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'ER NEWSPAP 44 ' f-1 • ic) 4) , elapsed Central Americi A.4i ' " ZWI SV „ highway of commerce bet Qft- bet''`-0' At / // Western worlds. This will be iyiritansa a glikt • _ .„:•• 4_ 4 4 4ttfzi .„,1 I ,6 s * TA I / 44, 1, inter-oceanic ship canal connecting the Gulf of ir 'I" *1 4 5: tt.: r , AV( J r , , c 4 Nw, • . 4. . , t ;;• . • " 4 1111 E%---:* et t i f jogar v , --- , DI" 4 1 , llO Arc DROIT. dig • ~v PVT LONDON must have a SUPPER and MUSIC ROOM for Gentlemen. Remember, we wait for you at EVANS' after the Covent-garden Pantomime and the Theatres. ;0 the 6sury, A the 1,000, $t on NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. I Mexico with the Pacific. Th e rou t e o f t hi s canal will no doubt be from Gray Town on the gulf fol lowing the bed of the San Juan River, across the Lake of Nicaragua, and from the western shore of the lake to San Juan del Sur on the Pacific. total length of this route will be 172 miles, of which, however, about 60 miles will be across a navigable part of the lake. The rapidly-increasing import ance of the countries washed by the Western Pa cific, and the necessity for a nearer route to China, Japan, and Australia will force itself before long upon the attention of the Governments and capital ists of America and England. To the French may belong the honour of uniting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean, but to Anglo-Saxon engineers will be given the great enterprise of bringing the sup plies of Eastern Asia to our great Continent-colony of the South Seas, and the rich countries of the American Pacific coast, nearer to us by thousands of miles.—Anglo-American Times. Established 1809. Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament. Capital Two Millions Sterling. THE SUN, LONDON TU ESDAY EVENING, MARCH 27, 1866. est on cur - The ADJOURNED ANNUAL GENERAL MEET ING of the NORTH BRITISH and MERCANTILE IN SURANCE COMPANY was held at the Company's Office, 64, Princes-street, Edinburgh, t,n FRIDAY, the 23d March, 1866, JOHN WHITE CATOR, Esq., Chairman of the London Board, in the Chair. Y. 23,018. PRICE..... ld. STAMPED sd. )enses quisi- NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF " ST. OLAVE'S." Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., HESTER'S SACRIFICE. By the Author of "Sr. °LAVE'S," "JANITA'S CROSS," , k 3. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. T° "'EST-END DINERS.- " TEE WELLINGTON," ST. JAMES'S -STREET, PICCADILLY. LADIES' SALOON DINING ROO5l on the First Floor The SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS are now OPEN. Terms—Twelve 3lonths 4l Its. (14. Six Months I Is. Od. Apply, D. CAMERON, 10, St. James-street. R EUTER'S TELECRA - M COMPANY (Lin-Au:). '; he LIST of APPLICATIONS for SIIARES in this Company will be CLOSED on SITUItDAY, the 3:st inst. By order, FREDERICK J. GRIFFITHS, Secretary. 1, Royal Exchange-buildings, London, March 21, 1866. INAHAN'S LL WHISKY. DUBLIN EXHIBITION, 1865. This celebrated OLD IRISH WHISKY gained the Dublin Prize Medal. It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Whole some. Sold in Bottles, 3s. 84., at the Retail Houses in Loudon; by the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale at 8. GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded "Kinahan's LL Whisky." Royal Ge ograplaical Society. over- is re- A Report by the Directors was read, showing the follow ing results for 1865, being the Sixth Septennial Year of the Company's Bnsiness:— PIEE DEPARTMENT. dance The Premiums received n the 1 his 5,578 12 12, gan during 1865 amounted to £296,746 1 3 Deduct lte-insurances £240,783 9 10 The Premiums received MR. STAMER'S RECOLLECTIONS. Now ready, in Two Vols., with a Portrait, 2 I s , R ECOLLECTIONS of a LIFE of ADVENTURE. By WI f.LIAM STAME ("Mark Tapley, Jun.") Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. CHRISTY MINSTRELS, ST. JAMES'S HALL. ATETROPOLITAN DISTRICT RAILWAY COMPANY. during 1864 were £248,567 19 7 Deduct Re-insurances NoT101: IS HEREBY GIITINT, that no FURTHER SUMS can be received as payinesit in full in anticipation of CALLS in respect of the ocrip Certificates of this Company aiter SATUIWAY, the 14th April next, until further notice. 219,235 10 8 Thus exhibiting an increase for the year 1865 0f..... £21,547 19 2 Now ready, in 2 vols., with Portrait, 215., bound, LADY ARABELLA STUART'S LIFE AND LETTERS: including numerous Original and Un published Documents. By ELIZABETH COOPER. DEVON, Chairman. 6, Westminster-chambers, Victoria-street, S.W. The Losses paid during the year 1865 were.£139,632 16 5 Being a decrease of £43,874 as compared with the losses of 1864. LIFE DEPARTMENT. 1,486 New Policies were issued assuring £1,018,707, and producing £34,041 Os. 4d. of New Premiums. The deaths during the year were 142 in number, and the sums payable on account of these amounted, with Bonus additions, to £145,572 6s. ld., being under the expected amount, according to the Company's tables. ANNUITY DEPARTMENT. Forty-nine Bonds were issued, securing the sum of £4,720 6s. 2d. yearly, for which the Company had received the sum of £41,994 7s. Bd. SEPTENNIAL INVESTIGATION AND DECLARA- TION OF BONUS. The Report also showed that in contrasting the Fire Premiums received with the Losses paid during the last seven years and those of the previous septennial period, the following results appeared, viz.: Premiums. Losses. From 1852 to 1858 From 1859 to 1865 The business in the Life Department exhibited the fol lowing results, viz. ; No. of Policies. Assuring. Premiums. Forthe period 1852 tolBsB 2,700 £2,018,493 £67,348 4 0 being an average of 386 in the number of Policies issued, and £288,356 per annum of the sums assured. No. of Policies. Assuring. Premiums. FortheperiodlBs9 t 01865 6,800 £5,083,864 £162,780 11 5 being an average of 971 in the number of Policies issued, and £726,266 per annum of the sums assured. It also appeared that on valuing the liabilities of the Company under these policies it was found that a profit of £150,410 7s. 9d. had been realised during the past seven years, and that the Directors were thus enabled, after set ting aside to the Shareholders 1-10th for their guarantee to allocate and declare on each Policy effected with the Company on the participating scale prior to 30th Decem ber last a Bonus Addition of D. ss. per cent. per annum on the sums assured, and also on the accumulated vested Bonuses on Policies opened prior to 31st December, 1858. Although the Bonus is at the rate of £l. ss. per sent. per annum on Policies effected since the last balance, yet it is much higher on Policies of cld standing, and is in many instances as high as £1 18s. per cent. per annum on the sum assured. In valuing the Policies, the whole of the loading for expenses and profits had been deducted from the Pre mium, and therefore no part of tho future profits has been anticipated. N.B.—Bonus Certificates are in preparation showing the amount added to each Policy, and will be forwarded to the Assured with all possible despatch. The usual Prospective Bonus of £1 per cent. per annum was . further recommended to be paid on all Policies of five years' standing which might become claims prior to the next Division of Profits. The Bonus and Prospective Bonus are only payable upon such Policies as shall have been five full years in existence. Annual Revenue from all sources, £599,597 7s. 80. On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by George Auldjo Jamieson, Esq., the Report was unanimously ap proved of, and the usual Dividend of 10 per cent. on the paid-up capital stock of the Company, along with a Bonus of 10s. per Share, was declared—the Dividend and Bonus to become payable on 2d April next, free of income-tax. On the motion of Sir James Gardiner Baird, Bart., seconded by David Baird Wauchope, Esq., the period of Division of Profits in the Life Business was agreed to be altered from every Seven Years to every Five Years, and the next investigation directed to be made as at 31st December, 1870. On the motion of John Brown Innes, Esq., seconded by J. F. W. Drummond, Esq., a special vote of thanks was given to the various Local Boards and Agents of the Com pany. - On the motion of Sir Archibald Islay Campbell, Bart., seconded by Dr. Alexander Wood, the thanks of the Meet ing were, with acclamation, voted to the Inspectors of the Company. On the motion of Sir A. C. Ramsay Gibson Maitland, Bart., the thanks of the meeting were voted to the Chairman. ESTABLISHMENT, 1866. OFFICE BEARERS. All of whom are Shareholders. PRESIDENT. His Grace the Duke of ROXBURGHE, K.T. VICE-PRESIDENTS. His Grace the Duke of SUTHERLAND. The Most Noble the Marquis of ABERCORN, K.G. Sir JOHN L. M. LAWRENCE, Bart., G.C.8., and K. 5.1., Viceroy of India. ORDINARY DIRECTORS. EDINBURGH. R. Blair Maconochie, Esq., W.S. Sir James Gardiner Baird, Bart. David Davidson, Esq., Treasurer of Bank of Scotland. George Auldjo Jamieson, Esq., C.A. J. F. Walker Drummond, Esq., Merchant. James Campbell Tait, Esq., W.S. Laurence Davidson, Esq., W.S. D. B. Wauchope, sq., Merchant, Leith. Frederick Pitman, Esq., W.S. John Brown Innes, Esq., W.S. Henry D. Fergusson, Esq., W.S. Sir A. C. Ramsay Gibson Maitland, Bart. SECRETARY. John Ogilvie. ACTUARY. David Chisholm. MEDICAL OFFICER. John G. M. Burt, M.D., Vice-President of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh. AUDITOR. George Murray, C.A. LONDON. John White Cater, Esq., Merchant. Charles Morrison, Esq., Merchant. George Garden Nicol, Esq., Merchant. George Young, Esq., Merchant. Alex. Henry Campbell, Esq., M.P., Merchant. Philip Chas. Cavan, Esq., Merchant. Peter P. Ralli, Esq., Merchant. P. Du Pre Grenfell, Esq., Merchant. A. Klockman, Esq., Merchant. James Du Buisson, Esq., Merchant. Junius S. Morgan, Esq., Merchant. John H. Wm. Schroder, Esq., Merchant. MANAGER OF FIRE DEPARTMENT. George H. Whyting. FOREIGN SUPERINTENDENT. . G. H. Burnett. ACTUARY. Andrew Baden, Jun. SECRETARY. W. F. Lance. SURVEYOR. Thomas Piper. MEDICAL OFFICERS. A. 11. Hassan, M.D., and R. Chevalier Cream, M.D. GENERAL MANAGER. David Smith. BEAD OFFICES. London 6l, Threadneedle-street, E.C. West End Office) 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, S.W. dinburgh Glasgow (Branch Office) lO2, St. Vincent-street. NO MORE PILLS OR ANY OTHER MEDICINE. 11)1.1 BARRY's delicious health -restoring Invalid s ' and Infants' Food, THE REVALENTA ARABICA, Yields three times as much assimilating and strengthening n ourishment as the best meat, and restores perfect diges tion, strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, refreshing keep, functional regularity, and energy to the most disor dered or enfeebled—removing speedily and effectually in digestion (dyspepsia), cough, asthma, consumption, ha bitual constipation, diarrhoea, all gastric derangements, ht eraorrhoids, liver complaints, flatulency, nervous ness, biliousness, fevers, sore throats, diphtheria, catarrhs, colds, influenza, noises in the head : t _ 4 (l ears, rheumatism, gout, impurities, eruptions, h ysteria, neuralgia, irritability, sleeplessness, acidity, Palpitation, heartburn, headache, debility, dropsy, cramps, "Prisms nausea and sickness even i n p regnanc y or a t sea, Eielcing fits, bronchitis, scrofula, tightness of the chest, Pains in the pit of the stomach and between the shoulders. It is the most digestible of all foods and suitable for in /7alids and infants in all complaints. We quote a few out of 62,000 Cures :—Cure No. 58,216 of the Marchioness de Brehan, of seven years' liver com plaint, wasting away, debility, nervousness, irritability, with a nervous palpitation all over, bad digestion, con stant sleeplessness, and the most intolerable nervous a gitation. Cure No. 71, of dyspepsia, from the Right Hon. t he Lord Stuart de Decies, Lord Lieutenant of the county 14 Waterford have derived much benefit from your excellent food.—Stuart de Decies, Dromana, Cappoquin, ??linty Waterford. Cure .No. 54,816, from the Rev. James elk ampbell, Syderstone Rectory, near Fakenham, Nor t,, In all cases of indigestion, and particularly when lest liver is more than usually affected, I consider it the , d est of all remedies. It regulates the bile, and makes it .7"ir in cases which would not admit of mercury in any ""Pe. In short, a healthy flow of the bile is one of the earliest and best symptoms. You can make what use you Please of this communication.—l am, gentlemen, James Campitell. Cure No. 52,422.—8 ridge House, Prim y, Surrey : Thirty-three years' diseased lungs, !p i tting of blood, liver der a ngement, deafness, sin g i ng i n ''ne ears, constipation, debility, shortness of breath, and „, have been removed our Revalenta Ambles. My g l lgs, liver, stomach, head, and ears are all right, My hear -27,,g Perfect, and my recovery is a marvel to all my• acquaint oeesJames Roberts, Timber Merchant. Cure No. 49,832. fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervous ''aess, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sick -1,--"e, and vomiting. —Maria Joly, of Lynn, Norfolk. Cure 0..47,121. Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervousness, 'lcligestion, gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies. di l l/ 13 No. 56, 814.—Mr. Saml. Laxton,Leicester, of two years' 4: 11. ,,h("ea. The food is sold in canisters, llb. 2s 9cl; 21b., u (1 . •, 121 b., 21s. ; 241 b., 40s. Super-refined quality, 11b., 2 1. ; 2 1b., 12s. ; 51b., 225. ; 101 b., 335. The 101 b., 121 b., and e l b• canisters, carriage free on receipt of Post-office Order, tarry Du Barry and Co., 77. Regent-street, London ; ir Phillips, Tea Dealers, 8, King William-street m ,..Te at 65, Gracechurch-street ; 4, Cheapside ; 49, Bishops (g7l:e-street Within ; 63, 150, and 298, Oxford-street ; 330, ; 54, Upper Baker -street ; 103, Tottenham-court ; 96, Upp er -street, Islingto n N. ; H arvey, N o t t i ng- hill ; t o se Brothers, 65, High-street; and Stubbs, Queen's- Q.i.2 4 e, St. John's-wood, Lond on ; and all respectable v wroand Chemists.—Beware of ApuriQum imitations. iging and of ency. Lirties were early terest only rears' ad of nders tuber :arch, i,197. eased Over legal on in 0,000 inan , that b anY tinted ing a ipres- ,t sales he few main • malt- I ditto ighing [ghing ) 5211)), 30s to e+), 3tis ply Of 1V3 9 h field I was urday had a , at ro- • new ats, L s, old, Low of week's lean per 3 6 nding, stone. urtrke 11 s were a good nigher. emand apples s ;21d Bar to 305 per 24 stone• r. 28. )fl ill° ITY` l°- , Lacif n o f ? o f 4 5 1 81180 ae iceS' Res ° • nide' dr. llr ° ,oWS. o. 112 7 f altj at "One cf the most interesting biographical works recently published. 3he memoirs have been arranged by Miss Cooper with much care. diligence, and judgment."—Post. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street IVOTICE.—THE HIDDEN SIN is NOW IN READY, in 3 vols., post Bvo., at all Libraries. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. CONSCIENCE'S WORKS. (The "Walter Scett of Belgium.") Complete Edition, uniform, of these ce7ebrated Tales, cloth lettered. 1. 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"It has seldom been our lot to read a book more beauti fully written and more deeply interesting than the one bLf ore us"—Christian sews. "H e presents scientific facts, whether physical or metaphy sical, in a term which makes them far more relishable than the most imaginative novels."—Norfolk News. Loidon : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row. Fcap. Bvo., extra cloth gilt, gilt edges, price 35. 6d., LOVE: a Selection from the best Poets, by THOMAS SHORTER, Editor of "A Book of English Poetry," A c. London : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row. Cheap Reissue of LECTURES by the Rev HUGH STOWELL BROWN. Vol. 1, containing "Five Shillings and Costs," and eleven other Li ctures, price 10d. Vol. 2, containing - Twelve Lectures, price 10d. Vols. 1 and 2, bound together in cloth, price 23. London : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C. sth edition, corrected and revised, post free 7d., THE TEETH : a Practical Treatise; with the bast Means of Restoring them when Defective or Lost. By A. ESRELL, Surgeon-Dentist, of GrJsvenor-street, W. "We cannot do better than recommend for general perusal Mr. Eskell's treatise, which is as useful as it is unpretend ing."—Telegraph, June 20, 186'. Sold by Simpkin and Marshall, Stationers'-hall -court, London ; and all Booksellers. COUGHS, ASTHMA, and incipient CON SUMPTION are effectually cured by BEATING'S COUGH LOZi NGES. which are daily recommended by the 'Paculty - testimonials from the most eminent of whom may be inspected —as the most effectual, site, speedy, and conve nient remedy for Cough and all Disorders of the Lungs, Cheat, and Throat. Sold in boxes, Is. lid.; and tins, 2s. 9d., 4s. SI, and lls. each, by T. KEATING. Chemist, 79, St. Paul's Churchyard, London. Sold by all Druggists, &c. DEFRIES and SONS beg to call the speeial ti • sttentiok-oullerehant 5 and the Trade to their NEW PATENT ASTRA BURNER, With Circular Wick, whi3h for simplicity of construction, great brilliancy of light, perfect combustion. and its entire freed , nn from heat, sur passes everything that has yet been introduced. ASTRA LAMPS can be obtained from the METROPOLITAN LIGHT COMPANY, 417, Strand, and from all Ironmongers and Lamp Warihousea in Town and Country; and the Patencee, 16 and 17, Commercial street, WhitechapeL A STRA, PETROLEUM, and KEROSINE LAMPS on SHOW. (New Designs.) ASTRA (Patent) LAMP, for MINERAL OIL. AS TR A LAM P.—Five Hundred NEW PATTERNS for the Season now on Show. TABLE GLASS, ENGRAVED AND CUT. T DEFRIES and SONS, • 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET. TAVERN AND HOTEL GLASS. Newest Patterns, Correct Measure. JDEFRIES and SONS, • 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET. ALEXANDRA DINNER SERVICES, For 12 Persons, £t 16s. 6d. BREAKFAST - E RVICES in great variety, £1 is. JT DEFRIES and SONS, • 16 and 17. COMMERCIAL-oTREET. CRYSTAL CHANDELIERS, New designs, for the Drawing-room, either for Gas or Candle. JDEFRIES and SONS, • 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET. CRYSTAL CHANDELIERS, In the Grecian and Venetian Designs. J• DEFRIES and SONS, e./ • 16 and 17. COMMERCIAL-STREET. BRONZED AND ORMOLU CHANDELIERS, New designs, for the Dining-room. DEFRIES and S ONS) J 18 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET. CRYSTAL LAMPS AND WALL LIGHTS (Registered) for India. JDEFRIES and SONS, • 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET. CLUB, MESS, AND FURNISHING ORDERS for the above Goods promptly executed. Works -LONDON and BIRMINGHAM. T DEFRIES and SONS, • 18 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET. T DEFRIES and SONS tY• Supply Merchants with Pattern Books Free. J • DEFRIES and SONS' TEMPORARY SHOW ROOMS. 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET, WHITEC RAPEL, Five Minutes' walk from the Late Establishment, 147, HOUNDSDITCH. THE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another home to the" 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer than 455 poor, friendless, young teihales were rejected from want of FUNDS and room, making a total of 3,087, who have been sent away In five years. Here are brief details of a few of the most recent cases: — F. 1 ?., aged 16, fallen, mother dead, deserted by her father. M. A. F., aged 13, homeless, both parents dead. A. 8., aged 17, fallen, father dead, deserted by her mother 3. D., aged 15, fallen, mother dead. C. 8., aged 15, fallen, mother dead, A, 8., aged 18, fallen, both parents dead. H. S., aged 14, homeless, deserted by her parents. M. H.. aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. C. H., aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. A. G., aged 18, fallen, father dead. E. K,, aged 18, fallen, both parents dead, S. 8., aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. M. A. W.. aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. S. D., agd 15. fallen, both parents dead. The new home the Committee wish to form would be for young girls, almost children, from the age of 8 to 15, who have been led astray from the path of virtue." Contributions will be received gratefully by the Secretary, Mr. Daniel Cooper, 85, Queen 'street, Cheapside; or by Messrs Barclay and Co.. Lombard-street. TIOYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, King's-cross. Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. Vice-Patron--His Royal Highness the Princeof WALES, K. G - - President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH, H.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 i It affi,rds relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in addition to this, the average number of attendance of the destitute sick has for a considerable period averaged between 1,000 and 4,000 weekly. The Committee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the benevolent, as the premises of this Hospital are capable of containing several hundred more beds, had the Committee the requisite itulds to maintain them. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward bias crman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by news. Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Harries and Co. ; Ransom and Co.; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co.; Barclay and Co. ; W Blares, Deacon, and Co.; Overend, Gur ney, and Co.: Nisbet and Co.. Berners-street ; 1. Barred and Co,, Liverpool ) and at the Hospital. from 10 till 5. STANFORD 83UI'V e 13caetary.' EVERY EVENING at Eight. WEDNESDAYS and SAT URD AYS, at Three and Eight,—The or;g nal and veri tably legimate MINTRELS. First Season in London the-c five years The only company in existence which posse saes a legal claim to the title, from the fact of its being the only one whicn retains all the marked specialities and distinguished favourites who originally gained the re putation of the company first in the United Stat' s, and sub sequently in this country, in 1857. No other company as suming the title of Christy Minstrels possesses s single in dividual member of the least distinction who belonged to the otiginal troupe. The Christys (after an absence of five years) return to London with their band strengthened and im proved in every respect, their entertainment being unani mously pronounced b / the metropolitan press to be the most sparkling in London. Prices of Admission—New and luxurious fauteuils, sa. ; stalls, 3s. ; a'ea. 25.; gallery, Is. ; juveniles, under twelve. half price to stalls and area only. Fauteuils and stalls may be secured at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond street ; or at Mr. Austin's, 23, Piccadilly. - Manager, Mr. Frederick Burgess. T R E U X F O RD, 6, OXFORD-STREET, W. The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (Limited', IF I WERE KING, Comic Opera, by A DOLPIIE ADAM, Navin, been enthusiastically received, will be performed by the whole of the talented Operatic Company E VERY EVEN NG in addition to the other Aoveltiesvit the estab- Fshinent, including the ce'tbratel HUNGARIANS in their new entertainment, Mr. •MAIISIIALI•, the S roNwry Es, Messrs. Davies and Slurrett, and Miss ELLEN TRACY, the Australi2n Ballad Vocalist, who will intro lace for tLe first time in Engl tnd her novel rendering of the Ballads of Admission—Area, Cd ; stalls and balcony, is ; private boxes, with separate entrance, 10s. 6d. MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, Baker-street. NEW ADDITIONS.—In the Chamber of Horrors are full-length Portrait Models, taken from Life, of CHAR LOTTE WINSOR and STEPHEN FORWOOD, alias ERNEST SOUTHEY. Open from 11 a.m. till dusk, and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admittance, One Shilling; C!.ildren under 10, half-price ; Extra Rooms, Sixpence. ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, Piccadilly. GRAND EXTRA NIGHT THIS EVENING. Dancing at fen. Open until One o'clock. Admission, gentlemen, ss. ; ladies, 2s. Gd. Poor open at half-past Nine. Chef d'Orchestra, Signor L. Curti. N.l3.—Duiing the evening . the eminent M. Levy will per form some of his favourite solos on the cornet. Manager, M. GRENET. SPANISII FLY is the acting ingredient in ALEX. ROSS'S CANTHARIDES OIL .which speedily produces whhkers and thickens hair, 3s. 60, ; sent iree for 54 stamps.—ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London. Essay on Hair, Id. ALEX. ROSS'S BLOOM of ROSES, 3s. 6d., or 51 stamps. PIMPLE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the skin arc improved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S VEGETABLE SKIN PILLS. They remove redness, sal lowness, &ti. 28. 9d.; by peat for 40 stamps.—ALEX. ROSS, 243, High Holborn, London. ALEX. ROSS'S FACE POWDER, is., or 14 stamps. HAIR -CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID our], Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is applied. Sold at 3s. 6d.; sent free for 53 stamps. Ross's Toilet Magazine, is. 6 c 1 ., or 20 stamps. LIQUID ROUGE, ls., or 18 stamps. CIREY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London : — IA ALEX. ROSS'S HAIR DYE produces a perfect colour Immediately it is used. It is permanent, and perfectly na tural in effect. Price 3s. ed. ; sent by post for 54 stamps. UADIES HAIR DYED, from 1 guinea; Gentle- MCIVP, from 10s. 61 BOARD and RESIDENCE.—CIiff House, near Warrior-square, St. Leonards-on-Sea, two minutes' walk from the Parade. Address, Mrs. Richardson, as above. NO'fIIING IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and most useful invention of the day, AGUA AMARKLLA. 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 which ,raduany J ....tures ens Human hair to its pristine hue no matter at what age. The Agua Arnarella haanone of the properties of dyes ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and when the hair is once restored one application per month will keep it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per bottle, or in half bottles. Ifs. 61 Testimonials from artistes of the 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. DR. SCOTT'S LIVER AND BILIOUS PILLS.—A NEVER FAILING REMEDY.—Pre pared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. Scott, of Bromley, Kent. will be found invaluable to all who suffer from bilious and liver nomplaints, inligestlcn, wind. spasms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, &o. For habitual votiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their opera tion and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Sold by W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most druggists, in boxes,is. iid., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pillo. The genuine are a square green package. with " William Lambert," engraved on the stamp. PROVIDENCE ROW NIGHT REFUGE, FOR HOMELESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN, 14A, Providence-row, Finsbury, E.C. Sixty Thousand Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and Breakfasts, have been given in this Institution to the destitute, who otherwise would have had to pass the nights in the bleak streets or under railway arches. At present nearly 500 Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and Breakfasts, are given gratuitously every week. The poor from all parts are admitted, the only condition being that they are homeless and starving. The Manager, &C., receives no remuneration whatever. Notwithstand ing the provision made by the Poor Houses, each night numbers of young women, children, and orphans are, for want accommodation, refusedadmittance, and have to spend night after night in the cold, wet, and sleet. To meet this evil, and to provide more ample accommoda tion, 42,000 has been raised, but to accomplish the work a sum of at least £l,OOO more will be required. Besides providing shelter for the homeless, this year it is proposed, as far as the donations obtained for the pur pose will allow, to give bread and coals to poor families in want. Will you, in your charity, help to carry on and accomplish what has been begun ? Will you help to give shelter to the really homeless, and food to the really starving ? The smallest donation will be most welcome, and, night and morning, the prayers of the destitute will be offered in your behalf. SUBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly requested, and wil l be gratefully received by the Rev. D. GILBERT, D.D., No. 22, Finsbury-circus, E.C. DONORS AND SUBSCRIBERS TO THE REFUGE. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES, K.G. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, K.G. His Royal Highness the Duke D'Aumale. His Excellency the Count D'Apponyi. His Excellency the Count Lavradio. - - - The Earl of Abergavenny. Tho Earl of Desart. The Earl of Denbigh. The Earl Grey, K.G. The Earl of Harewood. The Earl of Eglinton. The Earl of Kenmare. The Earl of Durham. The Countess of Albemarle. The Lady Ellen Browne. The Lady Camilla E. For tescue. The Viscount Gage. Field-Marshal Lord Gough, K.P. The Lord Dormer. The Lord Petro. The Lord Leigb. . Messrs. Dimsdale, Drewett, Fowler, and Barnard. Messrs. Hanbury and Lloyds. Messrs. Prescott, Grote, Cave and Co. London Assurance Corpora tion. Royal Exchange Insurance Company. Sun Fire Office. R. W. Barclay, Esq. J. Bethel], Esq. Mrs. Barnswall. Miss Burton. Mrs. Curling. J. Henry Challis, Esq. Dr. Carvalho. R. Crawford, Esq., M.P. The Lord 0141msford. The Lord Cranworth. Baron de Rothschild, M.P. Th 3 Hon. C. Langdale. The Hon. W. Browne. The Hon. H. G Campbell. H. Cazenne, 'Esq. Mrs. Chesterton. A. H. Campbell, Esq. Miss Douglas. Messrs. Durant & Co. Messrs. Dawson & Sons. Sir Charles Price, Bah. Sir Robert Gerard, Bart. Sir Pyers Mostyn, Bart. Hon. Rustomjee Jamsetjee J eejeebhoy The Governors of the Bank of England. The Worshipful Company of Armourers and Braziers. The Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers. The Worshipful Company of Drapers. The Worshipful Company of Miss Dobson Cursetjee Furdonjee, E sq . Miss Franklin Dr. Gull. C. Gould, Esq. H. E. Gurney, Esq. Messrs. Hills & Underwood. Capt. Hogg. Miss Kaye. J. Kynasto ,n Esq. J. Knight, Esq. L. Lloyd, Esq. J. Lewis Mieville, Esq. Miss M`Mahon. C. Manning, Esq. Miss Martin Breton Martinez, Rm. Messrs. Ponsford and Sou thrall. F. X. Pereira, Esq. Mrs. Palmer. H. W. Prescott, Esq. F. Philips, Esq. N. H. E. Prowett, Esq. M. R. De Quadros, Esq. G. A. Shee, Esq. H. Riddell, Esq. T. Riddell Esq. Messrs. Ralli Bros. Messrs. De la Rue and Co. Miss Rombold. Mrs. Simpson. tered Mercantile Bank of I Mrs. Scott. Grocers. The Worshipful Company of Saddlers. The Worshipful Company of Salters. The Worshipful Company of Merchant Tailors. The Directors of the Bank of Australia. The Directors of the Bank of Australasia. The Directors of the Colo nial Bank. The Directors of the National Bank of Ireland. The Directors of the Provin cial Bank of Ireland. The Directors of the Char- India, London, and China. The Directors of the Impe rial Ottoman Bank. The Directors of the London and County Bank. The Directors of the Union Bank. Mean. coutts and Co? Mrs. Southby. Messrs. Tucker and New. F. Ward, Esq. G. Basil Wcod, Esq. Miss Young. J. Young, Esq.. Messrs. Zuluta and Co. &C. 43cC Q. THE CREDIT FONCIER AND MOBILIER OF ENGLAND (i invited), OTI'W IS II REBY 4 - Iv. `, that the ORDINARY GENERAL ME ttT Gof this Company will be held at the London Tave•n, Bishopsate-street, London, on WEDNES- D Y. the 25th w April, at Twelvc o'clock noon precisely, tor the purpose of recciving the Wren ors and Auditor's Re port and Balance-s'eet, and for declaring' a Dividend. The Transfer Books of the Co rpm), will be Closed from 4 p.m. on Wed 'esday, the 18th Atril, until 10 a.m. on Friday, the 27th April By order of the Court of Directors, ALFRED LOWE, Secretary. 17 and 18, Cornhill, London, March 21, 1801 puRE WATER. —The LONDON and GENERAL WATER PURIFYING COMPANY Limited) SUPPLY, on lIIRE or SALE, in the metropo is and its suburbs, and on SALE in the countr3, their PATENT CISTERN FILTER, which filters and purifies all the. water usolLin .the 116410.4 w - of lietlaer fur culinary o r drinking purposes, at the rate of half a gallon to fOur lons per minute, requiring no filling or attention from ser vants. Water tested free of charge. Testing apparatus, easily used, sold by the Company.—For prices and terms apply to the Secretary, 157, Strand, W.C., where testi monials from Dr. Letheby and others, and the filters in operation, may be seen. CHOCOLATE.-MENIER'S FRENCH. CHOC OLAT-MENIER, for Breakfast. CHOCOLAT-MENIER is pure, wholesome, and delicious. 31ENTER'S FRENCH CHOCOLATE. Warehouse, 21, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden. Sold everywhere. SWEET OP OP ONA X.—PIESSE rand LUBIN'S n9w PERFUME. This and a thousand others for choice at the laboratory of flowers; 2, New Bond street, London. Sold in all parts of the world. PHILLIPS AND COMPANY'S TEAS ARE BEST AND CHEAPEST. STRONG to FINE BLACK TEA, is. 6d., 25., 2s. 64., 35., 3s. 4d. Most Delicious Black Tea is now only 3s. 64. per pound. Pure, Rich, Rare, Choice Coffee, Is. id.. Is. 61, ls. Bd. PHILLIPS and CO., TEA MERCIZANTS, King William-street, City, London, E.C. A price current free. Sugars at market prices. PHILLIPS and CO send all goods Carriage Free within eight miles of NO. 8. Icing William-strect, 40s. worth Car riage Free to any Railway Station or Market Town in Eng land. Phillips and Co. have no Agents, nor any connection with any house in Worcester or Swansea. PHEASANT REARING for 1866.— JAMES CHANIBERLIN'S (opposite Corn Exchange, Nor wich) is the only depot in the world for proper FO , )D for PIIEASANT FEEDING. Between 200 and 300 testimonials of last year's success. Treatise on Hatching and Rearing, with other valuable hints, posted free on application. Land owners, pheasant rearers, and gamekeepers can raise any number of birds by using his food. The aristocracy of the kingdom constantly use it. Gentlemen requiring game keepers, or gamekeepers requiring situations, are requested to apply to Mr. James Chamberlin, wine merchant and phea sant food dealer, opposite Corn Exchange. Norwich. MR. HOWARD, SURGEON-DENTIST, 52, Fleet-street, has Introduced an entirely new descrip ti,,n of ARTIFICIAL TEETH, fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so perfectly re,emble the natural teeth as not to be distinguished fro n the originals by the closest observer; they will never change colour or decay, and will be fbunri superior to any teeth ever before used. This method does not require the extraction of roots, or any pain ful operation, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is guaranteed to restore articulation and mastica tion. Decayed teeth stopped and rendered sound and useful in mastication. 52. Fleet-street. At home from 10 till 5. TEETH. —Mr. DAY (for many years principal assistant to Mr. Eskell. surgeon-dentist, of 8, Gros venor-street, W.) off,rs the benefit of his experience in every Cage of Dental detect or deficiency. He has made arrange ments for the Inv of Af We Vaunts, by , A welt meane exquisitely enamelled A TIFICIAL TEETH of the utmost durability are constructed (in a few hours when necessary), and are worn upon tender gums or roots of teeth or by ner voui persons for any length of time, without pain, unplea santness, or discomtort guaranteed. The i .vention applied to teeth of ordinary or inferior construction. Osteoplastic Enamel, the exact colour of the natural teeth, used in all cases of stopping. Discoloured teeth restored, loose teeth fastened, extra , Aions painlessly performed, and all opera tions on the most approved principles. Terms strictly mode rate. Consultations free. 291, REGENT-STREET (3 doors from the Polytechnic). SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, an 2 Dining-room, eonsisting of a new and eAegant assort ment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink- Stands, ,eautiful inlaid Tablas, Paper weights, &a., in Italian, Alabaster, Paean, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spare Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, ralogist to her ilaiesty, 149, Strand, W.C.. London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of ROCKS, SI IN f{: R A LS, and FOSSILS, to illustrate the new edition of Lyell's Elements of Geology; they will greatly facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY and GEOLOGY, and can be had at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 500 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GICOLOGY and MINE- R ALO(3 Y is given by Mr.TENNAN G.S., at 149. Strand. RUPTURES.-RY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED. AND EXHIBITED IN TILE GREAT EXHIBITIONS of 1851 and 1862, is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Mc lical Gentlemen to be the mo,t (tractive invention in the curative treatment of HERNIA. The use of a steel spring, so often h'irtful in its effects, is here avoided—a soft bandage t ein4 - worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Bloc-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and close ness that it cannot be detected, and m:y be worn during► sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and tha truss, which cannot fall to fit, forwarded by post. on the eircum lerence of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 1:28, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, les., 215., 26s fld., and 318.6 d. Postage, Is. A Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 42s , and 525. 6d. Postage, Is. Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 4Zs. and 525. 6d. Postage, Is. led. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT ELASTIC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling a the Legs, sprains, &c. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpenqve, and are drawn'on like an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10s., and 16s. each. Postage, 6d. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly.' The Reserve Fund to Lady-day, 1866, amounts t 0... ... £12,126 18 8 The total withdrawals since the formation of the society to Lady-day are... ... 270,122 13 11 The total sale of land to Lady-day, 1866, is 453,864 5 11 The returns of the register of rights are as follows: Completed. Drawn. treniority. Total. 5,969 3,305 1,758 11,032 Deduct rights exercised on estates, &c,, 8,313 Unoxercised rights 2,689 The last share number on the register by seniority is 19,875. The last share issued up to Lady-day, 1866, was 24,277. The committee have to report that all the plots on the Putney estate, No. 4, have been sold, and the contract for the roads and works thereon is progressing, as also the last road on the final portion of the Roehampton and Put ney-heath estate. Only a few plots remain of the two last-mentioned properties ; and as increased railroad faci lities are in contemplation, there can be no doubt of the development of building on land which adjoins Wimbledon common. The allotment of the New Ferry estate (Che shire), and the St. Austell estate (Cornwall), was com menced on the 30th of November. The roads on the first mentioned property, which is opposite Liverpool, with a frontage to the Chester high road, close to a station and ferry on the Mersey, and the works on the St. Austell estate will be completed this spring. The Moorfields estate, at Hereford, was allotted on the 21st of February, after a public meeting in the Shire-hall, at which Viscount Ranelagh, Colonel Knox, M.P., Colonel Moyrick, and Mr. Winstanley attended as the deputation from the Board. The sale of the land has been signally successful, and as the roads and works will be commenced forthwith, build ing will be in progress this spring. In pursuance of a de sire expressed by some of the leading inhabitants of Here ford, the committee have given a free site for the erection of a district church. The works on the Wood-green estate, No. 2, will soon be completed. The contract having been superintended by the Tottenham Board of Health the authorities will take to the roads as soon as finished. The drainage of the Plough-lane estate, Battersea, No. 2, having been constructed by the Wandsworth Board of Works, the roads will be finished within a short period. The con tract for the works on the Deal and Sandown estates are all progressing. Building has been commenced on the Victoria Town estate, Deal, the mayor and corporation having attended the ceremonial of laying the first stone, the event being regarded of great interest and importance to the town, as the estate will open up new communica tions, and the cross streets from the Walmer-road will lead to a fine sea frontage, near the new pier. The railway through the Kentish Town estate will soon be completed. There will bo a station close to the society's land in York road. The South Coast Railway Company have purchased a portion of the Round-hill estate, Brighton, for the new line over the viaduct at the entrance of the present station, to Kemp-town, where there will be a terminus. This new line will tend to developo the society's Brighton estate, new communications with which from the Lewes high road have been recently opened. To the list of estates, closed in the Society's books, all the plots being sold, must be added the Seven Sisters estate, Tottenham, Bishop's Stortford (Harts), and the Putney estate, No. 4. There is a bill before Parliament for a railroad to pass through this last property, and the projectors of the Company have entered into an agreement to pay to the allottees for whatever land they may require at seventy five per cent. above the prices on the plan. The Castle Church estate, Stafford—within a short distance of the station and the centre of the town—will be allotted at Stafford, on Wednesday, the 28th inst., after a public meeting. The whole of the Sandown estate, Isle of Wight, having been sold, the committee have purchased the ad joining piece of land, which is bounded by the Hyde and Vontnor Railway. This highly eligible property will he allotted in the spring. The executive committee have much pleasure in reporting to the members that, subject to the approval of the title, a very valuable suburban estate has been acquired for the society, of such extent as to sup ply building sites for villas and houses adapted for all classes of the community. This fine property, known as Forest-house, is bounded on all sides by high roads leading to Wanstead-common, Woodford, Epping Forest, &c., and is close to the Forest-gate station, on the Great Eastern line. There aro twenty-two trains daily, to and from Shoreditch station (which will be extended to the City at return tickets of ls., 9d., and 7d., the time of the transit being about a quarter of an hour. Forest-gate is within five miles of London, in West Ham parish, South Essex. The cash receipts and the sale of land for the half-year are larger than at any former corresponding period, and the society's business has so increased that the executive committee have taken the house No. 11, Howard-street, to add to the offices in Norfolk-street ; and when the al terations for joining the two houses are completed, there will be greater facilities for the carrying on of the society's operations. A DTERTIS EMENT. j—Holloway's Pills.—lnfluenza Colds. —ln diseases of the throat and chest, so prevalent in this country, nothing so speedily relieves, or so certainly cures, as these inestimable remedies. These diseases are too often neglected at the commencement, or are injudiciously treated, resulting in either case in disastrous consequences. What ever the condition of the patient, Holloway's medicines will restore, if recovery be possible. They will retard the alarming symptoms till the blood is purified and nature consummates the cure, gradually restoring strength and vital nervous power. By persevering in the use of Hollo way's preparations, tone is conferred on the stomach and frame, generally the fluids are regenerated, morbific matter is expelled, and a happy revolution occurs throughout the system. RUPTURES CURED BY CHANDLER'S NEW LEVER TRUSS. It has the following advantages : —No steel spring re quired,:ound the body, is easily applied, does not chafe or excoriate the skin, admits of any kind of exercise being taken, and is imperceptible when worn. Prices —Single, 105. 6d. and 215., postage ls. ; Double, 21s, and 428., postage 25. ; sent on receipt of post-office order mil size round hips. Sure to fit. PILES, PROLAPSUS ANL , and UTERI instantly re lieved and ultimately cured by some entirely new and very ingenious appliances. Prices from 108. ed., sent by post on receipt of size round hips. ELASTIC STOCKINGS, KNEECAPS, SURGICAL BELTS, and appliances of every d e scription, with all the latest improvements, and of the best quality, AT CONSIDERABLY REDUCED PRICES. ROUND SHOULDERS, STOOPING HABITS, and DEFORMITIES cured by CHANDLER'S IMPROVED CHEST-EXPANDING BRACES, for both sexes, of all ages. They strengthen the voice and lungs, relieve indiges tion, and are especially recommended to children for assist ing the growth, and for promoting health and symmetry of figure. Price lOs. 6d. All the above instruments are highly recommended by the leading members of the medical profession. Illustrated Catalogues forwarded. MR. H. P. CHANDLER, Surgical Mechanician, 86, Berners-street, Oxford- street. London. W. SUBSCRIPTIONS for the WIDOW and CHILDREN of the late Captain It. 11. GRONOW, formerly of the Grenadier Guards, and Author of " Recol lections and Anecdotes," " Celebrities of London and Paris," &c. Captain Gronow, who lately died in Paris, has left a widow and four young children, by his second marriage utterly destitute, without means to defray his funeral expenses, or even to purchase bread. Captain Gronow was disinherited by his father, in favour of his brother, a clergyman, and the small income which he derived from the interest of a sum charged on the family estate ceased with his life ; while the sums he received from time to time for his " Recollections" were expended in providing for the increasing expenses of his young family. Under these distressing circumstances the friends of Madame Gronow in Paris came to her aid, and they now appeal to the liberality of her late husband's friends in London, and also to the readers of his Reminiscences, for contributions to enable her to maintain and educate her children. Subscriptions received by' Messrs. SMITH, ELDER, sand Co., 65, Cornhill, and 45, Pall-mall ; and by Messrs. Cox and GREriVoD, Army Agents,Traig's-court, Parliament 6treet. Shares in Shares Total Qrs. ending progress. Complete. Shares. Receipts. X r. d. Dec. 24,1865 503 81 587 28,181 14 8 March 25, 1866 629 66 765 25,623 13 8 Half year end ing Lady-day, 1866 Totals to Sept 30, 1865 18,226 4,639 22,925 862,619 15 11 Grand totals to L Lelv -day, 186 , 1 19,428 4,815 24,277 916,455 4 3 MUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION t. (Inc)rpor,ited by Act of Parliament, 1850), IfITSSELL-STREET, COVENT-GARDEN, LONDON. ADVANCES MONEY on Personal Security, Rills of Sele, Freehold or beneficial Leasehold Property, without inquiry fee, or any deduction whatever, for periods of one, two, or three years, repayable weekly, monthly, or quarterly. Bills discounted. The greatest secrecy observed. Advances also made towards the Purchase of a House, repayable in 5, 10, or 15 years —Forms free on application, or receipt of a stamped envelope. _ _ EDWARD HARPER. Secretary. WHAT DO TIIE WILD WAVES SAY NOW? —That the FIERY CROSS has arrived. bringing some magnifice*t KAISOW CONGOUS of delicious flavour, and which may hOtv be had, at a mere commission on the import price, of the EAST INDIA TEA CO VIPAN Y, No. 5, Great St. Helen's Churchyard, Bishopsgate-street. STARCH MANUFACTURERS TO H. R. H. TILE PRINCESS OF WALES. GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH, Used in the Royal Laundry, AND AWARDED TUE PRIZE MEDAL, 1862. Sold by all Grocers, Chandlers, &c. &c. TDB OtNELb and CO.'S CHERRY 1111 TOO PASTE is greatly superior to shy tuoth powder; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decay, and imparts a oleamant fragrance to the breath. Price Is. 6d.—Red Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames-street, London. DR. CULVERIVELL'S GRAND TURKISH BATHS, 3, Great Marlborough-street, 3 doors from Poland-street, Ladies every Monday. Gentlemen all other days, 2s. each ; 15. One Guinea. Also opposite the Pest-office, 19, St. Martin's-le-Grand. yEETH AND PAINLESS DENTISTRY. Messrs. LEWIN and SIMEON ISIOSELY and SONS, Dentists, 30, Berners-street, Oxford-street, and 448, Strand, Opposite Charing-cross Railway Station. Their painless artificial teeth are unequalled for economy, durability, comfort, and all purposes of articulation and mas tication. Operations of every kind being unnecessary, the most nervous patient can be supplied without fear of pain or inconvenience. Consultation free. Teeth from ss, Sets from 5 to 25 gs., warranted. For the efficacy, utility, and success of their syst:m, vide " Lancet." Daily attendance at 30, Berners-street, Oxford-street, and 448, Strand, London • 15, Whitefriargate, Hull; 1 0 , Norfolk street, Sheffield; 4, iast-parade, Leeds; and 11, St. Nicholas s treet, Scarbro'. Observe—Established 1830. No connection with any of the same nime. THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY. MEETING TIIIS DAY. At the quarterly meeting held at the offices in Norfolk street, Strand, this afternoon, Mr. Gruneisen (the Secre tary) having read the advertisement convening the meet ing, Viscount Ranelagh (the Chairman) read the annexed report : The executive committee submit in this their fifty-fourth report the following returns for the first two quarters of the 14th financial year : An ordinary meeting of this society was held yes terday evening--Sir Roderick Murchison in the chair. In opening the proceedings Sir Roderick announced that information had been received of the safe arri val of Dr. Livingstone at Zanzibar, and that he was about to proceed on his intended exploration. Sir H. RAWLINSON undertook to expose an imposi. tion which for many years had mystified and misled geographers respecting that portion of Central Asia between Cashmere and the Russian territory. Docu ments, sketches, and maps are deposited in the ar chives of Petersburg giving a minute account of an exploration of that almost unknown region stated to have been made by a German gentleman, whose name, however, was unknown, the maps being ac companied by 30 astronomical observations, where by the exact latitude and longitude of as many places was said to have been settled. The Ger man asserted that he was commissioned 60 years ago, by the Indian Government to explore that part of Asia for the purpose of purchasing horses ; that he was accompanied on his journey by Lieut. llar vey and 40 sepoys ; that, after having purchased 130 horses, he sent them under charge of Lieut. Harvey and eight sepoys, but that the party were plundered by a native tribe, and all the horses were stolen ; that he afterwards purchased 930 more horses, though what become of them did not appear —that in consequence of a quarrel with the Indian Government, who disbelieved the account of the loss of the first lot of horses, he went in dudgeon to St. Petersburg, and laid before the Russian Govern ment the results of his explorations, which were en tered in the archives of the empire. The accounts of that portion of Asia said to have been so explored have until very recently been assumed to be cor rect; the documents have been translated into diffe rent languages; the delineations of the country have been copied into more recent maps ; and the lati tudes and longitudes so minutely given have been relied on as correct. Sir Henry Rawlinson, having, suspicion of their authenticity, submitted the docu ments to a most searching examination, and the re sult he has arrived at is that the whole account is an elaborate geographical hoax. In some portions of the documents the verisimilitude is so close that it was very difficult to determine whether they were true or false, but generally there was some weak point which exposed their fallacy. For instance, the object of the journey was stated to be to pur chase horses, but there are no horses in that part of Asia he was said to have visited ; he described a volcano he saw in a state of eruption, though there are no known volcanoes in that region ; he spoke minutely about having had a present from the natives of a black rabbit, though no such animal exists in the country ; he mentioned the inhabitants of certain districts where the Mahometan religion is almost general, as being pagans ; he used words that have no resemblance to words in any known language, and he stated having travelled in two days through an extent of country that would require at least 15 days to traverse. Inquiries had been made whether any expedition to purchase horses about the time mentioned had been authorised by the Indian Government, but no record of the kind appeared, and no Lieut. Harvey was known to have been in the Indian army. Sir Henry Rawlin son said that many parts of the documents were so like the truth that he for some time hesitated before he could decide positively that the whole were fal lacious, but he had at last come to that conclusion, and Lord Strangford, who had assisted in examin ing the evidence, fully concurred with him. Mr. J. CRAWFORD, who was in the North of India at the time the expedition was alleged to have been undertaken, said that he never heard of such an c.crodition, and that he could scarcely have Jailed to do so had it really been undertaken. He stated also, as to the story about the rabbit, that it was undoubtedly erroneous, for there was not an indi genous rabbit in the whole of India, and there are nowhere but in Spain any black untamed rabbits. Mr. SANDERS, who had travelled in that part of Asia described by the German, said that the Russian map founded on those documents and maps he had found generally correct. Sir R. MURCHISON thought the society were greatly indebted to Sir Henry Rawlinson for having so fully exposed the fallacies of the German with out a name, whom he might be said to have killed over and over again. The meeting then adjourned. The Resources of Central America. The attention of English capitalists is becoming fully aroused to the great advantages offered to legitimate enterprise by the undeveloped Western Continent. The termination of the civil war in the United States gradually led the public attention of this country to the consideration of other interests connected with the New World than those associated with destruction. Even during the war the public, by watching the operations of the hostile armies, and by tracing their marches and retreats over a vast extent of territory, have become more inti mately acquainted with the unbounded resources of the country, and after attaining a general know ledge of the United States, they were led to read much of the neighbouring coun tries until the American Continent was as familiar to the ordinary geographer as the Continents of the eastern hemisphere. It is appa rent that this knowledge will be productive of great enterprizes, in which the boundless resources of the New World will be developed by the capital of the Old, and whereby both will be benefited. The first fruits of this movement are already seen. English capitalists have turned their attention to the work ing and development of copper mines in Canada and Michigan ; to the petroleum wells of Pennsyl vania and Western Virginia ; to the coal and oil fields of Kentucky ; to the gold mines of Colorado, and to the silver ledges of Nevada and her sister States. Beyond the boundaries of the United States no field in the New World presents the same advantages for the profitable employment of Eng lish capital as Central America. A peninsula with a tropical climate moderated by the breezes of two oceans, with a rich soil producing in luxuriant abundance the most precious woods of commerce, as mahogany and dye-woods,—a land abounding in minerals, especially gold and silver, famous for the delicacy of its chocolate and for the high quality of its cochineal, indigo, cotton, and coffee,—such a country requires only the talismanic touch of capital, directed by the energetic brain of the European, to make it in its productiveness and as a source of wealth the rival of the Indian Em pire. The development of this country has been undertaken by a recently formed company—" The Central American Association." This company will undertake the organisation of E n glish capitalists for the cultivation and exportation of its valuable vegetable productions, for the making canals, and railroads , for the establishmentofroadosf, a steamboat traffic on t he large inndtensoilrvelrakes,and for the working of g old mines. It is not the intention of this association to undertake to carry out itself by its own means property any of these opera tions, but, after investi g at ion, it w ill transfer the p b er y ty th to e concessions, advantageous rights, terms,o r roetsheerrvactoiomnof pa a n ies ; on oyalty or otherwise. As a prac tical illustration of what can be done in this man ner we would mention the great success of the operations of the Foreign Lands Company, which, with a more limited field (being confined to mining proprietors in Central America), has, within a few months, increased the price of its shares from £145 to £7OO and upwards ; and the Chontales Mining Company, a property introduced by the Foreign Lands Company, of which V. 10s. is paid, an quoted on the Stock Exchange at 2to pre mium. It is believed by many who have closely studied the subject that before many years have Hotel Living in New York. The New York Herald describes the new hotel system which has been introduced into New York within the last few years. " A few years ago," say s our contemporary, " the old American hotel, nystem of the table (note was general, and we might say almost universal, in New York. It is still so in the provincial cities and towns. But there has been a great change. The refined, educated, and wealthy classes, both visitors and residents, in, the city, who do not wish to keep house, now prr i _ fer the restaurant plan. Some good hotels in the old style still flourish, it is true ; but the new nre fast.auperseding them. This shows better ta s t e . The only objection we Anow of - to it—And that, naturally would come from the ladies—i, that thin excellent way of living is calculated to make bache lors contented with a life of single blessedness. However this need not be, for our restaurant hotel s are as comfortable for families as for single persons. The old system of hotel living has a good deal a the mess-table character in it. The hungry e x _ pectant guests stand watching the opening of the dining-room and signal for operations, then rush in eagerly, and gobble up their dinner,hastily. There is always the same everlasting bill of fare, except that for the sake of variety the order of the dishes named is changed sometimes. Every dish has a taste of every other, as if they had acquired an affinity by standing long and through proximity to each,other in the kitchen. They certainly all smell alike. Then the noise among the waiters and the clatter on the table, the crowded and mixed condi tion of things on the table, and the jammed condi tion in which one has to sit, with scarcely room to stir the arms, are features of the table d'hote not at all comfortable. We admit that to some of our best hotels on this plan these remarks are not so applicable; but the general character is the same everywhere. We say nothing about the enormous charges of five dollars or more a day for a little crili on the sixth story ; we refer only to the matter of eating. Compare this with the system that has been coming into fashion for the last few years, and that has now become quite fashionable—the elegant restaurant mode of living—and the superior taste and advantages of the latter will be admitted at once. Take, for example, the Brevoort House, Delmonico's, the l\laison Doree, Hoffman House, Albemarle, and others that might be named, and where in the world can one live more elegantly ? We have the best market, and one in which every thing can be obtained ; the richest wines can be procured here, and the very first French cooks are to be found at the places referred to. A gentleman or family may live at whatever rate their taste and purse prescribe. A person can live as cheaply or perhaps for less than under the old system, if his tastes be moderate, and more com fortably ; or, he can live as extravagantly as he may please. Then what charming places they are for a dinner party, or for a petit souper after leaving the places of amusement. New York, which is making such strides in everything as a great metropolitan city, now combines the best features of hotel and restaurant life in Paris and I London. The heavy, solemn, and what we would call the strong appetite system of London does not prevail here, while we use as many of the elements of good living as the English. We have the light ness, elegance, charm, and finished cooking of the best restaurants in Paris, with more substance, more liberality, and less that is mean, trifling, or merely fanciful. In fact, we combine the best features of hotel-restaurant living of the two great cities of Europe, without adopting their worst. There is no place in the world where a person or family can live better or more elegantly than in New York." The State of California. California lost population in 1865. She sent away 29,776 to the East and to the North, and received 25,784 ; loss 3,992, or nearly one per cent. There was a gain of 799 in Chinamen. The exports to foreign countries, aside from treasure (not including Atlantic States) for the year wore $14,500,000, an increase of $1,250,000 over 1861; the imports were $10,333,896, a falling off of $117,000. The exports were grain, lumber, ore, and quicksilver; those to Great Britain were almost exclusively ore and quicksilver, and showed an immense increase front former years —five times as much as in 1864. Nearly all the copper ore and a good deal of valuable gold and silver ore is sent to Great Britain to be worked. The exports to China and Japan were largely increased by shipments of flour and wheat. The trade with China. has nearly doubled since 1862, though this increase has been very gradual and slow since 1863. The value of ex ports to Japan has quadrupled since 1862. With Mexico, Australia, and Victoria the export trade has fallen off, but with all other countries it has increased. California im ported from Franco something like 51,400,000 worth of merchandise, and exported nothing to that country except gold. During the yoar she exported (in all) 163,701 barrels of flour, 392,361 sacks of wheat, 149,167 sacks of barley, 12,649 sacks of oats, 15,329 bales of wool. Of wines (mostly California) she exported 20 hogsheads, 4,926 casks and pipes, 610 half casks, 110 quarter casks, 81 barrels, 49 octaves, 92 kegs, 14,000 cases, 3,444 baskets, and 100 pack ages; being an increase of nearly 80 per cent. on the expor tation of 1864. In 1858 the amount of wine produced in California was 58,035 gallons ; in 1860 the production was 206,518 gallons, when the total amount of wine produced in the United States was 1,617,957 gallons. The amount of wine pro duced in California last year is stated to be 2,000,000 g.,,3 %1 lons, or more th an tw i ce as muc h as wa s produco..;lolW4 the whole of the U n it e d St a t es i n 1860. The re Nhi a c r h e are not that state 40,172 , 650 gra p e v ines, manthosoof which become productive, there is little doubt h h o u e yet in a beari ng con dition. When duct of wine will be at least 84 , O state was pressed to its full capa c ity of grape-growing, it 00, 000,000 gallons of wino o t: o that oo ga the llon a s n . nua If l pro is I is believed it could produ ce 2 annually. The assessed value o f all the property in the State for . 9 in 1865, $181,007,406. The total 1864 was $180,484, 94 , or a little over onetaqoltuiaatlrht of property in the state for one year the value increase in it y h ea th r o w n i s th e o a f The Po pulation of the state is not far from half was thus only $J22,457, • er of one per cent. a is gg ca r p eg it a a t l e , , in tu l t as iv t capital o f ~,, ' and their energy, i ntelligence, and industry, they made only $ - 22 457 which, if equally divided among the population, a , t would give a little more than a dollar —say a dollar and a tfflion, e wT l l Bl 5 4 t 8 11. 4;4 d 9 q uarter —for his or her earnings during the year. The following counties are those which exhibit a falling off in the value of property—which are poorer—as co r, r p e a s r n e o, with 1864. Amador, Butte, Colusa, Del N:te;rooterey, Lassen, Lake, Los Angeles, Marin, MariP° . rdino, San Mono, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San. po ßern Sa a nta Clara, Diego, San Joaquin, San Luis 31te T ° h e following have (This. Sutter, Trinity, Shasta, Siskiyou, Solano, San and San Tuolumne, Tohama, Yolo, and ,_ . Yu ba '_ tra C os ta, El Dorado, increased : —Alpine, Alameda, "" u p s' roperty in San Fran cis Naepoa., P l l u n m l a B s 6 , 4 S i tehrrea,asSonoma, si r: S l t e ule n B l 6 6 os l , 7 $82,403, 4 , 8 ; '_.... 888,266,457 ; Francisco was „ 69 equal to a little over 7 per only two millions of dollars of in the state. It pays into haeboPut half the money received by that the state treasurylrdinary sources of revenue. institution fr0a1...?......._---_=_ _ having cereenats.e fBont one-halfhFer ayneca l s,csl : llBoc" P e k- s r i Y Under the old constitution of South Carolina the veto was not vested in the Governor, but the new constitution gives him the power. The first occasion of the exercise of this newly-given power by Governor Orr was, in regard to an " act to amend the patrol laws," w hich, in effect, re-established the police regulations nith regard to freedmen, which had once controlled them as slaves. The Governor says that, having accorded freedom to the African race in their midst, the people of South Carolina are bound by duty and policy alike " to give him all the concomitants of what ho regards as so great a boon." rlllO ril 13 ril 6 ril 2 2 . ril =3 ril 5. r. 30 31. •il5. r. 30 r. 31. r. 23. ril 1 3 i*i.l 7• a ii• ril 6. rdue• r. 3 1 . ril s • EL I • • 11 1 . N. alanal Glen -