The Sun. — London, England, 1866-05-03 00:00:00

.Cf 2) _ ~~ I i _ - _ P(7-- / f f ( , -, ct iNElVi • z - Z 2 1 . 1 p„ .41-1111.1 H. .• • 4.4'L t5 / :115 • • • ,i/ , v . **Ak. • Al e - t , A •• • io • • f 6,4, • 11 t•••& 1.• - "Y '• Olt* •• • r , • • D • . I ‘. - 4. W• 5 0" --DROITti SPAPER ~,.., \ "% r --- , : . GA: Al Q 1 ... 4 ., r .-".\ must be added £2,500 t o b e di s tributed pas ; S t an outlay that will doubtless be covered by the great numbers who will be almost certain to put in au ap pearance at such a fashionable affair. The display, too, will be most instructive as it is certain to be interesting, seeing it is expected there will be there the productions of the most eminent horticulturists and nurserymen in Paris, Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, and various cities in Germany and Prussia, in addition to those of the many famous London firms, and from others at Manchester, York, and the midland counties. At the early sea son of the year at which the exhibition will take place, azaleas, pelargoniums, stove and green-house plants, may be looked for as the main staple of the show ; but the earlyvegetables, for whichthe French are now so noted, will be an exceedingly interesting portion of the display. , 1 ONDON must have a SUPPER and MUSIC -L,v4 8 0031 for Gentlemen. Remember, we wait for you at after the Covent-g,aiden Opera and the Theatres. -MAHAN'S LL WHISKY. DUBLIN EXHIBITION, 1865. T his celeb ra t e d OL D IRISH WHISKY gained the Dublin Prize Medal. 80 410. id Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Whole bp o tld in Bottles, 3 s . Bd, at the Retail Houses in London ; he ' W holesal e a Agents in the pri nc ip a l t owns i n E ng l an d ; or 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON W. urOpserve,the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork bran , branded -Lunahan s LL Whisky." THE SUN, LONDON THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 3, 1866. N. 23,051. PRICE.... 4d. STAMPED sd. lUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION 14, (Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1850, A!) 11USSEL L - STREET, COVENT-GA-It DEN, LONDON. , rreeh VAI WEB 3IONEY on Per sona l S ecar it y, Bill s o f S a l e, fee, old or beneficial Leasehold Property, without inquiry ihr ee °r , any deduction whatever, for periods of one, two,. or digeojears, repayable weekly, monthly, or quarterly. Bills uuted. The greatest secrecy observed. Advances also li;ntowards the Purchase of a House, repayable i stamped eni; e 7 o r p l e — . Forms free on application, or receipt of a NOTICE. -PLAIN JOHN ORPINGTON, the New Story, by the popular Author of "Lord Lynn's Wife" and "Lady Flavia," IS NOW READY at all Libraries, in 3 vols. INTERNATIONAL XEIIBITION, May 22, Tickets £1 Is ; May 23, 10s. ; A. ay 24, 2s. 6d.; May 25, Is. Tickets may be obtained of the principal London Nurserymen, and of the usual London Agents. J. AND D. NICOLL, • Tailors to the Queen, Royal Family, and the Courts of Europe, 114, 116, 118, 120, REGENT-STREET, and 22, CORNHILL, LONDON; 50, BOLD-STREET, LIVERPOOL ; and 10, MOSLEY-STREET, MAN CHESTER. he had displayed in tracing the prisoner and l ea di ng to the recovery of so large an amount of property. Acting on this recommendation, he should order him to receive a reward of £2 for his exemplary conduct. Railway Benevolent Institution. Rich trd Bentley, New Burlington-street. --....,_ --_ ___. FRANZ ABT'S LATEST BALLADS and SONGS are published exclusively by ROM. COCKS and CO of whom may be had (gratis and post free) a list of this popular composer': much-admired productions. Herr Abt will arrive in London early in May. EVER THINE. Song. By F. ABT.—" We have much pleasure in noticing a very pretty song, re cently composed by Franz Abt, and published by this emi nent firm. It is entitled 'Ever Thine,' the words by E. it., and sung by , lia ,4 ame liudersdorff. The song is gran, ful and melodious, the flowing and brilliant accompaniment adding an adittional charm to the composition. We commend it to the taste of our musical friends."—Vide Carmarthen Journal, March 3 , , 1806. 35.; ditto for piano, 3s. ; each free by Don for 19 stamps. CRYSTAL PALACE.—SATURDAY NEXT, May S.—HAN DEL'S favourite SE RENATA, Acts and Galatea, the most charming and the most popular of the secular works of the giant composer, will be performed as the Opening Grand Concert of the season, on the Great Orches tra, wi.h enlarged band and chorus, numbering in all nearly 1, 0 performers. Conducted by Mr. MANNS. The solo parts will be sustained by the following artistes from Her Majesty's Theatre :—Galatea,!Mdlle. Titiens ; Acis, Signor Gardoni ; Damon, Signor Stagno ; Polyphemus, Mr. Santley. Admission, 55.; or by new May guinea season ticket, free. Admission ticket, if purchased before the day, half-a-crown. A few numbered stalls, 58. each, or sets of stalls for the nine opera concerts ono guinea. These tickets to be had at the Palace ; at No. 2, Exeter Hall; or by previous order of usual agents. .t*oTE.—Extra Railway Trains from all termini will be run early in the afternoon. SPRING FASHIONS, for Gentlemen's Overcoats Morning Coats, Trousers, and Vests. , Sentence was then deferred until next sessions. James Cartermale was indicted for stealing a quantity o f plated harness furniture from Mr. Moore, his master. Mr. Metcalfe (instructed by Mr. Vann) prosecuted ; Mr. Ribtou (instructed by Mr. Maynard, of the firm of Beard and Maynard), defended. . BOYS' NEGLIGE, and other suits, HIGHLAND DRESS, KNICKERBOCKERS, &c. EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. BONUS YEAR-SPECIAL NOTICE. CLERIC AL , MEDICAI 4 AND GENERAL LIEE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. LADIES' RIDING HABITS, , JACKETS OVER COATS, CLOAKS, &c. The case occupied several hours, and a great number of witnesses were examined, but the facts are briefly these:— The prosecutor is a saddlers' ironmonger, carrying on busi ness in Market-street, Finsbury, and the prisoner, who was considered to be a young man of great respectability and good family, was in his employ, and lodged at his house. Some time since the grandson of Mr. Moore was detected in robbing him, and on that occasion the prisoner proved the identification of the property. This man was afterwards sentenced to four months' imprisonment, as he said, for picking up a purse in the Borough-road and not restoring it to its owner. Subsequently it seemed that a connexion sprung up between him and the prisoner, and the latter managed to abstract from the stock goods that were sold by the grandson, they dividing the proceeds between them. After the grandson came out of prison he made a commu nication to his mother, also in the service of the prosecutor, and one evening was appointed by the prisoner that he should meet him with more of the prosecutor's property for the purpose of again sharing the proceeds. The police were then put on the alert, and accordingly the prisoner was detected leaving the house with some of the prosecutor's property upon him, and he was then given into custody. The grandson was called as a witness, and he minutely de tailed all the transactions in which the prisoner and hini self had been . jointly engagod t Ancititow they , 043144 UK spoil between them. Mr. Ribton made a very able defence on behalf of the prisoner, and called several highly-respectable witnesses, who gave him a very excellent character, extending over a long period of years. The Assistant-Judge summed up the evidence. THE MEDITERRANEAN. H. J. and D. NICOLL'S GUINEA WATERPROOF TWEED COATS for Gentlemen, and CLOAKS for Ladies, are patronised by Travellers all over the world. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's screw steamship China, Captain N. Roskell, arrived at Southampton yesterday afternoon, with the heavy Calcutta and China mails. Sbe brought 153 passen gem, £1,660 in specie, 738 bales of cotton, and 893 pkgs. of general merchandise. Established 1824. The pi all Iv ghth Bonus will be declared in January. 18,37, and 14% rti it hProfit Policies in force on the 30th June, 1866, will on4cli)Ple, 8 , that persons who complete such Assurances dune 30th next, will share in that Division, although ,_.„lenalum only will have been paid. of .laoles a Rates and b'orms of Proposal can be obt fined 'I I Y of the Society's Agents, or of is GE ORGE CUTCLIFFE, Actuary and Secretary. . St. James's-square, London, S.W. London: Robert Cocks and Co, New Burlington-street. Just published (Gratis), rHE GREAT CRINOLINE QUESTION L solved by her Majesty the Empress ( f the French. Ladies should at once obtain gratis of their Draper or Corset Maker, THOMSON'S new Illustration, showing the veritable "MODE DE L'IMPERATRICE." H. J. and D. NICOLL, 114, 116, 118, 120, Regent street ; 22, Cornhill, London ; 10, Mosley-street, Man chester ; and 50, Bold-street, Liverpool. MR. W. S. WOODIN'S BADEN-BADEN and UP IN TILE AIR, an entirely New Entertain ment, EVERY EVENING, at Eight (except Saturday); Saturday Mornings at Three. POLYGRAPHIC HALL, King William-street, Charing-cross. Luxurious sofa stalls, 55.; balcony stalls, 35.; area, 28.; amphitheatre, 18.—A plan of stalls may be seen and seats secured at the Hall from Eleven to Five. THE CREDIT FONCIER an d MOBILI ER of ENGLAND (Limited). Capital Subscribed, Four Millions, in 200,000 Shares of £2O each. Capital paid up, One Million. General Reserve Fund, £500,000. Dividend Reserve Fund, £150,000. LIGHT! LIGHT! LIGHT! MATHEWS'S GAS LAMPS, Square or Globe, of every size and design. Al 6 inch Bent Top Square Lamp, painted and glazed, 25s ; a '6 inch powerful Reflect lug Lamp, with pendant iron and burner complete, £2 25.- 21 and 52, High-street, Bloomsbury. Publicans and other Lamps redecorated equal to new. CHRISTY MINSTRELS, ST. JAMES'S HALL. EVERT EVENING at Eight. WEDNESDAYS and SATURDAYS, at Three and Eight,—The original and veri tably legimate CHRISTY MINSTRELS. First Season in London these five years. The only company in existence which possesses a legal claim to the title, from the fact of its being The only one which retains all the marked specialities and distinguished favourites who originally gained the re puladoo 011 the company fiat in the United States, and sub sequently :), this country, in 1857. No other company as suming ;he Litle o' Christy Minstrels possesses a single in dividual menibe, o; the least distinction who belonged to the original troupe. The Christys (after an absence of five years) return to London with their band strengthened and im proved in every respect, their entertainment being unani mously prorounccd bi the metropoh,un press to be the most sparkling in London. Prices of Admission—New and luxurious fauteuils, 51 ; stalls, 3s ; a Ta. 2s. ; gallery, Is. ; juveniles, under twelve. half price Lo stalls and area only. Fauteuils and stalls may be secured at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond street ; or at Mr. Austin's, 28, Piccadilly. - Manager, Mr. Frederick Burgess. Number of Shareholders, 4,363. HELIO-SCENE.—This very Handsome SUN BLIND is more effectual in keeping out the sun than any other, for the otvious reason that the hoods overlap evil other, so as to pilule a double layer of cloth between the sun and window glass ; also the wide, open space between each hool insures copious ventilation and the great advant*ge of a clear view.—R. LOWTHEK and CO., 31, Regent-street, near Piccadilly. All kinds of blinds made and repaired. DIRECTORS. The Right Honourable James Stuart Wortley, Governor. James Levick, Esq. James Nugent Daniell, Esq., Deputy-Governors. James Childs, Esq. arles E. Newbon, Esq. Alexander Dunbar, Esq. Henry Pownall, Esq., J.P. Charles Ellis, Esq. Joseph Mackrill Smith, Esq. Adolphe Hakim, Esq. . Edward Warner, Esq., M.P. Wm. Harrison, Esq.- Vames White, Esq., M.P. Richard Stuart Lane, E s q. Albert Grant, Esq.. M. ~ Managing Director. CHOC ()LATE. -.INIENIER'S FRENCH. RANKERS. The Agra and Masterman's Bank (Limited). The National Bank. Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths. The National Bank of Scotland. SECRETARY. Alfred Lowe, Esq. Offices-17 and 18, Cornhill, E.C. CIIOCOLAT-AIENIER, for Breakfast. CFIOCOLAT-MENIER is pure, wholesome, and delicious. The Jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict of guilty, but recommended the prisoner to mercy on ac count of his previous good character. The Assistant-Judge sentenced him to bo imprisoned and kept to hard labour for 12 months. MENIER'S FRENCH CHOCOLATE. Warehouse, 23, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden. Sold everywhere. H E 0 X F OR D, JJLL 6, OXFORD-STREET, W. The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (Limited`, PARS. GRAND HOTEL I DU LOUVRE.— Dart trEstablished in 1855.—Situated in the most Central Run c i P 44 8, Rue de Rivoli and Place du Palais Royal—Six I . A __ red Bed-rooms at from 3fr. to 201 r —Sixty Htting __TaZat fTom 41r. to 20fr.—a richly-decorated Dining Saloon m Roo rn ie d Hate at six o'clock—Public Coffee and Dinin„, main — Choice Wines—Dinners served 'a la carte both in the Colivg roo ms and the private apartments—Reading and k nd !Illation Saloons; also Saloons for Musical, Wedding, reei°,7Lher Parties—all Newspapers and Serial Pubtications burner Divans, Coffee, Smoking, and Billiard . Rooms— clasjps Rath-rooms—Carriages on the premises—first to a„ rivate Equipages at comma n d -O mn ib uses running Ine railway st itions— stal Letter- box—Telegr ph • sp eak ,'•aY and night—Photograph Studio—a staff of servants pegging an languages. Ida 0 DEBTORS IN DIFFICULTIES.—Mr. S. tio n , T. COOPER, Public Accountant, arranges Compost arra,),li'llh Creditors, advises persons in troub'e how to r apt ,e their affairs, or to pass through the Court of Bank l'ireg, and prepark s all forms of accounts, public or private. 1 0, 1 1 ,..?; Years of experience. Consultations gratis.—Offices, "'dighal-,treet, opposite the Court of Bankruptcy. French, German, and Italian spoken. S/YEET OPOPONAX.—PIESSE and oth„eralN's new PERFUME. This and a thousand st reet for ndon. choice at the laboratory of flowers. 2, New Bond -- Lo Sold in all parts of the world. 8 A I . \ll Ay SR FLY is th e ac ti ng i ngre di en t in IDrod u `'''EX. ROSS'S C A N TIIARIDES OIL, which speedily 14 laces whiskers and thickens hair, 35. 6d, ; sent free for EBB,74onlnPue.T.LiAr,LutX ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London. A L EX. ROSS'S BLOOM of ROSES, 3s. 6d., Or 51 stamps. tumpLE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the VE ,-„!lkin are i mproved by one dose of ALEX. BOSS'S 101x41111,1 SKIN PILLS. They remove rednees, sal ~4B= ke• 2a 9d.; by p ast for 49 stamps.—ALEX. ROSS, 11-4;b Holborn, Loton. A LE ROSS'S FACE POWDER, ls., or - 14 °Lamps. 1 1 1 4-- R,. - CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, LutiA. ,-- °"OII.—AILEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curls at 3 8 - ; ,0r Gentlemen's hair immediately it is applied. Sold ,„; s uu.; sent free for 54 stamps. Ross's Toilet Magazine, , or 20 stamps. LIQUID ROUGE, is., or 18 stamps. -........_ aItEY HAIR. ----248, High Holborn, London.— It LEX. ROSS'S HAIR DYE produces a perfect colour t, pliately it is used. It is permanent, and perfectly na m'al iti effect. Price 3s. ed. ; sent by post for 54 stamps. LADIES HAIR DYED, from 1 guinea; Gentle men's, from 10s. 6d. DISDERI, PHOTOGRAPHIST. TOE ot the CARTE de VISITE, Patent the 27th ot ovember, 1851, 70, 71, 72, Brook-street, Hanover-square, and ,°r Equestrian Portraits at Hereford Lodge, Gloucester -I,ld Old Brompton-road, and 8, Boulevard des Italiens, al4 . DISDER I has on SALE 65,000 CARTES de VISITE V i all the CELEBRITIES of the Day, and PANORAMIC sb c VS. Establishments in LONDON, PARIS, MADRID, ...._ 101/LON, for enlargements wp to life size. I SDERI, PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTIST to and ~R. L MAJESTY the EMPEROR NAPOLRON 111. kcir;_ue IMPERIAL FAMILY • to H. I. MAJESIY the t4;`,,r; l lolt of ALL the RUSSIA'S; also to H. I. MAJESTY ' ,ll / 4 3 %N of SPAIN and the ROYAL FAMILY; to 11. V tS TY the KING of ITALY; to 11. MAJESTY the ~„„of OLLAND ; to 11. MAJESTY the of Fur,' , GA I L; to the IMPERIAL ACADEMv ofKING MUSIC; "41IRITIA1ON of 1855 of the PALACE of the UNIVERSAL , USDERI, PHOTO PAINTING.—In oil on canvas. 1)1S1)ERT . P l-10 Toc1 pmE on OWn ne.ir prno,BB. bISDERI, PHOTOGRAPHIE EMAIL.—New process. 118DE RI, NATURAL PHOTOGRAPHY, udthout retouching. Reproductions and Enlarge lcvery kind. rirPERT--The Excellent Situation of Mr. ,. tiAR,,--,r_spli.:Rl'S Studios enables him to OPERATE BE - *T of the WEA.THER'. NOTICE . —B y a new process o f Mr. DIS 4re txPERI'S the "PORTRAITS CARTES DE VISITE" tan t: -1-A rtk. ,, ED on CANVAS to any size. The PHBLIC lba n ," 4 : 4 , obtain a PHOTOGRAPHIC DRAWIMi, DY oil mix 01 which skilful artists attached to the house can, the,,,p_le indications, such as the colour of the complexion,__ s/F il l i tnd the hair, obtain a splendid and truthful OIL kr tor G hat i, tbDERI's new process is valuable in this respect, t e he, avoids the tediousness of long sittings, and also adds t ruthil l arms of oil painting the great advantages of the B.A.tuf)iiss and accuracy ot Photography. V Oier ti .e qu " ar N e B ; aantlad STUDIOS, 70, 71, 72, Brook-street, Han for Equestrian Portraits at Hereford Lodge, .0 eester-road, Old Brompton-road. 111ISCRIPTIONS for the WIDOW and f 01111 CHILDREN of the late Captain R. 11. GRONOW, le e u o er lY of the Grenadier Guards . and Author of " Recol- No,B,and Anecdotes " " Celebrities of London and hag f.,,,'e• Captain Gronow, who lately died in Paris, lna rr i:" a 'widow and four young children, by his second h funeral* utterly destitute, without means to defray . is renew expense; or even to purchase bread. Captain 1 1 1 ,i 8 brothwas disinherited by his father, in favour of 'e d H.,,, - ,, e r., a clergyman. and the small income which estat e e— et, serum the interest of a sum charged on the family __cease with his life ; while the sums he received in ut u nle to tim e f h' " R collections" were expended p ro ,,, Or Is e fareii,, 'ft.t r ijig for the increasing expenses of his young_ 0f i i ii",i u nder these distressing circumstances the frie n nd v s aim, to e Gronow in Paris came to her aid, an they o n London to th e liberality of her late husband's friends i e e 0 1 a ill tp 9 13 1 i u ' t ia'onndsalso to the readers of his Reminiscences, for e v-ire n. to enable her to maintain and educate her ' l ll3a • , eriptions received by Messrs. SMITH, ELDER, and k e n ° ,3 65,, C ornhill, and 45, Pall-mall ; and by Messrs.. Co , x . 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It regulates the bile, and makes i shape. 4 cases which would not admit of mercury in any t oadies, andhort, a healthy flow of the bile is one of o h u e Hease‘ best synaptoms. You can make what use y T, e ci this co mmunication.—l am, gentlemen, James l eY, a s M „P N ° II . Cure No. 52,422.—8 ridge House, Prim apittin—lceY : Thirty-tbrea years' diseased iiti g . s, th e gof blood, liver derangement, deafness, singing in zoTr, constipation debility, shortness of breath, and lunar,' Lave been removed by your Revalenta A rabica. My ;„e, liver, stomach head and ears are all right, my hear- D,,,,,,i),:rfect, and my recovery' is a marvel to all my acqua Of 6i . —James Roberts Timber Merchant. Cure No. 49,832. ti e , tY Yeas' in describable agony from dyspepsia, nervTis -1-4' anst,inna, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sick- INTo,ii'''" vomitinz. —Maria Joly, of Lynn, Norfolk. Cure h i ~,, ,121. Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervousness, diii [l , ,tes N. ll ,.. , gatherings, low spirits, and . nervous ft fancie rs . r e c'' °6,814.-141r. Saml. Laxton,Leicester, o NVOyea ' 4g• cP 3 • The food is sold in canisters, 11b. 2s 9d ; 21b., :-. i 121 b., 21s • 241 b., 40s. Super-refined quality, 11b., 2 4 4 . 21 L., 12 8 , ; 511)., 225. ; 101 b., 335. The 101 b., 121 b., and 1,3,'71 canisters, carriage free on receipt of Post-office Order, al so p, 3' Du Desand Co., 77. Regent-street, London ; tii,s, "liPs, Te lers, 8, King William-street . ; like . 65 g Et , il t 65, llracechurch-street ;4, Cheapside ; 49, Pishops- Within ; 63, 150, and 298, Oxford-street ; 330, alma:road 54 , -Upper Bakor-street ; 163, Tottenham-court : 14per-street, Islington N.; Harvey, Notting-hill ; fa;'ebrothers, 65, High-street ; and Stubbs, Queen's ,t. John's -wood, London ; and all respectable ocers aucl Chemists. —Beware of spurious imitations. POPULAR DWELLINGS in POPULOUS and SUBURBAN DISTRICTS. Mr. JAMES 1110RTIMER invites attention to his patented Plans for Improved Separate Dwellings for all classes, which embrace an increase of street paving for each storey, public staircases, promenades, gardens, schools, reading, lecture, dining, and warerooms, baths, Stc.; also workshops, with or without steam r, and perfect separation of tenants, to realise upwards of 12 per cent.—Further information of Mr. J. Mortimer. 5 ,2 . Queen's •road, Dalston, N.E.; or of Mr. J. Dunbar, 4, Westminster-chambers, Victoria-street, West minster, S.W. DO you wish to SING, or have a beautiful and powerful VOICE? If so, the " REGISTERED EUPHONIC NOTES " are truly wonderful in their action, and are unanimously pronounced the "Marvel of Science." They are invalua! le to all and are guaranteed as a protective agent in all weathers. No Singer or Speak r should be without them. (See opinion of the press and testimonitils.) 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Sold wholesale and for export by the Propeetors, Wor cester: Messrs. Crosse ano Blackwell; Messrs. Barclay and Sons, London, dc. Ace.; and by Grocers and Oilmen uni versally. JDEFRIES and SONS beg to call the special • attention of Merchants and the Trade to their NEW PATENT AS fRA BURNER. With Circular Wick, which for simplicity of construction, great brilliancy of light, perfect combustion, and its entire freedom from heat, sur passes everything that has yet been introduced. A KJUIZA LAMPS can be obtained from the MEI ROPOLITAN LIGHT COMPANY, 417, Strand, and from all Irunmongers and Lamp Wart houses in Town and Country . and the Patentee, 16 and 17. Commercial street, WhitechapeL A STRA, PETROLEUM, and KEROSINE LA3IPS on SHOW. kNew Designs.) A ST RA (Patent) LAMP, for MINERAL OIL. AS TRA LAM P.—Five Hundred NEW PATTERNS for the Season now on now. TABLE GLASS, ENGRAVED AND CUT. T DEF RIES and SONS, 0• 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET. TAVERN AND HOTEL GLASS. Newest Patterns, Correct Measure. J. DEFRIES and SONS, 0. 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET. ALEXANDRA DINNER SERVICES, For 12 Persons, £1 18s. ed. BREAKFAST and TEA SERVICES in great variety, Z 1 Is. DEFRIES and SONS, J . 18 and 17, COMMERCIAL-sTREET. CRYSTAL CHANDELIERS, New designs, for the Drawing-room, either for Gas or Candle. JDEFRIES and SONS , • 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL -STREET. CRYSTAL CHAND ELIERS, In the Grecian and Venetian Designs. JDEFRIES and SONS, • 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET. BRONZED AND ORMOLU CHANDELIERS, New designs, for the Dining-room. T DEFRIES an d SON 6, • 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET. CRYSTAL LAMPS AND WALL LIGHTS (Registered) for India. JDEF RI ES and SONS, • 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET. AND FURNISHING ORDERS CLUB fo , r ili th E e S above Goods promptly executed. Works —LONDON and BIRMINGHAM. JDEFRIES and SONS, • 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET. JT DEFRIES and SONS • Supply Merchants with Pattern Books Free. JDEFRIES and SONS' • TEMPORARY SHOW ROOMS. 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET, WHITEC HAPEL, Five Minutes' walk from the Late Establishment, 147. HOUNDSDITCH. PHILLIPS AND COMPANY'S TEAS ARE BEST AND CHEAPEST. STRONG to FINE BLACK TEA, is. Cd., 25., 2s. 6d., 38., 3s. 4d. Most Delicious Black Tea is now only , 35. 61 per pound. Pure, Rich, Rare, Choice Coffee, is. 4d., Is. 6d., Is. Bd. PHILLIPS and CO., TEA 3IERCIIANTS, R, King William-street, City, London, E.C. A price current free. Sugars at market prices. PHILLIPS and CO. send all goods Carriage Free within eight miles of No. 8, King William-street, 40s. worth Car riage Free to any Railway Station or Market Town in Eng land. Phillips and Co. have no Agents, nor any connection with any house in Worcester or Swansea. THE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another home to thP 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer , han 455 poor, friendless, young females were rejected trom want of FUNDS and room, making a total of 3,087, who have been sent away in five years. The new home the Committee wish to form would be for young girls, almost children, from the age of 8 to 15, who have been led astray from the path of virtue. Contributions will be received gratefully by the Secretary, Mr. Daniel Cooper, 85, Queen •street, Cheapside; or by Messrs Barclay and Co., Lombard-street. ROYAL FREE lIOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern I; all way Terminus, King's-cross. Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. Vice-Patron—Ills Royal Highness the Prince of WA LE R.G President—Ms Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH. li:G This Hospital, I oundel in the year 1828, the first to estab lish the principle of free admission to the sick poor, without the delay and difficulty of Governors' orders. is Wholly de lendent tor b pport o volvntarvenntributions anti It affords relief to a large number of in-p,,,,euts, and, in addition to this, the average number of attendance of the iestitute sick has for a considerable period averaged between 5,000 and 4,000 weekly. The Committee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the benevolent, as the premises of this Hospital are capable of containing several hundred more beds, had the Committi• the requisite thuds to maintain them. Con tributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Has :erman, EN, Nicholas -lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; Worn and Co. ; HA:Ties and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and CO.; Barclay and Co. ; W Iliame Deacon, and Co.; Overend, Gtir • ney, and Co.; Ni s b et and Co., Berners-street ; I. Barned and Co., Liverpool 3 and at the Hospital. from 10 till 5. STANYPED BMITii, Secretary. IF I WERE KING, Comic Opera, by ADOLPIIE ADAM, Navin: been enthusiastically received, will be performed, together with IL TROVATORE and MASANIELLO, by the whole of the talented Operatic Company EVERY EVENING in addition to the other novelties of the estab l.shment, including the ce'ebrated HUNGARIANS in their new entertainment, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. RANDALL, aed Messrs. PERSIVANI and D'R [LONDE. Notice.—The last Two Weeks of the Hungarians' appear ame in England. Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, la ; private boxes, with separate entrance, 10s. 6d. Doors open at halt-past 7. Commence at 8. AfADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, jyt. BAKER-STREET, EASTER HOLIDAY. NEW ADDITIONS.—SeveraI life-size Portrait Models of the most distinguished Personages of the day (including those of the late LORD PALMERSTON and GUS TAVUS V. BROOKE) have been added since the last Holidays ; and in the Chamber of Horrors are Effigies, taken from life, of SOUTHEY alias FORWOOD, and the notorious CHARLOTTE WINSOR. Open from 11 a.m. till 10 p.m. Admittance, is. ; children, under ten, half price ; Extra Rooms, Gd. A RGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, Selections from ail the favourite Operas will be performed by the celebrated ARGYLL BAND every Evening. Chef d'Orenestra, Signor L. CURTL M. LEVY, the Great Cornet Player, at Nine, Ten, and Eleven o'clock. Doors open at half-past Eight o'clock. Admission, Is. B OARD and RESIDENCE.—CIiff House, near Warrior-square, St. Leonardo-on-Sea, two minutes' walk from the Parade. Address, Mrs. Richardson, as above. BURGLARS DEFIED.—JOHN TANN begs to invite the public to inspect his new PATENT FIRE and WEDGE-RESISTING SAFES and IRON DOORS, which can he se,•n at Ws Pateut Lock and safe Warehouse, 30, Walbrook, London. WHAT DO THE WILD WAVES SAY NOW?—That the FIERY CROSS has arrived, bringing some magnificent KAISOW CONGOUS of delicious flavour, and which may now be had, at a mere commission on the import price, of the EAST INDIA. TEA CO )IPAN Y, No. 5, Great St. Helen's Ct.urchyard, Bishops ate-street. piIEASANT REARING for 1866.— JAMES CHAMBERLIN'S (opposite Corn Exchange, Nor wich) is the only depot in the world for proper Ft) , )D for i'IIEASANT FEEDING. Bet ween !' 00 and 300 testimonials of last year's success. Treatise on Hatching and Rearing, with other valuable liWs. posted free on application. Land owners, pheasant tearers, and gamekeepers can raise any number of birds by using his food. The aristocracy of the kingdom constant)y use it. Gentlemen requiring game- Emezz, or gamekeeper._Ke99hiTn — , wine merchant an sant fool dealer, opposite Corn Exchange, Norwich. pica. TEETH. —Mr. DAY (for many years principal assistant to Mr. Eskell, surgeon-dentist, of 8, Gros venor-street, W.) may be consulted on all cases ut Dental de fect or deficiency. lie has made arrangements for the use of Mr. Eskell's Patents, by which means exquisitely etismetied ARTIFICIAL TEETH of the, utmost nurabilby are eon s!ructed (in a few hours when necessary), and are w:» n upon tender gums or roots of teeth or by nervotiH persons for any length of time, without pain. unpleasantness, or discomfort 'I he invention applied to teeth of ordinary or inferior con struction. Paint ul teeth or diseased stumps extracted with out pail. No chloroform ! and perfectly safe. OS O PLASTIC ENAMEL, the exact colour of the natural teeth, used in all cases of stopping. Discoloured teeth restored, locse teeth fastened, and all operations on the most approved principles. Terms strictly moderate. Consultations free. 291, REGENT-STREET - (3 doors from the Polytechnic). SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, and Dining-room, eon misting of a new and eAegant assort ment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks. I nk stacd s, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paperweights, &a, in Italian, Alabaster, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &o. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her Majesty, 149, Strand, W.C.. London. _ _ • - - • Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of ROCKS. at ENERALS, and FOSSILS, to illustrate the new edition of Lyell's Elements of Geology; they will greatly facilitate tie interesting study of MINERALOGY and GEOLOGY, and can be ha d at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 500 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE- R h:LOGY is wiven by Mr.TENNAN f,F.G.S.. at 149. Strand. DEAFNESS. --The SOUND MAGNIFIER, and Invisible Voice Conductor. It fits into the ear, not perceptible; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the head is entirely removed. It affords immediate relief to deaf persons, and enables them to hear distinctly at church and public assemblies. Every other kind of hear ing instrument. Messrs. SOLOMON, 39, Albemarle street, Piccadilly. MR. HOWARD, SURGEON-DENTIST, 52, Fleet -street, has introduced an entirely new descrip ti.n of ARTIFICIAL TEETH, fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so pertectly resemble the natural teeth as not to be distinguished fro n the originals by the closest observer; they will never change colour or decay, and will be found superior to any teeth ever before used. This method does not require the extraction of roots, or any pain ful operation, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is guaranteed to restore articulation and mastica tion. Decayed teeth stopped and rendered sound and useful in mastication. 52. Fleet-street. At home from 10 till 5. COUGHS, ASTHMA, and incipient CON SUMPTION are effectually cured by. KEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES. which are daily recommended by the Faculty -testimonials from the most eminent of whom may be inspected—as the most effectual, safe, speedy, and conve nient remedy for Cough and all Diso:ders of the Lungs, Chest, and Throat Sold in boxes, le. lid.; and tins, 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and lls. each, by T. KEATING. Chemist, 79, St. Paul's Churchyard, London. Sold by all Druggists, ttc. SUBSCRIPTION TESTIMONIAL TO GEORGE CRUIRSHANK. PRESIDENT. JOHN RUSKIN, Esq., M.A. VICE-PRESIDENT. Sir W. C. TREVELYAN, Bart. TREASURER. Louis Huth, Esq, BANKERS. Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard-street, E.C. " Before the century was actually in its teens, we believe that George Cruikshank was amusing the public. Is there no way in which the country could acknowledge the long services and brave career of such a friend and benefactor ?" THACKERAY. The publics in general is invited to co-operate in this move ment. Subscriptions receivable as above, or by the under signed as honorary secretary, CHARLES A. HOWELL. 3, York-villas, Brixton, S. PROVIDENCE ROW NIGHT REFUGE, FOR HOMELESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN, 14A, Providence-row, Finsbury, E.C. Sixty Thousand Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and Breakfasts, have been given in this Institution to the destitute, who otherwise would have had to pass the nights in the bleak streets or under railway arches. At present nearly 500 Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and Breakfasts, are given gratuitously every week. The poor from all parts are admitted, the only condition being that they are homeless and starving. The Manager, &c., receives no remuneration whatever. Notwithstand ing the provision made by the Poor Houses, each night numbers of young women, children, and orphans are, for want accommodation, refused admittance, and have to spend night after night in the cold, wet, and sleet. To meet this evil, and to provide more ample accommoda tion, £2,000 has been raised. but to accomplish the work a sum of at least 1,1,000 more will be required. Besides providing shelter for the ho meless, this year it is proposed, as far as the donations obta ined for the pur pose will allow, to give bread and coals to poor families in want. Will you, in your charity, help to carry on and accomplish what has been begun ? Will you help to give shelter to the really homeless, and food to the really starving ? The smallest donation will be most welcome, and, night and morning, the prayers of the destitute will be offered in your behalf. SUBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly requested, and will be gratefully received by the Rev. D. GILBERT D.D., No. 22, Finsbury-circus E.C. DEPOSITS. DEPOSIT CERTIFICATES, With Quarterly Interest Warrants attached, Issued by THE CREDIT FONCIER and MOBILIER of ENGLAND (Limited). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That on and after Ist May next, until further notice. Money will be received on Deposit, for which Deposit Certificates with Interest Warrants attached, payable quarterly, will be issued for the following periods, at the following fixed rates for such periods, viz.:— * For 1 year 7 per cent. For 2 years ~ For 3 years 77 The distinctive features of these Deposit Certificates are 1. The perfect security afforied to Depositors by the large Subscribed and Paid-up Capital. 2. The large Reserve Funds. 3. The convenience of the (barterly Interest Warrants, which can be detached and paid in through any Banker. Forms of Application can be obtained of the Secretary, to whom all communications mist be addressed. By order of the Court, ALFRED LOWE, Secretary. 17 and 18, Cornhill, London, 27th April, 1866. TEETH AND PAINLESS DENTISTRY._ The fear of pain and dread of operation inherent to all deter very many to whom ARTIFICIAL TES;TH are of vital importance from availing themselves of the services of a dentist. In a practice founded In 1830 and now exi ending over greater part of the kingdom, An experience unequalled has been obtained, enabling us to offer even the most sensi tive sufferer a system of dentistry perfect in its absolute freedom from pain, a specialite tertaining only to our prac tice, and for which her Majesty has granted her royal letters patent. This system embraces the non-interference with all stumps, however decayed, the supporting instead of extrac tion of loose teeth until they become firm and useful in mas tication, and the utter absence of all and every operation, so that the most nervous person can be supplied without fear of pain or inconvenience. These teeth are cheaper, more dur able, natural, and comfortable than any yet produced. Consultation free. Teeth from ss. sets from 5 to 25 go., warranted. For the efficacy, utility, and success of this system, vido "Lancet." Messrs. LEWIN and SIMEON MOSELY and SONS, 30, Berners-street, Oxford-street, and 448, Strand, Opposite Charing-cross Raila - ay Station. Daily attendance at 15, Whitefriargato, IIull; 10, Norfolk street, Sheffield; 4, East-parade, Leeds; 14, St. Nicholas street,Scarbro' ; and 33, Coney-street, York. . . Established 1830. No connection with any one of the same name. MIDDLESEX SESsL (Before W. H. Bodkin, Esq., Assistant-Indie.) EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF TAKING FORCIBLE POSSESSION AND PULLING DOWN A Housr.—Henry Holmes, the elder, Henry Holmes, the younger, Samuel Holmes, Alfred Holmes, and Joseph Ashford were indicted for maliciously damaging a house. There were several counts varying the offence. Henry Holmes, the younger, did not surren der at the commencement of the case. Mr. Montagu Williams prosecuted ; Mr. Kemp defended the prisoners. It appeared that Mr. Alfred Samuel Moon Vospor in 1863 purchased some promises for a term of years in Morn ington-road, Bow, where he carried on the business of a manufacturer of sulphuric acid. In 1863 ho let a house at tached to the factory to Henry Martin liadloff, as tenant from year to year. In 1864 Radloff got into pecuniary difficulties, and the business was carried on by two per sons named Terry and Watts, inspectors under the autho rity of the Court of Bankruptcy. In March, 1865', during the absence of Mr. Vospor, two of the Holmes family and another man went to the premises, representing that they had come from the Excise authorities, and not only took possession of the premises, but locked themselves in. They put themselves in a state of defence, and barricaded the house against all comers. They defied all who might come to dislodge them. They did not stop there, for they went to the Perseverance Oil Works, belonging to Mr. Vospor, and took possession of them. While these per sons had got possession of the premises and continued to occupy the house, they used the water that Mr. Vospor had to pay for, they used his gas, and they broke up doors and even furniture of the house, which they burnt as fuel. An action was brought by the inspectors of the Court of Bankruptcy to recover possession of the Perseverance Oil Works, and as there was substantially no title set up by the Holmes family to the property, a writ of ejectment was ordered to issue, but unfortunately that did not include a dwelling-house also on the same premises. A few days after this, on Mr. Vospor going to the premises on the sth of March, he found Henry and Samuel Holmes on the roof of the dwelling-house taking the bricks from the parapet, throwing bricks into the chimneys, unroofing the house, smashing the windows, breaking up the window sills, and breaking up the brickwork underneath. Henry Brown, foreman, also proved that he saw Henry Holmes, jun., chopping the timber off the roof, and Samuel Holmes was stripping off the lead, which was lowered into a van. The van was driven off, and on being asked by a bystander what they were going to do with it, Samuel Holmes said they were going to take it to sell ; but, a policeman coming up, the van and lead were taken to the Poplar police-sta tion. The house was completely demolished, and injury done to the amount of between £2OO and £3OO. There were many witnesses ready to be examined, but as Mr. Kemp, who appeared for the prisoners, said he did not dispute the facts, Mr. Williams said that was the case for the prosecution. Mr. Kemp then addressed the jury for the prisoners, and said this was a case of disputed possession, and ought to have been tried at civil law. The Holmes family had lived in the neighbourhood for 200 year; and, whether rightly or wrongly, they believed they had a legal right to this property. The jury acquitted Henry Holmes, son., and f oun d a ll th e other prisoners guilty. nex T t h s e e Assistant-Judge James Wheeler was indicted for stealing a quantity of nt-Judge deferred passing sentence until the boots, the property of Kauffman Grunbaum, his master ; and Susannah James for receiving them, well knowing them to have been stolen. Wheeler pleaded guilty, and no evidence was offered against James, who was acquitted by th e j ury. Mr. Collins prosecuted ; Mr. M. Williams appeared for Wheeler. The prosecutor is a wholesale shoe dealer, carrying on business in Crown-street, Finsbury, and Wheeler was in his service as foreman, and the prosecuter on taking stock found himself deficient of goods to the value of between ,E7OO and £BOO. It was traced that goods had been stolen by the prisoner, and some of them had been sold to a Mr. Redding ton, a boot and shoe dealer in Southgate -road. Entries of purchases to a large amount were found in his books from the prisoner. Mr. Collins asked, as there were other charges against the male prisoner, that sentence should be deferred until the next sessions. _ _ _ The Assistant -Judge ordered the witness Reddington to stand forward, and said he had received a prescidatioa the grand jury to the effect that they considered his cond uc t most blameable, if not criminal, in buying such large quan tities of shoes from this man ; and t o give effect to the observations of the grand jury, he should refuse him any expenses, and he cautioned him as to what he was about, for if he came there again it would be remembered against him. He also found in the same presentation o f th e gran d jury a recommendation that police-constable Miller, 148 U, should receive an acknowledgment at the hands of the Court for his truly meritorious services, and the great intelligence Armour-Clad Gun Vessels. Among the many armour-plated vessels of war that have been recently launched from the batiks of the Thames, the Clyde, and the Mersey, there is one class that, from its formidable nature, its possession of great powers of offence and defence, carried on an exceptionally light draught of water at a high rate of speed, has attracted a great deal of attention from naval officers and others interested in per fecting the design and construction of ironclad ships of war. A vessel of this description made her trial trip on the Thames during the past week, and it was the unanimous opinion of all on board that not only was the vessel a success in point of speed, but that also for her tonnage she was unequalled by any other vessel afloat, turret orbroadside-gun vessel, in her fighting powers. She seems especially suited for coast or river service, and pre-eminently so for service on the Cana dian lakes, to which her length and beam give her admission by the Welland Canal ; or as a defence for our Australian harbours and rivers. The Medusa—so the vessel referred to is named—is an armour-clad gunboat, 190 ft. in length, 36ft. in breadth, with a builder's tonnage of 1,160. Her hull is built of iron, with eight water-tight compartments, and is covered in with a Fin. iron-plated deck, on which is laid the usual wood planking. Round the water-line of the hull is fixed a belt of armour-plating, 41--in. thick and 4ft. wide, going completely round the bows and stern at the same -thickness as on the sides. The stem of the ship is fitted on the "ram" principle, as introduced by the Chief Constructor of the English Navy, and which on the coasts or rivers of a country must prove a powerful weapon of offence in attacking an enemy. In a central position on the hull is built up a square armour-cased battery, covered with 4i-in. armour-plating, and pierced with eight gun ports—two on each broadside, and two at each end, the latter sweeping the fore and after decks, and firing in a line with the keel, the lower tills of the gunports on the 1 broadsides when the vessel is complete in all respects for sea, being Gft. from the water-line. This square battery is 54ft. in length by 36ft. in width—somewhat astonishing dimensions for so small a vessel, and will mount four ten ton rifled Whitworth guns, on improved carriages and slides. The sides of the battery aro built up of the outer 43-in. armour, backed with nine inches of teak, the latter carrying an inner skin of 1-in. iron. This iron inner skin is supported by vertical iron flames Gin. doep and 18in. apart, secured to the 1-in. plating by Sin. double angle --- fir: nigh o gh tho fore Fart of the battery rises M. pilot house, covered with 43--in. armour. The engines of the vessel aro of the ordinary direct acting, horizontal descrip- I tion, the cylinders having a diameter of 31in., and the stroke being 21in. They drive a pair of independently working screws of ift. bin. diameter, and lift. Gin. pitch, the distance between their centres being 12ft. In the Medusa, contrary to previous practice with twin screw engines fitted on the Thames, the engines throw inwards —i.e., the two screws work towards each other. Revert ing, however, for a moment to the hull of the vessel, it is necessary to remark here that forward and aft of the central square battery a light iron bulwark, aft. Gin, in height from the deck, passes round the bow and stern of the vessel from each side of the battery, and throws down outwards in action in the same manner as the hinged bul works of the Royal Sovereign and our other turret ships. The draught of water of the Medusa, with all on board and complete for active service, will be but Mt. forward and aft ; and this fact, if considered in connexion with the power of the ship's armament, the size of her battery, and the extent and completeness of her defensive armour, will quite sufficiently demonstrate her formidable character. If we now shortly consider her speed under steam and her manoeuvring powers, her extraordinary capabilities of attack and defence will be still further shown. In putting her over the measured mile in the Lower Hope, the wind during the first run was blowing with a force of 7, and the last run was completed in a violent squall. The vessel was heavily rigged as a brig —temporarily, to carry her out to her destination—and she drew 71-in. beyond her load draught of Bft. from being crammed with coal and extra stores. Under all these un favourable conditions, she realized a mean speed of 10.713 knots. The area of her midship section was 300 square feet and her hull displacement 1,300 tons. The indicated horse power of the engines was 947, the mean revolutions 122, the steam 251 b., and the vacuum 24in. The temperatures below during the time the ship was running the mile were. unusually low, the engine -roam thermometer registering 70 and the one in the stokehole 105. In testing the ship's manoeuvring powers under steam Admiral Sir Edward Belcher took command of the vessel, and, while the whole of the experiments were of a highly satisfactory ;nature, there was one fact rather unexpectedly arrived at which was of the greatest importance. We have already said that the engines of the Medusa work inwards, in lieu of out wards, the latter course having previously been the rule on the Thames. In turning the ship, with both engines work ing ahead, it was found that the time occupied by the Me dusa in completing a circle was in excess of the time that a single screw vessel would have occupied under similar conditions of dimensions and power, whereas with both en gines reversed and the ship making a circle " stern first" the time occupied in doing so was materially decreased, and in fact approximated to that of a vessel with the screws working outwards. The reason of this appears obvious enough. With screws working from each other they deliver their columns of water clear of the ship in two distinct columns. Working towards each other their water is thrown together under the vessel's stern, raising a great disturb ance of water, which boils up and lashes the ship's stern, and thus destroys the steering power of the screws. This view of the subject is, of course open to correction, but it was the opinion entertained by several on board the Medusa who have given great attention to every circum stance connected with the developement of the twin-screw principle. Apart from this drawback, the manoeuvres car ried out were, as already stated, very satisfactory, inas much as it was proved that, with the bulwarks of the Medusa thrown down as for action and guns pointed through the four forward or after ports, a more rapid and heavy fire could be maintained upon an enemy ahead or astern than could be effected from any turret-ship of similar tonnage ; the Medusa also possessing the great advantage of making her hull the training medium for her guns, by reversing the action of her screws, without having the weight of the turret to carry, and the risk of damage to its complicated revolving machinery. The Medusa was built by Messrs John and W. Dudgeon, of Cubitt Town Shipbuilding and Engineering-yard, Mill wall, and har engines were manufactured by James Watt and Co. The company on board during the vessel's trial included the Earl of Caithness, Admiral Sir E. Belcher, RN., Admiral Ommanney, R.N., Captains Symonds, Wil son, and Selwyn, R.N. ; Messrs. John and Wm. Du3geon, the builders of the ship; Mr. 11. Wollaston Blake and Mr. Langdon, of the firm of James Watt and Co., the manufac turers of her engines, and other gentlemen connected with iron slapbuilding and marine engineering., ROYAL COMMISSION ON THE LAWS OF MARRIAGE. —The commissioners met yesterday at 82, Abingdon street. There were present—Lord Chelmsford, Lord Lyveden, the Right Hon. Spencer Horatio Walpole, M.P., Right Hon. the Lord Justice Clerk of Scotland, the Solicitor- General for Scotland, Travers Twiss, Esq., and John Fraser 3thicqueen, Esq., Q.C., secretary. Professor linirhead and Professor Norman Macpherson (both of the University of Edinburgh) gave evidence. The anniversary festival in aid of the funds of b o li e i r e s d whoseto provide ov ide this instituti on was ce l e b rate d last evening at the Freemasons"favern, Great Q u e en - s t ree t, Lin coln's-inn -fields. M r . Mil ner Gib son, M.P., took the chair, s u pp or t e d b y a large number of gentlemen connected with th e ra il way interest, and is namesforatrhe e k n n e o c :n s i t t o i i e b s e ofth e m associated enm m e i r t s h , objects o f benevolence. The institution was esta orphans, children, and widows of the railway offi cers and servants of the United Kingdom. The Chairman, in proposing the toast of " The Army, Navy, and Volunteers," said the services were much indebted for their ffi. • e ciency to the railway system throughout the country • lie remembered it having been stated at a railway• - inquiry that whereas it once took nine days and many marches to bring a regiment from Manchester to Lon don it could now be accomplished in a few hours. In reference to the navy railways had proved a most valuable boon, in asmuch as through their ships agency _, could bemuch more quickly served with stores and ammunition • and it might be truly said that the volunteers sere unteers were greatly benefited by the facilities they derived from the operations of the railway system. The toast , was responded to by Lord Harris. The Chairman, in proposing the toast of the evening, " P rosperity to the Railway Benevolent Institution," obs erve d that 41r. Tig o t ... raltin the course of his offi c i a l duties told him—amd tlere could be no higher au thority—that this railway institution was one of an excellent character, and although he had not certi fied it, as it did not come under the legal definition ' of a friendly society, he was an earnest supporter of it, and he believed it was calculated to confer great benefit upon the classes for whom it was estab- fished. Upwards of 160,000 persons composed the general body of the working men on the railways of this country. The public had a deep interest in the well-being and contentment of those who bad the practical management of the railway traffic of the country, and in their being a faithful, vigilant, and well-conducted class of men, because upon them depended not only the safety of the lives of a great portion of the people of this country, but also the management and regular car rying on of the commercial traffic of the kingdom. Since the year 1834 the railway companies had been compelled to pay £135,000 in the shape of compen sation for injuries done to travellers, and it was difficult to say who could have a greater interest in carrying on the passenger traffic than the directors and managers themselves. He was, therefore, not prepared to advocate any measure for transferring the powers of those directors to any other authority. It was a fact which testified to the zeal and vigi lance of the railway servants, that out of 2 20,000,000 of single passengers in the year 1864 there were only 15 deaths of passengers, while there were 103 rail way servants killed while in the performance of their duties and between 70 and 80 injured. It was therefore most important that such a class should be provided for, and the railway companies themselves ought to take a prominent part in supporting the Railway Benevolent Institution. The secretary an nounced that the subscriptions amounted to up- 1 wards of £B7O. The International Horticultural Exhibition. --s In three weeks' time a pretty and busy scene will be again enacting on the ground that in 1862 was teeming with the life and clatter of the second great exhibition of industrial products ; a small portion of that soil which has bine() been so long lying idle and unfruitful will become, for a little while, green with verdure and bright with beautiful flowers, brilliant with a fashionable crowd. In the midst of a barren desert of building refuse this garden of a few spring days' duration is „Inwß;iNFALreEll„tP .9,Asbrird - w= houses of modern displays, is doonianish mike a vision and leave not a trace behind. On a strip of that classic ground where the world's workers four years since brought their wares will horticulturists on the 22d of this month bring their flowers and fruits, their rare trees, plants, and shrubs, and commoner but more useful vegetables. For four spring days only this oasis in the desert of South Kensington will last under its huge canvas tent, or rather booth, of seven long parallel galleries, orbays, each from 30 to 45 feet wide and 25 to 30 feet in height, covering a space of 562 feet in length by 393 feet in breadth, or about 163,000 feet superficial-- an area in English land measure of 31 acres, and re quiring 38,000 yards of canvas three-quarters of a yard wide to roof it. Of this space 65,000 ft. super ficial will be appropriated for the general arrange ment of plants, and 10,000 for orchids and other tender plants ; this part will be heated with hot water by Ormson's multitubular boiler ; connected with 1500 ft. of piping. For single specimens and specialities, such as tree-ferns, palms, &e., 24,000 ft. will be set apart ; 14,000 ft. will be devoted to the refreshment-rooms and offices, leaving 50,000 ft. clear for promenades, a sufficient amount to accommodate 15,000 persons at a time, a number that is not likely to be exceeded, as the Horticultural Society's gar dens will be opened to the visitors, and into them there will be a direct communication from the inter national show. As three fine bands are engaged to play there throughout the afternoons the attraction of their music will naturally tend to keep up a cir culation of the visitors through the exhibition. In the Western Arcade of the Horticultural Gardens, a display will be made of implements, fencings, mo dels of hot-hones, green-houses, and other appara tus connected with the practice of the gardening art, and this will also tend to relieve the great tent of anything like a stationary crowd, so that altogether comfort and convenience seem amply provided for. The framework is constructed of wood entirely, and the erection will have no pretensions to architec tural display. It consists of mere upright pillars with struts and ties supporting and bracing to-, gether the rafters of the roofing, and is therefore of the simplest nature ; but we shall be disap pointed if it does not prove very effective for the protection of the flowers and the convenient ventilation of the arena. Nor will it be, though simple, unsightly ; the plan adopted of colouring the framework of a bluish neutral tint will take away the rafter-like look of the roof, and as the light comes subdued through the canvas there will be a tendency in these long bays to assume a general grey atmospheric-like background that will permit the banks and parterres of flowers and trees to show themselves off to the best advantage. 'The design was furnished by Mr. Unite, the contractor, and de serves credit for its unostentatiousness. The interior is being laid out in banks and mounds of grass - Covered earth, variously disposed around a dcentral in Regent's-parks and amphitheatre, like what we are accustoiTeon y OD at the Botanic Society an incomparably larger scale. banks, and artificial irregularit t i ad vantage of shutting off the particular isolating each each other, and localising NV 'These h i l e a : r / 7I displaysaN h ave th the fromkw around a foun group of objects, from a raised platform of roc while the vis i tor on entering will, into a broad pool, be able awholefiowingfield to gaze of the exhibition, an d obtainii and e a splendid aßde t' n of the tout ensembl e o f the display a nd its accompanying scenes. Thi s p l an t overeathe realisation the eman ates from • Gibson, whose sh l foMr abours at the Battersea and Victoria-Parks are familiar to all. During the exhibition special trains wil l b e provided by the committee to take their dis tinguished foreign guests to I j ( n e a w u , gu e r l a e l ve d banquete n, an is d other interesting places. The arranged to take place at the Guildhall but we cannot help thinki ng th at the great tent itself would have proved more convenient, profitable, and ap propriate. The expenses will be considerable, the structure will certainly not cost_ less than £3,000, and the artificial arrangements within it will pro bably take at least half as much more, to which The China left Alexandria on the 19th nit., Malta on the 23d, and Gibraltar on the 27th. Strong head winds and high head seas were experienced between Alexandria and Malta ; thence to Gibraltar mode rate and high winds and fine weather ; to Cape Finisterre light southerly winds and swell ; across the Bay of Biscay fresh north-easterly winds, with high head sea, squally weather, and rain ; and in the Channel line weather with light easterly winds. On the morning of the 27th a telegram was re ceived in Gibraltar of the wreck of the British steamer Nile on Trafalgar Reef on the night of the 26th. The China stood in to within two miles of the reef on the evening of the 27th, and observed the steamer on shore, lying with her head to the S.E., quite sw s ,a r n f was ds ee iag no up right, but apparently settled down on the reef with mast and f unnels standing; no boats visible. A heavy er u breakingperarsoonunodn andbboard r o d v , e theherr c a . p S i t a g i n - nalled a n d offered assistance, but receiving no an of the China supposed her to be ceeded on his course. On the 26th ult. the China spoke the schooner Lancashire Witch, from the Canaries to Genoa • off Gibraltar, the schooner Fruit er , b ound to the west ward ; and on the 28th the screw steamer Munster, standing to the southward and eastward. Her Majesty's ships Victoria, Hibernia, Cal e d on i a, Royal Oak, Phoebe, Racer, and Psyche were at Malta ; and the Skylark and R.edpole at Gibralt ar . The Terrible, Capt. Napier, six days from Malta, arrived at Gibraltar on the 24th lilt., and having embarked invalids and time-expired men, left for England at 7.20 a.m. on the 26th. The storeship Supply, Master Commander Bawden, six days from Plymouth Sound, arrived at Gibraltar on the 23d, and left for the eastward on the 25th. The gun boat Icarus left for the westward on the morning of the 21st. The British steamer Roma, Capt. T. Livingstone, 10 days from Glasgow, for Tunis and Malta, arrived at Gibraltar on the- 21st; the Limerick, Capt. H. Spuring, 16 days from London and 1i from Lisbon, for Toulon, on the 22d ; the lonia, Capt. W. J. Tutt, 8 days from Liverpool, for Palermo, on the 23d ; and the Sandi, Capt. D. Ross, 11 days from Glasgow and 11- from Lisbon, for Cagliari, on the 23d. The brigantine Shepherdess, from Middles.. borough ; the brigantine Emily Burnyeat, from Newport ; and the bark Umgene, from Liverpool, arrived at Gibraltar on the 24th. ' The brig Amphion, Capt. J. Connell, which ar rived at Gibraltar on the 25th ult. from Cardiff; reported having met with, on the morning of the 4th, off the Bristol Channel, a derelict vessel, sup posed to be a ship, with mizenmast gone, being under a lower fore topsail, foresail flying in ribands, rudder unshipped, and stripped of all rope and other material. Donkey engine and galley complete, with part of name " Tress." The Amphion could not take her in tow, the weather being squally. She was laden with teak timber. The latest quotations of exchange at Gibraltar were as follows :—London, 90 days' date, 49+; Paris, ditto, sf. 23c. ; Marseilles, 8 day_sl.sight-__Bf, t ditto, 4 dis. ; Seville, ditto, to dis.; Malaga, , ditto, fl dis. ; Barcelona, ditto. 1 dis. Premium on 5f.-pieces, 13- to 14 per cent., in demand. The Spanish screw frigate Navas de Tolosa, which has been prepared to convey the newly-appointed Capt.-General(LdTeridijAtiojetee H to av e a m nn b a a h rk , left Cadiz ou th e 22 Excellency. The Spanish screw sloop Concordia, with the Chili= bark Alice Ward in tow as a prize, arrived at Cadiz, after a passage of 18 hours from Algesiras, on the 22d ult. The crew of the bark were landed on the 24th, and remained detained. Both vessels are stated to have subsequently left for Carraca, where a formal investigation would be entered upon. In reference to this capture the Gibraltar Chronicle of the 24th ult. says : • " The Chilian bark Alice Ward, which on the 20th of February last sought refuge in, this port from the danger of capture by Spanish cruisers, and has been lying here ever since, has fallen into the hands of her enemies in a singular manner. Between midnight on Saturday and daylight on Sunday morning she dragged her anchor, and, the wind being east, drifted out of British waters and across the Bay till her anchors again brought her up in Spanish waters between the two rivers, and she was quietly taken possession of by the boats of the Spanish gunboat anchored in Orange Grove Bay. There are a variety of t r b u e m n o t urs iulafflurmoatarteiesricstitnhgatthuoe contained d en i ce n occurrence, but t d t e h p e osi o t n io ly ns of au the second mate, who was in charge of the vessel at tho time, the master being on shore, and of a boy on board the Alice Ward. These two left the vessel in a small boat when the Alice Ward was in the middle of the bayu,foanrtei(:l,inpbu,tyt._lhliiaetod sucho ove r i. to this side. It appears from the mate's statement that he went to his berth at half-past 10, leaving orders that he should be called if anything particular happened. One look-out man, relieved at intervals of onewohfaaosutuhydr,afindad2ino mginthuatets,sfhoermweads the night watch. The Alice Ward was lying in four fathoms of water, riding at a single anchor with 30 fathoms of chain veered out. About 3 o'clock the look-out man called R the mate, saying he thought the ship was adrift. The mate im mediately went on deck, and his own observation confirming the man's report, he turned out all hands, veered out 50 fathoms of chain to the port anchorbywhich the vessel had been riding, let go the starboard anchor with 60 fathoms of chain, and tried to find bottom with the lead and 20 fathoms of line, but without success. The extra chain did not cause the anchors to hold, and the vest: s e s l ela con tinued to drift. As the mate supposed the vessel and this time to be about half way between Gibraltaron this A lgesiras, she must have drifted far from the bank I, her anchors side, and there was, therefore, no chanbocews the mate dis covering bottom. On looking over the covering a Spanishguardacosta row-this boat were (=min -18 men and 14 oars. The p ing the sides of the ship the wit vessel was in, tho reply from itbnhyge the : sp perhaps, materm h p a . p l v s , i whathatt a water l 1 esr t coh h t v vessel,piei ship .:7how and I a le s a t i h w ; l ee er v nn sm e : p r t; y aa y l o rdOfi suppose, e s e n u w h elp ab emgunboatpotwater,Paeirnsegv- , ialna th swek e a ai aertnnnheddl johespanish. The scampavia after this direction aid of her lanthorns, had ascer tainedcyahh the Spanish Government had or deredpthullate the waters wer e hastened to give the hohe:reG dhtdthAoi the jaai a t i w a e nhan b t ykal her crew, m ie icr t n c E°e i larwwol the 011 which b e gitt lowatched,ck, intelli gence to the gunboat believed to be charged with that ser vice.no Spanish boat being alongside e second pulled ovmateover t ando Gibraltar. a 5 ~ li b . taoyil is known got .aznka .n variable ),r, i iw n . Iv. htnoel ntsdhhsei ship'sship cause or smallin bosigahtt,anthd con tinued to drift until her anchor brought her up in the shoal water on the opposite side. At daylight she was seen riding at anchor between the two rivers ; at about a quarter be fore 6 boats from the Spanish gunboat in Orange-grove Sly boarded her, and shortly afterwards the Spanish flag was hoisted over the vessel. There is nothing iu all this to cause any surprise except the circumstance of the ves sel's dragging her anchor when it was not blowing bard ; although there were occasionally stiff squalls from theeeuas , and when all the other ships in the bay lay securealyueenxuegh a v u es d se e ls bb t o o swing f the ep orvn t i deoeust snhedel andand at their anchorage The cause of the u the an ) : tion in the case of the Alice Ward is be e i ss ie ; had been thorities of the port to be this rid ing:— some time at a single anchor. a practice in this mrt is nttcnr!ci w'l c : bl - .1. y thecoha iven calms S I i their g o h r te s anchors. puff of wind The chain fouls the anchor, and t h en chain brings the anchor out of the drags. Curiously enough, precisely appened . to the Alice Ward gr i t n h g e ou s n a a i d n , s e t a r n a a d i o n e th e t s o an Italian bark, the Colum bia, to the Spanish shore. Such an accident, and drifted ov er importance to any other vessel, has proved which in a moderate east . wind dragged her anchor occurred a few ili'de d n a t y t s ha a t g h o a which has drifted into the hands of fatal t a i o a u gnthoattoihofnesacinhealinlileanyb7k, s~i