The Express. — London, England, 1863-12-25 00:00:00

-; • //47 t ,_l_ / i t ~f NEWSPAPER 0 A t , .• .ve,. • 1. for33rittgi SiltidX:d Jo. 5,422.) ••••• ' 7 - . .... ,COTTA, calling at Um Cape of Good Repli Tag RAILWAY CONTRACT COMPANY C! t u ‘ seae.—eTEAH COMIYUNIC.ATION between LOIS. anited;. mg isa INDIA by the munificent Met of Illenwient belonging Completely registered, October 21. 18C.1. 0 l tb, Lot ells and Winton . (Limited/. Capital One Million, in 40,000 Shares, ats each, with power see 08 .0. d ower, en clipper J. SM auxilina7 l6 =llMMNA, SAO to inallelle. ....b,,, MYTH, Commander, wow loading NOTICL elea •••,., . 00 b 3 ,,,k,,„ Dock& win iO,O an ter j —The SUBSCRIPTION LIST for SHARES In this =wog. onapsits will be CLOSID on THURSDAY, the Mb January, A_ dm C 1 I. ,_,,„ . parpg at and leaving Oieweend on the 11tH 11034. W. T. MANNING , Weretary pro tem. j eor;r: f „, Calc utt a, calling at the Cape et Good Hove Temporary °Meek IS, IC ing.street, Cheapekle, LC. i ol Latina no. maguiticeut ship, built esseesiely for die hos trade, bas beta thoroughly ragtbut„ bas assa-rsa. 0 . , 000 „tat1en tor passengers, and will carry an experienced mew also • stewardess. The average paeoge of ea. gram his b OO2 60 Aare W Idwitles. Kew of Hem - Niehaus the 00 , 0 i passages on record.—Tor trislit er _emir liPPlg u ti and co., Ls., Parliament Week IL ev._: He bro . 7, 0 1 t and Co.. 160, LeadenhallehregiS. 1.0.; er et the Ogres el the Cowleine. 0 . M Larke. LC.; where It for appointments se bath .. n i m nude. AMMO Hegrallary . LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 25, 1863. (tamped, id. Additional.) [TWOPENCE DESTITUTE HOMELESS POOR IN THE TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE (=Ties MAVAL AND MILITARY. ADMIRALTY, Die. 24.—Admiral Sir W. F. Xarda, 5.0.5.. has beaa awarded We Good denim PeDgw mooed by W death of Mutual 8s H. W. Dm" K.C.B. MUBIC. HER IWERTYIi THEATRE.-THE =MAIL MXTROPOLIS. THE SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN QUESTION. ENTRY OF THE FEDERAL TROOPS INTO HOLSTEIN. - I ALTONA, Doc. 24. At eight o'clock this morning the Saxon regi ment of Hroopring infantry entered the town. The Danes did not leave Altona until the Fede ral troops appeared. As soon as the Danes bad passed out of one street it was instantly decorated by the people with the German and Schleswig-Holstein flags amidst great acclamations. The Federal Civil Commissioners are said to have alighted at the Town-hall, from the balcony of which is suspended a large German Bag. The proclamation of the Civil Commissioners is affixed at the corners of all the streets with pla cards of "Long live Duke Frederick of Schleswig. Holstein." APPOarnans.—Lisalmissots J. P. awes. 110 be ese of the liereteenate of the Royal Ronstitel, Hymn*. vice Maks% donned ; J. B. Warne, to the Orontes; J. C. Beet sad G. H. B. Reed, to the Lyra. Paymasters—R. IL Stone. to the Colossus ; C. J. Xartis, to the Stein ; • C. W. liar* to the Impreiresbie ; B. W. White, to the Roicewen. Last evening a performs/me of the Menial, was ores at the above theirs, under the direction of *par Arditi, the solo performers consisting of Mdlie. Tistjens. Mr. Whys Cooper, Mies LISCONS and Mr. finntiey. Althourgh acarerly so crowded as might hers been satici. pated from the above strong " oast," the arks was well filled, mid the audience an enthusisatie as.. Maio. Tatjem was in superb voice, and sang the music allotted sober magnificently. Her splendid rendering of " &dike greatly" elicited a great demonstration of approval, and it was with difficulty that the great artist escaped the gewerally expressed wish for its repetition. Mr. Smithy divided the honours of the evening with the prima donsa. Ha noble delivery of " Why do the willow( obtained • well•merited and tumultuosa encore. Mr. Wilbye Cooper sang in his usual musicianly style, as did Miss Lamellas, who, however, unfortunately appeared to be ad , tering from indisposition. The band and tiaras both did credit to Signor Arditi's training, although, of comes, neither could be compared with the more pniceisedoorps ander Mr. Costa at Exeter•hall. The great chorus " For mate as ' a child is born, " and the Hallelujah Chorus, wen given with precision a nd considerable effect, and the performance was altogether an excellent oes. We may, however, be allowed to take *implies to the liras tikes hy Sipa, Arditi, which was throughout tee snobs* to be attributed to the essapatathely steell expiermos of this in every way Ishated chtformiarino is owed mask.. ROYAL ALRAMBRA.—Oontinned and unabated incomes of YEANCONTS CIRQUE IMPRRIAL Tint renowned Troops, comprising the hen Send of Trick and Macaws Horses in the World, together with the Pint SW Mole and Female Equestrians, Acrobats, Gymnasts, Clowns and Vaulters In either hemisphere, attracts entimalutle and do. Related audiences nightly to this magnlikent building, who behold with wonder and admiration the Marvellous Feats et We bolarsed Company. Cheap of Programme Nightly. Morning Perktuteaese - Mondays, Wednesdays. and Saturdays at Two. Two Omit Petterateneee on Boeing viz. two and Half =even. Admission—Private Bones, One Guinea; Reserved he.: Stalls and Balcony Se.; Pit and Promenade. Is.; GsdMry 61, lioxonce open daily. M. lUL PRUE, from Madrid, the Greatest Rider of the sp. will *ppm every wreelett, Masi/Wed/ sistmail: B. Moody and ♦. B. Scott, to the Maher. Second Masters E. B. D'Aroey, to the Ferret ; R. Towers, to the Dee. sYDNNY Direct par JOHN BANK& g l ows are rannainna In and their "Dods alanapide *DAUM.' Dock at oace.— OW N, ROBINSON and Ow, last laab.al — lifidalSipni an—W. B. Walpole, to the Geyser. Assistant Enemers—T. Muir and J. J. Whit*, to tbq Lyra (sommisaimed). Actin Assistant Roemer J. Jolla., to the Lyra (com missioned). nom LIVERPOOL OR QUEENSTOWN TO NEW YOLK. THE LIVERPOOL, NEW YORK, and PITILIDELPNIA STEAMSHIP COMPANY 'stead dere pays. their Mlllnaraned Llyeirbella has Raw Steasa-Shlas, tbe Vatted States milk "" ai nom LIVERPOOL vox taw rmur errY Or LONDON. Weieseday, Dee. 30, 19Rt. LINA. Wedsetalay. lan. A ISM. CITY Or LINERiCC, Saturday, Jan. 9, ISM. Art seer? Wednesday, sad every aasrards Saturday. c ab w ow by the mall stseemes ndl=v ii ir es. .a= al t le d II *dark ateardh Is ee th•a by tl,• Satiudayli alairiani, 13 plasm talvarniser iscludlas an providing inked. c oo k 4 ibi, raitai stew, sad BMWs OstanbA m bez an ked irammi rstadt 17.=;:fit a r s . t °7*.i rc " l l:4 l o,d; at ba s it i g irl MAW. n. King CEly. THE RIGENT NEW MUSIC HALL, Vincent-square, near Victortastreet, West minsterll.ro=eillAT for the CIIIISTILAII HOLIDAYS.— The largest set menpany, handsomest hall, and the best cow& Went, with the W novelty. the Biondi. Monkey, asemidtse tio high rope with Ids brother on his heck. Daring achievements at the *cam LAUNCH OF THE IRON WAR STRAKER ACHILLES. CHATHAM, Dn. N. ThOXFORD. TO-MORROW EVENING ew sad erig Caseate, wellies b LiichAdd Moseley, awl OEM ~mend W. Weyer Lets alb sle, Wisbassall. alums" sap ported by the eatlee corepsoy, with toll band sod chorea Director, Mr. F. 'cosh- MARL Dowdy by Uesweeth, liarees, W. Iteadell, T. Madam, sad those woodsmen artist" Mama Berri, Lead), from the Impartial aroma Madrid, tbillt tint sPlwww sod wt- neat, An appeal has also beau issued to the people by the deputies of Altana, invaing the citizens apd in habitants to assemble in pdblic meeting at noon to day in front of the railway station. . ALTONA, Dic. 24, Enacts°. RO7IIERDAII and the RHINE.—The paddle obeserEATAVllll, dipt. W. Nam front the British m i Fugue Nona.whart, Waffler, ovary Ilanday, at 11 aa yam itl 10a.„ and Us. ad. return, Mtn, 42 Os, and COL 3d.—Yee throes* fares refer to the prtalwel monthly Use I~ppo ie 111111121/111 Untwist Mee, W.. or Mr MU. end PHILLIPPB, 11, Led-leer, KC. VIREMLN.—Direct Route to Hanover, Bruns. jj via, and Central Geresey, WIRT THURADAT. by Nast!Ys tionsis Lloyd's d sermes own. ar NOWT., EMS *2lll**Nre. at 9 s.a. mein at 1119**11 flat fer passeasen M N 9.m.-11nis to Drama: mad . robin Mks* It bad 41 1419.—ipply sa CRAP- Uri nehonal (Web atim9419.94 W.: ow 111.111.1.91% elunit. sad =aunt. THE CONSOLIDATED DISCOUNT COMPANY Hafted). (The Directon reserve to themselves the right of changing the SUMO of the Company). To he lacnrpnrated ander " The Ocesperdes Act. ItOT by which the liability of each shareholder Is Waited to the amount of hi. shares Capt~l 01,000,000, In 00,000 shares of £OO each. First issue, 10,000 shares. Deposit on application i 1 per share, and Yd on allotment. No More coil to exceed per share, sad at Intervals of not leis them throe months. It is not Intended to ell up more than MO for share. C Walter Ceestabie, Werra Haderson and Cces- ITY , Canaan-Area 07 . r . l?nnnY :Mtwara (Moro Denny cad Co.;, Great !l Wilkins LBW, Lp Direator of the Cape Town Railway. Wm. ll'Artlinr, Ep, (of the firm of William and Alexander it'Arthur. AaMenlnn Nembutal. 40. Noorgateetrect. 7. J. Bargood. Esq. (Nun. Eargood, King. and Surgood). Wi den and Melbourne. Thomas Shepherd Richardson, Ken., Director of the Bassos Ayres and Mew Plate Beak. Jars Thompson, Us. (News. Le Oro. Thompson aad Co.), Oatter.lane. ••=niTraser asedenwa, len limners neadereos. Ewa I Amara Bandeman and Co.). lamed Baker, Reo4 . ... ttue Nasuremenit. Buzzed—The Lomian sad Westminster Bank. BoUcrtuU—Mean. Role, Turners, and Hardwick. 1110[1:10. James Shepherd, Req.. Autism Wart, Baribnlaniur lane. Mews. Sandmen and Debra*, 2, Royal Rzahangerhaildinga. °Sou No. 4, Abehnrchianis. In forming this Company the have secured the co operation of Meaty Wideman and Co., ot Alichureh.lane,whose eel known sad kag established boluses ft k the object of this Company to take up and develop The Company will conduct all the operations of ordinary &h -ooting bushaeas. . . _ I'M taenrs on which the business of Mesas. Sandman and Co. has been purchased Justify the directors In anticipating a greet of at least 10 per cent. per annum ors the paid ap capital The Company irM take possessian of the promises now ocem Oaf by Mann. Sandman and Co., as from the Ist day of January and the business of the Company mill commence from that day. So promotion mousy has or will be paid. and the espeneeewin to strictly confined to the oecemary payments. Prospectuses and forms of application for Aare* =my be °binned at the °Mose of the Company, of the Brokers. awl of the Solleitora . . In ale event of act allotment being made. the deposits erfil be teturned in fall : &sad a less ambers( shares be allotted than are applied for, the awed& will be made available towards the payment ea allotment, and the bidaDoe, if any, returned to the applicant. lOLII OP ArrucAram POI SHARPS. To the Directors at the Consolidated Dieconat Company allotted). Gestlamen.—Haviag Feld to your buskers the as of It I request you to snot ass thane la the Coneottstatmt Demount Company :Limited% and I hireby agree to become a Basler of the senisty. awl to sees= esti gm= or any less soder that Mr he allotted to ; Isoorst you to= Matistred on the register of members In raped of the to ma I as, Goothaoss, your obedintlisesok Name In fog Address Ussal 61=Moro Dote SPECIAL NOTTCL THE MUTTITCaiIIiABSURANCI warn liambillista A.D. Uk). IS, Liseetrest, Cheap- Yereaceselleeted on or before the 31et Instant will ptrtlcheste Y NEI yeete deletes of pools Pregeelams sail keens of papaws' may he had an appilastioa. CB ARLES LVIALL. Aatual7 FURNITURE CARRIAGE FREE to any PA= ee the KINGDOM. 1110011 01-nen seam. lanieroon mien ee e zer MS 0 0 SI 0 0 leaven wain eseepien Ilensated ern dna P. eel IL IIT/US, 144, Oderdeinen mod eamiegese grab melon tree co eneleallen. FENDERS and FIRE-IRON& a. IL WORM bees to atom Use trade tar be bas added r rears reerlarst d dreetagross sad disdatroor AMA urDwArnto CH 111111141ta mad /11114111,01r3 to Ids low aad Asir les ANDILIZIK "Mr us Imaddlais Ira aplomb° ot pa—Atre Worts, estrum t Ears derdee. (OLD ORAINB.—WATHEREITON sad MGM tog to aill the attoottoo ot Ur, plaits to the ot INVOICZ old.* Oaf &alter with Gold Gerd err perarria oft ar& saastoctory : II I. L livolkalsokbolle Pato= alas. 14 Intim latl- • So tag moot giff. veloing as. dwL Ws.. 1 1 1 al as. Old. gig onoa - 113 at pit. Total • _Ups Vim Weft Oho QUALITY, WEIONY, cad VALUR of mail. awaalical lo rho parebaur: Mediu, ".. 1 . 41011 •616 laildse for a fir ram anoraks oa tic crack. Vi re\ eisrpd according to Ilb, boricacr or • lad BaranDlN. Goldondllo.—Manitaclon / . 11„ Maarlaciwiamisk Coreat-prdica, Laarboi M.C. Ms isim4 A.D. 17911. Inlays midi of Clubs rod licasecry risaft—lClL drolii• Obi wawa awl an lelardarsetl. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS and NEW YEAR'S OTTIN for all alto wart the thy and Pedlar ficsnee.— !mumps MACAIPIA It OIL, a preserver and Wangler et the brr beyead all precedent. Rowland.' Kalydet for Imparting a Maw bloom to the complexion, and a softness awl delicacy le 444 .,_ba•41. arm sad neck. Rowlands' (biotite, or Pearl Dead thins a pearlhke whltenees to the teeth and fragrance %the break Tie patronage of royalty throuphont Europe, Ikea genenire by rank and Sadden, and the nnlvernally karma el these articles, ere New a celebrity unparalleled. — A. XOWLA ND a nd BONS, 20, Hatton Kann n, sad by •iienle aid petanternAsk lot " hos lands " articles. EYEING IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest sad sea neetet laveettee et the ay, AGUA ANAKILLIA.— JOHN 0081tILL eed Co., Thine Illagooert, leusberd *lA Leiden, pots... whir ....wilepeettelly eaw to the =Oil tee. ratenelk se Odd. which pedlar rester. the bar hoer pristbe bee—se tratterat .Ist asio. The Agee mama has Done et the ...Mtge dyes;lt" " the mitt." Y braeltiet to the speeels. end whoa the halt to 011 , 20 rester.' 10,1 110estioe per ...th wig hes. It le perfect enloor. rice par W... Of la kat Awake lay. eal.--Jehn Gowen P Co. —.tom Co. eitesieted put WILL H. the Mmes. et Wales. LAMBIRTI ASTHMATIC BALSAM, An .._ _owed reemody. without confining the Motels ar alteci 'm hook truly seissdous and pleenent, la admitted to itt he Met mediallie Oar inneediately relieving somdia, tads. einemed err et asthma, and ikciplent cennamptlan. It ter =emem whom the faculty pronimmee iscurable, a Ways the Melding which prorate MMus= re:mtmaehtsg ermarptr e,en ite tette ar down e jnitr of was.. tdasedssrard eW b, I r . ie .A 4P i tntn r utos . sher s l AMS ittilig It wa. - 11.64111 M. Chartnnomes. London, and , by an Lls~ in Wt. ind three gqaantltlr la one, In Pd. Ile pertleider LIZ Ice Umbers latente. The we sad Mims I" bbessed es as Marap. CSAIIII COPAHINI M2Ol, ssiamoseelli bus_ Ls Ur Togs sal lasdra lear"sils. Or era ,, v , nritse, ari fit...." OM Rev. l i reMeaft awe la 1111 MIMI 111:Z WIWI, I- * • J.. .. ... mooed ne ehrenk Meenme.-41s. M. pee boa.. by "'" ' 4 " al C. helleal. Preath tholwalk " libmoduk PRE GHOST CLUB, an entirely new Speenwl Betertainemat. Introducing startling and novet easels never haters attempted. Produced under the Inumadtate vapor- Wen,lames of Professor PUPIL sad by permteam ot DIAYS, Ifee.—CANTIULIWIRY BALL, W r-reed. GREAT REDUCTION in HOTEL CHARGES M the BRUNSWICK. Janorbainsi t et lame% through out the Whiter Seams. PHS BRITISH HOTEL, 83, Jermyo-streak JL tamales sad Osatismea ess be aecemssodate4 atilt Apertasents sad bedrooms fa this Establishment at moderate imam —TROILUS DAWN (teas absposes, lea Strand) Pro pease. Dames previded 6r Was and ma i partisa MARSHALL'S HUNGARIAN BRANDY. The universal demand for this fine Brandy (1 . 1 t: Cosmic—Dr. Bassall) tendon advertisement onneeessary .. mutt min[ the public arainst spertous imitations. Of nest retailers to alogle bottles, St. ad. each, ca Wed, labelled, sad sort branded J. 0. MALSHALL. sole com ace; as per does. ere (earvlsee paid). Depilt, 114, Akteregate-farest, (Be. List vie Agents past tree. CHRISTMAS BOXES or HAMPERS, for One Ostaro.-111NDLATEI sad 00., as. Wei Slisard, W.C., Slososatieet, & W., sad Loacto=, Londoo-bridgo, S.L. Wise, SIAM, Boot, sad Ale Merchant; We up half-dosens boxes or bumpers, eon , alning one bottle act Brest Comte Broady, beet Scotch or Irish Whisky, old Ja maica Liss, bad sad strongest 01., old crusted Port, sad S.. polo nary. Doliested Ara winds Pre miles of these establish ments. Gantry orders to be saneopanled by a remittance. PURE WWI& --See "London Medical Review." O. WALLER. sad Co.'s CELEBRATED PATENT CNE.IBTILIA HAIWIEL: 3 bottle, Port, 1 bottle Moe Old Rum 2 bottles !Merry. 1 bottle Floe 010. 1 bottle French Brandy, 1 bottle (plot) Clumpy's, Patent Hamper Included. ONE OUIN EA. G. WALLNIt sad 6•;14:1 streak 'mot-arms . sad 41. Iftwarsrood, W. DEPOT of GENUINE HUNGARIAN WINES, ander the Patronage of the Austrian Comdata—Hew &rl'aChristmas Preaenta—One dozen case, Ms. ; tiro dem, ttiree dozen IQs. each costaining fits different mete et the finest Hungarian dinner and dessert Wines, including the renowned Imperial Tokay. Carriage tree to any London = Motion, or live miles within the City. Orders to be aces= by r.hretues crossed " Yemea ffaakey." or Post-onice order pay able at tomberd-stmet—MAX GILMER 'lrons Hungary), 7, Ylnclop One, [mdse. HUNGARIAN CHRISTMAS PRESENTEL FRINGALIAN SPARKLING WINES, superior, ats.: DM quality, fan.. Tema as abort —MAX GRRORP. to Hue pry„ No. L llturissplese, Laudon. ALLSOPP'S PALE ALE. The OCTOBnit BREW INOB of the above ALS Sr. sow bin' a/applied in the Anent condition In bottles and in casks, by IINDLATItit, MACKIE, TODD. and 00.. At their DM Lsdowbddp Stores. Lowtaw-artalte, S.L Nov. I. 1161. E P P B'B COCO A, Dletbralshed at • FRAGRANT GRATIVUL, AND INVIGORATING inaryAsr Orlenated speclally ter the me of tame BEVKRAGE under homeopathic treatment, It km through ha agresabeano become generally accepted. SAITOL—LE• and PERRINS' WORETIIIIIIIIII.I EAU= Elio deadens T112 .4" 071/ YOO le prepare/Imi* by LEA end 'AWNS. The pabbe resenstently awahened wtMet worthless halt& Mesa, and atteald me Ms& Lea and Purim( names am cm wrapper, label. bottle, sad l a ar% and YEMEIICV MUCK dell wholesele and lee moped by the Emote/am Woromber Maws. MOM sad ELACENZLI, Maims. BA lONS. and EONB. Lambe, Me., •e.: and by poems sad Gape anlvenstly DR. HASSALL as well am the " LANCET'' JLF Newq*per, both report highly of the merge of Waten (Wane Wine. Musatectured by EGGERT WAT ER S, t. Itartio's-lane,Cannen alren. Leedea, LC. Bold by Grocers, Italian W msbeesestsa, and eahea . = a down. Agate, E. Lewis and Co., Worcester. N 0 TICK -CHARLES REAM'S GREAT lITORY of WAD CABS' to now "JUDY. to three volume., poet Svo, cloth. gla. ad., and may be obtained at any library orolueller in the kingdom. London : limpeao Low, Son. and Marston, 14, latigate4lll. THR BURGLARY NEAR BIRMINGHAM. John O'Hara, the man in custody on the charge at having hose concerned in the burglary at the bore of Mr. Chimera, in the Healey-road, was cm Thursday brought up for re-raminatioe before Mr. T. C. S. llyerraley. Mr. PISMO:di appeared for the defers. In reply to Mr. H pi i o n sit enley, Mr. Chivers stated that he had identified the on the first occasion of ageing hies, excepting so far as his dress was caocereed ; bat that be wield sow under take, after having retested as the =biles, to swear posi tively to him by his features, a dincriptioa of whisk he (Mr. (hives) bad given to Detectlvio-lespicter Manton. Mr. Ckiven's deposition was then taken by Mr. Orr, the clerk, sad it differed in no way from his former statesser. Is erethexamieation by Mr. Francis, he said--I Oat NSW the primer is a room at the hack of this coast, ee Stherdah sesoupt five or six other ire, and then stated that he war the first man I encounteecd in my honer, but bed the clothes of the mond. The latter was shorter and stouter than either of the others. I did not then swear to him, shirr►h I felt ecialideat of his featnres. When brought before the magistrates, a Monday, I felt more ccefident, and sirs thee, having thought over the matter, I foal still same eoalident. When I first asw him he was dressed as he sow is. My wits west to bed about 11 o'clock es Me eight of the burglary, and Mies Stokes sad NM Resiniley re mined up. They west to bed about 12 delook. Detestive Drapers.. Marra woe thee enured, and stated that be west to the Mess a Saterday afterworm, ad examined the seuthey door, so which great fors had horn used. There were marks of • " jemmy" outside the doer, as well seen the dogtrot the clone whisk leads hem the dirties rear. The prossonter described the eirearestanose of the burglary to wirers as be had just related them in his evidence, and gave • dreriptlon of the three nzatistoori sequence of which he (Menlo.) apprehended the os Saturday morn* lank sad honed he bind a wooed as the top of his forehead, an ire and a half in lsegth. At the duties-horse wire= him on munition of having hese coassmod b t ar t burglary, and the primacy replied that e hoped that be the allow) did not think he the so had al that. Witness thee asked him whether be these to eay bow he W get his bead oat, sad the ptiesser dried that he bed been etre* by an Irishmen in a row is Price-street, Lan tueleo-strest, at half-par 3 o'clock as the Sudsy abuser. He added that he was sot aware of the mature of the weapon with which he had bees struck, and that a man mama Allred JONI, with whom be had bra drink* that day, bet who had got witereth the result, had ford him Irieg is the street, rid gonveyed him to the General Hos pital. la reply to Mr. Fiume, the impsetce said that he had reads ironies at the hospital. The hones merger could net recollect the 11/0111111111•SON bet Lk. porter did. Maros here applied for • reamed until today, to enable him to prodeee evidence to prove that so row had takes piece in Prithetrer at the time named by the prisoner. sad the arthritis woe nomads& to.—Birmiaphism Dear Post. SS. PAUL'S EVENIIIO 861VIr13.—The Special arm* services under the dorm of St. Paul's Qtthedral will 00113010000 OD the Bret &twiny in the new per. An inernioat choir has been meaged under the dirsothe of No. Homy BeekLed. At a meeting held to-day of the citizens of this town, at which several thousand people, including the principal inhabitant, were present, Prince Frederick was proclaimed, amid the greatest enthu siasms, legitimate ruler of the country. The Municipal Council of Altana has joined the declaration of the members of the Holstein Diet. The magistrates have also pronounced for Prince Frederick. The Federal Commissioners did not make any obstacle to the assembling of the meeting. Dr. Colliser, who addressed the meeting, stated that he did so with the consent of the municipal authorities of Altana. The military band of the Saxon troops performed the national air of Schles wig-Holstein. HAMBURG, D. 24. A proclamation of the Federal commissioners, dated the 23rd inst., has been issued, announcing their assumption of the administration of Holstein and Lauenburg, without prejudice to the only temporarily suspended rights of the sovereign. The oemmisaioners reckon upon the willing support of the inhabitants in the task of preserving the rights of the country. The proclamation reminds the Holsteiners that the succession question has only been reserved, not passed over, in the Federal resolution, and con , tinnes :—" Therefore banish mistrust, and meet us with the same confidence we, as Germans, bring to you. Support us with the fitting means to main tain tranquillity, order, right, and law, and to keep ill-timed and uncalled for interference at a distance from your frontiers." The Borsenkalle states that the Saxon and Hano verian troops will occupy Holstein, and that Baron Kcioneritz will enter the Duchy along with them. FRANKFORT, Dec. 24. The resolution come to yesterday at the extra ordinary sitting of the Diet, was passed by 8 votes to 4, the minority consisting of Austria, Prussia, Luxemburg, and Mecklenburg. PARIS. Dec. 24. La France of this evening says :—" The King of Bavaria has received the Prince of Augustenburg with all the honours due to a sovereign Prince." _ . Advice, received here from Kiel state that the Prince of Augustenburg will be proclaimed Duke of Schleswig-Holstein as soon as the Federal troops enter that town. THE FRENCH LOAN. PARIS, Doc. 24. In to-day's sitting of the Corps Legialatif the election of M. Pelletan was declared valid. The report of the committee censures the proclamation of the mayor issued at the time of the election. A debate then followed upou the loan. M. Thiera spoke in defence of his amendment. His speech, which was remarkable for its perspicuity and prac tical character, war applauded by the house. M. Thiera reviewed the financial condition of affairs, and stated that peace was the wish of the world, and that any war would be a fatal mistake. M. Vintry, who replied to M. Thiers' speech, confined bimseli to the financial question. In the debate on the loan in the Corps Legielatif to-day, K Picard censured the Mexican expe dition. MM. Gueroult and Havin, members of the Opposition, explained their reasons for not voting for the amendment of M. Thiers. M. 011ivier then stated the policy he himself advocated, which he declared to be of a pacific character. K 011ivier's speech was greatly 'sheered by the Chamber. MM. Gouln, Ouil!aumin, and Lanjuinais also spoke. The Loan Bill was finally adopted by 242 against 14 votes. THE SPANISH CONGRESS. MADICID, Dn. 24. _ In to-day's sitting of the Congress a government bill wan laid on the table, fixing the strength of the Spanish army for 1864 at 100,000 men. The Con gress has been adjourned until the 7th January next. ENGLAND AND TBX CONGDYDEA—Thelnternationai„ a French journal published is Loads, says, in its impres sion of yesterday :—" We learn, on good authority, that the English goyaremest has not remained sliest twos the sub jest of M. Decays de circular of the Sib Darienther. Although that circular was mot eilisially addressed to the Cabinet of St James's, it %%poems certain that the English anabessadar in Paris was informed of it is • semi-official manner. Coos a report addressed to Lord Russell, the latter sent to Lard Cowley • reply, stating that the English government. while abstaining from takiog part i• • conference the utility of which appeared to it may doubtful, would regard a nuesting of the representatives of the great powers not only without opposition but eyes with satisfactioo. The Leash minis ter added that that satisfaction would be still greater if the meeting led to good results." - - PROP )BKD Ruts CONIZIENCIL —lt is intended to bold a conference in the Hall of King's Oollege, on the 12th of January end two following days, in order to amble theme who are interested in rifle shooting to consider the management of ride matches, mire meetings, and other competitions, to impart ialonnation es to the apparates and weapons employed, the targets, marking. lead scoring, and the various adjuncts of ride shootleg, es well lee to dise ase the arrangemeate sad regidatiose whieli have her approved by experseee, or are suggested as further isprovisiesta It is not proposed at these meetings to attempt to decide the questions which will be discussed, or to ambivalent)), premed imp by resolutioaa, bet to elicit se moth Worming as m possiWe es the subject of ride pranks, sad ia a newer tosimilar that parer.' by the Society of Arts, the United Santos lastitutlea the British Areceiatkra the Social Seisms Assiatice, sad ether bodies in their several depart meets. All the suggestions will be summed up sad: bo died in a men Weide will be submitted to the Nsal Rae Alesakeliaa for its aeraideration, with a view to aid tist body la its Warta to mike ride practice more popular as a mealy careles. sad mere effective as a mations kiefeace. Stnurntior's Tie is °noise and strong, moderate Is pries, and wholesome to ma These dimple' s@ bays sentregt for this Tm a prime pretense*. It is sold In petiole by 2,tie ageNte.(Atemfirsneent.) • The launch of the iron frigate Achilles, 3b 1,250.150ne power, was sumentelly effected lest night at flood tide, the attempt• to launch her during the previous tide having been unattended with St 10011•11. The Achilles is the first of oar fleet of iroaolads built at either el the 7 amen establishers's, the whole et re hen weenie • mastreated having base built far the Admiralty at private dockyards. The eaperiaseat , tireller. el had * a large iron vessel at a royal dockyard is or that bee been watched by the public with oraidanable interest. The Achilles we. commoner is September, 1811 ; corequently she has been a little over two years building . Several adverse circumstances, however, transpired to retard her completion, or she would have bees neared fully six worths since. For some time after the order for 1 her construction arrived from the Admiralty it was found impassible to commence her, in consequeme of aot • single portion of the machinery required in preparing the free work for a large vessel being then in the dockyard. Several mouths were accordingly lost before any commencement was made on the Achilles ; and soon after the first plates had been laid most of the hands were withdrawn, their services being required in building the Royal Oak, which was com gflated at the dockyard about twelve moiler elms. Not withstaedieg all these drawbacks the Achilles has been built with astonishing rapidity, everything takes into on edirtion, such as to reflect credit on all the arab and workmen employed about her. Her prineipal demotions are—length over all, 385 feet 9 inches ; extreme breadth, 58 feet 3 inches; depth io bold, 21 feet 1 inch ; borne°, 8,079 tons. From these figures it will be seen that she is somewhat larger than either the Warrior or Black Prince, and ranks next in is.. to the Minotaur, recently launched by the Thames Ireeworks Company. Us like the Warrior, the Achilles is plated with armour from her stem to stern, sad not alone an each of her broad sides. The number of armour-plates bolted to her Ides is 336, and as the average four toes each her weight of armour-plating is upwards of 1,300 toes, or some 500 tons more than is the Warrior. For a length of 220 feet cm each of her broadsides she wiles a thinkers ot teak sad timber of 3 feet 1 inch, after which the thickens medically dimi nishes, until a minimum of 1 foot 11 inches is ennead. Her port-sills are 3 feet high by 1 footll iodise ia width, and from their formation inside they will amble the guns to have • play in an angle of 90 deg. _The armour-plating extern 5 feat below the waterline, an d aleag 230 feet of her breed sides rises to the floor of her upper-deck, alter which it is carried no higher t h an her lower deck. Os her main deck, fore and aft, are two armour-plated bulk heeds, to resist the entreace of abet en her mid. ships battery. The =Ms-deck porta are nine feet above the water. The Achilles is brit with her leers flatter than is the we, with the W wrier, which will arable her to carry her boilers and engines nearer her kilns, and thereby do away with =nob of the rolling now so appereet in hue vends. She is also fitted with two bilge kens Truing the entire length of the keel. 00 the water being admitted into the dock last might the Achilles was found to float, and shortly before twelve the order was give try Mr. Laag to hien her rt. Tlrellheatioe was wifely effected, but on clearing the dock she grounded on a sendbaok near the entrance, when it took the united effort, of five stesesers to get her off, some alarm bei ng created lest she should settle down on the bank, with a falling tide. Ultimately she was berthed alongside the floating sheen, and this morning was ' removed to Folly Foist to be equipped for sea. This morning the workmen commented laying the keel of the new armour-clad frigate Lord Warden, which is to be ' built at this dockyard from the designs of Mr. Reed, Chief Constructor of the Navy. PORTSMOUTH, Dm 24. We understand that the sentence of the court martial in the case of Captais Costar, of the Royal Marisa Light Ideally, has received the sanction of the Admiralty. The charges against him were that he had been guilty of disgrace' al Doodad in having smbesaled lie sum of NW. or thereabouts, public moneys entrusted to him u paymaster of the prize division of the Royal Marines ; that he had embezzled or fraudulently misapplied the sum of 1211., being the balance of moneys belonging to the officers' men • that he bed absented himself without leave when ordered to present his balance-sheet to the commas ding of ; and that he had absented himself without leave from his pri vate dwelling at Bishop's Waltham. and did not return until brought back alder escort of the polioe. The court found the prisoner guilty, and he has been sentenced to be cashiered, his sureties being ordered to vetoed the amount of his defalcations. The ifeetOrciroo screw frigate, made a trial of her speed radar at half Wet power, aed teased a mesa speed of gi knots. Some additional runs were also mad* with full power, and an increase of half a knot was obtained over the speed of yesterday. The Moline, IT screw sloop, Commander W. Graham, arrived at Spithaicl this morning from the Pacific, and et. changed salutes with the Bag ship of Vice-Admiral Sir Michael Samoa; G.C.B. She will premed to Woolwich to dementia and pay otr, having been upwards of four years in rommialon. 35. *crew frigate, was brought down the harbour this morning to be docked and brought forward foe the first division of the steam reserve. The Jersey, cutter Master J. D. Rogers, sailed this morn. M Mg for the Channel Islands, WOOLWICH, Dec. 24. The whole of the workmen at the dockyard, steam factory. and Royal Anneal will have a holiday on Saturday, in addition to Christmas Day, the time having already been made up by working extra hoar& THE LOOS OP MOUTH COUNTRY VHSIIIIS DURING TR! LATZ GALES.—The loss of north country vessels by the late pies will be very serious indeed. Fully thirty ships are already reported to the mirth country Maumee clubs as total losses, and intelligence of others abandoned at sea seems to be arriving every day. Our Tyne clubs will suffer very severely, some of the larger of them having from eight to nine total looms. Six ships belonging to Myth are lost and both the Blyth and Whitby clubs will feel the effects of the gale is heavy averages. In the midst of their Christ. mu festivities, it is to he hoped that the people of the north will not forget the mourning and anxious mansen's families is our sea ports. As far se ma he made out either ten or slaves lodes collier vessels, which sailed a month ago for London. have tot been heard of since. It yrattly to be feared that the larger portion of these mallets, if not all, have foundered at ma and drowned all hands. Upon the safety of these ships, which every day becomes more dubi. oar, hangs the fate of very nearly 100 men and lads. Need it be wondered at, then, if no word of their safety reaches us by Christina, Eve, that social life in our sea ports will I be clouded with sorrow. The Loyal Standard Associations I of North and S.,uth Shields, which will be called upon to relieve many of the widows and orphan, of drowned mari ners, Warmly appeal to the beoevolenos of the public of the north at this moment; and it friends round the social baud would keep them in remembrance to-morrow, they would do a Christian act. We would be happy to forward any contributions to either of the societies, and we are mre that the smallest contribution would he thankfully rr ceived. Yesterday, information reached Shields that a large ship of about 400 tons had been pared mar Heligo land bottom up. Her nationality could not be ascertained. —Newcastle Chronicle. . _ Losporc Bowman VOLUNTEERS.—This corps bad a ensues muster is Westmisster•ball lest Saturday overlies. befog the last drill night prior to Christmas. Lord Dr* Captain Mackenzie, Nader, Conway, Lamsdes, sad other off cemovere *served amongst these taking an interest in the proosediap. In spneeperece of the great distasee many of the members of this corps is the smilers part of the metropolis require to travel to and fresh the.. drills, a recruiting enairnittee for the northers districts has bees formed, mad meets every Tuesday end Friday 'vests( at Myddleton-hall. Upperezreet, Islington. This committee have already °Mesa ewers! Dew members. sad so ewe as a ferniest are enrolled district quarters will be secured and drill well oesunenoe. The committee hope this increased belay for Mending drill will be the UM/ • zi inducing ambers of theishmen readiest in the soothers dietricte to bosoms members of this regiment. Football wee again played at Wimbledon last Saturday by a large mem ber al mambas, sad we Ames the Games Committee hold out peat inducements to all those fond of Scotch games to meet at their shooting-house on Wimbidon•cummos es Boxisg-dar. UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL. CAMBRIDGE, DEC. 24. DEATH OF Dn. LEATINOWIELL—The University has suffered • lon by the death, at an early hoer this merit ing, of De. George Leapiegwth, of Corpus Christi College, one of the Esquire Sedalia Graduating in 184g4, the late doctor those the bar for his prolismice, and acquired • to lerable, though not • showy, pretense, his Weide beta( more in request in the chamber than in the court ; while a swore attachment to the University tended to his willingly con tieing bimetal! to its limits, whine shish his deep know ledge el the law ha. teadd to aid =say aa espimag Auden who he. since pared him oa the ladder of fame, while his Zthad great weight in D 'deadly councils. Elected e n Bedell in vas, his tall, spare, bee dignified form, bearing one of the University mace. before Mr. Vice Chancellor will be familiar to all who have witnessed any University osestamties during the 'weeding period. His realms@ and inseam necessarily brought him into contact with most of the celebrities of the day, end there is no doubt be could have contributed voloseiseady to the re miniseemoss of eminent mita of the present esedury—he could well have takes up the record where his eratercpo eery, the late Mr. Gummi, left off, and added much to the subjects treated of by the latter. Dr. irpitgmeli for many years officiatod as recorder for Oambndge, and judge of the Borough Court of Pleas, as deputy for the late Mr Serjeant Storks. He was also deputy to the late proteges of political econiney, Mr. Prying, sod acted as revising barrister an several oocssions and in various districts. la politics the late doctor was a Whk, and took an actin peat in the agitate= foe the Re forslßUL Most punctual io the discharge of the duties of his office, of high social qualities, sod distinguished alike by Volt/' amenity, and courtesy, Dr. Lespurgwell has de amidst the regret and esteem of all. The mused of the senate will meet to seminar' two ma didates for suceiesion to the officio, and one of these will be thous by lb. members of the electoral roll. LLB. RIAMINATIONA—Lt Class--Ryalls, Trinity Hall. 2nd Clam—Chapman, Trinity College ; Parker, Trini ttyy Hall—equal. 3rd Car—Kest, Tnaity ; Trinity—equal ; 011iffe. Trinity. Ordinary Degree fax stained and approved)—R. Hay Hill, Trinity Hall ; P. H. Humbarton, Mardalea College; Dm C. E. Newboo, Trinity College ; Cans College. (dived), J. T. Abdy,P. W. Gibbs, H. Davidson, L. T. Baines—examiners. TitsHouissit Palm—The late Reverend John Holm haneg bequeathed to the University of Cambridge certain estates for the advancement of religious leaning, and having directed in his will that out of the note and profits, so ewe as annuities end other incumbrerees would admit, an casual premium should be given "for the Mende sedation Ur the English languageos theevidesois ia vassal or on the prophecies or miracles is pulsatile!, tae se any other particular argument, whether the ante be direct or colla teral proofs of the Cbrutian religion, is order tarmacs its truth and excelleoce," to be writ ten by a member of this University under the degree or standiog of Master of Arts, • premium of about eighty pounds will this year be given for the best dissertation oo the following 'object "The chsnicteristic differences between the books of the New Testament and the immediately preceding Jewish and the immediately @acceding Christian Inereaure, etheidered as au evidence of the Divine authority of the New Testament." The adjudicators are the Vice-Chancellor, the Minters of Trinity and St. John's Colleges, and the Regius, the Lady Margaret's, the Burdens, and the Holman Professors of Divinity The dissertations aro to be mot to the Vice- Chancellor oo or before the 20th of October, 1864, with some motto prefixed, sad to be accompanied by a paper sealed up, with the same motto outside, and oaring the candidate's name and college written within. THE Buanar Pairs—The late Mr. Richard Burney, M.A., of Christ's Coley, baring signified hie lane tiou of founding an annual prise, not exceed:De 1061., for the best English essay "on some moral or metaphyskal subject, on the existence, nature, and attributes of Od, or on the truth seri evidence of the Christian religion, " and his intention having bees carried into effect by his sister and executrix, Miss Jena Caroline Barney, the 'abject for the present year is "A consideratioa of the proofs that the Author of Nature is a Being endued with Itherty end choice." Any graduate of the university may bit giaddats int PO price, who is not of more th eir Oleg yew,' alas ilsi tram admission kali diet uegrM she* the easeyysta are mot is ; sod the ways ars to be sent in to the V . Ike on or before the 12th of November, 1864, with the names of the respective authors sealed up. The author of the meay bosh approved is to print it at has owe experno, and to deliver, or cause to be delivered, • copy of it to the University library, to the library a Christ's College, to the um varsity libraries of Oxford, Dublin, sod Edinburgh, and to each of the adjudicators of the pins, who are the Vice- Chancellor, the Master of Christ's College, and the N orrisisn Professor of Divinity. SUICIDE PROM RELIGIOUS MANIA. Yseterday morning Mr. H. Maas Waltbew deputy coroner. held an inquiry at the Alma Taves% Aboat street, New North-road, remproglieg the death of NM Sophia Moos, sgsd 40 years, w emonidied wad& soder oozy melancholy turcumstauces. Miss S. amok 41. Alma street, said that her sister molded with her, aid had bees for some time past much depressed is spirits. She wee sot in good health, but was eider medical treetamat Om Monday teat she said to witosse that she felt • great ia. dinettes to make as with herself. She was a parson of a serials timperameat and very religiose. She (the wit s's') told her to pray against the temptation. At three o'clock witless west out, telling deceased that she would be back very moos. Ina few milieus she returned, and cow deceased apparently standing in her room with her face turned towards the bedpost. As she did not answer when spoken to witness west up to her, sad sew ales was hanging by a cord which was round her seek. Whom immediately cut her doers. Dr. Anodes was pawing, sad whams called him in. Deceased appeared to be alive, but she died directly. Mr. Waller, coroner's officer, produced a sheeted paper cia which deceased, just previous to her death, had written a 'mg religious statement commencing, 'Oh Lord, I believe ; help thou my unbelief. They shall came to thee in weeping and 'application, sad all for sia." Tba (Moser said that the document was that of a parses labouring wider some religious mania. It did sot mattes the cause of the suicide, but it appeared that the motive was some (storied shortoomiop in religious duties. Mrs. Elias Markham said that the deceased bad boos very desponding far some time past. Whams was called in es Masday last, sad food bar tyke as the bed with a mad twided tightly rotted Mr neck. Wilson removed it. The deemed was is indepeodeat eirewnsissess. Dr. Amides rid that the deceased had bees appireetly deed 80020 time when be mew her. There was a very deep mark of cods round the neck, sod death bad resulted from st lz a toZ. The jury returned a verdict that th r r lett: sided" while is a state of naseend Naiad. DRAMATIC F.IITIRTAIIIMIMIT.—Art amateur per formance has jest been given at the St. James's Theatre, by the member, of the Tottenham-hoses Dramatic Society. The programme eomprised the Overt comedy of Jar Bull, and the faros of Raising the Wing Preterionl assistance was obtained for the feruale elearecten, these being sustained b kn. Hoary Maretoo, Miss Marie Hein demon, Miss Ada sad Wee Lavine. Mr. J. G. Shore (by persinice of . Feebler) nadertock the duties of stage Maseger, aad s prologue was prepared for the marks by Mr. George PeA. Amor the professionals Mir Ada Dyes perMedarly distinguished herself, and amen the i.e. tarn Mr. W. Bacon and Mr. A. Wilkie. The other amateur Csribyers were Mews. H. Limner, H. W. Tillsoo, R. , H. Mcdelepheas (who also spoke the prologue), T. J. King, K. Miller, G. Riley, Torokinsoo, S. Simmons, and J. S. aeurrward. Mr. John Grieves gave an admirable solo es the cornet-a-piston, Mr. W. Saunders sustaining the harp obligate. The esterminment was honoured by berg fully and farionably attended. sod all the member, of the firm (Mears. J. Shoolbred sod Co.) were present. It re , a emenseed that the proceeds would be given I. the Fatly Moles Association. The following minute of the Poor-law Board on this saki& has jest been published : " The Poor-law Board have resew* obieleed from the esemel ineeropolitasi unions and parishes Mena showing the ed.& of accommodation provided for &Wilde Tag:sate end wagerers, and the numbers who either remind or who wore mimed a sight's lodging during the lint week of each of the menehs of January, March, May, sad August, 1863. It appears from those returns that, is the swept., &eon toodatiou is provided is the several metropolitan work houses for 997 such yentas. But the sooomatectstios is very unequally dietribated. In some unions sal parishes the provision appeals to be sufficient ; in others, however, it is amallestly inadequate; and the board have teases to Pappas that in the latter cases a serious aid unequal berth's is, in consequence, mat upon those neighbouring unities and parishes which have incurred the exposes of pro vidag the requisite wards. The Mention of the board (as the guardians are aware) has on several previous occasions been directed to this im portant subject ; and some years ago the legislature, by the Act 7 sad 8 Viet. ' c. 101, sanctioned a scheme for meeting district asylums for the reception of the wandering sad marl poor of the metropolis. ()wag to various ceases, the chief of which was a want of co-operation on the part of several of the boarda of guardians, that scheme, after an titercommittee of the House of 0011111110116. was Is 1808 the Poor-law Board, by a clash, again refined to the defects in the mode of seleglarateriag rebel to vegraate and bowsaw poor in the metropolitan district, sad endeavoured to induce the boards of guardians, I by united action, to exercise the powers conferred upon them by the statute already referred to. Sines that time the guardians, in a few iOlllOOOll, have provided additional acomateedation, but throughout the district generally the inme defects contume to prevail. The Poor-law Board therefore consider it necesiary at this period, when the water is rapidly approaching, to named those who are in trusted with the direction and a d ministration of relief, of the rem and =Mot of the obligations which the law has im posed apes them. It is a fundamental principle of the poor-law that every destitute person, without refereoce to the question of settlement or residence, is primarily entitled to relief where be is actually destitute, and it is the duty of the guardians to see that all amesary and reesgoieble arrangements are made foe aliening to every such person the requisite relief—whether in food, clothing, medical atteadaoce, or lodges& To meet these requirements, the parochial au thorities are empowered to rides all asemeary sums by local taxatios. With respect to the vagrant sad housslees poor, it is obviate that the hied of Masi requited, is the aightat least, is sot se much food and clothing as laden*. It is eszeneseary to remark that to provide lodging for every applasset indiscriminately is this rem metropolis would eniesarage vagrancy and imposture of the waist de scription, sad perpetuate all those evils which were pointed out by the board, m their minute of the 4th August, 180. But the obligation epos the guardians and their officers to afford the requisite relief to .11 redly destitute applicants is nevertbelem imperative, sad cassia be evaded. The sent ocesideration, therefore, which arises, is with respect to the meaner in which relief can be provided with the knit liabi lity to abate. In every union or pariah sot comprised is a union there should be, sober in the workhouse or se.- where, proper and sufficient wards, according to the speck' circumstances of the locality, for destitute wayfarers and wanderer; and meats, such as the law oceetempiates and the Poor-law Board have frequestly suggested, should be provided with the view of natiog the red coaditiee of each applicant. In unions sad parishes where the existing wards sad workhouse accommodatios may be insufficient, the board consider that it is the duty of the guardians to make such further arreagemeista, whether permanent or temporary, as will ensure for every wanderer and wayfarer actually destitute. and app = there for food and shelter, sufficient progenies and for the night. The general duties of them ohm °diem who are responsible for the actual sdnosisirsike of relief may be briefly explained. The master of a workhouse, or is nee of his absence or inability to act, the metre* is re quired to admit every applicant who may appear to him or her to reclaim relief through say sudden or urgent neces sity, although such applicant has not obtained as order of admission either from the guardians, relieving officer, or overseer. If the master and matron should be both absent from the workhouse or incapable of performing their duties, at the same time, it is the duty of the potter to admit and Omani the receiving ward any pence who may apply at the workhouse for relief under similar circumstances. The board have decided that the meter of a workhouse within the metropolitan district may properly admit, under the above regulations, any person who may be brought there by • police °Gettable, sad described as having been found abroad in • state of destitution, the presumption being that the applicant has been guilty of no °fleece that would authorise his detention in custody. It is the duty of the relieving officer also, in every cam of sudden or urgent necemity, to relieve every destitute applicant, either by offering admission to the workhouse, or providing, so far as practicable, all such neceaseries as may be actually requisite, without refugees to the time of application or to the place where the pauper has last slept. The board are desirous of impressing upon boards of guardians the importance of giving special directions to the master and matron of the workhouse and also to the porter that, whenever the workhouse or vagrant wards are full, they should be extremely careful to inform all applicants for admission of the residence of the relieving officer in order that the requisite relief may be supplied by him. Printed tickets with the name and residence of the reliev ing officer Amid be provided and delivered in such eases by the master, matron, or porter to every applicant. If the applications are likely to be very numerous, and to Mariam with the ordinary duties of the relieving officer, or to require marl atteginr: from him in the eight, an amutant !nay* 0.41/ should be appointed to 4 11 0 0 . N.ses sitiusively. In antral piria of the couslty ionmgemeots have been made with the polies to undertake the duties of assistant relieving officer of vagrants, and the board are assured that the adoption of this plan has been atttended with very beneficial results. It will be seen, from what has been already stated, that under the existing law. if properly and judiciously applied, sufficient arrangements may be made for affording relief to every destitute person without incurring the risk of encouraging vagrancy. The Poor-law Board having thus pointed out the requiremeuta of the existing law, and the beet means of discharging the obligations which it imposes, trust that they may rely sport the guard - sine and their oftioers to give practical effect to this minute. " C. P. Vmurss, President. "Poor-law Board, Whiteeall, Dec. 21." SOCIETY FOR RENDERING ASSISTANCE TO THE AGED OE SICK POOL TO THE ZIHTOZ OF THE ZLIPIZOIL Sts,—MAii tax3;u; iiindocas to make known, through your columns, the existence of a society for the relief of the aged or sick poor. It occupies a sphere sue ci•utly distinctive to ocicirmod it, I think, to the support of the Chridian and charitable public, upon whom the remembrance of the poor become. doubly imperative when to poverty are added the pop of disease or the decrepi tude of olds age. Tim council is composed of gentlemen who bars gives long and deep attention to questions of social suffering nod reform. Many other benevolent institutions refuse relief lonesome whobad been or were in the receipt of perish assistance. We shell webs no inch restriction, while exercising every cue that the bounty of the society is not abased. Local societies will be established as soon u passible, 'ad their operation will be under the direct super. vision of the council. I have accepted the office of treasurer, and subsaiptioas for thesociety, forwarded to my hankers, Messrs. Cootie and Co.. 1.9, Strand, will be thankfully acknowledged on its behalf, by, Sir, your obedient servant, 6, Grosvenor-place, Dee. 241. TOWNSHEND. POLYTRCIINIC.—Grent preparations are being made here, as usual, for the Christmas holidays. and a pri ests view of the various novelties took place last night. Judging from what was seen, Professor Pepper may antici pate another prosperous season. AGRICULTURAL HALL CIRCUL—The eitenaive alterations made in this hell by Messrs. Strange an.l Pul leys*, to adapt it for the great circus and tournament per formasera, which will commence on Boxing-day, hays all been completed in a most satisf►ctory manner. The light ing is very brilliant, and the decorations are very handsome. A full rehearsal of the elaborate entertainment was given last night before a large private audience, and the proficisacy of the performers, the completeness of the arrangements, and the well-known energy of the cosductors as hardly fall to beanie enemies. MUNITICENCZ OF • &VIVI! LADY. —Lady Cuuitig ham Pantie ham pressoted to the National Lifeboat Juni. lotion 3001. to defray the oast of a sew lifeboat, which s h e wished to be called " The Wallace." Her ladyship is the widow of the laM Sir Jolla C. Fairlie, Bart., of Robertlaad sod Fairlie, and is the daughter of the late Jot. Wallace, Esq., of Ceseriock, who, we understand, was a desosodsuis of Sir William Wallace, the hero of Scotland. The Ns. Howl Iselitothia has wow thirtees lifeboat' as the Scotch tweak The boat at Thurso is a gift to the society of Mr. A. W. Jaffrey, of Lathan. endeared the mew of Mess men of the bisque Orates, ei Shields, ow this 12th retest. The lifeboat at Irvine, which was also presented to the isetits ties, by Mee Priagle Kidd, of Lasswade-bash, sear F4M. beret, saved bkewlse a smack's crew is the early part of the present neat/.