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A , ' • C , Air • 41 4# . ' L t V4l 4llllk .'s). 91, 4 4#01‘ • ••, 1 V;" , - 1 :' -" • ' N ik. • r . •1, TOO el ; • , j ax I - - - 1 4 i !. ; ) :!" ;!! ;:i 411 ( 1P " • -*".. • + ~ .-.2, - a---, N 1•V!-:') ps I) F ~> /~' ~~' ;.t r 1 AMUSEMENTS. in cus- , as eon r to the ed with over to • TFIEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. EDMUND FALCONER. The public i s respectfully inform e d that this Tbeatre, aV ing been Re-modelled, Decorated, and Embellished in trill 3' tic S mageani on onficent and BOXI N costly G- N styl eIGHT, will be opened for the rana a. Not withstanding the immense expenses incurred in the Fmzl j ra ngements, the Prices of Admission will be as usual, and to those of the principal London Theatres, viz. : "vate Boxes, 10s, 6d., 215., £1 lls. 6d., £2 25., £ 3 38 . , Bo£4 4s. Stalls, 6s. Dress circle, 4s. First Circle, 3s. to rtes, 2s. Pit, 2s. Lower Gallery, Is. Upper Gallery, No Half-price. IMORNING PERFORMANCE of the PANTO "LE EVERY WEDNESDAY, at Two o'clock. 4 r ,evious to the Performance the "National Anthem" 0 ue sung by the whole strength of the Company. 27 0 , 11 PRIDAY, Dec. 26 (Boxing Night), end Saturday, ", will be presented Mr. E. Falconer's Comic Drama, entitled P r.inc NEXT OF N KIN. al Caracrs by Messrs. S. Calhaem, H. ae°lll e , ip Wartle h , Rourke, Fredericks ; Mrs. Edmund Sincl ir, ~ and Miss Portman. 44-tter which will be produced the Great Drury-lane le i in in the form of an entirely Novel, Original, Bur coll,, Grotesque, Petical, Pictorial, Pastoral, Grand 14 'e Chritmas Pantomime entitled _ LITTLE GOODY TWO SHOES; o r) HARLEQUIN and COCK ROBIN! "Little Bird with bosom red, Welcome to my Humble Shed, Daily near my table steal, While I pick my scanty meal, Well rewarded if I spy; Th e Pleasure in thy glancing eye."—Old Poem. la it ,,bovel Effects and Extensive Scenery by Messrs. ac q r"VE and TELBIN, assisted by Messrs. DAYES, TE T C. FENTON, E. LLOYDS, GRIEVE, Jun., thZIN, Jun., and D ANSON and SONS. The Ma- Mr. TUCKER. The Costumes by Mr. MAY A,, - -Li's. CLARKE, The Masks, Designs, and Personal Nelointnients by the celebrated DYK-WYN-KYN ; corn ed under his direct supervision by Messrs. GLINDON, Bert AI4TON, and numerous Assistants. The Tricks, Pro linfet Changes, and Transformations of the Ilarlquinade by BLAMIRE and Assistants. The Gas Appointments ''' b r• HINCKLEY. The Scenes of the Harlequinade by ta;I4OLENO, J. CORMACK, and D. JOHNSON. The ti4 ll „Pes, Tableaux, Action and Grand Ballet, designed and Itt e ."ged by Mr OSCAR:BYRNE. The Overture and Th — ,,' e composed . and arranged by Mr. J. BARNARD. .tk e i l lhening invented and written by E. L. KAN C of "The House that Jack Built," "Peter Wilkins," 7 4 "1n Hood," & c . 'E VILLAGE SCHOOL OF GOODY TWO SHOES. EARLY MORNING. Lit ,,, ti e Goody Two Shoes—Miss LYDIA THOMPSON. his dear little Girl, whose real name was Margery I,QAnWell,.l, once lived," &c.—Old Story. h o . "- 1 5 kind Wife gave little Margery a nice pair of new the es; and she was so pleased with them, and so fond of T we wi ng them to ever one she met, saying, ' Two ttes,' that she gained the name of ' theL Goody 11 h ees.' "—Old ()tory. • glee "aven, the Pin•eon, the Cat, and the White Rabbit Pets), Maeters Gork, Coo Mew, and Bunny. Little Pet Robin—Master Redbreast. —O 9 Blue (her Shepherd Swain) Miss HELEN HO . The ~ ZnY Stout (the Good WARD Boy) Mr. J. ROBINS. 1) -4113 Y Green (the Bad Boy) Mr. G. WESTON. tl eY S eholars—Masters Wag Lag, Fag, Brag, Dag, Nag , Lamp ag, Tag, &e" and Misses Nimble, Simple, Sample, Whimper,Simper,Niminy, Piminy, &c., &c. Sir Timothy Gripe (Lord of the Manor), Mr. TOM MATTHEWS. vi Graspall (his Steward), Mr. SHAW. tato. a gers—Messre. Bumkin,Whackstraw,Oatcake,Chaw iiThatcher, &c., &c. larg e " room in wich she taug ht her scholars was very he 'se that s h e cou ld h ave h er children standin front of Of t: U ile she instructed them.—Old Story. e Proposal made by Sir Timothy to Goody Two Shoes, and what became of it. 41j1ITING LODGE ON THE BORDERS OF Th e THE FOREST. a ir)? Good Nature (assuming the form of Goody Peabody), Miss KATE SAXON. 1,, G amekeepers, Messrs. Popp and Bang . eclte eni Mr. Powdernob. Page, Master Buttons. Housekeeper, Mrs. Chickabiddy. h ew 1 7 Little Boy Blue meets with a particular friend, and to the Squire dooms the small Birds found on his Estate Tieneral destruction, and what ensues thereupon. E B RAMBLE BRAKE IN THE DEPTHS OF THE FORE ST.—SUN SET. St 8 , h ell good Little Goody Two Shoes had finished her little of letters, she invited a great number of her poor lead tL e e raPanions to meet together under an old oak tree, re she taught them."—Old Story. li ar The Demo n E nv y, Mr. GLINr ON. e d and Malice (his attendants), Messrs. Scowl and Th e t Growl. ad Boy's Compact with the Evil Genius, and what followed therefrom. 11 -AITNT OF THE WOOD NYMPHS IN THE ENCHANTED DELL. May, Miss WENT WORTH. S B luebell, Cowslip, Violet, Wild Thyme, Golden Broom, envavvell, Daisy, Buttercup, Wood Anemone, Primrose, ulvo lvulus,Wild Rose, Traveller's joy,Celandine, Hearts -1,15°. Pox Glove, &c. (her attendant Wild Flowers), by a host of Coryphees. Pas de rget-me-not, Miss LYDIA THOMPSON. ras de Double ° Heartsease, The Misses GUNNISS. Ballet des Bouquets, invented and arranged by Mr. OSCAR BYRNE. WOODY AVENUE, LEADING TO BUTTERCUP MEAD. " All hail to thee, thou first of May, Sacred to merry sport and play, To wine and jest and dance and song, And mirth that lasts the whole day long." C.r.IEBRATION OF MAY-DAY AND FESTIVAL OF THE MAY QUEEN. O UTSIDE OF LITTLE GOODY'S COTTAGE, MILL " BROOK, AND ANCIENT BELFRY. Wile killed Cock Robin ? I, said the Sparrow, with 'xi, e ray Bow and Arrow."—Old Nursery Mr. Legend. S-arrow Take-an-Aim. The Fly, Master B uzzy. , he ue Fish, Mr. Gillbut. The Beetle, Mrs. Gamp. ThLinnet, Master Downey. The Owl,Mr. Whit-to-Whoa. e Lark, Mr. Higbfiyer. The Rook, Mr. Blackcoat. TMr. Roarer, with a Horn accompaniment. and h is °toed done. Impressive fate of Little Cock Robin, k e d e marvellous restoration by Good Nature, who pr 11„ %la her radiated Path of Prisms over the World. eoi tir o bi - Puus, Mr. CORMACK and Mr. ST. MAINE. -- . 1 , 41 e0. Madame BOLENO (her first appearance here p then two years) and the 'Misses GTJNNISS. antaloons, Mr. G. TANNER and Mr. DEULIN FIoJOHNSON. "Ir. HARRY BOLEN 0 (his first appearance here N et these tw o y ears ) and Mr. C. LAURI. -131 ' . '"GIZAND HINT 0' NATIONAL (THEATRE) ,h EXHIBITION OF FUN! t.t'llilittiegutire_eseting of all Nations—Gold Washing and Gold tiotarizeAr m e s e t i ing'sßreech-loader—theExhibitionße 1) of the Exhibition—Clown rings one of the Belles 1,7," Savage —the Majolica F o untain—Clown's h try i r per Scent—Striking Two—the E2 . t fi lb o - ...atTob—a Medicated Vapour Bath—a Piping Bull . n h 4 e Airs)—the Australian Obelisk makes a decided ils c ?'" - a Toad in the Hole—a Long Nap (2,000 years)— d a . d en lathe Coal Hole—Froggy would a-Wooing go--a . ri on Se e , lif lox of Strange Visitors and close of the Exhibi . 2 . -- EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF INTER- NATIONAL LODGING-HOUSE. p entrs 'oVented an d P roduce d b y B o l eno (Registered). --nlir eista—HAßßY BOLENO, Madame BOLENO. • CORMACK, and TANNER. 1111 Storm Valse—Madame BOLENO and Mr. , CORMACK. ot tso suaaj, Mrs. Graball ; Page, Master Bellbutton; 13 hoe..t e icr. not yet engaged; Visitors, Cabmen, Sweeps, Monti tack Brigade, &0., by Artists too numerous to 1 ,13 ( 1 ° , 11. ,''arp hi '"qa I Lodgings ! Lodgings — Home Full—AFair I Jot e '„ 6 , °f a Cabby's Fair—A Foreigner all Abroad—Harry . a return to his Old Quarters —Somebody s Luggage the ° ",°( l .Y's Luggage (Oh, Dickens) —My Lodgings are on ar e er ground—ADamp Bed with Sheets of Water (which w,aYs damp) —Bottling Spirits—A Policeman on Duty Sol ve down with the Dust—Clown and Pantaloon re the b r. change their quarters—The new Bedroom Door— Ire,,-wthibition Early-rising Bedstead—Clown makes an 4niisofieession—Oh, rest thee, my Babe--1 Novel Extin• Night out the Light Put out the Light—A Squally ar e Z, Clown gets rid of a Lodger—Both Child and Nurse asleep --Clown. gives them a drop too much— . .ane arid C o of getting off to sleep—forty winks—Harlequin Box VW (oP)—'Tis when to sleep the World retires—the f',l l ,'—an unwelcome Visitor—The Shades of Night and oh Night Shade--Look on this Picture and on this—List, 134 list —I' m always with you — l ' ll warm yer—Oh, slum air I °Y darling, and s l e ep whil e y ou ma y—Vi s i ons l i ght as slum air` Nurse—the Child—the Great Sensation Scene and S •Lotiment. e e , 3 .---SHELL-FISH SHOP, COBBLER'S STALL, AND MUSIC WAREHOUSE! l'a tit nvete by Mr. . . Zaimists I Miss n es d GUNNI D SS Johnson and Messrs. ST. pas T M NE, DEULI u- OHNSONhe Mi sses and C. LAUItI. rois Mansilla Spi N ritu—Ts GUNNISS and A. N e M. ST. MAINE. and G -d rip--a Trip less Flat—Flat Fish, Flying Fish, k yli round Bait—taking in the Natives Childish Games, 440 e "d'e hAPPy days—Arrival of Fun—Sudden appelF- Nri ii ,of an old friend—Clown goes a fishing—Gets a bite N u e u Prove to be a nibble for him, Garotting with a Von- Laei c „?.;:the strong Arm of the Law—Clown in a.Fix— trio .7 Cobbler gets a Ticket of Leave—the indus i B oo l e ,-ohbler that Lived in a Stall—Clown finds a pair o f Clout and gets Awl for his pains—a Rally and a . .Tump-- i 12 Co • 4 as a taste for Music and Gives a Concert, in whic P la y a Solo on the smallest Banjo in the world and e1,,,,„rn Mon Garden Pots—Pataloon has Five Bars rest— Ag, t i 4 ' 4 gets Drummed in and quickly gets . Drummed Out t he for A Supply of Natives—a fair Division—the head of S een 'co and everybody taken in and done for. 44/ 1 4 " 11- 1E ISLINGTON:AGRICULTRAL HALL, 0-WGIL-SH O REAT D OG-SHOW, CAT-SHOW, AN D IE . i'e nt 4v eoted and Produced by BOLENO (Registered). ° Mitnists—HAßßY BOLENO, EMMA BOLENO, Pi o CORMACK, and TANNER. to se e t of Loveliness and Flowers of the Forest—going in p e tue Green Bushes—Heartsease and Tulips—coming e i a r : at :a a i t r i s o ) n — m a D c o l g earing Pair— Fruits of industry 118i0, the Food of Love—l calculate not—Music hath the 44'5—not so always—Where's the Police ?—Opening of Show—Port Whine and Bark—an 1111)4 k.rl PuPpy—Carrots and a Turn-up—Clown gets (, low - ",°us—a Dog-MA—Deg cheap and dear Hound— te b 4 Keeps the Dog Watch, which he enters—the Way Swe e a E rki ng—Clown and Pantaloon gone to the Doe o — n s ounds—Calculation, Multiplication, and Vexati ,Tvirti's Cat Show—Cats-up and Cats down and a Cat Cast`.ue Garotters—Descend ye nine—Dogs' Meat Cats' Jolly Dog—a Pair of Tabbies—the Kill-Kenny r Lae Seat of War—How it will all end—a Prize Fight wh; h Prize C u p—C a t a l ess i s —Catacresis—a Catastrophe " en, leads to a Cataract of the Feline Race, and thus s 4 the Catalogue. cell ers s------ (Coraie)—EXTERIOR of MARINE STORES, P UBLIC -HOUSE, AND SAILOR'S HOME. Invented by Mr. J. Cormack. °. LAURI, D. JOHNSON, ST. MAINE, and the Misses GUNNISS. llantical Hornpipe, by M. ST. MAINE and the Misses GUNISS. i i Set a thi ef to catch a thief— N and he will go the " whole Sees orl—A Sailor, half Seas over, mistakes all he Q l 4 Aunt Sally proyes herself, rayther— Shell new he killed ed with eceived !ss here ea ssr a. , )a , CUt 41 with ato cus with wisoner a to o, ck hit n ` a nd.. ~kn a. g e . o ,n the that . 3 sees it 'rinitr Mon° itation• w i t ness incise T at ep. c nusso ;table: was 113 I jus t him 1 1 month I ces he abbiog for Be . risoner reroja h befor e affor d Keene) 0 0 °f N° 21,993 Hands wanted—and secured by Hook or by Crook—An cient and Modern Warriors—Hearts of Oak—Our Ironsides (not Cromwell's) Al good metal—the great Drainage Question —Pretty Poll of Wapping—she was such a nice young Gal I with Old Ballad, " the Lass that loved a Sailor"—" Home, home, Sweet Home"— The Sailors' Home—time to go home, but before doing so we introduce you to Last Scene.—(Donson and Sons.) ENGLAND'S GLORY AND RICHES BROUGHT BY HER OCEAN 'WAVES I Box-office open from Ten till Six daily. Doors open at Half• past Six, commence at Seven. Acting Manager, Mr. F. B. CHATTERTON. CANTERBURY HA LL. GRAND SELECTION from POPULAR OPERAS, as usual. The Comic by Unsworth (the original Stump Orator), Eugene, Daley, Little Bob, E. Marshall, A. B. Hollings worth, Arthur Lloyd, and Miss Georgina Smithson. The wonderful performances of the Etoile Family. CHRISTMAS AMUSEMENT. On BOXING NIGHT will be produced the THIRD EDITION of the celebrated Pantom.mic Sketch, THE ENC H A NTED HASH, by E. Marshall, thirteen Transfor mations, new characters and new dresses, in addition to the usual entertainment. T H 0 X F 011 6. OXFORD STREET. " NAZA.RETH," A New Christmas Song, music by GITONOD, words by F. Chorley, Esq., supported by tine entire Company, Band and Chorus. "La Circassienne" and "Nabuco " by Miss Russell, Miss Townley, and Miss Oesten ; Messrs. Albert, Greene, Bernardi, and Huish—Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Drew Dean's Solos on the Flute—the Neapolitan Mins trels Misq Caroline Parkes' Christmas Entertainment, "Little Red Riding Hood "—Mr. George Hodson (the re nowned Irish Comedian), Mr. T. Maclagan, Mr. W. Randall, Mr. A. B. Hollingsworth, Eugene (the great burlesque singer and dancer), and Unsworth (the original "Or any other man.") Commence at Six o'clock during the holidays. TURNHAM'S GRAND CONCERT HALL, EDGEWARE-ROAD, W. EPEN EVE tiY EVENING AT SEVEN. Operatic Selections. —Great success of Barnett's "Mountain Sylph," with full band and Chorus—Vocal and Instrumental Solos. Comic talent : Mackney, West ("or any other man"), and Taylor; Sam Collins; Mr. and Mrs. Brennan, and Harry Wall. Mr. Arthur Barnes (Champion Vaulter), And Madlle. Cerito, characteristic Dancer. • Musical Director and Manager—Mr. CHAS. GREVILLE. A RGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly. El- Open nightly for Promenade. There is added to the above elegant Establishment a Grand Conversation Saloon, Reading Room, and Smoking - Lounge. French, German, and English papers taken in. The musical arrangements under the direction of Mons. Boulcourt. The Band is composed of the best Musicians in the metro polis. Admission ls.—Manager, M. Grenet. R OYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. Under the Management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison, Sole Lessees. TO-MORROW EVENING, to commence with the 2d and 3d Acts of THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. After which, the Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, en titled HARLEQUIN BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. Doors open at half-past 6—Commence at 7. TREAT RE-R 0 Y HAY MARKET. Lessee. Mr. J. B. Buckstone. TO-MORROW EVENING, at Seven, will be performed lilt AMERICAN COUSIN. Asa Trenchard, Mr. Buck- Anne Lord Dundreary, Mr. Sothern. - • • • •- - After which, a new and original Extravaganza, entitled RASSELAS, PRINCE OF ABYSSINIA ; or, The Hapyy Valley. Rasselas, Miss Louise Keeley. Followed by A DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Mr. W. Farren, Mr. Rogers, and Miss Harfleur. NEW TH FATRE-R0 YAL, ADELPHL--• Sole Proprietor anti Msriftzer, Mr. B. Webster._ TO-MORROW (BOXING NIGHT), THE TICKET OF LEAVE : Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, and Mrs. Bil lington. After which, MARGERY DAW. To conclude with ;Ist time)" GEORGE DE BARNWELL ; or, Harlequin Folly in the Realms of Fancy." Miss Woolv,ar, Miss K. Kelly, Miss Seaman ; Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bed ford, Stephenson, C. J. Smith. Harlequin, Mr. John Lauri ; Columbine, Miss Caroline Adams ; Clown, Mr. W. Hildyard Pantaloon, Mr. J. Paulo. The celebrated Arthur and Bertrand. Commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Lindus. TO-MORROW (FRIDAY), TIME TRIES ALL ; Miss Constance Aylmer. After which, the New Grand CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME " RIQUET WITH THE TUFT ; or, Harlequin and Mother Shipton." Mr. G. Belmore, Mr. C. Seyton, Misses Gray and Hudspeth, Mr. Milano, Mr. R. Power, Miss A. Collinson, and Mr. Halford. THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM ; containing the Wonders of Nature and Art, shown by innumerable superbly executed Models, illustrating every part of the Human Frame, in Health and Disease, together with a variety of highly interesting Natural Preparations, Malformations, and Monstrosities. Open daily, from 11 to 10 (for Gentlemen only). Admission One Shilling. Entrances 29, George-street, Hanover-square, and 44A, Maddox-street, Regent-street, London, W. Explanatory Lecture every Evening at Seven. Illus trated and Dent iptive Catalogues sent, post free, for twelve stamps. Address the Secretary, as above. HOTELS, &c. CHAPLIN'S HOTEL AND SPREAD EAGLE TAVERN, 84, GRACECHURCH-STREET, LONDON. omfort, combined with moderateto charges, charges, will be found al this PRIVATE APARTMENTS FOR FAMILIES. Sitting Room, 3s. per Day. Bed Rooms, is. 6d. and 2s. per Night. A Night Porter in attendance. No INCREASE Or CHARGES. INDIA AND THE COLONIES. PASSENGERS Embarking or Disembarking will find superior accommodation and moderate l'arges at CHAPLIN'S CLARENDON HOTEL, GRAVESEND, Adjoining - the Terrace Pier. A Lawn in front, extending to the River. VI ST E 0 EID ON: What is it? See Patent, March 1, 1862, No. 560. GABRIEL'S Sell-adhesive Pant Indestructible MINE RAL TEEIH and FLEXIBL E GUMS, without palates, springs, or wires, and without operation. One set lasts a lifetime. and WARRANTED FOR MASTICATION and ARTICULATION. Purest materials only, at half the usual cost. Messrs. GABRIEL, the old-established Deittists, 27, BARLEY-STREET, CAVENDISH-SQUARE; 34, LUDGATE-HILL, LONDON; 65, NEW-STREET, BIRMINGBAM ; and 134, DUKE-STREET, LIVERPOOL. INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, CLASS 17. One visit only required from country patients. Gabriel's Practical Treatise gratis. Consultations free. 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CURTIS ON MARRIAGE, NERVOUS DEBILITY, SPEB.• MATOREWIIA, &c., WITH PLATES. Post free by the Author, 12 stamps ; sealed ends, 20, MANHOOD: The CAUSE and CURE of PRE MATURE DECLINE IN MAN, with Plain Direc tions for Perfect Restoration to Health and Vigour ; being a Medical Essay on the Treatment of Nervous and Generative Debility, Impotency, and those peculiar disqualifications to marriage which originate in youthful errors and excess : the cure of Infectious Diseases without Mercury. and their Pre vention by the Author's Prescription of his Infallible Lotion, the re , ult of 25 years' successful practice. Ily Dr. J. L. CURTIS, 15, Albemarle street, Piccadilly, London. REVIEWS OF TIIE WORK. "Cuirrts ON IllANnoon. -This is truly a valuable work, and should be in the hands of young and old. The profes sional reputation of the author, combined with his extensive r. wo C r tzti in s has .vhi . experience as medical referee in the treatment of nervous de bility, &c., fully accounts for the immense circulation which this popular and ably-written medical treatise has obtained." —Sunday"Dr. Times, March 23, 1856. little ture old age."-- The Author of this conferred a iis m d e e d s i C e r a ib l e T d reat e ise may be those di s eases ii l g this in youth, or which produce decline 07tibilloi more frequently prema• Daily Telegraph, March 27, 1856. lied as suusual, either by greatth b'"sounrcbey DAILY con ,as above. The efficacy letter or personally, at his residence and the remedies employed by Dr. Curtis, h harmless nature of most complete success duringiavinbeen demonstrated by the sufferers of every elm s ha a practice of 25 years, nervous utmost skill and experience a perfect guarantee that the treatment of their cases. Nviii be made available in the The Book concludes with numerous varied and interesting,' cases, to which is added the Author's receipt of the above Infallible Preventive Lotion. Published and sold by J. Allen, 20, Warwick-lane. Pater noster-row ; Mann, 30, Cornhill, London ; and all Booksellers Tonaucl Country. 1 1 HE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING-. DECEMBER 25, 1862, T HE GREAT EASTERN RAIi,WAY COMPANY. FOUR-AND-A-HALF PERCK. CENT. PREFERENCE STOCK. The GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY is pre pared to receive applications for sums of £lOO, or upwards, of the above Stock, bearing a fixed Preferential Interest of 4f per cent. per annum. Interest commences from the date of payment. Applications to be made either personally or by letter to the undersigned. J. B. OWEN, Secretary. Bi-hopsgate Terminus, December, 1862. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, at Ring's-cross. Patron—The QUEEN. President—The Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G. Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. This was the first hospital to introduce the principle of free and instant admission to the destitute sick, without the for mality of governors' letters. It is entirely devoted to desti tution in its most pitiable form—viz., that which is accom panied by sickness and disease, and is now of sufficient magnitude that, with adequate support, it may be rendered capable of admitting into its wards a very large proportion of the casual sick of this great metropolis. It requires but the funds in order to have 500 beds available for the reception of these the most wretched of our fellow-creatures. Moreover, it gratuitously affords medical advice and medicine to more, on the average, than 3,000 out-patients a week. The Weekly Board feel it their Imperative duty to make an EARNEST APPEAL to the public for continued support, to enable them to admit and relieve the distressing cases that daily present themselves. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Mas rerman, Esq. ' Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Giyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; W lliams, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool ; and at the Hospital. STANFORD S. SMITH, Secretary. ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION (Incorporated by Royal Charter). PATRONESS—Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. PRESIDENT —Vice-Admiral his Grace the Duke of Northum berland, K.G., F.R.S. CumnmAx—Thos. Baring, Esq., M.P., F.R.S., V.P. DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., V.P. APPEAL. The Committee of Management have to state that, since the beginning of the year 1860, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution has incurred expenses amount ng to £27,260 on various Lifeboat Establishments on the Coasts of England, Scotland, and Ireland. During the same period the Lifeboats of the Institution have teen instrumental in rescuing tne Crews of the follow ing Vessels:— Barque Vermont, of Halifax, U. 5...... Schooner William Keith, of Carnarvon Brig Flying Fish, of Whitby Smack Elizabeth Ann, of Lyme Regis .. Steam Dredge, at Newhaven Schooner Admiral Hood, of Rochester Schooner Susan and Isabella, of Dundee .. Schooner Rose, of Lynn Brig Prodroma, of Stockton .. • • • • Brig Eliza, of Middlesborough Brigantine Freia, of Konigsberg .. Brigantine Diana, of Fredrikshamn • • Brig Gloucester, of South Shields .. Brig Lovely Nelly, of Seaham • • • Brigantine Nugget, of Bideford .. • Schooner Prospect, of Berwick .. . Schooner Ann Mitchell, of Montrose Schooner Jane Roper, of Ulverstone Brig Pallas. of Shields .. Ship Ann Mitchell, of Glasgow • • Smack John Bull, of Yarmouth .. Schooner Catherine, of Newry Barque Niagara, of Shields .. A Barge of Teignmouth • • • • Brig George and James, of London Brig Zephyr, of Whitby • • •• Coble Honour, of Cullercoats •• Schooner Eliza, of North Shields .. Barque Oberon, of Liverpool Brigantine Nancy, of Teignmouth Smack Wonder, of Teignmouth Brig Scotia, of Sunderland .. Sloop Three Brothers, of Goole Sloop Charlotte, of Woodbridge .. Brig Ann, of Blyth .. • • • • • • Spanish Barque Primera de Torreviega (saved ves sel and one of the crew) .. • • Sloop Hope, of Dublin Schooner Druid, of Aberystwyth .. .. Schooner Hurrell, of Penzance (saved vessel and crew) .. • • • • •• • • .. 4 Brio. Anne, of Plymouth (saved vessel and crew) 8 - 6 - - ed vessel and .. 16 .. 2 .. 5 .. 3 .. 9 .. 5 3 .. 6 .. 7 .. 7 .. 1 .. 6 - 3 .. , .. 15 .. a .. 2 .. 1 .. 3 Schooner Betsy, of Peterhead (saves crew) .. . • •• •• •• •• •• 6 Smack Merrion Lass, of Aberystwyth (saved Yes and crew) • • • • • • '' • • • •• 3 Schooner Fly, of Whitby (saved vessel and crew 4 Sloop Thomas and Jane, of St. Ives Fishing-boats of Whitburn •• •• •• 16 Brig Arethusa, of Blyth 8 Schooner Dewi Wyn, of Portmadoe .. 8 Flat Cymraes, of Beaumaris .. •• • .. 2 Schooner William, of Morecambe • • • . 5 Smack Gipsy, of Newry .. .. 4 Schooner Margaret Anne, of Preston • • .6 4 Brig New Draper, of Whitehaven .. 8 Schooner William, of Liverpool .. .. 5 Lugger Nimrod, of Castletown •- •• •• 3 Brig Providence, of Shields .. • • • • • • Brig Mayflower, of Newcastle • • • • Schooner Village Maid, of Fleetwood .. Barque Guyana, of Glasgow .. Brig Roman Empress, of Shields .. Brig San Spiridlone, of Galaxide Schooner Voador du Vouga, of Vienna .. French Brig La Jeune Marie Therese .. Barque Perseverance, of Scarborough .. Schooner Elizabeth, of Bridgewater •• Ship Danube, of Belfast • • •• • • Schooner Hortensia, of Hanover Schooner Oregon, of Stonehaven Brig St. Michel, of Marans •• •• Schooner Epimachus, of Amsterdam .. Barque Druid, of Sunderland Schooner Bellona, of Red Bay— Brig Pioneer, of Carnarvon 1 Schooner Princess Alice, of Ipswich Brig Minerva, of Workington .. 4 Schooner Elizabeth and Hannah, of Newburgh .. 6 Brig Sisters, of hitby .. 9 Brigantine Matilda, of Stockholm . • 4 Brig Jane, of North Shields .. .. 10 Brig Trial, of Poole Schooner Liberty, of Dublin .. .. 3 Schooner Sylphiden, of Nakskov (saved vessel and .. 4 .. 19 .. 8 .. 6 .. 5 - 4 .. 5 .. 9 _ _ crew) • • • • • • • • '' ••7 Barque Frederick, of Dublin .. 1 Barge Peace, of London Lugger Saucy Lass, of Lowestoft 11 Smack Adventure, of Harwich.. .. 10 Pilot citt ter Whim, of Lowestoft 7 Barque Undaunted, of Aberdeen .. 11 Wrecked boat on Blackwater Bank, on the Irish coast .. • • • • • • • • • • Schooner Skylark, of Folkestone .. Brig Lively, of Clay, Norfolk .. Schooner Rook, of Liverpool .. 3 _ _ Barque Robert Watson, of Sunderland .. 5 Schooner Auchincruive, of Grangemouth 6 Schooner Friends, of Lynn .. 4 Schooner Eliza Anne, of Dublin .. 5 Brig Content, of Sunderland 5 Smack Ellen Owens, of Cardigan .. Barque Cedarine, of Bermuda Smack Frodsham, of Liverpool Sloop William, of Liverpool .. Sloop Elizabeth, of Teignmouth Portuguese Barque Cruz V. .. • • • Ship Annie S. Hooper. of Baltimore, U. 5... Barque Henry Everest, of Rochester .. . ..134 .. 18 .. 4 Total .. 762 For these and other Life-boat services the Institution hau voted £2,458 as rewards t o the crews of its Lifeboats. It has also granted re .vards ? mounting to £572 for saving 5A2 shipwrecked persons, by shore-boats and other means, mak ing a total of 1,302 persons saved from a watery grave during the last two years and a half. The number of lives saved by the Life-boats of the Society, .ind other means, since its formation, is 12,690; for which services 82 Gold Medals, 711 Silver Medals, and £16,0(0 in cash have been paid in rewards. The Institu tion has also expended £64,300 on Life-boats, Life-boat Transporting-cart iages, and Boat-houses. The public cannot but sympathise with the vigorous efforts now being made by this Institution to save the lives of Ship wrecked Crews. Their help was never more needed than at the present time, when, through the extraordinary exertions he Society has made within the past few years, it has now One Hundred and Twenty-three Life-boats under its man ngement, !or the maintenance of which, in a state of thorough efficiency, a large permanent annual income is absolutely needed, if its humane mission is to be perpetuated. The Committee gratefully acknowledge the following con tributions X s. d Her Majesty the Queen . • .. .. annual 50 0 0 A Lady at Leith, per W. G. Slater, Esq.. don. 100 0 0 Clerk, Colonel, R.A. .• •annual 1 1 0 Cotton, Sir St. Vincent, Bart.. .. .. don. 25 0 0 Coutts and Co., Messrs., Bankers annual 10 0 0 Erie, Lord Chief Justice .. .. don. 10 10 0 Fanshawe, Vice-Admiral Sir A., K.C.B. .. 2d don. 25 0 0 Harvey. Rev. G. G. and Mrs. .. don. 30 0 Lambton, Messrs. W. H. & Co., Bankers .. don. 21 0 0 Lanesborough, the Earl of annual 5 0 0 Legacy of the late Wm. Lupton, Esq., of Salford.. 100 0 0 Martin, Sir Henry, Bart. „, .. 7th don. 10 0 0 Moore, Rev. G. B. don. 15 15 0 Robartes, T. J. Agar, Esq., M.P. „, „, annual 50 0 Stirling, Col. Sir Anthony, K. 0.8. „. annual 2 0 0 Trench, Lady Helena .. don. 30 0 0 Donations and Annual Subscriptions will be thankfully re ceived by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. Wil lis, Percival, and Co., 76, Lombard-street • M es srs. Coutts and Co., 59, Strand; Messrs. 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After some considerable discussion, during which the magistrate deprecated the practice of detective officers entering private houses without a magis trate's warrant, the summons was dismissed, and the property ordered to remain in the custody of the police for the present. Both parties appeared to be satisfied with this coerce, so that neither thecomplainant nor Messrs. Bevington will get the lute until the young ran is captured. CLERKEN WELL . COMMITTAL OF THE LEADER GF A GAROTTE BAND.—A well-dressed young fellow, who gave the name of Wm. Welsh, but who is well known to the police by other aliases, was charged before Mr. D'Eyn court with being con cerned, with others not in custody, in stealing a valuable watch from the person of Mr. Thomas P. Hugo, an oven-builder, of Gray's .inn-road. The prosecutor stated that about a quarter to ten at night he was passing through the Gray's-inn road with a friend, when they were both hustled by the prisoner and some of his companions. In a moment he felt a tug at his watch, and saw a man running away with it. When he attempted to fol low, he was stopped by the prisoner, who, after a struggle, also made his escape; The watch had not been found. Mr. D'Eyncourt fully committed the prisoner to he Central Criminal Court for trial. 7HE ALLEGED BARBAROUS MURDER ON BOARD SKIP. Yesterday morning Mr. H. Raffles Walthew, the Deputy Coroner, resumed,at the Lord Hood Tavern, Rich-street, Limehouse, the investigation into the circumstances of the death of Wm. Curtis, aged 19, the steward of the ship Martha Pope, who was alleged to have died from extreme brutality. The court was crowded. Mr. Lewis, of Ely-place, appeared on behalf of Capt. Randle Stone, Mr. Lewis asked that Dr. Giles should be recalled for cross-examination. Dr. Giles said—Yesterday I attended a second and most elaborate post mortem examination of the body of the deceased. What I saw more than con firmed the views I have already given in evidence. Dr. Edmunds, Dr. Bristow, and myself made that examination. Deceased had a pleurisy of almost a month's duration. I consider that it was produced by exposure. A man might, however, live for years with the pleurisy. By Mr. Lewis—l could not say how many bodies I have examined. I should say about a hundred. The ship's rolling about when deceased was in his berth could not have produced the bruises on the arms or legs. He had no fever. Throwing himself about in fever could not have produced them. Bruises and wounds could not come on a person without violence. Sores might come, and turn into wounds perhaps. There were six or eight of the 3 , 0 wounds on deceased produced probably by scurvy. There may be marks as if from bruises produced na turally ; but not when on the anterior surface. The emaciated state of the body would not tend to pro duce apparent bruises, but the reverse. Louis Lau, a Prussian, said he was mate of the Martha Pope. That vessel left Honduras at the end of October. Deceased was employed by the captain as ste ward, but he was useless in the cabin, lazy, and dirty, and the captain sent him forward as au ordinary seaman. The captain had been speak ing about inquests since the last day the Court sat. Wi,tness did not remember what he said. They did not speak about this inquest. The captain did not offer witness money. The Coroner said that the captain had pledged himself in the most distinct and solemn manner not to speak to auy of the crew about the inquest. Witness said that he was not told what to say to the jury. He was only with the captain during one voyage. He saw deceased punished about three weeks after leaving Honduras. _ _ _ The log-book was put in, and under the date December 13 was an entry that " Shortly after leaving land, W. Curtis had complained of feverish ness and pains in the chest. He was treated, and recovered so wonderfully that he made bets with the crew to eat large quantities of biscuits." Witness said these was no entry about deceased's being punished. The Coroner remarked that the entry of the 13th Dec. was on an otherwise blank age, and was be fore the entries of Dec. 9, the first of which was that Curtis was only shamming illness. Witness could not explain that. The entry was made by the captain. The entries on the 11th and 13th were about Curtis being very ill. That of the 13th (different from the entry of the 13th previously mentioned) said—" Curtis very fire lit in his cabin ; no medicine, as believed to be cold from exposure." (The entries of 14th, 15th, and 16th December were that deceased was still very ill, and getting worse. On the 17th of December he died coming' up the river.) Witness resumed, and said that deceased was punished for not working at the pump. He was struck with a whip thicker than a pen, perhaps as thick as a lead-line. Could not say how many stripes he had. Should say not ten. He was on the main-deck. Witness did not see the captain punish him in the cabin. He was punished after that for not pumping. Witness did not see him punished the third time. He had been without clothes, but he was not stripped by the captain's orders. Witness once saw deceased's clothes dry ing on the forecastle, and they were blown away. The sailors gave him some others. He several times said he was ill when it was time to turn out. He was shamming. Witness saw he was ill a few days before the ship arrived—perhaps four or five days. Witness only saw the captain punish him twice. Witness punished him with a rope's-end because he would not come on deck. Witness struck him a few days afterwards for coming on deck without trousers. That was without the captain's orders ; but the captain was on deck on the time. Witness was not sure the captain saw it. Deceased had wounds on him at that time. He had no scurvy that witness knew. He was shamming illnes. The a c h crew mawd in wit n ess's l n d wg eitr, witness easnsd,s hi h el rose said ei o dn ul et d a eh that several t vh sixeera cutl b i t s ii c tm u e i biscuits. s. with had an anxeet. He had a wound on the leg. eTthere ebfodateseweaas for iendsitnrutchke f y. r o a r ability and conduct," e hh r gea y odeo l ha a za declined to give the mate working. log-book oAr kjiunrgo. r w s a la s ii , ed "Verywt that and that the captai t n vt a character. Witness said he never saw the entry opposite his own name before. There was a " V.G." opposite his name. A Juror said that those letters had been written in W sin i n tn e e t s h s e sa w id ords that‘ "Decline n v e .G t say" w for de e c r e e a se d te vi r end.were for re for deceased's good conduct and seamanship. By Mr. Lewis—The captain was kind to deceased. He placed deceased in his own cabin when ill. That was four or five days before he died. The captain personally attended on him, and took the blankets off his own bed to make him warm. Deceased never complained of any ill-usage by the captain. The captain said he prepared nourishing food, and gave it to the deceased in his cabin. The Coroner said the examination was protracted to such a length that he was comp e lled to adjourn, as there were several other juries waiting. The Jury said that already one of the crew had g fr o u n s e t r t a o t e A d us t r e a n l m i a e , e ad f n th t e he er e e n w ds of j were us n ti e c w t e oul be examined forthwith. Dr. Edmunds was also in attendance. Mr. Lewis said he should be obliged to examine the witnesses as to the voyage day by day. After a discussion with reference to the advisi bility of giving the party, apparently implicated, into custody, John Hart) a seaman, was called, and said he saw PRICE..... -..4d. STAMPED ....sd. deceased struck by the captain twice with a piece of rattan, made of thong, no thicker than a pen. (Laughter.) It was as thick as a log line. The mate and the boatswain struck him. He used to come on deck without his trousers. He was not struck so as to be injured. No one told witness what to say. Deceased was not really ill till four days before he died. He used then to be fed like a baby. Witness never struck deceased after he was ill. (Laughter.) Ho struck him in Belize. They had a fight, and Nvi ß ti y ies t s h g e ot iu tt r i y e — be l s , t he of struc k others of the crew, The captain WiiS very kind to ciat.pta(iAn la.) witness and the crew. "lie was kind, notwithstanding that he struck'the crew about, for the crew were struck when they deserved it. (A laugh.) The Coroner then' adjourned the Court for the reasons already stated. Some confusion here ensued in a part of the room, and Mr. Lewis addret , sed the Coroner, and said that Captain - Stone would give large bail for his attend ance at the next sitting of the Court. The Coroner:--You know well, Mr. Lewis, I have no power to accept that. It was stated that Captain Stone was given into the custody of a police-sergeant present by the brother of the deceased. This, thought not expected, caused the greatest • excitement. The captain was then removed in custody of Sergeant beadot.— THE MUNDI ORD P OACHIN G CASE. (From the Bnry and Norwich Post.) A large number of our readers will be glad to learn that the decision of the magistrate in this case is not excluded from further investigation. Mr. Walpole, the attorney for the defendant Fuller, having laid all the facts connected with the decision before the Hon. Mr. Justice Wightman, his lord ship has issued his summons to the Hon. F. Baring, and the Revs. A. Sutton and J. Allan Park, the justices before whom the case came, to wait upon him in chambers (Rolls-gardens, Chancery-lane) on Tuesday, the 30th inst., to show cause why they should not state and sign a case setting forth the facts and grounds of their decision for the opinion of her Majesty's Court of Queen's Bench. The in formant, James Newland, inspector of police, is also summoned in connection with the case. We say a large number of our readers will be glad —not because they are friends of the poacher or enemies of legitimate field sports, as a contem porary styles those who are opposed to the present mode of dealing with infringers of the game laws, but because they are friends to justice, and enemies to the overstraining of the rigorous enactments for the preservation of game. Parliament, even in its eclectic state, refused to allow the guilty possession of game to be a matter of inference, but a bench of justices choose to disregard the decision of Parlia ment, and to convict in default of proof of inno cence. Lovers of justice and constitutional prin ciple will rejoice that that conviction is to come under the revision of the higher judicial authorities ; and we are greatly mistaken if the judgment of the Queen's Bench do not set aside the judgment of the Mundford Crown Bench, even though James Allan Park was one of the justices. Nor will the matter terminate here, for we shall be surprised if this and a few other like judgments do not compel the reconsideration of the enactment of last ses sion, and the placing of the whole game law on a more satisfactory footing. It is the feeling of the harshness of these laws and the notoriety of their infringement by game-pre servers themselves when it suits their convenience, in the matter of live game and eggs, which creates a public feeling of pity for the poacher, which in truth he does not deserve. Thus Mr. Haward, from one of whose letters we last week quoted, relates the following story : " A little tradesman in a country village was gain ing a livelihood for himself, and supporting his wife and family by working at his business, and hiring a meadow, on which he kept three cows, which his wife milked and managed their produce. On an evil day, the sth of February, he took a walk with one of his children and a gun in his hand, and a partridge rising before him, shot it. The partridge ran into a fence, and he did not seek for it, but left it there. The crime was witnessed by a man near by, an information laid against him before the magistrates, and he was fined £5 and costs, which were paid. Immediately afterwards he was sur charged £Bls. Bd., being double the duty then pay able for a game certificate, which he also paid. He was now summoned before the Commissioners of Assessed Taxes for sporting without a game certi ficate, and fined by them £lO. He did not imme diately pay this last fine, and his three cows were seized and taken away from him. He redeemed them by paying the fine and costs, and altogether the shooting this one partridge, which he did not pick up, cost him £3O, and made an inveterate poacher. He attributed these convictions to a cer tain great man who was a great game preserver, and said he would have his money out of his game, and he was for many years a sad marauder upon the vast herds of game which the gentleman above al luded to was and is now in the habit of preserving." " The simple question is" not, as our contempo rary affirms, " shall game exist ?" but the question is, how can its preservation within moderate limits be best reconciled with the claims of occupiers and consumers, and with the moral welfare of the com munity. LIFEBOAT IN STI7 Ul lONS DURING THE PRESENT YEAR. The following is an extract from the quarterly report of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution : " During the past year ( 1862 ) 316 lives have been directly rescued by lifeboats of the National Lifeboat Institution from a watery grave, ant 21 I.:e but ty which to iin the meantime distress vessels have been safely brought into port th roug h the instrumentality of the lifeboats. Th e li fe b oats from m t oaffhip4a3 in t danger, in e ng had either escaped it or h a d h a d the i r crews saved by other means. Th e lif e b oats ' crews h a d a l so as sembled on ni ne occas i ons in sternly weather for emergencies expected . ___ to arise. " We feel assured that. no one can peruse these accounts without expressing a satisfaction which can better be felt than expressed. Let any one think of the feelings of these 316 persons thus snatched, during stormy weather, from an appa rently inevitable death by the lifeboats of the in stitution. Although such services can only be pro perly appreciated by the persons themselves on whom such important benefit has been conferred in their hour of distress, yet they are always keenly and gratefully acknowledged by the wives and children or parents of the men saved, who would otherwise have become widows, orphans, or child less. " The acknowledgments of the National Lifeboat Institution are, of course, mainly due to those wh o have contributed to this amount o f human happi ness,subscribing by manning the left boat s, or by subscribing towards their establishment and su pp ort. ioßewards amounting to £730 I.s. ld. have been voted by the institution to the crews of the life boats for their laudable se rvices durin g t he past year " We also refer with great pleasure to the accounts of the service rendered by shore boats, and other means, in saving life from wrecks on our shores during the preceding year. " Some of these services have been of the noblest character, for it should be borne in mind that men 'wind in this dangerous ewnegrakg edundergoduring gales of greater risk in open boats than is usually incurred in life boats, which are well adapted for the important work which they have to perform, and which ars fully equipped, includ ing excellent life-belts for their crews. " Although fully acknowledging the valuable POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Dec. 24. MANSION-HOUSE.—Robert Lloyd, 14, and Henry Brew Nesh, two respectably-dressed lads, who were brought up last week charged with forg bei:ar, £2O, and £25 respec the signatures of Messrs. i t n tv g ei t y h , re p e or e p h o e r y in es g to for Plank and Smith, the employers of Lloyd, with in tent to defraud Messrs. Hankey and Co., bankers, were placed at the bar to undergo a final examina tion upon that charge. Mr. Mullens again appeared to prosecute: and Mr. Wontner, jun., and Mr. Lewis appeared for the prisoner. Some additional evidence was given, by which it appeared that the prisoner Lloyd had spent a con siderable sum of money in the purchase of a magic lantern, for which he paid Xn, and a silver watch, and that when questioned by his parents he said that Nash had won the watch at a raffle, and had given it to him, and that the magic lantern was left to Nash by his father when he died. Nash was questioned likewise, and he told a similar stoiy,and consequently no more notice was -..ken of the matter until the forgery was discovered. The prisoners were both committed for trial,being admitted to bail, each in two sureties of £5O. GUILDHALL.—Harriet Ross, alias Lovell and Co., alias Robess, was charged before Alderman Humphrey with obtaining goods under false pre tences. Mr. Da Jersey appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Beard for the defence. Mr. Moorhead, manager to Messrs. Bell and Co., damask manufacturers, of No, 1, Noble-street, and of Belfast, deposed—ln September last I received from my employers the following letter : "5, Laurence Pountnerlane, Cannon-street, London, E.C,' Sept. 22, 1862 . " Gentlemen,—We will th an k y ou to forward to us sam ples and prices of damask table-cloths &C. " Your best attention will oblige, " Gentlemen, yours, &C., "Lo vELL, SON, and Co. Messrs. 11. Bell and Co." In consequence of that letter I went to No. 5, Lau rence Pountney-lane, on the 25th September, and in an office on the second floor, on the door of. which I which the name of "Lovell, S on , an d Co.'' was painted, saw the prisoner. I i nqu i re d f o r Lovell and Co., and was shown into the prisoner's room. I showed him the letter, and asked him what samples he re quired, and he then said he was not aware we had an office in London, an d prom i s ed to call in the course of the day and sel ec t w h a t goods he required. He did call, and select e d samp l es o f table-cloths and napkins to the valu e o f £ 9 16 s . 6d., and on the following day he call e d aga i n an d gave an order for 12 dozen table•cloth s an d 12 dozen n apkins to match. He said he wanted them for shipment, as he had an order for them. When he asked for the samples on the previous day he said he had a customer waiting to see them. He also selected two pieces of linen, which were delivered on the 30th September. The table-cloths and napkins were delivered on the 9th of October, and within an hour after I called and asked the prisoner for the cash. I gave him an invoice, the amount of which was £lO5 17s. 7d. He asked me what I Wan led him to do, and on my saying I wanted th e money or a c h eque f or th e amount, he said he did not un d ers t an d th e ar rangement to be so, a s t h ey were not in the habit of paying under ten days, and that he was not prepared to pay for the goods th en. 1 i ns i s t e d u p on h av i ng either the money or the goods back. He said he could not get the cash u n til t h e goo d s were s hipped. I declined to wait, and said I would send and fetch the goods away. I sent a man twice that day for them, and he returned without them. Icalled on the following Monday and saw the empty cases, and have since called several times, but have not been able either to get the money or see the prisoner. I have since seen some of our goods at a pawn broker's in the borough of Southwark. Cross-examined—Nothing was said about paying for the goods at three months. The prisoner gave me references, but I did not inquire into them because there was no agreement for credit. I had not ar ranged to take the prisoner's acceptance at three months. Mary Parsons, the housekeeper at 5, Laurence Pountney-lane, said the prisoner took the office be held in that house in the name of Lovell, Son, and Co., and said his own name was Lovell. There was a Mr. Clarke with him nearly every day, but I never knew the prisoner in any other name than that of Lovell. Detective Sergt. Huggett said he apprehended the prisoner at 48 , New Guildford - street , Sout h wa r k , a nd on hearing the charge he said he was merely the servant of Lovell , Son , and Co.;with regard to the tablecloths, ho said that most Of them were in paw n, and gave me the 25 duplicates produced. A number of pawnbrokers attended, and produced a portion of the proper t y in q uestion, a l l of which a ppeared to have been pledged by the prisoner. Mr. Moorhead having identified the good s pro duced, the prison er was reman ded for furt 4 er in quiry, l n \ al. Jarvis, a City detective officer, appeared up on a t aniae adj ourned summons to show cause w hy h e de a set of furs, value under £l5, and a dishon oured cheque for £3O, the property of the com plainant. Mr. Abrams , from Mr, Atkinso n's office , appeared theuc com plainant as before ; and Mr. Robi nson, ted by Mr. Randall , attended for the defence. instructed r will be recollected that on the last occasion the man for whose apprehension for fraud a warrant has sinc e been issued, and that on the cal lin g u p on her, and re p resenting him pbyropaerty in question was given to the complainant young him self as a detective officershe gave up the cheque and the furs, and that she did so under the I fear that he was about to take he r into custody, although no thing was said by the defendant to that effect. Mr. Robinson now argued that the furs having i r ervices of the crews of the society's litkilo* r ,wa_. are glad to find that the Committee of Lifeboat Institution proportion their rewarckforil s saving life from shipwreck according to the risk in curred ; hence it is seen that the rewards granted to shore boat crews are frequently in excess, per man, of those voted by the committee to the crews of the institution's lifeboats. These rewards continue most materially to stimu late our coast population to make the greatest ex ertions to save life from shipwreck. The men feet now assured that their servie2s will not go unre quited ; and also that, in the event of a calamity overtaking them, their widows and orphans will not be forgotten by the National Lifeboat Institu tion, in car:junction with the benevolent public', which is ever ready to succour-cases of real elistre Ld . " One of the earliest and most Dindamental prin ciples of the: institution was to foster and ettcotrago these heroic enterprises; becouci - fishermen's boats are always handy, and arc often found available in localities where it would be impracticable - to pitiait a lifeboat: _ . "From a summary whic'i the institution gives of its operations during the past three years we observe thtit in thatyeriod 1,408 livesbave been rescued from a watery grave by the joint efforts of its lifeboats and shore boats, for which united services the society has granted awards amounting to £3,342 ss. 7d., in ad tion to 68 silver medals. "The number of lives saved by the lifeboats of the society and other means sinco its formation is 12,800, for which services 82 gold medals, 718 silver medals, and £16,413 in cash have been paid in re wards. The institution has also expended £66,860 on lifeboats, lifeboat transporting carriages, and boat-houses. " Deeply sensible of the great responsibility that rests on the institution to maintain its large life saving fleet of 123 lifeboats in a thoroughly efficient Utile, 'and its crews practised in the management of the boats, which can only be effected by a large per manent annual income, the committee of the Na tional Lifeboat Institution earnestly appeal to all classes of their countrymen to aid them in upholding and perpetuating so great and truly national a work," 71 - 1 E NAVY. Admiralty instructions have been received at Chatham directing the screw gunvessels Vigilant, 4, 200-horse power, and the Osprey, 4, 200-horse power, attached to the steam reserve, to be brought forward for commission by Feb. 1 next. A second order directs the screw corvette Cossack, 20, 250- horse power, to be ready for commission by June 24, and the Snipe, 5, 80-horse power, by Aug. 30 next. The whole of the above vessels will require some extensive repairs to be executed upon them before they will be fit to be recommissioned. The iron paddlewheel steamer Recruit, 6, 150- horse power, which has been placed in No. 4 dock at Chatham to be brought forward for immediate service, will require some very extensive repairs to be effected before she is fit for sea. A survey of her hull has been made by the dockyard officials, in order to ascertain whether she wants new bottoming. Her bulwarks have already been removed in order to be replaced by new ones, and the repairs in pro gress and contemplated will detain her in dock for some time. The Recruit was built at a private yard in this country for the Prussian navy, but, together with another vessel, was presented to the Admi ralty by the Prussian Government, in exchange for one of our sailing frigates. The Recruit is con structed with a steering apparatus at each end, and this, with her light draught of water, makes her admirably adapted for employment in creeks and shallow rivers. As soon as her repairs are com pleted she is to be commissioned. His Netherlands Majesty's screw corvette Djambi, 16, Capt. Van Rees, arrived at Spithead yesterday from Niewe Diep, bound for Rio Janeiro, Australia, and Batavia. On achoring she exchanged the custo mary salutes with the Victory, flagship of the Naval Commander-in-Chief, and the saluting battery of the - garrison. Captain Van Rees afterwards came on shore, and was introduced to the military and naval authorities by the Dutch Vice-Consul, the Che valier Van Den Bergh. The Djambi has experienced very heavy weather in the North Sea, has lost an anchor and chain, stove het boats, split sails, and damaged machinery. She has been towed into Portsmouth harbour to repair damages and refit for prosecuting her voyage. On Monday last she fell in with the English schooner Orlando, of Jer sey, laden with oranges, and bound for Hull, totally dismasted off the Hinder Bank, which she took in tow and conveyed into Dover Roads. The Imperial screw gunboat Pekin sailed from Spithead on Tuesday evening for the Thames, to join the Anglo-Chinese fleet under Rear-Admiral Sherard Osborne, C.B. 2HE ARMY. By direction of the authorities at the Horse guards the usual weekly discharge of invalid and time-expired troops from the depot at Chatham took place yesterday, in order that the men brought forward for discharge might arrive at their desti- nations before Christmas-day. Owing to the whole of the detachments having arrived from India for the season the troops stationed at the invalid estab lishment, St. Mary's Barracks, awaiting their dis charge, consist exclusively of men sent to Chathara from the various depot battalions, together with troops of the line from the regiments serving in the Mediterranean who have been sent home in conse quence of their unfitness for further service. Yesterday and the previous day about 400 non commissioned officers and men of the Chatham division of Royal Marines left head-quarters, the whole of that number having been granted leave of absence for various periods, in order to enable them to spend the Christmas holydays with their friends. This indulgence was confined by Col. Lemon, C. 8., exclusively to men of good character. The proceedings and finding of the general court martial which recently assembled at Chatham for the trial of First Lieut. John Martley Sadleir, Royal Marines, on the charges preferred against him, having been approved by the Admiralty, were promulgated at head-quarters, Chatham, yesterday. The prisoner was arraigned before the Court on charges,—first, of borrowing, on several occa sions, small sums of money from a non-commis sioned officer and neglecting to repay the amount on the day promised ; second, of failing to keep the promise he had given to Capt. Thompson, of the Cumberland, 70, that he would remit the money borrowed to the non-commissioned officer that day, and ultimately only paying a portion of the amount borrowed; and third, of allowing a bill which had been drawn on his agent, Mr. Fearn, for the sum of £3, which had been cashed byMr. Smith, the canteen sutler, to be dishonoured, and also of neglecting to pay an account owing for several years to the master shoemaker of the division. The Court found the prisoner guilty on ail the charges, and sentenced him to be dismissed her Majesty's ser vice. The trial of the prisoner lasted six days. Intelligence was yesterday received at Chatham garrison of the death of Gen. Sir P. Bainbridge, Colonel of the 26th (Cameronians) Regi ment. The deceased General was one of the few surviving Peninsular officers, his service in Spain and Portugal extending from 1810 to the end of the campaign, lie was pr(sent at the lines of Torres Vedras, the sieges of Olivenco, Ciudad Rodrigo,and • Badajoz, the battles of Salamlnca, Vittoria, and the Pyrenet!s, and the a ct ions of Bidart,BuEsussary, an d Villa Franque. He was decorated with the Penin sular war medal, with seven clasps. The date of the deceased General's commissions were—Ensigv June 30, 1800; Lieut., Nov. 13, 1800; Copt., Oct., 17, 1805 ; Major, Oct. 15, 1812; Lieut.-Col., June 21, 1817; Col., Jan. 10, 1837; Major-Gen., N ov , 9, 1846; Lieut.-Gen., June 20, 18 , 54 ; and Gen., Aug. Au. 24, 1861. He was appointed Col. of the 26th Re giment on the 31st March, 1854. WOODEN LEG.—A wooden-legged amateur hap pened to be with a s kirmishing party in one of the recent battles, when a shell burst near him, smashing his artificial limb to bits, and sending a piece of iron through the calf of a soldier near him. The soldier grinned and bore it like a man, while the amateur was loud and emphatic in his la mentations. Being rebuked by the wounded soldier, he re plied, "Oh yes ; it's all well enough for you to bearit. Your leg did not cost you anything, and will heal up ; but I paid 200 dollars in cash for mine,"--"flier ices raper. 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