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MUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION (Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1859), 4, RII6SELL-STREET, COVENT.GARDFN, LONEON, And 38, QUEEN'S -ROAD, BRIGHTON, ADVANCES MONEY upon personal security, Bills of Sale, Freehold or Leasehold P r operty, for one, two, or three years, repayable weekly, monthly, or quarterly. Bills promptly dis counted. Forms free on receipt of stamped envelope. EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. L AST DAY of DOG SHOW.—The SHOW CLOSES at 5 o'clock precisely. CRYSTAL PALACE DOG SHOW.—Last Day. Note.—The Pure Lyme Hall bred mastiffs (an ancestor of Which defended the wounded Sir Percy Leigh at Agincourt, 1415) the Emperor of China's Mandarin Pug, the Pure Mount St. Ber nards, the toy terriers (weighing under 51b.). ice and sheep dog, Pyrenean wolfhound Austrian poodle, and other splendid speci mens, should.be seen , THIS DAY by all lovers of dogs. CRYSTAL PALACE.-THIS DAY.-GREAT DOG SHOW (Last Day), &c. Palace _ open for admission from .. .. 10 till 7. 0 Dog Show open from .. • • .. .. 10 till 5. 0 O r chestral Band .. • • • . 1 and 4.15 T er race Fountains 2.15 3. 0 Parade of Champion Dogs Festival Organ.. Finale. Admission to Palace as usual, ls. ; or by Guinea Season Tickets free ; children half price. Admission to Dog Show ls. ;or by Guinea Season Tickets free. Present issue admitting this day to Dog Show, &c., Great Rose Show, next Tuesday's Firework Fete, Operas and Dramatic Performances, Archery Meeting, County Cricket Matches, Grand Summer Concerts, and generally until 31st May, 1871. At all entrances and agents this day. Fine Arts Courts, Picture Gallery, Statuary, Flowers, Portraits, Busts, Birds Singing, Fountains Playing, &c. G REAT DOG SHOW, THIS DAY (Las t Da y) . CRYSTAL PALACE. Opeii from 10 to 5. " The show is kept cool by constant watering. The first Dog Show on a large scale, in a place so admirably suited for such an exhibition as the Crystal Palace is, is completely successful." — Daily Telegraph, June 22. PALACE.- GREAT NATIONAL N OF DOGS, THIS DAY (Last Day.) tel in the basement, the greater part under caution will be taken to insure perfect ven- Kier the exhibition a cool and most agreeable ~000 specimens, ranging from the grandest mind to the timidest of toy terriers. Retrievers Terriers Water Spaniels King Charles's Spaniels Puppies Italian Greyhounds Mastiffs Toy Terriers St. Bernards Dandle Dinmonts Sheep Dogs Pomeranians Newfoundlands Pugs Dalmatians Blenheim% Bull Dogs Maltese CRYSTAL EXHIBITIO, The Show is hel canvas. Every pre( tilation, and to ren lounge. Nearly 1 mastiff and bloodhc Bloodhounds Foxhounds Deerhounds Greyhounds Otterhounds Hurlers Beagles Fox Terriers Pointers Setters Admission to the free each day to the day as usual, one si NOTE.—The Chan race at 3 each etc I - Show, one shilling. Guinea season tickets Palace and Show. Admission to Palace each hilling. npion Dogs will be paraded on the Upper Ter !moon. CRYSTAL PALACE.-GREAT ROSE SHOW, Fashionable Promenade, and German Gymastic So ciety's Display TO-1110ITOW. This is the most interesting of all the flower shows held during the season. The universal admiration of the national flower, its numberless varieties, ranging from purest white to sable, its delicious odour, and the immense number of specimens collected, com bine to render the Rose Show pre-eminent among the flower shows of the season. It was at the Crystal Palace that the first Rose Show was held, and each year some new attractive feature has been introduced. The Exhibition of Table Decorations held at the last Flower Show, although of great interest, did not exemplify some of the principal features of floral decoration. Arrangements have been made with some of the leading manufacturers to make upon this occasion a special Display of Table Furniture, which will be florally decorated so as to illustrate these special features. The Display will take place in the Opera Theatre, which will be handsomely fitted up as a dining room. In the Concert-hall there will be an exhibition of articles suitable for table decorations, contributed by the following eminent manufacturers—Messrs. Powell and Sons, Copeland, 11. Green and Son, and Mortlock. The great stage will be specially decorated with fountains, foliage, statuary, &c. Music is an important feature on these occasions ; and, in ad dition to the usual performances during the day by the or ebestral--arml---railitary..at-ti o'clock a grand combined performance will take place on the Grind Handel Orchestra, conducted by Mr. Manna. . The Palace will , Ire open as usual at 10 ; the Show will be open at about - 12 'the gardens of Rockhills will be open for promenade from 4 till 6.30. At half-past five the German Gymnastic Society will give its Annual Display on the floor of the great transept. Nearly 200 of the most expert gymnasts of the Society go through their various exercises and feats, commencing with drill and mass exercises, and including boxing, fencing, parallel, and horizontal bar exercises, &c, The graceful ease and modesty with which these gentlemen gymnasts go through their numerous difficult' feats is very pleasing as compared with the less skilful perfor mances of professional acrobats. The Coldstream Guards Band, under Mr. F. Godfrey, will play during the display. Half-crown admission tickets at the Palace, 2, Exeter-hall, and usual agents, this day only. , Admission at doors, 55. Guinea season tickets free. CA ERMAN GYMNASTIC SOCIETY'S ANNUAL DISPLAY, Next Saturday, after the Rose Show. — CRYSTAL PALACE. Nearly 200 Gymnasts. CRYSTAL PALACE.- Tickets for To-morrow's C , June guinea season tickets, al and following agents : Baker-street, Moutrie, 55 Brixton, Pearce, 2, Brixton-place Camberwell, Griffith, The Green Chancery-lane, Cox, 102 Charing-cross, Mitchell, 39 Chelsea,Macmichael,2o7,King,'s road —Last Day for Half-Crown !OMBINED FETE. These with t the Palace, 2, Exeter Hall, London -bridge, Stanley, Termi- nus Lower Norwood, Barker, The Library New Bond-street, Chappell, 50 Cock, Addison fl Lacon, 168 Old Bond-street, Mitchell, 33 011ivier, 19 Oxford-ireet, Duff, 147 Paddington, Key, Bishop's a ygama City, Keith, 48, Cheapside „ Good, 60, Moorgate-street „ Hays, 4, Royal Exchange buildings „ Letts, 8, Royal Exchange „ Marratt, 63, King William street „ Mead, 73, Cheapside „ Todhunter, 22, Gresham • street " Cook, 98, Fleet-street Croydon, Warren, High-street Islington, King, 86, Upper-st. Kensington, R. Station,•Russel road road - Peckham, Stansfleld, High-st. Pimlico, Hopwood and Crew, 89, Buckingham Palace-road Regent-circus, Brighton Rail• way Co.'s oiftee, 28 Regent-street, Cramer, 201 Weippert, 266 St. James's Hall, Austin Vigo-street, Hammond Westbourne-grove, Melliship, 37 Wigmore-street, Nimmo, 3 Warren's library Knightsbridge, Westerton, :27, St. George's-place NOTE.—No guarantee is give' kept supplied. The Crystal Pah will remain open until 7 this eve m that distant agencies can be ace and Exeter Hall ticket offices ening. ORYSTAL PALACE.-CORONATION DAY, J next Tuesday. ' One shilling day. Special Display of Fireworks and Illumination of Great Fireworks and entire Park, Operetta, `• The Rival Beauties," Military Band, Billiard Match, &c. Excursions by the Chatham and Dover and other lines. Extra trains from all parts. N E CRE M 0 R Lessee and Manager, Mr. JoHN BAII3I NOW OPEN FOR THE SEASON. The Best and most Wonderful Entertainments in the World ADMISSION, ONE SHILLING. AMUSEMENTS FREE. Open on Sunday, by Refreshment Card, 6d Table d'Hote, at half-past 6,2 s. 6d. MR W. S. WOODIN'S TWENTY-NINTH WEEK " AT HOME," WITH his Famous and Original CARPET-BAG and SKETCH-1;00K ENTERTAINMENT in the Large Room EGYPTIAN HALL, Piccadilly. Every Evening (except Saturday) at 8; Saturday Mornings at 3. "Mr. Woodin has spared no expense in magnificently decorating and luxuriously furnishing his salon for the comfort of hls patrons." Seats may be secured in advance, at the liox-office, open from 10 till 5; also at Mitchell's Royal Library, Old Bond-street; and all the principal music-sellers. Stalls, Is. ; Area, 25.; Balcony, ls. amily Private Box, One, Two, and Three Guineas. Carriages a 10. Manager, t Mr. DUDLEY. ROYAL MUSIC HALL, HOLBORN. Late WESTON'S. Proprietor —Mr. T. S. Sweasey. Great combination of alent' or the Whitsuntide Holidays. Re-engagement of Mr. A. Vance, 31r. J. H. Milburn, Miss Louie Sherrington, Mr. H. Collard, the smallest man in the word, the Le Petit Sims Reeves, and the Brothers Voltaire, Champion Gymnasts, and the first appearance of Mr. Baldwin. Miss Georgina Smithson, Miss Nelly Wood, Ain J. H. ttyley, and Madame Msrie Barnam; Mr. I'. Corri, . St. Albyns, and Miss Barrie will appear in Operatic Selection, with full Orchestra, every evemng. ADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION. 7 Baker-street.- On view, New and Magnificent COURT bRESSES from the first houses in Paris. Admission, is. ; chil dren under ten years of age, 6d. Extra rooms, 6d. Open from 11 a.m. till 10 p.m. A RGYLL ROOMS, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, The extraordinary success which has attended the production of the Shadow Dance, with the brilliant and varied effects of the electric light on the groups of dancers that nightly partici pate in it, combined with the admirable Operatic and Dance Music Selections presented in the often-changed programmes, have had the gratifying effect of making the r sent one the Most extensively patronized season since its first opening. Th e celebrated Orchestra, under the direction, of its highly efficient chef, Signor Luigi Curti, performs the choicest and latest com positions of all distinguished composers—the solos in which are assigned to the eminent euphonionist, Signor L. Moses; Messrs. W. Graves, L. Silberberg, and other able artistes. Manager, Mr. Thomas Pitts. Professor Halliman, M.C. Admission, is.; Reserved Seats, 2s. R. R. Proprietor. LONDON, FRIDAY, Now published, "FJORD, ISLE, AND TOR." A BOOK FOR TOURISTS IN NORWAY, THE CHANNEL ISLANDS, CORNWALL, AND THE SCILLY ISLANDS. BY EDWARD SPENDER. PRICE 3s. " It is a straightforwardly and sometimes gracefully written Sketch of Norway, the Channel Islands, and Cornwall, from the holiday traveller's point of view, not, however, exclusively devoted to matters of scenery or itinerary, but designed to give the voyager an intelligent interest in the manners, customs, industries, and institutions of the districts he is exploring. Fos intending visitors to Norway especially, Mr. Spender's book will be welcome. It has, moreover, the decided advantage of com pression, clearness of style, and easy manageableness of bulk." — Daily Telegraph. The volume perfectly fulfils its purpose. It is neat and cheap and contains in a small space a great quantity of very interesting matter, much of which will be novel, and all of which will be useful, not only to those who visit the places described, but to those who stay at home. Mr. Spender is an acute observer, a most industrious and judicious collector of facts, and an eloquent and graphic writer, and does ample justice to his subjects."— Yorkshire Post. "It deserves a welcome, this book we have so long uncon sciously been in search of. The itineraries themselves are to the intending excursionists a veritable benefaction. . . Altogether the book is one to carry in one's knapsack or valise during the happy time of our holiday excursion, and to give a place to on our book-shelves afterwards as, a most pleasant remembrancer." —Sun. " Fjord, Isle, and Tor' is a very delightful little book. The essay on Norway is particularly full of information, but the others are not far behind it in proportion to their length, and all are written in a genial spirit."—Globe. " Without being exactly a guide-book, it answers all the pur poses of one, and contains beside a vast quantity of information, all given in the most condensed form possible. There is not a line of space wasted in fine writing, but the descriptions of scenery bear witness to the author's genuine love and appreciation of the picturesque, just as his closely compressed facts and statements prove the practical and hardworking man of letters."—Man cheater Courier. " From back to back Fjord, Isle, and Tor' is full of matter interesting equally to the tourist and the ordinary reader. It is written'in an easy and pleasant style, and is well got up.' " Eastern Morning News. ‘• We cannot part with this fascinating little work without con gratulating Mr. Spender upon it. Addressed, as it more especially is, to travellers in Norway, the Channel Islands, and Cornwall, it is, nevertheless, a book that will afford the keenest gratifica tion to the general public. . . . As to its literary merits we need say nothing, the name of the author being sufficient guarantee on this point."—Western Mail. " The articles shew unusual power of observation, are full of genial gossip, and supply just what the excursionist wants — reliable information."—Western Daily Press. CHARLTON TUCKER, 21, Northumberland-street, Charing Cron, FISHING WITHOUT LIVE BAIT. Price 6d. Writ' en in easy style for boys. Engravings are given of all the British Fresh-water Fish, with Particular Instructions Where, When and How to Fish. -• London--W. TWEEDIE, 337. Strand. GRUFFEL SWILLENDRINKEN ; or, The Reproof of the Brutes. By Alfred Crowquill. Containing sixteen Hand-coloured serio-comic Illustrations, A very amusing and instructive book on the Temperance Question. Price ls., posi free London--W. TWEEDIE. 337. Strand. W.C. TEMPERANCE STATED AND ILLUSTRATED. By Eminent Writers. This carefully-collated selection of facts, testimonies, and opinions in favour of Abstinence is admirably suited for circulation amongst persons of culture and intelligence. who may for the first time be induced to investigate the claims of the Temperance Movement. Cloth, lettered, price I.s..Cd. Post fro for stamps BATHING SEASON. ST. LAWRENCE-ON-SEA, ISLE OF THANET. Mr. W. CLEMSON begs to inform the nobility and gentry that he is now prepared to enter into arrangements for the forth coming season for the Private Houses attached to and served from (if required) the GRANVILLE HOTEL. Rents for the season, from £250 to £4OO. The above houses are being Fur nished from the most recent designs of E. Welby Pugin, Esq. N.B.—Ramsgate is the nearest station on both lines. CENTRAL ASSOCIATION FOR STOPPING THE SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS ON SUN DAY. London Auxiliary. A great open-air Working Men's Demonstration will take place at Trafalgar-square, Charing Cross, on Saturday evening, Juue 25th, in support of Mr. Rylands's SUNDAY CLOSING BILL. Addresses will be delivered by Revs. C. J. Whitmore, who will refer to the success of Sunday closing in Scotland, J. B. Wright, W. C. Van Meter, of New York, who will refer to the success of Sunday closing in the United States, E. Mathews, M.A., travelling secretary of the Central Association, and Messrs. G. Dibley, J. West, J. Bormond, P. Carigan, and other friends of the measure. A petition to Parliament will be submitted to the meeting. Thechair will be taken at half-past six by Benjamin Whitworth Esq., J. P., Ex-M.P. Mr. Rylands will move for the second reading of his billon the 29th instant CIIWEPPE'S MINERAL WATERS SCHWEPPES SODA WATER, So celebrated now for upwards of a century. SCHNVEPPE'S LEMONADE, A most grateful and refreshing beverage, so useful in cases of Fever. • SCHWEPPE'S POTASS WATER, Strongly recommended by the Faculty in cases of Gout, &c. SCHWEPPE'S MALVERN SELTZER, Prepared from the Malvern Water, so renowned for its purity. SCHWEPPE'S BOTTLES Are protected by a Label having Name and Trade Mark. Manufactories at London, Liverpool, Derby, Bristol, Glasgow, and Malvern. DR. SCOIT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS. — A NEVER-FAILINU REMEDY. —Prepared without any mercurial ingredient,will be found invaluable to all who suffer from bilious and liver complaints, indigestion, wind, spasms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, &c. For habitual costiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly ex cellent; mild in their operation and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, promote digestion, and strengthen the whole ner vous system.—Prepared only and soli by W. Lambert, chemist, 8 King William-street, Charing-cross, London, and by most drug gists, in boxes, is. 1 d , and three times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are in a square green package, with " William tamerLbt, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross," engraved on Govetument stamp. T HE BEST and MOST NUTRITIOUS FOOD for Infants, Children, and Invalids. CHAPMAN & CO'S ENTIRE W HEAT FLOUR contains all the constituents of the grain in perfect purity, and is perfectly easy of digestion. CHAPMAN & CO.'S ENTIRE WHEAT FLOUR contains a larger percentage of phosphates (bone earth) than any other food, and is therefore invaluable to Children while Teething. i'I . HAPMAN & CO.'S INTTRE WHEAT FLOUR promotes a vigorous and healthy growth of the bones and teeth, and prevents premature decay. CHAPMAN & CO.'S ENTIRE WHEAT FLOUR. PROFESSOR ATTFIELD, Analyst to the Royal Pharma ceutical Society of Great Britain, material l t s phoshates, and teeth -forming substances, shows it to be a very valuable and nutritious food, especially for children. It is incomparably p suerior to arrowroot, corn-flo, and other forms starch, which contribute but little to the growth or renewal of bone or muscle. London—W. TwEEDIE. 337. Strand WAYS AND MEANS. A Story of Life's Strug gles. By Mrs. C. L. Balfour. "Of the present work of Mrs. Balfour, after careful and intensely interested perusal, and with a distinct and lively recollection of all her previous works, we are,perfectly free to say that we regard it Its her masterpiece."— Weekly _Record. Cheap Edition, paper boards, price ls. 6d. Post free ls. Bd. In handsome cloth, lettered, Library Edition, crown Bvo., price 3s. 6d. London—W. IRWEEDIE. 337. Strand. T WEEDIE'S TEMPERANCE YEAR BOOK OF FACT AND HISTORY FOR 1870. CONTENT General Review of the Tempe- I E cc l es iastical Sayings and ranee Movement. Doings. Chronicle of the Temperance I Temperance and Longevity. Movement. , Hindrances to the Gospel. Teetotalism an Agent in Civi- Tempo: asce Literature. lisation. 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. tions. 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- I Royal Family and other Useful eating Drinks. Information usually found iu PresLcumiLa Declarations. Almanacs. London—W. T our IDIE, 337. Strand. TAE NATURALISTS' CALENDAR : a Register of .IPeriodie-Natuntd Phenomena, ,referring to more than a thousand native and cultivated plants, native insects, -.attye and domesticated mammals, native and domesticated birds and birds of passage, and giving the mean times of appearance of insects, the periods of birds in respect of song, migration, &c. ; the time of hybernation and first appearance of repti.es and mollusks ; the time of leafing, flowering. and fruiting of trees and other plants, &c., &c. Prefixed to each day is the mean temperature—i e.. the temperature at nine a.m.—deduced from an average of thirty-five yea's at Green wich. Also, a complete plan of entomological operations for each season, shewing when, where, and how to capture the various orders throughout the year. Appended is a review of organic nature, namely:-1. The Vege table Kingdom, including a census of the plants of the world. ;he manner and proportion of their distribution ; census of British plants, their distribution and origin. 2. The Animal Kingdom, divided into families, classes, and orders ; estimate of the numbe, s of each, and their distribution, with special reference to British Animals. &c.. &c. Also, Weather Prognostics, from the aspect and other indidations furnished by inanimate nature, the conditio - 1 of plants and flowers and the actions of animals. Illustrated by Wood Engravings in the highest style of art-- British Plants, British Insects, British Reptiles, British Birds. London- W. TWEEDIE. 337. Strand, SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENMAL PRESENTS. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Ltbfary , and Dining-room, consisting of a new and elegant assort ment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper Weights, &c., in Italian, Alabaster, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derby shire Spar, &c. imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mineralogist to her Majesty, 149, Strand, W.C., London, Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of ROCKS, MINEBALS, and FOSSILS to illustrate the new edition of Lyell's Elements of Geology ; they will greatly facilitate the inte resting stud` of MINER A LOGY and GEOLOGY, and can be had at 2,5, 10, •?0, 50, to 50‘1 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOI-lY and MINERA LOGY is given by Mr. TENNANT, F.G.S., at 149, Strand. In royal Bvo.. handsomely bound in cloth, full gilt, gilt edges price'2os., post free 21s. THE ILLUSTRATED NATURAL HISTORY of BRITISH MOTHS. By Edward Newman. F.L.S., F.Z.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. Part X. new ready, price 2s, Back numbers reprinted, and may be had. "We congratulate British entomologists on the completion and publication of this magnificent work."—Field. " Both to the beginner and the proficient in that study this work will be invaluable."—Daily Telegraph. " It is illustrated with life-size figures from nature of each species, and of the more striking varieties, and it possesses great advantages over all similar works, inasmuch as the caterpillar of each moth, with his habits and season, is described. This, to collectors, will be an immense boon, and by its means they will be enabled to obtain many rare specimens."—Standard. "The completion of Mr. Newman' work on the British Moths is a benefit to entomologists of all classes. It is at once a text-book by a high authority, most valuable for reference, and a handsome, taste fully got-up volume, which will be an ornament to any library or drawing-room table. 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 there 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 Waler, Oct. 9. London—W. TWEEDIE. 337. Strand. W.O. Just published, price is 6d., by post is. Bd., the Second Edition with Addenda, containing additional Facts and Cases, in illus tration of the nefarious proceedings of the Advertising Quatls. REVELATIONS OF QUACKS AND QUACKERY By DETECTOR. Reprinted from the "Medical Circular." London: H. Balliere, 219, Regent-street. The numerous reviews of this startling work by the Saturday Review, Punch, Weekly Dispatch, Public Opinion, god other journals, recommending its universal perusal, are reprinted wi h this edition. 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It is the most digestible and nourishing of all foods, and suitable for invalids and infants in all complaints. IMPORTANT CAUTION.—Beware of the many unsavoury and more than slopy imitations to which, without authority, Baron Liebig's name is most audaciously attached. Henceforth none will doubt the valuable properties of Du Barry's health restoring Revalenta Arabica Invalids' and Infants' Food, since to the thousands of blessings it has already received from invalids whose position had been deemed hopeless, we may now add that of his Holiness the Pope, whose health has been perfectly restored by it after thirty years of . unsuccessful medical treatment. We quote Ircin the Gazette du Midi," July 25th. (Cure No. 48,41i):—"Rome, July 21st, 1866.—The health of the Holy Father is excellent, especially since, abandoning all other remedies, he has confloed himself entirely to Du Barry'sßevalenta Arabica Food, of which he consumes a plateful at every meal. 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The Food is sold in Canisters. at Is lid ; lib, 28 9d ; 21b, Is. 5d ; 121 b, '2s ; 241 b, 4Cs. The 121 b and ',lib canisters carriage free on receipt of P. O. Order. Also. Du Barry Revalenta Arabica Chocolate Powder is packed in, tin canisters hor 2 cups at •s, for 24 cups at '5 61, for 18 cu, s at a, for 288 cups nt :ios, for 576 cups at s's. tieing about one penny per cup. The %Os and 55s tins are sent Ire BARB cmrria2e in England on receipt of Post Office Order. BARR •- DU BARRY and 0., • 77. Regen -street, London, also at Fortnum and Mason's ; also at 4, Cheapside ; 6 , Gracechurch-street ; 63 and 150, Oxford-street ; 121, New North-road, London ; and all (I roce. and Chemists. MORNING •Eit I ft . . .' N. THE REPRESENTATION OF MINORITIES ABROAD. - --- - A writer in the Times finds an argument in what hap pened in Ghent in favour of the representation of mino rities. He says that of the twelve seats lost to the Minis try six were taken away through the votes of less than 100 electors of Ghent. Ghent is represented by seven members, all elected by the same constituency by majority voting, and previous to the late election they were all Liberals. At the late election the seven clerical candi dates obtained from 3,025 to 2,941 votes apiece, and the seven Liberals from 2,919 to 2,856, and therefore the clericals gained six seats, and would have gained seven, but for the circumstance that one of their candidates had only obtained a relative and not an absolute majority, and had to be balloted for again against the highest of the Liberal candidates, when the Liberal was elected by 2,446 votes to 1,784. If 100 voters out of 6,000 had voted with the Liberals instead or with the Clericals, the seven Liberal candidates would all have been ahead of the Clericals, and the Ministry would have had a sufficient majority to justify them in retaining office. Thus (the writer continues) a representative system, which in theory denies any re p resen tation to minorities, practically pla ces the decision between the Ministry and the Opposition in the hands of one hundred electors, forming only one-sixtieth part of one constituency. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS. -- Mr: J. J. Mechi, of Tiptree Hall, near Kelvedon Essex, gave his opinion of the harvest prospects. "Wheat," he says, "will no doubt be our best crop, fine in quality, but somewhat deficient, perhaps, in yield, and certainly in acreage, a considerable breadth of wheat land having been ploughed up owing to a misplant, and re-sown with barley or oats. Although the wheat plant is rather thi n on the ground, the heads, which are now visible, are large and well formed, so that probably the yield will be very good in proportion to the straw, which is much shorter than that of last year, and less fiaggy. In fact, the long drought, which has been so injurious to the shallow-rooted grasses, has greatly favoured the deep-rooted wheat plant, especially the fine white wheat, by elaborating the grain. This is a more unfa vourable season for light-land farmers than even 1868, and must cause serious losses, unless we should be favoured with heavy rain shortly. These, falling on the dry and heated soil, would promote a rapid vegetation, and probably give large second crops of hay and abun dance of late green and root crops. The first hay crop may be considered the worst we have had for many years- Barley willbe good in places on cool bottom land, though very short in the straw, but it is very deficient on all hot thin soils. Potatoes are generally very healthy, and promise to be a good crop. Oats on well-farmed clays look pro mising. Beans are very , short in the straw, but well bloomed. Peas a poor crop on light soils. Mangolds plant well where the land has been manured and deeply cultivated before winter, which is best for all root crops. The fly has destroyedthe early sowings of swedes in many places. The Scotsman says •. Several refreshing showers of rain fell on Sunday, but since then the weather has been warm and bry. The Coleraine Chronicle says : Another week of magnificent summer sunshine, with occasional heavy showers, after the rains of the previous f e w days,had a wonderfully beneficial effect upon crops of all kinds. Hay has made most marked progress, and will be ready for cuttinc , in many places before the end of the month. 'it is everywhere spoken of as a large and heavy crop. Potatoes are most luxuriant, and may be expected in general use fully ten days before the usual period. Flax is also in a very for ward state, and of superior quality . . Turnip sowing has been completed, and the young brairds promise vigorous growth, In fact, the fields in every part of the country present a most cheering aspect, and, if blessed with a continuance of equally favourable 'weather for their maturity, a year of greater plenty nev er crowned an Irish harvest than that of 1870. The probable yield of the wheat crop in France is thee e subject of contradictory statements in the correspond last received, and, owing to the recent op erations in the grain trade, the Financier thinks this will probably continue to be the case until threshing is commenced. The greater part of the French provincial markets on Monday shewed signs of reaction from the advance of last week. French buying has now ceased, both in England and America. With regard to the French crops and the statement that the yield is likely to be only one-third below an average, other -correspon dents take a more unfavourable view and consider ro that one-half is lost. In the central departments, which p duce most wheat, the result thre a t eds, to be very bad, while in the North and South it will be, better. THE OXFORD COMMEMORATION, The second gathering in the Sheldonian Theatre at Ox ord was as great as its predecessor, notwithstanding the intense heat. The wit, such as it is, of the undergraduates was likewise as exuberant as ever. They carried the gal lery by storm at ten o'clock and at once commenced oper ations. The ladies were greeted with the usual impartial favour. They were cheered i n g eneral ; they were c in particular as the wearers of hats or bonnets, as being with chignons or without them, as wearing white, pink, black, or stripes, and one more specificallystill as the " Dark girl dressed in blue." After the ladies had re ceived abundant praise, the undergrads turned their attention to the other sex • and great woe befel any un lucky wight who venturedto offend against undergraduate canons of propriety. After several false alarms of white coats one graduate was discovered wear ing his master's hood, and a tremendous assault of howling was directed against him. He took the hood off, and then the tide turned in his favour. Far co more unhappy was the fate of a stranger in a black velvet at. He excited the most deadl y hostility. He was " a regular eyesore." To his neighbours it was were epithets said, "Do not speak to him." Disparaging applied to the mate rial ; some hinted that it was <<elvet," others " velveteen." " Be per cotton v suaded to go out," " Whom do you travel for ? " " Do not laugh, but hide your diminished headis ashamed Whalley send you ?" " You know your wife of you, It is the only chance he has of wearing it," and. " You are neith er useful nor ornamental," were succes sively shouted at the unfortunate individual. The public characters met with varied receptions as before. Mr. Disraeli, Mr. G-oldwin Smith, Dr. Temple, and Mr. John Bright, evidently had staunch Wales friends and loud critics. The Prince als received that mixed criticism which is the lot of many public characters. The mention of Mr. Spurgeon occasioned shouts of laughter. The "Dean of Rochester," " Sir Roundell Palmer," Darbishire," " Bishop Magee," " Mr. Chancellor," " Mrs. Chancellor," " Mrs. Vice," were successively installed favourites. At eleven o'clock the procession came—the Chancellor and a long list of dites including the Bishop of Winchester, the Bishop of O gnixaforri d, , the Bishop of Rochester, Chief Justice Bovill, Canon Bright, Mr. Gathorne Hardy, Mr. William Heath cote, Dr. Arnold, Dean Mansel, &c. The names of those who were to be admitted to the de gree of Doctors of Civil Law were then submitted, and the question put. To the "Placetne vobis, domini doctores I Placetne vobis, magistri ?" there was no dissent till the name of Mr. Lowe was "opposed, and then a shout of " Non pl acet" was raised in the gallery, with some slight approbation of this dissent among the Masters in the arena. After all other dissent ap peared to have been withdrawn, one gentleman persisted in his non placet, like the combative member in the House of Comons who sinly maintains that " the N oe s have it ." b m ut the Chanc g ellor of the University passed quickly to the next name on the list, and the cry of non placet being then repeated caused considerable laughter. The only other interruption occurred when the name of Mr. William Smith was submitted. An under graduate, in the tone of one anxiously asking for informa tion, inquired " Which Mr. Smith ? ' and this question upset the gravity even of the Chancellor. The doctors were then ushered in, twenty-eight in num ber, and were admitted to the degree, after presentation by the Regius Professor of Civil Law, Dr. Bryce. Each presentation was accompanied by a few words in Latin. The Duke of Richmond was loudly cheered. Then came Lieutenant-General von Bulow, who was equally well received, and whose name gave the Chancellor an opportunity of a graceful allusion to the gal lantry displayed by Denmark against overwhelming odds in the Schleswig-Holstein war. Earl Cowley apud external gentes scepius legatus, was welcomed by the Chancellor as an Ambassador who had deserved well of his country. Cheers were loud for the Bishop of Lincoln, and equally loud for Lord Lyttelton, w hose honours at the sister university wer e gracefully alluded to. Convocation was then told by the Regius Professor in choice Latin of the judgment, impartiality, and equable temper which had won for Mr. Speaker the respect of both sides of the House of Com mons, and which also well warranted the bestowal of the Doctor's Degree in Civil Law, honoris causd. The dignity, learning, and high position of the Lord Chief Justice were next insisted on, and he wasp resented, amid l acclamations, as one recognised by the Bar, by suitors, and the whole State as "judex incorruptus, orator dulcis fecundusque, libertatis Anglicie am antissimus, legum priscarum custos acerrimus." The Chancellor of the Exchequer was greeted with the same dis favour which he had provoked at an earlier stage of the proceedings ; but Dr. Bryce introduced Mr. Lowe in glowing language, exciting laughter by an allusion to the vigilant guardianship the right hon. gentleman exercised over the public purse. The remaining names were subjected to no such criticism. Due stress was laid upon the exertions of Sir J. Kay Shuttleworth in behalf of education, and Sir W. Mansfield was praised as great both in council and in war. A hearty reception awaited Canon Mosely, but the honours of the day were with Canon Liddon, whose popularity in the University, seems to be unbounded. The cheers were again and again renewed as he moved to his place in the semicircle. When the whole of the newly-elected doctors had taken their . places, the fol lowing prize competitions were recited from the rostra : Latin verse prize, Avium nidificatio," by Mr. Frederick Burn Harvey, Scholar of New College ; Gaisford verse prize, by Mr. Walter S. Gibson, Exhibitioner of Balliol College ; and the Newdegate prize, " Margaret of Anjou," by Mr. J. Huntley Skrine, Scholar of Corpus Christi College. CHAPMAN & CO.'S ENTIRE WHEAT FLOUR sold by all respectable Chemists and Grocers, in packets, 3d., 6d., and is., and tins, 3s. Sole Proprietors—OßLANDO JONES and CO., 18, Billiter street, E.C., London. rIIHORLEY'S HORSE and CATTLE SPICE, A. In Penny Packets only, of all Corn Chandlers in London, and Of all Grocers, Druggists, and Corn Dealers in the Country, THE VOLUNTARY SYSTEM. At the annual meeting of the committee of the Bishop . of Argyll's Diocesan Fund, the prelate from whom the fund takes its name related some unfavourable experience touching the voluntary system. In Scotland, he said, the Episcopal Church had many advantages : its members were wealthy. There had been a great disruption of the Presbyterian body, and a movement had existed for some time towards the adoption of the more aesthetic aspects of religion. Nevertheless, the experience of the voluntary system, when applied to religion in the case of the Episcopal Church, had been unfavourable. Few of their clergy received above £lOO per annum, and they would receive less were it not for the assistance of the Church Society, which itself, however, had been able to pay only a portion of the sums expected from it. Although other voluntarily supported churches had had a more favourable experience of the system, he felt it was owing to other causes than the appli cation of the voluntary principle—that is, the direct pay ment of money in connection with religion, which was the essence of the voluntary system. The connexion of money with religion in the sense of payment was always itself abnormal, and could never exist without great hazard to religion, for free religion was but another name for true love, and if neither love nor friendship could be connected with payment without destroying them, neither could religion. The only way in which it could be done, with out detriment, was by payment by the State or by endow ment, when the connexion was so remote as to become invisible, and was thus practically destroyed. No doubt the Voluntary System had high authority. St. Paul himself allowed it, but he also added that he himself had rather die than use it, lest he should make the " Gospel void," and the Gospel, the Bishop thought, was often made void by money payments—at all events, by the demand for them where they were not freely offered. Little did the world know of the struggles of a " volun tary clergy,!' how they strove to conceal their needs, how such clergy fear to " regard men's persons because of ad vantage," and finally cease at times to minister at all from the sense of the shame which acoompanies all who sell their charms for money. Far better, said the bishop, to couple secular labour with the ministry than to use it as a professional means of livelihood. No man should bring up his son, he thought, to a Church so dependent. Sooner or later it would end in his perfunctoriness in work or withdrawal from it. No doubt it would be borne if part of the way of the Cross, but was it? The only way in which non-established Churches could be efficiently served by a ministry, he felt, was by the offertory system thoroughly realised, where neither party knew anything of the donor, or by the work ing of societies, which if not secret should yet not conduct their affairs by way of statements and appeals and col lections in churches, but privately among themselves, as was done by the Freemasons, and in all cases at a distance from the scene of labour, as was the way in foreign missions, no such operation being possible within the limits of the region to be ministered to without detriment to it. The only justifying cause, he felt, for the voluntary principle, or payment by the piece, as applied to relizion, was that it sometimes brought the ministry into direct connection with individuals to whom the maintenance of God's service and worship was a de light, men who, happily were found everywhere, but men, alas ! on whom others less pure and loving a llowed all burdens to be laid, and bywhom all battles of Christianity were fought—the St. Christophers and the WinkelriedA of our Churches. THE ST. GOTHARD RAILWAY.—A correspondent of the Eastern Budget, writing from Vienna, says that the St. Gothard Railway question, which has given rise to so much excitement in France, is there regarded from the commercial point of view, and no political importance is attached to it. Unless the neu trality of Switzerland were violated, the proposed railway could not be used for the transportation of troops ; besides Prussia is not likely to send troops to Italy. It is much more probable that Italian troops might be re quired on the Rhine, but in the opinion of the best autho rities Italy is far from strong enough to send troops to Germany. The impression that prevails in Vienha . is that too much ixpportanc is attached to the commer c W influence of the St. Gothard Railway, and too little regard paid to the significance of the other new lines which will then be in existence. Except for Switzerland and a com paratively small part of the Zollverein and Northern Italy. the St. Gothard Railway can never be of much general use, if the other States and nations concerned do not remain idle. OPENING OF KEBLE COLLEGE One hundred and fifty-six years have passed since a new college, was added to those previously affiliated to the University of Oxford. Then Worcester College, with its ugly front hiding some find old buildings that had belonged to the defunct Gloucester Hall was inaugurated With some little ceremony, in the heavy, stately, dull fashion which was chars cteristic of the period when Stuart Anne was Queen. At Cambridge no college has been founded since the beginning of this century, when Down ing was about one year old. Thus the event of Wednesday is as rare as it is important. The first stone of Keble College was laid on the 25th of April, 1868, by the late lamented Archbishop Longley, to commemorate the sainted author of the " Christian Year," and to make provision for the education, on economical prin ciples, of students in the doctrines of the Church of England. The college is situated close to the new museum, and between the park and St. Giles's Church. The buildings, which are of red, white, and grey brick, with stone dressings, are of early decorated Gothic. Yesterday morning there was a large assemblage of churchmen and churchwomen at an early celebration of Holy Communion in the college chapel. The offertory, which amounted to a large sum, was given to the Keble Memorial Fund, and will be applied to the completion of the college, which still lacks many features of the design adopted by its promoters. At half-past ten o'clock, Mr. Talbot, of Christ Church, the first warden, with the members of the Council of the College, went to the gateway to receive the most honourable the Marquis of Salisbury, Chancellor of the University. The visitor was represented by Dr. Mackarness, the new bishop of the diocese. The Chancel lor and the deputy visitor having been received in due form joined a procession, which was headed by a surpliced choir, went round the quadrangle to the chapel, singing the 27th, 121se, 122nd, 127th, and 150th Psalms. The service in the chapel was a special office, compiled under the direction of the late and present bishops of the dio cese, and was conducted by the present bishop. hancel At the close of it the warden was presented to the Clor, and duly installed in the principal seat. Subsequently a large meeting, at which Canon Liddon Dr. Posey, and o thers spoke, was held in the groands oethe colleg. THE FRENCH CONSPIRACY. The Pall Mall Gazette publishes the acte d'accusation of the High Court of Justice, which is to assemble at Blois on the 18th of July. It is dated June 4, and, after stating who formed the " chambres des mises en accusa tion," and that the requisitory of M. Grandperret (this is the document published just before the plebiscite, which the Marseillaise published as afeuilleton)would be joined to the existing acte, it thus proce eds :—" For many years the re volutionary party had disarmed itself before the power and the authority of the Imperial power; but in 1868 the public meetings which were held in different parts of the capital, and the violence of the speeches which were delivered there, had reanimated the passions. The men of action—as one of the accused has said — had recognised each other, had drawn together, and understood one another. Soon secret conventicles (conciliabules) were organised chez Dupont, Guerin, Sappia, Fontaine pere , and others, all known by the extravagance of their republican and socialist opi nions. The police watched all the movements of the members of these meetings, without being able to penetrate as yet into their p ro j ects and their end.' Nevertheless, their influence was visible externally in the violent language of their adepts, in the menaces of some of them against the agents of authority, and in a certain assurance of the success of their enterprises in a not distant future which they manifested. The slightest public emotion was seized on eagerly as an occasion for riots, and it was remarked that the rioters were immediately united, and seemed to assemble and to march at a given signal. The document then describes what took place at Victor Noir's funeral, and the attempt of M. Gustave Flourens to get up ar insurrection in the streets of Paris, and pro ceeds i—The rioters had manifested their projects by the most culpable acts ; the police, therefore, had full liberty of action, and numerous arrests were made on the barricades and wherever disorder shewed itself. Search was made at the domicile of the men com posing the conventicle, whom the police had for some time watched. Arms and ammunition were found there, and a great number of revolutionary writings. It was soon discovered, by the confession of the accused them selves, that groups of agitators had been formed by the advice of Villeneuve, a friend of Blanquai, at St. Ouen, at Batignolles, at Belleville, and at Levallois ; that subscrip tions had been opened to buy arms, and that these arms, when bought, had been distributed to those who were not able to provide themselves ; that at length the determination had been taken to overthrow the Im perial Government and to attempt the life of the Em peror. Only one point remained obscured ; how could these men, armed only with revolvers for the most part, have persuaded themselves that they could fight with suc cess the public forces with the formidable arms which they possess ? In the secret meetings it had been, answered to this question that there was an understand ing with the army. But what had reassured the most timid were these words, often repeated by the leaders. Science will take the place of force " (la science suppleera dla force). These words had been frequently met with during the inquiry, but what did they mean ? The process relative to the facts reported above was on the point of being terminated when new facts came to light The Prefecture of Police was informed, on the one hand, that a man named Beaury had arrived from London with the design of assassinating the Emperor ; and on the other hand, that explosive bombs were being made in Paris, either to serve for an attempt against his Majesty, or to be employed against the troops in case of a revolutionary movement. A surveillance was established. Beaury was arrested on the 29th of April, bein g the bearer of a six-chambered loaded revolver. Camille Beaury, private in the 7th Regiment of te Line uatered in Paris, had deserted after the funeral h of Salm q oD, r called Victor Noir, at which he had been present. He went first of all to Belgium, and thence to London, where he met with another deserter, named Fayolles, and where he also met Gustave Flourens, whom he had known in Paris. Beaury was pre sent in London at a banquet given by the refugees to Tibaldi, of Italian origin, condemned in France, recently returned from Cayenne. Beaury has affirmed, and per sists in affirming, that the resolution to assassinate the Emperor was taken by Fayolles, Flourens, Tibaldi, and. himself ; that they drew lots for which of the four con spirators should be the first to act, and that it was him (Beaury) whom chance chose i and that the next day he left for France. Arrived in Paris, he put himself in relations with a man named Soret, to whom he had been recommended by Flourens, and also with a man named Ballot, who gave him money on Flourens' account. Soret is the individual with whom Flourens took refuge on the night of the 7th-Bth of Feb ruary, and it was in Ballot's house that the same Flourens remained hid during forty days, from the Bth of February to the 20th of March. Ballot did not con fine himself to handing money to Beaury, who wished to assassinate the Emperor; he also gave money, always by order of Flourens, to those who were employed in making bombs." The act d'accusatiDn then describes how these bombs were made. Some manufacturers were induced, on various pretexts, to make them, and they were taken to the house of the man named Roussel, where they were seized on the 29th of April. The day before, or two days before, says thereport, Ballot, Roussel , Greffier, and Ruisseau, were together at a wineseller's, from which they went to go to Roussel's to examine the bombs. The con cubine of Soret has declared that Greffier gave her a bomb to shew to Ballot, and that she carried it to the latter. It was Greffier who received the funds from Ballot which were destined to pay for the making the bombs. The sur was given by Ballot either to Soret or to Roussel directly. The accused Ballot lived in the same house as Roussel. This latter shewed him one of the bombs, and several which were not yet prepared, saying to him, "We shall make use of them." Ballot understood that it was (qu'il s'agissait) either to blow up the Emperor or else houses. The 29th of April, in the morning, he had undertaken, at Roussel's request, to carry away the bombs from the house, but this could not be done. Roussel and Soret have taken flight ; the place of their retreat is not known. Ballot was arrested the 4th of May at the Northern Railway station at the moment he was about to leave Paris. Experts have been charged to examine the bombs ; they have reported that these bombs, when loaded with common powder, produce but a very moderate effect, but that, loaded with the powder of which the recipe was found at Roussel's they burst in a manner to produce terrible effects. Then follows the list of 72 accused, which has already appeared in the decree convoking the High Court. PAWNBROKERS. The committee appointed b the House •of Commons to institute an in q uir y into tht state of the pawnbroking trade of the United Kingdom met again yesterday, Mr. Ayrton in the chair. Mr. McCaul, the Chief Constable of Glasgow, was examined as to the working of the pawnbroking system in Scotland. So also was Mr. B. Miller, a magistrate of the city of Glasgow, who stated that he was not prepared to give a definite opinion as to the manner in which pawnbroking was conducted in Glasgow. His experience had made him come to the conclusion that pawnbroking had contributed largely to the demoralisation of. the lower classes of the population, and that some restrictions should be placed on the trade. He thought that some steps should be taken to prevent people making themselves and their children poor and miserable as they are at present, by the inducements held out to them to part with their clothes. He suggested that licences for pawnbroking should be granted in the same way as publicans' licence's, that provision should be made for the reversion of pledges, and that a restriction should be placed upon the pledge of articles of necessary wear. Mr. Williamson, one of the superintendents of the detective police of the metropolis, gave the result of his experience of the pawnbroking trade of London. He thought that on the whole the majority of the pawn brokers of the metropolis carry out the Act of Parliament affecting them honestly enough. There were several difficulties under the present law which the police had to contend against. They got very little assistance from the pawnbrokers. This, he thought, might be remedied by Parliament. The committee adjourned soon afterwards. METROPOLITAN GOSSIP. THURSDAY. I am very glad to see that Dean Stanley has determined to publish his sermon on Charles Dickens. Hearing it was exceedingly painful. The Dean was suffering from hoarseness so severe that he could hardly articulate, and he shewed more pluck than judgment in mounting the pulpit. Three-fourths of the immense con gregation could not have heard a word, and to the other fourth the Dean's effort was distressing. He would have done wisely to call upon one of those powerful-voiced "- junior canons or precentors to have read the sermon. As it was he was compelled to omit a considerable portion of it. No doubt the preacher's admiration of the subject of his discourse , made him persevere. It was but a very little while ago that Dr. Stanley asked Mr. Frederick Locker (who married Lady Augusta Stanley's sister, and who is the brother of the editor of the Graphic) to introduce him to Dickens. The Dean and the Novelist met at Mr. Locker's house, and the first subsequently described the second as the most delightful man he ever met. Dickens's popularity was enormous. We shall soon have another great extension of tele graphic communication. Mr. Cyrus Field, who was over here not many months ago, reaping the fruits of his vic tory in the East, is, now projecting a line in the West, between California and China. It seems strange to talk of China being in the West, but the world is round, and there is an old saying " too far east is west." It is expected that the line will take less than five years to construct. It will pass from California to the Sandwich Islands, thence to Japan, and:thence to China ; the tariff will vary with the distance, and for the whole length will be 30 dols. in gold. A committee of the United States Senate recommends an annual subsidy of 300,000 dols. in gold for twenty years. One would have thought that this help was scarcely needed. It is rather unsatisfactory to know that the whole ques tion of guns and projectiles is likely to be reopened very shortly. The Woolwich gun has not turned out the success anticipated by the authorities, and as for the chilled shot for which Major Palliser has received first and last over £22,000 from a grateful nation, I have reason to know that they will in great part be given up in consequence of their tendency to break. Engineers have always been astonished that so large a sum should be paid for the adaptation to shot of a process which was known in the profession years before. It would seem that not only did we pay our money for that which was not new, but also for that which does not prove true. Sir Joseph Whitworth is pressing his gun upon the Government, and the Times has latterly been supporting him, Sir William Armstrong's day being over for the present, so far as great guns for this country are concerned. He has not, however, by any means passed away from the public view, and this week he has been one of the highly favoured at Oxford who have been endowed with the honorary degree of D. C.L. It is worthy of notice that among the other D.C.L.'s of the year are the editors of the Whig Edinburgh and the Tory Quarterly reviews. Mr. Henry Reeve, who belongs to the Privy Council Office, as well as to the Edinburgh, is not known much to the public, for he writes anonymously, but he is, of course, a notability in London literary circles. Dr. William Smith is known everywhere by his diction aries. Much surprise was felt when he undertook the editorship of the Quarterly, for he had always been considered a Liberal and a Dissenter. He has now received honour at the hands of his fellow reviewer and merciless critic of Mr. Disraeli, the most noble the Marquis of Salisbury, Chancellor of the University of Oxford. Referring to the wretched epicene case for a minute, I can state that Sergeant Ballantine is convinced of the innocence of his clients. It is to be hoped that his con viction may prove well founded. Independently of the miserable nature of the alleged crime, the accused belong to families of more or less distinction. Lord Arthur Clinton, as all the world knows, was the son of the Duke of Newcastle ; another of the accused, who has fled the country, has for his father one of the best-known London Dissenting ministers ; another is the son of a highly re spected legal official, and the grandson of one still more distinguished ; others are well-known in society. A few days ago Miss Burdett Coutts gave a very plea sant private concert at her house in Stratton-street, Picca dilly. More strictly speaking the concert was given at Miss Coutts's by Mr. Charles Fowler, of Torquay. Two years ago the practice of allowing musical - artists to use the private rooms of wealthy persons for the purpose of giving concerts was strongly objected to by the proprietor of St. James's Hall and other similar places, on the ground that as they had to pay heavy licence duties for their rooms, it was not fair that the Upper Ten should lend their rooms for concerts to which the ad mission was by payment. The Earl of Dudley, who was the chief offender in this respect, persisted, and I suppose the hall proprietors thought it best not to quarrel with such powerful patrons, and so the opposition died away. Mr. Fowler's recent concert was the eighth he has given in Stratton-street, and it was very successful. Among the attractions of the afternoon were several duetts, played by himself on the piano and M. Lemmens on the Mustel organ, an instrument greatly resembling a harmonium. M. Lemmens performed also on a new and as yet unnamed instru ment, which combines the tones of the piano and the musical snuff-box. Among the vocalists was Miss Alice Ryall, formerly of Plymouth, who is likely to make considerable reputation in London. She sang Haydn's " My mother bids me bind my hair," with such perfect feeling and grace that we all regretted she was not to sing again. The other vocalists were Madame Lemmens-Sherrington, Madame Patey, Mr. W. H. Cummings, and Mr. Patey. They sang together a quartett from Verdi's " Rigoletto," and the The honour of an encore was reserved for a very charming new song, " Love comes to all." The famous prayer from the " Mose " of Rossini. authorship is at present a secret. After the concert we had an opportunity of studying the many fine pictures which Miss Coutts possesses. Among them is the famous portrait of the Duchess of St. Albans, Sir Charles East lake's Christ Blessing the Children, a very fine Stanfield, and portraits of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the late Bishop of Exeter, by Mr. Sydney Hodges. Visitors to the Royal Academy should before going in there cross to the opposite side of Piccadilly, and see in the Egyptian Hall five very fine works by the Roman artist, the Cavaliere Vertunni. The private view was on Wednesday, and I was well rewarded by taking advantage of it. The largest picture, " A View of the Campagna," and " A Sea-piece on the Coast near Gaeta," are particularly fine. The set chew great versatility as well as remarkable power. These works are for sale, and vary from 300 to 500 guineas. At the same exhibition are some admirable medallion marble busts by Miss Foley of Rome. In literature I have not much to say to-day. Mrs. Davies's novel, "Arthur," is just out, and is decidedly clever. Mr. Nicholas Michell, the Cornish poet, author of "The Immortals," will have an elegy on Dickens in the coming number of the New Monthly, and Mr. Edward Spender an article on Land Tenure in the new number of the London Quarterly Review. ly AN ENTERPRISING PUBLICAN.—The story of Dick Turpin and Tom King has been so profitably utilised by novelists that it is amusing to know that it has been made available within the last day or two for swelling the coffers of a Whitechapel victualler, duly licensed according to the law. How this fell out may be briefly told. The other morning, while some work men in the employ of the Chartered Gas Works were dig ging in the High-street, Whitechapel, near certain cross roads in that locality, they discovered beneath the surface a skeleton. On the left side of the skeleton's skull, and immediately behind the ear, was a small hole, which had apparently been caused by a bullet. The skull was immediately carried to a public house in the neighbourT hood, which about a hundred years ago was frequented by Dick Turpin and his companions. It was placed by the landlord underneath a glass case, and exhibited to his cus tomers. He issued large placards at once declaring the discovery. Dick Turpin, it appears, was discovered in this house a short time before his death by a Bow-street officer. He instantly ran out into the street, whither he was followed by the officer. King then came from the p u blic-house, and the officer attempted to take him. While King and the constable were struggling, King shouted out, to-Turpin, " Fire at him." Turpin did so, and acciden tally shot King instead of the officer.. It is now stated that King was afterwards buried as a felon in the cross roads near where he was shot ; and the obvious inference is that a Whitechapel publican is exhibiting his skull. iten• are 210 was ma trt r to url ini. dve iTs ups 560 Rut rii— ,a