The Sun. — London, England, 1867-01-28 00:00:00

i . t „ Pprt-11 i i R IN MIAN 'BExTILELBITTIOVNIUISq6". -Y DUBLIN This celebrated OLD IRISH WHISKY gained the Dublin Prize Modal. It is Pure, A 1 Mil Mellow, Delicious, and very Whole- Sold “ SOrn 0 . in Bottles, 3s. 81., at the Retail Houses in London 1 1 - tho Agents in the principal towns in England ; or Xll (11 P,iale at • R. GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. ObservA Tt.3d SAM, Pink Label, and Cork branded " Kiaahan's LL Whisky." UTUA L LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION , Eric Lted hp Art of Ct)Nr.t.l l T-Ct-A ItDEN. LONDOIN'. Frompt A DVA on sll description of security. P.irms free on appflc.itiou by letter to EDWNRD LIMITER, Secretary. CO UNTRY HOTELS, PUBLIC HOUSES, and BUSINESSES. P URNESS and KNEE'S List on applieltion. PA"tie Oars for in . iertloa re•ceived until the 27th of the 1)4-0701 Cleir ALTO:IO.i AND AGENCY OFFICES, Aar street, S•rand, NNW., and nearly opposite the Charing Cross Railway Station. AVALUABLE NEW-YEAR'S GIFT._ A CHI ESP; CADDY, conta.ning• 16lbs. of really R` ) Gcl 111:nk " - CP s earril,ze free to any railway station or market town n lar.land. 1.•-iand cotimn(l. or ‘1 ales, 01 re pt of Ws. I, ; aid CO., Tea Merchants, 8, Axing- William-. reet, .. C. TEA IS CHEAPER THAN EVER.-Is. 6d., 2s . 2s 6 I. rer lb. are the prices at which PHILLIPS and CO , Tea Me..c!iar s, 8 K.acr William-stree , , City, Lnn d.". I+;_C., zire sel:in , r goo' s fiat BLACK TVA. A price carre,t poit tr e e. 40 3 TO th car,,s , 4 o free to any railway F'ition or mad:. to,vn in a United iiingdom.—Obs,.rie— lIIILLtrs a:, Co. ii.•y,t T o A -ents or any connexion with any house in Wo s-r or Q.v.: asest. Eugars are supplied at Marke l , pi E 0 L 0 G- Y.—hLEMENTARY COLLEC TIONi, to illustrate the New Edition of "Lyon's Vernents of ~, o logy" and facilitate the •iinpoi-,..nt study of al lneralo , :y and Geolorry, ran be .isd ac 2,5, 10.'20, 50 to 500 guineas ;f:'so single Si.,ecimens of Minerals, 1 , 0...n.5, Fossils, an d lte.',ent Shells Geologl'al Ilar;s. Hammers el' the recent .I.llsty i o of .T. ENNA:NT.lugist to Her 1 , 9. Strand London. ..Privat e I ns t ruc ti on is given in Mineralogy and Geo!ogy by at.r. TENNANT, F.G.S., 140, Strand, W.C. "THE IttlN OF THE FEW IS TIIE GAIN OF IHE MANY." Panic of '66 and its consequent depression of the Colonial Mar.(ets enables the "EAST INDIA comPANY" to ofrer TNAS LOWER TITAN EVER. Pounds LA Gold Tot for es. rd. can't be dear. " 1 0 Company's K %ISO Wo by the Cli,,per Ships are really deli ions. 9 , Great St. Helen's Churchyard, Bishopsgate street, Jan. 1, 180. DINNEFORD'S FLUID MAGNESIA. The m^dicat profession for Thirty ye-irs have approved of • nun o solution of Magnesia as the best remedy for Acidity o ; V. 13 Stom , c heartburn , 'read:tele, Gout, and I ndigestion ; and as the' best mild aperient for delicate con stitutions, especially adapted for Dulles, Children , and In fants, ' DINNEFORD and CO., Chemists, 172, New Bond-street, London ; and of all other chemists throughout the world. .._ R. HOWARD, SURGEON-DENTIST, 52, Fleet-street, has introduced an entirely new descrip th,n of ARTIE IC IA T H, fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so perfectly re-embie the natural teeth as not to be distineu..hed fro n the originals by the closest I t 3 pserver , ; they will never change colon or decay, and will corm , superior to any teeth ever before used,. This , method does not require t;ie extraction of roots, or any pain pi operation, and will support and preserve teeth that are irso, and is guaranteed to restore articulation and mastics ' u n• Decayed teeth stopped and rendered sound and useful mastication. 52. Fleet-street. At home from 10 till 5. RUPTURES.—::Y ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS ( PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT F XRlßtTtovs 01 1851 and 1862), is allowed by upwards of 1 ,"ro Hundred Me iical Gentlemen to be the most effective inv ention in the curative treatment of HERNIA. The use °, a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, 18 here trided—a soft b mdage being worn round the body, while e requisite resisting power splied by the Moc- Main ad and Patent Lever, fitting with so ranch ease and close ness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during t!ell. A descriptive circular may be had, and ill! truss, 1 7 10 1 cannot, fail to fit, forwarded by post on the circum ti!ence of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to Manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A 4 .,„ 8 10?,le Truce, 2 1 5., ?6s 64.. and 315.6.1. Postage, Is. Double Truss, 31s. 64., 42s , and 525. 6d. Postage, ls. Bd. A la Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage. 10. 10d. ni ) oat-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post °wee, NEW PATENT LASTIC STOCKINGS, KNEE -CLAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all cases ut ea 'clacas and Swelling: of the Legs, ‘ , :praias, Stc. They arc r i Z' „ ous, in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on , u ean ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 7s. 61, 10s., and 16s. Postage,• JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly.' EXHIBITORS at the PARIS EXHIBITION, "who ADVERTISE " THE SUN," can have the VICES of A SPEC:AL AG7,NT in PARIS, whose p e rfect ress can be obtained at • 4 The Siin" Office. He has a knowl e d ge o f French, is also acquainted with busi ls'es; and has good connections. On application to " The obtainlllA in Paris, either personally or by letter, be will who every possible facility for Exhibitors, or persons io may have other business in Paris, or who may go there for pleasure only. p RINTING.—TO PROPRIETORS OF NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, &c.—The Print !ng and Machining of Newspapers, &c., done ou exceed- Inzly favourable terms. Use of Editorial and Publishing Offices if required. Estimates forwarded on receipt of Particulars, with stamped directed envelope for reply. Address—The Manager "Sun" Printing Offices, 3,:Church l'ow, Sav o y, Strand, W.O AVNSION HOUSE, RELIEF DIS' .-METIZOP OLITAN ,TRESS FUND. The LORD MAYOR, Chairman. R. C. Bevan, Esq. The Governor of the Bank of ?co- Moore, Esq. England. hi P. Gassi o t, E sq . W . L ea f . E sq. r. Alderman Finnis. Rd. B. Wade, Esq. C. T. Gabriel, Esq. Robt. Wigram, Esq. Cel. Stua r t W or tl ey . H y. G reen, Esq. W. J. Maxwell, Esq. Rev. Wm. Rogers. Mr. Alderman Besley. Rev. F. G. Blomfield. Mr. Alderman Dakin W. D. Bromley, E'q., M.P. Mr. Alderman and Sheriff John Holms, Esq. WaterlONV. Mr. Ald. Salomons, M.P. Mr. Sheriff Lvcett. John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P. Pk. Thomp so n , E sq. Sir Anthy. Rothschild, Bart. "as. Duke Hill, Esq. Alfred Rothschild, Esq. R. A. Gray, Esq. Thos. Baring, Esq.. M.P. R. N. Fowler, Esq. Rt. Hon. G. J. Gosehen, M.P. Mr. Alderman Cotton. R. W. Crawfurd, Esq., M.P. Samuel Morley, Esq. ' P. Cazenove, Esq. The Lord Mayor and the above committee, being anxious to alleviate the r,reat distress . now prevailing ill various parts of the metropolis, ' will sit at the Mansion House at Two o'clock that dail yor d pu ti rpose, and earnestly request the benevolent public to a ect l . em with donations to enable them to carry out their object. Subscriptions will be received by the Riolt lion, th e Lord Mayor, at the Mansi on H ouse, and the followingll Bankers, viz., Messrs. Barclay, B evan, and Co.; Messrs. Hoares, and Co.; Messrs. Coutt s an d Co ; Messrs. Drummond and Co. ; Messrs. Dimsdale, Fowler: and Co. ;Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co.; Messrs. Pres co tt , Grote, atm. Co.; Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock, and Co.; Messrs. Ransom I 3 ouverie, and Co. ; Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Sir Samuel Scott, Bart., and Co. ; Imperial Bank ; the London and Westminster Bank; the London Joint-Stock Bank; the National Provincial Bank, and all their Branches. JOSEPH GIBBS, Secretary. Mansion House, January 23, 1867. ,--_._ 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 -`4AND do h ere b y Gi ve N o ti ce, t h at on MONDAY, the 4th February next, at Twelve o'clock at Noon, they will be ro ady to treat with such parsons 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 -NESTERS as may from time t o ti me b e d eman d e d under a Contract, 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 en application in the Lobby of the Department of the Con troller of Victualling, Admiralty, Somerset House, where the Conditions of the Contract and a pattern South-Wester Tay be seen. No Tender will be received after 12 o'cllck at noon on t he day of t rea t y ; an d i t w ill not b e required that the party tendering, or an agent on his behalf, should attend at the Ofllee 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 l e ft-h an d corner t h e words " Tender for Soutls-Nesters," and must also be delivered at the Department of the Controller of Victualling, Ad miralty, Somerset House, signed by two responsible per sons, engagin g to become b oun d w i t h the person tendering in th e suns of .100 for the duo performance of the Con tract. By order, ANTONIO BRADY, Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities. pROVIDENCE ROWFOR NIGHT REFUGE, HOMELESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN, 14.1, Providence-row, Finsbury, E.C. Sixty Thousand Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and Breakfasts, have boon given in this Institution to the destitute, who otherwise would have had to pass tho nights in the bleak streets or under railway arches. At present. nearly 500 Nights' Lodgings,, with Suppers and I ?reakfast, are given gratuitously every week. The poor from all parts aro admitted, the only condition being that they are homeless and starving. The Manager &c., receives no remuneration whatever. Notwithstand ing the provision made by the Poor Houses, each night numbers of young women, children, and orphans are, for want accommodation, refused admittance, andhave to spend night after night in the cold, wet, and sleet. To Meet this evil, and to provide more ample accommoda- Con, £2,000 has been raised, but to accomplish the work a sum of at least .El,lOO more will be required. Besides providing shelter for the homeless, this year it to prop.sed, as far as the donations obtained for the pur pose will allow, to give bread and coals to poor families in want. Will you, in your charity, help to carry on and accomplish what has been begun ? Will you help to give Shelter to the really homeless, and food to the really starting ? . The smallest donation will be most welcome, an d , night and morning, the prayers of the destitute will be offered in your behalf. SUBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly requested, and will bo Eratsfally received by, ,the Roy. D. GILBERT D,D. IsTo • 22, ;11-15 blul - ci;cus, E.° THE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another Lome to Phi' 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer ' han 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 flue years. rho new home the Committee wish to form would be for young girls, almost children, fram the age ofd to 15, who have been led astray from the path of virtue. Contributions will be received gratefully by the Secretary, fir. Daniel Cooper,Bs, Queen-woes. Cheapside; ur by Messrs Barclay and Co.. Lombard -street. ILX/ in the iximediale vicinity of tie-i(ireartaYtioB;tinhellrn-r7laladi: OYAL FREE ITOSPIT G way Terminus, King's-cross. Patron—Her Kost Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. Vice-Patron—His Royal Highness the Prince of WALE S, KG. President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH. K.G. This Hospital, foundel in the year 1828, the first to estab lish the principle of free admission to the sick poor, without the delay and difficulty of Governors' orders, is Wholly de pendent for support on voluntary contributions and t:.;acieß It affurds relief to a large number of in-pa •. nts, and, In addition to this, the average number of atte n d ance of the I , s.titnte Pick has for a considerable period averaged between 3,000 and 1,000 weekly. The Committee ear cstly solicit the ASSTSTANCE of the benevolent, as the pr - nines of this Hospital are capable o f containing several h,ndred more beds had the Committee the requisite Hinds to maintain them. Contributions are received by their bankers. Messrs. Brown, Janson, and Co., Abchurch-lane,; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co.;• (Lyn and Co.; Berries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Witham, Deacon, and Co.; Nisbet and Go, timere-street : and at the Hospital. from 10 till 5, STANFORD IRLIni. beaetuy, Now ready st all the Libraries, in 3 vols., W. MARK_ LEMON'S LEYTON HAIL, and other Tales. "We cm heartily ree,rnmvnd these spirited ta'e3 to all who are in search of pleasing reading."-- At hymearn. Ilurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlbarough-street. lead PICKLES ,alreiefleerrs ylEwL,rella',S, t u P n C I . u E r e N d and who!esale of JOIN lIIJWIESS and SON, 107, Strand (corner of Savoy-steps), Loudon. ANTILD-FOWL GUNS.—A large variety always Y on band. Single and double, various sizes, from £5 Ls. Breech-loading Guns of large bores, single and doublo. Price Lists on application. 11 M. REILLY and Co., 502, NEW OXFORD-STREET, LONDON. DE AFNE SS. —Th e ORGANIC VI B R ATO R.— It fits into the ear, not perceptible; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the head is entirely rem.)ved. It affords immediate relief to deaf persons, and enables them to hear distinctly at church and public assembles. Every other kind of hearing instrument.—Messrs. SOLOMON, 30, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. ARTIFICIAL TEETH.--A MONTH'S GIVEN.—If not perfectly comfortable, use ful, and undetectable the money returned without hesitation. Mr. DAY, Dentist (many years with Mr. Eskell, surgeon- Dentist, of 8, Grosvenor-street, W.), offers, as above, the most convincing proof of the unerring snd painless princ'ples upon which he constructs incorrodible MINERAL ARTI FICIAL TEETH, whether singly or in partial or complete sets, to serve the purposes of mastication, articulation, end pers ,nal appearance. His terms will be found the most moderate of any advertis ;d, compatible with pure materials and first-class workmanship, but they are apart from the ridiculous and tempting prices put forth to attract mere attention. lie gsfuirantees painless manipulation, and in the generality o ea•eb will make from , :ne tooth to a complete set in a few hours. Extractions when necei4sary, and all the ordinary painful operations performed without giving the sl . frltte.t pain by a of w process, and without the use of chloroform or other dangerous ingredient St o pping decayed teeth, and discoloured teeth rest-reii, '&c. Attenda-ce. 10 to 6. All consultations free.-291, REGENT-STREET, three doors from the Polytechnic. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. DEFRIES and SONS' J• NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS contain an entirely new nn l extensive Stock of TABLE GLASS, China, and Chan delier+.-147, floundsditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. DEFRIES and SONS' • NEW CITY SHOW ItOOMi.—The New Oval-shaped ALEXANDRA DINNER, SERVICE, from £1 18s. 6(1.- 147, llounthditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. 1 DEFRIES and SONS ti• NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS.—BREAKFAST and TEA ", , EItVICEs in great variety. from £1 is. upwards.- 47, Houndsditeb. NO LICE OF REMOVAL. JDEFRIES and SO NS' • NEW CITY SIIOW ROOMS contain a beautiful assortment of DESSERT SEPLVICKS, from Zi Is. to 100 guineas. Cre,ts and Dlonograms engraved on same.-147, Houndsditcli. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. JDEFRIES and SONS • NEW CM' SHOW ROOITS.—CRYSTAL CHAN DELIERS, New Designs for the Drawing-room, either for Gas or Candle, and to suit all kinds of Decorations. —ll7, lloundsditch. NOTICE OF RE3IOVAL. JT DEFRIES and SONS , • NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS.—BRONZE and oft. AIOLU CHANDELIERS in great variety. New Designs for the Dining-room.—J47, Boundsditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. DEFRIES and SONS' T-7• NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS.—The ALEXANDRA FLOWER VASE. Tb" 4 new and beautiful Vase can be peon In great variety, horn 33. to 30s. each.—.l47, Hounds ditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. T DEFRIES and SONS' tr• NEW CITY SHOW ROOM.S.—The NEW JE DIN IN G 1100.74 `ASS. Registered designs, in great vai tety.-147, Iloundsditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL T DEFRIES andSONS' t., • NEW CITY SHOW IZOONIS.—The NEW PATENT ASTRA LAMP, for Petroleum and Mineral Oils; also CRYSTAL LA NIPS and WALL LIGHTS (registered) for INDIA —147, Houndsditch. NOTICI4: OF REMOVAL. JI)EFRIES and SONS' • NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS. TAVERN and HOTEL GLASS of the newest pa'terns and correct mea sure.-147, Houndsditch. NOTICE OF RE3IOVAL. T DEFRIES and SONS' NEW cirY SHOW ROOMS.— ORNANIKNTAL CLOCKS for the DINING and DRAWING-K. 0031.-147, Houndsditch. NOTICE OF hE3IOVAL. T DEFRI ES and SONS' tfi• NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS.—Merehant4 and the Trade etuplied with PATTERN BOOKS b'REE. —ll7, llQundsditch. Works—London, Birmingham, and Paris. Established 1803. Just published, 2d ; sent by the author for 3 stamps, UGLINESS and BEAUTY; being a Pamphlet descriptive of articles and means used for improving the appearance. By ALEX. ROSS, 218, High Holborn, London. QPANISH FLY is the acting ingredient in ALEX. ROSS'S CAN ruAn IDES OLT., which speedily produces whiskers and thickens hair, 33 6d, 5s 6d, and ;Os Gd; sent by post for 54, 84, and 114 Ktymps. ALEX. ROSS, 248, High tiolborn, London, and all Chemista. WONDERFUL D ISCOVERY.—Corns cured in one day by using ALEX. ROSS'S CIIIROPO. Thls preparation gradually dissolves the Corn in a few hours, removing the very root. Price 4s; sent by post for GO stamps. —248, High Ilolborn, London, and all Chemists. ET AIR- CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALßX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curls Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is applied. Sold st Rs 6d, 5s Ad, and les 6d ; sent free for 51, 81, and 144 stamps —Rad of all Chemists. aREY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.— ALEX. _A ROSS'S HAIR DYI I I produces a perfect colour Im mediately it Is used. It is perman e nt, an d p er f ec tly na tural in e lle :t. Price 3s rd, 5s 6d, and lOs 6d; Bent by post for 54, 84 , and 141 stamps ; and all Chemists. lI AI R DESTROYER. -248, High H o lb orn , London.—ALMX. ROSS'S DEPILATORY removes superfluous hair from the face, neck. and arms, without effect to the skin. Price 38 6d, 5s 6d, and 10s 6d ; sent for 55, 84, ot all Chemists. and 144 stamps.— DIMPLE REMOVER __All diseases of the skin are improved by one dose of ALEX. ROS''S YE ;ETARLE SKIN PILLS. They removo redness, sal- Aw. 2s 9d and 7s ftd or p, st for 40 and 100 stamps. —ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London, and all Che mists. HAIR COLOUR WASH.-13 y head with this beautifully -perfumed Wash, in seven or ten days the hair assumes its orizinal colour, and remains so by an occasional usin r. les ed ; sent for stamps.—ALEX. ROSS, 244, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. H OMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS are earnestly solicited for fitting up the TRAINING SIB?. X 2,600 required. WM. WILLI 4.115, Secretary. Boys' Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, W.C. I_l OMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-CON TRIBUTIONS are earnestly solicited for establishing the COUNTRY HOME. £l,OOO required. WM. WILLIAMS, Secretary. Boys' Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, W.C. HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.--The Committee are most anxious to provide for 400 boys. One hundred and fifty are now In the Refuge. The annual expenditure for supporting the 400 boys is estimated at £6,000, being £l5 a year for each boy. Several kind friends have promised to pay for one boy each year. Subscriptions thankfully received by the London and West minster Bank, 41, Lothburv, and 214, Wet Holborn; Messrs. Ransom and Co., 1, Pali-Mall East; and by WM. WILLIAMS, Secretary. Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, W.C. N°. 23,286. , , 7„,/ ) ••••0 • .; I • Ar i , • •__ . _ • (,r A s t ‘• .11 1 . • • • 7 .4 11, \ ) 4 . , 1 .-E attlt , - ;': 7 tii; 7, • - 1111 ' -‘ 7A - (11 - ..s, 4. Dv. orr. , --4" DIE r - - - /4V THE SUN, LONDON, Ai ONDAY EVENING, JANIU - A Y 28, 1867. Mr. Childers, M.P., on Parliamentary and had been given to him. lle should return to Par liament greatly strengthened and refreshed by the genuine and hearty manner in which they had been pleased to expres3 their approval and confi dence. He concluded by moving a vote of thanks to the chairman, which was adopted unanimously, and the proceedings terminated. Administrative Reform. On Friday night Mr. Childers, M.P., addresscl his constituents in the West Riding Court-house, Pontefract. Mr. Richard Maxon occupied the chair. Mr. CHILDERS was received with loud applause. He expressed the very great pleasure it gave him to be once more amongst them to give an account of his stewardship. Ile felt that it was a pleasure to put before them as clear a statement as he could of the present state of political matters, so that if he had their confidence be might be able to return to his duties in Parliament with satisfaction and alac rity. When he stood before them two years ago he stated that we had just passed through one of .the great eras of politics—the era of free trade. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had by a suc cession of masterly movements pretty nearly ex hausted that budget of free trade to which the country and Parliament were committed some years ago, and he told them that they were ap proaching subjects of a difficult kind that required most careful deliberation. During the first four years he was in Parliament he was a member of the party supporting the Government of the day, and learnt his Parliamentary business upon the back benches of the Government side of the house—not always supporting them, but yielding to them a general allegiance—but rather more than two years ago he was called to bear his share in the govern ment of the country, and as they were pleased to approve the conduct he bad adopted as an indepen dent member of Parliament, so they had been pleased to suppress his conduct as a subordinate member of her Majesty's Government. (Applause.) He now came before them as a member of the Opposition, his duty being to support the Government when he thought them right, and oppose them when he thought them wrong, for he was there as one of the representatives of this great country, above all party considerations, to endeavour to do his best for the country at large. Let him in a few words remind them that a Government supposed to be in a large majority in Parliament had been re placed by a Government supposed to be in a mino rity. Although not actually returned by the elec tors of Pontefract until 1860, he considered himself as their member from 1859, and in that year the question of reform was in the hands of a Conserva-. tive Government. He should never forget the cir cumstances of his canvass in 1859, when he saw all his opponents quite as stanch reformers as himself, indeed he was a little beaten in the race as to the extent of reform they were to ask for. The bill of Lord Derby's Government, however, met with the disapprobation of Parliament, and Lord Palmers ton's Government came into office. That Govern ment felt it to be its duty to propose to the Parlia ment a considerable reform in the representation of the people, but it was talked out of the house. Between 1860 and 1865 great growlings took place on the subject, but the Government did not feel itself in a position to initiate further measures. Then came the election of 1865, and last year a moderate bill was proposed by her Majesty's Go vernment. Lord Palmerston had proposed a £6 bill for boroughs and £lO for counties, while that of Lord Russell and Mr. Gladstone was a £7 bill for boroughs and £l4 for counties; the difference therefore was an addition of no less than 300,000 electors by the last bill, against an addition of pos sibly 450,000 by the bill of 1860. Thus there was a material difference of 150,000 electors. It was said to be an imperfect bill because it did not deal with the question of the redistribution of seats. It was simply a franchise bill, which would not have taken effect until somewhere about the close of the present year, and therefore there was plenty of time to deal with the question. (Applause.) While on that subject, let him remind them at any rate at Pontefract they had no personal interest in the question of redistribution, for Mr. Gladstone, in one of his speeches last year, had said that the borough of Pontefract was a constituency of mode rate size, and not a small borough in the sense of the bill then proposed, or in any bill ever introduced into Parliament by a Government which undertook to deal with the subject of small boroughs for the purpose of restricting their representation. (Loud cheers.) That, then, was the imperfect character of the bill, and it was to that supposed imperfect character of the bill that the severest attacks were directed, and ho might almost say successfully directed. It was not, however, upon that question that the Government were finally defeated, for the final defeat came from a noble lord representing an constituency, who proposed the system of valuation by rating instead of the valuation by rental, which the people in this part of the country so very much sympathised with. (Loud cheers.) The Government felt it its duty to resign office, and he thought they would all agree that it had no other course—(hear, hear)—for it had been dragged through a succession of divisions, in which its ma jorities had been only 5, 10, 14, 7, until at last the majorities were convicted into a minority. Such, in short, was the histo r y o f t h e l a te Reform Bill, and now they had in office the ablest men on the other side of polities, headed in both houses by those who had been the leaders of the party for many years past—as able men as could be found in the Con servative ranks. Th e ques ti on was to be asked how ought this Government to be treated by those who were their p o liti ca l opponen ts last year, and upon that questi on he was anxious to obtain their advice and support. His answer would be positive and undoubted enough. He did not think they should deal with the present Government—he meant particularly those who were attached to the late Government—as if they bad been turned out of office on an ordinary party division, they themselves being eager and desirous of office. That certainly was not the line taken by Lord Derby or his sup porters in both Houses of Parliament, for he showed a great desire to include in his Government men not attached to the Conservative ranks. They were not to treat the Government as if they had been ousted from office by a succession of intrigues. If a Govern mentdid its duty, those who sat on the other side of thehouse showed them some forbearance, for it took considerable time to build up an efficient Execu tive Government, and changes weakened an Admi nistration,both within and n c e o d Untry. He was per paredeeile sup port ithoutto,gtiilve a ei n nt d ifil enacpl influence es ewoifietta ik Government, not t 1 they had aright to expect from political friends, but that generous consideration and forbearance which their measures would justify. (Cheers.) That brought him to the question of Parliamentary re form, upon which s ub j ec t there were several courses open to the Govern men t. They might bring in a b hey ybout m i g ht bring in n o bill at a l l, and say nothingit ; they might p rocee d b y reso l ut i on . , m i g ht a sk the house to s u pp or t t h em i n ap pointing : t as a they inquiry ; or they might w been uli s s t s t i g o g n es o t f edthe other day, for the ho a t i t t st s o ba adoininstructc them as to the action they should take. The last course was like asking them to be come political Macawbers of the day, waiting for something to turn up outside before they deter ey d to u tterl take. (Laughter and applaus e .) He ft if this suggestion were adoptedit wended o unworthy of any Govern - meat, and that the present Government would not listen to it, and go about the consideration of this e w l h a c t n fi course d e b it that great question in such a light and childish manner. (Cheers.) Mr. J. CARTER (Knottingley), in proposing a vote of confidence to the hon. member, expressed his opinion that if the Government attempted to carry on without bringing in a Reform Bill, they would have to resign within a week. (Applause.) Mr. KNIGHT seconded the proposition. He was very much pleased to see that Mr. Childers was prepared to support the principle of arbitration for the settlement of strikes. (Applause.) The vote was carried amidst prolonged cheering. Mr. CHILDERS acknowledged the vote, and ten dered his thanks for the very warm reception which THE CRISES OF 1866 AND 1857. (From the BuMonist) awuniad l dn ' e l ki f e i nAt y the e cer a trl r ,ea s olaf l ro B :l 6 Bt 6 toli leec,lsfopolmrB:sl:l7, found some though separated by a pointsomwi t e oh divergenciesr egar d to t b resemblancel e..; tween them, there are also various points in which they are apparently, if not ac tually, identical. They were both remarkable for most serious crises ; but the causes were different. In 1857 the crisis was commercial, arising from in flated trading; in 1866 it was financial, arising from boundless financing. In both years there was a call for the suspension of the Bank Act ; and in 1857 the Bank Act was actually, while in 1866 it was only virtually, suspended. The crisis of 1857 was followed by a grave Parliamentary inquiry, which established the conclusion that the Bank Act had nothing to do with the crisis. That of 1866 was followed by a demand for a Parliamentary inquiry, and the Bank Act was charged with having intensified the crisis. Very little is now beard of the necessity for inquiry ; and it is uncertain whether the Government will assent to the demand if it be made. But further comparisons between the two periods may be made with some advantage, we think, in determining whether in quiry be expedient, or, at all events, in determining in what direction the inquiry, if conceded, should be made. The directors of the Bank of England, we have reason to believe, are at present both neutral and passive ou this question. They are not opposed to inquiry, but they will not shrink from it ; and if it be instituted, the information in their power to communicate will be given simply and solely in the interest of the public. The crisis of 1857 had, no doubt, its silent origin in the gold discoveries some years previously, of California and Australia. The effect of those dis coveries was an enormous expansion of our foreign trade, a vast accumulation of bullion in the Bank, a high reserve of notes, and a low rate of discount. Between 1851 and the autumn of 1857, large amounts of capital were employed in the Australian and American trades ; the bullion held by the Bank fell to moderate proportions ; and the rate of dis count stood at 5/ per cent. To these changes the outbreak of the Crimean war contributed a large share. Whilst this was the position there arose a sudden demand for specie for India, and directly afterwards there was nearly a universal suspension of specie payments by the banks of the United States. Great alarm and some most extensive failures were the inevitable results ; the conti nental banks advanced their rates ; and whilst the crash was in progress, it was discovered that certain banks in the North bad been supporting a most un sound and illegitimate system of trading. The Bank of England faced the storm with effect. The Government authorised the directors to increase their issues, which they did to the extent of £2,000,000 ; and the rate of discount was main tained at 10 per cent. for a period of six weeks, when it was at one movement lowered to 8, and subsequently to the normal terms of the market. Thus the crisis of 1857 arose from bad trading, aggravated by the suspension of specie payments in in the United States ; and the Parliamentary com mittee found that as the Bank Act of 1841 could not possibly have checked or prevented these con ditions, it was not responsible for the consequences which ultimately followed them. The crisis of 1866 arose from different, yet in some respects, analogous causes to those in force before 1857. For example, though sixteen or seventeen years have elapsed since the gold discoveries of California and Australia, the impetus which they communicated to trade is not yet exhausted. The momentum continues ; and if the Crimean war de ranged the previous movement from 1854 to 1855, a greater disturbance arose from 1861 from the conflict within the United States. But the impel ling force of a constant production of gold created new or extended old markets with the ultimate result that our trade increased enormously between the years 1860 and 1865. The action on trade which originated from perpetual supplies of gold was accelerated, we should say intensified, by a series of three, if not four good harvests, each of which saved to the country a minimum of ten millions of capital. Whilst this condition.was in course of development, two circumstances arose which, in their effects at least, were analogous to the unsound trading that preceded the crisis of 1857. These were, the legislative adoption of the principle of limited liability, concerning the true nature of which most people were profoundly un informed ; and the other the introduction, with ill considered haste, of numerous finance and credit companies, after the French model in their elemen tary form, but opposed to it in their legal effects as regarded the liability of shareholders. The public blindly engaged their fortunes to nominally limited companies, but to practically unlimited liabilities ; and the finance and credit companies, constituted exactly after the same fashion, engaged in great en terprises abroad as well as at home, and flooded, for a long time, the money market with their accept ances and their debentures. Chiefly, mainly, from this cause money, notwithstanding the accumula tions arising from good harvests, a state of peace, and a sound general trade, was dear. The first signs of a collapse came from India, where a great speculation had arisen through the sudden demand for cotton, owing to the closing of the American market ; and then by degrees it came out that an excessively unsound business had been done by the credit, the finance, and some of the discount com panies. There was a crash in London in which several banks disappeared, and also the great house of Overend, Gurney, and Company. All had, more or less, done an unsound business. At the height of the panic there was a demand for the sus pension of the Bank Act of 1844 ; and one of the last public measures of Earl Russell's Government was to issue a letter empowering the Bank of Eng land to increase its issues, charging 10 per cent. This letter was not acted upon, but the 10 per cent. minimum was maintained for a period of just three months. Can it be contended on this statement of facts that the Bank Act of 1844 is responsible for the crisis of 1866 ? We submit that it cannot; but that, if there is to be a Parliamentary inquiry into the causes of the crisis, its direction should obviously be to the operation of the principle of limited liabi lity, and into the proceedings of the credit and finance companies. In 1857, the Government of the day authorised the suspension of the Act of 1844, upon their sole f d r r e a o s y l D m o w n t e s h r i the luiurged City. y g e , deputations d ebry nin a e p n p t i o c f at t i n e and individuals, but not by the Bank directors, who, issue of the Bank at the two periods , j ust before the m i p u ar t e he ti n ic ia p t o te s r it . ion lt of m t a h y e , as t h e i r n e f o l r B e s , 7 1; e w u e s r e e f u p l a t s o s v c o e and therefore suspension, which was unexercised, superfluous :- 1 2 2 6 , , 9 1 3 1 5 3 , , 0 0 0 0 0 0 211:3em: letters, 217 there e ect w iv a e s l i e n tteg , 66 t o saeneywvhael valid whether, reason n m f th or at u r r )o g s i i n ti g on a , Nov. 11, 1857. May 9,186 G. £7,171,000 £13,156,110 Bullion Reserve of notes and coin the position e n pu e sii i tt n ise s n : ind that these were the relative positions i p ) o ef s o it r i e on t s h o e f t is h s e ue ßank t of England Go vernii t l j e u : i l i t s t t Let wi l PrivatePi be obvious, ea tebosdere at a glance, of the Bank was greatly stronger it ,3 A PRICE . . 4d. STAMPED sd. than it was in 1857, and that the urgency of the representations which overcame Mr. Glad stone's reluctance to the issue of the letter, was stimulated by panic. That the panic continued for several weeks afterwards, and that it was succeeded by a state of chronic distrust, from which we have scarcely yet emerged, proves nothing against the Bank Act ; but it proves a great deal against the recklessness with which business was conducted by the organisations to which we have referred, so long as they had the power to conduct it. A motion for a Parliamentary inquiry, therefore, into the opera tion of the BaLk Act in 1866, would be simply raising a false issue. This subject need not be prosecuted further at present ; but the view we have taken might be sup ported by other considerations than the simple condition of the Bank. It might be confirmed by references to the actual trade of the country ; by stocks of commodities which we hold and have paid for, stocks which negative the idea of a destruction of capital. Unless it can be shown that we have lost our commercial capital, there can be no case for inquiring into the administration of the Bank of England, or into the laws by which it is regulated. But as the loss of confidence and of credit, which marked the crisis of 1866, arose from causes independent of the administration of the Bank, and of the laws by which it is regulated, there is a valid case for a Parliamentary enquiry into those causes. WILLS AND BEQUESTS. (From the Illustrated London News.) The will of the Right Hon. Lady Anna Maria Dawson, of Gloucester-place, Portman-square, was proved in London, on Dec. 27, 1866, by Caroline Stuart Erskine, her niece, the sole executrix. The personalty was sworn under £16,000. Her ladyship was the daughter of the first Earl of Portarlington, and was for many years Lady of the Bedchamber to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. Her ladyship executed her will July 23, 1866, and died Dec. 12 last. Her ladyship has bequeathed to her nephew, Lionel Dawson Darner, a legacy of £3,000, and also leaves him specific bequests of plate and books. She bequeaths legacies of £l,OOO each to four of her nieces ; and there are specific bequests to other relatives and friends, and liberal legacies to her servants. Her ladyship leaves the large gold bracelet given to her by the Queen, containing the likeness and hair " of the dear Duchess of Kent," to her niece, Caroline Margaret Parnell. The residue of her property she leaves to her niece and execu trix, Caroline Stuart Erskine, absolutely. The will of Dr. Henry Jeafferson, M.D., late of Finsbury-square, was proved in London, on the 16th inst., by his relict Frances Jeaffreson ; his brother, Alfred M. Jeaffreson, Esq. ; and his brother-in-law, Robert F. Burnett, Esq., the joint acting executors. The personally was sworn under £60,000. The will, with a codicil, are both dated Dec. 1, 1866 ; and he died on the 7th of the same month, aged 56. His signature is tremulously written. The attesting wit nesses are J. R. Bennett, M.D., and G. N. Edwards, M.D., both of Finsbury-square. Dr. Jeaffreson was senior physician to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, to which he leaves a legacy of £lOO for general pur poses; and to Sister Elizabeth (Ann Taylor), of that hospital, 19 guineas. There are a few other legacies, namely, to Dr. Alex. Gordon, M.D., £25 ; to his brother, John F. Jeaffreson, 100 guineas ; to the nurse of his children, £5O; to his butler, cook, and coachman, each 19 guineas and mourning. He be queaths to his wife an immediate legacy of £l,OOO and all the furniture, and a life interest in his estate, called Denbigh, at Dorking, together with the interest arising from the residue of the personal estate. The real estate, at her decease, will devolve to his son, Henry Gordon Jeaffreson ; and from the residue of his personal estate he leaves to each of his two daughters £lO,OOO ; and the ultimate residue to his said son, llenry Gordon Jeaffreson. The will of Bartholomew Claypon, Esq., formerly of Boston, Lincolnshire, and late of Branch Hill Lodge, Hampstead, was proved in London by the executors and trustees—Francis T. White, Esq., solicitor, and William and Thomas Garfit, Esqrs., bankers, all of Boston. The personalty was sworn under £lBO,OOO. The testator died Oct. 27, 1866, aged 74, having executed his will Jan. 7, 1864. There are three legacies of £3,000 each to personal friends, and other bequests. The residue of his pro perty he divides into four parts, leaving one fourth to the children of his late sister, Mrs. Hill ; one fourth to the children of his late sister, Mrs. Hudson (his nephew, Septimus Hudson, receiving an annuity of £6O therefrom); one fourth to the children of his late sister Charlotte; and the remaining fourth to Lady Bellingham, wife of Sir Allan E. Bellingham, Bart. To each of his executors £5OO free of duty. The Irish probate of the will of the Hon. Letitia Susanna Le Poer Trench has passed the seal of the London Court. ROYAL INSTIMION. On Friday evening Professor Odling delivered an interesting lecture to the members of the Royal In stitution on Mr. Graham's recent discoveries re specting the penetration, diffusion, and transpiration of gases. He commenced by explaining the construc tion of a new kind of air pump invented by Dr. Sprengel, by means of which the discoveries respect ing the penetration of gas have been made. The instrument in its simplest form consists of a long glass tube of small bore, to the top of which a fun nel is attached, and at a short distance below the funnel a horizontal arm branches off, which expands into a larger tube or vessel. In the funnel mer cury is poured, which falls in a succession of drops to the bottom of the perpendicular tube. Each drop of mercury acts as a separate pis ton, and carries to the bottom all the air contained in the tube. By this means the air in the vessel con nected with the horizontal branch becomes gradually exhausted, and a vacuum is produced much more perfect than can be obtained by an ordinary air pump ; it indeed closely approaches to a Torrieel- Han vacuum. To show how much more perfectly the air is exhausted by this means than by an air-pump, currents of electricity were transmitted through two glass tubes which had been exhausted by the two different appliances, when the one wherein the va cuum had been produced by Dr. Sprengel's method exhibited the blue light of a tube that is perfectly vacuous, while the light of the other was tinged with purple. When a vacuum is so produced, it was shown by a variety of exp eriments that air will pene trate through substances usuallyimPervious to air in gases. An indiarubber bag having been exhausted by an ordinary a i r7 pump, was subsequently sub jected to the actio n of Dr. Sprengel's pump, in which condition air passed through it, and in penetrating the pores of the membrane its composition was changed. The air, after passing through the india rubber, contained a much larger proportion of oxy gen than atmospheric air, as was proved by its ignit ing a partially extinguished taper. The proportion of oxygen to nitrogen was, in fact, nearly doubled. Metals, when heated, can by the same means be penetrated by gases, and the characters of the gases become altered also in passing through them. That effect was illustrated with a heated platinum tube, which was exhausted and surrounded by coal-gas, when a portion of hydrogen passed through. The degrees of penetration of the different gases have been ascertained to be as follows :—Nitrogen, 1 ; marsh-gas, 2.45 ; oxygen, 2.35 ; hydrogen, 5.30 ; and carbonic acid, 13.32. In the experiment with common air the nitrogen and oxygen passed through the membrane in the proportions indicated, about 1 of the former to 2 of the latter. Several experi ments on the diffusion of gases were then exhibited for the purpose of showing the changes gases un dergo on passing through porous bodies. A piece of blotting paper was stretched horizontally, and a jet or coal gas was held uuderheath, when the gas NEWSPAPEft I fl : a e m netr w : as d se t a h:el he p tly : t p ol e u r cino a ai dd nl gou ; s a . : ttctp,lk the:. , 4 surface, but in passing throng ..ii3 . 0t0i0*y443044# which gives g w Aiitiii4gati 4A1#14 rifiAteF — lea.: ment, a glass jar, containing hydromwasVf over a porus earthenware vessel, filler witlftir, d though there was no pressure exerted, the tendency to diffuse forced the hydrogen through the vessel, and it rose in large bubbles in an inverted glass receiver filled with water. The discoveries of Mr. Graham have also extended to the changes effected in gases by transpiration forcibly through bodies with pores so minute as to be invisible ; and he has determined the proportions in which each gas can be thus trans pired. The remarkable fact in all these experiments is that when mixed gases are transpired, diffused, or penetrated, they do not pass through in the propor tions in which they were mixed, but in accordance with their relative powers of transpiration or (Effu sion. Professor Odling was somewhat hurried in his explanations of Mr. Graham's discoveries, in his anxiety to include a notice of them all within the hour ; but finding it impossible to do so, he said ho should continue the subject in another lecture after Easter. It had been announced in the programma that Professor Max Muller would deliver a lecture last evening, but in consequence of illness Professor .odling gave his lecture on gases a week before the time announced. The subject of the lecture next Friday will be on the Crystal Palace fire, by Mr. Scott Russell. The At'antic and Great Western Railway. In the City Article of the Times on Thursday the fall in the securities of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway Company was attributed to a rumour that, owing to a series of attacks upon the credit of the undertaking which have been uninter ruptedly carried on for a period of many monthN it has been determined to refer its entire position to the examination of an independent committee, and that it may in the interval be resolved to to hold all payments in abeyance. A quarterly dividend of £1 15s. per cent. became due on the consolidated bonds on the 15th inst., and has thus far been met, about two-thirds of the coupons; having been sent in and paid. Whether the pay ments will continue for the remainder, or be deferr e d for the opinion of the committee, is a question that does not seem to have been clearly settled. The Times considers that only a full investigatir_m, con firmed by those in New York, in whom the public on this side can rely, will have any effect in estab lishing the property in the position it has always been described as entitled to claim. This railway has been one of the properties against which set strong a set has been made. It has the disadvan tage of being on the other side of the Atlantic, and men cannot readily see and judge for themselves. Thus it has been peculiarly open to attack, for while a large portion of its bonds are held in Europe, the undertaking itself is far in the interior of the United States. The pity is that the inves tigation now hinted at has not long since taken place. We have little doubt that had a full report been submitted to the bondholders from a com mittee elected by themselves to investigate the under taking and all the affairs relating thereto, that the price of these securities would at this moment have been much higher. The main points about which there can be no mistake are all in favour of the line. It ' has been constructed in a country in which railway property is rising in value faster than in any other. It connects points between which traffic is rapidly increasing. There are 507 miles open and in actual operation, and there is good authority for stating that the railroad is well and substantially formed. Financially the undertaking may be injured, however sound may be the property, if the bond holders, or those interested, allow their fears to be excited by all sorts of hostile rumours. Still their property cannot be snuffed out like a bank or credit institution, and if they make a sacrifice the loss will be theirs, and the gain that of other people. It is absurd to talk of the railway repudiating its liabilities. It might fail at a given time in liquidating its liabilities, as would any other railway whose bonds became due simultaneously with the destruction of its credit. Even supposing this were the case, what would happen is that the holders would have to con tinue to hold for some time longer. The real ques tion is the.value of the property, and the sooner that is set at rest the better. There is no use in carrying on a paper war, and the financial agent to the undertaking would, if he attempted it, make a mistake, for the simple reason that he fights a battle placed in the worst possible position. He has his enemy on his flanks, and in his rear, with mines charged beneath him, and unseen pit-falls before him. The best plan is to withdraw, leaving the field to the enemy, and to accumulate the facts from such a source that all their firing is but am munition wasted. It is easy to give a dog a bad name, and no howling or barking on the part of the animal is likely to better its condition. It is almost as easy to break down the credit of a new under taking situated in a foreign country. The answer to such attacks is in the course recommended by the limes, and pltience on the part of those interested.—Anglo-American Times. 11 Covent-garden Theatre—EVANS' to SUP. After Drery-lane Theatre EVANS' to SUP. After Lyceum theatre EVANS' to SUP, Atter Idelphi Thehtre EVANS' to SUP. Alter Olympic theatre . EVANS' to SUP. After Strand Theatre EVAN , ' to SUP. Alter New Roya!ty Theatre --EVANS' to SUP. Alter St..Tamcs's l'heatr.! ..... ...EVANS' to SU P' AI ti.r ince of Wales' Theatre ....EVANS' to SUP. London Singing and Supper Club, E /ANS', Covent-garden, Vocal Entertainment at Eight. p II E 0 X F 0 it D, 6, OXFORD-STREET, W., THE MUSICAL 14:STABLISHMENT OF LONDON. LES DRAGONS DE YELL ARS (Opera Comtque), Music by A. Maiilart, in which Miss RUSSELL will appear, as sbted by Nlis , es liarrie and Fitz Henry ; Messrs. A. it. Albyn, Hulls, I'ox, Husk, Evans, iind Bury. with 14;xtra Band and Chorus ; produced and conducted by air. F. Joughinans. " The strength of 'air. Mort in lies in his operatic selections, executed by a small but highly efficient band, and a well selected body of vocalists, under the direction of Mr. P. Jou2hmans."—Times, Jan. 9, i 837 COMEDY. by Messrs. lIARRY SYDNEY, MILBURN, G. W. ROSS, and Mr. FRANK HUSSEY. of the NEW AMERICAN MINSTRELS, THIS EVENING. " Of the decorum that prevails throughout every section of the Hall it is impos.lble to speak too highly." —Times, Jan. •', 1867. NOTICE. --)Ir.ROBT. FRASER, Comedian and Vocalist, will make his reappearance here Tills EVENING with his crop of comicalitics and his new song, "The Boy at lklugby. ' MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, BAKER-STREET. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. NEW ADDI rIoNS. —Life-size Models of filo KINGS and QUEENS ,d ENGLAND, from WILLLIM of NORMANDY to QUEEN VICTORIA. Open from 11 a.m. till dusk, and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admi , tame, 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 EVENINU for Concert and Dancing. Conductor, Signor Luc' CURTL Manager, M. GRENET. Admission to Promenade, One Shilling. Reserved Seats, Two Shillings. WEST ON'S GRAND MUSIC HALL, HOLBORN. 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 origi nal overture composed and arranged expressly for the above minstrels by Mr. H. Baker. Arthur Lloyd at 11, with a new song " Borachio, Pestachio, Lablachio, Mousbichio, and the Roly Poly Eye "—Jolly Nash, Georgina Smithson, Paddy Fannin, Patrick Sellers, and Harry and Kattie King; and Pio Watkini, the Japanaze Juggler. 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A large number of persons here have already satisfactorily tried the experiment, and the use of the plates is likely to become general in this locality." This is valuable information during the present unusually severe winter, and when coals are daily becoming more expensive. A very singular accident occurred on Sunday evening at the Clapham-road Station of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway. A gentleman named Young, of Kingsland, stepped out of a carriage upon a plate of flooring glass about a yard square, which, being rendered brittle by the frost, broke under his weight and he suddenly disappeared. The glass was fixed to light a staircase by a shaft about 17 feet in depth. Mr. Young's clothes were much cut and torn, and he received several severe wounds, pieces of flesh being torn out by the pro jecting points of the broken material, besides being severely shaken by the fall. A grating over the glass would have prevented this accident. The Judge has taken time to consider his do cision in the case of 0 verend, Gurney, and Co. (Limited). It appears to us that many journals have overlooked the fact in commenting on this case that the promoters of the Limited Company were, substantially, the old firm. They argue as if that firm had disposed of their business to a body of promotera who proposed to form it into a Limited Liability Company. It is stated that the affairs of the firm were honestly laid bare to the promoters. But who were these promoters ? Were they not the members of the old firm, and their relations and friends ? This is a question of the deepest interest, and thaton which the culpability of - the old company mainly rests. It is asserted that the Corps Legislatif will meet on the 11th Q Fcbruary. ~~~ STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Jan. 25.—T he yarn market has been rather steadier to-day, at about Tuesday's prices. In shipping yarns there is not much change. For home trade yarns it is difficult to get any advance, but business has been about of average amount. Tho cloth trade on the whole has been rather quiet, but in some departments we note an excep tion to the rule. In the finer and lighter fabrics, such as jaconets and twills, a large business has been done at fair prices, and some contracts have been placed for future de livery. For India shirtings and other goods there have been some large offers made at low prices. In most cases manu facturers have been indisposed to accept such rates, but there are others whose necessities have influenced them, and such offers have led to business in some instances. CARDIFF, 24th.—During the past few days there has been a slight falling off in the demand for steam coal from several of the foreign markets, and the collieries are not so actively employed as usual. It is expected, however, that this will only prove temporary, and that as the year ad vances the requirements of foreign buyers will increase. Thera is a brisk inquiry on inland account, and the metro politan markets are taking large quantities. For shipment at Birkenhead there is an average demand. Hoist) coal proprietors are fairly off for contracts, and the clearances coastwise since the commencement of the month have been considerable. The local consumption has largely increased, but with the advent of milder weather there is likely to be a falling off again. At some of the ironworks there are indi cations of a slight improvement in the placing of orders, but as a general rule matters in connexion with the trade re main in about the same state as last reported. More buoy ancy is confidently looked forward to in the home branch, and the prospects of spring business with the foreign mar kets are upon the whole satisfactory. Dulness characterises the pig-iron trade, and quotations aro in favour of buyers. For tin plates the inquiry is moderately good. LEICESTER, 25.--The wool trade remains without any alteration in the amount of business transacted. There aro no orders excepting for lustre and hog wools. Farmers, who have hitherto been very firm, aro said to display a more tender feeling, and prices to have a downward ten dency. For woollen yarns there is little more inquiry, but the uncertainty of prices'prevents ordersbeing given. Cot ton yarns are also in inferior demand at late quotations. The improvement which has been noticed for the past few weeks in the worsted spinning department has given way entirely, and trade is again dull and lifeless. Prices aro as before, but there is hardly sufficient doing to test the mar ket. In hosiery there is more business than for some weeks past, and spring orders aro coming iu fast. These had been kept back in consequence of the severe weather—buyers refusing to make purchases while the snow lay on the ground. In the elastic trade there still continues a good demand for gusset webs for shipping wants, but the home trade remains very inactive. Most of the manufacturers are, however, able to give their workpoople full employ ment. At the annual meeting of the London Athletic Club the other day it was suggested in the course of conversation that athletic sports, open to all comers, should be held at Paris during the regatta. If the idea were carried out, and prizes for running, walking, jumping, swimming, &c., offered, there is little doubt the very pick of our English athletes would find their way over to France to test, for the first time in history, in a friendly way, the thews and sinews of their country's old adversaries. HEAVY IMPORTATION OF AMERICAN GAME.—On Saturday the markets were very largely stocked with Ame rican grouse or prairie fowl, which were imported into London in a good state of preservation. They were sold at 38. to 4s. 6d. per brace. There has been no importation this season of ptarmigan from Norway. wocAeocks from liolloud are very plentiful. NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., c T. A L I - C By YDNITARD CAMPBELL TAINSII. E. Burst a: .d Blaekett, 13, Great Marlborough-street.