The Express. — London, England, 1862-12-09 00:00:00

r: ..►~Sq-..- S-''tr: _ ~ ..r~J A ~ , r 5' A., it • (4j t . , _,.'} , : ~. ~ ~.~ ~ . ' . • _ 4 ._;t• 7/.; No. 5,095.] OALCUTTA, at the Cape of Good Hope NJ and Madraa—MONTMl Y SMASE OOMMUNICATION between LONDON and INDIA by the naselfloent fleet of steamers belonging to the LAST INDIA and LONDON SHIP PING COMPANY (Limited).—The well-known clipper auxiliary steamship GOLDEN FLEECE, 2,768 tone, 860-horse power, will leave the Victoria ;London) Docks on the 27th December, em b.trkiiic passengers at and leaving Gravesend on the 29th Decem ber, for Calcutta, calling at the Cape of Good Hope and Madras. This ui..srnitieent ship, built expressly for the India trade, bas been thoroughly refitted, has firstvate accommodation fag ppasne 'engem. and will carry an experienced surgeon, also a ste The average of the last seven steamers has been 71 days 3 hours to Madras the Hydarpee performed the voyage in 6.5 days, and the last, the Calcutta, in 69 days, being the shortest ou recort—For freight or passage apply to ORINDLAY and Co., 62, Parliament-street, S.W., the broken, ALFRED BRITT and Co., 150, Leiadenitaltstreet, E.C. ; or at the OFFICES at the CORA NY, 9, Mincing-lane, LC.; where akm applications for appointments as midshipmen in this service should be made. RICHARD DRJW, leszetary. Nut India 9 and London Shipping Company cllinitet, icing.lane, BOMBAY Direct, the splendid clipper-ship As MORAYS!! UM A 1 12 years, 788 tons reidater, JOSRPR lIATEI6R.e, Commander, loading in the Rut India Docks. Has outdo! accommodation for = 4 - 44.4. -Apply to OKLLATLY, BAN KEY, and SKWELI, 27, TO BRITISH COLOMBIA ?Okal. N vE7Lftsiiik ---- oomittrikaTioN to NEW YORK Direct.—The LIVERPOOL. NEW YORE, end PRILADELPHIASTEAMSHIP COMPANY Intend despatch tee their taltpowerel de-hi:date's Screw Ittearoahlps, calling et Queenstown to emDart patience's and despatches. ma fellows: WEEKLY FROM LIVERPOOL POE NEW YORK. GLASGOW. Wednesday, Dee. 10. ETNA, Wednesday, Dec. 17. CITY OF BALTIMORE, Wednesday. Doc. 24, And every succeeding Wednemila — y. Win tassage, 11, It sad II guineas, according to the scenti modation. Norerard paeugs, 8 guineas, including all provtdous costal. Passengers for heads, the United States, and Beth* Columbia, booked throw* ea rely advsntageoue terms.—Yor rutin r particular apyiy to WILLIAM INMAN, 12, Water-street, Liverpool; or to SWIM sad MAC/Lir. 0. King Willianiatreet, city. CLOTHENBURG from London Direct —Only I„JI regular Line of Stemma —The GUSTAF WARA to Intended to leave Ronelydown on 11th Wt. Pares, 13 U. and A. 2 2s. To be followed by the London, Neroolu, or Secret—Apply to YRILLIPPS, GRAVES, and PHILLIPPB, 11, Rood-lane, R.C. NOW OPEN. THE SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW, removed from Bakeratreet to the Udell Havel Hall, lelinatoo. .... THIS DAY, Dec. 9th, Is. : Wednesday, 10th, Is. : Thursday, 11th, Is.. Friday, 12th, Is. Western Carriage Entrance. Pentonville-hill Liverpool-reed. Eastern Entrance Excursion Trains, at Exhibition fares, "rill run l o B n lig r n- London and N,.rth Western, Great Northern, Groat Western, and Great Easters lines. SMITHFIELD CLUB SHOW, at the New Apiculture, Hall, near the Angel, Islington —N ORTH lON DON RAILWAY. TRAINS 110111 the City and West ran every quarter of an hoer to the Islington station-10 minutes' walk from the Hall. SMITHFIELD CLUB SHOW.—The following are the CAB FAILS from the Metropolitan Bair _ I.7stern Counties-2110reditch, 1112 b-street ill Mile•end—Cambeldge-toad ~ Great Northern—K Inga-eroas 0 0 (irk at Western—Paddington 2 0 London and Blackwell—Yenebarrhatseet, City Shadwell, Church-mad Londoo, Brighton, and South Cossi—London-buidge (mar Lopdon larlye) ... . . 1 6 . - Linden and Nortb-Weatern—Drnminond-street, Eustoneq. 1 0 London end Soath-Western—Waterloo-road ( Over 11 6 Niue-elnia - Blackfriars- 2 6 Vaurball ( bridge. 2 6 North London -Broadway, Brnadway, Camden-town Caledonian-road .. latingionFid Highirnry ? !/. Kula;land South-ilatern—budon-bridge ,crrer Loudest-bridge) 1 6 Bricklayers* Arnie over Southwark-bridge) 2 0 SMITHFIELD CLUB SHOW.—The following °MINIBUS& ply to and from the Islington-green entrance : Rank and Loudon-bridge Stations. Pot olive and Marl:Mars Westminster, Strand, and Charing-cram New Kent-road. by New North-road -.ref Kiogalend, Stoke Newington, and lialrepond. high:ate and lionisey. And by LIVERPOOL-ROAD ENTRANCE Larnsbury and to Kennington-gate. Pust-orree, Fleet-street, and Blacktrlarebrldge. Brocapton and Chelsea. lj - ISITOItS to the new Agricultural Hall are readided that the entertainment provided at the LONDON PATIVON cannot fail to please the moat fastidious in s, arch of an evening's amusement. All the metropolitan favourites art engaged. sod the programme includes the per ' rimince of artistes possessed of the moat extraordinary talent ever witnessed. Little Coral', the most wonderful of gym nastes Miss Cfmstauce, the Star of the West Madame Losehinl, .0 aflame Valckenaete. Madame Elise, Sam Collins. and Fred. roleb, will appear every evening. Au engagement has also la,. made with Messrs. Oulnare tarsi Conen. who will make their appcsu - anos This Evening, on the Brazilian Sling Trapeze. The LONDON PAVILION. Tichhorne-street. LOIBL and 80.NNBAIIIIik. Proprietors. WHITTINGTON CLUB, 37, Arundel-street, strand, containing Heading. Dining, Hilliard, Drawing, and smoking Rooms, open daily, Including Sundays. Yearly subscription, 2a. ; ant halt.year, LI N. Country \ ' , inhere al Is. annually. Ladies, LI la. annually ; half-year, 101. 61_ it'd Members are Informed that the Club Booms are now eons t.drtabb (=tithed. and a billiard' table is provided. The weekly itaffiill2 Amnonlies have commenced. The YIEST GRAND 1./Rl.i BALL TEIIB (Tuesday` EVEN ING. at O. Tiekete .—lAdy. EL dd. : gentleman. be.: double, Ts. ed. or prospectuses apply to the Secretary. The Onat Hall icipable of eceonietoslatiug tiOo permits , and other large and small Rooms, to be Let for Public %lettings, Balls, Concerts, dc. Very spacious i.e.'s!, to be let at Christmas, with oflicea, If re imireq. Terms may be bad on application to wY Press, sec. rilliE ARUNDEL GREAT HALL, 37, Arundel btreet, Strand, to be LET. - This hall la available, from Ha capri.m. Reconiroodation iIIW penons., for public meetings, left Les, concerto, balls, dc. ( having orchestral and other re unirements . For 14111, supper and refreshment room,. ladies' room with attendant, hat room, ter., ten guineas; for public nteetingx, six Kithira, : for aincerts, five gulneaa No extras for gas or cleaning. Also committee mud other mall Rod lanre rooms to be let—App'y to WM. PETERS, EetretaiT, Whit tington Club, Arundel-street, Strand. ►IRRE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM ; eoutaibbig the Wonders of Nature and Art, shown by Innu merable superbly executed Models, illustrating every part of the Human Frame in Health and Macon, together wit► a variety of hicbly lidsrestistg Natural l'reparAtious, Malformations, and Mobstiosities. Open daily, from 11 to tutor gentlemen only). Adniihslon one Shilling. 'lntranet's Heorge-strirt, Hanover. IntLirt, and 440, Maddox-street, kegeobstrect, Loudon. W. Eamon:shout and lectures throughout the day. Illustrated and descriptive catalogues Sent, post free, for 12 stamps.—Addreas the Netretary as above. THE LONDON GRAND RESTAURANT. LUNCHEONS and DINNERS A LA CARTE can be had %oh ColdroitT and DESPAI CH AT ANY HOI It DAILY. SA II VIM'S PAMOIS LONDON DINNER, ready from Y till 8 lo the Grand Saloon. SPVCIRi dial ng-rooms for ladles and simnel:nen. Spacious and well ventilated wine, coffee, and mottle; Saloon. OPEN ON SUNDAYS FROM FOUR TILL NINE. SAWYER. Proprietor, 191, nirrSTREET, CORNER of CHANCERY-LANE. QTEVENS and SON, Wiue and Spirit blerchauts. 0,1 C(Ki Pi AC BRA DY.—The will-known dlfliculty experienced by the public In oblidning this much-esteemed Inre*u 'pint in a pure state induces State., =IS= to call attention to the cowr ie ltruvh supplied by their loom, uu the hhill quality of which the Must implicit reliance may he placed. S. and Sou import none but fine brandies, their sekitions to the vhipmeots of those Cognac honed olowe imines and reputation are an ample guarantee of quality and purity. To invalids and partici, requiring brandy for medicinal purposea R. and Son would particularly ad. drips themselves. Their prices are a. follow:—Brandy, superior old cognac, tEc. Yb.. ; ditto choice old pale, 57... Bu kers:idiom Wines and spirits of all ki th !. delivered free within Ave wild. Tirnoi cash. —7B, Elshopsegte.strectwlthln. YARMOUTH BLOATERS.—Carriago paid to any station on the Great Eastern hue; 2.5, es. 50, Is. ; 71. . 20u, Ids. ; 600. 1.000. ssa are only suppliml by Ito undersigned diming the beet part of the mama, from October h , red of December. Sent to all parts of England upon receipt ..f I,..,tagessta m ps, Fontaine. order , or remittance through any 1d... of ttonl itatincial Bank of England, who are hie ir,sk, re. and to whom hr mitre, on well on to R. Steward, hay., r of the Emmett —FEM./h.:Mel( BARS/SS, fish niercluent, "net 1 erruouth. Eetaidlehed r7llO. High-dried herrings, 100, in %INF!, o box, or 12( per barrel nt V 5 fish. Oared to keep ,i‘ Hermetically sealed in tins of 05 fish, 10s. per l.renrded to all pulse the world. ANLY VIGOUR restored to the most broken enmtitution in twenty ilk a by the use of BUDD'S I .d LIFE. A safe and certain restorative: most wonder fl 1:i its the tint week's use will convince the patient of ultimate and complete recovery of all the energies of youth. lu Wiles at Its and ails„ packed and sent to any part tor cash My the Ayenta, Front and Co., Iledleizie Warehouse, t2u. ,trand. London. 11E. RIOORD'S ESSENCE of LIPS restores manhood to the must shattered oonsUtuttons In b..r stets. ?enure Is Impossible. Ita awes are permanent necessary.—auld In cues, retth tun Inetractlons " .or tour teanntbes for Ms., sent anywhere, carefully Dori.,: (.13 rocelptor remlttaece or stamp.—bete semis, Pilaff! aaa • tra..trand. near Tprnma•har. ANEVER FAILING REMEDY . DT. scorn) BILIOUS and LIVER NILS, prepared with. O ut any Mercurial Inert bent, from the recipe of Ur. Scott, will br found invalnabili to all who curter from bilious and liver core- Plaints, Miller dies, w.n.L spasm., 11111(1111(0., dizziness of the ay...k r . F or habttnal enstivenru, as a family aperient medicine, a aa a math er of the blood, they are truly excellent mild In their operation and grateful to the stomach they create appetite. PMMott digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system.— ,I lit W. Limbert, 0, Ring Willlam.st., Charing-crosa, and by I r :? 4t dninglais, In bores, Is. lkd. and 2a. gd. Be sure to ask inr Ur. Scott's Bilious and liver ?Mk. The genuine are a square Efetn package, with o William lambert" engraved ox the stamp. ROM, CON/MM. BMW. FRUIT TRICIA EVER- G/LIMNS, ac. MR. J. C. STEVENS Will SELL by AUCTION, at Great Room, Sii, Ring-irtreet, Oovrant-gardre‘ TO-MORRO W Dec- 10. at hail-pat It predrady, a One aasort ment of HARDY PLANTS . consisting of rhododendrons. wiesa lantels. roses, Suit Imes, berheries, tree box, escallonlas, deut slas, arbutas, yews, forsythias, dendaras, red cedars, boffin, laZes. thonis, pelargoniums, pumice. chrysanthemums, straw ratadkolus gandavensks, and brenchteyenses, anemones, le.-0a view the morning et sale, and catalogues had. nth. in the the red, Xs. a was teal Pus w salt let s. f fi • rite lie WIT nt it qr. ha 'thin . other ed u Th aos mn 1 • • night Vhes • week n, • f perm UM. city th of th • fe cow. ery in if suy ty f nog i • Trd w ii) • atm tad ed th rat e., t • corn —A' int rent uted 'ma Dery rera Co calla as, saw ELS. ael, wile wife ms-h gaga tire, wife • Bead Slap y ui 001010 C M ort. • E of r hi tee. Corn Lau dincto tirauct irk, Ed* ighttr e late . • ilk, S. the reder i c7e — io• . ;Oh"' "A PACT WORTHY OF HOTIL". Maßilikritiiiiiidi from Bond-street ion, szooisrsary, HANOV TUE& on the let October, l_. The lbe. Tamers ( by Wm) better Ina ever. frisillahed 184 L OVERCOATS for the present Season.--Gentle nem who do not mind paying a fur price for a Good Coat elm depend on the same at HAMILTON and KIMPTONI, Tailors, 106, Strand, opposite Ruder Hall. IVO/WK.—The GENUINE and ORIGINAL BOND'S PKII.III.ANENT MARKING INK, for smarting on thsea, silk. or erotica, bears the address os the label. 28, Long time, West Smithfield, City, E.C. SPECTACLES, improved by HARRIS and SON, will most certainly preserve the sight. Better cannot be made. Steel, with crystals or pebbles, Ida.; steel, with ea to 10e. Gold sad Silver Spectacles end Eye-Glasses fa variety, at equelly low ter. is Prospect Glass, ltd. post free. THOS . HAN end BON, Optichum to the Royal Family, opposite the &UM Museum Gates, London. tetabitlabed 1751. Qualm—No travellers employed. FINE HEAD of HAIR, the Beard, Whiskers, and Mustachios are realised by the use of ROWLANDS MACASSAR OIL. This elegant, fragrant, and pellucid oil Ls universally to high repute for its unprecedented success during the last OD years to promoting the growth, restoring, and beauti fying the human hair. It prevents hair from falling off or turn ing gray, strengthens weak s oft , anses it Dom *curt and dandruff, and makes it beautifully pliable, and glossy. For children It is especially recommended, as forming the basis of a beautiful head of hair. In all climates it alike displays Its in comparable results, and has long been an established favourite In India. Price 36.0 d., 76., len equal to four small, and kis. per bottle. Sold by A. ROWLAND and SONS, 20, Hatton-garden, and by chemists and postmark—Ask for Rowlands' Mammas OiL NIVINTER SEASON at HOMBURG BATHS. HOMBURG offers to the visitor, during the winter season, all the conveniences and attractlonaof larger towns. The inagnineent casino, which is open throughout the year, contains • variety of spacious and splendidly decorated apartments, • grand saloon for balls and concerts, a superb dining-room and comfortable divan, a roomy and well-furnished reading-room, liberally and punctually supplied with German, English, French, Italian, Russian, Polish, Belgian. and Dutch Journals. The banks of trenteet-quarante and roulette are daily open, on terms more advantageous to the player than are usual the former having but the half refalt, and the latter onlyone zero. The dully venture of the trente.et-quarante bank Is twelve thousand pounds, and the maximum stake is four hundred and eighty pounds. The refreshment department of the casino is under the super intendence of H. Chevet, the celebrated Parisian restaurateur. The superior orchestra of Messrs. GarDe and Koch performs in the grand ball-room every evening. Concerts, bans, and other festivities are well-regulated and frequent, and are varied by the representations given, two or three times a week, in the French vaudeville theatre. The extensive preserves of the directors abound in red-deer. roe, hares, and feathered game. The new railway has almost brought Homburg Baths to the outskirts of Fra There are fourteen trains a day, to or fro, the but as late as eleven o'clock. As the journey occupies only half an hour, the amuse ments of Frankfort are within easy reach. Visitors In Hom burg may get to Brussels in twelve hours, to Berlin in fifteen. to Parts In sixteen, and to London in twenty-four, so excellent is the Intercommunication by rail TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. prom's =mums.) FRANCE AND SWITZERLAND. PARIS, Du, 8. By the treaty concluded to-day between the Pre sident of the Swiss Confederation and the French Ambassador, the Valley of Dappea has been ceded to France, in conaideration of the cession of an equal extent of territory to Switzerland. BEIOIE, Drc. 8. This afternoon a treaty was signed between France and Switzerland, settling the question of the valley of Dappes by a mutual cession of territory. THE UNITED PRINCIPALITIES. BLICHIREST, Dec. 7. The Porte has protested against the constantly increasing arrivals and depots of arias in this city. GARIBALDI AND THE "SA3INITES." According to a Naples correspondent of the lade petulance Beige, an association of working men of the province of Molise, or of Santitiens, as they are taught by ancient history to call it, have lately sent an address of sympathy to Garibaldi, expressed in language of passionate devotion to the wounded hero. The concluding sentence of their address is a singular evidence of the tenacity with which these modern Saninites cleave to the ancient traditions of their race. "All the Samnitea," they write, "send you greeting, and promise you that as their ances tors humbled (fil. made to pass under the Forks) the Roman power, so at your summons on the held of battle they will humble the eagles and birds of prey, whether yellow or black, enemies or allies." - To this characteristic address Garibaldi sent from Pisa the following reply : My dearßrothers,--I thank you for the manly and noble words in which you bare addressed me. It was a great consolation to me to know that, tormented as you are by the brigands whom the Court of Rome sends out amongst you, and ill-proteetedby a weak government unworthy of its oaks, and more submissive to the foreigner than devoted to the country, you still have faith in the advs. tion of Italy. There are peat virtues in the working men of Italy, and associations like yours tend to de velop them. We shall soon see oar oppressors pass udder the Candine Forts before the free people of Italy. I heartily salute you. G. GARIBALDI. The correspondent of the Indipend awe mentions as a fact worth notice that Garibaldi's secretary had written " the foreigners who oppress us ." but Garibaldi with his own hand struck out the phrase, and substituted the words " our oppressors." DiocinsE OF LONDON.—The Bishop of London has appended to his charge, which he has just published, l an elaborate statement in reference to the parochial du tricts under his episcopal jurisdiction, with the number of clergy to each. He divides them into four classes. In all the parishes of class A, each containing more than 30.000 people, there is a population of 100,000 persons, with 11 clergymen, or one to every 9,1(t) persona In this clan there are only three parishes—namely, St. Peter's, Walworth; St. Dun stan's., Stepney ; and St. Mary's, Haggerstone. In ell the parishes of chi= B, containing between 20,000 and 30,000 people, there is a population of 309,955. with 53 clergy, or one to every 5,510 persons. In clans C, cootaining parishes having between 15,000 and 20,000 people, there is a popula tion of 224,000, with 39 clergy, or one to every 5,760 per. sons. In clans D, containing parishes with between 10,000 and 13,000 people, there is • population of 710,562, with 198 clergy, or one to every 3,590 persons. These are exclu sive of four country parishes (Perivale. Littleton, Cowley, and Ickenham), havicg • population under 400, and of 31 cituarishes, with pop u l a ti ons un d er 600 . FIRE IN THE ClTY.—This morning, shortly after 12 o'clock, a fire took place in a large clomp of buildings lying behind the principal hoaxes of Widows in Little Tower-stmt, City. The discovery was made by an attendant upon one of the Royal Society's fire escapee, who, on going to procure a light, noticed • dense body of fire raging in the block of promises before alluded to, which were let out to various pei eons, including Messrs. Hemp, Carr and Cr.. merchants ; Mama. Bailey, tea mer chants ; Messrs. Padrnore, tea-dealers (wholesale) ; Messrs. Fanning, wine merchants, and others. The premises in question form three sides of a square ; the b u ild ings on either side being let out as offices, the names of the occupiers, through the great confusion which prevailed at the time, could not be ascertained. The conductor of the escape, imagining that some persons were in the building, entered the first floor by the window, when, before he had time to enter the upper rooms, the flooring gave way, and he with Mr. Foreman Bridges, of the Brigid', and Engineer Withers, nearly fell thmneh into the room beneath. METROPOLITAN ILAILWAY.—We understand that the main canoe of delay in the opening of this railway arises from the undue width of the carriages employed. The com pany propose to protect the passengers by putting bars across the windows, bat this is objected to by the Govern. meat Inspector. A NEW DOCK FOR THE TIMBER CARRIERS AT LlVERPOOL—Yesterday a new dock for the use of the timber carriers of Liverpool war opened at the north end of the town. The new dock, in addition to immense quay spew, will have erected on its margin • large warehouse for the storage-of general goods. The whole concern will he under the management of the Bridgewater Trust. LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 9, 1862. MUSIC. MONDAY POPULAR 00NOBRTS. The concert of last night was crowd than crowded ; for not only was every seat occupied in all parts of the hall, but a great number of persons, as we were interment were turned from the doors for want of room. Mere were two reasons for this extraordinary in flux : this was the last. Monday Popular Concert of the preeent year, and it was the termination of Joachim'a en gagement. This unrivalled violinist has been the life sad soul of these concerts mince the beginning of the season ; and his reception last evening showed how regret for his loss was mingled with admiration of his talents. These two mums were sufficient for the excessively crowded audience last evening. The concert, though a good one, was not more than .usually attractive. There was only one concerted instrumental piece, Schubert's quartet in D minor—a very clever composition, but not of the same grade with the master works of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven, which we are accustomed to bear at these coo. eerie. M. Halle's performance of Weber's pianoforte sonata in A flat was a highly finished piece of execution. Joachim played another of those marvellous solos for the violin which old Sebastian Bach wrote eta time when no human being could ever have thought of executing them. Joachim's performance of them is perhaps the moat re markable instance of fa difficulte =Men! to be met with in modern music. A len astounding but more interesting display of power was the famous " Kreutzer Sonata" of Beethoven, afterwards played by Joachim and Halle. The singers were Milne. Florence Lands and Mr. NMI Reeves. Millie. Lancia sang an air from V Stoile du Nord, and Oshorne's pretty eon& "The Flower-girl" Mr. Beeves sang two of Molique's chamber-songs, and Blumenthal's ballad, "The Maseage." DRAMA. FaYPTIAN-BALL. The tone of Mr. Yatea'a entertainment last night may be described as conversational, while its plan is largely descriptive, and &lightly dramatic. He calls it "invitations to Evening Parties and the Sea-side," and divides it into two parts, the first being occu pied with society in town, the second with society out of town. The hall has been transformed into an elegant conservatory by Mr. Beverley, and the little stage —familiar to all London—is dressed up to represent the in terior of a drawing-room. Here Mr. Yates appears to receive his guests—the first arrival being, of course, Mr. Harold Power, and then an hour is moat agreeably spent in an easy and humorous conversation between the two men, during which many wall known, and therefore pleasing, types of character are very cleverly hit off. Mr. Frith, A., Mr. John Leech, and Mr. Marcus Stone, have furnished the port folio of the entertainers with a bundle of graphic &ketches which serve as illustrations to the descriptions. We are introduced to Dr. Dobell Dee, Baron Yiklell, and Mr. D. Tweedle, Mr. Goodrych, and Jack Rapt, who sing German lieder, sentimental ballads, and comic songs at the " quiet evening with a little music." After this we are introduced to the "regular evening party," where the bashful young man and the belle of the ball are brought vocally and pic torially before us, and where the funny man gives imitations of several popular actors. Two patter songs, called •' London Society " and " London Bandits," are prominent features of this part, which is remarkably well written, and put together with a clever concealment of art. The second part deals with society at the sea-side, and is workedout before a fine picture of • fashionable bathing place, with panoramic effect*. Here we meet with the same people in deshalille, and are treated to three promi nent songs, called " Lodging-house Miseries," " Hidden Fire," and " Bubble* of the Day." The second part is rather shorter than the first, is equally well planned and written, and brings the entertainment to a conclusion within the prescribed two hours. The qualifications of the two gentlemen who have at once taken their places as agreeable, unaffected, and original entertainers, blend very harmoniously. Mr. Yates supplies the literature of the entertainment, and gives most of the descriptive parts with a conversational ease that is delightful to listen to.' Mr. Power's abilities as • mimic and a burlesque singer are of a very high order, and he sup plies the dramatic embodiments of the entertainment. His singing of the burlesque German lieder, both as the fat German and the elegant young lady, was perfect ; and his dramatic imitations were strikingly truthful. The hall was crowded in every part by an audience which comprised most of the literary and artistic celebrities now in town, and the whole entertainment was • triumphant success. PRINCESS'S. A little comedietta, written by Mr. George Lin ley, was produced at this house last night with success. it is called Law r. Love, and consists of a slight and amusing intrigue, in which a young widow and a young gentleman, who are engaged in a lawsuit against each other, are induced to fall in love, marry, and so heal legal differences, by the machinations of another amiable widow and handsome match-maker. Miss Murray and Miss M. Oliver played the two widows, while Mr. Shore and Mr. Roby played a pair of lovers. Mr. Itozby's dry humour, Miss Oliver's grace, and Mies Murray's finished acting, made this little piece pair off very pleasantly. A new ballad, composed by the author, was archly sung by Miss Oliver in the middle of the come dietta. The season at this house before Christmas Is announced to terminate at the close of the present week. HAY3L&RKET. Mr. Sothern last eight completed his three hundredth performance of Lord Dundreary, with undi minished popularity. We understand that Mr. Tom Taylor is preparing a new drama for this clever actor to appear in when the present remarkable "run" shows any signs of exhaustion. THE DRAMATIC COLLEGE BALL. The ball which the indefatigable master, Mr. B. Webster, and his friends organize for the benefit of this excellent charity every year will take place next Wednes day, at St. James's-hall. The list of 'toward' is large and distinguished, the arrangements have been well planned, the company will doubtless be large and brilliant, and no cha ritable seekers after amusement can well spend a guinea better than by joining the visitors. ASYLUM FOIL FEMALE ORPHANS.—Yesterday a special general court of the friends and supporters of this institution, situated at Westminster-Midge-road, for the education and maintenance of female orphans, was held at the London Tavern ; Mr. Samuel Wheeler in the chair. It appeared from the report that Niece the establishment of the charity by that active police magiatiate, Sir John Fielding, the brother of the illustrious novelist, in 1758, more than two thousand seven hundred children have been sheltered io the asylum, and provided on their leaving it with situations as domestic servants. The present number of inmates wail stated to be 167, of whom 10 aro shout to leave, having completed the period of their pupilage. The average income, irrespective of legacies, was about 3,500/. per annum. It being neceesery to hold an election for the selec tion of candidates to succeed those about to retire, the special court was summoned for that purpose. The report having been adopted a poll was opened, end at its conclu sion the chairman declared the names of the successful can didates. There were 33 competitors. A MODEL LANDLORD.—In the course of the re joicings at Eglinton Castle last week a letter by the Earl of k:glintois to his 0001111141110 DU was need, in whish the earl said " I shall feel °Mimi to you informing my tenants, at such a time and in such a manner as you may consider most expedient, that at next May term it is my intention to make them a present of 10 per cent. off their rent for this year's crop. lem well aware that the last four years have been anything but remunerative to the farmers of this part of Scotland ; but I wish you distinctly to explain to my tenants that the above gift is in no rase to be considered es • solatium for bypast losses. I beg that those who may have suffered so seriously as to injure their prospects of managing their farms successfullywill candidly make their position known to my fatter, and I shall be only too glad to give my attentive consideration to each cue that is brought under my notice." Boyle RaNarxorotr Muartrx.—During the week ending Dee. 6, the visitors have been u follows :—On Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, free days s open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 6,496 ; on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, students' days (admission to the public 6(1.), open from 10 cm. till 4 p.m., 1 235 t total, 7,T33. From the opening of the moaeurn, 3.81k9011 THE POULTRY SHOW AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE. The winter poultry show, which opened to-day at the Crystal Palace, will be considered as extremely satis factory by the amateurs of tbis species of production. The exhibition includes of Cochin China fowl, 83 pens; of Brahma Pootra, 19 ; Dorking, 178 ; Spanish, 79 ; game fowl, 184 ; Hamburg, 95 ; Polish, 31; Malay, 11; other distinct breeds, 26 ; bantams, 92 ; geese, 13 ; ducks, 69 ; ornamental, 6 ; turkeys, 10 ; pheasants, 19 ; making alto gether 915 pens. Of pigeons there are 277 ; and of rabbits, 120 ; making a total of 1,312. The number of pens is not only large, bat the aspect and character of the birds is very superior. The Cochin China collection is large and good, as is likewise the Brahma Pootra stock. The Dorking' are in great force, sod are exceedingly well developed. Of the Spanish breed the pre sent collection i 3 the finest ever seen in the Palace. The different varieties of game birds are well represented, and with their scintillating plumage and martial bearing they well sustain those characteristics which made them the emblem of the god of battles in the ancient days. The gold and silver pencilled and the gold and silver spangled Hamburg' will amply repay a close inspection. There is • magnificent display of bantams. The oollections of polo I and turkeys are not large, but the,birds are:fine as individual specinaima. Oa tba alba( he the dada are aumagroaa, and weird Se Aylesbury variety are artaaahltr prod _ _ Dent. The pheaseats are, however, the birds which will probably excite most attention from those who only wish to gratify the eye. The pigeons are of all shapes, sizes, and colours. The collection of rabbits is the largest that has ever been exhibited in the Palace. They are generally fed up to an enormous size. One has attained the enormous weight of 1441b5., and another has a length of ear extending to Lt 3 hales. THE SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW. Amongst the visitors recognised during yes terday were Prince Edward of Saxe Wiemar, the Duke and Dowager Duchess of Sutherland, the Duke of Rutland ; the Dowager Duchess of Beaufort, with her Grace's daughter', the Lady Henrietta Mount, and the Lady Rase Lovell ; Lord Llanover, and the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert of Lanarth, Lord Feversham, Lord Berner, Sir M. Peto, M.P., Sir j. Paxton, M.P., Mr. Branton, M.P., and Mrs. Brain stop, the Earl of Hardwieke, Lord St. Maur, Lord Walsingham, the Hon. General Hood, the Hon. James Byng and the Hon. F. Byng, Sir E. Col. brook*, Colonel Challoner, kn. A/ might naturally be ex pected, the great sources of attraction were the splendid cups and terns to be presented this year u prizes for the beat specimens in the respective classes in lieu of medals, sod which were exhibited by Mr. Thomas, of New Bond street, the manufacturer, in an enclosure in the centred avenue. ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. EXPEDITION ACROSS ills GREAT DESEB.T OF BHAYOO. The December meeting of the Royal Geographi cal Society took place yesterday evening at Burlington House, Piocadilly. and was very numeroasly ►ttended by members sod visitors, Sir Roastuca I. MINICRIOON in the chair. . _ Among the gentlemen present were—Admirals Sir E. Belcher and R. Cajun, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Rutherford Alcock, Sir Harry Pukes. General Sir Henry Rawlinson, Captains Sherard Osborn, Hall, Stirling, and Craufurd, R.N., Colonels Greathed and Rigby, Captains Woodhead and Oldenhaw, Sir Andrew Waugh, Sir Chris topher Rawlinsoa, Sir Thomu Fremantle, Sir Digby Neave, Sir James Alexander, M. Du Chaillu, Mr. Crampon, M.P., Sir Richard M`Donnell, Drs. Hodgkin, Rae, and Beke, Messrs. Laurence Oliphant, Hamilton Lindsay, Crawfurd, ' Cooke, Calton, Charles White, Biddulph, &c. Two papers of interest and importance in reference to the extreme eastern portion of Chinese Unary, engaged the whole attention of the meeting. The one by Mr. Muhl was deemiptive of • journey made by that gentleman into the interior of Mantchuria, for • distance of about five hundred miles from Pekin ; and the other by Mr. Charles Mitchell Grant, who related the particulars of an expedition made by him across the Mongolian portion of the great desert of Shamoo, or Cohi, by • route hitherto untravereed by any Englishman. Both paper possessed a peculiar interest, from the fact that the excursions described are among the brat fruits of the recent treaty of Tien.tain, of the faithful execution of which on the part of the Chinese they afford very gratifying evidence, besides showing that there does not now exist any practical difficulty in the way of our obtaining access to, and information concerning, the long-clued Celestial Empire. THE MEETING TO-MORROW ON THE GREEK QUESTION. The following are the resolutions to be proposed to-morrow at the City meeting on the Greek question, at which Mr. It. W. Crawford, M.P., will reside:p " I. That this meeting, recognising . the mutual interest of the several states of Europe in their common welfare and progressive advancement, desires to express its hearty sym pathy with the efforts now being made by the Greek people for the political regeneration of their country. " 11. That as Englishmen they have long beheld with re gret the depressed condition of the Greek nation, through the mismanagement of a ruler who, acquiescing in tho vio lation of solemn financial engagements, and indifferent to the consequeut destruction of its public credit, disregarding the stagnation of the internal industry of the country, and withholding ut encouragment to the development of her great natural resources, has met with the just punishment of expulsion from his government and country. "111. That entertaining the conviction that the natural and inherent right of every nation to choose its own form of government is now too well understood throughout Europe to admit of external interference in the affairs of Greece, this meeting is as fully persuaded that in the re organisation of their political affairs the people of Greece will on their part scrupulously respect the rights of all other states. " IV. That the chairman of this meeting be requested to transmit these resolutions to the Greek committee, and to assure them that in its opinion the admirable moderation nod unanimity which have marked the recent political changes in Greece entitle her people to the moral support and warm sympathy of all civilised nations." "DIFFICULTY OF GETTING WORKPEOPLE A2' MANCHESTER." On the 4th there appeared a statement in the daily papers under the above heading, stating that the Hopeffeld silk mill, Salford, required 50 or 60 bard silk winders end cleaners ; that a public notice had been pla,md on the walls, and that only about a dozen had offered—the reason being that they could get more at the sewing school—namely, 3s. W. per week from the school, and 3s. from the relief committee. This statement has done the sewing school movement seriou. harm, and Mr. W. Birch, secretary to the institute at Manchester, writes to the Times : . . _ . '• Why cannot the flopegeld silk mill get bands? All the other silk mills in the district can have enough and to spare, without soy public notice. The fault is not with the hands, but at the mill. The fact is that one of the men in charge is, to use the language of those who know, a •ty rant,' and many silk bands state that if this man were removed there would be no lack of workers. Their neighbours, Mews. Holland and Co., a cotton mill, have no difficulty whatever, and our girls are most willing to go when required. When there is no work at the mill they come to the sewing school. Out of 3,350 girls on our regis ter-book we have only 11 silk hands, and of these mos were at a silk mill last week. All our girls have brought me a note from their employers, but the owner of the Hope field mill has not sent me any. If owners of mills will communicate with the managers of the schools, we will undertake to supply them, but don't let them publish such a mistaken idea as the one to which I am now replying. This week we hare about 400 young women belonging to my sewing schools who have been working in the mills for three or four days. Next week they may be at school again, hut certainly not if there is any work at the mills. I am employing about 600 young women from the Meier& Stirling's mill, and on Wednesday a message came to the school to say that one of the rooms in the mill would com mence work again on the following day. Instead of long faces and mutiny, there was a tremendous applause, re peated again and again ; indeed the girls were so overjoyed to get back to the loom' that we could not get the needles to work during the rest of the day. The girl named in the statement referred to is an impoutor. The relief committee would not give her 30. extra if they were aware that she was at the sewing school, and they who made the statement should expose her. Of course there are a few imposition'', but they are very few. The majority of our 3,000 girls receive only 3s. 4d. a week, and sometimes a little soup or hash, and they would rejoice to get back to their looms. 2,800 of our girls got from Ba. 6d. to lls. at the mills for ordinary time of working. and 3s. 4d. at the sewing schools would not keep them from the mills if they were open." Importing Tea without colour on the leaf pre vents the Chinese web* off Inferior bruins leaves as In the usual kinds. Tee Is uncoloured, therefore always pad allke. 801 l In packets hr ?MO agents.—tAdvertisetaent.J [Stamped. id. Additional.) LANCASHIRE DISTRESS. THE CENTRAL RELIEF FUND. A meeting d the central executive committee was held yesterday afternoon in the Manchester Town-halL There were present—the Earl of DIRBT (in the chair), Sir J. P. K. Shuttleworth, Lord Egerton of Tatton, Major Egerton Leigh Mr. Commissioner Paull, Mr. W. Ranabowe, .111 D, Mr. 6. Rose, Mr. J. R. Kay, Mr. S. J. Stern, Mr. J. Wonak Mr. . Meson, Mr. T. Ashton, Mr. W. Roberta, the Mayor of Itoeheale, Mr. J. Felton, Mr. R. Madura, Mr. J. Platt, Mr. it. Gladstone, Mr. R. Hutehinoon, Mr. A. H. Heywood (treasurer), end Mr. J. W. Manure, hon. secretary. The HON. SECILITARY reported that the bedews in the tank was 209,7231., including 80,0t91. received last week. A much larger amount had also been promised by those re sident in the country. In order to simplify the advertise. manta, all amounts would in future be acknowledged, when PIA in a daily advertisement in the Times and Manchester papers, and the total amount actually received would thus be clearly shown. Sums received as instalments of large subscriptions would be stated to be so. The number of bales of clothing sent off during the week wu 891. The correspondence read at the meeting included the following : " Liverpool, 7th Dec., 1862. " My Lord,—As it may bee gratification to your lordship to know (before going to Manchester to•morrow) the pro gress of our Liverpool collection, I take the liberty of sending 'a line just to say that the subscription list up to last night amounted to 66,7921. 15a. 6d. This does not bads& any fund ccatributed by the _ward " Amocistioes 111.1111MINIMMIF V1110•11MW.• Mil/MINI,11•11101••=rmig. • ••••••••mmme only just aosomeooad their labours. From four out of the sixteen wards into which the town is divided, 1 have already received 1,305/. Is., which, if added to the amount of the subscription list, would raise it to 68,098/. ON. 6d. " I have very little doubt but that we shall be able to make it 75,0001. before the month closes.—l have the honour to be, my lord, your lordship's humble and obedient servant, • HOBSST HUTCHISON. " The Right Hon. the Earl of Derby, K.G. " P.R. lam sorry that attendance upon the grand jury will prevent my going over to Manchester to-morrow." Two applications were read from trades societies (pro. aiding for relief of members during sickness as well as a superannuation and burial fund) whose funds were approach ing exhaustion. It was resolved to inform the memorialist' that as the central executive committee are precluded from malcinggrants excepttoefficiently organised relief committees theyare desirous to suggest that perionebekaging to legally constituted benefit societies, whose funds threaten to become exhausted by the burthens thrown on them during the cot ton famine, have enhanced their claim for relief by all pre. vious acts of frugality and prudence, and that when the allowance derived from such societies becomes insufficient it should be raised to the settled scale of relief. It was resolved to publish Lord Derby's speech in a cheap form for general circulation, and to append Mr. Faruall's report on the towns of Aebton, Stockport, and Blackburn. Mr. Commissioner FARNALL said—You will remember that last month a public meeting was held in the city of Cork, when a handsome subscription was raised to aid the distressed operatives of the cotton manufacturing district. I now beg to bring under your consideration a very kind and considerate suggestion which was thou made by Lord Fermoy, the lord-lieutenant of the county, to the effect that a contribution of potatoes from Ireland generally would probably be most acoep able to the Lancashire workpeople. I have now, therefore, to move that a letter be addressed by this c om ;mittee to Lord Fermoy, informing him that his benevolent views are appreciated by the committee, and assuring him that if he cam arrange that this tribute should be put in exportable condition, free on bard at Cork, he would be conferring a great benefit on the distressed opera tives, and that the committee hope that the steamboat corn. pules will fill up any unoccupied space with goods free of freight. _ _ . Mr. W. ItATHBONZ seconded the motion, which was adorted- Mr. FARNALL read the following report : " To the Central Executive Relief Committee. " Manchester, Dec. 7, 1862.—My Lords and Gentlemen, —A reference to my tabular report for the week ended the 29th ult., on 27 onions in the cotton manufacturing dis tricts, will show you that there is an innerse in the number of persons receiving parochial relief, u compared with the number so relieved in the previous week, of 5,584 persons. There were on the 29th ult. 268,969 persons receiving paro chial relief in the unions adverted to ; in the corresponding week of last year 56,442 persons were so relieved ; there is, therefore, an increase of 212,527 persons in the receipt of parochial relief, or 376'5 per cent. The total weekly cost of out-door relief, on the 29th ult., was 18,5441. 71. 4d. ; in the corresponding week of last year it was 2,7671. Be. sd. ; there is, therefore, an biome, of 15,7761. 18s. Ild., or 570'2 per cent. The average per centage of pauperism on the population of these unions on the 29th ultimo was 13'6 ; in the corresponding week of hat year it was 2 - 8. The average amount of outdoor relief per head per week, both in kind and in money, in these unions, on the 29th ult., was Is. sjd. ; the lowest was Is. Id., and the highest Is. at Stockport. Of the 266,969 pennons receiving parochial relief on the 29th ultimo 12,579 were indoor paupers. Daring the last eight weeks the average weekly talauce in the hands of the treasurers of the 27 unions adverted to was 60,3661. 4a. 6d., and the average weekly ex penditure in outdoor relief alone for the same period was 13,7241. 2a 4d. In my report, dated the Ist instant. I showed you the amount in the pound on the net rateable value (after deducting 25 per cent.) of twelve of the most distressed unions, which would be required to meet the cost of outdoor relief and in-maintenance for a year, based on their weekly expenditure. It has been suggested to me that it might perhaps be of service to show you also the amount in the pound on the net rateable value of the awe unions (without deducting 25 per cent.) require for the mime purposes and time, and based on the expenditure of the cor responding week in 1861. I told you that the amount in the pound now required in— s. d. s. d. Ash toa -under-Lyse is ll last year it was 0 7 Blackburn Burnley Bury Glow') Ha slingden 9 3 ~ „ 0 6 Manchester (township). Oldham I Preston - -, I 1 99 Rochdale 0 Stockport Todmorden 6 4 ~ „ U 11 I have received returns from 81 local committees, formed for the distribution of charitable aid in the cotton manufac turing districts, and I am enabled to state that they are now aiding 188,405 persona, who are not receiving parochial relief from the guardians of the poor, and that the weekly expenditure of the 81 committees ts 13,1571. 6s. 4d. The total number of persona, therefore, included in this report, who are either receiving parochial relief or are aided by the local committees of charity, is 457.374, or 23 . 0 per cent on the populations of the union adverted to in this report. The present total weekly expenditure by the guardians in out relief, and by the 81 local committees of charity is 37,7011. 13e. 8d or ls. 80. per cent to each recipient.-1 am, my lords an d gentlemen, your obedient serraut, . . _ " H. B. FARNALL, Special Commissioner." The following grants were made. (The figures in pares themes show the number of weeks over which a grant ex tends.) Shawforth (4), 175/. ; Oswaldtwistle (3), 1501. ; Castleton Moor or Blnepita (4), 601. • Newton Moor (4), 2001. ; Nonlen (4), 601. • Church (4), 'l5O/. for clothing Crompton (4), 35/IL ; Rochdale (4). 2,0004 ; Livesey (3) , ; Hollinwood (2), 1001. • ' Oldham (4), 1,5001. ; Hyde (4), 1,000/. ; Chorlsy (4). 4501. ; Ribchrater (3), 601. ; Staleybridge (4), 1,5001. ; Ashton-under-Lyne (4), 2,0001. ; Openshaw (4), 1501., sad 1501. for clothing ; Chadder. ton (4), 4001., sad 30W. for clothing ; Withwell (4), 100/.., sod 1001. for clothing ; Freckleton (3), 201., and 81. for clothing ; Whitfield and IJosworth (5), 2.501., sod 1001. for clothing ; Breightmet, near Bolton, 1001. ; Whitworth and Facit (4), 350/. ; Bamberbridge (3), 2201. • Failswarth 14), 4001., and 50/. for clothing ; Atherton, 15d1. ; Walton 's-Dale ( 1), 300/., and 1001. for clothing; Tottington (5), 1301. ; Bamsbottom, 1501. for clothing • Hunt, 3001. for clothing ; Bury, 1,5001. for clothing ; lia;schester, Salford, Hulme, and Arderick, 4,000/., and 5,0001. for clothing. The grant of 2,0004 from Edinburgh for sewing school, WY voted as follows :—Blackburn, 250/. ; Preston, 250/. ; Wigan, 1001 ; Stockport, 2001. ; Ashton, 150/. • Staley bridge, 1001. ; Rochdale, 150/. ; Burnley, 1001 ; Man chester. 5001. ; Dukinfield, 101. ; Padiham, 25! ; Heywood, ; Hyde, 501. The following grants were made from the New Sontb Wales fund :—Darwen, 461. 10c (for school pence); St. James's. Itochdale,l 151. for a sewing school) ; Failsworth, 151. (ditto) ; Toilmorden, 101. (ditto) ; Hashogden, 20/. (ditto) ; St. Thomas's Schools, Newton-heath. 201. (for schools for youth and adults), and 51. 12c (for school pence). These grants were all for periods of three months. MANSION-HOUSE Com surrzn —The subscriptions in aid of the fund for the relief of the diatremed operatives io Lancashire and Cheshire received in the course of yes terday amounted to more than 5,0001., a great portion of which was made up from church collections in the different parishes of the metropolis. A further sum of 1,0001. was received from Calcutta, making a total remittance of 4,0001. Another sum of 1,0004 was received, being the result of a house-to-holm collection in the pariah of Clapham. The proprietor of Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper seat a further subscription of 3211. 14e. 3d. ; the London Chartered Bank of Australia, 1001. • Farms Anne. Lady Londonderry, her labourers and dm:bestirs, 1941. 10a. Id. ; Captain J. A. Barker, 521. lON. MILE-IND OLD TOWN.—IAIIt night, a meeting of the inhabitant ratepayers of the hamlet of Mile•end Old ITWOPENCE Town was held in the Lege Vestry-hall, Bancruft-road, for the purpose of sdo ting measure for raising a fund towards • the relief of the operatives in Laeashire. The Bee. Itiehard Lee, the rector, took the chair. The meeting wee addressed by Mr. Spencer Charringtoo, the brewer, the Rae. J. Kennedy, Mr. William Newton, the key. W. Hardie, sad others, and resolutions expressing sympathy with the sufferers, and appcintiog a committee to receive subscriptions, were adopted. The sum of 1001. from Messrs. Charrington was aniongirt the donations announced. -•• • • • Bt.nexecrior.—During the peat week the relieving of6oeis of the union applied 11,,4361. Sc. 7d. to the relief of 13,573 persons, of whom 9,836 were described se able bodied. Of the 73,573 persona relieved last week, 18,454 belonged to the district of Blackburn, 2,224 to the Oswald twistle district, and 2,890 to the district of Over Dareen. The chief constables return made up to Friday shown that 16,601 were still out of work, and 4,706 working short ftters. time. Yesterday (Monday) morning the mill of Mr. Joseph Bolton, Nova Bootie, was to resume operations at the rate of five days per week. This will be a great assistance to the operatives of that district. The manufacturers believe that they will shortly be all enabled to run their mills from three to four days per week. A sick kitchen, oouneoted with the established church, has been opened at the Town-hall ; and the infirmary, which is now complete, is to be evened as a general sick k dollen.— A deputation from the owners of cottage property in Black burn waited on the Blackburn guardians on Saturday with a memorial in favour of obtaining a loan of 50,0001. from the consolidated fund. The deputation sod the memorial showed that the owners of cottage property were heavily premed in this orlida, and unable to pay the rates; they keel e rtentaleriL M"l braireise M of t i ne bawd intimated that the guardians would • them time to pay the rates, if that was all they dastrod ; they could not grant them exemption, however ; and with this communication the interview closed. Bovrott.—Mr. Harris, superintendent of police, has published another statement showing the audition of the great bulk of the labouring ukases in regard to employment. There ere in the borough 156 estalgiah manta, oonsisting of 75 cotton mills, 36 foundries, 6 bleach works, 2 coal mines, and 37 miscellaneous works. Of these 26 are working full time, with the usual number of hands, viz., 12 cotton mills, 7 foundries, 1 coal mine, and 6 miscellaneous ; 50 are working full time, with • reduced number of hands; 58 are working short time, viz., 3.3 cotton mills, 12 foundries, 6 bleachworks, 1 coal mine, and 6 miscellaneous; and 22 are closed. In these establishments there are usually employed 23,734 hands. At present, however, there are only 9,841 fully employed, and 7.079 partially employed, whilst 0,814 are entirely out of work. The number of cams relieved by the guardians last week was 8,200, the amount granted being 580 f. 2a. 4d., the average relief per head varying in the different districts from Is. 61d. to 11. 3d. per had. Prom a statement laid before the Bolton guardians by Mr. Cooper. the assistant clerk, it appears that the relief granted, including earoinp, amounts to 2s. 9id. per head. The Poor Protection Society relieved, lug week, 2,488 families. at • cost of 4071. 7s. - . PILESTON. —The Relief Committee of Preston in their report Issued on Saturday state that during the put week they have relieved 10,107 camas, including 39,416 per son., at a wet, so far as regards provisions, of 1,249/. 17s. sd. These figures show an increase over the previous week of 720 aura, 1,289 persons, and 1851. to led. is the expenditure. Large quantities of clothing continue to curiae from all quarters. The relief committee have decided to give one third of their relief in tickets, which the recipients can ex change for food at any of the shops is the town. At the sewing i schools, established by the guardians, there are DOW 1,200 females n attendance. At the educational school there are 1,50 youths and men in attendance. A school for educational pun poses has just been opened for the distressed overlookers and managers, on whose behalf a very handsome sum of money has been subscribed. The fever continues to decrees., and the health, of the town generally appears to be improving. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. ~~ A special court of Common Council was holden yesterday at Guildhall for the purpose of taking into con sideration a report presented at the last court by Mr. S. H. Waterlow, the chairman of the Library and law Clerks' Committee, having reference to the vacant office of City solicitor. The Hight Hon. the LORD MAYOR presided. His lord ship on entering the court was loudly cheered. It will be remembered that io their report the commit tee recommended that the salary ef the City solicitor should in future be fixed at 1,250 f. a year, that the whole of his time be devoted to the duties of his office, and that 5001. per annum be allowed for clerks and the expenses of his office. Another question submitted fOr the consideration of the committee mu, whether it would be advisable to amalgamate the office of City . solicitor with any other office appertaining to the corporation, and they reported that they did not consider it advisable to recommend any such amalgamation at prompt. Mr. & IL W./AMOR briefly moved that the report should be agreed to, and he said that after the most careful • consideration the committee bad come to the coecluaion that 1.2 W/. per annum was a roasonstie and proper salary for • the Mike of City solicitor, and he trusted that the court • would now agree to the report. Mr. Nouns, M expressed his opinion that there were wand serious objections to the report, one of which wee that the salary recommended woe not sufficient to procure the services of an eminent man, such as ought to fill the high position of solicitor to the corporation of London.. He also believed that one portico of the report, which was to the effect that the surplus fees received by the solicitor should be returned to the corporatioe, could not be legally carried out. For these and other reasons he should move that the report be referred hack for farther consideration. Mr. KRLDAT, the chairman of the City Lands Committee, supported the amendment, and said that the late solicitor's es. was 2,0001. a year, and be had not heard any reason given why it should be reduced, end he expressed him self satisfied that no man who was of eminence in bis pro fession would accept the appointment at the proposed salary. (Bear, hear.) After some further discussion, the question was put, and the amendment was declared to be lost. A division was demanded, when there appeared For the amendment Against it Majority against the amendment Mr. Rows then proposed that the amount of the salary should be 1,5001. per annum instead of 1,2101. : but the standing orders of the court precluding him from doing so without notice, he gave one to the effect stated for the next court. Deputy HARRISON then asked his lordship to appoint • day for the election. Mr. H. L. TAYLOR suggested Thursday, the 18th inst., which be said would be the week before 84. Thomas. day. IA laugh.) The LORI) MAYOR said be had no objection to in the day named, and the court thee adjourned. ALDERSturrr INsiEtialtlf. —The readers of the Wag Surrey Times will remember correspondence conceruing • proposal to form • committee or • rub. committee, or to do something to meet the case of penitent females in the Alder. shun Infirmary. The proposal caught the attention of Mr. Briscoe, N.Y., who volunteered at once to aid in the prose cution of so good an object. A few gentlemen, members chiefly of the infirmary committee, met to consider what might beet be done, and passed • resolution calling on that committee to approve the effort, sod to advise hos, it might be so carried out as to secure perfect harmony of action. But it seems that the infirmary committee is not very user. getic. The managers, if there be any, meet at stun,. when the most energetic members can seldom be present. Month after month some of the quiet residue come to the plane of meeting, but thought, or affected to think, themselves incompetent to act. They did not act. Perhaps they did not even deliberate. For such an effort they were not prepared. The gentlemeo who professed themselves ready to do • good work were not noticed. Their communication was not answered. Inaction, how ever, has its adventures. When there arc not men enough to act, and in this case when the gentlemen were so slow, it was well that some of the gentler sex perceived this • urgency of the case, and hastened to succour their neglected sisters. The agitation of the subject roused attention. Some humane and pious ladies in camp, not heeding can mitteus, and certainly Dot addicted to circumlocution, did the thing that was to be done. One of them, at her own cost, has taken a house at Ash, where any poor girl who is willing to forsake her evil way is welcome to • temporary t refuge, and is thence transferred to her home, or otherwise , disposed of as may appear most advisable. This ladylem mission for the publication of her 0/11170 has not been and therefore the namo is not just now prisitwi, ywk. • it will be indelibly wntten on the heart of Irony &reformed • outcast, and, better than all, her witness is in heaven, and her record is cm high.— Writ Surrey Times. THE TOLL-UATE QUESTION IN LAMBETH. —Last seeming a meeting of the ratepayers of St. Mary, Lambeth, was held at Wilcocke's Assembly-roome, Westminster-road, Lambeth. for the purpose of ooesiderieg the proposition to abolish the toll-gates on the Surrey sad Sussex roads, sad place the expense of keeping them in repair upon the rate payers. The meeting wee • crowded one. Mr. G. Hill wee called to the chair. A resolution to the effect that the • meeting, considering that those only who used the roads ought to pay for them, were of opinion that the road arras ought to be retained, and calling upon the Limbo* to use their influence iu that direction, was carried = mously, and was ordered to be signed by the elainsaa sad sent to the Lambeth vestry. ORMAL PALAOIL ONZ SHILLDIO DAY.— MONDAY, DECP-111till B. Aslatinkes as mamma 368 j ditto by mason ticket', 667 ; total, 1,035. te. ley ell, do. ! At !a WU and AM ins