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i j ONDON nunt have a G en t leman ' s SUPPER and MUSIC ROOM " EVAN' S " after Alfred tenon's Concerts. KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC B This ode Prated Old IRI R S ANDY. H WHISKY rivals the finest II'itRNCH BRANDY, It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. ... S old in Bottl es, 3 5. Bd., at the Retail Houses in Lo n d on ; by " l e AZents in the principal towns in England; or wholesale 8, GREET WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. O bserve the Red S ea l, Pi n k La b el, and Cork branded "R inaban's LL Whisky." n UTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION (Inc )rporated by Act of Parliament, 1850), H, RUSSELL-STREET, COVENT-GARDEN, LENDS aroNEY on Personal and other Security, in sums of t!Ci to £5OO, to be repaid by inst a l men t s extend i ng over o ne, two, or three years. The larg e C tp it a l o f t hi s Associa 'oll enables it to complete its transactions without delay. ulquiry or office fees. and strict secrecy observe 4. Bills .iscounted at short notice. Form sent free on receipt of a thrFeted sta'nped envelops. ihe Association also lends Money for the purchase of a cense by st a tadvantageou s enant, or for t to th ehe -liq borrow er.uidation of mortgages, on terin g mo EDWARD lIARPER, Secretary. 7.-.....-____ .. _ BANK OF ENGLAND, ith September, 1865. II COURT of DIRECTORS o f th e GOVER- T NOlt and COMPANY . of the BANK of ENGLAND give Notice— That a GRNERAL COURT will be held at THE BANK On THURSO tY next, the 14th instant, at Twelve o'clock Precisely. to consider of a Dividend ; this will also be one of the Quarterly General Courts appointed by the Charter. (Signed) W. F. TAYLOR, Assistant-Secretary. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat Office, Aldershot, 10111 September, 1805. TENDERS will be received at this office, at Twelve (noon) on the 20th instant, from persons who may be willing. to enter into CONTRACTS for the supply of FORAGE, in such quantities as may be required for twelve months, from the Ist November, 1865. to the 31st October, 1866, for the use ofher Majesty's Forces stationed at Aldershot, and within hmman Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob _Gained on application a t this officl, by letter addressed t o th e Senior Commissariat Officer, or in person, between the hours of ten and four o'clock. The Tenders must be properly filled ;IP, signed, and delivered at this o ffi ce (under closed enve- LoPe. marked on the outside "Tender for Forage"), and no iTender will be noticed unless made on forms obtained from this office, and delivered before twelve o'clock (noon) on Tuesday, the 26th instant. N.B.—The Contractor will not be required to pay the one Penny per ration hitherto deducted on account of manure, as An future the manure will be taken by Government. W. H. MATUIIIN, Deputy Commissary-General. UAY OF HAVANA AND MATANZAS RAILROAD (in the Island of Cuba). Loan of £400,000 sterling, in Bonds of £lOO, bearing in terest at 7 per cent. per annum, payable half-yearly in • London. AGENTS. In London—Messrs. J. Henry Schroder and Co. In Havana—The Bank of Commerce, Francis Fraser, Esq., Manager. This Company was formed in 1857, obtained its conces sion the same year, and in 1861 the main road was corn- Plated from Regis, in the Bay of Havana, to Matanzas, a dietande of 54 miles. - Since then branch lines of considerable value have been constructed. ' The cost of construction to this date is £1,056,000 • of _ and t his sum £448,000 was ra i se d upon s h ares subscribed in the £250,000 was raised in London, in 1861, by a first mort gage loan, bearing 7 per cent. interest, and repayable by operation of a sinking of £25,000 per annum, com mencing 1867, which will redeem the entire loan in 1876. £lOO,OOO was similarly raised i n 1863 f or th e cons t ruct i on of two branch roads, secured by a second mortgage on the t t Oad, and guarant e ed by th e B an k o f C ommerce, repayable 03 , the operation of a sinking fund of £4,000 per annum, c oMMencing in 1873. A considerable portion of the remainder of the capital has been supplied from time to time out of the earnings of the road. The results of the undertaking have been very satisfac tory, and show the following returns :- 1862 Gross receipts £100,700 1863 1864 II And 1865 gross receipts from I January to June £93,000 Against same period, 1864 82,000 The Bay of Havana and Matanzas Railroad Company has now effected the purchase of the Coliseo Railroad, running from Matanzas to Bemba, a distance of 35 miles, a l'ery valuable road, and of immense importance to the Bay cl Havana and Matanzas Company, inasmuch as it is in direct junction with that road at Matanzas, traversing a district rich in sugar produce ; and being connected at enaba with the Cardenas and Jucaro Railroad, becomes a section of the central road of the island, which will very shortly reach Villa Clara by the completion of the Car denas and Jucaro Railroad. z, The returns of the traffic of the Coliseo Railroad are as 1860 Gross receipts £49,100 1862 7l 71 1864 ,200 And the retu rns o f 1865 , f rom J an. to 20th 71May...£49,000 Against 1864, same time 45, 000 , To comp l e t e thi s purchase, the Bay of Havana and 4 atanzas Company desire to raise a loan in London of t 400,000, b ear i ng i n t erest at 7 per cent. per annum, pay able half-yearly in London. As security for this loan, the Bay of Havana and Malan -4.s Railroad Comp an y w ill e ff ec t a first mortgage on the Coliseo Railroad, its rolling stock, appurtenances, and all f°Perties ; and also a mortgage o n th e B ay o f H avana and stanzas Railroad and its branches, subject only to the existing mortgages of £350,000, of which the first mort gage of £250,000 w ill b e pa id o ff ent i rely in 1876, by the e° Peration of the sinking fund which commences in 1867. The property thus mortgaged is as follows : The Coliseo Railroad to be p urc h ase d ou t o f th e procee d s 0 1 this loan, producing a gross revenue in 1864 of £71,200. , The Bay of Havana and Matanzas Railroad and its ?ranches, costing £1,056,000, producing a gross revenue in ' 86 4 of £143,000 (subject only to the above-mentioned Illortgages). It will be noticed that the revenue of the Bay of Havana, 41 M Mata nzas , as we ll as th a t o f the Coliseo Railroad, has °r some years been steadily increasing at the rate of 20 per cent. per annum, and it is beyond a doubt that the amalga- Illation of the two roads, by a natural increase of traffic and a large saving of expenditure in the administration, will l'roduce a far larger revenue, and may be fairly estimated kr the coming year at £250,000 gross, or fully £lOO,OOO het revenue. Por the repayment of this loan a sinking fund is lir tanged for, whereby £20,000 is to b e p a id off annually, either by the purchase of bonds or public drawing, its ope ration to commence in 1877, by which time the first mort gage loan of X 250,000 will be entirely redeemed. The Bonds t be iued sums of £lOO and bear - t ereB coupons payable ss 10th in June and 10th , December, in at th e c ounting-house of Messrs. J. Henry Schroder and Co. The first coupon will be payable 10th June next. lows The subscription pri ce i s 90 p er cen t., p a y a bl e as fol £s ............... on application. 25 on allotment. 30 on 10th November. £3O Os Less 0 14s interest at 7 per cent. per annum upon previous instalem 29 Cs on 10th Decembrents.. Interest at 5 per cent. per annum will be allowed for pre payment of any of the instalments. Application for an allotment to be made to Messip. J. HENRY SCHRODER and Co., 145, Leadenhall-street ; Or to the Brokers— Messrs. LAURENCE, SON, and PEARCE. No. 7, Angel-court, Throgmorton-street. Leadenhall-street, London, Sept. 7, 1865. SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS. 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Wa .n,t 's Institution is desig ne d t o s u pply a grea t national the b' °1 2 ., an asylum for the orphan daughters of sailors in .te‘oltal Navy and Merchants Service and of Marines. te r ,, t Clothes, maintains, and educates them for domestic anrodes a home free of exnense for former ten i - Lea Wh d ile p out vi of situations, thus shielding them from the Trations they might otherwise be exposed to. i tl , D; o enmmittee earnestly APPEAL for CONTRIBU- Ne tt ' te meet the inereasiag applications through the ev e „,_ storms and loss of life at sea, an& o enable them laec..llallY to obtain premises more commensurate with the Raq o 7. l4l ties of this great maritime country, which loses 2,000 lvh o annually by casualties alone, without including tuose ti t ) ) 'lrtY perish by war plar ei soriptions thankfully rem!, by the bankers, Messrs ,ary, e l Bevan, and Co., Lombard -street, and by the Secre at the Offices, No. 77, Cornhili. R. SWEETTNG. Hon. Sec. CHARLES NA SU. Sea. 31 . 111 RESC UE SOCIETY wishes to add another ',llan ;Vine to the 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer L'nt ft - ';,„nnor. friendless, young females were rejected irom re, n UN DS and room, making. a total of 3,087. who have th e "nt away in fire years. Here are brief details of a few „post recent cases: L „ a ged 16. Wien, mother dead, d'serted by her father. p, • aged agel3, homeies., both parents dead. 3.. b 1 7, fallen, father dead, deserted by her mother e. aged 15, fallen, mother dead. A ii a ged 1 5, fallen, mother dead, It 8 , aged 16, fallen, both parents dead. r: aged 14, homeless, de-erted by her parents, C:11 a ged.l7, fallen, both parents dead. A. G. , aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. aged 18, fallen father dead. it to aged 18, fallen' both parents dead, At. A . aged 17 , fallen, pan nts dead. 8, 0. W. D. R ' aged 17, fallen , both parents dead. Th e ged 15, fallen, both parents dead. g i e r W u tle it ine the childrenComtee wish to form would be for e e bee IL most from the age of IS , to 15, who ontribzt astray from the path of virtue. x t .: Da niel ;pas will be received gratefully by the Secretary, 're lap 4 „.1- 0 0Per, 85, Queen -street Cheap side; or by Messrs Cc-; Lorabard-street. HOME for LITTLE BOYS, Tottenham, N., for the Reception, from all parts of the Kingdom, of Outcast and Destitute Boys, and those verging on crime, under 10 years of age. President—ROßEßT HANBURY, Esq., M.P, VICE - PRESIDENTS. Stephen Cave, Esq., M:P. I Sir S. M. Peto, Bart. , M.P. Henry E. Gurney', Esq. 1 Abel Smith, Esq., ma , . Samuel Morley, Esq. I CO3INIITTEE. Mr Alex. Anderson. I Rev. H. M`Sorley. Mr. E. H. Burrows. I Mr. W. J. Maxwell. Mr. A. D. Chapman. I Mr. Alfred Short. Mr. E. F. Gedge. I Mr. Robert Sinclair. Mr. George Moore. I Mr. E. J. Tabrum. Mr. Francis Lycett. Mr. R. T. Turnbull. Treasurer—W. H. 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Full particulars sent to any address on receipt of two stamps, by Mr. KEARSLEY, 23, Kentish-town-road, Lon don, NAV. _ _ " Phe most efficacious remedy for those diseases extant, a boon to the afflicted."—Niedical Review. "This invaluable discovery has at mine i a world-wide cele brity, being of inestimable value, and most admirably adapted to remove those maladies which tend to embitter lire, and shorten its duration."—Soalpel. "The unprecedented success of this remedy is without parallel ; this is demonstrated by the innumerable cures effected."—Medical Journal. 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 ol age. Stith the 'View t o se — cure 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 ful y investigated by the Committee, and 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 to the little ones whose charact r and circumstances disqualify the it for the Orphan Asylums, and whose tender age precludes their admission to the Rtfuges. Such are these 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 100, and the Committee would joyfully see the Home filled at once ; they only wait for the necest•ary subscriptions. The Committee feel constrained to plead for those who cannot thus plead for themselves ; and, referring to the cir cumstances of some who have been already admitted, they ask—is it right to make a widow and her family paupers for life because one of them (the naughty boy of the family) 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 help her to put one of them into a Home, but that they must ail go into "the house ?" Is it doing the best 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 ill-treatment to " MR 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 th , 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 London 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 th e beginnings 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 has, therefore, been established to fescue the little ones, to save them from the prison on the one hand, and the workhouse on the other, and to endeavour to make them useful members of society. The daily routine of the Institution 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 mornintr is devoted to scho •1 work—reading, and writing, and tipherinT, and Scriptural instruction, with occasional lessons in of 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 raper bags for tradesmen, and door mats and servants' kneelers for any who will buy them; picking the coil for the mats, mending the c other, &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 sweeping, while the elder ones clean all the boots, knives, &c. In this way it is sought to fit them for an active working life. 2d. Icy payment of ss. a week, made quarterly in advance. All children must be under 10 Titre 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 as the increase in the annual subscriptions will admit, till the home is full ; they will then be held periodi cally Forms of application for the admission of children may be had at the Home, and of the Honorary Secretary, STARCH MANUFACTURERS . TO H. R. H. THE PRINCESS OF WALES. G LENFIELD PATENT STARCH, Used in the Royal Laundry, AND AWARDED TUE PRIZE MEDAL, 1862. Sold by all Grocers, Chandlers, &c. &c. WOTHERSPOON and CO., Glasgow and London. MARK YOUR LINEN.-BOND'S PERMA NENT MARKING INK is by far the b es t f or marking CRESTS. NAMES, and INITIALS upo n Rouse hold Linen, Wearing Apparel, &c. Price is. a bottle. No 6d. size ever made. Sold by li. R. BOND, 10. Blshopsgate street Within, London, B C., and by all respectable chemists and stationers in the kingdom.—N. B. Purchasers should be careful to observe the address 10, Bishopsgate-street Within, E.C.—upon the label, without which the Ink is not genuine. R's-mn-ro a d OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, King's-cross. Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. Vice-Patron—His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, K.G President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH. K.G. This Hospital, foundel in the year 1828, the first to estab lish the principle of free admission to the sick poor, without the delay and difficulty of Governors' orders, is wholly de pendent for support on voluntary contributions and legacies. It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in addition to this, the average number of attendance of the destitute sick has for a con dderable 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 severitl hundred more beds, had the Committee the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Mu Berman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Herr lea and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; W llama, Deacon, and Co.; Overend, Gur • ney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co. , Berners-street ; i. Barned and Liverpool ; and at the Hospital. from 10 till 5. STANFORD SMITE!. Secretary. CAUGHT IN HIS OWN TRAP.—Not long ago a worthy farmer went to his landlord to pay his rent, put ting on a long face to suit the occasion. On entering the house he said times were so hard he could not raise the money, and, dashing down a bundle of notes, exclaimed, " There, that's all 1 can pay." The money was taken up and counted by the landlord, who said, " Why, this is twice as much as you owe me." "Hang it, give us't again," said the farmer, " I've gone and got hold of the wrong bundle.", —non Advertiser. c/ / , ' 7• / - t , L r- / 1 7 5 ' 6 ,‘. 1 • • .=-• .„ I, 4 :4, : t-• ~,...i t. „ .. , .. , - /-• ct:,,, ‘,- , (7 *-•-' " lII V, I I ;•.,! .1 ~ t,' ' 'l ,_ \„_.- „:_ f.',.. : i":•:, . 4 - \ *ii i s-, - -: - 1.-_,„.%, spy"-, _- ~,:,-; ~, ;-•:;,, * -D vt. 4 , '' ' i ------ ~ • 0 , , - •A• , c : - .. .,5 ,„ - .., •„r; , -. iz ,0 - v... \ .. -$..,„, i 1... -, Z. ,- -',0,11t. I , :z • - 46 i is,? JU , • ,-- ' - \- , vP' / - i , F.z. ,- / „ ..--- -- 411 . 1 1- 7,‘ 1 DIE I AIL lt•iiiiitit 1 14 ,: ' ': 4 :4 1 0 0 1 6(51 ... cri f ?,..) , J l4 ' 0 • orr• °.4 . .V , --- --' s_2l-- / `- r/%Z - THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 13, 1865. BOARD and RESIDENCE.—CIiff House, near Warrior-square, St. Leonardo-on-Sea, two minutes' walk from the Parade. Address, Mrs. Richardson, as above. GREAT ST. JAMES'S-HALL.—WORLD of MAGIC, Second Sight, and " Begone. Dull Care," every evening; at S. A Day Performance. Saturday. at 3. " The most varied entertainment in the metropolis."—Vide the Press. Admission, is. PROFESSOR and the Misses ANDERSON. — Farewell season. —World of Magic. Second Sight, and the original Indian Basket Trick, in conjunction with Fre deric (the grea.t) 3faccabe, the unrivallei ventriloquist, mimic, and character actor. FREDE RIC MAC C ABE, Ventriloquist, Mimic, &a., in his original entertainment, " Begone, Dull Care," "Miss Mary May," " Early in the Morning." Balcony, 2s. ; reserved seats, 3s. ; stalls, ss. ; at Mr. Austin's office, St. James's hall, 29, Piccadilly. A. NEVEM°, Acting Manager. QTODARE.-162ND REPRESENTATION.- THEA ME OF MYSTERY, EGYPTIAN HALL MARVELS in MAGIC and VE VT RILOQUISM, by Col. STO DARE. The REAL INDIAN BASKET TRICK, and INSTANTANEOUS GROWTH of FLOWER TREES, as introduced for the first time in this country on Easter Mon day, April 17, 1865, by Colonel Stodare, and only performed by him and the Indian Magicians. Every evening at 8 (Saturdays included), also on Wednes day and Saturday Afternoons at 3. Stalls at Mitchell's, 33, Old Bond-street, and Box-office, Egyptian Hall. Admission, Is., 25., and 3s. "Almost miraculous."—Vide Times, April 18,1885. ryl H E 0 X F O R D. 11 8, OXFORD STREET. W. The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited). SIXTY-SIX, by J. Offenbach, performed by Misses Russell, Barrie, Walmesley, Tyrell ; Messrs. A. St. Albyn, Husk, and Green, with full Band and Chorus. ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, Piccadilly.—G RAND CASINO and MUSICAL PRO MENADE is No VP OPEN for the Season. Musical Director, M. LUIGI CURTI. Manager, Mona. GRENET. The Band plays nightly Selections from the most eminent Composers. 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Bloom of Roses, 3e. 6d, or 54 stamps.—ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London. British Association for the Advancement cf Science B RMINGIIAIr, Tuesday. The labours of the Congress are drawing towards a close. To-day, according to the programme, is the last occasion of the sitting of the Sections, but there are several business meetings yet to take place before this part of the proceedings is wound up, while several pleasure excursions are to follow as a finale. its interests and the promotion of its objects. I speak only the general sentiment when I say that the hon our of the presidency is a fitting reward for Mr. Phillips's services as assistant secretary, and had it been possible earlier to have spared him from the latter post he would long since have received the distinction of the former. The toast was received with great cordiality. Professor PHILLIrs, after returning thanks for the great kindness shown to the Association in that town, said—Gratitude has, I believe, been defined by some ingenious inquirer into the mysteries of human nature as being a strong expression in anti cipation of benefits to come. (Laughter.) Well, if in that sense I use the phrase, it is because, though this is the third meeting of the British Association in Birmingham, you may take my word for it--and I am not loth to say it—this will not be the last. (Cheers.) Where is there a public object greater or more useful than the advancement of science? _ _ Where could we hear and see such a thing better than in this town of Birmingham ? Why, only Put back the clock 1,000 years, which for a geologist is nothing. (Laughter.) What do you see then in Bir mingham ? Science ? No. Practice ? Yes ; but of what nature was the practical ? What was the use of those fellows then coming down from the moun tains of Wales and joining with the mighty chiefs of the kingdom of Mercia to harass the people of Wes sex and the people of Northumbria ? You would have had more trouble in entertaining those people than even the trouble you have had in entertaining the Association—(laughter)—but you would not have had the same reward. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) What was the reward? Smoking villages, ruined towns, burned abbeys, and, I am afraid, burnt ecclesiastics ; while, at the very worst, we only startle you with the declaratiors of the immensity, of the glory of creation, and of the magnificence of the works of the great God we worship. (Cheers.) The learned Professor again rose, and proposed " The Mayor and Corporation of Birmingham," warmly acknowledging their kindness and hospi tality towards the Association. The MAYOR having returned thanks, Mr. ADDERLEY, M.P., gave the next toast, " The Royal Society," which was cordially received. Professor MILLER responded. Sir W. G. ARMSTRONG, in proposing " The Founders of the British Association," said that that institution had done much for science ; it had given to science a social position it did not previously. possess ; it had bound scientific men in a brother hood having a weight, an influence, a power which combination always conferred. It had given a force to scientific inquiry, and had assisted every scientific investigation requiring pecuniary aid. They might congratulate, therefore, the surviving founders of that institution ; he was obliged to use the word " surviving," he was sorry to say. He saw many of the original founders in the room ; but, without further mentioning names, he would propose " the health of those fathers of science to whom they were indebted for founding the insti tution under which they were assembled that day." (Cheers.) Sir R. MußcHisoN, in responding, said a few of the founders of the association were still left. He was one of them, and he thought he had still a little work left in him. (Cheers.) Afterrecapitulating the services rendered to the association by many distin guished men since its establishment, Sir Roderick observed in conclusion that it warmed the hearts of old fellows like himself,. whom they might describe as one of the palmozoic order—(laughter)—to have such a reception as they had met with in the town of Birmingham. (Cheers.) Lord HOUGHTON proposed " Our Foreign Visi tors." He thought some recognition was due to the visitors who had come from different parts of the world to meet at those hospitable tables. He hoped that those present would, at a future time; meet again, and at some other tables renew their ac quaintance, (Cheers.) Mr. Von DECKEN, of Bohn, responded. The Rev. C. EVANS proposed the next toast, " The Presidents of Sections." Mr. SPOTTISWOODE responded, expressing his pleasure at the excellent arrangement for the recep tion of the Association. Sir J. LUBBOCK proposed " The Local Secretaries and Treasurer." Professor CHAMBERLAIN returned thanks, and said the labours of himself and colleagues had been much lightened by the cordial and hearty co-opera tion of the great mass of the inhabitants of Birming ham. Lord MILTON proposed " The Ladies," and the company broke up. Naval and Military Intelligence. The Channel Fleet, under the command of Rear- Admiral Sir S. Colpoys Dacres, K.C.8., consisting of the Edgar (flagship), Capt. Brandreth ; Hector, Capt. Preedy, C.B. ; Defence, Capt. Phillimore ; Black Prince, Capt. Lord F. Kerr ; Achilles, Capt, Vansittart ; and Prince Consort, Capt. Wines, C. 8., sailed from Spithead at 4 p.m. yesterday for Bantry Bay and other ports in Ireland. The fleet left Spit head by the east or Nablight channel, all under re duced boiler power. The Edgar led with the others following at equidistant intervals, and in order as they are named, the Price Consort closing up the line. Wind, E.S.E., light, with thick banks of fog setting in on the land from the Channel. The Research, Capt. Wilmshurst, and the Terrible, Capt. Napier, remain at Spithead. Her Majesty's screw-frigate Bristol, 39, 600-horse power (nominal), fitted for the first division of the steam reserve in the Medway, is, according to orders received at Chatham, to be finished with all possible despatch. The paddlewheel steamer Virago, 6, 300-horse power, belonging to the Chatham Steam Reserve, is to be taken in hand and brought forward for a four years' commission at sea. The iron paddlewheel steamer Recruit, 6, 160- horse power, upon which so many experiments were recently tried at Chatham with the various descrip tions of anti-fouling compositions, all of which were, more or less, found to be failures, is ordered to be docked and coated with a covering of the Hay com position. The Prince of Wales's yacht Osborne, Staff Com mander D'Arcy, sailed from Woolwich dockyard yesterday morning, and proceeded to her moorings at Spithead to await orders. The sailing transport Barlow, Capt. Bulmer, chartered by the War Department, was yesterday made fast inside the Royal Arsenal pier at Wool wich, in readiness to ship 700 tons of stores for Bermuda, to consist of hutting materials, naval stores, and provisions. • Commodore Hugh Dunlop, C. 8., superintendent of Woolwich dockyard, hauled down his flag on Monday at sunset, and left Woolwich yesterday on leave of absence for six weeks. The duties of the yard will be conducted in the interim by Com mander George Biddlecombe, and those afloat will be superintended by Commander Geo. W. Toweey, the senior officers in succession. An additional number of shipwrights were yesterday ordered to be taken on to complete the ships under construc tion and repair for commission.- Notwithstanding that the batch required was only 30, the number, it is stated, could not be made up, on acccount of the briskness of work and the preference for private yards. Garrison orders were yesterday issued at Wool wich notifying " a march out" to-day, the whole of the available troops to assemble for that purpose in command of their respective officers, and to march by different routes (to be pointed out by the De puty Assist.-Quartermaster Gen., Capt. Nangle) to Dartford-heath. The march to commence at seven o'clock a.m. and to terminate at 11, when tents will be pitched, and, after a short interval for rest and PRICE 4d. STAMPED sd. refreshment, a series of field-day manoeuvres will be carried out on the heath. First Lieut. B. 1). Kennicott, Royal Marine Light Infantry, yesterday left headquarters, Wool wich, on a month's leave of absence. HEALTH OP LONDON. (Front the I?egistrar-Generars Weekly Report•) In the week that ended on Saturday, September 9, the births registered in London and ten other large towns of the United Kingdom were 3,787 the deaths, 2,528. The annual rate of mortality in the week in those eleven towns was 23 per 1,000 persons living. In London the births of 973 boys and 932 girls, in all 1,905 children, were registered in the week. In the corresponding weeks of ten years, 1855-64, the average number, corrected for increase of popu lation, was 1,888. The deaths registered in London during the week were 1,179. It was the thirty-sixth week of the year, and the average number for that week was, with a correction for increase of population, 1,228. The actual return was, therefore, less by 49 than the estimated number. The deaths from diarrhoea in the week were 89, the same number as in the previous week, and less than a third part of the weekly number in July. This decrease will appear the more remarkable when the heat of the last week is considered, which was unusually great for September. In the first and last week of July the mean temperature of the air was 66 deg. ; last week it was 67.4 deg. The ave rage number of deaths from diarrhoea in the corre sponding week of ten years (corrected for increase of population) is 125. Besides the 89 cases of diarrhcea, 9 deaths are re ferred to cholera or choleraic diarrhcea, 3 of which occurred-to adults. In Russell-street, Sydenham, a jobbing gardener, aged 67 years, died of " chole raic diarrhcea" after 48 hours' illness. At 2, Col ton's-cottages,Neate-street,Camberwell, on the Bth inst., a gardener's labourer, aged 48 years, died of " cholera" after 11 hours' illness. At Oxford place, New Habcham, Peckham, a widow died of " choleraic diarrhcea." The following five fatal accidents were caused by carriages :—On Sept. 5, a labourer, aged 25, run over by a waggon ; died in Poplar Hospital. At 1, Mockford-buildings, Bethnal-green, on August 11, a cowkeeper, aged 40 years, fell from a waggon. In Bouverie-street, Paddington, on August 31, the son of an omnibus driver, aged 8 years, run over by a van. In Church-street, Deptford, on August 22, the son of a labourer, aged 2 years, run over by a cart. On Sept. 5, a labourer, aged 17 years, jammed by a timber carriage ; died in Guy's Hospital. A lieutenant in the army died from chloroform, administered with a view to an operation. A child, aged one year, died on the 3d inst. from sunstroke. A horsekeeper died from glanders caught from a diseased horse. The rate of mortality last week was 29 per 1,000 in London, 24 in Edinburgh, and 23 in Dublin ; 29 in Liverpool, 31 in Manchester, 35 in Salford, 21 in Birmingham, 32 in Leeds, 20 in Bristol, 26 in Hull, and 24 in Glasgow. In Liverpool the births were 407, the deaths 263 ; in Manchester the births 244, the deaths 211 ; in Salford the births 95, the deaths 74 ; in Birming ham the births 178, the deaths 135 ; in Leeds the births 241, the deaths 136 ; in Bristol the births 106, the deaths 62 ; in Hull the births 84, the deaths 51 ; in Edinburgh the births 102, the deaths 79 ; in Glasgow the births 273, the deaths 19G ; and in Dublin the births 152, the deaths 142. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29-945 in. The barometrical pressure rose to 30-07 in. on Sun day, and fell to 29-76 in. on Friday. The mean tem perature of the air was 67.4 deg., which is no less than 9.4 deg. above the average of the same week in 50 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). It was above the average on every day, and on Friday this excess was 14.3 deg. The mean temperature on Friday (72.1) was higher than the mean tempera ture of any day as far back as Aug. 12, 1861, when it was 72.9 deg. ; and the maximum temperature (86.0 deg.) was higher than the maximum tempera ture of any day in the month of Sept. so far back as authentic records extend, with the sole exception of Sept. 6, 1846, when the recorded value was 66.4 deg. The difference between the mean dew-point temperature and mean air temperature was 7.8 deg. in the week ; it was 13.3 on Friday. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 76, complete sa turation being represented by 100. The general direction of the wind was south-westerly. No rain was measured. There was a storm of thunder and lightning early on Saturday morning, but accom panied with little rain. Sanitary Condition of the City of London. Yesterday at the meeting of the City commis sioners of sewers, held at Guildhall, Mr. Deputy De Jersey in the chair, Dr. Letheby, the medical officer of health for the City, reported on the state of 529 houses, and of all the lodging-houses in the City, and he submitted a list of 188 places for sanitary improvement. He also submitted certificates of the indecent and unwholesome over-crowding of se veral houses, and of the filthy and neglected condi tion of the graveyard of St. Mary Mounthaw, on old Fish-street-hill. He likewise reported that the houses in Thompson's-court and Thompson's rents were not in a fit state for human occupation. The houses had become the property of the North London Railway Company, and pending the time of their demolition the company had permitted them to become a dangerous nuisance. The water butts were broken, the closets overflowing with filth, the dust bins out of order, and indeed the whole place was becoming so unwholesome that fever had begun to appear in it with unusual severity. Dr. Letheby therefore urged the necessity for immediate reme dies. Dr. Letheby also reported on the state of the slaughter-houses and cowsheds of the City. H e stated that in the course of the last seven weeks there had been a large quantity of diseased and otherwise unwholesome meat condemned in the City markets. Altogether as much as 89,8211b5., or upwards of forty tons, had been destroyed. It consisted of 148 sheep, 12 calves, 40 pigs, 849 quarters of beef, and 1,488 joints and pieces of meat, 250 rabbits, 25 hares, and 65 head of game. A large proportion of this meat was from animals affected with the prevailing epidemic of contagious typhoid fever ; and he stated that he should take an early opportunity of bring before the commission the lead ing facts connected with the outbreak and spread of the disease. He said, however, that the manifesta tions of its action within the City of London had not been severe ; for at the very first appearance of it in the dairies of London prompt measures were taken within the City for the exclusion of it from the cowsheds, the inspectors paid daily visits to them, and enforced great cleanliness and constant use of chloride of lime. The result had been that until the end of last week there had not been a single case of the disease in any of the 19 cowbouses of the City. And with the. view of carrying out, in the fullest manner, the Order in Council, Dr. Letheby obtained from the Lord Mayor the appointment of the two City inspectors in accordance with the provision of the last Order. This had given them power of deal ing with diseased animals in a summary manner, and of otherwise acting in checking the spread of the disease; and he reported that in the exercise of this power one of the inspectors seized on Tuesday last, the sth inst., at a slaughter-house in Aldgate, the carcase of a cow which had just been slaughtered whilst suffering from the prevailing disease. He dis infected the hide and destroyed the flesh, and on in quiry it appeared the cow had been brought in a cattle conveyance from a shed in Spitalfields, where there had been many deaths from the disease, BO that the owner had violated the 3d section of the Order in , Mr. F. Conductor Jonghmans. Belle', Comedy, Burlesque, &a, by the celebrated D'Au bans, Messrs. Duriah and Davis, and the Misses TE.617 and SARA GUANISS. NOTICE.—The Oxford has been entirely Redecorated, Altered, Newly Lighted, and Ventilated, and now is one of the most agreeable places of resort in the kingdom.—OPEN EVERY EVENING at Eight o'clock. The Classical Billet, entitled TH F. BRIDAL of BEAUTY, in which Miss TESSY GUNNISS will make her re appear ance THIS EVENING. Admission—Area, 6d.; stalls and balcony, is.; private boxes. 108. 6d. CANTERBURY HALL. KO KO RI KO. This wonderful entertainment, having proved the greatest hit ever made, will be repeated EVERY EVENING, in ad dition to the Operatic Sele3tions, supported by the whole talent of the establishment. Comedy, Burlesque, and Ballet by Mrs. and Mr. Randall, Messrs. Duriah and Davies, the D'Aubans, and Arthur Lloyd. Director, Mr. F. Jongmans. All visitors to London at this season should pay a visit to the above establishment MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION.- Established 30 years, at the Bazaar, Baker-street. NEW ADDITIONS.—In accordance with the season, the Exhibition has been entirely re-embellished. The whole of the ancient Court. Dresses of the most costly description, faithfully copied from the most minute pictures, have been renewed. Modern Court Dresses of the most splendid de scription, selected from the first houses in Paris and London, and probably never equalled or surpassed, are now ou view. Life-size Models of DOCTOR E. W. PRITCHARD and CONSTANCE KENT are now added. Open from 11 a.m. till 10 p.m. Admittance, One Shilling; Extra Rooms, Sixpence. THE MAYOR'S BANQUET. At the banquet given to the members of the As sociation by Mr. Wiggin. the mayor, and which was still proceeding when our yesterday's parcel was despatched, there was a brilliant assemblage. We have already mentioned the names of the leading noblemen and gentlemen who were present, and we now append a report of the speeches. After the usual loyal and other introductory toasts, The MAYOR proposed " The Army and Navy and Volunteers." (Cheers.) Sir H. RAWLINSON, in responding on behalf of the army, said—lf they run their eyes down the lists of that Association they would find they were largely recruited from the ranks of the army. He need only refer to such names as those of Capt. Douglas Galton or Col. Sykes, and he might mention his esteemed friend Sir Roderick Murchison—(cheers) —and also that great luminary of science of the presentage, the vararEg of its blue riband, General Sabine, the President of the Royal Society. (Cheers.) Sir E. BELCHER said in former times their ships were hearts of oak and were built at the seaside, but now he fancied the people of Birmingham knew much more about their iron walls than the sailors did themselves. (Laughter.) If, however, they asked him how he liked them, he would say, " We don't like them at all." (Laughter.) The makers of the iron ships had deprived them of all the powers of distinguishing themselves. If they took an enemy's vessel they could not board her, and when they were sick of firing at one another they could just head off and look at each other. Colonel MASON responded on behalf of the vo lunteers. Sir Joini BOWRING briefly proposed "The Houses of Lords and Commons." Lord LEIGH having acknowledged the toast on behalf of the House of Lords, Lord STANLEY responded on behalf of the House of Commons. He said,—l rise, in obedience to the call of your Mayor, to return thanks on behalf of the House of Commons, and yet I do so, with some hesitation, because I cannot forget that in this room, and at this table, you have a member, although an ex-member of that House, older and far more experienced than I can claim to be—Lord Houghton, who may have been long enough in the Lords to forget that he ever listened to a Budget or ' passed through the ordeal of a public election. But any one who has once seen him can never forget his accomplished speeches, or his kindly and pleasant manners. (Cheers.) I always respond with plea sure on behalf of the House of Commons. I have sat in the House for nearly 17 years, and I can say with pride that the longer I have known it the higher has risen my respect for its ability and its common sense. I believe the opinion of the House of Com mons collectively is generally better than that of any individual member of it. (Cheers.) I say this for the benefit of young members. (Laughter.) The House, as long as I have known it, has always shown a marvellous tact, almost approaching to instinct, in discerning who are those who are likely to con tribute anything to its debates, and who are those who merely get up to waste time, and air their vocabulary. (Laughter.) I have heard men who have spoken with real fluency and eloquence ; in a word, men of that kind who are described as having great command of language, when probably it would be truer were you to say that language has great command of them ; because they have as much command of it as a man has of a runaway horse. (Laughter and cheers.) Men of that class I have heard described as not knowing what they were going to say when they got up, not knowing what they were saying when on their legs, and not know ing what they had said when they sat down. (Cheers and laughter.) Many and many a man of that sort is left to declaim to empty benches, while you have the ear of 400 or 500 members listening in silent respect to some one else, who certainly hadn't the gift of oratory, and brought his - sentences out head foremost, or tail foremost, until you almost wondered how it was possible that a man could speak such bad grammar. (Cheers and laughter.) The House of Commons soon found out the distinction between the man who only spoke commonplaces and the other man, who, though very awkwardly and uncouthly, really sought to contribute some new idea to the discussion that was going on. (Cheers.) I recollect, about a dozen years ago, when the dis cussions about competitive examinations for the public services first came on, somebody said, by way of a sneer, " Oh, if this principle of competitive examination is such a good thing, why do you con fine it to Why not have it also for the Secretaries and Chancellors of the Exche quer?" the of clerks State Well, my answer was and is, this is exactly what we do; no man could obtain a leading position in the House of Commons without passing through a competitive examination of this kind. (Cheers.) It is a trial of physical strength and endurance; a trial of patience and of temper; it is a trial of readiness, of thorough and accurate knowledge, and, last and chief of all, it is a trial of common sense and knowledge of the world. (Cheers.) If a man fails entirely in any one of these particulars, but more especially if he fails in the last, he may do very well elsewhere, but he is not the man who will take a leading part in the House of Commons. I suppose there is no popular assembly that ever existed among men that has commanded so much respect and exercised so much power as the English House of Commons. (Cheers.) Now, why is it ? To give you all the causes would be too long a story to tell here. It is because there never has existed in the world a legis lative body whose component members were so thoroughly independent in social position and in feeling. (Hear, hear.) Take the whole house easily do it--the num b to be aspi r i ng t o hi g h through, er ofthose political offi countewho h deductknown a u g mayan and I am happy to say they are very few—those who are supposed to come in on the speculation that they may drop in for a comfortable place somewhere ; deduct both these classes, and they still leave behind a great ma the great majority joefrtihtye in nthe house house. onboth l si n d g esaiins c Sa o y m , posed of men who have nothing to fear and nothing to gain from any Minister, and who can therefore follow a Minister without servility and oppose him without asperity. (Cheers.) As regards the character of the House of Commons, I for one am not afraid it will ever lose the position it now holds in public opinion. (Loud cheers.) The MAYon then rose to propose the toast of the evening, " The health of the President of the British. Association for 1865, Professor Phillips." (Loud cheers.) In the course of his prefatory remarks, his Worship said—l feel that in this company, above all others, I need say very little in proposing to you the health of Professor Phillips, our President. Wherever the science of geology is cultivated there the name of Professor Phillips is known as that of one of its most elevated students and ablest exposi tors. (Cheers.) With the name of the British Association Professor Phillips is inseparably linked as one of its founders, and for many years one of its most valued and important officers. (Hear, hear.) But for him the association would never have and but for him it would been called into existence, never have attained that position of dignity, useful ness, and prosperity which if now enjoys, and which it greatly owes to his zealous energy, his remarkable tact, his incessant devotion to the maintenance of ~~~u~,~ VEWSPAPER leouticil of Prlday, Aug. 11, a • ' 0 - YOU'ill 4 '.--k-'` ;,...;_. - . ~r_',;, ...,14 , ::&,, ,, ,:. - -+'• self liable t o a penalty of £2O. I)`.4fierefore*is ed :--,- the Court t o p ut the matter in. o the ha ml-. Of th(!ir • , 4 legal adviser, w ith a view to I rtier ',roe : f He also reported that in Aug. las ' rleA - sen., and his son, cowkeepers, of Peck i in- , w e fined by Mr. Alderman Gibbons in the sum of £lO each, and expenses, for sending a quantity of diseased meat to Newgate-market for sale as human food; and that a man named Samuel Seamans, a jobbing butcher, of Holdsworth, Suffolk, was tried before Mr. Commissioner Kerr, at the Central Criminal Court, for sending a quantity of diseased meat to Newgate-market for sale as human food ; and although there was abundant proof that the meat was diseased, and that the defendant knew it to be diseased, and that he sent it to the market, yet he was acquitted, and the case has been a subject of comment in the public papers. In the course of the past seven weeks there had been 259 births and 296 deaths registered in the City of London. The mortality returns were very much below the average (346) for the corresponding period of the last nine years, and excepting that there had been a very slight excess in the pro portion of fever deaths, there had been no particular manifestation of zymotic disease-122, or nearly one-half of all the deaths, were among children of less than 5 - years of age, and 55 were among persons of 60 and upwards. The chief causes of death were as follow :—Phthisis, 27 ; atrophy and mesenteric disease, 36 ; hydrocephalus, 6 ; pneumonia, 9 ; bronchitis, 13 ; continued fever, 17 ; scarlet fever, 10 ; whooping cough, 9 ; croup and diphtheria, 7 ; measles, smallpox, and erysipe las, of each 1; diarrhoea --of adults, 4, and of in fants, 21—making together 69 deaths from tuber cular diseases, and 70 from diseases of a zymotic character. The average nu m b er of the last class of diseases for the same period in .10 years i s 90 , an d therefore there had been no remarkable activity of the zymotic force during the last seven weeks— indeed, he had no apprehension of an approach of cholera, notwithstanding that it had been pre- • sent in an epidemic form in the eastern arm of the Mediterranean, for the disease had not exhibited a single sign of the many which characterised it in its former visitation ; but of this he should re port more fully at the end of the quarter. The Crystal Palace. ...-- Yesterday will be memorable An the annals of the Crystal Palace. On that day the Princess of Wales paid her first visit to this popular place of instruction and amusement. It was also the second occasion this season on which there were a large number of French excursionists present. By recent arrange ments of the London, Chatham,and Dover Railway Company--which were business-like, because they were calculated to be advantageous to themselves and attractive to the public—the French visitors were enabled to come in the company's steamboats and trains and have a day's enjoyment for the small sum of five francs. This can hardly fail to be the commencement of an Anglo-French interchange of friendly visits. The former effort of the Crystal Palace Company in this direction was fromßoulogne. The visitors on Tuesday were from Calais. At 4 o'clock in the morning that town was all bustle; the company's steamers were ready for departure, the voyagers thronging to the place of embarcation, and their wives, sisters, and friends taking leave of them, as, if they were bound for the antipodes. It was a feat for the company to bring them to and fro 200 miles, including the sea passage within a day. Nearly 2,000 were thus conveyed altogether, and had not the sail of tickets been stopped in France, owing to an apprehension that there would be too many applicants, there would have been more. The first batch of our neighbours arrived at half past 10, the second at 11 o'clock a.m. There were many Frenchwomen of the working classes, in their quaint and picturesque costume—white and starched caps, bright shawls over the shoulders, earrings some inches long, and remarkable petticoats. These were chiefly fishwomen and lace girls, many of whom had never before been three miles from home. What a sudden and rapid transition it must have been for them, from that home to the Crystal Palace, strange in itself, in a strange country. They appeared to enjoy the attractions of the Palace much more than ordinary English visitors do, and in a different man ner. They seemed especially to criticise the statuary and other works of art. Between 11 and 12 o'clock their Royal High nesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by the Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, tho Princess Hilda, of Anhalt, Lieut.-Colonel Keppel, who has succeeded Major Teasdale as Equerry in Waiting to the Prince of Wales, and a large suite of ladies and gentlemen, arrived at the Palace, and were shown privately through the various courts by Mr. Bowley, the manager. Owing to the lacer number of visitors in the building at the time of the arrival of the Royal party being French they were not recognized until they reached the great transept. Their Royal Highnesses and suite subsequently par took of luncheon in the new dining-room, from the windows of which they witnessed the display of the great fountains. The air being still, these were seen to great advantage, the water being thrown to a , great height. The French band, that of the Sapeurs Pompiers of St. Pierre, which had performed in the orchestra. and been warmly applauded after each piece, when they heard of the presence of the English Royal party, expressed a desire to serenade them under the windows of the dining-room. They played there for half an hour, ending with " God Save the Queen," which was splendidly performed. They afterwards gave " Vive la Reine," with regular cheers. The Prince was much pleased with their demonstrations of amity, and deputed Mr. Bowley to express his thanks to the members of the band. The Royal party left as they had come, by a special train on the high level line to Victoria-station at about half-past 4 o' c l oc k . , The fine band of our own Royal Marine Light Infantry was also present, and performed alter nately with that of the Sapeurs Pompiers during the day, as did also Mr. Mann's Crystal Palace band. The French band consists of about 70 men. It is composed of artisans from St. Pierre, who are likewise volunteer firemen. They are a most re spectable and well-mannered set of men, quite a credit to their class. Many of them wore large gold medals, which they had obtained at musical con tests, which are held in the north of France on a principle somewhat similar to our English rifle matches. The band was entertained in the afternoon by the Crystal Palace Company at a dinner. The health of the Queen and the Royal Family were drank with real enthusiasm, our French neighbours seeming to take great delight in our English Hip, hip, Hurrah ! At our toast, however, they supplemented this with a perfect novelty to the stay at home Englishmen. We mean a sort of hand clapping, done with perfect regularity, and ending like a volley. There was a strange and unintended musical per formance at the gathering of the foreign visitors for departure by the trains. First, a drum gave a few beats ; then other instruments of walking stragglers sounded a few notes evidently at random. Pre sently, as the members of the band assembled — a ll walking rapidly towards the station—snatches of various tunes were to be heard from .all sorts of instruments. But the curious part of the clever performance was, that it finally blended into the Marseillaise." It was really a bright and happy day for all the French and English who were present; and the more of such days we have the better for both nations. At 6 o'clock the French visitors left the Palace, expecting to arrive at Calais between 10 and 11 o'clock last night. If he succeeds in performing this, it will be the greatest feat of Captain Daniel, the manager of the London, Chatham, and Dover excursions. FURTHER DEMOLITION OF HOUSES IN TILE CITY. — Yesterday workmen commenced pulling down the ex tensive block of buildings formerly known as the York Hotel, and situate at the corner of New Bridge-street, Blacldriars, and Ludgate-hill, the site being required by the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company for the approach to the Ludgate station and the ornamentation of the Ludgate railway bridge. Notices of removal were served upon the occupiers of those premises on the north, side of Ludgate-hill and on the east side of Farringdon street, the whole of which will be immediately pulled down for the same purpose. n for Onto 6d If ,e of only , ex less. full beat old Ban° B :-.. rata, r so r qr. obi, lora iced q)e- 44 lg dig and Lade A per re )b- - • r ' f: