The Express. — London, England, 1867-12-21 00:00:00

, //j"-?::„' r i--4,•,- , ---.., .--4.?...,-;. .;_,.. A 2.........1 I . I C 1,..., .. a ......- .. 4,-. -• .0 A - , .. .--, • .I,E . rs 7. 7 ~. le . , . _ r ,.v„.i....;,....., ....1_ n 4: _ - ''......... - LA..i • tiCtadja No. 6,670.] [TWOPENCE LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 21. 1867. ESTAXPZD, 14. ADDIIIIOIAL] INMAN LINK—The LIVERPOOL, NEW YORK. and PHILADKLPHIA &PRAM-SHIP COMPANY lewd despatching their full-powered Clyde-built Iron screw s weitbips, carrying the United States HMIs, calling at Queens. lowa, Ireland, on the following day, to take on board parable!" gad despitcho, and with literty to call at an inteemediste port: CITY OP LIMERICK. eaturda , December 21. CITY OF WASHINGTON, Wednesday , December 25. and *eery Wednesday and sfturday. . . wt. passage hy the mad steamers salting every Wednesday, 1f417. onomu. according to the accommodation. Forward Includes a full supply of cooked provisions. Passengers C m.6' Canada and the United States hooked through on very advan tageous terms—For further particulars apply to WILLIAM in. P . Weteretre iemotrestet, Liverpool L ; and to LIMES end LLACXY, King Will rIUNARD LINE.—BRITISH and NORTH ILTA . MESICAIt ROYAL MAIL STRIA BRIM • Ole Adatiralty to sell between LIVERPOOL and N i n p rd.re: sod between LIVERPOOL and BOSTON, the Boston ships at Halifax to land and receive passengers and malls. Theitlitig word or other vessel' era appointed to sail from Uverpeol, game at Cork to receive the mails: CUBA. for BOSTON. Saturday, December N. PERSIA, for NEW YORK, Saturday, December N. Passage-money, including stewsrers fee end provisions, bat without wines or liquors:—To Halifax and Boston, chief cabin, AM; Inwood cabin, A2O. To New York, chief cabin , ASI ; second cable, AN—Apply to J. B. Foord, 62, Old Broad-rtreet, London; Bums and Maciver, Havre, and 13, Place de la Bourse. Paris ; G. and J. Burns, 60, Jsmalca.street, Glasgow, and Baltlc.street, Dundee ; D. and C. limiest, Queenstown ; or D. and C. Modem, Water-strost, Liverpool IVIETROPOLITAi& m az IyI FRHAT WESTERN CSRISTSLAS HOLIDAYS. - EMMA TRAINS between the City, IttrieetwomOower-street, Portland-road (tor Regeuttirats,, Baker-street, Paddington, g ensington 'for Crystal Palace and west London line:, Ham mersinlth, Shepherd's-bush, Notting-hill, and Weethourne-park. Omnibuses meet the trains at Portland-rood for Regent-ctrcus. THE GUARDIAN FIRE and LIFE As .sL LANCE CON PA NY, Established ISM. No. 11, Lombardstreet, London, E.C. Subscribed Capital Two Millions. Total Invested tends upwards of L 4,750,000. Total Income upwards of L. 120,000. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVER that FIRE POLICIES which noire at CHRISTMAS must be renewed within fifteen dan at this -dice. or with the company.s agents th roug h out the eom otherwise they become void. All insurances now hare the benefit of the reduced duty of la. &I per cent. For prospectus and other Information apply to the company's amis. or to T. TM LEMACH, Seczetary. PRO FORMA ACCOUNT of EXCHANGE of C.B. A2O BOND for 10-40 BOND, as executed by BYLDINO, x Erni. and CO. American Bantam awl Merchants, 80, Lombard . 110006-101 - 8 . 62 liOnd, price Dec. 2, n Nett = 4159 16 0 11100 U.& 1040 at Gas, price aims date = £l64 2 6 Gain on tbe &change elsl6ol Dead = . F,6 12 6 MO 540 1865 Hood at ag a £157 4 4 1640 as before m Gain on the Exchange of $lOOO Bond . LS 1 10 P.B. The exchange is always made at market rates. KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY. DUBLIN sumirrios, This celebrated old IRISH WILLSKY gained the DUBUN PRIZE MEDAL—It Is pare, and, mellow, delicious, end very wholesome. Sold In bottles, Sle lid. each, at the retail houses In tendon : by the agents in Mee principal towns In England ; or wholesale at I, Great %Vindniilletrset, London, W.—Observe the red seal, pink label, and cork branded t• Linehan's LL Whisky. TpARLOW'S PATENT CASK STAND, a new Intention, so admirably contrived that a full butt, as well as walk, casks, may be raised or tilted on It without labour or trouble. Ha action I so Impalpable that the sediment of the most limpid fluid by no possibility can be dislauted. Price 9s. 125., lie, to suit 44, 9, and 18 gallon teats. BARLOW'S SELF-ACTING SYPHON TAP. No venting required. No more flat beer or soar wine. Pries it. bd. ; ditto, electroplated, ft.—Apply direct to 'AMU BARLOW, patentee, 14, King NVlllisni-est, Mansion-house. Ilse that his name and address are on every article ; all others are 'Purim imitations. Engravings gratis Istablished 1820. MO HOTEL KEEPERS and large CONSUMERS. 1 lbe House in Loudon for POULTRY, GAMS, and all kinds of D RY PRODUCE,. Wiltshire Bacon. by side or hall-side Good family Cheese 7d. to per Rs rise Cheshire Cheese; Bld. per lb. Pork, Poultry. and Game are now very etor .r.... W. and J. L TAY LOWS. 33. LitUe Palteasyutreek Established Hal/ a Century. BROWN BROTHERS.—PATENT CHAIRS and COUCHES, Barrack Furniture, Trunks, Portisa. Sams, So., a$ !SLICES CONSIDERABLY REDUCED. lOf, PICCADILLY. Cas. oQur 4w. fIANDLEEL—If you do not want your candles V exclusively for show, but with plementness of appearance PA rexcellence of burning, buy " PRICKS GOLD MEDAL IITINE," or their "Sherwood Pabidthre," or their good old-fashioned "Belmont Sperm," or "Belmont Wax," or their .Best," " No. I,' " No. 3," or " Battersea" Composite, In prem isee to the ffnest, and most transparent Paraiba° Candle& But It you must have the extreme transparency of pure Pennine. .Price's Famine" or their Belmontlne" win give It to you In perfection, and at a more moderate price than Is usually charged for any other really lint-clam PareMne Candle& The new toilet soap " PRICE% SOLIDIFIED GLYCERINE," containing half its weight of their concentrated distilled Glyce rine. should be In general use In every house before the winter coaxes on, because of its admirable effects In preventing chapping of the hands and face. In every house there ought also to he one of the sealed bottles of their concentrated !Willed Olyee line known everywhere as " Pricna Olonenne," and prescribed by the most eminent medic's] men abroad se well as at home, as the one only Glycerine for medicinal use whether externally or internally. PRICE'S FANCY SOAPS of the different sorts usually made are excellent, sad command a constantly increasing sale. The "Solidified Glycerine" spoken of above Is, however, the one fancy soap to use. "PRICE'S NEW PATENT NIGHT LIGHTS," for burning In the wide gleams, are believed to be the very best night lights made. "Price's Childs* Night Lights," for burning without &ewe and their different aorta of "Chamber Candles" are so well known, and so generally used and antedated as not to need any special notice here. CISDLES.— Hint to Purchasers.—Do not A. ke sure that you know what price you are paying per pound your candies until you hare snipped them and put ahem W the scale. Some (similes are right weight without the trappers, some with moderately thick wrappers, some with eery thick wrappers, and some are not nearly right weight with _wrap:era however thick PRICES "GOLD MEDAL PALMI- 11 hE," 'Sherwood Palmltine." "Belmont Sperm," and "Bel mont Wax," "Best," "No. 2," "No. g" and " Battersea" Composites, "Price's Paradine." and " Belmontlne," and sit the other candles of Priee's Patent Candle Company (Limited), ors fall wdght without the wrappers. WINTER OVERCOATS. 106. STRAND, OPPOSITE EILTER-HALL. o=attention la given In this Eatabilahnient to WINTER ATS, and a select stock la always kept on hand at HAMILTON and ILIMPTON'S TAILORS and OVERCOAT•MAKEILS. CniSTMAS PRESENTS and NEW YEAR'S rni for all who court the gay and festive wanes.— ROWLANDS' MACASSAR OIL, a preserver and beanttfyer of as hair beyond all precedent. Rowlands' Kalydor, fur impart big a radiant bloom to the complexion and a softness and deli cacy to the hands, arms, and neck. Rowlands' Odoato, or Pearl Deutdrice, for giving a pearl like whiteness to the teeth, and tra Pnee to the breath. The patronage of royalty throughout wipe, their general use by rank and fashion, and the naive' , MIIY known efficacy of these articles, give them a celebrity un ileralleled.--Sold by chemists and perturners.—Aak for "Row. bads articles. LAMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM, In effectual remedy, without confining the bowels or iffseting the bead, truly dilations and pleasant, is admitted to be the bed medicine (or immediately relieving coughs, colds. warmed cases (.1 asthma, and incipient consumption. It fre quently area persons whom the faculty pronounce incurable admirably allays tin tickling which provokes frequent coughing sPinachlus coniiimptlon its *sects are truly beneliciaL haloes rt.:Eml:l of sleep, or oven lying down for fear of mama. 6011, on relief In a few minute* after taking it.— ,_ Pre l'ned cal told by W. LAMBERT, chemist, 8, King WO bottlesCbanugurora, Lando's, aad by all drag:Mein In 13 4 , 1, and three quantities In one, 2s. ad. Be particular and ask i s Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam. The IMMO and address ‘r. enacrUed on tho stamp. BCD LIVER OIL NB CONSUMPTION, BRONCHIAL AFFECTIONS, de. 0 ° D LIVER OIL. FOR DEBILITY. - - C D LIVEIt OIL. Ter !metals as Ii PALE NEWFOUNDLAND. . its purity and genuineness bars been re idred from die ing eminent physicians :—Professor Taylor, . die , ttc Dr. . 4 4..0tt, L.R.C. P., Y. LS., de., Dr. Edwin MD. L.R.C. P., 31.R.C.M., de., de. Just imporerr i la SEATING aml 'n., 79, St. "%kir, Cbarebrard. . W j a P erimi IL Pinta 25. t iv. Plats &LI/ WHO SUFFER from rNDIGKSTION CA ass NORTON'S CAIIIOIIILI PILLS. B°l4 . 9 • l 7whers. Bottles. ls. IS& 2s. 9d.. sad Us. gILIOL'S and Liv e r Complaints, indigestion, 'LP skit Headache. Loss of Appetite, Drowsiness, Diddle's, "doll —..n , to that Disorders of the Stomach sad Bowels, are quickly well.known remedy. FRAMPTON'S PILL OP HEALTH. „...._he7 Bette the recommendation of a mild operation with the iheemsfol effect . and where am aperient is required nothing b etter adapted. S o ld all 'medicine vendors. at la. lid. 144 Ithd• per boa, or obtained Waugh sn, ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. All the Splendid Ball Decorations will remain standing during this day.—Novel ROYAL ALIIAMBRA. PALACE, ;Managing Director, Mr. M. Strange., Three Ballets, 200 Dearer', 60 instrumentalists. gingers, Acrobats, Mimics Pic tures, Latest Telegram, galore', gapper-roonts, Lavatories, Smoking-rooms, Evening Paper 10 Orchestral Pieces Evers Night. Open at Half-put Seven, be& at Eight Prices—la., is., sail Id. Reserved Beets, Is,: Mee** Boxes, from SI Is. Bosselk• open trots Neves to goer. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE.-RETURN of Signor FARINI and BON, "The Flying Wonders." New performance—the Mid-air Bowerman. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACIL IMMENSE CHRISTMAS RNTIMITAINMENTS. MON DAY, Decemba 23, 1867. X. x. X. HOEOIBUSTEL THE HAPPY PISHERS. THE HOLDEN PLUWEI. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE.- FIRST MORNINO PERFORMANCI4 DOXINO-DAT, and every Saturday until further notice. ALL the CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENTS, Musical, Comic, and Spectactdar, will be produced on MONDAY, December 23, Mt—ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. MONDAY, December 23, 1867.—A11 the CHRISTMAS NOPILTIEL ILOYAL ALLAMBRA PALACL EGYPTIAN HALL, Picesdilly.—GUSTAVE DORK—Several of the moat important PAINTINGS by OtSTAVE DOPE will he on EXHIBIT ON, at the shove Hell, on and after TUESDAY next, December 24.—Open daily from 11 a.m. till 10 o'clock p.m.—Admission, One Shilling. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, 218, Holborn.—The moat swim' and brilllantly-dcon l M Ball Room, and the beet Band la London. OPEN for CONCERT and DANCING YTERY ITINING. Musical Director, Mr. W. N. Packer. Open as ball-past I; dose at IR Adralerion. throughout. Just ready, price 6d., by pout for Well stamps, I)IMMEL'S ALMANAC for 1868, beautifully _LW Illuminated and Perfumed, Illustrating Shelopure's Seven Ages of Man. Sold by all the trade. 111romel, 96, Strand ; 128, Regautetreet ; and 24, Cortailll, London. CHRISTMAS NUMBER Olt " BELGRAVIA" MAGAZINE Al 9a. az. an Saturday (Dec. 41), prior I c, with whole page Illustrations printed on toned par B ELGRAVIA for CHR ISTMAS. POBEIGN MAILS. DESPATCH OF AUSTRALIAN MAILB.--SOLITHAXP TON, DEC. 20.—The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship Ripon, Captain Roger., sailed hence to-day with mail' for Gibraltar, the Mediterranean, Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, India, China, Australia, New Zealand, &a. She took out 70 first and 42 secoud-class passengers, and on freight • large cargo, including sovereigns, 26,9901. ; 26,7081. 6s. Scl. ; bar silver, 4,000/. ; gold thread, jewellery, watches, &c., 4,6411. 84. ; and gold and silver thread, 1751. MAILS FOR THE UNITED STATES. —The British mail packets of the Cunard line will, after the Ist January next, proceed invariably to New York direct, instead of alternately to New York direct and to Baton by way of Halifax. In addition to this line of packets, steam vessels belonging to the Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Steamship Company will, from the same date, convey mails weekly from Queenstown to New York, and steam vessels belonging to the North German Lloyd of Bremen will convey mails weekly from Southampton to New York, under contracts with the Postmaster-General. The follow ing will be the arrangements for the despatch of mails to the United States after the end of this year:—Tuesday, by day mail, Southampton, Tuesday 2 p.m., North German Loyd; Wednesday , by night mail, Queenstown, Thursday, 3 30 p.m., Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Steam ship Company ,• Thursday, by night mail, Morale (lon. donderryl, Friday, 6.30 p.m., Montreal Ocean Steamship Company ; Saturda), by night mail, rs Queenstown, Sunday, 3.303.30p.m., Cunard Company. All l etters la., addressed to the United States will be forwarded in the.finet mail despatched after such letters, /co., are posted unless spa tially directed to be otherwise sent. Letters, &c., marked to be forwarded by any particular vessel will be so for warded. The mails for Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Bermuda, and Newfoundland, which have hitherto been conveyed to Halifax by the Cunard packet proceeding to Baton will henceforth be conveyed from Queenstown to Halifax by a separate packet, sailing on every alternate Sunday as at present. PirfEETTNO OF THE OUT-DOOR OFFICERB or H.M. CUSTOMS, Poev or LONDON.—A meeting, attended by upwards of 500 of the out-door officers of the above depart ment, was held yesterday at the Stepney Tabernacle school-rooms, for the purpose of taking into consideration the mum to be adopted for the improvement of their con dition (u per circular announced to them). The chair. man in • brief address alluded to the present high price of food and rent, and showed that whilst almost every branch of the service of the government was receiving some attention to their claims and wants, the outdoor officers of the Customs were suffering from an almost total stagnation of anything like promotion or a rise in their salaries to enable them to meet the growing evil of the dearness of everything that is necessary for the mainte nance of themselves and their families in respectability. The meeting was addressed by several out-door officers, and they lucidly and briefly showed that the amalgamation of 184;0 had so operated on their prospects of promotion and consequent advance of salaries as to make promotion a thing of the pest, and an almost stationary salary the necessary rule thereof, end without a future to look forward to ex cept an alteration be made in their favour. It was stated that more than one half of the officers were at • loss on an average of from l&f. to 20/. per annum by the amalgama tion of the two bodies of tide waiters and the lockers and weighers. A committee of thirty was chosen with power to draft a petition to their honours the Commissioners of her Majesty's Customs, praying redress for their grievances and attention to their wrongs, and they have prepared a petition which they (the committee) cannot but hope will have the desired effect (a printed copy of which will be presented to the body in a few days). The proceedings throughout were conducted by • marked unanimity of feeling on the part of the meeting. Several resolutions were unanimously carried, one of which was that the powerful 00-operation of the press be invited to assist them in their endeavours to obtain • fair and impartial judgment of their claims and grievances. Citversz. PaLsca.—Extraordinary efforts have this year been made to celebrate Christmas at the Crystal Palace. Although in former sears the building has been decorated in an extremely gay manner, the decorations of the present Christmas may safely be said never to have been surpassed. Flags, streamers, banners, garlands, holly, laurel, shields, and baskets of flowers hung from every girder and rib, and artistically arranged amid groups of statuary, &e. The centre transept has been converted, by judicious decorations , into a room—a large one truly— but the vastness of the locale is forgotten in the warmth of the decorations, and in the air of comfort which per vades the building. The great stage is now com plete in every respect; and in the present pantomime Little lied Riding Hood, which has been written and produced under the superintendence of Mr. Nelson Lee, every advantage has been taken of the scope thus a ff orded for the most brilliant effects. The Oreat Handel Orches tra, immediately facing the stage, offers capabilities for seating large numbers of visitors, who can thence witness these effects in ease and comfort. The great Christmas tree—nearly 100 feet high—has been erected in the north nave, and is decked gaily with every imaginable ornament. The fancy fair and bazaar—replete with Christmas presents suitable to all—is in full vigour, the entire Palace exhi biting an activity and brilliance unusual at this season. Besides the pantomime, the troupe of Beni-Zoug- Zoug Arabs, who performed at the Palace in October, have been re-engaged, and will appear twice daily in their marvellous feats of strength, activity, and daring. In order to give increased effect to this performance, a desert scene has been specially painted by Messrs. Denson and Sons. Borne clever clowns and the champion skaters complete the list of miscellaneous entertainers. However, in addition, there is an endless variety of gains' and sport:a, both in the Palace and outside. According to custom at the Palace, the amusements—in their entirety— will be oommencell on Monday and continued daily (of course, excepting Christmas-day) ; this arrangement being always found acceptable to visitors bringing parties of children, who otherwise would defer their visits until the great days have passed over. The Palace will also be open on Christmas-day, as it is with many • favourite stroll before dinner, and in its present highly decorated form the building looks more brilliant than ever. On Boxing day extra trains will run from all stations • besides which, some of the principal lines have announce d excursions. FIRE AT THE FOUR Coolers, DE - max.—A fire, which, but for the timely arrival of the steam-engine and tire brigade, would in all probability have proved very destructive,groke out yesterday morning in the new buildings rec ently erected st the Four Courts. It was observed at 25 minutes past 7, and about an hour afterward, was ex tinguished. The origin of the fire is not known, but it is supposed to have first broken out in the taxing offices over Master Litton's court. Fortunately, the damage done is comparatively inconsiderable. A large number of docu ments have, however, been dentroyed—a matter which may cause a good deal of public inconvenience. lIROM LAST NIGHTS CLIZATTE. [HAMM or 801/0/20111 APO gORTHRS PAIBIOSIIagg TO BM OBTAINED AT THB 017101 01 TIM CR= MIGINTILIZ, COUNT OF 1ta1f11021477, BABINGIHALLaTIIXT.I BAN KROFT& OENNARO Valliant, Clement's-lane, Lombardetreet, merchant, to surrender Dec. 31, at 12. Cuanza TATLoa, Aeherroad, near Hyde, Isle of Wight, lime barber, Dec. 91, at 12. &MORN HAMILL, Burnham Westgate, Norfolk, beerseller, Dec. 31, at 1. WILLIAM IluirfLgif WHIMIR, Grua Dever-street, Borough, commission agent, Dec. 31, at 1. FitANCLI Wanes, Jun., iiichnouthetrest, Gray'sdnn-road, late to • company, Jan. 1, at IL Joi r r a or...... enuRcHiLL, De an-street, Commercisl.road East, transparent compass cud painter, Jan. 1, at 11. Roam RowLAND BEAvun Manchesterstreet,Manchester-equare. late merchant, Jan. 1, at 12. THOMAS LAIR, Caledoniaa-road, gmeagrocer, Jan. 1, at 12. JOHN JAILS LOTPIROrit, Isleworth, decorator, Jan. 1 at It GROINM JUDD, Jun., We s tm ins ter - bridge - road, Italian w houseman. Jan. 1, at 12. 1111 MARDI HAMEL Cull-street, Cubitre Town, tinplate worker, Jam. 7, at 11. Ilitzanirni Powts, John-street, Bedford-row, late hotel keeper, Jan. 7, at 11. /MIRY Munn SUTTON, Cockham, Berkshire, general mar- Skink Jan. 14, at 1. PRHOI DOYLE, lament-terrace, Bt. John'ewood, Jaa. 14, at 2. DOIMISICO BAIT ANToIIIO, Great 81 Halm's, City, commission merchant, Jan. 14, at It Sok,l HART BRIM& Ipswich, late managing director MI a brew ing egenlimy, Jan. 14, at 11 yinnime JINNI Jos Southetreet, New North-road, beerbouse keeper, Jan. 14, WI KRAALS. ',Madam CARPENTER. Barnallll7wriaM, Widen* 2111= 1" Fgar:ftrag i- Illigedb. l4 L 'eldwireet, Marylebone, boot seller, Jas. 14, M 2. (Man BinfRIMIL. Lofted., Ratite, - "Ude', Jan. 14 , at IMMAIFIN WINCH, NeMen, Old Kent - rd., crw. Jan. 20, at 1. WILLIAM ELLIBDON, South Norwood milk dealer, lat. A a 11 . WILLIAM MAX, Berwitiketrest, Pimlico, Journeyman carpe:?. Jan. 22, at 1. HARRY LIMA Newington-causeway, fruiterer, Jan. 20, at 11. Joint DACIA" Now Wandsworth and Clapham, bootinaker, Jan. 20, at 1. WILLIAM WILKINSON, Argyle-street, Emden-read, late shwa broker, Jan. 20, at 2. LATMINIR YAWN, Granby-place, York-road, Lambeth, teeter, Jan. 20, at 2. %Yuman Boom. Christchurch and Bournemouth, Hampshire, batebes_Jes 20, at 2. CONRAD RARIMANR, Laystalletreet, Holborn, and Northam buildings. Somas-town, baker, Jan. 121, at 12. WILLIAM 01toitee GRXXX, keeper, Jan. 12, at 1. Upper Norwood, late lodging-house Jolla HAWS,Crown-court,Cheapside,late shipbuilder,Jan.MalL THOMAS GIL= Blobs* Whitstable, Kent, shipowner,Jan92, at L Thomas Mem, Wandsworth, blacionnith, Jan. 21 at i • ICANRIC BLIMP, Mountfordroad, Delaten, commission agent Jan. 13, at I. HlNRlCHllits,sen.,King'sHeath,Worcestersh.,tarmer,Jan.tatlt Cloaca RAYON MARCUM, Nottingham, surgeon, Dec. 31, at U. WINCIMMIR iiiititT Jones, Bristol, Jan. 1, at 11. THOMAS LAson Moms', Cabe, Wiltshire, late wine merchant's sailstant, Jan. I. at 11. Lamm/me KENNY, Bristol, cattle dealer, Jan. 1, at 11. lIIIMT THOMAS RowLET, Bristol, wine merchant, Jan. 1, at 11. WILLIAM HENRY GILLMT, Bristol, general shipping merchant, Jan. 1, at IL 10811? ROARK, Plymouth and East Stonehouse, Devonshire, manure merchant, Dec. 10, at 12i. Jogs TIMM., Sherborne, Dorsetshire, innkeeper, Jan. 3, at *. JANIS ANDaIW end WILLIAM AiDitzw, Ponsanooth, Cornwan, cattle dealers, Jaa. 3. at It JOHN KIT, Mitchell, Cornwall, late innkeeper, Jan. 3, at 12. 010101 PARKIN, Burton Mather, Lincolnsh., grocer, Jan. 8, at It CHARLES EDWARD SMITE, Liverpool, sculptor, Jan. 88,, at IL CAMPRILL 3th.LLTT THOMAS, Stretford, Lancashire, ahaesbeoker, Jan. 14, at 11. MART BRFrRIRToit, Stretford, Lancashire, widow, Jan. 14, at IL, HOUR? WARBuITON, Neweastlei-u n•Tyne,clothier,Jan.B, at 11 THOMAS BURRO, Rest Jarrow, Durham , grocer, Jan. 8, at 12. Miami! Plantain& Birmingham, tailor, Jan. 10, at 10. KDWAADJONEs,Aston-Juna-Birminghatn,whitesmith,Jan.lo,stle. THOMAS PRU,LIM, Aston-Jana-Barmingham, late chemist. Jan. 10, at 10. EDWARD BOUCRIM, Birmingham, Journeyman tool maker, Jan. 10, at 10. JAMB Mugs, New Swindon, Wiltshire, late beerhouse keeper, Jan. 2, at 11. Cullum:Mon RALPH, Ipswich, innkeeper, Dec. 80, at 1.1. 010101 MATfiliwg, !mach, porter, Dec. 27, at 11. ALFRED Jones, Tafel& Hampshire, baker, Dec. 31, at It EXAnoili, 051303, Pontypridd, filamorgsnaldre, beerbanse keeper, Jan. 1, at 11. Mcßae Donn. BitoOxs, Glastonbury, coal merchant, Jan.4.at IL Rotate /dominoes& Liverpool, butcher. Jan. 2, at 3. THOMAS GRAM,North Everton,near Liverpoolbaker,Dee. 31,at 3. Roan? LAMM& Newland, Yorkshire, miller, Jan. 1, at 11. JOHN Hoes, Bewdley, Worcestershire, Jan. 7, at 11. Manias RlCHAiths, Old Buford, Hotta, bricklayer, Fr l) . s . atloi. GROWS WAIST NiCliola, Leeds, bricklayer, Jan. 9, at 11 FRANC/BJORN LAN& Leigh-uponMendip, Sotuersetaltire, boot maker, Jan 2. at 11. BintrAMN PALNIR, Southwold, Suffolk, carpenter, Jan. 4, at 11. film? HaniscO, We,Derbysh.,stonemason, Dee. 1150012. EnwAßDJointeen„ boot maker, Dec. SS, at 12. JAR= WTYII.I., Ripley, byshire. tailor, Dec. 25, at 11 JOHN GoDFRIT &AMR, Fine, Northamptonshire, coal mer chant, Jan. 1, at 11. Jobe RICHARD Taurus, Vaynor, Si, at 11. Joni IIAR.RiNOTON, Brighton, er 4, at IL EDWARD VICCARS, Great Horwood,Buokinghamshlre,late grocer, Dec. M, at 1 JOHN Kiloton, Choriton-on-ifedlock, butcher, Jan. A, at 9J. GRAM CROWTHER, Pendleton, Lancashire, photographer, Jan. 1, at*. JOHN fIRLPRIAD, Hulme, coach builder, Jan. 3, at ai r . Jona WILLIAM MARTEN, Bernier, coal dealer, Dee. 81, at 111. MArTLAND HALL, Sheerness, boohielier, Jan. 3, at 1. CHARLES DEANA, Faversham. picture-frame maker, Jan. 1, at L Bomar limn, Blackburn, plumber, Jan. 2, at 11. WILLIAM PlLltinenot, Blackburn, painter, Jan, 2, at IL CRAELM Emig, Aylesbury, innkeew, Dec. 30, at 12. litilti buns, Guildford, livery-staWe k , Jan. 4, at l BANKRUPTCIES ANN U Dec. 17. Rev. JOHN ODOM& Bballord, Essex, view. Dec. le. Jolla WiLigOT ACIXas, Stockport and Heaton Norris, brewer. Dec. 10. MicISARLOMPORD, Whltechapel-road, saddler. Dec. 19. Joan CHAritAX, Witheradale Suffolk b in . nkeeper, DECLARATIONS OF DIVIDENa Hilly WILLIAM ROTOR, Luitenham, Rutlandshire, miller—let dividead ng of Is. Od., Dec. 23, and any Wednesday after Dec. 25. at Parti, Basinghellatreet, W Osamu Harm= Bornillis-road, Kentish-town, late clerk In the War-office—tad divideod of Is. lid., Dee. El, and any Wednesday titer Dec. 25. at Parkynir, Basinghail-street. WILLIAM nuncio and ALIMIT JACKson. Grars•inn-road. litho. uaphers—let dividend of Its. lid. Dec. 23, and any Wednes day after Dec . 25, at Parkyng, llasingttall-street. MUST PAYDODY, Kettering, innkeeper—let dividend of Stilt, De.:- 29 , and any Wednesd ay after Dec. 25, at Parkyne, Basing hall-street. CHAIM MASON REYIIII3.L, Romford, Ems, machinist--let di vidend of 2s. 4.1., Dec. 18, and three subsequent Wedneedays, at Edwards', Basiughall-street. JOHN PtiniturroN,Gramechurch-street,and Brussels, commercial agent—let dividend of 6id. Dec. 11, and three subsequent Wednesdays, at Edwards', BUlnithall-street. 010801 RAYMOND, Chiswick, commander in the royal navy—let dividend of IX 11d.. Dec. 18, and three subsequent Wednes days, at Edwards', Basinghall-street. JOHN PDXPHRET, Hasthigs, tea grocer-Ist dividend of 4s. did., Dec. I& and three subsequent Wednesdays, at FAlwards', ba singhaltstreet. THomAs Jona 011901, Hounslow, ironmonger -Ist divklend of 3s. ed., Dec. 18. and three subsequent Wednesdays, at Ed wards', Buinghall•street. Josue CRIDLAND, Norwich, glass merchant—lot dividend of wards', its. Sid. 'Bulnghell Dec. 18, and three subsequent Wednesdays, at Ed etreet. Joglea Quinn, Liverpool, egg dealer—lit dividend of fa. 4d., any Wednesday, at Turner's, Liverpool. Broil KILLOCI, Liverpool, draper--3rd dividend of 9a in., any Wednesday, at Turner's, Liverpool. STEPHEN WE. Bootle, chemical manufacturer—lst dividend of Is. 9d., any Wednesday, at Turner's, Liverpool. PATRICE Hoenig, Liverpool, wholesale butcher —let dividend of ea. Bd., any Wednesday, at Turner's, Liverpool. 8111. and Wasson. Liverpool, brokers—dividend of 0 7-30 d., Jan. 1. and any subsequent Wednesday, at Turner's, Liverpool. Joffe Dixon, Liverpool, licensed netualka —lst dividend of Os. Id., any Wednesday, at 'Turner's. Liverpool. PleutiNs and FAWN, Crewe and NI iddlewich, watehniakers Ist dividend of 11d., any Wednesday, at Turner's, Liverpool WILLIAM Lawson, Gelber's. Innkeeper—lot dividend of Is. 9d., any Wednesday, at Turner's. Liverpool DIVILIESPIL Jan. 22. A. Fox, Shooter's-hill-road, Kent, farmer—Jan. 29 J. Macnamara, Navarino-terrace, Brixton, government clerk—Jan. 8. P. Korn and A. Kurtz, Aldermanbury. merchants—Jan. S. J. T. Rogers, Dunstable, coal merchant—Jan. 11. J. J. Flowers, Reading, grocer—Jan. 8. H. 8. Coultas, Laudport, Haute, grocer —Jan. 13. IL Leapman and L. Leapman, Lombard-street: St. Paula-churehyard ; and Brighton, general dealors—Jan. 10. J. Holland, Pemberton, Lancashire, cotto n sphiner—Jan. 10. C. T. Brown, Gloucester. grocer—Jan. 4. G. Iles. Gloucester, innkeeper —Jan. 7. W. Woodruff. Buxton, painter—Jan. 7. 1). H. Osborne, Bouthwo'd, Suffolk, innkeeper—Jan. IS. L. I 'yam, Mincing-lane, merchant. PARTNEBBHIPB DEINKILVID. & Jesup and J. Westmoreland, Wortley, Yorkshire, Joiners— J. Brooke and H. Brooke, Bradley 91 ills and Huddersfield, wool len cloth manufacturers—J. D. (lean and E. Denney, Crown court, Threadneedle-etre.* share dealers—A. pally and W. A. Tollemacbe, Finch-lane, Cornhill—H. Mackay and W. Mackay, Mark-lane, merchants—T. 11. Head and J. Ashby, South Stock tin, Yorkahlre, ironfounders—P. Valk, 8. Falk, and I. Jacobs, Manchester, and elsewhere Austrellan merchants, so far as re gard. I. Jacobs-8. 0. Leigh and W. H. Nicol, Leeds, dentists— A. Solvyns and 0. Solvyns, Liverpool. merchants—J. 8. Nieman and W. Holland, High Holborn, music hall proprietors—J. Dods and G. N. Hassell Swansea, auctioneers—T. Graham and W. Atley, WlJaden, Yorkshire, Joiners—P. Wright and P. Speak , man, Runcorn. Cheshire. (inners—J. Mils and R. Cutting, Li verpool shipwrights—W. Bummer and A J. Warren, landport, Hampshire, woollen drapers—J. Pickford and Mary lickford (executrix of J. licktord, deceased', Yeovil, glove manufacturers I —K. Clough and G. King, Manchester, oil merchants—B. W. I ()viand and 8. Holroyd, 31acclestield, ntanUfacturing chemists— ! A. Pearson and J. Lilly, Liverpool, Mancheater, and elsewhere, I merchants—T. C. Lamb and D. Weide, St. Banin's-lane and Cranborneutrest, woollen drawn—T. Capon and D. W. Young, , Canal-road, Klagsland, cement manufaoturers—Loulsa Duni , port and 0. ilinehliffe, Woodbrook, 'Yorkshire, grooms—J. W. I Scott and T. T. Limerick, Sunderland, builders—T. Woolley and W. Births, Derb . silk throwsters. SIQUISTRATIONIL ARCHIBALD Tgonson,Oleagow, late restaurant keeper, Dee. 24, at the Vacuity Hall, Glasgow. PATRICE CONWAY. Port-Glasgow, general dealer, Dec. 27, at the Royal Hotel. Greenock. PETER DONNELLY, Greenock, spirit dealer, Dec. 30, at the White Hart Hotel. Greenock. ! Janis FiltiMlNe, Dundee, grocer, Dec. 28, at the British Hotel, Dundee. JAMIE MACADAM, Oarteeharen Cottage. near Drymen, late falser, Dec •U, at Menzies' Star Hotel, Stirling. Jamb iIcuLLT. Ghee.* fruit merchant, Bea 21, at the Faculty Hall, isseow. ADAM SMITH, Cabal Mil* Aberdeen 18, at the Queen's Hotel, Aberdeen. WILLIAM CRuICIBRANI, Glasgow, badge, Dec IT, at the Fa culty Ball, Warw. shire, collier, Dec. photographer, Jan. r, Doe. TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. (111117111'11 THE ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITION. ADEN, Dec. 6. The last detachments of the Scinde Brigade leave for Armesley Bay to-day. General Stavely, with his staff, passed through on the 4th. Two French men-of-war have proceeded to the Abyssinian coast. The latest intelligence from Annealey Bay com plains greatly of the want of water. The disease among the mules and horses continued to an alarming extent. The Chief of Tigre was coming down with 6,000 men to watch the movements of the British. SUKZ, Du. 11. The latest dates from the captives are to October 28. They were then all well. FRANCE. PARIS, Dsc. 20. At the sitting of the Corps Legislatif to-day, K Pelletan presented a demand for an interpella tion upon the recent circular of the prefect of, police. Upon the resumption of the debate upon the Army Bill, K Latour spoke in support of the in asore. He considered it to be required by the ' i noran d of the forces of all the Powers, and notably of Prussia. M. Maurice Richard said that he absolutely rejected the bill, the a d o pti on o f which would provoke an inevitable war. M. Lugesi'd supported the bill. Colonel Regius opposed the bili upon the ground that it did not fulfil the object bitioldsd. He admitted that in presence of the changes tiot had taken place in Europe France ought to increase lierl forces, and he pointed out means he considered more efficacious than those proposed by the govern ment. K Beauverger approved of the bill as being rendered necessary by the new situation of Europe. K Magnin opposed the bill as imposing too heavy a burden upon the population. He also found fault with the bill as leaving 145,000 men at the free and absolute disposal of the executive. K Magnin will finish his speech to-morrow. La Frame of this evening says that the departure of Baron Budberg is not caused by any political reason. The sentence upon M. Perst has been con firmed. ITALY. BOMB, Die. 20. Cardinal Ugolini died yesterday. The Pope held a secret oonaiatory to-day, at which he delivered an allocution, the text of which haa not yet been publiahed. the Holiness after wards appointed M. Dechamps to the Arch bishopric of Mechlin ; M. Graves, to the bishopric of Namur ; two biahops in Brazil ; Father Raffaele to be bishop of Bagnorea, and Father Maccabe to be bishop of Ardrosa, Ireland. The Pope also ap pointed several bishops in partibua. Many recruits are arriving here for the Pontifical ., Zouaves, chiefly from Holland. CROATIA. AGRAM, Dw. 20. The result of the elections to the Croatian Diet shows a majority of two-thirds in favour of union with Hungary. INDIA. CALCUTTA, Nov. 23. The reports relative to the cyclone continued to represent the damages as extensive and wide spread. The subscriptions for the sufferers amount at present, including the government grant, to 13,00 W. Ships arriving at Calcutta report severe weather in the Bay of Bengal, and are all more or less damaged. The Blenheim arrived totally dis masted. The China steamer Thunder, due at Saugor on the night of the cyclone, is supposed to have been lost, with a large amount of specie on board. The Botanical Gardens, on the banks of the Hooghly, have suffered severely, numerous trees and shrubs being totally destroyed. All the shipping arrangements for the departure of the Bengal Brigade for Abyssinia are completed, and the force is ready to embark on the let December. The steamer Oriental, with 1,150 Coolies, leaves directly, and the pioneers follow. The Viceroy arrived at Calcutta on the 19th. The durbar at Lucknow was a groat success, 300 Talookdars having attended. Colonel Fytche, the commissioner for Burmah, arrived on the 19th, bringing the new treaty with the Bing of Burmah for confirmation by the Viceroy. The export trade is very quiet. Owing to the high prices ruling, the import trade continues very BOMBAY. Nov. 29. Preparations for the despatch of the rest of the Abyssinian field force are being actively continued. The Scinde brigade, consisting of her Majesty's 33rd Regiment, the lit Beleoches, and Battery CI 14 of the Royal Artillery, under Colonel Col lings, is now en route to Abyssinia. The 3rd Scinde Horse follow in due course, and the Poonah Horse are now on their way to Jacobabad to relieve than. The 2nd brigade, consisting of the 3rd and sth batteries of the 21st brigade Royal Artillery, the 4th King's I Own Royal Regiment, and the 3rd and 25th Native Infantry, was to have sailed on the 29th November I and Ist December, but ita departure was postponed in consequence, it is believed, of advices from Colonel_ Phayre. The Commissariat and Quartermaster-General's Departments are despatching almost daily trans ports with coals, stores, and coolies. Some 2,000 coolies are on their way to Zulla from Bengal, and upon their arrival thecoolie force will number over 3,000. It has been determined to organise a coolie brigade or Army Works Corps, under Major Nuttall. General Stavely left Bombay for Abys sinia on the 26th inst. The latest accounts from Zulla still report water to be very scarce, and the forces using condensers. The Rohillas have been giving trouble lately, and Britah troops have been sent after them from Hyderabad and the Deccan. I It is proposed to wind up the Bombay and Bengal Steamship Company. The Jumow (1) government agrees to limit the duties on imports from Central Asia to 5 per cent. ADIMUALTY, Dr.c. 20.—Arrourrmaiers. —Chief- Engineer Henry W. Eiger, to the Buzzard ; Engineers Charles Ware and Thomas Clark, to the Buzzard ; John Boswell, to the Indus for Seagull ; First-Chas Assistant- Engineer James J. Nibbs, to the Buzzard; and Naval Cadet (nominated) Algernon H. Anson. THE HEAD MASTER OF ETON. (From the Daily Nom) Tin Provost and Fellows of Eton College have now, for the fifth time daring the present century, to elect a Head Master. Somewhere about the commencement of 1800, when Latin and Greek , were the sole education of the upper classes, Dr. I /IRATE was unanimously elected to fill that im portant post. No better choice could have been made, and as the man for the time he left his mark on Eton scholarship through many generations. About 1836, on the retirement, after more than thirty years' service, of Dr. Kvers, the choice of the electors fell on Dr. HAwTRET—an elegant scholar, a linguist of a high order. and a gentleman in every sense of the word. Under him Eton continued to prosper and to send forth elegant and accomplished scholars. Towards the latter pert of his reign, however, popluar feel ing and popular opinion began to be turned towards the system of our public schools. Although by no means bigoted, for he bad developed mathematics and foreign languages to a considerable degree, Dr. HAWIILZY was not the man to stand at the helm and direct radical changes. At this crisis the then, provost, Dr. Ronosox, died, and amidst universal approbation Dr. HAWTHRY stepped into his place. The con test for the head mastership then lay between the Rev. EDWARD COLERIDOL, the then lower master, and Dr. GOODFORD. For some unexplained cause the former was passed over, and by a narrow majority of one the latter was elected. A few years afterwards Dr. Ilawraitv died, and, after a short reign as head master, Dr. GOODPORD became provost. Strange to say, at this time there was no one amongst the assistant masters who was con sidered fit to be placed at the head of the school. Dr. BALSTON, who for many years had been successful assistant master, but who had shortly be fore been elected to a fellowship in the College, was induced to resign that sinecure, and again buckle on his harness and relieve the College from their difficulty in finding a head master. It is by his resignation that the College are now once more called upon to exercise their choice. Up to this period every head master for many hundred years has been educated on the foundation at Eton, and also at King's College, Cambridge, and it may have been the absence of the latter qualification that militated against the Rev. E. COLSAIDOE when Dr. GOODFOILD was put over his head. Tempera niugantur, however, now, and as fares we have been able to learn the only applicants at the present time are Messrs. Warms and Ssow, both very junior assistant masters, and Mr. Holum., at present second master at Winchester. Not only were all these gentlemen not at King's, but they were not one of them on the foundation at Eton. It may seem strange that all the senior assistants at Eton should hold themselves aloof ; but when the present aspect of affairs, and the generally re ceived suggestion as to Dr. Biurrozes reason for tendering his resignation are considered, public opinion, we think, will say that they are only act ;ng with prudence and discretion. It is no meant that Dr. Bxxerox was, as his evidence proves, greatly opposed to many parts of the scheme of the Public Schools Commissioners. The Bill has already been laid on the table of the House of Lords this session, and will doubtless pass into law. Dr. BAUSTON evidently shrunk from the responsi bility of carrying out radical and fundamental changes of which in his heart he disapproved, and in resigning he has behaved both honourably and with a due regard to the real interests of the school. Dr. RALSTON was of an eminently conser vative turn of mind, and in his love fur the dead languages quite a disciple of Dr. Ksava. The Commissioners have suggested such a modification in the classical studies of the school as, together with the substitution of physical sciences, could not but be distasteful to a man of his opinions. The favourite candidates at present certainly are Messrs. WARRS and Hoaxer. The former has much to recommend him. He was an Oppidan, and there fore better acquainted than any Colleger could be with their feelings and predilections, and as they number as 800 to 70, that is no mean advantage. This remark applies with equal force to Mr. Hoaxer. Mr. WARRZ was Newcastle scholar, got a first class at Oxford, and, what has more effect on the mind of boys than those two great honours, was Captain of the Eight. He has been a suc cessful assistant and a great supporter of all manli ness and manly sports in the school. His age is about 32—rather young, doubtless, for such a position ; but where a great and novel work is to be undertaken it is better to err on the side of youth than on that of age. Mr. I HORNE; however, seems to combine the same requisite of physical and intellectual excellence, and to have this advantage ' over Mr. WARRE, viz., that he has been removed from all the petty squabbles and jealousies which have from time to time of late caused an uncom fortable feeling amongst the assistant masters at Eton. He is about 40 years of age, obtained high honours at Eton, a first class and Drasenose fellowship at Oxford, was many years a successful tutor at that College, then vice-principal at r Durham University, and was last year elected to the place of second master at Winchester. He I also combines with great intellectual attainments all the manliness derived from having played in the eleven at Eton, rowed in the Balliol eight, and at all times taken an active part in promoting 'the physical as well as the moral and intellectual welfare of these placed under him. In electing either of these gentlemen the College cannot be blamed ; but taking their respective qualifications we cannot help thinking that the fact of Mr. HORNLY having had a far wider range of experience and never having served at Eton under many of those whom he would be called upon to command renders his at this critical time the most prudent and promising appointment that the Provost and Fellows could make. THE AFFAIIIN OF MR. STOr LET THE LIVERPOOL SOLICWoR.—Since the adjudication of bankruptcy against Mr. Stockley, the Liverpool solicitor, who recently ab sconded, after having made felonious use of upwards of 40,00 W., the property of his clients, one of his late part , nen—Mr. Wrigley, In order to rid h;ulself from the debts to which be was liable in consequence of Mr. Stockley's defalcations, has petitioned the Liverpool Court of Bank ' ruptcy, and the two bankruptcies have been consolidated. A meeting was appointed for yesterday morning for the creditors to elect a manager. Those present, after some discussion, unanimously elected Mr. Hammed W. Banner, and directed that he should be paid a commission of 24 per cent on the amount realize& HEALTH RISBTORED BY Du BAILEY'S FOOD TO THE /Homier!, nerve., limas, and liver of old and young, cuing, with out medicine or expense, dyspepsia find loos, coastipatioa, diarrhoea, acidity, headache, neuralgia, hysteria, palpitation, sleeplewiess, debility, wasting, cough, asthma, ~even, consnmp- Eon, low spirits. 60,000 annual cures which had resisted all medicines, including that of his Hotinese the Pope. Is awes fifty times Its cost In other remediew—Tina, 115.. ii. 9i ; 121 b., 246: rilb., 40a., or 2d. per meal.—Du Derry and Co., 77. Regent quadrant. London ; also Fortnum sad Mason. PlOcadilly, sad at ' 61, O racec hurcb-street : 4, Cheapelde : 63 and 160, 02160141reet ' and allgrucers and chemists.--4ndverthenient.) Pious SACRED HARIIONIC SOCIETY. The usual Christmas performance of the Messiah by this society took place less night, being the thirty-sixth year of its performance at the same semen by this institn. tion. There Is little or nothing now left to be said on the merits of Handel's sublime oratorio, and its peculiar identification with the solemn rejoicings that belong to this period of the Christian year. It would seem like the most trite of truisms now to enlarge on the well•kaown fact that the Messiah has, more than any other effort of musical genius, suborned the purposes of high and pare religious belief and Christian bew►olence and charity. This has been often reoceded, together with statistical statements of the enormous sums realised for charitable purposes by performances of the Alessi:lk from Handel's own time to the present day. This sublime *raker; therefore, transcendent in intrinsic merit, rinks in this, as in every other respect, an the one great Christian musical epic. The performance of last night was in moat respects • very fine one. The soprano solos were gives by lladAnie Lemmens-Sherringtonwith much refinement • and vocal finish—the bravura air, " Rejoice greatly," being an ex. ample of fiord exertion, and the solemn " I know that my Redeemer," a specimen of earnest if not very intense &volition. Madame Sainton•Deibp, evidently still under the influence of her nowt indisposition, gave wit► much feeling ,if not with her usual force, the contralto air, " Bat who may abide," " 0 thou that teller," " He shall feed his Bock," and " Ile was despised." Mr. (I. Porn rng the tenor solos, Ids best efforts bang in the pathetic air, " Behold and re," and the declamatory song, " Thou shalt break them." Signor Foli, in the bean sore, confirmed the good isprerke which he • bad already made in his several previous oratorio per , formanoes. In each of tho important airs which fell to this artist's share he slag with an impressive style and vocal refinement that are rarely combined by bees singers. In the grand declamatory song, " Why do the nations," and in the air, "The trumpet shall sound" (with Mr. T. Harper's excellent obbligato trumpet accompaniment), Signor Foli produced a marked effect. The noble choruses of this sublime oratorio, especially the well-known " For unto us," and "Hallelujah," created the usual profound impression. The performance of the MersiaA is to be repeated by the Sacred Harmonic Society on Friday next. Saban an, fittittarp. CHATHAM, DliC. 20. In accordance with orders to that effect received from the government, the metropolitan police doing dnty at this dockyard commenced, this morning, the charge of the government powder magazine' at Upnor Castle, in conjunction with the troops from the garrison, who have hitherto had the entire care of the magazinea uring the day Major-General F. Money D accompanied by the °Mears of his staff, paid a visit to Upnor Cuffs, and in vestigated the arrangements made for the security of that establishment. Tits CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.—Most of the whole sale houses of the City, and a large number of the lead ing retail firms in the principal thoroughfares, including the west-end, the City, the month and cast of Landon, have already arranged to keep their premises closed on the 2fith instant—Boxing-day ; and the mine arrangement, it appears, is gaining timers' meepteace throughout the provinces. A oonsiderable number of the tradesmen of Deptford, Sydenham, Richmond, and other suburbs, are amongst those who have announced the same inteution. A lecture on the subject of 00-operative societies, but in the course of which the education question wan touched on, was delivered on Thursday evening last by Professor Fawcett in the Working If en's Hall, in Cam. hedge. The hall, • large and convenient one built for ouch measiona, was densely crowded, and numbest' were unable to obtain a.'mlasion. The whole of the audience was composed literally of working men. The Rev. C. W. Weldon, incumbent of St. Andrew-the-Less, in which pa. Hob the hall is situate, presided, and introduced the lecturer. METROPOLITAN MITNICIPALMES.—If is under stood that Mr. Ayrton, M.P., has beer at work upon a bill for the municipal government of Loudon, based upon the report of his select committee of last session, and it is said that the bill is now ready. The Metropolitan Board of Works is proposed as the chief central authority, under the title of " The Municipal Council of London." An im provement-rate is to be levied on the metropolis, including the City, and the fund. raised are to be applied by the "Metropolitan Council"—City Press. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. —The weekly meeting of the board took place yesterday, at their offices, in Spring-gardens, Sir John Thwaites in the chair. At the usual hour for the admission of the public and the ro porter the board-room was found to be closed grant them, and it was not until half-past twelve that the publics were admitted ; some important discussion of a secret na ture was taking place. After some small matters bad been disposed of, the Chairman said he bad an importaut com munication to make to the members of the hoard, where upon Mr. Roche moved that all strangers should retire, which was carried, and the reporters and others were com pelled to mire, and the board sat for nearly an hour with closed doom, but the subject of the discussion did not transpire. Subsequently a report was brought up frets the Fire Brigade Committee in reference to the late explo- sion at the House of Detention. Mr. Newtot said in all the newspapers recording the terrible event which killed and maimed so many inurment persons, the services of Captain Shaw and the metropolitan fire brigade hail been spoken of in the highest terms, and he thought they were deserving of the thanks of the board. He moved that the thanks of the board be given to Captain Shaw and the officers of the fire brigade under his command for their services on that occasion. Mr. H. L. Taylor seconded the motion, which was put and agreed to unanimously. A report was brought up from the Fire Brigade Committee, stating that in order to facilitate the transmission to the brigade by the police of information as to fires, they had given information to the Loudon District Telegraph Com pany to lay down • line of telegraph between the chief police office and the Watling-street Fire Brigade station. It appears that the communication between the polies, stations is maintained by • different company, and Sir Richard Mayne bad expressed the opinion that inconvenience would arise if the line of telegraph between his office and Watling-street were constructed and maintained by a dif ferent company from that which has constructed the lines between the police stations. The committee were of opinion that the same inconvenience that was apen handed by the police would result to the firm brigade if the pro posed line of telegraph were constructed between the various fire brigade stations. Under thea• circumstances they had given directions fur the line of telegraph between Whitehall-place and Watling-street not to be pi °coded with at present. The other business transacted does tasti call for a report. ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY, Wootwum.—His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge arrived at Wool wich yesterday morning, to carry out the Christmas exami nation of the gentlemen cadets of the Royal Military Academy, and award commissions and prizes in accordance with the recommendation of the Council of Military Edu cation. The cadets, having been inspected by the duke, went through various exercises. A report from the Councilof Military Education was then read by Maj.: neral Napier, vicopresident of the institution. The whole of the first class of ;Ni cadets are considered qualified for 00111111iM/0011, and 12 are recommended fur the Royal Engineers and 24 for the Royal Artillery. FEARFUL COLLISION IN THE CHANNF.L. —Early yesterday morning • dreadful collaion happened in the Channel. a few miles off Hastings, between the homeward bound ship Startled Fawn, commanded by Captain King, 109 days from Calcutta, and the ship II ushing Waters, front Sunderland for Madras, and so terrible was the force with which they met that both of them immediately foun dered, the crews having barely time to take to the boats. All were happily saved, and landed in the course of the day at Hastings. The Startled Fawn was an iron built ship, 71 . 13 tons, and was classed for 1:4 year. She was laden with a most valuable cargo. The Reeling Waters was • timber built ship, 4'22 tons register, belonging to Meseta. Newman and Co., of London. She was from Sun derland, laden with iron mid machinery for the Kist India Itail limy Company. Roth ships and cargo were hammed. We understand that previous to the meeting of parliament the council of the Liverpool Chniber of Coss. meroe will give a banquet, to which they will invite the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, Lord Stanley, the members for the borough and county, and a number of gentlemen connected with trade and commerce. [Advertisement.] Hot.LowAv's PILLS. —The changes of temperature and weather prev-dent In solutes fre quently upset persons who are moat cauthin , !4 their health nut moat particular In their diets. These eon ert and gently aperient pills are the heat remedte. for all defective actions of the digestive organs. They aogncut the appetite, strengthen the stomach, correct laHlousurss and carry dig all that Is mo-dus from the system. Holloway's pig. aya vosupdaientl of rare balsams "unmixed with hams ," and on Hat aceonot are particularly well adapted for the young, and aced. 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