The Sun. — London, England, 1866-04-12 00:00:00

J ONDON must have a SUPPER and MUSIC - L -! YOOll for Gentlemen. Remember, we wait for you at ANS' after the Covent-garden Opera and the Theatres. INAHAN'S LL WHISKY. DUBLIN EXHIBITION, 1865. This celebrated OLD IRISH WHISKY wined the Dublin Prize Medal. It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Whole some. b Sold i n B ottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; Y the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or 'wholesale at GREA.T 'WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observe the Red I Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded ilanahan's LL Whisky." MUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION ( locnrporlted by Act of Parliament, 1350), 14, 1.0 1 ,,, A `-'0E1.1..-STREET, COVENT-GARDEN, LONDOY. Pre MONEY on Personal Security, Bills Sale eo,e , old or beneficial Leasehold Property, without i nquir y th ree ° ' any deduction whatever, for periods of one, two, nr ( i ts _ Years, repayable weekly, monthly, or quarterly. Rills rn_Teunted. The greatest secrecy observed. Advances also 15'„uc,,leuvards the Purchase of a House, repayable in 5, 10, or e li i' e r o 7 e — . Porms free on application, or receipt of a stu m p ed EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. PRACTICAL GEOLOGY._ I\TA .,„ KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON.—Professor TEN- T, P.G.S„ will commence a COURSE of LECTURES on FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 13, at 9 o'clock, having reference to the application of GEOLOGY to ENGINEERING, MINING, ARCHITECTURE, and AGRICULTURE. n The Lectures Will be continued on each succeeding Wed day and Friday at the same hour. Pee—£l 11s. 6d. R. W. JELF, D.D., Principal. NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF ENGLAND. I'2 Eishopszate-street, London, April 10, 1866. Rlbite„Directo'rs of the National PrO‘ incial Bank of EnErland 11fRiiRY GIVE NOTICE, that the ANNUAL GENERAL TR"„ING of the Proprietors of the Society will be held on PrwerLSDAY, th e lo th d ay o f M ay next, a t t h e h our o f P r 'cisely, at the Company's New Bank premises, eßlsh t, corner of Threadneedle-street, In the ty of street , HAMILTON'S 521st EDITION of his MODERN INSTRUCTIONS for the PIANO. 9s. 1 - tAMILTON'S Ditto for SINGING. 3 at Edition. 58. HAMILTON'S DICTIONARY of 3,500 MUSICAL TERMS. Is. CLARKE'S CATECHISM . of MUSIC. 98th Edition. Is. CLARKE'S Ditto ELEMENTS of HARMONY. 2s. WES r'S (G. F.) QUESTIONS on the THEORY of MUSIC. Is. Ditto in cloth, Is. Gd. CLARKE'S PSALMODY. Twelve Books. 3s. each, or in Four Vols. bound, 9s. each. London : Robert Cocks and Co., New Burlington-street, and all Musicsellers.. BY order of the Court of rirectors, A. ROBERTSON, j Joint-Gen ral Th e E. ATKINSON, j Managers. tw elve fua orir will s lo be taken at Twelve o'clock precisely—not one o'ck. IMPERIAL MERCANTILE CREDIT ASSOCIATION (Limited). av I\TOT ICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, th a t th e Di rec to r s twe instalments ade a CALL of £5 per Share, payable in 15 of £2 10s. each, on the 15th May a . nd 13 next respectivelv, at either of the following 0 1 , K ri e r'', viz. - the Union Bank of London, the Bank of or the Agra and Masterman's Bank (Limited). By order, W. C. WINTERBOTTOM, Secretary. 27, L otabard-street, London, 26th March, 1866. 1 1 1° DEBTORS IN DIFFICULTIES.—Mr. S. th, ne -,• COOPER, Public Accountant, arranges Composi arra,ith Creditors, advises p er so n s in troub'e how to ru m , e their affairs, or to pass through the Court of Batik torld pref ar. s all forms of accounts, public or private. /: Years of experience. Consultations f,Tratis.- Offices, " 3 "ighail—treet. opposite the Court of Bankruptcy. French, German, and Italian spoken. WEES T OPOPONA X.—PIESSE an d ° therf B VS flaw PERFUME. This and a_ thousand street, _or choi,e at the laboratory of flowers. 2, New Bond- London. Sold in all parts of the world. CHOCOLAT-MENIER, for Breakfast. OROCOLAT-MENIER is pure, wholesome, and delicious. -------- .51 El\ TIER'S FRENCH CHOCOLATE. War house, 23, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden. Sold everywhere. 13kN I A „SH FLY is the acting ingredient in Drociti--",-1-X. ROSS'S CANTHARIDES OIL, which speedily 54 gt. s whiskers and alr, 1 d . thickens hair 35. 6d. ; sent iree for PR--.ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London. A L EX. ROSS'S BLOOM of ROSES, 3s. 6d., 54 stamps. PIMPLE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the pt4bakin are improved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S Iow n 'UTILE SKIN PILLS. They remove redn, , ss, sal -13, ills ite. 2s. 9d.; by pc st for 40 stamps.—ALEX. ROSS, gh Holborn, London. ALEX. ROSS'S FACE POWDER, is., or 14 stamps. -CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, tatLondon.—ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curls dt 3,vt_pr Gentlemen's hair immediately it is applied. Sold ls,'Au.; Bent free for 51 stamps. Ross's Toilet Magazine, 20 stamps. ti gIT ID ROUGE, is., or 18 stamps. , ( 3 1 f Itil- IYAIR.-2 , 18, High Holborn, London.— otirrke*A. ROSS'S HAIR DYE produces a perfe e c e t t c y ol n ou a r . tura' 1 1 :4jy . it is used. It is permanent, and pert 1 e,.t. Price 35. Ed ; sent by post for 54 stamps. 1,4 - ES HAIR DYED, from 1 guinea; Gentle from 10s. Gd. b, PTIJRE.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. Y V i t rE' S MOC-MAIN LEVER TR , Tr . orrlONs US_ (PERF ECTED AND ExDIDITED IN THE w G ar ßE eis A o T t N, s of 1851 and 18621, is allowed tveitadred die T eal Gentlemen to be_ m 0 at4.... u . tA The use effective t a i r a s te n ,la the curative treatment of fir effects. -void ed e- spring, so often hurtful in i is here th e re 7 a aoft bandage being worn round the body, while Net atZitialte resisting. power is supplied by the Moc-Main ars, Pte ,r fitting with so much ease and close sieeD..at it cannot be detected, and may be wor t n h. d t u ru rin se g , Which descriptive circular may he had, an d 4reteastitot fail to fit forwarded by po.A. on the c-ircum the cd the body two , inches below the hips, being sent to IllaaaraCturer 81 Mr. WRITE. !; 28, Piccadilly. , nOe Truss, lffs , 21s ?els 6d.. and 31s. 6d Postage, 18. ~.,11b1c. Truss, 3 15..6d., .42s , and 525. 6d. Postaze, ls. Bti. umbilical Truss, 4ls. and 525. 6d. Pdstage, Is. 1 d. otkeelt;Tfilee Orders to be mad e p a y a bl e to John White, Post ' y. I ccadilly. NEW PATENT PLASTIC STOCKINGS, I'v---nt..:ItIkIEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all cases o f pop e - „^"Pss and Swelling of the Legs. 'prams, Aic. They are dite ;; B ' light in texture, and inexpen-ive, and are draw n on Is eh: a ordinary stocking. Price 4 3 . 6d., 7 s. 6d., 10s. and 168. l'egt age, 6d. dORN WHITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly. SIII/SCRIPTIONS for the WIDOW and fO,lll ORILDREN of the late Captain R. GRONOW, I sqi o e rY of the Grenadier Guards, and Author of " Recol ,Fario,,_and Anecdotes," " Celebrities of London and L'hs l'Ar,'e• Captain Gronow who lately died in Paris, lr r i - n " a Widow and four young children, by his second Ilitierale Utterly destitute, without means to defray his lipotoTh.exPenses, or even to purchase bread. Captain t i e a ci h e _ ii - ro , tb: er : ,a d c i i s e in rgyma herite n. d by his father, in favour of and the small income which Eltat ' - 'ireM the interest of a sum charged on the family f ro ate ceao t,' ' e u With his life ; while the sums he received -4 Dr l ite to time for his " Recollections" were expended fof ltifilv ° ng for the increasing expenses of his young 4 a - d . under these distressing circumstances the friends I . 4 l 4 pe a a Ple Gronow in Paris came to her aid, and they now ' °11 (10 1 ," ° t he liberality of her late husband's friends in alld also to the readers of his Reminiscences, for Ut ieng to enable her to maintain and educate her Q ll * to neriPtions r ece i ved by Messrs. Sum!, ELDER, and Cornhill, and 45, Pall-mall ; and by Messrs. Cox w-teet.'4ll\YOOD, Army Agents, Craig's-court, Parliament \ tfirll° BORE PILLS OR ANY OTHER MEDICINE. U 11 AI, a - a ''."RY's delicious health-restoring Invalids' Yields.n-, Infants' Food, THE REVALENTA ARABIA, ri three times as much assimilating and strengthening tie,,, sitnnent as the best meat, and restores Perfe-e f t re d stng 4leepBfr°llg nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver , them r o e st disor- INA Unctional regularity, and energy diße4"t9r enfee bled-removing speedily a t n e d effectually in 14thm 111 (dyspe • ) cough, asthma, c . onsumption, ha hopsa . 1,44-.o‘rree, n.stipation, diarrhoea , all gastric derangements, , iuoida, liver complaints, flatulency, nervous fevers,,,tatel,„iasoiliousness, sore . throats,. diphtheria, •014 , colds, influenza, noises in the head eruptions, till:titinta7e•tkit::, :harteuuma,atism, gout, impurities, erup 1 3 a1 "".a., neuralFi ir r i t ability , sleeplessness, acidity, st ill : in s, t eusea and sfeiai (ladle, debility, dropsy, cramps, % a ss even in pregnancy or at sea, lihal s ~t,s, b ronchitis, scrofula, tightness of the chest, rs l ' t hi ho Lae pit of the stomach and between the shoulde n • Valids ltost digestible of all foods and suitable for i - w e and infant s in all complaints. c 't th e Vete a few out of 62,000 Cures :-Cure No. 58,2GPlEth,t ardsioness de Behan, of seven years liver com alN% ' 'wasting away, debility, nervousness, irr . itabtlity, et tket a uervous palpitation all over, bad digestion, co .tat. sleeplessness, and the most intolerable . nervous the Lieu Cure No. 71, of dyspepsia, from the Right Hon. of ,rcl Stuart sde Decies, Lord Lieutenant of the county tet,i'keriord :-1 have derived much benefit from your NI leet food.-St rt de Decies, Dromana, Cappoquin, 1:. ktY Waterford. ne e No. 54,816, from the Rev. James 'olk.-taPhell, , ( 11 6 I ; lu all S ydersto j ne Rectory, near Fakenham, Nor cases of indigestion, and particularly when Nt -Ve r 1S more than usually affected, 1 consider it the . tie ° i f all remedies. It regulates the bile, and makes it aDe. 44 e ases which wouldiiot admit of mercury in any ntli eo . In short, a healthy flow of the bile is one of the rlea,,, - " and best symptoms. You can make what use you l:;s't, o f this communication . -I am, gentlemen, James ,lit, -ap411)(111. Cure No. 52 , 422 .-Bridge House, Prim th,mtirrev :- Thirty-three years' diseased lungs, l ' - "R ftl a r a en 0 oo , fiver derangement, deafness, singing in z ' 1 ) 1 liki;lN, constipation, debility, shortness of breath, and nie•;ina?';a,ave been removed by your Itevalenta Arabica. My b.„-', le ver, stomach, head, and ears are all right, my hear *itl;-'lleet• and my recovery is a marvel to all my acquaint of fifty James Roberts, Timber Merchant. Cure No. 49,832. N & /Years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervous -1,.45-ii'. 4 . q111 11.1, c cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sick et° ' and vo'i nit o i li nk. , -Maria Joly, of Lynn, Norfolk. Cure i 47 121 ticli ' • ••-• MissElizabethJaco - b . s, of extremenervonsmess, gest 1 , lon • 1,-te N o. ~ gatherings, low spirit and nervous fancies. 4 141 'rlirn. u 6,814. -Mr. Saml.Laxto;Leicester, of two years' s, cd.l" The food is sold in canisters, 11b. 2s 9d ; 21b., R.. 2,i 121 b., 21s • ; 241 b., 40s. Super-refined quality, 11b., , -1 11' ) , 128 , ofb.. 22 • 101 b., 335. The 101 b, 121 b., and ezocnyisbteu.ii. c a arri l ags:i4 e receipt of Post-office Order, d U 7 1 77. Regent-street, Londpn ; Iv k a i i ?." at 65p .1 9 ..trrY.. Daenalers,oB, t Cheapside ; 49, Bishops- N„'7-st ree i 'a. : ,burch-stre e , . 'Meg William-street ; like , s,h r i . 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Price one guinea per bottle, or in half bottles. 10s. 61 Testimonials from artistes of the highest order, and from individuals of undoubted re spectability, may be seen on application. Messrs. John Gosnell and Co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales. N°. 23,032. TIIE NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., WALTER BLAKE'S HEROINE. " Dat veniam corvis, vexat ccnsura colinnbas,"—Juvenal. Hurst and Blaekett. 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready at all the Libraries, In 3 v 01,;., HE S TER' S By the Aut'%ACRIFICE. of "ST. °LAVE'S," "JANITA'S °110S," 11, " nester's Sacrifice' will assure2ly be Teal w:th pleasure. The book abounds in merit and b ' - Mornini.t . Post. nurst and Blacken, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready, in 'rwo Vols., with a Portrait, 215., RECOLLECTIONS of a LIFE of ADVENTURE. By WILLIAM STAMER. - " Mr. St4rner has been by turas a sailor, a soldier, a dasher in Paris, a recruit in a foreign legion, a sportsman in Ame• rica. His book is a story of a wild life, not without a certain vivacity and amusement."—Athenaeum. Hurst and Blackctt, 13, Great Marlborough-street. TO AUTHORS.-MUSICAL WORKS PUB LISHED for Authors with despatch and in the best possible style, by ROBKRT COCK 3 and CO., Music Pub lishers to her Majesty, 11.R.H. the Prince of Wales, and his Imperial Majesty Napoleon 111, New Burlington-street, Lc ndon. Just published (Gratis), THE GREAT CRINOLINE QUESTION solved by her ➢iajesty the Empress if the French. Ladies should at once obtAin gratis of their Draper or. Corset Maker, THOMSON'S new illustration, showing the verit .ble " MODE DE L'IMPERATRICE." sth edition, corrected and revised, post free 7d., THE TEETH : a Practical Treatise; with the bet Means of Restoring them when Defective or Lost. By A. EiIiELL, surgeon-Dentist, of Grovenor-strest, W. " We cannot do better than recommend forgeneral perusal Mr. Eskell's treatise, which is as useful as it is unpretend ing."—Telegraph, June 20, 186 . Sold by Shill" kin and ➢larshall, Stationers'-hall-court, London ; and all Booksellers. BOARD and RESIDENCE.—CIiff House, near warrior-square, St. Leonards-On-Sea, two minutes' walk from the Parade. Address, Mn. liichardson, as above. WHAT DO THE WILD WAVES SAY NOW? —That the FIERY CROSS has arrived. bringing some magnificegt KAISOW CONGOUS of delicious flavour, and which may OW be had, at a mere commission on the import price, of the EAST INDIA TEA CO YIPAN Y, No. 5, Great St. Helen's Churchyard, Bishopsgate-street. PHEASANT REARING for 1866.— JAMES c MBERLIN'S (opposite Corn Exchange, Nor wich) is the only depot in the world for proper F.)( )D for PHEASANT FEE DING. Between and 300 testimonials of last year's success. Treatise on Hatching and Rearing. with other valuable hints, posted free on application. Land owners, pheasant rearers, and gamekeepers can raise any number of birds by using his food. The aristocracy of the kingdom constantly use it. Gentlemen requiring game keepers, or gamekeepers requiring situations, are requested to apply to Mr. James Chamberlin, wine merchant and phea sant fool dealer, opposite Corn Exchange, Norwich. SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS. nRNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, Van Dining-room, consisting Of a new and eAegant assort ment of VASES, Figures, Group!, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, Dem:itiltil inlaid Tables, Paper weights, Bre., in Italian, Alabaster, Parian, Marble. Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &a Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine• ralogist to her Majesty, 149, Strand, W.C., London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of ROCKS. MINERALS, and FOSSILS, to Illustrate the new edition of Lyell's Elements of Geology; they will greatly facilitate ti.e interesting study of MINERALOGY and GEOLOGY, and can be had at 2, a, 10, 20, 50, to 500 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE RALOGY is elven. by Mr.TENNANT,F.G.S., at 149. Strand, T DEFRIES and SONS beg to call the special ity • attention of Merehant3 and the Trade to their NEW PATENT ASTRA BURNER, With Circular 'Wick, which for simplicity of construction, great brilliancy of light, perfect combustion, and its entire freedom from heat, sur passes everything that has yet been introduced. ASTRA LAMPS can be obtained from the METROPOLITAN LIGHT COMPANY, 417, Strand, and from all Ironmongers and Lamp Warehouses in Town and Country; and the Patentee, 16 and 17, Commercial street, Whitechapel. A STRA, PETROLEUM, and KEROSINE LAMPS on SHOW. (New Designs.) ASTRA (Patent) LAMP, for MINERAL OIL. AS TR A LAM P.—Five Hundred NEW PATTERNS for the Season now on Show. TABLE GLASS, ENGRAVED AND CUT. DEFRIES and SONS, J • 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET. TAVERN AND HOTEL GLASS. Newest Patterns, Correct Measure. JDEFRIES and SONS, • 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET. ALEXANDRA DINNER SERVICES, For 12 Persons, £llBe. 6d. BREAKFAST and TEA SERVICES in great variety, £1 ls. DEFRIES and SONS, • 16 and 17. COMMERCIAL-STREET. CRYSTAL CHANDELIERS, - - New designs, for the Drawing-room, either for Gas or Candle. JDEFRIES and SO NS , • 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET. CRYSTAL CHANDELIERS, In the Grecian and Venetian Designs. JDEFRIES and SONS, • 16 and 17, CO 3131ERCIAL-STREET. BRONZED AND ORMOLU CHANDELIERS, Ne'w designs, for the Dining-MOM JDEFRIES and S O N S , . 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL -STREET. CRYSTAL LAMPS AND WALL LIGHTS (Registered) for India. JDEFRIES and SONS , • 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET. CLUB, MESS, AND FURNISHING ORDERS for the above Goods promptly executed. Works -LONDON and BIRMINGHAM. T DEFRIES and SONS, 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET. JT DEFRIES and SONS • Supply Merchants with Pattern Books Free. T DEFRIES and SONS' V • TEMPORARY SHOW ROOMS. 16 and 17. COMMERCIAL-STREET, WHITEC HAPEL, Five Minutes' walk from the Late Establishment, 147. HOUNDSDITCH. jIHE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another home to the 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer than 455 poor, friendless, youn g females were rejected from 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 few of the most recent cases:— F. V., aged 16, fallen, mother dead, deserted by her father. M. A. F., aged 13, homeless, both parents dead. A. 8., aged 17, fallen, father dead, deserted by her mother 3. D., aged 15, fallen, mother dead. C. 8., aged 15, fallen, mother dead, A. 8., aged 16, fallen, both parents dead. H. S., aged 14, homeless, deserted by her parents; N. 11., aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. C. IL, 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 parents 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 young girls, almost children, from the age of 8 to 15, who have been led astray from the path of virtue.' Contributions will be received gratefully by the Secretary, Mr. Daniel Cooper, i 5, Queen -street, Cheapside; ur by Messrs Barclay and Co., Lombard-street. OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the launediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, King's-cross. Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. 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 ,gac les . It affurds relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in additiou. to this, the average number of attendance of the iestitute sick has for a considerable period averaged between 1,000 and 4,000 weekly. The Committee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the benevolent, as the premises of this Hospital are capable of eon tabling several hundred more beds, had the Commiaril the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Mas ;erman, Eaq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co.;Hprries and Co. ; Hansom and Cu.; Pr esco tt , G rote ; and Co'. ; Smith, Payne, and Co.; Barclay and Co. ; Miami. Deacon, and Co.; Overend, Gur ney, and Co.;• Ni b et and Co., Berners-street , ; I. Harped and Liverpoolslid at the Hospital. from 10 till 5. ISTANIVID iiikt4Wl OccrOltrY. ~.., , 4... ' • ._ . . ... .:‘,-.7.:- • . Y -......,.„ ---. -1,,„„ ) act:ri•A r .., , 1111111111 hik . , .- -. , ..„, ,i f y ..,,,,,,,,..., , ? 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NICOLL, • Tailors to the Queen, Royal Family, and the Courts of Europe, 114, 116, 118, 120, REGENT-STREET, and 22, CORNIIILL, LONDON; 50, BOLD-STREET, LIVERPOOL; and 10, AIOSLEY-STREET, KAN while at the request of Mr. Newton, secreta r y o f th e Master and Workman's Acts Amendment Associa tion at Glasgow, he had this session moved for the reappointment of the committee. The selectio n o f chairman would rest with the committee. The letter went o i n n requesttwohi ewhich i.,ewa therssaid t citation o h of a v t e h e passage or pas sagesyilified the peo ple. lie was ignorant, he added, of having used the words which could be so construed, having frequently spoken in just praise of the working class, but if he had unwittingly said anything that could be so in terpreted he should readily express his regret at hav ing done so. [The letter concluded by referring to the Times of May 4, 1865, for the fullest report of his speech.] When he should receive the passages for which he had asked, and considered them with due regard to the context, as well as to the actual words, he should be able to judge whether he had said anything justifying the imputation against him, and if this proved to be the case, he should have no hesitation in offering an apology. He felt pretty confident, however, that no expressions of his could by any torturing bear the interpretation that had been put upon them. He would go further, and say that since he had been in Parliament he had to the best of his ability supported every measure tending to the well-being of the masses of his fellow-coun trymen. In 1846, when a young man, he resigned his seat rather than vote against the repeal of the corn laws and legislate for the benefit of his own class—(cheers)—and he had consistently promoted every measure for the amelioration of the social con dition of the people. He would mention, as an in stance, that be, with others, brought the working men into the Volunteer movement by keeping the expenses within a low sum, and when requested by the representative of working men to take up a ques tion vitally affecting their interests, he cordially re sponded by moving for a committee on the subject. (Cheers.) It was not becoming for a man to praise himself, but he had the pleasure of being acquainted with a gentleman present, than whom there was not a warmer friend of the working classes—he referred to Mr. Holyoake—(cheers)—and he would appeal to him to say whether, from what heknew of him, he was or was not the enemy of the working man. (Interruption, and cries of " Reform" and " Vote for the Bill.") It would show bad taste, and would be an uncalled-for proceeding on his part, were he to enter on the discussion of the question of Reform. He had come there simply to make a per sonal explanation, and having made it he intended to reserve what he had to say on Reform for the House of Commons. (Hisses, and cries of "Sit down.") When, however, they read what he might say upon that question, they would, he thought, admit that he was not the enemy of the working man. His opinion was that every class and every interest in the country—land, commerce, and industry—should be fairly represented. his motto was " Justice to all, preponderance to none ;" and he thought he t e i o o m n in in g w th h e i r c e h s h in e g h le e_l h d a t n h d e ed wo to rki m ng ak c e la t s h se is s e t x h p a lan b a_ could not have given a better proof of the estima n y tion. He thanked them in conclusion for the hear ing they had given him. (Cheers.) Mr. HOWELL stated that Lord Elcho's letter would, with his lordship's permission, be published, together with his own reply to it, and the public would then judge whether the resolution was truthful or not. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HOLYOAKE, in reply to Lord Elcho's appeal, said he had always differed politically from his lord ship, and had urged upon him that he might as safely trust the working classes with votes as with muskets, but on all questions affecting the social welfare of the working classes he had always found Lord Elcho willing to render all the assistance in his power. (Cheers.) Mr. CREMER, delegate of the Amalgamated Car penters and Joiners' Society, proposed a resolution approving the bill so far as it went, while regarding manhood suffrage and the ballot as the only satis factory basis of representation. He supported the measure as a stepping-stone to a much more com prehensive enfranchisement, and, while concurring in the opinion that an assemblage in Parliament street such as that which welcomed Garibaldi would have a decisive effect, he expressed his belief that no such demonstration would take place, Ministers not being in the position of Garibaldi—of having never betrayed the people. He believed, however, that the three men mentioned by the chairman would never prove false to the popular cause. Professor BEASLEY agreed with Mr. Lowe that unless actual grievances could be shown there was no necessity for altering our representative system. He thought it strange that Mr. Lowe's position had never been challenged on this point ; and, with a view of supplying the omission, he instanced the un equal pressure of indirect taxation on the working men, who paid 4s. a week out of 20s. wages, the operation of the game laws, the punishment of ser vants for breach of contract, the excessive expendi ture on the army and navy as compared with the education grant, the treatment of the poor in work houses, and the monopoly of land by large proprie tors. These were grievances which a reformed Par liament might be expected to redress, but which were not likely to be redressed under the present system. He attributed the revival of the Reform agitation to the result of the American War, observ ing that Republicanism was now looking up in the world, and that the question before long would be, not whether we should reform our institutions, but whether we should recast them. (Loud cheers, with some hisses.) In the meantime he urged that every exertion should be used to carry this bill, and if the new Parliament did not remove the grievances he had pointed out it would only show the necessity of a much more sweeping measure. (Cheers.) Mr. HUGHES, M.P., differed from the previous speaker as to the uselessness of theoretical considera tions, for even if no grievances existed the working classes were entitled to a share in the government of the country. He commended the firm stand made by the Ministry, and believed that in a few weeks they might meet and congratulate one ano ther on the passing of the bill. The hon. gentle man expressed surprise at the way in which the meeting had received the remark of Professor Beas ley as to recasting our institutions, for while an ardent admirer of the United States, and while thinking that republicanism worked admirably there, he could not but remember that under a Constitu tion which had lasted for 700 years England bad attained to great glory and prosperity, and, be lieving those institutions capable of such a re form as to make Great Britain the best country in which men ever lived, he desired a reform, and not a recasting of them. (Cheers.) Mr. BRADLAUGH, in a fervid speech, seconded the resolution, which was then put and carried unani mously. The second resolution, condemning all opposition to the speedy passing of the bill, and recommending a dissolution in the event of its defeat, was moved by Mr. Howell, seconded by Mr. Lloyd Jones, and was also carried. A petition to the House of Commons was then adopted, and the proceedings, which were protracted to a late hour, concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. (- r 7 • e _ - _ ~ //.2 ~ ~ `~Gu~ PRICE.... 4d. — STAMPED sd. to carry the second reading of this measure. (Cheers.) He was bound to say that the bill did not, at the outset, create in his mind any great enthusiasm ; and this when he heard the most eloquent man of this country, Mr. Gladstone, expound its principles; but when Mr. Gladstone announced that the Go vernment would stand or fall by the measure he came to the conclusion that the Government meant busi ness, and that it was his duty to support the bill. And prima facie the bill had great claims to sup port. When the reformers, represented by Earl Russell, Mr. Gladstone, and Mr. Bright, were found banded together in the advocacy of this bill, there was every reason for every effort to be made to support a measure which he believed tobe the honest Government. measure of an h onest .nan representing an honest (Cheers.) He could not rest, however, with a bill which left one voter in a place like Calne equal to about 50 voters in the Tower Hamlets and 30 or 40 in Finsbury. He concluded, amid loud cheers, by expressing the hope th a t i n som e future measure be pro v id e d f or thi s wrong 11Ir. AA. a WALKER remedy . would moved the f o ll ow i ng reso l ut i on : That this meeting desires to express its cordial approval of the proposal of h er M ajesty's Govern ment to reform the electoral system of E ng l an d an d Wales by increasing the number of electors, and fully relies upon the promise of the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer to introduc e another measure to effect a redistribution of seats, so th at the interests of all c lasses of society may be fairly represented in the House of Commons." In the course of the speech which the mover made he greatly praised those public men who had shown. themselves in favour of the measure, and strongly blamed those who had expressed different opinions. The Rev. Dr. Massie seconded, and the Rev. M. Wiiks spoke in support of, the resolution. The resolution was about to bcput from the chair, when a working man, who gave the name of Ben yon, claimed the right to speak, and was allowed a hearing. At first there was a disposition to hiss him, but on addressing the meeting as the representative of a working man's club he was listened to at first in silence. On showing, however, that the views of the members of his club were in accord with those of the meeting—in favour of the bill—he was warmly applauded. The resolution was then put and carried unani mously. Mr. BARNARD moved the second resolution, to the effect that a petition should be presented, through the borough members, to the House of Commons, in favour of the Ministerial bill. Mr. S. ALLEN seconded the motion. Mr. TORRENS, the senior member for the borough, was then called upon to address the meeting, and on ' coming forward was received with loud and long continued applause. Holding forth a copy of the Franchise Bill, he said the measure was a small on% as they might see. He wished it was bigger, but small as it was it was good—(cheers)—and from what he had heard at that meeting, he did not think that his valued friend and colleague, Mr. Alderman Lusk—(cheers)—and he would be doing very far wrong in voting for the enfranchisement of 400,000 additional voters for Finsbury. (Cheers.) He ex pressed his great pleasure that the members for metropolitan boroughs had not in blind haste given a hurried expression on this measure, but had, as representatives of large bodies of the public, taken time to think, and, having thought, had determined to support the measure. (Cheers.) He was sorry it was not a general bill for the United Kingdom, for he thought that these partial measures tended to alienate the different parts of the empire, and there was no good reason why the three parts of the king dom should not be provided for together, and the empire made to throb as one great heart. (Hear.) He regretted that this measure was not more com prehensive. (Hear, hear.) If he had had the draw ing of it hA should have put the county qualifica tion at £lO, and if he voted for the t, 14 it, wag nut because he had gone back since he voted for Mr. Locke King's measure. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the noble lords and the many more hon. gentle men who desired to maintain the exclusion of class from class, he could speak their fault in one sen tence—" They know not what they do." (Cheers.) It was said the middle classes were against the measure ; but the meetings held throughout the country showed the contrary ; and the members who would go into the lobby in favour of the bill would not go there if there was the faintest suspicion that the middle classes were hostile to it. (Cheers.) Much had been said about the working classes not petitioning the house for Reform before this mea sure was proposed, but that was owing to the fact that past Parliaments had quenched the faith of the people, and with true dignity they stood aloof and refused to be trifled with. (Cheers.) But the proposal of this measure had breathed fresh life into the people, and they had come forward to petition in an orderly manner. (llear.) Ile then went on to speak of the several clauses of the bill, with some of which he said he dissented, as the sav ings-bank clause, the registration of lodgers, and the disfranchisement of dockyard voters, and concluded, amid loud cheers, by expressing his determination to vote for the bill. Mr. Alderman LusK, M.P., who was also most cordially received, addressed the meeting, and de clared his intention to vote for the bill through thick and thin. The motion was carried by acclamation, and after other resolutions had been moved, the proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the hon. mem ber for presiding. meeting as an extremely selfish proceeding on the part of those who favoured the claims of the dock-. yardmen. (Great uproar.) A great political crisli was at hand, and it depended upon the people to say whether the Government should be supported in their efforts to carry the bill. (Cries of " No, no," " Yes, yes," and continued uproar, which the chair, man vainly endeavoured to repress). The amendment was then put, and was negatived by a large majority, and the CHAIRMAN declared the resolution carried. Mr. Alderman SALOMONS, Ar.p., said he would support the bill now before Parliament. The nv,!2,- sure was a good one, as far as it went, with the, ex ception of the clause for the di s f ranchisement of the lie believed, ho wever, that it would and that the bill would b e carried With outbd°e cok i nY t l . ai trtde ( l( C lLe h ll e r s . ) Sir C. BRIGHT, M.P., then said he would do a n In his power to assist the Government in carryi ng the bill now before the country. lie had heard with much surprise of the proposition to disfranchise, the dockyardmen, and he thought that clause shop :id be omitted. (Cheers.) He felt no doubt that the bill would be carried. BIRKENHEAD. A meeting of working men was held in the Work. men's-hall, Birkenhead, on Tuesday evening, i n support of the Government Reform Bill. Mr. R. G. llamilton presided, and there was a moderate attendance. Several rev. gentlemen were present. Letters of apology for non-attendance were rear from the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mr. John Bright. 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Caine and Stroud, sole owners of the animal"were freely posted about the hall, and evoked much laughter and cheering. Mr. Edmond Beales, the president of the League, occupied the chair, and on the platform were Lord Elcho, M.P., Mr. Hughes, M.P., Professor Beasley, Professor White, Col. Dickson, Dr. Brewer, Mr. Holyoake, and the delegates of a number of trade societies. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, com mended Earl Russell for having honestly redeemed the pledge he gave to the deputation of the League, to introduce such a measure as Parliament ought and might be expected to pass. He named the noble lord, Mr. Gladstone, and Mr. Bright as the three men who were pre-eminently entitled to public con fidence, and stigmatised Mr. Lowe as the arch slanderer of the working classes. He expressed his conviction that the bill, which was a small instal ment of the debt which Mr. Gladstone admitted to be justly due, would pass in spite of the tricks and dodges of simulated friends, and predicted that if it were rejected there would be an overwhelming agi tation for a much larger measure. He then stated that Lord Elcho had attended in order, Jo defend himself against the charge of being an enemy of the working classes. and he hoped they would give him a patient hearing. Lord ELcEto then rose, but great uproar ensued, a large part of the meeting refusing to hear him. Mr. PIUGHES, after the clamour had lasted several minutes, came forward and begged for silence, add ing that, if the meeting would not hear a man in his own defence, he himself would not address them. Comparative quiet having been restored, Lord ELCHO said he hoped the working men of London would show they possessed the love of fair play which was a characteristic of Englishmen, by giving a patient hearing to a man who came before them single-handed in his own defence. (Cheers.) He had no idea of appearing before them till on his return from the country three hours ago he found an invitation to attend, and this invitation was virtu ally a challenge, for enclosed was a letter by Mr. Howell, secretary of the Reform League, giving a re solution passed by the delegates of the trades' unions of the metropolis. The resolution was as follows : " That in consequence of Lord Elcho having in his speech in the House of Commons on Mr. Baines's bill for extending the borough franchise vilified the people in a most shameful manner—(cheers)—this meeting of trades' delegates, representing 70,000 men, declare that they have no confidence in him whatever—(A Voice—" Quite right, too")—and object to his becoming the chairman of any commit tee, whether in the house or out of it, affecting the interests of labour." (Cheers.) Now, he had come there to answer that accusation, and though a friend offered to accompany him, he preferred coming alone, for he believed that in any meeting of his fellow-countrymen there would be such a love of straightforwardness and fair play that they would form a ring, and that any one among them would give him a knee if occasion required it. (Laughter.) His attention had been frequently called to this re solution, and he yesterday addressed a letter to Mr. Howell on the subject. (His lordship then read his reply, in which he explained that in consequence of Mr. Cobbett's illness he last session moved for the appointment of a committee on the Master and Workman'o Act, and acted on that committoe3 FINSBURY. Last evening a very crowded meeting was held at Myddelton-hall, Islington, presided over by Mr. C. Gilpin, M.P., to consider the Government Reform Bill. On the platform were Mr. Alderman Lusk and Mr. Torrens, the members for the borough, and many of the leading gentlemen of the different localities, as Mr. Holborn, Mr. Samuel Smith, Mr. Owen (of the Poor-law Board), and Mr. Hanson. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said that though he would by no means be disposed in the matter of Reform to "rest and be thankful?' even if the bill proposed by Government were car ried, he did not hesitate to say that the duty of Re fornaerri of every grade wee to joie hear t and hegd, GREENWICH. A public meeting, convened for the purpose of supporting the Government Reform Bill, was held last evening in the Lecture - hall, Greenwich Dr Prior Purvis in the chair. About 1,500 persons were present. Among those present were Mr. Alder man Salomons and Sir C. Bright, the members of the borough. Mr. E. J. REID rose to propose the first resolu tion, which was to the effect that in the opinion of the meeting the bill now before Parliament is wor thy of the hearty support of the country, that the meeting pledged itself to use all means to secure its passing into law, but viewed with dissatisfaction the clause in the bill for the disfranchisement of dockyardmen, and hoped the Government would, on reconsideration, withdraw that proposition. The clause for the disfranchisement of the dockyardmen, he thought, should never have been introduced in the bill. He believed that the dockyardmen were equal if not superior in intelligence and good con duct to any other class of men. The speaker was prevented from saying more by the uproar which in terrupted him at this part of his speech. The Chair man called for order, but without immediate effect. Mr. TUFFIELD, of Woolwich, seconded the res n o: lution. He combated the allegation that the ex ten -of the franchise would be follo wed by a n alto gether crease of bribery and corruption, which a fallacy. Mr. J. BENNErr and Mr• • spoken in support of t here came for- Charltoll, An iiA3l having an Mr. A. B. WILSON, ward to propose hoe l f e r n e d s : l : C u t nY' and said he ap atilhe dockyardmen, and the he begg e ° d t submit to the a p m ea e r n e d d m o e n nt the opinion of this behalfmeet ing which of Bill is satisfactory that has for its no Reforlanchisement of the dockyards and object the disfranchisement and that fails to meet ing was to the effect that in . arsenal artisans, 3 a s a whole, and that the borough membe rs b e there fore requested to appose the bill upon its second reading. Mr. TWISS seconded the amendment, and, amid a scene of considerable disorder, proceeded to address the meeting in refutation of the argument that the Government bill was the best that could be proposed for the country. Mr. BAXTER LANGLEY next addressed the meet ing, and denounced the attempt made to divide the DEMERARA. The report of the directors states that a return from the manager exhibited the increase in the traffic which had taken place during the last four years. In the year 1862 the quantity of goods carried was 28,446 tons ; in the year 1863, 29,152 tons ; in the year 1864, 32,319 tons, and in the year 1865, 40,814 tons. The total num ber of passengers carried in the year 1862 was 136,654, in the year 1863 137,524, in the year 1864 181,444, and in the year 1865 189,816. The net revenue for the six months ending the 31st of De cember last amounted to £6,420, to which was added a balance of £216 from the preceding half year, making together £6,636. The preference ; dividend would absorb £4,025 of this sum, and the directors considered that, as the returns from the colony continued favourable, the time had arrived when a small addition might be made to the divi dend on the original stock. They therefore pro posed a dividend on this stock at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum, leaving a reserve of £585 to be carried to the next account. The capital account showed that £252,402 had been expended. The re venue a mount for the half-year ending the 31st of December showed that £13,074 had been received and £6,653 expended, leaving a balance of £6,421. WEST FLANDERS. The report of the directors states that since the railway had been handed over to the Societie d'Ex ploitation they had every reason to believe that it had been kept in a very satisfactory condition, and the receipts from t ra ffi c returns had continued to increase. The accounts for the past half-year showed that after providing for the fixed charges there remained a balance of £B,BlB, out of which the directors had proposed to pay a dividend of 4s. 9d. per share, payable on and after the 15th of May next, and to carry forward a balance of £2,463. This sum was not more than sufficient to pay the call upon the company for bond interest and cur rent expenses accruing before the next payment from the Societe d'Exploitation. According to the report of Messrs. Ilutt and Browne in 1864, 143 shares were thou extant in excess of the statutable number ; 78 of those had been received and can celled. The capital account showed that £599,655 had been expended. RAILWAY BILLS. Yesterday several committees of the House of Commons sat to consider Railway Bills. In Court A of the referees, Mr. Thomas Hankey in the chair, the Bill of the North Metropolitan was unopposed. In Court B, Colonel Stuart presiding, the follow ing bills were ordered to be reported :—Great Nor thern (additional powers) ; Great Northern (Pot ter's Bar, Barnet, and Hendon) ; and Edgware, Highgate, and London. In the court for the consideration of locus standi, Sir E. Colebrook presiding, the following were on the list :---City, Kingston, and Richmond (objection to the locus standi of promoters of Metropolitan, Wimbledon, and Richmond) ; and East London Extension (objection to the locus standi of trustees, and vestry of St. Mary, Whitechapel). In the first cause nothing was done, and in the second the locus stanch was disallowed. in the committee presided over by Mr. O'Reilly, the Tamar, Kit-hill, and Callington was unopposed. The Bromyard and Hereford, for which Mr. Deni son and Mr. James appeared ; and was opposed by Mr. Burke, for the Great Western Railway Com pany. After much evidence was given, the case was inelicornb adjourned. The following bills were also adjourned : —East Gloucestershire ; Presteign, Chin, and Bishop's Castle; Severn Junct ion and Midland. In the committee pr esided over by Admiral Dun_ combe, the bill of the Wrexham, Mold, W and Con nah's Quay and floylake was proceeded with . It was op posed by the London and lCorth . W es t ern and Great Western Railway Companies, ,for whom. Mr. Merewether, Mr. Burke, and Mr. Saunders appeared. Mr. Denison, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Salisbury appeared in support, and after evidence adjourned h a d been heard, the case was ' In a committee presid e d to this day. over by Sir John Han mer appearances were taken in the following bills : Bridgwater; Bristol Bristol and Port'and Exter (additional powers); ish ead Pier and Railway ; and Bristol Harbour Junction Railway and Wharf De pot, and their further consideration was adjourned. NEW eentinAsCQUET COURTS FOR ETON SCHOOLS. — of Old Etonians, held Charing-cr oss Hotel, under the a rs a i n de SCHOOLS. — At Cha • mersdale, it waa agreed to m n pre side ncy ye sterday o Lord application t a . :3 k t ? h l e 6 - Provost and Fellows of Eton for the ra of some Col lege land on the Etonwicic-road, between the gasworks and Eton-common, as the site of the racquet courts which it is proposed to build for the benefit of the school. S ome liberal subscriptions were promised, audit was decided that the committee should meet for the first time at Viscount Kirkaldie's house in Windsor, on the 28th inst., at 3 o'clock. Among the members of the committee present were Vis count Kirkaldie, the Earl of Jersey (Balliol College, Ox ford) Colonel Fitzroy Clayton (Grenadier Guards), Colonel the Hon. George Windsor Clive, M.P., Sir Edward Hulse the Hon. B. Leslie-Melville, the ltev. G. B. Dupuis (of Eton College,) Mr. Albert Van de Weyer (Grenadier Guards), Mr. E. nth Tritton (Christ Church, Oxford) do The project has e persouai support of the Provost aucl Head Master. MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, ..g IL BAKER-STREET, EASTER HOLIDAYS. NEW ADDlTlo3S.—Several life-size Portrait Models of the most distinguished Personages of the day (including those of the late LORD PALMERSTON and GUS TAVUS V. BROOKE) have been added since the last Holidays ; and in the Chamber of Horrors are Effigies, taken from life, of SOUTHEY alias FORIVOOD, and the norious CHARLOTTE WINSOR. Open during the first three days in Easter week from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. • Admittance, Is. ; children, under ten, half price ; Extra Rooms, Gd. A RGYLL 11,001NIS, Great Windmill-street, Selections from all the favourite Operas will be performed by the celebrated ARGYLL BAND every Evening. Chef d'Orchestra, Signor L. CURTI. M. LEVY, the Great Cornet Player, at Nine, Ten, and Eleven o'clock. Doors open at half-past Eight o'clock. Admission, is. SAUCE. —LEA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE. This delicious condiment, pronounced by c3nnoisseurs "TIIE ONLY GOOD SAUCE," Is prepared solely by LEA and PERRINS. The public are respectfully caationed against worthless imitations, and should see that Lea and rerrins' names are on wrapper, label, bottle, and stopper. ASK for LEA and PEIIRINS' SAUCE. So'd wholesale and for export by the Propeetors, Wor cester; Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell; Messrs. Barclay and Sons, London, fie. &o.; and by Grocers and Oilmen uni versally. pIIILLIPS AND COMPANY'S TEAS ARE BEST AND CHEAPEST. STRONG to FINE BLACK TEA, ls. Od., 25., 25. 6d., 35., 3s. 4d. Most Delicious Black Tea is ' , ow only 3s. 6d. ye* pound. Pure, Rich, Rare, Choice Coffee, is. 4d.. ls. 6d , Is. Bd. PHILLIPS and CO., TEA MEaCuANTs, R, King William-street, City, London, E.C. A price current tree. Sugars at market prices. PHILLIPS and CO. send all goods Carriage Free within eight miles of No. 8, King William-street, 40s. worth Car riage Free to any Railway Station or Market Town in Eng land. Phillips and Co. have no Agents, nor any connection with any house in Worcester or Swansea. DEAFNESS. —The SOUND MAGNIFIER, and Invisible Voice Conductor. It fits into the ear, not perceptible ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the head is entirely removed. It affords immediate relief to deaf persons, and enables them to hear distinctly at church and public assemblies. Every other kind of hear ing instrument. Messrs. SOLOMON, 39, Albomarle street, Piccadilly. PROVIDENCE ROW NIGHT REFUGE, POR HOMELESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN, 14A, Providence-row, Finsbury, E.C. Sixty Thousand Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and Breakfasts, have been given in this Institution to the destitute, who otherwise would have had to pass the nights in the bleak streets or under railway arches. At present nearly 500 Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and Breakfasts, are given gratuitously every week. The poor from all parts are admitted, the only condition being that they are homeless and starving. The Manager, &c., receives no remuneration whatever. Notwithstand ing the provision made by the Poor Houses, each night numbers of young women, children, and orphans are, for want accommodation, refused admittance, and have to spend night after night in the cold, wet, and sleet. To meet this evil, and to provide more ample accommoda tion, £2,000 has been raised, but to accomplish the work a sum of at least £l,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 t o p oor 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 feed to the really starving? The smallest donation will be most welcome, and, night and morning, the prayers of the destitute will be offered in your behalf. SUBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly requested, and will be gratefully received by the Rev. D. GILBERT, D.D., No. 22, Finsbury-circus, E.C. DONORS AND SUPSCRIBERS TO THE REFUGE. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE Or WALES, K.G. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, K.G. His Royal Highness the Duke D'Aumale. The Earl of Abergavenny. Messrs. Dimsdale, Drewett, The Earl of Desart. Fowler, and Barnard. The Earl of Denbigh. Messrs.Hanbury andLloyds. The Earl Grey, K.G. Messrs. Prescott, Grote, Cave The. Earl of Harewood. and Co. The Earl of Eglinton. London Assurance Corpora- The Earl of Kenmore. tion. The Earl of Durham. Royal Exchange Insurance The Countess of Albemarle. Company. The Lady Ellen Browne. Sun Fire Office. The Lady Camilla E. For- R. W. Barclay, Esq. tescue. J. Bethell, Esq. The Viscount Gage. Mrs. Barnewall. Field-Marshal Lord Gough, Miss Burton. K.P. Mrs. Curling. J. Henry Challis, Esq. Dr. Carvalho. T Th he e Lord erd D pe orm tre. er. R. Crawford, Esq., M.P. The Lord Leigh. The Lord Chelmsford. H. Cazenne Esq. Mrs. Chesterton. The Lord Cranworth. Baron de Rothschild, M.P. A. H. Campbell, Esq. The Hon. C. Langdale. Miss Douglas. The Hon. W. Browne. Messrs. Durant & Co. The Hon. H. G. Campbell. Messrs. Dawson & Sons. Sir Charles Price, Bart. Miss Dobson Sir Robert Gerard, Bart. Cursetjoe Furdonjee, Esq. Sir Pyers Mostyn, Bart. Miss Franklin Hon. Rustomjee Jamsotjee Dr. Gull. J eejeebhoy C. Gould, Esq. The Governors of the Bank H. E. Gurney, Esq. of England. Messrs. Hills & Underwood. The Worshipful Company of Capt. Hogg. Armourers and Braziers. Miss Kaye. The Worshipful Company of J. Kynaston, Esq. Tallow Chandlers. J. Knight, Esq. The Worshipful. Company of L. Lloyd, Esq. Drapers. J. Lewis Mieville, Esq. Tl G ie r iN ee r e o r rs e. hipful Company 31 111 0. is is M e s a m li nn e 9Si rt in a i g n h , ° E n sq . Saddlers. Bret on Martinez, E oq. The Worshipful Company () o f f The Worshipful Company of Messrs. Ponsforl and Son- Salters. The Worshipful Company of F. X. Pereira, Esq. Merchant Tailors. Mrs. Palmer. The Directors of theßank of H. W. Prescott, Esq. Australia. F. Philips, Esq. The Directors of the Bank of N. H. E. Prowett, Esq. Australasia. M. R. De Quadros, Esq. The Directors of the Colo- G. A. Shee, Esq. nial Bank. H. Riddell, Esq. The Directors of the National T. Riddell Esq. Bank of Ireland. Messrs. Ralli Bros. The Directors of the Provin- Messrs. De la Rue and Co. cial Bank of Ireland. Miss Rombold. The Directors of the Char- Mrs. Simpson. tered Mercantile Bank of Mrs. Scott. India, London, and China. Mrs. Southby. The Directors of the 'rape- Messrs. Tucker and New. rial Ottoman Bank. F. Ward, Esq. The Directors of the London' G. Basil Wood, Esq. and County Bank. Mi ss Young. The Directors of the Union' J. Young,• Bank. Messrs. Zuluta and Co. Messrs. ooutto And Co' sq T"E oxF ORD, 6, OXFORD-STREET, W. The Oxford and Cant rbury Hall Company (1 intited , , IF I WERE KING, Comic Opera, by A DOLPHE ADAM, having been enthusiastically received, will be performed, together with IL TROVATORE and MASANIELLO, by the whole of the talented Operatic Company 1“ ERY EVENING in addition to the other novelties of the estab- Pshment, including the ce'rbrated HUNGARIANS in their new entertainment, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. RANDALL, and Messrs. PERSIVANI and D'RIIONDE. Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, is ; private boxes, with separate entrance, 10s. 6d. Doors open at halt-past 7. Commence at 8.