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d ij EA. - r It 1 7 : . 13,0YAL 9111111 Y-LANE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. EDMUND FALCONER. The public is respectfully informed that this Theatre, flaying been Re-modelled, Decorated, and Embellished in a truly magnificent and costly style, is now open. Notwithstanding the immense expenses incurred in the arrangements, the P ices of Admission will be as usual, and 'similar to those of the principal London Theatres, viz. : Private Boxes, 10s, Gd., 215., £1 lls. Gd., £2 25., £3 35., and £4 4s. Stalls, Gs. Dress circle, 4s. First Circle 3s. Boxes, 2s. Pit, 2s. Lower Gallery, is. Upper Gallery, 6d. No Half-price. A MORNING PERFORMANCE of the PANTO MIME EVERY WEDNESDAY, at Two o'clock. TEI IS EVENING will be presented Mr. E. Falconer's Comic Drama, entitled NEXT OF KIN. Principal Characters by Messrs. S. Calhaeta, 11. Sinclair, Neville, Warde, Rourke, Fredericks ; Mrs. Edmund Fal coner, and Miss Portman. After which will be produced the Great Drury-lane Annual in the form of an entirely Novel, Original, Bur lesque, Grotesque, Poetical, Pictorial, Pastoral, Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime entitled LITTLE GOODY TWO SHOES • or, HARLEQUIN and COCK ROBIN! " Little Bird with bosom red, Welcome to my Humble Shed, Daily near my table steal, While I pick my scanty meal, Well rewarded if I spy, Pleasure in thy glancing eye."—Old Poem. The novel Effects and Extensive Scenery by Messrs. GRIEVE and TELBIN, assisted JO by Messrs. Jun.,DAYES NES, C. FENTON, E. LLOYDS, GRIEVE, TELBIN, Jun., and D ANSON and SONS. The Ma chinery by Mr. TUCKER. The Costumes by Mr. MAY and Mrs. CLARKE. The Masks, Designs, and Personal Appointments by the celebrated DYK-WYN-KYN ; com pleted under his direct supervision by Messrs. GLINDON, CHALTON, and numerous Assistants. The Tricks, Pro perties, Changes, and Transformations of the Harlequinado by Mr. BLAMIRE and Assistants. The Gas Appointments by Mr. HINCKLEY. The Scenes of the Harlequinade by H. BOLENO, J. CORMACK, and D. JOHNSON. The Groupes, Tableaux, Action, and Grand Ballet, designed and arranged by Mr. OSCAR BYRNE. The Overture and Music composed and arranged by Mr. J. BARNARD. The Opening invented and written by E. L. B _ANC H ARD, Author of "The House that Jack Built," "Peter Wilkins," " Robin Hood," &c. THE VILLAGE SCHOOL OF GOODY TWO SHOES. EARLY MORNING. 'Atli) Goody Two Shoes—Miss LYDIA THOMPSON. " This dear little Girl, whose real name was Margery Meanwell, once lived," &c.—Old Story. " His kind Wife gave little Margery a nice pair of new Shoes; and she was so pleased with them, and so fond of showing them to every one she met, saying, Two Shoes— Two Shoes,' that she gained the name of Little Goody Two Shoes.' "—Old s't'ory. The Raven, the Pigeon, the Cat, and the White Rabbit (her pets), Masters Quork, Coo, Mew, and Bunny. Pet Robin—Master Redbreast. Little Boy Blue (her HO W ShephAßD erd Swain) Miss HELEN Johnny Stout (the Good Boy) Mr, J. ROBINS. Thommy Green (the Bad Boy) Mr. Bra WESTON. Day Scholars—Masters Wag, Lag, Fag, g, Dee., Nag Gag, Mag, Tag, &c., and Misses Nimble, Simple, Sample,b Rumple, Whimper, Simper, Niminy, Piramy, &c., &c. Sir Timothy Gripe (Lord of the Manor), Mr. TOM MATTHEWS. Graspall (his Steward), Mr. SHAW. Villagers—Messrs.Bumkin,Whackstraw,Oatcake,Chaw bacon, Thatcher, &c., &c. "The room in which she taught her scholars was very large, so that she could have her children stand in front of her while she instructed them.—Old Story. Of the proposal made by Sir Timothy to Goody Two Shoes, and what became of it. HUNTING LODGE HE ONOREST. THE BORDERS OF T F The Fairy G ood Nature (assuming the form of Goody Peabody), Miss KATE SAXON. Gamekeepers, Messrs. Popp and Bang. Footman, Mr. Powdernob. Page, Master Buttons. Housekeeper, Mrs. Chickabiddy. How Little Boy Blue meets with a particular friend, and how the Squire dooms the small Birds found on his Estate to general destruction, and what ensues thereupon. TUE BRAMBLE BRAKE IN THE DEPTHS OF THE FORE ST.—SUN SET. 'When good Little Goody Two Shoes had finished her letters, she invited a great number of her poor " , -apanions to meet together under an old oak tree, , the taught them."—Old Story. The Demon Envy, Mr. &LINE ON. Has. a and Malice (his attendants), Messrs. Scowl and Growl. The Bad Boy's Compact with the Evil Genius, and what followed therefrom. HAUNT OF THE WOOD NYMPHS IN THE ENCHANTED DELL. May, Miss WENT WORTH. Bluebell, Cowslip, Violet, Wild Thyme, Golden Broom, Speedwell, Daisy, Buttercup, Wood Anemone, Primrose, Colvolvulus, Wild Rose, Traveller's Joy,Celandine, Hearts ease, Fox Glove, &c, (her attendant Wild Flowers), by a host of Coryphees. Pas de Forget-me-not, Miss LYDIA THOMPSON. Pas de Double Heartsease, The Misses GUNNISS. Ballet des Bouquets, inv ented BYRNE and arranged by Mr. OSCAR . WOODY AVENUE, LEADING TO BUTTERCUP M. - " All hail to thee, thou first of May, Sacred to merry sport and play, To wine and jest and dance and song, And mirth that lasts the whole day long." CELEBRATION OF MAY-DAY AND FESTIVAL OF THE MAY QUEE N. OUTSIDE OF LITTLE GOODY'S COTTAGE, MILL BROOK, AND ANCIENT BELFRY. " Who killed Cock Robin ? I, said the Sparrow, with my Bow and Arrow."—Old Nursery Legend. The Sparrow, Mr. Take-an-Aim. The Fly, Master Buzzy. The Fish, Mr. Gillbut. The Beetle, Mrs. Gamp. The Linnet, Master Downey. The Owl, Mr. Whit-to-Whoa. The Lark, Mr. Highfiyer. The Rook, Mr. Blackeoat. The Bull, Mr. Roarer, with a Horn accompaniment. The deed done. Impressive fate of Little Cock Robin, and his marvellous restoration by Good Nature, who pro ceeds on her radiated Path of Prisms over the World. Harlequins, Mr. CORMACK and Mr. ST. MAINE. Columbines, Madame BOLENO (her first appearance here these two years) and the 'Misses GUNNISS. Pantaloons, Mr. G. JOHNSON. and Mr. DEULIN Clowns, Mr. HARRY BOLENO (his first appearance here these two years) and Mr. C. LAURI. SceneL—GRAND HIBITION HINT 0' NATIONAL FUN 1 (THEATRE) EX OF The Meeting of all Nations—Gold Washing and Gold Fi n ding—Armstrong'sßreech-loader — the Exhibitionßells and Belles of the Exhibition—Mown rings one of the Belles --a Belle Savage—the Majolica Fountain—Clow's new Vapourizer—Cent. per Scent —Striking Two—the Exhibi • tion Club--a Medicated Vapour Bath—a Piping Bullfinch —(Raree Airs)—the Australian Obelisk makes a decided Move—a Toad in the Hole—a Long Nap (2,000 years)—a Bed in the Coal Hole—Froggy would a-Wooing go—a sud• den influx of Strange Visitors and close of the Exhibition. Invented and Produced by Boleno (Registered). Pantomimists—llAßßY BOLEN°, Madame BOLENO. CORMACK, and TANNER. Trip Storm 1/else—Madame BOLENO and Mr. • CORIVIACK. Landlady, Mrs. Graball; Page, Master Bellbutton ; Housemaid, not yet engaged ; Visitors, Cabmen, Sweeps, Shoe-Black Brigade, &c., by Artists too numerous to mention. Scene 2.—EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF INTER NATIONAL LODGING-HOUSE. Lodgings! Lodgings 1 Lodgings I—Howe Full—A Fair Sample of a Cabby's Fair—A Foreigner all Abroad—Harry Boleuo's return to his Old Quarters —Somebody's Luggage —Nobody's Luggage (Oh, Dickens) —My Lodgings are on the cold ground—A Damp Bed with Sheets of Water (which are always damp)—Bottling Spirits—A Policeman on Duty —Coming down with the Dust—Clown and Pantaloon re solve to change their quarters—The new Bedroom Door— the Exhibition Early-rising Bedstead—Clown makes an Impression—Oh, rest thee, my Babe—A Novel Extin guisher--Put out the Light Put out the Light—A Squally Night--Clown gets rid of a Lodger—Both Child and Nurse are fast asleep—Clown gives them a drop too much—anew method of getting off to sleep—forty winks — H arle q uin Box Tx WALKER'S NEW NEED LES. —The fund Cox (up)—ffis when to sleep the W orld retires—the • Pa A t Didg, d-Eyes are easily threa ded, and work Vision—an unwelcome Visitor -11e Shades of Night and without the slightest drag.—Post free for Twelve Stamps, the Night Shade—Look on this P icture and on this—List, for every 100, of any respectable dealer.—ll. WALKER, oh, list—Pm always with you—l'll warm yer—Oh, slum- Queen's Wen ks, Alcester, and 47, Gresham-street, London. her my darling, and sleep while you may—Visions light'as air—the Nurse—the Child—the Great Sensation Scene and Denoument. Scene 3.—AND LL- MFISH SIC SH AROP,E C HOUSE!OBBLER'S STALL, U W A Neat Trip—a Trip less Flat—Flat Fish, Flying Fish, and Ground Bait—taking in the Natives Childish Games, Boyhood's happy days—Arrival of Fun—Sudden appear ance of an old friend—Clown goes a fishing--Gets a bite which prove to be a nibble for him, Garotting with a Ven geance--the strong Arm of the Law—Clown in a Fix— Lucky Escape—Clown gets a Ticket of Leave—the indus trious Cobbler that Lived in a Stall—Clown finds a pair of Boots and gets Awl for his pains—a Rally and a Jump— Clown has a taste for Music and Gives a Concert, in which he will play a Solo on the smallest Banjo in the world and 12 Common Garden Pots—Pataloon has Five Bars rest— Clown gets Drummed in and quickly gets Drummed Out Again—A Supply of Natives—a fair Division—the head of the force and everybody taken in and done for. Scene 4—THE ISLINGTON AGRICULTRAL HALL, AND GREAT DOG-SHOW, CAT-SHOW, AND FLOWER-SHOW. Flowers of Loveliness and Flowers of the Forest—going tO see the Green Bushes—Heartsease and Tulips--coming in Pears (pairs)—a clearing Pair—Fruits of Industry -Music, the Food of Love—l calculate not—Music hath Charms—not so always—Where's the Police P—Opening of t h e G rea t National Dog Show—Port Whine and Bark—an Impudent Puppy—Carro ts and a Turn-up—Clown gets Pugnatious—a Doc,,-MA. —Dog cheap and dear Hound— Clown keeps the Dog Watch, which he enters—the Way to Barking—Clown and Pantaloon. gone to an t d h a e nv4 D exa o a g t z z Sweet Sounds—Calculation, Multiplication, —Clown's Cat Show—Cats -up and C for the Garotters—Descend ye ninee-Dogs—KCenantas: Meat—a Jolly Dog—a Pair of Tabbies — Cats—the Seat of War—How it will all end—a Prize , Fight for a prize Cup—Catalessis—Catacresis—a Catastrophe which leads to a Cataract of the Feline Race, and thus ends the Catalogue. Scene S—(Comic) —EXTERIOR of MAR INE STORES, PUBLIC-ROUSE, AND SAILOR'S HOME. Invented by Mr. J. Coimack. C. LAURI, D. JOHN SON, ST. MAINE, and the Misses GUNNISS. Nautical Hornpipe, by M. ST. MAINE and the Misses GUNNISS. Set a thief to catch a thief—and he will go the " whole Hog or None"—A Sailor, half Seas over, mistakes all he Sees—Old Aunt Sally proves herself, rayther— Shell Hands wanted—and secured by Hook or by Crook—An cient and Modern Warriors—Hearts of Oak— Our Ironaides (not Cromwell's) Al good metal.—the great Drainage Question —Pretty Poll of Wapping—she was such a nice y o ung Gal 1 with Old Ballad, " the Lass that loved a Sailor"—" Home, home, Sweet Home"— The Cailors' Home—time to go home, but before icing so we introduce you to N°. 22,016. Now ready, in 2 vols., with Portrait, 215., ~IIEMOIB.S OF C HIIISTINA, 111 QUEEN OF SWEDEN. By HENRY WOODHEAD. Ilurst and Blackctt, publishers, 13, Great Marlborough street. NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF " THE MORALS • OF MAYFAIR." On Friday, Ja'i. 2', in 2 vols., 215., A POINT OF lIONOUR By the Author of "THE MORALS OF MAYFAIR," &c. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. At all the Libraries, in 2 vols. Svo., Portraits, price 365., LADY MORGAN'S MEMOIRS: Autob!og,raphy, Diaries, and Correspondence. Including Letters from The Countess of Co: k, Lord Duneannon, Lord Macaulay, Lord Erskine, Daniel O'Connell, Lafayette, Byron, Countess Guiceioli, Moore, Sir E. Bulwer Lytton, Thomas Campbell, 11ev. Sidney Smith. V, 13, Waterloo-place, S.W. King Jerome, Mme. Patterson Bonaparte, Marquess Wellesley, Marquess of Anglesey, Marquess of Abercorn, The Earl of Aberdeen, The Earl of Carlisle, Lord Melbourne, Lady Ciro;ine Lamb, Lord Cloncurry, Lady Stanley, Lord Darnley, London : W. 11. Allen and C THE READER : A REVIEW OF CURRENT LITERATURE. Contents of No. 111. Saturday, 17th January, 1863. Spinoza. Thomas Hood. China from a Medical Point Mysteries of Money. of View. Kenealy's New Pantomime. Lite and Times of St. Bernard. Poems of Rural Life. David Elginbrod. Niccolo Marini. British Engineers Smiles Miscellanies. and Devey. Correspondence. The Drama—Fechter in " The Duke's Motto." Music—The Chorale Book of England. Monday Popular Concerts. Art— Kaulbach's Goethe Gallery. Art Exhibition for the Relief of the Distressed Operatives. Science—Science for the Week. Proceedings of Learned Societies. Meetings next Week. Education—Reading and Spelling Books under the Revised Code. Todhunter's Euclid, &c. List of all the Publications of the Week, with their Titles, Prices, Number of Pages, short Notices, &c. Published every Saturday, price Fourpence. London : 112, Fleet-street, E.C. L IVES of EMINENT STATESMEN in FUN, every week. One Penny Now Ready, handsomely bound in Magenta cloth, gilt, price 4s. 6d.; post tree, 58., the ~;,'ECOND half-yearly VOLUME of FUN, with K-1 numerous Engravings by talented artists, and humor ous Articles by the following distinguished writers : W. Bailey, Esq. W. S. Gilbert, Esq. W. Barber, Esq. T. Hood, Esq. K L. Blanch ird, Esq. T. S. Jerrold, Esq. G. W. Bridgeman, Esq. W. J. Prowse, Esq. F. C. Burnand, Esq. Godfrey Turner, ICsq. H. J. Byron, Esq. &c., &C. Office, 80, Fleet-street, London. fIANTERBURY HALL.—The LANCASHIRE k_) CHAMPION PRIZE HAND-BELL RINGERS — conducted by Mr. E. BENSON—iII Classical, Operatic, and Dance Music, at half-past Nine o'clock. A portion of the proceeds will be glTen to the LANCASHIRE DISTRESS FUND. THE THIRD EDITION of the renowned Pantomimic Entertainment, THE ENCHANTED HASH, thirteen cha racters, solely sustained by Mr. E. Marshall. lINSWORTEI, in his Stump Speech upon all the recent topics, and a host of other Comic talent. GRAND OPERATIC SELECTIONS, conducted by Mr. Jonghmans, as usual. pHOXF O R D, 1 6. OXFORD STREET. T LIE LANCASHIRE CH GERSAMPION PRIZE BELL- Twelve Performers on Sixty-six Bells. Conductor, Mr. E. BENsoN. Drew Dean's Flute S , llos. lees, four-part Songs, Choruses, &c., and other musical attract! , ns, including a Grand Selec tion from Grxcx's opera " ALCESTE," now produced for the first time in this country, and supported by the entire company, full band and chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jongh mans. Miss Caroline Parkes' Pantomimic Sketch, "Little Red Riding Hood." George Hodson's Irish, Miscellaneous, and Ventriloquial Entertainment. Unsworth's great Stump Speech, "Or any other man." Eugene's burlesque Scenas and Dances. W. Randall's New Comicalities, &c., every evening. The provincial Engagements of the Bell-Ringers compell ing them to leave London, their Last Appearance, on SATURDAY, SI st instant, is reluctantly announced. ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Pieeadilly. Open nightly for Promenade. There is added to the above elegant Eitablishment a Grand Conversation Saloon Reading Room, and Smoking Lounge. French, German, and English papers taken in. The musical arrangements under the direction of Mons. Boulcourt. The Band is composed of the best Musicians in the metro polis. Admission ls.—Manager, M. Grenet. ARGYLL ROOMS.-JULLIEN'S PROME NADE CONCERTS will take place at the above Rooms on TUESDAY, Jan. 27th. On this occasion the Pro gramme will include Selections and Arrangements from the Works of the following Mast, rs : -- Mozart—Rossini—Meyerbeer — Donizetti. The Dance Music from the repertoire of the late M. Jullien. - - - - Admission, is. Manager, M. GRENET. THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM ; containing the Wonders of Nature and Art, shown by innumerable superbly executed Models, illustrating every part of the Human Frame, together with a variety of highly interesting Natural Preparations, Malformations, and Mon strosities. Open daily, from 11 to 10 (for Gentlemen only). Admission One Shilling. Entrances 29, George-street, Han over-square, and 4IA, Maddox-street, ltegent-street, Lon don, W. Explanatory Lecture every Evening at Seven. Illus trated and Descriptive Catalogues sent, post free, for twelve stamps. Address the Secretary, as above. p OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn•road, t.) in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, at King's-cross. Patron—The QUEEN. President—The Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G. Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. This was the first hospital to introduce the principle of free and instant admission to the destitute sick, without the for mality of governors' letters. It is entirely devoted to desti tution in its most pitiable form—viz., that which is accom panied by sickness and disease, and Is now of sufficient magnitude that, with adequate support, it may be rendered capable of admitting into its wards a very large proportion of the casual sick of this great metropolis. It requires but the funds in order to have 500 beds available for the reception of these the most wretched of our fellow-creatures. Mc reover, it gratuitously affords medical advice and medicine to more, on the average, than 3,000 out-patients a week. The Weekly Board feel it their imperative duty to make an EARNEST APPEAL to the public for continued support, to enable them to r , dmit and relieve the distressing cases that daily present themselves. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward bias erman, Esq.' Ni c h o las-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co.; Prescott, mond and Co.: and Co. Ransom and Co. ; Prescot m t, Grote, and Co.; Herries Smith, Payne, ; and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; W lliams, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Maned and Co., Liverpool ; and at the HospitaL STANFORD S. SMITH, Secretary. 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FRANCIS * STEPIIENS, Secretary. OS TEO EIDONt What is it? See Patent, March 1, 1862, No. 560. GABRIEL'S Sell-adhesive Patent Indestructible MINE RAL TERM and FLEXIBLE GUMS, without palates, springs, or wires, and without operation. One set lasts a lifetime, and WARRANTED FOR MASTICATION and ARTICULATION. Purest materials only, at hall the usual cost. Messrs. GABRIEL, the old-established Dentists, 27, HARLEY-STREET, CAVENDISH-SQUARE; 34, LUDGATE-HILL, LONDON; 65, NEW-STREET, BIRMINGHAM; and 134, DUKE-STREET, LIVERPOOL. INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, CLASS 17. One visit only required from country patients, Gabriel's Practical Treatise gratis. Cons ul tat! one free. New Zealand's Antipodean Welsh Forest-law Chief, in MALTA•ALLIANCE A Cl 4 GREEK-PALATINE OF CHESTER, on JULIAN O.S. I [1 01 + 19 i] v. GregQrien c x.style meansun Calender of Papal-palmer-n-one,—cancelled. TAX INCH-FULCRUM' OF ARCHIMEDES, ON AMERICA'S CARIB IND'N § BALTIMOIC RATE, '42. .arlbro'-street Coal-hole Anthrax-case,Dorr-set'ng harm, with its L'Ell r E ka Gladiatorial Inchkeith Toga'rray. The Telegraph of CI - alas-day states that Capt. Ackerley claimed £5 fine and costs, from defendants (Dalton, Tur ner, and wife, agents of George Harrow), on their being bound over to keep the peace six months, under £lO penalty, for misdemeanour, and wilful dog offence with a "Le micmac"-plot intent to do injury by canine agency, on Sundays below stairs and week-nights above. The dis crepancy in R.c.iPolice reports, induces us to refer to this Tark-government persecution against the plaintiff (the sup porter of Anglo-America's unpaid Income tax Chief, Peter Banquet, 11/ years)—for holding under his Coal Hole County court Final judgment on 1842-B's double-rent lease, now a 20-yrs title ; forecloses ' the Wools & Forest law rerks'-1552 N. 8.- Chiliarcher Cowper of St. Mic. Corn hill's gold-key lessees' wish, by Ouster le main to regain a Primer Seisin by getting the Captain to recognize an in verted tenantcy by their lessee Batchelor building-in his Coal -hole basis without Party-wall, with intent at steam.. engine boiler HEAT—to effect cold-di aft ejection.—to Tomb. ). 'Think !—every day to be thy last, .( Chandos. For when night-sleep comes—Life is past.' Whence papal r 29 Metropolis police act, 3-Wm. 4, c 19, § 15, 39, 44—gives £5 fine, and is repeated in 1861 Act, on "Offences against the person, &c, 24-25 Vict., cap. 100, sec. 4, 42, 67, 77--Garot-Chlorceformists, and Chester police soc: fire-raisers" conviction, with £5 fine—recoverable against stipendiary-justice. In King's fwan Ge-"-herd homage we refer to this Clapham Atkins case (of City Beam Cygnorum nostrum Swan-mote River bailiff's seaman of peaceful lake in God's pen'umbri Game amphibious to Forest common law—in upper X Cygni-nota night, as in ;over spirit-level Oath Kt. mark—Rich. 2 and 3 H. 8, c 18—Dip-Swane's " Float double so-Q- S wan, and shads,'' _ _ Sydney-like-13 Hen. 8, in 1835-Meter act) wherein the Cap tain (& brother Atkins Chamberlayne, by reason of Jul, 3's papal Pr boy Edw. 6th, Swan-herd city grants, at age 14), as Montague kin executor of privy council by 35 H. 8, c. 1, he being sworn trustee of Brandon and Southwark's Bethlem Hospital Estates, now on St. James's Hall, as Q. Eliz, Park lodge, 5 Swallow-st. & Ormond-Yard—the people's land. The city w.end Onus shift brings back H. s's C.xhandts under no 'British-crown' Queen's Church head 1- assump tion from Cardinal (John o'Gaunt's Swinford) Beaufort's bastard niece Joan---=James I. Stuart 1424 race in Vie. as Papal illegitima'd 1397—book'd on 1752 to Greerien mytholog mean 6'un (non-siderial) Priests of Peru Indian, on Ego Rex mandat', 1546.7, at 11. B's death—cancelled in Emp. Iturbide, Pedro 1, See Post, Jan. 7, '63, p. 7, N. f She was and is. what can there more be said ? 1 , I On earth the chief, in heaven the second maid.' f S. * Russ-Polish Rothschild took out Troy-wt. from Ex chequer 1838 for Pope's mitre-and-key mint Conefalonier. So, by wine City charter, 26 Ed. 3 , the Besse Mayor Rose , M.P. of Southampton (Tower Ordnance office-shift), for K. John's Bd-tun,—was mock presented in November to Indian Peter, Constable of the Tower—Anglo Micmac flag union Theoeone-ic Parliament Succession oath'n., 1843 act—on Ackerley's 1837 Siderial 'Cwt.' voice regular--whence the CHRISTIAN HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES ELECTED PETER by Ashburton Commission, their Antipodean Maori New Zealand Carib'ean Pope, in 1842—by uaedal/ien-flag. tOn Luther-set 3ty of 21-July, 1521, by Leo X and Imp. Charles V, by Pavia'n intermediate Heligo-land supremacy in Sydney—made the ) 1 S•Melita Goza r segittaLLArch'r inch bearer. Likewise, by 30 May 1814-31's Co-partner Act, No. 54, for 2.3 Will. 4, Caput-81, 92, 1832, (for Russian Dutch Loan guarantee—on Submission of the Clergy and restraint of appeals to Rome, on lack of justice—names 25 Hen. 8, c 19 and 3 Eliz. c 5), for 1863 marine link causes, to avoid tedious suits—' now O.S. pending' for peace. So, on Sir C. Stuart and MELLO'S Brazil S.A. election, (witnessed in Adm. Remand and Secretary Hill Sandys), by the 1825 Holy Alliance of Kings' abolition, the Malta Cwsar Peru 1547 rota-crown 1829-Protector Lieut Ackerley, zz.N, as King John's Ist Montague 'n/ kin trust, was sworn in aa Chief-judge, at Worcester's Crt. in Jan. 1837, by Gold stick archer-Wm. 4 [whose Joni - k:I-daughter marries the Captain's nephew, by 2nd-branch of Dartmouth's Slane le Fleming Charaterlayne, in Leicester Denton Coke, Hun loAe gate Shelley de Lisle Sydney as Fitzclarence bar'd in heraldry, like Eaton-hall Grey-hill Egerton, by Somer set' half-cast],—as Malcolm 111. line of Clare Lincoln-in'- Lacy as Pala - Nen of Wales-Ireland, since 1825-37 by Holy Alliance in Ackerley's X. mint of Chester by Indian Mary on Law Crt-tie 1820 (2d) as the fist Civic Christian marriage by Pomponia Gra3cina =-- Plautus, 43 A.D. edict Claudii. " As Chester's Judge—like Owl alone tr. c. { Hugh ' 4 =Loop'd am I,—thy 'Braose'a one. } A ' B ' ¶ The same evil Isolating influence—appears to have closed against him the doors of Junior United Service Club, on his £4,000 Co-burn discovery fraud, and U.S. Museum membership, for holding to his Duplex official duties, and civil law mixed church cause (of his imprisonment at lath, Tothill, and Merthyr Tydvil), without crime, § So, for a death-rid of Ackerley's Nfndland Bal-timore's Maryland, of Car. 1.1634 Indian 2-Arrow trust on Cherokee Nation, 1730-74's Cecil N.s• Exeter Change attaint--which Calvin-papist Quakers Percy-Smithsonian' peculiar insti • tution' on Can'ng's £.Rush native by Gladstone Hs. Com.'- mittee, 1833-37-touch Georgia's Belly.g4rant-war for LIN coLN's last Dec. PIRATE Army word Nation. *God's arc -s' Ofeilla' tic of pendulum in lat. 51.. 30 N. as ' the 1. 30 irr to & 'A'istoult go to like polar *declina tion (above 25 M.) below the pole, 29 Sept., for Poor-law Treasury audits year, now in :: • 0. Style as / 1 / 3 road ' R.' , anc'ver"' It, rideth round the heavens as on a horse' for towns prefix /3* to 51. 30 /3ow, Bantry, gellisle, d runswie. Mansion House 'Market,' London, 2-Jan. 21, 1863. Great Snow-storms and Loss of Life in Switzerland. Accounts from Switzerland for some time past have stated that serious interruptions to telegraphic communication and to travelling have been caused by the great falls of snow which have broken down the telegraph posts and blocked up the roads. The journals of different cantons contain many versions of a frightful Fohn storm which occurred on the sth, and lasted until the 7th inst., inflicting great damage, as is usually the case when this wind blows. Not only were roofs torn off by the dozen, but entire houses and sheds were blown to pieces, and the boards and other materials of which they were composed flew about in the air like straws. Thick trees were torn in half, or were uprooted, and some men were killed by flying branches, or in other ways. In Upper Toggenburg alone the da mage is estimated at about a million of francs. The Like of Geneva was so much agitated that the steamers had great difficulty in effecting their pas sages. On the Gotthardt and Bundner mountain passes, the quantity of snow which fell was so great that communication was suspended for six days. The temperature is, however, very mild, so much so that at Thun, about a week since, cowslips were in blossom, and in some very sheltered spots com pletely developed buds were seen on the vines. An official telegram received in Berlin, on Satur day, states that on the 11th inst., at Locarno, in the canton of Tessino, the rafters of the church there p gave way under an immense mass of snow, when 45 women and a man were killed on t he s p ot, and Several other persons so seriously injured t hat six have ers s i nce haveee of themdied. been Tkihleledteblyegarnamavaalisaor estates that 23 p ersons the n —otthardt. The Nord say s rr ß isee aro ao n roth G e r au os p ,: o w sit h io lvv it a i s s saapia pointed ambassado r of month ago, has not yet be te ll I G a r eed s as ambassador in Franco in England more than a Paris. This delay give: to to his post, and is still in diplomaticintheanother destination,world, that Baron would gladly re ceiveLondoß by some one in a position to maintain good rola tips between France and England." ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL -4- 111 L E LING OF THE GOVERNORS. Yesterday a general court of the governors of this institution was held at the Terminus Hotel, London-bridge, to receive the report of the Grand Committee in reference to the permanent site of the hospital,—Sir John Musgrove, Bart, in the chair. The minutes of some preceding meetings of the Grand Committee were read, including the report of Mr. Whitfield, resident medical officer of the in stitution, presented to the meeting of the 16th of January last. In this document, Mr. Whitfield alluded to the characteristics of the several sites offered for selection, giving the preference to Bethlehem Hospital, to a site on the ground to be reclaimed at the foot of Westminster -bridge, or to the Surrey Gardens, at present occupied by the hospital, strongly condemning the proposal of the Fishmongers' ground at Lock's-field as one of the very worst that could be found around London, and considering that, as well as the Newington ground, and Myatt's garden at Camberwell, as not worthy of mention. In reference to the Surrey Gardens, and the Fishmongers' ground respectively the report remarks : " That the Surrey Gardens would afford ample space for the construction, as far as elevation and plan are concerned, of a very good and spacious hospital, cannot be questioned ; and I believe, from the nature of the surrounding property, that more land might be easily acquired upon reasonable terms. , ." "The space for the construction of an hospital, with 500 or GOO beds, being sufficient, and of a tolerably uniform shape, the several buildings could all be placed with proper aspects. The water supply is of the same quality as in Southwark, and is abundant. . The soil generally throughout the gardens is gravel." Respecting the Fishmongers' ground, the report proceeds I beg to record my opinion that a more unhealthy, or a worse spot for the erection of a general hospital, could scarcely be found anywhere round London." Proceeding to give additional reasons for this opinion, Mr. Whitfield mentions the " narrow streets, covered with small houses, back sheds, and hovels of the worst description ; costermongers' dens, cabmen's cribs, and places for the collection of all sorts of refuse ; also chemical works, glue, size, and parchment factories. " Where the refuse matter from fellmongers' yards, stable-keepers, road scrapings, ashes, cinders, and rags, &c., are collected, net only from the large parish of St. Mary's, Newington, but from a large portion of London. At these receptacles the refuse remains to be sorted, ready to be converted into the different purposes for which it is afterwards sold. . • . The private beadle of the dis trict, on my asking him if it was offensive, remarked that frequently the stench was awful.' He also told me the persons employed in the disgusting business in time got, he supposed, used to it ; but that there was much sickness in the neighbourhood. The report further alludes to the ut.'.ealthy businesses of various kinds carried on in th neigh bourhood : " Accidents and operations would always be liable to the fearful consequences of erysipelas, pywinia, or hospital gan grene. The whole of the dwellings at the back of the Fishmongers' site are of the most squalid description. Cholera, fevers, and all other infectious disorders are more virulent in that locality than in any other London district. This site is accessible from only one main line of road, whilst the Surrey Gardens are placed between two main lines." Taking the Fishmongers', in conjunction with two other sites, Mr. Whitfield observes : "I do not think the Fishmongers' ground at Walworth, the Newington piece of ground at the back of Kennington lane, or Mr. Yates's, at Camberwell (Myatt's Gardens), worth a moment's consideration." The minu . es having been read, and the report of the Grand Committee, which purported to give an account of the proceedings of that body since the removal of the old hospital was first mooted being taken as read, Mr. 'rITE, M.P., recommended that, as to past discussions, bygones should be bygones, and that they should now only consider how and where they cold re-establish this noble institution on a scale of utility commensurate with its resources, and con sistent with its main objects. It was a misunder standing to suppose that the Grand Committee had asked to take the hospital entirely out of town. What they had asked was, to have an hospital of moderate size in town, and a very extensive one out of town. (A. laugh.) But the general feeling of the public and the press appeared to be that the proper course was to construct a great hozi :tal upon a site as central and convenient as possib'e in the south of London. (Hear, hear.) That was now distinctly understood, and there could be eo differ ence about it. On the question of site, that site belonging to the Board of Works, opposite the Houses of Parliament, would present an imposing frontage, but he (\lr. 'rite) thought it undesirable in other important respects, and on the whole he considered that Bethlehem Hospital, the cost of which, as reduced, would be -1145,000, was best fitted for the purposes of the charity. Then came Myatt's guunds at Camberwell, of which the no minal cost was lower. To the Surrey Gardens he entertained objections on the score of the drainage of the land and the coat. The Fishmongers' land, if they only took the eight acres, was cheaper, but the immediate neighbourhood was a great drawback and the property at the back of a very bad de scription. The Grand Committee, however, did not propose to recommend any site in particular, but desired that further time should be allowed them to consider the various sites, and report the result to a fuller court. (Hear.) In answer to questions from several governors, Mr. TITS denied that the managers had been ac tuated by any love of litigation in their transac tions with the railway company. The costs of law and reference had been exaggerated in the public press, and a portion of them was borne by the rail way. The hon. gentleman, in conclusion, described the estimates given by the surveyors respecting the value of the present site, and generally justified the course which had been taken by the Grand Com mittee, and moved the adoption of their report. Mr. Deputy ELLIOTT maintained that neither the hone gentleman nor the Grand Committee's report had stated the whole case to the gover nors with reference to the valuations and other im portant particulars. (Hear, hear.) Indeed, he entertained very grave objections to the reception of the report, which by no means gave the entire history of the transactions to which it referred, and ought not to be entered on their minutes as a truth ful record of their proceedings. (Hear, hear.) He would ask Mr. Wainwright whether, previous to the 7th of April, 1859, an offer had not been made by the solicitor of the railway company that if the governors would forego -their threatened opposition to the then pending bill, the company would give them the option either of being paid a compensation of £120,000 or a rental of £6,000 a year for the corner of the garden required by the company ? (Cries of " Hear, hear.") If this were the case, the omission of so important a fact from a document professing to give a faithful account of the nego tiations could not be too severely reprehended. (Hear, hear.) Mr. WAINWRIGHT offered an explanation to the effect that the proposition had been in the form of a penalty, and was of a strictly confidential nature, but on being pressed, he admitted that the proposal as stated had been regularly reduced to writing. Mr. Deputy ELLIOTT then said that a document in which so important a matter was concealed could not be regarded as containing full and accurate infor mation, and proposed an amendment in accordance with his opinion. An animated discussion hero ensued, in wh several governors expressed a decided opinion tha' the eaplamtion offered respecting the omission o any mention of the facts elicited by Mr. Elliott was not of a satisfactory character. After this conver sation had continued for some time, Mr. FAGALLY stated that late on a Saturday night the proposition referred to was submitted to him for a reply. He declined to accept the offer on his own responsibility, and his conduct in the mat- ter had been approvedby M. Sergeant Wrangham. (A laugh,) Mr. Alderman CHALLIS spoke in favour of Bethlehem, and recommended that in their next re port the committee should not mention more than two or three sites+, and Mr. Alderman Laurence spoke in favour of the ground behind Newington Church, advising at the same time that the Grand Committee should go round and carefully inspect the various sites. After a general discussion, in which a number of governors took part, and in the course of w hick re newed animadversions were made upon the omis sions in the report of the grand committee. Mr. Deputy ELLIOTT consented to withdraw his amendment, and the report was accordingly re ceived, but not adopted. The minutes of the meeting of the grand com mittee, held immediately before the general meet ing, were then read. They related chiefly to a ne gotiation pending with Mr. Simpson for an exten sion of the time for the occupation of the Surrey Gardens for five years, and to which it was hoped that gentleman would accede. Power was then given to the grand committee to make the requisite arrangements with Mr. Simi). son, and the hour for the future meetings of general courts of governors having been altered from 2 p.m. to 2.30 p.m., the proceedings terminated. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. The official trials of the Tyrian, new screw gun vessel, at Portsmouth on Monday, and the Hima laya screw troopship yesterday, have both been postponed, owing to the strong gale which has been blowing there since Sunday night from the west north-west. Some interesting experiments at 4i and 51 inch armour-plates, which were appointed to take place in Porchester Creek on Monday, were also postponed for the same reason. The Prince Consort iron cased frigate, is ordered to be fitted with her machinery of £l,OOO horse power by Maudslay, Field and Co., previous to her leaving Pembroke for Devonport. The Prince Consort will be the first instance of a screw frigate having been fitted with her engines at Pembroke. Mr. 'Sampson has joined the ship as chief engineer from the Portsmouth Steam Reserve. The Prince of Wales' paddle yacht Osborne, in the steam basin at Portsmouth, is having her wheels fitted with common floats preparatory to her voyage to Antwerp. On the conclusion of her duties in conveying distinguished Royal visitors on the occasion of the marriage of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, to and from the Continent and the Thames, the Osborne will return to Portsmouth, and will there be fitted with new feathering float paddlewheels by Messrs. Maudslay and Field. It is a somewhat remarkable fact that the Osborne, although a Royal yacht, was never fitted with the wheels originally designed for her, but, instead, had a pair intended for the Firebrand patched and fitted to suit her shaft and different form of side of hull. The Mars, 74, s2rew line of battle ship, of 2,573 tons and 400-horse power, Cspt. James N. Strange, arrived in St. Helen's Roads, off Portsmouth, yes terday, from the Mediterranean. Owing to the roughness of the weather, no communication by boat was held with her from the shore. She is expected to proceed to Sheerness to dismantle and pay out off commission. The screw steamship London, 86, Capt. H. Chads, from Malta Dec. 18 and Gibraltar Jan. 7, arrived in Plymouth Sound yesterday evening. Her Majesty's ship Ariadne arrived at Bermuda on Dec. 16, four days from Charleston. She re ported the blockade as being extremely strait in the neighbourhood of Charleston. Her Majesty's ship Galatea is ready for sea. On the 27th the Spitfire had not arrived. Her Majesty's ship Styx arrived at Bermuda that day from Jamaica, bringing intel ligence that the flagship Nile, with the Nimble (tender) was expected to leave Nassau on Dec. 22 for Bermuda. The screw steam sloop Princess Royal, 73, has been removed from among the steam reserve in Hamoaze to Keyham Steamyard, for the purpose of being supplied with new boilers. ' The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—G. F. Trollope, midshipman, to the Forte ; J. T. de Saumarez, midshipman, to the Victory ; T. 11. Keown, surgeon, to the Dauntless ; John P. Pasco, assist.-paymaster, to the Fisgard ; Chas. E. Ingram, master's assistant, to the Forte. THE ARMY. The sentence of the general court-martial, re cently held at Colchester on Sergeant Brister, of the Army Hospital Corps, has been promulgated. The prisoner was arrested in consequence of certain de falcations appearing in the stores under his super intendence at Ipswich ; and he has now been sen tenced to a year's confinement in the military pri son at Wesley, to be reduced to the ranks, and to lose all his service and other marks. Some details were given in The Sun of Monday with respect to the new Cavalry Barracks at Col chester, and a few further particulars may now be added. The officers' stables are in two blocks, en closed so as to form a large yard in the centre. Each block is 150 ft in length, and is divided into four com partments, each constructed to hold 11 horses, so that altogether 88 horses can be stabled. The stalls are each sft Bin wide and 9ft Gin long, and will be fitted with iron posts and iron-ramped top and bottom rails. Open litter sheds are provided outside, and skylights run the whole length on the north side of the roof. The height to the apex of the roof is 20ft, and ventilation is carefully introduced over each window and door as well as along the ridge. The troop stables are in four blocks, to accommodate altogether 224 horses. They are 180 ft long, and their general construction is similar to that of the officers, except that they will be fitted with iron swinging bales instead of stalls, and each block is divided into two compartments, holding each 28 horses. Infirmary stables have also been provided ; they are divided into two buildings, one consisting of 16 stalls and the other of eight loose boxes, with surgery and pharmacy adjoining. The stall-stable is 93ft long by 241 t wide, and each stall will be sft Bin wide by 9ft bin long. The loose box stable is 115 ft by 24ft, is 20ft high to the apex of the roof, and is lift wide by 14ft long. Litter sheds and other appurtenances have been carefully provided. The annual presentation of the medals and gra tuities awarded by the Lords of the Admiralty to the non-commissioned officers and men of the Royal Marine Artillery took place at the he,43-quarters of the corps, Fort Cumberland, near Portsmouth, on the 19th inst., a full-dress parade being ordered for the occasion. In presenting the medals to the recipients the Colonel Commandant referred to the past career of the non•commissioned officers and the gunner who had been selected to receive such honourable distinctions from the Admiralty in the name of her Majesty,and exhorted all young soldiers present to follow such excellent examples. The following are the names of the men who received the medals, together with the amounts of the gra tuities received by each :—George Maggs, barrack sergeant, silver medal and £l5 gratuity; John Downes, Ist class rifle instructor, silver medal and £lO gratuity; an 10gra William tuity ; Faulkner, G e o George p corporal, usninlveerr, medal d i , silver medal and £5 gratuity. ch Turin b LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, Tan. 20.—The de mand for cotton to -day ha' been exceedingly limited, an d the sales do not wood 2,000 bales, one half on speculation and for export. Prices declining. Upon the planeoiv other e t r h i e ana Lie u d t a . y L b c . , and the affair terminateedrtflatbaloltyhfor Gt: A reibna d :a u hia e el i eqx to .uc o es k atriotn the Engineers. The misunderstanding. arose L a mberti, who received a sabre wound, from the effects of which he died yesterday, SOUTH AMERICA, We have received, per French mail steamer Estremadura, adviees from Buenos Ayres to the 13th of Dace:ober. The Standard of that date has the following:— "While Buenos Ayres is making sensible progress most of the sister provinces seem rather retrograd ing, and the latest accounts from the in terior prove at once how necessary is an interval of peace and how wretched is the condition of the Republic. The In dians of the Gran Chaco have swept down like a tornado on the province of Santa Fe, carrying off plunder and captives, and butchering some 30 Christians. Governor Cullen has equipped several expeditions in their pursuit, one of which he com mands in person ; but the savages, taking refuge in impenetrable woods, defy our troops, and await a fresh opportunity to make incursions up to the very suburbs of the city of Salta Fe. Col. Charras lately took 36 prisoners, th© wives and children cf the Indian warriors, but disgraced our arms and name of Christians by killing a child who refused to stir render, and ordering a youth to be stabbed on the plea of murders committed by his tribe. These acts give an aspect of ferocity to the war, which is only beginning, and we expect no good results from the crusade of extermination." At Corrientes rumours were rife that Urquiz a in tended to invade that province, but the Captain- General was leading quite a retired life, and his activity at the saladeros', combined with his recent loan in London, was considered proof that his thoughts were bent more on money-making than on politics. Mendoza had again been visited by an earthquake and several severe shocks were felt; the new town, .. _. . rising out of the ruins of 1861, is constructed of wood, and no serious accident was heard of. The Uspallata pass of the Andes was about to be opened L , th fortnigb.t, chiefly 'between HO dol l ' j liti Y I s l i i dole. , -:-.... t -IF: ;T7: l --:.... Freights in general maintained iVe . liiii .-= dopey, especially for England aud'Oeritcpti e ,...t, :. 1 neutral ve. , :sels, on account of the late qu'attitit_ '. !,4-4, _ . s l. bale cargo expected for the same des tiitation. I . -TiO i f,4 ever, although arrivals from the camp had been CoViv; - - , - siderable, bales had not been offered as frethy 3 wiz . 1— expected. . . .. Exchange transactions by this mail were con,q de able, crpccially on England, and the sum total amounted to about £150,000 sterling, drawn at tile uniform rate of 665.; of this sum £20,000 was drawn by the new London and River Plate Bank. The amount ofexchange transacted on the Continent and Frame was about 200,000 f , drawn at the rate of S3lf. per doubloon. On 13t)zils about 2,500 ounces ra drawn, at the rate of 29,000 rein. Boliviarlo currency had slightly improved, and come into bet ter demand; it was worth 2011 dols. per ounce. Paper currency was worth 1 to 2 per cent. under the last quotationP, - and seemed to be stationary about this figure, the last price being 390 dollais per doubloon. RIO JANEIRO, 1)i - c. 23. The coffee market ruled firtii; at previous rates, dealers in many cases demanding higher prim?, until the arrival of the French steamer, when the more favourable advices by her from New York led to an active business, and 40,000 bags changel hands in two days at 6,800 to 7,000 rcis. At the same time dealers purchased all the coffee in the handsof the commissarios, and also from the smaller dealerF, has cause O and have advanced theirparlitety7 whichsions h to 7 5 ,0 a l 7,500 reis, according to quality, suspension of operations on the part of e xporters, one exporter, in fact, reselling his lot to a dealer at 7,300 reis. Receipts are upon a very insignificant scale, and, from all accounts, will continue so; while the crop now on the trees, and which from the flowering pro wised to be very abundant, has become more or less affected by the insect, and, at the outside, cannot be more then a regular one. Only the new estatcs will produce anything like what the flower pro‘ wised, the old estates being more or less injuiel— so much so that there appears to be some radical and incurable evil, which can only be remedied by the growth of new trees, which it is well known takes time to bring to perfection. The position of the article here is unusually strong, and when we say this we speak considering the American war as continuing, and consequently with but one outlet, Europe, for seven-eighths of our crop. Sales since our last were '70,000 bags, of which 13,400 bags were for the United States, 48,600 bags for the Channel and North of Europe, 6,000 bags for the Mediterranean, and 2,000 bags for the Cape of Good Hope. Stock, 80,000 bags. Lots for the United States are quoted at '7,00 to 7,300 reis per arroba ; ditto, Ohannel and Med4t6r ranean, 7,000 to 7,300 reis; ditto, North of Europe, 7,300 to 7,500 reis. o mail coach traffic. The Legislature of Santa Fe had made an extra ordinary attempt to annul the sales of public lands authorised under the late Government. The Salado expedition of Mr. Rams had set out for the terra incognita lying on the banks of that river ; the navi gation project was in a fair way for success, and Mr. Hutchinson, consul at Rosario, accompanied the party, with a view of investigating the facilities and adaptability of that rt gion for cotton-growing. President Mitre had granted a military escort tor the protection of these scientific pioneers,and named an officer to report the points most suited for a cor- don of pickets to keep back the Indians. The Finance Minister had proposed to nationalize the Bank of Buenos Ayres ; and, as he promised to remodel the present imaginary currency, his idea was well received. .._ . It was rumoured that the President intended making a tour of the provinces, which is a more laborious journey than to visit all the capitals of Europe, The cotton-seed arrived per Lady of the Lake had renewed the fervour of some native plan- ters, who had applied for huge quantities, but the San Juan mines occupied the public mind in pre- Terence. The first section of the Buenos Ayres Northern Railroad was inaugurated on the Ist of December, when President Mitre,the Ministers of Government, and other public dignitaries, went over the line in a special train, which carried 400 persons. The journey to the Alsina station was performed in 17 minutes, and there they were received by the Inez de Paz of Belgrano, who invited the President and other guests to his residence, where a " buffet" was laid out for their entertainment. On their return to the station a splendid dejeuner was given by the directors of the company, Mr. Zimmerman in the chair, supported by President Mitre and other dis tinguished guests. " Success to the line" and other toasts having been enthusiastically drunk, the train returned to Buenos Ayres in the evening. The line was afterwards doing a good business, owing to the holidays, over 3,000 passengers being conveyed over the section in one day ; but the general traffic was not expected to be permanently extensive until the road was opened to San Fernando. The Government and the company's agent had expressed their satisfaction with the manner in which the works had been constructed. The greatest intErest was being taken by the Government and all classes in the Cordova Railway project, and the nation was unanimous in demand ing the immediate action of the National Govern ment in the matter. The Buenos Ayres Great Southern, or Chascotaus Railway Company, was awaiting the sanction by. Government of the contract, specifications, and by laws, before commencing operations. The agent of Messrs. Peto and Betts, the [contractors, has re turned to Europe by this packet, having acquired all the necessary information he required as to the description of materials, carriages, locomotives, barges, &c., most suitable. It was understood that the earthworks, stations, wharves, &c,, would be immediately commenced, and that no time would be lost in pushing the works on as fast as possible. In the Custom-house the greatest activity pre vailed, as importers were aware of the intention of the Government to raise the valuation on goods at least 30 per cent. on Jan. 1, 1863. The amount of English goods in bond was, however, very trifling in comparison with that of other years. On the subject of cotton cultivation the Buenos Ayres Standard says : " The cotton-seed which we were so anxiously expecting has at last arrived, and it affords us sin cere gratification to assure our frieLds in Manches ter that the National Government has at last deter mined to help us in the matter, and to afford us every assistance possible in the enterprise. We have I been visited by several large property holders in Cordova, Catamarca, Corrientes, Entre Rios, and Santa Fe, all of whom speak in the most confident terms as to the ultimate success of our efforts. In no country in the world does the cotton plant thrive ao well as in this, but, owing to the low price of the raw material and the enormously heavy freights, the natives preferred sowing maize, which has a home consumpton, to cotton, which nobody knew the use of." Trade at Buenos Ayres was brisk in all depart ments, this being the busy season of the year; but the market was so ill-assorted that many articles, particularly United States products, commanded exorbant prices. Wool was arriving in large quantities, and the clip bade fair to exceed the estimate given some months since. The great increase in the sheep business was so perceptible that it was admitted by all that the staple was becoming too great for the market which it was brought to. The farmer who last year had only 250 arrobas of w ool has this year close on 400. The imports from the commence ment of the season amounted to about 400,000 sold at of which the greatest part g oo he he had mestizo prices at between 85 dole. and 95 doi s. T d not been well sustained, an d several sellers had e_ posited their wools in expectation of better prices. Wools in good co ndition, however, were easil y dis posed o f , an d had obtained readily an adva nce o f is per coot. over the same qualities in inferior con dition. Prices are quoted as follows :—Superior m estizo wool, 100 to 103; good ditto ditto, 90 to 95; middling ditto ditto, 72 to 85; mixed ditto ditto, 65 to 72. Cordova wool had been selling at 40 reals, at which price 107 bales were sold. From Entre Rios news was received of the sale of wools from the establishments of General Urquiz a, amounting to 14,000 or 15,000 arrobas, at 5 pate cons, bated, on board, duty paid ; also 9,000 arro bas, at 34 reals. Dry hides from the provinces were disposed of more freely than classified from the province of Buenos Ayres, but the total sales did not amount to as many as the two preceding fortnights. Salted Hides.-17,000 ox and cow at 43 reels. Sheepskins.---About 4,000 dozen were sold during ^ A Strange Scene in the Blackfriars-road. For many years past in the parish of Christ church, Blackfriars-road, a number of houses standing on the southern side of Stamford-street, extending from the corner house in Blackfriars road nearly up to Broad-wall, have remained untenanted. This has occasioned considerable loss to the parish in the shape of rates, and has much deteriorated the value of•the surrounding pro perty. These houses, well known to the passengers between Blackfriars-bridge and the Obelisk, I,,re sent a most forlorn and ruinous appearance, being entirely destitute of a pane of glass, the window frames and doors rotten with neglect and dirt, and the areas choked up with rubbish of all sorts. What is still more remarkable, most of these houses arc filled with what was once costly and elegant furni ture, but now rotten and smothered in dust. It is about 25 year since the houses were occupied, and the last tenant was the vestry clerk, who about 18 years since occupied the house at the corner of the street, a large and spacious one. This property, together with several houses in the same condition on Snow-hill, City, belonged 30 years since to a gentleman named Atkinson, who about that time went abroad, as it was said, and has not since been heard of. After some years, and many mysterious reports, the property was taken possession of by two maiden sisters of the missing man, residing in Stamford-street, and of eccentric habits. From some reason, known only to themselves, they served notices on the various tenants of the houses to quit, and as they became empty refused to let them again, and they have thus Men into their present dilapipated state. The two sisters meanwhile continued to live together in a large dirty looking house in Stamford-street, and whenever they ap peared out of doors presented a most wretched appearance, but were apparently quite heedless of the many strange reports circulated through the neighbourhood. A short time since one of the sisters died, and about the same time some claimants for the property made their appearance, stating themselves to be sons and daughters of the long missing brother. The surviving sister at once repudiated the claims, and employed a man to secure the doors of the houses to prevent any one from gaining access to them. Things remained in a state of suspense until yesterday morning, when, soon after daybreak, about 20 men and women, ap parently of the humble classes, several of the women having children in their arms, made their appear ance in front of the house at the corner of Stamford street and Blackfriars-road, and at once proceeded to take possession by breaking open the door. Having obtained ingress, they at once barricaded the doors and windows and made every preparation for a regular siege. An immense crowd of the neigh bours and others assembled to witness the proceed•. ings, and loudly cheered the parties in possession as they appeared at the windows. They retained pos session during the whole of yesterday, and up to a late hour last night no attempt had been made to dislodge them. Such an attempt, however, is ex pected to be made, and a strong body of police have been placed on duty to prevent any breach of the peace. The neighbours appear much pleased at the prospect of an end being put to a circumstance which has long been a disgrace to the pariah. FEARFUL CALAMITY AT LOCARNO.—A corre spondent writing from the neighbourhood of the Lago Maggiore gives the following account of a terrible occurrence which has taken place at Locarno : This town is one of those pretty little hilf Italian, half Swiss towns which line the north-west shores of the Lago Maggiore, but, not being minutely described in Murray, ithi who hurries c°ni ratively little known to the English tourist, . w rote. As the cathedral -looking past it to the more fashionable Bayou° or. Beagl steamer floats past the traveller will notme clean-looking town, backed by striking point ha pooftahat I haveato speak. a chain of hills, fl th n e e most old c t . the picture being the cu church. It is of this building The church of La Madonna del Sasso, with its dome tower , ing over the other buildings, its coloured marbles, and ite quaint old frescoes by Luini, is the one sight of the little c ity. On Sunday, the 9th inst., there was present in that church a great congregation, Composed, as is usually the case in this part of Europe, almost entirely of women. The men lounging about the piazza pointed out to one another thleenng iirnmous quantity of snow which during the last s i x d ays and nights in an almost hadunbroken f a fallen column. The landscape glittered in its white covering, and even the buildings of the city looked like a scene in some fantastic play. Suddenly there was a dead, heavy fall . " Evidently," they said, " another distant avalanche ;" and then a scream and a murmur of great horror, which spread through the quiet streets. All rushed to the spot, and found a scene which the letters I have seen describe as horrible past all conception. The dome which covered the body of the church had never been cleared of the constantly-falling snow, and the immense weight accumulated was too great for the strength of the worn-out building. The whole dome gave way and fell on the congregation, then kneeling in prayer. In that position 53 female corpses were found after the ruins had been cleared by the intrepid bravery and the untiring labour of the inhabitant One female, a bride of 20 years of age, named Bono, was alone extricated alive, and carried to her home, with "some hopes of recovery," says my informant, but she had broken one arm and both her legs. One old man alone p erished amon g the 53 women % a r cfaurlerluesinsn It sseems • to me that carelessness somewhere, when, w th h e o re f m el us l v t ic h t a im ve s in en th great after nearly a week's inc essa nt fall, the snow was still left boon to accumulate on the tottering cupola of a medieval elrurch. Fifty-three women have perished ; but imagine what would have been the destruction catastrophehadthish d happened d u ring one of the great festivals of the Church. There would not have been 50, but 500 corpses, now recently buried fa the Campo Santo of that little town. • s ER Pm