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.__ m...=~ iATURDAY. of members in t ll6 ed. The basin° en very moderate, er numerous 0 but eventuall IT of 9 1 , 63; account. Pie: 924 Exclia l ,, Cents, 11 3 , 114' ket ture of the near out e xception , th eat Northern and Yorkshire, Are risen 1. r th-Eastern, 13e " ; and 3 ' l°. 11, and Grest. 6cly in value, 131 : Canadian sil its been neglected. slue e in the e been far fro -1 and an advn`, of New Gr ena rely. Portug liese ~ p er Cents. r been dull 51 1 re receded 1, I°l Is have risen ire uietly, and th e , lres. The 411°t5 aye been 0 01 t : been ma intailll Li better. Sil ver 4 , and Hooper lothing has bees ) been trifling' uiries for itc °iv 'act the busin e e notations. Ol t lee months' Vl' lace at the P.l/1 3 Triall9j has bee n I , a cable betifee hey Railroad s'fiji nge will be 0)- gel ItKET, SAT— ritPAtrsa° ort, and the 6 ,1. Leadow haY, 7u 1 . 1 0e 50s. to 055.. 4011. 1 " 955. ; Prim e s- tr 3l ' to 00s, ; and 5 p e el —There 11 0 T ter wing to the l o lli, 'rites are non' 10 0 1 s no public 63 LTOE 310 5 ,00 n very Ihnite,„icci cry i nac tive. x• y, 111. ltaP e Market firm• Gov' —Chill bars, 17' „ 00 1 1 rs, Rape 0., , 7S}. or , aonth, 57 %.,,,ecir September -v er' 15.05 ; SeptenlUep 141 ; SeP'e [ay 11, no case Fill °,„ b ict whose age W"; sc h eme of rear • so Lowe is cdlt thrown tli' o the aid of a 0 0 , Pores upon tt : , e was at no vrt'a hour or so 3 ' 10 ,3 I to draw ln , Le neglect the tnd the }louse able right honour,3loo r don't theY,'ocif No , ' house. e. At last,,the light flooded • erf e house a a d tiful on Al °ll The House features of 111e 04 old be dis ce•, b 6 4, L e t there d d forms, o n i o to t of darko.' ,me intere,_fort. on in Frank l .o o mcl forty P ri 01 0 ools onlY remaining the 013 ' 6 0 0 en have bo oo private 50 er ior me a sa the founded bY, 00 1 4 ily seven 8 7 fell 11 Frankf i ef i dceil :tion of eit r l 0 110 tsuries, as " ; florins for ell Ind more tile ° n brought assistance. for this P. , 11 -1 the t; and Iv it mins p, tv-tivo flora too ',oilers andbed it their riir A ail to 176 belll, thirty ,01 g girls. -L — o teo dge enti ll plf, ools there i e eption of ilia • , ro cv' always ag b itor i l s, s health-re ti ri? Imes tho in other re .ri COl O ong to funetlMWe enfeebled. sto re 6, e's health iSu, me, July 21, siocLl especially ,d himself e'',lo; hich he c ° 119 101 , ' ; -n "F praise 41.1° 3 C idi," July f 5, le lo seven 9° 4 off ° s, with 010 sleeplessu e t e No. 1,77 ye t is of Istla y l lfo bable eltdoori oci e 140; ipation, Cure yenJ rey, ef v o f ieranger a h e „, ,re of t :" I fitl" to Whicit i oje , .;, , ; iouslY 5t ;721D 1 :1$ lb Ils.„,; „. 4 * - 0 001); - ,c4 ,ABICA r C",i at 2s, fo a t 'or 576 011E8re se, I 55s tins t g pi i ,l ,st Office ~„a; eet, _, 43 11 ' 6 Teton, yor' o f di e r G uards' Ith 1:0 5j wife of '- ° 0 05e1 , t Oakley j,(Pt, Pest 113 . n" Ore e • of DO' i tfC o f B r i„htoTh i. .. p u if 0 f, augbiL'' of 0 later-stro''; Ite f 31e'e lorne, ° 3 7 DO I ' 31 AN li Office , S(' tf 9 the Gotta 24,297. KINAIIAN'S• LL NN' 11 Lt-,l‘ Y - E —0113111 . 0 N, 1865. 0 , e ha LL. 'l've the and Seal Pink Labe,, and uork Branded "Sim- Widagyspp. celebratL OLD IRISH - C,t RISKY gzined the Dublin o so,Pure, Mild, Po' icious, and very Wholesome. MI S °•AA in li( ttBd., at Betail lan Houses in lea; glits in '.ue principal towns in Engd; or wholesale at tT 8, QREA.T WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. DUBLIN. NIUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION (incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1859), 'I, RU SSELL -STREET. COVENT-GARDEN. LONDON, lyv AR And 33, QUEEN'S-ROAD, B RI GHTON. 'dES MONEt upon personal secur!ty, Bills of Sale, Free able or Leasehold Property, for ono, two, or three years, repay- Po V4ree klY, monthly, or quarterly. Bills promptly discounted. Zia free on receipt of stamped envelope. EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. Ml-1 W. S. WOODIN'S TWENTY-FIRST WEEK " AT HOME," WITH. his Famous and Original CARPET-BAG t oo ,, SKETCH- tiOOK ENTERTAINMENT in the Large Batit'urci.x•GYPTlAN HALL, Piccadilly. Every Evening (except Par ~a4')Sat urday Mornings at 3. "Mr. Woodin has fe rai e s `:.ao expense in magnificently decorating and luxuriously be l ung his salon for the comfort of his patrons." t...eats may a tMitchell's s ecured m advance, at the Box-office, open from 10 till 5; also Royal Library, Old Bond-street; and all the principal sle-sellers. Stalls, 3s • Area, 2s. Balcon, ls. Family Private ''uz, On e, T wo, and Three Guineas. Carria y ges at 10. Manager, Mr. DUDLEY. ROYAL MUSIC HALL, HOLBORN. Late WESTON'S. Proprietor—Mr. 1. S. Sweasey. A:cro Unprecedented Novelty! -wit every evening at nine on a wire no thicker than a man's finger Mr and Mrs WEST. Mr and Mrs RANDALL. Miss KATE PALMER. Mr J. H. MILLBURN. Mr A. G. VANCE. The MATH NWS FAMILY. 'r A. LLOYD. Mr G. LEYBOURNE. Mr HENRI CLARK. Mr H. COLLARD. Miss LOUIE SHERRINGTON W a INRATTA. The COURT MINSTRELS, and others, are engaged and will shortly appear. New Overtures.—Full Orchestra. 30/3aleony, ; Stalls, ls. ; ro Orchestra Stalls, is 6d; Private Boxes, Al,6d. Box-office open fm 10 to 5. A pe Proprietor's Grand Complimentary Concert, THURSDAY, NIADAME TUSSAUD'S. EXHIBITION, is Baker -street.—A PORTRAIT MODEL of TROPMANN -0,14.0 w added.--On View, amongst innumerable other relics, the deeT 4 P l Lunette and Knife of the actual Guillotine used for the 22,0‘Ritabon of Louis XVI., Marie Antoinette, and upwards of exacT peons of the best !and worst blood in France. Also an r0 0 ,",. 0 PY of the guillotine as in use. Admission, ls.; extra od- Open from 11 a.m. till 5.30, and from 7 till 10 p.m. ARGYLL ROOMS, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, Te e Piccadilly. Of the extraordinary success which has attended the production th e aleshadow Dance, with the brilliant and 'varied effects . of pate,.ric light on the groups of dancers that nightly part-wi as. ' 4 it, combined with the admirable Operatic and Dance havele,Selections presented in the often-Changed programmes, lee n u e ll the gratifying effect of making . the I,r,sent . one the eel e b rat ()naively patronize' season since its first opening, The chef, ,„ Sated Orchestra, under the direction of its highly efficient Deßiti'ynor Luigi Ourti, performs the choicest and latest coarare aBB6ni of ail distinguished composers—the solos In which ars 44,..eu to the eminent euphonionist, Signor L. Mosca„ Mee . lioth7 l ,e B , L. Silberberg and other able artistes. Manager, Mr. Professor'Halliman, M.O. Admission, ls.; Reserved Seats, 2s. R. R. RiuNzrz, Proprietor. I,BCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENMAL PRESENTS. )-"INTAISIENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, samnaste, Paan, ke nt T 1 D ining-room, consisting of a new and elegantasso n rt . a sta nds VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks , Obelisks, b eautiful inlaid Tables, Paper Weights, &c., Italian Marble Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &c. 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This unique remedy may be obtained of all aeljai„;' , and through the Pro , L prietor, Mr. PRIV., Analytical 2 , Lower Seymour-stt eetondon, IV. 11d., 2s. 9d., and 4s. 6d per bottle. jN NEF 0 It D'S FLUID MAGNESIA.— ;Lia medical profession for Thirty Years have approved of `ae q i ,'"e solution of Magnesia as the best remedy for Acidity of tla G n Laeh, Heartburn, Headache, Gout, and Indigestion; and "qapte "st aperien' for delicate constitutions, especially d for Ladies, Children, and Infants. 1 72 ikt• D I NNE FORD and CO., Chemists -,ew Bond -street, London; and of all oth ' er chemists throughout the world. it. RING'S DANDELION and QUININE LIVI , It PILLS (Without Mercury). • BILE The very best remedy for WIND, INDIGESTION, ACIDITY, HEADACHE, ~d ad, HEARTBURN, &c., "Wiedged by many eminent surgeons to be the safest Iti and mildest pills for every constitution. wifes at ls. lid., 2s. 9d., and 4s. 6d., at all chemists. tAM D ERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM.—AN tfieeti t i— ',ROTE/AL REMEDY, without confining the bowels or th e 1 ) tue head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is admitted to 2st medicine for immediately relieving coughs, colds, tilletit-iTg cases of asthma, and incipient consumption. It fro 11SirabVn persons whom the Faculty pronounce incurable, and 144: 0e.c r ii LYa co t n h s e tickling y t vhiT ec i t i s ro a v r o e k t e i s ui f y rtcr n e e n ti t ei cf i ngtv . . e ng. , tl , aay d e Zrved of sleep, or e lo v n en l l ' yng down for fear of suffocation. so n d id a b n relief in a few minutes . after taking it. Prepared 9 4 . •...g.. er , W. LAMBERT, Chemist, 8, King William-street, London, and by all druggists, in bottles, 13id., and o tl bere s A - ° 8 in one, 2s. 9d. each. Be particular, and ask for -mstbanatic Balsam. The name and address are engraved 1 / 1 7- 1 1 1IIP T TU RES—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. I .."4: ' r E ' s MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS %Pertected and Exhibited in the Great Exhibitions of bl f e t , 4 lO gl - 13: 8 . 2 ' , is allowed by upwards of Five Hundred Medical (3 ,,wqtp, N , , Le most effective invention in the curative treatment .t Bete, `is herehe use of a steel spring, so . often hurtful in 1 soft bandge .s beinvo!nround the supplied by the Moc- N 4 ;ad and Patent t t g with so much ease and cicse -4 cleB cri t i it cannot be d v e n te r Cted, and may be worn during sleep. e t , s t ail circular may be had, and the truss, which can tw, fJrwardedby post, on the circumference of the - ni ches below the hips, being sent to the mann r j... tt Niellrpr. JOHN WHITE, 228, Piccadilly, London. Obi e , r ,_ -,russ, 165., 215., 265. 6d., and 31s. Gd. Postage. Is. A -1 ;.ca.1T: 14 ,_ "I 3 1s 6d , 4 , s and 525. 6d. Postage, ls. Bd. An Hin e • L,ss 4 2 ' • '•' tape ls. 10d. o „ nand 525. 68. os ~ , utte , -,,e Orders to be made payable to John White, Post 1.) ' le cadilly. NEW PATENT j r-4 e.ok t A n „STIC STOCKINGS, 1 , 0 141- " g l itil ss —e APS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all cases of Peg's,e anti Swelling of the L , Ts, Sprains, &c. They like Price 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10s., and 16s. each. 4)1111 WHITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly. REki ji ,.. s , 11) r, 'll REST ORED WITHOUT MEDICINE OR EXPENSE. k.l R A —43 -RHY'S delicious health-restoring Invalids and Infants' Food. i r e ' , arta. ... 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It is and nourishing of all foods, and suitable for th a K , Ot 4, 4 , 4 -, , _atits in all complaints. s a. 4 810„ ..),A..trTioN.—Beware of the many unsavoury and more kytee t, ,'_l43.l,,tttions to which, without authority, Baron Liebig's en,,,errt audaciously attached. - irty s health none will doubt the valuable properties of Du tt,_o(l, shih-restoring Revalenta Arabica Invalids' and Infants' bo uze i t , tv r i p) the thousands of blessings it has already received De 4 4 eld m u : 'OlOB9 position had been deemed hopeless, we may tr ezt eetly, e6. , of his. Holiness the Pope, whose health has been 41:len t. Wed by it after thirty years of unsuccessful Jul y 25 4 01v e ~,,I N' ') . 48 4 , e quote from the " Gazette du Midi, July 25 h At r.,•• v a,tiu, ' (8 ):—" Rome July 2 ist 1866.—The health of the rs-biekes, he r h'snnexcellent, especially . !:ince abandoning_ all other ha, ca. F e " ''''' cotlfined himself entirely to Du Barry Revalenta Ill,...Proti ne.e 'd , of which he consumes a plateful at every meal. It C'ess ea a Hurprisingly beneficial effect on his health, and his li ve r e 1,,T 0 r am . , ot praise this excellent food too highly." ~ , c ern pia. ,2l6 of the Marchioness de Brehan of se . vela years' . debility, nervousness, irritability, e C e ss, u ' e t i lla Palpitation all over, bad agitation.onstant sleep -01:111•'8::::,718nthtio wasting away, intolerable nervous der,, e les L ' °f from the Right Hon. the Lord Stuart Cisi'edl44trel Lieutenant of the County of Waterford; "1 have e,,,.' pre ttta benefit from your excellent food.—STuAnT DE DE spacly-'e lq, na, CaPPoquin, County Waterford." _arr ie, laiellielve la e 'Alre ~,,„ ! l esß, and vomiting' I'lesia.. • 49 ' 83 11 2 8 . 1 7 -° , sB f , a ltiL a yea e rs ou ' g in h, deseribable agony from _ maria constipation, nyoLynn, fl N at o u rf le o n ik ey . , fC, incli„4;•2l.-11iss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme rervous tlis,ae N 3 8,,. g at herings, low spi r it s, an d nervous f ancies . , / , ' l l'atea. '' t•-.NIr. Samuel L aw t on, L e i cester, o f t wo years' C 4 he Poo(' t theN, 1 21 b, 225 8 . sold in Canisters, at Is. 14d.; 11b., 2s. 9d., 21b., 4s. evr ece . • , 2 41 b., 405. The 1 9 1 b, and tilb. canisters, carriage r °Na te OA of P. O p . a o ch rd e d d r . Also Du . B f arry:s Revalenta Arabica. s e, 24 e,,,' o wder is rs . For 12 cups at 25., 11 '4 , 1), at 5` . 4 4 ,. 6, 1., for 48 cu m ps at L avu f s o ' r e 288 cups at :Pt., for 576 4 are s en 'i c•eing about one penny " per cup. The 30s. and 555. ai so e r• 14 ta r t l i ,9 of carriage in England on receipt of Post Office ti),,,,,cia_tre. at. 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TREASURERS. George Moore, Esq.; Mr. Alderman Gibbons. This Institution, extending its operations to all parts of the king , em, provides for those afflicted with incurable diseases a home for life, with every comfort and medical att ndance. Patients are admitted, and annuities of obtained by election. No person under k 0 3 ears of a,e, nor of the pauper class, is eligible. Full particulars and the necessary forms may b . procured from th.. Secretary. Donations and annual subscriptions are earnestly solicited. BANKERS. Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co.. Lombard-street, E.^. ; and Messrs. Drummond, Charing-cross, S.W. EDWD. WEAVER, Secretary. Offices, 73, Cheapside. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, is the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Railway Terminus, King's Cross. Patron—Her Most Gracious MAJESTY the QUEEN. Vice-P.,tron— His Rcyal Highness the Prince of WALES, K.G. President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G. This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the first to establish the principle of fr. , e admission to the sick poor, without the delay and difficulty of Governors' orders, is wholly dependent for support on voluntary contributions and legacies. It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in addition to this, the average number of attendance' of the destitute sick has for a considerable period averaged between 3,000 and 4,000 weekly. The Committee earnestly solicit the assistance of the benevolent, as the premises of this hospital are capable of containing several hundred more beds had the Committee the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributions are received by their bankers, Messrs. Brown, Hansom, and Co., Abchurch-lane ; also by Messrs. Contts and Co. ; Drummond and Co.; Glyn and Co.; Berries and Co.; Ransom and Co.; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Bar clay and Co.; Williams, Deacon, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co., Berners street; and at the Hospital from 10 to 45. IT~ING'S COLLEGE HOSPI FAL, Portugal street, Lincoln's-inn. 1 he Committee earnestly APPEAL for FUNDS to defray the heavy current expenses. Assistance is urgently needed. J. W. WALDIZON, Secretary NATIONAL ORPHAN HOME, Ham-common, Richmond, Surrey. Founded 1849. Enlarged 1881." tinder the patronage of H.R.H. the Duke of CAMBRIDGC, K.G., whereby a home has been afforded for 280 Destitute Orphan (Erie of all ages, °lasses, and denominations. from all parts of the kingdom. object of e Charity is to give orphan girls a plain Eng lish education, an.' practical instruction in tho kitchen, house, and laundry, to fit them for domestic service; and, if not other wise provided for when they attain lb years of ago, to obtain suitable situations for them. The *Oomtnittee earnestly appeal for support. The Charity Is entirely sustained by donations and subscriptions. HENRY KINGSOOTE, Treasurerl W R. WARWICK, _Secretary. Offict 121, Pa,11,m8,11, S. W; PAINLESS and PRACTICAL DENTISTRY, by Mr. B. L. MOSELY, the Dentist by special appointment, 312, REGENT-STREET, exactly opposite the Royal Polytechnic, and 23, MOORGATE-STRBET, CITY. Established 1820. This, the most perfected system of painless dentistry, originated and invented by Mr. B. L. Mosely, is recommended by the Hospitals and adopted by the profession as one of the greatest improvements of the age for the alleviation of pain and restoration of the natural functions, can solely be obtained in such perfected success (the result of forty years' practical experience) at his only residences, as above. The superlative excellence of this system is perfect immunity from pain, no operations, stumps and decayed teeth rendered useful, loose teeth and te.ider gums protected. Qualities: These teeth never change colour or decay—in fit unerring - ease and comfort unsurpassed —detection impossible—the facial anatomy faithfully studied- and youthful appearance restored—mastication and arti culation guaranteed. The " Times" of March 6 says :—" So good an imitation becomes the next best thing to the original." Teeth from 55.; sets, sto 30 guineas. Consultation free.—Only addresses, 312, Regent-street, exactly facing the Royal Polytechnic; and 23, Moorgate-street, E. C., opposite the Star Insurance Office. bEAGOING DOCKYARDS.—& gigantic navigable dock isproposed to accompany ironclad fleets when away from home on warlike missions. Ironclads may be ex pected to come but rarely out of an engagement without being much damaged, so that it wou ld b e a grea t et m f ort to the captain to know that his vessel could be docked and repaired at once. The dock could be made to travel easily at a speed of ten knots an hour. THE COMING SOLAR ECLIPSE.—At the Liverpool Literary Institution, Mr. W. L. Dickinson read a paper " On the Eclipse of the Sun, December 21-22, 1870." This eclipse begins in the North Atlantic Ocean ; the line of central and total eclipse moving in a south easterly direction, crosses Portugal a little to the south of Lisbon ; passing over part of Spain and the Mediterranean Sea, it enters Africa near Oran, and soon afterwards attains its extreme southern limit ; the shadow of the moon, now moving in a north easterly direction, leaves Africa, and crossing , the island of Sicily, the South of Turkey, the Bl ac k Sea, and the Sea of AsOf, disappears ; the penumbra of the moon, decreasing rapidly, leaves the earth with the setting sun in Arabia. The sun will be centrally and totally eclipsed at noon, in lat. §g deg. 28 min. N., 5 d eg . 1, nun, W.. Mao IQ 11111119.4.3 ,,a5; .QI • A.D. 1720. 1 0 YAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION. (Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First), For SEA, FIRE, LIFE, and ANNUITIES. Offices—ROYAL EXCHANGE, London. Branch Office-29, Pall Mall, S.W. OOTAVIUS WIGRAM, TAMER STBWART 111DGI3ON, Es OHARI;PB TORN MANNING, E Esq Governor. aq Sub-Governor. Isq Deputy-Governor. JTORS. William Tetlow Hibbert, Esq. Wilmot Holland, Esq. Egerton Hubbard, Esq. Nevile Lubbock, Esq. George Forbes Malcolmson, Esq. Lord J osceline Wm. Percy. Charles Robinson, Esq. Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq. Eric Carrington Smith, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq. William Wallace, Esq. Charles Baring Young, Esq. mei Solly, Esq., F.R.S. DIREI Robert Barclay, Esq. John Garratt Cattloy, Esq. Mark Currie Close, Esq. Edward James Daniell, Esq. William Davidson, Esq Lancelot William Dent, Esq. Alexander Druce, Esq. Fredk. Joseph Edlmann, Esq. Charles Hermann Goschen, Esq. Riversdale Wm. Grenfell, E. Franc sq is Alex. Hamilton, Esq. Robert Amadeus Heath, Esq. Medical Referee, slam' FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected on advantageous terms. FIRE DUTY. This Tax having been abolished, the PREMIUM is NOW the only charge for Fire Insurances. FARMING STOCK.—No Extra Charge is made for the use of Steam Thrashing Maelaine.3. Equivalent reductions have boon made in the Premiums payable by persons who preferred that form of Bonus. The Divisions of Profit take place every Five Years. Any sum not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on one Life. This Corporation affords to the Asvured Liberal participation in Profits, with the guarantee of a large invested Capital Stock, and exemption under Royal Charter from the liabilities of part nership. The advantages of modern practice, with the secu rity of an Office whose resources have been tested by the experience of a CENTURY AID A RAM?. ROBERT P. STEELE, Secretary. ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDCN. G UARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE OFFICE. Established 1821. Subscribed Capital.. Two Millions. 11, Lombard-street, London, E.O. DIRECTORS. CHAIRMAN—WiIIiam Steven, Esq. DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN Frederick H. Janson, Esq. Richard M. Harvey, Esq J. G. Hubbard, Esq G. J. Shaw Lefevre, Esq, M.P John Martin, Esq Rowland Mitchell, Esq James Morris, Esq Abraham J. Itobarts, Esq Henry Vigne, Esq Henry Hulse Berens, Esq Hy. Bonham-Carter, Esq Charles Wm Curtis, Esq Charles F. Devas, Esq Francis I-Tart Dyke, Esq Sir W. B. Farquhar, Bart James Goodson, Esq Archibald Hamilton, Esq I homson Hankey, Esq SECRETARY-TllOl ACTUARY-Si nag Talima* Esq, ml. Brown, Esq. The Government Duty is totally abolished. Prospectuses and Forms of Proposal, with statemen` of the Asseti and Liabilities in the Life Branch, free on application to the Company's Agents,or to the Secretary. QAMARYPAN FREE HOSPITAL for WOMEN ),) and CHILDREN, Lower Seymour-street, Portman-square. The only free Hospital for diseases of women. Subscriptions and donations are much needed, and will be received by Messrs. Hat chard, Piccadilly; Sir Samuel Scott, Bart.; Messrs. Barclay, Coutts, Glyn, Ransom; and by the Secretary. HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS are earnestly solicited for tho purchase of food and clothing for the 126 boys on board the Ohichester Training Ship. 160 boys in the Refuge, 9, Great Queen-street. 94 girls in the Refuges, 19, Broad-street, and Ealing. 870 children. £lB will keep a boy or girl for one year. Contributions received by the London and Westminster Bank, 114, High Holborn, bud 41, Lothbnry, E.G.; and by WILLIAM WILLIAMS, Secretary. No. 8, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields. FRIENDLESS AND FALLEN.—LONDON FEMALC PBEVENTIVZ and BEFOICIIAT.ORY IN SruLITION. President —Rev. °ANON DALE. CONTRIBUTIONS for the support of the Homes in 1868 are ear nestJy solicited, which may be sent to bankers Messrs. Blon quet, Salt, and Co., 78, Lombard street, ILO.; Francis Nicholls Esq. (of the Committee), 14, Old Jewry Chambers, S.C. E. W. THOMAS, Sec., 200, Euston-road, N.W. E PEA L. The repeal agitation in Ireland- has revived under the influence of those gentlemen, of whom Mr. Harman King- is a specimen, who think it possible tJ combine Conservatism and Nationalism. This notion that the Irish Conservatives will give the Repealers at least - indirect help, is bringing the old leaders to the front again. Mr. O'Neill Daunt writes a letter to reassure Con3erva tive-Protestants that they have nothing to fear in case a national form of Government be established. " Your fears -of the obliteration of Protestantism in the event of Repeal are balanced by fears, equally groundless, which some Catholics have really entertained, that a restored Irish Parliament would restore Orange ascendancy." Whilst Irishm en are thus divided, continues • Mr. Daunt, England is enabled easily 'to maintain her ascendancy. The Marchioness of Queensberry, too, has put a shoulder to the wheel. She follows up her practical sympathy for Fenian prisoners by a letter -to the Limerick Chronicle, advocating an alliance of Catholics and Protestants in order to secure the Repeal of the Union, - LONGFORD ELECTION. The second battle in Longford promises to be ex ceedingly interesting. The combatants are well matched. On the Liberal side is Mr. Greville- Nugent, the brOer of the unseated member, belong ing to a high:Qtragi, county fkAtily of- irreproachable character as landlords, of great influence and ample wealth, and supported by the powerful, if occasion ally indiscreet, assistance of the priests. On the other side is Mr. Harman King, also of a leading county family, and also with wealth, influence, and po pularity in his favour. He is upheld by the Nationalists; and very cleverly he manages to divide his affections between lhe apparently conflicting claims of Nationalism and Conseriratism. In his address he does not finally commit himself to Repeal, but adroitly declares that if the English Parliament fail to do justice to Ireland—if it prove itself unable to govern Ireland.—in that case he will support a movement for a native Parliament. Politics, then, in Longford are not a question of principle, but of ;skill in jugglery. It remains to be seen whether the Longford rationalists are to be deluded by such a programme. Conservative Repeal, if it be anything more than a name, is disgraceful. THE SUGAR DUTIES. The Produce Markets Review says the halving of the sugar duties has given universal satisfaction, and every one feels that Mr. Lowe has made the best use of his surplus, as his main reduction will be a great benefit to all classes of consumers, while it will relieve one of the leading trades of the world from a tax which has hitherto b een f ar t oo h eavy. It is also, it says, satisfactory that the change has to be regarded as final f..r some ti me t o come, as yearly expectations of alterations in the duty unsettle trade, and lead to constant loss. A correspondent, wri.ing in the Daily News on the same subject, says that Mr. Lowe's Budget has been received with much satisfaction, except by that unfor tunate minority of which he is a member, whose pro perty it has confiscated for the benefit of the public. He is a large holder of duty-paid sugar. He says the secret of the budget was well kept, the winner of the Derby before the race was run was not more uncertain than the special object of the Chancellor's favour. On the Monday night the large holders of duty paid sugar learned to their dismay that the duty was to be reduced 60 per cent. at once, loaf sugar excepted. Mr. Crawford pleaded hard for three days' grace, but the Chancellor insisted and the House acqui esced. What, he asks, could be done One holder availed himself of the few hours that elapsed before the confirmation of the - resolutions, and shipped his sugar at the full rate of drawback. Others wasted their time by seeking an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to urge their claim to compensation. And now, says the writer, the large holders stand with a loss of from £60,000 to £lOO,OOO, through the precipitancy of Mr. Lowe. INSPECTION OF CONVENTS. Mr. IN ewdegate, in supporting his motion against convents, must feel that he has got into a sort of ecclesiastical hornet's nest. Correspondents are buzzing about him on all sides, apparently determined to leave him without rest. Iwo more letters on the subject appear in the Times. Margaret Pereira, the sister of four nuns, expatiates on the feeling of bitterness which Mr. Newdegate's motion has created amongst Catholics. One of her sisters, she says, is, luckily for her, out of England; but each of the three remaining feel most bitterly, after lead ing a life of retirement, being paraded before the world and subjected to a cross- examination by a man as intolerant, prejudiced, and unjust as Mr. Newdegate has always shewn himself in all Catholic questions. If Mr. Newdegate is so philanthropical, she suggests that he should turn his attention to those houses in London where girls and women are held in the worst of slaveries without ability of themselves to retrieve the first false step in life. " A Catholic and County Magistrate " writes on the 64 Colwich affair," detail ing the visit of Miss Selby, a nun at the Colwich establishment, to the bishop by stealth, in order to obtain leave to enter a stricter order, which was given. This case h e submits, clearly proves that a nun, if she chooses, can not only change her cow, unt, but can enter another order, or at her own request be absolved from her vows. THE TROUBLES OF A DEPUTATION. -- - Rather a ludicrous picture of the troubles of a deputation was presented to a meeting of the citizen's committee for abolishing the annuity tax in Edin burgh. Bailie Lewis recounted how kindly a deputa tion was received by Mr. 11'Laren, who brought in a bill in accordance with their wishes, and at the time felt sure of a two-to-one majority in its favour. Suddenly the deputation were told that Mr. Glyn had waited on the member for the " modern Athens," and told him that Government would oppose the bill. Mr. M'Laren was astonished, and soon set about pre senting a resolution to Mr. Bruce and the Premier, setting forth £53,000 as the ultimatum of th e City. Mr. Bruce had an interview with the Northern member, and told him that the sum named was too limited. The Home Secretary said he would consult his leader, and on the following night informed Mr. McLaren that the Lord Provost was willing to give £60,000, and of course less would not be taken. Here was a pretty muddle ; the deputation were at their wits end. An answer to a telex am sent to his lordship only showed that Mr. Bruce's statement was right. On arriving at Edinburgh Bailie L ew is was determined to find out ho w the £60,000 had come to be offered by the Lord Provost, and by diligent inquiry he found —to use his own words—" that his lordship had been dining with Lord Justice Clerk Moncrieff and Mr. Stevenson, one of the ministers of the Establis hed Church, and there and then had told his willingness to accede to £60,000, "and," added the worthy bailie, "it is not for me to dictate. Gentle men may dine when and where they please ; but let them dine without compromising the interests of the city." 4.7 THE ALABAMA CLAIMS. The Washington correspondent of the New York Times affirms that the British Government desires to re-open the Alabama controversy. "Lord Claren don would prefer that Mr. Fish should propose the terms of settlement, and make an offer to that effect. The Secretary of State is of the opinion that better terms can be agreed upon by waiting than by an immediate action, and he prefers to allow matters for the time being to remain as an open question:' This is precisely what Lord Clarendon stated in a recent despatch. He plainly told Mr. Fish that as the American Senate had rejected the treaty concluded y Mr. Ileverdy Johnson, the next overtures must come from the American side. It was no use to negotiate unless there was some understanding as to the terms which the Senate would be prepared to accept. But it does not follow that Lord Claren don is anxious to re-open the question. In fact, to desire a renewal of th j bargain, and to expect the other party to make the first bid, fs as absurd in diplomacy as in business. RAILWAY MANAGEMENT. A railway accident happened at Forgandenny on New Year's Day. It was of fair extent as times go. Two passengers were killed, three had legs or arms broke, p, 240 ancnucarly cut of, the wamliouctly st— -~:Y`~ injurec, ana rourotizers sagntly so, one or vie guaraz being also injure lin the eye. Colonel Hutchinson has just published his report ea this catas trophe. All the arrangements were defective The rol:ing-stock was bad; a green lamp was needed, a guard was negligent ; a station-master was un lawfully absent; the break power was insullic:eut and last, but not 12:1St, the old murderous sy,3tem had been adopted of keeping a porter on duty from half past four in the morning until nine or ten at night This was all. Nothing else was wrong—because there was nothing else that could be wrong. A COUNTY 3IAGISTRATE ON THE POLICE. "A county magistrate" of twenty years standing in a letter to th e Daily Telegraph, gives his opinion on Cie present system of police existing in the metro polis. He says in reference to recent acts of violence on the part of the police that the force as established by Sir Robert Peel for civil purposes_ has been gradually transformed in forty years into that most mischievous of all things, a semi-military force. Yet those men are not trained for any length of time before they are entrusted with the for midable weapon used with such illjudg ment of late. Neither are they, he states, necessarily for any length of time in the police. One division, a few years back, lost 30 per cent, of its members in one year. In f a ct, sa y s th e wr it er , this huge force is kept up an d en l arge d by suc cessive Home Secretaries, and th e rate payers in the Home Counties, all now with au efficient police of their own, are made to bear three times the cost they would otherwise incur. This he submits is clone in order to save trouble and to avoid that careful revision of the police arrange ments of the Metropolis, which, by withdrawing the useless home patrol, and the mass of needless con stables from the rural districts fifteen or sixteen miles from town, and concentrating them in London and it suburbs would soon produce a more satisfactory state of things. THE BOARDING-OUT SYSTEM. Mr. Hill, the late Recorder of Birmingham, in a letter to a contemporary, furnishes some additional and interesting facts in connection with the boarding out system. He says that for years it has been in operation in Ireland and Scotland, and nearly twenty . years ago Mr. Armitstead, vicar of Sandbach, origi nated it in his parish. In 1861 Mrs. Archer, of Kingsdowne House, near Swindon, shocked with the habitual return to the workhouse of young women brought up within its walls, who, after being sent to service, soon came back with illegitimate children, obtained permission of the guardians to place the young orphan girls to live with respectable cottagers, herself closely watching their conduct and treatment. So thoroughly has experience approved the plan that the guardians have gradually raised the allow ances, which are now 2s. 9d. a week for maintenance, and 50s. a year for clothing. Some years ago the guardians of Eton Union adopted a similar plan, and with great success. In speaking of the advantages of the system, Mr. Hill is not blind to the fact that temporary neglect, and even acts of cruelty, may occur unless the homes be carefully selected, and a close, though perfectly friendly supervision be exercised by persons of higher social position, interested in the children's welfare. He thinks, however, that a plan of supervision could be easily arranged DEAN STANLEY ON EASTER. In a sermon, during the course of which he fre quently alluded to the institution of Easter, the Dean of Westminster said that other festivals of the Church, however ancient they might be, did not reach back to the apostolic times, nor were they ob served throughout the universal Church; but Easter had always been observed from the first by every sect and body that bore the name of Christian. There was not a single church that did not observe Sunday, and what was that but an Easter Sunday in every week? Tho weekly festival of the Resurrection had come down fresh from the first burst of Christianity itself. As to the reason why Easter was considered the one great festival of the Church, the minds of the early Christians were naturally drawn to a feeling of intense satisfaction that by the Resurrection their hopes were not disap pointed; and it was on the Sunday that the disciples met to break bread and pray. Most of the disciples had been Jews, and to them the seventh day was the Sabbath, and yet they chose the first day for their meetings. Good Friday, Christmas Day, and Trinity Sunday were of course thought of as being the festival of important events, but Easter was the Christian Paschal Feast, the day of days, the golden of festivals. BAB 0 0 KE SHUB CIIIINDER SEN. The second appearance of the distinguished Hindoo preacher, Baboo Keshub Chunder Sen, in a Unitarian Chapel, sets at rest any doubt that might have been felt as to the peculiar doctrine which he professes. In Finsbury Unitarian Chapel a crowded congregation listened to a sermon delivered in good English —very much better than the majority of those who undertake the duty of weekly admonition in religious matters. There was, says the Pall Mall Gazette, a slight trace, but nothing more, of foreign accent. Thellindoo spoke with perfecefluency, with complete grammatical accuracy, and apparently without even the use of a note. His appearance is striking, and has a certain genial dignity in harmony with the simplicity of his dress, and the absence of any forced gesticulation. His features are well cut, and combine a certain sweetness with an expression of marked decision. Altogether, he is a man to whom it is impossible to listen without respect and interest, though it may be that, in preaching to an audience where he could feel himself more at home, he might venture a little farther into the regions of rho tonic. The sermon was of extreme simpli city, and devoted to setting forth a doctrine which certainly did not profess to be novel or startling. In short, he spoke with much quiet fervour upon the goodness and mercy of God. The parable of "The Prodigal Son" was frequently quoted and the example of our Lord was noticed reverently acid respectfully, though not of course with any impres sion of a belief in its sacred character. In fact the sermon was just what we might expect to hear from Mr. Martineau or from any able Unitarian preacher. THREATENED STRIKE OP COMPOSITORS. We have had strikes of cabmen, tailors, builders, and other trades, and now we are threatened with one from a body of men whom it is, perhaps, scarcely too much to say are amongst the most intelli gent and respectable of British workmen—the compo sitors. Nearly 2,000 of them met the other night when the report of " The London Society " was read. It was stated that the society deemed it wise to double the present trade subscription, and to invite all non unionists and " rats " to join tho society. A resolu tion for a general strike was read, but a person in the meeting said it would be both impolitic and unjust to adopt it. By so doing they would be inflicting not only an injury upon themselves, but upon those masters who were paying the full prices of the scale. They would also compel the compositors upoithe daily papers, whose scale was not interfered with, to strike, which would be a great hardship both to the men and the proprietors of the papers. An amendment by which the meeting pledged itself not to work under the scale was carried unanimously. - - DO WOMEN WISH TO VOTE ? This question is going to be settled by a very simple method in Ohio. Certain persons allege that the sex as a whole are in no way desirous of exer cising the franchise, and that the agitation in favour of their doing so is only kept up by a few " strong minded women." To come to a clear conclusion on the matter, a bill has been presented, and, it is thought, will pass the Legislature of that State, for a sort of test ballot to be held. Every woman over the age of 21, who shall have resided in the State for a twelve month, is to be entitled to vote. Separate polling places and ballot boxes are to be provided in the usual place for holding elections, and all the women registered may vote one of two tickets—for female sufFra‘re or against it. The votes of these ladies are to be returned to the Secretary of State, and if the majority are in favour of women having the vote, the general assqmbly will submit in due form the question of female suffrage to the electors. Such is the outline of a plan that will be eagerly watched not only in America, bnt in countries where the vestloo of female suffrage is a vexed one. NEW MATERIALS FOR PAPER. Thlutueoticq of w_hothovnyolgitaiult.can la Q.V.: PRICE 4d. STAMPED sd. tainett for the manufacture of paper is one that just now is occupying a good deal of• public attention. The proprietor of the Sankey paper mills states that too much stress has hitherto been laid upon the fibrous productions of tropical countries where with to meet the papermakers' wants. The plants from which thv-se fibres aro obtained exist in immense cuantities, and in one sense can be had for nothing— that is to say, they can ba "had for the fetching;'' but the question of . the cost incurred in fetching them should not be overlooked. It is also most im portant to bear in mind the bulky nature of most of these plants of rapid growth, and still more so the fact that in many, indeed in most cases, the proportion of fibre contained is but small, and yet the whole of the plant must be brought home for treatment. In another letter on the same subject the writer says: "That paper of the finest texture and colour, can be made from wood alone I have proved by frequent ex periments; and by a uew process not yet secured by patent I have produced a paper as strong as that made from rags, and as pure in colour, manufac tured entirely from wood, and at a cost of at least three farthings to one penny per. pound less, than a very inferior article m ad e fr om e spar t e .l That there are hundreds of fibres among the vegeta tion of the tropics well adapted for the manufacture of paper there cannot be a doubt, but manufacturers, as a body, are very slow in adopting any new fibre, and will not give any encouragement to those who have spent years in perfecting processes for their use." A FOREIGN VIEW OF TIIE BOAT RACE. We are all pretty well aware of the opinion of our own journals on the 'Varsity Race, and it may be as well to consider that of the Continental press. Cer tainly the view expressed by the Allegnzeine Zeitung• is not very flattering to the way in which most of us look on the struggle between young Oxford and young Cambridge. The paper quoted says, "Out of the many hundreds of thousands who covered the shores of the Thames in carriages and on horseback, as well as without carriage or horse, the majority has no interest what ever in the universities themselves. The victory of the dark or light blue is for many of them a question of £ s. d., while for the rest it is merely a question of a sickly excitement. The leading articles with which the daily press welcomes these heroes throw a peculiar and, we think, for a Continental man, quite an unintelligible light upon the delirium into which Eng land falls through this childish play at heroes. These leaders exhibit a dithyrambicJohnbullism which goes be yond all limits of the risible, straight to the dominions of the ridiculous, A few papers only have the courage to venture a question whether it is really the highest aim of a university to train young men for boat races, cricket-matches, and kindred performances, to which the enthusiasm of the high as well as of the low gives the importance of a national event; and whether the harmonic combination of theological orthodoxy with athletic development of muscles really has any rights to our admiration." PRINCE ALFRED IN INDIA. The visit of the Duke of Edinburgh to India has given intense satisfaction to the natives, and called lorth much enthusiasm. In some districts, however, and especially at Bombay, the opinion was expressed that the Prince was just a trifle too homely. The popular - wish was that he should have sat in a howdah on an elephant's back, and moved slowly along so as to be leisurely inspected by all and sundry. They take exception also to the extreme plainness of his attire when he appeared in public. One of the native papers criticises him for making no presents to the native chiefs, but this is a mistake. One rajah received a splendid telescope, another a re volver with carved ivory handle, a third a hand some double-barrelled Lancaster rifle. In return no valuable gifts were taken. Sir Neville Chamberlain himself examined the articles offered with the object of returning those that were costly, and keeping such as would I.e interesting though inexpensive souvenirs of the country. The chiefs were at liberty to display their generosity in other directions, and it appears that they did so. One gave £20,000 for a sailors' home at Bombay ; the Rao of Kutch has set aside 15,000 for the erection and endowment of schools throughout his dominions ; the Hon. A. D. Sassnon has given £lO,OOO for the erection of a new high school in Bombay; the Nawab of Joonaghur has given £lO,OOO for public works; the Chief of 13hownuggur the same amount for the same purpose ; and many smaller sums have also been given which are to be devoted to public works. TIIR CUBAN INSURRECTION. A. Times telegram gives some details of the latest complete and utter extinction of the Cuban revolt. How many extinctions have been announced before, the editors of the Madrid papers only can tell; but this time it seems that a genuine downfall may be calculated upon. The insurgents have no longer a force of organised strength to resist the advance of the Spanish army. Even the American consuls and other representatives in Cuba, who are not profound sympathisers with the Spanish cause, admit that the rebellion has ceased to be formidable ; but they add that considerable numbers of insurgents are still scattered in guerilla parties over the island, whom it will take a long time to subdue. THE PLEBISCITE. The Emperor Napoleon, it is said, has an Ingenious idea respecting the approaching election. He is to send a letter by post to each of the ton millions of electors, canvassing him to vote for the Pl6bisci to. It is believed that M. Plon, the publisher of the "Life of Cream.," has already had orders to print the Circular. By the adoption of this scheme the Emperor may possibly secure more votes than he would gain by a public proclamation. Prince Napo leon is expected, contrary to previous expectation to make a speech in the Senate on the Senatus Con sultum. A. suggestion has been made that no citizen should be allowed to vote on the plebiscite unless he could spell and pronounce the word with correctness. If this test of efficiency were applied the diminution in the constituency would be very considerable, and if the voter were required to explain the meaning of the word the difficulties of his position would be greatly increased. Considerable interest has been excited by a great meeting held by the Deputies of the Left at the house of M. CI-chilies, at which more than a hundred members of the Parisian and provincial press were present. A warm disolusern arose as to the course to bo pursued on the . plAnsc!te, and it was finally decided that seven journalists should be named to prepare a manifesto. The announcement that the miderwritere Md. on the City of Boston settled the claims as a total loss, which has been made by some of our contemporaries, is premature. The underwriters only settle after the vessel has been posted at Lloyd's. The City of Boston has not yet bedn posted. The ships are posted by the committee of Lloyd's and appear in Lloyd's list. This is done weekly. It is not probable that the City of Boston will be posted for several weeks- With reference to the dispute between the congre gation of St. George's, Wolverhampton, and the vicar (the Rev: A. Prior), the Birmingham Post learns that the vicar has expressed his willingness to readopt the black gown, and to otherwise meet the views of the congrega tion, subject, however, to the bishop's approval of his proceedings. This sanction, however, the bishop now refuses to give Mr. Prior until the question shall be for brought before him. According to the Liberte the Emperor of the French, intends after the plebiscite to address a letter to the King of Prussia, by M. de Persigny, or M. Drouyn de Lhuys proposing that all questions left unsettled by the war of 1866, shall be referred either to arbitration or a Congress. The Univers states that M. 011ivier has withdrawn the instructions Count Daru had sent to M. do )3anneville, at Rome. The National Rifle Association has declined to comply with the request that the Welsh volunteers should be permitted to send twenty of their number to represent them at Wimbledon, and there compete with the English, Scotch, and Irish twenties. In the first place, the com mittee appointed to collect subscriptions to th e funds of the International Enfield Trophy stipulated that the com petition for this prize should be limited to England, Scot land, and Ireland ; and secondly, an d consequen t upon this limitation, the competition for ;he selection of the English twenty has always been open to Welsh as well as English volunteers. In reference to the case of Vivian and the Marquess of Waterford, the Li ver p oo l Albi on says: —" The Queen's Proctor does not intervene. The intervention is bn the part of some of the relatives of the marquess. It is rumoured that if Lord Waterford would Would only pro mise his family not to marry Mrs. Vivian, no more would be heard of the case in the Divorce Court, but as—if report speaks truly—he will not make that promise, some members of the Waterford family are anxious to put such' a marriage out of the question by getting the decree for a. divorce ,rev _ erase"