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ECONOIVIIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, New Wid , z,c-street, Blackfrinrs, Loudon, ;th March, 18:12. i, to Mx:: Notioe, That the aVatinal GENEBAL C.3UTZT will h. - _! held t.f thc floeletv's }louse, No. (1, Nev. - P 'rif l ; - .4 - e-strect, Elackfriars, on SAT GRDAY, the 22d ti ay of March, at Two o'clock precisely, to receive the Auditors' Re r.7.rt of the receipts and disbursements of the Society during t i , e Year 1845 nod to A ziait urt; for the pr-,Lat year. By order of the Board of Directors, ALEXANDER MACDONALD, Secretary. LAW LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE, FLEET -STREET, LONDON, E.C., Ist March, 1862. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Books for the Transfer of Shares In this Society will be CLOSED on , II ill NDAY, the 20th day of March inst.. and will be RP:- 9I'EN ED on WEDNESDAY, the 9th day of April next. The Dividend for the year 18431 will be payable on and after Thursday, the 10th day of April next. By Order of the Directors. WILLIAM SAMUEL DOWNES, Actuary. LAW LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, FLEET-STREET, LONDON. Established 1823. The invested Assets of this Society exceed FIVE MIL LIONS STE ILING ; its Annual Income is FOUR HUN DRED and NINETY-FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS. Up to 31st December, 1841, the Society had paid in Claims upon death—Sums Assured £ 1,329,378 Bonus thereon T0gether............ £5,444,676 The Profits are divided every fifth year. All particip a ti ng Policies effected during the present year will, if in force be yond 31st December, 1864, share in the Profits to be divided up to that date. At the Divisions of Profits hitherto made Reversionary Bonuses exceeding THREE AND -A HALF MILLIONS have been added to the several Policies. Prospectuses, Forms of Proposal, and Statements of Ac- Counts, may be had on application to the Actuary, at the Office, Fleet-street, London. WILLIAM SAMUEL DOWNES, Actuary. February, 1862. • MR. CHAS. DICKENS' NEW READINGS.- On THURSDAY EVENINGS, March 20t11 and 27th, CHARLES DICKENS will READ, in ST. JAMES'S CALL, Piccadilly, at 8 precisely, DAVID COPPERFIELD WI six chapters), and Mr. 808 SAWYER'S PARTY horn ICKWICK. Sofa Stalls, 45.; Body of , Hall and Balcony, Tao Shillings; Areas, One Shilling,. Tickets at Messrs. C hapman and Hall's, publishers, 193, Piccadilly; and at Austin's Ticket-office, St. James's Hall. n~;. THOMAS HEADLAND, Secretary. IVIR. AND MRS. CHARLES MATHEWS "A L' HOME," At Her Majesty's Concert Room, Haymarket. Every Evening (except Saturday), at Eight.' Wednesday and Saturday Mornings at Three. Private boxes, stalls, and places may be secured at the Box °ince, which is open daily from Ten till Five, and at Mr. Mitchell's Royat Library, 33, Old Bond-street. No extra charge for booking Carriazes to be ordered at Ten. Stails ss. ; First Circle, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Unreserved Seats, 2s. and Is. MRS. MACREADY, the Eminent American Artiste, will give one of her ENT ERTALNMENTS, coraPcsed of Dramatics Selections. at WILLI i'S ROOMS, al? WEDNESDAY EVENING, March 26, commencing- at Fifiht o'clock.—Reserved seats, 55.: Unreserved, 3s. Re served seats, numbered, can be procured at Mitchell's Royal Library, Bond-street; Sams': Royal Library, St. James's street ; Austin's Ticket Office, 28, Piccadilly ; and at Willis's rooms. ;..... , re MR. ROBIN'S GRAND TOUR IN THE 0 EAST AND THE HOLY LAND, illustrating the resent Route of H.R.11. the PRINCE of WALES. These le liustrations are produced on a new principle, and on a a grand er scale than ever attempted by any other scientific, ,?,d Professor, including his usual extraordinary Soirees Fantas tin - in". Every Evening - at s o'clock (Saturday excepted), Ve and on Wed nes day and Saturday, at half-past 2. Places !Et secured at the Hall, and at Mr. Mitchell's, 33, Old Bond street, W. .e• EGYPTIAN HALL, TklAnen, 1862. ..,-. A RGYLL ROOMS.—Series of New Music, Valses, Quadrilles, and Polkas, by the unrivalled Band of 50 performers, under the sole direction of Mons. 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Sent post free on the receipt of two stamps. by Dr. Watson, 27, Alfred-place, Bedford :T(1111 London. Consultations daily from eleven till two, t six till eight, lia bitter and shOrtenolnifea. r youth, manhoodll those ailments and infirmities pesu- For distinguished , and old age, and which tend to em gUiShed qualifications vide diplomas. GIVEN'AWAY TO NERVOUS SUFFERERS. 'HENRY SMITH. M.D., of the University of Jena, has just published, for the benefit of Nervous St!fferers a FREE EDITION of his valuable work, THE WARNING VOICE TO YOUNG MEN (120 pages). A medical work on the cure of Nervous Debility, Loss of Memory, Dimness of Sight, Lassitude, Indigestion, Dislike !O Society, SPermatorrhcea, Local Weakness, Muscular Re.. umation, Languor, Listlessness, Depression, Arc., 'which, if neglected, result in consumption, insanity, and premature death ; with plain directions for perfect restoration to health and vigour. The book will be sent post free, secure from ob "ervation, to any add ress, on receipt of a directed envelope and two stamps. Address, HENRY M.D., a, Burton crescent, Tavistock-square, London, W.C. THE VIGOUR OF YOUTH RESTORED IN LIFE FOUR WEEKS by Dr. RICORD'S ESSENC E OF This wonderful agent will restore manhood to the most S hattered constitution, whether arising from self-pollution, excesses, nocturnal emissions, the effects of climate , or natu ral causes. The time required to cure the most inveterate case is four weeks ; and, if used according to the printed in structions (which are very simple), failure is impossible. This life-restoring remedy should be taken by all about to !rry, as its effects are permanent. It is acknowledged by the medical press to be the greatest discovery ever made. thirs Success t. in every case is as certain as that water quenches Dr. Ricord's Essence of Life is sold in cases, with full in structions for use, at Vs., or four quantities In one for 335., a nd will be sent to any part of the world, carefully packed, nn receipt of remittance or post-office order payable to Pront and Co., Patent MedleineWarehouse, 229, Strand, London. AN EFFECTUAL REMEDY.-LAMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM, without confining the bowels or affecting the bead, truly effiacious pleasant, is admitted to be the best medicine forimmediately relieving coughs, cods, confirmed cases of asthma, and consumption. I tfrequently cures persons whom the faculty pronounce in curabie, admirably allays the tickling which provokes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption its effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or even lying down for tear of suffocation, may depend on relief in a few minutes after taking it. Prepared only and sold by W. Lambert, Chemist, 20, Jermyn - street, Haymarket, London, and by all I )ruggists, in bottles, 13 1 d ., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. each. Be particular, and ask for Lambert' s Asthmatic Balsam. (Entered at Stationers' Hall.l Ilerz' Ready, price is., post free 11 stamps, or in a sealed envelope 20 stamps, a popular Medical Work on NERVOUS EXHAUSTION. VIVA VITAL'S, illustrated with 100 Engraviii;zs Pram Life (of Cases attended at the Hotel Dieu, Paris, "lid other Hospitals), descriptive of the baneful effects conse quent upon the errors and excesses of youth and matur i ty , and the debility arising from the too frequent indulgence of t he Passions. containing a prescription of the Author's Invi rsating Lotion, an external app cation, with directions for ~„.i 4u se, with an Essay on true and false Sperm atorrhcea, ever y tags of Syphilis, and all uretnral affections, showing how anhood can be restored with increased muscular develop ment by the most simple means; thereby removing all Die- Zralifications and Impediments to Married Life. By 1"ucl ICUdS, MLicen ember tiate of of ththe e Roßoyal yal Col Col l egelege of S or Purgehysi ons cians, Eng an P . be consulted registered under the New Medical Act, who ma y consulted at the residence, 44A, Maddox-street, Regent i rest. L ondon W . 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(„ ;TAFT Review of the various D is q ualifications 1 ;arriaZe ; whether resulting fro m Youthful Abuse, the Poij__les of Maturity, the Effects of Climate , o r Infection. , lIAPTERS IV. and V. on the modern Treatment of Tl e orr hce a and Syphilis. Book concludes with numerous varied and interesting to which is added the Author's recipe of a preventive - REVIEWS OF THE WORK. ,_"Cotis on Manhood.—This is a truly va luable work, and n ould, be in the hands of young and old —" Sunday Times ," ' 4l Marob, 1856. "The acthor has conferred a great boon by publishing this little work, in which is described the source of those diseases Vhich produne decline in youth or more frequently premat ure old Daily Telegraph," March 27,186 6 . " This work, which for twenty years has stood the test of i - rolessional cri,"•icisra and empirical hostility, treats in aplain end sYmPathisin?: manner on the various disqualifications 'nd impediments arising from nervous excitement and de laity ; and to invalids suffering- from youthful errors and excesses it will be found valuable and useful."—Record. London: Published by J. Allen, 20, Warwick Lane, Pater noster-row; Mann, 2 9, C°111"1" 11 Cours Qt Conlultation-10 to a an d 6 to R . Sundays, 10 till 2 and sat 63 13 . S9 l gold , 01 0 A or rver 0 17. 4 8$ ) og 00 6 61f SUP: qr• ate°. rite s t s 3 to Le. d to 3 0 o 4'' ° ; per r• ,6, ' ' r. r. lfi . r. r. r.- T. r ,rO, r• . i ,r. " t r e : AP' .„g i Cy too . 0 01 01%, iPf: Pl s to , r Oe 1011-, only gia. Del NON Vsllis, Esq. , w eed? 29. ). 112 , atY Qi N°. 21,751. r ÜBLICATIONS. NEW NOVEL. 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On the 31st instant will be published, with a Brief Memoir by the Very Rev. the Dean of St. Paul's, and a Portrait engraved from Richmond's Picture, price es. cloth, THE HISTORY of ENGLAND from the ACCESSION of JAMES the SECOND. By the Right Hon. Lord MAcAuLAY. Volume the Eighth, com pleting the Edition in post Bvo. in 8 vols., price 48s. cloth ; or t4s. well bound in calf lettered. London : Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts. MR. SPEDDING'S LIFE OF L' , RD BACON. On Friday next will be published Vols. I. and 11. in Bvo., THE LETTERS and the LIFE of FRANCIS BACON, including all his OCCASIONAL WORKS ; namely, Letters, Speeches, Tracts, State Papers, Devices, Private Memoranda, and all authentic Writings not already included among the Philosophical, Literary, or Professional Works. ow newly collected, revised, and set out in Chro nological Order, with a Commentary, biographical and his torical. By JAMES SPEDDING, of Trinity College, Cam bridge. Forming Vols. VIII. and IX. of Lord Bacon's Works, edited by Messrs. ELIAS, SPEDDING, and HEATH. London : Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts. 'THE PRESENT DISTRESS IN TRADE fully explained in J. GROSISMITH'S " GOVERNMENT UPON FIRST PRINCIPLES." The cause is there predicated of the monetary difficulties ex perienced in 1860. The Crisis is at hand. Anxiety in busi ness has now become the grim torture. Purity of motive. intelligently exercised, must animate all Governments, or all is lost, All denominations of Constitutions are carefully examined in J. Grossmith's "Government upon First Prin ciples." - Kent and Co., Paternoster-row. Just published, price 25., free by post, 2s. 4d., O N SPERMATORRHCEA. By F. B. COURTENAY, M.R.C.S.E., And formerly Surgeon to the Metropolitan Infirmary for the Cure of Strictures of the Urethra. " The aim of the author is to present a common-sense view of the Causes, Nature, Consequences, and Treatment of this Disease, as also to free these questions from the Professional Fallacies, the Popular Delusions, and the exaggerations of Quackery by which they have hitherto been surrounded, to the destruction of the health and happiness of thousands. These objects are discussed in a common-sense and highly practical manner."—Medical Circular. London : H. Bailliere, 219, Regent=street.". OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road.- 1 Ili The Weekly Board have great satisfaction in announc ing that the financial position of the Charity justifies their opening two additional Wards for the reception of the pa tients, and they venture to rely on the continued liberality of the public to enable them to support this considerable in crease of annual expenditure. Contributions received by the Treasurer, Edward Mae terman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by ➢lessrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co.; 'Terries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co.; Williams, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co.; Nisbet and Co., Berners-street ; J. Barned and Co, Liver pool; and at the Hospital. J. B. OWEN, M.A., Chairman of the Weekly Board. A HOST DESIRABLE BREAKFAST BEVERAGE. EPPS'S COCOA. (Commonly called Eppa's liomceopathic Cocoa). The delicious aroma, grateful smoothness, and invigo rating power of this preparation have procured its general adoption as a most desirable breakfast beverage. ilb., ilb., and 11b. packets, at is. 6d. per lb., by Grocers. TEETH. -MR. ESKELL'S INVENTION, of which he is the only Patentee. Patent granted 17th July, 1860.—Artificial Teeth, to last a life time, are fixed without pain or extraction, without springs or wires, on elastic and self-adhering bases, guaranteed for mastication and articulation, and to restore (without detection) the natural appearance of the mouth.—Mr. ESKELL'S TREATISE, which fully explains his invention, post free for seven stamps. —lnspection of specimens and Consultation free.-8, Grosve nor-st cet, Bond-street, London ; and 39, Bennett's-hill, Birmingham. D R.BUCHAN'S INVIGORATING ESSENCE, for NERVOUS RELAXATION and GENERAL WEAKNESS, at once restores and invigorates with magical rapidity the most Debilitated Constitution, thereby ensuring permanent health, increased strength, energy. and a re doubled development of the muscular system. One trial will force conviction, and prove failure impossible. Price per bottle 4s. 5d., s., or four times the quantity, 335. Wholesale Agents, Barclay and Sons, 75, Farringdon-street ; and of all chemists throughout the world. D R. CULVERWELL'S LAST NEW WORK, OURSELVES. On Spermatorrhem, Syphilis, Stricture, Haemorrhoids, Gleets, Nervous Debility, Palpitation, &c., Art. MARRIAGE : Its Expectances and Disapp - in tments. Impediments removed, and Healthy Offspring secured. Price Is., by post Is. Id. ; of Mann, 29, Cornhill ; or Author, 3, Great Marlborough-street, Oxford-street W. Consultations daily from 12 am. till 9 p.m. TOZEAU'S COPAHINE MEGE.—Copaiba and Cubebs are doubtless the best remedies, but are of a re pulsive taste and odour, and occasion colicky pains, nausea, and gastric disturbance. M. Jozeau has succeeded in render ing them perfectly Innocuous by increasing all their curative properties. It has been adopted by the Paris Academy of Medicine after more than a thousand trials in Paris and the different London hospitals, viz., St. Thomas's, Guy's, and St. Bartholomew's, under the care of Messrs. Lloyd, Poland. and Legros Clark.—" Lancet," Nov. 6, 1857. The Copahine, which is in torm of a pretty pink sugar plum, effects a cure in about six days. 100 Capsules, 4s. 6d. ; post free, ss. 2d.— At G. JOZEAU'S, French Chemist, 40, Haymarket, London; 22, Blue St. Quentin, Paris ; and all Chemists. Just published, containing 190 pages, with 100 Engravings, free by post, 12 stamps, sealed 20 stamps, THE SILENT FRIEND, the Greatest Medical Work of the Age, or Youthful Indiscretions and conse quell' Impediments to Marriage, describing the Anatomy of the Reproductive System in health and disease, and pointing out the sure means of perfect restoration to manhood ; with an Essay on Single and Married Life, containing his Pre scription known as the Preventive Lotion, precluding the possibility of contamination. Address R. and L. PERRY and Co., 19, B rners-street. Oxford-street, W. Attendance daily, from 10 till 8 ; Sundays, 11 till 2, by a Consulting Surgeon, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (Regis tered under the New Medical Act). TRULY EFFICACIOUS AND MILD.- Dr. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS, pre oared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. , cott, of Bromley, went, will be found invaluable to all who suffer from bilious and liver complaints, indigestion, wind spasms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, &c. For habitual costiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they ire truly excellent; mild in their opera tion and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Sold oy W. Lambert, 20, Jermyn-street, Haymarket, London, and by most druggists, in boxes, is. lid., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green package, with " William Lambert." engraved on the stamp. POST -OFFICE TURKISH BATHS, 19, St. Martin's-le-Grand. 2S. till 5, and is. 6d. from 5 till 9 ; Sundays, Is. till 1. An ESSAY on TURKISH BATHING, gratis. OPINIONS OF TIIE PRESS. " The Use and the Abuse of the Turkish Bath.—A very useful pamphlet has been published by Dr. Culverwell, the pro p r ietor of the Turkish Baths in t he neighbourhood of the c ost - o ffice, which presents to the uninitiated a mass of inte refsting information, while those who have already encouraged Od s new system will d erive additional advantage if they we some of the p: actical regulations whic h the writer n dea sei voi7s to enforce.' —Herald and Standard, Nov. 1 2 , 1861 . The p„: -office Turkish Baths, 19, St. Martin's-le-Grand. has already established the reputation of ;%•,!; has now proved himself to be a worthy —Dr. Culverwel_ l an able physician ; philanthropist. in as far as he has established, in the heart of the City, an institution That. more nearly than any disco very of modern days, goes nearer the abolition of the practice of physic, than any proposition or invention yet established, the Turkish Bath. . . Our object being merely to direct the attention of our City readers to the fact that they possess one of the best set of baths, at 10, St. Martin's-le-Grand, which the country can produce; perfect in all its appliances, and most admirable in effect. Dr. Culverwell has fitted up his baths with a degree of elegance, luxury, and refinement, which, considering the space at his disposal, is truly sur pring, while everything t hat taste or delicacy could dsire has si been obtained to add to the comfort and luxury of t the visitor. . . We may justly say that if a man ever feels himself regenerated and new made, it is oncoming out of a Turkish Bath."—Era, Oct 13, 1861. Consultations daily till 12 a.m. AS THE FACULTIES OF THE BODY, in harmony with those of THE MIND, approach deve loped maturity, the rising human being, surrounded by factitious circumstances—some salutary, some pernicious— becomes susceptible of impressions which, according to the degree of PRUDENCE and KNOWLEDGE with which he is en dowed, may be the sources of happiness or of unspeakable misery. Some of the most deadly and terrible of the influences last referred to originate at that period when parents fondly hope that the objects of their love are being prepared to fight honourably the great battle of life —namely, the scholastic and collegiate period. Habits are then contracted, in unsuspecting ignorance of their effects. which, if not ar rested, tend to sink the VICTIMS OF ERROR to the deepest depths of degradation and woe. The evil is aggravated by the apathy too generally evinced by the meth 'al profession, not only as to the nature but the very existence of the diseases arising from the cause indicated, and to which the general and inadequate designation of "Nervous Disorders and Debility" has been given One of the eonsequences o f th i s neglect is, that the treatment of the most delicate classes of disease which afflict society has been taken up by unqualified and uneducated persons. Dr. LAWERT, M.D., Licentiate of the Roya., Society TIM ONLY PRACTITIONER years to years has devoted his exclusive attention for 20 HAPPINESS HE fountains of human his , , iao p. The to the cure of t maY be ". 3 7, Bedford-square, London, is hese affections, Q UALIFIED AND result of perused with PurSEENATION," sold _ ns, which war with the very experience AMan advantage by seale n d • e ° is. ; post free for 13, or with E nds for 20 I.l,Tii, and "FUNCTIONAL and successful prac ticein his Treatise, " SELF , Cornhill, London, price stamps. At home for consultation, daily, rom la till 2, and G till 8. V, Bedford-Ware. -.7---,......A......... .........„....._ .... ___ - _-__ ___ , . _ t ; , ' Zi 2/- . , . 7k t . _ -6-t. Z" ---- ;-(... ( )S (/ /7 _-- ---) e -{ ---'- ae___Th - ..--.-?- Zt 1 4 # 1 e- 7:ll.l' ';s :: 17- : : :: '': . 4stt ' A lt;: , :. 11 ::, , „ . , i'• X - ). ~.,.., : - 411... /..., . ~, / -2-___________ ...........„...... 1 . 2 : fR PRI') SSIA N QtrES 2 '''. 7. . 4 ` 41 41- t •,------ e- c_ Ge_____ , ,t -t.:,'. 1 1. $6 „.,,,,,, ../... Ir , t ,Ny ki f,„ ,1,, irr , kt v - ‘,..i- - 14 -4 1 - . 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' / " ... ,:z. - - ' ''''''-..--•,--' " -4" ' ‘ l ' ' 7 ' I belonged to the majority of the late chamber, and ' R - OTT " C V -• . "'-. : THE SUN, LOID PRICE..... ...4d. STAMPED „ ..sd. AUSTRALIA. allotted to French exhibitors very much more space than at the first glance might have appeared pos sible to get even out of the large Court placed at their disposal. They have not only walled them selves in as we have said to get hanging spec, hut. they have divided and subdivided the 25ft. lylys with partitions, in order still further to eke nut ee r,.y inch of vertical space their ingenuity can sug gest. 1.0 a►t these great lines of partitions are pro perly hung with goods, as it is said they will he, then decidedly the contents of the French Court alone will be almost equal to the contents of half the building. As it turns out, they can find no room in their Court for the two fine fountains they have brought over, one of marble and one of bronze, nor can space be found for them in the building elsewhere. They are, therefore, to be erected in the Horticultural Gardens, and some pumping machines in the western annexe will supply them with water through two 10-inch pipes, two 12-inch pipes being laid to take the water back again, so that it can be used over and over again. We hope that these handsome ornaments will not be erected for this occasion only, but that the Council of the society will make an effort to purchase them entirely. The , task of erecting and laying the pipes for these beautiful fountains should be commenced without delay, otherwise there will be excavations and foundation work going on when the turf of the lawns is greenest, and these beautiful gardens are looking their best, in the early Spring. The western annexe is progressing rapidly ; that on the eastern side is much behindhand, and it seems impossible that it can be finished in time for the opening. Classes 1,2, 3, and 4, for mining and mining materials, for chemistry, food, and raw materials, are placed in this eastern annexe, which some of the exhibitors imagine to be a bad posi tion. Nothing can be more erroneous than this idea. If it were to be always what it seems now—a mere adjunct to the main building— exhibitors might complain ; but there is to be an entrance made at the northern end, which will be in almost direct communication with the new road across Hyde Park, so that this annexe will become a main thoroughfare into the building for all the western and north-western visitors. It is, in truth, as favourable a position for exhibi tion as any afforded by the north-eastern transept, with which it is immediately connected. Two beautiful trophies, one of food and one of raw mate rials, are to be erected in this annexe, the contents of which will form one of the most interesting por tions of the Exhibition. The dates from Melbourne aro to the 25th Jan. The measures of the new Ministry and the re-as sembling of the Parliament are the only matters of interest. We quote the following from the Aye Our last European summary left the new Minis try re-elected by their constituents, and awaiting the re-assembling of Parliament after their holidays. " On the first day of the sittings the Treasurer, Mr. Haines, gave the usual notice preparatory to the financial statement, and by consent the second reading of the Land Bill was postponed until after the discussion on the budget. Accordingly, on the evening of Friday, Jan. 17, Mr. Haines submitted the financial policy of the new Government to the house. He began by the announcement that there was a deficit in the revenue of the previous year of £120,000. He proved by statistics that since the beginning of 1857 the revenue had fallen short of the estimated amount, and of the expenditure, and that the deficiency had been yearly made up from a surplus of £600,000 which had accrued in previous years. The total expenditure for 1861 had been £3,193,448, and the income £3,073,447. The esti mated expenditure for the ensuing year was £3,106,496. The Treasurer' then proceeded to de tail the items and contrast the estimates of the Go vernment with those of their predecessors. The late Government had been content with an expenditure of £3,027,455, and the Treasurer proceeded to show 'why it was necessary to exceed their estimates. In the first place, it was proposed to increase the cost of the civil service by an addition to the rate of salary paid to the higher classes of employes, espe cially the heads of departments, whom the late Go vernment considered sufficiently remunerated with incomes averaging £9OO per annum. In the face of the deficit it was proposed to increase what is re garded as an intolerable burden on the country. The next proposition was the reduction of the ap propriation for roads and bridges by £50,000, and the increase of the vote for immigration by £70,000, making in all £120,000, The house had already, on one occasion, pronounced in favour of the reduc tion of the gold export duty by one shilling per ounce, but the Government declared their inability to adopt the resolutions, which had, however, been arrived at before their assumption of office. They did not regard the export duty as impolitic or oppressive, but, as a concession, would agree to a reduction of 6d. per ounce after the Ist of July. The proposal of the late Government was to reduce the tax to Is, 6d. per ounce from the commencement of the current year. The house was somewhat taken by surprise by the statement that as the estimated revenue only exceeded the expenditure by £B,OOO, it would be impossible to provide for the liquidation of the deficit otherwise than from savings which might accrue in the disbursement of the revenue. Taken in connection with a proposition to increase the cost of the Civil Service by £36,000, this mode of dealing with the deficiency excited considerable disapprobation. Turning to the revenue, the Trea surer announced that the Government proposed to levy new customs duties to the extent of £BO,OOO, and a wharfage rate, under the name of a registra tion tax, to produce £50,000. It was likewise pro posed to sell public lands sufficient to realise £490,000, or £90,000 more than was contemplated by their predecessors. The articles selected for the imposition of customs duties were those which had attracted the attention of the late Government. A tax of 3d. per pound was ta be placed on sheep wash tobacco, 2s. per cwt. on rice. 6d. per bushel on malt, 2d. per lb. on hops, 10s. per cwt. on dried fruits and preserves, and an extra duty of ls. per gallon on wine, and ls. per lb. on cigars. All these articles had been chosen by the late Government, and the difference between the two tariffs consisted only in the amount proposed to be raised. The former Ministry asked for £150,000 from customs, and ac cordingly included a variety of other goods in their schedule, on the most of which ad valorem duties were to be levied. As far as the scheme of Mr. Haines went it was the same as that of his predeces sor ; but the wharfage rate, or registration tax, was intended to apply to exports as well as to im ports, and was to be at the rate of 2d- per package or unit of entry. The budget was received through out the country with general dissatisfaction. The best friends of the Government could say nothing in its favour, and maintained. silence. In point of fact, it was so nearly identical as regards taxation with the much condemned scheme of the late ministry that it could not be supported with any show of consistency, while the manner in which it was proposed to deal with the deficit and the in crease of the civil service expenditure excited wide spread disapprobation. eega nblelgee rnawygba i p oil that iceytiawnotpgepushsathctaenalhlrie, western The work of hanging the pictures in the English o gallery is going on very fast under the judicious management and care of i'Jr. Redgrave and Mr. Creswick. While this work is in progress all visitors, no matter what their rank, or even their position in connection with the Exhibition itself, are excluded as rigidly as at the Royal Academy when the pictures are being hung there. Not many of the pictures have yet been placed, and they are chiefly the works of Sir Joshua Reynolds. All his great masterpieces are here,including the celebrated " Mother and Child," and the portrait of the famous and lovely Georgina, Duchess of Devonshire, of whose wit and beauty we have heard so much, and who, if as witty as she is here drawn beautiful, must indeed have justified the praise bestowed on o su e , .u e tgsboeope 2 doie O ndnifn f o e tsutmphn t sttlea from the this great toast of the Whigs. Now that the pictures are being hung, the light from the gallery roof is found to be perfect. As a rule, very few of floor, though the light is so good that by giving them a little outward inclination they could be well seen even at the top of the wall. Such judgment works a w tnh e de t p h i ac n rt k eu that pictures however, e e i v n: e Redgrave h b d , given satisfaction even to that most difficult body to please—the artists themselves. The foreign Commissioners have not yet commenced hanging their works, though they are expected to do so in the course of this week, and before this day month all will be in readiness here for opening. .As this work progresses along the walls the effect of the subdued decorative designs and colours adopted by Mr. Crace come out admirably. The domes are finished so far as regards their construc tionof glass and h have v e stdecoration,ingenious ill from o.buttubhsee arrangement, outside, however, is coming down in great masses day by day. d ftoh o lis m di e nc . gan ß b y e d a o n ne The monstrous travelling scaffold used in painting the nave roof, &c., is also being sawn up, and tum bled down headlong. Still, in spite of all the hurry and all the progress made, an immense amount of work remains to be done, and one almost desponds on looking round the immense empty interior, and reflecting it hasall tobe completed,filled, arranged, and opened in little more than six weeks from the present date. Some progress in works which it will be difficult hereafter to hasten might be made if the entrance from the Cromwell-road were closed as soon as possible against carts entering with goods. Until this is done the wide thoroughfare now across the nave cannot be floored, nor the lath and plaster screen under the entrance begun, nor the brick arches completed over where the turnstiles are to be erected. If this entrance were soon closed all these works might be proceeded with, and the goods left to come in through the apertures which have already been broken in the walls under the windows of the picture galleries for that purpose. Any cases too bulky to pass through these openings (and there are sure to be some) could easily be taken round to the western annexe and brought up along the tramway for the machinery in motion t 3 the very centre of i:n f s e e w nd p in a g ek t a h ge eir s goods from the interior. p e- a t c h k i a rd ge o s f t t h h a e t foreign. The back wardnesstf n ar The eegfon goods rgt oh goods a opening that have nagl rae ap apayrr approaches, a i n y e arrived sincesea, nbtbuilding, ii 1p:or certain, our last a aco s iern t notice wearisli lto hubese i l snn a nt v Birmingham,hoeye' givingaweannoyance u t ceo h rafsuaeE t ns h eocin b e fgf e coal e e ori n fs x nreh e few a u e ea p l xsl m ai t hoa i a o i o nnyb s n .x t si ti;oeoayArtflsylel tmaolAlmost t t the have been received from England or the Colonies would scarcely fill a very ordinary sized room. There are some classes and sub-classes which it is known will not be sent till the last moment, such as plate and valuable jewels, decorative furniture, or rare chymical crystals, all of which, especially the two latter, are liable to injury from the dampness in the building, or, as in the case of crystals, from the vibration going on around. These, however, are rare exceptions, and in no way refer to the great bulk of raw and manufactured materials which ought long since to have been delivered and fairly arranged, or at least deposited on their counters by this time. We may warn English exhibitors that their delay is attracting the serious attention of the Commissioners, and that it will almost certainly result in their strictly adhering to their rule, that nothing will be received into the building after the 31st of this month. Such a restriction, for the rea sons we have already given, would most probably is only punish the most innocent for the s fault that now common to all. On Friday some very h a ndsome cases came in is from Messrs. Elkington , wh o, it said, will make a most superb display on this occasion, and who, i n addition to their fine court, will also have a trophy in the nave. The e ases of the great jewellers, Messrs. Hunt and Roskell and Messrs. Garrard, 14 were also delivered, but we are sorry t o say that beyond this the consignments of English goods were few and unimportant. Both the French and English refreshment contractors are very b us _ y and their arran geme nts are advancing w e ll towards comple tion. is dated the 110 : he detailed c h ways mocfnsbiftwetar t . „ . " When we entered the Chat/Ake of aiputias we roaolved to avoid with groat care noy proceedings which; Might lead to divisions - in , the ranke, of the liberal majority, or between the'representativcs of people and the Government - of the - King ; but, faithful to the charge committed to us by the Prussian people, we also determined to maintain the constitutional rights of their - representatives, and to shrink front no conflict, in which we "night he involved on this heed. We believe that we have fulfilled this mission. The viode in -which the budget has heen framed hitherto rendered neii - ly worthless the most eoiential right of the repreAl;- tative holy—the right of nareeing to and witehiog over the receipts; and expeoseA of the State ; for by the custom of late years and the -- view whiciii the Government took, as indicated in the project of law on the Court of Accounts, the executive was only e h i °r e outnP ' form which would give' responsible to the chamber in the employment of the public money under general heads. But these heads are so vast, and embrace so many objects in the most costly departments of the administration, especially in the war budget, that the chamber has scerccly any control over the expenditure. In order to give a real precision to the budget we proposed a resolution which would not only establish in future the necessity of greater particularity in the budget, but which aimed at fixing - in the budget of the cur rent years definite sums, because this was indispen sable the e de f r u t t u h r a e t a t control which was expected from it. All admitted gene ral budget was indispensable, and the Government themselves promised an amendment of the budget in this respect in future, but not in the present year. But we, who had not to regulate the forms of future budgets, who had come ttiotshth:teerpsedetwocopht,cliearcinnh6diin(it.neioronet according to our duty and our conscience respecting the contents of the present one could not confin e might and em: yn m t e e : a f n e : s he of jec e tthhee osan obliged u c o t t a l s c e le l v y pe e rs n u x o o r t c po g te e p e tr t i t i 0 1 . ye t h g e l e c nr xa a pr l G: r t e a i o es v i ds us that control which was our right. We could not allow the constitutional right of the people to become a sham. In order to fulfil the duty im posed on us by the constitution, we were obliged to use the means we had in order to insure a complete survey of the budget to be voted. It is easy to understand, moreover, how essen tial it was that at the present time the items of the war budget should be particularised. The Go-. vernment of the King has replied to this resolutior, without waiting till it was put into practical opera_ tion in the elaboration of the different parts of the budget, by the dissolution of the chamber. We have exercised our clear arid incontestable right, while assenting to the indispensable expenditure of the year, and have in no manner encroached on the rights of the executive. We have not raised a fruit.; less opposition, or sought for a miserable quarrel. In a great and important question we desirei..l to give reality to the constitutional right of the repre sentatives of the people, and await with a quiet conscience the judgment of the country. THE COURTMARTIAL ON CAPTAIN .ROBE_RLSON. On Friday, during the proceedings connected v;ith this protracted inquiry, an incident occurred v; hick nearly brought about another " affair of honour." As will be seen by an extract from the :rep or t of the we give below, the prosecut or , C ol. Brownrigg,-adjutant-general, expr esse d very forcibly of Major Jones,one of the witnesses for the p r i soner, rc his edee id i n n eg t P e su n ty tion o f impugning th e cre dibi l i ty in reference to a particular circumstance. The cou r t having been cleared, preliminary to a di scuss i on b y the members as to the propriety of admitting fury_ther evidence for such a purpose, th e nature of (-Jo'. Brownrigg's expressions was a t once communicated to Major Jones by Capta i n R oger Palmer, wl'.o h as been present in court as a spectator during the greater part of the pr ocee di ngs. T he rr_ault was (according to the Freeman's Journal) an ; Immediate demand by Major Jones, through Capt. Palmer, for a withdrawal of the offensi ve wor d s wad the impu tation which they conveyed. Major Jones is, in fact, understood to have intimated his readiness to, throw up his commission, so as to be freed from the restrictions which one of the recent articles of war impose on military men as to the mode of obtaining redress for personal affronts, in case his demand was not at once complied with. A conference took place in the Barrack-square, between the principals and their friends (Col. Stewart, of the 86th Regi ment, acting for Col. Brownrigg), and after a few. moments Col. Brownrigg retired, and presently returned with the written apology which appears in our report, and which after some alterations. demanded by Capt. Palmer had been made in it, was approved of and accepted by Major Jones and his " friend." The following is the extract referred to:— The examination of the witnesses for the pri soner on the rebutting caso having closed, Capt. Robertson applied for an adjournment of the proceedings until Monday, in order to enable him to prepare his observations. Col. Ilrow - nrigg thought it right to state that he intended, with the permission of the court s to produce evidence to prove the incorrectness of 'that portion of Major Jones's testimony which had. reference to his return from the archery meeting on July 6, 1861. President—Do you mean to impugn the credi bility of Major Jones? Colonel Brownrigg—Most distinctly. The President suggested that ample opportu nity had been afforded in the original cane of giving evidence on the point in question, and that it had not been availed of. Col. Brownrigg had also undertaken to impeach the testimony of Lieut. Rintoul, and he had brought forward no evidence to that purport. Col. Brownrigg submitted that he had done so in respect, at least, of one circumstance. President—Well, the evidence which you now' propose to give is to be confined to one single cir cumstance—the impugning of Major Jones's credc.. BENSON'S WATCHES AND CLOCKS..—" Perfection of mechanfinn.'' — Morning Post. 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President—You undertake to produce evidence to the court to show that he has been inco rrect in his statement P Colonel o e ron h g p g 0 — int ee i n r t a i question,nl y; I undertake etrhtaa that, e theyto prove that, in what he has stated in regard to hi g return from the archery meeting on the 6th rub,lB6l, he told an untruth. is r t r e The court, was here clear e d, an d on resumin g , cided to hear evidence from both the had The President announ ce d t h at the courtde. prosecutor and the prn Bowni should be confined to that point alone. Colonel Brownrigg then said—G enera l G iardon, since the court has been closed it has ber j n sug gested to me that, in an answer which I just made to a question from the President as to whether I intended to impugn the testimonyof Major Jones, I stated that I did so i n th e broa d and general ac ceptation of the term. I have no hesitation in saying that this was not in the least my intention, and that I meant nothing more than that Major Jones had given, unintentionally doubtless, an Inac curate statement, and that I had witnesses to sh ow he was in error ; and I withdraw the word "untrue in reference to Major Jones's evidence in any man ner, having been informed that I made use of s uc h a word. President—Let that explanation be put after the decision of the court. The evidence was then proceeded with. to stationed th e military iilintatrhyehodsert a it c ai he dot barracks DUEL.—A duel with swords took place e. few ago between two sergeant-majors of the 60th. Regi days I men Bercy. One of them was seriously wounded in. the abdo men, Galignani. CAUTION TO ARTISTES.---ABSS Louisa Van Noorden, the accomplished vocal artiste, has lately expe rienced a very narrow eecape from a painful death. Her account is so very graphic tb.at we cannot do better than e r8 :1 do Grace.— me n , t a o n f d the conveyed line give it in her own words, as contained in a letter sent to her brother--" Florence, Pagliano Teatro, sth March, — I have to inform you I sang last night again in the opera, " Campanello," and. just as I had gone . half through my aria, I heard a murmuring sound in the theatre, as though my performance was not admired, but I took no notice of it for a zn;,ment, until, all at once, I felt my chin a little hot, n'a on looking at myself, I found my dress had caught fire. , I immediately gathered my dress from the back, ane I not hay 0 smothered the flame with my own hands. Had um, 4 tilt) been cool, and had I attempted to have left the 1 ,, flames s boy ond draught would have immediately fanned the rh. j my power of subduing. The audience gave me such _ , ro und , all passed a ,I . we ll, of applause as I finished my song, and although it will bo a caution fo r me n ever t 4 apr i roach too near the footlights."—Era, tnd resto constitution broken Fij a: an te •-d ra . in [ADVERTISEMENT.]—/Tolloway's out in blood al waysall Obtained. v —With health may generally be regained by taking a course of these purifying Pills at this , s i ei e s t o i n on . to Th e a v y ery tho o ' rg eou an ghl si y i depurat e blood is iropove'"l' if t mt.u h sno e :rb b teii l god o nu o sh d la:u s m ear ou c r h s foruotmallthneobx,,ioci•yas. waalteeirrs, proper-- ties place them in the fort most wank as corrector and im provers of the secrae.ons- They discipline disordered re convenience, paint any other drawback, m th or the IN hen the the nervous s ystem shattered, ev ery d°"' ma' use of Holloway's Pills • their bmi gil ,„,. old ma ke reassure the most deVadeut, THE GOLD FIELDS. Our mining progress for the past month has been marked by no incident calling for special notice. No fresh leads of great importance have been opened, but on each of our gold-fields work has been steadily proceeded with, generally with remunerative results, and our auriferous treasures continue to be gradually developed, and their wealth and permanence satisfactorily established. The accounts from the New Zealand gold-field have of late not been so favourable. No fresh diggings have been opened, and the advices last received from there show that unless some deposits are speedily discovered there will be a great falling off in the quantity of gold produced and very little for the miners to do, since those diggings which were first found out have been wholly occupied for some time past, and are to a great extent worked out. Notwithstanding this fact, however, a considerable number of our miners have left for there during the past month, under the belief that other and rich deposits must exist in a country where such good finds have already been made. Time alone can prove how far they are right in their anticipations. The diminution of the number of ruiners engaged upon our own goldfields has, of course, had the effect of reducing the yield. The escort returns for the four years ending January 17, 1862, show a deficiency of 21,639 ounces as compared with the returns for the period ending the same date in 1861, the amount being in 1861, 154,624 ounces ; and in 1862, 132,985 ounces. The escort returns for 1860 and 1861 show a deficiency on behalf of the latter year of 163,166 ounces. In looking at the statement, however, it must be borne in mind that the quantity of gold brought to Melbourne by pri vate hand during the past year is greatly in excess of that ever conveyed in a like manner in any for year, so that the deficiency in the yield is more ap parent than real. This will partly be shown by a comparison of the amount of gold exported in the years 1860 and 1861. In 1860 the quantity was 2,128,479 ounces, and in 1861 2,072,359 ounces, thus showing a comparative deficiency of only 56,120 ounces. NEW SOUTH WALES. We extract the following from the Sydney _Herald of Jan. 21 : " Parliament was prorogued yesterday by his Excellency Sir John Young, after an unusually short session of four months and a half. Short as the session was the congratulations of the governor upon the successful result of the labours of the two houses were quite appropriate, as a larger number of important measures have been passed within that period than during any previous session. The Land Bills were within a few days after Parliament re assembled passed rapidly through the lower house with scarcely a single alteration, and were without any material emendations agreed to by the Council; the new nominees, though disapproving of the government land policy, considering that under the circumstances of the case, they were to some extent bound to endorse the proceedings of the other branch of the legislature. A similar view was hm as es e being taken by the Cou ncil with regard to the bil l f or ; that measure, though at variance with in strongly excluding reprobatedthe C MONDAY EVENI:'“I, MARCH 17, 1562, tereational treaties, as well as being intrinsically su i c id a l an d- nrjust, was accepted mainly on the ground of its having been t,‘f.sed by the repre sentatives of the people. Although uu tirry occasion when their privileges wera called in question the nominees have asserted their rights as a co-ordinate branch of the legislature, the character of their appointments has undoubtedly operated to induce their assent to measures sent up to them from the assembly which they would ; have felt themselves justified in rejecting if they had held their seats directly by theyill of the people. The proceedings of the new Council have consequently been marked by a series of dignified concessions to the popular w ill as ex p ress ed by the A s sembly, which were accompanied by firm pro tests against the measures they considered it their duty to pass. The reconstruction of the Council on an elective basis will necessarily command for it a position of greater independence ; and on that account, and also because of the manner in which the present Government have shown themselves prepared to use their power of nomination, the satis factory settlement of the upper house question is felt to be the more extremely urgent. Besides the Land Act and the Chinese Regulations Acts mea sures have been passed this session for the regula tion of the gold-fields, for the consolidation of the . f , o a r n dthfeorhteltietc;evision of the licensing administration of the insolvent police o f force, arrangements. All these measures were originated in the Assembly, and received few and unimportant alterations while passing through the Council. " Parliament stands prorogued, as a matter of form, to the 20th of next month. A resolution having been carried in the Assembly that the legis lature should in future be called together not later than the first week in May, it is hoped that the sessions will be hereafter shorter than they have terminate before t hithertoclose b o e f e t n h , e a y n e d a that they will THE ALL .ENGLAND ELEVEN IN AUSTRALIA, The Melbourne Age gives a long accoun t o f th e which we extract reception and play of the celebrated English Eleven i t nh efollowing the cap t alVictoria, h e Eleven fro arrived on the 24th m of December, the reception accorded them was of a semi-public character. Upon the Great Britain anchoring in the Bay a committee appointed by the Melbourne cricketers proceeded on board. They found that Eleven, namely , Messrs. H. H. Stephen son,, Bennett, Caffyn, Griffith, Hearn, Iddison, Lstaewphreenncseo,n,Ahlaodrtaloll ri ckarvdwell , Mudie, and hearty. Arrangements had been made that the first match ie Sewell, and E. should take place upon New Year's-day and the three following days, and should be between the Eleven and twenty-two Melbourne players. /sir. H. H. Stephenson, however, objected to giving such long odds at the outset, and alleged that his men eighteen interest manifested, p had not recovered from the effects of the voyage. After some discussion, the Melb ourn elayerswere erepittedcricketers gave against ain way, st th e and Eleven.only From igh the tee a large attendance of spectators was anticipated, and every accommodation was provided to enable the match to pass off pleasantly. was erected, and with refreshment booths. people, ef A grand stand, forming an arc of 700 feet and thecapablegrouond of seating w as 5, The weather was beautifully fine, and the match proved a complete success. The attendance of the public was enormous. The match proved an easy covered ° victory for the English champions. To some extent they were favoured by fortune, but it was evident that the colonial team was overmatched. The following is the list of the players engaged : All England Eleven.—H. H. Stephenson (cap tain), G. Bennett, W. Caffyn, G. Griffith, T. Hearn, R. Iddison, C. Lawrence, W. Mortlock, W. Mudie, T. Sewell, E. Stephenson. Umpire—G. Wells. Melbourne Eighteen.—G. Marshall (captain), J. Bryant, B. Butterworth, J. Conway, S. Cosstick, G. Elliott, S. Hopkinson, J. Huddleston, C. Mace, C. Makinson, T. Morres, H. O'Mullane, S. S. Rennie, D. Sweeney, J. Stewart, J. B. Thompson, R. W. Wardill, T. F. Wray. Umpire—J. Smith. The Melbourne Eighteen were the first to go to the wickets, and their play was considered admir able, for though their wily and practised opponents enticed some of the best men out, 117 runs were secured. Marshall with 27, J. B. Thompson with 17, and Sweeney with 16, were the highest scorers. Caffyn was put to bowl at first, but was not very successful, and the wickets were taken by Bennett and Griffith. Upon the Eleven going to the wickets it soon became evident that they had mastered their opponents' bowling. The display of batting was perfect, and it took two days to complete the innings. Caffyn scored 79, Griffith 61; E. Stepen son, 34 ; Iddison, 31 ; Mudie, 22 ; Lawrence, 20 ; Mortlock (not out), 11; Hearn, 8 ; Sewell, 3 ; and H. H. Stephenson, 2 ; the total being 305. In their second innings the Melbourne Eighteen scored but 92. At the commencement it appeared as if the colonial players were about to rival the All England score. For the first wicket 37 runs were obtained, but afterwards a strange sort of fatality attended the efforts of the batsmen. Eight of them were put out in less than half an hour, while the score was completely at a standstill. A stand was made by Wardill, Cosstick, Hopkinson, and Elliott, and through their exertions the score was somewhat brought up. Sewell, who was put on to bowl for the Eleven, proved himself very dangerous, as he took seven wickets for 21 runs. The feature of the innings, however, was the fielding of Iddison, who in one place or another took no less than four wickets. Upon the whole the Melbourne cricketers, though beaten in one innings by 95 runs, did not come off badly. Their great deficiency was in field ing. Both Caffyn and Griffiths were missed before they had scored much, and other mistakes of a like nature were far too frequent. Their inexperience as compared with such practised players, and their nervousness also contributed largely to their defeat. The brilliancy and finish of the general play of the Eleven has ban highly commended, but now that their style is more known the Melbourne cricketers are very anxious for a second match, and confidently predict that they would be able to secure a different result. The playing ground was pronounced by the Eleven to be-equal to the best one in England, and this was one cause of their .making so high a score. The succeeding match was between the Eleven and Twenty-two of the district of Beechworth. This game was only played for the amusement of the good people of the district, who were anxious to see the champions of England in the field, as it was known from the first that the Beechworth players were incapable of coping with the Eleven. In fact, an Eleven of the Melbourne Clubs had beaten every Twenty-two of the country districts it ever played against. No one was surprised, therefore, when the Eleven, having scored 264 in their first innings, disposed of the Beechworth Twenty-two for 20 runs in the first, and 56 in the second innings, and thus won the game by the one innings and 188 runs. The Two champion Elevens then combined, and entered the lists together against the All-Eng land Eleven. Public attention was strongly fixed upon this encounter, for it was believed that the allies would together make an effectual stand. Nor were these expectations ill-founded, for the efforts of the colonial players were rewarded with a gratify ing amount of success. The Victorian team, it may be mentioned, was weakened by the with drawal of two of its original members, who could not make arrangements to play, and in the second innings the allies were deprived of the services of one of their crack batsmen,Kettlei who had obtained the highest score in the first innings. He was dis abled by a fast ball from Caffyn when playing very steadily. In their first inning s the Twenty-two scored 153, a nd by steady fielding and good bowling they disp o sed of the Eleven for 110 runs, thus ob taining a majority of 43. in their second innings, the 3. l wenty-tvvo obtained 144 runs, leaving the All-England Eleven 188 to get to win. The game, however, could not be played out. At first the match had been arranged to be a three days' affair, but a heavy rein storm prevented it being commenced upon the first (lay, itnil ofher nrrangements would not permit of its being carried int o 11 1 - , week. Much regret has been eNpresned at the cix. cumstance, as it was evident that the colonial cricketers had a good chance of retrieving their former defeat. It is a matter for congratulation, however, that the Twenty-two won in the first innings, as that is a feat which was never accom plished by the Americans. Upon the 20th, 21st, and 22d Jan., the Eleven played a match at Geelong with Twenty-two of the district. Here again they were victorious. The Geelong players scored 111 and 80, and the Eleven obtaing 128 runs in their first innings, won the match with nine wickets to fall in the second. Since this match they have sailed for Sydney, where they are to play 22 of the sister colony. THE INTERNATION 41 EXHIBITION. The important question regarding the principal details of the opening ceremony of the International Exhibition and of the distinguished personages who are to take part on that occasion will, in a few days, be entirely arranged. There was great disappoiet ment felt among the exhibitors when it became known that the Prince of Wales would not be pre sent to inaugurate with fitting splendour and ceremony this great national event, and even to this day the great majority still cling to the hope that if an earnest expression of their wishes on this subject were made to her Majesty her permission would be given for the return of the Prince in time for the Ist of May. That some such step will be taken in the matter by the exhibitors there is very little doubt, though with what success it is, of course, impossible to foresee. One thing, however, is very certain, the announcement that her Majesty had given her sanction to the return of the Prince to preside at the opening would give unbounded satisfaction, not alone to the exhibitors, but to all concerned in the success of the Exhibition. The other arrangements for the Ist of May, as far as they have yet been considered, are to the effect that her Majesty will issue a Royal Commission to the Duke of Cambridge, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Earl of Derby. Viscount Palmerston, and the Lord Chancellor, em powering them to open the building in her name, and to invite foreign Sovereigns to be present at the ceremony. The latter provision is a most im portant one as regards the eclat of the occasion. It seems to be generally believed among those most likely to be well-informed on such matters that the Emperor of the French will pay one visit to London this year, for the purpose of seeing the Exhibition, to the magnificence of which his own subjects have contributed so largely ; and it seems not unreason able to expect that on the invitation of the Royal Commissioners his Imperial Majesty might be in duced to make this visit coincide with the period fixed for the opening. The English people, we are sure, would appreciate so high and graceful a com pliment at its fullest value. The other illustrious foreign personages will most probably be the King of the Belgians, with the Crown Prince and Prin cess Royal of Prussia, Prince Louis of Hesse, &c. At present the Commissioners are undecided whether or not there will be any necessity for the erection of unreserved seats on this occasion. We venture to think that such an arrangement would be in the highest degree desirable. If the Emperor of the French and other representatives of foreign Royalty honour the occasion with their presence, there are certain to be at least 30,000 visitors present, and to leave them to find out what places they can, inconveniently overcrowding some parts, while others are left comparatively empty, would be to invite such a scene of confusion as would go far to spoil the whole effect. If reserved seats are decided on we believe there is no intention to charge for them, but to give admission to the season ticket-holders according to the order of priority in which the tickets were purchased. Whatever other adjuncts may give eclat to the opening ceremony, there is no doubt but that the musical programme alone will be sufficient to insure a large attendance and a marked success. Rossini, Meyerbeer, Verdi, and Auber have each composed special marches and anthems for this occasion, and which it is said, when fitly performed, as they will be on the Ist of May by a powerful orchestra and chorus, will have a most grand and impressive effect. The orchestra is to be erected under the eastern dome to accommodate 300 instrumentalists and 1,000 vocalists, all under the direction of Mr. Costa. While speaking of this orchestra, we may mention that it is a pity the designs, which are finished, are not now given to the contractors to execute. It seems to be quite forgotten that a work which ought to take ten days, and has to be done in five days, costs nearly double what it otherwise would ; and it is hardly fair to the contractors, who have behaved with such spirit and liberality, to put off everything to the last moment, and so add both to their anxiety and expense. We repeatedly called attention dur ing the winter to the backwardness shown by the Commissioners in getting ready the western annexe for machinery in motion, and the works here were so long deferred that it is now more than doubtful if it can be even in a tolerable state of readiness by the Ist of May, and this procrastination has cost the con tractors at least £5,000 more than it need have done if they had been allowed to proceed with the annexe in good time and at their leisure. This ought not to occur with the plans for the erection of the orches tra. This orchestra is to be removed by the con tractors within a fortnigt t after the opening of the building ; but we venture to think that a slight im provement might be made in this arrangement which would give very general satisfaction, and need not delay the final removal of the structure by many hours. It is admitted on all sides that the musical portion of the opening ceremony will be very grand indeed. But it is also well known that the building itself, however well suited for Exhibition purposes, is necessarily from this fact alone very ill adapted for conducting sound. Broken up on every side into courts and counter spaces, filled with goods, and hung with tapestries, it is difficult to imagine how an audience of 25,000 visitors at the opening ceremony can be so arranged round the orchestra as to allow even 10,000 to hear the music with proper effect. The opening will take place on a Thursday; why should not the orchestra be allowed to remain, and a repetition of the musical programme take place on the Friday and Saturday following ? These three days would enable the whole body of season ticket holders to hear the music if they were so inclined, as there is no doubt they would be, and this would in itself be an attraction which would amply justify the erection of the intended orchestra. The French are still rapidly enclosing their Court with the wooden partitions which are now so loudly complained of on albeides. The effect which this enclosure will produce in the interior will be precisely the same as if a gigantic wooden box, occupying one quarter of the building, and placed in the best part, were built up from the floor to the roof. If other Courts follow this example, as there is every reason to believe they will if the French are allowed to persist, the whole interior will be a mere labyrinth of wooden partitions, and it will literally be neeessary to erect hand-posts to show the public what routes they must follow to reach such and such Courts and classes of manufactures. The Belgians are very busy preparing to shut them ' selves in at least as high as the gallery floors, and the Austrian workmen are similarly engaged. It is singular that foreign Governments, usually so economical in other matters, should go to the great expense of sending over gangs of workmen to do a few simple j o bs in carpentering which could be donq at a tithe of the cost by the contractors on the spot l Apparently, the French Commission seem to hw'Q / 1 ‘ 1 lF 4 E*l I ~ i