The Sun. — London, England, 1869-01-04 00:00:00

FIFEBOAT SERVICES.—During the Storms A of the year 1868, the National Lifeboat Institution contributed to the saving of 853 lives from various ship wrecks and 25 vessels from destruction. The Institution Rho expended £20,433 in the same 'period on its Lifeboat Establishments, in addition to granting £2,432 for re wards.% Tho Committee of the institution earnestly appeal to the public for assistance to enable them to meet the continued heavy demands on their 194 Lifeboat Establishments. Contributions will be thankfully received by the London and country bankers, and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, London. TWIN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY TOOTH 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 Is. 6d.—Red Bull Wharf, 03, Upper Thames-street, London. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. GUA. NMA.RELLA. restores the Haman Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. JNO. GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid of one of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfect ing this wonderful liquid. It is now offered to the public in a more concentrated form, and at a lower price. Sold in bottles, Ss. each ; also 35., 7s. 6d., and 13s. each. ineluding brush. .I;cd Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames street London. E.C. T HEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE Rote Lessee and - Manager, Mr. F.B. Cbatterton. Special Morning Performances of the Grand Pantomime on every Weduesuay and Saturday during the Christmas Holidays. THIS I , VENING, will performed MY WIFE'S OUT. To he followed by the Great Christmas Pantomime, entitled GRIMALKIN THE GREAT; on, HARLEQUIN PUSS IN BOOTS, iND TUE MILLER'S SONS, with new and magnificent Scenery by Mr. Wm. Beverley. Characters in the Opening by the entire strength Of the company. In the Harlequinade a Double Troupe of Pantomimists; and combining the grandest stage effects of any Pantomime ever produced at this theatre. Doors open at half-past i , commence at 7. Box-office open from 10 till 5 daily. THEATRE ROYA L, H A YMARKF,T Sole Lessee, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, A HERO OF ROMANCE. Messrs. Buckstoue, Sothern, Compton, Chippendale, &c.; Mesdames Ada Cavendish, Chippendale, Burke. Fitzwilliam, &C. Concluding with THE FRIGHTFUL, HAIR. M essrs. Comp ton, Kendal, Weaihersby, Buckstoue, jun., te. ; Mesdames Wright. Burke, Gwynn, &c. Commence at Seven, THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. R WEBSTER. Directress, Mrs. Alfred Mellon. THIS EVENING, DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CAMBERWELL. Mr. G. delmore, Mrs. L. Murray. At a quarter to. 8. MONTE CIIISTO. Mr. Fechter. Mr. Benja nun Webster, Mr. G Belmore, Mr. Arthur Stirling, Mr. Ashley, Mr. It. Phillips, Mr. Stuart, Mr. C 11. Stephenson, Mr. C. J. smith, Mr. R omer, Mr. W. IL Eburne, Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Miss Carlotta Leclercq,Mrs. Leigh Murray, and Miss Melly Harris. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE So!e Lessee and _Manager, Mr. Vining. THIS EVENING;, THE SECRET. After which (at 8 o'clock) Dion Boucicault's new drama, in f cur acts, entitled AFTER D RK. a Tale of London Life. Messrs. Vining, Walter Lacy, Dominick Murray. C. Harcourt, J.G . Shore; Miss Emma Barnet. and Miss Rose Leclercq. Entirely new Scenery by Mr. F. Lloyds ani assistants. To conclude with MASTER JONES'S BIRTHDAY. Doors open at half-past 6, commence at 7. Box-office open dally from 10 till 5. OYAL STRAND THEATRE. lA, Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs Swanborough. THIS EVENING, at 7.30, THE WIDOW HUNT. Messrs. Clirke. Belford, Joyce; Mesdames 8ut...,,n and Maitland. After which, THE FIELD OF TLL CLOTH OF GOLD. Messrs. Thorne, .James, and Robson Mesdames M. Long more, F. Hughes, L. Maitland. &e. To conclude pith A COMICAL COUNTESS. GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL. -At 7, GOOD FOR NOTHING. At a quarter to 8, Mr. J. Byron's original Comedy, in five acts, entitled CYRIL'S SUCCESS: Messrs. Warner, Vernon, David Fisher, Newbound, Andrews, Tindale, Hurlston, and T. Clarke; Mesdames Henrade, C. Thorne, Brernan, Bereud, Hughgs, and Stephens. R OYAL AMPHITHEA FRE AND CIRCUS, HOLBORN. The most charming entertainment in London. Two Thousand Five Hundred t•eats. No crowding. No confusion, The SCENES in the ARENA unparalleled and matchless. The beantiful Horses alone worth seeing. Great success of the Holiday Programme. The Great Carre Troupe every evening, introducing Herr Oscar Carre and his magnificent stud of Fifty Performing Horses. The laughter provoking Clowns, Burgess and Loyal, in a series of whimsicalities, novel and new. In ad dition, a spectacular bi t o f P antomimic Extravagance, entitled THE M A RVELS OF ELECTRICITY, in which the whole strength of the establishment will take part, besides 250 troops and beautiful ponies. Doors open at Seven, commence at halt past. 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SMITH'S "Camden stores," 78, Park-street, Camden town, THEATRE -ROYAL DRURY-LANE. .Zole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, at 7. MY WIFE'S OUT. Followed by the Grand F antomime, PUSS IN BOOTS. Commence at 7. THEATRE-ROYAL, HAY3IARKET. Tars EVENING, A HERO OF ROMANCE. Messrs. Buck stone, Sothern, Compton, Chippendale, &c.; Mesdames Ada Cavendish, Chippendale, Burke, Fitzwilliam, &c. Concluding with THE FRIGHTFUL HAIR: Messrs. Compton, Kendal, Buckstone, jun., Weathersby, &e.; Mesdames Wright, Burke, Gwynn, &w. Commenen at 7. THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI. THirs EVEMNG at 7, DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR win TO CAMIP:RW ELL. Mr. G. Belmore, Mrs. L. Murray. At 7.41 MOVIE CRISTO. Messrs. Fechter, B. Webster, G. Belmore, A. Stirling, R. Phillips, Stuart, Ashley, Stephenson, C. J. Smith, W H. P borne, R. Romer; Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Miss C. Lecloreq, and Mrs. Leigh Murray. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining. THIS EVENING, at 7, to commence with THE SECRET. At 8, AFTER DARK, a Tale of London Life: Mr Vining, Mr. W. Lacy, Mr. Dominick Murray; Messrs. C. Harcourt, J. G. Shore, Maclean, Holston; Miss Emma Barnet and Miss RoseLeclercq Concluding with MASTER JONES'S BIRTHDAY. • GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL. Tins EVENING, at 7, GOOD FOR NOTHING. At a quarter to $, CYRIL'S SUCCESS: Messrs. Warner, Vernon, David Fisher, Newbound, Andrewt;, Tindale, Hurlstone, 3. Clarke; Mesdames Henrade, C. Thorne, Bremen, Berend, Hughes, and Stephens. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. This EVENING. at 7.30, THE WIDOW HUNT. Messrs. Bel ford, Clarke; 3fiss Bufton. THE FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD: Messrs. Thorne, James, Fenton; Mesdames Maria Longmore, B. Goodall, Lydia Maitland, Claire, and Hughes. To conclude with A COMICAL COUNTESS QUEEN'S THEATRE, LONG-ACRE. Manager, Mr. W. H. Liston. Tars EVENING, DOT. Messrs. J. L. Toole, S. Emery, W. H, Stephens, C. Wyndham. and L. Brongh ; r esdam es Montague, J. Rignold, Maxi?, and Everard. And THE GNOME RING. Mr. Toole. With A RACE FOR A DINNER THEATRE-ROYAL, OLYMPIC. THIS EVENING, at 7, SL %SHER & CRASHER : Messrs Atkins, Vaughan, G. Vincent, &e.: Miss Lennox Grey and Mrs Caulfield. After which, at 7.45, THE YELLOW PASSPORT : Messrs. H Ne• ille, G. Vincent, E. Atkins, H. V aug h an , H. Coop e r, a n d H. Wigan; Mesdames Furtado, Lennox Grey, and Caulfield ROYALTY THEATRE. Under the Management of Mlsc M. Oliver. TIPS EVENING, at 7.P0, A LOVING CUP. Mr. Dewar. Miss Y. Oliver. To he followed by THE RISE AND FALL OF N ICH ARD or, A New Front to an Old Dicky: Mr. Dewar Mr. Danvers: Miss CoHinson. and Miss M. Oliver. To con tlude with THE CLOCKMAKER'S HAT. PRINCE OF WALES'S ROYAL THEATRE. Under the Management of Miss Mario Wilton' THIS EVENING, SOCIETY: Messrs. Hare, H. J. Montague, Plakeley. Montgomery, and Bancroft; Mrs. Enchingharn White. Miss C. Addison. and Miss Marie Wilton. After which, WHO SPEAKS FIRST! Messrs. Montague and Elakeley ; Miss C. Addison. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE AND CIRCUS, HOLBORN. THIS EVENING, The Great Cerre Troupe and mag,rneeent Stud of .50 Horses: also Alfred Bradbury, M. Clifton, and THE MARVIOS OF ELECTRICITY. Ch RISTY MINSTRELS. St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8 Wednesdays and Faturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round. ROYAL AL [IAMB ItA PALACE. THREE BALLEV, Promenade Concert. Band of GO. Begin at 8. Is. Box-office open from 11 to 4. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Regerfs-ralt, OPEN daily (ex cent Sundays). Admission, Is.; on Mondays, 6d.; Children under twelTe, 6d. • !, N, -0 . 7 t • • S tUig • _ ^FY' • ' • ; LOiVDOiV, MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1869. society in regard to an individual member of the community whom it has especially picked out for that purpose. The Marquis of BUTE is that indivi- dual. He is a young nobleman now travelling on the Continent. The last that was beard of him was that he was at Nice, whence it was understood he was about almost immediately to set forth on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. The Marquis of BUTE is announced to have but just now changed his religion. A matter of that kind, one might presume, is no theme for newspaper criticism, in the way more specially of personal attack or personal depreciation. It.is sur,ly a question—that in regard to a change of religion—lying exclusively between a man's soul and his GOD. it 13—if nrwt l .;7l(l matter of conscience. Nevertheless, apropos to the announcement of the Marquis of BUTE'S having be come a convert as the one side c ills it, a per vert, as it is termed by the other, from Pro testantism to Roman Catholicism the 7 inzes takes occasion to direct especial attention to the fact of that announcement by saying, " We know the Marquis is very rich, but we have no evidence that he is either very learned or very wise"—adding cynically, "the presumption perhaps is against it." Now, why the mere circumstance of the Marquis of B UTE —being a young man of but very little more than 21 years of age, together with that other circumstance of his having but just now come into possession of estates yielding him a rent-roll of £300,000 a year, should authorize or justify any derision like this being directed against him in a matter which is in itself, as we have said, so purely a matter of con science, certainly altogether passes our comprehension. Because he is a lord, because he has this enormous rent-roil, because he has only just now come of age, he is to be singled out thus for this conspicuous and scornful depreciation in a matter that—we must all acknowledge, whatever our religious convictions and predilections may be —is a matter for consideration by each of us before GODand before ourown consciences. In a matter of this kind, at least, the Times would better have consulted its own dignity and its own reputation by preserving silence instead of thus cast ing at any individual so unmannerly a jibe as this simply because in the exercise of his own judgment and in obedience to the dictates of his own conscience ; he has passed from one sanctuary to another. THE intelligence from New Zealand is a reproduc tion on a small scale of the calamitous bulletins which periodically arrived from India ten years ago. A trifling outbreak has by degrees developed into a serious revolt; the colonial forces, assailed by superior numbers, and on ground of their adversaries' choosing, have sustained a reverse ; and disorganisa tion, the loss of British territory, and the destruction of property have been supplemented by a wholesale massacre. The news could hardly have been worse. The Maoris have carried on their savage warfare with all possible impunity, and have committed, appa rently without let or hindrance, all the devastation in their power. The whole force of the Maoris is not great, and only a portion of it is engaged in the present revolt. The attempt to excite a general rising has not been successful. The native chieftain had at first the command of a band of only L5O men— a force which has since increased to three or four times that number, largely through the defection of natives who were formerly well disposed to the colonists. With ordinary precaution, such a band of savages must have been so wholly incapable of the devastion which they have effected, that but one con clusion is possible : the negligence of the Govern ment has been the prime cause of these calamities. It is true that New Zealand warfare is peculiar and extremely difficult, but this consideration only strengthens the case against the authorities. Though well aware of the requirements of a campaign against the Maoris, they neglected to provide for them with an indifference which is explicable only on the ground that they imagined the spirit of disaffection was wholly extinct. The forces of the colony have previously been employed against the Maoris, and have met with better success than the regular regiments from England. But the number formerly engaged was equal to the difficulty of the work. Instead of a miserably insufficient detachment of a few hundreds, the colonial troops, militia, and volunteers, numbered in September 1866, no less than 6,500 men, though ' at this time there were fully 10,000 regular troops from England stationed in the islands. The New Zealand Government itself has recognised the first Whatever else may be said of it, the Times still holds as it has held for many years past, the foremost place among the newspapers, not of England alone, but of Europe, of both hemispheres. There is no adulation in saying this. The statement of any thing of the kind is simply the declaration of a fact already and long since recognised by every one who knows anything at all about newspapers. Among other organs of the press there may be one having a perfect right to arrogate to itself the distinction of having the largest circulation in the world, and another that of being the largest journal passed through the printing machine. But, size and circulation apart, looking simply to the journals of the earth, with an eye to their recognized rei utation, we cannot for an instant conceive that any one with the most ordinary knowledge of newspapers will fail to acknowledge upon the instant that the Times is facile princeps in the world of journalism. It would not be by any means difficult, as we conceive, to show how this reputation has been won. Looking to its origin and remembering how one of its earliest promoters or projectors was the very first to combine the hitherto divided powers of the steam engine and the printing press with a view to its more rapid production, the limes, even when considered solely in regard to its mechanical arrangements, might almost be said to have earned a sort of prescriptive right to its pre eminence. That pre-eminence, however, has been secured and maintained by other and far higher agencies. Among these higher agencies have been, of course, the skill, adroitness, and sagacity of its general organisation. Equally of course, among them also hasbeen very conspicuously indeed the harmonious combination of singularly varied intellectual powers, wisely selected and judiciously applied by a directing intelligence, the sagacity of which as a rule has been unerring and one which is recognisable at once as the result solely of a very extended experience. As a rule the sagacity of this directing intelligence, we repeat, has been unerring. As a rule—but not always. Human= est en - are. Occasion has been before now when a meditated and gigantic fraud upon the commercial world has been detected, hunted down and exposed by the Times newspaper. Its ser vices in that way have been recognised and appre ciated—and the gratitude of the community has thereupon been publicly and signally evidenced in its regard. Having a giant's strength, however, it should at all times, but more especially in regard to individuals, use that strength which is at its command generously, and with particular regard above all things, to the courtesies of public and private life. Appreciating to the full, as we do, the good services done to the community at large by this first and foremost among all our contemporaries, we cannot but regard with profound astonishment an instance, in its impression of this morning, in which it deliberately violates all the courtesies o. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 4, 169. —'tie a poor relief we gain, To change the place and keep the pain. The Ordnance Select Committee was to be abolished, but an Artillery Committee was to take its place. The change was for the worse, even if it had been carried out in a straightforward way. The great defect of the old committee was that it contained hardly any naval officers, and that men who perhaps had never set foot on board a ship were entrusted with the important duty of deciding upon the best gun for the navy. But the few naval members of the old committee were to be excluded from the new. Nor was this all. The change in question was nor carried out straightforwardly. It was proposed to raise the salaries and enlarge the powers of the two principal officers of the Ordnance Committee, and to subordinate to them the heads of the manufacturing departments in the - Woolwich Arsenal. These heads are men of great scientific knowledge and experience, and it was not to be supposed that they would wil lingly submit the report to their juniors. The circular ordering them to do so emanated from Sir E.LUGARD, but he, foreseeing no doubt that it would beunpopular, obtained for it, as we learn from the Broad Arrow, the signature of Lord LONGFORD, Under Secretary of State for War. But when Lord LONGFORD signed it he had, de jure, ceased to hold office. Therefore we must suppose that Sir E. LUGARD had, while under taking to revolutionise a most important branch of the public service, sought for refuge behind a Minister politically defunct. Happily, this little arrangement has been brought to light, and we shall be greatly disappointed if Mr. CARDWELL does not set it aside. SECOND thoughts are best. They are not always most pleasant ; and we do not envy the position of the victors in the late famous case of MARTIN V. MACKONOCTIIE. At first they were entirely and triumphantly satisfied; but now they find that if their opponents have been hit hard, they themselves have been hit harder ; if the Ritualist has been deprived of his altar-lights and incense, the 'anti- Ritualist is compelled to stand with his back to the people while celebrating, and to wear the vestments which he detests. Nor is that all. This judgment affects his position in the most minute particulars. He must not wear a black gown in the pulpit, nor say a prayer before the sermon, nor pronounce the blessing after the sermon ; nay, he must not preach at all except during the Communion Service; and the evening discourse—the great event of the day in his church—is illegal. Of course, merely party men will rejoice at this result—will see a forcible illustra tion of the text, " Judge not, and ye shall not be judged ; for with what measure you mete it shall be measured to you again." We cannot share their satisfaction. In this particular instance there is especial reason for regret. Some prominent members of the defeated party have deprecated any attempt to retaliate upon their opponents by forcing them to comply with the judgment. But it is almost more than we can expect of human nature that this forbearance will be shewn generally. There are hot heads among the High Church party, as hose who attended the meeting at the Freemasons' Tavern know well ; and it is probable that some of these, smarting under defeat, and the heavy costs which defeat involves, will seek to enforce upon their adversaries the judgment which these have elicited. Should they do so, we shall be witnessing the spectacle of men having to wear vestments and assume postures which both they and their congrega tions dislike and detest, or else having .to sustain a costly action in the law courts. Now the whole value of Ritual is that it expresses the feelings of the worshippers and aids their devotion. There are some who find most help in the old-fashioned services of the Georgian type ; there are others who find it in the revived services which are to be seen in St. Alban's. To enforce the second services upon wor shippers of the first class, would be as much to be deprecated as to enforce the first upon the second. Yet the Ritual judgment involves both ; it binds the clergy and the laity in bonds more strait than they have ever worn before ; it attempts to crystallise into one mode of worship the multiform aspirations and wants of millions of men. Such an attempt must fail; the judgment must either be largely ignored, or there will be a breaking loose from the Church. DUNVILLE and Co., Belfast, are the largest holders of Whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Whisky is re 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, London Tertisement.l condition of Maori warfare—the necessity of a force very much larger than would be required for the same enterprise in the open field. And yet, in place of the 16,500 soldiers of all kinds accumulated in 1866, the Government, two years later, had not, when a deadly revolt broke out, one-twentieth part of that number in arms. One defeat has laid bare the whole of the west coast ; the natives destroy crops, burn houses, and, as we now learn, massacre at will. As the blame rests with the colonists, so it is equally clear that the remedy is in their hands alone. The European inhabitants of New Zealand ought to restore and preserve peace without external aid. The English Government would never hesitate to send troops where the lives of Englishmen were in danger; but the despatch of a British force ought to be the last resource, and, with due vigour on the part of the settlers, will not be needed. The reappearance of British troops on the scene, would probably be the beginning of a long and harassing war. The regular soldiers are not properly equal to Maori campaigning, •vhich, as experience has shewn, is much better performed by forces less dis ciplined, but more accustomed to the country. The Maoris distribute themselves into small bands, move with great rapidity, do much in the way of burning and destroying, and very little in the way of fighting except at an advantage, and are always— though brave—careful of incurring danger. Pipe clay can avail little against these savages, who must be met by their own tactics. The great point is to secure an extensive debateable ground, or that the warfare may be kept away from the settlements, and the boundary between the native territory and that of the colonists be rendered as dangerous for the enemy as for the settlers. This guerilla occupation has been well kept up on previous occasions; the local government is not called upon to under take a new work ; the same means which ensured fo mer success may relieve present failure' There can be little fear as to the final issue of this struggle ; but skilful action may make much difference in the losses experienced whilst the process of reorganisation goes on. The colony, and particu larly the Government, seems to be under the influence of temporary panic at the terrible consequences of its neglect. It can only secure itself against a recurrence of these events by adopting permanent precautions against a permanent danger. The war which is now, it is to be feared, only commencing, will result in the accumulation of a powerful colonial army, which should never again be wholly disbanded. TRUE to its history, the Ordnance Select Com mittee dies in the midst of a job. The committee has for some dozen years been engaged in devising guns for breaching forts, and foils for resisting guns, and the result is that, just when we were supposed to possess a gun which would penetrate all other fortresses except our own, the gun bursts—the FRASER gun explodes—that is our New Year's news from - Woolwich; and our shields (the "Warrior" and the " Bellerophon") have just succumbed to KRUPP'S gun, at Antwerp—the one at the eighth, the other at the seventh round. Having clone us this good service, having supplied the nation with weapons which are dangerous to those who use them, and defences which are fatal to those who trust in them, and having spent untold millions in achieving these results, it was considered high time that this enter prising and highly successful committee should be dissolved. But LATEST INTELL EGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) OVERLAND MAILS. POINT DE GALLE D Dec. 31. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Geelong, fron Australia, arrived on the 27th, and the Malta, frcm China, on the 29th inst. The Surat left fDr Suez yesterday. The Avoca arrived at Melbourne on the 24th, and Sydney 27th November. The Mongolia reached Galle Dec. 31. GIBRALTAR, Jan. 2. The Syria, from Southampton Dec. 26, arrived to-day at 6 a.m., and leaves at 4 p.m. for Alex andria. Experienced bad weather. All well. GIBRALTAR, Jan. 3. The Ceylon leaves at 10 a.m. to-day for South ampton, where ste may be expected on the Btb. All well. SUEZ, Jan. 4. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Sumaha sailed at 4 p.m., yesterday, for Bambay. QUEENSTOIVN, Jan. 4. The Cunard mail steamer Palmyra, from New York, arrived here at 2.30 a.m. to-day with 40 passengers. She landed despatches and three passengers, and proceeded at 3 a.m. All well. RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 4. Advices from Tauris state that a violent earth quake was felt there on the morning of the 3d inst. which took its direction from north to south. No disasters are reported. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, SUNDAY, January 3. the unexpected death of M. Lanjuinais, of the Corps Wgislatif, is the subject of general regret. He was member of the Left, but his moderation and sincerity gained him the respect of all. M. de Monstier is much worse. He remains at the Foreign Ministry, and the physicians hold out no hope of his speedy removal. Prince Napoleon, though in no serious state of ill•health, is still suffering. He was unable to take part in any of the official receptions. The Queen of Spain and the Duke of Madrid had an interview yesterday. The Provisional Government must take care. The Suez Canal is now progressing so rapidly that the complete success of the work is assured. Public attention, both in France and England, is being directed to this undertaking now that it promises to be successful. It has been ridiculed and pooh-poohed until its triumph is no longer doubtful. The courage which commenced this stupendous work will yet reap its reward, for it is beyond doubt one of the greatest achievements of France. A second Charlotte Winsor has just been discoverea at Chabenil. A woman named Garet has for some time past carried on a tolerably lucrative business by practising the art of abortion. There is also considerable evidence in favour of misdeeds even of a darker hue : in short, it is likely that a story of the wholesale murder of infants who have been born alive will be once more disclosed. A large number of single women, and some who were married, have sought andfound the aid of thiswretcb. The bodies of the infants were buried iu the cellar of the house where she lived. Various sums were paid for this species of " assistance," in one case as high as £2B. A Marseilles paper publishes the interesting item of intelligence that Joye, the herbalist, and chief actor in the "poisoning tragedy," has been shaved and prepared for his voyage to Cayenne. The women convicts have likewise been removed to the place of their future abode—of course I speak in a temporal sense. The disclosures made at the recent trial formed, as was feared, by no means a complete history of these horrible crimes. A new case has just come to light—this time that of a wife poisoned by her husband. The death of this poor woman, who was of irreproachable character, occurred eighteen months ago. The process of analysis occupied ten days. The result is not disclosed, but it is currently reported that the proof of poisoning is complete. Miss Minnie Hauch, the latest Paris dBOtante, has made a promising beginning in "La Sonnambula." She is but 17 years of age, and has therefore much to gain in experience. Miss Hauck has a fine voice, full of fresh ness, and very exact in the higher notes, but admitting of improvement in the medium. She is under the tuition of M. Strakosch, and could not therefore be in abler hands; but the general criticism is that the promise afforded by her delnlt has yet to be realised. THE WEATHER TABLE.—THrs DAY. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. Extreme Sea Monday, ......., r. 0 Jan. 4, 13. T. ' = W. Ito P. D. WR. to 8 a.m. i:Li 12 9 ----- -- - Nairn Aberdeen 29"47r. 37 36 S.S.W. 1 4 S.S.W.b. 1 Leith .. 3 . 29'55r. 39 36 S.W. 3 6 S . W . b. Shields . 29 67r. 37 35 S.W. 4 7 S . W . o.c. Scarborough 2974 r. 36 35 S.W. 4 8 S.W. c.b. o'o9 3 Yarmouth 29'B9r. 40 38 S.S.W. 3 9 W . S . W . r.c. 073 1 3 Cuxhaven Hel der — — Skudesnses Ardr °Bean Green castle 29'52r. 39 38 W.S.W. 3 5 S. W. r.b. o'l6 6 , Holyhead Liver pool Valentia ... • 29'76r. 44 j 42 W.S.W. 7 9 W. I.h. 027 8 Cape Clear —29 74r. 47 44 W. 910 Rochess sPt. Pt. 29 78r. 40 40 W. 6 8 W.S.W. t.l o 0'26 5 8 Penzance Plymouth _ 301 , 0 r. 45 43 W. 3 7 W. c.b. o'o3 4 Weymouth 29 98r. 47 45 N.W. 2 6 S.W. r.c. o'lo 2 Portamo uth 30•01 r. 44 42 W. 2 9 S.W. c. 011 2 London . 29•95 r. 40 39 W.S.W. 4 9 S.W. r.cb'o'2l, e Brepest GrisNez 29 99r. 45 43 W.S.W . 9 7 S.W. o. 10'94, 6 . 3014 r 48 44 W.N.W. 4 7 W. L'Orie n t .... 30'15r.. 48 46 W. 7 7 S.W. r m .c.;o'o7l 5 Roch e fort .. 30'28r. 48 46 S.W. 7 7 S.W. 0.r. 1 0'08 4 Biarritz • • 30'43r. 48 48 S. 7 . Corunna.... o 'o4 6 m —'— Brussels —— Strasbourg.— — —— Toulon Heart's Con tent (9 a.m. local time) —•— -- XXPLANATION , Barometer corrected and reduced to 32 deg. at sea level. The letter r, rising ; f, falling ; s, steady—indicates direction of motion of the mercury within last 14 hours. Thermometer exposed in shade. Extreme Force with its Direction during last 24 hours. Z.—calm. Weather : b.—blue sky ; c.—clouds, detached ; f.-- fog; h.—hail ; l.—lightning ; m.—misty, hazy ; o.—overcast, dull ;r. rain ; s.—snow ; t.—thunder. Rain-fall, snow or hail (melted) during last 24 hours. Sea disturbance. REMARKS. Since Saturday considerable ct,an g o a have occurred in the distribu tion of barometrical pressure over these islands. The decrease which had commenced in the W. on the afternoon of that day continued w:th great rapidity, and during yesterday extended to all stations. This diminution has, however, been succeeded by an increase, and readings have now recovered considerably. Pressure is high in the S. of France, but still low in Scotland : the readingat Nairn is G'B9ln. below that at Rochefort. Temperature had increased yesterday, except in the. W., where it had fal'en. This morning it is lower at almost all stations, but a fresh rise has occurred in the S. of Ireland. During Saturday night end part of yesterday hard south-westerly gales blew on almost all our coasts, afterwards veering, as usual, to the westward, and moderating. This morning the wind is generally moderate in these islands—westerly on the southern coasts and south-westerly elsewhere. In the W. of France strong winds con tinue, and a gale is reported at Cape Clear. Rain has been general, and thunder, lightning, and hail have prevailed in the W. The sky is clear in the N., and cloudy or. overcast elsewhere. The sea is very high at Valencia and Cape Clear. ALLEGED INTIMIDATION AT B.IIEFFIEL A case of alleged iniimidation is reported in connection with the buil , ling trade in Sheffield. It appears that a man named John Power is the sub-contractor for the joiners' work at some new houses in course of erection in the neigh bourhood of Highfield. He is not now and has not been connected with any trade society for four years past. Ac cording to his statement, however, the unionists have taken exception to his conduct with regard to the man ner in which he has taken the work referred to, one of their rules prohibiting piece -work. In consequence of this, unpleasantness has thus arisen. Power says that the system of "picketing" has been resorted to, and that on Friday, as he went up to the place, he met a prominent member of the union "on the watch," as he supposed. A disturbance ensued, and to prevent her husband being maltreated, Power's wife rushed in between them to separate them. In the course of the struggle Mrs. Power was stabbed on the arm with a chisel or some similar instrument. She was taken to the Public Hospital and Dispensary, where her wounds were dressed, and in the evening the husband applied for a warrant against a man named Charles Howard, whom ho alleges committed thO assault. CONFESSION OF MURDER. At the Lambeth Police -court on Saturday mornin, Wm. She ward, aged 57, was charged before Mr. Woolryeb, on his own confession, with wilfully murdering his first wife Martha, at Norwich, on the 15th June, 1851. The prisoner, a gentlemanly-looking man, very weak and feeble, wept bitterly. Inspector Davis said that on Friday night while on duty at Carter-street Police -station the prisoner came into the office and said -" I have a charge to make against myself, for wilfully murdering my first wife, Martha, at Norwich. I have kept the secret for years, but I can keep it no longer. I left home on Tuesday with the intention of destroying myself. I intended to have cut my throat, with the razor 1 have got in my pocket." 1 asked him for the razor, and he at once took it from his pocket. Ho then said—" I have bean to Chelsea to-day and yesterday by steamboat, intending to destroy myself, but the Almighty would not let me do it. I wish I could have done it." I then put him into a cell, and ho moaned very much during the night, and seemed in great distress of mind. He did not mention any of the facts of the murder until this morning. When about to bring him from the station to this court, 1 said, "Do you recollect what you said to me last night?" and he replied, "Yes, perfectly well." I then asked him if he would give any particulars of the crime he had charged himself with. Ho said, "It was on the 15th June, 1851. 1 cut her throat with a razor." I said, "How did you dispose of the body, or how was it that it was not dis covered ?" Ho replied, " The body was cut up, and I believe a portion was kept in spirits of wine at the Guildhall at Norwich by order of the magistrates." 1 then asked him how it was he now came and confessed, and he said, "I went last•night to a house in Richmond-street, Walworth. where I first saw my first wife, and that brought it so to my mind that I was obliged to come and give my self up, and again ho said, "You'll find it's quite true, and they will know all about it at Norwich." Prisoner further added that he kept the Key and Castle at Norwich, and previous to that kept a pawnbroker's shop 14 or 15 years, and at the time of the !milder was living at St. Martin's, at the Palace, Norwich. In reply to Mr. Woolrych the pri soner said the statement made by the inspector was correct. Ire was r, mantled for further inquiry. The Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson has consented to preside at a great metropolitan meeting in favour of the ballot, which is to be held at the Arundel Hall, on Friday, the 15th inst. A meeting of the spinners and manufacturers of Rochdale has endorsed the resolution of the Manchester meeting in favour of working mills only 30 hours a week during January and February, provided one-half of the cot ton, sp4a2g iteBW, FRANCE. The following is the speech delivered by the Emperor to the Diplomatic Body on New Year's day : "I am happy to say that a spirit of conciliation animates all the European Powere, and that the moment a difficulty arises they agree among them selves to smooth away and avert complications. I hope that the year now commencing will contri bute, like the one just expired, towards removing many apprehensions and strengthening the bonds which should unite civilised nations." To the congratulations of the Deputies, his Ma jesty replied : " Every year the co•operation of the Legislative Body becomes more indispensable to the preserva tion in France of that liberty which Carl only pros per through respect for the laws and a just balance of power. It is always, therefore, with lively satis tion that I receive the expression of your devoted and patriotic sentiments." To the members of the Court of Cassation the Emperor addressed the following :—" The sense of justice must penetrate sow more than ever our na tional customs ; it is the most sure guarantee of liberty." His Majesty spoke a 8 follows to the clergy The congratulations of the clergy move me deeply; their prayers sustain and console us. From what is going on in the world we can see how indispen sable it is to assert the great principles of Christi anity, which teach us virtue, that we may know how to live, and immortality, that we may know how to die." BOURSE, Jan. 2.—Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows : 4 per Cent .... 101 60 Bank Shares 3llO End of month... ItaFan Loan — 3 per Cent End of month 7O 15 Mexican Loan ... 24 25 Credit Mobilier End of month... 288 75 Spanish Threes Credit Foncier ...1542 50 Home Debt — End of month... Deferred — RAILWA' .._--. C as h Orleans NortLcr. Lyons and Mediterranean Southern__ 573i Western Eastern .. 962? Sardinian Austrian Lombard. North of Spain Saragossa Roman ............ JIILI7ARY AND NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. CHATHA3f, Jan. 3. The paddle-wheel steamer Terrible, 19, 800-horse power, Captain T. P. Coode, has proceeded to Ply mouth, after accompanying the iron -clad ship Agin court, 26, 1,350 -horse power, round to the Medway, from Devonport. The examination of candidates for admission to the Itoyal Military Academy, Woolwich commences at Chelsea Hospital, to-morrow morning, before the Vice-Pesident and the Members of the Council of Military Education. Detachments of the Royal Horse Artillery, 14th, 18th, and the Depot Brigade, to the number of 250 men of all ranks, are ordered to embark on Wednesday on board the screw steamer Helvetia, which has been chartered by the Government for the conveyance of troops to India. The following officers proceed with the troops : Captain S. J. Nicholson, Lieutenant E. H. Holley, and Lieu- , tenant A. 1. Wintle. PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 2. The NVivern, 4, cupola sloop, was taken into dock at noon to-day. The Frederick William, 74, steamship, was taken out of the old basin this afternoon. The Hercules, 14, armour-plated ship, Captain Lord Guilford, discharged her ammunition at Spithead this afternoon, and afterwards came into harbour. SUNDAY TIPPLING. Apart from the particular prosecutions, there is, however, something to be said. In every suburb of London, not simply in the rural districts, but actually within the radius of three miles or less from the Post-office, it has long been the custom for publicans to carry on a brisk trade throughout the whole of the afternoon on Sun days. Those who doubt this may soon put the matter to the proof, but perhaps a little initiation may be necessary, for a sort of freemasonry is established between the victuallers who keep their houses open and the customers who know how to get served. The casual„or well-dressed demure pedestrian may pass a roadside house three miles or so from town and observe no indica tion of trading—the house is as demure as him self, and if he should rap on the door, he would probably get no answer. But some one initiated in the mystery would direct him to the side en trance, through, perhaps, 4 stable yard or quasi garden, and there he would gee a constant stream of Sunday morning ramblers passing to and fro, and if be should succeed in ' getting that way, he would find the beer flowing and the smoke curling in the midst of a crowd enjoying both with double relish, as we aro all given to enjoy forbidden fruit. We do not raise the question whether any great amount of drunkenness results from this systematic evasion of the law ; in truth, we do not believe any very serious harm re sults to any particular individual : but there is harm to the community when the law is either mocked or o verstrain cd.—City Press. THE TURKISH EMBASSY. ---II is Excellency the Turkish Ambassador, accompanied by M. Paul Muswus and Mdlles. Musurus, have arrived at the T urkish Em bassy, in Bryanston-square, from Constantinople. TILE NEW FOREIGN-OFFICE.—With reference to `he notice issued in September last we are authorised to say that aoy parties who may desire to see the principal rooms of the New Foreign-office will be admitted between the hours of 12 and three every Thursday, until further notice, on delivering their cards to the porter at the prin cipal entrance, on the north side of the quadrangle. THE RITUAL JUDGMENT. " St. Alban's Clergy House, Brooke-sheet, Holborn E.C., Feast of the Circumcision, 1869. "My dear Lord Archbishop, —I beg to acknowlet..,,, with many thanks, your Grace's very kind letter of December 29, which has since appeared in the Times newspaper. The subject of it is one which deeply concerns many, both clergy and laity, and not myself alone ; it is, moreover, at this time the matter of their most serious deliberation. Under these circumstances, I feel sure that your Grace will excuse me from entering into any detailed discussion of the question. I cannot, however, close this letter without specially thanking you for the great personal kindness and consideration which I have received from your Grace during the last ten years.—Believe me, my dear Lord Archbishop, yours very truly and respectfully, " ALEx. llpnroT 111ACROSOCHIE." 11IR. J. S. MILL ON WORKING-CLASS REPRESENTATIoN --.~ss-- I The following correspondence has passed between Mr. G. Howell, who unsuccessfully contested the borough of Aylesbury at the late election, and Mr. John Stuart Mill : "Dear sir, be preased to accept my warmest thanks for your generous contribution of £lO towards my election expenses at Aylesbury. The fact that I polled nearly a third of the constituency proves how thoroughly Libe ral the borough i s . I was only able to go to the poll through the kindly help of those friends to Liberal movements who are always ready to aid every good and useful cause. I wish I had been successful, to have had the honour of placing the seat at your disposal.—l am, dear sir, your obedient servant, GEORGE HOWELL. To J. S. Mill, Esq."—Dear sir, I cannot leave unacknowledged the concluding sentence of your letter. If you had been returned for Aylesbury, and had made the public spirited offer of retiring in my favour, I could not possibly have accepted it. I attach far too much im portance to the representation of the working classes—in same cases, at least, by the elite of themselves—to have consented to put myself in the place of one of them if he had been fortunately elected. The defeat of all the working-class candidates, and of most of those of any other class in whom the working classes take especial interest, would have made my presence in the House of Commons of far less use than it might perhaps have been if I had been one of a phalanx of men of advanced opinions, I hope the working classes will learn from their fli'esent failure a lesson of organisation ; and, as the Liberal party can never succeed at a general election without their active support, will henceforth make such support conditional on being allowed an equal voice in the selection of the Liberal candidates, so that where ever a constituency returns two members, one of them may be a man designated by and specially acceptable to the Liberals of the working classes. I am, dear sir, yours very truly, J. S. 111 1 1114—To Mr. George Howell." I NEW YEAR'S TREAT .AT THE CHTUREYS HOSPITAL. 3 I On Saturday the little patients in the Children's Ilospi tal, Great Ormond-street, Queen-square, enjoyed a New- Year's juvenile f&te. A more touching sight there can scarcely be than a company of sick children, and nearly 4 . one hundred such little ones were gathered together on this occasion. Kind and thoughtful friends had provided t! for their en j oyment and amusement, and the hearts of g I those present were gladdened by the merry shouts of 4 laughter that rang through the wards where the patients, 4 2 except thos e ser i ously ill, were collected to witness the 2 wonderful exploits of "Mr. Punch" and his obedient little dog " Toby "—the latter being a clever animal eight 4 years old, b e l ong i ng to Mr. Cremer, jun., of Regent-street, 6 who, as in previous years, kindly provided the entertain ment gratuitously. Some of the children were lying in their neat little cots, which were ranged across the ward so as to c ommand a view of all that was going on ; other 6 little ones were placed on couches near the fire ; others, again, were held in the arms of the nurses, who really seem to love the children as they would their own ; while the low seats in the foreground were filled with convalescent children and others who came to visit them. One poor little fellow, suffering from St. Vitus's dance—scarcely able to remain still a minute — attracted much attention and sympathy. After tea and some singing of Christmas carols came the distribution of presents. The allotment of toys, dolls, puzzles, waggons and horses, boxes filled with all sorts of good things, books, and knickknacks of various descrip tions caused unqualified delight. The name of each recipient was attached to the gift he was to receive, and the eyes, full of eager expectancy, directed to Mr. Clement D kes, the house surgeon, who discharged the duty of dis tributor, told of the interest excited by this part of the treat. Many of the poor children who had been under treatment during the year and sent home well were invited to the fête, and every one of them carried home some memento of the visit. The wards were gaily decorated with evergreens, worked into festoons and suitable devices by the willing hands of the ladies who kindly superintend the nursing department. A considerable number of the subscribers and friends of the charity were present, and all joined heartily in singing the National Anthem, which, with three cheers for her Majesty the Queen and the Royal Family, who have always evinced much interest in the hospital, brought the children's New Year's treat to a close. THE ARCHDEACONRY OF WESTMINSTER. —Dean Stanley has conferred the Archdeaconry of Westminster, vacant by the preferment of the Venerable C. Words worth, D.D., to the bishopric of Lincoln, upon the Rev. John Jennings, rector of St. John the Evangelist, West minster. Archdeacon Jennings has been rector of St. John during the long period of thirty-six years. THE MURDER OF A GIRL NEAR WIGAN.--On Saturday, at the Sessions Court, Wigan, before Messrs. Lamb and Knowles, county magistrates, Thomas Jones, a collier, who had been apprehended at Halifax on suspicion of being concerned in the murder of the little girl Annie Houghton, at Ackhurst, near Wigan, on the 15th ult., was brought up on remand. As there was not gufficient evidence against him he was discharged. TESTIMONIAL TO SIR DANIEL GOOCH, M.P.-_ The officers and brethren of the several lodges of Free masons in the province of Berks and Bucks have raised a handsome fund for the purpose of presenting a testimonial to Sir Daniel Gooch, M.P., who was recently chosen Grand Master of the Province. It has been arranged that the presentation shall take place at the Swindon Lodge, and it is anticipated that there will be a large and influential assemblage of Freemasons on the occasion. HOLBORN VALLEY IMPROVEMENT. —At the top of Holborn-hill to the south of the new street leading from the New Market to Holborn building is being actively carried on. The abutments of the viaduct, which will span the middle of the valley, are being raised to their proper height. On the edge of the foot pavement, which the via duct will cover, lofty massive pillars of highly polished granite will be erected, of a handsome and elegant appear ance. They will be constructed with single blocks of stone, and will taper towards the top. The effect will be deci dedly pleasing. CHURCH EXPENSES.—The Bishop of Rochester has given his opinion that the best course to adopt in the matter of Church expenses would be to follow the old rule of making an offering on entering the church. The collection should he made in a bag, so that the gifts may not be exposed to criticism. This plan answered at Kid derminster, for £9OO a year was collected in three churches. As an average the sum has never varied, from ]857 to the present time. The bishop is against the system of seat rents, which he thinks tends to appropriation, and keeps the poor from contributing their share. THE SOLAR ENVELOPE.—The sea of fire round the sun is subject to great changes of apparent level and abrapt irregularities; but whether these changes argue the transmission of actual matter from one height to another, or whether they only argue irregularity in a heat producing agent, is still an open question. Probably, however, we cannot go far wrong if we imagine that this sea of fire is frightfully tempestuous in the ordinary sense of the word. This is confirmed by the photograph of one of the red flames taken by Major Tennant during the late eclipse, which exhibits traces of a structural and even spiral form, giving the idea of an actual carriage of matter.--The Engineer. TELEGRAPHS IN RUSSIA.—The first telegraphic lines were established in Russia in 1853, and ran from St. Petersburg to Moscow, Cronstadt, Warsaw, and Kwni gs .. berg. With the establishment of this last, for which a con vention was signed with Prussia, began the international correspondence with the other States of Europe. Since that time the network has united the most important towns of Russia to each other. In 1865 there were 61,450 versts (five-eighths of a mile each) of telegraphic lines, with 323 stations ; in that year 1,647,375 telegrams were s Among the lines which are not yet terminated is that which is to go to America, through Siberia, and which cannot be finished before 1870. In the year 1865 a tele graphic communication was established with Persia, and this is now continued ,to India. A telegraphic sta tion is established at Pekin, and is beginning to over come the aversion felt by the Chinese Government for the telegraph, The roliowing is the reply sent by the Rev. A. ii.. Mackonochie, to the letter received from the Archbishop of Canterbury on the subject of the late decision of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council :7- - klrt' HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Jan. 3. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Beatrice and Princess Louise, drove out yesterday after noon. Her Majesty, accompanied by Prince Leopold', Princess Louise, and Princess Beatrice, attended Divine service at Whippingham Church this morn ing. ART UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN. The following are the successful numbers en titling the holders to the principal prizes :-1. 114,079. Pontypool —Highland Cattle and Sheep, C. Jones, £157 10s. 2. 101,495. Peckham, Lon don—A Pastoral Scene, R. H. Wood, £lO5. 3. 59,383. Clifton, Bristol—The Confidants, F. G. Kinnaird, £7O. 4. 33,472. Blackburn —Waiting for the Moniteur—W. 11. Fisk, £6O. 5. 47,249. Manchester View on the Dart, J. S. Jack son, £6O. 6. 138,353. Blackburn Winter in the Pass of Llanberris, W. Williams, £5O. 7. 94,214. Leeds—A Surrey Cornfield, Mrs. J. W. Brown, £45. 8. 86,108. London— Evening in North Wales, Mrs. J. W. Brown, £45. 9. 38,678. Glasgow Morning on the Thames, E. Boddie ;ton, £45. 10. 3,072. Stirling—Cut Melon, Tankard, and Fruit, C. Stuart, F.S.A., £42. 11. 129,447. Newent (Glos.)—Spanish Head and Port St. Mary, S. Walters, £4O. 12. 30,871. London—Polurian Beach, Cornwall, W. Williams, £4O. 13. 2,554. Bolton--The Way Home across the Hills, Mrs. J. W. Brown, £4O. METROPOLITAN ASYLUMS BOARD. .411. On Saturday the managers of the Metropolitan Asylums District met at the board-room of the Metropolitan Board of Works, Spring-gardens ; Dr. Brewer, M.P., in the chair. Mr. WYATT, J.P., said that very inaccurate statements bad been made as to the expense; incurred by the managers in carrying out the duties for which they were appointed, and the public had been led to attribute the increase of the poor-rates to that board. As the impu tation was altogether unfounded, it would be advisable to place on record the expenses actually incurred. He would, therefore, move— " That as in consequence of the greatly exaggerated statements which have appeared in several of the public journals there exists in the public mind a false impression as to the proposed expenditure of the board in the erection of asylums and hospitals, the finance committee be requested to obtain de tailed information from the several committees of the estimated cost of each building, and report the same for the information of the managers, together with a statement showing the rate in the pound that will require to be levied during the next thirty years, for the purpose of repaying the moneys borrowed, or to be borrowed, with the interest thereon." Mr. BIRT seconded the motion. A MANAGER drew attention to the fact that the resolution referred only to the cost of " buildings." Such a return would be deceptive unless the cost of the land to put the buildings on was also stated. Sir JAMES HAMILTON wished that Mr. Wyatt had asked for the return for the information of the public as well as the managers. Mr. CHARRINGTON—Let us see what sort of re port it is before we show it to the public. (Laugh ter.) Mr. PROUDFOOT (chairman of the finance com mittee) was afraid so much pressure had been put on Mr. Wyatt in St. Pancras that he had lost his usual discretion. It was surprising that such a step should have been taken merely because some idle rumours were floating about the streets of Lon don. Was it likely that the public did not know to a shilling what they were spending? lie would advise them not tc, step out of strict duty, for if they did they would regret it. At the commence ment of the existence of the board it was thought that it would be advisable to let the ratepayers know what would be required, and all the difficul ties he got into through doing that had read him a lesson. Mr. FURNESS rstnarked that if Mr. Wyatt's esti mate that a rate of five-eighths of a penny would be sufficient, that would come to £2,500 in St. Pancras, and would then only pay for the buildings and not for the land. Mr. MosnoE said the fever and smallpox hospi tals would cost over £44,000 for building and fit ting. The Caterham and Leavesden Asylums were absolutely necessary, but it was entirely different with respect to the hospitals, and a halfpenny rate would be required for them alone. The matter was of such importance that he would move for the ap pointment of a special committee to inquire into it. The amendment was not seconded. Mr. BRUSEFIELD thought the public ought to feel satisfied as to their expenditure. Mr. SYMONS said the ratepayers thought they would have to pay a rate of 4d. or 5d., whereas -a of a penny would be sufficient. Mr. GALSWORTHY characterised the discussion as a waste of time. Why not supply the return ? Mr. TAVENER thought they had better bear with the rumours for a awhile, and ho was opposed to any report being made yet, as it could only be a conjectural one. Mr. DALE thought they should leave it to the Poor-law Board to satisfy the public. Mr. lIA:RVEY said they had done wisely and well, and need do nothing more than that to gain the approbation of the ratepayers. After some further discussion the resolution was adopted, and the board at once adjourned. The Earl and Countess of Derby will receive company at Knowsley from the Bth to the 17th inst. It will afford his lordship's friends some satisfaction to learn that the noble earl is in better health than he has been for some time past. THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY.—The enthron isatiori of the new Primate is fixed for the 4th of Febru ary, in Canterbury Cathedral. The announcement which appeared in an evening contemporary that the ceremony was fixed for the 28th inst. was incorrect. MOTION FOR THE ABOLITION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.-At the opening of the Parliamentary ses sion, Mr. Charles Gilpin will give notice of a motion for the abolition of capital punishment. It is understood that many of the old and new members are desirous of having the subject afresh discussed in the Legislature. Although Mr. Gilpin will on this occasion be precluded from having the assistance of his friend, the veteran abolitionist, Mr. William Ewart (late M.P. for Dumfries) or that of Messrs. Charles Neate, John Fildes, and other members of the former house, he will find amongst the newly-elected re presentatives some very decided opponents of the gallows, amongst whom may be mentioned Messrs. Samuel Morley and Henry Richard. Most of the supporters of abolition in the late Parliament are again returned, including the Right Hon: John Bright, Hon. George Denman, Messrs G. Hadfield, W. T. Mitford, G. O. Trevelyan, J. Pim, D M`Laren, W. T. M. Torrens, A. Lusk, T. B. Potter, J. B. Smith, H. Fawcett, Jacob Bright, J. Platt, J. W. Pease, J. White, &c. THE SALE OF THE LATE MARQUIS OF HASTINGS'S LIBRARY. —This important sale was brought to a close on Friday evening, the gross amount realised being £5,286 4s. The wines were sold on Saturday, and made about £832 ; only medium prices were obtained, the highest being £4 Bs. per dozen for port of 1,848 vintag3. Total proceeds of the sale, £6,118. The Conference of Paris upon the differences be .ween Turkey and Greece will assemble on the 9th inst. f no unforeseen obstacle arises. THE MANUFACTURE OF WATCHES AND CLOCKS.--- A most interesting and instructive little work, describing briefly but with great clearness, the rise and progress of watch and, clock makin , has just been published by Mr J. W. Benson, of 25, Old Bond-street, 99, Westbourne-grove, and the City Stearn Factory, 58 and GO, Ludgate-hill. The book, which is profusely illustrated, gives a full description of the various kinds of watches and clocks, with their prices, and no one should make a purchase without visiting the above establishments or consulting this truly valuable work. By its aid persons residing in any part of the United Kingdom, India, or the Colonies, are enabled to select for themselves the watch best adapted for their use, and have it sent to them with perfect safety. Mr. Benson, who holds the appoint ment to the Prince of Wales, sends this pamphlet to any address on receipt of two postage stamps, and we cannot too BtionglY :commend it to the notice of tlLe intending purchaser purpo £50,0 £l,OOl Purpo A g count iLlBt., It h delay ( Comp the G( ago, tl nary ti proper writ of In r( sented eastwa on the perforn was ins parry's days, s ending Haunts, pages a do not althoug if they 1 Acco: it is rut offer to Canada right of should Railroac part of Certa selves " alloting parties letterpri consent Austria] be perm could be to allow scribers. The E Seven pe for Defil the Lund on and a MessrE intimate a partner be condu and Bove It app ( and Eagl colonial ' allowed a: 91,857 be (101.21 a Por cent. Ditto for I po• New 3 per New 2f psi Do. i pe Annuities, Do. for 3, Do (lied ; Exchequer Dir. De. kink of Eni Do. accou Canada 4 pc later -Colon INDIAN In !in. 'kook, Do. Openi i ) per Do. 4 per Do. Oertif Do. Enfae Do. 5 per per DI 6 per I Do. Do. 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