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F ~V~~ F }~' r. ~, RIN LL WHISKY. - DUBLIN EXHIBITION, 1865. B TOn Prize celebrated edal OLD IRISH WHISKY gained the übli M. I t is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Whole oorno. L Sold in Bottl es , 3 s . Bd, at the Retail Houses in London ; "Y the A gen t s i n t h e pr i nc i pa l towns i n E ng l an d ; or wboi AsalA at R. GREAT WINDMILL -STREET, LONDON, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded Rinahan's LL Whisk'." UTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION , (Incorporated by Act of Parliament, ISM, +it. RUSS E L- ST R E ET, COVENT - GARDEN, LONDON. irrroni „„ pt ADVANCES on all description of Security. Forms ° ll aPplication by letter to EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. COUNTRY HOTELS, PUBLIC HOUSES, and BUSINESSES. P.un ..NESS and KNEE'S List on application. _o 'p for insertion received until the 27th of the 0 hat their r A UCTION AND HOTEL AGENCY OFFICES, u, Agar-street, Strand, W.C., and nearly opposite the Charing Cross Railway Station. 4VALUABLE, NEW-YE A.R'S GIF T.— 0 1 ,, A. CHINESE CADDY, containing I6lbs. of really Black Tea, sent carriage free to any railway station or mar ket town in England, Ireland, Scotland. or Wales, on re- Vpt of 408 b PHILLIPS and CO., Tea Merchants, 8, Wilham-street, City, E.G. TEA IS CHEAPER THAN EVER.-Is. 6d., am 25., 2s. 61. per lb. are the prices at which PHILLIPS do u CO , Tea Merchants, 8, King William-street, City, Lon can' ILO.. are selling good and fine BLACK TEA. A price rrent Post free. 40s worth carriage free to any railway Tition or market town in the United Kingdom.—Observe 4TrAirs and Co. have 110 Agents or any connexionwith riZ i t c l e n t u p s r e ic in s Worcester or Swansea. Sugars are supplied at OLOG Y.—ELEMENTARY COLLEC— TIONSie to illustrate the New Edition of "Lyell's i nents Of Geology" and reenlist.- the important study of ;l ii iineralogy and Geology, can be had at 2 , 5 , 10 , 20 , 50 to 500 ncas ; also single Specimens of Minerals, Rooks, Fossils, V. ' • ‘eccut Shells, Geological Stars. Hammers. al' the recent u Q at ions, Sm.. of J. TENNANT, Mineralogist to Her M p-stY, 119, Strand, London. 'irate Instruction is given in Mineralogy and Geology by 4A!-=• '• TENANT, F.G.S., 149, Strand, W.C. OIL THE YEW IS THE GAIN OF ZHE MANY." THE Panic of '66 and its consequent depression TA M o C f O the Colonial Markets enables the "EAST INDIA PANY" to oiler TEAS LOWER THAN EVER. ;' fly Pounds of Good Tea for 6s. 64:1 can't be dear. de The ComPanY K A ISO WS by the Clipper Ships are really 9, Great St. Helen's Churchyard, Blshopsgate street, Jan. 1, 1867. e lr° ll N GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY 00 TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth " ' der ' gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the Z.lernel ' from decay. and implrts a nleasant fragrance to e breath. Price Is. Bd.—lted Bull Wharf. 93, Upper Thanes -street, London. DENTAL NOTICE. R. ESKELL, of 8, Grosvenor-street, Bond ,,street Local author of " Dental Surgery," "Pure Den " al Anesthesia," &c., desires it to be distinctly er atood that he is not connected with any one of the 0" . ", and that his only residence is, as hitherto, 8, s t i P s vElvon-sTREET, Bond-streA, where he , may be con ort ted on all diseases incidental to the Teeth and Gums, and the restoration of dental detect and dcficiences. TIRE ART-JOURNAL. Price 2s. 6d. monthly. LINE ENGRAVINGS IN THE FEBRUARY NUMBER. E. M. Ward, R.A.—" James 11. receiving News of the Landing of the Prince of Orange," by F. A. Heath. 'tr. Gust ave Dord—" Elaine." by H. Robinson. IL Le Jeune, A.R.A.—" The Eft," by J. Stencil& and L. Stocks, A.R.A. LITER CONTRIUTIONS. " Ristoric Devices an ARY d Badges," b ß y Mrs. - Bury Palliser, 111ustrated " Modern Painters of Belgium—F. De l.raekel eer, C . Baugn i et, H . B ource, " b y James Dafforne, Illus trated ; " Hymns of the Church, illustrated ; " Phy- E L DI V,Y of Binocular Vision—Stereoscopic and Pseudo- TA - Tie Illusions," by A. nlaudet, F.R.S., illustrated ; Memory o f J ames an d H orace S m ith," by M r . an d S• C. Hall, illustrated; &c. &c. v: 11 % ill An Illustrated Catalogue of the Paris Exhibition A be issued wi th the Art-Journal for 1867. Iten theirrespectfully a tn _ es early. - ` - 'ondon : Virtue and Co., 26, Ivy-lane, Paternoster-row. CONTRACT. FOR SOUTH-WESTERS. CONTRACT DEPARTMENT, ADMIRALTY. Somerset House, 19th January, 1867. VIE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the 1,..„ VITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE p e r ) do hereby Give Notice, that on 'MONDAY, the 4th r ead ill arY next, at Twelve o'clock at Noon, they will be t r ' f Yto treat with suc h persons as may be willing to Con act suPplying and delivering into her Majesty's Vie -411g Stores at Deptford all such quantities of SOUTH-WESTERS as In aY from time to otime be demanded under a Contract, or Twelve Calendar Months certain, and further until the l lAration of Three Calendar Months' warning. The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty reserve to themselves an unlimited power of selection in accepting the Tenders. f No Tender will be received unless made on the printed °rill provided for the purpose, and which may be obtained 1 )13 . aPplication in the Lobby of tho Depat tment of the Con jolter of Victualling, Admiralty, Somerset House, where Q ° Conditions of the Contract and a pattern South-greater l aa,,Y be seen. ten Tender will be received after 12 o'cbck at noon on t eh e ,,day of treaty ; and it will not be required that the party o,,luerfog, or an agent on his behalf, should attend at the ": 11 ° 43 on the day of Contract, as the result of the offer re i_.ved from each person will be communicated to him and Ala propoed sureties in writing. A N'e l ' Y Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the vAnairalty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words Tende r for South-Pesters," and must also be delivered at the Department of the Controller of Victualling, Ad tairslty, Somerset House, signed by two responsible per iTna, engaging to become bound with the person tendering ,u the sum of £lOO for the due performance of the Con ..re,et. By order, ANTONIO BRADT, Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities. EXHIBITORS at the PARIS EXHIBITION , , who ADVERTISE i n "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 k now l edge of French, is also acquainted with busi 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. PR IN TIN G. ---- TO PROPRIETORS OF NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICAL S, &c.—The Print ing and Machining of Newspapers, &c., done ou exceed ingly favourable terms. Use of Editorial and Publishing Offices, if required. Estimates forwarded on receipt of Particulars, with stamped directed envelope for reply. Address— The Manamer "Sun" Printing Offices, 3, Church Savoy, Strand, 'W.O N [ R. HOWARD, SURGEON-DENTIST, 52, ttn, Fleet-street, has introduced am entirely new descrlp r,„ , ot ARTIFICIAL TEET rr, fixed without springs, wires, as Ligatures. They so perfectly resemble the natural teeth obli iiot toe distinguishefrom the origins b the closest b e f _ r ver ; they will never change colour or dec y ay, and will ins fo und superior to any teeth ev e r before used. This 114 ,•‘ 3l clops not require the extraction of roots, or any pain ieoseperatipn, and will suort and preserve teeth that are fltld is guaranteed to p restore articulation and mastics in Mastication. -ucayed teeth stopped and rendered sound and useful NOTICE OF REMOVAL. J. DEFRIES and SONS' NEiV CITY SIIOW ROOMS --illerehant4 and the Trade supplied with PATTERN BOOKS FREE. 147, Houndsditch. Works —London, Birmingham, and Paris. Established 1803. Just published, 2d; sent by the author for 3 stamps, UGLINESS and BEAUTY ; being a Pamphlet des criptive of articles a n d means use d f or i m p rov i ng London. the appearance. By ALEX. ROSS , 248 , High Holborn, SPANISH FLY is the acting ingredient in ALEX. ROSS'S CANIMARIDES OIL, which speedily produces whiskers and thickens hair, 38 6d, 68 6d, and iOB 6d; sent by post for 64, S 4, and 144 stamps,—ALEX. BOSS, 248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. WONDERFUL DISCOVERY , _Corns cured in one day by using ALEX. ROSS'S CHIROPO. This preparation gradually dissolves the Corn in a few hours, removing the veryroot. Price 4s ; sent by post for 60 stamps. —248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. 52. Fleet-street. At home from 10 till 5. OR. SCOTT'S LIVER AND BILIOUS tarPILLS. —A NEVER FAILING REMEDY.—Pre ed Without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. 024, of Bromley, went, will be found invaluable to all who amirer from bilious and liver momplaints, inligesticn, wind. eZ i nlis, giddiness, di zz i ness o f the eye s . . 5 dm. For habitual wren e -_ , as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier ts°4tlie blood, they are truly excellent ; mild in their opera and grsteful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro p. e diqestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. vgyared only and 53141 by W. Lambert., Chemist, 8, King . il l red Charing-oross. London, and by most drug %.sts, in boxes,ls. lid., and three times the quantity in one, / .I : d * Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. L. genuine are a square preen packa g e, with .‘ Mh. rt" envraved An the stator). ROMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS D.,. are eOOO arn ui estly solicited for fitting up the TRAINING £2, reqred. WM. WLLI 13° Y 13 Refuge. een 8, Great Qu-stre l AMS, Secretary. et, W.C. HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.--CON the „„TRIBUTIONS are earnestly solicited for establishing ‘,vIINTRY 11031 E. 41,000 required. 13 WM. WILLI kIIS, Secretary. , Refuge, 8. Great Queen-street. W.C. _., __. ...... 1-10MELESS BOYS OF LONDON.—The Committee are most anxious to provide for 400 boys. r o ne hundred and fifty are now In the Refuge. The annual De nditure for supporti ng th e 400 toys is estimated at 1. 6, °° 0 , beinz £ l5 a y ear f or each boy. Several kind friends .ave promised to pay for one boy each year. S ubscriptions thankfully received by the London and West- Lilinster Rank, 41, Lothburv, an d 214, Well Holborn; Messrs. I tansom and Co., 1, Pall-Mall East; and by WM. WILLIAMS, Secretary. Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, W.C. pROVIDENCE ROW NIGHT REI~'UGE FOR HOMELESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN, 14A, Providence-row, Finsbury, E.C. freixty Thousand Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and akfastl, have been given in this Institution to the destitute,' who otherwise would have had to pass the t ii4lts in the bleak streets or under railway arches. At present nearly 500 Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and breakfasts, aro given gratuitously every week. The _poor Fr om all parts are admitted, th e on l y con diti on b e i ng th a t tO Y are homeless and starving. The Mana g er & c ., eeeives no remuneration whatever. Notwithstand u 13 lg the provision made by th o P oor H ouses, eac h rll,ht numbers of young women, children, and orphans e, for want accommodation, refusedadmittance, andhave sPend night after night in ' the cold, wot, and sleet. To ii,teet this evil, and to provide more ample accommoda.- ;'On, £2,000 has been raised, but to accomplish the ° rlc a sum o f a t l eas t £l , OOO more will be required. 6 "idea providing sh e lt er f or th e h ome l ess, t hi s year it P r °Pcisod, as f ar as th e d ona ti ons o bt a i ne d f or the pur- Pogo will allow, to give broad and coals to poor families w atit• Will you, in your charity, help to carry on and _;.'er'lruplsh what has boon begun ? Will you help to give :itqelter to the really homeless, and food to the really an a riT:',*? The smallest donation will be most welcome, 00 9ffer nig ed a in an d morning, th e p rayers o f th e d es tit u t e w ill , your behalf. NetTBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly requested, and will be Er.o. efully received by the Rev. D. GILBERT D.D., No 22, 'lllBlBll7-circus, E.O. H AIR DESTROYER.-248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX, ROSS'S DEPILATORY removes superfluous hair from the lane, neck, and arms, without effect to the skin. Price 3s 6d, 55 Bd, and 105 6d; sent for 54, 84, and 144 stamps.—Had of all Chemists. DIMPLE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the skin are imroved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S VEGETABLE SKIN PILLS. They remove redness, sal lowness, dto. 2s 9d and 7s ad ; 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 colon*, and remains so by an occasional usin , . 10s ed ; sent for stamps.—ALEX. ROSS, 24k, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. T HE RESCUE SOCIETY - wishes to add another Lome to thr. 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer ban 455 poor. frieness, young females were rejected from want of FIJN DS ands oom, making a total of 3,087, who have been sent away in five years. The new borne the Committee wish to form would be for young girls, almost children, from the age of n to 15, who have been led astray from the path of virtue. Contributions will be received gratefully by the Secretary. Mr. Daniel Cooper, 85, Queen -street. Cheapside; or by kiessrs Barclay and CO.. Lombard -street y -road ROYAL FREE lIOSPr-i Gra 's in the immedi a t e v i c i nity of the Great Northernn Rail! way Terminus, King's-croes. Patron—Her Most Gracious ll&s i jedty the QUEEN. Vice-Patron—His Royal Highness the Prince of W r ALES, AG. President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH. A.G. This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the first to estab lish the principle of free admission to the sick po or, Without the delay and difficulty of Governors' orders, is Wholly de pendent for support on voluntary contributions and t-,gacies. It anrds relief to a large number of in-pa 'cots, and, in addition to this, the average numb e r o f a t ten d ance of the lestitute 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 nines of this Hospital are capable of containing several lit,ndred more beds had the Committee the requisite muds to maintain them. Contributions are received by their bankers, Messrs. Brown, Janson, and Co., Abchureh-lane ; also by M essrs. Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co.;• °Lyn and Co. ; Berries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co.; Barclay and Co. ; W lawns, Deacon, and Co.; Nisbet and Co., Beraera-street and at the Hospital. from 10 till 5. nANFOLID i3lrilTB, Scactuy, No. 23,288. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., w . MARK LE XION'S LEYTON HALL ; and other Tales. " We can heartily recommend these spirited tales to al who are in search of pleasing reading."—Athenaeum. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. COLDSTREAM GUARDS' WALTZ. By FRED. GODFREY. "Has already gained an extensive popularity."—Morning Post. "Dashing and sparkling."—Notts Guardian. "We like these waltzes better than any that have ap peared since The Guards.' "—Birmingham Gazette. "No man has done more to raise the character of our dance music by infusing into it fresh animation, grace, and bril liancy."—G obe. Price, Fiano Solo and Duett, each 4s. Quadrille Band, Ss. Each free for 26 stamps. London: Robert Cocks and Co., New Burlington-street, W. rEANFIELD'S PATENT PICKLES are per t Sealy pure and uncoloured. To be had of all dealers and wholesale of JOHN BURGESS and SON, 107, Strand (corner of Savoy-steps). London. WILD -FOWL GUNS.—A large variety always on hand. Single and double, various sizes, from £5 ts. Breech-loading Guns of large bores, single and double. Price Lists on application. E. M. REILLY and Co., 502, NEW OXFORD-STREET, LONDON. THE BEST REMEDY FOR INDIGE3TION. NORTON'S CAMOMILE PILLS are confi dently recommended as a simple but certain Remedy for Indigestion, which I, the cause of nearly all the diseases to which we are subject, being a medicine so uniformly irate • Int and beneficial, that it is with justice called the "Natural Strengthener of the human Stomach." " Norton's Pills " act as a powerful tonic and gentle aperient; are mild in their operation, safe under any circumstances, and thousands of' persons can now bear testimony to the benefits to be derived from their use, as they have been a never-sailing Family Friend for upwards of 20 years. Sold in bottles at ls. lid., 25. 9d., and lls. each, in every town in the kingdom. CAUTION. Be sure and ask for "NORTON'S PILLS." and do not be persuaded to purchase any of the various imitations which have sprung- up in consequence of the success of NORTON'S CAMOMILE PILLS. ARTIFICIAL TE E TH.-A MONTH'S TRIAL. GIVEN.—If not perfeely comfortable; use ful, and undetectable the money returned without hesitation. Mr. DAY, D en ti s t ( man y y ears w ith Mr. Eskelt, .urgeon- Dentist, of 8, (Irosvenor-street, W.), offers, as above, the most convincing proof of the unerring and pamiess princ pies upon which he co ns t ruc t s incorrodible MINERAL ArtTI NICIAL TEETH, whether singly or in partial or complete sets, to serve the purposes of mastic ttion, articulation, end pers inal appearance. His terms will be fbund the most moderate of any advertisd, compatible with pure materials and first-class .workmanship, but they are apart from the ridiculous and tempting prices 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 srette , t pain by a new process, and without the use of chloroform or other dangerous ingredient, Stopping decayed teeth , and discoloured teeth restered. Sm. Attenda-ce, 10 to 6. All consultations free.-291, REGENT-ST BEET, three doors from the Polytechnic. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. JDEFRIES and SONS' el • NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS contain an entirely new and extensive Stock of TABLE GLASS, China, and Chan delier 4.-147, Houndsditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. DEFRI E S and SUNS' NEW CITY SHOW ROOlti.—The New Oval-shaped ALEXANDRA. DINNER. SERVICE, from £1 18s. 6(1.- 147, Houndsditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. I - DEFRIES and SONS e_l • ,NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS.—BREARFAST and TEA. SERVICES in great variety, from £1 is. upwards.- 147, Houndsditeh. NO ricE OP REMOVAL. j DEFRIES and SONS' • NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS contain a beautiful assortment of DESSERT SERVICKS, from £1 Is. to 100 guineas. Cre.ts and Monograms engraved on same. -147, Floundsditch. NOTICZ or REMOVAL. T DEFRIES and SONS P.J • NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS.—CRYSTAL CHAN- D 14:LIERS, New Designs for the Dravrinz-room. either for Gas or Candle, and to suit all kinds of Decorations.-117, Houndaditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. T DEFRIES and SONS' ti • NEW CITY SITOW ROOMS.—BRONZI4I awl OR MOLU CHANDELIERS in great variety. New Designs for the Dining-room.-141, lloundsditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. JDEFRIES and SONS' • NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS.—The ALEXANDRA FLOWER VASE. This new and beautiful Vase can be peon in great variety, from 3s. to 3es. each-147, Hounds ditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. DEFRIES and SONS' J NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS.—The NEW JET DINING ROOM VASE. Ittgistered designs, in great variety.—l 47, Houn &ditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL JT DEFRIES p.ndSONS' • NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS.—The NEW PATENT ASTRA LAME', for Petroleum and Mineral Oils; also CRYSTAL LA DIPS and WALL LIGHTS (registered) for INDIA.-147, Houndsditelt. NOTICE Or REMOVAL. JbEFRIES and SONS' • NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS. TAVERN and HOTEL GLASS of the newest patterns and correct mea sure.-147, Houndsditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. DEFRIES and SONS' T NEW CITY SHOW ROOM'S.— ORNANIP NTAL CLOCKS for the DINING and DRAWING-ROOM.-147, H oundsditch. • HAIR -CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curls Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is applied, So ld at 3s 6d, 5s 6d, and 108 6d ; sent free for 51, 84, and 141 sta mps. —Had of all Chemists. GREY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.— ALEX. ROSS'S HAIR DYE produces a perfect colour immediately it is used. It is permanent, and perfectly na tural in effect. Price 3s 6d, 5s 6d, and lOs 6d ; sent by post for 54, 84, and 144 stamps ; and all Chemists. ~~ ~ ~~. , /- / 'CA ~-2 w • ' '4. 1'.714 . ... ' . . . - I Lord Clarendon on AcYricultufail. i d Ak .ieff t ~. 0 -4) -.---, . . 7 • ~,,„___; „ .2 . 1 , ,. • .. p o t ii -V-0 -,........_.... ...-- -- - -.3- ~*, * .- ' AIV *9 ........„.„.„..... . — D, ••"....-- , -.het/ L , • , J AV..I, OII ' .._,,.._...„, )..... _ .„ 5 , A - WI • IIT A , . ~..", .... 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' - '7 v % ___ vi -7' ~ .. blilliWailk,- - 4 ,_ . ----. j My , #4 . ..N, . \ n•-• i . ~,e ~,,_ : - ..rN,;dllt - *',, 1 1 , ~-1;.:1‘ - 04j1f5,... :. 0 -5 iii tilti• ~ , DIE, crlt_._ -,,,w,g, .. , ...4.- - s•n - "° , iT. d\ & --.. —____„/ --_ xs„: : ' '/ - 4 \.,..‘,....., • )., - \-.,-,,. ~-/ v. , ,_....,_,_2_,- WATFOR The second annual meeting of the WeiKl:He) Agricultural Society was held this afternoon at the Essex Hotel ; the Earl of Clarendon, the president for the year, took the chair, and among the members present were the Ear) of Essex, Lord Ebury, Mr. Jones Loyd, Mr. John White, Mr. Waghorn, Mr. Cobb, Mr. Finch, Mr. Alfred Sedgwick (the hon. secretary), &c. The• Earl of CLARENDON, after explaining that ill ness had prevented him from being present at pre vious meetings, congratulated his hearers on the success of the society, and dwelt on the numerons benefits of such associations. They brought people of all classes together, and made them feel when engaged on an object of common interest that they are equal. After referring to various subjects con nected with the management of the society, Lord Clarendon said;--The committee are particularly anxious to call the attention of the tenant farmers to the prizes given for the best cultivated farms. Prizes of £5O and £25 are worth competing for. They open a wide field for competition. The ob taining of such prizes is most honourable, and I can not conceive anything more beneficial to a district than a number of men pitted against each other, and bringing their knowledge to bear on the increase of the produce of the land. There is one class of prizes which I hope will never be eliminated from our list, and which I hope to see extended in number and value—l mean the prizes for labourers. (Cheers.) I allude to this because these prizes have often been made the subject of ridicule, and attempts, although happily unsuccessful, have been made to discourage the donors, and to deprive the recipients of these prizes. It has been said that it is degrading to a man to receive a prize of £2 or £3 for a long course of good conduct under circumstances the most trying. But I think these critics do not understand the PRICF 4d. STAMPED sd. magi:Ando in such form as the inhabitants may severally or collectively desire, in due conformity with the rules of court; and this expression of their opinions shall be a prin cipal element in regulating the decision of the magistrate in regard to granting or withholding the said licences." Archbishop MANNING rose and was received'with loud cheers. lle said that when the executive com mittee invited him to take part in the conference he responded heartily to the invitation, because he con curred heartily with the object the promoters of it had in view. He understood that object to be this: to ask the Legislature to retrace certain steps it had taken, and not to speak common-places about drunkenness, nor to indulge in statistics of the ex tent to which it prevailed ; nor were they present to discuss the moral remedies, without which all legis lative remedies would have no effect, but to discuss one single point—viz., whether past legislation had not given most dangerous facilities, and therefore multiplied the inevitable temptations which lead the labouring poor to fall into the sin of drunken ness. His own experience during a period of 30 years, first among the poor of a country district, and the latter half in London, convinced him that the number of places in which drink was sold— spirits and beer —was greatly in excess of the wants, real or supposed, of the population, and that it was high time that their number was dimi nished. He could testify that the drunkenness of parents and the early intemperate habits of children caused the misery which was filling the streets of London with unhappy and abandoned children. It appeared to him that the Legislature ought to in terfere, because everything affecting the moral well-being of the population was a proper subject of legislation. The Legislature controlled the prac tice of medicine, the sale of poisonous drugs. It interposed in all the conditions of the health of the people—it interposed between the parent and the child—and if one thing poisoned the population more than anything else, and invaded those rela tions, it was the facilities which were afforded for drunkenness ; and the past acts of the Legislature had afforded those facilities. He felt convinced that drunkenness was invading the homes of the poor, was changing the character of our labouring men in the country, and breaking up domestic life amongst the poor both in London and the country, withering and destroying the power and the pro (Loud c m h i e s e e rs. of the future—the children of England. mainspring of human action ; for in all of us nature has implanted a natural ambition. There is no ono who is worth anything who does not aim at distinc tion, at raising himself in the estimation of others. The Victoria Cross is given as the reward for daring actsof valour. Admirals, generals, successful diplo matists, adventurers--those noble men who have made geographical discoveries, those who have laid down the Atlantic Cable, receive the decoration of the Order of the Bath. It would be absurd to measure these distinctions by their mere money value. The same remark applies to the labourer. He cannot win battles, or sign treaties, or explore distant countries, but he can so conduct himself as to be an example to all those around him and confer a great benefit on his locality. (Cheers.) The man who lives for many years in the same place—the man who brings up many children without relying upon the ,parish for relief—the man who in provident so cieties or savings-banks lays by for a day of trouble, the man who gives proofs of intelligence, sobriety, and industry, and of having according to the best of his ability performed the duty that de volve upon him, deserves the greatest encourage ment. It is incumbent on a society like this to seek out such men, to publish their characters, to re ward their merits ; and I think when the prizes arc given they should be accompanied by a diploma recording the causes of the gift, which would be to the man's family his Order of the Bath or his Vic toria Cross. (Cheers.) But this mrtter needs no argument. The fact is that the labourers value these prizes —that they compete for them most will ingly —that they are proud of them—and that is quite sufficient for us. (Cheers.) I wish now to say a word on a matter to which I attach con siderable importance, and that is the subject of agricultural statistics, in which hitherto England has been most lamentably behindhand. I think there is no one who reflects on this matter who can deny that a correct collection of facts showing the actual state of agriculture and its improved con dition from one year to another must be of great importance to the nation at large, and most espe cially to the owners and occupiers of land. (Hear, hear.) Upon most matters that affect the highest interests of the country we are in the habit of col lecting the most valuable returns and information, and drawing from them the most useful and inte resting lessons. Upon our trade and commerce, our exports and imports, our currency, our popula tion, our criminal jurisprudence, and, in short, upon everything that can throw light on the moral and social condition of the country, we have for years past been in the habit of col lecting and acting upon the most reliable informa tion we could obtain. But it is upon the pro duce of our soil, upon the relation between produc tion and population, upon that knowledge which will impart to us the amount of the production of our own soil, and show far we must rely upon foreigners for our food, what are the regulating causes of price —upon everything which it is most important for the producer to know, the agricul tural interest have refused to be informed, and have preferred to remain in ignorance and darkness. (Hear, hear.) This is a strong thing to say, but I am justified in saying it, and I will tell you why. Having laboured much abroad, and having been aware of the enormous benefit which foreign coun tries derive from the accurate collection of facts— particularly France—l was anxious, when I was in a position to carry out my intentions, that my own country should be similarly benefited—and when I was President of the Board of Trade in 1847 I caused a bill to be prepared and laid on the table of the House of Commons authorising the collection of agricultural statistics. But it met with such bitter opposition, and the prejudice was so strong, and the measure was considered so odious and inquisitorial that we had to give it up. But when I was ap pointedto try the experiment in that country, Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, landdeatesrymsitneemd was organised which worked most admsitraatbilsyti,esansd there are not in Europe agricul turalo complete and reliable as th ose obtained in Ireland. The quickness and penetration saw what the value o f such information of the lrish would theread t i h ne is sswith sbe to an people d procure infor mation called forth general thanks. These admir iecyullteunrtalthceom country, an to able statistics have for many years been a standing which agricultural they reproach to Great Britain. But at length prejudice seems to have given way to common sense, and the Board of Trade has been able to organise a sys- Several other gentlemen addressed the Confe rence, and a resolution was carried approving of a uniform system of licensing. At the evening sitting—Mr. Hugh Owen in the chair—there was a formal discussion on the ques tion whether the local magistracy would be the best depositaries of the licensing power. It was com menced by Mr. THOMAS Hum'Es, M.P., who begged to state at once his very strong opinion that the local ma gistracy were probably the worst depositary of the licensing power to be found in the country. What was wanted was a permanent legal tribunal, where there should be certain settled principles upon which licences should be granted. Some method should be arranged by which to take the votes of the ratepayers or the people of the district. If that was not practicable, he could not conceive anything better than the tribunal of a trained lawyer, not in any way influenced by local considerations. (Cheers.) The Rev. Mr. Garrett, Mr. Samuel Morley, Mr. J. Pownall (Middlesex magistrate)," Dr. Ellis, Mr. Jowitt, the Rev. Isaac Doxey, Mr. Joseph Clarke, of Southampton ; Cyrus Symonds (an operative ma chine.maker), the Rev. Henry Gale (rector of Tre borough), Mr. Arthur, Mr. Coles (joiner in Dept ford dockyard), the Rev. Henry Solly, Mr. Wil liam Saunders, of St. John's-wood ; and Mr. Councillor Thompson spoke to the question, as did also, The Earl of LICHFIELD, who arrived late. His lordship said —Admitting that there must be licences he did not consider the Permissive Bill was the right thing to counteract the evils arising from the exis tence of those licences. He was most distinctly opposed to its principles. The polling which it proposed, for instance, would give rise to heart burnings, which years would not wipe away. Another objection was, that it entirely ignored the difficulty of a majority deciding to retain licences. The present state of things was neither one thing nor another ; but it was not true, as appeared to be thought by many gentlemen present, that all of the evils of drunkenness arose from the action of the local magistracy. It was the case of beer-shops being licensed by the excise they were anxious to improve. There were no two opinions as to which of the two authorities was preferable. The greatest evils resulted from beershops. (" No, no; Gin palaces.") From gin palaces it might be in Lon don, but not in the country. Respecting the pro position to constitute a board to grant licences, it would be liable to all the influences now brought to bear on the local magistracy, and in many cases ten times more so. As to stipendiary magistrates, they would be dependent for information on per sons acquainted with the district. In his opinion the law was sufficienty strong if put into force; but no good whatever would be effected until, by edu cation, the people were taught to withstand the end less temptations to which, even in the absence of beershops and publichouses, they would be exposed. (Hear, hear.) The speech excited considerable animation in the meeting and some slight animadversion. The discussion was adjourned to this day. Houses of Parliament. Since the last sitting of Parliament considerable alteration has been made in the House of Lords, in order to lessen, as far as practicable, the risk of conflagration. There was a very large accumulation of easily combustible material over the ceiling, which had been employed in making arrangements for certain methods of ventilation long ago con demned as failures, and abandoned accordingly. The numerous openings in the ceiling for the outlet of the vitiated air from the House, the manner in which the woodwork was distributed, and the desic cation of the wood in consequence of the ascent of the highly heated products of combustion from the large gas-burners nine feet undernaih, werer condi tions obviously most favourabte to ignition and rapidc combustion ; and if, unhappily, firew would broken ont in that part of the House, it have been subdued with great difficulty, in s w p i i t t h e a o l f l t t h h e e i r c a o p n p s t h a a n n t e es attend t h a a n n c d e a o n f firemen dryorde s r e . a s T o n h e e d c o p m i n b e u t l i a b t l h s e , m a a n t t d e r g r n e a m r o t e v r e i d n g c , o n a s n i d s t s t l o t e f total weight is about 20 tons. with ' .eklhere the we framed 6,7oo aied it; square feet of flooring, in. quartering to support of partition, formed of upright quartering, covered on both sides with lath and plaster, and several doors and minor partitions, extending over about 500 square feet. The total surface would thus ex ceed 9,000 square feet of dry wood, of which the greater part was only a few inches above the ceiling. During the recess of 1865 a large quantity of use less, dry, readily inflammable pine wood was taken away from above the ceiling of the house of Com mons. Even if fire should occur in or above the ceiling of either House, every part is now accessible to the firemen, and would be so fully exposed to the action of the water ejected from the hose that there is every reason to believe it would be speedily extin guished. In both Houses of Parliament the risk of conflagration may now be regarded as very greatly diminished. tem which is beginning to work tolerably well, and a return of 1866 shows the total population, area, abstract of avrerge under crops, bare fallow, and grass, and the total number of cattle and sheep in each division of the United Kingdom, in each county, and in various foreign countries. So that we shall not only know what we are doing, but shall be able to compare our pro gress or decline with that of most foreign countries, and shall be able to judge what will be the prices at home and abroad. The answers to the inquiries in Scotland have, I believe, been most satisfactory. But in England there is a great deal to desire, and my reason for venturing to call attention to the subject is that I believe it to be the duty of every body connected with land to aid by voluntary re turns and other means the very useful work in which the Board of Trade is now engaged. (Hear, hear.) Mr. SEDGIVICK then read the statement of accounts, - which having been passed, a vote of thanks was given to the President, and briefly acknowledged. The Earl of ESSEX proposed that Lnrd Ebury be elected as President for next year, which was agreed to, and the vice-presidents and committee were also appointed. UNION OF ENGLISH AND IRISH REFORMERS. —The O'Donoghue, 31. P., will address a meeting which is to ho held iu the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, next Friday evening, under the presidency of Mr. John Bright, M.P., on ,4 The importance of union between English and Irish Reformers." LAnyuunsumExT.-I—Holloway's Ointment.—A fair trial is all that is asked to prove th e sterlin g and superior merits of this ointment, and to demonstrate how much more suc cessful it is in curing old ulcers, inveterate sores, and dis figuring eruptions than any other application. When pro perly used it lessens the inflammation which invades parts adjacent to the wound or ulcer, whereby much local pain is immediately assuaged, and in the course of anhou r or two the most satisfa ctor y results invariably follow, which w ill steadily advance to a tho r ou g h and pe r manent cure. Thi s treatment, so much at variance with the old-fashio ne d views of cauterising , blistering, leeching, &c., has by coin mon consent been pronounced to be the greatest blessin g to persons thus afihicted. THE THAMES E)O3A.NKMEINZT (NORTH SIDE). — Owing to a delay in th& preparation of the stone for these works, they are to a certain extent again suspended. It is understood, however, that immediately on the meeting of Parliament a question will be asked as to the cz.use of the great delay which has occurred since the prorogation, iu order to have the state g the works fully explained to the house. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 30, 1867. AFTER, Covent-garden Theatre—EVANS' to SUP. After Drury-lane Theatre EVANS' to SUP. After Lyceum Theatre EVANS' to SUP, After Adelphi Theatre IeVANS' to SUP. After Olympic Theatre After Strand Theatre EVAN& to SUP. After New loyalty Theatre E VANS' to SUP. After St. James's Theatre EVANS' to SUP. Alter Prince of Wales' Theatre E VANS' to SUP. London Singing and Supper Club, I VANS', Covent-garden, Vocal Entertainment at Eight. T" 0xF0.6.1), 6, OXFORD-STREET, W., THE MUSICAL ESTABLISIDIENT OF LONDON. LES DRAGONS DE VILL ARS (Opera Comlque), Music by A. Maillart, in which Miss RUSSELL w ill appear, as sisted by Misses Barrie and Fitzllenry ; Messrs. A. St. Albyn, Hulls, Fox, Husk, Evans, and Bury, with Extra Band and Chorus ; produced and conducted by Sir. F. Jonghmans. " The strength of Mr. Morton lies in his operatic selections, executed by a small but highly efficient band, and a well selected body of vocalists, under the direction of Mr. F. Jonghmans."—Times, Jan. 9,1867. COMEDY. by Messrs. HARRY SYDNEY, MILBURN, G. W. ROSS, and Mr. FRANK HUSSEY. of the NEW AMERICAN MINSTRELS, THIS EVENING. " Of the decorum that prevails throughout every section of the Hall it is impos:lble to speak too highly. "—Times, —Times, Jan. 0, 1867. NOTICE. —Ar. ROBT. FRASER, Comedian and Vocalist. will make his reappearance here THIS EVENING with his crop of comicalities and his new song, "The Boy at Mugby. ' )IADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, BAKER-STREET. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. NEW ADDI LIONS. —Life-size Models of the KINGS and QUEENS of ENGLAND, from WILLI A. 31 of NORMANDY QUEEN VICTORIA. Open from 11 a.m. till dusk, and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admittance, la. ; 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 OPEN EVERY EVENING for Concert and Dancing. Conductor, Signor Luci CURTL Manager, M. GRENET. Admission to Promenade, One Shilling. Reserved Seats, Two Shillings. WESTON'S GRAND MUSIC HALL, HOLBORN. Sole Proprietors, SWEASEY and HOLLAND. Grand Selection from Auber's Opera of " MASA NIELLO," by 40 vocalists dressed in costume as at the opera. Everybody should see the Irish Minstrels, every evening at 9 o'clock, with songs, dances, and Irish anec dotes, under the direction of Pat Corri. A new and origi nal overture composed and arranged expressly for the above minstrels by Mr. H.Baker. Arthur Lloyd at 11, with a new song " Borachio, Pestachio, Lablachio, Moustachio, and the Roly Poly Eye "—Jolly Nash, Georgina Smithson, Paddy Fannin, Patrick Sellers, and Harry and Hattie 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. CORRI. Prices of admission—Stalls and Balcony, Is.; 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. • N EATII AND BRECON RAILWAY COMPANY. SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHARE IIOLDE [IS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, :that a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the above Company will be held at their Office, 1, Westminster Chambers, Victoria-street, Westminster, S.W., on THURSDAY, the 11th February next, at One o'clock p.m. precisely, to consider and, it ap proved,, to confirm an agreement for the working of the Neath and Brecon Ralivray by the Central Wales Extension Company. W. L. BANKS, Chairman. D. HOW ELL MORGAN, Secretary. 1, Westminster-chambers. Victoria-street, West minster, S W., January 29, 1867. THOMSON'S. CORSET. • The " GLOVE-FITTING," on February 10th, THOMSON'S CRINOLINES. NEW STYLES, on February 10th. ASPHALTE ROOFING FELT, 0 NIE PENNY per Square Foot. CROG G O N and C 0., Manufacturers, 63, New Earl-street, I London, E.C. 1 34, Bread-street, 59, George-square, Glasgow; 2, Goree Piazzas, Liverpool. GEOLOGY. —KING'S COLLEGE, London.-- Professor TENN A.NT, F.G S., will commence a Course of WEDNESDAY EVENING LECTURES on GEOLOGY, from Bto 9. First Lecture. Jan 34. 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HANCOCK : Great Exhibition, 185 1—Council Medal for Originality and Taste. Paris Exhibition,lBss —Gold Medaille d'llonneur. International Exhibition, 1862—Prize Medal, for great Excellence of Design and Manufacture. MANUFACTURERS OP THE VICTORIA GROSS. should, for a brief period, be confined to carrying on the main line, which is to connect the kindred nations (Sweden and Norway) more closely to gether. Bills for several legislative works of general im portance—as, for instance, the revision of the act of union with Norway, the redemption of the land tax, the settlement of new war right arrangements, the regulation of the pension system, the keeping the books of the public debt, and the improvement of the water supply—are in course of preparation. The short period that has elapsed since the last meeting of the Diet, has neither sufficed to allow of these bills being completed, nor has it permitted so many new wants to come to light as was formerly the case in the more lengthened period (three years) between the respective Diets. I eonsider it an ad vantage that at your first meeting I need not ask your attention to so large a number of measures as to prevent the settlement of their labours under the new forms, together with the consideration of other questions you may think more pressing, being com pleted within the time assigned by the Constitution, and which henceforth, as the Diet will meet yearly, need only be exceeded in extraordinary cases. " Our sources of existence agriculture and mining —have long had to contend with unfavourable circumstances, and almost all branches of industry have suffered from theinjuriousinfluence of a widely spread monetary crisis with the resulting shocks to credit. A better condition of affairs is, however, already springing up, and the most efficient help against past difficulties depends less upon measures of the state than upon private foresight. " I have waited joyfully for the day when I should see you assembled around me. While I reckon with confidence upon your wise co-operation in all matters affecting the advancement of the com mon weal, I trust you may receive the reward of your counsels in being counted by a grateful coun try among those who have really promoted her honour and prosperity. " I now declare this Diet opened, and remain well affected in all Royal grace and bounty towards all of you collectively and each individually here present." The Forthcoming Reform Demonstration. Last evening a special meeting of the members of the Working Men's Association was held in the large hall of the Sussex Hotel, Bouverie-street, Fleet street. Mr. G. Potter in the chair, to consider an in vitation from the Reform League to take part in the forthcoming Reform demonstration on the 11th proximo, and the propriety of calling a Trades' Delegate Conference to take into consideration the late decision in the Court of Queen's Bench affect ing the Trades' Unions. The CHAIRMAN said, with reference to the in vitation from the Reform League, he thought there was the utmost necessity for united action among all real Reformers, and he thought the association should co-operate with the League in making the demonstration as effective as possible. The association, however, was peculiarly situated. The great majority of the members were members of trade societies who would probably take part in the demonstration, and who would prefer going with their trades. Possibly the case might be met by the association appointing a deputation to attend the demonstration with its banners, and those indivi dual members not attached to any trade could unite and attend with the deputation. After some considerable discussion the following resolution was adopted by a large majority : Moved by Mr. BOLT, shipwright, and seconded by Mr. J ENKINS, organbnilder—" That six mem bers of the executive committee of the association attend the demonstration of the Reform League on the 11th Feb. next, as a deputation with the ban ner of the association, and that those members not attached to any trade taking part in the demonstra tion, be recommended to join the deputation." Messrs. G. Potter, Green, Thomas, Packer, Hart well, and Jenkins were appointed as the deputation. Mr. GREEN then moved the following resolution : —" That the committee of the association be em powered to take immediate steps for convening a conference of delegates from the trade societies and trade councils of the United Kingdom to assemble in London on the first Tuesday in March next, to consider the recent decision in the Court of Queen's Bench affecting the legality of Trades' Unions and the necessary measures to be taken thereon." Mr. STACEY seconded the resolution, which was agreed to. Mr. Tnour moved the following resolution : " That this association having become acquainted with the assertion of Mr. Ford, of the Thames Iron works Company, that they were prevented from making contracts which would have employed many artisans, because the shipwrights had refused to accept a reduction of 6d. per day, and having, after due inquiry, made a denial of this statement in the daily papers of the 21st inst., regret extremely to find that Mr. Ford's statement should have been virtually incorporated in the report of the Lord Mayor's Committee, read at the Mansion-house on the 28th inst., notwithstanding its being an absolute misrepresentation of facts." Mr. T. BRYAN seconded the resolution, which was carried. It was then resolved that a public meeting should be convened as early as possible in Poplar, to ex plain the misrepresentations daily being put before the public as to the conduct of the skilled artizans of the east end of London by interested and ignorant persons. The meeting then adjourned until Tuesday evening next, to take the Queen's Speech into consideration. THE LICENSING SYSTEM. A conference for the purpose of promoting the revision of the licensing system was held in Exeter Hall yesterday morning, under the presidency of Lord Eliot, M.P., in the absence of the Right Hon. the Earl of Shaftesbury. The conference is to ex tend over two days, and to consist of morning and evening sittings. The discussions and resolutions are strictly limited to the consideration of the best means of diminishing the present facilities for drinking intoxicating liquors on the premises where they are sold, or in places of public entertainment, and of granting licences for such consumption. ,The expediency of repealing the present Beer-shop Act also forms a principal subject for consideration: Among the gentlemen on the platform were Archbishop Manning, the Rev. Sir Henry Lovelace Starner, Bart., MA., the Rev. .Henry Solly, Mr. Edward Lawrence, M.P., deputed to the conference by the Town Council of Liverpool ; the Rev. Ed ward Jackson and Mr. John Jowett, Leeds deputa tion ; Rev. Dr. Garrett and Mr. Edward Whitwell, Kendal deputation. There was a meagre attend ance in the body of the hall. Mr. C. J. Ribton Turner, corresponding secretary, read letters from Mr. J. S. Mill, M.P., Mr. Townsend Mainwaring, M.P., Sir John Bowring, M.P., Mr. G. J. Goschen, M.P., General Sabine, President of the Royal Society ; the Earl of Dartmbuth, the Earl of Shrewsbury, Lord Denman, Lord S. G. Osborne, Lord Ebury, the Bishop of London, Sir Thomas Hastings, Sir R. Murchison, the Dean of Ely, the Dean of Carlisle, and others, who expressed their sympathy with the object of the conference. The following resolutions formed the basis of the discussion : 1. " That, in the opinion of the conference, the present number of houses licensed to sell intoxicating drinks to be consumed on the premises is very considerable in excess of the real wants of the population, and that it ought to be greatly diminished. 2. "That the power for granting licences for the sale of intoxicating liquors to be drunk on the premises exclu sively vested in stipendiary magistrates appointed by the Crown, who shall hold periodical sessions for the purpose, on the plan of the courts held by revising barristers. 3. " That the wants of the street, parish, or district in regard to such licences shall bo laid before the licensing litr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Times, 168., 215., 26s 6d., and 31s. 6d Postage, is. A Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., ant 525. 6d. Postage, Is. Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 61. Postage, Is. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT LIT. 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Testimonials from artistes of the highest order, and from Individuals of undoubted re spectability, may be seen on application. Messrs. John Gosnell and Co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales. STATE OP TRADE. MANCHESTER, Jan. 29.—The yarn • market has been disappointing, and but little business has been done in shipping descriptions. This is a good deal due to spinners having asked higher prices. At the rates of yesterday it is believed that buyers would have operated largely, but any advance checks busi ness, and the maaket-itr these yarns closes quietly. In home-trade yarns prices have been firm, but there has been less business done to-day than during any of the preceding days since Friday. At the low rates of Friday buyers were supplying themselves rather freely, but the advance required in most cases to-day has checked operations. Buyers who have supplied themselves at low rates are indisposed to give higher terms. In cloth there is no improvement in prices since last Tuesday. During the last few days fair business has been done with sellers bolding stocks, and who have been disposed to meet buyers freely. Some attempts to-day to get higher rates have checked operations. Neither goods nor yarns are quite so firm at the close of the day as they were at the opening of the market. The busi ness mentioned in our report of Friday's market as having taken place in the lighter fabrics for India, continues on a fair scale, and the stocks of these goads have been considered lightened. It is in shirtings, printers, domestics, and heavy goods generally—cloths in the make of which a good deal of cotton is used—that the market is quietest. Messrs. John Slagg and Co. report of the cloth market : " Daring the past week we have had con siderable more activity in our market, and the busi ness, which was at first confined to a few hands, developed into a pretty general demand. As stocks have thus been considerably relieved, and in many instances large contracts taken, we have to-day a general advance in quotations, but the business has not been large." CARDIFF, 28th—In consequence of a favourable change in the wind and the mildness of the wea ther, shipping operations have again, become brisk, but the quantity of coal cleared out for the foreign markets show a slight falling off as compared with last month. The principal cause of proprietors ex periencing a scarcity of orders is the fact that mer chants on foreign account and the mail packet com panies have provided themselves with stocks larger than usual; but it is expected that in the spring the demand for Welsh steam will be again active. Busi ness on inland account is well maintained, and there are no indications of any slackness in the inquiry taking place. There is a fair business doing with the Continent, the East Indies, and the West Indies. In the house coal trade the mildness of the weather has had the effect of decreasing the local consumption, but :on coasting account transactions are on an average. The leading ironworks are pretty regularly employed, and a better feel ing pervades the trade. cA few foreign orders have lately been placed, but home transac tions are still characterised by dullness. Future prospects are, however more encouraging as regards the home and foreign market, and should a good spring trade set in an advance on present prices is expected. No movement has taken place in pig iron since last report, and for tin plates there is a moderate demand. LEEDS, 29th.—The markets in the two cloth halls to-day have been without any special interest. There was about an average attendance of both buyers and sellers, and though the former were not eager to purchase goods, quite as much business was done as on this day week. In the Coloured Hall thin union meltons, fancy coatings, plain cloths and tweeds were sold t o a moderate extent, b ut more in the way of selections than bulk, and in the White Hall a small business was done in hair lists. There was no change in prices worth notice. RoCIIDALE, 28th.— There is a slight improvement in the flannel trade, th ere h av i ng b een more b uyers in the warehouses during the past week than of late. Among them were a few on Cabadian account, but they purchased sparingly, as did also the home trade buyers. To-day's m ar k et was qu it e as goo d as l as t week, and a larger aggregate b us i ness was d one. Plain and fancy goods, also printers, were in about equal request, and l a t e prices were f u ll y ma i nta i ned. There is no chang e in the Yorkshire goods trade, which keeps quiet, without alteration in prices. There is a moderate b us i ness do i ng i n woo l , an d l ast week's rates are maintained. The Opening of the Swedish Diet. At the opening of the Swedish Diet on the 19th inst., in the remodelled form sanctioned by the new Constitution, by King Charles in person, his Ma jesty delivered the f o ll ow i ng speec h : " Gentlemen and Men of Sweden,—We have just consecrated, by common prayer for the A lmighty grace and blessing, the new epoch into which • our Fatherland enters in a remodified form of its ancient freedom. The same prayer from the depth of my heart accompanies the greeting I now offer you, who are assembled for the first time as representatives of the Swedish people, to undertake the important duties which have been executed for centuries by the Estates of the realm. In the conviction that y ou are th oro ughly aware of the importanc e of the first steps in your career I express my confidence that in your advance towards that social progress required by the spirit of the age you will proceed c au ti ous l y to wards the object in view, with due regard for the benefits inherited from your forefathers. "By careful maintenance of the friendly relations in which I have uninterruptedly continued with all foreign Powers, and not entertaining the wish to take part in those disputed questions which have agitated, or threaten to agitate, o th er portions of Europe, I cherish a well - founded hope th a t th e united kingdoms, which are surrou n d e d upon a ll gso witnessed have fpeace. sides by natural frontiers, will also in f u t ure re joice in "Thev the ee b n i t e s we ssin recently mean time revived the warning confirmed by the experi ence of past times, that we must rely for the security of our independent existence, next to God, upon ourselves and our own strength. " Until the time when the plan for the defence of the country, laid before the previous Diet, can be remodelled in accordance with the opinions of the Estates in that regard, nothing is more necessary to strengthen our defensive system than the equip ment of the army with fire-arms of improved con struction. Convinced that the nation will be ready to submit to the sacrifices essential for this purpose, I have not hesitated to ask of you considerable grants for the supply of new weapons, notwithstand ing that the requisite means must be obtained by increased taxation. " In view of the position and wants of the ad ministration, which will be laid before you to - day in accordance with the Constitution, I have, in other respects, felt it my duty to recommend the greatest economy. In view of the present situation, I have also thought it advisable that our railway works r t'w 7 ~ :-~~ ?~__~ u~~ NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., S T. A L I C By EDWARD CAMPBELL TAINSII. E Must and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. . are uts Tar ug rd- WS ow old ten 'or tst