The Sun. — London, England, 1866-12-06 00:00:00

~-~ . . • JA REC ! zz 4. _ ....„ , N ' -- / 1 ,- - z k :.4_,....., i (.. ,- - - /-i- --/- - - 7- -- - ) 7 t --- d 7 9 / -•- ---- ' i/) /4 i . ' - i t ' ''' I- - - - - - ,--- . ... _,.. ...,, ...., t K IN IRAN'S LL WHISKY. - DUBLIN 04 ,..- - - - river Aft y. ) \ *) If . ~,., 4 ' , itr'' '`"i —..- ::, .... . EXHIBITION, 1865. ..,„.....--- ii ,..... ...,..._, , • , - ,- -,a64 -- -.17 1P -4, •c_, , P4k ! . Q W: - i ttA : i a l This celebrated OLD IRISH WHISKY gained the 4 ( IK i kg 94, t l / 4 . ---?k .) 10,_ 4, 0 , :., ..,.._ ~,....,.;„.,,. ~., i Vil Dublin Prise Medal. . 1 , F 7. ' , ~,,,,x . „, , ....,t ii 40 " A r,,,, ..,..., r-9 1 ;,, - --" i -,--,' ' - .4" . It ig pare, m il d, 1 , . r , e ... ---...• + - 1 . ,' it Mellow, Delicious, and very Whole- (Vik I '' some , Sold in Bottles, Bs. 8d , at the Retail Houses in London; A T. " 4 ") ~ , 4 0 .116 % _. IV ......., , , t p/ w . 1 . .. .... d0t...! :- 1 . tA .I3 . "4- ", ..... , ..,.:414 4 & „.. .e i :LA ,,..., _...„...,---%.-_-- , -7 ~., ..:. .t. I , _so T.,,, - *''' s' - - -‘4, , i1t,, • '':' /...,..., bY the Agents in the ' principal towns in England ;or -...,.- . , ri., . 4,4,,. • . - .. gle. . OR Orr t, 1 \'‘..... 1 .4, • ~, WholerAlA at "-- - . R. GREAT WINDMILL-STREET LONDON, W. Oh.-- \. il r.(r____,,,,- , , 421 .lbser vA tbA Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded "Kinaban's LL Whisky." No. 23,241. itiIIJTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION • Unoorpor4ted by Act of Paiament, . 14, R USSELL -STREET, COVE gT- rI GAR DEN, I3SO) LONDON. ir ee Pr on application by lettertonapt ADVANCES on all o description of 6ecnrity. Forms EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. MISS M. B. EDWARDS' NEW WORK. Now ready, in 1 vol., with Illustrations, 155., AWLNTER WITH THE SWALLOWS. By MATILDA BETHAM EDWARDS. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. COUNTRY HOTELS, PUBLIC HOUSES, and BUSINESSES. FUR NESS and KNEE'S List on application. P articulars for insertioa received until the 27th of the month at their Aucrlox AND HOTEL AGENCY OFFICES. 15. Agar-street, Strand, W.C., and nearly opposite the Charing Cross Railway Station. NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF " NO CHURCH." Nov ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., CHRISTIE'S FAITH_ By the Author of "No Church," "Owen," "Illattie," &c. Hurst and Blackctt, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now , ready in 2 vols., post Bvo Nlfactory,YEßS'S WATERPROOF TRAVELLING DRESi BASKET and PORTMANTEAU Manu ._ LETTERS FROM HELL. By a DANisrt PASTOR. 'The author is Catholi enou :h for those who like his sub ject, and are curious to see bow it can be Ireatrd in the nice teenth century. Certainly without vulgarity, and surely not without considerable merit." Reader. CAVENDISH HOUSE, Wi gniore-street, Cavendish-square. corner of Marylebone. lane, Loudon, W. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-etrcet. "T HE" S A U C E. (Dn. SOUTHWOOD SMITH'S DIGESTIVE.) 1)Clioloas with every dish. 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I BywaArdniselia B. Ed- MANSFIELD'S PATENT PICKLES are per fectly pure and uncoloured. To be had of all dealers a nd Wholesale of JOHN BURGESS and SON, 107, Strand (corner of Savoy-steps), London. ----__ THE OCEAN ST. LEGER of ISM—What Lord Lyon was to his owner was the Taeping to her Cartal; viz. wine* of the race, having distanced all com petitors as the ' FA - ST PiDIA TEA. COMPANY have ia priab y done in their oho' e and sale of fine new season's b e t " , now selling at importer's prices. Wafthouses---9, Great ~'t• Helen's-churchyard. London: 21, Wellington-street, Strand, W.C. • Chapman and [Tall, 193, Plooadllly, W.; and all Railway , Book-Stalls, Booksellers, and Newsmen. AU-DE-VlE.—This Pure PALE BRANDY, 185. per gallon, is by superior to recent importations f e '9gnac, recommended by the medical profession, and ex usively used in hospitals. In bottles, 38s. per dozen. or in P a se 305.. railway carriage paiI.—HENRY BRETT and Old lenrnival's Distillery, Holborn, E.O , and 30, Regent aueet, B.W. Established 1829. LAMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM.-AN EFFECTUAL REMEDY, without confining the bowels , c n ' r .affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is ad p2Lted to be th e b ea t me di c i ne for i mmed i ately relieving B — , u ghs, colds. con fi rmed c ases o f as th ma, an d i nc i p i en t con uniption. It frequently cures persons whom the faculty r Pron ounce incurable, admirably allays the tickling which tvevokes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption 8 effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or i n ve nng down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief few minutes f atter taking it. Preparea oniy and sold by , T3BB L AMBERT, Chemist. d ruggists, lliam-treet. Charing , London, and by all in bottles, 130., and . 'roe quantities in one, 2s. 9d. each. Be particular. and ask for L ambert's Asthmatic Balsam. The name and address are ellZraved on the stamp. IirHAT IS YOUR CREST AND WHAT IS Pla in YOUR MOTTO ? Bs. .to C Heraldic Oce a ' al a Sketch,6d U or 6s. for LLETON a Coloured one. The ffi Arms for of u and wife blended together in p ro p er h era ldi c f orm . fft@ proper heraldic Colours for servants' li ver i es , w h a t ee ut tone to be used, and how the carriage should be painted, 105. Just complete, a very valuable book, with 3,500 eg:, ravings, arms, crests, and mottoes of nearly every , - 2 . ?" 1 "Y in the kingdom, the result of thirty years' labour, r,...uce £lO 10s, printed in several colours. Family Pedi nb'kees traced from authentic records, information as to the ;;" ta iniug of a new grant of arms, how to change one's f a tlle, by T Culleton, Engraver to her Majesty and Royal L aija ilY ; also . Dinsinker to the Board of Trade, 25, Cran "'lira-street (corner of St. Martin's-lane), W.C. rir,. 0 GUNMAKERS and Others. ~.21 , he SECRETARY of STATE for WAR is desirous of ir e rn ,ivinz PROPOSALS from Gunmakers and Oth er s f or e '"ECII-LOADING RIFLES, either repeating or not eatszng, which remay replace the present Service Miles in mre ma. IL .The following are the con diti ons cons id ere d essen ti a l i n ratlitary non-repeating Rifles:— - — A. WEIGHT. 11. °t to exceed 91b. soz. without bayonet. E. LENGTH. , To be 51 inches, with short stock, measured from the uollow of the butt-plate to muzzle. C. WEIGHT OF AMMUNITION MADE UP. s ervice alust not exceed 61b. 4oz. for sixty rounds as packed for D. CARIDGES. Must c arry th e i r own igßTnition. R. SIGHTS. The fore s i g ht must be such as to admit of a bayonet -- `" (1 according to the present system. F. STOCK. a u l lust be such as to carry a light matal cleaning•rod, and or a sling to be used. G. . dust not exceed that of RECOIL tho Enfield Rifle by more than " Per cent. it. THE ARM AS A WHOLE. rn /I list be as little liable to injury by long-continued firing, b: 11 g 1 1 usage, and exposure, as the naval rifles converted to „ie°eb-loaders on the Snider system. To be as capa . ble, rn se ) of being used without accident by imperfectly trained en, and of being manufactured in quantities and of uni (31111 quality. I. THE AMMUNITION AS A WHOLE. aua.ust be as little liable to injury by rough usage, damp, 13,,,exposure in all climates, as the Boxer cartridge for e l. ler's converted Enfield rifle—also as little liable to acci- Oltal explosion as the same cartridge, and as capable of di ng manufactured in large quantities, and of uniform K. CALIBRE. Optional. 1 , . THE TWIST AND FORM OF GROOVE. Optional. Optional. r fIHE ART-JOURNAL for DECEMBER (price Ps. 6d.) contains ; —Line Engravings—" The Post-boy," after E. Goodall, R.A.; "The Confessional," after Sir D. Wilkie, R.A.; " The Falconer," after J. E. Carew. And in addition to the usual Literary Contributions, "Memoirs of the Authors of the Age :—" Allan Cunningham," by Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hall, illustrated ; and Sixteen Engravhage on Wood. Also will be ready on 10th December, cloth gilt, price £1 ils. 6d . THE VOLUME FOR 1866. Containing 35 Engravings on St( el, and about 300 Engravings on Wood. London : Virtue and Co., 26, Ivy-lane, E.C. CHRISTMAS AND NEW-YEAR'S PRESENT. HYMNS and other SACRED PART MUSIC, for Public and Private use, in Full Score. I vol. large Bvo., 12s. (post free for the amount in stamps). this work is unique, in that (although in so cheap a form) it consists al most entirely of Original Music by the fir4t omposers of the day—Molique, Macfarren, Barnett, Schulthes, Benedict, ,t". —;.* To avoid mistake, order "Hymns and Sacred Songs, in red cloth, 125." For a variety of Popular Music, write for " Lambert's School, Choir, and Choral Society's List." London : Lambert and Co., 17 and 18, Portman-street, and 63, Paternoster-row. SPLENDID SPECULATIONS, GREAT SUCCESS. With a single stake of £l, you can realise £25,000 ! ! With a single stake of £2, you can realise £27,510 !! With a single stake of £B, you can realise £37,000 ! ! With a single stake of £lO, you can realise £45,000 ! ! For prospectuses and particulars apply without delay to Kr. EUGENE TILLOT, General Merchant, Guernsey. T HE " SINGER," New Noiseless Lock-Stitch FAMILY SEWING MACHINES. These machines combine all the Latest Improvements, and are now ou Exhibition for the first time, being an improve ment upon Singer's celebrated "Letter A" Family ewing Machine, of which over One Hundred and Eighty Thousand have been soli in all parts of the world. Inspection in vited. Purchasers des:rous of securing the best machines yet brought out should not fail to see thorn. Cats () o nes poet free. 711 E SINGER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Proprietors and Manufacturer; of the world-renowned "Singer" Sewing Machines. Chief Office for the United Kingdom, 147, Cheapside. London, RUPTURES.-11Y RIYAL GETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT EXHIBITIONS 01 1851 and 1862), is allowed by upwards of rwo Hundred Mello:II Gentlemen to be the most effectire invention in the curative treatment of 11 AMNIA. The use of a steel spring, so Osten hurtful in its efforts, is here avoided—a soft b tndage hcin.r worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Hoc-Blain Pad and Patent Lev.T, fitting with so much ease and close ness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during slesp. A descriptive circular may be had, and th truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the circum ference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manutactuzer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, 1 , 4., 215., 26s 6 , 1., and 315.64 Postage, Is. Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 42s , and 525. 64. Postae, In. Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 64. P_istage, Is. 104. rest-office Orders to be made payable toJoha White, Post office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT pLASTIC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS, &c.. for Varicose Veins and all eases u t Weakness and Swelling of the Legs. 'prains, A•c. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpen , tve, and are drawn on like an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d.,105., and 163. each. Postage, 6d. . JOHN *HITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly. THE BEST REJIEDY FOR INDIGE 3TION. NORTON'S CAMOMILE PILLS are confi dently recommender; as a simple but certain Remedy for Indigestion, which 1+ the cause of nearly all the diseases to which we are subject, being a medicine so uniformly grate • ful and beneficial, that it is w,th justice called the "Natural Strengthener of the Human Stomach." " Norton's Pills " aches a powerful tonic and gentle aperient; are mild in their operation, hale under any circumstances, and thousands of persons ,an now bear testimony to the benefits to be derived from their use, as they have been a never-tailing Family Friend for upwards of 20 years. Sold In bottles at Is. lid., 26. 9d, and Ils. each, in every town in the kingdom. CAUTION. 13e sure and ask for "NORTON'S PILLS," and do not be persuaded to puroliase any of the various imitations which have sprung up in consequence of the success of NORTON'S CAMOMILE PILLS. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and 11 most useful invention of the day, AGUA A MARE LL A. Messrs. JOHN GOSNKLL and CO. ' Red Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames-street, Perfumers to her Majesty, respect fully offer to the public this truly marvellous littin, which gradually restores tne human hair to Its pristine hue---no matter at what age. The Ague Amarella has none of the properties of dyes ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the System, and when the hair is once restored one application per month will keep it in perfect colour. Priceone guinea per bottle, or in half bottles, 10s. 61. Testimonials from artistes of [the highest order, and from individuals of undoubted re twrioteg.onhnteapeell:ttyh.e p ra t : co b s : of tse lv en ale o L n application. Messrs. John 1 and Co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal SPANISH FLY is th e ac ti ng i ngre dient in ALEX. ROSS'S CANTIIARIDES 0 IL. which speedily produces whiskers and thickens hair, 3s 6d, 5s od, and Ws fal; sent by post for 51, 81, and 1i t stamps.— AL EX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.—C orns cured in one day by usinz ALEX. ROSS'S CHIROPO. This preparation gradually dissolves the Corn in a few hours, removinc, the very root. Price 45; sent by post for 80 stamps. —248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. HAIR -CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID earls Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is applied. Sold at 38 6d, 55 6d, and 108 6d ; sent free for 54, 84, and 144 stamps. —Had of all Chemists. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 6, 1866. THE FOREST GATE ESTATE.—The CON SERVATIVE LAND SOM.:Tr.—The allotment of the FIRS V PORTION of this valuable Building Property, affording eligible sites for houses and villas to suit all classes of the community, will be commenced on VIIURSDAY, the l3th instant, at the Offices No. 33, Norfolk-street, ttrand, London, W.C., where plans and particulais may be obtained. CHAULE§ LEWIS GRUNEISEN, Secretary. Prospectuses of the Investment Departments, Shares, and Deposit will be Bent free of chargi. JOHN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY t TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decay, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the breath. Price is. 6d.—Red Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames-street. London. H E O X F OR D, 6, OXFORD-STREET, W., THE MUSICAL ESTABLISHMENT OF LONDON. Brilliant Revival of Offenbach's " SLYTY•SIX." Misses Russell, Fitz Henry, and Barrie; Mears. St. Albyn, Mader, and Bury. Comedy by Harry Sydney (the political Momus), Robert Fraser (Buffo Vocalie.t and Comedian—a great success), Mons. Peterson with his high:y trained troupe of Performing Dogs. Great success of LES AMAZONES AU CHAMPAGNE DIVERTISSEMENT, by the Misses TmssY and SAHA GUINNESS, assisted by their talented troupe of artistes. Musical Director and Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Admission—Area, 6d.; stalls and baloony, is ; private boxes, with separate entrance, 108. 6d. Open every evening at 8. WESTON'S GRAND MUSIC HALL, 11 LBORN. Proprietors, SWEASEY and IieLLAND. ' The most triumphant success ever attained in any Musical Establishment. Grand Selection from Auber's Opera of " MASANIELLO," produced on a scale of mag nificence never before attempted at any Mnsic Terrific ovation of the Irish Minstrels, 27 in number, three and four calls nightly. A uew and original overture composed and arranged expressly for the above minstrels by Mr. H. Baker. Comic supported by Fred. French, Mrs. Bryan, Miss Fancourt, Paddy Fannin, Patrick Sellers, and Los Freres Risoralis. Band of 30 first-class per formers, and large Chorus chosen from hor Majesty's and Covent Garden Opera Houses. Musical Director, Mr. I'. CORRI. Prices of admission Stalls and Balcony, is. ' • Area, 6d. ; Private Boxes, 10s. 6d. Can be secured at th e Box Office, between the hours of 10 and 5 o'clock. Hall open every Evening at 7 o'clock, commencing at Half-past. M ADAME TtISSAUD'S EXHIBITION, BAKER-STREET. NEW EDITIONS. —A Life-size Portrait-Model of the PRINCESS MARY OF CAMBRIDGE, a Marriage Group of the PRINCESS HELENA and PRINCE CHRISTIAN. Admittance, 18. ; children, under ten, half-price ; extra rooms, 6d. Open from 11 a.nt. till dusk, and from 7 p.m. till 10. A RGYLL. ROOMS. - GRAND CASINO, Windmill-street, Piccadilly. These elegant and popular Rooms, having been entirely re decorated, are now OPEN EVERY EVENING for Concert and Dancing. Conductor, Signor Luca CURTL Manager, M. GRENET. Admission to Promenade, One Shilling. Reserved Seats, Two Shlliiisgs. D IINVILLE'S V.R. OLD IRISH WHISKY, BELFAST, Is regularly supplied to the House of Lords. " V.R." IRISH WHISKY. D UN VILLE and CO.'S "V. R." OLD IRISI w RISKY, BELFAST. London °likes and Stores, 4, BEA.UFORT-BUILDINGS, STRAND, W.C. Established 18(S. Quotations on application. FALKNER'S OLD IRISH WHISKY, " Real Malt," 19s. per gallon, is sold in bottles and jars, bear ing his label and trade mark. Most liberal terms are offered to the trade for the sale of this genuina old spirit, which is coming into universal consumption through England. For price lists apply at Offices, 14, Strand, London, W.O. Established in Grafton-street, Dublin, A.D. 1780. JAMES DALY and CO., Distillers, John-street, Cork.—" The purest spirit and safest drink in the world."—l.oucton Offices, 7, Printing-house-square, E.C., next the `• Times." JAMES DALY and CO., Distillers, John-street, Cork, beg to announce that they are able to supply the trade with their celebrated Whiskies, in casks or cases, and to take orders In bond :ad for exportation, at their offices, 7, Printing-bou.e-square, London, E.C.. the only house in the square not occupied by the "Times." J. D. and Co.'s whiskies bring the highest prices in the Australian and other Colonial markets, as may be observed by relerence to the "Journal of Commetca of Victoria," by which it will be scan that their whiskies fetch 6d. per gallon and Is. per c. se over the next best, and Is. 6d per gallon and ss. 6d. a c :se or .r the lowest quotation. Always on hand a large supply of ve y old mellow whl.ky in the finest condition, matured in sherry casks, unsurpassable in quality and flavour, suppled on the most reasonable terms. STAMM MANUFACTURERS TO H. R. H. THE PRINCESS OF WALES. G LENFIELD PATENT STARCH, Used In the Royal Laundry, AND AWARDED TUE PRIZE MEDAL. 1862. Sold by all Grow n% Olandtom &c. ko. GEOLOG Y.-ELEMENTARY COLLEC TIONS, to illustrate the New Edition of "Lyell's Elements of Geology" and facilitate the important study of Mineralogy and Geology, can be bad at 2,5, 10, 20, 50 to 500 guineas ; also single Spedimens of Minerals, Rocks, Fossils, and Recent Shells,Geological %TaT.s. Hammers, all the recent Publications, ac.. o' J. TENNANT, Mineralogist to Her Majtsty, 119, Strand, London. Private Instruction is given in Mineralo,gy and Geology by Mr. TENNANT, F.G.S., 149, Strand, W.C. SAUCE. —LEA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE. This delicious condiment, pronounced by connoisseurs "THE ONLY GOOD SA.UCE," Is prepared solely by LEA and PERRINS. The public are respectful;y cautioned against worthless imitations, and should see that Lea and Perdue' names are on wrapper, label, bottle, and stopper. ASK for LEA and PER RINS' SAUCE. So7cl wholesale and for export by the Propeetors, Wor cester; Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell; Messrs. Barclay and Sons, London, &a. &c.; and by Grocers and Oilmen uni versally. DEAFNESS. —The ORGANIC VIBRATOR.- It fits into the ear, not perceptible; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the head is entirely removed. It affords immediate relief to deaf persons, and enables them to hear distinctly at church and public assemb'ies. Every other land of hearing instrument.—Messrs. SOLOMON, 30, Albemaele-street, Piccadilly. DINNE F ORD 'S FLUID MAGNESIA. The medical profession for Thirty years have approved of this pure solution of Magnesia as the best remedy for Acidity of the Stomach,. Headache, Heartburn, Gout, and Indigestion ; and as a mild aperient it is especially adapted for ladies and children. Prepared by DINNEFORD and CO., Chemists, 41a, 172, New Bond street, London ; And sold through:ut the world by all respectable chemists. CAUTION,—See that " Dinneford and Co." is on each bottle and red label over the cork. UTINSLOW HALL, Winslow, Bucks, having been recently opened and fitted with requisites for the care and comfort of the INSANE, the proprietor, Dr. BOISRAGON, announces th a t h e has transferred his Estab lishment from Birmingham to the above desirable residence, easily accessible, and distant from London about an hour and a-half by the London and North-Western line, and filty minutes from Oxford. Attached to the mansion, situated on a sandy soil, and commanding an extensive and pleasing prospect, sre garden, me tdow, plantation, and recreation grounds. For terms and forms of admission address the proprietor. H OMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.—FUNDS are earnestly solicited for fitting up the TRAINING SHIP. X 2,000 required. , . WM. WILLIAMS, Secretary. Boys' Ref age, 8, Great Queen-street, W.O. THE HEALTH OF LONDON. It appears from the return issued by authority of the Registrar-General that in the week that ended on Saturday, Dec. 1, the births registered in Lon don and 12 other large towns of the United King dom were 4,420; the deaths registered 3,199. The annual rate of mortality was 27 per 1,000 persons living. In London the births of 1,085 boys and 1,043 girls, in all 2,128 children, were registered in the week. In the corresponding weeks of ten years, 1856- 65, the average number, corrected for increase of population, was 2,019. The deaths registered in London during the week were 1,459. It was the 48th week of the year ; and the average number of deaths for the week is, with a correction for increase of population, 1,596. The deaths in the present return are less by 137 than the estimated number. Three deaths from cholera were registered during the week ; and the epidemic is now virtually extinct. The 15 deaths from diarrheaa are below the average number of previous years. The total deaths from cholera in the present epidemic have been 5,148, exclusive of 2,692 deaths from diarrhoea, due in part to the cholera element. In tile year 1849, when the population of Londo n was a b ou t t w o millions and a quarter, cbo!era slew 14,137 people of all ages ; in 1854 not less than 10,738 ou t o f two millions an d a half ; and in the present year, when the population exceeds three millions, the deaths have been 5,548, of which 3,909 occurred in the East London dis tricts, and 1,639 in the rest of the metropolis. The deaths to every 10,000 of population were 62, 43, and 18 in the three epidemics all over London. In the present epidemic the West districts lost 4, the North districts 6, the South districts 8, the Central districts 9 ; and it was only in the East districts where the ravages recalled the violence of former epidemics that 3,909 people, that is 64 in every 1,000 of the unhappy inhabitants, perished. In London cholera has not only been less fatal than it was in previous epidemics, but its fatality has been reduced almost to insignificance in several of the districts by the mere force of hygienic science, before which the destroyer has retreated step by step ; never, however, losing an opportunity of asserting its full power whenever neglige nce or i gnoranc e either in E ng l an d or i n c iti es Europe. Cholera obeys certain of f r etshe the t c e o d n t a i n n e o n p t e o n f i n E g u , laws, and the knowledge of those laws renders its subjugation in Europe practicable, provided all the people as well as the Governments will co-operate in the work. This it may be hoped will be done, and it only remains for the metropolis of this empire to hold its own and keep the lead. The annual rate of mortality last week was 25 per 1,000 in London, 30 in Edinburgh, and 31 in Dublin ; 21 in Bristol, 25 in Birmingham, 31 in Liverpool, 28 in Manches ter, 31 in Salford, 27 in Sheffield, 33 in Leeds, 26 in Hull, 39 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and 33 in Glas gow. The rate in Vienna was 29 per 1,000 d ur i ng the week ending the 17th inst., when the tempera ture was 2.6 deg. Fahrenheit lower than in the same week in London, where the rate was 26 per 1,000. which population in the various countries of Europe whence we draw our chief supplies. According to the latest statistics the number of cattle in each country named to every head of population stood as follows :—Belgium, about 31; United King dom, 3. ; Prussia, 3 1-3 ; Russia, 3 ; France, 21; Austria, 21; Oldenburg and Schleswig, each 1; Denmark and Bavaria, each I- ; Sweden and Hol stein, each 1-3 ; Spain, 1-6th. From which we may conclude that if every one of the countries con sumed to the extent we do in England, there would be no margin for exportation as far as number goes ; whilst it is remarkable that in Belgium and England, both better stocked than any of the other countries, the prevailing cry of high prices charged for meat is most unmistakeable. In the figures to which attention has been drawn the author thought there were good grounds for concluding that we are not likely to increase our importations to any material _extent unless we en courage the trade r which encouragement will consist in a maintenance of the existing system of live mar kets ; and, with deference to the opinions of those who hold a contrary doctrine, he submitted that there had been no case hitherto made out for an in terference with the present system of ,foreign cattle traffic ; and unless some plan is introduced bearing marks of an improvement without the drawbacks of discouraging senders from supplying us with their stocks, he could not appreciate any rearrangement of the traffic, which would only di,turb without im proving our present system. Mr. Clare Sewell Read, M.P., the representative farmer-tenant, occupied the chair, and the discus sion which followed the reading of the essay was very wide and general. The chief speakers were Mr. S. Sidney, Mr. H. Chester, Mr. Rudkin (the chairman of the City markets), Dr. Crisp, and Mr. Woodleigh, the tenour being in the main in favour of having abattoirs for slaughtering the animals at the ports of importation. Crystal Palace and South London Railway. The adjourned half-yearly meeting of the share holders of this company was held atVictoria station on Tuesday ; Sir Cusack Roney in the chair. The report by the directors was tztken as read. The CHAIRMAN explained that. the meeting had been adjourned from the half.yearly meeting held in August, and that the directors had deferred meet ing the shareholders until the present time in order that the whole circumstances connected with the present position of the company might be laid be fore, them. From the report they would see that by an net obtained in 1862, and by which the capital of the company was limited to £900,000 (£675,000 in shares of £lO each, and £225,000 iu debentures), the London, Chatham, and Dover Company under took to work the line, and pay the surplus receipts to the Crystal Palace Company until they reached 4i per cent., after which any excess watt to be di vided in equal proportions between them. Subse quent to this an arrangement was entered into with Messrs. Peto and Co., by which these gentlemen undertook to purchase the land and construct the line and stations, according to the plans of the en gineer, for a sum of £756,000, and to receive in pay ment £531,000 in shares, and £225,000 in deben tures. In 1863 a prospectus was issued inviting subscriptions for £337,000 " B," or preferred shares, the shares of the company having been divided under the powers of the act into "A" deferred and "B" preferred shares, and ou these Messrs. Peto and Co. undertook to pay 6 per cent. per an num until 12 months after the line had been opened. That interest had been paid up to January last, as also the interest on the debentures, which had been created by a resolution of the shareholders iu Feb., 1863, and the proceeds of which had been handed to the contractors. As regarded the relative positions of the company and the contractors, the board were not prepared to admit the representations of Messrs. Peto and Co., and therefore proposed placing the whole matter in the hands of their solicitors. With respect to their position with the London, Chatham, and Dover Company, it was in every respect unsa tisfactory. An agreement had been entered into by the London, Chatham, and Dover, and South East ern Railways, by which the whole of the suburban traffic of the latter was to have access to the Crystal Palace line, and the board had made some progress with the junction which under the agreement they were bound to make. The Chatham and Dover Com pany had, however, failed to perform their part of the contract, and had given Parliamentary notice to extend the time allowed for construction by two years. At tho latter end of 1864, the Crystal Palace Company agreed to abandon its junction with the Metropolitan Extension of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway, near Brixton, in consideration of the Chatham Company making a link between Walworh and Peckham. Here again the Chatham Company failed them, having been unable to procure funds to complete the construction of the section. The directors thought they had great reason to complain of the Chatham and Dover train service. It was hardly possible to conceive any thing more unsatisfactory than the way the line had been worked. He had information to show that instead of the traffic developing, as the traffic on other lines developed, it was as near as could be stationary. lie could only say, without going into particulars, that any gentleman who has gone once or twice over the 'inc.: had declined going again. The London, Chatham, and Dover Company also con tended that the working agreement was not in ope ration, because it had not been submitted to the shareholders of either company, and they likewise asserted that the receipts did not cover the charges. The most painful subject to the directors was the non-payment of their debenture interest, but they hoped that, in the settlement of contractors' ac counts, there would be a balance which would en able them to liquidate the outstanding liabilities. It was a difficult thing to speak of the future of a railway. Statements had been so often made that the results had not justified that he did not like to come forward with positive assurances ; but their position could not be worse than it was at present, and whatever change took place it must be a change for the better. Mr. SINCLAIR, who had resigned his seat at the board since the last meeting, rose to state his rea sons for doing so. The CHAIRMAN asked Mr. Sinclair if it was true as rumoured, that he had ceased to have any interest in the company ? - - Mr. SINCLSIR replied that so long as the shares stood in his name he remained a shareholder of the company. He then proceeded with his explanation, and declared that the directors originally appointed were nothing more nor less than nominees of the contractors and directors of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway. He condemned the lax manner in which the working agreement had been drawn up, and was of opinion that it was not legally bind ing. Respecting the financial position of the com-_ pany, they had £20,000 of assets and £60,000 of liabilities, in addition to which there was the deben ture interest becoming due, and the contractors' claim of about £71,000, making a gross adverse balance of £132,000. Ile thoroughly believed the affairs of the company had been grossly mismanaged, and it was on learning this that he left the board, and publicly sold his shares for so'nething like 20s. or 30s. each. A lengthened discussion ensued, in the course of Mr. SURGEY moved the appointment of a com mittee of investigation. Captain HOFFMAN moved as an amendment that Mr. Lynch Stanton and Captain Leveson Gower be nominated directors, and that the board be re- quested to elect them. Mr. SURGEY thereupon withdrew his motion, and that of Captain Hoffman was carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN intimated that the wishes of the meeting would be cordially acquiasced in by the .7- -, -z - i ~~~~ PRICE.... 4d. STAMPED sd. board, who would be happy to give the new direc tors all the information they posibly could. Mr. NEW lAN, solicitor, intimated that in the event of litigation between the company and the contractors he would not act for either party. In reply to a question, Mr. TURNER, the engi neer, said.the cost of making a line from Peckham to New-cross, by which access would be had to the South Eastern line, would be £23,000, irrespective of land. A cordial vote of thanks to Sir Cusack Roncy terminated the proceedings. Serious Charge against the Deputy-Receiver of the Charterhouse. Mr. Benjamin Gore Booth, a gentlemanly-look ing, middle-aged man, was yesterday brought before the Lord Mayor, at the Mansion-house, upon a warrant signed by his lordship, in custody of Ser geant Funnel], the City detective officer, charged with embezzling and stealing several large sums of money, the property of the above corporation, his masters. Mr. Freshfield, jun., of the firm of Freshfield and Sons, the solicitors to the Bank of England, attended on behalf of the prosecution ; Mr. Buchanan ap peared for the prisoner. Mr. Freshfield said he had the honour to appear on behalf of the governors of the Charterhouse, to prefer a charge against the prisoner, who had been in their service, of having stolen several sums of money which had come, into his possession on their behalf, which he had appropriated to his own use. He should not be able to complete the case that day, and he only proposed to go into evidence in relation to two sums of £9O and £5O, sufficient to justify a remand, and on a future occasion he should give further evidence with regard to.other large sums of money. The circumstances under which the offences were committed were these :—The prisoner went into the service of the Charterhouse, in 1863, and in 1864 he was appointed deputy receiver, under Mr. Keightley, who was the head receiver, and his duty was to receive rents and other monies due to the corporation and to enter them in a book, and at certain periodS pay them in to the Bank of England, where the governors had a drawing account, and the office-book kept by the prisoner ought to have been a correct copy of the pass-book of the Bank of England. He was sorry to say, however, that in order to conceal his defalcations the prisoner had made up an entirely fictitious pass-book, in which false entries of the amounts paid in were inserted, and the prisoner would probably have gone on for some considerable time longer without being de tected, but for the circumstance that during his absence from the office on his holiday this fictitious pass-book was sent to the Bank of England to be examined, and the fraud was immediately discovered. The specific charges he should at present prefer against the prisoner were that on the24th of August he should have paid into the Bank of England the sum of £299 10s. 10d., whereas, in point of fact, he only paid in £209 10s. 10d., thus embezzling and misappropriating the remaining £9O ; and that on the 9th August he received a sum of £225, which he did not appear to have ac3ountc3 for in any way whatever. He should also prove that on a subsequent occasion, when he should have paid in a sum of £9OO, he kept back £5O ; and he should show that with regard to this item and the former one of £9O the prisoner had made false entries in the fictitious pass-book he had before alluded to. Upon these facts being proved he . should ask for a remand, and on a future day the case would be completed. Mr. Archibald Keightley deposed that he was the receiver for the governors of the Charterhouse, and the prisoner, who had formerly been employed as a clerk, was appointed to assist him in his duties in September, 1861, and he occupied a portion of wit ness's office. It was his duty to receive the rents and other moneys that were due to the governors and to enter them in a book, and also to enter in the same book the amounts paid in by him to the Bank of England to the credit of the Charterhouse. There was no particular period fixed for the prisoner to pay the money he received into theßank of England, but the sums generally paid in varied from £2OO to £4OO, and in the meantime the whole of the cash and securities were in charge of the prisoner. He had referred to the book that was kept by him, and he found that on Aug. 24th he had received a sum of £299 10s. 10d. from various sources, and it app3ared by his book also that on that day he had paid the amount into the Bank of England to the credit of the governors, and it also appeared by another book which the prisoner represented to be the pass-book of the bank, that this sum had been paid in. lle had since ascertained by an entry in the genuine pass book of the Bank of England that the prisoner, in stead of paying in £299 1 05. 1 0d., only paid in £209 105.10 d., and this not on Aug. 24th, but on the 28th and 29th. On Aug. 11th it also appeared by other entries in the prisoner's book that two sums of £451 11s. Bd. and £4BB 3s. ld. had come into his possession, and that he had paid those amounts into the Bank of England, but upon examining the genuine pass-book it turned out th at he had kept back £5O of the amount. Mr. Keiaht ley went on to say that by a receipt that was pro duced, dated Aug. 7, 1866, the prisoner appeared to have received the sum of £225 for half a year's rent due from a gentleman named Longstaff for some property occupied by him belonging to the Charter house at Dunsby, in Lincolnshire, and no entry whatever appeared to have been made by the pri soner in reference to this amount, except that in the fictitious pass-book th ere was an entry under date of Aug. 13 of "Sundries, £225." There was no entry relating to this sum in the genuine pass-book of the Bank. The prisoner went for his holiday on Aug. 24, and during his absence the supposed pass book was sent to the Bank of England, and the de- falcations were at once discovered. Alr. Buchsahnoaunlasdaeidclintheapintuattstghe cas e must be re manded he a)i y questions. Mr. Goodall, a clerk in the private drawing-office of the Bank of England, deposed that the governors of the Charterhouse kept an account with the Bank. The prisoner was the person who generally paid in money on account of the Charterhouse, and on Aug. 28 he paid in the sum of £209 103. 10d., and an en try of that amount was made in the genuine pass book. The prisoner handed him a slip on which were the different amounts o f which the £209 10 8 . 10d. was composed, and the items were in his hand- writing. Mr. L Baynes, ano ther clerk in the Bank, .pro duced the genu i ne pass-book showing the true state of the account between the governors of the Charter house and the Bank, and he also stated that the other boak in which the false entries had been made w as entirely fictitious, and did not in any way re semble the books used by the Bank of England. Mr. Woollard, a clerk in the Batik, proved that on Aug. 4 the prisoner only paid in a EUM of £BB9 lis. 9d. instead of 1939 14s. 9d., and upon this evidence the further consideration of the case was adjourned for a week. The prisoner it was stated is very respectably connected, and has a large family. When he was apprehended a seven-barrel revolver was found upon him, every chamber of which was loaned with powder and bail. A PRIZE FIGHTER lii TROLTIILF,.—At the Mau sion House, yesterday, Samuel Hurst, the " Staleybridgo Infant," and a man named Thomas Coburn were chargod with being drunk and disorderly. A police-constable stated that at four o'clock that morning the defendants were fighting and creating a noise in Oldham -street. Mr. Fowler (looking alternately at the "Infant" and Coburn, wbo was a man of low stature and slight build): These two fighting ?—Constable : Yes.—Mr. Fowler: Which won ?—Constable: They both tumbled, for they were both drunk. (Laughter.) —Mr. Fowler said Coburn had not been there before, and he would be discharged. Hurst was well known ; so he must pay a fine of 10s. or go to prison for 14 days. s~~ " Whenever any ship, whether a steam or sailing ship, proceeding in one direction meets another ship, whether a steam or sailing ship, proceeding in an other direction, so that if both ships were to con tinue in their respective courses, they would pass so near as to involve any risk of collision, the helms of both ships shall be put to port, so as to pass on the port side of each other ; and this rule shall be obeyed by all steamships and by all sailing ships, whether on the port ur starboard tack, and whether closehauled or not, unless the circumstances of the case arc such as to render a departure from the rule necessary in order to avoid immediate danger ; and subject also to the proviso that due regard shall be had to the dangers of navigation, and, as regards sailing ships on the starboard tack closchauled, to the keeping such ship under command.' " Extract from Regulations in Force since Jan. 13, 1863. " Steering and Sailing Rules. " Art. 11. If two sailing sLips are meeting end on, or nearly end on, so as to involve risk of colli sion, the helms of both shall be put to port, so that each my pass on the port side of the other. " Art. 12. 'When two sailing ships are cross ing so as to involve risk of collision, then, if they have the wind on different sides, the ship with the wind en the port side shall keep out of the way of the ship with the wind on the starboard side, except in the case in which the ship with the wind on the port side is close hauled and the other ship free, in which case the latter ship shall keep oat of the way; but if they have the wind on the same side, or if one of them has the wind aft, the ship which is to windward shall keep out of the way of the ship which is to leeward. " Art. 13. If two ships under steam are meeting end on, or nearly end on, so as to involve risk of collision, the helms of both shall be put to port, so that each may pass on the port side of the other. " ' Art. 14. If two ships under steam are crossing so as involve risk of collision, the ship which has the other on her own starboard side shall keep out of the way of the other. " Art. 15. If two ships, one of which is a sail ing ship and the other a steam ship, are proceeding in such directions as to involve a risk of collision, the steamship shall keep out of the way of the sailing ship. " Art. 16. Every steamship when approaching another ship so as to involve risk of collision shall slacken her speed, or, if necessary, stop and reverse ; and every steamship s'►all, when in a fog, go at a moderate speed. " ' Art. 17. Every vessel overtaking any other vessel shall- keep out of the way of the said last mentioned vessel. " Art. 18. When, by the above rules, oue of two ships is to keep out of the way, the other shall keep her course, subject to the qualification con tained in the followiiig article : " Art. 19. in obeying and construing these rules due regard must be had to all dangers of naviga tion ; and (Inc regard must also be had to any special circumstances which may exist in any par ticular case rendering a departure from the above rules necessary in order to avoid immediate danger.' "The changes made in 1863 are evidently very material. The addition of the clauses 14 and 18 is must important. The imperatiVe order to port the helm is now confined to the case of vessels meeting end on' or nearly end on,' which rarely hap pens in the open sea. "It is urgently necessary that the officers of the watches, who in the smaller men of war may be mid shipmen, and sometimes warrant officers, and in gunboats even quartermasters, should know the existing rule of the road by heart, so as to be able to apply it on the shortest notice." The Fenian uniforms and arms seized last week at Liverpool are probably the first fruits of a large harvest to be gathered in transit', from America to Ireland. There are some ladies in Dublin so alarmed they are afraid to go to bed at night, especially since they heard that Gen. Sir Thomas Larcom had re solved to sleep in the Castle with a strong guard, and that other extraordinary precautions are being used by the authorities. The news that Stephens has left America and is on his way to this country will, of course, increase the fears of the timid ; but those who reflect do not apprehend any invasion. They expect that the Fenian armada will be disposed of by our gunboats before it reaches Ban try'l3ay or any other harbour. Since the laying of the Atlantic telegraph the Fenians should have given up in despair. They would have done so pro bably but for two causes—first, the pleasure of re ceiving large sums of money and exercising power and patronage employed by the leaders, and next the pleasure of annoying and tormenting England. This is, perhaps, considered by many of the party as a sufficient reward in itself for their labours and dan gers. The extentto which this stinging and goading process succeeds, though carried on by venomous creatures so weak, and so easily crushed if they could only be caught, should teach the Legislature the wisdom of removing, if possible, the matter in which they are engendered ; for this plague is like the cholera or the rinderpest—it can be stamped out effectually only by destroying the sources whence it emanates and the bad sanitary conditions by which it is attracted. In the meantime the pesti lence seems to be spreading over the country. What occurred at Boyle on Monday is probably only a sample of what happens in most towns in Ireland wherever there is a fair or any assembly which serves as a pretext for the appearance of strangers. There a great number of strangers thronged the various lodging-houses, many of them suspicious-looking characters. The wealthy graziers could not have contemplated the visitors with much comfort when they heard . that down e wn police n am l e i a s d a b n e d en m pa a y k i i n n g g doothmeirciilnialruyirviiessit! Peopletak' Mg feel now the truth of what is stated—that this new trouble arises in a great measure from the looseness and leniency experienced by the Fenian conspirators last year. But the lesson will not be lost if pirates, robbers, and ruffians caught in the act of making war upon society are treated as they deserve, and as they have a right to expect to be treated. COUNTERFEIT SOY P. rt F.IONS.—It appears neces sary to warn the public of the app o e f ar , an a c r e tic o u f la c r ou d coun terfeit soverei gns and a half sovereign a scription which w ere l a t e l y stopped presented resented at a. bank in Manchester. The counterfeits in question are not rough casts taken from real coin, but have been struck in a press from false dies; and what is more remarkable they . all contain gold, although, of course, in a less proportion than the standar]. The fabrication of such counterfeits requires arrangements for engraving and stamping, and also the use of a certain amount of capital, quite beyond the means of the ordinary forger. They consist of a sove reign of George IV., dated 1822 (a George and the Dragon) containing gold to the value of about 145.; a sovereign of the present reign, dated 1852, worth 17s. Gd. ; and a half sovereign of 1819, worth about 7s. The half sovereign is under weight, but the sovereigns are not. To detect the • forgery art w ill r equire a close inspection of the piece, on th e p m ost people, and a comparison to be made w ith a of genuine coin. It will then be perceived that the engrav ing is coarse and light, to give the appearance of wear, and the le tors of the inscriptions not sharply cut, nor arranged with the regularity of the genuine coin. NEWSPAPER r.l.lar'' ~ 7 41 ‘ C I ! Z ‘ tqstZ- 1,, ,z- i l 4 • - • lob l / 4 4 The Rale of the Road at Se A "Flag Officer," writing to the Tinte.e last Tuesday, draws attention to the rules now in force to be observed when one ship or steamer is passing another at sea. The collisions of late have been so frequent, and so fatal in their consequences, that too much publicity cannot be given to so important a subject. " Flag Officer" states:—" I have good reason for believing that the alteration which was made by an Order in Council in the sea rule of the road in 1863 is not so generally known by the young officers of the Royal navy and merchant service as it should be. " The rule in force previous tot he 13th of January, 1863, is to be found at page 168, Article 20, of the printed Admiralty Instructions. " The regulations now in force are to be found at page 40 of the Addenda to the above instructions. I will proceed to show the material changes which were made in the rule of the road by the Order in Council of 1863 by giving both regulations,— omitting, however, in the latter those clauses which do not specially apply to steering : `c ' REGULATIONS IN FORCE PREVIOUS TO JANUARY 13, 1863. M. THE LOCK. N. RAPIDITY OF FIRE. „; Capable of fi r i ng a t l eas t 12 roun d s per m i nu t e, w i thout ,Vning, the cartridges being ar r a nge d on a t a bl e . ". ACCURACY WHEN FIRED FROM A FIXED REST. „ The arm must give a mean figure of merit of not more 'nail 36in. at 1,000 yards, 80in. at 800 yard; 12in. at 500, ktd 6in. at 300. The mean to be taken upon at last five targets of twenty 1840 ts each. P. TRAJECTORY. leg. Not to squire at 500 yards an elevation of m ore th an 1 30 m. Q. FOULING. a , The shootin after to deteriorate more than 20 per cent. 1 3000 yards firing 250 rounds. R. PENETRATION. The. mean penetration of five shots not to be less than 1..14 of the p resen t serv i ce muzz l e -loading Enfield Rifle— Z°4l 14 , a half-inch elm planks, which have been soaked 48 water. b istance 30 yards. - 8. N. ka Wax on b u ll e t s is indispensable LUßßlCATlO , but any other lubricant her _Y be superadded or applied to the cartridge, if thought w"sary by the competitor._ - 111. 11 a ring will be received without the usual proof marks. ifications, and drawings of the methods proposed, A li .",ng the probable cost per arm, and aecompamed by a bitl.BQed specimen arm, with 20 rounds of suitable ammu pie; shou sent to the "Director of Ordnance, War Tea, Pall-mall," on or before the 30th March, 1867. Th e . s'Pecifications and specimen arms will be considered by t he Ordnance Select Committee and its associate mem- Vs, who will be selected by the Secretary of State for w ar, and w h o w ill , after firing the 20 preliminary rounds, as 'eet and recommend for further trial such of the systems so e t •P: l 3' appear to them sufficiently promising, rejecting all as may not be considered to offer sufficient merits to ciii. rr allt their being included in the competition, the con pitms of which fre stated in this advertisement. f or - " a th accepted competitor will then be required to furnish to tb el Periment, at Woolwich, six arms in strict conformity sPecimen arm submitted, with 1,000 rounds of am kanition per arm, within four months after date of de ee4,)4l- Each competitor will be required to disclose to the 1 0 1,7 11 dttee the exact nature of the lubrication he may em t "Y. A sum of £3OO will be paid to each of the accepted ti c : ln Petitors, to cover the expense of the six rifles, and of :I, Bll h PPly of ammunition required. a rbl e Secretary of State offers a reward of £l,OOO . for . the by 3 ,which, on combination of all qualities, is considered " t he committee to be the best submitted. t 0,.. second reward of £6OO for the arm which, while . at lar-sdl%. a satisfactory degree of excellence in other partyu is selected for merit in respect to its breech mechanism. lit th ird reward of £4OO for the best cartridge. The qua avies Which will be principally taken into consideration in of , tr ding this prize will be economy of manufact . ure, power p e ;• ll staining rough usage, freedom from deterioration in 1 1 ,°as climates, and general serviceability. as Lil le shooting qualities of the cartridge must be fair; but th e ° Y may depend upon the rifling of the arm with which eia:artridge is associated, they will not be so much eon itr?cl as those above-mentioned. 11 Is clearly to be understood that under no circumstances os a Comp e tit or be entitled to more than one prize; but gi v ' Prize will be irrespective of any reward which may be se r — n en ee te the inventor of th e arm fi na ll y a d op t e d i n t o the I MAGAZINE AND REPEATING ARMS. a ßazine and Repeating Arms for Infant r y w ill b e re -1 4 t34 and examin e d i n a manner s i m il ar t o t h e Breech iLling.Rifles. They must not be loss in length than 48 1 30 limit of w 4-.. 8 , Including the stock. cit ts :eight for these arms is fixed at 011 b. ex itv.e of the charges in the magazine. 12% 13 indispensable that the arms be made to take a coZ'ho Secretary of State offers a reward of 300 for the best T e ,ine or Repeating Arm produced that fulfils the above At e ; and in the absence of experience does not at to crit define the s t an d ar d o f accur acy or other conditi ons T Z fulfilled before such an arm can be adopted. for { l°Bo Magazine orßepeating Arms, which are accepted artl l ll ,. .rther t r i a l, w ill b e pa i d for at t h e ra t e o f £6O each. s. 81 11 n is to include 1,000 rounds of ammunition per Th A V. tov i ; Secretary. of State will take care that no ingenious ad o -"Y produced in answer to this advertisement shall be 1 1 , 1 , 4 1 3 ,ted into the service without proper acknowledgment, Lees 'hat the name of the individual with whom it origi itfls shall be recorded in connection with it. iot o th e rifle to which the first prize is awarded is adopted t he service, it will bear the investor's name. 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HAIR COLOUR WASH.—By washing the head with this beautifullyperiumed Wash, in seven or ten days the hair assumes its original colour, and remains so by an 00 0 4 81011A1 using. 10s ttd ; sent for stamps.—ALEX. ROSS, 244, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. Just published, 2d • sent by the author for 3 stamps. UGLINESS and BEAUTY ; being a Pamphlet descriptive of articles and means used for improving the appearance. By ALEX, ROSS, 218, nigh Holborn, London. TUE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another Lome to the 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer beat 455 poor, friendless, young females were rejected trom want of FUNDS and room, making a total of 3,087, who have been scut away in five years. The new home the Committee wish to form would be for young girls, almost children, from the age of 8 t o 18 who have been led astray from the path of virtue. , Contributions will be received gratefully by the Secretary, '4 r. Daniel Cooper, 95, Queen •street. Cheapsido; or by Messrs Barclay and Co., Lombard-street. OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-tun-road, Et, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Itali a-ay Terminus, King's-crops. Patron—lier Most Gracious Majesty the QUENN. Vice-Patron—llls Royal flighnees the rrlace of WA LE 9,K G, President-111s Graoe the Duke of BUCCLEUCIL E.G. This Hospital, founded in the year 1823, 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 ..,z act es . It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in addition to this, the average number of attendance of the Jestitute sick has for a considerable period averaged between 3,000 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 funds to maintain them. Contributions are received by their bankers, Messrs. Brown, Janson, and Co., Abehurch-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co.;• Gr,y-n and Co. ; Berries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; -rresoott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Barclay cud Co. ; Williams, Deacon, and Co.; Nisbet and Co., liczners-street : and at the Respite,. from 10 till 6. S rear° SD Snag, seacto HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-CON TRIBUTIONS are earnestly solicited for establishing the COUNTRY HOME. £l,OOO required. WM. WILLIAMS,. Secretary. Boys' Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, W.C. HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON. The Committee are most anxious to provide for 400 boys. One hundred and fifty are now In the Refuge. The annual expenditure for supporting the 400 boys is esiimated at £EI,OOO, being £l5 a year for each boy. Several kind friends have promised to pay for one boy each year. Subscriptions thankfully received by the London and West minster Bank, 41, Lothbury, and 214, Li igh Holborn; Messrs. Ransom and Co., 1, Pall-Mall East; and by WM. WILLIAMS, Secretary. Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, W.C. I PROVIDENCE ROW NIGHT REFUGE, R 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 aro 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 9.1'0, 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, £2,000 has been raised, but to accomplish the work a sum of at last £l, 100 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 broad and coals to poor tamilies 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 ? Tho smallest donation will be most welcome, and, night and morning, tbo prayers of the destitute w ill be offered in your behalf. SUBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly requested, and will be gratefully received by the Rev. D. GILBERT, D.D., No 22, Fin shury-cixen s, E. 0. PRINTING. --TO PROPRIETORS OF NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, &o.—The Print ing and Machining of Newspapers, &c., done ou exceed ingly favourable terms. Use of Editorial and Publishing Offices, if required. Estimates forwarded on receipt of particulars, with stamped directed envelope for reply. Address--The Manager "Sun" Printing Offices, 3, Church row, Savoy, Strand, .;::,.,., ,m SOCIETY OF ARTS. The paper read last evening by Mr. John Irwin, " On the Trade in Foreign Cattle," was one which naturally created a considerable amount of interest. The author went into the subject in full detail, his general views being to the following effect :—The supply of food to large cities, especially to London, is a subject of such deep moment that very great care should be observed in attempting any radical change in the system which has been in practice for a lengthened period. In the opinion of some the con tingency of having very little, and sometimes abso- utely no meat fit for consumption in the London market, is not provided for by consignments from the Continent, but by the home-fed stock ; on the other hand, the school alluded to has the greatest faith in the doctrine that we should be richer, not only in the number, but in the purity of our herds, if we had never imported a single foreign animal ; but the author conceived this principle to be purely theoretical. As far as the rinderpest is specially concerned, the Royal commission of 1865 failed to establish anything conclusive as to direct importa tion; and veterinary authorities arc even now unde cided and far from undivided in their opinions. Still more, the evidence given to the Royal commission establishes the fact of the existence at various times of some plague among cattle in England analogous to, if not identical with, the rinderpest ; it is also a strange circumstance that in 1348-49, after the " black death" among men a grievous plague at tacked cattle, whereas in last year and the present the converse has taken place, and it is a question for those skilled in the science of contagious diseases to determine how far such a coincidence may be ac counted for, but the author had the impression that in attempting to establish the theory of direct im portation, we might b e pursu i ng a f a ll acy . Th at the necessities of our meat supplies have rendered it incumbent on us to resort to continental Europe is as self-evident as the fact of. our having to go abroad for cheaper bread than we can produce at home. The increasing improvement in the quality of the cattle imported is gradually being admitted by all who approach the subject. To those who are satis fied with this imprcriement being correctly stated it would be superfluous to urge the importance of our having, as far as practicable, unrestricted importa tion of cattle alive ; and where opinions of an ad verse character prevail one' can only hope for better convictions, and the author assumed, therefore, that the importation of cattle from abroad was an abso lute necessity ; and leaving the broad question of such necessity proceeded to consider the details of the system adopted in conductiug the trade in foreign cattle. After the removal of the pro hibition and restrictive duty on cattle no material importation was received in this coun try till 1846, the numbers standing as follows : —1843, neat stock, 1521; sheep and lambs, 216 ; 1850, neat stock, 66,462; sheep and lambs, 143,498; after which there was no material increase till 1860, when the numbers were-1860, neat stock, 104,569; sheep and lambs, 3 20 , 2 18. 1865, neat stock, 8 what portions of the above were sold in London, but it may be roughly. 2 i taken that of all the importations into Great ;sheep repa lambs, was 3,7 not l p r e a d n d to show Bri tain more than half of the total number are sent to the Metropolitan Cattle Market. Bearing in mind the overcrowded state of the thoroughfares of the metropolis, the author was quite p re p are d t o find himself at issue with the advocates of the prin ciple of " taking the butcher to the ox instead of the ox to the butcher," for he believed that the prac tice could never be carried out. It would be more than rash, however, to assert that any adaptation of trade to circumstances is impossible ; but admitting such possibility, it is a canon of faith amongst those competent to form an opinion that it would be only at an inconvenience and pecuniary loss to the seller, and consequently increased prices to the buyers, and the certainty of, in the warm summer months, either having no meat in the market, or meat not sound enough for ordin iry consumption. It must also further be noted that Holland is not the only coun try from which we obtain our supplies, but the voy age being of shorter duration than any other cattle voyage, renders the experiment of shipping dead meat one attended with less risk than from other districts. Just in the same manner we have had large importations of dead meat from Hamburg in the cold weather, when it wia kccp for an a l mos t unlimited time ; but this is a question of weather and distance, and it would not be safe to rely on the supplies subject to such contingencies. In summer time the importation of carcases, even from Holland, would not be likely to be attempted unless in ex ceptionally cold summers. The necessity of encouraging by every possible facility the attendance in our markets of the foreign dealer will be more appreciated when we consider the actual number of cattle in proportion to the f~+_-:. . ow n; 1 1 0 , oaf it ad -3100 LetiV e ; kW° C". . 8 1o0e . outs 13c01 3toll e ' 3s Pe r • 24fit. et f°' late. of 1 ,1 scP under fro ° 4 64 5, to 0- 13J. 'Ob er tO ld f lAt6 red , r ol ior, rind' 266 sv no c , o de ith * iloiff rich wit b9s; 0 0 ' le ol3, clam 45 0 liite,