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XU ARAN'S LL WHISKY. DUBLIN EXHIBITION 1865. Tills c e l e b ra t e d OLD IRISH, WHISKY gained the Dublin Prize Medal. It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Whole- Seine. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd, at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or vrb MARA' a t R. GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observ e 11 A R a d Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded " Kinaban's LL Whisky." IUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION (Incorporated by Act of Parliament, ISA), 14, I:I3SSE LL-STRE ET. COVENT-GARDEN. LONDON. Er eeo Prompt ADV on ANCE letteri on all description of security. Fvrms pplicat by to EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. OUNTRY HOTELS, PUBLIC HOUSES, and BUSINESSES. FURNESS and KNEE'S List on application. Particulars for insertion received until the 27th of the Month at their AUC ZION AND HOTEL AGENCY OFFICES. 5, Agar-street, Strand, W.C., and nearly opposite the Charing Cross Railway Station. p A X _II I B Il' 1.0 N, 1867. UNIVERS %.1., TOURIST COMPANY. Central Offices, 26, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden, London, W.C. Establi s h ed for en tbling all persons from any part of .urope, and at any time, to v i s it th e C on ti nent, b y i ncreas i ng the facilities for travel! n o r*. and bringing it within the reach of every class, Pan Topeive to all t ravellers availing themselves of the Com ng accommodation Tickets at almost nominal fees, all the advantages, too long to be named in an advertisement, has Guides, Interpret ers , B oar d and Lodging, if desired, The Company is directing its attention more particularly to the forrhcoming Paris Exhibition, for which it is offering ecullar advantages to the Industrial Classes, for which see rrospe c t im veitY Information about AIL TAYS. STEAM - G AT lON, HOT EL, and the NB! 1 I BIT lONGR AT IS.NATI Offices in Paris and in the Country will be opened shortly. By order, ALF. DUBOYS DE LAVIGEBIE, General Manager. Evcry kind of s c i en tifi c, commercial, and agricultural information given Th e Company will, i n the course of a few days, be regis tered under the Limited Liability Act. ROYAL A.D. 1720. EXCHANGE . ASSURANCE CORPORATION (Established.by Charter of his Majesty George the First`,FOß SEA, TIRE, LIFE, AND ANNUITIES. Offices, Royal Exchange, London. • • Branch Office 29, Pall- ma ll , S . W. OCTAVIUS WIGRAM, Esq., Governor. J AMES STEWAR T HODGSON, Esq., Sub-Governor. JOAN MANNING, Esq., Deputy-Governor. DlREcrons. Robert Barclay, Esq Wm. Tetlow Hibbert, Esq.' John Garratt Cattley . , Esq, ot Holland, Esq. Mark Currie Close, Esq. NevUe Lubbock, Esq. Edward James Daniel, Esq. Geo. F. Malcolmson, Esq. William Davidson, Esq. Henry Nelson, Esti- Thomaa Dent, Esq. Lord Tosceline W. Percy. Alexander Druce, Esq. Charles Robinson, Esq. f l ed k• Jos. Edlinann, Esq. Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq. Charles fioachen, Esq. Eric Carrington Smith, Esq. Riversd p ra a-e W. Grenfell, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq._ Itobn-et4 Alex Hamilton Eso , William Wallace, Esq., t. Amadeus Heath, Esq. - Chas. Baring Young, BK. Medical Referee, SAMUEL SOLLY, Esq., F.R.S. v an IRE and LIFE ASSU RANCES may be effected on ad tageous terms. for The I)4+ Y on Fire A ssurances has been reduced to the uni rn rate of is. 01, per cent. per annum. St il° cha rge is made by this Corporation for Fire Policy or .Thaa,P, however small th.- Assurance may be. of' ARIIING-STOCK.—No extra chargeis made for the use Steaon Thrashin. Machines. avera ged elldevneerasrizr.' us on British LIFE POLICIES has 2 percent per annum on the sum assured. 4 Y P ,_Eqblev buialent reductions have been made in the P rem i ums ay persons who preferred that form of Bonus. The divisions 0: Profit ake place every Five years. Life h y Born not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on one This Corporation affords to the Assured— a 11-,_i_beral participation in Profits — with the guarantee of arge invested CApital Stock, and exemption, under ttoyal Charter from the liabilities of partnership. The a dvantages of modern practice,—with the security , o , l all Office whos resources have been tested by the ex reience of nearly a CENTURY AND A HALF. ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. ROBT. P. STEELE, Secretary. A L PRIZE of TEN 6IIINEAS is offered for Zettr_ the b est short ESSAY upon the evils exposed in a Work entitled " Search," published by Mr. Booth, writte n g en t - street, W. The Essay must be l eg ibl y must, fit for popul ar perusa l, an d s i gne d b y a M otto. I t contain practical suggestions, and be addressed post before the Ist of December, 1866, under a cypher to The of the C. Tucker, Caldecott-hill, Bushey, Herts. 14 s it ' Motto of the successful essay will be advertised in th-reublic of and other papers in February, 1867, and T u rount of the prize will be paid through Captain Essay , er liPou receipt of a copy of the first page of the 4, IP:PO seeding the."Bof a florin or more to the Female Medical Society, -:•zro, Pr, J square can obtain a copy of "Sear c h " gratis by r rui c Trea;urer's receipt and their address to Capt. WHAT IS YOUR CREST AND WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO ? pi S nfl as. 6d. to CULLETON'S Heraldic Office for a T4"ain Sketch, or 6s. for a Coloured - One. The Arms of and wife blended together in proper heraldic form. butt o n s 'l4ro p er heraldic Colours for servants' "7.es'aiwnted, ~,.l to be used, and how the carriage should P fee 10.ftv.. Just complete, a very valuable book, with 3,500 tu r n . Ih g'S arins, crests, and mottoes of nearly every i y in the kingdom Ines resull; of thirty yeats' labou . r . , P r ie , o .£lO 108., ptedt everal colours. Family reql .l3.7%traeod from authentic records, information as to the Dam e i,ng of a new grant of arms, how to change one's .. _ :f na - t e , , °Y T. Culleton, Engraver to her Majesty and Ro3al :, bY; also Diesinker to the Board of Trade, 25, Cran- Urn-street (corner of St. Martin's lane), W.C. ATXINSON and Co., CAB INET MAKERS, rulritl-I.IISHTIOLSTERERS, CARPET WAREHOUSEMEN , WESTMINING DR, . APERS and HOUSE GENTS, A,IIEATITIVE CATA vi-,OGIJE, With Illustrative Sketches of CABINET sa,-"ITURE and DECORATIVE UPHOLSTERY, t fr ee e erre „ Ppr post or given on application. The Stock, vouding to the List, is marked in plain figures, and ooniprises FLi e bRAVVING ROOM FURNITURE ei",enew and elegant designs, covered in Rep, Terry . Cloths, fi and Silk Damasks, &c. This department is also -,„.4tobed with the latest Parisian Novelties, Cabinets, tvLiatnots, Davenport &c. Good Solid Dining Room Sets in mahogany and oak. The Iron and Brass Bedsteads in great variety. n ew patent Spring Mattress still stands alone for Th e rt,,,. cheapness and comfort. Their is all made on the premises and under personal inspection. -1 r fatuous Polished Pine Bed Room Suites demand special attention.. c c v ve ..._ Extract from ' The Builder." 1 , 11 b were shown a short time since a bed room fitted ~,;_, .an Earl for his own occasional occupation atthe b s e e d a : :siedi,nNZlVeh every the of furniture, made of the white wood in question. iron bed , washstand, drawers, towel rails, and chairs were "ti, save the ro °Potless as the crest of the waves beating on the shore, and th e v erY height of cleanliness seemed attained." I s THE STOCK OF CARPETS one of the choicest in London, embracing Turkey, Velvet Pile, Brussels, Kidder, Felts, &c. Floor Cloth, Ratnptulicon, Linoleum, and Cork Carpet, cut, fitted, and laid down to any size and plan. ba Furnishing Drapery of every description. nla sk, Rep, and Pekin Cloths, French and English Chintzes, &c. ~. THE STOCK OF HOUSEHOLD LINEN 48 well worthy the attention of clubs, hotels, and large consumers, who will be treated with on most liberal terms. ...........--. ATKINSON & CO., .... 198, 200 , 20 2, 204, 206, 208, and 210, WESTMINSTER -BRID GE-ROAD, LONDON. P 0 CHARITABLE DONORS, the Managers T,,, of Public Institutions, Asylums, and Homes. tary'e .Peculiar circumstances of this year, the late mone in ti, el °, and the consequent depression of the markets, Soesw.ie toidst of which ATKINSON and Co. made large Purchases, e nable them now to offer unusual advan eLin the e p . ply of bet;de-usnil'lGui -BLANKETS, COUNTERPANES, and SHEETINGS, material for warm Winter Clothing. N & CO., wl,„ 198 , 200 2 202 20TKINS 4 O 206 208, and 210, - 'l-10TMINSTE.Ii BRIDGE -ROAD, LONDON. Ir,.ll:r_t"r tr ItiCB.llY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. tiITE'S MOO-MAIN LEVER TRUSS .r..zu IP (ERFE CTED AND EX HIBITED IN THE GREAT _ Two lON El of 1851 and 1862), ia allowed fTc:ive Ikventi ttsdred Ile:float Gentlemen to be the m o st ey use " it ° e lln the curative treatment of HERNIA. The reed'''' a priaz, so o.tea hurtful in its effects, is here the s ort h,ndage beno; worn round the body, while I.44cillisite resistine• ' 'l4 supplied by the Moc.llieun teas the Patent r _ ~ power with al e Luat i t ea ...ever, fitting so much ease and close ep. ~ nnot be detected, and may be 'Rom_ i. d,urin se g , whi ch ... iieseriptive circular may be had, and tit, tru itehre!t"ea.cialturaothgtteufbareodilr :,) two fit, inches belo w t forwarded cy he pos hi t ps, on being e sent to 1 s i 11r. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. 4 . Dotoye Truss, lac, 21s. 26s 6d. and 310.6 d Postage, Is. An ur„,Vruss its. 6d., 420 , and 525. 6d. Postage, is. Bd. N e lquil cal Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, Is. 1 d. Oillee:i.leefftacecitOuryd.era to be made payable toJohn White, Post- NEW PATENT tivA.STIC STOCKINGS, 11°1Weakn.„(7.1-18-CAPS, eze., for Varicose Veins and all cases of 1 18 ""A" and Swelling of the Legs. s'prains, he. yhey are ike a „' ght in texture , and inexpensive, and are drawn on C 1 %ordinary stockhig Brice la. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10s., and 16s. . - ostag e, e d. ' .11r,.._4(3113 WHITE. Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly. VI / It ‘ T ., SLOW HALL, Winslow, Bucks, having th. ► ~ Lieen recently opened and fitted with requisites for ettitini ukt frs'oul ~r e a nd comfort of the INSANE, the proprietor, Dr. ligh._e an,, , R a i h r li ra c t l n in ,, ce b : that he has transferred his Estab ni to the above desirable residence, fold Occcsaible, aned!stant from London about an hour tilt hiit4 l 9 by the London and North-Western hne, and flay a B , tto from Ox ford . Attached to the mansion, situated on Dros t ,4 s oil, d commanding an extensive and pleasing lb. ollad,,' Pr ,e garden, me 'dew, plantation, and recreation Aro/met:3r lor terms and forms of admission address the riri RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another iha a 4 k oine to the 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer I tatit ..,;Tht'or, friendless, young females were rejected from bee n „-.' ~ nDS and room, makincr a total of 3,087, who have i'll'„ 11 ‘ n os, bay in five years. ' 'he ",_,avr home the Committee wish to form world be for ape 4'481 almost children, from the age of 8 to 15, who =°A rest led astray from the path of virtue. oar. 1 3 utions will be received gratefully by the Secretary, 111/404a/del f '- v .....--.°Per,Bs, Queen -street, cheapsiae; or by Messrs * " 1 "' VQ, Lombard -street. _ • • N°. 23,198. MR. MAC DONALD'S NEW NOVEL. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., 1 4INNALS of a QUIET NEIGHBOURHOOD. By GEORGE MAC DONALD, M.A., Author of "Alec Forbes," "David Elginbrod," &o. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vole , RA.O H E L'S SECRET. By the Author of "The Master of Marton." " A deeply-interesting, and affecting story, artistically and powerfully wrought. Whoever takes up the first of these de lightful volumes is sure to re id them all."—Morning Post._ Hurst and Rlackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. In the Press, in Two Vole., post Svc., LETTERS FROM HELL. By a Lost Soul. From the Danish. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. Immediately, in post Evo., CHARLES TOWNS REND: Wit and Statesman. By PERCY FITZGERALD, M.A., Author of "Charles Lamb, his Haunts, his Friends, and his BOoks," &c. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. MISS BRADDON'S NEW ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE. On Oct. 24., Price One Shilling, "B E L G R A VI A:" A London Magazine, conducted by M. E. BRADDON. CONTENTS OF No. I.:— J. BIRDS or PREY. A Novel. By the Author of " Lady Audlty's Secret," dpu. Illustrated by M. Ellen • Edwards. BOOK THE FIRST:—FATAL FRIENDSHIP. Chap. I. The House in Bloomsbury. 11. Peter Sheldon reads the "Lancet." 111. Mr. and Mrs. Halliday. IV. A perplexing Illness. IL Swells, Illustrated by E. K. Johnson. I 11. African Martyrology. By W. Winwood Reade. IV. An Adventurous Investigation. - V. Schocri-ii Quad :an Oxford Sketch. VL Belgravian Prose Ballads. • No. I. The Chaperone. VIT. An indictment. Illustrated by C. J. Staniland. VIII. A Fireside Story : Told by the Poker. IX. Market-street. Manchester. By Geo. Augustus Sala. X. Feast of St. Partridge at Park Hall. XI. Slain at Sadowa. By Rev Blomfield Jackson, M.A. XII. The Iron Casket. A Tale 'of the Travaux Forces. Part the First. Illustrated by F. J. Skill. Slit. Love in November. By Mortimer Collins. Office : Warwick House, Paternoster-row, London. wALTZ, HELENA. FRED. GODFREY. Per formed fitteen nights at Mr. Alfred liellon's distin guished Concerts. Piano solo and duet, ditto quadrille baud. each free for 26 stamps. London ; Robert Cocks and Co. QHYLIE BAWN. Sung at the Saturday Even - - ing Concerts, Glasgow. . . Madame Lemmens-Sherrington, whose warbling of the ballad Shylie 13a.wn ' was truly charming. and (silted h.rth an enthusiastic encore." Glasgow Daily Ilera:d, Jan. 30. Price of the song, 35.; free for 19 stamps. London : Robert Cocks and Co., New Burlington .street, W. STARCH MANUFACTURERS TO H. R. H. THE PRINCESS OF WALES. pLENFIELD PATENT STARCH, Used in the Royal Laundry, AND AWARDED THE PRIZE MEDAL. 186 Z Sold by all Grocers, Chandlers, Sol ko. THE BEST REMEDY FOR INDIGE3TION. NORTON'S CAMOMILE PILLS are confi dently recommender: as a simple but certain Remedy for Indigestion, which i < the cause of nearly all the diseases to witch we are subject, being . a medicine so uniformly crate tu' and beneficial, that it is with justice called the "Natural Strengthener of the human Stomach." "Norton's Pills" act s a rowerful tonic and gentle aperient; are mild in their operation, safe 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-tailing Family Friend for upwards of 20 years. Sold in bottles at ls. 4d., 2e. 91, and Ils. each, in every town in the kingdom. CAITTION. Be sure and ask for "lORTON'S PILLS," and do not be rards.t to purchase any of the various imitations which CA.HOPZU in consequence of the success of NORTON'S E PILLS. HYAm & co. JJYAM & CO., 66 and 67, Oxford-street, London. H YAM & CO.'S Tweed Over Coats. & CO.'S Silk-faced Over Coats. HYAM & CO.'S Suits. & CO.'S Morning Coats. H YAM & CO.'S Sandringham Surtouts, H YAM . & CO.'S Trousers. JJYAM & CO.'S Fancy and Washing Vests. JJYAM & 00.'8 Hosiery, Hats, Caps, &c. HYAbi & CO.'S Ladies' Riding Habits. H YAM & CO.'S Servants' Liveries. HYAM & Co's ATTIRE for GENTL EMEN, 66 and 67, Oxford Street, London. Hyam and Co's Winter Overcoats Hyam and Co's Winter Suits Hyam and Co's Winter Silk-faced Capes 255. to 455. Hyam and Co's Winter Jackets Hyam and Co's Winter Dress Coats 3os. to 635. Hyam and Co's Winter Frock Coats 3os. to 70s. Hyam and Co's Winter Vests 6B. to 14s. Hyam and Co's Winter Trousers HYAM & Co.'s BOYS' WIN T E CLOTHING, 66 and 67, Oxford Street, London. The First Establishment in ..the Kingdom for Juvenile Clothing. Boys' Knickerbocker Suits lss. to 355. Boys' Westminster and Osborne Suits lss. to 355. Boys' Eaton, Harrow, and Rugby Suits 2ss. to 425. Boys' Light Cape Overcoats Boys' Jackets for the season Boys' Serviceable Vests Boys' Serviceable Trousers Bs. to 14s. HYAM and Co.'s SELECT DEPARTMENTS. No. 1. Gentlemen's Clothing for immediate wear. „ 2. Bespoke cor Order Department. „ 3. Boys' and Youths' Distinct Department. „ 4. Hats, Caps, Hosiery, and Outfit Department. lIYAM AND CO.'S ESTABLISHMENTS. LONDON-66 and 67, Oxford-street; BIRMINGHAM— 21, 22, and 23, New-street; LEEDS-42, Briggate ; DEWSBURY—Westgate. QPANISH FLY is the acti ng i ngre di en t in ALEX. ROSS'S CANTHARIDES OIL. which speedily produces whiskers and thickens hair, as 6d, 58 6d, and tOs 6d ; sent by post for 54, 84, and 141 stamps.—ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn. London, and all Chemista. WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.—corns cured in one day by using ALEX. ROss's CHIROPO. This preparation gradually dissolves the Corn in a few hours, removing the veryroot. Price 4s ; sent by post for 60 stamps. —248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. RAIR-CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curls Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is app Lied. Sold st as ed, 5s 6d, and iOs 6d ; sent free for 54, 84, and 144 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 eire , :t. Price 3s Fd, 5s 6d, and ioe ed ; sent by post for 54, 81, and 141 stamps ; and all Chemists. HAIR DESTROYER.-248, High Holborn, London. —AL ROSS'S DEPILATORY removes superfluous hair from the face, neck, and arms, without effect P81:--13d8 o6dealslBCAhde a to nd th l4 e 4 e k t n n Bd, and 6d; sent for 54, 84, F)IMPLE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the akin are improved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S VEGETABLE SKIN PILLS. They remove redness, sal lowness. &u. 2s 9d and 7s ad ; or post for 40 and 100 stamps. —ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London, and all One mists. H AIR COLOUR WASH.—By washing the head with this beautifull)-perfumed Wash, in seven or ten days the hair assumes its original colour, and remains so by an'occasional using. 108 R d ; sent for stamps.—ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. Just published, 2d ; sent by the author for 3 stamps, UGLINESS and BEAUTY ; being a Pamphlet descriptive of articles and means used for. improving the appearance. By ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's_ o a r's- in the launediate vicinity 01 the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, King's-oross. Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. Vice-Patron—His Royal Highness the Prince of WA LES gm President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH. 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 t a tes. It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in addition to this, the average number of attendanoe of the destitute sick has for a considerable period averaged between 8,000 and 4,000 weekly. The Committee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the benevolent, as the premises of this Hospital are capable of containing several nundred more beds, had the Committee the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Sias. Lerman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co.; Drummon a and Co.;Glyn and Co. ; Harries d Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, GrotA, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Barclay and Co . , ; NV Ohanas, Deacon, and Co.; Overend. Gur-' Co.. Liverpool ney, and Co.: Nisbet and Co.. Berners-street ; 1. Barned and and at the Heapital. from 10 till 5. suairoaD SMITH, Seoretuy. • . —,;::„-. iN. 7. • • - , 2/ - "//7- -- Z/ (,e -...---' 1. • - .•', --- . • , • , ---,'-- --.:,..-:-'-- • _ . ~•;7" 9 `-- .--- ,:: - .....z .... • P.-its:4 ,F ,, t - ) r t;., , ~• ~.--. , c- 4 ... i ~, I . ~,---- :: . 1 • ~,, : , ~,,,,,,,y, ~..,:„:,17„,v....:.,;ii:.:vi.:.,:51:...-4,---- ....,:i.w' 4 t. 3 ----' ,:, 7 : :.. ... ) 1 4: 'A, . z .,..a.... i „ i v • .......,_ ,4ca1t, 1 4.-4 - ' 1 • ~.• . --: .....„-, ~....,- . . . ~,,, ,-- - ,* `:- T _;•••• -c: eO2 •-::: ~.„. . ~„ I , ~,..- .. 4. ~„_ . x , t .,,,,,„,.,, m ,,.. x , ( ... E.,' d-, ..„ „ ''''="'• '''',- 1: ~., IV , • - . ...1 4 7 .44 .7 - #. l : v • ii , -- - ' --; V" 4 4 '‘• 7 - • I W I /4414 ' — 4 — *: \ ''" m, ~ ~.,,,,,, \ ' 0 - - -i ' vowel , • - r, r — - - - - - - ---7; were simply blown forward a few yd a, tllltruN nions and outer jacket remained in the carriage un injured and fit for further use. As the gun was doomed to destruction, to prove its extreme power of endurance, the experiment was carried out with the usual caution in the bursting cell, but the nature of the rupture of the gun was such that had no cau tion been observed, and the gunners remained at the gun, no injury could have been sustained. The man ner in which the gun gradually gave way is held to be a satisfactory proof of its superiority. The repair of the gun in an early stage of the experiment; which was easily practicable by the insertion of a new tube; was not adopted, as the object was to test the endurance and safety of the gun with a split tube. The gun has fired upwards of '2,200 rounds. The screw frigate Leander, 39, 400-horse power, from the Pacific, having been dismantled, and the whole of her naval stores returned into the dock yard, and her War Department stores into the Ord nance wharf, Chatham, will be put out of commis sion, her crew being paid off this morning. The Leander will afterwards be placed in the third divi sion of the Steam Reserve. PRICE.... 4d. STAMPED sd. Yesterday the workmen at Chatham dockyard commenced preparing No. 3 dock, and laying down the blocks for building the iron-clad turret-ship Monarch, 6, 5,100 tons, 1,100-horse power, the work of clearing the dock of the accumulations of mud and sand formed during the construction of the coffer-dam at the entrance having been completed. A number of mechanics have also commenced taking to pieces the keel plates of the Monarch, which were temporarily put together in the work shop adjoining the dock, in readiness for their being re-fitted in the dock. During the progress of the work of building the Monarch an iron caisson will be constructed in the same dock, and the old wooden caisson and coffer-dam now at the entrance re moved, the new caisson being fitted in its place. This arrangement has rendered necessary the for mation of the large coffer-dam at the dock entrance, in the construction of which all the past summer has been occupied. The name of Sub-Lieut. Andrew Ross, appointed to the Sylvia, owing to a clerical error, appeared as " Cross" in our Naval and Military Intelligence of Monday. Major- General Lord Frederick Paulet, C. 8., commenced the half-yearly inspection of the several battalions of Foot Guards on Monday by the in spection of the Ist Battalion of Grenadier Guards, and yesterday inspected the Ist Battalion of Fusilier Guards. The different battalions will be inspected as follows :—To-day (Wednesday), the 2d battalion of Coldstream Guards; Thursday, the 2d battalion of Grenadier Guards ; Friday, the 2d battalion of Fusilier Guards ; and Saturday, the 3d battalion of Grenadier Guards. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty :—Commander F. H. Stevens, to be t g e o r v , s e - r a n s o s r i s t ll O .l a t l b t prison ea Sylvia; ; Murphy,C. P. B a s w ur d g e . n , ,m t ot a i - J. e Sylvia ; Dr. W. R. Bennett, surg., to the Star ; J. Walsh, engineer, additional, to the Cumberland, for service in the Rosario ; Dr. E. Bogg, assist.- surg., to the Duke of Wellington ; and R. Poore and F. Strickland, nominated naval cadets. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 17, 1866. THE WELLINGTON, ST. JAMES'S-STREET (Entrance 160, Piccadilly). Set Dinners as usual. The carte varied, choice, and mode rate. Turtle; thick and clear, always ready. The Billiard ltooms now conducted .by J. Roberts, the champion. Suppers'until One am. Elegant Saloon Dinlnv. It oms for Ladies. .H E 0 X F 0 it 11, 6, OXFORD-STREET, W., TIIE MUSICAL ESTABLISLDIENT OF LONDON. Successful Revival of OfTerth2ch's " ORPEIEW AUX EN TE RS." and " T ROM LCAZ A tt." Comedy by Duriah and Davies, and Harry Sydney (the political Momus). Feats of Atlas by the Mothers Pentland, and Gymnastic Performances by the Zamezou Les Freres Victorelli, &c. Great success of " Les. tmazones au Champagne " Di vertimsement, by the Misses Jessy and Sara Guinness, bs,isted by t• eir taleittut troupe of artistes. In preparation the Lyric Drama et the "RUINS OF AT by L. VAN BEETHOVEN, the arguments in which will be read by a distinguished member of the theatrical prole &sloth Musical Director and Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Admission—Area, 6d.; stalls and balcony, is ; private boxes, with separate entrance, 10s. 6d. Open every evening at 8. i iRGYLL ROOMS. - GRAND CASINO, Windmill-street, Piccadilly. These elegant and popular Rooms, having been entirely re decorated, are now OPEN EVERY EVEN IN G for Concert and Dancing. Conductor, Signor Lvox CURTL Manager, M. OREIVET. - Admission to Promenade, One Shilling. Reserved Seats, Two Shillings. ADAME TITSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, .13JL BAKER-STREET. NEW EDITIONS. —A. MARRIAGE GROUP of their Royal Highnesses the PRINCESS HELENA and PRINCE CH RISTIAN ; also a variety of COURT DRESSES of the most magnificent and costly description. Several life-size Portrait Models of the most distinguished Men of the Day are likewise to be seen. Admittance, le. ; children, under ten, half-price; extra rooms, 6d. Open from 11 a ni. till 10 p.m. WESTON'S GRAND. MUSIC HALL, HOLBORN. Under New Management. Proprietors—Messrs. Sweasey and Holland. Grand Selections from TROVATORE and ROB ROY by 50 vocalists and a band of 30, conducted by P. Corri. Enthusiastic reception of GEORGE LEYBOURNE, the Lion Comic—GEORG!NA SMITHSON, the Characteristic Sirwer and Danger—EMMA WEST, Burlesque Actress and Serio-Comic—JAMES H sIMMIN GS in his Wonderful Globe entertainment—Great Success of the Eighteen STAR MIN STR S;LS--W. WES I' (Stump Orator), Principal Comedian— J. E. ALLIBONE, the celebrated Basso of the original Christy's Minstrels, and S. REDDEN. Champion Tambour— C. 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WM WILLI &US, Secretary. Boys' Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, W.C. HOMELESS BOYS OF LOND ON --'The Committee are most anxious to provide, for 400 boys. One hundred and fifty are now in the Refuge. The annual expenditure for supporting the 400 boys is estimated at £a,ooo, being £l5 a year for each boy. Several kind friends have promised to pay for one boy cach year. Subscriptions thankfully ree6ved by the London and West minster Bank, 41, Lothbury, and 214, High Holborn; Messrs. Ransom and Co., 1, Pall-Mall East; and by WM. WILLIAMS, Secretary. Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, W.C. pROVIDENCE ROW S NIGHT REFUGE, FO 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. 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(Front the Times Special Correspondent.) BRUSSELS, Tuesday Morning. In no place out of England is a horserace enjoyed as we enjoy it. The love of horses is indigenous to the English soil, and the mixture of business with pleasure, which is the great characteristic of an English racecourse, is witnessed nowhere out of our country in anything like the extent to which it pre vails among us. There is only one Derby, and that is at Epsom ; but the best gathering to witness the running for the Grand Prix in the Bois de Boulogne falls far short of that at Ascot, and Newmarket and the St. Leger are quite as peculiarly English insti tutions as even the Derby itself. There are races here every year, and races with the break-neck re commendations of a steeplechase, but rarely are they attended by very large numbers, and one half of those who do go to them don't know the names of the horses and don't look at the running. Things took a more English turn on Sunday last, owing to the presence at the Champ des Manoeuvres, the Brussels racecourse, of so many hundred Volunteers, and there was very considerable. interest prevailing in the immediate neighbourhood of the temporary fences, some of which were over six feet high, one of which was a " double," but none of which were very dangerous, though there did occur a couple of ' - iihaf would be called in Ireland " very pretty falls." The course is on the ground where the garrison of Brussels and the Garde Civique are exercised, and an admirable one it is. The soil is as nice as tan for the horses' feet, and from any spot you can see the whole way round. There are two large stand-houses, with a box for the Royal family between them, but this was vacant on Sunday owing to the circum stance to which I alluded in my last letter as the one which would make it so,— the illness of the Empress of Mexico. The stands were not very well filled, but there were, perhaps, 10,000 people round the running ground, and a pretty strong muster of com pany in carriages and on horseback. " Correct cards," or, as they call them here, " programmer des courses," were hawked about the course; but there were no dealers in " cigars and lights." The programme is a very peat affair, and contains a plan the course, in addition to all the other particu lars._ to be found on our cards. In every race the horses went twice round the distance ; but so little interest did the starting excite that no one seemed to be aware of its having taken place till the horses were already in full swing. The pace was not nearly so rapid as at our races, and the principal noise made when the winner came to the post was by the music of a band stationed opposite the grand stand. There was one fence nearly seven feet high, but it consisted of light branches covered with leaves, on which a horse might alight with comparatively little harm to himself or the rider. The two leaps at the double hurdles were about 20 feet apart ; the fences were of wicker-work, lightly placed in position, and in the intermediate space between the two tan was thickly strewn. The fences themselves were about four feet high. All the horses but one went safely over both ; the exception came to grief in crossing the first, and threw his rider. lle mounted again in an instant or two, but his steed bolted subse quently, and was " nowhere" when the horses were coming to the post. The race was, however, a good one, and afforded much interest •to the lovers of sport who witnessed it. . . In the evening there was a grand fete in the gardens of La Societe Royale de Zoologie. There were brilliant illuminations, and an admirable concert was executed by the band of the Regiment of Carbineers. The entertainment of the night was, however, the .ball of La Societe Royale de la Grand Harmonic, which was one of the most mag nificent ever organised by any of the societies of this city. There was an enormous assembly of ladies and gentlemen present on the occasion, the rooms were gorgeously decorated, and champagne and other wines, as well as a profussion of light refreshments, were served to the guests almost unceasingly from 9 o'clock in the evening till 3 in the morning. At 10 o'clock M. Auspach, the bourgmestre, entered the reception-room, accom panied by Colonel Loyd-Lindsay and M. Le Chef de Bataillon Deherpe, commandant of the French riflemen. They were received by the president and council of the society, who led them up the room, and delivered an address of welcome, to which both gallant gentlemen returned suitable replies. The cheers which greeted Colonel Loyd-Lindsay and M. Deherpe were general and enthusiastic. At Laeken the King and Queen gave a dinner party, at which Colonel Loyd-Lindsay, M. Deherpe and the several officers of the French Guard, the captains of the Volunteers, the bourgmestre, the commandant of the Gavle Civique, Dr. Eustace Smith, of London, physician extraordinary to his Majesty, the president and vice-president of the Tir, and several other gentlemen were present. Unfortunately, at about the time the inspection of the troops by their Majesties was taking place in the daytime, a fire broke out in the King's palace here, and before it could be extinguished one of the finest of his pictures, a Raphael, was destroyed ; with this exception very little damage was done. So quiet was the matter kept, lest it might occasion any discomfort to the foreign visi tors, that no one outside the palace had heard of it for some hours after it had occurred. None of the Volunteers fired at the Tir on Sun day, but yesterday they were there in great numbers. As I explained in my last letter, there are two ranges ; one is about 250 and the other 110 yards. In the former the white disc, or bull's eye, is of some 8 inches diameter ; in the latter it is only half that size. For certain prizes one is allowed to fire et volonte, or aS many shots as he likes. The finest shot irade yet has been by a rifleman named Constance Colet, of Lesve, near Namur. His small rifle ball went as directly through the centre of the inner ring as if its passage had been regulated by a pair of compasses. The best English shot has been by E. Phillips, of Surrey, but capital marks have been made also by Woolley, of Chester ; Self, of Bucks ; and Field, of Arundel. I The long range, however, is what the Volunteers delight in, and this was opened this morning under the direction of Sir Paul Hunter, whose efforts were efficiently seconded by Mr. E. Bourlant, secretary of the Belgian Tir Commission. The long-range ground is situated at a somewhat greater distance from town than the Tir. It is admirably chosen. The competing riflemen, standing on one hill, fire across a valley at the targets which are put up in a trench on another height, the distance being 500 yards. Besides the sighting one, there are two tar gets for the Volunteers and one for the Belgians. The system of marking is precisely the same as that carried out at Wimbledon, and the men of the Garde Civique told off to raise and lower the tar gets and work the signals at once fell into their business directly it was explained to them. When all the men entered for the long distance shall have fired at the range of 500 yards, the half having the highest scores will be selected to bring the contest to a conclusion at the range of 600 yards. The avenue leading from the high rood to the shooting ground is handsomely decorated with flags of the Belgian colours, and there is a very neat little i can teen just behind the spot where the marksmen stand. The Belgians are immensely interested ed in the long-range shooting,ester which is quite new to them. The greatest number of points madewyns 17, day at the target reserved for the Belgians of 16 were M. Andre being the marksman ;scores d 1). made by MM. Goaverts; L. Colette, ucrts ; Anktlnemans 1). of ,15 points by E. Sacre, • f 14 points b ' y A. Monami. and J. Mas Sin ; and o erbrook A. Jansen, Paulet, C. Colet, A. Vaume , Th. Heeren, and L. Sotteau. Cow-HousEs.—An application was made yester day by a cowkeeper carrying on business in St. Clement Danes, at the special session of the Strand Union, for a licence to keep a cow-house near Drury-lane, at which he intended keeping some 50 co Ws. He had formerly kept as' many as 90. The Bench (Mr. Antrobus and Mr. Sam brooke) refused a licence. Atlantic Telegraph Expedition. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—It has been represented to me by several friends, whose opinions I respect, that the officers of her Majesty's service connected with the recent ex pedition have not had that public recognition of their services they were entitled to, and that it is due to them, as well as to myself, that I should express publicly what I uniformly say in private. At the Liverpool banquet I did my best to speak of the cordial zeal and ability of all the officers en gaged, but somehow the London press only reported that I " made a characteristic speech" (whatever that meant), and the Liverpool newspapers said I proposed as a toast 'The officers of her Majesty's Navy employed in laying former cables." These were very concise reports of what I said, and no measure at all of what I wished to convey, or of what they deserved should be said of them at a banquet specially meant to honour the successful completion of the enterprise. No one can appreciate more than I can the for mer efforts on board the Niagara and Agamemnon, with ships so unadapted, and cable appliances so immature, as compared with the Great Eastern and the cable machinery of 1865 and 1866, and I hope the officers employed in those former struggles will not do those of the late expedition the injustice of supposing that we claim more than that the oppor tunity was ours to complete what they had begun. In Staff-Commander Moriarty, one of the leading officers of her Majesty's ship Agamemnon in the former expedition, I had the support of an officer of mature judgment, rare accuracy, and industry, and between us there was the most cordial co-operation. I should like here to recall the readiness with which the Lords of the Admiralty gave us permission to ahpepelyrn to ss th e dockyard and th er ea d a y t zeal with which Captain King Hall, C. 8., met all Se fo r any officers reasonable her assistance, Majesty's our requests, taking a broad national view of the ' enterprise, and carrying out our wishes with an energy characteristic of himself. I take this oppor tunity publicly to express my personal thanks to the officers of her Majesty's dockyards at Sheerness and Chatham for so many instances of their ready de sire to aid us. Every officer and man of the expedition will have pleasant recollection of the cheerful zeal of Captain Counerill, V.C., and officers of her Majesty's ship Terrible. Captain Commerill frequently visited us in his boats, both in high seas and calms, and his cheery way of saying " You'll do it yet," " What can I do ?" and " I'll do it," was truly characteristic of him. We felt we could not ask what he would not do. It was sufficient for him to learn a single want that he could aid in accomplishing, and " I'll do it!" was his ready word, and it was done as a matter of course. The officers of the Terrible would do any thing for their captain, and entered heartily into the object of the voyage. I shall but do scant justice to Commanders Prowse and Batt, R.N., and Captains Eddington and Harris, Mercantile Marine, of the Medway and Al bany, if I recall the three weeks spent upon the "grappling ground," where we were often separated by fog, gale, or darkness ; yet whenever day dawned, or the fog cleared, there the squadron were to be seen converging from different points towards the Mark Buoy, a small spot looking no bigger than - a man's hat on the surface of the ocean. Unless all had concentrated their minds and watched their ships and compasses night and day, no such beautiful illustration of nautical science could have been possible. The vessels of the squadron keeping always together, and commanded by men who knew the importance of keeping close enough to begin work whenever it was possible, and yet to avoid collision in fog, was of the greatest importance, and we owe much to that invaluable system of signalling by night and day invented by Captain Colomb, R.N., which enabled us even in dark nights, when two or three miles apart, to communicate or ascer tain anything we desired. I hope Captain Richards, hydrog,raphcr, Captain Evans, of the Compass Department, and many others of her Majesty's service, will do me the justice to believe that I esteem more than I can publicly ex press their readiness to aid the late enterprise with out any reserve, and with a cheerful friendliness to myself personally that I shall never forget. I tried as a duty to say in substance all this when I had an opportunity of speaking publicly at Liver pool ; doubtless, I said it indistinctly ; but, as far more than what I can say as representing the nauti cal department of the expedition is due to these gentlemen, I hope my attempt to do this much justice to them will be sufficient apology for taking up so much of your space ; and if I dil not at the banquet, and do not now, say anything of any other department, it is because they all know we only claim credit for doing all that seamen could do to aid in effecting the one grand object we all had in view.—l remain, Sir, yours truly, JAMES ANDERSON. Steamship Great Eastern. Naval and Military Intelligence. The Vulcan iron screw troop-ship, after having been nearly two years in Portsmouth harbour since her return from China, was removed to the steam basin yesterday with a view of her being thoroughly surveyed and inspected as to her fitness for being repaired and brought forward for further troop ser vice. The War Department steam storeship Earl De Grey and Ripon, H. T. Moore, master in command, yesterday discharged about 400 tons of -returned military stores at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, in cluding the 12k-ton gun which has undergone a course of experimental firing on board the gunnery ship Excellent at Portsmouth, and is now returned to the Royal gun factory to be re-vented. The cargo also comprised several thousand Armstrong shot in transit from Bermuda, Montreal, and other foreign stations, now ordered out of stock, and to be re placed by Major Palliser's chilled shot for service. The Earl De Grey and Ripon will immediately com mence loading with the new pattern shot and shell. Her Majesty's 2-gun double-screw iron-clad wooden gunboat Vixen, commissioned on the Ist inst., at Woolwich, by Commander Spencer in• to Brett, was yesterday undocked and b rou g ht the fitting basin to receive the final arran and to take over her complemen t of seamen and Royal marines in readiness for s ea. a ttendant lady Miss Shaw Stewart and ei g ht ge ents p r nale Infirmary at nurses from the Royal Military, have taken up quarters in the Past they have per- Hospital at Netley Woolwich, and for some ,d d ay Y P duties at the Herbert formed a portion of the dtn 0- on the invalid soldiers, medicines, &c. The inmates complain, are unnecessarily deprived of the d G is e ri n e e n ra si l ii N g omspeital, attending however, that .they their wants attended to by nurses by the sex provided well -organised of their own Corps, to whom they have been Army llospital privilege of having ac customed ; and it appears to be generally considered that the introduction of the lady nurses is an inno vation from which no benefit can possibly be derived. It was stated yesterday that the number of patients in the Herbert Hospital amounted to about 300, and that 19 in 20 had been understood to have expressed a dislike to the attendance of female nurses being thrust i,he u f p o o rt n he th r e t m est co o n f tra o r e y e to of their thep desire.64-ounder rifle guns constructing on Mr. Fraser's plan, as suggested by Col. Campbell, superintendent of the Royal gun factories at Woolwich, for testing the exterior or jacket of the gun, has been completed in the mos' satisfactory manner according to the usual systematic proof. During the whole course of the experiments the outer jacket of wrought-iron had to sustain the brunt of the explosion, as the inner tube had been worn and split in three places by the severe test to which it had been formerly applied. Notwithstand-' log, however, the inner tube and muzzle of the gun SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, kf and Dining-room, consisting of a new an d etegant assort me of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks. Obelisks, Ink stands, , )eautiful inlaid Tables, Paperweights, &0., in Italian, Alabaster, Paean, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &o. Imported end manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her gajesty, 149, Strand, W.C., London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary oollectione of ROCKS. HINER ALS, and FOSSILS, to illustrate the new edition of LyelPs Elements of Geology; they will greatly facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY and GEOLOGY, and can be had at 2,5, 10, 20, 60, to 500 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE. R = LOGY is given by Mr.TENNANT,F.G.S., at 149. Strand. The Electric Telegraph. The following letter appeared the other day in the columns of the Times :—Sir,-1-laving the honour of being a friend of Mr. Wheatstone, and feeling much gratified with the letter of " J. D." in your paper, and also your just and complimentary remarks in reference to his part in the dis covery and introduction of the electric telegraph, I beg you will allow me to state that the discovery arose, I believe, from the circumstance of Mr. Wheatstone, when first ap pointed lecturer at King's College, having seven miles of wire in the lower part of that building which abuts upon the river Thames, for the purpose of measuring the speed of lightning, or the electric current, and upon one occasion, when explaining his experiments to one, he said, "I intend ono day to lay some of this wire across the bed of the Thames, and to carry it up t o the top of the Shot Tower on the other side, and so m a k e signals ;" and this was, I be lieve, the first idea, or suggestion of a submarine telegraph. We aro also indebted to Mr. Wheatstone for the electric bell, for long before this telegraph came before the public, in explaining the machinery to me, he said, as it was pos sible that one party might be asleep at one end of the wire, he had so arranged the working that the first touch should ring a bell at the other end, even if tho usand s of miles apart. This, it will be admitted, is an im p ortant p ar t o f the discovery, and therefore I am sure that every one will feel that the man who has done such wonders for the public advantage in introducing such instant communication with the "wide, wide world" well deserves the honours and re wards which your correspondent and yourself have sug gested should be conferred upon the old and highly esteemed friend of Your obedient servant, GEORGE CRUIESIIANR. 263, Hampstead-road, Oct. 13. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton..... Oct. 20. Ditto, via Marseilles.- Nov. 13. Brazil and Cape Verde., by British pa c k e t NO7. 5. Ditto, by French packet Cape of Good Mope, Ascension, and St. Helena... Oct. 28 China, Penang. and Singapore, via Southampton Oct 20. Ditto, via Marseilles Oct. 38. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton ..... •• • ............ Oot. 20. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.... Oct. 20 Ditto, via htarseillea •.. ..... • ....Oct. 28 India (Bombay), via Southampton. .. .... Oct. 29 Ditto, via Marseilles . Oct. 23 Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Oct. 20. Ditto, via Marseilles Oot. 23 Mauritius, via Southampton ............ Oot. 20 Ditto, via Marseille j. . Nov. 1 3 Newfoundland ............................ , Oct. 21. Portugal • . .Nov. 5 Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon United States and British North America, by Bri- tish packet •• Oct. 2t. Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp- ton . • Ditto, via Cork Ditto, by Canadian packet. via Londonderry .. Oct. 18. West Coatis of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe 10. West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas and Honduras) ***** .• • Oat. 29 Cuba and Mexioo ........................... Oa. V 9 Bermuda. via Halifax. ......... Oat. 24 Bahamas, via New York. Nov. 15 SLAUGHTERHOUSES IN THE' METROPOLIS.—At a special session , held yesterday for the division of the Strand Union, before Mr. Antrobus and Mr. Sambrooke, magistrates, at the Vestry-room of St. Martin's in-the- Fields, several applications were made for renewal of licences for slaughterhouses within the districts. There was no opposition ; the parties had not obtained other places for the slaughter of cattle, and wished the licences to be continued. Tho Chairman (Mr. Antrobus) said the licences would be granted, but he would impress on the applicants that some means might be adopted for carrying on their business, instead of having slaughterhouses.in the metropolis. He fully believed that the Legislature in tended-to deal with the matter in.the next session, and lie had no doubt that all slaughterhouses would be pre vented being licensed within the metropolitan district. Court of Aldermen. A Court of Aldermen was holden yesterday at Guildhall, under the presidency of Alderman Finnis, who sat as locum tcnens for the Lord Mayor. THE CITY GAOLS. Mr. Alderman and Sheriff WATERLOW brought up a report of the state of the City gaols, by which it appeared there are at present in Newgate 112, in the Debtors' prison (Whitecross-street) 124, and in Holloway prison 291 prisoners. Upon the motion of Alderman WILSON, the ser mon preached by the Rev. M. Gibbs, the Lord Mayor's chaplain, on Michaelmas-day, was ordered to be printed, and a copy sent to each member. LORD MAYOR'S DAY. The usual orders having reference to the preven tion of obstructions in the streets on Lord Mayor's day were then made, and Colonel Frazer, the com missioner of police, was authorised to make any arrangements he might think proper with regard to the employment of the police, and the closing of certain thoroughfares in the line of the procession, subject to their being approved of by the General Purposes Committee. THE CORPORATION PLATE. Ald2rman COPELAND gave notice of a motion at the next Court that a committee be appointed to examine the condition of the plate at the Mansion house, and also whether it would be advisable to make some additions to it. He said that formerly it was the custom for £lOO worth of additional plate to be purchased upon the occasion of every mayoralty, but the practice had been discontinued; and he believed that at present the plate at the Mansion -house was not in the condition it should be, and that it was not equal to what was possessed by many other corporations in the country. His object, therefore, was that the subject should be inquired into. E3ILPOYMENT OF EXTRA CONSTABLES. An application was made on behalf of the South Eastein Railway Company that the Court should sanction the swearing in of certain persons to act as extra constables at their station in Cannon-street. Alderman WILSON opposed the application on the grounds, principally, that these extra constables, as they were termed, were totally irresponsible and be yond the control of the magistrates of the City, and if they misconducted themselves the public had no remedy, so far as the magistrates of . the city of London was concerned. The police commis sioner of the City he knew had a strong objection to the practice that had hitherto prevailed, and he (Col. Wilson) had a strong opinion that it would be much better that policemen under the control of the com missioner and the magistrates of the city of London should be employed to perform the duty of preserv ing order at a railway station than that those extra constables should be so employed. lie was aware lon ce r that the practice had been carried on for and e put a stop time, but it had now gone to suchau extent a t e th y at he thought the Court ought to interfere to it. (Hear.) Alderman ROSE took the eAsaldmerme views n ew e s o o r f ErN the .A tt The LORD MAron Elect (Alderman he was also of opi nion that the Court of Alderme n ought to put a atop to the employment of those ex tra constabl es , over whom they had no control, b y m atter. and Alderman Gabriel) said private bodies. Hebelieved that the presenc e o f a police co nstable in uniform at a railway station would b e much more effectual in preventing robberies and distur b an ce than the present system of railway com panies employing their own officers, who were re sponsible to no one but themselves. At a ll events, if a police constable misconducted himself the magis trate could punish him, which un d er the present systemAl Alderman ra theyanLawrence, had a w n r o e n p co Aldermanr to d J. C. Lawrence,o . (Hear, hear.) Alderman Sidney, and Alderman Stone supported the application, and the Court was reminded that the whole matter was at present under the conside ration of a committee, and it was urged that, at all events, until that committee had made its report it would not be advisable to alter the system that had so long prevailed. An amendment was ultimately proposed by Alder mau WILSON that, pending the report of the com mittee referred to being brought up, the considera tion of the application be postponed. Upon a division this amendment was declared to be carried by a majority of one, the numbers being seven in favour of it, and six against. Mr. Alderman STONE then moved another amend ment, that pending the consideration of this subject by the committee the application of the company should .be granted. This amendment was negatived, and the applica tion, therefore, stands over for further consideration. The court shortly afterwards adjourned. 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