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I I - r• - NEWSPApEtt ~'-~ ~ f-- -'~ ~'~ ~' i ~,> c__-._.- . ,~ {)_ . - ipCr 7) e- wri♦ ' • -I /~> • f a. .L• • • _• • • •_ O 4 O l - . ! • ••••)- ~ ,, -cr Ai / 4 1 • •4 4 ,, ...*-1;471,:to#:. 4 . Q. - wt • 4 44 '".!1•?.. ') . • .„ 1 „,„„ -.- .• or„ , ta . ) 1 t i t 1. 4 r V S' S 4 _4 11 .4. • • •%o' itgi DROIT ' .4117 74 , ../iNs5. : 47' RIN ARAN'S LL WHISKY. - DUBLIN EXHIBITION, 1865. This celebrated OLD IRISH WHISKY gained the Dublin Prize Medal. It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Whole some. Sold in Bottles , 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or vrhalAgril A at R, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. ObservA the Red Real, Pink Label, and Cork branded liinaban's LL 'Whisky." No. 23,278. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 18, 1867. PRICE.... 4d. STAMPED sd. MUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION (IncorporAted by Act of l'arliament. 1830), i % tt IiSSELL-STRENT. COVENT-GARDEN. LONDON. Ipt ADVANCE:B on all description of Security. Fvrms on application by letter to EDWARD HARPER. Secretary. CIVIL SERVICE OF INDlA.—Candidates intending to present themselves at the OPEN COM- I'ETITIi iti, commencin! , on April 9, are reminded that cer tificates of birth, health, and character should be sent to the ()Ilize of the Civil Service Commissloviers on or before let February. AFTER Covent-garden Theatre—EVANS' to SUP. After Drury-lane I'l , e:tire YVAN'S' to SUP. After Lyceum I heatre EVANS' to SUP, Atter Adelphi Theutre EVANS' to SUP. After Olympic theatre, . After Strand 1 heAt re EVAN,' to 'SUP. Atter New ltoya'ty Theatre .. ..1.; V ~,IS' to SUP. After St. Jamt s'a Theatr t .........'VANS' to SUP. Alter Pi iuce of Wa'es' rhe ttre....E VANS to SUP. Londoa Singing' and Supper Club, E VANS', Covent- Jarden. 4'oc.Al Et,tertaiunmt at Eig-tt. teed on to Devonport with engineers from the Portsmouth Steam R - serve for the screw frigate Bristol, Capt. Leveson E. 11. Somerset, now refit ting at Devonport for flagship duties on the West Coast of Africa. experienced for nearly 80 years. Up to Wednes day afternoon there was no prospect of a thaw to clear away the sno,v, which is thick on the ground in all part; of the country. Many of the roads are impassable. At Truro on Tuesday the thermometer was at B—lower by one degree than on the 231 of Janu•try, 1839 ; by two degrees than on the 19th January,•lB33 ; and by many degrees than on any day for the last 28 years. On Wed nesday, the 16th inst., the thermometer was at 11. Public subscriptions have been started at Truro, Falmouth, Penzance, Bodmin, Redruth, and other towns in order to supply coals to the poor during this inclement season. Out-door labour is in a great measure suspended. NEW REVISED AND CHEAPER EDITION. Now ready, in 2 vols., post Svo., 245. bound, ABOOK ABOUT LAWYERS. By J. C. JEAFFIMSON, Barrister-at-Law. . . . _ From the limes —"` A look about Lawyers' dz.serves to be very popular. Mr. JeatrreEon has aczomplisLed his 'Noll iu a very creditable manner." Hurst and lilaAtett, 13, Great Marlborough street. V.1?.-TOWER. COUNTRY HOTELS, PUBLIC lIOUSES, and BUSINSSSES. F URNESS and KNEE'S List on application. P artic.ilars for insertio i receives until the 27th of the MOnth at their AUC:'ION AND HOTEL AGENCY OFFICES. 5. Agar•street, S.ra iii, W.C., and nearly opposite the Charing Cr - •his Railway Station. ALE OF srmtEs.—By Order of the SECRE TAUY of STA E for WA It, Mr. GE )IZGE 5P11.1.- ‘i A will 5,41 by Public Auction, hi the Tower, on TUES DAY, the 22d January. 1867, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon pleci,ely, the following - tures : Sal , petre Bags. I Fire Engines. Surgical iro..truments. Bass. 0, , e Pipe. Tools. Acc,utrements. 1r n. Chains, Fetlock May be viewed at th!.; Tower, from 10 to 4 o'clock, the three days previous to the day of sale; and catilogues may leh d at the War-office, PAR .gall; the Tower ; and Royal Arsenal, IVoolwich. The St. Lawrence, hired screw steamship, sailed from Portsmouth on 'Wednesday with two batteries of artillery and detachments of other troops on board for Gibraltar. NEW WORK BY THE AUTHOR OF "JOIN HALIFAX." Now ready at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., 2 s , Tw ° MARRIAGES. By ihe Aulh r of "John Halifax, Gentleman," " ChrLtian's Mistake," &c. Burst and Blaekett, 13, Gi eat Marlborouah-street. T II E 0 X F 0 It I) , 6, OXFOUD-STREET, W., Tile keel pieces and timbers for the frame of the uuarmoured screw sloop Sirius, 1,268 tons, are being collected under No. 1 building shed at Ports mouth dockyard in readiness for setting up on its slipway. The Sirius is one of the two vessels ordered to be built at Portsmouth dockyard on the lines of the Daum"; now building there on the adjoir.in,g slipway. The first instalment of the 5,000 of the converted Snider breech-loading rifles, for naval service, has arrived at the armoury, Chatham, from the Royal Small Arms Factory, for issue to the ships in com mission. About 20,000 stands of the Enfield rifles for land service are undergoing the process of con version to breech-loaders on the Snider principle, the first supply of which will shortly be shipped for issue to the troops at Chatham. THE MUSICAL ES rAilLtsit Au:NT (,I' LONDON. LES DRAGONS DE WU, 11,5 (Opera Cornique), Music by A. Matti irt, in which Hiss RUSSELL mi 1 agpear, as si.teil by Mis , es Barrie and Fitz Henry ; Nies_sre. A. St. Albyn, hulls, Fox, Husk, Evang, and Bury, with Extra Band and Cl orus ; produced and conducted by .11r. F. Jonghtuaus. DUNITILLE'S V.R. OLD IRISH WHISKY, BELFAST, Is regularly supplied to the House of Lords. NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF " EAST LYNNE." In the press, in 3 vols., post Bvo , L ADY ADELAIDE'S OATII. By MRS. HENRY WOOD, Author of" East Lynne," "The Charming'," and " Mrs. Halliburton's Troubles." Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. " the strength of Mr. Morton lies in his operatic selections, executed by a small but highly eff►cient bind, and a well selected body of vocalists, under the direction of Mr. F. Jon,zhmans. '—Times, Jan. 0,1867. - " V.R." IRISH WHISKY. IYINVILLE and CO.'S " V.R." OLD IRISH WHISKY, BELFAST. London Offi;ei and Stores, BEAUFORT-BUILDINGS, STRAND, W.C. Established 1808. Quotations on application. i llE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE _INSURA.NCE COMPANY. Offices-1, Dale-street, Liverpool; NOR. 2) and 21, Poultry; 7, Cornhill, and Charing-cross, Loudon. Invested Funds Fire Premiums received in 1865 739,332 Life Premiums received in 1865 . _ COMEDY. by Messrs. ll ,, rry Sydney, Brierley. and Eger ton; Mr. G. 11. FREDERICKS and Mr. FRANK HUSSEY. of the NEW AMERICAN MINST 8; together wan an Entirely New Divertissement, entitled THE OXFORD REVELS, arranged and produced under the immediate superintendence of Mr. IV. H. Payne, THIS EVENING. " Of the decorum that prevails throughout 'very sectitm of the Hall it is impos ible to a eat too highly." —Times, Jan.:., 18 7. JOHN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY TOO al PASTT, is greatly superior to any tooth powder; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decay, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the breath. Price is. 61—Red Bull Wharf, e 3, Upper Thames-street. London. - - The following are a few of the advantaf,, , es attaching to the Life Policies of this Company : Moderate rates cf premium for all descriptions of insur ance. Fixed bonuses guaranteed by the numerous proprietary of an unlmited company. Whole-world leave granted on reasonable terms. Policies held as securities are not considered void by this Office, although the assured shOuld leave the prescribed limits, provided the hoider inform the Office so soon as it comes to his kno sledge, and pays the adequate extra pre mium. Claims are payable thirty days after admipsion. JOHN ATKINS, Resident Secretary. JAMES DALY and CO., Distillers, John-street, Cork.—" The purest spirit and safest drink in the world." —Loudon 'Aloes, 7, Printing-house-square, E.U., next the " H AD AME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, BAKER-STREET. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. NEW ADDI 'IONS. -Life-size Molds of the KINGS and QUEENS of ENGLAND, from WILLIAM of NORMANDY to QUEEN VICTORIA. Open from 11 a.m. till dusk, and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admiitance, le.; children, under ten, half-price; extra rooms, 6d. IVIANFIELD'S PATENT PICKLES are per fectly pure and uncoloured. To be had of all dealers and wholesale of JOHN BUItUESS and SON, 107, Strand (corner of Savoy-steps). London. The names of the two officers of the 2d battalion 15th Foot who embarked on the 15th inst., on board the St. Lawrence at Portsmouth for Gibraltar, are Major Hopkins and Ensign Lacy, not Hopkinson and Tavy. :FAMES DALY and CO., Distillers, John-street, 7 0 Cork, beg to announce that they are able to supply the trade with their celebrated Whiskies, in casks or cases, and tp takt. orders in bond at d tor exportation, at their offices, 7, en zin tlZ-house-square, London, E C., the oaly house in the o . ,uare not occupied by the " Times." J. D. and Co.'s whiskies ' , lnv. the highest prices in the Australian and ()the , ' Colonial ftrkets, es may be observed by reference to the "Journal of ~."umerc.: of Victoria." by which it Will be Bean that their best fetch 6d. per gallon and Is. per rase over the next "est, and it. 6d per gallon and sa. 6d. a cue over the lowest luotation. Always on hand a large supply of ye y old , ,_ mellow whisky in Cie finest condition, matured in sherry unsurpassable in quality and flavour, supplied on the most reasonable terms. COINIRACT FOR BARRACK STORES FOR THE ROYAL MARINES. Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset House, 9th Jan., 1867. THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING ,the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the YAITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE LAND,, Do hereby give NOTICE, that on WEDNES- L ' u4 Y, the 23d inst., at Twelve o'Clock at Noon, they will Contract"° to treat with such Persons as may he willing to victualling for supplying and delivering into her Majesty's ,rvletualling Stores at Deptford all such quantities of ' 4° flg-Hair Broom Heads, and Clamps and Blocks for Long Scrubbing Brushes, as may from time to time be demanded for the use of the Royal Marines, under a Contract for tw elve calendar months certain, and further until the expi ration of three calendar months' warning. Patterns of th e a r ti c l e s ma y be seen at the Royal Marine oe, New-street, Spring-gardens, between the hours of le E vennd T wo o'Clock. No Tender will be received unless made on the printed form provided for the purpose, and which may be obtained ; 34 application in the Lobby of the Department of the Con of Victualling, of Victualling, Admiralty, Somerset House, where the conditions of the Contract may be seen. No Tender will be received after Twelve o'Clock at N ° ol l on the day of Treaty; and it will not be required that the Party tendering, or an Agent on his behalf, should attend at th e Offi ce on the day of Contract, as the result of the offer received from each person will bo communi cated to him and his proposed Sureties in writing. A ,„very Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the 'r'lraity, and bear in the left-hand corner the words Tender for Barrack Stores ;" and must also be delivered at the Department of the Controller of Victualling, Admi ra. l ty, Somers e t H ouse , s i gne d by t wo res p ons ibl e persons, en g a ging to become bound with the Person tendering in e stun of £3OO for the due performance of the Contract. By Order, ANTONIO BRADY, Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities. 1 1 GUNMA K E R S and Others. I. ~T,lt3. SECRETARY of STATE for WAR is desirous of ti t — D iv i,ng PROPOSALS from Ganmakers and Others for re ' - 'zell-LOADING RIFLES, either repenting or not f,Teating, which may replace the present Service Rifles in me manufacture. 11. ilai The foll ow i ng are th e con diti ons cons id e red essential i n itarY non-repeating Rifles: — A. WEIGHT. N ot to exceed 91b. soz. without bayonet. n. LENGTH. hoil be 51 i nc h es , w ith s hort stock, measured from the ow of the butt-plato to muzzle. 3T C. WEIGHT OF AMMUNITION MADE UP. -ust not exceed 61b. 4oz. for sixty rounds as packed for service. Must carry their D. CARTRIDGES. own i g nition. E. SIG HT S. A The foresight must be such as to admit. of a bayonet 'zed according to the present system. F. STOCK. llust be s h to a light metal cleaning-rod, and a _ uc as carry g Ro w a sling to be used. Must Per G. RECOIL. not exceed that of the Enfield Rifle by more than cent. as. THE ARM AS A WHOLE. tMust be as little liable to injury bylong-continued firing, ,'"gh usage, and exposure, as the naval rifles converted to ar ee h - loaders on the Snider system. To be as capable, Rix of being used without accident by imperfectly trained r e., and of being manufactured in quantities and of uni °tit quality. THE AMMUNITION AS A WHOLE. an ztust be as little liable to injury by rough usage, damp, 8 exposure in 4 li all climates, as the Boxer cartridge for er's converted Enfield rifle—also as little liable to acci !ital explosion as the same cartridge, and as capable of l ' i ng manufactured in large quantities, and of uniform quality. K. CALIBRE. Optional. L. THE TWIST AND FORM OF GROOVE. Optional. Optional. M. THE LOCK. it RAPIDITY OF FIRE. Capable of firing at least 12 rounds per minute, without aiming, the cartridges being arranged on a table. 0. ACCURACY WHEN FIRED FROM A FIXED REST. The arm must give a mean figure of merit of not more than 3Gin. at 1,000 yards, 30in. at 800 yards, 12in. at 500, and Gin. at 300. The mean to be taken upon at least five targets of twenty shots each. P. TRAJECTORY. Not to require at 500 yards an elevation of more than 1 deg. 30 min. Q. FOULING. The shooting not to deteriorate more than 20 per cent. at 1,000 yards after firing 250 rounds. R. PENETRATION. Tho mean penetration of five shots not to be less than that of the present service muzzle-loading Enfield Rifle—. 1 ' 1 , 14 '1 12 half-i nc h e l m p l an k s , w hich have been soaked 48 ...ours in water. Distance 30 yards. LUBRICATION.s. Wax on bullets is indispensable, but any other lubricant tn aY be superadded or applied to the cartridge, if thought nec essary by th e comp etito. I slto arms will be received without the usual proof marks. Itpecification; and drawings of the methods proposed, ating the probable cost per arm, and accompanied by a a,,,ished specimen arm, with 20 rounds of suitable ammu nition, should be sent to tie "Director of Ordnance, War Pall-mall," on or before the 30th March, 1867. b 'he ' specifications and snecimen arms will be considered athe Ordnance Select COmmittee and its associate mem writs, who will be selected by the Secretary of State for and who will, a ft er fi r i ng th e 20 pre li m i nary rounds, select and recommend for further trial such of the systems te s TRY appear to the m sufficiently promising, rej ec ti ng a ll --e " as may not bo considered to offer sufficient merits to wanttheir being included in the competition, the con anions of which are stated in this advertisement. ?tor Each accepted competitor will then be required to furnish "Periment, at Woolwich, six arms in strict conformity 0 t he specimen arm submitted, with 1,000 rounds of am clunition per arm, within four months after date of de mand- Each competitor will be required to disclose to the committee the exact nature of the lubrication he may em- P l oy. A sum of £3OO will be paid to each of the accepted t rPetitors, to cover the expense of the six rifles, and of the s upply of ammunition required. Ele Secretary o f S tate o ff ers a reward of £l,OOO for the '"To which, on combination of ll ualities, is considered IT the c ommittee to be th e b es t a sub q mitted. t se cond reward o f £6OO f or th e arm w hi c h , wh i le at ialuieg a satisfa c t ory d egree of excellence in other partial ars, is selected for merit in respect to its breech mechanism. ati-A. third reward of £4OO for the best cartridge. The qua es which w ill b e principally taken into consideration in awarding this prize will be econ om y o f manu f ac t ure, power of sustaining rough usage, freedom from deterioration i n us climates, and general serviceability. The shooting qualities of the cartridge must be fair; but they may d epend upon the rifling of the arm w i t h w hi ch the cartridge is associated, they will not be so much con sidered as those above-mentioned. It is clearlyto be understood that under no circumstances will a competitor be entitled to more than one prize ; but such prize will be irrespective of any reward which may be given to the inventor of the arm finally adopted into the service. 1V: 'MAGAZINE AND REPEATING ARMS. Magazine and Repeating Arms for Infantry will be re eived and examined in a manner similar to the Breech eliding Rifles. They must not be less in length than 48 /aches, including the stock. The limit of weight for these arms is fixed at 911 b. ex elusive of the charges in the magazine. It is indispensable that the arms be made to take a bayonet. The Secretary of State offers a reward of NO for the best Magazine or Repeating Arm produced that fulfils the abave c onditions ; and in the absence of experience does not at Present define the standard of accuracy or other conditions to be fulfilled before such an arm can be adopted. _ Those M agaz i ne orßepeatingArms, which aro accepted tor further trial, will be paid for at the rate of .£6O each. This sum is to include 1,000 rounds of ammunition per arm. V. The Secretary of State will take care that no ingenious novelty produced in answer to this advertisement shall be adopted into the service without proper acknowledgment, and that the name of the individual with whom it origi nates shall be recorded in connection with it. If the rifle to which the first prize is awarded is adopted into the sorviee, it will be ar th e i nventor ' s name. J. ST. GEORGE, Afgjor-General, DiriTtor War Office, Ordnance Office, Oct. 22 1866 j THE OCEAN ST. LEGER of 11366.—What Lord Lyon was to his owner was the Taeving to her Ca,tain, viz., wiener of the race, having distanced all com petitors, as the LIS r INDIA TEA. CONIVANY have in iariab y done in their choi e and sale of tine new season's teas now selliag at implrter's prices. Warehouses-9, Great St. Helen's-churchyard. FAU -DE-VIE.—This Pure PALE BRANDY, 18s. per gallon, is VI ry superior to recent importations of Cognac, recommended by the medical profession, and ex tensively used in hospitals. In bottles, 335. per dozen, or in a case 305., railway carriage pal I.—HENRY BRETT an CO., Old Furnival's Distil:ery, Holborn, EX , and 30, Regent street, S.W. Established 1829. itVALUABLE NEW-YEAR'S GIF T.- A. CHINESE CADDY, containing 161bs. of really good Black Ter, sent carriage free to any railway station or market town in Etwland. Irrlr.nd, ScotlAnd, or Wales, on re ,•cipt of P - HILLE'S and CO , Tea Merchants, 8, King William-s.ree,'„ Ctty. RC. TEA IS CHEAPER THAN EVER.-Is. 6d., 25.. 2s ti t. per lb. arc the prices at which PHILLIPS and CO , Tea Mei chan's, 8, King William-street, Cio , Lan don, E.C.. are selliiri!Tood and fine BLACK TEA. a price current post tree. 403 worth carciar 4 e tree to any railway .tstion or market town in Cie United Kingdom.--Obs , rve — PITILLIPS anr; Co. have no Agents or any connexion with any house in Worcester or Swansea. Eugars are supplied at market prices. GEOLOG Y.-ELEMENTARY COLLEC TION to illustrate the New Edition of "Lyell's Elements of Geology" and facilitat, the important study of Mineralogy and Geology, can be had at 2,5, 10, 20, 50 to 50') guineas ; also single Specimens of Minerals, ltozks, Fossils, and lie Vent Shells, Geologir.al Maps. Hammers. al' the recent Pub ications, .tc., of .1". TENNANT. DlL,cralogist to Her Mak sty, 119, Strand, London. Private Instruction is given in Mineralogy and Geology by Mr. TENNANT, E.G.S.. 149, Strand, W.C. IN MICE OF REMOVAL. DEFIC I E S and SONS' T-F • NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS con , ain an entirely new an i extensive Stock of TABLE GLASS, China, and Chan delier .-147, Boundsditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. J - - DEFRIES and SONS' J NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS.—The New Oval-shaped ALEXANDRA. DINNER SERVICE, from 41 183. 6d.- 147, Houndsditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. D E FFRIES and SONS J • NEW CITY SHOW ROOSTS.—BREAKFAST and TEA SERVICES in great variety, from £1 is. upwards.- 147, Houndsditeh. NODICE OF REMOVAL. T DEFRIES and SONS' • NEW CIPY SHOW ROOMS contain a beautiful assoement of DESSERT Sitlai.VICES, from £1 Is. to 100 zoineas. Cre.ts and Monograms engraved on same. -147, Houndsc!itch. NOTICE tir REMOVAL. T DEFRIES and SONS' P.J • NEW CITY SIIO v R !O lIS.—fIitYSTAL CHAN DELIERS, New DepiLrns for the Drawinz-room. either for Gas or Cendle, ant to suit all kinds of Decorations. —ll7, Houn,islitch. N OF RfI%IOVAL. DEFRIES and S ONS' J. NEW CITY 8110 W ROOMS.--lIROINZE and OR MOLU lIIIA.NDEMERS in great variety. New Designs for the Dining-room.-14?, lloundsditvh. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. ejDEFRIES and SONS' • NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS.—The ALEXANDRA FLOWER VASE. This new and beautiful Vase can be Fe n in great variety, from 3i. to 30s. each —ll7, Hounds ditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. E F lt 1 E S and S 0 N S' • NEW CITY SHOIT ROO'IS.—The NEW JET DINING ROO3l VASE. Registered designs, in great vniety.-147,Houndsditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL T DE•FRIES and SONS' PJ • NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS. —The NEW PATENT ASTRA LAMP. for Petroleum and Mineral 0113; also t7RYSTAL LA MPS and WALL LIGHTS (registered) for IN DIA.-147. lloundsditch. UANSION-lIOUSE FUND for the RELIEF - of the SUFFERERS by the recent COLLIERY EXPLOSIONS. COMMITTEE. The Right Hon the LORD MAYOR. R. C. L. Bevan, Esq. Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Samuel Morley, Esq. Waterlow. Geo. Moore, Esq. Mr. Sheriff Lyeett. Mr. Alderman Finnis. Mr. Alderman Besley. J. P. Gassiot, Esq. Mr. Alderman Dakin. Christopher T. Gabriel, Esq. James Hill, Esq. Frederick Thompson, Esq. R. N. Fowler, Esq. R. A. Gray, Esq. W.J. Maxwell, Esq. Colonel Stuart Wortley. Mr. Alderman Cotton. The attention of the public is earnestly drawn to the suffering consequent on the terrible calamity produced by the recent colliery explosions. SUBSCRIPTIONS are greatly needed to relieve the numerous families made destitute thereby. The amount required to meet the memorable Hartley Colliery Acciant in 1862 was £50,000 ; in that case 204 men and boys lost their lives ; in the present instance double that number are known to have perished, there fore to make a suitable provision for the families depen dent upon them about £lOO,OOO will be needed. At the final distribution of the surplus of the Hartley Fund, £3,140 was allotted to the districts in which the present Accidents occurred, and this sum is now available towards the fund now being raised. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales • • £lOO H.R.H. the Princess of Wales The Corporation of London 'Amount already advertised £19,461 5 Subscriptions will be received by the Right lion. the Lord Mayor, at the Minsion-house ; Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co., 54, Lombard-street; Messrs. Coutts and Co., Strand ; Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard street; Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Co., 1, Lombard-street; Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock, and Co., Lombard-street ; Messrs. Diinsdale, Fowler, and Co., 50, Cornhill ; the Lon don and Westminster Bank, Lothbury; the London Joint- Stock Bank, 5, Princes-street ; the Union Bank of London ; London and County Bank; the National Provincial Bank of England and all their branches; Messrs. Willis, Percival, and Co., Lombard-street; and by the several members of the Committee. JOSEPH GIBBS, Secretary. Mansion House, Jan. 14, 1867. OSBORNE'S STILTON Is THE Cheese! WINTER Coughs, Colds, Asthma, and In fluenza are speedily cured by the use of tiPENCER'S PULMON IC ELIXIR. May be had of any chemist. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. fjDEFRIES and SONS' • NI4IW CITY SF!OW ROM'S. TAVERN and HOTEL GLASS of the newest pa terns and correct mea sl:re.-147. Houndsditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL, DEFRIES and SONS' el • NEW CM SHOW ROOMS.— OrtNA.II.NTAL CLOCKS for the DINING and DItAWING-RjOJI.-117, Eloundsditch. NOTICE OF ItEMOVAL. DEFRIES and SONS' J. • NEW CirY SHOW ROIMS —lierehant and the Trade su plied with PATTERN BOOKS FREE. 117, tr-undiditeh. Works —Lon?on, Birmingham, and Parts. Established 1803. Just published, 2d; sent by the author for 3 stamps, UGLINESS and BEAUTY ; bein g a Pamphlet the a deacrii.tive o f articles and means used for improving London PP . earanoe. By ALEX. ROSS, 218, High Holborn, QPANISH FLY i s th e act i ng i ngre di en t i n ALEX. ROBB.B CANTHA.RIDES OLT...which speedily produces whiskers and thickens hair, 3s 6d, ss6d, and 108 6d; sent by post for 11, 84, and 144 .b.mps.—ALEX. KOSS, 248, High tiolborn, London, and all Chemists. WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.—Corns cured in one day by usinsr ALEX. ROSS•S CiIMO PO. Thi , preparation gradually dissolves the Corn in a tew hours, removing the very root. Price 4s; sent by post for 60 stamps. —248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. LTAIR-CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curls Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is annled. Sold st :is 6d, 6s lid, and 108 ed ; gent free for 61, 84, and 144 stamps. —Had of all Chemists. ri REY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London. — IT ALEX. ROSS'S HAIR DYE produces a perfect colour Immediately it is used. It is permanent, and perfectly na tural in elle 1. Price 38 F. d, 58 ad. and 108 6cl ; sent by post for 54, 81, and 141 stamps ; and all ChemiLts. HAIR DESTROYER.-248, High Holborn, London.—AL EX. ROSS'S DEPILATORY removes superfluous hair from the lace, neck, and arms, without effect to the skin. Price 3s 6d, bs 6d, and lOs 8d ; sent for 51, .34, and 144 stamps.—Had of all Chemists. DIMPLE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the skin ars improved by one dose of ALEX. ROS s'S VEI;ETABLE SK IN PILLS. They remove redness, sal lowneFs, &o. 2s 9d and 7s ed ; or post for 40 and 100 stamps. —ALEX. ROSS, 248. nigh Holborn, London, and all Che mists. HAIR COLOUR WASH.—By washing the head with this beautifully-perfumed Wash, in seven or ten days the hair assumes its original colour, and remains so by an occasional usin r. 10s tid ; sent for stamps.—ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. THE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another Louie to the 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer hag 455 poor, friendless, young females were rejected from want of FUNDS and room, making a total of 3,087, who have been sent away in five years. The new borne the Committee wish to form world be for young girls, almost children, from the age of 8 to 15, who have been led astray from the path of virtue. Contributions will be received gratefully by the Secretary, S' tr. Daniel Cooper, R 5, Queen •street. Chem side; or by Meson Barclay and Co.. L om b ard -street. P R OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, In the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, King'e-raroaa Patron—Her .%'lost Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. Vice-Patron—His Royal Highness the Prince of WALE 9,EG. President,—His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH, This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the ant to estab lieh the principle of free admission to the sick poor, without the delay and difficulty of Governors' orders. is wholly de pendent tor support on voluntary contributions and; L.f9,lles. It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, i n addition to this, the average number of attendanoe of the lestitute sick has for a considerable period averaged between 3,000 and 4,000 weekly. The Committee car estly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the benevolent, as the pr mises of this Hospital are capable of containing several lt,udred more beds had the Committee the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributions are received by thr Jr bankers, Messrs. Brown, Janson, and Co., Abchureli-lane; also by siessra. Coatts and Co.; Drummond and Co.. Glyn and Co. ; Berries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Presco tt, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Deacon, and Co.; Nisbet watt (%‘ l ., iScrlArs-street ; and at the ilwpital. from 10 till 5. BTILISFORD 6)lllkis bogretuy, " THE RUIN OF THE FEW IS THE GAIN OF THE MANY." TPanic of '6 6 and its consequent depression HE of the Colonial M r4ets enablis th EAST IND IA TEA COMPANY" to offer TEAS LOWER THAN EVER. fix Pounds of Goad Tea for 6s. td, can't be dear. Vie Company's KAISOWS by the Clh)per Ships are really deli anus. e, Gre‘.t St. Helen's Churchyard, Iltshopsgate s'reet, Jan. 1, 1867. A RTIFICIAL TEETII.-A MONTHS 'richt t. GI VIE.—If not perfec.ly comfort tble. u•e tut, and undetectab'e the money returned without hesitation. Mr. DAY, Dentist (many years with )Ir. Eskelt, Surgeon- Dentist, of 8, orosvenor-street, W.), offers, as above, the most convincing proof of the unerring and painitS3 princ pies upon which he constructs incorrodilde MINERAL ARTI FICIAL TEETH, whether singly ~r in partial or complete st•te, to serve the purposes of mastication, art iculation, t nd pers ,nal appearance. His terms will be found the mo st m oderate of any advertised, compatible with pure materials an d first-class workmanship, but they are apart from the r idiculous and tempting pricks put forth to attract mere attention. lie guarantees painless manipulation, and in the generality of cases will make from one tooth to a complete set in a few hours. Extractions when necessary, and all the ordinary painful operations performed without giving the srghte , t pain by a mw process, and without the use of chloroform or other dangerous ingreclent, Stopping decayed teeth, and discoloured teeth rest. ref. Attendarce, 10 to 6 All con su7tations free.-291, EG ENT-ST RE'ET, three doors from the Polytechnic. DR. SCOTT'S LIVER AND BILIOUS PILLS.—A NEVER FAILING REMEDY.—Pre iared without any mercurial Ingre-dient, from the recipe of Dr. maitt, of Bromley, Kent, will be found Invaluable to all who utter from bilious and liver complaints, inligestlcn, wind, 4pastall, giddiness, diazineaa of the eyes, &a For habitual ostiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier )1 the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their opera tion and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro -note digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Prepared only and fold by W. Lambert, Chemist, 8, King Witham-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most drug gists, in boxes , ls. 14d., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Soott's Bilious and Liver Pins. The genuine are a square greet. package. with " Lainhert." enrrraved on the stamp. NOTHING ThIPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and most useful invention of the day, AGUA A MARBLL A. llessrs. JOHN GOSNELL and CO., Red Bull. Wharf, 93, Upper Thames-street, Perfumers to her Majesty, respect fully offer to the public this truly marvellous fluid, which zradually restcres the human hair to its pristine hue- -zo matter at what age. The Agua Amarella has none of the properties of dyes ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and when the hair is once restored one application per month will keep it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per bottle, or in half bottles, 10s. 61. Testimonials from ardstes of the highest order, and from Individuals of undoubted re spectability, may be seen on application. Messrs. John Goonell and Co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal Wellness the Princess of Wales. _ THOMSON'S ‘GLOVE -FITTING" CORSETS, ON IST FEBRUARY. WHAT IS YOUR CREST AND WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO ? Send 3s. 6d. to CULLETON'S Heraldic Office for a Plain Sketch, or 6s. for a Coloured one. The Arms of man and wife blended together in proper heraldic form. The proper heraldic Colours for servants' liver;es, what buttons to bo used, and how the carriage should be painted, foe 10s. Just complete, a very valuable book, with 3,500 Engravings, arms, crests, and mottoes of nearly every family in the kingdom, the result of thirty years' labour, price £lO 10s., printed in several colours. Family Pedi grees traced from authentic records, information as to the obtaining of a new grant of arms, how to change one's name, by 'l'. Culloton, Engraver to her Majesty and Royal family ; also Diesinker to the Board of Trade, 25, Crau bourn-street (corner of St. Martin's-lane), W.C. HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS are earnestly solicited for fitting up the TRAINING SHIP. £2,n00 required. WM. WILLIAIIB, Secretary. Boys' Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, W.C. OMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-CON -1 T It I FICTIONS are earnestly solicited for establishing the COUNTRY ROME. £l,o'lo required. Wm. WILLI NAM Secretary. Boys' Refuge, 8. Great Queen-street. W.C. HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.—The Committee are most anxious to provide for 400 boys. One hundred and fifty are now in the Refuge. The annual expenditure for supporting the 400 boy 4 is estimated at £6,000, belnz £l5 a year for each boy. Several kind friends have promised to pay for one boy each year. Subscriptions thankfully received by the London and West minster Bank, 41, Lothbury, and 214, High Holborn; Messrs. Ransom and Co., 1, Pall-Mall East; and by WM. WILLIAMS, Secretary. Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, W.C. PROVIDENCE ROW NIGHT REFUGE, FOR HOMELESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN, 14e, Providence-row, Finsbury, E.C. Sixty Thousand Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and Breakfasts, have been given in this Institution to the destitute, who otherwise would have had to pass the nights in the bleak streets or under railway arches. At present nearly 500 Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and Breakfasts, are given gratuitously every week. The poor From all parts are admitted, the only condition being that they are homeless and starving. The Manager &c., receives no remuneration whatever. Notwithstand ing the provision made by the Poor Houses, each night numbers of young women, children, and orphans are, for want accommodation, refused admittance, and have to spend night after night in the cold, wet, and sleet. To meet this evil, and to provide more ample accommoda tion, .£2,000 has been raised, but to accomplish the work a sum of at least £l,OOO more will he required. Besides providing shelter for the homeless, this year it is proposed, as far as the donations obtained for the pur pose will allow, to give broad and coals to poor families in want. Will you, in your charity, help to carry on and accomplish what has been begun ? Will you help to give shelter to the really homeless, and food to the really starving ? The smallest donation will bo most welcome, and, night and morning, the prayers of the destitute will be offered in your behalf. SUBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly requested, and will be gratafully received by the Rev. 1). GILBERT D.D- No. 22 iugbary-cirque, ARGYLL ROOMS. - GRAND CASINO, Windmill - street. Piccadilly. These elegant and popular Rooms, having been entirely re decorated, are now OPEN EVERY EVENING for Concert and Dancing. Conductor, Signor Luct CURTL Manager, M. G REN ET. Admission to Promenade, One Shilling. Reserved Seats, Two Shillirgs. WE ST ON'S GRAND MUSIC HALL, HOLBORN. Sole Proprietors, SWEASEY and HOLLAND. Grand Selection from Auber's Opera of " MASA NIELLO," by 40 vocalists dressed is costume as at the opera. Terrific ovation of the Irish Minstrels, at 9, with songs, dances, and Irish anecdotes, under the direction of Pat Corti. A new and original overture composed and ar ranged expressly for the above minstrels by Mr. H. Baker. Arthur Lloyd at 11, with a now song " Borachio ' Pestachio, Lablachio, Moustachio, and the Roly Poly Eye "—Jolly Nash, Georgina Smithson, Paddy Fannin, Patrick Sellers, and Harry and Kattie King ; and Pio Watkini, the Japanaze Juggler. Band of 30 first-class performers, and large Chorus chosen from her Majesty s and Covent Garden Opera Houses. Musical Director, Mr. P. Coxxr. Prices of admission—Stalls and Balcony, ls. ' • Area, 6d. ; Private Boxes, 10s. 6d. Can be secured at the Box Office, between the hours of 10 and 5 o'clock. Hall open every Evening at 7 o'clock. L ONDON and SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the next HALF YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of this Company will be held at this Station on THURSDAY, the 14th day of February, 1867, at One o'clock p.m., prelisely, when the Directors will submit a Report ou the affairs of the Company ; a Dividend will be declared, and the general business of the Company will be transacted. And Notice is Hereby further Given, that it is proposed to submit to the consideration of the meeting the matters following, viz. :- 1. Arrangements for the working by this Company of the Railway and undertaking of the Salisbury and Dorset Railway Company. 2. The Borrowing of the sums authorised by the South- Western Railway (General) Act, 1865; and the Dover and South-Western Companies Act, 1865, and the Thames Valley Railway Act, 1862, respectively, to be borrowed, and the creation of Debenture Stock in exercise of the same powers. 3. Traffic and other incidental arrangements between this Company and other Companies interested in the traffic of the South-west of England. And Notice is Hereby Further Given, That at the said Meeting there will be au Election of three Directors in the places of the Right Hon. Viscount Bury, John Lewis, Count Eyre, and Lieutenant-Colonel John Luard, who retire at this time in the usual rotation, and, being eligible, offer themselves for re- election. The Transfer Books of the Company will bo Closed from Thursday, the 21th January, 1867, until after the Meeting. By Order, FREDERICK CLARKE, Secretary. Waterloo Bridge Station, London, Jun. 10, 1867. A T KINSO — N A /si D 0 0., Cabinetmakers, Upholsterers, Carpet Warehousemen, Furnishing Drapers, and House Agents, Westminster Bridge-road. To CHARITABLE DONORS, the Managers of Public Institutions, Asylums, and Homes. The peculiar circumstances of this year, the lato mone tary crisis, and the consequent depression of the markets, in the midst of which ATKINSON and CO. made large cash purchases, enable them row to offer unusual advan tages in the supply of BEDDING, BLANKETS, COUN TERPANES, and SHEETINGS, besides every descrip tion of material for warm W;nter Clothing. Atkinson and Co, 193, 200, 202, 204, 203, 208, 210, and 212, Westminster Bride-road, London. EXHIBITORS at the PARIS EXHIBITION, A:A who ADVERTISE it "THE SUN," can have the SERVICES of A SPECIAL AGENT in PARIS, whose address can be obtained at "The Sun" Office. He has a perfect knowledge of French, is also acquainted with ness, and has good connections. On application to " The Sun" Agent in Paris, either personally or by letter, he will obtain every possible facility for Exhibitors, or persons who may have other business in Paris, or who may go there for pleasure only. PRINTING. —TO PROPRIETORS OF NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, &c.—The Print ing and Machining of Ne ws pap e rs, &c., done ou exceed ingly favourable terms. Use of Editorial and Publishing Offices, if required. Estitnatm forwarded on receipt of particular; with stamped directed envelope for reply. Address—The Manager "Sun" Printing Offices, 3, Church row, Savoy, Strand, W.C. Naval and Military Intelligence• • An official notification was received at Chatham dockyard, from the Admiralty, after the ordinary working hours on Wednesday, that the contract had that afternoon been signed at the Admiralty for the construction of the basins, docks, factories, and other works connected with the intended enlarge ment of Chatham dockyard. The estimated outlay is a million and a quarter sterling. Although several of the most eminent of the railway, engineering, and other firms in England were invited to give in ten ders for the execution of the works, they either shrank from the undertaking, or tendered on terms which the Admiralty deemed to be inadmissible, and the contract was accordingly passed into the hands of Mr. Gabrielli, the head of au Italian house, whose terms were considered to be the most advantage ous. Mr. Gabrielli, we believe, is not known in connection with any large public undertakings in this country, although he has executed several im portant works in various parts of Europe, includ ing the enlargement of the naval establishments at the Royal Dockyard, Malta. Yesterday, Mr. Gabrielli attended at the dockyard and had an in terview with the principal heads of departments re lative to the necessary preparations:for commencing the works, which will be tak e n in hand in a few weeks,when 2,000 hands will be taken on in the first instance for the preliminary excavating operations. The Royal Alfred, 18, armoured screw frigate, Capt. F. 11. Herbert, fitting at Portsmouth, a l s the flagship of Vice-Admiral SirG. R;, Mundz i for service in the West Indies and North America, has commenced receiving her armament in the ship ment yesterday of her upper deck • 6i ton guns, under the steam crane of the steam basin of the yard. The gallant Admiral has temporarily struck his flag at Portsmouth, and proceeded on leave of absence. The Medusa, paddle steamer, Staff Commander T. Potter, has arrived at Portsmouth froth the east ward, and will sail thence again this morning for Sheerness with men for the Rodney. A large quantity of copper specie for (long Kong arrived at Portsmouth yesterday from London, and was shipped on board her Majesty's screw troopship Urgent, Capt. S. 11. Henderson, for conveyance to the colony. The Urgent will make her official trial of speed over the measured mile to-morrow, and will, according to present arrangements, sail from Portsmouth for China about the 24th inst. The Dee, paddle steamer, Master Commander G. Raymond, is expected to arrive at Portsmouth this morning from Sheerness, and will afterwards re THE WEATHER. The thermometer at the Receiving-house in Hyde park at midnight on Wednesday, and up to nine o'clock yesterday morning, registered 25 deg., or 7 deg. below freezing point ; at noon it had risen to 32, but at nine o'clock last night it was again down to 26. A biting north wind prevailed yesterday, and several times a cloudy sky seemed to indicate the approach of a snowstorm. In spite of the keen ness of the weather there were large crowds in all the parks. On the Round Pond, Kensington, ac cording to the official report, there were during the day upwards of 5,000 persons. The ice was firm, and there was no accident of any description. On the Long Water, Kensington-gardens, about 6,000 persons were present ; the ice on it was also very good, and no casualties took place. On the Serpen tine there were about 7,000 persons. Two immer sions took place, but they were successfullyattended to at the Receiving-house. During the afternoon a serious accident happened to a gentleman while skating. His skates twisted, and he fell heavily on his face, breaking the bridge of his nose, besides re ceiving other injuries. Ile was taken up and carried into the Receiving-house, where his wounds were at once attended to by Mr. Williams, the superinten dent. Several persons experienced injuries from falls, but, with the above exception, none were serious. At nine o'clock last night, it being moon light, several hundred persons were skating, and the banks of the water were crowded with spectators. During the whole day the promenade and carriage drive were crowded. About 15,000 persons were on the ice in St. James's-park, but no accident of any consequence took place. None was reported from any of the suburban parks or waters, or from the Crystal Palace. Icemen are now on duty at the latter place by request of the company. The river navigation is still totally suspended, and will remain so till the frost breaks up, the river being full of ice. Mr. L. Young, the secretary of the Humane Society,yesterday hal an interview with Lord John Manners, the Commissioner of Works, and Sir Richard Mayne, the Police Commissioner, for the purpose of obtaining the assistance of the police to aid the officers of the society in preventing night skating on the Serpentine. He was promised that ruqucoat aitnnid w; E L- A tluP.ita€i nn is also to wait upon the Home Secretary by appoint ment, with the object of obtaining the aid of the police generally for the purposes of the society. A heavy fall of snow has taken place since Wed nesday morning between Ashford and Dover, the effects of which have been more felt near Shorncliffe. At the latter place the snow lies more than a foot deep, and the railway traffic between that point and Dover is suspended. There have been no trains from London to Dover since Wednesday morning, Ashford being the furthest station to which the South-Eastern Company could despatch the trains. The railway authorities have employed a number of soldiers at the camp at Shorncliffe and others to clear the snow from the lines, but it is no sooner removed than the wind drifts it back. A very severe snowstorm has visited East Kent, and has been especially severe in the neighbourhood of Canterbury. The snow now lies nearly 2ft. deep, and in many places the roads, from the drift ing of the snow, are quite impassable. The mails have been very much delayed, and the trains, both on the London, Chatham, and Dover and South- Eastern Railways, have been much behind time. In places on the line where the snow has drifted locomotion was very difficult. The snow fell during a great part of yesterday. The snow plough was sent through all the streets of Canterbury yesterday morning to clear a passage for the carts and car riages, and it may safely be affirmed that the fall of snow here is greater than it has been for many years past,. A melancholy accident occurred on the ice in the pond of Godinersham-park. A young lady, aked , l4, the daughter of Viscount St. Vincent, was sliding on the ice along with some other members of . his lordship's family, when she fell heavily on her left side, and lay on the ice. Lady St. Vincent went and lifted up her daughter, who was found to be insensible. Without loss of time she was con veyed to the house, and medical aid was immedi ately called in. She, however, did not rally, but died at midnight. An inquest was held on the body yesterday afternoon, and the jury returned a ver dict of " Death from a fall received on the ice." The return of frost when the meadows of the Cherwell, Isis, and Thames made one vast lake in the neighbourhood of Oxford has left a most extensive field for sports on the ice, which have been largely indulged in during the week. Christ Church meadow has been so thronged with people as to resemble a fair; sleighs have been driven over the snow which covers it, and skating has been continued by torchlight. On the ice of another college meadow a cricket match has been played. Many persons have skated from the mouth of the Cherwell in ,Long Meadow, Oxford, to Iflley, crossed the river in a ferry, and, passing through the Isis Tavern, have continued the journey along the Berkshire shore. Others have gone from Mr. Ward's wharf, along the canal, to Thrupp and back, a distance of 12 miles. The running water has not been frozen over, and a girl 9 years of age has been drowned through slipping off a sloping ledge of ice at the side of Tumbling Bay. One man has broken his leg, and another his arm, and a third nearly bled to death from falling down while skating ; but the still waters are too strongly frozen to permit of any one falling through in the present state of the frost. Much damage was done by the flood when at its height. The new walk, made by the University authorities between Mar ston-lane, and the parks in particular, has been washed away in many places ; and it is believed i that a porter was carried away and drowned n the swollen waters at the foot of Magdalen Bridge. Northern wild fowl, driven in by the frost, have been shot near Oxford. At Malton the temperature rose considerably on Tuesday night, only 10 deg. of frost being registered. The following day, however, was one of continued heavy snowfall, and on the moors the depth of snow is greater than for many years past. The railways have been tolerably punctual under the circumstances, the chief blocks having occurred at Sherburn, on the Scarborough and Malton, and at Speeton, on the East Coas t of Yorkshire lines. A strong wind causes the snow to drift greatly. in - Cornwall sltch sz,ven vi;atcl;,' llot been The grand Scottish national curling match, an nually appointed by the Royal Caledonian Curling Club, when there is frost, but so often frustrated by the intervention of a thaw, took place with great success on Tuesday, at the club's pond at Came breck, near Blackford, Perthshire. It had been fixed for the previous Tuesday; but a thaw set in, and a postponement necessarily took place. The renewal of the frost, however, gave at length an opportunity for holding the match, the first that has occurred for three years. There was a great concourse on the ice, about 1,200 being engaged in the game, and about 2,000 spectators or more gathered on the great pond, remote as it is from all town population. Special trains from Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth, and more distant quarters left be fore daylight for the scene of the game, and all the ordinary trains stopped at the temporary station near the pond. The ice, which is formed by flood ing a large piece of pasture land, was in excellent condition, and sides were formed in the usual way between South and North of Scotland. The North being more numerously represented, the sides were balanced by a number of rinks being taken off for a special match, headed by the president (Earl Dun more) on one side, and the president elect (the Duke of Athole) on the other. The game began at noon, and terminated at three o'clock. At the close the numbers were—for the South, 1,885 ; for the North, 1,786 ; majority for the South, 99. The special match was left undecided. The South had been the winners in six, and the North in two pre vious matches. The weather was all that could be desired, being clear and frosty, and the "roaring game" was keenly enjoyed. Statistical Society. The third ordinary meeting of the present session was held on Tuesday, Mr. S. Brown, V.P., in the chair. The following gentlemen were elected fellows of the society, viz. :—Charles E. Lewis, Alexander Bremner, R. L. Watson, and H. L. Reid. Dr. MouAT, inspector-general of gaols in Lower Bengal, read a paper of unusual interest upon the " Prison discipline in Bengal." The principal con clusions at which he arrives appear to be these— That the silent and solitary systems are altogether inapplicable to Indian prisoners. That a prison should be rendered a terror to evil-doers, by inflict ing as much pain as can be inflicted without injury to health of body or mind, and without resorting to punishments that err from excess of severity. That punishments for breaches of gaol discipline should be summary, and should be such as are known to deter most effectually. No restriction of diet, soli tary confinement beyond 72 hours, or other practices injurious to health, should be permitted or prac tised. That prison dietaries should be restricted to the smallest quantity and coarsest quality of food found to be absolutely necessary for the mainte nance of health in confinement. That however de sirable it may be to maintain the inviolability of judicial sentences, it is absolutely necessary to hold out to the Indian prisoner the same inducements to good conduct in prison as are found necessary to other couutric3, for which reason they have been introduced into the Bengal gaol code in opposition to the opinion of the prison discipline committee of 1864. That prison buildings should be so constructed as to maintain a high standard of health, and to admit of such classification and separation of con victs as will secure them from avoidable contamina tion, and send them forth on the completion of their sentences, if not better, at least not worse than they went in. That while, on the one hand, no measures of discipline should be enforced which are really offensive to the religious prejudices of natives of India, no false pleas of caste should be permitted to interfere with the full execution of judicial sentences. That short sentences, rigorously enforced in secure and properly constructed prisons, are more deterrent than longer sentences passed in district gaols, where the means of enforcing discipline do not and never can exist. That prison returns in India should be kept on a uniform system, and should embrace every detail necessary to throw light upon the subject in all its relations ; and that these returns should be published annually, as soon after the close of the year as possible. That the broad general principles which should regulate prison discipline in India differ in no way from the principles adapted for other countries, and merely need such modifications of detail as may be required by local circumstances. These modifications need never, so far as his experi ence entitles him to express an opinion, set aside the principle on which they are based. The principles of human nature, which connect disgrace with crime and punishment, are universal ; and although the shame and discredit attached to conviction and im prisonment are not at present as strongly felt and exhibited in India as they are supposed to be in more advanced countries, he had not the least doubt, from his long and intimate acquaintance wifh the educated and criminal classes of Bengal, that, as education extends, and the 93 per cent. of uninstructed criminals diminishes, the feelings of Bengalis will not differ very materially from those of Englishmen on the subject of crime—its disgrace, and its punish ment. RAILWAY ACCIDENT NEAR GUILD- FORD. An accident occurred yesterday morning on the lines of the South Western and South Eastern Rail ways, near Guildford, which affords a remarkable instance of escape from what appeared to be almost certain death. It seems that the train which leaves Reading at 7.25 for London (due at Guildford at 8.29) and which yesterday morning consisted of six carriages, including guard's van, arrived safely as far as the junction of the Alton branch with the I , main lite near Guildford station. Here, however, the connecting rod between the engine andtetond g e o r broke, and the engine was conse q uently unable forward with the train. Knowing the Alton train to be nearly due (its time of arrival at Guildford being 8.36), the guard of the Reading h tr Ls. ai h n a hastened t along the line with a danger flag in the attempt to avert guard to have observed the flag and the train, both hid from them for some time by a curve, within a short distance of the Reading train, but beyond promptly putting on all the brake power they could, nothing could be done to stay the apparently fatal progress of the Alton train, and on it rushed down an incline of something like one in eighty, until it smashed into the South-Eastern train, which stood helpless, and broke and destroyed nearly the whole of one end of a second class carriage in it, overturned the seat annexed, and broke portions of the woodwork of the end of the first-class carriage adjoining. The force of the collision was so great as to knock several of the carriages off the line, and the noise was dis tinctly heard at the Station, about 300 yards off. Nearly the whole of the buffers were broken or twisted, and the guard's van received a good deal of injury in broken glass and the woodwork of the steps, &c. None - of the South Western train was injured, but the engine and tender box were slightly damaged. None of the passengers in this train it appears were hurt, but eight or nine in the Read ing train were injured. A Uri Ingrain, of .A7,..t ? .1 , 76-r-7-raii-, 0. BlAckwater, had his eye ,mieve -158iittniettg„.' and, as taken to the Surrey County Hostitial, iliere his wounds were dressed. A - Mr. Matthews, of Ash-vale, had his shoulder disloCated, but on being medically attended to, returned home. Mr. Catch pole, of Blackwater, was slightly injured in the knee. A couple of soldiers from Aldershot were hurt, one very much about the face ; and four other persons were bruised and shaken. The sufferers were taken first to one of the waiting-rooms at the Guildford station, where Mr. Lyson, the station master, who had hurriedly proceeded to the scene of the catastrophe, had them attended to, having previously sent for and obtained the services of Mr. Sells, surgeon. Several of the injured persons were thus enabled to go on to London. The South 11"estorn passenger: went on by the 8.37 train from Godalming. The chief explanation at present offered for the accident takes the following form :—lt ap pears that all trains (South-Western) on the Alto branch pass a sign .1 station named Pink's Hill, about two miles from Guildford, but should not pr.-zeed until the man there gives thos'.; in charge of the train a signal that the line is clear. The man in charge at the time in question seems to haVe beer s one named Childs, a comparatively young ha :Ad. He said he had the " All clear" signal from the man at Guildford (named Smallbones) and signalled ac cordingly to the Alton train. But the strange part of the story is that Smallbones is stated to assert that he did not signal to Childs at all. That a frightful loss of life did not ensue appears to be due principally to the fact that very few persons were in the train which was injured. A curious instance of personal escape is told. A gentleman was quietly sitting in the Reading train after its stoppage, where suddenly he was thrown from one side of the cu.- riage to the other, and his hat sent flying through the window. He was not hurt, but another occu pant of the compartment had his face cut. Several of the principal officers both of the South-Western and South-Eastern lines were telegraphed for, and came down in the course of the day to investigate into the unfortunate affair. Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Yesterday a special meeting of this instit'tion was held at its house, John-street, Adelphi, 'co take into consideration a communication from General Knollys, as well as the unusually numerous ship. wrecks that had taken place during the first days of the present month; T. Baring, Esq., M.P., F.R.S., in the chair. There were also present T. Chapma M , Esq., F.R.S., J.P., Sir E. Perrott, Bart., Admiral Mg-lardy, Capt. Richards, R.N., hydrograptter of the Admiralty, J. Griffith, Esq., Admiral Ryder, W. 11. Harton, Esq., Capt. Ward, R.N., the in. spector of lifeboats to the institution, and R. Lewis, the secretary. Gen. Knollys stated in his letter that his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales would have much satisfaction in acceding to the request of the com mittee to take the chair at the forthcoming annual meeting of the institution next month. The com mittee expressed their high appreciation of the Prince's kind and prompt response to their appli cation. The Lord Mayor had in the most obliging manner placed for the occasion the Egyptian Hall in the Mansion House at the disposal of the institu tion. Reports were read from different branches of the institution detailing the noble services of the lifeboats of the institution during the late gales. It appeared that 31 lifeboats had been used on these disastrous occasions, and that 113 lives had been rescued from various shipwrecks in addition to three vessels saved from destruction. The expense of these services amounted to £390. It is satisfac tory to find that throughout those disastrous gales not a single accident had happened to any of the brave lifeboat men. The honorary secretaries of the branches had also been as usual most zealous and active on the occasion. The committee voted the silver medal of the institution to Mr. Samuel Higgs, the French vice consul at Penzance, for his brave services in going off in the lifeboat to save six men from the schooner Salome, of Brixhatn ; five men from the schooner Selina Ann, of Looe, and six men from the schcouer Heiress, of Teignmouth. The thanks of the institution, inscribed on vellum, were also ordered to be presented to Mr. N. B. Downing, honorary secretary of the Penzance branch, for his able and untiring exertions on the above and other occasions, when the lifeboat saved 30 men from four different wrecks. The gold medal of the institution was ordered to be presented to the Rev. C. Cobb, in acknowledgment of his intrepid services in wading into the surf and rescuing, at much risk of life, one man who was in the rigging of the French lugger Courrier de Dieppe, which was wrecked off Dym church, Kent, in a heavy sea, on Sunday, the 6th inst. The committee voted the silver medal of the in stitution to a coastguard named Bathurst, who ably assisted on the occasion. Mr. Cobb nobly plunged into the surf, and was followed by Bathurst, the latter having a rope round him, and Mr. Cobb hav ing succeeded in reaching the vessel, got the poor fellow down, and with the assistance of the coast guard man who had joined him brought him safely ashore. Other business having been transacted, the proceedings closed. Alderman S alomons, M.P., on lhe Reform Question. Last night at 8 o'clock, Mr. Alderman Salomons, M.P., addressed a densely crowded public meeting of electors and non-electors of the borough of Greenwich, at the Literary Institution, High-street, Deptford. The proceedings were at various points of a most uproarious description, in consequence of the presence of a large body of members of the local Reform League and other advocates of manhood suf frage, who took exception to the alderman's views on the reform question. The chair was taken by Mr. B. Duval,who briefly referred to the objects of the meeting, and was then followed by Mr. Alder man Salomons, expressed his views on various pub lic questions, as at a previous meeting held at Greenwich. He was in favour of a reform of a uniform rating for the w hole of the metro p olis, and con sidered that some legisla tion was r equired to render the capital emba rked in railwa y s and other great works more secure. With regard to the reform question, he did not think that its settlement would be promoted by the holding of noisy street meetings and other objectionable means that had been pro posed. (Cries of "When you were here last year you told us to make a noise about it," " Turncoat," &c.) Parliament was not to be intimidated, and the re form question must be considered in an amicable ll (G erea was t uproar,him ll spirit. (Cries of " What about Lowe?") Well, Mr. Lowe was a man of great ability, and the work riecors a v r work ing classes might be proud of him. reform ' li co e rn is p a e r l ee i n o t ." o ) f 0 bill, but did i a n n d favourcries ' not go the length of registered manhood suffrage. (Cries of " We must and will have it.") Well, they might get it some time, but it would be at least 20 years first. He would go as far as giving the fran chise to householders who paid taxes, and to lodgers in certain cases, and should be glad to accept a good bill whether from the Liberals or the Tories. He quite believed that the Government would introduce a reform bill during the next session. (Cries of " They will go out of office," and great uproar.) In reply to questions, Alderman Salomons said he was in favour of the ballot, because it would lessen the expense of elections. (Cries of " How about bribery?") He was opposed to bribery, and believed that the ballot would tend to prevent it. He bad al ways found the unavoidable expense of elections to be rather heavy ; and if they would be kind enough to return bins free he should be very glad to build them a, school or an institution of some kind at a cost of £2,000. A working man named Roberts ad dressed the meeting at some length in favour of manhood suffrage, &c., and at the close of the pro ceedings, on the motion of Mr. Norfolk, seconded by Mr. Marchant, a vote of continued confidence in Alderman Salomons was adopted. PROPOSED CONSERVATIVE DINNER AT FALMOUTH. —Active steps are being taken at Falmouth by the prin cipal supporters of the Conservative party to insure an influential attendance at a dinner in connection with the Conservative cause to be held on `the 24th instant, at the Polytechnic Hall, Falmouth. It is probable about 300 persons will be present, including many of the leading Conservatives of the county. It is probable that one of the LOrdlid the Admiralty. PIM preeide. 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