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i -_- -- • - o -- - t z ( z /(---( / cL t INE I A T S PAP • , • ... . . _ /-- A • .„' ' - , 41 .• • .•• ,%• j r4t...,75 n, •,. "1 4 / • tt k eAI 44 4 111, , ‘ , l t4 l l A cr .0 • I ,t • !,• • th a; 1, '' • 3 am ; et?_-•• Nv - PT/ as "nv viilit Ar: • J .A.AT - UNION OF LONDON. (By Royal Charter.)—Prieehold - re sele , t i.r the selve , from the üblie exhibitions. Every Subscri . .er I ONE I ;LTINEA will have, the chance of a Prize, an Impression of a Plate of " IN THE litonarins," engraved by J. T. Willmore, A.R.A., from the ho porttnt and wellknown picture by Sir E. Landseer, 8.A., and Sir Augustus Callcott, B.A. The prints will be ready for delivery on the 11th February. 1. HO HO asy one of the advantages which they has " . and to which they are fully entitled. But, . / 3 that they have gained all they soug h t or cot. the Crimea, lot us nut affect to conceal what w fi have lost. A predominant interest with ns in it 11 S was not merely to strengthen the Ottoman empire on the side of Europe, but on that of Asia. Russia, by her encroachments and conquests south of the Caucasus, has not only mastered Persia, but inflicted danger and materiel loss upon Turkey. What have we done to cons. tare: this aseendancy, or even to demonstrate to the Asiatic Powers and tribes that we are able to make A stand against it ? We have allowed the conquest of Zara we have tolerated the intrigues and manoeuvres of Persia in favour of the Czar ; we have quietly seen Herat taken, and the British Envoy obliged to retire from Teheran ; and all the time we have utterly failed in making any , use whatever of the boasted sympathies, good disposi tions, and power of the Cireassians. We destroyed the forts and raised the blockade of their country, yet have managed matters so ingeniously that in return they have not fired a shot or wielded a scimitar for us. We were told that at any time Scharayl, by menacing Tiflis, might recal the chief forces of Russia from the .extremity of Georgia ; yet General Mouravieff persevered for months in besieging Kars, and not only were we unable in any way to effect a diversion, but we utterly lost one of the noblest opportunities for a triumph of the lastiinportalace which lay ready to our hand, and which the skill and valour of our own countrymen had prepared for us. W e are not now entering into any consideration of the causes of all this. We are simply explaining the mani, fest reasons why Englishmen el.) not welcome peace with exuberant content which overflows very naturally from the bosoms of the French. On the one side, the French, have gained enormously in political weight through this Witt. On the other, our salutary power and iefin ence—a e say salutary, for we would exert it on behalf of peace, and not for conquest or aggression—have dimi nished precisely in those regions where it most wanted increase and confirmation. It may be that Russia, by the negotiations on which she has now entered, sincerely as well as formally abdi cates her design of augmenting her territories in Europe. Bet she may also do this with the secret resolve 9f in demnifying herself in Asia, and of directing south of the Caucasus the aggression which has been repelled from the Danube and the Euxine. We have played her game if this be so, for it is now more practicable and easy than it was at the opening of the struggle. So far we have been considering only to what degree the state in which this interrupted war leaves Asia may not unfairly have its effect upon the thinker and the politician, in diminishing his ardour at the prospect of such a peace. But in this we have aoi, comprised s. more popular, if not more dangerous, ground of discons rent. The people generally are dissatisfied that the Re dan assault should have been the last ineffective blow struck by England. They are thoroughly discontented with the management and conduct of great naval expedi tions, undertaken at enormous cost and ending in quite inadequate results. All this has led to a feeling which may in its turn probably lead to manifestations rather startling to our peace negotiators, whether or not their pacific labours be successful. The extent to which with us a navy and an army can be kept up in time of peace, must hereafter depend more entirely upon the strength of the good opinion the public may have of the way in which they are managed and administered. No one is blind to the distrust and deep discontent which prevails at present on this head ; and what another cam paign's success might have done for our military and naval departments, they will now have to do for them selves under trials and difficulties of no ordinary kind. The Minister who has not courage to look steadily in the face those thorough changes and reforms which will now be clamourously demanded, or who thinks it possi ble to avail himself of any amount of satisfaction caused by the cessation of war to get hack army and navy to the old stationary system, will soon find his peace laurels. wither. 444, West Strand. GEORGE GODWIN, Honorary 1 LEWIS POCOCK, i Secretaries. OTTOMAN CLUB, 14, Regent-street, 31st , a`• O. I '', 56 1 Deeetnter, 1855. •At the General meeting of the Members held this day, en explanation was given by the Proprietor of the ..-...... position and future prospects of the Club, which was considered satisfactory. Certain alterations in the flutes of the Club were thee THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. able Harlequin—Ver " fowl" proposed, ant the Meetin ; wa s a.ajoarned till the 'list of January r y proceedings—The Seductive —Stran,ge Birds in a Cage. next, at 3 o'clock p. m ., f or th e purpose o f con fi rm i ng them, if Lessee for th e Ch r i s t m a s P an t om i me, S e d an - c h a i approved. M Mr. J. H. ANDERSON. WATCHMAKERS' ESTABLISH (LENT, CHRONOMETI. Immense success of the great Pa:ltominle of the Field of the CAL-VILLE—MILLINERS' ESTABLISHMENT, BON- Cloth of Gold. ; N ETVILLE BELLHANGERS' ESTABLISHMENT, Triumph of the real Clown FLEXMORE. BFLLFVII LF Home from Scotland—Cab Fares and Mayne Force —The First appearance of Mr. LEIGH MURRAY. ' Movements of the Age—What's o'clock —" The Clock strikes Till ' EVENING will be presented, for the first time, two"--How to Ring a Belle—Umbrella Courtship—Who's an entirely N ew an d peculiarly constructed Piece de your Hatter ? —Early Closing Association—" Love Laughs Circonstance, ewitled WHAT • •.` 'ES HE WA ,- T? in which at Locksmiths" —La Varsoviaua—Tho Strike of Belles against the character of tie Wizar of the Nor h will be sustained Time. (not for the first time) by himself, and the OTHER (d ec id e dl y G ran d Equestrian Feats, by Signor Flexmorini. for the firs ime) by Mr. Leigh Murray—his first appear- ; HIGH-STREET, SPIRIT-SQUARE. ance this season. Professor Anderson will have the honour 1 Apartments to Let.' of introducing a portion of his own Magical E• tertainment ; A Cold Roll for Breakfast—The Organised Nuisance Ta and Mr. Leigh Murray will also attempt a M ag i ca l Entertain- bleaux —Punch's Po c k e t Book—Patent Perambulators— Ast ;•rnent, which will bo as entirely his own, comprising the legs Equestrian Feats— Policemen and Cooks—Monsieur PMini.4 Rifle Trick," the "10,00 1!. Note Trick," "the Mill,d- Tierce-111-round Collars and Punch's. Coats--The quickest edge Sov reign Trick," and the "Double Alpaca Umbrella way to the Coal-cellar—Spirit Rapping Extraordinary. Problem." N.B. -It being Mr. L. Murray's debut as a HAIR-DRESSER'S, FILTER MANUFACTORY, Wiiard, the audience are requested to order from 'he nearest PICKFORD'S PARCEL WAREHOUSE, AND NEWS ' dairy a largo supply of the " milk of human kindness." " i VENDER. To be followed by the Grand, N:itional, Historical, and The Purifying of Old Father Thames—The Invasion of Chivalric PANTOMIME, which has been So long in Prepara- London —The Russians sot the Thames on fi re —F ore i gn Fruits tion, and on the Producti on o f w hi c h so l arge an expense has and British Stuffs --odd Importation of Bear's Grottse—Sar . been incurred, of • dinsaus and Zonaves—The Illustrates! London News--The i Humours of Good Hu mour . TE BELLE ALLIANCE ;. or, 1 YE HARLEQUIN S UR AND YE FIELDE DOF esigned by M BELLE ALLIANCE, OF YE CLOTHE OF GOLDE ;. ENGLAND Guerin. AND FRANCE. Mourners at On e Alta r —Vi c t ors on O ne T hrone. The Coro- Being a. LEGEND o f th e MEETING o f th e MONA RCHS. i " It was a ma rve ll ous swee t o an d goo dl y° e i g ht t o see those : - nation with the Coronals of V a l our b y th e G en i us o f Vi ctory. two Princes, in the flower° of their ago, in the height of their strengthe and in the clignitie of theft maulye beauty°, com manding two great Nations, that bade been so long rivals and enemies, instead of leading hostile armies to desolate and destroye, meet in that peaceful walleye, and embrace like brothers, in the sights of the choice nobilitie of either laud." —The Chroniclers, The Pantomime invented, arranged, and produced by Mr. •A. Harris, with the same atteation.Act Scenery, Costumes, and Effects, Atiell'has eliargrEarieieditlio 'plyteld - cli - ona -- br " Ri goletto," "II Trovatore," " L'Etoile du Nord," and the v trious Operas lately produced at this, the recognised chief Theatre in Europe for Spectacular Display. The entirely New and most elaborate Scenery Painted by and under the Super- inten•lence of Mr. WILLIAM BEVERLEY, assisted by Messrs. C;;thbert, C. Adams, W. Shal•lers, W. Glover, an l numerous Assistants. The Openin . written by Mr. George Augustus Sala. he Music composed by Mr. Lotter (who has obligingly lent his aid on account of the Pantomime being pr educed at this Theatre). The Ballet and Incidental Dancesarrangerl by Mr. Benjamin Barnett The Comic Tricks . invented by the Brothers Brough, Mr. A. Harris, and • Mr. William Dorrington. The New Sp ec t acu l ar Designs by ! 31 Guerin, of Paris. The Extensive and Complicated Machi nery by Mr H. Sloman and numerous Assistants The Ori ginal and Ultra-Grotesque Masks by Mr. G. Ewing. The Novel and Costly Properties by Mr. Prescott, assisted by N .. Moreland. The Ladies' Costumes by Mrs. James assisted by Mr Beauchamp. The Gentlemen's Costumes by Mr. Smithers, issisted by Mr. Lawrence The Armoury Department by Mr. Hogg. The Chappellerie by Mrs Walker. Copyist, Sir. Horton. Prompter, Mr. Rance Perruquier, Mr Rick ards, of thydges-street Covent-garden. The Novel Gas Arrangements by 1111. Palmer and Assistants. The Whole Production being under the Immediate Superintendence of Mr. A. HARRIS, LUN DioN, MONDAY EVENING, JAN UARY 28, 1856. [ PRIDE 4D. STAMPED SD• PUBLICATIONS. LETTERS Eli Oil THE SEAT OF IN R. the two letters which I have seen no particulars of the cause of the collision are given, only the excitement pre vailing on both sides is described as very great. Officers arrived yesterday from Kertch say that the apprehension of a Russian attack has not alto gether subsided. The health of the troops is unpa ralleled ; in one division of the Turkish Contingent, numbering 4,000 men, only 24 are in hoSpital. The ice offers no impediment to the communication with the vessels, which are lying oa - the edge of it, and are ap proached by sledges. The Prcsse d'Orient contains several letters from Kin bourn "up to the 7th of this month. As at Kertch, they are expecting an attack there. From 15,000 to 30,08 e Russians are said to be concentrated in Oczakoff and Cherson, and preparing to attack the place. In conse quence of these rumours the French General of Artil lery, Lebesuf, has been sent there by Marshal Pelissier with reinforc-menu, and several ye sels with ammuni tion; the flotill a h as lik ew i se b een augmented by seve ral steamers, which are placed so as to sweep the ap proaches from the land side. Two Russian soldiers have been taken in a sortie while ascertaining .the thickness of the ice. They agree about the intended, attack, and say that the guns' have been put on 'sledges, and the soldiers' shoes provided with pointed nails, to be able to wa!k on the ice. Hitherto nothing but some recon naissances have taken place, and those always at a dis tance. On the 27th of last month 50 or 60 horsemen, escorting the sledges, approached the lines,- ,but some shells and the ba!ls of the riflemen noon drove them away. By order of the Co fimlttee. C. A. CUR WOOD. Hon. Sec. Now ready at all the libraries, in 2 vols., 215., A U it A NOVEL. G A Y; " In this novel there fs.botli talent and feeling, and twiny faults of character and follies of society are cleverly exposed.'--Literary Gazette, ['here is much to admire in this novel. The loci lento are well Chosen. the dialogue iv spiriteil, and the plot is sundently intricate to excite interest, without hoing confused."—Daisy sews, " A tale of extraordinary power and beaetv. It will insure the author a high place among English writers of fiction."—Britannia. Ilurst and Blackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn. (Front the Times Correspondent.) KERTCH, CRIMEA, JAN. 6. We have been in daily expectation of the approach of the enemy. Scouts had brought in word that an ad vanced guard (of 5,000 men) of a large army was within three hours' march of this place. Every other work was laid a-ide, and the entire force was sent to trench work. Yenikale and St. Paul's are strongly fortified, and all around Kertch, from seaboard to seaboard, a fosse from 12 to 1G feet deep and six feet broad has been dug, and a rampart from seven to 12 feet hick erected. Guns have been placed seas to command every direct approach, and there are now abundance of ammunition_ and provisions enough to keep us from starving for seve ral weeks to come. Better than all still, our troops are beginning to "show up" to greater and greater advan tage daily. They are newly rigged out in their English uniform and long boots; they are kept hard at work, are well fed and well paid—are sober, submissive, and extremely well-behaved. They treat their officers with every respect ; in fact, it is daily becoming more marked, and few would, believe that they are the same people who Were but a short time since handed over to our rule. Of course among so large a body there must be many black sheep. But crime is the exception, not the rule,; and we now hear nothing of those horrible atro cities which made one's blood run cold to read of during the " sacking of Kertch." That the Turks are a bigoted, fanatic, ruthless race no one can deny ; and it was a tremendous experiment, placing a handful of Eu ropeans over them to displace their old officers, and locating the forge at a pla:ie far.from aid of any god in case of an outbreak, there to upset their old customs held by them in veneration, and introduce those of the more civilised part of.the world. But such have been the tact and judgment shows: and the delicacy with .which tltpcurb was tightened_ and then §lackened-that tnEivr4h 7 eir wi'34£llol:ll3i blote Mom ways; and a feeling of attachment between the men and their officers, many of whom are able to converse with them, is daily becoming more apparent. Too much praise can not be bestowed upon the chief who has brought about this state of organisation ; a more judicious selection could not possibly have been made. Notwithstanding the immense amount of office work he has to do—and you will allow that it is considerable when I tell you that he has to correspond with the home authorities, others at Sebastopol, still more in the Sea of Manaora, General Smith at Shumla, and with the Polish Legion —still, I say, with all this, he is everywhere seeing and judging for himself. He is held in high estimation by the French, but an unfortunate and most disagreeable ill feeling exists on the part of the regular troops of her Majesty towards the irregulars of the Contingent ; and the officers have actually not had the civility to call on the general, nor do the officers in any way associate. From the colonel downwards it is the same ; and, if report be true, he has actually declined to obey his orders, or done so with a bad grace. This division of authority and responsibility must necessarily paralyse combined action, and when the enemy does come we shall feel it. General Vivian is charged with tacitly " sanctioning the pulling.down the few remaining houses in Kertch." The general order, which I enclose, issued immediately on his arrival here, is the best refutation of of that calumny. There is no reckless expenditure here, and the effici ency of the force warrants us in hoping that we may be of some service in this groat war when the season opens, if the opportunity only be placed in our power. lam myself proud of the force good luck has happened to attach me to, and, like all others serving as good a master, I. am very desirous to render my part of it as efficient as possible. Talk of Indian officers versus Queen's—,why, there is at present almost an equal divi sion of both. But among ourselves we know no distinc. tion—perfect unanimity exists ; all are actuated by one purpose—a desire for the welfare of the public service, and an eager wish to please a chief who, to use the words of your able correspondent at Sebastopol, "draws the reins gently, but firmly, and corrects the evils which tend to mar the efficiency of theforce in the field"—who is ever ready to temper juNtice with mercy, and who knows no friend but he who shows himself most zealous for T t h h e e fo p l t l i o b w lic ingis good. an extract from Gene r al O r d ers , d a t e d the 23d October, 1855: T HEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. SMITH. Second Edition, Revised, in 2 vols., 21s. bound, TEIE OLD COURT SUBURB ; or, Memorials of Kensington, Regal. Critical, and Anecdotical. • By ,LEIGII MINT. "A delightful lira* that will be welcome to all readers."—Exami ner Hurst md Illitekett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn. BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE; For FE tilt CARY, 1866. No. CCCC LXXX IV. Price 2s. Gd. CONT Modern Light Literature—Poetry. EN TS. A Military Adventure in the Pyrenees—concluded. The Wondrous Age. Public Lectures-tr. Warren on Labour. Touching Oxford. • The Ancient Coins of Greece. ' Tickler among the Thieves: • The Drama. Leisons from the War.• ' • In Common Life. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. Iu consequence of the great success of ROB ROY, it will be performed in the course of the week. Treasurer, Mr. Hingston, to whom the Superintendence of the Auditorium has been entrusted. HALF -PAST 3 t. u. The French mail, which has been overdue since 6a tu relay, has just come in. e a, :e 10 11.- Is 1 The Box-office is uow open, under the direction of Mr. O'Reilly. Private Boxes (which may also be taken at the pria cipal Libraries), 3/. 35., 2/. 25.,11. ls., and 12s. Grand Bal cony, 4s. Upper Boxes, 2s. 6d. Amphitheatre Stalls, 2s. Pit, 2s. Gallery, ls.. Doors open at Ylalf-past Six ; commence at a Quarter to Seven. PROFESSOR WILSON'S WORKS, Edited by his Son-in. Law, rrofessorFEßßlEß. On the 31st instant will be published, Vol, 111. of the V" ()GTE S AMBROS lAN/E. To be complete tour at 6s. each. W k ll l i u n.l3l a c kwea a 4 4 i9. 4 4.;dinburgli aud 1404.93 L. _ . LORD STRATFORD DE REDOLIFFE. (Prom the Examiner.) Attacks upon Lord Stratford de Redcliffe have been fife — of fate, and the Qgctt ferty Ream -con firms and reiterates statements put forth with much power by the Times. We have more than once defended Lord Stratford as a valuable public ser vant. But the case of General Williams deserves and must receive thorough scrutiny. If it be true that the supply of Kars with ammunition, provi sions, and other means of relief, depended upon an effort of the English ambassador which he withheld on the ground solely of a personal dislike to Gen. Williams, such dereliction of duty, if it be fairly proved, or even if the allegations respecting it be not boldly and frankly met, will admit of no de fence. Second Price at Nine o'-lock. Balcony, 3s. ; Upper Boxes, ls. 6d. Pit, ls. ; Gallery, 6d. • Just Published, 15t! 'Edition, price One Shilling, Free by Post for 12 stamps, direct from the Anther/ 4, Coventry , street, Leicester- R• 4 tl are, D R. KAHN'S TREATISE, THE SHOALS sped Ily intend ed to avearntddaQnUeletrTtSoAwNhpicSh °thr e Y ; l o lj un r g li an " d a' s i us E re a p y tible are peculiarly liable, and to arrest the progress of evil. ~.,R.' p; y lt rpr E SURREY GARDENS COMPANY J (LIMITED). PROVISIONALLY REGIS TERED.—Offices, 2 Golden-square. Capital 40,000!., in 4,0 .1 0 Shares of 101. each. Deposit, 2/. per Share. Furth-r Calls not 'o exced 2/ at one time, with two months' notice. Committee of Management until the choice of Directors. WILLERS BEALE, Esq., 201, Regent-street. S. AR PHUR CHAPPELL, Esq., 214, Regent-street. T. K. HOLMES, Esq., Ist, Fludyer-street. GEORGE BAIN, Esq., 18, Parliament-street. JAMES COPPOCK. Esq., 3, Cleveland-row, St. Jame s ' s. JAM P.S WYL Esq , haring-cross. Director of Music and Conductor. MONS. JULLIEN. Architect.—HOßACE JONES, Esq., 16, Furnival's-inn, The objec. of this Company is to supply a ,lace of amuse me t, of first-class character, at moderate price, and' easy of access. DO THE MEN OF WESTMINSTER WISH FOR " PEACE AT ANY PRICE ?" You are earnestly requested to attend APUBLIC MEETING o f th e INHABI TANTS of WESTMINSTER. to be held on WEDNESDAY next, the 30th inst., at St. Martin's Hall, Long Acre, at Two o'clock. "To protest against the conclusion of any peace on terms i consistent with the honour and dignity of this country." Whigs, Tories, and Radicals will attend this meeting, each sink ing forthe moment their party differences, from a sense of cocpmon danger an ! common duty to their country, at the present most mo mentous crisp. It is proposed to erect a Music Hall for the performance of Vocal and Instrumental Music, capable of accommodatin 10,000 people, and availab'e for Public Meetings, Fancy Fairs, Floricultural and Horticultural Exhibitions, Winter and Summer Fetes of every kind. ALBION FAMILY' and COMMERCIAL HOTEL, BRIGGATE, LEEDS. MISS FANNY WALKER, In announcing to her Friends, Commercial Gentlemen, and the Public in genoral that she has succeeded to the business of the above Hotel, embraoes the opportunity of tendering h er best thanks for the strict _attention and 'Moderate Charg es , t o secure an in- I f i a . v p ou s r b s y bestowed on her late Parents for the past twenty years, and creased share of their kind patronage. GOOD COMMERCIAL ROOMS, LARGE STOCK ROOMS, AND PRIVATE SITTING ROOMS FOR FAMILIES. Scene I. THE CAVERNS OF THE GNOME BRITANNICUS IN SUBTERRANEANUSSIA. Application for Shares may be made to the Secretary, at 25, Golden-square ; or at the Royal Surrey Gardens ; and a largo portion of the capital being already subscribed for, immediate application is desirable. The responsibility of each Shareholder is limited by Act of Parliament to the ex tent of his shares. Gnomes —Thitannicus (a fine old English Gnome), one of the olden time. bearing a close resemblance to the " Old Gentleman," fully answering to his co-Gnome-en ; a pure un .dulterated British Spirit. strongly opposed to anything in the 'tape of Foreign Wines, French Brandy, and great in his be. ief in Beer, 'Bacey, Beef, and Boxing—Mr. John Neville. Ballabile des Diablotines, by Mesdemoiselles E. Honey, Hicks, Arlington, Cleveland, Granville, Losh, Brown, Page, Gregory, Rose, Kendall, Martinez, Gosselin, Turtle, Ford, Stewart, Ranoe, and Clare Assistant Gnomes—Blue Fire, Mr. Williams ; Phosphorus on, Mr. Samuels ; Candescentingtou, Mr. A. Smith ; Match well, Mr. Saunders ; Ignisfatty, Mr. P. A. James ; Red blazes. Mr. Vollcr ; Cratervomit, Mr. Spindle ; Torchlight, dr. Jailer ; Biazdon, Mr. Parkes ; Sulphurite, Mr. Topham ; Flamington. Mr. Paxman ; Gassington, Mr. B. Brown ; Crater omit. Mr. Simkins ; Hotspark, Mr. J. Jones; Illumiuoso, Mr. Blockey ; Nitrebank, Mr. Pratt. Notwithstanding all these considerations f however, the relative condition of England and France in the prie- Bence of the peace negotiations may fairly excite Donne surprise. When we consider that war has brought no material increase of direct taxation in France, we may wonder at her sighing for peace under burdens so com paratively light, while England, so heavily taxed, can yet indulge in the exuberance of a disinterested ardour. But the most severe of all taxes, the extreme dearness of the necessaries of life, is so sharply felt throughout France at present, and is so generally attributed to the war, that peace is greeted as synonymous with returning plenty and low prices. Whether likely to be realised or not, the sentiment prevails ; and 40 years of peace have in sober truth transformed France, under any continued strain or pressure upon her resources, into far more of an economical and an industrial than of a military na- Von. So recently as four years ago it was a received axiom throughout Europe that the English were shop keepers and the French fire-eaters to. a Lean. The real fact turns out to be that the French aro as brave soldiers as ever, and the English as industrious citizens, but that the English, at a pinch, can show as much, eager ness for soldiering as their neighbours, and that the French are quite as much attracted as John Bull him self by the 'fireside and by honest gains. W. ELLIS, Sec. pro tern. THE SURREY GARDENS COMPANY (LIMITED).-PROVISIONALLY REGIS TERED.—Offices, 25, Golden-square. No application for shares will be received after the 31st instant.—Py order of the , Jommittee. W.. ELLIS, Soc. pro tem. AW LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE, FLEET-STREET, LONDON. Janua 14, 1855. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That a GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors of the Law Life Assurance Society will be held at t , e Society's Office, Fleet-street, London, on SATURDAY, the t'cl day of February next. at Twelve o'clock at noon precisely, pursuant to the provisions of the - lociety's Deed of Settlement, for the purpose of receivinc the Auditors' Annual Report of the Accounts of the Society up to the 31st December last, and for general purposes. By Order of the Directors. WILLIAM SAMUEL DOWNES, Actuary. ILADAME JENNY GOLDSCHMIDT-LIND. HA NoVER-QIJA RE ROOMS. Mr. MI "CHELL rkpectmll- announces that M. and Madame DOT. NIIDT'S THIRD MISCELIAN OUP ONE ERT is fixed to take pl. , ce at the Hanover-square Rooms on MONDAY Evening, Feb. I I, 185-i. Full particulars will be duly announced. Conductor—M. Benedict. Priers of Admission: - Stalls numbered and reserved), one guinea ; unreserved seats, its. rd. The Tickets will be appropriated recording to the order of armication ; no more will he issued than the Room can con veMeirly accommodate. Pours open at -even to commence at Eight o'clock precisely. Applications for tickets to be made at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Lihr,ry, 33, Old Bond-strect. Scene 11. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. SPECIAL OENERAL MEETING, 25rn JANUARY, 1556. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the POLL which is now being taken on the amendment of Mr. Tames Goodson, will close on MONDAY. the 28th instant, at 4 p.m. The result of the same wil he announced to the Meeting at 12 o'clock on Tuesday, the 29th instant, after which tile original motion of Mr. Bruce will be put to the Meeting. THE LAND'S END, CORNWALL, WITH THE CAR OF THE DRAGONS. Good Humour—fa familiar spirit, whose familiarity is con lucive to the very reverse of contempt The prettiest page in the whole volume of the Pantomime)—Miss H rriet Gordon Diorama—NM. 1. THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON'S ARRIVAL IN LONDON, And his Enthusiastic Reception. Diorama —No. 2. J. B. OWEN, Secretary. Bishopsgate Terminus, 48th January, 1856. "No. 4. The Lieut.-General desires that an imme diate stop be put to the destruction of property of any description in the ports of Kertch and Yenikale held by the British and Turkish troops, and calls upon the re spective commanders strictly to carry out this order." r Acting Manager, Mr. CHARLES MATHEWS. Stage Manager, Mr. ROBERT ROXBY. The Box dice open daily, from Ten till Six o'clock, under the superintendence of Mr. Edward Chatterton. The REDUCED PRICES at this Theatre as follow :—Pri vate boxes, to hold two persons, lfis 6d. ( s. for each person extra); on the grand tier, one guinea ; proscenium and stage boxes, 21. 25.; galleries, lid. and is. ; pit, 2s. ; upper boxes, is. 6d. ; first circle, 2s. 6d.; dress circle, 3s. MORNING PERFORMANCE EVERY WEDNESDAY, at Two o'clock. THIS EVENING, will be performed THE GREAT GUN TRICK. After which will be produced an entirely Novel and Original Inductive, Instinctive, Anti-Hypoch on d r i aca l, P er i o di ca l, Episodical, Magical, Tragical, Logical, Citron° ogical, Gra phical, Chbrographical, Philosophical, Cryptographical; Parabolical, Symbolical, Rhythmical, Mimical. Academical, Mechanical, Technical, Pyrotechnical, Historical, Harmo nical, Heroical, Typical, Allegorical, Metaphorical, Chime rical, Satirical, Historical, Metrical, Symmetrical, Lyrical, Musical, Practical, Poetical, Whimsical, Fantastic, and Side Shakespearean new GRAND COMIC CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME, Which for many for many weeks past has engaged the ex tensive and unrivalled resources of this establishment, and which will now appear under the additional, traditional, and peculiarly suggestive title of • HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE ; or, Harlequin King Nonsensa and the Seven Ages of Man. IPhe Scenery entirely New, painted by and under the super intendence of Mr. William Beverley, assisted by Messrs. James, Wilson, Gompertz, and numerous assistants. • 'The Machister7-by Mr. Tucker and assistants. The Pro perties, Decorations, &c., by Messrs. Needham, Glindou, and others. The. Tricks by Messrs. Roe and assistants. The Choregraphic Arrangements under the direction of Madame Louise. The Masks and Personal Appointments designed and executed by the celebrated Dykwynkyn, Artist in Pante mimic Physiolognomy, and Photographic Delineator of Elves, Sprites, and Goblins to the Court of Fairy Land. The • Oirerture and Music composed and arranged by Mr. J. H. Tully. The Comic Scenes by Harry Boleno, Glindon, and E. L. Blanchard. The Grotesque Burlesque Opening in vented and written by E. L. Blanchard, Author of " Harle quin Hudihras," " King Humming-top," "Jack and Jill," &c. ; and the whole arranged, and produced under the super intendence of Mr. Robert Roxby. First of the Seven Ages -" The Infant." HALL OF NURSERY RHYMES, In the dominions of King Nonsense. • Heroes of Nursery Literature. Jack Sprat, Mr. Eatnofat ; Simple Simon, Mr Tom Noddy ; Little Jack Horner, Master Plummy ; Little Be Peep, Miss Fortyvrinks ; Little Tommy Tucker, Master Singsong ; Humpty Dumpty, Mr. Eggshell ; Little Boy Blue, Master • Blowhorn ; Old Mother Hubbard, Mrs. Leaveabone ; The Cat and the Fiddle (from an original Kit-cat Portrait), by a distinguished Player; King Nonsense (the Ruler of a great many Lines), Mr. Gliu 'on ; S.,irit of Common Sense (on an occasional visit), Miss Fanny Reeves; Baby in Cradle, Little Toddlekins ; Routine and Reitape (banished to Voodledom), Messrs. Musty and Rusty ; Old Friends and New Faces " They have their Exits and their Entrances." Second Age—" The School Boy." " Then the whining school-boy with his satchel And shining morning face, creeping like snail unwillingly to school." VILLAGE OF PRETTYWELL, with distant view of the Village Church and surrounding country. —Early Morning Young Hopeful (afterwards Harlequin), Signor Verroni ; Rsbbedyhoy (his schoolfellow afterwards Clown) Harry Be. leno ; Dr. Birch (the Vill ,ge Schoolmaster —afterwards Pan taloon), Mr. G. Tanner; His Pupils, Masters Fagg, Bragg, Wagg, Na gg , L age , M agg, St agg , and Ta,gg ; Rosa (Ward to "The Justice," and afterwards Columbine), Madame Boleno ; Miss Starch, Governess at Mrs Howdydo's Establishment for Young Ladies," in the Village of Prettywell-cum-Ti lank ye) Miss Buckram; Her Pupils--Misses Pr ttle, R ttle, Snigglo, Goggle, Joggle, Fanglo, Dangle, Sidle, Ogle, Romp, Flirt, Slypuss, and Simperwell ; Hobson (the Village Carrier), Mr. Packer ; Bun-woman, Mrs. Goody. Sums summed up somehow—School Forms and Ceremonies, Lessons not Lessened, and Cartoons for Young England—The Plum Cake and tho Seedy Schoolmaster- Working the Oracle and Playing the Truant— How Young Hopefulwauts to catch . a Fish, and hoW Hobbedyhoy contrives to hook it—How the Schoolmaster tries the rod, and how well somebody catches it—How Young Hopeful blows his own trumpet, and the Youi? Ladies' Establishment comes out all two, to, two too a Gana at Cricket and Dr. Birch bowled out. Third Age— " The Lover." " Then the Lover, ghing like furnace with woful ballad Made to his Mistress's eyebrow." BLACKSMITH'S FORGE AND ROAD-SIDE INN (Sunset'. Hobb and Nobb (the Village B'acksmiths), Messrs Batter and Clatter ; afterwards Sprites, The Brothers Elliot ; Doublostout (Mine Host of the " Leather Bottle), Mr. Ada . narf; Cuminsir (Head Waiter), Mr Readytongne ; Yesscr and Noser (his Assistants), Messrs. Cut and Run ; Cook, Mr. Hastewell; Boots, Mr. Tizzy ; Chambermaid, Misa Bobaday ; Serjeant Kite (a Recruiting Officer—afterwards Pantaloon), Deulin Johnson ; " The Justice" (one of the " Great Un paid" afterwards Clown), Tom Matthews ; Flipper and Flunk.). (his Footman) Meenra Cringe and Crawley ; Re cruits, Messrs. Gawky, Gaby, Grimm, Glumm, Gabble, and Grinaway ; Fifer, Mr. Tootle ; Drummer, Mr. Rowdydow ; Clodhopper and Chawbacon (Agricultural Labourers), Messrs Bumpkin and Joskyn. The sparks from the anvil amorous and hammer-us—The Ire* struck whilst it is hot—The Lover's Sonnet- The Jus tice's tongue and course of True Love—neither running smooth—" List, list, oh, list !"—which he does--The cense queues thereof, and how Serjeaut Kite, being the Author of a great Military Work, gets a good Review. Fourth Age—" The Soldier." " Then a Soldier, Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pare), Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel, Seeking the bubble reputation, even in the cannon's mouth." OLD ABBEY RUINS (Evening). The Trysting Plsee and the Lover's Reverie—" Oh, there's nothing half so sweet in life as Love's young dream." " Dream on, good youth, and show the world awake, The wondrOns change that only love can make." The Spirit of Love, Miss 1 1 1%am - 11—Cupid (her Messenger), Master Mischief. Hope, Joy, Desire, Happiness, Truth, Delight, Rapture, Romance, do., by Misses Richardson, E. Richardson, L. Roney, &c. Rapid, Mechanical, and Marvellous Scenic Metamorphosis, revealing THE ABODE OF LOVE, Illumined by the Electric Light of Ono Hundred Bright Byes. Grand Ballet d'Amour —Principal Dancer, Miss Rosina Wright, assisted by Mdlles. Therese, Marian Lees, &c. Fifth Age—" The Justice." " And then the Justice, In fair round belly, with good capon lined, With eyes severe, and beard of formal cut, Full of wise saws and modern instances ; And so he plays his part." JUSTICE HALL . IN THE OLD MANOR HOUSE, TWILIGHT. Farmer Whackstraw, Mr. Grumblewell ; Constable, Mr. Ilardstaff; Villagers, Messrs. Gape, Grin, Stare, Shiver, Tremble, Delve, ize. A memorable Sentence and a recent Period put to it The Country Squire and the Effects of a great Cause—How the Justice loses his Heir, and how the Fugitives become bawled after. Sixth Age " The Lean and Slippered Pantaloon." The Ruined Cottage of Old Age—Winter—Firelight. Old Age (sans teeth, sans eyes, sans teeth, sans taste, sans everything), Mr. Coetenarian. Seventh Ago—slum teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans every %inv. Sudden Talismanic Dissolving of the Snow to the BRIGHT REALMS OF PERPETUAL SUMMER. Double Pantomimic Transmnridca , ion. The Two Harlequins Signor Verroni and Herr Furth. The Two Columbines Mine. Boleno and Marie Charles. The Two Pantaloons Messrs. Tanner and Deulin Johnson ' l 2le Two Sprites ... The Brothers Elliott. The Two Clowns ... Harry Boleno and Tom Matthews. A SCENE OF INTER,',ST—TWO TO ONE—Boleno. fluttered Peas--Cheese it Taking the Pledge—Pop't up— pop't in, and pop't out—gival Division—Principal and In terest—How to evade the Act—Betting versus Cigars— " What's the odds so long as you're happy ?"—The Right Tip *--How to raise the Wind—The Odds to the Hod—List, oh, list t Wrong to-back-her, and no Returns—Settling Day, a r egular Settler—Gone for the Leger—ln for the Oaks—A liatiltrapt's Stock, and a Case of Bale, concluding with a regular Smash A SCENE OF INDUSTRY.—BoIeno. A sweet Place—Honesty the best Policy—Honey and Whacks ( Zaz)—/tising Steps and Steps Rising — Catching Bees all a Beehoves you to Beehave when you attack a Bee -I"ve--Swarming and Warming -Enlarged Heads upou a New ti nciple—Domestic Bees -Long Needles—Royal Summons --Arrival of Queen Bee and Suite—Grand Charge—Tableau ae "E OF EXCITEMENT—PARIS EXHIBITION—A CAFE BESIEGED. —Boleuo. The Meeting of All Nations (Russian excepted)—Fraternisa tion — Cordiality of the Allies—" All the World's a Stage !" " - Arrival of the World and his Wife, and the whole of his ' an illY; commencing with their Eldest Daughter, the " Fa shionable World;" followed by the " Sporting World ;" the "D ramatic World ;" the " World upside down ;" the " Wide World;" the " Wicked World ;" a nd the " World in Arms." L'adgingo at a Premium—Not a bed to be had—" My Lodging is on the cold (coal) Ground"—Clown and Pantaloon go Down to Bed -4.A Sweet Good Night to all." A SC'ENE OF CONFUSION (LAID IN BEDS). "To bed, to bed"—" 'Tis when to Sleep the World retires" -The Night Mare, which makes Clown a little hoarse—As Thick as Three in a bed—A Night Concert, which dis-concerts the Lodgers— .. won't go home till morning"—Putting them en the She lf —Natives and a Settler—The War Whoop, the War Dance, and a Warming-pan Accompaniment-Fire ! Fkel Fire! Tin an The Rouse Uproar—Spe e dy Exit of some of the Lodgers, which finishe s with "Confusion worse con founded." • THE WEST END AND THE CITY. Scott's Tavern, Haymarket, end Samuel Brothers, Ludgate hill —Measures and men —Hite and Skits at Everything and Xirerything—lnns and Outs— Shoe -black Brigade—A Polished Oeutleuzan—Comic Duet between the Clown and a Blacking- B ottle--Howlett's Hair Dye—A Dyer's Material—A Dire Art for Palsekood framed— Coloured Imitations—The Sydenham Tr ousers—Height of Fashion—Genubse \fait and Hops—All loPP's Pale Ale—The East and the W —Scott's Lot, and a Race for Public Favour. NUMBER ONE, LONDON. A 'Visit to Dakin's Tea Establishment, St. P aul ' s— " In to liPes eet"—Bohemians and Teetotallers—Great Drawing Mate rials —The M ag i c Ch est an d th e Enchanted Teapot —Clown gets Tea in it, and Pantaloon gets into Hot Wate r i n conse- Penee--Onibus Companies on the Old System and th e New 'Ystotit, and the Sy s t em th at d on 't ass i s t ' em —St rong Opposi tion. and final discovery of the " Right Men in their Right Il y ee4l " — Whack, bang, flip-flap, hey, presto, and Chang e t o `A'AIR _SCENE OF. ALL that ends this strange eventful History:'..,.. - bon °Pm mit Ha-past Six, and mamma at Seven. QITEEN VICTORIA'S VISIT TO NAPOLEON'S TOMB, In the Hotel des Invalides at Paris. " Ail o'er that shrine Ow last Rememl ranee quench Of Malice 'mixt the English and the French !" Scene 111. THE DECK OF " THE (IRE HIRRY," FOUR DECKER, [2B Guns (the first English Man-of-War). The vessel lying alcngsido the Quay at Dover, with THE ItMDIRICAT.TON OF HENRY THE EIGHTH. Henry the Eighth (a stout inon,,rch, of middle ago, residing some time ago at No 1, W:•stminster, whose idea was that it is impossible to have too much of a good thing, or a good 'dug. A good wife being a good thing, he thought that the fore wives he had the better. Himself being a good king, ie decided that he could not m ke too much of himself. and 'le is accordingly made as extensive as possible in the person , f his faithful representative)—Mr. H rry Pears 'n. Pretty Poppet (Page to King Henry Vlll.)—Master Sloman The Queen of England—Mr. Jones. Maids of the Bedchamber to the English Queen— Mesdlles Rosey, Pinky, Daisy, Pansy, and Lily. Cardinal wolsey (a nautical gentleman much accustomed to " arvim on bladders in seas of glory,") vide Shakespere—Mr. Q. Villiers. Sir Jasper Spritsail (commander of the Great Harry), a weather-beaten seaman, who—paradoxical as it may appear. —will not allow himself to be beaten by the weather, and whose maxim is " Needs must when the Old Harry Drives " Mr. D. Stewart. Crew—Tom Bowline, Mr. Silver; Jack Halyards, Mr. Up. ham; Jim Foremast, Mr. Partington ; Bob Holystonc, Mr Ledyard ; Joe Sheetanchor, Mr. T. B. Smith ; Davy Dockq, 'Jr. Woodfield; Tel Trunchion, Mr. Freby ; Tine Towrope, 'Jr. Henry; Dick Longboat, Mr. Barry; Peter Stanchion, 'Jr. Sims ; Bill Figurehead, Mr. Solomon ; Hal Hammock, 'Jr Harvey ; Charles Caboose, Mr. White ; Sam Sailcloth, Mr. Mazzoni ; Nat Northpole, Mr. Fredericks ; Bill Bunt ine, Mr. Payne: Diorama— No. 3. VOYA'3E FROM ENGLAND TO FRANCE, with A STORM at SEA. Scene IV. THE INTERIOR OF THE CHATEAU OF FRANCIS I Between Guisnes and Ardennes. Francis I. Next door neighbour of the aforesaid Henry VIII., No, 1., Westminster, but who himself " didn't quite live in Westminster" for an obvious reason—" he lived t'other side of the water.") A monarch of the same aye as Henry, and nearly of the same size ; joint author (with Henry VIII.) of the original plot of the gorgeous Drama, YE BELLE ALLIANCE, now represented for the first time in a complete state on the Theatre of European Politics. A monarch with hooked nose (who, in consequence, always looks sharp)— fr. NV. Shalders. Pages.—Mesdemoiselles Fitzjerald, Bennett, St. Clair, Webber, Gaveston, E Gaveston, Prince, &c., &c. Le Sire de Firmboisy. —(Lord Grand Chamberlain to the French Kind)—Mr. A. Cartes. Queen of Prance.—Mr. Gough. Maids of the Bed-Chambcr of the French Quoen.—Mcsdles. Drapblanc, Contrepoint, Rideaufiu, Orcillerine. Scene V. THE FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD. . Introducing a Grand Pas de rosier by Miss Emma Borne. Mesdemoiselles Hicks, E. Honey, Gosselin, Ranoe, Nlartipez, Rose, Arlington, Losh, Gregory, Turtle, Ford, Aewart, Page, Rouse, Brown, St. Clair, Granville, Wood ward, and Tressider. English Courtiers.—Norfolk, Mr. Robh. Suffolk, Mr. Ab- Aolou, Buckingham, Mr, Jay. Rutland, Mr. Andrews. Cum berland, Mr. Sphinx. Northumberland, Mr. Cox. Essex, Mr. James. Sussex, Mr. Thomas. French Courtiers.—Chateau 111argeaux, Mr. Thompson. Chateaux Lafitte, Mr Rivers. Bordeaux, Mr. Abby. St. Jul lien, Mr. Charles. St. Estafet, Mr. Reynolds. Bourgogne, Mr. Waters. De Chablis, Mr. Tower. De Champagne, Mr. gcott. GRAND TOURNAMENT of the FIELD of the CLOTH of GOLD. After Holbien's celebrated Picture in Hampton Court Palace.) Scene VI, GRAND CORRIDOR IN THE CHATEAU, Leading fo the Bed-chamber of the Monarchs. Four Fine Normandy Lassies, Six Feet Two Inches in their Clogs. ScenJVII. THE OUTSIDE OF BLONDETTE'S FARM. Blondette (a village Rosiere so purely innocent, that she sees no harm in having three lovers at a time, two of them being kings)—Miss Emma Horne. Coquelicot—a rustic youth, whose name being translated vide " Spier's Dictionary") signifies " Poppy." Ho is, never theless, the reverse of Soporific, being particularly wide awake. (He is one of the three lovers alluded to, who does not happen to be a king, and takes his measures accordingly) —Mr. C. Brown. Scene VIII. The Abode of the Fairy Queen in THE GOLDEN GROVES OF GOOD HUMOUR. (By Mr. Wm. Beverley.) the Fairy Queen ....... Miss E. Thorne. General Transformation. Harlequin .......................................... Mr. C. BROWN. Pantaloon ....... . ... .... ... . .... ... ... W. A. BARNES. (Tile Transatlantic Pantomimist.) Columbine ............................. Miss EMMA HORNS Clown .................................... The GREAT FL EXMORE ADULTERATION BUILDINGS, TURMERIC-ROW REDLEAD-SQUARE A Glass of Ale and a Stomach-ache for Id. -Genuine double you-up-Stout—Up to Snuff and down to Pepper —How the Bread Rises—Sweet upon Sugar. All pickles to believe in Pickles—Chalk-farm Dairy Cows v. Pumps —Gunpowder Tea, " warranted to go off"—Pale Ale peculiarities. Imps.—Quassia. Mr. Wyatt; Strychnine, Mr. Scott; Blue Ruin, Mr. Carter ; Oxyplumbi, Mr. Strangeways. The terror of The Times"—The Lancinations of the " Lancet"—Black Crosses in Red Lead spare._ THE WIZARD'S LABORATORY IN THE CHATEAU DE ME - HISTOPHILES, HELIGOLAND. Magic Somersaults—The Bewitched Ottoman - The Dragon la diable —The Inextinguishable, Inexhaustable, Unstopper able, Go-a-head Bottle—" 100/. Reward, who'll Shoot a Clown ?"—The Blunderbuss of Botheration — Bursting of th e Wizard's Bust—Small Wizards made to order, Pattern Pre sented—Quickest way to Nowhere—How to make Harlequins —The way to Crush the Crushers. THE NEW CASTLE OF BALMORAL. Rusticity in the Highlands —Pipers and Pastoralities— Mghland Reel, antrodusing a grand Flextnorean Medley 'Mt rertfolio of Inexhaustibility and Universality—The Ineaptur-. LBERT 81111Th'S MONT BLANC, 1 TO-NIG LIT, and every evening (except S tturclay), at 8 o'c'ock, and Tivsday, l'harsday, and -aturday Mornings at 3. Staiis, 3s. ; area, 2s. ; gai!ery, Is.—Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. 4k RGYLL ROOMS.-LAURENT'S CASINO NOW OPEN' for the winter season. Prin Anal Cornet a Piston, Ni Boaleourt.—Doers open at 8. , Admission , )no Shilling. Lanrent's new Varsoviana every ntht. • R. S. WOODIN'S OLICrof - ODDITIES, VAL Fifty itutantantioos Metamorphoses of wire, Chnrac , er, and Costume, concluding with an itniprsonation of Mlle. Riche!, as Camille in " Les non - ... a." Every evening, at 8. Private boxes and stalls may be secured in advance, without extra charge. Poly graphic-lull, King W Whom street, C baring-cross. DR. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL "USEUM, 4, Coventry-street, Leicester-ware. Open (fir 'emelt only) from Ten Ten, conraininv, upwards of l,Oon Ni,alels an' Preliarati,ms, Plu,tralnir every part of the Human Frame in flealih and in Disove: the Race of Men, &c., L c tures iißlivered at T elve, Two, and Four, Morning, and at Half past seven, Even'ng, hr D. -exton, Fit G.S.; and at Half-past Eight, by Dr. Kaha. the Shilling. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.--- ~rTFT, 111 NT , DING A [WHIT FlCT.—Metropnlitan Build ing Act, 185).—The Metropolitan Board of Works Hereby (live Notice that they w.ll meet in the Council Cha • her, Guildhall. on MOlst ,, NY. the 4th February next, a 12 o'clock at no , m, to appoint S pertotendiog A-chlect. The Gentleman appointee to this office will he required to perform the dutt-s defined by, or which may be requi Ito for enabling the Board to carry our the provisions of, the Metro ,, olitaa Build rig Act and Metropolis Local Management Act. He must act as tip• professional adviser of the Board on all matters relating to the office of District Sury per, and on questions or fees and compensati m connected therewith, and goner. Ily on all matters Which the Board ma , desire to refer to him, ind to iJerf em all such other duties, incident to the office of Superintending Architect, as he may he required to perform Ile must devote .the ss. hole of his time and att-ntion to the duties of his office, as directed by the Act of Parliament. • The sa , ary, inclusive of travelling expenses, will be 800/. per Annum. Applications in writing from Gentlemen desirous of becoming CANiqI)N rES addressed to John Thwaites, Esq., Chairm,n of the Board, mill be nceived . at tli office, till Satardly, the 2d February, at Twelve o'clock at noon. Office of the , ctronolitan lioird of Works, 1, Greek-street, Soho -square, ,Tlnuary 26, 1856. E. 11. ICOOLItYCII, Clerk to the Board. CONTRACT FOR ARMY CLOTH. rir HE DIRECTOR- GENERAL of CON TRACTS is prepared to receive Tenders for the fo lowing supplies, viz : Cloth for Shell Jackets for her Majesty's Infantry Regiments serving in the East Indies. Scarlet Cloth for , : , erjeants Reel ('loth for Drummers , Re t Clorh for Privates .. .. White Cloth for ' , and . . „ „ „ Rand \t aster • • .... .. • 25 Green ;loth for Rifles. (lon for S'erleatits . . Cloth for 'ri7ates ..... • ........•• .. •• 1,1r , 0 „ Cloth for Butlers • .... •• 50 „ Cloth for Trousers (Grey). Serieants Prlv'.4tes . 1,1;00 • .. • • ... -7,000 Ditt , (Grem) Serjeants Privates • Patterns of the above 'loth- may be seen, and copies of the Speci fications obtained, on apolication to the Director-General of Army Cloth no, War Department, Pall-mall. The whole of these supplies are required to be delivered at Weedon before the Ist March next, and the tenders must be sent in to the Director-General of Contracts, War Department, call-mall (from whom the forms of tender are to he had), on or before the 4th Febru ary, att. - 2r which date no tender will be received, 11111. , ked on the out side, " Tender for Army loth." Tenders will be received for portions of the Cloth required for Privates' Tunics and Trousers, but not for 1 ss than 5,000 yards. The Director -Genera of Contrasts will not necessarily accept tile lown-st tender. War Department, Pall-mall, 26th January, 1856. PURSUANT to an Order of the High Court of Chancery, made in the matter of the estate or John Bradley, late of Great Tiehfield-street, in the parish of St. Marylehone, in the County of Aliddlesex, Printer, deceased, and in a cause, Richard v. Bradley, the creditors of the said John Bradley, who died In or about the month of September, 1855, are by their soncitors, on or before the 22d day of February, 1.+56, to come in and prove their debts or claims at the chambers of the Vice-Chanceller Sir Richard Torin Kinder-ley, No, 3, Stone-buildings, Lincoln's-inn, Middlesex, or in default thereof they will be peremptorily excluded from the benefit of the said order. Thursday, the 28th day of February, 1850, at Three o'clock in the afternoon, at the said Chambers, Is appointed tor hearing and adjedi eating upon the claims. Dated this 18th day of Jana try, 1856. CIIAttLE 3 PUGH, Chief Clerk. William Kinsey, Plaintiff's Solicitor, 20, Bloomsbury-sqvare. IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY. ESEM A K.—On the 29th of May, 1866, au A_ injunction was granted by the High Court of Chancery, and on the 11th of June following was , made perpetual, against Joseph Cranklin and t,thers, to restrain them, under a penalty of one thou ,and pounds, from imitating this Nledicine, which is protected by Royal Letters Patent of Enulami, and secured by the Seals of the Ecolt. de Phirmacie de Paris, and the Imperial College of Medicine, Vienna. TRIESEMAR, So. 1, is a remitoy for Relaxation, Anermltorrhcea, and all the distressing consequences arising from early abuse, &c., and its effects are effi cacious in youth, manhood, and old age; And t those persons who are prevented entoria; the married pai.tv from t results of early errors it is invaluable. TRIESEMAR, No. 2, slectually, in the snort space of three days, completely and entirel) a-adicates all traces of thos e Di so rd ers w hi c h Capavi anti Cubebt olve 30 long been thought an antidot e f o r, t o th e ruin of the health of a vast portion or the population. TRIFSEMAR, No. S, is the great Continental Remedy for that class of Disorders, whle ,, Itcr,unately the Engitab physician treats with Mercury, to the in • destruction of the patient's constitution, and which all the rsaparilla , n the world cannot remove. rltlF. iiMA l?, Net 1,2, and 3, are 011ie devoid oftaste or smell, al of all nauseating qualities. They may lie on the tenet VIM' vithoct their use boint suspected. TIVESEMAR, Nos. 1, 2, and 3, are slid in tin cases, prioe Ils., or your cases in one for 33e., which saves Ils.; and in 5/. eases, whereby there is a saving of i/. 125.; nvideu s r , arate doses, as adminis ered by Valpeau, Lade:nand, Roux. & ro ha had Wholesale and Bata in Louden of Johnston, 68, ;. , robin; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-aft': et ; and Sanger. 15C, Ox -d-street ; It. H. Ingham, druggist, 46, Niarket-street, Manchester fradbury, bookseller, Dcansgate, Bolton rJ.4'rfestly; cheintst, 52, td-street, Liverpool; Powell, bookseller, 15, I'Vestmoreland-strcet, Daqta ; Wilma, bookseller, High-street, LONDON and NORTH WESTERN, MIDI TAN% a , ml MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, and LIN -O,LNSIIIRE RAILWAYS. The public are informed that on and after the let February, 1856, the ahove Companies will RESUME WORKING FAST TRAINS from London to the undermentioned plach:— Nottingham Bradford Sheffield I York Doncaster Lincoln Wl4 Wield 1 Peterborough Normanton . Newa r k Leeds Hull. • Hand Bills, contaireng full parti3ulars of the hours of running, and of gr,atly reduce , fares, may be o`,talned at any of tke stations named .913,1114 aftertimaljt inat.—}trorder.of the' 14-actors. MAIM IlUIStf, L. and N. W. Railway. JAMES A.LLroRr, Midland R tilway. EDWARD WA.TKIN, M. S. and L. Railway. Jan., 18!56. LONDON SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. NOTICE It HEREBY GIVEN, That the next II LE- Y EARLY GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors of this Company will be held in 'he Company's Offices, at the Waterloo•bridgrs Station, Lambeth, on THURSDAY, the 14th day of Ve'ruary, 1956 at One o'clock preci,ely, when the Directors will submit Is report on the affairs of the company, a Dividend will be declared, and the general business tit the Company transacted. A”crlColice is Hereby further Given, that at this Meeting there win he an election of Directors, to fill the vacancies In the direction, occasioned by the retirement under the provisions of the " London and Seuth-Western Railway Amendment Act, 1847 " or St. phen qa , elee Esq., serjeant-at•law, am! F,d•eard John Hutchins, Esq., M P., both of whom are r. ,, ell2ible, and have given tha r gular notices that they will stand for re-election accordingly. The Books of the Company for the Tran“fer of Stock and Shaeeg wit be closed from Thursiat , the 31st (la. of January, till Thursday the 14th day of February, 1858, both days inclusive. By order. L. CROMME, Secretary. Waterloo-brldge Station, 24th January, 1856. GREAT -WESTERN RAILWAY,_ NO' ICE IS GTVEN, That the next HALF. YE ALLY GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors of this Com Pa-y will be held in London. pursuant to act of Parliament, at the Paddiwton Station, on FRIDAY, the 15th day of February next, at at 12 o'clock, for the Election of Four Directors in the place of Th m s Jeffreys Rodger,. Esq., The Hon, Rohert Windsor Clive, M. P., Edward Wheler Mills, Esq., and Thomas Williams, Esq., retiring by rotation ; and for other purposes of busine's. The chair will be taken at 1 o'clock precisely. SPE:vet:lt H. WALPOLE, Chairman. 11 ARRINGTON, Deputy-Chairman. The Directors retiring are re-eligible under the provisions of the act, and, in c'impliancri with a bye-law, notice must he given to the Secretary, en or before the Ist day of February, Of the names of any proprietors who are o he nominated for election as directors at the said half-yearlyjeneral meeting. • 'the Transrer Rooks of all stock and shares will be closed on and from the 31st day of January, and will not be re-opene4 until after the said half•yearly general meeting on the 15th day of February. By order of the Board. A. SAUNDEItS, Secretary. Paddington Station, Jan. 24, 185 G. THE ALLEGED Iti URDBR OF A MOTHER AND HER CHILD 1N SURREY. KINGSTON, SATURDAY, JAN. 26. If having been appointed that the two prisoners, Ford and JaPkson, were to be again brought up for examina tion bef ,re the bench of magistrates sitting in the Grand charge of wilfully murder jiry irgl‘ ll l::r nni Mary Ann day,i oneacoc the charge her daughter Eliza, by drowning them in the River Thames, caused an immense conc,urse of persons to assemble round the court-house, and it required the services of a strong body of police, un 'er Inspectors Rapsey and Murtell, to keep a suffi cient space clear for the magistrates and others having business to transact in the court to pass along. Mr. Beavitt, from Mr. Neale's office, York-row, Ken nington-road, a'tended to defend the pri-oner Ford; Mr. Littlewood again attended to defend the prisoner Jackson. The magistrates present were Messrs. H. Westcar, chairman, Beckford, and Sims. The only additional evidence produced to-day was from Maria Bish, who in cross-examination said that she thought Hanimerton was not working at the barges on the night Mrs. Peacock asked witness to go on board with her and have some supper. She believed that Ford and deceased became friendly a little before Christmas, and she had told him that Ford was very kind to her, and had frequently sup plied her with money. The witness Glazer, who was examined the previous day before the coroner, on being cross-examined to-day, said it would have been much easier for Ford to get home on shore by passing over the plank than by taking a boat when he went to call Jackson. He did not hear any one in Jackson's barge during the night, neither did he hear any one fall overboard. No one could have seen deceased at the time in the cabin. Inspector Rapsey gave in the statement which the pri soners had made on the Jay they were apprehended, is which Ford denied that he knew Mrs. Peacock, and that neither she nor any other fentale had been on board the barge with him, either going or returning from Lon don, and that he went on board Burns's tug two hours after ten o'clock. In cross-examination h e sa i d i t was impossible for any one to have seen the deceased and her child in the cabin at the early hour that Hammerton had stated he hid. The Bench. a fter consulting the chairman, inquired of the pri soners whether they had anything to say, and, heist_ answered in the negative, Jackson was discharged, but Ford was fully committed to take hia trial at the ensuing as , izes. The bench, in answer to an applica tion from Mr. Beavitt, refused to take bail, alleging that the offence was of too serious a nature to accept bail. The witneAsea were then bound over to appear and give evidence against Ford at his trial, when the pro ceedings terminated shortly before five in the even ing. THE STEAM-SHIP ROYAL Cl/AMER.—PLYMOUTH, Jan. 26.—The Australian Steam Nav►gation Company's new ship, Royal Charter, Captain Boyce, which left Liver pool on the 18th inst., with mails and passengers for Melbourne, put back to Plymouth Sound this morning. She has proved too stiff at sea, from having ton..pouch ballast, part of which will probably be discharged here. Her covering boards require caulking. , . CONSTAN rINOPLE, JAN. 14. The more the particulars of the rupture between the British mission at Teheran and the CLturt of Persia be come known, the more the opinion is gaining ground that Mr. Murray's retreat was precipitate. Tnis up to a certain point, to be attributed to the circum stances under which be assumed his post. Its predeces sors bad succeeded, by their meddling and vexatious policy, in alienating most completely the sentiments of the. Persians, and had left him in the difficult dilemma either to espouse their quarrels, or see to break entirely with the traditions of the mission and begin altogether new line of policy. 'Without a previous knowledge of the country, or any one to advise him, it was difficult, if not impossible, to adopt the latter alternative, espe cially as he was surrounded by those who had not only taken an active part in the past policy, but had essen• tially contributed to form it. The first reason put forward by the Persian Govern went against the appointment of Mirza H.ashim aas that he had not been reyularly disini-sed from the office which he had held before, and that., co sevently, he be'onged still to the Shah's Court, and, as a Persian empbiya t was incapab e of Dieting as an English agent. Havin,e taken up this giound, the Persians endeavoured all along to give to the affair a domestic c'etracter, and to maintain that the appointment was an interference with the internal affairs of the Persian Court, t r which the mite belonged both by his position and his marriage. The arrest of the lady is a proof of this. Not being able to t ruck the hu ba,d, who ha taken refuge at the BrEish missimi, his wife was carried off by the family. It aas not the Persian Government, but her brother, who took leq. away. In Oriental eountries a woman by marrying does not entirely cease to be a member of her famiy ; the tatter is still supposed to watch over her. This is much more the case when a Princess marries. Then it is rather the husband who becomes a member of the wife's family. So as to the right which the brother had aecording to Or.ental custom to carry off Mirza flashim's wife there Call be no doubt, and it is only the time chosen for the execution of this intention and the manner in which it was done which are open to objection. It shows the animus of the Persian Court that, having ignored the lady's escapades before, it chose just the moment when the quarrel about the appointment of her husband was pending to allow, or very likely to prompt, her brother to use his family right. Besides, the lady wag carried off from her tent, which was pitched near the house of the Embassy, which added to the grievance. Another proof which the Persian Court gave of its intention to look at the matter as an interference in in• ternal affairs was that the Shah himself, who never openly interferes in anything connected with Go; era ment, wrote t sai autograph lett , 'rs to Mr. Murray on thesubject. They were written when Mr. Murray claimed the restoration of the lady to her husband, and it is an expression in one of these letters which precipitated the crisis. Mr. Murray, or rather, his interpreters—that is the peop'e who were the original prompters of the whole quarrel, by recommending Mirza Ha-him—thought they perceived in this phrase an allusion to personal motives in the wish of Mr. Murray to get the lady back. From that moment the correspondence became more violent than ever, and the rupture took place. The following is the Persian official statement, pub lished in the Teheran Gazette :— " The Persian Government, in consequence of the anxiety produced among the people by the interruption of the friendly relations between the Court of Teheran and the British mission, declares, for the tranquillisation of all abroad and at home, that this circumstance, which was caused by the strong and dangerous pretensions put forward by Mr. Mm ray, the British Minister, will not at all diminish the friendly relations between Persia and England, or affect in any way the neutrality of the Per sian► Court. The neutrality of the latter will remain firm and unchanged as hitherto, and the remaining Ministers of the Allied Powers will be the witnesses that this circumstance has had no effect on the neutra lity of the Persian Court." From this declaration it is clear that there need be no apprehension of any complication on account of thin untimely event ; yet the sooner this absurd affair is ar ranged the better it will be for all parties ; Constanti nople would be, perhaps, the most convenient place to do this. I wrote to you about establishing a well•organisod police in Pera, of which the necessity makes itself every moment more and rnsre felt. I hear the English, French, and Sardinian military authorities are quite agreed about the measures to be taken ; but they find in their way the same stutnblingblock which the poor Turkish police long since gave up the idea of surmounting— namely, the privileges of the Ambassadors, Ministers, and Charges d'Affaires of a score of great and small Powers. There would be naturally no difficulty in making an arrangement with the two great Embassies. but it would be a flagrant violation of international law to interfere with the jurisdiction of some Charges d'Affaires, who would be thus deprived of the only little authority which they are ever called upon to exercise. So the matter rests with the diplomatic corps. On Wednesday last a kind of preliminary conference took place at the house of the Grand Vizier, Aali Pacha, about the fourth point—namely, the position and rights of the ehristiaes in Turkey. The Turkish Government is said to have taken a very liberal view of the subject, which gives hopes that this important matter will lead to a satisfactory result. Preparations are likewise made for the conferences about the Danubian Principalities. They will probably begin in 10 days or a fortnight. As the seven years for which Prince Stirbey was elected will expire next May, it is important that matters should be settled before that period arrives. Several letters from Rustchuk and Giurgevo speak of a collision between the Austrian and Turkish soldiers garrisoning-the latter town, in which two of the former were killed. - Both garrisons Were called to arms, as the quarrel threatened to assume a lierioub character. In But we do not believe that Lord Stratford is unable to meet this charge ; and, until we hear further, we shall continue to think him incapable of so forgetting his country and the duty it de manded of him. We entreat attention, meanwhile, to the following extract from the letter of the cor respondent of the Times at Constantinople, which appeared in that journal on Tuesday last. The question of course cannot rest here. "General Williams's letters about the wretched state in which Kars and in general the defences on the Anato lian frontiers were found left no doubt that the invested town could not hold out or repulse single-handed the Russian army. Lord Stratford proposed, therefore, to General Vivian that he should go there with the Con tingent. The General willingly acceded to the proposi tion, anxious, as he was, to show by a success that the task which be had undertaken —the formation of the Turkish Contingent —was feaale ; but before he could make any arrangements it was necessary to have some knowledge of the ground on which he was to operate ; ho sent, therefore, General Smith, late of the Bashi- Bazouks, to look at it. The report of this latter was that the force which the C mtingent then numbered— viz., 8,000 men or se—no succeiaal diversion for the relief of Kars could be made, General Vivian therefore applied to Lord Stratford to have the number of the Contingent raised to 10,000 men, and said that then he was ready to undertake the task. The Turkish Govern ment, to whom the proposition was submitted, made some difficulties about the completion of the Contin gent, but expressed its readiness to place other troops under the command of General Vivian, or any other General, so as to make up the number to 35,000 or 40,000 men. This proposation was likewise accepted by Lord Stratford and General Vivian ; the proposal was sent home, and repeately urged, but the answer of the English Government arrived, which was to stop all proceedings in the matter. Through what influence this answer was returned we don't know here, but that it was the English Government from whom the refusal proc!eded I believe to be a fact. The position of an ambassador at Constantinople, let us add, is not always clearly understood. He is entrusted with largo powers, and is something of a despot necessarily. Before Lord Stratford's last return to England, he was sorely perplexed by the obstinate refusal of the consul-general of Egypt to adopt his policy or follow his ad vice. The cansequence was that British influence pulled two different ways at Constantinople and at Alexandria, and the most serious inconveniences resulted. Having regard to this and other similar instances, Lord Stratford, we have heard, refused to return to Constantinople without powers which he deemed necessary for the maintenance of his position at Constantinople, and the due per formance of its duties. Whether he had reason to com.dain of the appointment of a military commis siou-r to the Asiatic army of Turkey, we are not aware. But in any case it will not do to strengthen an ambassador with one hand and to weaken hi in with the other. British interests at Kars or at Tre bizond will m )st unquestionably be better directed and cared for by oile strong and experienced diplo matist at Constantinople than by a dozen at so great a distance as Loudon. Care should above all things be taken not to multiply independent authorities. These are the jarrings which led to snob disasters at Sebastopol last year, and to the disaster we have now to deplore at Kars. The article in the Quarterly has for its subject the Results and Prospects of the War. But both results and prospects have received important mo dification even in the brief time that has elapsed since the publication of the article. The writer maintains throughout, for example, that Russia will not stoop to a cession of territory, or to any real neutralisation of the Black Sea. He may be right, but it would be hardly civil just now to say so, and we shall do best perhaps to avoid the gene ral and return to the personal question. The reviewer having summarilyswopt Lord Strat ford from his post, declares Sir H. Bulwer unwor thy to succeed him, on the ground that he is defi cient in an intimate knowledge of the country, its population, laws, and polity. Undoubtedly the list of diplomatists who can pretend to such a post with any claim to such knowledge is ex tremely limited ; but with what reason doe: the Quarterly exclude Sir Henry Bulwer from it ? Is it not the fact that the only very great change im portant to Turkey effected in our time, was, after repeated failures, accomplished by Sir Henry Bul wer when Secretary of Embassy at Constantinople in 1838? Before the negotiation of the treaty to which we allude, English commerce was not only in all respects at a serious disadvantage, but the Turkish itself was ruined by monopolies and vexa tious internal duties. From what but an intimate knowledge and study of the country (a knowledge which must have been confirmed and extended by the duty winch subsequently fell to the same diplo matist of conducting in Paris the correspondence in the Eastern dispute), means of effecting such a change, adopted since by every European power, have been obtained by Sir Henry Bulwer. We doubt if the Quarterly would be disposed to recom mend any extension of the experiment of appoint ing non diplomatists to diplomatic posts. With submission we may perhaps add that the few poli ticians the Tory ranks pretending to a know le d g e of foreign affairs and countries, do not appear to inspire much confidence or to have many claims to consideration. If we apply ostracism, .then, to those liberal men who have risen i n their profes. sion by their merit, we shall have no alternative but to fall back into the old aristocratic rut. The writer in the Quarterly Review is far too intelligent and able to approve of any such course. THE NEWS ON ENGLAN PEAGE IN D. FRANCE AND I ( Front the Examtn - er.) To judge by the tone of the French press (no very good criterion certainly, but the t one o f all private let ters is the same), our neighbours are enraptured at the "pposed approach of peace ; and it is made a subject of reproof to us on this side the Channel that we do not dis play the same enthusiasm. There are, however, a great many excuses for the absence of so much ardour of ex pectation on our side ; just as there are a great many undeniable reasons that should fairly render peace at the present moment, and under the conditions proposed, more acceptable to the French than to us. The French have immenselygained bythe present war. We say it in no spirit of envy, but as a matter of honest congratulation. Before the war began French influence had not much weight in the Levant, nor in the eyes of Eastern nations did France take the rank which was was really her due. Orientals judge only by events which have passed in their latitudes, and in this respect our friends and allies bad been at some disadvantage. Bu this is no longer the case. France has sent 100,000 men through the Bosphorus. Their crowded legions have shown themselves in rapid succession in the port or on the hills of Constantinople itself. To them has mainly fallen the glory of the successful storming of Sebastopol. There is no longer the fear that in any negotiations affecting national interests in Syria, Egypt, or else- Where, the Turks-can ever hereafter be indifferent to the poster and the friendship of the French. We lay all this without grudging to that great people THE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT. We have already stated that her Majesty has signifie her gracious intention of opening the session of Parlia tnent in person. The address in the House of Lords, in repay to her Majesty's speech from the Throne, will be moved by the Earl of Gosford, and seconded by the Earl of Abingdon. The address in the House of Com mons will he moved by the Hon. G. H. C. Byng, M.P. for Tsviatock, and seconded by Mr. W. E. Baxter, M.P. for Montrose. It may be useful to note the changes which have taken place in the members of the two houses since the opening (.f the session of 1855. The folloviing peers of the United Kingdom have died :—The Dukes of Manchester and Somerset, the-Marquis of Thomond ; the Earls of Sefton, Leitrim, Caithness, Caledon, Stanhope, Carys fort, and Antrim ; Viscounts Boyne, Ponsonby, O'Neill, Lifford, Hereford, De Vesci, and Strangford ; and Lords Raglan, Decies, Kenyon, Erskine, Wharncliffe, Dela mere, Ravensworth, and Truro. Of these, the rnarqui sate of Thomoud (as fi4. as the English peerage) and the viscountits of Ponsonby and O'Neill have become extinct. Durng the same period the earldom of Southeek, a South title attainted in the rebellion of the last cen tury, has been restored in the person of Sir James Car negie, Bart., and Sir James Parke has been created Baron Wensleydale. In the Hous'e of Commons several changes have taken place. Mr. James Rust will take the oaths and his seat for Huntingdonshire, in the room of Yiscount Mande ville, who has become Duke of Manchester; Earl Gifford eucceeds Lord Seymour in the representation of Totnese, the noble lord lord having become Duke of Somerset ; Capt. Jolliffe takes his seat for Wells, in th e room o f Mr. R. S. Tudway, deceased. Si r C. Napier succeeds to the representation of Southwark, which became vacant by the death of Sir W. Molesworth, Bart.; Mr. M'Bond will take his seat for Armagh, in the room of Mr. R. S. Moore, who died shortly after the prorogation of Parlia liament ; Mr. M'Evoy succeeds Mr. F. Lucas, deceased, in the representation of the county of Meath. New writs will be moved for Taunton, in the room of the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, who has become Secretary lot the Colonies ; for Leeds, in the room of the Right Hon. Matthew Baines, who has become Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster ; for New Ross, in the room of Mr. Charles Gavan Duffy, and for Rochest er , in the r oom of tile lion, Francis J. V i lli ers, b oth of whom have ac cepted the Chiltern Huudreds ; for Yarmouth, in the room of Mr. C. E. Rurfibold ; and for North Lincoln. shire, in the place of R. C. N. Hamilton (better known as Mr. Christopher), who have both intimated their in tention of withdrawing from Parliamentary life ; and for Edinburgh, to fill the seat from which Mr. Macaulay retiree. Thera have been some re-elections ; the Right Hon. Robert Lewe, having accepted the office of Yice- President of the Board of Trade, resigned his seat, and was re-elected for Kidderminster on the 14th of August, the day on which Parliament was prorogued. On the same day the Right Hon. Wm. Cowper, baying resigned his seat in consequence of hie appointment as President of the Geller LI Thard of Health, was re-elected for Hert ford. On the 16th of August, the Right Hon. Edward Bouverie, having resigned his seat in consequence of his appointment as President of the Poor-law Board, WM reelected for Kilmarnock. These three right bon, gen tlemen will take the oaths and their seats. Since the prorogation of Parliament groat progress has been made towards the completion of ptlehteednpe parts t hs us. s t e he the space he. up The w es t,,, m r h os t fr p h r h o t m ( i ) n f e n t h t e o f b t u h i e ld n in ew g, ly fi . leloinmg twe:o the Victoria Tower and Westminster-hall. The front—or screen, as it called —is hi g hl y ornamental and elaborate. The .apartments in it will be appro. priate I to the various officers of the House of Lords ; but they will not, it is expected, be occupied for the next twelve months. The peers' entrance, which is contiguous to the royal entrance, will not be com pleted before Easter ; so that till then noble lords will have to enter the house as heretofore. The Lord Chan cellor's apartments are in a state of forwardness, but by no means fit fur occupation. It is expected that the stained glass window under the Victoria Tower, a nd immediately facing the royal staircase, will be completei by the opening of Parliament ; the Victoria Tower itself, which is at the south-west angle, and the clock tower at the western extremity of the building, are rapidly pro gressing, while the central tower is completed. It will be some time before the clock itself is finished. A large and elaborate oak gateway has been placed under the Victoria Tower and the court-yard of the building has been repaved with wood, based on a solid concrete foun iation. In the interior of the building, Mr. J. Thomas 1 d s e o n m , Hamp den, has completed hi s s t a t ues o f the kings and queens of l eg . land, which h ave b een pl ac ed in the various niches rou n d the central hall. In St. Stephen's Hall the only remai n . ing marbl e st a t ue s to be executedhe statues are Pitt, Fox, and Grattan.completed those already of Burk e , T and placed F ea,l22SPir de n Lordß. Walpole, Lord Chatham , and Lord Mansfi e ld. H r. Dyce is progressing wi th the fresco painti ngs i n t h e pedestals Clarendon, are thos e o Lordf " Se The Legend ef That portion o f th e stained • o a n lkthlat rd, glace win- KQuinegenA'srrt(h)buir.ng.room, the subject b e i ng dow at the end of Westminster-hall, representing the arms of the various sovereigns from the time of the C o nquest to the present, which was sent to the Paris Exhibition, has been re p l aced.—Morning Chrontcle. SAYE-COSI:Ma GOTTA,—A letter from Gotha, of the 20th, says:—" The reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha has caused a bill to be drawn up for presentation to the Diet of the duchies of Coburg and Gotha for extend ing the powers of juries. This is in exact contradiction to what is being done in other petty states of Germany ; for in some of them measures are being taken for sup pressing the jury altogether, and in ethers for depriving it of the right of trying political offences and offences of the pren.7