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N'. 24.342. KINAHAN's LL WHISKY.--DUBLIN E iiIBITION, 1865. , r - ,re the ael Seel Pink Labe,. and uork Branded " LE. it 1-413 celebrated OLD IRISH . A IifISKY gained the Dablai Pure, "Nt ta, , ).)liciou., and very Wholesome. h e 'AI g , nta Ic licttiem, 36. 8:1., at the Petail Houses in le London; by " ino . principal towns in England; or wholesa at t*, (IRE AT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. UTITA L LOAN FUN D ASSOCIATION (Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1859), *, RtiSSELL-STREET, COVENT-GARDEN. LONDON, .%utl 38, Qt.J.EN's-Re CD, BRIGHTON. h " NeEs MONEY upon persona& security, Bills of Sale, " or Leasehold Property, for one, two, or three years, pay ablerweeklY, monthly, or quarterly. Bills promptly discounted. ~.A free on receiFt of stamped envelope. EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. CRYSTAL PALACE.—THIS DAY.—The one Place for a Summer Holiday. ace open for admission from .. • • • • • 10 till 7. 0 ganipion of Terrace Skaters, the Le ntons, Vaulters, Little Rarey, .c 2•15 1. 0 i pla ycP Fountains .. .. • • • • • • • • ,inderella, the Great Burlesque . , .. 3. 0 Fes tival Organ and Promenade until .. S. 0 44 f-Price on as usual, ls., or by guinea season ticket. Children Note. —The Grounds in great summer beauty —a holiday never ltiore enjoyable. CRYSTAL PALACE.—THIS DAY.—(Whit— ria Friday), and Tuesday next.—Last days of Holyday Amuse b vuts eautiful.he gardens radiant with flowers. The park never more i b i G , r and Spectacular Burlesque (produced in great splendour by 1,.• E. T. Smith), "Cinderella.' Characters by Miss C. Parkes, Os Thirlwall, Mrs. Horsman, Miss L. Grey, Messrs. J. G. sYor, Russell, 0. Summers, Little- Rowella, &c., Corps de -isrnalkt and 300 performers. Scenery by Mr. F. Fenton. Stage m eager, Mr. T. H. Friend. Miscellaneous amusements : Z;le clever Lenton Family, Moe and Goodrich, the American .gaters, the Almonte Troupe of Vaulters, and Little Rarey. ?Pie Arts and Industrial Courts, Picture Gallery, Statues, ewers, Luxu r i a nt Ferns, Orangery, Monkey-house, and the thousand and one other attractions of the Palace. sh 'ut:door Sports :—Velocipedes, boating, pony riding, .rifle tt e °°t lng, archery, cricket, quoits, croquet, gymnasium, swings, t r nvelocipede and other roundabouts, &c. le., or by guinea season tickets. Present issue dating nionths from June 1, at all agents ; Exeter-hall and Palace entrances,. RYSTAL PALACE.—To-morrow, SECOND and LAST vi AY sh GREAT• FLOWER OW and DISP of r 4' B , DECORA TIONS.—The general SH features of th L e ow atilt be the same on the 21st ult., the principal classes being h p ",e and greenhouse plants, exotic orchids, azaleas, Cape agls, pelarg . oniums, roses, cut flowers. etc., from nurserymen aniateurs wThe interesting exhibition for dinner table decorations which th , l held last year will be fresh in the memory of all present. In f or t ',9 o mPetition exhibitors may either decorate a table laid out ldinner ala Russe, or may send a single vase, epergne, or a fi tet, to shew their skill in floral arrangement. A number of takL e s Competed on this last occasion, and from the interest es e lit ,T in the exhibition it is anticipated that the number of in this special class will be greatly augmented. 01..1111 band of the Royal Artillery (Mr. J. Smyth) and the fo che stral band of the company during the day. Organ per rildances at intervals. ( 1 0 'dinission b half-crown tickets on sale this day only. At 1 0 1 ra on th e day , ss. Guinea season tickets free. ki „a.lf-crown admission, or June guinea season tickets, ad t to the great fetes of the next few months, and generally 4entsst. May, 1871, at the Palace, 2, Exeter-hall, and usual le rv 4 TR--Palace open at 10. Show open about 12. Royal Artil ta' Band, 1. Company's Orchestral Band, 2.30. Terrace Foun -4 Ps , 3.15. Rockhills Garden open from 3.30. Combined Bands, ' •• Festival Organ and Promenade until 8.30. CRYSTAL PALACE.—FIower Show To-morrow. for THIS DAY, LAST DAY for HALF-CROWN ADMISSIONS ki rr , TO - MORROW'S GREAT FLOWER SHOW and FASHION PROMENADE. These, with June guinea season tickets, admit to this great show, and generally to May 31, 1871, f: t ( eighteenpenny admissions for next Tuesday's great combined llall alreworks, billiard match, &c.), at the Palace, 2 , Exeter F ak e and following agents : trizr-street, Moutrie, 55 Pearce, 2, Brixton-place ch - nerwell, Griffith, The Green ehnPerY-lane, Cox, 102 ecr s ng - cross, Mitchell, 39 ea,Macmichael,2o7,King's pa d '3', Keith 48, Cheapside " Good, 60, Moorgate-street Plays, 4, Royal Exchange buildings Letts 8, Royal Exchange " Alarratt, 63, King William street " Mead, 73, Cheapside odhunter, 22, Gresham street c:;. 6 Cook, 98, Fleet-street Isii i 3 ; u on, Warren, High-street ' , Tton, Kin g , 86, Uer-st. ' 4Bl ngton, R. Station pp , Russel London-bridge, Stanley, Termi nus Lower Norwood, Barker, The Library New Bond-street, Chappell, 50 Cock, Addison Lacon, 168 Old Bond-street, Mitchell, 33 011ivier, 19 Oxford-street, Duff, 147 Paddington, Key, Bishop's road Peckham, Stansileld, High-st. Pimlico, Hopwood and Crew, 89, Buckingham Palace-road Regent-circus, Brighton Rail way Co.'s office, 28 Regent-street, Cramer, 201 Weippert, 266 St. James's Hall, Austin Vigo-street, Hammond Westbourne-grove, Melliship, 37 Wigmore-street, Nimmo, 3 road Warren's library st ' George's-place'Westerton, 27, k e ", t °l E.—No uar.inteecan be gi B uPPlied. but the ticket °file , - 4 , , will remain open till B.3othis iven that distant agencies cau be :es at I he Palace and at 2, Exeter evening. eIIEM OR NE.- Lessee and Manager, Mr. JOHN BAUM. eIIEATORNE.—OPEN DAILY at 3. Two tents Magnificent Bands. Admission One Shilling. Amuse free. QIIEMORNE.-TEN HOURS' AMUSEMENT for One Shilling. QIEMORNE-FOR GRAND BALLETS. OREMORNE-FOR DARING TRAPEZE PERFORMANCES. For ILLUMINATIONS and MAGNIFICENT FIREWORKS. QIIEAIORNE. SPECIAL NOTICE. First , 0 0 0,2 13- VENILE BALL, on SATURDAY NEXT, at Five.— occasion TEA will be provided GRATIS for the Juvenile -cers. 1411 W. S. WOODIN'S TWENTY-SEVENTH WEEK "AT HOME," WITH his Famous and Original CARPET-BAG ,and SKETCH- , iOOK ENTERTAINMENT in the Large tili-d,,'GTPTIAN HALL, Piccadilly. Every Evening (except Par e "'Y) at 8 ; Saturday Mornings at 8. " Mr . Woodin has ',urni k t o n ° ense in magnificently decorating and luxuriously g his salon for the comfort of hls patrons." Seats may at mitelred, in advance, at the v ox-office, open from 10 till 5; also f e ll 8 Royal Library, Old Bond-street; and all the principal 110:2sellers. Stalls, 3s. ; Area, 25.; Balcony, Is. Family Private One, Two, and Three Guineas. Carriages at 10. Manager, Mr. DUDLEY. n(YrAL MUSIC HALL, HOLBORN. Late WESTON'S. grea4 Proprietor—Mr. J. S. Sweasey. ee.. enn : c ombination of elect for the Whitsuntide Holidays. Vler r rgaluent of Mr. A. Vane Mr. J. H. Milburn, Miss Louie G " ,,, ye - if t t ,... , Mr. H. Collard, the smallest man in the word, the ".. 8 Reeves, and the Brothers Voltaire, Champion `Rad , and thefist appearance of Mr. Baldwin. Sbaithson, s Nelly Wood, Mr. J. H. b and Il arri tt e rae .Marie Barnam Mis ; Mr. P. Corti, Ms. St. Albyns, and' Miss ty,x037111 appear in Operatic Selection, with full Orchestra, every WHIT UN HOLIDAYS. I A DAM E "FUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION. R ker 'r , SsE a street. On view, most magnificent COURT ora the famous house of ,% orth , of Paris. Admission otter ° l O clreti under ten years 01 age, 6d. Extra rooms, 6d. Open - 0 13 at 1 3 _ 8 'en• tal 10 p.m. Passengers by Metropolitan Railway after-street. * ll , ROOMS, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, the th e extraordinary success which has attended the production Piccadilly. the el e ghadovv Dance, with the brilliant and var l ed effeets .e of ii to in eL.ric light on the groups of dancers that nightly parti combined with the admirable Operatic and Dance i hsve hk.nleetiOLlS presented in the often -changed programmes, 4 10 st s i` x ? tile gratifyin g effect of inaking . the I r sent one the zeiebrateLensively patronized season since its first opening. The ' h et, ,chestra, under the direction of its highly efilei PoettiHaig ontr'°,tl ror Curti performs the choicest ant . ' lates . t co distinguis'hed composers—the solos in which are event euphonionist, Signor L. Moses; Messrs. meMag oliberber g , and other able artistes. Manager, Mr. Professor Halliman, M.O. Admission, Is. ; Reserved Seats, 2s. R. R. BIIMELL, Proprietor. It • "I.IIVG'S DANDELION and QUININE LTV, R PILLS (Without Mercury , . titz The very best rem e dy for n „td KIND, INDIGESTION, ACIDITY, HEADACHE, ack RTBURN', &e., nftte oid d ge' bY H man EA y eminent surgeons to be the safest In Mildest pills for every constitution. 'roe at 18 . 1 4 d., 20. Id., and 4s. 6d.. at all chemists. 4 °Bl-31 TAL for DISEASES of the THROAT, Pr sid . Thi s la'nt"--the Earl of * STRAFFORD, F.R.S.. Golden - square, ef4rhte_a!Zlisrantaill h i s a trelievedupw e ard s of 24,000 patients since its LA exp enses m great NEED of FUNDS to meet the heavy EDMUND WYLD, Secretary. G REAT - refuse d ( o ) f ß b T ed ll s,.. ERN H 0 SP ITA L, Caled on urgpnly u lllEgE ti D. Ho A n c . eld e e n n re l e o ry ften GEORGE REID, Secretary. V~TFS~n LONDON HOSPITAL, Hammersmith, 6apiesti3,'"a."--PUNDS are urgently needed, and the Committee en , u set loPeal to the benevolent to assist them in carrying on wOrk. T. ALEXANDER, Sec. and Sup. 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MUGGERIDGE, Secretary. 13, Little Queen-street, Westminster, 2nd June, 1870. DEVON AND SOMERSET RAILWAY, ISSUE OF £260,000 PERPETUAL SIX PER CENT, A DEBEN- TURE STCCK. FORM OF APPLICATION. To be retained by the Bankers. To the Directors of the Devon and Somerset Railway Company. Gentlemen,--Having paid to the National PProvincial Bank of England the sum of Pounds, being 10 per cent. on £ of Six per Cent. First Mortgage A Debenture Stock of the Devon and Somerset Railway Company, I request you to appropriate and allot and to issue to me scrip certificates of the said stock, and I hereby agree to accept the same, or any less amount that may be appropriated or allotted to me, and to pay the balance of the amount of such stock, according to the terms of the Prospectus attached hereto, dated 2d June, 1870. Name(in fu11)............................ Address . Profession (if any).. . (Addition to be filled up if the applicant wishes to pay up in full). 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With Three Hundred Illustrations, price 38. 6d., cloth boards. Post free for stamps. London—W. TWEE DIE. 337. Strand. GEOLOGY MADE EASY. A Sheet chewing the various strata upon which London is built, commonly known as the London Basin. Skewing also the localities where the various strata come to the surface. The D.agram represents the various Epochs, Systems, and Characters cf Rocks, from the Plutonic, through the whole Series, to the latest Alluvium, coloufed' so as to represent 'real specimens, with the organic remains to bo found in each, and the localities in Great Britain where they severally occupy the surface. Being the most concise and instruci ire publication on the science that has ever been before the public. By Smith Evans, Esq., F.G.S. Price ls. London —W. T WEED TE. 3:37. Strand DEVON AND SOMERSET RAILWAY. Issue of £255,000 Perpetual Six per Cent. A Debenture Stock. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the LISTS OF APPLICA TION for the above will be CLOSED TO-MORROW (SATURDAY), the 11th inst., for London, and on MONDAY, the 13th inst., for country applications. For the Devon and Somerset Railway. R. M. MUGGERIDGE, Secretary, 13, Little Queen-street, Westminster, London, 10th June, 1870. T WEEDIE'S TEMPERd FACT AND H. ANCE YEAR BOOK OF ISTORY FOIL 1870. CON T 1 General_ Review of the Tempe- I Ecclesiastical Sayings and -......._ ....... ..... -- . - ranee Movement. Doings. Chronicle of the Temperance Temperance and Longevity. Movement. Hindrances to the Gospel. Teetotalism an Agent in Civi- Tempe, mace Literature. ligation. Temperance Societies, London Researches Respecting Alcohol. and Provincial. The Result of the Personal and Temperance Associations. Professional Experience of the Temperance Provident Associa- Benefits of Total Abstinence. tons. Physiology of Drinking. Facts, Legislative and Social. Analysis of Bitter Ale and Beer. Calendar—Eclipses—Postal Infor- Judicial Testimonies. mation. Statistics in Reference to Intoxi- Royal Family and other Useful eating Drinks. Information usually found in Presia...ki.. l Declarations. Almanacs. London—W. T w mn, 337, Strand. In royal Svo., handsomely bound in cloth, full gilt, gilt edges price 205., post free his. THE ILLUSTRATE]S NATURAL HISTORY of BRITISH MOTHS. By Edward Newman. F.L.S., Giving a full description of the perfect insect from nature ; also a description of the Caterpillar, Chrysalis, Food Plant, Time of Appearance, and Localities where found. Each moth is drawn from nature by George Willis, and engraved in his best style by John Kerchner. The figures are life-size of every species and if varieties require it, three, four, five, and even six figures are given The work is complete in thirty-one monthly numbers, at 6d. each. The work is also issued in quarterly parts, in covers, at Is. 6d. each part. 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It embodies the results of many years' earnest and intelligent work by one whose reputation as an ento mologist deservedly stands high. . . • We notice also with satisfaction that Mr. Newman's descriptions, whilst thoroughly scientific and minute, are given in plain and unaffected English. With the help of these and the very excellent woodcuts, even a very young collector may with ease identify any moth he may cap ture. The figures are so well drawn that these is no need of colour to render them life-like. . . . . We unhesitatingly commend this volume to our readers. We regard it as a very useful addition to our library." Land and Water, Oct. 9. London—W. TWEEDIE. 337. Strand. W.C. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS.—Every Wheel bears the Name. F ITCH'S PATENT FIRE WHEELS. CHE ONLY REALLY EFFECTIVE FIRE LIGHTER. ONE WHEEL will light a fire without wool or paper. ONE WHEEL will boil three pints of water in a few minutes. ONE WHEEL will cook a rasher of bacon, chop, or steak. ONE WHEEL will burn half an hour. SOLD EVERYWHERE. FOUR A PENNY. Manufactured only by "TILL & CO., CALEDONIAN WORKS, BELLE I SLE, YORK-ROAD, KING'S CROSS, LOAN DON, N. - , •.4 • , 4 - , t.f r t‘:-.4llfe,""ejii, 9' '. IT . ' ;'4,-:- le:1 1 -=1 : 1141' :_- - ;: : : - '''' A -- : .::-.-- f; , I n •.- . r -- ,- , ~,,.,,,"* ~._ 7;'• '! * •i!', - , Nl situ ____— EVENING DITION. D EVON AND SOMERSET RAILWAY. Issue of £255,000 Perpetual 6 per cent. A Debenture Stock, which Stock is a first mortgage charge upon the whole under taking of the DEVON AND SOMERSET RAILWAY, which, by agreement confirmed by Act of Parliament, is to be worked in perpetuity by the BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY. The Directors of the DEVON AND SOMERSET RAILWAY are prepared to receive Subscriptions for £255,000 (balance unissued of £270,000) First Mortgage A Debenture Stock, bearing 6 per Cent. per annum Interest, which is issued in pursuance of the Railway Companies' Act, 1867. The price of issue of the Stock now offered for Subscription is Par, or £lOO for each £lOO Stock ; it will be issued in any amount not being less than £lOO Stock, payable as follows : £lO on each £lOO Stock subscribed, payable on application. 10 11 PP „ „ „ allotment. 20 Pt PP PP „ „ 15th July 1870. 20 „ „ „ „ 15th Sept. 1870. 20 lP PP PP „ „ 15th Nov. 1870. 20 ~ ~ PP „ „ 15th Feb. 1871. ZlOO Interest will accrue from the dates of payment of each instal-• ment, but subscribers will have the option of paying the whole of the instalments on allotment, in which case interest at the rate of .6 per cent. per annum will also be allowed on such pay ments. _ _ _ The interest will be payable half-yearly, on January 1 and July 1 in each year, at the National Provincial Bank of England, London. In the event of any Subscriber not paying any instalments that may be due from him, the amount already paid shall be for feited to the Company. Scrip certificates, countersigned by the Chairman and the Secretary of the Company, will be issued on allotment, ex changeable for Debenture Stock Certificates when fully paid up. The capital of the Company consists of -Ist.—A. Debenture Stock (First Mortgage), bear ing 6 per cent interest (the Stock now offered for subscription, being the balance unissued) £270,000 2nd.—B Debenture Stock (Second Mortgage), bearing 5 per cent. interest .. 166,00® 3rd.—Preference and ordinary Share Capital .. 272,700 £708,700 The Acts of Parliament, and that embodying the agreements with the Bristol and Exeter Railway, and the scheme of arrange ment may be seen at the offices of the solicitors of the company, Messrs. Combe and Wainwright, 9, Staple Inn, London. Applications, accompanied by the, payment of £lO per cent., will be received on the enclosed form, which must be filled up, and forwarded either to the National Provincial Bank of Eng land, 112, Bishopsgate-street Within, London, or its branches ; or to the Secretary at the Company's offices, 13 Little Queen-street, Westminster, London. ST. LAWRENCE-ON-SEA, RAMSCIATE, ISLE OF TIIANET, The Latest and mo.,t charming of all Watering Places. " THE GRANVILLE HOTEL," Erected and Furnished from the Design of E. WELBY-PIIGIN. To prevent disappointment Families requiring first-class Apart ments of e requested to apply a week in advance to the Manager. SPANISH FLY is the Acting Ingredient in ALEX. ROSS'S CANTHARIDES OIL, which speedily pro duces Whiskers and Thickens Hair. Price, 3s. 6d., ss. 6d., and 10s. 6d. 'sent by post for 54, 84, and 144 stamps.—Ales. Ross, 248, High Holborn, and all chemists. Tale of a Hair, 6d. WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.—Corns cured in one day by using ALEX. ROSS'S CHIROPO. This pre paration gradually dissolves the Corn in a few hours, removing the very root. Price 45., sent by post for 60 stamps. 248, High Holborn, and all chemists. Face Powder, Is. HAIR DESTROYEIt.-248, High Holborn.— ALEX. Ross's Depilatory removes superfluous hair from the face, neck, and arms without effect to the skin. Price, 3ss. 6d., ss. 6d., and 10s. 6d. Sent for 54, 84, and 144 stamps. Had of all chemists. Skin Tonic ss. 6d. PIMPLE REMOVER.—AII Diseases of the Skin are improved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S VEGETABLE SKIN PILLS. They remove redness, sallowness, &c. 2s. 9d. and 7s. 6d. ;or post for 40 and 100 stamps. Alex. Ross, 248, High Holborn, London, and all chemists. Advice upon the Toilet. Fee, 2s. 6d. DIRECTORS. The Right Hon. the Lord Poltimore, Poltimore Park, near Exeter, Devon, Chairman. John Arthur Locke, Esq., North Moor House, Dulverton, Somerset, Deputy-Chairman. Sir William G. 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On the other hand, about two score of Radicals wish to postpone the measure until next year, in order that they may have an opportunity of educating the country during the long vacation, up to the secular ideal. This Mr. Forster will do his utmost to prevent, and I need hardly say that he will be supported in his resistance by Mr. Gladstone. The Premier indeed has never been much in favour with men of the Fawcett and Vernon-Harcourt school. They have always dreaded his crypto-ecclesiasticism. But that Mr. Forster who belongs to no religious communion, who, I believe, has not even been baptised, should manifest so decided a religious tendency as is shewn in his bill, together with a firmness in maintaing the religious element worthy of his distinguished father-in-law, Dr. Arnold, has taken the secularists by surprise. Dissenters are joining the secu larists in agitating against the bill, and are about to hold a large meeting in St. James's Hall. Mean while, so far as meetings are concerned, supporters of the measure out of doors are almost idle ; a serious mistake on their parts, not to be compensated for by the fact that they have, to the number of 350,000, petitioned in favour of the present system, while only 30,000 have petitioned against it. It is expected that the discussion upon Mr. Vernon Harcourt's amendments will occupy four nights, and Mr. Glyn will whip vigorously for the division that is expected to follow. The two other prin cipal measures before Parliament the advanced Liberals will urge Government to pass during the present session. The Elections Bill has not yet been read a second time, and just before the recess Mr. Gladstone refused to name a day for the reading. The University Tests Bill has passed the Commons, 4 ind its enactment now rests with the Lords. It is helieved that the Conservative Peers will move that it be referred to a select committee, and so throw it over to another year. Mr. Lowe,who shares with Mr. Ayrton the pre-eminence of unpopularity in the Lower HotAit, has just excited great bitterness among a class of the community where we should have expected more than usual sweetness ; the sugar refiners. It is customary when a duty is reduced to allow the holders of the goods on which the duty is levied a drawback upon the stocks which they have in hand at the time that the reduction is made. Mr. Lowe has refused this concession to the holders of large stocks of sugar, although they bought these stocks in the belief that a reduction was at hand, and with the assurance that they would be treated with consideration by the Government. Mr. Lowe's unexpected, but characteristic cantankerousness involves them in a fine of four pounds a ton, which to a firm like Messrs. Alexander Hogg means a loss of nearly three thousand pounds. Of course other purchasers, who had no stocks and who have bought since the reduction of duty was announced, are able to undersell Messrs. Hogg, and these must therefore sacrifice the duty or fail to sell their stocks. It is expected that Mr. Lowe will have pressure put upon him by his colleagues, and will concede the point. Legislation with regard to betting is fully expected during the present session, and great has been the conster nation among the professional betters. In fact their craft is considered so seriously in danger that Mr. Sidney Smith, perhaps the most influential and the most honest of the tribe, has (acting presumably upon information received from the Government) retired from business. Mr. Smith did an immense commission business, having for his customers the highest nobles in the land. It is said that on the eve of the Derby his receipts were equal to those of a large City merchant. His retirement is con sidered as the beginning of the end. The truth is th• governing classes have been hit so hard during the last few years that if they would not see their ancestral estates pass away entirely out of their hands, they must put an end to the system which is bringing some of the noblest houses down to the ground. Hence it is under stood that while Government sees the impossibility of putting down betting altogether, it will suppress the com mission agencies. Mr. Childers and Mr. Baxter have already done good service in exposing and stopping the system of bribes given to officials in the Admiralty. It would be well, however, if they were to inquire a little farther, and in a direction which I think they have not taken hitherto. For instance, let them ascertain how it is that one of the most eminent engineering and shipbuilding firms in the world has scarcely ever been able to obtain a Government contract, although its works are situated in a part of the kingdom where wages and materials are a great deal lower than they are in the districts where the Government orders have been executed. So well is this understood in the trade, that there is one particular firm peculiarly affected by the Admiralty, which some time ago received the nick-name of " - shop," the blank here standing for the name of an influential Ad miralty official, which it will be more discreet not to men tion. I am told by those who ought to know, that when at length an order was given to the firm first referred to, a proviso was inserted that the firm was not to construct the portion of the vessel for which it had attained its chief celebrity. In a word, the firm was to build the ship, but was not to make the engines. These engines were to be made by another house, and they were of such an inferior description that they were unable to work the ship, and the discredit of turn ing out an inefficient vessel was by the public, who knew nothing of the circumstances, attached to the builders. The coincidence was, perhaps, not wholly un designed. _ . . It is high time that the attention of Parliament was directed to the construction of our Indian railways. The article in the Globe of Tuesday stated only the bare truth when it said that the Indian Government purpose to spend twenty years in constructing the line up the Indus Valley, in order that the six millions which the railway will cost may be spread over a lengthened period. The absurdity of this arrangement will be apparent when I mention that the line passes through a desert, and will be almost entirely unproduc tive until it is connected with the Government system of railways centring at Lahore. The pro posal to make the line to Peshawur on a narrower guage than the rest of the Indian rail ways, for purposes of economy, is monstrous, as it will be inflicting upon India, with our eyes open, the evils which we have suffered in England through want of sufficient information. And it must be remembered that railways in India are military roads, and that should the despatch of troops to the frontier be delayed at any time by the necessity of changing carriages at Lahore, we may sustain a most serious reverse that might threaten the very existence of our Indian Empire. This is not the only in stance of most unwise economy. The bridges upon one of the lines in India having been swept away twice by the flood ing of one of the tributaries of the Indus, the Indian Government have been advised by the engineers for the line in this country to lower the bridges, so that they may offer no resistance to the flood, and the water- may sweep- over them without doing PRICE I,' STAMPED any harm. The Indian Government have actually proposed to increase the existing evil by putting a number of piles in front of the bridge, an arrangement so pre posterous from the engineering point of view that it is to, e explained only by the desire of the department to use up a number of surplus piles left after the construction of the Bombay and Baroda Railway. Meanwhile, the Govern ment is actually buying of the forest department sleepers at 18s. a piece, of the same kind as those supplied to a private contractor for less than Bs. The delays are as vexatious as the petty economies. Whenever an engineer sends in a plan and mentions the price of materials, the plan is always sent back, with an intimation that the price must be so much less. As he is not a contractor and his only wish is to get the cheapest work consistent with efficiency, it will be seen how foolish this policy is. Even • if money could be judiciously saved the gain would be more than counterbalanced by the delay which takes place in carrying out the works. For instance, an engineer has had to send in fourteen different plans for one bridge ; and the engineer and staff and plant of the line to Pushawur have been in India for nearly a year and a half, and not a yard of line has yet been made. I believe that the engineer has just returned to England in the hope of persuading the Coma , cil to act with greater energy. . One other instance of absurd economy remains to be mentioned. The Indian Government has given orders that vessels of the Indian flotilla are not to start until they have a full cargo, and thus an exporter having goods to despatch may lose the market. No wonder that the flotilla has proved a failure. Still writing about railways I may mention that Sir Morton Peto is in Hungary superintending the construc tion of lines for the Austrian Government. The ex member for Bristol, though he lost an enormous fortune, can hardly be called a poor man, as the good round sum of £lOO,OOO was settled upon his wife. It is now, I believe, certain that the Prince of Wales will buy the Tullymore estate in Ireland. It is not so certain who will pay forit. The purchase has the charac ter of a State transaction, and it is not improbable that thenation may be asked to assist in the matter. If so the application will come at an unfavourable moment, for not only are reductions involving much distress to many individuals the order of the day, but the country is about to be called upon to pay £7,600 for enlarging Marl borough House, in consequence of the increase of the Prince's family. Prince Pierre Bonaparte, who shot the unfortunate Victor Noir, is now residing in that part of Paddington known as Maida Vale. It will be well, therefore, for London journalists to abstain from frequenting that neigh bourhood. The fascinating Marchioness of Hastings, after about twenty months'widowhood, has this morning been married to Sir George Chetwynd. The young bridegroom, who has large estates in Warwickshire, comes of age this year. He is, I believe, a fine hand at pigeon-shooting ; but one of the conditions of his marriage was that he should not run horses on the turf. There was an immense crowd at the Central Criminal Court to-day, to hear the case against the epicenes. It has been postponed for a month, on the ground that the Crown has introduced, at the last moment, new and most serious counts into the indictment. It is melancholy to think that one of the accused persons is the son of a distinguished statesman, and not long ago was himself a member of the British legislature. Another of the accused is the son of a well-known London divine, who has on, a previous occasion appeared in the court as the hero of a not very creditable bankruptcy. This person was for merly at Oxford, and was one of the " Shooting stars," a company of amateur actors and pseudo-actresses. Their conduct gave rise to so much scandal that the Vice-Chan cellor interposed and forcibly suppressed the company. Both Lord Arthur Clinton and Mr. Cumming, as well as three other of the accused, were in the court when application was first made for their apprehension. They were being watched in behalf of the prosecution, but Mr. Justice Blackburn's tardi ness in issuing the warrant enabled them all to escape. One by one they called a hansom and drove away, and have not since been heard of. To-day £5,000 was lodged anonymously in court for the defence of Boulton and Park. Yesterday was a grand day at the Horticultural Gardens in South Kensington. I never remember a day of greater brilliancy ; the sky was as clear as though it were overhanging Paris instead of this the smokiest of capitals. The display of flowers was very beautiful, the display of costumes was fantastic rather than beautiful The huge balloons worn by ladies in their rear, to gether with their so-called Grecian bend, makes them the most ridiculous of objects. Contrasted with these enormities were the brilliant and graceful robes of some Orientals. There was one lad especially, followed by a crowd of attendants, who excited much attention. The new buildings in connection with the forthcoming ten years' international exhibitions, are making consider able progress. On Monday Madame Sainton-Dolby took leave of the public. The event was not premature. At 50 a singer's voice ceases to give much pleasure. Moreover, our con tralto had formed a bad habit of singing trashy songs on commission, an example which so leading a songstress ought not to have set, and which it is to be hoped will not be followed. Concerning another songstress, still young and charming, and a prima donna, there are romantic stories afloat, and it is even rumoured that the cause of the disappointment which she inflicted upon the public lately by her non-appearance was the re suit of her secret marriage. English tourists in doubt where to go this summer should get Mr. Walter Thornbury's charming two volumes just published by Messrs. Hurst and Blackett, " A Tour Round England." It contains a large amount of topo graphical, historical, and social gossip about the towns of England. A new magazine is to appear with the singular title of the Rectangular Review. It is to be the organ of the Freemasons. The libraries of the late Charles Waterton, the natu ralist, and of the ex-Bishop of St. Asaph are to be sold. Puttick and Simpson will sell also a Bible in sixty-three folio volumes, probably the most extensively illustrated copy that was ever formed. It is said to contain nearly 10,000 engravings of every school and style, about 1,100 drawings and photographs, and 660 specimen leaves of various rare and curious editions of the Holy Scriptures. It is stated that the Observer, which has for many years had a very precarious existence as a Sunday paper, is about to come out daily under the editorship of Mr. Dicey. Perhaps I should add to those items one which unfortu nately has at least as much of a personal as of a literary cha racter. Professor Kapoustin is about to reply to Mr. Hep worth Dixon's strictures upon the professor's conduct with regard to " Free Russia." The professor will, lam t )Id, maintain the truth of his statement in the Golos, that he strongly advised Mr. Dixon not to write his book, but that, finding him bent upon it, he, out of pure good-nature and friendly feeling looked at the proof sheets, but without any idea of holding himself responsible for the author's statements. I am sorry to say that letters written in Italy which I have seen give an alarming account of the state of that country. Prince Humbert and his wife were going to Switzerland and to Berlin, but the King forbade the heir to the crown to leave the country, on account of the bad impression which his departure would have at the present grave crisis. Her Maj esty has granted a Charter of Incorpora tion to Keble College, bearing date the 6th day of June, in the 33rd year of the reign of her Majesty. THE SPECIAL COMMISSION FOR MEATH.—The Special Commission for Meath opened on Wednesday at Trim, before Chief Justice Monahan and Judge Fitzgerald. The Court-house was crowded, and great interest was manifested in the proceedings. Judge Monahan, in charging the grand jury, said he regretted that the county was in such a very unsatisfactory state. There had been seven malicious burnings, three robberies of arms, and three cases of shooting at persons. Every exertion would be used to repress outrage, especially when intended to intimidate persons engaged in the administration of justice, and to punish the per petrators. The Grand Jury found bills against Edward Geraty and John Brady for an attempt to murder Mr. Radcliffe, J.P. They pleaded not guilty, and said they were not ready for trial, which was postponed until three o'clock. The Attorney-General then opened the case for the Crown. Mr. Radcliffe and some other ,wit nesses were examined. It is rumoured that one of the prisoners will inform. Both are below the ordinary standard of intelligence. Geraty is 20 years of age, and almost a simpleton. It is believed these will be the only prisoners tried. ow ready, in 2 vols., post Bvo., with Illustrations, 245., ARAMBLE iN . ro BRITTANY. By the Rev. GEORGE MUSGRAVE, M.A., Oxon. "Mr. Musgrave is a m ;n of considerable information and good powers of observation. His book is interesting and amusing He sketches the Breton landscapes with force and spirit."—Pall Mall Gazette. Hurst and Bla,ckett, Publishers, 13, Great Ii arlborough-street. EE. a nic as at New sea ates, mlse iient The o far door, AT be d to g in and Ted the eral iow LtrY .ace 3ral .der one, ing w -01 by sea