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LONDON STREET REFORM SOCIETY PRESIDENT. Sir WILLIAM FRASER, Bart., M.A., F.S.A. thel3th 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. This Society has been formed to stimulate public atten tion; to collect, condense, and make known facts; to point out defects in the law ; to enforce provisions at present neglected; and to watch Bills introduced into Par liament on these subjects. The London Street Reform Society is not pledged to support any specific change in the Government of the Metropolis. Those who may wish to join the Society are requested to write to J. S. Haly, Esq., Hon. Sec. L.S.R.S., 88, St. Jatnes's-street, N°. 23,274. KIN /WAN 'EXHLILBITIOWNI"IB B 6 I(- Y. D UBLIN This celebrated OLD IRISH WHISKY gained the Dublin Prize Medal. It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Whole some. Sold in Bottles, 3s. M., at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or 01P141.1 a at 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded " Kina.han's LL Whisky." LL•rust Published, leap. Bvo., cloth gilt, price 2s. 6d., ONDON SELF-GOVERNED, By Sir WILLIAM FRASER. Bart, 'ILA, F.S.A. London : ?ramie Harvey, 4, St. James's-street CONTRACT FOR BARRACK STORES FOR THE ROYAL MARINES. Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset House, 9th Jan., 1867. THE COMMISSIONERS for EXE C UTING tho OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN an d IRE LAND, Do hereby giv e NOTICE , th a t on WEDNES DAY, the 23d inst., at Twelve o'Clock at Noon, they will be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying and delivering into her Majesty's Victualling 'Stores at Deptford, all such quantities of Long -Hear Broom Heads, and Clamps and Blocks for Long Scrubbing Brushes as may from time to time be demanded for the u se o f they Royal Marines, under a Contract for twelve calendar months certain, and further until the expi ration of three calendar months' warning. Patterns of the articles may be seen at the Royal Marine "lce, New-street, Spring-gardens, between the hours of Eleven and Two o'Clock. No Tender will be received unless made on the printed forth provided for the purpose, and which may be obtained °n application in tho Lobby of the Department of the Con troller of Victualling, Admiralty, Somerset House, where the conditions of the Contract may be seen. No Tender will be received after Twelve o'Clock at Noon on the day of Treaty; and it will not be required that the Party tendering, or an Agent on his behalf, should attend at the Office on the day , of Contract, as the result of the offer received from each person will be communi cated to him and his proposed Sureties in writing. AEvery Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the dmiralty, and bear in the l e ft-h an d corner th e wor d s Tender for Barrack Stores ;" and must also be delivered at the Department of the Controller of Victualling, Admi ralty, Somerset House, signed by two responsible persons, e ngaging to become bound with the Person tendering in the sum of £3OO for the due performance of the Contract. By Order,ANONIO BRADY, Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities. ifUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION (Incorporated by Act of earliament, 1850), J. a_ 4, RUSSELL-STREET, COVENT-GARDEN, LONDON. Prompt ADVANCES on all description of Security. Forms Tree on application by letter to • EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. NEW WORK BY TIIE AUTHOR OF "JOHN HA.LIFAX." Now ready at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., 215., MAR R IAGES By the Author of "John Halifax, Gentleman," "ChrMian's Mistake," &a Burst and Blaekett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. T Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., ANNALS of a QUIET NEIGHBOURHOOD By GEORGE MAC DONALD, M.A., 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. " The charm and value of Mr. Mac Denald's work need not be sought. They present themselves unasked for. Whoever reads the book once will read It many Gazette. Hurst and Blacked, 13, Great Marlborough-street. MISS BRADDON'S NEW ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE. Now Publishinz, price One Shilling, Monthly, 4,I)ELGRAVIA:" " The best Shilling Magazine which England pos. sesses."—Standard. Office: Warwick House, Paternoster-row. London. THE OCEAN ST. LEGER of 1866.—What Lord Lyon was to his owner was the Taeping to her Ca,tain, viz., winner of the race, hiving distanced all com petitors, as the h AST INDIA TEA COMPANY have in variab'y done in their Choi c and sale of fine new season's teas, now selling at importer's prices. Warehouses-9, Great St. Helen's-churchyard. " THE RUIN OF THE FEW IS THE GAIN OF THE MANY." THE Panic of '66 and its consequent depression of the Colonial Margets enables the '4 EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY" to oiler TEAS 1.0 WE R THAN EVER. Six Pounds of Good Tea for 6s. 6d. can't be dear. The Company's KAISOWS by the Clipper Ships are really delicious. 9, Great St. Helen's Churchyard, Bishopsgate street, Jan. 1, 1867. EAII-DE-VIE.--This Pure PALE BRANDY, 18s. per gallon, Is vi ry superio- to recent importations of Cognac, recommended by the medical profession, and ex tensively used in hospitals. In bottles, 38s. per dozen. or in a case 395., railway carriage pat L-11 EN RY BRETT and CO., Old Furnival's Distillery, Holborn, E.O , and 30, Regent street, S.W. Established 1829. ; ONTRACT FOR FRESH OX BEEF AND VEGE TABLES AT FOYNES. CONTRACT DEPARTMENT, ADMIRALTY. Somerset House, 27th December, 1866. T HE COMMISSIONERS f or EXECUTING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the "UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE LAND do hereby Give Notic , , 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 ne 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 t hemselve s an unlimited power of selection in accepting the Tenders. Tenders must be made at rates per 1001 b., and no atten tion will be Paid to any offers not so m a d e . The Contractor in claiming payment f or th e su p p li es, i s to mak e out his invoices in pounds at per 100113. very Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and must also be delivered at the department (40ithe Comptrolle r o f Vi ctua l l i ng, Admiralty, Somerset cicomebe tee , signed by t wo respons ib le persons, engaging to bound with the person tendering in the sum of %300 for the due performance of the Contract for Fresh Ox Thend £lOO for the Contract for Vegetables. the Contractor to pay half the amount of th© stamps on -^a Contracts and Bonds. By order, ANTONIO BRAM, Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities. GEOLOG Y.-ELEMENTARY COLLEC TIONS, to illustrate the New Edition of "Lyell's Elements of neology" and facilitate the important study of Mineralogy and Geology, can be had at 2,5, 10, 20, 50 to 500 guineas; also single S; ecimens of Minerals, Rocks, Fossils, and Recent Shells, Geologl , tal Raps. Hammers. all the recent Publications, &c.. of J. TENNANT. Mineralogist to Her Majesty, 149, Strand, London. Private InstruAlon is :riven in Mineralogy and Geo'ogy by Mr. TENNANT, I'.G.S., 149. Strand. W.C. r w , GUNMAKERS and °then, Th o I. SEC RETARY of STATE for WAR is desirous o f I ; q e ti, ving PROPOSALS from Gunmakers and Others for Zsell-LOA.DING RIFLES, either repeating or not f Which may replace the present Service Rifles in liture —.7"'hufacture. WINSLOW HALL, Winslow, Bucks, having been recently opened and fitted with requisites for the care and comfort of the INSANE, the proprietor, Dr. I .3OISItAGON, announces that he has transferred his Estab lishment from Birmineham to the above desirable reside,ce, easily accessible, and distant from London about an hour and a-half by the London and North-Western hne, and fifty . minutes from Oxford. Attached to the mansion, situated on a sandy soil, aril commanding an extensive and pleasing prospect, are garden, me now, plantation, and recreation grounds. For terms and forms of admission address the proprietor. Prices of, admission—Stalls and Balcony, ; Area, 61 The following 11. are the conditions considered essential in illilit arY non -repeating Rifles:— A. WIGHT. Not t o exceed 91b. boz. without bayonet. B. LENGTH. To b e 5 , . , , mcnes, with short stock, measured from the 11011 0 w of the butt-plate to muzzle. „0. WEIGHT OF AMMUNITION MADE UP. must not exce d 61b 4 f • t rounds as packed for servi ce. —e . oz. or six y JAMES DALY and CO., Distillers, John-street, Cork.—" The purest spirit and safest drink in the world."—London Offices, 7, Printing-house-square, EX., next the "Tittles." TAMES DALY and CO., Distillers, John-st r eet, Cork, beg to announce that they are able to supply the trade with their celebrated Whiskies, in casks or cases, and to take orders in bond and for exportation, at their offices, 7, Printing-house-square, London, E.C., the only house in the square not occupied by the "Times." J. D. and Co.'s whiskies brine the highest prices in the Australian and other Colonial markets, as may be observed by reference to the "Journal of Commerce of Victoria," by which it will be seen that their whiskies fetch 6d. per gallon and Is. per case over the next best, and Is. 6d per gallon and ss. 6d. a case over the lowest quotation. Always on hand a large supply of very old mellow whisky in the finest condition, matured in sherry casks, unsurpassable in quality and flavour, supplied on the most reasonable terms. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. T DEFRIE..= and SONS' e." NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS.—The New Oval-shaped ALEXANDRA DINNER SERVICE, from XI 18s. 6d.- 147, Houndsditch. D. CAR Must carry their own igniTtiRon.IDGES. SIGHS. fillll,o f oresight must E. T be such as to admit of a bayon e t fix e d according to the present system. P. STOCK. allo Mus w at sling such as t o carry a light metal cleaning-rod, and ung to be used. G. . 10 per not exceed that of RECOIL the Enfield Rifle by more than Per cent. Mus H. THE ARM AS A WHOLE. rough t be as little li a bl e to i n j ury bylong-continued firing, b u sage, and exposure, as th e nava l rifles converted to wr6oec of h-loaders on th e S n id er system. To be as capable, being used w ith out accident by imperfectly trained Fnrr a quality.en, and of being manufact ure d i n quant i t i es and of uni- A r THE AMMUNITION AS A WHOLE. st bo as little liable to injury by rough usage, damp, 11 ' exposure in all climates, as the Boxer cartridge for tiller's converted Enfield rifle—also as little liable to acci eptal explosion as the same cartridge, and as capable of eing M anufactured in large quantities, and of uniform quality. Option a l CALIBRE. L. THE TWIST AND FORM OF GROOVE. Optional. O ptional. M. THE LOCK. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. T DEFRIES and SONS • NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS.—BREAKFAST and TEA SERVICES in great variety, from .£1 Is. upwards.- 147, Houndsditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. T DEFRIES and SONS' ti•NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS.—The ALEXANDRA FLOWER VASE. This new and beautiful Vase can be sem in great variety, from 38. to 3Cs. each.-147, Hounds ditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. JT DEFRIES --- QSONS' • • NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS.—The NEW PATENT ASTRA LAMP, for Petroleum and Mineral Oils; also CRYSTAL LA MPS and WALL LIGHTS (regi s tered) for INDIA.-147, Houndsclitch. x. RAPIDITY OF FIRE. Capabl e o f fi ring at least 12 rounds per minute, without ainting, the cart r id ges being arranged on a table. U. ACCURACY WHEN FIRED FROM A FIXED REST. The arm must give a mean figure of merit of not more than 36in. at 1,000 yards, 30in. at 800 yards, 12in. at 500, and bin. at 300. The mean to be taken upon at least five targets of twe n ty shot s eac h . P. TRAJECTORY. Not to require at 500 yards an elevation of more than 1 deg, 30 min. NOTICE OF RENIOVAL. JDEFIESand SONS' R . NEW CI SHOW ROOMS. 0 NTAL CLOCKS for the DINING and DRAWING-R,0031. -1 . 47, Houndsditch. Q. FOULING. The at shooting not to deteriorate more th an 20 per cent. 1,000 yards after firing 250 rounds. it. PENETRATION. The mean penetration of five shots not to be less than Vti.lat of the present service muzzle-loading Enfield Rifle-- zI 12 half -inch elm planks, which have been soaked 48 ours in Water. Distance 30 yards. s. LUBRICATION. tr,,,W boon bullets is indispensable, but any other lubricant 4',"„,Sr superadded or applied to the cartridge, if thought "'Ssary by the competitor. No arms will be received II I. without the usual proof marks. Specification, and drawings of the methods proposed, A eiB TR the probable cost per arm, and accompanied by a niti n „ Q d ePecimen arm, with 20 rounds of suitable ammu- PC" , should be sent' to the "Director of Ordnance, War 1 ,- ' p all-mall," on or before the 30th March, 1867. b y tt° Specifications and specimen arms will be considered hor 0 Ordnance Select Committee and its associate mem w.ae, will be selected by the Secretary of State for go e r ', a lid WhO will, after firing the 20 preliminary rounds, its m e " a" ro commencl for further trial such of the systems n ueh y aPpear to them sufficiently promising,. rejecting all their.bing warr an s t not be considered to offer sufficient merits to ditions of which are stated in this advertisement. included in the competition, the con ii accepted c ompetitor will then be required to furnish for Eac to tr ilerime nt, at Woolwich, six arms in strict conformity Itin P,sPeeimen arm submitted, with 1,000 rounds of am- M ri t l i ti°n Per arm, within four months after date of de- Each at ' .- Each competitor will be required to disclose to the ~(I)_Temittee the exact nature of the lubrication he may em -1"„ ° Y• A sum of £3OO will be paid to each of the accepted ttniPetitors, to cover the expense of the six rifles, and of rr,Z4 I I )I Y of ammunition required. a ' 0 Secretary of State offers a reward of £l,OOO for the I , ll n which, on combinatio n o f a ll qua li t i es, i s considered Y the co mmittee to be the best submitted. i, second reward o f £ 6OO for the arm which, while at n'titli9g a satisfacto ry d egree of excellence in other particu lar is selected for merit in respect to its breech mechanism. ~: k thi rd reward of £4OO for the best cartridge. The qua °s Which w i ll be principally taken into consideration in '2l awarding this p r i ze w i ll be economy of manufacture, power sustaining rough usage, freedom from deterioration in Various climates, and general serviceability. The sh ooting qualities o f th e cartr i dge must be fair; but 4 ,, 4 they may depend upon t h e rifling of the arm with which Lilo 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 competitor be entitled to more than one prize such prize will b e i rrespective of any reward which may be Riven to the invent or o f th e arm finally adopted into the rvico. NOTICE OF REMO VAL. DEFRI ES and SONS' cr • NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS.—Merchants and the Trade supplied with PATTERN BOOKS FREE.-117, Houndaditch. Works—London, Birmingham, and Paris. Established 1803. Just published, 2d ; sent by tho author for 3 stamps. UGLINESS and BEAUTY ; being descriptive of articles and means used for improving th e appearance. By ALEX. ROSS, 248, high Holborn, London. a Pamphlet QPANISH FLY is the acting ingredient in ALEX. ROSS'S CANTHARIDES OIL, which speedily produces whiskers and thickens hair, 8s 6d, Bs 6d, and 108 6d; sent by post for 54, 84, and 144 ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.—Corns cured in one day by using ALEX. ROSS'S CFIIROPO. This preparation gradually dissolves the Corn in a few hours, removing the very root. Price 4s ; sent by post for 60 stamps. —248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. ITAIR-CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALßX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curls Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is applied. Sold at 38 6d, 5s 6d, and 10s 6d ; sent free for 54, 84, and 144 stamps. —Had of all Chemists. REY HAIR.--248, High Holborn, London.— IT ALEX. ROSS'S HAIR DYE produces a perfect colour immediately it is used. It is permanent, and perfectly na tural in effeot. Price 38 6d, 6s rid, and 108 6d ; sent by post for 54, 84, and 141 stamps ; and all Chemists. HAIR DESTROYER.-248, High Holborn, London.—AL EX. ROSS'S DEPILATORY removes superfluous hair from the face, neck, and arms, without effect to the skin. Price Se 6d, 5s 6d, and lOs 6d ; sent for 54, 84, and 144 stamps.—Had of all Chemists. PIMPLE REMOVER—AII diseases of the skin are improved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S VE+4ETAI3LE SKIN PILLS. They remove redness, sal lowness, .tu. 2s 9d and 7s sd ; or p, st for 43 and 100 stamps. —ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London, and all Che mists. HAIR COLOUR WASH.—By washing the head with this beautifully-perfumed Wash, in seven or ten days the hair assumes its oric,rinal colour, and remains so by an occasional usinz. lOstid ; sent for stamps.—ALEX. ROSS, 218, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. THE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another Lome to ill , . 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer than 455 poor, friendless, young females were rejected from want of FUNDS and room, making a total of 3,087, who have been sent away in five years. The new home the Committee wish to form would be for young girls, almost children, from the age of 8 to 15, who have been led astray from the path of virtue. Contributions will be received gratefully by the Secretary, air. Daniel Cooper, R 5, Queen•street. Cheapside; or by Messrs Barclay and Co.. Lombard -street , MAGAZINE AND REPEATING ARMS . .ragazine and Repeating Arms for Infantry will bo e yed and and examined in a manner similar to the Breech "(ling Rifles. They must not be less in length than 48 13elms, including tho stock. ci_iThe limit of weight for these arms is fixed at 911 b. ex -1,:v.0 of the charges in the magazine. b, " Is indispensable that the arms be made to take a 4 Yonet. c,,tpSecretary of State offers a reward of 300 for the best z.me or Repeating Arm produced that fulfils the above 1:3"1. dition s ; and in the absence of experience does not at t o ° pnit define the standard of accuracy or other conditions fulfilled before such an arm can be adopted. 1 01 ;',. 1 1 1 1 0 se Mag az i ne orßepeatin,gArms, which are accep t e d ,ia!ther trial, will b e pa id f or at th e rate of £OO each. arm. is sum is to include 1,000 rounds of ammunition per PR IN TING. TO PROPRIETORS OF NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, &c.—Tho Print ing and Machining of Newspapers, &c., done ou exceed ingly favourable terms. Use of Editorial and Publishing Offices, if required. Estimates forwarded on receipt of particulars, with stamped directed envelope for reply. Address—The Manager `Sun" Printing Offices, 3, Church row, Savoy, Strand, W.C. t r : 4 V. ti,i6 Secrets of State care that no ingenious o ve !tY produceryd in answe w r ill to take this advertisement shall be n it , l l) ;,'-'d into the service without proper acknowledgment, nz.,ohat the name of the individual with whom it origt 'if ,sslial.l he recorded in eoune:ition . with it. Ilton ( ' rifle to which he nt prize is awrde4 opted th e service it will t bear fi the inventor's a name. s a J. ' ST. GEORGE, Major-General, Director W ar of Ordnance ° nice, Oct. 22 1866 YAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, Eing's-eroes. Patron —Her Host Gracious MaJecty the QUEEN. Vice-Patron —Hie Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, 11 G. President —His Grace the Duke of BITCCL (ICH. K.G. This Hospital, founded in the year 1823, the first to estab lish the principle of free admission to the sick poor, without the delay a n d d i fficulty of Governors' orders, is wholly de pendent for support oa voluntary contributions and , 2, - aciett It affords relief to a large number of in-pathnts, and, in addition to this, the average numb e r of a t ten d ance of the destitute sick has for a considerable period averaged between 3,000 and 4,000 weekly. The Committee ear estly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the benevolent, an the pr nises of this Hospital are capable of Containing several h.,nrired more beds had the Committee the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributiono tre reci , ived tht it bankers, Messrs. Brown, Janson, and Co., Abdo:reit-lane; also deFsra. Coutte and Co.; Drurnmon.l ..od Co. • ti.yn and Co. • Herr des and CO. ; Ransom and Co.; fresoat. Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Pay ne, and and Co .;Barclay and Co.; 11 iillams, Deacon, and Co. ; Nisb et Co.' , Bernera-street : sad at the Hospital. from 10 till 6. STANFORD SMITH, Beoretify, ~: ~~~~~ 1.1, "'" 2kTJ f-= 4.• ' .. - . - ff i l ? Nt` < . -, - 1. • ' E 1 • --"- , • (1- ISZI,. -, , ~/ -,... ~1 k. , ,,, , f- ,. .",- . a...„„ . . .', , ,,- N.- ..,,,. ~, ..,,,, ,.,...., , ,k „ , ( t p, 4_ -• . ' '--w - -- 0: .0 -', - ---%• - . 1 , \,,, A .„,,,______________. ----------:= 4- - ..\ -, ~ ...„ ~,... •,,, 10 1 ~,,,,.:': • a ..‘ - • , _.___ :---. .":;:::74 DIE ' 4‘ 3 ,::: 7 , -;: ‘ : - : .....", ... - 1 0 5 :44. 4 " 1: 13y:ii , -_,D" -- ;_01. T ‘..- : I ; ''''''\ CP , ... ; 4' ' 7 si , ^(:-.. - , - .. .... ~..., ....._.,., L.,,,, )„,_,40 - . _ , ..../ ~., ....__ • _ THE SUN, LONDON, AIoADAY EVENING, JANITAIir 14, 1867. AFTER. Covent-garden Theatre—EVANS' to SUP. After Drury-lane Theatre FVANS' to SUP. After Lyceum Theatre EVANS' to SUP. After Adelphi Theutre EVANS' to SUP. After Olympic Theatre : ..I4WANS' to SUP. After Strand Theatre LEANS' to SUP. After New Royalty Theatre E V A NS' to SUP. After St. James's theatre• - FVANS' to SUP. Alter Prince of Wales' Theatre E VANS' to SUP. London Singing and Supper Club, E VANS', Covent-garden, vocal Entertainment at Eight rir H E O X F O E D 6, OXFORD-STREET, W., THE MUSICAL ESTABLISHMENT OF LONDON. gunboat Vixen, 4, Commander S. Brett, from Fal mouth, arrived on Thursday evening in Plymouth Sound, and will be placed in (lock at Koyham, to make good damages incurred in the late heavy gales. The paddlewheel steam-vessel Medusa, Staff-Com. T. Potter, from Falmouth, with the gunboat Ruby in tow, arrived at Plymouth on Thursday afternoon. The Ruby sustained damage in the late gales, and when bound for Ireland had to put back to Fal mouth. The crew of the screw steamship Gibraltar, 81, Capt. R. Coote, at Devonport, were paid off on Sa turday. Those men belonging to Portsmouth took passage in the Medusa. ------- LES DRAGONS DEVILLARS (Opera Comique), Music , by A. Maillart, in which Miss RUSSELL Will appear, as sisted by Misses Barrie and Fitz Fi enry ; Messrs. A. St. Albyn, Hulls, Fox, Husk, Evans, snd Bury, with Extra Band and Chorus ; produced and conducted by Mr. F. Jonglimans. " The strength of Mr. Morton lies in his operatic selections, executed b f a small but highly efficient band, and a 'well selected body of vocalists, under the direction of Mr. F. Jonghmans.—Times, Jan. 9,1887. COMEDY, by Messrs. Harry Sydney, Brierley, and Eger ton; Mr. G. H. FREDERICKS and Mr. FRANK HUSSEY, of the NEW AMERICAN MINSTRELS; together with an Entirely New Divertissement, entitled THE OXFORD REVELS, arranged and produced under the immediate superintendence of Mr.. W. H. Payne, THIS EVENING. "Of the decorum that prevails throughout very section of the Hall it is impossible to spear too highly.' —Times, Jan. 9, 1867. The following appointments were made on Satur day at the Admiralty:—S. Fisher, paymaster, to the Royal George, for service on shore ; A. Smart, en gineer, to the Asia, for the Orwell ; H. NV. R. Pel lew, second-class assist.-engineer, to the Bristol; and E. G. Edwards, assist.-clerk, additional, to the Black Prince. MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, BARER-STREET. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. NEW ADD! I'IONS. —Life-size Models of the KINGS and QUEENS of KNGLAND,I-w TrILLIA.AI of N NLYY to QUEEN VICTORIA. Open from 11 a.m. till dusk, and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admiitance, le. ; children, under ten, half-price ; extra rooms, 6d. MUSKETRY INSTRUCTION IN THE ARMY. The annual report of the progress of musketry instruction in the army, prepared by Major-Gen.. Hay, the Inspector-General of Musketry, for the information of his Royal Highness the Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief, has just been issued. From the report it appears that the total number of men exercised in the yearly course of 1865-6 were— cavalry, 7,079 (exclusive of recruits, and not in cluding the Household cavalry), infantry, 88,550 (in cluding the Royal Engineers and Commissariat Staff Corps). A synopsis is given of the percentage of men in the several classes in shooting and judging distance ; also the percentage of marksmen to the number exercised, and to the number that practised in the first class, &o. With regard to the details therein contained we cannot do better than quote General Hay's own words : " The cavalry soldiers who fired in the first class belonged to the Bth and 14th Hussars. The former are armed with the Westley Richards' breech load ing carbine, sighted to 900 yards, hence executed the second and third periods of individual firing. The men of the latter practised at the School of Musketry. In the cavalry there is a considerable decrease in the number of non-exercised men, while in the infantry the number has slightly increased. Of the 17,467 third class shots at the final classifi cation--i. e., after firing 60 rounds individually, to 300 yards, 1,995 fired 20 rounds more to 300 yards, after further instruction, of which number 642 passed into the second class, thus reducing the per centage of third class from 20 to 19. The per centage of first class shots has increased, being now equal to one-fourth of the number trained, one seventh of whom actually fired in the first class, from 650 to 800 and 900 yards, at which distance the shooting has much improved, the average points per man being 16.39, as compared with 14.27 last year. The marksmen in the infantry have increased more than 10 per cent, on the number who fired in the first class, and nearly 2 per cent. on the number exercised. The rapid file-firing is bad, although the mean average time taken in executing this practice is less than last year, and the skirmish ing practice is only moderate. The results in both these firings have fallen off, evidencing deficiency somewhere. The shooting of the army, as a whole, has improved —in the cavalry by nearly three points, and in the infantry by seven and a half points. A. much greater improvement may be looked for whjn more pains are taken with this branch of efficiency, and when the preliminary drills are executed in earnest by all concerned, and not in the mechanical and meaningless way which is too frequently the case at present. Let the company officers make themselves thoroughly acquainted with the subject, and show themselves interested in the matter—let them see that the non-commis sioned officers understand their work as drills,' and let the minds of the men be appealed to ; then the efficiency in shooting will be increased and be come equal to other branches of the regimental economy. The performances in judging distance are very satisfactory, there being 81 per eent. in the first class, and only 1 per cent. in the third class." Respecting the cavalryat home the instruction has been conducted regularly, and the shooting in each case has improved, although it is far from beinggood. The percentage of third class shots is very high. Rea sons are assigned for the omission or non- completion Of the musketry training of the 4th, sth, and 6th Dragoon Guards, Ist Dragoons, 4th, 10th, 11th, 13th, and 15th Hussars, which principally arose from there being no range available where they were stationed. Of the Royal Engineers, it is stated that " the shooting of the corps has fallen off this year princi pally inindividual firing. Only 20 out of 40 com panies have been trained this year." Regarding the division of Guards, Major-General Hay remarks :—" The instruction in the several battalions of Guards has been conducted regularly. The shooting has fallen off, except in the 2d batta lion Coldstream Guards and Ist battalion Scots Fusilier Guards, in which it has improved. The third class shots are excessive in the first battalion Scots Fusilier Guards, Ist battalion Coldstream Guards, and in the 3d battalion Grenadier Guards. The non-exercised men, although on the whole much less than last year, are still numerous in the Ist bat talion Scots Fusilier Guards, Ist battation Cold stream Guards, and Ist battalion Grenadier Guards. The best shooting battalion in the division this year is the 2d battalion Coldstream Guards." A less number of recruits have been trained in the cavalry, Royal Engineers, battalions of Guards, in fantry of the Line, and depot battalions than last year. The results of the shooting are not good. The third class shots, after making every allowance for the omission of the third period, which recruits do not execute, are numerous, and the volley firing--a true criticism of good platoon drill—is bad. Major- General Hay remarks, " This deficiency is quite within the power of commanding officers to remedy, without occupying, as a rule, more time for the training of the recruit than is at present authorised." The weapons with which the annual t ra i n i ng was ARGYLL ROOMS. - GRAND CASINO, Windmill-street. Piccadilly. These elegant and popular Rooms. having been entirelyre decorated, are now OPEN EVERY EVENING for Concert and Dancing. Conductor, Signor Lust CURTL Manager, M. GRENIT. Admission to Promenade, One Shilling. Reserved Seats, Two Shillings. Private Boxes, 10s. Gd. 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He has a perfect knowledge of French, is also acquainted with busi ness, and has good connections. On application to " The Sun" Agent in Paris, either personally or by letter, he will obtain every possible facility for Exhibitors, or persons who may have other business in Paris, or who may go there for pleasure only. executed by the different branches of the service are as follows :—The cavalry—Westley Richards's, Sharp's, Terry's breech-loading carbines, and the East India pattern, Enfield and interchangeable muzzle-loading carbines. The Royal Engineers— Lancaster's elliptical rifle. Rifle Battalions—Whit- worth, short Enfield, pattern 1856, E.nd naval pat tern, 1858, rifles. Battalions of Guards and Line —long Enfield rifle, pattern 1853. The best shot in the army for 1865-6 is Private Wm. Fruit, 47th Foot, who scored 102 points with the Enfield rifle at distances from 400 to 800 yards. The best judge of distances is Colour-Sergeant R. BlackLnore, 2d Battalion 20th Foot, who scored 26 points in the first class ; Corporal Dempsey, 98th Foot, obtained a higher score by judging more fre quently within the distance prescribed for the third class than the regulation allows, for by no other means could he obtain the score recorded against his name. The best shooting company in the army is D company, Ist battalion 13th Light Infantry, its " figure of merit" being 146 points. The Ist Dragoon Guards is the best shooting cavalry regiment, a position which it has held four consecutive 3 ears ; which, observes Major-General Hay, " speaks much for the interest the command ing and troop officers must have taken to maintain that post of honour ;" its " figure of merit" is 32.97. The 7th hussars, next on the list, was eighth last year, the 7th Dragoon Guards, second last year, is now placed third. The 2d Dragoon Guards, third last year, is now fourth on the list. Of course there are losses and gains in the infantry regiments. The 4th battalion 60th Rifles is the best shooting battalion of the infantry, its " figure of merit" be ing 126.38. Last year the battalion stood No. 2in order of merit. The Coldstream Guards, 2d bat- K_- , t I'lUCk' STAMPED talion, ninth on the list last year, is now second in the " order of merit," and the Scotslier Guards, 2d battalion, now eighth in the " order of merit," was first last year. The Grenadier Guards, Ist battalion, now ninth, was third last year, which number this year is occupied by the 101st Fusiliers, which jumped 153 last year. The 2d battalion Grenadier Guards stands in the same "order !of merit" as last year—namely, 12, and the Scots Fusilier Guards, Ist battalion, now 25, was last year 51. The Coldstream Guards, Ist battalion, now 26, was last year 19 ; and the 3d bat talion Grenadier Guards, last year 24, is now 39. Twenty-one battalions of infantry did not execute the prescribed course of training. Although the num ber of men of the infantry trained this year is less by 8,000 than in the previous one, the number of marksmen is 1,310 more, the percentage being 5.22 of the number exercised in all parts of the empire. Sixteen battalions and corps have over 10 per cent. of paid marksmen, showing also an increase in this particular. The following regiments, having been prevented executing or completing the annual course of 1865-6 from the causes specified, have been recommended to continue receipt of the rewards granted for the year in which the men practised :-6th Dragoon Guards, 11th Hussars, and 13th Hussars—Not ex ercised, being at a station where there was no range. No. 1 Company, Royal Engineers—Not exercised, being employed on the public works. 9th Foot, Ist Battalion—Not exercised, being employed on board ship en route to the Cape of Good Hope, where the battalion arrived too late to commence the practice for the year. 11th Foot, 2d Battalion—Not exer cised, in consequence of the sickly state of the bat talion ; specially recommended. 12th Foot, Ist Battalion—Not exercised, being on field service in New Zealand. 14th Foot, 2d Battalion —Not exer cised, being on field service in New Zealand ; a second continuance. 22d Foot, 2d Battalion—Not exercised, being on board ship en route to the Mau ritius, where the battalion arrived too late to com mence the practice for the year. 40th Foot—Not exercised, being on field service in New Zealand ; a second continuance. 50th Foot—Not exercised, be ing on field service in New Zealand. 57th FoA___. Not exercised, being on field service in New Zealand ; a second continuance. 58th Foot—Four companies not exercised, being where there was no range. 60th Rifles, 3d Battalion —Nine companies not exercised, the arms having been damaged by a cy clone during the passage of the battalion from Ran goon to Madras. 65th Foot—Not exercised, being on field service in New Zealand ; a second continu ance. 80th Foot—Not exercised, being at a station where there was no range. Rifle Brigade, 4th Bat talion—Not exercised, being employed on public works. 2d West India Regiment (Right Wing)— Not exercised, being detached in small parties throughout Jamaica, in consequence of the disturbed state of the island. DUBLIN, Jan. 12. The officers of the detective police to-day made ,hree arrests. John Dowling was arrested at Portland-row. He s a lecturer on chemistry, botany, and other branches of natural philosophy, and was a rather distinguished student of the scientific school at tached to the Museum of Irish Industry, St. Ste phen's-green. William Joseph Smith was arrested at. Summer hill. He is stated to have held the rank of colonel in the American army. When the Habeas Corpus Act was suspended in 1865 his brother was arrested, and the police were on the watch for himself, but he contrived to escape to America. Ile has re turned within a short period, and has since been without ostensible means of earning a livelihood, although appearing to have no lack of money. Denis Cashman was arrested in Preston-street. He is a law-clerk, and for some time has been under the surveillance of the police. The three prisoners were conveyed under the Lord Lieutenant's warrant to Kilmainham Gaol. The evidence given at Dungarvan, on Thursday, enables us to understand tolerably well the nature of the collision between the troops and the people. Dr. Hunt, the medical officer of the workhouse, de posed that he had examined the head of the deceased Wm. O'Brien, and saw no marks or wounds of any kind. Mr. John Butler Green, who is a resident or stipendiary magistrate in the county of Monaghan, deposed that he was on duty at Dungarvan on the day of polling, and that the Lancers, who escorted the voters on that day, were under his direction as a magistrate. He went to meet the voters in com pany with Lord Hastings, and brought in about 100. Half a mile out of the town they were taken off the cars and were placed in a mass between half a troop of Lancers in front and half a troop in the rear. When they came to the bridge they observed a crowd on each side at the town end. Witness directed Major Wombwell to divide the troops so as to keep back the crowd and allow the voters to pass in. This was done accordingly by backing the horses. When they came to the square he saw stones flying from the crowd towards the troops. There were a thousand people about the spot—men, women, and children. The whole affair, stone-throwing and the scuffle, did not last more than ten minutes. The troops got no order, except to keep back the people. What occurred afterwards was instantaneous. In placing the men, Major Wombwell had said to them, " Keep steady, and don't be skedaddling." One of the men said, " Sure, Major, we can't stand to be battered with stones ; sure flesh and blood cannot bear it ?" To which the Major replied, " Oh, we must all bear it, and keep steady." Hundreds of stones were thrown, they were like hail. They were stones laid down for macadamising the streets, and witness said he never was in a town that he did not see the same, especially at an elec tion. He saw only one man struck, and that was Major Wombwell. From all that came under his own eyes that day he considered that the troops had acted with wonderful forbearance and temper under the treatment they got. The stone-throw ing, he said, continued while he was crossing the square, and when he put the voters in a yard near the Devonshire Arms Hotel, and when he retired to the square there was some excitement there, and stones still throwing. The troops then kept the people back, and the stone - throwing creoausendad na few minutes. He kept the troops g oing round the square. He remained 15 minutes. The troops remained within them the squa r e about I while he was going to the ya rd with the voters.n his cross-examination by Mr. Waters, witness said that he did not see even a scratch upon any one of the troops, except Majo r Wombwell. In the whole of the election be saw nothing that would justify him as a resident magistrate in order ing the soldiers to use deadly weapons or to fire, or to lower their lances ; but, if he had a deadly weapon in his hand, and was pelted with stones, he did not know what he might have done. Human nature is human nature, and a soldier is flesh and blood like any other man. -C_ The next witness was Mr. S. E. Maguire, a magistrate of the courty of Waterford. He stated that almost immediately upon the military clearing the way on this side: of the bridge they were as saulted with a volley of stones. That was from the Sbandon side. There were, perhaps, over 100 stones thrown. Tb.ey were principally macada mising stones. He raw others, one a huge stone; it must have required a perfect Hercules to wield it. The Lancers within his observation behaved with remarkable forbearemee. But if a Lancer rode against a crowd of unoffending men and struck them, or pierced an unoffending gentleman at his own door, he would. consider it a most outrageous thing. N EWSPAPER ) ' •-_-,------ !:: - :0::- 4 - Ne.-.\ • 44 4 4Ct i F t . 04 q t Og'')Mr 4 Ay %/1.;/ 4,0, ''' ' ;:1/4 knocked down. The Lancers, he sai , 4 very furious, galloping about after the peopleN Oa f " s cross-examination, he said it was Sir Nugent' Humble who told him to conic there as a witues, at which the audience groaned. • Five witnesses were examined, including Cap tains Orred and Le Quesne. Neither of these saw O'Brien killed —one being behind with a troop, and the other coming up late. They deposed that the troops acted with forbearance. The inquest has been adjourned to Monday next. A man named Patric k Daly was the next witness. lie was produced to r rove that the deceased man threw a stone at the military just before he was The Weather and the Parks. - The frost, which set in again with groat sevority on Fri day night last, has continued up to the present time with more or less intensity. On Saturday morning the thermo meter registered 26 deg., or G below freezing point, but after the fall of snow it rose to 33 deg., again falling at night to 16 dog. Yesterday morning opened clear and fine, and continued so throughout the day, the thermometer at the receiving -house iu llyde-park at noon standing at 38 dog. As the day wore on, however, the atmosphere be came much colder, the thermometer at 5 o'clock having fallen to 26 deg., with the wind from the N.W. The fineness of the morning caused large numbers of people to assemble in the various parks, but the ice on tho waters was very weak, owing to the wind having kept the surface of the water in constant motion. and preventing its being frozen except in the more sheltered parts. There was hardly any ice on the Serpentine, and the waters in the Regent's-park, the Long Water in Kensington-gardens, and the ornamental water in St. James's-park wore only partially frozen, and printed placards were posted up by orders of the Humane Society warning persons of the dan gerous condition of the ice. Despite this warning and the personal cautions given by the icemen on duty, several foolhardy men and boys ventured upon it, the majority of whom fell in before they had been on many minutes. At the Regent's-park water and at the Long Water in Ken sington-gardens, where the water is about 9ft. deep, seve ral persons were only saved from drowning by great efforts on the part of the icemen and the use of the apparatus. In St. James's-park a number of the more thoughtless people amused themselves by throwing halfpence on the ice, and inducing boys to go on after them, and then, when they broke through, indulging in a hearty laugh at their plight. The water here is so shallow, however, that there is no fear of loss of life by drowning. In the afternoon the crowds assembled in the parks were very large. Regent's-park was thronged by promenaders. The icemen reported that, if it continued to freeze during the night the ice would be in good condition kir a moderate number of skaters this day, but not for any largo numbers of people. The number of persons in St. James's-park from 2 until 5 o'clock was very great, the keepers reporting that up wards of 250,000 people had passed in at the various gates during those hours. A great proportion of these persons were respectable tradesmen and mechanics, with their families; but there was also an immense assemblage of roughs and young blackguards of both sexes. Not being able to amuse themselves on the ice, they found amuse ment in other ways, by snowballing and bonneting each other, varied by a sham fight hero and there, which col lecting a crowd gave the light-fingered gentry an oppor tunity of plying their vocation. When tired of this rough play with each other, as might be expected in the absence of the police, they turned their attention to any respectably dressed parson, male or female, who came in their way, and maltreated and insulted them in the most disgraceful way, few escaping without the loss of hat, shawl, pin, or some other article. The foot-bridge over the ornamental water, however, was the chief scene of their exploits. This bridge on these occasions is always crowded by people pass ing from ono side of the enclosure to the other. Gangs of these roughsand thieves assembled to the number of several hundreds at each end of the bridge, and at a given signal. when the bridge was crowded with respectably-dressed per sons, they rushed on pell-mell, bustling and bonneting all who came in their way, watches, purses, and pins changing owners with extraordinary quickness. This disgraceful scone was repeated almost every half-hour until it grew dark. The park-keepers did all they could to repress the disorderly scene, but they were comparatively powerless. A dozen police-constables would have been effective for the purpose, but they were not thorn, and so the roughs had uncontrolled possession of the park until all respect able people had left at dusk, and there was no more plun der to bo obtained or persons to be hunted down. PALMERSTON-BUILDINGS. THE CITY OFFICES COMPANY (Limited) are now prepared to LET first-class light and spacious SUITES of OFFICES in Palmerston-buildings, their re cently erected block of offices, extending from Old Broad street to Bisho spate-street. There is also extensive cellar age under the whole area, arched in brick, and perfectly dry. For particulars apply at the Office of the Company, Pal merston-buildings, .1 an nary, 1867. MANSION -HOUSE FUND for the RELIEF of the SUFFERERS by the recent COLLIERY EXPLOSIONS. . COMMITTEE. The Right Hon the LORD MAYOR. R. C. L. Bevan, Esq. Samuel Morley, Esq. Geo. Moore, Esq. Mr. Alderman Finnis. J. P. Gassiot, Esq. Christopher T. Gabriel, Esq. Frederick Thompson, Esq. R. 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Shortly after 10 o'clock they were inspected by Brigadier-Gen. Renny, and marched past in slow, quick, and d ou bl e t i me. They were then put through several fi e ld movements, which, like the marching past, w ere executed in a hi g hl y satis factory man ner . O n the same day A and B Batteries, C B r i ga d e, Royal Horse Art i llery, were exercised in route marching, proceeding to Farn ham by way of Hungry-hill, and returning to quarters by the turnpike road. On Friday the fol lowing was published in the Camp " Divisional Orders :"—" Extract from Circular Memorandum to Barrackmasters.—t War-office, Pall-mall, Jan. 5, 1867.—The Sec re t ary of State for War, in concur rence with hi s R oyal Highness the Field Marshal Commanding-in-Chief, having decided that during the present severe weather the troops at home sta tions may obtain from barrackmasters any quantity of fuel in excess of that issued by regulation, on the requisition in each case of the officer commanding the regiment or corps, and on immediate payment by the troops, th rough the commanding officer, of the value at half th e contract price of the fuel issued on each requisition, barrackmasters are directed to make issues accordingly. I n giving publicity to the above very great boon to the service, the Lieut.-Gen. commanding is pleased hereby to notify to the Generals and commanding officers of the divi sion that the expression severe weather' may be adopted when the thermometer descends to 35 deg. Fah., or when there is a very long continuance of wet weather." On Saturday a detachment, consisting of 101 non commissioned officers and gunners of the Ist Divi sion Depot Brigade Royal Artillery, left head quar ters and proceeded to Shoeburyness, for the purpose of going through an extensive course of instruction at the School of Gunnery, previously to embarking for foreign service. The detachment und er instrue past rejoined h t i e o a n d at q u a S r l o e r e s b uorny thenes s d ay. An order was yesterday received at Ch a th am, safomre some time directing Capt. E. L. Robertson, 106th Bombay Light Infantry, to join the depot of that corps at the garrison; Lieut. A. C. Maurice has also received orders to join the same depot at Chatham. The detachment of non-commissioned officers and sappers of the Royal Engineers placed under orders for service in Bermuda received orders yesterday to be in readiness to leave Chatham garrison for embarkation on Saturday next. Lieut. 11. W. R. Coetlogon, Ist battalion 15th Regiment, will em bark in command, and Assist.-Surg. J. V. Seddall, M.D., Royal Engineers, in medical charge of the detachment, which will number 32 men of all ranks. The chartered troopship New Era arrived in the Thames, at Gravesend, on Saturday, from Madras, having on board a large number of time-expired and invalid troops, both cavalry and infantry, on board, from the several corps serving in the Madras Presi dency, the whole of whom disembarked to-day, and were forwarded to their respective depots, the inva lids being sent to the military hospital, Chatham. ller Majesty's screw corvette Barrozza, 21, 1,700 tons, 400-horse power, Capt. Boys, arrived at the Nore yesterday from China, and saluted the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir B. Walker, K.C.8., naval Com mander-in-Chief. She afterwards steamed into the Medway for the purpose of being inspected, previ vious to being put out of commission, after carrying the penant four years and three months. The crew steam corvette Racoon, 32, Captain R. Purvis, was placed on Thursday in No. 4 dock at Devonport to be overhauled and cleaned. The iron and wood armour-plated double screw C CK-FIGII7 ING 1N SO U 7 HWARK. At the Southwark police court on Saturday, Jas. Green , Wells-road, Sydenham ; Chas. Thomas White, Camber well ; Wm. Lawrence, John Brooks, potman ; John Free stone, carpenter; R. Pearce, fitter; H. Gibbons, 10, Wor cester-street, Walworth, gentleman ; John Cleave, 57, Stamford-street, gentleman ; F. Deane, 9, Camberwell lane, Brixton ; S. Howlett, ; Win. Gillbanks, 5. Bow Church-yard ; G. Church, Kent-street, turner ; R. • Roberts, coffee-house keeper; Wm. Garner, Peckham, gentleman ; Wm. Keene, Ship Hotel, Charing-cross ; Geo. Edwards, Peterborough-villa, St. John's-wood; S. Taylor Camberwell; W. Stevens, Jas. Jones, John Hillman, Geo. Stone, Wm. 114'Pherson, Thos. Dorrington, John Costello, John Taylor, John Armitage, Joseph Matthews, Fredk Wallace, Joseph Deane, Henry Webb, James Greene, and John Brown, were brought before Mr. Burcham, the latter being the landlord of the Two Brewers, Ewer-street, Gravel-lane, charged with keeping a place for cock-fight ing and dog-fighting; and the first-named defendants, with aiding and abetting in cock-fighting and dog-fighting. Mr. Sleigh, instructed. by Mr. J. Colam, the secretary of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ani mals, attended to prosecute, and in opening the case said that the defendants Brown and Brooks were charged with using, keeping, and having the management of a place for dog and cock-fighting; and the other defendants were charged with aiding and assisting. The 3d section of the act empowered the magistrate to inflict a penalty of £5 ; and the 18th section authorised the magistrate to com mit the guilty parties to the House of Correction for three months, with or without hard labour. The defendant Brown was the principal, and kept the Two Brewers beer-house, in Gravel-lane, and was well known by the cognomen of the King of the Dog fighters, which business he carried on successfully for some time past. However, through the activity of the police, and the exertions of the Royal Society for the Pro vention of Cruelty to Animals, the detection took place, and all the defendants were apprehended by the police. He should be able to show that Brown charged ss. each to the parties, who were considered to be select. Mr. Bradbury, on the part of Brown and Brooks, pleaded guilty, but, as for the others, they denied the charges. Jesse William Mohun, of the Royal Society for the Pre vention of Croelty to Animals, said that on Wednesday last be wont to the Two Brewers beer-shop, kept by the defendant Brown, and purchased two tickets for a cock- fight, and paid Brown 10s. Ou Friday evening he went to his house, and at the roar ho found a great number of peo ple. They were in the bar at first, but afterwards pro ceeded into the back room. Ho recognised some of the defendants. Brown, Deane, and Brooks took a very active part. The space where the fight took place was boarded up. The cocks had steel spurs, and fought about twelve minutes. Ono was wounded, and bled very much from the head; the other also bled, and was taken away. Two . _ more wore brought in, but they would not fight. After that some rats wore put into the pit and were killed. Then two more cocks wore brought forward, and after fighting For 15 minutes they wore withdrawn, fearfully injured. Ono of them was cut on the side, and its log was broken. The other was mangled. In answer to Mr. Burcham, witness said that the place was a kind of skittleground at the rear of the premises, and appeared to be specially fitted up for cock and dog fighting. Tho spectators were betting money with each othor. The defendants wore hero ranged in a sort of line, and after an investigation 14 were discharged. Tho remainder were fined 10s. each, and Brown and his man £5 and 40s. The fines were paid. A WELSH SALMON TRAP.—Visitrs to Snowdon who have sojourned at that romantic retreat Bettys-y-Coed uoni a f r iT r ET t nk ine visit providing last w t e h e e k i r a favourite resort of tourists and landscape painters, are perhaps entirely ignorant of the ingenuity with which se fis n o a me course " t ec u de e lel ng S gh a t ni t n oe a ns t d h e t the table commissionersbsh e l eery riversfd 'oi process. erhnoi subservient et : O .of the into s g hgul rasa ddatyah and last legality g aatl Walesitt h y e o ir f st threwsit ting ting at Conway the commissioners decided on a claim by John Jones, of Tanralt, to use a fishing basket at a certain spot on the river Sledr at Bettws-yeCoed. The claimant is the owner of a small farm on the banks of the Sledr tributary of the Conway), at a spot where the river falls over one of the picturesque waterfalls of that remote dis trict. At this point the river on Jones's side tumbles off a rock into a natural hollow or chasm, and thence by a smaller fall—about a yard—into a lower level. Tho fish in ascending the river easily jump up the lower fall into the natural basin above, but here they are stopped by a barrier only passable in high floods. The water running entirely through rock is almost always clear, so that the salmon can be seen from above when lying in the natural basin. John Jones, therefore, when ho sees a fish between the two falls, first places a man on the top of the rock, holding by a rope a wide-mouthed basket which rests against the outlet of the second fall, while with a long wand ho tickles the snout of master salmon, who is vainly waiting to get higher up the river , o n which the affrighted fish immediately turns tail and rushes down stream head first into the basket, where he is trapped. This trap it was proved had been use d for g enerations b y the same family, and so was certified b y the commissioners. MUSICAL ON DITS.—The Orchestra mentions that one of the first features of the next season at Covent- Garden will be the production of Verdi's " Don Carlos ' Mdllo. Tietjons, who is now in Paris, is about to sing at Vienna, where " Antigone," with Mendelssohn's choruses, will shortly be given. During the past year 23 new operas have been produced in Italy, of which only four survived a first performance! It is expected that "Don Carlos" wi I not be ready for production at the Paris Opera before the end of the month, as Verdi is making certain changes in the score. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., CHRISTIE'S FAITH. By the Author of "No Church," "Owen," "Mettle," &a "The design and the execution of this book are both good. The characters are original, clearly conceived, and finely as well as strongly delineated."—Pall-Mall Gazette. 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