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For Prospectus and stiller information apply-to the Com pany's Agents, or to T. TALLEMACHE, Secretary. IVVIIA.T DO THE WILD WAVES SAY NOW?—That the FIERY CROSS has arrived. bringing some magnificent KAISOW CONGOUS of delicious flavour, and which may now be had, at a mere commission on the import price, of the EAST INDIA TEA CO SPAN Y, No. 5, Great St. Helen's CLurchyard, Bishopsgate-street. SPANISH FLY is the acting ingredient in ALEX. ROSS'S CANTHARIDES OIL, which speedily Produces whiskers and thickens hair. 3s. 6d, ss. Bd., and I Os. 8d., ; sent free for 54, 84, and 141 stamps.—ALEX. ROSS, 248, Iligh Holborn, London. WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.—Corns cured in one day by using ALEX. ROSS'S CHIROPO. This preparation gradually dissolves the corn in a few hours, removing the very root. Price 4s , sent by post for 60 stamps. •-248, High Holborn, London. HAIR -CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curls ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is app tied. Sold at 3s. 6d., ss. ed., and 10s. 6d. sent free for 54, 84, and 144 stamps. Ross's Toilet Magazine, Is. 6d., or 20 stamps. GREY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.— .N-A ALEX. ROSS'S HAIR DYE produces a perfect colour immediately it is used. It is permanent, and perfectly na tural in effect. Price 3s. id , 55. 6J., and 10s. bd. ; sent by Post for 54, 84, and 144 stamps. IT AIR DESTROYER, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX.'ROSS'S DEPILATORY removes, Without effect to the skin, superfluous hair from the face, leek, and arms. Is. 6d. , ss. 6d.. and 10s. 63. ; sent the same uftY as ordered by post for 54, 84, and 144 stamps. Lately published, 11, sent free by post for two stamps, AN ESSAY upon the HUMAN HAIR : Its . Close Analogy to Vegetation, and its Reproduction by the Stimulant Spanish Fly or Cantharldes.—By ALEX. • L ‘OSS, 248, HWh Holborn. London. IpIMEPLE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the skin are improved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S VEGE TABLE SKIN PILL. They remove redness, sallowness, tte. 2s. 9d. and 7s. 6d. ; or by post for 40 and 100 stamps.— ALEX. ROSS, 248. High Holborn, London. ITOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and most usof ail invention of the day, AGIIA AM A.RELL .t. Messrs. JOHN GOSNELL and CO., Bull Wharf, Ro therhithe, London, Perfumers to her Majesty, respect fully o ff er to the publics this truly marvellous fluid, which gradually restores tne human hair to its pristine hue—no matter at what age. The Agna Amarella has none of the Properties of dyes ' • it, on the contrary, is bene fi cial to the system, and when the hair is once restored one application per month wilt keep it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per ottle, or in half bottles, 10s. 61. Testimonials from arristes of the highest order, and from individuals of undoubted re spectability, may be seen on application. Messrs. John tiros nell and Co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal olghness the Princess of Wales. RUPTGRES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. 1781THITE'S MOO-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERM:TED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT EXHIBITION 8 OF 1851 AND 1862), is allowed by upwards of Tw o Hundred Medical Gentlemen to ue the most effective i nvention in the curative treatment of 11 EItN I A. The-use .of a steel spring, so often hurtful in Its effects, here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the "°dY, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the ' lO O-31ain Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that It cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which cannot fall to fit, forwarded by post, on the eir- Oluderence of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Sli , le Truss, 16N., 215., 265. M., and 31s. rid. Postage, Is. A Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 525. M. Postage, is Bd. 4 -n Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, Is. 10d. Post-otliee Orders to be made payable to John White, roßt ofrwe, NEW PATENT VLAST IC STOCKINGS, A KNEE-CAPS, .Sec., for Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &C. They are rorous,light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on ike an ordinary stocking. Price Is. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10s., to 16s. tuth. Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE. Manufacturcr, 221 t, Piccadilly. RUPTURES CURED BY CHANDLER'S NEW LEVER TRUSS. it• has the following advantages : —No steel spring re quired round the body, is easily applied, does not chafe or excoriate the skin, admits of any kind of exercise being taken, and is imperceptible when worn. Prices —Sin.;le, 10s. 61. and 215., postage ls. ; Double, 21s a nd 425., postage 2s. ; sent on receipt of post-office order and size round hips. Euro to fit. I'ROLAPSUS AM, and UTERI instantly re lieved and ultimately cured by some entirely new and very i ngenious appliances. Prices from 10s. 6d., sent by post on receipt of size round hips. ELASTIC STO CKING S, KNEECAPS, SURGICAL BELTS, and appliances of every d escription, with all the latest improvements, and of the best quality, MONEY ADVANCED in Three Hours, from 5 per cent , in Town or Country.—Bills of Officers, Gentlemen, and Tradesmen Discounted in strict c'nfidence. Immediate advances on furniture, without removal, law cost, or publicity of bill of sale, on freehold and leasehold property, farming stock, plant and machinery. Reversions and annuities purch used. All loan office routine dispensed with.—Apply to G. S. Mackennal, 61, Piccadilly, facing St. James's-street. Office hours ten to four. AT CONSIDERABLY REDUCED PRICES. ROUND SHOULDERS, STOOPING HABITS, and NPORMITIES cured by CHANDLE WS IMPROVED CIIEST-EXPANDING BRACES, for both sexes, of all a ges. They strengthen the voice and lungs, relieve indiges tion, and are especially recommended to children for assist lug the growth, and for promoting health and symmetry of fi gure. Price 10a. 6d. Al the shave instruments are highly recommended by t he leadi n g membcr A of the medical profession. Illustrated , atalogues forwarded, MR. 11. P. CHANDLER, Surgical Mechanician, 66, Berners-street, Oxford- street, London, W. NO MORE PILLS OR ANY OTHER MEDICINE. 1)U BARRY'S delicioushealth-restoring Invalids' infants Food, THE REVAENTA ARABICA yields three times ' as mnch assimilating and strengthening , I,)iirishrnent as the best meat. and restores perfect digestion, l ' t l i r : a g nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, refreshing sleep, t _ ctional regularity, and energy to the most disordered or a v i s e , ebled . —removing speedily and effectually indigestion it- -epsiai, cough, asthma, consumption, habitual c.onstipa t °ll , diarrhcea, all gastric derangements, haemorrhoids, liver q:aPlalnts, flatulency, nervousness, biliousness, fevers , sore oats, diphtheria, catarrhs, colds, influenza, noises in the GP,. and ears, rheumatism, gout, impurities, erruptions, t "g'el'ia neuralgia, irritability, sleeplessness, acidit ali nt-un, ii::artburn, headache, debility, dropsy, cramps, spasms, i 3 ,7 ll aea and sickness even in pregnancy or at sea, sinking fits, ta n chitis, scrofula, tightness of the chest, pains in the pit of fib, stomach and between the shoulders. It is the most diges -0,,,,5'e 0 1 all foods, and suitable for invalids and infants in all ti t 7 ,.... e quote a few out of 62,000 Cures : —Cure No. 58,216, of marchioness de Brehsii, of seven years' liver complaint, Vo - „ st ini.; away, debility, nervousness, irritability, with a ner n,,s' Palpitation all over, bad digestion, constant sleepless 71'8' and the most intolerable nervous agitation. Cure No. 1),,',1"t dyspepsia, from the Right Hon. the Lord Stuart de h k - , - ' e s , Lord Lieutenant of the county of Waterford : -1 St' e derived much benefit from your excellent food.— Ilan do Decies, Dromana, Cappoquin, county Waterford. 4 4" No. 54 Pl 6, from the Rev. James T. Campbell, byder aCe itee!oiY, near Fakenham, Nortolk.—ln all cases of in ele„tion, and particularly when the liver is more than uf"VY affected, I consider it the best of all remedies. It re itan!l,ea the bile, and makes it flow in cases which would not 1114 '; bile mercury in any shape, In short, a healthy flow of ile is one of its earliest and best symptoms. Tou can ge nt What use you please of this communication.— B l i a d m c, am, ii Q, s e e 7l . , .Tames T. Cam bell. h Cure c lo g . , s_?, 4;1 . lunge, 4: t a tti r;l; r o l t ni lnc t l 'ul llv e e r r —l derangement, hlrt-tree deafness, y singing in ui v2h ea r,g, constipation, debility, shortness of brealh, and 14 117' '?ave been removed by your Revalenta . Arabica. My ines, ir omach, head, and ears are all right, my hear atie?eriect, and my recovery is a mar, el to all my aoquaint- U t flit Roberts, Timber Merchant. Cure No. 40,812, 0 , 1 4 , r Years' indescribsbie agony from dyspepsia, nerv,us aeßs' a sthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sick fo.t7,d vomiting.—Maria Joly, of Lynn, Norfolk. Cure 1, 41, " 21 —Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervousness, Cg rt ea l tion, gathe r i ngs , l o w s pi r its, and nervous fancies. :Itarrit° 58,814,—Mr. Samuel Laxton,Leieester, of two years' • 6/1 - ` l . The F oo d i s so ld i n can isters, Ilb., 2s 9d ; 21b., ?lb ,021 b., 215.; 241 b., 40s. Super-refined quality, lb., 6s, ; ; 51b., 22s ,• 01b., 335. The 101 b., 21b., and 241 b. Ba rr rs, carriag Co.,e free on receipt of Post-Office Order, by eh• lif t „" 11 Barry and 77, Regent-street, London also Tea Dealers 8 Kin.' William-street ; likewise at r .b,ure , h-ihreet'; Che"apside, 49, Ilishopsgatelt . reet ~11 1 )er 1: lao, and 208, Oxford-street ; 330, Strand , 54, faker -street • 03 Tottenham-court-road ; 96, Upper tiq"-,llilol-street ; and Upper es Islington, N 11? Notting-hill Close Brothers, Maguey, St. J atubbe, Queen s-teraace, o ep ntria n, cicu; and all rtspeatable cirocers and Chemists,— ch Various imitations. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road. in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Itail• way Terminus, King's-cross. Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. Vice-Patron—His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, K.G President—fl is (grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G. This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the first to estab lish the principle of free admission to the sick poor, without the delay and difficulty of Governors' orders, is wholly de pendent for support on voluntarycontributions and I ::acres. It aff,,rds relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in addition to this, the average number of attendance of the destitute sick has for a con,iderable period averaged between 5,000 and 4,000 weekly. The Committee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the benevolent, as the premises of this Hospital are capable of coLtainicg several - hundred more beds, had the Committee the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, bdwarn Ras • :erman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Contts and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Henries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co.; Barclay and Co. ; Williams, Deacon, and Co.; Overend. Gur ney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co.. Bemers-street ; I. Barned and Liverpool ; and at the Hospital. from 10 till 5. STANFORD SMITH - . Secretary. SALLORS' ORPHAN GIRLS' SCHOOL and 110.41. E, llampstead. Offices, 77, CornhilL • PATRON—The QUEEN. TRUSTEES. _ __ Capt. the Hon. Francis Mige,lll;C Rev. Canon Champneya Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P. TREASURERS. It. C. L. Bevan, Esq. I Robert Hanbury, Esq. This Institution is designed to supply a great national want, viz., an asylum for the orphan daughters of sailors iu the Royal Navy and Merchants Service and of Marines. It clothes, maintains, and educates them for domestic service, and provides a home free of expense for former inmates while out of situations, thus shielding them from the temptations they might otherwise be exposed to. The Committee earnestly APPEAL for CONTRIBU TIONS to meet the increasing applications through the recent storms and loss of life at sea, and: o enable them eventually to obtain premises more commensurate with the necessities of this great maritime country, which loses 2,000 sailors annually by casualties alone, without including those who may perish by war. Subscriptions thanhiully received by the bankers, Messrs, Barclay, Bevan, and Co., Lombard-street, and by the Secre tary, at the Oflices, No. 77, Cornhill. R. SWEETTNG, Hon. Sec. CHARLES NASH. Sea. THE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another home to the 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer 'llan 455 poor, friendless, young females were rejected from want of FUN DS 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: Ti'., aged 16, to nen, mother dead, deserted by her father. SI. A. F., aged 13, homeles, both parents dead. A. 8., aged 17, fallen, father dead, deserted by her mother S. 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, M. 11., aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. C. H., aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. A. G., aged 18, fallen, father dead. E. K„ aged 18, fallen, both parents dead, S. 8., aged 17, fallen, both pan nts dead. M. A. W., aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. S. D., aged 15, fallen, both parents dead. The new home the Committee wish to form would be for 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,Bs, Queen-street., Cheapside; tor by Messrs Barclay and Co., Lombard-street. N°. 22,936. Now ready, in 2 vols., with Illustrations, 215., ROM CADET TO COLONEL. The Record of a Life of Active Service. By Major-General Sir THOMAS SEATON', K.C.B. "Two volumes of pleasant, racy, personal memoirs by a veteran soldier, who, with the refreshing frankness of his class, gives us all his experiences down almost to the present time. Sir Thomas Seaton has, in truth, produced a delight ful book."—United k.ervi3e Gazette. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., • THE CLYFFARDS OF CLYFFE. By the Author of "Lost Sir Massingberd," " The Clyffards of Clyffe bas very considerable merits. It is a very readable novel, written in a good style. The author can give excel:eat descriptions both of scenery and charac ter."—Saturday Review. "A clever novel."—Examiner. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlboroug,k-street. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vole.: CHRONICLES OF DARTMOOR. -By MRS. MARSH. _ _ "It is very long since we have read so capital a novel as this. It is in all respects well and cleverly written. It has geLuine good feeling and good sense, genuine wit and genuine novelty. The characters are well defined, and a strong individuality is stamped upon them all. The descrip tions of the beautiful scenery of Devonshire add greatly to the interest of the book."—Observer. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. GOVERNOR EYRE.—A PORTRAIT and MEMOIR of GOVERNOR EYRE, with Original In formation furnished by the Family, will appear in THE BRITISH ARMY AND NAVY REVIEW for JANUARY, 1866. Price ONE SHILLING. Ready on Saturday next. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. Price is. Bd. ; for Presents or the Drawing-room, 2s. Bd. "EVERYBODY'S' BUSINESS!' Dedicated. by permission, to the Right Honourable William Ewart Gladstone, M.P., Chancellor of the Ex chequer, Esc.. &c. Ask your bookseller for "Everybody's Business." London: Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. THE LATE KING LEOPOLD.—To appear on SATURDAY, Dec. 23, the BEST and most COM PLETE BIOGRAPHY of that lamented Sovereign, trans lated by special permission from the INDEPHINDANCE BULGE, with a Portrait from a Drawing by his late Ma jesty's special artist. Price la. 6d. 13, Burleigh-street, Strand, and all Booksellers. D OCTOR MARIGOLD'S PRESCRIPTIONS. TITLE OF THE CHRISTMAS NUMBER OF ALL THE YEAR ROUND. Conducted by CHARLES DICKENS. pIIESCRIPTIONS. TO BE TAKEN IMMEDIATELY. NOT BE BE TAKEN AT BED-TIME. TO BE TAKEN AT THE DINNER-TABLE. NOT TO BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED. TO BE TAKEN IN WATER. TO BE TAKEN WITH A GRAIN OF SALT. TO BE TAKEN AND TRIED. TO BE TAKEN FOR LIFE. D R. MARIGOLD, 26, Wellington-street, Strand, on and after the 7th instant. A POST-OFFICE ORDER (Song) may be obtained of Messrs. ROBERT COCKS and CO., New Burlington-street, London, for 16 stamps. CI S TMAS.-MUSICAL PRESENT.- kJ ROBERT COCKS and CO.'S MODEL PIANO, in Walnut or Rosewood, triehord, check action, 7 octaves, E 33. N.B.—Price lists, with drawings, sent free to all parts of the globe. THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS' WALTZ, for pianoforte, solo and duet, 4s. each; United Service Quadrille, ditto; United Service Quadr.ile, for a quadrille band, free for 22 stamps; United Service (}atop, piano, -010 and duet, is. each ; United Service Waltz, piano, solo and duet. 4s. each- Ali coTpmed by A. F. 000 l R" Y, and may Le had at half price, w th an extra stamp to each for postage. MADAME LEMMENS - SHERRINGTON'S FAVOURITE SONGS " Shylic Bawa" (Irish Bal lad); "Tile Liquid Gem" (W. T. WrigAon); "My Early Home" (Ns Abt). 2s. 6d. "Thee only I love" (F. Abt); "O, ye Tears" (F. Abt); each free for 16 stamps; and "Jenny of the Mill," free for 19 stamps. NEW SONG.-WARBLINGS AT EVE. Petry by H. FARM& Music by the Composer of "God bless the Prince of Wales." 3s. ; free for 19 stamp'. London : Robert Cocks and Co., New Burlington-street, W. For Sunday Evenings' Recreation, Choral Classes, Jro. Q.A.unEr , ri rta . - n X AIN S. New Series by Benedict, Molique,Macfarren, Schulthes, Dr. Monk, Roberti, &c. &c., 2d. and 3d. each, usually 2s. and 2s. 6d. Though original high-class music, this series has been issued at once at a price for the million. Six pieces sent as spt-c•nie;,s for 13 stamps. Lists for a stamp of Lambert and Co., 18, Portman-st., and 63, Paternoster-row, London. Also, the Volume comilete, for a present. Rt d cloth, 12s. Sill HT SINGING made easy, 10th thousand, ditto. Part 11., sth thousand, each. for 7 stamps. The cheapest Manual extant. Published by J. Clements, Little Pulteney-street, price 7d., in cloth 131, a New Work on the Teeth, entitled PURE DENTISTRY, and WHAT IT DOES FOR US. By A. ESJiELL, Surgeon-Dentist, Grosvenor-street, W. "The present may be looked upon in some measure as a popular supplement to the author's former work, 'A Treatise on Dental Surgery.' and should boperused by those who are troubled with their teeth."—Morning Advertiser, Aug. 31, 1865. Sold by Simpkin and Marshall, and may be had of all book sellers. T HE UNITED LIBRARIES, 3 )7, Regent-street, W. Subscriptions from One Guinea to any amount, according to the supply required. All the best New Books, English, French, and German, immediately on publication. Booth's, Churton s, Hodgson's, and Saunders' and Otley's United Libraries, 307, Regent-street, next the Royal Poly technic Institution. pARR'S LIFE PILLS. AT CHRISTMAS MANY SUFFER FROM INDIGESTION, and require some little assistance. PARR'S LIFE PILLS remove, without the slightest pain, uneasy or nauseous sensations, so familiar to those who have indulged a little too freely in good Christmas fare.—May be had of any Chemist. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 21, 1865. O . IIRISTY MINSTR E LS, St. James's Hall, Piccadilly.—The only original and veritable legitimate CHRISTY MINSTRELS Every Night at 8, Wednesdays and Saturdays at 3 and 8, retaining all the specialties and old favourites who originally created the reputation of the Com pany. Fauteuils, 55.; stalls, 38 ; unreserved seats, 28. ; gal lery, Is. Tickets at Austin's, 28, Piccadilly.—Manager, Mr. Frederick Burgess. T'OXF O R D. 6, OXFORD :STREET, W. The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited). THE MARKET GIRLS byJ. Offenbach, and a New CANTATA, by Meyerbeer, will be performed by Misses Russell, Barrie, Walmesley, Tyreli, Ellen Reid, Madame Maria, and Miss Fitzlienry ; Messrs. A. St. Albyn, Husk, Evans. W. Williams, and Senors Tivoli and Spagnoli,with full Land and Chorus, THIS EVENING. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. The HUNGARIANS—The Brothers and Sister KIRALFI will have the honour of introducing their National Daum in costume this evening. NOTICE.—The LIGHT DRAGOONS, by BIAILLART, will be shortly produced. Admission—Area, 6d.; stalls and balcony, ls.; private. boxes, 10s. 6d. CANTERBURY HALL. EI-FUM TI-FUlit The Music composed and arranged by Willem Vandervell, will be produced on BOXING-NIGHT (Tuesday), December the 26th, 1865. Mr. E. MARSHALL will make his first appearance these two years in RI-FUM TI-FUM! Mr. and Mrs. W. RANDALL will make their Re-appear- ance in RI-FUM TI-FUM! LES FRERES D'ETOILE in RI-FUM TI-FUM! Les MONTAGNARDS will make their first appearance in this Country in RI-F U 3/ TI- F 31! - The FLIGHT of MERCURY by the renowned TALLIOTT in RI-FUM TI-FUM! Signor TESCANO, the Cousin and Rival of the late DONATO, in RI-FUM TI-FUM! The MYSTERIES OF MABILE in TI-FU3I! 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Mr. Wood, who was in the 72d year of his ago, had gone to London to consult his medical adviser, and died there on Tuesday. Mr. Wood had been connected with extensive mining operations in Northumberland and Durham fully half a century. He was associated with George Stephenson at Killingworth colliery, and had for years been a great authority upon all subjects relating to mining engineering in every part of the kingdom. Mr. Wood was a large coal owner in the county of Durham, and his name is associated with the late Mr. John Buddle, and other great authorities in min ing engineering, and with George Stephenson in the early 1 . history of railways. THE RA.MSGA►'TE MURDERS• The trial of Stephen Forwood, alias Ernest Southey, baker, and some time billiard-marker, charged with the murder of his wife and child at Ramsgate, was fixed to come on yesterday morning at the Maidstone Assizes, be fore Mr. Justice if ellor. By half-past 9 o'clock the court was densely crowded, and great anxiety was manifested to see tho prisoner aid hear the proceedings. When his lord ship took his seat Mr. E. T. Smith applied for a postpone ment until after the adjournment, on the ground that some medical witnesses who were to be examined had not come from London by tae early train, and could not, therefore, arrive till 12 o'clodc. The case was accordingly postponed till half-past 1 o'cbck, when the learned judge again took his seat. The prisoner soon made his appearance, and seemed quite calm and collected. He is an intelligent looking man, abort 35 years of age, somewhat above the middle height, and of dark hair and complexion. When the prisoner took us place at the dock Mr. Reed proceeded to arraign him, addressing him as follows : Stephen Forwood, you are indicted for that you, on the 10th of August, at Ramsgate, did feloniously, wilfully, and of malice aforethought— The prisoner here interposed, and said his name was not Forwood ; that he had eight years ago taken the name of Southey, and was informed by two members of Parliament that it was quite legal to do so. His Lordship you desire it, I will order the name of .Forwood to be struck out, and that of Southey inserted in the indictment. The prisoner—l desire it, my lord. On the indictment as amended having been read to the prisoner, he said—Before I plead I wish to make a state- The learned Judge said—l will hear no statement from you until you plead to the indictment. The prisoner paused for some moments, as if deliberating what course he should pursue.. After some time the prisoner pleaded " Not guilty," and then asked leave to make the statement. He said he wanted to show that Mrs. Forwood's death was owing to another cause than that stated in the indictment, and that she was dead before the wounds indicted on her on the 10th of August. The learned Judge—You must hear the counsel for the prosecution open the case, and then your defence can be made. The piisoner—lt is impossible that justice can be done if the case proceeds at the present assizes. Tho learned Judge then called on Mr. Reed to read the indictment charging the prisoner with the murder of his daughter Jemima Forwood. This indictment having been read, The prisoner proceeded to talk in the most extravagant manner, when he was again asked by his lordship whether he was going to plead to the indictment. The prisoner evaded the question by an irrelevant ob servation, when _ _ _ • His lordship ordered a plea of not guilty to be entered. The prisoner then said—l protest against these pro ceedings, and then placed his papers on the floor within the dock. The jury were then called and sworn, there having been one challenge. _ . _ On the prisoner being given in charge to the jury, he said—l object to the whole twelve of these gentlemen. I should have a special jury. His lordship—You cannot have a special jury. Mr. Poland then proceeded to state the case to the jury. He said it became his duty to lay the facts of this painful case before them. He would do so, however, dispassion ately, and without imparting into it any matters calculated to prejudice the trial of the prisoner. The learned counsel then proceeded to state the facts as they appear in the evi dence. Having gone over all the circumstances connected with the Ramsgate murders, he proceeded to speak of the declaration the prisoner had made relative to the Red Lion-street murders, when His Lordship said he trusted he (the learned counsel) would be cautious not to go too far into that matter. He had full confidence in the learned counsel, and would there fore leave him to deal with the occurrences in London, only first cautioning him to be careful not to go too far. Mr. Poland continued his statement, and concluded by saying that he would lay the facts before them, and leave them to do-justice between the prisoner and the public. William George Tapenden, examined, said—ln August last I was the porter at the Campden Arms Inn, Ramsgate. I remember the night of the 9th of August. I saw the pri soner that night. He sent me to the dyer's in King-street, to ask for "Mrs. Dressmaker." This was about a quarter to eight. I afterwards returned to ask him whom he meant. He then said I was to ask for Mrs. Forwood. He told me to ask for her direction„. I went apdfoind. her. She gave _ an address - on it, which I brought back to the gentleman. He had a beard and moustache. I did not notice that he had spectacles. He was walking up and down outside the Campden Arms when I gave him the paper. He went away after I gave it to him. The witness was not cross-examined. William Ellis, examined by Mr. Bland, said—l am a dyer, living in King-street, Ramsgate. My daughter Ade laide lives with me. I have known the prisoner for the last 15 years. I did not know his name until he was married. He then went by the name of Stephen Forwood. A busi ness was taken then forhim as a, master baker. He continued in Ramsgate about 15 months, and then left with his wife. He lodged with me fora short time in High-street. He then went to London to look for a situation. His wife remained with us for a few days, and then went after him. I did not see her again till about 7 years ago. She came with a sick child, who afterwards died. She went to St. Lawrence, and he used to come down occasionally and stop a short time. Ho was there at the time the deceased child, Emily, was born. That would be about eight years next Christmas. I did not see him from that till the night of the 9th of August. Mrs. Forwood was then living opposite to me in King street. She was a dressmaker, and lived there with her mother and child. I remember Wednesday, the 9th August. It was a little after nine. I was standing at the door. I saw Mrs. Forwood coming across the road. I saw the man in the middle of the road. She said, " 'Tis Stephen." I asked him in, and took him by the hand, and greeted him on his return. He took his place opposite to her on a chair, and I stood by the side of her watching him. His wife asked him why did he leave her, and that she should have perished but for her kind friends. He said that he had saved up £1,172, but that he had been done out of it all. At this stage of the examination the proceedings were interrupted by the music of a band playing the " Dead March" just outside the court. His lordship at once sent an officer to stop it. Examination ccntinued— She told him she could do no- thing for him as she was under parochial relief. He began to narrate the privations ho had gone through. She wanted to know what induced him to come back to her. She said, " You must have some motive." He said, " What I have to say I cannot say in the presence of your friends." This he repeated, and my daughter said, " Well, if you have any thing to say, father and I will retire into the shop." We went into the shop. We were there something like a quar ter of an hour, when she came and said, " Well, he has promised to come in the morning at 8 o'clock. She said nothing else. We then all throe went back into the room. When my daughter said, " Well, you'll be sure and come,' , he said, "Yes." We pressed him to come to breakfast. He promised to come. The prisoner and Mrs. Forwood went out of the house, she to her own 'door and he towards Belvue-hill. He wore a beard and moustache, but I did not see spectacles. On the following morning Mrs. For wood came in about a quarter to 8, and soon after the little girl came. We had our breakfast. He came about 20 minutes after eight. I put a chair for him to sit down. I asked him to have breakfast. He said he had had breakfast. The first thing he said when he sat down was, " I had nothing but reproof last night, I want no more of it." The child then came in out of the yard. My daughter said, "Emily, do you know that gentleman ?" He said, "Come round to me, Emily." She did so, and then the prisoner said, "Is this ours ?" She (Mrs. For wood) said " Yes." He then embraced the child affec tionately. She told him the boy was dead, and said, "Did you know it ?" He said, " No." My daughter said, " If you have anything to say to one another you can go up to the sitting-room together." It was now drawing close to 9 o'clock, and I was going to my work. I went to the back of the place, and when I had been there for some time I heard the reports of two pistols. I did not notice it par ticularly, as the boys sometimes fire pistols. I heard my daughter shrieking, "Father ! father !" I ran across the yard, and went upstairs to the sitting-room. I saw the child dead on the landing, and jumped over it. I saw the prisoner through the door, which was partly open. I pushed the door open and seized him by the shoulder, say ing, " Forwood, what have you been doing ?" He made no answer. I said, "You have a pistol in your hand ; give it to me directly." He gave it to me. It was quite hot. It was a revolver with five chambers. The room smelt strong of gunpowder. I saw the legs of his wife as I looked over the table. I said, " Why have you done this ? This will ruin me." I said, "Ellis, I have £l,lOO. 1 will compensate you for whatever you may suffer." I should have said that before I questioned him I called out for the police and also for a doctor, saying, "That is little use, as they are both dead." He said, "Yes, send for the police ; that's best.'? When I asked him why he did it, ho said, " She has been a great deal of trouble ; so have I. Her troubles are over . mine are not. She knows no more ; but as for me, when return to London I shall be under sentence of death." "What," I said, "for committing a double murder ?" Ile said " No, for what I have left done behind. 14111 say no more. There is a piece of paper under her right arm ; take it and take care of it." I took it and found there was blood on it I heard something behind. I When in the act of taking turned round, and when I looked at him I observed a grea difference in the prisoner's appearance. I asked him where his whiskers and moustache were. He replied that he had thrown them down there, pointing to the fender. I searched and found the spectacles, and the prisoner then took the whiskers from his pocket. The policeman then came into the room, and I charged him with the murders, and handed over to the police the pistol, whiskers, and spec tacles. Superintendent Levick then arrived, and he asked the prisoner his name. He said it was Stephen Forwood, but that he had been going by the name of Ernest Walter Southey. Mr. Levick then asked him if the deceased was his wife. He said " Yes, it is my lawful wife and child." The pistol, whiskers, and moustache were here produced, and identified by the witness. The spectacles found in the room were also produced. This closed the evidence in chief of this witness. Mr. Smith was proceeding to cross-examine him, when The prisoner said—My lord, I wish to ask the witness a question. His Lordship said—You had better communicate it to counsel. The prisoner said he could not conscientiously allow any one to plead for him. His Lordship—Am I to understand that you decline the assistance of counsel ? _ _ The prisoner—ln consequenee of the trial being forced on I cannot defend myself, nor be defended by any one else. lam unable to authorise any one to act for me. His Lordship—But you seem to have authorised counsel by your attorney. The prisoner—No, my lord. _ . Mr. E. T. Smith—l should state, my lord, that the attor ney who instructs me has been in daily communication with the prisoner. Several doctors have also been with him, and they are of opinion that he is not in a state either to give or withdraw an authority. His Lordship—lf you had suggested that before, I would have had the jury empanelled to try the question of sanity. If you wish, however, I will direct the jury to be sworn now to try the question. Mr. Smith assented to this course. His Lordship accordingly directed the jury to be sworn to try the question of sanity. Mr. Polland objected to this course as unusual and in convenient. His Lordship said—l remember a similar course having been taken by Mr. Justice Blackburn at Liverpool ; and my clerk reminds me of a somewhat similar course having been once taken at the Durham assizes. It would no doubt entail a great loss of time, but on the whole it was the safer course to follow. The Court then rose. A Clergyman Assaulting a Chorister. The Rev. O. De Leyland Baldwin, curate of St. Stephen's, Salford, was charged at the Salford Town-hall, yesterday, with assaulting a boy named Win. Wharton.—Mr. R. B. B. Cobbett, in stating the facts, said that the claimant had been a chorister at St. Stephen's up to the time of the as sault, that he had rendered his services gratuitously, and that the defendant was not justified in striking and kicking him as he had done. The boy's father preferred the charge. The boy said he was at the church on Tuesday morning. In descending the stairs which led to the organ he touched the cap of another lad. For doing this Mr. Thorp, the organ master, hit him on the head. Witness refused to join the other choristers who went into tha choir. The defen dant, who had come into the church, saw witness alone, and asked why he did not rejoin the other boys. The re ply was that Mr. Thorp had hit him. The defendant told witness to go into the choir. He answered that ho would not, because Mr. Thorp had struck him. Thereupon, the defendant resorted to force. He seized witness by the neck, dragged him along, twisted an arm round towards the back, and struck him on the face. Witness then fell. On gaining his feet, the defendant struck him on the face and twisted an arm again. While on the floor the defendant kicked him. After the assault, the defendant said, "If you will not go into the vestry in five minutes I will gag you into it." He attempted to do this by putting part of his hand kerchief into witness's mouth, which bled afterwards in consequence. In cross-examination, witness said the kick might have been given accidentally. Matthew White head, the complainant's cousin, said he saw the defen dant twist Wharton's arm towards the back. Complainant cried, and said, "Go for my father." Witness went.—W. L. Wharton said he was the father of the complainant, who was ten years of age. Witness was a member of the con gregation at St. Stephen's. After hearing.what had taken place on Tuesday evening he went to the vestry. He saw his son a d the defendant there. It was about half - past 8 ac oc . itness ltsa - 6n - tne - uorennaut. to account for his conduct to the lad. Tho defendant said the charge of as saulting the boy was wrong. Witness's son than related what had occurred. This was in the defendant's presence, and after the recital, he was asked what he had to say. As a reply was not forthcoming, witness took his son away to the chief constable.—The defendant, who conducted his own case, in cross-examining the witness, asked if he was a high or low Churchman, and whether he disapproved of the "extraordinary observances" at St. Stephen's.—Mr. Trafford, the magistrate, said Mr. Baldwin was only aggra vating the offence by putting such questions, for the assault had occurred since those disturbances. The defendant replied that the charge against him had been brought in malice, because ho was unpopular as a clergyman, not because he had assaulted the boy. Mr. Trafford—Do you think you will improve your case by imputing malice ? Mr. W. Taylor, chief constable, said the complainant's son was brought to him on Tuesday evening. His lips appeared to be a little smeared as if they or the gums had been bleeding. The left ey's was also swollen, and the whole face indicated recent weeping. This concluded the evi dence for the complainant. Mr. Baldwin, before calling witnesses, stated his defence. He said he should be able to prove that this charge was brought, not because he had assaulted the boy, but that it was a frivolous, vexatious complaint, made for reasons he knew not. He would prove that ho was only seen to bold the boy ; that at the beginning he asked him to go into the choir, and said his differences with the choir master should be settled afterwards. Instead of acceding to this arrangement, the lad attempted to run oway, as ho had done one the previous Tuesday, when defendant was absent. D efendant held him by the arms, and twisted them round, not to give pain but to render the boy helpless. He utterly denied knocking him down. The boy tried to tumble down, as lads did when likely to be punished. Then, be cause he was making such a noise, defendant dragged him towards the vestry. In leading him along in that way ho might have touched the lad with a foot, but that he kicked at him was utterly false. A scratch on the lad's eye had been done with a pin on the Sunday preceding the day in question. In short, what he did to the boy was that he for cibly detained him to prevent his running away. Commis sioned by the rector and churchwardens, defendant at tended at the church to keep the choristers in order. The boy was sent to the church by his father to learn to sing ; and he (defendant) must have such authority over him as was possessed by a schoolmaster. (Mr. Trafford—No, no.) At any rate, he must have some control over the choristers. He hoped that the magistrate would take into considera- tion that this charge had been brought because he was un popular as a clergyman. Had the complainant found that instead of a clergyman at St. Stephen's any other man had struck his son, the matter would probly have been settled over a glass of beer. The lad's father had been asked by defendant's personal enemies not to compromise the charge for any money, but to make an example of him. The de fendant called the following witnesses : Mary Wilson, a girl, said on the night in question she was in the church. She was on one side of the aisle, the boy was on the other. She heard the defendant ask him why he was not in the choir. Wharton's reply was, be muse the choir master had hit him. The defendant then said, " Go into the choir, and I will settle with you after ward." Instead of complying, Wharton turned to run away. The defendant held him by an arm, and said, "Come into the vestry with me." The boyrefused. The defendant then tried to carry him, and Wharton " slur red" down. Witness did not see the defendant hit or kick the lad, but she heard Wharton cry, " Oh, my arm." Richard Knowles, a chorister, said he saw the defendant hit the boy on the face. The blow was struck with the open hand. David Collins said that ho and other choristers were in the vestry playing, and that Wharton looked into the defendant's note-book. James Thorp, the choir master, was proceeding to state what occasioned the little misun derstanding between himself and the boy, when Mr. Trafford interrupted. The defendant—l wish to show that the boy has not told the truth. Mr. Trafford—lf you prove that he has told an untruth, it does not follow that he cannot speak the truth upon oath. The very purpose of the oath is to make a person speak the truth who would not without it. Samuel Rastrick, who holds the keys of the church, said the choristers gave much trouble to the defendant. He did not see the assault. The defendant said, on his honour, as a gentleman, he had not kicked the lad. This concluded the defence. Mr. Trafford said it was a pity this charge had been brought. He was the more sorry that the defendant should impute to the complainant that it had been brought in malice, and in a spirit of persecution ; for nothing had ap peared to justify such an imputation. Yet the charge was one which might not have been made had a conciliatory spirit been manifested. This was the first time a clergyman had been brought before him on such a charge. He should fine the defendant 10s. He regretted the necessity for that decision; but he really thought that those persons, the high Church people, who talked so much about the sanctity of the Church, ought to take care and not thrash a lad within , the sacred precincts. PRICE 4d., STAMPED sd. Naval and Military Intelligence. Capt. Gaynor, of the 38th Regiment, has been or dered to proceed to the service companies of that corps. The Rev. Mr. Cannon, Presbyterian chaplain at Colchester, is to proceed to Shorncliffe, and the Rev. Mr. Kirkwood, now officiating at Shorneliffe, is to do duty at Colchester in the room of. Mr. Cannon. Staff-Surgeon West has been ordered to Colchester for duty with the 4th Depot Battalion, vice Surgeon W esti under orders for foreign service. The annual course of musketry instruction, under the superintendence of Capt. Bunce and Sergeant Rixson, Royal Marine Light Infantry, at Woolwich, has terminated; 1,040 non-commissioned officers and men have been exercised throughout the past year, and a most satisfactory report has been forwarded to the Admiralty. The figure of merit of the bat talion is 78.94 ; best shooting detachment, 107.00 ; best shot of battalion, Private Stephen Lester, 111th company, 74 points in the first and second classes. The percentage of first-class shots was 34-57. The musketry range is situated in the Royal Arsenal marshes, and is occupied each alternate day by other corps, so that the Royal Marines are enabled to carry out their instructions three days per week only. Constant complaints have been made of the want of shelter during the practice, as it is stated that the severity of the weather, in summer as well as winter, has frequently been detrimental to the correctness of their aim, in addition to the unneces sary exposure of the men themselves. Capt. Bunce has been granted leave of absence from his division until the 22d of February, when the course of in struction for the forthcoming year will commence. The Lords' Commissioners of the Admiralty have been pleased to signify, by an announcement received yesterday at Woolwich, that Royal Marines serving' in ships at home shall be allowed two months' leave, on re-engagment, with a free passage back to their ships ; and that those re-engaging while serving in seagoing ships shall on regaining their division, be also granted a furlough for two months, with a free passage back to headquarters. The officers of the Select Committee of Woolwich Arsenal have terminated their experiments in gunnery for the season. The whole of the new Woolwich guns made in the Royal gun factories, under the superintendence of Col. Campbell, R.A., 120 in number, have been proved at the Butt, and none have failed in the slightest degree. Mr. Frazer's cheap gun has fired 250 battery charges with the greatest success. The charges consisted of 301 b. of powder, increased to 401 b., and a 2501 b. shot. The gun is as perfect as at the commencement of the trial. The drawings and specifications of the armour plates for the new ironclad frigate Hercules, ordered to be laid down at Chatham, have been prepared at the dockyard preparatory to tenders for the manu facture of the plates being invited from the princi pal iron firms. The broadside armour plates are to be 9in. thick, and the others Bin. and 6in. thick. It is intended to give the manufacturer of the 8-inch and 9-inch plates to one firm and the other kinds to a separate firm, three different contracts being re quired for the various plates. It is worthy of re mark that the largest iron plates yet manufactured either in this country or America have been sent out by the firm of Messrs. John Brown and Co., Atlas Works, Sheffield, several thousand tons of plates of a thickness never before manufactured having been despatched by the firm named to Russia, which takes an unlimited quantity for the facing of the granite fortifications now being erected at Cronstadt and other parts of the island of Retusari, commanding the approaches to St. Petersburg. In consequence of the great increase which has recently taken place in the factory and engineer de partments at Chatham dockyard, owing to the alte rations rendered necessary since that establishment has become the principal dockyard for iron shipbuild ing, the Admiralty have directed the appointment of -an assistant chief engineer and iaspectoref machinery for service at the dockyard. Tite officer to be ap pointed will be attached to the Wellesley, 72, guard ship at the port, for service at the dockyard, and will receive allowance for table money, &c. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty:—Lieut. Fredk. Edwards to the Duke of Wellington ; Lieut. Chas. E. K. Brett, to the Aboukir ; Lieut. Harry F. hlovendon, to the Gladiator; Alex. Brown, master, to the Indus, for service in the Topaze; Fredk. W. Rea, master, to the Cumberland, for service in the Bellerophon ; and Henry J. Chalke, master's-assist., to the Tamar. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. METROPOLITAN (FINSBURY) EXTENSION. Yesterday the official inspection of this line was made by Captain Tyler, Government Inspector, previous to its being opened for passenger traffic. The examination was commenced about 11 o'clock. Mr. M. Fenton, the general manager ; Mr. J. Kelk, M.P., the contractor ; Mr. J. Fowler, the engineer ; Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Spagholetti, Mr. Burnett, and others were present. Captain Tyler first inspected the disc telegraphic apparatus by Mr. Spagholetti, and the levers in the junction signal box at the en trance to the new Farringdon-street station, and those near the mouth of the Clerkenwell tunnel, where at the present moment some difficult works are being carried out by the contractor. On the east of the Clerkenwell tunnel another is being formed at a level 14ft. below that already existing, and now used for the daily traffic of the line to and from Paddington. The new tunnel extends about 700 yards in the direction of King's-cross. The re mainder of the distance to that station will be an open cutting. From the entrance of the Clerken well tunnel the officials proceeded to the permanent Farringdon-street station, on the east of the tem porary station now in use. At the south end of the new Farringdon-street station there are two open. ings beneath the girder bridge which carries the street above. Through that on the right the line leads to a junction with the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway at Ludgate-hill, and also to a loop line furnished with a mixed gauge for the accommo dation of the Great Western Railway, and passing beneath the site of the intended new meat market at Smithfield. The narrow gauge rails of the ;Me tropolitan proper are taken beneath the left open ing, and, running round the base of the north wall of the cutting, pass beneath a covered way at the end of St. John-street, Clerkenwell, and under Charterhouse-street, emerging at the Aldersgate station, a building 300 ft. long, with an arched roof of iron and glass. The distance between the Farringdon and Aldersgate-street stations is about a quarter of a mile, and from the latter, through the north half of the station, the line is continued by covered way and cutting to the temporary Moor gate station in Little Moorfields, at the back of Finsbury -pavement. A portion of the mixed gauge rails upon the loop line on which the Great Western traffic from Paddington will be taken into the city has been laid, but the cutting from near Aldersgate station to Moorgate has yet to be cleared. With this exception the Finsbury extension is completed and ready for opening. Captain Tyler returned again along the line, examining the points and sig nals, a special train being at the disposal of the in spector. The line will probably be soon opened for traffic. BLYTH VALLEY. Under this title it is proposed to carry out a line eight miles in length, from Halesworth to South wold. Mr. W. J. Bruff is the engineer consulted. WEST RIDING AND GRIMSBY. The branch of this company's line from Doncaster to Wakefield is intended to be opened for traffic on Monday, the Ist of January next. The line has been inspected several times by the officials, and recently by an officer from the Board of Trade, w ho tested the bridges in som e c ases by running over them nine of the most powerful engines of the Great Northern Company, who are to work the SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, au t Dining-room, consisting ot a new and eiegant &nor t ni of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, ,eautiful inlaid Tables, Paperweights , &a, in Italian, Alabaster, Paean, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &o. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her tlajesty, 149, Stand, W.C.. London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of ROCKS. &I IN ERALS, and FOSSILS, to illustrate the new edition of Lyell's Elements of Geology; they will greatly facilitate tie interesting study of 51INERALOGY and GEOLOGY, and can be had at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 500 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE- R kr,nl; Y IP given by Mr.TENNAN r,F.G.S., at 149, Strand. NEWSPAPER '":14:C. 1- ttes.^:• , -. branch, and thereby gain access the West Riding, without havin 241161 g 0%4% Lancashire and Yorkshire line; as ttirsth s.. V: MADRAS. S The traffic receipts of this company's lines, 611 miles in length, amounted for the week ending the 21st of October to £10,103, and for the correspond ing week of last year on 571 miles, to £6,392, show ing an increase of 40 miles, and £3,711, or 58 per cent. in the receipts. New South Wales. SYDNEY, Oct. 25. The following is the speech of Sir John Young on opening Parliament in Sydney, New South Wales, on the 24th of October last :- 4‘ Hon. Gentlemen of theeno the Legislative A tiv s e sen Co lb u l n y, cil and gt (1.) The duties of Parliament having already occupied you during five months of the present year, it is not without regret that I myselffeeles e ll a com pelled to call you together so soo n , p this is the season when your private affairs most require your attention. (2.) Satisfactory results have attended the measures sanctioned by you dur ing your last session for improving the state of the public revenues. Though that portion of the fiscal scheme which obtained your assent has not produced sufficient to meet the requirements of Government, yet when it is considered that its operation has ex tended over so short a period, and that the law has been found in some respects defective, the improved condition of the public finances is matter for con gratulation. (3.) By the recent appraisement of the runs occupied by the pastoral tenants of the Crown, the annual income from the public waste lands will be largely augmented, but the estimated amount of money will not be fully realised. (4.) During the Recess arrangements have been made , for holding Circuit Courts at Denilicluin, Wagge Wagga, and Armidale, and those distant parts of the colony will now speedily have the advantage of the administration of justice by the Su perior Courts. (5.) Measures have been taken for relieving the more overcrowded of the prisons by removing a considerable number of the inmates to Port Macquarie, where at a comparatively small expense buildings hitherto unoccupied have been made available for this pur pose. Steps have also been taken for carrying out a system of classification. A bill to regulate prison discipline and to encourage the reform of offenders by establishing a plan of remission of sentences will be submitted for your consideration. (6.) During several years past large sums have been expended in improving the accommodation in our lunatic asy lum, but nothing really effective can be done until the new buildings have been erected. Preliminary arrangements are being made for the erection of such buildings, and your concurrence will be re quested in the selection of a suitable site for the pur pose. It is much to be desired that a private esta blishment should be opened for the reception of patients of that class for whom it is difficult to make suitable arrangements in a public asylum. To faci litate the establishment of such an institution an amendment of the law will be necessary, and a bill having reference to the subject will be submitted to you. (7.) A bill for regulating reformatory and industrial schools has also been prepared for your consideration. This subject is one of daily increas ing interest. (8.) Several other bills having refer ence to questions of pressing importance will be laid before you. Among them is one for amending the Municipalities Act of 1851, with a view to correct its numerous defects and to promote the extension of these corporations throughout the colony, and also a bill for creating road trusts. Your attention will be invited to bills for amending the Stamp Act and the District Courts Act, the Superannuation Act and the Volunteer Act, and for dealing with other subjects requiring legislation. Gentlemen of the Legislative Assembly,—(9.) The Estimates of expenditure for the year 1866, and a Supplementary Estimate for the current year, will be laid before you without delay. (10.) Notwithstanding the continued bad seasons, from which the colony has suffered during the last four years, and its comparatively depressed condition, the revenue for the year will, it is believed, cover the expen diture. - -Hon.-Gentlemen of the Legislative Council and Gentlemen of the Legislative Assembly,—(ll.) Owing to the competition caused by the large number of colonial debentures for sale in London, and the tightness of the money market arising from the demands for money from foreign countries, the debentures of this colony have not of late realised such favourable prices as they formerly obtained. Authority has recently been given for placing them before the public in the same manner that other co- lonics have, with better success, adopted for dis posing of their securities, and it is anticipated they will in consequence be more favourably viewed by purchasers. (12.) In the event of further taxa4ion being required to provide sufficient revenue for making adequate provision to meet the interest of our public debt and for paying off debentures as they fall due, a proposition for this purpose will be laid before you, and 1 trust you will cordially assent to any reasonable measure having this object in view. (13.) The construction of railways is being, proceeded with in the northern, western, and south ern directions as fast as funds can be provided for the purpose. (14.) You will be invited to consider, at as early.a period as the more urgent matters re quiring your attention will permit, whether a plan for attracting from the mother country a larger and more continuous stream of the better classes of in dustrious immigrants cannot be devised. The sub ject is one of the greatest importance to the colony, each of the varied interests of which must continue to languish without such aids. In connection with it your attention will be directed to the present up set price of the inferior and back lands, and the de sirability of making the acquisition of such lands by purchase possible. It is a matter well worthy your serious and thoughtful consideration whether the freehold occupation of all classes of land is not more advantageous, in a public point of view, than any other more precarious tenure ; whether by such means the permanent settlement of an industrious population may not be best promoted, the improve ment of the land encouraged, its productiveness in creased, and a more adequate return insured for its use and occupation. Large funds would thus be pro vided for meeting the cost of immigration, and of public works and institutions which become necessary as population advances. (15.) I pray that the Divine blessing may attend your counsels and guide you to adopt such measures as may tend to advance the welfare and happiness of the community whose interests are committed to your care." A GROOM AXD FOUR HORSES BURNT TO DEATH. A waggon containing four horses, the proporty of the King of Italy, has just been destroyed by fire, as well as the groom in whose charge the animals were, while on the Montemn Seine-et-Oise Railway. The disaster is belived to have been caused by the man, when the worse for liquor, smok ing and setting fire to the straw. [ADVEILTISEDIENT.] —That the fearful annual mortality of 60,000 young children and delicate persons of all ages may be arrested, if, instead of flying blindly to pills and medicines, which, though apparently relieving the patient, have in reality no other tendency than that of increasing debility, and with it the danger of life, we were simply to study how to increase the vital force by imparting new and pure blood, upon which the harmonious development of the whole frame depends, has Infants'abe I. been successfully adai l annually. e Itproved e 3,vieade gn b tt y ah r D Ae u erat ß bi n i a i a r Barry' s a ' a u s e id n u v i i s assimilated nourishment as the best meat, and fur c i h thads i os l iu d ys r aa c nan n sdd i tl3 the best substitute for human milt. Dr. Routh, physician to the Samaritan hospital for Women and Children — the best authority on bitch matters —in his admir able publication on Food, says—Amongst the vegetable sub stances, th tt which comes closest to milk in its composition is, without doubt, Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food, con paoltnatansgi u m; both ito ali iphosphoric i ncludes eas cas ein, cid i n abundance and chloride of the same principle which is found in milk in its constituent part. No wonder, there faotrreo,piyw that under flint its influence y children affected with away of the body), and marked debt ity, have completely recovered. i have given it wit 11 the greatest advant ige in such cases ; and so far as I may judge from my own experience, practice fully carries out what theory, trom a knowledge of its composition, led us to anticipate.— In tins, 1 lb., 2s. 9d.; 21b., 45. 6d ; 51b., 1 Is.; 121 b., 225. ; 141 b. 40s.—Barry )u Barry and Co., No. 77, Regent-street, London; also Phillips, tea dealers, 9, King William-street ;• likewi,e at 61, G r ace ch ur3,chl-sso, tr andcct; 2 4 98 , Cohxe Oxford - street s e t " r e 4 e 9 t , Bi s 330, ho s p t s r g a a n t d e -; street Within ; 6 54, Upper Baker-street ; 103, Tottenham-court -road ; DO, Upper-street, Islington, N.; Harvey, Notting-hill; Close Brothers, 85, High-street; and Stubbs, Queen's-terrace, St. John's -wcod, London ; and all respectable grocers and elle mists.—Beware of spurious imitations.