The Sun. — London, England, 1865-12-26 00:00:00

„‘7,1 ~~ ~~ NEWSPAPER ‘7 ,, ---, ) / * - - 4 ... m ._ VZ Loss of the Barbadian S ,oarnery.g . ~ 4 ~... , ~„ -,,,, n Z .1-'--(--4-- 4..- .`,..1 tl i , lt ', . . _. . . _ ..- The following is the offi li al report ' ': . -. 7 4; 47 ,-' ' - `,..” :s.('.) , I L .4) ., ...... I -- p - •,-- - - , ~ 112 00 ,, ,,1e5i .0.14 - Ik. )1 ,,,,,, ,, , ( - .., _ , 4 't 4 ' ~, ~ ~ ...„0- t . ~. 4 ~, - , • , olv,-- , _.,„ -, the Barbadian steamer, which has be • .4, o et-f. ,,, 0,7„ :.. ~..--. cz .... .*... - -- - . , .. .11 1 ''''W,, .‘oot iv •u• i ~,,.- i i 4....0 1 ; •.. r,g+l ...." , * o 6e.# '\414 " 4" s- 1.. - ‘‘ . „4. ig a ,m , , i :' ----- _ 4 4'. 'r e , to the Right Hon. the Lords of the Connatce P . * • , ..,, i ~, 4, s i \ .., , •, LL ~./ .:'. 'l , ' ,Ql*/ ( E. / ''''",. -" 40 d i,, ' " 7 °. 6 • r 4 •-• . --.: '.. 1 ' '', -, as' • .1.0 ~. „ 1... * rg'!.... S , , V _...... . , _.., /... \L A \ , - iill' l '•• . \' \ ' ' --='`,- 71r1/4 ) - Valgillte, a 4 1 - IV> WO ThßtilT,..' \‘‘ ;; 17 ;---, N NTL-4- . - ygoi..-- rm-c,"" DIE i 11, ` , 141._ lit Air. ',IP l e 'Z' "" . 7 _ .. --_„, ..f .... ( 5 / -----: 1 4 „1, , p / „<::, ttt , .....,../ \ Privy Council for Trade My Lords—l have, in conjunction with Captain ___ Harris and Hight, as nautical assessors, held the • __ 7 4' l . + LONDON must hare a SUPPER and MUSIC ROOnfor Gentlemen. Remember. we wait for you at EVANS' after the Covent-garden Pantomime and the Theatres. lc- Re ter 3es K INAIIAN'S I LL WHISKY. - DUBLIN EXHIBITION, 65 This celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY gained the Dublin Prize Medal. It is pare, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Bold in Bottles, Ss. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London; by its Agents in the principal towns In England ; or wholesale THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 26, 1865. PRICE 4d . STAMPED sd . inquiry ordered by your lordships into the loss of ins o it is ng No. 22,940 dent to young writers or a youthful period of literature. A vast amount of trash will be thrown away ; but there is no doubt that out of all this movement we will discover many fine authors. We must not expect the full " sun burst " of a new and grand era of American literature all at once. We are in the midst of a revolution yet. But it will undoubtedly come, as the natural consequence of the intellectual excitement of the time, and we think we perceive the first faint streaks of the dawn of such a period.—New York Herald. The Reorganisation of the French Fleet. the steamship Barbadian upon the Blackwater Bank on the 6th of Dee. last. The Barbadian was 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Jork branded LL Whisky." CIHRISTY MINSTRELS, St. James's Hall, Piccadilly.—The only original and veritable legitimate CHRIST Y MINSTRELS Every Night at 8, Wednesdays an a Saturdays at 3 and 8, retaining all the specialties and old favourites who originally created the reputation of the Com pany. Fauteuils, 55.; stalls, 3s ; unreserved seats, 28. ; gal lery, 18. Tickets at Austin's, 28, Piccadilly.—Manager, Mr. Frederick Burgess. A.D. 1720. R 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. OCTAVIIIS WIGRAM, Esq., Governor. JAMES STEWART HODGSON, Esq., Sub-Governor. CIIARLES Joins MANNING, Esq., Deputy-Governor. ' DIRECTORS. . . an iron screw steamer, built at South Shields in 1856, of 950 tons gross, with two engines of 150- horse power, and was owned by the West India The Avenir National of Saturday contains the following article upon the reorganisation of the French fleet : ich Lu ng ver l UTy n A c,, L rpor L ,t o ed i b N y FUND Act of ASSOC IATION Parliament, 180). 14 , RUSSELL-STREET, COVENT-GARDEN. LONDON ADVANCES MONEY on Personal Security, Bills of Sale, Freehold or beneficial Leasehold Property, without inquiry Pe, or any deduction whatever, for periods of one, two, or three years, repayable weekly, monthly, or quarterly. Bills discounted. The greatest secrecy observed. 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Opera, Bur lesque, Pantomime, Ballet, and Comedy Every Evening, pert, , rmed by the entire company, including Misses Russell, Fitz Henry, Barrie; Messrs. A. St. Albyn, W. Williams, Spagnoll, ac. The HUNGARIANS in their new entertain ment; Messrs Pariah and Davies's illustrations of Negro Lite ; Herr Preskow, the wondrous posturer from the Grand Theatre, St. Potersburg ; the D Aubans, Herr Berrani and his talented family; the ENCHANTED HASH, eleven characters performed by Mr. E. Marshall (his first. appear ance here', the entertainment written expressly for him by Mr. W. T. Vandervell ; and a host of other talent, for which see programme and small bills. —EVERY EVENING- Admission—Area, 6d.; stalls and balcony, ls. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. --- Henry Bainbridge, Esq. Wm. Tetlow Hibbert, Esq.' Robert Barclay, Esq. Wiimot Holland, Esq. John Garratt Caney, Esq. NevLe Lubbock, Esq. Mark Currie Close, Esq. Geo. F. Malcolmson, Esq. Edward James Daniell, Esq. I henry Nelson. Esq. 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Equivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums payable by persons who preferred that form of Bonus. The divisions'of Profit take place every Five years. Any sum not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on one Life. This Corporation affords to the Assured — Liberal participation in PMA—with the guarantee of a large invested Capital Stock an d-exemption, under Royal Charter, from the liabilities of partnership. The advantages of modern practice,—with the security of an Office whose resources have been tested by the ex perience of nearly a CENTURY AND A HALF. ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. ROBT. P. STEELE. Secretary. had a general cargo of about 500 tons, and was bound to Barbadoes and other Wrest Indian ports. The Barbadian sailed from Liverpool at noon on EDWARD HARPER. Secretary, Oyster Culture in the Isle of Wight THE UNITED LIBRARIES. 3/7, Regent-street, W. Subscriptions from One Guinea to any amount, according to the supply required. All the best New hook', English, rrench, and German. imm , diately on publicati o n . Booth's, Churton I, Hodgson's, and Saunders' and Otley's United Libraries, 3C Regent street. next the Royal roly technic Institution. The bedding and fattening of oysters are not un known in the Isle of Wight, for Newport oysters are " celebrities," and highly estimated amongst us, and we have seen in some town on the mainland of Hampshire " Newport Oysters" placarded as dain ties. Brading Harbour has also been devoted to the above purposes, but the speculators went no further. Tubs of oysters more or less have been de posited in those places at the proper time, and, when duly grown or fattened, disposed of at an en hanced price ; but until the capital, skill, and enter prise lately devoted by Mr. W. L. Kulbach to the subject, no one ventured to speculate so far in the business as to introduce oyster culture into the waters of the island. the sth of December, under charge of a pilot, who left at the Bell Buoy at two p.m. At nine pan. the South Stack was abeam, according to the evi dence of the officer of the watch, her course being then S.W. and by W., which was continued till midnight at a speed of about 91 knots. At 12.15 a.m. on the 6th, the quartermaster, who had come on watch at midnight, came to the con, and found the course W. by S., which was continued tillwithin Evo , cloth, price 65., SMITH'S (ALBERT) STRUGGLES AND ADV EN I'URES OF CHRISTOPHER TADPOLE, Al' HOME AND ABROAD. Illustrated with the 27 Ori ginal Plates by Jahn Leech. London: William Tegg, Pancras-lane, Cheapside. T HE LATE KING LEOPOLD.—Novi ready, 11 the BEST and most COMPLETE BIOGRAPHY of that lamented Sovereign, translated by special permission from the INDEPENDANCE BELGE, with a Portrait from a Drawing by his late Majesty's special artist. Price ls. 6d. 13, Btirleigh-street, Strand, and all Booksellers. V I ETROPOLITAN DISTRICT RAILWAY COMPANY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that the INTEREST, at the rate of fi per cent. per annum, will in future be PAID nAL le-YEARLY, on the let January and let July. • On MONDAY, the Ist Januiry next, a proport onate Divi dend of the Interest accruinT, since the 13th September last Will be PAID at the Office of the Registrar of the Comr any, 27 , Austin-friars. Provisional Scrip Certificates to bearer must be forwarded to the Registrar. at the above Office, in order that the divi dend warrants may be duly prepared. F. RITSO, Registrar. 27, Austin-friars, E.C. CANTERBURY HALL. RI-FUM TI-FUR! The Music composed and arranged by Willem Vandervell, will be produced on BOXING-NIGHT (Tuesday', December the 26t0, 1865. a very short time of striking, At four a.m. the second mate again came on deck, found the course Demy Bvo., price is., WHAT FOOD TO EAT. By W. W. IRELAND, M.D. (late of H.M. Bengal Army). London: F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row. Just published. extra cloth gilt, gilt edger, price 3 s. 6 d. , DIAM OND DUS T. Collected by ELIZA Coon. London : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row. Second Edition, extra cloth. price Is. 6d., THE LITTLE THINGS OF NATURE. By LEO H. GRINDON, Author of "Life : its Nature," &c. "It has seldom been our lot to read a book more beauti fully written and more deeply interesting than the one before us."—Christian News. " He presents scientific facts, whether physical or metaphy sical, in a form which makes them far more relishable than the most imaginative novels."—Norfolk News. London : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row. as just stated, and saw a revolving light two points abaft the starboard beam, which he wal informed by the chief mate was the Tuskar. In Mr. E. MARSHALL will make Ms first appearance these two years in RI-FUM TI-FIIM! Mr. and Mrs. W. RANDALL will make their Re-appear ance in RI—FUM TI-FUM! LBS FRERES D'ETOILE in RI-FUM TI-FUM! About 12 months back, Mr. W. L. Kulbach, an officer in the army, made arrangements with Sir H. Oglander, Bart., for leasing Brading Harbour for the pure ose nf constructing ponds for breeding oys ters, and providing all other things necessary for such an undertaking. Mr. Kulbach has also pur chased the rights of those who had previou.slybedded oysters in the harbour; consequently he now pos sesses full and undivided sway over the whole of it, and also to all the oysters that may be found there, stray waifs, from former deposits. Having thus ob tained a field, or rather a " flood," for his opera tions, Mr. Kulbach commenced his works last Sep tember 12 month, which have progressed very favourably until the present time. Near the mill in the harbour may be observed a few minutes a bright fixed light was discovered on the port bow. The helm was put a-star board, and light reported to the captain, who came upon the bridge, and having looked at it for a short time, steadied the ship at W.S.W. The captain then went below, leaving directions to be CIIOOOLATi-IVIENIER'S FRENCH. CHOCOLAT-MENIER, for Breakfast. Les MONTAGNARDS will make their first appearance in this Country in RI-FUM The FLIGHT of MERCURY by the renowned TALLIOT V in RI-FUM TI-FUM! Signor TESCANO, the Cousin and Rival of the late DONATO, in • RI-FUM The MYSTERIES OF MABILE in RI-FUM TI-FUM! called at 8 a.m., or in case the shipmeared the land. In about a quarter of an hour the ship struck on :~ ~,-:: CHOCOL.A.T-DIENIER - is pure, wholesome, and delicious. To I of 1 in IVIENIER'S FRENCH CHOCOLATE Warehouse, 23, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden. Sold everywhere. Second Edition, demy 4to , cloth, price 7s. 6d., THE PSYCHONOMY of the HAND ; or, the Hand an Index of Mental Development, accord ing to MM. D'Arpentigny and Desbarrolles. With thirty one tracings from living and other hands. By K. BEAMISH, F.K.S., dra, Author of • Life of Sir M. L Brunel." London: F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row. Fcap. Svc., extra cloth gilt, gilt edges, price 3s. 6d., LOVE : a Selection from the best Poets, by THOMAS SHORTER, Editor of "A Book of English Poetry," Cm London : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row. Cloth, price 35., Published by J. Clements, Little Pulteney;street price 7d., in cloth 13d., a New Work on the Teeth, entitled PURE DENTISTRY, and WHAT IT DOES FOR US. By A. ESSELL, Surgeon-Dentist, Grosvenor-street, W. "The present may be looked upon in some measure as a popular supplement to the author's former work, 'A Treatise on Dental Surgery ;' and should bz perused by those who are troubled with their teeth."—Morning Advertiser, Aug. 31, 1865. Sold by Simpkin and Marshall, and may be had of all book sellers. DR. CULVERWELL'S GRAND TURKISH BATHS, 3 , Great Marlborough-street, 3 doors from Poland-street, Ladles every Monday. Gentlemen all other days, 2s. each ; 15, One Guinea. Also opposite the Post-office, 19, St. Martin's-le-Grand. ace ; for Les TABLEAUX D'A HOUR, illuminated by the Magneelum Light, in RI-FUM TI-F T. 131! The Beautiful BALLERINES in RI-F UM TI-FUM! LE GALOP INFERNAL in RI-FUM TI-F UM! The Fairy Orchestra, designed and painted by Mr. W. Govtrie, in RI-FUM TI-FIJMI dise, 1180 ;self. rork, ll as DEAFNESS. —The SOUND MAGNIFIER, and Inviable Voice Conductor. It its into the ear, not Perceptible ; the unpleasant sensation of siwing noises in the head is entirely removed. It affords Immediate relief to OW persons, and enables them to hear distinctly at church and public , assemblies. Every other kind of hearing instru tnent.—Messrs. SOLOMON, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. WHAT DO THE WILD WAVES SAY NOW?—That the FIERY CROSS has arrived, bringing some magnificent ICAISOW CONGOUS of delicious flavour, and which may now be had, at a mere commission on the import price, of the EAS'V INDIA TEA CO dPANY, No. 5, Great St. Helen's Churchyard, Bishopsgate-street. • Upwards of ONE HUNDRED PERSONS will appear in R I-FUM T I-F UM! VEGETABLE COOKERY, PASTRY, PICKLING, &c. This Work contains Reeeipts for above 900 dishes, pre pared without the use of animal food. It possesses an espe cial interest at the present time on account of the high price 01 meat, and the prev.lence of disease among cattle. • • arket 4 but ig, St ; red a wig ditto s6o' , 570 iarlol 3111 estil troll° he in ferior A last Besuo ne W Bar -26s to 0 30s Beans, • flour, wheat. :ult to d less Oats ;nor Bar per 30 stone. slow, per 3 6 nding, 41s to d ley, 7 ° 7 s 7d; ;s don ( ) wheat n corn retail• )s per 'ding, 3tone. ) 0 per 1 . 12. a. 4. 22.. C. --. 1 . 27, C. 1. 27 C. 2 1 ❑. 11 u. 5. n. 17% 4. !c. 28 c. 22. 31. 10 V.. 2 ) v. 29. al. 11• n. 17 whi ch elnn eel. g being Stat e 7 Wia"ll 3 are in his 0 lid 1° hers t° tea th at rr ed fol. • Wes t " kurrt° . ace, of os2 chi ve% a, s t ' 1:, 0 1 a A, Lle-P 19 '1, 6 Jh° °.. toe J°l3l' z s,ot ifieVri , I,ietit." r. Wa Rideace, o b s rlo. r Act°°° 0* ".0. Quno .QPANISEI FLY is the acting ingredient in ki ALEX. 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IiTAIR DESTROYER, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. - ROSS'S DRPILA CORY removes, Without effect to the skin, superfluous hair from the face. neck, and arms. Ss. 6d., ss. 6d., and 10s. 6d. ; sent the same day as ordered by post for 51, 84, and 144 stamps. Lately published, id., sent free by post for two stamps, A N ESSAY upon the HUMAN HAIR : Its Close Analogy to Vegetation, and its Reproduction by the Stimulant Spanish Fly or Cantharides.—By ALES.. 'ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London. pThIPLE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the skin are improved by one dose of ALEX. KOSS'S VEGE TABLE SKIN PILL. They remove redness, sallowness, am 2s. 9d. and 7s. 6d. ;or by pest for 40 and 100 stamp B.— ALEX, KOSS, 248. High Holborn, London. VOTIMCG IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and -1-1 most usetil invention of the day, AGUA AMA.R. ELL A.. Messrs. 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It frequently cures persons whom the faculty Pronounce incurable, admirably allays the tickling which provokes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption its effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or even lying down for fear of suffocation. may depend on relief in a few minutes after taking it. Preparea on,y and sold by AV. LAMBERT, Chemist, 8, King-William-street, Charing cross, London, and by all druggists, in bottles, 1301., and three quantities in one, 2s. Od. each. Be particular. and ask for Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam. The name and address are engraved on the stamp ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Hail- Way Terminus, King's-cross. Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. Pico- Patron—His Royal Highness the Prinoe of WALES, K.G President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G. This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the first to estab lish the principle of free admission to the sick poor, without the delay and di ffi culty of Governors' orders. is wholly de pendent for support on voluntary contributions and I t4acies. It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in addition to this, the average number of attendance of the .lestitute sick has for a considerable period averaged between g,OOO and 4,000 weekly. The Committee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the benevolent, as the premises of this hospital are capable of containing several nundred more beds, had the Committee the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Is;dward Sias • Lerman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Contts and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; IlArries and Co. ; Ransom and co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; W Mama, Deacon, and Co.; Overend, Gur !ley, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co.. Berners-street ; Blotted and LivPrpool ; and at the Hospital. from 10 till 5. STANFORD stifTll. Secretary. THE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another home to iho 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer 'han 455 poor, friendless, young females were rejected 'rom Want of FUNDS and room, making a total of 3,087, who have been sent away in five years. Here are brief details of a tew ef the most recent cases: F. V., aged 16, fallen, mother dead, deserted by her father. H. A. F., aged 13, homeless, both parents dead. 8.. 8., aged 17, fallen, father dead, deserted by her mother 1. D., aged 15, fallen, mother dead. J. R., aged 15, fallen, mother dead, A. 8., aged 16, fallen, both parents dead. H. S., aged 14, homeless, deserted by her parents M. IL aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. C. H., aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. A. G., aged 18, fallen, father dead. E. K„ aged 18, fallen, both parents dead, S. 8., aged 17, fallen, both par. nts dead. M. A. W. aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. S. D., aged 15, fallen, both parents dead. The new home the Committee wish to form would be for youn g girls, almost children, from the age of a to 15, who ave been led astray from the path of virtue. Contributions will be received gratefully by the Secretary. Mr. Daniel Cooper, 55, Queen .street. Cheapside; or by Messrs Barclay and Co., Lombard-street NO MORE PILLS OR ANY OTHER MEDICINE. DU BARRY'S delicioushe,alth-restoring and Infants' Food, THE REVALENTA ARABIC A, Yields three times as much assimilating and strengthening nourishment as the best meat. and restores pertect digestion, strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, refreshing sleep. functional regularity, and energy to the most disordered or enfeebled—removing speedily and effectually indigestion (dYsi.epoia ) , cough, asthma, consumption, habitual constipa tion, diarrhoea, all gastric derangements, haemorrhoids, liver Complaints, flatulency, nervousness, biliousness, fevers, sore throats, diphtheria, catarrhs, colds, influenza, noises in the head and ears, rheumatism, gout, impurities, erruptions, uFsteria, neuralgia, irritability. sleeplessness, acidity, palpi tation, heartburn, headache, debility, dropsy, cramps, spasms, nausea and sickness even in pregnancy or at sea, sinking fits, bronchitis. scrofula, tightness of the chest, pains in the pit of the stomach and between the shoulders. It is the most diges tible of all foods, and suitable for invalids and infants in all OumplaiAts. We quote a few out of 62,000 Cures :—Cure No. 58,216, of the Marchionesls de Breh an, of seven yelrs' liver complaint, Wasting away, debility, nervousness, irritability, with a ner vous palpitation all over, bad digestion, constant sleepless -I!ess, and the most intolerable nervous agitation. Cure No. ._• 1 , of dyspepsia, from the Right Hon. the Lord Stuart de lie2lee, Lord Lieutenant of the county of Waterford ;—1 have derived much benefit from your excellent food. Stuart de Decles, Dromana, Cappoquin. county Waterford. Cure No. 54,816, from the Rev. James T. Campbell, Syder atone Rec , ory, near Fakenham, Norfolk.—ln all cases of in digestion, and particularly when the liver is more than usually affected, I consider it the best of all remedies. It re gulates the bile, and makes it flow in cases which would not admit of mercury in any shape, In short, a healthy flow of the bile is one of its earliest and best symptoms. You can In ake what use you please of this communication.— I am. gentlemen. James T. Campbell Cure No. 52,422 . — 8 ridge 'louse, Fernley, Surrey.—Thirty-three years' diseased lungs , !pitting of blood, liver derangement, deafness, singing in the ears, constipation, debility, shortness of breath, and ?„ °ll gh, have been removed by your Revalenta A rabica. M y I ,''utzs. liver, stomach, bead, and ears are all right, my hear '9: perfect, and my recovery is a mar el to all my acquaint tires- —James Roberts, Timber Merchant. Cure No. 49,832. fifty years' indeseribah:e agony from dyspepsia, nervous , asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms , sick and vomiting.—Maria Joly, of Lynn, Norfolk. C ure °; 4 7l'll.—Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervo usness . 41: 11 gestion, gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies. direNo 56,814.—Mr. Samuel Laxton,Leieester , of tw o y ears ' _ B reea. The Food is sold in canisters , 11 b.. 2s 9 d; 21b., 6d ; 21b. , 21s • 241 b 40s Super-refined quality. lb., 6s, ; Plb • ' '' • ^. B ; 51b., 22s ; 01b., 335. The 101 b., 21b., and 241 b. nisters, carriage free on receipt of Post-Office Order, by p;TY Da Barry and Co., , London ; also ni dips. Tea Dealers, 8. Ki n g William-street ; likewise at w it. race hurch- street ; 4. Cheaside 4 St rand ;Bishopate-sreet ; 6 3 , 150, and 298, Oxf o rd - s t r ee t; 330, 54, ..zoer Baker- street Tottenham-court-road; 96, Upper :l7, Islington, N. ; Harvey, ; Close Brothers, street ; and 6tubbs, Queen's-terrace, St. John's- Z.T2_ 4 Louden ; and all respectable Grocers and Chemists.-- - " va re 91 0141191.1 S imitations. MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, Baker-street. 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TOHN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY TOO VII PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decay, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the breath. Price is. Bd.—Ball Wharf. itotherhithe, Lon don. MR. HOWARD, SURGEON-DENTIST, 52, Fleet-street, has introduced an entirely new descrip tion of ARTIFICIAL TEETH, fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so perfectly 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 toe 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. SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS, ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, an i Lining-room, eonsisting of a new and eiegant assort ment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands. ,eautilui inlaid Tables, Paper weights, Am., in Italian, Alabaster, Paean, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &a Imported and manufactured by JAM.ES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her ttaiesty, 149, Stand, W.C., London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of ROCKS, It IN E ItALS, and FOSSILS, to illustrate the new edition of Lyell's Elements of Geology ; they will greatly facilitate Vie interesting study of MINELtALOGY and GEOLOGY, and can be had at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 590 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE RALOGY is given by Mr.TENNAN r,F.G.S., at 149, Strand. IA]LORS' ORPHAN GIRLS' SCHOOL and 110 iIE, Hampstead. Offices, 77, CornhilL PATRON—The QUEEN. TRUSTEES. _ Capt. the Hon. Francis Maude, I The Rev. Canon Champneys R.N. Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P. TREASURERS. R. C. L. Bevan, Esq. I Robert Banbury, Esq. This Institution is designed to supply a great national want, viz., an asylum for the orphan daughters of sailors iu the Royal Navy and Merchants Service and of Marines. It clothes, maintains, and educates them for domestic service and provides a home free of expense for former inmates while out of situations, thus shielding them from the temptations they might otherwise be exposed to. The Committee earnestly APPEAL for CONTRIBUr TIONS to meet the increasing applications through the recent storms and loss of life at sea, and: o enable them eventually to obtain premises more commensurate with the necessities of this great maritime country, which loses 2,000 sailors annually by casualties alone, without including those who may perish by war. Subscriptions thankfully received by the bankers, Messrs, Barclay, Bevan, and Co., Lombard-street, and by the Secre tary, at the Office), No. 77, Cornhin. • R. BWEETING, Hon. Sao. CHARLES NASH, Soo. London; F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row. kairTURES. — BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOO-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFEZTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT KxIIIBITIONEI OF 1851 AND 1882), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective nvention in the curative treatment of UERNI A. The use of a steel spring, so otten hurtful in its effects, s here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the , )ody, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the tioc-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn 'luring sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir mmierenee of the body, two inches below the hips, being lent to the manufacturer, Mr, WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A. Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6d., and sis. 6d. Postage, ls. k Double Trues, 318. 6d„ 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, is gd. fin Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, is. 10d. Post-otlicc Orders to be made payable to John White, Pos offioe, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT ELASTIC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS, dm, for Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, ato. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on like an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 78. 6d., 10s., to 10s. esdh. Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE. Manufacturer. 22A. Piccadilly . RUPTURES CURED BY °HANDLER'S NEW LEVER TRUSS. v It has the following advantages : —No steel spring re quired round the body, is easily applied, does not chafe or excoriate the skin, admits of any kind of exercise being taken, and la imperceptible when worn. Prices —Sinzle, 10s. 61. and 215., postage is. ; Double, 21s and 428. 2 postage 2s. ; sent on receipt of post-office order ani size round hips. sure to fit. T , RITS—A_NA,Judi,7I;;RI instantly re lieved and ultimately cured by some entirely new and very ingenious appliances. Prices from les. 6d., sent by post on receipt cf size round hips. ELASTIC STO CKING S, KNEECAPS, SURGICAL BELTS, and appliances of every description, with all the latest improvements, and of the best quality, AT CONSIDERABLY REDUCED PRICES. ROUND SHOULDERS, STOOPING HABITS, and DEFORMITIES cured by CHANDLER'S IMPROVED CHEST-EXPANDING BRACES, for both sexes, of all ages. They strengthen the voice and lungs, relieve indiges tion, and are especially recommended to children for assist ing the growth, and for promoting health and symmetry of figure. Price 103. 6d. K 1 the above instruments are highly recommended by the leading members of the medical profession. Illustrated Catalogues forwarded. MR. H. P. CHANDLER, Surgical Mechanician, 66, Berners-street, Oxford.- street. London. W. HOME for LITTLE BOYS, Tottenham, N. for the Reception, from all parts of the Kingdom, o Outcast and Destitute Boys, and those verging on crime under 10 years of age. President—ROßEßT HANBURY, Esq., M.P, VICE-PRESIDENTS. Stephen Cave, Esq., MX. I Sir S. M. Peto, Bart., M.P. Henry E. Gurney, Esq. 4 Abel Smith, Esq., M.P. Samuel Blorky, Esq. COMM 'TTEE. Mr Alex. Anderson. Rev. H. M`Sorley. Mr. E. H. Burrows. Mr. W. J. Maxwell. Mr. A. D. Chapman. Mr. Alfred Short. Mr. R F. Gedge. Mr. Robert Sinclair. Mr. George Moore. I Mr. E. J. Tabrum. Mr. Francis Lycett. Mr. R. T. Turnbull. Treasurer—W. H. Willans, Esq., 78, Basinghall-street. E.O Honorary Secretary—Mr. A. 0. Charles, LO, Suffolk-street, P..11-Mall East, S.W. Bankers—Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths, 1, Lombard- streei, The mode of admission to the House is twofold, Ist. By election of the subscribers. Boys thus admitted are received free, boarded, clothed, educated, and taught till they are 11 years 01 age. With the view 1 o secure the election of the most deserving cases, the Committe have from the first discouraged canvas sing, and they do not print any addresses of the subscribers. The voting papers contain a description of each case, as care fully investigated by the Committee, ant, with this informa tion the subscribers are able to judge for themselves as to those most eligible for free admission. This Home was opened in April, 1864. It was designed to take IR the little ones whose charact r and circumstances disqualify then for the Orphan Asylums, and whose tender age precludes their admission to the Refuges. Such are those who, from neglect, are already on the road to ruin. Such are those who have been deserted by their natural protectors and left to beecome idle wanderers. Such are those whose parents may have at one time or other received parish relief, and who are now friendless orphans. Such are those whose parents are breakers of the law, or are in prison, and who train their children in the same path. Such are those whose evil associations have already had their painful effect, and must lead them to a life of crime and misery. There are now 50 little inmates from about four years of age to 10. There is room for nearly 10‘', and the Committee would joyfully see the Home filled at once; they only wait for the necessary subscriptions. The Committee feel constrained to plead for those who cannot thus plead for themselves ; and, referring to the cir cumstances of some who have been already admitted, they ask—ls it right to make a widow and her family paupers for life because one of them (the naughty boy of the family) runs wild in the streets and is beyond her control? Is it kind to tell her, because she has so large a family, that you will not h..lp her to put one of them into a Home, but that they must ail go into "the house ?" Is it doing the best we can for the little destitute orphan to send him to the workhouse. Is it doing to others as we would they should do unto us that wheh these little ones have unnatural parents who turn them into the streets, or force them by ill-treatment to "rut. away," none of us shou d be found to care for them, to speak a kindly word to them, to befriend them, to house and clothe th.m ? Shall we leave them still on the doorstep, passing by on the other side, or else exclaiming "Am I my brother's keeper?" The necessity for an Institution for these little ones is evi dent from the police statistics, which show that in London alone, in one year, no fewer than 311 boys under 10 years of age, have been apprehended for various offences, 70 of whom were convicted and punishdd, while the bulk, 232 were dis charged by the magistrates with a rebuke, as being too young to punish, though not t oo young to learn the beginnings of crime. On the other hand, there are numbers who, but for the timely help afforded by such an Institution, must otherwise become paupers, and losing all ideas of self-reli ance and self-help, be permanent burdens to the State. '!he Home for Little: Boys has, therefore, been established to rescue the little ones, to save them from the prison on the one hand, and the workhouse on the other, and to endeavour to make them useful members of society. The daily routine of the institution present.; all the fea tures of a home, a school, and a workshop. The little ones are cared for as children ; they have their regular meals, their suitable clothing, their hours of play and amusement, and their singing class. They are treated as scholars ; every morning is devoted to school work—reading, and writing, end cipherims, and Scriptural instruction, with occasional lessons in oljects and other subjects. But they are also trained to work. As they must all, and that at a very early period in life, earn their living by the sweat of their brow, they are here at once taughthabits of industry. So the after noons are occupied with various industrial occupations— making brown paper bags for bankers, and white raper bags for tradesmen, and door mats and servants' kneelers for any who will buy them ; picking the coil for the mats, mending the c other, Sto. some assist the master in the garden, digging, planting, watering, weeding, and so forth. By degrees they are being made useful in the house, scrubbing and sweeping, while the elder ones clean all the boots, knives, &c. In this way it is sought to fit them for an active working llfe. 2d. By payment of 55. a week, made quarterly in advance. All children must be under 10 years of age at tho time of admission. Those received on payment are admitted at any time, as soon as approved by the Committee, Forms of application for the admission of children:may be had at the Home, and of the Honorary Secretary, STARCH MANUFACTURERS TO 11. R. IL THE PRINCESS OF WALES. GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH, • Used in the Royal Laundry, AND AWARDED THE PARE MEDAL, 1862. Sold by all Grocers, Chandlers, &o. &a. WOTHERSPOON and CO., Glasgow and London. TEETH AND PAINLESS DENTISTRY. Messrs. LEWIN and SIMEON MOSEL/ and SONS, Dentists, 30, Bernet's-street, Oxford-street, and 448, Strand, Opposite Charing-cross Railway Station. Their painless artificial teeth are unequalled for economy, durability, comfort, and all purposes of articulation and mas tication. Operations of every - kind being unnecessary, the most nervous patient can be supplied without fear of pain or inconvenience. Consultation free. Teeth flOm ss, Sets from 5 to 25 gs., warranted. For the efficacy, utility, tug success of their system, vide " Lancet." Daily attendance at 30, Berners-street, Oxford-street, and 448, Strand, London ; 15, Whitefriargate, Hull 10, Norfolk street, Sheffield; 4, East-parade~ Leeds ; and 14, St. Nicholas street, Scarbro'. Observe—Established 1830. NO connection with any of the same name. four large breeding ponds, one of which is about 70 f ,!et long by 56 feet wide ; the other three are nearly of the same dimensions. These ponds are well em banked, supported by piles, gravelled, and perfectly firm and sound ; are admirably adapted for the purpose, having hard, clean bottoms, mud being very pernicious and injurious to the growth of the " spat ;" they are thatched over with fascines (vul garly faggots), and secured with galvanised wire; they have been constructed upon the best prin ciple, and supplied with everything necessary to give success to the undertaking ; they are from eighteen inches to two feet in depth. They remain full at the lowest tides, consequently the oysters are always submerged, and at high water the site of the ponds can only be discovered by the ash poles which surround them. A large space of the harbour re mains unoccupied at present, but will be filled in as circumstances may require. Already a great number of oysters are ripening and fattening for the market. We have heard it stated that Whitstable natives, if removed from their parent soil or water, would not retain their flavour; we tasted one of these first-rate fish the other day which had been deposited in Brading Harbour for some time (we do not know how long), but its flavour and appearance were unchanged. At the season at which the " spat" falls any change in the atmosphere acts unfavourably for the future product; the oyster likes cleanliness and smoothness, is fond of oyster shells, perrywinkles, broken crock ery, glass, tiles, iron, and wood, upon which it de posits its spawn. Mr. Frank Backland, who is an authority in these matters, at a late meeting of the British Associa tion, expressed his opinion that those who expected the young oyster to attach itself to the facines would find it a mistake, as the wood was chiefly useful in attracting weeds and mud. The French cultivators tried these facines largely, and Mr. Kulbach showed us a portion of wood to which a large number of young oysters were adhering, and which re had him self brought from the bay of Brieuc ; this at any rate proves that wood is not always a failure. The development of the resources of any locality is a subject for warm congratulation, whether on account of its oil, its waters, or its productions. The peculiarly favourable position of Bracing Har bour has presented itself to the experienced eye of Kulbach for an establishment to carry out the cultivation of the oyster. We have already expressed a hope that the specu lation may prove successful, and that Mr. Kulbach's efforts may prove prosperous in a pecuniary sense to himself, while we feel confident that the Isle of Wight generally cannot fail to derive advantage from every commercial or manufacturing establish ment founded within its limits.—lsle of Wight Times. " It is easier to plan retrenchments than to carry them out. It will be remembered that when the budget of the War Department recently un derwent a slight reduction, the Minister of Ma rine, yielding to the pressure of circumstances, ordered the disarmament of a certain number of the vessels of our ironclad fleet. But a despatch, published in our impression of last Wednesday, mentions as a positive fact the reorganisation of that fleet upon a new basis. This altogether recent deci sion could not fail to be received with favour in OUT three grand naval ports—Toulon, Brest, and Cher bourg.e m T h e n e t inhabitants ene o ra f oedfffi t or h erc o ene i th p hoa o afv r t t e s ottu ai re l e dnm greatestta re:fiu sfinally converge, ldl arrang autho rities who superintend the construction or the in terest in the country disarming a little as possible. It of isth the engineers g s i u n r e p e r r i s s surprising, therefore, e Chasseloup-Laubat, towards whom the grievances converge, have.set their heart upon the adoption of a very different system than that of disarmament. We are told that that system will permit the re trenchments recognised as indispensable to be made without in any way compromising the maritime power of our country. If this were so we should not be the last to applaud ; but we must be permitted to doubt it if the details published on the subject by the papers of the south are to be believed. There are henceforth to be four squadrons instead of two —the ironclad squadron of the Channel, assembled at Cherbourg ; the ironclad Atlantic squadron, at Brest ; the ironclad Mediterranean squadron, at Toulon ; and a squadron of reserve, consisting of four iron-plated frigates. This doubtless does not form a larger naval force ; but such a division can not fail to increase expenses, as we are about to show. The Channel squadron, consisting of the two-decked spur-ship of the line Magenta and the frigates Heroine and Flandre, will leave Cher bourg next March for Toulon, in order to take I part, as has been mentioned, in the trial of a sys tem of naval tactics contained in a new treatise by Vice-Admiral Bouet-Willaumez. Those experi ments are all very well ; but to effect them a large quantity of coal must be burnt. If the ships which are about to be sent from the Channel to the Mediterranean had been simply kept in the roadstead much more considerable saving would certainly have been effected. The Mediterranean squadron, com prising the two-decked spur-vessel Solferino with the frigates Provence and Savoie, are to receive a new sort of artillery consisting of 50-pounder guns mounted on carriages of an improved kind, which step opens a new chapter of expenditure. As to the Atlantic squadron, it is not yet formed, and there is thus no means of effecting savings while ' pushing forward with the greatest activity' the fitting out of the frigates Magnanime, Valeureuse, and Gauloise. Let there be no mistake as to the sense of our ob servations. We do not mean to say that it was wrong to stop the disarming of the French iron cased fleet. The fact is evident that France has allowed herself to be outstripped by England in atters of artillery. The French types of armour- plating pierced through with portholes have been an error for which the country has paid dearly, and which will still cost much more money. But the harm has been done, and must be repaired. The creation of the reserve squadron is the consequence of another error which has affected the nautical qualities of several of the French frigates, and which was made apparent by the last voyage of the experi mental fleet. The forming of a fourth squadron was therefore found necessary ; it is composed of the Couronne, Normandie, Gloire, and Invincible, which vessels will now be rarely sent to the open sea, but will serve for the trial of heavy artillery near the coasts. And since we arc speaking of the late cruise of the squadron of evolutions, let us give some details which are but little known to the Public. During the night of the 13th November last, the Mediterranean fleet was on its way from Ajaccio to Toulon, with a strong breeze from north-east. The wind was favourable, butthe sea of the Gulf of Genoa is trying, and the result was a serious damage to some of the iron-cased frigates. While the steam despatch boat Caton, built on the old system, and the Admiral's ship Solferino (plated in the middle only, and vulnerable at the two extremities), bore them selves with ease, the Couronne, Gloire, Provence, and invincible suffered greatly. The first of those armour-plated frigates lost all her outside boats, one of which, striking the deck of the vessel, killed one man and wounded several others. The Gloire gave rise to great uneasiness from the quantities of water she shipped in rolling. The Provence lost two boats, and the Invincible, being iu serious danger, was obliged to abandon her post and run to the coast for shelter. Similar incidents had already occurred last summer. In fine, two years ago, on the occa sion of the experiments made in September and October, 1863, by the French iron-cased ships, the nautical defects of those frigates had been ascer tained. A committee, presided over by Vice- Admiral Panaud, followed with much attention the comparative experiments executed at that period between the coast of France and the Canary Isles. That body did not dissimulate the defects observed during the voyage ; but the country was not allowed to read the report of its servants. An article, care fully written, and published shortly after in one of the principal reviews, instead of enlightening the public, only showed things in a light favourable to the error which had been committed. Thus, instead of being able at the present moment to enter on that course of saving so often spoken of, a necessity exists of studying the subject further and incurring fresh expenses. In fact the absolute want of con trol has allowed the Ministry, of Marine to go astray by fellowing almost exclusively the views of M. Dupuy-de-Lome. The admitted talent of that engineer is not here brought into question. But to confide to the same person the triple task of con structor, artillery officer, and seaman was an error. In the first of those duties alone M. Dupuy-de- Lome is free from reproach. The movement which has been decided on in the French naval force was constantly required, but no one can be persuaded that the result will be an economy. what proved to be the Blackwater Bank. No sound ing were taken either before or after the disaster. The engines were ordered to be reversed, but became at once disabled, and they proceeded to get out the boats. In a few hours the ship parted in two. Twenty-five persons were eventually saved, of whom four were taken from the mizen rigging on the after noon of the 7th, by the Rosslare lifeboat, after 27 hours' exposure. The captain, first mate, and four other persons took refuge on the forecastle, from whence they were seen by the men on the mizen rig ging to be washed away about noon. This is the fourth inquiry into casualties to vessels which have struck upon the Irish coast within the last few weeks ; and though in one case before the same court the evidence was such that no positive conclusion could be arrived at as to the cause of loss, there can be no doubt that in two of the cases, and in this, the disaster arose from bad navigation, and a total neglect of the lead. This is not a question of either tides or lights or com passes. If the whole eastern coast of Ireland was made to bristle with lights, and masters of vessels still continued to persist in steering a westerly instead of a southerly course after rounding the South Stack, and before they are clear of the Tuskar, while a channelbetween 30 and 40 mileswide in its narrowest part is open to them, these casualties will continually occur, and the morse so if, when indications of dan ger appear, the lead, which is, or ought to be, always at hand, is utterly disregarded as if it were useless lumber. In this case it is almost incredible that the low light on the Arklow Lightship should have been taken for the Tuskar, as there is a considerable dif ference in the revolutions of the two lights ; or the bright light of the Blackwater for that of the Saltees, which exhibits two lights, especially when they ought to have known, from the course and dis tance run from the Stack, it was utterly impossible they could have been near the Tuskar. Nor would any allowance for tide make an error of above thirty miles in their calculation, in so short a period of time, as to account for the position in which they supposed themselves to be when the cap tain shaped a course to the W.S.W., under the be lief that he had passed the Tuskar, and was then rounding the Saltees. While my assessors and I feel it to be an imperative duty, in the interest of public safety, to speak thus plainly, and to point out as clearly as pozzible the. errors which have caused the loss of so many vessels, and, in this instance, have produced so lamentable a loss of life, we cannot but regret that we are compelled to say anything which may call in question the seamanship of men who have lost their lives in the catastrophe, and cannot be heard in their own defence. The evidence of the survivors is, however, too conclusive to leave a doubt on our minds that the Barbadian was lost by a re petition of the fatal error of bearing away to the westward too soon and disregarding the lead. In the course of the inquiry it transpired that the Bar badian sailed without the requisite certificate under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1854, for vessels carry ing passengers; but it was explained that the ship had been surveyed and re-swung to adjust:compasses, and the usual declaration had been made, but not exchanged for the certificate of the Board of Trade. As this circumstance has been already brought to the knowledge of the Board, it is only necessary for me thus incidentally to allude to it, as it has no bearing on the loss of the ship.—l have the honour o be, &c., T. S. RAFFLES, Police Magistrate. Liverpool, Dec. 21, 1865. We concur in this report. Hr. HARRIS, Nautical Assessors. EDWARD FIGHT, Our Relations with England. The portion of the President's Message referring to our relations with England was received in Congress with. emphatic and unanimous applause. That portion of the Message simply recites the hostile acts committed against us by Great Britain during the recent war, and concludes with the significant remark that, "for the future friendship between the two countries must rest on the basis of mutual justice." From this remark we infer—and England may as well accept the same construction—that there is to be no friendship between the two countries for the future until full justice is done us for the injuries inflicted during the recent rebellion. If we do not choose to go to war at present, that is no reason why we should either forget or forgive the many wrongs which we have suffered, and which the President clearly and succinctly recites. The ae a s t n e ; a r materialsthen r a o t f hva w at g a de r isd s e onf n o t t t Britishoe x i t s h t e —p r it e rh b a se l as s formal accordance of belligerent rights to tho insurgent f sailing ; Britishutnh d e e r s m u t supplies flag c o t f o or f m i outrages upon the United States demand compensation and apology at the hands; of the British Government ; and since even arbitration has been refused, they fully justify us in declaring war against Great Britain, although we shall consult our own convenience as to the time when war is to be declared. Under those circumstances the President's stern and menacing tone towards England is exceedingly appropriate, and it is unanimously endorsed, approved, and re-echoed by the country. A quotation from the New York correspondence of the London Spectator, published in these columns on Wednes day, shows that our interpretation of the President's re mark in regard to our relations with England is quite cor rect. This correspondence gives the details of a, conversation with Secretary Seward, in which Mr. Seward said that he had told Sir Frederick Bruce, the British Minister, that "the way towards anything more than the present relations of more formal amity between the two peoples and Governments must be led by the British people and the British Government. If the British were content with our present attitude towards each other, we were ; but if any change were made in it for the better it must be of British making." Mr. Seward added that "we were the aggrieved party," and that "it was not for us to seek a re conciliation." He concluded this verbal despatch to Sir Frederick Bruce by stating that "nothing could be ex pected from us but to stand upon punctili o , a s well as upon our essential rights, and insist upon both in the minutest particular," and that "this was as far as the people of this country would allow any Administration to go in that direction"— meaning in the direction of conciliation. Mr, Seward, is quite right in this statement. Indeed he might have explained that it is with the greatest difficulty that the American people are induced to be satisfied with even a "formal amity" towards a Government which has in sulted us so grossly, injured us so wantonly, and refused reparation so impudently and unjustly. Beyond all ques tion a war with England would be most popular, and had net President Johnson wisely resolved to settle upall our internal difficulties before dealing with our i foreign rela tions, and had not the p eo p le acquiesced n his decision because of their confidence in his patriotism and ability, the recent Message wo uld certainl y have contained a de claration of war. But we know that we shall lose nothing by waiting. Neither the debt that England owes us nor our power to collect it will be lessened by time. And Canada will - not move out of our reach in the meanwhile. New York .Herald. Art and Literature in America. The history of mankind shows that groat political and social convulsions are followed by periods of extraordinary intellectual development. The mental activity stimulated at such times produces sootier or later great writers, poets, statesmen, philostpliers, and men distinguished for remarkable qualities in ether respects. The effect may not appear immediately, and sometimes many years or a generation may pass away before it is apparent ; but it is seen in the end. National character, the spirit of the age, and many circumstances operate in quickening or retard iu movement thus set in motion, just as seed sown in a'rich ,Th - Wr, and afTerw-aos - sirn, wilt spring up and produce fruit much sooner than in a poorer soil and colder climate. Still, by a fixed law of nature, the fruit comes at last in ono case as well as in the other. So we may confidently expect that after our rebellion there wil be an intellectual awakening and development cm respond ing to the magnitude of the events and revolution we have passed and aro passing throigh. The internal convulsions of Rome in the time of Julius Caesar and immediately afto his death were succeeded by that brilliant period know 2 as the Augustan age. The wars and heroes of Rome %Light be forgotten, but the in tellectual achievements in literature and art which fol- lowed, and were the consequences of that revolutionary period, will live for ever. It has been truly said that "the Elizabeth and James," in England, known as t h e Eliza bethanpoetic and dramatic weal a nd magnificence of the era of age, "came, for Oe most part, out of the passions that had been stirred an() the strength that had been ac quired in the mighty contests and convulsions which filled in England and throughott Europe the middle of the six teenth century." From ',his mighty awakening period arose, in unsurpassed sppndour, such minds as those of Shakespeare, Ben &mei Bacon, Raleigh, Burton, and others. Another "breaking up of old institutions and re edification of the State uptil a new foundation and a new principle" in the last sixtyyea rs of the seventeenth centur y was followed by that galaCY of wits and fine writers of the age of Queen Anne. Milton, Dryden, Hobbes, Newton, and a host of other great minds rose out of this revolu tionary period. It is worthy of remark that this mental renaissance commenced about the same time that the first newspapers were published. It was t he era, too, when medical science, natural philosophy , mathematics, and natural history were explored and shed light upon the world. " The poetical darspring that came with our own century," and the extraordinary intellectual developments in so many other respects, arose with and came out of, to some extent, another revolution. The American Revo lution of 1776, and tho French Revolution, fourteen years afterward, upset the political ideas of the world. French and Ger Man literature had been silently preparing the public mind for these changes, and when the sturdy colonists of America, from a pure love of liberty, established a Republican form of Government, the speculative ideas of European writers of the eighteenth century spread with great rapidity. The whole frame work of society was upheaved by the earthquake that followed. Paris became the great central volcano. Wars and revolutions agitated the whole civilised world. It was the greatest revolution in the history of mankind, and it is not yet ended. We see what effect it has produced upon the age in literature, and particularly in the wonder ful progress that has been made in science and the mechani cal arts. We have not felt it so lunch directly as the people of Europe, though it has exercised an influence over us in some degree. The mental excitement caused by the astonishing events that closed up the eighteenth century and at the commencement of the nineteenth had a powerful effect upon English literature. A distin guished author calls this the last of three " groat sun bursts" of English literature. Then appeared Words worth, Coleridge, Scott, Moore, Byron, Shelley, Hunt, Wilson, Charles Lamb, Sidney Smith, and a host of other brilliant men. We refer to English history chiefly to illustrate our views ; but the history of France or of any other great civilised nation might be taken for the same Purpose. Reasoning from what has happened to other nations we may expect a great revival of mental activity in this country, as the natural consequence of our unprecedented war and the extraordinary revolution we are passing through. During what we may term the youthful period of our existence the American mind has been occupied chiefly in material matters, in developing the resources of a virgin continent, in commerce, in manufactures, and in the mechanical arts. In these we have made wonder ful progress. In inventions, and the application of them to the necessities of life and the wants of the age, we are not behind the foremost nation in the world, and perhaps we stand first. The same faculties 'and charac teristic mental energy when applied to literature and the fine arts will give us a pre-eminence in these also. The public mind of America is now passing through that fermentation which precedes great achievements. We think we see, however, the dawn just breaking of a new and grand period of American literature and art. We have reached the full stature and vigor of manhood in a bound, so to speak, within a few years. With regard to the fine arts, painting, and sculpture, we have only to go to our public buildings and galleries, and to numerous private collections, to see what strides we are making ; and this is evidently but the beginning, for we see artists springing up all around us. Although we cannot boast of the literature of the day, which is the offspring of the period antecedent to the war, there is certainly being de veloped a better style, as well as more vigour of thought. The vast number of these who are turning their atten tion to literary pursuits, both men and women, shows the mental activity sad ambition of the time. The class of writers, too, who are springing up just now are young and fresh. Time, experience, competition, and proper criticism will improve the defects that are naturally incl. Emigration our only Hope. We want more labouring people in our glorious State, says the Savannah Republican. We want more brains and muscle to lift up our people from the slough of despondency into which they have very naturally been thrown by the terrible calamities of the war. We want capital in Georgia. We want our lands tilled and placed under proper cultivation immediately ere it is too late. We want a portion of these dense forests, comprising the finest timber in the world, to vanish under the steady blows of the sturdy pioneer's sharp axe. Wo want these majestic forests to resound with the cheerful voices of lumbermen as they sally forth to their daily labor. We want the numerous precious metals that aro hidden deep beneath the rich soil of our State unearthed and brought to light. Every city in our State requires hundreds of experienced mechanics, while citizens of most every grade can find constant and remunerative employ ment. We want free schools and churches established in every village. We must have a free labor system quickly and thoroughly organised, if we would avert untold horrors and hardships for both races in our State. These, then, briefly stated, are our present sore and pressing wants. How are they to be supplied? Only by the con stant flow of an enterprising, intelligent, and thrifty popu lation from the North and from England. It is high time the first instalment had reached our shores, for every hour spent in the lethargy that now clothes so many of our people is adding more bitterness to the cup of woe from which our unfortunate people have, by the . decrees of fate, been ordained to drink too deep. Our hearts are filled with sadness as we cast a timid glance at war's rude desolation painted on nearly every homestead in our once prosperous and happy State. Fields that five years ago were whitened with the oriental wealth of the greatest of all staples—cotton—are blackened with the scars of civil war. What power will lift these sombre clouds from off our State and inspire the forlorn hearts of our dis tressed people with hope ? Emigration, and emigration alone. With an increase of Northern population distributed throughout our State we are positive the free labor system would soon bo put into practical operation, and prove, what its most sanguine advocates claim for it, a perfect success. The freedmen are a little suspicious of their former masters, and especially where they were unkindly treated by cruel overseers. The presence of Northern laborers would not only give them great confidence, but it would encourage them to labor assiduously, and force upon the more ignorant class of freedmen, who dream of indolence and freedom from work, the imperative necessity for constant hard labor. All the wild and unfeasible schemes of enthusiastic experimentalists in regard to free labor will amount to nothing, unless we have plenty of emigration—this is the only solution to our problem. We prefer practical emigration to absurd theories and specu lations. To talk of recuperating or resurrecting the South by sagacious suggestions from Massachusetts and New York philanthropists is all very pretty on paper, and may sound well before humane audiences, but in our opinion it would have been as easy a matter to suppress the rebellion by proclamations and newspaper bullets as to give us a dime's worth of prosperity through any such channel. Give us emigrants of the right stamp, and in one year the mill-stone that now hangs around the necks of our people will be removed. tADVERTISEMENT.I-11olloway's Ointment and Pills.— Effectual Aid.—ln the sad time of sickness it is cheering to know that a remedy does exist, and that it can be pre cured at a little cost. Holloway's ointment and pills are always useful in relieving pain, in reducing inflammations, and regulating disordered actions. They never can be misapplied, nor can they under any circumstances cause mischief. They are a blessing to the sick when tormented by indigestion, gout, sldn diseases, &c., and a precious boon to the poor when struck down by illness. Hollo way's medicines should be in the possession of all soldiers, sailors, and emigrants, who will then be in a position to ease pain and cure disease when medical assistance cannot be cbtaiued. Mr. Snlnner's Resolutions. The following was introduced in the United States Senate by the Hon. Charles Sumner, on the meeting of Congress on the 4th instant : Resolved, That in order to provide proper guarantees for security in the future, so that peace and prosperity shall surely prevail, and the plighted faith of the nation shall be preserved, it is the full duty of Congress to take care that no State declared to be in rebellion shall bo allowed to resume its relations to the Union until after the satisfactory performance of five several conditions precedent must be submitted to a popular vote, and be sanctioned by a majority of the people of each State, re spectively, as follows: — The complete restoration of loyalty, as shown by an honest recognition of the unity of the Republic, and the duty of allegiance to it at all times, without mental reser vation or equivocation of any kind. The complete suppression of all oligarchical pretensions, and the complete enfranchisement of all citizens, so that there shall be no denial of rights on account of color or race, but justice shall be impartial, and all shall be equal before the law. The rejection of the rebel debt, and at the same time the adoption, in just proportion, of the national debt and the national obligations to Union soldiers, with solemn promises never to join in any measure, direct or indirect, for the repudiation, or in any way tending to impair the national credit. The organisation of an educational system for the equal benefit of all, without distinction of color or race. The choice of citizens for office, whether State or national, of constant and undoubted loyalty, whose con duct and conversation shall give assurance of peace and reconciliation. Resolved, That in order to provide those essential safeguards, without which the national security and the national faith will be imperilled, the States cannot be precipitated back to political power and independence ; but they must wait until these conditions are in all re spects fulfilled. NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF " GRANDMOTHER'S MONEY." Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vole., ILL Y'S HER O. By the Author of " Grandmother's Money." Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street.