The Sun. — London, England, 1864-12-31 00:00:00

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Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded '`lfinahan's LL Whisky." T " 0 XF 0 R .1) , 6, OXFORD STREET, W. The Oxford and Canterbury Mill Company (limited , . ORPIIEE AUX INFERS (Offenbach's brilliant Opera Comique', is achieving, an unprecedented success. Vide, the izion•Y "K nt - t• (ti Bmotia •" " The Hymn 10 Bacchus ;" and the spirited "ninth° " Chorus, b: Eurydice, Diana, Cupid, ard horns ; the side-splittim; " Couplets." by Minerva, Diana, Venus, Cupid, Pluto, and Chorus ; a d floal Mintvt and G- lop. Principal characters by Misses Russell, Fitz henry, Barrie, Tyrrell, and Walmsley ; Messrs. Greene and Lascelles. Also, the new Cantata, KING CIIIIISTMXS, written by Litchfield ITosely, Esq , and composed by Herr Meyer Lutz, expressly for this cat t. Musical Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. THE DESCENT OF 3IERCURY, by Mr. Jas. Talll)tt. LE MONSTRE CIIARNIE, by M. SILVESTRE. Comedy. by Mr. WILLIAM RANDALL, 'Mr. GASTON MURRAY, LITTLE 808, and all the procurable Talent of the day. /1 A NTERBURY HALL. k.) The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited). HODGrE PODGE, the most extraordinlry Christmas Entertainment in Lon don (inclul nc„; the whole strength of the establishment), should be seen to be appr,ciated. - The usual Operatic Sele'..tions by Hisses Russell, Barrie, Hays, Godden, &c. ; Messrs. Lascelles, Harland, Ecaumont, Kimberley, &c. Musical Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Extra Comedy by Mr. and Mrs. Randal', Mr. Hilton, Stacey, Woodman, Little Bob, &c. Every evening* at 7 o'clock. ROYAL CAMBRIDGE MUSIC HALL, Commercial-street, Shoreditch. (Close to the Great Eastern Ternainus. Sole Proprietor, Mr. G. W. NUGENT. SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS UP TO CHRISTMAS. Operatic Selections, Ate.— -Print& Donna, Miss ELLISON. The Comic strength -of the Comnany includes ANNIE ADAMS, NELLY POWER, J. G. PORDE, WEST, GEO. EYBOURNE, Mr. HERBERT, J. P. ALEXANDER and Family; LES FRERES CAVALLINI, the great Italian Clowns and Gymnasts, from the Cirque Napoleon, Paris, their first appearance in England. Permanent prices —Area, 4d. ; balcony, 6d. ; stalls, is. Manager and Conductor, Mr. C. G RE VILLE. N°. 22,629 THE PALACE et. NIGHT.--i , If this lighting up, and this alone, were shown as the Christmas attraction, it would be worth a 3 jutney to Norwood to see We can only cordially recommend our readers to see it for themselves before the week is out." —Vide Newspapers. CRYSTAL PALACE.—GREAT SUCCESS of HOLIDAYS A MUSEMENTS. -- Continued Next Week.—Continua! round of enjoyments from morning t it night. Palace warmed and lighted up e:cli day at dusk. Admission, Monday to Friday, One Shilling. Eighty Thousand persons have already witnessed the Christmas Amusements. A RGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, Piccadilly. LEVY will appear at nine, ten, and eleven o'clock during the week and play new music nightly. • Admission, One Shilling. COMMODORE NUTT MINNIE WARREN. ST. JAMES'S lIALL, Piccadilly. THIS DAY and during* the 110 LIDAYS.—TH BEE GRAND LEVEES DAILY, at Llevtn and Eight o'clock. "Na ure's Smallest Edition of her choicest work"—a Bachelor and Belle of mature age, not larger than Two Inf ti,ts 1 ! ! At Eleven o'clock they appear in the identical WEDDING cosTumE worn by them at the Marriage of GEN. TOM THUMB ; and they also p-rform Songs, Duets, Dances, .te., giving ,everal Comic personations, with an entire caange of programme at each Levee. They will be drawn to and from St. James's Hall in their Lilliputian Carriage by four of the Smallest Ponies in the world, presented to them by General Tom Thumb; Box C Tice from 10 till 4 o'clock. - Admission, ls. and 2s. ; reserved seats, 3s. Children half price to the 2s. and 3s. seats• 4 1HE WORLD of WONDERS by the WIZARD of the NORTH.—GRE AT ATTRACTION for the HOLIDAYS, GREAT ST. JA.MES'.4 HALL, every night at 8, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday afternoons at 3. The Second-Sight by Mi 4 ., Anderson, also the-Great Rope tying Mystery by Miss Lizzie Anderson and Mr. Sutton. Admission, Is. ; balcony, 2s. ; stalls, 3s. MR. and Mrs. GERMAN REED, with Mr. JOHN PARRY, in THE RIVAL COMPOSERS, in which the Sisters Pry will appear, with THE BARD and HIS BIRTHDAY; and to cone ude with MRS.. ROSELE AT THE SEA-SIDE. By Mr. John Parry. Every Evening (except Saturday) at Eight; Saturday Afternoon, at Three. - -ROYAL GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION, 14, Regent street. Unreserved seats, ls., 2s. ; stalls, Is. ; stall spring chairs, ss. OPERA DI CAMERA, the SOLDIER'S LEGACY, by Mactarrcn, and TOO MANY COOKS, by Offenbach. Every TUESDAY and T RURSDAY, at Three. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors of this Company will be held at the Waterloo-bridge Station, Lambeth, on THURSDAY, the 19th January, 1865, at One o'clock p.m. precisely, for the purpose of considering and, if deemed ex pedient, of consenting to and ordering all necessary inciden tal measures in respect of Ist. The amalgamation of the undertaking of the Exeter and Exmouth Railway Company with the undertaking of this Company. 2d. Tr.e amalgamation of the undertaking of the Thames Valley Railway Company with the undertaking of this Com pany. 3d. Arrangements for the use in perpetuity by this Com pany of portions of the London, Chatham, and Dover Rail way Company's Metropolitan lines and City undertaking, connecting this Company's Railways with Ludgate-hill and other stations on those lines and undertaking, upon terms and cond;tions as to the respective amalgamations and ar rangements which will be submitted to the Meeting, or on such other terms and conditions as shall be thought fit. The Transfer Books of the Company will be Closed from Thursday, the sth January, 1865, until after the Meeting. By order, FREDERICK CLARKE, Secretary. Waterloo-bridge Station, London, Dec. 23. T HE IMPERIAL NIERCANI'ILE CREDIT ASSOCIATION, Limited. Capital subscribed, £5,00O3(00. Paid up, 1.50',C00. DIRECTORS. JOHN CHAPMAN, Esq., Chairman. Xenophon Balli, Esq. j Charles Belson, Esq, E. J. Coleman, T‘'' G. G. Macphers m, Esq. Mr. Alderman Daain. ',;7 W. Scholefield, Esq„ M.P. James Dickson, EF.q. Sir S. 0. Scott, Part. P. D. Barlow, Esq. H. D. Sey,mour, Esq., M.P. J. 0. ILinson, Esq. Joseph Thornton, Esq. IV. H. Ilartord, Esq. F. G. Westmorland, Es G. F. Holroyd, Esq. Alfred Wilson, Esq. J. G. Homere, Esq. M. Zarifi, Esq. Capt. J. Gilbert Johnston. MANAGERS. Henry J. Barker, Esq., and T. Fraser Sandeman, Esq. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Ashurat, Morris. and Co., and Messrs. Edwards and Co. The Assoclition receives money on deposit for fixed periods Makes advances on approved securities. Negotiates Loans, and undertakes General Financial Bus ness. W. C. WINTERBOTTOIII, Secretary. Crosby House, 90, Bishopgatc-street Within. MEET H. -IMPROVED MECHANICAL Prnfaasfanxl sasiliti es And sva sat arti skill have been most successfully combined in the pro 'notion of All TEET ti lir on a new principle. The real value o the ”erfecl ion of the vt tof Dentistry will be experi enced by a'l wishin'T to avail themselves of professional assistance Lv =suiting 111'. ALBERT, 21, Great Russell street, - Bloomsbury. whose experience has enabled him to effect such admirable, convenient contrivances by artificial means, and which arc so perfectly efticknt. IL-I\lr. ESKELL'S PATENT,—The exclusive right to this Patent war; Fecurel to Mr. of Grosvenor-street, G;osvenor-square, by her Ma jesty's llok - al seal (July 17, 180), and can only be procured at his residence, whe c sT.ect_nens maybe seen, and every infor m ,Von can be obtain: d. Uituer tli:s Patent, A rtificial Teeth, to last a Helium, are made, said Ili fed in a few hours without pain or extrazt:ons. They support loose teeth, and protect tender gums; their resemblance to nature is perfect and un detectable, and they are guaranteed for mastication and articulation. Treatise on the subject sent for seven stamps. Consultations free. PR1CE...... ...4d STAMPED ....sd. wards will now accommodate fully 1,400 persons. Thirty of these wards contain all necessary and sufficient arrangements for affording requisite relief, and 21 of the 30 wards have been lately enlarged. I consider that seven of these wards are still inadea quote, although I am aware that the accommodation which even these afford has enabled the guardians to admit all who have applied for admission. In the cane of one only of these vagrant wards has ad mission been refused, so far as I am aware, in con sequence of their being full. " During the first week of Dacember, 1863, 3,408 beds were occupied in the vagrant wards of the metrcpolitan district, but during the corresponding week of this present year 4,655 beds were so °cm. pied. " The greatest number of beds occupied in one night in the first webk in December 1864, was 712, and the lowest number 607. `.4,1P1 " A task of work suited to the age, strength, and capacity of the persons admitted is exacted in 28 of the workhouses, the boards of guardians con. sidering it expedient that a task of work should be required from.each able•bodied person relieved, in return for his food and lodging, in conformity with the 5 and 6 Vict. c. 37, sec. 5, _ "In nine of the workhouses a task of work was not exacted at the beginning of this _month, .but4u,,racordapce r with the recommendation of the Poor-law Board, this subject is now under the consideration of the hoards of guardians, and at my visits to several of these boards I have en. deavoured to show the guardians that the dispens ing with the task of work is calculated to encourage vagrancy.—Your obedient servant, " H. B. FARNALL, Metropolitan Inspector of Poor Laws." CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. 31ADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, established 29 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street. Is; E W" AD DIT lON.—A Full-length PORTRAIT MODEL of ➢IULLEII, taken from life, and corrected from the Cast taken by Doctor Donovan, is now added to the Chamber of Physiognomy. Open, on Boxinr Day only, from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m,; other days from 11 a.m. till 5 p m., and from 7 ill 10. Admittance, One Shilling ; extra rooms, Sixpence. 91111EATRE ROYAL, DRURY - LANE.— Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. (hatterton SPECIAL MORNING PERE() lIMANcES of he PANTO. MIME on Tuesday, Dec. 27, Wednesday, 28, Thursday, 20, Friday 30, and Saturday, 31. THIS EVENING (Monday), Dec. 26, and during the Week, her Majesty's Servants will perform a New and Ori ginal Farce, entitled A YOUNG LAD FROM THE COUNTRY. After which will be produced, on a scale of unexampled Splendour, and with novel and extraordinary appliances, extensively employing the unparalleled resou•ces of this vast Establishment, the Great Drury Lane Annual, founded on a highly popular story, derived from the ancient legend recorded in the Mythical Sagas of Scandinavia, and prcduced In the form of an entirely - ew and Original GRAND COMIC CHISTMAS PANTOMIME, entitled, llol' 0' MY THUMB AND 1115 ELEVEN BROTHERS: Or, Harlequin and the Ogre of the Seven League Boots. Illustrated with elaborate scenery and stupendous effects by r. William Beverley, assisted by Messrs. C. S. James, C. Pitt, Gompertz, M Lauchlin, and Perkins. The Grotesque Burlesque Opening by E L. Blanctiard. The Dances and Action of the Ballet arranged and invented by Mr. (;ormack. The Masks, i •resses, and Dovices designed by Dyk-Wyn- B ) n. The Overture and Music composed and arranged by Mr. J. Barnard. Machinery by Mr. J Tu ker and assistants. Properties by Messrs. Needham, Glyndon, Laneharn, &c. Gas Appointments by Mr. J. Hinkley. ; resscs by Mr. S, May and Mrs. Lawler. The Scenes, Tricks, &c., of the Thirlequinade, invented by Messrs. 11. Boleno and Cormack. The whole arranged an t produced by Mr. Robert Roxby. "Long, long ago, when Trolls and Giants lived among men, there was a famous school where curious youths were taught the mysteries of witchcraft."—Scandinavian Legend by an unknown Norther. Tree Welkin. "The Lapland Witches were frequently known to go to great heights in order to raise storms."—Daemono'ogy and Witchsrafr, by King James the First Okiiki the Lapland Witch), Mr. Meagreson. lemon Cobblers. "Our work is good, our price is just, ready Money and no trust," Messrs. Wax and Crax Hail, Rain, Prost, and Snow, "with the compliments of the season." Messrs. Dash, Splash, Sharp, and Slosh ; Aurora Borealis (with her Northern streamers ) , Madame Fene Menon ; East Wind, Mr. Nipeer; North Wind, Mr. gripper; South Wind, Mr. Balmy ; Wei t Wind, Mr. Dripper ; Signs of the Zodiac, Messrs. Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittariu., Coprieornus, Aquarius, and Pisces ; The Great Bear, Mr. Ursa Major; Bootee, Mr. Sleiboots ; Sirius, 3lr. Dogstar; Orion, Mr. O'Flarety. Mystical Appearance 05 the Man in the Moon The Man in the - Moon, 'He looks ou at the stars that go shooting up there, or lets loose the Doestar to bait the Great Bear," Miss Rose Leclercq. ( obble-istic and Cabalist c meant tion—the Boots—the Storm—the Calm—Star-telling discoveries and remarkable Lunar observations. Valley of Mosses and Lichens at Day break, with the First Appearance of the Solar Bays. Actinia (the active Principal of the Solar Rays), Miss Hudspeth ; sungleam (the lightest and brightest of the rays), Miss Lydia Thempson. The Sunbeams by one hundred coryphees. Sun beam, Miss E. Falconer; Sunray, Miss C. Thompson. Bril liant ballet by the dancing Sunbeams. I'i iecipal Rays, the Misses Gunniss. Interiorof Thumb's cottage on the borders Of toe forest, Hop-o'-my-Thumb, Master Percy Roselle ; his Eleven Brothers, Masters. Lanky, Pranky, Dodgy, Podgy, Thinny Skinny, Worry, Flurry, Teaser, Squeezer, and Cra ineneuff ; Daddy Thumb, Mr. Tom Matthews ; Dame Pauline Thumb, Mr. G. Weston. "The little fellow was at this .ime about seven or eight years old, with an extraordinary sweet ness of disposL ion, which it is a great blessing for anybody to have, and lie possessed a degree of intelligence much be yond his age, and his strength and activity were surprising, considering the smallaess of his size."—Story of Ilop-o% my- Thumb. How old Thumb is troubled with the number of his family, and how Ilop is wide awake to the little plot that becomes aparent. Dark depths of the pine forest. "Then little Hop fund that the birds had eaten up the crumbs of bread which h had dropped ; but although he had a little heart it was a brave one. The Old Story. Fugitive Pea sante, Messrs. I run, Urun, llerun,Werun, Y eruu,andTharun ; Pee-Fo-Furn (the Ogre), Mr. G. Belmore (who, to make everything agreeable, lies kindly consented on this occasion to represent the Ogre in the handsomest manner. PHs d'Ogre, Mr G. Belmore. Scandinavian Scampyrre, with tro 1-de-roll accompaniment. The Trolls, by a number of little folks with a number of less 'uns. How Hop-o%mys Thumb and his brothers are lost in the forest, and after- Wards lost in amazement at what they find there. The great hall in the Ogre's castle. "They at last came to a very large lit use, and atter they had knocked several times on the great gate with a large stone, it was opened by a big porter, who asked them what they wanted."—The Old Story. The Twelve D iughters of the Ogre : Gloriosa (the Cheerful), Miss Lydia Thompson; Kokauosa (the Proud), Miss Rule; Idetesra (the Envious), Miss Trust; Nunbetta (the Vain), Miss Take ; Oweglumpi (the Sulky), Miss Hap ; Woetamagpi fth e mischievous), Miss Lead • Vnlicta (the Spiteful), Miss Chief; Ottempa (the Vixen), Miss Fortune • Osolazi (the Indolent), M:ss Hughes ; Graspini (the Greedy), Miss De tneanour ' • Sopertza (the Saucy), Miss Behave ; Kanteller letta (the Stupid), Miss Management ; Grimgriffin (Porter at the Castle Gate, Mr. Hokey-Pekey ; Krakjokler (Chief of the Giant's Guard, Mr. Makularf The Ogre's Guards, Messrs. Grim, Glumm, Prinun, Mumm, Trimm, Grumm, trance " D'Eyriware," Miss L. Thompson. " Never mind, • said the Ogre, give me my Seven League Boots and I'll soon catch them, and I'll gobble up that t ny little rascal at once, so that he shall not have the chance of cheating me again." —The Old Story. The Snow Mountains and Icy Plains. " Hop-'o-my-Thumb then got hold of oneof the boots, which he pulled off the Giant's leg without difficulty, and being, Medically mate, it fitted a little foot as well as a Lig one—he Was about to pull off the other when." 'I he old Story. The Race and the Chase of Seven League Boots. "Through %roods, through lakes, through bogs. throw 2h brakes, swift as as the wind we go. O'er hedge and lands, through pools and Ponds, what racing? yo! ho! ho !" Melting of the Ice Floes--the holt? ay after the hard work, and general breaking tip and going away before the dazzling effulgence t f the Ascent of the Rays of Golden Lieht with the Fairy "Motes that People the Sunbeams." Clowns—Messrs. Fa it Boleno and C. Lauri ; Harlequies, Messrs J. Cormack and S. Savile ; Pantaloons, Messrs. W. A. Barnes and J. Morris ; Colum bines Madame Boleno and the Misses Gunniss. Scene let— Comic. Invented by H. Boleno (registered), Merchant's Office, Police Station, and Cheesemonger's Pantomists, Messrs. Boleno, Cormack, Barnes, and Madame Boleno, • Trip, Mr Cormack and Madame Boleno. How to hang your Bison—Oh, Lard—That's the Cheese —Clown gets a new Aiiik stalk, and afterwards walks his chalks, having put his foot in it, and all through being in the Milky Way—Clown's Christmas Box—Multum in Parvo—Welcome. Guests—A Man of the World—Advertising, Board and Police Lodging— Hatching Extraordinary—Clown saves his Bacon, but Cheesemonger does not—Trio juncte in uno—Sad Turks—A)l lien Squil-li, Ali Ben Jen-ken, and Ali 80-le-no -Clown's system of Bantingmising—New Companies (limited , Shares taken up and Shares coming down—How Clown brings out one of the Greatest Pancers of the Day, Madlle. veteto, who Will introduce the Pas h la Perea Nena -Seances Spiri tual—the Devenports and the Plymouths —Strong Opposi tion but no Imposition—A New Rope Trick—lt's wonderful how we do it, but we do—A Butter I'at and a Pat of Butter — Clown meets a few Friends, among whom is a friend at a Pinch, also a Friend in Need - Falling out with a Friend, which ends with a Friendly Set-too-Slippery Customers — A Visit to the Station-house, and so ends this eventful his tory. Scene 2. Comic, invented by Mr. H. Boleno (registered). Pantaloon's Retreat, far away from the Noise and Bustle of Town. Trip, "Sardenian PiffivinL" Madame Boleno and Mr. J. Cormack, Clown and Pantaloon desire to lead a quiet Country Life, and settle down all serene—Well, this is de lightful—To bed, to bed, but not to sleep—A Cat-aetrophy— A Nightly Visit—Open locks whoever knocks—Goods care fully removed from Country to Town—Clown and Panta loon's Retreat, e hick suits soots) them to a shade—The Alarm—Rural Felicity and Rural Police—Let Well alone— Clown finds Truth at the Bottom of it—Butt and Rebut— Clown and Pantaloon take a Cold Bath against their will— Quietude restored once more and rest, and the rest—A Change comes over the scene, which quite alters l'antaloon's vie ws —Hard lines and new lines, which brings Clown and Pant eloon's Retreat to a Terminus. Scene 3. Comic. Invented by Mr. J. Cormack. National School and Cab Stand near London. Panternimists, Messrs. S. Saville, C. Lauri, J. Morris, and the Misses Gunniss. Polkas, Mr. S. Saville and Miss T. Gunniss. A Cab-full and a fool in a cab—" When we were boys, merry, merry boys"— , Then the wining schoolbey, &T.—Cake versus take—An early and a late scholar - High water—Clown surprised at we at-a rate it rises —Dancing- taught in pumes—Pareels Delivery Company ,not limited), Directors Clown and Pantaloon — Goods Removed—Christmas Prizes - - A Box of Toys, and Many other Presents that present you with a Book Les 1101 e Lettres, or Animated Alphabet, arranged by Mr J. Cormalk, executed by the Ladies of the Corps de B illet— Clown and Pantaloon take a Cab to Town, and return rather Upset, which causes them to upset many others, that upsets the Scene; and the next Scene seen is Scene 4.- Comic. In t vented by Mr Cormack. A Windmill near Windsor. Peri -1 tontimists-lftssrs. S. Saville, C. Lauri , J. Morris , and the 1 Misses GunnisS ; Irish jig, Mr S. Saville and Miss J. Oun ' n isg. When the wind blows—There was a Jolly Miller once *—The Killer and his Men—Harvest Home—The thrasher t hrashed—The fruits of stealing—" Still so g- ntly o'er my e,. s enses stealing"—The bark from a r e—The biter bit- Clown takes some bit-ter beer—More sacks to the mill—Some 'et the sack—A merry go roun I — C lown witnesses a Bevolu .u'ln —A Sight and a Fight—A stop to the Mill—Out of the t'rYinee pan into Patent Bread and Biscuit Baker y -Well readsmen—Clown and Pantaloon become Loafers—A roll a-twist and a sudden turn to—A m:ety day, and Fairy's Hall o r Splendour. : Private boxes, V. 2s £3 3s LI 4s and 25 Is. Stalls, 7s. grass circle, is. First circ e, 4s. Upper boxes, 2s 6d. Pit, 25 . Lower ga eery, ls. Upper gallery, 6d. No Half price. flex-office open from ten to five dais.oors open at half-past Six, the P er f orm ances Commence at C „ quarter • o seven o'clock, and terminate every evening at quarter past eleven. - THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 31, 1864. MR. 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Colt in reference to certain impediments said to have been placed'in the way of the hunt by Sr Edward and his tenant, Mr. James Cox. About 200 gentlemen attended, and the meeting was held in the splendid old baronial hall of the noble castle. Amongst those present were:Lord Fit zhardinge, Colonel Berkeley, M.P,, Colonel Kingscote, M.P., Mr. C. Berkeley, M.P., Sir Charles Cuy ler, &c. Lord FITZIIAItDINGE said he regretted to inform the company that he was no longer master of the country; it had been taken out of his hands by Sir E. Colt and his tenant, Mr Cox, and they were now masters of the country. It depended upon them (the two gentlemen he had named) whether they were to have hunting or no hunting. He had, therefore, called them together to ask them whether that should be the state of things that should exist. He had done everything in his power to conciliate Sir E. Colt and his tenant. He corresponded with Sir E. Cult, but he (Sir E. Colt) treated him with impertinence, consequently he dropped the correct spondence. He now loft the case in the hands of the gentlemen of the country. Col. Berkeley well knew all the facts better than he (the noble lord) did, and he would explain the course that had been pursued towards Mr S. Cox and Sir E. Colt. He (his lordship) would not state one single thing that he could not prove by:the oath of credible witnesses, He begged now to leave the case in their hands for them to deal with Sir E. Colt. His lordship con eluded by asking Mr P. W. S. Miles to take the chair, remarking that the company might please themselves whether they would believe him (the noble lord) or Sir E. Colt. The CHAIRMAN txpressed a hope that they were met there that day upon on a gIeZOSTe - UuTiess stead of a disagreeable one, because he did hope that the result of that meeting would be to place the noble sport of fox-hunting upon its true and legiti mate footing. He was atitligt4 l „ . 4 % , s;e so many yeomen of the c.e.tety there that da',/, and he felt per c4rtain the noble lord of that old castle must also rejoice to see so many familar faceOefore him. He hoped that in any remarks that mi4ht be made that day no unpleasant expressions might be used, because they knew that the great majority—he may say nearly all—were of one way of thinking, and it would be very bad taste to cheer themselves. But there was justice to be obtained, and he hoped that before they left that hall a deputation of gentle men and farmers might be appointed, with whom might be lefe the task of settling this question, and he trusted, putting it upon a satisfactory footing for all time. (Applause.) Now, he did not think it would be a wise thing for them to enter upon the discussion of what had taken place ; but his recom mendation to them was —and he left them to deal with the matter as they chose—that they should appoint three or five—say three gentlemen and two farmers—as a deputation, who should go to Sir Colt and his tenant, and see if they could not put the question upon a satisfactory footing. (Applause.) They were met there that day upon a great fox hunting question. It was not only the case of a dis pute here, but they knew that in different parts of the country fox hunting was, in some instances, not looked upon quite in the way they would like, and, therefore, he thought they would be doing a great good if they looked upon this case in a general point of view, and endeavoured to put their case as fairly before the public as they could. (Hear, hear.) He had always himself seen the noble lord who sat be side him, and the noble duke who kept a pack the other side of the country, invariably do their best to prevent any wheat being ridden over unnecessarily. (Hear, hear.) They knew perfectly well if the hounds were run hard they (the sportsmjn) had no time to think, and they often went the straightest way they could, and sometimes wheat would be ridden over but he knew there was not the damage done to wheat by riders going over that some people would imagine. (Hear.) It would detain them too long to enter upon such cases, but he knew facts which he could vouch for, and he had no doubt they did themselves. He was not going to enter upon the merits of fox hunt ing—which would be a trite subject with them—but they knew it promoted the cordiality and unanimity of the country, and put the persons who enjoyed it upon an equality, and the best man was he who had got the best horse. (Hear, hear.) Independently of the good done to all classes he might say he thought the sociability of the hunting field was a thing to be kept up all over the country. (Hear, hear.) He could only say himself that, having had the good fortune to hunt in many counties of Eng land, wherever he had gone he had invariably found the farmers to open their doors to the " field, r and to give them proofs of their hospitality. (Hear, hear.) They knew that that feeling existed in their own county. (Hear, hear.) They hardly ever went past a farmer's house but he would in the most friendly way make them an offer of cider. (Hear, hear.) The same kind of hospitality took place in Leicestershire, where the pork pie was always ready for the field. (Laughter.) He would not, however, detain them upon the present occa sion, but he would proceed to call upon a gentleman to move the first resolution. '1 here would be two resolutions proposed to them, and it would be for them to consider them, and, if deemed proper, adopt them. He felt sure that the noble owner of that castle would not attempt to dictate in any pos sible way to anybody there, but that he wished—as all the gentlemen whom he saw around him wished that a spontaneous expression of the whole country might be given in favour of a pursuit they had all at heart, and he trusted it would be the means, as he said before, of creating unanimity in that courts try. (Applause.) Mr PHELPS said the said the first resolution had been placed in his hands. He was quite sure that the whole company present would join him in the adoption of it. He was very glad to see so large a meeting on the question which had brought them together. The resolution expressed gratitude to Lord Fitzhardinge and his ancestors for the handsome tion," and ►iberal manner in which they had supported the hounds of that country. The noble lord was anxious to promote the good feeling of his neigh,. bours, and to do them all the good in his power. He (Mr. Phelps) much regretted that any difficulty had arisen, but he hoped it would speedily cease. The resolution he proposed was--" That this meet ing wishes to express to Lord Fitzhardinge the great obligation it feels under to him and his an cestors for the princely manner in which they have hunted the country for E o many years, lnd that it much regrets that any interruption to the harmony that has always existed should have now arisen." Mr. Phelps contended that not only was fax hunting an enjoyable sport, but that it was bene ficial, for there was no sport in which so many could join continually, and in which more oppor. tunities were given for sh.Ywing kindness toward one another. _ _ _ Colonel MASTER seconded the resolution, and it was carried unanimously. Captain ADEY said the resolution which he had to propose was one with which they would all agree. They fully admitted that it was only by the cour tesy of landowners and tenants that fox-hunting could be carried on: They had been very fortunate hitherto, and it was rarely they got any misunder• derstanding, but something had occurred in that neighbourhood which theZ were all aware _4_lle c ould not nab it out, turgreenuld not think it possible that the gentlemen present could behave in such a manner as had been represented :of them by Sir E. Colt. He thought there was no doubt he had encouraged his tenants to kill the foxes. The resolution that he had to propose was — "That, with the approval of Lord Fitzhardinge, Mr. B. Baker, Mr. Maclaine, Mr. Phelps, Mr. S. Young, and Mr. W. Hobbs be appointed a depu tation from this meeting, and be requested to wait upon the Reverend Sir Edward Harry Vaughan Colt, and while admitting to him it was only by the courtesy and sufferance of landlords and tenants that hunting can be carried on in any country they do trust he and his tenants will accede to the wishes of so influential and numerous a meeting, and come to a satisfactory arrangement with the deputa. Mr T. Bum seconded the resolution, and it was also carried unanimously. Mr Busu said it would be well that the name of their chairman should be added to the deputation. The name of Mr W. P. S. Miles was accordingly added, and three cheers having been given for Lord Fit zhardinge, and three for Col. Berkeley the com pany were invited by the noble earl to partake of luncheon. The hounds subsequently met in Castle Meadow There was a very numerous "field," and several co verts of the neighbourhood were drawn. Houseless Poor in London. The following has been addressed to the Presi. dent of the Poor-law Board : "Poor-law Board, Whitehall, Dec. 30. " Sir,—l have the honour to submit to you the following remarks on the subject of the houseless poor of the metropolis, and of the Act of last session (the 27 and 28 Vict. c. 116), known as the Metro politan Houseless Poor Act. " In 1863 returns were obtained by your direc• tion from several metropolitan unions and parishes, showing the extent of the accommodation provided for destitute vagrants and wayfarers, and the num bers who either received or who were refused a night's lodging during the first week of each of the months of January, March, May, and August,lB63, "It appeared from these returns that in the aggregate accommodation was provided in the save rarinetiopolitan wo ( rkbous - es for 991 persons; tut that the accommodation was very unequally buted. " The conclusion which you formed on examining the returns was, that in some unions the provision for vagrants and wanderers was sefficient, white in others it was manif-st ly inadequate, so that a seri ous and unequal burthen was thrown on the former as compared with the latter. "The attention of the Peer-law Board had cn several occasions been previously directed to the same subject, and the board had frequently re• ferred to the defects in the mode of administering relief to vagrants and houseless poor in the metro politan district, and had endeavoured to induce boards of guardians to discharge the obligation which rested on them in regard to this class of poor. " These considerations induced you to issue a minute to the boards of guardians of the metropolis, dated Dec. 23, 1863. " In that minute you remark—' It is a funda mental principle of the Poor-law that every desti. tute person, without reference to the question of set tlement or residence, is primarily entitled to relief where he is actually destitute, and it is the duty of the guardians to see that all necessary and reason able arrangements are made for affording to every such person the requisite relief, whether in foed, clothing, medical attendance, or lodging.' " You then informed the guardians that the °blip gation upon themselves and their officers to afford the requisite relief to all really destitute applicants was imperative and could not be evaded. " Thus the requirements of the existing law, and the best means of discharging the obligations which it imposed, were clearly pointed out, and you relied on the boards of guardians and their officers to give practical effect to your minute. "In the last session the Metropolitan Houseless Poor Act' was passed. That act did not introduce any new principle, but it removed all inducements to restrict admissions into the vagrant wards from a desire on the part of boards of guardians to be re. lieved from bearing an undue share of the cost of. maintaining vagrants. This the act effected by enabling boards of guardians to be refunded by the Metropolitan Board of Works, whatever cost they might incur. " I have satisfaction in being able to state that almost all the metropolitan boards of guardians have heartily cooperated in endeavouring to carry out the objects of the act, and that there is now only one board of guardians which has failed to provide spew (tie' accommodation for destitute vagrants and wan derers. "The following 39 unions and separate parishes are within the metropolitan districts, via.:—Beth nal-green, Chelsea, Clerkenwell, St James ; Fulham, St George, Hanover square; St George-in-the. 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The morning was comparatively clear, and the Guy Fawkes had all her lights out according to Government instructions. When rounding Kempoch Point, to the westward of Gourock, the lights of a large steamer coming up the river were observed. The Guy Fawkes was rounding the point close in shore, the tide at the time being about low water. When the lights of the steamer were observed, the man at the wheel on board the Guy Fawkes got orders to port the helm, which was at once done. The bow of the steamer was thus pointed for the Dunoon shore. The Earl of Carlisle continued her proper course, but the master, fearing his vessel might take the ground, gave orders to starboard the helm, which was done. Both vessels consequently were thus steering for mid channel. The result was that the Guy Fawkes was struck by the Earl of Carlisle, o❑ the starboard quarter, close to the mainmast, receiving such injuries as to cause her to founder in about ten minutes after the collision. The small boat of the Guy Fawkes was stove in, and the crew wsre thus left without any means of escape. An attempt was made to tint the Guy Fawkes ashore, but the water rushed in so sptelily us to put out the fires, and the vessel sank immediately thereafter. The hands at once made provision for saving their lives, each man laying hold of some buoyant sub• stance is order to float until assistance could reach him. The steanatr.mniie longsitcuit before lower ing a boat, and upon a small boat being sent only one of the crew of the Guy Fawkes could be disco vered. This man, named Dancin M'Farlane, was at once taken on board the Earl of Carlisle in a very exhausted state. The narocs of those drowned are : —Archibald master, aged about 28 years, married, and one chi,u ; Hugh ll'Ktnzie, engineer, married, and five children ; llawald M . liellur, deck hand, unmarried; Alexander Thomson, aged about 19 years, unmarried. The unfortunate men all resided in Karnes. None of the bodi have been found. The coastguards men stationed at Kempoch Point put off in their heat, but none t,f the immersed men could be seen. Other boats were also put off from Gourock, but unfortunately too late to render any assistance. Duncan M'Farlane, the man who was saved, states that all the crew clung to pieces of floating wreck until, becoming exhausted, one after another sank and was drowned. M'Farlane believes he was about three quarters of an hour in the water ere he was picked up. All hands were on deck on board the Guy Fawkes at the time of the collision. The sea was comparatively calm and the morning clear. The Guy Fawkes is supposed to have sunk in about 15 fathoms. An attempt, we believe, will be made to raise her. The Earl of Carlisle wets uninjured.— Glasgow Herald. STATE OF TRADE. 111aNcHEsTEn, Dec. 30 —The war news from America on Wednesday caused an unexpected dulness in this market, and the intelligence flashed, by telegraph from Liverpool in the first report 9f the cotton market this morning, that there was an exoeis in stock beyond what daily and weakly reports had led us to expect of no less than 114,090 bales, or £3,000,000 worth of cotton, at the close of the year, has taken spinners somewhat by surprico. The annual s',ock taking at Liverpool has caused a sensation before, but eel.. tainly not to the extent of three millions sterling, There has hardly been time up to the present writing for its effect to be fully appreciated here; but buyers of yarns have held aloof and no offers of any moment have been made in shipping yarns. The stagnation in business caused by the com bined effect of the excess in the stock of cotton and of the American news is great, but business people are of late LO much accustomed to sensation effects that they are not so easily moved as they would have been a few years ago. The advices from Liverpool to-day that prices had fallen id to id per lb on cotton (equal to about £4OO, in the whole stock) has only tended to confirm buyers in the wisdom of inaction. Of co urse, as the excess of stock at Liverpool is a good deal in low qualities of cotton, the lower qualities of yarn are most affected here. In home-trade yarns there has not been much change in prices. No doubt manufac turers might have bougbt more cheaply, but they were not disposed to make offers, and very little business has been done. The cloth market has also been flat and dull. The business done has been at prices a shade in favour of buyers, but there has been exceedingly little purchasing on the one hand, and no great desire to sell on the other. LEEDS.—The following is the trade report of the Leeds Chamber of Commerce for December December is sel dom a very active month in the woollen cloth halls, and the past month has been no exception to the rule. Consi dering the season, however, there is no great reason to co . ma plain. The merchants are generally busy stocktaking. Some considerable quantities of low goods have changed hands, and altogether the prospect looks better than at the date of last month's report. The mills are very fairly em ployed. The woollen cap manufacturers are , busier. The last series of public woo l sales closed on the 15th inst. The unusually large proportion of short and faulty wools, both Australian and Cape, depressed the prices of these descrip tions, while good stapled Port Philip and Van Diemen wools fully maintained their price. A slight improvement in Cape wools occurred towards the close, and since then the home demand has been good, and prices are firmer. There has been a moderate business in English wools, and prices are better. As to the floc and linen yarn trades, the busi ness done has been limited, and quotations are nominal. In other markets fl ties of all descriptions have been sold at lower rates. There has been a fair demand for better tows, but conunon and lower sorts ore little sought for. The spinners are not so well supp lied with orders as sonic months ago, but there has on the whole been a better feeling than was the case in October. Threads are without change. The demand for the better sorts ot iron continues good, and the ma kers aro well supplied with orders. For lower sorts and merchants' iron the demand is not so good, and some of the makers have difficulty in placing their productions. The machine trade is without change, still continuing exceed ingly good, as is also the case with the engineer tool trade. The cut nail trade continues rether dull. Rapeseed still supports the price of the previous month, and in some cases higher prices have been paid ; the demand is active, and holders are very firm. Oil is the same price as last month, and there is a good consumptive demand. Linseed is very firmly held by the importers, who are looking Or better _' -r en*4 prices, as they sa y p resen t ra t es d o n o t c o* coat,_ ere is a good inquiry for oil, and cakes arkalivizig 01:fretlyW / 9 considering the changeable weather. Olive oil is uiikgitY largely in this district, with every prospect of a contitmancO in consequence of the present low prices. The business done in leather during the past month has been of a some what quiet character. Heavy sole leather has been dull of sale, and light only of demand, Dressing goods, with the exception of calf skins, have not been much inquired for. stocks of most articles have consequently increased, but on the whole prices are firm, Offal continues scarce and dear. The tanners have yet experienced much improvement, and the production is being reduced. The dulness in the shoe trade still continues. In paper there has been a moderate business for the season, with a fair prospect for the new year. The market is well supplied with material, at about former rates. There has been a good supply of nettle, which have been soli at higher rates. T 1 '.e supply of sheep has also been good, and has generally met an active demand at full rates. Nuenhr shown (four markets), beasts, 1,762 ; sheep, 12,39:). The supply of wheat has been moderate, and towards the end of the month prices were firmer. Bar ley has been in fair rcquest, especially the finer sorts. Oats and beans wi hout much change," NOTTINGHAM, 30th.—At the Exchange-hall to•day there was a moderate attendance, and, considering that this is holiday week, a fair amcunt of business was done in lace yarns at late prices. In hosiery yarns there was not much doing, and late rates may be quoted. Silks as before. For brown nets the demand was very dull, and prices were nominally unaltered. A Tainted Population, (From the Adelaide Observir.) The prevalence of bushranging in New South Wales during the last three years hart presented a social pro blem which is very difficult of solution. This particular species of crime broke out suddenly, and extended widely like an epidemic ; and at the present time it exists in as dangerous forms and with as distinct manifestations as ever. From a recent number of the Sydney Morning Herald we gather that we suppose we may receive as a correct account of the origin of the evil. It appears that the late outbreak of bushranging is to be attributed to the notorious Gardiner, who has recently been convicted in Sydney, and sentenced to incarceration for life. In the year 1854 this man was sentenced to 14 years' hard labour—a punishment which then was deemed by many a lenient ono fer the crimes of which he was guilty. Instead of serving this period, how ever, by the intercession of friends at the end of five years he was let out on a ticket of leave. He professed to be truly penitent for his crimes, and by his assumed penitence he imposed on those who were inclined to befriend him. Not content with the clemency which had been shown him, in 1860 he applied for a full pardon—but as this pardon was slow in coming, he cast off his hypocritical covering, and came out in his true character. lie absconded from his Lail, took to the bush, began at once to prey upon his neigh bours—and from that time till he was captured he has been the terror of peaceful settlers and travellers in the outlying districts. Unfortunately his daring exploits and his success in evading the ministers of justice awakened the feeling of imitation, and all at once a number of desperadoes sprung up emu'ous of the fame and fortune of Gardiner. For many months past scarcely a newspaper has been published in Sydney which did not contain some accounts of the doings of these bushrangers. There can be no doubt that in the community of New South Wales there was an under- lying element of depravity, a substratum of rascality, out of which buehranging is bred. The bushranger existed in embryo, and only needed the fitting occasion, and the ne cessary stimulus to call him forth. Society in certain forma must have been tainted to the core. The seeds of evil planted in the days of convictism have borne a large and dangerous crop. The harvest is seen not simply in the num ber and daring of the miscreants who have levied such largo contributions on the settlers, but in the immunity from punishment which they have enjoyed. They have been befriended by the people, and have had means of obtaining secret information which they have turned to useful ac count. Indeed, there is some reason to fear that amongst the police force there have been some whose sympathies were more with the lawbreakers than with the law. Unless these men had been aided by the population, and to same extent at least winked at by the police, it seems utterly im possible that they should have been permitted so long to pursue their career of villainy. Their crimes, instead of awakedng horror, have inspired admiration; They have been regarded as gallant freebooters, dashing adventurers, smart fellows, whose ideas of moon and PG141)2, were some what vague and unsatisfactory; but with all this there was an air of romance about them and about their ne!arious occupation which blinded men to its real enormity. The Herald has vary seriously and earnestly gone into this question, and treated it wide the gravity which it de= mends. Oar contemporary says :—" Can anyone look at the transactions of the last 20 months without feeling that a deep taint has penetrated the mind reputation of colonial youth—that they stand accused before the world, and with an appearance of justice, of being separated in their charac ter, trom all other British c nun - nities, and displaying a clesa of views, - tendeti - eiee. -an :3 tteilTratious whiob have never found shelter or develop:ll4A under the banner of England." This is a heavy indietmerc, against the youth of a countuunity which would never have been made un less there had been suffl3tent grounds for it. The words have evidently been writle.a in tUIIOW, and with a seri ous moral purp)so in V.C.W. Thu tut ure of a nation depends upon its young men—upon their moral character, their intelligence, and their habits of industry. It bpdes ill, therefore, for a people when its youth have learnt to admire violations of the law and to sympathise with the deeds of splendid ctiminals. The Herald, in encleavout ieg to trace the evil to its source, int', inns us that it is not directly the result of any lack of educational or religious agencies iu the colony. When we trace the history of some of the most for ward in crime, we find that they have been brought up almost within the shadow of churches, and that some of them have enjoyed a more direct degree of pastoral supervision than is common to the bulk of the people. The conclusion which the writer reaches is that the evil taint is hereditary. The force of bad parental example has overborne the healthier educa tional influences. They have been trained in an atmosphere in which drunkenness, harbouring of cattle-stealers, and other offences which, if not actually recognisable by law, are liable to its inquest, have been rife. A false notion of mora lity existed amongst the earlier convict population which has never been entirely eradicated, and that notion has been in tensified in each succeeding generation. "The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth have been set on edge." The population has suffered moral deterioration. The early convicts, bad as many of them were, had still some glimmering sense of a distinction between right and wrong. Their moral sense told them that even in their sufferings they were reaping as they had sown, and that their punish ment was for the maintenance of order and the vindication of law. But those young men who form the raw material out of which bushrangers are made seem to be oblivious to these moral distinctions, and they see nothing in the law.. less practices which fascinate imaginations but a daring risk which partakes of romance. To any feeling of reproach or self-condemnation they are utter strangers. MURDER AT ALDERSHOT.—Yesterday morning a horrible murder was perpetrated in the South Camp, Alder shot, by an artilleryman named Thomas Dumphy. It ap pears that this man has been lately suffering frost insanity, and was confined in No. 7 Hut, Hospital Wards, Z Line., South Camp, near the church. He was under the surveil lance of two men belonging to F battery, 9th brigade, Royal Artillery, named Daniel Burns and Frederick Gray. Just after 6 o'clock is the morning Dumphy got out of bed, and seizing hold of a heavy poker lying at the fire-place, began beating the floor with it, and making a loud noise. Burns immediately wont over to take it from him, when the mad man, seeing his intention, lifted the deadly instrument, and with rapidity and immense force, dealt the unfortunate man two blows on the head, breaking his skull, and scattering portions of blood, hair, and brains in all directions. Seeing his comrade attacked Gray ran towards the infuriated maniac, but the latter advanced to meet him, when Gray, being unarmed and with nothing at hand to defend himself, jumped through the window of the hut, and thus escaped with his life. He quickly procured assistance, and the mad inmate of the hut was secured. Assistant Surgeon Simons, D Battery &ILA., was almost immediately after on the spot, and attended to Burns, but the poor man only existed a few minutes, and died in great agony. The man, who had been under the medical treatment of Assistant Surgeon Faught, E battery, 9th Brigade Royal Artillery, was again placed under the surgeon's care, with six soldiers to guard him. Immediately atter the affair Dumphy appeared to be come quiet and harmless. Legal proceedings will of comae bo taken against him, but it is probable he will be sent for confinement to one of the criminal lunatic asylums. BALLOON ASCENT FROM THE ROYAL ARSENAL, WOOLWICH.—By permission of the War Depart ment, Mr Colwell, accompanied by Mr Glaisher, made another balloon ascent from the Royal Arsenal at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, for scientific purposes, the object being to ascertain the condition of the atmosphere at various alti tudes at this season of the year. The balloon, after ascend ing to a considerable altitude, iroceeded over the Plumstead Marshes, following the course of the river in the direction of Gravesend. BREAKFAST BEVERAGE.--licancelpathic practitioners, and the medical profession generally, recommend cocoa as being the most hcalthf ul of all beverages. When the doc trine of homoeopathy was first introduced into this country, there were to bu obt fined no preparations of cocoa either at tractive to the taste or acceptable to the stomach ; the nut was either supplied in the crude state, or so unskilfully manufactured as to obtain little notice. J. Epps, of London, Homceopathic Chemist, was induced in the year 1819 to tern his attention to this subject, and at length sucoceded, with the assistance of elaborate machinery, in being the first to produce an article pure in its composition, and so refined by the perfect ti iteration it receives in the process it passes through, as to be most acce p table to the delicate stomach. For general ' use Epps's Cocoa is distinguished as an invigo rating, grateful breakfast beverage, possessing a most deli cious aroma. Dr. Hassail, in his work, "Food and its Adulteratiols," says -"Cocoa contains a great variety of im portant nutritive principles—every ingredient necessary to the growth and sustenance of the body." Again: "As a nutritive, cocoa stands very much higher than either coffee or tee." Directions—Two teaspoonfuls of the powder in a breakfast cup, filled up with boiling water or milk. Secured in tin-lined Po., Ob., and lib. labelled packets, and sold by all grocers, Confectioners, and chemists.- [AoSi.i :1Y ,ed To, ....... _____, teas , [fofirt N o t" ldce t ?iDnOA ,hay► loorl aged jn ica aster) l aio) , leriol )boe a J: - S 5 1 12 lty 00, 4ii