The Sun. — London, England, 1867-01-22 00:00:00

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DIXON'S NEW WORK. Now ready. in 2 vols., Bvo., with Illustrations, "Os„ E W A M E RIC A. WILLEAII lIEL'ITOttTiI. DIXON. Hurst and Illackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. say nothing of the monstrous absurdity of the charge itself, ii hich is not the question, the conduct of an Under-Secretary in gratuitously flinging dirt at the American Republic in this coarse anc unpro voked manner is, to say the least, inexcusable as a piece of bad taste, and a flagrant breach of that demeanour towards foreign States which the humblest official should observe." We presume that no notice will be taken of the circumstances by the United States, and that Mr. Adderley will be treated with the contempt which he deserves ; but the his tory of diplomacy shows many instances in which formal explanations and apologies have been de manded from Governments upon provocations much more slight than that recorded in the present instance.—Philadelphia Inquirer. TM! 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MHE HELENA POLKA MAZURKA, for the 111 pi..noforte. by FRED. GODFREY, free by post for 26 stamps. AS YOU LIKE IT. Polka 6legante, for the pianoiorte. iiy ADAM WRIGHT. Finely illustrated. r.l: by post for 19 stamps.--London : Robert Cocks and Co., New Buriington-street, and of all musiesellers. JAMES DALY and CO., Distillers, John-street, Cork.—" The purest spirit and safest drink in the world."—London Offices, 7, Printing-house-square, E.C., next the Times." F" QUADRILLE BANDS. - HELENA WALTZ, United Service Quadrilles, Coldstream Guards' Waltz. Colleen Aroon Qua :rates, and Bon Soir Galop. All by FRED. GODFREY. Each free by post for at mps Also the same for pianoforte. Maw Solo and Duets, each free by post for 26 stamps. London: Robert Cocks and Co., New Burlington-street, and all musicsellers. Congress, by an overwhelming vote of both branches, has declared universal manhood suffrage in the district of Colunibia. This will rank among the most important events of an eventful age. It is the inauguration of a policy in which there can be no retrogression. The abolition of slavery in the dis trict was the first step toward universal emancipa tion. The concession of negro suffrage there is the first step to its concession everywhere. Our people will not long contest a measure that is sure to be carried in the end. Knowing a certain result to be inevitable, they are glad to dispense with inter mediate -turmoil by accepting it on the spot. We have no fear of what the Old World calls the shock of sudden changes. Our institutions admit of such changes, and our elasticity is equal to their strain. The logical result of emancipation is Negro Suffrage. We cannot call on men to fight for us, and pay taxes and discharge all the onerous duties of citizen ship, without conceding to them the rights of citizens. Equality, civil and political, is an absolute require ment of Republicanism, and any Government that does not concede it, denies the Radical principle on which a true Republic must be founded, and with out which it can only exist in name. The action of Congress in the concession it has made is Radical, and important as indicating that the sentiment of the nation is against any partial or half-way mea sures in respect of the suffrage. All attempts to make the suffrage depend on qualifications, such as ability to read and write, the possession of pro perty, &c., signally failed, as did the attempt to mix up the question with another and very different proposition—that of conferring the suffrage on women. Congress saw clearly enough that there was no reason why the alleged in ferior man, or one born black, should be sub jected to discriminating tests or required to possess qualifications not demanded of the white man, his alleged superior. The absurdity of the proposition that the assumed superior man could be ignorant and poor and yet vote, while the negro must be educated and rich in order to do the same thing, was too obvious to be overlooked, and Con gress did wisely in driving at once to a logical and final conclusion. It is not necessary to discuss the question at this day, whether the right to vote in a system of government professing to be from the people and for the people, is an inherent right in the indi vidual, or a privilege conferred by society, for whence does society obtain its own privilege in this respect, to say nothing of its right to concede or abridge it in others ? It is enough for us to know that the whole theory and spirit of our Government require us to admit every man to a voice in its ad ministration. We have the right to limit this privi lege in the case of foreigners coming to this country until it shall be shown conclusively that they intend to become or have become bona . fide citizens. Other wise we might find our institutions endangered and our laws perverted by the subjects of a foreign state, and in the interest of hostile Governments. These broad principles would never have been denied had it not been for slavery, and the opposi tion to negro suffrage is mainly a prejudice born of that extinct system. It may survive for a while, but ; -the trunk once cut down, the branches must soon wither. We admit ignorant foreigners and paupers, too, to the suffrage on very slight evi dences of their purpose to become citizens. The foreigner comes here with inbred prejudices, often extravagant ideas, and almost always with real or fancied wrongs to revenge, and in most cases in full devotion to a religion which requires an allegiance, if need be, beyond that due to the State. He brings here his old political grievances, and seeks to drag us into quarrels which are not ours, and in which we have no real interests. Now the negro is an American. HiS religion is in harmony with that of the country at large. His modes of thought and his sympathies are ours. He does not care what party rules in Dahomey. He does not agitate against the King of Abyssinia on our soil, or seek to organise expeditions here to deprive him of his provinces. The great Gre-gre man on the Gold Coast may blow the direst excommunicatory blast possible on his ecclesiastical ox-horn without disturbing the equanimity of Sambo, and might send out here in vain for a loan of cowries to re plenish his exchequer and keep up his state. The negro is national and patriotic. He has no feel ings, interests, or aspirations outside of the United States. The flag he loves and will defend is neither green nor yellow, but striped with bars and lit with stars. His vote, if given at all, will be cast in the interests—as he may understand them —of his country. To see that he is educated to understand them, and that his unquestioned patriotism shall be instructed and rightly directed, will be a task for those who owe him some return for two centu ries of unrequited service, and who have debarred him from maturing or enlarging his intelligence. Let those who have made him what he now is, give to their Frankenstein a soul !—Frank Leslie's Illus trated Newspaper. TAMES DALY and CO., Distillers, John-street, Cork, bez to announce that they are able to supply the trade with their celebrated Whiskies, in casks or cases, and to take orders in hond an d for exportation. at their offices, 7, Printinz-house-square, I. .ondon, E.C., the only house in the square not occupied by thA "Times." J. D. and Co.'s whiskies brim: the highest prices in the Australian and o'.,her Colonial Market , a may be obsei red I,v reference to the Journal of Comore, C 3 of Victoria." by which it will be Teen that their whiskies .d.:,;m 6d. re!' gallon and ls. per c....e over the next best, and I s . 6J gallon and ss. 6d. e cue ove7 Cie lowest quotation. Away., on Land a Jai\ e supply o: ve y old mellow wniski finest condition, rnatu-ed in sherry casks. unsurpasvu'e ju quality and flavour, supp Led on time most reasonable ,er.mms. JOHN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY tl TOO VII PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder; gives the teeth a - pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decay, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the breath. Price Is. 6d.—ged• Bull Wharf. 93, Upper Thames-street. London. NEWSPAPER continued very severe. lii s f i fallkikl*ti - ter, there was a high wind . e sea was very heavy ou t s id e th e era rtland, and has caused much dams, -gain to the I'ortland Railway, the traffic having been stopped since 8 a.m. yesterday, a large portion of the line having been washed away during the early part of the morning, and several telegraph posts along the line are nearly blown down, with every proba bility of the wires parting should the wind keep as high as it is at present. The Isabella schooner, which was wrecked at Weymouth on Saturday night, is firmly imbedded in the sand. fitr back is broken, and she is full of water. Attempts arc being made during low water to board and strip her. The cargo will probably be saved shoal] the wing veer round. At Falmouth it blew a heavy gale from the east ward on Sunday- awl Sunday night. Dur&ng the storm the Spanish brig - Allot!' Angel, from llavan nah for London, with sugar and cocoa, which put back to Eihuouth on the 19,h, dragged her anchors and came into collision with the Breakwater, and sank. The crew were saved, and endeavours will be made to raise the vessel. At Great Yarmouth yesterday several trawling smacks arrived and reported a loss of hands duriLig the late gale. In the storm of Wednesday many of the smacks were off the coast fishing for soles,,plaice, &c. A heavy sea boarded the Glance, belonging to Mr. L. Shuckford, and carried off one of the crew, who was drowned. A similar disaster occurred to the Daring, the Swallow, and other smacks. The smack Racer was run down by a Hanoverian schooner, but the crew were fortunately saved by the smack Pet, of Yarmouth. The fall of snow on the flat and exposed coast of Norfolk has been enor mous. The traffic in the parishes of Flegg Hun dreds, immediately surrounding Yarmouth, has been in a great degree suspended, and the numbers of labourers have been engaged in clearing the main roAds. In some places the snow is from 10ft. to 12ft. deep. The dyke.•, lakes, and broads in the vicinity are frozen over, and afford but poor cover for the flocks of wild fowl which seek refuge at this period of the year in these famous Norfolk retreats. _ _ The signs of a thaw in the north riding of York shire indicated on Saturday night were but brief, and north-east gales with snow and hail have con tinued since, being particularly severe near the coast on Sunday. The demand for coals is greater than has been known for a very long time, and on Sun day " colliers" were run throughout the day answer ing the double purpose of pilot engines and coal sup ply trains. On Monday morning the first trains all got through,:and all theNorth:and East Riding lines are fully open for traffic, with the exception of the Hull and Scarborough, of which one line is yet blocked in places. There is every indication of a continuance of storm, and the distress thereby occa sioned in the agricultural districts is great, there being no occupation for the labourers. The borough bailiff of Malton convened a meeting of the inhabi tants yesterday morning, at which a public subscrip tion was resolved upon to supply the pressing wants of the poor, and provide temporary employment for the labouring population. The weather is milder, but the streets of Malton are banked with snow from three to four feet deep. A great flood is anticipated when the thaw comes. ABERDEEN, Monday Night. During the last 48 hours a great deal of snow has fallen, and railway communication is again inter rupted. The north mail was six hours late this afternoon, and the Deeside, Banff, and Peterhead lines are all blocked up. Two London mails were despatched, but as the snow continues to fall thickly to-night it is feared the south line maybe impassable to-morrow. The storm is interfering with business, and the number of the unemployed is very great. Charles Dickens in London and Liverpool, The Athens um remarks as follows on Mr. Dickens's late readings at St. James's Hall :—" For the moment we can but state briefly, but as strongly as language admits, the admirable success of Mr. Dickens in the resumption of his Readings, the first of which took place in the presence of a crowded audience at St. James's Hall, on Tuesday night. Barbox Brothers' is less varied and 'sensational,' perhaps, than any other of the stories by which this best of readers has won his reputation ; but delicacy in marking character, finish in setting every detail before a large public, play of a musical and many toned voice, seconded by play of feature, excellently clear of any appr oac h to that grimace which be comes disgusting, —could not be carried further, nor was ever the self-respect of a thorough artist in his prime, contented only insomuch as he can give the best of his best, more clearly manifest. As to the ' Boy at Mugby' (not forgetting Mr. Sniff and his corkscrew), an outburst of the broadest farce ever directed against a social evil,' it is impossible to exceed the fun and absurdity of a scene which we have all witnessed, suffered from, and laughed at." The Liverpool Mercury, of Friday, thus comments upon the renewal of those readings in that town : Last evening, Mr. Charles Dickens gave the first of a series of three readings in the small concert room at St. George's Hall. There is no need to speak of Mr. Dickens's abilities as a reader. He long ago won his spurs in that capacity, and it is only his reputation as a novelist which makes us forget Dickens the reader in Dickens the author. As in his writings he describesplacesand individuals with a microscopical minuteness of observation, so in his readings he brings before the audience, with equal vividness, the characteristic traits of the personages introduced. Mr. Dickens evidently has a natural talent for dramatic representation, and this he has spared no time to cul tivate. An author of unparalleled popularity, many y D le i s c s k e e r p ns e might do, h a l v v e i t contentedh getting hisa 'readings' as a s easily as might be. But he is evidently one one of those who think that a thing, if it be done at all, should be well done. He does not shirk even the lAbour of committing a two hours' reading to memory —a memory which never blun ders, and which is so good that it scarcely seems to need even an occasional reference to the book. Last night he read two of his contributions to the last Christmas number of All the Year 14ound " Barbox Brothers," and the " Boy at Mugby." If Mr. Dickens desired to increase the popular appre ciation of his writings, he could not do so more effectually in becoming their vocal interpreter. As a great actor will strike out new and previously hidden points in a character, so Mr. Dickens in vests his stories with a profounder interest and a deeper meaning than the majority of readers would discover in them. There was probably no one of last night's audience who had not read " Barbox r ß e r a o l i t s h e e d r s t h b utth the keen e k r y e e n f e v w i d e n e v s e s n w t u h e e h o t h s e a y y had , must have done, as they listened to Mr. Dickens, the beautiful pathos which belonged to the story of Lamps" and his invalid daughter. Mr. Dickens was remarkably effective in his recital of " Lamps's" conversation with the stranger at the station, rela tive to the peculiarities of parliamentary and "skir mishum" trains, and imitated the polishing process which the kind-hearted fellow constantly carried on, with a comicality which was fatal to the gravity of the audience; but even more effective was the deli very of the passage wherein the daughter tells of her father's affectionate thoughtfulness for her. The meeting of Barbox with little Polly, and the subse quent incidents also afforded Mr. Dickens oppor tunity for the display of the dramatic ability which he possesses in such large measure. " The Boy at Mugby" was pure andj simple fun—not without a touch of broad sarcasm in it, though—and the au dienceof uncontrollable laughter. interrupted th " Papers," and revellingin all " boy," hugging refreshmenting" department. sa s u h l a ) e m r ori of t y the o himself upon hist A l'e ll the humorous out, and amazingly points in this little sketch we l re ,hi c s ap e i v t e a n ll i y ng bro „ u li gl i i . t enjoyed.. Marigold" and " The Trial from Pickwick" will be read, and to-morrow morning " A Christmas Carol." PRINTERS' PENSION, ALMSHOUSE, AND ORPHAN AsYLum CORPORATION. —The election of ton pensioners out of thirty-throe candidates to the pension fund of the abnvo corporation will talk plan at tau Loudon Tavorn on Mon day; thy 4th of March wit. CONTRACT FOR SOUTH-WESTERS. CONTRACT DEPARTMENT, ADMIRALTY. Somerset House, 19th January, 1867. THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE LAND do hereby Give Notice, that on MONDAY, the 4th February next, at Twelve o'clock. at Noon, they will be ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to Con tract for supplying and delivering into her Majesty's Vic tualling Stores at Deptford all such quantities of SOUTH -WES TERS • as may from time to time be demanded under a Contrnet, for Twelve Calendar Months certain, and further until the expiration of Three Calendar Months' warning. The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty reserve to themselves an unlimited power of selection in accepting the Tenders. No Tender will be received unless made on the printed form provided for the purpose, and which may be obtained on application in the Lobby of the Depaitment of the Con troller of Victualling, Admiralty, Somerset House, where the Conditions of the Contract and a pattern Sonth-Wester may be seen. No Tender will be received after 12 o'clock at noon on the day of treaty ; and it will not be required that the party tendering, or an agent on his behalf, should attend at the Office on the day of Contract, as the result of the offer re ceived from each person will be communicated to him and his proposed sureties in writing. . Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words "Tender for Sonth-Westers," and must also be delivered at the Department of the Controller of Victualling, Ad miralty, Somerset 'House, signed by two responsible per sons, engaging to become bound with the person tendering in the sum of £lOO for the due performance of the Con tract. By order, ANTONIO BRADT, Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities. CONTRACT FOR BARRACK STORES FOR THE ROYAL MARINES. Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset House, 9th Jan., 1867. HE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING UNITED the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the , KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE -LAND, Do hereby give NOTICE, that on WEDNES- N.Y, the 23d inst., at Twelve o'Clock at Noon, th e y w ill be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to 9 . 9 ntract f or su pplyi ng an d d e li ver i ng i n t o h er M a j esty ' s Victualling Stores at Deptford all such quantities of ) ng-Hair Broom Heads, and omit Camps and Blocks for Long Scrubbing Brushes, as may f ime to time be demanded for the use of the Royal Marines, under a Contract for twelve calendar months certain, and further until the expi ration of three calendar months' warning. Patterns of the articles may be seen at the Royal Marine °Mee, New-street, Spring-gardens, between the hours of Eleven and Two o'Clock. No Tender will be received unless made on the printed form provided for the pu-pose, and which may be obtained nn application in the Lobby of the Department of the Con troller of Vietualline , , Admiralty, Somerset House, where the conditions of the Contract may be seen. No Tender will be received after Twelve o'Clock at Noon on the day of Treaty; and it will not be required that the Party tendering, or an Agent on his behalf, should attend at the Office on the day of Contract, as the result of the offer received from each person will be communi cated to him and his proposed Sureties in writing. Ad Every Tender must be addressed to the Secreta of the miralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words "Tender for Barrack Stores ;" and must also be delivered at the Department of the Controller of Victualling, Admi ralty, Somerset House, signed by two responsible persons, e ngaging to become bound with the Person tendering in the sum of ..£3OO for the due performance of the Contract. By Order, ANTONIO BRADY, Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities. MANSION -HOUSE FUND for t he RELIEF , of the S'UFFERERS by the recent COLLIERY -lAPLOSIONS. COMMITTEE. The Right Hon the LORD MAYOR. R. C. L. Bevan, Esq. I Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Samuel Morley, Esq. Waterlow. I Geo. M oore, E sq. Mr. Sheriff Lycett. Mr. Alderman Pinnis. Mr. Alderman Besley. J. P. Gassiot. Esq. I Mr. Alderman Dakin. Christopher T. Gabriel, Esq. James Hill, Esq. Frederick Thompson, Esq. R. N. F ow l er , E sq. R. A. Gr a y, E sq. W.J. Maxwell, Esq. Colonel Stuart Wortley. Mr. Alderman Cotton. The attention of the public is earnestly drawn to the suffering consequent on the terrible calamity produced by the recent colliery explosions. SUBSCRIPTIONS are greatly needed to relieve the numerous families made destitute thereby. The amount required to meet the memorable Hartley. Colliery Accid:nt in 1862 was £50,000 ; in that case 204 men and boys lost their lives ; in the present instance double that number are known to have perished, there fore to make a suitable provision for the families depe n _ dent upon them about £lOO,OOO will be needed. At the final distribution of the surplus of the Hartley Fund, £ 3 ,140 was allotted to the districts in which the resent the occurred, and this sum is now available towards Lao fund now being raised. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales rI.R.H. the Princess of Wales The Corporation of London 'Amount already advertised £19,461 5 1 p Su bscriptions will be received by the Right Hon. the rci Mayor, at the Mansion-house Messrs. Barclay, t-o and Co., 54, Lombard-street ; Messrs. Contts and 13 V., Strand ; Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard ; Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Co., 1, Lombard-street ; 3/ 58s ra• Robarts, Lubbock, and Co.. Lombard-street; tioessrs. Dimsdale, Fowler, and Co.. 50, Cornhill ; the Lon and Westminster Bank, Lothbury; the London Joint -11. °OK B ank-5, Princes -street ; the Union Bank of London of Elan d Cou n t y B an k ; t h e N at i onal Provincial Bank Co nd all their b ranc h es; M essrs. Will is, P erc i va l , the c a L ombard-street; and by the se vera l mem b ers o f nna ittee. JOSEPH m., • 'louse Jan. 14, 1867. GIBBS, Secretary. BOYS OF oE,Ess LONDON.—FUNDS 841 1 , • are earnestly solicited for fitting up the TRAINING 4 2,000 required. Ro n , WM. WILLIAMS, Secretary. - ••= 1 1 1 ge, 8, Great Queen-street, W.C. sti ONIELESS BOYS OF LONDON.—CON the enl ,S it TRI ROME. riIiTTIONS are £l,OOO earnestly solicited for establishing —,. WM. WILLI 4.MS, Secretary. IlaYs' R efuge, 8, Great Queen-street, W.C. TIONIELESS BOYS OF LONDON.—The One unroire 00M mittee are most an x i ous t o p rov id e f or 400 b oys. e xpert d and fifty are now in the Refuge. The an nua l is,,,,diture for supporting the 400 boys is estimated at btlne" 415 a year tor each boy. Several kind friends sn',D_rornised to nay for one bay each year. toit,,,ut'or_ietiens thankfully received by the London and West er 'Atilt, 41, Lothburv. and 214, High Holborn; Messrs. in and Co., 1, Pall-Mall East ; and by ' Ilef uge, WM, WILLIAMS. Secretary. 8. oreat Queen -street. W.C. p Ro vmENcE ROW NIGHT REFUGE, FOR TIOMELESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN, Si 14A, Providence-roxv, Finsbury, E.O. t r . .V - Thousand Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and -:.tdastis, have been - given in this Institution to the destitute 'who oth • would have had to pass the . otherwise A In the bleak streets or under railway arches. :,14 present nearly 500 Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and ,H;!lrooakfasts, are given gratuitously every week. The poor theyall parts aro admitted, the only condition being that are homeless and starving. The Manager &c., l ecel vei no remuneration whatever. Notwithstand 41g the provision made by the Poor Houses, each Rht riumbers of young women, children, and orphans aro, f or to want accommodation , refused admittance, andhave al e Vaud night after night in ' the cold, wet, and sleet. To tot this evil, and to provide more ample accommoda 1 11 , £2,000 has been raised, but to accomplish the Losidßesides a sum of at least £l,OOO more will be required. es P providi ng s h e lt er f or the homeless, this year it r ,„ sod, as far as th e d ona ti ons o b tained for the pnr °Be pro 'will allow, to give bread and coals to poor families fix , l4 want. Will you, in your charity, help to carry on and -oomplish what has been begun ? Will you help tog ve stashelter to the really homeless, and food to the really trving ? The smallest donation will be most welcome, e ci, flight and morning, tbo prayers of the destitute will offered in your behalf. 11-BSCRIPTIONS are earnestly requested, and will be 141:at3f ai ly received by th e Rev. 1), GILBEET D.D.,1N0 22, rtu shiiry-circue, E.O , JfANFIELD'S PATENT PICKLES are per t ectly nure and uncoloured. To be had of all dealers and who!csale of JOHN BURGESS and SON, 107, Strand (corner of Saco a.eps). London. "THE RUIN OF THE FEW IS THE GAIN OF THE MANY." rilliE Panic of '66 and its consequent depression of the Colonial 1111rxets enables thv "EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY" to offer TEAS LOWER THAN EVER. Six Pounds of Good Tea for 6s. 4d, can't be dear. The Company's KAISOWS by the Clipper Ships are really delicious. 9, Great St. Helen's Churchyard, Bishopsgate street, Jan. 1, 1867. A VALUABLE. NEW-YEAR'S GIFT.- CETINkiSe CADDY, containing 161bs. of really zood A l ls,k Ten sent carrsme tree to any railway station or mart c.; , ova ' c ithn,i. or W ales, on re ceipt GPs.. PHILLPYi and £O., Tea Merchants, 8, King Williain-*treet, City, EM. TEA IS CHEAPER THAN EVER.-Is. 6d., 2s. 2s 6 I. pe- In. are the pric .- `I at which PHILLIPS and CO.'' Heit,ll:lP William-stree City. L,in don, E-C., :oe " vad Lido BLACK T a. A price current ;- 404 ~orth carriage free to any railway , t4tion oc ma-ke., Coe United Kingrciouv.—Obscrve— PHILLIPS P. - ,t , CO. 11.41/ o Agents or any connexion - with any house Wore -si,et or Swansea. ).`!:•ugsrs are supplied at market price . • GEOLOGY. -ELEMENTARY COLLEC -114)...,. to illustrate the New Edition o f "Lyell's Elements of (;!ology'' and facilitat , the 'tnportant study of Mineralogy and Geotto,g - y, Cal be h:cl e . `,..! 5, 10,20, 50 to 500 guineas . ai u single Specimens Beal. s, Fossils, and Itezent Shells Geological daps. Hammers. al' the recent Pub icaiions, oe J. TENNANT, Mineralogist to Her Majesty, 119. Strand, London. Private Instruction , s given in Mineralogr and Geology by Mr. TENNANT, Ie.G.S /D. Strand. W.C. NO 'ICE OF REMOVAL. DEFRIES and SONS' rfi • NEW CITY SHOW it. , OILS contain an entirely new awl extensive Stock of T4BLE GLASS, china, and Chan deiier .-147 . Uoundsditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. DEFRIES and SONS' J NEW CITY SlloW ftooM4.—The New Oval-shaped ALEXANDRA. DINNER SERVICE, from £1 18s. 147, Houndsditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. T DEFRIES and SONS ti• NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS.— BREA.R.PAST and TEL SERVICES in great variety, from Al la. upwards.- 147. Houndsditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. JDEFRIEF, and SONS' • NEW CI CY SHOW ROMIS contain a beautiful assoement of DESSERT sERVICNs, from Li to 100 unineas. eve is and Monograms engraved on eame.-147, Donncisdfich. NOTICE Ole REMOVAL. T DEFRIES and SONS V • NEW CIIY SIIO ROOMS.—CRYSTAL CHAN"- 'DEMERS, New Datums for the Drawinz-room. either for Gas or candle, and to suit all kinds of Decorations. —ll7, Houndsditch. N)TICE OF REMOVAL. JDEFRIES and SONS' • NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS.—BRONZE and OR MOLU CHANDELIERS in great variety. New Designs for the Dining -r00m.—147, Houndsditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. DEFRIES and SONS' P.J • NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS.—The ALEXANDRA. FLOWER VASE. This new and beautPul Vase can be Peon in great variety, from 3s. to 30s. each —ll7, Hounds ditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. T DEFRIES and SONS' • NEW CITY SRO Y ROOMS.— The NEW JET DINING ROOM VASH. Registered designs, in great variety.—l 47, Houndsdlteh. NOTICE OF REMOVAL T DEFRIES and SONS' Pi • NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS.—The NEW PATENT ASTRA LAMP, for Petroleum and Mineral Oils; also CRYSTAL LA MPS and WALL LIUHTS (registered) for INDIA.-147, Houndsditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. T DEFRIES and SONS' e_J • NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS. TAVERN and HOTEL GLASS of the newest pa terns and correct mea sure.-147, Houndaditch NOTICE OF RE AIOVAL. DEFRIES and SONS' .T• NEW C[ FY sIIOW ROOMS.— ORNAIt NTAL CLOCKS for the DINING and DRAWING-R 0031.-147, Houndsclitch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. DEFRIES and SONS' • NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS —Werehanti and the Trade ea , plied with PATTEUN BOOKS FREE. 117, Iluundsditch. Works Loneon, Ilirmingham, and Paris. Vatablished 1803. Just published, 2d ; sent by the author for 3 stamps. UGLINESS and BEAUTY; being a Pamphlet descriptive of articles and means use d f or i mprov i ng the appearance. BY ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London. SPANISH FLY is the acting ingredient in A LEX. 11.088'8 CAN THAR IDES OIL, which speedily r.roduces whiskers and thickens hair, 3s ed, 5s 6d, e nd ;Os 6d ; sent by post for 4, 84, and 144 ALEX. ROSS, 248. Higb Liolborn. London, and all Chemists. WONDERFUL DISCOVERY. —Corns cured in one day by with: ALEX. ROSYB CHIRON) Thi+ preparation gradually dissolves th.. Corn in a f ew h ours, . removinz the very root. Price 4s; sent by p ost for 60 stamps. —248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. in AIR-CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curt , Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it le *polled. Sold at as 6d, 5s 6d, and 10e 6d ; sent tree for 54, 84, and 144 stamps —Had of all Chemists. a REY HAIR.--248, High Holborn, London.— ROSS'B HAIR DY EC produces a perfect colour Immediately it is used. It is permanent, and perfectly na tural in effe t. Price 3s Ed, is sd, and les ed ; sent by post for 54, 81, and 141 stamps ; and all Chemi,ts. HAM DESTROYER.-248, High Holborn, London.-.ALEX. ROSS'S DEPILATORY removes superfluous hair from the face, neck, and arms, without effect to the skin. Price 3s 6d, 5s 6d, and lOs 6d; sent for 54 and 144 stamps.—Had of all Chemists. DIMPLE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the IL skin are improved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S YE ;STABLE SKIN PILLS. They remove redness, sal lowness. &J. 2s gd and 7s ad ; or post for 40 and tOO stamps. —ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London, and all Che miets. HAM COLOUR WASH.—By washing the head with this beautifully-perfumed Wash, in seven orlon days the hair assumes its original colour, and remains so by an occasional using. lOsfld ; sent for stamps.—AL ROSS, 24q, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. THE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another Lome to th , . 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer ban 455 poor, friendless, young females were rejected from want of FUNDS and room, making a total of 3,087, who have been sent away in five years. The new home the Committee wish to form woald be for young girls, almost children, Pram the age of 8 to 15, who have been led astray from the path of virtue. Contributions will be reoeived gratefully by the Secretary, 11r. Daniel Cooper, 85, Queen-street. Cheapside; or by Messrs 'Barclay and Co.. Lomhard-atreet. OYAL FREE HOSPITAI.3_ _road, , k_ld in the immediate vicinity of tho Great Northern Rail way Terminna, King's-cross. Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. This Hospital, founded in the year 1823, the first to estab lish the principle of free admission to the sick poor, without he delay and difficulty of Governors' orders, is wholly de- Pendent for support on voluntary contributions and , ..”1 • It affords relief to a large number of in-pa It nt.i. and, in addition to this, the average number of a.tiencianee of the Jeetitute sick has for a considerable period , tveraged between 3,000 and 4,000 weekly. The Committee ear estly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the benevolent, as the pr vises of this Hospital are capable of containing several h‘tidred more beds had the Committee the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributions are received by their bankers, Messrs. Brown, Janson, and Co., Abchurch-lane; also by Messrs. Contts and ; Drummond and Co. ; Giyu and Co. ; ilerries and Co. ; Ransom and Co.; Prescott, Grate, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co.; Barclay and Co. ; Wilitams , Deacon, and Co.; Nisbet and Co.. Bernera-streets and at the flcspital. from 10 till 5. BTAZIFORD Maki, thcretar; THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 22, 1867. A FTER Covent-garden Theatre—EVANS' to Ater Drury-lane Theatre EVANS' to SUP. A Per Lyceum heatre EVANS' to SUP, Alter Actelplii Thei.tre After Olympic theatre . t VANS' to .-11 After Strand Theatre 1 VAN s' to SUP. Alter New F oya'ty Theatre VANS' to SUP. After St. Jamcs's Theatr t ..... VANS' to SUP. Alt,r Prince of Wa'es' fhe tire VANS' to SUP. London Singing and Suppe- Club, E TANS', Covent-garden. Voe,tl Entertainment at Lig"A. Tr H E 0 X F 0 ft D , 6, OXFORD-STREET, W., Tim MUSICAL ES TAP,LISII.%IENP of LONDON. LES DRAGONS DE VI (.1. BS (Opera Comique), Music by A. Mai.l trt, in wh:ch Misr RUSSELL %Oil appear, as si,te I by rnises Barrie and Fitz I lenry ; Messrs. A. St. Albyn, ullg, Fox, Husk Eyang, and Bury. with Kxtra Band and CI orus ; produc.,t and conducted by lir. F. Jonghtnans " rhe strength of Mr. Morton lies in his operatic selections, executed 13 , a small but highly efficient band, and a well selected body of yo,aliats, under the direction of Mr. F. Jonlimans."—Times, Jan. 9,1887. COMEDY. by Messrs. Hirry Sydney, Brierley, and Ever ton; Mr. G. H. FREDERICKS and Mr. FRANK HUSSEY. of the NEW AMERICAN MINSTRELS; together with an Entirely New Dirertissement, entitled Tn E OXFORD REVELS, arranged and produced under the immediate superintendence of Mr. W. H. Payne. THIS EVENING. "Of the decorum that prevails throughout very section of the Hall it is impos Ible to s)eak too highly."—Times, Jan. 9, 1867. NOTICE. C. F. HANCOCK, SON, & CO., JEWELLERS AND SILVERSMITHS TO TUE QUEEN ArD PRINCE ANID PRINCESS OF WALES, And by Special Appointment to the prinoipttl Sovoroigns and Courts of Europe, Bog respectfully to state that their only Address is 33 & 39, B TOIC-S TREET, guineas. Your committee do not doubt that these seasonable additions will call for an expression of grateful thanks, not only from this society, but also from the service at large. The legacy generously left to the institution by Capt. J. Syke4, R.N., has been duly paid over by Messrs. Stillwell, executors. The report then alluded to the death of several distinguished officers and friends of the society. The report was unanimously received and adopted, and ordered to be circulated. Admiral Sir Thomas Harding was elected a vice president in the room of the late Sir Wm. Parker. A sum of £560 was given in grants. The meeting broke up after passing a vote of thanks to the gallant chairman. MADAMMADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, E BAKER-STREET. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. NEW ADDI rIONS. —Life-size Models of the KINGS and QUEENS of ENGLAND, from WILLIAM of NORMANLY to QUEEN VICTORIA. Open from 11 a.m. till dusk, and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admittance, is. ; children., under ten, half-price; extra rooms, 6d. A RGYLL ROOMS. - GRAND CASINO, Windmill-street, Piccadilly. These elegant and popular Rooms, having► been entirely re decorated, are now OPEN EVERY EVENIN 4.1 for Concert and Dancing. Conductor, Signor Lt GI CURTL 31.tnag,er, GRENET. Admission to Promenade, Ode Shilling. Reserved Seats, Two Shillings. WESTO N'S GRAND MUSIC HALL, HOLBORN. _V_V Sole Proprietors, SWEASEY and HOLLAND. Grand Selection from Auber's Opera of " MASA NIELLO," by 40 vocalists dressed in costume as at the opera. Everybody should see the Irish Minstrels, every evening at 9 o'clock, with songs, dances, and Irish anec dotes, under the direction of Pat Corri. A new and brigi nal overture composed and arranged expressly for the above minstrels by Mr. ll. Baker. Arthur Lloyd at 11, with a new song " Borachio, Pestach!o, Lablachio, Moustachio, and the Roly Poly Eye "—Jolly Nash, Georgina Smithson, Paddy Fannin, Patrick Sellers, and Harry and Kattie King ; and Pio Watkini, the Japanaze Juggler. Band of 30 first-class performers, and large Chorus chosen from her Majesty's and Covent Garden Opera Houses. Musical Director, Mr. P. Com Prices of admission—Stalls and Balcony, Is. ' • Area, 6d. ; Private Boxes, 10s. 6d. Can be secured at the Box Office, between the hours of 10 and 5 o'clock. Hall open every Evening at 7 o'clock. ATKI-NSON AND CO., Cabinetmakers, Upholsterers, Carpet Warehousemen, Furnishing Drapers, and house Agents, Westminster Bridge-road. A BEAUTIFUL DESCRIPTIVE A-- 1 - CATALOGUE, with Illustrative Sketches of CABINET FURNITURE and DECORATIVE UPHOL STERY, sent free per post, or given on application. The Stock corresponding to the List i' marked in plain figures. TO CHARITABLE DONORS, the Managers of Public Institutions, Asylums, and Homes. - The peculiar circumstances of this year, the late mone tary crisis, and the consequent depression of the markets, in the midst of which ATKINSON and CO. made large cash purchases, enable them now to offer unusual advan tages in the supply of BEDDING, BLANKETS, COUN TERPANES, and SHEETINGS, besides every descrip tion of material for warm Winter Clothing. Atkinson and Co., 193, 200, 202, 204,'206, 208, 210, and 212, Westminster Bridge-road, London. OSBORNE'S STILTON Is THE Cheese ! y UCERNE-MEWS (for Ladies and G en tl emen _LA only), the Mall, close to Kensington l'al.ce-gardens, Fiat-class STABLE, coach-house and oms Gver, fitte i up with every modern imprevement, to be LE 1 1 , on LEASE, direct from the freeholder.—For terms apply to Messrs. Swain and Son, the Lodge, Notting-hill ;or to Messrs. Debenham, Tewson, an I Farmer, SO, Cneapside. EAU -DE-VIE.—This Pure PALE BRANDY, 188. per gallon, is vt ry S UPeriOr to recent importations of Cognac, recommended by th e med i cal pro f ess i on , and ex tensively used in hospitals. I n b ottles, 38s. per d oz e' J . or in a case 39e, railway carriag e natl.—ll. EN ItY BRETT and CO., Old Furnival's Distillery, Ilolborn, EA; , and 30, Regent street, S.W. Established 1829. SPLENDID SPECULATIONS. GREAT kiIiCCE With a single stake of XI, you can realise £ 25,000 ! ! With a single stake of £2, yon can realise £27,50 !! With a single stake of £B, you can realise Z 37 .00 0! I With a single stake of £lO, you can realise £45,0001! For prospectuses and particulars apply without delay to lir. EUGENE TILLOT, General Merchant, Guernsey. MR. HOWARD, SURGEON-DENTIST, 52, F , leettreet, has introduced an entirely new &scrip tin m of ARTIFICIAL TEETH , fi xe d w i t h ou t spring's, wires, or ligatures. They so perfectly re,emb'e the natural teeth as not to be distinguished fro it the originals by the closest observer; they will never - change colour or decay, and will be found superior to any teeth ever before used. This method does not req.i,re tie extraction of roots, pain ful operation, and win su p por t an d preserve t ee th that are loose, and is guarant ee d t o res t ore art i cu l at i on an d mastica tion. Decayed teeth stopp e d an d ren d ere d soun d and useful in mastication. or any 52. Fleet-street. At home from 101111 5, IMPTITRWS.-13Y ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT iCanfutvioNs of 1851 and !MI, is allowed by upwards of wo Hundred Me deal Gentlemen to be the most effective invention in the curative treatment of fiERNIA. The use of a 'Aft' spring, so oiten hurtful in its efreuts. is hoe avoided--a soft b inda,ge bein.; worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power h supplied by the Moc-Main i'ad and Patent Lev‘ r. fitting with so ,nuoh ease and 3104e nese that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during deep. A descriptive circular may be had, and th • truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post. on the circum erence of the body, two Inches below the hips, being sent to the mahntactuter, Mr. WRITE, 128, Piccadilly. A Sing:le Truss, Vs., 215., 260 6d., and 31s. 6d Postage, Is. Donblo Truss, 31s. 6d., 42s , and 525. 6d. Postwie, is. Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. P,staze, Is. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White. Post office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT L'LASTIC .STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS, &a., for Varicese.Veins and all cases Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, , prains, ,t c. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on ike an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., is. 6d., 103. and 16 s. each. Postage, 6d. JO ITN WHITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly. L.AMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM.-AN EL,4 EFFECTUAL REM EDY, without confining tile bowels or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is ad mitted to be the best medicine for immediately relieving coughs, colds, onfirmed cases of asthma, and incipient con sumption. It frequently cures persons whom the faculty pronounce incurable, admirably allava the tickling which provokes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption its effects arc truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or even lying down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief in a few minutes after taking it. Prepareo only and sold by W. L M BERT, (;hemist, s, King-W lliam-street, Charing cross, London, and by all druggists. in bottles, 130,, and three quantities in one, 2s. 9d. each. Be particular. and ask for Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam. The name and address are engraved on the stamp. WHAT IS YOUR CREST AND WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO ? Send 3s. 6d. to CULLETON'S Heraldic Office for a Plain Sketch, or 6s. for a Coloured one. The Arms of man and wife blended together in proper heraldic form. The proper heraldic Colours for servants' liveries, what buttons to be used, and how the carriage should be painted, fee 10s. Just complete, a very valuable book, with 3,500 Engravings, arms, crests, and mottoes of nearly every family in the kingdom, the result of thirty years' labour, price £lO 10s., printed in several colours. Family Pedi grees traced from authentic records, information as to the obtaining of a new grant of arms, how to change one's name, by T. Culleton, Engraver to her Majesty and Royal family ; also Diesinkor to the Board of Trade, 25, Oran bourn-street (corner of St. Martin's-lane), W.C. -I "'4,T i °THING BIPOSSIBLE.—The greateit and most useful invention of the day, AQUA AMA HELL 4. Messrs. JOHN GOSNELL and CO. ' Red Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames-street, Perfumers to her Majesty, respect fully offer to the public, this truly marvellous flail, which gradually restores tne human hair to Its pristine hue- -no matter at what age. The Ague Amarella has none of the properties of dyes ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and when the hair 18 once restored one application per month will keep it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per bottle, or in half bottles, Its. Si Testimonials from artistes of the highest order, and from Individuals of undoubted re spectability, may be seen on application. Messrs. John Goimell and Co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal Elighness the Prineess of Wales. VXHIBITORS at the PARIS EXHIBITION, ILI who ADVERTISE in "THE SUN," can have the SERVICES of A SPECIAL AGENT in PARIS, whose address can be obtained et " The Sun" Office. He has a perfect knowledge of French, is also acquainted with busi ness, and has good connections. On application to "The Sun" Agent in Paris, either personally or by letter, he .will obtain every possible facility for Exhibitors, or persons who may have other business in Paris, or who may go there for pleasure only. P RINTING.—TO PROPRIETORS OF NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, &c. —The Print ing and Machining of Newspapers, &c., done on exceed ingly favourable terms. Use of Editorial and Publishing Offices, if required. Estimates forwarded on receipt of particulars, with stamped directed envelope for reply. Address—The Manager 'Sun" Printins Offices, 3, Church- WW I taavoy, Struicl i W.Q. _ CORNER OF BOND-STREET. AWARDED TO C. F. HANCOCK : Great Exhibition, 1851—Council Medal for Originality and Taste. Paris Exhibition,lBss —Gold Medaille d'Honne ur. International Exhibition, 1862—Prize Medal, for great Excellence of Design and Manufacture. MANCFACTIIRIRIS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS. Naval and Military Intelligence. The following Divisional Order was on Saturday issued at Woolwich by Col. Connolly, who took up the command of the Woolwich division of Royal Marines at the commencement of the year :—" The heads of departments are not to require the attend ance of the clerks and other employes on Sundays, except for duties which are indispensable." The publication of the.order was received with general satisfaction, as tending to abolish a custom which has been the subject of much complaint. The following promotions and appointments, dated the 15th inst., have been made in the corps of Royal Marines as announced on Saturday at Woolwich —Second 7 Lieut. Sydney Tyers, doing duty with a detachment on board the Coastguard service ship Royal George at Kingstown, and of the Plymouth division, to be First-Lieut., and attached to the Portsmouth division, vice Perkins, removed from the list ; Second-Lieut. Robert Evans Montgomery, of the Chatham division, to be First-Lieut., of the Woolwich division, vice Woodforde, to half-pay ; First-Lieut. Henry E. Sturt, of the Plymouth divi sion, to be First-Lieut. and Quartermaster, of the Chatham division, vice Hale, promoted. Lieut.-Gen. the Hon. Sir James Yorke Scarlett, K.C.8., commanding the division at Aldershot, taking into consideration the severity of the weather, has directed that all sentries shall be relieved every hour from 7 p.m. until 9 a.m., instead of as hereto fore every two hours. For this purpose the guards have been reinforced at 7 p.m. by one additional private for each post and one corporal. The order has given great satisfaction. Ten sergeants, being in the proportion of two each, from the Ist battalion 18th, 65th, 66th, 81st, and 89th Regiments, were on Saturday ordered to proceed from the North Camp station, Aldershott, to the School of Musketry at Hythe. One officer, to corporals, and four privates from the same regi ments were also held in readiness to proceed to the same destination. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. W. E. de C. Cook son, Lieut. M‘Hardy (for gunnery duties), Lieut. A. 11. Tumour, Lieut. Thornhaugh P. Gurdon, Lieut. C. A. Woodroffe, and Lieut. W. L. Bamber to the Rodney ; Lieut. A. T. C. Warrington to the Octavia, as additional ; W. H. Harris, master, to the Rodney ; Sub-Lieut. H. M. Taylor to the Rod ney ; J. V. Fawcett, H. Horner, G. H. Moore, G. Huntingford, T. F. Hammill, C. 11. Whish, W. S. Taylor, S. A. Holt, W. N. Atkinson, A. E. C. Ken nedy, and H. C. A. Morshead, midshipmen, to the Rodney ; H. Ponsonby, G. Elias, F. C. M. Noel, S. H. Abell, H. K. L. Phillips, and S. R. Pattulo, naval cadets, to the Rodney ; M. S. H. Bryan, naval cadet, to the Royal Alfred ; G. Grant, paymaster, to the Rodney ; T. Wilson, engineer, to the Daunt less ; J. T. Hugo and T. A. Irwin, assist.-pay masters, to the Rodney ; C. Farwell, assist.-pay master, to the Hector ; W. Johnston, first-class assist.-engineer, to the Terror ; F. T. Lobb, clerk, to the Rodney; J. M. Bruce, clerk, to the Victory ; R. H. Clark, J. Hyde, and J. 11. Potter, assist.- clerks, to the Rodney ; and H. G. Terry, assist.- clerk, to the Jackal. The following gentlemen have been nominated naval cadets :—P. C. H. Glover and E. L. Lang. Royal Naval Benevolent Society. The quarterly meeting of this charity, which was instituted in 1739, for affording relief to officers (being subscribers) of the Royal navy, their widows, and families, under circumstances of misfortune and consequent distress, was held yesterday, at Willis's Rooms, King-street, St. James's ; Admiral Sir P. Richards, C. 8., in the chair. The advertisement convening the meeting having been read, The Secretary next read the minutes of the last meeting, &c., which were confirmed. The annual account of receipts and disbursements to Dec. 31, 1866, showed :--Receipts (including balance from last a ccount, £139 16s. 10d.), £7,215 Os. 10d. ;disbursem en t s, £7 , 117 B s . ; balance, £97 12s. 10d. Amount of stock invested in 3 per Cent. Consols, £37,459 ss. ld. ; Northumberland Fund, do., £5,671 19s. ; Exchequer Bill, £5OO ; total, £43,631 2s. Id. The account of receipts and ex penditure from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 1866, showed : Receipts (including balance, £359 7s. 8d ; and dona tion from the Duke of Northumberland, £5,019 13s. 6d.), £5,599 Os. • disbursements (including purchase of £5,671 195., Consolidated Three per Cents., £5,019 13s. 6d. ; grants, £403, &c.), £5,501 16s. 2d. ; leaving a balance in favour of the society, £97 12s. 10d. The accounts having been received, The Secretary proceeded to read the report of the general committee for the year 1866, from which we give the following abstract : " The committee Commenced their annual report by deploring the continuance of the two evils pointed out last year--the high price of provisions and the increase of house rent, which continues to press heavily upon the class of individuals whom it is the duty and the ardent desire of this society to and your committee have assist. Circumstanc es h ave again told upon the quarterly list of hard applications, ap plicants as possible, a n d to make the grants as libe ral as the funds of the inst itution will allow. All strainedte afford elief to as many other charitable institutions, having for object the alleviation of their condition, are fully as much sup ported by the contributions, direct and indirect, of civilians ; but the Royal Naval Benevolent Society is self-supported, since, with the exception of the munificent subscription of £5O per annum from her gracious Majesty, and an equal sum from other charitable persons not couneeted with the service, the whole of the sums distributed are derived from the officers of the Royal navy. The committee re gret exceedingly that the subscriptions continue to fall off. The following table of the annual subscrip. tions from all ranks for the last six years will show the gradual falling off :--In 1861, £731 ; 1862, £713 ; 1863, £652 ; 1864, £606 ; 1865, £532 ; 1866, £514; showing in this short period a decrease in annual income of £2OO. From this it will be seen how pa i n f u lly contracted the power of relief would have become had it not been for the munificence of individual officers, whose liberality counteracts, happily, this sad statement. And here devolves on your committee the pleasing task of enumerating the permanent benefit the society has received under this 'head. First, his Grace the Duke of Northumber land haspresented to thislnstitution upwards of £5OOO —secondly, Vice-Admiral the Earl of Lauderdale, on his advancement to the distinguished post of first and principal aide-de-camp to her Majesty the Queen, generously appropriated £3OO attached thereto to the funds of this charity ; and, thirdly, Admiral Sir W. Bowles, K.C.8., on his elevation to be Vice Admiral of the United KingdoM, has in creased his annual sulizeriptiOn from three to tea INDISCREE c WORDS OF AN ENGLISH MINISTER. We transfer to our columns an article from an American paper, headed "Adderley's Indiscretion," with the object of showing the Under-Secretary for the Colonies and other members of the Tory Go ' vernment the harm that even a Mr. ADDERLEY may do. These gentlemen are so little in office that they may overlook the responsibility which attaches to their words as members of the English Government. Mr. ADDERLEY might address an assembly, and few people beyond the sound of his voice would care what he said or what he thought, but when he speaks as a Minister the pens of re porters record every word, and what he utters is read in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. The Tory Government are responsible that a Mr. AD DERLEY should be found in such a position, and as the person is wholly unknown in America —the _lnquirer even styling him " the Honourable"— they simply circulate his slander against their country as the opinion of an English Tory Govern ment. At a Cattle Show the Under-Secretary for the Colonies is reported to have said, that " America " was a by-word with nations in her relations with " foreign powers, and corrupt in her local adminis " trations." This is strange language from the Minister of a friendly Government when speaking of that nation which it is above all things important for England to conciliate, who, from being our natural ally, has, through the injudicious conduct of such men, become almost our hereditary enemy. If Mr. ADDERLEY had any political importance as an individual, the only thing the Government could have done would have been to have turned him out, but his obscu rity shelters his indiscretion. When this gentle man's name first appeared in connection with the incoming Tory Government, we, who had some little knowledge of him, regarded the appointment with surprise. Many years ago he appeared pro minently among a set of well-meaning enthusiasts, who undertook to place at the antipodes a complete section of English society. That a man who had arrived at years of discretion, and who aspired to be a statesman, could be engaged in so insane a work shows how completely all practical experience in England may be lost sight of in theoretical ab surdities. The theories on which the Canterbury Association was founded were faultless, an a beau tiful exposition of what society ought to be. Fail ing to realise the ideal in this old country, bur dened with poverty, it was proposed to transplant a section complete, from the lord to the peasant, and to maintain that section in all its grades on a waste track of New Zealand, then only known as wild islands, inhabited by cannibals, and the antipodes of Great Britain. Beautiful theories will ever have a charm for theoretical people ; and country gentlemen, country parsons, cadets of good family, and labourers from the estates, were shipped off to a wide, bare plain at the greatest distance the w'rld can allow from their native land, to maintain their relative positions, to intone the services, and to found, on High Church principles, a model colony. There is scarcely an American from the Rio Grande to the North Pole, of common sense and experience, who could not have told those gentlemen what the result would in all probability be. The labourers became masters, and the lords became servants. Mr. ADDERLEY might explain it by likening the result to the earth a gold digger puts into the cradle — the sifting process brought the dirt to the top and sent the gold to the bottom. Thews and sinews knocked theories on the head, and the labourer, who could build a mud cabin, was able to offer an asylum from starvation to his old master. A howl of indignation, and a loud cry of " deception," came from the dismayed pilgrims. Many returned sadder but wiser men, and those only remained who were able to face the long trial and privation that invariably attend the foundation of any society upon a wilderness. Pure luck had directed the location to a spot above all others best adapted for such an experiment. It was a magnificent tract, and the colonists had the good fortune to be presided over by a man of sense and great ability. Ile seized the good, and expunged the evil. lle saw and recognised the absurdity of the whole scheme, but he saw also that the land had a great future ; and throwing aside all the grand ideas with which he had embarked he adapted himself to the circum stances, and strenuously set to work to make the most of things as they really were. The memory of JOHN ROBERT GODLEY is in the province of Canterbury held in the highest esteem ; and even the absurditi es o f M r . A DDERLE Y are f org i ven , an d , almost forgotten. But this practical lesson should have taught the Under-Secretary for the Colonies the wild absurdity of many of his theories, and shown him the danger of speaking of institutions he does not understand with such venom, as well as , indiscretion. We have no wish to drag up words that can but mar the good feeling which is rapidly taking root throughout both England and America, and as the United States will not condescend to notice Mr. ADDERLEY'S indiscretion, it may not be without its good in showing this Minister the evil fruit such words must bear.—Anglo-American 7 imes. The Hon. C. B. Adderley, who is a member of the British Parliament, and Under-Secretary of the Colonial Department, recently made a speech at a cattle show in England, in which he touched upon the subject of Reform. In doing so Mr. Adderley ventilated his Tory prejudices in the following language :—" If the classes who were then asking to be represented in Parliament were not prepared to upset the institutions of the country, to pay a personal compliment to the Queen at the expense of the throne, or to make elective the higher Chamber of the Legislature, or to admit to the Lower Cham ber such a body as that which returned members of Congress in America, and which had made Ame rica a byeword in her relations with foreign Powers, and corrupt in her local administ rations,then the ques tion was a simple one. If there was a wish merely to reform the institutions of the country, it was a question not of principle, but of degree. Upon this ground they need not entertain any animosity, set classes against classes, nor claim for one class all the wisdom and patriotism of England, and vilify another class as if it had neither." Of course Mr. Adderley has a right to his opinions as an indivi dual, and he may, even as Mr. Adderley, tell direct falsehoods, as he did when he said that " America was a byeword with nations in her relations with foreign powers;" but Mr. Adderley, as a member of the Ministry, was certainly indiscreet, and blameable in making allusion to foreign affairs in his address. Until his Government has made up its mind to break the relations of amity with the United States, his duty as one of the advisers of the Crown was to hold his tongue, or, if he must speak, to at least speak the truth. His attack upon the United States was too gross even for the English who have strict ideas of propriety in the actions • of their servants. The London Star observes in reference to Adderley's conduct, " A more shameful insult was never offered by an Eng lish Minister to a great and friendly power. To THE WEATHER. The frost continues, though with abated severity. It was accompanied yesterday, as on Sunday, by a high north-easterly wind. In the morning, and during the previous night, the Receiving-house thermometer registered 27 degrees. At noon it had risen to 32, where it remained until 8 o'clock last night, when it sank to 29. The ice in the parks was crowded during the day, and the evo lutions of the ladies and gentlemen of the Skat ing Club on the waters in Kensington Gardens were a source of great attractionto in ala o r a g r e ria n g u e m s, b o e r r of spectators, who lined the banks on foot. The ice on these waters is from four and a half to five inches thick. On on the th l o to i ti o n e, d al P id on on d there were about 5,000 persons On the Serpentine W a ter there were 12,000 visitors. The ice is four the Long Water abo ut 7,000. inches thick and sound. At 8 o'clock last night there were a large number of persons on the ice skatine , by torchlight. The lake in the enclosure of St. James's -park was also crowded during the day, chiefly by the working classes. Upwards of 10,000 persons were on the ice. Serious inconvenience and loss are now experi enced by the mechanics and other persons living at Woolwich but employed at the Thames iron Works, and at other establishments on the north side of the Thames. For some days the ordinary means of pas sage from pier to pier by steamer was entirely cut off by the state of the ice. On Friday the steamer had made the early passage across with some diffi culty and danger, but did not venture on a second trip, having been entirely hemmed in at North Woolwich by huge masses of floating ice and snow. A large number of men who had taken their tickets to cross and proceed to the tidal basin and other stations, finding the traffic thus suddenly interrupted, demanded a return of their money, which was re fused ; but after some considerable clamour and even threats the money was refunded, and the men were driven to the expedient of proceeding by way of Fenchurch-street, notwithstanding the expense, or otherwise abandoning their employment. At noon yesterday the weather at Weymouth