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d 1 ~ ~. irPERSONS SEEKING LANDED ESTATES, TOWN AND COUNTRY RESIDENCES, PREF. HOLD AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND PROPER PIES GENERALLY— To EE HAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls throughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices, No. 67, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. E. and IL Lumley's "FREE PROPERTY REGISTER," containing a varied selection of landed and house properties now in the market, from the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the cottage with its few acres. OWNERS OF PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em brace the opportunity that the medium of this Register 'fords, by sending the particulars of their properties to the Estate Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs. Lumley can in most cases introduce immediate customers, Where the property is of an eligible character, thereby avoid ing the disadvantages of delay and its attenuant incon treniences. THERE IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur chaser is introduced through Messrs. Lumley's Agency, aad then only the usual moderate commission. Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' SCHOOL for ORPHAN and NECESSITOUS CHILDREN, Pinner, Middlesex. P.A.TRON--TIR.H. the PRINCE OF WALES. PRESIDENT—P.. C. L. BEVAN. Esq. A General Half -Yearly Court was held at the London Tavern this day, Dec. 28, 1862, G-co. ➢ioore, Esq.. Treasurer, in the chair. when an Election of fourteen children, seven boys and seven girls, took place, The following is the result of the p:.)11: BOYS. succEssrur.. Cooper, Frank Harry 643 Alarshall, 'Wm. .. 425 Compton, Freak Chas 390 Remington, Herbert 3Bl Shenton, Fredk . 332 4 ,:ampbell, Ed. Jas. '3ls roller, Clement UNSUCCESSFUL. B ,nfell, Clement La Mark. C. A• R. 2Ol Powell, F W 179 BickleY, J. H 1 , 0 Andrew 4, J. H 122 Potter, F. J lO7 Panton, Thos. H 75 Anthony, Gerald Claridge, N. A. 59 Hartley, G. N. 11 23 Freeman, G. A 7 L,.S. Isabella, IL • • • • 699 1343 uts, C ecilia Mary 445 Bayles, Flor nce M 4Ol Worsfold, Emily 299 Bolton, Isabella Miller, Florence 321 Ryder, Emily E 295 Swann, S. R. Hurley, F. Louisa Walker, Eliza C. Smith, Harriet E 99 Bernard, Agnes 36 NRY LENDON, Secretary. Dec. 28, 1863. Offices, 76, Cheapside, E.C., N ORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. FIRE DEPARTMENT.—SPECIAL NOTICE. This Company is now prepared to ISSUE POLICIES for Mercantile Insurances in the Port of London at the reduced Beale of rates. Particulars may be had at the Offices, 28, Threadneedle street. G UARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. No. 11, Lombard-street, London, E.C. Established 1821. Subscribed Capital, Two Millions. DIRECTORS. Sir MINTO FARQUHAR, Bart., M.P., Chairman. CHARLES WILLIAM CURTIS, Esq., Deputy Chairman Henry Hulse Berens, Esq., G. J.' Shaw Lefevre, Esq.,M.P. Henry Bonham Carter, Esq. John Martin, Esq. ( . harles Devas, Esq. Rowland Mitchell, Esq. Francis Hart Dyke, Esq. James Morris, Esq. Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Bart. Henry Norman, Esq. •lames Goodson, Esq. Henry R. Reynolds, Esq. 'Thomson Hankey, Esq., M.P Abraham J. Robarts, Esq. ••ohn G. Hubbard, Esq., M.P. William Steven, Esq. Predk. H. Janson, Esq. Henry Vigne, Esq. DRS. AUD: Lewis Loyd, Esq. Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq. I Cornelius Paine, jun., Esq. Noel Whiting, Esq. Thos.Tallemach, Esq., Secretary I Saml. Brown, Esq., Actuary LIFE DEPA RTMENT.—UNDER THE PuovisroNs OF AN ACT OF PARLIAMENT, this Company now offers to new In ,urers EIGHTY PER CENT. of the Profits, at Quinquennial Divisions, or a Low Rate of Premium without participation of Profits. Since the establishment of the Company in 1821, the Amount of Profits allotted to the Assured has exceeded in cash value £660,000, which represents equivalent Reversionary Bonuses of £1,058,000. After the Division of Profits at Christmas, 1859, the Life Assurances in force, with existing Bonuses thereon, amounted to upwards of £4,730,000, the Income from the Lite Branch £207,000 per annum, and the Life Assurance Fund, i ndependent of the capital, exceeded £1,618,000. FIRE DEPARTMENT.—lnsurances are effected upon every description of property at home and abroad at mode rate rates. No exrense is incurred in effecting a new Insurance be yond the payment of the Annual Premium and Duty, when the Premium amounts to ss. Claims liberally and promptly settled. NOTICE IS lIERI4IBY GIVEN, that FIRE Policies 'which expire 'at Christmas must be renewed within fifteen days at this Office, or with Mr. SAMS, No. 1, St. James's— street, corner of Pall-Mall ; or with the Company's Agents throughout the Kingdom, otherwise they become void. Application for Prospectuses and Agencies to be made to the Secretary. T HE CONSOLIDATED DISCOUNT COMPANY (Limited). (The Directors reserve to hemselres the right of changing the name of the Company.) - - - To be incorporated under "The Companies Act. 1862," by which the Liability of each Shareholder is limited to the amount of share,. Capital £1,000,000, in 20,000 Shares of £5O. First issue, 10,000 shares. Deposit on application Li per share, and £2 on allotment. No future call to exceed £5 per share, and at inter , als of not less than three months. It is not intended to call up more than £2O per share. DIRECTORS. George Walter Constable, Esq. (Messrs. Henderson and Con- . , stable'. Cannon-street. George Denny, Esq. (Messrs. George Denny and Co.), Great Helen's. ,`..."1111am Lim?, Esq., Director of the Cape Town Railway. " r 9; M'Arthur, Esu. (of the firm of Wm. and Alexander - A rthur, Australian Merchants), 46, Moorgate-street. F,,Sar,ood a Lon Esq (Messrs. Sargoed, and Sargood), Yr), and Melbourne. '' 2B Shenherd Richardson, Esq., Director of the Buenos mad River Plate Bank. u ▪ a,.,Tnes Thompson, Esq. (Messrs. Le Gros Thompson and " 3 .), Gutter-lane. - rtnE.r,h. Fraser Sandeman, Esq• *Riehd. Manners Sanderson, Esq. Messrs. Sandeman dz Co. * Samuel Baker, Esq. * Committee of Management. BANKERS. The London and Westminster Bank. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Sole, Turners, and Hardwick. BROKERS. .. l aniefi Shepherd, Esq. Auction Mart, Bartholomew -lane. +news. andeman and . Dobree, 2, Royal Exchange-building:s. Offices—No. 4, Abchurch-lane. P OS PECTUS. In forming this Company the Directors have secured the ,n of Messrs. Sandeman and Co., of Abchurch - lane. nose well-known and long-established business it is the object of this Company to take up and develope. the Company will conduct all the operations of ordinary 'discount business. The terms on which the business of Messrs. Raudeman and 0 • has been purchased justify the Directors in anticipating a Profit of at least 10 per cent. per annum on the paid-up Capital. rhe Company will take possession of the premises now oc 7Pied by Messrs. Sandeman and Co., as from the Ist day 01 'yannary, an the business of the Company will commence from that day. promotlon money has or will be paid, and the expenses .41 11 be strictly confined to the necessary payments. ~,Prospectuses and forms of applications for shares may be vu d at the Offices of the Company, of the Brokers, and Of the Solicitors. in the event of no allotment being made the deposits will 5 , returned in full t should a less number of shares be al than are applied for, the deposit will be made avail able toward. the payment on allotment, and the balance, if 40 Y, returned to the applicant. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Directors of the Ccnsolidated Discount Company (Limited). Gentlemen,—Having paid to your Bankers the sum of , I request you to allot me . shares in the C onsolidated Discount Company (Limited), and I hereby a'tree to become a member of the Society, and to accept such Shares, or any less number that may Le allotted to I request you to place my name on the Register ,f Members ; and 14 respect of the shares allotted to me. I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant. Name in full Address Usual signature ..... Date CONSOLIDATED DISCOUNT COMPANY (Limited). NOTICE IS TIEREBY GIVEN, that no APPLICATIONS 9 r s A RES i n t hi s C ompa ,. y w ill be received after WED 13AY next, the 30th instant. Te ninn By order. "'all Offices, 4, Abchurch-lane, Dec. 24, 1863. III E z . "RS ESSRS, BOTT. JACKSON, AND CO. year. ..... x arker eOMMISSIONS on all races throughout the Westmlnatert il°e guaranteed. Remittances. London and ' 4I E. Pos t- . ffice Orders payable at Camber well-park. N.B.—Bettin g " the Waterloo Cup. Address—BorT and JAcKsort, "Man of the World" Wine Stores, George-street, Camberwell-park, London. IT THIS SHOULD MEET THE EYE o f an y one troubled with Wind in the Stomach, Indigestion, or Biliousness, take PAGE WOODCOCK'S WIND PILLS. Tr,eir world-wide celebrity proves them of sterling merit. Of all medicine vendors at Is. lid. ^nd 2s. 9d. ; or free by post for 14 or 33 stamps from Page D. Woodcock, Chemist pRIZE ME D A L.-INTERNATIIVM FRANCIS TUC : E X it III ... BITION, 1862. To the Que en CO., Wax Chandlers, &C., &C. , aud the Prince of Wales. {Established " The Jurors' Report on wax -1. ?0.) testifies to he excellence ofand Church Candles, in 1862, kanuiseure. the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' let ter addressed to Francis A distinguished Diznitary, in a Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLAT TED WICKS, says : " I have found them fully equal to the 1 ,„ lb. Which you gay,. them, and can sincerely, in my M. niendation recom mend them to the clergy for the use of the altdr:44n, recom- Pinest quality, with Platted Wicks, patented.. 2s. 2d Ordinary quality • • •• • • • • .• 2,, ed. Per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. ehi Besteottd qualityqmtl .. • . .. • • .. .. I s. s d. per lb • • • • • • 18. 3 d• Per lb: rd quail y.. .. .. .. .. .. ls. id. p er l b . Carria ge paal in London on Orders of Five rounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., 8 , South Molton-street, Grosvenor-squwe. Manufactory— Kensington (Established 173)). The largest Establislimmt in England for the Manufacture of Wax. Candles for the use of the Altar. TRETH,—Mr. ESK ELL'S INVENTION in , the construction of ARTIFICIAL TEETH has the - ; 4 „"Vog" anvantao•es :—A set of teeth, of excellent work- Th ln r , -- ,!. 1 P and mechanism, can be made and fitted with the b - „7,," Perfect accuracy and success, in a few hours, without of or extraction of stumps, and to answer all the purposes masticaton and articulation. They arc fitted without Tres or fastenings, and adapt themselves so perfectly to the of ms' that they 'are quite immoveable, except at the option j us 'ne wearer. Invalids or residents in the country can ad a,,t these teeth to many changes of the month without the street, b `, - %ot a dentist. They are not so liable to injury, are always ta".ll,will last a lifetime. Comfort guaranteed. Trea h,,peeglaining Mr. EskeTs Patent, Arc., free for 7 stamps. rcangua Bond- stree t _on of specimens and consultations iree.— &Grosvenor , W ; and at 3tl, 13ennett's-inll, n loose =Wes )roceed- I-atreet, ;aeon of chapel, t priests ice were bursday :nber of pei, and Mate Of !nteripg L contri- noments Sullivan tar, two g at the was also ;roue of drunk. )el many ling an d Abusive ltimatelY in admit' of it out• bourhood t and difi. ;anon r . e. ,t the chs• m e et the nar k e t to• aintain ed• ), fully ? sere again .285 qA , 1.325 .35s L S ,. ° .345 ev" fra il .day ,ng Pr ice prices dull, b° rate abe t , e prices 0". price Vri iith a du' 365 395 385 365 I* 395 415 '. 335 365 . 0 .... .4 ' . 34s 396 , . 5 .....0 . • 35 , 400 ....... 4 .....e ~..300 39 et ur raBIU . ITeat le. e No chang trket. 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Terms peculiarly liberal to Clerg,rymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select from, displayed in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground. Every arzicle warranted. CLEuGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and Co. are publishing an entirely New Edition of their un equalled HOUSE FITANISHING GUIDE, illustrated by4lo admirable engravings of every description of Furniture and Bedsteads, with prices attached. A copy sent gi atis and post-free on application. This costly work also contains complete estimates for furnishing en the following revised scale : A Six-roomed Parsonage An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto 9 59 16 6 A Twelve-roomed ditto Together with a Price List of purified nodding, and a mass of valuable information to all requiring househ)ld furniture, carpets, or bedding. References kindly permitied to Clere.y men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth , Wells, Oxford. Brighton, Gainsborou , h, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington. Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, St. Alban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 300 other places in all parts of Great Britain. COBBETT and CO., General House Furnishers, Deptford bridge, London, S.E, MRS. MUTER'S TRAVELS. Now ready, in 2 vols., 215., TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES OF AN OFFICER'S WIFE IN INDIA, CHINA, AND NEW ZEALAND. By Mrs. MUTE K. wife of Lieutenant- Colonel D. D. MUTER, 13th (Prince Albert's) Light infantry. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough street. UNDER THE ESPECIAL PATRONAGE OF HER MAJESTY. Now ready, Thirty-third Edition, 1 vol., with the Arms beau tifully engraved, handsome y bound, gilt edges, 31 s. 6d., L ODGE'S PEERAGE AND BARONETAGE FOR 1864. _Cerreetgd by the Nobility. "The readiest, the most useful, and exaetest of modern works on the subject."—Spectator. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready, in 2 vols., 215., MEMOIRS OF JANE CAMERON, FEMALE CONVICT. By a PRISON MATRON. " A faithful chronicle of a woman's fall and rescue. It is a book that ougut to be widely read."—Examiner. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. N 0 T I C E.—MEADOWLEIGH, the New Novel, by the Author of "The Ladies of Bever follow," is now ready, in 2 vols., post Bvo. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. • NEW SERIAL BY ANTHONY TROLLOPE. To be completed in Twenty Monthly Parts, Uniform with " Orley Farm.' On January Ist will be published, Part 1., price ls., CAN YOU FORGIVE HER? By ANTHONY TIIOLLOPE, Author of "Dr. Thorne," "Rachel Ray," &c. With Illustrations. Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. BANKRUPTCY AND COMPOSITIONS.- Mr. WETHERFIELD, Solicitor, 35, Moorgate-street, City, PRACTISES in COURT, and effects PRIVATE ARRANGEMENTS with creditors, without publi:ity. Charges, the lowest possible, payable by instalments. Coun try cases economically conducted. N. B.—DEBTS recovered on commission, free of law costs. Divorce and Probate business conducted at moderate ex pense. NOTICE. —CHARLES READE'S Great Story of " lIARD CASH " is now Ready, in 3 Volumes, post Bvo., cloth, 31s. 6d., and may be obtained at any Library or Bookseller in the Kingdom. London : Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, 11, Ludgate hill. TEMPLE BAR MAGAZINE. In the January Number (now ready) commences a New Novel, to be continued Monthly, entitled_ H E DOCTOR'S WIFE. By Author of "John Marchmont's Legacy," "Lady Audley's ziecret," &c., ,tr,c. Office of Temple Bar, 122, Fleet-street, London. NEW NOVEL BY AUTHOR OF " SACKVILLE CHASE." In the January Number (now ready) of the ST. JAMES'S MAGAZINE commences THE MAN IN CHAINS. By C. J, COLLINS. London : Kent and CO., Paternoster row. BEAUTIFUL FOR EVER. MADAME RACHEL ON "FEMALE GRACE AND BEAUTY." Just published, A B O O K OF BEAUTY. By Madame RACHEL. To be had at 47A, New Bond street. Price 2s. 6d. T H 0 X F OR D, 6, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS - EVENING, will be performed Selections from the following Operas, viz., THE SLAVE, by Sir 11. Bishop; also, from LA FORZA DEL DESIINO—Verdi ; by the fol lowing talented artistes .—Misses 'Russell, Townley, Fitz- Henry, IN almsley, Tyrrell, and Ellison ; Messrs. Green, Huish, Kimberley, Stuart, Jrc. Solos on the 'Violin by VIOTTI COLLINS, the cele brated English Violinist. Flute by Drew Dean. Pianoforte, Miss Bryant. And the marvellous instrument, the ORCHESTRAL PIANO, by Herr SCHALKENBACH, the Inventor. Comedy, by UNSWORTH (" or 2,117 - other man "L Eugene, W. Randall,W. T. Critchfield, T. Madagan, George Hutchen son, and the marvellous Gymnasts, Messrs. Berri, Leach, and Foster. THIS EVENING, will be produced, supported by the entire company, anew and original Cantata, entitled "King Christmas," written by Litchfield Moseley, Esq., and com posed by W. Meyer Lutz, expressly for the establishment. Director, Mr. F. Jonglimans. "T GHOST CLUB" at the CANTERBURY HALL.—New and Interesting Spectral Tableaux.—Mr. C. MORTON is enabled to announce that, through the medium of Professor Pepper's World of Shadows, a "GHOST CLUB" is nightly held at the CAN TERBURY HALL. The object of the Club is not the re peopling of the Haunted Houses of London; but, through the agency of Phantoms, to present vivid (if transient) pictures of the drama of real lite, both in its serious and mirthful aspects ; and, by means of spectral tableaux, to recall, and still further impress on the mind, some of the teachings or pleasantries of the best wr ters. At pre sent, the two orders of Slavery—the Slavery of the South, and the "White" Slavery of a more boastful civilisation, receive emphatic illustration ; and these life pictures will be rapidly replace Iby others. The pages of Shakspere and the elder Dramatists, of Scott, Hood, Ingoldsby, Dickens, &c., dm., Will, in turns, furnish subjects for illustration. All the other Musical and Pictorial attractions as usual, including Operatic Selections, &c. ; Comedy by Unsworth (the modern Demosthenes), Eugene, George Hodson, E. Marshall, and George llutehenson. ROYAL ALHAMBRA.--Great Treat during the Christmas HoIidays.—FRANCONPS CIRQUE IMPERIAL.—This, the only thoroughly organised Circus Company in London, comprises the first artistes, selected from the best known Continental Troupes, including Male and Female Equestrians, Gymnasts, Acrobats, and Clowns. The Stud consists of highly-trained Trick and Menage Horses, unrivalled in any establishment In Europe. Crowded audiences nightly attend this splendi t entertainment, now renewed with unwonted splendour. Enthusiastic reception of M. Jules Perez, from Madrid, the greatest Bare-backed Eider ever seen, whose wonderful performances create a pro found sensation. Second week of Professor Case, the Slack Wire Performer, of World-wide Renown. Arthur and Ber trand, the most amusing and marvellous of Clowns, together with a host of varied talent a'l unequalled in their respective spheres. Morning Performances Daily, during the ensuing Christmas Week, at Two o'Clcck ; Evening, at Half-past Seven. Admission—Reserved seats, Ss.; Stalls and Balcony, 2s. ; Pit and Promenade, ls. ; Gallery, ed. Private boxes, to hold SIX persons, 21s. ROYAL ALHAMBRA. - JULES PEREZ EVERY EVENING at the ALHAMBRA. ROYAL ALHAMBRA.-MORNING PER BR A FORMANCES EVERY DAY at Two, at the ALIIAM '''' during the CHRISTMAS WEEK. NOTI ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Hay market. will be continued nightly at the above elegant rooms. JIILLIEN'S PROMENADE CONCERTS Admission ls. Conductor—M. JULLIEN. Snell Solo Perfo sioni rmeanrs—Messrs Mosca, Tyler, King, APKenney, Progratiki, Baker, &C. Manager, M. GRENET. 29, GEORGE-S TREET, HANOVER-SQUARE. THELONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM. Open daily from 10 till 10. Lectures at 4 and 7 o'clock. Where may be seen the Asters ; Bushman and Wife ; Julia Pastrana and Infant ; Eng and Shane - , the Siamese Twins; arid upwards of 3,000 Models, Natural Pre parations, &c. Egyptian Mummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years old. Admission, One Shilling (tor Gentlemen only). ~1 EAUTIFUL WOMEN.—Alabaster Powder, iv and the Magnetic Rock Dew Water from Sahara. Cir cassian Bloom, Arabian Soaps, and Alabaster Liquid. These costly and inimitable toilet preparations render the hair, teeth, and complexion beautiful beyond comparison. —Can be had only at Madame RACII MI.'S, 47A, New Bond-street, where she can be consulted daily. All communications are strictly confidential. S'D'y'iextreme cases, attending the use in CURE NO PAY.. T T K II m e rt P s z A -The ee c. teifno principle ncs, andy. admitsa e t i o o f n , its io Baleth e cure a A new Belt can of charge, for rheumatism, 13 bad on trial for a month, nervousFLEX bei ng debility, paralysis, made I nervous -B an i e i de l3 p and n ij d ' e r muscular t novel uponvr r u ralgia, sciat i ca, tually restcred. sprains, indleation inactive liver, fie. eneray is w iee ... ous electric current 'evolved, exhausted vital the asthma,mild c s o p n a t s i n m u s . , lumbago, tic doloureuePxi,lebrso-nchial cou accordin4 to size and p ‘ owe ' r. Testimonials sent frees —De pot, 11, CrJokeu-lae, Kint; William -street, city- Prices, tis. to Lis. each ; -or ''ice —Depot, y AMBERT'S AST _LA EFFECTUAL ItEMEDY xi • o fininn•the bowels or affecting the head, truly ef e L tnoutC n , ASTHMATIC BALSAM. —AN 'flitted to be the best medieinl' vino' e ler immediately rt le ,_, conc.lls, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and incipient sumption. It frequently cures p erson . iou!; and pleasant, is ad whom the faculty provokeslre in q allaYa the tickling which ucteirnatbeleo,ugandimimir.ably pronounce In aPProaehing consumption its effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of s l ee p, or even lying down for fear of suffocation, maY depend on relief in a few minutes alter taking it. Preparea oniy and solo by W. LAMBERT, Chemist. 8, King-William-street, Charing cross, London, and by all druggists, in bottles, 134 d., and three quantities in one, 24. 9d. each. Be particular, and ask for Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam, The llanlC mad address are engraved on the at imp. • N,, 'tir , ~'~.~~~ .. . „...; '.„-„,..,•. • .. . • , : .... , --... N.. ............_ . . , • • ' \ 4 , 1, ~ 1 # ~..i. ~.. • . ~,,,,,e--. ' ....X .... 'St , . ~ , • . ~ r , ~ , .• It , .d. Ot.t.i` g A . ‘4 - ..;-. '•• : . .; , * - "•1 . . • , ~.... 1 3 . '?,7.V4V . 21R , •.„ - , ' r thi lle# : 0,1 1. 1 , -"- ''''''? •';',- t .. ''•,' . I , . __„ ‘itigi,/s lll ‘ 7 ' .'t._, .- _ ,; . .?" ,- - per' I c'i lie. •• '- ...;___„,- ~,,, h r;,;,._., _ 4 0,,, ,. , '-- ~ N v, , ,, ,& „ . ~, •••• ~," ~., - •,• . 5. , -4. i . , , A MA VASq .: :', -. •'.i . : i . , ; , ‘ 1 ,04,0 •, '‘,. 4 , `:),: , ' 1 j ....:, ,": v,,,,,, .1-,i •.,,,,, ~.. 5 :: : ?. - • ,‘,... , .; ' -- r- , ..11 ,, '••- , . , 1 , 7. , ...„%,.. . ,-\ ..• • , H. L. IL-41 3. .‘•• --; -•*1 it.. 's.' ' ' ''. 7 4 ~ ~0' 011,11111 k. . .' ' ; ai i i. . l. p..r.' -.. ...- ' ' ' /( N 411 C \ ::-..' . 1 3,3,a1ik k 1Ai tiV., ~.pni 14, , ~, -• I) • I ' 4 :P' 4. " AO - A,' '' s . '' , l - lik P- ' -'- . S.!, .! .f l ti PP -'‘• ' 7: ,G,li, %I , Ag e ; , , 4 ' Xtv ~,,,w4illiragrall. '1,...,.... ';', ; ,‘t.:i , .. z.;,./ , N. ‘; r 'cil' C!',i,, THE SUN, LONDON, TUEDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 29, 1863 w ][THERE CAN WE MEET AF TER T H E PANTOMIMES ? My dear Fellow, Gentlemen sup at EVANS', Cogent-garden. LL WHISKY v. COGNAC, BRANDY. This celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It i+ Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in the principal towns in England; or wholesale at 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded "Kinahan's LL Whisky." NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the WELLINGTON is CLOSED for repairs, &c., and will be TIE-OPENED on THURSDAY, the 31st December next, at 5 o'clock p.m. _ _ By order, JOHN CATES, Manager. The Wellington, St. James's-street. Entrance, 60, Piccadilly, W. December 25, 1863. Engti4h and other neutral vessels will not go there to run the risk of annoyances similar to what we had to contend with. We, at the time of our c , pture, had been at anchor exactly twelve weeks, and had been boarded• several times by American vessels of war. On the 3d of October the same vessel that sent us hero, the Virginia, boarded us and saw all my papers, and also the cargo fore and aft, the hold about half discharged then; he loft me on that date apparently satisfied, and then a month after (sth Novem ber) he seizes us for having brought contraband of war, which, when he could have satisfied himself of the contents, it was not worth his while, as he expressed himself, and appeared to be quite satisfied that we had on board nothing but harmless and legal merchandise. The mail closes this day and leaves weekly for New York. I shall write you every mail, and trusting that all end well, I am, with best respects, yours very truly, (Signed) JOHN READ, Master barque Science, of Waterford. Mr. John Angel. Naval and Military Intelligence. system of ventilation is in operation, all such causes of disease must be prevented or removed. 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Postage, is Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, ls. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT ELAST IC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS, for Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling 01 the Legs, Sprains, dm They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on ean ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10s., to 16s. each. Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE. Manufacturer, WI, Piccadilly. The Seizure of the Barque Science by the Federals. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir,—We beg to enclose for your information copy of a letter received by the owner of the barque Science, from the captain, relative to the seizure of that vessel by the Federals, at Matamoras.—We are, Sir, yours respectfully, JAMES T. BENNET and WAKE. 77, Cornhill, Dec. 28. New Orleans, Nov. 28, 1863. Dear Sir,—l expect the news of our seizure by the Americans has arrived home before this; but this is the first opportunity I have to write you since our arrival here, and in fact since I wrote you from Matamoros per the Labuan. I will now endeavour to give you some idea of our pre sent situation. We did not complete the discharge of out ward cargo until the 23d of October, and on the sth Novem ber we had on board all bales of cotton and about 30 cwt. of copper, and had been three days on demurrage. We wanted about 200 bales more of cotton, and should in all probability have sailed for Liverpool in about a fortnight or so. The weather was sometimes such that lighters did not pass the bar for ten days at a time, and as the season advanced it would have been worse. On the sth Nov., at 10 a.m., the captain of the United States gunboat Virginia came on board and demanded to see my papers, log-books, cargo-books, and in fece every docu ment that was on board the ship. After examining them he told me ho should detain the Science for having brought con traband of war ; he retained my papers, but gave me a re ceipt for them. I then told him we had brought no contra band of war; that the whole of our cargo was landed in a Mexican port, and that I protested against his detaining the ship, and should hold him, together with his government, responsible for all losses that might arise through his de tention of my ship. Ho then returned to his ship, leaving an officer in charge, and about noon, same day, he sent on board four armed men, and removed six of the crew of the Science to the Virginia, leaving me, the mate, cook, and one o. a. The next day, the bar being passable, I asked him to allow me to go on shore, which he granted, and I went. On getting on shore I found that the communication to Matamoras was interrupted, the governor that morning had been shot, and the city had changed their rulers, so that I could not see the consul. However, I saw my consignee, who gave me a letter for Captain Brown, of the Virginia, in which he stated that he was the consignee of the Science, and the sole owner of her outward cargo; that he had brought no contraband, and what sho had brought, as could be proved by the Mexican authorities, was still in store at Matamoras, and that the United States consul at Matamo ras, or any person appointed by him were quite at liberty to inspect the cargo of the Science at any time they wished, and satisfy themselves that it was nothing but what was represented. He also stated that the cotton on board the Science was the property of Mexican merchants, and had passed through the MexicanCuatom-house, paying the usual export dues; that the United States consul at Matamoras had granted certificates bearing the consular seal to that effect, and in fact that Captain Brown, of the Virginia, had no right to detain the Science, and that he should hold him, together with his Government, responsible for all losses that might arise through the detention of the ship. He, after reading this letter, and hearing all I had to say, replied that he was determined on sending the Science to New Orleans, together with the brigs Volant and Dashing Wave, and schooner Matamoras, all British, captured and detained on the same day. Nothing further occurred until the 11th, when he sent the remainder of his prize crew on board, and on the 12th we sailed for this place, where we arrived on the 25th, having been detained several days in the river for steam. Immediately on our arrival here I was allowed to go and see the consul, and brought before the prize commissioner, who put to me on oath 43 questions. I thoaght it best to answer them, and did so to the extent of my knowledge, when I was told I could go where I liked, and that I, together with the remainder of the crew, which were still on board, must quit the ship—. where we went was no business of theirs, we might starve if we liked. I, together with the crow, then went to the consul, who sent the crew to a place (boarding house), and I, with the captain of the Volant, of Jersey, are staying in the house of a widow woman, with whose family wo take our meals. Yesterday I saw the consul, who recommended me to go and engage Mr. Briggs, an English lawyer here, a very able man (so he says), to take up our case, and defend it in the Prize Court. I did so, tnd noted my protest, which will be forwarded to Lord Lyons at Washington. I do not think there is a chance of their being able to condemn the ship, and the greatest difficulty will be to be able to make them pay damages ; it will, I expect, become another affair for the Government to take up. The expenses here will be heavy, without possibility of avoiding them, and I hope I shall be considered by the owners of the Science to have done right in anything I may have to do. To await instructions from you from England would not answer, as the case may be finished before they could arrive here. To obtain money I shall require a letter of credit, I ex pect. it you think it well to send me one you will no doub t do so. _ _ _ I need not say how sorry lam this affair should have taken place; but the absence of an English man of war enables the Yankees to annoy the English or other neutral vessels as much as they please, as the trade to Matamoras is an eyesore to thew, and they want to, make it so that THE NAVY. The orders given by the Admiralty for the Bellerophon target, recently tested at Shoeburyness, to be repaired under the superintendence of Mr. Buskcombe, one of the foremen at Chatham dockyard, under whose direction it was constructed, have been countermanded, and it will consequently be allowed to remain in its present condition until subsequent instructions have been received. Arrangements have been entered into by the Lords of the Admiralty with the proprietors of the Medway Company's steamers for two of their vessels—the City of Rochester and the Alma—to be employed, in conjunction with the steam tender Adder, in conveying the mechanics and work people employed on the iron frigate Achilles to and from the dockyard at Chatham to Gillingham, where the Achilles is bein g completed for sea. By this arrangement 1,340 of the workmen can be conveyed to and from the dockyard at the same time—namely, 560 in the Adder, 400 in the City of Rochester, and 380 in the Alma. During the time the Achilles is stationed at Gillingham, Assistant-Surgeon J. A. Yule, M.D., of the Cumberland, 24, is to be in constant attendance for the purpose of giving Immediate attention to any of the workmen who may meet with an accident. The screw gunboat Charirer, 2, 60 horse power, attached to the first division of the Chatham steam reserve, having completed her experimental trials with the Curtis steering screw with which she has been fitted, a report has been made by the dockyard officials, under whose superintend ence the trials took place, an the result of the experiments. The iron paddlewheel steam tender Locust, employed on harbour service between Chatham and Sheerness, is ordered to have one side of her bottoms coated with Peacock's com position, by way of experiment. An investigation has taken place at Chatham dockyard by order of the Lords of the Admiralty into the circum stances attending the accident which occurred to the iron frigate Achilles, on the occasion of her being floated out of dock on Wednesday night, an account of which was given in The Sun. The decision of the Lords of the Admiralty upon the facts laid before them is not yet known, but it is understood in the dockyard that the official who was re sponrible for the proper management of the ship will be re moved from his appointment, and granted a superannua tion allowance Mr. Oliver W. Lang, who for upwards of fivo years past has held the responsible position of master shipbuilder at Chatham dockyard, has tendered his resignation to the Lords of the Admiralty, and yesterday ceased to perform the duties in connection with his office. Some three or four months since Mr. Lang placed his resignation in the hands of the Admiralty, and requested to be relieved of his appoint ment, but at the express desire of their Lordships he con tinued to discharge the duties connected with the office of master shipwright at Chatham until the completion and un docking of the iron frigate Achilles. During the time Mr. Lang has been at the head of the shipbuilding department at Chatham several of our largest and best vessels of war have been constructed, equipped, and despatched to sea under his superintendence, including the Royal Oak and the Achilles. The Irresistible, 80, screw steam line-of• battle ship, 2,642 tons, 400 horse power, belonging to the third divisien of the Sheerness steam reserve, was taken into dock at Sheer ness yesterday, to be brought forward and fitted for com mission as a Coastguard vessel. The Cumberland, 24, guardship of the steam reserve squadron at Sheerness and in the river Medway, Capt. IV. K. Hall, C. 8., commanding, is ordered to be paid off at Sheern , ss on Thursday next, after having been in commis sion since October, 1859. She will be recommissioned on the following day, resume her duties at Sheerness with the same officers and crew, and be provided with an entire set of new books. Admiralty instructions have been received by the autho rities at Sheerness that the Rhadmanthus paddlewheel storeship, 813 tons, 220 horse power, is to be removed from Woolwich to that port, there to be taken to pieces and com pletely broken up. The Medusa, paddlewheel vessel, 889 tons, 312 horse power, Master Commanding John H. Allard, sailed from Sheerness yesterday, in accordance with Admiralty orders, for the mouth of the Texel, to relieve the Lively gunboat, said to be on shore at that place. Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir G. R. Lambert, Commander-in-Chief at the Nore, received his promotion to he rank of Admiral on Monday, when he hoisted his flag, blue at the main, on board her Majesty's ship Formidable, stationed at Sheerness. Admiral Lambert obtained the rank of Captain on the Bth Aug., 1825; of Rear-Admiral on the 21st Jan., 1854; and of Vice-Admiral on the 18th Dec., 1858. It is reported that he will leave Sheerness at the end of February next, and that he will be succeeded by Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Talbot, The Alberta, new paddlewheel steam yacht, built for the use of her Majesty, went out of Portsmouth harbour yes terday morning for a trial of her speed at the measured mile in Stokes Bay, under the superintendence of Capt. H. Broadhead, of her Majesty's eb.tp Asia, and commanding the Steam Reserve at Portsmouth, and other officials of the Steam Reserve and dockyard. On arriving at the measured mile the yacht was turned to an even keel at seven feet draught of water, and made two circles—first, with helm at starboard, in 2 min 44 sec ; the other, with helm at port, in 2 min 54 sec. She proceeded to run the measured mile and made two runs, realizing an average speed of 15 . 24 knots when her port paddlewheel became defective, and she was obliged to return into harbour. The damage appears to be considerable, and it will take some time before it can be made good. The engines of the Alberta, 160-horse power nominal, are from Messrs. Penn and Sons, who were repre sented at the trial by Mr. Matthews. There was also on board the yacht during the trial Captain the Prince of Leiningen, of the Royal yacht Victdria and Albert. . .. The Octavia, screw steam frigate, was placed in No. 5 dock yesterday afternoon, to be brought forward for com mission. Her Majesty's steam sloop Mutine (Capt. Graham, pro moted yesterday to post rank) was taken into basin at stripping. Th e w h o l e o f th e s hip's yesterday returned to their company d W u o t i o e l s w . i c Woolwich on npo t.leaveGraham ofb commence a shaesnbeeee promoted in testimony of much valuable service over a period o f 22 years . The steam store ship Supply, M aster -C omman d er Bowden,, yesterday went to Deptford, f rom W oo l w i c h, t o load with victualling stores for the Mediterranean. An important part of Dr. Edmonds's ventilating appa ratus has been fitted to the Royal Sovereign cupola-ship at ts t P o o 3 r ro m n o a u t tuh, naintural e h w a h n i n c h, e 15 by a actually simple e xi sti narrangement,gin every from 300 large ship have been made available for the ventilation of the ship's bilges and the timber spaces. This is done by connecting these latter into a long air shaft on each side of the ship, through which a draught is created I, -Y communicating it by a cross shaft into the funne l. The efficacy of this plan has been already tested in the Royal Sovereig n , a very slight increase of temperature in the funnel sufficing to draw a current of air through the air shafts, and necessarily through the whole framework of the ship from the bilges, which, passing into the funnel, is carried high into the open air. Shipowners view this mode of ventilation with great favour, as it promises to prevent dry rot by the free c ircu lation of air which it creates over the interior timber surfaces, a desideratum which has hitherto baffled the skill of scientific men to accomplish. Even those who advocate the substitution of iron for timber in their construction of ships must admit that while we have timber ships it is not wise to neglect taking the best moans to preserve them-- but another part of the invention included in the patent is peculiarly adapted even to iron steam-ships, and consists of air channels which are made to form part of the deck itself and act immediately below it. These are either united with the previously described air shafts or ventilated separately— iotonnhafg:esraifunnel draught is not available. both alike by exhaustion of foul air—but in wooden ships these maybe dispensed with, although highly useful. Those who have been a voyage to India or the colonies have tan pleasant recollections of the foulness of the air and close ness between the decks and in th t e h c is ab n in u s i , st f l r n o e m e bilge effluvia being vented into them through the open timber spaces. by means of this inven tion,licahlo to all ships, as o tn f acir v ea : P a P tilation can be used in Connection means oe b wia. edisftiyohanr ordinary preventing yr e wae x dmvh c oe u e(pn i ht e i Those destructive fevers which frequently occur and cause such ravages in our shi p s of war s • tzving in the tropics, if they are no t caused, are often, doubtless, a ggravated by malarious influences arising within the ship, fomented into fatal activity by a high temperature, and the more insidious but equally inveterate forms of disease, such as occurred in the St. Jean d'Acre and Cressy, described in Dr. Bryson's statistical report on the health of the navy just published, were, in the opinion of the medical officers of these ships, to be Attributed to eirailar agelacieff, When Dr, Edmondeo FISH CULTURE IN FRANCE. The art of fish breeding has been extensively practised in France during the last 20 years, and has recently been brought to a focus in the esta blishment constructed for the reception and distri bution of fish ova at Huningue, near Basle, on the Rhine. The artificial system of spawning fish (i.e, by hand manipulation) owes its success to th 3 fact of the fecundation of fish eggs being an external act—in other words, the roe of the female is not fecundated by the milt of the male fish till after it has been deposited in its watery bed. An observ ant fisherman of the department of La Breese, in the Vosges, was the first in France to discern that the natural principle of fish fecundation could be easily imitated, and so be turned to profitable ac count in the pursuit of his business. Joseph Remy, the re•discoverer of pisciculture, was an unlettered peasant, and therefore unties quainted with the fact that fish-breeding had been practised in China from the remotest times with such success as to make fish one of the cheapest luxuries of that great country, or that the art was known in its utmost perfection in the classic days of Italy. Nor was he aware that one Gottlieb had practised in Germany a century before him, and most likely he was even ignorant of the salmon breeding experiments of Mr. Shaw at Drumlanrig Castle in the years 1837-9. Remy, so far as the breeding of fish for commercial purposes is con cerned, is undoubtedly entitled to all the praise of an original discoverer, and his own narrative of how he came to try the artificial system is explanatory of what is still a grievance and a misfortune—viz,, the growing scarcity of our fresh water fishes : Remy, knowing how enormously prolific all kinds of fish naturally are, most of them yielding their eggs by tens of thousands, could not understand how they were yearly becoming less plentiful, but setting his eyes to observe and his wits to work out the question, he found-Ist, that immense proportion of the ova was never properly fecun dated; 2, that even if all the eggs obtained the benefit of the milt, a vast proportion never Came to life from being deposited in places where they were ultimately bereft of water, that others were eaten by waterfowl, or devoured by other fishes, and a proportion swept away to the sea, and so lost for ever. Then, again, Remy found out that however large a proportion of the eggs might ripen, and so become fish, a high percentage of these never became of any food value, as they were killed in their infancy by juvenile anglers, or preyed upon by larger fishes. There fore Remy soon saw that the best way to increase the sup ply was by obtaining the eggs and protecting the young fish till they were able to take care of themselves. Having arrived at these conclusions, Remy set to work to colect in the various rivers of his native district the spawn of such fish as could most readily be obtained ; these were hatched into life and protected and fed while young. But, not contented with this laborious plan, Reilly was wont to watch for and obtain the gravid fish, and so acquire the ova, in what we may term wholesale quantities by the system of artificial spawning. Having assumed M. Gehin as a partner in his art, his experiments were largely ex tended, and were early crowned with a success far beyond what he ever anticipated, as was speedily demonstrated in the constantly increasing fish supply of his native streams. Messrs. Gehin and Remy were at once rewarded with a sum of money, and a handsome bronze medal was unanimously voted to them by the Societe' dEmulation des V osges. Be_ sides these rewards, the fishermen we re handsomel y noticed in 1849, in a paper communicated by D r . Haxo, of Epinal, to the Academy of Sciences at Paris , w hich at once fixed public attention on the art of pisciculture,and attracted to it the patronage of the French Government, whose first act, it is proper to say, was to reward and employ the two fisher men whose names we have mentioned. After the matter was taken in hand by the Government the spread of pisciculture was rapid. It would take up far too much space to detail minutely what has been emote plished in the art of fish breeding in the fresh water streams of France; suffice it to say that at present no stream need be without a plentiful supply of fish, as any quantity of eggs can be obtained from the establishment at Huningue for the mere asking, and from that source many of the rivers are now leaping with fish. Indeed, we know from information supplied at Huningue that the annual distribu tion of fish eggs is numbered by millions, the quantity of ova supplied last year to various applicants was over 17,000,000, some of which came to England and were de posited in the river Thames. Much of the success of this artificial culture of fish i n France must be attributed to the great personal interest taken in the advancement of the art by Professor Coate, of the Institute. It is not too much to say that he has re created the French fisheries, both in the fresh waters and in, the sea. He has made several voyages and ce - plorations to distant places in order to study the best modes of improving the fisheries, and to his enthusiasm is due a great portion of the success which has attended the spread of pisciculture. His " Voyage of Exploration" is a most interesting work ; it has been printed under the auspices of the French Go vernment, and contains a very detailed account of the eel fishery of Comacchio, the mussel beds in the Bay of Aiguil lon, and the green oyster grounds of Marennes e A year or two ago might be seen in the College of France an appa ratus, contained in a marvellously small space---a space about 16ft, square, which was capable of hatching 150,000 salmon eggs. The ponds at Stormontfield for the breeding of salmon are constructed to hold about double that quan tity of ova, but even that number cannot be hatched annu ally, because there was only one reception pond; and, as is well known, a portion of the salmon in every hatching re, quire to be two years in the pond before being sent to sea , An immense deal, however, can be done in fish hatching in a small space. Ample evidence of this may be had at the Etablissement de Pisciculture, near Basle. The boxes eon taining the eggs area there arranged in pyramids groups, the water flowing from the one on the top to those beneath it; and, of course, flooding all the eggs which are nicely disposed on little glass gratings or frames. This establishment does not breed any fish, except for the purposes of study and acclimatizing—it is more a depot for the collection and distribution of eggs. Fish eggs when first deposited by the fish will not bear to be much handled or carried to a great distance ; carefully packed in wet moss they may be sent a day's journey, hence the necessity for having the piscicultural establishment at the boundary of the two countries—i. e., France and Switzerland, the greater proportion of the eggs being obtained from the latter coun ery. They are collected by agents in the lakes and streams of Switzerland, and paid for at so much per thousand by the authorities. The various buildings at Huningue were specially erected by M. Coumes, the chief engineer of the Rhine, for the purposes of pisciculture, and they are admirably adapted for their work, The series of egg boxes are well supplied with a constant stream of water, of which there is a large supply, both from a spring in the grounds and from the Rhine itself. A series of little streams at the back of the buildings contain Rhine salmon and river and lake trout, in various stages of growth—that is, from the age of a few weeks to four years; and it is interesting to watch their habits as they are fed by their keeper. The total cost of erecting the suite of buildings at Huningue was little over £ll,OOO, and the annual charge is about £2,000. A few figures will show what has been achieTed at Huningue in the distribution of ova during the last were years. The winter operations of the season 186 h 17, 1861, begun on October 20, 1860, and finished on e thus occupying a period of 159 days. Tholclar-ous species of fish distributed from Huningue were the common ar great lake and salmon trouts, the Rhine salmofou thetshee sopmebeireeschthee. valier, and the fora. Of the first fi li v a e s been estimated at per cent. perished total quantity of ova provided nearly 6,000,000, of which aboutof3lt he remainder about during the period of incubation.. 3,500,000 were forwarded to different parts of the eon. tinent, and a little more than 500,000 were retai ned for experiment at the establishment. The fin , ittlit ,, o f ova despatch ed from Haningua in the Season : f 1860-61 was sent in reply to 278 demands from establish. meats scattered over 70 departments of Prance, and there wore 29 demands from establishments in other parts of Europe, principally in Belgium, Switzerland, Bavaria, and Wirternburg. The hatching of the fera is carried on sepa rately from that of other species. Ihe Operations connected with the distribution of the fera occupied a period of 46 days, commencing on the 14th November. The quantity of ova of the fera forwarded far exceeds that of the other five species taken together, and for the season of 1860-61 is esti mated at close upon 9,000 ,000 of eggs, of which 5,573,000, or 6? per cont., was distributed as above, while upwards of L I 3,000,000, or 38 per tent" were retained for the experiments PRICE.— —..4d. STAMPED ....sd. connected with the establishment. The loss of eggs while the operations connected with distribution of the fera was being conducted was only 22,000—a mere trifle in such a large quantity. The total number of eggs provided for the season 1860-61 was 14,726,160, of which 131 per cent, were lost, 591 per cent. distributed, and 27 per cent. retained at head-quarters. When we consider the enormous repro ductive power of all kinds of fish we have no cause to think this distribution of ova large. A female salmon yields her eggs by the thousand for every pound of her weight. The carp, the trout, the perch, and all other kinds are equally prolific, and give their eggs in tens of thousands. Twenty-fourth Annual Report of Births, Deaths, and Marriages in England. The annual budget of the Chancellor of the Ex-. chequer is of very inferior interest to the annual report of the Registrar-General, though the former is looked forward to with much livelier expectation than the latter, for the popular mind attaches itself more earnestly to pounds, shillings, and pence than to the health and strength of those by whom the revenue is contributed. We never hear any gene ral complaint of too much money, but there are constant regrets at an imputed excess of popula tion. A deficiency of coin is regarded as a national calamity, but a decline in the numbers of the' people is considered a blessing by a certain school of political philosophers. There are financiers who think that machinery, which neither eats nor drinks, and never rebels, is a more f avourable in strument to civilised society than labour, w hi c h re quires food and clothing , and is apt-tc mgrow.se di., tious. These condemn early marriages, and preach up the doctrine of moral restraint; and some of the more heartless among them have not hesitated to include epidemics and other causes of early mortality among the list of desirable agencies rather to be allowed free scope than to be prevented. However, this class is happily becoming extinct, and public opinion has most strongly decided in favour of sani tary reform. Men have learned the obvious truth, for a long time concealed, that if every mouth is a consumer every hand is a producer, and that of all taxes the fever tax is the more severe. Free trade, though still a doctrine to be realised—for it only yet exists in a narrowly exceptional form—has taught that the whole human race, however scattered on the surface of the globe, form one co-operative society, and this truth will be universally recog nised when each nation can get rid of its local prejudices and jealousies. Then it will be acknow ledged that the health of the people is as worthy of the solicitude of Government as tho cultivation of the soil and the improvement of machinery. The Anglo-Saxon family have proved themselves vigorously prolific in offspring, for while we have populated distant regions, and thus founded future empires, we have been adding a million souls to the mother country in each quinquennial period. We read in the report that "in 1836.40 the popu lation was rising through its 16th million; in 1811.45, through its 17th; in 1846-50, through its 18th; in 1851-55, through its 19th; and in 185660, through its 20th million. In the middle of 1861 it is estimated to have reached 20,110,496. The English registration now comprehends within its scope a population greater by the present popu lations of London and the three Ridings of York ahire combined than it was when the 'national system was established in 1837." After such a statement we cease to wonder at the enormous extension of the builded area of the metropolis and the enlargement of the principal provincial towns. It is very certain that we have not become poorer by the process, nor has our self-sustaining power shown any sign of diminution. Where it will end is one of those speculative theories into which we are not called upon to enter, and it would be a mere waste of time to indulge in barren conjectures. We can trace back the querulous tone of over-population, over-production, and over-trad ing, and the lachrymose whine over colossal cities, to the reign of Elizabeth, and we may safely leave the future to provide for itself. The present report refers to the year 1861, and is confined to England, in which there were 163,706 marriages. Of these 130,699 were solem nised according to the rites of the Church of Eng land; and for one married after licence five were married after banns. There were only 16 cases of special licence. A fact well worthy of notice is that> althoup the eleventh division (Monmouthshire and Wales) does not contain half the population of London, there are 710 religious buildings regis tered for marriages in that division, while in Lon don there are but 309. Cheshire and Lancashire have little more than the population of London, but the registered buildings in these counties are twice as numerous as those of the metropolis." It may be interesting to our fair readers to know that there were more than twice as many marriages between widowers and spinsters as between bache lors and widows ; the respective numbers were 15,067 and 7,034. There were, however, more widows married by widowers than by bachelors. In the marriages of minors the softer sex predo minated in the ratio of three to one. The exact numbers were 31,927 to 10,415. These early espousals largely predominated in the country, for in London the proportion was small. This has been referred to the mode of living in the metro polis; but others attribute it to the dearness of house accommodation, which is adverse to matrimony. The marriage register becomes a test of elemen tary education, from which it appears that 26,333 men and women were unable to attest their signa tures in writing. However, there has been an im provement in the last 20 years, since the mark sig natures have fallen from 41 per cent. in marriages, at whica they stood in 1841, to 30 per cent.in 186 1 ; of 100 men and 100 women, 75 of the former and 65 of the latter wrote their names in the registers. In this educational test London is superior to all other parts of England in regard to both sexes. Of those who marry in London, 89 men in 100 and 82 women can sign their names. In several English counties the proportion of men similarly qualified sinks to 70 per cent. In the Welsh division, w hi c h includes Mon mouthshire, it falls to 60 and 65 per cent. As a marriag® • general rule, the north is better educated than the south, and it may be mentioned as a fact, p er h aps unexpected by many readers, that the Women i n Lancashire are not better educated than the R' omen - omen Suffolk, and in North Wales. If we take the ture as the test, the women in Sussex, Berkshire.signa the. educated Hfewertoftohredrsheicrucc• tEiesssenlcft specified, arebetterNorfolk, and a than the men. When we considerindefatigable industry now manifested in the S L unday schools we m ay confide ntl y ex p ect that i„ years, and even in lees time, there " the next twenty In 18 61 the births jatures. mar riages w ithout written si -- 696,406 children were registered. The birth rate was 3.461 per cent. of t h e population, or - one birth to 29 pers ons living. The males were t o th e 104.6 to 100. This must be taken as an average, for there w is a curiousfemales in the proportion of Thus in p 1 A ! x , utaanushire the rate of boys was 110 to factere local divergences from the rule. 100 gi r l s . • , in Somersetshire it fell 99.9 to 100. It ill the firfi that more children arc always born t six than iu the last six months of the Year. Of those born out of wedlock the average is ' 3 3 per cent. In London the proportion of the ille gitimate is lowest, being only 4.4 per cent.; inCum berland it was highest, or 11.2 per cent. The pro portion of boys born oat of wedlock compared to those born in wedlock is higher in relation to girls. speak i ng generally, and without reference to the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate, the birth rate is below the averego in districts adjoining t h e metropolis. It is lowest in North Wales, or 2.953 ; and highest in Warwickshire, 3.69 ; in Lancashire, 3.77 ; but reaches its maximum in Staf fordshire and Durham, where it is 4.02 and 4.03. The death rate was 435,114. 01 the male popu lation the rate was 2.268, of the female 2.063. In 1861 Englund was generally healthy, and mortality bulow the uvur: , :ge in each quarter. Annexed to the report are some valuable cbserva • ~~~~ ~~ U . EWSPAPER • , r kWll6i'Zr kik? ,fit,A-7,3 von s irthe tione, addressed to the Registrar -Gee Acland, the Regius Professor of Medic University of Oxford, in reference to the _ that city, and in the region extending ove: Thames Basin. It appears that there were two cases of typhoid fever in Worcester College which were registered. The site of the college is low and not well-drained, but these defects apply to the whole city. There is no systematic drainage, and the whole subsoil is infiltrated with filth from cesspools and other reservoirs of putrescent matter. The evil is too great and ramified to be cured by local improve.. meat, and Dr. Acland assigns this as a reason why the inhabitants are apparently so indifferent, they deeming it useless to engage in minor plans which would fail through inadequacy. He, therefore, advisect, "that the drainage of the whole Thames valley above Teddington lock ought to be in the bands of a Government commission." 'Phis is even a gaander 'scheme than the metrooolian elrainape now being effected, though it really forms a part of it, for unless the upper Thame s be conserved in purity the lower Thames must be foul with constant descending filth. Under proper regulations each town on its banks would divert its sewage from the progress on river. It is true that some drainage Weeks have been during many years in the upper Thames and its tributaries, but they have not been prosecuted on any concerted plan. There can b e eo doubt that the g igantic works superintended by M r. Bazalgette will conduce most powerfully to the health of L on d on, but Lis labours cannot be come plete if, from the higher grounds, the Thames be t Ween the bridges is liable to daily invasion by cerrupt waters, which poison the supplies of the water companies. Dr. Acland insists that the ele ments of disease are conveyed in water, though the distance may not be accurately k nown . H e also thinks that " the soil, m o difi es i n a h i g h d egree the effects of the surface waters:" There are other evils from impure weter which cannot be expressed in • tket death Tate, I ?ecause they 46.21,3 t actually egin guish life; these aie - a - teeble powe r , tardy conval escence, distress, and discomfort incalculable." Of course all these are fatal to labour as a productive power, be it physical or intellectual, and therefore fatal to national wealth. On the Bth April, 1861, when the census was taken, the population of London was 2,803,989. If we take the difference between the two last censuses as the guide to calculation, it Wou ld appear that the daily increase to the population of London is 121 souls; but its natural increase, that is the excess of births over deaths, was about 72 only; thus it received daily an immigrant population of 50 who settled permanently. Here is a fertile text for those speculative and ingenious statisti cians who anticipate the future, and extend or limit the builded area of citi • • es according to their fancy, their hopes, and their fears. Of course much depends on the sanitary state of localities; fever, the offspring of overcrowding and imperfect ventilation, rapidly thins numbers, and cholera and influenza smite their thousand s and tens of thousands. But, as in the past 20 years so in time to come, that increased regard for human life which attends civilisation is not likely to tail, and there fore it may be presumed that population will con tinue to increase. But much yet remains to be done in the direction of preventive measures. The streets must be widened and better cleansed, the rivers purified, and the dwellings of the poorer classes in,.. proved in accommodation ; though the greatest of all reforms must be sffected by individuals them selves, in strictly adhering to habits of temperance, the great conservator of life and health. An appendix to the report of Dr. Farr is most valuable in a medical point of view. It refers to the public health in 1861. He shoWs that since 1832 there ha's been an unusual prevalence of diarr hoea, passing into cholera or dysentery, and in 1861, these diseases killed more than 20,000 persons, while fever immolated more than 15,440 victims. Dr. Farr confirms the views of Dr. Acland as to water, soiled by impure admixtures, being one of t.h© vehicles of disease. He says :—" The ova of worms and the seeds of various diseases are thus diffused among children ; while great Lumbers of men and women in the prime of life also suffer, and often die of the maladies which are the inevitable consequences of violations of natural laws." Dr. Farr also refers incidentally but significantly to the sewage of towns, and shows it to be a part of the economy of nature to restore to the lard, the source of food, the refuse arising from it after consumption. In common with all other natural laws its viola• tion is attended with heavy and certain penalties, for not only does subsistence frequently fail in con sequence, but putrid dirt, through its accumulation, generates pestilence. Dr. Farr refers to Dr. Murchison's book on the " Fevers of Great Britain," and divides those which are well known, and capable of exact defini tion, into the three distinct heads of typhus, typhinia, and typhoid, or typhia. These are chiefly generated by overcrowding, and are often diffused by infection. Of typhus, 21 in 100 cases die in :the London Fever Hospital, b u t second at. tacks are very rare. Typhinia is a form of relaps ing fever. The patient attacked by it, after being s, i apparently recovered at the end of seven fourteenth day; th day e fever s again prostrated on the .etime o f famine. epidemic, and infectious, prevails i one case 011 t of It is generally fatal in t he ratio of 49. Typhoid, or typhia, i s endemic in char acter, and its presence may b e known by the eruption of kin. Ia the London rose spots on the s _ Fever rata ly. Hos pital 19 cases in 100 terminate It attacks rare ly recurs a second tune. Filth the young, but and the exha lations arising from it generate this pre valence of this disease. The p scourge, greatly preventible by cleanliness in dwelling -houses, has induced us to enter on these details as warnings to the working classes, who cannot be too much on their guard against its insidious approaches in close and unventilated neighbourhoods. In 1661 there died in London of fever 1,770 persons, but the ave rage of deaths from thi s cause is larger in the whole kingdom. The chief metropolitan fever fields cover Shoreditch, 'Whi t , efile-end, eenapel; Stepney, . . Fin ton Pop lar, and Bermondsey. The hospital is in Si g a where the deaths are register e d--but theto i y re not nt t from due to Isligton, th e patients bet se all parts of London. Quittin g th e m ells and entering the pro etrop vinces in forums Island and Alver quest of fever , n o port, the great seats of stoke, Portsmouth a nd described as fatal Military and naval power, are lsle of Wight, which fever districts; nor vlss• the 1 h . t ntation for ea t mess, exemp . enj o y s a popnlarrept he Itchen Valley to Winches- Fever travelled uP aa another centre, from which it ter. Abinx ci ? li d l e c or and Eton. It was typhoid which spread to c ountry of the lamented Prince Albert. deprived the; mortality in the 12 years ending in The rang e was from 6.63 to 10.41 in 10,000 1861, from sever, pe D r sons. iphtheria is a comparatively new form of dis ease, and on its first appearance its true:, character was only recognised by the a blest medical practi tioners, it being generally confounded with putrid ' r o throat and scarlatina. This epidemic was at its so height in 1859,- and has since slowly subsided. It is chiefly fatal to the young. "In seven yeaas 1553 adults died of the disease at 25 and upwards; under that age 28,216 died." The ravages of scar latina are chiefly felt in the coal districts of the north of England, and it is recommended that the cause should be investigated. Small-pox is said now to exist " by sufferance." The legislature h as provided for the protection of helpless children by vaccination,which is either neglected or inefficiently performed, but where the blame lies it Seems to be impossible to determine. Another fatal disease which entirely depends on individual free will, is alcoholism, described as " slow poisoniug by spirits." It not only k 11 ills, but those who - sur vive its attacks are sure to become en feebled in body and mind. The annual mortality from derangement of the respiratory organs is peculiarly fatal. Of these the most dangerous are bronchitis and pneumonia. It appears that the latter has not much varied in the lust ten years, but within the same period the former has increased from 17 ; 073 to 30,986. Bron chitis is chiefly atal to the e i c i ; pneumonia to .he young. From hon k th ese inflammations girls are more freo than boys. It is remarkable h ow man y meet their death?, fmm burns and scal ds, and barns have increased i n recent rears. skin injuries f rom these cdausel Even suby ness, are f requent l y f a tal after many weeks. followed sic cial k- Rieke are Pop u l ar ly ascribed, in the majority o f cases, to a cc id ents, b u t tbe more correct term would he carel essness. I t is advised that all open fires, liZhts, and kettles of hot water, should be guards,sur and that dresses should rounded by good ~ • , . , be starched with such c,,, , ; , ..;,ca materials 58 render them incombustible. UNIFORM WITH " THE PRIVATE DETECTIVE." 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