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But the tamest proceeding of all is wtien;'i --. having been stopped, persons are 'lent . txf ff :Q._ ride the deer and take him to the fro 't the Reader, as soon as this takes place, turn ler e'; head to the nearest road and make your way home, if you know it, and if not, inquire it. All pretence of sport is over. The hounds should not be lifted, but encouraged - to hnnt out the lino for themselves. At times they may be assisted, as when a deer has gone up and down a fence. being unable to find a way over ; and there are some such bad scenting days that the huntsman must take his deer in the best way that he can. But the more the bounds are left to themselves, and the less the sound of the horn is heard, the better. When the deer is run into the-hunts man should draw off his hounds, and attend only to them, whilst he leaves the securing,- of the deer to others. Harry King, when whipper-in to Mr. Charles Davis, was a first rate hand at taking a deer, and would plunge into water up to his neck to effect it. And now a few words to the field. Start with the hounds, and ride to them, and to them only. If you find it necessary to tike a pull, as you very likely will, take it, but do not take an advantage to the detriment of the hounds. Deer usually take so direct a course that staghounds will bear more pressing than foxhounds; but do not, therefore, think it right to ride upou their line, but ride a little to the right or to the kit. . We take it for granted that you mean going. Have 'you a well-bred, fast horse, that can stay ? Can he go well through dirt? Is ho a bold, resolute fencer, active as a cat; and fit as fiddle ? Unless he possesses theee.opali,a„ cations, you had better not take him stagging. A feat of the late Colonel Standen, of the Guards, now more than 40 years ago, created a great sensation at the time. At the finish of a severe run with the Hon. Grantley's Berkley's ' staghounds, the colonel and Mr. George Payne were.riding - to save the deer, when they came to the river Brent, over which was a wooden bridge for foot passengers, with a stile •at each end. The bridge was 33ft. long and only 20in. broad, and more than 20ft. down to the water. CoL Stan den jumped his horse on to it, crossed the bridge, jumped hint off again, and saved the deer. Some of poor Je;n . Mason's feats with the staghouuds in the Vale of Ayles bury have been chronicled in the pages of Bailey. lie wa s one day sa ili ng d own to the Rewshant Brook upon a --4 , J-earted but big-jumping horse named Mulatto, when teorgo Cook, who knew every yard of the country, . Shouted -out to him, " You can't get over there, jetn !" ' but in vain. Joni was not to be denied, and putting more steam on, got well over. The place was afterwards mea sured with a tape, and from fore hoof to hind hoof proved, to be 29ft. This sensation jump sold Mulatto for 400 - o rs. Another great artist in the Vale was the late Tom Ball,but his style of riding was very different. In the early r tar t o f a run Tom would suffer others to go before him, whil e h e rode his own line and his own pace. His intention was to get through the run and so save his deer, and be rarely failed to effect his object. When Wm. Barwick was hunts man, a good man in kennel, but a very poor performer in the saddle, and for whom Tom had a supreme contempt, the hounds met at Tring Windmill, and ran straight up the Vale. Tom had cut down the whole field, and was alone, when his horse stopped, going up the bill to Ov ing, the hounds having got the deer in view. Tom-jumped off and took his deer, on foot, into Sir Thomas Aubrey's stable-yard. "But where's Barwick?" says Sir Tho- - rms. " Oh, he is riding round some field or other, look ing through for a gap to get out," answered Tom. These aro the thoughts suggesting themselves to me during the frost. To such of my young friends as are not above ad vice some of these hints may be useful ; they aro founded on experience of 30 years, during which time the writer has enjoyed many a good day's fun with staghounds. DIRECTORS. Nathaniel Alexander, Esq. Hugh C. E. Childers, Esq., Jo hnEdmundAnderdon,Esq Thos. Tyringham Bernard, John Fleming, Esq. sq. Edward W. T. Hamilton, Philip Patton Blyth, Esq. Esq., M.P. John William Burmester, Frederick Harrison, Esq. Esq William Champion Jones, Coles Child, Esq. Esq. William Nicol, Esq. GENERAL MANAGER. MclCewan, Esq. CHIEF INSPECTOR. W. J. Norfolk, Esq. ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER. William Howard, Esq. CHIEF ACCOUNTANT. James Gray, Esq. INSPECTORS OF BRANCHES. H. J. Lemon, Esq., and C. Sherring, Esq. SECRETARY. F. Clappison i Esq. Head Office, '2l, Lombard-street. THE SUN, LONDON, FBID A Y EVENING, FEBRUARY 8, 18G7. No. 23,296. PRICY ld. STAMPED sd, z. Now ready, in 1 vol . with liluitrations, 10s. LIFE IN A FRENCH CHATEAU. By HUBERT E. H. JEttNINGLINII, Esq Hurst a•lti !Hackett, 13, Great Alarlborougli-street. AFTL R Covent-garden Theatre—EVANS' to SUP. After Drury-lane Theatre EVANS' to SUP. A flex' Lyceum Theatre EVANS' to SUP, After Anelphi The:,tre Alter tilympie l'hemre Alter tratid TheAt re EVAN. , ' to SUP. Alter New it oya.ty Th• - atre ......E.V 'NS' to SUP. Alter St. James's Theatr t ..........VANS' to SW'. Alter ri ince of Wa!es' The tire.... EVANS' to SUP. London Singing and Supper Club, 14: /ANS', Covent-garden, Vocal Entertainment at Eig'at. re ALAN 'S " Y. - DUBLIN This celebrated OLD IRISH WHISKY gained the Dublin Prize Medal. it is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Whole- Sold in Bottles, 3:4. Ad., at the Retail Ilonses in London : the Agents iu the principal towns in England ; or wlinltlsaln at R. GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observe the T 1 S 01, Pink Label, and Cork branded " ICinahan's LL Whisky." the premises No. 21 Eccleston-street South, in April ; 1865, and the notice to treat was served by the company in the following July. The business &alai was th. refore based upon a calculation of gross profits for the four mouths from April to July, which was stated at 1967. The cost of removal was put at between £203 and £3OO. It appear4:l, how ever, in the cross examination of the claimants' witnesses that the business at both places was carried on by one of the claimants alone; and that no separate accounts were taken of the sales at either place. The claimants' act:to:infant had based his calculations entirely upon the figures furnished by the claimants and not upon au inspection of the books. The gross profits on sales for 13 months were stated to have been £1,536, in respect of both premises. The net profits upon these were calculated at £1,040 for the same period. Two-thirds of this was declared to have accrued at No. 21. tal, to be called " The Founder's" or " The Marsden Ward;" and, moreover, as there already exists a commodious new ward, .as yet unopened, every way suit able for the purpose, the committee strongly re commend this meeting's acceptance of the above offer, and its making immediate arrangements for carrying out the object. The committee will not omit to notice that during the year the sum of £7l .):;. 51., chiefly in small coins down to farthings, was taken from the street boxes. The large number of cases admitted during the year display a total of 78,40 U, indicating a mass of individual and family distress at least alleviated, if not wholly relieved. The financial statement for the year showed that the total income amounted to £10,353 ss. 7d., and the total . expenditure to £9,789 Os. 10d., leaving a balance of £564 ss. 9d. The report and statement of accounts, together with the report of the medical officers, were received and ordered to be printed for cir culation. Votes of thanks were then passed to the , committee, the vice-president, the auditors, the treasurer, and the various medical officer:, and the secretary, for their continued exertions on behalf of the institution. A brief discussion then took place on a motion fro►n Dr. O'Connor, respecting the suggestion in the report aS to a memorial to the late Dr. Marsden ; and a resolution was Ultimately passed to the effect that a committee be appointed to con sider the subject, and that in the tra. ':nie the generous offer of Mr. llopYho l Ole inen,r cf committee who had promised to „guarantee £2(.`. year for five years) be thankfully accepted, and that efforts be made to carry put the proposition in regard to an additional ward. A sub-committee was then appointed, and a cordial vote of thanks to the chair man concluded the proCeedings. NEW WORK lIY TILL AUTHOR OF " JOHN HALIFAX." Now ready at all the Libraries. in 2 vols., 214., TIV U MARRIAGES. By the Author of '• John flat fix, Gentleman," " Christian's Mistake," &e. lturst tad Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-area. TO ITIOLINISFS and CONNOISSEURS in VIOLLNS.—Notice of ANTHONY STRA.I•IVARI (..tradwarius). By F. J. FETI-l. Translated (with an ap pendix) by JOHN BISHOe. Svo., cloth boar,s, 7s. Cd. ; pest free for 72 stamps. London : Robert Cocks and Co , New Burlington-street. N B.—Hratis and postage free, a catalo . 4ue of violin nvisic. T HE JAPANESE TROUPE HAVE ARRIVED. vIUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION e, (IncorporAte4l by A..lt of earitam .nt, 4, RUSSE I L-STItFCF.T. CONTbIST-GARDEN. LONDON. Prompt ADVANCE' on all description of decurity. F.,rms tree on application by letter to EDWARD lIARPER, Secretary. J APANESE TROUPE.—GAENSEE.--First Appearance of this novel artiste in Europe, the unrivalled Top Spinner to the Tycoon, whose extraordi nary and unparalleled performances have been pronounced by all Eastern travellers to be truly marvellous. Full programme on Thursday next. Gaensee—Gaensee— Ga,ensee—Monday, February 11, 1867.—Great St. Martin's Hall. At the Annual General Meeting of the Proprietors, held °II Thursday, the 7th February, 1867, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, the following Report for the Year ending the 31st December, 1866, was read by the Secretary. HUGH C. E. GUILDERS,. Esq., M.P., in the Chair. ING ME THAT SONG AGAIN. Ballad by K./Signor GUGLIEL3IO. This charming song will be sung by Mr. W. H. Cummings at the Beaumont Institut:on, Mile eud, THIS DAY; at Madame Sainton's third ballad con cert, Feb. 6 ; and at Hr. [ - Lansford's English concert, Feb. 27 (the two at St. James's-hall). Free by post for 16 stamps. London: Robert Cocks and Co., New Burlington-street, and of all music Eel trs. . COUNTRY HOTELS, PUBLIC HOUSES, and BUSINESSES. FURNESS and KNEE'S List on application. Particulars for insertion received until .the 27th of the month at their AUCTION AND HOTEL AGENCY OFFICES, .5, Agar street, Strand, W.C., and nearly opposite the Charing Cross Railway Station. REPORT. The Directors, in submitting to the Proprietors the b alance -sheet of the Bank for the half-year ending the 31st December last, hare the pleasure to report that, after pay ing all charges, and interest to customers, and making ample provision for bad and doubtful debts, the net profits amount to £101,998 15s. This, added to £17,468 16s. 6d. brought forward from the last account, produces a total of £119,467 11s. Gd. They recommend the payment of tbe usual dividend of Per cent., together with a bonus of 8 per cent. for the half -year, both free of income tax, which will absorb £105,000, and leave £14,467 lls. 6d. to be carried forward to profit and loss now account. The dividend for the whole year 1866 will thus bo 25 per cent. At the meeting in February, 1866, it was intimated to the Proprietors that the Directors propcsed to increase the capital of the Bask, and at the meeting in August, 1866, the Proprietors, by a resolution, adopted the recommenda tion,of the Di rec t ors . It w ill b e propose d t o ac t u p on this lesouition (which will require form il confirmation) by the , 18 ,auo of 12,500 now shares, to be offered pro rata amongst toe Proprietors as they appeared on the Register on the 4th instant, the date when the Transfer Books of the Com pany Were closed, such shares to he issued at the price of £4O each, being a premium of £2O per share. The total number of shares will than be 50,000. Full particulars of the issue will be transmitted by circular to each Pro prietor. JAPANESE • TROUPE.—First Appearance in lEurope of ASI-KITCHI-SAN, the original per former of the great Japanese Butterfly Trick. Vide all the daily j6urnals on this extraordinary Company, imported entire and direct from Japan. MONDAY next, Feb. 11, 1867. 7 —Great St. Martin's Hall. A list of the customers, many of whom were per sons of title, was put in, and it was endeavoured to be shown that they preferred the shop No. 21 to No. 24. Various intances were adduced of large profits having been made upon particular sales, but it was admitted that tjicse were exceptional cases, and the general business was extremely speculative. It was contended on the part of the claimants that Eccleston-street was the best situation in Lon don for shops of this character, and preferable to Holborn or Cranborne-street. It was admitted that the actual cost of removal would only be somewhere about £2O, exclusive of breakages, which might be reduced to a minimum if proper care was taken. The usual evidence was given as to the recent rise in the value of property owing to the improvements of the Marquis of Westminster in the neighbour hood, and it appeared that the claimants were about to dissolve partnership. The claimants called nine witnesses in support of their case, and after counsel examining them it was unnecessary fur the company to call any witnesses. The company contended that the total value of the lease was only £247, and that the injury to business, removal of goads, and costs of fixtures would be amply covered by a sum of £3OO. The Jury, after a few minutes' consideration, re turned a verdict for £640, including fixtures. Counsel for the claimants were Sergeant Parry and Mr. fiance, instructed by Messrs. Woodbridge ; and for the company Mr. Lloyd and the lion. A. G. Thesiger, instructed by Messrs. Baxter, Rose, Norton, and Co. OSBORNE'S STILTON Now published at 3d., per post 4d., fIAINLESS TOOTH EXTRACTION ; or, Anesthesia Locally Ap;.,lied. By A. ESKELL, Surgeon-Dentist, Author of "Dental Surgery," "Pure Dentistry,'.' &c. Shnpkin. Marshall, and Co. ; all booksellers ; or of the author, at his residence, 8, Grosvenor-street, Bond-street. Is T lIE Cheese! TAPANESE TROUPE.—First Appearance in 0 Europe of the only Japanese Actresses who ever crossed the sea. The full programme will bo ready on Thursday next. The first representation will take place MONDAY next, February 11, 1867.—Asi-Kitchi-San.-- Great St. Martin's Hall. ~IIE LIVE RP 00 I. AND LONDON AND GLOBE_ INS(.IIt&NCE COMPANY. Offices-1, Dale-street, Liverpool ; Nos. 2) and 21, ; 7, Cornhill, and Charing-cross, Loudon. Invested Funds Fire Premiums reed , 1 in 1865 7.19,33! Life Premiums reeof in 1865. The following are a fe - v 0 , the advantages attaching to the Life Policies of this Company : Moderate rates ci prenrum for all descriptions of insur ance. SEARCH TEN GUINEA PRIZE ESSAY— "Vox ab filia uxoro matreque." FIVE GUINEA PRIZE —" Suggest." Writers of the many other admir able easays received are requested to communicate speedily for the sale or return of their MSS. THE GREAT JAPANESE TROUPE .re here. Look out for this novelty.—This extraordi nary Company will make their FIRST APPEARANCE in Europe, at the Great St. Martin's. Hall, on MONDAY EVENING next, Feb. 11, 1867, for a limited number of representations prior to their appearance in Paris during the Universal Exhibition. Full programme on Thursday next. Sofa Stalls, ss. ; balcony (reserved seats), 35.; area, 2s. ; back seats, Is.—which may be obtained at Mr. Mit chell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond street; and at the box office of the hall. Business communications to bo addressed to their sole agent, Mr. A. Nimmo, 55, Wigatore-streot, London, W. 44! ittANFIELD'S PATENT PICKLES are per _LTA_ ied!y pure ani unc.lonred. To be bad of all dealers and who!esale of JOHN BURGES3 and SON, 107, Strand (corner of Savoy-steps). London. Fixed bonrses w:aranteed by the nurnroas proprietary of an unlimited compa ,, y. Whole-world leave wanted on reasonable terms. Policies held as securities a-e not considered void by this Office, although the assured should Lave the prescribed limits, provided the holder inform the Office so soon as it comes to his kno sledge, and pays the adequate extra pre mium. Claims are payable thirty days after admission. JOHN ATKINS, Resident Secretar y. DISPENSARY FOR SKIN DISEASES 56, Great Marlborough-street, Regent-street, W. The Dispensary is OPEN DAILY from Twelve till One o'clock. SUPPORT is greatly NEEDED and earnestly REQUESTED. ALEX. RIVINGTON, Hon. Sec. TILOS. CALVERT, Sec. Thoughts on Stag-hunting. The Directors have to announce the retirement of Ed- Ward J. Hutchins, Esq., and William Lee, Esq., M.P., from the Direction, and the election of Hugh C. E. Childers, 84 :1-, M.P. and Edward W. T. Hamilton, Esq., ALP., in their stead. The Directors retiring by rotation are—Nathaniel Alex ,l9lder, Esq., Thoinas Tyringham Bernard, Esq., and Wil nam Nicol, Esq., who, being eligible, offer themselves for reelection. THE OXFOltll, 6, OXFORD-STREET, W., (From Bailey's Magazine) THE MUSICAL ESTABLISHMENT OF LONDON. EUROPEAN ASSURANCE SOCIETY. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament. CminzmAN--Gen. Sir FREDERIC SMITH, K. 11., F.R.S. Policies payable during life, indisputable, not liable to forfeiture. _ _ AVALUABLE PACKAGE OF TEA.- A CHINESE CADDY, containing 161bs. of really good Black Tea, sent carriage free to any railway station or market town in England, Ireland, Bcotland. or Wales, on re ceipt of 405., bffi-P - lIILLIPS and CO., Tea Merchants, 8, King William-street, City, E.C. LES DRAGONS DE YELL ABS (Opera Comique), Music by A. Maillart. in which Miss RUSSELL van appear, as sisted by Misses Barrie and Fitzlienry ; Messrs. A. St. Albyn, Hulls, Fox, Husk, Evans, and Bury, with Extra Band and Chorus ; produced and conducted by Air. F. Jonghmans. " The strength of Mr. Morton 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. F. lon4hmans."—Times, Jan. 9,1867. There is a vacancy in the Auditorship, through the dis qualification of Mi. Robert Escombe, and it is in the power of the meeting.to fill this up. The dividend and bonus (together £2 16s. per share), free of income tax, will be payable at the Head Office or L t any of the Branches, on and after Monday, the 18th isant. B ALANCE-SHEET OF THE LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING COMPANY, 31sx DECEMBER, 1866. Dn. Tacapital paid up reser ve fund To amount due by the Bank for custo mers' balances, &c. £12,057,000 12 8 To liabilities on ac- The ROYAL NAVAL, MILITARY, and EAST INDIA Life Department, affording peculiar advantages to Officers and others in the Navy and Army, is under the especial patronage of HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE QUEEN. Annual Premium Revenue, upwards of £310,000. New Premium Income in 1865 exceeded £62,000. Life, Fire, Guarantee, and Annuities at advantageous rates. . . _ TEA IS CHEAPER THAN EVER. -18. 6d., 25.. 28 6 I. per lb. are the prices at which PHILLIPS and CO Tea Merchants, 8, King William-street , Ci t y , Lon don. E.C.. are sell er in good and tine BLACK T EA. A price current post tree. 40s worth carriage free to any railway station or market town in the United Kingdom. All goods carriage tree to all parts of London. Observe — PHILLIPS and Co. have no Agents. Sugars are supplied at market prices. COMEDY. by Messrs. HARRY SYDNEY, MILBURN, G. W. ROSS, and the celebrated American Gymnasts the BROTIIER3 HANLON, their fifth appearance in this country. ROBT. FRASER, Comedian and Vocalist, will - make his appearance THIS EVENING with his crop of cornicalities and his new song, "THE BOY AT MUGHY." The European is the only Society authorised by the im perial Parliament to Guarantee the Fidelity of Goyern ment Officials. Full particulars of the popular principles of this Society will bo found in the New Prospectus, which will be for warded to applicants, post free. Offices - 316, Regent-street ; 17, Waterloo-place, Pall mall; and 69, King William-stroot, City. HENRY. LAKE, Manager. GE 0 L 0 G Y.—ELEMENTARY COLLEC TIONS, to illustrate the New Edition of "Lyeil's Elements of Geology" and facilitate the important study of Mineralogy and Geology, can be had at 2,5, 10, 20, 50 to 500 guineas; also single Specimens of Minerals, Rooks, Fossils, and fteeent Shells, Geological Maps. Hammers. all the recent Pub'ication., tc., of J. T ENN AN T. Minera lo g ist to Her Majtsty, 149, Strand, London. Private Instruction is given in Mineralogy and Geology by Mr. TENNANT. F.G.S., 149, Strand, W.C. ATADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, BAKER-STREET. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. NEW ADDITIONS. —Life-size Models of the liINt;S and QUEENS of ENGLAND, from WILLIAM of NORMANDY to QUEEN VICTORIA. Open from 11 a.m. till dusk, and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admittance, ls. ; children, under ten, half-price ; extra rooms, 6d. Melancholy Accident to a Lifeboat. 0 [We deeply grieve to find devolving upon us the melancholy duty of giving publicity to the sub joined deplorable announcement, in reference to a casualty which has just befallen one of the noblest institutions in the land.—ED. SUN.] PADSTOW, CORNWALL, Feb. 6. SALMON FISHERIES.—Mr. Frank Buckland has been appointed au Inspector of Salmon Fisheries, in the room of Mr. Eden, who has retired from that appoint- ceptancos -- 1,580,761 9 2 13,637,762 1 10 To profit and loss balance brought from last account 17,468 16 6 To gross profit for the half-year, after making provision for bad and doubt ful debts ATKINSON AND C . , Cabinetmakers, Dieu t. Upholsterers, Carpet Warehousemen, Furnishing Drapers, and House Agents, Westminster Bridge-road. On Tuesday evening Mr. Goldwin Smith eon chided his course of lectures at Bradford on the Political History of England, and at the close received a cordial vote of thanks. NO I'ICE OF REMOVAL. DEFRIES and SONS' J• NEW CITY sirow ROOMS contain an entirely new awl extensive Stock of TABLE GLASS, China, and Chan delier A.-147, Houndaditch. 337,426 11 3 £14,975,188 13 1 BY en. cash on hand at Read Office, and B Js Yeash placed at ca ll .L 1,767,383 3 3 and at notice £2,501,439 6 10 , I nve stments, viz.: BY Government and t-illaranteed Stocks 69,953 0 6 4 . 1 5' o ther st oc k s and s ecurities 101,899 12 9 797,852 13 3 BY discounted bills and advances to cus b tremors in town and country ..... 11,306,492 2 8 '"3T freehold premises in Lombard-street a n d Nicolas -lane, freehold and lease fixtures property at the Branches, with BY uxtures and fittings 176,313 12 8 By interest paid to customers salaries and all other expenses at Read Office and Branches, inclading income-tax on profits and salaries 99,813 11 9 £14,975,188 13 1 PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. DR. To interest paid to customers To expense s , as a b ove 'o rebate on bills not due, carried to TO account 24,861 2 1 "0 dividend of 6 per cent. for the half ,Year . • .......• , 0 bonus of 8 per cent..... 60,000 0 0 To balance carried forward £337,426 11 3 )3 en. Y balance brought forward from last account b Y gross profit fo r th e h a lf-y e a r , after 16 6 Making provision for bad and doubt ful debts .037,426 11 3 We, the undersigned, have examined the foregoing bal ance -sheet, and have found the same to be correct. (Signed) WILLIAM NORMAN,} Auditors. R. H. SWAINE , London and County Bank, Jan. 31, 1867. The foregoing Report having been read by the Secretary, the following resolutions were proposed and unanimously adopted :- 1. That the Report be received and adopted, and printed for the use of the shareholders. 2. That a dividend of 6 per cent., together with a bonus of 8 Per cent., both free of income tax, be declared for the half year ending 31st December, 1866, payable en and after Monday, the 18th instant, and that the balance of N 14,1 67 lls. 6d. be carried forward to Profit an d L oss , 19. Account. °. That William Nicol, Esq., be re-elected a Director of this Company. That Thomas Tyringham Bernard, Esq., be re-elected a Director of this Company. That Nathaniel Esq be ro-elected a Director of this Company. 'us 4 . That Wilgam Norman and Richard Hinds Swai , Sclilir es, be elected Auditors for the current year. 5 . That Frederick Francis, Esq., be elected an Auditor for the current year. 8 . Th a t t h e thanks of this meeting be given to the Bo ard of Di rectors for the able manner in wh i ch t h ey h ave conducted the affairs of the Company. ili7. T hat the thanks of this meeting be presented to Norman an d R . H . S wa i ne, E squ i res, th e Auditors 8. 11 ( 3 Company, for their services during the past year. That the thanks of the meeting be presented to William McKewan, Esq , and to the principal and other t Peore of the Bank, for the zeal and ability with which the y have discharged their respective duties. (Signed) HUGH C. E. CHILDERS, Chairman. and Chairman having quitted the chair, it was resolved, ~ carried unanimously,— to That the cordial thanks of this meeting be presented c iiu gh 0- E. Childers, Esq., M.P., for his able and ourteous conduct in the chair. (Signed) W. CHAMPION JONES, Deputy-Cha.irman. , Extracted from the Minutes. (Signed) F. CLAPPISON, Secretary. I[ 4 °l ) ON and COUNTY BANKING COMPANY. 0 (the NT ICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a DIVIDEND Th3ll Capital Stock of the Company, at the rate of Six iv.rthcent. for the half ear ending 31st December, 1866, Illet-- a Bonus of Eight - per cent., will be paid to Pro ltAors either at the Head Office, 21, Lombard-street, or ,13' rate of the Company's Branch Banks, on an? —‘'INDAY, tho 18h inst. Ey order of the Board, 21, Lornbard-stree.W. McKEW _ ,,. 4 1 1 - , . Qeneral Manager. t, Feb. ..„ 1867. .., after CONr, - 441 4 CT FO T'„ BARRACK STORES FOR THE LOYAL MARINES. Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset House, 30th Jan., 1867. timE CO MMISSIONERS for EXECUTINC , T . r r; _ the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of:Q .. tsliTr, KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN anIF th '-', of hereby g i ve Notice, that on WEDNESDAY, „._:!.l3th of Feb by at Twelve o'clock at they noon, ill.n to 11_1)0 ready to treat with such Persons as may 139 T o ' i e g maYONTR.A.OT for supplying and delivering in h il. r titiole:otp Victualling Stores at Deptford all such qua lIAND SCRUBBING BRUSHES, CLOTHES IMUSHES, and ROUND TOWELS, as rlut ~ Ro i , ,Y 'rem time to time be demanded for the use of the ti n , a, Tstarines, under a Contract for Twelve Calendar ic,i:tha certain, and further until the expiration of three i‘tidar months' warning. f o ,° Tender will be received unless made on the printed ,3-,-": Prpvided for the purpose, and which may be obtained treib l :lthcation in the Lobby of the Department of the Con .e r 0! Victnalling, Admiralty, Somerset House, where isiZes_conditions of the Contract may be seen. (Tender will be received after Twelve o'clock at thatil n the day - of Treaty; and it will not be required attend the Party tendering or an Agent on his behalf, should of th e at the Office on the day of Contract, as the result meted t to offer received from each person will be communi bun and his proposed Sureties in writing. Ad tb v PrY Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the ` T ender for and bear in the left-hand cortior the words L ,tider for Ba.rra.ck Stores ;" and must also be delivered 4,,::,L.,11e Department of the Controller of Victualling, Admi .7",3; Somerset House, signed by two responsible persons, -n gaging tO becorno ' bound with the Person tendering in the suns of X3OO for the duo performance of the Contract. By Order, ANTONIO BRADY, Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. jDEFRIES and SONS' NEW CITY SHOW ROOMA.—The New Oval-shaped ALEXANDRA. DINNER SERVICE, from £1 18s. 6d.- 147, Iloundaditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. DEFRIES and SONS J• NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS.—BREAKFAST and TEA SERVICES in great variety. from £1 ls. upwards.- 147. Houndsditeh. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. T DEFRIES and SONS , • NEW CI FY SHOW ROOMS contain a beautiful assortment of DESSENT S E UNIONS, from Li Is. to 100 euineas. Cie. is and Monograms engraved on same. -147, Houndsditch. NO mg or REMOVAL T REFRIES and SONS tf• NEW CI! Y Sao AT ROO IN.—CRYSTAL CHAN DELIERS, New Desizns for the Drawing'-roam. either for Gas or candle, sn 1 to suit alt kinds of Decorations. —ll7, Iloundsditeh. NOTICE OF. REW)VAL. T DEFRIES and SONS' tif• NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS.—BRONZE and OR MOLU CHANDELIERS in great variety. New Designs for the Dining-room.--14?, II oundsditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. JDEFRIES and SONS' • NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS.—The ALEXANDRA FLOWER VA.SI4. This new and beautiful Vase can he rem in great variety, from 33. to 3ea. each-117, Hounds ditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. T DEFRIES and SONS' ti• NEW CITY SIIOW —The NEW JET ROOll VASE. Registered designs, in great Houndsditeli. NOTICE OF REMOVAL T DE . FRIES and SONS' tl • NEW CITY SHOW ROORS.—The NEW PATENT ASTRA LAMP, for Petroleum and Mineral Oils; also CRYSTAL LA MPS and WALL LIGHTS (registered) for INDIA.-147, Houndaditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL, JLEFRIES and SONS' • NEW CITY SHOW ROO3IS. TAVERN and HOTEL GLASS of the newest pa'terns and correct Ines sure.-147, Houndsditch. NOTICE OF RENIOVAL. DEFRIES and SUNS' J. NEW CICY SHOW ROOM'S.— ORNANTENTAL CLOCKS for the DINING and DRAWING-ROOM—if?, tioundaditch. NOTICE OF IcEMO VAL. J DEFRIES and SONS' • NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS —NTerehant4 and the Trade rupplied with PATTERN BOOKS FREE. 117, Houndsditch. W orks—London, Birmingham, and Paris. Established 1803. H OMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS are earnestly solicited for fitting up the TRAINING SHIP. £2,000 required. WIVI. WILLLt.MS, Secretary. Boys' Ref age, 8, Great Queen - street, W.C. OMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.—CON TRIBUTIONS are earnestly solicited for establishing the COUNTRY ROME. £I,OJO required. WM. WILLINMS, Secretary. Boys' Refuge , 8, Great Queen-street. W.C. HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDom_Th e 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 £4,0u0, beim? £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, liigh Holborn; Messrs. Ransom and Co., 1, Pall-Mall East; and bpi - WM. WILLIAMS, Secretary. Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, W.C. ItOYAL FREE HOSPITAL. r in tho Immediate vicinity , ,Kr7.g'ls.illll4otlCl) way Terminus, itte Great 11°Mize= !ad?- Patron—Her " Vioe-Patro- Graelons Majesty the gtrEttt. ___ - - ~- --- P- --His Royal nig-Thiess Oh! riiii6e Of ‘ , V ALE ',., li G. _oeident—flis Grace tn. That of BUCCL Men, K.O. This Hospital, iiiiiatl in the year 1828, the first to estab lish the ptiAtTpie or tree admission to the sick poor, without the Anlay and difficulty of Governors' orders, is wholly de• pendent for support o a voluntary contributions and t!qa•i ea , It affords relief to a large number of in.pa nitts, an& in addition to this, the average number of Attendance of the lestitnte sick has for a considerable period averaged bettretn 3,000 and 4,000 weekly. The Committee ear estly soliolt the AgSISTAIICE of the benevolent, as the pr 'niece of this llmpital are capable of containing several hialdred more beds had the Committee the requisite fund" to maintain them. Contributions are received by their bankers, Messrs: Brant; Janson, and Co., Abehurch-lane; also by ilestre. Cont' s and Co.; • Drummond and Co.;• Glyn and Co. ; rittrlO ali Cly.; Ransom and Co.; l'resoott, Grote, atld C 0..; Bfilt4; - ItYne, and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Williannk Ptah f; &Del Co.; Nisbet and Co., Berners-street; and at 014 dttapltal. from 10 till 6. nrA,NIrORD MITT]. Beeretwy. pROVLDENCE :ROW NIGHT REFUGE, FOR HOMELESS WOMEN AND CHILDHEN, 14A, Providence-row, Finsbury, t=i, Sixty Thousand Nights' Lodginge, 'ith Btippors and Breakfasts, have boon given in this Institution to the destitute, who otherwise Would have had to pass the nights in the WA Streets or under railway arches. At present nearly 800 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 staryieg. The Manager &c., receives no remuneration whatever. Notwithstand ing the provision made by the Poor Houses, each night numbas of young women, children, and orphans ire, for want accommodation, rofusodadmittance, andhave to spend night a ft er n i g ht i n the cold, wet, and sleet. To meet this evil, and to provide more ample accommoda tion, £2,000 has been raised, but to accomplish the work a slim of at least £l,lOO more will be required. Besides providing shelter for the homeless, this year it is proposed, as far as the donations obtained for the put.• 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 starring ? Tho smallest donation will be most welcome, and, night and morning, the prayers of the destitute will b e offered in your behalf. SUBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly requested, and will be gratefully received be the P. D. GILD D D N0 ; 22, E. 13,1 .. Finsbury-circins EM, A RGYLL ROOMS. - GRAND CASINO, Windmill-street, Piccadilly. These elegant and popular Rooms, having been entirely re decorated, are now OPEN EVERY EVENING for Concert and Dancing. Conductor, Signor LuGI CURTI. 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. Immensa success of Arthur Lloyd's new song " Chillingowullabadorie," every evening, at 11 o'clock—Jolly Nash, Georgina Smithson, Paddy Fannin, Patrick Sellers, and Harry and Kattie Icing; and Pio Watkini, the Japanaze Juggler. Band of 30 first-class performers, and large Chorus chosen from her Majesty's and Covent Garden Opera Houses. Musical Director, Mr. P. CORRI. Prices of admission—Stalls and Balcony, ls. ' • Area, 6d.; Private Boxes, 10s. Gd. Can be secured a t th e Box Office, between the hours of 10 and 5 o'clock. Hall open every Evening at 7 o'clock. D UNVILLE'S V.R. OLD IRISH WHISKY, BELFAST, Is regularly supplied to the House of Lords. "V.R." IRISH WHISKY. DUNVUEE and CO.'S "V.R." OLD IRISH WHISKY, BELFAST. London Offices and Stores, 4, BEAUFORT-BUILDINGS, STRAND, W.C. Established 1818. Quotations on application. JAMES DALY and CO., Distillers, John-street, Cork.—" The purest spirit and safest drink in the world."---London Offices, 7, Printing-house-square, E.C., next the " Times." TAMES DALY and CO., Distillers, John-street, ctj Cork, beg to announce that . they are able to supply the trade with their celebrated Whiskies, in casks or cases, and to take orders in bond and for exportation, at their offices, 7, Printing-house-square, London, E C., the only house in the square not occupied by the "Times." J. D. and Co.'s whiskies brin , t; the hEthest prices in the Australian and other Colonial markets, as may be observed by reference to the "Journal of Commerce of Victoria," by which it will be seen that their Whiskies fetch ed. per gallon and is. per case over the next best, and Is. 6el per gallon and ss. 6d. P cass over the lowest quotation. 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, mottled on the most reasonable terms. EAU -DE-VIE.--This Pure PALE BRANDY, iSs. per gallon, is vi ry superior to recent importations of Cog,nac, recommended by the medical profession, and ex tensively used in hospitals. In bottles, 3Ss. per dozen. or in a case 395., railway carriage p;ii.—HENRY BRETT an i CO., Old Furnival's Distillery, Rolborn, E.O , and 30, Regent street, S.W. Established PM "THE RUIN OF THE FEW IS THE GAIN OF THE MANY." THE Panic of '66 and its consequent depression of the Colonial Mqrxets enables the "EAST INDIA TEA COIVIPANY" to offer TEAS LOWER THAN EVER. Six Pounds of Good Tet for os. M. can't be dear. The Cowan ) 's RAISONS by the Clipper Ships are really delicious. 9, Great St, Helen's Churchyard, Bishopsgate street., Jan. 1, 186:'. Just published, 2d; sent by the author for S stamps, UGLINESS and BEAUTY ; b e i ng a Pamphlet descriptive of articles and means used for improving the appearance. By ALEX. ROSS, 213, High Holborn, London. SPANISH FLY is th© ac ti ng i ngre di ent i n ALEX. ROSS'S CANTHARIDES 01L, which speodil; produces whiskers and thicken* hair, Ss dd, Is Od. ddi Rent by post for 54, 84, and 144 stamp.— ALNX; ttUSS, 243, [ Ugh Holborn, London, and all Chemist. I,VONDERPTT— in t ,„, ...n.COVERY.—Corns cured uay by usfair A.LPX„., Oti t eO. — l ,aration gratigalty dl6stHiel tHe Corn ina few hours, , cf noitwr the . 3 . 1 ,t Pack 4s i sent by post for 60 starnps. -40. 4 litgla tiOibfirn, tOndon, and all cntnifsts. This nr,- tiAMCUTILIIin'I ti 11), g4B, High liolborn, tditdoh.—itnx. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID owls or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is appiied. Sold at 3s lid, 58 6d, and 10s 6d ; sent tree for 53, 84 and 144 stamps. —Had of all Chemists. C.I.REY ETAllts=4lB, 111,,dia ticAborn ; Atitt ItOS'S itAlkt tIY 1, pfdthices a perledt colour immediately it is tised. It is perdiadent+ and perfectly na tural, in afro .t. Pride 3s cd, Bs.dd , .. add Ids f3d ; Sent by post for 54 1 Sly and 14t stamps an d all CliemEts. HAIR DESTROYER,-248, ni g h Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S DEPILATORY removes superfluous hair frOm the flee., gee*. aild arnis,*lthOut effect to the akin. Ptiee gs 6d, 0 01, and 105 6d; pent flit sl, 64 • and 144 atimpli.- Ha d di all Clieniiltii. VOA tMi'Lt REMOVER.—AII diseases of the EL skin are Improved by one dose of ALEX. ROS , i'S VEGETABLE SKIN PILLS. They remove redness, sal lowness, be. 2s 9d and ls 6d or poet fOr 49 and 100 stamps. -ALEX. ROSS, HS, High Itolhorn, London, and all Cite ral.te. TT Alit cotoun WASIL—By Warshing the I-I heal with this beintifully-pertumel Wash, in seven or ten days the hair assumes its original colour, and remains so by an occtsfonal tus , ,d ; sent for stamps.—ALhX. ROSS, 24. z, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. ri IIIE gESC LIE SOCIETY wishes to add another hrinle to file 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer ban 455 poor, friendless, young females were rejected from want of IeIINDS and room, making a total of 3,087, who h ave been sent away in fire years. The new home the Committee NriBtl to form woald be for houng girls, almost children, from the age of 8 to 15, w h o ave been led astray trom the path of virtue. Contributions will be received gratefully by the Secretary, 11r. Daniel Cooper, , 45„queerl•stropt.Cheqiistdei or by W RIII Barclay and Co. 4 I.qmt44pf-ist;oo.l D R. SCOTT'S LIVER 4N]) ETVOUS EVEit IttikEttr.—kre •)ared withotit atly mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. ;43)tt, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who utter trout .ind liver nornplaints, indigestion, wind, Taunt, giddiness, dizeineed of the eves, ke. For habitual vstiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a pur id er If the blood, they 4ro truly excellent; mild in their opera tion and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro mote ditrestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Prepared only and slid by W. Lambert, Chemist, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most drug gists, in boxes,ln. 14d., and three times the quantity in one, ev. 9d. B e sure to ark for Dr. Scott 's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine aro a square green pacitsge. with !' PPIIIIR 4.lltubert," opgrsved 911 the 'Atop. A BEAUTIFUL DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE, with Illustrative Sketches of ABINET FURNITURE and DECORATIVE UPHOL STERY, sent free per post, or given on application. The Stock corresponding to tho List iq marked in plain figures. TO CHARITABLE DONORS, the Managers of Public Institutions, Asylums, and Homes. The peculiar circumstances of this year, the late mone tary crisis, and the consequent depression of the markets, in the midst of which ATKINSON and CO. made large cash purchases, enable them now to offer unusual advan tages in the supply of BEDDING, BLANKETS, COUN TERPANES, and SHEETINGS, besides every descrip tion of material for warm Winter Clothing. Atkinson and Co., .- 193, 200, 202, 201, 206, 208, 210, and 212, Westminster Bridge-road, London. UXIIIBITORS at the PARIS EXHIBITION, 2.4 who ADVERTISE in "TAE SUN," can have the SERVICES of A SPECIAL AGENT in PARIS, whose address can be obtained at "The Sun" Office. He has a perfect knowledge of French, is also acquainted with busi ness, and has gcqtl connections. On application to " The Sun" Agent in Paris, 'either personally or by letter, he will obtain every possible facility for Exhibitors, or persons who may have other-business in. Paris, or who may go there for pleasure only. PR IN TIN G. —TO PROPRIETORS OF NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, &c.—The Print ing and Machining of Newspapers, &c., done on exceed ingly favourable tortnq. 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 row. Savoy. Strand, W.O WHAT IS YOUR CREST AND WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO? Send 3s. 6d. to CULLETON'S Heraldic Office for a Plain Sketch, or 6s. for a Coloured one. The Arms of man and wife blended together in proper heraldic form. The proper heraldic Colours for servants liveries, what buttons to be used, and how the carriage should bo painted, fee 10s. Just complete, a very valuable book, with 3,500 Engravings, arms, cr es t s , an d mo tt oes o f near ly every family in the kingdom, the result of thirty years' labour, price £lO 10s., printed in several colours. Family Pedi grees traced from authentic records, information as to the obtaining of a now grant of arms, how too change one's name, by T. Culleton, Engraver to her Majesty and Royal family ; also Diesinker to the Board of Trade, 25, Oran bourn-street (corner of St. Martin's-lane), W.O ARTIFICIAL T E H.-A MONTH'S TRIAL GIVEN.—If not perfectly comfortable, use ful, and undetectable the money returned without hesitation. Mr. DAY, Dentist (many yea rs w i t h M r . Eskeli, surgeon - Dentist, of 8, Grosve nor - street, W.) offers, as above, the m ost convincing proof of th e unerring. Lid painless princ plea upon which he constructs i ncorrod ibl e MINERAL ARTI FICIAL TEETH, wh e th er s i ngly or in part i a l o r complete sets, to serve the purposes of mastication, articulation, and pers anal appearance. Ms terms will be found the m oat m oderate of any advertis compatible with pure materials and first-class workmanship, but they are apart from the ridiculous and tempting priers put forth to attract mere attention. lle guarantees painless manipulation, and is the generality of cases will make from cane tooth to complete set in a few hours. Extractions when necessary, and all the ordinary painful operations performed without giving* the sl ghte,t pain by a nrw process, and Ni ithout the use of chloroform or other dangerous in,gred.ent Stopping decayed teeth, and discolourel teeth rest. re 1. dro . Attends-ce, 10 to 6. All consulations free.-291, from the Polytechnic. lIXGENT-ST REET, threo doors RAILWAY COMPENSATION CLAIMS. A curious instance of the disparity which exists between the real and supposed value of premises • which a railway ecnip • ' any are require-, under their I which arli a then c t u ati e d p to take, WAN given by a case oor 6 th W e ei ' attention of the high bailiff of Westminster, attd a Special jury, at the Guildhall, Westminster, during the whole of yesterday. A claim was made by Messrs. Neill and Under- ] "rook under the adviee of Messrs: Toplis and Roberts, for k 3,302, in respect of their interest in No. 21, Eccieston-street South, which is required to lie taken fOrthe pitrposes of the railway. The claim ants were dealers in objects of vertu, old china, and pictures, and had another shop at No. 24 in the same street, where they carried on a similar bug- Einem. Their unexpired term in No. 21 was 19 years from Christmas, 1866, at a rent of £BO per annum, and they had tinderlet a.portion of the pre tnises at a rent of £l5 for a term of seven years, determinable at the end of any year by the tenant. The claimants denied all knowledge of the in tended railway at the time the lease was taken, in April, 1806, although it appeared that the parlia mentary notice IC:18 given in November, 1863, and stated that as soon as their lease had been granted they prepared to erect a gallery in the rear of the house, in order to extend their business premises ; but when the notice to treat was served in July, 1865, they stopped building the gallery. A letter WaS put in from the solicitors of the claimants' landlord, dated April, 1805, and offering to give them a lease for 42 years at a rent of .eloo ; Thi s the claimants refused, and took • the shorter term at £BO a year. • The rent of -No: 24 was stated to he £45 a year, and it was mentioned that another house in the Mine street, No. 18, had teen to let for many months at a rent of £l2O, with a premium of £4OO, without finding a tenant, The witneeses for the claimants valued the lease ' hold interest at £759. They claimed £75 for the tenancy and £B6 for fixtures, and the remainder of the claim Was made up by the compenAation which they asked for the injury to stock by their removal from No. 21 to No. 24, and for the interruption to business. The books were very imperfectly kept, sa much so that the claimants's own accountant could not come to conclusions satisfactory to himself as to the amount of their net profits. - • Messrs. Neill and Underwood had entered upon The Rev. Richard Tyacke reports the following sad occurrence which happened on Wednesday, dur ing a fearful gale, to the lifeboat at that place : " A vessel this morning struck on the Doom Bar, at the entrance of our harbour. At. once the boat was manned, and started to her assistance. The seas, however, were so mountainous that the boat's oars were quiokly broken, and she was obliged to drive before the waves without reaching the stranded vessel. The boat was soon overturned, and the whole crew thrown into the water, and though the boat righted quickly, none, from the violence of the waves, were again able to reach her. The conse quences are fearful—eight of the crew only are saved, and five drowned. The brave Shea, who always volunteered his services in the case of shipwreck, is among the latter number. Two of the dead bodies arc washed on shore—Shea's and Varcoe's ; those of Truscott, Crannell, and the chief boatman of coast guard, are still in the water, and nowhere to be seen. The saved are—Hill (coxswain), French (second coxswain), Harris, Bate, May, Bennett, Brenton, and a coast guard man. The crew of the stranded vessel, with the exception of. one mun, are saved, as the ebb tide left her almost dry." It may be added that the lifeboat was the gift to the National Life boat Institution of the city of Bristol, and only last winter performed one of the noblest services a lifeboat could achieve during a fearful midnight storm in say ing the crew of 17 men of the barque Juliet, of Greenock, who in the abSence of the boat must in evitably have perished. Padstow is one of the most dangerous points on the Cornish coast, and the gallant Mr. Shea, the chief officer of the coastguard, who perished in the boat, has been off in this and the previous lifeboat on every occasion they had been afloat, and had contributed in the two lifeboats to the saving of fifty-five lives. The four other brave men who were also lost never shrank from their dangerous duties ; and it it to be hoped that, in conjunction with the National Lifeboat Institution, the public at large will come forward liberally to support the families of the unfortunate men who have thus perished in the performance of one of the noblest as well as the most perilous duties they could be called on to render to their fellow crea tures. Considering the fearful character of these lifeboat services--thßt about 6,000 persons go afloat on all occasions in the boats every year, and that during the past 14 years the institution has only lost 18 lives—it must be a source of congratulation to every one that so small a percentage has been sacri ficed compared with the noble service done in that period, and the large number of brave men'engaged at so much hazard in the work. It may be men tioned that the National Lifeboat Institution at its meeting yesterday voted £2lO in aid of the local subscription now making for the relief of the fami under the superintendence of the Rev. Richard 'yacke, rector of Padstow, and other gentlemen in he locality. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL. ----••-•.- The annual meeting of the Governors of this hos pital took place yesterday afternoon in the board room of the institution, Gray's-inn-road—Mr. Jas. llopgood in the chair. The report of the committee of management, which was read by the Rev. J. B. Owen, stated that during the past year the direc tors of the Great Northern Railway, in recognition of the constant services rendered to cases of acci dent occurring on their line, have doubled their sub scription, now amounting to £5O a year. The sus pension of the Agra and Masterman's Bank, an event which evoked the deepest sympathy of the committee with their highly respected treasurer, Mr. E. Masterman, inconvenienced the committee less than it might have done, as they had only a ba lance of i. 153 Bs. 2d. in the bank at the time. Having regard to the harsh external circumstances under which this high-class company succumbed, and mindful of the tong and faithful services of the late Mr. John Mastermau, and of his son, Mr. Ed ward Masterman, successively treasurers of this hospital, the committee saw no reason whatever for withdrawing their confidence in the latter gen tleman, and, on his proposal to resign his office of treasurer, solicited him to continue his valuable :services, with which request Mr. Master man complied. Thei r banking . acc ount wa and s then removed to the firm of M essrs. Brown, Janson, Co., from witotn the hospital has been committee recently favoured with hand some donation's. The of bibles gratefully ac knowledge a l iberal grant from the British and Foreign Bible Sciety, and se veral handsome donati F ons. During the past year the committee hayo to record with unfeigned regret the decease of one of its oldest members, a constant ot ter of the char it y , the late Mr. and generous supporter G eorg e Simpson. The rert, in refer rin g to the po death of Dr. William Marsden, the found any other s hape of memorial w hich the governors frinids of the deceased may herea Lavinfter see t adopt, a member of the committee Ua7 e © ~ fit mo t s t gu arantee £2OO a year for five generous ly offered to g years, on condition of sufficient extra funds being _ raised to k3upport one additional ward in 9*, haispi- Catching your own again, as Sam Nicoll called stag hunting, will never be a popular amusement with the ma jority of sportsmen. The very fact that you need not take every advantage of the animal you are pursuing, as you needs must do when you are after a wild animal, deprives the sport of half its zest. But it is quite an error to sup pose that there is no hunting in it; for hounds will stick to the line of a stag as closely as to that of a fox or a hare and it depends entirely upon the system that is pursued, whether it is a sport fit for men, or whether it is as tame as coursing rabbits with cur dogs in an enclosed paddock. In addition to the bad name which stag-hunting has acquired, with good reason, from the practices which we are about to condemn, there is a vast amount of prejudice against it from the circumstance of its being the sport of Londoners, whose vocations preclude 'them from hunting frequently, and to whom a certain find and a probable gallop are the great attractions. The principal packs of stag - hounds have always been to be reached from the metropolis, formerly by road and now by rail ; and in seniority, as well as in loyalty, we must first rank thatof her Majesty. Within the last few masterships the country formerly hunted by those hounds has been grievously curtailed. The Harrow country, over which they used to have their best sport, has been, of neces sity, given up, and the line of the famous Poll-hill run would be found to bo intersected with hundreds of wire fences. The trip to Lyndhurst has been discontinued since the disforest big of the Crown lands and the destruction of the red deer in the Now Forest. Tho want of condition of the doer in their wild state prevented any great runs over tho forest, and the deer invariably died soon after being taken; but these were pleasant gatherings, making a fitting conclusion to the season, and the discontinuance of them was much regretted. Time and modern improvements have done their worst, as far as sport is concerned, for the Queen's county. The Surrey staghounds, a subscription pack, with Squire Heathcote at their head, hunt the countrywhere the late Earl of Derby showed such sport for upwards of 40 years. But here again the face of nature has been sadly changed. Open fields, over which Jonathan, on Prosper, used to cheer his hounds, are now covered with villas, streets, and crescents, and retired spots have become rail way junctions. Forest-hill was then rightly named, and Reigate Station was a deep morass. By the courtesy of the directors of the Brighton Railway, who carry the hounds and servants' horses on their line free of charge, this pack is now enabled to get more frequently "below hill." This is a country well calculated fur making good men to hounds, and Messrs. Shaw; Simpson, Metcalf, Gil lespie, and others, are quite up to sample. A tale is told, thd authenticity of which, however, we cannot vouch for, that in a run with these hounds the huntsman and a gentle man got off their horses to take a gate off its hinges, and in the excitement and hurry of the moment each got upon his neighbour's horse and rode through the run without discovering the mistake. When the deer was taken the huntsman, feeling for his horn, and not finding it, looked down, and to his intense astonishment his dark brown horse had become a molly bay. The Great Eastern Railway will take the sportsman to that first-rate plough country, the Roothings of Essex, where the staghounds are under the able management of the Hon. Frederick Petre. The absence of up-standing fences is favourable to the running of the deer, but there is a sameness in the country which detracts from it in the eyes of those who follOw hounds. Upon the borders of the Vale of Aylesbury is situated the pretty village of Mentmore, where the staghounds of Baron Lionel &Rothschild are kennelled. From his youth up Baron LioneLwas a hound man, and ho spared neither trouble nor expense to make his pack a perfect one. In the year 1812 ho purchased at Tattersall's one of the lots of Mr. Osbaldoston's famous pack; at the price of one hundred guineas a couple. By a judicious cross with this blood he had the good fortune to,breed ono of the best hounds that ever wont out of doors. This was Gunners bury, by Mr. Oshaldestou's Falstaff, a son of Furrier, one of the Cheshire Guilesome. Gunuersbury was a light coloured hound of enormous power and substance, and a driving, forcing hound on a scent. As he crashed through the doubles he appeared as though lie would tear them to pieces. Gunnersbury was used freely in the Mentmore kennel, and his daughter, Dairymaid, through whom the blood has descended, took very much .after him both in looks and style of hunting. The baron bred from all the most fashionable kennels of the day. Lord Fitzwilliam's Marmion, Feudal, and Bluecap, Mr. Drake's Duster, Lord Southampton's Herald, Lord Yarborough's Rallywood, the Duke of Rutland's Ragland, Gamester, and Ranter, and other hound sires of high repute helped to make the pack; but the Bolvoir sort proved to be too mute for stag hounds. It was to the Fitzhardinge blood that thebaron's kennel was the Most indebted. Among 20 couple from Berkeley Castle came Paradox, and although, after hunt ing stag for two seasons, she was begged back by Harry Ayriss, she left behind her at Me ntmore two s p lendid daughters, Primrose and Princess, by Mr. Drake's Satel lite, to perpetuate her blood. In the present pack Pilgrim, by Lord Fitzhardinge's Palmerston, although a wayward hound, is a great favourite of the huntsman, F red Cox; but the apple of his eye is Random, by Lord Fitz a r . n ges Roderick, out of a Y arborou g h bitch. Random is a tho roughin line hunter, with a deep melod ious ton g ue, good chase, and without an atom of jealousy. " in l t Ns h ' e o u a l e d t n o t f take 1,000 guineas for him," shouted Cox, charging a blackthorn fence, an assertion which be quali fied the next morning with the following important addition —" if 1 had the baron's money." The first object of a master of staghounds should be to divest the sport, as t m ts i uc le h caasn, like poss of h ib t le, e re a a ll l thing. tameness,iaon de effect o e n t ia thi ko s, it, hoes near , r should be turned out into a quiet spot, t u e n n se by who .ca,ncan b a t h n m e o r u d a n e n t s y s t n r la n c u: whoreexcept the e l lay tehere-hcaorutndms aonn. t mo ine to of sport people,th aanndthye eptlaanino.efeN,ttuoolitishnelis.n76ia staghounds r h i o e tuh d ne e e dfis r r s o i st u f t 013 generally f fi o e r before d a s more like a fair than anythint,te hacks, o p i l l e . , t a h n e dpossibl y ground. 'These o t the e t % d v e o e r cu i is followeddo g s , whoby hefoho t h orough ly a .nd irrespective of the harm are accompaniedhbiymnilaonvioanw, a , boys ponies , second hoit-sehereyecoa,nank(eleopthers, who continue to ride the deer as long as s ley do in croftsseringw.tihmetsecherivt;etehielayvaecht oausnfdusgtloemgeetnsefottrletdhe? field to ride a • They are brought out upon foiled ground, and tho hard riders instantly start off, heedless of the hounds, as they do in sonie countries after the fox. Could any system be devised more calculated to make hounds unsteady ? A second deer-cart, to mislead the mischief-doers, has &nue times been tried with success. When once the hounds are laid on, they should never be stopped. The practice of stopping staghounds is the great blemish of the sport; it spoils the hounds, it spoils the run, itspoils everything, not excepting the temper of the field. Just as they are expect ing that they are in far a good thing, and excitement is at its highest point, their hopes are dashed to the ground, and their spirits sent below zero. The excuse that is made in defence of stopping hounds is that it enables a stout slow deer to get ahead, and thereby give a better run; a longer and more draggling one, perhaps,whereas every endeavour should be to make it sharp and decisive. Another reason sometimes put forward is, that the hounds are stopped for the sake of saving the deer, but it is a very futile one. A deer is not so easily killed if run into whilst he is strong, but when bounds have been stopped, and the deer has got gradually weaker and weaker, the least accident will finish him. An exception, however, to the rule of never stopping the hounds may be made in the case of a view. A view does harm to the hounds, as it takes them off their noses, and causes them to look out for views. Besides, at beA, it is a little better than a bad course, and however well A PARALLEL.—Mr. Bright is a reading man, and therefore it is to be supposed that he knows something of the history of the 18th century. Does he remember what took place on the 2d of June in the year 1780, while the Duke of Richmond was advocating Parliamentary Reform before his brother peers, and urging them to adopt annual Parliaments and universal suffrage ? On that very day an enormous multitude met in St. George's-fields, for the pur pose of presenting a no-popery petition to Parliament, under theguidance of Lord George Gordon. There were no trades' unions in those days; nevertheless, the multitude were duly marshalled, and marched by three separatQ routes from the place of meeting, and finally assembled in front of the Hou.es of Parliament to present their monster petition. Everybody remembers, or ought to remember, the result. Protestautism, pure and undefiled, was in league with ruffianism, impure and defiled ; and through the stupidity; cowardice, and irresolution of the magistracy, Loudon for six days was given up to flames and plundering on a gigantic scale. We do not suppose that if thesthreat ened Reform procession ever made its appearance at West minster it. would pelt Mr. Disrasli, drag Lord Derby from his carriage, knock General Peel into the dirt, or cry "A la lauterne !" when Mr. Lowe appeared. There is a vast dif ference between that time and this; but it is as well to remember, when such propositionsas that of the League are made, how easily and rapidly the gathering of a mob may lead to a riot. It should not be forgotten that once on a time a vast mob professed to come to petition but really re mained to kick the President of the Council and drag Lord Boston from his carriage, and trample on him, and so nearly finished the Archbishop of York that he was forced to put on woman's clothes in order to get safely home again from a neighbouring house. It is well also to remember that, having smashed these and a good many more peers and M.P.'s, the offended Protestantism and pickpoeketism of London straightway proceeded to execute justice on their enemies, burning two or three Catholic chapels, just by way of getting their hands in ; and that on the next night they burnt a few more chapels, and then burnt Newgate and set all the prisoners loose, and did not go home in the morn ing until they had also burnt Lord Mansfield's house in Bloomsbury-square, with all his rare and costly library. Being further kindly encouraged by the Ministers and - magistrates of the day, who did nothing at all to stop them, they continued to propagate Gospel truth by burn ing the Fleet, the Marshalsea, and the King's Bench prisons, with suudrY private and public buildings, so that at one time 36 fires were to be counted blazing at one mo ment. It is true that by the Bth of Juno it was all over, at the cost of shooting down a few hundred Protestants and burglars-285 being actually killed, and some 200 or 300 wounded. Afterwards, moreover, what used to be called " justice" did its work, and 29 rioters, chiefly young men and boys, wore actually hanged; while the instigator of all these things was tried, it is true, but was acquitted, and sent about his business. No doubt there is a good deal of difference between Lord George Gordon and the council of the Reform League.—Pall-Mall Gazette. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.—He can say the most unpalatable things in the pleasantest possible way. He does not appeal to the pride and pugnacity of hid countrymen,in which a m manor t c e a l t l s t t e a m n d t h u e p t r i A g h m t e a r i n c d a d i r a s t w h e freeonly b r e p a l a t c h e . He thinks there is "no sufficient flavour of humanity in the soil" out of which they grow, and that it makes aman Hhuemwainnentoot ‘ d ‘ elinvye toh n e t p h a e st ol f d or h t u h m e an sa is k e e d o so f i g P l ' ori of fy E in u g r o t pe he . present. " They say a dead man's hand cures swellings if laid on them ; nothing like the dead cold hand of the past to take down our tumid egotism." He is equally the enemy of "high-falutin," and spread-eagloism, and social s l a ng. "First-rate," " prime," "a prime article," "a supe rior:piece of goods," a "gent in a flowered vest ;" all such expressions are final. They blast the lineage of him or her who utteis 'them for generations up and down. Ho tells .them that " good breeding is surface Christianity." He slyly consoles them with the thought that " goad Americans when they die gd to Paris." He is thoroughly national himself, and would have American patriotism large and liberal, not a narrow proirincial conceit. The "autocrat" is assuredly one of the pleasantest specimens of the American gentlemen, and one of the most charming of all chatty companions; genial, witty, and wise—never wearisome. We fancy the "Autocrat of the Breakfast Table" is not so well known or widely read in this country as it deserves to be. A more delightful book has not come over the Atlantic.—Quarterly Review. THE CONDITION OF SPLIN.—A Madrid corre spondent (writing Feb. 1) says Order reigns at Madrid, but how long it will last the most prescient cannot say, except that such order is as precarious as the regi men that upholds it. Those among the inhabitants of Madrid having something worth saving have made their preparations to leave at a moment's notice. However, the terrorism adopted by the Government, and the recent arrest and summary convictions of journalists do not prevent their revolutionary papers and proclama tions from appearing in the very heart of the capital. Al though all that braggadocio from the revolutionary press is duly appreciated by impartial people, it produces a bane ful influence upon the masses. As to the public distress, it is prevalent above all in the southern provinces. The newspapers of Grenada, Cordova, and Seville, daily bring us harrowing pictures from those parts. The palace of the Duke and Duchess of Mon t pen sier is always full of people without the first necessaries of life, and who oure y receive their assistance in food and money. ft is ru to m reviv 4 e in official circles that the Government is trying applied to the representative of the the national credit. It is even said h that ouse i nt of Spain's foreign a loan to be applied to the settle of a z:•z s I n d - s f e o l r f eldrsveisthseaicdonto have replied that, supposing successors of Narvaez debt. The representative ofest good, it would not follow tha e see D m u s ke th o a f t tthteiteguarantees offered were 1• 1 C princip e , tle so- M.ontpensier has been and Gonzales Bravo would deoided upon in l eni ct ell an t d hs o c h b s i vernment is only waitiug for 1 • detvrmtned not. to gtve the least his Royal Highness is tracts of their predecessors. raT,hreetee.xxti,le.bouft. it concluded between S?:tiu and the Southern peace had been chance to the Cabiike: There less been . ruttionr tlt t o the resolute intervention of the lUlenpituebdliSeg' intateosw;bgut no official news has been received to that effect."