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This celebrated OLD IRISH WHISKY gained the Dublin prize Medal. It Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London; by the Agents in the principal towns in England; or wholesale at 8 , GREAT WLNDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label and Cork Branded "King LL Whisky. MUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION (Incorporated by Act of Parliament. 1859). 14, RUSSELL -STREET, COVENT-GARDEN, LONDON, And 38, QUEEN'S-ROAD, BRIORTON ADVANCES MONEY upon personal security, Bills of Sale, Free hold or Leasehold Property, for one, two, or three years, repay able weekly, monthly, or quarterly. : Bills promptly discounted. Forms free on re ce ipt of stamped envelope. EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. - ROYAL MUSIC II AL L, HOLBORN. Proprietor, Mr J. S. Sweasey. Continued Success of the Easter Entertainment. Mr. Arthur L'ovd in his imnersonations of Professor in the Original Christy's Minstrels—E. D. Davis. the greatest Ventrilo quist of the day—Professor Beautmlut in his wonderful Illusions ( ef-Tie)—Lelia and Florence Ellis, the Juvenile Actresses — Mr. lturton. the oriyinal transformation dancer. in ten c haracters ..... Miss eIT, r, from the Theatre Royal, Glasgow—Miss • ells., ittss Lizzie Reed, Serio Comics —Harry and Hattie King, Irish Duettists —and a hest of other talented artistes. ,Notice.—Mr. P. Corri's (the Musical Director) B e nefit will tale P la ce on Wednesday. April 21, on wh , ch occasion Mr. F. Trot- Man will lake the chair. Great Night of the Season. MACLAGAN IS COMING-MAY 10. MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION N Always Beantifu/. Always Attractive. Redecorate& 7 , e , w ,„Pmd Beautiful Costumes.—Portrait Model of MADAM E under ten, GI; - "'"I PL. rind numerous Ad !Mons. Admission, ls.: Children extra rooms, (id. Open from 11 a.m. till 10 p.m. Alt GYLL ROOMS.-OPEN EVERY Rooms EVENING for Instrumental Music and Dancing.—The ' ool lls have been magnificently re-decorated by Messrs. Rubardt R " Co. The celebrated Band will perform during the week n attractive PronTamme of Operatic Selections and popular Dance Music. Doors open at half-past Eight o'clock. Admission, is ; Balcony, 2s. WINDMILL STREET, PICCADILLY Musical Director and Conductor—Signor LUIGI OuitTl " PATE AU DIABLE." T'E above Paste is a most agreeable relish for Luncheon Breakfast , &c. It will be found most useful for devilin g Leg of Turkey , Fowl, Biscuits, &c. Also their ORIGINAL AND SUPERIOR ESSENCE ANCHOVY AND PURE PICKLES (Ilanfield's Patent), To be obtained Wholesale and Retail of JOHN BURGESS A7 , 7n SONO, 107, STRAND (Corner of Savov Steps), London, W.C. ASHLEY AND CO. FOR WINES. PER DOZEN. Very Fine Pale, Dry, or Golden Sherry 34s. Old Crushed Port (Dow's, Taylor's, and Cockburn's Shipping), Vintage Wines Sparkling Champagne, Imperial, Dry Mosseux, Sil lery, Quante Superieure (Perrier's Shipping) Ma. to Ms. Sample cases of the above, containing two bottles Port, two bottles Sherry, two Champagne, forwarded free for 21s. GARRICK-STREET, COVENT-GARDEN, pB. HALL, of Printing House-square, E.C., . next the "Times," London.—Wholesale Agent and Consignee for NICHOLS and STONES' (the Burton Brewery) celebrated PALE and other ALES ; Keating° and Co.'s famous Bordeaux Wines and Charente Brandies; and Irish and Scotch Whiskies, from several of the best distilleries. Samples can also be seen at the Times' Shades. BONA FIDE BUSINESSES.—A. number of Hotels, Public Houses, &c., for disposal. Particulars of others wanted in town and country. SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, and Dining-room, consisting of a now and elegant as sortment of VASES, Fignres, Groups, Candlesticks, Obe lisks, Inkstands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper Weights, &c., in Italian, Alabaster, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derby shire Spar, &c. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mineralogist to her Majesty, 149, Strand, W.C., London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of ROCKS, MINERALS, and FOSSILS to illustrate the new edition of Lyell's Elements of Geology ; they will greatly facili tate the interesting' study of MINERALOGY and GEOLOGY, and can be had at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 500 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINERALOGY is given by Mr. TENNANT, F.G.S., at 149, Strand. T HE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON and GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY. Offices-1, Dale-street, Liverpool; 7, Cornhill; and Charing-cross, London. __ _ The Invested Funds now amount to £3,401,055. the Fire Revenue to £836,816, and that of the Life to £259,039. The moderate rates of premium, with a guaranteed fixed Bonus for the Life Pol'cies of this Company, and their value as SPECIAL SECURITIES to third parties, render them particularly advantageous. Whole-world leave is granted on reasonable terms, and claims are paid thirty days after admission. JOIN ATKINS, Resident Secretary. K.ING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL, Portugal street, Lincoln's-inn.—The Committee earnestly APPEAL for FUNDS to defray the heavy current ex penses. Assistance is urgently needed. • F. ALFRED BEDWELL, Vice-Chairman. JAMES MYTH, Secretary. gENATEN'S HOSPITAL, DREADNOUGHT, off Greenwich, for Sick end Diseased Seamen of All NWicns, who are received without any recommendation. The receipts from all sources during the past year wore .£879 less then the expenditure. SUBSCRIPTIONS thankfnlly received by Mescrs. Williams, Deac and Co., bankers, Birchin-lane ; and by tho Secretary, at the Society's office, 86, King William street, London, E.O. Qualification for a Governor, 21s. annually ; - ;Life Governor, £lolos. NATIONAL ORPHAN HOME, Ham-common, Richmond, Surrey. Founded 1819. Enlarged 1861. Under the patronage of H.R.H. the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, K.G., whereby a home has been afforded for 280 Destitute Orphan Girls of all ages, classes, and denominations, from all parts of the kingdom. The obie , t of the Charity Is to give orphan girls a plain Eng lish education, and prictical 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 entirely sustained by donations and subscriptions. HENRY ICINGSCOTE, Treasurer W H. WAFWICIC Secretary. Office, 121, Pall-mall, W ORPHAN ASYLUM, xi Mackenzie-park, Slough (formerly at Clapham-rise). Instituted 1827. Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the Q,IIEEN. For the gratuitous board, clothing, and education of destitute orphans from all parts of the British dominions, and of all denominations, whose parents were once in prosperous circumstances. _ - One hundred and seventy-five orphans now in the In stitution ; ample room for about 30 more. Increased support indispensable, as this Charity is not endowed, and is in the greatest need of further pecuniary assistance. Subscribers and the public are invited to inspect the Institution, and judge as to the nature of the Charity and its peculiar claims. The last Report can be obtained on application to the Secretary. • THOS. TILSON, Chairman. CHAS. LEE, M.A. } Hon. Secs. AUBREY C. PRICE, M.A., ALFRED MACKENZIE, Secretary. Offices, 73, Cheapside, London, E.C. Bankers —Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Co., Birchin. lane ;- and Mesqrs. Heywood Brothers. Manchester. HEALTH RESTORED WITHOUT MEDICINE OR EXPENSE. DU BARRY'S delicious health-restoring Invalids' and Infante' Food. THE REVALENT A. ARABIOA eaves fifty times its cost in other remedies, and restores perfect digestion strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, refreshing sleep, functional regularity, and energy to the moat disordered or enfeebled—removing speedily and effectually indigestion (dyspepsia), cough, asthma, con sumption, habitual constipation, diarrhoea, all gastric de rangements, hemorrhoids, liver complaints, flatulency, nervousness, biliousness, fevers, sore throats, diphtheria, catarrhs, colds, influenza, noises in the head and ears, rheumatism, gout, impurities, eruptions, hysteria, neu ralgia, irritability, sleeplessness, acidity, palpitation, heartburn, headache, debility, dropsy, cramps, spasms, or at sea, sinking nausea and sickness even in preg nancy bronchitis, scrofula, tightness of the chest pains t fits, stomachand between , a the pit of the the most digestible and nourishing of all food s , an d suitable ry is most for invalids and infants.sLnitoare allw of the m an y u nsavou and more than slopy i complaints. IMPORTANT °ANTI° mitationsteawudhaiccilio6y a which, without auth6 city, Baron Liobig's name Mulled. - al t u s a m ble ab p i r ca op i e n rt v ie aslidos f , Du He ß n a ce rr f y o . rt s hne health-restoring will d:onbtite the v valuable and Infants' Food, since to thetousawnhdosseofpbolstetsisoinnghsaidt has already received from invalids now add that of his been been deemed hopeless, we may a b ee n perfectly restored ness the Pope, whose health by it after thirty years of unsuccessful a We quote from the Gazette du Midi,G6 The health of the 18, 413): —"Rome, July 21st, 18- July medical2s t (Curetr treatment. eNno t .. Holy Father is excellent, especiall entirelY to Du other remedies, he has confined himself he consumes a 11, r 1 7'5 Revalenta Arabica Food, of which a surprisingly since, abandoning all plateful at every meal. Tt has produced . b3neficial effect on his health, and his Holiness cannot praise this excellent food too highly." Cure No. 58,216 of the Marchioness de_ eb B.itrtethavni nervous ness, seve years' liver co m pl a i n t, was ti ng away, 4 irritability with a nervous palpitation all most intolerable digestion, constant sleeplessness, and the nervous agitation. Cure N 0.78, of dyspepsia, from the Bight over. Stuart de Decies, Lord-Lieutenant of the County ford :—" I have derived much benefit from your excellent__ Tion. o f f h lv e L at o e r r d - Co y food.—STUART nu DECIES, DroMalla, CappOqUin, County Waterford." C No. 49,832. Of fifty years' indescribable agony frond y s pervousness, asthma, cough, constipatipn, flatulency, spasms, sickness, and vomiting. • Maria Jolly, of Lynn, Norfolk. Cure No. 47 ,121.-Ifiss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervousness, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and ner vela; fancies. Cure No. 56,814.—Mr. Samu e l L ax t on , L e i c ester, of two years diarrh oea. The Food in sold in Canisters, at ls. lid. ; 11b., 2s. 9d., 2 Ih., 45 . 611.; 121 b., 225. ; 241 b., 40s. The 121 b. and 241 b. c misters, carriage free on receipt of P. 0. Order. Also Du Birry s Revalenta Arabica Chocolate Powder is packed in tie canisters : For 12 cups at 2s, for 24 cups at 3s. Gd., for 48 cups at Ga., for 288 cups at 305., for 576 caps at 555. Being shout one pe nny par cup. The 305. and 555. tins are sent free of carriage in England on receipt of Post Office Order. bilitßY DTI BARRY and Co., 77, Regent-street, London ; also at DTI and Mason's ; a. lso at 4, Oheapside, 61, I;4races_chinc‘a-street ; 63 a n d 15 0, Oxford-street ; and 121 NealNe rtbnAd, London and an Grocers and phoulisto RUPTURES.-BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOO-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (Perfected and Exhibited in the Great Exhibitions of 1851 and 1862) is allowed by upwards of Five Hundred Medical mon 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—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requi site resisting power is supplied by the iloo-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that it cannot bo detected, and may be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may bo had, and the truss, which can not fail to fit s forwarded by post, on the circumference of the body, two inches below tho hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. JOHN WHITE, 228, Piccadilly, London. A Single Truss, 165., 21s. 265. 6d., and 31s. 6d. Postage, is. A D ou bl e Truss, 31s. dd., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, ls. Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 428. and 525. 6d. Postage, Is. 10d. P ost - ofilce pi O cc r a d d e u ra ly. to bo made payable to John White Post - office, FLASTICNEW PATENT 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 lik e an ordinary stocking. Price 48. 6d., is. 6d., 14., and 16s. each. Postage, 6d. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly. EUROPEAN ASSURANCE SOCIETY. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament. For Life Assurance, Annuities, and Guarantee of Fidelity in Situations of Trust. Chairman— General Sir FREDERIC Salim, K.H., PALS. Policies payable during Life—l n di s putabl e—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. I 4 STABLISHMENT for GENTLEWOMEN during TEMPORARY ILLNESS. The relatives of Clergymen, Naval, Military, and Pro fessional -Men, Governesses, and Artists may, for a small weekly payment, receive the comforts of a HOME, com bined with the best medical and surgical treatment, at the establishment, 90, Upper Harley-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 Lanra Palmer, Mrs. Edward Romilly, the Lady Caroline Russell, Mrs. Cecil Russell, and other ladies. All information respecting it may be obtained on writ ten or personal application to the Lady Superintendent. Su bscriptions received at the Institution, and by the Treasurer, at Messrs. Coutts and Co.'s, 59, Strand. W. C SPRING TIME Hon. Sec. ,Kin g 's Cross. Pat ron— ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, G ra y' s -i nn - roa d , Rail way in T t e h rm e i i n nimediato vicinity o f th e G rea t N or th ern Heir' s Most Gracious MAJESTY the QUEEN. his Royal ni h Vice -Patron— President —His nese the Prince of WALES, K.G. This Hospital, rac'e the Duke of BUCCLEUCH, S.G. establish the founded princie iu the year 1828, the first to without the delay andf of . free admission to the sick poor, wholly dependent for difficulty of Governors' orders, is sup port on and legacies. voluntary contributions It affords relief to a large number addition to this, the average nurof in -patients, and, in destitute sick has for a considerabl of attendance of the tween 3,000 end 4,000 Weekly. e period averaged bo- Tho Committee earnestly solicit the assistance of the b ene volent, as the premises of this hospital are c ontaining several h undred more beds had the capabl e o f Committee the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributions are received by their bankers, Messrs Brown, hansom, an d Co, Abchurch-lano ; a l so b y Messrs. 'T err i e s ar C o utts and . , Co.; Drum mond and Co. ; Glyn and Co. . ; d ro • R an som and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and i Co • Blay and Co • Smith, farue, and . , C 0. ,. , Williams,'li C 0.;., C • Nisbot and Co Berners-street ; ;and at Deacon, . , the ITosnital from 10 tin o. IFE[3OAT SERVICES. —During the Storms J 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 p an eriod on its s Lifeboat E s t a bli s h m ents, in addition to gr ting £2. for .. .. wards. The Committee of the Institution earnestly appeal to the public for assistance to enable them to meet the continued heavy demands on their 198 Lifeboat Establishments. Contributions will be thank full y received by the London Xiad countrr bankers, and by t he Secretary , Richard Lewis, Esci, th Institution, 1.4 Min -Argot, Aclolphi, Ludo. A.D. 1720. ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION. (Established by Charter of his Majesty George tho First), For SEA, FIRE, LIFE, and ANNUITIES. Offices—ROYAL EXCHANGE, London. Branch Office- 29 , Pall Mall, S.W. OCTAVITTS WIGRAM, 'Esq Governor. JAMES STEWART 111DOSON, Esq Sub-Governor. CHARLES JOHN MANNINO, Esq Deputy-Governor. DIRECTORS Robert Barclay, Esq. William Tetlow Ribbed, John Garratt Cattley, Esq. Esq. Mark Currie Close, Esq. Wilmot Holland, Esq. Edward James Daniell, Esq. Egerton Hubbard, Esq. William Davidson, Esq. Nevile Lubbock, Esq. Lancelot William Dent, Esq. George Forbes Malcolmson, Alexander Druce, E. Esq. Fredk.JosephEdlmann,Esq. Lord Josceline Wm. Percy. Charles Hermann Goschen, °barles Robinson, Esq. Esq. Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq. Riversdale Wm. Grenfell, Eric Carrington Smith, Esq. E. J o seph Somes, Esq. Francis Alex. Hamilton, Esq. William Wallace, Esq. Robert Amadeus Heath, Esq. Charles Baring Young, Esq. Medical Referee, Samuel Solly, Esq., F.R.S. NOTICE.—The usual fifteen days allowed for payment of FIRE PREMIUMS falling due at Lady Day will expire on the 9th of April. FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected on advantageous terms. The Duty on Fire Assurances has been reduced to the uniform rate of is. 6d. per cent. per annum. No charge is made by this Corpo:ation for Fire Policy or Stamp, however small the Assurance may be. FA rMING STOCK.—No Extra Charge is made for the use of Steam Thrashing Machine.: , . The Reversionary Bonus on British LIFE POLICIES has averaged nearly 2 per cent.:per:annum on the sum assured. Eqnivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums payable by persons who preferred that form of Bonus. The Divisions of Profit take place every Five Years. Any sum not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on one Life. This Corporation affords to the Asrured Liberal participation in Profits, with the guarantee of a large invested Capital Stock, and exemption under Royal Charter from the liabilities of part nership. The advantages of modern practice, with the secu rity of an Office whose resources have been tested by the experience of nearly a CENTURY AND A HALF. ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. ROBERT P. STEELE, Secretary. w.ONDON FEVER HOSPITAL i s th e on ly institution in the Metropolis for the treatment and prevention of contagiou s fevers. CONTRIBUTIONS will be gratefully received by Messrs. Dimsdale and Co., 50, Cornbill ; Messrs. Drum mond, Charing-cross; Messrs. Contts, Strand ; Messrs. Hoare, Fleet-street ; and by the *ecretary,at the hospital, LiyerpOlakcita l 'Alto; N. EAGLE INSURANCE COMPANY, LONDON. Report of ;the Directors for the year ending the 30th Juno, 1868, read at the Annual General Meeting of Proprietors, August 14, 1868— Colonel CHARLES WETHERALL, IC. Chairman of the Company, in the Chair. The proprietors will no doubt remember that at the last annual general meeting a report was made to them for the quinquennial period then terminating, and that a bonus was declared in respect of it amounting to the sum of £208,774. The surplus fund account, as under, commences with the balance of June, 1867 after deduction of this bonus—that is to say, with the debit of £772,740 13s. 9d. SURPLUS FUND ACCOUNT, 30TH JUYE, 1868. DR. INCOME OF TIM YEAR. Balance of account, 30th • June, 1867, 1,81,t114 13 9 Less amoundistributed as bonus 208,7 74 0 0 ---- £772,740 13 9 Premiums on new usur tmees Ditto on old ditto 366,215 7 3 X 300,8 11 8 3 Interest from invest ments 117,584 7 3 -- £49839 5 15 1 1 Profit and loss, balanco of account Total income 544,466 9 2 46,0 . 70 13 3 £1,317 : 207 2 11 , OR. CHARGE or THE YEAR. £8 877 5 0 Dividend to proprietors .................... Cla;ms on decease of lives assured £265 523 13 5 Additions to those u n d er 7 participating polici es 2 2 ,816 4 Policies surrendered., 28,642 1 1 3 Re-assurances, new Ditto, old 5 0:365 0 8 X 370,61 fmanage_ 85 3 Commission 11,702 15 0 Medical e t f s o a exso.. 7 51 16 2 48 75 moot 400,777 9 5 Total charge .. . .......................... £109,654 14 5 Balance of account, Nth Juno. 186 0 ...... 907,552 8 6 £1,317,207 2 11 Examined and appro v THOMAS ALLEN Auditors HENRY ROSE, The total income o f th e year, it will be seen, is £544,466 9s. 2d., and the total outgo £409, 654 14s. sd. ; t he diffe rence, or the sum laid b y — v i z ., £134, 811 14 s. 9 d.—raises the fund again to £907 , 552 B s. 6d. he year i s £117 , 584 7 s. Tho interest rec e i ve d d ur i ng t 3d., arising from the p ro d uc tive portion of the realised assets of £2,897,157, mentioned in the last y ear's re p ort. The whole assets, prod uct i ve an d unproductive, may there fore be considered as h av i ng i m proved at the rate of rather more than 4 per cent. ; or if the profi t shown of £ 46 , 070 13s. 3d., derived from various extraneous sources, be in cluded, at upwards of £5 12s. per cent. The premiums on new assurances are £14,596 ls. 9d., and of this sum £3,270 15s. 4d. has been expended in re assurances. The claims on decease of lives ass ured are nearl y iden tical in amount with th ose of 1866. They are less than those of last year by n ear ly £19,000. A considerable red uc ti on, t oo , appears in the amount of premiums paid for re-assurance, many of the risks rc-assured having terminated by death and other causes. The expenses of management are less than those of last year by upwards of £1,400. But they still include charges incurred in the final closing of the two officeslast absorbed by the company. The whole expenditure, however, in cluding income tax, is at the rate of little more than 5-1 per cent. on the total income. Tho balance-sheet is as follows : DR. LlABiLrriEs. Interest due to proprietors .................. Claims on decease of lives assured, and additions thereto unpaid .................. 61,530 4 5 Sundry accounts ............................. 45,875 13 6 Liability under sums assured, s te , (1867) 6,369,169 11 7 Proprietors' fund ........... .................. 173,792 10 0 Surplus fund as before ........................ 907,552 8 6 £6,977 13 8 Total £ 7,565,198 1 3 CR. ASSETS. Amount invested in fixed mortgages _.£1,460,772 2 7 Ditto ditto decreasing ditto Ditto ditto reversions Ditto ditto funded securities 479,932 13 3 Ditto ditto temporary securities Current interest on the above invest- _ _ _ 36,243 7 6 22,604 2 9 ........... manta ...................... Cash and bills ................................. . Advanced on security of the comp any ' s policies..... 159,503 14 9 Agents' balrAces VSuanlidtbryofa ccounts premiumspremiumsoB67) 112,460 15 0 4,506,167 18 0 Value of re-assurances 86,860 13 9 Total .......... a "; i n . T ;;; ll f . a o . n . m 'i' HENRY ROSE , E.41N7,51-65A,1u9d8ito1rs.3 , The present disposition of the Company's funds is shown by this account. On comparing it with that of 1867, it will be observed that further investments have been made on mortgago and in the Government funds, and that about ve of the su m i n di ca ti n g the value £ll,OOO more has been advanced on security of the com pany's policies. E]sclnsi of tho future pre miums, the assets am o u n t to £3,059,030 Bs. 3d. The direction of the company is now constituted as follows: The Right Hon. Sir JOHN YOUNG, Bart., K.C.B. Chair- Men. WILLIAM FREDERICK DE LA RUE Esq., Deputy- Chairman. I Chas. Thos. Holcombe, Esq. C T h h a o r m le a s s i3 Bo isc d h d off ingto , Esti• n, Esq. Joshua Lockwood, Esq. d Charles Chatfield, Esq. I James Esq. Sir J. Buller East, Bart. , Philip Rose, Murray,Esq. D.C.L. George Russell, Esq. Robert A. Grayl -" C I' I Thos. Godfrey Sambrooke, Wm. Augustus_ ally M.D., Esq. I A.d.lakg WinciaLl • FHE ROYAL INFIRMARY for DISEASES of CHILDREN and WOMEN, Waterloo-bridge- road. Upwards of 100 poor sick children are relieved daily at this Hospital. The Committee most earnestly solicit Contribution; to enable them to continue the benefits of medical aid to those numerous poor suffering children, who are rendered so helpless by sickness and poverty. Bankers, Messrs. Fuller, Banbury, and Co., 77, Lombard street; and by Messrs. Coutts and Co., Strand. CHARLES J. F. RENTON, Secretary. Waterloo-bridge-road, S E. BRITISH HOME for INCURNBLES, Clap ham-rise. instituted in 1861. Patroness—H.R.H. the Princess of WALES. This Institution provides a home for life, with good nursing and skilled medical attendance, for porscns over 20 years of age and above the pauper class, who aro 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.O. ; Messrs. Drummond, Charing-cross, S.W. EDWD. WEA . YER Sec. Offices, 73, Cheapside, E.C. THE RESCUE • SOCIETY'S HOMES are as follows :-- For Fallen Women. 28, Church-row, Hamp- 150, New Bent-road. stead. 48, Church-street, Stoke 13, Camden-stroot,Camden- Newington. town. Maize-hill Cottage, Green -205, Great Portland. street. I with. For Young Girls in Danger. 27, Church-row, Ilampstead. 9, Henstridge-villas, St. John s-wood. St. Mary's Lodge, Buckhurst-hill. Country Home—St. James's-street, Dover. Temporary Home-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 are admitted about 1,000 friendless servants annually. The home at Great Portland-street is for young fallen girls from 10 to 16. The committee ale deeply anxious to open another house for this pitiable class. The Society admitted to its homes last year 687 young women and girls. It was compelled to refuse 524 appli cants, whose histories are recorded in the applicant's book. The Society's Roport(of which a contributor writes, "I never read a report of any charitable institution which so entirely commended itself to my mind and awoke my sympathy") . may . be had on application. The Society is under the presidency of the Earl of Shaftesbury. Its banlaers are Messrs. Bazclay and Co. The Committee very earnestly commend its work to the ( benevolent. DANL. MFER, Sec. Qmou-otrot cheßsido.j HOME for the HELPLESS.—ST. JAMES'S DIOCESAN HOME for FEMALE PENITENTS ' (Hammersmith), under the immediate direction of the Bishop of London. The work carried on by aSisterhood, "in faithful accordance with the principles of the Re- . formed Church of England." FUNDS greatly needed COUNCIL. The Bishop of LONDON, Rev. J. W. Ayre Major-Gen. Et. Hon. Percy Rev. F. G. Bloomfield Herbert, M.P. Hon. and Rev. F. Byng Rey. J. E. Kempe Rev. R. G. Baker Rev. W. F. Erskine Knollys Rev. S. Brooke Rev. S. W. Lloyd The Lord Clinton Rev. A. Martineau Rev. W. Cadman Rev. W. D. Maclagan E. Charrington, Esq. Rev. Daniel Moore Rev. E. L. Cutts, Chaplain Rev. J. Moorhouse Rev. E. Capel Cure J. D. Morton, Esq. Rev. J. E. Cox Rev. Canon Nepean Octavius Coope, Esq. Rev. E. Parry Arthur Currie, Esq. John Pearson, Esq., Q.C. Rev. J. Connell Rev. G. F. rrescott Rev. C. W. Furse Rev. F. Pigou C. J. Freake. Esq. R. T. Pigott, Esq. J. S. Gilliat, Esq. R. R. Pym, Esq. Rev. Dr. F Hemp Hugh H. Seymour, Esq. H G Heald, Esq. R. Wade, Esq. R. Hook, Req., Treasurer Loftus Wigram, Esq. Subscriptions will be received by any of the above ; by Messrs. Harries, Farquhar, and Co; and by the Hon. Secretary, Rev. S. W. Lloyd, 14, Seymour-street, Port man-square, to whom comrour ications may be addressed. ROYAL HOSPI'T'AL PutALfnor INCURABLES, v y-heath. Established . 3lst Jul - y, 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-Ist. 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 new wing to the Hospital has just been completed at a cost of upwards of £lO,OOO, and FUNDS are urgently NEEDED to liquidate the expenses incurred. There are 120 inmates and 237 pensioners, all entirely dependent upon voluntary subscriptions. Nearly 300 approved applicants are awaiting election. For the maintenance of present operations, for the ex tension of the benefits of the Charity, donations, and espe cially annual subscriptions, are earnestly solicited. Life subscriptions, £5 ss. and upwards; annual subscriptions, half a guinea and upwards, with votes in proportion. Information will be supplied, with the greatest pleas on , upon application to the Secretary, by whom contributions will be thankfully received. FR EDERIC ANDREW, Secretary 114. 10 rcsultre_ loncip, gt.Q. §opttaubor §66,, _ FOREIGN NOTES. PEACE. The telegram we published yesterday announcing a reduction of the Austrian army is confirmed. As in all the continental armies, a certain number of Austrian soldiers are discharged every year, and a levy is made to supply the deficiency. But so much is Austria occupied with internal reform and commercial progress that it has been determined to postpone this levy, in order to lighten the Budget. Such a step, however, would never have been taken in the face of an impending war. The Gazette di Milano publishes a so. called " text" of the treaty said to be concluded between France, Austria, and Italy. It stipulates that in case of war between France and Prussia, Italy will remain neutral, but that should another Power aid Prussia, Italy and Austria will assist France with 400,000 men. This programme need not, however, cause any alarm. It is generally discredited as a pure fabrication. N°. 23,073. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., ERICK THORBURN. "A truly captivating work. It is one of those novels which lay hold upon a reader in an instant '—Alcssenger. - • - - Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., PAUL WYNTER'S SACRIFICE. By MRS. 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Sold in Boxes, 18.11 d.; and Tins, 2s. 61, 4s. Gd., ani lls. each by - VATING, Chemist, 79, St. Paul's Churchyard, London. Sold retail by all Drugg,ists, &C. LIEBIG COMPANY'S EXTRACT OF MEAT —Paris and Havre Exhibition Gold Medals. CAUTION. None genuine without Baron Liebig's (the inventor) signature being on every jar, accompanied by full printed directions. About 70 Pints of excellent beef tea for lls., the present reduced retail price per pound. Finest, most convenient, and by far the cheapest meat-flavouring ingredient for soups, made dishes, and sauces. Sold by all Itslian warehosemen, chemists, grocers. ship chandlers, and provision dealers. WROUGHT -IRON FIREBRANDS, Sheep and Sack Marks, Stencil Plates of every kind, Timber Hammers, Steel Stamps, and all kinds of Cutting and omi t _ mental Punches made to order on the lowest terms, and delivered carriage paid for sets —R. MAItRISON, Manufacturer, Orford street, Norwich. Established 1816. MR. ESKELL, SURGEON DENT I S T, of 8, Grosve nor-street, W., the Author of "MO "'ERN DENTISTRY: its Principles and Practice." "PAINLESS TOOTH EXTRAC TION, or Anaesthesia Locally Applied," Rm., at home for CONSULTATION DAILY, at his ONLY Residence, 8, GROWS NOIt-STRIZICT (a few doors from Bond-street). DR. KING'S DANDELION and QUININE LIVER PILLS (Without Mercury). The very best remedy for • BILE, WIND, INDIGESTION, ACIDITY, HEADACHE, HEARTBURN, &c., And acknowledged by many eminent surgeons to be the safest and mildest pills for every constitution. In boxes at is. lid., 2s. 9d., and 4s. 6d., at all chemists. THE ONLY COFFEE MACHINE to Pro duce the Real and Best French CAFE NOIR. Coffee Machines from 3s. 9d. to 12s. 6d. in tin. " 7s. to 245. in bronze 64 «" £2 to £4 in electro-plate and gilt. French Coffee Roasters, the Cheapest and Best, from 3s. to Bs. 6d, French Coffee Mills from 3s. to ss. Eggboilers and Rechands from 3s. 9d. to Cs. M. C. 11.11Y12.R & SON, Patentees, 40 and 41, Fleet-street, E.C. SbOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER U PILLS.—A NEVER-FAILING REMEDY.—Pre pared .without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. Scott, Bromlev, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who suffer from bilious and liver complaints, indiges tion, wind, spasms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, c tte. For habitual costiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent ; mild in their operation and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, promote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system.—Prepared only and sold by W. Lambert, chemist, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross, London, and by most druggists, in boxes, ls. Id. , end three times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills: The genuine aro n square green package, with " William Lambert" engraved on the stamp. NOTHING DIP OSSI B LE. AGUA. AMARELLA restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. JNO. GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid of one of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfect ing this wonderful liquid. It is now offered to the public in a more concentrated form, and at a lower price. Sold in bottl es , 3 s . eac h ; also 55., 7s. Gd., and 15s. each. including brush. Red Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames street London. E.C. /7 - /~ AA '' i ~,l 4 , ~~ ~ . / • . • . .• rf*7 ....:,-,--..,-,,, -,-----------.. • -;:_-,,,. I . 64 ir , 41...,e1is er- , z , .:............. , ~0... ___•Ati t. _ , fr.,,, x i ~ . '' i ie.131,, , -.. . . .....:. .. - .o' , ' jr.,. 4_______.,....., . 4) 4 , ilif• f t.-4 J o - -,.. frj--- '''''''' 4- .„ .... ~.„.,-_ ... 4 , , :..-........., -, ~ i. ..., : ‘ l / 4 .. 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COMPANY. n O YAL INSURANCE H E AD OFFICES: R Royal 'lnsurance , Tail lines Lombard-street, London. Royal Insurance Buildings North John-street, Liverpool, CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS STERLING. Total Annual Revenue excee ds £1,500,000 A ccu mulated Funds in hand LIFE DEPARTMENT. Life and Annuity Funds.— ....£1,031, 329 SructALAn VANTAGES — Exemption of Assured from Liability of Partnership. Dowses among the largest ever declared by any Company. Profits divided every five years. Al to an Increased Sharel new Life Insurances nowof effected will become entitled th e P rofits. FIRE DEPARTMENT. Premiums in ISC7 £463,553. REDUCTION OF DUTY.—Since this first took place the increase of business of the ROYAL has exceeded that of any other Office, as shown by Government Returns. Prompt and liberal settlement of Losses. JOHN H. MeLAREN, Manager. JOAN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London. BRITANNIA FIRE ASSOCIATION. Head Offices, 429, Strand, London. The distinguishing features of this Association aro Equitable Rates, Undoubted Security. Prompt sattlement of ciaims. JOHN MESSENT, Manager. CELRICAL, MEDICAL, AND GENERAL LTFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 13, ST. JAMES'S SQUARE, LONDON, S.W. CHAIRMAN. Right lion. John Robert Mowbray, Kr- DEPUTY-CHAIRMEN. William Bowman, Esq., F.R.S. Sir Charles Locock, Bart, D.C.L., F.R•S• Extracts from the Report of the Directors, presented at the Annual General Meeting held on the 27th November, 1868 :- 1. The sum of £412,345 was proposed for Assurance, of which £307,395 was completed at Premiums pro- clueing £10,067 per Annum. 2. The amount paid under Claims by death was £100,853, 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 the large sum paid as Bonus in 1867. 4. The Surplus income was very considerable. It amounted to £93,152, a sum exceeding by more than £B,OOO any previous Surplus during the forty - four . . years of the 'Society's existence. 5. The Accumulated Fund was thereby increased to £1,598,906. The following are among the distinctive features of the Society : - CREDIT SYSTEM.—On any Policy for the whole of Life, where the age does net 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 ago, or at death, whichever event shall first happen. INVALID LIVES may bo 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 bo obtained of any of the Society's Agents, or of GEORGE OUTULIFFE, Actuary and Secretary. 13, St. James's-square, London. S.W. ABSOLUTE SECURITY POLICIES, UN FORFEITABLE, UNCONDITIONAL, and UN CIIALLENGEABLM, issued by the PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY, 62, Ludgate-hill, London, E.G. Established 1848. The Directors of this Company, in deference to an ob jection not unfrequently urged by persons invited to as sure, that the ordinary mode of Life Assurance is in their opinion defective or uncertain, by reason of the operation of the customary conditions, have resolved to r-ornulgate the present Tables, and to issue Assurances under them which shall be absolutely Unforfeitable, Unconditional, and Unclthllengeable. For the reason referred to, many persons hesitate or decline. to_assure on the ground that, iu the event of in ability or unwillingness to continue payment of their pre miums, the Assurance will become forfeited. To this crass of the public the system now introduced will espe ciall 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 dece.is , -, when even a de fault is made in payment of the premium, a fixed sum in r t r a y l p a l c amountldet m n 'l l i a u y be r a a irdt, baring assured o : s the he whole tie l nl s a me nlb e' i o numbero r e r ie l o i s i np u ' n 3tco s t actually toh feetve) origi nally contracted to bo paid. Besides this important advantage, every policy will ex pressly state what sum can at any time be withdrawn on the discontinuance of the assurance. The assured will thus always have the option of retain ing either an ascertained fixed sum payable at decease, or, in case of need, of withdrawing a certain amount, ac cording t the duration of the Policy, such amounts being set forth on every Policy, and rendering unnecessary any future reference to the Company on these points, as is the case with ordinary assurances. Creditors assuring the lives of debtors will appreciate this feature as one greatly protective of their interests, and it will likewise commend itself to bankers, capitalists, and others who are in the habit of making advances collaterally secured by Life Policies, as they can at any time learn, by mere inspection, the exact value, either immediate or re versionary, of a , Policy of this description. Every Policy issued on this plan will be without any conditions as to voyaging, foreign residence, or other usual li m it a tions. By this freedom from restrictions of all kinds the objections before referred to will be entirely removed, and the Policies will become at once positively valuable as actual securities. In addition to the foregoing statement of advantages, the number of premiums is strictly defined. The longest term provided for is twenty-fire years, and the shortest five years, as shown by the Tables. Thus, bankers, credi tors, and others holding policies of this class as security, may always know the utmost amount they may be called upon to advance so as to maintain the full benefit of the Assurances—a matter of great importance whore policies are held as collateral security. It is only necessary to add that, as a consequence of the policies under these tables being unforfeitablo and uncon ditional, they will also be t h h e ar u e n f c o h re al b le a n a g p e t a l b y le ter o m n e a d ny Ab g a r o o l u a n t d a whatever. They may Security Policies. The PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY pos sesses an income of £215,000 a year. Its position is un• questionable, and it obtains tho largest amount of new business of any office in the Kingdom. SPECIAL AGENTS WANTED. HENRY HARDEN, Secretary. APARTMENT - S.—One or Two Floors, - with Extra Bed Rooms if required. Close t) Omnibus, Bail, and Boat. Terms moderate. 13, Chelsea Villas, Fulham-road, Brompton. THE LOMBARI) EXCHANGE AM) NEWS-ROOM. _ Lombard-street., London. MANAGER—Mr J. IT. YOUNGIIUSBAND, late Treasurer and Secretary of the Liverpool Exchango. Subscription, £3 3s. per annum, or I.os. monthly, payable in Advance. The Room is supplied;iiilowspapers, both home and foreign ; Renter's Telegrams, giving commercial, political, and general telegraphic information ; Shipping List, Directories, Time Tables, and other Booka of Re ference. There is also an excellent Refreshment-room attached, as well as a Reading.and Wilting Room, comfortably fur- nished. The attention of country bankers, solicitors, manufac turers, and others is invited to this Institution; which will be found very convenient to gentlemen whose business engagements 'oblige than frequently to visit the metro polis. For further particulars apply to the Managi.r of the Boom, or to Mr. G. W.,Benwell Secretary of the City Offices Company. Palmerston-buildings, London. \.B.—For Advertisement Spaces apply to Messrs. Letts, Son and. Co., S, Royal Exchange, E.C.; or at the Office in the Lom bard Exchange. BRITON MEDICAL AND GENERAL LIFE ASSOCIATION. Chief Offices-429, Strand, London. TRUSTEES. Lieut.-General Sir J. E. IR. Partridge, Esq., F.R.S. Dupuis, K.C.B. Francis Webb, Esq. Sir James Duke, Bart. W. Tyler Smith, M.D. Sir W. Fergusson, Bart Millis Coventry, Esq. F.R.S. CHAIRMAN OP THE BOARD —FM-NYC'S WEBB, Esq. DEPUTY CHAIRMA.r. TYLER SMITH, Esq. EXTRACTS from tigIi'IFTEENTH ANNUAL RE PORT, read at the Annual General Meeting held at the Society's House on Thursday, 18th March, FItANCIS WEBB, Esq., in the chair. The directors have received 3,212 proposals for assur ing the sum of £972,866 18s. 9d. 2,472 policies were issued, assuring £703,451 48. and producing in annual premiums the sum of £25,227 Bd. The following tabulated returns exhibit the now busi ness transactions during the three quinquennial periods : D[ 2 '.4 e. g E '8 Amount Annual 0 , 2 Amount 6 T . , r1 8 4. 21 4 'S 6 Proposed. Z A Assured. Premiums. _ ____. --------- £ s. d. £ s. d. £s. d. 1858 4,802 1,023,140 0 0 3,318 0 54,140 0 0 21,347 16 5 1863 13,244 2,779,66 6 0 0 9,746 2,037,383 0 0 63,507 19 10 1868 17,466 4,861,303 5 9 13 ,6 9 9 3,752,967 4 8 122,257 17 6 _____ ------ ----- — Total.. 35,512 8,664,109 5 9 26,763 6,444,490 4 8 207,113 13 9 The net premium income the sum of ................. The interest on investmen t of receipt yield ......... has 1: Is and icreased to 4216, 704 1 7 other items 21,276 18 1 Making a total income of £237,980 19 8 The claims were 335, amounting to the sum of £127,886 12s. H. The balance of the ye . ar's income was £68,026 9s. 4d. special attention to the fact that the The assets of the association at the close of the year amounted to £667,493 Bs. sd. po li c es effected on the profit scales prior The directors draw next bonus valuation will take place at the end of the year 1872, and that all to the 31st December, 1869, will be entitled to participate ast ear of the Britannia Fire in the same. The directors also draw attention to th e su ccessful esta blishment during the P y Association, under the auspices of the Briton. The direc torsrofit botti iis believe that the es tablishment of a Fire Compa n y , to work in active co-operation with the Lifen, will stitutions tend. It much to the advantage and p scarcely necessary to remark that the capital funds and constitution of each office are quite separate and distinct. By order of the Board, JOHN MESSENT, Actuary and Secretary. London, March 18, 1869. MILNE RS' STRUNG HO LD FAST AND FIRE RESISTING SAFES, Chests, Doors, and Strong Booms, with the progressive and recent improvements effected after half a century's experience, effectually guard against Fire and Burglars.—Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Hull, and 47A, Moorgate-street, City, London. pARTRIDG-E AND COOPER. MANUFACTURING STATIONERS, 192, FLEET-STREET (CORNER OF CHANCERY-LANE), LONDON (C.C.) TIIE PUBLIC SUPPLIED AT WHOLESALE PRICES. CARRIAGE PAID to the COUNTRY ON ORDER'S OVER 20s. per ream. s. d. Fine Cream Laid Note; a cheap paper Superil_te Cream Lail Note; much approved 4 0 Supct tineThiek Croam Mid Note ; especially roo,n asealed 5 6 Extra ,urlrtine Double Thick Cream Laid Noto 7 0 Straw Paper, " Patent;" adapted for rapid writing 2 6 Large CointnN - eial Note Papers , 45., SR., ant 6 0 Foolscap Papers, blue or cream... ..... 10s. 61, 12a. 61, anl 14 6 Outsides Foolsoap 6 Letter Paper for scribblin , plain, 48.; ruled ditto, 4 6 Tinted Lined Note five quires for is. 61., or 5 6 Tan New Vellam Wove "Club House" . ote, five quires for 2s. 6ci, Fuperfine Cream or Blue Envelopes, 4s 6d, 5s 6d, &6s 61 Large Blue Wove Commercial Envelopes, 4s 61 per 1,000 Cheap Buff Colour, for elm:l:ars, &n. , is COLOUR sTA. NI PING (Relief) reduced to is per 100. Polish ci steel dies sunk by the best artists in the trade at about half the prices charged by the retail houses. An ILLU ,TRI TED CATALOGUE, containing full descrip tion, with prices of Account Books, Copying Pre.ases, Inkstands, Stationery, Cabinets, Postage =tales, Despatch Boxes, Travelling Writing Cases, Desks, &c , post free Established 1811 . 1869. IND B; A order oF of Fl t C he E s , ocr2e9tathry India in o j f a S n L u a a te ry for 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 Servic , ., 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, 2d Madras Native Infantry. 10. Bouthflower, W. 11., Surgeon, Madras Medical Department. 13. Buchan, C., Sub- Conductor, Madras Establishment. 22. Cheyne, A., Assistant Surgeon, Madras Medical Department. 24. Cockburn, A. K., Lieutenant, 50th Madras Native Infantry. 25. Carlow, W. A., Assistant Surgeon, Madras Medical Department. 53. Floud E., Lieutenant, 32d Madras Native In fantry. 59. Grant, Lieutenant, sth Madras Light Cavalry. 60. Gunthorpo, W. M., Major, Gth Madras Native in fantry. 76. Jervis, S. W., Lieutenant, 36th Madras Native In fantry 78. James, E., Assistant Surgeon, Madras Medical De partment. 94. Maingay, J. W., Lieutenant, 381.11 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. Pinchard, J., Lieutenant, Madras Horse Artillery. 126 n. Preston, Richard 8., Lieutenant, Madras Infantry. 133. Robertson, A., Ensign, Ist Madras Native Infantry. 140. Stewart, M., Lieutenant, Madras Artillery. 145. Stoddart, J. A., Captain, sth Madras Native In fantry. 150 A. Stewart, G., Ensign, 36th Madras Native Infantry. 155. Watson, G. H., Lieutenant, 19th Madras Native Infantry. 156. Ward, A., Captain, Ist Madras Fusiliers. 158. Wynter, W., Lieutenant, 52d Madras Native In fantry. 163. Weymouth, Captain, 42d Madras Native Infantry. Applications for such packages should be made by next of kin of the deceased, or by the legal representatives of such next of kin, to the Military Secretary, at this Office. In the event of any of the packages iu 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, Maor-Genel, Military Secrraetary. T HE 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 contaiing. among other ingredients, pepsine and phosphate el soda n , will prove highly beneficial to the nervous and dyspeptic. Vide Dr. Hassall's re port. Prim Ss. per bottle, or four quantities in ono for 228. BAUMGARTEN & Co., 520, Oxford-street, W.C., London. Car riage free on receipt of remittance. ONE HUNDRED & SEVENTY DESTITUTE ORPHAN CHILDREN aro being maintained in the ROYAL ALBERT ORPHAN ASYLUM, at the moderato rate of £25 per annum each. Funds greatly needed. CHARLES A- WALX ER, Secretary. 031 co, 54, Cboapside, London, E.O QANIARIT N FREE IMSPITAL for WOMEN and CHILDREN, Lower Seymour-street, Portman square. The only free Hospital for dip. ,uses of women. 2,746 patients were treated loot month without letters of -r,4teornmendation. Subscriptions and donations are much pe,.ded, and will be received by Messr,i. lUiteliani, Picca dilly; Sir Snitinel Scott, Dart.; Messrs. Barclay, Coutta. Cllyo, Ranson); lint' by the Secretary. THE UOSPTrAL for WOMEN, Soho-square. —Bankers: Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co.; Messrs. Ransom, Bouveric, and Co. —The Committee APPEAL very earnestly for CONTRIBUTIONS. The Hospitalis now open on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fri days to out-patients who are treated without letters of recommendation. HENRY INGR.k.3I, Secretary. THE ASSOCIATION for the WELFARE of 1 the BLIND, 210, Oxford-street,and 127, Easton-road. Patroness—lfer 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 HOSPITAL, Caledonian-road, Islington, N. Supported by Voluntary Contributions. This Hospital has relieved 481,951 patients since it was ostablisbeo at King's-cross in 1856. Patients aro admitted free. Bankers—Messrs. Barnet, Lloyds, and Co., GO, Lombard street, Messrs. Ransom and Bouverie, 1, Pall.mall.—lfon. See., 1. Smith. Esa. Ow. REID, Sec. FRIENDLESS AND FALLEN.-LONDON F PR EVEN TIV ig and It EFORALITORY IN STITUTION. President —Rev. CANON DALE. CONTRIBOTTONS for the support of the Homes in 1868 are ear nestly solicited, which may be sent to bankers, Messrs. Blon quc , t, Salt, and Co., 73, Lombard street, E.C.; Francis Nicholls, Esq. (of the Committee), 14, Old Jewry Chambers, E. W. THOMAS Sec., 200, Euston-road, N.W. THE ROYAL HOSPITAL for DISEASES of the CIUST, City-road.—Tho wards for in-patients are constantly full, those for ont-patients crowded daily. FUNDS greatly needed. CHARLES L. KEMP, Secretary. H OSPITAL 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 m tho last six years. GEORGE WOOD, Secretary. L- - - ( PRICE .. 4d. STAMPED 15d. INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY, • U.K. LECTURES and LAW CLASSES, 1868-69. LECTURES. Society in in y and the Equity, Three Courses of Lectures on Co mmon an d M ercan til e La7 ii , t7, Cr,nvvilel bci yau d ci o n l g i‘ , re a r i ed id i t il le t e b L e Law Hall of of ittehael sP months of April, May, and June next. LAW CLASSES. In connexion with the lectures classes will ho conducted under the guidance and superintendence of the lecturers, and will premed concurrently with the lectures. The number of subscribers to cacti class will be limited, and the ieAruction given will be confined to en examination of tl.e studeets upon the subj-et 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 for the officient instruc tion and examination of the students. The tmching of the lectures will thus be amplified, and impressed on the memory by the classes; and the system of constant ex amination will test, from time to ime, the progress made by the students. LECTURES on COMMON and MERCANTILE LAW, by CHARLES HENRY ANDERSON, Esq., Barrister at-Law. The Course will consist of Nine Lectures upon the fol lowing subjects : a. Simple Contracts. b. Contracts under Seal. c. The Contract Of Sale. d. Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, and Checks ; with the distinction between negotiable instruments and other simple contracts. o. Freight and Contracts of Affreightment, with the pe culiarities of Charter-parties and Bills of Lading. f. The Loss of a British Vessel and its consequences 1. To the Owner of the Vessel. 2. To the Owner of the Cargo. 3. To the Underwriter. g. In connexion with the foregoing will be considered the Rule of the Road at Sea as contrasted with that on Shore: also the Law of Negligence and the Liability of a Master for the acts of his Servant. In his private classes the reader will use as text-books The Law of Contracts (Smith), An Action at Law (Smith),.A Digest of Common Law (Anderson). LECTURES on CONVEYANCING and the LAW of REAL 1-ROPERTY, by T. LL. MURRAY BROWNE, Esq., Barrister-at-Law. This Course will consist of Nine Lectures: — Lecture I. Introductory.—Practical Hints on the perusal and examination of Abstracts. Lectures 11., M., IV. Settlements.-1. Settlements of Personal Estate; .a. Investment of Trust Funds ; b. Usual Trustee Clauses, Appointment of New Trustees; c. Usual Powers and Covenants, &c.: d. Remarks on the Effect of Recent Statutes-2. Satlements of Real Estate ; a. Estates for Life and in Remainder, Waste; b. Jointures, Portions, &c : c. U sua l P o wers: Remarks on the Leases and Sales of Settled Estates Act; d. The Succession Duty Act-3. Disentailing Deeds, the existing Law of Entail 4. Practical Suggestions in connexion with the subject of Settlements. Lectures V., VI. 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 Lectures VIII., IX. Miscellaneous Deeds.-1. Credi tors' Trust Deeds-2. Separation Deeds— 3. Articles of Partnership, &c. In these lectures and classes the Introductions and Notes to Mr. Davidson's Precedents will be especially referred to. As elementary works, Mr. Joshua Williams's Books on Real and Personal Property are recommended. EQUITY LECTURES, by Sir GEORGE YOUNG, Bart., Barrister-at-Law. This course will consist of Nine Lectures : Lecture 1. Review of Equity, and suggested arrange ments for purposes of Study. Lecture 11. The Jurisdiction in matters of Account; generally, Apportionment and Contribution. Lecture 111. The Jurisdiction in matters of Account, continued: specially, between Principal and Agent. Lecture IV. The Jurisdiction in matters of Account, continued: specially, between Partners. Lecture V. The Jurisdiction iu matters of Administra tion : 1. The Administration of Assets. Lectures VI., VII. The Administrative Jurisdiction, continued : 2. The Administration of Trusts, as enlarged by recent statutory enactment- Lectures VIII., IX. Injunctions. Books recommended :--Story's Equity Jurisprudence, chapters 8,9, 10, 13, 1, - ., 23 ; Hadrian's Administrative Jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery. ' Smith's Manual of Equity and White and Tudor's Load ' ing Cases in Equity will be the books principally referred to during the course. The subscription payable for be Lectures — For all the Foreach three courses. course. By clerks of members £2 2 0 £l. 1 0 By clerks -of gentlemen not , members By all other persons not being members The subscription payable lot the law classes — For all the branches of Foreach instruction. branch. • By every subscriber Members of the Society may attend the lectures without r subscribing. To prevent interruption at the lectures, subscribers cannot be ad:uittcd to the hall after the lecture has corn , mt.ncerl. _ E. W. Williamson, Secretary. _ _ _ T.,aw Society's Hall, Oct., .186 S. N.B. Gentlemen may subscribe for and ntten I the lec tures ;Ind classes, either separately or collectively ; but as the instruction given in the classes will have special re ference to preceding lectures, it is recomatended that those who desire to attend the classes should also attend the lectures. ► ir liE METROPOLITAN CONVALESCENT INSTITUTION. President—His Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON. Treasurers—The Right Hon. Russell Gurney, and Col. W. F. Grant. DONATIONS and SUBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly solicited, to enable the Board to meet the greatly increased expenditure of this old Charity. 240 adults are received at Walton ; 80 children at Mitcham and Hendon. Bankers—London Joint-Stock Bank, Pall-mall. CHARLES HOLMES, Secretary. Office, 32, Sackville-street, rrHE LONDON SURGICAL HOME for -I- 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 are in vited to visit them, and to meet in consultation before treatment. Full particulars can be obtained on application to the Lady-Superintendent, 18, Stanley - terrace , Notting-hill, W. ; or to Mr. Baker Brown, 136, Harley-street, W. f[OMELESS BOYS OF LONDON. -FUNDS are earnestly solicited for the purchase of food and clothing for the 126 boys on board the Chichester Training Ship. 150 boys in the Refuge, 9, Groat Qaeon-stroot. 94 girls in the Refuges, 19, Broad-street, and Ealing 870 children. £l5 will koop a boy or girl for ona yoar. Contributions received by the London and Westminster Bank 214, High Holborn, and 41 Lothbury, E.C.; and by WILLIAM WTLLI AMS, Secretary. No. 8, Groat Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fiells. 3 3 0 111 G 2 2 0 THE SPANISH CROWN. The Portuguese arc in ecstacies at the refusal of Dom Fernando to become King of Spain. Addresses of thanks and congratulation have been presented from all the chief towns. But though the result is thus satisfactory for the Portuguese, it leaves the Spanish Ministry in a grave dilemma. It appears to have sincerely hoped that Dour Fernando's determination would give way before the formal offer of the crown, and its failure to ascertain the definite resolve of that Prince before openly choosing hint has led to a repulse which is nothing less than a disaster. The Republicans have already turned this mistake to their advantage in the constitutional debates. But, according to a telegram in the Standard, the Government has no intention of resigning, and the rumour to that effect is wholly unfounded. Serrano has once more announced that the restoration of Isabella and the accession of Don Carlo* are alike impossible. The Telegraph feels itself in a posi owfiltlhbee accepted govern. t o i n o l n y t i o n s t t h at e e l t ee h t at reeo the r D t. uke of i meat will be is at present, therefore, the most open of What M the nt P p e o n l i s e y r questions. BECONCILIATION BETWEEN TURK= AND GREECE. It has been stated that fresh diplomatic difficulties are likely to arise between Turkey and Greece touching the measures recently taken by the Porte against Greeks resident in Turley. These difficulties, if there be any, do not threaten to produce any results more serious than the waste of some diplomatic paper. At present, at least, the accounts from the East are highly satisfactory. Photiades- Bey has taken up his residence at Athens, and has " met with a favourable reception." The Sultan is about to pre sent King George with a sabre, enriched with diamonds, as a token of amity. It is hopeless to expect that two States of such antagonistic policy and interests can be thoroughly at one, hut neither seems at present to anticipate serious "difficulties." GERMANY. The Prussian Government is still uneasy about Hanover. The Cross Gazette states that the houses of several Hano. verians have been searched, but without leading to any important discovery. What important discoveries were expected the Cross Gazette does not say, but it is clear that all anti-Prussian agitation has not yet subsided. ITALIAN NOTES. An exciting incident occurred a few days back at Blestra. A menagerie of wild beasts was about to leave for Venice, when a double cage, containing a lion and a leopard, fell on the quay, was broken in pieces, and the animals left at large. Both required little time to realise the situation, but, finding at length that they were really free, they set off in different directions. The lion went quietly through the town, the terrified people flying in all directions. But it molested nothing until it met a flock of sheep, several of which it killed. The mistress of the menagerie soon arrived in pursuit, and most courageously captured the beast. As to the leopard, the inhabitants have the satis faction of knowing that it is still amongst them. It plunged into the river, disappeared over the opposite bank, and has not since been heard of. Notwithstanding the deplorable condition of the Italian finances, Baron Liebig is full of hope for the future of the country. He is amazed at the substantial results of the last ten years, the change for the better almost every where apparent, and he feels that Italy has entered upon a new life which promises the most splendid results at no distant period. Peace and the development of resources will make Italy one of the richest countries in Europe. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION WITH CHINA. Telegraphic communication with China will be esta blished at no distant date. The Russians have long desired an overland wire to China, but the Pekin Government has hitherto refused permission for the line to pass through Mongolia. The allegiance of this great district to the Chinese Empire is gradually weakening ; and it is not unnaturally feared that the appearance of the Muscovite on Mongolian territory would only hasten the shaking off of the Chinese yoke. It has been decided, therefore, that the telegraph shall tot pass through Mongolia. The wire through Siberia will be continued from the last 'station to Posiet, a seaport in the district of the river Amour. Thence it will be taken round the Asiatic coast to Canton. A line already extends a portion of the way, and an English company will lay down the remainder. One of the Russian overland wires will be placed at the disposal of this com pany in return for the use of its sea cable and t\ money pay ment of some £130,000. TIIE MEMBER FOR WESTMINSTER. Besides the defeat of Mr. Gladstone in South- West Lancashire, there was no victory that the Con servatives prided themselves on more than the triumph of Mr. Smith at Westminster. They aro now duly celebrating it. On Thursday the new member was presented with an address from the lawyers of St. Clement Danes, congratulating him. Mr. Smith, in return, assured his supporters that he was not a party man, and that he would act as he conscientiously thought best for the w hole em p ire, representing the whole constituency rather than a Part of it. DISCHARGED DOCKYARD LABOURERS. Sir James Elphinstone, M.P., writes to the Times on the distress that has been occasioned by the dis charge of workmen from her Majesty's dockyards. Many most respectable persons have suffered greatly, but as yet they have shrunk from receiving parish relief. Their case has, however, become desperate; and many have gladly hailed the offer of Govern ment to convey them to Can ada in t roo p shi p s on payment of a small sum each. In this manner between four and live hundred at Portsmouth will bo relieved from their presentdistress. There is still, how ever, an urgent want to be supplied, and SirJ. Elphin stone makes an appeal to the charitable to provide a sum for the purchase of warm clothing. The poor people are indifferently clad, and the climate of Canada at this season is very cold ; hence the urgency of the case is apparent to all. The Mayor of Portsmouth will receive the contributions that may be sent, and the money will be expended in warm clothing alone. THE PRESTON STRIKE. The accounts from Preston are not encourag ing: There still seems to be little prospect of a satisfactory settlement. No definite arrangement has been come to about the resumption of labour. When the spinners and minders, thinking the dis pute settled by the acceptance of the 5 per cent. reduction, went to the mills where they had been formerly employed, many of them found there were no arrangements for the resumption of labour. Some ' of the firms wanted the hands to take a 10 per cent. reduction ; others said that they had their full com plement of operatives, and some masters said they did not intend opening their mills until there was some improvement in the market. It is said that between forty and fifty masters have declined to laccept operatives at a reduction of 5 per cent. The Operatives are quite willing to resume work on those terms. The weavers remain bitterly opposed to the projected change in the wheel dividend i system. THE IRON TRADE. In the cotton trade masters aro being gradually tinned by the great depression ' • and men are starving for want of wont. In the iron trade, happily, the masters are encouraged to hope for better days. They have passed the time of great hardship, the time during which so many forges were closed. Some of the principal works are again employing men up to their full complement. 'The quarterly meeting of the Birmingham district was held on Thursday, and was very well atten the en ded. Although there were no heavy orders tone of the meeting, we are told, w as emine n tly hopeful. A dull, flat time, with nothi n g stirring giv, either for or against commerce is expected, and then, it is hoped, work will once again flow in. At present things are very flat. Out of 172 blast furnac . es in the Birmingham district , only 97 are in blast ,b u t this, though still unsatisfa ctor y , is an improvemen of eleven in the same period of last year. THE POSTAGE ON PRINTED ZIATTER. The absurdity of the present rates of postage on printed matter is well illustrated by a letter which appears in the Star. The writer points out that the Good Word.; ma gazine, which weighs over four ounces, requires only a Penny stamp to go to either Africa, Alexandria, Australia, Bahamas, Brazil, Cairo, Canada, Egypt, Gibraltar, Holland, Hon duras, Malta, N r atal, New . foundland, New Brunswick, according United New Zealand, Nova Sc9tia, Panama, Prince Edward's present a r n e d g Island, the \\s tlndies.Suez, Whereas,Tas m a nia ula tions, r . t twopenny stamp is required to send the same magazine to the nearest village. Could anything be more anomalous ? DUNVI I.T.E 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 exports. tion. Quotations on application !to Messrs. Dunville and Co., Belfast; or 4, BOUtOrtiMillings, strand, Lpudo, YT.Q.r-ELd: yertisement. heir and lent qua' )on the may enoe lent. wing riot, sure ming ,m in ed to latch ;alert 0 bl York Kith' sting ill ba pibria Lends ; will vail ; gives 7ould fleet ad the m in Lking Ash-