The Express. — London, England, 1868-02-11 00:00:00

-, j - 7* -- - ro ire% 4 e , i t IS6B. ' • /7,,e.- NEWSPAPER f it; 't 1.•(‘-` * . ' I ssaudicti . A LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 11. 1868. Jo, 6,710.) MONEY WIGRAM and SONS' (of Ilisckgrall-yard, L o udon) LINZ d errAit end PACILZI fai r. t. Are rRALIA.—For MILSOURNIL(Port Direct 0•11 1 the Docks ou THURSDAY, the 11011 s ( . 111 , mr .,,,tp , ,tlte splendid clipper Op LINOOLN6III 1,100 :asII I. MUNN Eft Commander VIM in the Zama / m u U .. der a ccaupslatlops for all abase cd paseengers are ....ppessa, sad she will .arryan_uartlis. pa or pearl , a•Plf. so ,Alll_,Forrums=ittaiLt, with sopa i 10 ,161 so d suss. T. - - INMAN LINE—The LIVERPOOL, NEW ogE. Kul PHILADELPHIA COMPANY'S MAILLITIAMERS 4 nted to sail Man Liverpool for NIW YORK. Galling al 01,44. ei, as folia r wi...rioN. for NEW YORK, weeseedei, Feb. 1S I ITV El NA, for N EW Yost:, vie Halifax, Saturday, nia. 15. o il ov A\ TW TAP. I.vr New YORK, Piscine§ lay Feb. 19. 111 i Li IN tmiN, for NEW YORK, Wednesday, F eb.o 26. rpsae, 15. IL arid II Guineas, all haring_ UN ISM p ppleses in the Tuition. For portionless apply to WIL INMAN, sterstrevt. Liverpool, Of SO RIVES and YAM, 61. Ling dlumstreet, Losapp.bed„. .rA4suItAPHIC INTKLIAGENCCE. I THE LAUNCH OP THE H A "' • The launch of a ship of war at a royal dockyard (seirma's emsessms.) is now so exceptional as to make it • matter of in- AUSTRIA. terest when it occurs. Yesterday morning, at VIRRNA, Fn. 10, Emilio. ; Chatham, the Hercules, the last new iron-clad in The Reichsrath re-assembled to-day. Herr von the British navy, wee launched, el. more correctly speaking, floated out of dock. Her lines were laid Eaiserfeld was elected President of the Lower down in Jane, 1866, when she oar.upied the dock House. In acknowledging his election he alluded which the Bellerophon had then just vacated. to the guarantees for the commencement of a con- The Bellerophon and Lord Warden having been stitutional system which had been afforded by the completed, two new ships of war were at once appointment of a parliamentary ministry, and said commenced—the Hercules and the Monarch. The that a ministry which was the interpreter of the Hercules -was to be constructed upon the breed sentiments of the Reichsrath would certainly re- side principle, while the Monarch was intended to be a specimen of a turret-ship. At that time contro ceive the support of the house. . vent , as to the respective claims of turret and Prince Auenperg, the President of the Council, broadside ships was eroe and the Admiralty, jea lous apparently of outd oor interferon°e and ad asked the Houseto place confidence in.the.ministry, vice,b b u ilt to by ordering two new ships to in order that the system now introduced same to t these systems, both being of might be strengthened. The ministry had been about the appointed in order to carry out the principle of nn age and horse-power. no Monarch is not yet complete ; the broadside speci dualism, and was upon the most cordial footing men, therefore, in the shape of the Hercules, has with the government of Hungary. Without the dvantage of being first in the field, or, as one trenching upon the principle of self-government, ought rather to say, in the water. it would in case of necessity strictly enforce • At present, then, the Semen's' is tba...motit the observance of the laws. It desired to pro. s ; o = leec•n4lll49o ere 111 t i l h a r e t li o it is mote the strength of the state in unison with the navy which, in point of strength shi p and " army Reicharath. I meat can compete with it. Its tonnage is 5,226 tons, and it has 1,200-hone power. It is plated with FRANCE. solid iron nine inches thick, which weighs 1,250 PARIS, Fins. 10, Rionneo. tons. With this weight of armour it was launched The Prance of this evening says : yesterday. Its armament, engines, and its fittings i A long conference took place this morning be- are not, of course, on board yet, but with these tween the Marquis de Moustier and M. Cretin- exceptions it is in a very forward and complete lesco, the Roumain agent in Paris. The object of state. That • at all, capable of so much armour, shire: this tonnage should be built • the conference was for the latter to give ex plans- • • derful ; but, like the Be erophon, it is br oaderis won and tions on the part of his government with regard shorter than ships whose lines are constructed to the assemblage of armed bands in Roumain on orthodox models. Not only does it bear an territory." I enormous weight of armour plating, but its decks I and supports are all covered with iron. Indeed THE FRENCH CHAMBERS. the main deck is coated with steel as a precaution PARIS, Fes 10, Remise. against shells finding their way into the lower In to-day's sitting of the Legislative Body the decks. Its armament will consist of eight 18 ton debate on the Press Bill was resumed. M. Jules guns, two 12 ton guns, or 300 pounders on the main deck, and four 6,1 ton guns on the upper pl Simon moved and exained hie amendment, which deck. This is not a large armament ' • but in our proposed that the lapse of time during which a modern navy size has ceased to be the test of journal could be prosecuted after the committal of power. What is wanting in numbers is made up in an offence should be three months instead of three the mechanical appliances for making each gun years. M. Julibois, the government commissioner, do double duty. They are so arranged as to be used in a broadside or fore and aft without any opposed the amendment, which was rejected by I difficulty. The machinery which is adopted for 190 against 45 votes. M. Schneider, the this purpose has been fitted to the Hercules from President of the Chamber, replying to M. designs by Captain Scothwhose scientific knowledge Thiers, stated that the question of the in reg ard t o Ships armamen ts is well k nown . rotation in which judges would sit at press trials ' There could not have been a finer day wished was reserved, and would form the subject of an for at this time of the year than yesterday for the launch. Although it opened gloomily and seemed additional article. Art. 10 was adopted, and i w n ne clin n e o d t to oni ra y at en the o s t un . b ' i c it l°c ev k Art. 11 then came under discussion. An amend - hot . The t e im ou e t, fi a zeC i l ment by M. Deanverger, asking that the penalty for floating b r ight , e Hercules was two, when of imprisonment in cases of defamation of private it was expected the tide would be high persons should be maintained, was taken into con- enough to float her out of dock easily. Acting sideration. The debate will be continued to- upon this idea, the First Lord of the Admiralty and the party accompanying him lunched first with morrow. I the superintendent of Chatham dockyard. As they arrived shortly after twelve they had time to see the vessels which were being constructed at the yard, and also to make a complete inspection of the Hercules. The ladies, including the First Lord's daughter, Miss Corry, were not the least indefatigable and intrepid of the sight-seers, for they followed the gentlemen wherever they went, and tried to show as much interest as was possible in o subject so apparently uninteresting as a half-. finished iron-clad. Upon entering the Hercules, the first resting place was the central battery, which will contain her ponderous armament. It is iron-proof, and communicates with the fore and after parts of the vessel by means of solid iron doors. Although this battery is in the centre of the vessel, and con structed on the broadside principle, with port holes cut in the ship's sides in the ordinary way, the sides are indented in such a way as to allow of four of the guns (two on each aide) being trained so as to tire fore and aft. Mounting on to the upper deck there was nothing to see but a bare surface of deck enclosed by very low bulwarks. Considering that the Hercules is now one of our first-rates, a stranger could not fail to be struck with her apparently small breadth. It did not seem possible that such a vessel, which had more the appearance of a large barge than anything else, could carry the enormous weight of 1,500 tons of iron ; or that carrying it she could possibly float. On this point there was no small amount of anxiety —shipwrights and officers were equally nervous as the time of high tide approached. At a quarter past one, however, all fear was dispelled by the information, which rapidly spread through the crowds surrounding the ship, that she floated. With no more, therefore, than 15 feet of water at her bow, and twenty at her stern, this enormous weight was afloat. From this time, then, till a 'rim ter to two, all eyes were turned towards the entrance of the stand where the First Lord and the official party who had come from town to witness the launch were expected to make their appear ance. At five minutes to two they arrived, Miss CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIA?! MAILS.— Corry, who was deputed to perform the inte _ MAItsCILLIES, FEB. 10.—The Ceylon arrived at 9.15 MB. resting ceremony of naming the ship, leading the to-day. The mails leave for London at 11.30 a.m. way. The party was very small, including, with a DESPATCH OP BRAZIL AND RIVER PLAT& MAILS. few ladies, the Lords of the Admiralty, the super -Sornimirroe, Fie. 10.—The Royal Mail Company's intendent of the yard, Mr. E. J. Reed, the chief steamship Oneida, Captain Ream, sailed hence to-day constructor of the navy, and others. After the with mails for Lisbon, St. Vincent, Pernambuco, Babies, usual amount of hesitation and preliminary edu- Rio Janeiro, Monte Video, Buenos Ayres, M. She took cation in the art of throwing the bottle, Mies Corry out 44 passengers and a general cargo, including gold coin cast it from her, and it fell as it should, against 10.1,900/., of which amount 100,0001., and bar diver the ship's bow, and was dashed into atoms by the 8,0001., is on amount of the Minister of Finance at Rio. fall. A small rope alone held the vessel to the dock ; French specie 1,446 f., jewellery 5,6521., and English with a mallet and a chisel Miss Corry severed this jewellery 435 f slight tie, and in an instant, amidst the acclamations THZ CAPS or Goon Hoes.—SOUTHAMPTON, FRE, of the spectators, she left slowly, but steadily and 10.—The Union Steam Shipping Company's steamer buoyantly, for the river. in a few minutes she Celt, Captain Bsynton, sailed this afternoon for St. was buoyed safely, and now only waits for her Helena, the Cape, &c. She took out SOO tons of measure- engines and fittings before she is ready for sea. mint cargo and 74 passengers. The muter shipwright, Mr. P. Thornton, enter- CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. GIBRALTAR, tabled a select party at lunch afterwards. He de pton on the 4th inat Fes. 9.—The Pero, from ~ serves well, not only the congratulations of his arrived to-day at 7 a.m., and left at 11 a.m. for Alex - friends, official and private, but of the public at andrie Experienced good weather. larg. The construction of a ship like the Her eules e is a great credit to a man ; but that it was - - capable of being safely floated out of dock, with its A letter from Florence in the Aseair National enormous weight of armour on, may well be m emo :—" The American squadron, under the orders of garded as a triumph of skill. Admiral Farragut, is to arrive at Genoa in a few days ;it The Hercules is a noble addition to our fleet ; will immediately proceed to Naples, where it is to stay and it is to be hoped that its power will never have several months. Whatever the semi-official papers may to be tested otherwise than morally. say, there can be no doubt that the arrival of these vessels in Italian waters has much significance under present circumstances." I THE lams Paws Paosr.curtows. Deratia, lisioseoms IN THE PAPAL STATI.S.—A cone- MONDAY NIGRT.—Tbs commimion of Dyer sad fermiuer spondent of the Florence Naziose, writing from Rome on opened to-day. Mr. Juatios Fitzgerald charged the grand the 6th, says :—" Brigandage is flourishing in the pro- jury, and true bills were found against Patrick Lennon vines of Frosinone and Velletri. I hare before me a f or murder and treason, sad against Mr . Richard note, written by the leader of a bond which infests the proprietor of the hiskeuse, for publishing seditious[ bels. wood of Faiola, in the neighbourhood of V elletri , to a A true bill was also found against Peter Reilly, r the country dealer, who is ordered to bring to hint 300 crowns mur d er of his wife, in gold, two pair of boots, 10 shirts of fine linen, four Tas LATE ATTIMPTED MURDER AT CIJIRKENIFIELL. bottles of Roeolio, and two of old rum, being threatened —The man Themes Chattertes, who wee shoe la the nook otherwise with death. This brigand-like demand was punt- by a supposed lunatic in Clerkenwell, .rm Wednesday tually satisfied. The brigands are beginning to kill the lu !ladl'?. favourably. The bullet Me from the Desk bat there le cattle again of those who refuse to yield to their of thescan ' s ieoovery. • UP , exigencies." Two Pais3oll3 BUFFOCATID RY CEARCOAL —A Bishop Goss, of Liverpool, presided yesterday at f u c ki ng cam aI go g oc .6 3n b y ehsr os al oeesrrsd d the the annual meeting of the friends and supporters of the village of Neweteed, mar Nottingham, en Sunday after catholic reformatory ship nigher, moored in the Mersey. nom. A mss mama William Gress, of Bliciworth. and It was stated that the average number of boys on board Herbert Godfrey, • youth 16 yean ef age, belmoing to UM year was 200, and that during the year six ebeeended. the Name village, wore engsged ia the neetafeenwe of A letter was read from Mr. Baffled, stipendiaryelismoil in a small hat ea the Newelmd mein. At 3 • land reformatory in connexion with the Ak- eels& ou the day of the emarrease toe ass, sassed HEALTH RESTORED WITHOUT bar. Goss said he highly approved of the suggeo. a rm le a Thal.% go o se d th e h at a m tun a a s s" „()ALVA:USX—A TREATISE on Abe only CURE of ties, sod it was resolved that efforts should be wade to fellows wile deo& It wield appear QM they bed Dilulvflo of Sight, NIfTOSIIIIO I . Palpitation, Ina- wr y it a ss. vestosed to sleep whilst the obsessal Moo ▪ L " C°" l " l P ike ' and lAsi Memory. with *" SAL PALMS. Own Batumi° DAY.-io ~w ins wasestisa feilowed. The bodies wasp taken to ate of falsely called remedy, Electricity. Sea post Ira for „. 936 ; Blid worth to await the inquest to be hold ever thus Ise • stamp, by Mr. Thomas Cranny Wilford-house, Darien- MoNDAT, 1111. cassia, Loudon, W.C. ditto by sans tickets, 1,322 ; tcenp4M, ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY. inc„rynatei by Act of Parliament, IEIST. A. etitT. 1. , II EnFlitV GIVEN. that the ELEVENTH ORDI- N MN ANNUAL hIEFT I NO of the Atlantic Telegraph Company Intl le held nt the 1......10u Tavern, Ht.h."...,..5. Etbin the 4 alm 1....1. , ..., I I'ESDAY, thc7 - Old day of February, ls 4, at ll ..',l-3; At ~- n precisely, for the purpose of receiving _ rm ., fr „, th e pipe ors. sad a statement of the Company's ...., „untL „,„1 ~,...n the •4411 nary beldam of the Company. And n.dice t.. her. h. further Wee, that immedistely after the eararittahel..l the nahi Meeting the business of the Extraordinary g,. -tO4; ,J dt. •hurvb.l.lers bald on the Moth January, and ad. j.alo ea td Tneahey, the 2.5 th Instant, will be proceeded wi th . b 7 0 ; , 1. r . GIORGI ILAWARD, Secretary end °moral Bapsrbittodent. 12. St. lieleu L A-I.lare Dishopegatestreet With* 1.....1...a, February a ism. ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY. Incorporated 1867. II EREBY 61VSN, that the BOOKS tor the Regis ..f Tr.msttrs of Shares in the above Company will be Eli from WEDNE , DAY east, the 12th February Instant, 1,. m 4 uaholaig Tuesday, February 26, 1108.—By order, GEORGE BAWARD, Secretary and General Superintendent. Bithopegatentreet 1,0.11011, February 6, 1866 T ILE UNITED KINGDOM ELECTRIC I CLEGRA PH COMPANY (Limitedl. sotleE IA HEREBY GIVEN, that an EXTRAORDINARY GENE]: A L MEETING of tbe Shareholders of the above Corn y. • In- held on CROAT, the 25th day of February, Ifing, • preriscly. at the London Tavern, No. 100, Rishopegate ro-rt Within, n the City of London, for the consideration • approval ' f the report and accounts ; for the deniers of certain dividends for the past half-year ; and h • the coochleration of the following resolutions, which submitted for the approval of the meetieg, :- I':..t the dirts•tors he empowered to raise and borrow for the hos...es of the company. at interest not exceeding per cent. 1. • annum, the sum of £OO,OOO over and above the £lOO.OOO s..t' rirssl by clause of the Articles of Association, and to r•c• tech:trouble or irredeemable debentures therefor, and e • or the amounts by instalments or otherwise. as may be best, and f time to time to pay off Ml or any part o of. and la•rrow it again from time to time, so that no greater • of of principal than the ansonnt for the time being aut horised •ni. -tantling agalnxt the company and for the purposes ormaid E. ..in Mora may forthwith and from time to time at their die . • WNW delorotares of such amounts, and for Ruch interest, •. • iher irredeemable or redeemable, at such time or times. • n inn such terms, and generally in such manner end way a. tiler in their discretion shall think fit. Every such debett- Inr• shall he transferable, so that the company or person for It. min: Ming entitled thereto, shall have all the same rights r•I ',medics as the party tn whom It was granted ; and such tr r may Ire, by endorsement, or deed, in such form ss the di e I may from timetotime iletermine,and shall, after ten days' 111111 . ..11 notice to the company, be duly renlatered in the Com p,* laioka, and the Company oe poison for the tints beteg so r. catered, and no other, shall, so far as the Company is con. ecru .1, be entitled to the debenture, and all right and remedies the evader." . b.d. d thb sth day of Pelruary,W4ll. By onlrr of the Board, W. ANDREWS. fleeretorY • It The transfer books will be eloped from the lltb to tb, !'IL met., hotth 2.r. itreobanehousc, Old Broad4trest, I.oalo , E.C. RANK of SOUTH AUSTRALIA. I NOT' CE 16 HEREBY OIVEN, that the beaded of the !—oth Anstralian Banking Cooped) I now coodocted under the ui.ore title, In accordance with the sew Charter of I utorporat ie which a certificate Iwo gut bees granted by the Lord. Com mies/mere of her Idagtety e Treasury, bringing It Into IMMO' lilate operation. WILLIAM PURDY, Manager. Feb. 6, gitte GREECE. ATHENS, FEB. S. IVILISII and SCOTTISH LAW LIFE F AINIUMANCH ABSOCLATION, Wailinowpkee, Lawton. N. MICK L 4 H EMMY HIV NH, that the AN NI'AL iIENEKAL NI 1..1.71 NG of the rroprletors of this Association Will be held ac r..r.littgt.. the prurtal,•usot the Deed of ronstltntlon, at the 4 Mee, N. , 12, Woterloo•plare, London, on WEDNLYDA V, the bah day .1 .bruary blatant, at three o'clock In the afternoon precisely. order of the Hoard, J. HILL waLlAbut, Actuary and Beeretary. 11th Fehreary, Inen KINAHAN'S LL WHISIEY. I DUBLIN Y.XHIBMON, IaMS. ltb celebrated old IRISII WHISKY gained the DUBLIN TRIO: EDAL—It is pure, mild. mellow, delicious, and very wh..lesome. Sold In bottles, Ss. ed. each, at the retail houses in Lsd,n : by the agents In the principal towns in Eng Dad ; or eh S, Great Windmillgtreet, London, W.—Observe the tvd o A I , pink label, and cork branded Kinahan's LL Whisky. n XYGENATED WATER does not drink so N.-/ !trek a• other tdrated "rater, hecauft the pa can only he ; t onto it In n date of reinter, and condensed with the pa pre • to an effect on the system is to vitalise the blood end sirs •e• old force to annual power. Order It fresh front the dory, :0;, bma.acze, or through any dreigilat, in Caste *IX bolUeL 11XY(W.NATED WATER.—Animal heat is kept N., up In the euitte.t weather by dully draughts of °emanated tk t-r Fn dt made from the Laboratoty, ett, Lam-sere, or r • ally drUgglllt. IE %I. GLASS BOTTLES.—The LONDON • I 1, I: "f the AIRE and CALDER GLASS rAyrrug 1.1 1 t• %LE, .1 KEW CED PRICES, the premises et VIVO 1%1, I. Rettltd, being regniNd fur wharf Instgtwa 1.r..1, i-r 11w new patterns and the patestatoppered betties • .11 1,1,1 the works. Yorkshire, and the °Ace. 0, Upper City. A royal decree has been issued dissolving the Greek Chambers. The elections are fixed for the 3rd March. The new chambers are to meet on the 3rd May. I I " 1 .' 1 : FURNISHING.-WII. WAINE'S, 1 13* NeWilt;6oll Butt& The largest and most COW £2O Lull) Furniture at prices never before s reduced Turbey carpet Hsi All goods warranted. 1.. • . drift crud free. Illustrated priurd lists of furni. In , and bedding gratis. N.B.—Good Brumes car ! , I• Ihl superior ditto, as. ; tapestry ditto, ga ‘NI)I.F.S.—A Hint to Purchasers.—Do not C - , ire that you know what prim you are paring Per candles until you ham stripped them and put Ilww m writ. swum candles are right weight witho ut the sr with moderately thick wrappers, some whit very A w rapiwt s, and some are not nearly tight weight with Icoirrer thick. PRICE'S "GOLD NIEDAL PALM!. 11‘ " ,I,crwood Palmitine," "Delmont Sperm." end "list . Wax. " No. 2," "No. it.“ and " Battersea " Purslane," and " Belniontine," and all itc.ilicr candles of Price's Palest Candle Company k Linilted). tr. lull %eight without tbe wrappera TH REARED. and GLENNY, OUTFITTERS. al Only eetabitahment to LOlllllOO, nest door to Bortiorooll. time, Strand. N.B. Lido or Dooomory °stilt for eror7 WWI@ tot of to Wan. 'lama. and tlor Oaloam. will to Son war led opplicattoo. LAITUE.-Thu LETTUCE contains an active principle, the Lab/eine, which possesses all the soothing le , 'Allies of opium without its dangen.—Yr. 0..107,EAU, Fr Chemist, SP, Haymarket, prepares a Syrup and a Pate of Lanus lu kituce', highly recommended by the Medical Profession ler okts, asthma, brouchltis, and all chest affections. SYswi...lis.aff. Psis, lc led. and to id. Mo. by pod. 1L WA and Sm. a". LAMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM , I an effectual remedy, without confining the bowels or sgrc:ing the head, truly etticamons and pleasant, is admitted to be E.c best medicine for immediately relieving coughs, cohle, c..telrined cues of odium, and incipient consumption. It fro purr ly cures persons whom the faculty pronounce Incurable silmindey allays the tickling which provokes frequent coughinet le Riq.v.achitle consumption ha effects are truly heneflets toNotis de .ri ved of sleep, or eves lying dows for fear of suffoca t'....), depend on relief In a few minutes after taking It.— Rel only and sold by W. LAMBERT, chemist, 8, King WU lie,..street, U -crone London, and by all druggists, In Lo! , :••3, nid.. and quantities in one, ft. 94. Be particalar asl ash for Lumhert's Asthmatic Balsam. The name and address Yr rneraven on the damp KEATIIIG'S COUGH LOZENGES. Me hest mid Wert remedy for COUGHS. KEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES nliefe the difficulty of breathing in ASTHMA. KEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES. 11.,‘ Imixotoot roatody m coon of ISCIPIENT C0N311111.- KiATING'S COUGH LOZENGES. A certain remedy tar Minims the uutrunozi of the h boNCHIAL WM. BOMBAY, Fee. 7. 1 KEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES, which are daily recommended by she faculty, testimo auk tram the moot eminent of whom may be seen. S.ild In • i, and tins, is. ed., es. ed., and its, each, by cbenilst, 79, St. Paul's Churchyard, London. Sold • by all Druggists, ac. THE LATE ARRESTS IN CORK. 0010.1C,_ MONDAY NIGHT. Two men, named O'Brien and Eddy, were arrested thiltraorning for last night's outrage. Constable Horgan identifies O'Brien as having fired the shot. He has been committed for trial. There have been continual disturbances during the day, and frequent charges have been made by the police, and many persons are injured severely. There has been a good deal of stone•throwing. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY ELECTION. Mr. Beresford Hope's address is supported by two very strong lists of subscribers. The honorary chair man of his London committee Is the Bishop of Lichfield and New Zealand, bream of the late member ; and mesa its members are— The Rev. Canon Blakealey, Lad Ernest Bross, Lord Richard Cavendish, Sir C. de Crespigny, Bert., Archdeacon Freeman, Rev. F. Ger den, Sab-deem a the Chapel Royal ; the Dean of My, Rae. C. Nedvale, LLD., Chaplain of the House of Joan- Mali; Areltdessen Thorp, Anhdeness Wordsworth, Sir John Beesebel, and Lord Alfred Hervey. The Cambridge emamitine bee for its chairman the Rev. B. H. Drury, President of Caine; Rev. W. G. Clark, DLL, Seeks Fellow of Trinity College and Public Orator ; Archder am Emery, Rev. H. FL Lund, Rev. IL Phelps, D.D., Professor Swabia's, Professor Willis, and Rev. T.Wonley, DD., Muter of Downing College. This election will be divested of much of the interest and excitement which attended preceding ones, owing to the capability of members of the Senate to vote by proxy under the act pared in 1861. Al this is the first election ander the new statute it may be well, so the act may not be easily moss ebk to some parties, to cite such of its provisions as are necessary to be understood by members of the Senate intending to vote by proxy. The first clause enacts :—" It shall be lawful for such electors, in lien of attending to vote in person, to nominate any other elector or electors of the same university, competent to make the declaration hereinafter mentioned, to deliver for them at the poll voting papers containing their votes, ae by this act pro- Tided. Every voting paper shall bear date subsequently to notice given by the returning oSaer of the day for proceed ing to election, sod shall contain the name or names of the candidate or candidates thereby voted for, and the name or names of the elector or electors authorised on be half of the voter to tender such voting paper. at the poll, and shall be scoording to the form, or to the effect pre scribed in the schedule to this act annexed. Such voting paw, the aforesaid data and names being previously tilled in, shall, on say day subsequent to notice given by the returning officer of the day for proceeding to election, be signed by the voter in the proemial of • justice of the pesos for the county or borough in which the voter shall be then residing; and the said justice shall certify and latest the fact of such voting paper having been so signed in his presence, by signing at the foot thereof a certificate or attestation in the form, or to the effect prescribed in the said schedule, with his name and address m full, and shell state his quality ea • justice of the pates for each county or borough." The voting paper is to be delivered by the proxy to and received by the Vice-Chancellor, or his deputy, during the appointed hours of polling, pro vided it contains the names of no more csadidstes than there are burgesses to be elected, the proxy signing • cer tain declaration at the foot or on the back thereof. Any such elector shall be entitled to vote in person, notwith standing ho has duly signed and transmitted a voting paper to another elector, if sash voting paper has not already been tendered at the 11. Th e forms supplied in the schedule will be duly f urnished by either of the commit ' tees. The number of voters on the register is 5,460. REPRESENTATION or STOICE-TPON-TRENT.—The aonsorrative candidate .ill be Mr. Colin Winton Campbell. of Stoke. Lord Harrowby bee advised that as Lord Janda' is abroad he should not be brought forward as a --- REPRESENTATION Or AROYLIAETRE.—On .Bator' day the Marquis of Lora addressed the electors of Argyll shire at Dunoon as candidate for the representation of the county in the room of Mr. Finlay, who retiree. He re viewed thechief questioos of the day, observing tbattheland question of Ireland ought to be first rattled, denouncing the ararasination, arson, and pillage of trades unionists, and promi sin g to give his support to the recommendations lately made by the Education Commissioners. A vote of confidence in the fitness of the marquis to represent the county in parliament was passed at the close of his address. ABOLITION or Rau° tors En Domoesr.i Is IRE- 1 LAIM.—A meeting in favour of the general disendowinent of religious bodies in Ireland, " in preference to than mea sure, of indiscriminate endowment which bane been lately aerated by someleading statesmen of both parties," has been held in the Athemvum, Castle-place, Belfast. Mr. .1. M. Calder was called to the chair. A great number of letters were read from parties unable to attend, including the following from the Rev. R. J. Lynd, of Whiteabbey : " The Manse, Whiteabbey, Feb, 6, MOB.—My dear sir,-1 regret exceedingly that a previous mermen puts it out of my power to be present at your meeting to-morrow evening. With the resolutions to be submitted I thorongly sympathise, and believe that legislation grounded on the princip les em bodiedin them is the only method of permanenty settling the present unsatisfactory state of ecclesiastical endow ments in Ireland. The half-measures advocated by some only tend to defer the settlement of the matter ; whilst the resolutions to be submitted to your meeting in my opinion folly meet the difficulties of a very complicated question.—Yours sincerely, R. J. Lima." A number of speakers addressed the meeting, and resolutions were adopted to the effect that indiscriminate endowment of religion by the state is undesirable, because it Is either unjust, impolitic, or unscripturai ; that the present ar rangement of ecclesiastical endowments in Ireland is one of the worst poisible, combining the evils of indiscrimi nate endowment with those which arise from an exaspe rating inequality • and that the disendownient of all reli- ligions bodies in Ireland is the true solution of all her ecclesiastical difficulties. A committee was appoiated to form a society far supporting the principles of the raw latices. GEMAT EASTERN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.—A meet ing of the proprietors of the above company was held at the London Tarana, Bishopegateotreet, yesterday morning ; Sir Daniel Gooch in the chair. The chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, an abstract of which we pub halted yesterday, said he had very little information to impart, in consequence of the failure of the French com pany to carry out the contract they had entered into. The result had been a perfect brealulows. He Gould not go into the details of the case at present, because the whole affair was now before the law courts, and until some definite result had been cow to it would he imprudent of him to say anything respecting the matter. If there were any questions that could be answered judiciously, he should be happy to do so. As far as the future was concerned, he thought their pro spects were encouraging. There were other cables to be laid, and he was certain that their ship was the only one which could acoomplisla moth an undertaking susemsfully. The cost of keeping her was 701. a week, which covered all expenses. The vessel was only insured spinet fire, but say shareholden could, of course, cover their own risk. There was always some steam up for the purpose of pump ing water. After a short discussion, in which a proprietor suggested that the ship should be converted into a floating hotel, the resolution was carried unanimously, and the meeting broke nein the customer" manner. FItIOHTFICL DEATH OF A MOMNAYBCI.IBT.—Lut evening Mr. Humphreys. coroner, held an inquiry at the Buttes Arms, Oartheeisnotreet, Charterbowesequare, re- Vithe death of Mr. John Howard Mann, aged 27. ng deosseed was the son of Dr. Mann, and resided with him at No. 4, Ch mare. He wee town travel ler to Matra. Walters and Bon, silk ntanufserarees, of Newpteoireet, and on the 15th of January he went to the stock-taking sapper gives by the bead of the firm at his residence in Highgate. He returned at 1 o'clock in the mooning, and it sung the rule at kis father's house that no one should come in after 12 o'clock. a bed wee mode up for him in Mr. Walters' room in Newpfeetrest. It anyeared that on two consions he had geff a T im erti at his father's house and walked about until ev coming into contact with the furniture. An hour ether lie went to bed in Newptosnest he arose ? sussed the window, and eat irlio in a monandades Mate en to the leads. In anion ding be Mapped cm a skylight and NI through whits Welk 41111111 to the ground door. The porter, Langiffle, was armee* by the ache of the fail. sad found the unierhmate semmembnike hemmegeh under the brekertaXejessr=injured. Re wee .... t: SA end olftirMeble No. Oherambramegnere, where be died. Yr. Oie• men. reggaes he St raid that deormeed's droll wee appt iel werg i =ed aMillit ai the Imo. his Naar km, wag holm, end ble As we injured. Be shied the day atter the 1111•1112MMIP the* he amid hem me egbden of bow the affair happweekte him. The jut? ron tamed a verdict, " That the horsed died from the aeon of falling through a skylight while walking in his eine lioarrus von Manaus or gig Own; Vic emniaeen.—The number of gatimM a* this im tio r n dm* inet week wee Milk ei mimed while 204 were sew risme. INDIA. 71bs. shirtings, &r. 4a. ;lbs. ditto, 6r. 4a. ; I 40's mule twist, 10/ I .—market steady. Cotton steady. New Oonirawuttee, 170. Shipments of the week, 20,605. Exchange on London, 1.. loid. Freights to Liverpool, 655. CALCUTTA, FIB. 6. 711,5. shirting', Or. 2a. ; 8111,11. ditto, Or. 14a. ; 3lbs. Madapollams, 2r. 6a—market tirmandactive. 40's mule twist, bia. Cotton, 15r. The indigo season is closed. The total sales amount to 89,000 maunds. Exchange on London, Is. load. Four per Cent. Government Securities, 941 ; Five per Cent. ditto, 106,:: ; Fivo-and-a-Half per Cent. ditto, 1141. Freights tc. England (linseed), 725. (kL AMERICA. (BT ATLANTIC TILZONATIL) NSW TOME, Fro. 10. Tho Cunard steamer Tarifa arrived out at 9 a.m. on Saturday. Closing prices. —Gold, 1434; Sterling exchange on London, Rm. 5-20 United States Bonds, 1882, 1114 ; ditto, 1885, 110 ; 10-40 Bonds, 105. Illinois, 138 ; Erie', 754 Cotton : Middling Upland, 20. Petroleum, standard white, 24i. Flour, extra State, 10 dole. 39c. ; Corn, old mixed, 1 dol. 32c. THE FOREIGN MAILS. [STAMPED id. ADDITIONAL.] EQUALISATIOR 01 THE METROPOLITAN POOR RATES Led nairgght s crowded meeting of the inhabitants of the morehera and eastern perishes of London was held in the Shoreditch Town-ball, Old Street-road, to the equalisation of the poor rates of the The Rev. T. S. Brass, view of Shareditah, took the chair; and among the gentlemen cement were Mr. A. S. Ayrion, ILP. ; Mr . J. A. Samu 11. P. • • Meson Reed, Holmes, and Homer, candidates or the Hackney division of the Tower Hamlets; the Rev. S. Hansard; the Rev. G. H. 31'081, and others. The Cumulate, in opening the prcesedhega, referred to the distrees which had prinalled in the perk& of Shore ditch th roughout the winter—the worse that he had ever known aad to the number of warrants that kailheen issued for the neapetyment of poor rates, sad airapated that one remedy for - this hate of thinp would belhe equalisation of rates throughout the metropolis. Letters expensing approval of the object of the meeting, and regret that the writers could set be prewant, had been received from Mr. C. 8. Butler, H.P., the Rev. Mr. Duf field, rector of Bow • Alderman Leak. M.P., Lord Enfield, M.P., and Mr. 011b;rt, Kensingtan. Mr. T. TIMIS moved the first resolution :—" That this meeting considers that the burden of the support of the poor is one that ought to be borne equally by all show of the people in proportion to their mesas, and that the preset system, which an undue share of the burden is east, with crushing effect, upon the poorest parishes burden ratepayers, is impolitic and unjust ; and, therefore, dr ices that, at Lest as far am the meheee is as equalisation of the whole charge of the main tenanceof Os poor is an ingest naceseity and a just demand." He deelated that what they asked by this and the other rein , ludas' that would be proposed was not a favour but a right. Taxation ought to be proportioned to means, bet in regard to the metropolitan poor-rates this was not the case. In the City they had the greatest di ffi culty to spend 2d. in the pound per quarter upon the poor, while in Bethnal-green the rate was ls. ed. a quarter. Either the City and West-end parishes ought to keep their own poor, or they ought to main to relieve those who, by the ar rangement of buildings in the.. p • hes, were driven to congregate at the marend of London. In many instances rates were collected from persons who were in receipt of parochial relief. They ought to tell the government that the ratepayers of the eastern parishes could not bear the burden that was cast upon them, and they ought besides to tell them that they would not Mamas their rates. (Ap. IT iiitev. G. H. IVGIth, incumbent of Christ Church, St. George's-in-the-Eiset, in seconding the resolution, stated that Kensingloa paid for the relief of the poor only 7d. ; Paddington, sd. ; St. George's, Hanoversquare, b jd. ; Hampstead, 7d. ; Isliegton, 9d. ; the City of London, ;id.; and Lewisham, Sid. in the pound per annum. The value of the rateable property in these 'oven parishes was 4,941,1671., while the total rateable value of the property in the metropolis was 14,968,090 h , and the amorist which they contributed to the relief of the poor was but 150,613/.; or one-sixth of the whole sum expended for the relief of the poor of Lon don. Seven other parishes were treated in a very different manner. In East London the rate wee 2s. gild. ; Shore ditch, 21. 74d. ; Betbnal-green, 95. 9d. ; St. George's in the last, 3s. 2d. ; Stepney, 2s. up. ; St. Saviour, :oath wick, 2s. 7d. ; St. George's, Southwark, 34. (lid. The value of the rateable property in therm perishes amounted toooly 1,371.0001., and yet they paid in poor rates no less than 195,215(. per annum. In fast, while one-third of the rateable value paid only anesixth of the rates, one-sixth of the rateable value was called upon to pay one-third of the rates, and while in the rich parishes the rates were gradually diminishing, in the poor ones they were steadily increaumr. The whole amount contributed for the relief of distress at the east-end of London this winter did not amount to 26,0001., while • halfpenny rate over the metropolis would have produced 30,000/. As he was about to leave Loudon, be felt it due to the poor people of the east-end of London; to state that he did not believe that there was any troth, in the stories that had been told of persons obtaining relief from half-a dozen almoners in the same day. He did not my that the poor were all deserving , he knew that many of them had had their chances and bad failed—indeed, the failures [of all London cams to the Eastond— (hear, hear)—but ' they were as truthful as railway directors—(load applause) —and as honest as committee-men ; and he did not believe that there were a dozes well-authenticated cases of frauds upon almoners in the whole of the east-end of Loudon. Mr. EAMVO.I. M.P., supported the resolution. The alteration which had takes plum In the cirounisteaces of Being is the metropolis during the last thirty or forty years had led to this state of things, that the wealthy West-end parishes paid only 4 per out. for police and poor rates, and the poorer parishes at the East-end paid 8 per cent. This was • state of thinp which impera tivel eked • remedy ; but while he desired to see an epaalisatton of the rate, be was equally in favour of main taining the local board, and local authorities for the ad ministration of relief. (Applause.) Mr. C. Been dwelt at some length upon the inequality of the pressure of the poor rate at the East and West-end of the metropolis, and contended that nothing but the equalisation of the rates all over London would meet the evil and redress the injustice which at present existed. At this moment they were manufacturing paupers at the East-end ; they were steadily dragging down them who were just above the line of pauperism, and the only means by which that could be prevented was the establishment of a fair basis of amusement and the equalisation of the rates. (Applause.) The resolution was carried unanimously. The Rev. S. HArremui, rector of Bethnal-green, moved: —" That while acknowledging the large concession which the act of 18IR made towards the &topiarian of the priu ciple of equalisation, this meeting regrets that the prac tical relief it affords will be more than neutralised by the heavy charges for buildings and other purposes imposed upon the poorer parishes under the act. , ' He repudiated on the part of the guardians of the East-end parishes any desire to use the difficulty of relieving the poor as a stalking home to promote the equalisation of the poor rates, end denounced as • bass calumny ' the statement that they were fightiag the battle of equalisation over the dead bodies of the paupers. What was called Mr. Gathorne Haul 's act conferred a great boon upon parishes which could comply with its peel , 'Sons, but there were some parishes which could not pos sibly carry out the act. In Betbnal-green, for in stance, the poor rate now amounted to Gs. in the pound— the whole rate being 9s.—and, at the same time, they found themselves deprived of 160001. ppeerr &spurn by those clauses of the Reform Act which •kdished opeeporition. Under these circumstances, it was utterly imposable that they should, as required before they could obtain the benefit of the act, expend 80,00111. for the creation of an ' infirmary and schools. (Applause.) Mr. ENOCH WALIUM, in seconding the resolution, indi cated some anomalies which were created by Mr. Hardy's set, and ridiculed the ides that the equalisation of the rates would render necessary the abolition of the powers of beards of guardians and the creation of a central author :Hy for the relief of the poor in the metropolis. Mr. House& contended that there was no division of the re:d iro tt l t is ttetlo as re bo u ndn e;y th " interest is withb jthedeti showing any one to fail so low as to be unable to provide for the relief of its poor. He resommesided the holding of meglimp at the West-end, to inform the public of that pet of the metropolis upon this queseine. 11r. W. P. Tnoursos, as an inhabitaat of the West end of la den, supported this recommendation, but said that it seemed to him something like a reflection upon the oq com mon sense of the meeting that argument or eluence should be required to show that ea unequal rate was aa unjust one. Mr. Arms, ILP., who was reoeived with loud applause, after referring to the rejection by the House of Commons el his motion for a select committee upon this subject, and bkbtß fortheequalicationoftMpexratseMille metropolis, mid that sines the date of these commences be and other lestropolitaa gumbos had Minn lest eight el thisquedirm, sad had, as time and opportunity served. pressed it apse the atrenika of parliament. Nor had their efforts at re farm been salfr without suce ely sse, because various mea sures legbistioo had been carried which mad* same ad. ryes %Davin ga equalisation of rates. hedged, the pro gress whisk they bad made had deprived them of some of the shies wire originally supported their efforts. He hoped Sat, not discouraged byare, but eagortreged by the eneeem that had been achieved, the inbalitants of the By* end would renew their gelation, mad would ulti mately *Wu from perhament tie rein= to vibe they wort entilied, At the same time, he waned them that they avast set expect to obtain redraw in this matter and at the same time maintain and cuddle up their patsy, petty parochial system. Squaligatioa of the poor rates would involve the improved atheielskrattem of tie poor law, and the supsevlsiem _ by • eentad sotierit of the distribution of the tens that were from all quarters of the sastropelle. (App u) The eppetrigaent of • matted board fur the whets metre pelf,. maw Mr. Hardy's bill, wasa peat skip is she dim* Vas Thigh they desired to puma. and imed • fogad*. Ilea upon whist they might lisps to Nur • yam el opal malespelitea valley The only mode is col they sonli adman was te adman alma the brie of the y es al Ira egeska. It Inv well end neenegary the* posr pier. dims gad yetrymen skald bo broeght under ems re. stralat—fspoloase)--emi the scathe' of • gentral beard far the while melespelle _mold ailed lie beet gam* for the sound tilluAlen al tholowlev. (Aprbegvh) Mr. Huogox, • member of the Molar? beard of gur dime, hiatus ales the masildieu t It was put to the mooting sad sifted Ift Upea lie needy ee Ms. s, • gun& a B•eurti seemeisi Iltinmer of IN. Cheerpe'whi-the. Be" it wag sentimii—'fiwie • be te hem deis moher be Ill& Ipso Pogr.law u p*. possesp. d leamo mesa I. the natty ; that the swreenl born isaime be Waited to Nag regionals** , to gelli ; Ind /it • isditica to [TWOPENI in the spirit of the resolutions already pared, C rlia pne=ed from this meeting ;" and the proeeeditis ter minated with the tonal vote of thanks to the rev. chair. saan. THE DISTRESS IN THE EdST OP LONDON. Yesterday afternoon a second meeting of the trailed Y.:endive Committee for the Relief of the Distress in the last of Leedom Ins held in the Venetian parlour of the Mansion-bones ; Mr. SAMUDi in the chair. The Hos. Smarraar reported that the fund in the km& of the momoittesavailable for distribution amounted to 1,11001. In accordeace with • resolution adopted at the last meeting, several of the local committees now seat in state meats regarding their operation and the condition of their finances. The 11ut Central Relief Committee for the parishes of Poplar, Bow, and Limehouie, reported . that the area over which their oparatioas extended ecuspneei a population of 130,000. Since the ornomeneement of the winter they had reeeived 2,536/., and the estimated available balance now in band was 191/. The average weekly payments for relief were about 3201., aad the total number of visitors and almoners was 172. . . _ The Rev. Yr. Howszti., referring to the amount in the hands of the united committee, inquired how much work t►ere was to do, se the present state of the weather was spinet their appeal to the public for funds. If any gen. tfeman could state whether work was Increasing in the Rest of London that was the real gang* whether three was a dimiantion or Monroe in the amount of distress. If thin wee no more work, then the distress wee as great as MT. _ . . Mr. Counter, Poor-law inspector stated that in Poplar there had been a reduction of 1,000 in the number of per il/MU receiving parochial relief during the past fortnight. This applied principally to dock labourers. The numbers went up from the first week in October to the lst of January, and then they commenced to decrease, there being at present under 9,000 receiving aid from the pariah. Tbe Ray. Strrinue HANSARD did nut think this was an answer to Mr. Rowsell's question, which was whether the disking generally was leas than before. The CHAIRMAN thought it was a perfect answer, as in dicating a decrease of poverty in the district. The com mittee acted where the Porn-law did not reach, and the re cipient* were not handed over to them. Mr. Conserr said in Stepney the numbers had decreased 270 a weak. Mr. Scaurrox, secretary of the East Central Relief Com mittee, elated that the committee were at present reliev ing 1,400, bat the state of their funds only enabled them to disburse :CO/. per week. They could vote twice that sum U they had the means. Mr. HOWNRAL asked it there was anything like sinking or starvation io consequence of the small amount distri buted. Mr. Semipro:: said he could not say the people were actually starving, but they were in great distress, and were pawning the very last things they had. The CHAIRMAN said he did not see how soul and body could be kept together at this rate ; it was only sixpence per head. In reply to a question at to whether the number of those relieved bad increased or decreased, Mr. Scsurrox said his impression was that for the mud few weeks they were much about the same. They relieved ironworkers and others, and left dock labourers as much as possible to the parish. Mr. itOWNRIA —The weather relieves the labourers, but not the shipbuilders. A grant of 51.107. having been voted to the East Central Committee, Mr. Smyrna; inquired what position they were to assume in regent to the Isle of Dogs, which received 301. out of every Z3OI. which they distributed. The CHAIRMAN—We shall expect you to relieve it in the mum proportion as heretofore. Mr. Seeireote remarked that Mr. Owen, the secretary of the Isle of Dogs committee, in reply toe question addressed to him, stated that as the pittance granted by the parish was so small they supplemented it. The CHAIRMAN said that was entirely in opposition to the principle ou which the united committee tweed their action. Mr. &RUTIN .PN said the fact was that between the parish, the local committee, and the east central committee, the people in the Isle of Dogs lived in clover. (A laugh.) The Rey. Mr. CAPARN, chairmen of the Isle of Dogs committee, said the local committee did not intend to apply for anything this week. The CHAIKMAN expressed his dissatisfaction with the mode in which the east central committee distributed their funds. It was not what the united committee in- tended to give only sixpenos per head. Their intention was to let alone such as would ordinarily fall on the poor rate, and only relieve such persons as were respectable and would he extremely loth to apply to the parish for sid. He did not think an indiecrimuiate giving of six. pence per head to 14,000 individuals was a proper mode of distribution ,• and the majority of them he thought ought to be allowed to go to the pariah ; the remainder, such as were most respectable, lobe relieved in a suitable wanner. They could not too strongly enforce on the etteution of the local committees that their object was mainly to relieve special distress. After some conversation, it WAS agreed that the secre tary should write a letter to the East l mind Committee, calling their attention to this subject. The next report was from the Mile-end Relief Com mittee, who stated that their area comprised a population of 84,000, the poorer inbaintanta being principally un skilled labourers, of whom there were a large number out of employ, se also clerks, tailors, eug.ir-iiaters, and others, owing to the depression in trade. The average outlay was Id V. per week. The district was divided into Ave wards, them again being subdivided fur the purposes of violist/co. There were now (e 2 visitors and almooere. The receipts from all sources had been 771/., awl the available Wanes left was tilt. A grant of 200/. was voted to this committee. Returns were also received from Bethnal-green Employ ment and Relief Aasociation (to which Alias Burdett Coutts has given a first donation of AWL), from the isle of Dogs and Shadwell committees. The Shadwell commit tee exploded about 201. per week. Their receipts had been 2'221. les., and they had still a balance of 1101. The Rev. Mr. atweiris made a eel Ind report in refer ence to Hackney, stating that there was one general eon. • mittee fur the whole district, but that there were sans ' roue small committees belonging to different denomina lions besides who had manifested no willingness to unite. Mr. Coarsen' said he was sorry to state that Hackney had gone up in the male of pisuperieni next to Poplar sled S Mr.i tepey. HAwgrem believed this to arise from the fact that there were so many well-to-do people in Hackney that were worth begging from), mid the relief given by the parish was also very high-9a. Gd. to a man with font children, and lt.. when there were tire or more children. Mr. Conan said that this state of matters was being remedied and additioeal stoneyards were being provided. The committee shortly afterwards adjourned. DOING THE CHAMBEALAIN'S OFFICE. (From Punot.) My Lord Cliamborlain,—Your lordship cannot be touch of a playgoer, or else you have very liberal ideas of public decency. If you erase improprieties of the pen from the author.' 111118., you allow pruriency of dress to make amends far your excisions. If the no drawing of actresses Worcs.'s as it has done for the last two or three years, the pantomimes and horleeques of next season will become exceedingly oodles', so far SO the costume of the ladies is oosoerned, and our fruiterer, Mr. Lewis Solomon, of Covent Garden Market, will, no doubt, Le appointed costumier es chef to all the principal theatres in London. No modest woman will be able to take her daughters to the theatre, if this and some other French innovations are permitted to extend; and the beautiful scenery of Mr. Beverley and Mr. Matt Morgan will hardly compensate for the indecent exposure of poor, wretches. ballet girls, balanced on slates, or dangled from wires, and who are compelled to submit to such indignities for the sake of as engagement. My Lord Chamberlain, you are not doing your duty. Should her gracious Majesty main honour the theatres with her presence, she will certainly give your lordablp a wigging. Foorix. SRAM'S OF OAK Biszrrr &emu. —The official auditor's report an the financial operations of this society for the year 1867 has just appeared. The " Hearts of Oak" began the past year with 12,000 members, andfinished it with 14500. The income for the year was 36,8011. le. 7d., or 2,233/. per month, while the income for 1866 ly averaged 2,0001. per month. Th e amount thus rece ived appears to have been disposed of sa follows :—Out of every hundred pounds received 73/. 14a. was distributed in bessats to araelara, 21.2 a. was spent in postagee, report, no., at. 12e. was spent in management lupuiera, and the romsiader. 12a., was added to the reserve fund, which now amounts to only a few pounds short of 50,0001. Toe small amount spent in the management of so large a society, via, only a 12s. par mat. on the income, is well worthy of ratios, especially dace the registrar's yearly report on friendly moieties has shown that in some cases the met of manmest varies from 251. to 721. per cent. oa Vie inns& The total he d management of this society lest year wee 11144 by tho fare. thus leaving the whole se Ise °Misery comtributions available for the evtidaefien of dense, sad for the augmentation of the morn fund. 8002 s Kaaraortrtrar Illoastraf.—Visitors during the week essliag Feb. 8: On Monday, Toseday, sag ftimgm (hash him 0 saa. tin 10 p.m., 10,888 ; en Wellasefical Vils=7, and Friday (amiatm 6d.), from 10 am.= 1,413; total, 12,316 ; average of cor ms* in ilernssr e m 10,077 ; total teem the ogr i" ran the arasoaay 7,1 rog o : Ocl 4 Os ;arca. ✓a tor 0 06 laa X .l. d. lie T. r"b. ~_._ 1 I