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For this reason—which was approved by all the Left— he supported the motion of Signor Ferraris, and pre sented some proposals tending to accelerate the labours of the investigating committee of the Budget. Voices—To the vote, to the vote. WINTER Coughs, Colds, Asthma, and In- ITLIII fluenza are speedily cured by the us e of :_•PENCER'S ONIC ELIXIR. May be had of any chemist. 'HIE SUN, LONDON, SATUEDAY EVENING, JANUARY 26, 1867. No. 23,285. PRICE.... 4d. STAMPED sd. AFTER Covent-garden Theatre—EVANS' to SUP. Aqur Drury-lane Thea're EVANS' to SUP. After Lyceum Theatre EVANS' to SUP, After Adelphi Theatre EVANS' to SUP. After Olympic l'heatre . After Strand TheAt re EVAN.,' to SUP. Ater New Royalty Th;atre --EVANS' to SUP. Alter St.. ,James's Theatre ..... EVANS' to SUP. After Pt ince of Wa:es' fheitre EVANS' to SUP. London Singing and Supper Club, E ✓AN3', Covent-garden, V0r.:41 Eutertainmmt at Eight. NOTICE. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. THE ITALIAN PARLIAMENT. FLORENCE, Jan. 25. C. F. HANCOCK, SON, & CO., JEWELLERS AND SILVERSMITHS TO THE QUEEN AYD PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES, And by Special Appointment to the principal Sovereigns and Courts of Europe, Beg respectfully to state that their only Address is 33 & 39, BR-MN-STREET, MR. DIXON'S NEW WORK. Now ready. in i vols., Svo., with Illustration., "Os„ SECOND EDITION OF NEW AMERICA. By WILLIAII HEPWORTH DIXON. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. CONSOLIDATED BANK Limited). Proceedin g s of the Half-yearly ) General Meeting of the Proprietors, held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate street, in the City of London, on Thursday, the 24th January 1867. The following Report was presented : In submittin g th e accoun t s an d b a l ance - s h ee t o f the h ank for the half-y ear en di ng 31st December last, the Directors have pleasure in reporting that the progress in the re - establishment of the business during the last six I . , l lo ntlis h as b een very sat i sfactory. A large proport i on o f their former constituents have re-opened their accounts, 'I II, I ther e h as b een a cons i derable access i on o f b us i ness from other quarters. The anticipations of the Directors as to the sufficiency of, t the sum set apart as p ro vi s i on f o r all the casualties of '!e last suminor have not been disappointed ; and the threctors have the pleasure of announcing that tho avail able resources of the bank now enable them to offer pay ment (less interest at Bank rate) to the holders of all out standing promissory notes, thereby anticipating by several months th e ti me accorded to the bank by the indulgence of its creditors in June last. A reference to the accounts will show that, after pay ment of all current expenses, the heavy charge of interest on the promissory notes, interest to customers, and rebate of interest on bills on hand, there remains a net profit Protn which sum it is pro posed to carry to reserved s urplus fund _ make a payment of inte rest to Shareholders for the half -year, at the rate of five per Cent. per annum, free of income tax, which w ill amount to _16,458 6 8 To carry forward to next ac count the balance of £32,116 0 9 The reserved surplus fund will, by the addition of six mo nths' int eres t , an d t h e appropr i a ti on n ow recommended, oe increased to £90,000. The Directors again decline to receive any remuneration for their services during the half-year. The Directors retiring by rotation aro Messrs. John ' e irse Kennard, James Alexander Bannerman, Thomas Alers Hankey, Adam Steinmetz Kennard, Frederick Alers Ila n,,key, and William Smith. Of these Messrs. Thomas nallkey and Adam S. Kennard retire voluntarily ; the re' l emaining gen tl emen, b e i ng e li g ibl e , o ff er themselves for ree lection. The meeting will likewise be invited to elect two audi tors. Messrs. David Chadwick and William Cooper offer themselves for re-election. February nxt. CONSOLIDATED BANK (LIMITED). BALANCE-SIIEET, DECEMBER 31sT, 1866. rp Da LIABILITIES. capit a l . paid up: viz., 150,000 Shares at £1 ea c h £600,000 0 0 To £4,000 Shares at £2 each lOO,OOO 0 0 Less Calls not paid £700,000 0 0 , 997 0 0 £699,003 0 0 I. ° amount duo by tho bank upon cur rent d • £2,908560 13 2 -posit, and other accounts , accep e tances .;e reser ve f un d 83,449 13 2 TO balance being gross profits for the half-year ending 31st December, 1866, after paym en t of £68,361 9s. 4d. hate r'st, viz., usual interest to customers, £ 1 9,634 lls. 10d. and exceptional in terest on promissory' notes, £48,726 17s. 6d. 53,086 14 5 £3,920,811 12 10 ASSETS. Cu. 137 investments in Government Stocks, v iz., NOW Three per Cents., and Three per Cent. Reduced £104,457 18 2 •L'Y cash in bank, at Bank of England, and at call $Y bills discounted, 2,884,879 19 2 s discounted, loans, and other seen , -1 - 1 y bank premises, London (Thread , needle -street aud Fenchurch-street) -1 1 current expenses, London and Man chester 727,510 3 5 190,722 5 0 13,191 7 1 £3,920,811,12 10 DR. PROFIT AND Loss ACCOUNT. To current expenses London and ,Man chester, income tax, &c. 4 rebat e of interest on bills discounted, To o t Yet due 7,779 6 7 d payment of interest to Shareholders at 5 per cent. per annum, viz. ; On 150,000 old Shares £4 paid, six 0 nt onths' int eres t 15,000 0 0 ' , 5 0,000 new Shares £2 paid, interest rout due b e date of instalments to 31st To ~, ceo reserve -1 : 0 balance fund carried forward to next 6,550 610 account £53,086 14 5 B o 1, (7 1 11 * of gross profits brought down £53, 086 14 5 £53,086 14 5 Thraiiiined and found correct, DAVID CHADWICK (Chad wick,l Adamson ' and Co.) S. Auditors. - WILLIAM COOPER (Cooper, Bros., and Co.) 'he T Senatice convening the Meeting h av i ng b een rea d by sheet Navin cetary and the preceding Report and balance g been taken as read, • It was resolved unanimously— That the report be received and adopted, and that the Bal ee be printed and circulated among th e Sh are h o ld ers. , That Messrs. James A. Bannerman, Frederick A. Han ne"ey, Joh n P . K ennard, and W. Smith, who retire by rota n from the Board of Directors, be and are hereby re ele cted Direct ors o f th e Company. That Messrs. David Chadwick and William Cooper be re-elected as Auditors of the Company. That a payment of interest to- Shareholders for the half year ending 31st December, 1866, be now declared at the ate of 5 per cent. per annum, free from income tax, and Payable on the Ist February next. That the thanks of the Proprietors be given to the Chair man and the Board of Directors for their zealous attention to the affairs of the Bank. J. Extracted from th e minutes. A. TURNER, Ch a i rman. T. J. AGA, S 52, Threadneedle -street, E.C., Jan 24,81867 retary. THESO LIDAI'IJD CO BANK Lim Subscribed C ( apitalit d)..•e £2,000,000. MUIR:MAN. JOHN PEMBERTON HEYWOOD, Esq, London a n d Liverpool. DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN. JAMES ASPINALL TURNER, Esq., Manche City Office-52, Threadneedle -street. ger. Charing-cross Branch-450, West Strand, Manchester Office-46, Pall-mall, Manchester Current Accounts will be kept in Lon don on the. tern-ks ruling with the Joint Stock Banks. In cases where the b alance shall not at any time during the half-year have been below £5OO, interest at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum will be allowed on the minimum monthly balances. Deposits will be received, at the current rate of interest. Letters of Credit is;Aed to all parts of India, Europe, mid America. By Order. T. J. AGAR, Secretary. CONTRACT FOR SOTITS;NESTERS. CONTRACT DEPARTMENT, ADMIRALTY. Somerset House, 19th January, 1867. THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL the V UNI TED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and of IRE -1-JAND do hereby Give Notice, that on MONDAY, the 4th February next, at Twelve o'clock at Noon, they will be ready to t rea t w i th such persons as may be willing to Con tract f or supplying and delivering into her Majesty's Vic tualling Stores at Deptford all such quantities of SOUTH-NESTERS " may from time to time be demanded under a Contr act, for Twelve Calendar Months certain, and further until the expir a tion 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 rec e i ve d un l ess made on the printed form provided for the purpo se , an d w hi c h may be obtained c 'n 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 may be seen. the No Te n d er w i ll be received after 12 o'cbck at noon on tendeday of treaty ; and it will not be required that the party tendering, or an agent on his behalf, should attend at the rin g , on tbe day of Contract, as the result of the offer - ..e _ cfpved from each person will be communicated to ltiv, an d his proposed sureties in writing. AdEvery Tender must be addressed to the Sec,:etary of the miralty, and bear in the left-hand co Tender for South-Western," :ner the words at . the Department of the Control? a nd InuPt, also be delivered er also Victualling, Ad sons, Somerset House, signed. by two responsible per s.;orks, engaging to become boa in the sum of £lOO for th...rl :ad with the person tendering tine performance of the Con tract. By order, ANTONIO BRADY, lteg l ;strar bf Contracts and Public Securities. pROVIDENCE ROW NIGHT REFUGE, FOR HOMELESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN, 14A, Providence-row, Finsbury, E.O. Sixty Thousand Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and Breakfasts, have been given in this Institution to the destitute, who otherwise would have had to pass the nights in the bleak streets or under railway arches. At present nearly 500 Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and Breakfasts, are given gratuitously every week. The poor from all parts are admitted, the only condition being that they are homeless and starving. The Manager ttc, receives no remuneration whatever. Notwith_;isbd lug the provision made by the Poor Houses, each ni ght number s o f young women, children, and orphans are, for w an t accom modation, refused admittance, an d h ave to for night aft er n i g ht in 'the cold, wet, and sleet. To meet this evil, and to wovide more ample accommoda tion, £ 2 ,000 has been ra i se d , b ut to accomplish the work a sum of at least £l,OOO more will be required. Besides providing shelter for the ho me l ess, this year it is propaed, as far as the donations obtained for the pur pose will allow, to give bread and coals to poor families fin want. Will you, in your charity, help to carry on acc omplish wh a t h as b een began ? Will you help to aka shelt er to the really homeless, and food to til give really stamin The smallest donation will be fe.ust welcome, and, nighg ? t and m orn i ng, th e prayers of the deutitute will be offered in your behalf. FineSUBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly requested, and will bo Eretfully received br,tllo Roy. D. GaalkliT DD WO. 22 UrY - CtrollP, E. 7 Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols , A Wr M A N'S CONFESSION. By LADY CAMPBELL. A Woman's Confev.ion ' deserves to be a successful no iel."—Post. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. MR. MASON JONES'S NOVEL. At all Libraries, in 3 vols., post Svo., OLD TRINITY. A Story of Real Life. By T. MASON JONES. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. SPLENDID SPECULATIONS. GREAT SUCCESS. With a single stake of .£l, you can realise £25,00 ! I With a single stake of £2, you can realise £27.5.0!! With a single stake of £B, you can realise £37.000! ! With a single stake of .£lO, you can realise £45,000 ! I For prospectuses and particulars apply without delay to Mr. EUGENE TILLOT, General Merchant, Guernsey. UPTURES.-13Y ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MO C -MAIN LEVER TRUSS ?PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT Extrini rforsa of 1851 and 1862 , , is allowed by upwards of fwo Hundred Me fical Gentlemen to be the most effectire invention in the curative treatment of HERNIA. The use of a steel spring, so o!ten lusrtful in its effeats, is here avoided—a soft bandage beinz worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Moo-Main Pad and Patent Lev, r, fitting with so nuch ease and close ness that it cannot be detected, and m.sy be vrorn during sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and tit: truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post. on the circum ference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A 81n , zle Truss, Va., 215., 26s 6d., and 315.64 Postage, is. Doubt,. Truss, 31s. 6d., 42s and 525. 6d. Postage, 18. Bd. An Umbilical 'Prins, I.ls. and 525. 111. P. stage, Is. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT _ _ F _ LASTIC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelli, ,, of the Legs, -prains, Ac. They are porous, 11;21it in texture, and inexpewive, and are drawn on ;ike an ordin ar y stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 7 s. 6 d. , 10s. and 16s. each. P, , stafze, 6d. - JO/IN WIIITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. DEFRIES and SONS' J• NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS contain an entirely new awl extenaive Stock of TABLE GLASS, China, and Chau delier4.--147, Houndeditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. T DEFRIES and SONS' t-Y NEW CITY SHOW ROOMA.—The New Oval-shaped ALEXANDRA DINNER SERVICE, from .£1 38s. 6d.- 147, lloundsditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. DE F RIES and SONS ti• NEW CITY STIOW ROOMS—BREAKFAST and TEA , ERVICES in great variety, from LI ls. upwards.- 147, Iloundsditeli. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. JDEFRIES and SONS' • NEW ciry snow ROOMS contain a beautiful assortment of DESSEKT SERVICNS, from Zi Is. to 100 guineas. Crests and Monograms engraved on same. -147, Houndsdlteb. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. JDEFRIES and SONS . NEW CITY SHO V ROOMS.—CRYSTAL CHAN DELIERS, New Deakins for the Drawing-room, either for Gas or Candle, and to suit all kinds of Decorations. —ll7, Houndsditch. NOTICE OF REAIOVAL. JT DEFRIES and SONS' . NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS.—BRONZE and OR MOLU CHANDELIERS In great variety. New Designs for the Dining-room-147, HoundsclitPh. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. DEFRIES and SONS' • NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS.—The ALEXA.NDRA FLOWER VASE. This new and beautiful Vase can be Fen in great Tariety, front 3.t. to :3. , 5. cacti-137, Hounds ditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. T DEFRIES and SONS' v. NEW CITY SIIO ROW'S. The NEW JET DINING ROOM V&SIC. Registered designs, in great Ilountlmclitch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL T DEFRIES andSONS' !I • NEW CITY SHOW Roo3l•3.—The NEW PATENT ASTRA LAMP. for Petroleum and Mineral Oils; also CRYSTAL LAMPS and WALL LIGHTS (registered) for INDIA.-147, Houndsditch. NOTICE OF REIIOVAL. J• bEFRIES and SONS' CY • NEW CITY SHOW BOOBS.—TAVERN and HOTEL GLASS of the newest pa'terns and correct mea sure.-147, Houndsditch. NOTICE OF RE.IIOVAL. DEFRIES and . SUNS' .T. NEW cal' SHOW ROOMS. ORNANIi , NTAL CLOCKS for the DINING and DRAWING-ROOM-1 47 . Houndsditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. T DEFRIES an d SONS' cf• NEW CITY SIIOW RO3IIS —Werchant4 and the Trade emptied with rATT ERN BOOKS FREE. —lO, Hcundsditch. Works—London, Birmingham, and Paris. Established 1803. flat published, 2d; sent by the author for 3 stamps. UGLTNESS and BEAUTY; being a Pampblet descriptive of articles and means used for improving the appearance. By ILEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, Loudon, SPANISH FLY is the acting ingredient in ALEX. ROSS'S CANTHARIDES OIL, will& speedily produces whiskers and thickens hair, 3s od, 56 ad, and TOs 64 ; sent by post for il , 84, and lit qt,mps.— A.L ROSS, 248, tilgh ttolborn„ London, and all Chemists. - - WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.—Corns cured Thl., in one d a y b y nsln ALEX. ROSS'S C11.140r0: ren;olTeparation gradually di sso l ves t h e Corn lit a few hours, the ve ry root. Prim 4s; cent by post for 60 stamps. —24Bv, ugh liolborn London, and all Chemists. AIR-CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, La ea' or Gentlenten's hair immediately it la aPPitect London.—ALlCX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curie st 3s 6d, 6s 6d. and 1086 d; sent free for ilf, 6i, and 144 stamps. —Had of all Chemists. 4 Sold Cl REY lIAIR.-248, High Holborn, Lopdon,— ALEx. ROSS'S HAIR DYES produe_ot ft p erfectly na rieot colour It , 1;6 and lus6d ; sen t b y Post PMent, and p tlmarmaiediniaetefflaytit Price 3s 6d for 54, 81, and 141 sumo and all Chenthts. H AIR DESTROYER.-248, Hi g h H o lb orn, London.—AL ROSS'S D 1 PULA TO Rit removes superfluous hair from the face, neck, and arms, without effect to the skin. Price 3s 6d, 5t 64, and lOs 6d ; •sent for 54, 88, and 144 stamps.—Hachof all Chemists. PIMPLE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the skin are Improved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S. VEGETABLE SKIN PILLS. They remove redness, sal lowneps, .37e. 2s 9d and 7s Sdi or post for 40 and 100 stamps. —ALEX. ROSS , 24 5, High Holborn, London, and all Che mists. HAIR COLOUR WASH.—By washing the head 'with this beautifully-perfumed Wash, in seven or ten dvis the hair assumes it s or i g i na l co l our, and remains so by %It occasional nsiihr. lOs ed ; sent for stamp s .—A LEX. ROSS, :WI, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. • NOTHING IMP OSSIBLE.—The great es t and most nsef ul invention of the day, AGITA AMAR E LL Messrs. JOHN GOSNELL and CO. Red Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames -street, Perfumers to CO., Majesty, respect fully offer to the public this truly marvellous fluict, Which gradually restores toe human hair to its pristine hue—to matter at what age, The AgUR Amarell a has none of the properties of dyes ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and when the hair is once restored one application per month will keep it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per bottle, or in half bottles, 108. 61. Testimonials from artistes of the highest order, and from individuals of undoubted re spectability, may be seen on application. Messrs. John Gownell and Co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales. THE 'RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to a dd anot h er Lome to the 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer nun .tSN peer, friendless, young females were rejected from FUNDSbweaekoenfn~ t, home ein thet lr o years. mt tee wish to tom 'wo young girls, almost children, from the age of ye for have been led astray from the path of yin.- tO 16, who Contributions will be received er"' Mir. Daniel Cooper,Bs, Queen ^ —.rally by the Secretary. Barclay and c o ., L omb - -•reet.Cheapsid ei ur b y Messrs poYdi. F 1,, Gray's -road .—_ll/ in the iaimediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail! way Terminus, Kinfr's-erosa. Patron—Rer Most Gracious Majesty the WHEN'Vico • Patron-1i is Royal [Eighties!) tlib itflfite of Ur A.L P. President—His Grade the 1 1 0.itt hi BUCCLUUCII. K.G. . This Hospital, Inntsrl l .ll the year 1828, th e f i rst to estab lish the principle hI free admlasion to the sick poor, without the delay and dif fi cu lt y of Governors' orders. is Wholly de pendent for support on voluntary contributions and t , 4acies. It addition afford to s 1+ relief t v a large number of in-pa R ut s , an d , in 1, the average number of Attendance of the , Jes ,„„ tit ute dick has for a considerable period averaged between o , v" - .. and 4,000 weekly. The Committee ear estly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the benevolent, as the pr uises of ths ostal are caple ol containing several h.ndred more i be H dshad the Comm ab ittee the requisite lands to maintain them. Contributions are received by their bankers, Messrs. Brown, Janson, and Co., Abehurch-l ane; a l so by Messrs . Contts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Giyn and Co.: Berries and Co. ; Ransom and Co ; ; rresootl., Grnt., and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co.; Barclay and Co. ; Williams, Deacon, and Co.; Nisbet and Ca,,iternera 7 alTeet ; and at the Hospital. from 10 till 5. STANYORD geOretei, II E 0 X F 0 It D, 6, OXFORD-STREET, W., THE MUSICAL ESTABLISH NI) NT OF LONDON. LES DRA7GONS DE VI %RS (Opera Comique), Music by A. Mai , lart, in which afis4 RUSSELL Hill adpear, as si itel by Misses Barrie and Fitz Henry ; Messrs. A. St. Albyn, If uID, Fox, IN A, Evan., and Bury, with f , :xtra Band and Cl.orus ; produced and conducted by Mr. P. Jonghrnans " The strength of Mr. Mort'm lee in his operatic selections, executed by a small but highly efficient. band, and a well selected bady of under the direction of Mr. F. Jon ;limans. —Times, Jan. 9,18,37. COMEDY, by Messrs. HARRY SyDNEY, MILBURN, G. W. ROSS; and Mr. FRANK HUSSEY. of the NEW AMERICAN M I NST li, F,I.S ; together with an Entirely New Divertissement, entitled THE OXFORD REVELS, ar ranged and produced under the immediate superintendence of Mr. W. H. Payne, THIS EVENING. "Of the decorum that prevails thtouzhont very section of the Hall it is impos ;ble to speak too highly"—Times, Jan. 1867. - - NOTICE. -Kr. ROM'. FRASER, Comedian and Vocalist, will make his reappearance here on Saturday next, Jan 26. with his crop of comicalities and his new song, "!he Boy at Mugby." M ADAME BAKER-STREET. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. NEW ADDL . I lONS. —Life-size Models of the lc S and QUEENS td NOT. AND, trout WILLIAII of NORMANDY 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, od. A RGYLL ROOMS. - GRAND CASINO, Windmill-street, Piccadilly. These elegant and popular Rooms, having been entirelyre decorated, are now OPEN EVERY EVENING for Concert tind DaneinT. Conductor, Signor LUGI CURTL Manager, 11. GRES ET. Admission to Promenade, One Reserved Seats, Two Shillings. WESTO N'S GRAND MUSIC HALL, V 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, Moustachio, and the holy 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 Gardea Opera Houses. Musical Director, Mr. P. CORRI. Prices of admission—Stalls and _Balcony, Is. • Area, 6d.; Private Boxes, 108. 6d. ()an be secured at the Box Office, between the hours of 10 and 5 o'clock. Hall open every Evening at 7 o'clock. DUNVILLE'S V.R. OLD IRISH WHISKY, BELFAST, Is regularly supplied to the House of Lords. "V.R." IRISH WHISKY. D UNVILLE and CO.'S " V.R." OLD IRISH WHISKY, BELFAST. 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Always on hand a large supply of ve y old mellow whisky in the finest condition, matured in sherry casks, unsurpassable in quality and flavour, sui:plied on the most reasonable terms. EAU -DE-VIE.—This Pure PALE BRANDY, 18s. per zallon, Is vs ry stipule- to recent i nportations of Cognac, recommended by the medical profession, and ex tensively used in hospitals. In bottles, 3 , 35. per dozen, or in a case 395., railway carriage pal I.—HEN BI ETT and street, S.W. Established l8:20.CO., Old Furuival's Holborn, E.O , and 30, Regent- H YAM & Co.'s ATTIRE. l EIYAIVI & Co., 66 and 67, OXFORD-ST. ITYAM & Co.'s WINTER OVERCOATS• H YAM & Co.'s SILK-FACED OVERCOATS. H YAM & Co,'s REEFERS HYAAI & Co.'s SUITS, HYAM & Co.'s MORNING COATS. EIYAM & Co.'s PROFESSIONAL ATTIRE. HYAM & Cops VESTS and TROUSERS• HYAM & Co.'s LADIES' HABITS. TIYAM. & Co.'s LIVERIES. HYAM & Co.'s lIATS and HOSIERY. lIYAM and Co.'s ATTIRE for GENTLEMEN, 66 and 67, Oxford-street, London. 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TIDIES.—The memorial which we recently printed upon the Search of Passengers' Luggage was yes terday presented to the Chancellor of Exchequer by an influential deputation. e regret to observe that his reply was by no means encouraging. lie did not, indeed, give a definite refusal, but he stated that so far as he knew the opinion of the heads of the Customs Department it was adverse to the prayer of the memorialists. They were by no means sure, he said, that the Customs' receipts would not suffer ; and he added that he could not accede to the request "unless he were satisfied that no injury would re sult to the public revenue." We must say, first of all, that we do not think this is quite the spirit in which such a proposal should have been met. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is not bound by the opinion of his subordinates, and he may be expected to regard international questions from a somewhat more elevated point of view than that of a Custom house officer. Of course, if the chief of the Custom house be consulted, it is his business to consider, upon a bare calculation, whether a few pounds' worth of goods will evade paying duty during seven months of the year. Even upon this narrow ground we think it a mistake to suppose that the revenue would be injured ; but it is the duty of the Chan cellor of the Exchequer to take other considera tions into account. Even if the revenue lost in the Customs' duty, he might consider whether it would not gain by the encouragement offered to travelling, and, above all, he might be expected to pay some re gard to considerations of international policy. I&may be of More importance to encourage intercoursif be tween this country and France at an irnportant_period than to protect one branch of the revenue from a few depredations. We therefore, that as the mat ter is not yet decided, Mr. Disraeli will take counsel of some other authorities besides those of the Custom house before giving his final answer. The signatures to the memorial should alone obtain for it an en larged consideration. A great number of Peers and an actual majority of the House of Commons will be treated with questionable respect if their memo rial, on an important subject, is practically referred to the chief of a subordinate department. Unfor tunately, moreover, the specific request of the me morial was scarcely discussed. It is perfectly true, as Mr. Disraeli observed, that the greater part of Mr. Watkiu's arguments were directed against the practice of search altogether, and, though we cordi ally agree with his representations, it is perhaps un fortunate that so modest a request as that of the memorial should have been introduced by so formid able an argument. The case which Mr. Watkin had to represent was extremely simple, and he had it. seems been furnished from the Treasury itself with the only arguments necessary for his purpose. What the memorial asked was, not that the Chan cellor of the Exchequer should immediately pledge himself to abandon the practice of Custom-house examination, but only that for seven months of the present year, for exceptional reasons, he would sub stitute a general surveillance for individual and per sonal search. It was expressly represented that the concession " would not materially affect the revenue or prejudice the future practice of the Custom house, as it would be to meet an exceptional case." We have our own opinion, indeed, as to the pro bable result of the experiment if once tried ; but the Chancellor of the Exchequer was not asked to do more than make an experiment, and he was ex pressly assured that the experiment would not, of itself, be treated as a precedent. This, and this alone, was the proposal to be considered, and the attention of the Chancellor of the Exchequer should have been, as far as possible, confined to it. If Mr. Disraeli was able to rely on the opinion of the Cus tom-house officers, Mr. Watkin, on this modest issue, was able to quote the Treasury with over whelming effect. It seems that, in an official let ter, the Secretary of the Treasury had confessed that' the present system necessarily occasioned " vexation and inconvenience to passengers," and had admitted that " nothing but imperious neces sity could justify its maintenance." The " vexation and inconvenience," then, is undisputed, and it is obvious that it will be increased a hundredfold during the time of the exhibition. The only ques tion is, therefore, whether there exists any such " imperious necessity" as must prevent us from temporarily removing this " vexation and incon venience" for the sake of a great public object. To put the question is to • answer it. It is absurd to suppose that the amount of goods which would be smuggled in passengers' luggage during seven months between Paris and London could be so great as to impose upon the Government the " im perious necessity." The articles upon which the Treasury seems to fear a loss are tobacco and spirits ; but tobacco which would be worth (Smug gling is certainly not cheaper in Paris than in this country ; and an extensive distiller of British spirits, who was quoted by Mr. IVatkin, states that it would be equally unprofitable to import spirits from the French capital. But, besides this, it seems to have been altogether forgotten that the Government are not asked to abandon all su pervision whatever. They are only asked to forego the systematic examination of personal luggage, but they are invited to maintain, by way of pro tection, a " surveillance through detective or other officers." If suspicious characters or suspicious boxes, or packages unreasonably large or numerous were observed in the trains, the Government would still have the right and the opportunity to make the same examination as at present. They are only asked to relieve ordinary passengers, who •do not afford evident grounds for suspicion, from the annoyance. It is the ordinary luggage of ordi nary passengers in which all the smuggling is to be carried on which so alarms the Custom-house , Now, can it really be believed, even in that de partment, that general travellers would be either sufficiently dishonest or would think it worth their while to smuggle such an amount of spirits or to bacco as could make an appreciable difference in the Customhouse returns? At all events, would the srriotttlt tti sc great as to make an " imperious ne cessity?" Such are sdrild of the considerations which might be urged in support of this inemorial, and we greatly regret that the deputation did not press such points as these upon the Chancellor of the EXehequer, instead of confronting him with an apparent demand for a sweeping change in our whole Custom-house system. It le not, however, too late for the question to be entertained on its real merits, and Mr. Disraeli will still, we hope, consider whether a request so moderate, based ou such exceptional grounds, ought not to be conceeded, if only out of deference to the influence and the number of the memorialists. Even lf, which we think impossible, the luggage of those seven months' passengers should influence disadvantageously the Budget of 1868, the members of the House of Commons, whose names are appended to the memorial, would furnish a sufficient apology for the Government. But we repeat that the Government should view this pro posal from other than financial grounds. We are engaged by every motive, both of courtesy and of policy, to assist, as far as possible, in rendering the French Exhibition successful, and it is certain that we could not assist it more effectually than by faci litating the passage of travellers. To put our own people out of the question, numbers of visitors will come to these shores from America, and their con venience will be most materially increased by a modification of the present vexatious system. Mr. Watkin informs us that the American Minister is pressing the French Government to relax its re quirements in favour of his countrymen, and there is every reason to believe that thefrench are will ing and anxious to meet us half way. It would not be creditable if we offered the only obstacle to a liberal arrangement. Mr. Disraeli represents, in deed, that he has received no official communica tion on the subject from the French Government, although he has given them a sort of indirect oppor tunity for doing so. We cannot but think that, under the present circumst ances, it would be every way more graceful if the English Govern ment made the first advance in the negotiation, and all the more so if it would really involve any sacri ficel on our part. We do not in the least believet this would be the resu lt, but, even if it would , us cheerfully submit to it for the sake of France, of ou r American visitors, and even of ourselves.ofinterna tional At all events, do not let us see a question courtesy discussed as if it were t 1\ a mere Cus tom-house calculation. All that r. Disraeli is now asked to do is to consent to an excep l t . ional The po icy of course upon an exceptional occ h asion , a general change is quite another m . tter, and may It is not under con be discussed at a future time. sideration On the subject of British monuments in France Viscount Hood sends to the TiZOCS the following letter, which he has received from the Emperor of the French. It is dated from the Tuileries, the 20th inst. :—" Monsieur,—J'apprends avec regret par votre lettre que les tombeaux des officiers Anglais tiles it la bataille de Toulouse sont det6rior6s. Les soldats qui tombent sur la terre 6trangere appar tiennent it cette terre, et it est du devoir de tons d'honorer leur memoire. Je me charge de faire re parer cestombeaux it mes frais.—Receve; l'assuruice de mei sentiments, NA.Maiox," In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies, Signor Giacomelli referred to a petition from two citizens of Ancona praying to be liberated from the Pontifical prisons. Signor Giacotnelli declared that twelve citizens of the kingdom of Italy have been detained for several years in the Papal prisons. The Minister for Foreign Affairs said that nego tiations had been opened during the last few years on this question, and France had used her good ofTh.tes, though, unfortunately, without success, to obtain the release of the prisoners. lie was now about to attempt another means for obtaining the satisfaction of this just demand, but at present he did not think it advisable to give any further ex planations on the subject. The Chamber then agreed to a resolution refer ring the matter to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. DEBATE ON THE BUDGET. FLORENCE, Jan. 21. _ _ In Friday's sittings of the Chamber of Deputies --Signor Ferraris proposed that the house should declare the urgency of the discussion of the Budget. Baron Ricasoli replied that this proposal fully coincided with the views of the Government. "Ad ministrative questions," continued the Minister, " are now of the greatest urgency. In the absence of my colleague, the Minister of Finance, I accept in his name the proposal of the Honourable Signor Ferraris, and have to state that nothing but the necessary time required for printing the bills and other documents belonging to the Budget will delay the debate." Signor Ferraris—l hope that the debate which will shortly take place will give that satisfaction and explanation which certainly neither ourselves nor the nation have derived from the long statement made by the Honourable Minister of Finance. The President of the Chamber here requested Signor Ferraris, in consideration of the Minister's absence, to defer his remarks until he should be pre sent, to which Signor Ferraris agreed. On the following day, Saturday, 20th inst., the President communicated the proposal of Signor Ferraris to the Minister of Finance, who thereupon addressed the Chamber as follows :—Yesterday, during my absence, my honourable colleague said in my name that I would willingly have accepted Signor Ferraris' proposal. I may say more--I shall say that I desire that this discussion should take place as soon as possible. But there is a difficulty for which lam not responsible. Eight large volumes have to be printed, and although four printing establishments are engaged upon the work, I shall not be able to obtain the proof sheets for a few days. Now, I should not wish the desires of the Chamber to be contradictory. It has voted the discussion of the bill upon the ecclesiastical pro perty, and now prefers another debate. As far as regards myself I accept any debate, previded that there is no question of that unworthy guerilla warfare which is barren of good ; but I shall always prefer those discussions, which, having vital importance, meet public expectation and avoid any delay in the application of good and profitable laws. I believe, gentlemen, that any delay would be a fault in which I should not wish to be an accomplice. Signor Ferraris insisted upon his proposal. Since the President of the Council had admitted it, the dignity of the Government and the Chamber required that they should not return to a question already decided. He had no wish to lessen the importance of the matter at issue, but he con demned the Minister of Finance for not having re cognised the expediency and the urgency of his proposal. (Applause on the Left.) He complained also that the Minister shoultl - :;mr replied in a previous sitting to Signor Crispi by presenting five bills of which the Chamber had as yet not taken cognisance. " Meanwhile," continued Signor Fer raris, " time is passing. The Minister who is so concerned at our financial condition should know that each day that passes without adopting remedial measures still further deepens the abyss opening beneath the feet of the nation, an abyss which not all his theories will suffice to fill. (Applause on the Left.) Sacrifices are demanded from the country ; but the secret lies in the mode of impos ing them, and the counsellors of the Crown have not acquired that secret, because they never go among the people nor study either their tendencies, wants, or desires." Signor Ferraris proceeded to express his belief that the general discussion would not take place before the 15th of February, and that no good result would be obtained before the middle of March. He censured the idea and the mode of procedure of Signor Scialoja, and said the country required facts and not illusions. He concluded his speech by proposing the following order of the day The Chamber, convinced that the country expects extensive and rigorous economy, and wish ing before all to be satisfied that this may be sufficient to meet the requirements of the public service, resolves to precede, by the discussion of the statement of the public debt, any debate upon the measures proposing to augment the Credit Budget either by alienation of property or increase of taxation. " It invites the Government to communicate, as soon as possible, to the committee the accounts of the public debt, in order that they may form their opinion upon the same." Signor D'Ondes considered that the proposal of Signor Ferraris was neither practicable nor accept able, and proposed that the Chamber should proceed to the discussion it 'nigh t decide to be most expedient without taking account of order or precedent. After a few words from Signor La Porta in sup port of the motion, the Minister of Fin 1n ce said : While the hon. Signor Ferra ris complains of the s lowness of the Ministry, he m akes a proposal which defers to the Greek Calends the most important part of the discussion, and that when the Government has declared that it desires nothing more than to discuss its financial projects. This arises either from a misunderstanding or an erroneous idea. I re7ret the proposal of the honourable member, and again remind the Chamber that it has accepted the motion of the hon. Signor Crispi, which proposed a few days ago to discuss with urgency the most important of the financial measures. Voices—To the vote, to the vote. defended the Go- Si gnor Lanza, in a long speech, vernment from the imputations of Signor Ferraris, but was greatly interrupted by the members sitting on the Left, while:these interruptions were met by c r ies of " Go on," " Go on," from the Right. Crispi e xplained that since the delay in printing would would prevent the Chamber for some time from taking the Ministerial prcjects into considera tion, and that as it appeared that no practical result could be expected from the financial discussions before the middle of March, he wished to place on record that his proposal was made with no intention of countenancing delay in discussing the Budget. Signor Depretis (Minister of Marine) enumerated the causes to which the delay in the presentation of the Budget was due, stating that the new political condition of the country, and the re-organisation thereby necessitated, had compelled the Ministry to compile the Budget anew. He blamed Signor Ferraris for the bitter expressions he had used to wards the Government, and could not comrrehend the persistence of the Chamber in reproaching the Government with tardiness. Signor Ferraris justified himself in reply, and maintained his proposal. Signor Lanza protested against a flat contradic tion which he was under the impression of having received from Signor Ferraris. At this point great disturbance took place in the Chamber, and numerous members demanded the vote. Signor Villa pointed out that the petition, at The Minister of Finance—" The question raised by the hon. Signor Villa is new. (Disturbance and interruptions.) The Government does not wish or ask you to defer your vote upon the bills, and de sires nothing more than to see approval or disap proval what it proposes to you. But what I cannot admit is the form of procedure which Signor Ferraris wishes to impose on me, and this form I reject, and I say this thus distinctly, in order to be understood by any who may feign not to understand." These words gave rise to great disturbance and many protests from the Left. Various members rose to speak and for sonic moments it was impossible to restore order. When comparative quiet prevailed the President said—l beg the hon. members to keep silence. Mr. Minister of Finance, I cannot permit it to be as serted by any that there may be any person within these walls capable of intending and feigning not to comprehend a statement. (Sensation.) Signor Scialoja—lf the words I have just spoken could give offence to any person, I have no difficulty in withdrawing them, since it is not my custom, as it was not my intention on the present occasion, to give any offence. (Applause from all the benches.) Signor Scialoja, after receiving permission from the President, proceeded with his speech, and stated that he made the motion of Signor Ferraris a Cabi net question. Signor Lanza—l absolutely reject the Ferraris motion, and wish the Chamber and the country to know that I do so. (Disturbance in the House generally. The President rings his bell several times.) Signor Lanza—l reject it as illusory, as injurious, as contradictory, and as opposed to the welfare of the nation. Voices on the Right—Bravo. Very good. On the Left—No, no. (Disturbance.) Voices on the Left—You are wrong ; you are wrong. Signor Lanza continued his speechwith verygreat warmth, demonstrating the inexpediency of the Ferraris motion, and said he had heard Signor Villa state that further reductions to the amount of 100 millions could still be made. (" No, no," from the Left.) _ _ A Voice—l request to speak on a motion of order. The disturbance now reached its height, notwith standing the repeated efforts of the President to restore order. Signor Villa stated that he never intended to alter the sense of the proposal, and did not, to the best of his recollection, make the statement attri buted to him by Signor Lanza. (The further ob servations of Signor Villa were lost in the cries of " To the vote," " Adjourn," raised from all parts of the house.) Signor 13argoni proposed that the Chamber should pass to the order of the day. The adjournment was then pat to the vote and approved. Signor Bargoni—l shall withdraw my motion if the ;Chamber does not allow me to explain my motion in proposing it. Voices—Speak, speak ! Bargoni—l declare that I could not to-day con scientiously give my support to an order of the day implying a vote of want of confidence in the Go vernment. I believe that there has been too much discussion, and that it has rather been a question of defeating the Ministry than of discussing a pro posal. It was for this reason that I made my motion. The motion of Signor Bargoni was then se conded, and the President announced that he put it to the vote, which produced a fresh storm of pro tests and cries from the Left, the interruption in this case lasting some minutes. The President —Having heard the nominal ap peal demanded, without statement of the cause, append it to the order of the day of Signor Bar goni. (Disturbance.) Signor Vila—l protest. The nominal appeal was demanded for the Ferraris motion. President—Gentlemen, the order of the day just now put to the vote has been approved, and it is impoSsible to reconsider a vote to the Chamber. The greatest tumult here arose, protests from the Left being mingled with derisive laughter from the Right. In the midst of the confusion the Presi dent declared the session closed on account of the late hour, and the House rose at 6.30 p.m. Metropolitan Board of Works. The usual weekly meeting of the members of this board was held yesterday at their offices in. Spring-gardens, Sir John Thwaites in the chair. FINANCE. The cash statement showed the cash balance in the hands of the treasurer up to Jan. 21, 1867, to be £601,158 6s. Gd., and cheques not presented, £39,339 10s. Gd. Mortgage debt sinking fund, £17,926 10s. 31. New Three per Cent. Annuities. WORKS AND GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE. The committee recommended that the request of Messrs. Doulton and Stiff, that the board would approve of the for mation of dock entrances under the roadway of the Thames Embankment South, opposite their premises, in lieu of the subways agreed to be constructed by the board, be not com plied with, and that the engineer be instructed to carry out the work in accordance with the terms of the original agreement. Agreed to. Also that a double loft. way be formed under theroadway of the Thames Embankment South, at White Hart Dock with a headway increased to Bft., as proposed by the vestr of Lambeth, in lieu of the Ferry-street entrance, as autho rised by the act. Approved. A plan for an approach to the steamboat pier at Lambeth was submitted. It was recommended that the same be ap proved, and that the vestry of Lambeth be informed ac cordingly. Approved. FIRE BRIGADE COMMITTEE. The report recommended that with a view to providing the necessary funds for paying off the !mortgages existing on certain fire brigade stations, the sum of £lO,OOO be trans ferred from the general account of the board to the fire brigade account; also that the steam fire engine, formerly hired by the board of Mr. Roberts, be purchased for £360, subject to its being put into thorough repair, pro perly painted, and the boiler subjected to a pressure of 225 lbs. on the square inch, the whole being done to the satis faction of the chief officer of the board. Agreed to. The committee stated that they adhered to their former decision with respect to the tenders for the erection of the proposed station at Westminster, viz., to accept the tender of Mr. Robert Mann, for the sum of £4,215. The report stated, as a reason for accepting the tender of Mr. Mann instead of that of Mr. Nutt, who was the lowest by £lB, was that Mr. Mann was known as a contractor to the board, and Mr. Nutt was not. On the motion for the adoption of the report of the com mittee, Mr. HOWES moved as an amendment " That the lowest tender (that of Mr. Nutt) be accepted," on the ground tkat the fact of a contractor being known to the board was not a sufficient reason why the lowest tender should not be accepted. After some discussion the motion was negatived, and the amendment carried on a show of hands by a very large majority. The CHAIRMAN said—l have now to inform the board that I have had an interview with Sir Thos. 31. Wilson yesterday, and will report the same to the committee. The CHAIRMAN said he wished the engineer of the board to state to the board what steps he had taken for the purpose of preventing the mud in the water of the Re gent's-park being sent down to the sewers. 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