The Sun. — London, England, 1867-12-26 00:00:00

GITAINGEIt? LICENSED VICTCALT.7Iti' TOBACCONIST. SII3PIIERD . S-BIISII. Sr:AtTING EDITION cf '•TIF SUN" c ceen AINCiER'S Estabhmcnt, r_s above, every evouin:; by ELJ,ht HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, lb. 35m. I Afternoon, lb. 54m To-Moilitow.-Morning, 2h. 10m. I Afternoon, 2h. 30m i-. 41, 0 y .-• r_ 4 ? ~,..3 k , \ liVg •C'tq ` .. t ' SUU '‘,....- ~,,,,,-,„,,. ---',, . - 1 THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton. First Morning Performance of the Pantomime on Saturday, Dec. 28, and every Wednesday and Satur day until Feb. 15. Children and schools admitted at reduced prices to the following parts of the Theatre: — Stalls, dress circle, and first circle, for Morning Per formance only. —THIS EVENING (Thursday), Dec. 26, and every evening until further notice, will In per formed a new and original Farce, by R. Reece, Esq., en titled HON EYDOVE'S TROUBLES. Characters by Messrs. Joseph L - ving, C. Warner, J. Morris; Mes dames Kate Harfieur and E. Melville. After which will be performed the Drury Lane annual grand Christmas Pantomime, written by E. L. Blanchard, Esq., entitled FAW FEE FO FUM ; or, Harlequin Jack the Giant Killer. The gorgeously beautiful scenery by Mr. William Beverl , y. The characters in the opening: Miss Poole, Mesdames Edith Stuart, Kate Harfieur, E. Mel ville, Carew, Blair, Corri, Amy Herbert, Hall, and Anais Tourneur, premiere danseuse ; Mr. Joseph Irving (his first appearance this season), Messrs. Moreland, J. B. Johnstone, Naylor, Pennington, Mitcheson ; Master Edward Lewis, Master Frederick Charles, and Master Ross, It, the living Miniatures; Master Percy Roselle. The Hark qninade includes the services of those popu lar pantomimist,: (forming a treble company), 'Messrs. Bolero, C. Lauri, and Tom Dot, clo wns ; Messrs. Barnes, Morris, and Master Russel, pantaloons; Messrs. Cormack, S. Saville, 4nd Algar, harlequins; Messrs. Sidney an l Jelira, sprites; Mdlles. Fanny Lauri, Adele Marion, and Eugenie Valckenacre, columbines. The Juvenile Christy's Minstrels Majilton the Gro tesque ; and the celebrated Skaters, Madame Fredreka awl Mr. Elliott. Stage Manager, Mr. Edward Stirling. The masks, designs, and dresses, from designs by the humorously-renowned Dyk-Wyn-Kyn. The music selected and arranged by Mr. J. H. Tully. The dances and action of the Ballet, and the general business of the children's scenes, arranged by Mr. John Cormack. Costumes by Mr. S. May and Mrs. Lawler. Private boxes, ono, two, three, four, and five guineas ; stalls, 7s. ; dress circle, ss. ; first circle, 4s. ; balcony seats, 3s. ; pit 25.; lower gallery, ls. ; upper gallery, 6d. Box-office open from ten to live daily. Doors open at half-past six, the performance to commence at seven o'clock. T HEATRE ROYAL, II A Y MARKET. Sole Lessee, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, OUR AMERICAN COUSIN. Messrs. Sothern, Raymond, Chippendale, Rogers, Gordon, Braid. Clark, Coe, &c.; Mesdames Chippendale, Robertson, Dalton, Wright, Burke, &c. After which, the New BURLESQUE; Messrs, Rogers, Clark, Braid, &c.: Mesdames Burke, Dalton, Wright, &e. To conclude with A KISS IN THE DARK. Mr. Clark, Mr. Gordon, &c. Commence at Seven. THE A TRE ROYAL, AI)ELPIII. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER. Directress, Mrs. Alfred Mellon. THIS EVENING, UP FOR THE CATTTLE SHOW. After which, at 8, NO THOROUGHFARE. Mr. Fechter (his first appearance here), Mr. Billington, Mr. H. Neville, Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. G. Belmore, Mr. C. J. Smith, and Mr. Benjamin Webster; Miss Carlotta Leclercq (her first appearance), Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Mrs. Billington, Mrs. H. Lewis, &c. Commence at 7. OYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE New Management. Sole Lessee, Mr. B. Webster Manager, Mr. H. Wigan. TIPS EVENING, FROM GRAVE TO GAY. Messrs. Ashley H. Wigan, Addison, and C. Mathews; Mesdames L. Moore and Stirling. To conclude with PETTICOAT PARLIAMENT. Messrs. B. Soutar and G. Vincent; Mesdames L. Moore, St. Henry, and E. Farrell. Commence at Seven. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining. TIIIS EVENING, Grand Combination of the Two Great Dramas, THE COLLEEN BAWN and THE STREETS OF LONDON. Mr. sad Mrs. Dion Boucicanit as Myles ua Coppaleen and Eily O'Connor, and Mr. Vining as Badger. Messrs. Dominick Murray, J. G. Shore, G. F. Neville, H. For rester, H. Mellon, E. Atkins; Misses Elsworthy, E. Barnett, Rachel Sanger, and Mrs. Addie. Doors open at half-past C, commence at 7. QUEEN'S THEATRE, Long-acre. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Alfred Wigan. First appearance of Mr. J. L. TOOLE. THIS EVENING, Shakspere's Comedy of KATHERINE AND PETRUCHIO. Mr. H. Irving, Mr. W. 11. Stephens; Miss E. Terry. After which, DOING FOR THE BEST; Mr. J. L. Toole. To conclude with THE BIRTHPLACE OF PODGERS ; Mr. J. L. Toole. Box-office open daily from Ten till Four. HOLBORN THEATRE ROYAL, Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Sefton Parry. THIS EVENING, at Seven, THE TWO POLTS. Price and Widdicombe. After which, the Grand Comic Pantomime of VALENTINE AND ORSON; or, Harlequin the Big Bear and the Little Fairy. Mesdames Saunders, Goodall. White; Messrs. Garden, Odell Arthur; Mdlle. Montero, Miss Ellis, Lupine, Green, and the Great Little Rowella. Messrs ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, at 7, KIND TO A FAULT. After which will be produced a Grand Christmas Operatic Oriental Extravaganza " TIIE CALIPH OF BAGDAD" Messrs. Thorne, James, Turner, Murray; Mesdames A. Swanborough, Johnstone, Harland, Holt, ;Newton, Sc. To conclude with NOTHING TO NURSE. LICENSED VICTUALLERS' GLAEDIAN ei r. 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PAUL, COVENT-GARDEN In consequence of the great number of persons desirous of being sworn in, the Vestry of this Parish have arranged for Henry White, Esq., J. C. Stilwell, Esq., and other of her Majesty's JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, to sit at the VESTRY OFFICES (late Old Hummums Hotel), Covent-garden, on FRIDAY, the 27th instant, from eleven till four o'clock, for the SWEARING -IN of SPECIAL CONSTABLES. Any person resident in the Metropolitan Police District can be sworn in at the above place and time, and will thereupon receive his cer tificate, instructions, staff, and badge of office. JOHN FINDL ATER CORSCADEN' GEORGE BELL, JAMES RICHMOND. JON II CORNISH, 1_ CHARLES BOND, 5 - Overseers. HENRY NEW, Vestry Clerk. Dec. 24, 1867. Churchwardens. EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE, PARIS, 1867. WHEELER AND WILSON, 139, REGENT-STREET, AND 43, ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD, AWARDED, OVER EIGHTY-TWO COMPETITORS, THE HIGHEST PREMIUM, A GOLD MEDAL, For the Perfection of SEWING MACHINES ana BUTTON-HOLE MACHINES, THE ONLY GOLD MEDAL FOR THIS BRANCH OF MANUFACTURE. LONDON, THURSDAY, DEC. 26, 1867. The approach of Christmas is generally supposed to bring mirth with it, or, at any rate, a more plea surable feeling, among the community, but there are some places where its happy influence seems little likely to penetrate, and its cheering aspect scarcely able to be seen. Still some attempts must be made to render even these sad spots in some degree different on such an occasion, and all readers will be glad to know that Christmas Day in the Workhouses was marked by some especial treats for the poor inmates. It is sad indeed, in perusing the records that are furnished of these places, to notice the increase that has taken place in the last year or two. The distress that has prevailed for some months past has produced sad consequences in many quarters, but nowhere has its consummation been more to be regretted than where it has sent those who were able to keep themselves to the dreary abode of the Union. In one district alone there has been an increase of very nearly three thousand poor alone since last year, and through out the metropolis generally it is evident that pauperism is considerably on the increase. It has been suggested by some that the recent changes in the law have conduced greatly to this result ; but it is much more likely that the sad state of business and the very unsatisfactory condition of the weather have had more to do with it. Be the cause what it may, the effect is not to be doubted, and it must appear plain to all who choose to learn, that opportunities are not wanting for the dispensing of charity at this season, and beyond this that those who are accustomed to spend large sums at this season on articles of luxury and projects of amusement will do s ell to pause and consider if it be not more de sirable to spare from these extraneous ways to spend upon their ❑ecessitous fellow-creatures the amount thus saved. The real cold of the winter season has not yet in, and when it does it is expected to be very severe. Timely aid imparted now may b e the means of preventing many from sinking down into abject misery, and eventually becoming con firmed paupers, if they escape death from privation and cold. In a national point of view such assist ance is an advantage, because it is a great burden on the country to have so many in the Unions and workhouses, and the money there spent is a con stant drain without conducing to the prospects of those concerned. Of course there are occasions when nothing can prevent people becoming inmates of the Union, and they should be made as comfortable as circumstances permit ; but what we would urge upon the wealthy at this season is the importance of assisting those who are pining for opportunity to work, and harassed by the many cares that infest the down-hill road of life. Many are suffering from mismanagement, and some arc designing impostors, but the greater part by far of our dis tressed community are now sinking under afflictions that they could not prevent, and the least that the more happy of them among their countrymen can do is to seek to relieve them as far as possible. In seasons of distress, the worst part of the burden is always laid upon the lowest in the social scale ; and those who would put aside their responsibility on the plea that the poor shall never cease out of the land forget that one reason why this is so is that thereby a constant opportunity is given to the rich to make the best use of their means, and impart to those who have little or nothing—thus fulfilling a Divine command, and showing human nature in its most favourable aspect and elevating The Fren.;.:h have always been supposed to be more or less a volatile people, but when they make up their minds very decidedly upon any question we may generally find that they keep pretty firm to their resolutions and hold fast to their preeonceived intentions. There is no denying that war is the prevailing idea in the minds of Frenchmen just now, and despite what, may be said to the contrary it will be seen, if we look attentively at the matter, that peace is far from the councils of the EMPEROR, the debates in the Corps Legistatif and the language of the press, and, so far as we can ascertain, from the opinions of the people. According to recent accounts it appears that considerable pre parations both of a military and a maritime nature are going on at Toulon, for the Government are resolved to be prepared against all emergencies that may arise. Over and over again have such rumours been circulated only to be pushed aside as unworthy of credence, and yet we meet them thus again. The Army Bill is in all probability destined to pass shortly, and that is a significant sign in itself of the state of affairs. We may also mention that the debates on the question have been characterised by a degree of excitement that is usually unknow❑ in France. The Minister of War made a speech that created the most favourable im pression on the House, and Marshal NIEL was highly complimented upon it. Previously to his address some attempts had been made to alter the character of the bill before the Chamber; and in deed M. JULES SINON had gone so far as to propose that a total change should be introduced into the question, his object being, as he confesses, to do away with the military spirit then in existence. To these extravagant propositions, Marshal NIEL very truly replied, that the scheme of M. JULES StafoN simply amounted to depriving the army of that " military organisation" without which it would be a" mere mob" of armed men. IVe showed the excellent character of the provisions of this new bill, and that it would make France to cope with all dangers, and confront all adversaries. lie may fairly couple this speech with the intelligence re ceived from Toulon, to the effect that orders had THE SUN ) LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 26, 1867 been given to have everthing ready for embarking troops at the first request, whether such a thing seemed necessary or not at present, as most signi ficant tokens of a war not being far off. We may have nothing to do directly with these matters, but they must more or less concern us all in this country, and it is greatly to be deplored that the Continent does not present a better prospect of peace; but it may be that after the storm has burst there may be a calm:more likely to last, and to con duce to prosperous results than this uncertain state of affairs. The arrival of the Etna from New York on the 14th brings us news of a message of some import ance transmitted by the PRESIDENT to the Senate. There is some uncertainty about it, at least the account given says that " it is reported that Presi dent JOHNSON sent a Message to the Senate ;" but the Message itself bears the appearance of authen ticity. Its subject was the removal of Mr. STANTON from the Secretaryship, for which the PRESIDENT, according to the report, gives the following rea sons :—The want of proper respect shown by the Secretary, who attempted, in defiance of the PRE SIDENT, to retain office under the Tenure of Office Bill, which Mr. STANTON, with the rest of the Cabinet, had previously denounced as unconsti tutional. Furthermore, Mr. STANTON was the cause of the New Orleans riots, by withholding from the PRESIDENT the fact that the district comman der had asked for special instructions relative to the expected disturbance. On these grounds Mr. JOHNSON justifies his removal, and he brings forward a powerful argument in favour of his coup d'etat. Mr. STANTON'S successor has, he says, already saved the country millions of dollars, and he adds that his Cabinet are now entirely in accord with reference to the Reconstruction policy. The account of this Message is, as we have said, somewhat indefinite and uncertain, and we are not told what impression it made upon the Senate. Probably, if it is authentic, it was addressed as much to the country at large as to the Congress. The PRESIDENT, finding the tide turn so much in his favour, may think it a favourable opportunity to set himself right with the public with respect to that part of his official career which provoked the most criticism. The financial extravagance of the Radical policy has been one of its weakest points, and has materially affected its position in the public favour. The PRESIDENT has taken care to show on several occasions that the Reconstruction Act, as at present enforced, will be a costly amusement to the North, and the Secretary of the Treasury will not hesitate to confirm this view. We have further in dications that this conviction is pressing home to the people, in the fact that a resolution directing the military committee to inquire into the expediency of a further reduction in the army has passed unanimously through the House of Representatives. It will not be pos sible to reduce the army so long as the Southern States are to be governed by military law, and of this the Radicals themselves seem to be aware, for the Herald states that Mr. STEVENS has announced his intention of introducing a bill providing loyal provisional government for the Southern States. Possibly the anxiety of the extreme Republicans to keep the South under military rule may be modified by the fact of GRANT'S retention of office. So long as STANTON had the command of the War Office, the removal of Southern civil officers' interference with the processes of the civil courts, and the most arbitrary and oppressive exercise of the district commandesr' powers, were the order of the day. Under GRANT, acting in accordance with the directions of the PRESIDENT, matters are very different; and although under the present constitution of Congress confi dence and loyalty can hardly be restored in the South at lead, there is lees apprehension of tyran nical interference with private liberty. It is curious to notice in the accounts from the Southern States the very different versions of affairs given by the rival Conventions in the same State. Thus the Virginian Convention has memorialised Congress to continue the Freedmen's Bureau, and has recommended the removal of the State officials in Virginia. The Virginia Conservative Conven tion has passed a resolution declaring this to be a white man's Government, and pledging the people of Virginia to perform all their constitutioi:al duties on their restoration to the Union. In Alabama there is the same difference, but the negroes in some parts themselves object to the progosed constitution. There are still some threatenings of disturbance, but the Federal troops are generally on the alert. A negro mob threatened lately to attack the stu dents at the Georgia University of Athens, but was promptly dispersed by the troops. The Tennessee Legislature has just passed a bill prohibiting dis tinctions of colour in public conveyances, a measure which, if it be enforced, will remove a fertile cause of contention and disturbance. It is more than time that these matters were adjusted, and some thing like social and political harmony restored, for the country has suffered severley from the thorough disorganisation produced by the war, and continued by the Radicals. The commercial prospects of the States are anything but satisfactory, and com plaints long and loud are heard on all sides from the manufacturing towns. Trade is thoroughly de pressed, and frequent failures are announced. The one idea of the manufacturers for relief is the in crease of protection. It is marvellous how back ward the Americans who have made such rapid progress in other matters are with respect to free trade. The manufacturers are to meet in national convention at Ohio on the 18th December to con sider the present state of affairs, and its principal object is said to petition Congress for the removal of the inland revenue duties from all manufactures, and productions except luxuries. The import duties are another matter, and the higher these go up the better the manufacturers are pleased, One would imagine that the mischievous results of their com mercial policy would before this have convinced them that free trade was without a trial, but it seems that in commerce as in politics even the Northern States have something yet to learn. The news which reaches us from Abyssinia is most encouraging. More satisfactory even than the friendly disposition of the natives and the rea sonable prospect of success which our commanders entertain is the discovery of the real nature of the climate and the country. The stories which were circulated respecting its deadly and dangerous nature had their origin, it would seem, far back in the days when most of our knowledge with respect to it was gained from the Portuguese, who either wished to keep the place to them selves, or else thought it desirable to mag nify their adventurous exploits by exaggerating their dangers. Mass'awah, which has been de scribed as particularly unhealthy, seems to have been grievously lib elled. All the European resi dents, including the Consul, declare it to be excep tionally free from disease and healthy for Euro peans, providing that they take precautions against the heat. No body in his senses, we presume, goes to Northern Africa in search of a cool climate, and the precautions necessary are no more than ordinary travellers must necessarily take in Egypt or parts of India itself. Sunitrokes and fevers must always be more oc less probable, when travellers expose themselves unduly to an excessively hot sun, but there is nothing in the climate of Massowah to frighten Englishmen into subjection to King Theodore's caprices. It is worth notice that a rumour has lately gained ground in Abyssinia that THEODORE, who is be lieved by his people to have dealings with super natural powers, has had warning that his kingdom is coming to an end. This shows the feeling of the people, and the conviction that is growing of the failing chances of their cruel and unworthy Monarch. At present there is every reason to hope that the augury may be shortly fulfilled. LATEST INTELL CGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) -o CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS. The Emue, from China, arrived yesterday, and the Bombay, from Australia, to-day. The Candia leaves for Suez to-day. OUTWARD MAIL OF 20-26TH NOV. The Geelong reached Melbourne on the 14th, and Sydney on the 17th Nov. OUTWARD MAIL OF 4-11TH NOV. The Nubia arrived at Gallo on the 11th. MARSEILLES, Dec. 26. The Nyanza arrived at 8 a.m., to-day. The mails leave for London at 11.30 a.m. FRANCE. BOURSE, Dec. 24, Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows : 41 per Cent. End of month — 3 per Cent End of month 6B 65 Credit Mobilier End of month l6B 75 Credit Foncier 1368 75 End of month 1361 23 Bank Shares 3lOO Rai:an Loan End of month 45 20 Mexican Loan Do. Bonds Spanish Threes Home Debt 35 Deferred — Account. Orleans ... 856; Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern._ 5534 Western Eastern . Sardinian RAILWAY -.4 532} 42 Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Roman 5054 350 621 87f, 50 FRENCH HOSPI7 AL. -~---- A dinner was given on Saturday evening, at Verrey's Cafe, Regent-street, in aid of a London hospital, open to all foreigners, speaking the French language, when the chair was taken by M. Devaux. A French dispensary, established in 1861, has ren dered gratuitous medical aid to more than 7,000 sick and indigent persons, and last year it was determined to found an hospital, in order to complete the work commenced in the dispen sary, and to offer to those speaking the French tongue the succour which the Germans have for many years provided for persons of that nation. The French Government promised an annual grant, and the appeal to the French in London was so generously responded to that the committee felt justified in beginning operations at once, by hiring a commodious house at the corner of Lisle-street and Leicester-place, in the centre of the French quarter, where patients are attended by two French physi cians of eminence. Among the subscriptions which have been already received are the fol lowing :—The French Embassy, £4B; Notre Damc de France (Leicester square), £5O ; le Comte do Paris, £42 ; Due de Chartres, £42 ; Duc do Ne mours, Due d'Alencon, Princees Marguerite d'Or leans, £52; PrincedeJoinville, £42; Due d'Aumale (another subscription), £100; Prince de la Tour d'Auvergue, £lO ; Duchess of Newcastle, £5O ; Madame Hope, £5O ; Baroness Meyer dc Roths child, £10; and MM. Devaux et Cie., £25. It ap peared from the statement of M. Kimmel, the hon. secretary, that the hospital and dispensary are under the same roof, and offer to patients the ad vantage of a consultation hull, a pharmacy perfectly organised, 14 beds, and four chambers allotted to persons who, having some small resources, may be able to ply a moderate weekly sum towards their maintenance. It was also announced that the French and other residents at Hongkong had re mitted a sum of 5,000 f. fur the hospital through M. de Neuwitt, Chancellor of the Consulate.--Times, 23d December, 1867. 111.4RKETS — ( 1 his Day.) METROPOLITAN CATTLE. This was almost a holiday market. The few beasts on offer sold slowly, but at pric e s quite equal to Monday. The show of sheep was very limited, and all breeds met a dull inquiry at late rates. The extreme quotation for the best Downs and half-brods was 5s 2d por 81bs. In calves next to nothing was doing at previous currencies. The supply was small. The inquiry for pigs ruled heavy at barely stationary prices. Per 81bs. to sick the offal. sdsds (1 s d Crse & inf. beasts... 3 4 3 6 Pmecrs-wool sheep 4 4 4 8 Second quality do ..3 8 4 o Prime S'tlidown oo 4 1.0 i Prime large oxen ..4 2 + 6 Large Coarse calves 4 4 4 8 Prime Scuts, ac.... 4 8 5 0 Prune sin All do 4 10 5 4 Crse. and int. sheep. 3 4 3 8 Large hogs 3 4 3 8 Second quality do ..3 10 4 2 , Small porkers. 31 ' 4 2 Suckling calves, —s to —s ; andquarter old-store pigs 25s to 26s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts Cows. Sheep anq 1 ,nibs Calves 2 , riga ...... Beasts 412 Cows. — Sheep and hunts 2,( 6 0 Calves 4 ) Ms .. llO NEWGATE AND LEADENBALL. There are fair supplies on sale, but the Christmas de mand is now over, and prices are rather weaker. Beef Mutton 3 oto 6 Pork 3 0 to 4 0 Per 81b by the carcase. CORRESPONDENCE PROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, WEDNESDAY, Dec. 25. In the cathedrals one is reminded of " Glory to God in the highest," out of them I am sorry to sa,y the feeling of Paris is not sufficiently in harmony with the rest of the sublime anthem, "on earth peace and goodwill towards men." The debate on the Army Bill, the uncertainties with respect to Italy and the Eastern question, and the never subsiding jealousy of Prussia, make us think more of war than of peace. The debate on the Army Bill was worthy of the Corps Legislatif. Jules Simon spoke impressively, and though his amendment was negatived without a division, it con tained great principles. Jules Favre, his friends say. never spoke better. The great advocate, whom clients are wont to . sa3/ they can trust with their principles as well as their interests, took up a position in the line of M. Simon. The conscription produces in France a disas trous inequality of the sexes. While 372,000 maidens every year attain maturity in France, their choice and chance of husbands are limited to a great extent to 79,000 "pigmies," as Jules Fasre described them, who are disqualified for military service. Marshal Niel's speech on the Army Bill was straightfor ward and soldierlike. In opposition to Jules Simonhe main tained that military spirit and discipline—in fact, a stand ing army—were necessary to the defence of the country. As the official papers say, you may suppress your standing army, but if you do not suppress war at the same time you cannot ensure the safety of the country by levies en masse at the moment. I doubt, however, whether all his eulogies on the military spirit of France and the excellent moral effect of barrack life will reconcile the French people to the enormous army with which it is pro posed to saddle the country. They will believe with Simon that such a protracted armed peace is worse than a decisive war. The first of January is now entering into political cal culations. What new oracular utterances at the Tuileries? It is announced that the Emperor will receive the Corps Diplomatique at one, and the military and naval officers at two o'clock. It appears to be thought at Florence that General Mena brea, in forming a new Cabinet, will simply replace two or three mefabers of the late Cabinet with more popular men. Rattazzi and Crispi were never thought of by the King. The Patric informs its readers that the grand situation of Italian affairs will be in no way aggravated by any changes of policy at the Tuileries. The simultaneous recal of three Russian Ambassadors to St. Petersburg—namely, those of Paris, Vienna, and Con stantinople—has attracted a great deal of attention. It is said that a sort of Conference is to be held, under the presidency of Count Gortschakoff, the subject of delibe ration being the Austro-French alliance. Austria regards the matter seriously. Count Andrassy referred to it a few days ago when he said : " Whatever enemy supposes he may attack Austria with impunity will soon be taught by the support of Hungary that Austria is not ' a sick man."' According to the Memorial Diplomatique, usually well-informed in Austrian matters, an attack on the Rus sian frontier would not be a surprise. M. Sainte-Beuve, who has been invalided by an infiam• matory affection of the chest, is reported be con va lescent. A meeting of the Compagnie Immobiliere has been held. The liabilities of the concern were put down at 321,751,347 f., and the assets at 284,570,044 f., a deficiency of very nearly £1,500,000. It seems that the Marseilles branch of the btAiness has been the least productive. The return on the capital is less than 4 per cent. The Boulevards of Paris are beginning to look pic turesque with the little wooden houses erected at this season for the sale of fancy Christmas goods. For the first time the booths this year are all after the same pattern, their construction having been taken out of pri vate hands and entrusted to the Prefect of the Seine. I am not certain that the uniformity has not been purchased at some loss of picturesqueness. A large number of petitions have been presented to the Senate relative to the military law. These petitions ex hibit solicitude with regard to the new law, and express an earnest wish for the preservation of peace. The Hungarian loan is to be brought out at an early date—the 9th proximo. The Socidt6 G6n6rale is entrusted with its introduction. The trial before the Correctional Police-court of the twelve persons accused of belonging to a secret society and exciting to hatred and contempt of the Government has terminated in a verdict of guilty on each of the pri soners. Accolas has been sentenced to a year's imprison ment and a fine of 500 f. ; Naquet, Verliere, and Chouteau each to fifteen months' imprisonment, 500 f. fine, and five nars' deprivation of civic rights ; Hayot and Godichet each to a year's imprisonment, 500 f. fine, and five years' interdiction ; Adel, Las, .Gorand, Meili, Genouilld, and Hermann each to three years' imprisonment and fivt years' interdiction. The costs are to be borne conjointly. A rumour prevails on the Continent that Napoleon, tne Conference having lapsed, has applied to some of the Catholic Powers to share the honours of the occupation. It is supposed Spain would willingly accept the offer. Since the beginning of the late Garibaldian troubles, France has sent £120,000 and Ireland £40,000 to the Papal Exchequer. The Paris official press have been reporting a widening estrangement between Prussia and Denmark. The Berlin correspondent of the Times denies that any animosity to wards Denmark exists in Prussia. The Danes are re garded as natural allies. They could reconcile themselves to a greater cession of territory than is required by the Treaty of Prague if that would meet the Schleswig negotia tions. But the opinion prevails at Berlin that the Danes will attempt to recoveraffore of Prussia should her affairs ever become entangled. Danish Ministers are still proposing in the King's presence toasts to the recovery of " all that has been lost." In this predicament the Prussians are keeping what they have, so as to be able to offer Denmark a bribe to neutrality in the outbreak of any future war. The Greeks continue to meddle in the affairs of Crete. Blockade-running is kept up, and military stores and volunteers are being landed on the island. The unsettled state of the island has convinced the Greeks that foreign intervention in Cretan affairs must take place soon. The Sultan has 12,000 men on the island, between whom and the insurgents, who hold the mountains of the Sphakian district, occasional skirmishes still take place. An interesting discovery has been made at Ifumi, in Natal, of ancient places and appliances of the natives for Smelting copper. Two centuries ago, it would seem, the savage tribes found ore rich enough to smelt in their rude fashion, and this has led to the belief that deposits of much importance may be found at a greater depth. It is somewhat remarkable that on the very day on which the congg d'elire for Dr. Selwyn's electiOn to Lich field was gazetted, there died near Birmingham,- "in reduced circumstances," his old university rival, Mr. Charles Rann Kennedy, barrister, an eminent scholar in a family of scholars, but better known to the world at large for the part he played in the great Swinfen will case on behalf of Mrs. Swinfen, whose interests, as it proved, he advocated not wisely but too well. Nearly thirty-seven years ago he graduated at Cambridge with the highest honours, going out as Senior Classic, the name next to his in the Tripes being that of George Augustus Selwyn, the new Bishop of Lichfield. The career of the victor in that youthful contest has ended in poverty and failure at the very moment when the other has commenced afresh in a higher and more dignified if not a happier sphere. As the Israelites of old were occasionally called upon to manufacture bricks without having been supplied by their taskmasters with straw, so invariably, on the 26th of December, is the newspaper editor called upon to fill the columns of his journal without having any material for that purpose. He turns to the pages of the morning papers, he seeks for intelligence, and finds none. There is very little information as to the progress of events either in the heavens above, or in the earth beneath, or in the waters which are under the earth. This is the time which is seized for getting rid of reviews of books. Volumes of which few have heard, volumes which many read months ago and have forgotten, volumes of interest both general and circumscribed, all appear to-day in the glory of bold bourgeois, as though the subjects were of the utmost impor tance to the welfare of the people. The new Bishop of. Lichfield has just made his first ncquaintance with the clergy of the diocese to which he has been translated. In presiding over a meeting held to assist the funds of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, his lordship spoke gratefully of the assistance which it had rendered to him in his early efforts to carry on missionary work in New Zealand. In appealing for assistance, Dr. Selwyn reminded his hearers that those who sat at home at ease knew full well the debt they owed to the soldiers and sailors who protected the country and its interests in far distant places; and' they, as Church people, should have the same feel ings for the missionaries who went forth to do that duty of spreading the Gospel everywhere which really belongs to all Christ's disciples. But whilst they stayed at home in the camp, they might powerfully aid the efforts of those who went forth to distant places by their fervent prayers, by which, in their own chambers, they might strengthen the hands of such bishops as Bishop Twells and Bishop Patterson, in places the names of which they had never heard, and so also by their alms they mieht assist to extend the true Gospel. _ lIAY. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 558 Od to 85s ; clover, 60s to 105 s ; and straw, 30s to 36s per load, A small supply. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 558 to 85s Od ; clover, 60s to 107 s 6d ; and straw, 30s to 368 per load. Prices nominal. WITITECILAPEL.—Meadow hay, 55s to 87s Gd ; clover, 60s to 107 s Gd ; and straw, 30s to 36s per load, Very little inquiry. EMERSON AND CARLTLE.—They edited each other's works in their respective countries, and they have been in some respects justly affiliated, but the contrasts between them aro both striking and instructive. They have in common a revoluntionary spirit, a marked origi nality, an uneompromising aversion to decorous illusions, an excessive disdain of traditional methods of thought and stereotyped modes of expression ; but in Carlyle this is tempered by a greater respect for persons and a venera tion for his own ideal of the past, in which he holds out models for our imitation. Emerson sees in its great men and events only finger-posts for the future, and is per petually warning his readers to stay at home lest they should travel away from themselves. The ono, always a careful though sometimes a perverse historian, loves de tail and hates abstractions ; ho delights to dilate on the minutima of biography, and waxes eloquent upon dates. The other, a brilliant though not alw) , ys a profound gene raliser, tells us that we must "leave a too close and lin gering adherence to facts, and study the sentiment as it appeared in hope and not in history." "Everything," ho writes, "is beautiful, soon from the point of the intellect, or as truth. But all is sour if sean as experience. Details are melancholy; the plan is seemly an , l noble. In the actual world, the painful kingdom of time and place, dwell care, and canker, and fear. With thought, with the ideal, is immortal hilarity, the rose of joy. Round it all the Muses sing. But grief clings to names and persons, and the partial interests of to-day and yesterday." Neither of those writers bag the " dry light ;" both exaggerate, but in different directions. The one dwells on the dark side of things, he is like a man bearing a heavy burden, and his heart seems at times to grow sick with reactionary doubts till the starry firmament itself is a sad sight in his eyes. The other is blown upon by the fresh breezes of the New 'World, his vision ranges freely over her clear horizons, and he leaps up elastic under her light atmo sphere, exclaiming, " Give me health and a day ; and 1 will make the pomp of emperors ridiculous." Carlyle is a Germanised Scotsman, living near the roof of our great metropolis, with memories of Weimar on the one hand, of the bleak grey hills of the Covenanters on the other. Emerson is a Grecized American, studying Swedenborg and the Phredo in his garden, far enough from the din of cities to enable him, " in seasons of calm weather," to for get their existence. " Boston, London, aro as fugitive as any whiff of smoke ; so is society, ee is the world."—North British Raiew, December number. • A GUERILLA WARRIOR FOR ABYSSINIA. (From the Times of India, Nov. 29.) Considerable curiosity was excited on board the Rangoon by a passenger who gave out that he held the appointment of military commissioner in Abys sinia to the War-office, and that he was proceeding thither for the purpose of entering upon his duties. He also stated, not very consistently however, that his first efforts would be made in the endeavour to obtain, by personal mediation with Theodore, the release of the prisoners ; aid if thase efforts failed, to raise an auxiliary force of 3,000 men for the purpose of creating diversions in aid of the invading force. The name of the individual referred to i 3 Major 11. A. Leveson, who is not an unknown person, for he has written two works upon his exploring expeditious in diffe rent parts of the world ; and in a letter to Lord Stanley, which appeared in the last Blue Book on Abyssinia, he signs himself " late Colonial Secre tary, Lagos, West Coast of Africa." That letter we append, which probably indicates the true pur pose of his visit to Abyssinia, though no official reply appears in the Blue Book further than an acknowledgment of its receipt. When the Rangoon arrived at Jub-el-teer, an island in the Red Sea, off Massowah, the Coroman del was found awaiting mails by the Rangoon and also the arrival of Major Leveson, to which vessel he was transferred. He gave all to understand that he goes unaccompanied except by servants ; and the bearing and talk of the man certainly go far to pro duce the conviction that he is equal to the mission —whatever it may be—which he has in hand. We trust he may be successsful, and in the meantime we hope to hear more about him. The following is his letter above referred to : MAJOR LEVESON TO LORD STANLEY. The Ship Hotel, Charing-cross, July 18, 1867. My Lord—ln April, 1865, I volunteered my services for the purposes of negotiating the re lease of Captain Cameron and his companions, but, other arrangements having been made my offer was declined. More than two years have now elapsed and the captives are still in chains, all negotiations having been simply treated with contempt. This result might have been prog nosticated, as an Armenian or Levantine was the very last person to have been sent, those racesbeing listrusted and looked down upon by other nation alities in the East, on account of the general cha racter they bear for deceit and duplicity. At last, wearied out with the fruitless attempts that have hitherto been made to negotiate, the nation at large seems to have determined that either the captives shall be set free, by force if necessary, or that Theodorus the King shall be punished. The chances• are that when hos tile means are commenced the lives of .all the captives will be at once sacrificed, as the King, who is said to be at the head of about 40,000 men at Debra Tabor, would most likely immolate them out of mere bravado. Nearly four months must elapse before any troops can take the field so as to act with efficiency ; and before any threatening or hostile measures are carried into effect, I ask per mission of your lordship to be allowed to attempt by mediation to rescue a brother officer and his companions in trouble. I want no aid, and but very little means ; all the risk is my own, and I will cheerfully run it. Should I succeed, a great ex pense of life, treasure, and perhaps even pres tige, will be spared the country ; should I fail, a single life is the only penalty that can be exacted, and that will be paid without a regret : "Le jeu vaut biers la chandelle." This is the worst view of the case, but I hope and believe that, with tact, the release of the captives might be arranged before any troops were landed at Massowah. Under the present circumstances, now that a part )f his territory is in open revolt under different leaders, King Theodorus may find it to his interest o keep on friendly terms with this country. lle ,vas once very partial to Englishmen, as 1 2lowden tnd 13,11 were the most trusted friends and intimate companions for many years, and I know the former 4entleman bad a very high opinion of him, as some years ago, he invited me to join him in Abys iinia for the purpose of hunting large game with the King : and had I not been suffering from the effects ,:f severe wounds, I should have wandered over the country simply for sport. Ido not anticipate much linger to myself were I to go now. A fair Oriental linguist, I have often travelled alone in Africa, having made several expeditions quite as dangerous as the one I now wish to undertake. lam accus tomed to a tropical climate, having returned three times from the west coast of equitorial Africa, besides having made long exploring trips ints the interior from the east coast. I would make my way via Massowah or Tajurah to the camp at De bra Tabor, and present myself to the King as the friend of Plowden, and, like him, ready to serve his interests. I would endeavour to persuade him to send back Cameron and the other captives, offering to remain myself in their stead. If your lordship should see fit to entrust me with this mission. it hall be carried out if possible. If, on the other hand, it should be determined to commence hosti lities, I would still volunteer my services, as great assistance could be rendered to an invading force by creating diversions in different parts of the coun try. Several provinces are said to be in insurrec tion under different leaders at the present time, and were a contingent of their followers armed and organised they would spare our regular troops much harassing work. The Arab tribes of Beth Um'mr are now said to be holding their own against the troops of Theodorus in the province of Shire, whilst Menelik in Shoa, Tadla Gulaw in Crojam, Waksham Gobezi in Tigre, and Tussoo Gobezi in Samden, are in open revolt. Should the troops of his Highness the Viceroy of Egypt take any part in the campaign, I would again venture to suggest that my services might be useful, as I commanded some of them during the Russian war, when on the staff of the Ottoman army. Since then I have served as Colonial Sec retary and Lietenant-Governor of Lagos, where I was superseded on account of a severe wound received in an engagement with the natives, and have taken part iu the campaigns of Italy, Denmark, America, and Austria. I beg to forward a couple of my works upon ex ploring expeditions in different parts of the world, to show that I am accustomed to similar adventures and hard work ; and I have left with Mr. Wyld, of the Foreign-office, a book full of certificates and testimonials, given to me by different commanders under whom I have served, any of whom will bear testimony in my favour. Should your lordships see fit to entertain my proposal, I am ready to start at three hours' notice. —I have, &c., H. A. LEVESON, Major, Late Colonial Secretary, Lagos, West Coast of Africa. CHRISTMAS ORATORIOS.—The oratorio perform ances this Christmas by the National Choral Society, under the direction of Mr. G. W. Martin, have commenced at Exeter Hall. Miss Palmer, Mr. Leigh Wilson, and Mr. Santley will sing in " The Creation" on January 1, and in "Elijah," January 8, Mr. Santley's only appearance in these oratorios this Christmas. ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY._Capt• Grant, a very active member of the council of this society, has recently returned from a tour through Canada and the United States, and succeeded, at much trouble and expense, in obtaining for the society three splendid specimens of wild turkeys, which have reached this country in perfect health. They are magnificent birds, and amply repay Capt. Grant for the difficulty he underwent in procuring them, and the society for the expense it incurred. He also brought with him a number of small birds, among them beautiful speci mens of mocking birds, thrushes, bobalinks, which, though not coming strictly within the sphere of this society, are valuable in their way. He also procured a pair of the musquash, which aro at present in the Zoological Gardens. No one but those who have tried the experiment can form an idea of the difficulty a person has to contend with in obtaining a particular quadruped or bird, and, when ob tained, in bringing it safely home; that difficulty can be overcome by perseverance and a determination to succeed —and Captain Grant, to whom the thanks of the society are due, has proved the truth of this assertion. A large consignment of swans, white Guinea fowls, and pigeons, is now being got together, and will leave this country for the North of India early in the ensuing month, and the secretary has received notice of the transaction of a col lection of valuable birds from that country, which will reach England in the spring, many of which it is hoped may be acclimatised here.—Land and Water. er -4 61133 HER MAJESTY. ♦-_ OSBORNE, Dec. 25. Her Maje§"y the Queen gave a Christmas-tree yesterday afternoon to the school children of the parish of \Vhippingham. Soon after 4 o'clock the Queen, accompanied by Prince. and Princess Christian, Princess Beatrice, and Princess Henriette of Schleswig-Holstein, and attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen in waiting, entered the Servants'-h:►ll, where the presents were laid out, which her Majesty, assisted by the Royal family, distributed to the children. Meat and cake were afterwards distributed to the labourers on the Osbofne estate. The Rev. George Prothero, rector of Whipping' hatn, and Mrs. Prothero had the honour of being invited to attend. The Queen and their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Christian, Princess Louise, Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrice, and the Prince of Leiningen and Princess Hen riette, attended Divine service at Whippingbani this morning, where the Rev. George Prothero officiated. The Prince of Leiningen arrived at Osborno yesterday or‘ a visit to her Majesty. M. F. Eloln, late Chief of the Civil Cabinet at the Court of the late Emperor of Mexico, also arrived. THE CHARITIES OF FRANCE. A clever and most interesting article published in the .Moniteur this week, and due to the pen of M. Norbert Billart, the well-known legist, gives us a curious and most instructive insight into the development lately given to charitable institutions in France. It is but justice to remark that since Louis Napoleon has been on the throne much has been done by him for the relief of poverty and the suppression ei mendicity, and much accomplished towards the amelioration of the system of administering relief. The solicitude of the Government for the working classes extends from their cradles to their graves. Thus, a poor sempstress on the point of becoming a mother is attend ed by a doctor paid by Government, and receives clothing for her infant from the Empress herself, through the medium of the Maternal Society established and pre' sided over by her. Seventy-six branch societies are no/ scattered over France. The mother recovered, neee ° ' sarily must return to her work. What becomes of her infant ? She takes it to the Creche early in the morning , returns to nurse it when she pleases, and calls for it on her way home, having to pay 2d. per day for the care bestowid on it, and the food it requires till it be two years old, at which time it is sent to the Salle d'Asile, of which there are three thousand and seventy-two. Supposing the parents die, the child is then entrusted to the care of a workman's family, selected for their good conduct and cleanly habits, who are paid 224 f. (29) per annum, as long as they support it and teach it their trade. Should the child be a girl, she is admitted at 8 years old to the Maison Eugenie Napoleon, built with the 224,000 voted by the city of Paris for a diamond necklace, to be presented to the Empress on her marriage , which sum she preferred disposing of to becom e the mother of 300 poor little girls. M. Norbert Billart introduces us to many other such charitable establishments instituted and watched overby her Majest s : - such as the payment of rent in arrear, the releasing e ' pawned articles, and the daily distribution of bread, mea t ' and wood, all of which acts of true charity are paid from the private purses of the Emperor and Empress. I mu st not omit the Tourneaux Econontiques, supported by £B,OOO a year, paid from the privy purse. Poor fam' lies find at these economic bakehouses dishes of hot meat, ready cooked and well seasoned, dressed with vege: tables, at a nominal price, as well as capital soup an bread. Of these ovens or bakehouses twenty-one are in full work within the capital alone. Suppose the Pee r artisan to be dying, He will no longer be taken to the grave and thrown into the earth like a pariah —he is now, thanks to the Service des A um Oniers --- a society instituted by the Emperor certain ef having the prayers of whatever Church he may ha ve belonged to read over his - cofEn, and a decent-burial give n to his remains. The Prince President was one day driving along one of the gaily-peopled boulevards of this city. coffin on trestles was carried past ; neither priest O r minister accompanied it. He was excessively touched 13 1, this appearance of misery and abandonment, and at once conceived the idea of the Service des Aumoniers, o f the prayers for the dying, and issued a decree, on the 21st of March 1852, for its organisation. MURDER AT SHREWSBURY.—We learn by ' ol° graph that the body of a girl ten years old was found ° II Tuesday in a hovel near Shrewsbury. It had been 0 11 P raged, and the head was nearly severed from the body The deceased was last seen alive on Sunday evening w it/3 A a neighbour named MaFp. Mapp has been arrest ed an charged with the murder. He has been remanded. An address recently adopted bythe Town Council of Halifax has been presented to Sir F. Crossley, M.P., expressing their high appreciation of his recent 0 1 " to the corporation of the sum of £6,300, as an endowment of the People's Park, presented by the worthy baronet to his native town ten years ago. The Mayor presented the address, and Sir F. Crossley expressed the gratificatO with which he received it. The directors of the Midland Railway have acted with discretion in announcing an early meeting of the share holders. In view of the anxiety caused by the enormon.4 requirement of fresh capital, they have resolved to nal l i ! meeting of proprietors at once, instead of waiting foL ti. : meeting which would have taken place in February: '-i-e" promise to give "full explanations on the subject." Mr. Gladstone's references to Ireland in his reel speeches have elicited a long letter addressed to the rigl7.`j hon. gentleman from Mr. Joseph Fisher, of the Waterf°7 Mail. Mr. Fisher impugns Mr. Gladstone's own P ell ?, towards Ireland. By extending the power of vo ting occupiers of land who had no leases, it destroyed the i ll ; ducement to give that security, and the Irish tenant °' will has become a serf whose chains have been riveted 11 the gift of political power unaccompanied with freedoms to exercise it. Mr. Fisher laments the decline of smallholdings' with perhaps little reason, the occupiers of which, to the sole / her of a million and a half, are to be found, he says , in t" back slums of London, Liverpool, and Manchester .5' playing the part of filibusters and conspirators. 5 : ‘ ,. 11 , 1 writer urges that Ireland is unjustly taxed. Whe n , Gladstone became Chancellor of the Exchequer she e a tributed four-and-a-half millions per annum. In the M ir. teen years preceding 1853 the Irish revenue amounted ° £59,500,000, and in the fourteen years following t : £91,000,000. General Dunne has often brought the subject before Parliament, and his arguments have often been refuted. Mr. Fisher is an exception in sli „ o r o posing that there is any weight in them. The 231,000,v r0 additional taxation raised in Ireland has been drawn fr()J, increased resources. Taxes have been remitted in sever- cases, raised in one only—the spirit duty. The Marquis of Abercorn has been speaking at Du b ht on the subject of art. The keynote of his remarks nait be found in one of the sentences of his sp eecl' o f believe," said his Excellency, `° that the great deficiellj in 'our day is that artists have not been workmen, I*-4 workmen have not been artists." For the diff us ion li n os spread of art he thought it essential that the artisan Cl o f should be art students. The first exhibition —tht h 1851— awoke Britain to the want of artistic effort in -e e t public buildings, and the feeling had been growing to since. The facile production of our day has a tendenc!„. prevent the age from attaining the highest point of i - o , On the other hand, John of Bologna, Michael An g 9 Benvenuto Cellini, and the great artists of old wereeo skilful at their tools as the most experienced workniti:e and the great painters made their own colouro, secret of compounding which has died with them. Mr. Goldwin Smith's plan for redress to Ireland 3°4 not meet with universal approbation even among adv,riletee* thinkers. "Philo-Celt," in the columns of the DagY has much doubt of that " craving for national inst ituti°"s of of which Mr. Goldwin Smith speaks as characteristic r the Irish. The Protestants, who represent the greilte proportion of the wealth and intelligence of th e king g hat wish to make the union more thorough ; while the hig classes of the Roman Catholics shrink aghast from 113v 1 1 , 11 1 , 0 anything to do with Mr. Smith's daring experiment'L- rl • poorer classes want to be sent clean adrift from I J r " -1 5 4 t or wish for such a separation as shall leave remaini°sj;loo the fragile link of the crown. " Philo-Celt" thinks' " t o ' that there is nothing in the objection that the sea sernr3oo England and Ireland, for so cheap is the journ e Y f : t hs Dublin to Liverpool that the latter may be regarded g- to agricultural capital of Ireland. Anothe r objection to Mr. Smith's plan is that it will tak e too lon.goro., obtain the sanction of Parliament. " Philo-Celt: 'tllo poses two measures, the one a redress ( n, n hi grievance of landlord and tenant, and h o p es that the jI of the Government will meet the justice o f the case' uP i j next suggests that arterial drainage should be taken the an Imperial work. Money should be advanced b tto, Treasury and charged on the land. This would ajit Irish labourer remunerative work, and it Would reo4 Rigor V4O WM_ rod§ upon it. - KO There men ts of Excliang this bead The E has arrive and £1,5 A petit Chancer 3 man of 1 County (Litnited stated gasworks Chancell, of 33, lii provision R. S. P Great E matter. An ext Discount Friday, 1 The A pay on a duo on th income to The pa pound to pany (Li the office and Evat A flirt] of the Eu able at AI on the 30 pate be!n in Janua dared a I ing 205., The try the week 80;1 roubl ing to £I,OC 17s. 3d. 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