The Sun. — London, England, 1866-04-23 00:00:00

i ONDON must have a SUPPER and MUSIC r,v 4 110011 for Gentlemen. Remember, we wait for you at .. Al\ S' after the Covent-garden Opera and the Theatres. ....._____ RINAHAN'S LL WHISKY. - DUBLIN • EXHIBITION, 1865. This Dublin Pcele ze Medal brated OLD IRISH WHISKY gained the ri. It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Whole -Botte. Sold •in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in Lon ; LT the Agents in the principal towns in England; or 'wholesale at 8. GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observe the " ahan' s L Whir ReSeal ky ,. " Pink Label, and. Cork branded liin lIITUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION ( Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 180), 14, k ly, uSSE LL - STREET, COVENT-GARDEN, 3 LONDON. pr4,I3,VA.NCES 'HONEY on Personal Security, Bills of Sale, f ee :eold or beneficial Leasehold Property, without inquiry three er any deduction whatever, for periods of one, two,. or Ma e ,' Years, repayable weekly, monthly, or quarterly. fills Madetred' The greatest secrecy observed. Advances also envea °wards the Purchase of a House, repayable in 5, 10, or elor:e7Forms free on application, or receipt of a stamped EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. TO PRINTERS, &c. 3 - 4 MES MARR. AND CO., ~ " L Y P EFOUNDERS, PRINTERS' JOINR.RS, AND BRASS RULE MANUFACTURERS, 29. NEW -STREET, EDINBURGH, t e 4.l.gri 31 , WELLINGTON-STREET, STRAND, LONDON, of gnto intimate, in answer to inquiries regarding' the death fore, r * Alarr. that the Business will be continued as hereto tunitv alfsng 41111111101 H interruption or change of management. s ubsti O last tw'this intimation J. M. and Co. take the oppor thanking their numerous customers for the many at tent r i " " i al p roofs of grudwill they have received during the i n ,,. r r e d litY years. and to assure the'r Friends and the Print geuer a l l y that no efort will be spared in giving , on to future commands. 4 9ril 19, . ' 866 ..--..._ • 1 RE CREDIT FONCIER AND MOBTLTER Cori OF ENGLAND (Limited). sutrr es of the RALF-YEARLY REPORT and BALANCE bon a ' i ssued to the Shareholders can be had on appliea t the C ompany's Of f ices. ALFRED LOWE, Secretary. 17 all d 18, Cornhill, London, April 21, 18(6. ' P I E CREDIT FONCIER AND MOBILIER o}' ENGLAND (Limited), GIN""' REBY G IVW. , that the ORDINARY I ' G of this Company will be held at the 1) ",on Tavern, Bi shopsgate- street, London, on WEDNES tor the t.lle 25 th et April, a t T we l ve o ' c lock noon precisely, Port P1111)080 of receiving the Directors and Auditors' Re irk Ind Ilalance-sheet, and for declaring a Dividend. Dz. t" Apri Transfer Books of the Company will be Closed from the 27 Wed .es.lay , the ISth until 10 a. n. oa Friday, h l. BY Order of the Court of Directors, ALFRED LOWE, Secretary. 4 18 ~ .a nd ....._ , Cornhill, London, March 21, 1860. STARCH MANUFACTURERS ___ • _ _ _ R. PRINCESS OF WALES. .LEN TO 'IC THE FIELD PATENT STARCH, Used in the Royal LaundrY, 4111, AWARDED THE PRIZE MEDAL, 1862. Sold by all Grocers, Chandlers, &c. 40 . 8114-NI SR FLY is the acting ingredient in Prodr'LEX• ROSS'S CANTHARIDES OIL, which speedily as Rees wh iskers and thickens hair, Ss. 6d . ; sent iree for Lis s gai r s a 4"ztm-- ALEX. ROSS, 248, High liolborn, London. , Akan* A LEX • ROSS'S BLOOM of ROSES, Bs. 6d., or 54 stamps. ,1 111 ‘ 1 „ P , LE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the Er,3 l ,'• A rt, are improved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S LoWne;, ABLE SKIN PILLS. They remove redness, sal -218, kt. 2s. 9d.; by pt st for 40 stamps.—ALEX. ROSS, 1 0 1 1101 born, London. A L EX• ROSS'S FACE POWDER, ls., or 14 _________ stamp s. /I AI R - CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, ".1 ,London.—ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID onrle at 3 ,es or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is applied. Sold i s. 0, Id.; sent free for 54 stamps. Ross's Toilet Magazine, u., or 20 stamps. -_______ LIQUID ROUGE, ls., or 18 stamps. P r REY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.— l el ALEX. ROSS'S HAIR DYE produces a perfect colour t~ a lerliately it is used. It is permanent, and perfectly na 4tal in effezt. Price 3s. 6d ; sent by post for 54 stamps. I ADIES HAIR DYED, from 1 guinea; Gentle :lU men's, froM 10s. 6d. bINNEFORD'S FLUID MAGNESIA. The medical prole , sion for Thirty yearM have approved 4 1 ., pure of solution Magnesia as the remedy to A he Stomach, of Heartburn, Gout, a nd best Indigestion r ; and t il v a . ,_mild aperient it is esrecially adapted for ladies and Prepare'l by D[NNEFORD and CO., Chemists, &c., 172, New Bond-street, London ; ~, d Sold through , ut the word by all respectable chemists, CAUTION ._Sec that "Dinneford and Co." is on each bottle aucl,red label cver the cork. A B EAUTIFUL DESCRIPTIVE C ATA _ LO URA, with Illustrative Sketches of CABINET ireuRNITURE and DECORATIVE UPHOLSTERY, sant hr ,f,er post or given on application. The Stock, cones '-"kng to the List, is marked in pla in figures. ATKINSON & CO., CABINET , UPROLSTERERS, LINEN MAKERS DRAPERS, AND AGENTS 198 HOUSE, 200 202 204, 206, 208, , and 210, WESTMINSTER BRIDGE ROAD, LONDON. Ti" C URTAINS OF A HOUSE ma _ give the tone and character to its appearance. They ould be changed with the changing seasons. 3.,.A2.TIcINSOIsT and co. are prepared with the earliest . D ra Stock of Curtains—the new Pekinette Stripes for Muslin and Dining Rooms, Pekin and Persian . . Cloths,_ ll Chintzesnd Leno, with all the new Designs in this Year's ATKINSON & CO., , 198, 200 202 204, 206, 208 and 210, "ESTAIINSTER' BRIDGE ROXD, LONDON. ........_____ TEE SPRING STOCK OF CARPETS, IttPLENISHED with the Newest Designs from t ilt the best makers, comprises FELTS, KIDDER, BSES VELVET PILE, AXMINSTER, and Fl oor ' kind of material for covering ball or p , ,csaM -Cloth, Cork Carpet, Linoleum, and Kamptulicon. ATKINSON Sr CO., 198, 200, 202, 204, 206, 208, and 210, yv ES TA IINS TER BRIDGE ROAD, LONDON. SinI„6ORIPTIONS for the WIDOW and formefortne;'ll-LDREN of the late Captain R. IL GRONOW, of the Grenadier Guard and Author ef " Recol 7 ,Pitri s l ;; B „, and Anecdotes," "Celebrities of Lon . don and 4 4,8 lef t ' e * .Captain Gronow, who lately died Paris, ra arrin a widow and four young children, by his second nd fim era r utterly destitute, without means to defray his 1413 ex Penses, or even to purchase bread. Captain b cr w was disinherited by his father, in favour of h e derpther, a clergyman._ and the small income which .stat, s l"l7 „ e d from the interest of a sum charged on the family . iron i p' ea sod with his life ,• while the sums he received i„ am e _ to time for his " Recollections" were expended fa'44llifovidig for the increasing expenses of his young of 1%1 3. ' 'Under these distressing circumstances the friends appertaida,rae Grono w in Paris came to her aid, and they now Lone to the liberality of her late husband's friends in cont 9b' and also to the readers of his Reminiscences, for litions to enable her to maintain and educate her Co ecriptions received by Messrs. SMITH, ELDER, and 11Q ''''' Co rnhill, and 45 , P a l l-mall; an d b y M essrs. C ox N'VVOOD, Army Agent s , C ra i g ' s - cour t, Parliament kreet. iN ir llo MORE PILLS OR ANY OTHER MEDICINE. . Iju 13 , ARRY's delicious health-restoring Inva i l o l Yields3lu Infants' Food, THE R.VALENTA ARAB th , n ew , ree times as much assimilating and strengthening . ti r ,„ 18 Qtrient as the best meat, and restores perfect diges kle'e' Str ong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, refreshing do f unctional regularity, and energy to the most disor tlip,;'„or enfeebled—removing speedily and effectually in bif,,"oll (dyspepsia), cough, asthma, consumption,. ha -6.-.= co nstipation, diarrhoea, all 4 -111 8 nrrhoids, liver complaints, gastric derangements, flatulency, nervou.s cal, ,_ biliousness, fevers, sore throats, diphtheria, tirki r ug, colds, influenza, noises in the head 133,0,,,e21721, rheumatism, gout, impurities, erupt . m . ns, DafTra, neuralgia, irritability, sleeplessness, acidity, p4L'ation, heartburn, headache, debility, dropsy, cramps, .ItB I, or at sea, ei h , , usea and sickness even in pregnanc i r the chest, nineg fits, bronchitis, scrofula, tightness o is , l l the pit of the stomach and between the shoulders : van de Lue nl?st digestible of all foods and suitable for in n , and infants in all complaints. nf j_o quote a few out of 62,000 Cures :—Cure No. 58,216 Napo Marchioness de Brehan, of seven years' liVer pom winrid, 'wasting away, debility, nervousness, irritability,. st aat a tlorvous palpitation all over, bad digestion, con ta sleeplessness, and the most intolerable . nervou h e i t : °ll - Cure No. 71, of dyspepsia, from the Right Hon. t _ ;.aterford : ef Wert Stuart de Decies, Lord Lieutenant of the county 1 have derived much benefit from your countyl'e 11ent food. —Stuart de Decies, Dromana, 'Cappoquin, T . t„ Waterford. Cure No. 54,816, from the Rev. James f e l i-.'4°l.,Pbell, Syderstone Rectory, near Fakenham, Nor h, I . .n all cases of indigestion, and particularly when be s t iv" al l more than usually affected, I consider it the . ih 3w c?f all remedies. It regulates the bile, and makes it Rlla,la ases which would not admit of mercury in any ort r iV , and hort, a healthy flow of the bile is one of the ple a ,„ a b_ best symptoms. You can make what use you 1 , -6 of this co mnaunication.—l am, gentlemen, James ley agiPliell. Cure No. 5 2,422.—8 ridge House, Prim pittin tir€T :—Thirty-three years' diseased . lungs,. the ears, gof blood, liver derangement, deafness, singing in toe , constipation, debility, shortness of breath,. and ittitifepee,rlf.elarevt,e been removed by your Revalenta Arabica. My i n n ers, liver, stomach, head, and ears are all right, my bTir and my recovery is a marvel to all my acquaint ._ 4 . 4 . - " al oes Roberts, Timberiterchant. Cure No. 49,832. txkeesß, Zt Y ll e m ar a, B' i ndescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervous cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sick 15T047„ (1 vomiting. - Maria Joly, of Lynn, Norfolk. Cure ndim:3l.- Mi ssElizabethJacobs, of extreme nervousness, Clir„°°,l'l°o, gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies. tb.,* ", - "I 0. 56,814. —Mr. Saml. Laxton,Leicester, of two years' 4;laca. The food 'is sold in canisters, 11b. 2s 9d ; 21b., ee; u ( l• ; 121 b., 21s 241 b 40s. Super-refined quality, 11b., • 21b 21h., 2s. ; 51 . b., 225. ; 101 b., 335. The 101 b., 121 b., and ~, Barry"lstra, earriage ire,. on re ,, ipt of Post-office Order, al Du Barry and Co , 772 - Regent -street, London .., 5,,, 1 ,,, I** 'MPS, Tea Dealers, 8, King William-street ; like is, gm e _ s a , t 65 , Gracechurch-street ; 4, CheaPside : 49, Bishops tt.. tree t Within ; 63 , 150, and 298, Oxford-street •,330, re a 4 a lld ; 54 , Upper Baker -street ; 103, Tottimham-court teel4;s; 9136'rolltrei?s,r-stcrrt, Islington N.; Harvey, Notting-hill ; High-street; and Stubbs, Queen'f- Qr„ ac e, St. s, G 5, London ; and all respectable -c ora and Chemists. —Beware of spurious imitations. j oi , o (3° ,P S 1 1 ; 1; 1 so,ti of o}}ii N°. 23,041. MR. SAUNDERS' NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vole., BOUND TO THE WHEEL. By JOHN SAUNDERS. Author of "Abel Drake's Wife," ,tc. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. MISS BRADDON'S NEW NOVEL. At all Libraries, in 3 vols., TIIE LADY'S MILL A Novel. By the Author of "Lady Audley's Secret," .4vc. London : Ward, Lock, and Tyler, Paternoster-row. NO TI C E.-THE LADY'S MILE.- An abundant supply of this New Novel, by the Author of "Lady Andlcy's Secret," kc., will be ready on We Ines day, April 18. Subscribers to circulating libraries should , rder "The Lady's Mile," by Miss Braddon. Limp cloth, price Is., QYSTEMATIC MEMORY ; or, How to Make Bad Memory Gooi, and a Good Memory Better. By T. MACLAREN. London: P. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row. 240 pages, hoards Is. 64., cloth 25., VEGETABLE COOKERY; including a com plete Set of Recipes for Pastry. Preserving. Pickling, the preparation of Sauces, Soups, Beverages, &a, dr.c. London: F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row. Second Edition, extra cloth. price le. 6d., ripHE LITTLE THINGS OF NATURE. ity..Lgo H.rtzsposi-Author of " Lite : its Nature," Sze. _ "It has seldom been our lot to read a book more be.uti fully written and more deeply interesting than the one before us"—Christian News. " He presents scientific facts, whether physical or metaphy sical. in a term which makes them far more relishable than the most imaginative novels."—Norfolk News. London : F. Pitman, 20. Paternoster-row. Bvo., extra cloth gilt, gilt edges. price 3s. Bd., TdvE : g Selection from the best Poets, by THOMAS SHORTER, Editor of "A Book of English Poetry," .1 c. London : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row. Cheap Reissue of TJ ECTURES by the Rev. HUGH STOWELL BROWN. Vol. 1, containing "Five Shillings and Costs," and eleven other Lectures, price 10c1, Vol. 2, containing . Twelve Lectures, price 10d. Vois. t and 2, bound to ether in cloth, price 2s. London : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C. sth edition, corrected and revised , post free 7 d. , THE TEETH : a Practical Treatise; with the best Means of Restoring them when Defective or Lost. By A. ESKELL, Surgeon-Dentist, of Grasvenor-street, W. "We cannot do better than recommend for general perusal Mr. Eskell's treatise, which is as useful as it is unpretend ing."—Telegraph, June 20, 1866. Sold by Simpkin and Marshall, Stationers'-hall-court, London; and all Booksellers. LIGHT ! LIGHT ! LIGHT! MATHEWS'S GAB LAMPS, Square or Globe, of every size and desizn. Al 6 inch Bent Top Square Lamp, Fainted and glazed, 75s ; a '6 inch powerful Refle,t ing Lamp, with pendant iron and burner complete, £2 26.- 21 and 52, High-street ; bloomsbury. Publicans and other Lamps redecorated equal to new. HYAM and BOA ATTIRE for GENTLEMEN, 66 and 67, Oxford-street, W. Gentlemen about to purchase their clothing for the season are requested to bear in mind the following recommendations of HYAII and CO.'S Attire for Gentlemen. 1. Novelty, Beauty, and Excellence of Fabric. P. Perfect Adjustment of Fit. 3. Becoming and Fashionable Design. 4. Ornamental and general Finish. HYAM and C o,'s ATTIRE for GENTLEMEN, 66 and 67, Oxford•street, W. Hyam and Co.'s Spring Overcoats Hyam and Co.'s Spring Suits 4:s. to 70s. Hyam and Co.'s Spring :41k-faced Capes 2SE. to 455. Hyam and Co.'s Spring Jackets Hyam and Co.'s Spring Dress Coats Hysm and Co.'s Spring Frock Coats Hyam and Co 's Spring Vests 6s. to 14s. Hyam and Co.'s Spring Trousers Us. to 15s. JJYAM and CO.'s SELECT DEPARTMENTS. No. I. Gentlemen's Clothing for immediate wear. „ 2. Bespoke or Order Department. „ 3. Boys' and Youth' Distinct Department. „ 4. Hats, Caps, Hosiery, and Outfit Department. 11YAM and CO., 66 and 67, Oxford•street, W. Provincial Establishments at Birmingham, Leeds, and Dewsbury. PHEASANT REARING for 1866.— JAMES CIiA3IBERLIN'S (opposite Corn Exchange, Nor wich) is the only depot in the world for proper Ft) , )1) for Pll EASANT FEEDING. Between <OO and 300 testimonials of last year's success. Treatise on Hatching and Rearing, with other valuable hints. posted free on application. Land owners, pheasant rearers, and gamekeepers can raise any number of birds by using his food. The aristocracy of the kingdom constantly use it. Gentlemen requiring game keepers, or gamekeepers requiring situations, are requested to apply to Mr. James Chamberlin, wine merchant and phea sant food dealer, opposite Corn Exchange, Norwich. DEFRIES and SONS beg to call the special ity • attention of Merchants and the Trade to their NEW PATENT ASTRA BURNER, With Circular Wick, which for simplicity of construction, great brilliancy of lif„rht, perfect combustion. and its entire freedom from heat, sur passes everything that has yet been introduced. ASTRA LAMPS can be obtained from the METROPOLITAN LIGHT COMPANY, 417, Strand, and from all Ironmongers and Lamp Warehouses in Town and Country and the Patentee, 16 and 17, Commercial street, WhitechapeL A STRA, PETROLEUM, and KEROSINE LAMPS on SHOW. (New Designs.) ASTRA (Patent) LAMP, for MINERAL OIL. AS TRA LAM P.—Five Hundred NEW PATTERNS for the Season now on Show. TABLE GLASS, ENGRAVED AND CUT. JDEFRIES and SONS , . l6 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET. TAVERN AND HOTEL GLASS. Newest Patterns, Correct Measure. DEFRIES and SONS, ti• 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET. ALEXANDRA DINNER SERVICES, For 12 Persons, XL 18s. ed. BREAKFAST and TEA SERVICES in great variety, Z 1 le. T DEFRIES and SONS, U. 16 and 17. COMMERCIAL-STREET. CRYSTAL CHANDELIERS, New designs, for the Drawing-room, either for Gas or Candle. JDEFRIES and SONS, • 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET. CRYSTAL CHANDELIERS, In the Grecian and Venetian Designs. T DEFRIES and S ON S, ei • 16 and 17. CO HMERCIAL-ST REET. BROI 2110 AND ORMOLU CHANDELIERS, New designs, for the Dining-room. JDEFRIES and S ONS, • 18 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET. CRYSTAL LAMPS AND WALL LIGHTS (Registered) for India. JDEFRIES and SONS, • 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET. CLUB, MESS, AND FURNISHING ORDERS for the above Goods promptly execute& Works -LONDON and BIRMINGHAM. JDEFRIES and SONS, • 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET. DEFRIES and SONS tJ• Supply Merchants with Pattern Books Free. JDEFRIES and SONS' t , • TEMPORARY SHOW ROOMS. 16 and 17. COMMERCIAL-STREET, WHITEC HAPEL, Five Minutes' walk from the Late Establishment, 147. lIOUNDSDITCH. 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 would be for young girls, almost children, from the age of 8 to 15, who have been led astray from the path of virtue. Contributions will be received gratefully by the Secretary, Mr. Daniel Cooper, 85, Queen .street, Cheapside; or by Messrs Barclay and Co., Lombard-street. ROYAL 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. Pica-Patron-111s Royal Highness the Prince:A WA LES, K.G President-1118 Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCII, K.G. This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the first to estab lish the principle of free admission to the sick poor, without the delay and difficulty of Governors' orders, is wholly de pendent for support on voluntary e,ontributions andt!:ra:tee. It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in addition to this, the average number of attendance of the destitute sick has for a considerable period averaged between 1,000 and 4,000 weekly. The Committee earnestly solicit the A SSTSTANCE of the bi.r.cvo.unt, as the pretuietB of this Houpital are capable of containing several hundred more beds, had the Committril the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edvrard Mae Lerman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutte and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Harries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co.; Barclay and Co. ; W dilates, Deacon, and Co.; Overend, Gur ney, and Co.; Nisbet and Co.. Berners-street • 1. Barned and Ltrerpool 3 and at the Hospital. from 10 tills. STAN - F 0111) BALITU, Secretary. TEETH. —Mr. DAY (for many years principal EaEssiatant to Mr. Eskell, surgeon-dentist, of 8, Gros venor-street, W.) may be consulted on all cases of Dental de fect or deficiency. He has made arrangements for the use of Mr. Eskell's Patents. by which means exquisitely enamelled ARTIFICIAL TEETH of the utmost durability are con structed (in a fewthours when necessary), and are worn upon tender gums or roots of teeth or by nervous persons for any length of time, without pain, unpleasantness, or discomfort. The invention applied to teeth of ordinary or inferior con struction. Painful teeth or diseased stumps extracted with out pain. No chloroform ! and per ectly sate. osrEo- PLASTIC ENAMEL, the exact colour of the natural teeth, used in all cases of stopping. Discoloured teeth restored, loose teeth fastened, and all operations on the most approved principles. Terms strictly moderate. Consultations free. 291, REGENT-STREET (3 doors from the Po,ytechnic). LAMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM. — AN consum E FFECTUAL REMEDY, without confining the bowels or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is ad mitted to be the best medicine for immediatel y relievin g coughs, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and inci p ient con sumption. It frequently cures pe rsons whom the facul ty pr o n ounce incurable, admirably allay s the tickling which provokes frequent coughing. In approaching ption its effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or even lying down for tear of suffocation, may depend on relief in a few minutes after taking it. Prepared only and sold by W. LAMBERT, Chemist. B,liing-William-street, Charing_ cross, London, and by al l druggists, in bottles, 130., and three quantities in one, 2s. 9d. each. Be particular, and ask for Lambert's Asthmatic, Balsam. The name and address are engraved on the stamp. T)ROVIDENCE RO FOR W NIGHT REFUGE, 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 the provision made by the Poor Houses, e ac h 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 been raised, but to accomplish the 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 donntions obtained fur 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 feod 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. 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'N,-• / • \ -s., 1 • ....0 . 03544 ,,.., DIE , v oit____ , .-. , ur:Tif liso .. ,,,,ly .f r g '"DROIT• 1 / , / ,4.. , '7' \ `....: . --0 , -4-,r. ,-, - , "* , / ..' i " THE SUN, LONDON IVIOIDAY EVENING, APRIL 23, 1866. TO WEST-END DINERS.- "THE WELLINGTON," ST. JAMES'S-STREET, PICCADILLY. LADIES' SALOON DINING ROOM on the First Floor The SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS are now OPEN. Terms—Twelve Months.,Ll lts. 6d. Six Months I ls. Od. Apply, D. CAMERON, 49, St. James-street. IitOYAL NAVAL, MILITARY, and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY (Esta blished A.D. 1837. under Royal Patronage), 17, Waterloo place, London, S.W. ARTHUR R. HAMILTON, Secretary. Agents wanted in towns not yet represented. meeting to the chairman, deputy-chairman, and other directors, and to the secretary and manager. WEST FLANDERS. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at the offices, Moorgate-street, on Friday, Mr. 11. T. Frere, the president, in the chair. Mr. Smith, the secretary, read the report, an ab stract of which has appeared in The Sun. The CHAIRMAN, in moving its adoption, said the lessees had kept the line in a highly satisfactory condition, looking forward probably to future profits to recompense them for present improvements. R e was glad there had been a general improvement in the traffic, and he hoped it would continue. The directors proposed to declare a dividend of 4s. 9d. per share, and to carry over a balance of £2,463. This they were enabled to do in consequence of a resolution passed at the last meeting rescinding the reservation of a certain numbei of bonds under the agreement. There was nothing said as to the terms for parting with that privilege, and the directors agreed that the Societe d'Exploitation should pay the company £3,000 for giving up the privilege. So far it was like so much put into the shareholders' pockets, giving them certain funds in hand. The interest on the bonds falling due on Jan. Ist had heretofore been met by borrowing from the banker, which was undesirable. It acted against the com pany to be obliged to borrow `money to pay interest on debentures falling due, and therefore they did not increase the dividend, but thought it prudent to keep the balance in reserve. He mentioned that 78 out of the 143 shares that were in excess of the sta tutable number had been received and cancelled. The shares in excess were not a question of fraud ; and they had now 65 shares to replace those that were out, and as they came in they would be cancelled. The 143 shares had been bought in by the company as a reserve. They had but five direc tors, and since the last meeting death had taken two from them—Mr. Till and Mr. Blunt. They greatly appreciated the business talent of Mr. Till, and as for Mr. Blunt he never missed attend ance at any meeting of the company in London or Belgium except only on one occasion. It was most important to carry on the business of the com pany economically. The necessity for keeping up the establishment of the company to comply with the Belgian law involved a certain expense. They must pay their servants fairly, and the Board had voted £5OO per annum; if they found that four directors could do the business the allowance could be reduced to £4OO. Three directors were neces sary for the transaction of business. The directors had with great pains sought among the shareholders for a member to fill one of the vacancies, and had elected Mr. Thos. Dyer Edwardes, who was a large shareholder in the company. Mr. GREW seconded the motion. Mr. S. HERAPATII remarked that the surplus lands when sold would probably form a sufficient item to meet the requirements of the company, and thus leave the rent free for the payment of dividend. He considered that the charges against revenue were very heavy, and thought they might be reduced. The expenses for London and Belgium amounted to £3,111 a year. Mr. GOEZ said it would be a great advantage to know whether any of those expenses were tempo rary, so as to guide them in calculating future re sults. It was right to keep a reserve in hand to pay the interest on the bonds when due. The CHAIRMAN explained that the Board had offered to sell the whole of the surplus lands at a fair price to the leasing company, but they had declined to purchase them. The plans of a vast number of small pieces of land.belonging to the company had been prepared with a view to sell them. The ' managing director believed they would realize a much larger amount than they had asked from the lessees for them, but the co►npany would not get so much as they had paid for those lands. The ex penses could not be reduced for many years to come, and would average £3,000 a year. The report was unanimously adopted ; a dividend of 4s. 9d. per share was approved, payable on the 15th of May ; Mr. T. D. Edwardes was elected a director of the company ; and the proceedings con cluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors. 7e"—} ,/.2 e /A DIEIVSPA PLR ~ .~~~ _ - t •- r ---) strange appearance, requested-I*r - Ve, c man did so, and went home, follolied V t's daughter, who, knowing him well, was afraid that he might do some harm with the billhook. Cooper, upon arriving at his home, asked for his wife. He was told that she was at work in a field near, and he went up to her and said, in the presence of ano ther woman, " Wife, I have done something which will hang me ; the police will soon be here." His wife, thinking that he had been drinking, took him home, and one of his daughters then took the bill hook from his hand. He remained in his house, sel dom speaking, until nearly 8 o'clock, when he was arrested by Superintendent Adams and Sergeant Bradshaw on suspicion of having murdered the de ceased woman. He did not answer the officers, and maintained silence on the journey to Stafford. Upon the coat he wore being minutely inspected stains of blood were found upon it, and several spots of blood were also observed on the billhook, which bore the appearance of having been washed. It is just the description of instrument which could inflict the gashes on the face and neck of the deceased. The police think that after the murder Cooper went to some stream, washed his hands, and the instrument referred to, and then proceeded on his way home. He is about 45 years of age, sft. 3in, in height, and his appearance is very uncouth. Mr. Moore says that he is a man who, from his position, could not drink habitually, but who would nevertheless in dulge when he could. For some time past his con duct has been exceedingly strange, and his manner of addressing the inhabitants of the village where the murder was committed has, in several instances, led to the conviction that he is not sane, and this belief is strengthened when it is considered that he could have had no real motive in murdering the old wo man, who always treated him with the greatest kindness. It has been said that Mrs. Buckley was anxious to get rid cf him on Friday ; but this asser tion has no foundation. Cooper has a wife and four children, the youngest being only a few months old, and his wife was in the habit of adding to their income by labouring for the different farmers in the neighbourhood of Coppenhall. surTtheee psarisndonAeirr w. E. bl a u y g n h o t , u a p t t b h e e fo s r h e ir S e ir -h S o . 1 7 , isllitafers forAdir.oun ands Saturdaymorning. erk ofth to prosecute the prisoner John C said oop e h r e , appeared s charged on suspicion of the wilful murder of Ellen Buckley. The crime, however, was not known to the police until late on the previous day, so that they had not been able to collect sufficient evidence to insure a committal that morning. He therefore wished the prisoner to be remanded until Thqrsday next. eto reply. The he objected to the rema n d, theWprhriesnonaesrkendla whether no An inquest will be held before Mr. W. :Morgan, reman ded him until the day coroner, this (Monday) morning. CRYSTAL PALACE.-SPRING RESORT. - THIS DAY.—SHIL LING DAY.—Dcors open at 10. — Orchestral Band, 12.30 ; Great Organ, 2.30: Orchestral Band, 4.30. Fine Art Courts in variety and beauty unequalled in the world—Gibsrm CoPection -Trop cat Plants in great luxuri ance—Skating Hall, Gymnasium, Thiodon's Theatre of Art, with Mitiature Storm at Sea—Popular Amusements—Models and t4hips, Great Guns, Armour rho es and Targets—Amus ing Chimpanzee—Monkeys and Parrots—Unique Aquariums —Covey of Tame l'artridges Salmon Hatching—Tame Snipe and New Aviaries. 'ln the Grounds, Boats on t.'e picturesque and extensive Lakes, Velo pe des, Roundabouts, team Carrousel, Swings, Steeplechases, Archery, Rifle Shooting, Cosmorama, Invigorators. The best Cric ket Ground, Bowls, Croquet, and every other Amusement. Crystal Palace. the one p ace for Holiday Amuserm nt and Instruction. " The bestshilling's worth in the world." THE S. ° O A D lR lN an 'S ent ß ir A el D y NEeNw-BA 31, R a . nd U . P IN ment, EVERY EVENING - , at Eight (except Saturday); Saturday Mornings at Three. POLYGRAPHIC HALL, King William-street, Charing-cross. Luxurious sofa stalls, ifs ; balcony stalls, 3s. ; area, 2s. ; amphitheatre, ls.—A plan of stalls may be seen and seats secured at the Hall from Eleven to Five. MR. ARTHUR SKETCHLEY'S New Entertainment, MRS. BROWN AT HOME AND AB RO ALP, E VERY EVENING at Eight (except Saturday); Saturday Afternoon at Three. Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. Tickets at the Box-office; Mr, Mitchell's ; and all MUSiC sellers. CITODARE'S 405TH REPRESENTATION.- - ►THEATRE OF MYSTI4IItY.—EGYPTIAN HALL.— STODARE'S celebrated MARVELS of MAGIC and VEN TRILuQUISM, • s performed by him, by command, at Wind sor Castle, before her Majesty the Queen, Nov. 21, 1865 ; and twice before ',JUL the Piince of Wales, June 6, 1865, and March 10, 1866—The New Sensation, the MARVEL of 111ECCA. the SPHINX, and Storl.re'q mit - hi - Wed INDIAN BASR ET FEAT, EVEILY EV..NINU at 8. Wednesdays and Saturdays at 3. Stalls may be secured in advance at the Box-office, Egyptian Hall. open daily from 10 till 6; and at Mitchell's, Old Bond street—Admission, is., 25.; stalls, 3s. "Almost miraculous."—Vide the Times. CHRISTY MINSTRELS, ST. JAMES'S HALL. EVERT EVENING at Eight. WEDNESDAYS and SATURDAYS, at Three and Eight,—The original and veri tably legimate CHRISTY MINSTRELS. First Season in London these five years. The only company in existence which possesses a legal claim to the title, from the fact of its being the only one which retains all the marked specialities and distmgmshed favourites who originally gained the re putation of the company first in the United States, and sub sequently in this country, in 1857. No other company as suming the title of Christy Minstrels possesses a single in dividual member of the least distinction who belonged to the original troupe. The Christyp (after an absence of five years) return to London with their band strengthened and im proved in every respect, their entertainment being unani mously pronounced bi the metropolitan press to be the most sparkling in London. Prices of Admission—New and luxurious fauteuils, as. ; stalls, 3s. ' • area. 2s. ; gallery, ls. ; juveniles , under twelve, half price to stalls and ares only. Fauteuils and stall may be secured at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond street ; or at Mr. Austin's, 23, Piccadilly. - Manager, Mr. Frederick Burgess. T HE OXFORD, 6, OXFORD-STREET, W. The Oxford and Cantfibury Hall Company (1 fruited', IF I WERE KING, Comic Opera, by A DOLPIIR ADAM, having been enthusiastically received, will be performed, together with IL TROVATOItE and MASANIELLO, by the whole of the talented Operatic Company EVEIty EVENING in addition to the other novelties of the estab lishment, including the ce - ebrated HUNGARIANS in their new entertainment, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr, RANDALL, and Messrs. PERSIVANI and D'R RONDE. Notice —The last Two Weeks of the Hungarians' appear anfle in England. Admission—Area, 6d, ; stalls and balcony, is ; private boxes, with separate entrance, 10s. 6d. Doors open at half-past 7. Commence at S. I%TADAIVIE TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, ±Y IL BAKER-STREET, EASTER HOLIDAYS. NEW ADDITIONS.—SeveraI life-size Portrait Models of the most distinguished Personates 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 WINSOR. Open during the first three days in Easter week from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. Admittance, ls. ; children, under ten, half price ; Extra Rooms, 6d. A RGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, Piccadilly. Selections from all the favourite Operas will be perfcrmed by the celebrated ARGYLL BAND every Evenit,g. Chef d'Orehestra, Signor L. CURTI. M. LEVY, the Great Cornet Player, at Nine, Ten, and Eleven o'clock. Doors open at half-past Eight o'clock. Admission, Is. CHO COLATE.-MENIER'S FRENCH. OIIOCOLAT-MENIEE, for Breakfast. CH.OOOLAT-M.ENIER is pure, wholesome, and delicious. MENIER'S FRENCH CHOCOLATE. Warehouse, 23, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden. gold everywhere. pIuLLIPs AND COMPANY'S TEAS ARE BEST AND CHEAPEST. STRONG to FINE BLACK TEA, Is. 6d., 25., 2s. 6d., 35., 3s. 4d. Most Delicious Black Tea is now only 3s. 61 rev pound. Pure, Rich, Rare, Choice Coffee, is. 4d.. Is. 6d., is. Bd. PHILLIPS and CO., TEA MERCMANTS, 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 Free to any Railway Station or Market Town in Eng land. Phillips and Co. have no Agents, nor any connection with any house in Worcester or Swansea. LADIES MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN EVER.—Dr. CITLVERWELL'S LADIES' TUR KISH BATHS, Tuesdays. Gentlemen other days.-3. Great ➢ l r•rlborough-street, W. 2s. Also the Post Office Turkish Baths, 19, St. Martin's-le-Grand, is. 6d. Saturdays and Sundays, Is. ; at both establishments, Is. Greatest purifier of the blood and beautifier of the skin. INHAT DO THE WILD WAVES SAY NOW?—That the FIERY CROSS has arrived, bringing some magnificent KAISOW CONGOUS of delicious flavour, and which may now be had, at a mere commission on the import prioe, of the EAST INDIA TEA CO MPAN Y, No. 5, Great §t. Helen's Churchyard, Bishopsgate-street. SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, an Dining-room, eonsisting of a new and elegant assort me c t of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink strode, oeautiful inlaid Tables, Paperweights, arc., in Italian , Alabaster, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spare. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, ralogist to her &!eiesty, 149, Strand, W.C.. London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of ROCKS, aI INERALS, and FOSSILS, to illustrate the new edition of Lyell's Elements of Geology; they will greatly floilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY and GEOLOGY, and can be had at 2,5, 10, 20, 60, to 500 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE RALOGY is given by Mr.TENNANT,F.G.S.. at 149. Strand. IV I Nb been Or recently BA, y .p L , L n and fitted Winslow, withßuc r ks , e qu s h i hav ing the care and comfort of the INSANE, the proprietor, Dr. UOISRAGON, announces that he has transferred his Estab lishment from Birmingham to the above desirable residei.ce, easily accessible, and distant from London about an hour and a-half by the London and North-Western hne, and fifty minutes from Oxford. Attached to the mansion, situated on a sandy soil, and commanding an extensive and pleasing prospect, are garden, meadow, plantation, and recreation grounds. For terms and forms of admission address the proprietor. pARIS.-THE COMPAGNIE LYONNAISE 37, BOULEVARD DES CAPUCIi\ ES, Opposite the Grand Hotel, Is the most celebrated House for Articles of the NEWEST FASHIONS IN SILKS, LACE, MUSLINS, INDIA AND FRENCH SHAWLS, &O. LADIES' DRESSES by Measure and Ready-made. TEETH AND PAINLESS DENTISTRY._ The fear of pain and dread of operation inherent to all deter very many to whom ARTIFICIAL TEETH are of vital importance from availing themselves of the services of a dentist. In a practice founded in 1830, and now ex. ending over greater part of the kingdom, an experience unequalled has been obtained, enabling us to offer even the most sensi tive sufferer a tystem of dentistry perfect in its absolute freedom from pain, a epecialitd 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 without fear of pain or inconvenience. These g ait are cheaper, more dur able, natural; and comfortable Matt any yet produced. Consultation free. Teeth from ss, hetf front 5 to 25 ge., warranted. For the efficacy, utility, and success of this system, 'ride "Lancet." Messrs. LEWIN and SIMEON MOSELY and SONS, 30, Bernera-ttrect, Oxford-street, and 448, Strand, Opposite Charing-cross Railway Station. Daily attendance at 15, Whltefriargate, Hull ; 10, Norfolk street, Sheffield; 4, East-parade, Leeds; 14, St. Nicholas - street, Scarbro' ; and 33, Coney-street, York. Established 1830. No connection with any one of the same name. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. CARLISLE AND SILLOTH. The half-yearly meeting was held at Carlisle on Tuesday ; Mr. P. J. Dixon in the chair. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, an abstract of which has appeared in The Sun, said this was now the second time the direc tors had asked the shareholders to agree to a divi dend on the ordinary stock of the company, and they had little doubt they would continue to go on gradually progressing from 1 per cent. to a more satisfactory dividend. They were now closely con nected with the North British interests, which were steadily prospering. They had not divided more than they were justified in doing, and by taking that course they had laid by what would be a satis factory dividend for another half-year. He believed that next half-year they would have a dividend of equal amount, if not more. (Hear, hear.) Mr. JAMES seconded the motion, which was agreed to. A dividend was declared of 5 per cent, per annum on the.preference stock, and 1 per cent. per annum on the ordinary stock, less income tax, payable on the 18th inst. The proceedings concluded with a Tote of thanks to the chairman. CITY OF GLASGOW UNION. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Glasgoiv on Thursday ; Mr. J. R. Stewart in the chair. The report stated that the directors had obtained possession at Martinmas last of a portion of the property required for the main line, extending from Govan-street on the south to Bridgegate-street on the north (with exception of the slaughterhouses), which they cleared of buildings and handed over to the contractors on the Ist of January, 1866. The contractors . accordingly had been actively engaged with the requisite preparations for carrying forward the works, and had commenced the viaduct at Adel phi-street. They had also made some progress with the piling necessary for the construction of the bridge over the Clyde, and had, besides, sunk seve ral of the cylinders required for the piers. The re mainder of the property for the portion of the main line from the junction with the Glasgow and Paisley joint railway on the south, to East Nile-street on north, would be in the company's hands at Whit- Sunday next, and would be handed ovor to the contractors immediately thereafter. The requisition by the Glasgow and South-Western Railway Com pany for the construction of the passenger station at St. Enoch's-square had engaged the earnest at tention of the directors. The properties required for the southern approach to the station would also be in the company's hands by Whit-Sunday next. The company were also proceeding with the acquisition of the properties required to afford station accom modation to the Glasgow and South-Western Rail way Company. The latter company now held the statutory amount of the Union Company's stock, and they were now represented at the board by three directors. The report was unanimously adopted, and the retiring directors, Mr. J. Orr Ewing and Mr. J. King, were re-elected, and also Mr. H. Kerr, the retiring auditor. TRENT, ANCHOLME, AND GRIMSBY. Col. Rich, R.E., has officially inspected this line. A great bridge over the Trent, which has been a work of some diffieulty, was tested by six engines, weighing 160 tons, passing over it. The passenger traffic is to be commenced on the Ist of May. WIVENHOE AND BRIGHTLINGSEA. This short line was opened last week, and worked by the Great Eastern. The only work of any im portance on the new line is a swing bridge at Alres ford Creek, DESIERARA. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Friday at the London Tavern ; Mr. J. A. Tinne in the chair. The report, an abstract of which has appeared in The Sun, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN said it was very satisfactory to the directors to meet the shareholders with an in crease in the dividend. It showed the favourable working of the concern, and the receipts from the Ist of January to the 23d of March showed an in crease of $3,004 as compared with same period of 1865. Considering that they had made a reduction of 30 per cent. in their fares about two years ago, that increase showed that their affairs were in a go od state. The line and rol lin g stock were in excellent condition, and the demands of increased business eraenddtwo additional loco mo ti ve had rendered it necessary to providealsoaddaitdiodnitailonraolllsitna g t s i t o o n c k . a c c Theyom m o h d a a d t i o o r n d , engines, and had made an increase in the number of carriages and trucks. He thought they might look forward to the future for a suitable return on that outlay. He concluded by moving the adop tion of the report. M th de a P t u h t e Y t - li nh ou a g ir h nia thought the seconded the improvement he railway fully j ust ifi e d the i m n motion, r , C e a i c i n e A i d p m s t n t s aE on n d t di rectors in the completion of the railway to Mahaica. He had recently received a letter from his partner in Demerara stating that the colony had vastly im proved, that the Chinamen and Coolies were work ing satisfactorily, while the blacks, f rom th e i r idle ness and depravity, were dying out. The railway was going on well, and there could not be a better man than Mr. Martin for its manager. The local directors were doing everything they could to benefit the concern. The estates in the district through which the line passed had improved m ore th an th ose anywhere else, owing to the advantages afforded by the railway. The report was then unanimously adopted, and a dividend of 1 per cent. for the past half-year, being at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum on the ordinary stock, was declared, payable on the 24th inst. M. BRAND said he was very well satisfied with what had been done by the directors. The retiring directors and auditor were re-elected. The proceedings concluded with the thanks of the LEMBERG-CZERNOWIT Z. It appears that this railway, which is intended to form part of a main linefromthe Baltic to the Black Sea, either via Galatz or Odessa, will in the course of September or October next be open for traffic. It is about 186 English miles in length, and was agreed to be completed by Mr. Brassey in January, 1867. NORTHERN OF FRANCE. The traffic receipts on thiscompany's old and new lines for the week ending April Bth amounted to £62,517, against £57,827 for the corresponding week last year, showing an increase of £4,690. The total traffic receipts on the old line, 662 miles in length, from January Ist to April Bth, amounted to £798,608, and for the corresponding period of last year to £735,398 on 658 miles, showing an increase of £63,210, or 8.59 per cent. The traffic receipts on the new lines, 102 miles in length, amounted to £37,016, against £24,298 on 70 miles, showing an increase of £12,718, or 52.33 per cent.. GRAND TRUNK OF CANADA. The traffic receipts on this company's lines for the week ending March 31 amounted for local passen gers to £5,878, for foreign passengers to £2,427, for mails, &c., to £976, for local freight and live stock £2,397—t0ta1, £23,703, against £28,702 in thecor responding week last year, showing a decrease of £4,999. The total receipts from January Ist to the above date amounted to £305,289, and for the same period last year to £294,254, showing an increase of £11,035. Naval and Military Intelligence. VALETTA, April 17.—Her Majesty's screw iron clad frigate Caledonia, 35 (bearing the flag of Rear- Admiral H. R. Yelverton, (C. 8.), Capt. the Hon. F. A. Foley, left Malta harbour early on Sunday morning, the Bth inst., for Devonport.• She took 45 military invalids, nine time-expired men, eight women, and 20 children, in charge of Lieutenant Montagu, of the 84th Regiment, 15 naval invalids, Mr. T. Hull, master R.N., surveying service, Mr. F. J. Gray, ditto, Mr. Hawksley, assistant engineer, invalided from the Hydra, the Hon. Mrs. Foley, and Mrs. De Robeck. Orders were received by telegraph on the morning of the 13th inst. for her Majesty's screw gunvessel Star, 6, Commander W. G. Gordon, to be despatched immediately to Bermuda, and she left the same evening for that place. She had only very lately arrived in the Mediterranean from England. Mrs. Gordon pro ceeded in her as passenger as far as Gibraltar. The Psyche, 2, paddlewheel despatch vessel, Licut.-Com mander A. R. Blane s left on the same day for Messina, Naples, and Marseilles. The Bishop of Gibraltar and family and the Yen. Archdeacon Cleugh took passage in her for Messina and Naples. At Marseilles she will await the arrival of Lord Clarence Paget, and convey his Lordship to Malta. The Enterprise, 4, iron screw corvette, Commander C. J. Rowley, went round from Sliema Creek on the 13th inst. into the Great harbour to effect some slight repairs, pre paratory to leaving for Corfu to relieve the Cossack, 20, screw corvette, Capt. R. D. White, ordered to Malta. The Racei, 11, screw corvette, Comman der L. Brine, went round from the Great Harbour on the 10th inst., and resumed her moorings in Sliema Creek. The Egyptian screw frigate Mohamed Aly, Capt. Cassim Bey, which has been undergoing some repairs in her Majesty's dockyard at this island, left on the 14th inst., on re turn to England. The Rev. R. B. Howe, chaplain of her Majesty's dockyard at Malta, having been appointed to De vonport dockyard, will)leave shortly for England. His departure will be much regretted. Capt. the PRICE..... 4d. STAMPED sd. Hon. G. D. Keane, appointed to command the I Victoria, vice Captain Goodenough, arrived on the station by the last Southampton packet. The Rev. D. Donavan, Roman Catholic chaplain to the troops, has also arrived at Malta to take the place of the Rev. Mr. Coghlan, invalided. Lieut.-Col. W. Jay arrived by the Massilia from Alexandria, and Col. De Winton arrived in the Lybia from the same place. Among the departures from the garrison for England are Capt. Bacon, Mrs. Cum bmeilnogn,g Maj or 11. Cook, and Mrs. Cook. A steamer i ng to the Tunisian Government, coming from Alexandria and bound for Tunis, arrived off he port on the 10th i ns t . , an d b e i ng repor t e d t o have 72 Mahoin3danpilgrims on board, and not being in want of coals or water, she was not per mitted to enter the harbour, and she continued her a c r o i u s r e s s e. frolmlisthea apparently n n t loy;pretty inhospitable en generally r a treatment lly e nter .. tained, that these pilgrims are the means of propa gating cholera. The British Consul at Alexandria is instructed to inform masters of trading vessels that ships having pilgrims on board will not be re ceived John M. J ac k son (26th of February, a ppointed to the comman d o f at Commander 1858) was on Saturday the flagship Fisgard, at Woolwich, Captain -Supe rintendent W. Edmonstone, C. 8., naval aide-de camp to the Queen, vice Capt. George Iv. F owsey, promoted. Staff-Commander John W. M'lntosh Hall (11th of June, 1863), attached to the Transport Service at Deptford, died in the Royal Infirmary at Wool wich on Wednesday last, and was buried on Satur day with military honours. The screw steam corvette Favorite, 10, Captain Francis H. Shortt, from Portsmouth, arrived on Friday at Plymouth. It is understood in Devonport that, before pro - ceeding to join the Channel squadron, the armour plated ship Caledonia, 30, Capt. the Hon. A. C. Foley, will be docked. • The paddle-wheel steam sloop Barracouta, 6, Commander Brown, from Sheerness and Portsmouth, arrived at Plymouth on Friday, and on Saturday went to the sheer hulk in Hamoaze to ship guns belonging to the Britomart and Heron, which are designed for service on the North American station. The crew of the screw steam gun vessel Surprise, 4, Commander George Tryon, at Devonport, will be paid off to-morrow, and she will be placed in the fourth division of the steam Reserve in Hamoaze. The screw steam gunboat Charger, 3, from Sheer ness, arrived on Saturday at Plymouth, en route for North America. It is probable that the Charger, the Heron, and the Britomart, will accompany the Barracouta as consorts. On Saturday afternoon Major-Gen. Sir R. Wal pole, K.C.8., commanding the troops in the Chat ham district, held a field day of a portion of the forces forming the garrison of Chatham. The troops reviewed included three battalions of infantry, in which were 20 of the India and British depots quar tered at Chatham, together with two battalions of Royal Marine Light Infantry, the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers not taking part in the manoeu vres, the latter corps being engaged in their field work operations. A party of convalescent troops belonging to the 2d battalion of the 12th Regiment have arrived at Chatham from Netley, and joined the depot of their corps for disposal. Col. J. R. Anderson, C. 8., commanding the 4th Brigade Field Artillery, is under orders to leave Woolwich to-morrow for Leith Fort, to assume the command of the Royal Artillery in North Britain, in succession to Col. C. Dickson (9th Brigade), V. C. , C. 8., aide-de-camp to the Queen, who resigns. The headquarters staff of the brigade is appointed to take its departure from Woolwich early in May, pro bably by the first mail packet of that month from Liverpool, for Canada. The staff consists of Capt. I and Adjt. R. Standham, Capt. T. C. Higginson, 1 Paymaster, Quartermaster J. Williams, Surgeon T. Nash, 11 staff sergeants and sergeants, and 17 rank and file, 12 women, and 26 children. The following appointments were made on Satur day at the Admiralty :—Capt. D. M'L. Mackenzie to the Formidable, as flag captain to Vice- Admiral Sir B. W. Walker; Commander H. W. Comber, to the President; Commander R. Carter, to the St. Vincent; Lieut. S. G. Price, to the Formidable, ad ditional, for the Lizard; E. R. F. Kitson, midship man, to the Achilles; T. T. Hodgson, midshipman, to the Liverpool; IN. U. Diggle, midshipman, to the Gladiator; A. C. B. Bromley, midshipman, to the Hector ; G. M. Blyth, paymaster, to the Amazon ; Wm. H. F. Kay, clerk, to the Amazon ; George Spain, assist.-clerk, to the Canopus, and Richard P. Hawkshaw, assist.-clerk, additional, to the For midable, for Admiral's office. Murder near Stafford. A fearful murder was committed at Coppenball,- near Stafford, on Friday afternoon. Copenhall is a village containing scarcely 100 houses, situated on a slight eminence about three miles from the town named, and to the right of the Wolverhampton-road. At end of the village, and hardly 50 yards from the house and farm occupied by Mr. Ward, a widow • woman named Ellen Buckley, who would have attained her 80th year had she lived a few months longer, has rented a small thatched cottage, containing only two rooms, for the last 20 years. Her husband, who was a labourer, died in October last, and Mrs. Buckley has since been supported by her two sons. one of whom lived with her, while the other is employed near Liverpool. She was a woman of exemplary character, and since the death of her husband has been in the habit of allowing a man named John Cooper, who worked as a labourer for Mr. Ward, and who lived at Dunston, about a mile and a-half away, to eat his dinner at her house. Cooper was seen to go there a little after 1 o'clock on Friday, and a passer-by, half an hour later, ob served Mrs. Buckley at her door. She was not seen again until half-past 6 in the evening, when Mr. J. W. Moore, the proprietor of a neighbouring farm, called at the house to request her son to remove a ground roller that had been placed in the middle of the road in front of the cottage. Upon entering Mr. Moore found the woman lying on the floor, but, thinking she was in a fit, with which she was at times afflicted, he did not closely examine her then, but went away to procure assistance. When he re turned he noticed that the woman was surrounded with blood, and, upon touching her arm he became aware that life was extinct. An alarm was raised, a messenger was despatched to the police office at Stafford, and two officers were soon on the spot. The deceased was lying on her face, her head touching the fire-place, and her body in a straight position. each side of the poor woman's neck, just An official examination revealed the fac t t u tl n la d t er upn h o er r the head from ears, there were two large jagged wounds, inflicted with an intention to sez the right cheek g y h w t , a a r s m a the body ; while a sharp cut , a b c apparently t of it had almost cut the jaw was • struck.cut- largea y a loaf knife, ofand h r o e n a d the other j t h i h r sidee ° o r u nl e N e of e ca t s i l l i i e t e h e b e o e r d a i time she s deceased he w as ting a slice of bread leading to the the body and from the fact From the position of wa s no blood upon the shoulders or the su ppos , i l‘ ti a e t n t t ii h e at t have come to the conclusion that breast, that Mrs. Buckley was first knocked down, and thlr rcn police dered inscuzilc, and that the murderer then delibe rately inflicted the wounds described. It was evi dent that no struggle took place, for, excepting that a teapot had been broken and a cup knocked off the table, nothing had been disarranged. Suspicion pointed to the man John Cooper. Con trary to his usual custom, he did not return to his work on Friday afternoon. At a quarter to three o'clock he called at the house of a shoemaker named Wright, who lives near Dunston. Cooper had then a billhook in his hand, and Wright, alarmed at his Botanic Society. The third and last of the course of early spring flower shows of this society was held on Saturday in their grounds at Regent's-park. For the time of the year the show, though not unusually large, was eminently beautiful, and some of the specimens brought together were equal to any ever exhibited in the great displays of the full spring. They were arranged partly in the society's grand conservatory and in a large marquee erected near it, and the ex quisite taste and skill with which the various plants and flowering shrubs were grouped and so arranged as to set off their various colours and excellencies cannot be overpraised. The eye was almost dazzled by the immense variety of carefully blended tints, and the air was heavy with the fragrance of their bloom. The great charm of the collection was its magnificent display of roses. Some of these, con sidering the earliness, and, we may add, the unusual severity of an English spring, were really wonderful specimens of successful floriculture. It would be difficult even to summarise the names and merits of the many kinds shown. Suffice it to say, therefore, that they ranged in colour from white to pink, from pink to scarlet, and from scarlet to almost black. One called the Tea-scented President was a magnfi cent white flower, and attracted a great deal of at tention. There was also, as might be expected at this time, a fine collection of stovehouse dwarf rho dodendrons, some of which were literally covered, and their foliage hidden by masses of bloom. The soft looking flowers of the pelargonium, too, were very nne, though altogether not equal to the magni ficent plants of this class which, like the azaleas, are exhibited i n th e i r greatest perfect i on at the-May eof pineappleattention , f fl r o n l i v t e s r e s e o i w t e s d . a A goo ge d ry de fi a n l been brought all the way from the Azores in the most perfect condition, and as the product of a plant which had been grown in England and transplanted to the Azores. Some very fine and rare exotics were shown in the class devoted to " Miscellane ous," and there was an excellent display of plants of variegated foliage, the delicate and beautiful colours of the leaves of which enabled them to vie in hue even with the flowers around them. There were also excellent collections of auriculas and mice°. larias, and the size and beauty of the heartseases ei hibited attracted the greatest admiration. The wea ther was all that could be wished for for the display, and the gardens, in the first light green of their spring foliage, looked beautiful. The following prizes were awarded : Six Roses (Amateurs). -2d prize, Mr. J. James, gardener to Mr. F. Watson, Isloworth. Six Roses (Nurserymen).-Ist, Mr. C. Turner ; 2d, Messrs. Paul and Son, Cheshunt, Herts. Three new Roses-Ist, Mr. C. Turner ; 2d, Messrs. Paul and Son. - - - Twenty-four Roses-Ist, Messrs. Paul and Son. Boxes of Roses.-Ist, Messrs. Paul and Son. Six Pelargoniums (Amateurs).-Ist, Mr. J. Wiggins, gardener to Mr. W. Beck, Worton Cottage, Isleworth. Six Pelargoniums (Nurserymen).-Ist, Mr. D. Clark, Hounslow. Six Auriculas (Amateurs) —lst, Mr. J. James, gardener; 2d, Mr. E. Paine, Kentish-town. Six Auriculas (Nurserymen).-Ist, Mr. C. Turner. Twenty-four Pansies.-Ist, Mr. J. James, gardener ; 2d, Mr. H. Hooper, Bath. Six Miscellaneous Plants.-Ist, Mr. B. Williams, Hollo way; 2d, Mr. J. Wheeler, gardener to Sit F dsmid Bart., Regent's -park. Miscellaneous—Silver medal to Messrs. H. Lane and Sons for rhododendrons ; do. to Messrs. H. Lane and. Sons for roses ; and do. to Mr. C. Turner for roses. THE REAL BLOT IN THE BILL, the Spectator wittily declares to have been the immense demand it made on the trustfulness of the house, which was asked to make a transfer of power without information as to its extent or the persons to whom it was to be transferred. Nothing i n the debate has altered our conviction that this w as an sign a. un wise proceeding, just a t s di oo u un n b l e unwise . e i s a ebtaasnirkaiety:we,Touihinde li be, 4 to; B ra unton, North De b v e o n n e NEW LIFEBOATS. —The National Lifeboat bill without knowing for what amount it was drawn. Institu tion sent on Saturday last two new lifeboa ts rowst ihse ten oeOnb be oarsfsr Univers ity. ri s v i :r the Each boat a 3 i Cornwall, 1 eilifeboat, 3 and ft. .volent gift to the in tosnto-morrow. It is expected the the the other at It is to be publicly l i s lc a v t o ll n t i a nu i gs e ct : h hf . in stitution dOonnfam, into e na med h e e lifeboat will be manned un dergraduates who so recently th e occasion by the eight the Thames. The Bin, distinguished themselves on by Mr. and 11 unton lifeboat, which has been pre sentedAxminster, Jeremy, of Lea Coombe House, is also to be e. on T hursday next, the publicly launched at Barnstaple 26th inst.. Free conveyance was readily given to the b oats Great Western, L o ndon and South-Western, and the other co ntinuous lines of 167 lifeboatsra il ways. 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