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C . *- LONDON npist lave a SUPPER and MUSIC ROOR for Gentlemen:' Itiftber, we wait for you it EV tr NS' atter the C oven t- P an t om i me an d t h e Theaes. LL ItHISKY. - DUBLIN EXHIBITION, 18J5. ~This celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY gained the Dublin ' ll 2e Medal It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, DeUoions, and very Wholesome. tiiBeolcl in Bottles, Ss. Bd., at the Retail Houses in Londo n; by 4t Agents in the principal towns in England; or wholesale 8 , GREAT WIND MILL-STREET, LONDON, W. 2bserve th e R e d S oa l , Pi nk La b el, and Cork b randed nahan's LL Whisky." ....._____ MUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION (Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1850), 4IT SSELL-STREET, COVENT-GARDEN, LONDON. pr VANCES MONEY on Personal Security, Bills of Sale, feiceehold or beneficial Leasehold Property, without inquiry r or any deduction whatever, for periods of one, two,. or (1 1 .;:v Years, repayable weekly, monthly, or quarterly. Bills 17anted. The greatest secrecy observed. Advances also 15: e towards the Purchase of a House, repayable in 5, 10, or epp e ars --Forms free on application, or receipt of a stamped elope. EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. GYPTIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS DEBENTURE LOAN for £3,000,000 sterling, in Bonds of £lOO each. b, The Loan to be redeemed within eight years. Bonds are divided into six series of £500,000 each, Ldstincruished by the letters A, B, C, D, E, and F. To °e ar 7 per cent. interest. And the whole to be repaid at Par by annual drawings of one series in-each year. The r r et series to be p a id on th e I s t o f J anuar y, 1869 ; th e N a st on the Ist January, 1874. he receipts and revenues of all the Egyptian Government R ailways are appropriated and assigned for the punctual r the of the capital and interest of these Bonds, and " Egyptian Government is directly liable in case of T i ! I llY deficienc 4 e loan is required for the further development of the existing railway system, comprising the line from Alex ,lllldria to Suez, which, by rapidly increasing home and t ransit traffic, has become insufficient for the require teeats both of passengers and goods. 18 1 1„ 1 ese Bonds, bearing interest from the Ist of January, Feare offered by Messrs. Frtihling and Gtischen for e subscription at the price of £92 for each Bond of 0 °) payable by instalments, as follows : £5 on appplication. £lO £lO £lO £ls £lO £lO £lO £l2 „ £92 o p ubscribers will have the option of paying up in full on B h3 ' day when an instalment falls due, under discount of Par cent per annum on the amount of such prepay kerlits. 1 ) ,: 4 default of payment of the respective instalments all ', lr ieus payments will be liable to forfeiture. alr,,,,_ cri P Certificates to bearer will be exchanged against i.Qent letters as soon as possible. h n 'ti the event of no allotment being made the deposit will "°Tforthwith returned. th .ll the case of allotments of £6OO, or a multiple of 000, a llotment will be made in a proportionate number of 1 4 ,1 8 of e ac h ser i es , i n or d er t o i nsure th e repaymen t a t pr ovisional one-sixth at every drawing. b rr ovisional certificates for each series, signed by his Nubar Pasha, Minister of Public Works, have th Bll deposited with Messrs. Priihling and Giischen, and 42,bonors themselves, which are to be in the form aniie?ced, of to bear the signatures of his Excellency the Minister h Pular andf his Excellency the Minister of of ,i„ ic Works o . '-gaice, specially authorised by his Highness the Viceroy 'MK will shortly be ready. tars n n of have been for the regular trans ,sion of the requisite funds fort he half-yearly in Q I !L for repayment of the capital to Messrs. Frtthling and Ugeh en. Pm 4 P,Plications for allotment to be addressed to Messrs. b ng and Giischen, 12, Austinfriars ;or through the tt;?kers, Messrs. P. eazenove and Co., 52, Threadneedle- Th e et ; and Messrs.• Robins, Barber, and Dailey, 29, 'ca tio e adneedle-street, where prospectuses and forms of ap n may be obtained. Cpy of ond.) 4'gYlitian Government o ßailwa B ys Debenture Bond for £lOO sterling. Issue of 30,000 Debenture Bonds of £lOO each, divided into six series of 5,000 each, distin guished by the letters A, B, C, D, E, and F, one of Which series will be repaid annually, beginning from the Ist January, 1869, by annual drawings, being a first charge on all the pts and revenues of the NYptian Government recei Railways. Series A being of 5 ,000 Debentures of £lOO each. Interest at £7 per cent. per annum payable half-yearly on Ist of January and Ist of July. " No. 1. ( 84 { lhe Government Department of Egyptian Railways hi s n ljnistering all the Government Railways of Egypt), by b i - xcellency Nubar Pasha, Minister of Public Works and o c tor-General of such department, with the special con at and authority of his Highness Ismael Pasha, Vice patof Eg7pt, doth hereby bind and oblige the said de tte men or the payment to the bearer of the sum of £lOO ki zli ng money of G rea t B r it a i n a t th e d a t e t o b e deteF ann ed as hereinafter mentioned, at the offices of the said iZartment at Cairo, or at Messrs. H. Oppenheim, Neven, q i ,•: 4 ,Co., at Alexandria, or at Messrs. Friihling and wit '!.en, in London, at the option of the bearer, together , interest thereon in the meantime, at the rate of £7 Cr cent. per annum, in sterling money of Great Britain, rla le on the Ist day of January, and the Ist day of July, 1 ,n, he e said ws p : r e t 0: departmente n v tt t i a o t n t o h f e ao t thp Cairo,oti oannn? of the 1 l e 1 . I t? b C t o la u er T ra.n n _s sent of the principal se - cured by this Deben- killiaieriu will be made as folla6 : - One month previous to the Ist January, 1869, and to the Ist January in every subsequent year, a drawing will take place in London, in the presence of a representative to be named by his High ness the Viceroy, and of a notary public, of one of the six series of 5,000 Bonds, and all the Bonds included in the series so drawn shall then be paid off on delivery of the said Bonds with the Coupons not then due. The last series will be paid off on the Ist January, 1874. "No interest will be paid on any Bond after the date on which the principal shall be payable as aforesaid. " And the said Department doth hereby, with such cpecial consent and authority as aforesaid, appropriate and assign all the receipts and revenues of all the railways of the Egyptian Government for the payment to the bearer of the amount of this Debenture Bond, and the interest payable thereon as aforesaid. "In the event of the receipts and revenues of the said railways being insufficient to pay the said principal sum and interest : It is hereby declared, as testified by the sig nature hereto of the Minister of Finance, that the Egyp tian Government, being the proprietor of the saidrailways, is directly liable to the payment of the said principal sum and interest in accordance with the terms of this Deben ture Bond. . "Dated Cairo, this day of 1866. "As witness the hands of the undersigned. "By special order of his Highness the Viceroy of Egypt. " The Minister of Finance. 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Voldrogne, and the necssary distance from the shore to be observed, supposing that undoubtedly we should find her anchored where we had left her. I also desired the senior lieutenant to study the chart attentively, that in case of my falling he might be prepared to take charge of the ship. At daylight next morning, having thoroughly prepared the ship for ac tion, I entered the harbour of Cape Haytien at 8 30 a.m., easing the engines, and opening fire on Fort Picolet as I passed, and I did so, among otherreasons, because I wished to give warning of my intention, and to afford time to the crews of the flotilla to escape if they were so minded. On obtaining a clear view of the harbour I believed that the Voldrogue was in the same place as on the previous morning ; therefore, after clearing the shoals, feeling assured that no danger intervened, I fired one shot at the steamer, and ordered the Bulldog to be steered straight for her port beam, put the engines at full speed (the rebel steamer being then about two cables distant), and ordered that when the engines were stopped they were to be immediately reversed in orderthat the ship might clear the sinking steamer had I run her down—it was my intention to have lowered my boats to save as many of her men as were in danger of drowning, but I at the same time entertained a confident expectation that they would have deserted her. Our intentions being manifest, the batteries opened fire upon us with round grape and rifles, and the Voldrogue fired two guns on the port side, and opened a straggling fire of musketry. Almost simultaneously the Bulldog suddenly took the ground in 12ft. Gin, of water, with the ship at full speed, Confident, in 'My opinion; the thra Vol drogue was still occupying her former position. I had somewhat misjudged the distance from the shore and her true position, and I have sincelearned from a subsequent examination made by the master, that she had hauled further in shore, and inside the tongue of the spit on which we had grounded. I then ordered the Voldrogue to be sunk, which was done by firing two 100 lb. shells at her, one of which also sunk the large schooner, the others had made fast to the American ship, under English colours, and I did not meddle with them, not quite under standing the proceeding. I immediately lsent a boat to rescue the steamer's men in the water. I then ordered the port paddle-box to be got out, and the stream anchor and cable laid out by one watch, while the other watch were returning the fire of the batteries ; and the water having slightly risen, I hoped that the turn of the tide might be in her favour, though I knew the rise and fall to be but small. The water started in the tanks, the foremost boilers blown out, the port guns run aft, the strain got on, the stream cable held out astern, the ship's company sent aft with shot in their hands, and the engines reversed, but all to no purpose. By this time the water began to fall, and it became evident that we had gone ashore on the top of high water, and that nothing was to be hoped from the tide. I therefore thought it right to send an officer to the American ship, with a request for assistance ; and this I did because I felt sure that her Majesty's ship could not be got off without help from another vessel, and I thought it possible that the great weight and power of the De Soto (a ship of 1,700 tons) might succeed in towing the Bulldog off. My request was, however, refused, though he offered to receive any of our wounded men. I then turned my attention wholly to the enemies' batteries, and a steady and well directed fire was kept up, by which we succeeded in entirely silencing their guns, except those from the battery abreast of the ship, from which firing was kept up by field pieces loaded un der the protection of solid masonry, run quickly out, fired, and withdrawn again under shelter. By this means an occasional gun continued to be fired at us until 5.30 p.m., when it ceased with the day light. I then reflected on the prospect before us. The Bulldog had been run ashore at full speed on a dead level of sand and coral at high water in a little over 12 feet, sae arawing at ine - timo icet _win. • She was ashore as far aft as the main rigging, that is about two-thirds of her length, with all her weight on the ground. She was short of provisions, and had expended about two-thirds of her coal. The cutter, first gig, and my private gig had been disabled by shot. The gunner had reported to me that there was only ammunition enough to keep up the fire the following day for three hours. Being within 500 yards of the shore, I felt it necessary to keep the crew in a state of preparation to repel an attack during the night, which I also heard, by a report from the American ship, was contemplated on shore. I felt convinced, from my knowledge of the great difficulty always experienced in moving paddle wheel steamers when once they are grounded, that the Bulldog could not have been hove off by her anchors and cable until all her weight had been taken out of her. I had been informed by a report from the American ship that the enemy were bringing down fresh guns from Fort Picolet, and I had myself seen a numerous party proceeding in that direction in the course of the afternoon. It was certain that the fire would recommence at daylight, and that, with the greatest economy, our ammunition would be completely exhausted before noon, and that we should then be a target for their field pieces, sup posing that we had succeeded in dismounting their other guns. I did not dare to run the risk of em ploying the crew during the night in laying out the bower anchor chain cable, or starting the coal, for I did not believe that, fatigued as they were by hav ing been kept at the guns under fire for nearly nine hours, this could have been accomplished before daylight, and that not without considerable danger of attracting the enemy's fire by so doing ; even if laid out, I felt sure also the cables would be useless, and that the men would be so much exhausted by continued labour that they would be incapable of further exertion during the ensuing day. Besides, I knew that if one of our large boats should be dis ethabty the landing a d dis abled by the enemy's shot, or othe r wise, I h a d no means of saving the crew. If more of her were expended, I could not e nsure the complete de struction of her Majesty's ship if it eventua ll y t the became necessary. I knew also that lay in g anchors and lightening the ship under powder enemy's fire, within 500 yards range, was out of the ques tion. At the same time I was convinced that tt g mp to t nothing could have been effected attack the enemy on shore, andcted could have only resulted in heavy loss, capture of certain mas sacre of the wounded, and the probable the vessel. I had no hopes of ob tainin g assistance ny chance of help in the of any kind, and I knew that the insurrection in Jamaica precluded a arrival of any ma n-of-war. An anxious all thesecir cumstances d the conviction upon my force alternative but and careful consid eration of mind that no oth er to remove the crew and to des tro y the vessel that night while I had the means of accomplishing the w or k o f destruc tion effectually remained. therefore determined that I would no t, for the•t. sake of placing myself in a better position before a court martial, d e l a y d o i n g that which was eventually ine v it a bl e, and there b y s acrifice more lives, a n d probably leave many trophies in the hands of the enemy; therefore having previously sent the wounded and prisoners to the Be Soto, I announced and explained my decision to the assembled officers and ship's company, and after a short delay for preparation mustered them quietly into the boats, with their arms, at about 11 p.m., lighted the fusees leading into the magazines, and the fires that were prepared between decks, and in ten minutes the Bulldog was destroyed. I then took the ship's company to Lessionade, about seven miles on the opposite side of the bay, where we landed at about two a.m., and having procured the assistance of a Haytien steamer from the General command ing at Petit Avise, brought them round on the same evening to L'Acul, where we were received on board the Haytien steamer 22 Decembre, which, finally, by the president's orders, conveyed us to Jamaica. I have now completed my narrative, and have only to explain that if I have not alluded to matters mentioned by me in my official report, it is because ''' 9 ae‹.- t 414., , -- ?,.;:a' .. I have felt bound to confine myself to a e , nd„....i.' ::: 14 'A the causes which led to the destruction of ( , lio ,i i N-I' l, -,.. - ' ..i ulldog, and to the charge upon which I i k ., i.. .•. - .,,,, , ,,,' 4 447 fore the court." - - -'.lll, :Ir k I S , At the close of the reading of the address, Mig a S E. Behenna, assistant-master, and Lieut. John L. Way, senior lieutenant of the Bulldog, were called before the court and submitted to a long cross-exa mination on the various statements in the narrative, the court more particularly inquiring as to whether every proper means had been taken on board the vessel on the day of the accident to prevent such a Icircumstance occurring as her running ashore, and ' whether subsequently livery available means was adopted to endeavour to get her off before she was destroyed. The following officers and men were examined in reference to the details of Captain Wake's narra tive :—Richard Oliver Jones, master's assistant ; W. Symons, captain's coxswain ; George Gentile, quartermaster ; and William Taylor, signalman ; Dr. J. Breakley, surgeon ; Mr. R. Broughton, chief engineer. A statement was then submitted to the court in defence of Captain Wake, pointing out that his narrative was confirmed, and Lieu tenant Rougemont and Mr. E. Behenna, master's assistant, appointed acting second master, and doing duty as master of the Bulldog, were called as witnesses in defence. The court was then adjourned to 10 a.m. yesterday. On the court re assembling, Mr. Ingledew and Mr. J. Mackenzie were also called in support of the captain's narrative. The court was then closed, and after about two hours' deliberation, on its being re-opened the Judge-Advocate announced that the court were of opinion that negligence was shown on the part of Captain Wake and Mr. Behenna, the acting-master, in running the Bulldog ashore, by allowing her to run within the marks laid out in the chart. The court was also of opinion that sufficient exertions were subsequently not made to get the ship off ; also that the ship was prematurely destroyed. Captain Wake was therefore dismissed the ship, and severely reprimanded, and Mr. Behenna was reprimanded. The court were also of opinion that Lieui. J. L. Way and Lieutenant F. Rougemont had committed errors of judgment in agreeing in counselling with the captain to destroy the ship. The court could not, however, separate after excepting the above officer, without expressing its full approbation of the very satisfactory conduct of the other officers and the crew under such disadvantageous circum stances. Review of the British Corn Trade. (From Ben Weekly Messenger.) The supply of wheat continues to be short from Essex and Kent. Coming forward in no better condition, the trade on Monday was still dull, and even the best samples could not be disposed of with out submitting to a decline of is. per quarter; whilst those in a very damp state were sold to a limited extent at a reduction in price of is. to 2s. per quarter. Being about as much deteriorated in value by the very soft state in which all parcels of new come to market, and so long as threshing goes on while the weather is so unfavourable, no improve ment can be expected in the condition of any ; even old descriptions are more or less affected by the dampness of the atmosphere. The demand for foreign was still in retail, but in the better sorts no quotable change took place ; whilst common quali ties of Russian might have been bought on lower terms, particularly those from Odessa. In Saxonkas the business was very limited, as the factors would not submit to any reduction which would have brought either town or country buyers forward. These are much liked by all millers, and it is rather surprising that they are not used more extensively now that the samples of home-grown are so soft. At Mark-lane, on Wednesday, there were very limited supplies of English, and quite short imports of foreign. The few parcels of English in good condition realised Monday's reduced rates, whilst foreign samples were held for as much Money. The arrivals of English at Mark-lane on Friday were very moderate, and the imports of foreign were limited. A few dry samples of home-grown sold at previous rates, but damp parcels were not inquired after. The arrivals of English barley for Monday's mar -I,V I V I.IUCLI. W. 1.3, L., Ve•k,.. ways ; from Scotland there were 423 quarters, with imports of foreign amounting to 3,405 quarters, nearly the whole of which came from France, the exception being 280 quarters from Hamburg. Fine English malting qualitieg commanded a good steady sale at the full prices of last week ; discoloured and inferior descriptions met a dull sale at a reduction of Is. per quarter, whilst choice grinding sorts were taken off steadily, without any quotable variation in price. The cargoes from France which arrive in good condition have met a steady sale, commanding 30s. per quarter, weighed 531 b. per bushel. The deliveries in the agricultural districts continue to fall off weekly, and choice qualities are selling on rather higher terms. The quantity returned this week is 14,220 quarters less than the previous one. At Mark-lane, on Friday, the arrivals coastwise were 1,710 quarters, with imports of foreign only amounting to 320 quarters. There was a steady sale for the best malting qualities of English, at the full prices of Monday. Inferior sorts were difficult of disposal, but the factors did not seem inclined to give way any further on these descrip tions, as they can be manufactured into a fair use ful quality of malt, and sold at very reasonable rates to the small ale brewers. There was a very short supply of wheat from Essex and Kent this (Monday) morning ; that of barley, beans, and peas was quite moderate, with a few fresh arrivals of oats from Scotland. There were fair imports of foreign oats ; those of other articles of the trade were to a limited extent. English wheat met a dull sale, owin g to the con dition being so damp ; there was no change in the week's prices, with, ho wever , rather prices a any description. Foreign - wheat was i n retail demandoreq last forseful Russian s . T own fl ou r was unaltered ; country marks were quite as Spanish dear. Americans and min at u iry steady in value and demand. Malting barley in • was fair request, at full prices for the best. Secondary sorts remain dull. A limited extent of business was transacted in oats, at about • previous quotations for foreign ; but, with an increased supply of Scotch, these were rather cheaper to sell. [ADTER TISEMENT.i—HoIIoway's Ointment and Pills.— rheumatic and Nervous Pains.—The chilly mornings and evenings provoke these tortures in constitutions suscepti ble of such. maladies. Nothing affords so much relief as Holloway's ointment well rubbed upon the skin after re peated fomentations. Thousands of testimonials boar wit ness to the wonderful comfort obtained from this safe and simple treatment, which all can adopt. Holloway's oint ment, assisted by a judicious use of his pills, is especially serviceable in assuaging the sufferings from cramps and other muscular pains, whether they be acute, chronic, ex ternal, or internal. it is earnestly recommended that every sufferer from these pains should give Holloway's remedies a few days' trial, which will fully convince the invalid that a cure will be the reward of continued perseverance. [ADVERTISEMENTj—consumption, and all nervous, bilious stomach, and liver complaints, in every stage, are only ag gravated and accelerated by drugs of every description. but perfectly curable by Du Barry's health restoring Revalents Arabica Food, as proved by thousands of cases which had been considered hopeless; such as indigestion (dyspepsia), cough, asthma, consumption, habitual constipation, diarr hots, all gastric derangements, haemorrhoids, liver com plaints, flatulency, nervousness, biliousness' fevers, sore throats, diphtheria, catarrhs, colds, influenza, noises in the head and ears, rheumatism, gout, impurities. eruptions, hysteria, neuralgia, irritability, sleeplessness, acidity, pal pitation, heartburn, headache, debility, dropsy, cramps, spasms, nausea and sickness even in pregnancy or at sea, sinking fits, bronchitis, scrofula, tightness of the chest, pains in the pit of the stomach and between the shoulders, &c. We quote a few.—Cure, No. 48,270. 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Campbell, Fakenham, Norfolk, of of the liver, which had resisted all medical treatment.— In tine, 1 lb., 2s. 9d. ; 21b., 4s. 8d ; 5 b , 11s. ; 121 b., 2 s. ; 241 b., 408.—Barry Du Barry and Co., No. 77, R egent-street, London; 4 l , iing William-street; likewise also Phillips, h tea h de s a t l r e e rs ei at 61, Gracec - Cheapside ; i 9, Bishopagit e . s st 4 r , e u et p W pe i r th ß in ah ; d 1 2 0 9 3 8, , Oxford-street ToTottenham-Court-road teh am .co ; u r t -road ; 96, Upper-street, Islington, N.; Harvey, Notting-hill; Close Brothers, 65, High-street ; and Stubbs, Queen's -terrace, St. John's-wood, London ; and all respectable grocers and che mists.—Beware of spurious imitations. THE SUN, LONDON WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 17, 1866. IT.J. and D. NICOLL, Tailors to the Queen, Royal Family, and Courts of Europe. For GENTLEMEN the FASHIONS for the SEASONS, for the promenade or demi-dress—Superfine frock coats, with rich silk breast facings, or morning coats of superfine Melton cloths, the charge for the former being 31 to 4i guineas; for the latter 21 to 3i guineas. For neglige purposes, morning coats with pocket flaps at the waist, also the negligd jackets ; these are of Melton, fancy coat ings, Angola and Cheviots, the prices from 255. to 4 guineas. The Angolas and Cheviots are also made in suits, at prices from 2 to 4 guineas; evening dress,' black cloth of the finest quality. For Overcoats—Melton, Beaver, and Witney cloths, from 2 to 8 guineas. For young gentlemen from eight years of age—The morning coat and negligd jacket; also suits of Angola and Cheviot, the prices according to size, commencing at 31s. 6d. the suit. For boys from four years of age—The Knicker bocker and Highland costume of black velvet, or fine cloth for dress, and of Angolas and Cheviots for .morning, the price of the first size Knickerbocker, 1 guinea the suit. For Overcoats—Melton, Beaver, and Witney cloths, from Ito 2 guineas each. Foreigners and visitors to London, Manchester, and Liverpool will find at Messrs. Nicholl's garments ready for immediate use, or made at a few hours' notice.—H. J. and D. Nicoll, 114, 116, 118, 120, Regent street; 22, Cornhill, London; 10, Mosley-street, Man chester; and 50, Bold-street, Liverpoel. QT OD AR E. -THE HOLIDAYS.- THEA rRE OF MYSTERY, EGYPTIAN HALL MARVELS in MAGIC and VENTRILOQUISM, as per formed by command before her Majesty the Queen and the Royal Family at Windsor Castle, Tuesday Evening, Nov. 2', 1865. The marvellous SPHINX, the BIRTH of FLOWER TREES, and STODARE'S celebrated INDIAN BASKET FEAT, as only performed by him. Every evening at 8 ; Wednesday and Saturday at 3. Stalls at Mitchell's, Old Bond-street, and Box-office, Egyptian Ball. Admission, is. and 28. ; stalls, 3s. "Almost miraculous."—Vide Times, Awl' 18, 180. T H 0 X F ORD, 6, OXFORD-STREET, W. The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (Limited). THIS EVENING, and during the Week, EXTRA PERFORMANCES by all the available talent: Opera, Burlesque, Pantomime, Ballet, and Comedy Every Evening, performed by the entire company, including Misses Russell, Fitz Henry, Barrie ; Messrs. A. St. Albyn, W. Williams, Spagnoli, &c. THE HUNGARIANS in their new entertainment, Messrs. Duriah and Davies's illustrations of Negro Life ; Herr Preskow, the wondrous posturer, from the Grand Theatre, St. Petersburg; the D'Aubans; Herr Berrani and his talented family ; th e ENCHANED HASH, eleven characters performed by Mr. E. Marshall (his first appearance here), the entertainment written expressly for him by Mr. W. T. Vandervell ; and a host of other talent, for which see programme and small biIIs.—EVERY EVENING. Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, Is. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. CANTERBURY HALL. RI-FUSI! During the Week will be performed the above most extraordinary Entertainment, containing all the novel tics now in this country, and including the services of Les Montagnards, their first appearance ; Mr. E. Mar shall, Mrs. and Mr. W. Randall, the renowned Talliott, Les Freres d'Etoile, Signor Tescano, a la Donato; Les Tableaux d'Amour, illuminated by the Magnesium Light ; Fairy Orchestra, designed and painted by Mr. T. Burgess and Mr. W. Gowrie ; and Grand Ballet of upwards of one hundred ballerines. The whole written and composed expressly for this establishment by William Vandervell, Esq. In addition to the vocal and instrumental entertain ment. EVERY EVENING. Admission—Area, 6d; stalls and balcony, is. ICIADA.ME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, Baker-street, NEW ADDITIONS.—In the Ohamber of Horrors aro full-length Portrait Models, taken from Lifo, of CHAR LOTTE WINSOR and STEPHEN FORWOOD, alias ERNEST SOUTHEY. Open from 11 a.m. till dusk, and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admittance, One Shilling; Children under 10, half-price ; Extra Rooms, Sixpence. A RGYLL ROOMS, WiNDMEL-STREET, Piccadilly. Open every Evening, with the celebrated Band. Pro gramme this week—Grand French March, ROLAND A itONCEVAUX. Selections LUCIA i I LAMMER MOOR and LUCREZIA BORGIA. Solos for the Cornet and Euphonion performed by M. AVEleney and Luigi Mosca. Conductor, LUIGI °tarn. Doors open at half-past Eight. Admission, Is. Manager, M. GRENET. DEAFNESS. —The SOUND MAGNIFIER, and Invisible Voice Conductor. It fits into the ear, not perceptible ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the head is entirely removed. It affords immediate relief to chief persons, and enables them to hear distinctly at church and public assemblies. Every other kind of hear ing instrument. Messrs, SOLOMON, 39, Albermarle street, Piccadilly. WINSLOW HALL, Winslow, Bucks, having been recently opened and fitted with requisites for the care and comfort of the INSANE, the proprietor, Dr. BOISRAGON, announces that he has transferred his Estab lishment from Birmingham to the above desirable residence, easily accessible, and distant from London about an hour and a-halt by the London and North-Western line, and fifty minutes from Oxford. Attached to the mansion, situated on a sandy soil, and commanding an extensive and pleasing prospect, are garden, me tdow, plantation, and recreation grounds. For terms and forms or admission address the proprietor. MITDIE'S SELECT LIBRARY. THE NEW SEASON NO ricE. All the BEST BOOKS of the SEASON and of the past twenty years are in circulation at MUDIE'S SELECT LIBRARY. FIRST CLASS SUBSCRIPTION. ONE GUINEA PER ANNUM. Commencing at any date. Book C übs supplied on liberal terms. Prospectuses on application. MUDIE'S SELECT LIBRARY, Limited, NEW OXFORD-STREET. City Offi , 7e, 4, KING-STREEP, CHEAPSIDE. CHOCOLATE.-IiENIER'S FRENCH. CHOCOLAT-MENIER, for Breakfast. CHOCOLAT-MENIER is pure, wholesome, and delicious. MENIER'S FRENCH CHOCOLATE. Warehouse, 23, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden. Sold everywhere. WHAT 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 PAN Y, No. 5, Great St. Helen's CLurchyard, Bishopsgate-street. STARCH MANITFACTUR,ERS TO H. R. H. THE PRINCESS OP WALES. GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH, Used in the Royal Laundry, AND AWARDED THE PRIZE MEDAL, 1862. Sold by all Grocers, Chandlers, &o. &o. HYAM and CO.'s OVERCOATS and SUITS. Morning and Lounging Coats, Half Dress, Undress, and Full Dress Suits, Trousers, Vests, &0., in all the fashion able styles and seasonable materials. HYAM and CO., 66 and 67, OXFORD-STREET, W. YAM and CO.'S PRICES and GARMENTS. Overcoats and Capes, 21 s. to F 4s. ; Jackets, 21s to 425. ; Prince of Wales Coats, 30d. to 635.; Trousers, ready made and to measure, 14s. 6d. to 255. ; Vests, Os. 61. to 21s. ; Suits, 425. to 84s. HYAM and CO., 66 and 67, OXFORD-STREET, W. HYAM and CO.'S BOYS' SUITS and CAPES. Overcoats and Capes, Its 6d. to 4?s. ; Knickerbocker, Eton, Harrow, and Osborne Suits, 15s. 6d. to 455. ; Jackets, Bs. 6d. to 255. ; Trousers, Bs. 61. to 15s. 6d. ; Vests. 4s. 6d. to 7s. 6d.; jackets and Vests alike, 15s. 6d. to 275. 6d. TIYAM and CO., 6d and 67, OXFORD-STREET, W. HYAM and CO.'S SELECT DEPARTMENTS. No. 1. Clothing for immf diate wear. No. 2. Ordered Department. No. 3. Boys and Youths. Distinct Depart. ment. No. 4. Hats, Caps, Hosiery, and Outfit Depaqment. HYAM and CO., 66 and 67, OXFORD. STREET, W. Branch Establishments—Birmingham, Leeds, and Dewsbury DENTAL NOTICE.—Mr. ESKELL, Surgeon- Dentist, of 8, Grosvenor-street, Bond-street, having announced for a considerable period that " he is NOT con nected with any one of the name, and that he has No r RE MOVED, and does not intend doing so," begs respectfully to state that as he considers the general public are now sum ciently well aware of the facts he will cease to make this or any other professional statement in the public papers on and after the 28th of February nest. ATOTHING DITOSSIBLE.—The greatest and 11 most uaef ul invention of the day, AGITA AM ARE LL A. Messrs. JOHN GOSNELL and CO., Bull Wharf, Ho therhithe, London, Perfumers to her Majesty, respect fully offer to the public 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 beneficial to the system, and when the hair is once restored one application per month wilt keep it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per bottle, or in half bottles, 10s. 61. Testimonials from artistes of the highest order, and from individuals of undoubted re spectability, may be seen on application. Messrs. John &osnell and Co. have peen appointed Perfumers to her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales. THE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another home to the 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer han 455 poor, friendless, young females were rejected irom want of FUNDS and room, making a total of 3,087, who have been sent away in five years. Here are brief details of a few of the most recent cases: F. P., aged 16, fallen, mother dead, deserted by her father. M. A. F., aged 13, homeless, both parents dead. A. 8., aged 17, fallen, father dead, deserted by her mother S. D., aged 15, fallen, mother dead. C. 8., aged 16, fallen, mother dead, A. 8., aged 16, fallen, both parents dead. IL S., aged 14, homeless, deserted by her parents. M. H., 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 parents dead. M. A. W., aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. S. D., aged 15, fallen, both parents dead. The new home the Committee wish to form would be for young girls, almost children, from the age of 8 to 15, who have been led astray from the path of virtue. Contributions will be received gratefully by the Secretary; Mr. Daniel Cooper, Queen •sareet, Cheapside; or by Messrs Barclay and CC', Lombard-street. T HE IMPERIAL MERCANTILE CREDIT ASSOCIATION (Limited). Capital subscribed, £5,000,000. Paid up, £500,000. CHAIRMAN —JOHN CHAPMAN, ESQ. MANAGERS. Henry J. Barker, Esq., and T. Fraser Sandeman, Esq. This Association makes ADVANCES upon approved Mer cantile and other Securities, and RECEI VES MONEY ON DEPOSIT at interest for short or long periods. DEPOSITORS for periods of not less than Three Years may procure, on application at the Offices, Debentures of the Association, bearing interest at 6 per cent. per annum, pay able quarterly by Coupon " to bearer" attached. W. C. WINTERBOTTOAT, Secretary. 27, Lombard-street, London, E.C. LAW LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE . Fleet-street, London, E.C., Jan. 8, 1816. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors of the Law Life Assurance Society will bp held at the •Society's Office, Fleet-street, London, on FRIDAY, the 2d day of February next, at 12 o'clock at noon precisely, pursuant to the provisions of the Society's Deed of Settlement, for the purpose of receiving the Audito , s' Annual Report of the Accounts of the Society up t. the 31st day of December last, and for general pur poses. By order of the Directors, WILLIAM SAMUEL DOWNES, Actuary. INDEMNITY MUTUAL MARINE ASSURANCE COM PANY. 36 Great Winchester-street, London. ----- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the ANNUAL DIVIDEND due to the Shareholders on their Capital in this Company to the 31st December last, will be PAID on MON DAY, the sth day of February next, by Warrants, which will be forwarded to each proprietor on that day; also, that the Books of the Company for the transfer of shares will be Closed trom Thursday, the 2Sth January, until Monday, the sth February. FRANCIS STEPHENS, Secretary. January 17, 1866. JOHN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY TOOTH - PASTE Is greatly superior to any tooth powder; gives the teeih a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decay, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the breath. Price Is. 6d.—Bull Wharf, Rotherhithe, Lon don. REAL PARISIAN ENAMEL hides all defects and imparts a youthful and brilliant appearance. and will suffice for twelvemonths. By an experienced Artist (with instructions, 26 stamps).—Bladamo BERTRAND, .8, Hart-street, Bloomsbury. DR. SCOTT'S LIVER AND BILIOUS PILLS.—A NEVER FAILING. REMEDY.—Pre pared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. Scott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who suffer from bilious and liver nompl aints, indigestion, wind. spasms, giddiness, dizziness of t e eyes, &c. For habitual mativeness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their opera tion and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole ne rvous system. Sold by W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most druggists, in boxes,is. lid., an d th ree times the quantity in one, 2a. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green package. with " William Lambert." engraved on the stamp. TEETH AND PAINLESS DENTISTRY Messrs. LEWIN and SIMEON MOSELY and SONS, Dentists, 30, Berners-street, Oxford-street, and 448, Strand, Opposite Charing-cross Railway Station. Their painless artificial teeth are unequalled for economy, durability, comfort, and all purposes of articulation and mas tication. Operations of every kind being unnecessary, the most nervous patient can be supplied without fear of pain or inconvenience. _ _ Consultation free. Teeth from ss, Sets from 5 to 25 ge., warranted. _ • For the efficacy, utility, and success of their system, vide „ Lancet." Daily attendance at :10, Berners-street, Oxford-street, and 448, Strand, London ; 13, Whitcfriargate,lllull; 10, vorfolk street, Sheffield ; 4, East-parade, Leeds; and 14, St. Nicholas s treet, Scarbro'. Observe—Established 1830. No connection with any of the same name. Naval and Military Intelligence. Her Majesty's 13-gun screw-corvette Archer, Capt, Francis Marten, from the West Coast of Africa, having lost 20 of the ship's company between the Bth of OtAvt../cr euu Lilt; rived at the Royal Arsenal buoy yesterday, and dis charged her powder, shot, and guns, and the whole of her war stores, under orders to proceed to the dockyard to be dismantled and paid out of commis sion. She was commissioned at Deptford in 1854, on the declaration of war with Russia, and has been in her present commission since March 28, 1863. It is feared, from what is known of the condition of her hull, that she will be unfit for further service, and that she will be condemned to be broken up. The paddlewheel vessel Vivid (tender to the flag ship Fisgard, at Woolwich), Commander T. Sulivan, was yesterday undocked at Woolwich, and was re placed by the iron storeship Industry, under orders to be repaired with all speed, and be relaid for Rio Janeiro and Ascension. A new double screw iron and wood gunboat, de signated in the "Navy List" of 754 tons burden, and engines of 160 horse power, built by Mr. Chas. Langley, at the Deptford-green Dockyard, yester day arrived at Woolwich to be fitted out for ser vice. She is constructed at a cost of £20,000, and is according to the improved modern principle intro duced by Mr. Reed. She has a powerful prow, which will be a most formidable weapon of attack, sub merged similarly to that of the Pallas. She has been most appropriately named the Vixen, and will carry four guns—two of heavy calibre, and two lighter guns for boat purposes. The Vixen's principle di mensions are as follows :—Length between perpen diculars, 160 ft. ; breadth, 32ft. sin. ; depth of hold, 13ft. 7in. ; builders' tonnage, 737 31-94. The en gines are supplied by Messrs. Maudslay, Son, and Field. On her arrival yesterday at Woolwich she was taken in charge by Capt. Dillon, of the Steam Reserve, and was received on behalf of the Admiralty. The following are the proportions of shot and shell to be supplied for each of the 12i ton 300- pounder Armstrong guns, with which the Bellero phon, 14, 1,000 horse power, fitting at Chatham, is to be furnished—viz., empty shells, 15 common, five double elongated, and five segment, the number and character of the filled shells being the same. The solid shot for each gun will consist of 20cwt. of chilled shot, and ten steel spherical shot. On board the frigate every exertion is being used to have her ready for undocking by the end of the pre sent month, the 31st inst., being the day ordered for her to be floated out of the dock in which the work of fitting her has been carried on. The work of taking to pieces the frames of the wooden 50 gun steam frigate Belvidere, which has been standing idle on. No. 3 building slip at Chatham dockyard for several years past, is being carried on by a number of shipwrights and other workmen, and in a short time every vestige of this vessel, which at the time she was laid down, from the designs of the then Surveyor of the Navy (Sir B. W. Walker), was considered one of the finest of her class, will have disappeared. The timbers composing her frames are to be used for the general service of the dock yard. The Simoom, screw troopship, Capt. T. B. Leth bridge, fitting for service at Portsmouth, will receive the remainder of her officers and crew, and hoist her pennant of commission, according to present ar rangements, on the Ist prow. Yesterday No. 3 battery of the Ist division depot brigade Royal Artillery proceeded fromheadquarters to Shoeburyness, for the purpose of going through an extended course of gunnery instruction, previous to the officers and men embarking for colonial ser vice. The death of Major-Gen. T. Charretie, formerly of the 2d Life Guards, and one of the oldest of the few remaining Peninsular officers, has been reported at the War-office. His first commission bore date nearly 60 years since, and his services were very dis tinguished. He was at the memorable mutiny at Vellorein 1806, when nearly the whole of the officers and men of the 69th Regiment were murdered in their barracks. Subsequently he served in the Pe ninsula with the 2d Life Guards, and was present at the battles of Vittoria, Pampeluna, and Toulouse, and at various engagements until the close of the campaign. The Loss of H. M. S. Bulldog. COURT-MARTIAL AT DEVONPORT. A court-martial assembled at Devonport on Mon day, on board the Royal Adelaide, guard ship in Hamoaze, to try Capt. Charles Wake and the offi cers and men of her Majesty's ship Bulldog, 6, paddle sloop, for the loss of that vessel. The Bulldog, it may be remembered, was destroyed by her captain, on the 23d of October last, in the harbour of Cape Haytien city, St. Domingo, to prevent her falling into the hands of the insurgent rebels, whose forts and vessels she was engaging when she unfortunately grounded on a spit of sand and coral in the harbour. The following officers formed the court :—Admiral Sir C. H. Fremantle, K.C.8., Port Admiral, president; Rear-Admiral T. M. C. Symonds, C. 8., admiral superintendent of Devonport dockyard ; Capts. T. H. Mason, Cano pus ; F. B. P. Seymour, Royal Adelaide ; J. J. F. Ewart, Cambridge; R. Maguire, Galatea; F. S. Tremlett, Impregnable ; and Mr. W. Eastlake, deputy-judge advocate. Capt. Wake was assisted by Mr. J. Beer as his legal adviser. On the opening of the court the officers and men were mustered, all of whom answered to their names, with the excep tion of one seaman who was reported " at hospital." In answer to the usual inquiries of the court neither officers nor men had any complaint to make in re ference to the loss of their ship. The following narrative was then submitted and read to the court by Captain Wake :—" May it ple4se the Court,—l have the honour to lay before the court a narrative of the circumstances attending the loss of her Majesty's ship Bulldog, on the 23d October last, in the harbour of Cape Haytien. On the morning of the 18th of October, 1865, I put to sea from the anchorage of that port for the pur pose of exercising the crew in firing at a target, and of communicating with the President's Minis ters at Port L'Acul on the subject of the blockade which had been lately raised by the insurgents. On my way to that harbour, I observed there a steamer and three schooners belonging to the insurgents in chase of and firing at a steamer bearing English colours. I immediately altered my course to cut them off, and on a nearer approach, observed that the English steamer, by that time out of gunshot of her pursuers, had stopped, and that her boat was pulling in the direction of the Bulldog. I picked her up, and from her received our mails from Port-au-Prince, and found that the steamer was the British ship Jamaica packet, chartered by the Haytien Government to carry stores. The flotilla having by this time approached, headed by the insurgent steamer Voldrogue, I fired a lee blank gun, lowered a boat, and hailed her, to the effect that I would send on board. I accordingly directed the senior lieutenant (Lieut. Way) to acquaint the commander of the Voldrogue that I would myself examine the papers of the steamer professing to be English ; and that if she proved to have no right to the flag she bore I should not interfere, but that if she were bona fide English, I could not permit him to meddle with her, and at the same time I cautioned Lieutenant Way to be guarded and temperate both in manner and language. Upon Lieutenant Way's return to the Bulldog, he informed me that the in surgent commander had replied to him with much heat and intemperance of demeanour, that he had insisted on accompanying me in my visit to the Jamaica packet, and his behaviour was overbearing and offensive throughout. Meanwhile the Jamaica packet, having unfortunately mistaken the meaning of the blank gun I had fired, returned to pick up her boat, whereupon the Voldrogue attempted to run alongside of her, and actually fouled the Bull dog in her efforts to do so. At the same time her commander came forward on the forecastle, when the two ships were in contact, revolver in hand, and demanded of me information respecting the Jamaica packet. I refused to comply with a de i-,,,,fprrPd itl gn iwyivy,. • -t -he again attempted to close with the packet, and then I informed him if he did not desist I should capture him, upon which he steamed away to join his consort, leaving the packet alongside the Bulldog. I then examined the papers of the English steamer, and questioned her master, and I promised to protect him from further persecution. I then steamed after the Voldrogue, with the intention of sending to the commander the information he wished for, but the ship had rejoined her consorts and would pay no attention to my signals. I was therefore obliged to desist from any attempt to communicate with her, and having already run the Bulldog into very shoal water, I determined to return to Cape Haytien in order to explain what had occurred ; but it being then late I was unable to do so until the next morn ing. I arrived there early in the forenoon, and im mediately sent an account to Mr. Dutton, her Ma jesty's vice-consul, of what had taken place, request ing him to communicate with the rebel council and acquaint them that the packet had a right to the British flag, and that I was bound to afford her protection. The insurgent flotilla arrived shortly after my letter reached Mr. Dutton, and upon the landing of the commander there began that series of insults and that defiant behaviour which compelled me at last to resort to force in order to obtain that satisfaction which was contemptuously refused to our moderate demands :—First, a refusal to allow an officer of the Bulldog to land on duty, and re pelling his landing by an armed force. Secondly— By taking no notice of my letter to Gen. Salnave demanding an explanation of this conduct, and of order publicly given by that officer that I should not be permitted to land under pain of assassination, and also a public declaration that he would hold no intercourse with me. Thirdly—By violating the British Consulate by an armed force, and forcibly seizing the political refugees, who had been there during the whole siege under the acknowledged pro tection of the British flag. Fourthly—By the second violation of the British Consulate, on the following morning, and seizing two ladies, a sister and niece of the President, who had taken refuge there. Fifthly—By hoisting the red flag and point ing guns at H.M.S. Bulldog. Sixthly----By refus ing to continue correspondence on the subject. My efforts to obtain satisfaction for these outrages having failed, and having been informed that the insurgents contemplated an attack on the Bulldog, and were confident of their ability to sink her, they having been for some weeks preparing to repel an attack from an iron-plated ship the Presi dent, which was said to have been purchased from the United States Government, I decided that it would be my duty to take upon myself the respon sibility of vindicating the honour of the British flag, and having received on board her Majesty's Vice- Consul and Mr. Lyons (English merchant), who had escaped by swimming on board, and having recommended all foreigners to embark on board the United States ship De Soto, whose captain had pro mised to receive them, I weighed on the morning of Oct. 22, and proceeded to L'Acul, where I commu nicated with the President, and landed Messrs. Dut ton and Lyons. That morning I decided that I would attack on the following morning. I also de termined that I would, on leaving Cape Haytien Harbour, bombard Port Picolet, and then return full speed to Jamaica. I had also determined that I would sink the steamer, by running her down, for the following reasons :—I was anxious to fire in the direction of the town as little as possible, and I dis liked extremely the idea of firing into a ship so very inferior in force as the Voldrogue was. I thought also by running her down I could sink her with but little loss of life, if any of her crew remained on board. And I was very desirous of attaining my object as expeditiously as possible. To this end I gave orders that no guns were to be fired at the town, but only at the batteries which opened upon us, and I hoped in an hour from the time I entered the harbour to be off Fort Picolet again. I had in the meantime carefully studied the chart of the har bour with the master, and decided on the course to be followed, and ascertained the true position of the! 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