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N ESSAY upon the HUMAN HAIR : Its , 24, Hi ly th Cl ose Analogy to Vegetation. and its Reprod uc ti on b y jrN., l 8 ,'„T. imuant Spanish F or Cantharides.—By ALEX. gh Holborn, London. • pr-413LE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the skin TAilLare inakroved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S VEGE &e 2 WIN PILL. They remove redness, sallowness, r-,X. ROSS, 248,1116 AL., R. gd. and 7s. 6d. •or by post for and 100 stamps.— flolborn, London JOHN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY Dowder? °lll PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth ,fzullvesd the teeth a impartsearl wh l iteness, F r r a o cr t r ec an ts ce tl' i l o e the Price the breat and a v a peas p leasa nt don. har R a otherhidie, Lou- 1)11. C ULVERWELL'S GRAND TURKISH ATHS, 8 , Gr eat Marlbo rongh-str ß eet, 3 doors from Poland-street, Lathes every Monday. 41" Gentlemen all other days, 2s. each ; 15, One Guinea. men the Post-office, 19, St. Martin's-le-Orand lIIR. HOWARD, SURGEON-DENTIST, 52, ART -street , ti,,, f pet -street, has introduced an entirely new descrip or li, ° at 17 EET H, fixed without springs, wires, as niit tur". They so perfectly re:•cmbie the natural teeth ob ser ,,, _o he distinguished fro a the originals by the closest be 6; e ' ; they l never change colour or decay, and will Ineth o 'l l l 3 loose superior to any teeth ever before used. This fol oPerar"ot require the extraction of roots, or any pain ._ . Lou, and will support and preserve teeth that are tian ' ,-,_ Is guaranteed to restore articulation and inas s t e m u i- 1 In maaFeZyoend teeth stopped and rendered sound and u t 52; Fleet -street. At home from 10 till 5, IN-SLOW HALL, Winslow, Bucks, having th e el _ been recently opened and fitted with requisites for lioisg ,_nd comfort ot the INSANE, the proprietor, Dr. lish --"`"uN, announces that he has transferred his Estab ment from Birmingham to the above desirable residence, vastly acceß "' and 8, half , --8 - l e, and distant from London about an hour xiv,„i ~ by the London and North-Western line, and flay agr:: deest:ronl ord• Attached to the mansion, situated on prospect, Soil ' "d commanding an extensive and pleasing are garden meiciew, plantation, and recrcation prep r i e 7* For terms' and forms of admission address the or. ____ ' 4 . 1 - 1 1 - "U e , . , ENT. IlLs. IIY ttO Y AL LE T 1 EltB lAr Nv-iirrE'B .lOU-MAIN LEVER TRUSS I v,!._l(PanruTr.r. AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT rf,_4_llY_ TIONS OF Issl AND 1362), is allowed by upwards of 1„,7,_ !lundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective it,",f 'men in the curative treatment of It EItN 1 A. 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They are lik e a ''',s light In texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on es _,. u ordinary stocking. Price 18. 13d., 78, 6d., 10s., to 168. -...0 Postage 6d. JO HN WHITE. Manufacturer. 221. Plocadllly- R UPTURES CURED BY vIIANDLER'S NEW LEVER TRUSS. It has the following advantages : —No steel spring re quired round- theexco body, is easily appli e d, do es n ot c h a f e or late the -- •al .1.; taken, and is i , admits of any kind of exercise being mDerceptible when worn. Prices —Single, 108. 64. and 215., postage ls. ; Double, 21s. end 425., Post age 28. siz e ; sent on receipt of p os t- o ffi ce order and ro und hips. Sure t o fit lieved and iILES. PROLAPSUS ANI, and UTERI instantly re ingenious ultim ately cured by some entir e ly new an d very recei p p li ances. Prices from 108. 6d., sent by post on pt of she round hips, tLAgrie STOCKING S, KNEECAPS, ~_t3 SURGIC AL BELTS, and a ppli ances o f every be g cription, With all the latest Improvements, a nd of the t quality, A.T CONSIDERABLY REDUCED PRICES. -UND SHOULDERS, STOOPING HABITS, sad n—El'oßrainEs cured by CHANDLER'S IMPROVED !'IIEST-EXPANDING BRACES, for both sexes, of all !I t . el'es• They strengthen the voice and lungs, relieve indiges on, and are especially recommended to children for assist -1.)., ue growth, an d for promoting health and symmetry of %re. Price 10a. 6d. All the above instruments are highly recommended by thleading members o f th e medical profession. Illustrated atalogues forwarded. MR. 11. P. CHANDLER, surgical Mechanician, 86, Berger's-street, Oxford- street, London, W. I):\ I) `I Itt, PILLS OR ANY OTHER MEDICINE. 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It is the most dig,es -0 eof all foods and citable for invalids and oil -Im_, _, e b 1'1e'7,,41 the k a l,"''le a few out of 62,000 Cures :—Cn ver comp taint, Avsatirl,cnioness de Brehtn, of seven. Ye.laty e No. 58,216, of , with a ner `ions •awaY, debility, nervousnessOrrita stant sleepless heas Ditation all oVer, bad digestion, 7l • and th ,Of d -e Most intolerable nervous a c g on station. Stuart de beAss pipepsia, from the Right Hon. the_ Ron._ Cure No. f Waterford :—I have ii.s',l°4l_, Lieutenant of the county e excellent food.— Stuart d'a rived Much benefit from your Cure I unty Waterford. No. 54'4-eeles, promana, cappequ.n. NI 16, from the Rev. James T. _ Campbell, SYdr stone iten.s' it!gstise; :Y, near Pakenham, Norfolk—l n r is more than Usually affs7,llA Pa rticularly when the live medics. It re all cases ot in golates th o, I consider it the best of all re healthy flow of a dniit of e bi le, find makes it flow in cases which would not ifnereury i n any shape, In short, a. t he bil in- t i ra tion.—l am. basi ca w e h s one of its earliest and best sy p o . You can Vritieme":tpie You please of this commun_ca_ _...... ' diseased lungs, °us e ob, - • -41nes T. Campbell . Cure No . 5`2,4Z2 Bridge sDittiofr riniley, Surr ey. —Thirty-three years ess singing in th e e i.. , 0 1 blood, liver derangement, deafn 0 _ f 'breath, and ogh , 7,, costipation, debility, shortness oa Arab ca ' My 11113ga, re been removed by your Revalen my hear lui; ports",r• s'niach, bead, and ears are all right, quaint tows._ c , , and iny reco is a mar..el to all my ac . No. 49,812. Oi fitt "allies Itobe t Timber llcr,•hant. Care , y year r El, - dyspepsia, nt, , ry ,us rla, , 4 IndemeribAble agony from , 8e e, anani,, coug, constipation, flatulency, Tsp,..o__ ik, Cure p 0 • 47,1t1 vorniting.--maria Jolty' of Lynn, n 1\ e ervousness, iatlizestisess Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme n ous fancies. Cur e No 560gAtheringR, low spirits, and nerv o _ wo years, diarrrcei, i714.--,,ylr.saniuel Laxton,Leicester It 2s 9d • 21b., 4' (1 ; 2lh e rood is sold in canisters, 11b., , lb' ?lb •, 21s • 2 411) 40 S er-reftned quality e ,...•: .2a • on, • , ~ 8. up 241 b. —ul sters' `'., 22s ; Olb , 335. The 101 b., 21b., and by 11,41.3, BU 9 wriale free On receipt of Post-Oases • Order, also hilit,,„_„itatry. and Co 77 Regent-street, London • 61 , Cir .. ' ' , ea D " ' W illia m - street ; likewise at within itce b,re, eat ers , 8. ging .. ho nrate-street c,; 63 u•street ;4, Chen aide, 4 1318 30 P Strand ; 54, ?Per t a ,_ 1 . 'an ~e .---, , and 298, Oxford-street ;3- -• upper stroet, Is h. '''',,reet • ' Ct. 3 Tottenham-court,road; 96, - 11 rfi 65 ~ , ~Rt„ , _ _ Close Brot e , '- • ig'n-stppuu,Harvey Notting -hill ; Wood Le c r --e ' ; and tbb ' terrice, •bo n , at us, Queen's- • St. John's d Chemists.- 11 eware in . and all respectabl e Grocers an lip . -"‘Al ialitidiOna. "Mr. Moens' book ought to be wide►y read s It is well and vividly written, and is intensely interesting. It gives us a thorough view of brigand lite in Italy."—Star. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready, in 2 vols., crown Bvo., 210 , CLUB LIFE of LONDON. With Anecdotes of the Citib, Coffee-houses, and Taverns during the 17th, 18th, and 10th Centuries. By JOHN TIMBS, F.S.A. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. Price is. 6d., or 2s. 6d , EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS, Ask ydur bookseller for "Everybody's Business." London: Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. POST OFFICF LONDON DIRECTORY for 1866 (67th year) now Publishing. Prices of the Work : The Complete Edition, price 365., contains Eleven distinct Directories, viz , Official, Street, Commercial, Trades, Law, Court, Parliamentary, Postal, City, Conveyance, and Bank ing; the smaller Edition, price 155., contains the Official, Commercial, Court, Parliamentary, P4.,stal, and Banking; the smallest Edition, price 10s., with map, comprises in two alphabetical lists the Commercial and Court, being the names and addresses of '56,010 persons residing in London, whether carrying on business or occupying a private residence. Also now publishing, price 258.. B rmingham and the Hardware District, with Sheffield and its suburbs. Kelly and Co., Old Boswell-court, St. Clements, Strand, W.C. ; Simpkin, hlarshail, and Co. ; and all Booksellers. Published by J. Clements, Little Pulteney-street, price 7d., in cloth 23d., a New Work on the Teeth, entitled . PURE DENTISTRY, and WHAT IT DOES FOR US. By A. ESKELL, Surgeon-Dentist, Grosvenor-street, W. "The present may be looked upon in some measure as a popular supplement to the author's former work, 'A Treatise on Dental Surgery ;' and should b 3 perused by those who are troubled with their teeth."—Morning Advertiser, Aug. 31, 1885. Sold by Simpkin and Marshall, and may be had of all book sellers. Demy 800., price Is., WHAT FOOD TO EAT. V Y By W. W. IRELAND, M.D. (late of H.M. Bengal Army). London: F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row. Just published, extra cloth gilt, gilt edged, price 3s. 6d., DIAM 0 N D DUST. Collected by ELIZA COOK. London : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row. Second Edition, extra cloth. price Is. 6d., FiIHE LITTLE THINGS -OF NATURE. 1. By LEO H. GRINDON, Author of "Life : its Nature," &o. " It has seldom been our lot to read a book more beauti fully written and more deeply interesting than the one before us."—Christian News. "lie presents scientific facts, whether physical or metaphy sical. In a form which makes them far more relishable than the most imaginative novels."—•Norfolk News. London: F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row. Second Edition, demy 4t0., cloth, price 7s. 6d., - - - - ruHE PSYCHON OMY of the HAND ; 1. or, the Hand an Index of Mental Development, accord ing to MM. D'Arpentigny and Desbarrolles. With thirty one tracings from living and other hands. By R. BEAMS'', Fa S., &c., Author of "Lite of Sir M. I. Brunel." London: F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row. Fcap. Bvo., extra cloth gilt, gilt edges, prioe 3s. 6d., • OVE : a Selection from the best Poets, by A l THOMAB SUORTEII, Editor of' "A Book of English Poetry," a c. London : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row. Cloth, price 35., VEGETABLE COOKERY, PASTRY, PICKLING, &c. This Work contains Receipts for above 400 dishes, pre pared without the use of animal food. It possesses an espe cial interest at the present time on account of the high price 01 meat, and the prevalence of disease among cattle. London: F. Pitman. 20, Paternoster-row. MADAMF RACHEL'S ART OF BEAUTY ; or, How to Preserve and Enhance the Charms of Woman. With the Theory of Youth, Beauty, Grace, and Islegan , e, and Recipes of the same —I7A, New Bond-street. LAMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM.—AN EFFECTUAL nE DY, without confining the bowels or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is a 0 mitted to be the beat medicine for immediately relieving coughs, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and incipient con sumption. it frequently cures persons whom the faculty pronounce incurable, admirably allays the tickling which provokes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption its effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or even lying down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief in a few minutes after taking it. Prepares only and sold by W. LASIIIERT, Chemist. 8, King-WAliam-street, Charing cross, London, and by all druggists, in bottles, 13A., and three quantities in one, 2 , 1. 9d. each. Be particular, and ask for Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam. The name and address are enzraved on the stamp. HE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another IL home to thn 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer han 455 poor, friendless, young females were rejected irom want of FUNDS and room, making a total of 3,087, who have been sent away in five years. Here are brief details of a few of the most recent cases : F. P., aged 16, fallen, mother dead, deserted by her father. M. A. F., aged 13, homeles*, both parents dead. A. 8., aged 17, fallen, father dead, deserted by her mother S. D., aged 15, fallen, mother dead. C. 8., aged 16, fallen, mother dead, A. 8., aged 16, fallen, both parents dead. IL S., aged 14, homeless, deserted by her parents. M. IL, aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. C. 11., aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. A. G., aged 18, fallen, father dead. • IC. K„ aged 18, fallen, both parents dead, S. 8., aged 17, fallen, both part nts dead. M. A. W. aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. S. D., aged 15, fallen, both parents dead. The new home the Committee wish to form would be for young girls, almost children, from the age of 8 to 15, who have been led astray from the path of virtue. Contributions will be received gratefully by the Secretary, Mr. Daniel Cooper,Bs, Queen •street, Cheapsidc; or by Messrs Barclay and Co., Lombard-street HOME for LITTLE BOYS, Tottenham, N. for the Reception, from all parts of the Kingdom, o Outcast and Destitute Boys, and those verging on crime under 10 years of age. President—ROßEßT HANBURY, Esq., M.P, VICE-PRESIDENTS. Stephen Cave, Esq., M;P. Sir S. M. Peto, Bart., M.P. Henry E. Gurney, Esq. Abel Smith, Esq., M.P. Samuel Morley, Esq. COMMITTEE. Mr Alex. Anderson. Rev. H. M'Sorley. Mr. E. H. Burrows. Mr. W. J. Maxwell. Mr. A. D. Chapman. Mr. Alfred Short. Mr. E. F. Ledge. Mr. Robert Sinclair. Mr. George Moore. Mr. E. J. Tabrum. Mr. Francis Lycett. Mr. It. T. Turnbull. Treasurer—W. H. Willans, Esq., 78, Basinghall-street. E.O Honorary Secretary—Mr. A. 0. Charles, £l3, Suffolk-street, Pall-Mall East, S.W. Bankers—Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths, 1, Lombard . ~ street, The mode of admission to the House is twofold, Ist. By election of the subscribers. Boys thus admitted are received free, boarded, clothed, educated, and taught till they are 11 years 01 age. With the view 10 secure the election of the most deserving cases, the Committe have from the first discouraged canvas sing, and they do not print any addresses of the subscribers. The voting papers contain a description of each case, as care fully investigated by the Committee, anti with this informa tion the subscribers are able to judge for themselves as to those most eligible for free admission. This Home was opened in April, 1864. It was designed to take le the little ones whose charact r and circumstances disqualify the.n for the Orphan Asylums, and whose tender age precludes their admission to the Refuges. Such are those who, from neglect, are already on the road to ruin. Such are those who have been deserted by their natural protectors and left to beecome idle wanderers. Such are those whose parents may have at one time or other received parish relief, and who are now friendless orphans. Such are those whose parents are breakers of the law, or are in prison, and who train their children in the same path. Such are those whose evil associations have already had their painful effect, and must lead them to a life of crime and misery. There are now 30 little inmates from about four years of age to 10. There is room for nearly 100, and the Committee would joyfully see the Home filled at once ; they only wait for the necessary subscriptions. The Committee feel constrained to plead for those who Cannot thus plead for themselves ; and, referring to the cir cumstances of some who have been already admitted, they ask—ls it right to make a widow and her family paupers for life because one of them (the naughty boy of the family) runs wild in the streets and is beyond her control ? Is it kind to tell her, because she has so large a family, that you will not help her to put one of them into a Home, but that they must ail go into "the house 0" Is it doing the best we can for the little destitute orphan to send him to the workhouse. Is it doing to others as we would they should do unto us that when these little ones have unnatural parents who turn them into the streets, or force them by 11l- treatment to "rug away," none of us shou'd be found to care for them, to speak a kindly word to them, to befriend them, to house and clothe them ? Shall we leave them still on the doorstep, passing by on the other side, or else exclaiming "Am I my brother's keeper ?" The necessity for an Institution for these little ones is evi dent from the police statistics, which show that in London alone, in one year, no fewer than 311 boys under 10 years of age, have been apprehended for various offences, 79 of whom were convicted aad punished, while the bulk, 232 were dis charged by the magistrates with a rebuke, as being too young to punish, though not too young to learn the beginnings of crime. On the other hand, there are numbers who, but for the timely help afforded by such an Institution, must otherwise become paupers, and losing all ideas of self-reli ance and self-help be permanent burdens to the State. The Home for Little Boys has, therefore, been established to rescue the lii tle ones, to save them from the prison on the one hand, and the workhouse on the other, and to endeavour to make them useful members of society. The daily routine of the Ins itution presents all the fea tures of a home, a school, and a workshop. The little ones are cared for as children ; they have I heir regular meals, their suitable clothing, their hours of play and amusement, and their singing class. They are treated as scholars ; every morning is devoted to school work—reading, and writing, and ciphering*, and Scriptural instruclipn, with occasional lessons in ()ejects and other subjects. But they are also trained to work. As they must all, and that at a very early period in life, earn their living by the sweat of their brow, they are here at once taught habits of industry. So the after noons are occupied with various industrial occupations— making brown paper bags for bankers, and white v aper bags for tradesmen, and door mats and servants' kneelers for any who will buy them ; picking the coil for the mats, mending the c other, &c. Some assist the master in the garden, wigging, planting, watering, weeding, and so forth. By degrees they are being made useful in the house, s cru bbi ng and sweeping, while - the elder ones clean all the boots, knives, &c. In this way it is sought to fit them for an active working life. _ 2d. By payment of ss. a week, made quarterly in advance. All children must be under 10 years of age at the time of admission. Those received on payment are admitted at any time as soon as approved by the Committee, Elections of children to be adiaitted free will take place as frequently as the increase in the annual subscriptions will admit, till the Home is full ; they will then be held period'. zally Forms of application for the admission of children - may be and at the Home, and of the Honorary Secretary, THIS EVENING, and during the Week, EXTRA PER FORMANGES by all the available talent. Opera, Bur lesque, Pantomime, Ballet, and Comedy Every Evening, performed by the entire company, includiu,g Misses Russell, Fitz Henry, Barrie; Messrs. A. St. Albyn, W. Williams, Spagnoli, &c. The HUNGARIANS in their new entertain ment; Messrs. Duriah and Davies's illustrations of Negro Life ; Herr Preskow, the wondrous posturer from the Grand Theatre, St. Petersburg ; the D'Anbans, Herr Berrani and his talented family; the ENCHANTED HASH, eleven characters performed by Mr. E. Marshall (his first appear ance here', the entertainment written expressly for him by Mr. W. T, Vandervell ; and a host of other talent, for which see programme and small biIIs.—EVERY EVENING. Admission—Area, 6d.; stalls and balcony, Is.; private boxes, 10s. 6d. ' CANTERBURY HALL. RI-FUM i TI-FUM ! The Music composed and arranged by Willem Vandervell, will be produced This Evening. Mr. E. MARSHALL will make his appearance in RI-F UM TI-FUM! Mr. and Mrs. W. RANDALL will make their Re-appear ance in RI-FUM TI-FUM! LES FRERES D'ETOILE in RI-FUM TI-F UM! Les MONTAGNARDS will make their first appearance in this Country in RI-FUM TI-FUM! The FLIGHT of MERCURY by the renowned TALLIOTT in RI-FUM TI-FUM! Signor TESCANO, the Cousin and Rival of the late DONATO, in RI-F UM TI-FUM! The MYSTERIES OF MABILE in RI-F U3I TI-FUM! Les TABLEAUX D'AMOUR, illuminated by the Magnesium Light, in RI-FUM TI-FUM! The Beautiful BA L LER INE S in RI-F UM TI-FUM! LE GALOP INFERNAL in RI-F UM T I-F UM! The Fairy Orchestra, designed and painted by Mr. W. Gowrie, in RI-FUM TI-FUM! Upwards of ONE HUNDRED PERSONS will appear in RI-F UM T I-F UM! MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, Baker-street. NEW ADDITIONS.—In the Chamber of Horrors are full length Portrait Models, taken from life, of CHARLOT WOISOR and STEPHEN FORWOOD, alias ERNEST SOUTHEY. Open from 11 a.m. till dusk, and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admittance, One Shilling; Children under 10, half-price; Extra Rooms, Sixpence. ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, Picoadiny.—G RAND CASINO and MUSICAL PRO MENADE is NOW OPEN for the Season. Musical Director, M. LUIGI CURTL Manager, Mons. GRENET. The Band plays nightly Selections from the most eminent Composers. Doors open at half-past 8 o'clock; oloso five minutes to 12 o'clock Admission to Promenade, One Shilling. DEFRIES and SONS beg to call the special ty • attention of Merchants and the Trade to their NEW PATENT ASTRA BURNER, With Circular Wick, whioh for simplicity of construction, great brilliancy of light, perfect combustion, and its entire freedom from heat, sur passes everything that has yet been introduced. ASTRA LAMPS can be obtained from th e METROPOLITAN LIGHT COMPANY, 417, Strand, and from all Ironmongers and Lamp Warehouses in Town and Country ; and the Patentee, 16 and 17, Commercial street, WhiteeliapeL A STRA, PETROLEUM, and KEROSINE LAMPS on SIIOW. (New Designs.) ASTRA (Patent) LAMP, for MINERAL AS TR A LAM P.—Five Hundred NEW PATTERNS for the Season now on Show. TABLE GLASS. ENGRAVED AND CUT. T DEFRIES and SONS, • 16 and 17. COMMERCIAL-STREET. TAVERN AND HOTEL GLASS. Newest Patterns, Correct Measure. J• DEFIE&.3 and 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-ST REST.ONS, ALEXANDRA DINNER SERVICES, For 12 Persons, £1 18s. 6d. BREAKFAST and TEA SERVICES in great variety, Li is. DEFRIES and SONS, • 16 and 17. COMMERCIAL-STREET. CRYSTAL CHANDELIERS, New designs, for the Drawing-room, either for Gas or Candle. T DEFRIEF, and SONS, • 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET. CRYSTAL CHANDELIERS, In the Grecian and Venetian Designs. T DEFRIES and SONS, • 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET. BRONZED AND ORMOLU CHANDELIERS, New designs, for the Dining-room. JDEFRIES and S ONS, .16 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 executed. Works —LONDON and BIRMINGHAM. T DEFRIES and SONS, • 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET. DEFRIES and SONS • Supply Merchants with Pattern Books Free. T DEFRIES and SONS' • TEMPORARY SHOW ROOMS. 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET, WHITEC HAPEL, Five Minutes' walk from the Late Establishment, 147, HOUNDSDITCH. STARCH MANUFACTURERS TO H. It. H. THE PRINCESS OF WALES. GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH, Used in the Royal Laundry, AND AWARDED THE PRIZE MEDAL, 1882. Sold by all Grocers, Chandlers, &o. &o. WOTHEESPOON and CO., Glasgow and London. SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, and Dining-room, consisting of a new and eiegant assort ment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candleitioks, Obelisks, Ink stands, oeautiful inlaid Tables, Paperweights, dco., in Italian, Alabaster, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &a Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her Majesty, 149, Stand, W.C., London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of ROCKS, MINERALS, and FOSSILS, to illustrate the new edition of Lyell's Elements of Geology ; they will greatly facilitate the interesting study of MMERALOGY and GEOLOGY, and can be had at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 500 guineas eaoh. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE- R &LOGY is given by Mr.TENNANT,F.G. S., at 149, Strand. 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. Vice-Patron—His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, R.G President—Hie Grace the Duke of BUCCLEIICII, 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 contribution s and l ::4acics 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 3,000 and 4,000 weekly. The Committee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the benevolent, as the premises of this Hospital are 'capable of containing several hundred more beds, had the Committee the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, lEdvrard Mas • terman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts 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 Deacon, and Co.; Overend, Gur ney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co . Berners-street ; I. Barned and C,.. Liverpool , and at the Hospital. from 10 till 6. STANFORD SMITII„ georotary. SAILORS' ORPHAN GIRLS' SCHOOL and 11011 E, Hampstead. Offices, 77, Cu/2MM PATRON—The QUEEN. TRUSTEES. _ _ _ Capt the Hon. Franois Maude, The Rev. Canon Champney s I R.N. Thomas Baring, Esq.; M.F. TREASURERS. _ _ R. I). L. Bevan, Esq.. ------ I — kobert Hanbury, Esq. This Institution is designed to supply a great national want, viz., an asylum for the orphan daughters of sailors in the Royal Navy and Merchants Service and of Marines. It clothes, maintains, and educates them for domestic service, and provides a home free of expense for former inmates while out of situations, thus shielding them from the temptations they might otherwise be exposed to. The Committee earnestly APPEAL for CONTRIBU TIONS to meet the increasing applications through the recent storms and loss cf life at sea, and t o enable them eventually to obtain premises more commensurate with the necessities of this great maritime country, which loses 2,000 sailors annually by casualties alone, without including those who may perish by war. Subscriptions thankfully received by the bankers, Messrs, Barclay, Bevan, and Co., Lombard-street, and by the Secre tary, at the Mime, No. 77, Cornhill. R. SWEETING, Hon. Seo. CHARLES NASH, &A DEAFNESS. —The SOUND MAGNIFIER, and Invisible Voice Conductor. It fits into the ear, not perceptible ; the unpleasant sensation of aiming- noises in the head is entirely removed. It affords immediate relief to deaf persons, and enables them to hear distinctly at church and public assemblies. Every other kind of hearing ingru ment.—Messrs. SOLOMON, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. WHAT DO THE WILD WAVES SAY NOW ? —That the FIERY CROSS has arrived, bringing some magnificent KAISOW CONGOUS of delicious flavour, and which may now be had, at a mere commission on the import price of the EAST INDIA TEA COM PAN Y, No. 5, Great St. Ilelen's Churchyard, Bishopsgate-street. • NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and mostusefnlinvention of the day, AGUA AMARELL A. Messrs. JOHN GOSNELL and CO., Bull Wharf, Ro therhithe, London, Perfumers to her Majesty, respect fully offer to the public this truly marvellous flop, which gradually restores tug human hair to its pristine hue—no matter at what age. The A,gua Amarella has none of the properties of dyes ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and when the hair is once restored one application per month will keep it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per bottle, or in half bottles, 10s. 61. Testimonials from artistes of the highest order, and from individuals of undoubted re spectability, may be seen on application. Messrs. John Gosuell and Co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales. TEETH AND PAINLESS DENTISTRY Messrs. LEWIN and SIMEON MOSELY and SONS, Dentists, 30, Berners-street, Oxford-street, and 448, Strand, Opposite Charing-cross Railway Station. Their painless artificial teeth are unequalled for economy, durability, comfort, and all purposes of articulation and mas tication. Operations of every kind being unnecessary, the most nervous patient can be.-applied without fear of pain or inconvenience. Consultation free. Teeth from ss, Sets from 5 to 25 ga . warranted. • For the efficacy, utility, and success of their system, vide " Lancet." Daily attendance at 30, Bernera.street, Oxford-street, and 448, Strand, London ; 15, Whitefriargate, Bull ; 10, Norfolk street, Sheffield ; 4, East-parade, Leeds ; and 14, St. Nicholas street, Scarbro'. Observe—Established 1830. No connection with any of the same name. THE GALES. The high gales which have prevailed in London with nhort intervals since Friday last, we learn from correspondents, have been felt in all parts 'of the English and Irish coasts, and have been attended with a large number of shipwrecks. In the English Channel the brigantine Princess of Wales, about 180 tons burden, Capt. Campbell master, from Demerara for London with a full cargo of rum and sugar, came ashore, broadside on, at half-past 8 on Friday evening, about 150 yards east of Sandgate Castle, and a mile west of Folkestone harbour. At 6 o'clock, when near Dungeness Point, a man fell from the foreyardarm into the sea, and the mate jumped overboard with a rope to save him. The rope slipped and the mate was obliged to let go his hold. The man then seized the mate's leg, and the latter gripped him by the collar ; but after a while the shirt collar broke away, and the man sank and was drowned. The mate was taken on board much exhausted, having been in the water half an hour. During this time there was some confusion on board, and the ship had drifted to leeward. The gale now increased, the wind being S.S.W., and sail after sail was carried away, till the ship was left al most with bare poles; and there being no other sails on board she had become unmanageable, and drifted ashore. All on board were saved by means of a line and a life buoy. A heavy galevisited the Norfolk and Suffolk coasts on Sunday, and continued during the night, but the wind being in a south-westerly direction, the waters in the Yarmouth roads were not so much agitated as is usually the case in an easterly gale. We have, however, to report several shipwrecks, although for tunately unattended with loss of life. The schooner Beeswing, Spencer, of Whitby, from Rouen in bal last, was passing through the roads about noon, when she was driven on the Newcome sands, and has be come a total wreck. The liessingland beachmen, seeeing the perilous situation of the crew, launched their lifeboat, proceeded to their assistance, succeeded in rescuing them, and lauded them at Lowestoft at 6 p.m. The schooner Albion, Dutton, from Shields, of and for London, with coals, while in tow of another vessel,sunk in the south roads opposite the esplanade ; the crew took to their boats and landed in the har bour about 8 a.m. yesterday morning. Both crews were destitute, and have been cared for at the Sailors' Home. The brig Northumberland, from Seaham for London, with coals, was assisted in by a harbour tug, with damage to her stern, having been in collision with the brig Pantaloon, from Blyth for Ferrol, which was also assisted in with loss of anchor and damage to bows. The schooner Advance, Richardson, of Malden, from London for Sunderland, in ballast, was assisted in, making water. The brig William Birch, of and from Shields for Carthagena, with coke and coal, was assisted in by a harbour tug, with damage to bows, having been in collision with the Cooke lightship. The schooner Heroine, Balam, from Seaham, of and for Ipswich, with coals, lost her anchors and had her windlass broken ; she was assisted in by a tug. The schooner Linda Flor, Gibbs, from Goole, of and for Ipswich with coal, was caught in the gale, driven in collision with another vessel, and her mainmast carried away ; the Linda Flor was assisted in by a harbour tug. A terrific gale raged from the south along the coast of South Wales on Saturday. On Sunday morning it continued, and at high tide (6 30) the sea broke over the extreme end of the new iron pier, Aberystwith, with such fury that a part of it, about 70 feet in length, comprising the entire head, the under-float stage, standing on 29 iron piles, gave way apparently in mass, for the iron and wood of which it was composed were mostly found at daybreak on the beach beyond the Queen's Hotel, at quite the other end of the sweep of the bay. The damage at present done is estimated at £1,500, but great fears were entertained that a further length would :suffer. However, to avert that as much as possible the Foundry Company's men were on Sunday employed in severing the strained parts, so that the damage might be restricted. The new terrace wall (part of a contract of £2,000 en tered into by the corporation of Aberystwith,already erected beyond the north end of the Queen's Hotel) had on Sunday afternoon stood the blast without crack or blemish. Considerable damage seems to have been done during the severe gale of Sunday morning upon the Yorkshire wolds and in some of the more exposed parts of the North Riding. Stacks have been overturned and trees torn up in various places, and some houses had chimneys blown off, and are partly stripped of tiles or slates. The north side of St. Michael's Church, Mahon, suffered somewhat in the roof. Rain fell in torrents, and the land is so saturated that all field work is stopped. After the gale the weather was remarkably calm and mild, but yesterday snow again fell slightly. A hurricane, something in the nature of a cy clone, suddenly broke upon the north-east coast on Friday evening about 4 o'clock. Three vessels, the Windward brig, of Blyth, the Levis, of North Shields, and the bark Union, of Shoreham, were crossing the bar of the Tyne to enter the harbour. The two first mentioned were in tow of steamboats, but they were taken entirely out of the control of the tugs, and thrown upon the sands at Tynemouth, and the bark was pitched with equal violence upon the rocks there. Signals were immediately made from the Spanish battery for the life brigade, and they soon mustered in good force, placed the rocket apparatus on the rocks, and fired lines over two of the ves sels ; but, in the meantime, the South and North Shields lifeboats had pulled out to the vessels, and with some difficulty they succeeded in getting the crews off and landed them at Prior's Haven. About 6 o'clock at night torrents of rainpoured down upon the coast, and after it ceased the torrent lulled, and the night got out fine. Before midnight the sailors had the Windyard and Levis off the strand ; they will receive £lOO for each vessel. The Union is a wreck. The bay of Hartlepool experienced the effects of the hurricane in all its fury, and several In Edinburgh the south-westerly gales were felt with great violence, though coming off the land. They were fortunately unattended by any disaster in the Firth of Forth. On Friday, from noon to 4 p.m., the wind raged over the town, caus ing a considerable number of accidents to person and property. On Saturday there was a blinding snowstorm, the first visit of the cold for the season ; but at night the milder southerly wind again pre vailed, and from 11 o'clock till 2 on Sunday morn ing it blew a perfect hurricane, doing great damage to the ; chimneys, trees, signposts, and hoardings. In Bishop's-close, High-street, a brick chimney gave way, and fell through three successive stories in the apartments of the several fiats occupied as kitchens. No one was in either of the two under kitchens at the time, but in the upper one were three chil dren of Mr. T. Harlow, two of them in bed, and the other a girl of 16, who had not yet gone to rest. Although almost overwhelmed in the rubbish they were extricated alive, and without having received any serious injury. They were got out by Police sergeant Black and Constable Rennie, who set to work with great presence of mind and at great risk to themselves, and who eventually succeeded in digging through the rubbish, and in bringing them out of the story below that which they inhabited. While the alarm continued the police caused all the ten families in the stair, numbering 63 persons, to take shelter in the head office, which was near at hand, until the state of the building was ascertained and they were able either to return or find accom modation elsewhere. The house in which the oc currence took place was almost the next building to that which fell four years ago with the loss of 35 lives. Various other accidents took place in the course of the night, but were happily unattended with loss of life. On Friday evening the brig Annabel, of Montrose, ran ashore in Montrose-bay. The Annabel left Montrose on Wednesday morning, in ballast, for Sunderland, but owing to the roughness of the weather she had only got as far as the mouth of the Firth when she began to make water. On discover ing this the captain immediately ordered all hands to the pumps, but these were found to be chocked. The vesselthen't ecame unmanageable, and was driven back as far as Lunan-bay, where she was on Friday afternoon. In the evening of the same day the wind drove her as far north as Montrose bay, and the captain endeavoured to enter the harbour. This, however, he failed to do, and the brig was driven ashore. The crew took to the boats, and got safely to land, but had to leave all their clothes. Means were being adopted to save the masts, sails, and other movable materials, but the vessel herself will become a total wreck. The Annabel is the property of the Montrose Union Coal and Lime Company. AMERICA. NEW Yon; Dec. 19, Evening. The following important proclamation, announcing the abolition of slavery throughout tho United States and ter ritories, has been promulgated:— To all to whom these presents may come, greeting : Know ye, that whereas the Congress of the United States, on the Ist of February last, passed a resolution which is in the words following, namely : A resolution submitting to the Legislatures of the seve ral States a proposition to amend the Constitution of the United States. Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives 01 the United States in Congress assembled, two thirds of both houses concurring, that the following article be pro posed to the Legislature of the several States as an amend ment to the Constitution of the United States, which, when ratified by three-fourths of the said Legislatures, shall be valid to all intents and purposes as a part of said Consti tution, namely:— ARTICLE 13. "Section I.—Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. " Secticn 2.—Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation." And whereas, it appears from documents on file in this department that the amendment to the Constitution of the United States, proposed as aforesaid, has been ratified by the Legislatures of the States of Illinois, Rhode Island, Michigan, Maryland, New York, West Virginia, Maine, Kansas, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, Mis souri, Nevada, Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Vermont, l'ennesee,..krkansas, Connecticut, N ew Hampshire, South Carolina, Alabama, North Carolina, and Georgia, in all 27 States. And whereas the whole number of States in the United States is 36. And whereas the before specially named States, whose Legislatures have ratified the said amendment constitute three-fourths of the whole number of States. Now, therefore, be it known that I, William H. Seward, Secretary of State of the United States, by virtue and in pursuance of the second section of the act of Con gress, approved the 20th of April, 1818, entitled, "An Act to provide for the publication of the laws of the United States, and for that purpose," do hereby certify that the amendment aforesaid has become valid to all intents and purposes as a part of the Constitution of the United States. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the Department of State to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington, this 18th day of De cember, in the yoar of our Lord, 1865, and of tho Indepen dence of the United States the 90th. WM. H. SEWARD, Secretary of State. The following despatches relating to the removal of tho Provisional Governor from Alabama have been pub lished : " To his Excellency L. E. Parsons, Provisional Governor of Alabama. "Department of State, Washington, Dec. 18, 1865. "Sir,—The time has arrived, in the judgment of the President, when the care and conduct of the proper affairs of the State of Alabama may be remitted to the constitu tional authorities chosen by the people thereof, without danger to the peace and safety of the United States. By direction of tho President, therefore, you are relieved from the trust which was heretofore reposed in you as Provi sional Governor of Alabama. Whenever the Governor elect shall have accepted and become qualified to discharge the duties of tho executive office, you will transfer the papers and property of the State now in your custody to his Excellency the Governor elect. " It gives me especial pleasure to convey to you the Pre sident's acknowledgment of the fidelity, loyalty, and dis cretion which has marked your administration. You will please give me a reply, specifying the day on which this communication is received.—l have, &c., "Wm. H. SEWARD." " To the Governor of Alabama. "Department of State, Dec. 18, 1865. " Sir,—By direction of the President I have the honour herewith to transmit you a copy of a communication which has been addressed to his Excellency Louis E. Par sons, late Provisional Governor of Alabama, whereby he has been relieved of the trust heretofore reposed in him, and directed to deliver into your Excellency's possession the papers and property relating to that trust. " I have the honour to tender to you the co-operation of the Government of the United States whenever it may be found necessary in effecting the early restoration and the permanent prosperity and welfare of the State over which you have been called to preside.—l have, &c., " Wsi. H. SEWARD." In the Federal Senate, on the 18th instant, a petition of Vice-Admiral Farragut and 1,100 other officers of the navy asking for an increase of compensation, was referred to the Naval Committee. A resolution of Mr. Doolittle, of Wisconsin, appropriat ing $500,000 for the support and encouragement of desti tute Indians, was adopted. Mr. Wilson, of Massachusetts, offered the following re solution, which was adopted :—" Resolved: That the Com mittee on Commerce be instructed to inquire into and re port upon the manner in which American vessels trans ferred during the rebellion to British owners are now being refurnished with American registers ; and, if the same be not in accordance with law, what legislation, if any, is ne cessary to prevent such transactions." _ _ _ A resolution of respect and sympathy for Mr. Lincoln was adopted unanimously, the same providing that on the anniversary of his birth, the 12th of February, an appro priate address on the subject of his life, services, and death should be delivered'beiore the members of both Houses. The Senate, after a short executive session, adjourned. In the House of Representatives on the 18th inst. the credentials of Hon. James M. Johnson, member elect from Arkansas, were presented and referred to the Select Com mittee on ktoconstruction. A motion to admit Mr. John son to the floor pending the action of the committee was ruled out, under objection of Thad. Stevens, of Pa. There were also referred to the Committee on Reconstruction various resolutions, providing that no lately insurgent State shall be entitled to Congressional representation until it shall have repudiated the rebel war debt and all claims of indemnity for slaves emancipated, ratified the anti-slavery amendment, passed proper laws for the pro tection of freedmen, and complied with the other require ments of President Johnson. Mr. Grinnell, of lowa, introduced a bill, which was re ferred, providing that no civil or military officers in Utah territory shall receive commission or compensation until he has filed a personal disavowal of the doctrine and prac tice of polygamy. On the motion of Mr. Loan, a resolation was adopted in structing the Committee on Freedmen to inquire into the expediency of immediate legislation securing freedmen and coloured citizens of the lately rebellious States civil and political rights. Mr. Moulton (Rep. of Ill.) offered a resolution requesting the President to communicate the reasons why Jefferson Davis has not been tried as a State criminal for treason. Under emphatic objection by Mr. Rogers (IMm., of N. Jersey) to its introduction, the resolution went over. On motion of Mr. Orth, of Indiana, a resolution was adopted requesting the President to communicate the par ticulars of any application that had been made for recogni tion of "the so-called Empire of Mexico." A bill appropriating $25,000 for the relief of Mrs. Lincoln was adopted. Mr. Ward, of New York, introduced a resolution declar ing polygamy in Utah should be abolished at once. No action was taken thereon. Thadeus Stevens, of Penn., delivered a long speech on reconstruction. He argued that by rebellion the Southern States had entirely forfeited their former rights, and must now be readmitted as new States, after undergoing a terri torial condition. He ridiculed the present State Legisla tures of the South, and their ratification of the anti-slavery amendment as illegal and delusive. " The future condition of the conquered," ho said, " depends on the will of the conqueror. They must come in as new States or remain as conquered provinces. He contended that for all legal purposes the Southern States had been out of the Union, the Confederacy having been recognised as an independent belligerent. If these States wore permitted now to resume their former position, they could with the democracy of the North control by actual representation the affairs of the country. The assumption of the rebel or the repudiation of the national debt would follow. If, however, the right of suffrage were granted to negroes the Republican ascend ancy might be nutintained,as the representation of the South would bo thereby reduced some 40 per cent. He pronounced President Johnson's theories utterly impracticable. The whole tenor of Mr. Stevens's speech amounted to an asser tion that the Radical programme must be carried out and negro suffrage secured, or the Republican party would be destroyed. His frequent bitter allusions to the democracy implied that the political salvation of the country was en tirely dependent upon the Radical branch of the Republican party. He denounced the theory that this is a " white man's Government," and closed his speech with the follow ing violent ebullition : " Southern men proclaim this a white man's Govern ment, the whole coil of Copperheads re-echo the sentiment, and upstart Republicans join the cry. Is it any wonder then that ignorant foreigners and illiterate nations are led to despise and maltreat a whole race of their fellow-men ? Sir, this doctrine is as atrocious as the infamous sentiments that damned the late Chief Justice to everlasting fame, and I fear to everlasting fire." This brutal allusion is to the lamented Taney. The Hon. Thomas Corwin, late United States Minister to Mexico, died on the 17th inst. at Washington. Fenian matters here remain without change. The rival " Governments" are in full operation at their respective "capitals," O'Mahony at Union-square and Roberts at 734, Broadway. Delegations from various circles throughout the country are arriving, and give their adhesion about equally to the rival Presidents. The contending officials, from the Presidents down, abuse each other violently in the public prints. The public have become thoroughly dis gusted with the whole proceeding, as is manifested by the comments of the press generally. Even those journals which, like the New York Herald, are afflicted with Anglo phobia, now condemn or ridicule the Fenian movement, and frequent cautions to beware of swindling are given by the press to servant girls and others of the labouring classes of Irish, who have principally supplied the treasury of the order. The Mexican question is still threatening. It is reported that M. de Month°lon is now hero, and will not return to Washington until ho has further instructions from the French Emperor. It Is rumoured that the French officers on the Rio Grande aro so confident that war will result from the existing complications that they are already planning the opening campaign. Gen. Logan is still in Washington. It is not known definitively whether he will accept or has refused the mission to the " Republic of Mexico." A Washington despatch of the 19th says:— The following message was received from the President in answer to the resolution adopted on the 12th inst., ask ing for information as to whether the rebellion has been suppressed. " I have the honour to state that the rebellion waged by a portion of the people against the properly constituted au thorities of the Government of the United States has been suppressed ; that the United States are in possession of every state in which insurrection existed, and that, as far as could be done, the courts of the United States have been restored, post-offices re-established, and steps taken to put into effective operation the revenue laws of the country. " As the result of measures instituted by the Executive with a view of inducing a resumption of the functions of a State, comprehended iu the inquiry of the Senate, the people in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Ala bama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Tennessee have reorganised their respective State Governments, and are yielding obedience to the laws and Government of the United States with more willingness and greater prompti tude than, under the circumstances, could reasonably have been anticipated. The proposed amendment to the Consti tution, providing for the abolition of slavery for over with in the limits of the country, has been ratified by each one of these States, with the exception of Mississippi, from which no official information has been received ; and in nearly all of them measures have been adopted, or are now pending, to confer upon freedmen the privileges which are essential to their comfort, protection, and security. "In Florida and Texas the people are making consi derable progress in restoring their State Government, and no doubt is entertained that they will at an early period be in a condition to resume all their practical relations with the Federal Government. " In that portion of the Union lately in rebellion the aspect of affairs is more promising than, in view of the cir cumstances, could well have been expected. The people throughout the entire South evince a laudable desire to re new their allegiance to the Government, and to repair the devastation of the war by a prompt and cheerful return to peaceful pursuits. An abiding faith is entertained that their actions will conform to their professions, and that in acknowledging the supremacy of the constitution and laws of the United States their loyalty will be unreservedly given its Government, whose leniency they cannot fail to appreciate, and whose fostering care will soon restore them to a condition of prosperity. It is tree that in some of the States the demoralising effects of war are to be seen in oc casional disorders ; but these are local in character, not frequent in recurrence, and rapidly disappearing as the authority of the civil power is extenled and sustained. " Perplexing _questions wore naatrally to be expected from the great and sudden chan g e is the relations between two races ; but systems are gradually d eve l op i ng them selves under which the free dman will r eceive the protection inanediebY means of hi s l a b our , ndent member of the m to a w ke hi hini ch 1113effisajuusstely entitledfdandd community in which he has his home. " From all the information in niy possession, and from that which I have recently derived from most reliable authority, I am induced to cherish the belief that sectional animosity is surely and rapidly mergi ng it se l f i nto t h e sp i r i t of and that repre se nt a ti on connected with a tionality properly adjusted system of taxation will result in the har monious restoration of the relations of the States to the national Union. The report of Carl Schurz is herewith transmitted, as requested by the Senate. No report from lion. John Covode has been received by the President. 4 , The attention of the Senate is invited to the accom panying report of Lieut.-General Grant, who recently made a tour .of inspection through several of the States whose inhabitants participated in the rebellion. "ANDREW JOHNSON. " Washington, Dec. 18, 1865." A special Washington despatch asserts that Secretary Stanton had sent in his resignation of the War Ministry, insisting on its acceptance. [This statement lacks con firmation.] A despatch from Montgomery, Alabama, dated Dec. 16, says:—" Raphael J. Semmes, of the pirate Alabama, was arrested last evening by orders from Washington, and is now on his way north under guard." The cause of the arrest had not transpired. The following is the report of General Grant, alluded to in the Message of the President to the Senate : To Ms Excellency A. Johnson, President of the United States. • " Headquarters Army of the U.S., Dec. 18. reply to your note of the 11th inst., requesting a report from me giving such information as I may be in possession of, coming within scope of inquiries made by tho Senate of tho United States in their resolution of the 12th inst., I have the honour to submit the following with your approval, cud also that of the of War : " I left Washington on the 27th of last Rant, purpose of making a tour of inspection. throughok join, of the Southern States lately in rebellion, and to see what changes were necessary in the disposition of the military forces of the country, and how those forces could be reduced and expenses curtailed, tt-c. ; and to learn, as far as possible, the feelings and intentions of these States towards the general Government. The State of Virginia being so ac cessible to Washington city, and information from this ' quarter, therefore, being readily obtained, I hastened through the State without conversing With or meeting any of its citizens. In Raleigh, N.C., I spent one day; in Charleston, S.C., two; and in Savannah and Augusta,.Ga., each ono day. Both in travelling and while stopping I saw much and conversed freely with citizens of the States, as well as with officers of the army who have been stationed among them. The following are the conclusions come to byme : " I am satisfied that the mass of thinking men of the South accept the situation of affairs in good faith. Th e questions which have hitherto divided the sentiments of the people of the two soctions—slavery and State rights, or the right of a State to secede from the Union—they regard as having been settled for ever by the highest tribunal—of arms—that man can resort to. I was pleased to learn from. the loading men whom I met that they not only accepted the decision arrived at as final, but now that the smoke of battle has cleared away, and time has been given for re flection, that this decision has been a fortunate one for the whole country, they receiving the like benefit from it with those who opposed them in the field and in the council. Four years of war, during which the law was executed only at the point of the bayonet throughout the Statec in rebel lion, have loft the people, possibly, in that condition not to yield that ready obedience to civil authority the Ameri can people have generally been in the habit of yielding. This would render the presence of small garrisons through out these States necessary until such time as labour re turns to its proper channel and civil authority is fully established. I did not meet any one, either those holding places under the Government or citizens of Southern States, who thought it practicable to withdraw the military from the South at present. The white and black mutually require the protection of the general Government. There is such universal acquiescence in the authority of the ge neral Government throughout the portions of the country visited by me, that the mere presence of a military force, without regard to numbers, is sufficient to maintain order. " The good of the country requires that a force be kept in the interior where there are many freedmen. Else where in the Southern States than at forts on the sea-coast no force is necessary. Tho soldiers should all be white troops. The reasons for this are obvious. Without men tioning many of them, the presence of black troops, lately slaves, demoralises labour, both by their advice and fur nishing in their camps a resort for the freedmen for long distances around. White troops generally excite no opposition, and therefore a smaller number of them can maintain order in a given district. Coloured troops must be kept in bodies sufficient to defend themselves. It is not the thinking men who would do violence towards any class of troops sent among them by the general Government, but the ignorant in some places might; and the late slave, too, who might be imbued with the idea that the property of his late master should by right belong to him ; at least should have no protection frem the coloured soldiei. There is no danger of a collision being brought on by such cause; "My observations led me to the concitusion that the citizens of the Southern States are anxious to return to self government within the Union as soon, as possible ; that whilst reconstructing they want and and require protection from the UoverroDent ; that they think is required of the Government, and is not humiliatiA g to them as citizens ; and that if such a course were pointed out they would pursue it in good_faith. It is to be regretted there cannot be a greater commingling at this time between the citizens of the two sections, and praticularly of those entrusted with the law-making power. " I did not give the opevations of the Freedmen's Bureau that attention I would have done if more time had been at my disposal. ConverAtion, however, on the subject with officers connected with the bureau lead me to think that iu some of the States its affairs have not been conducted with good judgment or economy, and that the belief widely spread among the freedmen of the Southern States that the lands of their former owners will, at least in part, be divided among them has come from agents of the bureau. This belief is seriously interfering with the willingness of the freedmen to make contracts for the coming year. In some form the Freedmen's Bureau is an absolute necessity until the civil law is established and enforced, securing to freedmen their rights and full protection. "At present, however, it is independent of the military establishment of the country, and seems to bo operated by the different agents of the bureau, according to their indi vidual notions. Everywhere General Howard, the able head of the bureau, has made friends by the just and fair instructions and advice he gave; but the complaint in South Carolina was that when he left things went on as before- Many, perhaps a majority of the agents of the Freedmen's Bureau, advised the freedmen that by their own industry they must expect to live. To this end they endeavoured to secure employment for them, and to see that both of the contracting parties complied with their engagements. In some cases, I mu sorry to say, the freedmen's mind does not seam to be disabused of the idea that the freedman has a right to live without care or provision for the future. The effect of this belief in the distribution of lands is idle ness, and accumulation in camps, towns, and cities. In such cases I think it will be found that vice and disease will tend to the extermination or great destruction of the coloured race. It cannot be expected that the opinions held by men at the South for years can be changed in a day, and, there fore, the freedmen require for a few years not only laws to protect them, but the fostering care of those who will give them good counsel, and on whom they can rely. " The Freedmen's Bureau being separated from the mili tary establishment of the country requires all the expense of a separate organisation. One does not necessarily know what the other is doing, or what orders they are acting under. It seems to me this could be corrected by regard ing every officer on duty with the troops in the Southern States as agents of the Freedmen's Bureau ; and then have all orders from the head of the bureau sent through the department commanders. This would create a responsi bility that would beget uniformity of action throughout the South, and would insure the orders and instructions from the head of the bureau being carried out, and would re lieve- from duty and pay a large number of the employes of the Government.—l have the honour to be, very respect fully, your obedient servant, "U. S. GRANT, Lieut.-General." QUEENSTOIVN, Jan. 1. The Inman steamer City of Cork, from New York on tho 21st ult., arrived here at 12 o'clock to-day, with 74 pas congers and $13,191 in specie. She landed 14 passengers, and proceeded for Liverpool at 12.10 p.m. Her telegraphic advicos have been anticipated. ARRIVAL OF THE OITY OF BOSTON ( Via Roche's Point.) NEW Youx, Dec. 23 (Morning). The Provisional Governor . of South Carolina has been removed, and the Governor elect has been directed to as sume office. President Johnson has sent to the Senate the nomination of the ex-member of Congress L. D. Campbell, as Minister Extraordinaiy to the Mexican Republic, vice General Logan, who has declined. Mr. Bigelow, Minister to France, has been nominated for Congressional confirmation in the H ouse. Mr. Raymond, in a powerful speech, controverted Mr Stevens' doctrine that the rebellious States wore out of the Union ; but contended that they should give a now guarantee before being admitted to Congressional repre sentation. Congress has adjourned until January 5. The apprehension of negro outbreaks in the South is increasing with the approach of Christmas. The authori. ties are prepared to quell any disturbance. The New York Herald strongly advocates the liberation of Mr. Davis on the ground of his representing millions of men who believed themselves oppressed and rose in the spirit of freemen. The Southern members of Congress elect have held a, meeting, in which they resolved to return home. They will again assemble in Washington on the 4th March. The Secretary of the Treasury is staying in New York. It is not believed that he will place a loan upon the mar. ket. The report of Carl Schurz to the President upon the condition of the South represents tho people as generally submissive, but not willingly loyal. They show no national feeling and have no American sentiment. The negro has been reduced to a condition of practical slavery THE CANADIAN MINISTRY. MONTREAL, Dec. 22. The Governor of Canada has refused to accept Mr. George Brown's resignation. The other members of the Government have been summoned to Montreal to moot the Governor. ( n o rin London, g) COMMERbIAL INTELLIGENCE. 5-20 Bonds, 103 k Money abundant— GoI N d, EW I4 Y S/ ° . RK E' 1591 ; on Paris, 3.551. Stocks slightly firmer—New York Centrals, 95„ ; Illinois, 134 ; Erie, Cotton steady—Middling Upland, 51. Flour good inquiry. Wheat steady. Corn good liwlT"rY• „ p c f i c a . u 2 g 3 e Provisions dull. Coffee very dull. Petroleum—crude, 41 ; do. refined, 63. 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