The Sun. — London, England, 1866-09-14 00:00:00

6 .;..) •• t . : • r • ' 17, • • ✓ • NEWSPAIIE ONs-e-sog.. - DoN is -.1 a Charming Musical En- t 17 . :_,-- -I ‘ s.u ."7.Terj ) 1 , ( 4„ . s Concerts, be sure to Sup "V - 1":"' 0 7 t's 2, • • .t ( • (114-1 1 -11r/11 (1.; p jAt 4 , 1.0 kt , , 7. ,1 1 47 1 - - - •"1 • - • _ 1 3?": :4? . 76 + 417 - 4 4a4 0 1 111W .I# 6 _ -4 11 _ *MI )1 'll / 4 "" 'l3Rorr.oW '49 , * l l 'TP t• cuse the transaction is that the adversa. j. to bribe, and that in self- defence it was nee/try follow his example. In any way the struggle is soon carried on openly ; the price of votes is raised from the minimum of about 125 f. to 500 f. and I,ooof. in proportion as the issue draws closer. Finally, the election is over and the town wears a new air of com fort and prosperity ; men pay their debts, build hodses, increase their business; a looker-on might imagine that he was surveying one of those small seaports where an exceptionally good fishery had enriched the whole population. This is an accu rate sketch of an election in more than one small town in England. That the moralist should view such a picture in dismay cannot be disputed; that the country is interested in suppressing such abuses, nothing can be truer. But the fact should not be lost sight of that a candidate who has paid so dearly for his seat is not necessarily a bad member of Par liament. The composition of the House of ..Com mons is not necessarily deteriorated by facts of this kind, and this particular species of corruption can not affect it as to the two most indispensable quali ties in a political assembly--independence and intelligence. Corruption carried on with the resources of the State would have the sad dest consequences. Let us suppose, for instance, that instead of the zandidates paying their electors they obtained their votes by promising, in the name of the Government, a place, a road, a canal, or a railway ; who will dare to say that an M.P. of this kind would beindependent of the executive ? Cer tainly it is deplorable that an hon. member, such as he of Yarmouth for example, should have bought, according to the account of his own agent, 236 votes for 98,062 f. 50c. ; but after all, after paying such a price for his seat, he would be likely to vote as he - i )leased in the, iiouse of C9mmons, , and would judge. the affairs of tiirCO - untry to the best of his under standing and with perfect independence. Could as much be said of him if he owed his seat to the de clared and overwhelming protection of the Ministry whichhad controlled the election, whether that Mi nistry were that of Earl Russell or Lord Derby ?" M. Paradol seems to think that the lowering of the franchise and the increase of electors will merely act on the " vote market" by cteapening the quantity, in virtue of the great law of supply and demand : (3 . . 1 Z of the INSTITUTII te'tatZPAns'.SUPP . E , RS, and After th everyeieninekellon'i th ere e Theatres an 10A-RAN'S LL WHISKY. DUBLIN Thi s EXHIBITION, 1865. DltiN celebrated OLD IRISH WHISKY gained the n Prize Medal. lis 101110 P ure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Whole- Sold • by th _ln Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; Wh oie ' s 7 i ki e grata in the principal towns in England; or Pi3GIREA.T WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. liki..sorve the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded LL Whisky." '' Ill tr IVAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION ( Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1850), Pr o ° SE LL- ST RFI ET. COVE NT-GARDEN, LONDON. !tee „41 4,14 plic ADV on by Son all description of Security. Forms -4 Pat letter to EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. P l i ° LET, OFFICES, on the First, Second, and P b °T f° Third Floors (Three Rooms on each Floor), suit for, r Public Companies, Solicitors, &c. To view, and Particulars, apply , at 12, Strand, W.C. C°l-INTRY HOTELS, PUBLIC HOUSES, and BUSINESSES. kolz4rt ESS and CO.'S Li s t on a ppli ca ti on . l at iltr i for insertion received until the 27th 41 the 5, AU CTION AND HOTEL AGENCY OFFICES. A gar - street, Strand, W.C., and nearly opposite the Charing Cross Railway Station. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 14, 1806. No. 23,169. PRICE.... 4d. STAMPED sd. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 volt., LORD S By AND or of LADIES. TILE WELLINGTON, ST. JAMES'S-STREET (Entrance 160, Piccadilly). Set Dinners as usual. The carte varied, choi, - ;e, and mode rate. Turtle, thick and clear, always ready. The 'Billiard Rooms now conducted by J. Roberta, the champion. _ _ IVICOLL'S GUINEA WATERPROOF _Li TWEED and their TWO GUINEA. MELTON CLOTH OVERCOATS are patronised by Travellers all the world. gorge to hear that other miserable charge, that you were too selfish to think of getting out any others of your fellow prisoners. This reminds one of the ci iticisms of the bravo men who stayed at home on the conduct of the general in the fight, and who can always show he might do better. But one man could positively have been taken out that night if we had had the time and that was poor Charles J. Kick man, whose infirmitiesi—he being almc.st entirely deaf and very-near sighted—would have seriously jeopardised the arrangements for your escape. When it is remembered that you were not imprisoned two weeks altogether, it is truly a marvel how the arrangements could have been made for even your escape. The making of the skeleton keys alone was a wonder, and will always be a tribute of merit to the locksmith, Mr. —, who did the work so perfectly. I have heard it stated that the thousandth part of an inch would have made the affair a failure. I claim one credit to myself in the entire matter, and Mr. Marquis, the lachrymose Go vernor, will readilyaccord it to me, and that was the energy with which I stuck the pitchfork into cabbage beds and rubbish straw in the garden, as if to give you the finishing touch in the morning, after it was discovered his cherished bird had flown. Those of my countrymen in this country who served with me in the Papal Brigade will readily re cognise my name, as well as from the published account of my arrest and trial. In conclusion, I pledge you that lam ready once more to take up arms whenever you call on me. When you do return, as you have promised to do this year, you will meet with men as ready, and more determined to die than before.—l have the honour to subscribe myself, as ever, yours devotedly and fraternally, "DANIEL BYRNE, " Late Warder, Richmond Bridewell, Dublin." This letter was referred to in the meeting of the corporation yesterday, and a communication was read from Mr. Patrick _Byrne, brother of Daniel Byrne, a respectable and trustworthy man, in which he assures the Board of Superintendence of City Prisons that the letter must be a fabrication, as his brother, the alleged writer, had gone to Australia. If the letter be a fabrication it is cleverly done, but perhaps not too cleverly for the genius of the Head Centre. Daniel Byrne, however, may have imposed on his brother, and have gone to America while pretending to go to Australia. If this be so, justice has let slip one of the worst of the Fenian traitors. "Margaret and her Bridesmaids," &e. " A most amusing novel. The plot is thoroughly original. The charac;ers are capitally drawn. '[he buoy is an admir able one for holiday time."—Star. LADIES' WATERPROOF TWEED CLOAKS. One Guinea. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Suppers until One a.m. Elegant Saloop Dining Items for Ladies. H. J. and D. NICOLL, 114 to 120, Rezent-s roe, W. ; 12, Cornhlll, E.C. ; 10, Musky. street, Manchester; and 50, Bold street, L,verpool. Limp cloth, price I s., SYSTEMATIC MEMORY ; or, How to Make a Bad Memory Good, and a Good Memory Better. By T. MACLAREN. "EOXF 0 It , 6, WORD-STREET, W. The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (Limited,. TRA NOVELTIES. Operatic Selections performed by Misses Russell, Barry,' Fitz Henry; Messrs. A. St. Albyn, Hush, Bury, Dalton, and Tivoli, with full band and chorus, conducted by Mr. P. JONGIIMANS. AT a GENERAL COURT of PROPRIETORS held at the BANK of ENGLAND, on Thursday, the 13th September, 1866: Res 31ved That the special thanks of this Court are eminently due to the Governor, Deputy-Governor, and the Court of Direct rs :or the ab'e manner in which they have con ductel the buainess of the Corporation dining the past Half -year. Ordered That the said Resolution be advertised in all the Daily Morning and Evening Papers. HAMMOND CHUBB, Secretary. London: F. Pitman, 20. Paternoster-row. THE HIGH PRICE OF MEAT. Just published, 250 pages, boards ls. Gd., cloth 28., ITEGETABLE COOKERY, PASTRY, &c. ; V containing Five Hundred healthy and tasty dishes without ,he use of Meat. Full of information of thegreatest value to every housewife and Cook. London: F. Pitman. 20, Paternoster-row. Comedy, Burlesque. Gymnastic, and other performinces, by all the inogt talented Foreign and English artistes, in cluding Mr. HARRY SIDNEY and Mr. J. W. ADAMS. Messrs. Duriah and Davies in their Nig: ,- er ecceatriolVe . , &c. &c. All Excursionists to London should pay a visit to this establishment. - Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, is ; private boxes, with separate entrance, 10s. 6d. Open every evening at 8. Engagement of the talented JULIETTH and JULIA DELEPIF,RRE, Violinists to all the Northern Courts, aged respectively nine and thirteen years. Mdlle. Juliette will also perform a Fantasia on her extraordinary instrument called the Xilophone, composed of Bois et Paille. They will appear Every Evening at Nine o'clock. Second Edition, extra cloth. price is. 6d., THE LITTLE THINGS -OF NATURE. By LEO H. GRINDON, Author of " Life : its Nature," &c. BANK OF ENGLAND, 13th September, 1666. rpm GOVERSTOR and COMPANY of the BANK of ENGL &ND give notice— That the GENERAL COURT held at the BANK this day is ADJOURNED till TUE -DAY uext. the ISth instant, at Eleven o'clock in the Forenoon, for the purpose of taking the determination by Note, in print or writing, of the Ques tion on the following Resolution proposed at the Court for a Dividend, % iz. L-,_ 4 v,„llzi GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY tem:?OTH PASTE is greatly superior to any toot h ects e t A k Zreatk in R ill e niZp rr gives th e t ee th a pearl a wh le ite as n a e n ss I) t . t PricelB.a d fragrance to Red Bu i ll Wharf, 93, Upper `a-street, London. " 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. " He presents scientific, facts, whether physical or metaphy sical, in a form which makes them far more relishable than the moat imaginative novels."—Norfolk News. London : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row. c 4 , 11 MY CONTRACTS. ee .RNDERS will be received at the undermentioned the s upply M Twelve o'clock noon on the 29th September, for W EST ON'S GRAND MUSIC HALL, HOLBORN. Under New Management. Proprietors—Messrs. Sweasey and Holland. Grand Selections from ROB ROY and MACBETH by 50 vocalists and a band of 30, conducted by P. Corti. AR I'HU It LLOYD'S new songs me nightly received with deaf , ning rounds of applause —JOLLY NASH, the mirthful GEORf,IN A SMITH ON, the much admired Serio-Comic— EMMA. WEST, Burlesque Actress and Serio-Comic —lm mense suc:essTof JAMES HEM3IINGS in his Wonderful Ulobe entertainment, and IS STAR MINSTRELS—W. WEST (Stump Orator),' Principal Comedian—Champion Dancer, JOE ALLEN—Songs, Duets. Glees, and Choruses by a company of first-class talented artistes never before heard in Negro Minstrelsy. Box-office open from 10 to 4. Doors open at Seven. Commence at Half-past. That a Half-Year's Dividend of Interest and Profits be made on the 10th Oetttber next, of £6 Vs. per cent., with out deduction on account 01 Income Tax. The Viiting will commence at Eleven o'clock, and termi nate at Four. Fcap. Bvo., extra cloth gilt, gilt edges , price 3s. 6d., LOVE: a Selection from the best Poets, by THOMAS SHORTER, Editor of "A Book of English Poetry," a a London : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row. HABDIONP CHUBB, Secretary. UNDER THE ESPECIAL PATRONAGE OF HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE QUEEN. THE ROYAL NAVAL, MILITARY, EAST INDIA, AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. NEW NOVEL. Just published. 1 vol., cloth, price 10s. 6d., - LYNTON GRANGE. ANovel. By J. It. S. lIARINGTON. London: F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row. Established in the year 1837. LIVES ASSURED in all parts, of the word under most favourable conditions. Cheap Reissue of - . LECTURES by the Rev. HUGH STOWELL BROWN. ARTHUR R. TIA.MILTON, Secretary. 17, Waterloo-place, Pall-Mall, London, S.W. Additional Agents and Medical 'Referees wanted in pro vincin towns. Vol- 1 , Containing "Five Shillings and Costs," and eleven other Li ctures, price 10d. Vol. 2, containing Twelve Lectures, price 10d. Vols. t and 2, bound to,;ether in cloth, price 2s. London : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C. A RGYLL ROOMS. - GRAND CASINO, Windmill-street. Piccadilly. These elegant and popular Rooms, having been entirelyre decorated, are now OPE NI EVERY EVENING for Concert and Dancing. Conductor, Signor Lon CURTL Manager, ii. GRENET. Admission to Promenade, One Shilling. Reserved Seats, Two Shillings. YARMOUTH BLOATERS.-12 for 2s. td.; 25, 48.; 50, 68. ; 100.8 s. ' • 500, 30 8 . ; 450. No charge for carriage to London. Cash on delivery. Country orde, s paid In advance.—Forwarded by FEEDK. BARNBY, Purveyor of Fish, Great Yarmouth. (°t -.-- FORAGE, e 'use of her Majesty's Troops stationed in the follow ' "'Ceti, from Ist November, 1853, to 31st October, 1867. 1. tt LONDON DISTRICT. Y'le Park, Kensington, Regent's Park, and Horse 2. ,Guards. liiounalovv and Kneller 1, WMPton Court. I, II I ndsor, 6. e i ghtoo. andhurst Al.field N S 'Par „ -, elit,„ - „ft.e Tenders must be made for each of the above qualt,""ed Stations or Barracks, as separately grouped and op porered. C o ni l of Tender, initialed and numbered, and Conditions lette,ntract may be obtained on application at this Office, by bititritadressed to the Senior Commissariat Officer of the ?:elo c i t, or in person, between the hours of ten and four th e andmo Tender will be entertained unless made upon Teorra so obtained. 41 1 ct ~9ers on the printed .forms must be properly filled qp th - Z , ed, atd no Tender will be noticed unless delivered : I, 4a llu dermentionEd O ffi ce, under cloaed envelope (marred `atli s' er " on the outside), before twelve o'clock noon on the e -ePtentber inst. °Ealuissariat Office, 5, New-street, Spring-gardens, London, S.W., Sept. 10, 1866. CPNTRACTS for FORAGE, ALPERSFIOT. ~Ttv „ ARMY CONTRACTS—FORAGE. ktu" t? ", l MS will be RECEIVED at this o ffi ce until noon on r." 4 t "'AY, the 29th inst., from persons who may be will ia,kyo enter into CONTRA° 1' for the supply of OATS, eV I ,,M I STRAW, between let November, 1866, and 3 st "itlitnk lB 67—that is , twelve months — at Aldershot, and ..rari,.ue command. and t- ', B May tender for any of the abDve articles separately OATS, per quarter. 11 4Y, 'per ton. T hr STRAW, per load of 36 trusses, of 33 lbs. each. ls th e .? Contracts for these services but for quantities not ' 4 Dpi'-`` 4 aplomb's supply, and not mo're than twelve months' e y 4 e liveries into store will be final on the part of the . 01 L a y Or, except in instances where, on opening the trusses Ita l aY or straw, any qua* ty may be found (whether from abl,"?r otherwise) to be bad Iron. causes manifestly ascrtb- Th e ' "ig final bad quality. ?tit ), Manure will be taken by Government. The contractor ve nothincr to do with the issues to the troops or de -44 ...e a lor abstit ti etop'pages on rations to officees horses. Articles b‘wl u on for fomge (as bran, carrots, & •..) will be se a- Oatt fide tracted for, and payment wi 1 be m ole for supplies delivered twice a month—that is, on the 15th and Fo r tY af each month L 4 llle c c"' s n ot Tender and Condition of Contract may be ob -'7 Pplicat on at thie office, , by letter or in person, Etched I th e hours ot ten and four o clock, where every f in ° ll Whicle may be required on the subject well be ur ,,rtiiB* 1 0 1 es 11 , ew arrangement will enable large farmers and ,re,,,,ke dealers to compete for these c ntracts. ay' -u'rs Strove e marked on the envelope "Tenders for Oats, ur " as the case may be. Co,„„ R. ROUT IT, Deputy Commissary-General. sariat at Aldershot, Sept. 10, 1163. CONTRACTS FOR SALT PORK. Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset House, I ' 4 Oommissi A ala B6 fOr EXECUTING l 'iNtr"-p", B OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the ',Alm . "'" KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE -4-,4-y—„DO HEREBY . GIVE NOTICE, That on MON t4I, „' e Ist of October next, at twelve o'clock at noon, be ready to treat with such persons as may be 11,NNigto CONTRACT for supplying and deliveringjnto ' o l'i'Sty's Victualling Stores at the undermentioned cure "te followin quantities of SALT PORK, all of the of the presentg season, viz.:— Dept ford NAVY PORK. 3,600 tierces 3,600 barrels. 4e l,BOO ~1,800 „ eaqlbha t ierce of Pork to contain 75 pieces of 41b. each, and Die c , t rrel 50 pi eces o f 41b. eac h, i ns t ea d o f th e number of rp h iermerly contained in the tierces and b.. 1 • as 1 0 11 0 : 1 "erk to be delivered into the respective stores r"; i z.:—One-third of each quantity for each place th e 0 15th" —One-third 1 5th da of January, 1867 ; another third thereof by 30thdaY of y March, 1867 ; and the remainder thereof by \ ''hel day of APril, 1867; or any greater portion, or t the_ , ti eriti e ' at any earlier period, if preferred by the party en a : nd to be paid for by bills at three days after dat e, tl Th_yrdl be sent to parties as usual. te'lr Lordships reserve to themselves the power, when (4 ' f r ild ere are opened, of contracting either for the whole, ~ea„ 44 ch P ar t th ereo f on ly as th e y ma y d eem fit, or for a 414;, quantity, or of not contracting for any, and also an t, 'Led power of selection in accepting tenders. \v} lo ;,Y" t ender must specify the name of the person by al t ha meat i s i n t en d e d t o b e cure d, th e b ran d o f th e ld the lace of cure 4,4ders for p Pork of the . cure of the United States of `,;:_ s a will not be admitted. "'Pa e r Xne tendering for more than one port must give a et „ - ` e tender for each port. c "'s tendering must give a reference to a banker for . ! ) eti, -11 ret3' proposed • and they are desired to take special iro n that the use of wooden hoops is abolished, and that ' l lh ti., ° Ps only w ill b e requ i re d f or th e cas k s i n accor d an ce Of fo e conditions of the contract. N I of the tender may be obtained, and the conditions 4 contract , to which particular attention is called, may V; in the lobby of the Department of the Controller t i t l 4 .4111114 1 g Somerset HouseVictualling Yards "itttl °ll°ll and Plymouth ; or by applying to the Agent ale s at Haulbowline ;or to the Collectors of her Customs at Bristol, Limerick, Belfast, Watterr p'eite;;;" Newry ; or to the Secretary to the Pos t tmas t e heo - ' 4 ek e i . at Dublin ; or to the Commander conducting , Servi ce a t Li verpoo l . tier ces 'ender will be admitted for a less quantity than 100 Isio or 100 barrels 1 ., °4 ti v , te Pler will be * received after twelve o'clock at noon Vitit ,1", 4 Y of treaty, nor any noticed unless made on the Ccea e si,,Trto„ Provided for the pu . rpose • but it will not be Inca the party tendering, or 7 an agent appointed t 'ctrt !,oeuld attend, as the result of the offer received ` t° Re i n Person will be communicated to him and to his k Sureties in writing. t' is tlrte 3 :,, tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the 34•ZtY, and bear in the left-hand corner of the envelope ii',, ° ere c l,",s,,;` Tender for Salt Pork," and must als- be de "Tkherse7 i l l o e l Le . partment of the Controller of Victualling, Ntme contractors will have to pay half the amount of the '8 the bonds. contracts an order. ANTONIO BRADY, of Contracts and Public Securities. tNO it ITORE PILLS OR ANT OTHER MEDICINE. , vt I,BARRY'S delicious health-restoring Invalids L elc4-7,. Infants' Food, THE REVALENTA ARABICA, fi °l 4l B l," u ree times as much assimilating and strengthening t i°ll, t i'kent as the best meat, and restores perfeeftredsifieng ti4l) f t nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver,h re ost disor ere4 04netional regularity, and energy 4!e t t i r en feebled—removing speedily and effectually in -1141 °ll (dyspepsia), cough, asthma, consumption, ha al Nistipation diarrhoea, all gastric derangements, rVOUS INF3:3t,hoiels, liver complaints, flatulency, .ne . o,%l4ll.l•ll.°llionsness, fevers, sore . throa . ts, diphtheria, C I ea colds, influenza, noises in the had b7,143./.1":81 rhenmatisr,. gout, impurities, eruptions, iztqt,„p, t euralgia, irritability, sl . ee . plessness, acidity, larN tlt. e,'°an, heartburn, headache, 3 . ebility, dropsy, cramps, 1,- MII allkiea and sickness even in pregnancy or at sea l , -.4)1 he It 01 4 t ,s, bronchitis, scrofula, tightness of the chest, l ab _ 444 th e ue pit of the stomach and between the . shoulders. - ` 44 13, 5,.. - '' .l ., c 'st digestible of all foods and suitable for in toV ~,'''', infant s in all complaints. 1;1:J: 1 : a le few out 0f62,000 Cures :—Cure 58,216 t , ti , l t, ~,i , ellioness de Brehrtn, of seven years' liver com (ell 4 kitin g away, debility, nervousness,. irVtability .. , 1 111 t sllervcus palpitation all over, bad diges ion, con tllf3t4tiene.ePlr,essness, and the most intolerable nervous of L ord B,‘-'llre No. 71, of dyspepsia, from the Right Hon. i!, zit eli 'mart de Decies, Lord Lieutenant of the county efdi ord fit from your ton slit :-I have derived much bene _ r ti tY P °d •—Stuart de Decies, Dromana, CaPPcin, f ' ea,, aterford oreNo 54 816 from the Rev. James th °l 6 / t; 1341'2, Sydersto 'u ne Re ' c . tory, near Fak . enham, Nor li,) 'ive r :`" cases of indigestion, and it the it st of all more than usually affected, 1 consider .. particularly when 81 ' : \ v il l 1 re medies. It regulates the bile, and makes.lt t, ' l ,l l e, -reascs Which would not admit of mercury inany ur it ... 4 0 111,,e8t k „ lOrt, a healthy flow of the bile is one of the use you r' B 9 of " beSt SyillptOMS You can make what ! l ey ' , (l t,n , tlbtehliis. c o o m u nnthication.—l am, gentlemen, J• .m -epitt, .4.1 1r ,. 0 . re o. lungs, N 52,422.—Bridg d e ise ll as o e u d se, Fri il l 4 1 , _, S' • - Thirty-three years . . 13 in 5(1 tarp, u, blood, liver derangement, deafness, sinp g and 114114,1„._e°iIstipation, debility, shortness of breath, _ iie,h, lifer been removed by your R,evalenta . Arabi ca. e ct, a C ,ap k 1)8 1/ el. ) S toma h head, your ears are all right, my .- b? Mar y 0 8.- -J n d my recovery is a marvel to all Cuey acqua.eB ~ y e _ , .Roberts,i m rer • • 1: 14 ,L kith's indescribable agony from dyspepsia, h 4 f 6 akes l kibe- T• be 11 ch•int No. 49,832. Isv) ar id 111 , 4 1 cough, constipation, flatulency, six'sick nervous 3.s' Cure 1 11(0 7 ,12i: °n ' i ling• -Maria Joly, of Lynn, Norfolk. 4 INtio Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervousness, t a r e' N e. 15', g"atherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies. I . Tic e ,. .814.---Itr. Saml. Lax ton, Leicester of two ycil , ek 4 ; 1211 The food is sold in canisters, lib. 2s 9d ; 2lb c 4li. 21 b,_ p., •+ 215.; 241 b., 40s. Super-refined qua 1 1 . , lib:, LN• u h ' e•fl /;j, 44 4 _ 6 . ; 5 1b., 225. ; 101b.;335. The 101 b., 121 b ,, ..and oraer kig . "'lrry gra, carria g o free on receipt of Post-office Ri t ' t ': at 65 , P t R i ea Dealer King William-stre2 . ,. ik - N t ,, -street Zeechurch-street 4 Cheapside ; 49, lile . irt t o ` 4 14,. ~1 Matt • 6 3, 130 and 29q Oxford-street , 330, ,A.I . „, 01 . tj , .,, ,;i o „ I uO, 1T„ ... • PPer Baker -street ; (Harvey',..rt: 't.t,- Ilrotrr-street, Islington N.; Notting-hill , tto e -e43 , t e ls 65, High -street ; and Stubbs, Queen s "ke ittici ouhehn's-wood London ; and all respectable --enli stEo-Bevrare of spurious imitations. SDAIr. f T ate snPP I Y. ° , l rig and forog f nprovemonVo re money. ~,,, ' d van ce on ":, ew. Barle ll- 1 s and ppas ' l 2O ur has risen iated than PoOf wliely ded modernte_ v realized clu,, ymalting bar_lefe as a firm trs a ; were in g 7 , 111 done for A e late a,dvailev ._wheat, r. r 3d ; Por q r ,; g1 260i p a ts, 2os 0 DAY. A of 2s an advive - u p. at is to 3s per 3 6 st ° _.. lje t . , 31s to 35e ro. to 30s per 2 7 qr. was ni 11 ore 11 ' iat was Ott?0"-ro' lvanco of I ,r s of wheel,.oo ,s Du ,eked was t ions week' , doo o business ~(1 ;s. Beans are, Fl o ur a raau LL realised fr4or; be 32s ; ''' 3 l o4 ;, from 6:; o ld ditto, 1 as, in ibisAes e private' "0 Lle advane ,„, con fined Prf i ". o It, t o -day thy r y asked folly ivance of ot- Ito 5 8 s; ' rip; 46s to ~‘' , . u] NI, 48s to au ti, es MediterO m io, 28s; 14/5 4 5 ° .s; foreigVto, foreign yt, Larket. d• a. 6 19 0 nroso ••• , 8 tilartley SeP • ......ep s • 4 . ..... ..... sp. Q e nt , ton: .. ... P , ..... SeP" t 19 . ..... . sep. u" • SeP t " 1 0. ••• Sept. t "' • SeP 1/ • •• SO, 9 s. .... " ..... b scp , • • l • Ser f* 1. ; • so .... 00t' 4 ..... ..... . anar '' .. .. t. •ry • • 5eP i O. Oet• ..•• a nd IS. .. SeP t " a 6. ... • seP 2 6 SeP .. •. .. • . s ePt* r ili P r t disfigetilry foo le d t i se :ios%,o, ° iis, brti - l ael bo _ re 00 0 nine,bcti, e bi th fiere r ere , 0 D is [isean t itoo Pr efr ry °"eu Oto Wit° vrif , of N. i f 0 1(1 •Iter' 007 'A' 4 1.1g P ,,,,, of a b , tor. 131$eir goose' c., r° i st. 6913 fEtt o f sq., Alto' b dauo no• ff ,he oA` i ' A b1)01 -1. A Cia "jil o f PI 3rlgterittil we, (A s;:i. 1 “: 00. ). tl ° t eecoo ITEC W. THE KAMES GUNPOWDER COMPANY'S CRYSTAL Gunpowder. packed in Red Japanned Canisters ; No. 1, Fine; No. 2, Medium; No. 3, Large Grain. THE KAMES GUNPOWDER COMPANY, Contractors to H.M. War Department, solicit a trial of their CRYSTAL and other Sporting Gunpowder, of this year's manufacture. For strength, cleanliness, and prompt ignition they will be found unequalled. —Sold by roost respectable dealers through out the Country, and wholesale at the Offices, 45, Lime- street, London, B.C. LEXTINCTEUR PATE NT PORTABLE SELF-ACTING FIRE-ENGINE. Sole Licensee--:Fl3iiiith CASPER, 33, Poultry, E.C, HEIRLOOMS, ART TREASURES, ARTICLES Prized BEYOND MONEY VALUE may at any moment be DE STROYED BY FIRE. Even though danger be averted it is by violent exertions and floods of water, at the expense of UT TER DEiTRUC MN to DELICATE FABRICS, of IRRETRIEVABLE DAMAGE to PRICELESS PRO DUCTIONS. L'EXTINCTEUR is a very small and very elegant orna ment fur Halls, Landings,.tc , contains the volume of MORE THAN HALF A TON OF WATER in a compound, II 8 RMLESS to life or property, but which the first comer snatches up with ease, and by merely turning a tip projects an infinitely small jet with immense force on the neat of flame and instantly extinguishes it. The Licensee will be happy to forward (post paid) details of severe tests to which this admirable invention has been submitted, and of its approval and adoption by gentlemen distinguished in science, social position, and commerce. THE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY. Offices-1, Dale-street, Liverpool; 20 and 21, Poultry; 7, Cornhill, and Charing-cross, London. • Invested Funds Z 3 177,166 Fire Premiums received in 1865 739,332 Life do. 253,103 The last year's Fire duty paid by this office amounted to £1(2,985 9s. lld , exceeding 1w upwards of £31,000 the amount paid by any other country office. The duty ia now reduced to ls. 6d. per cent. on every de scription of property. In the Life department policies are issued with Liberal conditions and guaranteed bonuses. Claims are payable in thirty days after admission. Whole world leave to travel granted on reasonable terms. JOHN ATKINS, Resident Secretaty. METROPOLITAN DISTRICT RAILWAY COMPANY. LOANS ON DEBENTURES. The DIRECTORS are prepared to rec ive TENDERS far LOANS in sums of not less than £lOO, on the fo.lowing terms : 6 per Cent. per Annum for a period of Three years. 51 do. do. do. Five do. 5 do. do. do. Seven do. By order, • GEORGE lIOPWOOD, Secretary. 6, Westminster-chambers, Victoria-street, S.W., 11th September, 1866. IMPORTANT TO SPECULATORS. - - 11 OUR SPLENDID SPECULATIONS ~,map 11 actualy b strongly recommended, as offering every prospect of success : In the Ist, with a single stake of V, you may realse £20,0101 ! In the 2d, with a single stake of £?, you may realise In the 3d, with a single stake of £B, you may realise £V.OOO ! ! In the 4th, with a single stake of £lO, you may realise £14,800 For prospectuFes and particulars apply without delay to Mr. EUGENE TILLOT, General Merchant, Guernsey. TTiNSLOW HALL, Winslow, Bucks, having been recently opened and fitted with requisites for the care and comfort of the INSANE, the proprietor, Dr. BOISKAGON, announces that he has transferred his Estab lishment from Birmingham to the above desirable resideece, easily accessible, and' distant from London about an hour and a-half by the London and North-Western line, and fitty minutes from Oxford. Attached to the mansion, situated on a sandy soil, and commanding an extensive and pkasing prospect, are garden, me tnow, plantation, and recreation grounds. For terms and forms of admission address the proprietor. DR. SCOTT'S LIVER AND BILIOUS PILLS.—A NEVER FAILING RESlEDY.—Pre )ared without any mercurial ingmdient, from the recipe of Dr. soott, of Bromley, sent, will be found invaluable to all who Aiffer from bilious and liver complaints, inligesticn, wind. .palms, giddiness, ciizziuebs of the eyes, tr,o. For habitual ostiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier ,i the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their opera tion and oratetul to the stomach, they create.s te':itti, pro note digestion, and strengthen the whole nervoir system. told by W. Lambert, 8 , King William-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most druggists, in boxes,is. lid., and three times the quantity in one, 2s, tod. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square greet package. with " William Lambert," engraved _on the stamp. SPANISH FLY is the acting ingredient in ALEX. ROSS'S CANTHARIDES OIL, which speedily produces whiskers and thickens hair, 3s 6d, 5s 6cl, and tOs ed ; sent by post for 54, 84, and 144 stomps.—ALES. ROSS, 248, High tiolborn, London, and all Chemists. WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.—Corns cured in one day by using ALEX. ROSS'S CHI ROPO. This preparation gradually dissolves the Corn in a few hours, removing the very root. Price 4s; sent by post for 60 stamps. —248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. HAIR -CURLING- FLUID, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curls Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is applied. Sold at 88 6cl, is 6d, and les 6d ; sent free for 54, al, and 111-stamps. --Had of all Chemists. GREY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.— ALEX. ROSS'S HAIR DYE produces a perfect colour immediately it is used. It is permanent, and perfectly na tural in effect Price 3s Ed, 58 6d, and 10s 6d; sent by post for 54, 84, and 141 stamps ; and all Chemists. HAIR DESTROYER.-248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S DEPILATORY removes superfluous hair from the face, neck, and arms, without effect to the skin. Price 3s 6d, 5s 6d, and lOs 6d; sent for 51, 84, and 144 stamps.—Had of all Chemists. PIMPLE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the skin are improved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S VEGETABLE SK IN PILLS. They remove redness, sal lowness, dm 2s 9d and 78 Rd; or post for 40 and 100 stamps. —ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London, and all Cue mists. HAIR COLOUR WASH.—By washing the head with this beautifully -perfumed Wash, in seven or ten days the hair assumes its original colour , and remains so by an occ4sional Hs ; sent for stamps.—AlAX. ROSS-, 249, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. Just published, 2d; sent by the author for 3 stamp UGLINESS and BEAUTY; being a Pamphlet descriptive of articles and means used for improving the appearance. By ALE2L ROSS, 248, High tiotho rn London. , THE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another home to thA 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer thin 455 poor, friendless, young females were rejected trom 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, Daniel Cooper,Bs, 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 114.11- way Terminus, King's-cross. Patron —Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. Vice-Patron—Ii is Royal Highness the Prince of WA LE S, K.G President—ii is Grace the Duke of BUCCLE UCH. 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 contributions and :4aci es . It affcrds 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 bale: Went, as the premises of this Hospital are capable of containing several hundred more beds, had the Committee the requisite lends to maintain them. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Mas erman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Contts and Co.; Drummon" and Co. ; Gly n and Co. ; d Co. ; Ransom and Co.; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne , and Co , ; Barclay end Co. ; Mame, Deacon, and Co.; Overend. Gur ney, and Co.: Nisbet and Co.. Bernet's-street 1. Darned and Co., Llverpool3 and at the ficspital. from 10 till 5. STANFORD SKITS, Sooretai y MADAME TUSSATJD'S EXHIBITION, BAKER-STREET. NEW EDI PIONS.—A ➢IARRIAGE GROUP of their Royal Highnesses the PRINCESS HELENA and PRINCE CHRISTIAN ; also a variety of COURT DRESSES •.f the most magnificent and costly description. Several life-size Portrait Models of the most distinguished Men of the Day are likewise to be seea. Admittance, le. ; children, under ten, half-price ; extra rooms, 6d. Open from 11 a in. till 10 p.m. THE CULTIVATION of TEA in the East Indies is an important feature, and the EAST INDI. TEA. COMPANY have, on account of its great strength and exquisite flavour, promoted its sale by every means. The Company are now selling Assam, Cachar, Darjeeling, &c., at the reduced duty—viz., from 2s. Bd. to 3s. Bd. per lb , and China Teas as usual at ls. 4d. per lb. and upwards. —Ware houses, No. 9, Great St. Helen's -churchyard, Sishopegate. "V.R." IRISH WHISKY. DUNVILLE and CO.'S " V.R." OLD IRISH W RISKY, BELFAST. London Offices and Stores, 4, BEAUFORT-BUILDINGS, STRAND, W.C. Established 18C8. Quotations on application. FALKNER'S OLD IRISH WHISKY, " Real Malt," 19s. per gallon, Is sold in bottles and jars, bear ing his label and trade mark. Most liberal terms are offered to the trade for the sale of this genuine old spirit, which is coming into universal consumption through England. For price lists apply at Offices, 14, Strand, London, W.C. Established in Gratton-street, Dublin, A.D. 1780. JAMES DALY and CO., Distillers, John-street, Cork.—" The purest spirit and safest drink in the world."— London Offices, 7, Printing-house-square, E.C., next the " Times." TAMES DALY and CO., Distillers, John-street, Cl Cork, beg. to announce that they are able to supply the trade with their celeb:atcd Whiskies, in casks or cases, and to take orders in bong sad for exportation, at their (films, 7, Printing-house-square, London, E.O , the only house in the square not occupied by the ",Times." J. D. and Co.'s whiskies brin , r the hlOiest prices in the Australian and ether Colonial markets, as may be observed by reference to the "Journal of Commerce of Victoria," by which it will be seen that their whiskies fetch 6d. per gallon and Is. per case over the next b.st, and Is. 6d per gallon and Is. 6d. a case over the lowest quotation. Always on hand a large supply of ve y old mellow whisky in the finest condition, matured in sherry asks, unsurpassable in quality and flavour, supplied on the most reasonable terms. STARCH MANUFACTURERS TO IL R. 11. THE PRINCESS OP WALES. G LENFIELD PATENT STARCH, Used In the Royal Laundry, AND AWARDED TILE PRIZE MEDAL. 1862. Sold by all Grocers, Chandlers, &c. kO. "1111 E" S A U C E. (DR. SOUTHWOOD SMITH'S DIGESTIVE.) Dercl9us with every dish. Wholesale and Export by A. S. Stocker, Lambs Conduit-street; Barclay and Sons, Batty and Co., London; and George Edmonds, crown chambers, Liverpool. Retailed everywhere. Ask for " the" Sauce. SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, aim Dining-room, eonsiating of a new and elegant assort me it of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, I nk ata ;de, Deautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, Ste., in Italian, Ada , aster, Perim, Marble, Bronze-, Derbyshire Spar, Atc. Impqrted and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her Majesty, 149, Strand, W.C., London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of ROCKS. if IN ItRALS, and FOSSILS, to illustrate the new edition of Lyell's Elements of Geology; they will greatly facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOG! and GEOLOGY, and can be had at 2, 5. 10, 20, 60, to 500 guineas each. • PRAUTICAL INSTRUCTION In GEOLOGY and MINX.. R ALLOllir is given by M.r.TENNANT,F.G.S., at 149, Strand. XTOTHING EMEPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and L most useful invention of the day, AGUA A I%IA R ELL A. Messrs. JOHN GOSNELL and CO. ' Red Bull Wharf, 9 3 , Upper Thames-street, Perfumers to her likfajesty, respect fully offer to the public. this truly marvellous flui., which gradually restores tne human hair to its pristine hue---no matter at what age. The Agua 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 Govnell and Co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal Highness the Prinoess of Wales. RUPT (MRS.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOO-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT EXHIBITIONS of 1851 and 1862), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Me - Heal Gentlemen to be the most effective invention in the curative treatment of - lIERN lA. The use of a steel spring*, so oiten hurtful in its effects. is bete avoided—a sot t bandage ben; worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Moc-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting' watt so lunch ease and close ness that ii cannot be detec'ed, and may ue worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which cannot fail op fit, forwarded by post, on the circum ference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, 165., 215., Nis 6d., and 318. 6d Postage, Is. A Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 42a., an i 525. 6d. Postaae, ls. Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, ls. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT 17 4 1LASTIC STOCKINGS, 411_:4 KNEE-CAPS, Scc., for Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling o" the Legs, Sprains, dm They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on like an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 78. 6d., 10s., and 16s. each. Postage, 6d. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly. HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS It,. are . earn r e e s q tlz r e e okieited for fitting up the TRAINING - WM. WILLIAMS, Secretary. Boys' Ref age. 8, Great Queen-street, W.O. OMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.--CON TRIBUTIONS are earnestly solicited for establishing the COUNTRY ROME. £l,OOO required. WM. WILLIAMS, Secretary. Boys' Refuge, 8. Great Queen-street. W.C. . Several •kind f r t en d s HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.—The Committee are most anxious to provide fo r 400 b oys . One hundred and fifty a re now in the Refuge. The annual c a . p o e o n o d , b i expenditure g for a s u y p e p a o r r t f i o n r g e a e t h h e bop. boys - is estimated a t have promised to pay for one bay each year. Subscriptions thankfully received by the London and West minster Bank. 41, Lothburv. and 214, High Holborn; Messrs. Ransom and Ca., 1, Pali-Mall East; and by WM. WILLIAMS, Secretary. Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, W.C. PROVIDENCE ROW 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, each night numbers of young women, children, and orphans are, for want accommodation, refusedadmittance, andhave to spend night after night in the cold, wet, and sleet. To meet this evil, and to provide more ample accommoda tion, £2,000 has been raised, but to accomplish the work a sum of at least :El,OOO more will l+c) required. Besides providing shelter for the homeless, this year it is propsed, as far as the donations obtained for the pur pose will allow, to give broad and coals to poor families in want. Will you, in your charity, help to carry on and accomplish what has been begun ? Will you help to give shelter to the really homeless, and food to the really starving ? The smallest donation will be most welcome, and, night and morning, the prayers of the destitute will be offered in your behalf. SUBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly requested, and will be greAsfully received by the Rev. D.PILBERT, Da, No, 22, Finsbury-circus B.C. MADAME RACHEL'S YOUTH and BEAU iY, GRACE and ELEGANCE. Beware of spurious imitations.- 4 7A, New Bond-street. LADIES MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN EVER.—Dr. CULVERIVELL'S LADIES' TUR KISH BATHS, Tuesdays. Gentlemen other days.-3. Great Marlborough-street, W. 2s. Also the Post office Turkish Baths, 19, St. Martin's-le-Grand, Is. ed. Saturdays and Sundays, .S. ; a: both establishments, ls. Greatest purifier of the blood and beiutifier of the skin. DINNEFORD'S FLUID MAGNESIA. The medical profession for Thirty ye,,rs have approved of this po , ,t solution of 3lagnesia as the best remedy for Acidity 01 the Stomach. Heartburn, Gout, and Indizestion ; and as a mild aperient it is especially adapted for ladies and children. Prepared by DINNE FORD and CO., Chemists, &c., 172, New Bond-street, London ; And sold throughsut the world by all respectable chemists. CAUTION. —See that " Dinneford and Co." is on each bottle and red label over the cork. NATIONAL SOCIETY for the PROTEC TION of YOUNG GIRLS —The Committee earnestly solicit CONTRIBUTIONS , which are greatly needed, to support 60 girls, under , 5, at Woodhouse, Wanstead, saved f ; om vice, and fed, clothed, and educated for domestic service. Many from town and country are rejected for want of funds, although there is room and the cases urgent. J. 13. TALBOT, Sec. No. 28, New Broad-street. • Subscriptions received by Coutts, Drummonds, Herries, Hata ards, or Nisbet,.. CHOCULA.TE.--MENIER'S FRENCH. CaOOOLAT-MENIER, for Breakfast. CI3.OOOLAT-MTNIER is pure, wholesome, and delicious. IFENIER'S FRENCH CHOCOLATE. Warehouse, 23, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden. Sold everywhere. SAUCE. —LEA and PERRINS' WOICCESTERSHIRL SAUCE. This delicioa• condiment, monounced by o :nnolsseurs "THE ONLY GOOD SAUCE," Is prepared eolely by LEA and PERRINS. The public sre respectfully castioned atfainst worthless imitations, and should see that Lea and rerrins' names are on wrapper, label, bottle, and stopper. ASK for LEA and PERRINS' SA.UCE. So'd wholesale and for export by the Propr etors, Wot cester: Messrs. Crosse and Biackwell; Messrs. Barclay and Sons, London, AC. &c.; and by Grocers and Otimen uni versally. PRINTING. —TO PROPRIETORS OF NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, &c.—The Print ing and Machining of Newspapers, &c., done on exceed ingly favourable termq. Use of Editorial and Publishing Offices, if required. Estimates forwarded on receipt of particulars, with stamped directed envelope for reply. Address—The Manager "Sun" Printing Offices, 3, Church row, Savoy, Strand, W.C. EM. REILLy AND CO., • GUN AND RIFLE MANUFACTURERS, 502, New Oxford -street, London, Have always an Extensive Assortment of MUZZLE and BREECH-LOADING GUNS, on the most approved sys tems, from £lO 10s. upward. Improved " CEN THAL FIRE" BREEcH-LOADE KS. in cases co nplete, from 25 guineas. Cartridge Cases from 305. per 1,000. Several first class Second-hand Muzzle and Breech-loading Guns at mo derate prices. Revolvers, Air Canes, /cc. Double Rifles for Africa, udla, &c , from 12 guineas. IRELAND• DUBLIN, Sept. 13. An address was presented to the Lord-Lieutenant yesterday by the, following deputation from the Royal Irish Academy :--Thomas E. Beatty, M.D.; J. T. Gilbert, W. H. Hardinge, G. Hatchell, M.D.; Judge Kelly, J. J. Lalor, F. L'Estrange, M.D.; R. R. Madden, Thomas M. Madden, Lord Talbot de Malahide, David Moore, Colonel M. Taylor, J. F. Waller, LL.D.; Henry Wilson, M.D.; and E. P. Wright, M.D. The President, Lord Talbot de Malahide, read the address in which the members warmly congra tulated Lord Abercorn on his appointment,, and laid before him a statement of the nature, objects, and claims of the learned body to which they be long. His Excellency read the following reply My Lord President and Council of the Royal Irish Academy, I have great pleasure in responding to the address with which you have just presented me. Congratulations emanating from your learned society cannot fail to be most acceptable to me on my assumption of the office which her Majesty the Queen has been graciously pleased to confer upon me. My intimate connection with Ireland causes me to take a more especial interest in the learned body which you so worthily represent, and, as you kindly remark, your efforts in the . muse of science and literature, and the success which has attended those efforts, are fully known to me. The labours of the many eminent men who, since the foun dation of your society, have continually promoted the ob jects for which it was instituted, have been of lasting bene fit to this country, while their researches in Irish literature and antiquities have contributed most important additions to the archaeological history of Europe. It is gratifying to find an institution in Ireland whose objects are such as to create pursuits inmtmhoenpirnotemroetsit amonoofnthe national literature and science of the present day, as well as in the investigation of the evidences which exist of a remote, yet remarkable, civilisation in the primitive history of this country. I have great pleasure in accepting the office of visitor to your so ciety, and I shall always endeavour to do anything which may be in my power to promote its interest." A sensation was produced in Dublin yesterday by the appearance in The Freema n of the following letter, copied from the New York Tribune of Sep tember 1, with the professed object of bringing " the charges against Mr. Stephens's patriotism to the ground :" ~ JAMES STEPHENS, C.0.1.R. " Respected Sir,— Before leaving Ireland. I heard with pain and horror that the rumour was et ar t e d ag d k ep t a fl oa t very industriously in this country that you were se t a t l arg e by the connivance of the British Government. Now, Sir, 1 was a warder in Richmond Bridewell at the time of your escape, aided in it to the fullest of my power and ability, and denounce all such statements as wilful and malicious falsehoods. I was arrested, as you know, on th e morn i n g of your escape, tried at the sitting of th e S pec i a l C omm i ss i on, where the jury, packe d as it was, were unable to find evi dence to convict me. I was remanded. Fi na ll y, no thi ng turning up either here o r . in Ireland to giv e the least proof of my complicity, to t he credit be it spoken of those en gaged.in it, I was allowed out on bail last April. This state ment, as far as it goes to exonerate you, can, no doubt, be deputy, Colonel Kelly, ills, eavnedry day or night perfected the It will always be a plansfully c t o wt wh r r hea o i sc b sfh o ho rarivadmtooe worked eebodyf thansyt oh o e u aa r dprmro weekssi p ro a e nb c n t e l wye d . at r source of delight to me to think over that long, dreary, howling, wet night, when so many h ear t s b eat expectant i n the manly bosoms outside the walls for the preconcerted signal to welcome you to the outer world, where you have done so much to establish your right to the liberty you gained on that memorable night. It has often raised my SPIRIT OF THE PUBLICS JOURNALS. TRIES.—It is to be hoped that the military history of our colony of New Zealand may be carefully studied, and not soon forgotten. That settlement has cost the British taxpayer many a million, but the outlay will produce a substantial return if the lessons of recent experience be honestly applied, not only to the system of colonial defences, but to our military system altogether. The reader will please to remember that that native population of New Zealand is, and has been for years, under 50,000. It barely exceeded that number in 1858, and it has been uninterruptedly on the decline. Of this popu lation 30,000 at the outside were males, and, if we assume that one in three of these was able to bear arms, we shall get a force of 10,000 men as the aggregate fighting strength of all the savage tribes. But of these tribes some are always friendly, others neutral ; and it is believed that of late years, at any rate, no rebel army in the field against us has exceeded 2,000 combatants. On the side of the Government was a population of Europeans, com prising in 1861 no fewer than 64,000 males, and increasing rapidly. No further remark, we think, should be needed to show that New Zealand was perfectly able to defend itself, and that the colonists were fully competent by strength of numbers alone, apart from all other resources, to deal with any insurrection or outbreak of the native tribes. But there is a good deal more to be added. These colonists could at any time have availed themselves of native allies against native enemies, and they were supported by a little squad ron of corvettes and gunboats on the coast, to say nothing of Enfield rifles and Armstrong guns. Nevertheless, things had got somehow into such a groove that whenever the savages chose to take to fighting, as they did about every two years, the affair was actually regarded in the light of an Impe rial war, and Her Majesty's troops were despatched from this country to the antipodes, at au enormous cost, to conduct operations against a swarm of na tives in the bush. The proceedings, protracted for a year or two with exceedingly little success, and then settled by a transaction called a treaty, came under the description of "the war in New Zealand" and generally added a million or two to the Esti mates before the account was cleared. The state ment will appear hardly credible, but it is neverthe less a fact that two years ago, when the relative numbers of settlers and natives were such as we have specified, a British army of 10,000 regular troops—infantry, artillery, and engineers —was maintained in the colony for'the prosecution of " the war," although at that moment the colonial forces actually in arms for the protection of the colony were at least three times as numerous as the whole body of natives in the field. The mischief, too, of the system, was that, with all this prodigious waste of power, we never did any good. No New Zealand war, even if reputed successful, ever left the natives with a conviction that they had better not go to war again. They rather enjoyed their campaign then not, and only made overtures for peace when fight ing had become tedious, or the harvest demanded their attention. Six months afterwards the news came that " war" had broken out again, and that a body of natives, perhaps 300 in number, had kept the Queen's troops at bay for a month, and then decamped without leaving wounded or prisoners behind them. At last, however, and after humi liating experience, the secret of all this mischief was discovered, or, it would be better to say, recognized. What kept up the New Zealand war was the army which we sent to New Zealand to put it down. Our regular troops, regularly manoeuvred under regular commanders according to the theories ' of European campaigning, were not the troops for this kind of service. Turned into Volunteere, and relieved of stocks, pipeclay, knapsacks, drill, and science, they would have disposed of the enemy quickly enough, but their natural powers and courage were utterly destroyed by the application of professional tactics to rough bush-fighting. At length the truth was seen. The war was handed over to colonial levies, with a few regulars, under a really active commander, and in six months the de lusion was dispelled fur ever. Not only need we never again send an army to New Zealand, but we shall probably never again hear of a New Zealand war. The lesson, however, thus taught us is of wide and general application. The system which disabled our army in New Zealand cannot well be expected to improve it anywhere else. There is no reason, of course, for jumping to the conclusion that the discipline and tactics which so visibly sufficed for New Zealand Volunteers would suffice under all circumstances for the whole British Army ; but we believe it is really true that our system of drill, while it harasses the men and renders the service unpopu lar, is actually more damaging than advantageous to the general efficiency of the troops. Au elaborate and complicated system of parade movements, half of which would be utterly useless in the work of a cam paign, worries the soldier, puzzles the officer, and forms the staple of military instruction, to the ex clusion of far more important training. it would surely be better to give the soldier more liberty, and to cultivate his intelligence and enlarge his re sources while relieving him from the irksomeness of purely mechanical exercise. When fine, brave, and well-equipped troops are systematically put at a disadvantage by half-armed savages, it is clear there must be some impediment to success in the system adopted and the tactics employed. In fact, the colonial volunteers actually took the native re doubts, which our regular soldiers could not, or rather did not, take. The soldiers could have done the work fast enough in volunteer fashion, but found it impracticable after the fashion prescrib e d to them. It is evident, not only from this example, but from the enlarged experience of European warfare, that a soldier need not be such a machine as we make of him, and that under a more intelligent system he could not only be produced with far greater ease, but be a far better specimen into the bargain. High drill is by no means identical with perfect efficiency. The knowledge of a few simple movements, com bined with expertness in the use of arms, and, above all, with that muscular training which Oes. the greatest atnountof activity and endurance, would form a very good qualification for a modern soldier. We have seen in the last few months that troops and should be strong and hardy, able to m arch well 6 march long, that they should be so clothed as to re tain the freest possible play of limb, and that they should be armed with the most destructive weapon known to science. We have seen that beyond this very little proficiency 's required , and that the rest depends upon the perfection of subsidiary depart ments, and such general organisation as will place troops in the field at the shortest possible notice, and maintain them there in the greatest possible efficiency by good food, good transport, good medical service, good supports, and good reliefs. We should like to see this lesson seriously applied. New Zealand wars are past and gone; othercolouial garrisons may be mea sured by the experience acquired in New Zealand, and while we thank our countrymen at the antipodes for their service and their example we should wish to see them liberally rewarded with the hone urs for which they are anxious, and which they have gal lantly earned. But, besides all this, we should im prove the lesson at home. We seem to be taking such excessive pains in the manufacture of soldiers that the product itself actually suffers in the process. A simpler system, with more useful practice and less drill, more freedom of mind and muscle, and less complexity of exercise and routine, would probably give us at once a better army and make that army a more popular profession. POST.—The Ministerial schemefor the annexation of Hanover, Electoral-llesse, Nassau, and the city of Frankfort has been accepted in its entirety by the Prussian Chambers, and very little time will now elapse before the law sanctioning this arrangement is carried into practical operation. Regarding the in corporation of these several States with Prussia as a political necessity, we cannot help thinking that the means suggested by the advisers of King William for the accomplishment of this object were the best that could have been adopted. And this will appear even more manifest from a consideration of the ob jections raised by some of the members of the Cham ber of Deputies in the course of the debate on the p ass ing of the bill. The task of conquering a-State is, in the majority of cases, much easier than that of retaining it in possession, and, notwithstanding the almost incredible facility with which Prussia made h ers elf mistress of Hanover, Hess e , Nassau, and Frankfort, the difficulty...of devisinga mode hywini,.. they would be united to Prussia and at the same time contribute to her strength was one which so sagacious a statesman as Count Bismarck was not likely to overlook. In one respect circumstances may be said to have contributed to render the task com paratively easy. Germany has- always longed for unity. The inhabitants of the various states of the Confederation, if we except Austria, speak the same language, and regard their respective territories as constituting portions of the same fatherland. Again, to Prussia the majority have always looked upon as their recognised leader ; and if their alle giance has been in part divided with Austria, the fact has been due not to an affection for that Power, but to that instinct of self-preservation which told them that the rivalry of the two great Powers fur nished the only possible guarantee for their own safety. Now, however, that the rivalry has termi nated, and that, bon gre vial gre, nothing remains but to link their fortunes with Prussia, the popula tions of the minor States, at least of those north of the Maine, will naturally incline to a fusion of in terests which cannot but operate to their own ad vantage. In dealing therefore with those four in dependent States which we have enumerated, the Prussian Government were placed in a position far superior to that in which conquerors generally find themselves, and notably to that which Prussia occu pied when dealing with her share of the kingdom of Poland, or Austria when she incorporated Venetia with her heterogeneous empire. The difficulties which, on the other hand, beset her path, and the obstacles which she found it essential to surmount, may perhaps be best understood from a considera tion of amendments to the Ministerial scheme of incorporation which were offered in the Chamber of Deputies by some of the members of the Liberal party. The bill for the annexation of the conquered States consisted of three sections—the first provid ing that those States should be united to Prussia in conformity with a provision of the constitution establishing Prussian laws and Prussian institutions throughout Prussian territory, the second postpon ing the operation of the Prussian constitution in the annexed States for a period of twelve months, and the third entrusting to the Ministry the execu tion of the act. To this measure two amendments were proposed, one by Herr Loewe to the effect that existing institutions should be preserved as much as possible, and the other by Herr Michelis making the incorporation depend on the assent of the represen tative bodies of the respective States. The latter, it is needless to say, went to the very root of the measure, and in effect denied any right on the part, of Prussia to avail herself of the advantages con ferred on her as a conqueror. The right of con quest, it was said, depended on the law of nations, but as the various States of the Confederation constituted a league, such law could not possibly apply in determining the relations subsisting be tween them. This argument was very ingenious, and precisely of that kind which one would expect to hear adduced in an assembly of Germans, but in the pre sence of the practical manner in which it is ignored by Prussia and Austria, it sounds a little strange when advanced in the Chamber of Deputies at Berlin. Besides, as was well observed in the course of the de bate, the result of the adoption of this amendment would be that the Hanoverians would demand there establishment of the Royal House of Guelph, and thus the obstacle which now stands in the way of a united Germany, namely, the existence of small States, would be perpetuated. The amendment of Herr Michells was ultimately withdrawn, for not even the most extreme members of the Opposition could be brought to concur with that gentleman in thinking that the project in which Prussia is now engaged, and for the accomplishment of which she has incurred such immense risks, should be made dependent on the sanction of the inhabitants of a few minor States. The amendment of Herr Loewe stood on a very diffe rent footing. A people may be brought to abandon its allegiance to a particular dynasty, but it is with difficulty and only after a long lapse of time that it can reconcile itself to a change in its institutions. Whateverjustification might be offered for the course adopted by Prussia in extinguishing petty courts which, even if preserved, would onlybe ruled by royal puppets, there was none, it was urged, for depriving different sections of the German people of the insti tutions which they possessed, the laws which they respected, and the usages with which they were sa tisfied. Prussia, it was contended, was not making war upon kindred peoples, but only on the anoma lous system by which those peoples were kept apart and their energies wasted in idle and foolish rivalry. If it was necessary or expedient that Ha nover and Nassau, Electoral-Hesse and the free city of Frankfort should become parcels of the Prussian kingdom, it was not indispensable for effecting this object that the existing institutions should be sum marily extinguished. These arguments, it must be confessed, had much to recommend them ; the c ounter -objection, however, that if the territories are to become Prussian the institutions must also be assimilated, was held by the large majority of the Chamber to be unanswerable. The suggestion which Herr Gniest, one of the leaders of the Liberal party, offered, to the effect that the Prussian consti tution should forthwith be introduced into the an nexed States, and that all existing institutions not incompatible with it should be permitted to subsist, is well worthy of the attention of the Prussian Go vernment. As was well observed in the course of the debate, the inhabitants of the conquered States will have very little to be grateful for in receiving a constitution such as that which Prussians have pos sessed during the past four or five years. How ever, it is the best which it is in the power of the conquerors to give, and, as one of the speakers pointed out, the recipients will be in as good a posi tion as the donors to effect an improvement in it, in the event of any future conflict of opinion be tween the people and the Crown. A Fiench View of English Electoral Corruption ' M. Provost Paradol contributes to the Nbats few remarks on the " Electoral M a nner h s and Customs " of the boroughs of Yarmouth Totnes ; and, after a short sket ch a o r f m tl u e t modus an operandi of the free and independent who attach such a high value to the suffrage, he proceeds to say : "The English public does not practise the pre cept of washing its d irt y linen en fanz i lle, and does not consider that the honour of the country makes it desirable carefUlly to hush up any disgrace ful facts whiCh its enemies could misuse to depreciate its institutions. Therefore, without the least mystery, it places under the eyes of the whole world the sad picture of elections such as those of Totnes and Yarmouth. For these small boroughs it seems that a contested election is a.sort of vivifying dew, a kind of manna fallen from Hea ven. The only problem is to discover two candidates resolved to carry the seat, for if there be not a severe Struggle, the elector can make nothing by the elec tion. "The friends of the • town—good patriots in a local point of view—therefore set to work to find out rich and determined candidates. They find them without much difficftlty amongst those manufacturers and tradesmen, who, having.macle., their.forCune, de sire to acquire a parliamentary status. Candidates of such excellent disposition prepare for an election as for a commercial venture ; they collect their funds and hold .themselves ready to carry the day by the sheer weight of their purse. But either side hesitates to begin, for the ordinary argument adduced to ex " What is the use (he says) of invoking reason when experience has pronounced ? In this very inquiry the electoral agent was asked how he would manage municipal elections where he had to treat with some 4,000 electors instead of a few hundreds. Fie replied ingeniously that those elections must be paid for like the others, but that in municipal elec tions the price of votes never rose above 2s. Gd. (3 francs.) To lower the price of votes from 125 f. to an average of 3f. or if. at the outside, and to consolidate by increasing their number, the pre ponderance of venal voices would therefore be the certain, the - mathematical, result of universal suf frage at Totnes or Yarmouth. In this calculation, and above all in that striking example of the mu nicipal elections, there is nothing encouraging for the Reformers. In the meantime, Parliament will doubtless exercise its sovereign power in the can of these venal boroughs and deprive them of the franchise for a time. It is a kind of indirect fine inflicted on the electors, since some thing is taken away from them which they too well understand bow to sell. But it is easier thus to punish the abuse than to destroy its cause." The Queen of the Bees. (From Once a Week.) In every hive there are a queen, male bees or drones, and workers, which are of no gender, or rather undeveloped females. The queen is con siderably larger than the" drone, and the drone is about as much larger than the working bee. There is never more than one queen in a hive, and if a stranger queen should happen by accident, or in the indulgence of her curiosity, to enter a hive in which her authority is not recognized, the bees who act as guards at the entrance instantly seize her, and though their respect for royalty is too great to allow of their ill-treating her, they crowd upon her so closely that she cannot escape, and they do not re lease until their own queen arrives to do battle in defence of her lawful rights. The conduct of the commonalty under such circumstances is exceedingly reinarkable ; they could put the intruder to death if they choose, without suffering their own queen to run the risk of being killed, but they do not do so ; they act strictly on the principle of fair play ; at the same time they will not allow the combatants to separate until the victory is achieved by one of them. The instant their queen makes its appearance, at tended by a number of her subjects, those who hold the stranger iu custody draw back, and leave a clear space for the encounter. If, as rarely happens, the two sovereigns have no desire to fight, or if they try to run away, the workers seize them, and will on no account allow them to indulge their cowardice ; they are never allowed to quit the arena, nor to cease fighting until one a is killed. Huber relates several experiments made by him with the view of ascertaining if this conduct of the bees were inva riable, and he - found that it was; whether the com batants were two queens, both engaged in laying eggs, or a fertile queen and a virgin queen, or two virgin queens. A very singular circumstance in con nexion with these encounters is, that both manifest the greatest horror of using their stings whenever in the course of the fight they find themselvesin a posi tion to kill each other. In such cases they separate, and show no desire to renew the fight, but the spectators lay hold of them, and draw them back into the cleared space, and compel them to face each other again. It is not often, however, that the queen of the hive requires any compulsion to fight. Her jealousy of a rival is of the most intense character ; and if two emerge from their cells at the same mo ment, their first act is to rush at, each other and nseottmleobrey c a o n single sent to combat fatwhdeoi wuveiloddmbe permit ; Jr tu i mirt s to iiotsr sa rule it. te: oijurisdiction the t t h h t hta e hin y sr w otr , nh i e l ee- 1 s w p o e r e k t e t r s h e t e l x i e a m m s p e l l e v e o s might be imitated with advantage to humanity by human competitors—they do not suffer or incite their future subjects to engage in a civil war in sup port of their respective claims, but decide the ques tion by the simple process of fighting it out in their own persons. There are occasions, however, when the jealousy of the queen has to be restrained in the interest of the community ; this is especially the case when a portion of the hive is about to quit for a separate habitation, in consequence of the in crease of their numbers. The emigrants on these occasions are led by the old queen, and a new queen is liberated to take her place in the hive as soon as the departs. But if at the moment the colony is about to emerge the weather becomes overcast, and rain either falls or threatens to fall, the emigration will be delayed, and the constant is r necessary ; a al to nb dr p o r for e do v ,m e n a n t tae h a ir iinni m o. n o mot w atchfulness of the guard appointed to prot ec t t h e you m n ce g pll thefro u s ci tt u i e n egil containingher g op t e h n e occupants. The guards do not treat her • with dis respect or unkindness, but they are firm. It is said that she sometimes paralyses their movements by emitting a low humming sound, were addressing them, and th precisely as if s h e entries to take advan tage of the effect sheproduces to renew her attempt; but the instant s h e b eco the sense of th e i r dut if im es silent they awake to it in listen' y, ndeed they have ever for gottenmg to her. THE CUSTODY OF INFANTS.—Yesterday a ques tion as to the custody of infants, under the charge chief clerk attached' ri t c o e 'of the Court of Cli 1 . . ‘ 3 7. - ;L ca c tn i e on before Mr. Peake, tho the b Rev. Air. Reyes was npnointed ey namea'; Bradley had court. ..1q officer of the army (,) uardian. Two of Croy were residing' with their mother Mrs. Mrs. Bradley, at roydon, and in this same house lived a Mr. Fox Ail parties, :with Mr. Eden, solicitor for Mrs. Bradley, had at tended a few days since before Vice-Chancellor Stuart, and he directed that the children should return to tho Rev. Mr. Boyer. They had not returned, and hence the present application, and it was said that an application would be made to commit Mrs. Bradley and Mr. and Mrs. Eden, unless the.boys, at once returned. Mr. Eden's clerk said he had nothing to do With the boys, and thought the Vice- Chancellor had shown "a good deal of feeling" in the mat ter. The chief clerk said it was a most indecent remark to ma k e . What feeling could the Vice-Chancellor have but to do justice? A peremptory order was made for the re turn of the boy