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INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 142, Strand, London, W.C., January 10, 1561. Notice is Hereby Given, that the HALF-YEARLY DIVI DEND on the Capital Stock of the Society, at the rate of Six per Cent. per annum, to the 31st December last, is now due, and in course of PAYMENT at the Society's Office, be tween the hours of 11 and 3. EDMOND S. SYMES, Chairman. No. 142, Strand, London, W.C. N' O ricE OF DIVIDEND. BANK OF DEPOSIT (Established A.D., 1844), No. 3, Pall-mall East, London, S.W.—The WARRANTS for the HALF YEARLY INTEREST, at the rate of 5 p er cen t, p er annum, on Deposit Ac coun t s, to tha 31st inst., will be READY for de livery on and atter the 10th January, and payable daily be tween the hours of 10 and 4. PETER MORRISON, Managing Director. December, 1880. Prospectuses and forms sent free on application, ARMY CONTRACTS.—SeaIed Te n d ers w ill b e received at this Office until noon on the 9th of February, from persons who may be willing to enter into Contracts for the supply of , for Lighting Fi res i n the London and Woolwich Military Districts, in such quantities as may be required, for the use of her Ma jesty's Land Forces stationed in any of the following places, from Ist March, 1861, to 31st March, 1862 :- 1. Hyde Park, and Kensington. 2. Regent's Park, St. John's-wood, and Portman-street Barracks. 3. Wellington Barracks, Horse Guards, and St. George's Barracks. 4. Tower. 6. Hounslow and Kneller Hall. 6. Hampton Court. 7. Croydon and Carshalton School. 8. Woolwich. Tenders must be made for each of the above-mentioned Stations or Barracks as separately grouped and numbered. Printed Forms of Tender, together with the Conditions of Contract, may b e obtained on application at this Office be tween the hours of 10 and 4 o'clock, where every information which may be required on the subject will be furnished. The Tenders must be made on the printed forms, which should be properly filled up and signed, and delivered under sealed envelope at the under-mentioned Office, marked on the outside "Tender for Army Supplies," before noon on the 9th February next. W. T. POWER, Deputy Commissary GeneraL Deputy Commissary General's Office, 6, New-stzvet, Spring-gardens, London, S.W., ist January, 1861. OCIETY for the RELIEF of DISTRESS.—This Society derives its origin from the following cause : That, notwithstanding the operation of the poor law and the numerous existing charitable associations, human beings, although within a stone's throw of the plenty, luxury, and refinement of this wealthy metropolis, die miserably of hunger and the want .of the common neces saries of life. To prevent as far as possible the recurrence of an evil so disgraceful to our social system, it is proposed in the fiest instance to establish a co-operative system of visiting the poor, by aiding and increasing the power of existing local Institutions which have this object in view. To bring to the notice of parochial authorities such cases as legitimately Islong to them alone, co aid the police and the Mendieity Society, to detect imposture, and to bring to the care of hospitals, refuges, penitentiaries, and existing charitable associatimas those cases for which their several institutions were established. Special and u rgen t cases of distress indicated by the el Special of all denominations, medical profession, or agents of any existing Society, will be relieved as far as possible by the judicious application of funds entrusted to district committees and local responsible persons appointed by them for the purpose. No cases will be relieved by money or otherwise at the central office. The promoters of this movement now come forward, not in any spirit of opposition to existing societies, but, on the contrary, with the strong desire to co-operate with and assist them in the arduous task in which they, with such praise worthy zeal and perseverance, have been so many years laboriously engaged. The following noblemen and gentlemen having combined to form a Guarantee Committee, by whom the entire ex penses of management are to be defrayed, the Society now call upon the public to entrust it with the requisite funds, which shall be applied, without the smallest deduction, to the relief of genuine distress. GUARANTEE His Grace the Duke of Marlborough The Right Hon. the Earl of Chesterfield The Right Hon. th e E ar l o f ;hfiel( COMMITTEE. W.Devonport Bromley,Esq. M. T. Bass, Esq., M.P. C. E. Boothby, Esq. A. H. Davenport, Esq. J. H. Reynell de Castro,Esq. ...... Lie._ id The Right Hon. the Earl of Sefton The Right Hon. the Earl of Darnley The Right Hon. the Lord Ashburton The Right Hon. the Lord Raglan The Hon. A. H. Vernon The Rev, w. Davenport, Bromley RiehardGibbs, Esq. H. A. HankeydEsq. R. Stuart Lane, Esq. D. Meinertzhagen, Esq. Admiral Meynell W. Wells, Esq. J. N. Murray, Esq. Charles Whitehead, Esq. Martin Ridley Smith, Esq. (With power to ads WOR The Earl of Lichfield KING C Lord Charles Bruce Robert Barnett, Esq. Rev. T. Beanies W. Davenport Bromley,Esq. T. IL Reynell Decastro, Esq. William Gilbert, Esq. Wm. Bevan, Esq. Colonel De Bathe C. Sartoris, Esq. St. Leger Glyn, Esq. Renry Alers Hankey, Esq. R. Stuart Lane, Esq. (With power to add to their number.) W. DAVENPORT BROMLEY, F. HAYGARTH, Lieut.-Col., 1 Hon. Secs. WILLM. GILBERT, Temporary office, 28, King-street, St. James's, Dec. 21,1860. Amount already advertised £1,814 0 0 Beaufort, Emily, 'Horne, Mrs. Duchess of £5 0 0 Huth, Henry, Esq..2o 0 0 Manchester, Duke of 5 0 0 Playter, Capt., Gre- Ailesbury, Maria, nadier Guards.— 5 0 0 Marchioness of ..alO 0 0 Hamilton, J., Esq.. 5 0 0 Darnley, Earl of 50 0 0 Hussey, H., Esq. .. 2 2 0 Leicester, Earl of 5 00H. J. W 2 0 0 Orford, Earl of 500 It T. Rosebery, Earl of ..10 0 0 Hankey, Henry B , Sornert.n, Viscount 5 0 0 Esq. 2 0 0 Ashburton, Lord ..50 0 0 Hi nc h man, Mi ss 1 0 0 Ashburton, Lady H. C. 2d don.lo 0 0 H. L. Col ville,Lord,2ddon.lo 0 0 Hibbert H , Major 50 0 Clinton Dow. Lady 10 0 0 H arvey , Robt., Esq.lo . 0 0 C harteris,LadyMar- Hatton, Lieut.-Col,. 5 0 0 rno garet 5 0 0 II Neeld, Lady C. . .. .20 0 0 Irvine, M rs . Mari -Ven, Lady Hal.- anne 1 1 0 riet S ornerset,LadyEdith 1 0 0 Keating,Mr.Justic q e.lo 10 0 Teinpletown Lord ..10 0 0 K 0 10 0 Wenlock, Lord' and Knox, Colonel G 5 0 0 Lady 31 10 0 Lawrie,Mrs. Andrew 2 2 0 , Light, Lady .. 10 0 Langl e y, A. G., E sq. 11 0 Boothby, Hon. Mrs. Leveson, S., Esq. .. 5 5 0 L Coke, Hon. E 5 0 o ong, J., Esq 5 0' Charteris, Col. Hon. 5 00 Fitzwilliam, Hon Warren, Hon. Louisa 1 0 0 Ileathcote, Hon. Gil bert Calder, Sir 11., Bart. 1 0 0 11°8te,Sir W., Bart. 5 0 0 Mackenzie, Hon. Mrs. G. Stewart lO 0 0 Sir John D , R.CB Antrobus Miss Char lotte H. Arabi; Mrs a 1 0 0 A.. R, 1 00 A, E al 00 AA-. .......... s W 2O 0 0 Arnalt,l, . • . isq 5 0 0 Bosanquet, Esq. 5 0 0 Bathyany, Count 5 0 0 Boyle, Captain Boyle, Mary 1 0 0 Bacon, James, Esq 2 0 0 Blane, Thos. Law, Esq. = ..... Bond, Thomas isq 1 0 0 Baxter, Richd.; Esq. 1 0 0 Blake, T. Jex., Esq.2o 0 0 Bateman Mrs. Jones 5 0 0 Bidwell,John, Esq. 5 5 0 B. A 5 0 0 Bayley, C. V., Esq. 1 0 0 Beever, J. H., Esq. 2 0 0 Buxton, T. Fowell 21 0 0 B. p 1 0 0 B, c. w 1 00 Coutts and Co 21 0 0 T .. • 5 0 0 Carpenter, Captain, . . Collyer, Cap Clement's, ttev. H 5 0 0 tain 3 0 0 Cheltenham, G. 20 0 Calpe . ... ;11 6 1 Debenham, Esq. ........... 6 0 Duff, Major Duff, Mrs. .. C o. 3O 0 Dalgetty and Co. Davies, W., Esq 5 0 0 E. L. V E. M. C. 20 0 0 Elmsley, Mrs. Elwes,lVindsor,Esq. 5 0 0 Z. T. E. F. w 5 0 0 Erle, Peter, Esq. P. G. and J. F. G 3 3 F remantle, Mr. C., a 2 2 0 P., Mr. and Mrs. P. 2 0 0 P. G• Fraser, Wm , Esq 5 5 0 F. 0 . Parquhar son ,J ames , Zsq . 10 0 0 P Nir. Glynn Geo. Carr, . 2O 0 0 Grarit, (-4iPl,s, C01, 00 `tiger, 8., Esq 1 1 0 Beetle A. W. ....100 0 0 Y, G. Tod, t i i;', B cl., ad Ir . ") Mr. Justice —2O 0 0 --Ltwtayne, Rev. W. a_; ....... ( apt.. .... . '" 881 % 0 . ...... ktiVatributions received at the following bankers :—Coutts b a o,"•'s, Strand; Ransom, Bouverie, and Co.'s, 1, Pall s. Poet r. etre,C.,l 0. w;. Glyn, M ills, and Co.'s, 67, Lombard atreo' ; Smith, Payne, and Smith's, No. 1, Lombard kr, E.C. ; Ilankey and Co.'s, 7, Fenchurch-strect, sti,Z, Barclay, Bevan, Tritton, and Co.'s, 54, an d by by the Hon. Secretaries, at the office, 28, t•st r eet, St. hone% Ed to their number.) COMMITTEE. Hon. E. Chandos Leigh J. N. Murray, Esq. Rev. W. Roger s Martin Ridley Smith, Esq. Hon. A. H. Vernon Colonel Haygarth Hon. Arthur Egerton W. Ewing, Esq. Rev. P. G. WWI Hugh Astley, Esq. Rev. W. Mayd Capt. Cunlifte Owen, R.N. Id 0 Matheson, Major- General Montgomerie, Hon Mrs. Moncrieff, Major- General a 1 0 0 Murray, Mrs 2 0 0 Mure, Col. and Mrs 10 0 0 Do. a 2 00 Macnamara, Henry, Esq M 'Kenny, W. S. Esq 1 1 0 ivlagniao, H., Esq 5 0 0 Macaulay, Rev. John 1 1 0 M. S. Minchin, Col 2 0 0 Mackrill, J., Esq 5 0 0 .Miss M. E. T. lO 00 Neville, Col. E. a Neave, Rev. Thomas2s 0 0 Ogilvy, Thos., Esq 5 0 0 Ogilvy, Mrs. Thos 1 0 0 Phillips, P. Lovell 5 0 0 Pearse, C., Esq 2 0 0 Porter, General 10 0 0 Pigou, Frederick Parry, Miss L., 241 donation Peel, Captain Cecil 1 0 0 Pratt, Hodgson, Esq 5 0 0 Peel, Capt. W. Yates2o 0 0 Peake, Mrs. 0 10 0 Pascoe, Greenfell, and Co., Messrs 10 0 0 Reid, Capt. a Robeson, Noel V , Esq. R. C Ronald, Bryan L., Esq., a Russell, J. Watts, Esq. lO 10 0 Smith, Oswald, Esq 10 0 0 Stedman, J., Esq 5 0 0 Slaney, R. A., Esq 10 0 0 Shaw, Mrs Smith, Oswald A , Esq.... 10 0 0 Smith, Samuel G., Esq., M.P. 10 0 0 Scrimgeour 5 0 0 Ditto 5 0 0 Stuart, Col. 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Of fifty years' indiscribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipa tion, flatulency, spasms, sickness, and vomiting, Maria Joly, of Lynn, Norfolk. Cure N o. 47 . 121 . Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervousness, indigestion, gathering s , lo w spirits, and nervous fancies. Cure No. 54,816. The Rev. James T. Campbell, Syderstone Rectory near Fakenham, Norfolk of Laxton Indigesti•sn and liver complaint's. Cure No. 56,814. Mr. Sainnel W. Peev , Leicester, of two years' diarrhoea. Cure So. 180. Mr. V,,,.` ea, 181, Fleet-street, London, of 25 years' nervous i"' °C nstiPation, indigestion, and debility. Cure No. 4,028: Cure , ght yea rs , ~ "YsPeosin, nervousness, debility. with cramps, spasms, and tory. Norfolk, nausea, Rev. John W. Flavel, Ridlington Rea gestion, and general debility, James Porter, Athol-street, No. 3,906. Thirteen years' cough, indi- Perth. 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'RIM. + ~, - -- - ' ~ . 1 4III PP Lt n+ ,0..,,,....t.,:.....,,, THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 18, 186 L DR. MARK AND HIS LITTLE MEN At St. James's Hall, Regent-street and Piccadilly. Last Concerts in London, owing to their provincial engage ments. Their next appearance will be duly announced. Their Last Concerts in London will take place in the follow ing order : THIS EVENING. FRIDAY, Jan. IR, At Eight o'clock, • And the TWO LAST CONCERTS TO-MORROW (SATUR DAY), at half-past Two and Eight o'clock. Stalls, ss. ; Balcony, 3s. ; Area, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. Tickets may be obtained at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street, W. R UCKLEYS'.-To-ni g ht at 8. Great attraction for the CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. Grand Extra Mid-day Performances, every Wednesday and Saturday Afternoons at 3, and the usual Representation at 8 every Evening. ST. JAMES'S HALL, Piccadilly. Stalls, 35.; Area, 2s. ; Gallery, is. Places can be secured at the office from 10 till 5. 28, Piccadilly. 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ROBERTS and co., 8, Crane-court, Fleet-street, London. _ __ NEVER FAILING REMEDY.- Dr. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS, pre pared without - any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. Scott, of Bromley, Kent, are a sure remedy for affections of the liver, indigestion, bile, sick headache, giddiness, loss of appe tite, lowness of spirits, &C. They !can be taken at any time, without any danger from wet or cold, act mildly on the bowels, without pain or griping, clear the skin, remove sallowness and pimples, purify the :blood, brace the nerves, and invigo -ate the whole system. Sold by W. Lambert, and most druggists, in boxes, Is. lid. and 2s. 9d. each. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green package, with " William Lambert, 20, Jermyn-street," engraved on the Government stamp. where her masts will be taken out. The mainmast is very defective. Her crew will probably be paid off about the 25th inst. A considerable number of the men have entered their names for service on board the screw steam frigate Narcissus, 51, Capt. Risk, flag of Admiral Sir Baldwin W. Walker, bound for the Cape of Good Hope. The screw steam gun vessel Nimble, 5, at Devon port, will be placed alongside the hulk Kent to-day (Friday), to be masted. Preparations are being made on board the screw steamship Aboukir, 90, Capt. Douglas Curry, for the removal of her main-deck guns, in place of which she will be supplied with those of the Arm strong construction. Nearly all the guns belonging to the screw steam ship Donegal, 101, Capt. H. Broadhead, have been landed. It:is said they are all to be newly vented. The river Medway, at Chatham, is now almost entirely free from ice, and the communication be tween the dockyard and the ships in harbour, which was partially suspended, has again been resumed. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Lient. Herbert C. A. Brand, to the Edinburgh ; John M. Ellis, chief engineer to the Indus, for charge of the machinery of the Satellite; Robert Hodge, second-class assist.-engi neer to the Cornwallis, for service in the Sandfly ; William G. Hill, assist.-surg., to the Excellent ; James Hunter, assist..surg., to the Illustrious; John J. Ellis, assist.-surg. to Haslar Hospital; W. H. Cruice, assist.-surg., to Woolwich Hospital of Marines ; C. B. Lamb, assist.-surg. to the Fisgard, for Woolwich Infirmary ; Arthus Price, paymaster, is advanced to the second class; Charles Saunders, paymaster, advanced to the third class ; Henry H. P. Shanks, assist.-paymaster, to the Impregnable, as supernumerary ; Arthur Hughes, clerk, to the Argus ; and William F. Woods, assist.-clerk, to the Desperate. THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, High Holborn.—The most elegant entertainment in the world. The dancing area is most extensive. The reading and smoking rooms on either side of the spacious galleries are replete with every comfort, and the refreshment rooms at tached to the ball room are unrivalled even by Oriental beauty. The wines and refreshments are of the highest qua lity, and the band, conducted by Mr. Packer, stands alone for its excellence. Admission, is. TWENTY-FIFTH REPORT of the UNION BANK of LONDON. At a Half-yearly Meeting of the Proprietors, held at the Court-room of the Banking-house,2, Princes-street, Mansion House, on Wednesday, the 16th of January, 1861, P. NORTHALL LAURIE, Esq., in the Chair, The following Report was read by the Secretary : The Directors have the pleasure of reporting that the net profits of the Bank for the six months ending 31st December last, being the first half of this Bank's financial year, after payment of all charges, and including the sum of £69,855 9s. for interest paid and due to customers on their Current and Deposit Accounts, and making ample provision for all bad and doubtful debts, amount to £63,063 19s. Bd., which, with the sum of £3,406 18s. 4d., brought forward from the 30th of June last, leaves for appropriation £.66,:17. The Directors now declare a dividend of 12s. per share, clear of Income-tax, for the six months ending 21st December last, amounting to the sum of £36,000, which will leave a balance of £30,470 18s. of undivided profit to be carried forward. The Directors greatly regret that W. Scott Binny, Esq., has been obliged, by impaired health, to resign his seat in the direction ; and in accordance with the provisions of the Deed of Settlement, they have elected John Gilchrist, Esq., a duly qualified Proprietor, to supply the vacancy. THE UNION BANK OF LONDON, For the Half-year ending 31st December, 1860. GENERAL BALANCE. LIABILITIES. Paid-up capital of the bank £720,000 0 0 Deduct amount debited to capital account, per resolution of General Meeting, 11th July, 1860 £600,000 0 0 Due by the bank on current accounts, deposit receipts (including interest accrued), and other obligations Rebate on bills not due Balance at credit of profit and loss £11,037,288 11 4 ASSETS„ Cash in the bank X 334,014 13 7 Cash in Bank of England 612,209 17 7 Cash lent at call £1,890,921 11 2 Investments in Government Stock, Exche quer Bills, City Bonds, Debentures, &c. Bank premises, consisting of f reehold build ings in Princes-street, Mansion-house street, Argyll-place, and Fleet-street ; and lease and fixtures of No. 4, Pall-mall East 108,775 4 8 Loans, bills discounted, &c. 957,768 17 10 £11,037,288 11 4 PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. Amount of dividend of 12s. per share £36,000 0 0 Balance, being undivided profit carried for- Ward to next half-year 30,470 18 0 £66,470 18 0 Profit unappropriated on 30th June, 1860 Amount of net profit for the half-year end ing 31st December, 1660, after deducting all expenses, and interest paid or due (£69,855 95.), allowed to customers on their current and deposit accounts £3,406 18 4 63,06319 8 £66,47015 0 The Chairman then declared a Dividend for the past Half year of 12s. per Share, clear of income tax. It was resolved unanimously— That the report now read be agrezd to, printed, and circu lated among the proprietors. That the best thanks of the meeting be given to Sir Peter Laurie, the Governor ; the Deputy Governor, and the Direc tors, for their judicious management of the bank during the past half-year. That the thanks of the meeting be given to Mr. W. W. Scrimgeour, the General Manager; Mr. Barton, the Deputy Manager; Mr. Ingpen, the Manager of the Regent-street Branch; Mr. St. Barbe, the Manager of the Chafing-cross Branch ; Mr. Beattie, the Manager of the Temple-bar Branch ; and to Mr. Newmarch, the Secretary, for the zealous and efficient manner in which they have discharged their several duties. (Signed) P. NORTHALL LAURIE, Chairman, That the thanks of the meeting be given to P. Northall Laurie, Esq., for his conduct in the chair this day. (Signed) JAMES FARQUHAR, Deputy Governor. Extracted froni the Minutes. HENRY NEWMARCH, Secretary.' I N.B.—The Dividend and Bonus will be payable on and after Mondity, the 21st instant. a, GREAT MARLBOROUGH-STREET, W., NEAR THE PANTHEON. DTt CULVERWELL, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Licentiate of Midwifery, and Apo hecaries' Hall, London, can be consulted daily (only) as above, on all cases of Nervous Debility, Languor, Incapacity, Less of Memory, Sterility, and all Functional Derangements of both Sexes, emanating from early and excessive :indul gences Has Just published, price is. ; by post, IS stamps; 18 sealed, No. 4, An entire new and original Work, entitled OURSELVES. Synopsis : The c rhysiology and Anatomy of our Generation - The Origin of Disease—Symptoms, Treatment, and Cure. Also, an Exposition of. and Remedy for, all Urinary Derange ments and Marital Disqualifications, MALE. The modern treatment of Syphilis, Stricture, BlennOrrhagia Gonorrhoea), Spermatorrhcea, Impotency, and all Diseases of the Urinary Organs, with Prescriptions, &ail FEMALE. The Physiology and Anatomy of Women—Functional Ir regularities in Health and Sickness—Choice in Marriage— Their Expectancies and Disappointments—The Cause and Removal of Sterility—The Theory and Symptoms of :Gesta tion—Use of the Speculum. Also, No. 1. HEALTH, HAPPINESS, and LONGEVITY; On Debility, Nervousness, Dyspepsia, and Indigestion. No. 2.' LOVE AND MARRIAGE : Their Obligations, Happiness, and Disappointments; Love %nd other Matches. Sterility Removed, paid Healthy Off 'pring secured.; No. X. THE CASE BOOK : 100 Cases of SPERMATORRMEA, Their Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment, Confessions and Cure by Cauterisations, Galvanism, &o. &c. To be had of Mann, 39, Cornhill ; and the Authors. Advice to the Working Classes fee Half-a-Guinea: (SPECIAL NOTICE. Dr. Culverwell is the only legally qualified medical practi tioner living of that name, and can be consulted (only as above). "SANITAS AC FELICITAS." Just published, 71st thous cud , price Is., post free for 13 stamps, sold by Mann, 39, Cor nhill, London ; or direct from the Author. DR. LA'MERT on the Treatment and cure of NERVOUS and PHYSICAL DEBILITY, resulting from pernicious habits contracted in Youth, excesses in Man hood, or residence in Tropical Climates. With Cases and En gravings from Life, representing the various Organs in Health and Disease. The extensive circulation of this work may be attributed in great measure to the fact that the Author is the only duly qualified and legally registered Practitioner who for 20 years has made the Diseases arising usually from Imprudence the peculiar objects of his attention. The im pediments which so often either prohibit wedlock, or embitter and render it a state of misery, by disappointing its fondest hopes and marring its highest objects, are, though varied in form, closely analogous in reality. The mischief may arise in nocently, from deleterious influences devolved from the necessities of position—from circumstances which occurred years before the sufferers were born, from accident or the in fluence of tropical climates, but chiefly from Self-incurred Afflictions, dating back, in too numerous instances, to a period long preceding that at which reason could be matured by ex perience. A professional prejudice, which happily is now fast disap pearing, though it still lingers with no little obstinacy in some of the more antiquated medical schools, for a long time almost ignored the morbid affections comprised under the general designation "Nervous and Physical Debility," though these affections are probably more destructive and widely pre valent than any others. The consequence of so important a department of pathology being neglected is, that sufferers from the infirmities in question, virtually repelled from consultation with prac titioners of standing and character, are thus liable to fall into the hands of unqualified Empirics, sometimes assuming titles of Physicians - and Surgeons, whose names are not to be found in the Medical Register (whereby they incur serious legal penalties), whose ignorant meddling with the treatment of these cases render these disorders a standing reproach to the medical profession. Those who may have a suspicion that any of the observations here made have peculiar applica tion to themselves, may consider that cases are indeed rare in which practised science cannot fully realise long-deferred hopes, remove all causes of mutual reproach, and replace chronic embitterment by permanent content. Dr. La'Mert. M.D., Honorary Member of the London Hos pital Medical Society, jtc., is the only legally qualified regis tered practitioner who, for 20 years, has devoted his attention to the treatment of these disorders. At home for coasulta tation daily, from 10 till 2, and from S 6 tin 8. g SEDFORD.SQUAIL, LONDON, *** Ask for PARR'S LIFE PILLS. CONSUMPTION and ASTHMA CURED.— Dr. H. JAMES discovered, while in the East Indies, a certain CURE for CONSUMTION, Asthma, Bronchitis, Coughs, Colds, and General Debility. The remedy was dis covered by him when his only child, a daughter, was given up to die. His child was cured, and is now alive and well. Desirous of benefiting his fellow-creatures, he will send post free, to those who wish it, the recipe, containing full directions for making and successfully using this remedy, on receipt o their names with stamped envelope for return postage.— Address 0. P. Brown, 14, Cecil-street, Strand. DR. BUCHAN'S PATENT SUGAR-COATED VEGETABLE PILLS, VEGETABLE SKIN OINT MENT, and CONCENTRATED VEGETABLE ESSENCE, for purifying the Blood, Regulating the Bowels, and removing Vitiated Humours, Bilious and Liver Complaints, Rheuma tism, Gout, Scorbutic Affections, Costiveness, Skin Erup tions, deep-seated Ulcers, and all diseases of the Nervous System, from whatever cause, &a, affording at once a new lease of life to the sickly and aged of both sexes, whilst in addition imparting a beautiful and clear complexion, so anxi ously sought for by all. Proved by the sworn testimonies made before the Lord Mayor of London, and sitting Magis trates. Sold by Buchan and Co., patentees, 22, Newman-street, Oxford-street, London, W., and all chemists in town and country. Prices :—Pills, per box, ls. lid.. 2s. 9d., and lls. ; Ointment, per pot, is. ie., and 25. 9d. ; Essence, per bottle, Ils., or family bottle containing four times th a t quant i ty, 335, Agents :—Barclay, 75, Farringdon-street ; J. Sanger, 150, Oxford-street Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Butler, 4, Cheap side ; Hooper, 43, King William-street, London-bridge ; Bowden, 78, Gracechurch-street ; Front, 229 , Strand, &a&a Just published, gratis, or post free for one stamp, to be had of all Agents, and at 2?, Newman-street, Extracts from Dr. Buchan's Work, entitled, BUCHAN'S DOMESTIC MEDI CINES,' being a Book of Reference, containing instructions for the cure of every ailment incidental to man, woman, or child. THE NAVY. The Princess Royal, 91, screw, in the first-class steam reserve at Portsmouth, will be commissioned at that port for the flag of Rear-Admiral of the White Robert Smart, K.H., as Commander-in-Chief of the Channel fleet. The date of Rear-Admiral Smart's seniority is the 9th of July, 1857. Rear- Admiral John E. Erskine, the second in command of the Channel fleet, dates on the 4th of November of the same year. Rear-Admiral Smart entered the naval service in October, 1810, being then 14 years of age, 'as first-class Volunteer on board the Ada mant, 50, Capt, M. Backle, bearing the flag of Rear- Admiral Otwak, on the Leith station. The gallant Admiral's services afloat have been of a very exten sive character, comprising the bombardment of Algiers, the battle of Navarino, in addition to being wrecked during an attack on a nest of pirates at Carabusa, on January 31, 1828. He attained the rank of Commander on April 21, 1828 ; post rank, January 10, 1837. The Immortalite, 51, screw, Capt. G. Hancock, at Spithead, will proceed from Spithead to join the division of the Channel fleet at Lisbon. Letters received from the Urgent, screw troop ship, Commander H. W. Hire, dated Hongkong, Nov. 12, 1860, state that the ship was then ready to receive troops, and was expected to be ordered to proceed to England. The Vulcan, screw troopship, was filling up stores, and it was expected she would remain out in consequence some little time longer. The Cossack, 20, screw, Capt. Richard Moorman, has sent down topsail yards and topmasts, and is stripping for a refit. Lieut. E. Barkley, her senior lieutenant, leaves her. The Philomel, 5, screw, Commander L. Wildman, has received her ordnance and. stores alongside the north wall of Portsmouth dockyard. She has a number of joiners and shipwrights still on board, and is being fitted with a wash strake to her bul warks forward, in lieu of the hammock netting being carried round fore and aft. She looks deep in the water. The Desperate, 7, screw, Commander Ross, at Spithead, was signalled yesterday afternoon to IT ceive supernumeraries. She was expected to sail this morning for the North America and West India station. The Pelican, 17, screw, will make her official trial of speed, on completion of machinery by contrac tors, at the measured mile in Stokes Bay as soon as the weather will permit. The Aid, naval store vessel, artived at Ports mouth yesterday, in tow of the Comet, Government steamtug, with loss of rudder, boat, &c., having been ashore off Eastbourne during a thick fog and strong breezes in working down Channel. Our Portsmouth correspondent says the manning of the fleet has, during the past summer, been much discussed in the public journals, and has greatly occupied public attention. This interest in a most important subject is, unfortunately, not so steadily kept up as it deserves, but the late court-martial on the captain of the Cossack will again draw at tention to the subject. Civilians cannot be ex pected to be thoroughly up to the mark in this matter, and it is doubtful whether even naval offi cers themselves, employed or unemployed, unless serving in the Channel, or on board some of the ships belonging to the Mediterranean fleet, arefully aware of the useless thousands of men who are now receiving pay as seamen on board those ships—use less because they never were nor will be seamen. Never was a greater contrast presented, or the dif ference shown in stronger colours between the real seamen of some few years back and the sham class of the present day than when the Retribution was lately paid off at Portsmouth. During the process of stripping her and returning her stores her men, as they moved about the yard, were looked upon as living curiosities, the type of a race of seamen now all but extinct. Take three ships now in commission —the Edgar, 91, screw ; the Trafalgar, 90, screw ; and the Cossack, 20, screw. These ships all fitted out at the eastward at the same time ; they have all been in commission since June, 1859. An inspec tion of the crews of these vessels would startle even naval officers who had not previously seen them. Seamen on board are the exception, and not the rule. As to the greater portion of their crews, they.look anything but the material out of which seamen can be made. The Cossack, for instance, has only flogged three men since the date of her com mission ; but her " black list" and " defaulters' book" will not bear thinking of. The " defaulters' book" of each ship in the Channel fleet must be an interesting collection of facts and observations. Mr. John Tuker, master of the guardship of steam ordinary Indus, 78, at Plymouth, having been ap pointed to the post of Harbourmaster for the port of Falmouth, is to be entertained to-day on board his old ship. Capt. A. Key will preside, and among the company will be Capt. Risk, of the Narcissus, 51, previously commander of the Indus. The paddlewheel steam sloop Spiteful, 6, Com mander Wilson, at Plymouth, is short of several petty officers and seamen. The screw steam frigate Emerald, 51, Capt. A. Cumming, at Devonport; has been supplied with a main yard. The sails of the screw steam corvette Satellite, Capt. Prevost, at Devonport, are unbent, and the crew have begun to dismantle her. All the guns belonging to the screw steamship Royal Albert, 121, Capt. Henry Lacon, at Devon port, are being removed. When they are on shore she will be placed alongside the sheer hulk Kent, TBE ABMk. The following officers who obtained their com missions of Lieutenants in the Royal Artillery on the Ist inst. are posted as annexed. Those belong ing to batteries serving at home will join at their respective stations on the Ist proximo, and the remainder at Woolwich on that date, with the ex ception of Lieuts. Morier, Yeatman, Harrison, and Bainbridge, who will hold themselves in readiness to embark on the 4th of next month : —Chevaux Morley, Ist Brigade, No. 8 Battery, Woolwich; George Patrick Alston, 14th Brigade,No. 6 Battery, India; James Gore Booth, 11th Brigade, No. 1 Battery, India; Robert M'Grigor Stewart, 3d Bri gade, No. 5 Battery, Plymouth; Henry George Pilleau, 15th Brigade, No. 1 Battery, Gosport; Thomas Charles Cooke, 3d Brigade, No. 3 Battery, Plymouth; John Samuel Foster, 15th Brigade, No. 6 Battery, Gosport; Charles Bent, 7th Brigade, No. 7 Battery, Barbadoes ; Joshua Morris Saun ders, 3d Brigade, No. 6 Battery, Plymouth; Arthur Godolphin Yeatman, 13th Brigade, No. 3 Battery, China; Frederick Wm. Lee Morier, 6th Brigade, No. 5 Battery, Corfu; Henry Wm. Rooke, 15th Brigade, No. 2 Battery, Gosport; Geo. Chris topher Davie, 7th Brigade, No. 6 Battery, Halifax; Henry Beauchamp Richard Harvey, 10th Brigade, No. 5 Battery, Portsmouth ; Alexander Murray Brown, 14th Brigade, No. 4 Battery, India; Wm. M'Clintock, 11th Brigade, No. 6 Battery, India; Pemberton Harrison, 13th Brigade, No. 3 Battery, China; Edmond Bainbridge, 13th Brigade, No. 4 Battery, China. By a general regimental order issued by the Deputy-Adjutant-General, Col. Chas. Bingham, the subjoined appointments and removals are an nounced in the Royal Artillery :—Lieut. R. P. Waddington, to the Horse Brigade, vice Eden ; Lieut. H. A. Mackey, of the 2d Brigade, is raised to increased pay therein, vice Eden, promoted ; Second Captain T. H. Pitt, having resigned his appointment a t th e R oyal Military Academy, will do duty with Major Davis' Field Battery of the Depot Brigade, at Woolwich, until further orders. An exchange of batteries has been sanc tioned between Lieut. Farquhar, of No. 8 Battery, 4th Brigade; and Lieut. Toiler, of No. 2 Battery, 3d Brigade. The undermentioned officers have been appointed Firemasters and Inspectors of War like Stores at the following stations—viz., Captain M. Le Fer Taylor, at Cape Town, and Lieut. C. E. H. Symons, at Ceylon; Lieut. H. Bond is trans ferred from No. 5 Battery. 15th Brigade, to No. 4 Battery, 13th Brigade, and is to hold himself in readiness to embark for China on the 4th of Feb ruary next ; Capt. Eden, removed from Aldershott to Gosport; Lieut. Waddington, removes from Malta to Aldershott ; Lieut. Sadleir is transferred from No. 7 Battery, 6th Brigade, to No. 2 Battery, 9th Battery, and is to join the latter at Ballincollig forthwith. After the annual and quarterly returns of bat■ teries, which will become due on'the Ist of January and Ist of April, 1861, shall have been furnished, no more such documents are to be rendered, but, in lieu thereof, a half-yearly return is to be trans mitted to the officers commanding brigades, on the let of April and Ist of October in each year (cont_ mencing with the return for the period from the Ist of April to the 30th September, 1861), on the War-office Form, " P, 36," revised, the first supply of which will be made from this office to the diffe rent stations. This new form will render the War office Forms, "P 19, 36, 91, and 43" obsolete. It is reported at Chatham garrison that a consil derable reduction in the army will be made by the Government at the end of the financial year, and that the army estimates to be presented to Parlia ment are being prepared in accordance with that intention. The details of the intended reduction have not yet been announced, but it seems probable that a complete rearrangement of the present system of depot battalions will be made, the autho rities at the Horse Guards having already taken the initiative by ordering each of the Indian depots attached to the various battalions to be reduced to half their former number. At the present time there are 23 depot battalions within the United Kingdom, each of which, with its numerous Staff, is kept up at considerable expense, several depots of regiments being attached to those battalions where the headquarters are serving at other stations at home. Yesterday the commissioners:appointed to inquire into the organisation and working of the Army Hospital Corps, with Col. J. C. Kennedy, C. 8., president, arrived at Chatham garrison for the pur pose of prosecuting their investigations at the head quarters of the corps. The commissioners com menced their inquiry by visiting the offices of Major S. G. Banbury, commanding the Army Hos pital Corps at Brompton, and spent considerable time in inspecting the books and system of accounts used in the corps. To-day the commissioners will, it is expected, visit the generals hospital, Fort Pitt, in order to observe the working of the Army hospital corps at that large medical establishment. The inquiry at Chatham is expected to extend over several days. The members of the commission are Col. J. C. Kennedy, C. 8., commandant of the Mi- litary Train ; Deputy-Inspector-Gen. H. Mapleton; M.D. ; Dr. Sutherland, one of the Army Sanitary Commissioners; Surgeon W. J. Fyffe, M.D., sth Dragoon Guards ; and Purveyor-in-Chief J. Scott Robertson. A notification has been issued by the Council of Military Education, and forwarded to the several commanding officers of cavalry and infantry regi ments, to the effect that the Secretary of State for War has sanctioned the proposal made by the Council, that the children of foremen, labourers, officers' servants, canteen-keepers, and others of a similar character who may be con nected di rectly or indirectly with the army , as w ell as the chi ldren of deceased soldiers, should be admitte d into the military schools upon the payment of the sum of 3d. per week, a discretio nar y p o wer being given to the officer commanding at each station as to the FFACE 4D . STAMPED, 5D number tobe thus admitted. The Secretary of State for War also agrees with the recommendation of the council that the children of civilians who are not connected with the army should only he admit ted into the schools in special cases, when they should be required to pay at the rate of ss. per month. The appointment of Major-Gen. G. Macdonald to the colonelcy of the 96th Regiment will, according to the rules of the service, place at the disposal of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge a good service pension, of which Major-Gen. Macdonald has been in receipt a great number of years, but which he will cease to enjoy on being promoted to be colonel of a regiment. AIR. LOCKE, M.P. FOR SOUTRWARE, AND HIS CONSTITUENTS. Last evening a numerous attendance of the elec tors of the borough of Southwark took place at the Bridge House Hotel, London-bridge, to hear from Mr. John Locke, one of the members for the borough, a statement of his views and opinions re specting the legislation of last session, and an ex planation of his conduct as regarded that legislation. Dr. Challice, M.D., was called to the chair. Mr. LOCKE came forward and was received with great applause. That was the third time he had appeared before them since he had been first re turned as a member for the borough to give an account of his stewardship. He did not come before them in that way in 1859, for owing to the dissolution in that year he had had frequent opportunities of addressing his constituents, and it therefore became necessary that he should have adopted a formal mode of stating his views and opinions as regarded the legislation of that year. The hon. member then proceeded to pass a warm eulogium upon the public conduct of his late hon. and gallant colleague (Sir C. Napier.) He and Sir Charles had always acted together with unity of purpose to promote the interests of the borough, unless those interests came into collision with those of the nation, and in such an event he was sure that the electors of that borough w ould not ask him or anyone who represented them in Parliament to sacrifice the interests of the country to mere local interests. (Hear, hear.) The only matter of a public nature on which he and Sir Charles Napier differed was that relating to the paper duties. His (Mr. Locke's) opinion was, he believed, more in accordance with the feelings of the people of South wark than was that of his late respected colleague, but he honoured his late gallant friend for having manfully defended his own views, believing them to be right. (Hear, hear.) It was owing to the great exertions of Sir C. Napier that the British navy was at length placed in the perfect position that it stood at present, and here he (Mr. Locke) might observe that Englishmen of the present day were as desirous of having their navy in as efficient a state as when it was commanded by Drake, in the reign of Elizabeth. (Hear, hear.) Upon the effi ciency of our navy depended the security of our trade and commerce, as well as the prosperity and freedom of this great community. (Hear, hear.) Thanks, then, to his late colleague, their navy was in a position to contend against any navy in the world. (" No," from a person in the body of the room.) Well, if the worthy elector doubted the power of our navy, he should like to see the navy of any other nation test the question with them. (Hear, hear.) But he believed that so long as they had an efficient navy, a brave body of volun teers, and a well-disciplined army, they need have no fears as regarded foreign invasion. (Hear.) Mr. Locke then referred to the recent election which had taken place in the Borough to fill up the vacancy caused in the representation by the death of Sir Charles Napier. In that election he took no part; because he felt that it would not be consistent with his position to have done so; but now that the election was over, ho begged to say that he would have great pleasure in acting in concert with his new colleague and join with him, and the other independent members of the House of Commons who sat below the gangway, in voting for measures calculated to uphold freedom, independence, and retrenchment. (Applause.) He would now come to the business of the evening. It was not necessary that he should dwell on the sub ject of the legislation of 1859. He might however state that in that year he advised Mr. Disraeli to give in his adhesion to the two resolutions moved by Lord :John Russell on the subject of his (Mr. Disraeli's) Reform Bill. The first resolution de precated the alteration proposed to be made with respect to the 40s. freeholders residing in towns, and the latter referred to the non-extension of the suffrage in boroughs. In the first Mr. Disraeli gave in his adhesion, but he declined to adopt the second, and he went to the country upon his reform. The result was that he was defeated, and the present Government were placed in power. In the session of 1859 he (Mr. Locke) was enabled to pass a bill in referenee to weights and measures, which he believed would be found to be a useful Act of Parliament. He now came to the legislation of the year 1860. In that year the Reform Bill was brought in by Lord John Russell., It was certainly a small mea sure, and had been designated by Punch as" a poor little Bill." (A laugh.) It was a measure that certainly could not satisfy the constituency of Southwark, seeing that with a population of 194,000 souls, they were only to have two members, while small boroughs, many of which would not have more than 300 electors, would have an equal number of representatives in the House of Com mons. (Hear, hear.) Yet, notwithstanding all the defects of the bill, he supported it because it was a measure that went in the right direc- tion. It had reduced the elective franchise from £lO to £6, but it was defective ,because it did not contain the lodger franchise. It was, how ever, got rid of, and much of this resulted from the consideration which the house had to give to the commercial treaty with France and the budget. The treaty involved the consideration of upwards of 100 articles of goods, and the budget involved the bringing in of almost as many bills to carry out matters to which the budget referred, and when he recollected all the opposition which had been given to the treaty and the budget by his friends, the licensed victuallers, corkcutters, and others, whose interests were supposed to be affected by the proposals made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer—he only wondered how the right hon. gentleman was able to carry his measure through the House of Commons. Well, but his friends the icensed victuallers got frightened, and they wished to stop the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the course of his wild career. But why should the licensed victuallers be so frightened so long as they had such respectable and intelligent gentlemen con nected with their trade as his friend Mr. Harris, who was then sitting near him ? They need not be afraid that any Minister would be likely to do any thing that could really seriously affect their inte rests. (Hear.) And w hat were the licensed victual lers frightened at ? Why, they thought their inte rests were to be drowned by the quantity of yin ordinare which was to come in from France under the treaty of commerce been this country and France. But notwithstanding the opposition thus given to Mr. Gladstone, he pressed forward the clause rela tive to this matter, and now that the bill had be come the law of the land he believed that neither his friend Mr. Harris, nor his other friends con nected with the licensed victuallers' trade, had any great fear that the measure would affect their inte rests in any way whatever. (Hear.) The hon gentle man then referred to the question of the paper duty; and, after referring to some of the objections to that measure, said he had supported it because he thought it was essential to the interests of the country that paper should be relieved from the duty that was placed upon it. He would, in the course of the ensuing session, support a, bill to effect ~~~~~ - - =e- t:IVSPAPER. _...) ) ( 171-11_41-#47;\ Av 1 ,4.--.Q.; - ; --- - ,)— •,_ ~.c,fitSsW ..4 cil.l-/VN 4 1*!viV, z l p" c, , ' .-. =7 -- - N:_,4, 1 a removal of the duty on paper, Ina ne ..sv the electors of Southwark would support 'nm-zn S saying that the House of Lords should not tax the people of this country. (Hear.) The hon. gentle man then referred to an interview which he'had with Mr. Cobden in Paris in the course of the present year, and said that that gentleman had warmly eulo gised the Emperor :of the French and the Govern ment of that country for the loyalty they had dis played in abiding by the treaty, and in doing all they could to make it effective. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Locke next referred to the Ecclesiastical Commis sioners Bill—a measure which had been originally introduced by Mr. Horsman, and he had done good service. Under this bill an alteration had been effected with respect to the incomes of the bishops, and arrangements were made for improving the small livings of clergymen. When the bill came before the house last year he and others who acted with him, endeavoured to get a clause introduced, the object of which was to oblige the commissioners to spend the money arising from estates in the me tropolis upon all such places in the metropolis where spiritual destitution existed, instead of the amount being handed over at once to a fund wbich would be made generally applicable to the country. This was an arrangement which he thought was but fair and just, but they could not get the clause inserted in the bill. (Hear, hear.) There was another question which came before the House of Commons last year in which he took a great interest—he meant the bill for the reform of the Corporation of London. That measure he opposed, and it was ultimately withdrawn by Sir George Cornewall Lewis, the Home Secretary. Now he did not see that the Metropolitan Board of Works were doing what was expected of them. It was true they had pulleddown some houses in Southwark, and there they left them. (Hear, and a laugh.) But his opinion was that the whole of the metropolis should be divided into wards of the city of London, and that the metropolis, so divided, should represent, in one grand body, the interest of the whole metropolis. But Sir G. Cornewall Lewis objected to this, as it would make the metropolis too powerful against the Government. The hon. gentleman then referred to the Sale of Gas Act which he had been instrumental in passing, and said that the question of the Thames Embankment was a subject to which the attention of the people of Southwark ought to be directed, and he should be happy to co-operate with them respecting it. As to the equalisation of the poor rates, he could only say that he would be ready at all times to support a measure for such a purpose, for it was only just that the rich should be called upon to support the poor of the country. That was the principle upon which the old poor laws were based. He trusted that the policy of Lord Palmerston and Lord John Russell, with respect to non-interference in the affairs of foreign countries, would receive the sanc tion and approval of this country—otherwise they might be driven into a war, which every right minded man must deplore. (Hear.) He wished 1~ ~y to see Italy for the Italians as much as he wished England for the English, and if the policy of the Government were supported by the people, he be lieved such would be the case. (Hear.) With respect to China, he hoped what had occurred there would give satisfaction to the people generally, for he believed that the effects of the treaty with that country would produced advantages not only to England but to China itself. He thought that there ought to be great retrenchment effected in the financial concerns of this country, and he thought that might be done without in the least impairing the military and naval services of the country; and here he was at issue with the 40 gentlemen who signed a paper presented to Lord - Palmerston in relation to the question of retrenchment. In con- ' elusion, he had to say that while he would do all in his power to control and limit the expenditure of the country, he would do nothing that would in the least be calculated to interfere with its honour or its prowess. (Cheers.) The Hon. Member, in reply to an elector, said that the question of doing away with toll gates was a question for the inhabitants of the borough, and whatever they decided to do ho would support. In reply to another question on the subject of the bankruptcy laws, Mr. LOCKE said he believed a bill on the subject would be brought in in the course of the session, and would no doubt become law. He also, in reply to another question, said he was in favour of in creased protection being given to miners engaged in coal mines. He likewise stated that he always voted against church rates in Parliament. Dr. MURD OCH then moved the following resolu tion :—" That this meeting having heard with satisfaction from their representative, John Locke, Esq., a statement of his conduct and votes in Par liament during the sessions of 1859 and 1860, hereby tenders him its best thanks for his past ser vices, and expresses at the same time its cordial confidence in his future exertions in the advocacy of all liberal measures, and the interests of his con stituency." Mr. OASTLER seconded the resolution, which was unanimously adopted. Mr. NEWMAN then moved the following resolu tion :—" That this meeting views with alarm the excessive expenditure of the Government, and calls on our representatives to use all their power to re duce the army, navy, and civil service, in order to avert the wholesale bankruptcy which is overtak ing our trade and commerce, by withdrawing so many millions of money in excess of former years. And further, that they will press on the Govern ment the necessity of removing those burdens which weigh so heavily on the people, in the shape of taxes on tea and sugar, and on the manufacture of paper, whereby at least 200,000 of the labouring population are deprived of remunerative employ ment. And that the hon. member present will fail to represent the electors and non-electors of the borough if he should neglect to bring in or support a bill for resident manhood suffrage to all who claim it, with the protection of the ballot." _ _ Mr. SARELL having seconded the resolution, it was agreed to. Mr. LOCI E then returned thanks for the vote of confidence passed in his regard, and proposed the thanks of the meeting to the chairman, who ac knowledged the compliment, and the meeting separated. ;/ ~i ~ ~~~ i' THE WEATHER AND THE P4RNS• 1 The weather changed yesterdays a nd there seems every probability th a t th e frost has ended for the present season, for the thermometer at the Royal Humane Society's receiving - ho use at H yde P ar k, which on Wednesday was 25 deg., rose at nine o'clock yesterday morning to 34, being a rise of 9 deg. from the previous day at the same hour. At noon the mercury stood at 36 deg,, g being 4 deg; freezing-po i nt. above Last night the glass pointed 1 at 35, being 3 deg. above freezing-point, and the ' barometer during the day Was 30.34 deg., whereas the previous day it [indexed 30.21 deg. The wind was north-east. The weather was returned in the different parks as being foggy and cloudy. There were immense sheets of Water upon the ice in the different parks, and the footpaths were crowded with spectators. A number of fireworks were discharged last night at the Serpentine, not only upon the ice but among the crowds on the footpaths. The favourable change of weather in the eastern counties which took place towards the close of the week was followed by a fall of snow on Sunday and a return of temperature almost equal to the former intensity of frost. This continued without any im provement until Wednesday evening, when a slight thaw commenced, and continued until yesterday afternoon ; but, as the wind still blew from the north there was every probability of a return of the frost in the evening. The business of the several ports is entirely suspended, and most of the rivers are so blocked up as to enable persons to cross from side to side and completely to stop all navigation. The number of unemployed persons wandering about the streets has increased to a painful extent, and, notwithstanding the expenditure of many hundred pounds in the:purchase of bread, soup and coals, almost unexampled distress prevails. The weather has become less severe at Ports mouth, and it thawed sli g htly a ll y es t er day, bud the wind was too far in the northward to allow . the thaw to make much progress. The strong winds of the three previous days had subsided. ng ided There was a good deal of fog y esterday. ...... dant 1 for the s £5 , ared :ars- the 1855 dant 'man I by efen- vin.e, oney gave tdant when been goy., , but Lrges long Tully, and sere. env K 1 on rued ince. lever not and ould , afen. .856, free had %Hy Isle was 'ear calf the ght Ire. ag• Hs. ons E. hey wx de:, no. pi. is, nal ti. &- lag 11- 01.