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SPAPER ..... ) of in- LONDON AND NORTH-WE; =',l.„ l' • A general desire having been ex -7 - bytrt 4 : ; ! :#2:. officers of this company to mark th esteem for Mr. Charles Stewart, who ' lust I'4 tired from the office of secretary of the coikpany; S by presenting him with a testimonial subscribed for by those of their own body whose incomes exceeded £lOO a year, the ceremonial of presentation took place yesterday afternoon, at the Euston where upwards of 60 officers, presided over by Mr. Cawkwell, general manager, assembled for that purpose. The testimonial consisted of a magnifi cent silver candelabrum of eight lights, the pedestal being ornamented with a group representing the Golden Age, after Flaxman, executed by Messrs. Garrard. nis [out nds 3 to tin- Lary.. TWENTIETH REPORT OF THE BANK OF LONDON. Capital Subscribed £BOO,OOO Capital Paid-up Reserve Fund 304,411 Head Banking House, Threadneedle-street. Charing -cross Branch, No. 450, West Strand. THE SUN, LONDON THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 18, 1866. N°. 22,960. PRICE 4d. STAMPED sd. Sir J BOARD OF DIRECTORS. OHN VILLIERS SHELLEY. Bart., Chairman. JOHN GRIFFITH FRITH, Esq. (Frith, Sands, and co.), Vice-Ch irman. uliarles J. IL Allen, Esq., 37, Devonshire-place, Portland place. lie nry Aste, Esq., 2 Upper Park-road, Haverstock-hill. Thomas, Dakin Esq , ., Alderman of London, Abchurch-lane. TCol. Elsey, ' 11.E.1.C.5., The Green, Great Ealing. falcofalcohomas Gooch, Es. (Gooch and Cousens, London-wall). ne r L ar k worthy, Esq.. 50, Old Broad-street. ner Luce, Esq., Oriental Club, and Malmesbury,Wilts. henry Morris, Esq., late of the Madras Civil Service, 25, Mark-lane, City, and Budleigh-Salterton. Robert Porter, Esq., , 50, Old Broad-street, and Croydon. Alfred 'Wilson, Esq., FL-grove, Weybridge, Surrey. Now ready, in 2 vols., with Illustrations, 215., ENGLISH TRAVELLERS and ITALIAN BRIGANDS : A Narrative of Capture and Captivity. LjiNAHAN'S 1.1. WHISKY. - DUBLIN EXHIBITION, 1865. Naval and Military Intelligence. a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath the same year. that every man should receive ample and proper compensation, he suggested that they should adopt the resolution proposed from the chair, with the alteration recommending compensation to, be given in such mode as the wisdom of Parliament might suggest. ',Hear, hear.) Admiral Eliott's amendment was lost, the others were withdrawn, and the chairman's motion modi fied, as suggested by Mr. llodgson,ivas unanimously agreed to. It was resolved that these resolutions be embodied in a memorial to the First Lord of the Treasury and a petition to the House of Commons, to be signed on behalf of the meeting by the chairman and presented by the members for the counties. By W. J. C. AMENS. Tuift celebrated Old IRISII WIIISKY gained the Dublin Prize Medal. - - The following appointments and promotion have been made at the Admiralty :—Lieut. E. C. Hall, to the Royal George ; George D. Maclaren, pro moted to the rank of Deputy-Inspector-General of hospitals and Fleets, on the retired list ; Dr. John Thomson (c), staff-surg., to the Trafalgar ; Henry R. Shaw, paymaster, to the Aboukir ; George C. Jones, paymaster, to the Star ; Wm. E. Davidson, clerk, to the Star ; James G. Gordon, assist.-clerk, to the Duke of Wellington; and Henry Charles Allaster, nominated to a naval cadetship. The following appointment has been made in the Royal Naval Reserve :—Reginald Barrett, to be sub-lieut. "In these volumes, the literary merits of which are nume rous, we have the true story of the capture of Mc. Moens by the bri:lands of South Italy. We have no doubt that the bo A: will be extensively read; we are quite sure that i. will do an immen.e amount of good. It lets in a flood of light upon the dens of . hese robbers. It will bring to bear upon the whole system the public opinion of Europe."—Laily News It Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious. and very Wholesome. 3old in Bottles, 35. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; 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." Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. FLORENCE MARRYAT'S New Novel, WOMAN AGAINST WOMAN, is NOW READY at all Libraries, in 3 vols., post Bvo. TD ASSOCIATION NlUTgA c() L rpor l , , ,t o eab N U by Act F ot i\ Parliament, 1810). 14, RUSSELL-STREET, COVENT-GARDEN, LONDON. ADVANCES MONEY on Personal Security, Bills of Sale, 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. . . . MANAGER. Matthew Marshall, jun., Esq. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. DEPUTY-MANAGERS. j°llll henry Church, Esq. I John Daniel Massey, Esq. THE QUARTERLY REVIEW, No, CCxxxvir., is Published THIS DAY. SECRETARY. William Osmond. Allender, Esq. CONTENTS. EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. about ad au beaus quired Flour Spring e have ut the other 'era :-- I oats, market maiued 98 od i s Od g 3 0d SOs 61 [vs ed 12sOd Oct Od gs od wheat, moda nti 0 1; tho 6d. Pe r Frida.y. ?as uu ad ad' weele 4 at Ist© ; 30 per (I,r• " 7 olul , d im an 00 ig. of X i g old i° Lon. 3r mar" tc :ore, at bills at there United 31. IS' :b. 1 3 • ;b. 4 ' n. n. 21. n. IS. n. 27. , n . 27. n. 18. n. 2 7 n. 26•. AL 20 313. 13 21). 7. in. 17• A) 4' m. 25' m. 1 9 • Db. 11' tn. 29 ' ►n. 29 ' eb. tn. 17 the Ifi" Le° ' -squaro, .., artiste' r, °lltl Ticho l ;;„-tor e 1 , Lnatic it ' fj e p. goo tep t0 ,.. g r0 late eat 311/1' ~,d 42. .arel j_stre e4 r co,ir I hir . 11) 4 ii. l 307 0-; "ci e Pali' gOO2 4 1,r 140. oi ;00 At the Twentieth General Meeting of the Shareholders, held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, on Wed nesday, the 17th of January, 1866, Bi rJOIII4 VILLIERS SIIELLEY, Bart., in the Chair, After authentication of the Register of Shareholders, by ath xing the common seal of the Company, the following Port was read by the Secretary : The Directors have the pleasure of submitting the an nexed statement of account made up to the 30th of Decem- A u er, 1865, sh • balance of profit amounting to £69,498 owing Is, 4d . After payment of current expenses, including full provi sion for all bad and doubtful debts, and allowing for rebate (f), i nterest on bills discounted not yet due, there remains or disposal the sum o f £42,087 Os. 9d. The Directors declare a dividend at the rate of £lO per Ve nt per annum, and a bonus of £2 10s. per Share, amount 'gig togeth er t o 20 p er cen t. per ann u m , free of income-tax. ",lie balan ce , £2,087 O s . 9d., is carr i e d to Reserve Fund, wnich now amounts to £304,411 ss. 11d. v The Directors have to announce that, subject to resolu -114°43 to be passed at two successive Extraordinary General eetiegs, one of which will be held immediately after this Ordinary General Meeting, they are prepared to effect a division of the present £lOO Shares in the Bank, into Shares of £2O each, with £lO paid thereon, the necessary con ,kint of the Board of Trade to such subdivision of the Share eaPital having been obtained. - OF . LIABILITIESBANK AND ASSETS, LONDON DECE3fBER 30, 1865. Dn. To capital paid up £400,000 0 0 To Reserve Fund To amount due by the Bank on current, ,deposit, an d ot h er accoun t .. 4 ,33 5 ,877 0' 9 To profit and loss account after payment of £ 31 ,613 lls. 3d. to customers for in terest on their balances 69,498 4 4 £5,107,699 10 3 BY i nvestments, viz.:— In Government Securities, India Bonds, &e £227,166 11 2 Ditto in !freehold premises in T hreadneedle -street, let at rental yielding 41 per cent. £40,000 's' freehold premises in the oc- Pation of the Bank 35,000 1)"1)!' 75,000 0 0 . 1 3 - '-'ills discountod, loans, & - c 3,985,036 0 10 Y cash in hand, and at call £5,107,699 10 3 1311 C / PIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 30TH, 1865. 1, DR. 0 half a year's current expenses at Head Office and Charin g -cross Branch, bad and doubtful debts, Directors' remuneration, To £16,855 0 2 0 rebat e of interest on bills discounted not Yet due, carried to profit and loss new To accou n t 10,556 3 5 1: dividend for the half-year at the rate of TO 10 20,000 0 0 , per cent. per annum bonus at the rate of 10 per cent. per an ri,lluirk,lOs per share TO balauce carried to Reserve Fund £69,498 4 4 /3 CR. Y balan ce of profit for current half-year ... £69,498 4 4 £69,498 4 4 RESERVE FUND ACCOUNT. DR To b a l ance £3O-1,411 5 11 Cu. 13 3' amount from last half-year £30232 5 2 'Y addition brought down 2 , ,08 7.1 0 9 £3,411 5 11 v l J I :IT , ing o t . he above accounts and find them GEO. T lIOMS ON, GEORGE BONE, Auditors. FRANCIS NALDER, It was resolved unanimously,— That the Report now read be received. _The Chairman announced that the dividend and bonus rukt be payable on and after Wednesday, the 24th 41 auary, at the Head Office in Threadneedle-street. It was resolved Thatunanimously,-- the election of Falconer Larkworthy, Esq., and. homa s Gooch, Esq . ., as Directors of this Bank, be con firmed. tiieu 44 Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders was held, when it was resolved unanimously That e 1 100 h • the capital of the Bank be , ac s ate in 'qua int f Sh • of £2O each, with £lO paid o ales thereon. theat the £2O Shares be numbered or distinguished as Directors may find convenient. t. That the Directors may call in the existing Share Corti reales and cancel the same, and issue fresh certificates in telt thereof. al lu A, ad that fo r li m iti ng th e n umber of Shares of an y h o ld er , for all other purposes, five of the £2O Shares shall be equal to one Share of £lOO. T hat the th an k s o f thi s M e eti ng be given to the Chair 3'an a nd Directors for their services during the past half ear, Extracted from the minutes. JOHN VILLIERS SHELLEY, Chairman. W. 0. ALLENDER, Secretary. Threadneedle -street, Jan. 17, 1866. IiANK OF LONDON. Read Bankinz-House—Threadneedle-street. Charing-cross Branch—• No. 450, West Strand. Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital 400,000 Reserve Fund C RAIRMAN-- Sir JOHN VILLIERS SHELLEY, Bart. VI CE - CnAmmAN—JOHN GRIFFITH FRITH, Esq. MANAGER. Matthew Marshal, jun., Esq. DEPUTY MANAGERS. . 1 1 Remy Church, Esq. John Daniel Massey, Esq. MANAGER AT CIIARING-CROSS BRANCH. George R Esq. C URRENT ACCOUNTS o g pen ers, ed with parties properly lltroducedi and interest allowed on credit balances if not drawn below £2OO. 40 NEY RECEIVED on deposit, repayable at seven n i t Ys ' notice, and interest regulated by the market value y ln Pney, as announced from time to time by public ad a ` l ‘ 4 sement, the present rate being FIVE-AND-A-HALF evr c ent. -- E Is CICULAOTES and ETTERS of RDIT siled ß free of R char N ge, and all descriptions of banki C ng busi 4ess transacted. W. 0. ALLENDER, Secretary. ICJNO MORE PILLS OR ANY OTHER MEDICINE. U BARRY's delicious health-restoring Invalids' and Infants' Food, THE REVALENTA ARABICA, , a ‘elds three times as much assimilating and strengthening v o urishment as the best meat, and restores perfect diges ,ll", strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, refreshing eeP, functional regularity, and energy to the most disor a?red or enfeebled—removing speedily and effectually in digestion (dyspepsia), cough, asthma, consumption, ha bitual constipation, diarrhcea, all gastric derangements, „4)nlorrhoids, liver complaints, flatulency, nervous ness, fevers, sore throats, diphtheria, -▪ 4 Trrils ; colds, influenza, noises in the head Vit ears, rheumatism, gout, impurities, eruptions, Ys tFlia, neuralgia, irritability, sleeplessness, acidity, InAlpitation, heartburn, headache, debility, dropsy, cramps, pastas nausea and sickness even in pregnancy or at sea, I r nking fits, bronchitis, scrofula, tightness of the chest, It ns in the pit of the stomach and between the shoulders. 1 !; the most digestible of all foods and suitable for in ' alfds and infants in all complaints. ~,0 quote a few out of 62,000 Cures :—Cure No. 58,216 the Marchioness do Brehan, of seven years' liver coma plai nt, wasting away, debility, nervousness, irritability, ''', l t ll a nervous palpitation all over, bad digestion, con stant sleeplessness, and the most intolerable nervous agitation. Cure No. 71 of dyspepsia, from the Right Hon. th ° Lord St uar t d e Decies, Lord Lieutenant of the county of ' Waterford have derived much benefit from your excellent food.—Stuart do Decies, Dromana, Cappoquin, county Waterford. Cure No. 54,816, from the Rev. James T. Campbell, Syderstone Rectory, near Fakenham, Nor -31ollt• In all cases of indigestion, and particularly when 'ne liver is more than usually affected, 1 consider it the bestflow of all remedies. It regulates the bile, and makes it '' - ` l. °Nv in cases which would not admit of mercury in any ilu al)c. 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 1 1% Campbell. Cure No. 52,422.—8 ridge House, Frim- Surrey, :—Thirty-three years' diseased lungs, 4 8 1 )1 tting of blood, liver derangement, deafness, singing in the ears, constipation, debility, shortness of breath, and to ugh, have been removed by your Revalenta Arabica. My i u 'igs, liver, stomach, head, and ears aro all right, my hear • g and my recovery is a marvel to all my acquaint- Jaines Roberts, Timber Merchant. Cure No. 49,832. "f fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, ner7us ti'ms, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency - , spasms, sick ‘ll°sB, and vomiting.—Maria Joly, of Lynn, Norfolk. Cure -40 -. 4 7,121. Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervousness, I,ndigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies. Lure No. 56,814.—Mr. Saml. Laxton,Leicester, of twoyears' diarrhoea. The food is sold in canisters, 11b. 2s 9d ; 21b., 48 . 6 d. ; 1 21 b., 21s. ; 241 b., 40s. Super-refined quality, 11b., ; 21b., 12s. ; 51b., 225. ; 101 b., 335. The 101 b., 121 b., and t• h. canisters, carriage free on receipt of P os t- o ffi c e Order, y Barry Du Barry and,Co., 77. Regent-street, London ; also Phillips, Tea Dealers. 8, King William-street ; like wise at 65, Graceehurch-street ; 4, Cheapside ; 49, Bishops gate-street Within ; 63, 150, and 298, Oxford-street ; 330, Strand ; 54, Upper Baker-street ; 103, :Tottenham-court road ; 96, Upp er - street, Islington N.; Harvey, Notting-hill ; Close B ro th ers, 65, High-street; and Stubbs, Queen's terrace, St. John's-wood, London ; and all respectable Grocers and cheinisto,—Boware of Ppurious imitations. I. The Zambesi. 11. Simon de Montfort 111. Tennyson's Enoch Arden. IV. M. Sainte-Beuve. V. Grote's Plato. VI. Miss Berry's Journals. VII. Arabia. VIII. Caricature and the Grotesque. IX. The Coming Session. John Murray. Albemarle-street. Price One Shilling, sewed in wrapper, A NIGHT IN A WORKHOUSE. lieprinted from the " Pall-Mall Gazette." Office of the "Pall-Mall Gazette," 14, Sali6bury-street, Strand, W.C. Published by J. Clements, Little Pulteney-street, price 7d. in cloth 13d, a New Work on the Teeth, entitled PURE DENTISTRY, and WHAT IT DOES FOR US. By A. ESKELL, Surgeon- Dentist, Grosvenor-street, W. "The present may be looked upon in some measure as a popular supplement to the author's former work, ` A Treatise on Dental Surgery •` and should b .! perused by those who are troubled with their teeth."—Morning Advertiser, Aug. 31, 1865. Sold by Simpkin and Marshall, and may be had of all book sellers. BOARD and RESIDENCE.—CIiff House, near Warrior-square, St. Leonards-on-Sea, two minutes' walk from the Parade. Address, Mrs. Richardson, as above. CHOCOLATE.-MENIER'S FRENCH. CHOCOLAT-MENIER, for Breakfast. CHOCOLAT-MENIER is pure, wholesome, and delicious. 31 E ZUh! t u ' s S e 23 F n R en V ett C . FRENC H CHOCOLATE. covent-garden Sold everywhere. TWIN GOENELL and CO.'S CHERRY cTOO l'H PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder; gives the teeili a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decay, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the breath. Price ls. 6d.--Bull Wharf, Rotherhithe, Lon don. 117 - HAT DO THE WILD WAVES SAY NOW? - That the FIr.RY CROSS has arrived, bringing some magnificent KAISuW CONGOUs of delicious flavour, and which may how be had, at a mere commission on the import price, of the EAST INDIA TEA CO , o PAN Y, No. 5, Great St. Helen's Churchyard, liishopsgate-street. STARCH MANUFACTURERS TO H. R. H. THE PRINCESS OF WALES. GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH, Used in the Royal Laundry, AND AWARDED THE PRIZE MEDAL, 1862. Sold by all Grocers, Chandlers, &c. &c. SAUCE. —LEA and PERRINS' WdRCETERSIIIRE SAUCE. This deliciou ,, condiment, pronounced by cmnoisseurs "THE ONLY GOOD SAUCE," Is prepared solely by LEA and PERRINS. The public are respectfully ca.itioned against worthless imitations, and should see that Lea and rerrins' names are on wrapper, label, bottle, and stopper. ASK for LEA and PERRINS' SAUCE. Sold wholesale and for export by the Propr'etors, Wor cester; Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell; Messrs. Barclay and Sons, London, tc. &c.; and by Grocers and Oilmen uni versally. SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, an i Dining-room, eoneisting of anew and eiegant assort ment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, eautitul inlaid Tables, Paper weights, Ac., in Italian, Alabast Varian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, ace. I nperted and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralop ist to her lisjesty, 149, Et' and, W.C., London. 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A descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which cannot fail to lit, forwarded by post, on the cir wmference of the body, two inches below the hips, being wilt to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, 165., 215., 28s. 6d., and 31s. Bd. Postage, is. Double Truss, 31s. Bcl., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, is Bd. tin Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. Bd. Postage, Is. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post office, Piocadilly, NEW PATENT 'VT, AST IC STOCKINGS, :A KNEE-CAPS, lee., for Varicose Veins and all oases of Vualtness and Swelling of he Legs, Sprains, &o. They are porous, light in texture, slid inexpensive, and are drawn on like an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 7s. 8(I., 108., to 165. ,aoh. Postage bd. JOEIN WHITE. Manufacturer. 22R, Piccadilly RUPTURES CURED BY CHANDLER'S NEW LEVER TRUSS. 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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 10a. 6d. All the above instruments are highly recommended by he leading members of the medical profession. Illustrate Catalogues forwarded. MR. IL P. CHANDLER, Surgical Mechanician, 63, Berners-street, Oxford- street, London, W. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, King's-cross. Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. Vice-Patron—His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, K.G MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE WITHOUT INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY. T HE PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION. Established 1840. TRUSTEES. Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P. It. W. Crawford, Esq., M.P. Thomson Hankey, Esq., M.P. Baron L. N. de Rothschild, M.P. At last division of profits the bonus added to policies gave the following results for the past five years : To members aged 20 55 per cent. on their premiums. 11 „ 30.. 44 ft „ 40 ,, Annual income, £65,000. Invested capital, £265,000. Free or Paid-up Policies.—Assurers of five years' stand ing, whn have paid not less than £2O on their policies, may, it they desire to discontinue their premiums, receive a free or paid-up policy for the whole amount contributed. WM. THOMAS LINFORD, Secretary, No. 15, 3loorgate-street, E.C., Dec. 1, 1865. T E 0 X F 0 ED, 6, OXFORD-STREET, W. Tho Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (Limited). THIS EVENING, and during the Week, EXTRA PERFORMANCES by all the available talent. Opera, Burlesque, Pantomime, Ballet, and Comedy Every Evening, performed by the entire company, including Misses Russell, Fitzllenry, Barrie ; Messrs. A. St. Albyn, W. Williams, Spagnoli, &c. THE HUNGARIANS in their new entertainment, Messrs. 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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 ~.ractee. It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in addition to this, the average number of attendance of the destitute sick has for a considerable period averaged between 1,000 and 4,000 weekly. The Committee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the benevolent, as the premises of this Hospital are capable of ro,taining several hundred more beds, had the Committee the requisite muds to maintain them. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Mas errnan, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; IlArries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; W.lliaras, Deacon, and Co.; Overend, Gur ney, and Co.: Nisbet and Co , Berners-street ; I. Barned and . Liverpool ; and at the Hospital, from 10 till 5. STANF'OItIt NT TT 1-1, Secretary. THE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another home to tho 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer han 455 poor, friendless, young females were rejected from want of FUNDS and room, making* a total of 3,087, who have been sent away in fire years. Here are brief details of a few of the most recent cases: F. v., aged 16, Mien, mother dead, deserted by her father. M. A. F., aged 13, homeles4, both parents dead. A. 8., aged 17, fallen, father dead, deserted by her mother 3. D., aged 15, fallen, mother dead. C. 8., aged t 5, fallen, mother dead, A, 8., aged 16, 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, failen, both parents dead. A. G., aged 18, fallen, father dead. E. E . „ aged 18, fallen, both parents dead, S. B. aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. M. A. W., aged 17, fallen, both par en t s d ea d. S. D., aged IS, fallen, both parents dead. (he new home the Committee wish to form would be for young girls, almost children, from the age of e to 15, who have been led astray from the path of virtue. Contributions will be received gratefully by the Secretary, Mr. Daniel Cooper, `ts, Queen 'street. Cheapside; ur by Messrs Barclay and Qo., Lombuditreet. TEETH. AND PAINLESS DENTISTRY. Messrs. LEWIN and SIMEON MOSELY and SONS, Dentists, 30, Berners-street, Oxford-street, and 448, Strand, Opposite Charing-cross Railway Station. Their painless artificial teeth are unequalled for economy, durability, comfort, and all purposes of articulation and mas tication. 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Jan. 18 Ditto, via Marseilles . ... Jan. 27 India (Bombay), via Southampton.. Jan. 26. Ditto, via Marseilles Jan. 20 lifauritius, via Southampton Ditto, via 3larseil.e3 Feb. 7. Newfoundland .. 4 Jan. 17. Portugal Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon United States and British North America, by Bri tish packet . .Jan. 25. Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp ton Ditto, via Curk Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry.. Jan. 10. West Coabt of Africa. Madeira, and Tt•neriffe . , • .Feb, 11, West Indies and Pacifio (except Bahamas, Cuba, and Mexico Jan. 29, Jazz. 29. Cuba and *** . **** VALETTA, Jan. 12.—Her Majesty's despatch yes:4cl Psyche leaves to-day, at one o'clock, for Marseilles, with Major Clarke, R.E., Director of Admiralty Works, who is returning to England. The order for her departure for the conveyance of this officer was received by telegraph from the Ad miralty, and will entail a cost of fuel of between £2OO and £3OO. The Meeanee, 60, is under orders to proceed home to be paid off, and will leave for Spithead next week. The Chanticleer, 17, expected from Patras, will also go home shortly, to be put out of commission. The Tyrian, 2, gunboat, went to Tunis a short time ago to inquire into the state of the lighthouse on the Cane Rock, the keepers having signalled for assistance from her Majesty's ship Meg2ra when passing the spot on her home ward voyage, being in want of water, which was supplied to them. The Tyrian is expected back in a few days. The telegraph steamer Hawke picked up the faulty part of the Malta and Alexandria sub marine cable on the afternoon of the 10th inst., and was to lay a new piece of cable the first fine day. Her Majesty's ship Pelican, 17, was in attendance upon her, and on the completion of the repairs was to proceed to the coast of Syria. General Sir C. T. Van Straubenzee, K.C.8., left Malta on the 9th inst., in the Italian packet, for Italy, on his way to England. Commodore Superintendent Dunlop, of Woolwich dockyard, accompanied by his naval secretary, Mr. F. W. S. Ponsonby, yesterdaylispected her Ma jesty's screw corvette Archer, lying at the powder buoy, off the Royal Arsenal, and mustered the crew under arms. The Archer will proceed to the dock yard this morning, and will be hauled into basin to be dismantled and pay off her crew. The iron cased frigate Royal Alfred, 18 guns, 3,726 tons, 800 horse power, under the command of Commander Brett, the officer commanding the steam reserve at Portsmouth, steamed out of Ports mouth harbour yesterday and gave her engines a four hours' working under full steam pressure, pre paratory to her official trial of speed at light water draught over the measured mile. The engines were in charge of Mr. Warrener, of the firm of Mauds lay, Field, and Co., the makers, and the trial, on the part of the Admiralty, was conducted by Mr. Ward, assistant to the chief engineer of Ports mouth dockyard, and Mr. Murdoch, inspector of machinery afloat of the steam reserve. The ma chinery of the Royal Alfred consists of a pair of two cylinder engines, the cylinders having a diameter of 82in. and a stroke of 4ft. By their performance yesterday they gave ample promise of the Royal Alfred attaining a rate of speed on her trial equal to other ships of like tonnage and engine power. The iron frigate Minotaur, Capt. Herbert, of the turret ship Royal Sovereign, in provisional com mand, weighed her anchor at Spith ea d a t 9 a.m. yesterday, and proceeded out south of Dunnose, Isle of Wight, on her first day's trial of her three 12- ton guns, and their broadside competitive pat tern carriages, under the supervision and direction of Capt. Key, commanding the gunnery ship Ex cellent. The Minotaur returned to Spithead and reanchored there shortly before sunset. The Simoom, screw troopship, Capt. T. B. Leth bridge, was removed from the steam basin of Ports mouth dockyard yesterday, and berthed alongside the harbour transport jetty. To-day she is ordered to steam outside the harbour, and give her new en gines, manufactured for her by the steam factory department of Portsmouth dockyard, a preliminary trial of three or four hours without going over the measured mile. George Sloggett, shipwright of Pembroke dock yard, having been detected during the late annual examination in using papers previously prepared, and surreptitiously introduced into tho room in which the examination was held, the Lords Com missioners of the Admiralty hive ordered him to be suspended from pay for 14 days, and not to be al lowed to compete for promotion for two years. The above announcement is ordered to be promulgated as a caution throughout her Majesty's dockyards. The following officers of Royal Artillery, who have been gazetted to commissions in the - corps of Royal Artillery, are ordered to join the head quarters of the first division of the Depot Brigade, viz., Lieut. Gamble, Lieut. Freeth, Lieut. Cress well, and Lieut. Nutt. Lieut. Smyth is ordered to join the I-1 battery, 9th Brigade, Royal Artillery, at Brompton Barracks, Chatham. The organisation of the newly-formed Military Store Corps, which will shortly supersede the pre sent staff of junior officials and workmen at all the ordnance establishments at Chatham, is now being proceeded with, the head-quarters of the corps being fixed at Woolwich. The new system will come into operation on the Ist of April, the first day of the financial year, when the whole of the workmen and other hands who have for years been employed at the military store department, Chatham, will be discharged. The ordnance departments, with the factories, workshops, and the whole of the stores, will then be handed over to the officers and men of the newly-raised corps, which will be organised on a military footing. The present officials will be re tained in their existing rank, and will receive cor responding commissions in the Military Store Corps. Of the existing workmen, those above a certain age and length of service will receive a su perannuation allowance, and the remainder be awarded gratuities according to their length of ser vice. The garrison orders of last night at Woolwich an nounced the intention of General Warde, command ing the district, to resume to-day the marching-out drills, which have been suspended during the Christ mas vacation. The whole of the available troops in garrison are under orders to parade this morning at an early hour, and proceed in divisions along the most frequented thoroughfares in the vicinity of the garrison, the officers being directed to sketch the most striking portions of the landscape which may attract their notice. They will be accompanied by the various regimental bands of music, and are or dered to return to quarters for the men's dinners at 1 o'clock. Gen. Morris, of the United States army, has expressed his desire of joining Gen. Warde, and accompanying the troops in their march out. On Sunday last, the 14th inst., a dinner was given by Capt. Lord Rosehill to the non-commissioned officers, drummers, and privates of No. 5 company of the 2d battalion Scots Fusilier Guards, stationed at Shorncliffe Camp, the occasion being to celebrate the christening of the infant son and heir of Lord Rosehill, who belongs to the company. After dinner the usual loyal toasts, the health of Lord and Lady Rosehill, and the health, long life, and happiness of their son and heir were drunk with great enthusiasm. Sir John M'Gregor, 1.C.8., the distinguished military surgeon and physician, died on Saturday last at Ryde, Isle of Wight, at the age of 74. He was the second son of Mr. Duncan Macandrew, of Culross, county Perth, N. 8., and assumed the name of M'Gregor instead of his patronymic in August, 1863, the family being descended from the M'Gre gore of Rora, the name having been changed after the rebellion in Scotland in 1745. After his educa tion at the University of Edinburgh he entered the medical branch of the army in 1809. He served in the expedition to Walchcren in 1809, and in second division of the army in the Peninsula, under Lord Hill, from 1811 to 1813. He served in the Presi dencies of Madras and Bombay, twice in Bengal, and in the island of Ceylon, and for more than two years as principal medical officer in Hongkong. As before stated, he entered the medical department as hospital assistant on June 27, 1809 ; became assist ant-surgeon,Feb. 15, 1810; regimental surgeon, April 30, 1822; staff-surgeon, July 7, 1846; deputy inspec tor-general, Oct. 21, 1853, and was for some years stationed at Madras in that capacity before his retire ment. Sir John was made an honorary physician to her Majesty in August, 1859, and was, in recog , nition of his eminent professional services, created The following promotions and appointments were yesterday made known at Woolwich :—Col. Pierre pont H. Mundy, of the 4th Brigade, Royal Artillery, to the Royal Horse Brigade, vice Col. William Robert Nedham, promoted to a general officer ; Capt. Arthur T. G. Pearse, adjutant of the 4th Brigade, to the Horse Artillery, under orders to sail for India on Saturday next, to join the B Brigade, to which he is attached ; and Cant. Robert Sand ham, of the 4th Brigade, to succeed Capt. Pearse as adjutant. The officers of the 4th Brigade yester day assembled in a body, and having expressed their unanimous regret to Capt. Pearse on his approach ing departure from among them, presented him with a valuable embossed silver inkstand as a testimonial of their esteem and affectionate regard. The Cattle Plague. BUCKINGHAMS HIRE. The adjourned Quarter Sessions for the county was held on IN ednesday, at Aylesbury, Sir T. F. Fremantle presiding. The returns of the several inspectors were laid before the court, from which it appeared that the number of cases had been—for the week ending December 30, 48 ; week ending January 6, 25 ; week ending January 13, 25. The number of recoveries had increased during the past week from nine to 11. Only two districts in the county were reported as exempt, but in these it was stated that isolated cases had occurred. In the Brill division, the Duke of Buckingham said he knew of one case before the inspector was appointed, and in the second division of the Desborough hundreds a case occurred about a fortnight ago. The Duke of Buckingham said that two new cases were reported last night at Maidsmoreton, in a portion of the Buckingham district hitherto free. The Duke of Buckingham also mentioned a case in his neighbour hood, in which eight cows which had not bad the disease, but had been in contact with diseased beasts, were inoculated with matter from diseased animals. Up to the present time they appeared to be doing well. CIIESHIRE. The following is the number of cases reported to the 15th inst., viz.: —Died, 8,949 ; killed, 258 ; under treatment, 3,034 ; and recovered, 738--the total being 12,979. Since the Bth inst. the disease has appeared in 43 additional places, making a total of 261 townships infected with the plague. The in crease during the past week has been 3,556 at tacked, or 508 per diem, and dead, killed, 2,510 or 358 per annum. CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORELAND. A large and influential county meeting of Cum berland and Westmoreland was held at Penrith on Tuesday afternoon, having been convened by the Lord Lieutenant of the two counties to consider and adopt the best means of suppressing the cattle plague ; Mr. Hassell, chairman of quarter sessions, presided. Mr. Marshall, M.P., Mr. C. Howard, M.P., Mr. W. N. Hodgson, M.P., and many ma gistrates were among those present. The CHAIRMAN proposed a series of six resolutions. Admiral ELIOTT, of Appleby Castle, moved the following amendment to the resolutions proposed by the Chairman : " That this meeting, viewing with regret and apprehension the fact that while all isolated measures emanating from local authorities have hitherto proved insufficient and ineffectual for extinguishing or even retarding the progress of the cattle plague, is of opinion that the time has conic when it should be urged on the Government to adopt a more bold and determined attitude by enacting one single authoritative, absolute, and gene ral rule applicable to all Great Britain, prohibiting the movement of any cattle, &c., in any way, and on any pretext, off their own holdings, and, practi cally, to establish a dead meat market till April 1, 1866, as affording the only substantial hope of ex terminating the scourge, believing that this extreme measure must eventually be resorted to, and that the period from this date to the Ist of April (being pre vious to the grazing season) is obviously the one which will be attended with least loss and incon venience in carrying out this restriction. That the chairman is therefore requested, in the name of the meeting, to communicate these views to the Secre tary of State with the earnest request that Govern ment may take immediate action in reference to them." Mr. W. 11. WAKEFIELD, of Puzett, Kendal, se conded the amendment, which was received with great favour by the meeting. The amendment was put and carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN next proposed the following reso lution :—" That whether the progress of the cattle plague is to be arrested or not is a question affecting the entire community. If not arrested, the ruin of tenants will involve the ruin and destitution of farm labourers, and will cramp and cripple the landlords as employers of the poorer classes. Animal food will advance in price until it is unattainable by the me chanic, the artisan, and the operative ; and, further, the price of other food will be enhanced, and so dis tress will quickly be extended to all classes. This meeting is, therefore, of opinion that a calamity so truly and decidedly national should be met by na tional efforts, and that an Act ought to be passed as soon as possible after the meeting of Parliament, di recting that all cattle infected with the plague and in infected homesteads should be slaughtered simul taneously throughout Great Britain under proper regulations, and allowing such compensation to the owners under the circumstances of each case as Parlia ment may consider reasonable (or, as duly-qualified persons appointed by Government may award), and that the cost incurred in the carrying out of this measure, and thoroughly disinfecting all infected premises, should be met by the national funds, and that if there should be no sufficient surplus at the' end of the financial year, the cost should be defrayed by increasing the income-tax as far as may be ne cessary for that purpose, the labouring and poor classes being exempt from the tax." Admiral ELIOTT proposed an amendment to the effect that a fund should be raised by a subscription, to include the whole of the inhabitants of the dis trict, for the purpose of prevention and partial in demnity against the cattle plague in Cumberland and Westmoreland, and appointing a committee to have infected beasts destroyed. Several other amendments were proposed. Mr. W. N. HoDGsoN, M.P., said he believed that if a slight alterationwere made the resolution would meet the general views of the meeting. He would suggest whether their wishes were not more likely to be carried into effect if, instead of pointing out the mode in which compensation should be made, they were to leave it to the wisdom of Parliament - (hear, hear)—to compensate in such manner as they might think best, or to Government to point out such means as they can recommend. A resolu tion of that sort would probably receive a speedy response, but if they passed the resolution as it now stood he was afraid there was no prospect of its being carried into effect. It was no use asking for what there was no chance of getting. It was no use asking the commercial and manufacturing part of the com munity—both of which wore large and wealthy bodies having great influence in Parliament— to tax themselves for the relief of the agriculturists. If they left the question open they might get compen sation through a county rate, the landlords paying a certain proportion and the tenant-farmers the re maindef, or they might get it through an additional penny of income-tax levied on schedules A and B ; if they asked for it in the way proposed and pointed out the mode in which it was to be given, he feared there was no chance of getting it. Therefore, wishing MERIONETHSHIRE. A county meeting, convened by the High Sheriff, was held on Tuesday, at the Shire-hall, Dolgelly, when there were present Mr. W. M. Wynne and others. The High Sheriff (Mr. Richards) presided. Mr. Wynne, M.P., remarked that the disease, although not in their county, was in the Vale of Clwyd ; so it was at their very doors. He believed the magistrates had done all they could, and he had no faith in a county insurance society. So he begged to propose that, " having regard to the ravages of the cattle plague in the greater part of England, and many parts of Wales, and the ruin with which it threatens a great portion of the agricultural interest of this kingdom, this meeting is of opinion that Go vernment should be urged to adopt the most speedy measures to facilitate national insurance against loss In respect to animals dying from or being killed in consequence of plague. Mr. Thruston seconded this, and characterised county societies as vicious, because when the plague came into a county it generally at tacked nine-tenths of the beasts, to the utter failure of the club. Col. Bunbury observed that it was a false notion to suppose they were asking Go vernment to do anything for them. They were only asking Government to facilitate the formation of na tional insurance. Mr. Reveley thought farmers should at once do something among themselves ; for, if they waited for Government, they might wait a long time. He did not expect so much from Mr. Gladstone as from those old Tories, their landlords. Mr. Corbet proposed :—" That in the opinion of this meeting the precautionary measures necessary in the present crisis cannot be effectually carried out by the local authorities, and that uniform compul sory action of Government is essential to their suc cess." Colonel Bunbury seconded the resolution, which, with the other, was carried, and the meeting separated with a vote of thanks to the High Sheriff. MONTGOMERYSHIRE. At an adjourned Quarter Sessions, on Monday, Earl Powis in the chair, an additional order was made to prohibit the conveyance of stock from one part of the 'county to another by railway. This is an addition to the order of last week, by which the admission of sheep and pigs, as well as stock, into the county was prohibited. NOT TINGLTAMSHIRE. In the Newark petty sessional division of this county the cattle plague is still spreading. On the Right Hon. Mr. Denison's farm at Ossington 23 animals had died up to Monday last, and a number of cases are now under treatment. At Crowpark farm, about a mile from Ossington, the disease has also broken out. The Turkish bath, which was erected by Mr. Denison as an experiment when the disease broke out, has been proved of no avail, and its use has been discontinued. Mr. Curtis, of Carlton Hills, has lost altogether 47 head, and has only 17 remaining. Of the latter number 13 have had the plague, but the disease has suc cumbed to treatment. The plague has also at tacked some of the cattle on Mr. Berchnall's farm, which adjoins Mr. Denison's at Ossington. During the past week the losses by the disease -in the East Retford petty sessional division have been very heavy. Mr. Cartwright of Regnall, who had up wards of 70 attacked, has lost a very large propor tion of them. At Everton, Mr. Williamson has lost 35, Mr. Parkinson 14, Mr. S. Walker 8, Mr. Nicholson 5, whilst numerous others are affected. The cases have been more or less numerous at Sut ton, Welham, Lound, Gringley, &c. WORCESTERSHIRE. The Mayor of Worcestershire has just issued a notice under the authority of the orders of the Privy Council of the 23d November and the 16th of December, prohibiting the removal of cattle to mar kets, &c., within his jurisdiction, until the 18th of March next, &c. The orders of the city authori ties so far assimilate with those of the county jus tices as to be worked concurrently. The disease continues to be confined to a narrow limit in the northern part of the county. The Worcestershire Court of Quarter Sessions sat again yesterday by adjournment from that day week, Mr. Cartter, de puty-chairman, presiding, when an application was made on behalf of the town of Oldbury to except that town from the operation of the recent orders of the Court. The Court unanimously refused the application, and expressed an intention to carry out their order in the strictest manner. The Court again adjourned for a week. STATE OF TRADE. CARDIFF, Jan. 16.—The steam coal trade of the district continues satisfactory, and the various works aro busily employed in executing contracts already in hand, while proprietors are receiving a very fair share of fresh orders from France, Italy, and the other Continental markets. The prospects of the trade are very encouraging, and although the exports for the past year were about the same as 1864 there is every reason to hope that there will be an increase during the present year. The late westerly gales greatly retarded the operations at the docks, and the shipments have been comparatively small in consequence. From Thursday to Saturday the wind moderated, and business became more brisk ; a number of vessels were cleared out, and the fresh arrivals are taking in cargoes as expeditiously as possible. The house coal trade has been a little more buoyant than of late. The iron trade is good, and increased confidence has been given to it by the tone which pervaded the quarterly meetings, Quotations are maintained, and second-class houses approach to nearly list prices. LEICESTER, 17th.---There has been a little more doing in hosiery goods during the past few d ays. The miserable weather, ho wever, check s the demand for goods usually selling at this time of the year. In the rural districts business 15 quiet, and the opera tives not fully employed. The wool market con- - tinues firm, and prices remain high. There is not much alteration in yarns. Worsted yarns continue firm, and cotton main t a i ns its value. NOTTINGHAM, 17th.—The lace trade has slightly improved dur in g the p as t few days. There have been several buyers in the market, and some fair p u rchases have been made. Th ere i s a littl e m ore d o ing in silk Mechlins, and also slight aimprovementtolerable in the quilling branch. There is de mand for spring nets for falls. The black lace trade is quiet, and narrow edgings meet a very limited inquiry. Th ere i s not much change in the cotton department. The plain net branch is dull, and the fancy trade is without much alteration. Lace yarns are firm, and silk continues extremely dear. In hosiery there has been a large amount of business doing. The shipping brisk, and the home demand is fully an average one. There is no lack of employment, all the operatives being fully employed. Hosiery yarns without change. ADVERTISEMENT.] - Holloway's Pills. Self Treat ment.—The remarkable powers of this well-known medi cine aro manifested with such striking success that they should not fail to attract the attention of all invalids. No deep knowledge is required to secure the good effects of these purifying and corrective pills. A slight study of their acccmpanying "directions" will enable any one to use this remedy to the best advantage. In low, moist, malarious districts, where ague, gout, and rheumatism are almost re garded as birthrights, Holloway's medicine is invaluable for effecting a safe and permanent cure.. Thousands of deaths which annually resulted from preventable or curable diseases have in the most absolute sense been averted by the early and diligent use of these cheap and peerless pills. Mr. CAWK WELL expressed the universal regret felt at the retirement of Mr. Stewart, presented the testimonial to that gentleman, and proposed his health, which was received with acclamation. Mr. STEWART, in responding, said he should be deficient in the best feelings of human nature if he could have listened unmoved to the observations of their chairman and to the manner in which those remarks had been received, conveying as they did so gratifying an expression of kindness and regard on the part of his brother officers. There were many seated round him with whom he had been associated for nearly 20 years, and all of those present had had the fullest opportunity of judging of his official con duct. (Cheers.) This circumstance rendered their approval especially valuable. Everything in this world had a relative value, and the costly and hand- I some piece of plate b e f ore hi m was i n hi s est i mation of small value when compared with the worth it acquired as the record of their approval and regard. (Hear.) As he had already told the directors when he took leave of them, his retirement from office would afford him the opportunity of obtaining that change and healthful recreation from which he had for a long time been wholly debarred, but which he now felt to have become a necessity. It was, how ever, wit' , -P/ . ..35t regret that he parted with so many kind friends both at the Board and among the staff of the company, and it had occasioned him no small effort to sever his connexion with that great company, in the affairs of which he had taken so active a part ; at a time moreover, when, having passed through great trials and difficulty, it was emerging, as he had always said and felt it would, from that depression into a bright and prosperous future. (Cheers.) To each and all of them he wished health, long life, and happiness, and that every success might attend their united efforts to develope more and more the resources of that great undertaking which was so dependent on their exertions. In conclusion, Ml. Stewart said he should carry with him into the retire ment of private life a pleasing recollection of his association with the staff of the London and North-Western Railway Company, and a grateful memory of their personal kindness to himself. (Cheers.) Finally, ho thanked them heartily. The testimonial was the gift of 684 subscribers. RAILWAY PASSENGERS' SIGNALS. Another attempt is being made, though on a small scale, with some of the trains that run on the London and North-Western, to test how far a sys tem of signals between passengers and guard can be worked with certainty, and also with safety to the rest of the train. With the alarm created by the most exceptional crime of Muller the cry from the public was loud and general that passengers should have an easy and reliable means of either stopping the train in case of accident, or of calling the attention of the guard to a particular carriage, and in reply to this demand all sorts of inventions sprung into being. Upwards of 250 different plans were put forward, out of which number some 240 were so unutterably absurd as to require only a glance to discover their futility. All these were referred to the Railway Clearing-house Committee, of which Mr. Forbes, manager of the London, Chatham, and Dover, is chairman, and it was then conclusively shown that each passenger in each compartment of each carriage must have the power of stopping the train, and nothing less, as it was impossible, from the narrow space between the carriages and the abutments of bridges, that any guard could be expected to risk his life by trying Ito come along the foot-boards to any particular carriage that might want him. In the end the committee declined to recommend the adoption of any plan, and mainly on the ground that to give all passengers the power of stopping trains would in a great measure transfer the practical working of the line from officials, who were re sponsible, to passengers, who were not. An excep tional recommendation was, however, we believe, given in favour of one or two plans as worthy of being tried—among others, that of Mr. W. Preece, which is working with thebest results on some trains of the South-Western line, and another, which is now being tried on the North-Western, the inven tion of Mr. Howell, the well-known secretary of the Peninsular and Oriental Company. This plan is purely a pneumatic one. Each carriage is supplied with a length of elastic air-tight tubing, which runs under it longitudinally, the ends of which are joined and made secure when the carriages are coupled up by means of a simple screw joint, which locks by the sixth of a turn. From this main tube, thus made to run the whole length of the train, branches are brought through the floor into each compartment, terminating in a small box having an air-tight lid for the main tube, and all its branches are main tained in an almost perfect vacuum by being con nected with a steampipe of the engine itself, which keeps the air exhausted. Thus, on the first symptom of danger or alarm, the passenger has but to pull a string, the air-tight lid of the box is opened, andon the pueumatic despa principle, the b a ll i s d r i ven tch through the tubeinto a receptacle in the guard's-van next to the engine, passing into which it liberates a detent that fires a cap, and instantly calls the atten d tion of the guard to it. By a very simple contrivance the opening of any of the lids of the air-tight boxes opens also a small steam whistle on the engine, thus warning the driver of the guard having received a danger signal from a passenger, and giving him no tice to be ready to stand by when the guard's signal comes, and instantly stop his engine, or reverse it. Every ball placed in each air-tight .box of each com partment bears on it the number of the carriage to which it belongs, with its class, so that the guard, if careful about observing the make up of his train, can give a pretty good guess as to the part it comes from, and possibly even the nature of the danger it intimates. The balls, it is said, may be coloured to indicate fire, assault, &c., but this is supremely ridiculous. The idea of any elderly gentleman or young lady who might be assaulted coolly looking about for the proper colour of the ball with which to intimate the exact nature of their danger to the guard is childish. That the intention is singularly ingenious none can deny, though we very much doubt, when compared with others of a similar kind, if it can maintain the high claims it advances on the score of simplicity and cheapness, efficiency, and rapidity of action. On almost all of these important po i n ts the invention of Mr. W. Preece is certainly superior. One radical fault in Mr. Howell's plan is that to work it at all the engine and tender must always be followed at once by a guard's van, a rule which as yet is so far from being invariable on rail ways that quite as many trains start with a guard's van following as with the guard's van leading. Of course, railway managers might easily endeavour to alter this arrangement, or rather want of arrange ment, though the liability of its not being always done in making up short trains at junction stations would be very great indeed. All experienced engine-drivers and railway-guards, as a rule, look with disfavour on any plan intended to give passen gers the power of stopping trains, and there are, no doubt, enormous practical difficulties, and even risks, in affording such facilities. These, of course, may be overcome in time, but they certainly have not been as yet, and Mr. Howell's invention, inge nious as it is, can hardly be said to entirely supply the great want of the age. The London and North- Western, however, are acting with great s pi r it i n giving the invention a trial ; for it is only by prac tical every-day working that ultim a t e success is likely to be arrived at.