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OVERCOATS from 198. to £5. A very lame assortment of BLANKETS, from ss. 4d. the pair. Th, , following are the only addresses of E. MOSES and SON:— LONDOY. CORNER OF IHNORIES AND ALDOATF. NEW OXFORD-STREET, CORNER OF HART-STREET. CORNER. OF TOTTENHAM-COUP.T-ROAD AND EUSTON ROAD Country Branch: • BRADFORD, YORKSHIRE. THE CHEAPEST DIARY EVER PUBLISHED. POCKET DIARY FOR 1870, Second Edition, containing the following useful information : Almanack Corporation of London Transfer Days of Public Funds Postal Information Weights and Measures List of Bankers Stamp Duties Army and Navy Agents Foreign Moneys Cab Fares Ministers of State Ready Reckoner Al's° A DIARY, a - ranged oil the most approved plan, and neatly printed on god writing paper, Price One Penny, er post-tree for Twopence. E. MOSES and SON, MINORTF.S and A T.DGATE, NEW OXFORD-STREET, LONDON, TOTTEN FTAM-COU P T- ROAD, And BRADFORD, YORKSHIRE. To he obtained also at the Metropolitan Railway and other Bookstalls of Messrs. Willing and Co. E AST AND WEST INDIA DOCK COMPANY The COURT of DIRECToRS of the East and West India Dock Company lI WIC ERV GIVE NOTICE, That a Ralf-Yearly Court or General Meeting of the sail Company will be held— pursuant to the directions of the kct 1 and 2 William IV., cap. 52—at the Dock Rouse No. 8. Billiter-square, on FRIDAY. the I;th day of January, - MO, at which Mewing a Dividend will be declared on the Capital Stock of the Company for the Half-yeas ending the 31st day of December, 1869. By order of the Court. GEORGE COLLIN', Fecretary East and West India. Dock Houae, 2.F!th Der., 1369. N.B.—The Chair will be taken at two o'clock precisely. GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE OFFICE Established 1821. ub s•cribe d Capital. Twc, Millions. 11, Lombard-street, London, E.C. DIRE( CHAIRMAN—WiI Drrvr-v-C If ATlnt AN - Henry Hulse Berens, Esq Hy. Bonham-t arter, Esq Charles IVm Curtis, Esq Charles F. Devas, Esq Francis ' , nit Dyke, Esq Sir W. R. 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HARRISON, Great Orford-street,Norwich. f OFIN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY <Y TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decay, and imparts a pleanant fragrance to the breath. Price Is. 6d.—Red Bull Wharf, 03, Upper Thames. street, London. NOTHING -IMPOSSIBLE. GUN AMARELLA restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, tie matter at what age. JNO. GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid of one of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfect ing this wona irful 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 brush. Red Bull Wharf, Angel passsage, 93, Upper Thames street London. E.C. THEATRE ROYAL ' I)RURY-LANE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. r, Chatterton. THIS EVENING, at 7, I'M NOT MYSELF AT ALL. At 7.45, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST; or, OLD MOTHER BIJNO : Misses Jessie Vokes, Victoria Vokes, Rosina Yokes, Kate Santley, Flndspeth, and Harriet Coveney; Messrs. Fred. Vokes, B rittainWright, W. F. Yokes, F. Moreland, Rowena, and Barry Bolcno. THEATRE ROYAL, HA YMARKET. Sole Lessee. Mr. 13n0zstone. THIS I..VENI.NG CO-OPERATIVE MOVEMENT. Followed by, at 20 to 8 the New Comedy, NEW MEN AND OLD ACRES : Mt : Dnekstone, Mr Chippendale, Mr Howe, Mr Rogers, Mr. Braid, Mr Buelrstone, jun.; Miss C. Hill, Robertson, Mrs Chi ppendale, Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam, Miss fie. After which, THE FAIR ONE WITH THE COLPRN ,SOCKS: Mr A. Wood, Miss F. Wright, alias F. Gtrynne A liss Francis, Mis 3 Murr" . Box-office open daily from Ten till Five. THEATRE ROYAL, AI)EL HI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER THIS EVENING, at 7 o'clock, THE LONG STRI penjamin Webster: Messrs A. Stirling, George Belmore Lins, W. Ifignold, Miss Furtado, &c. I-, conclude with LOST AT SBA: Mr G. Belmore, Mr A. Stirling, Mr Atkins, Mr W. Rignold, Mr C. H. Stephenson, Miss Furtado, M Greiss Eliza Johnstone, M rs. L e i gh Murray, and Miss Lennox y. Box-office open daily, from is till 5. No fees f booking riaces can be secured a fortnight in advance.' HOLBORN THEATRE-ROYALL, Soh. T.Psseeani Manag er , B ARRy STILLTVAN F ifthWeek of " Love'a Sacrifice." • TIIE THISPAT EVF.INT Ro ING, at Seven o'cl oc k , the laughable Farce of H AD. A t 7. 4 5. Lovell's celebrated Play (i n fi ve acts), of LOVE'S SACRIFICE: Mr Barry Sullivan; Messrs. George Ho ney, J. C ('owper, Charles Norm - pan, Lin Ray ne, Lunt, Dyas, Arthur, Dc.: M C. s. Helorsman .rmann Vezin, Miss .T. Miss Amy Fawsi tt, rs. I Lte. To conclude with STATE SE RETFI. Principal Scenic Artist—Mr Julian Hicks. Acting, .Manager—AmoitY SuLtrvitv GLOBE 'l' IT EA TR E-R OyA L . Propyieton r. 4eiton Parry. THIS EVENT.NG. at 7, A HOUSEHOLD FAIRY: Miss Ly Foote, Mr (Tema , Neville At. 7.3 , , Mr. Byron's new and orWnal Comic Drama, in three nets. - written by himself, entitled NOT SFCTI A FOUL AS HE LOOKS: Si • -imon Simpie. Mr. Byron. At 9. n. LORD BATEMAN: Mss Fanny Joseph , : Mesdames uales. rehrend, and Williams ; Ye.srs Clarke and Marshall. /-) Y A STR AN I) TIIEAI' 1? E. p Sole I P3SPe and Manageress, lira Swanborough. 7.!30, AMONG THE BREAKERS: Mr )0D LES : Mr Clarke. lessra Thorne, Jame, Fenton, Turner •I'tou, Maitland, &c. 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THE LATE EDITION of " TILE SUN " at JAMES SPEEDY'S, "The Wellington,"Wellington-atreet, 3 rand. This day is pi - Nis - bed, price 65., T HE DUBLIN REVIEW. New Series. No. XXVII. CONTENTS: I. The Theory of Denominational Education. 11. Rome. 111. The English Protestant Marriage Law. IV. Mr. Aubrey do Vera's Irish Odes. V. Father Faber's Work in the Church. VI. Mary Queen of Scots. The Casket Papers. VII. The Landlord and Tenant Question in Ireland. VIII. Infallibility and the Council. IX. Notices of Books :—M. Renours new Pamphlet on Pope Ilonorius; Mr. Ffoulkes ; the Roman Index and its Proceedings; Adelaide Capece Minutolo ; Writings of Madame Swetchine, hc. etc. London : Burns, Oates, and Co., 17. Port.nan-street, and 63, Paternoste'r-row. V ICTORIA, (AUSTRALIA) RAILWAY LOAN FOR £_',lo7.'oo. IN FIVE PER CENT. DEBENTURES. Authorised by the Victorian Parliament under the Act 32 Victoria. 1;to. 31, assented to 29th September, 1868, called " The Railway Loan Act, 1868," for the extension of Railways, and secured upon the Consolidatedßevenues of the Colony. • Tho Committee of the Six Associated Australian Banks, as Agents for the Government of Victoria, have been instructed to negotiate the balance of said loan, amounting to .£1,018,400. The Loan will be issued in Debentures of .£lOO, £5OO, and £l,OOO each, bearing interest at 5 per cent., to com mence from the Ist January, 1870, and the Coupons of the said Loan aro payable on the Ist January and Ist July in each year, at the London and Westminster Bank and the London Joint Stock Bank, where also the principal will be payable on the Ist day of January, 1894. Copies of the Act with the Debentures and Coupons can be seen at the London and Westminster Bank. 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For the Bank of New South Wales. D. LARNAC ET, Chairman of Committee. For the Bauk of AuArala6ia. W. G. WHATMAN. For the Uuion Bank of Australia. JOHN BRAMWELL. For the Bank of Victoria. HUGII L. TAYLOR For the London Chartered Bank of Australia, JAMBS FRASER. For the Colonial Bank of Australasia, JAMES A. DOUGLAS. London, 3d January, 1870. FORINT OF TENDER. To the Committee of the Six Associated Australian Banks; as Agents for the Government of Victoria. Gentlemen,— hereby tender for £ (the amount also in words), Debentures of the Victorian Government, according to the annexed notice of the 3d instant, on which have paid the required de posit of £ and undertake to pay £ (the amount also in words) for every £lOO in Debentures, and to accept the same or any less 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 DRURY-LANE. dole Lessee and ➢Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton, THN EVENING, at 7, I'M NOT MYSELF AT ALL. At 7.45, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: Messrs. Fred. Yokes, Brntain Wright, Harry Bolen°, &c.; Misses Yokes, Harriet Coveney, Kate Santley, &e. THEATRE-ROYAL, HAY3LkRKET. TITTS EVENING, at 7 o'clock, A CO-OPERATIVE MOVE MENT. After which, 1 , ENV MEN AND OLD ACRES; Mr Buckstone, Mr Chippendale, llfliss Robertson, &o. Concluding with THE FAIR ONE WITH THE GOLDEN LOCKS: Mr. A. Wood, Miss P. Wright, ex. THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI. TITTS EVENING. at 7, Tfi E LONG STRIKE: Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr A. Stirling, Sir George Belmore, Mr Atkins, Mr Itignold Furtado, (.e. Followed by LOST AT SEA : G. lielmore, Mr A. Stirling, Mr Atkins, Mr W. Rignold, Mr C. IL Stephenson, Miss Furtado. and Mrs L Murray. GLOBE THEATRE-ROTAL. THIS EVENING, at 7, A HOUSEHOLD 1' A ILZY. At 7.'5, NOT SUCH A FOOL AS HE LOOKS: Mr H. J. Byron. And LORD BATEMAN : Miss Fanny Josephs, Mr J. Clarke, THEATRE-ROYAL, HOLBORN. Tins EVENING, at 7, TRE BATH ROAD. At 7.4S,LOVE'S SACRIFICE: Mr. Barry Sullivan, Mrs. Hermann Vezin, And STATE SECRETS. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanboroußh, Tins EVENING: at 7.30, AMONG THE BREAKERS: Mr Clarke. With THE TOODLES. A lid ISO. 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 (3,IIIDENS, Itegenrs-park, OPEN daily (ex cept Sundays). Admission, Is.; on Mondays, 6d. Children under twelve. ed ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. THREE BALLETS Promenade Concert. Band of 60. Begin at 8. le. Box-office o pen fromll to 4. 0 . 71 g >, LONDON, IHURSDAY, JAN. 6, 1870. THE changes which are now coming into force in the mode of collecting certain taxes were from the first a perplexing problem for JOHN BULL ; and by this time the explanations which he has been kindly favoured seem to have ren dered his state of mystification well - nigh complete. Doubtless, if he wait patiently, the tax-gatherer will bring home to him the full force of these alterations in the most effective and unambiguous manner. But there is really no reason why the nature of the demands which are to be made during the next six months should not be sufficiently understood beforehand. The erroneous notions which are so prevalent have arisen not so much from the complexity of the changes themselves, as from mistaking one alteration for another. 'Hence forth paterfamilias must be prepared to pay his Assessed T axes , I ncome Tax, House Duty, and Land Tax on a syste m diff erent from that which has hitherto been pursued. But the alterations affecting the three latter differ altogether from the very material changes now being made in the collection of the first. The Assessed Taxes, in fact, form one category, and the Property Taxes—on Income, Land and Houses —another. The modifications in respect of the last named are very simple. Hitherto the Income Tax I.' en assessed for every ensuing year in :iLit7) of April, afid the collection ken made in_th e instalraeDts, two_quarters being paid_ 41 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 6, 1870 the following October, one in January, and the fourth in March. It is proposed to retain this assess ment from April to April, but henceforth to demane, the whole year's payment in one sum in the month of January. Thus, the assessment far the year ending April 1870 was made in April 1869. Under the old system the three dates of payment would have been October 1869 (two quar ters), January 1870, and March 1870. But, under the new system, there was no collection last October; the tax-payer retained the two quarters usually paid in that month ; and now he will be called upon for those two, the January quarter, and the March quar ter in one sum. He has had a quarter's credit for the October payment, and in return ho must advance the March payment. The House Duty and the Land Tax are similarly affected. These two imposts have hitherto been collected in two instal ments—half in September, and half in March. The September payment for last year was not asked for; but both it and the March instalment are to be collected now. There can 133 no doubt as to the effect of these changes. One year's payment, which ordinarily ends in April, will have to be com pleted now ; the year's payment which would have ended in April 1871, must be finished by January 1871 ; and so on. The taxpayer advances a quarter's money, which he will regain only in the :vent of the tax ceasing. The Assessed Taxes are subject I* leen peculiar and intricate rules. The practice hitherto has been to collect in one year the impost which has been in curred in the preceding year. Thus the person who kept a carriage, horse, or other article on which Assessed Taxes are payable, during the year ending April 5, 1809, would pay the sum in two six months' instalments, due in September 1869, and March 1870. In other words, the last of a tax incurred during the period from April 1868 to April 1869 would not be discharged until March 1870. Mr. LowE proposed to break on' this cumbrous system at tile date of April sth, 1869, and to commence pre payments in the present month. Thus the Assessed Taxes for the twelve months ending last April were to be levied as usual—half last September, and half next March. From April to January there was an interregnum for which no imposts of the kind will ever be paid. But with the new year the fresh system comes into force, and the Assessed Taxes are levied in the shape of licences payable in advance. The collec tion, then, will run as follows :—Last September was gathered the half payment for the year ending April 5, 1869, and next March the remaining half will be due ; whilst on the Ist of January the twelve months' money in advance under the new plan become payable. It is clear, then, that within the year 1870 eighteen months' Assessed Taxes will be paid. In fact, by changing the system from post-payment to pre-payment, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER would gain an entire year, and by altering the date of assess ment from April to January ho secures three months more, or fifteen months in all. Against this period, however, is to be set off the nine months from April to December 1869, during which the tax payer is to be let off altogether, making the net gain to the Treasury half a year's Assessed Taxes. This half-year is the arrear of the old system due next March. Henceforth, of course, the plan will work regularly. The extra sum demanded from the subject is a hardship, against which is to be set the remission of taxes by the lastßudget, and certain administrative re forms. The policy of remitting taxes in order to impose them in another shape—abolishing the Corn and Fire Insurance Duties by increasing other burdens—might well be questioned. Mr. LOWE claims, however, that these manceuvres with the Assessed and Pro perty Taxes will accomplish two objects at once—the reduction of imposts which has already been made, and salutary changes in the mode of gathering the revenue. With respect to the Income Tax, for instance, it is true that the collection in three instalments was very wasteful and expensive; and the payment in one sum will save both money and trouble. The Assessed Taxes were still more in need of reform, for not only was the.cost and labour of more than one payment involved in their case, but the system of paying for an article after a complete year of its use often caused a loss to the country. It was frequently found impossible to collect upon a taxable article six months or a year after the person had ceased to use it. There can be no doubt, therefore, that these reforms -will be good for the Administration. But though it is always convenient for the creditor to get his money in the lump, it is sometimes very inconvenient to the debtor. Simplifications in the mode of gathering taxes must always be limited by the ability of the payer to find the money in large sums. The present change, whilst it will prove beneficial to the Treasury, may very likely involve public hardship through the ne cessity of making large sacrifices at a " tight " time of the sear. Moreover, not only are these taxes to be paid for the future in one sum, but all at one time, in January. In this respect the reforms are decidedly objectionable, and, indeed, will prove impracticable, if Mr. Lowx does not, at an early date, allow the lump sums to be paid at different parts of the year. If the taxes are to be collected in one amount, it must not be .at one date, THE present aoings in connection with the state Church in the Swiss canton of Neuchatel will form a remarkable chapter in the history of the Separa tist movement. Though bound together by the c minion tic of a central government, each of the little fragments which form the Swiss Republic has absolute authority over its own internal affairs, and can dispose of its wealth and people at will, provided the commonwealth be in no way im paired. The canton ok Neuchatel has employed this in dependent power in disestablishing its State Church. The movement which has led to this result is certainly of the most remarkable description. According to an interesting account given in the Daily .News, the process of disestablishment has been of the most complete character, and yet the causes which have led to it have been equally trivial. The Church in Neuchatel has but a slight connection with the State, and the State does little for the Church. The Esta blishment represents the great majority; it is liberal in character, imposes no tests, and is agitated by no schism. It is on the best terms with the minority of Dissenters in the canton ; and, indeed, pulpits are freely interchanged. Above all, the clergy have a real hold upon the people. In their little district there is less infidelity and disregard for religion than in any other part ofSwitzerland—perhaps of Europe. But even an Establishment of this kind has been overthrown, or rather has overthrown itself, without difficulty. A. lecturer commenced preaching against the Church, a newspaper of " Liberal" principles (in the continental sense) which was established, and at length a "Libe ral" party grew up. Theological controversy became rampant in the quiet little State, and soon the Libe rals petitioned for the suppression of the sup port granted to the Church. They were met half-way by the Synod of the Church itself, which, fearing the interference of the civil power might become baneful, and preferring a separate existence, boldly advocated the very measure which the Liberals proposed. Hitherto the Church and the State had worked very well together, but who can tell, argued the Synod, what might happen to the Establishment if the Liberals got the upper hand ? This consideration settled the question. Voluntary disestablishment was agreed upon, and in less than a year it has been carried out most completely. The Church gives up State aid, lives upon its own property, and governs itself. There has been no difficulty about money or vested interests; the details have been settled in a spirit which "greater" nations might well envy; in fact, the terms of separation actually offer a share of the property to any party which may wish, when the severance takes place, to withdraw from the main body. On next New Year's Day this most remarkable proceeding will be consummated, and the Establishment of Neuchatel ) will cease to eZifftt... POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Ms Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CRUELTY TO A HORSE. A DIFFERENCE OF OPlNlON.—Christopher Collis, cab proprietor, of No. 54, Redhill-street, Regent's. park, appeared to answer a summons for causing a horse to be ill treated by being worked in an unfit state, and John Truman, a driver in his employ, was summoned for working the horse. An officer of the Royal Society for the Preven tion of Cruelty to Animals watched the case. Mr. Arthur Cherry, Government veterinary surgeon, said he had seen the horse at Collis's stables. It had a wound on the right eye, and other wounds, the hair was off different parts of its body, and it was suffering from virulent mange. It was_cruel to work the horse, and its condition was injurious to other horses. For the defence the defendant, Collis, called bis horsekeeper, a man named Gullick, who said the horse had a scar over its eye, but n o other sores; Mr. IJenry Cox, a farrier, who raid there was no thing the matter with the horse, and it was fit to work ; and another farrier, who also said there was nothing the matter with the horse. The defendant, Collis, was fined 10s. and costs, and Truman 2s. 6d. and costs. SETTING FIRE TO A HOUSE.—Henry Hinksman, house decorator, of No. 5, York-street, Mary lebonc, was charged before Mr. Knox with maliciously setting fire to the dwelling-louse, No. 5, York street. Sergeant Lawrence Burke, 2 E R, said that at a quarter to four that morning he was on duty in Wells-street, Oxford-street, and hearing there was a chimney on fire at No. 5, York-street, he went there and saw large sparks coming out of the chimney. Some of the persons in the house told him they believed they came from the top room, and on proceeding upstairs to the top floor he saw the prisoner in front of a large fire and the place full of smoke. The prisoner was throwing papers on the fire, and he said he meant to set the house on fire. He told the grisoner to desist, and he replied, " Mind your own business ; can't a man do as he likes with his own property." The prisoner then threw some lighted papers on the bed and set fire to it, and all round on the floor there were pagers alight. He was nearly suffocated, but took the prisoner down stairs, and some pails of water being procured the fire was put out, part of the floor and a jamb being burnt. In answer to Mr. Knox, the sergeant said the prisoner was the proprietor of the house, and lately he believed had led a secluded life. The prisoner said all the sergeant had said was true. ,Mr. Peter Wm. Delamotte, assistant to Dr. Ross, medical officer to the E division, said that he had examined the prisoner and found that he was not in his right mind, and was labouring under delu sions. Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner. SHOCKING MURDER OF A GAMEKEEPER. A young man, named Hight, an underkeeper in the employ of the Maharajah Dhuleep Singh, has just been brutally murdered on his Highness's estate at Eriswell, near the town of Mildenhall. On Friday afternoon Hight was seen to enter a plantation in which a shot had just previously been heard, and was never again seen alive. When he left home he intimated his intention of being back by six o'clock, and as hs did not return during the night, his friends became alarmed; the police were communicated with, and a party set out in search of him. Nothing could be seen or heard of him until Sunday morning, when his dead body was found concealed among some furze about 100 yards from the plantation. He had evidently been brutally murdered, having on his head four wounds inflicted by blows with some heavy instrument which completely smashed his skull. Marks of blood, which an attempt had been made to obliterate, found in the plantation lead to the conclusion that the unfortunate man was murdered there, doubtless by the poachers who were heard shooting early in the afternoon, and that they returned later in the evening and concealed their victim in the spot where his body was found. Two poachers, named Rutterford and Hafer, were seen by a policeman coming across a turnip field in the direction from the furze cover where the body was concealed, and from one of them (Rutterford) a gun was taken, upon which were subsequently found marks of blood and human hair ; and there are other circumstances which seem to point to them as the guilty parties. An inquest was opened on Monday before Mr. Partridge, the district coroner, and adjourned for a fortnight. The two men are in custody. MR. TREVEL YAN, ON PUBLIC QUES TIONS. Mr. Trevelyan addressed his constituents at Hawick on Tuesday evening. He deprecated a close criticism of his votes on the ground that, as a Junior Lord of the Admiralty, he was not so free as an independent member. He argued that he was elected to support Mr. Gladstone, and said he bad done so. The Govern ment had fulfilled their pledge as to the Irish Church and were doing so as to economy. With regard to future policy, he said we must have unsectarian education, and he did not know as yet whether the question could be taken up next session. The present House of Commons would not tolerate an extension of the denomi national system. The hon. gentleman spoke in detail of the Admiralty, in the administration of which there had been a saving of £30,000 a year, and the work of economy was only just .begun. It had been said that the Govern ment was not popular in what was called "society," but that was because they (the Government) considered those who paid the taxes, as well as those who profited by the expenditure. Mr. Baxter, the Secretary to the Admiralty was a hard-headed Scotsman, and he had carried into the management of Admiralty affairs thorough business prin ciples. The country must support the Government in this work if the services were to be economically and efficiently managed. Mr. Trevelyan praised the present House of Commons as being thoroughly in earnest, and determined to support the Government so long as they promoted really good measures. THE RESULTS. (From the Anglo-American Times.) These habitual recriminations, mis statements, and use of irritating language against each other, lead to a very unfortunate material result. Britain has an immense accumulated capital and a large surplus population highly trained in mechanical and agricultural pursuits, and naturally the best fitted of all people for emigration. America has a bound less capacity for the employment of both, and the in terchange would benefit the two nations, more espe cially the United States, to an extent no one coun try ever benefited another since the creation of the world; yet, deliberately with their eyes open, these two, calling themselves the most intelligent of com munities, are incessantly engaged in repelling the ad vantages each could confer on the other. Nor that only; twice the best efforts of each have been em ployed to annihilate the other, and since the birth of the one nation it has scarcely cgased to assume an attitude more or less hostile to its parent. Eng land has hitherto successfully endeavoured to divert its emigration to other channels than the United States, and while scores of millions have been sunk in the wildest schemes or overflowed in a fertilizing shower from Timbuctoo to Japan, that country which could yield it the best return has been more or less avoided. Deliberately questions are kept open which may at any moment end ►nger peaceful relations, and when one is settled another arises as I fertile subject for bickering, for unfriendly di plomatic correspondence, and Parliamentary de bates. While the English poor are starving, Ame rica is becoming German ; while English gold is sunk in millions in unfruitful enterprises a large proportion of the most productive soil in the United States remains among the waste places of the earth, and much of its unequalled mineral wealth is undisturbed. A conspiracy against British power, which so far came to a head as to cause an invasion of Canada and an abortive rising in Ire land, has been fostered in the United States. On the other hand, during the Confederate war, a conspiracy against the United States was so fos tered and encouraged on thesoil of Britain that Eng land became the naval base of the rebel Govern ment, and ships, which had never seen any other than an English port, openly cruised against the commerce of the' United States, and burnt prizes an the high seas, British action prolonging the cruel levastating war. Such are the benefits conferred on each other by these kindred nations, of which assur edly we have had enough, and the time may be considered to have arrived when they might go on the other tack, and try if an interchange of friendly instead of unfriendly offices, of kindly instead of lying statements about each other, might not have a more gratifying effect. To judge froth the correspondence recently published on the Ala bama claims, and the numerous pamphlets which reach us on the subject ; from the PRESIDENT'S Afessage ; and the temper of the Senate and the people, there is as little chance as ever of a speedy settlement of this irritating question. Thcl words of General GRANT are vague, and Lord CLAREN DON's point is well put, that before Great Britain can renew negotiations her MAJESTY'S Government must clearly understand what the demands of the Washington Executive are. Another point appears to us to be clear, that if the vague claims made from Washington become embodied in a tang- ible shape, they will be unhesitatingly and at every risk rejected by England. There are no people more , Astinate and more determined than the English when they reach the conclusion whereon they have made up their minds to stand ; and those who best know America consider that if the affair ended in war, that the Republic would probably, in the end, become the greater sufferer; indeed, in consequence of its triumph in the sure capture of the British Pro vinces. The unity of the Continent thus achieved would introduce the rot into its core, which might eventually cause disruption. Of all things is it necessary for the United States to avoid making any accession of territory by the conquest of the inhabi tants over its northern boundary. If Great Britain will not yield what the United States Government considers satisfactory terms, the dispute must re nain in abeyance to the present loss of both sides, and not only loss, but danger. In the first place, BOUTWELL may as well docket off his scheme, for funding abroad one billion dollars of the Na tional _Debt at a lower rate of interest, for the !nformatioa of his successor ; for, with England nit of the market, And the continental capitalists frightened, we cannot see a chance of its present , uccess. In the next place it will matter little whether the late combination of the Erie share holders, including Messrs. BISCHOFFSHEDI, HEATH, RAPHAEL, SATTERTII\VAITE, and others, be success ful or not in trying their case before the Supreme Court of the United States, to any but themselves. For the main interest of that question is whether English investors in any State will be protected in their rights by the highest tribunal of the land against the bought judgment of a State judge. If mother attempt be made to settle the Alabama claims, and this time the propositions of the United States Government be rejected by England, the subject will have entered a new phase, and one wisely or foolishly sure to alarm such timid people as investors. We are confident that Americans have as yet but little appreciated the benefit that would accrue to the Republic through such con fidence firmly implanted in the minds of British investors, as would induce them freely to em- bark in enterprises designed to develop , American industries. If six or seven per cent. be a high rate of interest in England, and the money can be used so as with safety to produce twelve or fifteen per cent. in America, both the English lender and the American borrower will benefit largely, yet perhaps neither will benefit so much as the community at large. A more enlightened and liberal policy, a policy which removed every stumbling-block from between the two, which encouraged emigration and investment, would, we are convinced, meet with quick and happy results ; and we would this New year's-day recommend it to the attention of both. THE BRITISH COLONIES. At the meeting of colonists held at the Cannon-street Hotel, on Wednesday, Mr. Youl presided. The attendance was not so numerous as on previous occasions. Mr. Beaumont proposed a series of resolutions, which asserted the right of colonists to the privileges of British subjects, and went on to allege—that it was of the highest importance to the whole Empire to encourage emigration from the mother country to her colonies; that as the separation of the colonies from the mother country would be a capital injury to tho British nation, it was of urgent importance, in order to guard against such a contingency which should be prevented by every legitimate means of policy and statesmanship, that the relative rights and obligations of the Imperial and the Colonial Governments should be adequatelyaseer tained and defined, and also that the mutual relations of such Governments should be adjusted so as to secure to the colonies the utmost independence consistent with their various positions, and at the same time to maintain the integrity and to develope for the common good the resources and power of the British Empire ; that to this end it was desirable that the condition and administration of the colonies should be made the subject of solemn investi gation and deliberation on the part of the Government, acting with the advice of Parliament ; and that the fullest opportunity ought to be ensured to the colonies and their representatives of cu-operating in, and being heard upon, such an inquiry, in order that the measures adopted might be as satisfactory as possible to the requirements and feelings of the colonies. The ninth resolution on the printed list stated that as there was reason to fear that the policy of the Government was unfavourable to the maintenance and consolidation of the colonies as integral parts of the itish empire, it was desirable that public opinion and action should be evoked upon this momentous subject by holding public meetings and otherwise as occasion served, and the last of Mr. Beaumont's list suggested that, in order to secure the co-operation of per sons throughout the empire who concur in the foregoing resolutions towards effecting the objects therein recom mended, an association. to be called, say, the National Colonist and Emigration League, should be formed, and that, for the purpose of conducting the business of such an association,a committee of gentlemen shouldbe appointed.— Mr. Beaumont thought it might be well to postpone the discussion of the last resolution, and that the rest should be discussed en bloc as a substantial motion.—Mr. Wheeler seconded the resolutions.—Mr. H. Duddell very emphatically pronounced these resolutions to be premature, and moved as an amendment that they should remain in abeyance until the meeting had been formed into a league or association, with a name, a fund, and an executive committee. Unless they had an organisation of this kind they would have no more influ ence than the "three tailors of Tooley-street."—Mr. Briggs, of Manchester, seconded the amendment, saying that he was prepared to contribute £lOO towards necessary ex penses.—Mr. Buchannan supported Mr. Beaumont's reso lutions.—Mr. W. Adams and other gentlemen also approved of the carrying of these resolutions before the question of an association was discussed.—Mr. Wilson, of the Mel bourne Argus, alluded to the manner in which they had been taunted as not being a representative body. But he said, they had repeated every time they had assembled together that they did not profess to be representative. Thoy met as men, with an earnest wish for the welfare of the whole empire and they repre sented this feeling, and also some knowledge of colonial affairs, and a desire that our colonies should remain in union with the mother country, for mutual advantage. They pretended to represent nothing more. No one could have read Lord Granville's reply to the deputation without seeing that serious things were looming in the future; and, disparaged as they will be, they were doing something to teach the English people to think about a question which might some day come home to every one of them. (Hear, hear.) The speaker called attention to Mr. Froude's article on the colonial question in Fraser's Magazine, which, he said, afforded a strong argument in favour of their position.— The Hon. J. Tobin objected to the resolution alluding to emigration, but approved of the remainder. Referring to the interview with Lord Granville, he said the Colonial Secretary had proved his ignorance of colonial affairs when he stated that the Government was on good terms with all the colonies, at the very time when the Governor was being turned out of the Red River settlement. He protested against his lordship's objection, that the members of the deputation were not accredited, contending that every ono who was aggrieved had a right to seek for justice.— After some opposition, a gentleman, named Roberts, was allowed to read a paper on the subject of the resolu tions which had been prepared at a meeting of the Association of Reviewers of British Industry.—Mr. Patterson argued that as it was a principle of political science that representation and taxation should 'go together, her Majesty's Government—claiming, as it did, to be represented in every colonial Legislature, must be content to bear part of the taxation of those colonies : and, therefore, it was only fair that the Crown should supply soldiers to the colonies, and in that way have a share of the burden. It was essential that this meeting should pass resolutions containing precise and specific 2,lpositions if it desired to accomplish any definite good. He diapprovod of adopting the resolutions in Dudell withdrew his amend ment.—Mr. Beaumont's resolution was then carried unani mously, amidst some applause. The meeting then ad journed. The Dean of Rochester has completed his 03rd year, and is in the enjoyment of excellent health. A. MAGISTRATE FINED FOR TRESPASS.—Mr. R. 0. Moulsdale, jun., barrister, and a magistrate for the county of Denbigh, has been charged before the Llanrwst magistrates with trespassing on land, the right of shooting over which has ben reserved to the com plainant, Robert Jones, in company with Mr. Blackwell, another magistrate, in pursuit of game. A summons against Jones for poaching on Mr. Moulsdale's land was also heard. Mr. Moulsdale urged in defence that he had had permis sion to shot over the land in question for ten years, and that that permission had not been withdrawn; but it was proved that he was aware that the shooting had been let to complainant. He was fined 10s. and costs, and the complainant Nt GRO9tOaixo_Yie reppAt7 911 iluNnon4l. WESTMINSTER. BEGGING OF A COLONEL.—A woman of repulsive appearance was brought up in custody charged with begging of Colonel Fletcher, of the Scots Fusilier Guards. She gave the name of Sarah Wood, and pretended to be a perfect stranger in London. Complainant said that last night the accused came up to him in Chesham-place and demanded charity, stating that she was in great need and had walked all the way from Windsor that day. Ile gave her a ticket of relief for a charitable associa tion, and upon her expressing her ignorance of her way about, he directed her to St. George's Work house, with a view of her procuring food and lodg ing for the night. Finding shortly afterwards that she was still begging, and meeting with a policeman he gave her into custody. Defendant—lt's quite true. I walked away from Windsor up here yesterday, and was sitting down on a step when they took me into custody. I never begged; I was only trying to sell a box of matches. I didn't beg. Another Policeman—l know this woman well. I had my attention twice called to her last week. She went to Milton crescent and begged of a lady and gentleman as they were entering a house. Two ladies afterwards complained that she had asked for charity, and then abused them for not giving her money. A second pullucman showed that defclidaut bad also been before in custody for begging. Mr. Arnold—lt is not true that you are a stranger in London, and you have been iu custody before ? Committed for seven days. THAMES. HIGHWAY ROBBERY WITIIVIOLENCE.—Thomas Heake, aged 18 years, labourer, of No. 10, Dunk street, Bethnal-green, was brought before Mr. Lusbington charged with assault and highway robbery. The victim, Mr. William Finch, a retired Custom-house officer, was attacked by the prisoner in the Addington-road, Bow, and he forcibly took from his person a gold watch and chain, value £l6, and was about to decamp with the booty when Mr. Finch seized him and called for the police. A struggle took place, and Mr. Finch was used with great violence. He contrived, however, to recover back his watch and chain, and some by-standers assisted him in handing the prisoner to the cu,tody of police-constable Jessup, 416 K, to whom the prisoner said he was guilty, and, in a melancholy tone, added, I wish I was dead or sent out of the country. He has been in very great distress and appeared to be in a deplorable condition. Mr. Lushington remanded him for a week. ROBBING A BROTHER SAILOR.—John Freeman, aged 23 years, an American seaman, was charged with stealing Bs. 6d., the money of Charles Smith, an English seaman. The two men were lodging at the same house, ..No. 17, High-street, Shadwell, and slept in the same room on Tuesday night. The prisoner got up early yesterday morning, and did not stop to have his breakfast. When Smith rose and dressed himself he missed Bs. 6d. from his trousers pocket, Suspicion fell upon the pri soner, wbo was arrested the same evening by Mr. William Dalton, the landlord of the house in ques tion, and he was given into the custody of Hillyen, No. 262 K, to whom he said be would rather pay £2 than be locked up, and if the prosecutor would wait until his ship was paid off he would repay him the money. Smith said no, you have robbed me of all ,the money I had, and I sball not do any thing but what the law allows in this matter. Mr. Lusbington committed the prisoner for trial. ROBBERY A 7 THE AMERICAN 3IIVISTER'S. A robbery was committed last night at the resi dence of the Hon. J. Lothorp Motley (the American Minister), No. 17, Arlington-street. There is every reason to believe that the thief or thieves must have concealed themselves on the premises some time before the robbery took place, and that they escaped by the back way leading into the park. Property to the amount of about 21,000 is said to have been carried off, the property consisting of jewellery, &c. The thieves left behind them a " jemmy" and a long rope. A GREAT EXPLOSIO4Y. ' An explosion, accompanied by a terrible confla gration, occurred yesterday, at the chemical works of Messrs. Demeuth, on the Birmingham-road, Oldbury, where a sad accident occurred nine months ago, by which several men hat their lives. A pipe burst which connects a boiler and a still in the lower part of the works, where stills are kept. The tar caught fire, and the flames rose to a height of 150 feet. The quantity of tar consumed must have been enormous. No one was seriously injured. BREAKFAST.—EPPs'S COCOA.—GRATEFUL AND COM 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 experimontalist. By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of the line 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 "DatiSS Errs and CO., TioinecE rathic Chemists, Lonctm RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. The extraordinary general meeting of this com pany was held yesterday at the offices, Dloorgate street, for the purpose of considering, and, if deemed expedient, of confirming, certain resolu tions passed on the 20th ult. ; Sir M. Stephenson in the chair. Mr. M. R. Scott, the secretary, having read the notice convening the meeting, The CHAIRMAN briefly recapitulated the circum stances under which the extension of the company's short line had been sanctioned by the Secretary of State, under a guarantee of 5 per cent., and having referred to the steps which had been taken to give effect to the arrangements approved by the share holders at the late special meeting, said the busi ness of the present meeting was to confirm the resolutions pasted at the meeting held on the 20th ult. Formal resolutions were then unanimously passed confirming resolutions to the effect that the com pany be forthwith wound up voluntarily, that Sir M. Stephenson, Mr. G. Norton, General Alex ander, Mr. H. Brockett, General Green, and Mr. H. Limber be the liquidators for winding up the affairs of the company, authorising the liquida tors to transfer the whole of the business and property of the company (with certain specified exceptions) to the Carnatic Railway Company (Limited), in consideration of receiving for such transfer 3,000 fully paid up shares of E2O each in the capital of that company ; and authorizing the liquidators to transfer the benefits of the provisional contract with the French Government for making a line of railway to the Pondicherry Railway Com pany, in consideration of the members of the Indian Tramway being allowed a preferable right of sub scribing to the capital of the Pondicherry Railway , Company (Limited). The proceedings concluded with votes of thanks to the chairman and directors ; an d a lso to Mr. Scott, the secretary, for their valuable services. PRICE OF GOLD. The quotation of gold at l'aril I s abo it at par, and the short exchange on London is 261. 15.3. per £1 sterlin, On Comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 128.104 d. per ounce for standard _g old, it appe.ra that gold at the Abe,* 0 price le slightly dvror.itl I Paris than in Lcaldon . '.. ‘ 6 ., - fi" HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Jan. 5. 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. LATEST INTELL £GENCE (REU^'ER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. (Per French Atlantic Cable.) NEW YORK, Jan. 5. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CLOSING PLICES. Gold closed at 120 f ;. the highest quotation dur ing the day was 1201; the lowest, 1191. Sterling Exchange on London loB}. 5-20 U. S. Bonds, 188 9 " 1885 ll3. " 1867 ll5l. 1097. 10-40 Illinois 1314. Erie 8. Cotton—Mid. upland 2slc. Petroleum—Standard White 3o4c. Flour, extra state, $5.30e. to $5.90c. Corn, old mixed, sl.loc. According to Messrs. Moffat, Davidis, and Co.'s report the receipts of cotton at all ports during the last four days have been 53,000 bales. Shipments to England, 10,000 bales ; to France, 4,000 bales ; and to the Continent, 3,000 bales. Middling, 11 5-16, cost and freight per steamer. QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 6. The National Steamship Company's steamship Pennsylvania, from New York, arrived off this port at five o'clock this morning. She landed pas sengers and proceeded to Liverpool. All well. SPAIN. MADRID, Jan. 5, Evening. The Impartial states that two pistol shots were fired at the Regent yesterday, but fortunately with- out wounding him. The Ministerial crisis continues. INDIA AND CHINA MAIL. MESSINA, Jan. 5. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Bangalore passed Messina at 5.30 p.m. to-day, en route for Marseilles. MALTA, Jan. 5. The Massilia leaves at midnight for Southamp ton, where she may be expected about the 15th instant. The Pera, from Southampton 25th ultimo, arrived at 2.45 p.m. on the 3d current, and left for Alexandria at midnight. FRANCE. PARIS, Jan. 6. An Imperial decree, dated the sth inst., appoicts M. Chevreau Prefect of the Seine, vice Baron Haussmann, who has resigned. The Official Journal of to-day publishes a statis tical table, showing that 92,411 persons have taken advantage of the amnesty of the 14th September, 18G9. BOURSE, Jan. s.—Three o'clock—The market closed as follows : per Cent. End of month — 3 per Cent End of month 73 45 Credit Mobilier 207 50 Transatlantic 220 t7redit Foncier 1722 50 Paris Gas 1640 Bank Shares 2840 Ital'an rives 56 60 Austrian Fives Ottoman Loan Do. Debt 45 35 Spanish Threes 261 Home Debt — Deferred — - RAILWAYS, Cash. Orleans ... 957 Western Northern .., 1125 Strasburg .. 590 Lyons and Mediterranean Southern.... 5921 Sardinian Austrian B2O Lombard 525 North of Spain 46 Saragossa Roman.. 44 Fifty million envelopes are sold annually, and stamped with the crest and address from upwards of 35,000 steel dies, at Parkins and (lotto's, who make no charge for stamping or cement ing, and, having only one price, undertake to supply the nobility and gentry with every description of writing paper and envelopes of the best and most fashionable kind, at extraordinarily low charges. Monograms, crest, or address dies cut at less than half price. Coloured stamping reduced from 2s. to is. per 100. Arms, monograms, and crests emblazoned. 60 stampers, die sinkers, and engravers being kept upon the premises. all orders are exe - cuted with great despatch. Dance programmes, invitations, at home notes, MSS. books, return thanks, bordered and overland papers, dish, dessert, and bouquet papers, and every description of fancy and household stationery. Parkins and (lotto, manu • acturing stationers, 21 and 25, Oxford-street, W It has long been known that the Military Prison at Fort Clarence, on the Borstal-road, Rochester, was to be abolished, and the number of prisoners has been continually diminished. The Fort will cease to be occupied as a prison before the end of the financial year. It is not known to what pur pose the fort and extensive buildings connected with it will be applied, and there are various rumours on the subject. Major H. Edwardes has been the governor of this prison for some years, and, of course, he and the staff of officers will receive pen sions on the abolition of their offices. The bridge and gateway of this prison have long formed an obstruction on the main road to Borstal, and pro bably a change will now be made ; the parish offi cers have repeatedly asked for it. The 4th Battery, 7th Brigade, Captain C. Car penter's, and the sth Battery, same Brigade, Capt. and Brevet-Lieut.-Col. A. Brendon's, left head quarters, Woolwich, at 10 o'clock yesterday morn ing for Shoeburyness, to undergo a course of gun nery instruction. The batteries embarked at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, on board a Government steamer for Southend, en route for Shoeburyness to relieve the 2d Battery, 7th Brigade, in command of Captain J. T. Browne, and the 3d Battery, same Brigade, Captain R. W. Haig's, which returned to Woolwich yesterday afternoon by the same con veyance. The depot of the 82d (Prince of Wales') Regi ment, now forming part of the 2d depot battalion at Chatham, has been placed under orders to leave that garrison in ab ou t a mon th, t o join headquar ters when the regi men t s h a ll a rrive in En g l an d. Tho 82d Regiment i s now a t Aden, and is to l eav e that station on the 11th inst. Though patients are not yet received in the new Government Lock Hospital at Chatham, the estab lishment is brought into work in one way under the Contagious Diseases Prevention Act, Dr. Baxter, the chief medical officer, having commenced his duties as visiting surgeon for the district. Lieut.-General the Hon. Sir James Yorke Scarlett, G.C.B , having proceeded on leave of absence, Major. Gen. Casey, C. 8., has assumed temporary command of the Aldershot Division, and Colons Erlington command of the 2d Brigade. The 6th Battery, 7th Brigade, Royal Artillery, un der the command of Capt. W. N. Waller, arrived at Woolwich, the headquarters of the brigade, by rail from Sheerness on Tuesday afternoon. The very extensive Distillery now beins elected at Belfast, with all recent improvements for the manufacture of Irish whisky, by Mesas. DUNVILLE 86 Co., who have pine d a world-wide celebrity for their fine old Irish whisky, is to h° called " The Royal Irish Distillery." HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Morning. Evening. TurnsnAT. . 52 min past 4 12 min past Fiupp' 30 nlin vast 0.,,,,,50 miu past * diti Ce: 5} Bo 80 At. ; ex 17 Eil ME Lo to 42 i ti cou 11 ins the 1)e Wi the the res Au fay Lo prl nu XI ca