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Proprietor—Mr. J. S. Sweasey. erY Evening, New Songs, by the following most talented . 4r ' VANCE will introduce Artistes the . "Roman Fall" and "Dinah 3 'lr J. EL MILLBUDug.,rgs, the Billingsgate Belle"; RN, "The Da&ing Barber," and " That's . where you're wrong"; On Board of the Mary Jane," and another new Sng; Mr and Mrs. R NDALL, o with a new Burlesque. The COURT MINSTRELS. Mr. ROBERT S Arai icINI, the Th most extraordi n ary Female Impersonator extant. The M ATEIP:WS FAMILY (Nine in number), with an entirely New Entertainment, and several other first-class Artistes. Prices as usual. Grand Anniversary Night THURSDAY, pril 28. Special Notice.—The Evening of WEDNESDAY, March );,,, , „, 10 Las been set apart fOr the Joint Benefit of Mr. (Chariie) O"— , ERHAM Stage Manager, and Mr. (Billy) WEST, the St um Orator. MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, Baker-street.—A PORTRAIT MODEL of TROPMANN added.—On View, amongst innumerable other relics, the °"glaa.l Lunette and Knife of the actual Guillotine used for the 221tation of Louis XVI., Marie Antoinette, and upwards of za, o persons of the best land worst blood in France. Also an t oona ct Copy of the guillotine as in use. Admission, is.; extra 8,6 d. Open from 11 a.m. till 5.30, and from 7 till 10 p.m. ARGYLL ROOMS, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, Piccadilly. of I he eat • raordmary success which has attended the production th e '_° Shadow Dance, with the brilliant and varied effects of I,..seeetric light on the groups of dancers that nightly partici -11,:, in it, combined with the admirable Operatic and Dance 147;tc Selections presented in the often-changed programmes, mo at l aad the gratifying effect of making the ; r sent . one the c e i et _ extensively patronized season since its first opening. The lirated Orchestra, under the direction of its highly efficient e r, Si Do ß i t; gnor Luigi Curti, performs the choicest and latest com assi .° M I of ad distinguished composers—the solos in which are Dir Vett to the eminent euphonionist, Signor L. Moses; Messrs. The raves, L. Silberberg, and other a ble artistes. Manager, Mr. -01 Pitts. Professor Halliman, M.C. Admission, Is.; Reserved Seats, 2s. R. R. liitiNELL, Proprietor. OSCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENINLAL PRESENTS. URNANIENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, ra e , i . and Dining-room, consisting of a new and elegant assort tt46 ° f VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper Weights, &c., in Italian, am'aster, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derby shire Spar, &c. imported Itl anufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mineralogist to her 4 e StY. 149, Strand, W.C., London. It/ \ f t .,. 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THE REVALENTA ARABIC A. saxes fifty 'tunes its cost in other remedies, and restores perfect 1 7K e stion, strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, refreshing 2._e_ .1), functional regularity, and energy to the most disordered or Zfueebled—removing speedily and effectually gestion (dyspep ia), cough, asthma, consumption, habitual constipation, diarrhcea, iLgastric derangements, litemorrhoids. liver complaints, flat.u rY, nervousness, biliousness, fevers, sore throats, diphtheria, Z{4arrhs, colds, influenza, noises in the head and ears, rheumatism, lout, impurities, eruptions, hysteria, neuralgia, irritability, sleep esaness, acidity, palpitation, heartburn, headache, debility, dropsy, teatrattips, spasms, nausea, and sickness, even in pregnancy or at , sinking fits, and bronchitis, scrofula, tightness of the chest, Bins at the pit of the stomach and between the shoulders. It is t he most digestible and nourishing of all foods, and suitable for Invalids and infants in all complaints. IMPORTANT CAUTION. —Beware of the many unsavoury than slopy imitations to which, without and more authority, Baron Liebig's tame is most audaciously attached. Henceforth none will doubt the valuable properties of Du ~,ze.try's health-restoring-Revalenta Arabic Invalids' and Infants' r ood, since to the thousands of blessings it has already received fr oln invalids whose position had bee n d eemed hopeless, we may 110'wectl add that of his Holiness the Pope, wh ose health has been verf restored by it after thirty years of unsuccessful medical ttea,..... Y We quote from the " Gazette du Midi," July 25th Kure Auent. N 48 413) • "Rome, July 21st, 1866.—The health of e t t o. , .- 1•.oly Father is excellent, especially . since, abandoning all otherßevalenta consumes a plateful at every meal. It 'llledies he has confined hiself entirely to Du Barry's I,4•l'..abica Food, of which he -17..pcoduced a surprisingly beneficial effect on is health, and his seven years' high h l 0 1 y f .' ' ''''',liness cannot praise this Marchionessexcellentfodl 1 1 ,, , e u r re t rre No. 58,216 of the , vi t , complaint, wasting away, 1, B " a nervous palpitation all over, nervousness, irritability, bad digestion, constant sleep- Core the Right Hon. the Lord Stuart ' ne se and the most intolerable nervous agitatlon. q, i:) .No. 78 of dyspepsia, from , 6eri: ei ca, Lord -Lieutenant of the County food.—STIIIIIT DE Dif eill'ell much benefit from your excellent _ ” of Waterford; - "I have e l l. rom an , indescri . Cappouin. County Waterford.. 6 yi,„ e Lo. 49,832 0f fifty years' bable agony from n' Norfolk. iipa-ss.a, nervousness , asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, C ie , ' si ckness, and v . omiting:—Maria Jolly of Lynn, be,i No. 47 1 121 . fancies. earpdigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and nervous w years' —Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervous 6larri: l'To• 56,814. —Mr. Samuel Laxton, Leicester, of t o Tn ' e a 21b. 4s. ea Food is sold in Canisters, at ls. lid.; 1113. 2s. 9d., •; 12Ib canisters, carnage fre e 0 _ e, 2 26 .; 2416. 40s. The 121 b. and 241 b. i ''''co r cups at 25., fate c __l3t of P. 0. Order. Also Du Barry ' s Reval 2 enArabica cu Cups 24 ~,,,,PWder is packed in tin canisters ; For 1 55s tt il t a 'a at 4 8 at 35. 6d., for 48 cups at 65., for 288 cups at 30t, for 576 n ar e s Bel-ng about one penny per cup. The 30s. and • • al so BeAct4resp of carriage in England on receipt of Post Office ;li3O at v, r ‘•Li. X Dl3 BARRY and CO., 77, Regent-street, London, r , h..tt ortu,..._ T. A .. ".. 1 and Mason's • also at 4, Cheapside ;.. 6 1, Grac.6 - Qa d, 1.,0,,i,;` 6 3 and 150, uxiord-street; and 121, New North -4 ; and all Grocers and Chernists. 9it. HU NDRED & SEVENTY DESTITUTE e rIAL 41 3 4 ?I CHILDREN are bei Ta e intain moderate rate 0 per 41:411Tea0cAPH IN ASYIMI, e a t e 1 :4 Funds greatly ne d d IMES A. WALKER, Secret*ry. ° Mee 6 1 ", vaOlingdes Lon°dl:9l:, m erical l inioutb, rmer been ins b een Ingo. Th era id pric es ,per. to t h e , OCL , 1'35 in so le. ncl with 9,250 in I firm, lividoci r e siCO, ruin 1133 ) tiny, °, total N. 0 , whicli I,y, 3'1,13 by Co ?any, to Ws that acco'lll 1.11 gai or c on . 500,0 00 enewalg nt., the will be a prove a isidcrea o f the wernbe r led or pending i n teres t sensible _ Lo an gener al con sti - Stock' ninable ►rket 465. 3° idy t °lw and ar- tidl: uPwt )o rt, Du i as rul3. " Coffe° al g' °°l )I,lluSti'tl'ble° C, 2 115 ' )es. ' -Eng ll l l ,5 ntS, ." uESPO 11 1 ° ly. 4u ii. to (1116O5 ' inferior ) 1100'; et dill Lport dull, !I t ; April' TO b al ell SW [ides or ail and month, Rye- - il—spot kugust) dar9 '° co fc' s l. nor 0 . 1 s been athaill pbPY ; priCO spenS° knoll' ut the n d 0 [roun d ) times )uld be w ever, )owe rB ' E , woe, o .g. C• 3fr°. hur ch, Itevrl 1 , cull - . 4 o orge t Ada, ISS nu ~ Hal ATS, of z trkuld, To be completed in Twelve Monthly Numbers, uniform with the Original Ectitions of "Pickwick" and "Copperfleld." London: Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. Just published, price is 6d., by post is. Rd., the Second Edition, with Addenda, containing additional Facts and Cases, in illus tration of the nefarious proceedings of the Advertising Quacks. - 1 -- ) EVE L ATIO N S OF QUACKS AND Lk; QUACKERY. By DETECTOR. Reprinted from the "Medical Circular." London: H. 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The Coupons must be left for examination two clear days before applying for payment. London, March IG, 1870. PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION (Established 1810). TRUSTEES. Thomas Baring, Esq , 11I.P. Thomas Ilankey, Esq. R. W. Crawford, Esq., M.P. Baron L. de Rothschild, M P. The report and balance-sheets of this Association for the year 1869. exhibiting in full details the amounts assured, ages of the members, with particulars of the invested fund, may be had on application to the chief office, or to the agents. The annual income from premiums is .. ...L64,000 From interest on investments •.. 19,000 The invested fund, after payir ent of all claims, exceeds 415,000 The whole of the profits divided among the members. Cash bonuses have already been allotted to the assured, amounting to £100,009. W. THOS. LINFORD, Secretary. No. 15, Moorgate-street, March 1, 1870. PARTRIDGE AND COOPER. MANUFACTURING STATIONERS, 192, SLEET-STREET (CORNER OF CHANCERY-LANE), LONDON (3.0.) 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Patients are admitted, and annuities of £1 , obtained by election. No person under k 0 ) ears of a . ,e, nor of the pauper class, is eligible. Full particulars and the necessary forms may 13 , procured from the Secretary. Donations and annual subscriptions are earnestly solicited. BANKERS. Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co., Lombard-street, ; 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 free 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. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co.; Glyn and Co.; Herries 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 5. K's COLLEGE HOSPITAL, Portugal street, Lincoln's-inn. The Committee earnestly APPEAL for FUNDS to defray the heavy current expenses. Assistance is urgently needed. J. W. WALDRON, Secretary. HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS are earnestly solicited for the purchase of food and clothing for the 126 boys on board the Chichester Training Ship. 150 boys in the Refuge, 9, Great Queen-street. 94 girls in the Refuges, 19, Broad-street, and Baling. 870 children. Alb will keep a boy or girl for one year. Contributions received by the London and Westminster Ba nk 514, High H olborn, bud 41, Lothbnry, 8.0. • and by WILLIAM WILLIAMS, Secretary. No. 8, Great Q ueon-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields. FRIENDLESS AND FALLEN.-LONDON SITEU TION. FEMALE PREVENTIVE MA. and REFOR TORY IN President —Rev. CANON DALE. CONTRIBUTIONS for the support of the Homes in 1868 are ear nestly solicited, Which may be Bent to bankers, Messrs. Blon qua. Salt , and Co., 73, Lombard street, N.1.C.; Francis Nicholls kin. (of the Committee) 14, Old Jewry Chambers, L.C. E. W. THOMAS, Sec., 200, Euston-road, N.W. NATIONAL ORPHAN ROME, Ram-common il Richmond, Surrey. Founded 1849. Riga ge I Under the Petmlage o f EILII. the Duke of OAMBRIDGII d , 1 1 1. 84 N", ages, awes, and den om i nat i ons, from all pert, of whereby a home has been afforded for 280 Destitute Orphan tlir T elß h id e ngof oll oa jeo llin i of the Charity is to give orphan girls a plain Eng lishandthem practical instruction in th e ki tchen, house, for domestic service ; an d , i f not other ,nd laundry,e too iit wise provided for when they attain lti years of age, to obtain suitable situations for them. The Committee earnestly appeal for support. The Charity is entirely sustained by donations and subscription& HEM RiNGBOOIII, Treasurer. W S. WARWIO2, Secrete/4,, Office, 121, Pall-mall, S. W. Robert Barclay, Esq. John Garratt Cattley, Esq. Mark Currie Close, Esq. Edward James Daniell, Esq. William Davidson, Esq Lancelot William Dent, Esq. Alexander Druco, Esq. Fredk. Joseph Edlmann, Esq. Charles Hermann Goschen, Esq. Riversdale Wm. Grenfell, E. Francis Alex. Hamilton, Esq. Robert Amadeus Heath, Esq. Medical Referee, Sal Tetlow Hibbort, Esq. Wilmot Holland, Esq. Egerton Hubbard, Esq. Nevilo Lubbock, Esq. George Forbes Malcolmson, Esq. Lord J osceline Wm. Percy. Cbarles Robinson, Esq. Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq. Eric Carrington Smith, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq. William Wallace, Esq. Charles Baring Young, Esq. tuel Say, Esq., F.R.S. NOTICE.—The usual flfte^n days allowed for payment of FIRE PREMIUMS falling due at Lady-day will expire on the 9th of April. 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 Machines. The Reversionary Bonus on British LIFE POLICIES has averaged nearly 2 per cent. per annum on the sum assured. Equivalent reductions have been 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 Assured 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 AND A HALF. ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. ROBERT P. STEELE, Secretary. FOREIGN and COLONIAL GOVERNMENT TRUST (SECOND ISSUE), In Certificates of £lOO each, bearing 5 per cent. 'lnterest. To be issued at £BO. TRUSTEES. The Right Hon. Lord Westbury. Lord Eustace Cecil, M.P. Geo. Wodehouse Currie, Esq. G. M. W. Sandford, Esq. Philip Rose, Esq. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. The success of the Foreign and Colonial Government Trust, which was formed in May, 1868, has called for an extension of this mode of investment. _ _ _ In compliance, therefore, with a general desire, it has been determined to open a subscription for a second issue not exceeding £600,000, in Certificates of .ZICO, to bear 5 per cent. interest, to be issued at £BO. The object, which is now well understood, is to give to the Investor of moderate means the same advantages as the large capitalist, in diminishing the risk of investing in Foreign and Colonial Government Stocks, by spreading the investment over a number of different Stocks, and reserving a portion of the extra interest and the amounts received in redemption as a Sinking Fund to pay off the original capital ; and, in addition, to give to each Sub uriber a pro rata participation in the ultimate reversion in these different Stocks, which will remain when the return of the original capital has by these means been accom plished. The Trust of the Second Issue will last for twenty-five years, at the expiration of which time it is estimated that a large proportion of the Certificates will, in all probabi lity, have been paid off, and that a large proportion of the Stocks will still remain for distribution as a reversion ; accordingly the Trust will be wound up as soon as all the Certificates have been drawn, or at the end of twenty-five years, whichever shall first happen, the remaining Stocks being then sold, and any Certificates not previously drawn being first paid off, after which the balance will form the reversion to be distributed pro rata. For each £BO of the total amount subscribed will be issued a Certificate of £lOO with Coupons attached, bearing 5 per cent. interest, payable at the Banking-house of Messrs. Glyn, Mills, Currie, and Co. half yearly, on the 15th of January and the 15th of July, the first Coupon for the proportion of the half year falling due on the 15th July next. In addition to the Interest Coupons, a Coupon, repre senting the share accruing to the Certificate-holder in the above reversion, will be attached to each Certificate. This Coupon of Reversion will be retained by the holder when the Certificate is drawn, and entitle him to a pro rata divi sion of the ultimate reversion. The advantages of the investment may be summed up as follows: 1. interest at .as. be. per cent. on the :amount sub scribed. 2. A bonus of £2O per cent. by the repayment of capi tal at par. 3. A reversion, eventually divisible among the holders of the Coupons of Reversion. Application to be made in the annexed Form, accom panied by a deposit of .£lO per cent. Payments to be made as follows : On application .£lo 0 0 On allotment 7O 0 0 £BO 0 0 Prospectus and Forms of Application may be ob tained of W. B. Rose, Esq., Secretary, and of Messrs. Baxter, Rose, Norton, and Co., Solicitors, at the same address ; and of Messrs. Glyn, Mills, Currie, and Co., Bankers, Lombard-street, where all subscriptions must be paid. FOREIGN AND COLONIAL GOVERNMENT TRUST (SECOND ISSUE). To the Trustees of the Fund (care of Messrs. Baxter, Rose, Norton, and Co., 6, Victoria-street, Westminster, London). Having paid to Messrs. Glyn and Co., to the account of the Foreign and Colonial Government Trust (Second Issue), the sum of £ , as a Deposit on Cer tificates of £lOO each in the said Trust, I request you to allot to me that number of Certificates, and I engage to pay the further Instalment of £7O per Certificate upon that or any lesser number that you may allot to me at the time named in the letter of allotment, in default of which ray previous payment will be liable to forfeiture. Name Address Description Signature THE DENMARK THEATRE and WINTER GAR DEN (Limited), LEICESTER-SQUARE, London. Capital, £150,000, in 30,C00 shares of £5 each. The liability of the shareholders is limited to the amount of their shares, the Company being registered under the Companies' Acts, 1862 and 1867, with limited liability Deposit for registered shares, £l, to be paid on applica tion, £1 to be paid on allotment, £1 to be paid on the Ist of May, £2 to be paid on the Ist of August. DIRECTORS. P. Dutrulle, Esq. (Dutrulle, Solomons, and Co., 6, Cross lane. St. Mary-at-Hill, merchants). C. H. Rogers Harrison, Esq., Kent House, Lansdowne road4 Clapham-road. Morris King, Esq., Woodlands, Northaw, Herts. H. M. Godden, Esq., 11, Park-street, Westminster, and Westmoreland Villa, East Down Park, Lewisham. Thomas Culleton, Esq., 25, Cranbourn-street, Leicester square. William Porcherun, Esq., 25, Laurence Pountney Lane, City, merchant. BANKERS. The London and Westminster Bank, Temple Bar Branch. SOLICITORS. - Messrs. Sheppard and Riley, 38, Moorgate-street, City. (E.C.) ARCHITECT. Edward Cookworthy Robins, Esq., F.R.1.8.A, 16, South ampton-street, Strand. AUDITORS. Messrs. Hall, Jones, Read, and Smith, accountants, 75, Aldermanbury (E.C.) SECRETARY (pro tern.) Whitlock Darby, Esq. OFFICES. 42, Poultry (E.C.) This COMPANY has been formed with the object of pur chasing the entire FREEHOLD known as the SAVILLE HOUSE property, LIiIICEEITER-SQUARE, with the houses in Lisle-street, abutting on the same, and creating thereon (a site unequalled in London for the purposes of the Company) a THEATRE, WINTER GARDEN, RESTAURANT, and MERCANTILE CLUB, THE THEATRE will be one of the most spacious and elegant in the metropolis, and will accommodate about 6,000 persons. The stage will be ten feet deeper than that of Drury Dano, and will be fitted with every modern and scientific appliance. Great care has been taken that an uninterrupted view shall be obtained from every part of the house. The purpose of the directors is to give the grandest musical and spectacular effects that have yet been pro duced, in addition to dramatic performances, and at such prices of admission suitable to all classes, ranging from 6d. upwards. Separate staircases will be provided to every part of the house, from entrances in T4Apestorrsquare, Lisle-street, and Leicester -place. THE WINTER GARDEN wilt surround the auditorium, 6t0,044 with the olioiceit 'Vents, ilayrned With statuary PAINLESS and PRACTICAL DENTISTRY, by Mr. B. L. MOSELY, the Dentist by special appointment, 312, REGENT-STREET, exactly opposite the Royal Polytechnic, and 23, MowtOITE-STREET, 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 tender 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. as 1 ornamental fountains, and will be available for all visitors except those in the gallery. Bazaar stalls for the sale of fancy articles and refreshment bars will be placed iu convenient recesses. THE GRAND CIRCLE will have an exclusive entrance from Leicester Place, and will accommodate 200 persons in the balcony, 27 private boxes luxuriously furnished, and two royal boxes, having each a boudoir in the rear. The buildings will be of fireproof construction through out, and special arrangements for warming and ventilating. FIRST-CLASS CAFE, RESTAURANT, DINING, and SUPPER SALOOF, served in the best style by a Parisian chef and assistants, at a strictly moderate tariff. Attached to this part of the building will be spacious BILLIARD-ROOMS, with FRENCH and ENGLISH. tables. THE MERCANTILE SUBSCRIPTION CLUB, SO much required in London, and for the successful carrying out of which the directors have already secured the co-operation of many of the leading and most influential firms of the west ep d , is an important feature of the undertaking, and will be in•that portion of the building overlooking Leices ter-square. THE RESOURCES OF THIS ESTABLISHMENT being so manifold, its undeniable position, and a FREEHOLD in the centre of Lon 'on, the directors confidently anticipate paying the shareholders a very large dividend; a neigh bouring establishment, without the many advantages pos sessed by this company, is yielding its shareholders 25 per cent., and has averaged a dividend of 20 per cent. for the last fiva years. A contract has been entered into with Mr. JOHN KIRK, of Woolwich, for the erection and completion of the whole of the buildings. Prospectuses and forms of application for shares may be obtained at the offices of the company, or the bankers and solicitors. ~.A IIIARITAN FREE HOSPITAL for WOMEN tend CHILDREN, Lower Seymour - street, Portma n- sq uare. T only frea Hospital for diseases of women. Sub.criptions and donallioniare much needed, and will be received by Messrs. Hat chard, Piccadilly; Sir Samuel Soott, Bart; Messis. Barclay, Coutts, Glyn, Ransom ; and by the Secretary. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. THE TEAR'S REVENUE. The national receipts are already within £616,072 of ➢ir. Lowe's Budget estimate for the financial year. A fortnight's more revenue has also to come. It is certainly most satisfactory to know that up to the end of last week the payments from the Exchequer did not reach the actual receipts by over £7,000,000. The re venue from the excise now exceeds the estimate by £341,000; from stamps, by £96,000; and from in come tax, by £337,000. On the other hand, Cus toms have £622,000 yet to pull up ; taxes, £129,000; post-office, £380,000; and miscellaneous) 2200,000. NEW ZEALAND ) S REPLY TO EAUL GRANVILLE. The last mail from New Zealand brings the reply to Lord Granville's famous despatch respecting the removal of the 18th Regiment. Mr. Gisborne, the Colonial Secretary, writes it, and expresses the great regret of the Ministers on learn ing Lord Granville's decision. Had he awaited the arrival of the mail from the colony, he would have learned that the Colonial Legislature had pledged itself to contribute to the support of the regiment, and bad appointed commissioners to pro ceed to England to negotiate the matter. The Colo nial Ministers hope that when the Imperial Government are in full possession of those facts, they will reconsider the subject. The colony, says Mr. Gisborne, has not stinted its blood or its treasure initsefforts to suppress the rebellion, and all that it asks is the temporary continuance of the existing Imperial moral support, for which it is willing to pay. " Nowhere more than in New Zealand does there exist a stronger feeling of loyalty to the Crown, and of devotion to her Majesty, or a higher value attached to its position as an integral part of the empire ; and Ministers feel assured that through out the colony there will arise a universal feeling of regret that the tone and purport of Earl Granville's dispatch (written at a time when he must have known the colony to be in the greatest distress) are scarcely susceptible of any other explanation than a desire to abandon this country, and to sever its connection with the empire." As for the confiscation of native lands of which Lord Granville complains, the Imperial Government shares the responsibility. The Colonial Government is at a loss to understand on what grounds Lord Granville ad vises " large concessions " to rebels in arms. The premature publication of. hed Lord Granville's dis patch is the last point mentned.. It was written on the 7th of October, publis r in the Times on the 12th, and the substance telegraphed via Galle, and known throughout New Zealand ten days before the dispatch itself reached the Governor. In conclusion the Ministers c l ai m that the colony should be practically recognised as anintegral por tion of the empire, and not thrust out beyond its pale. They ask England for no pecuniary sacrifice, but they appeal to the etern al principles of justice, which are as much the duty of the strong as the heritage of the weak. THE STATE OF IRELAND. A Dublin correspondent has received in . forma tion which, he thinks, throws some light on the continued agitation in Ireland. in Mayo the people are impressed w ith the belief that the Americans have a deliberate plan to keep the country in a ferment, in order to bring about an ultimate rising, when they will seize theisland, and, filling its harbours with their fleet, dictate terms to England. 44 This idea, absurd as it is, is just of the kind to take fast hold of the Fenianisea pea sant's mind, and to stir him up to such deeds, acts of daring, and of mischief as he has been accustomed to consider his proper mode of warfare against Eng land." The difficulty in the way of extensively ap plying this explanation is that Mayo is but one county of Ireland, whereas riot, violence, and defiance of law are shewu through out the country. The well-to-do farmers and shopkeepers, says the writer, do not sympathise with this feeling ) but terrorism compels them to simulate approval. MR. GLADSTONE AND THE DUBLIN CORPORATION. Though the Peace Preservation Bill is the ruling topic in Ireland at present—and dreadful are the floods of talk poured out upon it—the Dub lin Corporation has found time to dis cuss Mr. Gladstone's reply rejecting the fixity of tenure principle. Mr. A. M. Sullivan waxed very warm. The Land Bill he was by no means disposed to regard as a message of peace, whilst the coercion measure was far worse than the repeal of the Habeas Corpus Act. He charged the Executive with having "lain supine for months. Until it exactly suited their own books they had no objection that the landlord class should be intimidated." " The Coercion Bill was a code of blood and chains, disgraceful to the Government that introduced it," The interference with the liberty of the press he characterised as a. most unconstitutional and improper measure. A C o nservative member of the Corporation put the question into a nutshell by declarin g that the agita ting party had no desire for a Land Bill. Better have suspended the Habeas Corpus Act than take the proceedings which were contemplated. It is not very easy to reconcile this great care for the welfare of landlords with fixity of tenure schemes. A LITTLE QUARREL IN THE IRISH CONVENTIOIst. The infallibility of religious bodies against what i s popularly, if not ecclesiastically, called a " row " is not likely to be defined as a dogma. At the last sitting of the Irish Church Convention, Mr. Dane insisted that his motion for a " count out" should be inserted in the minutes. He considered that the system of shouting " Oh !" was discreditable, and denounced the conduct of certain of the Irish papers, which not only diluted what was said, but evaporated it altogether. The meeting did n ot appear quite to comprehend the ObservationS 'Of Mr. Dane. Lord James Butler thereupon intimated that the Convention was not suite 80 4ull a$ they, Dr,qtpapl, oinexyilig A 144 tnere were none so cleat as those wno wouni nub hear." This polite intimation was followed by loud cries of " Oh, oh !" " - Withdraw !" and " Shame !" Judge Longford endeavoured to throw oil upon the troubled waters by suggesting that the obser vations fell from Lord James in the way of a joke, but this praiseworthy intention was circumvented by Dean Dickenson, who protested against the time of the Convention being wasted by his lordship's insolence to the chair. Hereupon rose Mr. J. C. Bloomfield, who called upon Dean Dickinson to recal the words he had used with refe rence to Lord James Butler. After a long and heated discussion as to the exact meaning of the proverb, Lord James Butler withdrew it. Dean Dickenson also withdrew his observations, and the happy con summation was arrived at that any apparently harsh words that had been used should only be construed in a " Pickwichian sense," The minutes were then confirmed. CULTURE OF FLAX IN IRELAND. At the scientific meeting of the Royal Dublin Society, Professor Hennessey read a paper on " The Climate of Ireland in Reference to the Cultiva tion of Flax." He said the unfitness of Ireland for the widespread and profitable culture of the most valuable of cereal crops, wheat, had led to the dis couragement of tillage and a development of agriculture in its most imperfect shape, namely, pasture farming. This circumstance as well as the great intrinsic importance of flax, so appropriately called "the golden crop" by Mr. Warden of Dundee, in his work on the linen trade, he considers furnishes an additional reason for the interest felt in the question. Professor Hennessey added that the moderate temperature of the Irish summers compared to continental summers, is favourable to the development of very fine flexible and strong fibres, best adapted for the smallest yarn, and therefore likely to fetch a h i g h price in the market. NONCONFORMISTS AND EDUCATION. - - As many as 7,500 forms of petition and protest on the subject of the Education Bill have been sent out for signature by the Nonconformist Committee. The petitions are to be presented to the House of Com mons, and the protests to Mr. Gladstone. Already ministers of various denominations who have signed the forms amount to—Congregationalists, 1,200; Wesleyan Methodists, 950 ; Baptists, 900 ; Unita rians, 250; Primitive Methodists, 350 ; and othe. aenominations, 460. The number of refusals to sign is only 38, most of these coming from Wesleyan ministers, who decline to take action until the report of the Conference Committee is issued. I - FRAUDS ON THE GOVERNMENT. A. parliamentary return issued gives the details Of AOliie frauds which were committed on the Paymaster- General, amounting in all to £1,071. The explanation of those frauds chews that two sums of money were claimed on behalf of two gentlemen to whom the money was really due, but who thought they had received proper payment. The receipts were forged, and the person who com mitted the crime is now undergoing penal servitude. ne had been dismissed from the Paymaster-General's department, and had obtained possession of official forms, and having an intimate knowledge of the various official processes, his scheme was successful. The third claim which was paid was for the largest portion of the total of which the Government was thus defrauded, and was altogether fictitious. The officers who were imposed upon by the forgeries have been altogether acquitted .. of blame by the Lords of the Treasury. FAGGOT VOTES IN SCOTLAND. A meeting of the electors and non-electors of Peebles and Selkirk has been held, to consider the means of putting a stop to the system of creating faggot votes. I'here were nearly 1,000 persons present, and resolutions condemnatory of the system were passed. It was resolved to petition Parliament on the subject. THE TELEGRAPHS. The telegraphic business at the Post Office con tinues to increase. During the week ending March 19 the number of messages sent were 856 more than in the preceding week, which on its part showed an in crease over its predecessor. The proportion of messages delivered between business hours remains much the same. Mr. Scudamore announces that though the communication between England and Ireland has been seriously impeded by the breaking of the Wex ford cable, the number of messages handed in has not diminished. The public seem to be under the impression that a cable is quite a superfluous article in respect of submarine telegraphy. Mr. Scudamore requests that only the most important messages be sent in the present state of communication with the sister isle. THE LATE EARL ST. mAun. the unhappy family dispute between the Duchess of Somerset and Dr. 'Williams seems not yet to have been shorn of its publicity. Messrs. Longman, Green, and Co. have published a pamphlet entitled " The ease of the late Earl St. Maur, by C. B. Williams, M.D." Messrs. Beachcroft and Thompson, solicitors to the Duke of Somerset, write to the Times to the effect that as the family of the'deceased cannot permit a publication of that nature, addressed to the general public and containing numerous errors, to pass without corrections, they have the authority of the Duchess of Somerset to state that she does not recognise any of the incidents as related ; that she never made use of any of the phrases attributed to her ; and that the letter without signature supposed to come from Dover street was never written by her. Surely it is now time to seal the controversy with Bequiescat in puce, 1 . PAUPER EMIGRATION. At Poplar the guardians of the union have resolvea to authorise the relief committees to assist emigrants to the extent of £2 for each adult. As a matter of form, it was necessary to apply to the Poor-law Board for their sanction to this step. The Poor-law Board has dbl.. appointed, to a slight extent, the friends of emigra tion, by saying that, much as it desires to afford facilities for assisting emigration, it will be necessary for the entire board of guardians to ratify the proceedings of the relief committees in these cases. Now, it may happen, not improbably, that in some instances one or two members of the board may ob ject to such relief, and then it seems as if this little bit of red-tape regulation would act as a drawback to the movement which, in the interest of the poor, will be all the more effectua l fo r not bein g dela y ed in its operation. A PLEASANT BOARD OF GIJAUDIANS. The St. Pancras guardians must have uneasy days and restless nights. Many a worthy paterfamilias among them must heartily wish that he had never been elected to his position of unpleasant prominence in the eyes of the world. Their last split is in this wise. A. minority has desired to abandon certain school ld be annexed which were being erected, and that their district su to the Central London School District. In fact, tired out with rows of all sorts, they wanted something to be taken off their hands. The proposed abandonment of the schools was, however, opposed by other guardians, who forwarded a memorial to the Poor Law Board ' on the subject. The result was that the Poor Law Board has shattered the hopes of those who wished to get the schools off their hands, and the reading of the letter containing this decision was unfortunately made the occasion of a scene disgraceful to any board in a civilised country. The vilest epi thets were applied to the spirit of the letter, and one g entleman, referring to the memorial which was the cause of the precious disturbance, asked who had s igned the memorial. " Who werethe fellows who went slyly stabbing ' their neighbours dastardly in the back P Where were they the were l ker s ? Let them come forth ifhonest men and have a fairstand s" This must have been pleasant foit he persons al luded to, who .were all the time sitting opposite the speaker. u fi gh t . APPRENTICESHIP OF PAUPER CHILDREN. The Pall Mall Gazette has an article on the objectionable practice of giving premiums on the apprenticeship of pauper children. In nine cases out of ten (it says) these premiums are merely a bribe given to some one to take a child oft the hands of somebody else. The wretched victim who is thus battered falls into the hands of some low tradesman, with whom ready money is an object, is neglected or ill-treated, and either absconds, or, is to be feared, too freauently_dies from hard usage. The PA Mall THE BALLET IN LONDON. The taste for spectacular entertainments, observes the Pall Mall Gazette, is decidedly on the increase s and at the same time burlesque and pantomime are fast degenerating into dancing and capering. The ballet is the popular exhibition of the day. The number of females in London who come under the class of the " Preciosa " A dancing girl who shews herself Nightly, half-naked, on the stage for money. must be reckoned by the thousand. The glory of the ballet is shewn to the full in the \Vest-end, where a palace is devoted almost solely to its repre sentation. Magnificent costumes, a large band, everything is present to render the ballet attractive. As for the dancers, in numbers they would make half-a-dozen cargoes for Miss Rye. They glitter in purple and gold, and dance to gaudy and clever music. In the East-End and South London, with few exceptions, the entertainments are woefully poor as to legs, dress, and music. Red fire is bountifully, lavished. Quantity is everything here ; the habituds must have as much as possible for their money. The movements that pass for the poetry of motion are a stagger, a kick, a . jump, twenty pairs of legs unsteadily presented at the cloud of witnesses, through the reeking haze of cigars and the fumes of gin. The Tall Mall Gazette says that in Russia, France, and. Naples the authorities can interfere with any too indecorous show of this sort, but the experience of the state of our stage during the past twelvemonths teaches us that there is not much use in calling on our Lord Chamberlain to interfere. The ballet appeals to coarse senses and to coarse people, and as there is a moral cruelty in it, the continual increase in the number of women occupied in this way canpo b 9 taken as a wholesome token of progress. THE COMIC PAPERS. (From, Punch.) Obvious reflection thereupon—Not the March °Lintel tect. A SPRING ClRCUlT.—Jumping through the hoops held for the riders round a circus. HEADING OF A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE. — the (Ecumenical Council." PROSPECTIVE.—Dissipated Customer (for the ninth time of asking, a.m.)—" Musht jusht have 'nother a'hree Penn'th, Missh ! (hic) ' Goin' t' s-h-alt fish f' dinner ! " MORE THAN COULD BE EXPECTED.—Some people seem so utterly stupid that one feels relieved even to hear them say that they have " half a mind." SAFETY TRAINS.—It turns out to be untrue that a train conveying the Prince and Princes of Wales the other day narrowly escaped a collision. No accident ever does occur to a Royal Train, because proper precautions are always taken that none shall. It is liberal of railway companies not to charge ordinary passengers by Royal trains extra for safety. (From Fun.) THE REAL CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.—Conscience, MOTTO FOR VELOCIPEDES.—Where ther's a wheel there's away. We regret to see that English actresses have so far adopted American practices as to cowhide an editor at Chicago. We prefer to have English girls " whip creation "—and its lords—in the figurative sense only. SPORTING PROSPECTS, —Finnigan, surveying a small. thin gentleman, (to Murphy) :—" So, that's the new land. lord, Mick. 13egorra, it will be as hard to shoot him as Jack-snipe." TEE SELFISH SET. —lt is stated that at a "grand" ball, given by the bachelors of Gateshead, in the new Town Hall, the room was devoid of all decoration. A. sufficient t?roof that none of the fair sex were present. PARLIAMENTARY.—In answer to a question put by Mr. Mac Something, M.P. for the Something Burghs, the Postmaster-General did not state that there was a special demand at the telegraph offices for a supply of Highland clerks, on the score of their being more wiry than post p;oplo. "The March of (From Judy.) , 4%. RADICAL—The root of all evil. A. TAX ON PATIENCE.—Doctors' bill. A CRYING NUISANCE.—A baby. A VERY RUDE QUESTION. —Why ought yen to be A chimney sweep ?—Because it would suit (soot) you. What is the difference between a chattering lover and a pedestrian excursion ?—One is a talking wooer, the other a walking tour. What is the difference between a leaden image of the enemy of mankind and a flat piece of ground 2—The onq Is a lead devil, the other a dead level. Can it be considered a solution of the hitherto unsolved mathematical problem of " squaring the circle," to Bay that, " when a man who has been in difficulties getj road, he is admitted to be quite square?" The proposal to withdraw the Athanasian Creed from the ordinary service of the Church has been de feated in the Ritual Commission. The masons in Perth have struck for an advance Ili their wages. They demand sixpence per hour, which is a rise of a halfpeenny on the present rate. The Rev. Newman Hall, in a letter dated Serums salem, March 2, says : " I am thankful to state my health has improved beyond my expectations." The Emperor of Russia has just issued an ukase in which he deigns to permit" the Russian language to be used in Roman Catholic and Protestant churches in Russian Poland. RAILWAYS IN JAPAN.—Mr. Lay, C. 8., has con eluded his arrangements in Japan, having induced the Government to undertake the construction of a railway which concession has greatly delighted the European resi dents in Japan and China. OUTRAGES IN CHINA.—A merchant travelling into the Chinese interior under passport, with the cognisance of both consular and customs' officials, has had his goods seized at Formosa, while a reward of 200 dollars was offered for his head. He, however, escaped. Another merchant had all his goods stolen at the same place, and both were insulted by the local authorities without provo cation. Another French missionary disturbance has taken place at a town not far from Kin-Kiang. - - - . - GREAT FIRE AT YEDDO.-A terrible fire is reported. from Yeddo on the 29th of January. It originated near Shiha, the Tycoon's burial ground, and was driven onward by the wind towards the foreign settlement at Sukidgi. The number of houses destroyed when the news left was over a thousand, but the great temples of Shiha had happily escaped. A great number of the telegraph poste and wires were consumed, stopping the communication between Yeddo and Yokohama. The news reached the latter city by the Government quick post, but the smoke of the fire, which was plainly visible at Yoko hama, had already prepared the inhabitants for the iutel• ligence. YETITrONS.—The eighth report of the select com mittee appointed by the House of Commons to inquire into the public petitions presented to the House has been issued. The total number of petitions praying for inquiry into the conduct of th e Norwich Election Commissioners in the discharge of their duties, presented up to the 18th inst., were two, the number of signatures being 1,270. In favour of the Women's Disabilities Bill, 101 peti tions, bearing 41,584 signatures, have been 'Pre sented. No less than 10,335 persons have signed 13 petitions praying for inspection of monastic and conveu• tual establishments, and 8 petitions, bearing 5,660 names, have been presented in favour of equalisation of poor rates in the metropolis. The movement against the Contagious Diseases Act seems to be gaining force, for no fewer than 91 petitions, bearing 83,123 signatures, have been presented praying for the repeal of these Acts. For extension of the present system of education 1,773 persons have signed 226 petitions • whilst 1,756 petitions, bearing 220,187 , names. pray for alteration of Mr. Forster's Elementary , Education Bill. Forty petitions, with 7,087 signatures, ;iv' favour of the Married omen's Property Bill, have been laid before the House. The Manx Sun says that during a recent trial in the Isle of Man, the jury were addressed by counsel and judge for a period of 29 hours 55 minutes I The first number of the Sans Culottes, a new weekly paper, whose political tenets may be inferred from its title, was seized on Saturday at the printing office. SPANISH AFFAIRS.—On the 20th of March a ban quet took place at Madrid, at which those distinguished foreigners who assisted at the inauguration of the Suez Canal were present. Deputies of all shades of opinion appeared on the occasion, from which it was augured that th e rupture between the Unionists and the Radicals was not so complete as had been supposed. The Memorial Diplontatigue, in going over the various events which have taken place in the Peninsula during the last few weeks, calculated the chances of the several candidates for the throne. It regarded the success of Don Carlos as unlikely, because of the ill success which attended the last Carlist attempt, and the chances of the Duke of Mont pensier as greatly diminished on account of his recent duel. The Prince of Abturias appeared most likely to fill the throw. which hap been Y.acauticr vightaziastabs• Now realy, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., BRAVE LADY. By the Author of "John Halifax, Gentleman." 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