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A RGYLL ROOMS. - GRAND CASINO, Windmill-street, Piccadilly. These elegant and popular Rooms, havine been entirely re decorated, are now OPEN EVERY EVENING for Concert and Dancing. Conductor, Signor Luc' CURTL Manager. GRENET. Admission to Promenade, One Shilling. Reserved Seats, Two Shillings. ESTO N' S GRAND MUSIC HALL, HOLBORN. Sole Proprietors, SWEASEY and HOLLAND. Grand Selection from Donizetti's favourite Opera of " LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR." Principal vocalists— Edgard°, Mr. H.De Bren ner; A r t uro , M r. D oug l as M e ll on ; Ileurico, Mr. P. Corri ; Lucia, Miss Annie Tremaine. Also a Selection from Verdi's favourite Opera, IL TROVA rr°RE" at 9 o'cock. Principal vocaiss—Mrico, Mr. Dougla,s Mellonl Conte di Luna, Mr. l P. t Corri ; an Leonop, Miss Annie Tremaine ; Azucena, Miss Ellen Read. NARTHUR LLOYD'S Burlesque Drama, entitled MUGGET'S BROOK •, or, the Wicked Squire ;" Jolly ash, Emma Bruce, Paddy Fannin, Patrick Sellers, Frank El don, Jig D ancer ; J ean and Victor, the Sensation of london. Band of 30 fi rs t- c l ass performers, and large Chorus chosen from her Majesty's and Covent Garden Opera Houses. Musical Director, Mr. P. CORRI. Prices of a dmission —Stalls an Balcony, ls. • Area, d; Private Boxes, 10s. 6d. Can be secured the 'Box Office, between the hours of 10 and 5 o'clock. Hall open every Evening at 7 o'clock. M /I FIELD'S PATENT PICKLES are per and fectlure and unc,aloured. To be had of all dealers wor er o n ivholesa Y wholes a l e of JOHN BURGESS and SON, 107, Strand f Savoy-ateps), London. EATJ_DE-VlE.—This Pure PALE BRANDY, of Co,nao pr Zalion , mended by is very thep suerior to recent im r e Pccm medical profes sion p , an ortations dex Z" e r s v . , iv used I n h ospitals. 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For habitual costness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the tion blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their opera and tyr.teful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro tn,te di Ze B tion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Prepared only and sold by W. Lambert, Chemist, 14, King William -street, Charing-cross. London, and by most drug- Mats, In boxes, is. If d., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. Thember genuine arc a squ are zreen package. with " William Lat." erwriived ,r, the stamp. ONE HUNDRED and SIXTY-SEVEN DESTITUTE and are being maintained in the ALBERT ORPHAN ASYLUM., Collingwood Court, Bagshot, Surrey. FUNDS greatly needed for their support. Offices, 96 , Ch eapside, E .C CHARLES A. WALKER, Sec. 3RITISII ORPHAN ASYLUM, Mackenzie stitutePark, Slou g h, Bucks (forme r ly a t Clapham-rise). In d 1827. S C P ATRON—TI.r Most Gracious MAJESTY the QUEEN. ID to this InAtitution will be gladly r ece i ved by the etary at the Offices, No. 73, Chespside, E.C. HENRY SYKES THORN ros, Treasurer. S TILSON. J.P • Chairman of the Board. STE'll EN REED CATTLEY, 111. A., Hon. Sec. ALFRED MACKENZIE, Secretary. THE BOARD of MANAGEMENT of the L ONDON 1101ICEOPATITIC HOSPITAL wish t o r call the attention of their friends t its position—d ur i ng th e bYear the beds have been almost constantly filled, arid ee drain on the resources of the Hospital has consequently „n great. They trust, therefore, that all the friends of t l , ,"`rce pathy, both in town and count 7, will rally round 1 1 1 11 1, and thus prevent the necessity of curtailing* the use less of the Hospital by 'he admission of fewer Patients SUBSCRIPTIONS earne4tly needed. Bankers Messrs. tres.7ott and Co, Threadneedle-street; and Union Bank, 'lr gY l l - place, Regent-street. _ _ JOHN R. WARREN, Clerk. No. Great Ormond-street, W.C. (YR SHIPWRECKED SEAMEN and their 111 , 1 RE VED WIDOWS and ORPHANS. —Upwards ) British vessels are annually wrecked, about 2,000 of .vitielf are on the British Isles The ItINERSre is no ' part SOCIETY is of the coast not represented where the SHIPW by ß an Iio ECKE n. D ent, who cl o ,h es ( w h en na k e d ) and sends t , ) their homes Shipwrecked pers ms of all nations, and is the channel of its charity to the bereaved widows and orph ans o f th e d rowne d . t , Ae Committee earnestly APPEAL t',,r HELP . Th e dis i„ea,R is always instant. The ociety relieved 11,221 persons ` L Year,viz , ship wrecked men, widows, and orphans. IJonations and subscriptions thankfully received by Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Co.; and by the undersigned, FRANCIS LEAN, Secretary Mb ernia-chambers, London-bridge S.E. T UE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another Lome to thi 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer al 455 poor, friendless, young females were rejected from !mut of FUNDS and room, making a. total of 3,087, who have beer, sent away in five years. The new home the Committee wish to form would be for young girls, almost children, from the age of 8 to 18 , who have been led astr a y f rom the path of virtue. _Contributions will be received gratefully by the Secretary, Mr. Daniel Cooper,Bs. Queen. stroet, Cheapsido ; or by Messrs Barday and Co.. Lombard-street. ti. • 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. Atter Olympic Theatre ........EVAN5' to SUP. After Strand Theatre EVANS' to SUP. After New Royalty Theatre EVANS' to SUP. After St. James' Theatre .. .. to SUP. After Prince of 4ales' Theatre EVANS' to SUP. London Singing and Supper Club, E VANS', Covent-garden. • Vocal Entertainment at Eight LL WIIISKY. DUBLIN EXHIBITION, 1865. This celebrated OLD IRISH WHISKY gained th e Dublin Prizo Medal. It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Whole some. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in Lond on w IDY the Ag en t s i n the principal towns in England ; o r holesale At R. GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observ e the Tied Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded Ilinahan's LLWhisky." COUNTRY HOTELS, PUBLIC HOUSES, FtT and BUSINESSES. RNESS and KNEE'S List on application. Particulars for insertion 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 Station. - 11{1Yrum., LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION ( Inelroorited by Aot of Parliament. 1850). 1. • R ILSgE , T.L-STREET. COVENJT-GA.R OEN. LONDON, FDFre ""v 4011, g MONEY upon Personal Security, Bills of Salo p ehold or Leasehold Prooer,y, for one, two, or three years, T s aYable week y, monthly. or quarterly. Bills promptly ,n counted. Forms free on receipt of stamped envelope. EDWARD HARPER. Seoretary. TH E 0 X F OR D, 6, OXFORD-STREET, W., a , T RE MUSICAL ESTABLISHMENT OF LONDON. "PEEATIC SELEC rioss.—Princiral artistes, Misses .ussell, Barrie. and Fitz Henry ; llessrs. A. St. Alb n ' Hulls, P p Or. Husk, Evans, and Bury, with Extra Band and Chorus I, nan ctor, Hr. F. Jonghmans oulo Corneta-Piston. Mr. REYNOLDS, of the Coldstream ' 44 "ds' Band and A. Mellon's Concerts. COMEDY. by Messrs. HARRY SYDNEY, G. W. ROSS ; celebrated JAPANESE JUGGLERS ; the Brothers - " A -Lt, the Wonders of the World; Mdlle. GERTRUDE and her Troupe of Performing Dogs, this Evening. 4 , kr. ROBT. FRASER. C ome di an , with his cron ofcon#cali ',es and his new son* , "THE BOY AT MUGBY.' , NOTICE.—The Bros. FIA.NLON, the celebrated American Acrobats, will make their re-appearance THIS EVENING. NIADAME TUSSALTD'S EXHIBITION, BAKER-STREET. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. NEW ADDI rIONS. —Life-size Models of the KINGS and LaTE toQUEEN ENS of V IC ENG TORIA. LAND, from WILLIAM of NORMANDY Open from 11 a.m. till dusk, and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admittance, le. ; children, under ten, half-price ; extra rooms, 6d. 2 Z 2 . :77 '~! ~ f! .. _, r THE SUN, LONDON, - FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 12, 1867. No. 23,349 Now ready at all the Libraries, in 2 vols , F F T II E L I N E. By LADY CHARLES THYNNE. " A story with a genuine interest."—Atheneum. "A very charming, interesting, and original work."—Sun. "An admirable work. In every thought, sentiment, and fancy the author shows really common sense and true re flhement."—Post. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. I)OG LICENSE.—THE COMMISSIONERS of INLAND REVENUE GIVE NOTICE, That from.and after the sth of April inst., every person KEEP ING a DOG is required to PAY a LICENSE DUTY of ss. for each dog. The penalty for keeping a dog without license is £5. The person in whose custody, charge, or possession, or in whose house or premises any dog shall be found or seen, is deemed to be the person who keeps such dog, unless the contrary be proved. Post-office orders or postage stamps for the duty may be remitted to the Collectors of Inland Revenue at Tower hill, London (Middlesex Collection) with a statement of the name and abode of the applicant, on receipt of which a license will be forwarded. Forms of application may be obtained at any post-office. Licenses may be obtained in the county of Middlesex at the following places, and, at places at a distance, from the offices named, licenses may be obtained from the Super visor of Inland Revenue on his occasional visits. Notice of the times and places of his attendance for this pur pose will be given at least a week before the day of at tendance. OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE. RESTAURANT. BROAD-STREET TERMINUS, E.O. BREAKFASTS will be provided at Half-past Six o'clock; JOHN PERRETT, Proprietor. wild Indians, of whom no account is taken. We think it quite possible that these savages may soon become conscious of the change of masters ; but to this point nobody gives any consideration, and the argument from nationality is thus excluded from the question. But an argument of far greater con sequence--indeed, of overruling and decisive im portance—remains behind. We do not look upon British America as France and Germany look upon METROPOLITAN and GREAT WESTERN RAILWAYS. OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE. TRAINS, at frequent intervals, from MOORGATE STREET, KING'S-CROSS, PADDINGTON, and all intermediate stations, to HAMMERSMITH STATION, 5 minutes' walk from HAMMERSMITH BRIDGE. Tho best point of view. Now ready, in 1 vol., Bvo., with numerous Illustrations, WILD LIFE AMONG- THE PACIFIC ISLANDERS. By E. H. LAMONT, Esq. "This handsome, well illustrated book is full of interest, party owing to the many strange sights and scenes the author saw, and not a little to his vivacious style and clever descriptions." — Star. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. EUROPEAN ASSURANCE SOCIETY. Empowered by Special A4t of Parliament. CHAIRMAN - Gen. Sir FREDERIC SMITH, K.H., Policies payable during life, indisputable, not liable to forfeiture. The ROYAL NAVAL, MILITARY, and EAST INDIA Life Department, affording peculiar advantages to Officers and others in the Navy and Army, is under the especial patronage of HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE QUEEN. Annual Premium Revenue, upwards of £310,000. New Premium Income in 1865 exceeded £62,000. Life, Fire, Guarantee, and Annuities at advantageous rates. The European is the only Society authorised by the Im perial Parliament to Guarantee the Fidelity of Govern ment Officials. Full particulars of the popular principles of this Society will be found in the New Prospectus, which will be for warded to applicants, post free. Offices-316, Regent-street; 17, Waterloo-place, Pall mall; and 69, King William-street, City. HENRY LAKE, Manager. WRIGHTON'S NEW BALLADS, " The Beauty of the Mind" and " The Song of the Bee," each free by post for 19 stamps. REALLY GOOD SON NOWN GS NOT GENERALLY K. The Cuckoo. Abt. A Sigh went Floating on the Breeze. _ The Quiet Little Man. The Pilot's Daughter Jane. Leduc. Tower-bill, London—Office of Collector of Inland Revenue. Ealing Staines 1 Stamp-office. Uxbridge —._ _____ Home-bound Sails. Sing Me that Song Again. The Wishing Cap. Bonnie Katie. Abt. Ever Thine. Abt. Thee only I Love. Abt. i Not a Month Ago. Each free by post for 19 stamps. All Sheet Music, including the publications of all the trade, promptly forwarded by post at half the marked price, with an extra stamp for postage on each piece. Payment received in postage stamps.—London : Robert Cocks and Co., New Burlington-street, Regent-street. WM. CORBETT, Secretary. .nland Revenue, Somerset House, London, April 4, 1867. DOG LICENCE. —The COMMISSIONERS of INLAND REVENUE Give Notice, that from and after the sth of April inst., every person keeping a dog is required to pay a licence duty of ss. for each dog. The penaltyfor keeping a dog without licence is £5. The person in whose custody, charge, or possession, or in whose house or premises any dog shall be found or seen, is deemed to be the person who keeps such dog, unless the contrary is proved. Post-office orders or postage stamps for the duty may be remitted to the Collectois of Inland Revenue at Somerset House or Tower-hill, or Gresham House, Old Broad-street, with a statement of the name and abode of the applicant, on receipt of which :a Exotica will 11. f,rwArtlee. , 'Autos of application may be obtained at any post-office. Licenses may bo obtained in London and its vicinity at the following places Somerset House Collector's Office. Tower-hill Gresham House, Old Broad-street Mile-end Surveyor's Office, 118, Mile-end road. Dalston Dal ston-road. Islington lnland Revenue Office, 6, Pullen's row. Highgate andliamp t Surveyor's Office, 21, Harrington street, Hampstead-road. Paddington Surveyor's Office, 18, Paddington green. Kensington Surveyor's Office, 25, Upper Philli more-place. Vauxhall Surveyor's Office, Hanover-place, Clapham-road. Camberwell lnland Revenue Office, 95, Hill street, Peckham. Southwark 43, Somerset-street, Portman-square Surveyor's Office. WM. CORBETT, Secretary. Inland Revenue, Somerset House, London, April 4, 1867. INDIA OFFICE, 6Tu APRIL, 1867. 11111 E SECRETARY of STATE for INDIA in COUNCIL hereby gives Notice, that he has received from the Right Honourable the Governor-General of India in Council the following Notification relative to the Sale of the HAWULBAUGH and AYAR TOLI GOVERNMENT TEA PLANTATIONS iu KUMAON. HERMAN MERIVALE. NOTIFICATION, DATED THE 13nt FEBRUARY. The following TEA PLANTATIONS and FACTO RIES in Kumaon, the property of Government, are offered for SALE at the prices specified : 1. Hawulbaugh, in Kumaon, forty-six miles from the plains, and six miles from Almorah.—The Plantations, including the small Nursery of Kusseena, in the immediate neighbourhood of Almorah, consist of about 106 acres planted with tea. At a short distance from the planta tions there is a cheer (Pious longifolia) forest, consisting of 102 acres, belonging to the estate, the timber of which is well fitted for making tea chests, &c. There are on the estate two large slated houses, a large slated factory, two large slated godowns, a slated barrack for Chinese tea manufacturers, and numerous slated out offices, and the stock and block of the factory are com plete for tea operations and in working order. The yield of the estate last season was about 16,000 lbs. of tea, and 500 maunds of seeds, all of which have been sown in the plantations. This estate will be sold in one lot, in fee simple, free of all demands on account of land revenue. exclusive of ex isting local cesses, such as road, educational, and postal cesses, or such as may be hereafter legally imposed, for Rupees 40,000 cforty thousand rupees). 2. Ayar Toh, in Kuttyoor, Kumaon, distant about 80 (eighty) miles from the plains, and about forty miles from Almorah.— This Plantation, with the small Nursery of Letchmaissur, consists of about 2,550 acres, of which about 300 aro under cultivation with tea, about 700 acres of cleared lan4 and the remainder covered with pine, oak, &c., forest, the timber of which is well ablated for making tea chests, &c. There are on the estate a slated house, a slated factory, and a slated godown, and numerous out-offices ; and a slated house or godown at Hawulbaugh, for storing tea, will be sold with the estate. The yield of the estate last year was about 12,000 lbs. of tea, and about 600 maunds of seeds, all of which have been sown in the plantations. This estate will be sold in one lot, in fee simple, free of all demands on account of land revenue, exclusive of existing local eesses, such as road, educational, and postal cesses, or such as may be hereafter legally imposed, for Rupees 1,25,000 (one hundred and twenty-five thousand rupees). A small portion of the plantation of Ayar Toli, named Bincoli, belonging to the temple of Nagnath, will bear an annual rental of Rupees 24 (twenty-four rupees) per annum. This land is leased in perpetuity from the temple of Nag nath on this rental. Offers will be received by the Superintendent, Botanical Gardens, North-Western Provinces, Saharunpore, and, on the offer being accepted, the purchaser must deposit 5 per cent. of the purchase-money, which will be forfeited if the amount of the purchase-money be not paid in full on the date which may be agreed upon at the time of sale. Both of these estates have been surveyed, and copies of the Survey Maps ma y be seen on application to the Super intendent, Government Botanical Gardens, Saharunpore. By order of the Honourable the Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces. R. SIMSON, Secretary to the Government, North- Western Provinces. ENTRANTS IN 1867 PARTICIPATE IN FIFTH DIVISION OF PROFITS. MUTUAL ASSURANCE WITHOUT MUTUAL LIABILITY. PROFITS APPLIED SO AS TO MAKE POLICIES PAYABLE IN LIFETIME. AND SO AS TO RAISE SECOND CLASS LIVES, AFTER A DEFINED PERIOD, TO FIRST CLASS RATES. BRITISH EQUITABLE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 4, Queen-street-place, Southwark-bridge, London, E.C. DIRECTORS. George Thomas Dale, Esq., Bayswater. Edmund Dunn, Esq., Croydon. William Gover, Esq., Blackheath. William Sutton Gover, Esq., 4, Queen-street-place. John Mid dl eton Hare, Esq., F ores t Hill . Fountain ohn Hartley, Esq., Dalbton. John Smither, Esq., Wellclose-square. Joseph W3arNmAiGnlgNtGon,Esq., DIRECTOR L AND ACTUARY.ee-grovo,Blackheath. MANAGING William Sutton Gover, Esq., E.S.S .1 AUDITORS. Mr. Deputy Obbard, Blackheath. Charles Brown, Esq., Wadden. William George Lemon, Esq., Blackheath- BANKERS. The London and Westminster Bank. PHYSICIAN. William Munk, Esq., M.D., F.S.A. (Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London), 40, Finsbury-square. SURGEON. Thomas Carr Jackson, Esq. (Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Surgeon to the Groat Northern Hospital, King's-cross), 3, Weymouth-street, Portland-place. EXTRACTS FROM REPORT. In the past three years the New Policies effected were— Reported in 1865, 1,650, amounting to £270,736 ; 1866, 2,073, £353,700; 1867, 2,845, £501,175. Total Number, 6,568, amounting to £1,125,611. The New Annual Premiums of past year, £15,318. In the Four Triennial Periods the New Policies issued were—First Three Years, 3,196, for £507,063; Second Three Years, 2,926, for £194,066 ; Third Three Years, 3,941, for £629,547 ; Fourth Three Years, 6,568, for £1,125,611. Total, 16,631, for £2,756,284. So that the New Business of the last Three Years has been greater than that of the preceding Six Years. The Policies in force this day are 11,637 in Number, amounting to £1,980,258. The Death Claims and Bonuses paid in the year under 67 polices amounted to £14,199. The amount paid for Death Claims, and Bonuses paid since the establishment of the Company, under 399 Policies, is £64,447. N d i n i e n g H t u h n e d e d a Yta.nbdy N n i o n l e e P s s o t u h n a d n ,..3 Tze k n i The ACCUMULATED FUND, h a s be e n increased n ty g -ei theg h a t m T o h u o n u t s l a a n i c d l by in the last three years, Sixty-live Thousand Niue Hundred and Seventy-Eight Pounds, and now amounts to One Hundred and Twenty-seven Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventy-eight Pounds Sterling. The Accumulated Fund has thus been nearly doubled at the end of each triennial period. A Reversionary Bonus of per Cent. por annum on Sutns Assured under Participating Policies was declared. RUPTURES.-BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOO-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT EXHIBITIONS of 1851 and 1862), is allowed by upwards of fwo Hundred Iffe.lical Gentlemen to be the most effective invention in the curative treatment of HERNIA. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, is heic avoided—a sott bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power I 4 supplied by the Moo-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and close ness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the .oircum ierence of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, -• • \ 44 1 • 4 1 A "r 4 •`••• 44' o w - .3410kr - r ; --t e 1 14 t 11 43 I 4 . .44 1 PA I': *4 "'; • . .4.4, 5 1:16 - - • -- V 41 • 0 - 5 1. "14'; nIT ' . ''‘ 16. - ' c,4 , DIE • 41.4,,,A0 every scrap of debatable ground between their re spective territories. We rather persuade ourselves that, some day or other, our Transatlantic posses sions must, in the very nature of things, be lost to us, and we have no desire to struggle against the natural course of events. Thee ession of Russian America to the United States may, perhaps, ac celerate or assure this result, but as the result has been long accepted as a probable - and not very deplorable necessity, we look upon the proceeding without uneasiness. But neither France nor Germany can look on the fate of Luxemburg with similar indifference. This little Duchy, insignificant as it appears on the map of Europe, would nevertheless convey some accession of strength to either of the two rival Powers competing for its possession. Its population is inceusilerable, but its position is strong, and the value of territory increases enormously where so very little comes into the market. It would be unfair to forget, in estimating the claims of the competitors, that whereas France, according to old theories of the balance of power, and a spacious claim to some acquisition, this Duchy of Luxemburg was about the only piece of territory which she could quietly ob tain. It belonged to a proprietor who was willing to sell it, and it formed no part of any organisel Kingdom or Confederacy which might be unwilling to lose it. The Germans, in fact, can only forbid the sale by an appeal to force. They can say that they will fight rather than permit the, be cause the interests of their country require tr do so ; but they cannot say, as far as can be seen at present, that either the Emperor Napoleon or the Kingof Holland would be doing any wrong in effect ing the transfer. Luxemburg, it is true, is German, and not French, but so are half-a-dozen Depart ments of the French Empire. There never was a distinct line of partition drawn between the nations of France and Germany ; and Luxemburg, for that matter, might be French as easily as Stras burg, and with as little violence to nationality. On the other hand, the Germans are enabled to say that Luxemburg did and does actually belong to Germany. It is only outside the Germanic body by accident, or pending the reconstruction of the Confederacy. It belonged to the Germanic Empire ages ago, and to the Germanic Confederation only twelve months since. It is still as much a portion of Germany as Wurtemburg or Baden would be had those States abstainel from forming any new con nection after the dissolution of the old Build. In point of fact, the Prussians look upon the Duchy much as the American Congress looks upon the Southern States of the old Union. They deny that it has any right to secede, or form part of any State but Germany, or even remain independent. At a public meeting at Berlin, on Sunday last, it was re solved, not only that Luxemburg must never be separated from Germany, but that it should be incorporated with Germany as soon as possible, and that no appeal to the inhabitants of the Duchy on the subject should be allowed. This last resolution is probably less arbitrary than it appears. It may, indeed, be doubted whether Prussia would willingly permit the Luxemburgers to become French were they ever so much inclined ; but the decision itself was directed, no doubt, against the stratagem of universal suffrage, with its notorious opportunities for trickery and fraud. The truth of the whole story, however, lies in the fact that the Germans, who, before they had consolidated their national strength, woul I have purchased the acquiescence of France with a larger sop than Luxemburg, are in disposed to make any concession now that their ob ject has been unexpectedly attained. They accom plished all and more than they hoped to accomplish before France had au opportunity of making her assent indispensable ; and though the terms since suggested by the Emperor Napoleon have not been immoderate, the Germans, being in a position to refuse them, have availed themselves of their advan tage. They hold that France must not be strengthened by the acquisition of Luxemburg, just as we, had we pleased, might have said that the United States should not acquire territory to the prejudice of our dominion. They make the question one of might as well as of right. Perhaps the right of reasonable expectation really does belong to France, but there is one thing which we should think must soon be clear to the French Emperor and the French peo ple. Luxemburg cannot be necessary to them, and would do them little good. The cession might have gratified their national pride as a tribute paid to French influence, but the Empire is already power ful enough to dispense with the mere profit or pres tige of such an acquisition. POST.—The debate which took place last evening in the House of Commons in committee on the Re form Bill, irrespective of the particular issue raised, at all events proved the great inconvenience of pro ceeding to the discussion of the separate clauses of a bill when its general principle has not been affirmed. The Chancellor of the Exchequer was fully justified in replying to the sneer of Mr. Bernal Osborne that although he had professed great willingness to take counsel of the House of Commons, he obstinately refused to accept any of the proposed amendments, by the obvious retort that he could not be expected to endorse proposals which overthrew instead of amending the bill which layon the table of the house. It was to be assumed, said Mr. Disraeli, that the house had assented to the general principle of the bill when it read it a second time, and therefore it was inconsistent to propose changes which could not be entertained without a complete remodelling of the entire measure. Of course it was expressly un derstood when the bill was read a second time that the house was pledged to absolutely nothing that it contained, but if the house insisted on keeping its hands free the Government were clearly entitled to a similar indulgence. It was, however, in the in troductory discussion on Mr. Gladstone's first amendment to dispense with the necessity of the personal payment of rates that the inconvenience of this exceptional mode of procedure became most apparent. It was impossible to consider this pro posal apart from the general tenour of the bill, but what that general tenor will be no one is in a posi tion to say. According to strict rule every speaker should have confined his observation to the particu lar clause under discussion, but none, not even ex cepting the proposer of the amendment, could avoid entering into the consideration of the general prin ciple of the bill, and speculating on the probable re sult of certain clauses being retained and of others being altered. We have never ceased to maintain that the house committed a fatal error in declining to discuss the general merits of the Ministerial mea sure when the motion was made that it should be read a second time. We pointed out how delusive were the hopes that such a course of proceeding would either lead to a saving of time or to a more easy and satisfactory settlement of the points in issue between the Government and the Opposition. The tenour of every speech delivered last evening fully justifies the opinion we expressed. Though bound to confine himself to the consideration of a particu lar clause, each speaker canvassed the policy of the measure considered in its entirety, and the conse quence was that the house witnessed what was in truth a debate on a second reading, conducted under conditions which deprived it of all its value. The preliminary skirmish on the proposal of Earl Gros venor to postpone the consid eration of the bill in committee until after the Easter recess was intended rather to sound the general feeling of the house on the expediency of postponing aslong as possible that inevitable decision which must determine the fate of the bill than to lead to any practical result. Whilst admitting the advisability of effecting a compromise between the rival parties in the house, it was never theless patent to all that such an end was not more likely to be attained by deferring the discussion on the fundamental clauses of the bill until members had returned after the holidays than if pushed on at once. The issues now raised are clearly defined ; and as the Government have declared that they will not give way, it may fairly be assumed that a fort night's consideration would not have the effect of inducing them or their opponents to change the pro gramme they have respectively published. If, indeed, the Liberal party continued to be divided, there might have been some reason for deferring the con test, in the hope that they might become once more united ; but as such is not the case, they or their chiefs had no motive for procrastination. Whatever may have been the object of the member for Chester in making his proposal, the short discussion which , supervened before it was withdrawn put it beyond a doubt that the Opposition were determined to support their leader, and were ready at a moment's notice to divide on questions which they were as sured by the Government threatened the existence of the bill. The Conservatives were not averse from a postponement, and, indeed, the only persons who supported Earl Grosvenor's motion rose on their side of the house. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, however, had the sagacity to perceive that if a divi sion were taken the result would be adverse to the 0 - z 4d. STAMPED sd. Government; and, in order to avoid what would have been a most damaging defeat, announced his readiness to proceed with the bill. In one sense, therefore, the motion of Earl Grosvenor led to a trial of strength, the result being decidedly favour able to the Opposition. In the speech with which Mr. Disraeli introduced his bill some weeks since he spoke of rating as the cardinal principle on which the possession of the franchise should be based, and this principle Mr. Gladstone directly put in issue by the first of the amendments which he proposed. Unless a man personally pays rates, says the Go vernment, he should not be entitled to a place on the Parliamentary register. Whether he pays rates or not, so long as he holds a tenement out of which rates are paid, though by another person, he should be entitled to the franchise ; this is the position taken up by Mr. Gladstone. We are prepared, reply the Government, to enable the large class known as the compound householders, and whose rates are now paid for them by their landlords, to pay those rates personally, and to deduct them from the rent, thereby avoiding any double charge upon such as are willing to qualify themselves for the enjoyment of the franchise. Such a course, re torts the leader of the Opposition, is illogical and inconvenient, besides entailing on com pound householders much loss of time, trouble, and unavoidable expense. It is also urged that, as the condition of this class of occupiers is to a great extent dependent on the action of parochial authorities, the net result would be to make the members of the electoral body depend on causes the operation of which should be counteracted in any measure for amending the representation of the people. If a compound householder can obtain the franchise by making a special arrangement for the payment of rates, it is obvious that Parliamentary agents will be exposed to the temptation of making the arrangement for him, and paying his rates, in • ...•tmcertain ho the benefit of the franchise with which he has been so generously endowed. It is impossible, however, to avoid feeling that when the committee proceed to a division it will be on a false issue. The question will really be, not whether compound householders shall enjoy the franchise without the payment of rates, but whether the present bill is one which it is ex pedient to proceed with any further. Instituron of Naval Architects. The annual congress of this institution com menced its sittings for the present year yesterday morning at the Society of Arts—the President, Sir John Pakington, in the chair. The proceedings commenced with the reading of the report of the council, which did not give a flourishing account of the financial position of the institution, though measures were said to have been adopted to increase the income and reduce the ex penditure. It was stated that notice had been given that it was intended to raise the rent of the rooms now occupied by the institution, and that in con sequence it had been proposed to apply to the Go vernment to grant rooms for conducting their busi ness in future years. Sir Jonx PAKINGTON then delivered his opening address. He observed that though the report of the council expressed some regret at the financial posi tion of the institution, yet as regarded its successful and prosperous action there was ground for con gratulation, and he hoped the financial prosperity would soon be restored. With regard to that part of the report alluding to the leaving of their present of6.9es in Adelphi-terrace, and the expectation that rooms would be granted by the Government for their reception, he regretted he could not give much satisfaction. A communication had been received to the effect that there were no rooms at present applicable for the purpose. Sir John Pakington then alluded to the question whether the Institution of Naval Architects had not a claim ou the Admi ralty for au annual grant, as was at present given to the United Service institution, and he thought that it had a very fair claim for such assistance, considering the importance of the objects it had in view and the services it had rendered. At the meeting last year the catastrophe of the ship London, in the Bay of Biscay, and the wrecks of other passenger ships about the same period, had called especial attention to the subject of the safety of passenger ships, and a recommenda tion was then made that the question should be taken under the consideration of the council. The council had consequently deliberated on the matter at 14 meetings, and had agreed to a report, which would be read to the meeting. One of the points under consideration was, whether some amendment was not required in the law regarding passenger ships, and a deputation from the council had within the last few days had an interview with the Presi dent of the Board of Trade on the subject. He thought there was little doubt the question would be taken into consideration by the Government, with a view to the amendment of the law, and it was pro bable a royal commission would be appointed to de- termine the nature of the amendments in the law required. Sir J. Pakington then noticed the pro - gress that had been made in the school of naval architecture, observing that the greater number of private pupils were foreigners. He regretted that the native private pupils were not greater, but there was a large number of Government pupils, so that there was every Prospect of having a considerable supply of competent men for the command of ships. At the last meeting of the institution one of the questions that gave rise to much discussion was the comparative merits of turret ships and the broadside system. That question was now on the point of being practically determined by the ships Monarch and Captain, the former constructed by Mr. Reed, and the latter by Captain Coles, who had received carte blanche to carry out the system in his experi mental turret-ship the Captain. In conclusion, Sir John congratulated the members of the institution on the progress they had made, and the benefits their exertions had conferred on naval architecture, and expressed confidence in their future prosperity. The special report of the council on the safety of passenger ships was then read. It contained 15 con clusions, of which the following were essential points. In the first place, it was affirmed that no general rule can be safely laid down for regulating the proportions of length and depth to the breadth of a ship, and a great variety of proportions of length and depth to breadth may be safely adopted, and the ship made sound and seaworthy, by judicious form, construction, and lading ; that the construction load water line of every ship and her scale of displacement from light to load waterline, should be appended to every design of a ship, showing the extreme draught to which she should be laden, and measures should be taken to insure that this information be recorded on the ship's papers ; that there is a minimum height of freeboard which cannot be safely reduced in sea going ships of ordinary fitment, and it is desirable to fix this minimum height ; that it would add much to the strength and security of steamships if trans verse and longitudinal bulkheads, coal bunkers, iron lower decks, and screw alley were all so connected with the hull of the ship and with each other as to form independent cellular compartments, water tight, and having all their communications with the decks and each other by water tight doors worked from the deck.; that double bottoms are to be regarded as a great element, both of safety and strength, in the structure of a large iron ship ; that it is very desirable that sufficient ventilation should always be provided in passenger ships to admit of closing all side scuttles and battening down, or otherwise enclosing all hatches in bad weather ; that in regard to hatchways and openings in the deck it is desirable to carry the beams of the ship across them without i n t erru ption wherever practicab le ; that a ll steam vessels, if of iron, should hav e a brass barrelled hart except pump o t n o es e — ver t y he cor er p m ar e t r m t e n n t havea t s h lu e i f e o e rw c , o a c r k d , an or d after d connections shou to l that, as a substitute for independentthese pumps, there be patent pumps having this extent. 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For the vacancy thus sadly and unexpectedly occasioned I venture to offer myself as a Candidate. There are many among you, I flatter myself; to whop my name is not unknown as a zealous supporter of the Liberal cause, and at this important crisis I hold it essen tial that any candidate presuming to ask for the suffrages of such an important and thoroughly Liberal constituency as that of Middlesex should be able to give trustworthy assurances of his devotion to the principles which they have at heart. Should you do me the honour to return me to Parlia ment it would be my first duty to co-operato with those who desire to effect the passage of an honest and straight forward measure of Reform—such a measure as would prove to the large body of artisans and working men, whom I hold to be entitled to the franchise, that the House of Commons is not afraid of the people, nor averse to the free extension of political privileges, nor disposed to deny to the intelligent operatives a share in the government of the country, to whose burdens they are called upon to contri bute. If the Reform Bill proposed by the Tory Ministry be not capable of adaptation to such an end, I should not hesitate to give my adherence to any course which may seem the most calculated to attain the desired object. Respect to the memory of your late Representative will not allow me for the next few days to take any further steps to bring myself before the Electors, but 1 shall take the earliest possible opportunity of meeting you in public and giving you a detailed, and 1 trust satisfactory, account of my views upon all the important political topics of the day. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your very obedient servant, HENRY D. LABOUCHERE. 23, James-street, Buckingham-gate, S.W., March 29, 1867. 31ID C IgV M . T W EE ErLigorIMOONTI.N—aCthEeN'ETRLENCL TION of Mr. LABOUCHERE. Chairman—PASCOE GRENFELL, Esq. Berkeley, the Hon. F. 11. F., M.P. Brand, the Right Hon. 11. B. W., M.P. Buxton, Charles, Esq., M.P. Chambers, Montagu, Esq., Q.C., M.P. Chambers, Thomas, Esq., M.P. Clay, James, Esq., M.P. Cogan, the Right Hon. W. H. F., M.P. Edwards, Charles, Esq., M.P. Eykyn, Roger, Esq., M.P. Forster, W. E., Esq., M.P. Gibsun, the Right Hon. T. M., M.P. Goschen, the Right Hon. G. J., M.P. 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The country thus transferred overlaps British America exactly as the Duchy of Luxemburg overlaps Bel gium, and the proceeding might beyond question be viewed as menacing more or less remotely the security or independence of our possessions. In fact, the in stincts of the British public actually took alarm at the first intelligence of the transaction, but the agitation quickly subsided, and the news which we yesterday published of the final ratification of the bargain was received with something very like un concern. In the case of Luxemburg, however, the people, who may be said to represent our own part in the transaction, have protested so vehe mently as to interrupt or prevent the proceeding. The Germans say that their powerful neighbour and possible enemy shall not acquire this position of advantage to their prejudice, and though they can not very well impeach the title of the vendor, or his right to part with his property if he pleases, they overrule all such considerations in favour of their own interests, and say that the sale shall not take place. A generation or two ago we should prob ably have held the same language respecting Rus sian America ; but the two cases, though nearly parallel, are distinguished by some important dif ferences. In the first place, an element in the question of the Luxemburg is wholly wanting in that of Russian America. There are inhabitants of the country to be consulted. Luxemburg has a population of 200,000 souls, well entitled to a voice in the determination of their own destinies. Rus sian America has no such population. All the settlers in the country could be carried away in a single steamer, the rest of the inhabitants being i ~i / '/ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~-~~ injection pipes if the engines have condensers. It large vessels the donkey engines should have a sepa- - rate boiler high above the water line, and eonimuni- cation with the main boilers. All vessels. should have a set of bilge pipes connecting every hold, and the en gine compartments with these pumps. As a security against fire, that there should be pumps on the upper deck, fitted as force pumps, and provided with a sufficient length of hose to reach either extremity of the vessel, and also provided with suction hose or pipes from the sea ; and that the stowage of a ship, whether done by contract or not, should be done under inspection of the captain of the ship, and should be conducted under his own orders only ; and he alone should be held responsible for the good stowage of his ship. In addition to the foregoing recommendations the council recorded various sug- gestions which they considered deserving of consi deration ; one of which was that all communication with the sea should be fully exposed to view. Mr. WIGRAM begged to statethat many members of the profession did not agree with the suggestions of the report, and he said that he himself was op- posed to almost every one. Mr. SCOTT RUSSELL explained that the council did not intend that any action should be taken on those suggestions without further consideration, and one of the main objects of the proposed royal com mission would be to consider the soundness of those suggestions. After a few remarks from Mr. Reed and Mr. Grantham, the report was adopted. Sir J. PAKINGTON said'he regretted that his offi cial duties would prevent him from remaining any longer, and he resigned the chair to Mr. Lloyd. The reading of papers then commenced. The first was " A description of some tug-steamers for the Godavery river" by Mr. J. R. Napier, who had constructed them so as to draw only six inches of water. Mr. REED and Mr. SCOTT RUSSELL complimented Mr. Napier on his achievement, and the latter ob served that it was the first time an iron awning had been applied to give lightness and strength to a boat. Mr. N. BARNABY then read a paper " On the stowage of merchant ships," in reference to a pas sage. on the special report of the council. He ex wthheich behaviour ship's l o o f a d a ought ere h t o a n b t e s placed, s a e n a d plamed at some length the scientific principles on s m tr o u re et o lo u n th o e f st t o h w e a s g h e ip o . f . th l e fe ca e r o g n o te t n h d an ed o n t h t a h t e depended d eo ta a t r e : le l should be given to the captain and to the packer as to the way in which the cargo should be stowed. Mr. WiGRAm observed that the chief difficulty arose from the manner in which the cargo came in to be loaded, a quantity of heavy goods being sent to be shipped at the last. An animated discussion ensued, in which Mr. Scott Russell, Mr. Grantham, Sir E. Belcher, Mr. Weston, and other gentlemen took part. A paper " On the proper form of ships," was then read by Mr. J. BOURNE. Mr. J. REED read a paper " On certain cases of weakness in iron ships" and pointed out several in stances of the erroneous application of mechanical principles in the construction. A paper contributed by M. FLACIIAT, " On the depth of ship," was next read. Admiral ELLIOT read a paper " On the specialite of ships of war ; or, the navy of the past, the pre sent, and the future," in which he contended that the attempts to combine the qualities of all classes in iron plated ships were not likely to be practically successful, and that it is desirable to maintain in the service the different classes of ships that were found serviceable in former naval warfare. The four foregoing papers were discussed together, Mr Scott Russell, Mr. Wigram, Mr. Reed, Sir E. Belcher, and Mr. Dulgeon taking part in the dis cussion. The meeting then adjourned at half-past four. THE EVENING MEETING. The proceedings were resumed at seven o'clock — Sir E. Belcher in the chair. Mr. APGREGOR read a paper on " Some inven tions for marine populsion reinvented," in which lie noticed a great number of useless i nventions for the propulsion of ships, for which object 1 , 000 p atents had been obtained, a great propo rtion of which patents were for supposed inventions the imprac ticability of which had been proved again and again. He expressed regret that so much ingenuity and labour should have been thrown away, and he said that application at the Patent-office would have quickly dispelled such illusions. In the discussion of the paper, Sir E. BELCHER stated from his own experience that investigations at the patent office were far from being so quickly made as assumed by Mr.:M'Gregor. Other gentlemen complained of the difficulty of pro curing information respecting the nature of p revious inventions at the Patent-office, and urged the neces sity of an improved mode of reference. Three papers of a technical character on the "slip" of screw propellers were then read , a nd the discussion on them was taken together. The titles of the papers were—" Some remarks on apparent negative slip," by Mr. W. J. Macquoron Rankin; " Apparent negative slip in scr ew propellers," 13y Mr. W. Froude ; and " Rela tions of the screw opus r eserve currents," by Mr. A. Rigg, jun. In the - cu ssion Mr. Reed, Mr. Sc ott Russell, Mr. Napier, Mr. Galloway, Sir E. Belcher, Mr. Bourne, Mr. Grantham, and other gentlemen took part. One of the points on which difference of opinion was expressed was whether any advantage is gained by placing the screw as far as practically possible from the stern post, that plan having been recommended by Mr. Fronde. The general opinion appeared to be that there is less vibration and greater speed in that arrangement. Sir E. Belcher, however, men tioned a serious accident to the ship Phoenix in con sequence of the screw-shaft having been elongated. Mr. REED then read a paper " On trials of steam ships on the measured mile." He observed that trials on the measured mile had often been condemned as liable to error and to be renderedfallacious by various means of " jockeying." He contended, however, that for the primary objects for which the measured mile was instituted, viz., to test the maximum amount of steam-power, to try the utmost speed of the ship under conditions by which it may be compared with other ships, to ascertain the efficiency of different forms of propellers, and the speed of the same ship at different times; for these purposes the trial on the measured mile when fairly conducted was superior to trials for several hours on the open sea. He admitted that on many occasions fallacious re sults had been obtained by jockeying, but no such tricks could be practised on her Majesty's ships, for all the officers engaged in the trials were impartial, and had no object to serve in making the ships appear to have greater or less speed than they really possessed. In a short discussion on the paper, Mr. Galloway, Mr. Scott Russell, and Sir E. Belcher took part. Another paper " On the impact of water against a ship and on its direction and pressure," by Mr. W. E. Seccombe, was read, and the meeting then adjourned until this day. ----- Her Majesty's screw troopship Ma2gera, Comman der J. Simpson, arrived a t Portsmouth ca ll e d in sterday morning from Malta and Gibraltar, having n nel, and at Plymouth Sound on he r way up Cha landed there Lieuts. Denny and Fronde, and seven soldiers. Her freight list on arrival at Spithead comprised Lieut. Hon. W. L. Jolliffe, from her Ma jesty's ship Ocean, on promotion ; Lieut. 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