The Sun. — London, England, 1866-12-29 00:00:00

• tf ....~,,,,ry~~..~.. NEW BOOK on GENTLEMEN'S ATTIRE. FORTY-TWO PHOTOGRAPHIO FIGURES (36 being portraits of Kings and Princes) represent the most fashionable and becoming attire for every age and all occasions. The book contains also new rules for self measure. Post free for six stamps, deducted from a pur chase.—SAMUEL, BROTHERS, merchant tailors, 50, Ludgate-hill. fIVERCOILTS, 11s., 135., 15s.— 0 VEROOATg V for BOYS.—Read following 80 advertisements. — Ludgate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 125., 145., 16s.—OVERCOATS for BOYS.—Read first and last advertisements.- 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHFRS. OVERCOATS, 175., 195., 21E4—OVERCOATS N-1 for BOYS.— Note, prices throughout the column.— Ludgate-hill, 50.—SAMIIEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, Its., 135., 15s.—OVERCOATS in great variety, at the above prices, for BOYS.— Ludgate-hill, 50. —SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 17s, 195., 21s.—OVERCOATS in superior textures and newest style for BOYS.— Ludgate-hill, 50.-SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, lls., 135., 14-OVERCOATS V in very useful cloths, at above prices, for BOYS.— Ludgate-hill, 50.-SANUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 175., 'l9s., 218.—OVERCOATS for immediate use, at all prices to 355., for BOYS.— Ludgate-hill, 50. — SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s: —OVERCOATS, at all prices, have silk velvet collars.—Ludgate-hill, S O.—SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS made to order by new self-measure rules.—Ludgate 50.—SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS are ordered from patterns sent post free.—Ludgate 50.—SAMIIEL, BROTHERS. _ OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS not approved taken back and others made.—Ludgate bill, 50.—SAMIIEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS for clerical use, in all fabrics and prices.—Ludgate bill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. fAVERCOATS, 425., 555, 63s.—OVERCOATS ‘..1 professional, in all fabrics and prices.—Ludgate 4ill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. VERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS, V for every purpose, in the suitable fabrics.—Ludgate hill, 50.—SAM17EL, BROTHERS. nVERCOATS, 425. bos., 63s.—OVERCOATS kJ made from thoroughly shrunk cloths 0n1y...-Ludg-ate -50.—SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVEROOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS in the new brown and gold mixed Meltons.—Ludgate hill, 50.--SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS in beautiful fur-faced, gold-mixed beavers.—Ludgate hill, 50. SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 83s.—OVERCOATS in every kind of plain and fancy coatings.—Ludgate hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 635. —OVERCOATS in the new rich bronze and gold mixtures.—Ludgate hill, 50. — SAMUEL, BROTHERS. lIVERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS ‘-, in all weights for every season and climate.—Ludgate hill, 50.—S AMITEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 33s.—OVERCOATS kJ in rich gold and olive mixed treble beavers.—Ludgate hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 335. OVERCOATS of the new reefer shape, beautifully made.— Ludgate bill, 50.-SAMUEL, BROTHERS. R OA"S, 425., 555., 635. 0A 'S 0 in very beautiful West of England fabrics.—Ludgate hill, 50.—SAMIIEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS k/ in elegant, double-breasted Chesterfields.—Ludgate hill, 50, SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS N. 3 in rich brown, Oxford, black and steel cloths.— Ludgate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS 215., 285., 335. OVERCOATS in new style single-breasted Chesterfields.—Lud gate-hill, EO.—SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERIJOATS in new style Albions and all other shapes.—Lud gate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 335.-0 VERCOAT S vv this season are excellent value for the money. — Ludgate-hill, 50.—SAMIIEL, BROTHERS. el VERCOATS, 425., 655., 63s.—OVERCOATS VV at these prices are made of very choice fabrics.— Ludgate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 835.--OVERCOATS kJ are very necessary in this variable climate.—Lud gatA-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS: VERCOATS, 425., 555., 635.-0 VERCO AT S in black Beavers, thoroughly tested and shrunk.— Ludgate-hill, 50.-8 AMIIEL BROTHERS. VERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS kJ in Melton cloths, thoroughly tested and shrunk.— Ludgate -hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. VERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS IVJ in black Melton cloths, west of England make. Ludgate -hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 28s, 335. OVERCOATS in Pilot cloths, for hard, serviceable wear.—Ludgate hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS in very beautiful west of England Petershams.— Ludgate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVEROO NTS sent to any part of the kingdom. Patterns free. Ludgate -hill. 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. . , OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS kJ in hip:h-class Witna7 textures. Patterns free.— Ludgate-hill, 50. — SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 33 s.—OVERCOATS made with every regard to strength and comfort.— Ludgate-hill, 50. —SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 635. —OVERCOATS in very rich, heavy, seal-black black beavers.— Ludgate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS at these prices are in the most fashionable style.— Lndzate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 635.--OVERCOATS in very rich, heavy, seal-back brown beavers.— Ludgate-hill, 50.—S AMUEL, BROTHERS. UVERCOATS, 215., 285., 335. OVERCOATS are represented in the new illustrated book.—Lud gate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 635. OVERCOATS in very rich, heavy, seal-back Oxford beavers.— Ludgate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL , BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425, 555., 635. OVERCOATS lined with silk, and very beautifully quilted.—Lud gate-hill, 50, SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 335. OVERCOATS in all the plain, strong, and most useful styles.— Ludgate -hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 635. OVERCOATS lined with Italian cloth, and thickly 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 335. OVERCOATS reduced in price by a strict ready-money system.— Ludgate-bill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. _ . 11VERCOATS, 425., 555., 635. OVERCOATS ILI at these prices are fit for any gentleman.—Ludgate hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. (AVERCOATS, 215., 285., 335. OVERCOATS with warm woollen linings, for winter wear.—Lud gate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS of all weights, t 3 suit every kind of climate.—Lud gate-hill, 50. —SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS made to measure by high-class scientific men.—Lud gate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285.. 33s.—OVERCOATS for liveries are made of well-shrunk cloths.—Lud gate-hill, 50.—S AM GEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 635. OVERCOATS guaranteed to fit by the new self-measure rules. — Ludgate-hill, P.—SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS can be ordered from patterns, which are sent free.— Ludgate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL , BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS have become an immense business in this house.— Ludgate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL , BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS exceeding five pounds value are carriage paid.—Lud gate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 355., 63s.—OVERCOATS ordered from the country are always prepaid.—Lud gate-bill, 50.— SAMUE L BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., Ms.—OVERCOATS sent to France and any part of the Continent.—Lud gate-hill, 50. SAMUEL BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS sent to New York and any other part of America.— Ludgate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 83s.—OVERCOATS sent to all parts of British North America.—Lud 50.—SAMIIEL. BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS sent to Tasmania and every part of Australia.—Lud 50.—SAMITEL, BROT FIERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 28s, 335.-0 VERCOATS in a variety of undressed clothq, forhard wear.—Lud gate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS of the Inverness cape class in Whitney cloths.—Lud- R to-hill, BROTHERS. flvEßcoivrs, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS \J of the Inverness cape class in Melton class.—Lud 50.—SAULTEL, BROTHERS. VERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS V made plain or with lap seams, velvet collars.—Lutl gate-hip, 50.— SAMUEL. BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS made up with velvet edges and vely©t collars.—Lud 50.—SAMUEL, BROTHERS. O VERCOATS, 215., 285., 335.—U VERCOATS ‘f in every description of plain and fancy cloth.—Lud ato-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, lls., 135., 15s.—OVERCOATS for boys. The new Reeer and Princelet coat. Lndgate-hill, 50. SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 175., 195., 21s.—OVERCOATS k_.l for boys in every fashionable and useful shape.— Ludgate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. REAL FUR-SEAL WAISTCOATS, 255., 355., liptred and lined scarlot.—Ludgate hill, BROTHERS. READ the SYSTEM SAMUEL,! BROTHERS, conduct their business upon in the Illustrated Price I.!st described at head of column. The firm has been esta blished 20 years on the principle of charging the lowest Price possible for ready money, and marking the same 1 1 Pon each article in plain figures, from which no deviation Its Ludgato-hill.; No. 23,261. 1J ANSION-HOUSE FUND for the RELIEF I TA- of the SUFFERERS by the recent COLLIERY EXPLOSIONS. COMMITTEE. The Right Hon the LORD MAYOR. R. C. L. Bevan, Esq. Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Samuel Morley, Esq. Waterlow. Geo. Moore, Esq. Mr. Sheriff Lycett. Mr. Alderman Finnis. Mr. Alderman Besley. J. P. Gassiot, Esq. • Mr. Alderman Dakin. Christopher T. Gabriel, Esq. James Hill, Esq. Frederick Thompson, Esq. R. N. Fowler, Esq. R. A. Gray, Esq. W.J. Maxwell, Esq. Colonel Stuart Wortley. Mr. Alderman Cotton. The attention of the public is earnestly drawn to the suffering consequent on the terrible calamity produced by the recent colliery explosions. SUBSCRIPTIONS are greatly needed to relieve the numerous families made destitute thereby. The amount required to meet the memorable Hartley Colliery Accident in 1862 was £50,000 • in that case 204 men and boys lost their lives ; in the present instance double that number are known to have perished, there fore to make a suitable provision for the families depen dent upon them, about £lOO,OOO will be needed. - At the final distribution of the surplus of the Hartley Fund, £3,140 was allotted to the districts in which the present accidents occurred, and this sum is now available towards the fund now being raised. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales H.R.H. the Princess of Wales . The Corporation of London Amount already advertised £11,451 14 11 ..•• £lOO Subscriptions will be received by the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, at the Mansion-house; Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co., 54, Lombard-street ; Messrs. Coutts and Co., Strand; Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard street; Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Co., 1, Lombard-street; Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock, and Co., Lombard-street; Messrs. Dimsdalo, Fowler, and Co., 50, Cornhill ; the Lon don and Westminster Bank, Lothbury; the London Joint- Stock Bank, 5, Princes-street ; tho Union Bank of London ; London and County Bank ; National Provincial Bank of England ; Messrs. Willis, Percival, and (Jo., Lomisard4street; and by the several members of the Committee. JOSEPH GIBBS, Secretary. Mansion House, Dec. 28, 1866. EAU -DE-VIE .--This Pure PALE BRANDY, 18s. per gallon, is very superior to recent importations of Cognac, recommended by the medical profession, and ex tensively used in hospitals. In bottles, 335. per dozen, or in a case 395., railway carriage pal I.—HENRY BRETT and CO., Old Furnival's Distillery, Holborn, E.O ,and 30, Regent street, S.W. Established 1829. CONTRACT FOR BEECH WEDGES. Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset House, 14th Dec., 1866.. THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE-- LAND, Do hereby give NOTICE, that on TUESDAY, the Bth January next, at Two o'Clock, they will be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying Her Majesty's Dockyard at Portsmouth with Hewed Wedges of Beech, under a Contract for twelve calendar months certain, and further until the expiration of three calendar months' warning. The average annual consumption, together with a Form of the Tender and Conditions of Contract, may be seen in the Lobby of the Storekeeper-General's Department, Admiralty, Somerset House. No Tender will be received after Two o'Clock on the day of Treaty, nor will any be noticed unless the Party attends, or an Agent for him duly authorised in writing. Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for Beech Wedges ;" and must also be delivered at the Department of the Storekeeper-General, Admiralty, Somerset House, accompanied by a Letter signed by two responsible persons, engaging to become bound with the Person tendering in the sum of X2OO for the due perfor mance of the Contract. _ _ By Order, ANTONIO BRAY, Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities. THE OCEAN ST. LEGER of 1866.—What Lord Lyon was to his owner was the Taeping to her Captain, viz., winner df the race, having distanced all com petitors, as the NAST INDIA TEA COMPANY have in fariab y done in their ohoi e and sale of fine new season's teas, now selling at importer's prices. Warehouses-9, Great St. Helen's-churchyard. T 0 GUNMA ERS and Others. The SECRETARY of STATE for WAR is desirous of receiving PROPOSALS from Gunmakers and Others for BREECH-LOADING RIFLES, either repeating or not repeating, which may replace the present Service Rifles in future manufacture. The following are the conditions considered essential in military non-repeating Rifles : A. WEIGHT. Not to exceed 91b. soz. without bayonet. B. LENGTH. To be 51 inches, with short stock, measured from the hollow of the butt-plate to muzzle. c. WEIGHT OF AMMUNITION MADE Must not exceed 61b. 4oz. for sixty rounds as packed for service. D. CARTRIDGE& Must carry their own ignition. E. SIGHTS. The foresight must be such as to admit of a bayonet fixed according to the present system. F. STOCK. Must be such as to carry a light metal cleaning-rod, and allow a sling to be used. G. RECOIL. Must not exceed that of the Enfield Rifle by more than 10 per cent. H. THE ARM AS A WHOLE. Must be as little liable to injury by long-continued firing, rough usage, and exposure, as the naval rifles converted to breech-loaders on the Snider system. To be as capable, also, of being used without accident by imperfectly trained men, and of being manufactured in quantities and of uni form quality. 1. THE AMMUNITION AS A WHOLE. Must be as little liable to injury by rough usage, damp, and exposure in all climates, as the Boxer cartridge for Snider's converted Enfield rifle—also as little liable to acci dental explosion as the same cartridge, and as capable of being manufactured in large quantities, and of uniform quality. x. CALIBRE. Optional. L. THE TWIST AND FORM OF GROOVE. Optional. u. THE LOCK. Optional. N. RAPIDITY OF FIRE. Capable of firing at least 12 rounds per minute, without aiming, the cartridges being arranged on a table. o. ACCURACY WHEN FIRED FROM A FIXED REST. The arm must give a mean figure of merit of not more than 36in. at 1,000 yards, 30in. at 800 yards, 12in. at 500, and bin. at 300. The mean to be taken upon at least five targets of twenty shots each. P RIN TIN G. —TO PROPRIETORS OF NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, &c.—The Print ing and" Machining of Newspapers, &c., done on exceed ingly favourable terms. Use of Editorial and Publishing Offices, if required. Estimates forwarded on receipt of particulars, with stamped directed envelope for reply. Address—The Manager "Sun" Printing Offices, 3, Church row, Savoy, Strand, W.O. r. TRAJECTORY. Not to require at 500 yards an elevation of more than 1 deg. 30 min. Q. FOULING. The shooting not to deteriorate more than 20 per cent. at 1,000 yards after firing 250 rounds. R. PENETRATION. The mean penetration of five shots not to be less than that of the present service muzzle-loading Enfield Rifle— viz., 12 half-inch elm planks, which have been soaked 48 hours in water. Distance 30 yards. s. LUBRICATION. Wax on bullets is indispensable, but any other lubricant may be superadded or applied to the cartridge, if thought necessary by the competitor. No arms will be received without the usual proof marks. Specifications, and drawings of the methods proposed, stating the probable cost per arm, and accompan i e d by a finished specimen arm, with 20 rounds of suitable ammu nition, should be sent to the "Director of Ordnance War Office, Pall-mall," on or before the 30th March, 1867. The specifications and specimen arms will be considered by the Ordnance Select• Committee and its associate mem bers, who will be selected by the Secretary of State for War, and who will, after firing the 20 preliminary rounds, select and recommend for further trial such of the systems as may appear to them sufficiently promising, rejecting all such as may not be considered to offer sufficient merits to warrant their being included in the competition, the con ditions of which are stated in this advertisement. Each accepted competitor will then be required to furnish for experiment, at Woolwich, six arms in strict conformity , to the specimen arm submitted, with 1,000 rounds of am munition per arm, within four months after date of de mand. Each competitor will be required to disclose to the committee the exact nature of the lubrication he may em ploy. A sum of £3OO will be paid to each of the accepted competitors, to cover the expense of the six rifles, and of the supply of ammunition required. The Secretary of State offers a reward of £l,OOO for the arm which, on combination of all qualities, is considered by the committee to be the best submitted. A second reward of £6OO for the arm which, while at taining a satisfactory degree of excellence in other particu lars, is selected for merit in respect to its breech mechanism. A third reward of £4OO for the best cartridge. The qua ities which will be principally taken into consideration in awarding this prize will be economy of manufacture, power of sustaining rough usage, freedom from deterioration in various climates, and Feneral serviceability. The shooting qualities of the cartridge must be fair; but as they may depend upon the rifling of the arm with which the cartridge is associated, they will not be so much con sidered as those above-mentioned. It is clearly to he understood that under no circumstances will a competitor be entitled to mere than one prize ; but such prize will be irrespective of any reward which may be given to the inventor of the arm finally a d o pt e d i n t o the service. WONDERFUL DISCOFERY,L-:Corns cured in one day by using ALEX. ROSS'S CHIROPO. This preparation gradually dissolves the Corn in a few hours, removing the very root. Price 4s; sent by post for 80 stamps. —248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. THE BEST REHEDY FOR INDIGESTION. NORTON'S CAMOMILE PILLS are confi dently recommended as a simple but certain Remedy for Indigestion, which I , the cause of nearly all the diseases to which we are subject, beings medicine so uniformly izrate • tut and beneficial, that it is with justice called the "Natural Strengthener of the Human Stomach." " Norton's Pills " act as a powerful tonic and gentle aperient; are mild in their operation, safe under any circumstances, and thousands of persons can now bear testi mon y to the benefits to be derived from their use, as they have been a never-falling Family Friend for upwards of 20 years. Sold in bottles at is. lid., 2s. 9d, and lls. each, in every town in the kingdom. 1v; MAGAZINE AND REPEATING ARMS. Magazine and Repeating Arms for Infantry will be re ceived and examined in a manner similar to the Breech loading Rifles. They must not be less in length than 48 inches, including the stock. The limit of weight for these arms is fixed at 911 b. ex clusive of the charges in the magazine. It is indispensable that the arms be made to take a bayonet. The Secretary of State offers a reward of 300 for the best Magazine or Repeating Arm produced that fulfils the above conditions ; and in the absence of experience does not at present define the standard of accuracy or other conditions to be fulfilled before' uch an arm can be adopted. Those Magazine orßepeatingArms, which are accepted for further trial, will be paid for at the rate of £6O each. This sum is to include 1,000 rounds of ammunition por arm. The Secretary of State will take care that no ingenious novelty produced in answer to this advertisement shall be adopted into-the service without proper acknowledgment, and that the name of the individual with whom it origi nates shall be recorded in connection with it. if the rifle to which the first prize is awarded is adopted into the service, it will bear the inventor's name. J. ST. GEORGE, Major-General, Director of Ordnance _ _ War Office, Oct. 22 1860. ITAIR-CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALTOS. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curls Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is applied. Sold at as 6d. 5s 6d, and lOs 6d ; sent free for 54, 84, and 144 stamps. —Had of all Chemists. RUPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. VITHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT EXHIBITIONS of 1851 and 1862), is allowed by upwards of 'lwo Hundred Midioal Gentlemen to be the most effective Invention in the curative treatment of HERNIA. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, is here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power h supplied by the Moo-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and close- Bess that it cannot be det ec t e d , a nd may be worn during sleep. A descriptive circ u l ar ma y be had, and tin t russ, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the circum ference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, Its., 215., 26s 6d., and 31s. 6d Postage, is. A Double Truss, Us. 6d., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, Is. Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, Is, 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT FLASTIC STOCKINGS , KNEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and an cases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &o. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn, on like an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 78. 6d., 10s., and 16s. each. Postage, 6d. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly.' . . ei i . , / . 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Vow ready, in royal Svc., with 15 lull-paged Illustrations, 215., IMPRESSIONS OF SPAIN IN 1866. By the Right Hon. Lady HERBERT OP LEA. Richard Bentley, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. Now ready, price 363., with Map, POST -OFFICE LONDON DIRECTORY for 1867. Also a New Edition of the SIX ROME COUNTIES DIRECTORY, now publishing, price 365. Kelly and Co.. Old Boswell-court. Strand, 5r.C. ; Simpkin Marshall, and Co. ; and all booksellers. 91111 IS DAY is Published the First Number of " THE WESTMINSTER GAZETTE," the new Catholic Weekly Paper, supported by a large number of known and approved writers. Its two main objects are, first, the axposition of Catholic principles on all those great questions—ecclesiastical, philosophical, and social—which are now agitating the intellect and heart of the country; and,'second, a truthful statement of facts as to tha condition, political and religious, of Catholicism in the various coun tries of Europe. Foreign writers of note in France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Spain are engaged as contributors to " The Westminster Gazette." The true in terests of Ireland, its struggles for its unquestionable rights as a Catholic nation to a Catholic system of Education, shall be discussed always in a spirit free from the prejudice or passion of mere political partisanship. An important feature of the New Paper will be the large space especially allotted to reviews of books, both English and foreign, non- Catholic as well as Catholic. Orders received by all booksellers and news-agents, and at the office, 112, Strand, London. Price 265. per annum. Single copies, sd. ; stamped, 6d. JOHN GOENELL and CO.'S. CHERRY TOOIII PASTIG 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. B3.—Red Ball Wharf, 93, Upper Thames-street, London. QTODARE'S (MADAME) THEATRE OF ►MYSTEItIi e , Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. witgßE is SHE ?" a new Illucion, will shortly be produced. • QTODARE (madame), Widow of the late Colonel Stodare. Great success of WHO'S HE? and Madame Stodare's CHRISTMAS DISTRIBUTION of PRESENTS. Magic SPHINX, MARVEL OE' MECCA, and BASKET TRICK, as usual, Every Evening at Eight, Wednesday an d S iturday Evenings at Three, by Mr. Firbank Burman (pupil of Colonel Stodare). Admisslon—ls. and 25.; stalls, 3s. Schools and children halt-price. Seata secured at the Box office, from 11 till 11, and at Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. NIR. JAMES WEAVER, Manager. 'HIBITION, MADAME DARE SS R- A STRE S ET. E CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. NEW EDI rums. —Life-size Portrait-Models of JOHN BRIGHT, Esq., M.P., and the late RICHARD COBDEN, Esq., U.P. Open from 11 a.m. till dusk, and from 7 tilt 10 p.m.. Admittance, Is. ; children, under ten, half-price ; extra rooms, 6d. A RGYLL ROOMS. - GRAND CASINO, Windmill-street, Piccadilly. These elegant and popular Rooms, having been entirely re decorated, are now °PAS EVE itY EVENILY(i for Concert and Dancing. Conductor, Signor LuGi CURTL Manager, M. GRENET. Admission to Promenade, One Shilling. Reserved Seats, Two Shil LONDON STREET REFORM SOCIETY. PRESIDENT. Sir WILLIAM FRrISEIt y Bart., M. A., F. S. A. On the 13th of June, 1865, it was admitted unanimously in the House of. Commons that the condition of London, as regards Paving, Lighting, and Cleansing, was disgraceful. No improvement has taken place. The Traffic of London becomes every day more un manageable. The Publi c V e hi c l es are inferior to those of Provincial and Continental Cities. This Society has been formed to stimulate public atten tion; to collect, condense, and make known facts ; to point out defects in the law ; to enforce provisions at present neglected; and to watch Bills introduced into Par liament on these subjects. The London Street Reform Society is not pledged to support any specific change in the Government of the Metropolis. Those who may wish to join the Society are requested to write to J. S. Haly, Esq., Hon. Sec. L.S.R.S. 88 St. James's-street, S.W. , , THE CLERGY, CLUB, AND HOTEL COMPANY (Limited!. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of thrs of Clergy, Club, and Hotel Company (Limited), e will Membe be held the D on T UESAY, the Bth day of January, 1867, at Two o'clock p.m., at the Offices of the Company, for the purpose of considering the Propositions, a copy of which were annexed to the circular notice convex lag such meeting. Notioc is also hereby given, that another Special General Meeting of the Members of the Company will be held on Thursday, the 24th day of January, 1867, at the same t me and place, to confirm the Resolutions which may be passed at the first-named meeting. By order of the Board, A. M'NAUGHTON, Secretary. 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ASPHALTE ROOFING FELT, 0 S'E PENNY per Square Foot. CROGGON and C 0., Manufacturers ; 63, New Earl-street, I London, B.C. 134, Bread-street, 5 1 , George-square, Glasgow . ; 2, Gores Piazzas, Liverpool. A VALUABLE CHRISTMAS PRESENT.- Lx. A CHINESE CADDY, containing 1611)s. of really good Black Tea, sent carriage free to any railway station or market town in England, Ireland, Scotland. or Wales, on re ceipt_ of 405.. by PHILLIPS and CO., Tea Merchants, 8, King William-street, City, E.C. TEA IS CHEAPER THAN EVER.-16. 6d , 2s.' 28 0 I, per lb. are the prices at which PHILLIPS and CO , Tea Merchants, 8, Kint William-street, City, Lon don. E.C.. are selling. good and fine BLACK TEA. A. price current post tree. 40s worth carriage free to any railway Ilion or market town in the United Kingdom.—Observe— PHILLIPS and Co. have no Agents or any connexion with any house in Worcester or Swansea. Sugars are supplied at market prices. GE O L O G Y.—ELEMENTARY COLLEC TIONS, to illustrate the New Edition of "LyolYs Elements of Geology" and facilitat•, the important study of Mineralogy and Geology, can be nad at 2,5, 10, 20, 50 to 50) guineas ; also single Specimens of Minerals, Rooks, Fossils, and Recent Shells, Geological Irons. Hammers, all the recent Publcations, sc. or J. TENNANT, Mineralogist to Her MaJesty, 149. Strand, London. - - Private Instruction is given in Mineralogy and Geology by Mr. TENNANT, F.G.S., 149, Strand, W.C. L_AMBERI"S ASTHMATIC BALSAM.-AN j EFFECTUAL REMEDY, without confining the bowels or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is ad mitted to be the best medicine for immediately relieving , coughs, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and incipient con sumption. It frequently cures persons whom the faculty pronounce incurable, admirably allays the tickling which provokes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption its effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or even lying down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief in a few minutes after taking it. I'reparea oniy and 801 d by W. LAMBERT, Chemist. 8, King-William-street, Charing cross, London, and by all druggtsts, in bottles, 136 d., and three quantities in one, 2s. 9d. each. Be particular. and ask for Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam.• The name and address are engraved on the stamp. EXHIBITORS at the PARIS EXHIBITION, who ADVERTISE in " THE SUN," can have the SERVICES of A SPECIAL AGENT in PARIS, whose address can be obtained at " The Sun" Office. He has a perfect knowledge of French, is also acquainted with busi ness, and has good connections. On application to " The Sun" Agent in Paris, either personally or by letter, he will obtain every possible facility for Exhibitors, or persons who may have other business in Paris, or who may go there for pleasure only. 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. BOSS, 248, high Holborn, London. SPANISH FLY is the acting ingredient in ALEX. ROSS'S CANTHARIDES OIL, which speedily produces whiskers and thickens hair, 3a 6d, 5s 6d, and 10s 6d; sent by post for 54, 84, and 141 wt%raps.—ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn. London, and all Chemists. CIREY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.— xi, ALEX. ROSS'S HAIR DYf, prodnoes a perfect colour immediately it is used. It is permanent, and perfectly na tural in effect. Price 3s cd, 5s 6d. and toe 6d ; sent by post for 54, 84, and 141 stamps ; and all Chemiats. HAIR DESTROYER.-248, High Holborn, London.—AL EX. ROSS'S DEPILATORY remove s superfluous hair from the face, neck, and arms, without effect to the skin. Price 3s 6d, 5s 6d, and 105 6d ; sent for 51, 84, and 144 stamps.—Had of all Chemists. PIMPLE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the skin aro improved by one dose at ALEX. ROSS'S VEGETABLE SKIN PILLS. They remove redness, sal lowness, &u. 2s 9d and 78 Id ; or post for 40 and 100 stamps. —ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London, and all Che mists. HAIR COLOUR WASH.—By washing the head with this beautifully-perfumed Wash, in seven or ten days the hair assumes its original colour, and remains so by an occ tslonal usinz. lOs ed ; sent for stamps.—ALEX. ROSS, 214, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. rrIIE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add anothe r Lome to th ,, 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer than 455 poor, friendless, young females were rejected irom want of FUNDS and room, making a total of 3,087, who have been sent away in five years. The new home the Committee wish to form would be for young girls, almost children, from the age of a to 15, who have been led astray from the path of virtue. Contributions will be received gratefully by the Secretary, Mr. Daniel Cooper, 85, Queen • s trea. Cheapside; or by Messrs Barclay and Co., Lombard-street. _ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, Patron—Her &lost Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. Me-Patron—llia Royal Highness the Prince of WA.LES,KG President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH. K.G. This Hospital, toundel 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 ou voluntary contributions and I .:4actee It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in addition to this, the average number of attendance of the lestitute 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 buds had the Committee the requisite tunas to maintain them. Contributions are received by their bankers, Messrs. Brown, Janson, and Co., Abehurch-lane ; also by Messrs. Coutts ana Co.; orummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Berries and Co. ; Ransom and Co.; Prescott, GrotP, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Williams, Deacon, and Co.; Nisbet and Co., Ben:Len-street ; and at the Hospital. trom 10 till 5. STANFO RD B ull, Secretary, WESTON'S GRAND MUSIC HALL, • HOLBORN. Sole Proprietors, SWEASEY and HOLLAND. Grand Selection from Auber's Opera of " MASA NIELLO," by 40 vocalists dressed in costume as at the opera. Terrific ovation of the Irish Minstrels, with songs, dances, and Irish anecdotes, under the direction of Pat Cord. A new and original overture composed and ar ranged expressly for the above minstrels by Mr. H. Bakee. Comic—Arthur Lloyd's new song "Borachio, Pestachio, Lablachio, Moustachio, and the Roly Poly Eye,"—Jolly Nash, Georgina Smithson, Miss Faucourt, Paddy Fannin, Patrick Sellers, and Harry and Kattio King ; and Pio Watkiui, the Persian Juggler. Band of 30 first-class per formers, and large Chorus chosen from her Majesty's and Covent Garden Opera Houses. Musical Director, Mr. P. Count. Prices of admission Stalls and Balcony, ls.; Area, Gd. ; Private Boxes, 10s. Gd. Can be secured at the Box Office, between the hours of 10 and 5 o'clock. Hall open every Evening at 7 o'clock. .k7ALKNER'S OLD IRISH WHISKY, " Real Malt," 19s. per Eallen, 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 zenaina old spirit, wh►ch is coming into universal consumption through England. For price lists apply at Wilms, 14, Strand, London, W.C. Established in Grafton-street, Dublin, A.D. 1780. DUNVILLE'S V.R. OLD IRISH WHISKY, BELFAST, Is regularly supplied to the House of Lords. "V.R." IRISH WHISKY. DUNVILLE and CO.'S " V.R." OLD IRISH WHISKY, 'BELFAST. London Offi.!es and Stores, 4, BEAUFORT-13tTILDINGS, STRAND, W.C. Established 1808, Quotations on application. KIN S EXHLITIOWNIII46IS(Y. D UBLIN This celebrated OLD IRISH WHISKY ga i ne d th e Dublin Prize Medal. .1t is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Whole- SOMO. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London; by the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wbolosalo at R, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded Kinallan's LL Whisky." JAMES, DALY and CO, Distillers, John-street, Cork.—`• The purest spirit and safest drink in the world."—Loudon Offices, 7, Printing -house-square, E.C., next-the "Times." TAMES DALY and CO., Distillers, John-street, Cork, bei to announce that they are able to supply the trade with their celebrated Whiskies, in casks or cases, and to take orders in bond :moil for exportation, at their offices, 7. Printlni.r-house-square, London, E C., the only house in the square not occupied by tho "Times." J. D. and Co.'s whiskies bring the highest prices in the Australian and bthe , Colonial markets, as may bd observed by reference to the " Journal of Commerce of Victoria," by which it will be seen that their whiskies fetch 6d. per gallon and Is. per case over the next best, and is. 6d per gallon and ss. 6d. a case over the lowest quotation. Always on hand a large supply of ve y old mellow whisky in the finest oondition, matured in sherry casks, unsurpassable in quality and flavour, implied on the most reasonable terms. SPLENDID' SPECULATIONS. GREAT SUCCESS. With a single stake of £l, you can realise £25,0n0 ! ! With a single stake of £2, you can realise £27,5 1 0 ! ! With a single stake of £B, you can realise £37,000 ! ! With a single stake of £lO, you can realise £45,000! ! For wospectuses and particulars apply without delay to Mr. EUGENE TILLOT, General Merchant, Guernsey. CAUTION. Be sure and ask for "NOll7TO;i'S PILLS," and do not be persuade . 1 to purchase any of the various imitations which have sprung up in consequence 01 the success of NORTON'S CAMOMILE PILLS. "ILTOTHING DIPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and LI most useful 1 nven tion of the day, AIUA AbiARELLA. Messrs. JOHN GOSNELL and CO. ' Red Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames-street, P er f umers t o her Majesty, respect fully offer to the public this truly marvellous dull, which gradually restores the human hair to its pristine hue—no matter at what age. The Agna 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. Price one guinea per bottle, or in half bottles, Ns. 61 Testimonials from artistes ()tithe highest order, and from Individuals of undoubted re spectability, may be seen on application. Messrs. John Gomel' and Co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales. HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS are earnestly solicited for fitting up the TRAINING SHIP. £2,000 required. W3L WILLIAMS, Secretary. Boys' Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, W.C. OMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-CON TRIBUTIONS are earnestly solicited for establishing the COUNTRY ROME. £l,OOO required. WM. WILLIAMS, Secretary. Boys' Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, W.C. HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.—Th e Committee are most anxious to provide for 400 boys. Oae hundred and fifty are now in the Refuge. Th e ann ual expenditure for supporting the 400 b oys is estimated at £4,000, being £l5 a year for each boy. Several kind friends d by the London and ha s v u e b promised n s t o t h p a a n y k i for u lly o n r e m b e 7 v ey each year. West minster Bauk, 41, Lothbury, and 214, High Holborn; Messrs. Ransom and Co., 1, Pall-Mall East; and by WM. WILLIAMS, Secretary. Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, Vir,c. PROVIDENCE ROW NIGHT REFUGE, FO HOMELESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN, 14A, Providence-row, Finsbury, E.C. Sixty Thousand Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and Breakfasts, have been given in this Institution to the destitute, who otherwise would have had to pass the nights in the bleak streets or under railway arches. At present nearly 500 Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and Breakfasls, are given gratuitously every week. The poor from all parts are admitted, the only condition being that they are homeless and starving. The Manager Re., receives no remuneration whatever. Notwithstand ing the provision made by the Poor Houses, each night numbers of young women, chihtren, and orphans ire, for want accommodation, refused admittance, 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 least £l,OOO more will I , e required. Besides providing shelter for the homeless, this year it is proposed, as far as the donations obtained for the pur pose will allow, to give bread and coals to poor families in want. Will you, in your charity, help to carry on and accomplish what has been begun ? Will you help to give shelter to the really homeless, and food to the really starving ? The smallest donation will be most welcome, and, night and morning, the prayers of the destitute will be offered in your behalf. SUBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly requested, and will be gratefully received by the RoV.I). GILBERT D.D. 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Family Pedi grees tradtd from authentic records, information as to the obtaining of a new grant of arms, how to change one's name, by T. Culleton, Engraver to her Majesty and Royal family ; also Diesinker to the Board of Trade, 23, Oran bourn-street (corner of St. Martin's-lane), W.C. Italian Diplomatic Correspondence. FLORENCE, Dec. 25. The Green-book recently laid before the Italian Parliament contains the following interesting docu ments bearing upon the late war : THE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO THE ITALIAN MINISTER AT BERLIN. " FLORENCE, March 9. " Signor Conte—General Govone, the bearer of this despatch, is charged to fulfil a mission of special importance towards the Prussian Government. He possesses the entire confidence of the King and of his Government, and I beg you, Signor Ministro, to present him in this quality to his Excellency Count Bismarck, and, according to circumstances, to his Majesty King William. General Govone knows the views of the King's Government as to the respective situation of Prussia and Austria. You are aware, Signor Ministro, that our resolu tions depend upon those that may be taken by Prussia upon the engagements she is disposed to contract, and lastly upon the extent of the aim she pursues. If Prussia is ready to enter with decision and thoroughly upon a policy which would ensure her greatness in Germany; if, in presence of Aus tria's persistence in following a hostile policy to wards Prussia and towards Italy, war is an even tuality really accepted by the Prussian Government; if, lastly, they are disposed at Berlin to come to an effective agreement with Italy in view of definite ends, we believe the time has come for Prussia no longer to delay in frankly opening her mind to us, and we are ready to enter with her into an exchange of communication which will enable her to appre ciate how far our intentions are serious. The object of General Govone's mission is to assure himself of the military combinations which, in consequence of the existing political situation, the Government of his Majesty the King of Prussia might wish to co ncert with us for common defe nce. Th e members o f the Berlin Cabinet, or the Court personages who should be appointed by the King or the President of the Council to enter into relations with Gen. Govone, will be able (and you will give the formal assurance of this fact to whomsoever it should be necessary) to come to an understanding with him with all the clearness and precision the object of this mission requires, and with the certainty of the especial im portance we shall attach to whatever may be trans mitted to us through his medium. Your good offices and your enlightened suggestions, Signor Ministro, will be very useful to General Govone, and I beg you to let him have them without reserve. He, upon his part, is not unaware of the personal authority you enjoy, and how highly your counsels deserve consideration. The distinguished qualities of General Govone, and the missions he has already fulfilled, are an additional guarantee to me that this mission will attain the end marked out for it, and which consists, as I have just observed, in clearly defining the respective situations of Italy and Prussia in presence of the pending complications in Europe. —Receive, &c., " DE LAMARMORA." Upon the 3d of April General de Lamarinora wrote to Count Barral, at Berlin, communicating the bases upon which au agreement might be esta- PRICF 4d. STAMPED....Sd blished betweeu the two Governments. The d spateh says : " Animated by the desire of guaranteeing and consolidating general peace, and taking into account the needs of their nations, the two Sovereigns con clude an alliance to advance the progress of Libera institutions by the exclusion of Austria. 1. To support, should it be necessary, the proposals made by his Prussian Majesty with regard to reform of the Federal Constitution in a sense adapted to the wants of the German nation. 2. To obtain the cession to the Kingdom of Italy of all the Italian territory subject to AuStria. The Government expresses the desire that the work of Italian liberation, com menced in 1849, with the aid of France, should be accomplished by means of a war of independence in common with the Prussian army. Italy will be happy to assist Prussia against the designs of Aus tria, Prussia placing herself at the head of the national party in Germany by convoking the Par liament which has long been the desire of the Ger man nation, and by effecting in Germany what has been done in Italy." Upon the 7th of May the Chevalier di Nigra wrote to General Larnarmora to inform him that, conformably to his instructions, he has told M. Drouyn de Lhuys that Italy had no intention of taking the initiative of war against Austria. Cheva lier di Nigra at the same time stated to the French Minister that it was not a question of Italy under taking any engagement, which, in fact, nobody had asked, but that he was simply . desirous of making known what were' the intentions of the Italian Government up to that time. Upon the 20th Gen. de Lamarora wrote to Count Barral at Berlin that the provocative movements of Austria had forced Italy to put her army upon a war footing. After having led to the expectation of an attack upon Italy and Prussia, Austria wished to deny the threatening situation she had created. She affected a defensive attitude in face of armaments of which she was the cause. The Italian army had taken up a purely defensive attitude upon the Po. If Prussia and Italy were at war with Austria, the Italian army would second all the movements of the Prussian troops. King William had deigned to 1 express the conviction that nothing would destroy the ties of amity uniting Italy to France. General de Lainarmora confirmed this view and hoped that the friendship of France would be considered by Prussia as a new pledge for the efficaciousness of the Prusso-Italian alliance. Upon June 17 General de Lainarmora telegraphed to Count Barral that, taking note of the official announcement of the opening of hostilities in Germany, Italy would de clare war against Austria without delay. The fol lowing documents refer to the armistice and the peace : THE ITALIAN MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO (Extract.) CAVALIEID4 DI NIGRA. 66 FLORENCE, July 5. _ '• His Majesty the King received the following telegram to-night from the Emperor of the French : " Paris, July s. —Sire, the Emperor of Austria, adhering to the ideas pointed out in my letter to M. Drouy n de Lhuys, cedes me Venetia, declaring him self ready to accept a mediation to bring about peace between the belligerents. The Italian army has had the opportunity of proving its valour. Bloodshed becomes useless, and Italy may attain in an honour able way the object of her fitting aspirations by means of an agreement with me, upon which it will be easy to come to an understanding. I have written to the King of Prussia, to acquaint him with this situation, and to propose to him for Ger many, as I do to your Majesty for Italy, the con clusion of an armistice as preliminary to negotia tions for peace. "'NAPOLEON.' " his Majesty replied by thanking the Emperor for the interest he took in the cause of Italy, reserving to himself to consult his Government, and to learn the intention of his ally, the King of Prussia, upon this very serious proposal : " As to an armistice or a suspension of arms, the Government of the King must remain faithful to its twofold duty—first towards Prussia, which, not having yet notified to us her acceptance, has the right to expect upon our part the continuance of military operations ; secondly, towards the Italian populations subject to Austria who are not com prised in the administrative confines of Venetia, and whose deliverance must be the object of all our efforts." SIGNOR VISCONTI VENOSTA TO COUNT BA1:IL1L AT BERLIN. FLORENCE, July 5. " Be good enough to ascertain with the greatest solicitude the intentions of the Prussian Govern ment as to the proposal of mediation and armistice made by the Emperor of the French. I have for warded you by telegraph the reply made to this proposal by his Majesty the King. Our loyalty and the unanimous wish of the Italian nation assure the Prussian Government the continuance of our co-operation as far as it may wish to ask it. W e desire in every way and without delay to come to an understanding with it upon the conditions to be established in common between Italy and Prussia, to be in in a position to reply to the proposal of the Emperor of the French." CHEVALIER DI NIG RA TO SIGNOR VISCONTI VENOSTA. I" PARIS, Jab' 5 _ „. tg m . D rouyn d e L huys begged me to-day to eau at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs upon urgent business. He told me fi rst of all that it was impos sible to let me k now earlier wh a t had taken place , as the facts ab ou t w h ich he wished to s peak to me happened late in the night. He informed me that Prince Metternich had received a telegram from Vienna last by night, w hich he was placed in a posi tion to stat e th at Austr i a, a cceding to the ideas ex pressed by the E m p er or Napoleon in his letter of June 11, ceded Venetia to France, and accepted French mediation to bring about peace between the belligerent Powers. The Emperor Napoleon had accepted this pr oposition, and had addressed himself directlf to the Kings of Prussia and Italy to ob tain an armistice. For this pur pose the Emperor had forwarded unabbreviated both sovereigns. In that ad telegrams to dressed to the King of Prussia, the Empe ror ap pealed to sentiments of generosity and moderation. In that sent to the King of Italy, the Emperor spoke of the cession of Venetia made to him by Austria, and added that agreement as to handing the pro vince over to Italy would not be difficult. M. Drouyn de ',buys asked me if I knew what the King had re plied. I told his excellency that the King had hastened to reply, and had thanked the Emperor for the interest he took in Italy. That, as to the pro , posal, it was too serious to decide upon without con sulting his Government, and before coming to an arrangement with his Majesty the King of Prussia, with whom he was leagued by alliance and a com mon war. The Minister for Foreign Affairs then proceeded to explain to me the considerations which should incline the King and his Government to ac cept the Emperor's proposal. He said that the valour of the Italian army had had the opportunity of displaying itself, and that the enemy himself had done justice to the arms of the King ; that from the moment Italy received Venetia her aspirations would find themselves satisfied, and that there was no longer cause why fresh bloodshed should be pro voked upon our part ; lastly, that the cession made to France would constitute a moral guarantee for the preservation of Venetia by Italy—a considera tion which should have weight in the minds of the King's Government. I replied that for the moment I coulc only confirm what his Majesty had written to the Emperor, and I specially pointed out to M. Drouyn de Lhuys that Italy, being bound by au alliance, could not either conclude a paace or an armistice separately. Further, without prejudice, to the resolutions that might be arrived at iu this respe c t by the King and his . Govern- 1 ( 2 went, I told his excellency I would refer to the King's Government upon the subject of the communication that had been made to me. But I pointed out to the Emperor's Minister that the King's Government would not admit that Austria, at this opportunity, and as condition of her cession, should have made reserves with regard to the Roman question —a question we considered as being settled by the convention of Sept. 15, 1864, concluded be tween Italy and France. I added that the term Venetia ought, in the opinion of the King's Go vernment, to comprehend the district of Trentino, which is situated upon the Italian slope of the Alps, and inhabited by an entirely Italian population. These considerations, I repeat, were put forward by me without prejudice to the resolutions the King and his Government shall take in presence of the unforeseen proposal of the Emperor Napoleon." SIGNOR VISCONTI VENOSTA TO CHEVALIER DI NIGRA. " FLORENCE ; July 8. " I have summed up in my despatch of the sth inst. the sense in which the King's Government would be able to accept the French proposal. We have not rejected the armistice in principle ; we have only made known the conditions that would render it possible. Austria, by codingVenetia to France, has wished to indemnify Italy for the results of the Prussian alliance, and, by thus putting an end to the war in Venetia, to dispose of all her forces to recompense herself for this cession at the expense of Prussia. She seems, therefore., under existing cir cumstances, to have for her object, not peace, but at one the continuation of the war, by dest roy i ng blow the alliance between P russ i a and Italy. The Emperor Napoleon, in prop os i ng an armistice to the King's Government, wishes that it should be pro posed in Germany at the same time. Thus he de monstrates his perfect impartiality, and we are glad to see in this fact a proof that the Imperial Govern ment, by exercising its powerful initaenee in favour of the re-establishment of peace, justly appreciates the exigencies and the duties o£ our situation. These exigencies and duties cannot be felt less strongly by us, and Italy would fail in her obligations if she laid down her arms without consent of her ally, a con sent which depends ureon the conditions of peace Austria will be disposed to accept in Germany." BILLS OF LADING. (From the Solicitor's Journal.) Thecase recently decided in the Court of Common Pleas, and published in the last number of the Weekly Reporter (15 W. R. 173), is one of interest and im portance as regards bills of lading ; and as it has we believe given rise to some misapprehension in the mercantile world, we think it right to draw our readers' attention to what is really involved in the decision. A bill of lading may be described as an instrument signed by the master of the ship in which the goods are loaded on behalf of the ship owner, and it contains an acknowledgment of the receipt of the goods, and a contract to deliver them, on payment of freight, at the port of destination, the goods being made deliverable to the consignor or his assigns. If the goods arc resold whilst at sea, it is ob viously almost impossible for the purchaser to take possession of what he has bought, either actually or constructively; and therefore it has been the custom of merchants from very early times to attach, as a master of convenience in business, peculiar power to the endorsement and delivery of the bill of lading itself, so that the transfer of it came to be recognised by law as equivalent to an actual deli-' very of possession of the goods to which it related. A bill of lading, however, was not yet strictly nego tiable, for though the indorsement transferred the property in the goods, it was held that it did not pass the contract. This defect in its operation was remodelled by 18 and 19 Viet., c. 111, which en acts that the consignee or Mclorsee to whom the property passes by such consignment or indorse ment shall have the same rights of suit, and be sub ject to the same liabilities in respect of the goods, as if the contract contained in the bill of lading had been made with himself. Such is a brief history of bills of lading, and a summary of their pro perties ; but cessante ration cessat tpsa lex, and when the physical difficulty of transferring possession of the goods is at at an end, the peculiar powers of the bill of lading are at an end also, and it becomes no more than a delivery order, or a piece of waste paper. The ques tion raised in Meyerstein v. Barber was, at what precise point this change takes place. The transac tions between the parties had been of a complicated nature, but as far as our present purpose is con cerned the facts may be stated very simply. The shipper who had consigned goods from Madras to London drew against them on the consignee, and then discounted the bills with a banking company, annexing as security the bill of lading, which he had drawn in three parts, one being accomplished the rest to be void, the goods being made deliverable to himself or assigns, and each paint being indorsed in blank. After the arrival of the goods in London they were warehoused by order of the consignee at a sufferance wharf, and as he failed to pay freight the master put a stop on them under the Merchant Shipping Act of 1862. While the goods still re mained in this position the consignee paid off the bills of exchange in the hands of the banking com pany, and obtained from them the bill of lading, two parts of:whiehh e e fu t l o l v th al e u p e l o a f in t t h iff e g as ood se s: gave se curity for an advan ce t o A few d a y s afterwards he got an advance to nearly the same amount on the same goods from the de fendant, and gave him as security the third part of the bill of lading. The defendant then, hearing that the stop for freight had been taken off, took his part of the bill of lading to the wharf, had the goods transferred into his name, and got delivery orders. The question was which of the two, the plaintiff or the defendant, was to suffer by the con signee's fraud. For the defendant it was said that, the goods having been landed, the bill of lading lost its power before the plaintiff made his advance, and that its transfer could no longer carry the possession of the goods, but only a right to delivery ; that quoad hoc neither the plaintiff nor the defendant had a valid pledge to which possession by the pledgee was essential ; but that the defendant, by having the goods transferred into his name, and by getting delivery orders, had obtained actual posses sion of the goods themselves, and so had perfected his invalid pledge, and completed his title. The Court, however, held that there had been a valid pledge to the plaintiff, because, at the time when the two parts of the bill of lading were transferred to him, complete delivery had not been made to any person claiming under it, and it was therefore an operative instrument, with the specific qualities of a bill of lading, as much as if the goods had been at sea, so that its transfer passed the possession of the goods. The fact of the bill of lading being in three parts had nothing to do with the decision, though it is obvious that, if the plaintiff had ob tained all three of them, the question never would have arisen ; it seems, however, that he imagined the third part was retained by the master to cover freight. In the particular case the reason why th e goods had not been delivered under the bill of lading was because a stop had been put on for freight ; but the Chief Justice intimated that the law applicable to the case would have been the same if there had been no such stop. The result of the case therefore is this—a bill of lading does not be come extinct on the landing of the goods,but remains in full force till they are completely delivered to some one claiming under it ; and so long as this has not been done, from whatever cause, the transfer of the symbol of the goods will carry the possession of them. As bills of lading are so frequently used to obtain advances u t ,on, it is strange that • point should ne ver have arisen for judicial before; th e operation of these instruments has uo doubt been extended beyond the dicial limits decision usually the as signed to it by merchants ; and for the future it will be possible for goods to remain for a long time after they have been la nded in the same p osition as if they were still a float. 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