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14 1 0 . '29 19 1 iii lio" ~ of Liter. OP e, , ifo of ill . ete' RE ° 0. St , 0 ;0 11 : Pc Og( 01 1 t 1/ 0 ' tb ° tor of R , S' Dlic °l il ll3° 1 1t, ;a of VERCO — A — TS, 423., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS in very beautiful west of England Petersharns.- 14 .__Jugate-1 1 ill, 50. AMITE L, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 335.--OVERCO AT§ sent to any part of the kingdom. Patterns free. 'MR - Ate-hill. 50.—S AMUE L. BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS in high-class Withal? textures. Patterns free.— "4gate-hill, 50. SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 283., 33s.—OVERCOATS I made with every regard to strength and comfort.— 2_ lll gate-hill, 50. —SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS , 425., 555., 635. OVERCOATS in very rich, heavy, seal-black black beavers. — Ludgate -hill, BROTHERS. OVERCOAT S, 215., 285., 335. OVERCO AT S 1 - at these prices are in the most fashionable style.— 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS Lud in very rich, heavy, seal-back brown beavers.- 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 335. OVERCOATS are represented in the new illustrated book.—Lud gate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 635. OVERCO ATS -, in very rich, heavy, seal-back Oxford beavers.— 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 635. OVERCOATS lined with silk. and very beautifully quilted.--Lud -50, SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 335. OVERCOATS in all the plain, strong, and most useful styles.— AMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 635. OVERCOATS lined with Italian cloth, and thickly quilted.—Lud ate-kill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 335. OVERCOATS 1.11 reduced in price y strict ready-money syste m .— _ 4 gate-ltill, 50. SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 555., 635. OVERCOATS at these prices are fit for any gentleman.—Ludgate hin 50 SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 28s, 335. OVERCOATS with warm woollen linings, for winter wear.—Lud hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 28;., ---- 33s.—OVERCOATS of all weights, to suit every kind of climate.—Lud- Rate-hm, 50. —SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425„ 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS made to measure by high-lass scientific men.—Lud- Rate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285.. 33s.—OVERCOATS for liveries are made of well-shrunk cloths.—Lud ate-laill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS guaranteed to fit by the new self-measure rules.- - "Agate-hill, P.—SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS can be ordered from patterns, whieh are sent free.- 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS have become an immense business in this house.- 50.—SAMITEL, BROTHERS. _ • OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS exceeding five pounds value are carriage paid.—Lud- Rate-hill, 50. SAMUEL, BROTHERS. _ - - - - OVERCOATS, 425., 355., 63s.—OVERCOATS ordered from the country aro always prepaid.—Lud- R 4 te-bill, 50.—SAMtTEL BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS sent to France and any part of the Continent.—Lud ate-hill, 50. SAMUEL BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, — 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS L ~nte hill, sent to New SAMITEL, York and anBRyOTHERS. other part of America.— 50. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS . sent to all parts of British North America.—Lud "te-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS sent to Tasmania and every part of Australia.—.Lud to-hill, 50.—SAMIIEL, BROTHERS. - - - - OVERCOATS, 215. , 285., 335. 0 VERCOATS in a variety of nndessed elothq, forhard 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 638.—OVERCOATS ,„ of the Inverness cape class in Whitney cloths.—Lud tlt-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. , OVERCOATS, - 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS of the Invernpss cape class in Melton class.—Lud 50.—SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS made plain or with lap seams, velvet collars.—Lud e-hill, 50.— SAMUEL. BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS made up with velvet edges and velvet collars.—Lud g'lT:ltill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. 0 VERCOATS, 215., 288., 33s.—OVERCOATS in eve description of plain and fancy cloth.—Lud 50.—ry SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS. lls., 13s. 158.—OVERCOATS for boys. The new Reefer and Princelot coat.— " d gAte-1 'll 59 SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, l7s .' 195., 21s.—OVERCOATS for boys in every fashionable and useful shape.— ' 4 l -Tate-hi] 50 SAMUEL BROTHERS. REAL FUR-SEAL WAISTCOATS, 255., 355., 42s —Richly lustrod and lined scarlet.—Ludgate 50.—SAMUEL, BROTHERS.' EAD the SYSTEM SAMUEL. BROTHERS, , conduct their business upon in the Illustrated Price bii7, described at head of column. The firm has been °sta bled 20 years on the principle of 'charging the lowest ssibler for - ready money, and marking the same ,ch article in plain figures, from which no deviation Ludgate-hill. H AIR DESTROYER.-248, High Holborn, London. —ALEX. ROSS'S DEPILATORY removes superfluous hair from the face, neck, and arms, without effect to the skin. Price 3s 6d, 55 6d, and les 6d; sent for 54, and 194 stamps.—Had of all Chemists. DIMPLE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the F L akin are improved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S VE 3ETABLE SKIN PILLS. They remove redu•aaa, sal lowness, &o. 2s 9d and 7s 6d ; or post for 41 and 100 stamps. —ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London, and all Che mists. HAIR COLOUR WASH.—By washing the head with this beautifull3-perfumed Wash, in aeven or ten days the hair assumes its original colour, and retaains so by an occasional nein!. ins rd ; sent for stamps.—ALEX. ROSS, 24R, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. OY ATi FREE HOSPITAL, Gray'a-inn:road, iv in the Lnmediate vicinity of the Great Northern. Rail way Terminus, King's-oross. Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN, Vice-Patron—Ms Royal Highness the Prince of WA.L . E S, SG, President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCL RUCH. LG. This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the first tt estab lish the principle of free admission to the sick poor, rithout the delay and difficulty of Governors' orders, is wh , 311 y de pendent for support on voluntary contributions and l ac t e s It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in addition to this, the average number of attendartat of the lestitute sick has for a considerable period averaged l.setween 3.000 and 4,000 weekly. The Committee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the benecoient, as the premises of this Hospital are c tplote of containing several hundred more beds had the Conturtittee the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributions are received by their bankers, Messrs. drown, Janson, and Co., Abchurch-lane ; also by Messrs. ;cotta and Co.; Drummond and Co.;Glyn and Co. Beriges and CO. Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.: Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Mama, Deaopr., and CO. ; Nisbet and Co , Betners-street and at the ELos , ;.ital. from 10 till 5. BTAL4IO4I) awn', et 1 , PROVIDENCE ROW NIGHT REFUGE, FOR HOMELESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN, 14A, Providence-row, Finsbury, E.C. Sixty Thousand Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and Breakfasts, have been given in this Institution to the destitute, who otherwise - would have had to pass the nights in the bleak streets or under railway arches. At present nearly 500 Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and Breakfasts, are given gratuitously every week. The poor from all parts are admitted, the only condition being that they are homeless and starving. The Manager &c., receives no remuneration whatever. Notwithstand ing tho provision made by the Poor Houses, each night numbers of young women, children, and orphans are, for want accommodation, refusedadmittance, andhave 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 boon raised, but to accomplish the work a sum of at least £l,OOO more will be required. Besides providing shelter for the homeless, this year it is proposed, as far as the donations obtained for the pur pose will allow, to give bread and coals to poor families in want. Will you, in your charity, help to carry on'and accomplish what has been begun ? Will you help to give shelter to the really 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 gratgally received be theyiev. D. GILBERT. D.D., No, 22 Riusbury-ciLcus, E.O. Pri,„ "il Pos iyola eac] r Att ate: • • . . • .04, • - t rA r . ,0 4 21 , 4 7 "*":-1. N wa - 5 j . 4 "A:4; NEw 8008 on GENTLEMEN'S ATTIRE. . ' 1) cari • Az eti , 1 4 _ . 4 n .4 , f I • r r.: ORT Y-T PHOTOGRAPHIC FIGIJRES (36 ' ti 4 4 , # c•W 0 6 -1;: -S• - . 4 2, Vein g portraits of, Sings and Princes) represent the luost fashionable and becoming attire for every age and -E ;DM. 111 occasions. The book contains also new rules for self- , .'"" At• DIETT •"" 0 .41 1 / 4 er , pleasure. Post free for six stamps, deducted from a pur •=k;i7P3l'," ella se•—SAMlTiL, BROTHERS; merchant tailors, 50, _ -- Ludgatc , e-hill. ofkritTOA' S, lls., 135., 15s. —OVERCOATS for BOYS.—Read following 80 advertisements.- 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 125., 145., 16s.—OVERCOATS for BOYS.—Read first and last advertisements.- 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHFRS. VERCOATS, 17s, 195., 21s.—OVERCOATS „V for BOYS.— Note prices th r o ug h ou t th e co l umn .— ' 4 ____udgate-hill 50. SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, Ils. Ias.—OVERCOATS in great variety, at: the above prices, for BOYS.— ""' ud gate-hill, 50. —SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 17s, 19s, 21s.—OVERCOATS irt agate-Mil, super 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHE RS.ior textures and newest Rtyle for BOYS.— OVERCOATS, lls., 13s. 15s.—OVERCOATS , is very useful cl o th s , at above prices, for BOYS.— '", i lagate-1011, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS 17s. 195., 21s.—OVERCOATS for immediate use, it all prices to 355., for BOYS.— 441 dgate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL , BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 21.5., 285., 88s.—OVERCOATS, tf , at all wicks, have silk velvet collars.—Ludgate-hill, • s. 04-3i17 BROTHERS. OVERCOATS 425., 555. 63s.—OVERCOATS made to order by new self-measure rules.—Ludgate u, SO.—SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS are ordered from patterns sent post free.—Ludgate h_il_l, SO.—SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OYERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS hi„", 50. not appr o v e d t a k en b ac k an d o th ers made.—Ludgate -SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 21s 285., 335. OVERCOATS Lin for SAMUEL se, clerical u"all fabrics and prices. Ludgate , BROTHERS. - - - 0 VERO OATS, 425., Ms, 63s.—OVERCOATS l „ professional, in all fabrics and prices.—Ludgate -50. —S &MUHL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS, for every purpose, in the suitable fabrics.—Ludgate hill 50 —SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 42s 55s 638. 0 VERCOAT S made from thoroughly shrunk cloths only.—Ludgate - bill 50 SAMUEL, BROTHERS. • OVERCOATS 215., • 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS in the new brown and gold mixed Meltons.—Ludgate bill 50 SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 55s 635. OVERCOATS v , in beautiful fur-faced. gold-mixed beavers.—Ludgate '2l4 50. SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 21s. 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS in every kind of plain and fancy coatings.—Ludgate 50.—SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATST 42E: 558.7 635. —OVERCOATS in the new rich bronze and gold mixtures.—Ludgate -1,4„ °O.—SAMUEL, BROTHERS. VERCOATS, 215., 285., 335. OVERCOATS hill in all weights for every season and climate.—Ludgate -50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555, 33s.—OVERCOATS t .„ in rich gold and olive mixed treble beavers.—Ludgate '2s 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 21s. 285., 335.—OVERCOATS hillof the new reefer shape, beautifully made.—Ludgate 50.—SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 42g, 555., 63s.—OV RUOA us • in very beautiful West of England fabrics.—Ludgate • 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s . — OVERCOATS hillin elegant , double-breastedChesterfields.—Ludgate -50. SAXIIIEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS in rich brown, Oxford, black, and steel cloths.— 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS 215., 285., 335. OVERCOATS in new style single-breasted Chesterfields.—Lud -6 tte . -Ml4 AO,.—SAMIJEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 42c., 558., 63s.—OVERCOATS in new style Albions and all other shapes.—Lud fi`hill, 50.—SAMIIEL, BROTHERS. VEKOATS, - 215., 285., 335.--OVERCOATS , this season are excellent value for the money.- 50.--SAMUEL, BROTHERS. VERCOATS, • 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS at these pries are made of very choice fabrics.- 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 218. 7. 28s„ 335.- -OVERCOATS are very necessain , this variable elimate.—Lud gatA-hili, SO.—SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS 425., 555., 638. -- 0 VERCO A. T S r in black Beavers, thoroughly tested and shrunk.— "dgate-hill, 50. SAMUEL BRUT HERS. 0 YERCaTB, 288., 335. —OVERCOATS in Melton cloths, thoroughly tested and shrunk.— Late-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 558., 638.—OVERCOATS in black Melton cloths, west of England make. L udgate-hill, 60.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. • OVERCOATS, 21s. 28s, 335. OVERCOATS h„fi , in Pilot MUEL, BROTHE cloths, for hard. serviceable wear.—Ludgate 1, No. 23,249. IN ARAN'S LL WHISKY. - DUBLIN EXHIBITION 1865. This celebrated OLD IRISH WHISKY gained the Dublin Prize Medal. It is I'uro, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Whole- Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; , y the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or rvbnlpsaln nt 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET LONDON , W . OhservA thA Rad MAal, Pink Label, 'and Cork branded " Kinaban's LL Whisky." UTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION (Ino%)rported by Aot of Varliammt, 1830), ttIiSSELL-STREET. COVERT-GARDEN. LONDON. Prompt ADVANCES on all description of Security. Furms :ree on application by letter to • EDWARD HARPER. Secretary. COUNTRY HOTELS, PUBLIC HOUSES, and BUSINESSES. FURNESS and KNEE'S List on application. Particulars for insertion received until the 27th of the month at their AucrioN AND HOTEL AGENCY OFFICES. 5, Agar-street. Strand, W.C., and nearly opposite the Charing Cress Railway Station. A NGLO-AMERICAN TELEGRAPH CO3l I'ANY (Limited). CHANGE OF` OFFICES. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that lite Offices of this Company are BE 110 V i4:D from 72, Cornhill, E.C., to 26, OL BROAD-ST UEET, E.C. By order, JOHN C. DEANE, Secretary. London, Dec. 14, 1856. N EW ORLEANS, JACKSON, and GREAT NORTHERN RAILROAD. FIRST CONSTRUCTION BONDS, Endorsed payable London. The HALF-YEARLY INT; , .REST on the abova Bonds, endorsed payable in sterling in London, due Ist January next, WILL 81 4 3 PAID on that day, and any cucceedinp; d ,y, at the Counting-house of Me-srs. J. Henry Schroder and Company, 145, Leadenhall-street, betwAen the hours of Eleven and 'two o'clock. The Coupons must be left for exa min4timi two clear days before applying for payment, London, Dee. 15, 1866. . BY ORDER of the SECRETARY of STATE for INDIA. NOTICE IS HEREBY GlVEN,that, instead of Twelve, as heretofore notified, Twenty-five junior appointments in the Engineer Establishment of the Public Works De partment in India will, in the year 1867, be open to public competition. A Competitive Examination will accordingly be held at this Office in the month of July next. Full printed parti culars of the conditions on which candidates will bo ad mitted to the Examination, and likewise information respecting the nature of the appointments to be competed for, may be obtained at this office, on application, either personally or by letter addressed to the " Under Secretary of State for India," India Office, London, S.W. India Office, 12th December, 1866. PRINTING. --TO PROPRIETORS OF NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, &c.—The Print ing and Machining of Newspapers, &c., done on exceed ingly favourable terms. Use of Editorial and. Publishing Offices, if required. Estimates forwarded on receipt of particulars, with stamped directed envelope - for reply. Address—The Manager "Sun" Printing Offices, 3, Church row, Savoy, Strand, V.C. PATENT VENTILATING CHDINEY TOP.—Messrs. MYERS and TODART with confi dence recommend their CHIMNEY LOP as an effectual CIPf of SMOKE. it has an advantage over all others, as it can be sweeped. It is alike ti.,efui and ornamental. Prices for foreign and home orders on application at 11l Strand, W.C., where testimonials can be seen. ASPHALTE ROOFING FELT, 0 \TB PENNY per Square Foot. CROGGON and C 0., Manufacturers, § 63, New Earl-street, 1 London, E. C. 131, Bread-street, 0, George-square, Glasgow; 2, Goree Piazzas, Liverpool. STARCH MANUFACTURERS TO H. H. H. THE ISINCESS OF VNUMS. G LENFIELD PATENT STARCH, Used in the Royal Laundry, AND AWARDED THE PRIZE MEDAL. 18432. Sold by all Grocers, Chandlers. &c. ko. SPLENDID SPECULATIONS. GREAT 6UCCES3. With a single stake of ZI, you can realise Z 25,00! I With a single stake of £2, you can realise .£27,5 . 01! With a single stake of £B, you can realise £37.000 1! With a single stak• of £lO, you can realise £45,020! For p - ospeetußes and particulars apply without delay to Mr. EUGENE TILLOT, General ➢lerchant, Guernsey. THE MST ILE3IF.DY F.r.t NORTON'S CAMOMILE PILLS are confi dently recommender: as a simple but certain Remedy for InditTcstion, whi.:ll I the cause of nearly all the diseases to w;tich we are subject, being a o edicine so uniformly crate tu' and beneficial, that it is w.th justice called the "Natural Strengthener of the human Stomach." "Norton's Pills" act AS a gowerful tonic end gentle aperient; are mild in their operation, safe under any circumstances, and thousands of persons can now bear testimony to !he benefits to be derived from Cleir use, as they have been a never-tailing Family Friend for upwards of 20 fears. Sold in bottles at Is. lid., 2s. 9d, and Ils. each, in every town in the kingdom. CAUTION. Be sure and ask for "NORTON'S PILLS," and do not be perstmle.l to purchase any of the various imitations which have sprung up in consequence of the success of NORTON'S C nomILE PILLS. RUPTURES.--BY ROYAL LETT MRS PATENT. WHITE'S MOO-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT EXHIBITIONS ot 1851 and 1862', is allowed by upwards of two Hundred Me - tioal Gentlemen to be the most effective invention In the curative treatment ot HERNIA. The use of a steel spring, so often luirtful is its effects. is hoe avoided—a soft bindage beinz worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power supplied by the Moe-Main Pad and Patent Leer. fitting' with so much ease and close ness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the circum ference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Sinc_rle Truss, Vs., 215., ?6s 6d., and 31s. 6,1 Postage, Is. A Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., ant 525. 6d. Postal , ..e, ls. Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 61 Postage, Is. 10d. _ _ Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post office, Plccaddly. NEW PATENT ELASTIC STOCKINGS, _74 KNEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs. sprains, Sic. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on :ike an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d., Ns. and 16s. each. Postage, 6d. JOHN WHITE. Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly. NOTIIING lATPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and most nnef nlinvention of the day, AQUA A M ELL A. 3fessrs. JOHN GOSNELL and ed Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames-street, P er f umers to CO.,'her Majesty, respeot fully offer to the public this truly marvellous Anil, which irradnally restores the human hair to its pristine hue—no matter at what age. The Agua Amarelia has none of the properties of dyes ; it, on the oontrary, is beneficial to the system, and when the hair is once restored one application per month will keep it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per bottle, or in half bottles, Ns. 61. Testimonials from artistes dine highest order, and from individuals of undoubted re spectability, may be seen on application. Messrs. John Gosnell and C 3. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal Highness the Primes, of Wales.• cPANISH FLY is the acting ingredi en t i n ALEX. ROSS'S CANTHARIDES OIL. which speedily orodnces whiskers and thickens hair, 3s ad, 5s Bd, and iOs 6d ; sent by post for 54, 84, and 144 sumps. —ALEX. ROSS, 248, riigh Holborn. London, and all Chemists. " W ONDERFUL DISCOVERY.—Corns cured in one day by using ALEX. ROSS'S CHIROPO. Thi• preparation gradually dissolves the Corn in a few hours, removing the veryroot. Price 4s ; sent by post for 60 stamps. —248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. HAIR -CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID ourl, Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is app :led. Sold at 3s 6d, 5s 6d, and 108 Gd ; sent free for 54, 84, and 144 stamps. —Had of all Chemists. CIREY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.— ALEX. ROSS'S HAIR DYE produces a pedant colour immediately it is used. It is permanent, and perfectly na tural in effe:t. Price 3s 6d, 55 6d, and 105 6cl; sent by post for 54, 84, and 141 stamps ; and all Chemists. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 15, 1866. T" oxF oxi), 6, OXFORD-STREET, W., THE MUSICAL ESTABLISHAIENT OF LONDON. BrilliaT.t Revival of Offenbach's "SIXTY-SIX." Misses Russell. Fitz lienry, and Barrie; - Messrs. St. Albyn, Mader, and Bury. Comedy by Harry Sydney (the political Momus), Robert Fraser (Buffo Vocalist and Comedian—a great success). Mons. Peterson with his high'y trained troupe of Performing Dogs. EXTRA ATTRACTIONS during the CATTLE SHOW WEEK, Great success of LES AMAZONE3 AU CHAMPAGNE DIVERTISSEMENT, by the Misses TESSY and SA.R.A. GUINNESS. assisted by treir talented troupe of artistes. Musical Director and,Conductor, Hr. F. Jonghmans Aimission —Area, Rd. ; stalls and balcony, 15 ; private boxes, with separate entrance, 10s. 6d. Open every evening at 8. WE ST ON'S GRAND MUSIC HALL, HOLBORN. Proprietors, SWEASEY and HOLLAND. The most triumphant success ever attained in any Musical Establishment. Grand Selection from . Auber's Opera of " MASANIELLO," produced on a scale of mag nificence never before attempted at any Music Hall. Terr fib ovation of the Irish Minstrels, 27 in number, three and four calls nightly. A new and original overture composed and arranged expressly for the above minstrels by Mr. H. Baker. Comic supported by Fred. French, Mrs. Bryan, Miss Fancourt, Paddy Fannin, Patrick Sellers, and Les Freres Risoralis. Majilton as Mesetopolan. Band of 30 first-class performers, and large Chorus chosen from her Majesty's and Covent Garden Opera 110118139. Musical Director, Mr. P. CORM. Prices of admission Stalls and Balcony, ls.; Area, 6d. ; Private Boxes, 10s, 6d. Can be secured atthe Box Office, between the hours of 10 and 5 o'clock. Hall open every Evening at 7 o'clock, commencing at Half-past. CATTLE SHOW WEEK. Extra Attractions at WESTON'S GRAND. MUSIC HALL, Holborn, the most elegant and comfortable Hall in London, entirely redeco rated. IiAIrADAALE THSSAIIP'S EXHIBITION, BAKER-STREET. NEW EDI rIONS. Life-sizo Portrait-Model of the PRINCESS MARY OF CA.MBRIDGE, a Marriage Group of the PRINCESS HELENA and PRINCE CHRISTIAN. Admii tame, ls. ; children, under ten, half-price ; extra rooms, 6d. Open from 11 a.m. till dusk, and from 7 p.m. till 10. A RGYLL ROOMS. - GRAND CASINO, Windmill- street, Piccadilly. These elegant and popular Rooms, having been entirely re decorated, are now OPEN EVERY EVENING for Concert and Dancing. Conductor, Signor LVGt CURTL Manager, M. GENET. Admission to Promenade, One Shilling. Reserved Seats, Two Shillings. I UNVILLE'S V.R. 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Its extent is so great that the more remote workings are said to lie over two miles from the shafts. The beds of coal, as our readers are aware, lie under the earth at a considerable decline, rising towards the sur face on one edge, and dipping deep into the bowels of the earth at the other. In the Oaks colliery, the coal, which rises above the level of the bottom of the shaft, has in the main been got, and for some time the workings have been chiefly in the coal which is below the level of the bottom of.the shaft. In miners' phrase they are dip' workings. The system of working at the Oaks is that known as the long wall' system. It is not the usaal system in the South Yorkshire district, but it is considered to be, on the whole, a safe system. The process in the' dip' workings may be roughly described as follows :—From the level of the shaft there is a broad and steep road following the decline of the coal. This is called the engine plane.' Roads branch off from this plane to the right and to the left. They are level, and from that fact are called the levels.' The coal is worked from these levels in breadths, one after another, a substantial wall being built up the middle of each breadth as the coal is got, for the double purpose of supporting the roof, and ventilating the workings by drawing the current of air from the engine plane and main roads up one side of the 'breadth' to the place where the men are at work, whence it passes round the end of the wall and so down the other side back to the main way whence it was drawn. The colliery has two shafs for drawing out coals. They arc within a few yards of each other, at the point, of course, where all the workings converge. The air to ventilate the pit passes down these drawing, or, as they are called, down-cast,' shafts, and, after being conducted by an elaborate process of main roads and workings with a wall up the centre through all the intricacies of the pit, passes out by the ventilating or 'up-cast' shaft, which is some 400 or 500 yards distant, and rises from a higher level than the down-cast shafts. The ventilation of the pit was promoted by a furnace at the bottom of the ventilating shaft kept burning for the express pur pose of creating a strong draught up the shaft, and so drawing rapidly away the air which had become laden with gas in its progress through the work ings." Among the exploring party whose lives have been sacrificed are : Mr. Thomas Jeffcock, mining engineer, Derby ; Mr. Smith, mining engineer, Lundhill ; David Tewart, underground steward (this was the man who ventured down with Mr. Dymond after the first explosion) ; William Sugden, under deputy; Charles Siddons, under deputy ; Thomas Nadin, fireman (two sons lost in first explosion) ; William Stephenson, fireman. Her Majesty have received intelligence of the enormous loss of life among her subjects, with that sympathy so characteristic of her disposition, re quested her private secretary, Sir Thomas Biddulph, to transmit the following message to the chairman of the Barnsley bench of magistrates : " Windsor Castle, Thursday Afternoon. PRICE.... 4d. STAMPED sd. that he remembered no more till brought to the surface by the searchers. The mother-in-law of William Wilson, deceased, said ho told her that he was blown into a place out of which he could not extricate himself. Thomas Bexom, a coal miner, said on Wednes day afternoon he was at the White Bear, at Hoyle N when Thos. Hardcastle was brought there in a cart. No one there knew him, and witness stopped to look after him. The deceased had neither trousers nor boots on, and could not speak for some hours. Witness stopped with him all night, and he was properly attended to. Elina Hardcastle, the widow of Thomas Hard castle, deposed that he was an underground labourer. She saw him at the White Bear Inn on Thursday afternoon, at which time he appeared to have been well taken care of. The next morning she saw him and he was able to speak, but did not tell her any thing as to how the calamity had happened. He was being taken home in a cab, but died when he had got half way to his home. When he got into the cab he seemed much exhausted, and said " Lord help me." He was much burnt on all parts of the body. Isabella Abbott, the widow of William Abbott, a coal getter, said her husband was brought back on Thursday morning; he did not appear to be at all injured, and was neither bruised nor burnt. James Myers, a miner, said the deceased John and JamesWahnesley were horse drivers, 13 or 14 years of age. Witness found James at the joiner's shop, and he was much burnt. He was taken home, and died last night. Two hours before he died he said, " Oh dear, will nobody come and take me out ?" but said nothing as to the occurrence. Jane Jackson, the widow of Henry Jackson, said the boy John Jackson was not her own child, but had been brought to her by her own children three years ago, and as no one had claimed him she had adopted him. Her husband was called Thomas Jackson, was 37 years of age, and was a hurrier. The boy was 16 years of age. 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It was mentioned in The Sun of yesterday that two sets of men, numbering altogether upwards of 20 persons, who had gallantly volunteered to make search for the sufferers in the Oaks Colliery at Ardsley, near Barnsley, had perished by two fresh explosions, which occurred in that pit on Thursday. The total loss of life by the first great explosion on Wednesday and the subsequent ones on Thurs day is believed to be rather over than under 400. The Yorkshire Post say s 44 A fact which tends to corroborate previous statements as to the number of men in the pit at the time of the explosion came to light during the investigations, and strengthens the assertions as to the almost incredible amount of human life engulfed in this immense living tomb. We are informed, on creditable authority, that 430 lamps had been issued on Wednesday morning, and as only some two or three had been returned, the fearful estimate of the loss of life which we gave on Thursday is not likely to be overstated. During the day the Lord-Lieu tenant of the West Riding was on the ground, and made a careful inquiry into the nature of the sad occurrence, at the same time viewing with deep and sympathising interest the spot where the accident happened. Major Waterhouse, M.P. for Ponte fract, in company with the ex-Mayor for the same borough (Mr. Jefferson), also paid a visit to the scene, and was minute in his inquiries as to the causes and results of the event. As to the cause little or nothing is known beyond what has been already stated, and the surmise is that some one of the unhappy victims has, by reason of his negligence of, or non-compliance with, the regulations set down for the use of the safety lamp, been instru mental in producing these fearful consequences. Among the 19 persons who were brought up alive some have since expired, and obtained, we believe, a happy relief from their intense sufferings." The Leeds Mel cury says : " The manner in which the pit was worked was a fruitful subject for discussion among the crowd, and it was stated by several well acquainted with the colliery that although the only lights used in the workings were the safety lamps the engine place and the main thoroughfares of the mine were lighted by gas. This was natural gas accumulated in the pit by placing pipes to the pri nc ip a l fi ss ures from which gas oozed, and conducting it into a gasometer, whence it was drawn as required in the usual way. Some of the men who had worked in the mine and considered it safe were inclined to attribute the ex plosion to some accident resulting in an escape of accumulated gas. It appears, also, that powder was used for blasting in the getting of coal—a prac tice probably attended with far greater risk than the burning of naked lights in the main roads ; and some conjectures point to this practice as the pro bable cause of the dreadful disaster. For the in spection of the mine three deputies were regularly employed by day and three by ni g ht. Th e d u ty o f these men was to visit all the working and other dangerous parts of the pit every shift, before the men began to work, to see that they were safe. This duty was, we understand, duly performed, without the discovery of anything to create alarm. It seems, however, that complaints have been made for some time of the unusual heat in the pit. It is even alleged that some of the men objected to work in it. The heat of the atmosphere in the pit is attributed to the long distance the air had to travel "The Queen desires to make inquiry as to the probable extent of the explosion, and whether the loss of life is as serious as reported." This message arrived by telegram about half-past o'clock on Thursday night, and was at once trans mitted to the gentleman for whom it was intended. Her Majesty's feelings on being informed of the said truthfulness of her information will be easily con ceived. BARNSLEY, Friday. One of the volunteers supposed to have been killed has happily been rescued under almost mira culous circumstances. Yesterday evening, between 10 and 11 o'clock, one of the shafts of the mine took fire, and the flames issued from the pit's mouth. Seeing these the crowd around the pit moved off, as another ex plosion was feared. It was thought necessary to send for the fire-brigade from Barnsley, but the flames abated soon after the arrival of the engines. The firemen thought they could hear some one in the pit bottom. Others also listened, and heart some faint cries, showing that some one was still alive in the fatal mine. The excitement was in tense. A messenger was despatched for the engi neers, and at about 5 o'clock a.m. they arrived, and being satisfied that some one was alive, let down a bottle of brandy, which was received at the pit bottom. Active steps were at once taken to extri cate those who had thus given signs of life. A pul ley was erected, and two brave fellows volunteered to go down the shaft. They were lowered slowly and cautiously, signalling repeatedly to those at the top, as they found they were able to proceed ; and at last they heard a voice which they found to come from one of the explorers who descended the mine on Thursday to bring up the dead bodies or rescue the survivors from the first explosion. His name is Samuel Brown, of Barnsley. He was at once placed in the cage, and the signal for drawing up was given. As the three occupants of the cage neared the bank all eyes were directed to the poor fellow, whose life had thus been almost miraculously preserved. He was conveyed to a fire, and restora tives were given. From the first, however, he was perfectly conscious, and spoke with distinct- I ness. lie states that when the first explosion took place during the search for which he had volunteered, he was caught by , the after-blast, and became unconscious for some time. Afterwards he revived, and wandered about the north incline, falling over mangled corpses in the road, and found his way to the pit mouth, where he pulled the sig nal bell. He thinks there was no other living being in the pit, for after his consciousness returned he never heard any voices or moaning, or any other in dication of life. The recovery of this man, however, is causing great excitement, and the people begin to protest against the pit being closed. The inquest was formally opened this afternoon by Mr. T. Tay lor, coroner, at the house of Mrs. Ridsdale, White Bear, Hoyle-mill. After the bodies had been viewed and idelir7ifie , Mr. Chas. Morton, Government Inspector, told the coroner and jury that a meeting of the most emi nent mining engineers in the kingdom had been held that day. He concurred in their u n animous opinion that the workings were probably on fire, and it was not at all likely that any one in the mine was alive. He was of opinion that a three days' in terval should take place before any further descent was attempted. As he recommended that the inquest should be adjourned, it was adjourned accordingly, to Thursday next. The bodies viewed by the jury were those of Wm. Bates, Thomas Band, of Hoyle-mill ; Henry Win ter (22), hurrier, Merrses-fold, Blucher-street, Barnsley ; Matthew Allen (13), Back Cannon street, horsedriver ; John Jackson (16), Silver street, hurrier ; Henry Jackson (25), Silver-street, miner ; William Wright (30), 44, New-street, hurrier ; William Abbot (25), 35, New-street, miner ; Joseph Senior (12), Back Burley-street, bottom man ; John Sloane (25), Wilk:on-street, miner ; Thomas Hardcastle (39), Bar-bones, pit bottom man ; and John Robson (37), Ash-road. The wife of John Robson deposed that her hus band, who was extricated from the pit dreadfully burnt, died this morning at 4 o'clock. Before his death he told her that on Thursday while at the bottom of the shaft he saw the blaze of fire and cloud of dust, which knocked him down, and after The viewers to-day presented the following report at the meeting of engineers :—" The first explosion took place at ten minutes past 1 o'clock on the afternoon of Wednesday, the 12th of December. The winding engine was injured, and the cage in No. 2 shaft was blown away, and one of the coup. , Hugs was snapped. At No. 1 pit the cage was broken and disconnected from the rope. Smoke from the downcast continued for about five minutes, and then suddenly ceased, and fresh air began to drive down the shaft. As soon as this was seen to be the case the No. 2 pit rope was taken off the drum, and No. 1 pit rope was wound up to the top and examined, and found in jured about twenty yards from the coupling. The broken cage was taken off and a new one put on, and about 2 o'clock Mr. Dymond, the managing partner, Mr. David Tewart, the underground viewer, and Christopher Siddons, one of the deputies, descended the mine, and found many men lying at the bottom, all much burnt ; they were drawn to the bank as quickly as possible, a new rope was put on, and every exertion made for an exploration of the mine to recover the men. The explorers saw the dreadful effects of the explosion in the workings, and undoubted evidence of the existence of fire. Searches were vigorously made during the whole of Wednesday afternoon by Messrs. Dymond, Potter, Brown, Jeffcock, Smith, Platt (viewer, of Mas borough), Maddison, and other viewers and depu ties, aided by 70 or 80 men. They succeeded in bringing to bank about 80 of the sufferers, 19 of whom are alive. At 9 a.m. on Thursday there was a second violent explosion at the downcast shafts. No. 1 cage was blown to the head par and broken. Two vertical columns of smoke extended over every thing for about theee minutes. Mr. Jeffcock, Mr. Smith of Lundhill, Mr. Tewart, and 25 men, were down the pit the time of these two explosions. No change was noticed at the pit's mouth until 740 p.m. on Thursday, and then a dense white smoke issued from No. 2 pit, succeeded by a great current of wind, and then smoke, accompanied by volumes of flame. At this time the furnace shafts became downcast. The pumping engines were now stopped, and the fires and lights extinguished near the top of the pit. At about 1 a.m. on Friday the sparks nearly disappeared, and the current of air con tinued. About a quarter to five on the same morn ing Mr. Mammatt and several others who were at the pit mouth heard the signal bell ring. He im mediately got some men together and they decided upon descending. For that purpose they removed an eight-inch rope from the furnace opposite, and rigged it up to go down the pit, using the sawmill engines. Mr. Mammatt and Mr. .Embleton de scended, and near the bottom of the pit they found Samuel Brown alive. They brought him to bank, and sought and looked about the bottom of the pit, but could not see or hear or find any one. They saw a large fire still burning, and it would appear that the corbel of coal are on fire." A meeting of the most eminent and experienced coal viewers, attended by Mr. Morton, the Government Inspector, was held, and, after hearing the experience of those viewers and deputies who had descended and ex plored the mine, the meeting was unanimously of opinion as to the probable existence of standing fires in the pit, and that any descent or attempt to ex amine it at present would be attended with certain risk of life. The meeting then adjourned till Monday. At the engineers' mee ti ng were M r . Morton, Govern ment Inspector of Mines, mining engineers Messrs. J. T. Woodh ouse , J. E. Mainmatt, T. E. Forster, George Elliott, E. Potter, W. Armstrong, G. W. Southern, J. Smith, North of England ; G. Gilroy, Wigan; T. W. Embleton, J. Brown, W. A. Potter, W. P. Maddison, Philip Cooper, Holmes ; W. D. Gainsford, Sheffield ; L. Pease, James Beaumont ; Mr. Embleton, jun., and the resident underground managers of most of the principal collieries in the district. Sir T. Biddulph telegraphed this evening as fol lows "WINDSOR CASTLE. 41 Th e Queen learns with deep regret the extent of this frightful calamity, and desires that, if a sub scription be entered into, her name shall be put down for £2OO for the relief of the families of the unfor tunate sufferers." The barristers at the Leeds winter assizes to-day made a subscription for the same object. There are divided opinions as to the number of men in the pit. The local Miners' Union estimate it at from 320 to 350. Mr. Normansell, secretary to that Union, gives the following numbers of the deceased colliers belonging to that society :—Miners, 115 ; tramplers and daymen, 100 ; and boys, 48, making a total of 263. This is exclusive of men killed who do not belong to that association. At 10 this even ing (Friday) there are RO external symptoms of fire. Thousands visited the scene of the calamity a s E h m ait yesterday and to-day. Mr. Mamm tt and Alr. bleton, two mining engineers, descended the to-day, but found no signs of human life in any of the workings, which they were able to visit. The man Brown, so miraculously saved out of such a multitude of victims, happily found refuge in a lamp house at the bottom of the pit. Could others have found their way thither, too, doubtless the number of victims would not have been so astounding. --~~i yr 1~ y 1. MANSION-HOUSE RELIEF FUND. The promptitude with which the public have be gun to respond to the appeal made by the Lord Mayor from the bench of the Justice-room on txhplsotsaioffnorodfshgiarse w c h o i n e l h a o n c d c l u r r o re n d e in oin th r e an p y it , a o t f Talk-of - the-Hill, near Newcastle d L theTi Nieore-un Newcastle-under-Lyme, yme, on Thursday, as briefly reported in The Sun of yestez clay, is an event far surpassing in fatality any catas trophe that has occurred in this part of the country within living memory. The company working th e mine was formed under the Joint-Stock Companies Act, and began operations about ten years ago, but has only lately succeeded in reaching a seam of coal which has paid profitably for working. An immense sum of money has been expended on the mine, and the company recently found an Bft. seam of Ban bury coal, a seam highly charged with gas, and at all times dangerous to work. By the great care used the mine has hitherto been worked in safety, and how the present accident originated is unknown. At the time about 150 men and boys were working at the Bft. seam, about 300 yards deep, and 50 were at work in the 7ft. seam, some 60 yards higher up. The latter were apprised of the explosion in the Bft. workings by the sound of the rushing gas, which came towards them, making for theshaft like a noise of thunder. Knowing too well the meaning of the sound, these men at once hurried to the lower shaft, and were drawn up in safety, but the "hooker-on," who placed them in the cage to ascend, having to wait to the last, was struck by the gas, forced upon a wall, and blown to pieces. Of the 150 men in the lower workings only 13 were brought alive to the surface, and one or two of them died shortly after wards. All the rest perished. The explosion produced a shock like that of an earthquake, and dense vo lumes of smoke rushed up from the pit and filled the air, so that nothing could be seen but smoke for hundreds of yards. The most prompt and energetic measures were taken by the managers of the mine to rescue the unfortunate fellows below. Plenty of wil ling helpers were at hand, and in spite of the danger from the gas still remaining in the pit, a number of men descended, many of whom were brought up shortly afterwards half suffocated, and were only restored by contact with the fresh air. The draw ing up of the dead bodies was continued up to be tween 8 and 9 on Thursday night, when Mr. Wynne, the Government inspector, and several mining en gineers and managers, who had come from different parts of the district to volunteer assistance, com menced efforts to clear the foul air and restore the ventilation of the pit. This was done as far as was practicable with safety, and the search for bodies was resumed. Up to 7 o'clock yesterday morning 58 bodies had been drawn up, and then another effort was made to restore the ventilation. This occupied some hours, and great fears were enter tained of a s'cond explosion, as in the case of the Barnsley mine, but up to 11 o'clock no further firing had taken place. The clearing of the pit of dead bodies will probably occupy another day, as some are in workings in the extreme end of the pit, which are difficult to reach, and which are believed to be more highly charged with gas than the other parts, and consequently most dangerous. In addition to the great sacrifice of human life, 14 horses were burnt to death, and their stable, set on fire by the gas igniting the straw, was destroyed. This set fire to a portion of the pit, but the flames were soon ex tinguished. Considering the nature of the explosion, the pit has not been greatly damaged, and the gas seems to have spent itself before reaching the top of the shaft, where the only damage done was the blowing off a portion of the gearing. As the dead bodies were brought up they were taken to the Swan Inn, where they were washed and laid out, and most of them were identified ; but some re mained unclaimed, on account of the mutilation of features and form. The great majority of the corpses have no disfiguration ; the faces are placid as in sleep ; but a small proportion are much mutilated. Some of the latter are dreadfully injured—the heads separated from the trunks, and skin peeled off in ribands and patches, and limbs gone. The greatest distress is caused by the occurrence. Most of the men were married, with families, and some most harrowing tales are related of the condi tion of the poor survivors. The men lived for miles around, and several hours elapsed befo r e the sad news spread to all their homes. W hen it did, wives, . niniit long there was a mostmothers, sisters, brothers, and ch ildr e n hurried to the pit bank, where all distressing Th ou sands of colliers from neigh bouring o I i scen e. ies , an d other persons from all p arts of the district, ca me to the colliery, whe re th ey collieries, wa t c hed the for o perations the recovery of the d ea d b o di es in saddened silence. Scarcely a h ouse i n t h e village but has blinds drawn at every w i n d ow , an d scarcely a family in the village which has not l os t one or more of its props. HANLEY, Friday. The search for bodies will be resumed at ten o'clock to-night. The Government Inspector has been through the mine, and is of opinion that the number of bodies still there is not more than 20. This will bring the total deaths to about 80. The inquest has opened to-day, and, after evi dence of identity, adjourned till to-morrow. Several bodies are still unidentified. SIGNBOARD LITERATURE.—A third edition of the " History of Signboards" is now being issued. The large paper edition for book amateurs and those who illustrate favourite volumes with additional prints, cuttings, &C., will not be published until after Christmas.—•lofz Re view. ueey d rvi I n g e e t gehrs :sse MRs. CHARLOTTE WINSOR.—It has been the des tiny of that weird old woman to give more trouble, to waste more time and money, and to sit longer in courts of justice, than any other criminal of ancient or modern times. To bring down the excellent Calcraft on three fruitless errands to Exeter; to have her scaffold thrice built in the and her grave thrice dug ; to speculate much and long, i n uneducated astonishment, on the eccentricities of the Eng.. lish law ; to mediate on the difference, which has puzzled o w f i f s i e t r ; heads an d t o t hbaen occupiedhors between nu tdhgse s( (unbeknown) on h h e a k n ri c oNe a wrb n ug ream d f:os.sb j var, solution of hamlet's problem, "To be, or not to be," this was a " simple coming-in for one woman." andsi t n o lp r stories doingse n a t r are of during current urtihoeg lhaewr i , tst imprisonment.tl the delay, NV i e t st B of ssa hi do h , final arrangements were made. Death had no terrors for her, nor life either ; but she abhorred uncertainty. She was very cheerful when first awaiting her execution ; con doled time wit pleasantlyhherh advisingusbanaonhis approaching loss, at the l i n e as he could, him to take another wife as for he would never get on without one. Her first sensation, when the event was put off, and she found that still she was not to be sot free, was one rather of annoyance than otherwise, deepening into strong disgust , when the second reprieve came. " Let 'em hang me, or let 'em let me alone," she said ; " I don't like being made a fool of." At another time : " I've told 'em I done it (she con fessed her complicity in the murder, bat always maintained that Harris was the chief agent), what do they want more ?" Shallow logic ! though at first sight not without force. She condoled with her husband on the provoking uncertainty in his further matrimonial arrangements, of which she was the unwilling cause; but her indignation culminated when she was removed from the condemned cell, after 12 months' , tenancy, to make room for a wretched woman condemned for poisoning her husband, who had not been tried on a Satur day, and who, no - minikin-pin's "point" being in her case discoverable for reservation, had to be hung "on the merits." This unjust eviction almost wrung tears from the stubborn eyes of Winsor.—Dickens's "Ak the Year Round." ) Fi E I 1 V S I j A PE It _- - a t ,-:-4 'W.,- --- -&-_„,,\A?.,V-, ' etir Thursday on behalf of the 2- • ' .(tea * the unfortunate men who r'-'is" 7 -it 7-pg.tp rzt explosion at Bar ns l ey serves to .2v .. --- -% general is the s y mpat h y excited* thacal - "ty. As early as 10 o ' c l oc k yesterday morning subscrip tionsl were left at the Mansion-house towards the fund which has been set on foot there under the auspices of the Lord Mayor, and others kept dropping in during the day in increasing amounts. Towards evening about £3OO in all had been received, and that is but a beginning of what may eventually be, in all probability, a sum sufficient for the substantial relief of the bereaved families. There is no doubt that the fund will also be made applicable to the kindred calamity in North Staffordshire colliery, near Hanley, which, following immediately upon that at Barnsley, gives additional force to the appeal of the Lord Mayor to the citizens of London. i n the Mayoralty of one of the most eminent of his stun of n f l o o r r e t h e than predecessors, i7o, 000 fto e Mr. d in t o e the tibi tt' Mansion-house a re lief of the surviving relatives of the sufferers by the accident at the Hartley Colliery. The number of lives lost on that occasion, great as it was, was only about half the number sacrificed in the explosions at Barnsley and North Staffordshire. The Colliery Explosion in North Staffordshire. paid have 105 a ider- MOO road, inge since ,3nces were the L the easy I de- o are every rally have dia.- () has linois . 7 and ctive, Five a the p r ice 1081• wally week. iours nium 141 k. vved Ster 110i days, both :loses ..dan gore 'ell. to 80 pxlefi L fi the awed nicer wits per 3 6 ig s t.O )or 9 6 o s to to 503 ) ..ditY• the small r 10 0 very )er 38 86 0 3 d s of have o.a• 20 % 20 6 18 3 20 0 18 3 21 0 21 0 " 20 9