The Express. — London, England, 1868-01-21 00:00:00

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Throe Ballets, SOO Ititrinnertaliet, Singer+, Acrobats, Maks: No r, t.,,t,. . bt I , i aloons, espw-rarps, lavatories, rat.tr . 19 MeD• it Barry t iryieu et ; •even, beg lit Siht. Prices— :a. scats. 4+ : Tata Bons, tram tl Is. F act over how Wren to FOUL LL the NEW NTS CIIIIISTHAS ENTERTAIN t: LVERT NIGHT. rEW CONIC BALLET -NSW SPELT LAE fittlET NEW DAIIICZE-NEW 1111.761 C. OVAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. N A 11 A N E XII 'S IRITION LL WIB6S.HISKY. ‘.ll !MAO Willaß , Y gained the DUBLIN • t kl I.ull. —it ts pure, mild, mellow, delicious, sad very I...pita, 3a. mi. each, at the retail houses in i. e it, ..tei nit in the principal towns to Ragland ; or Windmillatreet, London, W.—Observe the pink I.ded, and cork branded " Kinshan's LL Whisky. IXIGENATED WATER does not drink so! thee n•orsted water, Demises the gas can only be ! ..• it IJ, 3 4.1 t( vapour, and condensed with the gas pre .At•• n. • t the spawns Is toenails. the blood and give .1 f•!!. nt.inuil power. Ordew it fresh from the • am:, or through mg druggist. In ones Ai I, I ;EN AT ED WATER. — Animal heat is ke p t . Ih. ..litio d weather by daily draughts of Olyiteastod r.,lt r from the laboirstory, M Long-acre, or ~i~~,..~~i. 01E%I . GLASS BOTTLES.—The LONDON I Alitit sari LDF.It GLASS BOTTLE 0011- sn t .r • rt I. 1:, at itEtwern CA PRICE% the premises at Tree ~ oi.,a I;:rt.iiti, being required for wharf purposes. • t r rrit 110 new patterns earl the patent-stoppered bottles • i:•sr Ow works, Yorkshire, awl the Mace, 83, Upper a •it r...t, lAI:I'ETS. —N()TICE.—The largest lot of ~....,, .11111 Tapestry Brussels ever shown, commencing . i. r :Ira. all the Heweat, patterns. 420,090 Furniture, • . - ..r I. !vie offered. A very reduced Turkey carpet . • %II goods warranted, packed. and delivered tree. i•ru• • .1 ink of funsiture , bedsteads and betiding. grata. ll N. %15.1. E. kV to 139, NORLUgiell Mita I..NDLES. If you do not want your candle,! ire lv for show, but with pleasantness' of appearance •e • il• 1...- ••1 burning. bay " FAME'S GOLD MEDAL • •o• their "Sherwood Palmltine." or their good ! . • • .1 •• Delmont Sperm." or "Delmont Wax," or their x.• I.* •• A," or " Battens." Composite. In prefer- • • and most transparent l'arattine ('aniline But ••••4 h ore the extreme transpareney of pure Paraffin. e.•conne" or their " Beiroontine" will give It to you in at More moderate ark* tMnia USUAIIY charged Ile, really first class Parattinn Candles. lilt soap "PRICES SOLIDIFIED GLYCERINE,' h •Il its wearht of their concentrated dlztlll.d Glyco l Is• in gonetrol use In every house before the winter ••• • mire ..f Its reltnimble effects In preventing chapping end free. In every house there might also to be oiled WAD."' of their concentrated Distilled Dune. ••• eierywhere u " Prices Olreenne," And prescribed I eminent medical Men abrned as well as at home, Ulycerine for medicinal use whether externally FANCY PilA rs of the different ante usually made I 14, and e.ommend a constantly increasing sale The I ttlyeerino" spoken of above Is, however, the one to me 1 NEW PATKIVT NIGHT LIGIFIN" for horning la 1.1.44.. am tattered to be the very b y st night lights mush Chihli Night Lights." for burning wtthout ...I their different sorts of "Chamber Candies" are no :uel so generally used and appreciated u not to need ,1 ...di..., here. ISTAMPID, 111. POLITICS AS A STUMP FOB COMMON PEOPLE. Lest night Mr. Anthony Trollope delivered lecture on the above subject at the Artillery Hall, Strat ford-green ;Sir T. Frowns. Hume, Bert., M.P., presided. The attendance was very large. The lecturer, who was venally teem en by emptering a hope that km ba d offended nose of those present by calling them " common people." Before be began his task of advocating the study of politics as being good for common people, he would first explain to them who were sot included in the chum of whom be spoke. The Prime Minister and his brethren of the cabinet were exempted, m were alio members of parliament, especially those who entertained a proper notion of the duties that appertained. to their office, secretaries, and assistant wareteries in our government public ogles, ministers, embeassdoss, end diplomats. La laity in the church were to the clew y , as patients were to doctors, ss men mid wows, to shod were to shoemakers, so were those he addressed and himself as opposed to that small ▪ by whom public affairs were managed. Now, looking at the question in that light, he hoped they' ee would not be offended. Polities, as he took it, with reference to important public affairs, was the same as theslw. to religion, or as arithmetic to figures. Ex cluding things sacred, politics was the best study in which they ooald engage, embracing as it did thing, historical as regarded the pen, and things philosophical as regarded the future. The r.hirm thee expressed • desire to especially address himself to the fennel° portion of the audience. In former days he said, there auk cob* en ides floating about the world that women should not be politicises, and he was afraid it still existed in some places. That ides was preceded by another which was equally prevalent, namely, that W01:0401 should not read or write, sod that easkine sarkallig should be their only studies. Primeness seam of thraldom the female portion of the community ba itd escaped. As regarded cooking be thought they bad left a little too far behind—(aughter)—but with respect to reading sod writing the women were quite as eilicient as their male ootopacions. Any prejudice which might still exist against female politicians was of the same nature as that which prevailed against female studies. The opposition, however, was not bad in its origin. It sprang ceigmally from manly love, coupled, perhaps with a dray for manly power. As man was willieg to 'fight for his wife when some fighting was necessary, so was he also willing to relieve her from the turmoil of bard pursuits. She became in that state dependent, soft, idle, and conse quently *gamma, because in that state she would the easier minister to him. yet what idea could be more absurd ? Woman was enviromed by political cirounistanoss, Wm which the plenty or scarcity of her breed depended. She was free from or subject to degradation as the poli tics el her country might be understood or mis understood. The Turk's wife and the English. mees wife were what they were by the politics of their respective countries, and that being so, there was eseeredly no better reason for advocating female participation in the discussion of political affairs. Refer ring to the manner in which politics as science was dealt with on this sod the other side of the Atlantic, the Imams, remarked that America a friend of his, with • view of Biw • a him on his guard against • certain individusl, " Beware of that man, he's • politician." In the L nited I States a politician was a man who jobbed In politics ; and politics taken up as • trade, he might add, admitted of as grow dishonesty as hone-dealing. (Applause.) Polities should be a study, not a trade. In the Stets of America it was so commonly snide • trade that the name politician In had absolutely become infamous. It wee eo once with us. In tbe days of George 11. few Englishmen engaged in politics without expecting to gain some money payment ; end that arose from the fact that comparatively few ow then handled politics at all. The pester the number of politicians the lass the possibility of dishonesty. oldo Reform Bill did more than anything else to do sway with bribery, and the new bill, he had no doubt, would carry on the work. (Applause.) The pursuit of politics should never be a task by which they would earn their breed; it should be a labour of lo v e , sud be hoped that in time it would become so amongst the men and women of this country. People would ask whether such • study was compatible with the work , their daily tires. Many of them worked so hard that an labour in excess of that by which they earned their daily bread was more than their energies would support. But he contended that the study of politics transcended novel reeding, an occupation against which itwas far fromhb pur pose to say snything—(laughter)—and beessint•ined that the quarrels of France sod Prima possessed, or ought to pos sess, a far keener interest than that which attended those of " Albert" and " Ehuire." It was impossible for him, in discharging the task he bad undertaken, to avoid avowing himself a liberal; and he thought that soy man who devoted his mind to the 'abject of politics mint be • liberal as beat. (App laues.) No one could deny that an tongued study of politics would give an increased worth to what the; called public opinion. They ell knew that public opinion was omnipotent, and especially in polities. The first reform bill, catholic smsnelpatiou, repeal of the corn laws, sod now this new reform bill, hod all been carried b the people in opposition to their pained leaders. Nov. public opinion was the opinion of those whom he addressed as and called " common people." He doubted whether some of them, in speaking of public opinion, attached suf fi cient importance to their own individuality, but be begged . them to remember that it was their opinion, and the opinion of such as they, which governed their ruler". He reminded them that ministers oi state, honest and laborious as they might be, could not do their work of themselves, and that they could only follow where popular opinion led them. He instanced the cam of the late Sir Robert Peel whom he designated as one of the greatest statesmen of modern times, who always obeyed public opinion in opposition to his own. It should be • reproach to • men that he was not • politician. He rtiuded hive as only half • mem who let public affairs go unnoticed, and be thought that no girl should marry such a men. (Laughter sudcheem.) The great object of political study must be general improvement of our policy, and consequently the g eneral improvement of our atisens. (Cheers.) A vote of thanks was given to Mr. Trollops et the cen. elusion of hie lecture. • -.! .i,„, TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. ITALY. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT. FLORENCE, Jar. 20, EvErma. In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies Signor Cambray Digny, the Minister of Finance, made his financial statement. He anticipates a deficit for 1889 of 240 millions of lire. He pro- poses to cover this by the imposition of a new tax, the development of existing taxes, and by the reorganisation of the principal branches of the public administration. The only new tax proposed is a tax upon grinding, which will apply to all substances subject to that process, whether comestible or not. On cereals this tax will only amount to 2} centimes per kilogramme, the total net profit of which to the state is esti mated at 76 millions of lire. The millers will ,be empowered to collect the tax. The develop ment of existing taxes will include the exten sion to all the provinces of the tax upon lgovernment concessions, which will produce an r ug:ream of four millions of um. —The. ref gat:lo- stamp taxes are to be more regularly coil . !The tax on bills of exchange is to be reduced. From these two measures the increase to the re venue is estimated at 19 millions. The reorgani sation of the government tobacco manufactories will effect an eooncmy of seven millions of lire, and yield in future an annual re venue of two millions of lire. The in come tax being much greater than in England, ' the minister proposes to abolish it, and in its stead to substitute a general tax on all incomes whether from earnings or property, thereby producing a benefit to the state revenue of 42 millions of lire. Radical changes are to be effected in the method of collecting the taxes, the present system being both vexatious and expensive, and offering facilities to fraud. A re-organisation of the public administration on this subject will be intro duced. Signor Cambray Digny announced that the Minister of the Interior will shortly present a bill for the general re-organisation of the central and provincial administration, establishing a distinction between the responsibility of the minister and the heads of departments, transferring various func tions to the prefects, and generally effecting an extensive decentralisation. A bill will be brought in transferring the service of the Treasury to the National Bank, which will not, however, have any concern in col lecting the taxes. One uniform law for the whole kingdom will be introduced relative to the collec tion of taxes, according to which all direct taxes will be collected by the municipalities under the control of. government inspectors. These reforms, it is estimated, will produce an immediate benefit to the treasury of 14 millions of lire, thereby reducing the , deficit for 1869 to 78 millions, which the minister hopes will be covered by the development of com imercial prosperity. In conclusion, Signor Cambray Digny expressed a hope that the measures indicated would be adopted. He regarded them as of urgent neces sity, and if delayed beyond the present year, the difficulties of Italian finance would become involved past remedy. The minister states that the deficit up to the end of 1867 was 820 millions of lire. PRUSSIA. I ' , .N 111.E5.-- A flint to Purchasers.—Do not; BPALIN, JAN. 20. ' • sore that you know what price you are Peril Der , : p.m ...odes until pm have stripped them soi pie! ln the Chamber of Deputies to-day Deputy t.•• e.vale. Some emolles are right weight withoutin Virchow requested an explanation from the go .• , ...i...• wi th nosierniely th ick wrappers. some Min , : ,is•rs. and some are not nearly right weight with vcniment as to the course intended to be pursue d • - n.svirr thick . PRICE'S "GOLD MIEDAL PALM! • , ---ts•rvinoil ralvoittne "Belmont sperm ; ' and "Del. regarding public gaming tables. %%.,,.• ..a...it," "No. x," "No. S." and ''' Batteries The Minister of the Interior replied that the ..a... - itirv's Paradise." sod "Belomotloo," slid all 1 , ...miles of wines rstent Candle GoMPall3 , . l Amitedb government was opposed to their continuation, but ~..• iir w lit silliout the wrappera that immediate abolition was impracticable out of ItESHER and °LENNY, OUTFITTER& regard for private interests. only easouslownit la Loudon, next door to Boasersed.; , Mast N.li. Lista of necemary (Altai for dr • ..,.o p .oneeL to India. Gina , and she OcloolmMlfre 9 g: 4 . : -It all 14 satten. FRANCE. PARIS, JAN. 20, Erianwa. ut I`.II:E'STS and GUARDIANS.—The re-! to their respective boarding-schools induces to titre- personal comfort and attraction, and ‘t A...s OIL, for accelerating the growth amt 0,4 I, ant itying the hair, Rowlands' Kalydor, for nu • ,d.u, .mat c.unplexlou, and removing cuttuteous de tsimlto, or Pearl itentifnce, for rendering cattail) mime and preserving the gums, are con• I I,ll.l,..iccompanimeuts.—dold by chemists and t ht t.r llowlands' articles. The Palrie, in reply loah — arrticle in the Nord attributing to Prussia the assumption of exclusive preponderance in Europe, reproaches the Russian journal for regretting the establishment of con fidence and a good understanding between France and Prussia, and for endeavouring to provoke re ciprocal jealousy, and advocating the abandon ment of a pacific attitude in presence of circum stances and facts which might obviate very serious complications in the East. F:A 3111E11'1"S ASTHMATIC BALSAM, ~, ,ft., t..-1 r. meth% without confining the bowels or •,: t i.. L• ..d , trim efficacious and pleasant, Is admitted to • iii •it mot. iiii• iiir Immediately relieving coughs, colds, i inioi cu....! ....lona, and Incipient consumption. It fro. '.'try ''‘''''• ivr- •, , i.iiro the faculty pronounce Incurable iiiiriil) Olio I i ,iing which provokes frequent coughing. ..ililvtv iiiii4 i • ..114,11 its effects are truly benefidaL ...‘,1,1",...1..1 .1 ~.. or even lying down for fear of S UROGIe ' ' ''l ' 1. ;1" . ... 1.. ‘ ~ 1 , . ' in a few minute* attar taking it o•ii nod 00. l • id i . W. LAMBERT chemist, B. Klux WE •treet. 11..ir0,, • r , ,, London. slut by all draggiata. In ...t‘ 1 4.1 . and tin„ quantities In Goa, Is. ati. Bs perticular : u, for I.4ohin rl'A A.ttunatic Banes. The name and address e3,r ...1...1t ht. st.IMP. - AUSTRIA. VIENNA, JAX. 20. The Emperor received to-day the delegation from the Hungarian Parliament. The President, Count Majlath, made a speech in which he pro fessed the greatest loyalty towards the Emperor. -' In reply his Majesty greeted the delegation, and AITUE.—Th" LETTUCE contain an "" said that he was convinced that in the institution • Prturipir, the I.uncine, which pawns= all the ' ruhrrui opium without its danger..—Hr.o. Joznatf 111 1 3, of the delegation the old historical constitution of 42 't. 4 . .. , liarrinrket, prepares a Syrup and a Pate of Liam L'uucr . loghly revommepd,xt by the medical pramermefer . the Hungarian kingdom had only won a fresh I:, Nlitnia. twoochstis, and all chest affections. Syrup t es. lid. guar antee , an d that the patriotic endeavours hle lid and .24. Si. Pate, by Post. DA Sid ma ti l a • •°- -of the delegation would be directed with all energy to effect a beneficial solution of those ' questions of common interest to the welfare of all his peoples. Afterwards the Emperor received the ' delegation of the Austrian Reichsrath, when the President, Count Anton Auersperg, also expressed himself in the most loyal terms, and said that the delegation would strive fraternally to co-operate ' with the representatives of the other half of the empire for the salutary settlement of the questions • EATING'S COUGH LOZENGES, referred to them, so that the benevolent intentions • h t . h er e tinily recommended by the faculty, testimo - of the Emper or should be fulfilled and the , s., the most eminent of whom may be seen. Sold in interests of the whole monarchy lastingly be - ' • 11:1. : and tins. is. Ski., se. at, and Ils. each, by .",,; ihrinig, DA At. rows cinevarsra, wawa. Bold cured. The President concluded his speech MI Driv_ltilts, . Re.l by expressing a wish that the new institution EA LTH RESTORED WITHOUT would, with the co-operation of all parties, be GaI.VANIAII.—A TREATISE on the only CURE of developed advantageously for the whole cow .' 4 , .. ei ..... ~.. of Sight, Nervostenees, Palpitation, Hull • bow spirits, Consumpthm,_ and Ides of Memory. without munity. His last words were—" May God pre - 1 falsely milled remedy, Electricity. Sent poet tree fur .'" '.1.• 11 Mr. Thomas Craven, Wilford-house, Burton- serve, bless, and prosper your Majesty !" where '. London, W.C. 1 upon all present gave three cheers for the Ern- I . parer. lIIILA To THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE AND TENS- 1 In reply his Majesty greeted the delegates, and '.,• • -The I 'nion Steam Ship Company having estab• ~ a -I, em .,,i meata ii i, a li ne o f ea u. ataamara s o t h e MU tnat he was joyfully confident that they would a Good H o pe, leaving Southampton on the 25th of succeed in speedily fulfilling the mission intrusted ' , meth, snangements have been made for the con- to them by the constitution. Such a result would .. , ee of maila by those steamers, in addition to the which are already made up for conveyanoe from essentially contribute to increase the confidence of Natt by the packet of the 10th of each month. the Austrian peoples in the newly founded inatitu ional mails will, accordingly, be made up , until ton , and establish fresh guarantees for their liber , notice, for despatch from Southampton on the .4 rich month for the Cape of Good Hope ; and all ties on the basis of the constitution. , . 4, &c.. , oblressed to the Cape of Good Ho, Natal, St. I ''no,and Ascension, posted in time , will Ni forwarded ` 4 W anvils. Such letter, he., will be chargeable with , !Valiet rites of postage. When the 25th of the month 4 ''a a Sunday, the mails will be despatched from Lon- I, 'it the previous evening. The AMcan SWIM Ship )1 , 4, - --.. which leave kiletpeo! with liE INt;'S COUGH LOZENGES. ii,ka tar COUGHS. EA N 'S COUGH LOZENGES the difllcalty of broMbiss Is ASTHMA. IiEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES. Phup-thbt rem in err of INCIPIENT 0024813 L- 'EATING'S COUGH LOZENGES. 1,. rt Ain toutdy for relleriag the marrAnox 01 tie N. 11111. It Bls. RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, Jai.. 20. The Reagan Credit Fonoier Company, under the honorary presidency of his Imperial Highness . _ llorr extra ateamers 2 _ _ •:"" b ' " le "" °I A f r ica °I I th• 14 : 4 ‘ • 141 ' the Grand Duke Constantine, lies concluded in future call at Teneriffe Cana] Wanda. "Ilt,iocel mail for Toooriffo will wltooMin y contract with Meant. Rotbsabild for negotiating f ' from Liverpo ol es mortgage bonds to the amount of 50 millions of tow& Stoptord to the — Shoooos. lomporary iddgoeso 'Charism A. E. Ilotioo, to MN L olos__ pet nogiooor Casio P. Twos:, to tit Onabbodoot. tor Asir . tho isoAtoo at •a— "Isla go Alamo, • led Illsool Oslo losoi• ~ .th of eeth month, sad all Wier% tom, lea bi forwarded Ski* Soak 'sitars, ILO " U 110. Ai ‘haritobo with t he packet miss of rata.. " The marriage of the Hereditary Grand Duke of' wo w. — as " 441.4 1.4 " .11I-weirds w6l Is " irwia* m aint. Arill additk€4 llr Hittlielb.°ll;thtley. li , /. i t ,7,.. .1 11 ,_ , -,/,47 1 .i. II J 40i , . 1 " II . . LONDON, TUESDAY EVININCI, JANUARY 21. 1868. Leuchtenberg with the Princess of Oldenburg took place yederday. *parting intentgnut. 'AL OF THE EUPHRATES AT BOMBAY. BOMBAY, JAJ. 17. TATrERSALLI3.—MoxDAY. There was another thin attendance to-day, and the only feature was the %aids; of Pace fox the Orhy, 4,000 to 2 40 kektlt 11614 15ted in one band, supplemented by 1,000 to 60. Ibilltlielllllllllo sapp~ at 7to 1, and an offer was made to ace* that price to 1001. Typhoeus and The Earl were each inquired for, and would have been beaked at a shade over the odds offered •• sad the same rosy be raid of Maces sad Bert-rnir. None of the other foram:ening events ware ensaticeed, and the rooms were okend early, with the following malts : DZILDY. 7 to 1 Met Sir J. Rawiey's BOSiCIRCIID (t and w) 1000 to 70 Count Battnyanykllpbosos edf) 1000 to 00 Duke of Newcastle's Pace (t die times) 1000 to fte Weep& of 11~ Tke kart (off, tlBto 1) 1000 to 16 Lincoln's Unces (otl. t4O to 100 to 5 Duke of Newcastle's Narrater 0) 1000 to 16 • Noel Weton's fee •Ilaw (of, t 106 Ito 15) to 1 J. Hawley's lot (o) Her Majesty's Indian steam transport Euphrates, with the Bth Brigade Royal Artillery, and other reliefs, has arrived here. AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE, Dec. 28. The Duke of Edinburgh has everywhere been magnificently entertained during the month. His royal highness leaves for Tasmania on tho 4th of January. The general elections in Victoria have been fixed for next month. The judges of the Superior Court have decided that the payments made by government in the ab sence of any Appropriation Act are illegal. Sir John Young, who has been succeeded by the Earl of Delmore in the Governorship of New South Wales, is a passenger to England by the present mail. The shipments of gold to England during the month amount to 25,500 oz. BETTING IN LONDON.—MONDAY. Notwithstanding a large number of members were pre sent at the clubs to-day very little business was trans acted, and the day's proosedmp were featureken The few quotations that cropped up were as follows : WATERLOO COURSING CUP. $0 10 1 apt Mr. Hods.** oantoodow (w) 30 to 1 Mr. hand's nomination (t) 40 to 1 Mr. Lakes O no (1, TWO THOUSAND GUINISS. 300 to 25 apt Pea Ct DIARY. 14 M 011 apt Pat(cdf) Or ATLANTIC. NEW YORK, JAI. 20. TINITERSITY 117113101. The Inman steamer Etna arrived out to-day, and the North German Lloyd steamer Weser yesterday, at 8 p.m. ' Closing Prices :—Gold, 1391. Sterling exchange on London, 1091. 5-20 United States Bonds, 1882, 1101 ; ditto, 1885,108 f. 10-40 Bonds, 103. Illinois, 131 ; Erie, 75/. Cotton : Middling Up/and, 171. Petroleum, standard white, 241. Flour, Extra State, luso. Corn, old mixed, L3B. This wis the subject of a paper read by Mr. Jaime Heywood, F. 8.5., last evening, at • meeting of the Eduostio:lartment of the Social Seism Amocuation. The f ;repositions RPM meommended i—let. That a m be presented to the University of Cam bridge for the eirktßishmftt of • degree examination, with honours or " tripos," in modern languages. 2nd. That • coramunieation be made to the nobleman and to the member of the House of Commons having charge of the Public Schools Bill, of the import ance of eimisse being introduced into that waxers assigning • time (for instance, Lady-day, 18691, after which period it shall not be necessary for any exercises to be set either in the compo si tion of Latin and Greek verses, or in the translation of any portions of Latin prom into Greek prose, in any of tie schools comprised in the bill. 3rd. That the modern languages be placed on an equality with the under-mentor of a public school by limiting say in terfmence with his privileges to the beadketeater o f the schooL 4th. That attendance at church of England prayers, sad catechetical, or other dogmatic religicasexer cries, shall net be compulsory ea school boys whom pments or guardian object to their attendance on each mole sisstical okeervanote. sth. That f modern language' may be Jain:deed se subjects regular school work within school hours. Mr. DIME recommended that any attack that was me & should be upon the universities rather than the schools Sir Wsierworrif Dans thought the great paint wee to educate the public up to the requirements of university education. It was • grave question in his mind whether parliamentary influence would much advance reform to the matter.; once let the question be forced upon the public mind, and it would aliens the attentios of all classes and all authorities. While agreeing thoroughly with the prepositions that bad been made, especially with regard to the teaching of modern languages, he very much doubted the propriety of parliamentary interference. Mr. SRAM urged that the attack which had been &p -etered necessary should be made upon the university au thorities ; and that the universities could not be consi dered seats of national education until dissenters were placed upon an equality with churchmen. Mr. RUTSON enumerated amongst the evils now felt at Oxford the number of sinecure cakes that re tarded reform amongst the members, and pro duced a great lack of earnestness in the work of education ; the large clerical party that monopolised nearly all the fellowships, and that naturally opposed all reform ; the small number of fellowships, and the under paying of tutors. He complained that there was not a scholarship given for proficiency in modern literature, and only three or four for proficiency in physical science. Priem should be given for these acquintioes as well as for eiusical attainments : and there should be professors of English and modern literature, and more professors of physical Kipp*. On the whole, be thought matters were in • bopeharlehte, and that Oxford would retain her piano at the head of the educational establishments of the country. The religious examinations were a mere faros, sad generally led to irreverence in the youths examined. Mr. F. Hti.t thought it was time the cramped reatrie- Cons of the universities were removed, as they deprived them of their right to the high title they were pe sumptive enough to take. He demurred entirely to their right to be called univerdties. The Scotch universities he instanced as places thxt produced men who in after life turned their studies to much more practical account than men coining from Oxford or Cambridge. Every study of importance should be provided for in the universities. The propositions made by Mr. Heywood could only be re sented as instalments. What was wanted was that the portals of the universities should be so opened that others besides the silver-spoon clan could enter them. Mr. W. COOXL TAYLOR. considering that the unieer , allies produced the teachers of the nation, thought the efforts of educational reformers should be directed to influencing them. He doubted whether the writing of Latin and Greek Tenses was the best way of getting en insight into the beauties of the languages, his experience being that the contrary was the result. No one thought the bust way of learning French and German was to emu late the French and German poets. The Rev. nouns Livelier urged that if the schools endowed for the poor, but appropriated by the middle classes, could be brought back to their legitimate use, there would be a succession of links from the lowest to the highest places of education, and the poorest boy would have the chance of rising to the topmost position. Mr. Rcreon explained that verses really had but little weight at Oxford ; and at Marlborough at least they were entirely dispensed with if the boy showed no proficiency in them. In truth be believed the verse bubble was pretty well exploded. Before we could have a healthy univer sity reform in Oxford we must turn out the idle men who made the university into a slab. Mr. iIIgTWOOD having replied, the paper was ordered to be printed and referred to the standing committee. Mr. Hormsoe (the chairman) summed up the discussion, end the proceedings terminated with • vote of thanks to both lecturer and chairman. FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE VICTORIA THEATRE.- Yesterday Mr. W. J. Payne, deputroorceer, held ea Ile quiry at Gay's Hospital respecting the death from crush. tug, at the pllery entrance of the Victoria Theatre, of Peter Flemming, aged 11 yeara. lir. SWIM,. solicitor, watched the cam for Mr. Cave, the lessee of the theatre. The casualty arose through an O.P. row. Edward Flemming. 28, /headwall, elackfrian, • butcher's son, 16 years of age, =entailed the desoued as his brther. On the day fellowieg Boxing-day he and deceased went to the Victoria Theatre foe the purpose of geeing the panto mime. The price hail always been fourpeaes to the gellery. Findiug • large crowd outside the deer they said, I " Let us take a walk down the New Cut till this *lewd goes is." At three min u testo gaga they returned, the crowd was still going up the stairs, and they went up too. While Tax StTPRESSZD BRANCHES OP THE Revel* on the stairs they heard • man say, " The pies is altered. imuirn•—lasi let • meeting of mreseatatime of It Is sixpence sow. No more shan't Fags through wider Heiberg, Chelsea, Cromwell , Luke's, and Clerkenwell sixpence. ' The men at the top sold, 'We wOO% pay six. branches of the Refonn League and of the Old Nationsl pence t o each a Mese ea this. We would rather go Reform League mat at the offices d the Reform League, t o La ucr hoso,” The asp sad bola la the top of the Adelphl-tervace, to take into consideration the imppreeelon stairs turned round and cam. down ; this .aa those of their meetings in the various licensed victuallers' who were going up. The o crowds met, and there was houses in which they bad been held, and to devise the • great crush. Numbers of people fell. The doomed best means of carrying on their_ proceedings . Th e chair made - • Übe step and fell also, sad the people walked was taken by Mr. Bartlett (National Aisociatios of over Sa o , wh o m taw to get to his amisauese, bet the Plasterers). The chairman explained the object of the crowd would set let Aim go sear. Whoa he was pet up he meeting, and said that the Holborn branch , of which he . wee bleeding from his head . He wee =ken to a eargeoe' was • member, hod always conducted their proceeding and was then sent in • cab to the hospital. He d openly, fairly, and above board, and had never any in the hospital until his death, width took piths at re Pithy mew= meeting whatever. What they now wanted was to get l os t. Tb e v it a ., was cso , o .oxonuood at ems leegth by back their old phase of meeting is public:houses. l'hepolloe Mr. Town. He said that la had not sew the followieg were acting under the Middlesex niagietrates,butit was well bill :—" Victoria Tbagers.—Notice I Hoeing Night, Dec. known that the direions came from the Home-ethos. ex tra nts o y, 27, and w eir do', 28, those will be charged 6d . It now remained for t h e representative. of the braneths ex oa boxes and stalls, and IL extra on pit and gallery. to take action upon this question. After considerable Oa Basing morning, and after the above maim, dienunioa, the following resolution, moved by Mr. Rad. . b ozos and stalls IL pit 611., gallery id.' The lord. sad seconded by Kr. Pollard, wee Pend naiad - coroner remarked that its wad/ " pithy *I." at the awl eneeel7:—".Thnt.thin meednEfengeeed dale reinspects" of the bill were very large, and alight easily be =ken to tires of six b ranc hes of the smarm league, wham meet- mean that th ere had been no alienation be the Fetes of legs have been suppressed b 7 the orders er . the w rime oe satirise. Mr. Town produced ano th er bill, Willow that reauvenrent, protest against wash allr= loo * hereby notice had been given of the proposed rise in the pries at that ell their meetings him open free , an d admieame • week before the prodectire of the pentmeinee. Wrenand that nothing illegal ca aumastitational has Dr. Morris said that thew= died from beenessatioe of taken place at them and consider it is beyond the proper th o erosoesat on ;similes from being rushed leader duty or tholsolim fetes to Peewee .t the rreedent, aril& foot W " liam" -- brown, money taker, said that be heard inmaing." the meeting dm alleonmeo Pea* ans ye' the soothe cry out " Don't pa more then 4d." Those Pert or Mr. Beam oPon his esamoteademea with the P' . who lad leet rt . the ed. Atha on one side , sad so the vernmesh stain got bieetha. The prim at the gallery was fanthely Wesel/10 ][Ex's Ccropssanvit 13ocisTr.—In yd. Tiiii realm ei the pike was duly aangeased by bills. the latter part ef 1866, a sodst7, seglotered as Owe s wee People had boss admitted Were the general pubho were =weed exclusively seams th e myth* ei the Orme admitted, on payment of 9d. Xr. G. lave= Northers Railway ; and oath wee the mesa et the ex- explaised with itherimee to this last da Primed that the Isasehiselo el the Wend "Meth *lied that : Douglas, at the etaadard Tisane, trot =the as Inman of mere *ea MK esethered with the previous shoed the prat:doe Gi lobling Pee* in by the Private deer ow. and =eh seemed= Meth hes theemeed mietbneed , at an entered rise, anima Kr. &me Reeves's eery. evielesse of =meth The embily bee pow hma throws ' meat It was dons also at the Surrey Theatre. The wt op= to all those dearth's! losamlag ummailimak ono d • , dent bagmaseg an • Raw stow =them opened by eider el ear= held last night at the Penesa-hell, Pentemotheet, 1 the Laid Chamberbdn's surveyor. The cierener, la sew Boresbery, its objects were fully =phial• miss email that amasser might asap whet pin be Tin LATE SERIOUN ACCIDR/IT TO 513 W. Boss's. liked as his therist pmded la gave the public des netige, —hem Inquiries made last eight we me eathied to Atha I sad thee ensued to have been does in this ere. The that kir Mee lest week et: thiee Bodkin. the Athiteat. I Nes esenthed • =idiot of " Accidental Death.' • jther Judge at the Middlesex Beedeee, km hese pregiemlng 1 sad Mall H the messy bad bola taken at the leeetem, ' very feverishly. Although he is , gee s al ami able to 1 inelagd el at the tth, of the seeks, there wield have been leave his ream he Is =posted to de se .la all pie. se oesideat. lon Tows mid that the Lewd Ohanibeelehe lability he will lee able Se Mimi be his =the Mid. 1 direeted theme leg MOW should be taken. illesex fleedenehoesa es* in the egening month, tibia I ' It kg kigkrled in an Grwer that Pitlolam li I " the ethroory aessiese oesameses the tee dale is the siddileesbeei ADMIRALTY, JAN. 110.—Arrourritssts.—Iiat lel 11,1111 tr Is alalthei a lien Ik aMI , o Alfred IL . othitee te the Mithilare ; Reboil IL : reed, the 1111 P• thethyedtheithered, . icir -ty minim. ini: ' iris z- _ a guava — ty gia tar. OCONI /it tioasile Ilbe shah is abort belt • vollo-lorm of She oirdoisoosor, beisir TM*, co roadside is tire ~on lisesdisos moan. lais io orookirmbef erarsered. SHIPPING DISASTSRS AbD LOSS OP LIPS. intelligence still continues to be received in Liverpool from all parte of the English, Irish, and Scotch ports of the destructive effects of the late severe gales. The ship J. P. Tucker ban put into Waterford with the captain and crew of the ship Helvellyn, 1,017 tons, Cap tain WlCeller master, bound fres Greenock to Bombay, with a cargo of cosh. The Helvellyn foundered on the 17th inst., abort 40 miles off Cape Clear, the crew being fortunately rescued by the J. P. Tacker, after considerable dancer and difficulty. The May Queen, of Glasgow, bound from Demerara for Greenock, with a cargo of sugar anti rum, struck on St. Patrick's Causeway oa th e night of the 16th inst., and wee left by the captain end crew in a sinking etate. Two tugboat, have proceeded to the causeway in the search of the May Queen. The Atlantic, bound from Iquique to Glasgow, has gone ashore at Cymryan. Should the gale continu e _ I it is believed that the vowel would go to pieties ; but shows the weather abate and the wind shift to the oath it is thought she may be got off. The brig Cherithro, of New castle, bound from New York, bra been towed into Water. ford, having lost three of her crew overboard, all sails, and with decks swept. The Expert, from Shields, has been totally wrecked at the Mauritius. About 60 casks of palm oil have been eared from the wreck of the Euphrates, off Holyhead. The wreck is stream along the beach. A large vessel, supposed to be the ship Ambrose, from San Francisco, is reported to be riding heavily off Barford Bank, and it was believed that she would have to slip her cables. The Vauda, from Iquique, for Liverpool, which went ashore near Roche's Point, has become a complete wreck. Very little of the wreck or ' cargo will be saved. Captain Chilton. of the ship Mon . soon, which has reached Liverpool from New Orleans, reports u follows :—" Sailed Dec. 7 ; crossed the bar on the flth, and proceeded on the voyage. Had variable and un certain weather until the gird, when the weather looked v a e r gri i eV . nins, wi n d blowing very hard from the S.S.W. On -oth it fell calm. On the 27th very strong weather, and continued so with very little variation , till Jan. 2, when in running before a heavy gale from the ' N.N.W. a sea struck the ship under the stern, breaking in the stern ports. The water ru shed in, flooding the cabins and damaging the cargo stowed there ; got the ports secured, end the cabins baled out. On the 6th the ship was overtaken by a complete hurricane. She broached, and lay on her beam ends for four hours. Cut away lower topsail*, Ire., to lighten her, the sea making a complete breach over her, washing over board water casks, coils of rope, &c., and was compelled during the hurricane, for the safety of the ship, cargo, and crew, to throw overboard all the cotton seed in the after part of the cabin, to lighten her abaft. The ship was considerably strained by the heavy seas running, and making a good deal of water in oonsequenos." DRSPATCH OF 'ArSTRALIAN MAILB.—SOUTHAIIP- Tort, Jas. 20.—The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship Ceylon, Captain Babot, .sailed this afternoon with mails for Gibraltar, the Mediterreasaa, Rapt, Aden, Ceylon, India, China, Australia, and New Zealand. She took out 137 passengers and • full cargo, including sovereigns, 313,145/.; dollars,47o/.; gold thread and watches, 2,7511.; and jewellery and precious stones, 4001. 16e. Surreitisos OF A SHIP'S CRBW.—The large full rigged ship Admiral Lyon, of Newcastle, belooging to Mr. WAllum, Quayside, arrived in Shields Harbour on Saturday looming with a cargo of timber from Quebec, ' after • purge of 64 days, during which time • masa don of furious gales was ciperieuced and the crew called , to pass through great hardships. The Admiral I Lyon left Quebec about the latter end of November, bound for the Tyne. Shortly after sailing • Sues storm broke away from the N.W., and on entering the Gulf of ! St. Lawrence swelled into • perfect hurricane. As the see broke over the deck the water was frozen to a depth ef I nearly six inches. The whole of the ropes were also ' frozen. All the crew fell victims to the frost, and were disabled with frost bites. Misfortunes seldom come singly, she rudder was nest carried away, and the vessel left to the fury of the wind and violence of the see. For days she lay in the trough of the sea until the almost helpless mew managed to knock a new rudder together. The gale continued to rage sa furiously as ever, the new rudder was carried away after being in use • few days. Another helm was constructed, and this was carded away, being is as. about three days. A third was made, and this meta similar fate to the preceding ones. All this time the sea rolled like great mountains ahead , and swept I over the decks. To save her, the deck cargo was thrown ! overboard. Some idea may be formed of tie extent of the I hurricane and the fury of the sea when it is stated that the crew were upwards of ten days in mating the timber overboard. During them operations the crew worked nobly and energetically, although exposed to the greatest peril with the monster seas breaking over them. The pro- I visions next fell short, and they were put on short ratios', and by the time the deck cargo was thrown overboard the ; men were completely exhausted. During the time the ! gale was at its worst one of the men at the wheel was ! severely injured by being struck by • sea breaking event. Another man broke his leg. He we. walking along the deck, which was all ice, and be slipped his footing and broke his left leg. The fourth rudder brought the Mi nkel Lyon safely into port. She now lies off the Lime kiln Shore, North Shields. Nearly all her sails are gone. —Norden' Daily Press. ACCIDINT TO TIM IRON Pun AT SOUTHPORT. — The heavy wind of Sasorday last has canoed considerable ! damage to the extension of the marine pier at Southpoet, now in proms of construction. The connection between , the old and the new pier had been partially completed at an ; early hoer of the day, but the girders had not been laid for the entire width of the roadway, and the wied striking the nanewest and weakest part carried it away, and the ! other portions being amide to resist by themselves the I force the gale were carried away, leaving app of several yard ThereThere had not been sufficient time to stay the girders, s. else no doubt they would have resisted the preesare. Fertmithely no lives were lost or personal ie. puke outdated, though °ea of the workmen had • narrow escape, having only crossed to the main pier a minute I "den the accident ocourred. DIt•TH or A N17E104.-011 the 19th inst. there I died at Chelsea Hospital, Captain Robert Grier, mod WS! years. He entered the army in February, 1810, as eosiga in the 44th Regiment, and shortly after went on service I to the Peninsula. He was present at the defence of Cadiz, Liam of Torres Vans, pursuit of Mama% siege of =.4and realest therefrom ;_ actions at Pomba, Condone, Ports de Murillo, Guards, sad tZ; battle of Fuentes d'Onor (wounded in right l eer) ; siege of Badajos , where he led the ad of . the feigned attack, which ultimately became the scLe an s e e:hd one, and einimesded " the forlorn hope" whea the passe was carried ; battle al lidentenes, capture of Madrid sad , the Retina Served also the campaign in Holland in 1814, was peasant in the attack on Bess Menem, sad s ° of . , when h awed a colour of l t en efOlk = ° I I I was -ha the sempalgn of 1815 severeir I . C,Main Otter weitaded — la — th3 had the war modal with three clasps, sad ilia Waterloo Teedsi Hs was 1311101111 on half-pay In March, 1817 as neateaeat, sad era:Ohoted a caplets al invalid, to ether let. O Gyierhed ter . usay L.._ creditors each half-yen ive, by services, such sum as may be . fiaral from time to time by any general meeting. The apportionment of such rename. ration between the severed directors Phan be from time to thee determined by the board." In conclusion, the direc ting ogre to impress upon the shareholders that they are is possession of a class of property which has suffered revere depresaion, and that time and patience, combined with united action, are absolutely necessary to enable • successful administration of affairs. The directors will continue to give to the association their assiduous atten tion and care, and in return they look for the confidence and cordial co-operation of the proprietors. In conformity with Article 117, Moms. Henry Paull, M.P., and William Rennie retire from office as directors, but, being eligible, offer thetneelvea for re-election. The auditors, Messrs. John Ball and Robert Tucker, also offer thennelves for NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OT Youxo GIRLS.—The following contribution am "Anew. tedmd with thanks by the reerstary : Miss J.,55.; G. R. 8., 10•; Anon, 51.:1..: per W. Hilton, N. ; a Lady, 5 1 . ; Mrs. Gordon, Si. 5e.; J. B. D.,10e.; C. H. Hamilton, 101.: Hon. Mies Arlen, U.; His Dexatt, 11. ; Emma, fa. ; B. Bail, M. Is. ; Mrs. Burls, M. Is.; Mrs. Hogoein, 2/. ; It. R. Eger ton Warburtoc, 2 /.; liev.W. Vernon Harcourt, N.; J. Hen. shim ff. M.; Min Wood, 10s. ;F. H. Wood, U.; . Par nell, 11. Is. ; Mrs. Ryles, 51.; L. M. Shore, IH. Mies Blyth,Reeve, H. R. and Mrs. Nor man, N.; Ugly Harrington , 21.; G. D. W. Dig by, Is.; J. Lowe, V. 2s. ; X. 8., 5/.; Miss A. Grocer, 51.; XIS. Bur rell, M.; C. Foster. ff. 25. THE GOTIONSIMHIP FOR WEST MIDDLESEX. — flues of the gentlemen who were announced as oardicletes fee the ccecaership of Wert Middlesex, vacant by the death of Mr. Bird, have withdrawn their eamee—Dr. Whitmore, medical offoer of health for Maryleboise ; Dr. Holt Dunn ; and Mr. Isaacson, solicitor. There sre now See csadidates in the Middlesex; namely, Dr. Hardw, deputy comer for Central Chelsea; Mr. George Brown, surgeon, of Renal-green; Mr. Hand, solicitor, of New-inn (the late Mr. Bird's d e p u ty); and Mr. Walter, solicitor, ef Cliffordb-ien. No dos ban yet bean appointed for the eleitioo. Two GAROTTERS CAPTURED. —Yesterday 1110111- leg two young men named William Johnson sod Thomss Mewing were brought beftwe the ameistrates at Arm Mau- Mester, charged with • garott e robbery. Mr. itage, , Stockport, said he had come to Manchester tr k yi s : P tte r morning of the 16th instant, and saw the pit . soners in • public:4lmm in Deenapte, at which he led They followed him out, and near the corner of John-street Manning veiled him round the neck, pressing his throat , while Johnson stole • watch and 30e. from him. The on his throat rendered h im insensible, and he rer orth. pavement. A policeman and tome witnesses of the robbery pee chase and captured the prisoners. The motet was found in Johnson's possession. The pro sown wore eminnitted for trial at the mime ATTEMPT TO UPSET A RAILWAY TEAM —OD Saturday rimier. as the 2.30 p.m. ordinary train had pro seeded frame the Gime abitisH et the Dish North Weaken Railway, and when neer Butiorbbridgs, Mout three mile. frees Oavea, the gaud sad emehmdrirer observed • boy of or 1 yeses el sole t o • Nese en the line, with the viewvie, I tt is suppeee ts upset the Main, which could not be stopped et the time It was observed, but was imme diately sitter. The boy woe then leavened, and after • smart cease erreseed, and sow avails in custody to be beimot up for examinatke et the petty sessions of Caren. The Siege ap se the train kneeled the done off the line, and pmemened it from doing berm. RAILWAY AND OTHER BILIS 311013 PARLIAMENT. —Mows. Fevre and Parer% tho examinees of Mendi eider preofeef the palinode presented far comiderstioa he the eseamittem of the houses of parliament in this see doses, hold their fast sittings yeseseday, when the initialer& tt.whish w facially fixed fee Saturday, we' proceeded In Mr. Flare's somudicies, in ream 16, the standing orders mem declared to have been Dom liegj et with in the ems a the unopposed Hawed ordvalet and the Ilialse end aniatbied Railway hills, _end also the cams of the mimed petitions el the Worthing Gee and the the i Weeseford Harbour bile In Mr. Palgram's mart a Ihffiew_ing le wee treemseesel :—The semel ing eases of "alms were , Niella hem been complied with in the the unopposed Netlike' if the Reeelleid Waterworks and Ingsweesst • the Bdebeawr-blolle stew ; 04 sod Aiseseshis bum. The consideratice forilbt=li of tbilicellsgtmeMarket ancl thelfary. sad has ees adjourned IMO this " trams SIILITSO DAY.— Mott • JAIL 10.—AdadeMons en payment,B3. 2,167 ; &do by ohm tisk*, 1,710; teeel videos, 3,8 NEWSPAPER .0 . CI 31 \-4.Nil . \ ! I • 11 . . c - r—.. - :' , ltd ~ ~.f....„,- 1 ,... , • 861/tidX9 4 .. L.] (TWOPENCE , . OPERAND, GURNEY, AND CO. it • 1 ..0.-- Messrs. W. Turquand and R. P. Harding, the liquidators of Overend, Gurney, and Co. (Limited), have issued a statement to the shareholders and creditors showing the result of the liquidation and the outstanding liabilities and assets at the 31st December last. No commercial failure on record being entitled to rank with this one in point '• t of importance, we publish in another column this , . 1 statement in full, together with the accom- . . . panying accounts. It is satisfactory to . learn that there is no longer any doubt ' as to the outstanding assets being amp l y sufficient • to discharge the indebtedness of the company in full ; and the liquidators remark that "if forbearance on the part of the creditors could be ensured, that desirable end might be attained without any . , further calla being made on the contributories." At the date of the suspension of the company the liabilities amounted to 18,727,9151. 13s. Bd. On ~ the 26th February, 1867, the date of the liqui- 1 &dors' last statement, they had been reduced to 3,640,6561. 16e. 7d., and at the 31st December last they had been further reduced to 1,190,8551. I ' 4s. Bd. The total value of the remaining assets, ' as now estimated, is 1,681,2211. 4e. 10d., being i , 618,3611. 115. 3d. in excess of the balance of in- , debtedness exclusive of interest. The total 1 amount di str i buted by way of dividend or other- it wise has been 3,796,2061 3e. 6d. The cont ribu- ( • I 1 tones (omitting the members of the late firm, - - t who held 8,323 shares) are 2,219 in number. 4 I II t To this date 43 persons on the list , holdin g in the 1 t aggregate 2,289 shares, have become bankrupts or 1 ' l t have executed treat deeds, and evidence of inability 0 1 , to pay in full has been furnished by 151 more- -1 ei From the separate estates of the several p artners ~ in the old firm, the total of 464,000/• has been l' ',l a available towards satisfying their guarantees • and O it is estimated that a further sum of 432,2231. will I t be realised. From the "suspense and guarantee 11.' SI ',... account," 253,039/. has been obtained, and .e 432,6761 is the amount to be realised. The liqui- -I_, (W Baton state, in conclusion :—" Although the t I. nature of these assets precludes us from giving a n y , t ' distinct pledge as to the dates and 'mounts of I. future dividends, we have reason to hope that by - : 1 I ,f the end of the current year very nearly the whole , ka of the indebtedness of the company will have been r le discharged." 10- s 1 _ . . . It THE LONDON FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION. . er of The directors of the London Financial Associa- de tion (Limited) have this day issued the a nnexed 1 1 ad report, in anticipation of the half - year l y meetin g 1 as convened for Monday, the 27th inst. : ! l '' . ea The directors beg to present to the shareholders the 4 , ea statement of accounts for the half - year ending December ea 31,1567, in continuation of the account s submittud•to the s , proprietors is July last. In deference to the wishes ex- i ' 1 i s premed in the report of the committee of consultation, the t ; sum formerly standing at the credit of " special suspense en account" has been restored, so far as regards unastertained • of losses ; sad there now 103111111* a balance of ..2,9311. St. ltd., I old which it will be observed is dedu cted from 'be total of .••• 4th loans, investments, and current accounts. The liabilities , . o ld now amount to about 240,00 W. This sum includes the . of balance of liability for calls on shares held by the associa- le y tion. The board are hap 7to be able to report in times of se{ railway difficulties and went like the ptesent, . . p that much real progress has been made in improving • . irk the securities under their charge. During the year 1567 o f seven railways in which the association is interested to the &DJ extent of 400,000/• sterling have been opened for p ublic illy traffic, and aft in actual operation—an imp. rtant result , . But obtained by the expenditure of a comparatively sinall sum we the part of the emaciation. The &rectors were glad to • , Ha - and that the reoonimendations of the committee of share- th e holders are in unison with the views of the board in , x ,.. making an additional outl a y be y ond their actual obl iga- tions where absolutely necessary. The boat.' will continue L i e , to adhere to the policy of developing cod improving the void properties of which the association has become possessed, an y until the income derived from them may be applicable as . hies dividend, and the capital invested may be advantageously 1, one realised. The attention of the shareholders is called to iti e s the fact that, owing tenon-payment of calls, 2.734lsbares • ) t h e y have been forfeited. Under the articles of associatio n for- I a hh e felted shares may be sold or absolutely extinguished b 7 the The board, or they may be replaced at any time within eorn twelve months of forfeiture, at the discretion of the ! • g board, on payment by the defaulting shareholders tu N ew of the calls with interest, and of a fine. In order to carry i I ese d out the resolution adopted at the meeting held on the 21st some of January, 184 : 7 , a resolution will be proposed to alter 4 , cient Article 127 to the following effect :—" The hoard shall in , , !ham each balf-year receive, by way of re muneration for their i the, rus with , stlol4 I ` TS smile 21b, meet" odd Arent: 6 n, the 1, the C. J. ra. 14- the 110011 1, lame) htts Ea sad Kean - Nr. T OW od uftv, by LuaY. 0 hill. R. inds. Wmiral gh-part. late N. ,tto-road. —T t No. 4 at tr attars—.