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It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Whole some. .t 1 , Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; °3' the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale at R. GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded " Kinahan's LL Whisky." • Rear-Admiral Sir G. R. Mundy, the appointed successor of Sir James Rope in the command of the North American and West India naval station, has visited his future flagship, the ironclad frigate Royal Alfred, at Portsmouth, since her selection for that duty by the Admiralty, and has expressed hitnPnlf much pleased with her apparent efficiency in general as an ironclad, as also with the liberal accommoda . • tion she gives to her officers and crew, ventilation, . means of stowage, and other internal arrane-,erneuts. L An experimental trip of a newscrew propaler, pa tented by F. and C. Hancock, agricultural imple , went makers, of Dudley, was made at Portsmouth • on Saturday, w its No. 25 steam launch, the vessel being fitted with twin screw engines by Messrs. .j. Penn and son. '111! Nveatlit_T was ivaually rougli I'm; such a trial, but it was nevertheless made, and the customary six runs taken with and against the tide, over the measured mile in Stokes Bay as follows : First run, 6.451 knots; second run, 7.891 knots; third run, 6.383 knots ; fourth run, 8.019 knots; • fifth run, 6.164 knots , s:xthrun, 8,090 knots. Mean speed of the launch, 7.1 knots. The new screw is two bladed, each blade being without any curve, and also being the fourth part of an oval. The diameter is 2ft. 2in., with a pitch of 2ft. sin. The launchdrew 2ft. 10in, of water forward, and 3ft. aft. The steam ' pressure in the boilers was 7 01b.,and the revolutions of the engines continued steadily throughout at 324. There was no vibration. The Toronto Globe states that the disposition of the gunboats in the St. Lawrence for the winter will be as follows :—The Heron at Toronto; the Cherub at Goderich, protecting the Prince Alfred, also laid up there ; the Britomart at Dunnville, protecting the Rescue in same place ; and Hercules and another, at•Kingstou navy yard. The crews belonging to the Prince Alfred and Rescue are expected to be imme diately ordered to theirship—the Aurora, at Quebec. The provincial gunboats will be laid up for the win ter in charge of the Government agent, Mr.lVyatt ; and the crews of the English gunboats will protect their own as well as the other boats laid up iu the same harbour in case of necessity. The Admiralty has received a telegram from Gibraltar announcing the arrival of her Majesty's ship Ocean on the 15th inst. Inge since N°. 23,250. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 17, 1'366: ences were L VIUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION ;Ino:wpor iced by Act of Parliament, IK0), '4. KIETSSELL-STREET, COVEIT-GARDEN. LONDON. , Prompt ADVANCES on all description of Security. F',.rms tree 00 application by letter to EDIV&RD HARPER, Secretary. PRICE.... 4d. STAMPED sd. the tho r easy e do io are Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., R. MARK LEMON'S NEW WORK. "LEPTON HALL," and other Tales. Hurst and Blaekett, i:, Great MAranrough-street. mETROPOLITAN RAILWAY—Trains every five minutes. BILLIARDS. TROPOLITAN RAILWAY Moorgate• street Station. THE GREA. I' BILLIARD TOURNAMENT. On Saturday tho results of the sixth night's play were as follows: COUNTRY HOTELS, PUBLIC HOUSES, ani RUSIN e:SSES. F URNESS and KNEE'S List on application. Particalars for insertioa received until the 27th of the Ironth at their AUCTION AND HOTEL AGENCY OFFICES. AZar•street. S raid, W.C., and nearly opposite the Charlnz, Cross Railway St ktioa. Now read• at all the Libraries, in 3 vola , M Y m A 1) O ByN N O LI AI k NT. HETtit?i!tc.:LITAN RAlLWAY—Aldersgate• >evoro rally t have "From first to last Madonna Mary' is written with even ne- s an i vigenr, ovei flaws wirh the best TIM :ties oi its writer's fsoey tininour."—Atiiei:rearn. Twenty-seventh Game.—Green (30) beat Bennett (30 by 31 points. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. RkTETROPOLITAN RAlLWAY—Farringclon etn.ct Twenty eighth Game.--Evans bent Roberts (who owe: GO) by 133 points. Twenty-ninth Game. --Hughes (30) beat Evans 00: by 34. Symes (70) beat Green (30) by 124. io bag II inois Now ready, in Bvo., wah Illustrations, 15s. bound, A WINTER AMONG THE SWALLOWS IN 111,_ ALGERIA. By MATILDA BETIIAM EDWARDS. NETROPOLITAN RAILWAY—King's-cross Station. and [ANFIELD'S PATE NT PICKLES are per fectly pure and uncoloured. To be had of a'l dealers and who!esale of .JOINBURGESS and SON, 107, Strand (corns ; o f Savoy-steps), London. ••A pleasant volume—a genuine graphic record of a time thorough enjoyment "—Athenaeum. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NEE TR OP OLITAN RAILWAY—Gower-st reet 171. StAt.on. WESTO N'S GRAND MUSIC HALL, HOLBORN. Proprietors, S WEASEY and HOLLAND. The most triumphant success ever attained in any Musical Establishment. Grand Selection from Auber's Opera of " MASANIELLO," produced on a scale of mag nificence never before attempted at any Music Hall. Terr.fic ovation of the Irish Minstrels, 27 in number, three and four calls nightly. A new and original overture composed and arranged expressly for the above minstrels by Mr. H. Baker. Comic supported by Fred. French, Miss Fancourt, Paddy Fannin, Patrick Sellers, Watkini, the Persian Juggler, and Les Freres Risoralis. Majilton as Messestophles. Band of 30 first-class performers, and large Chorus chosen from her Majesty's and Covent Garden Opera Houses. Musical Director, Mr. P. Count.. Prices of admission Stalls and Balcony, ls.; Area, 6d. ; Private Boxes, 10s. 6d. Can be secured at the Box Office, between the hours of 10 and 5 o'clock. Hall open every Evening at 7 o'clock, commencing at Half-past. GREAT 13()AT RACE ON TILE 71WE. ANGLO-AMERICAN TELEGRAPH CO II eANY (Limited). CHANGE OF OFFICES. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that the Offivs of this Co nVAD-any ST are TIE tIOVI•:D from 72, Conlin, E.C., to 26, OLD O E.C. ON SATURDAY, the 29th of December, will be published, at No. 112, Strand, " THE WEST MINSTER GAZETTE," a new Catholic Weekly Paper, supported by a large number of known and approved writers. Its two main objects aro, first, the exposition of Catholic principles on all those great questions—ecclesias tical, philosophical, and social—which are now agitating the intellect and heart of the country; and, second, a truthful statement of facts as to tha condition, political and religious, of Catholicism in the various countries of Europe. Foreign writers of note in France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Spain are engaged as contributors to " The Westminster Gazette." The true interests of Ireland, its struggles for its unquestionable rights as a Catholic nation to a Catholic system of Education, shall bo dis cussed always in a spirit free from the prejudice or passion of mere political partisanship. An important feature of the New Paper will be the large space especially allotted to reviews of books, both English and foreign, non- Catholic as well as Catholic. piyETROP 0 LITAN RAIL WAY --Portland 171_ road Station. A-scullers' race of considerable importance, and which, inasmuch as great expectations have been formed regarding the principals, hadcreated much excitement among aquatic circles in the north, took place on the Tyne on Saturday, the competitors being Jas. Taylor and T. Bright. The race was for £lOO, and the distance the champion's stretch of two miles and a third—from the High Level at Newcastle to Meadow's House. Both men are members of the Albion Rowing Club, Newcastle, and their 'career has hitherto been peculiarly successful. Taylor is looked upon as one of the neatest and most scientific pullers on the Tyne. He handles his sculls with wondrous ease and dexterity, and having only recently beaten Percy (in whose interest a match had almost been made several days ago with Harry Kelley, and who took up a match with Chambers after the championship of the Thames had been settled, but whfch is now off), it may well be understood how fondly Tyne- seders are looking to him as being the coining man. He is one of a number of brothers, who have often competed against the Claspers; but he himself is the only member of his family who has come so prominently forward. In the course of a long series of performances he has only lost one race of importance, that being a match with the late Tom Candlish. After that :defeat he retired for some time, but coming forward last season he boat Matfin and Wakefield, while this season he came out successfully against Percy and T. Clasper. Bright's performances, although not so numerous, have been equally promising, he having beaten Wakefield, Cleland, and several others. He is not such a clean and easy puller as Taylor, but is full of game, and is remarkable for his lasting powers. Both men were considered well matched, and each well supported. Betting on Friday night, when the preliminaries were settled, was tolerably even—if anything Taylor had the preference. METROPOLITAN RAILWAY --Regent circus Station (opposite the Polytechnic Instituti,n, 288, Regent-street). The bleriioP.)Ll CAN RAILWAY CO3IPANY'S SPECIAL OMNIBUSES to and from Port land-road Station meet every Train. By order, JOHN C• DEANE, Secretary. mars 1411. )roved London, Dec. 14, 1866. v( ETROPOLITAN RAILWAY—Baker-street AL Station. HINTING.—TO PROPRIETORS OF NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, &c.—The Print ing and Machining of Newspapers, &c., done ou emceed igly favourable iering. Use of Editorial and Publishing Offices, if required. Estimates forwarded on receipt of Particulars, with stamped directed envelope for reply. Address—The Manager "San" Printing Offices, 3, Church row, Savoy. Strand, W.C. -ITETROPOLIT.A.N RAILWAY Edgware _g_k. road Statioa. S ter ) 1101 days, - METROPOLITAN RAILWAY -- Bishop's _LUL road Station. I both closes WHAT IS YOUR CREST AND WHAT IS YOR ? Send 3s. 6d. t o CU U LLETON'S MOTTO Heraldic Office for a 'l"ie Sketch, or 6s. for a Coloured one. The Arms of Tan and wife blended together in proper heraldic form. he proper heraldic Colours for servants' liver'es, what buttons to be used, and how the carriage should be painted, f ee 10s. J us t comp l e t e, a very va l ua bl e b oo k, w i t h 3 , 500 Engravings, arms, crests, and mottoes of nearly every family in the kingdom, the result of thirty years' labour, Price £lO 10s., printed in several colours. Family Pedi grees traced from authentic records, information as to the obtaininm of a now grant of arms, how to change one's fzb; T. Cull e t on , Engraver to her Majesty and Royal 'ana ilY • also Diesinker to the Board of Trade, 25, Cran klira-s'treet (corner of St. Martin's-lane), W.C. MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, BAKER-STREET. HEIRoirOtIAes.TAN, RAILWAY—Trains every MILES FENTON; General Manager. NEW EDITIONS. —A Life-size Portrait-Model of the PRINCESA MARY OF CANIBRI O(3E, a Marriage Group of the PRINCESS HELENA and PRINCE CHRISTIAN. Adml.tance, ls. ; children, under ten, half-price ; extra rooms, 6d. Open from 11 a m. till dusk, and from 7 p.m. till 10. Orders received by all booksellers and news-agents, and at the office, 112, Strand, London. Price 265. per annum. Single copies, sd. ; stamped, 6d. METROPOLITAN and GREAT WESTERN ItAILWAY.9.—CHRISTKAS HOLIDAYS.—Extra Trains between the City, Kin's-cross, cower-street, Port land-road, _Regent-circus, Baker•street, Edgware-r , ad and Paddington, Hammersmith, Kensin,gtm, Shepherd's-bush, Notting-hill, and Westbourne-park. NOTICE OF BONUS MEETING. , o -dA3r, gore well. d to 8 ° barley, A RGYLL ROOMS. - GRAND CASINO, Windmill -street, Piccadilly. These elegant and popular Rooms, havini been. entirely re decorated, are now OPE Ni EVERY EV>•:NIN'i for Concert and Dancing. Conductor, Signor Luc' CURTL Manager, GRENET. CLERICAL, MEDICAL, AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, Admission to Promenade, One Shilling. Reserved Seats, Two Shilliegs. 13, St. James's-square, London, S.W. An EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors and Persons assured in thi s S oc i ety w ill b e held at this Office, on THUR SDAY, the third day of January next, at One o'clock precisely, for the purpose of declaring a BONUS out of the pr,fita arising from the general business during the five years ending June 30th last. GEORGE CUTCLIFFE, Actuary and Secretary. December 11, 1866. n.l tli: resse prl . ces re was D UNVILLE'S V.R. OLD IRISH WHISKY, BELFAST, Is regularly supplied to the House of Lords. ; per 36 48s to "V.R." IRISH WHISKY. DUNVILLE and CO.'S " V.R." OLD IRISH MUSKY, BELFAST. The start was level. The men shifted their positions frequently till within a short distance of the winning post, when Bright fell back, Taylor winning by a length and a half. A capital race. CONTRACT FOR BEECH WEDGES. Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset House, 14th Dec., 1866. THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the -UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE ,I4,AND, Do hereby give NOTICE, that on TUESDAY, Lae Bth January next, at Two o'Clock, they will be ready lo treat w ith suc h P ersons as may b e w illi ng t o C on t ract Or supplyi ng Her Majesty's Dockyard at Portsmouth with hewed Wedges of Beech, under a Contract for twelve calendar months certain, and further until the expiration of three calendar months' warning. The average annual consumption, together with a Form of the Tender and Conditions of Contract, may be seen in t he Lobby of the Storekeeper-General's Department, -AAltniralty, Somerset House. No Tender will be received after Two o'Clock on the day of Treaty, nor will any be noticed unless the Party attends, or an Agent for him duly authorised in writing. Aar Ery Tender must be addressed to the Aecretary of the r „,ralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words Tender for Beech Wedges ;" and must also be delivered _t the Department of the Storekeeper-General, Admiralty, Notoerset House, accompanied by a Letter signed by two a sPonsible persons, engaging to become bound with the Person tendering in the sum of £2OO for tho due perfor mance of the Contract. By Order, ANTONIO BRA Y, Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities. 91 1 GUNMAKERS and Others. I. The SECRETARY of STATE for WAR is desirous of plyin g PROPOSALS from Gunmakers and Others for "EECH- LOADING RIFLES, either repeating or not ?Peal?Pealing, which may r e pl ace th e p resen t S erv i ce Rifl es i n ing, manufacture. 11. The following are the conditions considered essential in Ibilitary non-repeating Rifles :77_ Not to exceed 91b. s oz without bayonet. B. LENGTH. 1 , To be 51 inches, with short stock, measured from the Tow of the butt-plato to muzzle. c. WEIGHT OF AMMUNITION MADE UP. Must not exceed 61b. 4oz. for sixty rounds as packed for service. D. CARTRIDGES. Must carry their own ignition. • E. SIGHTS. fl T he foresight must be such as to admit of a bayone. " I ced acco r di ng to the present system. STOCK. Trust be such as to carry a light metal cleanin;•rod, and Clow a sling to be used. G. . Must n o t excee d th a t of RECOIL the Enfield Rifle by more than " Per cent. H. THE ARM AS A WHOLE. Rust b e as little liable to injury by long-continued firing, jeech-lo dens usae on and ethxpe osureS ni,der as thesystem. naval rifles converted to o be as capable, fo7°, a being used without accident by imperfectly trained r, qand al of being manufactured in quantities and of uni u i ty. I. THE AMMUNITION AS A WHOLE. at , ust be as little liable to injury by roug h usage , d am p, ,'`„eposure in all climates, as the Boxer cartridge for tie'uler s c onver t e d Enfield rifle—also as little liable to acci dental explosion as the s a m e car t r id ge , an d as capa bl e o f RIR' manufactured in large quantities, and of uniform R. CALIBRE. Optional. L. THE TWIST AND FORM OF GROOVE. Optional. Optional. per 35 ' J ading , 29s t° to 03 tO - C r3 P )o— -t be $ 1118. ,1 ,er 103 at , Ve4 s per 3 56 tO 84 I StO li e ' Inds of es bate s. 20 6 • 20 18 3 • 20 " n • lB 3 • 21 21 20 ifo of!' ~ , ,s bt l , ,oge , t e oil' o , 3te r• re , 01033' parl'o o f lio e ca r d, ;eres' St urn s o f s t $° to ./ 05' , i,ou ti ' 9 Pe te r tb Jgu .ct' l ' rio" e ' l C , / 3 / 3 ill' cool of M. THE LOCK. N. RAPIDITY OF FIRE. aim apable of firing at least 12 rounds per minute, witho u t o. in, the cartridges being arranged on a table. heURA.CY WHEN FIRED FROM A FIXED REST. ti,an arm must give a mean figure of merit of not more 3 Gin. at 1,000 yards, 30in. at 800 yards, 12in. at 500, %I- 1 6in. at 300. 13 L I he each mean to be taken up on a t l eas t fi ve t argets o f twenty 40ts r. TRAJECTORY. tielotc,azuire at 500 yards an elevation of more than Q. FOULING. 4t The shooting nt to deteriorate more than 20 per cen t . ,000 yards after firing 230 rounds. n. PENETRATION. % Th e mean penetration of five shots not to be less than v. 4 t of the present service muzzle-loading Enfield Rifle— h'4., ore 2n elm planks, which have been soaked 48 c ntr's in wqt er. Distance 30 yards. s. LUBRICATION. t h „%a on bullets is indispensable, but any other lubricant imLY be superadded or applied to the cartridge, if thought 111. eee ssary by the competitor. ktrl\lo arms will bo received without the usual proof marks. ?ifications, and drawings of the methods proposod, the probable cost per arm, and accompanied by a l i i t l, B ned specimen arm, with 20 roun d s o f su it a bl e ammu wen, should be sent to the "Director of Ordnance, War bv.`"Pall-mqll," on or before the 30th March, 1867. specifications ' and specimen arms will bo considered 1f 4 , 1 ,.'ne Ordnance Select Committee and its associate mem- Vs, who will be selected by the Secretary of State for F 3 041., ntd who will, after firing the 20 preliminary rounds, " Got and recommend for further trial such of the systems s ii , lll ).. aY appear to them sufficiently promising, rejecting all has appear may not be considered to offer sufficient merits to qi t !rant their being included in the competition, the con -04)ns of which are stated in this advertisement. to.''ach accepted competitor will then be required to furnish t e r ,t l Perimet, at Woolwich, six anus in strict conformity 4" u e specimen arm submitted, with 1,000 rounds of am 11ition per arm, within four months after date of de u•%li Each competitor will be required to disclose to the p i t tnt ittee the exact nature of the lubrication he may em ce°Y• A. sum of £3OO will be paid to each of the accepted thll)etitors, to cover the exp ense o f th e s i x rifles, and of t t IPPly of ammunition required. "e Secretary of State offers a reward of .£l,OOO for the ,Le by 4,which, on combination of a ll qua liti e s, is con s id ere d he committee to be the best submitted. te second reward of £6OO for the arm which, while at lart:lll.,R a satisfactory degree of excellence in other parttcu 's selected for merit in respect to its breech mechanism. hi& third reward of £4OO for the best cartridge. The qua ofkv,B,which will be principally taken into consideration in ; ru ing this prize will be economy of manufacture, power N.,4".llstaining rough usage, freedom from deterioration in Pus climates, and general serviceability. tte ti lt° shooting qualities of the cartridge must be fair; but th e e Y may depend upon the rifling of the arm with which tle e ' art ridge is associated, th e y w ill not be so much con h?cl as those above-mentioned. 8 Clearly to e uderstood that under no cirumstances htl e h a Competitor b n be entitled to more than one c prize ; but Riv(,...Prize will be irrespective of any reward which may be iter vi u co to the inve n t or o f th e arm fi na ll y adopted into the 1v: k MAGAZINE AND REPEATING ARMS. ceiv4azine and Repeating Arms for Infantry will be 1.0- 1, 4, 1 ' 1 nd examined in a manner similar to the Breech- In e b: n g Rifles. They must not be less in length than 48 The Includi ng th e stoc k . clll4 3l nnit of w e i g ht f or th ese arms i s fi xe d at 911 b. ex- It ‘, 6 of the eharges in the magazine. bayol3lB`'6,indispensable that the arms bo made to t a k e a 1 :11 1A Secretary' u lac. of State offers a reward of 300 for the best - * t rio R t' A produced that fulfils the above td t . or epea rm ,Dre8,,,.° 13 53 and in the absence of experience does not at ‘ o l ) ,‘ defin e the standard of accuracy or other conditions ' lll filled before such an arm can be adopted. 'or fart°so Magazine orßepeatingArms, which are accepted 11,her trial, will be paid for at tho rate of £6O each. I trtil, 81 1na is to include 1,000 rounds of ammunition per h e V. Co Tve Secretary of State will take care that no i t n s ge a n . i . o . us 4,loprY produced in answer to this advertisemen, tl e i d into the service without proper acknowled . g bat e , It the name of the individual with whom it origi ; lf 0, 8 " 1 1 be recorded in connection with it. th r ifl e vi to which the t prize is awarded is adopted s erce, it will bear firs the inventor's nae. J. ST. GEORGE, Major-General m , Director 1'74 °4 O, Oct. 22 Jew. of Ordnance. DINNEFORD'S FLUID MAGNESIA. The medical profession for Thirty ye rs have approved of this pure Folutlon of Magnesia as the best remedy for Acidity of thc Stomach, Hos.dawle, Heartburn, Gout, and Indigestion ; and as a mild aperient it is especially adapted for ladies and children. Prepared by DINNEFORD and CO., Chemists, ,to., 172, New Bond-street, London ; And sold through:ut the world by alt respectable chemists. CAUTION —See that " Dinneford and Co." is on each bottle and red label ever the cork. DR- SCOTT'S LIVER AND BILIOUS PIE'S.—A NEVER FA [LING REMEDY.---Pre kated without any mercurial Ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. - eotf, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who .uffer from bilious and liver nomplaints, indigestion, wind. ipasms, giddiness, ilzzineas of the eyes, &c. For habitual ostiveness, as a f am il y aperient medicine, and as a purifier d the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their opera tion and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro mote digestion, and st rengt h en the whole nervous system. sold by W. Lambert, Chemist, 8, King William-street, Char ing-cross. London,and by most druggists, in boxes,ls. 144., and three times the quantity In one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green oaokage. with William Lambert." engraved , n the stamp. THE " SINGER," New Noiseless Lock-Stitch FAMILY SEIVIN(3 MACHINES. These machines combine all the Latest Improvements, and are now ol Exhibition for the first time. beln,r an improve ment upon Singer's celebrated "Letter A" Family , ewinz Machine, of which over One Hundred and Eighty Thousand have been sol i in all parts of the world. Inspection in vited. Purchasers des:rous of securing the best machines yet brought out should not fail to see the n. Cata'o.;ues post free. THE SINGER MANUFACTURING CONIFANY, Proprietors and Manufacturer] uf the world-renowned "Sinker" Sewing Machines. Chief Office for the United Kingdom, 147, Cheapside. London. HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS are earnestly solicited for fitting up the TRAINING SHIP. £2,000 required. W3l. WILLI43IS, Secretary. Rays' - ReidEre, 8, Great Queen-street, W.C. [4 OMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-CON TRIBUTIONS are earnestly solicited for establishing the COUNTRY IIOME. £l,OOO required. WM. WILLIAMS, Secretary. Boys' Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, W.C. HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.—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 bay each year. Subscriptions thankfully received by the London and West minster Bank, 41, Lotbburv, and 214, High Holborn; Messrs. Ransom and Co., 1, Pall-M a ll East; and by WM. WILLIAMS, Secretary. Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, W.e. ROVIDENCE ROW NIGHT REFUGE, FOR HOMELESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN, 14A, Providence-row, Finsbury, E.C. Sixty Thousand Nights' Lodging; with Suppers and Breakfast; 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' Lodging; with Suppers an d Breakfasts, are given gratuitously every week. Th e poor from all parts are admitted, the only condition being that they are homeless and starving. The Manager dm., feceives no remuneration whatever. Notwithstand ing the provision made by the Poor House; each night numbers of young women, children, and orphans are, for want accommodation, refusedadmittance, an dh ave to spend ni g ht a ft er n i g ht i n 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 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 hom e l ess , an d f oo d t o th e really starving. The smallest donation will be most welcome, and, night and morning, the prayowl of the destitute will be offered in your behalf. SUBSCRIPTIONS are earr,cgily requested, and will be gratefully received by the:itevf D. GILBERT, D.Dr, No, 22 Zinsbury-ciicuo, •••• SPANISH FLY is the a c ti ng i ngre dient in ALEX. ROSS'S CANTHARIDES OIL, which speedily produces whiskers and thickens hair, 3s 6d, is 6d, and 10s 6d; sent by post for 54, 84, and 144 Stamps.—ALEX. ROSS, 148, High tiolborn. London, and all Chemists. WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.—Corns cured in one day by nsin,r ALEX. ROSS'S CHIROPO. Thi , preparation gradually dissolves the Corn in a few hours, removing the veryroot. Price 48; sent by post fOr 60 stamps. —248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. AIR-C URLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID oath Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is applied. Sold at as 6d, 5s 61, and 10s ad ; sent free for 54, Si, and 111 stamps —Had of all Chemists. 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ROSS, 24C, 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. fIOSS, 248, High Holborn, London. r illlE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another 11_ Lome to the 12 now in operation. Lest year no fewer ban 458 poor, friendless, young females were rejected iron' want of FI.IN DS and room, making a total of 3,087, who have been sent away in five years. The new home the Committee wish to form would be for young girls, almost children', from the age ofd to 16, who have been led astray from the path of virtue. 'ontributions will be received gratefully by the Secretary, Slr. Daniel Cooper, K 5, Queen •street. Cheapside: ur by liessra Barclay and Co.. Lombard-street. 110YAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, King's-oross. Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. 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London, E.C.. the only house in the square not occupied by th.t "Times." J. D. and Co.'s whiskies bring the highest prices in the Australian and other Colonial markets, as may be observed by re.ierence to the " Journal of Commerce of Victoria," by which it will be seen that their whiskies fetch 6d. per gallon and Is. per case over the next best, and Is. 6d per gallon and ss. 6d. a case over the lowest quotation. Always on hand a large supply of ye y old mellow whisky in the finest condition, matured in sherry casks, unsurpassable in quality and flavour, supplied on the most reasonable terms. THE OCEAN ST. LEGER of 1866.—What Lord Lyon was to his owner was the Taeping to her Caofain, viz., winner of the race, distanced all com petitors, as the NAST PUNA 'LEA CO3IPANY have in fariab y done in their choi e and sale of fine new season's teas, now sellintr at importer's prices. Warehouses-1, Great St. Helen's-cliurchyard. 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Attached to the mansion, situated on a sandy soil, mid commanding an extensive and pleasing prospect, are garden, me dow, plantation, and recreation grounds. For terms and forms of admission address the proprietor. MISS BRADDON'S NEW ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE. On December 18th, Price One Shilling. "IDIELGRAVIA:" Air A London Magazine, Conducted by M. E. BRADDON. CONTENTS OF THIRD NUMBER :- 1. " BIRDS OF PREY." A Novel. By the Author of Lady Audley's Secret," &c. Illustrated by M. Ellen Edwards. Book the Second :—The Two Macaires. Chap. 111. " Heart .bare, heart hungry, very poor." Book the Third :—" Heaping up Riches." Chap. I. A Fortunate Marriage. Chap. 11. Charlotte. 11. Lyrics of the Months : January. Illustrated by Alfred Thompson. 111. Enough at Christmas. By W. Blanchard Jerrold. IV. My Love Amy : a New-Year's Gift. By the Author of " Kiddle-a-Wink." V. Snowflake. Illustrated by H. A. llebblethwaite. VI. How I Won Polly and a Postmastership. By Tom Hood. VII. 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Hyam and Co.'s Winter Overcoats Hyam and Co.'s Winter Suits Hymn and Co.'s Winter Jackets Hymn and Co.'s Winter Frock Coats Hyam and Co.'s Winter Vests Hymn and Co.'s Winter Trousers fl YAM 1 G A and C Gentlemen's nt lem en o. , s l SELECT oth forin DEPARTMENTS. immediateWear. 2. Bespoke or Order D;artment. 3. Boys' and Youths' Distinct Department. 4. Hats, Caps, Hosiery, and Outfit Department. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. T. Aldcroft, the celebrated jockey, was made bankrupt, on his own petition, in the Leeds Court of Bankruptcy, on the 14th inst. The liabilities are, we understand, about £l,OOO. THE BAR AND THE TURF IN FRANCE. - The French Council of Advocates has decided that to be a member of the Jockey Club is incompatible with the profession of a barrister. RACING FIXT JANI TRES FOR 1867. ARY. Manchester FEBR 1 VARY. Lincoln Spring Harro w 2l MA Nottingham 26 Derby CH. Liverpool Spring Chelmsford Spring l2 West Drayton l9 Bromley Epsom Spring 26 Lewos Spring Crofton Park 29 Northampton Windsor Spring 4 Edinburgh Sp. Meeting 6 Newmarket Craven 8 Curragh M, Chester (continued) .. 1 York Spring 7 Salisbury 9 Doncaster Spring Bath JU. Ascot Summer - 4 Windsor Summer Manchester Summer . 12 Hampton l3 18 ° i d b i u h ry am Club l7 B JU Carlisle 2 Newmarket July 2 Pontefract Reading Liverpool July Meeting 10 Hungerford Nottingham July AID Goodwood (continued) 1 Ripon Brighton Brighton Club 8 Lowes Egli:lm ... Wolverhampton l3 Stockton Oxford Hastings York August Dover West Drayton 22 Plymouth ....... 23 Canterbury Lichfield Derby Summer Weymouth Tunbridgo SEPT: Warwick Margate Carragh Leicester Abingdon 5 Doncaster Richmond l7 Hendon l9 Monmouth Manchester Autumn 2O Newmarket Ist October 24 Walsall 25 OCTOBER. Northampton Autumn. 1 I Curragh Edinburgh Autumn 2 Newmarket Houghton Newmarket 2d October. 7 Worcester Autumn 29 I Cheltenham l5 NOVEMBER. Liverpool Autumn 5 5 I Leamington Hunt Shrewsbury ll STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES FOR 1867. JANUARY. Manchestor 1 FEBRUARY. Carmarthen 5 Harrow Spring Birmingham l2 I Derby Windsor COURSING. COURSING MEETINGS TO COME. DECEMBER. Name. Judge. Days of Running Cockermouth, Cumberland Mr. Warwick Leinster Club . Mr. IL Spring-a 11... 18, 19 Kenilworth, Warwickshire Mr. Spafford A micable Club, Ashdown Pk Mr. Warwick Ludham, Norfolk Mr. Spafford Ince Blundell, Lancashire - Aston, Cheshire Mr. Warwick (Joule, Lockerbie Mr. Warwick JANUARY, 1867. Huntingdon Club ............... Mr. Warwick l, 2, Lincolnshire, Holbeach Mr. Spafford Coole, co. Cork (Open) Third S. Lancashire, (South- . _ port (Opon) .................. Mr. Westropp 9, 10, 11 Spolthorno Club ............... Mr. Warwick Border Union (Longtown) Cumberland .................. Mr. Warwick Barton-on-Humber, Lincoln. Mr. Spafford &ltcar Club, Lancashire .. 17, 17, 18 Wigtonsh. Club (Strauraer) Mr. Boulton Little Crosby .................. Mr. Welding County Louth Club, Ireland Mr. Spofford Ridgway Club, Lytham FEBRUARY. Itufford, Lancashire - Cardiff Club Mr. Warwick 'Waterloo, Lancashire......... -- Taraworth, Staffordshire ... Mr. Warwick MARCH. Irish Grand National (Open), county Louta ............... Ardrossan, Sharphill ......... South Lancashire (South port) Champion ............ Mr. Westropp l4, 15, &c Leinster (Open) Courtown... Mr. H. Sim ingalL, l9, 20 Scottish Open, Lanarkshire - 2 G, &c. SEPTEMBER. 6, 7 7, &c. Brampton, CumberlanT...... Mr. Warwick OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire Mr. Spafford ALTCAR CLUB.-Mr. Westropp is elected judge of the meeting in January. SWANSEA CLUB.—The old club has been dissolved, and another, with an infusion of new blood ; formed in its place. Already upwards of 25 members have entered the iLste. The first meeting is fixed for the 18th inst. ItIL. Thirsk Durham .. 22 Newmarket lst Spring 22 Catterick Chester 3O Y. Harpenden Epsom Summer Newton 29 29 Croydon Stockbridge l9 Chelmsford . 25 Newcastle .. 25 Curragh Worcester Summer 27 Ipswich 27 Y. Down Royal Corporatn l7 Stamford Huntingdon 23 Winchester Southampton Goodwood UST. AMA7EUI? A7HLETIC CLUB. Considering the wet weather, this club was well repre - sented on Saturday afternoon at Beaufort House. The first event was A 150 Yards Handicap, 14 entries, which was run off in two preliminary and a final heat, as follows : First Heat.—J. H. Ridley, 3 yards start, 1 ; Lieut.-Col. Wynne, 2, 2. At 30 yards from the finish Ridley was leading by four yards, but finding that Colonel Wynne could not catch him slackened his speed, and won by two yards. Second Heat.—W. Collett, scratch, 1; R. N. Vidal, 3, 2. Won easily by a foot. C. C. Ross, 6, did not arrive in me, but was allowed to run in the final heat. Deciding Beat.—Ridley, 1, Collett 2, Vidal 3. Won by fully two yards ; a yard and a half between Collett and Vidal. Time, 16 secs. Four Miles 'Walking Race.—R. M. Williams, 50 yards start, 1; R. M. M'Kerrell, scratch, 2 ; G. C. Whitely, 150, 3. Williams won in 35 min. 7 secs.. beating M'Kerrell by 15 sees., the last named being Whitely by 20 secs. Hurdle Race, 120 Yards.—Martin, 4 yards start, 1; A. Arthur, 4, 2. Won by half a yard. Only two finished Time, 22 secs. Ono Mile Race.—W. M. Chinnery, 20 yards start, 1; T. W. Fletcher, 35, 2 ; J. IL Ridley, 0. Won by 20 yards in 5 min. 3 secs. Considering the state of the ground it was a very excellent performance. 410 Yards Raco.—W. Frore, 14 yards start, 1 ; C. C. Ross, 17, 2 ; R. W. Vidal, 3. Won by two feet. Time, 56 secs. AMERICAN AGRIC ULTURE. A paper was read at the meeting of the Farmers' Club in Salisbury-square, Flcet-street, London, by Mr. James Howard on " Things in America," which is well worth a careful study both there and in England. Mr. Howard was no idle gentleman wandering over the country in search of amuse ment and adventure; he was no sportsman return ing full of thrilling anecdotes of tussels with bears and encounters with Red Indians, but he was a practical manufacturer, a man well versed in farm ing operations, curious about the great nation now so rapidly taking the lead on earth, anxious to add to his store of knowledge, and willing to put aside prejudice and accept improvement where his clear judgment showed the Americans were ahead of the English. Mr. Howard is liberal in his ideas—there is no selfishness in retaining the knowledge he has acquired ; he appears to have an earnest wish that the great people who received him so kindly should benefit by his experience equally with his own countryman. The able paper, so carefully pre pared by Mr. Howard, is replete with that sort of information which is of all others the most useful. His " Things in America" embrace a great variety of subjects, condensed and classified so as to be taken in almost at a glance. After a short introduction in a few sentences, he gives the extent of the country, and goes on to describe tile people who occupy it. Then, having fixed in the minds of his hearers the territory and its citizens, he passes to the real business of the meeting—the agriculture of America. He shows, first, that it is on agricul ture that the progress of the country mainly de pends ; its manufactures being comparatively un important, as from three-fourths to seven-eighths of its population are engaged in agricultural pursuits. It is not within the power of legislation to alter a state of things which Nature has decreed. America is, and must be, the granary of Europe, and the largest corn-growing country in the world, and no system of protection to manufacturers can alter this state of things. " Although," says Air. Howard, " we may learn a good deal on various subjects from our go-a-head kinsmen in the art and practice of agriculture, the old country is in the position of teacher. As might be expected in a comparatively new country, the agriculture, as a rule, is rough and behind that of England." We believe this to be the case with all countries when compared with Great Britain, and it is true wisdom in our cousins to recognise the fact, and obtain the information where it can best be given. That information is best supplied by those who are thoroughly conversant with British agri culture—who have made it the study of their lives, and whose business it is to manufacture machinery on the most improved principles for agricultural purposes. Mr. Howard is well aware, as a manufacturer, that without a thorough know ledge of the objects to which his manufactures are to be applied, that he cannot attain to eminence in his own branch of industry. An agriculturist should know not a little, but a great deal of the manufac ture of the instruments he uses ; but the converse of this is still more true, and the manufacturer of these implements should be thoroughly up in his knowledge cf agriculture. When . treating, there fore, of agriculture, Mr. Howard was on ground of which he had an intimate knowledge, having studied iu the best school. He moves on to discuss agricultural machinery, and here he is even still more at home. "In America, owing to the high rate of wages and the difficulty of obtain ing an adequate supply of labour, agricultural machinery, calculated to save manual labour, has been an absolute necessity. Without the reaping machine the crops could not be harvested, and with out the thrashing machine they could not be brought to market. Hence the trade in agricultural implements has reached gigantic proportions. From inquiries I made, I found that at least 100,000 reaping and mowing machines are made annually in the States. I was there during the harvest. Everywhere the reaper was to be seen going—the scythe and the sickle was just as exceptional as the reaping machine was in England 10 years ago. The thrashing machines were very inferior to ours, though the Americans were apt to think they were far ahead of us, and that we were a very slow people." An erro neous opinion like this, generally entertained, is lucp, can improve ndeiol elsewhere. la ; productive f: not evil. ari better t implements first ttrs bayinecessityen adopting tl an its the teoc those ocso in t vlo:ere. A Hindoo scouts the idea that his con vince the people that they are wrong, and that they wooden plough, used by his ancestors from time im ly production of an English manufactory. So from generation to generation he trudges to his field with his stick over his sla ulder, driving his wretched half-starved bullock before him. lie himself, and his bullock also, will remain half starved on his rich agricultural land, and so will generations to come. And why ? Because he will not adopt and appro priate to himself the improvements introduced by the intellect and years of toil of wiser men. The benefactors of the farmer have been stubbornly resisted, and denounced even by the far mers of England, and we cannot therefore wonder that the "gentle IIindoo" remains immovable. It would be well, then, for the American agriculturists to recognise the fact that England is in the position of teacher. Thousands of their agriculturists will soon spread themselves over these islands on their way to the Paris Exhibition, and they shotild dis abuse their minds of prejudice and judge for them selves whether they cannot pick up some useful hints for the improvement of their agricultural machinery. Mr. Howard mentioned this circumstance. He found the prairie farmers desirous of seating the men on the implements, as they considered that more work could thus be obtained. He.naturally suggested that the labour of the men could only in this way be saved by throwing extra labour on the horses. The land is generally much lighter than English soil, and the depth of , ploughing' he con siders very much too shallow, a fault not at all un common on . this side of • the Atlantic. "Steam ploughs have not yet been introduced ; several at tempts have been made, but as all the schemes have been with engines to travel over the surface after Romaine's plan, na wonder they have not suc ceeded. On the prairies there would be no difficulty in constructing machinery capable of breaking up 20 or even 25 acres of such land per day, and this with only three men. Where labour is so scarce, and time such.an object, the advantage of the steam plough would be immense." This has been proved on the plains of Canterbury, in New Zealand, where the land is not unlike that of the prairies of America. The introduction of this machi nery has been of the highest benefit to the Canter bury farmers, and the importers have derived large profits from the venture. "In lowa I saw a very simple and efficient apparatus, called a horse pitch-fork,' for raising crops on to the stock—a horse simply drawing the load over a pulley. I also saw a hay-loader attached to the rear of a waggon, which gathered up and elevated the crop on to the vehicle, thereby saving much manual labour." The next subject treated is "The Live Stock of the United States." "The cows and other horned cattle, according to the census of 1860, amounted to about 17 millions, about double the estimated number of the United Kingdom. Two and a quarter millions of the cattle were returned as working oxen. The sheep, on the other hand, fell short of the estimated English number by 21. millions ; whilst the pigs exceeded by 11) times our number, reaching the fabulous total of 33 millions, or about as many pigs as people. The bulk of the cattle I saw were of the short horned type. A lderneys and Ayrshires are much in repute for dairy purposes, but, as in England, the • short-horn is the prevailing breed. The sheep of America are of a very nondescript character ; gene rally miserably bred and ill-looking things, about half the size of the English Flocks of Leicesters, South Downs, and Merinos are to be found." Mr, Howard's estimate of the quality of the meat is not. high, and he is at a loss whether to attribute it to the climate, the food, or the cooking, or the three combined. The subject is a most impor tant one, and deserving the most careful considera tion of the American farmer. We have little doubt that means will be discovered of conveying butchers' meat across the Atlantic, for the consumption of European cities. Several companies have been formed in London, for the purpose of transporting beef, mutton, and pork, in a state of preser vation, to any required distance. The neces- sity is recognised, and the minds of intel ligent men bent on ascertaining the process by which it can be accomplished. There are few rational things impossible when the case stands so, and we cannot suppose that this will be one of them. The American farmer should be in a posi tion to avail himself of the means when those means are open to him, and those who are prepared are likely then to reap a rich harvest. The importance of paying more attention to sheep is urged on the American farmers by the press, more from the ne cessity of raising wool than of raising meat. Five millions sterling were paid to England for woollen goods in 18G5. " The draught horses used in America are much smaller, very different from our English type. They are well-bred, clean-legged, and active. The Kentucky thorough-bred, as it is called, is the favourite breed. I could have picked out of Mr. Cobb's team a good many weight car- riers which would fetch fancy prices at Tactersall's I did not see on the whole of my travels what I cal a Good, stout draught horse, such as I win the prizes with in my own county.* At the railway stations at Philadelphia, and elsewhere, are to be seen horses of the cart breed, raised, as I was informed, in Ohio and Pennsylvania. When the Americans grow bigger crops, as I am sure they might do, they will want bigger horses in their reaping machines ; and when they stir their laud deeper, which I am sure they ought to do, they will, if they do not adopt steam, require horses of greater weight. In some districts I visited horses are shod with malleable cast-iron shoes, which are fastened without the use of nails. They simply clip the hoof and secu re th e s h oes b y r i vets. I have a speci men on the t a bl e w hi c h I i nten d t o try." _ Our space is drawing to a close, and for the pre sent we will drop this interesting paper. It is one that should be extensively circulated through the States, as the information it contains is of a very valuable character. We have had enough of lite rary notices of America with their sarcastic com ments, for which a fit of momentary national spleen secures a wide circulation, benefiting the author at the expense of the kindly feeling which should exist between the two nations. Mr. James Howard's remarks are conceived in the broadest and kindest spirit, with the one object of giving all the benefit of his experience. Where the Americans excel he explains to the English ; and where the English excel he points out to the Americans. His subse quent remarks, although of almost equal interest, are mor e general, including agricultural meetings, schools, and a concluding summary, which we feel should not be passed over without a further notice from us.—Anglo-American Times.. * Bedfordshire. GOVERNMENT INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES.—TiIe following additional post-offices will be open on and after the 17th of December for the receipt of proposals for the in surance of lives or the purchase of Government annuities under the Act 27th and 28th of Victoria, cap. 43 ; and for -- • the receipt of the premiums becoming due to the Postmas ter-General from Limo to thno under contracts for the in surance of lives or the purchase of Government Annuities, and for the payment of any sums which shall become pay able by the Postmaster-General under the said contracts : —Biggar, N.B. ; Gourock (Greenock), N. 13. ; Grange mouth (Falkirk), N.B. ; Kilcreggan (Greenock), N. 8., Kincardine (Allow), N.B. ; Lesmahagow (Lanark), N.B. [ADVERTISEMENT.' —Holloway's Ointment and Pills.— The Joys of Home.—How often does it happen that hap piness is driven from our hearths by illness ? Sickness and sorrow aro constant companions, though in most cases their tenure is short when Holloway's remedies are used to dispossess them. These medicaments can be confidently and heartily recommended to all invalids as the most easy, safe, and certain means of preserving all that is good and casting out all that is corrupt externally and internally They aro universally applicable by both sexes in every disease. Holloway's medicaments do not deteriorate by being kept, nor are their properties changed by climate. They can be purchased everywhere, and the price at which they are 5404 ie gioderate. Saturday nspbeyctco lV ;a-Gen. - J. o. Major-Gen. C Musketry, C. sakye,t r l yD l , a c y pw , uh C toy o nwAastsnsai Deputy-Assist.- c a o n m t C and n a le d Adjt.-Gen., resumed and brought to a termination his annual inspection of the officers and troops at Chatham who kayo completed their course of mus ketry instruction during the past 12 months. The non-commissioned officers and men who passed the examination satisfactorily, and have completed the entire course of instruction in musketry, will be awarded extra pay for 12 months. During his in spection Major Gen. Hay examined the officers and men of the three depot battalions of infantry and other corps stationed at Chatham garrison. The roof of the drill-shed in course of erection at the Royal Marine Barracks, Chatham, which gave way a few weeks since, has been made good, the last of the principals and girders having been securely fixed in its place on Saturday. The new shed, which is of iron, with l ouvre s k y li g h ts, i s 360 f eet i n l engt h , with a breadth o f 60 f eet, an d i s erecte d at t h e b ack of the men' s quar t ers, b etween the new and the old buildings. The drill-shed is sufficiently commodious to admit of several hundred men being exercised beneath it at the same time, and will thus relieve the occasionally crowded barrack-square on the occasion of the ordinary drills of the Royal Marine battalion. The following garrison order, No. 6, was on Satur day issued from the Commandant's-office of the Royal Artillery, Woolwich :--" Major-Gen. Maxwell having relinquished the command of the Woolwich division of the Royal Marine Light Infantry on his promotion, and being about to leave Woolwich the Major-General commanding the district takes the opportunity of requesting him to ampt his thanks for the uniform assistance that he has afforded him ou all occasions, and also for the able and judicious manner in which he has carried out ,he duties of his command, the result being the high state of discipline nosy existing in the y the Major-General commanding attributes to the anxious care and earnest interest in their wel- 'are evinced by Major-Gen. Maxwell during the period of his command, as regards equally officers, non-commissioned officers, and men." Major-Gen. Hodge, C. 8., has been appointed to the command of the Aldershot Division from Dec. 11 until January 5, during the absence on leave of Lieut.-Gen. the Hon. Sir J. Yorke Scarlett, K.C.B. The necessity for putting in force at Aldershot the provisions of the Contagious Diseases Preven tion Act has formed the subject of a memorial from the Farnham Board of Guardians to the Secretary of State for War, the Guardians complaining of the heavy expense entailed upon the Union by the ad mission to the workhouse infirmary of a large num ber of women requiring a long course of medical treatment. The following reply to the memorial has been received, addressed to the Clerk of the Guardians : " am dire:teldVa b r y -o t ffi he ce s , Dec. e.cre ta l r O y , 0 1 f 866. State for War to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 6th inst., and to acquaint you in reply that he is anxious that arrangements should be made for putting the Contagious Diseases Act into force with out delay at Aldershot, a building for an hospital having already been selected, and that he has called for information which he hopes may enable him to do so effectually. lam to add that the delay which has occurred has been mainly due to the difficulties interposed by the Hampshire magistrates in occu pying the War Department building (chosen for an hospital) by the constabulary at Aldershot.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, " EDWARD LUGARD." The military gymnasium at Aldershot, which has been closed lately in order to effect some improve ments, was to be re-opened to-day (Monday), and c lasses formerly attending will resume their course of training. Vacancies, Promotions, and Appointments in the Civil Service. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Mr. Francis Gerard St. John Tupper has been appointed to be clerk in the Committee-office. WAR- 0 FFIC E.-111r. Edward John Lawless has been appointed to be an established clerk in the purveyor's department. BOARD OF TRADE.--Mr. George Mudge has been appointed to a temporary clerkship. PRISONS DEPARTMENT.-Mr. Henry Essex Wil liams has been appointed to be a clerk at Penton vile Prison. ADMIRALTY.-Mr John Hardinge Giffard has app been appointed to a clerkship , appointed to a clerkship,itehall; Alr Alpine Macgregor has been Whitehall ; Mr. J. Buttery , se cond schoolmaster at Chatham Dockyard, has been appointed to be schoolmaster at Pembroke Dockyard. TnE POST-OFFICE. -Mr. Edwin Lloyd has been appointed to be postmaster at Stamford ; Mr. Wm. Wynne Caruthers has been appointed to be a tem porary clerk in the Savings Bank ; Mr. Willi am Thomas Aston has been appointed to be a clerk at Northampton ; Mr. Robert Binns Halstead has been appointed to be a sorting clerk, Manchester ; Mr. William Collins has been appo i nted to be a clerk at hasßul Rugby been INLAND ; Da Mr. pßp Eo \i, J nE o t c l e u n Et h . i _e be clerk r i y e en } r b o ae w tr :D r : el n Catt ermole bllyia . Broom field has been a pp o i nte d to b e c l er k i n t h e L egacy William Duty Depart men t , S omerset H ouse ; M r . W a lter Walker h as b een appo i nte d t o b e a c l e rk in the Registry of Licenses-office ; Mr. Daniel Northwood has been appointed to be an assistant survey or o f taxes. eTri ... EXCISE BIiANCII.-Mr. Lauranbe Counsel, sur veying-general examiner, second class, has been appointed to be collector, Ripon collection ; Mr. Ambrose Martin, surveying-general examiner, third class, has been appointed to be surveying-general examiner, second class.—Civil Service Gazelle. A drunken man lately tried to get a policeman to arrest his own shadow. His complaint was that au ill-looking scoundrel kept following him. ril" 0 X F ORD, 6, OXFORD-STREET, W., THE MUSICAL ESTABLISHMENT OF LONDON. Brilliart Revival of Offenbach's " SIX TY.SIX." Mis.es Russet!, Fitz itenry, and Barrie; Mears. St. Albyn, Mader, and Bury. Comedy by ILirry Sydney (the political Momus), Robert Fraser (Buffo Vocalist and Comedian—a great success), Mons. Peterson with his high y trained troupe of Performing Dogs. EXTRA ATTRACTIONS during TH ES WEEK. Great success of LES AMAZ' /NES AU CHAMPAGNE DIVERTISSEMENT, by the Misses TESSY and SAttA G Ul NNE t4S, assisted by tteir talented troupe of artistes. Musical Director and Conductor, Mr. F. Jonglimans. Admission —Area, 6d.; stalls and balcony, is ; private boxes, with separate entrance, 10s. od. Open every evening at 8. 11 " ;3. 28. w 29 ; cc. 1. 14 > 3 2). 14. te 23 C 1 4 • 14 c. pc. 19' ac. 19. 14. ea. 3J• 19 *'...'......,