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TABLE CLOTHS, in every Width and Length, expressly for Licenced Victuallers. Damask Napkins for' Tray Cloths, Drills for Bar Aprons and Towellings of every description. Patterns gratis and post free. . CARDIGAN JACKETS made expressly for Bar vv use, Warm and Elastic, from ss. 6d. each, for ani Gentlemen's use. WILLIAM HOLDICH Ind Co., LICZNSTI) VICTUALLERS' DRAPERS, 105, Fleet th'eet, City, and No. 5, The Pavement, Clapham-common. INTILLIAM HOLDICH and Co., LICENSED VICTUALLERS' DRAPERS, Established 1842, at 105, F leet-street, City; Southern Branch—No. 5, The Pave °lent. Clapham-common. Patterns gratis and post free, With Price List. TO LICENCED VICTUALLERS. ESTABLISHED 1842. WILLIAM HOLDICII and CO., LICENCED VICTUALLERS' DRAPERS, No. Pleet-strect scorner of Farringion-street ; and at No. is The Pavement, Ciapham-common (Southern Branch). OTEL S. Taverns, Public Houses, &c., for D1.91)19 4.7 in all pars of London and vici A i th e v inces made by Brewers to r so itable parties, and to nearly f „ Whole amount of purchase in soKle Pa special cases Wanted, at rticnlars of good bona Me busine,:‘ , es of every *kind, and n 'll Prices. Api ivate register kept for social negotiation, tradefor which ma y b e e ith er g i ven by l e tt e r or through my travellers. No charge for entry.—P. B. HALL, Printing g(4le istiller quare, E.G'., Wholesale Agent for Messrs. Janisson and Ds, Dublin. THE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON and GLoEttc INSURANCE COWPA NY. Offices-4, Dale-street, Liverpool; 7, Cornhill ; and Charing-cross, London. b .The Invested Funds now amount to £3,401,055, the Vre Revenue to £836,816, and that of the I s ife to £259,039. T he moderate rates of premium, with a guaranteed fixed 'onus for the Life PoVcios of this Company, and their \?a ine as SPECIAL SECURITIES t o thi r d p ar ti e s, ptider them particularly advantageous. Whole-world t r." is granted on reasonable terms, and claims are paid a rty days after admission. JOHN ATKINS, Resident Secretary. SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL, DREADNOUGHT, off Greenwic, for Sick an Diseased Seamen of A ' 4 „.'ins, wh o are received witho d ut any recommendation. ll he receipts from all sources during the past year were t'B79 less than the expenditure. ~ _ _S U BSCRIPTIONS thankfully received by Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Co., bankers, Birchin-lane ; and by the Secretary, at the Society's office, 86, King William 6trent, London, E.C. r , Qualification for a Governor, 21s. annually ; "Tc'v . PSTABLISHMENT for GENTLEWOMEN during TEMPORARY ILLNESS. The relatives of Clergymen, Naval. Military, and Pro fessional Men, Governesses, and Artists may, for a small w eekly Payment, receive the comforts of a HOME, com bined with the best medical and surgical treatment, at the establishment, 90, Upper Harley-street. nThis establishment, which was opened in 1850, is patro dby her Majesty. The Bi s h o p o f L on d on l a V i s i tor, 1 .4 it is manage d by th e Marchioness of Ormonde. the VaclY Laura Palmer, Mrs. Edward Romilly, the Lady 'aroline Russell, Mrs. Cecil Russell, and other ladies. All informelon respecting it may be obtained on writ ''en or personal application to the Lady Superintendent. 4„ S ubscriptions received at the Institution, and by the ' re asurer, at Messrs. Coutts and Co.'s, 59, Strand. W. C. SPRING RICE, Hon. Sec. NATIONAL ORPHAN HOME, Ham-common, U. Richmond, Surrey. Founded 1849. Enlarged 1861. t henatronaue of H.R.H. the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, K.G., lion:181as been afforded for 280 Destitute Orphan ~. th e B . o f all ages, classes, and denominations, from all parts of 114 11 0, ( Ve ra ctof the Charity is to give orphan girls a plain Eng 7"cation, and practical instruction in the kitchen, house, *ls e a undry, to St them for domestic service; and, if not other stitt a ,Pravided for when they attain 15 years of age, to obtain Thole situations for them. erui„ e , C onamittee eqrnestly appeal for support. The Charity is —el37 sustained by donations and subscriptions. HENRY KINOSCOTE, Treasurer ofß cc. in, W H. WArWICK Secretary. Pall-mail, W ARITISH ORPHAN ASYLUM, U ackenzie-park, Slough (formerly at Clapham-rise). For Instituted 1827. —ller Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. de rjr the gratuitous board, clothing, and education of ati'P l ito orphans from all parts of the British dominions, p ro °f all denominations, whose parents were once in sperous circumstances. stit do undred and seventy-five orphans now in the In ; ample roo m f or a b ou t 30 more . ella :),rreased support indispensable, as this Charity is not tisq na e t d, and is in th e grea t es t nee d o f f ur th er pecuniary I49 B eribers and the public are . invi`ed to inspect the btution, and judge as to the nature of the Charity and 71Dif:,,cliar claims. u - last Reportbe obtained on application to the ee l . can 6,ztry. THOS. TILSON, Chairman. CHAS. LEE, M.A. I. Hon. Secs. AUBREY C. PRICE, M.A., om,, ALFRED MACKENZIE, Secretary. t Ft, 73, Ch eaps i de, London, E.O. lkioa.tdcers—Messrs. Williams, Deacon, anadCoe.s,Br.irchin li ' "el Aressrs. Heywood Brother,s. Manchester. bli\L TA -44 RESTORED WITHOUT ME D IC I NE OR EXPENSE. B ARRY'S delicious health-restoring lnvalids' and Infants' Food. ktv THE REVALENTA ARABICA N.fe:epft7. times its cost in other remedies, and restores peire ,E.digestion strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, tan "In g sleep. functional regularity, and energy . to the 516,8:t disordered or enfeebled 7 removing speedily and tinl,.n.allY Indigestion (dyspepsia), cough, asthma, con tabZ°ll, habitual constipation, diarrhoea, all gastrc de ll --11 ' 4 nts h b ids liver complaints, flatulency, er , 9 . 0 ,. , .17011101 T 0 ~ eatk,„,uaess, biliousness, fevers, sc!re throats. diphtheria, the,: r ua, colds, influenza, noises in the hysteria, and n ea a r a s : tqiniatistn, gout, impurities, eruptiot?tl: 11014,, i rritability, sleeplessness, acidity, palpitation, htis„" n t t headache, debility, dropsy, cramps, sinking , qt& j a and sickness even in pregnancy or at sea, tll,l,‘ronchitis, scrofula, tightness of the chest, painst atis ,khe b , v ' t of the stomach and between the shoulders. . I f or Cstdigestible and nourishing of all foods, and suitable Istp, val 'cls and infants in all complaints. artd „,ArrANT CAUTION.—Beware of the many unsavoury tits. .." 1 , (-) tn than slopy imitations to which, without auh tie,„-arcn Liebig's name is most audaciously attached. uti ileeforth none will doubt the valuable ofp . roperties ids, gm 1 aro, f•J h ealth-restoring Revalenta Arabica ln . val it L tia B on'anis' Food, since to the thousands of blessings unetaneady received from invalids whose position . had . tless th e we d hopeless, we may now add that of his Holt bct aieterrothpe, whose' health has been perfectly restored 13' cinote f thirty years of unsucce . ss . ful medical treatment. ~,413N . , rorn the Gazette du Mrdi, July 25th (Cure No. goly V-4 Rome, July 21st, 1866.— . The heal d th o .a f the oth er ather is excellent, especially since, abandoning t all d34l 9'e t'' i t t ed ica, he has confined himself entirely to Du 11Catet evalenta Arabica Food, of which he consumes a 311 ill a a i t al. It has produced a surprisingly r t ili ( ll. - ea:Ct rile his h lth and his Holiness cannot 04, ~18 excellent food too ea highly." 3 ' B, o'B' 6 l' 4 °. 5 8,216 of the Marchioness de Birlian of seven di4119" , I.ver complaint, wasting away, debility, nervous t,rritability, with a nervous palpitation all over, bad 11'3veu°n, constant sleeplessness, and the most intolerable enr s agitation. t nar e o l‘ .7;B. of dyspepsia.,from the Right Hon. the Lord ', ° rd • t '',es, LieutenantLorci of the County of Water .,..oeis I have den el ''llt-- cfo ' r- I , A , It T 32, DlClTs, " Dromana, Cappoquin, County 0 4 ( l. f (Pni r . NO 49,832.- Of fifty years' indeseribable . agony gattl'spcPsin, n ervousness, sib ma cough, constipation, of TI'sY• spasrag Sickness, • a. andvomiting. Maria Jolly, CZ- 11 'c' Xorfolk.: 1.,11,tv01105..,nee5547,12.1. of extreme Miss Elizabeth Jacobs,. . nor l's fa n,; o ' t Indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and Ou r , I\7 . 9 * 3 ' e ars d; ' 56,814.-llr. Samuel Laxton, Leicester, of two 1116 _airtime . 1 \ 4 Food is sold in Canisters, at Is. 11d. ; 11b., 2s. 9d. la fit :; C d. ; 121 b., 225. ;241b,405. . The 121 b. and 211 b ar r ., „ '.‘„,, carriage free on receipt of P. 0. Order. Also Du e,1e1.7. valeta Arabica Chocolate Powder is packed in 1 os ,iatersio: r l, 2BBc 2 u eu s at 2s for 24 cups at 3s. 6(1., for 4k tr b e cle t c t ,:', p ' s p a ' t 305,, for 576 clips at 555. Being teAn _e l f c arr tr ... l _ , ,, n per cup. The 30..5. an i 555. tins arese e n r t ... 1 ( ty ]).6l', .II?. England on i:eceipt of Post Office Ord . V at vort"44RY and Co., 77, Regeut-street, L . ondoii. w e aceo lut 01 num and Mason's; also at 4, Cheapside, 61, street ; 63 and 150, Oxford-street ; and 121, W l iortl l -1.34 d, London and all Grocers and Chemists.. RUPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. lITHITE'S MOO-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (Perfected and Exhibited in the Great Exhibitions of 1851 and 1862) is allowed by upwards of Five Hundred Medical men to be the most effective 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 Moc-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which can rot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the circumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. JOHN WHITE, 228, Piccadilly, London. A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6d., and 31s. 6d. Postage, Is. A Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, ls. Bd. An Umbili ca l T russ , 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, Is. 10d. Post—office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post-office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT LLASTIC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS, &c, for Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &c. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on like an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 78. 6d., 10s., and 16s. each. Postage, 6d. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly. LL. WHISKY. - DUBLIN • T his celebrated OLD IRISH EXHIBITION WHISKY gained the Dublin prize Medal. It Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, Bs. Bd., at the Retail Houses in Lor.don; by t he Agents in the principal tcwns in England; or wholesale at 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observe tho Red Seal. Pink Label and Cork Branded " Kina.- han's LL Whisky. ", ViUTITAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION (Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1859), 14, RUSSELL -STREET, COVENT-GARDEN, LONDON, And 38, QUEEN'S-ROAD, BRIGHTON kI)VANCES MONEY upon personal security, Bills of Sale, Free hold or Leasehold Property, for one, two, or three years, repay weekly, weekly, monthly, or quarterly. Bills promptly discounted. c orms free on receipt of stamped envelope. EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. A DAME TUSSAMYS EX FITRETION. PO KTR AIT MODELS of MARSHAL SERRANO and r‘t ERAL PRIM are now added—Admittance, ls. ; children fader ten years of age, ed.; extra rooms, 6d. Open from e!eyen a.m. till ten p m. ROYAL MUSIC HALL, HOLBORN. Proprietor, Mr J. S. Sweasey (late Weston). E verybody in London should tuiv a visit to this Establishment and see the MONSTRE CHRIS (WAS E TERTAINMENT.— re (he Public Press. Mr. A. G. Vance, Mr. J. G. Forde. E. .• Davis, M r. A . Ll oy d , th e B ro th ers D an i e l s , Mi ss L ou i e Sher- I mgion Miss Kate Sella, Miss Etty Gray. the Brothers Voltaire, a nd a host of other talented artistes. Prices as usual. Mr. P. Corn, Musical Director. W' Mr. J 0143 BROWN (from the Christy's Minstrels, St. James's Hall), Champion Dancer of the World, is engaged, and w_____lll shortly appear. RGYLL ROOM -OPEN EVERY iA- S.-OPEN for Instrumental Music and Dancing.—The " 00 /ns have been magnificently re-decorated by Messrs. Rubardt and Co. The celebrated Band will perform during the week VI attractive Programme of Operatic Selections and popular 141103 Music. Doors open at half-past Eight o'clock. Admission, is. ; Balcony, 2s. WINDMILL STREET, PICCADILLY Musical Director and Conductor—Signor LUIGI CURTI COUNTER CLOTHS FOR LICENCED VICTUALLERS. lIIE only article really suitable for that purpose, ss. 6d. per dozen, hemmed, ready for use. Address 1 : 115 , Fleet -street, and 5, The Pavement, Clapham. LASS CLOTHS SUITABLE FOR LIOENCED VICTUALLERS, 7s. 9d. PER DOZEN. 'WILLIAM HOLDICH and CO., No. 105, Fleet-street, foot of Ludgate hill ; and No. 5, The Pavement, Clapham-common. ~~~~ v ' ~4 ,..., F‘ RECrEIVEt; UNDER THE ESPECIAL PATRONAGE OF HER MAJESTY. Now ready, 38th Edition, 1 vol.. royal Bvo., with the Arms beautifully engraved, 31s. 63., bound, gilt edges, L ODGE'S PEERAGE AND BARONETAGE FOR 1869. CORRECTED BY THE NO I tILITY. AND CONTAINING ALL THE NEW CREATIONS. T HE WELLINGTON, 54, St. James's-street, s.w. DINNER from the joint, with vegetable, bread, cl eese, and attendance, 2s. SET DINNER, including soup, fish, joints, and sweets, with attendance, 3s. The WELLINGTON DINNER, a most recherche dinner, with dessert and attendance, ss. A comfortable SMOKING ROOM, and the best BILLIARD ROOM in London. MILNERS' STRONG HOLDFAST AND )2f_i_ FIRE RESISTING SAFES, Chests, Doors, and Strong Booms, with the progressive and recent improvements effected after half a cent ur y' s experience, effectually guard against Fire Burglars.- -- Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Hull, and 47A, Moorgate-street, City, London. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street. DARTRIDGE AND COOPER. MANUFACTURING STATIONERS, 192, FLEET-STREET (CORNER OF CHANCERY-LANE), LONDON (MC.) THE PUBLIC SUPPLIED AT WHOLESALE PRICES. CARRIAGE PAID to the COUNTRY ON ORDERS OVER 20s. a. d Fine Cream Laid Note ; a c h eap paper per ream. 3 0 Superfine Cream Laid Note; much approved [4 0 Super fineThiek Cream Laid Note ; especially recommended 5 6 Extra Superfine Double Thick Cream Laid Note 7 0 Straw Paper, " Patent;" adapted for rapid writing 2 6 Large Commercial Note Papers 35., 45., 55., and 6 0 Foolscap Papers, blue or cream 10s. 6d., 12s. 6d., and 14 6 Outsides Foolscap 6 6 Letter Paper for scribbling plain, 4s. ; ruled ditto, 4 6 Tinted Lined Note ......... : ..... five q u i r e s f or l s. 6d ., or 5 6 Double Thick Cream Wove "Club House" Note, five quires for 2s. 6d. Superfine Cream or Blue Envelopes, 4s 6d, 5s 6d, & 6s Od Large Blue Wove Commercial Envelopes, 4s 6d per 1,000 Cheap Buff Colour, for circulars, &c., 3s COLOUR STAMPING (Relief) reduced to ls. per 100. Polished steel dies sank by the best artists in the trade at about half the prices charged by the retail houses. An ILLU ,TR A TED CATALOGUE, containing full descrip tion, with prices of Account Books, Copying Presses, Inkstands, Stationery, Cabinets, Postage Scales, Despatch Boxes, Travelling Writing Cases, Desks, and Bags, &c , post free. INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY, 1 U.K.- LECTURES and LAW CLASSES, 1868-69. LECTURES. Three Courses of Lectures on Common and Mercantile Law, Conveyancing, and the Law of Real Property and Equity, will bo delivered in the Hall of the Society in the months of January, February, March, April, May, and June next. INDIA OFFICE, 15 t h O ctober, 1868. By order of the Secretary of State for India in Council. Notice is hereby given, that packages, stated to contain reserved articles from the estates of deceased Officers and soldiers of the late East India Company's Service, and of Her Majesty's Indian Military Forces, have 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.:- 11. Babington, W„.R., Assistant Surgeon, Madras Medical Deplff%ent. - 12. Briggs, F. W., Rev., Madras Establishment. 17A. Barclay, J. S., Captain, 39th Madras Native Infantry. 20. Coust, H. A. 0., Captain, 2d Madras Native Veteran Battalion. 21. Carter, C., Captain, 38th Madras Native infantry. 2G. Chancy, A., Lieutenant, 39th Madras Native In fantry. 83. Donne, J. T., Assistant Surgeon, Madras Medical Department. 42. Dillas, R., Lieutenant, 3d Madras European Regi ment. 48. Edmonston, W., Sergeant-Major, 28th Madras Native Infantry. 52. Penning, D. A., Colonel, Ist Madras Light Cavalry. 63. Grinelack, E., Private, 104th Foot. 65. Harris, J. D., Lieutenant, 28th Madras Native In- Infantry. 69. Hawes, .1. C., Brevet-Maior, Ist Madras Fusiliers. 7:. Halliday, J., Sergeant, Bengal Establishment. 79. Johnston, J. Mai., Captain, 4th Madras Native In fantry. 83. Keighly, F., Lieutenant, 24th Madras Native In fantry. 85. Kensington, H. 8., Ensign, 32d Madras Native In fantry. 117. Owen, M., Lieutenant, 88th Madras Native Infantry. 128. Redmond, J. J., Lieutenant, 7th Madras Native In fantry. 134 A. Ryan, P., Deputy Commissary, Madras Sappers and Miners. 142. Shedden, Assistant Surgeon, Madras Medical De partment. 15013. Stothert, R., Major, 4th Bengal Native Infantry. 154. Walker, A., Captain, Madras Establishment. 165. Walker, T., Sergeant-Major, 7th Madras Native In fantry. 170. Wright, W., Sergeant, Madras Sappers and Miners. Applications for such packages should be made by next of kin of the deceased, or by the legal representatives of such next of kin, to the Military Secretary, at this Office. In the event of any of the packages in question remain ing unclaimed for the turther period of six months from this date, they will be opened, the contents be disposed of by sale, and the amount realized be credited to the estate of the deceased. T. T. PEARS, Major-General, Military Secretary. pR 1 N TIN G.-TO PROPRIETORS OF NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, &c. The Printing and Machining of Newspapers, &c., done on exceedingly favourable terms. Use of Editorial and Publishing Offices, if required. Estimates forwarded on receipt of particulars, with stamped directed envelope for reply. Address—The Manager, "Sun" Printing Offices, 8, Church-row, Savoy, Strand, W.O. • '...' :- . ' 2t.. ' -'-' ' 7 . 7 . , ..T . : . -..i. , V 6-1 —, . 7. - _ •-•--- - --• ",-1 t =4,-4 7 4 / ,, , j'Vto l A -.- -1 - ''''') : . • ' - e• .:..4.4:\ , ,,: . _ _....- •-•-n .IW- .7 :$ "• i , ,et• ci-s • 4 t , i• ' -.' 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MANAGER-31r J. H. YOUNGHUSBAND, late Treasurer and Secretary of the Liverpool Exchange. Subscription, £3 3s. per annum, or 10s. monthly, payable in Advance. The Room is supplied with Newspapers,. both home and foreign ; Reuter's 'Telegrams, giving commercial, political, and general telegraphic, information; Shippi ng Lists, Directories, Tim e T a bl es , and other Books of Re ference. There is also an excellent Refreshment-ronm attached, as well as a Reading and Writing 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 them frequently to visit the metro polis. - For further particulars apply to the Manager of the Room, or to Mr. G. W. Benwell, Secretary of the City Offices Company, Palmerston-buildings, London. MR.E SKELL, SURGEON DENTIST, the Author of "PURE DENTISTRY, and What it Does for Us," "PAINLESS TOOTHEXTRACTION, or Anmsthesia Locally Applied," "DENTAL SURGERY—a Practical Treatise," &c., &c., may be Consulted Daily as hitherto from 10 to 4 o'clock, at his ONLY Residence, 8, GROSVENOR-STREET, GROSVENOR-SQUIRE (a few doors from Bond-street). COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSAT- L ANTIQUE. 4, Rue de la Pais, Paris. FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS. NEW YORK. Leave every 14 days, from Have and Brest, for New York. RATES OF PASSAGE. From MITRE or BREST to NEW YORK. First Class 7OO fr. Second Class 425 fr. Third Class From Paris to New York, via Havre or Brest, including railway ticket, 725 fr. ; second class, 440 fr. ; third class 285 fr. WEST INDIES AND MEXICO. Leave St. Nazaire on the 16th of each month for St. Thomas, Havana, Vera Cruz, New Orleans, Porto Rico, Haiti. Santiago de Cuba, Guadelenpe, Martinique. JAPAN, NORTH AND SOUTH PACIFIC, AND CENTRAL AMERICA (via Panama). Leave St. Nazaire on the Bth of each month for Mar tinique, St. Martha (United States of Columbia), Colon, Aspinwall (Isthmus of Panama), La Guayra, Porto Ca bello, Guadeloupe, Trinidad, Demerara, Paramaribo, Cayenne, &c., Callao, Valparaiso, &c., San Jose, La Uni on , San Fran c i sco, Chi na, and JapaL. Hand books, with full details of all the routes of this company, can be bad of STRINGER, PEMBROKE, and Co., Agents, 8, Austinfriars, London, E.O. INDEMNITY MUTUAL' MARINE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 36, Great Winchester -street, London. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the Annual Dividend, due to the Shareholders on their Capital in this Company to the 31st December last, will be Paid on Monday, the Ist day of February next, by Warrants, which will be forwarded to each Proprietor on that day; also, that the Books of the Company for the transfer of Shares will be Closed from Tuesday, the 19th January, until Thursday, the 4th February. FRANCIS STEPHENS, Secretary. COMPANY. INSURANCE HEAD OFFICES: Royal Insurance Buildings Lombard-street, London. Royal Insurance Buildings North John-street, Liverpool CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS STERLING. Total Annual Revenue exceeds £Boo,ooo Accumulated Funds in hand £1,800,000 LIFE DEPARTMENT. Life and Annuity Funds SPECIAL AD VANTAGE.S . — Exemption of Assured from Liability of Partnership. BONUSES among the largest ever declared by any Company, Profits divided every five years. All new Life Insurances now effected will become entitled to an Increased Share of the Profits. FIRE DEPARTMENT. • Premiums in 1867..., £46 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. McLAREN, Manager. JOHN B. JOHNSTON. Secretary in London. .£1,031,329 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, K.C.T., 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 fun 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, 30111 JUYE, 1863. DR. INCOME OF THE YEAR. Balance of account, 30th June, 1867, £981,514 13 9 Less amount distributed as bonus 208,774 0 0 Premiums on new assur- antes Ditto on old ditto ...... £330,811 8 3 117,584 7 3 £498,395 15 11 Profit and loss, balance of account .. Total income.. 46,070 13 3 £772,740 13 9 CR. CHARGE OF THE YEAR Dividend to proprietors Claims on decease of lives assured £265,523 13 5 Additions to those under . _ 400,777 9 5 Total charge ..... £409,654 14 5 Balance of account, 30th June, 1868 907,552 8 6 £1,317,207 2 11 Examined and approved. THOMAS ALLEN, Auditors. HENRY ROSE, The total income of the year, it will be seen, is £544,466 9s. 2d., and the total outgo £409,654 14s. sd. ; the diffe rence, or the sum laid by—viz., £134,811 14s. 9d.—raises the fund again to £907,552 Bs. 6d. The interest received during the year is £117,584 7s. 3d., arising from the productive portion of the realised assets of £2,897,157, mentioned in the last year's report. The whole assets, productive and unproductive, may there fore be considered as having improved at the rate of rather more than 4 per cent. ; or : if the profit shown of £46,070 13s. 3d,, derived from various extraneous sources, be in chided, at upwards of .£5 12s_ per cent. • - The'preniiums on now 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 assured are nearly iden tical in amount with those of 1866. They are less than those of last year by nearly £19,000. A considerable reduction, too, appears in the amount of premiums paid for re-assurance, many of the risks re-assured having terminated by death and other causes. The expenses of management are 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 m ore th an 51 per cent. on the total income. The balance-sheet is as follows : DR. LIABILITIES. Interest due to proprietors Claims on decease of lives assured, and additions thereto unpaid 61,530 4 5 Sundry accounts Liability under sums ass ure d, & c . (1867) 6,369,169 11 7 Proprietors' fund Surplus fund as before 907,552 8 6 £6,977 13 3 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 347,136 5 5 Ditto ditto funded securities 479,932 13 3 Ditto ditto temporary securities 142,424 011 Current interest on the above invest- 36,243 7 6 22,604 2 9 ments Cash and bills , Advanced on security of the company's policies 159,503 14 9 Agents' balances Sundry accounts Value of premiums (1867) 5 Value of re-assurances 4 , 8 0 6 6; 8 1 6 6 07 1 1 0 3 8 9 £7,565,198 1 3 Examined and approved. THOMAS A LLEN,} HENRY ROSE, Auditors. 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 mortgage and in the Government funds, and that about £ll,OOO more has been advanced on security of the com pany's policies. Exclusive of the sum indicating the value of the future premiums, the assets amount to £3,059,030 3s. 3d. The direction of the company is now constituted as follows : The Right Hon. Sir JOHN YOUNG, Bart., K.C.8., Chair man. . WILLIAM FREDERICK DE LA RUE, Esq., Deputy- Chairman. _ Charles Bischoff, Esq. Chas. Thos. Holcomb+, E sq . I Thomas Boddington, Esq. Joshua Lockwood, Esq. Charles Chatfield, Esq. James Murray, Esq. Sir J. Buller East, Bart., I Philip Rose, Esq. D.C.L. George Russell, Esq. Robert A. Gray, Esq. Thos. Godfrey Sambrooke, Wm. Augustus Guy, M.D. , I Esq. F.H.S.I Admiral Tindal. ~/ • (NE HUNDRED & SEVENTY DESTITUTE ORPHAN CHILDREN are being maintained in the ROYAL ALBERT ORPHAN ASYLUM, at the moderate rate of £25 per annum each. Funds greatly needed. 0114.11 LES A. WALItER, Secretary. Office, 54, Choapside, London, E.O QAMARITA N FREE HOSPITAL for WOMEN Li and CHILDREN, Lower Seymour-street, Portman square. The only free Hospital for dis ages of women. 2,74 E patients were treated last month without letters of recommendation. gttbscriptions and donations are much needed, and will be received by Messrs. Hatchard, Picca dilly ; Sir Samuel Scott, Bert.; Messrs. Barclay, Coutts, Glyn, Ransom ; and by the Secretary. ripHE HOSPITAL for WOMEN, Soho-square. JIL —Bankers : Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co.; Messrs. Ransom, Bouverie, and Co.—The Committee APPEAL very earnestly for CONTRIBUTIONS. The Hospitatis now open on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fri days to out-patients who are treated without letters of recommendation. B.ENRY B. INGRAM, Secretary. rrIlE ASSOCIATION for the WELFARE of the BLIND, 210, Oxford-street, and 127, Euston-road. Patroness—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. This Institution affords employment in various ways to 172 blind men and women. Pensions to various amounts are granted to the blind who cannot earn their own living. 500 blind men and women aro applying for help, which cannot be given for WANT of FUNDS. Contributions will be thankfully received by the Secre tary, Rev. C. B. REID, M.A. GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, Caledonian -road, Islington, N. Supported by Voluntary Contributions. This Hospital has relieved 481,954 patients since it was established at Kin g ' s - cross in 1856. Patients are admitted free Bankers—Messrs. Barnet, Lloyds, and Co., 60, Lombard street, Messrs. Ransom and Bonverie, 1, Pall-mall.—Hon. See., I. Smith. Es a . GEO. REID, Sec. THE ROYAL HOSPI TAL for DI S EASES o f the CHAST, City-road. —The wards for in-patients are constantly full, those for out-patients crowded daily. FUNDS greatly needed. CHARLES L. KEISIP, Secretary. HOSPITAL for DISEASES of the THROAT, Golden-square, W. President-lEs Grace the Duke of GRAFTON. The Committee of Management earnestly APPEAL for FUNDS to help them to meet the heavy current expenses. Upwards of 18,000 poor persons have been relieved in the last six years. GEORGE WOOD, Secretary. THE ROYAL INFIRMARY f or DISEASES of CHILDREN and WOMEN, Waterloo-bridge- 100 poor si c k c hild ren are re li e ved daily a t this t I _ 3 El w o a s r p d i t s o al .f. The Committee most earnestly solicit Contributions, 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. B RITISH HOME for INCURABLES, Clap ham-rise. instituted in 1861. Patroness—H.R.H. the Princess of WALES. This Institution provides a home for life, with good nursing and skilled medical attendance, for persons over 20 years of age and above the pauper class, who are hope lessly afflicted with incurable disease. Pensions of £2O per annum are also granted. The Home was opened in September, 1863 ; 71 in patients and 106 annuitants have been elected. Elections in May and November. Forms of application may be ob tained from the Secretary. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS and DONATIONS are earnestly solicited. Bankers—Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co., 54, Lombard street, E.C. ; Messrs. Drummond, Charing-cross, S.W. ED WD. WEAVER, Sec. Offices, 73, Cheapside, E.C. THE RESCUE E Ire as fol 30CIETY'S HOMES en Wo men. 28, Church-row,For H Fallen Women. 28, Church_row, Hamp- 150, Now Kent-road. stead. 48, Church-street, Stoke 13, Camden-street, Camden- Newington. town. Maize-hill Cottage, Green -205, Great Portland. street. wich. For Young Girls in Danger. 27, Church-row, Hampstead. 9, Henstridge-villas, St. John s-wood. St. Mary's Lodge, Buckhurst-hill. Country Home—St. James's-street, Dover. Temporary Homo--. 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 aie 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 Repert (of which a contributor writes, "I never read a report of any charitable institution which so entirely commended itself to my mind and awoke my sympathy") may be had on application. The Society is under the presidency of the Earl of Shaftesbury. Its bankers are Messrs. Barclay and Co. The Committee very earnestly commend its work to the benevolent. DANL. CO )PER, l'Sec.n I fif Queen-street Cheapside. Just published, price Is. 6d., by post 18.8 d., the Second Edition, with Addenda, containing additional Facts and Cases, in illus tration of the nefarious proceedings of the Advertising Quacks, REVELATIONS OF QUACKS AND QUACKERY. By DETECTOR. Reprinted from the "Medical Circular." London: H. Balliere, 219, Regent-street. The numerous reviews of this startling work by the Saturday Review, Punch, Weekly Dispatch, Public Opinion, and other journals, recommending its universal perusal, are reprinted with this edition. ANGLO.- AMERICAN TIMES, AN INTERNATIONAL NE WSPAPER, Devoted to American Intelligence, ENLARGED to 24 PAGES. Reports of Con !Tess, Personal, Financial, Mining, Railroad, &a Members of Parliament, Commercial Men, and those having an interest in the United States, will find this newspaper of use. Published every SATURDAY MORNING, price 4d. 15. Catherine-street. Strand. MR. WEBB, Surgeon-Dentist, Author of "The _ Latest Improved System of Dentistry," second edition' just published, and sent free for two stamps. "Will well repay perusal."—Express. Attendance nine to six. Consultations free. —27, New Bond-street. N.B. - Many years with Mr. Eskell, of 8, Grosvenor-street. THE ONLY COFFEE MACHINE to Pro duce the Real and Best French CAFE NOIB. Coffee Machines from 3s. 9d. to 12s. Gd. in tin. " " 7s. to 245. in bronze. 44 14 " £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. 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VERY CHOICE PALE DRY SHERRY, 30s. per dcz.; D. G. Gordon's Shipping ; Splendid Golden ditto 305.; Good Dinner Sherry 18s. Creaming Champagne (Carte Blanche) Epernay 425. per doz.; Pinta 245.; Half-pints, for Ladies, 15s. THE WINE CELLAR.-25 dozen of Port, Sherry, and Champagne assorted, or all Port or Sherry, at 275. per dozen; 50 dozen, 255. 6d.; 100 do., 245. ; binned without extra charge. All carriage paid. ASHLEY and CO., 24,.Garrick-street, Covent-garden. The cheapest in the kingdom. HUNTING, SHOOTING, AND FISHING. THE STRONGEST MAN in the world cannot break the ever-lasting Porpoise-skin Boot Laces made by GILL AND CO., 12, Brewer-street, Golden-square, London, W. • Price ls. per pair; by post, 14 stamps; six pairs, ss. FRENCH DUBBING.—This invaluable composition possesses the properties of preserving leather, rendering it supple and waterproof. It is identically the same dubbing as that used by the best curriors in Bordeaux. BOOTS, SHOES, and HARNESS are particularly benefited by its application. Sold Wholesale and Retail by W. GILL and CO., Curriers and Leather Sellers, 12, Brewer-street, Golden.. square. Price ls. 6d., 2s. 6d., and ss. per can. NICOLL, HAIRCUTTER to H.R.11. Prince of Wales, 40, Glasshouse-street, Regent-street. TRICHANOPHRON. Invented by Nicoll. The best preparation in the world for the Hair. No lady or gentleman should be without it. Sold in Bottles, 2s. 6d. Hair Restored and Baldness Prevented by NICOLL'S ELECTRIC HAIR REGENERATOR FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. In Bottles, 2s. Gd. NICOLL'S GOLDEN TINCTURE FOR LADIES. For giving a Brilliant Golden Shade to Hair of any colour, in Bottles, 3s. 6d. each. NICOLL'S CELEBRATED DEPILATORY. For removing superflous Hair. Sent free to any part of the three kingdoms on receipt of '2O postage stamps. P.O.O.payable at Vigo-street, Regent-street. LADIES' CHIGNON FRIZETTES, in every Shade, Colour, and Size, from Is. to 2s. Mi. SHAMPOOING, BRUSHING by MACHINERY, charge Gd. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. 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 bottles, 3s. each ; also 55., 7s. 6d., and 15s. each, including brush. Red Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames street London. E.C. GAME LICENCES. rHE COMMISSIONERS OF INLAND REVENUE hereby give Notice that LISTS, containing the Names of all Persons who have taken out LICENCES to KILL and D VAL in GAME in the current Year, to 30th September last inclusive, have been printed for each Excise Collection. A Copy of the List, applicable to any District, may be obtained GRATIS on application at. the Offices of the respective Collectors or Supervisors of Inland Revenue, Distributors or Sub-Distribu tors of Stamps, by whom Licences are issued. The Commissioners further give Notice that instructions have been issued to their Officers to take the necessary steps t o prefer informations for penalties against all persons found in pursuit of or dealing in Game without license. WM. CORBETT, Secretary. Inland Revenne, Somerset House, London, October 29, 18G8. IjING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL, Portugal street, Lincoln's-inn.—The Committee earnestly APPEAL for FITNDS to defray the heavy current ex penses. Assistance is urgently needed. F. ALFRED BEDWELL, Vice-Chairman. JAMES BLYTH, Secretary. T HE METROPOLITAN CONVALESCENT INSTITUTION. President—His Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON. Treasurers—The Right Hon. Russell Gurney, M.P., and Col. W. F. Grant. DONATIONS and SUBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly solicited, to enable the Board to meet the greatly increased expenditure of this old Charity. 240 adults are received at Walton ; 80 children at Mitcham and Hendon. Bankers—London Joint-Stock Bank, Pall-map. CHARLES HOLMES, Secretary. Office, 32, Sackville-street, Piccadilly. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Railway Terminus, King's Cross,_ Patron—Her Most Gracious MAJESTY the QUEEN. Vice-Patron— His Royal Highness the Princo of WALES, K.G. _ _ ProsidentL-His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G. This Hospital, founded iu the year 1828, the first to establish the principle of free admission to the sick poor, without the delay and difficulty of Govarnors' orders, is wholly dependent for support on voluntary contributions and legacies. It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in addition to this, the average number of attendance of the destitute sick has for a considerable period averaged be tween 3,000 and 4,000 weekly. The Committee earnestly solicit the assistance of the benevolent, as the promises of this hospital are capable of containing several hundred more beds had the Committee the requisite funds to mailitai? them. Contributions are received by their bankers, Messrs. Brown, Hansom, and Co., Abcburch-lane ; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; Glyo and Co.; [Terries end Co.; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Pap .d, and Co.; Barclay and Co.; Deacon, and Co.; Nisbet and Co., Berners-stre e t an d at the Hospital from 10 till o. LAW CLASSES. In connexion with the lectures classes will be.conducted under the guidance and superintendence of thelecturers, and will proceed concurrently with the lectures. The number of subscribers to each class will be limited, and the instruction given will be confined to an examination of the students upon the subject of a preceding lecture, or on portions of a given book bearing on the same subject. A sufficient number of classes will follow each lecture, and be of such duration as shall provide for the efficient instruc tion and examination of the students. The teaching of the lectures will thus be amplified, and impressed on the memory by the classes; and the system of constant ex amination will test, from time to ime, the progress made by the students. LECTURES on COMMON and MERCANTILE LAW, by CHARLES HENRY ANDERSON, Esq., Barrister at-Law. The Course will consist of Nine Lectures upon the fol lowing subjects : a. Simple Contracts. b. Contracts under Seal. c. The Contract of Sale. d. Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, and Chocks ; with the distinction between negotiable instruments and other simple contracts. e. Freight. and Contracts of Affreightment, with the pe culiarities of Chart-r-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 (Andarson). LECTURES on CONVEYANCING and the LAW of REAL PROPERTY, by T. LL. MURRAY BROWNE, Esq., Barrister-at-Law. This Course will consist of Nine Lectures:— Lecture I. Introductory.—Practical Hints on the perusal and examination of Abstracts. Lectures 11., 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. Sc ttlemonts of Real Estate a. Estates for Life and in Remainder, Waste; b. Jointures,; Portions, &c : c. Usual Powers: 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. Lect ores V., VI. NV ills.-1. Usual Frame and Contents of a Will —2. Principles of construction of Wills— 3. Practical flints on Drawing Wills. Lecture VII. Copyholds.-1. Introductory Remarks, Fines-2. Surrenders and Covenants to Surrender-3. Admissions-4. The Enfranchisement of Copholds. Lectures VIII., IX. Miscellaneous Deeds.-1. Credi tors' Trust Deeds-2. Separation Deeds— 3. Articles of Partnership, In these lectifres 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 aro recommonded. EQUITY LECTURES, by Sir GEORGE YOUNG, Bart., Barrister-at-Law. This course will consist of Nine Lectures : Lecture I. Review of Equity, and suggested arrange ments for purposes of Study. Lecture 11. The Jurisdiction in matters of Account; generally, Apportionment and Contribution. Lecture 111. The Jurisdiction in matters of Account, continued : specially, between Principal and Agent. Lecture IV. The Jurisdiction in matters of Account, continued: specially, between Partners. Lecture V. The Jurisdiction in matters of Administra tion : 1. The Administration of Assets. Lectures VI., VII. The Administrative Jurisdiction, continued : 2. The Administration of Trusts, as enlarged by recent statutory enactment. Lectures VIII., IX. Injunctions. Books recommended :—Story's Equity Jurisprudence, chapters 8,9, 10, 13, 1., 23 ; Haddan's Administrative Jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery. - -..—.-.--. Smith's Manual of Equity and White, and Tudor's Lead ing Cases in Equity will be the books principally referred to during the course. The subscription payable for the Lectures— For all the Foreach three courses. course. By clerks of members By clerks of gentlemen not members By all other persons not being members . 4 4 0 2 2 0 The subscription payable foi the law classes— For all the branches of For each instruction. branch. By every subscriber Members of the Society may attend the lectures without subscribing. To prevent interruption at the lectures, subscribers cannot be admitted to the hall after the lecture has com menced. E. W. Law Society' s H a ll , Oct., 1868. Williamson, Secretary. N.B. Gentlemen may subscribe for and attenl the lec tures and classes, either separately or collectively ; but as the instruction given in the classes will have special re ference to preceding lectures, it is recommended that those who desire to attend the classes should also attend the lectures. FRIENDLESS AND FALLEN . -LONDON FEMALE PREVENTWE and REFORMATORY IN STITUTION. President —Rev. CANON DALE. CONTRIBUTIONS for the support of the Homes in 1868 are ear nestly solicited, which may be sent to bankers, Messrs. Blon quet, Salt, and Co., 73, Lombard street, l .C.; Francis Nicholls, Esq. (of the Committee), 14, Old Jewry Chambers, E.C. E. W. THOMAS Sec., 200, Euston-road, THE LONDON SURGICAL HOME for DISEASES and ACCIDENTS of WOMEN, for the Reception of Gentlewomen and Females of Respect ability upon a weekly payment. Under the management of Mr. Baker Brown. The private medical attendants of the patients are in vited to visit them, and to meet iu consultation before treatment. Full particulars can be obtained on application to the Lady-Superintendent, 18, Stanley-terrac e , Notting-hill, W. ; or to Mr. Bake r B rown, 136, Harley-street, W. HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS are earnestly solicited for the purchase of food and clothing for the 126 boys on board the Chichester Training Ship. 10 boys in the Refuge, 9, Great Queen-street. 94 girls in the Refuges, 19, Broad-street, and Ealingl 370 children. £l5 will keep a boy or girl for one year. Contributions received by the London and Westminster Bank 214, High Holborn, and 41, Lothbury, KC.; and by WILLIAM WILLI 4.MS, Secretary. No. 8, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-flelds. 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 a Sisterhood, "in faithful accordance with the principles of the Re formed Church of England." FUNDS greatly n ee d e d. COUNCIL. The Bishop Rev. J. W. Ayre Rev. F. G. Bloomfield Hon. and Rev. F. Byng Rev. R. G. Baker Rev. S. Brooke The Lord Clinton Rev. W. Cadman E. Charrington, Esq. Rev. E. L. Cutts, Chaplain Rev. E. Capel Cure Rev. J. E. Cox Octavius Coope, Esq. Arthur Currie, Esq. Rev. J. Connell Rev. C. W. Furse C. J. Freake. Esq. J. S. Gilliat, Esq. Rev. Dr. F Hessey H G Heald, Esq. R. Hook, Esq., Treasurer If LONDON. Major-Gen. Rt. Hon. Percy Herbert. M.P. Re 7. J. E. Kempe Rev. W. P. Erskine Knollys Rev. S. W. Lloyd Rev. A. Martineau Rev. W. D. Maelagan Rev. Daniel Moore Rev. J. Moorhouse J. D. Morton, Esq. Rev. Canal Nepean Rev. E. Parry John Pearson, Esq., Q.C. Rev. G. F. Prescott Rev. F. Pigou R. T. Pigott, Esq. R R. Pym, Esq. Hugh H. Seymour, Esq. R. Wade, Esq. Loftus Wigram, Esq. Subscriptions will be rece: Messrs. Harries, Farquhar, Secretary, Rev. S. W. Lloyt man-square, to whom comity ived by any of the above ; by and Co ; and by the ion. I, 14, Seymour-street, Port- Ilt ieations may be addressed. ROYAL HOSPITAL for INCURABLES, West-hill, Putney-heath. Established 31st July, 1854. This Institution exists for the comfort and relief of per sons (being above the pauper class) afflicted with incur able bodily disease. Relief is afforded-Ist. Ey 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 he supplied, with the greatest pleasure, upon application to the Secretary, by whom contributions will be thankfully received. FREDERIC ANDREW, Secretary. No. 10, Poultry, London, E.C. September, 1868. road. NOUN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY r--F TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decty, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the breath. Price Is. 6d.—Red Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames-street, London. " PATE AU DIABLE." THE above P as t e i s a most agreeable relish for 1 Luncheon, Breakfast, &c. It will be found most useful for deviling Legs of Turkey, Fowl, Biscuits, &c. Also their ORIGINAL AND SUPERIOR ESSENCE ANCHOVY AND PURE PICKLES. Mandel d'siCal, To be obtained Wholesale and Retail of JOHN BURGESS AND SON, 107, STRAND (Corner of Savov Steps), London, W.C. KEA TIN G'S COUGH LOZENGES.- Important remedy in eases of INCIPIENT CONSIIMP TION. I i EATING'S COUGH LOZENGES. A certain remedy for relieving the IRRITATION of the BRONCHIAL TUBES. Sold retail by all Druggists. T U XURIANT WHISKERS AND J MOUS T ACHE B . —Hundreds testify to the success of FOX'S NOTED FORMULA, which forces whiskers and mou staches to grow heavily in six weeks on the smoothest face, without injuring the skin. A sure remedy for baldness. Thirteen stamps.—Ur. Fox, Chemist, Macclesfield, Cheshire. SAUCE. —LEA and PERRINS.--SAUCE THE "WORCESTERSHIRE," pronounced by Connoisseurs "THE ONLY GOOD SAUCE." Its use improves appetite and digestion. UNRIVALLED FOR PIQUANCY AND FLAVOUR. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS, To avoid which, see the names, LEA and PERRINS, on all bottles and labels, ASK for " LEA and PERRINS' " SAUCE. Agents—Crosse and Blackwell, London, and sold by all Dealers in Sauces throughout the World. LAMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM .—AN EFFECTUAL REMEDY, without confining the bowels or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is admitted to be the best medicine for immediately re lieving coughs, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and inci pient consumption. It frequently cures persons whom the faculty pronounce incurable, and admirably allays the ticking which provokes frequent coughing. In approach ing consumption its effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or even lying down for fear of suffoca tion, may depend on relief in a few minutes after taking it. Prepared only and sold by W. LAMBERT, Chemist, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross, London, and by all druggists, in bottles, 13/d., and three quantities in one, 2s. 9d. each. Be particular, and ask for Lambert's Asth matic Balsam. The name and address aro engraved on the stamp. CONTRACT FOR BRUSHES, BROOMS, &c. Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset House, Jan. 13, 1869. THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, do hereby give Notice, that on TUESDAY, the 2d February, a t T wo o ' c l oc k , th ey w i l l he ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to CONTRACT for Supplying and Delivering into Store at her Majesty's several Dockyards, all such quantities of BRUQHES, BROOMS, HAIR PENCILS, and TOOLS, &c, as may from time to time be ordered, under a Contract for Twelve Months certain, and further until the expira tion of Three Months' warning. Patterns of the articles may be seen, the average annual expenditure of each article during the last three years may be ascertained, and a Form of the Tender (including a Schedule of the Articles), and Conditions of Contract, may be obtained on application at this Department. go Tender will be received after Two o'clock on the day of Treaty; nor will any be noticed unless the party at tends, or an agent for him duly authorised in writing. Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words, "Tender for Brushes, &c.," and must also be delivered at the Department of the Storekeeper-General, Admiralty, Somerset House, accompanied by a letter signed by two responsible persons, engaging to become bound with the person tenderinc , in the sum of £5OO for th e d ue per formance of the Contract. By order, ANTONIO BRADY, Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities. EUROPEAN ASSURANCE SOCIETY. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament. For Life Assurance, Annuities, and Guarantee of Fidelity in Situations of Trast. Chairman - General Sir FREDERIC Sarrrn, LIT., Policies payable during Life—Tudisputable— 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 LASE, General Manager. 316, Re,gent-street, and 17, Waterloo-place Pall mall, London. THE MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETYery Policy effected with this Societb the 31st inst. will have the advantage of one year in every Annual Bonus. The Directors give notice that the Policies of the Society be come Indisputable, and are relieved of all conditions (except payment of the annual premiums), when they have remained unchallenged for five years, and the life assured has completed his 30th year. The bonus additions allotted by the Society-are highly satisfac tory. In a recent claim the addition to a .£3,000 assurance, dated 1845, amounted to £l,OlO, making the total payment £2,010. CHARLES INQALL, Actuary. 3 No. 39, King-street, Cheapside, London, December, 1863. A.D. 1720. ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION. (Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First), For SEA, FIRE, LIFE, and ANNUITIES. Offices—ROYAL EXCHANGE, London. Branch Office-29, Pall Mall, S.W. OCTAVITJS WIGRA3 JAMES STEWART 111DGSON, : CHARLES JOHN MANNING, DIRE, Esq Governor. :sq ................ Sub-Governor. Esq ....... Deputy-Governor. 'TORS. Robert Barclay, Esq. John Garratt Cattley, Esq. Mark Currie Close, Esq. Edward James Daniell, Esq. William Davidson, Esq. Lancelot William Dent, Esq. Alexander Druce, Esq. Fredk. Joseph Edlmann, Esq. Charles Hermann Goschen, Esq. Riversdale Wm. Grenfell, Esq. Francis Alex. Hamilton, Esq. Robert Amadeus Heath, Esq. Medical Referee, Sam Tetlow Hibbert, Esq. Wilmot Holland, Esq. Egerton Hubbard, Esq. Nevile Lubbock, Esq. George Forbes Malcolmson, Esq. Lord Josceline Wm. Percy. Charles Robinson, Esq. Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq. Eric Carrington Smith, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq. William Wallace, Esq. Charles Baring Young, Esq. iel Solly, Esq., F.R.S. 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 Corporation for Fire Policy or Stamp, however small the Assurance may be. FA r MING STOCK.— No Extra Charge is made for the use of Steam Thrashing Machines. The Reversionary Bonus on British LIFE POLICIES has averaged nearly 2 per cent. per annum on the sum assured. Equivalent 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 bo insured on one Life. This Corporation affords to the Aseured 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. INDIAN MEDICAL SERVICE. India Office, Ist December, 1868. NOTICE is Hereby Given, that an examination of Candidates for 20 appointments as Assistant-Surgeons in her Majesty's Indian Medical Service will be held at Chelsea Hospital on the Bth February, 1869. Copies of the regulations for the examination of Candi dates, together with information regarding the pay and retiring allowances of Indian Medical Officers, may be ob tained on applicati n at the Military Department, India Office, Westminster, S.W. T. T. PEARS, Major-General, "'"""" Military Secretary. DOG LICENSES.-CAUTION. rriflE COMMISSIONERS of INLAND RE IL VENUE GIVE NOTICE that all DOG LICENSES granted in the year 1868 expired on the 31st December last, and every person keeping a dog in the current year is required forthwith to tdre out a new License. The duty payable for each dog kept is Five Shillings. The penalty for keeping a dog withuut License is Fivo Pounds. A License is not transferable from one person to another. A License may be obtained by the owner giving his name and address, and the name of the place wher e the dog is kept, on application at The Office of the Collector of Inland In the neigh- Revenue, I bourbood of the The Office of the Distributor of Stamps }. applicant's re- Or i sidence. A Money Order Post Office. Licenses will also be granted by the several Supervisors of Inland Revenue. Persons residing at a distance from any of the above offices, by transmitting with their application Inland Revenue (Receipt) or Postage Stamps for the proper amount of duty, to the Collector of Inland Revenue for the District, will receive a license in return by post. WM. COBBETT, Secretary. 544,466 9 2 £1,317,207 2 1 £8,877 5 0 ~~~~~ STATISTICAL SOCIETY. The usual monthly meeting of this society was held on Tuesday, at 12, St. J ames ' s - square, Colonel Sykes, ILP., in the chair. Amonst those present were Mr. Lowe, Chancellor of the Exch equer ; M r. C h i lders, First Lord of the Admiralty; Mr. V. Harcourt, M.P., Dr. Farr, Dr. Guy, Dr, Clark, Mr. W. Newmarch, Mr. F. Preedy, Mr. S. )3rown, president of the Institute of Actuaries, and others. A letter was read from Mr. W. E. Gladstone, the president of the society, stating that an engagement at Hawarden prevented his attendance that evening, and that he much regretted his inability to be present. Mr. It. DUDLEY BAXTER read a paper on the taxation and capital of the United Kingdom. He first considered the resources and territories of the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom, he said, was so populous and wealthy because she was the metropolis of a vast commerce ; and our existence as a wealthy nation depended upon our pre eminence. Whatever might be the cost of maintaining that p re-e minence,itmustbecheerfullypaid, osthetruest national eco taxati omy, on,qu lecturer'lo'thiengAdan i Smith, thend Jeremy Benthamealtwiththeprincip, and principles , J. S. Mill, He modified Adam Smith's rules as follows :- I. t t a a x xa ed ti . on 3 . . 2. 0 nenExpenditure levied rest s t of his on income 0 1 m e habits every Expenditure on bare necessaries should be exempt from m m ay an be ou hr h v t i t ly o laptetarbcreehnitttraiargirce;a and in T in a ti x l e u s ian o l ought to Every tax et b ae e r i oa a iun x g e la t i l nt dti uniform—notno ba nd convenient to the contributor. 6. Every tax ought to take out of the pockets of the people as little as possible beyond its produce to the Treasury. Such a system might produce in the three examples above mentioned something like the following results, assuming that the taxpayers were men of moderate indulgence in the luxuries of their stations :—A wealthy man with £lO,OOO a year would pay £1,000 . ; a professional man or t ra d esman w i th £5OO a year, 245 ; and a workman with £7O a year, £5. Tho diminution in favour of the temperate part of the community would under this system be paid by an increased taxation on the bad habits of the intemperate. The lecturer then contended that direct taxation byone tax Nvasimpracticable, and that a sYsteth of taxes was necessary. He examined the various methods of taxation, giving a slight sketch of their history, and proposed the following classification :- 1. Taxes on income and capital. 2. Licences Or taxes on trades professions. 3. Taxes on co nsump ti on of food stimulants. 4. Bates on occupation an d to ll s. On and and the subject of taxation on individual.] and classes, as the basis of his calculations he took a farrOly of four and three such families from the great clas: ses o f the nation— the upper, the middle, and the manual labour class. The family with £lO,OOO a year income paid in taxes on income, capital, and miscellaneous, £738 ; the family with £5OO a-year, £26 10s. ; and the family with £7O a-year, nothing. The same families in taxes on food and stimulants paid £6l 35.. £lO 16s. 6d., anal £3 7s. lOd, ; and in local rates and tolls they would pay - 7162. £l5 10s.. and S 1 12s. It thus followed that the attnal distribution of taxation in the United Kingdom upon men of temperate habits was not very tli,4aimilar to that already mentioned earlier in the lecture, viz., the wealthy man with £lO,OOO a year paid 2960 ; the man with £5OO a-year 0.1.42; and the work man with £7O a year. £5. But besides this portion of the taxes, which provided for temperate indulgence in alcoholic drinks, there was a residue of taxation—more than £lo,6o3,ooo—derived from these drinks sufficient to supply fifteen additional gallons of beer and nearly two-thirds of a gallon of proof spirits per head to 22000,000 persons. The lecturer concluded by observing that the taxes in direct action did not appear to be inequitable to the working man, and by stating a variety of questions to be considered in a future paper. The CHAIRMAN spewed by statistics how much during the last fifteen years Mr. Gladstone's policy had done to diminish the taxation of the country, and thus to increase the comfort of the poorer classes. Mr. NEWMARCH pointed out the anomaly of real pro perty paying no succession duty. Mr. ELLIOTT held that the incidence of taxation on those who were called poor was very light indeed, and that most of such people could reduce their consumption by one-half, and be the better for it. Dr. GUY agreed - with the last speaker, remarking that the poor were the most luxurious feeders under the sun. They denied themselves no gratification which the money they happened to have at the moment in their pockets would procure them, never looking forward to the future. Mr. V. HARCOURT, M.P., questioned the accuracy of some of Mr, Baxter's statistics relative to the expenditure of a family with an income of £lO,OOO a year ; and remarked that if they were amended the difference between 9i per cent, and the 10/ per cent. paid by the middle-class family would rapidly disappear. Mr. GLOVER thought the poor man shared in a less degree in the benefits of government than the rich man ; and that therefore he ought to pay less in taxes. Mr. DILXE, Dr. Finn, and Dr. CAMPS continued the discussion. Mr. BAXTER, in reply, said he was of opinion that the poor man was more heavily taxed at the rate of 7 per cent. than the rich man. There were two ways of carrying out what Bentham wished : the first was, to exempt all with an income less than £5O a year, which was not practicable without direct taxation ; and the second was, to assess the poor man at a lower scale. _ _ _ _ _ A vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Baxter for bis naner. THE WORST KIND OF EDUCATION—TO be brought up by a policeman.--Judy. THE "SEA SERPENT."—The Portland (Maine) Advertiser gives the following description of an -extraor dinary creature killed near Eastport, October Bth. It is part fish and part beast, over 30 feet in'length, and girths 21 feet, having one enormous dorsal fin, two side belly fins, and a broad, shark-llke tail. About one-third of its length from its tail, in connection with small fins, it has two huge legs terminating in web feet. Its mouth makes a line of five or six feet in length, the whole extent of which is set with innumerable small teeth, resembling in size and shape the kernel of a species of sharp-pointed pop corn. It has a series of gills which overlap each other like the flouncesonco the style of ladies' dresses. His im mense body, estimated to have weighed, when captured, about eleven tons, has no framework of bones, its most solid portions consisting of cartilage inca pable of preservation. It skins is dark and tough, like that of the elephant and rhinoceros. There is no record of the species, and to none. is being drawn to it. Among others who Baird, of the Smithsonian Institute, of Washington, who is as y e it a greater wonder than to naturalists Nhvhaovseehaadttietnntoiopn portunity of seeing it is Professor When first dis covered the known list of the animal king dom. t unable to place it a s n o d m w e h l e 2 n o pu feetr- s c u ov ed er t e e d ok it to was the land,. Numerous shots were fired at it, above high-water mark m ianngdalwou leisurely, and swimming he main fore fin. The spike, which struck just abo ve t but none took effect until the g un was loaded with a small stomach contained nothing but vegetable matter, which upon shore. From Portl an d it leads to the conclusion t hat it subsisted vegetables on the bottom of the ocean and will be taken to Saco, to be exhibited for a few days. but Du Barry's delicious health-r estor i ng c h r onic compIaints: LADVERTISEME NT.)—Avoid Medicines: they always a ggravate Bevalenta Arabica Food, which yields three times the nourish ment of the best meat, saves 50 times its cost in other remedies, and invariably restores perfect digestion, strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, pure blood, refreshing sleep, functional regularity, and energy to the most disordered or enfeebled. We extract a few out of 68,000 cures ;—" The Pope's health restored by Du Barry's Food. Cure No. 68,413. "Rome, July 21, 1866. —The health of the Holy Father is excellent, especially since, abandoning all other remedies, he has confined himself entirely to Du Barry's Revaleuta Arabic.% Food, of which ho consumes a plateful at every meal. It has produced a surprisingly bene ficial effect on his health, and his Holiness cannot praise this excel lent food too highly." From the "Gazette du Midi, July •,•'; Cure No. 58,21 G, of the Marchioness de Brehan, of seven yearsqiver complaint, wasting away, debility, nervousness, with a nervous palpitation all over, bad digestion, constant sleeplessness, and the most intolerable ner vous agitation.." Cure No. 1,771; ' Lord Stuart de Decies, Lord Lieutenant of Waterford, of many years' dyspepsia. No. 49,832: " Fifty years' indescribable agora' from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flattilency, spasms, sickness, and vomiting.—Maria oly."---Cure No. 46,270: Mr. James Roterts, of Frimley, Surrey, of 30 years' diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derangement, and partial deafness. Important Caution.—Beware of the many unsavoury and more than sloppy imitations to which, without .uthority, Baron Liebig's name is most audaciously attached In tins, at Is. IV.; 1 lb. 28.0 d.; 2 lbs. is. 63.; b ibs, 11s.; 12 lbs. 225. ; 24 lbs., 40s.—Also Do BARRY'S ERYILENI A ARAB ICA CHOCO LATE POWDER is packed in tin canisters; for 12 cups at 25., for 24 cups at 3s. 6d., for 48 cups at es., for 288 cups at 305., for 576 cups ' at 55s.—being about one penny per cup. The 30s. and 55 s .ties 03 are sent free of carriage in England en receipt of Post 001 Order.—BAßßY DU BARRY and Co., No. 77, Regent-street, Lon don; and all Grocers and Chemists. FAIR AND 11A111-TZESTOIZING-. The ric;•ald, in an article on hair, remarks that sociv !f , again anxious to cultivate luxuriant locks, and to banis:i certain shades of colour from existence. Whilst avoidin7 the grosser errors of the past, it has adopted practices, if anything, more objectionable than before, as shewn by the chemist and the test tube. There is one expression which las a very modern twang about it—that is, " hair restorers." A gr ea t d ea l o f misconception prevails as to the nature and mode of action of these compounds. Few persons understand the properties of their corn ponents, and few er s till th e e ff ects w hi ch they produce. - It is a pity that the physiology of hair doctors is • of so crude a kind. It seems to be comprehended in the remarkably convenient and solitary ideas that the hair is a tube through which ebb and flow certain nourishing juices ; but the hair is not in reality a tube : it is made up of cells loosely packed together in the centre, and of others more closely approximated and flattened out at the exterior. The hypothesis, therefore, that if the hair is cut the juices will escape, is ridiculous, and the practice consequent upon the Acceptance of that belief, viz., that of singeing the hair to prevent the escape cf the juices, is also founded in error. It is surprising that this should ever have found acceptance. Then, again, a host of remedies used to promote the re-growth of the hair are stated to afford the true material which nourishes the hair. This is an equally absurd statement. " The blood is the life "of the hair as much as th e fl es h , and nature has only one way of preparing nourishment for the body in its different parts, hair included, an d one channel by which it receives sup plies. But colour or quantity, gloss or curl, are now offered for the " p a yi ng. " In fact, it is quite true that the perfection of the art of hair -restoring has at length reached so great a pitch that hairrevivers can positively restore the bald places on old-fashioned trunks or on worn-out boas. But, to be serious, "restorers" include two sets of remedies— those which act by restoringcolour and those which promote the actual growth of hair. There are some restorers that are harmless, and others that may be hurtful. To point out the nature of these is the next point. Golden hair is produced in one cr two different ways. When the ma n i a . for golden locks recently br o k e out, it was considered sufficient to remove the natural pigment by constant wash.. ing with an alkaline solution, such as potash ; the hair was then oiled and brightened up with subsequent brushing. But this process wasnot considered sufficiently " heroic,"and the aid of metallic preparations was enlisted. The compounds of tin, nitrate of lead, followed by a " mordant" (or substance having an affinity for the hair and the colouring matter so as to combine the two) of chromate of pota s h ; iron with a mordant of s o d a or lime ; arsenic and am. monia, and other substances have been employed for the purpose. Of late the golden yellow colour so much admired has been produced by the use of arsenic, with a mordant of -what is termed hydrosnlphuret of ammonia, and these substances act best on light hair. There is little doubt that it may give rise to injurious results. The production of the very light tints by caustic alkalis involves the destruction of the life of the hair, which may be regarded. after dyeing, as " dead." The golden brown hue results from the cautious use to brownish hair of the dyes just noticed, and the application of blue vitriol (copper), followed by that of ferrocyanide of potassium, has much the same effect. Bed colour is readily induced. In Persia and the East, alkanna or henna is mostly employed. L) Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., AND CHILD. By MISS WHITTY. " An exceedingly clever novel, ably and charmingly written. Each character is a true specimen of human nature."—Messen ger. "A story of great interest, abounding in fresh pictures of cha racter, which will never quit the memory of any appreciative reader."—Star. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street. ALBERT LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 7, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London, S, W. Establtshed 1838. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the Half-yearly DIVI DEND to the 31st ult. is in course of PAYMENT to the Share holders. January, 1869. FRANK EASUff, Secretary.