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WHISKY. - DUBLIN EXHIBITION, 1885. • This celebrated OLD IRISH WHISKY gainod the Dublin prize Medal. It Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, Bs. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London; by the Agents in the principal towns in England; or wholesale at 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observe the Red Seal. Pink Label and Cork Branded " Kina han's LL Whisky. fARLIAIIIENTARY SKETCHES. (; ....-.-- -I).- - ••••• s.>c) •R/"'. season is announced for list of arrangements gl" an unusually ballot :sed the return of the or two, and the OW s who have been log stage, as well as D e/1 , lina Patti, of courf 4 Ildles. Pauline LVC t, and Titiens are also is to re-appear after el of the St. Carlo ill Mr. San tlep, WV, Iccupies a recoPL' ed nnriny, is to assum e Great in Meyerbeers ce an experiment io the 'Le Prophete," Jafa 3l6 tich she wiil, no doub t, atti, as usual, will 31r The chorus is scloc,d orchestra is to 1° r the junction of the ;oevs some unusual acl- GL A DS TON'', city of the diocese of iy in Belfast. Betweeo regation being I'4 o chair, and rex° Tdict of the count future, and colli er nodification. 111 , 6'1 The whole asset:l feet, shouted " 11°I t 'd "negotiations" ' inced similar desoolr that there s hould ° 11, and a petitions/ 1i speakers were ~dthe Cempletown, Sir I T ' Drew, an d gurrsil youth at the tiro most effective spe°' trned to France, alter s obtain a seat is O. ady delivered Pr o ltd the time. 3, a crowded meet' Lust Mr. Glaclf•todo )d and addressed tho er juggle to ro b tho 1 fund to rnaiotsis lion to oppose tile a second resolutiou abandonment of th e n. Mr. Plunk et spo" bject of the bill 01 d the blessings of tell tho Governlnelli, inch, and conclude f spoliation and ext ask the Sear on has been made of ayable to the variSli 3 event of the sists, Permissive Act 01 that valuation .t a largo additioa' ed in order to conY mmunication c°11; Lther the aroottal pd, and will b i Ler the Treaslirf prepare d of tll, l 0 ;tem of teleg re i/ Plan, under tb communicate sail not it is the inter, Parliament s hou ld -o Act of last Or Lich would be 14 : 1 on as contecoPl4ty" blet —A pan l P,, bli s hed by Nr•_ t A Brief Accoo 9; ,he 17th Oen lu i r to nts e. history °` A t Plate Fleet 01 into the fate vrb l El amount or Vigo. It c° ,o t attracted to . h luseurn t bro u g English, F reE 4 iu Vigo la l i ost cts to show gold and t e ";. 6 h things as der" 3d his 10 to trr, B u ff alo. u gh is and th2: r teci ugh ho. ',; v ic3s le cost of " to e was unaolvhig cpected frooi breath, af te m r e l d 1-- c i , hly - e stee e jai in the go 1 3y corn ld P e W be W g at is the jal com inere ,? 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Bills promptly discounted. Forms free on receipt of stamped envelope. EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. ROYAL MUSIC HALL, HOLBORN. Proprietor, Mr. .1 . , S. Sweasey. Mr. ARTHUR LLOYD, with New Songs. Mr. Pat Corri's Original Iris Minstrels, consisting of Fifty Vocal and Instrumental performers, the largest number ever congregated together at any Music Hall in London. Paddy Fanviin —All the Serio and Comic Vocalists of the day. Open at 7 3 1 . Orchestra stalls, 25.; stalls, ls.: balcony, 6d,; Pirate boxes, Ins. 61. Box-office open daily from 10 till 4. Mr. P. Corri, Musical Director. N.B.—An entire Change for the Easter Holidays. Ai - ADIM E TUSSAUD'S EX firIiTTION. g LIFE-SIZE PORTE tIT MODELS of JOHN WYCLIFFE (the first translator of the Scrintnres into English), MARTIN LUTHER, JOHN KNOX, and JOHN CALVIN, are now to he seen Open from 11 a.m. till .5.10. and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admittance, ls.; children under ten years of age, ed.; extra rooms, Gd. ARGYLL ROOMS.-OPEN EVERY EVENING for Instrumental Music and Dancing. —The Rooms have been magnificently re-decorated by Messrs. Rnbardt and Co. The celebrated Band will perform during the week an attractive Programme of Operatic Selections and popular Dance Music. Doors open at half-past Eight o'clock. Admission, is ; Balcony, 2s. WINDMILL STREET, PICCADILLY Musical Director and Conductor—Signor LUIGI CUBTI " PATE AU DIABLE." THE above Paste is a most agreeable relish for Luncheon. Breakfast, &m. It will be found most useful for deviling Legs of Turkey, Fowl, Biscuits, &c. Also their ORIGINAL AND SUPERIOR ESSENCE ANCHOVY AND PURE PICKLES (llantleld's Patent), To be obtained Wholesale and Retail:of JOHN BURGESS AND SON, 107, STRAND (Corner of Savoy Steps), London, W.O. SII LEY AND CO. FOR IirTIVES. PER DOZEN. Very Fine Pale, Dry, or Golden Sherry 34s. Old Crushed Port (Dow's, Taylor's, and Cockburn's Shipping), Vintage Wines Sparkling Champagne, Imperial, Dry Mosseux, Sil lery, Qualite Superieure (Perrier's Shipping) 36s. to Ms. Sample cases of the above, containing two bottles Port, two bottles Sherry, two Champagne, forwarded free for 21s. GARRICK-STREET, COVENT-GARDEN. Di B. HALL, of Printing House-square, E.C., • next the "Times," London.—Wholesale Agent and Consignee for NICHOLS and STONES' (the Burton Brewery) celebrated PALE and other ALES; Keatinge and Co.'s famous Bordeaux Wines and Charente Brandies; and Irish and Scotch Whiskies, from several of the best distilleries. Samples can also be seen at the Times' Shades. BONA FIDE BUSINESSES.-A. number of Hotels, Public Houses, &c., for disposaL Particulars of others wanted in town and country. SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, and Dining-room, consistingof a new and elegant as sortment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obe lisks, Inkstands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper Weights, drc., 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 arranges 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 bad 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. THE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON and GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY. Offices-1, Dale-street, Liverpool; 7, Conahill ; and Charing-cross, London. The In - vested Funds now amount to 23,401,055, the Fire Revenue to £836,816, and that of the Life to £259,039. The moderate rates of premium, with a guaranteed fixed Bonus for the Life Policies of this Company, and their value as SPECIAL SECURITIES to third parties, render them particularly advantageous. Whole-world leave is granted on reasonable terms, and claims are paid thirty days after admission. JOHN ATKINS, Resident Secretary. SEAIIIEN'S HOSPITAL, DREADNOUGHT, 1 "--i off Greenwich, for Sick and Diseased Seamen of All I Taiicns, who are received without any recommendation. The receipts from all sources during the past year wore £879 less than the expenditure. SUBSCRIPTIONS thankfully received by Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Co., hankers, Birchin-lane c and by the Secretary, at the Society's office, 86, King William street, London, E.C. Qualification for a Governor, 21s. annually ; :Life Governor, £lO 10s. NATIONAL ORPHAN HOME, Ham-common, Richmond, Surrey. Founded 1849. Enlarged 1881. 17 ader the patronage of Halt the Duke of CAMBRIDOE, La, Whereby a home has boon afforded for 280 Destitute Orphan Girls of all ag es , classes, and denominations, from all parts of the kingdom'. The obje^t of the Charity Is to give orphan girls &plain 'Eng lish education, and practical instruction in the kitchen, house, and laundry, to tit them for domestic service: and, if not other Wise provided for when they attain 15 years of age, to obtain suitable situations for them. The Committee egtnestly appeal for support. The Charity is entirely sustained by donations and subscriptions. HENRY KINRSCOTE, Treasurer W H. WAFWICK Secretary. Office, 121, Pall-mall, W rrIIE METROPOLITAN CONVALESCENT INSTITUTION. President—His Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON. Treasurers—The Right lion. 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. CHARLES HOLMES, Secretary. Office, 32, Sackville-street, Piccadilly. BRITISH ORPHAN ASYLUM, Mackenzie-park, Slough (formerly at Clapham-rise). Instituted 1827. Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. For the gratuitous board, clothing, and education of destitute orphans from all parts of the British dominions, end of all denominations, whose parents were once in Prosperous circumstances. One hundred and seventy-five orphans now in the In stitution ; ample room for about 30 more. Increased support indispensable, as this Charity is not endowed, and is in the greatest need of further pecuniary assistance. Subscribers and the public are invited to inspect the Institution, and judge as to the nature of the Charity and 48 Peculiar claims. The last Report can be obtained on app!ication to the secretary. THOS. TILSON, Chairman. CHAS. LEE, M.A. Hon. S AITBREY C. PRICE. M.A., • • ecs • ALFRED MACKENZIE, Secretary. Offices, 73, Cheapside, London, E.C. Bankers—Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Co., Birchin lane ; and Messrs. Heywood Brothers, Manchester. HEALTH RESTORED WITHOUT MEDICINE OR EXPENSE. II B ARRY'S delicious health-restoring Invalids' and Infants' Food. THE BEVALENTA ARABIOA eaves fifty times its cost in other remedies, and restores ' Perfect digestion strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, • refreshing sleep, functional regularity, and energy to the most disordered or enfeebled—removing speedily and effectually indigestion (dyspepsia), cough, asthma, con sumption, habitual constipation, diarrhoea, all gastric de ' rangements, hemorrhoids liver complaints, flatulency, Nervousness, biliousness, levers, sore throats, diphtheria, catarrhs, colds, influenza, noises in the head and ears, rheumatism, gout, impurities, eruptions, hysteria, neu ralgia, irritability, sleeplessness, acidity, palpitation, • heartburn, headache, debility, dropsy, cramps, spasms, nausea and sickness even in pregnancy or at sea, sinking fits, bronchitis, scrofula, tightness of the chest, pains at the pit of the stomach and between the shoulders. It is the most digestible and nourishing of all foods, and suitable for invalids and infants in all complaints. IMPORTANT aturfotc—Beware of the many unsavoury and more than slopy imitations to which, without autho rity, Baron Liobig's name is most audaciously attached. Henceforth none will doubt the valuable properties of I • 13 u Barry's health-restoring Revalenta Arabica invalids' and Infants' Food, since to the thousands of blessings it has already received from invalids whose position had been deemed hopeless, we may now add that of his Rolf . petals the Pope, whose health has been perfectly restored • by it after thirty years of unsuccessful medical treatment. We quote from the Gazette, du Midi, July 25th (Cure No. tB.4l3):—"Rome, Jnly 21st, 1866.—The health of the Holy Father is excellent, especially since, abandoning all other remedies, he has confined himself entirely to Du carry's Revalenta Arabica Food, of which he consumes a Plateful at every meal. Tt has produced a surprisingly Wosneficial effect on his health, and his Holiness cannot praise this excellent food too highly." Cure No. 58,216 of the Marchioness de Tirehan of seven Years' liver complaint, wasting away, debility, nervous ness, irritability, with a nervous palpitation all over, bad digestion, constant sleeplessness, and the most intolerable ervous agitation. Cure No. 78. of dyspepsia, from the Right lion. the Lord Stuart de Dories, Lord-Lieutenant of the County of 'Water forl:—"l have derived much benefit from your excellent feed.--STUART DE DECIES, Dromana, Cappoquin, County Waterford." Cure No. 49,832.—0 f fifty years' indescribable agony fretu dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness, and vomiting. Maria Jolly, (} f Lynn. Norfolk. Cure No. 47,121.—Mi5s Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervousness, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and ner- VOaS fancies. Cure No. 56,814.—Mr. Samuel Laxton, Leicester, of two years diarrheas. The Food is sold in Canisters, at ls. lid. ; 11b., 2s. 9d. 4s. 6d. ; 121 b., 225. ; 241 b., 40s. The 121 b. and 241 b. Allister% carriage free on receipt of P. 0. Order. Also Du arry s Revalenta Arabica Chocolate Powder is packed in 'la tmnisters : For 12 cups at 2s, for 24 cups at 3s. 6d., for 48 ' 3 flti at 65., for 283 cups at 305., for 576 cups at 555. Being about cna penny per cup. The 30s. and 555. tins aro sent free of carriage in England on receipt of Post Office Order. biatißY DU BARRY and Co., 77, Regent-street, London ; also at s 'ortnum and Mason's; also at 4, Cheapside, 61, G racechmeh-street ; 63 and 150, Oxford-street; and 121 Relir North-rasa, Load= sad all annerkaad flawaiyits ESTABLISHMENT for GENTLEWOMEN during TEMPORARY ILLNESS. The relatives of Clergymen, Naval, Military, and Pro fessional Men, Governesses, and Artists may, for a small weekly payment, receive the comforts of a HOME, com bined with the best medical and surgical treatment, at the establishment, 90, Upper Barley -street. This establishment, which was opened in 1850, is patro nised by her Majesty. The Bishop of London is Visitor, and it is managed by the Marchioness of Ormonde, the Lady Laura Palmer, Mrs. Edward Romilly, the Lady Caroline Russell, Mrs. Cecil Russell, and other ladies. All information respecting it may be obtained on writ ten or personal application to the Lady Superintendent. Subscriptions received at the Institution, and by the Treasurer, at Messrs. Coutts and Co.'s, 59, Strand. W. C. SPRING RICE, Hon. Sec. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-in n - roa d ' in the immediate vicinity of the Great N or th ern Railway Terminus, King's Cross. Patron—Her Most Gracious MAJESTY the QUEEN. Vice-Patron— Hie R o yal Highness the Prince of WALES, K.G. _ _ President -L-His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH, This Hospital, founded iu 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 large 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. Tho Committee earnestly solicit the assistance of the benevolent, as the premises of this hospital are capable of containing several hundred more beds had the Committee the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributions aro received by their bankers, Messrs. Brown, Hansom, and Co., Abehurch-lane ; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ,• llerrios curl Co.; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Pay..,, and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Williams, DlAcon, and Co.; Nisbet and Co., Berners street and at the aosidtal from 10 till 5. l IFEBOAT SERVICES.—During the Stor ms JILA of the year 1868, the National Lifeboat Institution contributed to the saving of 862 lives from various ship wrecks and 25 vessels from destruction. The institution also expended £20,433 in the same period on its Lifeboat Establishments, in addition to granting £2.431 for re wards. The Committee of the Institution earnestly appeal to the public for assistance to enable them to meet the continued heavy demands on their 198 Lifeboat Establishments. Contributions will be thankfully received by the London and eountrir bankers, and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, Lsq•, at th 6 institution, 14, John-xtroot, Adolphi, London; A.D. 1720. It 0Y AL EXCIIANGE 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. OCTAVMS WIGRAM, Esq Governor. JAMES STEWART lIIDGSON, Esq Sub-• Governor. CHARLES JOHN MANNING, Esq Deputy-Governor. IV. 23,955. Now ready, in 2 vols., with Portrait, and numerous Illustrations, CHAUCER'S ENGLAND. By MATTHEW BROWNE. 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Reprinted from the "Medical Circular." London: H. Balliere, 219, Regent-street. The numerous reviews of this startling work by the Saturday Review, Punch, Weekly Dispatch, Public Opinion, and other journals, recommending its universal perusal, are reprinted with this edition. ANGLO - AMERICAN TIMES, AN INTERNATIONAL NE WSPAPEtt, Devoted to American Intelligence, ENLARGED to 21 PAGES. Reports of Con yress, Personal, Financial, Mining, Railroad, &o. Members of Parliament, Commercial Men, and those having an interest in the United States, will dal this newspaper of use. Published every SATURDAY MORNING, price 4d. 15. Catherine-atreel. Strand. JOHN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY tTOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder ; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decay, and imparts a pleasant fragrance . to the breath. Price ls. 6d.--Bed Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames street. London. KE A TIN G' S COUGH LOZENGES-- WHICH ARE DAILY RECOMMENDED BY THE FACULTY— Testimonials from the most eminent of whom may be seen. Sold in Boxes, ls. lid.; and Tins, 2s. 6d., 4s. 6d., and lls. each by • VEATLINdG, Chon. s e ol m d i r s e t t ,, m 7 l 9 by , St.al; Druggists, s. Churchyard, -1-V THE ONLY COFFEE MACHINE t o P ro , duce the Real and Best French CA.FE NOIR. _. _ _ Coffee Machines from 3s. 9d. to 12s. 6d. in tin. " 7s. to 245. in bronze. " f 2 to £4 in electro-plate and gilt. French Coffee Roasters, the Cheapest and Best, from 3s. to Bs. 6d. French Coffee Mills from 3s. to ss. Eggboilers and Rechauds from 3s. 9d. to Cs. (id. C. MAYER & SON, Patentees, 40 and 41, Fleet-street, E.C. FIR. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS.—A NEVER-FAILING REMEDY.—Pre pared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. Scott, Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who suffer from bilious and liver complaints, indiges tion, wind, spasms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, &c. For habitual costiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent ; mild in their operation and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, promote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system.—Prepared only and sold by W. Lambert, chemist, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross, London, and by most druggists, in boxes, ls. lid., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green package, with " William Lambert" engraved on the stamp. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. AGUA AMARELLA restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. JNO. GOSNELL and CO. hive 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 },rice. Sold in bottles, 3s. each ; also 55., 7s. 6d., and 15s. each. including brush. Red Bull Whnrf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames street Loudon. E.O. RUPTURES.-BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MO C-M AIN 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 intention in the curative treatment of HEIINIA. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, is here avoided —a, soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requi site resisting power is supplied by the Moe-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 truss, which can rot fail to fit, forw , krdel by post, on the circumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. JOHN WHITE, 228, Piccadilly, London. A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6d., and 31 s. 6 d. Postage , ls. A Double Truss, 31s. d., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, Is. Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, Is. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post-office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT VLAS TIC STOCKINGS, 1 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 are drawn on like an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10sr, and 16s. each. Postage, 6d. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly. THE INVIGORATIVE NERVINE i ESSENCE.—The most powerful nutritive cordial ever introduced; restores to their normal condition all the secretions, on the integrity o f w hi c h per f ect h ea lth depends. It is a specific for debility of all ki n d s, an d f rom it s containing, among other ingredients, pepsine a n d beneficial to the nervous and dyspeptic. Vide Dr. Ilassall's re port. Price Bs. per bottle, or four quantities in one for 2?s. phosphate of soda, will prove highly BAUMGARTEN & Co., 520, Oxford-street, W.C., London. Car riage free on receipt of remittance. 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. "ZING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL, Portugal- AL street, Lincoln's-inn.—The Committee earnestly APPEAL for FUNDS to defray the heavy current ex penses. Assistance is urgently needed. F. ALFRED REDWELL, Vice-Chairman. JAMES BLYTII, Secretary. TIIE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AIARCH 20, 1869. BILLIARDS. -TAE OXFORD AND CAM BRIDGE UNIVERSITY BILLIARD MATCHES will be played at ST. JAMES'S HALL, on SATURDAY, March 20, 1869. The Four-banded Matc,h to commence at Three o'clock p.m. The Single-banded Match at Eight o'clock in the even- ing. Tickets of admission to each Match, Five Shillings. The match will be played on a magnificent Table by those celebrated Makers, Messrs. Cox and Yeman, of 209 A, Brompton-road, S.W. A PARTMENTS.--One or Two Floors, with SR_ Extra Bed Rooms if required. Close t) OmnibuS, and Boat. Terms moderate. 13, Chelsea Villas, Fulham -road, Brompton. DR. KING'S DANDELION and QUININE LIVER PILLS (Without Mercury). The very best remedy for BILE, WIND, INDIGESTION, ACIDITY, HEADACHE, HEARTBURN, &c., And acknowledged by many eminent surgeons to be the safest and mildest pills for every constitution. In boxes at 15.10., 2s. 9d., and 4s. 6d., at alt chemists. rrHE SECRETARY o f STATE f or WAR h as -I- approved of a 'REVIEW of VOLUNTEERS tokino• place at DOVER, on EASTER MONDAY, the 29th of March, 1869. Applications from Corps desirous of attending this Review must 1)1 made on the prescribed form (W. 0. Form, N 0.1,629) through the Lords-Lie t.nant of their respective Counties, and delivered at the War-office on or before Monday, the Bth of March, after which date no further applications will be received. It is, however, particularly requested that Command ing Of will inak3 their applications as early as pos sible before the above date, as their doing so will greatly facilitate Railway and other arrangements. JAS. LINDSAY, Major-General. War-Office, 19th February, 1869. THE LOMBARD EXCHANGE AND NEWS-ROOM. Lombard street, London. MANAGER—Mr J. 11. YOUNGHUSBAND, late Treasurer and Secretary of the Liverpool Exchange. Subscription, £3 3s. per annum, or 10s. monthly, payable in Advance. The Room is supplied with Newspapers, both home and foreign ; Renter's Telegrams, giving commercial, political, and general telegraphic information ; Shipping Lists, Directories, Time Tables, and other Books of Re ference. There is also an excellent Refreshment-room attached, as well as a Reading and Writing Room, comfortably fur nished. The attention of country bankers, solicitors, manufac turers, and others is invited itt-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. W. Benwell, Secretary of the 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. EUROPEAN ASSURANCE SOCIETY. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament. For Life Assurance, Annuities, and Guarantee of Fidelity in Situations of Trust. Chairman— General Sir FREDERIC Slum, K.H., F.R.S. Policies payable during Life— lndisputable —Not liable to Forfeiture. Annual Income exceeds Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds. The Annuity Tables, offering special advantages to Annuitants, and full particulars of the popular Principles of this Society, will be found in the New Prospectus, Which will be forwarded to applicants post free. HENRY LAKE, General Manager. - Place Pall mall, London. 316, Regent-street, and 17, Waterloo MILNERS' STRONG HOLI)FAST AND -TA- FIRE RESISTING SAFES, Chests. Doors, and Strong Dooms, with the progressive and recent improvements effected after half a century's experience, effectually guard against P ire and Burglars.—Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Hall, and 47A, Moorgate-street, City, London. 13A1tTRIDGE AND COOPER. DIANUFAC I LURING STATIONT:RS, 192, FLEET-STREET (CORNER OF CHANCERY-LANE), LONDON (E.C.) . . THE PUBLIC SUPPLIED AT WHOLESALE PRICES. CARRIAGE PAID to the COUNTRY ON ORDERS OVER 203. Fine Cream Laid Not e ; a cheap paper per roam. F. d a 0 Supertlae Cream Laid Note; much approved S u pet ilneThiek Cream Laid Note ;OS peoial ly re own rnended 5 6 Extra Sur orflne Double Thick Cream Laid Note 7 0 Straw Paper, " Patent:" adapted for rapid writing 2 6 T..srge Corrur.z.rcia I Note Papers as.. 45., 55., 3-11 6 0 Foolscap Papers, blue or cream........10s 6.1 , 12s. 61, and 14 5 Outsides Foolscap 6 a Letter Paper for scribbling... plain, 45.• ruled ditto, 4 6 Tinted Lit 1.7,1 Note five quires ior Is. 61., or 5 6 Double Thick Cream Wove "Club House" . oto, five quiras for 2s. 6d. Superfine Cream or Blue invelopes, 4s 6:1, 5s 61, & Gs 6,1 Large Blue Wove Commercial Envelopes, 4s 61 per 1,000 Cheap Buff Colour, for circulars, &c., as COLOUR STA il PING (Relief) reduced to Is. per 193. Polished steel dies sunk by the best artists in the trade at about half the prices charged by the retail houses. An ILLU iTR - ITED CATAL64IgE, containing full descrip tion, with prices of Account Books, Copying Presses, Inkstands, Stationery, Cabinets, Postage Scales, D espatc ' i Bores, Travelling Writing Cases, Desks, and Bags, &c , post free INDIA OFFICE, 29th January, 1869.-- By order of the Secretary of State for India • m 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, hare from time to time been received from the Governments of the respec tive Presidencies in India,. Packages containing articles reserved from the follow ing, estates remain unclaimed, viz.:- 8. Bell, IL, Lieutenant, 2d Madras Native Infantry. 10. Bouthflower, W. H., Surgeon, Madras Medical Department. 13. Buchan, C., Sub- Conductor, Madras Establishment. 22. Cheyne, A., Assistant Surgeon, Madras Medical Department. 24. Cockburn, A. K., Lieutenant, 50th Madras Native Infantry. 25. Carlow, W. A., Assistant Surgeon, Madras Medical Department. 53. Fiend, E., Lieutenant, 32d Madras Native In fantry. 59. Grant, Lieutenant, sth Madras Light Cavalry. CO. Gunthorpe, W. M., Major, 6th Madras Native in fantry. 76. Jervis, S. W., Lieutenant, 36th Madras Native In fantry. 78. James, E., Assistant Surgeon, Madras Medical De partment. 94. Maiugay, J. W., Lieutenant, 38th Madras Native Infantry. 98. Marriott, aW. F., Lieutenant, 13th Madras Na tive Infantry. 113. Neale, F., Cadet, Madras Establishment. 121. Perring, J. W. C., Lieutenant, 35th Madras Native Infantry. 124. Pinchard, J., Lieutenant, Madras Horse Artillery. 126 n. 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. H., Lieutenant, 19th Madras Native Infantry. 156. Ward, A., Captain, Ist Madras Fusiliers. 158. Wynter, W., Lieutenant, 52d Madras Native In fantry. 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. CR LEICAL. MEDICAL, AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURAN , E SOCIETY. 13, ST. JAMES'S SQUARE, LONDON, S.W. CHAIRMAN. Right Hon. John Robert Mowbray, M.P. DEPUTY-CHAIRMEN. William Bowman, Esq., F.R.S. - Sir Charles Locoek, Bart, D.C.L., Extracts from the Report of the Directors, presented at the Am ual General Meeting held on the 27th November, 1868 : _ _ _ 1. Tho sum of £412,345 was proposed for Assurance, of which £307,395 was completed at Premiums pro ducing £10,067 per Annum. 2. The amount paid under Claims by death was £100,8Q3, being the smallest since 1860, whilst the expenses of manlgement and all other outgoings were even less than for many years past. 3. On the other hand, the Income was raised to £219,769, notwithstanding that its increase was retarded by abatements of premium which did not take effect in the previous year, and by the cessation of interest on the large sum paid as Bonus in 1867. 2. The Surplus income was very considerable. It amounted to £93,152, a sum exceeding by more than £B,OOO any previous Surplus during the forty-four years of the Society's existence. 5. The Accumulated Fund was thereby increased to £1,598,906. The following aro among the distinctive features of the So - ciety : CREDIT SYSTEM.—On any Policy for the whole of Life, where the age does not exceed 60, one-half of the Annual Premiums during the past five years may remain on cred t. . _ ENDOWMENT ASSURANCES may be effected, without Profits, by which the Sum Assured becomes pay able on the attainment of a specified age, or at death, whichever event shall first happen. INVALID LIVES may be assured at rates proportioned to the increased risk. PROMPT SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS.—Claims paid thirty days after proof of death. Tables of Rates and Forms of Proposal can be obtained of any of the Society's Agents, or of GEORGE CUTULIFFE, Actuary and Secretary. 13, St. James's-square, London. S.W. ABSOLUTE SECURITY POLICIES, UN FORFEITABLE, 'UNCONDITIONAL, and UN CHALLENGEABLM, issued by the PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY, 62, Ludgate-bill, London, E.C. Established 1848. The Directors of this Company, in deference to an ob jection not unfrequently urged by persons invited to as sure, that the ordinary mode of Life Assurance is in their opinion defective or uncertain, by reason of the operation of the customary conditions, have resolved to promulgate the present Tables, and to issue Assurances under them which shall be absolutely Unforfeitable, Unconditional, and Unchallengeable. For the reason referred to, many persons hesitate or decline to assure on the ground that, in the event of in ability or unwillingness to continue payment of their pre miums, the Assurance will become forfeited. To this class of the public the system now introduced will espe cially commend itself, being entirely free from all condi tions of forfeiture on account of non-payment of premium, or from any other cause whatever; while at the same time it absolutely guarantees at decease, when even a de fault is made in payment of the premium, a fixed sum in respect of every pi emium paid, bearing the same propor tion to the total amount assured as the number of pre miums actually paid may bear to the whole number origi nally contracted to be paid. Besides this important advantage, every policy will ex pressly state what sum can at any time be withdrawn on the discontinuance of the assurance. The assured will thus always have the option of retain ing either an ascertained fixed sum payable at decease, or, in case of need, of withdrawing a certain amount, ac cording t, the duration of the Policy, such amounts being set forth on every Policy, and rendering unnecessary any future reference to the Company on these points, as is the case with ordinary assurances. _ _ _ Creditors assuring the lives of debtors will appreciate this feature as one greatly protective of their interests, and it will likewise commend itself to bankers, capitalists, and others who are in the habit of making advances collaterally secured by Life Policies, as they can at any time learn, by mere inspection, the exact value, either immediate or re versionary, of a Policy of this description. Every Policy issued on this plan will bo without any conditions as to voyaging, foreign residence, or other usual limitations. By this freedom from restrictions of all kinds the objections before referred to will be entirely removed, and the Policies will become at once positively valuable as actual securities. In addition to the foregoing statement of advantages, the number of premiums is strictly defined. The longest. term provided for is twenty-fire years, and the shortest five years, as shown by the Tables. Thus, bankers, credi tors, and others holding policies of this class as security, may always know the utmos► amount they nay be c a ll e d upon to advance so as to maintain the full benefit of tut, Assurances—a matter of great importance where policies are held as collateral security. It is only necessary to add that, as a consequence of the policies under these tables being unforfeitable and uncon ditional, they will also be unchallengeablo on any ground whatever. They may therefore be aptly termed Absolute Security Policies. The PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY pos sesses an income of £215,000 a year. Its position is un questionable, and it obtains the largest amount of new business of any office in the Kingdom.. SPECIAL AGENTS WANTED. HENRY lIAItBEN, Secretary. DIRECTORS. Robert Barclay, Esq. John Garratt Cattley, Esq. Mark Currie Close, Esq. Edward James Daniell, Esq. William Davidson, Esq. Lancelot William Dent, Esq. Alexander Druce, Esq. Fred k. Joseph Edl mann, Esq. Charles Hermann Goschen, Esq. Riversdale Wm. Grenfell, Esq. Francis Alex. Hamilton, Esq. Robert Amadeus Heath, Esq. Medical Referee, Sam William Totlow Hibbort, Esq. Wilmot Holland, Esq. Egerton Hubbard, Esq. Nevile Lubbock, Esq. George Forbes Malcolmson, Esq. Lord Joseellne Wm. Percy. Charles Robinson, Esq. Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq. Eric Carrington Smith, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq. William Wallace, Esq. Charles Baring Young, Esq. iel Solly, Esq., F.R.S. NOTICE.—The usual fifteen days allowed for payment of FIRE PREMIUMS falling duo at Lady Day will expire on the 9th of April. FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected on advantageous terms. The Duty on Fire Assurances has been reduced to the uniform rate of ls. Gd. per cent, per annum. No charge is made by this Corpwation for Fire Policy or Stamp, however small the Assurance may be. F/t rMING STOCK.—No Extra Charge is made for the use of Steam Thrashing Machines. The Revermionary Bonus on British LIFE POLICIES has averaged nearly 2 per cent. per annum on the sum assured. in th f e ß Promiums b re o d n that in a d f e o 4 ; q ll l o lie D Vba i i ii i i t o rr n se s odn o us f e tivohnos Profit phr t le a vi k ee e place every r mo Five Y n e u a . Any sum not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on ono Life. This Corporation affords to the Assured Liberal participation in Profits, with the guarantee of a large invested Capital Stock, and exemption under Royal Charter from the liabilities of part nership. 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 HALF. ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. ROBERT P. STEELE, Secretary. BRITANNIA FIRE ASSOCIATION. Head Offices, 429, Strand, London. The distinguishing features of this Association are Equitable Rates, Undoubted Security. Prompt settlement of claims. JOHN MESSENT, Manager. CONTRACTS FOR OIL COAL BASKETS, LAMP , &c. Contract Department, Admiralty, Som erse t House, 16th March, 1869. TENDERS will be received on THURSDAY, the Bth of April next, for Coal Baskets, Knives and Forks, and Button Brushes fcr the use of the Royal Marines ; and Lamp Oil, Cotton, and Tow for the Royal Marine - Barracks at Eastney and Fort Cumberland. To be supplied under Contracts for Twelve months certain and `Thr e e months' warning. The Conditions of Contract and all particulars may be ascertained at this Office. By order, ANTONIO BRADY, Registrar of Contracts. CONTRACTS FOR CANDLES FOR POLICE LAMPS AND KNIVES, RAZORS, AND SCISSORS. Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset House, March 13, 1869. TENDERS will be received on WEDNESDAY, the 24th inst., for Candles for Polico Lamps, and Knives, Razors, and Scissors, to be supplied under Con tracts for Twelve mouths cer'ain and Three mouths warning. The Conditions of Contract and all particulars may be ascertained at this Office. By order, ANTONIO BRADY, Registrar of Contracts. . .............. ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. HEAD OFFICES: Royal Insurance Buildings Lo mbard -street, London. Royal Insurance Buildings North John-street, Liverpool. CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS STERLING. Total Annual Revenue exceeds .......... .... £Boo,r 00 Accumulated Funds in hand .................. X 1,500,000 LIFE DEPARTMENT. ..... i n n E sli :ec e7. DEPARTMENT. t..h i 8..... 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 five years. All new Life Insurances now effected will become entitled to an Increased Share of the Profits. first took place the increase of business of the ROYAL has exceeded that of any other Office, as shown by Government Returns. REDUCTION P O re F m D i uT umF y : . Prompt and liberal settlement of Losses. JOHN H. MCLAREN, Manager. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretory in London. EG Report L LrsßONfAopri\TOthNee. Il year ending COMPANY, June, 1868, read at the Annual G enera l M ee ti ng o f the 30th Proprietors, August 14, 1868—Colonel CHARLES WETHERALL, K.C.T., Chairman o f th e C ompany, in the Chair. AofE l The proprietors will no doubt remember that at the last the:ire S ct U o 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 debit of £772,740 13s. 9d. SURPLUS FUND ACCOUNT, 30m JUYE, 1868. Du. INCOME OF THE YEAR. Balance of account, 30th June, 1867, £981,514 13 9 Less amount distributed as bonus Premiums on new assur- 208,774 0 0 nrirom Ditto on old ditto •••.. 866,215 7 3 £380,811 8 3 Interest from invest ments 117,584 7 3 £498,395 15 11 Profit and loss, balance of account ............... 46 070 13 3 Total income , £772,740 13 9 544,466 9 2 £1,317 : 207 2 11 Cn. CHARGE OF THE YEAR. Dividend to propriet ors £8,877 5 0 Claims on decease of lives assured £265 523 13 5 Additions to those under participating policie 22,816 4 7 Policies surrendered... 28 : 642 11 3 Re-assurances, new 3,270 15 4 Ditto, old 50,365 0 8 X 370,618 5 3 Commission 11702 15 0 Medical fees 751 16 2 Income tax .............. 2.215 4 7 Expenses of mana ge _ ' meat 15,489 8 5 400,777 9 5 Total cbarr ............ .£109,654 14 5 Balance of account, all; .. ne . .. fg3 ...... 907,55'2 8 6 £1,317,207 2 11 Examined and approv-il THOMAS ALLEN} Auditors HENRY ROSE, The total income of the year, i t will be seen, is £514,466 9s. 2d., and the tot a l outgo £409,654 14s. sd. ; the diffe rence, or the sum laid by__ viz., £134,811 14s. 9d.—raises the fund again to £907,552 8s Gd. The interest recei ve d 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 if t h e profit shown of £46,070 13s. 3d., derived from various extraneous sources, be in cluded, at upwards of £5 12s. per cent. The premiums on new assurances are £14,596 ls. 9d., and of this sum £3,270 lss. 4d. has been expended in re assurances. The claims on dece ase of lives as sured 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, a ppears in the a mount of premiums paid f or re-assurance, many of the risks re-assured having terminated by death and other causes. The expenses of management are loss 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. Tho whole expenditure, however, in cluding income tax, is at the rate of little more than per cent. on the total income- The balance-sheet is as follows : Dn. Interest due to proprietors Claims on decease of lives assured, and additions thereto unpaid Sundry accounts 6,369,169 11 7 45,875 13 6 Liability under sums assured, &c. (1867) Proprietors' fund ........... . Surplus fund as before Total .................................... £7,565,198 1 3 CR. ASSETS. Amount invested in fixed mortgages ....£1,460,772 2 7 Ditto ditto decreasing ditto ...... 183,979 17 10 Ditto ditto reversions ............... 347,136 5 5 Ditto ditto funded securities ...... 479,932 13 3 Ditto ditto temporary securities . 142,424 011 Current interest on the above invest- manta Cash and bills .................................... Advanced on security of the company's policies—. ..................................... 159,503 14 9 Agents' balt.nces .............................. 27,112 9 6 Sundry accounts .............................. 112,460 15 0 Value of premiums (1867) .......... 4,506,167 18 0 Value of re-assurances 86,860 13 9 36,243 7 6 22,604 2 9 Total 4 ......... .£7,565,198 1 3 Examined and approved. THOMAS ALLEN,) HENRY ROSEAuditors. Tho present disposition of the Company's funds is shown by this account. On ccmparing 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 future 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.B. Chair man. WILLIAM FREDERICK DE LA RUE Esq., Deputy- Chairman. Charles Bischoff, Esq. Thomas Boddington, Esq. Charles Chatfield, Esq. Sir J. Buller East, Bart., D.C.L. Chas. Thos. Holcombe, Esq. Joshua Lockwood, Esq. James Murray, Esq. Philip Rose, Esq. George Russell, Es( . hsq. Robert A. Gray! Es q. Thos. Godfrey Sambrooke, Wm. Augustus Guy, M.D., I Esq. F.R.S. I Admiral Vaal.; 1) RIN T I N G.-TO PROPRIETORS OF NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, &c. _ _ The Printing and Machining of Newspapers, &c., done on exceedingly favourable terms. Use of Editorial and Publishing Offices, if required. Estimates forwarded on receipt of particulars, with stamped directed envelops for reply. Address—The Manager, "Sun" Printing Offices, 3, Church-row, Savoy, Strand, W.C. (E NE HUNDRED & SEVENTY DESTITUTE ORPHA N CHILDREN are being maintained in the ROYAL ALB ERT ORPH A N ASYLUM, at the moderate rate of .£25 per annum each. Funds greatly neede I. CH ARLES A. WALK mt, Secretary. Orlice, 54, Choapside, Lonion, e•O QANIARIT A N FREE HOSPITAL for WOMEN and OITILDIZEN, Lower Seymour-street, Portman square. The only free Hospital for diA•uses of women. 2,74( patients were treated last month without letters of recommendation. Subscription.; and donations aro much needed, and will bo received by Messrs. Ratchard, Picca dilly; Sir Samuel Scott, Bart.; Messrs. Barclay, Coutts, Glyn, Ransom ; and by the Secretary. THE HOSPITAL for WOMEN, Soho-square. —Rankers: Messrs. Barclay, Bovan, ani Co.; Megsrs. Ransom, Bouverie, and Co. —The Committee APPEAL very earnestly for CONTRIBUTIONS. The Hospital is now open on li.idays, Wednesdays, and Fri days to out-p a ti en t s who are treated without letters of recommendation. lIENIIY 13. INGR.V.II, Secretary. THE ASSOCIATION for the WELFARE of the BLIND, 210, Oxford-street, and 127, Euston-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 be given for WANT of FUNDS. Contributions will be thankfully received by the Secre tary, Rev. C. B. REID, M.A. GREAT NORTHERN HOSPI TAL, Caledonian-road, lslitmton, N. Supported by Voluntary Contributions. This Hospital has relieved 481,954 patients since it was established at Ring's-cross in 1856. Patiects are admitted free. Bankers--Messrs. Barnet, Lloyds, and Co., 60, Lombard street, Messrs. Ransom and Bonverio, 1, Pall-mall.—H on . Sec., . Smith. Esa. GEO. REID, Sec. THE ROYAL HOSPITAL for DISEASES of 1 the CHZST, City-road.—The wards for in-patients are constantly full, those for out-patients crowded daily. FUNDS greatly needed. CHARLES L. KEMP, Secretary. H OSPITAL for DISEASES of the THROAT, Golden-square, W. President—llls Grace 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, Socrotary. PRIM 4d. STAMPRD bd. NCORPO RATED LAW SOME TY, U.K.- a_ LECTURES and LAW CLASSES, 1868-69. LECTURES. Three Courses of Lectures on Common and Me;•cnutile Law, Crnveyancing, and the Law. of Real Property and Equity, will he delivered in the Rail of the Society in the mouths of Marcb, April, May, and June next. LAW CLASSES. In connexion with the lectures classes will be conducted under the guidance and superintend:mce of Um lecturers, and will proceed concurrently with the leetures. The number of subscribers to each class will be limited, and the ioAruction 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 oa the same 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 Nine 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 Checks ; with the 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). An Action at Law (Smith), A Digest of Common Law (Anderson). 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., 111.,-IV. Settlements. —l. Settlements of Personal Estate; a. Investment of Trust Funds; b. Usual Trustee Clauses, Appointment of New Trustees • c. Usual Powers and Cov enan t s , & c.: d . Remarks on 'the Effect of Recent Statutes-2. Satlements of Real Estate a. Estates for Life and in Remaind er , W as t e ; b . Jointures, Portions, &c : c. Usual Powers: Remarks on the Leases and Sales of Settled Estates Act; d. The Succession Duty Act-3. Digentailing De.!ds, the existing Law of Entail—. 4. Practical Suggestions in connexion with the subject of Settlements. _ _ Lectures V., VI. 'A , ills.-1. Usual Frame and Contents of a Will-2. Principles of Construction of Wills-3. Practical Hints 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' frust Deeds-2. Separation Deeds— 3. Articles of Partnership, Ice. In these lectures and classes the Introductions and Notes to Mr. Davidson's Precedents will be especially referred to. As elementary works, Mr. Joshua Williams's Books on Beal 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. Ihe Jurisdiction in matters of Administra tion : 1. The 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 ; Hadrian'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 principally referred to during the course. The subscription payable for ho Lectures— For all the Foreach three courses. course. By clerks of members By clerks of gentlemen not members • By all other persons not being members .. The subscription payable fot the law classes— Fur all the branches of For each instruction. branch. By every subscriber Members of the Society may attend the lectures without subscribing. To 'prevent interruption at tho lectures, subscribers cannot be admitted to the hall after the lecture has com menced. 3 3 0 111 6 2 2 0 E. W. Williamson, Secretary. Law Society's }fall, Oct., 1868. N.B. Gentlemen may subscribe for and attend the lec tures and classes, either separately or c ollectively ; but as the instruction given in the classes will have special re ference 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 DATA. Corraistrrrons for the support of the Homes in 1868 are ear_ be sent to bankers, Messr s . Bl on neatly solicited, which ma y quet, Salt, and Co., 73, Lombard street, KO.• Francis Nicholls, Esq. (of the Committee), 14, Old Jewry Chambers, E.C. E. W. THOMAS Sec., 200, Euston -road, N.W . 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 tho management of Mr. Baker Brown. The private medical attendants of the pati en t s are in riled to visit the m, and to meet in consultation before treatment. Full particulars can be obtained on application to the Lady-Superintendent, 18, Stanley-terrace, Notting-hill, W.; or to Mr. Baker Bro wn, 136, Harley - street, W. HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS are earnestly solicited for the purchase of food and clothing for the 126 boys on board the Chichester Training Ship. 150 boys in the Refuge, 9, Great Qaoeu-strset. 94 girls in the Refuges, 19, Broad-street, and Ealing 870 children. £l5 will keep a boy or girl for one yoar. Contributions received by the London and Westminster Bank 214, Eligh Holborn, and 41, Lothbnry, N.C. ; and by WILLIAM WILLI AMS, Secretary. No. 8, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields. OME for the HELPLESS.--.ST. JAMES'S 1.1 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. F. G. Bloomfield Hon. acd 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. Connell Rev. C. W. Furse C. J. Freake. Esq. J. S. Gilliat, Ebq. Rev. Dr. F Hessey H G Heald, Esq. IL Hook, Esq., Treasurer Subscriptions will be recei' Messrs. Harries, Farquhar, Secretary, Rev. S. W. Lloyd, man-square, to whom commn Major-Gen. 'Rt. Hon. Percy Herbert, M.P. Ite7. J. 'E. Kempe Rev. W. F. Erskine Knollys Rev. S. W. Lloyd Rev. A. Martineau Rev. W. D. Maclagan Rev. Daniel Moore Rev. J. Moorhouse J. D. Morton, Esq. Rev. Canon Nepean Rev. E. Parry John Pearson, Esq., (2.0- Rev. G. F. rroscott Rev. F. Pigou R. T. Pigott, Esq. R. R. Pym, Esq. Hugh H. Seymour, Esq. R. Wade. Esq. Loftus Wigram, Esq. red by any of the above ; by and Co; and by P H o o r n t: 14, Seymour- stre et, rications may be addressed. R OYAL HOSPITAL for INCURA.BLES, W es t-hill, Putney-heath. Established 31st July, 1854. This Institution exists for the comfort and relief of per class) afflicted with incur sons (being above the pauper able bodily disease. Relief is afforded—lst. By supplying . a home, with medical attendance, nursing, and all requisites for tho in valid. 2d. By granting an annuity of £2O to patients at their own homes. A new wing to the Hospital Las just been completed at a cost of upwards of £lO,OOO, and FUNDS are urgently NEEDED to liquidate the expenses incurred. There are 120 inmates and 237 pensioners, all entirely dependent upon voluntary subscriptions. Nearly 300 approved applicants are 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, upon application to the Secretary, by whom contributions will be thankfully received. FREDERIC ANDREW, Secretary. No. 10.,_Pyult - rf Lyndon, B.C. September 1868. T HE WELLINGTON, 54, St. James's-street, s.w. DIisTNER from the joint, with vegetable. bread, cLeese, and attendance. 2s. SET DINER, including soup, fish, joints, and sweets, with attendance, 3e. The WELLING TON DINNER, a most racher3hci dinner, with dessert and attendance, ss. A comfortaTo SMOKING ROOM, and the best BILLIARD ROOM in London. THE ROYAL INFIRMARY f or 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 continuo the benefits of medical aid to those numerous poor suffering children, who aro 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. B RITISH ROME 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. ED WD. WEA'YEIt, Soc. Offices, 73, Cheapside, E.C. T HE RESCUE ire as fol SOCIETY'S HOMES !lows :-- For Fallen Women. 28, Church-row, Hamp- I 150, New Kent-road. stead. 13, Camden-street, Camden town. 205, Great Portland• street. 48, Church-street, Stoke Newington. Maize-hill Cottage, Green wich. For Young Girls in Danger. 27, Church-row, Hampstead. 9, Henstridge-villas, St. John s-wood. St. Mary's Lodge, Buckhurst-bill. Country Home—St. James's-street, Dover. Temporary.lome-85, Queen-street, Chcapsiclo. In addition to the above-named "lonics, the Committee have under their charge three homes for servants of good character, in which aro admitted about 1,000 friendless servants annually. The home at : Great Portland-street is for young fallen girls from 10 to 16. The committee aro 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 histories aro recorded in the applicant's book. Tho Society's Repert (of which a contributor writes, "I never read 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 b an t ters are M essrs . B a rclay and Co. The Committee very earnes tl y com mend its work to the benevolent. DANL. COFER, Sec. 1 ‘ 8; Qafteu-atreet Qhespoide. Exactly at ten minutes past five o'clock Mr. Gladstone rose, and contented himself with moving the second reading of the bill in merely a formal manner. Mr. Disraeli's rising was the signal for a loud cheer from the Opposition, which lasted several seconds. The right hon. gentleman commenced by agreeing with Mr. Gladstone in the "gigantic issue" before the House, but he soon assumed a bantering tone, which he continued more or less during the whole of his speech. At one moment he was lofty and eloquent; at the next satirical and vivacious; and then he would . warn the House and threaten the Government of the consequences which would follow in the event of the bill passing into law. His declaration that the proposed disestablishment of the Irish Church was an act—not of justice—butof con fiscation and spoliation, was received with hearty out bursts of cheering from his own party, followed by counter cheers from the supporters of the Government. Despite the assurances previously expressed, the right hon. gentle man did not weary the House with detailed figures, but argued the question in a clear and concise manner. As a rule, Mr. Disraeli's forte isin debate, for it usually happens that when he attempts to make a set speech he becomes heavy and uninteresting. But this cannot be said of his effort to-night, for the interest of all present was unflag ging. Although he was but the leader of a minority, he struggled bravely against the overwhelming forces in his front, and occasionally excited the sympathetic cheers of his greatest opponents. But to those who were in the House on the Ist of March, it was impossible not to con. trast the speech which Mr. Gladstone then made with the one spoken to-night by the leader of the Opposition. The First Minister of the Crown knew that he had a large majority at his back, and that be was leading his forces en to victory. Mr. Disraeli appeared as one who felt that nothing but disaster and defeat would result from his utmost efforts, and spoke like a man who was only protesting against what he knew was inevitable. The Conservative forces reminded the looker-on of a noble army, who, depressed and beaten in the open field, had resolved to make one more effort before they capitulated. The Liberals, on the otherhand, appeared to have no doubt of the ultimate triumph of their endeavours, and treated their opponents with more pity than derision. In two hours and ten minutes Mr. Disraeli exhausted all he knew to shew that the Irish Church should not be doomed. Argument, ridicule, and satire were alternately brought into play, but when he sat down the general opinion appeared to be that although his speech was in every way a success, yet he • had failed to prove that what Mr. Gladstone had pro posed was against equity or justice. His peroration was short and effective, and the cheers of his party loud and long, the latter being once or twice interspersed with clap• ping of hands from those uninitiated into the forms of the lluse. When Mr. Disraeli had resumed his seat there was a com plete exodus of members as well as strangers. The Bishop of Oxford had left the House soon after the right hon. gentleman commenced his speech, and Mr. Reverdy Johnson did not stay long after the right rev. prelate. But, with these exceptions, no person stirred from his seat until the speech was finished. It was some minutes before business was once more proceeded with, Mr. Gregory being then in possession of the House. The hon. member for Galway county frankly confessed that he had been in favour of " levelling-up," but saw that it was impracticable. He therefore gave his hearty support to the Government. Next to rise was Sir George Jenkinson, who is fast becoming a bore, in con sequence of his determination to take part in every debate that comes on. His style may be exceedingly popular among the tenant farmers of Wiltshire, but will never be appreciated by members of the House of Com mons- His filched quotation from the late Colonel Sibthorpe, " Timeo Danaos et dons ferentes," was greeted with profound indifference, and his solemn warning— uttered in the most funereal of tones—that "whether for weal, or whether for woe, history would record the action of the House," was treated with silent contempt by every body, it being looked upon as a thoroughly superfluous observation. Mr. Edgar Bowring made a very successful debut in favour of the bill, and Mr. Brodrick made an equally successful speech against it. The latter gentle. man spoke like a practised debater, and had evidently well studied the part he had marked out for him self. His allusion to the constituency of Bandon Bridge brought up Mr. Shaw, the first Liberal member who has been returned for that town for 30 years. Mr. Shaw spoke with a strong Irish accent, but his observations soon proved that ho was a practical man, and that he was well calculated to bear his testimony to the subject under dis cussion. In the most positive manner he declared that if any hon. gentleman opposite could shew him one point of injustice in the measure brought in by her Majesty's Government, be should have no hesitation in voting against his party. This, however, be went on to say (amid the encouraging cheers of members around him) was im possible, for every act of the present Government had proved that they were thoroughly in earnest in their endeavoua to deal with Irish discontent. House had recovered its interest in t It was not until Mr. Assbeton Cross ho ro d s e e b , atthe since t tc itle e Mr. Disraeli concluded his speech. As the victor over Mr. Gladstone in South-WestMr. Cross's appearance was especially La a n s e g a r s a h v q a re t ,. ing to those s itting o n the Liberal benches. During his speech he evidently intended to fly at high game — now attacking Mr. Bright, and then having a tilt were so ho lo o r t ,g h a im nd dotweari some with that G Gladstone. to n e. Liberals Hi s remarks attempted to w h ereu pon the Conservatives bristled with rage, and refused to allow their Lancashire champion to be t re ated in such a disrespectful manner. The Liberals groaned and cried " Oh, oh !" while the Con servatives testified, by repeated cheering, that Mr. Cross should have his say. At last the Speaker had to interfere, for the interruptions wore so loud and frequent that it was impossible to hear what the hon. gentleman was speaking about. He wound up his speech by quoting a passage from one of Mr. Gladstone's orations in Lancashire, in tending it to act as a bombshell to the Liberal party. But this attempt signally failed. Every few words of the extract were loudly cheered by the Ministerial party, inter spersed with groans from their opponents. The expression, " There is the Church of Ireland, there is the land of Ireland," evoked sounds of approval and disapproval from the respective sides of the house. The Conservatives— who, whatever their numbers may be, are strongest in their lungs—cheered lustily as a taunt that the difficulties in Ireland would not be ended with the disestablishment of the Church. On the other hand, the Liberals vocife rously applauded the speech, as indicating that they would be ready to deal with the land question after the Church was settled. Amid the discord of voices could be heard distinctly the stentorian tones of Sir James Blphinstone, which were quickly answered by the sharp and piquant voice of the Chief Secretary for Ireland. When Mr. Fortescue rose to speak, it was taken for granted that he would wind up the debate for the night, and members soon began to leave the House. The right hon. gentleman was severe ou the leader of the Opposition for advising the Irish clergy not to co-operate with the Government, and pointed out that if they followed his advice, it would be to their own (*advantage. When Mr. Fortescue eat down, Mr. Ball Waled4ll44y moved the adjournment of the debate, and fit Ur* wivt ownigaibtikkurhimiato. nousn OF COMAIONS, THURSDAY NIGHT. The scene in the popular branch of the Representative Assembly this afternoon reminded many of the exciting Iteform debates during ISGG and 18G7, and the still more recent discussions of last year. But there was this diffe• rence—that whilst there were more members present in the House, there were not so manystrangers congregated in Westminster Hall. By half-past three, when nearly four hundred members had assembled, not more than fifty persons were to be seen in the cold and ckeerless hall—a circumstance, perhaps, E owing to the fact that lusst of the prominent men nowenter by another door, and Flo not subject themselves to the popular gaze. Inside the House everything bettOmed a great debate. Long before prayers had been said, bath the Government and Opposition benches were crowded with members, and it was singularly amusing to watch the countenances of regular li,l7,itut s of the House, who were ousted of their accustom e d places and had to take refuge in the galleries above. The A rchbishop of Canterbnry occupied a scat immediately behind the clock, having cn his left the - Bishop of Oxford. Mr. Revcrdy Johnson sat by the side of Lord Houghton, and among the other celebrities present were Earl Russell, tl.t.t Earl of frarrowby, and Lord Stratford de Rede:ifre. In the pews below were Dean Stanley, Dr. Manning, and Mr. Jefferson Davis; and in another part of the House was to be seen the handsome countenance of the Rev. Newman Hall. The Ladies' Gallery was also crowded with fair occupants, who occupied the time previous to the commencement of business by repeated whispering, which was distinctly audible to the reporters below. Mr. Gladstone entered the House about 4.25, as usual slipping in behind the Speaker's chair ; but his great opponent walked up the floor of the House, both being unrecognised by their respective parties. Sir 1Z ou ndell Palmer, who absented himself from the Irish debates last year, took his seat immediately behind Ministers. The long string of questions upon the paper occupied nearly three-quarters of an hour, and it was not until five minutes past five that the clerk called the first order of the day—" The Irish Church Bill." No sooner bad he uttered the words than several Irish members on the Conservative side rose for the purpose of presenting petitions against the second reading. In one case an hon. member had about a hun. dred of these protests tied together, and on his commencing to read the names of the places from whence they were signed, loud cheers burst from the Conservative benches, follo'wed by ironical laughter from the Liberal members.. t I . I. J