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RTNAHAN'S • LL. WHISKY. -D‘ ITION, /863. Tbla celebrated OLD IRI HIB SH WHISKY gained th, Prize Medal. It Pure, Mild, Mellow Deliclotis, and very Wholes, Sold in Bottles, 35. Bd.,' at the Retail Hons es in Lon Me Agents in the principal tcwns in England or who/ea O hs 8 , GREAT WIND MILL-STREET, LONDON, W. uaz B LL ~? ) s erveWhisk •Branded • lITUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION 11 1 1 (Incrated by Act of Parliament, 1859). 14, RITSSELL-S orpo TREET, COVENT-GARDEN. LONDON, And 98 , QUEEN'S-ROM), BRTORTON ADVANCES MON al OeUritY. Bills of Sale ' Free Property, person s bold or Leasehold for ono, two, or three years, repay itble or monthly, or quarterly. Bills promptly discounted. Forma free on receipt of stamped envelope. ---_________ EDWARD HARPER, Secretary._ N°. 23,917. MA DAIIII7, TUSSAUD'S EX EITTITTION. PO PRIMT MODELS of I%TARSITAL SERRANO and I Rye p m., r'IERAL are nnw added.—Xdmittanee, is.; children stino r "n•f ten 3 - ears of age, CA.; extra rooms, Gd. Open from eleven and from seven to ten p.m. ROYAL MUS IC HAL L, HOLBORN. Proprietor, Mr. J. S. Sweasey (late Weston). null Rverwh o i • , Yin London should pay a visit to this Establishment mesa"ec tue MONSTTIE ENTER,TAINMENT.—ViIe the Public !?Yj. Mr. A. G. Vance, Mr.Porde. B. Davis. Mr. A. , Miss Tx-inie Sheringf on. Miss Kate Pella. Miss Etty Gray, the Brot hers Voltaire, and a hot of other talented artistes. Prices ita usual. P. Corri, Musical Director. _ , ixottee.— ' Ni', Pat rorri's Orl , 2inttl iris bins reis on "an Feb 8. W G ROSS. and ..Tr. ? TOE BROWN (from the , • W . O. Christ Minstrels. St..Tames's Hall), will shortly anpelr. Alt,(!Y I L ROOM S.-OPEN EVERY R" t'ENING for Instrumental Music and Dancing. —The anl n * ar l e l been_magnifcently re-flecorate 41 by Al (TT. Pub: inn an attract' e e . elebratecl Band will perform . durin, the week Dan e , 3.lii i , c e 1 rogrammo of Operatic Selections and popular Doors open at half-past Eight o'clock. Admission, is ; Balcony, 2s. WINDMILL STREET, PICCADILLY Musical Director and Conductor—Signor LUIGI CI7RTI " PATE AU DIABLE." above P as t e i s a mos t agreeable relish for for d L uncheon, Breakst, &c. It will be found most useful ORIGINAL Legs of Tur fa key, Fottl, Biscuits, &c. Also their '4',INAL AND SUPERIOR ESSENCE ANCUOVY AND PURE PICKLES (31anfleld's Patent), To be obtained Wholesale and Retail of JOHN BURGESS AND SON, 107, STRAND (Corner of Savoy Steps), London, W.V. ASHLE Y AND CO. FOR WINES. Ve ry rim . PEP. DOZEN. Old C '' Pale, Dry, or Golden Sherry 34s. 4b.rusherl Port (Dow's, Taylor's, and Cockburn's " 113 Pingt, Vintage Wines sparklingbettlesSh (3h7Pagn°' Imperial, Dry Mossenx, Sil 'Y, Qualit6 Superieure (Perrier's Shipping) 36s. to 545. Sani 1 P.e cases of the above , containing two bottles Port, two " 1 7, two Champagne, forwarded free for 21s. GARRICK-STREET, COVEN.E-GARDEN. ----.._ 1 7) B. HALL, of Printing House-square, E.C., Cone! next the "Times," London.—Wholesale Agent and eei ,gllee for EIanCOLS and STONES' (the Burton Brewery) ~ .rated r. , L other ALES; Kcatinge and Co.'s famous Iq.leaux Wines and Charente Brandies; and Irish and Scotch '`4o,lollher°t al l ' l ties, from several of the best distilleries. Samples can 20 be seen at the Times' Shades. BONA FIDE BITSINESSES.—A. tente d Hotels, in Pg n ic a H n o d u e s o e u s n , &.4.,. for disposal. Particulars tUROPEAN ASSURANCE SOCIETY. POr yucies Empowered by Special Act of Parliament. Lite Assurance, Annuities, and Guarantee of Fidelity in Situations of Trust. p„,,9llairma.n--General Sir FREDERTO SMITH, K.H., F.R.S. Payable during Life—lndisputable--Not liable to P ° Aal 1- - Forfeiture. exceeds Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand 11 !:tt de nnu. —come and t e .,,, kn nnitYTables, offering special advantages to Annuitants, b e '''. Particulars of the popular Principles of this Societv, will ._found in the New Prospectus, which will be forwarded to ".151nicants post free. HENRY LAKE, General Manager. _ 3l€ ' Re gent-street, and 17, Waterloo-place Pall mall, London. TIE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON and GLOBR INSURANCE COWPANY. "cos -1, Dale-street, Liverpool; 7, Cornhill; and Charing-cross, London. I ,he Invested Funds now amount to £3,401,055, the 141113 Revenue to Z 836,816 and that of the Life to .£259,039. Abe moderato r a t es of premium, with a guaranteed fixed val i ns for th e Lif e Pacies of this Company. end their " as SPECIAL SECURITIES to third parties, je:fier them particularly advantageous. Whole-world thirty days after admission. JOHN ATKINS, Resident Secretary. SEA-MEN'S HOSPITAL, DREADNOUGHT, Na ff Greenwich, for Sick and Diseased Seamen of AU who are received without any recommendation. ne receipts f rom a ll sources during the past year wero lees than the expenditure. BSORIPTIONS thankfully received by Messrs. 4 , l ms, Deacon, and Co., bank , re, Birchin-lane ; and by the Secretary, at the Society's office, 86, King William "'et, London,' E.C. Quali fi ernor £lO cation for a Governor, 21s. annually ; :Life kTOv 10s. F I STABLTSHMENT for GENTLEWOMEN during TEMPORARY ILLNEss. 4 . The relatives of Clergymen, Naval, Military, and Pro-; Zs r, sional Men, Governesses, and Artists may, for a small e ldY Payment, receive th comforts of a IfOME, com fled with the best medic gl e and surgical treatment, at the establishment, 90, Upper Harley-street. b . This establishment, which was opened in 1550, patro -B,ed bY her Majesty. The Bishop of London Visitor, ; n(1. it is managed by the Marchioness of Onnonde, the ~ 44 ` 1 Y Lanra Palmer, Mrs. Edward Romilly, the Lady 'Caroline Russell, Mrs. Cecil Russell, and other ladies. All information respecting it may be obtained on writ "a or Personal application to the Lady Superintendent. Sub scriptions received at the Institution, and by the Treasurer, at Messrs. Coutts and Co.'s. 59. Strand. W. 0. SPRING RICE, Hon. Sec. NATIONAL,, ORPHAN HOME, Ham-common, Under atehnlolld, Surrey. Founded 1349. Enlarged 1831. When the patronage of H.R.H. the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, K.G., qh,, e i r ehY a home has been afforded for 230 Destitute Orphan th of all s ome classes, and denominations, from all parts of .„ 6 klugdorn 11- üblectof the Charity is to give orphan girls a plain Eng ann e4seation, and practical instruction in the kitchen, house, Isundry, to fit them for domestic service; and, if not other ,-ze Provided for when they attain 15 years of ago, to obtain 'Vie situations for them. enti,!,Committe e earnostly appeal for support. The Charity is they sustained by donations and subscriptions. HENRY KINCISCOTR, Treasurer _Mee. 121 , Pall-mall, W 0 W S. WARWICK Secretary. ti I iITISIT ORPHAN ASYLUM, Ma ckenzie-park, Slough (formerly at Clapham-rise). Instituted 1827. j atl 'on—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. d e 40,r orp h ans o board, clothing, and education of an"0 111 ° from all parts of the British dominions, Th. jPerous circumstances,., of all denominations, whose parents were once i n Oft ne 4 ` - ' . hundred and seventy-five orphans now in the !n -otion;,, ample room f or a b ou t 30 more. e n trreased support indispensable, as this Charity is not 4-RB, ?we s and is i n th e grea t es t nee d of furthe r pecuniary ce. I 4 B , o ll „ b gelibers and the public are invited to inspect the its -- ' u tion, and judge as to the nature of the Charity and ,rDeculiar claims. s h o last Report can be obtain9d on application to the eeretary. THOS. TILSON, Chairman. CHAS. LEE, M.A. Hon. Secs. AUBREY C. PRICE, M.A., ALFRED MACKENZIE, Secretary. CON, 73, Ch eaps id e, L on d on, E.O. hin a ara tera—Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Co., • Birchin =nd Messrs. Haywood Brothers. Manchester. p k , TB RESTORED WITHOUT MEDICINE OR EXPENSE. liu BARRY'S delicious health-restoring Invalids' and Infants' Food. Rav e . THE REVALEN T A ARAB [CA rw , rf Inty times its cost is other remedies, and restores Te e ac h: d ap: estion strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, dos gibing sleep, functional regularity, and energy to the disordered or enfeebled—removing speedily and indistion (dyspepsia), cough, asthma, con aa..lllPtion, habi tu al constipation, diarrhma, all gastric de li 'Temente, latemorrbaids, liver complaints, flatulenc y, et:L . " B4 Na bi li ousness, fevers, sore throats, diphtheria, th —rt hs, cold's, influenza, noises in the head and ears, 4, un latiam, gou t, impurities, eruptions, hysteria, nen h irritability, sleeplessness, acidity, palpitation, n: — " J ure, headache, d e bility, dropsy, cramp'', spasms, e uB ea and s i c k ness even in pregnancy or at sea, s i n ki ng t ' ti3-16S br onchitis, scrofula, tightness of the chest, pains at th,,, of the stomach and between the shoulders. It is fo r ; "'net digestible and nourishing of all foods, and suitable ift'lelids and infants in all complaints. and I4I, TANT CAUTION.--Beware of the many unsavoury city taore,than slopy imitations to which, without autho ri -15ation Liebig's name is most audaciously attached. eniaceforth none will doubt the valuable properties of sad arl T ' s health-restoring Revalenta Arabica Invalids' L. In fants' Fo o d, s i nce t o th e th ousan d s o f bl ess i ngs i t 174 Inf ants' 'Be y received from invalids whose position had llie ad_ d hss we that of Holi b_BBt th e p opele °Pe, whose' health may has now been add perfectly his restored af ter thirty y ears o f unsuccess f u l me di ca l t rea t ment. 184tiete from the Gazette du Midi, July 25th (Cure No. / 1 01 v li :-- "Itome, July 21st, 1866.—The health o f the o ther ether is excellent, especially since, abandoning all Ire _ r nedies, he has confined himself entirely to Du lilattievalenta Arabica Food, of which he consumes a i hn fill at every meal. It has produced a surprisingly iptc" c iM effect on hia health, and his Holiness cannot 8 8 5 this excellent food too highly." Yer tr urn , ll. o. 58,216 of the Marchioness de Brogan of seven nogigieher complaint, wasting away, debility, nervous dikellTritability, with a nervous palpitation all over, bad e1",;. - ", constant sleeplessness, and the most intolerable ouens agitation. fo t r u d it .r r t e ci t T n i i 7 B . . e of dyspepsia, from the Right lion. the Lord eel Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Water fo have derived much benefit from your exc ellent _ IV 9 itt e . " - rfoI 7 , ,RT DE Dacus, Dromana, Cappoqum, County Oure N tor a a 0 . 49,832. Of fifty years' indescribable agony nalla, - „Y R P°Psia, nervousness, asthma, cough, const i pation,. of L PPasms, sickness, and vomiting. Maria Jolly, Ytln. Norfolk. ` l - .. 1 0 re IC °. 47,121. Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme fusneaq, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and ner uncles re N ' Yea . 56 , 8 14.—Mr. Samuel Laxton, Leicester, of two rF4 T heb ., 4 ' o od is sold in Canisters, at ls. lid. ; lib., 2s. 9d. ani s d• ; 121 b , 225. ; 241 b. 40s. Tho 121 b. nd 241 b. it tars, carriage. free on receip ,t of P. 0. Order. a Also Du tta ß evalenta Arabica Chocolate Powder is packed in ez pB ` -a . nisters : For 12 cups at 2s, for 24 cups at 3s. Gd., for 48 ab eii ;'t 68 ., for 283 cups at 30s. for 576 caps at 555. Being fre e a c ne Penny per cup. The 30s. and 555. tins are sent 11 A. itE r ` ar riage in England on receipt of Post Office Order. al oc , - YIJ BARRY and Co., 77, negent-street, London ; ortnum and Mason's; also at 4, Cheapside, 61, tieZtnurola-street ;63 and 150, Oxford-street Land 121, 44944-1 114 1 ; London and all -(revers stud Vhosui9to I •7. , . - ÜBL r ri d p:g . , •asehp can • • . Tau, .4c• ' 7. e Dttbli , . ,9 4 1 . • ; •!!r . ' • • ' some. • - r • • ,•th - 61 , *Ay *. , lon; b r - - - Ec t. i le at - • --c=, • 'so , • . - DIE ' • - • ,-.) • t • - S )SI '474 ' \*"".sze^ z _ Kina _ , t i _ THE ANNUAL 17EPOR2S. REPORT OP THE HON. DAVID A. 'WELLS SPECIAL REVENUE 00 . 5111 ISSIONER. , EFFECT OF SHIPBUILDING AND COMMERCE.---It is in respect to the absurdity, as well as the utterly disastrous influence of carrying out the principle of universal and indiscriminate protection that the illus trations are the most numerous and significant. What, indeed, can be _more instructive •than the lessen afforded by the present condition of the ship-. building interest and the foreign commerce of the United States? To-day, speaking generally in re spect to ocean traffic, we cln neither build, buy, nor sell an American vessel. This result is ob viously due in no small part to the fact that while protecting the ships we have also protected too nearly an equal degree the separate constituents that enter into the construction of ships, viz., the timber, the iron, the copper, the cordag ~ and the canvas ; flout these two ag , mcies have so far nen traliz'c 1 af,d couater!. - ialanc e (l eaeh other that neither party, withiu tl,i3 particular sphere of industry, has heeci bcoefiteil. TAXA HON AND ENHANC:::M•:NT OF Tus; l'ntcE OF L.1711:211. —We s-lect, as an illustration, the article of lumber, on whi.th the Government levies a duty of 2') per cent., ad valorem ; which rate, by the ad di:ion of the percentage which the importer almost invariably ',•ill aid by reason of the payment of the duty, may probably be considered as equivalent at the present time to 20 per cent. Now, the in creasing necessity and use of this indispensable article is such that the demand for the last few years has been fully equal to or has tended to ex ceed the supply, which in turn has resulted in con stantly augmented prices ; the price, for example, of the cheapest varieties of lumber is the Albruay, New York, market having advanced since 1861 about 100 per cent. The next invoice value of the importation of rough lumber, during the fiscal year 1868, was about $7,500,000 ; while the value of the domestic product for the same period, or that part' of it which entered into competition with this fo reign import, may be approximately estimated at 51,000,000. For every dollar, therefore, that is taken in the form of a direct t tx, seven are taken indirectly through the increase of prices; or, in other words, $2,250,000 currency are received into the Treasury at an indirect cost of about $16,000,000. And this is not all. Thirty per cent. on the is creased price of lumber means 30 per cent. in the increased price of houses, 30 per cent. in the in creased price of vessels, of fences, of railroad ties, and other constructions of which wood is the prin cipal constituent. TAXATION ON PIG IRON.—Again, the article of pit; you affords a striking illustration of an instance where a duty originally levied for revenue and pro tection, or as an offset to internal taxes, has been continued long after its object has been fully at tained, for the interest of the few, but to the detri ment of the many. The existing duty on pig iron is $9 gold, equivalent to over $l2 currency. The average expenditure requisite to produce a ton of pig iron in the United States :to-day may be fairly estimated as not in excess of $26 per ton currency, and in the case of furnaces favourably situated as regards cheap coal or ore, and under good manage ment, the actual cost, could it -be truly ascertained, would not probably be found in excess of $24. Now, the selling price of Nos. 1 and 2 pig iron in the markets of the United States at present, and for the last year, has ranged from $37 to $42 per ton, with a demand continually tending to exceed supply. Under these circumstances the manufac tures of pig iron - have, to the detriment of the rolling-mill interest, and to the expense of every consumer of iron from a rail to a ploughshare, and from a boiler plate to a tenpenny nail, realized con tinued profits which had hardly any parallel in the history of legitimate industry, the returns of one set of furnaces in one of the middle States, com municated to the commissioner, showing a yearly product of 35,000 tons, on a capital of $450,000, sold at a profit of from $lO to $l3 per ton. The Commissioner, as he writes (November, 1868), has before him letters from the rei resentatives of the bar and sheet iron interest in nearly all sections of the country to t',is effect:—" Oar works are busy, but not remune7ative. The profit of the iron in' nu fact ire is all absorbed by the inanufay.:urers of pig metal. Our only hope is an equaliza ion, and in a fair it.crease of protection by Congress at its next session." NATIONAL RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FO1: THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 10, 1869. _For the current tisc 11 year ending June 0 . ), 1869, the Commissioner estimates the receipts of the ra tional Treasury as follows : From Customs From internal revenue 155,000,000 00 From public lands From miscellaneous sources 80,000,000 00 Total The total expenditures for the same period, includ ing $7,200,000 gold paid for Alaska, are estituated by the Seoretary of the Treasury as follows : Civil and miacellaneous (includ ing 57,200,000 for Ala►ska) 551,227,106 00 War Department (indlnding bounties) Navy Dvpm talent PR10N.... 4d. STAMPED dd THE WELLINGTON, 51, St. James's-street, S.W. DINNER from the joint, with vegetable, bread, cLeese, and attendance, 2s. SET DINNER, including soup, fish, joints, and sweets, with attendance. The WELLING roN DINNER, a most recherche dinner, with dessert eml rtMeirllnee. A comfortable SMOKING ROOM, and the best BILLIARD ROOM in London. INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY,' U.K._ LECTURES awl LAW CLASSES, 1868-69. LECTURES. Three Courses of Lectures on Common and Mercantile Law, Crnveyancing, and the Law of Ilea] Pr yerty and Equity, will be delivered in the 1i di of the Soeioty in the mouths of February, March, April, May, and June next. LAW CLASSES. In connexion with the lectures: classes will be conducted tinder the guidance and superineeelence of the lecturer., and will proeoei concerrently with the lectures. The number of subseribere to setth cl Les will be limitel, and the instruction given will be confined to an examination of the students upon the subject of a preceding lecture, or on portions of a given book bearing on the seine subject. A sufficient number of classes will follow each lecture, and be of such duration as shall provide for the efficient instruc tion and examination - of the students. The teaching of the lectures will thus be amplified, and impressed on the memory by the classes; and the system of constant ex amination will test, from time to ime, the progress made by the students. LECTURES on COMMON and MERCANTILE LAW, by CHARLES HENRY ANDERSON, Esq., Barrister at-Law. The Course will consist of Nina Lectures upon the fol lowing subjects:— a. Simple Contracts. b. Contracts under Seal. c. The Contract of Sale. d. Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, and Chocks ; ' With tie distinction between negotiable instruments and other simple contracts. e. Freight and Contracts of Affreightment, with the pe culiarities of Charter-parties and Bills of Lading. f. The Loss of a British Vessel and its consequences 1. To the Owner of the Vessel. 2. To the Owner of the Cargo. 3. To the Underwriter. g. In connexion with the foregoing will be considered the Rule of the Road at Sea as contrasted with that on - Shore: also the Law of Negligence and the Liability of a Master for the acts of his Servant. In his private classes the reader will use as text-books The Law of Contracts (Smith), A n Action at Law (Smith), A Digest of Common Law (Auderson). LECTURES on CONVEYANCING and the LAW of REAL PROPERTY, by T. LL. MURRAY BROWNE, Esq., Barrister-at-Law. • This Course will consist of Nine Lectures:— Lecture I. Introductory.—Practical Hints on the perusal and examination of Abstracts. Lectures 11., M., IV. Settlements.-1. Settlements of Personal Estate; a. Investment of Trust Funds ; b. Usual Trustee Clauses, Appointment of New Trustees ; c. Usual Powers and Covenants, Sc.: d. Remarks on the Effect of Recent Statutes-2. Settlements of Real Estate ; a. Estates for Life and in Remainder, Waste; b. Jointures, Portions, &.c : c. Usual Powers: Remarks on the Leases and Sales of Settled Estates Act; d. The Succession Duty Act-3.. Disentailing Deeds, the existing Law of Entail 4. Practical Suggestions in connexion with the subject of Settlements. Lectures V. VI. Vs ills.-1. Usual Frame and Contents of a Will —2. Principles of Construction of Wills-3. Practical Flints on Drawing Wills. Lecture VII. Copyholds.-1. Introductory Remarks, Fines —2. Surrenders and Covenants to Surrender-3. Admissions-4. The Enfranchisement of Copholds. Lectures VIII., IX. Miscellaneous Deeds.-1. Credi tors' Trust Deeds-2. Separation Deeds— 3. Articles of Partnership, &e. In these lectures and classes the Introductions and Notes to Mi. Davidson's Precedents will be especially referred to. As elementary works, Mr. Joshua Williams's Books on Real and Personal Property are recommended. EQUITY LECTURES, by Sir GEORGE YOUNG Bart Barrister-at-Law. This course will consist of Nine Lectures : Lecture 1. Review of Equity, and suggested arrange ments for purposes of Study. Lecture 11. The Jurisdiction in matters of Account; generally, Apportionment and Contribution. Lecture 111.. The Jurisdiction in matters of Account, continued : specially, between Principal and Agent. Lecture IV. The Jurisdiction in matters of Account, continued: specially, between Partners. Lecture V. The Jurisdiction in matters of Administra tion : 1. Tho Administration of Assets. Lectures VI., VII. The Administrative Jurisdiction, continued : 2. The Administration of Trusts, as enlarged by recent statutory enactment.. Lectures VIII., IX. Injunctions. Books recommended : —Story's Equity Jurisprudence, chapters 8,9, 10, 13, 1,, 23 ; Iladdan's Administrative Jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery. Smith's Manual of Equity and White and Tudor's Lead ing Cases in Equity will be the books princirally referred to during the course. The subscription payable for the Lectures— For all the Foreach three courses. course. By c'erks of members By clerks of gentletnen net mem I strs By all other persons not being members The subscription payable foi the law classes — For all the branches of Foreach instruction. branch. By every subscriber Members of the Society may attend the lectures without subscribing. To prevent interruption at the lectures, subscribers cannot be admitted to the hall after the lecture has com menced. E. W. Williamson, Secretary. Law Society's Hall, Oct., 1868. N. 8.. Gentlemen may subscribe for and atteni the lec tures and classes, either separately or collectively ; but as the instruction given in the classes will bare special re ferenco to preceding lectures, it is recommended that those who desire to attend the classes should also attend the lectures. FRIENDLESS AND FALLEN.-LONDON FEMALE PREVENTIVE and REFORMATORY IN STITUTION. President—Rev. CANON DALE. CONTRIBUTIONS for the support of the Homes in 1868 are ear nestly solicited, which may be sent t o bank e rs, Messrs. Blon quet, Salt, and Co., 73, Lombard street, N.C.; Francis Nicholl s , Esq. (of the Committee), 14, Old Jewry Chambers, N.C. E. W. THO3IAS Sec., 200, Euston-road, THE LONDON SURGICAL HOME for DISEASES and ACCIDENTS of WOMEN, for the Reception of Gentlewomen and Females of Respect ability upon a weekly payment. Under the management of Mr. Baker Brown. The private medical attendants of the pati en t s aro in vited to visit them , and to meet in consultation before treatment. Full particulars can be obtained on application to the Lady-Superintendent, 18, Stanley-terrace, W. ; or to Mr. Baker Brown, 136, Harley. street, W. HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON. -FUNDS are earnestly solicited for the purchase of food and clothing for the 12G boys on board the Chichester Training Ship. 150 boys in the Refuge, 9, Great Queen-street. 94 girls in the Refuges, 19, Broad-street, and Ealing; 370 children. MS will keep a boy or girl for one year. Contributions received by the London and Westminster Bank 214, High Holborn, and 41, Lothbury, E.C.; and by WILLIAM WTLLL %MS, Secretary. No. 8, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inu-fleids. H OME for the HELPLESS.—ST. JAMES'S DIOCESAN HOME for FEMALE PENITENTS (Hammersmith), under the immediate direction of the Bishop of London. The work carried on by a Sisterhood, "in faithful accordance with the principles of the Re formed Church of England." FUNDS greatly needed• COUNCIL. The Bishop of LONDON, _ Rev. J. W. Ayre Rev. P. G. Bloomfield Hon. and Rev. F. Byng Rev. R. G. Baker Rev. S. Brooke The Lord Clinton Rev. W. Cadman E. Charrington, Esq. Rev. E. L. Cutts, Chaplain Rev. E. Capel Cure Rev. J. E. Cox Octavius Coope, Esq. Arthur Currie, Esq. Rev. J. Council Rev. C. W. Purse C. J. Freake. Esq. J. S. Gilliat, Rev. Dr. F Hessey H G Heald, Esq. R. Hook, Esq., Treasurer Subscriptions will be rece Messrs. Harries, Farqubar, Secretary, Rev. S. W. Lloyc man-square, to whom commi Major-Gen. Rt. Hon. Percy Herbert. M.P. IZe7. J. E. Kemp° Rev. W. F. Erskine Knellys Rev. S. W. Lloyd Rev. A. Martineau Rev. W. D. Maclagan Rev. Daniel Moore Rev. J. Moorhouse J. D. Morton, Esq. Rev. CanzA Nepali Rev. E. Parry John Pearson, Esq., Q.C. Rev. G. F. rrescott Rev. F. Pigou R. T. Pigott, Esq. R. R. Pym, Esq. Hugh H. Seymour, Esq. R. Wade. Esq. Loftus Wigrarn, Esq. ived by any of the above ; by and Co; and by the Hon. 1, 14, Seymour-street, Port ia ! ca tions may be addressed. ROYAL HOSPITAL for INCURABLES, West-hill, Putney-heath. Established 31st July, 1854. This Institution exists for the comfort and relief of per sons (being above the pauper class) afflicted with incur able bodily disease. Belief is afforded — I st. B y supplying a home, with medical attendaime, nursing, and all requisites for the in valid. r 2d. By granting an an nuit y of £2O to patientg at their own homes. A new wing to the Hospital has just been completed at a cost of upwards of £lO,OOO, and FUNDS are urgently NEEDED to liquidate the expenses incurred. There aro 120 inmates and 237 pensioners, all entirely dependent upon voluntary subscriptions. Nearly 300 approved applicants aro awaiting election. For the maintenance of present operations, for the ex tension of the benefits of the Charity, donations, and espe cially annual subscriptions, are earnestly solicited. Life subscriptions, £5 ss. and upwards; annual subscriptions, half a guinea and upwards, with votes in proportion. Information will be supplied, with the greatest pleasure, u pon application to the Secretary, by whom contributi ons will be thankfully received. FREDERIC ANDREW, Secretary. Div. 10 Poultry Lyndon, E.G. Poptuaber, 1868. lefton. by subscriptio :eive .£3OO, and [ngleby Jardine Johnston Johnston B. Joues J. Legll 0. Lister Lonsdale Jurgan E. Marfleet If. Massey Molynenx . C. Molyneus Neville Paterson L. Rood kardson iavngo 3axton ecton smith sinks tair W. Stocker S winburno A. Thompson Todd W. Trinder I Vyner H. Vyndl►am in the second be divided dg £lOO )n in tho first to £260, to b• ... £lOO bo £260 it £25 each r £5O O 200 100 120 100 160 1,240 late 360 £1,60 0 ~, aken from tP o first tias for taken from th e first roun d f(lt Ist. Feb 21 ' Feb. Feb ""' mar 1• Feb. .• • • • -r , ALIT F eb ' !71 . ton jecb• Feb 6 Feb. 6 Feb. R. .. Fib' ... b • via • • • * Feb. 16 0 ' . y b &far. 1" itimil a ....F "eb .. Feb 3 , t 6 Feb. - %ha 11 ... .Feb l• .. Feb. 10 ' ••- .Feb. -"" to prono'S 3 ,, r Id and sul l ; 0 points en 11 t"" Ld in a Confe(le ree . the by durta, _t i e s in al n ' c it 'dos a (10°66 [admit. 0., n the (300 , t1 4, J ac kson-P ° 7 o des of NO OO ! r, and gl r :row steJ ni ,e übscribed s heroic 917 ° oun 1 Portland; to b) O de t, lan ds or fee f a • atta clie 51171 , 1 :he stee; rider. Tberti -eni ants; i ' ll A v elocie -e t and envies rzn„,f o r r °ter in that of an co _t Flame ° by an ittla is. and 019.,,De of • bile 1 ° te a s interra r Newnes s ° t is iniPoort::, ed bY tje, he rig h" gt g e ls th e a• the bm' e cii i this Nolen; the Ph s)r'll ir ;peecli l l °ll . Dlra• C. Tw c~'~II• Bon . vi sr ow - r - of s 'o f " a ' v q., ad , G. ' lo geu rl 10 0 e ll ;: t p i ntr J 1 e °/11 ; ;1,6t0v rr~' f ,ulti 0 UNDER THE ESPECIAL PATRONAGE OF HER MAJESTY. Now ready, 38th Edition, royal Bvo., with the Arms beautifully engraved, ills. 61, bound, gilt edges, I L ODGE'S PEEILIGE AND BARONETAGE Foa 1869. CORRECTED BY THE NOBILITY, AND CONTAINING ALL THE NEW CREATIONS, Hurst and Placket, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Just published, price Is. Gd., by post Is. 84., the Second Edition, with Addenda, containing additional Facts an 1 Caao3, in i Ilus tration of the nefarious proceedings of the Advertising Quacks, - 13 EVELATIONS OF QUACKS AND IL, QUACKERY. By DETECTOR. Reprinted from the "Medical Circular." London: H. EaMore, 219, Regent-street. The numerous reviews of this startling. work by the Saturday Review, Punch, Weekly Dispatch. Public Opinion, end other journals, recommending its universal perusal, are reprinted with this edition. A NGLO - AMERICAN TIMES, AL AN INTERNATIONAL NE WSPAPE it, Devoted to American Intelligence, ENLARGE]) to 21 PAGES. Reports of Conzress, Personal, Elnancial, Mining, &o. Members of Parliament, Commercial Men, and those having an interest in the United States, will find this newspaper of use. Published every SATURDAY AIORNING, price 4d. 15. Catherine-street, Strand. INDIAN MEDICAL SERVICE. India Office, Ist December, 1863. ATOTICE is Hereby Given, that an examination of Candidates for 23 appointments as Assistant-Surgeons in her Majesty's Indian Medical Service will bo held at Chelsea Hospital on the Bth February, 1869. Copies of the regulations for the examination of andi dates, together with information regarding the pay and retiring allowances of Indian Medical Officers, may be ob tained on applicati n at the Military Department, India Office, Westminster, S.W. T. T. PEARS, Major-General, Military Secretary. piICOLL, HAIRCUTTER to H.R.H. Prin ce of Wales, 40, Glasshouse-street, Regent-street. TRICHANOPIIRON. Invented by Nicoll. The best preparation in the world for the No lady or gentleman should be without it. Sold in Bottles, 2s. 6d. Hair Restored and Baldness Prevented byl NICOLL'S ELECTRIC HAIR REGENERATOR FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. In Bottles, 2s. 6d. NICOLL'S GOLDEN TINCTURE FOR LADIES. • For giving a Brilliant Golden Shade to Hair of any colour, in Bottles, Is. 6d. each. NICOLL'S CELEBRATED DEPILATORY. - - For removing superflous Hair. Sent free to any part of the three kingdoms on receipt of 20 postage stamps. P. 0.0. payable at Vigo-street, Regent-street. LADIES' CHIGNON FRIZETTES, in every Shade, Colour, and Size, from ls. to 2s. 6d. SHAMPOOING, BRUSHING by MACHINERY, charge Gd. LAMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM.—AN 14 EFFECT UAL REMEDY, without confining the bowels or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is admitted to be the best medicine for immediately re lieving coughs, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and inci pient consumption. It frequently cures persons w h om t h e faculty pronounce incurable, and admirably a ll ays t h e ticking which provokes frequent coughing. 'ln approach ing consumption its effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or even lying down for fear of suffoca tion, may depend on relief in a few minutes afte r t a ki ng i t. Prepared only and sold by W. LAMBERT, Chemist, 8, Bing William-street, Charing-cross, London, and by all druggists, in bottles, 1324., and three quantities in one, 2s. 9d. each. Bo particular, and ask for Lambert's Asth matic Balsam. The name and address are engraved on the stamp. THE BEST REMEDY FOR INDIGESTION. NORTON'S CAMOMILE PILLS are confi dently recommended as a simple but certain Remedy for Indigestion, which is the cause of nearly all the diseases to which we are subject, being a medicine so uniformly grateful and beneficial that it is with justice railed the " Natural Strengthener of the Human Stomach." " Norton's Pills" act as a powerful tonic and gentle ape rient ; are mild in their operation, safe under any eir zumstances, and thousands of persons can now bear testi mony to the benefits to be derived from their use, as they have been a never-failing Family Friend for upwards of 20 years. Sold in bottles at ls. lid., 2s. 9d., and lls. each, in every town in the kingdom. CAUTION. Be sure to ask for " NORTON'S PILLS," and do not be persuaded to purchase any of the various imitations which have sprung up in consequence of the success of ' Norton's Camomile Pills." NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. AGUA. .AMNIZELLA. restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. JNO. GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid of one of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfect ing this wonderful liquid. It is now offered to the public in a more concentrated form, and at a lower price. Sold in bottles, Be. each ; also 55., 7s. 6d., and 15s. each. including brush. Red finll Wharf, Angel-pa_Tage, 93, Upper Thames street London. E.O. S(3IENTIFIO AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, and Dining-room, consisting of a new and elegant as sortment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obe lisks, Inkstands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper Weights, &c., in Italian, Alabaster, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derby shire Spar, &c. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mineralogist to her Majesty, 149, Strand, W.C., London. Mr. Tennant arranzes elementary collections of ROCKS, MINERALS, and FOSSILS to illustrate the new edition of Lyell's Elements of Geology ; they will greatly facili tate the interesting study of MINERALOGY and GEOLOGY, and can be had at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 500 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINERALOGY is given by Mr. TENNANT, F.G.S., at 149, Strand. RUPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (Perfected and Exhibited in the Great Exhibitions of 1851 and 1862) is allowed by upwards of Five Hundred Medical men to be the most effective invention in the curative treatment of HERNIA. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, is bore avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requi site resisting power is supplied by the Moc-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may be bad, and the trus;, which can rot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the circumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. JO FIN WHITE, 228, Piccadilly, London. A Single Truss, 16s, 215., 265. 6d., and 31s. 6d. Postage, ls. A Double Truss, 318. Gd., 425., and 525. Gd. Postage, is. Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 42a. and 525. 6d. Postage, ls. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post-office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT EILASTIC STOCKINGS, II 1A KNEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &c. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and aro drawn on like an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 75. 6d., 108., and 16s. each. Postage, 6d. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly. KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL, Portugal street, Lincoln's-inn.—Tho Committee earnestly APPEAL for FUNDS to defray the heavy current ex penses. Assistance is urgently needed. F. ALFRED BEDWELL, Vice-Chairman. JAMES BLYTH, Secretary. LONDON FEVER HOSPITAL, is the only institution in the Metropolis for the treatment and prevention of contagious fevers. CONTRIBUTIONS will be gratefully , received by Messrs. Dimsdale and Co., 50, Cornhill; Messrs. Drum mond, Charing-cross ; Messrs. Coutts, Strand ; Messrs. Hoare, Fleet-street ; and by the Secretary, at the Hospital, Liverpool-road, Islington, N. ►FHF, METROPOLITAN CONVALESCENT INSTITUTION. President—His Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON. Treasurers—The Right Hon. Russell Gurney, M.P., and Col. W. F. Grant. DONATIONS and SUBSCRIPTIONS• are earnestly solicited, to enable the Board to meet the greatly increased expenditure of this old Charity. 240 adults are received at Walton ; 80 children at Mitcham and Hendon. Bankers—London Joint-Stock Bank, Pall-mall. srrtv- CHARLES HOLMES, Secretary. Office, 32, Sackville-street, Piccadilly. IrtOYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in tho immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Railway Terminus, King's Cross. Patron—Her Most Gracious MA/MT the QUEEN. Vice-Patron— His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, R.G. President—His Grace the Duke of Di:CCU:ITCH, K.G. This Hospital, founded hi the year 1828, the first to establish the principle of free admission to the sick poor, without the delay and difficulty of Governors' orders, is wholly dependent for support on voluntary contributions and legacies. It affords relief to a largo number of in-patients, and, in addition to this, the average number of attendance of the destitute sick has for a considerable period averaged be tween 3,000 and 4,000 weekly. The Committee earnestly solicit the assistance of the benevolent, as the promises of this hospital aro capable of containing several hundred more beds had the Committee the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributions are received by their bankers, Messrs. Brown, Hansom, and Co., Abchurch-lane ; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co.; Berries and Co.; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, PaiLid i _and Co.;_ Barclay and Co. ; Willi ams, Deacon, and Co.; Nisbet and 00., Bornors-strast and at the Hospital from 10 till 0. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 4, 1869. THE LOMBARD EXCHANGE AN]) NEWS-ROOM Lombard-street, London. MANAGER—Mr J. H. YOUNGUUSBAND, late Treasurer and Secretary of tho Liverpool Exchange. Subscription, £3 3s. per annum, or 10s. monthly, payable in Advance. The Room is supplied with Newspapers, both home and foreign ; R.eut.er's Telegrams, giving commercial, political, and general telegraphic information; Shipping Lists, Directories, Timo Tables, and other Books of Re ference. There h also an excellent Refreshment-ronm attached, as well as a Reading and Writing Room, comfortably fnr nished. The attention of country bankers, solicitors, manufac turers, and others is invited to this Institution, which will be found very convenient to gentlemen whose business engagements oblige them frequently to visit the metro polis. For further particulars apply to the Manager of the Room, or to Mr. G. AY. Renwell, Secretary of tho City Offices Company. Palmerston-buildings, London. N.B.—For Advertisement Spaces apply to Messrs. Letts, Son and Co., 8, Royal Exchange, E.C.; or at the Office in the Lom bard Exchange. COMPAGNIE GENERALE TR ANSAT LANTIQUE._ _ 4, Rue de la Pain, Paris. FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS. NEW YORK. Leave every 14 days, from Havre and Brest, for New York. RATES OF PASSAGE. From IfAvns Or BREST to NEW YORK. . First Class 7OO fr. Second Class 425 fr. Third Class , 275 fr. From Paris to New York, via Havre or Brest, including railway ticket, 725 fr. ; second class, 440 fr. ; third class 285 fr. EUROPEAN ASSURANCE SO NOTICE IS ITEREBY GIVEN, That the INTEREST on the PAID-UP CAPITAL for the HALF-YEAR ending the 31st of December, 1868, is now in COURSE OF PAYMENT. HENRY LASE, General Manager. 17, Waterloo-place, Pall-Mall, London. '1163 MILNERS' STRONG HOLDFAST AND J-T-1- FIRE RESISTING SAFES, Chests, Doors, and Strong Rooms, with the progressive and recent imiArovemeuts effected after half a century's• experience, effectually guard against Fire and Burglars.—Liverpool; lanchester, She meld, Leeds, lull, and 47A, Moorgate-street, City, London. WEST INDIES AND MEXICO. Leave St. Nazaire on the 16th of each month for St. Thomas, Havana, Vera Cruz, New Orleans, 'Porto Rico, Haiti. Santiago do Cuba, Guadeloupe, Martinique. JAPAN, NORTH AND SOUTH PACIFIC, AND CENTRAL AMERICA (via Panama). Leave St. Nazaire on the Bth of each month for Mar tinique, St. Martha (United States of Columbia), Colon, Aspinwall (Isthmus of Panama), La Guayra, Porto Ca bello, Guadeloupe, Trinidad, Demerara, Paramaribo, Cayenne, &c., Callao, Valparaiso, &c., San Jose, La Union, San Francisco, China, and ,Ta pat— Hand books, with full details of all the routes of this company, can be had of STRINGER, PEMBBROKE, and Co., Agents, 8, Austinfriars, London, E.C. THE MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.—Every Policy effected with this Society by the 31st inst. will have the advantage of one year in every Annual Bonus. The Directors give notice that the Policies of the Society be come Indisputable, and are relieved of all conditions (except payment of the annual premiums), when they have remained unchallenged for five years, and the life assured has completed his 30th year. The bonus additions allotted by the Society are highly satisfac tory. In a recent claim the addition to a Xl,OOO assurance, dated 1845, amounted to Ll,OlO, making the total payment £2,010. CHARLES INGALL, Actuary. No. 39, King-street, Cheapside, London, December, 1863. COMPANY. R OYAL INSURANCE HEAD OFFICES: Royal Insurance Buildings Lombard-street, London. Royal Insurance Buildings North John-street, Liverpool. CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS STERLING. Total Annual Revenue exceeds £Boo,l`ol Accumulated Funds in hand .£1,500,00J LIFE DEPARTMENT. Life and Annuity Funds —£1,031,329 SPECIAL ADVANTAGES — Exemption of Assured from Liability of Partnership. BONUSES among the largest ever declared by any Company. Profits divided every live years. All new Life Insurances now effected will become entitled to an Increased Share of the Profits. FIRE DEPARTMENT. Premiums in 1887 M . 1,553. REDUCTION OF DUTY.—Since this first took place the increase of business of the ROYAL has exceeded that of any other Office, as s`-own by Government Returns. Prompt and liberal settlement of Losses. JOHN H. McLAREN, Manager. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London. EAGLE INSURANCE COMPANY, LONDON. Report of the Directors for the year ending the 30th June, 1868, read at the Annual General Meeting of Proprietors, August 14, 1868—Colonel CIIARLES WETHERALL, K.C.T., Chairman of the Company, in the Chair. The proprietors will no doubt remember that at the last annual general meeting a report was made to them for the quinquennial period then terminating, and that a bonus was declared in respect of it amounting to the sum of £208,774. The surplus fund account, as under, commences with the balance of June, 1867 after deduction of this bonus—that is to say, with the Sebit of £772,740 13s. 9d. SURPLUS FUND ACCOUNT, 30rht JUTE, 1868. INCOME OF THE YEAR. Balance of account, 30th June, 1867, £981,514 13 9 Less amount distributed as bonus 208,774 0 0 Premiums en new nssur- ances Ditto on old ditto ... 366,215 7 3 .£3t:0,811 8 3 Interest from invest- • ments 117,581 7 3 .C 772,740 13 9 £498,395 15 11 Profit and loss, balance . of account - i Total incme ---- 544,466 9 2 OR. C trAnon OP THE YEAR X1,317 ; 207 2 11 Dividend to propri e t ors £8,877 5 0 Claims on decease of lives assayed .£265,523 13 5 Additions to those under participating policies.— 22,816 4 7 Policies surrendered 28,642 11 3 Re-assurances, now Ditto, old 50,365 0 8 £370,618 5 3 Commission Medical fees Income tax 2,215 .4 7 Expenses of manage ment 15,489 8 5 400,777 9 5 Total charge ...,„ £109,654 14. 5 Balance of account, 30th Juno. 1868 907,552 8 6 £1,317,207 2 11 Examined and approve' THOMAS ALLEN} II ENRY ROSE, Auditors. The total income of the year, it will be seen, is 4514,466 9s. 2d., and the total outgo £109,654 14s. sd. ; the diffe rence, or the sum laid by—viz., £184,811 14s. 9d.—raises the fund again to £907,552 Bs. 6d. The interest received during the year is £117,584 7s. 3d., arising from the productive •portion of the realised assets of £2,897,157, mentioned in the last year's report. The whole assets, productive and unproductive, may there fore be considered as having improved at the rate Of rather more than 4 per cent. ; or 2 if the profit shown of £46,070 13s. 3d., derived from various extraneous sources, be in at upwards of £5 12s. pe r cen t . eluded, The premiutns on new assurances are £14,596 ls. 9d., and of this sum £ 3 , 270 15 s. 4 d. has been expended in re assurances. The claims on decease of lives assured are nearly iden tical in amount with those of 1866. They are less than those of last year by nearly £19,000. A considerable reduction, too, appears in the amount of premiums paid for re-assurance, many of the risks re-assured having terminated by death and other causes. The expenses of management are less than those of last year by upwards of £1,400. But they still include charges incurred in the final closing of the two officeslast absorbed by the company. Th e whole expenditure, however, in cluding income tax, is at the rate of little more than 5 per cent. on the total income. The balance-sheet is as follows DE. LIABILITIES. Interest due to proprietors and 61,530 4 5 Sundry accounts Liability under sums assu red, &c. (1867) 6,369,169 11 7 Claims on additionsd t e h c e e r a e s t e o of unpaid pa ive id s assured, Proprietors' fund 1 73,792 10 0 Surplus fund as before 907,552 8 6 CR. ASSETS. Amount Total l ested in fixed mortgages : 71 : 3 4 1 :4 8 6 659 7 0 53, , , : 59 7: 0 7 9 736 2: 11457 : 19 :: Ditto ditto decreasing ditto Ditto ditto reversions Ditto ditto funded securities Ditto ditto temporary securities Current interest on the above invest tuents , 36,243 7 6 Cash and bills 22,604 2 9 Advanced on security of the company's policies Agents' balances Sundry accounts Value of premiums (1867) ..... 4,506,167 18 0 Value of re-assurances 86,860 13 9 Total £7,565,198 .1 Examined and approved. THOMAS A LLEN,I Auditors. HENRY ROSE, r The present disposition of the Company's funds is show❑ by this account. On conparing it with that of 1867, it will be observed that further investments have been made on mortgage and in the Government funds, and that about £ll,OOO more has been advanced on security of the com pany's policies. Exclusive of the sum indicating the value of the futuro premiums, the assets amount to £3,059,030 3s. 3d. The direction of the company is now constituted as follows : The Right Hon. Sir JOHN YOUNG, Bart., K.C.8., Chair man. WILLIAM FREDERICK DE LA RUE Esq., Deputy- Chairman. Charles Bischoff, Esq. Chas. Thos. Holcombe, Esq. Thomas Boddington, Esq. Joshua Lockwood, Esq. Charles Chatfield, Esq. James Murray, Esq. Sir J. Buller East, Bart., Philip Rose, Esq. D.C.L. George Russell, Esq. Robert A. Gray Esq. I Thos. Godfrey Sambr oo k ° , Wm. Augu,stUS (buy,Esq. Admiral Tindal,' TOI .GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY Li TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from (kelp, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the breath. Price !s. 6d.—Red Bull Wharf, 03, Upper Thames-street, London. TR. WEBB, Surgeon-Dentist, Author of "The I.n.Ost Improved System of Dentistry," second edition' just published, P.lll sent free for two stamps. "Will well repay perusal: . - Vxpriss. Attendanee nine to sic. Constiltatiens free. —27, New Bonl-street. N.B. 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SAUCE. —LEA and PERRINS.—SAUCE. THE "WORCESTERSHIRE," pronounced by Connoisseurs "THE ONLY GOOD SAUCE." Its use improves appetite and digestion. UNRIVALLED FOR PIQUANCY AND FLAVOUR. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS, To avoid which, see the names, LEA and PERRINS, on all bottles and labels. ASK for " LEA and PERRINS' " SAUCE. Agents—Crosse and Blackwell, London, and sold by all Dealers in Sauces throughout the World. SPLENDID SPECULATIONS. GREAT SUCCESS. The present most eminent Speculations can be particularly recommended:— With a Single Stake of £1 you can realise £20,000!! with £2 £26,C00!! with £3 £37,000! ! with £lO £45,000!! For Prospectuses apply 'without delay to EUGENE TILLOT t General Merchant, Guernsey. VALENTINES, specially adapted for children. Pretty little designs for pretty little people. Valen tines of a comic character, devoid of vulgarity. Valentines in the most costly style.—At CREMER, Jun.'s, 210, Regent -street. VA LENTINE S.—The Fish Valentine (CREMER'S) - Notice to the publi c an d tra d e gene rally. These fish being strictly preserved, can only be caught at Cremer, Junior's, 210, Regent-street, where also may be had the Fish Envelope (reg istered), price 6d. RIMMEL'S NEW PERFUMED VALEN TINES.—The Watteau, the Valentine Fan, the Shakespe r i sn , the Musical, the Card, the C om i c, an i mate d flowers, the mediaeval, Cupids Magnet, the Fl ora ' s Keep- Fake, &c. Detailed list on application.—Ri mme l, per fumer, 96, Strand; 128, Regent-street; 24, Cornhill. VALENTINES. --Funny, Ru mmy, Wi tty, Pretty, Tickling, Teasing, Pleasing, and Convinc ing, at prices to snit all purchasers, commencing with pretty little ones for the juveniles, from Id. each, and end ing with the most elaborate work of art (fit to captivate an heress), at £3 Ss., a ll arranged in s h ow rooms so as to be easily inspected. at JAMES GILBERT'S, 18, Grace church, Loudon, E.C. Valentines carefully selected, and forwarded on receipt of stamps or post- office order. B C PATENT DESPATCH BOX.—JEN NER and KNEWSTUB'S newly-invented Patent A B 0 and 1,2, 3, De , pateh Boxes, "for general conve nience, for ready access to papers and methodical arrangement, have received the highest commenda tion."' Price 10s. Gd. and upwards. "This is a valuable contrivance."—Punch, Nov. 14. " Cannot tail to be useful in the library and office."—Record. " Will meet espe cially the requirements of literary, legal and official per sons." Star. "A boon to all lovers of order."—lllus trated London News. "There can be DO question as to the value of this invention."—Alarninm —Jenne:- and Knewstun, Inventors of the Elgin Writing Case, 33, St. James's-street, sod CG, Jermyn-street. INDEMNITY MUTUAL MARINE ASSIM xNCE COMPANY, 36, Great Wineheßter:street, London NOTICE Is HEREBY GivEN That tha Annual Dividend, due to the Shareholders on their Capital in this Company to the 31st December last, will be Paid on Monday, the Ist day of February next, by 'Warrants, which will he forwarded to each Proprietor on that day; also, that the Books of the Company for the transfer of Shares will be Closed from Tue Slay, the 19th January, until Thursday, the 4th" February. FRANCIS STEPH ENS, Secretary. 13th January, 1869. BARRACK CONTRACTS For the Supply of COALS, COKE, TUBE, CANDLES, AND KINDLING WOOD IN GREAT BRITAIN. WAR OFFICIO, PALL-MALL, LONDON, S.W., 21st January, 1569. NOTICE IS lIER EBY GI VEN, That the SECRETARY of STATE for WAR is prepared to receive Tenders for the Supply of Coals, Coke, Turf, Candles, and Kindling Wood at th e various Barrack Stations in Great Britain, for a period of Twelve Months from the Ist April next. Tenders will not be entertained unless msde upon the proper printed Form, which may be obtained, with every requisite in formation, upon application at this Office, or to the various Bar rack Masters, between the hou rs of Ten and Four o'clock each day (Sundays exc e pt e d ). The Tenders must be sent to the Office addressed to the Direc tor of Contracts, marked on the outside "Tender for Coals , &c. , " on of before Thu rs d ay, 11th February, 1869, after which day no Tender will be re ce i ved. The Secretary of Stats for War reserve; the right of rejecting any or all of the Tenders. THOMAS HOWELL, Director of Contracts. DOG LICENSES.—CAUTION. COAIMISSIONERS of INLAND RE VENUE G IVE NOTICE that all DOG LICENSES granted in the year 18G8 expired on the 31st December last, and every person keeping a dog in the current year is required forthwith to take out a new License. The duty payable for each dog kept is Five Shillings. The penalty for keeping a dog without License is Five Pounds. A License is not transferable from one person to another. A License may be obtained by the owner giving his name and address, and the name of the place where the dog is kept, on application at The Office Revenue of the C o ll ector of Inland.) In the neigh , , The 0 ffiee of the Dist r ib utor of StarePs r applicabourhood of the Or nt's re-. .... A Money Order Post Office. sidence. Licenses will also be granted anted by the several Supervisors of Inland Revfnue. Persons residing at a distance from any of the above offices, by transmitting with their application Inland Revenue (Receipt) or Postage Stamps for the proper amount of duty, to the Collector of Inland Revenue for the District, will receive a license in return by post. COBBETT, Secretary. A.D. 1720. OYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, (Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First), For SEA, FIRE, LIFE, and ANNUITIES. Offices—ROYAL EXCHANGE, London. Branch Office-29, Pall Mall, S.W. OCTAVII7S WIGRAM, Esq Governor. JAMES STEWART 119DGSON, ESCI ....................... Vernon CJIA.RLES JOHN MANNING, ESC), ....... Deputy-Governor. DIRECTORS. Robert Barclay, Esq. John Garmtt Cattle . b Esq. Mark Cu rr i e Close, Esq. Edward James Daniell, Esq. Willia-n Davidson, Esq. Lancelot William Dent, Esq. Alexander Druce, Esq. Fredk. Joseph Edl mann, Esq. Charles Hermann Gpschen, Esq. Riversdale Wm. Grenfell, Esq. Francis Alex. Hamilton, Esq. Robert Amadeus Heath, Esq. Medical Referee, Sam William Tetlow Hibbert, Esq. Wiltuot Holland, Esq. Egerton Hubbard, Esq. Nevilo Lubbock, Esq. George Forbes Malcolmson, Esq. Lord Josceline Wm. Percy. Charles Robinson, Esq. Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq. Eric Carrington Smith, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq. William Wallace, Esq. Charles Baring Young, Esq. luel Solly, Esq., F.R.S. FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected on advantageous terms. The Duty on Fire Assurances has been reduced to the uniform rate of ls. 6d. per cent. per annum. No charge is made by this Corpo:ation for Fire Policy or Strvnp, however small the Assurance may be. 1 1 4 1 .7111NG STOCK.- No Extra Charge is made for the use of Steam Thrashing Machines. The Rover. ionary Bonus ou British LIFE POLICIES has averaged nearly 2 per cont. per annum on the sum assured. Equivalent reduclions have been made in the Premiums payable by persons who preferred that form of Bonus. The Divisions of Profit take place every Five Years. Any sum not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on one Lire. This Corporation affords to the Asrured Liberal participation in Profits, with the guarantee of a large invested Capital Stock, and exemption under Royal Charter from the liabilities of part nership. 4 The advantages of modern practice, with the secu rity of an Office whose resources have been tested by the experience of nearly a CENTURY AND A IT ATM'. ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. DO.Drila 135:ZEL.E, Bocretary. j)ARTRIDGE '.AND COOPER. MANUFAC7 TIRING STATIONEBS, 192, FLEET-STREET (OORNF.It OF CILICERY-LANE), LONDON (LD.) THE PUBLIC SUPPLIED AT WHOLESALE PRICES. CARRIAGE PAID to the COYUNTRY ON ORDERS OVER 20s. per roam s. d. Fine Cream Laid Note ; a cheap paper 3 0 Superflae Cream Laid Note; much appro'-ed Stipet lineraiek Cream Laid Note ; e :pecitt' ,y recommended 5 6 Extra Snpn•fine Double Thick Cream Ls' .1 Note 7 0 'craw Paper, " Patent ;" adapted for rat 'd writing 2 6 Large Conun:vein I Note Papers 'is., 45., :is., ant 6 0 Foolscap Papers, blue or c:roain ...... ..10s 6d., 12s. dd., an I 11 a Outsides Foolscap 6 6 Let ter Paper fur scribbling... ........ -plait', 45.; rule 1 ditte, 4 6 Tinted Lined NJte five tires f or Is. 6J., or 5 6 Double Thick Cream Wove "Club lions° " rote, five quires for 2s. 6cl. uperflue Cream or Blue I:nrelop es, 4s 6,1, I",s 3d, & Cs C 1 Large Wu • Wove Commercial Env llop^s, 4s 6,1 per 1,000 Cheap Buff Colour, for circulars, &c., 3. COLOUR ST.' II PING (Relief) reduced to Is. per 100. Polished steel dies sunk by the best artists In the *rade at about half the prices charged by the retail hou.se2, An ILLU ITED CATALOJUE, containing, full descrip tion, with prices of Account Books. Copy'ng Presses, Inkstands, Stationery, Cabinets, Postage -cales, Despatch Boxes, Travelling Writing Cases, Desks, and Bags, &c , post free. INDIA OFFICE, 29th January, 1869 . By order of the Secretary of State for India in Council. Notice is hereby given, that packages, stated to contain reserved articles from the estates of deceased Officers and soldiers of the late East India Company's Service, and of Her Majesty's Indian Military Forces, have from time to time been received from the Governments of the respec tiVe Presidencies in India. Packages containing articles reserved from the follow ing estats remain unclaimed, viz. 8. Bell, TI., Lieutenant, 2d Madras Native InfaUtry. 10. Bouthflower, W. IL, Surgeon, Madras Medical Department. 13. Buchan, C., Sub-Conductor, Madras Establishment. 22. Cheyne, A., Assistant Surgeon, Madras Medical Department. 24. Cockbure, A. K., Lieutenant, 50th Madras Native Infantry. 25. Carlow, W. A., Assistant Surgeon, Madras Medical Department. 53. Floud E., Lieutenant, 32d Madras Native In fantry. 59. Grant, Lieutenant, sth Madras Light Cavalry. 60. Gunthorpe, W. M., Major, Gth Madras Native in fantry. 76. Jervis, S. W., Lieutenant, 36th Madras Native In fantry. 78. James, E., Assistant Surgeon, Madras Medical De partment. 94. Maingay, J. W., Lieutenant, 38th Madras Native Infantry. 98. Marriott, B. W. F., Lieutenant, 13th Madras Na tive Infantry. 113. Neale, F., Cadet, Madras Establishment. 121. Perring, J. W. C., Lieutenant, 35th Madras Native Infantry. 124. Pincbard, J., Lieutenant, Madras Horse Artillery. 126 u. Preston, Richard 8., Lieutenant, Madras Infantry. 133. Robertson, A., Ensign, Ist Madras Native Infantry. 140. Stewart, M., Lieutenant, Madras Artillery. 145. Stoddart, J. A., Captain, sth Madras Native In fantry. 150 A. Stewart, G., Ensign, 36th Madras Native Infantry. 155. Watson, G. 11., Lieutenant, 19th Madras Native Infantry. 156. Ward, A.. Captain, Ist Madras Fusiliers. 158. Wynter, wr., Lieutenant, 52d Madras Native In fan t ry. 163. Weymouth, Captain, 42d Madras Native Infantry. Applications for such packages should be made by next of kin of the deceased, or by the legal representatives of such next of kin, to the Military Secretary, at this Office. In the event of any of the packages in question remain ing unclaimed for the further period of six months from this date, they will be opened, the contents be disposed of by sale, and the amount realized be credited to the estate of the deceased. T. T. PEARS, Major-General, Military Secretary. PRINTIN G.—TO PROPRIETORS OF NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, dc. The Printing and Manliining of Newspipers, Sze., done on exceedingly favourable terms. Use of Editorial and Publishing Offices, if required. Estimates forwarded on receipt of particulars, with stamped directed envelope for reply. Address—The Manager, "Sun" Printing Offices, 8, Church-row, Savoy, Strand, W.C. NE HUNDRED & SEVENTY DESTITU TE IORPHAN CHILDREN are being maintained in the ROYAL ALBERT ORPHAN ASYLUM, at the moderate rate of £25 per annum each. Funds greatly needed. CHARLES A. WALKER, Secretary. 0 lice, 54, Cheapaide, London, .e.O QAMARTT 'N FREE HOSPITAL for WOMEN Li. and ()Ili I.DREN, Lower Seymour - -street, Portmaa pqngre. Tim only free Hospital for di, .ases of women. 2,71ii - pati,nts were n at•+,l lard month without letters of recommendation. Subscription-u and dons tioa .1. are much needed, and will be received by Messrs. fhtchard, Picea dilly; S a i n r so S m atr aenldSbcoyttth.e Secretary. Mrs. Barclay, Coutts, Glyn, R °8 T HE ['OKI - I'AL for WOMP7,N, Soho-square. —Bankers : Messrs. Barclay, B -•van, and Co.; M'•ssrs.. Ransom, Bonverie, and On. —The Committee APPEAL very earnestly for CONTRIBUTIONS. The ITospitaLis now open on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fri days to out-patients who are treated without letters of recommendation. HENRY B. INGRA3I, Secretary. TIIE ASSOCIATION for the WELFARE o f the BLIND, 210, Oxford-street, and 127, Enston-road. Patroness—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. This Institution affords employment in various ways to 172 blind men and women. Pensions to various amounts are granted to the blind who cannot earn their own. living. 500 blind men and women aro applying for help, which cannot ba given for WANT of FUNDS. Contributions will be thankfully received by the Secre tary, Rev. C. B. REID, M.A. GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, Caledonian-road, Islington, N. Supported by Voluntary Contributions. This Hospital has relieved 481954 patients since it was establisbe6 at King's-cro ss in 1856. Patients are admitted free. Bankers —Messrs. Barnet, Lloyds, and Co., 60, Lombard street, Messrs. Ransom and Bonverie, 1, Palhmall.—Hon. See., . Smith. Esa. GEO. REID, Sec. THE ROYAL HOSPITAL for DISEASES of 1 the CH.eIST, City-ruad.— h 0 wards for in-patients are constantly full, those for out-patients crowded daily. FUNDS greatly needed. CHARLES L. KEMP, Secretary. HOSPITAL for DISEASES of the THROAT, Golden-square, W. President —His G.' rafo the Duke of GRAFTON. The Committee of Management earnestly APPEAL for FUNDS to help them to meet the heavy ... current expenses. Upwards of 18,000 poor persons have been relieved in the last six years. GEORGE WOOD, Secretary. 'THE ROYAL INFIRMARY for DISEASES of CHILDREN and WOMEN, Waterloo-bridge road. Upwards of 100 poor sick children are relieved daily at this Hospital. The Committee most earnestly solicit Contributions, to enable them to continue the benefits of medical aid to those numerous poor suffering children, who are rendered so helpless by sickness and poverty. Bankers, Messrs. Fuller, Banbury, and Co., 77, Lombard street; and by Messrs. Coutts and Co., Strand. CHARLES J. F. RENTON, Secretary. Waterloo-bridge-road, S E. BRITISH HOME for INCURABLES, Clap ham-rise. Instituted in 1861. Patroness—H.R.H. the Princess of. WALES. This Institution provides a home for life, with good nursing and skilled medical attendance, for persons over 20 years of age and above the pauper class, who are hope lessly afflicted with-incurable disease. Pensions of £2O per annum are also granted. The Home was opened in September, 1863; 71 in patients and 106 annuitants have been elected. Elections in May and November. Forms of application may be ob tained from the Secretary. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS and DONATIONS are earnestly solicited. Bankers—Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co., 54, Lombard street, E.C. ; Messrs. Drummond, Charing-cross, S.W. EDWD. WEAVER, Sec. Offices, 73, Cheapside, E.C. T HE RESCUE are as fol SOCIETY'S HOMES Ilows: For Fallen Women. 28, Church-row, Hamp- 150, New Kent-road. stead. 48, Church-street, Stoke 13, Camden-street,Camden- Newington. town. Maize-hill Cottage, Green -205, Great Portland- street. wich. For Young Girls in Danger. • 27, Church-row, Hampstead. 9, flenstridge-villas, St. John s-wood. St. Mary's Lodge, Bud:burst-hill. Country Pomo—St. Janms's. street, Dover. Temporary Home-85, Queen-street, Gheapside. In addition to the above-named homes, the Committee have under their charge three homes for servants of good character, in which are admitted aly,ut 1,000 friendless servants annually. The home at Great Portland-street is for young fallen girls from 10 to 16. The committee ate deeply anxious to open another house for this pitiable class. The Society admitted to its homes last year 687 young women and girls. It was compelled to refuse 524 appli cants, whose historiea are recorded in the applicant's book. The Society's Report (of which a contributor writes, "I never road a report of any charitable institution which so entirely commended itself to my mind and awoke my sympathy . ") may be had on application. The Society Is under the presidency of the Earl of Shaftesbury. Its bankers are Messrs. Barclay and Co. The Committee very earnestly commend its work to the benevolent. DAL. Ot.Q.EIA; Ow. 8; Queen-street gheawided. 3 3 0 1 11 6 2 2 0 93,119,117 03 21,6C4,785 00 Penioniand Indians 30,358,618 00 Interest on public debt 129,742,814 00 Total 5336,152,470 00 NATIONAL RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING THE 30TH JUNE, 1870. —Let us now look forward to the fiscal year ending June 30, 1870, the first complete year of a new Administration; and starting with the relation of receipts and expenditures as above, inquire what it is further possible or practicable to accomplish. Such a basis allows us to anticipate a surplus of thirty millions for the year under consideration, with the law and the administration of the law in relation to the collection and expenditure of revenue remaining unaltered; and this surplus, the Com , missioner has reason to believe, may be increased through the following agencies :—First. From the certain and continued gain which will undoubtedly accrue to the national revenue, under any circum stances, from the continued increase of the wealth and population of the country. The Commissioner believes he is warranted in assuming that the gain of revenue likely to accrue from the increase in the wealth and population of the United States will, for the present, be at least $10,000,000 per annum. Second. A gain to the credit of the Treasury from the discontinuence of payment through set tlement of the claims of soldiers and sailors for arrears of pay and bounty. This gain, as predi cated on the payments actually made under these heads during the last and current fiscal years, may be estimated at $25,000,000. Third. A gain from a further general reduction of national expen ditures. This gain for the next fiscal year through a continued reduction of the army, reconstruction and pacification of the Southern States, and a greater economy in civil expenditure, and in the appropria tions annually made for fortifications, ordnance stores, rivers and harbours, and private claims, ought to aggregate at least $30 ,000,000. Fourth. o Gain from the return o f revenue a dminis tration. Assuming $155,000,000 as the annual average of receipts from internal revenue,.. as the law and its administration nowstand , the Commissioner believes that an increase of $75,000,000 in the receipts as a minimum could be obtained Without any practical difficulty. Allowing for all contingencies, it seems possible for the Treasury to have at its com mand at the close of the next fiscal year an avail able surplusof from $100,000,000 to $ 1 25,000,000. it requires' however, that there should be unity of pu rpose on the part of the Exec u ti ve, of Congress, and of the people, and a f u ll rea lization of gress' the fact that the wo r k t o b e ac complished isoofsd be uoh allowedpaparamount n terfimportan c eerf,m.i pith it. nothing else should It requires that the ag ents who arc to b e i n t rusteu with the collection an d disbursement of the revenue shall be appointed on some other groands than the devotion to pasty service, the length and num b er o f their campaign speeches, or the amount of money contributed to aid in elections. It requires that Congress shall t xercise the most rigid economy in respect to appropliations, and that the sums here tofore expended for fortifications, rivers, and har bours, coast survey, new building s, the manufacture of arms, for p r i v ate cl a ims an d war damages, and as subsidies to railroads, shall constitute no prece dent for the immediate future. It requires that no more money shall be disbursed for the purchase of foreign territory, and that no reciprocity treaty shall be negotiated like that proposed with the Sand wich Islands, the operation of which is calculated to immediately impair the revenue. It requires that there shall be a broad distinction made between the promotion of mere private and selfish ends, and tLe true protection of American industry. NEW NOVEL BY THE COUNTESS PISANI. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., N L YAN E A L, By the COUNTESS PISANI. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street. 8.17.