The Express. — London, England, 1867-12-07 00:00:00

b' PROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZRTTL. (JAItOP sciasorrois AID itrarsaz PAR 210171.1118 TO Ns OBTAINED A? ERR 077101 07 ERZ CHIRP RD:IIB2IUL 0001? Off 38212u7 707. sAis.UPTIL, nrintAuArarxr.l TflomAs 111iD111111217, Chat BANlLR itOsistreet, Somerstown, gold beater,. to surrender Dec. 2.1, at 11. ALEXANDER POLLOCK, Mden.place, Holloway, Dec. 2.1, at 12. ELIZA Moinfficaffi, Hides-terrace . , Weatbourne-road, Iffington, Dee. 23, at 1. EDWARD WALDECK, FredericKplace,lslington,haker,Dee.23,stll. WILLIAM ORRIN, Colt hater. builder, Dec. 23, at 12, ARTHLR FRANK CHAPPLE, Beulah-road, Brixton, attorney's clerk, Dec. 23, at 12. WILLIAM WELLY, Caterhant Surrey, chemist, Dec. et at 11. JusEpH TiloxPern4, Penton street,Pentenvilleteacher of dancing, Dee. ID, at 1. WILLIAM MILLER, Cross street, East India-roail, beer retailer, Dee. 19, at t JAlirs kagxmAz. WeUelosesquare, near the London Docks, and Buck rood, St. George's-In-the-Mast, wine cooper, Dec. 19, at 12. WILLIAM JutlN CROONER Woodford Bridge, Essex, baker. Dec. 19.:H 12. limmy AUGUSTUS PLecewELL, Southinite, Middlesex, marine soon' dealer. Dee. 19, at 12. JAMEs llATEs,Waielsw.wth,Surrey.brewers traveller,llee.l9,atlf. JOHN EDWARD PANTER, Blackheath, Kent, liarrister.at-law, Dec. at 1. THOMAS WARD, Belgravemews, Belgraysequare, late licensed victualler, Dec. 11, at 1. PHILIPPE DR CHASIELAIN, Clapham, Surrey, mercan tile clerk, Dec. 19, at 2. JusHUA K len, Beaufort. terrace, Peckham-rye. and Paul's-wharf, Loser Thames-street, gas engineer, Dee. 19, at 2. WILLIAM ELIJAH WEEDILY, K ingsland.romi, and Watts-place, Ware.street, Kingsland-road, Iron ("Under, Jan. 8, at 1. MEN SfrESTP.E, Palmerton-street, Battersea park, Jan. 8, at I. JOHN WILLIAM THeßevon, Southern-street, Kemal-road, baker, .lan. 8, at It CHARLFS ('AWOTON, Maidstone and Brighton, horse dealer, Jan. 8, at 1. HENRY Illewirre, jute., Southgate-road, Lqington, commission agent, Jan. S, at 2. JAMES NICIIOLv , N, Acton-street, Gray'sinn-lane, merchant's hook-keeper, Jan. 8, at 2. HENRY DOLMAN STRICK, Stafford-street, Ussaii.grOre, carpenter, Jan. 1:1. at 11. WILLIAM h u rl ILL . jun.,l.ewlshara, K ent , plumber, Jan.l3, at 11. JAMES SEAuittvE, leadenhall-st., commission avent,Jan.l3,at 11. 11101ARD Geoutirv, Jon„ Stowe, Northamptonshire, farmer, Jan. 13, at 11. CLEMENT tnizes,Church-street, Shoreditch, draper, Jan.l3, silt BENJAMIN WFJ4TLAKR, St. James's-road, Holloway, watchmaker, Jan. 12, at 12 HENRY rage. Arne, Lower Mill, near Whitchurelt, miller, Jan. 13, at 12. WILLIAM SMITH SCOTT, JAMES Romer, and MARGARRT Score Birmingham and IterwiekusTweed, lishmonsters, Dee. 18, at 12. JAME.. COLE, seu., and JAMES COWL Jun., Coventry, weavers, Dec. le, at 12. THOMAS IlAutrA,Acock's green,Worcestersh.,grocer,Dec.lB,all2. WILLIAM PA its4:Ns, Hirmilighem,Jounievman Jeweller,Dec.lB,atl2. GEORGE RATyolt i,TßA Leicoster, boot manufacturer, Dec. 17, at 11. O noRGE EATON Nora Nottingham, surgeon, Dec. 17, at 11. EDWAUD SIMPSON and TROIKAS BECK, Lebowster, Pinery, Dee. 17, at 11. Coriolis RICHARD DALLAS WALSH, Cheltenham, clerk in holy omen, Dec. 18, at 11. Roatcr Gium,Hartpury,Gloncestenhire, lonkeeper,Dec.lB,at 11. Then ARP SAL Ni.ERS, Plymouth, perfumer, Dec. 18, at 121. JAMES M•11:1SoN, Recital, Lancashire, hater, Dec 19, at 11. WILLIAM AXON, Heinle, Lancashire, tea dealer, Dec. 16, at 11. SAMUEL Roux., Wigan, fish dealer, Dec. 16, at 11. WILLIAM Lill:111ER. Manchester, draper, Dec. 17, at 11. Junl4 WILMoT ACKERN, Stockport and Heaton Nonni, brewer, Dec. 17, at 12. JOSKPH DA WT. Orford, Suffolk, park butcher, Dee. 16, at 3. (EMUS HATIS, the Butte, Worcestershire, ludlier.Dee. 17, at 11. THOMAS ligaciii.ChurchEatn,Staffurdshire,butcher,Dec. 17,1111. DANIEL LIETWoOD, Sorithwell, Notts, lay vicar, Dec. 20, at 10. THOMAS Were, Hartlepool. late innkeeper, Jan. 6, at 11. LIKE VINCENT, Thornford, Donsetshire, carpenter, Dee. Man?. BENJAMIN FINNEY, Huddereflebt a:. merchant, Dec. 23, at 10. THOM is °Ariel, Cormbach, Gbunorganshire, quarryman, Dec. 17. as u. Hit nAno eLATT, Manchester, master porter, Dee. 17, at 4. Jolly WORTHINGTON, liolton, ironmonger, Dee. 18, at 10. WILLIAM METCALFE, Oswaidtwistle, Lancashire, stonemason, Dec. 23, at 1. JOHN METCALF, jun., Sunderland, greengrocer, Dec. 24, at 12. IiAI:RT LYELIILILST ffiMelutron, Liverpool, law clerk, Dec. 20, et 12. JOHN titan ELAND, Cheadle, Cheshire, late elastic web mer chant. Dec. 20, at 12. 31A Leal... GRANNIE, Orreß, Lancashire, wool agent, Dec. 20,1012. HENRY Mgr, Wooltoe. Lances& ,nurseryman. Dee. 20, at 12. HENNA HALTTEAD, 01.1hrun, connubmion agent, Dec. 20, at It JOHN CIAM(111, Wonky, Lanes-hire, coal dealer. Dec. el, at 91. JOSEPH MARTIN, Liverpool, contractor, Dec. 17, at 3. TwoMAN BAILLT.T, Liverpool, butcher, Dec . . 10, at 3. Jesse Bergreimffin, Bradford, pork hatcher, Dec. 17, at 91. THOMAS WHITE, Joan'shill, Herefonialt, farmer, Dee. 19, at 10. HENRY Hicestat Sheffield, painter. Dec. 19, at 1. STRI'IIEN WILSON, Southampton, fruiterer, Dec. 23, at 12. HENRY CARPENTER, Hastings, we , ehouseman, Dec. 21, at 11. JOHN CHAPMAN, Wlthenulide Suffolk, Innkeeper, Dec. 18, at It. WILLIAM Suturon, Stuethwlck,Staffordsh., grocer, Dee. 16, at 11 HaNkY EvAMI, Pembroke Dock, mason. Dec. 20, at 10. SAMUEL GILLINGHAM, Dudley. chalumaker, Dee. 17, at 12. WILLIAM CHADWioI, Loughborough, Leicestershire, beerhouae keeper, Dec. 18, at 10. RICHARD RICIIAnDeI, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, grocer, Dec. 19, at 1. Gotta= Lineficoeit, Ilkeston, stonemason, Dec. 19, at 12. WALTER HOLLINOWORffif, Ripley, Derbyshire, wheelwright, Dce. 19, at 1. RICHARD JOHN BMWS, Denby, Derbyshire, mining engineer, Deo. le, st 1. HENRY Ricitirars, Awnworth, Notts, collier, Dec. 19, at 1. MARK (.KEEN, Ainsworth, collier, Dec. 19, at 1. MARK RICHARDS, Awswerth, collier, Dee. 19, at 1. DOVE OluatoßT. Helper, Derbysh., 10,at lt EDWARD DAVLIN, Darlington, eosehhulhier, Dee. 18. at 10. JoHnTuonestm.NortbOrruesliy,Yorksh..lnekeeper,Dec.lB,lol2l. JAMESCerra, Sew Itrinsley , Notts, collier, Dec. 24, at 101. .10115 Burnt*, Nottingham, wine merchant. Dec. It, at 101. BENJAMIN Setvessoy, Nottingham, tailor, Dec. 21, at 101. Eons-reJoHN Nottinchani, late hemline.. keeper,Dee..242olol I:ll.ll:ll3lDMALETPTLLAlLOrsatYarmouth.lbitettrer,Deelikatl BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. Dec. 4. finme Jocose, Great Ressell-street„ Covent-garden, a.istant to a fruit salesman. Dee. 4. JOHN KELLETT, Heaton North, Lancashire, nursery. man. DECLARATIONS OP DIVIDENDS. Jamul THOMAS RoORIUI, Damnable, coil merchant—let divi dend of Ca. UN., Dec. 11, and subsequent Wednesday, at Paricyns', Beabighalletreet. °Roues JUNES. Illackgeng cum Isle of Wight, lodging-house keeper—let dividend of Is. 51d., Dec. ii., and subsequent Wednesday. et Perky's'', Basin all-street. RICHARD GRAMM, Bo w-lane, fringe rearinfarturer—let divi dend of Old. Dee. 11, and subsequent Wednesday, at Parkya, Inalaghallet reet THOMAS Lunen. PRA/OMEN, St Paul's-churchyard, and Lyons, Yranee—lst dividend of 3.1 , Dec. 11, and three subsequent Wednesdays, at Edwards'. Basinghen-street. THOMAS FoRTUIII, Mark-lane and Dublin, wine merchant-1d dividend of 2e. 6d.. Dec. 11 and three subsequent Wednes days, at Edwards', Besing ha ll-Meet. TAYLOR. Porn, Sun d, timber merchant-Ist and 2nd divi dend' of 4. lid. ton new rproofe, and a 3rd dividend of 6jd., any Saturday. at LaidmanaI VIDENDS. Neweutle-upon-Tyne. D Dec. W. P. Anley. Whitecroes-street, St. Luke's, builder—Dee. 23. H. ()oboe, Myddeltosatreet. elerkenwell. clothier—Dee. W. G. Coulthard, Croydon, contractor's agent—Dec. 80. T. P. At theme, Brunet ro-road, ironmonger—Jan. lb. F. W. Difficult Wingitam. Keut, and eranboure-court, Lekester..quare, late clerk lease War-office—Dec. 17. J. Ethall, Carnaryon, rope maker—Dee. 17. A. Timmons, Birkenhead, grocer—Dec 17. G. Smith, Birkenhead, fish dealer—Jan. 3. W. Prythereh, Tymawr, Angleies, fanner —Dec. lit 8. Benisford, Stockport. Iron founder—Dec. 20. T. Noblet, Barrow-fn.7wpm, joiner—Dec.lB. H. Ellxtrn, Amerharn, Buckinghamshire, watchniaker—Dee. 81. H. Senders, Worcester, licensed vietnaller—Dee, 60. W. Paterson, Brant Broughton, Lincolnshire, surgeon—Dec. 20. W. Scott, Brant Croughton, carrier—Dee. 20. W. Rogers, Basshig ham, Lineolnshire. butcher—lice'. 20.. J. Lachman, ware houseman—Dec 20. T. Gankrecter, Sowerby. Yorkshire, mule seller—Dee. 20. J. Bentley, Halifax, tea dea/er—Dec. 20. C. J. Oelder, Elland. Yorkshire, licensed netnaller—Jan. 13. H. B. Palmer, Pilgrim street, Kennington, and (Mooney, flermossd m to y, pate ll-road ntboot fires li ghlit .antdanurer—Jan. m 13, J. 8. Marshall, Gos , mier CERTIFICATE to be mantel unless cause be shown to the con trary no the day of meeting. Jan. 9. W. 11. Tilthlt, Old-street. St. Dike's. oilman. PARTNERSHIPS lIIIMOLVID. D. W. Rees and C. Collis, Chapel-place. Votary, merchants— R. If itscherlieh and W. Gall, Bradford, Yorkshire, and S ev ill e, merehatits-8. Minim, W. Radcliffe, and Atoll's Ker shaw, Sowerby Bridge and Worley, Yorkshire, stonemasons, so far as regards 8, Mann—l. Harman end W. Deacon, Ray Mead Hotel, near Maidenhead, hotel keepers—G. Newby and J. Peane, Queen's-terrace, Camden-ror.d. drapers—J. Rankin. J. R. 31 . Gowan, and J. Kitchin, Studfold, Cumberland, colliery pro piston—S. Deacon and T. Wood, Reading. eneineere—W. Peach Ind E. Peach. Martin'slane. City, s lee merchants—E. 8. Tanner and G. Trauta. Percy-street, Rathhone.olsee, manvolnithring 'es ellen—W. Morris, L. Mortis, and G. Morris, Newcastle-upon- Tyne, potters—J. Newhon and T. W. Starkey Wardnilie.piset, Dectore-commorts, solicitors—F. W. Essex end If Byrne, inn., Star-court. Bread-street. eheepskin rug mannfacturers-0. Mills and H. Bataan, Dover, coal merchants—Jos-ph flitchon, Joshua Hltebon, W. Hoyle, T. Porter, and J. Boyle, Wainieraley cum. Shottleworth, Lancashire, cottou spinners, so far as regards Joseph Hitehon—R. Petman and H. Hare, Queen-street, South wark-bridge-road. unmeant SCOTCH 814/018TRATIONK Jamas SMITH, Glasgow, commission agent, Dec. 13, at the Faculty Hall, Glasgow. JAMEY Moose, Glasgow, blacksmith, Dec. la at the Crow Hotel, Glasgow. PETER SIECLAIR, North Myen, Orkney, general merchant Dec. 16, at the Kirkwall Hotel, Kirkwall. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF Wpm:H.—The weekly meeting of the board was held yesterday, at the officio, Spring-gardens, under the presidency of Sir .7. Thwaites. A correspondence was read on the proposed separate market for the sale and slaughter of cattle imported from abroad. The first letter read was from the Privy Council, stating that it was the intention of the government to bring in a bill fur the establishment of such a market, and also stating that it was intended to empower tho Board of Works to carry out the work. A subsequent letter from the Privy Council, dated the tith inst, had also been received, which seated that the Lord President of the Council had received a communication from the Court of Common Council of the Corporation of the City of London, to the effect that they were willing to carry out the duty of erecting a market to be devoted to foreign cattle. The court informed the council that they were willing to make provision fur the costs of the market without the impord. Con of any rates except the varied tolls to be levied for the user of the market. The Privy Council felt that it was not advisable for the government to reject this public. spirited offer, and under these circumstances the council informed the Board of Works that the option of undertak ing the work would be first given to the Corporation of the City of London. The Chairman observed that it was im portant that the work should be presided for out of the corporation funds, and not out of any dues payable by the general ratepayers. After some discussinn on the subject , the government bill was referred to the Works and General Purposes Committee for them to report upon it. Mr. Newton, pursuant to notice, moved " That the board do not in future entertain any applications for contributions to local improvements, unless the proposed improvement has been submitted to the board before being carried out, in order that the board may, if they think necessary, v i ew the locality, and judge of the necessity of the improve ment." Tho motion, after come further discussion, was carried. • I THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, PARIS EXHIBITION FIRST-CLAM SILVER MEDAL, 16/17. HOLD CHAINS.—JOHN BROODEN NA to call the attention of the public to the FORM ont il - VOICE which be delivers with Gold Cholas purchased at hie manufactory: E s. d. To workmanship of wore pattern chain, 54Inchee long 2 15 0 To (is, carat gal, wNghg 2 oza., at C 3 3s. lid. per ounce, Mint price 6 7 6 Total /L9 t 6 Upon this Wstem, the QUALITY, WEIGHT, and VALUE of the gold are accurately defined, and guaranteed to the purchasers John Brenden looking fora fair remuneration on the worimmn thip only, which is charged according to the intricacy or simpli city of the pattern. Manufactory, 16. Henriettastrset, Coventrgarden. London. (PRIZE MEDAL AWARDED). ALLEN'S PATENT PORTMANTEAUS and TRAVELLING BAGS, with square °E LADIES' WARDROBE TRUNKS, DEK3.9t n tiGS, with silver fittings. DESPATCH BOXES. WRITING and DRESSING CASES, and AO other articles for home or oontinental travelling. Illustrated attalogues post fret Abe) Allen's Barrack Furniture Catalogue of Portable Bed steads, Drawers, Easy Chins. Waahhandetanda, Canteens, pod fns. J. W. ALLEN, Manufacturer and Patentee, 97, West Strand. London. W.O OVERCOATS for the PRESENT SEASON. Gentleman who do not mind paying a fair price for arst digs WINTER OT1:1100ATS can depend on the best materials at HAMILTON and ILIMPTON'B, Talon and Overcoat-makers, 105, STRAND, OPPOSI TE EXETER-HALL BREAKFAST.-EPPE4'S COCOA. I lAVIES'S beautiful HARD WAX and SPERM L CANDLES, Is, per lb.; palace parallln candles, li. : . Is. ad. and Is. ; ootsric wax, Is. ; composite, Bid., sperm Mid.; moulds, Bd.: dips, d.: >allow soap. 36a, 40a, 44a, and 484. per 112 lb. ; mottled, 481.: Mat Colsa oil, 44. 6d. per gallon ; for cash, at M. P. DAVIES and +ON'B wax chandlers and Italian Oilmen, 63, St. Martin's-lane, W.C.—Lists poet free. that any neglect of regulations, or infraction of the law, shall be followed by his dismissal. But even this would be unsatisfactory in practice unless the official policy is altered, and justice to the pauper be made the ruling spirit at head-quarters. Almost the only check we have at present upon the cupidity and heartlessness of those to whose care the sick and dying are entrusted comes from sources outside the official world ; and the duties of a great department are being discharged by the representatives of a few public journals. The heavy cost of the protracted Farnham inquiry will mainly fall upon our contemporary the Lancet, and with no other result than a corrobora tion of what is already known. We have no hesitation in asserting that there is no Poor-law district in the kingdom in which the discipline and appointments of the workhouses are decently proper ; none in which the inspection Lord Davoig praises has fulfilled its purpose. The House of Commons will probably see fit to give the powers asked for ; but before doing so, it will be wise to ascertain something more than tho merits and usefulness of a system which has broken down, and to obtain the information hitherto studiously concealed concerning the constitution and practices of the large and costly establishment at Whitehall. OUR CONTEMPORARIES. (THIS DAY.) The Times is not edified by the spectacle of France and Italy talking at each other through their parliament. Italy had missed a great opportunity, made by duplicity, and lost by pusillanimity. Bat all the blame should not be laid upon her, for equal cunning has long been displayed by the potentate who has humbled Italy to the dust. Expressing something more than astonishment at the coarseness of the French Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Times pro. Geed. to remark that Italy need not think much of the other minister, M. Ronher's, declaration. Last year he was equally sure the frontier of the Main should never be overstepped. There Is something in this Roman question which allows of no provision for the morrow. The future belongs to Italy, if she will only recognise her true posi tion and accept it with moderation and self-control. As to the conference, the speech of the Foreign Minister him self has given it a death blow. The other articles in the Times treat of the Abyssinian expedition, the cab question, and the memorials to the Home-office in regard to the sentences of capital punish. ment and penal servitude. The Daily News observes that M. Rouher, Minister of State and rhetorician-in-chief of the Second Empire, has won another of those facile victories which are more diffi cult to repair than many disasters. For disasters, at all events, inspire caution ; such victories as this en courage infatuation. In a single sentence M. Rouher de stroyed the Italian alliance and extinguished the last flickering hope of a conference. To ask inde pendent and non-catholic powers to lend their signatures to a settlement already concluded by the go vernment of France, and to register the decrees of the clerical party, would be a mockery and an impertinence which we are persuaded the Emperor of the French can never have contemplated. M. Bollixes admirable elo quence will be cordially appreciated at Berlin, and the Daily News trusts that the Italians will have the good sense to feel no discouragement. Patience win work greater wonders than the Chassepot. Another leader of the Daily News is devoted to the Abyssinian expedition, a very interesting account of which is supplied by its correspondent, who writes from Annesley bay. The Daily News infers also from the letter of Dr. Blanc that the peril of the captives is extreme, though it is not appreciably increased by the expedition. The best hope that can be entertained is that the letter of Sir Robert Napier may reach the Abyssinian tyrant on one of those intervals of good sense which occasionally inter. rapt his frenzy. The conservative papers rejoice over the attempt to establish a conservative club in the City of London, though regret is expressed at the absence from Thursday's meeting of many who might be expected to have been there. The conservatives in the city, the Herald observes, are now placed in a great advantage by the minority clause, and the Standard encourages its readers to think that two seats may be obtained. The Teleorapls says that 31. Ronher's speech is simply the Papal non possesses translated into French. Our con temporary regrets it, and foresees that the failure of the conference s'.ll surrender the Emperor more and more to the party of the priests in France. The Star does not believe that France has gone back to priesteraft, but that the Ministry of to-day mistakes the opinions of the people, and suppresses all means of under standing that opinion by muzzling the press and refusing to permit public meetings. DECEMBER of the people es loyal. If we are wise we shall ie>•ssn then this ; we shall try to take away that @tending•ground which the revolution gales from the existence of abuses which are manifest, and we shall also try to establish • governing power with more force and energy than any which we have at present. The Chronicle thinks it doubtful whether the erode aiaatical policy of Baron Beast will be supported by more than a third of the new peers. Upon all matters in which the church is concerned, the House of Lords is divided into two parties. Of these one utterly disbelieves in °mei tationalism, and still cherishes a hope that absolute government may be restored. Count Rechberg, notwith standing his having been a member of the Schmerling miniatry, is a leading member of this party, and where the Concordat is concerned is more conservative and more opposed to compromise than Cardinal Rauscher. The other party is official and bureaucratic. They will support a liberal government because it is the government, but they do so against their real wishes. This element, united with the very few liberals like Count Auersperg, is all that Baron Beast has to rely upon in carrying his measures through the House of Lords. gite erpregio. TO 0011.11ISPONDENTS. ntvetlientwets intended for "The rese," London Profane =mat be at the Moe, 10, bouvtaie-stavet, by Two en the day publication URI/EY-LANE. TIM Beetriee, THE 50016FVBWICK Mr. Phelps, Messrs. LC. Cowper, IL K Phelps, Barrett, Temple, lee Stra Hermann Yeah', Miss Grattan,rte.—And TIM LADIES CLIJR Mesdames Beatrix Shirley, Kate Ilartkar, H. Vaadenhoff, dtc. BATH AMERY. Tin ZVISING, THS WII•7I7I3OZARD. Mr. Compton BROIII6Ii SAM. Mesa", &Ahern, Buekstone, Compton, John son, eta. • Msciames t hippendale, Robertson, Lewin, ao.—And MY WilkB MOTHER. Messrs. Chippendale and Howe. PRLSCEMS. TUB HeEnna, A LITTIE lbli.TATlON.—After which THE COLLEE HAWN. Moan Bench:milk D. Murray, L Atkios, U. Neville, J. G. Shore, H. Mellon, Re. ; Mrs. Booc.itsultot Mimes Barnett and Elsworthy.—And NO. ONE ROUND THE CORNER. LYCEUM. THIS EVIII7IIO. PERFECTION. 9lss Maud Shelley.—And ROMEO AND JULIET. Mews. W. Lacy and &yder ; Miss Vsstvall, Mrs. Manton, and Was !illy ?slaw. eramirD. TWIN true lie, NOTHING TO NURSE. Mr. Thorne and Mita Ile ton.—K IND TO A FAULT. Mews. Passel*, Belford, and tunes: Mewlarnes Johnstone, Owynne, and liughes.—And WILLIAM TELL WITH A VINGSANCE. HOLBORN. Tins Esintnid, FOE LOTH. Mesas. 11. J. Montag** Price, Garden, Westland, and H. Wlddlcoreb: Hamdenles Stephens, If enrade. C. Saunders, ad—And MILEY TUENEE, ; OH, THE W1C101.78 WILLIE. Miss Josephs. IiTTANIRA. Tura Eraanea, Messrs. lay °old', Bell, tc ; Mrs. S lane.—Mr. R. Fruer ; Mr. Mark Fl d Mr. and Mra Langan and Mr. J. llillteeut—CAPTALN O ERALD. Mora Lowe, Charltoa, Ice ; Mesdames Courtuay, Booth, Se. HIGH W Aria AT LONDON GRIMM HMI GAY —Horning, 103 10m.... —Afternoon, Ioh. 43m. ge.monow—Mornizig, Ilb. ALL LONDON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7. LORD DZVON'S promise to ask for enlarged powers for the Poor-law Board was alloyed by compliments to the present system of inspection. According to his lordship, the country has but to extend the operations of the department in the crrection in which they are already worked, to re medy evils which are admitted to be scandalous and disgraceful. We take leave to dispute this flattering conclusion. The Poor-law Board stands convicted of shortcomings which are as grievous in their results as anything yet proved against the guardians ; and while it is proper to seek and to grant sufficient authority to those entrusted to carry out the law, we must also insist that respon sibility shall be made definite, and that neither official reticence nor official etiquette shall be per mitted to screen men to whose laxity the suffer ings and tortures of our aged and infirm prupers are directly due. It is admitted that the law as it stands is consistently violated, and abun dant evidence is at hand that the represen tatives of the Poor-law Board hrve failed to enforce its regulations. But it is not so clear that this failure has only arisen after repeated efforts have been unsuccessful; and in more than one instance the guardians have retorted upon the Board that existing evils are due to the placid indifference with which applications for assistance and advice have been met. It is stated, for example, that the condition of the Bedminster Union, concerning which the most shocking dis closures have been recently made, was originally reported to Whitehall by a guardian. That is, the duty of the Inspector of the district was dis charged by one of the people he was appointed and paid to check. This functionary was then ordered by the Poor-law Board to examine, and report, into the allegations against himself ; and not unnaturally declared everything to be right and proper. Some time later the medical adviser of the Poor law Board paid this Union an official visit, and re ported that the supply of cebic air to the sick wards was horribly insufficient, but either did not discover, or thought proper to avoid all mention of, the disgusting details since brought to light. We have heir, by the way, a proof that " the " medical knowledge " which has been insisted on in some quarters as a panacea for existing evils is not infallible, and that even professional inspec tion, as conducted now, will not secure us from the scandals which any alteration in the Poor-law must be framed to prevent. But it is further stated—and this representative case seems to ' furnish a solution to the c'oud of difficulties with which many others are surrounded—that Dr. SMITH'S report never went beyond the Poor-law Board and its officers, and that the guardians only heard of its existence after amateur inspection had been followed by painful publicity. If this dis graceful story be well founded—and it is for ' the House of Commons to teat its truth—it is quite plain that official action was rendered use less by official obstructiveness ; and it is time to ask on whose shoulders the burden of continued cruelty to the Bedminster paupers lies. If it be true also that the reports made by the Inspectors to tha Poor-law Board on the condition of the workhouses in their several districts never went beyond the permanent secretary for years, and have been attended to or neglected as that official thought best, some heavy arrears of explanation are due to the public. It is quite clear that the time for amateur discoveries and official hushing up has passed by, and that any measure of Poor-law re form to be successful must ensure the fitting exer cise of official powers as well as an enlargement of the powers themselves. The country is sick of departmental inquiries into facts it is folly to dispute; and our crying want is, not further infer- mation concerning patent evils, but a mode of grappling with them which should be reasonable and satisfactory. Some reformers maintain that it will be found necessary to consiltute an officer of each workhouse directly re sponsible to the Poor-law Board, and enact THE WEEKLY PRESS. Describing Lord Russell's resolutions as a sad fiasco, the Spectator says this was partly, perhaps, because Lord Russell himself did not do them juatioe, partly be cause the Duke of Marlborough is about as fit to be at the head of our educational institutions as an average Sunday school teacher, and partly because the Rouse of Lords seems to be profoundly apathetic on this great question. In spite of its cordial dislike to Dr. Selsin's church principles, the Spectator heartily approves of his appoint. ment to the bishopric of Lichfield. Dr. Selwyn is still a vigorous man, and will do much good if he will remember that church theories which delighted Maories are not so likely to impress Englishmen, and that even • colonial bishop who has not watched the development of church controversies of late years in England, would be none the worse for deferring in some degree to the matured wisdom of prelates • great deal more learned, and perhaps in some things wiser than himself. The Examiner is glad to find that "an official contra diction " has been given to the report of the gross mis management with respect to the removal of the 40th Regiment from Portsmouth to Aldershot. It is stated by no less an authority than the War Minister, that it is untrue that the troops were kept on board • transport for three days they were embarked on a Saturday and landed on the following Tuesday ; but then Sunday is, it appears, • diet non in the army, and does not count. It is not true that the men slept on bare boards and without blankets ; they slept on "an inclined plane," and in their great coats ! It is not true that they were without food from the evening of one day to the afternoon of the next, for they had tea for breakfast, and there was biscuit among the ship's stores, as was discovered after the troops landed. Nobody is to blame except those news papers which always exaggerate so dreadfully. - The Saturday Review says Mr. Eastern failed in Abys sinia because he seemed to King Theodore such a very poor, obscure, harmless sort of creature to be the envoy of Eng land. Had be been sent unofficially to see how things were going on, he might have done very well ; and if he had got into difficulties, he would have done so at his own petit But as an envoy of England in difficult and ex treme circumstances—a man on whose conduct and judg ment, and on the impression he might produce, it would depend whether England was to go into a costly, difficult, and protracted war—he was eminently not the man. King Theodore at once treated him as a baby, made him accept 3,0001. against his will, and shut him up in a garden, with a bower, on the top of a hill. Here, then, again is another lesson. When we send an envoy ander such circumstances that if the envoy is maltreated we must go to war, let us not send a humble though adroit Syrian Christian to carry our meanders, but some one whose position in England, whose appointments, and whose accompaniments will make those whom we address understand the importance we attach to his answer. Treating of "England and the European revolution," the Saturday Review foresees that the English artisans, united by • fervent democratic spirit replacing religion by a love of justice and brotherhood among nations, may become almost as powerful as were the Puritans of the 17th century. There is no pith in the governing classes, and that which is called the government does not know whether to govern or to be governed. In such a dote of society it impossible to say that • revolutionary element in England, an element thinking of Europe more than of this country, and viewing Ireland through the ham of Euro pean ideas, might not some day become very serious. It is comfortable, but it is silly, to shut our eyes to the danger, and to repose on platitudes such as that the mass The etrurt. WINDSOR CASTLE, DEC. G. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, ac companied by Princess Louise, and her Majesty went out in the grounds this morning with Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice. Princeu Louise and Prince and Princess of Teck went oat walking. The Msrchionesa of Carmarthen and his Excellency M. and Madame Van de Weyer had the honour of dining with the Queen and the royal family yesterday. Miss Van de Weyer and Miss Kingsley were also honoured with invitations in the evening. Her Majesty's private band played in the drawing-room after dinner before Princess Louise, the Prince and Princess of Tack, and the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting. The band played the following selection of music under the direction of Mr. G. F. Anderson : Overture, " /lathier de Seville" Rossini. Selection, " Martha" Pas de dehal, " In &Isadore" Aster. Andante libioetto and Trio Sinlonla, No. 4 Mozart. Grand March Coro day Ders:ache and Mersa. " Die Raises von Athen" Beethoven CABINET COUNCIL.—A cabinet council isappointed WI be held on Monday next, at 12 o'clock, at the Earl Derby's official residence in Downing-street. His Royal Highness the field-Marshal Corn mending-in-Chief will hold a levee at one o'clock on Wed needay, the 11th instant. The Prince of Wales has just presented an oil painting of himself by Watson Gordon, R.A., to the Bodleian Library at Oxford. His royal highness is re presented in academical costume, wearing the undress gown of a nobleman. The picture, which is life sire, has been exhibited at the South Kensington Museum and the Paris Exhibition, and will be placed in the picture gallery of the library. His Majesty the King of the Belgians, with the friendly sentiments towards this country which have more than once been manifested, has intimated to the executive committee of the Fine Arts Exhibition, to be held at Leeds in 1868, him willingness to accept the office of patron of the Exhibition, and his intention of contributing several works of art from the royal collections, which will no doubt include some very fine specimens of the Belgian school of painting. His Highness Prince Minboutsiyou, his Excel lency Monicoyama Harato-no-Kumi, and suite, yesterday evening honoured the Rev. W. V. and the Hon. Mrs. Lloyd with their company at dinner, at Lancaster-gate. Major ,Edwards, of the Royal Engineers, and Mr. Von Siebold, were in attendance upon his highness. During the evening the Tycoon's students were presented to his highness. The Earl and Countess of Derby do not leave town till Monday next for Knowsley. The cabinet council originally appointed for today is put off till Monday. The Earl of Mayo is expected to leave town on Wednesday or Thursday next for his seat in Ireland. The Countess of Mount-Edgecumbe is but slightly improved in health since her arrival at Cannes. Her ladyship is in a very delicate state. DEATH OF COLONEL LOWTHER. —The HOE. Colonel Lowther, M.P. for Westmorland, died at half past 3 a.m. yesterday, at Barleythorpe, his hunting box in Rutland- Miss Edith Wynne is going to Italy for the pur pose of vocal study. She ought to return the first English soprano of our time. Scottish papers announce the death of Dr. Ogilvie, the editor of " The Imperial Dictionary." Mr. Charles Reade will commence a new novel, " Foul Play," in the New Year's number of Once a Week, which will thenceforth reduce its price to 2d. At the anniversary meeting of the Royal Society, the award of medals by the council was carried into effect, by the presentation of a royal medal to Mr. J. B. Lewes and Dr. Gilbert, jointly, for their researches in agricultu ral chemistry. The meetings of the Literary and Scientific Societies for the ensuing week are Academy, 8—" Sculpture," Mr. Wertmaeott. Geographi cal, Bi—" Journey through Central China from Canton," Mr. Bickmore. Tuesday—Engineers, 8—" Victoria Bridge, Victoria Station, Pimlico," Mr. Wilson ; " New Railways at Battersea, am" Mr. Fox ; Ethnological, B—." Origins of the Norsemen," Mr. Howorth ; "Life amongst the Vet's," Mr. Criswick. Wednesday—Society of Arts, 8— "Industrial and Scientific Education," Mr. Davidson. Microscopical, 8—" Pedicellarite of Cidaritbe, Re.," Mr. Stewart. Thursday—Mathematical, 8—" Sterner's Quartic Surface" and "Algorithmic Relations of the Double Tan gents of a Quartic Curve," Professor Cayley ; " Theory of Probability applied to Drawing of Straight Liner," Mr. Crofton; "Equilibrium of Forces in Space," Mr. Spottis woode. Royal, Bi. Zoological, 81—" Anatomy of Hyo moschus aquaticus," Mr. Flower ; " Osteology of Lenin riche," Mr. 31 ivart. Antiquaries, B.—" Ancient British Barrows," Dr. Thurnam. Friday—Astronomical, 8. In the reign of Henry Viii. the City of London petitioned parliament against two nuisances, viz., New. castle ooai on account of its smell, and against hops on account of their spoiling the taste of beer. A letter from Athens dated the 28th ult., says : —" The King and Queen of Greece, George and Olga, ar rived at Athena on Sunday, the 24th of November. Their reception was as brilliant as it could be made. Nobody had neglected his duty but the edile who ought to have watered the Timms road. The people showed the plea sore they felt at the King's return, and the delight with which they welcomed an orthodox Queen. Orthodoxy is • great power in the Faat. It was evident that the satis- faction was universal. Indeed, circumstances made the King's presence eagerly desired, and experience made the people bail the Queen as a guarantee for political stability in a troubled State. From the Piraeus the King and Queen drove to the Cathedral to offer up their thanksgivings and prayers before they entered their palace, and during the ecolsaisstiadoeremony, when the Queen made the sign of the cross in the orthodox manner, many of the spectators shed testa of joy. The enthusiasm felt at the Queen's arrival is • sound national feeling. The future of Greece required an orthodox Queen, and the Greeks are well pleased that King George has chosen so well." The latest communications from Mandale, to the 14th of October, bring intelligence of the reception by the King of Colonel Fytche, the Viceroy's Envoy. No foreign representative has ever been received with such magnifi cence, and for many a year such an imposing military force has not been displayed by the Kings of Burmah. Colonel Fytche landed on the Sth, and paid his visit of ceremony to the King on the 11th. Degrading as it is for her Majesty's representatives to unshos in Asiatic courts, the ceremony is unsually humiliating in Mandale. The unfortunate ambassador has to take off his boots at the foot of the outer stairs of the Palace, and when rain falls, as is usually the case, he has to walk through the slush. Arrived in the royal presence he has so to squat as to con ceal his feet behind him, and seem, at least, to perform the act of chi°, or kow-tow, which is simply such devout prostration of the whole body as the Oriental snakes to his God in common with his King. PARIS EXHIBITIOX.—The stipulation of the foreign commiesioners in consenting to a prolongation of the Exhibition for three drip, ba■ been the means of giving a sum of 7,0004 to the poor of raris. 7, 1867. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. ITALY. The Gazette della Romagna mentions that several arrests were made in Bologna, and papers seized. It adds that it is entirely ignorant of the cause of this proceeding on the part of the authorities. The bodies of Enrico Cairoli and Antonio Man tovani, who fell beneath the walla of Rome on the 23rd ult., arrived in Pavia on the Ist inst. for burial. They were received at the railway station by the Syndic, Professor Dell' Era (who pronounced a warm eulogy on the deceased) ; by the whole of the Municipal and Communal Council, by the National Guards, the University and other stu dents, the workmen and the citizens, although the day was unfavourable. The entire town was in mourning. Discourses were pronounced over both tombs by Dr. Beretta and P. Larerzi. A letter from Rome in the Nazione says: On the 30th of November a Pontifical Roney(' drew his sword, and, without any provocation, struck and se verely wounded • young Roman on the head. Re was then going to strikes crippled mendicantbut was prevented before he could execute his pious intention. The circum stance took place in the Piazza di Spagna, and no notice was taken of it by the police. A large crowd soon col lected, and expressed their feelings in indignant language. The Zonaves are thoroughly hated by every one. The Gazetto di. Milan; reports the following from Cassano : On Sunday morning a disgraceful scene occurred at Cassano. An itinerant vendor of old books displayed his goods on a bookstall. Amongst them were some medical and surgical works illustrated by vignettes. An ignorant priest spied some of the plates, and cried scandal and im morality ; he soon collected a mob who made an auto da je of the books, and it was by mere good luck that the book seller himself escaped the fate of Fre Savonarola. (11EUT1R% TrusaaAws.) FRANCE. PARIS, DEC. 7. The Moniteur of to-day publishes the full text of the Marquis de Moustier's despatch of Oct. 18, on theground that the summary of it which appeared in the report of the debate in the Legislative Chamber of Dec. 4 did not convey the exact mean ing of it. The despatch in question has already been published in the Yellow Book. SPAIN. MADRID, DEC. 7. An ordinance has been issued abolishing quaran tine for arrivals from Holland and Denmark. Marshal Narvaez, who has been indisposed, has now recovered. HAMBURG. HAMBUItO, DEC. 6. The Venezuelan consulate in this city, announces that a decree was issued upon the 6th of November at Caraccas, imposing an extraordinary increase of import dues to the extent of 20 per cent. The in creased duty takes effect upon the 15th December at La Guayra and Puerto Cabello, upon all goods imported from the Antilles and North America, and upon the 31st December at the remaining Venezuelan ports. Ships from Europe will not be subject to the duty until the 15th and 31st January next respectively. The increase is to continue in force for a year, being subsequently compensated by a diminution in the duties for two years upon the articles affected by the change. AMERICA. (BT ATLANTIC TTLEGRAPH.) NEW YORK, DBC. 6, 6 P.Y. The steamer Cella has arrived out. Closing prices :—Gold, 137 i. Sterling exchange on London, 1091 ; 5-20 United States Bonds, 1882, 107 i ; 1885, 105 ; Illinois, 134; Erie, 71f. Cotton Middling Upland, 17. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 6. Petroleum, standard white, 24. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (FROM otl OWN CORIUMPONDINT.) PARIS, FEMAY EVZNING. M. Rouher has completely taken the wind out of the sails of M. Thies. To the astonishment of all parties, he declared yesterday, in terms as absolute as those which M. Thiess, little thinking that his desire was about to be complied with, had dictated, that France would in any and every case protect and maintain the temporal power, that Italy should never have Rome for capital, and that by the word Rome he included all the Papal States now in the Pope's possession. Moreover, that, until durable guarantees are given for the mainte nance of the temporal power so understood, France will not withdraw her troops from the Papal States. " If Italy marches against Rome " (and it is a most remarkable thing that the Minister of State should reason upon this hypothesis), " she will find a French army to oppose her." Going far beyond the Marquis de Moustier, who in the Senate talked rather facetiously about " daily bread," and would not say what might be done to-morrow, and whose later speech in the Corps Legislatif was thought equivocal, M. Rouher said : We will say to Italy—What do you want with Rome for capital? Why should you have this enclave which protect. the great interesta of catholicism! Of what use to you would be 700,1100 souls to add to your 25,000,000 of Ita lians! Do you not understand that this idea of Rome capital is a factitious, sterile idea, and that the acquisition would be a fatal one ? Let us say all that to Italy ; and let us, moreover, tell her that she is a nation born yester day, without precedents, without traditions, without ex perience ; let her cast far from her that revolution which unfortunately helped her birth, organise her credit and finances, and, in a word, become a state like any other state. The effect of M. Rouher's totally new declaration before the Chamber was tremendous. The ultra montanist interpellations were withdrawn, M. Chesnelong, their mover, declaring himself per fectly satisfied. M. Berryer was so overcome by delightful emotion at what he had heard that he said his feeling almost choked his utterance. M. Thiers said nothing. He was, it may fairly be assumed, as much disappointed as astonished to find that the prime minister had fully adopted the conclusion which ho had taken three hours and a half to lead up to. The democratic opposition admitted quite as fully as the clericals that now at least the declara tions of government were not equivocal. The Bishop of Orleans was in the senators' tri bune, and in forgetfulness of the rules of the Chamber concerning strangers, vehemently ap plauded M. Rouher while he was speaking. The Correctional Tribunal gave judgment to-day in a prosecution instituted by the Austrian am bassador against the Courrier Fronton, fora libel on the Princess Metternich. The public cannot know the grounds of the defence of the paper, because reports of libel cases are prohibited. But it will I fancy occur to most people who read the incrimi nated article, which was one on the general cor ruption of manners in Paris, that to drag in the Princess Metternich's name as a type of a " Be noiton," was to insult a lady without any plausible pretence that the illustration of the writer's argu ments was necessary on public grounds. Whether it was worth while or wise on the part of Prince Metternich to set the French public prosecutor in motion for &frivolous squib is quite another question. M. Vermorel, the editor of the ro , rr ier Frau is sentenced to two months' imprisonment and I,ooofr. fine ; and M. Lepage, the manager, to a month's imprisonment, and a fine of the like amount. President Delesvaux, the judge whose name so intimately associated with press condemnations in his little Correctional Tribunal, is about to be promoted to a seat in the Court of Appeil (Im. perial Court). The Bourse was decidedly weak. Rento fell 10c. for cash, and Inc. for account, closing at 69fr. and 69fr. no. Italian fell 40c., and Credit Fonder, 7fr. 50c. ADJOURNMENT OF PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(Tuts DAY.) The Loan CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the woolsack at 12 o'clock. ROYAL Af3SENT. The royal assent was given by consent to the following bills :—Sales of Reversions ; Drainage and Improvement of Lands (Ireland), supplemental ; Metropolitan Streets Act (1867) Amendment ; Income Tax ; Consolidated Fund (2,000,01100 ; Totnes, ko., Writs. The royal commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the Earl Cadogan, and the Earl of Tankerville. Their lordahipa then adjourned to Thursday, the 13th of February next. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(TaiI DAY.) The house was appointed to meet at noon, but the attendance of hon. members fell far below the quorum of 40. At ten minutes past 12, however, the Speaker wail summoned to attend at the bar of the Lords in order to witness the giving of the royal assent, and this made a " house" without the necessity for counting. PARTY PRdCBSSIONS. In reply to Mr. Laxrox , -- The Earl of MAYO stated that the government had submitted the reports of the oonetabulary and of the sti. pendiary magistrates respecting the party procession at Cork on Sunday last to the law officers of the crown, in order that they might give their opinion as to whither the law had been infringed, and if it had been infringed every effort would be made to bring the parties to justice. These displays were to be deprecated, as they had for their object to elevate an act of murder into one of patriotism. Mr. HUNT having moved that the house at its rising adjourn till Thursday the 13th of February, Mr. D. GRIFFITH asked whether it was true that Sir W. Maasteld bad recommended that a bounty of 31.4,. per bead should be given to every soldier who served in the Abyssinian expedition, although Sir Robert Napier, who had the political and military command of the ex pedition, disapproved of such aooiuse. Sir S. NORTHCOTE observed that the official cones- pondenoe contained no sueh statement, but in a private letter to him there was a statement to that effect. Mr. SCHREIBER called attention to the absence, in the papers laid before parliament, of all official information re• 'peeing Mr. Ressam's mission on the 28th January and 18th April, 18titi. Sir P. O'BRIEN wished to know whether it was trite that a certain Count de Wesson had formed a Preach colony in Abyssinia and whether the government had endeavoured to avail themselves of his services! Mr. D. GRIFFITH made some remarks in reference to the projected European conference, in connexion with the recent official declarations in the French Chamber. The French government had, he observed, never known their own mind before in reference to the temporal power of the Pope ; but they had now got their clutch on the throat of Italy. Lord STANLEY said he had stated more than once the position of her Majesty's government in reference to the proposed conference ; and he did not know that there was any necessity for him to repeat it. (Hear, hear.) Of course if one could hope that the Roman qua tion could be arranged in a satisfactory way there might be a great gain to Europe ; but it was equally obvious that it would be of no use for a conference to mere for the parties merely to find that their views were opposed. He did not himself see how it would be possible to reconcile the conflicting claims of the Pope on the ono hand and the Italian government on the other. He had seen no such plan at present, and he did not much expect to see one. (Hear, hear.) As re. garded Mr. Rae= there was a despatch from him of the 12th of February, 18.16, which bad been moved for, and would be laid on the table ; but so far as be was aware, there was no other of any importance. He might take that opportunity of stating that he intended during the recess to look carefully through all the papers relating to Abyssinia, it being quite clear that there were early papers which it was not at the time thought desirable to publish. As regarded the French gentleman in Abyssinia, he did not think his intervention would have been of any use. He did not say that from any feeling of jealousy of French influence. Her Majesty's government ware on the best possible terms with the French government, and be be• Level that if it were in their power to help them out of their difficulty they would do so. (Hear, hear.) Mr. AYRTON Called attention to the proceedings of het Majesty's government respecting postal service between England and the United States, and asked the Seeretaryof the Treasury what course they intended to pursue. The hon. member deprecated lengthened contracts, as being prejudi-ial to the public interest. Mr. O'BEIRNE recommended a liberal policy with to gard to the mail service. Mr. HUNT defended the course pursued by the govern ment, which be contended was the best for the public in terest. The American postal service would, he aid, be about self-supporting. Mr. GOSCHEN dwelt on the necessity of the femur meat's taking steps to secure competition for these coa tracts. Mr. NEWDEOATE renewed the question relating to Dr. Broke and the Foreign-office. • In reply to a quastiorifrom Mr. MACI:1111% Mr. 111'NT said the Inman Corniyiny's vessels ad the Cunard vessels would both call at Queenstown. The motion for adjourning till the 13th of February was then agreed to. Several notices were afterwards given, including are from Colonel Taylor, on behalf of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, of the introduction oa the 13th of February of • bill relating to corrupt practices at elections. The house then adjourned, at a quarter to 2, until Thursday, Feb. 13. Wild horses are now found in great numbers on the Lachlan plain., in New South Wales, and are lr come a scourge. At some seasons they are dangerous to approach. The squatters lose a great many stock horses and brood mares which join the wild herds. THE AGRICULTURAL WEEK.—The Smithfield Club cattle show will open at 9 a.m. on Monday, when the udge* begin their labours. The public are admitted at 2 p.m., and the show remains open till Friilay evening. ',WO!. are given in mins for cattle, about 601. i/. for sheep ! and 140/. for pigs. It ix announced that the several classes competing for these prizes are better filled than on any previous occasion. In addition to this, dis main agricultural feature of the week, it is full of other agricultural meetings and engagements of inte rest.—On Monday evening Mr. J. A. Clarke will speak of Steam Culture at a meeting of the Central Farmers Club. On Wednesday the general meeting of the English Add' cultural Society will be held in the society's rooms, Haw over-square. We wish we could state beforehand, as we can of nearly all the other public meetings which are announced, what are the subjects to be laid before the members. Probably now that the society has oomph ted three ti :cranial courses of implement competirion on the plan de% iced ten years ago for the correction of the faulty system then in operation, under which prizes were awarded. it may now assent to a further alteration of its plans. in order to the correction of the undoubted faults which .611 remain. If its trials were conducted so as fairly to ascertain what the avenge experience of the implement in the lianas of it. purchaser must be, no manufacturer, we imagine, could object to the test. Among the other meetings of the week are those of the Central Chamber of Agnculture, and of the London Farmers' Club. Wo may add, that on Wednesday afternoon a lecture will be given in • room near the Agricultural Hall, on the nature and advantages of the co-operative system for the supply of agricultural implements and manures at manufactur,i• prices. — Gardeners' Chtvnicle. THE CELLARMAN'S POINT OF VIEW. --Joey Ladle shook his head. " Don't look to me to make we on it, Young Mater Wilding, not at my time of life and wide the circumstarness which has formed my disposition. I have said to Pebbleson Nephew many a time. when thef lane said to me ' Put a livelier face on it, Joef-1 bawl said to them, ' me , it is all wery well for you that has been accustomed to take your wine into your write° by the COll% ivial channel of your throttles, to put a Biel, face upon it ; but,' I says, I have been accustomed to take tny wine in at the pores of the skin, and, took that way, it acts different. It acts depressing. It's one thing, gentlemen,' I mys to Pebbleson Nephew. 'to cbartw our glasses in a dining-room with a Hip Hurrah an d 6 Jolly Companions Erin) , One, and it's another third to be charged yourself, through the pores. in low dark cellar and a mouldy atmosphere. It makes all the difference betwixt bubbles and wapours," I tens Pebbleson Nephew. And so it do. I've been a collarless my life through, with my mind fully given to the busiots‘ ‘That's the consequence ! I'm as muddled a man as brew" you won't find a muddleder man than me—nor yet Ins .“ won't lied my equal in *molloneolly. Sing of i"" bumper fair, Every drop you eprinkle, O'er the brow care, Smooths away a wrinkle? Yee. P•raps no. But trf filling yourself through the pore., underground, when 1 ,6 don't want to it !"—No Thorou g hfare, by Chas. Dines' and Wilkie Collins. If