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L if tl e le. If th e ermitted to of the Re' inst a repo. ?.d the 150 d us Steveve tates lately d as valid ve been s°' ancy to the ler Repub,; forever? lance,"" i d oat good ml de i seats 53s p0i: 3 , 6 g•*iudi th to o 2 8 $ t y 15s to 5 6, ?aper, 1 ill in favo 45$ 13 V ,Os pe r is to 24 stOnc, l9s per f grineV b ' us, 435 t° .• ry o°l cad.' sar, • saniPiii! :Wed with tile ; barief, 5, ,20 ?et, I ' S l ve foi l & ly 6d r Ges. (; 17 ( 19 16 16 d 16 1 4 °ND ON must have a SUPPER and MUSICat t:RrNI for Gentlemen. Remember, we wait for Yo u Theatre " vs after the Covent-garden Pantomime and the INIIIAN'S LL WHISKY. - DUBLIN EXHIBITION, lB‘ls. ' NIP P • re ebrat e d O ld IRIS li WHISKY gained the Dublin rize Medal It • Pure, Mild , Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. ncld th e „ I _ n Bottles, 3s. Bd . , a t the. Retail Houses in London ; by it ''ertts In the principal towns in England ; or wholesale ot !' GREAT WINDMILL-STREET. LONDON, W. 4e,rven' the Red hi sk- S-al Pink Label, and Cork branded 4 auaa LL Wy.4 yIUTIJAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION 13 luc irportted by Act of Pa.rlianvnat, 18"i0). ittr.S ET.L-STREET, COVENT-GARDEN, LONDON A. itv p C S HONEY on Personal Security, Bills of Salt', fenreehold or beneficial Leasehold t'roperty, without inquiry "i or th ree a ny deduction whatever, for peri ids of one, two, or di sec ,Years, repayable welcly, mlnthly, or quarterl Bills The greatest secrecy observed. Advs.nc y. es also 15 y f t oNvards th • Purchase of a House, repayable in 5,10, or et,y e i` o 7 ,e - - . Forms free on application, or receipt of a stamped EDWARD LIARPER, Secretary. IMPERIAL MERCANTILE CREDIT • •• • ASSOCIATION (Limited . . Capital subscribed, £.5,060,000. Paid up, .£500,n00. CHAIRMAN - JOHN CHAPMAN, ESQ. 13pn. MANAGERS. rn, - -Y J. Barker, Esq., and T. Fraser Saudeman, Esq. .nis soca .ttf . irn makes ADVANCES upon approved lier ; bp,pol ,l other Securities, and RECEI VES MONEY ON r at interest for short or low! periods. rftay ITORS for periods of not less than Three Years A,PYocure, on application at the Offices, Debentures of the 4f:elatio, bearine: interest at 6 per cent. per annum, pay "atterlY by Coupon " to bearer" attached. W. C. WINTEIIBOTTOM, Secretary. 27, L ombard -st ree t, London, E.C. rii-ERIAL MERCANTILE CREDIT ASSOCIATION (Limited). I,TTr,,r-,„ too,. • IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the TRANSFER t o of this Association will be COSE f . e 23 d of January next, both days i L ncl usDive. rom the 10th By order. W. C. WINTERBOTTO3I, Secretary. 27 r -.ot ubard-street, Dec. 26, 1865. lIOERIAL MERCANTILE CREDIT Norp re, ASSOCIATION (Limited). tiAi t y ,,, E IS HEREBY GIVEN, th a t th e THIRD ORDI- As s t G ENERAL MEET I'G of the Shareholders in this atr:tation will be held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate -44 ,in the City of London, on TUESDAY, the 23d day of 01 uarY next,. at One o'clock p.m. precisely, for the purpose AeZn e ,, i , in g . the Retort of the Directors and Statement of - ^ -40, , of declaring a Dividend, and for general purposes. By order of the Board, 27 r W. C. WINTERBOT COM, Secretary. --,or nbard-street, London, Dec. 29, 1E65. 1 .4 41 ,,,,18ERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSA2I.—AN or aff .'“'"'.PECT UAL REMEDY, without confining the bowels flitt ed t 2 ll g - the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, .is act tou g h s Lo be the best medicine tor immediately relieving •' Colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and incipient con ken, i°ll . it frequently cures persons whom the faculty Ne vo tnee incurable, admirably allays the tickling which Its f f . es frequent coughing. In approaching consumption eve n are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or fn a i•• 117, l2: down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief y `,IV Minutes after taking it. Prepared onLy and sold by erosSIIIRRT, Chemist. B,"King-Wliam-street, Charing tlire:, L ondon, and by all druggists, in bottles, 130., and for i'_ qua ntities in one, 2s. 9d. each. Be particular. and ask ...........____eng."radvoeidbernt'tsiesstthmtnaptic Balsam. The name and address are BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. IIEALTH WITHOUT MEDICINE. Being gesti o ,, t he only S overe i gn an d unfailim.T Remedy for Indi the Co nstinatTon, Nervousness, Debility, Torpidity of c oilui lver, il eadache, Biliousness, Deipondency, Low Spint s, AR thina, and Incipient Consumption. stanips Particulars sent to any address on receipt of two Ur. RE ARS LEY, 23, Kentish-town-road, on tee.' effi • d for those diseases extant, a brit_ tote cacious reme y Thia icted."—Nledical Review. b B ,}avaluable discovery has atraine a world-wide cele te of inestimable value, and most ati mr r adaptedtbly i v s li ar o a r i t ieet i:' t hose maladies which tend to embitter e, and The Its d uration."—Sc ,Ipel. un precedented succ e ss of this remedy is without effected.;, "i demonstrated by the innumerable cares — Medical Journal. _ 141. -URES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. ' ► 1 1,ITE's MOO-MAIN LEVER TRUSS • ) (11/1 3 E IIMITED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT TWo v iTi oN 8 or 1851 AND 1862), is allowed by upwards of Ittreotpndred Medical Gentlemen to f)e the most effective Then,,°2 in the curative treatment of It ERNI A. her"' of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its Areas, body avoided —a soft bandagei being worn round the and Bloc,4 ll fle the requisite resisting power is supplied by the et,"' Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease arin,',"e,ness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn trass,,Nvia!eep, A descriptive circular may be had, and the ma to _ rich cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir settZine the of the body, two inches below the hips, being 'manufacturer, A si n _ Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. D o - gte Truss 16s. 21s 265. 6d., and Hs. 6d. Postage, is. uublu Tru ss, ' 3ls.6d.,"42s. ad 525. 6d. Postage, is Bd. p os aa t. bil ical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, is. 10d. 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Last year no fewer W ant nr v,P,...°0r, friendless, young females were re be n se uNDS and room, making a total of 3,08 3 7 . e , e wh0 have 424 the a WaY in five years. Here are brief details of a few 1110 s recent cases: 111 . . a ged 1R fallen, mother dead, deserted by her father. k. aged 13, homeles , , both parents dead. 3. aped 17, fallen, father dead, deserted by her mother C. rf , aged 15, fallen, mother dead. a g e d 1 5, falle n , mot h er dead, 8., a ged 10, fall en, b oth parents dead. 81 • /1 a ged 14, h, me l ess, deserted by her parents. C. 'Wed 17, fallen, both parents dead. A. G. , a ged 17, fallen, both parents dead. a ged 18, fallen, father de a d. S . ~ aged 18, fallen, both parents ulead, lkt . " , aged 17, fallen, both par/ nts dead. 5.17: W., aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. yours Th`::_ e aged 15, fallen, botharents d.ead. tavuAshoameotsh Committeewish to form would be for techildren fromthe age of 8 to 15, who been led astray from the path of virtue. of will be received gratefully by the Secret: 2 , 4. 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It re itri,iii,s the bile, and makes it flow in c ;se- , which would not the bij„t,ercury any shape, In short, a healthy flow of ' , flak e ~..,' h 's one of its earliest and best symptoms : You can R;enti e ""at use you please of this communication.— I am, il utie r %!:n. , James T. Campbell. Cure No. 52,4.2.—8 ridge slit e it' s . roitnlit gurrey.—Thir!y-thr Pil e ?, Ti e eal s ne d s i s s , d ea sm e ging in C0114:1P14, constipatiovner Cl i c e gl i ii'y e , m ahortn( ss of breath, and fint,,, liver been removed' by your Revalenta Arabica. My i n ,l . ov er, f a; °man') head and ears are all right, my hear arierser'ect, and mirecoveri Of ofi:JanleS Roberts, Timber Merchant. Cure No. 49,832. Is a mar el to all my acquaint -11,85, i Years' in describaii:e agony ' from dyspepsia, nerv,,us -11„.N, 5 ,n,„ 1- a, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sick (No ,47-pp Vomiting. —Maria Joly, of Lynn, Norfolk. 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THE BUL LI ONIST, a New FINANCIAL NEWSPAPER, published THIS DAY (Saturday), price Cd. THE BULLIONIST, a Record of Finance, Commerce, and Political Economy, price 6d. T HE BULLIONIST will be Continued Weekly, on SATURDAY, price 6d. THE B ULLIONIST contains Original Articles on Finance, Commerce, and Political Economy, by Endnent Writers. THE BULLIONIST, Price 6d., is to be obtained of all News Agents, and at the Bullionist Offices, 7, Finch-lane, Cornhia, London, E.C. POST OFFICE LONDON DIRECTORY for 1' , 66 (67th year) now Publishing. Prices of the Work : The Comp tete Edition, price 365., contains Eleven distinct Directories, viz , Official, Street, Commercial, Trades, Law, Court, Parliamentary, Postal, City, Conveyance, aud Bank ing ; the smaller Edition, price 155., contains the Official, Commercial, Court, Parliamentary, Pt stal, and Banking; the smallest Edition, price :Os., with map, comprises in two alphabetical lists the Commercial and Court, being the names and addresses of , 56,0' , 0 persons residing in London, whether carrying on business or occupying a private residence. Also now publishing, price 255., B rrningham and the Hardware District, with Sheffield and its suburbs. Kelly'and Co., Old Boswell-court, ✓ St. Clements, Strand, W.C. ; Simpkin, Marsha, and Co.; and all Booksellers. Published by J. Clements, Little Pulteney-street, price 7d., in cloth 13d., a New Work on the Tceth, entitlel PURE DENTISTRY, and WHAT IT DOES FOR US. By A. ESRELL, Surgeon-Dentist, Grosvenor-street, W. • " fhe present may be looked ui on in some measure as a popular supplement to the author's former work, 'A Treatise on Dental Surgery ;' and should b., perused by those who are troubled with their teeth."—Morning Advertiser, Aug. 31, 1865. Sold by Slmpkin and Marshall, and may be had of all book sellers. DEFRIES and SONS beg to call the special • attention of Merehant3 and the Trade to their NEW PATENT ASTRA BURNER, With Circular Wick, whiAi for simplicity of construction, great brilliancy of light, perfect combustion, and its entire freedom from heat, sur passes everything that has yet been introduced. ASTRA LAMPS can be obtained from the METROPOLITAN LIGHT COMPANY, 417, Strand, and from all Ironmongers and Lamp Warehouses in Town and Country; and the Patentee, 16 and 17, Commercial street, Whitechapel. A STRA, PETROLEUM, and KEROSINE LAMPS on SHOW. (New Designs.) 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Teeth from ss, Sets from 5 to 2 gs., warranted. For the efficacy, utility, and success of their system, vide " Lancet." Daily attendance at 30, Berners-street, Oxford-street, and 448, Strand, London ; 15, Whitefriargate, Hull; 10, Norfolk street, Sheffield; 4, East-parade, Leeds ; and 14, St. Nicholas street, Scarbro'. Observe—Established 1830. No connection with any of the same name. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, King's-cross. Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. This Hospital, foundel in she year 1828, the first to estab lish the principle of free admission to the sick poor, without the delay and difficulty of Governors' orders, is wholly de pendent for support on voluntary contributions andt.,gacies. 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 5,000 and 4.000 weekly. The Committee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANcE of the benevolent, as the premises of this hospital are capable of eoi , tainiug several hundred more beds, had the Committee the requisite tunas to maintain them. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward bias • :erman, KN., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; 11.7.71 es and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Vk* lliaras, Deacon, and Co.; Overend, Gur ney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co,. Berners-street ; I. Barned and C 9., Liverpool; and :tithe Hospital. from 10 till 5. STANFORD BMW, &groins HOME for LITTLE BOYS, Tottenham, N. for the Reception, from all parts of the Kingdom, o Outcast and Destitute Boys, and those verging on crime under 10 years of age. President—ROßEßT HANBURY, Esq., ALP, VICE-PRESIDENTS. Stephen Cave, Esq., M.P. I Sir S. M. Peto, Bart., M.P. Henry E. Gurney, Esq. I Abel Smith, Esq., M.P. Saliatel Morley, Esq. COMMITTEE. Mr Alex. Anderson. Rev. H. M`Sorley. Mr. E. H. Burrows. Mr. W. J. Maxwell. Mr. A. D. Chapman. Mr. Alfred Short. Mr. E E. ()ledge. Mr. Robert Sinclair. Mr. George Moore. Mr. E. J. Tabrum. Mr. Francis Lycett. I Mr. R. T. Turnbull. Treasurer—W. H. Willans, Esq., 78, Basinghall-street. E.C. Honorary Secretary—Mr. A. 0. Charles, Lt, Suffolk-street, Pall-Mall East, S.W. Bankers—Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths, 1, Lombard- street, J.C.: The mode of admission to the HOuse is twofold, Ist. By election of the subscribers. Boys thus admitted are received free, boarded, clothed, educated, and taught till they are 11 years o age. With the view i o secure the election of the most deserving cases, the Committe have from the first discouraged canvas sing, and they do not print any addresses of the subscribers. The voting papers contain a description of each case, as care fully investigated by the Committee, ant. with this informa tion the subscribers are able to judge for themselves as to those most eligible for free admission. This Home was opened in April, 1864. It was designed to take ,14 the little ones whose charact r and circumstances disqualify the for the Orphan Asylums, and whose tender age precludes their admission to the Refuges. Such are th , se who, from neglect, are already on the road to ruin. Such are those who have been deserted by their natural protectors and left to beecome idle wanderers. Such are those whose parents may have at one time or other received parish relief, and who are now friendless orphans. Such are those whose parents are breakers of the law, or are in prison, and who train their children in the same path. Such are those whose evil associations have already had their painful effect, and must lead them to a life of crime and misery. There are now 50 little inmates from about four years of age to 10. There is room for nearly 10 and the Committee would joyfully see the Home filled at once ; they only wait for the neces'-ary subscriptions. The Committee feel constrained to p'ead for those who cannot thus plead for themselves ; and, referring to the cir cumstances of some who have been already admitted, they ask—ls it right to make a widow and her tamily paupers for lire because one of them (the naughty boy of the famly) runs wild in the streets and is beyond her control? Is it kind to tell her, because she has so large a family, that you will not la.lp her to put one of them into a Home, but that they must ail go into "the house ?" Is it doing the bast we can for the little destitute orphan to send him to the workhouse. Is it doing to others as we would they should do unto us that when these little ones have unnatural parents who turn them into the streets, or force them by 111-treatment to "run away," none of us shou d be found to care for them, to speak a kindly word to them, to befriend them, to house and clothe tir m ? Shall we leave them still on the doorstep, passing by on the other side, or else exclaiming "Am I my brother's keeper ?" The necessity for an Institution for these little ones is evi dent from the police statistics ' which show that in L on d on alone, in one year, no fewer than 311 boys under 10 years of age, have been apprehended for various offences, 79 of whom were convicted and punished, while the bulk, 232 were dis charged by the magistrates with a rebuke, as being too young to punish, though not too young to learn thebeginnings of crime. On the other hand, there are numbers who, but for the timely help afforded by such an Institution, must otherwise become paupers, and losing all ideas of self-reli ance and self-help ' be permanent burdens to the State. `the Home for Little Boys hag, therefore, been established to rescue the little ones, to save them from the prison o n th e one hand, and the workhouse: on the other, and to endeavour to make them useful members of society. The daily routine of the Ins:itution presents all the fea tures of a home, a school, and a workshop. The little ones are cared for as children ; they have their regular meals, their suitable clothing, their hours of play and amusement, and their singing class. They are treated as scholars ; every morning is devoted to school work—reading, and writing, and ciphering, and Scriptural instruction, with occasional lessons in oljects and other subjects. But they are also trained to work. As they must all, and that at a very early period in life, earn their living by the sweat of their brow, they are here at once taught habits of industry. So the after noons are occupied with various industrial occupations— making brown paper bags for bankers, and white 1 aper bags for tradesm',n, and door mats and servants' kneelers for any who will buy them ; picking the coil for the mats, mending the c othes, &c. Some assist the master in the garden, digging, planting, watering, weeding, and so forth. By degrees they are being made useful in the house, scrubbing and is, eeping•,. while the elder ones clean all the boots, knives, &c. In this way it sought to fit them for an active working life. Yd. By payment of ss. a week, made quarterly in advance. All children must be under 10 y..ars of age at the time of admission. Those received on payment are admitted at any time as soon as approved by the Committee, Elections of children to be admitted free will take place as frequently ss the increase in the annual subscriptions will admit, till the Home is full; they will then be held periodi- Forms of application for the admission of children:may be had at the Home, and of the Honorary Secretary, C/ 7 ,/ , - , • Vt-1! 4 ,, lel ,At . . 4 - ;;- ' •-• •4. I 2: 1 IC:1 ) z 4 t 4 2, 47 „ ;1411 ' 41!.. ".":1".• At! 4, ;# o- DIEI 1111' 4ll llAtfittli s - ritIRISTY MINSTRELS, St. James's Hall, J Piccadilly.—The only original ani veritable legitimate CIiRI~TY MINSTRELS Every Night at 8, Wednesdays aim Saturdays at 3 and 8, retaining all the specialties and old favourites who originally created the reputation of the Com • pany. Fauteuils, 55.; stalls, 3s ; unreserved seats, 2s. ; Is. Tickets at Austin's, 28, Piccadilly.—Ma❑ager, Mr. Frederick liurgeas. T HE ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. NEW TORN, PENNSYLVANIA, OHIO. OFFICES. 5, Westminster-chambers, Victoria-street,Westminster, S.W. 26, Throgmort .n-street, City, E.C. CONSOLIDATED BON DS OF THE ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. QUARTERLY PAYMENT OF IN TEI:EST— COUPON No. 1. The COUPON No. 1, due on 15th January, ISCG, will be PA free of Income Tax, on and after hat day, at the Company's Offices iu London, and by the tAlowing named Bankers : Liverpool—Barned's B inking Company (Limited). Norwich—The Consolidated Bank (Limited). Ireland—The National Bank and Branches. Scotland—The Bank of Scotland and Branches. Amsterdam—Boiasevatn Brothers. The usual delay of two days for examination being waived, the Coupons will be paid on present,H.n. THOMAS HOLLIS, Secretary. London, Jan. 5, 1866. • EAST AND WEST INDIA DOCK CO M PAN Y. The Court of Directors of the East and West India Dock Company HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that a HALE YEARLY COURT or GENERAL MEETING of the said Cowpany will be held, pursuant to the directions of the Act Ist and 2d William IV., cap. 52, at the Dock House, No. 8, Billiter-square, on FRIDAY, the 12th day of January, 1866, at which meeting a Dividend will be declared on the Capital Stock of the Company for the half year ending the 31st day of December, 1865. _ By order of the Court, GEORGE COLLIN, Secretary. East and West India Dock House, 8, Billiter :square, January 5, 1868. N.B.—The chair will be taken at Two o'clock precisely. THE SUN, LONDON, SATUE.DAY EVENING, JANUARY 6, 1866. cargo, consisting of deck deals, tallow, oil, &c., for Plymouth, and moulding sand and other stores for Portsmouth, under orders to sail from Woolwich on the 12th inst. The iron steam storeship Industry, Staff-Com mander Youel, at Woolwich, is ordered to be docked for repairs, which are to be completed before the end of the present month, in order to hasten her departure for Rio and Ascension with naval stores, The Malacca, 17, screw corvette, Capt. R. Oldfield, sailed from Spithead yesterday morning for the Pa cific, calling in at Plymouth Sound on her way down Channel. The Dart, 5, Commander F. NV. Richards, was paid out of commission at Portsmouth yesterday. James Wheeler, chief carpenter's mate, received a medal and gratuity for long service and good con duct. An order was received at Chatham garrison yes terday, directing No. 3 Battery of the first division of the Depot Brigade, Royal Artillery, to be held in readiness to move to Shoeburyness, there to relieve No. 5 Battery, which will rejoin headquarters. Lieut. A. May, attached to the Royal Engineer Department at Gravesend, has received orders to proceed to Devonport for duty with the Royal En gineers at that station. The 25th (Capt. R. Grant's) company of Royal Engineers will proceed from head-quarters, Bromp ton Barracks, Chatham, to Dover, on Tuesday next, to relieve the 7th company, which rejoins head quarters. The strength of the 25th company is 70 men of all ranks, that of the 7th company being about the same. r HE O X F O R D. 6, OXFORD bTRERT, W. The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited). THIS EVENING, and during the Week, EXTRA rim- FORMAN , :ES by all the available talent. Opera, Bur lesque, Pantomime. Ballet, and Comedy Every Evenini.T. pert rmed by the entire company, including Misses Russell, Fitz Henry, Barrie; Messrs. A. St. Albyn, W. Williams, Spagnoli, sc. The HUNGARIANS in their new entertain ment; Messrs Duriah and Davies's illustrations of Negro Life ; Herr Preskow, the wondrous posturer from the Grand Theatre, St. Petersburg ; the D Aubans, Herr Berrani and his talented family; the ENCHAN l'E'D HASH, eleven characters performed by ND.. E. Marshall (his first appear ance here, the entertainment written expressly for him by Mr. W. T. Vandervell ; and a host of other talent, for which see programme and small biIIs.—EVERY EVENING- Admission—Area, 6d.; stalls and balcony, Is. ; private boxes, 108. 6d. CANTERBURY HALL. RI-FUM ! TI-FUM! The Music composed and arranged by Willem Vandervell, will be produced This Evening. Mr. E. MARSHALL will make his appearance in RI-F UM T UM! Mr. and Mrs. W. RANDALL will make their Re-appear ance in RI-FUM TI-FUM! LES FRERES D'ETOILE in RI-FUM TI-F UM! Les MONTAGNARDS will make their first appearance in this Country in RI-FUM TI-FUM! ThQ FLIGHT of MERCURY by the renowned TALLIOT r in RI-FUM TI-F UM! , rc ...,, Signor TESCANO, the Cousin and Rival of the late DONATO, in RI-FUM TI-FUM! The MYSTERIES OF MABILE in RI-F UM T I-F UM! Les TABLEAUX D'AMOUR, illuminated by the Magnesium Light, in RI-F UM T I-F UM! The Beautiful BA LLER IN E S in RI-F UM TI-FUM! LE GALOP INFERNAL in RI-FUM T I-F UM! The Fairy Orchestra, designed and painted by Mr. W. Gowrie, in RI-FUM T UM! Upwards of ONE HUNDRED PERSONS will appear in RI-F.UM TI-FUM! MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, Baker-street. NEW ADDITIONS.—In the Chamber of Horrors are full fongth Portrait Models, taken from life, of CHARLOT fE W 1 NSOR and STEPHEN FOILWOOD, alias ERNEST SOUTH EY. Open from 11 a.m. till dusk, and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admittance, One Shilling; Children under 10, half-price ; Extra Rooms, Sixpence. ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, Piccadilly.—GßAND CASINO and MUSICAL PRO MENADE is No NV OPEN for the Season. Musical Director, M. LUIGI CURTI. Manager, Mons. GRENET. The Band plays nightly Selections from the most eminent Composers. :/oors open at half-past 8 o'clock; close five minutes to 12 o'clock. Admission to Promenade, One Shilling. SPANISH FLY is the acting ingredient in ALEX. ROSS'S CAN HIARIDES OIL, which speedily produces whiskers and thickens hair. 3s. 6d, ss. 6d,, and 10s. 6d..; sent free for 54, 84, and 144 stumps.— AL EX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London. WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.—Corns cured in one thy by using ALEX. ROS 3'B CHIROPO. This preparation gradually dissolves the corn in a few hours, removing the very root. Price 4s , sent by post for 60 stamps, —248, High Holborn, London. HAIR -CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curls Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is applied. Sold at 3s. 6d., ss. 6d., and 10s. 6d. ; sent free for 54, 84, and 144 stamps. Ross's Toilet Magazine, Is. 6d., or 20 stamps. C 1 REY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.— ‘Jr ALEX. ROSS'S HAIR DYE produces a perfect colour immediately it is used. It is permanent, and perfectly na tural in effel. Price 3s. rd. ss. 6J., and 10s. 6d. ; sent by post for 54, 84, and 144 stamps. TTAIR DESTROYER, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX.'ROSS'S DEPILATORY removes, without effect to the skin, superfluous hair from the face, neck, and arms. 3s. 6d., ss. 6d.. and 10s. Gd. ; sent the same day as ordered by post for 51, 84, and 144 stamps. Lately published, ld., sent free by post for two stamps, AN ESSAY upon the HUMAN HAIR : Its Close Analogy to Vegetation, and its Reproduction by the Stimulant Spanish Fly or Cantharides.—By ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn. London. pDIPLE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the skin are improved by one dose of .ALEX. ROSS'S VEGE TABLE SKIN PILL. They remove redness, sallowness, Sze. 2s. 9d. and 7s. 6d. ; or by post for 40 and 100 stamps.— ALEX. ROSS, 243, High Holborn, London. CHO C OLATE.-MENIER'S FRENCH. CHOC OLAT-MENIER, for Breakfast. CHOCOLAT-MENIEkis pure, wholesome, and delicious. MENIER'S FRENCH CHOCOLATE. Warehouse, 23, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden. Sold everywhere. D R. CULVERWELL'S GRAND TURKISH BATHS, 8, Great Marlborough-street, 3 doors from Poland-street, Ladies every Monday. Gentlemen all other days, 2s. each ; 15, One Guinea. Also opposite the Post-office, 19, St. Martin's-le-Grand. JOHN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY TOO Fri 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.—Bull Wharf, Itotherhithe, Lon don. WHAT DO THE WILD WAVES SAY NON?—That the FIKRY CROSS has arrived, bringing some magnificent RAISOW CONGOUS of delicious flavour, and which may now be had, at a mere commission on the import price, of the EAST INDIA TEA CO APAN No. 5, Great St. Helen's Churchyard, Bishopsgaze-street. Naval and Military Intelligence. In designing the massive shot-proof turret, which has been constructed on the weather deck of the iron clad frigate Bellerophon, Mr. Reed proposed to en close the engine hatchways and the other hatchways in proximity to the tower with shell-proof gratings, and hatches to prevent shot and shell on rebound ing from the sides of the turret falling among the machinery, and disabling the engines. Owing, however, to the amount of material worked into the Bellerophon mince the occasion of her recent official trial being considerably more than was anticipated an Admiralty order, received yesterday at Chatham dockyard, directs all possible reductions in weight to be made on board without affecting the efficiency of the ship. In consequence of these orders it is now proposedto dispense with the intended shot and shell proof gratings and hatches, and to obtain sufficient security from falling missiles during the time the vessel is in action by means of guards, coverings, and other appliances constructed out of the ordinary stores of the vessel. A considerable additional weight has also been given the vessel by filling up the cellular spaces, being the inner and outer bottoms or passages, with cement. The Admiralty order referred to now directs that no more cement is to be used for such a purpose, while much of that already appropriated will be removed, and the compartments between the two bottoms not filled up. The work remaining consists chiefly of fittings, nearly the whole of the purely mechanical work being completed. Accord ing to existing orders she is ready to be undocked by the 31st inst., by which date there will be compara tively little remaining to be completed on board. An examination of her machinery and engines by the officials of the dockyard has led to the discovery of a crack in one of her cylinder covers, caused, it may be remarked, from no defect in either the ma terial or workmanship, but from pure accident. This defect will have to be remedied prior to the vessel leaving the dock, but it is not anticipated that any delay from this cause will arise, the engineer's staff being able to effect the necessary repairs before the date ordered for the frigate to be floated out of dock. The figure-head of the Bellerophon, a fine Grecian shield, has arrived at the dockyard from the Admi ralty carvers. The Charybdis, 21, 400-horse power, Mr. J. Car lisle, chief engineer, in charge, attached to the third division of the Chatham Steam Reserve, is in the steam basin, where she is undergoing a thorough overhaul of her engines and machinery, which re quire some heavy repairs. It is understood that she will shortly be taken in hand and brought forward for the first division of the reserve in the Medway, in readiness for commission to take the place of one of the vessels of the frigate class ordered home. The Pallas, 6, 600-horse power, ironclad corvette, is expected to have her alterations and additions completed in readiness for being undocked during the next spring tides. She has unshipped her four bladed screw, and will be fitted with a two-bladed Griffith propeller, with which she will enter on a course of speed trials at the Maplin Sands. The Admiralty paddlewheel steam yacht Black Eagle, Commander T. J. Whinier, tender to the flagship Fisgard, at Woolwich, having been supplied with a new intermediate shaft, and completed vari ous other repairs, occuping a period of two months, was yesterday hauled out of the fitting basin, under orders to make a trial trip down the river, probably to-day, and afterwards to be made fast in readiness for special service. Four 70cwt. small palmed double concave an chors, on Capt. Rodger's principle, were yesterday received at Woolwich from the Parkfield ironworks at Rotherham, in Yorkshire, to be tested, under the hydraulic press, to the account of Messrs. Money, Wigram, and Co. The anchors are intended for the 2-gun screw iron troopship Crocodile, 4,173 tons and 700 horse power, now building by that firm at Blackwall, and approaching completion. The Cro codile is the first of the five vessels ordered to be constructed by the Admiralty as relief ships to carry troops to and from India. The other ships will be as follows :—The Euphrates, building by Messrs. Laird at Birkenhead; the Jumna,byMessrs. Palmer at Jarrow ; the Malabar, by Messrs. Napier at Glasgow ; and the Serapis, by the Thames Com pany at Blackwall. Her Majesty's steam storeship Supply, Comman der Charles Bowden, has commenced shipping a cargo of victualling stores at Deptford for the Me diterranean. Her Majesty's steam troopship Dee, Commander Raymond, yesterday commenced receiving a full Schools of Musketry. The annual document supplied by Major-General Hay, inspector-general of musketry, on the instruc tion carried on at the schools of musketry at Hythe and Fleetwood during the year ending March 31, 1865, has been issued. It appears from the returns given " that 353 officers, including three of the royal navy, 36 of the cavalry, 15 of the Indian army, 16 of the militia, and 13 of the staff of volunteer corps, &c., have been instructed, of which number 163, or 46.17 per cent., became first-class shots, and 168, or 47.59 per cent., second-class shots, leaving 22, 6.23 per cent., in the third-class. Another return shows that 1,461 sergeants and rank and file have undergone instruction, 570 of whom, or 30.01 per cent., became first-class shots, and 779, or 53.31 per cent., second-class shots, leaving 112, or 7.66 per cent., in the third-class. Only 12 volunteers of all ranks were instructed at the schools during the year, of which number 6, or 50 per cent., became first class shots, and the remainder second-class, shots. From the record it is stated that the total number of all ranks of the several branches of the service, in cluding volunteers, trained during the year, is 1,826. Major-General Hay says that the results of the per formances of all ranks in judging distance are most satisfactory. Of officers 78.18 per cent. passed into the first-class, leaving only three officers in the third class ; of sergeants and rank and file 73.95 per cent. passed into the first-class, leaving only 5 men in the third class ; and of volunteers, 50 per cent. passed into the first class, leaving none in the third class." From statistics furnished, it apperrs "that on the whole agreat improvement has taken placein the shooting of the officers at both schools ; also, that the shooting of the men at Fleetwood has slightly improved, whilst at Hythe it has fallen off a few points, there being a greater number of men in the third class." Major-General Hay adds that " the results of the rapid file firing and skirmishing are not so good as they should be. Attention will be directed to these practices, with a view to secure some improvement, as they are very important in the training of the infantry soldiers." Ela borate tables are given in the report, showing the percentage of hits, with or without ricochets, &c. Also one compiled for the purpose of giving command ing officers and others concerned a standard by which to form an estimate of the merit of shooting with the Enfield rifle at the different distances— individually, by platoon and skirmishing, and other data of interest. They are very useful to those parties concerned, but unsuited for the columns of a newspaper. The number of officers of the different branches of the service trained during the year at both schools was 253, comprising officers of the royal navy and the regular army, including Royal Marines, Indian army, militia, Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, and volunteer adjutants. 151, or 43 per cent., were placed as extra first class ; 74, or 21 per cent., as first class ; 73, or 21 per cent., as second class ; 32, or 9 per cent., as adjutants ; 18, or 5 per cent., are denoted as unfit ; and 5 as not examined, sick, &c. The number of sergeants and petty offi cers sent to the schools was 515, of whom 275 re ceived certificates for the appointment of sergeant instructor. Major-General Hay, in reference to the above, says :—" It affords mu much pleasure to notice that the percentage of sergeants who have obtained certificates this year has in creased, as compared with that for 1863-64, the former being 53, the latter 45, thus affording some evidence that their educational and professional qualifications have improved." He adds :—" The conduct of the detachments sent here has, on the whole, been good, particularly that of the two par ties of petty officers from her Majesty's ships Ex cellent and Cambridge." The inspector-general concludes his interesting report with the following remarks :—" In conclusion, I would mention that I fear a practice prevails on the part of some com manding officers, when called upon to send parties to the schools of musketry, of selecting those men whom they have not been able to get out of the third class. This proceeding not only entails ex pense upon the public for no purpose, as the object of the schools is not to train third-class shots, which may be as successfully accomplished with their bat talions if the same pains be taken in their instruc tion, but it also deprives battalions of the advan tages of good musketry drills,' which they would insure by selecting intelligent corporals and privates, for although sergeants receive certificates, yet all ranks are employed, while at the schools, in mutual instruction in the platoon exercise and position drill, with a view to their being useful as 'drills,' on their return to their battalions." THE WOOLLEN TRADE IN AMERICA. The various industrial interests of the North aro holding Con ventions to urge Congress to 'put upon the country a higher protective tariff. To the others has now been added a convention of the wool-growers and manufacturers, recently held at Syracuse, New York. The woollen men, however, are, unfortunately, divided upon the question of protection, and comparatively free trade in wool has a fair chance of continuing. The wool-growers want the importation of foreign wool prohibited, the manufacturers wish it to come in free of duty, as the cheaper the wool the greater their profits. These interests, always opposed to each other, have, much to the gratification of the Ame rican consumers, kept woollen goods down almost to the prices before the war, while everything else has been trebled or quadrupled. The contest between the grower and manufacturer continues as fierce as ever, and cheap woollens will no doubt long reign. The statistics of the production of wool in America are valuable, and probably the only good result achieved by holding such conventions as that of the wool-growers and manufacturers is the ac curate statistics of the trade which they give. In 1860 the production of wool was 60,264,913 pounds, and in 1864 it had increased to 80,000,000 pounds. This, how ever, was but half the amount consumed, for, in 1864, 75,000,000 pounds were imported. The France states that the members of the Oppo sition in the Legislative Body assembled the day before yesterday at the residence of M. Mario to decide on the course to be adopted during the approaching session. A determination is said to have been come to that their prin cipal attention should be directed to the Mexican question. A RELIC OF THE WAR.—On the steps of the War Department building (which the stranger may be interested in knowing is near Seventeenth-street, West, on Pennyslvania-avenue) there stands as remarkable a relic of the war as can be shown in the most carefully gathered collections of the enthusiast or the virtuoso. It is the stump of an oak tree, some two feet in thickness, which was completely cut off by bullets in the battle fought at Spottsylvania on the 12th of May, 1861. [ American Paper. PRICE 4d., STAMPED 5d.: RECENT WILLS AND BEQUESTS• - - - (From the Illustrated London News) The will of William Borradaile, Esq., of Worthing, was proved in London on the IGth ult., and the per sonalty was sworn under £lOO,OOO. The testator died on the 11th of November last, at the age of 65. He has left the following charitable bequests :—To the Sussex County Hospital, Charing-cross Hospital, Brompton Consumption llospital, the Dreadnought Ship Hospital, the Corporation of Friends of the Clergy, and the Governesses' Benevolent Institution, each a legacy of £5OO ; to the female school at Ramsgate for the daughters of naval officers, £3OO ; the British Orphan Asylum and the Cumberland Benevolent Institution, each £2OO ; and to the Wells Infirmary and Dispensary, the Worthing Infirmary and Dispensary, and the Home for Seamen of all Nations, each £lOO. The will of the Rev. Simon Hart Wynn-Nanney, rector of West Barkwith and vicar of Burgh-on- Bain, Lincoln, and of Maesynewydd, Merioneth shire, was proved in London on the 21st ult. ; the executors and trustees appointed being Thomas Phillips, Esq., solicitor, Plymouth, who alone is acting, and Edward Lawton Hannon, Esq., proctor, of Borden, Kent, to whom a power is reserved. The personalty was sworn under £4,000. The testator, on succeeding in June last to some family estates in the counties of Denbigh, Merioneth, and Flint, assumed the additional surname of " Nan ney." The will bears date Sept. 16, 1863 ; and he died on the 15th of November last. To his wife he leaves an annuity of £2OO ; also an annuity to his adopted daughter, Alfreda Kirby, of £lOO, with a power of disposition over the same by will to her children ; and appoints his sister, Mrs. Kirby, re siduary legatee for life; and at her decease the property is to be divided equally amongst her daughters. The will of Joseph Holland, formerly of Den bigh-lodge, St. John's-wood ; Burlington-cottage, Turnham-green ; and late of Chiswick, coach builder, was proved in London by the executors and trustees—Mrs. Ann Holland, the relict ; John Wills, of the Esplanade, Ealing ; and John New son, of St. Peter's-square, Hammersmith, coach builder. The personalty was sworn under £30,000. The will is dated in 1860, and two codicils, 1863 and July 20, 1865. The testator died, on the 25th of July last, at the age of 73. He has left to each of his executors a legacy of £lOO, and has divided the rest of his property between his wife and three daughters. The will of Mr. George Treadaway—late of Hayes House, Hayes, formerly of Washington House, Westbourne-grove, and Chepstone Lodge, Padding ton—was proved, in London, under £35,000 per sonalty. The executors are John Harris, of West bourne-grove, and William Boutcher, of Sussex road, Kensington. The will is dated 1859, and a codicil the Bth of October last. The testator died on the 13th of the same month. To his son, George Frederick Treadaway, he has bequeathed certain houses and premises in the Harrow-road, in which he had carried on business as outfitter, draper, and clothier, and, has left him his stock in trade and other property; and, after making several bequests and annuities, bequeaths the residue of his property to his wife for her life, and then to his children by her, being his second marriage. The Belgian Moniteur announces that King Leo pold received two days back the envoys who were about to leave Brussels for the different Courts of Europe to notify the death of Leopold I. and the accession of his successor. His Majesty has also given audience to the Count de Ma rogue, Minister of Bavaria, who presented the usual letters at the commencement of a new reign. A FARMER KILLED ON THE RAILWAY.—An in quest was held at Bolton on Wednesday on the body of Mr. Rostron, farmer, Gilnow. In the morning deceased had gone out in the milk-cart, accompanied by his servant man. At a private crossing on the railway at Gilnow Mr. Rostron got. out of the vehicle, for fear of being shaken, as the road was in bad condition. The seven a.m. train from Bolton to Fleetwood had not passed, being about twenty minutes behind time; but, whilst the servant was supply ing the gateman with some milk, the &sin suddenly came up. Mr. Rostron, not seeing the danger ho encountered, went through a gato and crossed the line. The two men thought he had escaped; but when the train had passed they found the unfortunate man's body had been dragged a distance of thirty yards up the line. His body was shockingly mutilated, the scalp was torn from the front to the back of the head, his legs were broken and almost severed from the body, and the intestines were protruding. The jury returned a verdict of Accidental Death. THE ENGLISH AND AMERICAN NATIONAL DEBTS. Two lines in our yesterday's paper, multipled by four, represents the annual honesty of this great empire. The important couplet runs thus :—" The amount to be inves ted on account of the Sinking Fund during the current quarter is £630,142." This is at the rate of two millions and a half yearly. It is true that at last March 31, in one way or another, the whole debt stood at very nearly five millions less than on the same day in the previous year ; but that was owing to some extraordinary circumstances ; and the present average reduction of the National Debt is nearer two millions than five. On March 31, the Debt, under all heads, funded, unfunded, and terminable annui ties, exceeded £808,000,000. Supposing we .went on steadily at our present rate of reduction, we should have the pleasure of cancelling the last bond, and declaring the State out of debt, in the year A.D. 2270, under circum stances probably very different from any we can now antici pate. We have only to look back four centuries to form some idea of the changes which we and the world will have undergone before the completion of another such period. Four centuries ago the New World, we may say, was not even thought of. In four centuries more the Now World will have ceased to be now, but the Old World will have become very old indeed. Tho truth is, so distant an era is altogether out of our political ken, and we have no right to claim any hold upon it, or to class it under the same political unity with ourselves. Pecuniary obligations at all events, must contemplate a practical term, not one that can only be imagined. In strict honesty, it may be doubted whether wo have a right to look forward beyond our children's children, or three generations, inc ludin g ourselves. This is not more than one century. That seems to us a very fair period to assign for the redemption of a National Debt. Before the late troubles put them so much on a par with ourselves in these matters the .Americans scrupled to make public promises for a longer period_th an ten or twenty years. During the whole of our own Euro peen war our financial scrupilists maintained a continual testimony against any Debt except in the form ofTermin annuity. able Annuities, and it was only w hen our necessities placed e led perpetual t o us at the mercy of the capitalist s that we resigned our selves to the more convenient But England still has a cons cience and some degree of forethought. She can, too, be form r of a has all but forgotten. She can repent, and reform, and improve, and progress, and become consistent, and do a ll the other things that constitute the moral life of a man. It is possible, then, that she may one day see the error of her ways, and take serious steps to remove her huge Debt. She is not taking serious steps at present. She is trifling with her duty. It is little else than c hild' s play to leave an existing oblig ation to be discharged b y th e peop l e who may happen to be living in these islands, and inheriting our name, in the twenty-third century of the Christian era. But just now the whole question has received a new aspect, and one that compels a fresh consideration. Tho United States' Government suddenly finds itself in our case. It has acquired several experiences. It can carry on a stupendous war, and bring it to a successful con clusion. It can raise an aggregate of loans once believed to be impossible in a new and Republican soil. It believes, also, that it can liquidate its debt, and it seriously talks of doing so, not in four hundred years, not in a century, but in thirty years. What if it should accomplish that bold design ? The United States will then, if all be well, be twice as popul ous an d tw i ce as r i c h as th ey are now; an d if they shall also have paid off their present debt, they will enjoy a confidence far stronger than that from simple unindebtedness, —the confidence, namely, of those who have both borrowed and paid, with still increasing resources. Should the United States find themselves clear of the debt at the end of this century, and should we, on the contrary, find that we had only lowered our debt by seventy millions, leaving it still £730,000,000, the contrast will be not only shameful, i but dangerous. In the event of a contest between the old and the new country, the former will start with a burden of debtproved to be impossible of payment, and the latter will start clear altogether. That is a con sideration which will be fully " discounted" in American Public opinion and feeling. We might be able to stand the reproach, hard as we have been upon American repudi ators ; but we shall not be able to prevent the Americans thinking themselves vastly richer, and stronger, and better than ourselves, and therefore more likely to come well out of a fresh war.—Times. ( The Cattle Plague, A deputation from Herefordshire, consisting o Mr. J. King King, M.P., Mr. Biddulph, M.P., Mr. G. Clive, M.P., Mr. Baggallay, M.P., Mr. A. Walsh, M.P., Mr. J. Morris, Mr. J. B. Downing, Mr. T. Duckhana, Mr. J. Jancey, Mr. W. Taylor, Mr. 11. Taylor, Mr. W. Taylor, Mr. T. Pitt, Mr. J. R. Paramon, Mr. G. Hall, the Rev. E. Higgins, and Mr. J. Bailey (Mayor of Hereford), had an in terview with the Right lion. Sir George Grey, at the Home-oflice yesterday, upon the subject of the cattle plague. CITESIIIRE.—After a period of fully more than six months' careful and minute treatment and observa tion of the rinderpest by the medical faculty of the important districts of Crewe and Nantwich, the public authorised vaccinators have come to the unanimous resolution of treating the cattle plague as small-pox. During the present week Dr. Belly-se and Dr. Vaughan, of Nantwich, as well as Dr. Lord, of Crewe, have vaccinated successfully very large stocks, amongst which is that of Edward Delves Broughton, Esq., of Wistaston Hall, near Crewe. A very favourable report has just been made of their experiments. To this may be added the important fact that in connection with the valu able stock of Mr. Trickett, of Rope, Cheshire, not a single case has occurred since the vaccination, whereas previously there had been fatal cases. The rinderpest has increased during this week in the Crewe and Nantwich district. Farmers have com menced to slaughter their stock wholesale sooner than run risk. DARLINGTON.—The herd of beasts attacked by the plague in this district last week have all died. There has not, however, been any further outbreak of this disease reported there. ESSEX.-It has been decided by the magistrates that the provisions of the recent Order in Council shall be put in force throughout the whole county ; but a memorial has been forwarded to the proper quarter, praying that the direct action of the Go- vernment may be substituted for that of the local authorities. NORFOLK.—On Thursday the magistrates of Norfolk, in quarter sessions, discussed the subject of the cattle plague at great length, and agreed that the Order in Council of Dec. 16 should be put in force throughout the county. They also decided upon the several detailed measures necessary to this end. The Earl of Leicester, the Earl of Albemarle, Mr. Howes, M.P., Lord Walsingham, the Rev. E. J. Howman, Lord Bury, Mr. Blyth, Mr. Read, M.P., and Mr. F. Briban were amongst those who took an active part in the discussion, and who pro posed and supported the various provisions which were agreed upon. BERKSHlRE.—Yesterday the Berkshire magis trates met by adjournment at the Assize Court, Reading, to consider what steps should be adopted with the view of checking the cattle plague. Mr. Benyon, M.P., occupied the chair; and among the magistrates who attended were Lord Abingdon (the lord lieutenant of the county), Viscount Barrington, Sir C. Russell, Bart., MY., Sir W. Moorshead, Bart., Col. Loyd Lindsay, M.P., Mr. Darby Grif fith, M.P., Right Hon. J. R. Mowbray, M.P., Mr. Thoyts, Mr: Cherry, the deputy chairman of ses sions, &c. The committee of magistrates appointed on the subject of the cattle plague last Monday pre sented their report, which was considered, and an animated discussion took place on the recommenda tions which it contained. Several resolutions em bodying the recommendations of the committee, as stated by Mr. Cherry, were proposed and carried, and Col. Blandy, the chief constable, was instructed to apply for power to appoint 20 additional officers to assist in carrying out the orders, which will come into operation at once. The sessions were then further adjourned. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE.—At a recent meeting of the members of the CoHingham Farmers' Club, the fol lowing resolutions on the subject of the cattle plague were passed :—" 1. That the meeting agrees with the resolutions of the Royal Agricultural Society, and urges upon the Government to carry out, and, if they see it desirable, that all fat cattle offered for sale be slaughtered on the premises. 2. It is desir able that each person who has cattle on his premises should pay every attention to the drainage of the yards and sheds, and that particular care should be paid to the ventilation of the same. Also that dis infectants be freely used. 3. It is most desirable each person should take particular care that his dogs are properly shut up at night, and not allowed to run about during the day, unless in the care of some person, and that all owners of 'hounds out at quartevs should be requested to send for them at once. 4. That no person go near any place where the plague is known to exist, unless in cases of emergency, and that no strangers be allowed to enter the yards where cattle are kept. 5. That every member of this meeting pledges himself to use his best endeavours. to carry out the foregoing resolutions, and also to bring all parties to justice who shall infringe the orders issued by the Home Office." Palestine Exploration Fund. A report has been received from Captain Wilson, chief of the first expedition of this association, dated Damascus, Dec. 20, of which the following is the substance : The party arrived at Beyrout at the end of November, and left it for Damascus on the 10th of December. Surveying—Astronomical observations have been obtained fixing the position of Beyrout, Me jdel- Anjar, Baalbek, Surghaya, Suk Wady Barada, Da mascus, Tell Salhiyeh, and Harran el-Awamid. The lakes east of Damascus were in course of explo ration. Aram()logy—Plans with detailed drawings and photographs have been made of the old Temple at Deir el Kalah (near Beyrout), the Temple at Mej del Anjar, the old city of Chaleis, a small Greek church at Masi, the basilica of Theodosius at Baal bek (in the great quadrangle abutting on the west ern end of the great Temple, the back of the apsis resting on the steps), the Temple at Ain Fijeh, and the Roman gate Damascus—Bab Shurky. The exploration of the Assyrian Mound at Tell Salhiyeh, near Damascus, had been commenced. A plan of the great mosque at Damascus, with photo graphs of details, was in course of execution. Photographs —In addition to those above men tioned, careful photographs of a large size had been taken of various objects of interest along the road between Beyrout and Damascus ; some of these for the first time. Inscriptions—At Tell Salhiyeh and Harran el- Awamid inscriptions had been found apparently not hitherto known. The expense of travelling appears to have risen very greatly in Syria, owing to the locust plague of the summer, and the murrain, which swept off the cattle in the spring, and which is still raging vio lently in the north of Palestine. Through the kindness of Earl Russell (one of the committee of the fund) a firman has been forwarded from the Porte to the Governor-General of Syria, authorising and encouraging the researches of the fund to the fullest extent. The Governor-General has been profuse in his offers of assistance, and has given every facility for carrying on the operations. It is needless to say that from the English Cousula at Beyrout and Damascus Captain Wilson has also received every kindness and assistance. The exact route to be t a k en by the par ty south of Damascus will natu r ally d e p en d somewhat on : circumstances, but it is i n t en d e d and hoped that it will include the following places Bamas, Ked es, Tell-Hum and Khan Minyeh (Capernaum), Beisan, Zerin (Jezreel), Nablus and Mount Gerizim, Sebas tiyeh (Samaria), Tibueb, Beitin, and that explora tions to good purpose m ay be accomplished a t e ach of these before the setting in of summer, in April or May, obliges the expedition to return. A list of the subscriptions hitherto received for the fund (amounting to £2,965 125.) will shortly be published. In the meantime donations are earnestly to his his Grace the Arch the committee ; to b req ish u o e p sted of , and may ay pr b es e id p e a n id t Messrs. Coutts and Co. and the Union Bank of London (the bankers of the fund) ; or to the honorary secretary, Mr. George Grove, Syden ham, S.E. ,-;1). 4 ' n. of. n. 11 at. 2 /' n. 18 n. 27' a. 11. n. 11. n. 5• 1 /' a 4• U. 11' a. a. 0 1. j 3 I. 29‘ il, o ly 140 _- ro ot o t Mil° olio ;tact' or 6 e o f itet l' t a tige 0) 1°4 rto l3l . ieU (l. 1 01 of i