The Express. — London, England, 1867-01-23 00:00:00

1N 1 . , • //,. / 1 • 4 44 1_ ai , • ENVSPAPER • ebt r4t. • •=ifp , VY.I-7144 • ba No. 6,3z,6.1 tr.v Irr awl AUSTRALIAN LINE I . tcli •111 I . HOBART TOWN Direct ha. a .1 • ..t .11 uud will have quick despatch , • • •,•.1 .111.1... • •hl 1. it -Oster 261 t•tsis, I•1111.1P t• , ! • .•, •..•••i• I 114 Doas. This favourite ! 1.1. r . !t•r f.l-L qUAlitiall WITT toITIIITT • . T I . T. ' • ••1 Irrieh6 ur possa;h: apply I.) ..1.% i I , t and 11..411:.. • I.lllitvr..tivrt. v )1; Es AUSTRALIAN LINE x , 1.1 - or BRIAIIINK lurvet rao . • • • • "tor. 1. St 1.1.1% AN. I this ship, built un.l.,r 9,1.1 ' I ' • • qualities and ...up.' .1.11...) • • . • ,‘.• apply to DEVITC :ma St. 1011 r., p~II II r IVrEASRS. MON EY WIf":RAM and SONS' (of 11 Ilho•ko:,ll.tar.t. London. LINK of STEAM and PACKET rill t ..‘ I —t•e• yI ELEOCKNE rod Phillip Ihroot Ito Iv:, th • U.. 1. . •, s l ay. Fah. 'Si, calling at My. mouth the aploodi.l elo•per ship St . EVI ILK . 1.000 tons, W. H. '.Mg I:l\4\N. l'antogo..tor I)ing In the East futile Docks. Iler ar eonto.lation* tor all elarees of passengers are unstur pnwoh autistic sill t err an esp. rieneed aufgeota—Voefroicht ur pattah:e apply to .\II lila teal MiIgAIAN, with Musts. Ali/Nt.A 1M al.. 7, Leageoliall.street. lE. NI rai LI.F.ttIAX , L OR I,II.`ERNSIVWN TO N V.W VottE TWICE A WEEK. THE LIVERPOOL, NEW YORK, and PII ILA DELHI I A :Al: AM-SHIP COMPANY Ink nd de apatchlan their :ell p.o. • Ld tu.t•-bulit boa Screw 860.114144. carrying We I W. 1., hasp:, HZ. PI , I I Vi.:.1,01a for NSW YORK 01..1.1%.L . .;.1;. ,tliinlay. Jan. 26. 101 1 . .1 1.1111. 1.. Jan. 30. .1I•1 r.. 'y eslmmlay and Saturday. Cabin passage by at. !ow I steelgers salliag every Wednesday, If, 17. stal 21 gu.o.. according to the accommodating. losuard passage includ. s a Wit supply .0 000kod provirlons. PM••••,,• 10• Canada ar .1 :he l anted States booluol through nu verb) ads,' tako tc —l.i further particulars appiy WILL. AM IN MAN. deratrect, Liverpool; and to ai awl 31 tc et. K...T tvli.rtnotteet. London. QTF..III to AEW YORK.--UNITED STATES Ito MAIL LIN t I'D YARES.—The splendid and far.•unt.• sble-whe, I steamers of the New York and Havre Stwon 512113 t;..•mpauy arc appututed to kers for flew Yurk is follows: Yrom Harr. has lahnnuth: - Wr.lp,.lny, Feb. 19 •TFC - krarigty, Feb. 14 Wedneaday. Mar. 13 Ihun4ay, Mar. I t W4.111441ay, April 149Tharsday, April It 11 4.6. y, May tl .Thursday. May I. -: -• • • - - . . Ear ; :—Yllst-closs. tll and ZIP: wooed olAsa, Ala and C. 4. For further particulars apply to JAB. A. worroN, Ham: rutr.::,:rrE, KAN E, nod Co., Part; O. C. and P., W. FOX and Co.. F.dotouth; all. ST 1111: and ca. 1,15, elloapaldo, London. UNARD LINE.—BRITISH and NORTH C N'11:1:11'IN 1.1.11 L STEAL SHIPS, appointed by th. L.' 4 ! twevii LI V Eltl4loL and SLIT YORK. atvi 1.. t rn III:Ebro wb. :del ATON, the Beaton ships calling at 11.4'r .c to 1:11,41 .1 rt paaveakeers and mails. The tol -1...m.4 ..thvr nro appoiuttal to ail from Liverpool, eaWue:r.to 1,. si‘e tht• 1 , .11..1f...5 , 11N, NLW V.511K, Saturday, Jam 26. II! 's 1. 1.. t , fttni.lay V. 1.. 2. 51 1. for NEW 1..5:15. r..ttnrolay, Feb. 9. I for Nassau and Ilavannah. 1.• IM flan-t. ncd at Nn w 1 ork sittsject to the pernthaion ..f the t :.nth. rit It . nn).oird the it 11.5. a. Corsica. kasti.teltionvy, inclll.l:ug sti-ward'a fon and provtatota, hat without ainta llotdax and klnstoa, chief told°, 12.;: and cabin, C:to. To mvw York, chief cuWu, t3l ; secorrt cabin. tn J. It. Fnord, 52, OM Ernadatrort, Lon.loh: .1. 11. Um le, tinter, :.nd 12. Place de 1.1 Bonne, Nth; 0. and J. Bum, Jamaica •treit. : D. and C. Ilse' vet., Queens towu : or L. awl C. Ithclver, a, Watarattuat, Llverponl. BREMEN. —Direct Route to Hanover, Bruns wick, and Central Germanys—The North (moan IJnafw One firaLchns .crew steamer FALK K, Captain hi NI/MEN, will he despatched from 1 ietiont Pocks on THt H:WAY, Jan. !4 (weather permitting ,ut 1! t.. oL—Fonts to !Yemen, Lt and xl ritunt ticketa, x 3 and CI Pia —Apply at CHAPLIN'S Cnlverk..l otth e, &wild-ens ns, W ir to PHILLII'P4, °SANTA PH IL- LirPS and to.. St lAmstan's-honse, St Dunstan's-hill. KC. 930 IMPORTERS, Shippers, Steam Shipping ereurotoie., and Cone Wines of Foreign Goods, by steamer or others owl Into the Port of London.—The pro{rieton of }Tee Trade Wharf. Itatulitf, and Upper Free Trade %led, Dow gate Do,k, Upper Thaele..-f treet, OF FEE FACILITIES to the above.—Further infornyttkm limy he obtained on application, 17 letter or in pi r.on, to IL CLAY MI Co. orharengen and wme bowie keepers.--I.Mne. Ea. Upper Tbameeetreet. lI)USES, Furnished or Unfurnished, LAND, au,t ES,ES NV A NTKD, 17 BAYNE and Cn.. seuu- IDI aZeleLk ±9A. IltrookAtreet, GruerelUt-aillarc, W.- 11.1% aI I cr.. 111.t.i• Is,Avutirlty. KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY. llt/ISLIN MCIIIBMON, 1e66. Ibis celebrated old Iltloll WHIM( I* gained the DMILLN PRIZE 31EbAL —lt Is pure, mild, mellow, dellators, aml vary wholesome. Sold In bottles, 3 Id. each, at the retell haulm In Loudon, by C c egrets is the principal towes In England ; ee wholesalo at rs, Greet Windrailletreet, London, W. Observe the red seal, reek label, anu cork torouded Meehan 's LL Whisky.' B AP .LOW'S PATENT CASK STAND, a new bireation. so admirably rout, iced that s full butt. es wall as smallor aim be roi of or tilted on It without labour or trouble. Its action in so impalpable that the 'aliment of the most limpid fluid by no por"ibillty can be disturbed. Pries 9►, lta, las., to suit 44, 9. ant Is gallon casks. SELF-ACTING SYPHON TAP. No vent-pry required. No more at beer or soar wine. Price is. : ditto, electropiste.l, rev—Apply direct to JAMES b litLoW, patentee, 14, Eine Williams-street, Mansion-house. Bee that his hi.lllo and aiblrem are on every article: all others are spurious Uintaduns. Engravings gratis. Istabhailed MM. HAVANA SEGAR AGENCY, 2, Canute-road Dwgs, s o ntkoniptini, and 7T, RIXIENT-STREET,LONDON Deo doors from on. innies's Hall •.—The proprktors draw atten tion to the towt . ol4 Which has attended the establlshnient of this agency. Slid whch ha resulted to the supply of their linporta tkins to ninny f the most iitapisrtioit clubs, hotels, and private consumers in Cie kingdom. The stock offered to the attention coutioisarnis comprises nearly 300 kinds of the choicest productions of the moos celehnited Havana manufactories, and Is Ike finest selection of Havana wars at present existing in Europe, the whole king: the cm:Dadra hnportation of this eats. blishuient (rein if, agents and resident buyers hi Havana, who, from long ex, . - .ience, exercise the greatest care In selecting only the finest I.rniels and krt., and who ship the same direct to the warchouoc, a. the Solathanlptult Dnck& These advantaave enable the proprietors to supply GUARANTEED ILAVANA wlp lemfe and retail, at prices lower for the respective kinds than it po,sible for other houses to quote. Terms, cash, or an ined..1114.1 introductkin. Prospectuses on application to She froprietors, WOLFF, PHILLIPS. and Co. Hai.ino oci„ie and Commission Agency, flouthampWn, and IT, Regent-street, Loudon. OSBORNE'S STILTON is THE Cheese. TEA is CHEAPER THAN EVER.-Is , 6d., 25., ud. per pound are the prices at which PIIILLIPS and Co., tea merchants, 8, King V. ilhanngtreet, City, London, E.C., are selling good and Min I; LACK TKA. A price cm rent post free. ens. worth carriage free to any railway station or market town In the United Kingdom. observe.—PHILLIPS and Co. hare no agents, nor an) connection with any house in Worcester or Swan lea. Sugars ore supplied at market prima. A VALI - ABLE NEW YEAR'S GIFT. - A 1 - A.. CH INFsF. CA PUY , containing 11511 n. of really ;toed BLACK TKA, sent carriage free to any railway station or market town in England, I relaini, ~otland, or Hales, on receipt of Ma., by I . lllb Lll awl Co.. tea mercbanta, n, King WilliatipstretA, City, LC. BRo oKE HOUSE having been must cenve -1-0 thmndt temporarily, stored, we have RE041PEN111:1 it 01111 a new . 111111:11.11111tOCk of CAI:PET:4, U. IA4KS, CAIII. Nl.l Fl' RN ITU Y.C. ItED111:4(1, Re. These departments will be continued 00 tni, x.tme mi.:mare sank, se heretofore. cH A111.F.4 al 1:4:1C 1111.1 11111aili 1: 11411'04:. 141 eel 142. 110LBOR,N-111LL, ',ever of Bro ke-street. HOUSE FURNISHING.-W. WAINE'S GE NEI:AI. EI'itNISIIING WAllKHOtiliagt, 1= to 139, Nee ingtowiaitla. Francliestreet. The largest Amite in laitalou to • •iert from. .UI good, samtnted and delivered free. 111104rrtt illllce ):rube of cabinet furniture; ear peta ; holden+ , is iron. and WOO.l bedding ; upto hitery Sallie linen. ,ley•tivv.t. I.lallitt.t 4, oplitt. counterfeit). s. he. I giwt• guarani... 4 30 p. r eeet. lea.. than City titioes. Lluullewu, i , .; per )ant. BEDSTEADS, BEDDING, and BEDROOM I'l RE.— ILLUSTRATED CATALOIII E, with 1.6“. ..flA..."rthk.s 1:1:1)Kial.11 KNITUEn, scat ..free 1.7 1.04 ~/1,1,..A ion to ri and SON, upholst.rrw„ 31, 32, and t+ Kelm.r -:re 1, o.f. , rd.stto.vt, and 34 awl Charkw- Rrert. N. AsPIIIALTE HOOFING FELT. ONE PENNY per oquare Foot. CROGGUN rind Co., Manufacturers. on, N. w ilia-street 1 L on d on, L c lirwol-•treet, SO. George v Corte-piazzas. Liverpool. LA MI:EIZT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM, an rffccuill rvinedy, nitbont tamilning the bowels to o c...in.:the herd. truly eflteatlnul and piermant, is admitted to it t• .e ic..t medicine for Immediately rclleving coughs, colds, contrmed of asthma. and incipient consumption. It fee tiscbt . per:aunt whom flue facility pronounce incurable admiral al.a)• the tiekl Mg which provokes frequent coughing. t bir.: consumption its effects are truly beneficial. r ''rv.ns .h. , ri. .1 of stwo, or even lying deism for fear of suffoca tion. 11131 .1,pr0.1 on relief in a few minutes after taking it ~/llistre.l .11 . .. and obi by W. LAMBERT. chemist, King Mil- SLltic•ltvrt, i :riring•crow, London. and by aU druggists, in bit' this , tiaantitie• in one, 2x. W. Be particular Astlimatac liaLuun. The game and address Wei: raved on the stamp. th"ESTII NoIVION'S CAMOMILE PILLS. A t :ent Apernin and a Powerful Toole. S.ld Ltrts where, In BotAkw I*. lid., 9d.. and HS. LAril'E. —The LETnYcE contains an active Pfhwip!e, the LAtecine , which pentanes all the poothhw IN'tertles without its dangers.—Mr. 0. JOZIP-A IT. ?Tench ( V . lliSt. 49. I.. market. prepares a Syrup and a Pate of blithe f^t httate , highly reeoinsurlided by the Medical Prelleaelon for eoLls asth ma, bronchitis, and all chest affections. Syrup, fa. W.; 114 .• In lid. and 2 3d. Pate s by Palk IL Sid s a d as W. TI Arszo ult., Ars4o NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, 218, High liolkorn.-114 very elegant anal spacious estabilshaseut having hcen entirely redecorated. OPEN EVERY EVENIN 0 The crah.l band, conducted by Mr. W. M. Packet, will perforiuninhtly a choke selection of operatic and deuce music. Open at half pact tl. close at 12. Achlaslon. la. O ERCOATS for the present Season. —Tho NIWN INTER tn , kIIttVATO, of best materials, are kept on halal awl made to order. et 11AM ILTuN and ICIMPTO:CS, Tailor% end tvvero.it Mature, 106, MUNI), opposite Ezeter-hall. HARRIS'S CRYSTAL SPECTACLES of well known excellence Call 4.111 Y he had at 52. Gnat "1.1. , the the hritish Nlueeue, Gates The very bc.t meet frame Crystal Spectacles. Ise. and ISt.--THOMAS lIARItIs and soN cACTION the politic against persona using their wane. Eq..41,:.11,1 /760. Nu travellers or agents. HOW COLD IT HAS BEEN.—NEGRETTI and 7.AMBR.t'3 celebrated TilkatllO)lVILES will cot. rt•d :ty refziskr the lowest temperature, Price 3s. la I. Hatton garden 5;.P. Conilitil : Regent-street: and Ira, Fleet-street. ll•,tr to Ilse the Itairic Lantern : and obtain the best effects. Illustrdted it FIELD'S PATENT SELF-FITTING CANDLES, from Is. par lb. upwards, In all alma. Fl LLD'S I'IIIZE NEPAL NE t:ANDLES :the original , Ia *l. per Ih. be had of all dealers In town and country. _- - - THE CHILDREN'S DINNER TABLE. TO THE EDITOR OP THE EXPREPm. Stn,—ln your excellent &rile° of the 19th inst., on '' Metropolitan Charity," you allude to the fact that by homy, if not most, of the wealthy, " Victor Hugo's weekly thither to the 40 poor children is regarded as the ecoen t rich' , of a man of genius." May Ibe permitted to inform you that Victor Hugo's example has already produced hundreds of good dinners for 1101110 of the ill-fed and half starved children of London. At least three or four insti tutions exist (would they were multiplied by ta enty for the purpose of supplying these little ones with good meals of Lot meat twice a week. Since October, such an butitation has been in full work ing iu tin parish of Mary'ohmic. Last Wednesday !,:; were thus entertained ; on Saturday, DV. It is worth some thing to see their happy. smiling faces, and I should be glad to welcome visitors who are really disposed to exa mine or to assist. I enclose a prospectus, which supplies the plan adopted. Once started, there is little trouble in keeping the ma- chinery in order. The meal coats about a penny per head more than the money received in payment for it, and the 111 , ticieticy has Leen hitherto supplied by voluntary contd. button , , which are much wanted, and will be thankfully receire•l by, yours, &c., Jan. 21. KATE THOIII'SON, Tromurer. Tine children's dinner-table is now in active operation at 1, Little Barlow-street, High-street, Marylebone. Dinner is provided every Wednesday and Saturday at twelve o'vlock, The room socummodatea CO children ; at present, (January, 154.7) the hugest attendance has been 169. Any person can have a book containing 10 tickets for its. IA Each ticket admits any poor child, on paying a penny, to a full meal of hot meat bread, and vegetables ; or a dinner can he sent to a child too ill to attend, if a messenger applies at the room (with the ticket and penny) before 9 o'clock in the meriting, in accordance with the directions printed on each dinner ticket. Tickets will be judiciously dittributed if forwarded to any of the neighbouring hos pitals or local dispensaries, to the clera or district visitors. A list of these, and full information on all points connected with the establishment of this " ohil drsn's dinner table," may be obtained by thole willing to co-operate, on application to Mrs. Eyre, 20, Upper Wis.,- pole-street; Mrs. Henry Thompson, treasurer, 3.i, Wiui pole.strest ; Mrs. H. C. Wright, Secretary, 23, Somerset strett, Portman-squAre. Subscriptions may be paid to the lstnisc,s, Sir S. Scott and Co., 1, (nvendish-square. Tickets may he had at Thomas and Co.'s stationery ware house, 21, Great Marylebone-street. MILTOYS-YARD RAGGED SCHOOL. TO THE EDITOR Or TEI EXPRESS. fita,-1 thank you very muck indeed for your insertion of my letter of the 19th. On Saturday evening lest I visited 20 families ; the num ber of individuals in the whole amounted to 98. Scarcely any of these tunilies bad either coals or bread ; one young woman had only been confined a few days previous. The husband has been out of employment for six weeks ; they had nothingin the house. Through the kimdnesaof Mr. John Forster, Mr. James Wilkes, Mr. It. W. S. Latwidge, and Mr. J. D. Cleaton, I was enabled to give coals, bread, candles and groceries to all the 20 families, and, in sonic cases, a little money. None could have been more grateful in their expressions than they were. Last evening nearly 100 " frozen out" lads and others had one pint of coffee and of bread each. For this they are indebted to the kindness of Dr. Nairn and M rs . Forster. _ _ The following letter is only one out of about 100 received: " 1 have sic little ones, and have been out of work eight weak& Ido assure you we are in deep want, and should he so thankful if you would kinkily help us ' • the whole eight of us have only one cover to sleep under these hitter cold nights. Forgive the liberty I have taken.—J. LOCK -111 001).' - . - The following contributions have been received by either Mr. W. H. Butcher, 18, Richmood•road, Islington, or tortelf, at the school (further aaaistance will be thankfully acknowledged):—.l.l:.l;., 10s. ; A Lady, 2a. ; C. J. Prout, EMI., 21.; Lord E. 11. Trevor, af. ; M. 8., Is. 611. ; Mrs. Massy, 2a. lid. ; collected, Mrs. Butcher. Us. 41. ; J. M., :is. —I siti, lee., Islington, Jan. 22. fitAbEit. THE TICHBORNE BARONETCY. TO THI EDITOR OP THE EXPRESS._ SIR,—SO many vague statements having ap pearvd in the press with reference to Sir Roger Tichborne, I think it right to inform you that I accompanied him and another gentleman to Paris on the 10th inst., where his mother, the Dowager Lady James Dou;bty Tichborne, in stantly recognised and acknowledged Sir Roger as her son, and has spent the last ten days with him. I only returned yesterday evening, and have brought with me the neces sary declarations of Sir Roger's identity, taken at the British embassy in his presence and that of her ladyship and the two most distinguished English physicians in Paris. Acting under the advice of counsel, Sir Roger will now take the requisite steps to obtain possession of his estates.—l am, Ac., JOHN HOLM EN, &Scam for Sir R. C. I). Tie borne, Bart. 25, Poultry, London, E.C., Jan. 22. THE WORKING MEN'S CONFERENCE AT THE LONDON COFFEEHOUSE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE EXPELS:4. you kindly allow me a brief space to call particular attention through your columns to two practical suggestions thrown out at Monday's Conference, which otherwise are not likely to obtain the prominence they deserve! The first of these is, that the clergy of all denominations should be respectfully invited to preach special sermons bearing on the subject, simultaneously if possible—the last Sunday in February was proposed—and that means should be taken to invite the attendance of working men in all such places of worship on the occasion. The second suggestion is, that conferences simihv in con stitution and purpose to that so successfully held at the London Coffee-house should be convened in all our large towns, and locally in the various districts of the me tropolis, as far as practicable. Both of these plans seem to be well adapted to deepen the impression created by the meeting of Monday lad, and the last-named would indi rectly have the beneficial effect of showing the artisan classes that persons of different religious persuasions can cordially meet on a common platform for the purpose of promoting the spiritual welfare a the great mass of the people.-1 am, a.c., ONE WHO WAS PRESENT. Jan. 22. WORKING MEN'S ARROCUTION. —A meeting of the members of this association was held Let evening at the Sussex Hotel, Bouverieatreet, Ur. Upshall in the chair. The secretary read a communication from the Executive Council of the Reform League, inviting the co-operation of the association in the demonstration proposed to be held by the League on the 11th of February. After a short dis cussion, it was resolved that the Reform League should be requested to explain the nature of the co-operation re quected, and also to specify the place in which they in tended to hold the demonstration, some of the members present stating that the trades would not at all counte nance the idea of meeting in Hyde-park, or in any other place from which they were excluded by the prohibition of the government. A deputation from a branch of the Derbyshire miners, 1,500 of whom have left work owing to a resolution on the part of their employers not to employ society men, waited upon the association for the purpcsw of having their care brought under the notice of the trades of the metropolis. A resolution, recommend ing the deputation to the consideration of the trades, was unanimously adopted. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 23, 1867. TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. (urria's rzutassits.) RUSSIA AND THE PAPACY. ST. PETERSBURG, JAR. 2. Prince Gortschakoff has addressed a circular de spatch to the Russian representatives abroad, ac companied by a memorandum referring to certain documents recently published at Rome. The Mi nister repels the assertions contained in these do cuments, and declares that the responsibility of having taken the initiative in causing a rupture be tween the Roman and Russian Courts, and cancel ling the Concordat, rests entirely Kith the Papal Government. elniberditg 'intelligence. UNTVERAITY or LONDON. —FIRST LL.B. EXA- NttAnoN.—The following is a list of candidate* who =the late first LLB. examination for honours : ination for Honours.—Jurisprudence and Roman Law.—First Chew—Thomas Lambert Bear., private study, and Edwin Pears, private study (equal). Second Class. — Edward Clavequin, private study; Andrew Bowman, private stady ; Edward Bowm a n, private dimly. Third Chas.—John Taylor (A.). private study; William Stephen, Marischall College, Aberdeen ; Thomas Brett, Trinity College, Dublin. HUNGARY. PESTH. JAN. 22. It is believed that, whether an understanding be effected between Austria and Hungary or not, the Hungarian Diet will shortly be prorogued. In the event of an understanding being arrived at, the preliminary arrangements of the Hungarian Ministry, which would then be appointed, would involve the prorogation of the Diet, and a proroga tion would beequidly necessitated by the establish ment of a provisorium in case the efforts to bring about an agreement should prove unsuccessful. M. Teleki is in Transylvania, where ho will stay during one month, by permission of the govern ment. THE LEBANON. CONSTANTINOPLE, JAN. n. Daoud Pacha, Governor of the Lebanon, is ad vancing with 3,000 men against the district of Kesruan, which has again risen in insurrection under the command of Joseph Karam. Dervish Pacha has arrived at Beyrouth with troops from Damascus. INDIA. (DT mazer OVERLAND TELEGRAPH.) BOMBAY, JAN. 16, 12.5 r.x. 71b. shirting', 6r. 14a. Cotton firm and active. Exchange on London, Is. 111 d. Government Securities : Four per Cents., 881; Five per Cents., 105 ; Five-and-a-Half per Cents., 110/. Freights to Liverpool, 255. CALCUTTA, lor. 15, 811 b. skirtings, Br. 10a.; 40's mule twist, 81a. Exchange on London, ls. 112 d. Government Securities : Four per Cents., 87 ; Five per Cents., 1041 ; Five-and-a-Half per Cents., 1101. Freights to England, 375. Gd. CHINA AND JAPAN. WVi► Trieste.) HONG KONG, Dec.ls. A great fire has occurred at Yokohama. One fifth of the foreign and two-fifths of the native set tlements are completely destroyed. The fire origi nated in the native portion of the town.. The esti mated loss is 3,000,000 duls;' half' of which is co vered by insurance. Several Japanese students are on their way to England to study European laws and customs. It is rumoured that the Canton authorities in tend-to erect a lighthouse at a point of the river between Hong Kong and Canton. The new dollar has been proclaimed legal tender at Canton. The Peiho is frozen over. THE PARIS EXHIBMON.—A meeting of the committee for the representation of the History of Labour, appointed by her Majesty's Commissioners for the Patio Exhibition of 1867, was held in the Sheepshanks Gallery yesterday. There were present : —The Earl of Cadogan (in the chair), the Hon. Ashley Ponsonby, the Right Rev. Archbishop Manning, the Very Rev. Dr. Rock, Sir W. C. Trevelyan, the Muter of the Mercers' Company, the Muter of the Merchant Taylors' Company, Mr. R. Godwin- Austen, Mr. F. Seymour Lladen, MacLeod of MacLeod, Lieutenant-Colonel Palmer Mr. R. Redgrave, Mr. J. C. Robinson, Mr. H. Vaugh an, Mr. G. Wallis ' Mr. T. M. Whitehe4l. Mr. Cole, C. 8., secretary to her Majesty's Commissioners, was also present. _ Tux LAST POLISH ficsunawrlerc—Last evening • tea party and public meeting took place at the Cam bridge-hall' Newman-street, Oxford-street, in commemo ration of the Polish insurrection of 1t63. After tea (during which the band of the musical instrument makers performed a selection of instrumental music), Mr. H. Jung took the chair ' and briefly opened the proceedings. The Polish anthem having been sung by the choir, Mr. Zalicki moved, and Mr. Bobczynski seconded, a resolution declaring the faithful adherence of the Poles to the mani festo of the Polish national government of January 22, Ittl3, which abolished all privileges, endowed the peasantry with land, and proclaimed all inhabitants without distinc tion free and equal before the law. This resolution and three others, which were proposed and seconded by Dr. Karl Marx and Messrs. Dreams, Beason, Le Luber, I'. Fox, and Carter, were unanimously agreed to. Of these th reei resolutions, the fi rst asserted the principle " that liberty cannot be established in Europe without the independence of Poland ;" the second em bodied a protest on the part of the French branch of the International Working Men's Association against the enslavement of the Poles, and a pledge to lend them aid in the reconstitution of Poland on a democratic, republican, and socialist basis; while the last declared that " the recent abolition of the Congress Poland by the Czar is an insult to those great Powers of Europe which promoted those arrangements—an insult which they had merited by their connivance or mutual jealousies"; but, at the same time, exp-weed the satisfaction of the meeting that " henceforth the Polish question is necessarily reduced to this simple issue, either to acquiesce in the total disap pearance of the name of Poland from the map of lettrope, or to champion its re-establishment with the boundaries of 1772." The proceedings concluded with the perform , anee by the band of the Polish national hymn. PRIOR-PARI, BATH.—Prior-park, near Bath, building which has undergone most singular vicissitude*, is about to pass through another change. It was built originally by Ralph Allen, the " Squire Allworthy " of Fielding's " Tom Jones." with the freestone which Allen had discovered in the adjacent downs, and which has since become famous as Bath stone. It was in thegrounds of this noble building that P • Pepe wrote his Essay on Man," and during the fret half of the last century many and brilliant were the literary gatherings within the worthy squire's splendid porticoes. In the early part of the present century Prior-park passed into the hands of the Roman catholic*, and was by them dedicated to S.S. Peter and Paul as an educational establishment. It was during their tenancy that 01:11. , half of the magnificent pile of buildings was burnt down. It has never been rebuilt. In course of time Prior-park fell into bad odour among the Roman catholic* themselves, on account of the too liberal teaching which was adopted there ; and about twelve years ago the esta blishment was brokenly, and a sale of its splendid library, paintings, and church plate took place, which attracted purchasers from all parts of the country. The place remained vacant for some years, and it was then let to Mr. Thomson, who will be remembered as Dr. Camp bell's chief witness in the action for libel which the last-named gentleman brought against the Satuntay Reticle. Mr. Thomson recently died, and also his wife, the sister of the late Earl of Gaineborough, who, like Mr. Thomson, was a dissenter, though his son, the present earl, is a Roman catholic. In the meanwhile a remarkable cir cumstance has happened. The owner of the Prior-perk was alsoa Roman catholic—we believe a convert—and in his will he bequeathed the estate to the Roman church. He died about six months after the will was executed, end consequently this bequest was, by the Act of Mortmain, invalid. The sons of the testator being Anglicans. (lid not feel themselves bound to carry out their father's wishes. It is now, however, intended to purchase the estate of them, and two noble ladies, both converts to Romanism, the Duchess of Leeds and Lady Herbert of Lea, have given 10,0001. each towards that object.— Western Morn nq News. The Royal Mail steamship Australasian arrived at Queenstown at 9.35 a.m. yestenlay. She brings passengers. but no specie. She lauded 13 sacks of mails and one passenger, end proceeded immediately. All well. The Australasian experienced strong easterly gala throughout the voyage. - - - THE ACCIDENT IN THE DEOENTXPARK. The park looked cheerless and dreary enough when the boatmen and divers returned to it yesterday forenoon. The spectator, had dwindled down to a few hundred persons, while the north bunk was deserted, and the officials and residents no doubt began to think the desire to view the fatal water was at length appeased. Later on, however, the crowd reappeared in the en closure and clung resolutely to the spot until it wu announced that the seventh day's search was at an end. The result of it was the same as that of the three previou s days. No bodies were found. The busirieu of collecting the ice upon the southern bank was continued by gangs of labourers, remunerated, as before, by public subscription, and the king mound of ice piled up at the close of the day ocsnAeteky aunt out from view the grater-e[ the broad water. The object of the gentlemen who are superintending this portion of the work is to set free as much of the water as possible, in the hope that the undiscovered bodies, if there are any, will soon rise to the surface. The expediency of ultimately drawing off the water is a growing topic in the locality. It is asserted that no physical obstacles stand in the way of immediately taking such a step. A sub-sewer passes beneath the park carriage road, with a lower level than the deepest part of the lake, and by making a very short and inexpensive cutting it is said the water would find a rapid outlet. The sub-sewer falls into the main local sewer at Clarence-gate, which in its turn runs under Baker-street, and so empties itself into the metropolitan high level way recently built along Oxford-street. THE HEALTH OP LONDON. It appears from the return issued by authority of the Registrar-General that in the week ending on Saturday, January 19, the births registered in London and twelve other large towns of the rnited Kingdom were 4,3 W ; the deaths registered, ::,668. The annual rate of mortality WAR 31 per 1,000 persons living. In Lon don the births of 1,131 boys and I,osBgirls, in all 2,1119 children, were registered in the week. In the corre sponding weeks of ten years 1851-66 the average number, corrected for increase of population, was 2,148. The deaths registered in London during the week were 1,714. It was the third week of the year ; and the average number of deaths for that week is, with a correction for increase of popula tion, 1,e410. The deaths in the present return exceed the estimated number by 24. The severe weather of the first week of the year was followed by rain, and two or three warm days ; the snow melted ; then on the 11th and 12th days of the month the cold wave began to flow again over London, so that last week the temperature sank 10 deg. below the low average temperature of the season. The full effect of the frost on life is not yet on record ; but while the deaths registered in London in the two weeks ending January 5 were 2,873, the deaths in the last two weeks ending January 19 weft 3,605. The excess of 732 deaths is fairly referable to the cold ; and the numbers are thus distributed over the five ages of life : 50 at ages under 20 years ; 85 at the age 20-40 ; 186 at the no 40--60 ; 333 at the age 60-80 ; and 78 at the ago 80 and upwards. Thus the power to resist cold diminishes as age advances, in conformity with a well e s tabli s hed l a w. The deaths by drowning in Regent's-park have not yet been returned by the coroner. 312 deaths from symotio diseases, 398 from bronchitis, 100 from pneumonia, 78 from disease of the heart, and 189 from phthisis were registered during it e week. The deaths of 13 nonagen ar i ans , an d one ce nariau were recorded in the week. The llnnual rate of morklity last week wax 29 per 1,000 in London, 31 in Edinburgh, and 31 in Dublin ; 3$ in Liverpool, 38 in Manchester, 29 in Salford, 29 in Biruiintrhain, 2$ in Leeds. 27 in Sheffield, 29 in Bristol, 42 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 23 in Hun, and 35 in Glas gow. The rate in Vienna was 33 per 1,000 during the week ending the 12th inst., when the temperature was 10'9 deg. Fahrenheit lower than in the same week in London, where the rate was 32 per 1,000. Yesterday the somewhat unusual course of giving a volunteer rifleman a military funeral was adopted in the cue of a member of the 20th Aliddlesex Rifle Volunteers, Ensign R. E. Scott, who was one of the unfortunate forty who lost their lives by the giving way of the ice in the R%ent's-park. THE WEATHER AND THE PARKS.—With the departure of the strong easterly wind on Monday night, the frost set in with more severity than on the two pre vious days, and during the whole of yesterday, up to II o'clock last evening, the thermometer at the receiving house registered 24 deg., or $ deg of frost ; and at the last named hour there was every indication of a further fall. The following are the official reports from the various larks:—ln the Regent's-park there were about 6,000 persons on the ice, which is about four inches thick, but very bad. No immersions however took place. On the Round Pond, Kensington, the ice five inches thick, bi good condition. About 4.000 persons on during the clay ; no casualty. On the Long Water, Kensington-gardens, the ice four-and-a-half inches in thickness, very good. About 6,000 persons on during the day. The members of the Skating Club mustered here in great force, and some admirable skating was exhibited, drawing together a large number of spectators. No casualties. Un the Serpentine the ice is four-and-a-half inches thick. Upwards of 30,000 persons visited the ice during the day. No immersions, but six persons were severely out about the bead from falls. At eight o'clock last night there were fully 2,000 persons on the ice here, skating and sliding by torchlight. There were ten bathers iu the Serpentine yesterday morning. On the lake in St. James's-park the ice in many parts is in very bad oondition and dangerous. About 7,000 pzrsons on the ice during the clay. There were seven immersions, and several severe injuries from falls. A large number of visitors at Battersea and Vic toria Parks, but no casualties reports Soon after seven o'clock last evening a heavy fall of sleet took place, which, freezing as it fell, ins short time made the streets in a most slippery and dangerous state. The omnibus traffic by nine o'clock was entirely stopped, and but few cabs were to be seen about. Foot passengers were compelled for safety to leave the pavement and walk in the carriage road. The footways, and in sonic places the roads also, presented a most singular appearan ce, looking as if they bad been thickly varnished and then polished. The sleet showers continued at intervals during the whole evening. At twelve o'clock last night a heavy fall of rain took place, wake change of wind to the south. Tun Disragas IN THE Eaar-r.Nn. —Last night, at the terniluation of a lecture on Ethnology, delivered by Professor Huxley, to au audience which filled the Theatre of the London Mechanics' Institute, in Southampton buildings, Chancery-lane, the lecturer said that be had received a letD•r, as he entered the building, which he would not take the responsibility of declining to read, al though it had no refereece to the subject under considera tion. He thereupon read the letter, which was Pimply signed " A regular Attendant at your Lectures," and which, in a few words, drew attention to the state of appalling distress existing strong the population out of work in the East end, and suggested that all those present at the lecture that night should be allowed the opportu nity of contributing a penny or twopence each towards a fund for their relief, and that the professor should !w -eenie the treasurer for the evening. This suggestion was received by the audience with marks of approval. The professor said that be would not put any pressure on any one he would simply place his own subscription in one of the skulls on the table. This he did, Ind all the an dience. coming on the platform, threw in money in copper and silver until the novel cash-box was filled with coin, which amounted to a large sum. A gentleman present expressed a hope that the example set by that audience might be followed with good result wherever large bodies assembled either for educational or recreative purpose.. THE COLLIERIES EXPLOSION FUND.—The Man aion-house Committee had their funds augmented from the sum of 20,7161., the total received up to Monday evening, by the following donations received yes terday :—From Mr. William Gregory, of Nottingham, 204 ; Mr. Daniel Sutton, 10/. 10s. ; the proceeds of an amateur concert, at Swadlincote, 3/. ; collection at St. Olave's, Southwark, 11/. Ile. 4d. ; from collection at Horton Academy Chapel, 14/. 17s. 7d. ; from Messrs. Hall and Boaolman, 151. I.la. ; and from sums under ss. re ceived from Birmingham (through Messrs. Roberts and Co.), 23/. 12s. 6d. _ [Advertisement.]—HoLLowAv's Ournivre AND PH.La—Female Complaints --Climates have their particular dis orders : age luta infirmities peculiar to it ; seasons have their specific diseases; but woman, in all climattv, at any age, and lu even' meson, is liable to *pedal complaints, resulting from Wilion, inattention, oe debility of constitution. For all such sufferers there are, In Holloway's remedies, present ease sad future comfort, while the natural fun. Hon of every organ is fairly established by them. Under their corrective awn,' the greatest improvement speedily appears--the body is develuPed, and the spirits rise. In Holloway's preparations not a trace of mercury, or other noxious ingredient, ever enters; hence the parent. inisnlian. or patient need hold no counsel before corn tosadag these remedies. [STAMPED, id. ADDITIONAL.] THE MEMBER FOR CHATHAM AND HIS CONSTITUENTS. On Monday night Mr. J. Otway, the member for Chatham, addressed a meeting of his constituents in the lecture-hall, the large area of which was crowded to excess, notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather. The chair was occupied by Mr. JOHN . TRIDE, who, in in troducing Mr. Otw a y t o th e me eting, alluded to the active part that gentleman had taken to obtain a settlement of the reform question, which was the one great question of the de y, and called fora . prompt settlement. (Lund cheers.) Mr. °TWAY, on ri sing, was loudy cheered. He said — Since they had last assembled in that hell great events had transpired. A war had occurred in Central Europe, which, if measured by its results, must be considered equal in importance to any of which history gave am account. (Hear, hear.) Italy was now free from the Alps to the Adriatic. (Cheers.) In northern Germany, Prussia, that great protestant power, hell acquired Ole t punkin which t he genius of her people and the organisation and valour of her army led her to aspire to. They in England bad reason to rejoice iu those events, as it was well for Europe that a great naval and military lower should be placed between France and Russia. (Cheers.) Never in the history of any great war had they found results so great achieved with so little of excess or crime. (Hear, hear.) In England events of great importance had taken place. The bill for the extension of the franchise, as brought in by the late euvertuuent, had been rejected by the House of Commons, and the government of this country had passed from the hands of a liberal administration into that of their opponents. Among the reasons assigned for the defeat of the late govern. remit was alleged the temper shown by Mr. Gladstone. egad nbassel. That eminent etaissera might e u e lb e t rrinuitted mistakes—but if he did it was not for him (Mr. Otway) to point them out. During all those fierce and protracted debates on the reform ques tion he had never once seen Mr. o:millstone's temper fail, although probably no man in his position ever bail his temper so sorely tried. (Cheers.) Day after day he was called upon to resist attacks from the front, the rear, and from the flank, and more of ten had to contend not so much against argument as :lemur. (Cheer's.) So far from its being Mr. Gladstose'e temper, it was his earnestness which displeased a certain section of the House of Commons, and though he had lost office he Lad gained by it the confidence of the people of this country. (Loud cheers.) The meson the late Reform Bill was defeated was because it was a real honest measure, framed with a view of improving, in however s mall a degree, the representation of the people, whilst its defeat was brought about by a dishonest combination of the enemies of reform with those who professed reform with their lips but not in their hearts. (Cheers.) He did not believe the late hill was by any means a perfect measure—(hear, hear)—never theless ho gave it, so far as it went, his wannest support. His own conviction had long been that the only abiding place for the suffrage, so far as boroughs went, was to be found in household voting, supplemented by an extended residential lodger franchise. (Cheers.) There was now a powerful movement being made in favour of manhood sultrier's, but he would honestly my be was not in favour of that measure. (Hear, hear.) In England the House of Commons was supreme, and had long possessed power, and it was therefore of the unmet importance that they should well consider the results likely to follow before they finally decided by what suffrage they would elect their repre sentatives. (Hear, hear.) He Led lung been of the opinion that all reform must proceed gradually, and there fore he would candidly say he was not in favour of man hood suffrage, although be was most anxious that all classes should be represented in parliament, no one class preponderating over another. In the House of Commons they found the army, the navy, law commerce, manufac turers, and a new clans called • financiers "—(laughter)— all represented, but the working classes were without a representative or spokesman of their own. (Hear, hear.) Were manhood suffrage to exist in this country, an im -11101118 preponderance would be given to that class over all the others. (Hear, hear.) That being the case, he was in favour of a scheme of reform which, while moderately ex tending the franchise in all boroughs, would give to cer tain large cities and towns a suffrage of en exceptional character, and allow every working man resident therein to vote. Before he left the subject of the late Reform Bill he would allude to that important clause which deprived the artisans employed in her Majesty's dockyards of their votes. (Hear, hear.) He be lieved that Mr. Gladstone, although he might not have been influenced by pressure, would have been amenable to argument, and he had reason to know that the mem bers for the dockyard towns would have been successful in getting that clause expunged from the bill. (Cheers.) He could not help expressing his regret that Lord Russell bad not attempted a settlement of the awkward questions arising out of the Alabama claims. (Hear, hear.) Although that demand on the part of our cousins, or rather blethers—(hen, hear)—in America, was one rather for statesmen, it had been handed by Lord Russell over to the crown lawyers, and with what results they had all seen. Precedents appeared to be more considered than policy, and • golden opportunity to settle the question had been let slip, when the government of the United States, in strict conformity with its neutrality laws, took action against the Fenian marauders in Canada. (Cheers.) Common sense told them that re paration was undoubteilly due to the Americans, and a groit country like Reiland ought not to refuse making it. (Loud cheers.) With regard to the question of reform during the coining session of parliament various rumours were afloat. He did not venture to prophesy, but his own opinion was that the present government would decline to bring in a measure of reform. (" Then they must go out," and cheers.) That opinion was grounded on the belief that the members of the present cabinet can never agree among themselves on the question. There were men of greet abi lity in the cabinet, foremost among whom were Lord ('ran borne, General Feel, and others ' who were decidedly opposed to any reform, as by their recent speeches in parlianient and elsewhere they had testified. It was not, therefore, to be supposed . that Mr. Disraeli, bring in what measure he might, could hope to satisfy them, and if it did satisfy them, did they think for one moment it would be satisfactory to the country? (Cheers.) He would not dishonour those members of the cabinet by believing that they were political tricksters, and that they would con sent to eat the very words delivered by them a few months back. (Hear, hear.) Neither could he suppose that Mr. Disraeli would again attempt to propose such • measure as that brought forward by him iu I . 8.59 in the face of certain defeat, and, therefore, he inclined to the belief that there would be no immure of reform brought forward this year, while it was probable the boun c e would be invited to proceed by resolution. (Hear, hear.) But there were some persons who, although they admitted there were great anomalies iu the constitution of the present House of Commons, yet !bought that, on the whole, it worked well —the House of Commons, they asserted, fairly rere senting all opinions and classes in the nation. Now, he altogether denied that such was the eau and bad only to call their attention to some of the mast glaring in. stances in which parliament had altogether failed to re move existing grievances to prove his assertion. (Hear.) Let them, for instance, look to the composition of the House of Commons heat. (Hear, hear.) At Yarmouth, Tenses, Reigate, and Lancaster, shieh was the greatest sinner of them all, they found thei electors wallowing in corruption and bribery, which was dispensed by those who sought to represent them in parliament. (Cheers.) Could the secrets of many other boroughs be brought to light, they would probably find • precisely similar state of things existing. Nothing had however been done by the house to arrest this demoralisation of the electors by those who offered bribes, and they could come to no other con clusion but that the House of Commons could not or would not put down bribery." (Cheers.) As Lord Brougham bad said, " the House of Commons has the remedy in its own bends." (Cheers.) Well, had par liament pacified Ireland? (No.) Was it not a scandal to this country that one part of the United Kingdom should always be in a chronic state of rebellion? Would any one undertake to say that the present state of that unhappy country was not caused by the treatment of our govern. went? (Cheers.) In the last session of parliament a measure which was accepted by the Irish menwers for the improvement of Ireland was rejected by a parliament of landowners. (Shame.) Then, as to the subject of educa tion. Why should not an Englishman be educated as highly as a Sootehman ?—and yet, while they were fighting over the " conscience clauses " and other equally unim portant points, thousands of children were growing up in ignorance and its accompaniment, crime. (Hear, hear.) From that Ostrom, therefore, he advo cated compulsory education by the state of thou children whew parents were too poor or too apathetic to have theist educated. (Loud cheers.) Then they had only to look to the present state of the church of Eng land to see that parliament, in this instance, had also failed. Under the present system a man, simply by the payment of a sum of money could be saddled on a rish and congregetiou—one of thou silly creatures, f or in stance, who by millinery and antis seek to patter away the great truths of Christianity. (Loud cheers.) Perlis- ment had also moat signally failed in the organisation of the army, and the result was seen in their moldier* teet h. away from the army immediately they had completed their period of service. A commeocement ou"ht to be mule in wor re s o e rg co an n i f s o h u m ndea the was iuDepLiart.nem (Laughter ,wwilhterd ere con fusionzcheers.) They heard a great deal of the difficulty of obtaining recruits and inducing men to remain in the sney. But if they gees • soldier the chance of rising in his profession and did away with the brutal lash, which was to be found only in the British army, they would find no dif fi culty in obtaining recruits , and keeping them when they had obtained them. (Hear.) After alluding to the question of providing suitable dwellings for the labouring classes in our large towns when evicted by railway companies, Mr. Otway alluded to the influence exercised by Hr. Bright, with whom he could not altogether agree, but who, nevertheless, had the good of his country at heart. (Loud (TWOPENCE cheers.) In conclusion, he firmly believed that with a reformed parliament all the subjects to which he had alluded would be grappled with, in order to arrive at a settlement of the same, and the House of Commor.s, invi gorated by a large dr.aight of the popular element, would make England—" Mother of Parliamenta"—an example for her children of prosperity, happiness, and liberty, tor agueto come. (Loud and prolonged cheering.) A vote of confidence in Mr. Otway, proposed by Mr. J. WATCHU64T, end seconded by Mr. I.ot 14 WHITEHEAI), was unanimously agreed to, and the proceedings tv r minded. CITY COMMISSION OP SEWERS. The usual weekly meeting of the City Commis sioners of Sewen was held yesterday, in their chamber at Guildhall, for the despatch of business. Mr. Deputy De JEIISEV presided, and the meeting was somewhat nume rously attended. The first business which occupied the attention of the commission had reference to the adoption of the re po rt of the Improvement Committee in respect to the purchase of the premises, No. 37, Throgmorton-street, for the purpose of widening and improving that locality. The Improve ment Committee recommended the purchase of the pro perty in question. Mr. J. K SAUNI,EIIS proposed a resolution to the effect that the purchase should be made, and that the requisite notices should be served, with a view to obtain possession of the property. This proposition gave rim to a long and animated dis cussion, in which several members of the couani•eion took part, urging that the financial condition of the don did not justify such a step at present, regard ca rri had to their present liabilities for improvements. Mr. Alderman LAWRENCE, ILE, warmly supported the proposition made by Mr. Saunders, on the ground that such a step would give the Corporation of London a better position when they made their intended application to parliament for power" to levy an impost on the City for the purpose of carrying out similar extensive improve ments. The thecussion on this question occupied a considerable thee, but eventuated, on a division, is the negativing the proposition of Mr. Saunders by a majority of une, in a court consisting of thirty-seven members, exclusive of the chairman. The motion was consequently lost. THE RECYW RROWSTORM%. The next busineu entertained by the commissioners was the summontes issued by the inspectors of the dif ferent City districts against the contractors for neglecting duly to cleanse and remove the snow, ice and frozen matter, according to their contracts, on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and stb January instant. These summonses had been adjourned, after some discussion, at the last sitting of the court. 111 r. Deputy Witrrz urged that the greet fall of snow was a visitation of Providence, and beyond human control, and he contended that the contractors had done all that lay in their power to meet the emergency, and he should therefore move that no fine should Ire inflicted upon them. In the course of a discussion which followed, conside rable feelinit was manifested on the point of the difticul ties in which the contractors had suddenly been placed. Eventually it was moved that the fine of 1/. for each neglected street should be imposed upon the contractors ; and finally an amendment, that the fine be reduced to 10a.. was carried by a majority of 13 to !I. The summonses against the several contractors were then proceeded with, when, after hearing the parties, Mr. Redden was fined, at the rate of 10e. per street, in the emu of 2141 W. 10s. ; Mr. Reston. in the sum of 313/. 10s.; Mr. Stevens, in the sum of IeAW. lOs. ; and Mr. Wynn ' in the sum of L OO /., the sums to be deducted from the amount of their several contracts. The remaining business on the paper having been dis posed of, the court adjourned. PANTOMIMES IN Music HALLEL—At the Marl borough-street police-court yesterday, Mr. Frederick Strange, of the Alhambra Palace, Leicester-square, was summoned before Mr. Tyrwbitt foe unlawfully performing inthatestablishment a stage play celled Where's the Pollee Mr. George Frederick Leicester, for the prosecution, gave evidence as to the character of the piece. The curtain rose upon a scene representing shops. Clown, pantaloon, harlequin, and columbine webs) introduced. The incidents usually represented in the second part of Christmas pan tomimes were then exhibited, dancing taking place at interval', and MIMIC being playodeoutinuously. Mr. Bon ham Donne, examiner of plays for the Lord Chamberlain, was then examined. Ile said that all pantomimes played in London passed through his hands before being licensed. The opeuing scenes and the stage directions for the " comic " scenes were written out and sent in to him. He had not licensed any pantomime for the Alhambra, but the piece represented there be was of opinion, from the previous witness's description, seemed very like those he was in the habit of licensing. He had not himself seen the performance. Mr. Poland, for the defence, characterised the prosecution as selfish and ungenerous, and said he considered the combined theatrical managers, by whom is was instituted, as a sort of trades union. For their own personal objects they wished to put down an entertainment which no other human being did or could object to. He maintained that the piece at the Alhambra was not a stage play. It in volved no consecutive train of ideas, and developed no story. It was merely a crude series of practical jokes, and the only words uttered by the clown were, " Here we are to-monow." Mr. Tyrwhitt laid he was called upon to de cide a question which was not quite so slippery as the one he had previously decided. On the question of fact be was bound to decide that this was a pantomime and nothing else. If his decision was disamoved the parties might appeal to the ; sessions. It mattered very little, be thought, that the opening scene was wanting. The com bination of harlequin, columbine, clown, and pantaloon became a pantomime from the earliest times. The act of George 11. included pantomimes. He decided that this was a pantomime, and as he could not see that it was anything else be must put the penalty of 2011. on the de fendant. Mr. Poland said he dumb! ap p eal A second case against Mr. Strange was allowed to stand over until the appeal has been heard ; and a case against the London Pavilion was postponed for a week. HOLLOWAY W ORKING MEN'S CLUB AND 'NATI TLYE. -The annual meeting was held on Monday evening, Mr. Alderman Lusk, M.P. (the president), in the chair. There was a large attendance. The president opened the meeting by • suitable and effective address. He said he felt the greatest interest in this club, which he thought was the best conducted in that inset of London. lie exhorted the working men to take advantage of such an institution and spoke of the goal loathing from attend ing its meetings. The great import:nice of kindly feeling towards each other as fellow membees was also forcibly shown, and also the value of union in this and every good work. Mr. Lusk in conclusion announced • further gift of Si. :ma to the club. ROYAL COLLEGE OP SURGEONS or ENGLAND. — The following gentlemen having undergone the necessary examinations for the diploma were adudtted number, of the college at • meeting of the Court of Examiners on the 22nd inst.. viz.:—Mews Edward Saint!' ill Mane, Barnes; William Betts Giles, Bonchurch, hie of Wight ; William Turner, Reading; Edwin James Fairchild. Glosleradreet, Queen's-square ; George Ernest Martindale. Portray, Aber deen ; Christopher Jordison, South (Moisten, Ede:, and Henry Percy - Banks, Holt, Norfolk, students' of Guy's Hospital ; Thomas Edward Scohell. I"ymonth ; Al! red Woman Rostock, Horsham ; Charles Liorrington Batt, Witney, Oxon; John Tremearne, St. Ives, Cornwall; Frederick Henry Moses, Denbigh, and John Aaron James Timmins, Carmarthen, of St. lartholoinew's Hospital ; William Augustus Parson. Reading ; John Sanderson Wyman, Alcester, Warwickshire ; ad Shirley Woolnier Arundel!, Geweraitreet, of the Biraiiii,disun School ; Eli James liarriek, M.D.. Victoria College. Toronto, and L.R.C.P. Lend, Toronto, and Jaupli Arthur Williams, M.D., Victoria College, Toronto. sa.l L.R.C.P. Loud., Toronto, of the Toronto School ; i..ni Knighton Ste phens, Ilfracombe, of St. I:come's Ilosp4al ; Robert Shin gleton Smith, LS.A., Charlton Ifoi thane, Somerset, of Bing's College, and Rowland Ileailiente, Manchester. At the same it.e..Luig of the court the following aristant-snr geons in the Royal Navy passed their examinations for full surgeons iu that dep.irtnient of the public mice, tit. : Messrs. Richard Carr McClement, of her Majesty's ship Wellesley, 'hatharn, diploma of niemlicrili'p. dated June. 5i,15..7 ; William Labilon Powell, Fein may 3, 18iin ; Bel. grave Kinnis, M.D., St. Andrew's, her Majesty's ship Fa gan', Woolwich, April . IS, 1•61, and William Frederick Ryan, her addesty's ship Princess Royal, China, May 2, 1N;I. REFORM DEMONSTRATION %I' SIIEFFIELD.—An open-air demonstration of the wor'.ing men of Sheffield, in favour of manhood suffrage, took plan on Monday under the auspices of the Sheffield branch of the Reform League. The weather was very inclemsnt, but tit. re acre shout 4,000 persons present, and addresses were delivered front several platforms. One of the speaker aat tic platforms was Mr. Ernest Jones. In the evening .i public meeting, attended by nearly 2,000 persons, almost exclusively the artisan class, was held in the Temperance Hall, the chair being occupied by Mr. Samuel the Presi dent of the Sheffield branch of the Reform League. ADMIRALTY, JaN. 22.—A Pro TNIENTS.--Cap- Raiz H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh, E.G., to the Galatea, commissioned. Couiniander H. Campbell, to the Urgent. Lientenaats C. G. Fane, W. 31cliarily, C. R. Henease, E. It Fester, F. Readily. and C. J. heat, to the Galatea. Naval Cadet A. F. Graves, to the Charybdis. thd Irs...'