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Mr. Bowyer seems to have been sent for to Rome to advise the Pope and his Cardinals (luring their present difficulty. He dates from "the Palace of the Order of Malta, at Rome." His paper has been written in conference with the Papal Government, and we have urged it as an act of justice to a Go vernment which could not commit itself to an offi cial answer to an anonymous paper. This appeal loses some of its force when we find that the Pope has himself poured forth the vials of his wrath against this " opuscule ;" but we are content to aocept the fact that Mr. Bowyer is doing for the Pope what M. Laguerroniere has done for the Em peror of the French. We are obliged to state these facts as our excuse for obtruding so long a state ment on our readers ; but, as Mr. Bowyer says, " Time, place, and supposed origin give to this paper an importance undeserved by its arguments." We trust that this answer of the Papal Govern ment to the French Emperor will be universally read in England. So long as no answer was before the world it was not only reasonable, but it was just in any man to doubt whether the case was so bad as all lay Roman Catholics who have any value for the rights of themselves and their fellow men more or less silently believed, and as all Protestants loudly declared. The suggestion was arising that we could not have heard the whole facts of the case. There might be —for what may not be hidden in the Vatican ? an overwhelming mass of evidence to show that the facts which the civilised world has so long ac cepted as confirmed truths are, in reality, but wicked inventions. The wrongs of the subjects of the Sovereign Pontiff might, after all, be but ima ginary. The massacres of Perugia might be but a fable. The discontent of the Romans might be exaggerated, or without reason. M. About might have been but a calumniator, and Cardinal Anto nelli a saint. Furtive baptism, and, "by inexo rable sequence of facts," subsequent kidnapping, of Jew boys might be capable of denial. The Papal army might be composed entirely of loyal native Italians, and not a congregation of cutthroats gathered from the refuse of the populations of Switzerland and Austria. The lay citizens of the Papal States might have a career of honour and emulation before them, and not be cramped and confined within the subterranean passages of so ciety, while every upper road to honour and im portance was held jealously barred to all but eccle siastics. All this might be—by a species of mi racle, it must be owned—and yet Europe might not know it. So far as England and the policy of Eng land are concerned this, whether this be so or be not so, was the whole matter. We have nothing to do with the Pope ' • we have only to do with the Sovereign of the R oman States. If that Sovereign is a good King, if his people are happy under his sway, if life and liberty are secure in his domi nions, we English need have no desire to see him disturbed. But, if the contrary of all this should be true ; if our common feelings of huma nity are outraged by the cries of women and chil dren murdered in hot blood by hireling foreign sol diers; if tales of pillage pass frequently through Europe ; if such deeds as those of Perugia ate - avowed and publicly rewarded ; if the rights of fathers to their children are denied ; if family af fections are set at nought by a governing class systematically educated not to know what family affections may mean ; if the people, goaded by in tolerable oppression, are in open insurrection ; and if the capital can only be kept down by a foreign army, then we say that England, although she does not arrogate to herself the office of an active redresser of all wrongs, will bless any hand that may be stretched forth to restrain such a scan dal to humanity, and such a satire upon religion. How is this, Mr. Bowyer? Which of these two views is that we ought to accept as historical truth ? Alas ! we look in vain throughout this manifesto for one fact, one tittle of proof, to help us in our en deavour to disbelieve in all that About has asserted and in all that Perugia has shrieked. The Roman Government denies nothing, explains nothing , pal liates nothing, regrets nothing. With a simplein solence which is a childish anachronism in 1860, the Pope starts with the assumption that his Go vernment is, and has been, the practical perfection of all governmeit. He asks indignantly why it is inconsistent with the character of a Pontiff to punish the " guilty," and to administer " justice tempered with mercy." He declares emphatically that " the Government of the Holy See persecutes no one, and protects all in the enjoyment of their civil rights.' He scouts the idea of "human inte rests and social wants" as vague generalities, but he suggests that he is " a Prince exercising his regal power in the practice of every Christian vir tue, and according to the spirit and precepts of the Gospel." This is what is called a p etitio principii. If half of it were true there would be an end of the question. These phrases, however, suggest nothing to the reader's mind except astonishment and ho; e - lessness—astonishment at the boldness with which all the public facts of modern days can be quietly denied by a Government which is more than any other bound to accuracy of assertion, and hopeless ness of any sovereignty which can thus impudently speculate upon the blindness of all mankind. As the eye ranges down those columns which the manifesto occupies, there is scarcely a phrase which does not occur to the reader as an invita tion to join with the Roman Government in be lieving the exact contrary of all the best known facts of history. " The dogmas of the Church," we are, for instance, told, "are not opposed to the progress of science, industry, civilisation, and social improvement. On the contrary, the Catholic Church has greatly favoured and encou raged them." Again we read, that "if the Ponti fical forces marched on Bologna there would be an immediate return of the Legations to their allegi ance. But," it is added, with a simplicity which may be either childish innocence or vacant folly, " the revolutionary army commanded by Piedmon tese officers, and supported by Piedmont, prevents the Pope from relieving his subjects from the des potism under which they suffer." Probably this is the paragraph of this manifesto which Europe will have the least difficulty in believing. If the Ponti fical forces marched on Bologna, and there were no Italian army there to meet them, the Pope would certainly recover the Legations. We may . believe, also, that there is some small minority in these provinces who are attached to the old system. There must, indeed, be several classes of trades which depended entirely upon the clerical magnates now expelled. But beyond these two assertions we can not point out any proposition in this long paper to which an educated man of any creed may accord his honest belief. Having thus " proved his case," the Roman Government winds up with a command and a promise :—" Let the Congress assert and enforce the undoubted rights of the Holy See. When this is done the Government of the Holy Father will no doubt resume its authority with that mildness and clemency which belong both to the Holy See and the reigning Pontiff." , Such has been the answer of the Roman Government to the sses an o d f pamphleteount w hich country i hasn approval united the oft h e educated moderatecla every humane policy which it marked out. Mr. Bowyer, as an Englishman well versed in our public affairs, cannot be ignorant of the effects which such an answer must produce in this country, and we con dole with him upon not being allowed to put his name to a more satisfactory paper. The following is the letter alluded to above. — TO THE EDITOR. OP THil TIMES. Sir,—Time, place, and supposed origin give to this pam phlet an importance which demands an answer, undeserved by its views, arguments, and morality. Commencing by lay ing down the undeniable principle that the temporal power of the Pope is necessary for the exercise of his spiritual power, the writer proceeds to propose the destruction of everything that is indispensable for the very existence of that temporal power. There is scarcely a paragraph in the whole work that is not refuted by some part of the re mainder. And with expressions of attachment to the Church and to the Holy See, he directly or indirectly sanctions every calumny that has been levelled against it, and by the most specious pretences supports all the hopes and plans of its enemies. Whether the policy of England ought to en courage or sanction these schemes of supremacy over Europe which are plainly visible in the whole scope and spirit of this insidious publication, will not now stop to inquire, though it is matter of the gravest importance. I will ad dress myself only to the question as - proposed and discussed by the writer. In the second paragraph he lays it down and argues that the Pope must, for relit ions purposes, be a temporal Sove reign, and that the temporal power of the Pope is necessary for his spiritual power. And this, he truly says, is essen tial not only for France and Austria but also for England, Russia, and PrUssia. • He then proposes the question, How can the Pope be at the same time Pontiff and King? It seems to him that justice which punishes the guilty is destructive of the mercy of the Gospel, and that the Head of the Church, who condemns false religion, cannot tolerate dogmatic error. Has he never heard that it is God himself who has given the sword to human Governments to punish evil-doers ? And will he deny the mercy of God because God not only per mits but commands that the guilty shall suffer punishment ? (''an God, who is the author of the Gospel, command any thing inconsistent with its precepts ? Where, then, is the conflict between the Pontiff who teaches the Gospel and the Prince who administers justice tempered with mercy? In both characters ho exercises power derived from the same Divine authority, and justice is no more inconsistent with mercy in God's minister than It is in God himself. And why should it bo impossible foi t the Head of the Church to tolerate error while ho endeavours to combat and dispel it by means in accordance with the Christian religion P The writer cannot expect the Pope to encourage religious error, nor to sanction its diffusion among his subjects. But the Govern ment of the Holy See persecutes no one, and protects all in the enjoyment of their civil rights. The problem, then, which this speci ma writer proposes for solution does not exist. Nothing in the character of a good King is inconsis tent with that of the Head of the Catholic Church. It would, indeed, be impossible to describe the ideal of a Christian Prince otherwise than as a person exercising his regal power in the pract:ce of every Christian virtue, and • according to the precepts and fißteit of the Gospel. Whore, then, is the difficulty of the supPsed problem ? The writer, instead of dealing in vague generalities about '' human in: terests and social wants," ought to have clearly pointed to, some essential duty incumbent on a King which the Sove reign Pontiff is precluded by his religious character and office from performing. He has certainly pointed out no such disqualification. But, having asserted the existence of the problem, he pro ceeds to solve it in his own fashion, aid to serve his own purpose. " The power of the Pope," he says, " can only be a paternal power; it must resemble rather a family than a State. Thus not only it is not necessary that his territory should be very extensive, but we believe it is essential that that territority should be very small. The smaller the ter ritory, the greater the Sovereign will be." The naivete of this passage is truly amusing. Can any one fail to see its true spirit ? Machiavelli says that a certain class of persons, who shall be nameless, fall into the error of supposing that the rest of mankind are fools. And the concluding sentence reminds one of the well-known lines— " My wound is great because it is so small. " Then it were greaterwere it none at all." The writer goes on to say that a large State implies cer tain exigencies which it is impossible for the Pope to satisfy. He enumerates them in phrases which may mean a great deal or very little, but to which it is extremely difficult to attach any definite signification. They are political life," " the bringing institutions to perfection," " participation in the general movement of ideas," " to benefit by the trans formations of the times the conquests of science, and the progress of the human mind." How far the present Govern ment of France satisfies these exigencies, taken in the full sense of the words, might be a curious subject of inquiry. But the writer asserts that these things could net exist under the Government of the Pope, because the laws of the country would be chained by dogmas, and its activity para lysed by traditions. What does this mean ? The dogmas of the Church are, no doubt, opposed to a restless desire for change, inordinate pride, ambition, and covetousness. But they are not opposed to the progress of science, industry, civilisation, and social improvement. On the contrary, the Christian religion and the Catholic Church have greatly favoured and encouraged them. It is difficult to grapple with vague common: places and platitudes, such as " the movement of ideas," "the transformations of the times," and " the progress of the human mind," &c. ; but undoubt edly there is nothing in these things, rightly understood, in consistent with the doctrines and traditions of the Church, and they might all exist under the Government of the Sovereign Pontiff. But, assuming that these inconve niences would arise if the Pope were the Sovereign of a great State, what effect would that proposition have on the matter in hand ? Ace the dominions of the Holy See, in cluding the Legations, a great State ? Undoubtedly not. The population of the Roman States does not exceed that of London and the suburbs. They are undoubtedly one of the smallest States in Europe. But the author of the pamphlet, after assuming that the Pope's little kingdom is subject to the supposed exigencies of a large State, concedes that, as the Pope cannot satisfy them, foreign occupation becomes inevitable. To this last point I may on some future occasion return. I will only say here that, if foreign occupation be necessary, it is certainly not because 'the Roman State is a great State. The writer thus proceeds to sum up his argument Ainsi done lo pouvoir temporel tin Pape est necessaire et legitime, mais it est incompatiblelavecun eta de quelque et;ndue." These last words are rel e arkable. The Pope must be a Sovereign, but his Statek mu not'be of some extant. He clearly'means that the Pope' State should be of no extent at all. And then he goes nto say, " doit vivre sans arm4e, sans representation gislatif, et, pour ainsi dire, sans code et sans justice?' It would be difficult to treat such a proposal seriously, if t did not excite indigna tion as a most audacious attempt;to mystify and dupe the public. The proposal is that whereas "it is necessary in a millions point of view that the Pope should be Sovereign" (p. 7), and as the temporal power of the Pope is necessary for the exercise of his spiritual power" (p. 6), he iu to be re stricted to a state which is not to be " of some extent" (" ds quelque etendus"), and which is not to have any one of those attributes which are absolutely and essentially necessary to constitute a sovereign state. The intended State is to have no one of the three branches of the sovereign power—no legislative, no executive, and no judicial power. To call the Pope a sovareign under such circumstances would be a most impudent mockery. His Holiness would be reduced to the condition of one of the native deposed princes in India. And, to complete this monstrous piece of spoliation and usurpation, the pamphlet proposes that he should be "pro tected by a federal army." No one can doubt that in such an army the Piedmonteso and revolutionary element would greatly preponderate. The Supremo Head of the Catholic Church would be a prisoner in tholratican. And all this is brought forward and proposed with the most specious and hypocritical professions of veneration for the sacred office a nd person of the Holy Father. This proposal, if carried into effect, would no doubt give a preponderating power to France. Would it be for the interest of England ? If Eng land sanctions or fails to oppose it, what will be the effect in Ireland, where the violation of the rights of the Holy See will be looked upon with the bitterest and most burning in dignation ? This pamphlet is indeed an outrage and an in jury to every Roman Catholic in the United Kingdom. It proposes to place the Head of the Catholic Church in the hands of France and her humble ally, Sardinia, depriving him of all those things which it acknowledges to be neces sary for the due performance of his august and sacred duties. The financial part of this monstrous scheme is worthy of the rest. It is proposed that th e H o l y S ee s h a ll be main tained by an annuity from the Catholic Sovereigns of Europe. NA , hat would be the consequence ? If at any time the Holy Father did not concur in the wishes of one of these Sovereigns, or in any way gave him umbrage, the Holy See would be deprived of a part of the means of exis tence. The Head of the Church would not have as much independence as any . ordinary bi s h o p, w ho is not a pen sioner, but a proprietor subsisti ng on his own property. The Supreme Pontiff might, indeed, envy the independence of the country parson, who at least lives on his own free hold under the security of the laws of property. I come now to the part of th e pamp hl et w hi c h reg ards the Legations. Stripped of all verbiage and commonplace, it means this :—That whereas France by invading Tuscany has revolutionised the D uc hi es, a l rea d y prepare d by the ambitiousintrigues of her ally Sardinia, and the revolution has extended to the Legations ; and whereas the revolu tionary faction in the Legations has for a few months main tained its power and kept down the mass of the people, who are not rebels against their Sovereign, therefore the Pope is to be robbed of the best part of his dominions, to which he is lawfully entitled under the most solemn treaties and by most ancient possession. If this proposal were car ried into execution, the public law of liurope would be subverted and every throne shaken to its foundation. I say advisedly that the pretended Government in Romagna exists contrary to the wishes of the mass of the popula tion and by means of the most arbitrary measures; the people are not allowed to read, to writo, nor to speak any thing contrary to the wishes of the reigning faction and secret societies. The pretended Parliament of Romagna does not represent more than 1-60th of the popula tion. The number of voters is only 1,800, and not even one-third of that number could be induced by force, fear, and corruption, to concur in the elections. The taxes are anticipated and the treasury plundered. If the Pontifical forces marched on Bologna, there would be an imme diate return of the Legations to their allegiance. But the revolutionary army, commanded by Piedmontese officers and supported by Piedmont, prevents the Pope from reliev ing his subjects from the despotism ender which they suffer. Notwithstanding the rigorous measures of the Provisional Government to intercept communications, frequent and re peated appeals for protection are brought to the feet of the Holy Father. But his Holiness has not an army sufficient to keep the revolutionary forces in the Duchies in check and at the same time to protect his faithful subjects in Romagna, and thus enable them to recover • their freedom of action. And yet, in the face of this state of things, the pamphlet asserts that the separation of Romagna from the Papal Crown is an accomplished fact. If this be so, if on such grounds as these the Pope is to be robbed of his provinces, contrary to every principle of public law and the faith of the most solemn treaties, then all lawful government is utterly iasecure, and the rights of Sovereign Powers must depend on the mere temporary and precarious fluctuations of revo lutionary changes, the machinations of secret societies, the will of demagogues and their tools, and the intrigues of am bitious and unprincipled politicians. I will not now say anything of the means by which the revolutions in Central Italy were brought about, except that they involved doc trines subversive of all the principles by which human so • ciety is kept together ; but I assert, without fear of contra diction, that if the existence of a few months of aprovisional Government in a revolted province be held to be a sufficient ground to despoil the lawful Sovereign of his rights, then the laws on which kingdoms and republics and all other politics are founded must be shattered and subverted. among the flimsy pretences for the unprincipled proposal to rob the Pope of his territories the writer of the pamphlet brings forward the difficulty of the question—how is the Pontifical authority to be restored in Romagna ? But he answers the question himself by referring to the European Congress. (Sect. xi.) That is the proper tribunal to as sert, not, indeed, the lawfulness of usurpation and robbery, but the sacredness of treaties, and the maintenance of those laws on which the existence of sovereign rights and the peace of mankind aro founded, and without which political society cannot exist and the European column city of nations must fall into confusion and constant bloodshed. Let the Congress assert and enforce the undoubted rights of the Holy See. When this is done the Government of the Holy Father will no doubt resume its authority with that mild ness and clemency which belong both to the Holy See and to the reigning Pontiff, and make every effort for the good ' govirnment and the happiness of the people. There is, in deed, no unwillingness at Rome to adopt usprovement, and much has been done, and is being done, to improve the public admini•tration. But internal measures must pro ceed from the wisdom of the Holy Father, and not from the dictation of foreign Powers; otherwise the sovereignty of the Pope would be compromised, and the dignity necessary for every Government could not be maintained. There is another point, still more essential in my opinion. It is this —the Pope can renounce none of his temporal rights ; they are the inalienable inheritance of the Roman Catholic Church, and in them every Roman Catholic in the world has a vested interest. Here, at least, is one point on which the Holy Father might adopt the words of the pamphlet-- "On salt hien que rien n'oblige un Pape a ceder, et c'est deyant la force la plus redoubtable quo sa faiblesso est sur taut invincible, quand elle a pour elle l'egide du ben droit." The Holy Father has indeed for protection the aegis of right. Relying on Divine Power, which has never forsaken the See of Peter, he can appeal fearlessly to Catholic Europe against spoliation and injustice; and he can appeal to Pro testant as well as to Catholic Princes and Governments, for all are virtually interested in maintaining the sovereignty of the Papacy, which is necessary for its independence, and to all it is equally necessary to repudiate doctrines and pro posals subversive of the rights and security of all Sove reigns and their dominiona.—l remain, sir, your obedient servant, GEORGE Bow ran. Palace of the Order of Malta, Rome, Jan. 4. NAPOLEON AND ME POPE. Our well-informed Paris correspondent, writing on Wednesday evening, says :—" The Emperor's letter to the Pope has been most favourrbly re ceived by the public of Paris. I doubt whether he ever did a more popular thing than to make it public, together with the Pope's grossly insulting attack upon him:" This is not by any means sur prising. If the pamphlet was welcomed simply because it announced a liberal Italian policy sup posed to be favoured in high - quarters, the Em peror's letter, reiterating in measured but de cisive language the same policy, would, of course, be received with still greater enthusiasm. This feeling is all the stronger from the state of uncertainty in which the ultimate fate of the Romagna has been involved. It seemed not improbable that a strong effort would be made to reduce again the revolted subjects of the Pope to the feeble and cruel rule from which they had escaped. Such a result would, in fact, have stultified the whole Italian campaign, as most liberal and intelligent Frenchmen keenly felt. They naturally therefore regarded the rumoured Congress with suspicion, fearing that diplomatic intrigue might, in part at least, destroy what French valour had gained for the Italians. That doubt is now finally dispelled. The Emperor has at length decided that the Legations must retain their newly-acquired freedom ; and he intimates this decision to the Holy Father by recommending him " to sacrifice the revolted provinces." If the now celebrated letter, conveying this pointed suggestion, is peculiarly welcome at Paris, it will be still more cordially received in this country. As a whole it is perhaps the best we have ever received from the same Imperial pen. It takes a liberal, statesmanlike, and we may add, tho roughly English view of the whole question. It is, the More interesting too as it shows the steps by which the writer has arrived at his present more enlarged and liberal scheme of Italian policy. He has been strongly influenced by the "inexorable logic of facts " We see no reason to doubt this statement. It explains and interprets much that has been ambiguous and vacillating in the Empe ror's conduct. When he entered Italy in the spring, he probably had no intention whatever of coming into c3llision with the Pope. In the nature of things, however, this was inevitable. The temporal power of the Holy Father is so dependent on the misery and degradation not only of his own subjects, but of the whole nation, that it is almost impossible to help or serve the Italians in any way without injuring the Pope. The Emperor of the French soon discovered this ; and anxious to spare the Sovereign Pontiff as much as possible, hastily concluded the peace of Villa franca. Here, however, the Emperor's perplexi ties, in his double character of friend of Italy and " Eldest Son of the Church," really began. The difficulties of the war were as nothing compared with the difficulties created by the peace. To solve them successfully was perhaps impossible. But to attempt a practical solution in a serious spirit, and arrival at a real, if only provisional settlement, would be undeniable proof of statesmanship. The Emperor of the French must certainly have the credit of having done this, and all the more so as it is peculiarly his own act. His Ministers were almost unanimous in urging him to adopt the old, exploded, hopeless polity of dynastic interests. So far from having any independent or original view to offer, they simply repeated, in servile phrase, the most vulgar traditions of despotic diplomacy. The specific of hereditary claims established by foreign arms had been tried over and over again, and always failed. That would not do. Still the Em peror was not prepared to accept the antagonistic principle of the national will—not in the States of the Church, at all events. He had a scheme of internal reform—" the administrative separation of the Legations under a lay governor"—which he believes would have induced the revolted pro vinces to return to their allegiance. " Unhappily," this plan was not adopted, and the Emperor found himself "helpless to arrest the establishment of the new regime." What is to be done now ? That is the problem which the " Eldest Son of the Church" has to solve. The Head of the Church does not much help him towards its solution. He prays for armed redress, piously urging the inter vention of French bayonets to destroy the newly established order and good government of the Ro magna, and re-impose the cruel yoke of Rome. The " Eldest Son" sees clearly the mischief and folly of granting the Holy Father's prayer. "If that sub mission were obtained by the aid of foreign troops, it would necessitate another long-continued mili tary occupation of the Legations. Such an occu pation would awaken the hatreds and the animosi- lies of a great portion of the talian people, as well as the jealousy of the great Powers; it would, in fact, perpetuate a state of irritation, of uneasiness, and of fear." This would obviously be no settle ment whatever. It would be the old story over again —a permanent dagger on one side, a perma nent scaffol4 on the other. This " settlement" has made Italy the tiles tre of violence, revolution, and blood—has been a source of perpetual disturinince to Europe for fifty years past. It cannot last for ever. " What then is to be done !" The Emperor, after a serious examination of the difficulties and dangers which beset the various solutions pre sented, replies, that " it is most in accordance with the true interests of the Holy See to make a sacri fice of the revolted provinces." This decision appears simple and easy enough to us. But we must remember that a devoted Emperor may find great difficulties in a course of action which appears to us perfectly plain. The Emperor knows that his decision is a " painful" one, and he communicates it to the Holy Father with " sincere regret." The fact is, it required some courage to take this just and sensible view of the case, and the Emperor has been a long time in making up his mind. However arrived at, the policy now adopted and announced the letter to the Holy Father is a liberal one, and as such will be heartily welcomed here. The Emperor clearly recognises the right of the people to enjoy self-government as superior to the hereditary claims of the Church. He has all possible respect and affection for the Holy Father, but he has also some regard for the peace of Europe and the welfare of Italy. He is a Catholic Emperor, but in spite cf his devotion to the Holy See, he un dertook the Italian campaign, and feels that he is in a manner responsible for its results. The best of the results, in our view, is the decisive course which the Emperor has at last adopted with regard to the temporal power of the Pope. Alternately flattered and menaced by the partisans of the Pope at home and abroad, he has at length frankly sacrificed the arrogant pretensions of the Church to the in exorable logic of events—in other words, to the claims of international justice. He has lost some thing, no doubt—the support of the priests, the sympathy of the Ultramontane press—perhaps, also, the benediction of the Holy Father. But he has gained something too—the Listing gratitude of the Italian States, the sympathy and admiration not only of his own subjucts, but of every free people. In throwing over the priests in favour of the people, he has, indeed, simply abandoned what an ancient Catholic calls a " principle of decay" for one of life and progress. We shall not like this new policy of the Emperor on the Italian question any the less because it hap pens to be our own—the policy which the English Government, the English press, and the English people, have universally adopted and firmly main tained. On the contrary, such an agreement on the most momentous question of foreign policy must tend to bring the governments and people of the two countries more closely together. If the alliance has been weakened during the horrors of the war and the perplexities of the peace, this proposed set tlement must help to strengthen it. Such a result is to be hailed with the sincerest satisfaction. In dependent alliance with France—always our true interest when it can be attained by honourable means—is now offered in connexion with the noble and liberal policy we have long advocated.—. Daily Newt. Several years have elapsed since the practice of sepulture within the City was abolished; but as complaints have been made of bad smells in some of the churches, it has been considered prudent to make inquiries into-the sanitary condition of all the burial vaults and graveyards of the City parishes. The desire for this investigation was communicated to me by Mr. Grainger, the government inspector, about 18 months ago, and from that time to the present we have been engaged at intervals on the matter. All the City churches had been carefully examined, and whenever it has been prseticab'e, we have made a personal inspection of the public vaults. Tke general results of our inquiries may be ex pressed in a few words—that every 'available space beneath the floorings of the churches has been used for ages as a depository of the dead, and it passes belief how large a quantity of putrifying matter has in this way been disposed of ; even now the vaults are in some cases gorged with corruption, and all along the aisles and porches of the sacred edifices are graves filled with humE.n remains. In most instances, the only partition between the liv ing and the dead is,a thin slab of stone and a few inches of earth. These offer but a very imperfect barrier to the esc ipe of noxious effluvia ; and slowly, therefore, but incessantly, the gaseous products of decomposition .are effused into the atmosphere of the church. But at night services or during the winter seasons, when the air is rarified by the warmth of the fires or burning gas, the rank vapours are drawn out in uncontrolled profusion. It is impossible to say what mischief has been dono by this, and how 1 many while worshipping within the sanctuary have breathed the atmosphere of corruption and have sickened unto death. As far as the investigations have gone we have found about 250 vaults - in the City churches, half of which are public; and although it is not possible to obtain accurate information of the number of coffins within them, there is reason for believing that the number is not far short of 11,000, besides which there are hundreds of bodies in the graves of the aisles and porchesrln most cases the vaults are entered from the general area of the church, the openings being coveted by wooden flaps or by stone flags. The coffins are generally of lead, with an outer covering of wood, and they are often piled up in tiers to the very crown of the vault. When the wood decays the weight of the upper mass crushes the lead and lets out a filthy liquid of a most dis gusting odour. But besides this process of destruc tion the lead itself is attacked by the foul gases, and pierced with numerous holes, as if it were worm-eaten. It then swells up into a spongy mass of porous carbonate, which offers but a light re sistance to the passage of the putrid vapours, and thus, little by little, the animal part of the body escapes and finds its destination- It is a huge fallacy to suppose that a coffin of lead preserves a corpse indefinitively. The law of nature is that organic matter shall not be idle—it must ever circu late and be in motion. This no earthly power can stay. We may strive to keep the cherished dead by binding them in cerements, by closing them in wood and stone and lead, and building them into vaults and pyramids; but all is fruitless, for " dust unto dust" is the sat, and the law is inflexible. How vain, therefore, and how mischievous, is the effort to preserve the dead amongst the living. In most of the vaults we have visited the coffins have been in every stage of rottenness, and the atmo sphere sickening in the extreme, so much so that on many occasions we have been obliged to discon tinue the inspection for a time, The air charged with these effluvia must escape, and it either dif fuses into the atmosphere of the church or passes by the ventilating openings into the public way. The inspectors inform me that there are no less than 120 of these openings in the City, many of which are but a few feet from the windows of inhabited houses. It is hardly necessary so say that this condition of things requires a remedy. and although we have not had the opportunity of dealing with it as we wished, yet we have applied such measures as will, we hope, reduce the mischief to the smallest com pass. Id every case, when it has been practicable, the vaults have been opened for ventilation, and then fumigated with chlorine; after which the coffins have been arranged in decent order, and covered with about two feet of dry arth, over which there has been placed a layer o vegetable charcoal to the depth of three or four in. es, and as the efficacy of this is dependent on the free access of atmospheric air, ventilating pipes have been carried from the vaults to the top of the churches. All other openings have then been permanently closed, so that the noxious gases, if any should escape, shall be diverted from the church and public way into the upper atmosphere. Where these arrange ments have been adopted the sanitary condition of the vaults has been improved, and it is hoped that the congregation may now meet in the sacred edi fices of the City without annoyance or danger from the sickening elements of decay. If, however, in course of time it is found necessary to apply a more effectual remedy it must be done as now by the in • terference of Government, for of the many churches which have required improvement 26 have received an order in council. Alone I have no power to act in this matter, and therefore I am bound to speak in terms of high commendation of the valuable services which have been rendered by Mr. Grainger. The graveyards of the City have likewise received attention. There are 88 of them in all belonging to the several parishes, and they cover a superficial area of about 47,572 square yards. In most cases the level of the soil is much above the surface of the neighbouring ground. The height varies from a few inches to many feet, and the average eleva tion is about 18 inches, This is due to the gra dual accumulation of human remains; and some notion may be formed of the extent of it by consi sidering that a surface of 47,572 square yards with 18 inches of soil upon it represents a mass o f rather more than 856,000 cubic feet. All this 13 matter rank with th e remnants of graves , and it contains nearly 36,000 tons of human remains. Years and years must go by before this can pass through its appointed changes and be once more the constituents of the living body, o . r the harmless elements of a mineral compound. Till then, it will be hazardous in the extreme to disturb the ground to any depth. I urge this upon your consideration, because it has been proposed on more than one oc casion to utilise the burial grounds of the city, and to make them the subject of building speculations. in point of fact, the same influences which have operated in bringing the graveyards of this metro polis into their present condition, andl in using the sanctuary for a charnel house, may again act with-, out concern for the living or respect for the dead,in turning to a profitable account the unused burial places of the city. But it is my duty to warn you that this cannot be done with impunity. Public safety requires that the soil of these places shall re main long untouched. It is indeed no light matter to expose so rank a mass of festering rottenness to the action of the air. The time was when such a thing has caused a pestilence, and who would rashly risk it now ? That which gives importance to the subject at the present time is a proposition seriously enter tained by the clergy to amalgamate the city bene fices. If this is done there is every prospect of the destruction of many of the city churches, and then the ground on which they stand, as well as that of the adjoining graveyards, will soon be used for building sites. It is no part of my business to discuss this matter,further than it relates to the public health ; but in that respect I am bound to tell you that the proposition is fraught with the greatest danger ; for if it should lead to the occupation of the ground, as I have said, it would not only be dangerous to the community, to lay bare the putrid remains of the dead, but it would be most dangerous to those who might dwell in the houses built upon soil charged with so much corruption. But, besides this, the graveyards are nearly the only open places in the city ; and bad as they are, in one respect, they are as good in another. They let in the light and air, to purify the stagnant at mospere of the streets, and we cannot afford to lose them, as the great aids to ventilation. Already thc have begun to look cheerful, with the . caye which has been bestowed upon them , a nd if this is encou raged, and the growth of vegetation promoted, they may yet be the green spots and the pleasant places in this great wilderness of industry. Thus,. and thus only, shall we fulfil the sanitary requirements of the case. [AnvenixsimeNr.]—Hollowai's Pills and Ointment.— Indigestion.—Diseases of the Skin.—lndi gestion, in the variable temperatures of winter, is apt to produce cutaneous complaints, with fever, restless, tainted breath, and great depression of spirits. The cause and the consequences of these disorders can be speedily and ra di ca ll y remove d b y the use of Iblloway's medicaments. The Pill s s h ou ld be taken in doses sufficient to act on the system without dis tressing it, while:the Ointment should be freely applied to the parts of the skin affected, and also rubbed over the stomach and liver. The Ointment not only cleanses the skin,l but acts beneficially on all subjacent organs, whe ther superficial or deep. Holloway's Pills purify the blood, and regulate the liver and kidneys. The steam storeship Supply, Master-commander Wm. 11. Balliston, yesterday went down to 'Wool wich from Deptford, to complete her cargo of naval stores for the Mediterranean, and commcneed coaling. The steam storeship Rhadanianthus, Master-com mander S: urdee, yesterday returned to Woolwich from Portsm auth, and, having sustained some slight damage to her rudder, from the eff, cts of the gale on her voyage down to Portsmouth, she was yester day docked, on her arrival at Woolwich, for exa mination and repairs. The paddle-wheel steamer Monkey, Second Mas ter-commander Syndercombe, left Woolwich yester day in charge of two barges laden with boilers and steam gear for the Tartar 4nd Severn, at Chatham and Sheerness, and, together with the Bustler, will convey the Royal Artillery to-morrow alongside the Himalaya. Ae,.ordink to the amended code of regulations recentlyissued by the Board of Admiralty relative to the examination of lads desiro us o f b e i ng ad mitted as apprentices in her Mbjesty's dockyards, and who formerly obtained the certific rtes, after examination, from the respective schoolmasters at tached to the various dockyards, the examination was yesterday perfortned at Woolwich, for the first time, by the Civil Service Commissioners appointed to proceed on circuit, when.a number of yquths be tween the ages of 14 and 15 years, satisfactbrily passed the prescribed examinations, and were ad mitted to the factory. The reception of first and second class lads for 10 years' continuous service in her Mejesty's Navy, continues at Woolwich without abatement since the issue of the Kurd. proclamatimi. The weekly en rolment averages about 60. Thursday being the day appointed for the medical attestation, 80 well conditioned, stout, healthy, and intelligent lads, principally between 19 and 20 years of age, of the first class, and standing sft. 61in. in height, were yesterday entered on the books of the receiving ship Fisgard at Woolwich. About 250 applicaets were admitted to the offices, the majority of whom were rejected by the Medical. Examination hoard. The Rodney, 90, which has been undergoing the process of conversion from an old line-of-battle sailing ship to a screw steamer, having been length ened and had the necessary alterations effected,. has been taken out of the fourth dock at Chatham, and is now moored opposite the dockyard, where she will receive her masts and the remainder of her machinery, after which she will take her place with the first division of the steam reserve at Chatham. The screw corvette Charybdis, 21, having been in spected at Chatham by Capt. E. P: Halsted, in command of the steam reserve, has been removed down to Folly-point to await further orders. The screw guu vessel Wanderer, 4, Commander M. A. Pechell, which is ordered to Chatham 10 be" paid off, is to be dismantled at that part, and attached to the third division of the steam reserve in ordinary. The Juno timber ship, Mr. Bentz master, has arrived at Chatham from Memel, with a heavy cargo of oak and fir timber for that dockyard, and has commenced unloading. The Ariadne, 20, screw ftigate, Capt. Vansit tart, got under weigh yesterday at Spithead, and pro ceeded toibthe trial ground in Stokes Bay, in charge of Capt. G. 'l'. Gordon, commanding steam reserve at Portsmouth, to test her speed at the measured mile, under the supervision of Mr. G. Murdoch, In spector of Machinery Afloat, and Mr. Miller, Assist ant Chief Engineer. Six runs were made at the mea sured mile, and gave a speed in knots of nearly 121 7 , the maximum being, with the tide, 14.694. The draught of water was—forward, 20ft. Sin. ; aft, 22ft. 9in.; pressure of steam, 201 b.; vacuum, 25 ; revolutions of engines, mean, 59 ; wind, E by S., force 2. The common propeller was used with the corners cut parallel ; diameter 20ft., pitch 25ft. The engines, which worked exceedingly well throughout the trial, are of 800-horse power (nomi nal) by Maudslay, Field, and Sons, and are of Mt. Bin. stroke only, instead of being 4ft. as in tho Diadem. The speed of the ship may be considered to have been very fairly developed even when brought into comparison with our fastest frigate, the Mersey, the latter vessel having realised during her most successful trial a speed of slightly over 131 knots, exceeding the Ariadne by a trifle over half a knot ; the Ariadne being one-fifth less power and only one-twelfth less tonnage than the Mersey. The Perseverance, Commander E. R. Power, sailed yesterday from Porthmouth for the Channel Islands. _ _ _ A private letter received from her Majesty's screw despatch vessel Surprise, Commander Lord E. H. Cecil, by the mail steamer Athenian, which arrived in the Mersey on Tuesday, states that at the time of the departure of the mail from Sierra Leone the Surprise was on the beach, inside Lighthouse Point, having been hauled up to examine defects, &c. A board of surveying officers from her Majesty's ship Centaur, having examined the Surprise, and re ported both false and main stern-posts started from the keel ; that they were both very much decayed and worm•eaten, and that the tenon of the former was eaten nearly through. Temporary repairs were being effected by placing iron knees as sup ports, &c , but as the vessel required general re pairs to her hull it was recommended by the sur veying officers that she should be docked as soon as possible for that purpose. Several fine young men have been entered by her from the merchant ves sels in the port, a great number having lately volunteered for the Royal navy. No sickness existed on board the Surprise at the time the letter was despatched, a circumstance the writer attri butes to the care and attention of the commander and surgeon. The Dee, paddle, master commander Pullen sailed yesterday from Portsmouth for Woolwich, convey ing round 21 naval cadets to her Majesty's ship Himalaya for passage to the Mediterranean. The Lucifer paddle has proceeded in charge of Second Master-attendant Stokes, with a mooring lump in tow for Portland to remove the moorings recently laid down there for the use of the Lhannel fleet to fresh positions. The workmen employed on the Royal Frederick, 91, screw, at Portsmouth, commneeed working upon her until 9 p.m. yesterday, to complete her by the approaching time for launching. The Prince of Wales, screw three-decker, is appointed to be launched on the 25th inst., but much yet remains to be done before that event can take place. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Commander G. T. S. Winthrop ' to the Argus, Coastguard tender, vice Grandy, pro moted ; Lieut. G. D. Bushe to the Trafalgar; Garland W. D. Harrison, assistant-surgeon, con firmed in the Ariadne ; Edward T. Read, second class assistant-engineer in the Hogue, for Service in the Jackdaw. , The two entire batteries_of Royal Artillery in command of Brevet Lieut.-Col. Balry and Caplan]. Milward, some time under orders for China, having been thoroughly drilled in the useof the Armstrong guns, with which they are now armed, will leave Woolwich, according to orders issued yesterday, and embark to-morrow (Saturday) on board the steam store-ship Himalaya, Capt. Jan Seccombe, at Purileet. 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I° rd t° 3 . le b. 6 Q. 11 qd o6 a. 1. 1. 19 3. 10 1. 16 °tin' the' wild rime r trclit Gar ;A. , vie° 31' 0 .1332' ,th e 10' rile: a nd fore' r 01 BRITISH NATION -.L1E..-ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION, Chief Offices, t9l, Regent-street, London, January 11th, 1560.—Notice is Hereby Given, That an Extraordinary GENERAL MEETING of this Associa tion will be held at the Chief Offices of the Association, No. SOL Regent-street, London, on FRIDAY, the 20th day of Jan. Instant, at One o'Clock in the Afternoon precisely,.for the PnrEose of investing the Directors under the 45th Clause of the Deed of Settlement with the necessary powers for taking to the business of another Life Assurance Company. and for the purpose of making certain alterations in the Deed of Set tlement : namely, Clauses 14 and 211, as to the time of hold ing Ordinary General Meetings ; Clauses 25 and 27. and other Clauses, as to Voting by Ballot ; Clause 41, as to Remunera tion of Auditors ; Clauses 64 and 65, as to the calling of General Meetings ; and for considering Clause 155, as to the Payment of Interest. : - / By order of the Board. HENRY LAKE, Manager and Secretary. NOTICE OF DIVIDEND. --BANK OF DEPOSIT (Established A.D., 1844), No. 3, Pall-mall East, London, S.W.—The WARRANTS for the H ALP -ICARLY INTEREST, at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, 0 11 Deposit Accounts, to the 31st December are ready for delivery, and payable daily between the hours of 10 and 4. PETER MORRISON, Mmaging - Director. 10th January, 1860. Parties desirous of Investing Money are requested to ex amine the plan of the BANK OF DEPOSIT. Prospectuses and forms sent free on application. THE ROYAL STATION HOTEL, Paragon street, Hull, requireaonly to bevisited to be pronounced One of the most splendid hotels in England. The situation is OPe,. n and healthful, a few minutes' walk from all the public dings and places of business, and being connected, with the Railway Station, affords railway passengers arriving or departing by every train day or night, the advantage of being on the spot, and having their wants and wishes immediately attended to. The public should know that under the present manage ment they will find every comfort and convenience at the same charges they are paying at the minor hotels. It has accommodation for upwards of one hundred and fifty visitors, is fitted up with every luxury an hotel can command, and is so arranged for the advantage of every class of visitor, that Beds can be had from ls. to 2s. ; Private Rooms, from 2s. to It ; Breakfasts, from is. 6d. to 2s. ; Dinners, from 2s. ; and all other charges of that moderate character which will give satisfaction to every class of visitor who may pay the hotel a • The hotel contains Gentlemen and Ladies' Coffee Rooms ; V r iPecial Room s e t a p ar t f or Commercial Gentlemen ; fourteen ..„rrate suites of Rooms ; large spacious Rooms for Dinner zlirties, Public Meetings, &c., &c. ; two first-class Refresh "lent Rooms ; two Smoke Rooms ; Bath and Billiard Rooms. A Night Porter in attendance. EDWIN TAYLOR, Pr °Prletor of the Royal Station Hotel, Hull, and Creecent Hotel, Filey. fol.! F$ —TAYLOR'S CRESCENT HOTEL, fronting the sea, amines and Gentlemen. It has accommodation for up - a %M of one hundred and fifty visitors. Table D'HBte at 4 t; r o'clock . Omnibuses and Good Cabs from the hotel meet all the stabling and coaclt-hou ses. Moderate terms. BURROWS AND CO., Wholesale Wine Mer chants, LIVERPOOL. Stores Lime-street. Offices 54, Duke-street. e Proprietors beg most respntfally to call the attention lue trade, noblemen, clergy, Arc., and the public in general, heir extensive stock of Choice Wines. of rare vintages. b,T2 t nows and Co. are not disposed to comment upon the F -Ly of their wines, which is daily most laudably acknow dged 1. trt •Y the public and eminent medical men of all noun theei, as the increasing Tatronage of the highest families in Ti i t n ,,tla a sufficient guarantee. Win;" e z to call particular attention to their purl Tonic stomachs. aa bei n g SO valua ble to Invalids and persons of weak A Will samplee Case ' containing* three full-sized wino bottles, b f orwarded to any address on receipt of P. 0.0. for Os. or a dozen for 245. It is a well-known fact that impure and adulterated wines are the greatest foes to health, producing acidity in the Stomach, and debilitating the digestive organs, while pure Wines will accelerate the digestive powers, invigorating, s trengthening', and bracing the nervous system. Their Tonic Wine is admitted to be most essential to in valids, both old and young-, and should never be absent from the homes of the weak and sickly. Its properties are duly a cknowledged and appreciated by the leading men of the faculty, both at home and abroad. To prevent imposition each bottle is sealed with the name flif the firm. All orders to be made payable to lIE - Nny BURROWS. THORLEY'S FOOD FOR CATTLE.—Every .person having an interest in domestic or farm animals should obtain a supply of this celebrated and economical food, which will prove invaluable during the approaching , season. For keeping horses in good condition it is unequal led. Pigs fatten with surprising rapidity upon it, and their mesh increases in flavour and value. Cowkeepers will find treat advantage in the increased quantity and improved qua of the milk during its use. All animals are benefited by mt -t- Pamphlet on this interesting subject, accompanied by taltu r i l 7r lB from the principal Nobility, Gentry, and Agri -446 , forwarded on application. In casks containing Raab (pleasures enclosed), price 505., carriage paid to any Ta Y Station in the United Kingdom. Post-office orders *.i t : e to, Joseph Thorley, 77; Newgate-street, London. bi vo r T il iille public are cautioned against being imposed upon '" 1 imitations. Pl, ll /p ENT. ORNAMENTAL and SCIEN- D in ,4e.—ORNA.IIIENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, Of lirje t ,'„ng-room, consisting of ane w and el, gant sortmen t beaus S, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Inkstands, ter ;ut inlaid Tables, Paper weights, &c., in Italian, Alabas aiarble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &c. Imported and irntliachir d by JAMES TENNANT, Mineralogist to her te r st .! Y, Stand, W.C., London. In,. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, th 'ERALS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate e intereeting study of MINERALOGY, CONCHOLOGY, at 2. 5, 10, 20. 50. to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL' INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE .44I.LOGY is gi'ren by Mr. TENNAN I', at 149, Strand, W.C. RUPTURES. WRITE'S MOO-MAIN PATENT LEVER TRUSS is allowed by upwards of 200 professional reritlemen to be the best for Hernia. It consists of a small tnd elastic pad, to which a lever is attached, and (instead of the usual steel spring) a soft bandage, fitting tic) cloudy as to avoid detection. A descriptive circular may f t ad s Ind the truss forwarded by post, on the circumference 7,f uf• 3ody, two inches below the hips, being sent to the "Inultitturer, Mr. John White, 223, Piccadilly. Elinee Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6d., and 31s. 6d. Post a ge, Is. pOublo ditto, 31s. 6d., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, is Bd. Post-office Orders to John White, Post-office, Piccadilly. Maker of Elastic Stockings, Knee-caps, &c. CERTAIN RELIEF for the AFFLICTED.— Dr. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS, pre- Sared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. cott, of Bromley, Kent, are a sure remedy for affections of the liver, indigestion, bile, sick headache, giddiness, loss of appe tite, lowness of spiritse&c. They can be taken at any time, without any danger from wet or cold, act mildly on the bowels, Without pain or griping, clear the skin, remove sallowness and pimples, purify the blood, brace the nerves, aid invigo rate the whole system. Sold by most druggists, in boxes, Is. lid. and 2s. 9d. each. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green Package, with " W. Lambert, 20, Jermyn-street," engraved on the Government stamp. NOW READY. ANOTHER EDITION OF MR. W. HOWARD RUSSELL'S .DIARY IN INDIA. In 2 vols. post Bvo, cloth extra, price 215., with Coloured Illustrations. The Publishe'rs desire to call particular attention to this Publication, which is a New and hitherto Unpublished- Book —altogether distinct from the Indian Letters that appeared in "The Times." This important work is indispensable to every Book Club, or Reading Society. London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, Parringdon street. . THE CORNHILL MAGAZINE. Edited by W. H. THACKERAY. No.l (for JANUARY, 1860) is now ready.at all Booksellers and all Railway Stations, Price ONE SHILLING, with Two Illus tTations and Map. COIPttNTS. T. Pramlay Parsonage—Chap. I. Omnes omuia bona di cere. Chap. 2. The Pram ley Set, and the Chaldi cotes Set. Chap.llL Chal dicotes. 2. The Chinese and the "Outer Barbarians." 3. Lovel, the Widower—Cliap. I. The Bachelor of Beak street. 4. Studies in Animal Life. London : Smith, Elder, 5. Father Prout's Inaugura tive Odeto the Author of " Vanity Fair." 6. Our Volunteers. 7. A Man of Letters of the Last Generation. 8. The Search for Sir J. Franklin(trom the Private Journal of an Officer of the " Fox.") 9. The First Morning of18(0. 10. Roundabout Papers—No. 1. On a Lazy Idle Boy. and Co., 65, Cornhill. Just published, Bvo, in cloth, price 55., by post free, ss. 6d., ON THE SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT o f STRICTURES of the URETHRA; showing why they so often appear Incurable, when in reality they might be removed by the most simple means. By F. B. COURTENAY, And formerly Surgeon to the Metropolitan Infirmary for the Cure'of Strictures of the Urethra. " This work is the production of a surgeon whose special attention has been directed, through a long professional life, to the treatment of strictures of the urethra. The cases which Mr. Courtenay has given supply ample evidence of his great discriminative power in the diagnosis of the various kinds of stricture, and of the scientific principles upon which their management is founded. By his systematic management al immense mitigation of pain to the unhappy sufferers is attained, and future mischief prevented. The work we can most unreservedly and confidently recommend as a valuable contribution, both to the general and professional reader, and ought to be found in the private study of all who are subject to stricture."—Medical Circular, Dec. Ist, 1858. London: 11. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street. EVANS'S SINGING and SUPPER ROOMS. COVENT GARDEN. TANNER'S WONDERFUL DOGS every Evening, at • Nibi"E,- and ELEVEN o'Clock. \TR. and MRS. GERMAN REED, EVERY .I_7". EVENING (except Saturday), at 8, SATURDAY AFTERNOONS, at 3, will give their NEW CHARACTERS and SONGS, in their Popular Illustrations from Real Life, at the ROYAL GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION, 14, Regent-street. Admission, Is., 25., Stalls, 35., secured at the Gallery, and at Cramer, Beak, and Co.'s, 201, Regent-street. An extra Afternoon Representation, January 19th, at 3. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE CIRCUS, Leicester-square. Two Performances Daily. - • In addition to the usual talented Company attached to this po pular place of Amusement, several Continental Artistes of great celebrity, including H. W. Franklin, havebeen engaged, and are now appearing at both Morning and Evening Enter tainments. SPECIAL NoTrea.— To Parents and Guardians. The Second Grand JUVENILE GALA will t ike place on SA TURDAY MORNING, Jan. 14.—Don Juan, the Educated Brill, will appear in the Comic Harlequinade of THE GOLDEN BULL.—AII new Comic Scenes the Juvenile Artistes in several laughable and pleasing Performances and the entire troupe will appear in a series of their most as'oundin,g scenes of Equestrian and Gymnastic feats, Vault ing and Leaping. 31orning Performance at 2 o'clock, Evening at half-past 7. A RG UAL ROOMS, s Windmill-street, Grand CASINO, open every Evening, with the celebrated Band. Establisked 10 years. Conducted by Ttons. Lamotto ; principal cornet-a-piston, 11. Boulcourt. Doors ripen at half past 8, commence at 9. Close a few minutes before 12. Ad mission, is. THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, riIGII HOLBOttN, This Establishment, pre-eminently distinguished for the elegance and matchless beauty of its decorations, combined with the perfection of its management is OPEN EVERY EVENING. The celebrated band, under the direction of Mr. W. M. Packer, plays a nightly-varied selection of the west approved classical and modern music. Doors open at half past 8. Overture at 9. Closing at 12. Admission, One Shilling. _ . . N.B. W. M. Packer's grand annual benefit Bal Masque (positively the only one this year) is fixed for Thursday, 23d February. DR. KAHN'S MAGNIFICENT ANATO MICAL MUSEUM, Top of the Haymarket (acknow ledged by the whole of the Press to be the most useful and instructive of any in existence), is OPEN DAILY (for gentle men only), from 12 till 5, and from 7 till 10. Admission, One Shilling. Descriptive handbook gratis. Di. KAHN'S Popular Lectures on the "Philosophy of Marriage," daily at 3 and 8 o'clock precisely. SYLLABUS.—happy and Unhappy Unions, and their causes—Youthful Vices and Indiscretions, end their results —Disqualifications for Marriage, and their cure—the Physiology of Reproduction Self-inflicted Miseries —Sterility and its causes—How to secure Moral and Physical rikppiness. 11.-Dr. Kahn's Treatise on the above subjects, entitled "The Philosophy of Marriage," ssnt post-free on receipt of twelve stamps, direct from the Author, 17, Harley-street, Cavendish- square, W. DECAYED TEETH AND TOOTHACHE.— HOWARD'S ENAMEL for stopping decayed teeth, however large the cavity. It is used in a soft state without pressure or pain, and hardens into a white enamel. It remains in the tooth many years, rendering extraction unnecessary, and arresting the decay. Sold by all medicine vendors, Price Is. GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH, USED IN THE ROYAL LAUNDRY, &ND PRONOUNCED BY HER MAJESTY'S LAUNDRESS to be THE FINEST STARCH SHE EVER USED. WHEN YOU ASK "FOR GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH, SEE THAT YOU GET IT, lie inferior kinds are often► substituted. Sold by all Chandlers, Grboers, &e., &o. WOTUERSPOON & CO.. GLASGOW AND LONDON