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LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—During the Storms of the past twelve mottles the National Life boat Institution contributed to the saving of 1,233 lives from various shipwrecks and 29 vessels from destruction, The Institution also expended £24,746 in the same period on its Lifeboat Establishments, in addition to granting 42,741 for rewards. The Institution has now 218 Lifeboat Stations under its management. Contributions will be thankfhlly received by the London and country bankers, and by the Secretary. Richard Lewis. Esq., at the institution, 11, John-street Adelphi, Londor THE APPAREL OFT PROCLAIMS TH BEST MATERIALS, BEST STYLES BEST WORKMANSHIP, and LOWEST PRICES, at E. MOSES and SON'S. Every description of Clothing ready-made or made to mensurP, far all ages, all occa sions. and all c'isscs, at E. MOSES and SON'S. An imrnots,l assnrlnvnt of wiNTER ('I )THIN in all tho newest designs and materials, at E. MOSES and SON'S. OVERCOATS from 19s. to .£5.1 BOY'S OVERCOATS from 10s. 6d. to 455. 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Billiter-square, on FRIDAY, the lath day of January, 1.87 n. at which Meeting a Dividend will be declared on the Capital Stock of the Company for the Ilalf-year ending the 31st day of December. 1869. By order of the Court. GEORGE COLLIN, Pecretary. East and West India Dock House, Billiter-square, 28th Dec., 1869. N.B.—The Chair will be taken at two o'c'ock precisely. GUARDIAN FIEF, AND LIFE OFFICE. llA•tnbli,lllP , l 1821. Subscribed Tcr , Millionß. 11, Lombard-street, T,ondon, E.C. DIRECTORS. CHAIRMAN—WiIIiam Stever, Esq. DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN— Frederick IT. Janson, Esq. 'Tenn , Hulse Berens. Feq I Richard M. Harvey, Esq Hy. Bonham-Carter, Esq J. G. TTubl.ard. Esq Charles Wm Curtis, Esq G. J Shaw Leferre, Esq, M.P Charles F. Devas, Esq John Martin. Esq Francis Hart Dyke, Esq Sir W. R. Farquhar, Bart James Goodson, Esq Archibald Hamilton. Esq' Thomson Hankey, Esq Rowlaryl Mitchell, Esq :antes Morris, Esq Abraham J. Hoharts, Esq Henry Vigne, Esq SECRETARY—Thomas Tallemach, Esq. 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MIA AMARELLA restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. JNO. GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid Of one of the moat eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfect ing this wondirful liquid. It is now offered to the public in a more concentrated form, and at a lower price. Sold in bottles, 3s. each ; also 55., 7s. 6d., and 15s. each. including brash. Red Bull Wharf, Angel passsage, 93, Upper Thames street London. E.C. 'THEATRE • ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. 1 Sole Lessee and Manager. Mr. F. I!. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, at 7, I'M NOT MYSELF AT ALL. At 7.45, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST; or, OLD MOTHE R BUNCH : Misses Jessie Vokes, Victoria Vokes, Rosins Vokes, Kate SantleY. Hudspeth, and Harriet Coveney: Messrs. Fred. Vokes, Br ittainWright, W. F. Vokes, F. Moreland, Rowena, and Harry Boleno. THEATRE ROYAL, HA YAIARKET. Sole Lessee. Mr. THIS EVENING, A CO-OPERATIVE MOVEMENT. 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THIS EVENING, at Seven o'clock, the laughable Farce of THE PATH ROAD. At 7.45, Lovell's celebrated Play (in five acts), of LOVE'S SA.CRIFICE: Mr Barry Sullivan :11 . essrs. George TToney„),, c t'owper, Charles T10n4111311. Li/1 Thyne. Lunt, 'Dyes, Arthur, Re.: Mrs. Hermann Vezin, Miss J. Rig,nold, Miss Amy Fawsitt, lira. C. Horst - nen, &c. To conclude with STATN: SECRETS. Principal Scenic Artist—Mr Julian Hicks. Acting Manager—AmoßY SULLIVAN' GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL. Proprietor, Mr. Sefton Parry. THIS EVENING, at 7, A HOUSEHOLD FAIRY: MisslLydia Foote, Mr 11 enry Neville. A t 7.10, Mr. Byron's new and original Com:, Drama. in .bret, frets, written by himself, entitled NOT SO CIE A FOOL AS TIE LOOKS: Sir •imon Simile. Mr. IL Byron. At 9;1 ) , LORD BATEMAN: bi ns Fanny Jo,eph , : MeF.damec: 1' ughes. Sydney, Behrend, and Williams ; Messrs Clarke anti Marshall. 1 ) OYAI, STRAND THEATE E. 1. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs Swanboreugh. THIS EVENING, at 7.20, AMONG THE BREAKERS : Mr Clarke. 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For the Bank cf New South Wales. D. LARNACEI, Chairman of Committee. For the Bank of Australasia. W. G. WITATIIAN. For the Union Bank of Australia. JOAN BRA3IWELL. For tho Bank of Victoria. HUGH L. TAYLOR. For the London Chartered Bank of Australia, JAMES FRASER. For the Colonial Bank of Australasia, JAMES A. DOUGLAS. London, 3d January, 1870. FORM OF TENDER.' To the Committee of the Six Associated Australian Banks, as Agents for the Government of Victoria. Gentlemen,— hereby tender for £ (the amour.t also in words), Debentures of the Victorian Government. according to the annexed notice of the 3d instant, on which have paid the required de po..,t of and undertake to pay £ (the amount also in words) for every .£lllO in Debentures, and to :weep:. the same or any 1,.s amount that may be allotted to , and to pay for them in conformity with the terms of the said Notice. Name Address Date January, 1870. THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET. 'fits EVENING, at 7 o'clock, A. CO-OPERATIVE MOVE MENT. After which, I\ EW MEN AND OLD ACRES; Mr Buckstone, Mr Chippendale. Miss Robertson, &c. Concluding with THE FAIR ONE WITH THE GOLDEN LOCKS: Mr. A. Wood, Miss F. Wright, &c. THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHT. Tars EVENING, at 7, THE LONG STRIKE: Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr A. Stirling, Mr George Belmore, Mr Atkins, Mr ltignold Miss Furtado, &e. Followed by LOST AT SEA : Mr G. lielmore, Mr A. Stirling, Mr Atkins, Mr W. Rignold, Mr C. H. Stephenson, Miss Furtado. and Mrs L Murray. GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL. Tins EVENING, at 7, A HOUSEHOLD l'AlaY. At 7.45, NOT SUCH A FOOL AS TIE LOOKS: Mr H. J. Byron. And LORD BATEMAN : Miss Fanny Josephs, Mr J. Clarke, &c. THEATRE-ROYAL, HOLBORN. Tats EVENING, at ", TFIE BATH ROAD. At 7.45, LOVES S ACRIFICk: : Mr. Barry Sullivan, Mrs. Bermann Vezin, &c. And STATE SECRETS. ROYAL STRAND TYIEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress. Mrs. Swanborongh. Tins EVENING, at 1.30, AMONG THE BREAKERS: Mr Clarice. With THE TOODLES. 4nd INO. Concluding with THE CHOPS OF THE CHANNEL. CHRISTY MINSTRELS. St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8 Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round. ZOOLOGICAL Q ARDENS, Regent's-pack, OPEN daily (ex cept Sundays). Admission. Is.; on Mondays, ed. Children under twelve, ad. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. THREE BALLETS Promenade Concert. Band of 60. Begin at 8. le. Box-office open fromll to 4. 44 \ Vjt • • -P.- 514,11, LONDON, MONDAY, J.N. 10, 1870. ONE of our London contemporaries contains a string of paragraphs which must be somewhat unpleasant reading to sundry persons. First of all it is stated that "considerable anxiety prevails amongst the officials in Somerset House and the Custom House in relation to ➢lr. Lowe's next Budget. It is very generally believed that the right hon. gentleman contemplates exten sive reductions and simplifications in the Inland Revenue and Customs duties." Then we read, "It is currently reported in official circles that great changes are contemplated by the Government in the department of the Paymaster-General—changes, in fact, which, it carried out, must prove fatal to the existence of the office." And next conies the follow- ing announcement :—" Rumours very serious for the workmen employed in the Chatham dockyard, and for the inhabitants of the town, are afloat, that the number of hands in the yard is to be reduced by de grees to the extent of from 500, to 1,000 men, by the discharge of "hired" men and a large super annuation of "established" hands, who, being of the age of 55 or upwards, may be pronounced not capable of doing their full amount of work per day, from the effects of ago or infirmity." Even the Pall Mall Gazelle, which is not usually given to melting moments, feels a pang of compunc ton for the nineteen officers of the Coastguard who have been t urne d a d r i ft by the Admiralty, and who The Pall their f am ili es h ave to bear the pangs of poverty. Pall Mall thinks that economy may be all very rightand prop er ; b ut i s such severity indispensable ? Is it Just to inflict a punishment upon persons who lave not deserved it ? Is it right, because we have been employing more hands than we needed for the public service all these years, that we should in a fit of virtuous economy cut these hands oft, when certainly it was not their fault that they were engaged ? This is quite a fair question, and none but parti zans of the present Government will object to its being raised. lire say that such measures as the ~ , ,Pall N 11 _ Gazette describes are both harsh and THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 10, 1870. unjust. There can be no principle more nrmiy established than this, that the Government, in engaging certain persons definitely, and not merely as supernumeraries, is bound either to keep them employed so long as they discharge their duties properly, or to pension them if it chooses to discharge them. The grounds of this understanding are intelligible enough. A man who enters the service of the Government as a clerk enters a profes sion in which it is impossible to make a large profit, or to save much money. He accepts a low payment because he knows that his place is safe so long as ho conducts himself well and is in good health ; and that if he should become ill he will receive a pension which will at all events keep him from starvation. But if he is to be subject to dismissal while in the possession of all Ms faculties of mind and body, and while dis charing all his duties, ho will not care to choose that profession, knowing well that he cannot expect at 40 or 50 to train himself for other modes of life. On the other hand, the Government gets a com pensating advantage out of this fixity of tenure. It is enabled to get work done at a lower rate of pay than would otherwise be possible, and it is tolerably secure against being left in the lurch by sudden resig nations on the part of its employes. If the under standing which has hitherto prevailed is to be put aside, then the Government must be prepared either to pay mare per man, or it must be content with a lower class of servants. Probably the latter alterna tive would prove the real solution ; for there is no doubt that much of the work now done by gentlemen might be accomplished by private soldiers and other persons of the same social grade. But that is a question which affects future civil servants. It does not, or ought not to concern the present. It ought to be no reason for arbitrary dismissals without compensation. If, therefore, there have been any cases of hardship, such as that of the Coastguard civil officers appears to be, there is good ground of complaint against the Government. At the same time we do not feel it necessary to put entire confidence in all that is said. A few weeks ago a great outcry was raised about the alleged harshness of the Government towards certain employes in the dock yards. The complaints were circumstantial enough, and were made the substance of a serious charge by the Opposition press. On examination it turned out that the Government had but carried out the arrange ments as to dismissal made by the Opposition them selves when in office ; and that the present Board cf Admiralty had actually been more liberal in the way of pensions than they were bound to be either by law or by equity. It may turn out that the case of the Coastguard officials is very different from that which it is represented to be. Under any circumstances there must be a considerable amount of suffering involved in making a sudden change from a wasteful and profligate to an econo mical expenditure. The waste is not attributable solely to either political party; but it had culminated under the last Government, and the present is the first that has seriously set to work to conduct our great spending departments on the same financial principles as regulate ordinary firms. The sweeping reductions which the Ministers now in office are compelled to make supply the strongest reason why they should exercise the utmost care to prevent wrong being Hone to individuals. The saving of a shilling or two to the taxpayer would inadequately compensate for a broken heart or a brain maddened by distress. ANOTHER great electioneering mystery is in store tor us. Colonel - WRIGHT having, as it was said at the time, consented to resign his seat at Nottingham if the petition against him were withdrawn, but having afterwards denied the promise, or forgotten to fulfil it, is_now once more contemplating resignation. Conse quently the electors are looking out for new candi dates, and in spite of the eccentric character of the constituency, there is sure to be no lack of competi tors. In fact, there is no reason why anyone should not get in for the lace metropolis, however wild or absurd he may be. The town which made a hero of the late Sir RoDEET CLIFTON must rather like than object to Bohemianism, whether social or political. Find a man whose antecedents would tell aq•ainst him in any other constituency, and he will prove just the man for Nottingham. Mr. FERGUS O'CONNOR, the mad Chartist, was a sort of demi-god in that famous town. Since then that "universal representative," Mr. BEI:NAL OSBORNE, has been both the beloved and the rejected of the "lambs," has been at the head of the poll and at the bottom, and no one knows why he occupied either the ono position or the other. Mr. DIGBY SEYMOUR, to whom Southampton aforetime gave his cone, very nearly got in last year when Sir ROBERT CLIFTON died, but failed, though Lady CLIFTON and ➢lr. OSBORNE did their best for him. Now it is said that he will come forward again, and that he will this time have Mr. OSBORNE, not as backer, but as rival. It would be difficult to define the politics of either of these gentlemen, for though they used to profess Liberal views when they represented Southampton and Liskeard, they dropped them at Nottingham, where, though Chartism was once the popular creed, Liberalism certainly is not. Under these circumstances the advent of a Conservative candi date is almost certain, and remembering that in consequence of the plethora of Liberal and quasi- Liberal candidates in 18G8, a Conservative got in, it would seem probable enough that another Conser vative would be successful under similar circum stances, were it not that in Nottingham, whatever appears most probable to happen is most likely notto happen. Nottingham elections are games of chance in which skill has no Dart ancl.prophots aro wholly at fault. The Court will not return to Windsor before the end of Februlry. The Cornwall Gazette believes that Plyirouth is to be the assize town for both Cornwall and Devon. The Reconcilement of her Royal Highness the Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein will, according to the Court Journal, take place about May next. A brother of the Chancellor of the Exchequer has just accepted a curacy at V - e hinds of the rector of Church Eaton, near Penkridge, worth probably 1100 a year. The new Irish Master of the Rolls will be sworn in next Monday. The Lublin Mail says that Mr. Barry will be the new Attorney-General, and most probably Sir Col man O'Loghlou will succeed as Solicitor-Gener.d. It is in contemplation to invite the Prince and Princess of Wales to Belfast on Easter Monday, when it is proposed to unveil the statue of the late Prince Consort at the Albert Memorial. It is reported that a certain Dowager Countess, the widow of a Scotch nobleman, has recently bestowed her hand upon her Italian courier. The spouse has already passed her sixtieth year. A butcher named Walters, who had left two beasts at the Birkenhead slaughter-house from Tuesday night to Thursday morning without food or water, has been fined £3 and costs ou a charge of cruelty. Mr. Thomas Williams, the poor-rate collector and assistant overseer fur the parish of Rhuddlan, in Flintshire, has been susirn !ed, owing to an allegation that he is a de faulter to the extent of several hundred pounds. He is sup posed to have absconded. The South London Press says that Parliament will be ask, d next session to sanction the construction of ano ther Thames subway, stretching from St. George's Church (Southwark), underneath the river, to Arthur-street, in the City. The Reg7strar-General's Department in Edin burgh, says the London Scotsman, has received intimation that it is to be included in the inquiry begun by the Earl of Camperdown and Sir W illiam Clerk, and has been eallad on to furni3ll returns, Itc., to the commissioners. The Prince and Princess of Wales, with Prince Albert Victor, Prince George, and the Princesses Louiso Victoria Alexandra, and Maud, remain at Gunton Hall, Nor folk, and are not expected to take their departure for another fortnight or ten days. The proceedings for alleged bribery at the East Norwich municip d elections commenced to-day against Mr. Hardiment. Mr. Hardiment is also to be prosecuted by the Attorney-General for briber{ at the last Norwich parliamen tary election. . • __ WOMEN AND FIELD LABOUR, We drew attention to an article which appeared in the Pall Mall Gazette on the employment of women in field labour. A "Northern Rustic," in the same journal endorses the remarks therein contained. Tho writer states that his mother reaped corn in her seven tieth year, and contends that in rural districts it is always understood that women who do not share in it are either not under the necessiey of doing so, or are too idle, the latter being looked upon or contemned accordingly. He adds:—" I thought we had got past the days when the bottling-up process was thought to be the best safeguard of morals. We cannot prevent young people learning more or less of evil sooner or later. The only thing to be done is to strengthen their moral principle, which is altogether a different thing from mere ignorance of evil. I do not know, judging from the tone of the ordinary novel of the period, that the gossip of a harvest field is one whit worse if it be nearly so bad, as the scandal of a drawing-room full of dowagers ; kit my experience teaches me that women may do field-work and yet be the best of wives and mothers, and that those who are not good wives and nnthers would be what they are if there were no such thing as field-work." THE STATE AND CONDITION OF THE ROYAL NAVY. There can be no difference of opinion, out of royal naval circles, as to the necessity of reforming naval abuses ; and the fact that a captain of tho royal navy has lent himself to the bringing about an amelioration of the condition of the gallant profession augurs well for the ultimate result. Captain BedfordPim invites our attention to a letter which he has addressed to his professional brethren of all ranks, especially regarding the " excessively crowded lists cause ;" the great waste of public money, the lamentable deterioration in professional zeal and ability; the enforced idleness on half the pro fession," and many other subjects that he considers work injuriously to the best interests of the country. The means of dealing with the evil are very plainly stated by Captain Pim in detail. He advises the release of some 1,500 officers from their con nection with the navy, "with the greatest regard to their feelings and future prospects." He thinks a standing navy should at once be inauguratedat home and permanent stations created abroad ; also that the half pay and pension lists should cease to exist by the introduction of an Act amending the present system in this respect, soon after the meeting of the present Parliament. We fully endorse the opinion of Sir James Graham, quoted by Captain Pim. "I cannot express in adequate terms my admiration of the naval character ; I think it decidedly the very flower of British society, I think that a naval officer, trained from his youth in his profession and master of his profession, is one of the noblest and finest characters that the history of the country can produce;" we may also be allowed to add, that the sooner the invitation of Captain Pim is responded to, namely, that all ranks and classes should communicate with him unreservedly, the sooner will the picture of Sir James Graham be perfected. SOME VISITS TO STREET EXHIBITIONS. Under the heading "Outside the Cattle Show," Mr. Frank Buckland contributes an amusing article to Land and Water, describing his experiences in some exhibitions for the people. "We heard (he says) ati emendous beat ing of gongs, and saw a blazing light ; pushing through the dense crowd, we managed to get near the door. There were two enormous pictures outside the door, of black men wlth feathers in their heads and clubs in their hands danc ing round a fire, and a human skull and dr:nking jug were lying on the ground close to the fire, evidently to give an idea that some cannibals had just finished their dinner, and were taking " curacoa and maraschino" after the C ashion of cannibals. A fellow with a cap made of cat's skin, a whip in his hand, and a kind of feather cloak on his shoulders, was at the door shouting, "Come and see them eat 'em alive o ! eat 'em alive o ! Walk in, walk in, we 'ye now got a respectable company, admission only one penny. The wonderful black fellows is just going to take their supper, Jim, bring out the rats." He then held up a wire cage containing about a dozen common rats alive. "This is their supper, and they're just agoing to begin." Of course we at once went in, and found ourselves in a blacksmith's shop. One corner of the forge was curtained off ; and from behind the curtain I could see four black hands protruding so as to catch the heat of the fire. The room being full of visitors, the master gave a crack with his whip, and made a kind of savage yell. Immediately from behind the curtain there started out with a terrible spring two Caffres—short, but exceedingly powerful men, with very little clothes on them. The first of all gave us a war dance, and then showed us how they hunted, speared, and killed the lion, which beast the proprietors informed us, " they could smell thirty miles off." The wild men, we were then informed, had the privilege of going round to collect coppers before they had their supper. I gave one fellow half a cigar, he put the lighted end inside his mouth and smoked it in this fashion. I then gave him another, the pointed end of which he stuck in his nose. The money being collected, the cage tun of rats was then brought in and handed round to see that there was "no deception." One of the Caffres then thrust his hand into the cage, yelling all the time and acting signs of famishing hunger. He quickly seized a rat and almost quicker than the eye could follow put the rat's head in his mouth and bit it clean off. He then munched up a good portion of the head and bleeding body of the rat, while what was left was held up by the tail to the audience outside. This was certainly not a drawing-room exhibition, but I stood very close to the Caffre and could not help wonder ing not only at his peculiar taste, but also at his remarkable agility in executing the unfortunate rat. I have no doubt that these two Caffres (or their master which is more probable) gain a good deal of money by rat eating, for in the Caffre's greasy cap there was certainly two shillings worth of coppers, and I suppose there were 30 people at a penny a head inthe room. The next exhibition we visited was that of a " fossil human skeleton." Out side the door again was a cartoon. This time there was a picture of a stalactite cave ; a man was represented as digging a hole in the floor of the cave while three other people with huge planters' hats on were portrayed as standing round in mute astonishment at " the discovery of the skeleton." The skeleton itself was laid out on a board in the middle of a little stick and umbrella shop, and the exhibitor told us awonderful story—of course per fectly untrue—about its discovery. lat once examined it very closely, and in a few minutes came to the conclusion that the skeleton had never been in the earth at all. There is a certain individual in London who gets his living by preparing skeletons and human bones, which he sells to medical students. This individual, wishing to profit by the cattle show, had cunningly set some old skeleton which he could not . sell, to do duty outside the cattle show. He had covered it over with a mixture of plaster of Paris and common earth, leaving the bones here and there exposed so that they could be seen through the pseudo-stalagmite The skull was exceedingly well dis guised, and I confess that I should not have been so certain of what I now state had I not found an iron wire protruding from the top of the vertebrae to which the skull was affixed when the skeleton was in 'proper saleable order. There were also traces of iron wire and iron hinges at the joints. Fossil skeletons are not set up with wire, thus fully proving to me that this skeleton once had been what we call an " articulated skeleton," and was now made an ex hibition of under another term. I have since ascertained that my theory as regards the history of this skeleton is perfectly correct. Besides the skeleton, we got a sight of another exhibition in this room, all included in a penny. This was " the fire-eater. Again from behind the curtain there came out a black man; once more a Caffre; having made a sort of salaam, the proprietor handed him a saucer containing some burning naptha. This the Caffre shewed us, and then producing a spoon he filled it with the burning naptha, put it into his mouth, and swallowed it. He continued taking up spoonful after spoonful till the saucer was empty. I suppose altogether he took half a wine glassful of naptha. He then brought out a bar of redhot iron, and this he licked with his tongue five or six times. After the people were gone out I gave the Caffre a shilling to allow me to look down his throat. The inside of his mouth and the fauces were in a state of considerable redness and in flammation. Ido not, however, think the Caffre actually swallowed the naptha, but allowed it to burn itself almost entirely away before he put the spoon in his mouth. The inflammation caused by the heated material was not sufficient to do him any real harm. I have before seen the trick of licking the red-hot poker performed in private the reason why it does not burn the tongue is, I believe.. that there is a film of steam, a non-conductor of heat. between the tongue and the iron, which prevents the heat taking effect ; still I should imagine that the first trial of this feat would be excessively difficult arid dangerous to a person who was not very alert and very careful. BOAT ACCIDENT ON TIIP. TAY—TWO brothers, twelve and ten years of age respectively, the sons of Mr. Chalmers, teacher, at Taypat, Dundee, went out in a plea sure boat on the river Tay, on Saturday evening. The boat was swamped through carelessness, and both boys were drowned. Another son of Mr. Chalmers was drowned in the Tay when bathing some months ago. Tho inhabitants of 13odulin agreed on Friday even ing at the Town Hall, Bodmin, to present an address t, Lord Rob,rte congratulating his lordship on his accession to the peerage. Tho presentation will be made on behai of the inhabitants by the Mayor, Mr. J. Crang, who pre sided at the meeting. The address states that his lord ship's elevation to the peerage will be hailed throughout 0 9 13 . 1 7411 M pg b.411414X 411 d AdTP,IISAgQ t 9 the POll/4V. M. OLLIVIER ON THE FRANCO-PRUSSIAN QUESTION. The Norddeutschelgemeine Zeitung, of Friday, pub lishes a letter written by M. 011ivier in 1367, in answer to a German friend, who had sent bins a copy of the address presented by the Iteichtag to the King of Prussia. " I thank you," the letter runs, " for your attention, and for sending me the address. Tho letter has my approval, because it is only patriotic and not a challenge, and gives emphatic ex pression to the beautiful parole of peace. In spite of all the efforts made by certain wicked and ill-regulated spirits, both amongst you and amongst ourselves, I have the firm hope that peace will be maintained. In France also this is the universal wish. Our people do not desire war ; they do not demand it. War is only wished by those who would like, by interference with foreign affairs, to repress the demands of the nation, which become daily more energetic for the re-establish ment of internal freedom. I should be delighted to aid in doing away with all prejudices and misunderstandings between the two most powerful races, who, united by an enduring friendship, would shine before the world like a biilliant flame." THE PRIME MINISTER OF FRANCE. On Tuesday- morning M. Emile 011ivier received the pasonnel of his department. He thanked them for the sentiment which they expressed towards him, and the promises which they made, and said he could best illus trate the nature of the assistance which he expected from them by quoting an Eastern fable. A traveller who had come a long distance and had still a journeybefore him en deavoured to enter a cabin. He found the door was barred by a spider's web. He removed it, but in advancing he met another and another, so many, in fact, that he withdrew disgusted. " Now, gentlemen," continued M. 011ivier, "what I ask of you is to spare me the sight of these cob webs and the annoyance of contending against such obstacles The functionaries of a department have duties to perform not only towards the minister, but towards the public at large. You for your part have dealings with the magis trates and with the priests You know the respect which is duo towards them even when they arc mistaken. Towards your subordinates be gentle, towards the public be patient. The Ministry of justice should be at the same time the ministry of kind ness. Eut if I speak of your duties I have not forgotten my own. My will is firm to serve my principles. I intend to mlke everyone's promotion dependent on his labours and his merits, without regard to external in fluence. I shall be happy if some obscure unknown and unprotected man ispointed out to me for his aptitude and his ability. I shall elevate him to the ex clusion of the one who has nothing in his favour but powerful protectors. When I had the happiness to assist in the great work of a sovereign consenting to resign great power for the good of the country, it was the Ministry of Justice that I preferred and that I asked from the favour of the Emperor. And why ? Because the great object of my life has been justice. In our day political life is full of interest, of passion, and of party spirit. Men seek to overthrow their enemies, to make fortunes to satisfy ambition. Well, then you and I, when each day we see the word "justice" written on the door, and on the walls of this establishment, must endeavour to make cf it a reality, must make it the inspiration of our daily life." A TRAGEDY IN NEW BRUNSWICK. A very remarkable murder trial has just ended at Sr.. John, in the province of New Brunswick. The accused, who has been found guilty of the murder of his mistress and his child, was a leading architect of that city, "a young married man held in the highest estimation, who moved in the best circles, whose reputation was un blemished, and was rapidly accumulating wealth." His name is John A. Munroe. Last September some children, while gathering berries in the woods near St. John, found in a lonely spot what seemed to be the remains of a woman and a young child. The coroner was notified, and a search of the locality resulted in finding the skull of an adult, several ribs, thigh and leg bones, a roll of hair, and some portions of the clothing of a woman. The remains had been covered by boughs and moss, but they had been found by wolves, which had eaten or carried away the larger portion. The skull of an infant was also found, and a portion of a child's foot in a little stock ing. Suspicion at first fell upon a man named Kane, whose wife had disappeared. He was arrested, but presently he established his innocence. A packman, named Worden then remembered that in the previous October. eleven months before the remains were discovered, he had on two occasions taken a woman and her child to the neighbourhood where the remains were found, and that on the second occasion Mr. Munroe, who had accompanied them, returned alone. A skilful and secret inquiry disclosed the fact that two years before this Munroe had seduced an orphan girl, named Margaret Vail, living in a village near St. John. She had borne him a child, and had soon afterwards left her village with hor child and had not since been seen or heard of. Her sisters made no inquiry after her, believing that she had wholly " gone to the bad." But it now came out that in October, 186 S, this girl and her child arrived at an hotel in St. John, where Munroe met them and took them away on Worden's hack. As in the Troppmanu case, so in this ; when Munroe had nearly reached the spot where he had proposed to kill his victims he took them from the hack, bade the driver wait for his return, and led them into the woods. He returned alone in half an hour ; told Worden that the woman and her child had remained with some friends at an adjoining house, and had himself driven back to the city. The sisters of Miss Vail identified the hair, the teeth in the skull, theclothing, and a bandage made for the child; and it was proved that Munroe had a pistol, the ball of which would make a wound like the one in the skull. The defence of Munroe was very weak; he admitted the seduction of the girl, but claimed that she was new in the United States; and the jury found him guilty, recommending him, however, in 'onsideration of his former good character, to the clemency f the Crown. A PARISIAN EXECUTION. Maximo du Camp contributes an article to the Revue des deux Mendes touching the manner in which executions are carried out in France, and which, especially considering the approaching death of Tmupmann, may be of some interest to the English reader. After chewing the changes which have taken place since the Revolution. the writer states that no sooner has sentence been pronounced than the criminal is led from the court to the adjacent Concier getie. Surrounded by guards, he is taken to a cell with two beds, of which one is to be occupied by a fellow-captive of the class know in prison parlance as mentors. Here he is divested of his attire, and forced to don the prison suit of rough canvas shirt, woollen trousers, and felt shoes. No cravat is allowed, lest he should succeed in strangling himself. A strait waistcoat of strong canvas, opening behind and secured with leather strap, is next put on, in spite of all resistance or entreaty, and the long sleeves are attached to a cord which passes round the thighs, so that he cannot raise his hands above a certain height, or perform the simplect acts without assistance. This camisole de force is never once removed during the long period which precedes his execution. His food is taken with a wooden spoon. Besides the prison spy, who shares his chamber, a warder and a gendarme, whose swords have been removed, and who are relieved every two hours, keep constant watch upon his movements. The appeal to the Court of Cessation is a tedious process, and more than a month may elapse before the decision is known. Then comes the final resort to the chief of the State, and should the application for mercy be rejected, the fatal word approur is signed, with the monarch's initials. Then comes the day of days. The scaffold is erected in the dead of the night close to the prison walls. The high buildings of the House of Correction and of the gaol for those who are destined to the bagnes on one side, groups of dwarf-tufted trees on the other, exclude the view. The law ordains that execu tions should take place in public. The good taste of the execution has rendered them as little conspicuous as possible. The executioner, a man of lofty stature, and great strength (for at the last moment a powerful arm is needed, and Chariot can still show the scar where the teeth of Lescure mot in his unguarded hand), receives from the State 9,000 francs to defray his expenses, and 4,000 more for his own support. The final sufferings of the culprit are needlessly prolonged. Once more he is divested of his clothing, and made to resume the dress which he wore at his trial. The camisole de force is then replaced, and an officer guides him along the narrow passages and up the steps which lead to the guillotine. The almoner takes his last farewell, to return after the fatal moment and render his last offices to the corl~zo. THE NEW TE LEG RA PH T ARM , . —A Subcom mittee of the members of the Preston Exchange and News Room, appointed to examine the tariff of charges proposed to be put in force on the transfer of the telegraphs t Government, have just made their report. A schedule had been prepared with great care by Mr. IV. Taylor, the town clerk's assistant, of the news at present supplied by the telegraph company, each day's news being taken, with:the number of words transmitted under each head of intelli gence, and then an average drawn of a month's nows, with the cost thereof. On a comparison of the present with the proposed tariff, it has been found that what has hitherto been supplied for £lOO a year will on the basis of the new tAriff, cost £l2l. It is suggested that tyq:kown Cciuncil tike ACtiQR in 41.M4rt STATE OF TRADE. NOTTINGHAM, Jan. B.—The lace trade in the cot ton branch has been rather more active during the past week. Mosquitos have been finishing more fairly, but other descriptions of plain goods are still quiet. In the fancy department curtains are in active request, and there is still a fair inquiry for tatting edgings. Lace yarns hold firm, at ex treme rates. In the silk branch there is not much alteration. Laces and nets are still quiet, but in a few weeks a more active state of things is expected. Raw silk maintains its value. The hosiery trade is still quiet, both as respects the home and - shipping branches. LEEDS, Jan. B. We have again to notice a quiet trade in the cloth halls this morning. The unfa vourable state of the weather has retarded the sales of spring goods which would doubtless, otherwise have taken place,. The attendance of buyers has not been large, either in the coloured or white markets, and the transfer of goods, as an aggregate, has been limited. Where parcels have left the halls they have been chiefly in the execution of oidas previously given, so that the bona fide sales which have taken place during market hours have not been of much importance. Light spring fabrics, which are uow being introduced for the present season's trade, including tweeds, meltons, and coatings i❑ various styles of make, both in plain and fancy colours, have been mostly in demand, though the total amount of business done has not been large. Plain cloths have been quiet, and few parcels worthy of special notice have changed hands. Hairlists and medium cloths have also been only ia limited de mand, and the transfer has been confined within a very narrow compass. BRADFORD, Jan. B.—The wool trade has mani fested an improved tone throughout the week, though the business done has, if anything, been less active, especially towards the close, than it was in some previous weeks. The confidence of both buyers and sellers seems not to have abated in any degree, and though the business done is slower the circum stance is attributed in agreat measure to the desire of woolstaplers to effect an advance in their prices. The tendency of prices has been in their favour, and best demi-lustre wools, including Irish and Bedford, which are still most in request, have shown a slight tendency upwards. Prices generally are extremely firm, and staplers, acting under the influence of the stiffer rates demanded in the county, are obliged i❑ many cases to insist upon improved rates, though the result is to check business to a perceptible extent. There has been less doing in worsted yarns during the week. Stocks have been re cently reduced, and wools have a hardening ten dency, and spinners are, consequently, not only in the position, but under the necessity, to seek an advance upon their quotations, although the result has been so far to check operations. A good business might be done at recent rates. The offers made are under the new limits of spinners, and the transactions are consequently much re stricted. There has been a fair inquiry in most descriptions of single and two-fold yarns. Super 30's in good spinners, 40's in two-fold yarns, the latter for Russia, have been iu most request. There has been a steady business done, particu larly in coloured yarns, on home account. Prices are stiffer in most classes of yarns, and mate rially obstruct operations. The piece trade has shown a slight tendency to improvement. Sonic small orders have been given out by the shipping merchants. The home merchants show more in clination, as indicated by inquiry, to do business. The American merchants are also looking round and making offers. The business done is still mostly confined to the fancy department, and the business done is frequently restricted, in conse quence of fancy manufacturers, who continue well employed to order, being unable to accept order, for prompt delivery. There is little business doing either in plain or heavy goods. There is a hope ful feeling prevailing. Prices are very firm. BIRMINGHAM, Jan. B.—Active operations at the manufactories were not resumed until the middle of this week ; and even now in some branches the hands are not fully employed in many of the shops ; in fact, there was a tolerably clear sweep of the orders on the books before Christmas, and they have been replenished since only by the inconsider able number coming i❑ by letter. The factors' travellers are now resuming their journeys, and orders - will come in from that quarter ; but the next two or three weeks the manufacturers will go on quietly. I❑ the foreign department the merchants have distributed some few orders ; but in that respect, as in the home trade, there is for the mo ment a lull. CHINA AND JAPAN. We have dates from Hong Kong to the 30th November. The following items of intelligence arc from the China Mail of that date : The revised treaty between Great Britain and China was signed on the 23d October. In the re vision of the treaty Sir Rutherford Alcock obtained for Hong Kong the right of transhipment. A clause has also been introduced empowering the Chinese to appoint consuls in British territory. Sir Rutherford Alcock, in bidding adieu to Prince Kung, was addressed by that functionary in these words :—" Now you are going home, I wish you would take away with you your opium and missionaries." Her Majesty's ship Cormorant has returned from watching the movements of Russian forces at Sag halien. It is rumoured that the American Treaty Adden dum with China has been ratified. An abominable outrage on members of the China Inland Mission is reported from Nganking. Sir R. Alcock has gone to Kewkeang, and it is said in tends to bring the ringleaders to justice. The British ship Star of the East was wrecked on the Corean coast on the 21st September. The natives ordered the captain and crew to leave in three days under pain of decapitation. They were forced to embark in boats, and eventually reached Passiette in safety. "The loss of the Inarime, which left Foochow on the 16th September with 856,4001b5. of tea, is reported. _ _ " His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh left Hong Kong on the 16th inst. His arrival at Manilla is reported. Much satisfaction has been expressed at the courtesy he displayed, and the Galatea has left a favourable impression behind ker. The ex-Tycoon and Aidzu have been pardoned by the Mikado. The Imperial fleet is reported as sadly out of condition. The new United States Minister, Mr. C. de Long, has arrived at Yokohama. An attempt has been made upon the life of Stotsbashi. He pardoned the assassins, even though they assured him they were bound by a vow to kill him. A large explosion of onpowder and ammuni tion has taken place at Kioto. It belonged to Prince Toza. Sir Harry Parkes has received an anonymous letter from a Japanese, through a resident mis sionary, in which he is warned that he is marked out for assassination. Its authenticity is, how ever,•denied in some quarters." DEATH OF MRS. HONNOR.—The old frequenters of the Surrey Theatre will regret to hear of the death of Mrs. H. Honnor, the most genuine melodramatic actress England has produced. She was essentially the heroine of the domestic dri,ma, and in pathos was wholly unapproachable. The unfortunate lady had for some tuna b. on lying in a most distressing condition, a victim to paralysis, which had wholly deprived her of the use of her limbs. She expired at the house of her husband, Mr. Frederick Morton, stage manager at the Charing-cross Theatre, at 11 o'clock on Wednesday night. BREAKFAST.— EPPS'S COCOA.— GRATEFUL AND Coat- FORTING,—The very agreeable character of this preparation has rendered it a general favourite. The 'Civil Service Gazette' re marks:—" The singular success which Mr. Epps attained by his homoeopathic preparation of cocoa has never been surpassed by any experimentalist. By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of the flue properties of well-selected cocoa, Mr Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a deli cately flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doe tors' bills." Made simply with boiling water or milk. Sold only in tin-lined packets, labelled "JAMES EPPS and CO, Homes pathie Chemists, Loudon. VW/ , 4v71 t yi I) /1)11N r tit ;5•44 f HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Jan. 8. Her Majesty, accompanied by her Royal High-! ness Princess Louise, drove out in the grounds this morning. His Royal Highness Prince Leopold walked in the grounds. THE PRINCESS MARY OF TECK. KENSINGTON PALACE, Jan. 9, 12 p.m. • Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary Adelaide was safely delivered of a Prince at 11 o'clock this evening. Her Royal Highness and the infant Prince are doing perfectly well. ARTHUR FARRE, M.D. EDWD. H. HILLS. LATEST INTELL MEM (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. (Per French Atlantic Cable.) NEW YORK, Jan. 8. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CLOSING PRICES. Gold closed at 123 ; the highest quotation dur ing the day was 123; the lowest, 121 k. Sterling Exchange on London lOBl. 5-20 U. S. Bonds, 1882 1134. " 1885 ll3. " 1867.. 1154. 10-40 Illinois l3ll. 214. Erie. Cotton—Mid. upland 2sle. Petroleum—Standard White 3oie. Flour, extra state, $5.30c. to $5.90c. Corn, old mixed, sl.loe. QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 10. The Guion steamship Nebraska, from New York, arrived here at 10.30 p.m. yesterday with 53 pas sengers. She landed some and proceeded to Liver pool immediately. The Cunard Royal Mail steamer Tripoli, from New York, arrived here at 6.30 a.m. to-day with 49 passengers, 8 of whom she landed and despatches, and proceeded at 6.40 for Liverpool ; all well. FIANCE. PARIS, Jan. 10. A Ministerial decree, dated yesterday, orders that pig-iron shall continue to be admitted into France under the rules laid down for temporary importation. Moulded cast iron, however, shall only be admitted with the same privileges if in tended for the manufacture of cast iron articles. Iron, as well as other metals, is in such cases only to be sent to foundries specially authorised for this kind of manufacture. The decree further orders that importers of iron made by charcoal cannot re-export articles of coke iron with the same privileges. Credits for these temporary altnissions will be opened to importers only at the instance of the Consulting Committee on Arts and Manufactures. Another decree of yesterday's date orders that after the lapse of four months cotton tissues, whd ther pure or mixed, shall no longer be admitted into France under the regulations laid down for tempo- rary importation. BOURSE, Jan. B.—Three o'clock—The market ~:losed as follows : 4 ver Cent. End of month— — Bank Shares 2840 fled Fan vivec 56 60 Austrian Fives -- Ottoman Loan Do. Debt 45 35 Spanish Threes 261 Home Debt — Deferred ...... per Cent End of mouth_ 73 45 `relit 3lobilier ~ 207 50 Transatlantic 220 Crodit Foncier 1722 50 Paris Gas 1640 RAILWA' Cash_ Orleans - PS7 Western Northern Strasburg .. 590 nyons and Mediterranean Southern__ 5991 ' '3 Sardinian Austrian Lombard 525 North of Spain 4G Saragossa Roman 4l TILE EXECUTION AT KIRKDALE. THIS DAY. On Saturday a reply was received from Mr. Bruce, the Home Secretary, refusing a reprieve in the case of John Gregson, condemned to death for the murder of his wife at Wigan. The execution, therefore took place at eight o'clock this morning within the prison enclosure, this being the first execution under the new system which has taken place at Liverpool. All the arrangements were completed o❑ Saturday. The prisoner, though an exceedingly ignorant man, appeared to be fully impressed with the gravity of the crime, and to appreciate the exhortations and instruction of the Rev. Mr. Pigott, the chaplain, who has been very frequent in his attendance upon him. The Secretary of State for War has most loyally fulfilled his engagement to the Mayor of Rochester, the High Constable of Chatham, and the deputa tions they headed from their respective towns, that, as early as it could be done, the gunpowder in the great magazines at Upnor Castle, considered to be a standing menace to the adjacent towns as well as to the Government establishments, should be re moved. This week the last cargo of powder to be conveyed from Upnor to Purfleet has been taken on board a vessel for transport. There will now be only the deteriorated powder to be taken away from Upnor, and then the buildings there will be quite harmless, instead of constantly imperilling the safety of 60,000 people. In peace there will be in future no dangerous accumulation of explosives any where at Chatham. MONUMENTS ERECTED IN 1869.—Memorials of acts and men may, like the arts which have produced them, be either of a peaceful or a warlike kind, whilst those of a political character occupy as it were a middle space between the two. Omitting here a list of what has been done in these respects in our own country during the past year, we find monuments erected to Humboldt, Goethe, Mercator, and Schinckel ; to Humboldt, both at Berlin and in New York, on the hundredth anniversary of the great savant's birthday, the 14th September; to Goethe, at Munich, on the 28th of August, the 120th anniversary of the poet's birthday; to Gerhat d Kauffmann (Mercator), the geographer, at Duisburg on the Rhino ; and to Schino kel, the Berlin architect, who laboured and taught so suc cessfully in his native city. A subscription for a monu ment to George Peabody has been opened in New York. Amongst the political memorials we notice one erected at the Hague to commemorate the achievement of Dutch in dependence in 1818, and the column of the (Ecumenical Council, 80 feet high, the foundations of which were laid but the other da y . Of works intended to immortalise the deeds of arms, two carry us back to the wars of the First Napoleon ; they are those of General Leclerc at Pontoise, and of Henry, Count von Stein, the enthusiastic and patriotic fannor of the smouldering flame of German liberty at the time when the Imperial eagles of France swept omnipotent from Metz to Moscow. But the monuments commemorating more recent events are those erected iirconnection with the Prusso-Austrian war of 1.6 G ; near Kiss3ngen a handsome design marks the spot where 100 men fell in fratricidal fight en the 10th July of tint year; at Aix la Chapelle, Drake's mould of a warrior group is ready for the casting ; and at Berlin an important memo rial—important at least in its height, which will exceed 160 feet -is about to swell the number of the many [nonu nion's which already adorn that city.— The Architect. The very extensive Distillery now being erected at Belfast, with all recent improvements for the manufacture of Irish whisky, by Messls. DLTNVILLE & Co., who have gained a world-wide celebrity for their fine old Irish whisky, is to be called "Tile Royal Irish Distillery." 111(311 WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. !Homing. Evening. MONDAY 50 wit) pist 2 13 miu past 3 TUESDAY... 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