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1 ONDON must have a SUPPER and MUSIC xv 4 ROOST for Gentlemen. Rememb e r, we w ait f or y ou a t ANS after the Covent-garden Opera and the Theatres. r(INATIAIsT'S LL WHISKY. -- DUBLIN EXHITN 1865. T his celebrated OLD IRISH WHISKY gained the Dublin Prize Medal. It • . Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Whole some. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; "Jr the W ho sale Agents in the principal towns in England ; or leat 8. GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. tt Aduah Observe the Red Seal ky ,. Pink Label, and Cork branded an's LL Whis" ITIVAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION (Incorporded by Act of Parliament, 1850), pPMIS S E IL-STREET. COVENT-GAR DEN. LONDON. V.A.NCES 1510NEY on Personal Security. Bill s o f S a le, fee,eehold or benefi c i a l L ease h old Property, without inquiry or thr ee any deduction whatever, f or p er i o d s o f one, t wo, Or dii„. Years, repay a bl e wee kl y, monthly, or quarterly. Bills to.r l ated. The greatest secrecy observed. Advances also is; Nvards the Purchase of a House, repayable in 5. 10, or ' e ar' , —Forms free on application, or receipt of a stamped enVeloPe. EDWARD HARPER. Secretary. LAW LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE. Fleet-street, London, E.C., May 24, 1866. jiti: l o,TrCE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a GENERAL 8 0 ~"- I NG of the Proprietors of the Law Life Assurance LoM'Y l will be held at the Society's uffre, Fleet-street. 1 , 1 ,,Pn, on SATURDAY, the 23d day of Jane next, at 1 , 4 . 'Lye o'clock at noon prec'sely, to ELECT DIRECTORS. Arfor those who go out of (Ace by rotation wi Ibe proposed trre-election ; to elect a Director in the room of Oliver Pro rf . deceased to elect an An litor on behalf of the lop Prietors, and also an Auditor on behalf of the assured, and of grew purposes. The Director to be chosen in the roomauo iver Parrer , Esq., deceased, will remain in aloe until 24, 1868. By order of the Directors. WILLIAM SAMUEL DOWNES, Actuary. PeIdTIROPEAN ASSURANCE SOCIETY.— At the Ordinary G enera l M ee ti ng o f Sh are holde r s. t on at the Chief Offices of the Society, 316, Regent-street, WIL °I2, on Fridayy, the Ist of June, 1866, Henry Wickham h-4m, Esq., Id .I''' , in the Chair, it was announced that— ePreMiums on the . New Life and Guarantee ITgllcies issued during the year amounted to.. £43,463 6 0 in: Fire Department, the Premiums on New lll: f i nest; amounted to i i _ f!fr the Total of Premiums on the New Tosines of the year . 62,125 19 5 . Gro ss T in g Amount received in Premiums der heT g t he Year was .• 11,. 1 1 1 , f°, lire, and Guarantee Claims paid dur d, Lae year amounted, including Bonus ad pe, lons, to p lee" W as stated that the progress of the Society's Premium 114 41 1 1 , 1 e continued satisfactory , it haying now reached the 186 0. " £ 3 10,623, as against £169,658 in 1841, and £119,526 in tae 3 13 4 ,, Ist of December last being the time appointed by the afr a i`, of Settlement for an actuarial investigation of the st rin `a of the Society, the Directors have caused the necessary su ch Yerrents to be made for that purpose , and the result of it , ._ in vestigation will be communicated to the shareholders In uon as It has been completed. hte t he interim the warrants for the payment of the usual b e urest, due June the 30th, at the rate of Five percent., will .I, B ned. payable on and tter the 23d day of July next. aud i r t te s Purnell, John lledgins, Thomas Carlyle Hayward. Ela m, Zbert Norton, M.D.. Esqs, Directors, and F. W. God mg, Auditor, were re-elected. ......._____ HEN RY LAKE, Manager. U tiO COLITE.-MENIER'S FRENCH. CIIOCOLAT-INIENIER, for Breakfast. ~, .; 110 COLAT-MENIER is pure, wholesome, and --------_ delicious. IVIEXIER'S FRENCH CHOCOLATE. Warehouse, 23, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden. Sold everywhere. PERFECT REGULARITY of the BOWELS LIPE i t 4n essential condition for zood health. PARR'S bl ood ',ILLS promote appetite. aid digestion, purity the the k i s rd keep the bowels regular. May be had of any CULTIVATION of TEA in the East Indies is an importaut feature, gird the EAST INDTA ext,?:,_.O3IPANY have, on account ottits great strength and eolgialte flavour, promoted its sale by every means. The thiPiany are Dow selling Assam, Cachar, Darjeeling, dm, at Cht,,rduced duty—viz. from 2s. Bd. to 3s. Bd. per lb , and 11 0 „"'a Teas as usual ails. 4d. per lb. and upwards. —Ware "aes, No. 9, Great St. Helen's-churchyard, Bishopsgate. *IT PTIIRES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. HITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS It x (PERFECTED EXHIBITD IN THE GREAT IN.IIIIIrrIONS of 1851 and 1862% is a l l owed by upwards of 14° "fund. ed Heal Gentlemen to be the most effective or e anon in the curative treatment of HERNIA. The use apoLiteel spring, so o• ten hurtful in its effects, is here the I :' e d—a soft bandage eing worn round the I ,ody, while N I ['White 'esistin pow, r is supplied by the Moe-Main 1 484 1 1 1 1 d P . a en t Levrr fiaing with so nuch ease and close kiee,s. at it esunot Le detec‘ed, ru .1 m.ty e orn during WitieA descriptive circular way Lao, nd the truss, 44, 1 ' cannot fail to fit forwarded .v post, the circum- to th e n f it eno_fctur arthe body, two inches below .he hips, being sent er, An gi Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. 0 noe Trusq, it's., 215., ?6s Gd., and ala. Gd Postage, is „cb Truss, 31s. Gd .. 42s 525. 6d. Postage, Is. Bd. urcbilical Truss. 4!s. and 525. Gl. P, stage, Is. I d. 4) tice n" ;"nce Orders to be made payable toJohu White, Post ' L'ic'ead'ilY. NEW PATENT STOCKINGS, ,"eak n 't„ ')IER-CAPS, fee' Varicose Veins and all cases of poll s ',l' and . o • .: 14 ` Le , a. &a They are "%cht texture, '.o :xpen lye. cud are drawn on each. .. 12 o r d st i a n r.. a e ry 6 _a d tockinr , Price Is. Gd., 7s. Gel., 10s.. and 16.. WHITE, ' 3:lanulacturer, 228, Pioeadilly.' G IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and erg -ge e —wet usef 1 tion of tho day, AGUA AMA R ELL .t. 11 LINTY] t 'Ter hIN GOSNELL and CO., Red Bull Wharf, 93, oir la mes -street. Perfumers to her Majesty, respect to the public this truly marvellous flui^. which •.attei:',7 restores the human hair to its pristine hue — no r„3eit t What :me The Agma Amarella has none of tLe t - .7ate,„ - - , Of dves b • * it on the contrary, is beneficial to the rtti-o;„and when i thehair is once restored one application tu e "L'h will. keep it in perfect colour. Price one tli e 'o . in half bottles. 10s. 61. Testimonials from ar. mei 'pect,bit:Zhest order, and from Individuals of undoubted re maY be seen on application. Messrs. Joh n _ Batheo. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal Prinoess of Wales. I? /WESS.—The SOUND MAGNIFIER, and Der ce .livisible Voice Conductor. It fits into the en not th e h Phbl e . the un leasant sensr Lion of singing noises to curea,' is entire . ' removed. It affords immediate relief Persons, a -y d enables them to hear distinctly at al ctd n assemblies. Every o t her kind of hear 4tect,-1111tilli went. Messrs. SOLOMON, 89, Albemarle- Pljel/ITC,RIPTIONS for the WIDOW and -°114(1)-'-',DREN of the late Captain R. IL GRONOW, tlecti -I l or the Grenadier Guards. and Author ef " Recol ari:B,and Anecdotes," " Celebrities of London and ' 4 B I;,,f ' ,"'e• Captain Gronow, who lately died in Paris, . 41 411." a 'widow and four young children, by his second Lutle:',ge Utterly destitute, without means to defray his . 41.04„" exPenses, or even to purchase bread. Captain hi s b" 1 " 7 , Was disinherited by his father, in favour . of he d er T t Lier, a them an. and the small income which L:o ta ta te t - hr e v e e e z cl is f e r T ni reit of a sum charged on the family With his life ; while the sums he received to time for his " Recollections" were expanded h at rovi c r. ~ urs for the increasing expenses of his young of 1,g,,* triader these distressing circumstances the friends Nl)p e -ta nle Oronow in Paris came to her a and they now 1, 011( .1 to the liberality of her late husband's friends f in r tott,,;°bl), and also to the readers of his Reminiscences, her chi l d . ; Utions to enable her to maintain and educate r, El e s n i i • 1 . 1 - °4 11 6' C , -.1) -. 0 /19 received by Messrs. SMITH, ELDER, and Itud c l a ,_ , ,-,urnhill, and 45, Pall-mall ; and by Messrs. Cox etreet.4-4EXWOOD, Axmy Agents, Craig's-court, Parliament ...._ D NO MORE PILLS OR ANY OTHER MEDICINE. tJ BARRY's delicious health -restoring Invalids' v i , and Infants' Food, THE REVALENTA ARABIC . A, f-welds three times as much assimilating and strengthening i en rishinent as the best )1 0,3 2't7 and re stores _ perfect diges d lungs, healthy liver, refreshing t i !O, strong nerves, Cop, functional reg s u o lanly . ,andenergy, to the most disor e?rod or enfeebled —removing s a p o e . ed m ilz and effectually in tifeation (dyspepsia), . cough, th consumption, ha llo:4i cozstipation, diarrlicea : all gastric derangements, flatulency, nervous 4,3arrhoids, liver complaints, titta s", biliousn ess , fevers, sore throats, diphtheria, ~.„. ttild 4r48, colds, influenza, noises in the head h yB ears, rheumatisp,. gout, impurities, eruptions,.. acidity, l)al f l *.i s., neuralgia, irritability, sleeplessness, . cramps, 14,,ttatation, heartburn, headache, debility,dropsy, pregnancy or at sea, siti;'Pß' nausea and sickness Pail l i n tl g Rtfc bronchitis, na s e cl e i v u e l nin ghtness a of the chest, It i,'„ln th e pit of the stomach and between the shoulders. Vrtli d ao /host digestible of all ]foods and suitable for in of the quote a few out of 62,000 Fures:—Cure No. 58,216 years' liver com tlai4. -marchioness de Brehm, of seven *4 l ' 'wasting away, debility, nervousness, bad digestion, con ttatit pervous palpitation all aßitat.a-eeplessness, and the m o o v s e t r, intolerable nervous the Li°ll. Cure No. 71, of dyspepsia, from of the county the Right Hon. Of VI.CI Stuart de Decies, Lord Lieutenant ticeelltterford :—I have derived much benefit from yuoiunr, -,olltii`en,,,_t food. —Stuart de Decies, Droma . I,_ tj ijoq He James ,0 Y Waterford. Cure No. 54,816, folk ainPbell T , Syderstone Rectory, neafrreinFtank.eenlhoralmy,wNhoorn th ii,„, -4 all, cases of indigestion, and pa then ider it the :Fitl l " 9 more than usually affected, 11 011, °' an reniedies. It regulates the bi l lo w , and ns ma_ o ke a s n i y t qat i , l e ~CaSeB which would not admit of mer . cu i t ' t rlie i 111 short, a healthy -flow of the bile is one ry of o the i) Pled ' an d best ern, tmg You can make what us y 1 1 , of th: , -- P °----' l am entlemen, Jarpes 1• elo n -8 co ' House, Prim 3', Non. Cure No. 52,422.—8 ridge . d lungs, Rilitti4 111113 Y: `Thirty-three years' disease i n in g in iti l , e _g of blood, liver derangement, deafness, g PellFkl:ri.4l e°nstipation, debility, shortness of breath, e and__ y ak. - ' ;l a ve been removed by your Revalenta Arabica.. Alr -441.Tig.,1 •'Ver, sto 2. h ead, an d ears are all right, myonatiat_ p o V,.... rfe j e a t, and lily recovery is a marvel to all my_acq Aft illoa Roberts Ti t m p b a er o ll n e , r fi c a li t a u n le t• ne C y n , 1 1 11 0 eg; Year i e n e d escrib'abh!ag t o . ny from dyspepsia,ne r v ou s- No : :''44lll,,Cl.,V°lniagg hLc a s na' l Jo l ly, of Lynn, Norfolk. Uure sick ini 1--‘,...... Missilizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervousness, fonoi ~1.,%,ti0n, gatherings, low spirits, and Iliarrb °. • 56 ' 814 .s- S ml. Laxton,Leicester, Cure No. nervousts o w n: 0 54 7 9 .- 2 8 a 1 3 b r 2 . :. .18, 6,,c0a• Th e f d Mr' a ld • canisters, 11b. 2s . , _ fi e ,". 121 b oo is SO 1/1 1,244 21b efit ., 18 1 , 2 8 . ; 101 b 121 b. and r . 5 8 1 g 1 2 2 4 2 1b 5. ., ; 4 1 0;3 1 . b., 5 8 u 3 pe 5.. r- T re h fi e n ed qua ~ l i ty, , 11b., 14 3 pi:4 Pu tarry and Co 77. Regent-stree ' *4. " l ' ers ' c arnage free Co., receipt of Post-o t ffl L e e o O u d r i ? i,,s e n r i volat, hp a, Tea - Demo 'a, Kng William-street.,_irs te4 65, Graec hureti-s r t s r'oet ; 4, Cheapside ; 49, Bis . hp ~Itandr,e6,,t Within • 63, 150 and 298, Oxford-street , 330, _ °Rd • pli e ''1,,,, trpper 'Baker-st t ; 163, Tottenbapl-e°ll.n -lc-' ' -"' 11°Per-stre Il' Baker-street N • Harvey, Notting-hil , l; ter l : e 13 roth ra. 65 et l . 8 in g ton .” d Stubbs, Queen 1 - 4to co tilt, e j ;, / High -street ,an tits 444 the °n s - wood, London ; and all . res . ye_ct,2l) e 4111440"-BOWan Of OPUrinS Unitg494°' PIMPLE REMOVER.—AR diseases of the skin are Improved by tone dose of ALEX. ROSS'S VEGETABLE SKIN PILLS. they remove redness, sal lowness, &e. 2s 9d and 7s ad ; or post for 40 ed 100 stamps. —ALEX. ROSS, 248, Sigh Holborn, London, and all Cue mists. HAIR COLOUR WASH.—By washing the head with this beautifully-perfumed Wash, in seven or ten days the hair assumes its original colour, and remains so by an occasional usin:. lOs Cd ; sent for stamps.—ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. Now ready, in 2 vols. Bvo., with Portraits, &c., 303., bound FIELD MARSHAL VISCOUNT COMBER BIERE'A MEMOIRS AND CORRESPONDENCE, from his Family Papers. By the 10. lion. MARY, VISCOUN TESS COMBERMERE, and Cape. W. W. KNOLLYS. " To the last this noble soldier and most perfect gentle man took cheerful part in the duties and pleasures of life, leaving to an only son the inheritance of a great name, and to a sorrowing widow the task of recording how the bearer of the name won for it all his greatness. This has been done evidently as a labour of love by Lady Combermere, and she has been efficiently assisted in the military details by Capt. Knollys. Apart from the biographical and professional de tails, the volumes, moreover, are full of sketches of persons of importance or interest who came into connection with Lord Combermere."—Atheneum. Hurst and Blaokett, 13, Great Blarlborough-street. MR. AINSWORTH'S NEW WORK. THE CONSTABLE DE BOURBON. By WILLIAM HARRISON AINSWORTH. Imme diately, in 3 vols., post Bvo. Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. THE NEW STORY BY THE AUTHOR OF " ADA3i BEDE," FELIX HOLT, THE RADICAL, will be pub. lished on Thursday next, the 11th inst., in 3 volumes crown octavo. William Blackwood and Sofia, Edinburgh and London. GOD BLESS THE PRINCE OF WALES : the new National Anthem. By BEINLEY RICHARDS. 38. ; free for 19 stamps. Four-part song, H. ; - 12 copies free for 25 stamps. " The song is sung through Britain. It everywhere prevails "—See Report of Odd Fellows' Banquet, Brighton Gazette, Hay 3,1865. T O THEE ALONE : Sacred Song. Writte n by ANNE FRICKE& 20. 6d. ; tree by post for 16 stamps. EVER THINE : Song. By F. ABT. W as sung by Mme. Rudersdorif at the Town-hall, Birming ham, and created a perfect furore. 3s. HAPLY BE TRY DREAMS : Ballad. Made so popular by the exquisite singing of Mr. Rawlinson, at the t hristy Minstrels. 3s. All the Songs at half-price. London : Rubert Cocks and Co., New Burlington-street. PHILLIPS AND COMPANY'S TEAS ARE BEST AND CHEAPEST. STRONG to FINE BLACK TEA, ls. 6d., 25., 2s. 6d., 35., 3s. 4d. Most Delicious Black Tea is now only 3s. 6d. per pound. Pare, Rich, Rare. Choice Coffee. is. 4d.. Is. 6d., Is. Bd. PHILLIPS and CO., TEA MEacuAxvs, 8, King William-street, City, London, E.C. A price current free. Sugars at market prices. PHILLIPS and CO. send all , goods Carriage Free within eight miles of so. 8, King William-street, 40s. worth Car riage Fre- to any Railway Scation or Market Town in Eng land. Phillips and Co. have no Agents, nor any connection with any house in Worcester or Swansea. D ° you wish to SING, or have a beautiful and powerful VOICE? If so, the " REGISTERED EUPHONIC NOTES ' • arc truly wonderful in their action, and are unanimously pronounced the "Marvel of Science." They are invalualle to 111, and are guaranteed as a protective agent in all weathers. No Singer or Speak , r should be without them (See opinion of the press and testimonials.) The Euphonic Note, post free 14 stamps, to boxes 26 stamps, direct from the so'e invenior, SEAGRA VE ALGEN, 1, Dorcas-terrace, Hammersmith-road, London, W. STARCH MANUFACTURERS TO H. R. H. TILE PRINCESS OF WALES. G LENFIELD PATENT STARCH, Used in the Royal Laundry, AND AWARDED THE PRIZE MEDAL. 1862. Bold by all Grooers, Chandlers, dm &o. LIGHT 1 LIGHT I LIGHT! MATHEWS'S GAS LAMPS, Square or Globe, of every size and design. Al 6 inch Bent Top Square Lamp, paintet, and glazed, 25s ; a •6 inch powerful Reflect ing Lamp, with pendant iron and burner complete, 42 25.- 21 and 52, High-street, Bloomsbury. Publicans and other Lamps redecorated equal to new. POPULAR DWELLINGS in POPULOUS and SUBURBAN DISTRICTS. Mr. JAMES MORTIMER invites attention tohis patented Plans for Improved Separate Dwellings for all classes, which embrace an increase of It treet paving for each storey, public staircases, promenades, gardens, schools, reading, lecture, dining, and warerooms, baths, &c.; also worksho; s, with or without steam i.owc r, and perfect separation of tenants, to realise upwards or It per cent.—Further information 01 Mr. J. Mortimer. SQ, Queen's•road, Dalston, N.14'1.; or of Mr. J. Dunbar, 4, Westmiuster-cbambers, Victoria-street. West minster, S.W. SAUCE. —LEA and PERRINS' wouCESTERSIIIRE SAUCE. This &Union condiment, f ionouneed by c nno:ssears "THE ONLY GOOD SAUCE," Is prepared sole'y by LEA and PERRINS. The public sre respectfully candioned against worthless imitations, and should see that Lea and i erring' names are on wrapper, label, bottle, and stopper. ASK for LEA and PERKINS' SAUCE. Sold wholesale and for export by the Propr'etors, Wm rester: Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell; Messrs. Barclay and Sons, London, Ac. &c.; and by Grocers and Oilmen uni versally. T E E T H.—VeR.-T E E T H. Messrs. ESKELL and SONS, old established Dentists. Sole inventors and Pwentees-ot SELF-ADHESIVE Peru pain or inconvenience (f or w hi c h her Majesty has vian Enamel ARTIFICIAL TEETH. fixed without the gsirialtteedstßoyal Letters Patent). Loose teeth are fastened by their aid. Can be worn on the most tender roots or gums for years without removal. Mastication and articulation perfect. Charges strictly moderate, and within the reach of the most economicaL All operations painless. Consultation free. Messrs. ESKELL and SONS attend daily at their only Establishment. 13, Tichborno. street, top of the Haymarket. (Note the Address). J us t published, 2d; sent by t h e author for 3 stamps, UGLINESS and BEAUTY; being a Pamphlet descriptive articles and means used for improving the appearance. By ALEX. ROSS, 248, High tiollacrn, London. SPANISH FLY is the acting ingredient in ALEX. ROSS'S CA NTHARIDES OIL. which speedily produces whiskers and thickens hair, 3s 6d, 5s ad, and les ad ; sent by post for 54, 84, and 141 itamps.—ALEX. ROSS, 248 High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. WONDERFUL DISCOVERY. —Corns cured in one day by using ALEX. ROSS'S CHIROPO. This preparation gradually dissolves the Corn in a few hours, removing the very root. Price 4s; sent b / post for 60 stamps. —248; High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. FEAIR-CIIRLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALßX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curls Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is applied. Sold at 3s 6d, 5s 6d, and 10s Od ; sent free for 51, 84, and 144 stamps. —Had of all Chemists. faREY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London. — IA ALEX. ROSS'S HAIR DYE produces a perfect colour immediately it is used. It is permanent, and perfectly na tural in effect. Price 30 6d, 50 ed. and 100 641 ; sent by post for 54, 84, and 141 stamps ; and all Chemists. HAM DESTROYER.-248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S DEPILATORY removes superfluous hair from the lace, neck. and arms, without effect to the skin. Price 3s 6d, 5s 6d, and 10s 6d; sent for 54, 81, and 144 stamps,—had of all Chemists. SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS. itRNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, V and Dining-room, enlisting of a new and esegant assort stands VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink beautiful inlaid Tablas, Paper weights, Aso., in Italian, Alabaster, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar. & 0 . Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine• ralorist to her Maiesty, 149, Strand, London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of ROCKS. MINERALS, and FOSSILS, to illustrate the new edition of Lyell's Eleme n t s o f Geology ,• they will greatly facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY and GEOLOGY, and can be had at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 500 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE. R &LOGY is given by Mr.TENNANT.F.G.S., at 149. Strand. THE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another home to the 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer than 455 poor, friendless, young females were rejected from want of FUNDS and room, making a total of 3,087, who have been sent away in five years. The new home the Committee wish to form woald be for young girls, almost children, from the age of 8 to IS, who have been led astray from the path of virtue. Contributions will be received gratefully by the Secretary. Mr. Daniel Cooper, 85, Queen•street. Cbeapside; or by Messrs Barclay and Co., Lombard-street itOYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn.-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, King's-cross. Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. Vice-Patron—H is Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, K.G President-111s Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCII. K.G. This Hospital, foundel in the year 1828, the first to estab- Bah the principle of free admission to the sick poor, without the delay and di ffi culty of Governors' orders, Is wholly de pendent for support ou voluntary contributions and t.,...racies. It afords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in addition to this, the average number of attendance of the testitute sick has for a considerable period averaged between i,OOO and 4,030 weekly. The Committee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the benevolent, as the premises of this hospital are capable of containing several hundred more beds, had the Committer the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributioue are received by the Treasurer, Edward Mas terman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co.; Glyn and Co. ; Harries a% d CO. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.;Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Barclay and Co.' Deacon, and Co.; Overend, Gur ney, and Co.: Nisbet and Ca, Berners-street ; 1. Earned and CO, Liverpool 3 and at the Hospital. from 10 till 5. STANFOICP SMITH, beoretary. N°. 23,080. ~~~~ 9 2 --) ..-- - ~_ ...ee ,---ra ~..,==.e..., / ' Zfy rf - C:.._- • - .__ -------- c_e____. . /--- • .-_,- . .., -31 V- .. ? „ 1: , ~...... 'se • 3.., r . ~;...'N.I/..... , .. Au: , , , ,f . ~.. . / 72 ..,./ V Z . -- , e—t.- - \ -,••"'"'",' ',Tligb li i - V:,.,4 ---- .:, 1 --,‘!-, ti-_.,.‘,- ,_,,, - • 4 C . „ . (Ilia • axm . ~....,. 4 , , ,,...„4 14). 1r )11' " .. ; 01 1;;4 ' . '''' (). • , • 1 , I', • , ,' --... 4 , 41..- - ~...„....:, ..."....... 4•.,,,,, , _,..0 - * 4 ' „I t .. • tl di -..... e• ' . ~ 1.- V. t o ..,.. , -1 ~!•ti. '7,7,,r. .. -7- ' , ~:..; ,: , . ~.. : ' ,/• . , ' \ ri , 1.• \ .'..i.k.: . • , 3i , - - - 7 , 7 41111 C- 44 .. . ..? „--.. - -wg ~,' e \I.„W-•„.,,,,...; -? , .;?, .... A .,000e, OPtc? '' ID -. ~ 00ailleti n . , & ...(- 65 3111401 i ., '4-'l ' i". i ..- ...,_:,.. ,E ~.„... , _..„, ?.. _......, ....... vt.,;:.„,,. r„...,....„ -DR0..,. „,„„-----,. THE SUN, LONDON, TB URSDAY EVENING, JUNE 7, 1866. PRICE.... 4d. STAMPED sd. J. AND D. NICOLL, L.-A-• Tailors to the Queen, Royal Family, and the Courts of Europe, 114, 116, 118, 120, REGENT-STREET, and 22, CORNHILL, LONDON ; 50, BOLD-STREET, LIVERPOOL; and 10, MOSLEY-STREET, MAN CHESTER. Sophie was a moderate third ; Queen of Trumps and Pe gasus next. The STEWARDS' CUP, value 150 sous, by subscription of 10 sous each, with 50 added, for three-yr-olds and upwards; weight for age, with certain penalties and allowances. About one mile and a half. 10 subs. Mr. IV. G. Bennett's Dalby, by Daniel O'Rourke— Highflyer's dam, 5 yrs, 9st 71b (Hibberd) w.o. BETTING ON THE COURSE. DERBY. 25 to 1 agst Dragon (t. to £200) man in the moon for years to come. The Liberal party, which he should support, represented prin ciples which bad triumphed all through the history of this country, and they met the wants of the age ; the Conservatives, on the contrary, stood still, and the consequence was—like men who stood still on the strand, neither looking to the right or the left— they got knocked down. (Laughter and cheers.) His opponent was prepared to follow the example of the old Egyptians, who embalmed the human frame and bequeathed the mummy to posterity. (Cheers.) In conclusion, he called upon his supporters to be early at the poll on the following morning. A show of hands was then taken, and although it was apparent that it predominated on the side of the Liberals, the Mayor very unexpectedly declared that it was in favour of Ur. Patton. (Cheers and hisses.) Mr. JAS. SULLY (one of the leaders of the Liberal party) complained that the proceedings had not been conducted impartially ; it was clear to every one who had eyes to see with that there were at least one for third Mr. Patton. more ha held up in f avour of Bagehot than nds SPRING FASHIONS, for Gentlemen's Overcoats, Morning Coats, Trousers, and Vests. BOYS' NEGLIGE, and other suits, HIGHLAND DRESS, KNICKERBOCKERS, &c. LADIES' RIDING HABITS, JACKETS, OVER COATS, CLOAKS, &c. NEWTON SUMMER MEETING—WEDNESDAY. The TRIAL HANDICAP of 3 sovs, with 40 added, for all ages ; winners extra. One mile and a quarter. 4 subs. ' Mr. E. Buckley, jun.'s, Wynnstay, by Rifleman—dam by Sleight-of-Hand, aged,Bst 31b (J. Snowdon 1 Mr. Maund's Stockinger, aged, Bst 101 b (Pearson 2 Mr. J. Milling's Radcliffe, 4 yrs, 7st 21b (Cameron 3 Mr. A. W. Clayton's Grapeshot, 4 yrs, istl2lb(Hoysted 4 Betting -6 to 4 agst Wynnstay, 2to 1 agst Stockinger, sto 1 " bar two." Wynnstay took up the running imme diately after starting, and carried it on into the straight, where Stockinger, who had been lyingoff, drew forward, but Wynnstay won very easily by a length and a half; Ratcliffe was third, half a length in rear of Stockinger. An objection against the winner by the owner of the second horse on the ground of a cross was overruled. The GOLEORNE PARK STAKES of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 50 added, for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 71b; winners extra ; maiden allowances. Half a mile. Mr. W. Welsby'd Lady Rosehill, by Stockwell—Moss Rose, Bst 71b , (Ch alloner 1 Mr. ROsborne's Deceit, Bst 101 b (J. Osborne 2 Mr. Eastwood's Rejoinder, Bst 101 b (Buck 3 Mr. E. Buckley, jun.'s, West Lancashire, Bst 101 (J. Snowdon) 4 Betting-2 to t on Lady Rosehill-4 to 1 agst Rejoinder —9 to 2 agse Deceit. The favourite made play, through out and won by a length, a head separated second and third, and two lengths between third and fourth. The GREAT NEWTON OUP of 5 sovs each, with 150 added ; winners extra. About 1 mile and 5 furlongs. 20 subs. Mr. H. B. Harenc's Conundrum, by Cotherstone— Glenlue,e, 3 yrs, sst 101 b (Cameron) 1 Mr. Phillips's Arkansas, 4 yrs, 7 s t • (Carver) 2 Mr. Barber's Helen, 5 yrs, Est 121 b (Ward) 3 Mr. Wadlow's Wandering Minstrel, 5 yrs, 7st 91b (Tomlinson) 0 Mr. Goodlass's Empress of India, 5 yrs, 7st 81b (car. 7st 91b) (Morris 0 Mr. J. Ridley's Carperby, 3 yrs, sst 91b (W a lk er 0 Mr. Hidson's Edgbaston, 3 yrs, sst 71b ...(W. Edwards 0 Betting-2 to 1 agst Conundrum-3 to 1 agst Empress of India-5 to 1 agst Arkansas-7 to 1 agst Helen-10 to 1 each agst Edgbaston and Carperby-100 to 8 agst Wan dering Minstrel. Won by a length ; bad third. Empress of India fell. The MAKERFIELD HANDICAP of 100 soya, for all ages ; winners extra. Half a mile. Mr. W. Phillips's Persuasion by the Cure—Diphthong 5 yrs, 7st 51b (R. Challoner 1 Mr. Wadlow's Kenilworth, 3 yrs, Est (Cameron 2 Mr. Clayton's Court Milliner (h b), 3 yrs, sst 71b (Sleigh 3 Mr. Lincoln's Zisca, 4 yrs, 7st 71b ....(Maidment 0 Mr. Goodlass's Begum, 3 yrs, sst 111 b ...(W. Edwards) 0 Betting-5 to 4 agst Persuasion, sto 2 agst Kenilworth, sto 1 agst any other. Won by two lengths. The MAIDEN PLATE (handicap) of 40 soya, for 3-yr-olds and upwards ; penalties and allowances. Otte mile and a quarter. Mr. W. Hudson's Duty Free, by Lambton—Lady Eliza beth, 3 yrs, Est 111 b (R. Challoner) 1 Mr. Copeland's The Dannebrog, 3 yrs, 7st ...(Cameron) 2 Mr. G. Dalton's The Gleaner, 3 yrs, Est 111 b (Iloysted) 3 Mr. C. Myt'on's Linda cult, 3 yrs, 7st (Walker) 4 Betting-6 to 4on Duty Free, sto 2 agst Dannebrog. Won by two lengths. Bad third. IL J. and D. NICOLL'S GUINEA WATERPROOF TWEED COATS for Gentlemen, and CLOAKS for Ladies, are patronised by Travellers all over the world. H. J. and D. NICOLL, 114, 116, 118, 120, Regent street ; 22, Cornhill, London ; 10, Mosley-street, Man. chester ; and 50, Bold-street, Liverpool. owfohf his judgment, nient, h a e n h d a r d ef a u e s t : d d The MAYOR (Mr. G. Parker) iudg said (Groans, hi sses , taaonccodasrckdhifen:•grrsath.)notthheerbesshto Several fights took place bef ore the crowd dis used. Royal Botanic Society of London. The second summer show in the gardens of this society in Regent's-park took place yesterday, and was in every way .a success. The afternoon, al though somewhat threatening at times, was free from rain, and the visitors were consequently enabled to enjoy the beauty of the grounds, which may be now said to be in their prime. The show of flowers took place in the large marquee, and was an excellent one, and the brightness of the colours on entering was almost dazzling. There was a good display of miscellaneous greenhouse plants, Cape heaths, variegated and fine foliaged plants, exotic and English ferns, which being tastefully arranged in groups among the more gorgeous plants afforded relief to the eye, and at the same time added much to the general effect. The pelargoniums, which were in large numbers, were unusually fine; they were of great size, and covered with, well-opened and perfect blossoms. The light varieties were best re presented by Crystal Beauty, Delicatum, Fair Ro samond, and Desdemona ; while for bright colours, Conflagration and Lord Clyde attracted most at tention. There were also many well-grown azaleas, adding much to the sweetness of the scene, and the roses were in perfection. Amongst the variegated plants we may mention—Phormium tenax, or New Zealand flax, variegated yellow ; variegated meadow grass, very white alid pretty ; maize or Indian corn, the leaves striped white ; some fine begonias, with their silvery red leaves; a fine collection of agaves, or the American aloe. There were also a very large and choice collection of orchids, which delight the eye by their curious forms, and fill the air with choice colours. The bright lwlias Cattleyas, den drobiums, plalanopsis, and the very curious urope dium Lindenii, and selinipedium condatum, were as fine as could be wished. The fancy-leaved horse shoe geraniums, now so much in favour, attracted much attention. There was a nice collection of bedding geraniums from white to scarlet, and very well grown. Among the many new rare and curious plants the following deserve men tion :—Paulonia imperialis, a new hardy tree from Lord Macclesfield's gardens, with magnifi cent bunches of flowers, some eight inches high, of a delicate purple colour and fine cents ; fine blue clamatis flowers, quite 5 inches aerobe, callca Velutiva, purpurea and Magnifica ; a curious Indian radish, the seed-pods, 3 feet long—they are said to grow 2 or 3 inches iu one night; a new variegated vine ; pelargonium album plenum, or double flowered white pelargonium ;- aubrietia Campbellii, a pretty little plant for rock work, covered with violet flowers ; and the ornithogalum thyrisordis alba. Messrs. Ycitch and Son bad a large stand of curious plants, the names of a few of which we have only space to mention. The cut roses, panzies, &c., were much admired, and the fruit was well grown. Mr. Waterer's American plants are quite an exhi bition in themselves, and well worth a visit. We understand they will be in full perfection for some days, and the society have decided upon opening the gardens to the public on this day, to-morrow, and Saturday. The Princess Helena, attended by Lady Barrington and General Gray, and also the Duchess of Cambridge, honoured the gardens by an early visit, and among the company we noticed the Bishop of Winchester, the Brazilian, Swedish, French, Austrian, Spanish, and American ambassadors. The bands of the First and Second Life Guards, per formed during this afternoon. BETTING ON THE COURSE. NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 7to 1 agst Caithness (taken) Bto 1 agst Windham (taken) 9 to 1 agst Miss Haworth (taken) 10 to 1 agst Lady Vane (taken) 11 to 1 agst Dolan (taken) 12 to 1 agst Zenobia (taken) SCRATCHINGS. Cutaway out of all engagements at Newton at 3.25 p.m., and Blackband and Puritan at 10 a.m. <ll . 4 . 7 4 :f•f--V. fir.:''' m Ou n , ' Alie ( , 1 .:IVSPAPER difference there was between the a. t T s by the public and that derived from - merit allowance and the payments by friends of the boys. In the f0..,,ez .t was only £153, while in the latter it was very:nearly £3,000, going, indeed, a long way towards defraying the whole charge of the institution. It was gratifying to know that of , the 297 boys who had left the ship only 21 had re lapsed into the evil ways from which it was the ob ject of the institution to reform them. The Mar quis of Westminster briefly seconded the motion, expressing the warm interest be took in the success of the society. The Rev. Sydney Turner, one of the visiting committee, while bearing testimony to the useful action of reformatories and ragged schools, deplored the increase of juvenile crime which was now taking place in London and Liver pool. Throughout the country generally there had been a decrease; but in those two centres the increase last year was far beyond the ratio of increase in the population, thus showing that more reformatory agencies were required. He mentioned that 77 per cent. of the boys sent forth from the ship were doing well, and explained that the reason the Mid dlesex magistrates did not support the society was because they bad a reformatory of their own at Feltham ; but then it should be remembered that offenders over 14 years of age could not be sent to that school, while here they would be received up to 16. The motion having been unanimously passed, Mr. Stephen Cave, M.P., in proposing a vote of thanks to the chairman, took the opportunity of stating that the desire of the committee was to make the ship self-supporting, and that if it were used a little more by the authorities it soon would be so, Mr. Robert C. Hanbury, M.P., seconded the motion, and promised to moot the question on the Middle sex bench. Sir John Pakington, in acknowledging the compliment, recommended that the bad state of the ship and the necessity for its immediate repair should be forthwith brought under the notice of the Board of Admiralty, who, he was persuaded, would render some assistance in the matter. co'4 ioi Select Committee on Theatrical Licences and Regulations. A paper has been delivered in to this committee by Mr. Fred. Stanley, solici t London Music-hall 027.7 on__behalf of the Proprietors' Protection Association, in which he states that w e t o.ththde he has had experience for th e l ast 17 years in manage ment of music -halls, having beenconnected w " Canterbury Hall" from the th ne it as fi th rs subsequently became one of the proprietors in partnership with Mr. Chas. Morton, the originator of the present system of music-halls; and subsequently Mr. Morton and myself established the " Oxford," which I carried oa con jointly with him till 1863, when I was anxious t o resume my profession, and I sold my interest to Mr. Morton, W h o became sole proprietor of both establishments. Upon the present question (namely, theatrical licences, &c.), I repro sent nearly all the proprietors of the principal music-halls in London, who are members of the society, and am well acquainted with their views on the present subject. On the site now occupied by the Canterbury Hall was an ordinary public-house, called the Canterbury Arms, where a singing meeting was held once a week, attended by respectable tradesmen and mechanics. This was called in those days a "free-and-easy." When Mr. Morton opened the singing room at the Canterbury Arms it was only capable of hold ing 100 people. Subsequently, at the solicitation of the frequenters of his room, he opened the room one evening in each week for the admission of his visitors and their wives. Finding the room then built not large enough, another larger one was built, which is the present "Canter bury Hall," capable of holding 2,000 persons. The total cost of the present hall, picture gallery, and pictures must have amounted to at leatt £40,000. In order to induce first-class vocalists to sing at music-halls, Mr. Morton offered Mr. Sims Reeves £1,200 fora month, to sing once each evening. The next hall was opened byMr. Weston, in Holborn, and now there are some 23 music-halls in —Landon. Low singing -rooms have ceased to exist since the estab- lishment of music-halls. " The Oxford" was opened in 1861, previous to which £35,000 was expended upon it. Mr. Stanley further states, "During the two years 1 was in terested in the two establishments (the Canterbury and Oxford), we paid £24,828 for salaries of artists and profes sional persons, or at the rate of £12,414 per annum, or about £238 per week. As much as £2O and £3O per week has been paid for a single performer." "I believe," he says, " it is impossible to get a comic song written worthy of the present age. Mr. Morton once offered and paid a premium for the purpose, but it was unsuccessful." The musk hall proprietors of London tin not desire that the right of performance of stage plays should be entirely thrown open. They only desire the right of performance of light pieces, and that the number of performers in a stage play should be limited, say to five or six persons. It is a very rare occurrence that disturbances take place in a music hall. I believe that the enjoyment derived at music halls is 1 _ _ from the privilege of smoking and the lounge whilst wit nessing the performance. The average amount spent in re freshments per night during the time I was one of the pro prietors of the Oxford was from Gd. to 7d. each person. In 1862 the number of persons who paid for admission to the Oxford was 381,982, and in 1863, 428,448, or at the rate of 8,239 per week. Music hall proprietors frequently expend more than their receipts for admission in the cost of the entertainments which they produce. They expend a por tion of their profits on refreshments, and therefore if the privilege of selling refreshments be taken away, the prices of the entertainment must be considerably higher, or its quality lower, or music halls cannot bo carried on at a pro fit. The present system of licensing I consider bad. I think the tribunal for granting music and dancing licences is un satisfactory. It is composed of a vast number of gentlemen who are appointed magistrates by political influence. There is no appeal from the October sessions. There is a good deal of private influence used in matters of licences. I have no ticed that at times there is a disposition to grant licences freely, and at other times the feeling of the bench has been quite the reverse. No reasons are given for the decisions ar rived at. The present law defining stage plays is very objec tionable. At the Canterbury Hall a constable is provided from the police station, and paid for by the proprietor, in order to have some person in authority in case of need. Mr. Morton applied to have a policeman allotted to him at the Oxford, but was refused by the police authorities. I consider that the restriction on the performance of stage plays should be partially removed. It is advisable to proceed by steps ; first, the restriction should be partially removed, which will give an opportunity hereafter of ascertaining whether it will be advisable to remove eventually the re striction entirely. It is advisable that a new tribunal should be appointed for the purpose of granting licenses for music-halls and of hearing complaints against the pro prietors. It should be composed of at least two persons , who should be high in authority, inasmuch as the pro.. perty under their control represents great wealth. It is very undesirable and unfair to the proprietors that the Lord Chamberlain should have control over the music halls. If it be desirable that a theatre should be turned into a music -hall, let the proprietor make application for a licence and conform to the law. So, also, if it be required to turn a music -hall into a theatre, there should be an ap peal from this new tribunal to one of the superior courts upon points of law, but not upon matters of discretion. SUICIDE OF A BETTING MAN.—A man named Samuel Birchall, an engine-driver in the service of the Midland Railway Company, committed suicide in Leeds on Monday by poisoning himself with opium. Deceased was 5 5 years of age, and had been in the employ of the company for about twenty years. lie was strongly addicted to the turf, and has recently suffered heavily from horse-rasing; „ ta k en something," an A d v t e h r o . After an absence from Leeds of about nine weeks he visited his family on Friday last, and on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday he was in a state of continued intoxication. On called in found him suffering froth Mmeodnidadaymheensawidhethaweret ha the effects of opium. Emetics were administered, b ut without effect, and when these remedies were bei ng per.. sisted in the deceased swore energetically at Mr. w oo d_ head, the doctor, and endeavoured to strike him. crohe"ldwoans Tuesday. returned by the jury at the i n _ q d u ie e t s [ADVERTISEMENT.] Dyspepsia (indigesti on), tion, debility, oonsumption, in quest, w"hFieohlo; and all nervous, c°"" Pa and liver,complaints in every stage are bilious, stomach accelerated by drugs of every description , ' onl y aggravated and cur able by Du Barry's health -restoring but perfectly ned, as proved by thousands f Revalenta Arabi" con sidered hopeless, 0 cases which had been such as htemorrhoids, liver eo Ugh, asthma, also diarrheas, biliousness, fevers, sore com p laints, flatulency, nervousness, influenza, throats, diphtheria, no!ses in the head catarrhs, colds, eruptions, and ears, rheumatism, gout, im purities,im", acidity, hy steria, neuralgia, irritsbility, sleepless. dropsy, cramps, palpit ation. heartburn, headache, debility, or at sea, spas ms,sinking fits, and sickness, even in preg nancythe chest, pains in theg i t t s, bronchitis, fthe shoulders, dua.ef e w :—Cure s stomach a N c e h . : 6 nd v be 6. t i zee j n am tb e : We quote p a Roberts, timber merchant, of Frimley, Surrey, of 30 years' diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derangement. and par tial dealness.—Cure No. 47,121. Miss Elizabeth Jacobi, of ex treme nervousness, indigestion, gatherings; low spirits, and nervous fancies. —Cure No 1,771. Lord Stuart de Decks, lord lieut. ot I% atertord, of many y ears' dyspepsia. —No. 49,832, Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness, and vomiting—Maria Joly —Cure No. 51,816. The Rev, Jam e s T . Campbell, Fakenham , N orfolk, of indi g es tion and torpid_ ity of the liver, which h ad resisted all medi ca l treatmeit In tins, 11b, 2s 9d ; eie, 48 Od +slb, as; l2lb, 225; 241 b„ 40s.—Barry Du Barry and Co., N o. 0.77, Regent -street, London; also Phillips, t ea dealers, .8, William-street ; likewise at 61, Gracech u rch-street „ 4 K ~ °i lea pside ; 19, Blshopsgstte street Within ; 63, Ise, and 298, Oxford -street ; &30, Strand; 54, tipper Maker-street; 103, Tottenham court-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 respectableand ch grocers e_ i ni s ts.-13sWare of aPurioue imitations. Bridgwater Election. The nomination of candidates took place yester day, the hustings being erected on the Cornhill. There was a vast assemblage of persons, and each party had a processinn, hearlpd by brass bands, the splendid banners of blue and the orange and purple being displayed, as is usual on these occasions. Mr. John Trevor proposed and Mr. I. IL Smith seconded Mr. Patton, the Conservative candidate; and Mr. J. L. Sealy proposed and Mr. J. B. Ifarnmill seconded Mr. Walter Bagehot, the Liberal candidate. _ • Mr. PATTO, who first spoke, was frequently interrupted in the course of his speech by some of the roughs on the Liberal side, who appeared deter mined not to let him speak. He commented rather strongly upon his opponent having charged him with being incapacitated from the post of Parlia mentary representative for Bridgwater on the grounds of his being a Scotchman, and for having dared to Question his antecedents and call him an unknown man. It was a mean, dastardly insinua tion. His opponent had alleged there was a demand for reform, and that if the bill were withdrawn they would be afterwards subjected to a system of terror, and be compelled eventually to do much more than the Government now proposed to do ; but this he denied. All this imaginary terrorism was palpably absurd. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had gone down into the provinces to endeavour to stir up a little agitation in favour of reform, but in vain. Instead of remaining at the helm to pilot the state, he had gone to the forecastle deck and whistled away to get up a storm, but the sea remained calm, there was scarcely a ripple to be seen, and the winds and waves would not obey the voice of the charmer. (Laughter.) Lord Palmerston's Reform Bill was withdrawn because he found that an organic change was hostile to the spirit of the times. What was the result of that withdrawal ? Did it rouse the ire of the country, and increase the clamour for reform then ? Not a bit of it ; everything remained as quiet and as peaceful as before ; and so it would be now. It the present administration sneaked out of the Reform Bill, and let it drop, in order to carry on that ad- ministration, instead of the people clamouring more loudly for reform they would be thankful that the Legislature had abandoned it, and had determined to engage in promoting measures better adapted to the public weal. The Reform Bill would affect, to a degree incredible, the great agricultural inte rest of the country, and it was time for those con nected with that interest, which would, by the lowering of the franchise, be swamped and de stroyed, to rally around and support those who were opposed to the administration of Earl Russell and Messrs. Bright and Gladstone. The Budget of the last-named gentleman, now before the Parliament, was not the work of a philosophical financier, but that of a man given to change and surprise, and who acted upon very strange principles. What a great public boon was the abolition of the tax on pepper? (Laughter.) Did the consumers ever feel the burden of that tax ? No. And it produced no less a sum than £113,000 a year, an amount exceed ing by one-fourth the whole sum granted for uni versity education in the country whence he came— Scotland. In conclusion, Mr. Patton said that he anticipated victory, and if most unexpectedly and against all moral probability he should retire from contest a defeated and not a victorious candidate, he should always have engraved on the tablets of his heart the kindness he had received at Bridg water, the memory of which would be ineffaceable and imperishable. Mr. i3AGEHoT next addressed those assembled, and was also much interrupted. He assured Mr. Patton he meant no disrespect towards him in what he had said. All he meant to say was that people they knew were far preferable than those they did not know, and whose antecedents they had not the same opportunity of inquiring into. Mr. Westropp, their late member, was an Irishman, and he should have thought it was hardly consistent with old. Scotch pride that a Scotchman should try to get into Par liament by catching hold of the skirts of an Irish man. (Roars of laughter.) Mr. Patton had very discreetly omitted to make allusion to the disastrous event which had happened to the Conservative party, who thought, but wrongly, that the Liberals had got many traitors in their camp. Aft! what had happened, Lord Russell and Mr. Gladstone were now more firmly seated than ever, office and Lord Derby the had no more chance of getting into again than MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION. 171 BAKER-STREET, WHITSUN HOLIDAYS. NEW ADDITIONS.—SeveraI life-size Portrait Models of the most distinguished Personages of the day (including those of the late LORD PALMERSTON and GUS TAVUS V. BROOKE) have been added since the last Holidays ; and in the Chamber of Horrors are Effigies, taken from life, of SOUTHEY alias FORWOOD, and the notorious CHARLOTTE WINS OR. Open from 11 a.m. till 10 p.m. Admittance, Is. ; children, under ten, half price ; Extra Rooms, 6d. A RGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, Piccadilly. Open every evening with the celebrated ARGYLL BAND, The Programme this week will include Selections and Ar- rangements from the works of the following masters : Mozart, Rossini, Meyerbeer. Musical Director, Signor LUIGI CURTI. Doors open at half-past Eight o'clock. Admission, Is. SECOND-HAND FIRE-PROOF SAFES and IRON DOORS. Call and inspect the Largest Assortment in the World. by Mixer, Marr, Leadbeater, Mordan, Thos. Perry and Son, and Geo. Price, at half the cost of new. Sketches and prices free. GRIFFITHS. Cannon-street, West. HYAM & CO. HYAM & CO., 66 and 67, Oxford-street, London, HYAM & CO.'S Tweed Over Coats. H YAM & CO.'S Silk-faced Over Coats. H YAM & CO.'S Suits. HYAM & CO.'S Morning Coats. H YAM & CO.'S Sandringham Surtouts. H YAM & CO.'S Trousers. H YAM & CO.'S Fancy and Washing Vests. HYAM & Co.'s Hosiery, Hats, Caps, &c. H YAM & CO.'S Ladies Riding Habits. JJYAM & CO.'S Servants Liveries. HYAM & 'Co's ATTIRE for GENTLEMEN, 66 and 67, Oxford Street, London. Hyam and Co's Spring Overcoats Hyam and Co's Spring Suits Hyam and Co's Spring Silk-faced Capes 255. to 455. Hyam and Co's Spring Jackets Hyam and Co's Spring Dress Coats 3os. to 635. Hymn and Co's Spring Frock Coats 3os. to 70s. Hyam and Co's Spring Vests 6s. to 14s. Hyam and Co's Spring Trousers HYAM. & Co.'s BOYS' SPRING CLOTHING, 66 and 67, Oxford Street, London. The First Establishment in the Kingdom for Juvenile Clothing. Boys' Knickerbocker Suits lss. to 85s. Boys' Westminster and Osborne Suits lss. to 355. Boys' Eaton, Harrow, and Rugby Suits 2ss. to 425. Boys' Light Cape Overcoats Boys' Jackets for the season Boys' Serviceable Vests Boys' Serviceable Trousers Bs. to 14s. HYAM and Co.'s SELECT DEPARTMENTS. No. 1. Gentlemen's Clothing for immediate wear. „ 2. Bespoke or Order Department. „ 3. Boys' and Youths' Distinct Department. „ 4. Hats, Caps, Hosiery, and Outfit Department. HYAM'S AND CO.'S ESTABLISHMENTS. LONDON-66 and 67, Oxford-street; BIRMINGHAM-21, 22, and 23, New-street; LEEDS-42, Briggate ; DEwsßußr—Westgate. 'TOMBLESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS arl 2 .ti o r o ri r e e s q tl u y ir s e olicited for fitti ng up the TRAINING WM. WILLIAMS, Secretary. Boys Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, W.C. HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-CON TRIBUTIONSLA. are earnestly solicited for establishing the COUNTRY RO%IE. 41,000 required. WM. WILLIAMS, Secretary. Boys Refuge, 8. Great Queen -street. W.C. HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.—The Committee are most anxious to provide for 400 boys. One hundr and fifty are now in the R e f uge. The annua l expenditur ed e for supporting the 400 boys is estimated at £6,000 , b e ing £l5 a year for each boy. Several kind friends have promised to pay for one boy each year. Subscriptions thankfully received by the London and West minster Bank, 41, Lothburr. and 214, Hi g h H ol b orn ; Messrs. — Ransom and Co., 1, Pall-Mall w m. East; w l aLd i b A y kts. Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, W.C. Secretary. SUBSCRIPTION TESTIMONIAL . " TO GEORGE CRUIRSRANK. PRESIDENT. JOHN RUSKIN, Esq., M.A. VICE-PRESIDENT. Sir W. C. TREVELYAN, Bart. TREASURER. Louis Huth, Esq, BANKERS. Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard-street, E.C. "Before the century was actually in its teens, we believe George Cruikehank was amusing the public. Is there no way fn which the country could acknowledge the long services and brave career of such a friend and benefactor ?" THACICERA.Y. The public in general is invited to co-operate in this move ment. Subscriptions receivab!e as above, or by the under signed as honorary secretary, CHARLES A. HOWELL. 3, York-villas, Brixton, S. PROVIDENCE ROW S NIGHT REFUGE, FO HOMELESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN, 14A, Providence-row, Finsbury, E.C. Sixty Thousand Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and Breakfasts, have been given in this Institution to the destitute, who otherwise would have had •to pass a le nights in the bleak streets or under railw a y arc h es. At present nearly 500 Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and Breakfasts, are given gratuitously every week. The poor from all parts are admitted, the only condition being that they are homeless and starving. The Manager ctc , receives no remuneration whatever. Notwithstand ing the provision made by the Poor Houses, each night numbers of young women, children, and orphans are, for want accommodation, refused admittance, and have to spend night after night in the cold, wet, and sleet. To meet this evil, and to provide more ample accommoda tion, .£2,000 has ben raised, but to accomplish the work a sum of at least £l,OOO more will be required. Besides providing shelter for the homeless, this year it is proposed, as far as the donations obtained for the pur pose will allow ' to give bread and coals to poor families in want. Will you, m your charity, help to carry on and accomplish what has been begun ? Will you help to give shelter to the really homeless, and food to the really starving ? The smallest donation will be most welcome, and, night and morning, the prayers of the destitute will be offered in your behalf SUBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly requested, and will be gratefully received by the Rev. D. GILBERT D.D., No. 22, Finsbury-arm, E.O. CRYSTAL PALACE.-GREAT FETE.- THIS DAY AND EVENING Rockhills open from 3.0 tilt 7.0 Combined musical performance ....... 4.30 till 6.0 Ethardo and Chang...... Fireworks about llumination of Fountains lO.O Brilliant Lighting up of Palace and Evening Promenade until (CAdstream Band.—Condictor, Mr. F. Godfrey. Military The Organ, Bands, and other music at intervals throughout the afternoon and evening. 11.30 Admission by payment at doors. rive Shillings ; or by Guinea Season Ticket dating from Ist June, free. NOTE.—Season Tickets may be had at all entrances ; but intending purchasers will save trouble by having ready printed card or written name and address. CRYSTAL PALACE. --THIS EVENING.- CARRIAGE NOTlON.—Visitors in carriages are par ticularly requested to instruct their coachmen to attend stricry to the directions of the Police on duty this evening respecting SETTING DOWN and TAKING UP. No carriage wi 1 be permitted to stand within the rails at each entrance except under the direction of the officers oi duty. _ _ By order, GEO. GROVE, Secretary, Crystal Palace, Jane 7, 1866. 3 /1 1 t. W. S. IVOODIN'S BADEN-BADEN and UP IN THE AIR, an entirely New Entertain ment. EVERY EVENING, at Eight (except Saturday); Saturday Mornings at Three. POLYGRAPHIC HALL, King William-street. Charing-cross. Luxurious sofa Walls, as.: balcony stalls, 35.; area, 25.; amphitheatre, ls.—A plan of stalls may be seen and seats secured at the Hall from Eleven to Five. JOHN GOSNELL an d CO . ' S CHERR Y TOOTH PAST% is greatly superior to any tooth powder; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decay, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the breath. Price la. 6 d.—Red Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames-street, London. TEETH AND PAINLESS DENTISTRY.— The fear of p-in anrldreittl bicperation inherent to all deter very many to whom ARTIFICIAL TEETH are of vital importance _trona availing themselves of the services of a dentist. In a practice founded in 1830, and now ex ending over greater pa of the kingdom, an experience unequalled has Leen obtained, enabling us to offer even the most sensi tive sufferer a system of dentistry perfect in its absolute freedom from pain, a speciality pertaining only to our prac tice, and for which her Majesty has granted her royal letters patent. This system embraces the non-interference with all stumps, however decayed, the supporting instead of extrac tion of loose teeth until they become firm and useful in mas tication, and the utter absence of all and every operation, so that the most nervous person can be supplied wathout tear of pain or inconvenience. These teeth are cheaper, more dur able, natural, and comfortable than any yet produced. Consultation free. Teeth from 6s, Sets from 6 to 25 gs., warranted. For the efficacy, utility, and success of this system, vide " Lancet" Messrs. LEWIN and SIMEON MOSELY and SONS, 30, Bemers-street, Oxford-street, and 448, Strand, Opposite Charing-cross Railway Station. 4, East-parade, Leeds ; 14, St . Ni cholas- Daily attendance at 15, Whitefriargate, Hull; 10, Norfolk- Coney-street, York. s S aar heffi br e n ld , ;; and 33, s st tr r e e e e t, Established 1830. No connection with any one of the same name. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WINDSOR RACES-WEDNESDAY. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 3 sous each, with 25 added, for three-yr-olds and upwards ; winners extra ; the winner to be sold for £lOO. About three-quarters of a mile. Mr. G. W. Little's Pegasus, by Ellington—Miss Shirley, 5 yrs, Bst 61b (Pordham) 1 Lord Westmorland's Idler, 5 yrs, B st 101 b (Goater) 2 Mr. Rickards's Opposition, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (11. Covey) 3 Mr. W. G. Bennett's Sisyphus, 4 yrs, Bst 71b...(Hibberd 0 Mr. Coney's Sister Mary, 4 yrs, 7st 71h (Jarvis 0 Mr. Hodgman's Victoria, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (Heartfield 0 Betting-5 to 2 each agst Sisyphus and idler, 4to 1 asst Pegasus, sto 1 agst Opposition. Victoria made play for about a quarter of a mile, when she was headed by Pegasus, Idler, and Opposition, who kept close company to the Stand, where Idler made his effort to reach Pegasus, but was defeated, after a fine race, by a head ; Opposition was a moderate third ; Sisyphus next. MAIDEN PLATE of 50 sovs, for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b • fillies, Bst 61b. Half a mile. Mr. Taylor's Totegar, Bst 61b (H. Jackson) 1 Vuke of Hamilton's Admiral Fitzroy, Bst 101 b (J. Nightingall) 2 Capt. Lane's Ruth, Bst 61b (Carroll) 3 Mr. Brayley's f by Brocket—Texana, Bst 61b...(Cannon) 0 Lord Westmorland's c by Promised Land— Maid of Lin coln, Bst 101 b (Goater) 0 Mr. Heathcote's Brown Tommy, Bst 101 b (Hibberd) 0 Mr. Lowden's Maid of the Mill (h b), Bst 61b ....(Payne) 0 Mr. Howard's Chevalier d'Esprit, Bst 101 b (J. Mann) 0 Mr. Jos. Dawson's Lady Clinton, Bst 61b (Loates) 0 . . Betting-5 to 2 agst the Maid of Lincoln colt, 3to 1 agst Admiral Fitzroy, 5 to 1 agst Lady Clinton, 100 to 1 agst any other. Won by a length ; Ruth was a very bad third • the Texana filly fourth; Maid of Lincoln colt fifth : an d Chevalier d'Esprit next. The GRAND STAND HANDICAP of 5 sovs each, 2 ft, with 40 added ; winners extra. Five furlongs. - Lord Westmomlan d's Indian Star,UySa In:euror Under- hand—Star of India, 3 yrs, GA 101 b (in. 71b extra) (Kenyon) 1 Mr. Bowes's Claros, 3 yrs, 6st (H. Clark) 2 Lord Bateman's Queen of Trumps, aged, Bst 121 b (Carroll) 3 Capt. Lane's Blue Mantle, 6 yrs, ist 121 b (Parry) 4 Betting—Even on Indian Star, 5 to 2 agst Queen of Trumps, 5 to 1 agst Claros, 100 to 15 agst Blue Mantle. The running was made by Claros, who was waited on by the favourite to within the distance, when the latter took up the running, and won easily by half a length ; Queen of Trumps, pulling up, was a moderate third. The ETON HANDICAP of 20 sous each, 10 ft, with 100 added; penalties and allowances ; the second to save his stake. One mile. Mr. A. Heathcote's Skirmish, by Skirmisher —Lady Langton, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (llibberd) 1 Mr. J. Wood's Rose, 5 yrs, Est 121 b (Jarvis) 2 Mr. T. V. Morgan's Molly Carew, 5 yrs, 6st 11113 _ , (IL Covey) 3 Mr. Wyatt's Jupiter, 4 yrs, 7st Glb (in. 141 b ex. (Barker) 0 Mr. Ilodgman's Vixen, 4 yrs, 7st• (Ileartfield) 0 Mr. E. Brayley's Viceroy, 4 yrs, E s t 111 b (Murray) 0 Mr. J. B. Morris's Nukuheva, 4 yrs, Est 71b (H. Day) 0 Lord Westmoreland nd Sidewind, 4 yrs, Est 71b (Kenyon) 0 Lord Stamford nd Stinger, 3 y rs , E s t lib ( car. Gst 21b) (Scorey) 0 Mr. York's Kingmaker, 3 yrs, 6st (T. Forster) 0 Captain Lane's Ammunition, 3 yrs, sst 71b (Barker) 0 Betting-9 to '2 each agst Molly Carew and Sidewind, 11 to 2 agst Skirmish, 6 to 1 agst Kingmaker, 7 to 1 agst Rose, 8 to 1 agst Viceroy, 100 to 8 agst any other. Won after a good race by half a length ; Molly Carew was beaten by a similar distance for second place ; King maker finishing fourth, Nukuheva fifth, Jupiter next ; Viceroy and Vixen being last. HANDICAP PLATE of 50 son, for three-yr-olds and up wards ; winners extra. About half a mile. Mr. Fleming's Cecrops, by Newcourt—Cavriana, 3 yrs, 7st 91b (Loates 1 Mr. J. Wood's Soapstone, 6 yrs, Bst 71b (H. Covey 2 Mr. Bowes's Glares, 3 yrs, 7st (Dunbar 3 Mr. T. Stevens's Cranbury, 5 yrs, 9st 101 b (Payne 0 Lord Westmoreland's Crown Prince, 3 yrs, 7st 41 (Hibbard) C Hope's Signet, 3 yrs, Est 101 b (Mordal Craven's Panacea, 3 yrs, E s t 91b (Kenyon Hartley's Alberta, 3 yrs, Est 9lb ~ (liuxtable Taylor's Volhynia, 3yrii, 6st 81b (car. Est 101 b (H. Jackson ) Mr. T. Hussey's f by The Dupe—Elcot's dam, h b, 3 yrs 6st 121 b (Murray) 0 Betting-5 to 2 agst Panacea, 3to 1 agst Cecrops, 4to 1 agst Soapstone, 7 to 1 agst Cranbury, 100 to 8 agst any other. Won by a head ; Claros was a bad third, Panacea was fourth, Volhynia fifth, and Alberta next, heading the others. The ROYAL STAKES of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 100 added, , (i B n s e t 1 5 2 1b lb e z .. ) . .. .. . foi two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 121 b ; fillies, Bst 81b ; winners extra. About 5 fur. 63 subs. Count F. de Lagrange's Dragon, by Ventre St. Gris-- Voyageuse, Bst 121 b (H. Grimshaw 1 ...... (Custance 3 Mr. T. Parr's Clarice, Bst 81b ..................... (J. Mann 2 (Cannon 0 Marquis of Hastings's King Charles, 9st 3lb (inc 51b ex Mr. mr. C it h . a p p r l e in w 's it S v a s l ir r, vir 9st al 3 t l e b r, 2 1`ordham) 0 Mr. C. Snewing's Sea Mew, Bst filb ..........(J. Goiter) 0 Lord Uxbridge's c by Koh inoor—To p sa il, B st 1' lb(Parry) 0 Betting-2 to lon Dragon, sto 1 agst Satyr, 10 to 1 agst any other. Dragon lay in front to the distance, where he came out, and won in a canter by two lengths ; Satyr was a moderate third ; King Charles next, heading g the others, who were pulling up. Sea Mew was left at the post. SELLING STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 25 added, for two-yr olds and upwards ; weight for age ; with selling and other allowances. About five furlongs. Lord Westmorland's Practitioner, by The Cure—Ter rona, 5 yrs, 9st 31b cf3o) ...........................(Goiter 1 in 6 yrs, 9st Mr. T. Hughes's Dolp , .................. (Prior 2 Mr. W. G. Bennett's_Sisyphus, 4 yrs, 9st lib (£3O (Hibbard 3 Mr. Hodgman's Usher, 5 yrs, 9st 81b .............. (Parry 4 Mr. Stevens's Newnha m, 3 y rs, Bst l lb (£3O) .„(Payne) 5 Betting-7 to 4 agst Practitioner, 3to 1 agst Newham, sto 1 agst Dolphin, 100 to 15 agst Usher. Sisyphus made play, followed by Newham and the favourite, till nearing the distance, when the leader gave way to Practitioner, with whom Dolphin joined issue at the Stand, but never quite reaching the favourite, was defeated by a neck; Sisyphus, close up, third ; Usher being next. The winner was sold to Mr. Jilkes for 30 guineas. The DEDWORTII HANDICAP of 5 soya each, with 50 added, for three-yr-olds and upwards ; winners extra. About 7 fur. Mr. J. Wood's Rose, by Midas--7 Elegance, 5 yrs, Gstlllb ' 3 c.Tarvis) aged, Bst 111 b Mr. Carlile's Allow Me, 6 yrs, 6st 121 b 3 ire " ,..& " t . l:olb urray) Lord Westmorland's Lady Sophie, Lord Bateman's Queen of Trumps, (Kenyon) .............. . .. (Loates) B ( s h t 3 b l ) , Mr. mr. G Y . o vir rk (Fordham) yrs, 78t., in 71b ex L L itit t l h e t "a m, Pegasussrss (Mordan) 0 Betting-5 to 4 agst Lady Sophie, 2to 1 agst Rose, 100 to 15 agst Lytham, Bto 1 agst Allow Me. Rose waited on Lytham for about half a mile, when she took up the running and Won easily by a length an d a ha lf Lady Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. School Ship Society. The sixth annual meeting of this society was held yesterday, at No. 24, New-street, Spring-gardens ; Sir John Pakington, M.P., in the chair. Mr. Stephen Cave, M.P., the honorary secretary, read the report of the committee, which stated that the progress of the institution continues sound and satisfactory. The number of boys on board the reformatoryschool ship Cornwall, now lying in the Thames, off Fur fleet, Dec. 31, 1864, was 140 ; in 1865 the admis sions were 77 ; the re-admissions from license, 2 ; from absconding, 1 ; making a total of 80 ; there had been 64 discharged ; leaving 156 boys in the ship on Dec. 31, 1865. The steady increase of ad missions, which rose from 25 in 1863, to 50 in 1864, and 77 in 1865, showed that the value of the insti tution was becoming more and more appreciated, and the conduct of the boys after leaving the ship bore equal testimony to the efficiency of the system carried out on board. The behaviour of the boys had been during the year satisfactory, and their general health good ; but there had been one death from con sumption, of a lad who was in bad health when he came on board. The balance-sheet was more unfavourable than that of last year. The boys were still very far short of the full complement. This ihai,della,dthdedeupmpaer terially to the expense ; but the mo s t ser i ous cause for anxiety was the state of the ship itself, deck of which was in a very rotton condition when made over to the society. The rigging now requires refitting, and portions of it have to be replaced ; the upper deck must be caulked and repaired ; the cook ing apparatus was completely worn out ; the hull required caulking outside, and a considerable outlay would be necessary in future for general repairs, in order to keep the ship sound and dry. Forty-six boys had visited the Cornwall during the year, hav ing either returned in their ships from foreign voy ages, or being otherwise in employment ; many had written, and of many others satisfactory reports had been received. The c ha r acter maintained by the s boys had been such that the difficulty had which wa once experienced in finding them employmentumber of boys entirely passed away. The total ad same mitted datethe2 e2n7 glad of llasteft theye t p n r s w h i as . 4 47, The and up to the receipts ovfiotuhse accountyear, d amounted a balance to l o 3 f : € 6 4 42 80 18 ° s n . t 9 h d e . , pre vious of £l6B 9s. 4d. in the expenditure showed. at whose 96 s ass l e B t assets aatgathieestsalmiae -sd. The Chairman, in moving period d r woferetheestsionieletetyd, hilities for £462 4s. tp the adoption of the report, remarked that its de scription of the ship somewhat re minded him of th e Ir i s h m an's knife, for when the repairs were effected there would be very little of the original vessel left. The presentation took place when he was at the Admiralty, and as it had certainly been far from his intention to present the society with a rotten ship, the present state of things, he thought, ought not to be allowed to continue. He regretted to find that the society received no support from the Middlesex magistrates, nor did he like the idea of a society like this becoming a begging society, but ptill he could not help being struck by the Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., MIR K ABBE Y. By the Author of "Lost Sir Massingberd," "The Clyfiards of Clyffe," &c. "A spirited and amusing story."—Pall-Mall Gazette. "An admirable and most fascinating story.''—John Bul►. "The best of the author's novels."—Star. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. MISS RUSSELL'S ANNUAL BENEFIT CONCERT, FRIDAY, June Bth. All the Novelties of the day. T HE XF ORD, 6, OXFORD-STREET, W. The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (Limited', EXTRA NOVELTIES for the ASCOT WEEK. Ope ratic Selections performed by Misses Russell, Barry, Fitz- Henry ; Messrs. A. St. Albyn, flush, Bury, Dalton, and Tivoli, with full band and chorus, conducted by Mr. F. JONGIIMANS. Comedy, Burlesque. Gymnastic, and other performances, by all the most talented Foreign and English artistes. The great Negro Trio, Joe Brown (his first appearance), and Messrs. Duriah and Davies. EURARDO, the Great Spiral Ascensionist, THIS EVENING. Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, ls. ; private boxes, with separate entrance, 10s. 6d. Open every evening at 8. R R E T T'S CITY RESTAURANT AND LUNCHEON BAR IS NOW OPEN. 34, MILK-STREET, CHEAPSIDE, CITY, E.C.