain Siierafid Osbor > expressed a conviction that the search after the Franklin expedition -was now closed , and that it was perfectly useless to pursue it further . ¦ Captain IIobsox gave some account of the manner in which the rerords of the Franklin expedition , as detailed in his despatches had been discovered . His opinion was , that the bodies of the men discovered hau-perished in the endeavour to . find . ' their way back to the ship . Captain Snow , of the merv . nht . ile marine , differed in some -respects from the gallant officers who had preceded him . On behalf of the 105 men yet unaccounted for , he urged that the search should re renewed tin til tone more positive information of their fate was obtain-el , ( flenr , hear . ) There was certainly no sufficient evidence that they had peris-he . ! .. ( Hear . ) lie believed yet that records would be found : \ t Caps Walker , believing that the expedition had gone on in pursuance of tiie instructions of Sir J . Franklin to procee 1 to the southwest . He was prepared to goi . through the whole of " the evidence to show that it was next to impossible that these 105 gallant spirits had perished in the way that had been suggested . He recommended another expedition overland to search the whole of the localty in the direction in which he supposed the survivors .. of the Franklin expedition to have gone . He reminded the . meeting that one great object of the expedition was to make magnetic observations , and until some record of the results were discovered he vuuia i ; ot ; iii . iii . i'j . i ail hope . if his health was spared , he would go out next spring , whether alone or in company with others , and would explore the whole locality , promising not to return until this riddle was solved . Captain Kkxm ; i > y concurred with Mr . Snov \ He had heard a rumour last summer that some Europeans had been . « een in the direction of the M'Kenzie Kivpr . He imagined these were some of the 105 , and that there was every chance that some of them were yet alive . Captain M'Ci . i . vroeiv observed that the whole of the information proved that all the food tho expedition could have carried with them was forty days' short provisions . The wonder whs , how they got so far ; and there was no chance—the provisions being exhausted—that they could havo made their way from tho Great Fish iliver to Montreal Island , orauv part of the Hudson ' s Bay territory , lie had no wish to throw cold water upon the hopes ot' n \) y enthusiastic persons who might wish to go out on a further search . He wo ' . ild remind the nuviing that all the way from the Croat Fish Kiver to the lludaon ' u Bay territory hiul b- 'un . searched . Dr . King . — "Over the ice and snow , Captain M'Clintock , remember . " The meeting then separated .

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      NAVAL AND MILITARY . The launch ui' the Victoria , 121 guns , sere . v lincoi-battle ship , which has boon looked forward to with unusual interest , was etlbetCKi at Portsmouth cm Saturday , \ rli 1 i perfect success . Her Majesty , the Prince Coiiauri , the lVhu ' O , and rriniii'su I-roderlck William , and other members of tlioiMva-1 family wore oil ' jounl . thcuor monyofchristening bifing norlopinod by the 1 ' VIn . x-M Frederick William . The Victoria is liiivor than any lino-of-battle ship uliout . bho will be lilted with engines of 1 , 000 nominal horse-power , constructed liy . Measra . Muudslay , Sons and lield , ami w oompletud will ho Hie Iliicut tlircu-dcokor in her JMajosty ' ri wervico . Her keel wa . i laid In lxibruai ' v 1850 , ami hlie has l ^ oon about three years and ahalfon the « li |> , bulng the first of the three-deckers oriuhially dualnuud to bo fitted with thy sorow . AliliouuhearrviuH ; cen uuns loss thanthe . vhu'lborougu ,

      Uoyal Suvuruluii , or Duke ot Wulunjiton , WQ > is uDwards of llfty feet longer thnii clthor of them , the Duke of Wellington and lioytil Sovorolgn being 240 foot 0 inehee , tnul the Murlborough beJng 240

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 19, 1859, page 1265, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2321/page/5/