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i f n n 1 A '' - , _ e 7 EWSPA - .TI • requently practised it With success, and nhilgan. It ie a great mistake, generally mad antelope immediately, if he has any p 1 6ft'inhiFa. ; left to himself, w h en h e t hi nks himself ou Ho down; but even then he must be as carily (3(1.41F as if be wor e an unwounded buck. Their cunning under Leese circum s t ances i s i ncredible; they can conceal therr,.. selves effectually in the merest patch of grass, or lie in tently watching every motion of the stalker, who has pro bably marked one down on the very spot, and yet, an com ing up, is utterly at a loss; but the moment his eye falls on the crouching buck, up he bounds, and again makes off with renewed speed. Tho coat of the is in the bast condition in J , Aly, and is then as floe as silk ; but stalking thorn at that s-la,stm is trying work. < ~-~' -<-- ~._-c....,L ~~~ I'tt(,EIVE • _• • • N. _ 4 r rit kit ". iftq* . . 1110. • • •-• . )1 • • - 4: 1101, al rya • ski b,, qw _:. • ..„• .•• Effi -A .., • • t:4•• IT • .6 Nt. • '4 -‘" • l 4` (21 -DEO• ) *eifr - • AAA-, ";',•4?: °-/ L ONDON STREET REFORM SOCIETY PRESIDENT. Sir WILLIAM FRASER, Bart., M.A., F.S.A. On the 13th of June, 1865, it was admitted unanimously in the House of Commons that the condition of London, as regards Paving, Lighting, and Cleansing, was disgraceful. No improvement has taken place. The Traffic of London becomes every day more un manageable. The Public Vehicles are inferior to those of Provincial and Continental Cities. 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'This celebrated OLD IRISH WHISKY gained the Lublin Prize Medal. It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Whole ,olllo. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London; . )y the Agents in the principal towns in -England ; or mbelesale at Ft. GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observe the fled Real, Pink Label, and Cork branded t 4 Kinahan's LL Whisky." I 011 N GOENELL and CO.'S CHERRY q," TOO fa rasTE is greatly supciior to any tooth powder; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decay, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the breath. Price Is. tl,l—.bed Bull Wharf, v 3, Upper Thames-street. London. L AW CLASSES at the INCORPORATED _LAW SOCIETY. The Classes will be resumed by Mr. E. A. C. ScHALcu on Common Law—Monday, Jan. 7. Mr. D. STURGES on Equity—Tuesday, Jan. 8. Mr. A. BAILEY ou Real Property—Wednesday, Jan. 9. E. IV. WILLIAMSON, Secretary. Law Society's Hall, Chancery-lane, London, January 1, 1867. MANFIELD'S PATENT PICKLES are per fectly pure and unealoured. To be had of a 1 dealers and wholesale of 3011 N BURGESS and SON, 107, Strand (corner of Savoy-steps). London. Another legitimate, but seldom very successful, way of killing antelope, is by the boarding system—that is, riding b at full speed into a herd, dismounting- or not, according. •As Your horse is trainel, and letting fly. Of course a s - cady shooting horse is neoessary and, as you have him always at haul, an animal, if wounded, eau generally be rid len. down afterwards. Now ready, in t vol., with Illustrations, 15a. PILGR B IMA EL G I E ,A to C E B A U ST H ERY SHRINES. "'This work =tans a great deal of interesting mutter, and it will b read with Oeasiire by all who are interested in the country to which so many devout Christians have made their p• ,grlmaze." —Observer. Hurst and Biaokett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. LAW LECTURES at the INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY. ASPHALTE ROOFING FELT, 0 `ZE PENNY per Square Pout. CROGGON and C 0., Manufacturers, 63, New Earl-street, / 34, Bread - street, London, KC. 59, George-square, Glasgow; 2, Goree Piazzas, Liverpool. The Lectures will be resumed by Mr. R. Howrox SMITH on Conveyancing—Monday, Jan. 7. Mr. E. CHARLES on Equity—Friday, Jan. 11. Mr. I W. LORD on Common Law—Monday, Jan. 14. E. W. WILLIA.MSON, Secretary. Law Society's Hall, Chancery-lane, London, January 1, 1867. tfUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION ilnoJrporded by Aot 01 eaxllatwat. WO). 4, ►WSSEI.L-STREET. COVENT-GARDEN. LONDON. Prompt ADVANCES on all description of Security. P,rms tree on application by letter to EDWARD RARPER, Secretary. The chikara is a smaller species of antelope than h o one I have hitherto been referring to. The bucks da not become black, and, unlike the others, both sexes have horns. They are very pretty little animals, and are gone rally found in pairs on rocky, broken ground. They, toe s visit the cultivation, but aro scarcely worth the trouble of systematic stalking. They are often beat out of the fields when partridge-shooting, and killed with shot. The Metropolitan Board of Works. LADY CAMPBELL'S NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vole , AWOMAN'S CONFESSION. By LADY CAMPBELL. " A Woman's Confession' deserves to be a successful novel." --Morning, Post. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. COUNTRY HOTELS, PUBLIC HOUSES, and BUSINESSES. FURNESS and KNEE'S List on application. Particulars for insertion received until the 27th of the month at their AUCTION AND HOTEL AGENCY OFFICES, 5, Agar-street. Strand, W.C., and nearly opposite the Charing Cross Railway Station. Antelope breed about Juno or July, and many of flux fawns fall victims to wild beasts at that time. ra t: , antelope, although an exceedingly shy animal, yet, Vi ien caught young, becomes even obtrusively tamp ; and bucks, when they discover the use of their horns, are apt to ba dangerous pets. CONTRACT FOR BEECH WEDGES. Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset House, 14th Dec 1866. T" COMMISSIONERS for ., EXECUTING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE LAND, Do hereby give NOTICE, that on TUESDAY, the Bth January next, at Two o'Clock, they will be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying Her Majesty's Dockyard at Portsmouth with Hewed Wedges of Beech, under a Contract for twelve calendar months certain, and further until the expiration of three calendar months' warning. The average annual consumption, together with a Form of the Tender and Conditions of Contract, may be seen in the Lobby of the Storekeeper-General's Department, Admiralty, Somerset House. No Tender will be received after Two o'Clock on the day of Treaty, nor will any be noticed unless the Party attends, or an Agent for him duly authorised in writing. Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for Beech Wedges ;" and must also be delivered at the Department of the Storekeeper-General, Admiralty, Somerset House, accompanied by a Letter signed by two responsible persons, engaging to become bound with the Person tendering in the sum of 4100 for the due perfor mance of the Contract. By Order, ANTONIO BRAY, Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities. CONTRACT FOR FRESH OX BEEF AND VEGE TABLES •AT FOYNES. CONTRACT DEPARTMENT, ADMIRALTY. Somerset House, 27th December, 1866. rr HE COMMISSIONERS f or EXECUTING lt the OFFICE of LORD HIGH AMIRAL the U NITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and of IRE LAND do hereby Give Notice, that on Tuesday, the 15th January next, at Twelve o'clock at Noon, they will be , ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to con tract for supplying all such quantities of FRESH OX BEEF and VEGETABLES, for the u;e of her Majesty's ships and vessels at Foynes as may be demanded from the 15th January to the 30th June, 1867, both days included. The Contractor is to supply good fat well-fed Ox Beef, as no Heifer meat will be admitted. The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty reserve to themselves an unlimited power of selection in accepting the Tenders. Tenders must be made at rates per 100 lb., and no atten tion will be paid to any offers not so made. The Contractor, in claiming payment for the supplies, is to make out his invoices in pounds at per 100 lb. The Contractor to reside on the spot, or to have an agent resident there. If non-resident, the name and ad dress of the agent must be inserted in the Tender. No Tender will be received unless made on the printed form provided for the inp - pose, and which may be obtained on application in the Lobby of the Department of the Con.. troller of Victualling, Admiralty, Somerset House or to the Post mas t er at Foynes, where also the conditions of the contract may be seen. No Tender will be received after Noon on the day 'of treaty, and it will not be a rquired that the rty tende n or an ag en t on his behalf,e should attend p at the Officeri ong, the day of Contract, as the result of the offer received from each person will be communicated to him and his proposed sureties in writing. Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and must also be delivered at the department of the Comptroller of Victualling, Admiralty, Somerset Rouse, signed by two responsible persons, engaging to become bound with the person tendering in the sum of .000 for the due performance of the Contract for Fresh Ox Beef, and £l.OO for the Contract for Vegetables. The Contractor to pay half the amount of the stamps on the Contracts and Bonds. By order, ANTONIO BRADY, Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities. m AKERS and Others. The SECRETARY of STATE for WAR is desirous of receiving PROPOSALS from Gunmakers and Others for BREECH -LO &DING RIFLES, either repeating or not repeating, which may replace the present Service Rifles in future manufacture. The following ar II . e m ilitary non- the con ditions considered es sen ti a l i n repeating Rifles:— W Not to exceed 91b. SA. EIGEfT• oz. without bayonet. n. LENGTH. To be 51 inches, with short stock, measured from the hollow of the butt-plate to muzzle. c. WEIGHT OF AMMUNITION MADE Up. Must not exceed 61b. 4oz. for sixty rounds as packed for service. Must D. CART RIDGES. carry their own ignition. . GLI The foresight mustß S I 113 such Ts . as S. to admit of a bayonet fixed according to the pre,ent system. " STOCK. Must be such as to carry a li g ht metal eleaning•rod, and g to allow a slip be used. G. Must not e xceed that of RECOIL. the Enfield Rifle by more than 10 per cent. Must it. THE ARM AS A WHOLE. be as little liable to injury bylong-continued firing, rough usage, and exposure, as the naval rifles converted to breech-loaders reech- b a ns on the Snider s y s t em. To be as capable, aof men used With out accident by imperfectly trained form , qual and ity of being manufactured in quantities and of uni . L THE AMMUNITION AS A WHOLE. • Must be as little liable to injury by rough usage, damp, and exposure in all climates, as the Boxer cartridge for Snider's converted Enfield rifle —also as little liable to acci dental explosion as the same cartridge, and as capable of being manufactured in large quantities, and of uniform quality. Optional. K. CALIBRE . L. THE TWIST AND FORM OF GROOVE. Optional. Optional. M. THE LOCK. N. RAPIDITY OF FIRE. Capable of firing at least 12 rounds per minute, without aiming, the cartridges being arranged on a table. o. ACCURACY WHEN FIRED FROM A FIXED REST. The arm must give a mean figure of merit of not more than 36in. at 1,000 and bin. a t 3 00. yards, 30i n . at 800 yards, 12in. at 500, shots e e mac ean to be t a k en upon at least five targets of twenty h. Not to require at iO(T R n a ArgEi?.nTeieltZion of mo re t h an 1 deg. 30 mi n . y Q. FONG. The shooting not to deteriTToraLlte more than 20 at 1,000 y ar d s a ft er fi ring 250 rounds. per cent. R. PENETRATION. The mean penetration of five shots not to be less than that of the present service muzzle-loading Enfield Rifle— viz., 12 half-inch elm planks, which have been soaked 48 hours in water. Distance 30 yards. s. LT: BR:MA:PION. \Wax on billets is indisperuiable, but any other lubrican may be superadded or arri,iied to the cartridge, if though necessary by the corePrAitor. No arm s will 1 - ', O received without the usual proof marks. Specifications, and drawings of the methods proposed, stating the probable cost per arm, and accompanied by a finished 'pecimen anr. with 20 rounds of suitable ammu nitinr., should be seni:to the " Director of Ordnance, War Off.'ce, Pall-mall," on or ')afore the 30th March, 1867. The specifications an:, spechnen arms will be considered by the Ordnance Select Committee and its associate mem bers, who will be selected by the Secretary of State for War, and who will, after firing the 20 preliminary rounds, select and recommend for further t.ial such of the systems as may appear to them sufficiently promising, rejecting all such as may not be considered to offer sufficient merits to warrant their being included in the competition, the con ditions of which are stated in this advertisement. Each accepted conm,'Aitor will then be required to furnish for experiment, at "'Woolwich, six arms in strict conformity to the specimen arm submitted, with 1,000 rounds of am munition per arm, within four months after date of de mand Each co , mpetitor will be required to disclose to the committee tbe exact nature of the lubrication he may em ploy. A sum o 7 £3OO will be paid to each of the accepted competitoes, .;o cover the expense of the six rifles, and of the sinp,pl7, o 7 enrrunition required. Tne 'secretary of Suite offers a reward of £l,OOO for the arm vihich, on combination of all qualities, is considered by 3 ;ne committee to be the best submitted. A second reward o; £6OO for the arm which, while at taining a satisfactory degree of excellence in other particu lars, is selected for merit in respect to its breech mechanism. A third reward of £4OO for the best cartridge. The qua ities which will be principally taken into consideration in awarding this prize will be economy of manufacture, power of sustaining roue' usage, freedom from deterioration in various climates, and general serviceability. The shooting qualities of the cartridge must he fair; but as they may depend upon the rifling of the arm with which the cartridge is associated, they will not be so much con sidered as those above-mentioned. It is clearly to be understood that under no circumstances will a competito r be entitled to more than one prize ; but such prize will be irrespective of any reward which may be riven to the inventor of the arm finally adopted into the fiervice. • MAGAZINE AND REPEATING ARMS. Mae - azine and Repeating Arms for Infantry will ho ceived and (•xaminerl in a manner similar to the Breech_ loading Pifles. They must not be less in length than 48 inches, including the stock. The limit of weight for these arms is fixed at 911 b. ex clusive of the charges in the magazine. It is indispensable that the arms be made 'to take a bayonet. The Secretary of State offers a rewn.lll of 300 for the best Magazine or Repeating Arm produiled that fulfils the above conditions ; and in the absence of experience does not at present define the standard of accuracy or other conditions to be fulfilled before such an arm can be adopted. Those Magazine orltepeatingArms, which are accepted for further trial, will be paid for at the rate of £6O each. This sum is to include 1,000 rounds of ammunition per arm. The S ecre t ary of State will take care that no ingenious novelty produced in answer to this advertisement shall be adopted into the service without proper acknowledgment, and that the name of the individual with whom it origi nates shall be recor d ed in connection with it. lf the into rifle to w hi c h the first prize is awarded is adopted the service, it will h ear t h e i nventor ' s name. J. 'ST. GEORGE, Major-General, Director War Office, Oct. 22 o 1866 1 f Ordnance] a L AW LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE, Fleet-street, London, E.C., Jan. 3, 1867. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That a GENERAL MEETING of the PROPRIETORS of the Law Life As surance Society will be held at the Society's Office, Fleet street, London, on SATURDAY, the 2d day of February next, at 12 o'clock at noon precisely, pursuant to the pro visions of the Society's Deed of Settlement, for the pur pose of receiving the Auditors' Annual Report of the Accounts of the Society up to the 31st of December last ; to elect three Directors in the room of Mr. Serjeant Storks, deceased ; William Brougham, Esq., retired ; and William Henry Tinney, Esq., retired, and for general purposes. The Director to be chosen in the room of Mr. Serjeant Storks will remain in office until the 24th June, 1869. The Directors to be respectively chosen in the room of William Brougham, Esq., and William Henry Tinney, Esq., Q. 0., will remain in office until the 24th June, 1870. By Order of the Directors, WILLIAM SAMUEL DOWNES, Actuary. t ANSION-HOUSE FUND for the RELIEF --- of the SUFFERERS by the recent COLLIERY EXPLOSIONS. COMMITTEE. The Right Hon the LORD MAYOR. IL C. L. Bevan, Esq. Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Samuel Morley, Esq. Waterlow. Geo. Moore, Esq. Mr. Sheriff Lycett. Mr. Alderman Finnis. Mr. Alderman Besley. J. P. Gassiot, Esq. Mr. Alderman Dakiu. Christopher T. Gabriel, Esq. James Hill, Esq. Frederick Thompson, En. R. N. Fowler, Esq. R. A. Gray, Esq. W. J. Maxwell, Esq. Colonel Stuart Wortley. Mr. Alderman Cotton. The attention of the public is earnestly drawn to the suffering consequent on the terrible calamity produced by the recent colliery explosions. SUBSCRIPTIONS are greatly needed to relieve the numerous families made destitute thereby. The amount required to meet the memorable Hartley Colliery Accident in 1862 was £50,000 ; in that case 204 men and boys lost their lives ; in the present instance double that number are known to have perished, there fore to make a suitable provision for the families depen dent upon them about £lOO,OOO will be needed. At the final distribution of the surplus of the Hartley Fund, £3,140 was allotted to the districts in which the present accidents occurred, and this sum is now available towards the fund now being raised. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales H.R.H. the Princess of Wales The Corporation of London Amount already advertised £14,554 1 10 Subscriptions will be received by the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, at the Mansion-house ; Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co., 54, Lombard-street; Messrs. Coutts and Co., trand ; Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard street; Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Co., 1, Lombard-street; Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock, and Co., Lombard-street ; Messrs. 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Queen-street, W.C. 0111ELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-CON- I L TRIBUTIONS are earnestly solicited for establishing th e COUNTRY ROME. £l,OOO required. WYE. WILLI XIIS, Secretary. Boys' Refuge, 8, Great Qu een- street. W.C. LONDON.—The o a e c i h ve b d o by the London and Committee are most anxious to provide for 400 boys. One hundred and fifty are now in the Refuge. The annual HOMELESS BOYS OF expenditure for supporting the 400 boys is estimated at 41, Lothburv, and 214, tlighUolborn; Messrs. Y. Several kind friends for one boy each y ear. Ransom and Co., 1, Pali-Mall East ; and by haveXWest minster° promised Bank, to pay ruitiyorree WM. WILLIAMS, Secretary. Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, Vvr.e. Subscriptions £lsthaaynekai PR OVIDENCE ROW NIGHT REFUGE, FOR OMEN ' - 4-.11 'inANthDisClllelsLtiDteßtiEenN, to th e with' Suppers and 1. Providence-row, Finsbury E.O. _havf) had to pass the .t---, - Nights' Lodgi ng; d ß o r s e t a i k tu fa t : i ts w , every week. nights it the bleak streets or um!: railway : arches. At precent nearly 500 Nights' Lodgings, 1,71b 2) Sup i pers and hbaoreothll47lYnitlgie'w- oni-4: he poor from all parts are admitted; the only condition being .. hat they are homeless and staffing, The Manager Arc., Brealtifigq, £O6 gi.ren gratuitously receives no remuneration whatever. Notwithstand ing the provision made by the Poor Hatless, each night numbers of young women, children, and orphans are, for want accommodation, refusedadmittance, andhave to spend night after night in the cold, wet, and sleet. To meet this evil, and to provide more ample accommoda tion, 4'2,000 has been raised, but to accomplish the work a sum of at least £l,OOO more will be required. Besides providing shelter for the homeless, this year it is proposed, as far as the donations obtained for the pur pose will allow, to give bread and coals to poor tamilies in want. Will you, in your charity, help to carry on and accomplish what has been begun ? Will you help to give shelter to the really homeless, and food to the really starving? The smallest donation will be most welcome, and, night and morning, the prayers of the destitute will be offered in your behalf. SUBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly requested, and will be gratefully received bfthe.R+3 ir.:D. GILVERT, p.p., No ;22, rillObUrY-CkGlifss" E.% .. _ 8 itt:,r(3:lo:B:SS,. W The ordinary weekly meeting of this board was held yesterday at the office, Spring-gardens—Sir John Thwaites in the chair. During the meeting Mr. Richardson said it was stated in the public papers that the fire at the Crystal Palace broke out at two o'clock on Sunday afternoon, and it was fur ther stated that none of the Fire Brigade engines arrived there until half-past four, two hours and a half after the fire had broken out. There was no doubt that, as the Crystal Palace stood on the boundary of their southern district, it was difficult to reach, but as a representative of one of those southern districts, he wished to call the attention of the board to the subject to ascertain if there had been any undue delay in their engines getting to the fire. He should therefore move that Captain Shaw be instructed to report to the Fire Brigade Com mittee hovi soon the engines arrived at the fire, whether there was any undue delay in doing so, and whether there was any defect in the means of com municating with them, so that they might be able to provide for such defects in future. The CHAIRMAN said that Captain Shaw was pre sent, and was prepared to make a statement on the subject. Captain SHAW said that the statement of Mr. Richardson was quite correct, and he found that the fire broke out at two o'clock. At 3.20 a mounted messenger came to the Waterloo Station, and from there to the Watling-street Station; and much about the same time another message arrived at the Horseferry-road Station, and was there placed in the hands of the engineer, the latter intelligence having come to Mr. Forbes, the general manager of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway, who had sent it by hand. At about 25 minutes past three seven steam-engines, with 72 men, were got ready, and sent off ; but in consequence of the dis tance, and some delay that occurred in their pro gress, he thought that they did not get efficiently to work until half-past four. The CHAIRMAN—What was the condition of the building when you arrived ? Captain SHAW said that when he arrived there was a state of great confusion ; about 220 feet of the north end near the ground was destroyed, and at the end it was burning on both sides. The CHAIRMAN—What engine-power did you find there when you arrived ? Captain SHAW said he could not speak with ac curacy. There were some engines belonging to the Crystal Palace Company of both the low and high pressure, and, although they were in excellent work ing, they were not equal in power to the engines of the brigade. Mr. HALL—I believe that you were thanked for your exertions by the authorities of the Crystal Palace? Captain Shaw said that was so. Mr. RICHARDSON said from the answer of Captain Shaw be found that there had been no neglect on the part of the Fire Brigade, but still it seemed to him that there was something wrong when it re quired one hour and twenty minutes to get a com munication from the Crystal Palace to Watling street, when that fire could be seen at a long dis tance. lie should therefore move that the subject be referred to the Fire Brigade Committee for con sideration and report. Mr. BRITSHFIELD seconded the motion, which was put and carried unanimously. In answer to a question by Mr. Shaw, Captain SHAW said that, during the seven years he had been connected with the Fire Brigade, no amateur fireman had ever had control over the Fire Brigade engines, and there was not the slightest ground for such a statement. THE ANTELOPE IN INDIA. (From Wilkes' Spirit of the Times, New York.) • " I should be still Plucking the grass to see where sits the wind." The antelope is found all over the plains of the Bengal Presidency above Benares. I believe it is not seen in Ben gal Proper. It exists in vast herds in the Hurrianah dis trict, north-west from Delhi, as also in the Punjab. The antelope in Bundelkuud does not attain, I think, the same size as in the other parts of the Presidency—the horns sel dom, if ever, exceeding 22 inches, while, in the north-west provinces and Bhurtpore territories, 24 inches is not un common ; and they have been found reaching even to 27. The male is called a blackbuck after a certain age, when his coat assumes a black colour above, the under parts re maining white as driven snow. The females and young bucks are of a fawn colour, with two longitudinal strips of lighter,tint running along the sides, parallel with the spine. Antelopes prefer the open plain, or low scrubby brush wood for their midday haunts, visiting the cultivation in the evening shortly after sunset and quitting it again in the early morning. The damage occasioned to crops by these animals when plentiful is beyond calculation. I have visited some places in our (quasi) protected states, where game-preserving had been carried to such an extent by the petty native ruler, that once valuable villages had been reduced to merely nominal rent, solely on account of their depredations. The villages are, consequently, as a rule, glad to affcrd the sportsman every assistance in shooting them. When the crops are sufficiently high to conceal them, antelopes remain constantly in the cultivation, and then the only way to shoot them is to drive the fields with beaters or dogs. Sugar-Dane plantations are a favourite retreat, the rustling stalks of the plant affording sure notice of the approach of a foe. In the open plain many devices are used for approaching within shot of this wary animal. The stalking-bullock is a common dodge of the native Shikari, but the European sportsman seldom succeeds by this method ; a well-trained bullock, however, will enable the shikari to get within forty or fifty yards of the wariest herd, beyond which distance he seldom thinks of risking his precious bullet. The "tattie" is another method of stalking practised by natives, and sometimes by Europeans. It is a framework of bamboos, interlaced with the fresh branches of the parti cular shrub or tree that grows in the p lace frequented by the antelope, and is provided with a hole in the middle, through which the shikari watches the motions of the game, and presents his matchlock when within shot. He moves the "tattie" along in front of him, stopping short whenever any members of the herd look suspiciously in his direction. This plan succeeds best on a windy day, when the motion of the leaves gives the affair a more natural appearance. In this, as in all other plans of stalk ing antelope, the approach must be made up wind, as their sense of smell is of the keenest description. Some persons succeed in shooting antelope in thickly populated districts, where native hunters do not harass them, by simply wearing a t urban and native wrapper, and sauntering carelessly along as if engaged in innocent pur suits until within shot. This plan, however, will only succeed once or twice with the same herd. The best of these devices is by means of the common country cart of the district, which the antelope will often allow to be driven past within 100 or 150 yards of them. When near enough, the shooter must slip off, and allow the cart to pass on, taking his shot immediately it is clear of his front. " these plans are, howeve r, at best but poaching de- At ortsman viems'anci will never ber adopted by the true sp. There is something glorious in sallying forth on the open plain, dotted hero and then' with herds of antelope and solitary bucks, and with no aosistance save a good rifle an d telescope, match i ng your ininter-craft agai nst the wariest of God's crea watchful instinct of perhaps the tures. An intimate knowledge of tho habits of the game w ith untiring patience and en during vi.ind, are the essen tial qualifications of the successful antelope stalker. Con : . siderable skill with the rifle will also be esSontial to suc cess, the part to be hit to ensure death being but little bigger than the palm of the hand. "Here mercy goes to kill," and the humane sportsman will resist every tempta tion to fire beyond 100 to 140 yards ; shots much beyond these distances, although they may frequently hit, will rarely bag the animal on the spot, and an antelope, if even very severely wounded, is nearly certain to escape, to die a miserable death, and feed the vultures and jackalls. Moreover, random firing only scares the game, and renders them much more difficult to approach. The colour of the clothes must, as nearly as possib:e, re semble that of the soil of the district, leather gaiters of similar tint reaching above the knees; and a leathern glove on the left hand will render the approach less unpleasant when it comes to crawling. A skull-cap of the same colour must be worn, though it will generally be advisable to sur mount this by some more solid protection from the rays of the sun, only to be removed when raising the head to take an observation or a shot. Should the stalker bo fortunate enough to have locks of that tint by the possessors called auburn, and by the vulgar carroty, the inconvenience of a skull-cap might bo dispensed with ; but farewell to all hopes of a shot should the owner of a sable "pow" impru dently discover so conspicuous an object to the suspicious glances of an experienced old doe. A sharp hunting-knife will of ccurso be worn, and this, as also the binocular (the best of all glasses for shooting), must be fastened so as not to be in the way while stalking. So much for equipment. Not few will be the failures and disappointments of the antelope-stalker at first, but each one will contribute his modicum of experience and knowledge of the habits of the game, and at last he will find himself able to ciroumvent the wiliest blackbuck in Ifindostan. Abandon all ideas of long range ; because your Enfield will " kill a mile," it does not allow that you will be able to kill an antelope with it at even 100 yards. For this reason, I think that no rifle for this, or indeed any other sport, need be sighted beyond 150 yards. This is quite far enough to fire, and a man who will constantly kill his buck at 100, is far, far above the average of marksmen. Often have I heard such observations as this from a man who had, through haste or carelessness alarmed the antelope at a distance of some 400 to 500 yards, when of course all chance of a nearer approach was over : "Well ! I may as well have a parting bang at the brutes ; they can't be more than 300 yards off ;" so up goes his long-range sight ; "ping" spins the bullet over the plain, and off go the antelope in playful bounds, till lost on the distant horizon. The gentleman forgot that ho not only spoilt his own sport by such con duct, but also that of other and perhaps better sportsmen, who might afterwards shoot over the same ground. But to many men there is something irresistible in these long range sights ; the sooner they are knocked out the better. At first, to acquire steadiness and confidence, it may per haps be allowable to fire at every antelope fairly stalked within proper range ; but afterwards the true sportsman, recollecting the dictum of the immortal poacher— He is no woodman that doth bend his bow To strike a poor unseasonable doe, will confine his attention to the blackbucks alone. Of these the solitary bucks are the easiest to get at, and generally most worth shooting. These are large and powerful bucks, which, although evidently members of and keeping in the neighbourhood of some particular herd, except in the rut ting season, do not condescend to the society of other ante lope. They are often, however, faithfully attended by one or two does, which maintain the strictest out-looks for the safety of their lord and master. They aro then hard to approach, but when entirely alone may often, with a little care, be stalked and shot. A solitary buck generally lies with his head down wind, obtaining thus the utmost ad vantage from both the senses with the perfection of which he is endowed. Nevertheless, the approach must be at tempted in his very face ; his eyesight may be eluded by taking advantage of natural inequalities of ground, but an advance down wind is certain detection. Slowly, and inch by inch, must the ground be gained, and often when ho appears suspicions, however uncomfortable a position you may be in (and just then you are surd to have either a sharp flint insinuating itself under your fifth rib, or a hooked thorn button-holeing you by the calf of the leg), so must you remain until his suspicions are lullen, and he has made up his mind that you are nothing more terrible than a clod of earth. The rifle must be pushed on ahead, and crept up to ; and it will be well to plug the muzzles, not for getting to withdraw the plugs before firing. If lying down, the buck must be raised to expose the fatal spot, the meeting of black and white just behind the shoulder. This is best effected by a sharp hiss, their own warning note of danger, as on hearing this he will start to his feet and look around for the comrade he supposes to have uttered the warning. The peculiar tone of this hiss will soon be ac quired, as it is uttered by every antelope when menaced by unseen danger. The bucks of a herd will seldom be shot by this method of stalking, and the best plan with them is to watch them as they pass to and from their drinking and feeding places, and, by a sort of running stalk, cut in in time for a shot, which, in this case, will often be a running one. At first these running shots will constantly be missed, on account of not aiming sufficiently far forward—six or seven feet at least must be allowed at seventy yards, and beyond that distance the chances of killing at all are small. The art of shooting running with ball is only to be acquired after long and varied practice, and for one man that becomes first rate at it hundreds never rise above mediocrity. Antelopes drink about midday, and generally at the same place. This accomplished, they then slowly wend their way in small parties towards their nightly feeding grounds, the position of which can always be ascertained from the villagers. They constantly at this time of the day lie down for short periods, and, again getting up, move off slowly in the same direction. Towards sunset they will generally be found about half a mile from the cultivation, gamboling about in the most graceful manner, "fetching mad bounds," as if from sheer exuberance of health and strength. Thus aro they taught by over-kind Nature to keep themselves in that tip-top running condi tion so necessary to the preservation of their life from the efforts of their enemies—man and beast. Every now and then a young buck shoots forth from tho herd, pursued at full speed by the coal-black leader, who has probably re sented sumo too forward attentions to his pet sultanas. Again, two bucks will meet in full career, their spiral horns clashing like the lances of the knights of romance. It is a grand sight, and, when watching at a distance, ono feels as if ho could scarcely level the rifle at such an embodiment of grace and beauty ; but a near approach will dispel all such sentiments of pity, and the ruthless hunter only do sires that these matchless horns shall be his. At nightfall these sportive antics 'cease; the herd, in single file, led by the master buck, move straight and quickly to the favoured field, and the work of demolition commences. It may be easily supposed that, during this long progress from the water to the feeding ground, many opportunities offer the sportsman to steal in, and deliver his death-dealing bullet. Nullahs have to be crossed, patches of jungle have to be passed through, opportune boulders present themselves, and a thousand chances of killing may be obtained by patience and perseverance. The same style of thing takes place in the morning when the herd leaves the cultivation and proceeds to the open plain, there to rust till it is again time to move off towards the drinking place. It must not be supposed, however, that the antelope are permitted to remain at their ease all the night in the fields eating up the crops of the villagers. All night long watchers remain in the fields, and their answering cries have sometimes a pretty effect in the silence of the night. On moonlight nights, too, many antelopes are shot by the shikaries ; but, in spite of all this, an antelope killed in the early morning will generally be found filled, almost to bursting, with the succulent blades of the sprouting wheat. The antelope is exceedingly tenacious of life, and will go off at a wonderful pace with very severe wounds, and e ven broken limbs. Last year I stalked a back, lying in the centre of a piece of bare black cotton-soil. With infi nite trouble, and only after abou t three hours' stalking, did I succeed in getting within about 140 yards. On hearing my hiss "he sprang to his feet ; the rifle, which had been ready pointed above his body, bore full upon the proper spot, and at th e sh ot he sunk to the groun On running up he commenced to spin roundon his side in the most extraordiniahry oulanner'revo gain inglu- more and more energy w y hunting a ti n o d n, w ti o ll u a ld t lehnagytehrhiseenfa, irwlyhgeon, having knife three t on hishtinodnllyevgaesrYauinndgeler ririfle,l threw myself on him , and drove rn y I b I e n n w d a u s r t i a l l full r of ut s h t l r o e tl h i 0 , timeshowever, t theand h il a t a i n I his rai a s e i d d e rn . g round, en,dv on:ia c dt u ho t e t o i b n f ra g na i k i t i s e ao a afh e r aa o i snssht streams eihnaegms pace ins fairly threw me to the f o r the long grass w ith his ragged haoll'ants,gar intersected the plain. An attendant coming up just then ran to intercept the buck, and having a stout stick in his hand, commenced belabouring him about the head. It was no use, however, and the buck, getting up his steam, soo n outran t he man, who, after vainly throwing his stick a ft er him, returned to have a hearty laugh with me at the absurd figure we had both cut in the encounter. This buck, although shot through the body, and " knifed" as related, recovered from his wounds, and was frequently seen grazing on the outskirts of the grass. I dare say I might have slkot him had I desired ; but having thus gallantly escaped me once, I considered ho had a right to future immunity from persecution, so far as r was concerned. With wounded antelope a horse is often of use when tho ground will admit of his being within reach ; and, could good and staunch groyhounds bo used, many wounded bucks mightbe recovered. They can seldom, however, be taught to take after the right buck, and generally rotaun from a bootless chase after tho herd, looking exceedingly foolish. Perhaps tho best assistant in this sport is a sharp man mounted on a riding camel, who will often be able to mark down a buck from a long distance, and direct the stalker to the spot. In some sorts of country, too, good shots may be got by the sportsman being himself mounted on a camel. This is a favourite mothod of shooting in the Ilurrianah ditrict; and I have myself Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Yesterday a meeting of this institution was held C at its house, Jo h r a. ts,n Sir ci s vAr t p e ie e t. t pap , elde A rrsyari d , dor e tdce 1 Perrott, Bart ., tpi t h ßi t i na. , N tyTh. Walker, Ie hv m ea. ri a Thomas T n t a p rr inspector q., o H.C.S.of j in t w o. we re rE a i E f fis also h: A r F e Ed m ß s e lifeboats to the institution, and R. Lewis, Esq., the secretary. The minutes of the previous meeting hav ing been read, a reward of £l5 was voted to the y cr ea ew e o s f m th er e n P ie a g ll , in i g n a lif s e t b r o e a n t g fo g r al p e u a tt n i a n a er n e i Nv ed ef wi t t h h e s b no ri l g vst c or h ms as , e, and rescuing ga b ov o ffe u r n yo d nh f eN r a o ev m ; fives ea, of f c c t o h m e p London to Shields, in ballast. A reward of £1? ss. was also voted to pay the expenses of the Whit burn lifeboat of the institution, in going off during a strong wind from the S.E. and heavy sea, and rescuing eight men from the barque Margaret and Jane, of South Shields, which was wrecked on Whitburn White Steel, on Nov. 30. A reward of £l4 ss. was also voted to pay the expenses of the same lifeboat for putting off on the following day, and saving 13 meri from the barque Caroline Eliza beth, of London, which in a heavy sea had stranded on the South Steel. A reward of £9 17s. was like wise voted to pay the expenses of the Withernsea lifeboat of the institution, for going off in reply to signals of distress during squally weather, and sav ing six men from the brig George, of Lowestoft, which was wrecked off Withernsea on the 12th ult. A reward of £8 2s. 6d. was also voted to pay the expenses of the Fleetwood lifeboat of the institution for putting off during a heavy gale of wind from the W.S.W., and bringing ashore 12 men and a pilot from the barque Inga, of Kragero, which was at anchor near Danger Patch, on the 7th ult. A re ward of £lO was also granted to pay the expenses of the Orme's Head lifeboat of the institution, for saving two men from the smack Cymro, of Almwch, which was observed in Llandudno Bay, with signals of distress flying, during a gale from the N.N.W. on the 7th ult. A reward of £l6 2s. was granted to pay the expenses of the Lowestoft lifeboat in connection with the institution, for going off in tow of the Imperial steam-tug, and saving one man from the lugger William and Mary, of Yarmouth, which had, during a fresh gale of wind from the S.S.W., been wrecked on the Barnard Sand on the 12th ult. A reward of £l2 18s. was also granted to pay the expenses of the Civil Service Lifeboat of the institution stationed at Wexford, for going off during a gale of wind on the 27th ult. and saving nine men who had been employed by the Wexford Harbour Commissioners, on the Dogger Bank, and who were endeavouring to reach the shore in their own boat. A reward of £9 ss. was also voted to pay the expenses of the Whitby Lifeboat of the institution, for saving five persons from the schooner Lion, of Goole, which had during a gale of wind from the E.N.E., stranded on the Whitby Sands on the 31st ult. It was also reported that the Caister lifeboat had been the means on the 28th ult., in conjunction with a steam-tug, of taking safely into harbour the brig Kelpie, of London, and her crew of eight men, which vessel, during a strong wind from the W.N.W., had gone on the Barber Sand. Rewards amounting to £5l were also voted to pay the expenses of the lifeboats of the institu tion at different stations on the coast for various other services to shipwrecked vessels and their crew during the past month. The thanks of the institu tion, inscribed on vellum, were ordered to be pre% sented to Mr. Lister, and 15s. each to his boat's crew of five men, for putting off in the Trinity House boat in tow of a steam-tug during a slight wind from the N.W., and saving two men from the steam sloop Wrecker, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, which was in a dangerous position near the entrance of the Tees on the Bth of Dec. It was reported that a seaman named Geo. Cowell had gallantly put off alone in a small boat to the assistance of this wrecked crew. In his noble attempt his boat was capsized, and he was unfortunately drowned. The institution voted £lO to his widow, who had no children. Various other rewards were also granted for saving life from dif ferent wrecks on our coasts. A contribution of £350 had been received by the institution on behalf of the " Solicitors and Proctors'" lifeboat fund through F. Ouvry, Esq., and W. M. Wilkinson, Esq. The committee decided to station the lifeboat at Winchelsea, on the coast of Sussex. The Solici tor-General, Sir J. B. Karslake, Q.C., had also for warded to the society a liberal donation of £lO. Mr. Thomas Davis, of Chippenharn, had also collected £230 amongst his fellow commercial travellers in the West of England, in aid of the cost of a lifeboat to be called the " Western Commercial Traveller." The commercial travellers in the North of Eng land had already collected the expense of two life boats, which were stationed respectively at Piel, Lancashire, and Castletown, Isle of Man. A con tribution, amounting to £l5O 6s. 9d., had been re ceived by the insttiution through Messrs. Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, and the Rev. Teignmouth Shore, towards the cost of a lifeboat to be called " The Working Man." Legacies had recently been bequeathed to the society by the late Miss Laing, of Abergele, £5O ; and the late Mrs. Mary Clarke, of King's Lynn, £3O. New lifeboats had been sent during the past month to Lyme Regis, Looe, New Brighton, Tyrella, and Port Logan. The railway and steam packet companies had, as usual, kindly given the boats free conveyance to their destina tions. Two lifeboats were also for warded to Bom bay. They had been built by the Messrs. Forrestt, under the superintendence of the institution, for the India Board. Reports were read from Capt. Ward, R.N., the inspector, and Capt. Robertson, R.N., the assistant-inspector of lifeboats, on their recent visits to different lifeboat stations on the coast. Payments amounting to £2,400 were ordered to be made on various lifeboat establishments. The accounts of the institution for the past year were ordered to be sent to Mr. G. C. Begbie, the public accountant, who had been the auditor of the society for the past 15 years. Captain Walker, 11.C.5., of the Board of Trade, moved, and Admiral M'Hardy seconded, a resolution, which was unanimously adopted, cordially thanking Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., and Sir Edmund Perrott, Bart., for their able conduct in the chair at the meeting of the institution during the p ast year. The proceed ings then terminated. HER MAJESTY'S STAMIOUNDS.—The noblemen and gentlemen who hunt with the royal pack intend to invite all the farmers over whose land they rido to a turtle dinner, which is to take place at the Town-hall, Windsor, on Wednesday, the 30th inst. The banquet will be pro vided by Mr. Johnson of the White Hart Hotel. it is believed that the noble master (Lord Colville) will preside, and that the Earl of Cork will also be present. The guests will appear in the usual hunting costume, as they didwhon the late Mr. Charles,h ay's was entertained at the London T a vern a few years since.