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Tonelli will shortly be received by the Pope, and Cardinal Antonelli to take leave, his mission being • accomplished. c ' r!! 3 ) o 4. 1 / , R 1.19 ARAN'S LL WHISKY. DUBLIN EXHIBITION, 1865. This celebrated OLD IRISH WHISKY glktiod tl: Dui ,lin Prize Medal. It la Pure - , Mild, Mellow, Delicious,. and very Whole some. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale at GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label „ and Cork branded " Kinahan's LL Whisky." THE SUN, LONDON, l ONDA Y EVENING, JAN - El - Ai{ IC 21, 1867. No. 23,280. PRICE.... 4d. STAMPED bd. AILTTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION 'lna ,r,prited by :ict of ea:Ham ,af, ;.• E ,L-ST RE ET. CO Vtil T-1.; A.Ft DEN. LONDON. Prompt ADVA NC E on all description of .security. rms free on application by letter to kiDWATtO fIARPER, 'ziecrqtlirs. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., AFTER Covent-garden Theatre-- , EVANS' to sun Aler Drury-lane Theatre It'VANS' to SUP. After Lyceum cheatre EVANS' to SUP. Alter delphi Theatre . EVANS' to Sur. After t tlympic I'lreatre . ....... to P. Al ter Strand Theatre EVAN6' to SUI'. After New Ifoya-ty Theatre .. EV ANS' to SUP. * After St. James's Clicatr EVANS' to SU". Artvr Prince of Wales' The.tt re....EVAN S' to SUP. London Singing and Supper Club, E Covent-garden, Vocal Entertainment at Eight. to was removed to St. George's Hospital. On Saturday a gentleman named John Doughty, of 12, Little Marl borough-street, had his leg broken, and after being at tended to in the society's receiving-houso had to be re moved to St. George's hospital. all its efforts to prevent nutters from coming to ex tremity. " I request you, sir, plainly to represent this posi tion of affairs to the Government to which you have the honour to be accredited, and urgently to beg it to address energetic counsels in the above-mentioned sense to the Cabinet of Athens. You will at the same time add that, in case this step should unfortunately remain without the desired result, and Greece should continue not to fulfil the duties.imposed upon her by treaties; the Government of his Majesty the Sultan will then, although with regret, find itself compelled to make such arrangements as may be demanded by the interests of self-preservation. " You are empowered to read this present de spatch to his Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Government to which you arc accre dited, and, should he so desire, to leave him a copy of the same.—Receive, &c., " AALI." Naval and Military Intelligence. MR. MARK LE d nin a LEYTON HALL, - " the a volmne4 are full of intereit. humour, and pathos. fhey are sure t'l b. popul tr."— thirst and Blickett, 13, Great M ,rlb3rougft-street. COUNTRY HOTELS, PUBLIC HOUSES, and nUSINESSEi. VIJRNESS and KNEE'S Hat on applieition. Partio ilara for insertio i reetdvel until the 27th of the n °nth ,Lt their AUCt'I:)N AND HOTEL AGENCY OFFICES. 5 . Agar-street, S raid, W.C., and nearly opposite the Charing Cr-ss Railway Stiflon. LADY CAMPBELL'S NEW NOVEL. Now rew!) , at all the Libraries, in 3 cols, AW OMAN'S CONFESSION. ily LADY CA 31 Hurst and Blao'•:ett, publi,bers, 13. Greit Marlborough-street. Vu " 0 X F 0 1) , -6, OXFORD-STREET, W., DUNVILLE'S V.R. OLD IRISH WHISKY, B KL FAST, NEW REVISED AND CUEAPER EDITION. Now ready, in 2 vols.. post Svo., 245. bound, THE MUSICAL ESTABLISIDINNT of LONDON. LES DRAGONS 1 7 11.1. IRS (Opera Comique), Music by A. Maillart, in which Miss RUSSELL appear, as siitert by Misses Barrie and Fitz Henry ; Messrs. A. St. Albyn, 11ul14, Fox, Husk, Evans, and Bury, with Kxtra Band and Chorus ; produced and conducted by Hr. 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. lon,thmans. '—Times, Jan. 9,1837 • Is regularly supplied to the House of Lords. ABOOK ABOUT LAWYERS. By J. C. JEAFFUNSON, Barrister-at-Law. From the Times.—" A Book about Ltwyers' deserves to be very popular. Mr. Jeaffreson has accomplished his work in a very creditable manner." Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. "V.R." IRISH WHISKY. DUNVILLE and OLD IRISH WEIISKY, BELFAST. London 0111:es and Stores, BEAUFORT-BUILDINGS, STRAND, W.C. Established 1808. Quotations on application. TAMES DALY and CO., Distillers, John-street, Cork.—" The purest spirit and safest drink in the World."—Loudon Offices, 7, Printing-house-square, L.C., next the "Times." TAMES DALY and CO., Distillers, John-street, Cork, beg* to announce that they are able to supply the trade with their celebrated Whiskies, in casks or cases, and to - take orders in bond and tor exportation. r 5 t:teir offices, 7, l 'rintimr-house-square, London, E.C.. the only house in the Square not occupied by the "Times." J. D. and Co.'s whiskies brine the highest prices in the Austral:au and other Colonial Markets, as may ba observe : by rele. ence to the "Journal of Commer e l of Victoria," by which i:, will be s -.an that their Whiskies letc:i Bd. pe" gr lion red ls. per C.lB, over the next brat. and is. 6d r,er gallon and 6d. a c'se o. et' the lowest quota Jon. Away, on hand a supply o: ve y old Mellow w flaky in finest condition, matured in sherry casks, unsurpassable in quality and flavour, se;•olled on the Moat reasonable terms. WMSLOW HALL, Winslow, Bucks, having been recently opened and fitted with requisites for the care sod comfort of the INSANE. the proprietor, Dr. pOISRAGON, announces thrt he has transferred his Estab lahment from Birmingliard 4, the above desirable residet.ce, ea sil7 accessible, and distant from London about an hour and a -half by the London and North-Western line, and fluty Minutes from Oxford. Attached to the mansion, situated on a sandy soil, and commanding an extensive and pleasing P r ospect, are garden, me ;ciow, plantation, and :ecrcation grounds. For terms and forms of admission address the Proprietor. DR,. SCOTT'S LIVER AND BILIOUS PILLS.—A NEVER FAILING RESIEDY.—Pre- Pared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. ftett, of Bromley, Kent. will be found Invaluable to all who ,nirer from bilious and liver noraplaints, inilgeation , wind. /Tama, giddiness, ilzzineas of the eyes, &o. For habitual liltiveneis, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent; mild In their opera tion and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro mote dlizesrion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Prepared only and s)id by W. Lambert, Chemist, 8, King I Villlatn-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most drug- Oats, in boxe4,ls. lid., and three times the quantity in one, _ 24 . 9d. Be sure t o ask for Dr. Soott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine ,re a square erect Azicaze. with " William " wraveri the stamp. - WHAT IS YOUR CREST AND WHAT IS YOR MOTTO ? Send 3s. 6d. to CUL U LETON'S Heraldic. Office for a 'loih Sketch, or Gs. for a Coloured one. The Arms of 11 ion and wife blended ogether in proper heraldic form. a he proper heraldic Colours for servants' liveries, what buttons to be used, and how the carriage should be painted, fee 10s. Just complete, a very valuable book, with 3,500 E ngravings, arms, crests, and mottoes of nearly every family in the kingdom, the result of thirty years' labour, Price £lO 10s., printed in several colours. Family Pedi grees traced from authentic records, information as to the obtaining of a new grant of arms, how to change one's fl ame, by T. Culleton, Engraver to her Majesty and Royal ; also Diesinker to the Board of Trade, 25, Cran mum-street (corner of St. Martin's-lane), W.C. -'l- ANSION-HOUSE FUND for the RELIEF of the SUFFERERS by the recent COLLIERY 'PLOSIONS. • ConnarrEE. The Right Hon the LORD MAYOR. 0. L. Bevan, Esq. I Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Tauel Morley, Esq. I Waterlow. -„. 100 . Moo re , E sq . Mr. Sheriff Lycett. Alderman Finnis. Mr. Alderman Besley. J •j'. Gassi o t, E s q. Mr. Alderman Dakin. V r ir iatoPher T. Gabriel, Esq. James Hill, Esq. eellerick Thompson, Esq. R. N. Fowler, Esq. ; 4 . Gray, Esq. W. J. Maxwell, Esq. lonel Stuart Wortley. Mr. Alderman Cotton. Ilia attention of the public is earnestly drawn to the t 11„ 84ITe ring consequent on the terrible calamity produced by recent colliery explosions. S UBSCRIPTIONS are greatly needed to relieve the numerous families made destitute thereby. 0 Vie amount required to meet the memorable Hartley ery Accidant in 1862 was £50,000 ; in that case 204 f - ' 4 and boys lost their lives ; in the present instance ouble that number are known to have perished, there d to make A suitabiel.provision for the families depen .R°llt upon them about £lOO,OOO will be needed. At the dnsl istribution of the surplus of the Hartley Fund, was allotted to the districts in which the present F'dents occurred, and this sum is now available towards .9e fund now being raised. 11 .11. H. the Prince of Wales • . £lOO lI•R.H. the Princess of Wales The Corporation of London 4rneunt already advertised £19,461 5 s ubscriptions will be received by the Right Hon. the Lor d Mayor, at the Mansion-house; Messrs. Barclay, cij a n , and CO., 54, Lombard-street ; Messrs. Coutts and • Strand ; Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard ; Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Co., 1, Lombard-street ; ie ss rs• Robarts, Lubbock, and Co., Lombard-street ; d: s sre. Dimsdale, Fowler, and Co., 50, Cornhill ; the Lon g n Westminste r Bank, Lothbury; the London Joint- f eK Bank 5, Princes-street; the Union Bank of London ; iron and Cou n ty B an k ; the National Provincial Bank • gland and all their branches; Messrs. Willis, Percival, the Committee. Mansi on H ouse, J an. 14, JOSEPH GIBBS, Secretary. 1867. CONTRACT FOR BA.RRA.CIC STORES FOR THE ROYAL MARINES. Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset HOURP, 9th J. 1867. THE COMMISSIONERS fo an r , EXECUTING the OFFICE of UNITEDH ADMIRAL of the KINGDOM of LORD GREAT HIGH ADMIRAL of the L ND RINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE LAND, Do hereby give NOTICE, that on WEDNES DAY, the 23d inst , at Twelve o'Clock at Noon, th e y w ill be ready to treat w . ith such Persons as may be willing to Contract for supplyin g and delivering into her Majesty's LVictualling Stores at Deptford all such quantities of on g - Fair Broom H ea d s, an d Clamps and Blocks for L ong otubbing Brushes, as may from time to time be demanded le r the u se o f the Royal Marines, under a Contract for cale n d ar months certain, an d f ur ther until the expi -I.4tion of three ealenilar months' warning. Patterns of the articles may be seen at the R o y al Marine , New-street, Spring-gardens, between the h ours of ' -f 'ie ce ven and Two o'Clock. fo l io Tender will be received unless made on the printed 1111 Provided for the purpose, and which may be obtained in the Lobby of the Department of the Con ti._ ler of Victualling, Admira Somerset House, where of the Contract may be seen. .1.1 0 Tender Ivill be received after Twelve o'Clock . at . th"" t n on the day of Treaty; and it will not be required "'i t the Party tendering, or an Agent on his behalf, should 4ZI at the Office on the day of Contract, as the result eatede offer received from each person will be communi to him and his proposed Sureties in writing. Ad i ‘TrY Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the „,,,toralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words at t, oder for Barrack Stores;" and must also be delivered raillle Department of the Controller of Victualling, Admi n‘Y, Somerset House, signed by two responsible persons, the to become bound with the Person tendering i n 84111 of £3OO for the due p.)rformance of the Contract. By Order, ANTONIO BRADY, Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities. ROMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS gulp. a m l , e_a_r_n r e e stl im y . solicited for fitting up the TRAINING u (led. WM. WILLIA.MS, Secretary. 110 3's' Re .8, fawe Great Queen-street, W.C. - - 11 OMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-CON the rr RIBUTIONS are earnestly solicited for establishing COUNTRY ROME. £l,ouo required. 13 WM. WILLI k MS, Secretary. o Yb' Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street. W.C. [ OME LESS BOYS OF LOND ON. —The 0 Committee are most anxious to provide for 400 boys. pne hundred and fifty are now In the Refuge. The annual enditare for supporting the 400 boys is estimated at C , OUP, being £l5 a tear for each boy. Several kind friends uave promised to nay for one boy each year. Subscriptions thankfully received by the London and West- Minster Bank, 41, Lothbury, and 214, High Holborn; Messrs. ranso m and Co., 1, Pali-Mall East; and by WM WILLIAMS, Secretary. Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, W.C. PROVIDENCE R ROW N IGHT REFUGE, FO HOMELESS WOMEN AND OIELLDREN, 14A, Providence-row, Finsbury, E.O. Sixty Thousand Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and Breakfasts, have boon given in this Institution to the destitute, who otherwise would have had to pass the nights in tho bleak streets or under railway arches. Akt present nearly 500 Nights' Ldgings, with Suppers and B reakfasts, are given gratuitously every week. The poor F rom all p ar t s are a d m itt e d , th e on l y con diti on b e i ng t h at `b°3' are homeless and starving. The Manager &c., 500.ives no remuneration whatever. Notwithstand "g the provision made by the Poor Houses, each n ight numbers of young women, children, and orphans too, for w an t accommodation' refusedadmittance, andhave Pend night after night i n the cold, wet, and sleet. To rjeet this evil, and to provide m ore amp l e accommoda -1",, £2,000 has been raised, but to accomplish the Bey a sum of at least £l,OOO more willrequired. I ides providing shelter for the homeless, this year it 3 prop,sed, as far as the donations obtained for the pur- Pc'en will allow, to give broad and coals to poor families w alit• Will you, in y o ur charity, help t o carry on and , enraplish what h as b een b egun ? Will you h e l p to g i ve ggit ae lter to th o really homeless, an d f oo d to the really Em a l - vig ? The smallest donation will be most welcome be night and morning, tbe prayers of the deotitute will c?ffered in yo ur b e h a lf . ~,..'VBSCIIIPTIONS are earnestly requested, and will be f.'"'sfully 4 - CirM received by the BOP. D. GILBERT D.D. 7 1N0.22, 4 1 1117 is, Seventh edition, 2 vols. Svo., cloth, extra, illustrated with Portrait of the Author, the 35 Original Engravings, and all the Woodcuts, price 10s. 61., CARLETON'S (WT.) TRAITS and STORIES of the IRISH PEASANTRY. 'London: William Tegg, Pancras-lane, Cheapside. 3I A NFIELD'S PATENT PICKLES are per fectly pure and nneeloured. To he had of all dealers and wholesale of JOHN BURGESS and SON, 107, Strand (corner of Savoy-steps). London . rrIHE OCEAN ST. LEGER of 1866.—What Lord Lyon was to his owner was the Taeping to her Cardain, viz., winner of the race, having. distanced All com petitors, as the ii-ASP PIDIA TEA COMPANY have in ?ariab y done in their choi e and sale of fine new season's teas, now selling at importer's prices. Warehouses-9, Great St. Helen's-churchyard. "THE RUIN OF TILE FEW IS THE GALN OF PIKE MANY." THE Panic of '66 and its consequent depression of the Colonial M intets enables the "EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY" to otter TEAS LOWER THAN EVER. Sia Pounds of Good Tea for Bs. Ad. can't be dear. The Company's KAISOWS by the Clipper Ships are really delicious. 9, Great St. Helen's Churchyard, Bishopsgate al reet, Jan. 1, 1867. AVALUABLE NEW-YE IR'S GIF T.- A CHINESE CADDY. containing 161bs. of really good Black Tea, scot carriage free to any railway station or market town in Ety . ,land, Ireland, Scotland. or %Vales, on re ceipt of 108., by PHILLIPS and CO, Tea Merchants, 8, King William-s. reet, City. E.C. T" IS CHEAPER THAN EVER.- I s. 25.. 2s 6 t. per lb. are the prices at which PEIILLIPS and CO , Tea ?,.ferc:lan's, 8 King William-street, City, Lon don, Eta., are Rellintr good And fine BLACK T A. A price current -.0-t ire. 40s north carriage tree to any railway , tation or mark.3t town i r the United Kingdom.—Observe— PMLLIPS and Co. have ro Agents or any connexion with any house in Worcester or Swansea. Sugars are supplied at market prices. GEOLOd Y.—ELEMENTARY COLLEC TIONS, to illustrate the New Edition of "Lyell's Elements of Geology" and facilitate the important study of Mineralogy and Geology, can be had at 2,5, 10, 20, 50 to 500 guineas ; also single Specimens of Minerals, Hoot s, Fossils, and It eant Shells, Geologinal naps. Hammers. all the recent Puh'ications, &c., of J. TENNANT, Mineralogist to Her Majesty, 119. Strand, London. Private Instruction is given in Mineralogy and Geology by Mr. TENNANT, F.G.S., 149, Strand, W.C. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. DEFRCES and SONS' tfi• NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS cow ain nn entirely new an I extensive Stock of TABLE GLASS, China, ?met Chan flound,..ditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. DEFRIES and SONS , Pi - NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS.—The New Oval-shaped ALEXANDRA DINNER SERVICE, from £ll 18s. 6d.- 147, Houndsditch. NOTICE or REMOVAL. DEFRIES and SONS J. NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS.— BREAKFAST and TEA SERVICES in great variety. from Li is. upwards.-- 147. Houndsditeh. NONCE OF REMOVAL. JD E IE S and S NS' • Isll4W CI FY SHOW ROOMS contain a beautiful assor:ment of DESSERT SIOINICKs . , from LI Is. to 100 ffulneas. Cre,ts and Monograms engraved on same. -147, Houndsclitch. NOTICE ON REMOVAL. JDEFRIES and SONS' • NEW CITY SHO It 'ONIS.—CRYSTAL CHAN- D ICLIEIN, New Decola for t'ie Draw inz-room. either tor Gas or candle, and to suit all kinds of Decorations. —I 17, Houndsditeh. N..)TECE OF REfIOVAL. T DEFRIES and S ONS' Pi• NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS.—IIRONZE and OR MOLU CHANDELIERS in gr(at variety. New Desig,ns ft,r the Dining-room.-147.11oundsditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. DEFRIES and SONS' PJ • NEW CITY STIOW ICOOMS.—The ALEXANDRA FLOWER VASIC. This new and beautiful Vase can be Fe 12 in great variety, from 3e. to 30s. each —ll7, Hounds ditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. T DEFRIES and SONS' ti• NEW CITY SIIOW ROOIS. —The NEW JET DINING ROOM VASE. Registered designs, in great variety.—l 47, Houndsditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL JT DE.FRIES and SONS' • NEW CITY SHOW ItOOSl3.—The NEW PATENT ASTRA. LAMP. for Petroleum and Mineral Oils; also CRYSTAL LAMPS and WALL LIGHTS (registered) for Houndsditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. • DEFRI ES and SONS' T NEW CITY SHOW ROM'S. —TAVERN and HOTEL CLASS of the newest pa terns and correct mea sure.-147, Houndsditeh. OTTC N.: OF RENIOVAL. y - •DE . FRIES and SONS' •F • NEW CITY stlOW 110011fS.—ORNAAI;•NTAL CLOCKS for the DINING and DRAWING-R 0031.-117, Eloundsditch. NOTICE OF h E3lO VAL. T DEFRIES and 'SONS' . NEW CITY SHOW RO , IIIS —lerehant4 and the Trade' au,plied with PATTIMN BOOKS FREE. 117, H,undaditch. Works—Lon ton, Birmingham, and Paris. wstablished 1803. Just published, 2d; sent by the author for 3 stamps, IJGLTNESS and BEAUTY; being a Pamphlet descriptive of articles and means used 'or improvinfr, the apearance. By ALEX. ROSS, 248, high Holborn, Londn. SPANISH FLY is the acting ingredient in ALEX. ROSE'S C A NJ' HAI: I DES OIL, which speedily ,rodnoes whiokers and thickens hair, 3s 6d, 5s 6d, and iOs 6d; sent by post for 54. 84, and 144 st,mps.— ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.—Corns cured in one day by nsintr ALEX. ROSS'S curitoro. Thi • preparation gradually dissolves the Corn in a few hours, remov i ng the very root. Price 4s • sent by post for 60 stamps. —248, High Holborn , London , and all Chemists. RAIR-CIIRLDTG FLUID, 248, High Holborn, Londort.—ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID ourle t,adies• or Gentlemen's hair immediately It is applied. Sold it Is Rd, 5s 6d, an.i 10s 6,1 ; sent free for 54, 84. and 144 stamps —Had of all Chemists. PREY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London. — ALEX. ROSS'S HAIR DYE produoes a perfect colour 'rnmediately it Is used. It is permanent, and perfectly na tural In effe t. Price 3s 6d. 5s 6d. and IN 6d ; sent by post for 54, 84, and 141 stamps ; and all Chemists. H AIR DESTROYER.-248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S DEPILATORY removes superfluous hair from the lace, neck. and arms, without effect to the skin. Price 3s 6d, 5s 6d, and Ifs 6d; sent for 54, bl, and 144 stamps.—Had of all Chemists. DIMPLE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the skin are improved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S STE ; ETABLE SKIN PILLS. They remove redness, sal lowness, dlro. 2s 9d and 7s 13d ; or post for 40 and (00 stamps. —ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London, and all Che mists. HAM COLOUR WASH.—By washing the head with this beautifully-Perfumed Wash, in seven or ten days the hair assumes its original colour, and remains so by an occasional using. 108 ad ; sent for stamps.—ALka. ROSS, 24a, High Holborn, London. and alt Chemists. THE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another Loma to thP 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer han (55 poor, friendless, young females were rejected from want of FUNDS and room, making a total of 3,087, who have been sent away In five years. fhe uew home the Committee wish to form would be for Young g - iris, almost children, Ir nu the age of 13 to 16, who bave be.sn led astray from the path of virtue. . Con tributions will be reoeired gratefully by the Secretary, Ir. Daniel Cooper, K 5, Queen -s‘reet. Cheapside; or by Messrs P.arolay and Co.. Lembard-street OYfil F REE 110SPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in he , mediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, King's-cross. Patron—Her axed Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. Vice-Patron—ll ls Royal Highness the Prince of WA LE 3,KG. President—His grace the Duke of BUCCLEHCII, This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the first to estab lish the principle of free admission to the sick poor w , without the delay end difficulty of Governors ' orders, e holly de pendent for support on voluntary contributions andi It affords relief to a large number of nts, and, i n addition to this, the averarze number of attendance of the Jestitute 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 lases of this Hospital are capable of containing several ‘ndred more beds had the Committee the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributions are received by the ir bankers, Messrs. Brown, Janson, and• Co. , Abchuroh-lane ; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co.; Drummondci and Co.;• GLyn and Co. ; Ilerries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Presoott, Grof. and Co. ; SVP, and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ;W illiams, Deacon , an d and Co„ Bernere-street and at the HOSPital• from 1 OTAIVIORD augg, eggeory, COMEDY. by sfessrs. it .rry Sydney, Brierlev, and Eaer ton ; Mr. G. H. FRET)} RICKSand Mr. FRANK HUSSEY, of the NEW AMERICAN MINST S; together with an Entirely New Dlyertissement, entitled THE OXFORD REVELS, arranged and produced under the immediate superintendence of Mr. W. H. Payne, THIS EVENING. " Of the decorum that prevails throuchout . very section of the Hall it is impos Ible to s jealt too highly. —Times, Jan. 0, 18,7. 11/IADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, BAKER-STREET. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. NEW ADDI ['IONS. —Life-size Models of the KINGS and QUEENS of ENGLAND, from WILLIAM of NORMANDY to QUEEN VICTORIA . Open from 11 a.m. till dusk, and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admittance, ls. ; 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 EVEItY EVENING for Concert and Dancing. Conductor, Signor Luca CURTL Manager, M. GRENET. Admission to Promenade, One Shilling. Reserved Seats, Two Shillings. pATENT VENTILATING CHIMNEY TOP—Messrs. MYERS and STODART with confi dence recommend their CHIMNEY TOP as an effectual CUKE of SMOKE. it has an advantage over all others, as it can be sweeped. It is alike useful and ornamental. Prices for foreign and home orders on application at 112, Strand, W.C., where testimonials can be seen. EAU -DE-VIE.—This Pure PALE BRANDY, 18s. per gallon, is vc ry superior to recent importations of Cognac, recommended by the medical profession, and ex tensively used in hospitals. In bottles, 38s. per dozen, or in a case 395., railway carriage paid.—IIENRY BRETT and CO., Old Furuival's Distillery, Holborn, E.O , and 30, Regent street, S.W. Established 1829. ARTIFICIAL TE E T H.-A MONTH'S TRIAL GIVEN.—If not perfecfly comfortable, use ful, and undetectable the money returned without hesitation. Mr. DAY, Dentist (many years with lir. Eskell, Surgeon- Dentist, of 8, Grosvenor-street, W.), offers, as above, the most convincing proof of the unerring and pa i nless pritic'ples upon which he constructs incorrodible MINERAL ARTI FICIAL TEETH, whether singly cr in partial or complete sets, to serve the purposes of mastication, articulation, end pers mal appearance. Ms terms will be found the most moderate of any advertised, 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 sl . ehte-t pain by a in w process, and without the us , of chloroform or other dangerous ittgraLent, Stopping decayed teeth, and discoloured teeth rest , red. Arc. Attenda.ce, 10• to 6. All consultations free.-291, REGENT-ST FEET, three doors from the Polytechnic. WILD -FOWL GUNS.—A large variety always on hand. Single and double, various sizes, from £5 ss. Breech-loading Guns of large bores, single and double. Price Lists on application. E. M. REILLY and Co., 502, NEW OXFORD-STREET, LONDON. NEW DANCES for the PIANOFORTE.--Bon Soir Galop, by Fred. Godfrey, 45.; Polka des Demoiselles, 2s. Gd. ; Rosabella Valso, A. Wright, 48. ; the Merry 801 l Galop. 45.; United Service Galop, Fred. God frey, 35.; Helena Waltz, by ditto, piano solo and duets, 4s. each; United Service Quadrille, solo and duets, 4s. each; Colleen Aroon Quadrilles, by ditto, solo and duets, 4s. each ; the Ilarlequinade Quadrille, by ditto, 45.; the Flower of the Season Polka, 3 s. Also the Jolly Old Friends' stamps. All at y the same compos er , Quadrille, piano solo and duets, by Henri Desorrnes, each ryeeGfoood Polka,r26tamp f s re . A e fo l r sl, 9 b half price, with an extra stamp for postage. — London : Robert ; the A ea w c f h ul f l Cocks and Co., New Burlington-street, and of all music sellers. FXIIIBITORS at the PARIS EXHIBITION, who ADVERTISE in " THE SUN," can have the SERVICES of A SPECIAL AGENT in PARIS, whose address can be obtained at " The Sun" Office. He has a perfect knowledge of French, is also acquainted with 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, er who may go there for pleasure only. PR IN TIN G. -TO PROPRIETORS OF NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, &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 reIAY. Address—The Manager 'Sue Printing Offices, 3, Church row, Savoy, Strand, W.C. The Weather, the Parks, &c. UPWARDS OF 100,000 PERSONS ON THE ICE IN THE ROYAL PARKS. The various parks were yesterday patronised by a far greater number of persons than on any previous day during the present season. The wind was exceedingly cold and cutting, and such scenes as took place along the foot promenades have not been witnessed for several years. Westminster-bridge, Parliament-street, and the approaches to St. James's Park were almost impassable to persons com ing from a contrary direction by those wending their way to that locality, either for skating themselves or to witness the evolutions of others Kensington Gardens had some 20,000 spectators on the foot promenades, whilst the carriage drives were thronged with vehicles containing visitors anxious to witness Ihe graceful evolutions of the sliders and skaters. In the Regent's Park the lamentable catastrophe of Tuesday last did not in the least degree tend to keep back tens of thousands of spectators. The Victoria Park, perhaps, had a greater number of spectators than even the West-end parks. The great centre of attraction, however, was the pro menade in front of the Long Water in Kensington Gar dens. The bank on the north side was studded with ladies and gentlemen. The public roads were last night in an exceedingly slippery state, and several omnibus proprietors took advan tage of the weather by doubling their fares. Those run ning from the King and Queen, at Paddington to Farring don-street, still kept to their original fare of 2d., but the fare from Albert-gate to Hyde Park-corner by some of the other omnibuses was 6d. This sudden risk in the prick of locomotion caused considerable grumbling and delay on he roads. It was truly distressing to witness the scenes that too place on the Surrey side of the river, more especially amongst persons attending tho funerals of their relatives. The horses drawing hearses and mourning coaches could not get along from the slippery state of the roads without slipping and plunging. On Saturday night a man who was annoyed by some boys in Bowyer-lane, Camberwell, ran after them, chased them to the edge of a sewer forming there, but owing to its slippery state he rolled over the embankment, a depth of 20 feet it is supposed. Ile was drawn out and taken to St. Thomas's Hospital, when he was found to be dead. The following are the official reports of tho proceedings in tho parks up to 9 o'clock last night : ST. JAMES'S PARK. The number of sliders and skaters was 20,000. Five per sons broke through the ice, and were taken to the society's tent. They were attended to by Deputy-superintendent Perry; but no less than 30 persons were either tripped up by the skaters or fell upon the ice, by which they received serious cuts on their heads and faces, some being of a very dangerous character. One man, named George Brown, of 151, Drury -lane, afterfalling upon the ice, was taken to the society's tent, when Deputy-superintendent Perry found that he had received a contusion of the knee, and was in a state of convulsion arising from being stunned by the fall. Perry had Mr. F. B. Phayer, assistant to Dr. M'Cann, sent for, who deemed it necessary to remove him to the hospital. THE REGENT'S PARK. At an early hour in the morning Mr. Lambton Young, the Secretary to theßoyal Humane Sooiety, visited this park for the purpose of ascertaining how the divers and the draggers were getting on, and whether they had recovered any more bodies. To his utter astonishment he found not less than 13,000 persons sliding and skating upon this dan gerous sheet of water, and oven as far as to where the divers were searching for more bodies. He eventually ordered the divers to cease work, and also the men drag ging the pond, and to assist him and the icemen driving off tho people. Amongst the number were not a few ladies. Ho then had the part roped round near the scene of the late accident. THE SERPENTINE IN HYDE PARK. Thero were at one time 30,000 persons, including ladies skating and sliding. Fifteen persons of both sexes were taken into the Royal Humane Society's receiving -house' suffering from severe cut heads, and a boy only 13 years of ago had QM Si Ulf) =no broken, and alter Doing attended THE LONG WATER., KENSINGTON-GARDENS. Fifteen thousand ladies and gentlemen, including many members of the nobility belonging to the Skating Club, ventured upon this splendid sheet of ice, which is now in first-rate condition, it being nearly four inches in thickness. No accident of any importance took place during the day. Messrs. Spencer, Turner, and I3oldero, of Lisson-grove, have written to Mr. L. Young, and state in their letter that as a severe drain has been made upon the resources of the Royal Humane Society, they proposed to raise a small subscription to express the sympathy of the firm with the society, and to recognise the conduct of the icemen, police constables, and others who rendered distinguished services to the sufferers, and who endeavoured to meet the wishes of those who have been painfully bereaved of relatives and friends. Mr. Bright, who brough the communication to Mr. Young, showed that the firm had subscribed three guineas, and others smaller sums, amounting in the whole to over £5. The Candian Insurrection. ATHENS, Jan. 10. Advices have been received here from Candia to the 4th inst. They were brought to the Piraeus by the Russian steamer Taman, which left Canea on the evening of the 4th inst., and proceeded thence to Selinon and Sphakia with orders to take on board some Cretan families if no opposition were offered by the Turks. UnfoAtaately„however, bad weather prevented the Taman from fulfilling her mission. According to the intelligence brought by this vessel Zimbrakakio had established his head quarters at Omalos. The Cretan Assembly continued to sit at Aya, Roumelia. The winter has set in with great severity, and cau4ed much,suffering among the in surgents, whose courage and energy nevertheless continued unabated. On the 31st Dec. Mustapha Pasha sent a steam vessel to Sphakia, and invited the villages of that difArict to send representatives to him, which the Sphakates refused to do. It was thought probable therefore that Mustapha Pasha would march, against them. On the 3d January an Italian iron clad frigate, and a despatch boat of the same nation, anchored in the roads of Sonda. These vessels probably belonged to the flotilla sent by the Italian Government to support its representations on the subject of the Principe Tomasso. The Turkish governor, suspecting that incendiary journals and letters found their way into the island through seve ral consuls, requested from the French and English consuls permission to open the despatches addressed to them. This request was acceded to by the French, but refused by the English Consul. The Governor's dragoman went to the Austrian Lloyd's mail packet agency and requested to be allowed to open despatches addressed to the Greek Consul, which, however, the agent declined to permit. The Greek steamers Panhellemurn and Hydra have made their eighth voyage to Crete with provi sions and ammunition for the insurgents, notwith standing the surveillance of the coast by Turkish cruisers. The new Greek Ministry has submitted to the Chamber several important bills, one of which grants the concession for draining Lake Copias to a French company ; another bill grants to the Ministry of War a credit of one million in order to make im provements in the armament of the national forces commensurate with recent inventions. Diplomatic missions are about to be sent abroad, and the ap pointments are stated to be as follows :—M. Brailas (ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs), to London ; M. Theodore Delyannis (ex-Minister), to Paris ; M. Spyridon Metaxas (ex -deputy), to St. Petersburg ; M. Conduriottis (deputy and ex-Minister), to Flo rence; M. Gregoire Ypsilantis (deputy), to Vienna and Berlin ; M. Rangairs (ex-Minister) to Wash ington ; M. Pierre Delyannis will continue to repre sent, Greece at. Constantinople. CircularDispatchof the Turkish Government CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 14. Subjoined is the text of the circular dispatch for warded on the 26th ult. by the Turkish Government to its representatives at Paris, London, and St. Petersburg, in which complaint is made of the recent policy pursued by Greece : " Constantinople, Dec. 26. " Sir,--You have already learnt from my former dispatches the pacification of the island of Crete and the concentration of the remaining insurgents solely at the two points of Selinos and Kissamos. I hope to be able to announce to you by telegraph their complete subjugation before the arrival of this despatch. It is notorious, Sir, that the insur rection might have been suppressed far sooner, and perhaps without bloodshed, if Hellenic agitators entering from abroad had not influenced the inha bitants of the island by criminal intrigues and menacing threats, which have only contributed to prolong the revolt and increase the number of the unfortunate victims. " When the Ilellenes became convinced of the non-success of their guilty plans with regard to Crete they began openly to disturb tranquillity in Epirus and Thessaly. Throwing aside all disguise, they come to organise bands of robbers, who cross the frontiers under the protection of the military force of the Greek Goverment assembled at Lamia and who i into their their eir p Carvassara, murd er t h ose of our Ch r i st i an su bj ects fall n r h o a p n e ds rty. while offering resistance, and plunder " Large prep ara ti ons have b een ma d e b y sea an d on land with the i n t ent i on o f more energe ti c pro ceedings' in the sp r i ng. ' We find ourselves, therefore, at present not face to face with an insurrection at home, but in pre sence of a Government which endeavours and makes manifest preparations to revolutionise our territory. lam happy to be able to state that notwithstanding the most violent intrigues of Greece, the greatest quiet prevails throughout the empire. In view of the events now becoming de veloped, therefore, we feel thoroughly convinced that friendly Powers will admit that the manifestly hostile conduct of the Greek Government, both with regard to Crete and to the general tranquillity in the other provinces of the realm, is without parallel between two States living at peace. They will at the same time admit that the Sublime Porte, solely inspired by the wish of preserving peace, has given proofs of unexampled self-denial. But there are limits which cannot and must not be over stepped, and it can hardly longer remain a matter of indifference to his Imperial Majesty the Sultan that a considerable portion of his subjects who desire to li ve quietly and enjoy th e p ro t ec ti on guaranteed to them, should fall sacrifices to the passions and destructive schemes of Greek ad ventures, and that the tranquilllity of his empire should be disturbed and endangerel. If there fore the Greek Government, settling aside the obligations imposed upon it by treaties, should persevere in the course it has hitherto pursued, the Imperial Government will find itself compelled to adopt measures required by the duty of providing for its own security, leaving at the same time to the Greeks the full responsibility for all the conse quences such measures might entail. " We are of opinion, sir, that the three protecting Powers of Greece, who so sincerely uphold peace and tranquillity in the East, and in like manner wish to see the treaties held invioltate which guarantee the integrity of the rellm, will alone be able to avert this possibility by bringing back, through collective and effectual action, the Greek Government to the path of legality and international duties, and by categorically declaring that they disapprove their present conduct. I repeat, sir, that we look upon such action as the only means to induce the Cabinet of Athens to change its aggressive attitude, to bring the Greek revolutionary party to reason, and finally, to avert a breach between the two Governments, after the Sublime Porte has already vainly exhausted REFORMS IN FRANCR. PARIS, Jan. 20. The following letter has been addressed by the Emperor to the Minister of State : " Palace of the Tuileries, Jan. 10. " Monsieur le Ministre,—For some years past the question has been asked whether our institutions have attained their limit of improvement or whether new improvements are to be realised. Hence a ro gretable incertitude which it is important to remove. " Up to the present you have had to strive con rageously in order to repel innpporjwle demands,and to leave with me the initiation of useful reforms when the time should arrive. And now I believe that it is possible to give to the institutions-of the empire all the de'velopment of which they are cap able, and to the public liberties a new extension with out compromising the power which the nation has entrusted to me. " The plan which I have traced out to myself consists in correcting the imperfections which time has revealed, and in admitting that progress which is compatible with our habits; for to govern is to profit by the experience which has been acquired and to foresee the wants of the future. " The decree of the 24th November, IE6O, had for object to associate the Senate and the Corps Legis latif ;,more directly with the policy of the Govern ment, but the debate on the address has not led to the results which were to be expected from it ; it has sometimes uselessly excited public opinion, given rise to sterile discussions, and occasioned a loss of time most precious for the affairs of the country; and I believe that without any diminution of the pre rogatives of the deliberative powers, the address may be replaced by the privilege, prudently regu lated of putting questions to the Government. " Another modification has appeared ome necessary in the relations of the Government to wards the great bodies of the State. I have consi dered that by sending the Ministers to the Senate and the Corps Legislatif to take part in certain de bates, by virtue of a special commission, I should better utilise the strength of the Government, with out deviating from the terms of the Constitution, which admits no solidarity among the Ministers, and makes them dependent only upon the chief of the State. " But :the reforms which it is fitting to adopt must not stop there. A law will be proposed for assigning the jurisdiction over offences against the press law exclusively to the correctional tribunals, and thus suppress the discretionary power of the Government. It is equally necessary to regulate legislatively the right of assembly whilst restraining it within the limits which public safety demands. " I said last year that my Government wished to walk upon a ground consolidated and capable of sustaining power and liberty. By the measures I have just pointed out my words became realised. I do not shake the ground which 15 years of calm and prosperity have consolidated, but I increase the strength by rendering my reliltions with the public powers more intimate, by securing to the citizens ry law fresh guarantees, by completing the crowning of the edifice erected by the national will. " On this, Monsieur le Ministre, I pray God to have you in His holy keeping. " NAPOLEON." The following is the full text of the decree which accompanies the letter of the Emperor : " Napoleon, by the grace of God and the national will, Emperor of the French : To all present and to come, greeting : Wishing to give to the discussions of the great bodies of the State relative to the home and foreign policy of the Government more utility and precision, we have decreed and decree what fol lows : " Art. 1. The members of the Senate and of the Corps Legislatif may put questions to the Govern ment. " Art. 2. Every demand for addressing questions to the Government must be written or signed by five members at least. This demand will briefly ex plain the object of the questions, and will be handed to the president, who will communicate it to the Minister of State, and refer it to the committees for examination. " Art. 3. If two committees of the Senate or four committees of the Corps Legislatif deliver the opinion that the questions may be put, the Chamber will fix a day for their discussion. "Art. 4. Upon the close of the debate the Cham ber will either simply declare the order of the day or refer the questions to the Government. Art. 5. The simple order of the day will always have priority. " Art. 6. The reference to the Government can only be made in the following terms.:—' The Senate (or the Corps Legislatif) calls the attention of the Government to the object of the questions.' In this case a summary of the debate will also be trans mitted to the Minister of State. " Art. 7. Any of the Ministers may, if specially delegated by the Emperor, be charged, in concert with the Minister of State, and the presidents and members of the Council of State, to represent the Government in the Senate or Corps Legislatif dur ing debates on general questions or bills. " Art. 8. Articles 1 and 2 of our decree of Nov. 24, 1860, providing that the Senate aLd Corps Legislatif shall every year, at the opening of the session, vote an address in reply to our speech, are hereby repealed. Art. 9. Our Minister of State is charged with the execution of the present decree. " Done at the Palace of the Tuileries, Jan. 19, 1867. "By the Emperor, NAPOLEON. " E. ROUTIER, Minister of State." With reference to the vacant Treasurership of the Household, we have good reason for believing that the statements made by some of our contemporaries aro un authorised and premature. No stop is likely to bo taken for filling up the post until after the burial of the late Marquis of Exeter. The same remark applies to the Garter and the lord-lieutenancies hold by the deceased marquis. Sir Eric R. T. Farquhar, Bart., Second Secretary of Lega tion at Pekin, has been transferred, in the same capacity, to her Majesty's mission at Stockholm. Mr. Hugh Fraser, Second Secretary of Leglation at Stockholm, is transferred to Pekin. Mr. A. de C. Crowe, British Vice-Consul at Christiania, is appointed British Vice-Consul at Copen hagen. Mr. E. Greville Sartoris, having served six mouths in the Foreign-office, has been appointed Attaché to her Majesty's Embassy at Vienna.—Sunday Gazette. THE ACTIONS AGAINST EX-GOVERNOR EYRE.— On Saturday an application was made to Mr. Baron Bramwell at the Judges' Chambers, Chancery-lane, by Mr. Rose, solicitor for ex-Governor Eyre, in respect of the indictments to be preferred against him, the nature of his application being that all further proceedings in the actions brought by Mr. Phillips and Dr. Bruce, of Jamaica, to recover damages for false imprisonment, flogging, and other injuries sustained by them, during the late rebellion, might bo stayed until the plaintiffs had given Mr. Eyre security for his costs. The ground of the application was that the plaintiffs were resident beyond the jurisdiction of the court, and could not therefore be taken in execution for Mr. Eyre's costs in case he should be successful in the actions that were pending against him. After some argument, Mr. Baron Bramwell decided that Mr. Rose's application was both premature and irregular, j and ordered it to be adjourned eine die. VALETTA, Jan. 14.—Capt. Clarke, ILE., Admi ralty director of works, will probably leave this for England by the next Marseilles packet. The llon. J. S. Wortley and Mr. Borthwick, who arrived here in the Caradoc from Naples with Lord Clarence Paget, leave on return to England by the packet to day. Capt. Beauchamp Seymour, R.N., C. 8., is also out here, and is staying with the Governor as his guest at the palace. The only movement in the squadron this week is the departure of the Cruiser, 5, screw sloop, Commander M. Singer, which left Malta harbour on the sth inst. for Beyrout. The Hydra, surveying vessel, Captain Shortland, was admitted to pratique - on the sth inst., having had her term of quarantine curtailed by one week. The armour-plated ship Lord Clyde, 24 guns, Capt. Roderick Dew, C. 8., now at Devonport, will in the course of February next join Lord Clarence Paget's squadron in the Mediterranean. The United States screw corvette Canandaigua, Capt. J. H. Upshur, took her departure on the 7th inst., to join the squadron of Admiral Goldsborough. Her Majesty's jhips in port are :--The Victoria, Hibernia, Ocean, Prince Consort, Royal Oak, Assurance, Cockatrice, Tyriau, Caradoc, Psyche, and Hydra. Her Majesty's screw troopship Urgent, Capt. S. H. Henderson, 1,981 tons, 400 nominal horse power of engines (the engines by Maudslays and Field, and the boilers and condensers now on the i present trial and received and suppli e d f rom t steaii fa ctory defartment of Portsmouth dockyard r made her official trial of speed over the measured mile in Stokes Bay, Portsmouth, on Saturday, pre paratory to sailing for China and Japan. Com mander John C. Wells, of her Majesty's ship Asia (the Steam Reserve guardship at Portsmouth), was in command of the Urgent during the trial as the responsible Steam Reserve officer, and the working of the machinery was under the superintendence of the officers of the steam factory and reserve. The wind was at a force of 4, but off the land at N.E , and giving thus smooth water over the mile. The ship drew 18ft. 10in. of water forward and 20ft. lin. aft; had six months' stores on board, 360 tons of coal, and was complete in every respect for sea. The speed trial of the ship was made with full power only, and these gave the fol lowing figures :-Ist run, 13.091 knots ; 2nd run, 11.920 knots ; 3d run, 13.900 knots ; 4th run, 14.285 knots ; sth, 14.285 knots ; 6th run, 10 . 795 knots. These returns give the Urgent the extraor dinary average speed (considering length and ton nage of the ship in comparison to the nominal power of her engines) over the mile of 12.713 knots. The pressure of steam was steady, only ranging from 20 to 20i pounds, the vacuum was 221 inches, and the revolutions of the engines had a minimum rate of 14, and a maximum of 65. The Wivern, 4, screw turret-sloop, Capt. H. Bur goyne, V.C., went into Portsmouth harbour again on Saturday from Spithead, and there she is likely to remain during the present rough weather. The Wivern, as may well be imagined, is not suited from her build to remain with impunity long anchored in any roadstead, exposed to any " running -through" gale, and, as a proof of this, it is only necessary to say that during the recent south-east gales in the Channel the Wivern, then anchored at Spithead, had to keep her fires alight to prevent her going down under the seas running through the anchorage. There is nothing in this as evidence against the turret principle for riding at any anchorage in a heavy gale and through sea, or for meeting a sea wave. It merely proves that vessels built for special service; like the Wivern, can never be depended upon for the performance of even Channel service under ordinary conditions of wind and weather. The Dee, steam transport, Master Commander Raymond, arrived at Portsmouth on Saturday from the eastward, and was to sail again yesterday for Devonport with engineers.aud sui)ernutneraries for -the . "%orew frigate Bristol. iii....-.. .•*,;,-,x_,,_. --........ The unarwoured screw steamer Rodney, 78, 500 horse-power (nominal), was commissioned on Satur day, in the steam-basin, Sheerness, by Captain Algernon C. F. fleneage (June 26, 1866), who has been selected as flag -captain to Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir Henry Keppel, K.C.E., the newly-ap pointed Commander-in-Chief in China. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty : --Commander Edward White, to the Rodney ; James W. M. Ashby, paymaster, to be secretary to Vice-Admiral Sir George Rodney Mundy, K.C.B. ; Henry P. Brenan, assist.-pay master, to be secretary to Vice-Admiral Sir James Hope, .G-.C.8. ; Caleb F. A. Broadway, clerk, to the Bristol ; and George A. Hoskyn, assist.-clerk, to the Royal Alfred. melt. STRANGE IF TRUE.—An almost incredible story comes from the north. The snow on the Hull and Scar borough line, between Bridlington and the latter place, has caused a dead lock, and on Wednesday afternoon a goods train from Scarborough to Hull stuck fast near the Speeton summit, and the clouds of snow from off the weld hills came down so heavily that the train could not even be backed out. Shortly afterwards the Hull express to Scarborough ran into the drifts at the same part of. the line, and stuck fast. Tho 6 10 passenger train from Scar borough shared the same fate, and brought up in deep snow a little behind the goods train. The 6 p.m. train from Hull came to a stop a little behind the imprisoned express, and there all these trains wore stuck during the night. All this happened on a railway with telegraph at command, and it is to be presumed if any more trains had been on the line they would have been despatched with due regularity to the stopping point. When will railway mana gers learn to prevent accidents ? A train should never be despatched from a station until its predecessor has arrived at the next. PHYSICIANS' PRESCRIPTIONS. - There have been several very distressing cases of late years, noted in various parts of the country, by which apothecaries, in putting up prescriptions, have substituted dangerous ingredients for those which were ordered, the consequences being death to the unfortunate patients. In nearly all the instances heretofore reported the fault was with the apothecaries and blame upon incompetent assistants. But there was a case in Washington, the other day, which involves the censure of the physician for carelessness in writing his prescription. The sufferer was a little girl. The physician in tended to order that she should receive " Elixir of Opium," a preparation known as " McMann's Preparation of Opium." Instead of writing that plainly, or " writing elixir of opium," he wrote " exl. of opium." The druggist interpreted the first abbreviation to be " ext," for " extract," as seemed very probable, as the proper abbrevia tion revia_- tion for " elixir" would ha ve been elx." or el r." The extract of opium was seat. The d i o v s e. e n ordered was " ono table-spoonful," which was g That quan tity of the " elixir"Thwoe amulsdhae quantity veotilyco o nttained half a grain of opiu m. the " extract" contained seven grains, and the conse quence was that the, child slept the sleep which knows no waking. Taking the general experience which most persons have of physicians' prescriptions, it seems wonderful that more of such mistakes do not happen. Many of those important orders are w ritten upon scraps of paper with lead pencils, and are abbreviated wherever the fancy of the physician deems it to be practicable. The difference between the mark's for drachms and scruples are so delicate that when they are made in haste the slight differ ence between them may be omitted, and cause an over proportion of a noxious ingredient. In our modern remedies poisons occupy a very considerable place, and too much care can not be exercised - in writing prescriptions, which by any misapprehension may be misin terpreted not only as to quantity, but quality. This is a subject which comes home to every one, and we have often thought that if the medical profession would revise the arbitrary signs which are used, and resolve that no abbreviation in the proper names of medicines should be allowed, it would be all the better for patients, and in many instances much more satisfactory to the physicians themselves.—Philadelphia Inquirer. According to the orders of the Sultan, the Go vernor General of the province of Albania, Ismail Paella, accompanied by Captain Pejonrich, agent of Prince de Montenegro at Scutari, has repaired to Pedgoritza to effect the retreat of the Ottoman troops encamped at Novo Celo, the demolition of the fort at Visotchitza, and the re-establishment of the frontier hues, such as it w,:s settled by the European Commissioner of limitation in 185 S-59. In consequence of the execution of these measures, the engagements entered into between the Govern ment of the Sultan and Prince du Montenegro by the arrangement of the 26th of October last, have been fulfilled satisfactory to both parties. The Berlin Gazette says that the Germanic Diet • has just issued its last publication, a volume con taining tho acts and proceedings of the Diet in 1866. It appears from this publication that the Diet held, from the sth of November, 1816, the day of its in stallation, to the 24th of August, 1866, the day of • its dissolution, that is to say during a period of 49 years, nine mouths and ten days, 1712 sittings. Its labours were suspended from the 12th ,of July, 1848, to the 29th of December, 1819. The ave rage number of its sittings annually was there fore 35. A letter from Vienna states that con siderable excitement prevails . ' in Austria relative to the convocation of the extraordinary Iteichsrath, i . 4% being a pr:A i teTit . opiriion that the:liti,A4Tir.--P-- of the Provincial Diet should proceed to the ordi nary and legal Reichsrath. There hai been a meet ing of 20 former deputies of the Liberal party, who agreed unanimously to the following resolution : "This meeting unanimously agree that every means should be adopted to obtain Provincial Diets ; to refuse to elect deputies to the extraordinary Reichs rath convoked by the patent of January 2, 1867 ; also, tO proceed, in virtue of the fundamental sta tute and the provincial statutes of February 26, 1861, to elect deputies for the legal Reichsrath and for the permanent committees of the Provincial Diets." Further accounts have been received from the provinces of the inconvenience and difficulty caused by the unusual abundance of snow. On the rail way lines where the communications still continue the delay is very considerable. It snowed one whole day in great quantities at Lyons without interrup tion. The passage of Mont Cenis is stopped. Neither couriers nor travellers have attempted it. The service between Hazebrouck and Calais has been considerably interrupted, which accounts for the unusual delay in the delivery of letters and newsapers between England and France. The Salut Public of Lyons, after remarking that the snow will be very beneficial to the land, says that the first effect of it was to threaten the city with famine, as no provisions could be brought to mar ket, all the highways being blocked up. There was, at all events, a famine among the newspapers, for two days, as no news or letters whatever could reach them. The Salut Public then confirms the account of the destruction of the railway station of the Croix-Rousse, which I mentioned yesterday, and adds that the roofs of several other buildings have given way from the weight of the snow. The covered market of de Vaise was at one time in great danger from the accumulation of snow on the roof. During several of the days which preceded this great fall of snow there were a great many sudden deaths from apoplexy at Lyons, a fact which excites much discussion just now among the medical men of that city. There is a proverb, adds the Salut Public, "as chilly as a rat," and the proverb is not un founded, for the Lyonese rats found the invasion of the snow into their haunts so little to their taste that they rushed into some of the houses by thou sands, and the cats h tve had such sport as they have never known in modern times. Serious ap prehensions prevailed at Lyons that there would be - cfrinstatingintrati,afoizs as yrr rts the-inoW' As to Paris, there was a good deal of snow last night. This morning, about 11, the rays of the sun broke through the mist, and it has shone brightly nearly all day. The frost, however, may be said to continue, for even when the sun was at its height the thaw was scarcely perceptible. The Paris papers, this morning, in recording the funeral of M. Ingres, view the homage with the same impression as it made upon me,—that the re spect may be considered as a great tribute to art. The pall was held by Vice-Admiral Count Bonet- Willaumrez, Senator, and M. Prax Paris, Mayor of Montauban, the native town of M. Ingres, and Messrs. Lefriel, President of the Academy of Fine Arts, and Lehman, Vice-President, a pupil of the deceased. On the mortuary cloth was the costume of Senator and the crown of gold presented to M. Ingres by the town of Montauban. The Emperor was represented by M. Nieuerkerke, Chamberlain, Senator, and member of the Academy of Fine Arts. The Prince Jerome Napoleon was represented by one of his aides-de-camp, and the Princess Matilda by her Gentlemen of Honour, who followed next the corpse. Then followed a deputation from the Senate, and nearly all the members of the Academy of Fine Arts in their academical costume. The other classes of the institute attended in . great num bers. The Church of St. Thomas d'Aquin could not contain a tithe of those who wished to be pre sent at the ceremony. On the whole line of route from the church to the cemetery of Pere Lachaise, a distance of some three or four miles, great num berswt h h e e whom funeral e o r o a k l offth o e f ir pe h r a s t o s n a s n l d ve b re ow zse r m es b p l ec ed t , fu a i l i l y o a f s pa t pa th r e is. grave by M. SpeechesLessfueell, architect, and were M. Prax, The liberty of the press d oes not a pp ear to exi st to a very serious extent in Prussia. The Tribu na l of First Instance of Ber lin, in the course o f 1866 , madea judge 136 alleged offences on the p w a as rt caoflltehdeupa to press. o The number of accused persons was 70, of whom only 14 were acquitted. The others were condemned to pay fines amounting in the aggregate to 1,719 dollars, twenty- one months and some days' imprisonment, the greater portion of which punishments, however, were remitted by the amnesty of the 20th September and 2d October l as t. The proceedings were directed against 18 newspapers of Berlin, I.nd three pamphlets printed in foreign countries, but put into circulation at Berlin. Various meteorological phenomena are noticed. A frightful storm of thunder and lightning took place at the town of Bazss last Tuesday night. The damage done, however, was inconsiderable. In the commune of Uzeste, not far from Bordeaux, a ball of are of large dimensions was seen in the sky about seven o'clock iu the evening. It was raining at the time, and three persons, who allege that they saw the meteor pass in the direction from Prechac to Villaudvant, assert that some sparks fell from it, and left trales of burning on their umbrellas. A letter from Grisonn, Switzerland, states that the snow fell in such masses during three days in Lower Eugandine that in several of the villages the hou,es could not be seen. Strasburg has been in vaded by the snow to a great extent, and sledges are being driven about the streets. The theatre at Namur has been nearly destroyed by fire. Si:araly anything remains excepting the Some experiments for the transmission of de spatches by a subterranean atmospheric telegraph have been so successful that a communic,tion has been established between the Bourse and the cen tral telegraph office in the Rue Grenelle St. Ger main. The principle will shortly be appliel to all the other telegraph offices. The air employed as motive power is compressed by water and not by steam. _ _ . NY The admission of, articles of foreign produce to the Universal Exhibition has commenced, and will be continued until the 6th of Marsh.