The Sun. — London, England, 1866-12-15 00:00:00

REcEiv 7 . ' ~..../ It (,:. -- 4 e.- •x --- ' - z- - ' l ;7 . .d fC4 I--ice---" , t," w NE WSPAPER I / 4 k - , - - : _,N,• ;: ,- . ___,.../Filat'- ~ 3 , P. - IT: 7 f -, ze 40 9,0--1 -1 I y v. behalf of the wido 104 cf: ' . :' rir; ~ ,-, , 1 , -, --v.— men who pe r i l . -1 -,- ~.. . i t." . arnsley serves to sh .?" 1 sympathy excited by tiva ca it - -" o'clock y es t er d ay morning sus rip!'" si; tow- : . • • • ( 1 )-- . • • e • A 4 4, • • • _ ‘t• -1?)„, I tz. •z•,, ) , • , - _ /: Ifi4l3°, le; t... \ 4 5 7 \ ••• "*. \ es • „ • 4 iir f rs, DIE I Tit 0 f:v . 2 %i., i7 1 • _DRotr• - c c - •rying ake it EW BOOK on GENTLEMEN'S ATTIRE. I ation IVIOUS • 'lb. FoRTy-rwu PHOTOGRAPHIC FIGURES (36 taos Wing portraits of Kings and Princes) represent the fashionable and becoming attir e f or ever y age an d _all occasions. The book contains also new rules for self elea,sure. Post free for six stamps, deducted from a pur- L ---SAMUEL, BROTHERS, merchant tailors, 50, VERCOAIS, 1 ls. 13s. 15s.—OVERCOATS ~. for BOYS.— Read following 80 advertisements.— 50.-SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS 12s. 14s 16s.—OVERCOATS Ludo- for BOYS . Read 'first and last advertisements.- 50.-SA3.IUEL, BROTHFRS. OVERCOATS, 175., 195., 21s.—OVERCOATS , for BOYS.— Note prices throughout the column.— 50.-SAMUEL, BROTHERS. O VE RCOATS, 11s. 13i., 15s.—OVERCOATS I =gate-1 11 in great variety, at" the above prices, for BOYS.- 50 -SAAITTEL, BROTHERS. VERCOA 17s l9s 2 is.— OVE RCO ATS in superior textures and ;lowest style for BOYS.— Ludgate -hill, 50. _SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OvElicoATs, lls., 135., 15s.—OVERCOATS in very useful cloths, at above prices, for BOYS.— ...L l gate-hill, .50 S I.MUET BROTHERS. OVERCOA.TS, 175., 195., 21s.—OVERCOATS L. t , for immediate use, at all prices to 355, for BOYS.— 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS, 60 at all prices, have silk velvet collars.—Ludgate-hill, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS hill made to order by new se lf- measure rules.—Ludgate ' 50.— SAMUEL, RROTHERS. O V ERCOATS, 21s, 28s, 33s.—OVERCOATS 1 1111 are ordered from patterns sent post free.—Ludgate ' S— SAMITEL, BROTHERS. free.—Ludgate !'' 425, 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS 50n.—otsapproved taken back and others made.—Ludgate- AMITEL,. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS for clerical use, BROTHERS. in all fabrics and prices. Ludgate- V ERCOA TS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS hip professional, mUEL, i BROTHERS.n all fabrics and prices.—Ludgate -S O V ERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS, hip for every purpose, in the suitable fabrics.—Ludgate -—SAMUEL, BROTHERS. O V ERCOATS, 425. 5.55., 638.—OVERCOATS„ made from thoro ug hl y shrunk cloths only.—Ludgate- T 1 i2. 50 . -- SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS h ip in the new b rown an d go ld m ixed Meltons.—Ludgate- SAMUEL, BROTHERS. O V ERCOATS, 425., 555. 63s .—OVERCOATS 92 hill beautiful fur-faced gold-mixed beavers.—Ludgate .:.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. O V ERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS h ip in every kind o f pl a i n an d f ancy coatings.—Ludgate --IL__ 50 . -- SAMUEL, BROTHERS. .O VE RCOATS, 425., 555., 635. —OVERCOATS h ip in the n ew r i c h b ronze an d go ld m i x t ures. —L u d ga t c - X.'._. O .—SAMUEL, BROTHERS . OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 335. OVERCOATS bill, 50. PI all weights for every season and climate.—Ludgate- O — SAMUEL, BROTHERS. VERCOATS, 425., 555., 33s.—OVERCOATS h ip 1 rich gold and olive mixed treble beavers.—Ludgate- O -- SAMUEL, BROTHERS. VERCOATS, 215., 285., 338.—OVERCOATS hill of the new reefer shape, beautifully made.—Ludgate -SAMUEL, BROTHERS. O V ERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS h ip in very beautiful Wst of England fabrics.—Ludgate -SAMUEL,.S BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OV WE — ToTrS in elegant, double-breasted Chesterfields.—Ludgate -50, S A.MUE L, BROT HERS. O V ERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOA TS in rich brown, Oxford, black, and steel cloths.- 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS 215., 285., 335. OVERCOATS R at !la 1 , ‘ew styIeMITEL I , BROTHERS. singe -breasted Chesterfields.—Lud no. —SA U V ERCOATS, 425., 555., 635. OVERCOATS g in new style Albions and all other shapes.—Lud 21te-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS tl i d this seaso are excellnt value for the money.— 50.— n SAMUEL, e BROTHERS. gRCOATS, 425. 555, 63s.—OVERCOATS t„, at these prices are made of very choice fabrics.— 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. VERO° ATS, 215., 285., 335.- -OVERCOATS Rata-sre very necessary in this variable climate.—Lud hill, 50. SAMUEL, BROTHERS. UVERCOATS 425, 555. 63s.—OVERCOATS t uA in black Beavers, thoroughly tested and shrunk.— 50.— SAMUEL BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 218., 285., 338.—OVERCOATS 1,,, in 50 Melton .—SAMTTEL,B cloths, thorough lyßOTHEßS. tested and shrunk.— 'RCOATS, 425. 555., n G3s.—OV , CCTLVrS L ie in black Melton cloths, west of England make.- 50.—SAMTJEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 21s, 28s, 335. OVERCOATS Jail]' 50. Pilot cloths, for BROTH hard, serv EßS iceable wear.—Ludgate . V.ERCOATS, 425., 5.55., 63s.—OVERCOATS nn very beautiful west of England Potershams.— - ---0 -hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. O V ERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCO ITS / 4 „_, seat to any part of the kingdom. Patterns free. 050. —SAMUEL, BROTHERS. V RCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS 1, 4 in high-class Witney textures. Patterns free.— 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. O V ERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS made with every regard to strength and comfort.- 50. —SAMUEL, BROTHERS. O V ERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS t in very 50.— SAMUEL, rich, BROTHERS heavy, seal-black black beavers.— 11 d gate hill. - O V ERCOATS, 21s, 28s, 33s.—OVERCOATS t„,„ at these prices are in the most fashionable style.— 50.—SAMITEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425, 555. GU—OVERCOATS t„, in very rich, hes.v-v. $ ea BROTHERS l-back brown beavers.— 50.—SAMITEL, . °VEROOATS, 215., 285., 335. OVERCOATS are represented in the new illustrated book.—Lud- R f te-hili BROTHERS. O V ERCOATS, 425., 555., 635. OVERCO ATS in very rich, heavy, seal-back Oxford beavers.— 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 635. OVERCOATS !bled with silk, and very beautifully quilted.—Lud , s_o, SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 335. OVERCOATS I , in all the pl a i n , s t rong, an d mos t use f u l s t y l es .— AO.-SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 635. OVERCOATS '11. t6 .1 lined.— S with AMITEL, Italian cloth BROTHERS and thiy quilted.—Lud -50 J ERCOATS, 215., 285., 335. OVERCOATS tud reduced in price by strict readv-money system.— !ate-hill, 50. SAMUEL, BROTHERS. O V ERCOATS, 425., 555., 635. OVERCOATS t ip at those prices are fit for any gentleman.—Ludgate , BROTHERS. UVERCOATS, 21s, 28s. 335. OVERCOATS kat with warm woollen linings, for winter wear.—Lud _:l, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. O V ERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS kat of all weights, ta suit every kind of climate.—Lud hill, 50. -SAMUEL, BROTHERS. O V ERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS Izade to measure by high-class scientific men.—Lud `2la.il.l. 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. O V. ERCOATS, 215., 285.. 33s.—OVERCOATS kat z - 7 1 _S_50.—S AM UEL, for liveries are made BROT HERS of well-shrunk cloths.—Lud /---‘-?. PERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS guaranteed to fit by the new self-measure rules.— P.—SAMUEL, BROTHERS. • V ERCOATS, 21s, 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS 1, 11 , 1 eau be ordered from patterns, which are sent free.- 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. O V ERCOATS, 428., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS 1. 41 , have become an immense business in this house.— te-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. WERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS • P xceeding five pounds value are carriage 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. ERCOATS, 425., 355., 63s.—OVERCOATS h, ordered from the country are always prepaid.—Lud 1, 50.— SAMUEL BROTHERS. O V ERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS SAMUEL gat,„ se l, ntso.-- to Prance and an BROTHERS. of the Continent.—Lud 017ERCOATS, 428., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS tp ci Sent to Now York and any other part of America.— e-hill, 50. SAMI7EL, BROTHERS. O V ERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS R att , ,sent SAMUEL, to all p U artsUEL, BROTHERS of British North America.—Lud c\ .—. V ERCOATS, 425, 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS R n 50. to Tasmania and every part of Australia.—Lud , SAMUEL, BROTHERS. 0 /7 E, RCOATS, 215., 285., 335.—OVERCOATS kkt, In a variety of undressed cloths, for hard wear.—Lud 50.—SAMUEL, BROTHERS. _O sV ERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS at c ,c.f p he Inverness cape C s s in Wbitneycloths.—Lud ✓ , t 50. —SAMUEL, BROTHERS. • WERCOATS, T 21s, 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS Rat e , °f the Inverness cape class in Melton class.—Lud 1, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. IrERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS Rat e de plain or with lap seams, velvet collars.—Lud- O hrll, 50 —SAMUEL. BROTHERS. 11,CO.ATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS , Inadso . up with SAMUEL,t velve e BRdgOTHERS. es and velvet collars.—Lud- O E RCuATS, 215., 28a., 335.-0 VERCOATS gitie.t very SAMU e descriptiEL,on o BR f pOTHER S Iain and fancy cloth.—Lucl -50.—. \P E RCOATS, Ils., 135., 158.—OVERCOATS tod for boys O.—SAMUEL, BROTHERS The new Reefer and ncelet coat.— ----_Late 5. O VE RCOATS, 175., 195., 21s.—OVERCOATS Icid— f .°r boys i n every fashionable and useful shape.— 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. i 'Vt AL FUR-SEAL WAISTCOATS, 255., 355., 5 0 42 R lustred and lined scarlet.—Ludgate- SAMUEL, BROTHERS. BROTHERS. READ the SYSTEM SAMUEL, BROTHERS, de c Yuduct their business upon in the Illustrated Price , I . sh ed 'aihed at head of colunp. The firm has boon esta- Me e ‘" Years on the principle of charging the lowest 1411,, Passible for ready money, and marking the same cach arti-le in Itin fore from which no deviation Weu,6 I 7 -0 , Ludgate-hill. ~: a nd that air s 1' ch nu Nonld BO resent )ower ;o1 of utho dis- t, the aid. !part t the f the No. 23,249. Ii EN ItiAN 'Svcgrrio"Nri"lBB6lg. D UBLIN This celebrated OLD IRISH WHISKY gained the Dublin Prize Medal. It is Puro, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Whole iorne. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; 1- the Agents in the principal towns in England; or wholesale at 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observe the EA Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded " Kinaban's LL Whisky." "lUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION r ilnwrpor ited by Aot of l'arliarn‘mt, ISA). 4, iZITS3E LL-STRE ET, COVENT-GAILDEN. LONDON. Prompt ADVANCES on all description of Security. Fvrms (rec on application by letter to EDWARD HARPER. Secretary. COUNTRY HOTELS, PUBLIC lIOUSES, and BUSINESSES. FURNESS and KNEE'S List on application. Particnlars for insertion received until the 27th of the month at their - AUCTION AND HOTEL AGENCY OFFICES, 5, Agar-street, Strand, W.C., and nearly opposite the Charing Cross Railway Station. A NGLO-AMERICAN TELEGRAPH COM t*ANY (Limited). CHANGE OF OFFICES. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Offices of this Company are ItENIOVMD from 72, Cornhill, E.C., to 26, OLD 13BOAD-STREET, E.C. By order, JOHN C. DEANE, Secretary. London, Dec. 14, 1866. NEW • ORLEANS, JACKSON, and GREAT NORTHERN RAILROAD. FIRST- CONSTRUCTION BONDS, Endorsed payable London. The HALF-YEARLY INTr.R.EST on the above Bonds, endorsed payable in sterling in London, due Ist January next, WILL BE PAID on that day, and any succeeding thy, at the Counting-house of 111e,srs. J. Henry Schroder and Company, 145, Leadenhali-street, between the hours of Eleven and 'two o'clock. The Coupons must be lett for exa naiwttion two clear days before applying for payment. London, Dec. 15, 1866. BY ORDER of the SECRETARY of STATE for IND IA. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that, instead of Twelve, as heretofore notified, Twenty-five junior appointments in the Engineer Establishment of the Public Works De partment in India will, in the year 1867, be open to public competition. A Competitive Examination will accordingly be held at this Office in the month of July next. Full printed parti culars of the conditions on which candidates will be ad mitted to the Examination, and likewise information respecting the nature of the appointments to be competed for, may be obtained at this office, on application, either personally or by letter addressed to the " Under Secretary of State for India," India Office, London, S.W. India Office, 12th December, 1866. PR IN TIN G.—TO PROPRIETORS OF NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, &c.—The Print ing and Machining of Newspapers, &c., done on exceed ingly favourable terms. Use of Editorial and Publishing Offices, if required. Estimates forwarded on receipt of particulars, with stamped directed envelope for reply. Address—The Manager "Sun" Printing Offices, 3, Church row, Savoy, Strand, W.C. PA TENT VENTILATING CHIMNEY TOP.—Messrs. MYERS and • TODART with confi dence recommend their CRIMNEI TOP as an effectual CLJt-tE of SMOKE. It has an advantage over all others, as it can be sweeped. It is alike useful and ornamental. Prices for foreign and home orders on application at 112 Strand, W.C., where testimonials can lie seen. ASPIIALTE ROOFING FELT, ONE PENNY per Square Foot. C R OGG O N and C 0., Manufacturers, 5 63, New Earl-street, London, E C. / 34, Bread-street, 59. George-square, Glasgow; 2, Goree Piazzas, Liverpool. STARCH MANUFACTURERS TO H. IL H. TILE PRLNCESS OF WALES. GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH, Used in the Royal Laundry, AND AWARDED THE PRIZE MEDAL, 1882. Sold by all Grocers, Chandlers. ere. Am SPLENDID SPECULATIONS. GREAT SUCCESS. With a single stake of .£l, you can realise £25,000 ! ! With a single stake of £2, you can realise £27,5' , 0 !! With a single stake of £S, you can realise £37,000 ! ! With a single stake of £lO, you can realise £45,000! ! For prospectuses and particulars apply without delay to Mr. EUGENE TILLOT, General Merchant, Guernsey. THE BEST REMEDY Fo3 INDIGE MON. NORTON'S CAMOMILE PILLS are confi dently recommended as a simple but certain Remedy for Indigestion, which i= the cause of nearly all the diseases to which we are subject, being a medicine so uniformly grate • ful and beneficial, that it is with justice called the "Natural Strengthener of the human Stomach." "Norton's Pills" act as a rowerful tonic and gentle aperient; are mild in their operation, sate under any circumstances, and thousands of persons can now bear testimony to the benefits to be derived from their use, as they have been a never-failing Family Friend for upwards of 20 years. Sold in bottles at Is. led., 2s. 9d, and lls. each, in every town in the kingdom. CAUTION. - - Be sure and ask for "NORTON'S PILLS," and do not be persuaded to purchase any of the various imitations which have sprung up in consequence of the success of NORTON'S CAROMILE PILLS. RUPTURES.-BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. W'HITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN TIIE GREAT EXHIBITIONS of 1851 and 1862), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective invention in the curative treatment of HERNIA. The use of a steel spring, so otten hurtful in its effects, is here avoided—a soft bindage being . worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Moo-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and close ness that it cannot be detected, and m:ty be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and t.l truss, which canr.ot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the circum ference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufactut er, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Sinczle Truss, les., 2ts., 263 6d., and 31s. 64 Postage, Is. Double Truss, 31s. Bd., 425., ant 525. 6d. Postage, Is. Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, Is. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT pLASTIC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all oases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, • 4 prains, Atc. They are porous, light i n t exture, an d inexpensive, and are drawn on like an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10s. and 16s. each. Poe tage. Bd. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly. IVOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and 1_ I most useful invention of the day, AQUA AMARELLA. Messrs. JOHN GOSNELL and CO., Red Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames-street, Perfumers to her Majesty, respect fully offer to the public this truly marvellous ruin, which evadually restores the 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 rest ore d one appl i cat i on per month, wilt keep it in perfect colour.- Price one guinea per bottle, or In half bottles. tos. 61. Testimonials from artistes ofithe highest order, and from individuals of undoubted re spectability, may be seen on application. Messrs. John Gosnell and Co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales.. QPANISH FLY is the acting ingredient i n ALEX. ROSS'S CANTIIARIDES OIL, which speedily produces whiskers and thickens hair, 3s 6d, 56 Bd, and iOs 6d; sent by post for 54, 84, and 144 st imps.—ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Rolborn. London, and all Chemists. WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.—Corns cured in one day by using ALEX. ROSS'S CHIROPO. Thl4 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. El - AIR-CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID ourl4 Ladies• or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is applied. Sold at 3s 6d, 5s 6d, and lOs 6d ; sent free for 54, 84, and 144 stamps —Had of all Chemists. REY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.— ALEX. ROSS'S HAIR DYR produces a perfect colour immediately it Is used. It is permanent, and perfectly na tural in effe :t. Price 3s ed, 5s 6d, and toe 6d ; sent by post for 54, SI, and 14t 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 (Id, and los 6d; sent for 54, ?(4, and 144 stamps.—Had of all Chemists. DIMPLE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the skin are improved by one dose of ALEX. ROWS VE3ETAIILE SK IN PILLS. They remove rednoss, sal lowness, ate. 2s 9d and 7s sd ; or post for 40 and 100 stamps. —ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London, and all Che mists. IT AIR COLOUR WASH.—By washing the 1 head with this beautifully -pertumel Wash, in seven or ten days the hair assumes its original colour, and remains so by an occasional usinz. lOs ed ; sent for stamps.—ALEX. ROSS, 244, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. ItOYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, lilnA,r's-cxoss. Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. Vies-Patron—His Royal Highness the Prinoe of W ALES,R G. President—Hie Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCII. 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 t , L ,raotes 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 benerolent; - as the premises of this Hospital are capable of containing several hundred more birds had the Committee the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributions are received by the ir bankers, Messrs. Brown, Janson, and Co., Abchurch-lane ; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co.;Giyn and Co. ; iferries and Co. ; Hansom and Co. ; rresoott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Williams, Deacon, and Co.; Nisbet and Co Btiners-street : and at the Hospital. from 10 till 6. STILLSTO.U: 52.T.EM if:W.lon THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 15, 1866. T" OED, 6, OXFORD-STREET, W., THE MUSICAL ESTABLISHMENT OF LONDON. Brilliant Revival of Offenbaeli's "SIXTY-SIX." MiS9CS Fitz Henry, and Barrie; Messrs. St. Albyn, Mader, end Bury. Comedy by U Sydney (the political Momus), Robert Fraser (Buffo Vocaiist and Comedian—a great success). Mons. Peterson with his high) , trained tr.mpe of Performing Dogs. EXTRA ATTRACTIONS during the CATTLE SHOW WEEK, Great SUCCCS9 of LES All AZONES AU CHAMPAGNE DIVER ViSSEMENT. by the Misses TESSY and SAHA GUINNESS, assisted by t.eir talented troupe of artistes. Musical DircAor and Conductor, Hr. P. Jonglunans Alrnission —Area, fd. ; stalls and balcony, Is ; private boxes, with separate entrance, 10s. Cd. Open every evening at 8. IVESTON' SITGRAND N. MUSIC HALL, Proprietors, SWEASEY and HOLLAND. The most triumphant success ever attained in any Musical Establishment. Grand Selection from Auber's Opera of " MASANIELLO," produced on a scale of mag nificence never before attempted at any Music Hall. Torr:fic ovation of the Irish Minstrels, 27 in number, three and four calls nightly. A new and original overture composed and arranged expressly for the above minstrels by Mr. H. Baker. Comic supported by Fred. French, Mrs. Bryan, Miss Fancourt, Paddy Fannin, Patrick Sellers, and Les Freres Risoralis. Majilton as Mesetopolan. Band of 30 first-class performers, and large Chorus chosen from her Majesty's and Covent Garden Opera Houses. Musical Director, Mr. P. Connr. Prices of admission - Stalls and Balcony, Is.; Area, 6d. ; Private Boxes, 10s. Gd. Can be secured at the Box Office, between the hours of 10 and 5 o'clock. Hall open every Evening at 7 o'clock, commencing at Half-past. CATTLE SHOW WEEK. Extra Attractions at WESTON'S GRAND MUSIC HALL, Holborn, the most elegant and comfortable Hall in London, entirely redeco rated. M ADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, nAKER-STREET. NEW EDI fIONS. —A Life-size Portrait-Model of the PRINCESS MARY OF CAMBRIDf;E, a Marriage Gnoip of the PRIN.AiNS HELENA and PRINCE CHRISTIAN. Admittance, ls. ; children, under ten, half-price; extra rooms, 6d. Open from 11 a m. till dusk, and from 7 p.m. till 10. ARGYLL ROOMS. - GRAND CASINO, Windmill-Street, Piccadilly. These elegant and popular Rooms, having been entirely re decorated, are now OPEN EVERY EVENING for Concert and Dancing. Conductor, Signor LuGI CURTL Manager, M. G REN ET. Admission to Promenade, One Shilling. Reserved Seats, Two Shillings. D UNVILLE'S V.R. OLD IRISH WHISKY, BELFAST, Is regularly supplied to the House of Lords. " V.R." IRISH WHISKY. DUNVILLE and CO.'S " V.R." OLD IRISH WHISKY, BELFAST. London Offices and Stores, 4, BEA UFO RT-BUILDINGS, STRAND, W.C. Established 18CS. 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. 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Sincethen new shafts have been sunk, acres of coal .have been worked, and the pit is now one of the most extensive in the district. Its extent is so great that the more remote workings are said to lie over two miles from the shafts. The beds of coal, as our readers are aware, lie under the earth at a considerable decline, rising towards the sur face on one edge, and dipping deep into the bowels of the earth at the other. In the Oaks colliery, the coal, which rises above the level of the bottom of the shaft, has in the main been got, and for some time the workings have been chiefly in the coal which is below the level of the bottom of the shaft. In miners' phrase they are dip' workings. The system of working at the Oaks is that known as the long wall' system. It is not the usual system in the South Yorkshire district, but it is considered to be, on the whole, a safe system. The process in the ' dip' workings may be roughly described as follows : —From the level of the shaft there is a broad and steep road following the decline of the coal. This is called the engine plane.' Roads branch off from this plane to the right and to the left. They are level, and from that fact are called the levels.' The coal is worked from these levels in breadths, one after another, a substantial wall being built up the middle of each breadth as the coal is got, for the double purpose of supporting the roof, and ventilating the workings by drawing the current of air from the engine plane and main roads up one side of the 'breadth' to the place where the men are at work, whence it passes round the end of the wall and so down the other side back to the main way whence it was drawn. The colliery has two shafs for drawing out coals. They are within a few yards of each other, at the point, of course, where all the workings converge. The air to ventilate the pit passes down these drawing, or, as they are called, down-cast,' shafts, and, after being conducted by an elaborate process of main roads a - nd workings with a wall up the centre through all the intricacies of the pit, passes out by the ventilating or 'up-cast' shaft, which is some 400 or 500 yards distant, and rises from a higher level than the down-cast shafts. The ventilation of the pit was promoted by a furnace at the bottom of the ventilating shaft kept burning for the express pur pose of creating a strong draught up the shaft, and so drawing rapidly away the air which had become laden with gas in its progress through the work ings." Among the exploring party whose lives have been sacrificed are : Mr. Thomas Jeffcock, mining engineer, Derby ; Mr. Smith, mining engineer, Luudhill ; David Tewart, underground steward (this was the man who ventured down with Mr. Dymond after the first explosion) ; William Sugden, under deputy; Charles Siddons, under deputy ; Thomas Nadin, fireman (two sons lost in first explosion) ; William Stephenson, fireman. Her Majesty have received intelligence of the enormous loss of life among her subjects, with that sympathy so characteristic of her disposition, re quested her private secretary, Sir Thomas Biddulph, to transmit the following message to the chairman of the Barnsley bench of magistrates : " Windsor Castle, Thursday Afternoon. " The Queen desires to make inquiry as to the probable extent of the explosion, and whether the loss of life is as serious as reported." This message arrived by telegram about half-past T o'clock on Thursday night, and was at once trans mitted to the gentleman for whom it was intended. Her Majesty's feelings on being informed of the sad truthfulness of her information will be easily con ceived. BARNSLEY, Friday. One of the volunteers supposed to have been killed has happily been rescued under almost mira culous circumstances. Yesterday evening, between 10 and 11 o'clock, one of the shafts of the mine took fire, and the flames issued from the pit's mouth. Seeing these the crowd around the pit moved off, as another ex plosion was feared. It was thought necessary to send for the fire-brigade from Barnsley, but the flames abated soon after the arrival of the engines. The firemen thought they could hear some one in the pit bottom. Others also listened, and heard some faint cries, showing that some one was still alive in the fatal mine. The excitement was in tense. A messenger was despatched for the engi neers, and at about 5 o'clock a.m. they arrived, and being satisfied that some one was alive, let down a bottle of brandy, which was received at the pit bottom. Active steps were at once taken to extri cate those who had thus given signs of life. A pul ley was erected, and two brave fellows volunteered to go down the shaft. They were lowered slowly and cautiously, signalling repeatedly to those at the top, as they found they were able to proceed ; and at last they heard a voice which they found to come from one of the explorers who descended the mine on Thursday to bring up the dead bodies or rescue the survivors from the first explosion. His name is Samuel Brown, of Barnsley. He was at once placed in the cage, and the signal for drawing up was given. As the three occupants of the cage neared the bank all eyes were directed to the poor fellow, whose life had thus been almost miraculously preserved. He was conveyed to a fire, and restora tives were given. From the first, however, he was perfectly conscious, and spoke with distinct- I ness. He states that when the first explosion took place during the search for which he had volunteered, he was caught by the after-blast, and became unconscious for some time. Afterwards he revived, and wandered about the north incline, falling over mangled corpses in the road, and found his way to the pit mouth, where he pulled the sig nal bell. He thinks there was no other living being in the pit, for after his consciousness returned he never heard any voices or moaning, or any other in dication of life. The recovery of this man, however, is causing great excitement, and the people begin to protest against the pit being closed. The inquest was formally opened this afternoon by Mr. m. Tay lor, coroner, at the house of Mrs. Ridsdale, White Bear, Hoyle-mill. After the bodies had been viewed and k — TeratlM, Mr. Chas. Morton, Government Inspector, told the coroner and jury that a meeting of the most emi nent mining engineers in the kingdom had been held that day. He concurred in their unanimous opinion that the workings were probably on fire, and it was not at all likely that any one in the mine was alive. He was of opinion that a three days' in terval should take place before any further descent was attempted. As he recommended that the inquest should be adjourned, it was adjourned accordingly, to Thursday next. The bodies viewed by the jury were those of Wm. Bates, Thomas Band, of Hoyle-mill ; Henry Win ter (22), hurrier, Merrses-fold, Blucher-street, Barnsley ; Matthew Allen (13), Back Cannon street, horsedriver ; John Jackson (16), Silver street, hurrier ; Henry Jackson (25), Silver-street, miner ; William Wright (30), 44, New-street, hurrier ; William Abbot (25), 35, New-street, miner ; Joseph Senior (12), Back Burley-street, bottom man ; John Sloane (25), Wilson-street, miner ; Thomas Hardcastle (39), Bar-bones, pit bottom man ; and John Robson (37), Ash-road. The wife of John Robson deposed that her hus band, who was extricated from the pit dreadfully burnt, died this morning at 4 o'clock. Before his death he told her that on Thursday while at the bottom of the shaft he saw the blaze of fire and cloud of dust, which knocked him down, and after PRICE.... ld. STAMPED sd. that he reinemberecl no more till brought to the surface by the searchers. The mother-in-law of William Wilson, deceased, said Ito told her that he was blown into a place out of which he could not extricate himself. Thomas Bexom, a coal miner, said on Wednes day afternoon he was at the White Bear, at Iloyle Mill, when Thos. Hardcastle was brought there in a cart. No one there knew him, and witness stopped to look after him. The deceased had neither trousers nor boots on, and could not speak for some hours. Witness stopped with him all night, and he was properly attended to. Elina Hardcastle, the - widow of Thomas Hard castle, deposed that he was an underground labourer. She saw him at the White Bear Inn on Thursday afternoon, at which time he appeared to have been well taken care of. The next morning she saw him and he was able to speak, but did not tell her any thing as to how the calamity had happened. He was being taken home in a cab, but died when he had got half way to his home. When he got into the cab he seemed much exhausted, and said " Lord help me." He was much burnt on all parts of the body. Isabella Abbott, the widow of William Abbott, a coal getter, said her husband was brought back on Thursday morning ; he did not appear to be at all injured, and was neither bruised nor burnt. James Myers, a miner, said the deceased John awl James Walmesley were horse drivers, 13 or 14 years of age. Witness found James at the joiner's shop, and he was much burnt. lie was taken home, and died last night. Two hours before he died he said, " Oh dear, will nobody come and take me out ?" but said nothing as to the occurrence. Jane Jackson, the widow of Henry Jackson, said the boy John Jackson was not,. her own child, but had been brought to her by her own children three years ago, and as no one had claimed him she had adopted him. Her husband was called Thomas Jackson, was 37 years cf age, and was a hurrier. The boy was 16 years of age. About 4 o'clock on Wednesday morning her husband, John Jackson, and her son, William Jackson, who is still in the pit, went to the colliery, and the first two were brought home again on Thursday morning quite dead. The lad's neck was broken and also his shoulder, and her husband was a little burnt. Other ,evidence of a similarly painful drunter was given, and the inquest, as before stated, stands adjourned. The viewers to-day presented the following report at the meeting of engineers :— , "fhe first explosion took place at ten minutes past 1 o'clock on the afternoon of Wednesday, the 12th of December. The winding engine was injured, and the cage in No. 2 shaft was blown away, and one of the coup lings was snapped. At No. 1 pit the cage was broken and disconnected from the rope. Smoke from the downcast continued for about five minutes, and then suddenly ceased, and fresh air began to drive down the shaft. As soon as this was seen to be the case the No. 2 pit rope was taken off the drum, and No. 1 pit rope was wound up to the top and examined, and found in jured about twenty yards from the coupling. The broken cage was taken off and a new one put on, and about 2 o'clock Mr. Dymond, the managing partner, Mr. David Tewart, the underground viewer, and Christopher Siddons, one of the deputies, descended the mine, and found many men lying at the bottom, all much burnt ; they were drawn to the bank as quickly as possible, a new rope was put on, and every exertion made for an exploration of the mine to recover the men. The explorers saw the dreadful effects of the explosion in the workings, and undoubted evidence of the existence of fire. Searches were vigorously made during the whole of Wednesday afternoon by Messrs. Dymond, Potter, Brown, Jeffcock, Smith, Platt (viewer, of Mas borough), Maddison, and other viewers and depu ties, aided by 70 or 80 men. They succeeded in bringing to bank about 80 of the sufferers, 19 of whom are alive. At 9 a.m. on Thursday there was a second violent explosion at the downcast shafts. No. 1 cage was blown to the head gear and broken. Two vertical columns of smoke extended over every thing for about theee minutes. Mr. Jeffcock, Mr. Smith of Lundhill, Mr. Tewart, and 25 men, were down the pit the time of these two explosions. No change was noticed at the pit's mouth until 7.40 p.m. on Thursday, and then a dense white smoke issued from No. 2 pit, succeeded by a great current of wind, and then smoke, accompanied by volumes of flame. At this time the furnace shafts became downcast. The pumping engines were now stopped, and the fires and lights extinguished near the top of the pit. At about 1 a.m. on Friday the sparks nearly disappeared, and the current of air con tinued. About a quarter to five on the same morn ing Mr. Mammatt and several others who were at the pit mouth heard the signal bell ring. He im mediately got some men together and they decided upon descending. For that purpose they removed au eight-inch rope from the furnace opposite, and rigged it up to go down the pit, using the sawmill engines. Mr. Mammatt and Mr. Embleton de scended, and near the bottom of the pit they found Samuel Brown alive. They brought him to bank, and sought and looked about the bottom of the pit, but could not see or hear or find any one. They saw a large fire still burning, and it would appear that the cerbes of coal are on fire." A meeting of th e most eminent and experienced coal viewers, attended by Mr. Morton, the Government Inspector, w as held, and, after hearing the experience of those viewers and deputies who had descended and ex plored the aline, the meeting was unanimously of opinion as to the probable existence of standing fires in the pit, and that any descent or attempt to ex amine it at present would be attended with certain risk of life. The meeting th en a dj ourne d till Monday. At the engineers' meeting were Mr. Morton, Govern ment Inspector of Mines, mining engineers Messrs. J. T. Woodhouse, J. E. Mammatt, T. E. Forster, George Elliott, E. Potter, W. Armstrong, G. W. Southern, J. Smith, North of England ; G. Gilroy, Wigan; T. W. Embleton, J. Brown, W. A. Potter, W. P. Maddison, Philip Cooper, Holmes ; W. D. Gainsford, Sheffield ; L. Pease, James Beaumont ; Mr. Embleton, jun., and the resident underground managers of most of the principal collieries in the district. Sir T. Biddulph telegraphed this evening as fol lows : " WINDSOR CASTLE. " The Queen learns with deep regret the extent of this frightful calamity, and desires that, if a sub scription be entered into, her name shall be put down for £2OO for the relief of the families of the unfor tunate sufferers." The barristers at the Leeds winter assizes to-day made a subscription for the same object. There are divided opinions as to the number of men in the pft The local Miners' Union estimate it at from 320 to 350. Mr. Normansell, secretary to that Union, gives the following numbers of the deceased colliers belonging to that society :—Miners, 115 ; trammers and daymen, 100 ; and boys, 48, making a total of 263. This is exclusive of men killed who do not belong to that association. At 10 this even ing (Friday) there are BO external symptoms of fire. Thousands visited the scene of the calamity yesterday and to-day. Mr. Mammatt and Mr. Em. bleton, two mining engineers, descended the shaft to-day, but found no signs of human life in any of the workings, which they were able to visit. The man Brown, so miraculously saved out of such a multitude of victims, happily found refuge in a lamp house at the bottom of the pit. Could others have found their way thither, too, doubtless the number of victims would not have been so astounding. THE OAKS COLLIERY EXPLOSION• It was mentioned in 7'he Sun of yesterday that two sets of men, numbering altogether upwards of 20 persons, who had gallantly volunteered to make search for the sufferers in the Oaks Colliery at Ardsley, near Barnsley, had perished by two fresh explosions, which occurred in that pit on Thursday. The total loss of life by the first great explosion on Wednesday and the subsequent ones on Thurs day is believed to be rather over than under 400. The Yorkshire Post says : " A fact which tends to corroborate previous statements as to the number of men in the pit at the time of the explosion came to light during the investigations, and strengthens the assertions as to the almost incredible amount of human life engulfed in this immense living tomb. We are informed, on creditable authority, that 430 lamps had been issued on Wednesday morning, and as only some two or three had been returned, the fearful estimate of the loss of life which we gave on Thursday is not likely to be overstated. During the day the Lord-Lieu tenant of the West Riding was on the ground, and made a careful inquiry into the nature of the sad occurrence, at the same time viewing with deep and sympathising interest the spot where the accident happened. Major Waterhouse, M.P. for Ponte fract, in company with the ex-Mayor for the same borough (Mr. Jefferson), also paid a visit to the scene, and was minute in his inquiries as to the causes and results of the event. As to the cause little or nothing is known beyond what has been already stated, and the surmise is that some one of the unhappy victimshas, by reason of his negligence of, or non-compliance with, the regulations set down for the use of the safety lamp, been instru mental in producing these fearful consequences. Among the 19 persons who were brought up alive some have since expired, and obtained, we believe, a happy relief from their intense sufferings." The Leeds Mei curt' says : " The manner in which the pit was worked was a fruitful subject for discussion among the crowd, and it was stated by several well acquainted with the colliery lights used in the workingsha w t er a e lth t ohuegsafetyonlye olanmps the engine place and the main thoroughfares of the mine were lighted by gas. This was natural gas accumulated in the pit by placing pipes to the princip a l fi ssures f rom which gas oozed, and conducting it into a gasometer, whence it was drawn as required in the usual way. Some of the men who had worked in th e m i n e and considered it safe were inclined to attribute the ex plosion to some accident resulting in an escape of accumulated gas. It appears, also, that powder was used for blasting in the getting of coal—a prac tice probably attended with far greater risk than the burning of naked lights in the main roads ; and some conjectures point to this practice as the pro bable cause of the dreadful disaster. For the in spection of the mine three deputies were regularly employed by day and three by night. The duty of these men was to visit all the working and other dangerous parts of the pit every shift, before the men began to work, to see that they were safe. This duty was, we understand, duly performed, without the discovery of anything to create alarm. It seems, however, that complaints have been made for some time of the unusual heat in the pit. It is even alleged that some of the men objected to work in it. The heat of the atmosphere in the pit is attributed to the long distance the air had to travel MANSION-HOUSE RELIEF FUND. The promptitude with which the public have be gun to respond to the appeal made by the Lord Mayor from the bench e the Jastice-room on _ursday on the unfortunate explosion at B. general is the As early as 10 tions were left at the Mansion -house ..ards the fund which has been set on foot there under the auspices of the Lord Mayor, and others kept dropping in during the day in increasing amounts. Toward; evening about £3OO in all had been received, mid that is but a beginning of what may eventually be, in all probability, a sum sufficient for the substantial relief of the bereaved families. There is no doubt that the fund will also be made applicable to th e kindred calamity in North Staffordshire colliery, near Hanley, which, following immediately u pon that at Barnsley, gives additional force to the appeal of the Lord Mayor to the citizens of London. l u the Mayoralty of one of the most eminent of hi s predecessors, Mr. Cubitt, a sum of more than £70,000 flowed into the Mansion-house for the re lief of the surviving relatives of the sufferers by the accident at the Hartley Colliery. The number of lives lost on that occasion, great as it was, was only about half the number sacrificed in the explosions at Barnsley and North Staffordshire. The Colliery Explosion in North Staffordshire. The lv,ahoiclhanocdclurrornedcinomthpeanpyit, aotf the Northexplsotsaioffnorodfshgiarse Talk-of-the-Hill, near New cast l e - under-Lyme, on T Thursday, as briefly reported in The Sun of yester day, is an event far surpassing in fatality any catas trophe that has occurred in this part of the country within living memory. The company working the mine was formed under the Joint-Stock Companies Act, and began operations about ten years ago, but has only lately succeeded in reaching a seam of coal which has paid profitably for working. An immense sum of money has been expended on the mine, and the company recently found an.Bft. seam of Ban, bury coal, a seam highly charged with gas, and at all times dangerous to work. By the great care used the mine has hitherto been worked in safety, and how the present accident originated is unknown. At the time about 150 men and boys were working at the Bft. seam, about 300 yards deep, and 50 were at work in the 7ft. seam, some 60 yards higher up. The latter were apprised of the explosion in the Bft. workings by the sound of the rushing gas, which came towards them, making for theshaft like a noise of thunder. Knowing too-well the meaning of the sound, these men at once hurried to the lower shaft, and were drawn up in safety, but the "hooker-on," who placed them in the cage to ascend, having to wait to the last, was struck by the gas, forced upon a wall, and blown to pieces. Of the 150 men in the lower workings only 13 were brought alive to the surface, and one or two of them died shortly after wards. All the rest perished. The explosion produced a shock like that of an earthquake, and dense vo lumes of smoke rushed up from the pit and filled the air, so that nothing could be seen but smoke for hundreds of yards. The most prompt and energetic measures were taken by the managers of the mine to rescue the unfortunate fellows below. Plenty of wil linghelpers were at hand, and in spite of the danger from the gas still remaining in the pit, a number of men descended, many of whom were brought up shortly afterwards half suffocated, and were only restored by contact with the fresh air. The draw ing up of the dead bodies was continued up to be tween 8 and 9 on Thursday night, when Mr. Wynne, the Government inspector, and several mining en gineers and managers, who had come from different parts of the district to volunteer assistance, com menced efforts to clear the foul air and restore the ventilation of the pit. This was done as far as was practicable with safety, and the search for bodies was resumed. Up to 7 o'clock yesterday morning 58 bodies had been drawn up, and then another effort was made to restore the ventilation. This occupied some hours, and great fears were enter tained of a second explosion, as in the case of the Barnsley mine, but up to 11 o'clock no further firing had taken place. The clearing of the pit of dead bodies will probably occupy another day, as some are in workings in the extreme end of the pit, which are difficult to reach, and which are believed to be more highly charged with gas than the other parts,' and consequently most dangerous. In addition to the great sacrifice of human life, 14 horses were burnt to death, and their stable, set on fire by the gas igniting the straw, was destroyed. This set fire to a portion of the pit, but the flames were soon ex tinguished. Considering the nature of the explosion, the pit has not been greatly damaged, and the gas seems to have spent itself before reaching the top of the shaft, where the only damage done was the blowing off a portion of the gearing. As the dead bodies were brought up they were taken to the Swan Inn, where they were washed and laid out, and most of them were identified ; but some re mained unclaimed, on account of the mutilation of features and form. The great majority of the corpses have no disfiguration ; the faces are placid as in sleep ; but a small proportion are much mutilated. Some of the latter are dreadfully injured—the heads separated from the trunks, and skin peeled off in ribands and patches, and limbs gone. The greatest distress is caused by the occurrence. Most of the men were marr i e d , w i t h f a milies, and some most harrowing tales are related of the condi tion of the poor survivors. The men lived for miles around, and several hours elapsed before the sad news spread to all their homes. Wh children hurried did wi ves, mothers, Nives, mothers, sisters, brothers, and den to the pit bank, where all night long there was a most distressing scene. Thousands of colliers fr om neigh bouringd other persons from all p ar t s collieries, an of the district, came to the colliery, where they watched the operations for the recovery of e dead bodies in saddened silence. Scarcely a house in the v ill ag e but has blinds drawn v w i n llag a e t e w v h e i r e y h w h i as ndo n w et , l and ost scarc ely a familyin th on e or more of its props. HANLEY, Friday. The search for bodies will be resumed at ten o'clock to-night. The Government Inspector has been through the mine, and is of opinion that the number of bodies still there is not more than 20. This will bring the total deaths to about 80. The inquest has open e d t o -d ay, an d , after evi dence of identity, adjourned till to-morrow. Several bodies are still unidentified. SIGNBOARD LITERATURE.—A third edition of the " History of Signboards" is now being issued. The large paper edition for book amateurs and those who illustrate favourite volumes with additional prints, cuttings, kc•, will not bo published until after Christmas.—London Re view. Dias. CirAnLoTTE WrNson.—lt has been the des tiny of that weird old woman to give more trouble, to waste more time and money, and to sit longer in courts of justiCe, than any other criminal of ancient or modern times. To bring down the excellent Calcraft on throe fruitless errands to Exeter; to have her scaffold thrice built and her grave thrice dug; to speculate mush and long, in a n ." very uneducated astonishment, on th e eccentricities of the Eng lish law; to mediate on the difference, which has puzzl e d wiser heads than hers, betw een j ud g es in bane and judges off it ; and to bo occupie d for months (unbeknown ) in the rcsu coming-in nt i n for th e one w e i m of her grewbefore sayings solution of Hamlet's p roblem, " To be, or not t o be," this Death had no terrors Numberless the stories wasa,, :e i m pi current finaland arrangements during s herwer were imprisonment. ma ae. She i m patient of the law's delay, it woman." ssaid, for her, nor life either ; but she abhorred uncertainty. She was very cheerful when first awaiting her execution ; con doled with her husband on his approaching loss, at the same time pleasantly advising him to take another wife as soon as he could, f or he would t never get ont off, and without one. Her first sensati on, w h en the event found that still s h e was not to be set free , v : as was pu one rather sheof annoyance than otherwise, deepening into strong disgust when the second reprieve came. " Let 'em hang me, or lot 'em lot me alone," she said ; " I don't like being made a fool of." At another time : " I've told 'em I done it (she con fessed her complicity in the murder, but always maintained that Harris was the chief agent), what do they want more ?" Shallow logic ! though at first sight not without force. She condoled with her husband 011 the provoking uncertainty in his further matrimonial arrangements, of which she was the unwilling cause; but her indignation culminated when she was removed from the condemned cell, after 12 months' tenancy, to make room for a wretched woman condemned for poisoning her husband, who had not been tried on a Satur day, and who, no minikin-pin's " point" being in her case discoverable for reservation, had to be hung " on the merits." This unjust eviction almost wrung tears flout the stubborn eyes of Winsor.—Dickens's "Ali the Year &mi." large large !r . no and louse was I the ;ix at ed as this chil i the iVely navy Mere ipUI- Ch it sling Mr. [ to, Id for np ly. Oats ipplY co of a for :ring Lbout :ad wer. r qr. -daYI S per trade r qr. own• own• own. tra in -6d Is is [in 0 v itli ; t of iuj, SV to er" L 2, Of