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Cure nd'i, '1?1•-• Miss ElizabethJacobs, of extreme nervousness, ere'o.___beston, gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies. 48,111g0. 56,814. —Mr. Saml.Laxton,Leicester, of two years' cea. The food is sold in canisters, 11b. 2s 9d ; 21b., e s 6 d. ; 121 b., 215.. 241 b., 40s. Super-refined quality, 11b., 41; 21b., 125.; 51''0., 225. ; bib., 335. The 101 b., 121 b., and by' blime,___anistors, carriage free on receipt of Post-office Order, ate o -- -p — 'Y v .„, Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, hike' ir; - Ps, Tea Dealers, 3, King William-street s° at 65, Grace churcti-street ;4, Cheapside :49, Bishops- Fittte-street "Within ; 63, 150 and 298, Oxford-street ; 330, roadti rai l d ; 51 , 4 1 , --• uPper Baker -street ; 163, Tottenham-conrt o , -,,, Per-street, Islington N.; Harvey, Notting-hill ; terrace, se Ilrot Johns, High-street; and Stubbs, Queen's- St. s -wood London ; and all respectable Queen's grocer 41/(1 01101 uss"' te.--Boware of spurious imitations. -" . • ; 6 • • - t. I • , . • ("3 `/ • • • L - I • • • t ( 141 \ „._ A se , . o fr j 44 4 e 4 • • , - ; 416 . 1 1 1,7.. 4 • " • r . " 1 ) -CfROIT . 0 . 40. - - - N EWSPAPER A5 7 .411i . 4:l 4, ftZ dent that the engines should have 4 full speed after the collision. Captain Craig said he could have secti t iuhalt a distance. Mr. Traill said there were vessels, however, which carried no lights except by order of the Board of Trade, and a careful look-out ought to be kept for these objects. Alexander M'Kinuon, chief engineer of the Cobden, said about two minutes before the "crash" of the collision he received a signal from the tele graph to stop the engines, which were then working about seven and a half or eight kr...Ls an hour. lie had no order to rever)e the engines after stopping there. flad such an order been given the engines could have been reversed in three-quarters of a PRICE.. 4d. STAMPED sd. - .---.%a-Z--..-z.----'' interfere with the work. Lord Derby's Government may or may not be competent to prepare and pass a reform bill ; but, at all events, any measure which they submit to Parliament (might to be considered on its merits ; and if its principle is affirmed, it is highly improbable that it will be withdrawn from the judgment of the House of Commons on a point of detail. Moreover, there may be no alternative. Mr. Gladstone cannot but be aware that a Ileform Bill produced as a party measure would be:rejecteil as such, and Mr. Bright confesses that anymeasure answering to his expectations mustbe driven through Parliament and imposed on the country by force. Now it is folly to talk of force. That strengthens the bands of Lord Derby's Government and para lyses Mr. Gladstone's party. There can be no forced legislation. But it might not be impossible to bring in a Conservative Reform Bill, which could-not be opposed as illusory by any one who voted for the bill of 1859 ; and if Ministers consult public opi nion, Mr. Bright's agitation may throw whatever extra weight is required into the scale in their favour. The Recent Collision and Loss of Life off the Suffolk Coast. Yesterday an official investigation, instituted by direction of the Board of Trade, was commenced at the Greenwich Police-court, before Mr. Trail!, the police magistrate, and Captains Baker and Hight, as nautical assessors, into the circumstances attending the collision off the Suffolk coast, between the screw collier Cobden and the schooner East Cornwall, by which the lives of the master and two of the crew of the latter vessel were sacrificed. The court th"n tvljournel , , ) .1,14 ." Naval and Military Int3llc;ence. Gen. Peel, Secretary of State for War, was ex pected to arrive at Government House, Portsmouth, last evening, to make a persoAal inspection of the works now in progress for the defence of Ports mouth. Gen. Sir John Burgoyne, R.E., Inspector General of Fortifications, was also expected at Portsmouth last evening. Major-Gen. Sir Robert Walpole, K.C.8., com manding the forces in the Chatham district, yes terday commenced his half-yearly inspection of the battalions of infantry at the garrison. In the early portion of the day Sir Robt. Walpole, accompanied by the officers of the garrison and Quartermaster- General's Staff, visited the offices, and inspected the books, records, and other official documents of the Ist and 2d battalions at Chatham barracks, subse quently visiting the quarters of the non-commis sioned officers and men in the north block of build ings, where he inspected the barrack-rooms, and saw the men at dinner. In the afternoon, at 3 o'clock, the depot companies of the seven infantry regiments comprising the Ist depot battalion in garrison, consisting of those of the Ist and 2d bat talions of the Ist Royals, Ist and 2d battalions of the 15th Regiment, 2d battalion of the 17th Regi ment, 50th Regiment, and the 109th Bombay In fantry, were formed on the general parade ground, under the command of Col. J. W. S. Smith, C. 8., whence they were marched to Chatham great lines, for the customary inspection in battalion drill and field-day exercises, in which both officers and men acquitted themselves very satisfactorily. The in spection of the remaining corps in the garrison will be proceeded with during the week., Au order has been received at Chatham garrison, directing the 24th company of Royal Engineers, the detachments for the 23d company, together with the draughts for the Ist battalion of the 10th Foot, to embark at Gravesend on Thursday next on board Mr. J. Hargreave Hamel, barrister, attended to conduct the inquiry on behalf of the Board of Trade, the owners of the East Cornwall being represented by Mr. Cohen (instructed by Messrs. Ellis, Parker, and Co.), and those of the Cobden by Mr. Cooper. Mr. Hamel opened the proceedings with a succinct account of the accident, which will be found de tailed in the evidence ; after which John Salt, the mate of the East Cornwall, was examined, and after describing the course steered, and the ship being tacked, he said, that about eight or nine minutes after the latter event he heard the captain call out, " Jump up here, my lads." He went on deck, and the captain then said there was a steamer down under the ship's lee. Witness saw the green and white light of the steamer about half a mile off, on the port beam. The captain told him to fill the yards. This was done, and they called Out at the same time to the steamer to port her helm and reverse the engines. The steamer soon after struck the schooner, cutting her right in two, the schooner having grounded about ten minutes before the collision. Immediately after the collision wit ness jumped into the rigging, and got on board the steamer. He dragged one of the crew with him, and a minute afterwards the schooner went down. He heard the captain of the schooner call out for a rope, and he threw him two. The boat of the steamer was not lowered for a quarter of an hour or twenty minutes after the collision. By Mr. Cohen—The steamer was going at the rate of seven or eight knots an hour when she struck the schooner, the first person he saw in the steamer was the mate. The schooner was struck by the steamer a little on the slant. The schooner was in good condition. Never heard any complaints on board the steamer that the schooner's lights had not been seen. Saw the mate of the steamer shortly after the collision, and he did not say that he had not seen the lights. About ten minutes before he came on deck he heard the captain gave orders to put the ship about. By Captain Baker—No sail could have obscured the schooner's lights as they were fitted. There was no bell on deck, but there was a bell which was used in foggy weather. the chartered troopship Merchantman, for convey ance to the Cape of Good Hope. The supply of seamen for the Royal Navy, which for some time past has been gradually decreasing, has at length reached what appears to be the mini mum point, no men being now available for the commission and manning of any one ship in either of the great ports of outfit. the Mersey frigate is waiting commission at Portsmouth, but there are no men for her, and supposing she were required to proceed to -sea within 48 hours' notice, her crew of seamen could not be supplied to her from the usual legitimate sources, even were the whole of our home ports laid under contribution. Yesterday the shipwrights at Chatham dockyard re-commenced work upon the screw gunvessel Myr midon, 4,695 tons, 200 horse power, which has been upwards of six years on the stocks, having been commenced in the summer of 1860. Some time since it was in contemplation to sell her out of the service as she stood on the building slip, but the present board have decided on completing her for launching. The wrought-iron deck beams for the new screw sloop Blanche, 8, 1,268 tons, 350 horse power, build ing at Chatham Dockyard, have arrived at that esta blishment from the Butterly ironworks. Consider able progress has been made in the construction of the Blanche, which has nearly the whole of her out side plAnking in place, and some of the deck beams fI2OZLI 7 In reauzuma rut tivr OLle completed and ready for launching early in the ensuing year. Captain Baker said a bell was a gcod signal to warn an approaching vessel. The witness said he did not think a bell better than the crew screaming out as they did. A man waved the binnacle light for three minutes before the collisou. The red light was burning brilliantly while witness was hauling in the foreyard. By Mr. Trail—At the time of the collision could see the hull of a vessel the same size as the schooner a quarter of a mile off. William Morris, seaman on board the East Corn wall, said he was on deck from 12 o'clock until the time of the collision. The schooner's lights were trimmed about 20 minutes before the collision. Witness saw the masthead light of the steamer when she was about a mile and a half distant, and about a minute and a half afterwards he saw her green light, but never saw the red light. He reported seeing the masthead light of the steamer to the cap tain, who asked him which way the steamer was going, and he told him he thought she was going to the south. The captain had the helm in his hand and put it hard a-port, at the same time singing out to the steamer, " Hard a-port !" A man was in the main rigging on the port side waving the binnacle lamp. The steamer was then about a quarter of a mile off, and the collision occurred about three minutes afterwards. Thelioyal Sovereign, turret ship, Captain F. H. By Mr. Cooper—The schooner was put about before her lights were trimmed. Herbert, was officially inspected yesterday morning by Capt. W. C. Chamberlain, the officer command ing the Steam Reserve at the port, preparatory to being paid out of commission. The ship, iu appear ance on deck and below, in cleanliness, and in the perfection of all the internal arrangements, repre sented the beau ideal of a British man-of-war, and elicited the warmest commendations of Capt. Cham berlain. The Royal Sovereign, on being paid out of commission, will be attached to the Excellent, gunnery ship, as a drill ship for the instruction of seamen in the working of heavy ordnance in tur rets. Staff-Commander 11. G. Raynes, the three warrant officers, and 30 petty officers, seamen, and marines, will be borne on the books of the Excel- By Captain Baker—Was of opinion that those on board the steamer should have seen the lights of the schooner. lent, for service in the Royal Sovereign. The Gosforth, sailing Indiaman, a fine frigate built ship, belonging to Messrs. T. and W. Smith, of London, embarked the following troops yesterday alongside Portsmouth dockyard for conveyance to Robert High said he was a seaman on board the East Cornwall, and went below at 12 o'clock on the night of the collision. When ho came on deck he saw the schooner's red light burning brightly, and he should think the ship's lights could have been seen a mile and a half or two miles on that night. By Mr. Traill—The schooner's sails were not bleached, or white, but dark, like those of a collier. By Mr. Cooper--When he first saw the three lights of the steamer she was about half a mile off. By Captain Baker—Those on board the steamer ought to have seen the schooner's red light and bin nacle light, if a good look-out had been kept. The man at the wheel of the steamer told witness, on the following morning, that he saw the schooner's lights, and he (witness) saw the hull of a brig to leeward of the schooner a quarter of a mile off. Capt. James Smith Craig, master of the Cobden, was next examined. He said he was on deck until one o'clock on the morning of the collision. At that time the weather was very dark, but clear, and he could see a long way off, both the Orfordness and Lowestoft lights. The lights of the steamer would burn 16 hours without trimming. At the time of going off deck the wind was S.W. by W., and strong. The steamer was not under canvas,ho At blowing was going from seven to eight knots 'lief mate, one o'clock the steamer was abreast oafuSou. thwold. He gave the course, S.W. by S. until coming up to telling him to keep that course th u e n r to the c the Shipwash, and if the weather ea He got darker or heard the mate c . all m e thicker he was to be immediately ran out of the call " Port port !" and un lie had been lying down. house on the bridge,he saw a dark object Within two or three whereseconds botowok It was a dull, white under the stcainer's place almost instanter. light, and the collision schooner was struck on the lie believed believed the sch uar t er close abaft, and that her stern was cut coin qas she went down immedi a t e l y. pletely in two , There was no such delay as a quarter of an hour in lowering the boat, which was effected in three or four minutes, and all that a mortal could do was done to save life. the Cape of Good Hope :—Detachment of the 2d battalion 11th Regt., from Parkhurst, Isle of Wight —Capt. Dickens and lady ; Capt. Crompton, lady, and three children ; Capt. Jordan, Ensigns Bond, Vaughan, and Andrews ; 125 men, 10 women, and 16 children. Detachment of the Ist battalion of the 9th Regt. from Pembroke—Lieut. Borton and lady, Ensign Burton, 48 men, nine women, and 10 children. Staff-Assist.-Surg. M'Altera in medical charge of the troops. SALMON TURNED INTO THE THAMES. In the course of last season Mr. Ponder, of Hampton, hatched, on behalf of the Thames Angling Preservatio n Society, a large number of salmon and trout. When largo enough these fish were turned out into thousring pond.s near Sunbury lock. Mr. Ponder now repothat ho has turned them out into the Thames. The places chosen were shallows at Penton Hook, Sunbury, and Thames Ditton. Many of the salmon and trout were more than four inches long. The young Thames trout wore remarkably well grown and healthy. Mr. Ponder has received a beautiful little salmon parr, his silver migratory coat just showing. The fish was caught at Richmond by Mr. Schneider whilst angling for roach, the bait being two gentles. Ho has also sent me a plump, handsome fish, about 10 inches long, caught on the 24th of September at Kew -bridge. This fish I have turned in live smelts at the Horticultural Gardens. It is, among my either a great lake or sea trout ;, bfit, the ' uch injured, and the fish too weak for care fisunclareexysabnieliiiiit°imnon, I cannot be quite positive as to its identity at present. Mr. Ponder has male an excursion from Hampton to Brentford at low water. The stream was quite clear, and the gravel stones at tho bed of the river could be seen nearly all the way. With perseverance and patience wo trust to make the Thames once more a salmon -producing river.— Frank Buckland in Land and Water. Chevalier d'Esprit, by Chevalier d'lndustrio, is for sale by private contract, price 200 sous. [ADVERTISEMENT.] Dyspepsia (indigestion), constipa tion, debility, C olll 3lltription, and all nervous, bilious, stomach and liver complaints in every stage, are only aggravated and aceeleraced by drugs ot he e a v i e t z cur able Food, b asy p D r u ov ß ed ar b ry y ' description, but perfectly tshous -restoring Itevalenta Arabica such as-cough, of hoe morrhoids, liver oases which had been con sidered hopeless , cough, r anima, also diarrhoea, com u p - l ' aints flatulency, nervousness, biliousness, fevers, sore throats, diphtheria, catarrhs, colds, influenza, no'ses in the head and ears, rheumatism, gout, im purities, eruptions, hysteria, neuralgia, irrit ibility, sleepless tress, acidity, palpitation, heartburn, headache, debility, dropsy, cramps, spasms, nausea and sickness, even in preg ri ancy or at sea, sinking fits, bronchitis, scrofula, tightness of the chest, pains in the pit of the stomach and between the shoulders, &c. We quote a few : —Cure No. 16,276. Mr James Roberts, limber merchant, of Yriml y, Surrey, of 30 years' diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derangement, and ar tial dt afriess.—Cure No. 47,121. Miss Elizabeth Jacob”, of ex treme nervousness, indigestion, gather:ngs; low spirits, a,ad nervous fancies. —Cure No 1,771. lord Stuart de Decks, lord lieut. of Waterford, of many .gars' dyspepsia. —No. 40, 832 . Filly years' indescribable agony I rom dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness, and vomiting--Maria Joly —Cure No. 51,816. The Rtv, James T. 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WHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT EXHIBITIONS of 1851 and 1862), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Mensal Gentlemen to be the moat effective invention in the curative treatment of HERNIA. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, is here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Moc-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and close ness that it cannot be detected, and may be v. orn during sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which cannot fall to fit, forwarded by post. on -the circum ference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, 16a., 215., 26s 6d., and 31s. 6d Postage, Is. A. Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 428 and 525. 6d. Postage, Is. Bcl. An Umbilical Truss, 48s. and 525. 6d. Postage, Is. I.d. 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ROSS'S CANTHARIDES OIL, which speedily produces whiskers and thickens hair, 3s 6d, 586(1, and iOs 6d; sent by post for 54, 84, and 144 sturaps.—ALK'X. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.—Corns cured in one day by using ALEX. ROSS'S CHIROPO. This preparation gradually dissolves the Corn in a few hours, removing the veryreot. Price 4s ; sent by post for 60 stamps. —248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. lIAIR-CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curls Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is applied. Sold a t 3s 6d, 5a 6d, and lOs 6d ; sent free for 54, 84, and 144 stamps. —Had of all Chemists. (IRBY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.— kA ALEX. ROSS'S HAIR DYE produces a perfect colour Immediately it is used. It is permanent, and perfectly na tural in effect. Price 3s 6d, is Id. and lOs 6d ; sent by post for 54, Si, and 141 stamps ; and all Chemiets. HAIR DESTROYER.-248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S DEPILATORY removes superfluous hair from the f ace, neck, and arms, without effect to the skin. Price 3s 6d, 68 6d, and 10s 6d; sent for 54, 84, and 144 stamps.—Had of all Chemists. DIMPLE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the skin are improved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S VEGETA.I3 LE SKIN PILLS. They remove redness, sal lowness. &e. 2s 9d and 7s ed ; or post for 40 and 100 stamps. —ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London, and all Che mists. HAIR COLOUR WASH.—By washing the head with this beautifully-perfumed Wash, in seven or ten days the h a i r assumes its original colour, and remains so by an occasional usinz. 105 ed ; sent for stamps.—AL EX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. Just published, 2d ; sent by the author for 3 stamps, UGLINESS and BEAUTY; being a Pamphlet descriptive of articles and means used for improving the appearance. By ALEX. BOSS, 248, High Holborn, London. THE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another home' to tho 12 now In operation. Last year no fewer t han 455 poor, friendless, young females were rejected from want of FUN US and room, making a total of 3,087, who have bccn sent away In five years. The new home the Committee wish to form would be for young girls, almost children, f rem the age of 8 to 15, who have been led astray from the path of virtue. Contributions will be received gratef ally by the Secretary, Mr. Daniel Cooper, 55, Queen•street, Cheapside; or by Messrs. Barclay and Co., Lombard7street. OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, I .1) in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, King's-cross. 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 difficulty of Governors' orders, is wholly de pendent for support on voluntary contributions and I .N•aci es . It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in addition to this, the average number of attendance of the destitute sick has for a considerable period averaged between 3,000► 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 Committee the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Mae • terman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Contts and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; H.rries a. d Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; W ,lharas, Deacon, and Co.; Overend, Gur ney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co.. Berners-street ; I. Barned and Liver Pool 1 aad at the Hospital. from 10 till 5. STANTOED SMITH, Se°rotary, THE - SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 9, 1866. THE WELLING-TON, Sr. JAMES'S- sTREET (Entrance 160,11ccadilly). Set Dinners as usual. The og.rte varied, choice, and mode rate. Turtle, thick and clear, always ready. The Billiard Rooms now conducted by J. Roberts, the champion. Suppers until One a.m. Elegant Saloon Dining Rooms for Ladies. T II E 0 X F 0 It D, 6, OXFORD-STREET, W., 'MIL MUSICAL ESTABLISH lIENT OF LONDON. Suce,ssful %viva' of Offenbach's "OR l'IlE E.; AUX EN PERS." 'The Sisters DEL E . PIE agyd 9 and years, the wonderful performers on the Violin and Xito ; hone: Comedy by Dutiah and Davies, Fred. Laroche, and Harry Sydney (the political Momus). Feats of Atlas by the Brothers Pentland, and Gymnastic Performances by Les Freres Vlctorelli. N ITICE.—Mr. DAVID FISLIER, of the Princes + ' s . krielphi, and I laymarket Theatres, will appear in his DRA MATIC SKETCHES THIS EVENING. In preparation the Lyric Drama of the " RUINS OF AT LIENS," by L. VAN TiEETTIOVEN, the arguments in which will be read by a distinguished member of the theatric. , l preft salon. Musical Director and Conductor, Mr. F. Jonglimans. Admission—Area, 6d.; stalls and balcony, Is. ; private boxes, with separate entrance, 10s. 6d. Open every evening at 8. A RGYLL ROOMS. GRAND CASINO, Windmill-street, Piccadilly. These elegant and popular Rooms, having been entirely re decorated, are now OPEN EVEItY EVENING for Concert and Dancing. •Conductor, Signor Lear CURTI. Manager, M. GRENET. Admission to Promenade, One Shilling. Reserved Seats, Two Shillings. 31ADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, BAKER-STREET. NEW EDI noNs. —A MA RRIAG f GROUP of their Royal Highnesses the PRINCESS HELENA and PRINCE CHRISTIAN; also a variety of COURT DRESSES of the most magnificent and costly description. Several life-size Portrait lilodels of the most distinguished Men of the Day are likewise to be seen. Admittance, ls. ; children, under ten, half-price ; extra rooms, 6d. Open from 11 a tn. till 10 p.m. WESTON'S GRAND MUSIC HALL, HOLBORN. • ' Under New Management. Proprietors—Messrs. Sweasey and Holland. Grand Selections from TROVATORE and ROB ROY by 50 vocalists and a band of 30, conducted by P. Corri. Enthusiastic reception 'of GEORGE LEYBOURNE, the Lion Comic—GEORGINA SMITHSON, the Characteristic Singer and Dancer—EMMA WEST, Burlesque Actress and Serio-Comic—JAMES HICAI3IINGS in his Wonderful Globe entertainment—Great Success of the Eighteen STAR MIN STR ELS—W. WEST (Stump Orator), Principal Comedian— J. E. ALLI BONE, the celebrated Basso of the original Christy's Minstrels, and S. REDDEN, Champion Tambour— C. MADDEN, Prize Jig Dancer—Songs, Duets, Glees, and Choruses by a company of first-class taientel artistes never before heard in Negro Minatrel ,, y. Box-office open from 10 till 4. Doors oven at Seven. Commence at Half-past. CHOCOLATE.-MENIER'S FREgCI-1. CHOCOLAT-MEATIER, for Breakfast. CIIOCOLAT-MENIER is pure, wholesome, and delicious. VENTER'S FRENCH CHOCOLATE. 1 Warehouse, 23, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden. Sold everywhere. THE CULTIVATION of TEA in the East Indies is an important feature, and the EAST INDIA TEA. COMPANY have, on account of its great strength and exquisite flavour, promoted its sale by every means. The Company are now selling Assam, ()mint*, Darjeeling, &c., at the reduced duty—viz., from 2s. Bd. to 3s. Bd. per lb and China Teas as usual at ls. 4d. per lb. and upwards. Ware houses, No. 9, Great St. Helen's-churchyard, Bishopsgate. DUNVILLE'S V.R. OLD IRISH WHISKY, BELFAST, Is regularly supplied to the House of Lords. " V.R." IRISH WHISKY. DUNVILLE and CO.'S " V.R." OLD IRISH WHISKY, BELFAST. London Offices and Stores, 4, BEAUFORT-BUILDINGS, STRAND, W.C. Established 1808. Quotations on application. lALKNER'S OLD IRISH WHISKY, " Real Malt," 19s. per gallon, is sold in bottles and jars, bear ing his label and trade mark. Most liberal terms are offered to the trade for the sale of this genufna old spirit, which is coming into universal consumption through England. For price lists apply at Offices, 14, Strand, London, W.C. Established in Gratton-street, Dublin, A.D. 1760. JAMES DALY and CO., Distillers, John-street, Cork.—" The purest spirt urvi saes , drlnk In the world."—Loudon Offices, 7, Printing-house-Square, next the " Times." TAMES DALY and CO., Distillers, John-street, Cork, be to announce that they +.re able to supply the trade with their celebrated Whiskies, in casks or cases, and to take orders In bond and for exp irtation, at their offices, 7, i'rinting-house-square, London, E C , the only house in the square not occupied by the. "Times." J. D. and Co.'s whiskies brim; the hiLaiest prices in the Australian and other Colonial markets, as may be observed by re:erence to the "Journal of Commerce of Victoria," by which it will be seen that their whiskies fetch 6d. per gallon and ls. per case over the next best, and is. Gd per gallon and ss. Gd. a case over the lowest quotation. Always on hand a large supply of very old mellow whisky in the finest condition, matured in sherry casks, unsurpassable in quality and flavour, supplied on the most reasonable terms. STARCH MANUFACTURERS TO H. R. H. THE PRINCESS OF WALES. G LENFIELD PATENT STARCH, Used in the Royal Laundry, AND AWARDED THE PRIZE MEDAL. 1882. Bold by all Grocers, Chandlers, &o. &e. T HE " SINGER," New Noiseless Lock-Stitch FAMILY SEWING MACHINES. These machines combine all the Latest Improvements, and are now on Exhibitim for the first time. beaux an improve ment upon Singer's celebrated "Letter A" Family eewlnz Machine, of which over One Hundred and Eighty Thousand have been soli in all parts of the world. Inspection in vited. Purchasers desirous of securing the best machines yet brought out should not fail to see them. Cata'ogues post free. THE SINGER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Proprietors and Manufacturers cf the world-renowned "Singer" Sewing Machines. Chief Office in the United Kingdom, 147, Cheapside. London. XTOTFIENTG IMPOSSIBLE. --The greatest and Li most useful invention of the day, AGUA AMA RBLL A, Messrs. JOHN GOSNIfLL and CO., lied Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames-street, Perfumers to her Majesty, respect fully offer to the public this truly marvellous ffuift, which gradually restores the human hair to its pristine hue—no matter at what age. The Ague Amarella has none of the properties of dyes ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and when the hair is once restored one application per month will keep it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per bottle, or in half bottles, 10s. 83. Testimonials from artistes of the highest order, and from individuals of undoubted re speotability, may be seen on application. Messrs. John Gosnell and Co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales. HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS are earnestly solicited for fitting up the TRAINING SHIP. £2,000 required. WM. WILLIAMS, Secretary. Boys' Ref age, 8, Great Queen-street, W.C. HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-CON TRIBUTIONSg-N- are earnestly solicited for establishing the COUNTRY HOME. £l,OOO required. WM. WILLI &MS, Secretary. Boys' Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street. W.C. HOMELESS BOYS OF LUND ON. —The Committee are most anxious to provide for 400 boys. One hundred and fifty are now in the Refuge. The annual expenditure for supporting the 400 boys is estimated at £6,000, being £l5 a year for each boy. Several kind friends have promised to pay for one boy each year. Subscriptions thankfully received by the London and West minster Bank, 41, Lothbury, and 211, High Holborn; Messrs. Ransom and Cc., 1, Pall-Mall East ; and by %VM. WILLIAMS, Secretary. Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, W.C. PROVIDENCE ROW R NIGHT REFUGE, FO 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 provisicin made by the Poor Houses, each night numbers of young women, children, and orphans are, for want accommodation, refused admittance,'andhave 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 .El,OOO more will be required. Besides providing shelter for the homeless, this year it is proposed, as far as the donations obtained 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 ? Tho 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 le gratefully received by the Rev. D. a ELBERT, D.D.,1•T0 l 22, Finsbury-circus, 8.0. \fICOLL'S GUINEA WATERPROOF TWEED and their TWO GUINEA MELTON CLOTH OVERCOATS are patronised by Travellers all over the world. • LADIES' WATERPROOF TWEE) CLOAKS, One Guinea. _ _ _ U. J. and D. NICOLT , , 111 to 720, Rezent-a`reet, W.; 10, oslr stre, t, Manchester; and 5 , , Bold-street, L vapool. 22, Cornhal. 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THE NEW SEASON.—NOTICE. ALL the BEST BOOKS of the NEW SEASON and of the past twenty years are in circulation at MUDIE'S SELECT LIBRARY. And may be obtained with tho least possible delay by - ali'Snscribors of ONE GUINEA PER ANNUM. Book Societies supplied on liberal terms. Prospectuses on application. MUDIE'S SELECT LIBRARY, Limited, NEW OXFORD-STREET. City Office, 4, King-street, Cheapside. EVERYBODY asks for the HELENA.—See Scarborough Gazette, Oct. 4.—Order of all Music sellers. Mr. WRIGHTON'S NEW BALLADS.—" Mr. W. T. Wrighton, who will ever be remembered and thanked for his charming ballad, ' Her bright smile haunts me still,' has just issued a sweet little song, commencing ' Grieve not for me love.' It is in the key of D, in six-quaver time, and ranges from Dto F sharp—or within the compass of a tenth. The air is very pretty and tender, is easy, and sings smoothly and pleasantly. Another of Mr. Wrighton's latest compositions is his ballad, 'The-y tell me lam quite forgot.' This is in B flat, common time. It is a very ex pressive song, and would well suit a good tenor voice, capable of delivering it with some degree of impassioned feeling. The accompaniment is simple, yet very appro priate."—Vide Scarborough Gazette, Out. 4. Each ballad 35., free by post for 19 stamps each.—Lon don : Robert Cocks and Co., New Burlington-street, Pub lishers of the " Helena Waltz," &c. WHAT IS YOUR CREST AND WHAT IS - , YOUR MOTTO ? Send 3; 6d. to CULLETON'S Heraldic Office for a Plain Sketch, or 6s. for a Coloured one. The Arms of man and wife blended together in proper heraldic form. The proper heraldic Colours for servants' liveries, what buttons to be used, and how the carriage should be painted, fee 10s. Just complete, a very valuable book, with 3,500 Engraving; arms, crests, and mottoes of nearly every family in the kingdom, the result of thi r t y years labour, price £lO 10s., printed in several colours. Family Pedi grees traced from authentic records, information as to the obtaining of a new grant of arms, how to change one's name, by T. Culleton, Engraver to her Majesty and Royal family ; also Diesinker to the Board of Trade, 25, Gran bourn-street (corner of St. Martin's-lane), W.C. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. --- --4- TIMES. there any sin in deed, word, or thought, I that is deemed too heinous to be laid to the charge of " Per.fide Albion?" Not if we listen to the talk or look over the writings of some continental people. We do not know how far we may hold ourselves guiltless of rainfalls or droughts, of flood and fire, or of any other natural scourge with which our neigh bours happen to be afflicted. But, as p o litical mis chief, nothing, it is quite sure, ever goes wrong without our being at the bottom of it all. Does the Pope meditate an escape from Rome? Who should put the thought into his mind but Mr. Odo Russell, himself, a Protestant, and the representative of a Protestant State, anxious to withdraw the Holy Father from the protection of his eldest daughter ? Are the Cretans in arms against the Sultan? Who stirred them up but " 'olland. Palmerston, and Sir Edouard Gladstone," those pretended rnuneuenes, dead or living, who threw out the lonian Islands as a bait to bring back the Morea, Athens, and the whole of the Greek world iu their train ? Finally— and this is the offence which has raised the last hue and cry against us—who but ourselves hired the monks and brigands of Palermo to proclaim the Sicilian Republic ; and what else was our object but to wrest from King Victor Emmanuel that fairest and richest Wand in the Mediterranean, on the pos seksion of which our hearts have been set ever since the days of Lord Nelson ? Little would it avail us to plead " Not Guilty" to the impeachment, to en deavour to redeem our character for fair-dealing and unselfish motives by pointing to the facts—that the news of the rise in Sicily took us as much by surprise as it did all the rest of the world, not excluding Baron Ricasoli, the Prime Minister of Italy, and M. Torelli, the Prefect of Palermo ; that our anxiety to refrain from interference went the whole length of leaving her Majesty's subjects in the island unprotected by a single boat from our Malta squadron, compel ling them to seek shelter on board a man-of-war of a friendly Power; finally, that the English residents found themselves exposed no less to the bullets of the insurgents than to the shells of the Royal troops. All this would be to little purpose ; the proofs of our complicity are supplied by the heaps of English sovereigns with which the rioters' pockets were flush, by their cry for the Constitution of 1812, and the mention of the " Partito Inglese" among them. We• shall certainly take no trouble to un deceive the politicians of Milan and Florence as to the absurdity of the imputation, We shall not at tempt to convince anybody who m i may yet require conviction on that score that there s not really one inch of territory belonging to any of the European States which we do in the least feel inclined to covet, and that, as to Sicily, not only would we never take that island as a g ift, but no bribe would induce us to saddle ourselves with it. John Bull is, on the whole, a thriving man, and is aware of the feeling that is said to be the shadow of prosperity. Few people in Europe care to understand him ; most nations take their opinions of him at second hand, from the estimate he puts on himself. The English painted by themselves make. but a sorry pic ture. In our worst fits of gru mbling we are taken at our own words. Anything more selfish, more fickle, more unprincipled than our foreign policy, past and present, as blazoned forth by certain ac complished English essayists on England and Europb, can hardly be read in the Memoirs, if they ever appear, of the Marquis de Boissy. That for five-and-twenty years, at the close of the last and the beginning of the present century, we should have struggled for existence, and in our great straits acted sometimes on the maxim that all is fair in war, seems to those benign gentlemen an indelible stain on our national shield. The recklessness with which we went to work during those continental wars, the worse than Macchiavellian arts by which we pro moted our selfish aims, regardless of other people's rights and interests, no less than of our mos t sacre d engagements—all our misdeeds are arrayed against us, not only with a view to overwhelm us with shame and remorse, but to bend our hearts to amends and reparation ; to point .out a just and generous policy, which should begin by a general restitution of stolen goods—a surrender of Gibral tar to the Spaniards, of Malta to the Italians, and to every man his own—and should end in a cham pionship of the weak and the oppressed, a chival rous mission in quest of wrongs to be redressed. We have no great apprehension of the sound mass of our countrymen ever being led away by specious theories of the nature alluded to. Without claiming exemption from that liability to error which is the common lot of mortals, we believe that our states menlmpressed with a strong sense for the last seventy years have pursued that course which the exigencies of extremely hard times imposed upon them. however,of t he i their duty al they were not, country,.iTat is called " la altogether politique du sentiment," nor, above all, sympathy for any cause that might seem noble and deserving. r their de ad to In the negotiations of 1815, whatever may be said to the contrary, England put forth the most mode rate claims in her own behalf, and thought most of the interests of European peace, and of what was then looked upon as the rights and liberties of na tions. Since that year it must also be allowed that, bound as she deemed herself by the faith of treaties, she too often strained a po i nt for the relief of the . oppressed, and lent a han d some transactions the strict justice and expediency of which have since been questioned ; for there are not many at the present day who would contend th a t th e Greeks were worthy of the independence that Navarino gave them, or that the rule of Don Carlos in Spain could have been more bigoted, more despotic, or sanguinary than that of Queen Isabel has been. • It is, be it understood, ..far less from sluggishness in taking an active part in European conflicts, less from a sordid anxiety for her trade and industry, that England has gradually withdrawnwithin herself and adopted her policy of non-intervention, than from the immense difficulty in many questions of know-, ing what side it is really wise and equitable to take or what positive good may be expected even of the most justifiable interference. For our own part we believe no Englishman has any reason, looking to the results, to be proud or glad of the part he took in Spanish broils, and no Englishman, were he even a Lord Dudley Stuart, would advise war with Rus sia, even for the sake of Polish independexe. As to restitution of British possessions in obedience to the claims of nationality, we have shown our good will in the case of the lonian Islands, an act of self denial to which more impulsive and magnanimous na tions offer no parallel ; and although we shall never have reason to repent a sacrifice which was only a • good riddance for what concerns ourselves, we are far from sure as yet that either the Greeks or the lonians themselves may count that change as a real gain ; but as to Gibraltar, Malta, and other mere dots on the map of the world, even if we were con fiding enough to surrender fangs and claws in our trust in the brotherhood of nations, we should only show our improvidence in giving up to the weak . what sooner or later must again fall into the hands of the strong. But, although we have established among us the political principle that charity begins at home—and we have, in our opinion, no reason to be ashamed of it--we do not think that our neigh bours ought to be too positive as to our absolute neutrality in all their concerns, or as to our adherence to the doctrine of non-intervention in any events. England is not ancient Venice, nor were the wars of the Napoleonic era to us what those of the League Of Cambray were to the Republic of St. Mark. It is possible, we believe, to presume too far on the " passivity and supineness" of England. That every Government should settle its own affairs with its people without let or hindrance on our part, were it even as utter a libel on Providence as 4 that of the Bourbon of Naples, is with us a fixed principle ; nor do' we think right and wrong are always so nicely divided in international questions as to war rant rash partisanship ; but there may, nevertheless, be cases of outrages so glaring, and perpetrated to the injury of such near and dear neighbours, as would compel us, in spite of all our inertness, to take up another people's cause as if it were our own. We certainly deem it idle to take heed of all the rumours lately current with respect to the designs of some great Powers against some of the minor States on their frontier. It would be even more unprofitable to discuss how we should meet contingencies as yet so remote, but there is cer tainly no harm in borrowing the favourite phrase of the Emperor Napoleon, and asserting that in such contingencies we should " reserve our freedom of action." As to the Eastern question, none of those who hold- us so cheap would dream of its coming to a settlement with out us. We certainly do not greatly care what be comes of Crete or of any other Greek province, whether insular or continental. The expulsion of the Turk from Europe, the partition of his spoils between Russia, France, Austria, and Prussia would little affect our equanimity. Our former cure of the " Sick Man" was not successful, and was never meant to be radical or permanent. He had too many doctors. Only we must not have Egypt meddled with. For the independence of the Isthmus Europe may be sure that we would fight tooth and nail. Men may count their big batta lions, they may put their faith in needle-guns, they may forget all we ever did by land or sea ; but the real nerve of war is with us nevertheless, the gold in our banks, the thews and sinews in our manly race. Nor need too great a stress be laid on our Anglo-Saxon horror of great standing armies; for the Americans are also Anglo-Saxons, and they bowed to that suprema lex which in their hour of trial became their only sales populi. POST.—The distinguished members of the late Government who have determined to pass the critical period of an exceptionally embarrassing recess in the Eternal City may be congratulated on the exercise of their excellent discretion. It should not, however, be hastily supposed that an excursion which is obviously convenient involves any de parture from the way of duty. Mr. Gladstone may have recollected, and Earl Russell cannot have forgotten, that at no remote period a great English statesman was recalled from Rome to ad vise her Majesty and to lead the House of Com: mons; out that they have not been forgetful of the interests of the Liberal party is sufficiently proved by the letter which Mr. Brand has written to the executive committee of the National Reform Union. Sill it would sewn that the R'trlical Reformers fail to perceive the expediency of this movement, and that, so far from moderating their suppressed displeasure, Mr. Brand has heaped coals upon the fire. They describe him as the " ex-whipper-in e o a v k e sp i s wi w e i e t n h i o n u g t r e a a u d t i h n o e r s i s t y of the Liberals," and affect t o thi n k th a t h e s i n n ee t r he a li t ke h li is . .to believe rrhey hood of a Tory Reform Bill," and are surprised that he should conceive it possible for Parliament to amend and pass any measure dealing with the representation which Lord Derby's Government might introduce. Of course there are suspicious people who regard such an outburst of indignation as they would a flash of stage lightning; but be that as it may, Mr. Brand's manifesto claims considera tion, on the fair assumption that it is an authentic and accredited political communication. Substanti ally, the letter which has caused so much real or simulated consternation in the Radical camp is little more than a recapitulation, in a condensed and pre cise form, of the opinions expressed by Mr. Glad stone at Salisbury. It draws a line of demarcation between the action of the Liberal party and the agi tion of the reform leagues and unions, and explains clearly enough on what conditions and to what end the former is to be directed. Mr. Brand presumes that Lord Derby's Government must do one of three things ; they may decline to deal with Reform ; or they may propose an illusory measure ; or they may bring forward a Reform Bill which, if not good, is susceptible of improvement. If the last course is taken, Mr. Brand thinks their bill ought to be car ried into committee in order to amend it ; and, on the other hand, " if the Government take either the first or the second course, it will be for Parliament to pass judgment upon them." The only point on which this proposition appears to admit of a factious interpretation is not perhaps of much consequence, for no one doubts that the Conservatives would be glad to settle this question, and it may be assumed that the House of Commons will not be unreason ably impatient. But the ground on which it is ob jected to by the Radicals is, or rather may be, of the utmost importance. If Mr. Gladstone's word is a bond it will be tenable ; but that is not nearly all, for on the understanding now announced, the op portunity which was missed in 1859 may be secured, and a revision of the representation so arrived at would, it cannot be doubted, commend itself to the great body of the community. The terms suggested by Mr. Brand were offered to the late Government by Lord Stanley, and it would be trifling with Parliament and the country to pretend that any liberal and comprehensive measure of Reform was illusory. If, then, there is some chance of getting rid of this stumbling-block in the way of progress, the " demonstrations" which Mr. Bright is promot ing may be contemplated with comparative com posure. They are organised to overawe and in timidate the Legislature, and therefore illegal and mischievous. But it is evident that there can be no permanent agreement between the statesmen who are meeting at Rome and the demagogues who de claim on the platforms of the Reform League, and if Mr. Bright casts in his lot with the one he must break with the other. Thus the nation may became reconciled to an abuse of its liberties. It has nothing to fear, and anger may be subdued by contempt. There are certain limits which must be observed and certain rights which must be vindicated, but they cannot be passed over or compromised by mere " wind and tongue," and it may be wise to tolerate agitation which clears p the political atmosphere. Mr. Bright's followers seem to have calculated errone ously on the effect which their provocation would produce. If they were to carry out their threats the country would hold them responsible for the con sequences ; but it is exceedingly difficult to realise the idea which is indicated in rhetorical vehemence and uninstructed clamour. The intention is in telligible, and at the present time, and in the urst place, it is to overthrow the Government of Lord Derby. That, however, could only be accomplishedl‘lr. by the co-operation of Mr. Gladstone, a nd Gladstone has never been able to enter practically into the argument which the•lta d i ca l Reformers advanced in llyde-park. Marching inultitudcs arc all very well to round the periods of aPeroration, but when they come " in their thousands,"ra descends as they do at these " demonstrations,': theeao from his rostrum, and retires "ttPce w ith himself. tor To say that the question of is Reform is the sole rea lly equivalent to property of " Liberals „ saying that it is a party q uestion, and the worth of Mr. Brand's letter consists in its repudiation If there be any question a this pernicious theory. at all on the subject, it concerns the community as whole. 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