The Aberystwith Observer

MR. JACOB BRIGHT, M.P., ON FEMALE EDUCATION. The annual meeting of the Manchetter and Salford Col- lege for Women, was held on Wednesday In the Manchester Town Hall, the Bishop of Manchester, the president of the ooliege, occupying the chair. Mr. Jacob Bright, In seconding the adoption of the report, in the course of his speech said he sometimes thought that we might have a greater number of highly educated women than of men, for the reason that there were so many idle, careless girls in the land. He would undertake to say that during the last twenty or thirty years there had been more careless girls living in Eng- land, in proportion to the population, in afflaence and idleness than we had ever seen before. Instead of many of these wasting their lives in luxurious draw- ing-rooms, would it not be much better that they should give themselves to intellectual pursuits, that they should become students, that they should in fact, subject their minds to the discipline which was to be afforded by that college? He was satisfied that they 'would be much happier if that were the case, and that they would be much better members of the community wherever they were found; and, as many of these idle girls were to be the heads of families hereafter, nobody could doubt for a moment what would be the effect of such a culture upon them.

t ",(,)J( :;)( I JOHN RICHARDS & Co., TAILORS, DRAPERS, AND GENERAL OUTFITTERS, 10, MARKET STREET, ABERYSTWYTH, MOST respectfully beg to inform their customers and the general public that their first Parcel for the AUTUMN haa been delivered in Scotch Tweeds, all Wool, and warranted well Shrunk. ■ '• '•? lift? ? •><-> Patterns free on application. GENTS' SUITS MADE TO ORDER, FROM 42s. An assortment of Silk, Felt, Straw, and Tweed Hats, Caps, Shirts, Collars, Cuffs, Braces, Ties, Scarfs, Umbrellas, &o.,&c. Variety of Gents' and Boys' -made. up Suits kept in stock. GENTS' from 35s., BOYS' from 7s. 6d. ALL GOODS MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURES. Any Article not approved of may be exchanged. ORDERS PROMPTLY EXECUTED IN GOOD STYLE & WORKMANSHIP.; in AGENT FOR ELIAS HOWE'S NOISELESS SEWING MACHINE. f' .1' | M. BL DAVIS & SON, ¡ t BRIDGE STREET AND QUEEN STREET, ABERYSTWYTH, ( r "f Have jast received a new stipply of > t \> ¡' < BRASS AND IRON BEDSTEADS, Spring and other Mattresses, Of which they respeotfully eojicit inspection; also to their extensive stock (by the leading makers) of I {, Orates, Kitchen Ranges and Stoves. Reaping Machines, by Hornsby, SamuelsonL and others. Chaff Cutters in igreat variety, and other Agricultural Implements, i WATER FILTERS by several Makers. i.' t! Cutlery, Weighing Machines, Baths,-and every description of Furnishing aiid Building Ironmongery, Electro Plated Goods, &c., &c. i S. ALLSOPP AND SONS, r If' BURTON-ON-TRENT. v ( ———————————,——,———— f OFFICE, Alfred House, tipper Portland Street, Aberyshvytih. (. Ii, STORES, Railway Station. r < GEORGE CARES WELL, AGENT, -■ VIM AUAM'C ^°ld Medal Patis Exhibition, 1878. I I N AllAll U ( PURE, MILt) and MELLOW. DELICIOUS and MOST WHOLESOME. I I THE CREAM OF OLD IRISH WHISKIES. ■■■ ■l— HASSAjLL says—" Soft and Mellow, P'urei, well Matured, ¡" I,. and of very Excellent Quality. < i WHISKY. j Tbe ttold Medal Dublin Exhibition,1865, ¡ j 90, DBEAT TIXOHFIELD STREET, LONDON,, W., ¡ >' i, J. E. JONES, WG FASHIONABLE BOOT AND SHOE MAKER, MKL. 54, NOKTH PARADE, ABERYSTWYTH, HHHBk ~\IT AKER.df tbe Celebrated TOURIST and PORPOISE HIDE 1VJI SHOOTING BOOT. Every description of goods made VHHH^L to order on the premises, of ;the best material and guaranteed workmanship. A varied stock of Ladies', Gentlemen's, and Children's Boots and Shoes for summer Wear on hand. Repairs of every description executed on the shortest notiee. T. & W. B UB B, PAINTERS, PLUMBEI7S, GLAZIERS, GAS FITTERS, HOUSE DECORATORS, PAPER HANGERS, < GENERAL HOUSE FURNISHERS, TERRACE ROAD, ABERYSTWYTH. p, —————— AGENT FOR BRONER'S BURNERS, WRIGHT'S GAS STOVES, and ATKIN'S GOVERNMENT FILTERS. Cheap Paperhangings from 3d. each. Baths, Perambulators, Fancy Baskets, &c. FURNITURE DEPARTMENT TABLES, CHAIRS, SOFAS, COUCHES, PIER AND TOILET GLASSES. EgTABIjSHED 18267" j THOMAS WHITE, (Son and successor to the late Elizabeth White,) MANUFACTURING LAPIDARY AND JEWELLER, EGYPTIAN HOUSE, TERRACE ROAD, AND YORK HOUSE, MARINE TERRACE, ABERYSTWYTH. A splendid collection of Jewellery of the newest designs, comprising Necklets, Brooches, Ear Rings, &c., always in Stock. OEM AND OTHER RINGS. OLD CHINA IN GREAT VARIETY <@° ANYTHING NOT IN STOCK MADE TO ORDEB. DEALER IN SILVER AND ELECTRO PLATE. N.B.—No connection with any other firm in the town the same name. B, GILDING AND ELECTRO PLATING. ones other Pebbles Sliced into Slabs, Drilled, and Cut into any Shape or Form. A L LCabineta, Tables, &c., inlaid. Church Decorations. ALL WORK DONE ON THE PREMISES. RELIANCE HOUSE, GREAT DARKGATE-STREET (OPPOSITE THE MEAT MARKET), AND 7, PIER STREET, W ILL I A M PROBIN, WORKING L^IDARY JI WELLER, AND SILVERSMITH. BEGS to Diamond Rtt w^ Visitors °f Aberystwyth that he has now on hand a well- selected Stock of Di it branches g El^s' si»net Ein^8' and Kings. Bright and •oloured Gold Jewellery, m all 1 b £ hes, made upon the premises. Every article warranted. Also a oia 0014 •*■ pnKiased- *4 IN CONSEQUENCE OF SPURIOUS IMITATIONS OF .LEA A & B SAUCE, PERRrNSW ¡ "Which are calculated to deceive the Public, Lea and Perrins ha*e adopted A NSW LAHyn, bearing tljeir Signature, thus, j i 'V :V"' which is placed on every bottle of WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE, and Without which none is genuine. $g- Sold Wholesale by the Proprietors, Worcester; Crosse and Blackwell, London; and Export Oilmen generally, Retail, by Dealers in Sauces throughout the World. r' Marble and Stone Works, a WAN HILL, SHREWSBURY. RB. DODSON BSPECTFULLY begs to ihtimate that the Show Rooms contain a large collection ef *t*rble, Stone,and Enamelled Slate Chimney Pieces, Marble and Stone Mural Monuments. -Littery and Churchyard Memorials, Fonts, Fountains, Vases, &c. Er p. TAYLOR, l. FRUITERER, LICENSED DEAJjEB IN GAME AND POULTRY, ■Kra^ SEED, AO, MARKEI1 HALL, TERRACE ROAD, ABERYSTWTTH. J GILLHEADS AND INVOICES: OBSBRTER OFFICES, •' !,vr :ir;-tAl I t q i FLANNEL! FLANNEL! FLANNEL!! GREAT REDUCTION IN WELSH FLANNELS! White Flannel, all Wool, 9d., lOld., Is. an upwards. Plain, Grey, and Stripes, very heavy, lOld., Is. and upwards. The New Patent Flannel, in all colours, from 2a. 8d Welsh Blanketings, from 2s.. Welsh Knit Stockingq, fro- 2a. Welsh Knitting Yarn, from 2s. per lb. white, Whittles, 16s. and upwards. WELSH FLANNEL DEPOT, TERRACE ROAD, j ABERYSTWYTH. 'i i f f '1 jojiN EDWARDS ft po., PKOPBIBTOBS ¡ 1 ■ •' ■ 1 J J I THOMAS GARNER, r r [ i' ■» < CONFECTlblfEB, BAKER, &c., I.. .l" ) I. TERRACE, ROAD, t J (1 J r t i V J ABERYSTWYTH., r J 'J > J i ■=:; ■< r '< r. 1 ) > i ■ ■ j ,}' REFRESHMENT. ROOMS. 1/ } t. ) f j -v (TT) ESTABLISHED 25 YEAR) DAVID THOMAS, 1 Watchmaker,; JeweHei*, &o., 13, GREAT DARKGATE ST.. ABERYSTWYTH.. THE FLORENTINE ELECTRIC HAIR BRUSH WILL RELIEVE NERVOUS OR BILIOUS HEADACHI t IN FIVE MINUTES Positively remove Scurf and Dandrif, Prevent Falling Halr, and Baldness, while promoting a Heathy and> vigorous growui of the Hair. It wilt alwayi J>e found most Emçaclousln those distressing HeatlaeheslpecuIiar te Xadie*. ic is., 2s. '6d.,$s., 3s. 64s, 4s, fld. Made only of the, Begt Pure Bristles, and supplied wholesale only, by TtlB PAtKNT LfONlTE MANUFACTURING CO. (Limited), who possess the formula and sole right of manufacture.1; factories and Depots :-London, Paris, New York, Hamburg, t í Berlin and Vienna. AGjENT:— H. P. HA-WKLNS, 23, Pier-street, Aberystwytb SAVE OF 80 PER CENT. OF, COALS. SECURE CLEANLINESS AND INCREASED COMFORT t i This can be donq by .the use of CONSTANTINE'S TREASURE KITCHEN RANGE, Which can by seen in operation on application to MR. GEORGE GREEN, AGENT F. OR A B EtTS T W T T H 1 of whom all particulars can be obtained. NONE SHOULD BE WITHOUT THEM.. NEW LABEL. ,( IN consequence of the. continued use of IMITA. JL TIONS of SCHWEPPE &;CO.'s Bed Label, used over.thercorkof their SODA WATER, they have- been compelled to adopt a New Label, which is affixed ',on the side of the bottle, in add-on to the x>ne orer the cork. SCHWEPPE'S GINGER ALE. SCHWEPPE'S MINERAL WATERS received the HIGH- KST AWARD at the PARIS EXHIBITION, 1878. They have always had the Patronage of Boyality,and continue to be supplied to tHE QUEEN. Every bottle of the Genuine is Protected by Labele, with Name and Trade Mark—A FOUNTAIN. Retail of all Chemists, Wine Merchants, and Groc "Q ONE BOX OF CLARKE'S B 41 PILLS is warranted to cure all discharges from the Urin- ary Oigans, in either sex, acquired Or constitutional. Gravel, and Pains in the BacK. Sold in Boxes, 4s. 6d each, by all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors; or sent to any address for 60 stamps by the Maker, F. J. CLARKE, Consulting. Chemist, High Street, Lincoln. Wholesale Agentq-BARCLAY & SONS, London. Aberystwyth—W. G. VAUGHAN, Chemist 1, North Parade. And all the Wholesale Houses' GEORGE'S PILE AND GRAVEL PILLS. Patronised by several eminent Physicians and Stqeons, and UNIVERSALIS held in high esteem. Though you have sutfered and despaired for years, and tried Remedies in vain, be assured there is still a safe and speedy cure for you at a'small cost by using pEORG^'S PILE AND GRAVEL vJT PILLS, which are now recognised, by all as being the best Medicine yet discovered for PILE AND GRAVEL, as well as for the following pains, which in Ninety-nine Ca..es out of every Hundred, are caused by these painful Maladies Pain in the back, Flatulency, Griping, Colic, A sense of weight in the back and loins .Dairting Pains,in the region of the heart, Liver, and Kidneys, Constipatiop, Pajns in the thighs, sometimes shooting dewtt to the i calf of the leg and foot Suppression and retention of urine, Pafns in the Stomach, and all Liver Complaints. Thousands hfeve been ctired by these Pills, and many who had been pronounced hopeless have been thoroughly restored to heatthbythtiruse. «JfB mop WILL CONVINCE TKB MOST SCXFTICAL or TUB I* Bpnoicr. In 'ørd..r to duit all who may be suffering' from One or Both of these Maladies, the Proprietor prepares 'this Vegetable Remedy in the following forms■ No. I—GEORGE'S PILB AND GRAVEL PILLS. }To, 2—GEORGE'S GRAVEL PILLS. No. 3—GEORGE'S PILLS FOR THE PILES. Important Testimonials from Doctors, Chemists, and In- valids, from all parts of the country/win be forwarded to any address on receipt of a stamped envelope. Sold in Boxes, Is. lid. and 2s. 9d., by all respectable Chemists; by Post, Is. 4d. and 3s., in postage stamps. BYXRT BOX IN PROTECTED BT THB GOVERWiTEXT STAMP. NOTICE.—The title "PILE AND GRAVEL PILLS" is Copyright, and entdred itt'stationers, Hiii. Proprietor, J. E. GEORGE, M.R.P.S., HIRWAIN, GLAMORGANSHIRE. T)RAPERS' POSTERS & HANDBILLS, displayed in first-rate style, and on [ the shortest notice. OBSERVER OFFICES, I ABERYSTWYTH AND ABERABBON

I#T £ BESTINtf JOTTINGS ABOUT COeHIN CHINA. I Consul Tremlett, reporting to our Foreign Office ca the trade of Saigon and Cochin China in 1878, gives an account of the government of this French colony, prefacing his statement with a list of the 14 governors who have ruled the colony in the 2d years which have elapsed since the conquest. The Governor is assisted by a Privy Council and a central bureau of administration for internal affairs, and there are also 50 Annamite préfetø and sous-prefeta distributed throughout the country. Cultivated State land, or land bearing trees in full growth, can only be had by public sale, and the auction is by candle, the dying out of three lighta bafore a higher bid is made settling the matter; uncultivated land is valued at lOf. per hectare (2i acres), and all except free grants pay a registration fee of 2 per cent. The military force is some 3,000, and the native troops number about 4,000, and the police about 250, this last force consisting mainly of Asiatics of all nationalities, Chinese excepted. The city of Saigon is said tc contain 5,000 inhabitants. In the interior th'ere, are. according to the last statisics, 1,571,289 per- sons, of whom very few indeed are Earopeans, 1.400,683 are Annamese there are some Cambodians, Malays, and Hindoataneea, and 46,339 Chinese, but it is stated that there are larger numbers of Chinese who ,are not included Distributed throughout the colony, under the au- thority of a Bishop, are some 60 European and 25 native priests, besides 75 Sisters of St. Paul de Chartres, who render invaluable service in various capacities. The revenue of the colony has been recently in. creased by an export duty on rice, oocasion being taken on the other hand, to reduce tne land-tax very considerably, A heavy annual payment is made to the Home Government. The Consul gives some account of the island of Phu- guoc, having been several times called upon for infor- mation concerning it. As there is the possibility of its turning out to ba very valuable, the Government take precautions that it shall not be uselessly parcelled out. Land is granted only to those who intend to cultivate it. The price fixed is lOf. per hectare. No taxes are levied for the first six years. The Government reserve the right to all minerals. The sea shore, to 275ft. above high-water mark, is also reserved, and no ebe jeotion.can be made to the erection of fortifications or to the making of roads upon or through any concession. In 1874 aminir, g company was granted gratuitously a right to make researches in the island for three years, and in case of success to have the sole right of mining for a term of nine years but the coal found proved of little, value, and the company did not succeed in finding anything else. Some pepper and coffee planta- tions were started, but Buffered from want of labour and general mismanagement.

Witb reference to the above, H. S. ¡, writes ttom Ladger- shaU Sir,—Your correspondent Apiarian gives na two excellent niethods of feeding, beeft with sugar, but I believe that bees and other living creatures require something bbsides saccharine matter to sustain life. Besides honey, the bee lays up ft store of bee-bread— the Collected farina of flowers-indicating that a modicum of farinaceous foods should be included in its artificial supplies. From ignorance of this fact I lost all my bees after the wet summer of I860, although they were abundantly supplied with syrup and barley- sugar, while some of my neighbours saved their entire stock by feeding with oatmeal and treacle. (

MR. F. S. POWELL ON HEALTH. At a meeting of the Social Science Congress at Manchester, on Saturday, Mr. F. S. Powell delivered the departmental address on Health," and com- menced by observing that those who command atten. tion on the gteat national question of public health do but coant justice to the progress made during the present generations Granted that there are problems yet unsolved; admitted that doubts still attend the sanitary reformer as be pursues some parts of his course, still much ground is made for ever good, and the ttrea of uncertainty is yearly diminished by the facts which experience and science disclose. He con- trasted, the dark and repulsivei condition of some Lancashire manufacturing towns within his own re- membrance, when the mortality was terrible, with their present condition, when. amongst other reforms, the severity of preventibls disease had abated. But during this period the difficulties of the sanitary reformed had Exceeded any estimate which could be formed by the mere spectator. Turning to the consideration of the difficulties-in practical Working fU-d deficiencies in legislation which still impede the Work, she pointed out, that the first great and fatal hindrance is the political position of the Health Minister. Those who desired the efficient working of our laws dealing with poverty and disease, should devote their fullest energies to a reform which will place the Minister who deals with these subjects on an equality with those who, being entrusted with the most weighty responsibilities, en. Joy a dignity and occupy an acknowledged position corresponding with their high functions. With regard to schemes proposed for the better sanitary govern- ment of the metropolis, we must, when in search for a strong central and representative authority, not forget the necessity for careful local administration. This administration must be entrusted to some authority. No wise and thoughtful reformer would lay violent hands on the present authority—the vestries—the members of which bring to their task an amount of intelligence, industry, and public spirit little known to those who in their indolence forget, and In their ignorance condemn institutions, on the practical working of which they do not condescend to bestow the most insignificant fragment of their lives; Among future reforms necessary was a more severe adminis- tration of the laws respecting coal-smoke and the registration of Blckness; and it would have to be con- sidered in future years how far the existing severe pressure, in many elementary schools and In the higher education produces, or will hereafter produce, mischievous effects on the well-being of the pupils. In America considerable apprehension has been entertained, especially in reference to the more sensitive and delicate organisation of girls. Sewage, water supply, river conservancy, and the pollution of rivers ought to be taken as one great whole, not as separate and sometimes conflicting problems. The construction of works for water supply in the case ef urban distriots should be on a large scale, either by combination between lesser communities, or by con- tribution to them of water collected by towns of greater size. The water supply should be constant, underground sources of supply should be diligently sought, and more freely made use of. As to sewage, no single Bygtem is suitable for every district. The time for repayment of loahB should be so calculated as, to give a wide margin, not enly for the natural decay of the works, but for the advance of science, which ma j-render them antiquated at an earlier period than the best men of the present day may deem possible.

New Zealand bids fair to be one of the largest grain- growing ooontrtn In the world. In the year 1877-8 no less J™11S.SW.000 buihelsof wheat and oats were grown; wblut the yield Awing the year 1878-9 had Increased tt> 14,42?,000 busbels. Victoria, with more than double the popnlftlon. Proceed only 8,062,000 busbels. The yield during the past year was 26 buabeu of wheat, 81 fS per acre, while the respective yields In Victoria were only 12-4 sad 19 8 ba»heU pee acre. Mrs. Ann Seymour, a widow, residing in Brown- low-street,^ Liverpool, has met with bet death under shocking etreumstanoes. On sutnnight her sister, Miss Agnes M'Murray, went out to make some par abases, and lett bee sitting In an arm-chair in the dining-room reading. When Miss M'Murray returned abe found tbe room filled w?th smoke, and her sister sitting In a another chair witb. her olothes on Ore. Miss M'Murray at ones extinguished the flames with water and fetched a doctor; but the unfortunate sitting In an arm-chair in the dining-room reading. When Miss YKUftaJ returned abe found the room filled wtth smoke, and her sister sitting In a another chair witb. her olothes on Ore. Miss M'Murray at ones extinguished the flames with water and fetched a doctor; but the unfortunate lady died a lew minutes afterward*

A ROYAL CRADLE. A correspondent writes from Mandalay Extensive preparations are being made at the palace in prospect of a coming event, vh2.i the confinement of King Thee Baw's head, queen, the Soo pyah-lat. The Poongees (priests), Poonaks o* astrologers, Baydin Sayas or fortune-tellers, have be^n duly consulted, and they have all unanimously oojoe to the conclusive pre- diction, that the new corner will be a Royal son. and Thee Baw has declared tb, he shall be the Royal heir-apparent to the throne of the King of the Rising San, Lord of the W'hite Elephant, the Golden Umbrella, &a. It is repo rted that the cradle which has just been completed cost the State nearly two lakhe of rupees. The cradle was fust fr.imed with mango wood, and encased with sheet gold inside and outside. Over this is ornamented gold work, set with precious stones of all kinds—diamonds, rubies, aap- phires, emeralds, As,, and the work is said to be very superior, as it is turned out by the best of the first- class goldsmiths of Upper Burmah. The arrangements for fitting up the cradle are as follows :-A soft bed or cushion covered with green silk velvet, and the eidea with embroidered work. I should have stated the manner in which the cradle was to be fixed and how worked. A thick iron rod has been fixed across the room, some 12 feet above the floor, and the cradle is suspended by means of golden cords, made of golden wire for the purpose of swinging, and to work backwards and forwards, like punkahs in > our part of the world. Tae king objected to the old method of having the royal cradle pulled by a parcel of old women, so the mechanical and engineering elements of his kingdom were called into requisition, and I am told that one of the Italian mechanics has invented a wind- up machine by which the cradle can be set going, once wound up, for a day or night, or until further orders, to the great delight of the king. The royal babe is to be nursed and brought up in the English style, and for this purpose the sum of 5,000rs. was given to one of the sisters of the convent here to purchase a complete outfit, and my informant says that the sister has faith- fully executed the order, and the paraphernalia for the youth has been deposited in good time. The king and queen are said to abhor the sight of Europeans, and of the English particularly, and yet we have the fact befdre us that the foregoing preparations are after the European fashion,—Times of India.

THE SPEAKER ON AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS. The Right. Hon. H. B. Brand, Speaker of the House of Commons, presided at Glynde Harvest Home, near Lewes, on Saturday, and delivered his annual address on agricul- ture. He said:— It has given me great pleasure to meet you here to- day, as it always does,- as the years roll by, I am old enough to recoUect a great many harvests, and speak- ing from an experience of half a century, the present has been the latest and the longest harvest I ever remember. We commenced harvest this year on Aug. 19—about four weeks latpr than usual—and it is not yet finished, for I have still exposed to the elements several acres of barley. The question will naturally be asked, how is it that the harvest has been so late! Your own observation will give you an answer to this question. It has been owing to the pre- valence of rain and clouds and the very remarkable absence of sunshine throughout the year. For above twenty years we have kept an accurate record of the rainfall in this district, and I, find that the rainfall this year up to the present date has been larger than that of any year since we have kept a register. The only year which seems to be at all a parallel to the present year as to the extent of rainfall is that of 1860, and many of you will remember the trying harvest of that year. During June, July, and August this year, the most important months for maturing corn, we had a rainfall of fourteen inches, nearly double the usual fall in this district, and it is a very remarkable circumstance that the rainfall of 1860 for these same months was also about I fourteen inches. The lateness of the harvest is thus accounted for by the excess of rainfall, but I might also point to the fact, which I stated the other day when distributing the prizes at the garden show, that not only have we had a large amount of rain, bat that when the rain has ceased we have not been blessed with that amount of sunshine which we generally enjoy, clouds having prevailed for the past year. We have taken a record in this place of the amount of sunshine day by day, and, speaking of the months of Jnne, July and August, I find that while the sun has been above the horizon for about, 1,400 hours during those three iboitths, it hatf been veiled in clouds for above 1,000 hours. No wonder that our harvest has been late, seeing that we have had less than 400 hours' sunshine in three months. The theme of the day is the depression of agriculture. There is no doubt that very considerable depression does exist, and if I were asked the cause of that depression I should say that the principal cause is the weather, though there may be minor difficulties which aggravate the depression— difficulties, however, which may be overcome. There- fore, I think we may fairly hope that with better seasons the depression may be only temporary. Of this I am quite mre, that the only 'way to meet the depression is for landlords, tenants, and labourers to pull heartily together, and I am bound to say that I have found during this harvest a very hearty co-opera- tion among the labourers on my own farm, for which I cordially thank many of you who have worked on several oocasions into latehourB of the night by the light of the moon. In these hard times for farmers, unless they receive hearty co-operation both from the land- lord on the one hand and the labou rer on the other, they must go to the wall; and, if the farmers go to the wall, it will be a bad time for landlord and labourer. What is it, after all, which provides the wages of labour I They can come from no other source but the pyofit of the farmer; and if he makes no profits, where is the f andfromwhichwaKes are te be paid? For my part, I have faith In the future of agriculture, trusting in better seasons, because I am persuaded that if we proceed with our business in obedience te the laws of Providence, our efforts will be rewarded, and that the depression from which we are »t present suffering will pass away, and the prosperity of former times be renewed. With these few words I will drink to the health of yourselves and families, and I trust that we may meet next year under more prosperous circumstances. (Cheers.)

THE WESTERN PROVINCES OF CANADA. We (Tht Timet) have received a letter from Mr. H. H. Young, secretary to the Minnesota Board of Immigration, with reference to some observations recently made by Lord Beaoonsfield at Aylesbury concerning emigration from the United States to the Western Provineee of Canada, The writer (who dates from St. Paul Minnesota, September 19) acknow- ledges that there is an immense fertile region embraced in Central British America; that it has an eminently healthful climate, but little colder than that of some of the Northern States, with summers sufficiently lengthy for wheat, oats, 3e, barley, potatoes, cabbages, parsnips, carrots, and the ordinary garden vegetables to grow to enor- mous else and fall maturity; he is confident that maiIIe and several varieties of fruit may be grown there øucoeIIfuIIy. and he believes that in the early foture that region will beoome the home of populous and prosperous communities. But he denies that people from theWMtsrn States are rushingthither; thatthe country is, in any respect, more desirable than the unoccupied territory of tne States, or that the taxation is lighter. He says that thepeeple of the North-western States of the Union aire by no means jealous of the Western Canadian Provinces. On the contrary, they desire to see them settled, believing that such settlraoftnt will contribute largely to their own prosperity. They welcome any future rivalry, ho*e*« *°^daMd, of their neighbours in supplying the world with bread, because they know that whatever may way will be more than compensated m other respeeto. And as to any intention Of "ending the produce to market vid .Efadson Bay, or Tender Bay and Lake Superior, they feel no apprehension, because they are satasfied that not a tenth of the Increased carrying trade which the settlement of the Western Canadian Provinces will bring with it can be diverted from them.

The London GautU of Tuesday publishes a return •f oaaualUel rewetved by the Secretary far War from 5bo ■eat of war ta South Atrtofc

Ii SIR STAFFORD NOBTBCOTE AT DUBLIN. Sir Stafford waspresent on Wednesday night at a banquet gtven by' the Lord Mayor ol BubUn to wwboma the right honourable gentleman to the Irish metropolis A« It was the first occasion which Sir Stafford baa bemi in- duced to break tbe privacy oTms visit, the entertainment at. duced to break the privacy oTms visit, the entertainment at. tracted unusual Interest, and tu e social and pottticat afrcam. stances of the country excited a VtT general desire fi> hear nlm speak. ia responding to the bis health* the cnancellor of the Exchequer spoke of the warm reception given him, and referrel to home and foreign topics-in a speech We &lre following extracts tram his We know it has been said by a powerful opponent of mine that I am not of an imaginative turn of mmd. I am very glad that I am not. (Hear. bea £ 1 am not sure that it is at all convenient that a Finance Minister should be of a very imaginative turn of mind. ( Hear, hear," and a langh.) I am rather disposed to think it is better that instead of try- ing to imagine things we should try and see them as they are, and when I hear a great deal of the power- ful declamation that goes on around me on all aidee and the remarkable eloquence and ingenuity with which different views are propounded, I feel that the imagination sometimes runs riot,' and that t is better that we should as far as possible confine our attention to what you see around us. (Hear, hear.) At the present moment it is impossible net to see that we have before us important and critical times for this nation, we are engaged in important transactions in different parts of the world, and wa have in our minds and under our attention very important in. terests and very difficult questions at home, andliitt a above all things necessary, as it seems to me, that we should keep ourselves cool. (Hear, hear.) I hear the most extraordinary doctrines announced and the most curious constructions put upon the proceed- ings of Her Majesty's Government with regard to foreign affairs; and I hear announcements, both in regard to our relations to foreign countries and with regard to our finances, our trade and our home interests, that the country is in a state of the most deplorable and disastrous confusion. I confess I cannot see the matter in this light. Troubles we have, difficulties we have; but I believe the course this country is bent upon pursuing is one which is clear in itself, and one which we are pursuing with the determination that we will not be turned from our point. (Cheers.) We know and know well that we are brought into oonnexlon and oommalllolRloa with a number of other Powers, that we have interests in every part of the globe, and that from time to time it is unavoidable that we should be engaged in diffi. cutties and in contests in different parts of the world. I was thinking the other day that among the great men of the present day whom one would mention as being, of particular interest to Ireland—the name which would at once commend itself to every Irishman was that of Sir Garnet Wolseley. (Cheers.) It oc- curred to me that a glance at his career showed in a convenient way what the multiplicity of the engage- ments of this country is. We see Sir Garnet Wolseley gaining credit in every part of the globe-in India, in China, in the Crimea, in Western Africa, and again in South Africa, and I am almost afraid to say in what other part of the world, because English in. terests are connected with those parts of the world, and because her work is to be done there, and she is obliged, to send her troops and her ships to guard her interests in every part of the habitable globe. That is a necessity of our position, and when we are told that we are unwise in going beyond the limits of our own line, and that we ought not to mix ourselve? up in quarrels that do not belong to us, I say Perfectly true,; if we are to understand that the empire of thfif country is to be limited to these islands" (hear, hear); but you know perfectly well it is otherwiee-tbat we are bound to take. and have been forced to take the part which we have lately played in the political system of the world; and you know, or may well be assured, that the course which Her Majesty's Govern. ment have undertaken to follow is one which we have taken with the conviction that it is a course which ought to be .followed for the interests of the country, and it is one from which we will not shrink, (Loud cheers.) We have met with difficulties, we have met with disastrous incidents in the course of the prosecution of that policy, and nothing can be more calculated to awaken the sympathy and sorrow of our brave countrymen of all classes than that which has recently happened at Cabul. We know perfectly well how many brave and tender hearts that disaster has brought sorrow, and I know that, speaking in this city and speaking to men who were acquainted with more than one of tbe sufferers by that calamity I may almost be said to be referring to a domestic topic, (Hear, hear.) Whatever else may be said of that calamity, we have lost men of the bighwit distinction and of the greatest promise—men like Sir Louis Cavagnari or like the younger men, Dr. Kelly—(hear, hear)—and I would especially men. tion the name of the gallant young Hamilton (cheers), who fell with a courage that will long be remembered, and of whom I am convinced we may say that never was more promioing or more gallant subject lost to Her Majesty by being sosuddenly cut off. (Cheers.) Well, these things, these considerations, are matters which touch the heart, but they do not unnerve the arm. Thsy make it more our duty to persevere in the policy which hao led to the course we have adopted, not without a sense of thp difficulties which it involved; but which, after calm and mature reflation we formed: the determination to pursue. (Cheers J As far as we are aware, the mission which our troops have now undertaken is at last being accomplished. The general policy of Her Majesty's Govern- ment is unchanged, and L we remain hopeful of » proper arrangement in that country. The key-note to our policy is that we cannot afford, in the interests of our Indian Empire, to allow any country but our- selves to dominate over the foreign politics of Afghan. istan. (Cheers.) Well, that is the way in which an unimaginative man like myself looks at the Btate of things. I »m aware there are much finer views which have been given elsewhere, and views put forward with great tact. (Laughter.) 1 will' not, however, say more with regard to foreign affairs. I am told that under my hands the finances of the Empire are in a state of terrible confusion, and that it needs a very strong hand indeed to put them right. I say again that that Is a very imaginative state- ment, and I am unable to reconcile it with the state of things I see. Times are hard not only for farmers and other classes of traders, but they are also hard for the Chancellor of the Exchequer. (Laughter.) Our revenue, it is true, does not show the elasticity it formerly showed,^ and we find it impossible to keep down our expenditure in a time of war to the absolute level we should desire in a time of peace but if any- one asserts that the finances of this country are in such a position that the revenue is not sufficient to cover the expenditure he is saying that which is net the case. (Hear, hear.) If you look at the matter calmly and see what the revenue and expenditure are, you will find that even in these bad times, even with this fall- ing revenue and heavy expenditure, the revenue con- siderably more than covers the annual expenditure and leaves a margin for the reduction of debt; and all that can be said is that we are not able to reduce the debt in the present circumstances as fast as we could wish. But we could do it if we took certain steps. I am told to look at what great things have been done by some of my predecessors in the way of revision of taxation. It has been said by a great authority, that any one can govern in a state of siege. I say any one can make a good Budget with a shilling income-tax (cheers and laughter); but the question is whether we ought to have these high additions to our taxation at a time when the country is in a depressed condition, We are following the policy, which is not a confused policy. but has been deliberately adopted so as not to press too hardly on the taxpayers, but to endeavour to carry on the finances of the country from year to year, re- ducing the debt at a lower rate of speed and hoping that the time will come when both for the re- duction of expenditure and improvement in the re- venue we may be able to return to a better state of things. (Hear, bear.) I do not give way to despair in these matters, although I admit the seriousness of the position. Every one must see that the present time is one which is not a time of great commercial or financial prosperity; but many persons have told us that they see signs of reviving prosperity. (Cheers.) I hear of improved demands from Ameiica, I hear of some revival in various branches of industry, and I know that these things cannot come all at once; they must come by degrees; and the great point is that ww, should endeavour to take advantage of them as they come, and to take care not by any folly of our. own to impede the prosperity we desire to see. (Hear* hear.) Well, now, that is not altogether an unneces- sary advice to give, I am afraid, in the present times, and it is not to be wondered at meny persons, in all ranks and in all lines of business, feeling themselves in difficulties, cast about eagerly ild look for remedies in every possible way. They ?je suggesting how we are to get out of our difficulties. It is not to be won- dered at that some of the our,gestionm that aoemade should be very rash and unw ise, and even calcmated to have the direct opposite effect Aof thil which is desired. (Hear, hear.) Wfe see that in some eaaea persons are crying out for,. return to protection; we see that in other cases tb ey are crying out for great reforms in our land systv Jl; we see in some directions they are crying out for measures of a very dangerous and revolutionary character; but, I ventare to say, myself, that all these nostrums, all these attempta at artificial remedy ara dangerous, and that, we are to look for encouragement to natural processes and natural remedies. "(Hear, hear,)

The Board of Trade returns of the United Kingdom for tbe part 'month, and lor the nine, month! el*itBg3Uth September, were issued OH Wednesday. 4}UTB as ESgaras exports ar d Imports the figures are of ageuerally encourag- log character, and fully reftect the Incipleut recovery In trade roticeable in some directions.