The Sun. — London, England, 1869-05-26 00:00:00

b can and will, :ipal of its debt• politicians give of the world 13 that the credit for every in h creates alariv , and drives the ;WINER'S speech Linerican Sccuri lieve,andAuicri- lurope so l o nga o rise would Lave lig - revenue, aid L to decrease the .11y stopped. J t a leading dailf i]urope of 5 pet :he action o f the this side ten p=t ar in New York , v hen long-date. ii ssued. lle had >e of re-openia pt open, there 0 o American tav ttion; a decrease 7ities, private as (wing desire for and, worse thao Now on all thes e English credit 13 njured, and she introduction of :sources, nor for ,hen, America is d instantaneou s, eh being alreaof ere is yet a third ich the Republic ing is eventuall less than -idiotic the case to be s ° bill of damag e When a er edi• IS he tries to SC; t he can get, AO be forthcoini v g me" America dc" will give iu coo' as the Republic old will be in the wait better th3° Lmaica's lo3sau d ?en question e s ° could be to pl3ce b ; for a natioo luarrel with A ° ' in Republic 00 iter3 might a d ' h England wbcc nation puttiogi/ 033, w,:,u:d sboi 3r what co ulli )j ° hich we d sirst e present irr43. longer. tt 313.—The lot polished Calif °ll° spike, in tiono uroi rancisco vessels 5 )be much safer s°' association o f 14' 69 ata Cuban, No . 'nor Jose got; total of 5,3,t co C O )f the colonists id 11 its are working t Western Ehippia that we sha l 001 re of success. Dal be shipped to Sel j by the lakes , tg speeches, but experiment. Tbel L 25, and (013,60 /I. g r:. o t 51 60, whichOr handsome prost/.; 1 B,ltor annooc.. L'in.4 the month al 180 of 833,550 04. French Canadi3r and New Yor mouth of the lighthouse a destroyueitlio of water into tl't gs settled ono ves-els at the 1%,5"' at Pittsburg, r id [agdcloua i " „ id of the rice rai se.' narrow limit el ° and Georgia. wer Show will 17! wring the sittiegeri ad h or ti c ulturiS VS [ n 6 miles o f Ott,' labitants.—f,tsaelY from Washing l and a half daYS,,,,, 'nun, confers P'; 'n young ladieV, asylvaniaEillol 'usand huna r ', ;rent Admiral.' 10" Lady Thorn matc h at Faahl`„ 4 , " Lady ng on the first 'VI, 3 recently h iNd t sess i on arrived l,: m, declaring that v of think of alloWit! -The Mount Ire' :Teorgo Virasiiiogtl June 10tb.--,AOl', cats "Free TO° -A Newcastle pal; et line of steaaieif the Ty n 3 and Holland arrisrei ills.—For th e ti le ad affections ° f fee' disorders urn E t o ' die pain in th e OP, s after eating' det )l ' ts, and genet sl rto o 4 the most iron sway's Pills, nf 1 . 1 1 at the action of fancy of bile tDi 13 rite revived, os' 8 Pills keep all th e t or hat they preVeti i t il , bilious attaclCh grOli they always 64- .o o y icio us health-re.:". free times the 6.4tueli cost in other re m- g0,,i1 strong nerreL,etiro hing sleep, f" - ,), s' re i rred or enfeeble„to Pope's health 11:35 'Rome, July llent, espects ., , i t 64 alined himself e.,5,10e )f which he e ° ',, 1",e1 d a su rprisia„ ' l. canno t praise t a - 5 du Midi, July o, a, of seven 370*perf°001 usness, with tent sleepless :', I . Cure No. 1, ;Y e t ," terford, of rO LL- if Lescribable fle tu ;onstipo,tili , G oo e ',4 aria Joly, so po t S urre y, of ot„ er derangethe l ' le 5u C lll -Beware of ions to WhieP , ois c e: audacio USW 2 0 9 S ; 5 lbs lls; COY ARABI CA Lm cups at : s, f ° „ r o 9 t ,eo 30s, for 57 6 c,,re Os and 55s tioorile'oo o f Post-0010ov ; ou nt-street, lif f4 ' rock, the ire-. 1 , c ar nbriag n e ! tte scent, of a P‘" _ :Ist., a t Parl: liaeTot" lin 7 3 t h 111,040:!1; J. Kicloch, it, a notollotilopjet of Brndforci, to Iwdon. f o Y Hooper, of 110,e/' _g 00011 Office, °' to 61 1 TILLIA j .°) L"iitY Via(lieso. LZ INA HAN'S LT,. W - DUBLIN • • • - EXHIBITION. ' This celebrated OLD IRISH WILISKY gained the Dublin prize Medal. Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesoine. Bold in Bottle s , 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in Ilsr.d.on; 'he Agents in the prineinal towns in Eneland: or wbo'esale at 8, GIIEXT WINDMILL-STREET. LONDON, W. ObserVe the Ited Seal. Pink Label and Cori Branded "King LL Whisky. EATING'S COUGH LOZENGES relieves the difficulty of breathing in ASTHMA. EATING'S COUGH LOZENGES. linnnllant remedy in eases of INCIPIENT CON SUMP- Sold in Boxes, ls. lid.; and Tina, 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and Ila each. J EATING, Chemist, 79, St. Paul's Churchyard, V. London, E.C. Sold retail by all Draggle6,4e. UTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION aneorporsted by Act. of Parliament. 18591, 14, RIISSELL-STREET. OOVENT-GARDEN, LONDON, Anil S. QUEEN'S-ROAD, BRIGHTON t s A s ( l ) ,,, V o kNOF,S MONEY upon personal.securtty. Rills of Sale, Free 0.1 1, r T,em se h o l d Property, for one, two, or three years , repsy v e weekly, monthly, or rrarterly. Bills promptly discounted. ram free on receipt of stamped envelope. EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. n OYAL MUSIC 11 A L 1., 140LBO1tN. Proprietor. Mr. .1. S. Sweeney. A , iI iMRIC c E SUCCESS OF THE NEW COMPANY. lifir gARRY RI CK A.RDS. is rst npnearaneg fir I'pT„tiCl3. COY NE. the Ste h rlin fi g, Comtquo R. ART). thAllustcal Momns LEYBOUII NE, the Ljon Comique • m i : ADA.MS, the 'Queen of Serio-Clomics I‘III:ZsejLRE:A:ILIIE,I3;RLATjAheIN7 t‘hverarinheilrfficanlnCl3arinc'seCu°snle,v3n:Ad - THE GREATEST COMIC SINGER IN THE WORLD, EVERY EVENING. Full Band of 2 , 1 Performers Mr. P. Corri. Musical Director. Isi' .Notice—llfrGeorge LeybJurne on Monday, 21th May m ADAMS TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION. ( of 334 Ye -street. —A. Portrait Model of WILLIAM s. Ad wich) has been added to the C'hp.mber of Horrors. Ad ; Chamber of Horrors, 6/1. extra. Open from in "ning until 10 at n'ght. AllertLL ROOMS. GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, Piccadilly. The or Shadow Dance. with the brilliant and varied effects of j i ,,,i i Tefric light on th e groups o f d ancers th a t n ightly p a rti c i- O it, combined w ith th e a d m ir a ble ►peratic and Dance ha v %". l .4itiona ir,reoenitea to often-changen programmes, • fin e had the gratifying effect of making the r sent one the extensively patronize season since its fi . rst opening. The ch e r i ,,alted Orche.tra. under the direction of its highly efficient po si i.'''Rnor Luigi Curti performs the choicest and latest . corn ag.i,...loos of all distinguished composers—the solos in which are Nv• A' l ed to the eminent enphonionist, Signor L. Moses ; Messrs. "' r aves. L. Silberberg, and other able artistes. Manager, Mr 'untrias Pitts. Professor Halliman M.O. Admission, is.; Reserved Seats, 2s. R. R. BVINELL, Proprietor "PATE AU DIABLE." T"E above Paste is a most agreeable relish for tor de I;%lrichoon. Breakfast, &e. It will be found most . useful Oiti nr vilin g Legs of Turkey, Fowl, Biscuits, &c. Also their ANAL AND SUPERIOR ESSENCE ANCHOVY AND PURE PICKLES (Ma's Paten, To be obtained nfleld Wholesale and Retaillof JOHN BURGESS AND SON, 107. STRAND (Corner of Savov Steps), London, W.C. A S 'IL E Y AN D CO. FOR WINES. PER DOZEN. r erY P' 01 ,, ~. Fi ne Pale, Dry, or Golden Sherry 24s. " urnshed Port (Dow's, Taylur's, and Cockbnrn's Fhippin • 245. to 965. t, g), Vintage Wines - oparltlin Vintage le g ampagne, Imperial, Dry Mosseux, Si 1- s rY, Qualite Superieure (Perrier's Shipping) Us. to Ms. bottlesamle cases of the above, containing two bottles Port, two Sherry, two Champagne, forwarded free for 21s. G ARRICK-STREET, COVEN r-GARDEN. ----____ B. HALL, of Printing Honse-square, E.C., C ons next the "Times," London.--Wholesale Agent and ,j;Lguen for NICHOLS ano STONES' (the Burton Brewery) ated PATE an other ALES ; Koatiuge and Co.'s famous 4(lea.ux Wines awl 'Charente Brandies; and Irish and Scotch otheerrsl a ts k'eg, from several of the best distilleries. Samples can nul t:e teen at the Times' Shades. BONA TIDE BUSINESSES.—A. a ltt e s ci lLZ w bl n ic a 7 i r e s: u s n , tr &;. : for disposal. Particulars OSCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS. RNAAIENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, sort and Dining-room, consisting of a new and elegant as iisksn'eut of VASES, Fi gures , G roups , C an dl es ti c ks, Obe cite : Inkstands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper Weights, in Italian, Alabaster, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derby- Spar. &c. Imported and manufactured by JAMES w -canANT, Mineralogist to her Majesty, 149, Strand, - 0 L ondon. Mr. T ennant arranges elementary co l lect i ons o f ROCKS , II XERALS, and FOSSILS to illustrate the new edition of Lyell's Elements of Geology; they will greatly facili tate the interesting study of MINERALOGY ani G EOLOGY, and can be had at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 500 guineas each. PRACTICAL. INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and i MINERALOGY is given by Mr. TENNANT, F.G.S., at 141 , Strand. THE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON and GLOBE INSURANCE COSIPANY. Rces-1, Dale-street, Liverpool; 7, Cornhill ; and Charing-cross, London. D . 711 10 Invested Funds ow amount to £3,401,055. the „ I , l 'e Revenue to £836,816, and that of the Life to £259,039. Bon s moderate rates of premium, with a guaranteed fixed v tt i?" f or the Life Porcies of this Company, and their SPECIAL SECURITIES to third parties. leaner them nal ticularly advantageous. Whole-world thirte is granted on re asona bl e terms, and claims are paid Y clays after admission. JOHN ATKINS, Resident Secretary. NATIONAL ORPHAN HOME, Ham-common, I:ruder pohrnond, Surrey. Founded 1849. Enlarged 1861. w hereb aeDatronago of H.ILIE. the Duke of O r p han qirl g 07 a home has been afforded for 280 Destitute th, ki... _11 . 11 ag os, 44aritication, and classes, and denominations, from all parts of Th e ug l r'• fish -.° elt of the Charity is to give orphan girls a plain Eng practical instruction in the kitchen, house, wi se au ndrv, to lit them for domestic service; and, if not other suitable for when they attain 15 years of ago, to obtain T he A!ltna!ions for them. autir.'unarcuttee egrnsatly appeal for support. The Charity is u'Y Bustained by donations and subscriptions. HENRY KINGSOOrn, Treasurer ' 12 1. Pall- ma n, W 001, 4 WU. WAY WICK Secretary. lI It u rrI SH ORPHAN ASYLUM, ,or-zenzie-park, Slough (formerly at Clapham-rise). P Instituted 1827. 71 -11er Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. _ desrtitutfith:r. gratuitous board, clothing, and education of and of Puans from all parts ot the British dominions, p roc , all denominations, whose parents were once in °retie circumstances. Etitut? hundred and seventy-five orphans now in the In lo,,mn ; ample room for about 30 more. ondo eased_ , support indispensable, as this Charity is not t s is • w atan e u, and i s i n th e grea t es t nee d of further pecuniary oe. 8, 11) R • lust.. "Thera and the public are invited to inspect the 1 ,.._ lust . . ~ " and judge as to the nature of the Charity and '..ritu liar claims. (3c las t Report can be obtained on application to the re , ,ary. THOS. TILSON, Chairman. CHAS. LEE, M.A. Hon. Secs. ALTBREY C. PRICE, M.A." . ° ALFRED MACKENZIE, Secretary. flicp 1,, L. 8 ' 73 , Cheapside, London, E.O. lantc."'ers—Messrs. Williams, Deacn, and Co., Birchin and 111 9 ms. Heywood Brothers Manchester. E Ala 111,11 RESTORED WITHOUT MEDICINE OR EXPENSE. U 13 ARRY'S delicions health-restoring Invalids' and Infants' Food. (lav e . a THE REVALEN TA ARABICA N I ; fi fty times its cost in other remedies, and restores re et digestion strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, nitsshing sleep, functional regularity, and energy to the _,,, disordered or enfeebled—removing speedily and Pettucctually indigestion (dyspepsia\ cough, asthma, con -1.,, I nPtion, habitual constipation, diarrhoea, all gastric de -I,:cigotnents, ha3morrheids, liver complaints, flatulency, Z' r l'ousness, biliousness, fevers, sore throats, diphtheria, h, : e a t r tu rh a s t , ialn uold r s, ontt influenza, noises in the bond and ears, impurities, eruptions, hysteria, nen -1471a, irritability, sleeple . ssness acidity, paltti vi.taursteburn, headache, debility, drOpsy cramps, spasms, a t . a and sickness even . in pregnancy or at sea, sinking ti.a;: b ronchitis, scrofula, tihtness of the chest, pains at tl,- P i t of the stomach and between the shoulders. It is for e in , oat digestible and nourishing of al t l foods, and suitable !_ovalids and infants in all comp e lni b s e . many unsavoury and LitinOlL CAUTION.— t , _ore than slopy imitße'atiwonatireto which, without autho 7. Baron Liebig's name is most audaciousl balloceforth none will doubt the valuable ypraetpt;rathieede.ef a Arabica invalids' Fl yi l I"ry's health-restoring Revalent bee already received from invalids w has nfan ia' Food, since to the thousanbdeseeofpbeleeitsiseinugbsaidt 48: deemed hopeless, whose hweealtulhaybaneowbeeauddptehrafetuotflyhriestallteorleid ait after thirty years of unsuccessful medical h treatment. t 8 tB4anote from the Gazette du Midi, July li o i ~:•- • - • ``Rom, July 21st, ~t h(3 3 ' ether is excellent, especially since, a , to DU 1.866. --:ho2sltielanldthonoinf gtablei a rv r "Ac idic; he has confined himself entirely es a I r t ; 11 Rovalents. Arabica Food, of which ho consumes _ 4 °NI ()Very meal. it has produced , st ~, ' liver pra c i s u e ci t al is e e ff x e ee ct i c t fheiesdhteeaeltbbanlyd.,,his Holiness cannot a surprisingly Kure Ne• 58216 of the Marchioness de Brehm' of seven complaint, wasting away, debility, nervous digestrritality with a nervous palpitation all over, be u Dr e l3 , constant sleeplessness, and the most intolerable cYolls agitation. St hart de 78. of dyspepsia, from the Right lion. the Lord f c ,., l ';'• oe Decies, Lord-Lieutenant of the County bf Water fo-,`:`,•"---" I have derived much benefit from your excellent w, :.--SrbART Du DECIES, Dromana, Cappoquin, County f -, 4 1 erford: , ,-Ure r ' 0 . ii '' 0 . 49,832. —Of fifty years' indescribable agony . tat, / r sPepsia„ nervonsness, asthma, cough, constipation, f f en eY, spasms, sickness, and vomiting. Maria Jolly, o ' YA A , N Ilk e n _ , oi 0 . na ry 'e 'No. 47 ,121.—Mi5s Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme va ns P c e. n sf s , , indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and ner- Cu ' ll i • re No. 56,. 814. Year s diarrhcea3lr. Samuel Laxton, Leicester, of two lI Tla e Food i s sold in Canistete, at le. lia. ; 1 1 b., 2 s. 9 d., 6 d. ; 121 b., 225. , 241 b., 40s. The 121 b. and 241 b batailis.atie3iras,tecraar.ri:ge free on . recept of P. 0. Order. Alsod l in u tt / rY s Revalenta Arabic& Chocolate Powder is packe eu,, , . For 12 cups at 2s for 24 cups at 3s. 6d., for 48 aas f . :- :i. 6 5., for 283 cups at 305., for 576 cops at . 55e. Being fr .-UL cu a r Peony per cup. Theani 5,5 e. tins aresen i free of carriage in England on receirbot Post Office Order. , 'Y DU BARRY and Co- rt, _Regent-street, London ; a '? at P ortnum and M n's; also at 4, Cheapside, 61, N"ceohnist-eet ; 63 and 150,0xford-street ; and 121, Raw Ncro4-1.4*-i i Lvaa,lVU PIA ril Chows sad Oheutio47 ‘.R . lo 1\ o; 24,011, - NEW NOVEL BY GRACE RAMSAY. \ Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., IZ A'S STOR Y. By GRACE RAMSAY, Author of " A Woman's Trials," kn. + Hurst and Blanket, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street. . . REAIV LE SHORT-HAND, SELF-TAUGHT: . 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Public Opinion, en i o ther journals, recommending its universal perusal, aro reprinted with this edition. ANGLO - AMERICAN TIMES, AN INTERNATION 4.L NEWSPAPER, Devoted American Intelligence, ENLARGED to 21 PAGES. Reports of Con-rress, Personal, Financtal, Railroad, fio. Members of Parliament, Commercial Men, and those having an interest in the United States, will tin 1 this rEwspaper of use. ' Published every S&TURD tY 110 RNING, price Id. 15. Catherine-street. Strand. 11 R. A. ESKELL, SURGEON DENTIST, Of 8 , Grog venor-street, the Anthor of " MODERN DENTISTItY: its Principles and Practice," "PAINLESS TOOTH EXTRAC TION, or Anesthesia Locally Applied," &c., at home for CONSULTATION D ‘ILY, at hie ONLY Residence, R, NOU-STREET, Glnnsyrolott-SLCILLUM----, MR. HOWARD, SURGEON-DENTIST, 52, _IL Fleet-street, has introduced an entirely new de scription of ARTIFICIAL TEETH, fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so perfectly resemble the natural teeth as not to be distinguished from the ori ginals by the closest observer ; they will never change colour or decay, and will be found superior tp any teeth ever before used. This method does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful operation, and will support and preserve teeth i hat are loose, and is gua ranteed to restore articulation and mastication. Decayed teeth stopped and rendered sound and useful in masti cation. 52, Fleet-street. At home from 10 till 5. DINNEFORD'S FLUID MAGNESIA. — The medical profession for Thirty Years have ap proved of this pure solution of Magnesia as the best remedy for Acidity of the Stomach. Heartburn, Headache, Gout, and Indigestion ; and as the best mild aperient for delicate constitutions, especially adapted for Ladies, Chil dren, and infants. DINNEFORD and CO., Ohemists, 1.72, New Bond-street, London ; and of all other chemists throughout the world. 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 curriers 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. nR. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS. Al A NEVER-FAILING REMEDY. —Prepared with out any mercurial ingredient, will be found,invaluabla to all who suffer from bilious and liver complaints, indiges tion, wind, spasms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, &c. For habitual costiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent ; mild in their operation and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, promote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system.—Prepared only and sold by W. Lambert, chemist, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross, London, and by most druggists, in boxes, ls. lid., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green package, with " William Lambert" engraved on the Government stamp. THE BEST REMEDY FOR INDIGESTION. NORTON'S CAMOMILE PILLS are confi dently recommended as s simple but certain flemerly for Indigestion, which is the cause of nearly all the diseases to which we aro subject;- being . a-medicine so uniformly grateful and beneficial that it is with justice !Allied the " Natural Strengthener of the Human Stomach.' " Norton's Pills" act as a powerful tonic and gentle ape rient ; are mild in their operation, safe under any cir zumstances, and thousands of persons can now boar testi mony to the benefits to be derived from their use, as they have been a never-failing Family Friend for upwards of 20 years. Sold in bottles at is. 1 rl., 2s. 9d., and lls. each, in every town in the kingdom. CAUTION. Be sure to ask for " NORTON'S PILLS," and do not be persuaded to purchase any of the various imitations which have sprung up in consequence of the success of Norton's Camomile Pills." RUPTURES.-BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WiIIITE'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 Sloc-Main Pad and Patent Lover, 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 trugs, which can rot fail to fit, forwardel by post, on the circumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. JO [IN WHITE, 228, Piccadilly, London. A Singlo Truss, IGs., 215., 265. Gd., and 31s. 6(1. Postage, ls. A Doublo Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, is. Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 625. 6d. Postage, Is. 10d. Post-office Orders to be mado payable to John Whito, Post-offico, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT VLASTIC STOCKINGS ' KNEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose V e i n s an d a ll ca ses of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &c. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on like an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10s., and 16s. each. Postage, 6d. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly. BRITANNIA FIRE ASSOCIATION tread Offices, 429, Strand, London. The distinguishing features of this Association are] Equitable Rates, Undoubted Security. Prompt settlement of claims.' JOHN MESSENT, Manager. 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 Sstini, K.H., F.R.S. Policies payable during Life—lndisputable—Not liable to Forfeiture. Annual Income exceeds Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds. The Annuity Tables, offering special advantages to Annuitants, and full particulars of the popular Principles of this Society, will be found in the New Prospectus, which will be forwarded to applicants post free. HENRY LAKE, General Manager. 316, Regent-street, and 17, Waterloo-place Pall mall, London. rrHE ROYAL HOSPITAL for DISEASES of 1 the Cif;ST, City-road.—The wards for in-patients are constantly full, thoge for ont-patients crowded daily. FUNDS greatly needed. CHARLES L. KEMP, Secretary. 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 BLYTH, Secretary. SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL, DREADNOUGHT, ►., off Greenwich, for Sick and Diseased Seamen of All Nations, who are received without any recommendation. The receipts from all sources during the past year were £879 less than the expenditure. SUBSCRIPTIONS thankfully received by Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Co., bankers, Birchin-lane ; and by the Secretary, at the Society's office, 86, Bing William street, London, B.C. Qualification for a Governor, 21s. annually ; Life Governor, £lolop. DOG LICENSES.—CAUTION. THE COMMISSIONERS of INLAND RE -1 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 take out a new License. The duty payable for each dog kept is Five Shillings. The penalty for keeping a dog without License is Five Penn de. A License is not transferable from ono person to another. A License may be obtained by the owne r rrivtng his name and address, and the nap,. of tee place where the dog is kept, on anntig...trou at CPL. Oared of the Collector o f Inlandl In the neigh- Revenue, b o urbood of the The Office of the Distributor of Stamps }. a pplicant's re- Or s ldence. 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 offic e s, by transmitting with !their application In land Revenue (Receipt) or Postage' Stamps for the proper amount of duty, to the Collector of Inland Revenue for the Die rict, will receive a license in return by post. 731. GOBBET T 1 503417. cP" 6,4Q# •'O ~~1 _ .. • _ ...{. ' - • - .. , _ .......... . . .....•.-• r_rak...- . .., 4 : ). ..... b4iit _. ..-- ~-.. tie" - • .... , " .'-.- .;i:-::5-' , ..6,-:' :%. c4 , 4% ,-t ,C..._ •-•,..;.-- , a p ; 4 4. 4 # ye a ` a4 tr' /4 ct , \7 l-7'Z' _:: _.1,43? i. „:: I ttr''' .-- , ....4a ;,,...* .. t• ( - 1 5' ' I,* . - • (4N4,11 ‘ , W • ' . - '', a • ; „.......... , t i. g ... . i. : ( A ' - s "iiiik - .4.1'',.. , ? * '''' ,:.? —i* F3it 4. ' * ' Z , . - ---- 4 s!, - e-....,i,..;• . -r"-- ,. .eA-,-,,,, I -- ---4, ~f . : ------ =---- .:;r4 . .:iie 4 ~ ,. ...f?"'":=1 „ ...,-, % _, ••• ‘•,- ; . , i 7 ,4 ` / . 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Subscription, .£3ls. per annum, or I.os. monthly, payable in Advance. - The Room is supplied with Newspapers, both home and- foreign ; Renter's Telegrams, giving commercial, political, and general telegraphic information ; Shipping Lists, Directories, Time Tables, and other Rooks of Re ference. There is also an excellent Refreshment-room attne,le,d, as well as a Reading and Writing Room, comfortably fur nished. The attention of country hankers, solicitors, manufac turers, and others is invited to this Institution, which will be found very convenient to gentlemen whose business engagements oblige thorn 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,'ltalmerston-buildings, London. N.B.—For Advertisement Spaces apply to Messrs. Letts, Son and Co., 8, Royal Exchange, E.G.; or at the Office in the Lom bard Exchange. BRITON MEDICAL AND GENERAL LIFE ASSOCIATION. Chief Offices-429, Strand, London. TRUSTEE... Lieut.-General Sir J. E.l R. 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, E.R.S. DEPUTYUHAIRMAN W. TYLER SMITH, Esq. EXTRACTS from the FIFTEENTH ANNUAL RE PORT, read at the Annual -General Meeting held at the Society's. House on Thursday, 18th March, FRANCIS 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 £703,45t 4s. and producing in annual premiums the sum of £25,227 Bd. The following tabulated returns exhibit the new busi ness transactions during the three quinquennial periods :- 7,3 g4I .2;4 • .a +. <a 6 - 6 o rt a Amount Amount Annual G ° °" Z 0 Proposed. Z . 9 . ) Assured. Premiums. aff, "5 p., £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1858 4,802 1,023,140 0 0 3,318 (54,140 0 0 21,347 16 5 1863 13,244 2,779,666 0 0 9,746 2,037,383 0 0 63,507 19 10 1868 17,466 1 4,861,303 5 9 13,699 3,752,967 4 8 122,257 17 6 - Total.. 3,5,512 8,664,109 5 9 26,763 6444,490 4 8 207,113 13 9 The net premium income has increased to the sum of :£216,704 1 7 The interest on investments and othe r items of receipt yield Making a total income of £237,980 19 8 The claims were 335, amounting to the sum of £127,886 12s. ld. The balance of the year's income was £68,026 9s. 4d. The assets of the association at the close of the year amounted to £667,493 Bs. sd. The directors draw special attention to the fact that the next bonus valuation will take place at the end of the year 1872, and that all polices effected on the profit scales prior to the 31st December, 1869, will be entitled to participate in the same. The directors also draw attention to the successful esta blishment during the past year of the Britannia Fire Association, under the auspices of the Briton. The direc tors believe that the establishment of a Fire Company, to work in active co-operation with the Life, will tend much to •the advantage and profit of both institutions. it is scarcely necessary to remark that the capital funds and constitution of each office are quite separate and distinct. By order of the Boaid, JOHNarcl 18,1869. MESSENT,y . Actuary and Secretary London, March pARTRIDGE AND CCOPER. • MANUFACTURNG STATIONERS, 192, FLEET-STREET (CORNER OF tIIANcEIY-LANE), LONDON (E.C.) THE PUBLIC SUPPLIED AT WIALESALE PRICES. CARRIAGE PAID to the COUNTRY CN ORDERS OVER 20s. per ream. s: d. Fine Cream Laid Note; a cheap paper. 3 0 SuperflAle Cream Laid Note; much appioved 4 0 S Ivo IlneThick Cream Laid Note ; espeetilyrecommentied 5 6 Extra Fup3rllne Double Thick Cream Lid Note 7 0 Straw Paper, " Patent;" adapted for 'void writing 2 6 Large Commercial Note Papers ' 35., 45., 55., and 6 0 Foolscap Papers, blue or cream........ 101 6.1, 12s. 6d., and It 6 Outsides Foolscap 6 6 "ti io r t ts n . 1 .0 quires Letter Paper for scribbli ng pLin, 4s. ; ruie.l ditto, 4 6 ve gllr Tinted Lined Note 61.,0r5 6 Toe New Vellum Wo ve "Club lloue" e 8 ro mote, for 2s. 6,1. F uperfine Cream or Blue Envelopes, 485 d, 5361, & Gs 61 Large Blue. Wove Commercial Efivelors, 4s 61 per 1,00 Cheap Buff Colour, for circulars, &c., 3 = COLOMI STA. M PING (Balief) reduc,nl to Is. per 100. Polished steel dies sunk by the best artists in the trade at about half the prices charged by the retail hottlem. An ILLII ,TH iTED CATA'f•O3 CIE, containing full descrip tion,le with prices of Account Ba s, Copyiwz, Presses, Inkstands, btationery, Cabinets, Po s t age 4 les, Despatch Bases, Travelling Writing Cases, Desks, &c , post established 131 sslue iseh, notrenblynt, sh packages e should dr representatives I NDIA OFFICE, 20th January, 1869. — IL 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 artici reserved from the follow ing estates remain unclaimeViz. :-- 8011, H., Lieutenant. .Madras "Native Infantry. 10. Beuthfiower, W. raf.;4l3u r geon, Madras Medical 1 . Department. 13. Buchan, C., Sub-C ,, mfticrtaktadras Establishment. 22„,,..1.1 1 eyne, A., Assistant Sinify_2ldras Medical :---- - Thap•Artaiiraa.... — 74. - '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. LightM a r Cavalry. Madras 59. Grant, Lieutenant, sth 3la j M or a , dr 6 a t s h 60. Gunthorpe, fautr. W. M., 76. Jervis, S. W., Lieutenant, 36th Madras Native In fantry. Madras Medical De 38th Madras Native 7 , 8 4 .. James, m apina De partment. tamy E e, .n, J. ..Assistant W ~ Lieutenant, Surgeon, Infantry. 98. Marriott, B. W. F., Lieutenant, 13th Madras Na tivesut MadrasabdlrisalatimlNeearntetie.v Native Infantry. Artillery.n f a ntr y . Infantry. 35th Madras Native 113.21 pNeerarliet:gF:J%CiArad.ete.,lnfrusteEtnant, Infantry. i c r .. ha rd Ensign.B., Lieutenant,Madrasa Nativel l n n f f a a n n t t r; Captain, sth a n 5 t t , h 1 1.1 9 t a n d Madras Madras Native Nativel n - * L A . Lieutenant, Madras Artillery. 1 1110 2 565 f 4 36A8k .... pi 1268. n.v vwpp P wl oi yar i cfe n erafnstd c yattth h i,nemooe a rtnods d n Re. t , f he deceased, 155.1 50 A . Stewart, lv altnsfoann, t GrGy”.. IL, Ist Madras Fusiliers. 1 1 44 133.00 .. Robertson,sS t t o e f w ad nd a ta r r r tl .J . A ,. ' w , C : pta Li i e n titenant, 52d Madras Native In- Captain, 42d Madras Native Infantry. re m se ad n e ta b t y iv n es ex o t f ned, the cont en t s b e d i sposed of realized be credit e d t o the estate such neat of kin, to the MrhitelhitpeararcypekSarigeocedrseiotir y qs , iux a e t smt l io h onn i s t hr O esm ffi f ar c oi e nm . - ibot nhyf gi this snhuadelntaehct, date, they deceased. eventintmhdeeydt will o ef f oopr an tbee K une o o f f ru t T. T. PEARS, Major-General, Military Secretary. INVIGORATIVE NERVINE ESSENCE. —The most powerful nutritive cordial ever introduced; restores to their normal condition all the secretions, g s , per bottle, or four quantities in one for 225. on the integrity of which perfect health depends. It is a specific W. 0., London. Car for debility of all kinds, and from its containing, p o o v n e g h o ig th h e ly r beneficial to PethPesrervaonuds a p n h d os d p y h s a pe te p o ti f e. Vida Dr. Hassall's re port. Price freeGA RonTrEeNcetptCoof.,rse2n3o,itZnrcoer.d-street, (NE HUNDRED & SEVENTY DESTITUTE ORPU A N CHILDREN are being maintained in the ROYAL ALBERT ORPHAN ASYLUM, at the moderate rate of £25 por annum each. Funds greatly needed, CHARLES A. WALKER, Secretary. 011ee, 54, Cheapside, London, 0.0 c,IAMARITAN FREE HOSPITAL for WOMEN k. 3 and CHILDREN, Lower Seymom•-street, Portman square. The only free Hospital for diseases of women. 2,746 patients were treated last month without letters of recommendation. Subscriptions and donations are much needed, and will be received by Messrs. Hatchard, Picca dilly; Sir Samuel Scott, Bart.; Messrs. Barclay, Coutts, and by the Secreta ry . Glyn, Ransom; iirEgEA ° T e f r o ie and Co.—The WOMEN, Soho-square. it . —Dankors : Mooara Barcl a y,' B evan , and Co.; ....The Commute. CONTRIBUTIONS. The h os pital is now open on Hondays, Wednesdays, and Fri daysearnestly to out-patients who aro treated without letters of recommendation. ____ HENRY B. INGRAM, Secretary. NCORPORATED LAW SOCIE CY, U.K R. 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 be delivered in the Hall of the Society in the months of May, and Juno next. LAW CLASSES. In connexion with the lectures classes will be conducted under the guidance and superinteudsuce of the lecturers, and will proceed concurrently with tho lectures. The number of subscribers to each class will be limited, and the instruction given will be confined to an examination of the students up in the subj , ct of a preceding lecture, or ou portions of a given b.tok Waring on the same sit'lject. A sufficient number of classes will follow each lecture, and be of such duration as shall provide for the otEcient instruc tion and exatnivation 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 imo, 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 Nino Lectures upon the fol lowing subjects : a. Simple Contract.. b. Contracts under Seal. c. The Contract of Sale. _ _ d. Bills of ExchangA, 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 tho Lair of Negligonoo and, the Liability of a iSraiteiroill—e-icts 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 I-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. —l. 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. Usnal Powers: Remarks on the Leases and Sales of Settled Estates Act; d. The Succession Duty Act-3. Disenttiling Deeds, the existing Law of Entail 4. Practical Suggestions in connexion with the subject of Settlements. Lectures V., VI. W ills.-1. Usual Frame and Contents of a Will-2. Principles of Construction of Wills-3. Practical Dints 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, &c. In those 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 LECTURE ar S, by Sir GEORGEaw. YOUNG, Bart., Brister-at-L 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 : Fpeci.dly, between Principal and Agent. Lecture IV. Tho 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., a. 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. Tho subscription payable for he Lectures — For all the Foreach • three courses. course. By clerks of members £2 2 0 £1 1 0 By clerks of gentlemen not members By all other persons not being members The subscription payable foi the law classes— For all the . branches of For each instruction. branch. By every subscriber £s 5 0 £2 12 6 Members of the Society may attend the lectures without subscribing. To prevent interruption at the lectures, subscribers e.unot be o,4tuitted to the hall after the lecture has com menced. _ . 2 2 0 t. NV. Williamson, Secretary. Law Society's Hall, Oct., 186 R. N.B. Gentlemen may subscribe for and atteni the lec tures and classes, either separately or collectively ; but as the instruction given iu 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. 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 ("hair. 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, a ft er deduction of this bonus—that is to say, with the debit of £772,740 13s. 9d. SURPLUS FUND ACCOUNT, 30TH JUFE, 1868. DR. INCOME OP TRH YEAR. Balance of account, 30th June, 1867, .4031,514 13 0 Less amount distributed as bonus 208,774 0 0 772,740 13 9 Premiums on now assur ances Ditto on old ditto 366,215 7 3 £380,811 8 Interest from invest ments 117,584 7 £498,395 15 11 Profit and loss, balance of account 46,070 13 3 Total income 544,466 9 2 £1,317 : 207 2 11 Cu. CHARGE OF THE YEAR. . Dividend to proprietors Ole;-neon decease of lives assured .................. £265,523 13 5 Additions to those under participating policies... 22,816 4 7 Policies surrendered 28,642 11 3 R e -assurances, now Ditto, old 50,365 0 8 ,--.—... X 370,618 5 3 Commission 11,702 15 0 Medical fees 2 Income tax .............. ,215 4 7 Expens es of ma ge ment ...... . 400,777 9 5 Total obargr , Balance of account, 30th June 1868 907,552 8 6 X 1,317,207 2 11 MAS ALLEN,} Auditors. E xam ined and approHTlNcy ROSE, - The total income of the year, it will be soon, is £544,466 9s. 2d., and the total outgo £lO £19,651 31.811 14s. sd. ; he t differaises - re nce, or the sum laid by- viz., . 14s. 9d.— the fund again to £907,552 Bs. 6d. The interest received during the year is £117,584 7s. 3d., arisin from the productive portion of the realised assets of £2,897,107, mentioned in the last year's repott. The whole assets, productive and unproductive, may there-1 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 extran t eous sources, be in cluded, at upwards o f £5 12s. per cen. 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 assured are nearly iden tical in amount with those of 1866. They are less than those of last year by nearly £19,000. ppears A considerable reduction, too, a in the amount of premiums paid for re-assurance, many of the risks re The 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 oi per cent. on the total income. The balance-sheet is as follows : Dn. LIABILITIES. £6,977 13 3 Interest due to proprietors Claims on decease of lives assured, and additions thereto unpaid 61,530 4 5 Sundry accounts Liability under sums assured, /cc. (1867) 6,369469 11 7 Proprietors' fund Surplus fund as before 907,552 8 6 , ........ 17,565,198 1 3 Total.. Cu. ASSETS. 7 •Amount invested in fixed image Ditto ditto d ecreas i ng ditto Ditto ditto rev ers i on s 347,136 5 5 Ditto ditto funded securities 479,932 13 3 Ditto ditto temp o r ar y securities Current interest on th e a b ove i n vest- • ments 36,243 7 6 Cash and bill s mortgages £1,460,772 2 22,604 2 9 Advanced on security of tho company's policies.... Agents' bali.aces Sundry acco un t s Value of premi ums (1867) ..... 4,506,167 18 0 Value of re-assurances 86,860 13 9 Total £7,565,198 1 3 Examined and approved. THOMAS ALLEN,' Auditors. HENRY ROSE, The present disposition of the Company's funds is shown by this account. On ccmparing it with that of 1867, it will be observed that further investments have been made on mortgage and in the Government funds, and that about £ll,OOO more has been advanced on security of the com pany's policies. Exclusive of the sum indicating the value of the future premiums, the assets amount to £3,059,030 Bs. 3d. The direction of the company is now congatituted as follows : The Right Hon. Sir JOHN YOUNG, Bart., K. 0.8. Chair man. WILLIAM FREDERICK DE LA RUE Esq., Deputy- Chairman. Charles Bischoff, Esq. Chas. Thos. Holcombe, Esq. Thomas Boddington, Esq. Joshua Lockwood, Esq. Charles Chatfield, Esq. James Murray, Esq. Sir J. Buller East, Bart., Philip Rose, Esq. D.C.L. George Russell, Esq. Robert A. Grayl Esq. Thos. Godfrey Sambrook°, Wm. Augustus Guy M.D., Es 3. rata. • Admiral BRITISH HOME for INCURABLES, Clap ham-rise, instituted in 1861. Patroness—ll.R.ll. the Princess of WALES. This Institution provides a home for life, with good nursing and skilled medi ca l 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 i n May and November. Forms of application may be ob tained from the Secretary. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS and DONATIONS aro earnestly solicited. Bankers—Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co., 54, Lombard street, E.C. ; Messrs. Drummond, Charing-cross, S.W. ED WD, wE4yER I Sec. ' 1- Offices, 73, Cheapside, E.C. 'LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—During the Storms XI of the year 1868, the National Lifeboat Institution contributed t; the saving of 862 lives from various ship wrecks and 25 vessels from destruction. The institution also expended 00,433 in the same Period on it s Lif e b oa t Establishments, in addition to granting 42 . 4 31 for re wards, The Committee of the institution earnestly appeal to tho public for assistanceto enable them to meet the continued heavy demands on their 198 Lifeboat Establishments. Contributions will be thankfully received by the London end country bankers, and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis. Esq., at the `xtstitution, 11, John-street Adelphi, London. THE RESCUE SOCIETY'S HOMES are as follows: For Fallen Women. 28, Church row, Ramp- 150, New Bent -road. stead. 48 Church-street, Stoke Newington. town. Camden-street, Camden- Newington. town. Maize-hill Cottage, Green -205, Great Portland• street. wich. For Young Girls in Danger. 27, Church row, Tr .-ampstead. 9, Henstridge - villas, St. John s-wood. St. Mary's Lodge, Buckhurst-hill. Country Rome—St. James's- s t reet, D over. Temporary 110 Mo-85, Queen-stre e t, Ch eapsido ree In addition to the above-name d hades for se rvants of good hero es , th e Committe e which are a d m itted a b out 1,000 friendless have under their charge 0 character, in servants annually. The home at Great Portland-street is for young fallen girls from 10 to 16. Tbo committee ale deeply anxious to open another house for this pitiable class. The Society admitted t o its homes l ast year 687 young women and girls. It Was compelled to refuse 524 appli cants, whose histories ar e recorded in the applicant's book. The Society's (of which a contribut or writes, "1 Report 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 ban are Messrs. Barclay and Co. The Committee very earnestly commend its work to the benevolent. DANL. COOPER, seo. lif. glowia-street OM** THE ASSOCIATION f or t h e 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 mounts are granted to the blind who cannot earn their .o 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. G REAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, Calodonian-road, Islington, N. Supported by Voluntary C on t r ibutions. This Hospital has relieved 481,954 patients since it was establisbee , at King's-c ross i n 1856. Patients are admitted free- _ _ _ stsec.r ß ee a . Bankers--Messr s . sreesm—gritlitsii.eßaissons:oßmarnauedt, Bo Llo tt y v d e s ;le 7d 4 C Gp o ßoa ., l.l 6 .RE o m , aLiinLo,m—sblleac.rodo-. HOSPITAL foli,Dis Golden-square, W.. President—His Grace the D u k e o f GRAFTON. The Committee of M anagement earnestly APP EAL f or FUNDS to help them t o meet the heavy curr ent expense s. Upwards of 18,000 po or persons have been rolioved in the last six years. EASES of the THROAT, GEORGE WOOD, Secrettity. rTHE ROYAL INFIRMARY for DISEASES road. I_ of CHILDREN and WOMEN, Waterloo -bridge road. Upwards of 100 poor sick children aro relieved daily at this Hospital. The Committee most earnestly solicit Contributions, to enable them to 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. C outts and Co., Str and. CHARLES J. F. RENTON, Secretary. Waterloo-bridge-road, S E. FRIENDLESS AND FALLEN.-LONDON FEMALE PREVENTIVE and REFORMATORY IN STITIITION. President—Rev. CANON DALE. CON7EnuOIIONB 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, E.C.; Francis Nicholls, hog. (of the Committee), 14, Old Jewry Chambers, &O. - E. W. THOMAS Sec., 200, Easton-road, N.W. PRICE.... ....... 4d STAMPED. sd. pAINLESS and PRACTICAL DENTISTRY, by Hr. B. L. 3103 ELY, the Deatist by special appoint ment, 312, REGENT-STREET, .exactly opposite the !loyal Polytechnic. Established 1820. This, the most perfected system of pitiless dentistry, originated and invented by Mr. B. Ir. Mosely, is r commended by the Hospitals and adopted by the profession as one of the greatest improve ments of the age for the alleviation of pain and restoration of the natural functions, can solely be obtained in such perfected success (the result of forty years' practical ex perience) at his only residence, 312, Regent-street. The superlative excellence of this system is perfect immunity from pin, no operations, sttunpS, and decayed teeth ren ddittred nsilul. loose teeth and t-nder gums protected. Quali.ies: These teeth never change colour or decay—in fit unerring —ease and comfort unsurpassed--detection impossible—the facial anatomy faithfully studied and veuthful appearance restored - mastication and artienlaiion "g aranteed. The "Times" of March 6 says : —"So good an imitation becomes the next best thing to the original." 'Toth from 55.; sets, 5 to 30 guineas. Consultation free.— Only address, 312, Regent-street, exactly facing the Royal Polytechnic. COMPAGNIE GENERALE . TRANSAT- L AN T IQU E. 4, Rue do la Nix. Paris. FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS. NEW YORK. Leave every 14 days, from Myra and Brost, for New York. BATES OF PASSAGE. From ID VIM or BREST to NEW YORK. First glass 7OO fr. Second Class 425 fr. Third Class From Paris to New York, via Havre or Brest, including railway ticket, 725 fr. ; second class, 410 fr. ; third class 285 fr. WEST INDIES AND MEXICO. Leave St. Nazaire on the 16th of each month for St. Thomas, Havana, Vera Cruz, Now Orleans, Porto Rioo, . /WU.. Bantiaco de Gubs, , -Guadeloupe, - - 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 bollo, Guadeloupe, Trinidad, Demerara, Paramaribo, Cayenne, &c., Callao, Valparaiso, &c., San Jose, La Union, San Francisco, China, and JapaL. Hand books, with full details of all the routes of this company, can be had of STRINGER, PEMBBROKE, and Co., Agents, B, , Austinfriars, London, E.C. A BSOLUTE SECURITY POLICIES, UN EA- FORFEITABLE, UNCONDITIONAL, and UN CIIALLENGEABLM, issued by the PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY, 62, Ludgate-hill, London, E.C. Established 1848. The Directors of this Company, in deference to an ob jection not unfrequently urged by persons invited to as sure, that the ordinary mode of Life Assurance is in their opinion defective or uncertain, by reason of the operation of the customary conditions, have resolved to promulgate the present Tables, and to issue Assurances under them which shall be absolutely Unforfeitable, Unconditional, and Unchallengeable. For the reason referred to, many persons hesitate or decline to assure on the ground that, in the event of in ability or unwillingness to continue payment of their pre miums, the Assurance will become forfeited. To this class of the public the system now introduced will espe cialls commend itself, being entirely free from all condi tions of forfeiture on account of non-payment of premium, or from any other cause whatever; while at the same time it absolutely guarantees at decease, when even a de fault is made in payment of the premium, a fixed sum in respect of every premium paid, bearing the same propor tion to the total amount assured as the number of pre miums actually paid may bear to the whole number origi nally contracted to be paid. Besides this important advantage, every policy will ex pressly state what sum can at any time be withdrawn on the discontinuance of the assurance. _ The assured will thus always have the option of retain ing either en 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 withon o t any conditions as to voyaging, foreign residence, or other usual limitations. By this freedom from restrictions of all kinds the objections before referred to will be entirely removed, and the Policies will become at once positively valuable as actual securities. In addition to the foregoing statement of advantages, the number of premiums is strictly defined. The longest term provided for is twenty-five years, and the shortest five years, as shown by the Tables. Thus, bankers, credi tors, and others holding policies of this cuss as security, may always know the utmost amount they may be called upon to advance so as to maintain the full benefit of the Aspranc,es—a matter of great importance where policies are held as collateral security. It is only necessary to add that, as a consequence of the policies under these tables being unforfeitable and uncon ditional, they will also be unchallengeable on any ground whatever. They may therefore be aptly termed Absolute Security Policies. The PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY pos sesses an income of £215,000 a year Its position is un questionable, and it obtains the largest amount of new business of any office in tho Kingdom. SPECIAL AGENTS WANTED. HENRY lIARBEN, Secretary. A.D. 1720. It OYAL 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. OCTAVIUS WIGRAM,'Esq Governor. JAMES STEWATtT HII3OSON, Esq Sub-Governor. CHARLES JOIIN MANNING, Esq Deputy-Governor. DIRECTORS. Robert Barclay, Esq. William Tetlow Hibbert, 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, Esq. Esq. F red k. Joseph Edlman n, Esq. Lord Joseeline Wm. Percy. Charles Hermann Goschen,les Robinson, Esq. Esq. Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq. Riversdale Wm. Grenfell, Eric Carrington Smith, Esq. Esq. Joseph Seines, Esq. Francis Alex. Hamilton, Esq. William Wallace, Esq. Robert Amadeus Heath, Esq. Charles Baring Young, Esq. Medical Referee, Samuel 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 ls. 6d. per cent. per annum. No charge is made by this Corporation for Fire Policy or Stamp, however small the Assurance may be. rIIING STOCK.— No Extra Charge is made for the use of Steam Thrashing Machined. The Itoverflonary Bonus on British LIFE POLICIES has averaged nearly 2 per cont.:per:annum on the sum assured. Any sum not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on one Life. 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. 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. lIE 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 Rank, Pall-mall. CHARLES HOLMES, Secretary. Office, 32, Sackville-street, rTHE LONDON SURGICAL HOME for DISEASES and ACCIDENTS of WOMEN, for the Reception of Gentlewomen and Females of Respect ability upon a weekly payment. Under the management of Mr. Baker Brown. The private medical attendants of the patients aro in vited to visit them, and to meet in consultation before treatment. Full particulars can bo obtained on application to the Lady-Superintendent, 18, Stanley-terrace, Notting-hill, W. ; or to Mr. Baker Brown, 136, Harley-street, W. HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS era earnestly solicited for the purchase of food and clothing for the 126 boys on board the Chichester Training Ship. 150 boys in the Refuge, 9, Great Queen-street. 94 girls in the Refuges, 19, Broad-street, and Ealing 870 children. £l5 will keep a boy or girl for ono year. Contributions received by the Lowion atrl Westminster Bank 914, High Holborn, and 41, Lothbury, 1 , 10.; and by WILLIAM WILLI 4.MS, Secretary. No. 8, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields. 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 needed COUNCIL. The Bishop of LONDON, Rev. J. W. Are Major-Gen. Rt. Hon. Percy Rev. F. G. Bloomfield Herbert, M.P. Pion. and Rev. F. Byng Re 7. 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, Eeq. 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 Coops, Esq. Rev. E. Parry Arthur Currie, Esq. John Pearson, Esq., Q.C. Rev. J. Connell Rev. G. F. rrescott Rev. O. W. Furse Rev. F. Pigou C. J. Freake. Esq. R. T. Pigott, Esq. J. S. Gilliat, Esq. R R. Pym, Esq. Rev. Dr. F Heseey thigh H. Seymour, Esq. H U Heald, Esq. R. Wade, Esq. R. Hook, Esq., 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 corm:nucleations may be addressed. OYAL HOSPITAL for INCURABLES, West-bill, Putney -heath. Established 31st July, 1854. This Institution exists for the comfort and relief of per sous (being above the pauper Class) afflicted with incur able bodily disease. Relief is afforded-Ist. Dy supplying a home, with medical attenclatioe, nursing, and all requisites for the valid. 2d. By granting an annuity of £2O to patients at thei own homes. A rcw wing to the Hospital Las lust 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 tho 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 g'-eatest pleasure, upon application to the Secretary, by whom contributions will be thankfully received. FREDERIC ANDREW, Secretary,; No. 10.,,Poltry liondon, g.Q. (September 1868.1 / 2 zy/ I.ONDON FEVER HOSPITAL is the only institution in the Metropolis for the treatment and prevention of contagious fevers. CONTRIBUTIONS will be gratefully received by Messrs. Dimsdale and Co., 50, Cornhill ; Messrs. Drum mond, Charing-cross ; Messrs. Coutts, Strand ; Messrs. Hoare, Fleet-street ; and by the Secretary, at tho Hospital, Liverpool-road, Islington, N. IsrABLISEIMENT for GENTLEWOMEN J during TEMPORARY ILLNESS. The relatives of Clergymen, Naval, Military, and Pro fessional Men, Governesses, and Artists may, for a small weekly payment, receive the comforts of a HOME, com bined with the best medical and surgical treatment, at the establishment, 90, Upper Barley-street. This establishment, which was opened in 1850, is patro nised by her Majesty. The Bishop of London is Visitor, and it is managed by the Marchioness of Ormondo, the Lady Lanra Palmer, Mrs. Edward Romilly, the Lady Caroline Russell, Mrs. Cecil Russell, and other All information respecting it may be obtained on writ ten or personal application to the Lady Superintendent. Subscriptions received at the Institution, and by the Treasurer, at Messrs. Coutte and Co.'s , 59, S trand. C SPRING MOE Flon. Sec. ROYAL T imm IrosprrAL the i in the ediate vicinity of Great Northern Railway Terminus, King's Cross. Patron—Tier Most Gracious MAJESTY the Qrzsx. Vice-Patron — Die Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, K.G. President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G. This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the first to establish the principle of free admission to the sick poor, without the delay and difficulty of Governors' orders, is wholly dependent ;or support on voluntary contributions and legacies. It affords relief to a largo 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 8,000 and 4,000 weekly. The Committee earnestly solicit the assistance of the benevolent, as the premises of this ho s p ital are capable of containinq several hundred more beds had the Committee the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributions are received by their bankers, Messrs. Brown, Hansom, and Co., Abchurch-lane ; also by Messrs. Coutte and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Herries and flo. ; 'Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payed, and Co.; Barclay and Co.; Williams, Deacon, and Co.; Nisbet and Oe.,:Berners-etreet ,:and at the Ileepital from 10 till 5. ~~ Olt 173;, AMERICA AND CUBA. Informition from several trustworthy sotroes leaves no doubt that President Grant's Ministry have deter mined to give neither aid nor recognition to the Cuban insurgents. But it does not appear that this policy was very eagerly embraced. According to the Philadelphia Public Ledger, a Cabinet Council was held on Mayllth, and a strong party of Ministerswasinfavourof recognising the Cubans. But this policy was rejected. The Government are in receipt of information that the Cuban insurgents are not making any headway, and that but little remains of the Cuban force except detached parties, acting as guerrillas. This kind of warfare, it is said, may last for some time, but the Spanish army expects to put an end to the insur rection soon. This information is given, not by the SpaniardF, but by an American agent specially sent over to Cuba, and may, therefore, be regarded as decisive. AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA. The iVene F, ie Prase of Vienna states that the Queen of Prussia and the Crown Prince are both strongly in favour of peace, and are now engaged in attempt• ing to bring about a better understanding between the Powers of Central Europe. An interview between the sovereigns of France, Prussia, and Austria is not im probable. Negotiations have been opened for this purpose, but Count Bismarck will not countenance the projects unless the Emperor Napoleon take part in it. This news is satisfactory ,enough, but the special necessity for such an interview is not at all apparent. Recent events in Italy are disquieting ; but on the whole the situation is snore peaceful than at any previous time during the last three years. s THE LUXEMBURG FORTIFICATIONS. The vigorous representations of the Prussian Govern ment have produced a salutary effect upon the dilatory municipality of Luxemburg. The conference held at London on the Luxemburg question in May 1867 decided that the fortifications of the city should be destroyed. The local authorities accordingly commenced the work of demolition ; but the rate of progress was so slow that the whole cost involved is said to have been not more than thirty shillings-a-week Prussian protests have, however, materially accelerated this pace. A very large bastion, commenced in 1556, and not finished until 1697, has just been blown up. The task of destroying this historical fortification, with walls twenty feet in thickness, was both difficult and dangerous, but it has been accomplished without accident. SPAIN. Further details of the Carlist conspiracy at Barcelona by no means tend to diminish the gravity of the earlier reports. More than one hundred persons have been arrested. Amongst these are two colonels, several commandants and subordinate army officers, a prebendary of the cathedral, and twelve priests. Divers important and compromising documents have been found, one of them hinting darkly at the assassination of Espartero. A. junta had been nominated beforehand to take the direc. tion of affairs, if the movement succeeded. All these functionaries in posse have been arrested. It is noteworthy that the Republican deputies in the Cortes who threatened to withdraw if the monarchy were voted still keep their seats. This change of purpose is owing to a declaration made by the representatives of the majority, that the Republicans should enjoy under the Monarchy the full right of discussion and propagation accorded to all other opinions. The new Constitution does undoubtedly preserve on paper the most complete freedom of speech and pen. What the Republicans could hope to gain by withdrawing from the Legislature, except by attempting another :evolution, it is impossible to imagine. A SPANISH INT/tIGIIF.. The London correspondent of the Manchester Guardian states that Senor Tassara, the newly-appointed plenipo tentiary from Spain, is daily expecting his recall. "The mistake is ascribed to him of having foreseen and fore ehewn what is not unlikely to be the public talk ere many days are past. lam credibly informed that the French Emperor is of opinion that the solution of the Spanish difficulty that would suit his interest best would be the recognition of the Prince of the Asturias as successor to his mother, who might be induced to abdicate in his favour rather than see her children sup planted by the Montpensiers and their offspring. As General Prim's consent is deemed indispensable to the peaceful accomplishment of this arrangement, he is said to have been allowed to name his own terms ; and, for reasons that need not be mentioned, there will be no difficulty of course on the part of Marshal Serrano. A six years' lease of power, it is thought, would satisfy the head of the army, if he can gulp his recent vehement protestations that the Bourbons in Spain are henceforth Impossible. If he cannot or will not agree to be maire du palais of the boy king, then Spain must prepare for a civil war." QUIET IN EASTERN EUROPE. The intelligence from the East of Europe is of a very pacific character. The Patrie states that not a single Cretan family remains in Greece, and that the greatest tranquillity prevails throughout King George's dominions. In Crete grim-visaged war has so effectually smoothed his wrinkled front that the Porte has withdrawn nearly the whole of its troops from the island. From Roumania the news is not less reassuring. Bratiano, late the Chief Minister, and the leader of the agitation party, is so die. couraged by the reaction against him that he has resolved to take no part in the parliamentary proceedings. Ho projects a tour of several months' duration. RUSSIAN CONQUEST IN CENTRAL ASIA. General Kaufmann, Governor-General of Turkestan, has made the very important announcement that the Russsian Government designs no further conquest in Central Asia, and that a time of peace will now follow. It is rarely, indeed, that Russian diplomacy, formidable for its reticence, makes an admission of this kind, &nil considerable value must be attached to it. Affairs in Cen tral Asia are now comparatively quiet. RAILWAY ITEMS.—The Illinois Central Railroad Company gives notice thattbe annual meeting of the Stock holders will be held at th 3 office of the company, in Chicago, Illinois, on Wednesday, May 26th.—At a meet ing of stockholders of the East Pennsylvania Railroad Company, in Reading, the directors were authorized to declare a stock dividend of 100 per cent. clear of all taxes, payable to btockholders on the 12th of May, and also to lease the road for nine hundred and ninety-nine years to the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company. — The track of tho Crawfordsville Railroad is laid to within six miles of Indianapolis, and the road is being rapidly pusbod to completion, as track layers are at work from the junction with the Terre Haute Road to meet those from the west of Eagle Creek.—The St. Louis Republican states that the work on the Rockford, Rock Island, and St. Louis Road, between White Hall and Shipman, and cars are expected to be run is progressing rapidly, ning between the above points by the Ist of October, — Articles of association for the Lake Michigan, Walla.* and Cincinnati Railroad were filed April 28. The capital is $3,000,000; John U. Pettit, of Wabash, is President.—F. 11. Delano, President of the St. Paul and Pacific Bailroad Company, has purchased the iron for 115 miles more of that road ; 1,250 tons have been shipped by rail, and are already at La Crosse, and 8,000 tons aro to be shipped by water. The iron is the English rail, and that which ar rives first is to be used to complete the road to the Big Woods, and the wholells miles are to be laid this season. — A contract has been signed with General E. F. Winslow, of lowa, to build the long-talked-of railroad from Ashley to Mount Vernon, Illinois. The contract provides that Winslow shall complete the road by the Ist of January, 1870.--The Burlington and Missouri Rail road Company has just received from the United States Government and Stale of lowa, 375,000 acres of land, lying within twenty miles of its road. — The Free Railroa 1 Act, which has just been adopted by the Ohio Legislature, is novel as a source of railway en terprise. It provides that " whenever in any city of the first class, having a population exceeding 150,000 inhabi tants, the city council thereof shall, by a resolution passed by a majority of the members elected thereto, declare it to he essential to the iutarest of such city that a line f railroad, to be named in said resolution, should be provided between termini designated therein, one of which shall be such city, it shall be lawful for a board of trustees, and they are hereby autho rised to borrow as a fund for that purpose, not to exceed the sum of ten millions of dollars, and to issue bonds therefor, in the name of said city, under the corpo rate seal thereof, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed seven and three-tenths per centum par annum," and that, " whenever there shall be between the termini designated in any resolution passed under this act a railroad already partially constructed, or lights o f way acquired th eref o r, which can be adopted as a pod of the line provided for the in said resolution, the trustees of said line may purchase saidrailroad and rig hts of wa y , and pay for the same out of the trust fund."— !Vali-erect Journal. Before the close of the last session of Congress, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Print ing renewed the contract for publishing- the debates d in the Globe, at an increa se on the prolitic rates wh been previously. One i tem of the proposals of the pro paid nted from stereotype npiric'ent.orsTohfc ct:hoe,gc.losbseioniL pGelconbletai3ri plates. Th e reporting and c om p osition are paid for sepa- A n a llowance is made of 2} mills par page, and rately. the msult is ab-'Ut $208,000. Deduct for paper $48,009, and the press work alone amounts to nearly $160,000. These rates would give eight cents for each copy, includ ing pa and press work, if this work were done at the Government Printing-office.— Tribune. DoNviLLE 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, Beaufort-buillings, Strand, London, W.O ss-[M vertieement. I