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om I wit great vigour ative account upee vhich had no lotto ellers at low prices The earnings P re , year. The Fre' extent of fully one ases continue to be The market cl oosed I supply of ninels tes to all first-class tde at coin interest ie offerings were in closed easy. T b° is steadily incretis' Commerc ial por t nt. for best names. y at quotation s 1081; Paris, lee, 81 ; Antwerp, °'r rg, 351 to 35i; A r° ,; 4(1; Bremen, 7b‘ ctions at the effi c° Receipts for Cu? 000 ; total re clip's, 110 56; baltlec't ril 16, says :—V ° Aral has obtained fi is, Cincinnati, Oa majority of Oa iiereaso of trade. "7 report that 011 'ia Railroad Shares )9 99 i ; 2d gort" • • 115 to 1 15 1 .... 1151 to li t ' • to .... 103 i to 1 031 .... 120 /to 1 21 ▪ 1151 4 t0 1 16 L .... 118 to 11 1 i .... 114 i to ii ..., 1141 to ... 1 % .... 1131 to 11° , 4 •••• 106 to 1001 ID MORTGAGgS'„nt W. Ist M ..••.• ib. 2d M 1.3%. °. rn 2d M '93... du Ch. Ist 3/1.. ic. Est .........• „5 c. 2d M.......•• 15t......... 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' Sill erect, I°° T, l° l l as before' , " . • ° O , and thec , o6, ife in my 113 a rd unt, for T°" oa cl r your wif e of rifE En 11(31 :r: D KNIGIOA' -Enfeebled . 1 , % ; zte requir ed s of he f ou ndati on g e l i r . In o bst aet Is, or tinY ° , o o' d eminentlY 0 it y, as they r e d those of fe ev oi' e the most Sot pills are theol; roo ters o f abs .400, , s a nd obtl°)- 0 018 oubt the ` 1 %. 1 0e: valenta Inds of bin" osition 10 " poll [ ol i ness the 0 0 , ter thirty Y'''' tt e a the " G so° 00 1 Y Lealth of the_oe a ll other a l l' o ott .c.trry's 0 0 ,1 al at everJ, a lt., We his oo highlY• o o,. o , Ire No. 68 . ,, , ;,j0n!, liver eMiti 4 ?,": wens PeP - ost and the Lord St ug eel i t years' dYs..,,Pps from ilYis o tuleneY , . sir. 47 6P 0. No. 4 6 . , ,, pp„,. ' disease' IP - 4 a deafnee s i e t13 6 ? - 0 y and m o oela , Baron mjA 11 s ; 12 0 11' 61.A 1. v g RICA C" - 4 o 'o rer at 576 cupt - r e fi e > 55s tins gi r der. 4 a-Office , .; et, Lon d on WS' r). .place, t ye on-squ' re ", 0) th liussar-7 of SO Adaret ih te ierr, daub or rlllngh* At l 013,1 Anna r i air bey ntri,.? u;re •gansu" ' 0' outh 000561' ;t, , AND , — „d, N 0. 112, " Q $.! • >I IdAdie . INA STAN'S LL. IVIIIgRY. - DUB , iS6S. This celebrated OLD HITITTTON HUSH 'WHISKY gaire,l the Prize Medal Puri; Mild, Melimy, Delicious, alai very Wholesom, Pold in Bottl es , Se. Si., at the Retail Houses in Lord( he Agents in the principal tcyrns in England: or whotesal , 8, GREAT WINDMILL-S'TIiEET, LONDON, W. Observe the Red seat Pink Label and Cork Branded " lan's LL Whisky. ~,TUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION N°. 23,(J91. (Incorporated Act of Parliament, 18591, 14, RUSSELL-STBEET, by OOVENT-r4ARDEN. LONDON. 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MINERALS, and FOSSILS to illustrate the new edition of Lyell's Elements of Geology ; they will greatly facili tate the interesting study of MINERALOGY an 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 GLOM?. INSURANCE COMPANY. Offices-1, Dale-street , Liverpool; 7, Cornhill; and . Charing-cross, London. The Invested Funds now amount to L 3,401,055. the Piro Revenue to £836.816, and that of the Life to £1 7, 9,039. The moderate'ratos of premium, with a guaranteed fixed Bonus for the Life Policies of this Company, end 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. JOIIN ATKINS, Resident Secretary. RING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL, Portngal street., Linenln's-inn.—The Committee earnestly APPEAL for FUNDS to defray the heavy current ex penses. Assistance is urgently needed. F. ALFRED REDIVELL, Vice-Chairman. JAMES BLYTH, Secretary. SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL, DREADNOUGHT, off Greenwich, for Sick and Die.saqed Seamen of All icns. who are received without any recommendation. The r ece i p t s f rom a ll sources during the past year were 4879 less than the expenditure. S UBSCRIPTIONS thankfully received by Mears. Williams, Deacon, and Co., bankers, Birchin-lane S an.l the Secretary, at the Society's office, 86, King William street, London, E-0- Qualification for a Governor, 21s. annually ;I Life Governor, £lolos. VA'CIONAL ORPHAN HOME, Ham-common, Richmond, Surrey. Founded 1849. Fnlarged 1 3 51. under the patronage of H.R.H. the Duke of CAMBRIDGE. !hereby a home has been afforded for 280 Destitute Orphan Girls of all ages , classes, and denominations, from all parts of the kingdom. The obje l t of the Charity is to give orphan girls a plain Eng lish education, and practical instruction in the kitchen, house, and laundry, to fit 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 earnestly appeal for support. The Charity is enti rely sustained by donations and subscriptions. HENRY KINGSCOTE, Treasurer W 11. WAPWICK Secretary. 0 a31243, 121, Pall-mall, W ORPHAN ASYLUM, " Mackenzie-park, Slough (formerly at Clapham-rise). Instituted 1827, Patron— Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. d _ For the gratuitous board, clothing, and education of estitute orphans from all parts ot the British dominions, and of all denominations, whose parents were once in pronerous circums. hundred and tances 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 th e p u bli c are i nv it e d t o i ns p e ct the I nstitution, and judge as to the nature of the Charity and its peculiar claims. The last Report can be obtained on application to the Secretary. THOS. TILSON, Chairman. CHAS. LEE, 31. A. AUBREY C. PRICE, M.A., Hon. Secs. ALFRED MAO riENZIE, Secretary. Offices, 72, Cheapside, London, E.C. Bankers —Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Co., Birchin lane ; and Messrs. Haywood Brothers, Manchester. REALTH RESTORED WITHOUT MEDICINE OR EXPENSE. DII BARRY'S delicious health -restoring Invalids' and Infanta' Food. THE REVALENTA ARABIOA saves 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, btemorrheids , liver complaints, flatulency, nervousness, biliousness, fevers, sore throats, diphtheria, catarrhs, colds, influenza, noises in the bead and ears, rheumatism, gout, impurities, eruptions, hysteria, nen ralgia, irritability, sleeplessness, acidity, palpitation, heartburn, headache, debility, dropsy, cramps, spasms, nausea and sickness oven in pregnancy or at sea, sinkin g fits, bronchitis, scrofula, tightness of the chest, p a i ns at ' the pit of the stomach and between the shoulders. It is the most digestible and nourishing of all foods, and suit a bl e for invalids and infants in all complaints. IMPORTANT CAUTION.—Boware of the many unsavoury and more than slopy imitations to which, withoutautho rity, Bar on Li e bi g ' s name is most audaciously attached. Henceforth none will doubt the valuable properties_ idoval o s, of of Du Barry's health-restoring Revalenta Arahica Invalids' and Infants' Food, s i n ce to the thousands blessingsit has already rece i ve d f rom invalids whose position if had 01 . - been deem e d h ope l ess, we may now add that of his ness the P ope, w h ose h ea l t h h as b ee n p e rfectly restored ' by it after thirty years of unsuccessful medical treatment. We quote from the Gazelle du Midi, July 25th (Cure No. 18.413):—" Rome, Holy F a th er is excellent, especially since, abandon i ng a ll July 21st, 1866. —The health of the other remedies, he has confined himself entirely to Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food, of which he consumes a plateful at every meal. Tt has projiticed a surprisingly beneficial effect on his health, and his Holiness cannot praise this excellent food too highly." Cure No. 58,216 of the Marchi o n e ss d e B re ban of seven years' liver complaint, wasting away, debility, nervous n"Bl irritability with a nervous palpitation all over, bad d'Restion constant sleeplessness, and the most intolerable nervous agitation. Cure N 0.78, of dyspepsia, from the Right Hon. the Lord Stuart de Decies, Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Water f_ord :—" I h ave derived much benefit from your excellent food.—STUART DE DECIES, Dromana, Cappoquin, County Waterford." f_ Cure No. 49,832. —Of f i fty years' indescribable agony rom dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness, and vomiting. Maria Jolly, ( 0 Lynn, Norfolk. Cure No. 47,121.—Mi5s Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervousness, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and ner vous fancies. Cure No. 56,814.—Mr. Samuel Laxton, Leicester, of two years diarrhoea. The Food is sold in Canisters, at is. lid. ; 1113., 2s. 9d., lb., 48. 6d. ; 121 b., 225. ; 241 b., 40s. The 121 b. and 241 h anisters, carriage free on receipt of P. 0. Order. Also Du B wry s Revalenta Arabica Chocolate Powder is packed in :Li canisters : or 12 cups at 2s, for 24 cups at 3s. 6d., for 48 cups at 65., for 28 . 8 cups at 30s. for 576 cups at 555. Being about Cll3 penny per cup. The 30s. and 555. tins are sent free of carriage in England on receipt of Post Office Order. ho 3 .ttfi sty P U IIAIiRY and Co., 77, Reg en t- street, London ; al o ortnum and Mason's ; also at 4, Oheapside, 61, G rlecchuie'i-street ; 63 and 150, Oxford -street ; and 121, NeN, Ncrth-road, London and all Grocers and Chemists EUROPEAN ASSURANCE SOCIETY. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament. For Life Assurance, Annuities, and Guarantee of Fidelity in Situations of Trust. Chairman- General Sir FREDEPTC SMITH, R.H., Policies payable during Lire — 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. 316, Regent-street, and 17, Waterloo-place Pall mall, London. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Railway Terminus, King's Cross. Patron—Her Most Gracious MAJESTY the QUEEN. Vice-Patron— His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, K.G. _ _ President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEITCH, K.G. 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 fer 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. The 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 are received by their bankers, Messrs. Brown, nansom, and Co., Abchurch-lane ; also by Messrs. Couty; and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co.: Hernes and flo.; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Pay.,,, and Co.; Barclay and Co. ; Williams, Deacon, and Cu.; Nisbet and Co., Berners-street ; and at the Homy-460 fro m 10 +ill 5 LIFEBOAT SERVICES .—During the Storms 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 assistanceto enable them to meet the continued heavy demands on their 198 Lifeboat Establishments. Contributions will be thankfully received by the London and countrr - bankers, and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at the 'nstitution, 14, Johu-street Adelphi, London. DOG LICENSES.—CAUTION. COMMISSIONERS of INLAND RE- _I RE VENUE GIVE NOTICE that all DOG LICEN SES granted in the year 1868 expired on the 31st December last, and every person keeping a dog in the current year is required forthwith to take out a new License. The duty payable for each dog kept is Five Shillings. The penalty for keeping a dog without License is Five Pounds. A License is not transferable from ono person to another. A License may be obtained by the owner giving his name and address, and the name of the place where the dog is kept, ou application at The Office of the Collector of Inlandl In the neigh- Revenue,' bourhood of the The Office of the Distributor of Stamps t app icau 1 . • t'b • re- Or sidence. A Money Order Post Office. Licenses will also be granted by the several Supervisors of Inland Revenue. Persons residing at a distance from any of the above offices, by transmitting with their application Inland Revenue (Receipt) or Postage Stamps for the proper amount of duty, to the Colh-ctor of Inland R3VOIIIIO for the Dis lict, will receive a license in return by post. WM. COBBETT,Sovnatarv. T HE GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1821. No. 11, Lombard-street, London, E.C. Subscribed Capital... Two Millions. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that FIRE POLICIES which expire at LADY-DAY, must bo Renewed within Fifteen Days at this Office, or with the Company's Agents throughout the Kingdom, otherwise they become void. For Prospectus and other information apply to the Com pany's Agents, or to T. TALLEMACH, Secretary. ONDON FEVER HOSPITAL is the only iLat institution in the Metropolis for the treatment and priivention of contazious fevers. CONTRIBUTIONS will ho gratefully received by Messrs. Dimsdale an d C o., 50, Cornhill ; Alessrs. Drum mond, Charing-cross ; Messrs. Coutts, Strand ; Messrs. Hoare, Fleet -street ; and by the Secretary, at the Hospital, Liverpool-road, Islington, N. IJ 41STABL ISFIMENT for GENTLEWO M EN during TEMPORARY ILLNESS. fessio Tnal he rel M atives of Cle rgymen, Naval, Military, and Pro- en, Goveresses, and y, for a small weekly payment, ©centve the comforts Artists of ma a HOME, com bined with the best medical and surgical treatment, at the establishment, 90, Upper tlarley-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 ladi es . All informeion r espec ti ng i t may be obtained on writ ten or personal application to the Lady Superintendent. Subscriptions received at the Institution, and by the Treasurer, at Messrs. Courts and Co.'s, 59, Strand. W. C SPRING RICE Hon See. !,` ,!,2 E 0. ,0 Amount O 73 Amount Annual 4ET .g F Proposed. Z T.; Assured. Premiums. arf, - -- £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1858 4,802 1,023.140 0 0 3,318 r 54,140 0 0 21.347 16 5 1863 13,244 2,779,666 0 0 9,746 2,037,383'0 0 63,507 19 10 1868 17,466 4,861,303 5 9 13,699 3,752,967 • 8 122,257 17 6 TTohtael.. net 3 premium 5,5128,664, lion9cosm9e Las i 26' increased t 0763 the sum of The net premium income the sum of The interest on investment of receipt yield ************* Is and other items £2 '1,276 18 1 31:tking a total income of -r 4 37.980 19 8 The claims were 333, atuountiug to the sumo: .£127,88G 12s. ld. Tho balance of the year's income was £63.026 9s. 4d. The assets of the association at the close of the year amounted to £667,493 Bs. 6 , 1. The directors draw special attention to the fact thet the next bonus valuation will take place at the end of the year 1872, and that all polices effected on the profit scales prior The directors also draw attention to the successful esta blishment during the past year of the Britannia Fire no the m e 3 same,lst D e c e mber, 1869, will be en titl e d to par ti cipa t e Association, under the auspices of the Briton. The direc tors believe that the establishment of a Fire C om p an y, to work in active co-operation with the Life, will t en d muc h to the advantage and profit of b o t h i nst i tutions. It i s office are of quite the Board, separate scarcely necessary to remark thatt s he a c r ap t i e ntaatT distinct. s ti and constitution of each o JOHN MESSENT, Actuary and Secretary. London, March 18, 1869. EAGLE INSUR ANC E COMPANY, LONDON. Report of the Directors for the year °Hinz the 30th June, 1868, read at the Annual General Ifleeting of Proprietors, Au,zust 14, 186 8—Colonel CHARLES WETHERA_LL, Chairman of the Company, in the Chair. The proprietors will no doubt remember that at the last annual general meeting a report was made to them for the quinquennial period then terminating, and that a bonus was declared in respect of it amounting to the sum of £208,774. The surplus fund account, as under, commences with the balance of June, 1867, after deduction of thi s bonus—that is to say, with the debit of £772,740 13s. 9d. blnirliUS FUND AUUULTNT, ovin 1000. PR. INCOME OF THE YEAR. Balance of account, 30th June, 1867 ' .............. £981,514 13 9 Less amount distributed as b0nu5.......,.,......" 208, £772,710 13 9 774 0 0 Premiums on new assur ances ..................... 14,596 1. 5 Ditto on old ditto ......... 366,215 7 3 £380,811 8 Interest from invest ments ..................... 117,584 7 £498,395 15 11 Profit and loss, balance of account ............... 46,070 13 3 Total income ............ 544,466 9 2 £1,317,207 2 11 CR. CHARGE OF THE YEAR. Dividend to pr opr i etors £8,877 5 0 Cla;•ns on decease of lives assured ... . .... e ........ £265,523 13 5 Additions to thos under participating policies... 22,816 4 7 Policies surrendered ...... 28,642 11 3 Re-assurances, new ...... 3,270 15 4 Ditto, old ..................... 50,365 0 8 £370,618 5 3 Commission ............ 11,702 15 0 Medical fees ....... 751 16 2 ........... Income tax .............. 2215 4 7 Expenses of manage_ , went ............... 15 489 8 5 ....... ........ 400,777 9 5 Total charge Balance of account, 30th June 1868 907,552 8 6 £1,317,207 2 11 Examined and approv THOMAS ALLEN,} Auditors HENRY ROSE, The total income of the year, it will be seen, is £544,466 9s. 2d., and the total outgo £409,651 14s. sd. ; the diffe rence, or the sum laid by- viz., £134.811 14s. 9d.—raises the fund again to £907,552 Bs. 6d. The interest received during the year is £117,584 7s. 3d., arising from the productive portion of the realised assets of £2,897,157 mentioned in the last year's report. The whole ass e t s , productive and unproductive, maythere fore be considered as having improve d a t t h e ra t e o f ra th er more than 4. per cent ; or, if the profit shown of £ 46 , 07 0 13s. 3d., derived from various extraneous sources, be in cluded, at upward s o f £5 12s. per cent. The premiums on new assurances are £14,596 is. 9d., and of this sum £3,270 15s. 4d. has been expended in re assurances. The claims on decease of lives assured are nearly iden tical in amount with those of 1866. They are less than those of last year by nearly £19,000. A considerable reduction, too, appears in the amount of premiums paid for re-assurance, many of the risks re-assured having terminated by death and other causes. The expenses of management are loss than those of last T ear by upwards of £1,400. But they still include charges incurred in the final closing o f th e two o ffi ces l as t a b sor b e d by the company. Tho whole e xpen di ture, however, p in cludingerent . income on The balance-sheet is as follow s : DR. LIABILITIES. Interest due to proprietors .................. £6,977 13 3 e total income. tax, is at th e rate of little more than 51 the Claims on decease of lives assured, and additions thereto unpaid .................. 61,530 4 5 Sundry accounts ............................ 45,875 13 6 &c. (1867) 6,369,169 11 7 Surplus fund as before ........................ 907,552 8 6 173,792 10 0 Liability Proprietors' under fundsu assured, 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 ments Cash and bills Advanced on security of the company's __ _ policies.— ............................ ..-....: 159,503 14 9 Agents' balceces Sundry accounts Value of premiums (1867) .......... Value of re-assurances 86,860 13 9 THOMAS A LLEN Total .................................... £7,565,198 1 3 Examined and a p prove d . HENRY ROSE, , } Auditors. The present disposition of the Company's funds is shown by this account. On c o mparing it with that of 1867, it will be observed that fu r ther investments Lave 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., Chas. Thos. Holcomb°, Esq. Joshua Lockwood, Esq. James Murray, Esq. Philip Rose, Esq. George Russell, Esq. Thos. Godfrey Sambrook°, Esq. Admiral Tindal.! D.C.L. Robert A. Gray: Esq. Win. Augustus Guy. M.D., T HE RESCUE SOCIETY'S 11011 ES sr° as follows : For Fallen Women. 28, Church-row, Hamp- 150, New Kent-road. stead. 48, Church-street, Stoke 13, Camden-street, Camden- Newington. town. Maize-hill Cottage, Green -205, Great Portland. street. wich. For Young Girls in Danger. 27, Church-row, Ilampstead. 9, Ifenstridge-villas, St. John s-wood. St. Mary's Lodge, Buckhurst-hill. Country home—St. James's- street, Dover. Temporary Rome--85, Queen-street, Cheapside. In addition to the above-named homes, 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 are deeply anxious to open another horse 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 are recorded in the applicant's book. The Society's Report (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. Tho Society is under the presidency of the Earl of Shaftesbury. Its bankers aro Messrs. Barclay and Co. Tho Committee very earnestly commend its work to the benevolent. DANL. CO PER, Sec. 81 Queen-street Qlioanside. R OYAL HOSPITAL for INCURABLES, West-bill Putney-heath. Established' 31st July, 1854. This Institution exists for the comfort and relief of per sons (being above the pauper class) afflicted with incur able bodily disease. Relief is afforded—let. By supplying a home, with medical attendance, nursing, and all requisites for the in valid. 2d. By granting an annuity of £2O to patients at their own homes. A r ew wing to the Hospital has lest 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 55. 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 Poultry' London, E.C. September 1868. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., AUL WYNTER'S SACRIFICE. By MRS. DUFFUS HARDY. 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FRENCH DUBBING.— This invaluable composition possesses the properties of preserving leather, rendering it supp , e and waterproof. It is identically the same dnbb'ng as that used by the best currisrs in Bordeaux. BOOTS, SHOES, and HARNESS are particular's benefited by its application. Sold Wholesale and Retail byW. GILL and CO., • - Curlers and Leather Sellers, 12, Brewer-street, Golden- square. Price Is. 63., 2s. 63., and ss. per can. scorrs BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS. A NEVER-FAILING REMEDY.—Pre pared with out any mercnrial ingredient, will be found invaluabla 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, Is. lkd., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine aro a square green package, with " William Lambert" engraved on the Government stamp. RUPTURES.-BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOO-MAIN LEVER TRUSS V (Perfected and Exhibited in the Groat Exhibitions of 1851 and 1862) is allowed by upwards of Five Hundred Medical men to be the most effective invention in the curative treatment of HERNIA. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, is here avoided - 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, anti may be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which can r ot . fail to fit, forwgruel by pma, on tbe , the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. JO UN 'WHITE, 228, Piccadilly, London. A Single Ting:, 165.. 215., 26,4.6 d., end 31s. 6d. Postage, ls. A Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., end 625. 6 , 1. Postage, Is. Bd. An Umbilical Truss. Vs. and 525. 6d. t'ostage, Is. 10d. _ _ Poet-office Orders to be made payable to John Vaito. Post-office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT • 1 31LASTIC STOCKINGS, -‘) 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 48. 6d., 78. 6d, 10s., and 16s. each. Postage, Gd. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer. 228, Piccadilly. A BSOLUTE SECURITY POLICIES, UN `v FORFEITABLE, UNCONDITIONAL, and UN CHALLENG'EABLM, 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 invite'l to as sure, that the ordinary !node 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, ninny 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 th:, premium. a fixed sum in respect of every premium paid, baring the same propor tion to the total amount assured as the number of pre miums actually pail 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 bo withdrawn on the discontinuance of the assurance. The assure , " 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. Clrari n It rine th e lives of, debtors will appreciate this feature as one greatly protective of their interests, ana 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 be without any conditions as to voyagine., foreign residence, or otheensual 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-five 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 utmost amount they may be called upon to advance so as to maintain the full benefit of the 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 unforfoitable and uncon ditional, they will also be unchallengeable 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 HAIMEN, Secretary. THE BEST REMEDY FOR INDIGESTION. NORTON'S CAMOMILE PILLS are confi dently recommended as a simple but certain Remedy for Indigestion, which is the cause of nearly all the diseases to which we aro subject, being a medicine so uniformly grateful and beneficial that it is with justice talled the " Natural Strengthener of the Human Stomach.' " Norton's Pills" act as a powerful tonic and gentle ape rient ; are mild in their operation, safe under any cir iumstances, and thousands of persons can now bear testi mony to the benefits to be derived from their use, as they have been a never-failing Family Friend for upwards of 20 years. Sold in bottles at ls. lid., 2s. 9d., and lls. each, in every town in the kingdom. CAUTION. Be sure to ask for "NORTON'S PILLS," and do not be persuaded to purchase any of the various imitations which have sprung up in consequence of the success of Norton's Camomile Pills." CLERICAL. MEDICAL, AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANrE SOCIETY. 13, ST. JAMES'S SQUARE, LONDON, S.W. CHAIRMAN. Right Hon. John Robert Mowbray, DEPUTY-CHAIRMEN. William Bowman, Esq., F.R.S. Sir Charles Locock, Bart, D.C.L., Extracts from the Report of the Directors, presented at the Actual General Meeting held on the 27th November, 1868 :- 1. The sum of £112,345 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 £100,883, being the smallest since 1860, whilst the expenses of management 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 Baown sumua s s in velrBy67. exceeding considerable. It 4. Thean the l l us a n i u • tgreepdlsttiusomxpi9nai dol7sna2se, 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 are among the distinctive features of the so - eicty : 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 credit. — 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 CUT( ILIFFE, Actuary and Secretary. 13, St James's-square, London. S.W. LAW CLASSES. In connexion with the lectures &Asses will he conducted under the guidance and superintendence of - the lecturers, and will procee I concurrently with tho lectures. The taneber of subscribers to each class will be limited, and the ip3truction given will be confined to an examination of tl.. students upon the subject of a preceding lecture, or On portions of a given book bearing on the same subject. A sufficient number of classes will follow each lecture, and be of such duration as shall provide fur the efrcient instruc tion end examination of the studonts. The teaching of the lectures will thus lte 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 tho students. LECTURES ern 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.' StraPiedeontracts. 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 end the LAW of REAL I ROPERTY, by T. LI,. 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.-1. Settlements of Personal Estate; a. investment of Trust Funds ; b. Usual Trustee Clauses, Appointment of New Trustees; c. Usual Powers and Covenants, &c.: d. Remarks on the Effect of Recent Statutes-2. S( ttletnents of Real Estate ; a. Estates for Life and in Remainder, Waste; b. Jointures, Portions, &c : c. Usual Powers: Remarks on the Lemes and Sales of Settled Estates Act; d. The Succession Duty Act-3. Disentailing De-ds, the existing Law of Entail 4. 1 ractical 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' I'rn4 Deeds-2. Separation Deeds-3. Articles of Partnership, &c. _ In thesO '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 Real and Personal Property are recomm.wied. EQUITY LECTURES, by Sir GEORGE YOUNG, Bart., Barrister-at-Law. This course will consist of Nine Lectures:— Lecture I. 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 awl A gen t. Lecture IV. The Jurisdiction in matters of Account, continued: specially, between Partw•rs. Lecture V. The Jurist - lit:am in matters of Administra tion: 1. The Administration of Assets. Lectures VI., VII. The Administrative Jurisdiction, coLtinued : 2. The Administration of Trusts, as enlarged by recent statutory enactment. Lectures Injunctions. Books recommended : —Story's Equity Jurisprudence, chapters 8,9, 10, 13, b., 23 ; Iladdan's Administrative Jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery. Smith's Manual of Equity and White and Tudor's Lead ing Cases in Equity will be the books principally referred to during the course. The subscription payable for ho Lectures— For all the Foreach three courses. course. By clerks of members X2 2 0 Z 1 1 0 By clerks of gentlemen not members By all other persons not being members The subscription payable fot the law classes— For all the branches of For each instruc:tion_ braneb_ every suu.eribOr -- ..£5 5 0 £2 12 6 Members of the Society may attend the lectures without subscribing. _ _ To prevent interruption at (lie lectures, subscribers cannot be admitted to the hall after the lecture has com menced. E. W. Williamson, Secretary. Law Society's ITall, Oct., 1868. N.B. Gentlemen may subscribe for and atteni the lec tures and classes, either separately or collectively ; 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. VRIENDLESS AND FALLEN.-LONDON F EMAL IG PREVENTIVE and REFORMATORY IN • STITIITION. President—Rev. CANON DILE. CONTaiIIoTIONS for the support of the Homes in 1868 are ear nestly solicited, which may be sent to bankers, Messrs. Blon greet, Salt, and Co., 73, Lombard street, 14!..C.; Francis Nicholls, ILK. (of the Committee), 14, Old Jewry Chambers, KC. E. W. THOMAS Sec., 200, Euston-road, N.W. lIE METROPOLITAN CONVALESCENT INSTITUTION. President—His Grace the Duko of WELLINGTON. Treasurers —The Right Hon. Russell Gurney, M.P., and Col. W. F. Grant. DONATIONS and SUBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly solicited, to enable the Board to meet the greatly increased expenditure of this old Charity. 210 adults are received at Walton ; 80 children at Mit . chatn and Hendon. Bankers—London Joint-Stock Bank, Pall-mall. CHARLES HOLMES, Secretary. Office, 32, Sackville-street, Piccadilly. THE LONDON SURGICAL HOME for DISEASES and ACCIDENTS of WOMEN, for the Reception of Gentlewomen and Females of Respect ability upon a weekly payment. Under the management of Mr. Baker Brown. The private medical attendants of the patients aro in vited to visit them, and to meet in consultation before treatment. Full particulars can be obtained on application to the . Lady-Superintendent, 1 8 , Stanley - terrac e, W. ; or to Mr. Baker Brown, 136, Harley-street, W. HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS aro earnestly solicited for the purchase of food and clothing for the 126 boys on board the Chichester Training Ship. 150 boys in tho Refuge, 9, Great Queen-street. 94 girls in the Refuges, 19, Broad-street, and Ealing 870 children. ZlB will keep a boy or girl for one year. Contributions received by the London and Westminster Bank 214, High Holborn, and 41, Lothbury, and by WILLIAM WILLI &MS, Secretary. No. 8, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fleas. HOME for the HELPLESS.--ST. JAMES'S DIOCESAN HOME. for FEMALE PENITENTS BHammersmith), under the immediate di rec ti on o f th o ishop of London. 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For further particulars apply to the Manager of the Boom, or to Mr. G. W. Bentrell, 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. BRITON MEDICAL AND GENERAL LIFE ASSOCIATION. Chief Offices-429, Strand, London. TRUSTEE. Lieut.-General Sir J. E. R. Partridge, Esq., F.R.S. I Dupuis, K.C.B. Francis Webb, Esq. Sir James Duke, Bart. W. Tyler Smith, M.D. Sir W. Fergusson, Bart., 1 Millis Coventry, Ez,q. F.R.S. 0.-.1.111A1P4W TTY Ballnystell Ili CIS WEBB, Esq. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN' W 4 TYLER SMITH, Esq. EXTRACTS from the FIFTEENTH ANNUAL RE PORT, read at the Annual General Meeting held at the Society's House on Thursday, 18th March, FRANCIS. IVEBB, Esq., in the chair. The directors have received 3,212 p"oposals for assur ing the sum of £972,866 18s. 9d. 2,472 policies were issued, assuring £703,451 4s. and producing in annual premiums the sum of £25,227 Bd. The following tabulatet returns exhibit the new hasi 2 ness transactions during the three quinquennial periods :—: J,IILNERS' STRONG I - 10i,DFAST AND FIRE RESISTING SAFES, Chests. Doors, and Strong Rooms, with tin progressive and reoent improvements effected after half a century's exper!eue , , effectually guard against t.'ire and Burglars.—Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Hull, and 47A, II oorgate-strcet, City, London. pARTRIDGE AND COOPER. MANUFACTURING STATIONERS, 192, FLEET-STREET (CORNER OF CHANCERY-LANE), LONDON (E.C.) THE PUBLIC SUPPLIED AT WHOLESALE PRICES. o.utra.AGE PAID to the 03UNTRY Or ORDERS OVER 203. per ream. e. il. Fine Cream Laid Note ; a cheap paper 3 0 Superflae Cream Laid• Note ; m ich approved 4 0 S wpm. tlneThi.?k Ore tm Laid Note; especially recommended 5 6 Extra superfine D.)uble Thick Cream Laid Note 7 0 Straw Paper. " Patent;" adapted for rapid writing 2 6 Large Commercial Note Papers Bs., 43., 55., and 6 0 Foolscap Papers, blue or eream........105. 63 , 123. 6d., and 14 6 Outsides Foolscap 6 6 Letter Paper for scribbling_ plain, 4s. - ruled ditto, 4 6 Tinted Lined Note five quires for ls. 61, or 5 6 Tee Now Vellum Wove "Club House" Note, live quires for 2s. 6d. Superfine Cream or Blue Envelopes, 4s Gd, bs 6d, & 66 63 Large Blue Wove Commercial Envelopes, 4s 63 per 1,000 Cheap Buff Colour, for circulars, &c., 3s COLOUR STA NI PING (Relief) reduced to ls. per 100. Polished steel dies sunk by the beet artists in the trade at about half the prices charged by the retail houses. An ILLU ,TR ITED CATALOGUE, containing full descrip tion, with prices of Account Books, Copying Presses, Inkstands, Stationery, Cabinets, Postage -:cales, Despatch Boxes, Travelling Writing Cases, Desks, &c , post free Established 181, TNDIA OFFICE, 29th J anuary , 1869 . J. By order of the Secretary of State for India in Council. Notice is hereby given, that packages, stated to contain reserved articles from the estates of deceased Officers and soldiers of the late East India Company's Service, and of Her Majesty's Indian Military Forces, 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, H., Lieutenant, 2(1 Madras Native Infantry. 10. Bouthilower, W. H., Surgeon, Madras Medical Department. 13. Buchan, C., Sub. Conductor, Madras Establishment 22. Cheyne, A., Assistant Surgeon, Madras Medical Department. 24. Cockburn, A. It., Lieutenant, 50th Madras Native Infantry. 25. Carlow, W. A., Assistant Surgeon, Madras Medical Department. 53. Floud. E., Lieutenant, 32d Madras Native In fantry. 59. Grant, Lieutenant, sth Madras Light Cavalry. 60. Gunthorpe, W. M., Major, 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. Maingay, J. W., Lieutenant, 38th Madras Native Infantry. 98. Marriott, B. W. F., Lieutenant, 13th Madras Na tive Infantry. 113. Neale, F., Cadet, Madras Establishment. 121. Perring, J. W. C., Lieutenant, 35th Madras Native Infantry. 124. Piochard, J.. Lieutenant Madras Horse Artillery. 126 n. Preston, Richard 8., Lieutenant, Madras Infantry. 1: 1 3.. Robertson, A., Ensign, Ist Madras Native Infantry. 140. Stewart, M , Lieutenant, Madras Artillery. 145. Stortlart, J. A., Captain, sth Madras Native In fantry. 150 A. Stewart, G., Ensign, 36th Madras N a ti ve I n f an t ry . 155. W a tson, 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 Buell 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. WEST IN' lES AND MEXICO. . _ Leave St. Nazairs on the ICtit of eaeh month for St. Moms, Havana, Vera Cruz, Now Orieang, Porto Rico, Haiti. Santiago do Cuba. Guadeloupe, Martinique. JAPAN, NORT IT AND SOUPH PACIFIC, AND . . VENTRAL A3IERICA (via Panama).' - Leave St.Nazaire on the Bth of each month for Mar tinique, St. Martha (United States of Columbia), Colon, Aspinwall (Isthmus of Panaina), La Guayra, Porto Ca bello, Guadeloupe, Trinidad, Demerara, Paramaribo, Cayenne. &c., Callao, Valparaiso, &c., San Jose, La Union, San Francisco, China, and JapaL. Hand books, with full details of all the routes of this company, can he had of STRINGER, PEMBBROKE, and Co., Agents, 8, Austinfriars, London, E.C. NI(JOLL'S ELECTRIC HAIR REGENERATOR FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. In Bottles, 2s. 6d. NICOLL'S GOLDEN TINCTURE FOR LADIES. For giving &Brilliant Gcti4frip!tde tojisiabodiamiposies Bottfea7l. Cd. each. NICOLL'S CELEBRATED DEPILATORY'. For removing superßous Hair. Sent free to any part of the three kingioms on receipt of 29 postage stamps. P. 0.0. payable at Vico-street. Regent-street. LADIES' CHIGNON FEIZETTES, in every Shade, Colour, and Size, from I. to 2s. C.S. SHAMPOOING. BRUSHING by MACHINERY, charge Gil. THE INVIGORATIVE NERVINE ESSENCE.—The most powerful nutritive cordial ever introduced; restores to their normal condition all the secretions, on the integrity of which perfect health depends. It is a specific for debility of all kinds, and from its containing. among other ingredients, pepsine and phosphate of soda. will prove highly beneficial to the nervous and dyspeptic. Vide Dr. riassall's re port. Price Ss. per bottle, or four quantities in one for 225. BAUMGARTEN & Co., 520, Oxford-street, W.C., London. Car riage free on receipt of remittance. ONE HUNDRED & SEVENTY DESTITUTE ORPH A v CHILDREN are being maintained in the ROYAL ALBERT ORPHAN ASYLUM, at the moderate rate of £25 per annum each. Funds greatly needed. CHARLES A. WALKER, Secretary. Office, 54, Cheapstie, Lon ion, QAMARIT k N FREE HOSPITAL for WOMEN ainrcoTrzn,p. - nri Lower r , eyrizyttr-street,, rortmatt square. The only free Hospital for dis ‘ases of women. 2,7441 patients were treated last month without letters of recommendation. Subscriptions and donations are much needed, and will be received by Messrs. liatchard. Picca dilly; Sir Samuel Scott, Bart.; Messrs. Barclay, ()mitts, Glyn, Ransom ; and by the Secretary. ripllE HOSPITAL for WOMEN, Soho-square. a_ —Bankers : Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co.; Messrs. Ransom, Bouverie, and Co.—The Committee APPEAL very earnestly for CONTRIBUTIONS. The Hospital is now open on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fri days to out-patients who are treated without letters of recommendation. HENRY B. INGRAM, Secretary. TIIE 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 HOSPIT AL, _ Caledonian-road, Islington, N. Supported by Voluntary Contributions. This Hospital has relieved 481,954 patients since it was astablisbecl at King's-cross in 1856. Patients aro admitted free. Bankers—Messrs. Barnet, Lloyds, and Co. 60, Lombard street, Messrs. Ranso m an d Bouverie, 1, Pall mall.—Hon. Sec., 1 Smith. E so . GEo. REID, SOC. rpHE ROYAL HOSPITAL for DISEASES of 1 the CIUST, City-road.—The wards for in-patients are constantly full, those for ont-patients crowded daily. FUNDS greatly needed. CHARLES L. KEMP, Secretary. HOSPITAL for DISEASES of the THROAT, Golden-square, W. President—His 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, Secretary. THE ROYAL INFIRMARY for DISEASES of CHILDREN and WOMEN, Waterloo-bridge road. Upwards of 100 poor sick children aro 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 are rendered so helpless by sickness and poverty. Bankers, Messrs. Fuller, Banbury, and Co., 77, Lombard street ; and by Messrs. Coutts and Co., Strand. CHARLES J. F. RENTON, Secretary. Waterloo-bridge-road, S E. BRITISH HO NIE for INC URABLES, Clap barn-rise. Instituted in 1861. Patroness—H.B.H. the Princess of WALES. This Institution provides a home for life, with good nursing and skilled medical attendance, for perry: ns over 20 years of ago and above the pauper class, who are hope lessly afflicted with incurable disease. Pensions of £2O per annum are also granted The Home was opened in September 1863; 71 in patients and 106 annuitants have been elected. Elections in May and November. Forms of application may be ob tained from the Secretary. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS and DONATIONS are earnestly solicited. Bankers—Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co., 54, Lombard street, E.C. ; Messrs. Drummond, Charing-cross, S.W. EDWD. WEATER, Sec. Offices, 73, Cheapside, E.C. ~l PAINLESS and PRACTICAL DtICUSTRY, by Mr. 13. L. MOSELY. the Dentist by sTceal ap-roint ment, 312, Ilrom:.-STRZET, eXt.Ctly opposite tho Royal P‘dytechnic. Established inf.).- The System of Pai:Jess Dentistry originated by Mr. D. L. ':s.lose!;,7, and now recog nised by the medical faculty and the profeson a. one of the improvements of the age, can kr,whera to ol,ta'n-d in such perfect seccesa as at his on:y residence, 31:2, Regent street. Advatatges are: P. rfec; immunity .from ptin no operations—stumps and decayed teeth rendered useful - loose teeth and tender gums protected. Qualities: They never change colour or decay—in tit unerring—ease and coo:fort unsurpassed—detection impossible—the facial ianatomy faithfully stndi:4l and youthful aposarance re -I,tored - mast icie ion au :1 articulation g. aranteed The " Times" of March 6 says: '• Thete is no deception ; so good an imitation 13,3cornes th 3 next'best thing to the original." Teeth from 55.; - sots, 5 to 30 guineas. Con sultations free.— Oul ad l,o=s, 312', Tteg,en!-3 4 reel, cxaCily facing the Royal Polytechnic. FOREIGX. NOTES. ENGLAND AND SPAIN, We are to have another difficulty with Spain. The Ptmi is informed that Commodore Phillimore, in command of the Westjudia squadron, Nvi:l " receive iestruc ions to require from thaf,.,Spanih authorities at Havanna the hnniediate release of t - t Mary Lowell, an America vessel, seized by the Swilards in British ‘raters,in the anchorage off Ragged Island, while in the act of shifting her quarters from the man-of-war anchorage to that of the merchantmen." The Post considers this outrage of such an unjustifiable character that our only course is to demand immediate reparation. This is true; but in some well-informed quarters it is believed that General Dulce will give way. It was first argued on behalf of the Spaniards that the vessel was captured six miles from land, and out of British jurisdiction. It is to be hoped that if there be no question about the fact, there will be none about the law, and that the Spaniards will avoid the unpleasant consequences threatened by the Post by giving up the ship. We could gain no honour by a lengthy dispute with a weak nation beset with difficulties on every hand. MR,. SUMNER ON THE ALABAMA CLAIMS. However closely Mr. Sumner'e s epeech on tilt! Alabama &Aims may have represented Amcrieih - feeling, his login is meeting with very rough treatment from the English press. The demands of the United States, as set forth by him, may be very simply and briefly stated. We must admit our breach of international law in recognising the belligerency-of the South, and make a profound apology- Then'the amount, our liability being unquestioned, is -to be assessed. By giving the South the assistance of a "naval base" in England, we arc charged with doubling the length of the war. We must pay, therefore, half the whole cost of the struggle, about 250 millions sterling, and adding to this the loss by interrupted commerce, our full liability cannot be under 270 millions! The Spectator says the legal argument by which these extraordinary demands are supported is a very poor ex parte statement of the United States' case, without even the pretence of a judi cial discussion. He ignores the point that the recognition of belligerency at sea was necessary to give the North the power of blockade, the right to stop vessels on the high seas. This recognition was even urged by some Americans in the interests of the North alone. Then nothing is said about France. Mr. Fumner throughout mixes up sentimental witlt legal considerations. The public feeling in England against the North was undoubtedly a great moral wrong ; but to assume that we have been guilty of a breach of international law on the ground of this ill-feeling is simply monstrous. The Government of England cannot apologise for the sins of its people. The animus against America was marvel lously bad taste an.l bad feeling, but it must not be con founded with an international crime. The .7 1 ;12M3 similarly stigmatises the unsonudne.ss of Mr. Snumer's logic, and the exorbitance of his demands. Sentiment, it says, bas a large place in the pleas by which be opposes the Clarendon-Johnson Treaty. Mr. Sumner attributes almost all the loss inflicted upon America by England to the Queen's Proclamation of Neutrality,' Lot in reality the whole tenour of the proclamation is prohi bition. Blockade running was not legalised, but expressly forbidden, by the'proclamation. There has been no pro clamation or recognition of any sort in the case of Cuba, but the Americans none the less run the Spanish blockade. The only real evil inflicted by the proclamation was the position given by it to the Alabama in the ports of the British empire, and this part of the American grievance would have come within the operation of the rejected treaty. The Daily News ridicules the claim of one-half the cost of the war. Doubtless Mr. Sumner was not poking fun at his countrymen ; but such flights of fancy have all the effect of an anti-climax in England. It is mere waste of time to discuss such statements. We must wait for the declaration of General Grant's policy through Mr. Motley. The Standard is not less trenchant, whilst the Pall Mall Ga:cete is positively bellicose. It stig matises Mr. Sumner's speech as insulting and threaten. ing. "We ought to be willing and ready to (36cuss the question of iuxliviaxml. losee4s ita.rcuulimt2l3r caused by any act which can be regarded us negligence on our part ; but as to entertaining the question of paying general damages for recognising the Confederates, we ought to be prepared to fight first, at all hazards and dis advantages." Tho Anglo-American Times holds to the belief that the extravagance of the ,itunands is but a feint; Mr. Sumner's real object is the annexation of Canada. THE MEETING .Vf UMBALLA. The proceedings at Umballa terminated on the. 5111 of April. Lord Mayo, says the Times of India, seems to have performed his difficult and delicate part at Umballa to the satisfaction of everyone. Courteous, decided, firm, and straightforward, be won the confidence of Shere Ali at the first. and retained it to the last. The terms agreed upon between the two are of course not officially announced, but Shere Ali bas been satisfied, though be did not, we arc told, obtain all he wished. He wanted direct interference and assistance, but in this respect Lord Mayo firmly supported the policy of Sir John Lawrence. The Bombay Gazette explicitly states that Shere Ali is to receive all moral and material support short of an expedition. A latch of rupeeq, about £lO,OOO, will be sent to him monthly. No envoy will be sent to Cabul at present. The arrangements are to be embodied in a protocol, not a treaty. A FESTAL DAY. May 12th is to be a great festival at Cambridge. The magnificent new chapel of St. John's College is to be opened. There is to be a great gathering of old Johnian bishops, and the Chancellor of the Uni versity, the Duke of Devonshire, will be present. This new chapel will henceforth divide with King's the honour of being the chief architectural structure ' in Cambridge. THE STRIKES IN THE NORTH. The tyranny of trades unions, of which the organs of capital have been wont to declaim, does not seem to have been established over the masters yet. In Preston the millowners have already won a virtual success ; and in all the disputes, whether in the cotton mills, in the building trades, or in the collieries in Lancashire, Cheshire, and Yorkshire, the masters are winning the race. The trades unions still try to keep up an appearance of a strike in Preston ; but a large number of the masters have closed their waiting for a revival of trade, and those who are still working announce that they have enough men. In the Liverpool building trades the workers have so far given way as to withdraw their notice of alteration in the rules of the trade to which the masters obje2ted. The masters, however, still demand certain conces sions; and the matter can, therefore, hardly be said to be settled. In Lancaster, there seems to be no hope of a settlement, so that a strike is to be feared. The same announcement is made with regard to Leeds. In the latter town the masters, having in view the agitation for short hours, want to pay by the hour. The men will not agree to this. A PUBLIC PROSECUTOR WANTED. The Solicitors' fourilal renews its appeal for a public prosecutor. The case of Overdid, Gurney, and Co. has demonstrated the need of such a functionary beyond doubt; that need has been more or less felt any time this ten years. Here is Mr. Thorn conducting one of the most important cases of modern times. lie is unskilled in law and evidence; and having to bear the heavy burden of law costs, he is about to endanger the success of his cause by conducting it himself. The Queen is the nominal com plainant in these cases. Why should she not be the real one ? THE CENTRAL GAS COMPANY. We are told that very wise men will learn from other people's experience, and in that case men of business may learn a good deal from the misfortunes of the London Central Gas Company. In all under takings the terms of payment are t_sually defined, and any man who attends to his own concerns knows nearly the amount of money which should be owing at any given time. '."oinething must be wrong if the total is largely in C XCCS3 of what it should be. If this simple test had been a pplied by either of the directors or the officers of the company the shareholders would have been spared tlw that have come upon them. The directcrs hot hound to know the style of living adopted by _'l r. (11 aiul . of I a f b u t they ought to have known that the onths a t d o tionof their accounts was , a cco rdin g to th eir boolis, any dire t r something to leis io n l f e e s : a l s rl i d y o tb t e ' s li e c n l o v c t e o l i i i i l l i i manger w how the 1 colle;ting is on in leis business, we :ulvise huu DuNvILLE and Co., Belfast, are the largest holders of 'Whisky in the world. Their 01.1 Irish Whisky is ro commended by the medical profession in preference to French Brandy. Supplied in casks and cases for home use or exporta tion. Quotations on application to Messrs. Dunville and Co, Belfast; or 4, Beaufort-buildings, Strand, Loudon, W.O --[Ad vutitierneut.