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= 3 -1 7 . % R IN AHAN'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 tho principal towns in England ; or wlinlogal a at 8 , GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded Kinaban's LL Whisky." TUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION kv_ (Incorporated by Act of Varliana 1850). ' 4 , RUSSELL-STREET. COVENT-GARDEN, LONDON. Prompt ADVANCES on all description of Security. Firms tree on application by letter to EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. COUNTRY lIOTELS, PUBLIC lIOUSES, and BUSINESSES. FURNESS and KNEE'S List on application. Particulars for inscrtioa received until the 27th of the Month at their AUCTION AND HOTEL AGENCY OFFICES, 5 , Agar-street. Strand, W.C., and nearly opposite the Charing Cross Railway St,ttion. DUNVILLE'S V.R. OLD IRISH WHISKY, BELFAST, Is regularly supplied to the House of Lords. "V.R." IRISH WHISKY. DUNVILLE and CO.'S " V.R." OLD IRISH wITISKY, BELFAST. London Offices and Stores, 4, BEAUFORT-BUILDINGS, STRAND, W.C. Established 1808. Quotations on application. TAMES DALY and CO., Distillers, John-street, Cork.—" The purest spirit and safest drink in the World."—London Offices, 7, Printing-house-square, E.C., next the "Times." JAMES DALY and CO., Distillers, John-street, Cork, beg to announce that they are able to supply the trade with their celebrated Whiskies, in casks or cases, and take orders in bond and for exportation, at their offices, 7, Printing -house-square, London, E C., the only house in the square not occupied by the "Times." J. D. and Co.'s whiskies bring the highest prices in the Australian and other Colonial I:larkets, as may be observed by reference to the "Journal of Commerce of Victoria," by which it will be seen that their Whiskies fetch Bd, per gallon and Is. per case over the next best. and Is. 6d ner gallon and ss. 6cl. a case over the lowest quotation. Always on hand a large supply of ye y old Mellow whisky in the finest condition, matured in sherry casks, unsurpassable in quality and flavour, supplied on the Inost reasonable terms. WINSLOW HALL, Winslow, Bucks, having been recently opened and fitted with requisites for the care and comfort of the INSANE, the proprietor, Dr. tOISRAG ON, announces that he has transferred. his Estab lishment from Birmingham to the above desirable residence, easily accessible, and distant from London about an hour and a-half by the London and North-Western line, and fifty Minutes from Oxford. Attached to the mansion, equated on a sandy soil, and commanding an extensive and pleasing prospect, are garden, me idow, plantation, and recreation grounds. For terms and forms of admission address the proprietor. DR. SCOTT'S LIVER AND BILIOUS PILLS.—A NEVER FAILING REM FDY.—Prc pared.without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. 1 60ott, of Bromley, Kent. will be found invaluable to all whe suffer from bilious and liver complaints, inligsation. wind. B Pasms, giddiness, .ilszinsas of the eyes, &c. For habitual costiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their opera tion and grateful to the stomach, they create appe Re, pro 'note dhrestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Prepared only and ssid by W. Lambert, Chemist, g. King William -street, Charing-cross. London, and by most drug flats, in boxei,ls. lid., and throe times the quantity in one, gd. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Fills. elm genuine ire a square !reel ~aetraee. with " William . '"" h( " 4. the stamp. VITHAT IS YOUR CREST AND WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO ? Send 3s. 6d. to CULLETON'S Heraldic Office for a P lain Sketch, or Os. for a Coloured one. The Arms of 111 an and wife blended together in proper heraldic form. the proper heraldic Colours for servants' liveres, what Vlttons to be used, and how the carriage should be painted, lee 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 o btaining of a new grant of arms, how to change one's by T. Culleton, Engraver to her Majesty and Royal fa mily ; also Diesinker to the Board of Trade, 25, Oran "lrn-street (corner of St. Martin's-lane), W.C. IVIANSION-HOUSE FUND for the RELIEF of the SUFFERERS by the recent COLLIERY t3.'PLOSIONS. COMMITTEE. The Right Hon the LORD MAYOR. C. L. Bevan, Esq. S amuel Morley, Esq. "° O . Moore, Esq. •,,.. Alderman Finnis. "' Gassiot, Esq. Ch ristopher T. Gabriel, Esq. Frederick,. Thompson, Esq. 1. ,.• A. Gray, Esq. Colonel Stuart Wortley. The attention of the pub f!uffering consequent on the _ the recent colliery explosions. S UBSCRIPTIONS are greatly needed to relieve the n umerous families made destitute thereby. The amount required to meet the memorable Hartley Colliery AccidQnt in 1862 was £50,000 ; in that case 204 m en and boys lost their lives ; in the present instance puble that number are known to have perished, there re to make a suitable provision for the families depen ,ient upon them about £lOO,OOO will be needed. At the ' !, 0 4 „ 411 distribution of the surplus of the Hartley Fund, ,140 was allotted to the districts in which the present , acci dents occurred, and this sum is now available towards the fund now being raised. 11.R.H. the Prince of Wales the Princess of Wales The Corporation of London Amount already advertised £19,461 5 ellbseriptions will be received by the Right Hon. the 4 . 1 :d Mayor, at the Mansion-house ; Messrs. Barclay, treat v an, and Co., 54, Lombard-street ; Messrs. Coutts and tra ; Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard k; Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Co., 1, Lombard-stroot ; M e ssrs. Robarts, Lubbock, and Co., Lombard-street ; 68 sre. Dimsdale, Fowler, and Co.. 50, Cornhill ; the Lon t32 ,and Westminster Bank, Lothbury; the London Joint- CeK Bank, 5, Princes-street ; the Union Bank of London ; L ondon an d C ounty Ban k ; t h e N at i ona l P rov i nc i a l B an k "1 England and all their branches; Messrs. Willis, Percival, r ti e Co., Lomeard-street; and by the several members of Ootnmitt Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Waterlow. Mr. Sheriff Lycett. Mr. Alderman Besley. Mr. Alderman Dakin. James Hill, Esq. R N. Fowler, Esq. W.J. Maxwell, Esq. Mr. Alderman Cotton. [ic is earnestly drawn to the terrible calamity produced by JOSE PH GIBBS, Secretary. Mansion Tlou so , J an. 14, 1867. CONTRACT FOR BARRACK STORES FOR THE ROYAL MARINES. Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset House, 9th Jan., 1867. RE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING 1 1 „..., the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the LAND, Do KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE- D o hereby give NOTICE, that on WEDNES CDAY, the 23d inst., at Twelve o'Clock at Noon, they will O ready t o treat with suc h Persons a s may be willing to ~..c.mtract for supplying and delivering into her Malesty's victualling Storos at Deptford all such quantities of fiL"g-rfair Broom Heads, and Clamps and Blocks for Long . c robbing Brush°. may from time to time bo demanded ior th e e " as ` l m ar ines, under a Contract for twelve calendarseof theß, months % certain, and further until the expi ration of three calendar months' warning. o fZ a tterns of the articles may be seen at the Royal Marino- New-street, Spring-gardens, between the hours of Jon and Two o'Clock. f 'lO Tender will be received unless made on the printed_ O n Provided for the purpose, and which may be obtained a pplication in the Lobby of the Department of the Con troller of Victualling, Admiralty, Somerset House, where liconditions of the Contract may be seen. 1 40 0 Tender will be received after Twelve o'Clock at th at °4 ,," the day of Treaty; and it will not be required att f ; Party ad tendering, or an Agent on his behalf, should at the Office on the day of Contract, as the result ee offer received f rom eac h person will be communi to him and his proposed Sureties in writing. Ad l y Pry Tender must be addressed to the Secretary words „,iliralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the a Cil a nder for Barrack Stores ;" and must also be delivered ralt y B 4, ) °Partment of the Controller of Victualling, Admi eng omerset House, signed by two responsible persons, the 14 n g to become bound with the Person tendering in " of £3OO for the due performance of the Contract. By Order, ANTONIO BRADY, Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities. 1-10MBLESS BOYS OF LONDON.—FUNDS su ip. are e o a o rnestly solicited for fitting up the TRAINING o required. °P i WM. WILLIAMS, Secretary. Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street W.C. 1-10---IVIELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-CON p. T RIIITJTIONS are earnestly solicited for establishing .e COUNTRY ROME. £l,OOO required. 13 °78 1 RefuWM. WILLI X.MS, Secretary. ge, 8. Great Queen-street. W.C. omELEss BOYS OF LONDON.—The Committee are most anxious to provide for 400 boys. d ue hundred and fifty are now In the Refuge. The annual expe nditure for supporti ng t h e 400 boys is estimated at t 4,00, being £l5 a year for each boy. Several kind friends 'Lave romised t tha n k full yfor ne boy each year. Subscriptsons 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 NIGRT REFUGE, FOR HOMELESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN, 14A, Providence-row, Finsbury, E.O. Sixty Thousand Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and Ilreakfasts, have been given in this Institution to the destitute, who otherwise would have had to pass the bights in the bleak streets or under railway arches. At present nearly 500 Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and B reakfasts, aro given gratuitously every week. The poor from all parts aro a d m itt e d , th e on l y con diti on b e i ng th a t they aro homeless and starving. The Manager &c., Nivea no remuneration whatever. Notwithstand -I',g the provision made by the Poor Houses, each gut numbers of young women, children, and orphans tz . " for want acc o m mo d a ti on , refused admittance, andhave ° spend night a ft er n i g ht in ' the cold, wet, and sleet. To toot this evil, and to provide more ample accommoda -I°R, £2,000 has boon raised, but to accomplish the ;Tork a sum of at least £l,OOO more will I,e required. „ g • °s ides providing shelter for tho homeless, this year it " 43 d, as far as the donations obtained for the pur- Viso will allow, to give bread and coals to poor families 1 4 want. Will you, in your charity, help to carry on and '_•-•complish what has boon begun ? Will you help to give shelter to the really homeless, and food to the really starvin g ? The smallest donation will be most welcome, night and morning, the prayers of tho destitute will c.,cl()red in your behalf. ..,.nue:JSCRIPTIONS are earnestly requested, and will be (F.'K.fally received by the Bev. D. GILBERT, D.D,,1y0...22, 1118ourY-cireue, i No. 23,280. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., 3F . .MARK LEMON'S LEYTON HALL, and other Tales. "These volume 4 are full of interest, humour, and pathos. They are sure to be popular."--Star. Ilurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. LADY CAMPBELL'S NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols , AW OMAN'S CONFESSION. By LADY CAMPBELL. Hurst and Blaekett, publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NEW REVISED AND CHEAPER EDITION. Now ready, In 2 vols., post Bvo., 245. bound, ABOOK ABOUT LAWYERS. By J. C. JEAFFRESON, Barrister-at-Law. • -- - From the Times.—" A Book about Lawyers' deserves to be very popular. Mr. Jeaffreson has accomplished his work in a very creditable manner." Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Seventh edition, 2 vols. tvo., cloth, extra, illustrated with Portrait of the Author, the 36 Original Engravings, and all the Woodcuts, price 10s. 61., CARLETON'S (W.) TRAITS and STORIES of the IRISH PEASANTRY. :London : William Tegg, Pancras-lane, Cheapside. MANFIELD'S PATENT PICKLES are per fectly pure and uncAloured. To be had of all dealers and wholesale of JOHN BURGESS and SON, 107, Strand (corner of Savoy-steps). London. THE OCEAN ST. LEGER. of 1866.—What Lord Lyon was to his owner was the Taeping to her Ca•itain, viz., winner of the race, having distanced all com petitors, as the WAST INDIA TEA. COMPANY have in fariab y done in their °hot e and sale of fine new season's teas, now selling at importer's prices. Warehouses-9, Great St. Helen's-churchyard. " THE RUIN OF THE FEW IS THE GAIN OF IHE MANY. " THE Panic of '66 and its consequent depression of the Colonial M•Artets enables the " EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY" to offer TEAS LOWER THAN EVER. Six rounds of Good Tea for 6s. 6d, can't be dear. • The Company's KAISOWS by the Clipper Ships arc really delicious. 9, Great St. Helen's Churchyard, Bishopsgate street, Jan. 1, 1867. AVALUABLE NEW-YEAR'S GIFT.- A CHINESE CADDY, containing Ms. of really good Black Tea, sent carriage free to any railway station or market town in England, Ireland, Scotland. or Wales, on re ceipt of 405., by PHILLIPS and CO., Tea Merchants, 8, King William-street, City, E.C. TEA IS CHEAPER THAN EVER.-Is. 6(1., 25.. 28 6 I. per lb. are the prices at which PIIILLIPS and CO., Tea Merchants, 8, King William-street, City, Lon don. 8.C., are selline - good and fine BLACK T ICA. A price current post tree. 40s worth carriage free to any railway , tition or market town in the United Kingdom.—Observe — Piirr.Lips and Co. have no Agents cr any connexion with any house in Worcester or Swansea. Sugars are supplied at market prices. GEOLOG y.-ELEMENTARY COLLEC TIONS, 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 500 guineas ; also single Specimens of Minerals, Books, Fossils, and Recent Shells, G ctologicial Hammers, al! the recent Publications, ac.. of J. TENNANT. Mineralogist to Iler 3ltkitsty, 149, Strand, London. Private Instruction is given in Mineralogy and Geology by Mr. TENNANT, F.G.S., 149, Strand, W.C. NOTICE OE REMOVAL. T DEFRIES and SONS' P./ • NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS contain an entirely new awl extensive Stock of TABLE GLASS, China, and Chan deii r.—147, NOTICE OF REMOVAL. DEFRIES and SONS' NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS.—The New Oval-shaped ALEXANDRA. DINNER SERVICE, from £1 18s. 6d.- 147, lloundsditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. DEFRIES and SONS J • NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS.-- BRBIA ICF.kST and TEA. SERVICES in great variety, from LI le. upwards.- 147, Houndeditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. JT DEFRIES and SONS' • • NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS contain a beautiful assortment of DESSERT SERVICES, from Lt 18. to 100 Vuineas. Cre,ta and Monograms engraved on same.-117, Hoandeditch. NOTICE or REMOVAL. T DEFRIES and SONS' . NEW CRY SHO V RN:III - S.—CRYSTAL CHAN DELIERS, New Desitms for the Drawing-room. either for Gas or candle, and to suit all kiwis of Decorations.-217, Houndsditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. DEFRIES and SONS' tl • NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS.—BRONZE and OR MOLU CHANDELIERS in great variety. New Designs for the Dining-room.-147, Houndsditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL, JDEFRIES and SONS' • NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS.—The ALEXANDRA FLOWER VASE. This new and beautiful Vase can be Fe , n in great variety, from 3e. to 30s. each-147, Hounds ditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. DEFRIES and SONS' ej. NEW CITY SUOW ROOMS. The NEW JET DINING ROOM VASJ. Registered designs, in great variety.-14 7 , Iloundsditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. DEFRIES and S O N S' J. NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS.—The NEW PATENT ASTRA LAMP, for Petroleum and Mineral Oils; also CRYSTAL LA MPS and WALL LIGHTS (registered) for IN DIA.-147, Houndsditeh. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. el-DEFRIES and SONS' • NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS. TAVERN and HOTEL GLASS of the newest patterns and correct mea sure.-147, Houndsditch. NOTICE OF REnOVAL, DEFRIES and SONS' NEW ciry SHOW ROOMS.— ORNANI. NTAL CLOCKS for the DINING and DRAWING-ROOM-147, Houndsditch. NOTICE OF ItE3lO VAL. DEFRIES and SONS' t-1 • NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS.—Nierehanti and the Trade supplied with PATTERN BOOKS FREE.— 117, Houndsditch. Works—London, Birmingham, and Paris. Established 1803. Just published, 2d; sent by the author for 3 stamps, UGLINESS and BEAUTY; being a Pamphlet descriptive of articles and means used for improving the appearance. By ALEX.. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London. QPANISH FLY is the acting ingredient in ALEX. ROSS'S CANTIJARIDES 0 IL.which speedily produces whiskers and thickens hair, 3s 6d, 5s Bd, and lOs 6d ; sent by post for 54, 84, and 144 stamps.—AL EX. ROSS, 248, nigh Holborn, London, and all Cheniista. WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.—Corns cured in one day by usinz ALEX. ROSS'S CHIROPO. This preparation gradually dissolves the Corn in a few hours, removing the very root. Price 4s ; sent by post tor 60 stamps. —248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. AIR-CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALES. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curia Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is applied. Sold at 35 lid, 5s 6d, and 10s 6d ; sent free for 54, 84, and 144 stamps. —Had of all Chemists. CIREY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.— ALEX. ROSS'S HAIR DYE produoes a perfect colour immediately it is used. It is permanent, and perfectly na tural in effe A. Price :Is 6d, 5s 6d, and 106 6d ; sent by post for 54, 84, and 144 stamps ; and all Chemists. HAIR DESTROYER.-248, High Holborn, London. —AL EX. ROSS'S DEPILA TO RY removes superfluous hair from the lace, neck, and arms, without effect to the skin. Price 3s 6d, 56 6d, and lOs 6d ; sent for 54, Si, and 144 stamps.—Had of all Chemists. DIMPLE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the L skin are improved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S VEGETABLE SKIN PILLS. They remove redness, sal lowness, lee. 2s 9d and 7s 0d ; or post for 40 and 100 stamps. —ALEX. ROSS, 248, High 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 ocv+slortal using. 108 fld ; sent for stamps.—ALEX. ROSS, 24. z, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. THE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another Loins to the 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer Gan 155 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 home the Committee wish to form would be for Toting girls, almost children, ir3m the age of to 15, who neje been led astray received th of virtue. _ r :optributions will be gratefully by the Secretary, . 3aniel Cooper, Queen-street. Choapside; or by ➢Messrs Barclay and Co.. Lombard-atreet. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, King's-oro sa Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. Vice- PatrOn—ll is Royal Highness the Prince of WALE S, KG. President—Hie Grace the Duke of BDDCLEDCIL K.G. This Hospital, foundel in the year 1828, the first to estab lish the principle of free admission to the sick po or, w i thout the delay and difficulty ot Governors' ordern, is wholly de pendent tor support on voluntary eontributions andf,gacit.s It afft.rds relief to a large number of in -patients, and, i n addition to this, the average number ot attendance of the destitute sick has for a considerable period averaged between 3,000 and 4,000 weekly. The Committee ear estly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the benevolent, as the pr niece of this Hospital are capable of containing several iLtnired more beds had the Committee the requisite Rinds to maintain them. Contributions are received by their bankers, Messrs. Brown, Janson, and Co., Abchuroli-lane; also by Messrs. Contra and Co.; Drummond and Co. • Glyn and Co. ; 'Terries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; PresoOtt, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Williams, Deacon, and Co.; Nisbet and Co.. Berners-street : and at the Eicapital. from 10 till 6. STALVIrOSU g tITU, SeOretary, ) , - / f.,, , . . - - 7 - -' ./.--7--.7.--z-- - __---- . 7 -.... . ~ . , ._, .„ . .. I .< = ,t-- ---- :-..- -/ ____...f.i.... -I:C s , ;',);, -, - ,, - ..-0 , .7 - F5:l - ..b i- e... 4 ) / 40.. ......, - ~-',-,.• r.,!. CORRESPONDENCE 11:ifki '4 s 44 1 =' 7 ..• . - ~f4 T., 4 ... -.:/-- r- -"--. O A--- - 4-- ••••.. , , . . =• .A.o.:=z3 , ~„...., . ~ , . ., 4 , . ...44,,,,, - - -- e ---;; ; ~. - ~..5 .7 -- _ , . ,14:. t A ; ' I ju-i-,. r. A.,-. (~ ~Icc. ,s.tp - ; ,- \-7,--, - „ , -.. .:- ...,, , ,,A ... 7, . ,,,,... . . \ . ,e.: ‘, et , . ..,-3_,.. 2 .,. .. 4.. _.., ,?_,..„ .3 „„,,,,... _,. - .64ti-i---.;4l' ► ( i .. , ,- _,,-.. . ~ -,_-_, r d . , i , - 1 - . '.. 0, \L-Nyi. .--- -• J '... . - ..) Mii, rl , fral ' s ''-. ~.,.,,,,.......,.... i-,..-‘L4 , -,,,,.._., -, ,„.,.. „ , (!„.,..„,:,,„ ____ —„,.„... ~ . e. ~.s _,.._,. ~. __ : w l t , c..... •-•'-,. 1...;, '',....,... 11 . .04N79- ~-... ... (,&.. ..., ~,1 . . 70 ..... „ ~ . cz.- - . , ' l ' ":. , 4'.)4 1 ' '-: _ -. -7 -- 4 ~, o rtti, .. 1.. . t , ~ ,, , 4 , . ~ t"4 - ,i , : - „.‘_.,:-', , 2 - ' ' +I. _ - : AT - Viti,lP,..n c\ - 1 21 ' , 40,'"`" -- '• \.;......\ qi' <--,-. . „ri -- • ,, o "4. r ..Z .N . 7 " 7, V., --- , ~,,,',, ~..." , '-,- . , ,?•=, ...,,,. .• ~..... t p , Ili 0 ..: 7 . ,c, . . ~ - 16, ..,,rtrt,, -- oh '' Or Orr. " 4 ---- • _ —.__ _ ..„ 4 5- , ------"" . / . ,__ --- (FROM OUR OWN cottnEsP PARIS, Friday Evening. There was a Cabinet Council yesterday at the Tuileries, at which the Emperor presided. A private telegram from Florence states upon the authority of the Opinione that the negotiations re specting the Bishops are terminated, and that M. Tonelli will shortly be received by the Pope, and Cardinal Antonelli to take leave, his mission being accomplished. According to the orders of the Sultan, the Go vernor General of the province of Albania, Ismail Pacha, accompanied by Captain Pejourich, agent of Prince de Montenegro at Scutari, has repaired to Pedgoritza to effect the retreat of the Ottoman troops encamped at Novo Celo, the demolition of the fort at Visotchitza, and the re-establishment of the frontier lines, such as it was settled by the European Commissioner of limitation in 1858-59. In consequence of the execution of these measures, the engagements entered into between the Govern ment of the Sultan and Prince du Montenegro by the arrangement of the 26th of October last, have been fulfilled satisfactory to both parties. The Berlin Gazette says that the Germanic Diet has just issued its last publication, a volume con taining the acts and proceedings of the Diet in 1866. It appears from this publication that the Diet held, from the sth of November, 1816, the day of its in stallation, to the 24th of August, 1866, the day of its dissolution, that is to say during a period of 49 years, nine months and ten days, 1712 sittings. Its labours were suspended from the 12th of July, 1848, to the 29th of December, 1849. The ave rage number of its sittings annually was there fore 35. A letter from Vienna states that con siderable excitement prevails in Austria relative to the convocation of the extraordinary Reichsrath, it being a prevalent opinion that the ancient members of the Provincial Diet should proceed to the ordi nary and legal Reichsrath. There has been a meet ing of 20 former deputies of the Liberal party, who agreed unanimously to the following resolution : "This meeting unanimously agree that every means should be adopted to obtain Provincial Diets ; to refuse to elect deputies to the extraordinary Reichs rath convoked by the patent of January 2, 1867 ; also, to proceed, in virtue of the fundamental sta tute and the provincial statutes of February 26, 1861, to elect deputies for the legal Reichsrath and for the permanent committees of the Provincial Diets." 4d. STAMeEI) `d. Naval and Military Intelligence. VALETTA, Jan. 14.—Capt. Clarke, RE., Admi ralty director of works, will probably leave this for England by the next Marseilles packet. The llon. J. S. Wortley and Mr. Borthwick, who arrived here in the Caradoc from Naples with Lord Clarence Paget, leave on return to England by the packet to day. Capt. Beauchamp Seymour, R.N., C. 8., is also out here, and is staying with the Governor as his guest at the palace. The only movement in the squadron this week is the departure of the Cruiser, 5, screw sloop, Commander M. Singer, which left Malta harbour on the sth inst. for Beyrout. The Hydra, surveying vessel, Captain Shortland, was admitted to pratique on the sth inst., having had her term of quarantine curtailed by one week. The armour-plated ship Lord Clyde, 24 guns, Capt. Roderick Dew, C. 8., now at Devonport, will in the course of February next join Lord Clarence Paget's squadron in the Mediterranean. The United States screw corvette Canandaigua, Capt. J. H. Upshur, took her departure on the 7th inst., to join the squadron of Admiral Goldsborough. Her Majesty's ships in port are :—The Victoria, Hibernia, Ocean, Prince Consort, Royal Oak, Assurance, Cockatrice, Tyrian, Caradoc, Psyche, and Hydra. Her Majesty's screw troopship Urgent, Capt. S. 11. Henderson, 1,981 tons, 400 nominal horse power of engines (the engines by Maudslays and Field, and the boilers and condensers now on the present trial and received and supplied from the steam factory department of Portsmouth dockyard), made her official trial of speed over the measured mile in Stokes Bay, Portsmouth, on Saturday, pre paratory to sailing for China and Japan. Com mander John C. Wells, of her Majesty's ship Asia (the Steam Reserve guardship at Portsmouth), was in command of the Urgent during the trial as the responsible Steam Reserve officer, and the working of the machinery was under the superintendence of the officers of the steam factory and reserve. The wind was at a force of 4, but off the land at N.E , and giving thus smooth water over the mile 'The ship drew lBft. 10in. of water forward and 20ft. tin. aft; had six months' store' on board, 360 tons of coal, and was complete in every respect for sea. The speed trial of the ship was made with full power only, and these gave the fol lowing figures:-Ist run, 13.091 knots; 2nd run, 11.920 knots ; 3d run, 13.900 knots ; 4th run, 14.285 knots; sth, 14.285 knots; 6th run, 10 . 795 knots. 'These returns give the Urgent the extraor dinary average speed (considering length and ton nage of the ship in comparison to the nominal power of her engines) over the mile of 12 713 knots. The pressure of steam was steady, only ranging from 20 to 20i pounds, the vacuum was 22i inches, and the revolutions of the engines had a minimum rate of 14, and a maximum of 65. 'The Wivern, 4, screw turret-sloop, Capt. 11. Bur goyne, V.C., went into Portsmouth harbour again on Saturday from Spithead, and there she is likely to remain during the present rough weather. The Wivern, as may well be imagined, is not suited from her build to remain with impunity long anchored in any roadstead, exposed to any " running -through" gale, and, as a proof of this, it is only necessary to say that during the recent south-east gales in the Channel the Wimp, then anchored at Spithead, had to keep her fires alight to prevent her going down under the seas running through the anchorage. There is nothing in this as evidence against the turret principle for riding at any anchorage in a heavy gale and through sea, or for meeting a sea wave. It merely proves that vessels built for special service, like the Wivern, can never be depended upon for the performance of even Channel service under ordinary conditions of wind and weather. The Dee, steam transport, Master Commander Raymond, arrived at Portsmouth on Saturday from the eastward, and was to sail again yesterday for Devonport with engineers and supernumeraries for the screw frigate Bristol. The unarmoured screw steamer Rodney, 78, 500 horse-power (nominal), was commissioned on Satur day, in the steam-basin, Sheerness, by Captain Algernon C. F. Heneage (June 26, 1866), who has been selected as flag-captain to Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir Henry Keppel, K.C.8., the newly-ap pointed Commander-in-Chief in China. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty :—Commander Edward White, to the Rodney ; James W. M. Ashby, paymaster, to be secretary to Vice-Admiral Sir George Rodney Mundy, K.C.B. ; Henry P. Brenan, assist.-pay master, to be secretary to Vice-Admiral Sir James Hope, G.C.B. ; Caleb F. A. Broadway, clerk, to the Bristol ; and George A. Hoskyu, assist.-clerk, to the Royal Alfred. Further accounts have been received from the provinces of the inconvenience and difficulty caused by the unusual abundance of snow. On the rail way lines where the communications still continue the delay is very considyrable. It snowed one whole day in great quantities at Lyons without interrup tion. The passage of Mont Cenis is stopped. Neither couriers nor travellers have attempted it. The service between Ilazcbrouck and Calais has been considerably interrupted, which accounts for the unusual delay in the delivery of letters and newsapers between England and France. The Saba Public of Lyons, after remarking that the snow will be very beneficial to the land, says that the first effect of it was to threaten the city with famine, as no provisions could be brought to mar ket, all the highways being blocked up. There was, at all events, a famine among the newspapers, for two days, as no news or letters whatever could reach them. The Salut Public then confirms the account of the destruction of the railway station of the Croix-Itousse, which I mentioned yesterday, and adds that the roofs of several other buildings have given way from the weight of the snow. The covered market of de Vaise was at one time in great danger from the accumulation of snow on the roof. During several of the days which preceded this great fall of snow there were a great many sudden deaths from apoplexy at Lyons, a fact which excites much discussion just now among the medical men of that city. There is a proverb, adds the Salut Public, "as chilly as a rat," and the proverb is not un founded, for the Lyonese rats found the invasion of the snow into their haunts so little to their taste that they rushed into some of the houses by thou sands, and the cats have had such sport as they have never known in modern times. Serious ap prehensions prevailed at Lyons that there would be devastating inundations as soon as the snow should melt. As to Paris, there was a good deal of snow last night. This morning, about 11, the rays of the suu broke through the mist, and it has shone brightly nearly all day. The frost, however, may be said to continue, for even when the sun was at its height the thaw was scarcely perceptible. The Paris papers, this morning, in recording the funeral of M. Ingres, view the homage with the same impression as it made upon me,—that the re spect may be considered as a great tribute to art. The pall was held by Vice-Admiral Count Bonet- Willa,umrez, Senator, and M. Prax Paris, Mayor of Montauban, the native town of M. Ingres, and Messrs. Lefriel, President of the Academy of Fine Arts, and Lehman, Vice-President, a pupil of the deceased. On the mortuary cloth was the costume of Senator and the crown of gold presented to M. Ingres by the town of Montauban. The Emperor was represented by M. Nicuerkerke, Chamberlain, Senator, and member of the Academy of Fine Arts. The Prince Jerome Napoleon was represented by one of his aides-de-camp, and the Princess Matilda by her Gentlemen of Honour, who followed next the corpse. Then followed a deputation from the Senate, and nearly all the members of the Academy of Fine Arts in their academical costume. The other classes of the institute attended in great num bers. The Church of St. Thomas d'Aquin could not contain a tithe of those who wished to be pre sent at the ceremony. On the whole line of route from the church to the cemetery of Pere Lachaise, a distance of some three or four m il es , great num bers of persons were assembled, all of whom took off their hats and bowed respectfully as the funeral passed. Speeches were made at the grave by M. Lefuel, architect, and M. Prax , Paris. to a very serious extent in PrussThe liberty of the press does not i a . ap ri p l e e ar T t r o ib e n x n is a t l of First Instance of Berlin, in the course of 1866, was called upon to j c d es p oe persons o t the part of the press. T il li d e ge n i i 3 m 6 b a e ll r eg o e f d ac o c ff us en e was 70, of whom o nl y 14 were ac q uitted. The o thers were condemned to p a y fine s a m ounting in the aggregate 1,719 dollars, twenty. one months and some imprisonment, the greater portion o f which punishments, however, were remitted by sdas t the amnesty of the 20th September and 2d October last. The proceedings were directed against 18 newspapers of Berlin, and three pamphlets printed in foreign countries, but put into circulation at Berlin. STRANGE IF TRUE.—Au almost incredible story comes from the north. The snow on the Hull and Scar borough line, between Bridlington and the latter place, Las caused a dead leek, and on Wednesday afternoon a goods train from Scarborough to Hull stuck fast near the Speeton summit, and the clouds of snow from off the wold hills came down so heavily that the train could not even be backed out. Shortly afterwards the Hull express to Scarborough ran into the drifts at the same part of the line, and stuck fast. The 6 10 passenger train from Scar borough shared the same fate, and brought up in deep snow a little behind the goods train. The 6 p.m. train from Hull came to a stop a little behind the imprisoned express, and there all these trains wore stuck during the night. All this happened on a railway with telegraph at command, and it is to be presumed if any more trains had been on the lino they would have boon despatched with due regularity to the stopping point. When will railway mana gers learn to prevent accidents ? A train should never be despatched from a station until its predecessor has arrived at the next. PHYSICIANS' PRESCRIPTIONS. There have been several very distressing cases of late years, noted in various parts of the country, by which apothecaries, in putting up prescriptions, have substituted dangerous ingredients for those which were ordered, the consequences being death to the unfortunate patients. In nearly all the instances heretofore reported the fault was with the apothecaries and blame upon incompetent assistants. But there was a case in Washington, the other day, which involves the censure of the physician for carelessness in writing his prescription. The sufferer was a little girl. The physician in tended to order that she should receive "Elixir of Opium," a preparation known as "McMann's Preparation of Opium." Instead of writing that plainly, or " writing elixir of opium," wrote he " exl. of opium." The druggist interpreted the first ashe first abbreviation to be " ext , " for " extra, seemed very 'probable, a s the prope'r' " abbrevia tionelxr. for " elixir" would have been elx. or The extract of opium wa s seat . The dose ordered was "one table-spou w hich was given. That qu antity of the "elixir"onfl '' would have only contained half a grain of opium. The same quantity of the c hild slept the sleep which t, ex tract" containe d seven grains, and the conse quence was th a t the , knows no waking. Taking the general experience which most persons have of physicians' prescriptions, it seems wonderful that more of such mistakes do not happen. Many of those important orders are wr itten upon scraps of paper with lead pencils, and ar e abbreviated wherever the fancy of the physician deems it to be practicable. The difference between the marks for drachms and scruples are so delicate that when they are made in haste the slight differ ence between them may be omitted, and cause an over proportion of a noxious ingredient. In our modern remedies poisons occupy a very considerable place, and too much care can not be exercised in writing prescriptions, which by any misapprehension may be misin terpreted not only as to quantity, but quality. This is a subject which comes home to every one, and we have often thought that if the medical profession would revise the arbitrary signs which are used, and resolve that no abbreviation in the proper names of medicines should be allowed, it would be all the better for patients, and in many instances much more satisfactory to the physicians themselves.—Philadelphia Inquirer. Various meteorological phenomena are noticed. A frightful storm of thunder and lightning took place at the town of Bazas last Tuesday night. The damage done, however, was inconsiderable. In the commune of Uzeste, not far from Bordeaux, a ball of fire of large dimensions was seen in the sky about seven o'clock in the evening. It was raining at the time, and three persons, who allege that they saw the meteor pass in the direction from Prechac to Villaudvant, assert that some sparks fell from it, and left traces of burning on their umbrellas. A letter from Grisonn, Switzerland, states that the snow fell in such masses during three days in Lower Engaudine that in several of the villages the houses could not be seen. Strasburg has been in vaded by the snow to a great extent, and sledges are being driven about the streets. The theatre at Namur has been nearly destroyed by fire. Scarcely anything remains excepting bare walls. de spatches by a subterranean atmospheric telegraph Some experiments for the transmiss ion of have been so successful that a co esd the e mm unication has cen tral telegraph office in t been established between i applied to all the other telegraph offic es. s hortly be IN thei the nuc Bourse Grenelleand s t . e G er- main. The principle The air employed asst motivem . ea. power is compressed by water and not by The admission of articles of foreign produce to the Universal Exhibition has commenced, and will be continued until the Gth of March. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 21, 1867. AFTER. Covent-garden Theatre—EVANS' to SUP. After Drury-lane Theatre EVANS' to SUP. After Lyceum Theatre EVANS' to SUP, After Adelphi Thehtre EVANS' to SUP. After Olympic Theatre After Strand Theatre EVAN& to SUP. After New Royalty Theatre EVANS' to SUP. After St. James's Theatre ..... EVANS' to SUP. After Prince of Wales' Theatre EVANS' to SUP. London Singing and Supper Club, E VANS', Covent-garden, Vocal Entertainment at Eight. T HE 0 X•F 0 KD, 6, OXFORD-STREET, W., THE MUSICAL ESTABLISHMENT OF LONDON. LES DRAGONS DE VILL ARS (Opera Comiqtre), Music by A. Maillart, In which Miss RUSSELL will appear, as sisted by Misses Barrie and Fitz H enry ; Messrs. A. St. Albyn, Hulls, Fox, Husk, Evan., and Bury, with Extra Band and Chorus ; produced and conducted by Mr. F. Jonglirnans. " The strength of Mr. Morton lies in his operatic selections, executed b./ a small but highly efficient band, and a well selected body of voalists, under the direction of Mr. F. Jon,4limans."—Times, Jan. 9,1867. COMEDY, by Messrs. If irry Sydney, Brierley, and Eger ton; Mr. G. H. FREDERICKS and Mr. FRANK HUSSEY , of the NEW AMERICAN MINSTRE I.S ; together with an Entirely New Divertissement, entitled THE OXFORD REVELS, arranged and produced under the immediate superintendence of Mr. W. H. Payne, THIS EVENING. "Of the decorum that prevails throu2 - ,hout very section of the Hall it is impos lble to sdeak too highly.' —Times, Jan. 0, 184. 11 1[ADANIE TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, BAKER-STREET. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. NEW ADDI !lONS. —Life-size Models of the KINGS and QUEENS of }.NGL AND, from WILLIAM of NORMANDY to QUEEN VICTORIA. Open from 11 a.m. till desk, and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admittance, le. ; children, under ten, half-price ; extra rooms, 6d. A RGYLL ROOMS. - GRAND CASINO, Windmill-street, Piccadilly. These elegant and popular Rooms, having been entirely re decorated, are now 0P14.:N EVERY EVENING for Concert and Dancing. Conductor, Signor Loot CURTL Manager, D.Z. GRENET. 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The Weather, the Parks, &e. UPWARDS OF 100,000 PERSONS ON THE ICE IN THE ROYAL PARKS. The various parks were yesterday patronised by a far greater number of persons than on any previous day during the present season. The wind was exceedingly cold and cutting, and such scenes as took place along the foot promenades have not been witnessed for several years. Westminster-bridge, Parliament-street, and the approaches to St. James's Park were almost impassable to persons com ing from a contrary direction by those wending their way to that locality, either for skating themselves or to witness the evolutions of others, Kensington Gardens had some 20,000 spectators on the foot promenades, whilst the carriage drives were thronged with vehicles containing visitors anxious to witness the graceful evolutions of the sliders and skaters. In the Regent's Park the lamentable catastrophe of Tuesday last did not in the least degree tend to keep back tens of thousands of spectators. The Victoria Park, perhaps, had a greater number of spectators than even the West-end parks. The great centre of attraction, however, was the pro menade in front of the Long Water in Kensington Gar dens. The bank on the north side was studded with ladies and gentlemen. The public roads were last night in an exceedingly slippery state, and several omnibus proprietors took advan tage of the weather by doubling their fares. Those run ning from the King and Queen, at Paddington to Farring don-street, still kept to their original fare of 2d., but the fare from Albert-gate to Hyde Park-corner by some of the other omnibuses was 6d. This sudden rise in the price of locomotion caused considerable grumbling and delay on he roads. It was truly distressing to witness the scenes that too place on the Surrey side of the river, more especially amongst persons attending the funerals of their relatives. The horses drawing hearses and mourning coaches could not get along from tho slippery state of the roads without slipping and plunging. On Saturday night a man who was annoyed by some boys in Bowyer-lane, Camberwell, ran after them, chased them to the edge of a sewer forming there, but owing to its slippery state he rolled over the embankment, a depth of 20 feet it is supposed. He was drawn out and taken to St. Thomas's Hospital, when he was found to be dead. The following are tho official reports of the proceedings in the parks up to 9 o'clock last night : ST. JAMES'S PARK. The number of sliders and skaters was 20,000. Five per sons broke through the ice, and were taken to the socicty's tent. They wore attended to by Deputy-superintendent Perry; but no less than 30 persons were either tripped up by the skaters or fell upon the ice, by which they received serious cuts on their heads and faces, some being of a very dangerous character. One man, named George Brown, of 151, Drury .lane, after falling upon the ice, was taken to the society's tent, when Deputy-superintendent Perry found that ho had received a contusion of tho knee, and was in a state of convulsion arising from being stunned by the fall. Perry had Mr. F. R. Phayer, assistant to Dr. M'Oann, sent for, who deemed it necessary to remove him to the hospital. to was removed to St. George's Hospital. On Saturday a gentleman named John Doughty, of 12, Little Marl borough-street, had his leg broken, and after being at tended to in the society's receiving-house had to be re moved to St. George's Hospital. THE LONG WATER, KENSINGTON-GARDENS. Fifteen thousand ladies and gentlemen, including many members of the nobility belonging to the Skating Club, ventured upon this splendid sheet of ico, which is now in first-rate condition, it being nearly four inches in thickness. No accident of any importance took place during the day. Messrs. Spencer, Turner, and Boldero, of Lisson-grovo, have written to Mr. L. Young, and state in their letter that as a severe drain has been made upon the resources of tho Royal Humane Society, they proposed to raise a small subscription to express the sympathy of the firm with the society, and to recognise the conduct of the icemen, police constables, and others who rendered distinguished services to the sufferers, and who endeavoured to meet the wishes of those who have been painfully bereaved of relatives and friends. Mr. Bright, who brough the communication to Mr. Young, showed that the firm had subscribed three guineas, and others smaller sums, amounting in the whole to over £5. The Candian Insurrection. ATHENS, Jan. 10. Advices have been received here from Candia to the 4th inst. They were brought to the Pireus by the Russian steamer Taman, which left Canea on the evening of the 4th inst., and proceeded thence to Selinon and Sphakia with orders to take on board some Cretan families if no opposition were offered by the Turks. Unfortunately, however, bad weather prevented the Taman from fulfilling her mission. According to the intelligence brought by this vessel Zimbrakakio had established his head quarters at Omalos. The Cretan Assembly continued to sit at Aya, Roumelia. The winter has set in with great severity, and caused much suffering among the in surgents, whose courage and energy nevertheless continued unabated. On the 31st Dec. Mustapha Pasha sent a steam vessel to Sphakia, and invited the villages of that district to send representatives to him, which the Sphakates refused to do. It was thought probable therefore that Mustapha Pasha would march against them. On the 3d January an Italian iron clad frigate, and a despatch boat of the same nation, anchored in the roads of Sonda. These Vessels probably belonged to the flotilla sent by the Italian Government to support its representations on the subject of the Principe Tomasso. The Turkish fovernor, suspecting that incendiary journals and otters found their way into the island through seve ral consuls, requested from the French and English i Consuls permission to open the despatches addressed k them. This request was acceded to by the French, but refused by the English Consul. The Governor's dragoman went to the Austrian Lloyd's mail packet agency and requested to be allowed to open despatches addressed to the Greek Consul, which, however, the agent declined to permit. The Greek steamers Panhellemum and Hydra have made their eighth voyage to Crete with provi sions and ammunition for the insurgents, notwith standing the surveillance of the coast by Turkish cruisers. The new Greek Ministry has submitted to the Chamber several important bills, one of which grants the concession for draining Lake Copias to a French company ; another bill grants to the Ministry of War a credit of one million in order to make im provements in the armament of the national forces commensurate with recent inventions. Diplomatic missions are about to be sent abroad, and the ap pointments are stated to be as follows :—M. Brailas (ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs), to London ; M. Theodore Delyaunis (ex-Mini.ster), to Paris; M. Spyridon Metaxas (ex-deputy), to St. Petersburg ; M. Conduriottis (deputy and ex-Minister), to Flo rence; M. Gregoire Ypsilautis (deputy), to Vienna and Berlin ; M. Rangairs (ex-Minister) to Wash ington ; M. Pierre Delyannis will continue to repre sent Greece at Constantinople. - - Circular Dispatch of the Turkish Government CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 14. Subjoined is the text of the circular dispatch for warded on the 26th ult. by the Turkish Government to its representnives at Paris, London, and St. Petersburg, in which complaint is made of the recont policy pursued by Greece : " Constantinople, Dec. 26. " Sir,—You have already learnt from my former dispatches the pacification of the island of Crete and the concentration of the remaining insurgents solely at the two points of Selinos and Kissamos. I hope to be able to announce to you by telegraph their complete Subjugation before the arrival of this despatch. It is notorious, Sir, that the insur rection might have been suppressed far sooner, and perhaps without bloodshed, if Hellenic agitators entering from abroad had not influenced the inha bitants of the island by criminal intrigues and menacing threats, which have only contributed to prolong the revolt and increase the number of the unfortunate victims. " When the liellenes became convinced of the non-success of their guilty plans with regard to Crete they began openly to disturb tranquillity in Epirus and Thessaly. Throwing aside all disguise, they come to organise b an d s o f ro bb ers, w h o cross t h e frontiers under the protection of ,the military force of the Greek Government assembled at Lamia and ro m t ht u he r ie d ri r e r h t a h n o d s s e of property. w h i o l e u r offering Christian who v fall l s n a i r dn a e t , " Large preparations have been made by sea and on land with the intention of more energetic pro ceedings in the spring. " We find ourselves, therefore, at present not face to face with an insurrection at home, but in pre sence of a Government which endeavours and makes manifest preparations to revolutionise our to be able to state that territory. I am happy notwithstanding the most violent intrigues of Greece, the greatest quiet prevails throughout the empire. In view of the events now becoming de veloped, therefore, we feel thoroughly convinced that friendly Powers will admit that the manifestly hostile conduct of the Greek Government, both with regard to Crete and to the general tranquillity in the other provinces of the realm, is without parallel between two States living at peace. They will' at the same time admit that the Sublime Porte, solely inspired by the wish of preserving peace, has given proofs of unexampled self-denial. But there are limits which cannot and must not be over stepped, and it can hardly longer remain a matter of indifference to his Imperial Majesty the Sultan that a considerable portion of his subjects who desire to live quietly and enjoy th e p ro t ec ti on guaranteed to them, should fall sacrifices to the passions and destructive schemes of Greek ad ventures, and that the tranquilllity of his empire should be disturbed and endangered. If there fore the Greek Government, settling aside the obligations imposed upon it by treaties, should persevere in the course it has hith2rto pursued, the Imperial Government will find itself compelled to adopt measures required by the duty of pro v idi ng for its own security, leaving at the same time to the Greeks the full responsibility for all the conse quences such measures might entail. We are of opinion, sir, that the three protecting Powers of Greece, who so sincerely uphold peace and tranquillity in the East, and in like manner wish to see the treaties held invioltate which guarantee the integrity of the re dm, will alone be able to avert this possibility by bringing back, through collective and effectual action, the Greek Government to the path of legality and international duties, and by categorically declaring that they disapprove their present conduct. I repeat, sir, that we look upon such action as the only means to induce the Cabinet of Athens to change its aggressive attitude, to bring the Greek revolutionary party to reason, and finally, to avert a breach between the two Governments, of ter the Sublime Porte has already vainly exhausted all its efforts to prevent matters from coming to ex tremity. " I request you, sir, plainly to represent this posi tion of affairs to the Government to which you have the honour to be accredited, and urgently to beg it to address energetic counsels in the above-mentioned sense to the Cabinet of Athens. You will at the same time add that, in case this step should unfortunately remain without the desired result, and Greece should continue not to fulfil the duties imposed upon her by treaties, the Government of his Majesty the Sultan will then, although with regret, find itself compelled to make such arrangements as may be demanded by the interests of self-preservation. " You are empowered to read this present de spatch to his Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Government to which you are accre dited, and, should he so desire, to leave him a copy of the same.—Receive, &c., " AALI." THE REGENT'S PARK. At an early hour in the morning Mr. Lambton Young, the Secretary to the Royal Humane Society, visited this park for the purpose of ascertaining how tho divers and the draggers wore getting on, and whether they had recovered any more bodies. To his utter astonishment he found not loss than 13,000 persons sliding and skating upon this dan gerous sheet of water, and even as far as to where the divers were searching for more bodies. Ho eventually ordered the divers to cease work, and also the men drag ging the pond, and to assist him and the icemen driving off the people. Amongst the number wero not a few ladies. He then had the part roped round near the scono of the late accident. TIIE SERPENTINE IN lIYDE PARK. There were at ono time 30,000 persons, including ladies skating and sliding. Fifteen persons of both sexes were taken into the Royal Humane Society's receiving -house' suffering from severe cut heads, and a boy only 13 years of ago had ono of his arms broken, and after being attended REFORMS IN FRANCR. PARIS, Jan. 20. The following letter bas been addressed by the Emperor to the Minister of State : " Palace of the Tuileries, Jan. 10. " Monsieur le Ministre,—For some years past the question has been asked whether our institutions have attained their limit of improvement or whether new improvements are to be realised. hence a re gretable incertitude which it is important to remove. " Up to the present you have had to strive cou rageously in order to repel inopportune demands, and to leave with me the initiation of useful reforms when the time should arrive. And now I believe that it is possible to give to the institutions of the empire all the development of which they are cap able, and to the public liberties a new extension with - out compromising the power which the nation has entrusted to me. " The plan which I have traced out to myself consists in correcting the imperfections which time has revealed, ani in admitting that progress which is compatible with our habits ; for to govern is to profit by the experience which has been acquired and to foresee the wants of the future. " The decree of the 24th November, IE6O, had for object to associate the Senate and the Corps Legis latif more directly with the policy of the Govern ment, but the debate on the address has not led to the results which were to be expected from it; it has sometimes uselessly excited public opinion, given rise to sterile discussions, and occasioned a loss of time most precious for the affairs of the country; and I believe that without any diminution of the pre rogatives of the deliberative powers, the address may be replaced by the privilege, prudently regu lated of putting questions to the Government. "Another modification has appeared to me necessary in the relations of the Government to wards the great bodies of the State. I have consi dered that by sending the Ministers to the Senate and the Corps Legislatif to take part in certain de bates, by virtue of a special commission, I should better utilise the strength of the Government, with out deviating from the terms of the Constitution, which admits no solidarity among the Ministers, and makes them dependent only upon the chief of the State. " But :the reforms which it is fitting to adopt must not stop there. A law will be proposed for assigning the jurisdiction over offences against the press law exclusively to the correctional tribunals, and thus suppress the discretionary power of the Government. It is equally necessary to regulate legislatively the right of assembly whilst restraining it within the limits which public safety demands. " I said last year that my Government wished to walk upon a ground consolidated and capable of sustaining power and liberty. By the measures I have just pointed out my words became realised. I do not shake the ground which 15 years of calm and prosperity have consolidated, but I increase the strength by rendering my relations with the public powers more intimate, by securing to the citizens by law fresh guarantees, by completing the crowning of the edifice erected by the national will. " On this, Monsieur le Ministre, I pray God to have you in His holy keeping. " NAPOLEON." The following is the full text of the decree which accompanies the letter of the Emperor : " Napoleon, by the grace of God and the national will, Emperor of the French : To all present and to come, greeting : Wishing to give to the discussions of the great bodies of the State relative to the home and foreign policy of the Government more utility and precision, we have decreed and decree what fol lows : " Art. 1. The members of the Senate and of the Corps Legislatif may put questions to the Govern ment. " Art. 2. Every demand for addressing questions to the Government must be written or signed by five members at least. This demand will briefly ex plain the object of the questions, and will be handed to the president, who will communicate it to the Minister of State, and refer it to the committees for examination. " Art. 3. If two committees of the Senate or four committees of the Corps Legislatif deliver the opinion that the questions may be put, the Chamber will fix a day for their discussion. "Art. 4. Upon the close of the debate the Cham ber will either simply declare the order of the day or refer the questions to the Government. Art. 5. The simple order of the day will always have priority. " Art. 6. The reference to the Government can only be made in the following terms :—' The Senate (or the Corps Legislatif) calls the attention of the Government to the object of the questions.' In this case a summary of the debate will also be trans mitted to the Minister of State. " Art. 7. Any of the Ministers may, if specially delegated by the Emperor, be charged, in concert with the Minister of State, and the presidents and members of the Council of State, to represent the Government in the Senate or Corps Legislatif dur ing debates on general questions or bills. " Art. 8. Articles 1 and 2 of our decree of NOT. 24, 1860, providing that the Senate and Corps Legislatif shall every year, at the opening of the session, vote an address in reply to our speech, are hereby repealed. Art. 9. Our Minister of State is charged with the execution of the present decree. " Done at the Palace of the Tuileries, Jan. 19, 1867. "By the Emperor, NAPOLEON. " E. ROUIIER, Minister of State." With reference to the vacant Treasurership of the Household, we have good reason for believing that the statements made by some of our contemporaries are un authorised and premature. No step is likely to bo taken for filling up the post until after the burial of the late Marquis of Exeter. The same remark applies to the Garter and the lord-lieutenancies held by the deceased marquis. Sir Eric R. T. Farquhar, Bart., Second Secretary of Lega tion at Pekin, has boon transferred, in the same capacity, to her Majesty's mission at Stockholm. Mr. Hugh Fraser, Second Secretary of Leglation at Stockholm, is transferred to Pekin. Mr. A. de C. Crowe, British Vice-Consul at Christiania, is appointed British Vice-Consul at Copen hagen. Mr. E. Grevillo Sartoris, having served six months in the Foreign-office, has been appointed Attaché to her Majesty's Embassy at Vionna.—Sunday Gazette. THE ACTIONS AGAINST EX-GOVERNOR E Y RE.— On Saturday an application was made to Mr. Baron Bramwell at the Judges' Chambers, Chancery-lane, by Mr. Rose, solicitor for ex-Governor Eyre, in respect of the indictments to be preferred against him, the nature of his application being that all further proceedings in the actions brought by Mr. Phillips and Dr. Bruce, of Jamaica, to recover damages for false imprisonment,. flogging, and other injuries sustained by them, during the late rebellion, might be stayed until the plaintiffs had given Mr. Eyre security for his costs. The ground of the application was that the plaintiffs were resident beyond the jurisdiction of the court, and could not therefore be taken in execution for Mr. Eyre's costs in case he should be successful in the actions that wore pending against him. After some argument, Mr. Baron Bramwell decided that Mr. Rose's application was both premature and irregular, and ordered it to be adjourned sine die.