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be ing Etv I , Astier fe oVif o A O 0. r. 4 9 , ,gor s os o 1 76 4 J P r Ortet !f; er, aervs, 4 •cor to . rfo re vois to •pie of V liol si t i, de 01 101 1•841 1 01 O de' } ti ll r ep, ter. 00 0 , ire' i 80' °P li° Caly h c iof c ol c o a 'D° ; lb lj k o e 11/P- A ir 41 J FURNITURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and the k,PLOORCLOTH, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in wndf:ngdoza, regardless of amount or distance. First class o Cler- t second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to frona a el l and Gentlemen. An immense stock to 1 Every aYed in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground. s cepl',",„cle warranted *lsle -a"-OIEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR CO. are re r espectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and firedequPliblishin an FURNISHING New Edition of their un: d HOUSE GUIDE, illustrated by4l9 . engravings of every description of Furniture and ti po e s 'i t s _ad ie s, With prices attached. A copy sent gratis and o„iree on application. This costly work also con rn e stimates for furnishing on the following revised A. Six-roomed Parsonage An Eight -roomed ditto A Ten -roomed ditto ........ .• • • 259 15 6 '.uf-Teth e A Twel ve - roomed ditto 391 11 0 earair with a Price List of purified Bedding, and a ma dennable informationto all requiring7househild furnitur ss e, ch4t9, or b e d d i ng. References kindly permitted to Clergy end gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, st er• Thiry, E:y, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymo • SAOxford. Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. - Kidder ; br,llW:sellington. Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Doric . ' n-,• •T regh a Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Brit ain ha, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great Con kid London,d S Vin ,, General House Furnishers, Deptford , I.44hoI%I'RENcE, M ayor .—A C ommon C ounc il, /04.,_den in the Chamber of the Gull , halt, of the City of 1 ,, on Tuesd,y, the 12th day of January, 1861— Ile',",e_BoBlved unaniously—That a dutiful and loyal Addres fe s del4teeent.d to her Majesty to congratulate her n t4ebia-of a t e i Voyal Highness the Princess of ) ') Val t e hi s e , s a a nd ti n it egolved un anirnously—That Compliments of Congratula -4 ti tee - Presented by this Court to their Highnesses the 110 YajA, nc l Princess of Wales on the safe delivery of her ighness, and the birth of a Prince WOODTHORPE. . N' r ; ~,km f r om LONDON to NEW YORK e British and American _Steam Navigation Company New DESPATCone of the undermentioned fo'rir:aat Screw Steame H rs TWICE EACH MONTH for I,ox, W "5 t) ,,, 0 ,1/ Tons. Horse Power. - • , cll,":.:_tt 2,•00 500 Capt. GLovr,R. ** : 500 C,apt. Couctr, yn,;• ..... 2,500 ..... 500 Th e „ -4 R ...... 2,500 ..... 500 - /14°1114 st.. - illa gniflcent vessels are unsurpassed by any ocean ete ataer, and have accommodation, for passengers re- To • ; Il i, "erY comfort. The Line will commence early in ~Adexact dare to . be fixed in a latter announcement. , Per f• - "' ' l le Victoria Docks. 11 redi, reI gh, g t andassage apply to the Company's Agents, Co., 70, Cornhill. 111:1 RAILWAY CONTRACT COMPANY (Limited). cap, Completely Registered October 21, 1863. tal, One Million, in 40,000 Shares, £25 each, with v ,,LYOT T , Power to increase. 180411t/1 beSubscription List for Shares in this Com- OED on THURSDAY, the 14th January, W. T. MANNING, Secretary pro tern. 18 , Ittjpera.llr,rary Offices, 11. 1.---..........:5..-BLtaef, Obeap s - id e , E.C. 1 CO NSOLIDATED DISCOUNT COMPANY (Limited). • is io• 4 ABCIIURCH-LANE. , C apital„ ' £ 1,000,000. "Zke air ConstableEO e • Ykeslairti , Esq. (Messrs. Constable and org- e -h et r.l R I . ~.„ kJ n,„g-lane. IN- - xiei - J , -asq• (Me ss rs. George Denny and Co.), Great o il ere • W at n Lit M. 4, 4 i, tle, E°9h i , „., Director of the Cape Town Railway. 1 4 ,,rflr t- A - r , sq. (of the firm of Wm. and Alexander T ., , 5 • N.rgon',,4,-11strahan Merchants), 46, Moorgate-street. Th Arlo n ''', Rsq (Messrs ` , aro - ood, King, and Sargood), c 'raas al ld Mep ' • •- ' 4. _ 84 011111 C. Ja Yr e , i andiVrd Richardson, Esq., Director of the Buenos .4fThes T ho -rimer Plate Bank. utfe Ilipson E , r.. 1. 4, , sq. (Messrs. Le Gros Thompson and Co.), :11411 Prasee. & aro . r -andeman, Esq. "kite) ifaatil„l.2etSanderson, Esq. Messrs. Sandeman & Co. " Esq. * Committee of Management. BANKERS. The London and Westminster Bank. SOLICITORS. Ile, Messrs. Sole, Turners, and Hardwick. tive operation. the ufsk,tuliSinesa of this Company being liut t , s ars are prepared to Discount apprSov'urilies. ko;:Make advances upon net!otiable in ac 'd Mercantile Bills ttirr4i7Y received on deposit, at call and ec short notice, at the iliecielarket rates, and for longer periods upon terms to be ~.„........!...,rred upon. PIXI7O'OIINTERNATIONAL FINANCIA L b "Ilsr, ETY (Limited) are Preared to RECEIVE SU - Alcit kO NS for the Capital of the ANGLO-I fALIAN To 1,0 11(1th:rated). Reich 4ia'porated under "The Companies' Act, 1862," by a ' e Liability of the Shareholders will be Limited to 1, C44 0 , 1 e1t of their Shares. eat er .a,i £1,000.000 sterling., in 20,000 Shares of £5O each. easi.. ll l be taken to raise from time to time such further om.. 1 ,434 3, , ...41 a s May be necessary for the operations of the C P°Bl tOf xi per Share on Application, and further payment on Allotment of £4 per Share. 9 'CIL Of DIRECTORS. Jl‘ , Tam es Il C uels ij on, Turin. o e Baron Iticasoli, Florence. bna Lubbock, Esq. (Roberts, Lubbock, and Co.). ~obert Benson, Esq. (R. Ben:,on and Co.). Co). Julius Bordier Esq. (Bor,ier, Fabric, and U ) Er • It I' -m P E rode Dou e 1 . 1,, ..sq.. . • C harles Goschen, .6N. (Fruhling and Goschen). i• Leeoino s (I. Lconir o and Co.) (3eor (Ta r ,, el„„rg_,,-I:col Es I re - 4 .e 8 Bell, Esq. (l i3 Th N o K m q E . s ß o s u, T. Boner, and Co.). st e lels. 4CnaXts, Lubboc_k, ' and Co . 1.5, Lombard-street, EC. ' l * B Rrti, tr.--,, ~ `3OLICITORS. " c u re, Dalrymple, Drake,. and Ward, 46, Parlia ment-street, Westminster. l'inssra Se ymour BROKERS. 11„," -eYIROIir and Co., as, Throgmorton-street T R. enap o li Z i e a nd Ce., Threadneedle-strect. This Co mpail I Y Offiera-si. Old Broad-street. only of lacilitatitio.th l'r 8 constituted for the purpose, not tr._ th a ea nr ll ri el ly al , great trill"' 14 aiBotft9p'es ofnankin b oun andlations between the kingdoms of tr of e d extending epted i t n o E t h n e o l a a n t tz . ba i. 1 t t.t I,4o4uitteetilao7%.tianiybiect the development of the commercl lar; bYthe i ntroduction of those financial neeese t t ol ul ta tfthr h have "' 8° important a deeree tended to the s k- 18 illeut of the e,- ~q other countries. Til e „re4t industrial undertakings of this 51,04 _Present is a favourable time for the introduction of NIEI ("°3lllPanv. The beneficial effect of the concentrated t‘l3'°llstitutional Government in Italy is already pra x ti . I)4.evidenced by the large increase in the value of her e 1.7 alld Mports. 6 I)le`lektitire removal of all commerc'al restrictions, colna -1411110,'Y the law passed in November last, has added ri lilly ~!,stimulns to commercil enterprise, already mate - licv s ,";,`",ed by the Rail d DOcks, an I other important pub- Vas now ID course of So'onstruction. Nit - ' s tn., Pany will carrY on the business of a Bank of De- - .lasessll,4 Discount. It will engage in all operations con t i'_lllll,4_itlit Bankine Transactions and Finanga n i t A. e c r e g n , y. I h those , pitt i ' o ' 44 7 . at directly, or_ in on Pe a n 'X?' 40,01'71 aong,rrci:laTecildindu-sotriarl t e o nterprises for which tlrej,taatters now stand Italy may be said to be almost en ,tt15,34 lestitute now Banking' Institutions. There are large ka,ll b,l2lding even the rank of cities, where neither money t,7l'ell;,,m,ePOsited. cheques cashed, nor bills discounted, the siNsliL s, e lanufa.cturers, traders, and iigriculiurists being 'Ai -, to kee the Cash re qui r . - ed for business in their le ' 4l ts k tox 13 th, ild, c• ,e 8 ; thus, instead et contributing to the increase (41141141 e gains of the srn ~es Oeper and arti7:dn, the '' ' ...il capitalists, and the sein, remain unproductive alike to hieulait,ll,4to the or" -an, , 1 4te r ' ftlld ~,,111,7111'..teat:on has been held with the Govern ests I T ; ' -.( many of the leading commercial and financial tit, tin , -• Italy, and the formation of the Company has not 111;11,44rtaken until it has been ascertained that its f,st_ity '3C4o4,t Will be reerarded with " the greatest favour cord_e_ kit oT,III,ent, will meet with the warm and i 1 t4O e s - ""e Co mmercial public. rom a44/ la I PanY will be constituted as a Joint Stock y betPt.tiela..l.lglancl, with a limitation of th . e b l u i t sb a i s li e t n i o n f e t c h: . ( foi l g r a,to the amount of their shares , l'ob.ettee kt alY May be desirable, powers to effect this are 11 1 ,"tt 1, 11, 1 111 . the Directors by the Articles of Association. 1 1 th‘aseila° reserved to the shareholders _ge tn n p er a a n l y T e e n et d: litluottßi lt ~s e d, to increase the capital of the Co tho:llak,.ecessary to raise capital specially applicable to 4,l'etas"trite'which 'the Company may promote, or in which the „,„,ntiy ot 4 , 8, Part. A -mi ces o f the Articles of Association can be inspected at foN„DAlic kti Lee Solicitors 46, Parliament-street,. S.W.SW tia' , ) aticb, °ll B for shares' are to be made in . the annexed 14?ssU 130ele-sted to oof the International Finan aia (44trilited), but no application will be consid L e u re b d . %Is, tiodlePanied by the receipt of Messrs. Roberts. Messrs. slat Mlli s s.*,,,the Bankers of the Company, or of at t ier, '",,ne,!ety' "t01,%C0., the Bankers of the InternationeasieFpipniatned sta Z i a all --"' Per share on the number of shar e applina_ ~- ,1 1 L I- . 1)4 1 1 Vill be returned in the event of th ' lle • -.. 4151314 ceded to, and, if an allotment is har m e ad t e h , e i n t b -'''Wards the payment of £4 per a ..: 04 4 ~,.... 11 ° (),,P AP PLICATION FOR SHARES. To sl, ' 4 :O be left with the Bankers.) -ge b it c,oelitlenl c'tlt4tB (31 the International Financial Society Ilal ike ll s ' .. " l l apt, (Limited). and es c h , abo r e --, Elie s i t `g Paid to Messrs : Ing £1 per share on 1 ° b in the 8 ' 1 te go r e 4 of Z allot me shares of £5O 5) ,_ to _ 1100..„_. at you to fiirc s, or , _a roeiti,',ntlari Bank (Limited), and I hereby agree ate r efin e(4 my 2088.7 of that Company, and to accept. suchand rilbe r , bseat my umber that may beallotted to me , of ' resh -.Arne may be placed on the Register X san P e et of the shares allotted to me. --"' Qelltlemen, your obedient servant. Name in full Address in full Reference .'s-i................... Date agglis , ii,"eente. the throughout coll OT T' JACKSON, AND CO. 4 , ,,,,,,,,, ark et ~, , XMISSIONS on all races e 'keit -.lister /rite guaranteed. teaßemitnce ableo and kirtk. 441 E. P ost -office Orders P Ad.„ -- tettin g . on yat Camber tt, , rea g ,the Waterloo Cup. 4res, Georges treet c a g e s rw ox e , ii " . ll p f e a r n ic of L t e h n e d W nn o . rld" Wine -- EATINsrs TRCOD --."S PALE NEWFOUNDLAND s r •.- 41c, I I,•'IVER OIL. The Finest Imported this Season. ,Prito ;I,l'cler__ ABLE MEDICINE having of late years tol,,,,,YDreerioeperal use, and being, moreover, so exten oners both ni eesi d and c ou ' o " tr eY the most eminent prac ith the greatest :4steleeiZe reeeralnYencll\lAatl7 iiT"' n pe ' r v fectly pure, nearly tilDortecoand free from auu l i ter a iltio e n, - having been ana , lyse n d l ,k, Ther,l4,..an_d recommended by Prof. Taylor, of Guy___S,.,a,,a., oi,alid tit. %,_,ttespitals, Dr. Scott M.D., L.R.C.P.,f. w i ,0 , t le wo rd ' '''"win Payne, M D., L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S., n° , It t,,at , iii loi I ' ^ I Oil he late Dr. Pereira, says that . a_ 4..7..r.i this-" Is Most devoid of colour, odour, and flaw:ay, n p. 5 4 10, ,° l ll be found to possess, being purely of hepatic c 401't e, point of great weight with regard to its therapeutic ai n u , bvnint tad-Pints, Is. 9d. ; Pints, Us. ; Quarts, ss. 6d. ; and sqvrti„.. ottles, 12s. ad imperial measure, by THOMAS t., Chemist 79, St Churchyard, London. lA, f hesv,,`'AT SERV ICES.-During the recent • e' r Q.)e st 1 A'ales some of the toats of the Royal Nonal lle,i‘va of fo the have been instrumental in reselling the p,2i; AiZer billion h ave wrecked vessels ;•--.Schooner Theophi -11, s neer 1, 7 4,,eri, men ; barque Tamworth, of Norwa, 17 of 7; ,i3rlnerri Lights, of Preston, 4 ; pilot boat, of St ' kn•onecineper Arlon. of Working - ton, 4 ; schooner Gipsy, ri, r ,lett a, 0 , , 1! smack Saucy. Jack, of Inverness, 1 ; barque -efo! bows Lisbon, 1 ; fishing. boat, of F,. 2 ; Tenby liven'ea ', ; and barque Providence of Dant= 7. Total - Ned, st r,.,..,• ' • • safely Dort wit,: ...iielileooats also assisted in bringing sa thes,` Cazovii,!l their crews, consisting of , 29 men, the Italian • sfe4ehoutel7he schooner Sir Cohn Campbell, of A hitby, cli Att , aro. Tl l , - I , ll a, of Palermo, and the ketch Snip, of Am bit' rsa 4 )4 fou Ii eboats also . went off in reply . to signals sot rregifireee4l occasions, but their services were not 1, 1 Bce,tvi," was x2l'ofhe amount of reward Paid f Pritli„le,(l,lll,isitste..n.o.f tke I n s titutionearnestly AP PEA L to the li, h i li(Avy (1.,1 t AINi_,L to enable them to meet the con -40,111, nt. (111!Indm on the Society's 125 lifeb,at estab ksq,,Lo4,tp, L ontributions lire receiv• d by all the London tat tii4,l'ankers ; and y the Secretary, Richard Lewis, sztatitUtion, 14, 40 4 -street ;Adolph', London. No. 22,324. NEW WORK BY THE DUKE OF MANCHESTER. On Friday, Jan. 15, in 2 vols., with Portraits, 305., COURT AND SOCIETY, FROM ELIZABETH TO ANNE. Edited from the Papers at Kimbolton, By the DUKE of MANCHESTER. Hurst and Blae'cett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough street. Now ready, in post Bvo., 10s. 6d., THE FOURTH and G)noluding VOLUME of WASHINGTON IRVING'S LIFE and LETTERS. Edited by his Nephew, PIERRE M. InxiNG. Richard Bentley, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. CAPTAINS SPEKE AND GRANT'S EXPLORATIONS IN AFRICA. This day is published, JOURNAL OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. By JOHN BANNING SPEKE, Captain H.M. Indian Army. In one large volume, octavo, price £1 Is. With Map of Eastern Equatorial Africa by Captain Speke ; numerous Illustrati,ns, chiefly from Drawings by Captain Grant; and i'ortraits, engraved on Steel, of Captains bpeke and Grant William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. THE TRIALS OF THE TREDGOLDS. The New Novel, by DUTTON COOK, Author of " Leo," may be now obtained at all the Libraries and Book sellers, In 3 volumes, post Bvo. London : Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, 14, Lud,gate hill. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., • FOR EVER: A STORY OF ENGLISH COUNTRY LIFE. By A CLERGYMAN. "A well-written, irteresting story. It will not fail to secure a large share of public favour."—Observer. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. BEAUTIFUL FOR EVER. MADAME RACHEL ON " FEMALE GRACE AND BEAUTY." Just published, ABOOK 0F BEAUTY. By Madame RACHEL. To be had at 47A, New Bond-street. Price 2s. 6d. T " OXFOR D, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed Selections from the following Operas, viz., THE SLAVE, by Sir H. 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, &c. 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 UNSWORTIT ("or any other man "), Eugene, W. Randall,W. T. Critchfield, T. Maclagan, George Hutchen son, and the marvellous Gymnasts, Messrs. Berri, Leach, and Foster. THIS EVENING, will be produced, supported by the entire company, a new 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. Jonghmans. CANTERBURY HALL—THE GHOST in the ‘,..) MAGIC FOUNTAINS, surpassing any of the Trans formation Scenes cf the Season—one of the most beautiful cffects ever produced. The scene, "The Tempest •" Ariel, Miss E. Townley. The flight of And throuzli the Fairy Fountains is certainly a triumph of art.—Vide Public tress. All the other Musical and Pictorial attractions of the Estab ishment as usual, including Operatic Selections, &C. ; Comedy by Unsworth (the great Stump Orator), Eugene, W. Randall, G. ilutchenson, J. Jester, T. Maclagan, &c. Admission, ed. ; Stalls and Balcony, is. Open every Evening. 110 YAL AL HAM 11 RA.-FRANCONPS GRAND CIRQUE IMPERIAL, EVERY EVENING, at Half-past Seven ; Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, at Two. "This troupe is certainly one of the best we have had in England for some years. The Cirque Imperial may safely count on a long career of prosperity in London."—The Times. MADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL GALLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker -street.—Great Treat for the Juveniles during the Bolidays.—The series of Models of the Kings of England, from the Conqueror to that of her present Majesty, attired in the magnificent costumes of their respective periods, is now near y complete: and in the Chamber of Physiognomy are several new additions. Admission, is. ; extra rooms, ed. Open from 11 till dusk, and from 7 till 10. A RGYLL ROO MS, Windmill-street, My. market. NOTICE. —M. JULLIEN'S PROMENADE CONCERTS will be continued at the above elegant rooms. Admission Is. Conductor—M. JULLIEN. Solo Performers—Messrs. Mosca, Tyler, Horton, Snelling, Progratski, M'Kenney, &c. Doors Open at 8, commence at half-past. Manager, M. GRENET. 29, GEORGE-STREET, HANOVER-SQUARE. THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM. Open daily from 10 till 10. Lectures at 4 and 7 o'clock. Where may be seen the Astecs ; Bushman and Wife; Julia I'astrana and Infant; Eng and Shang., the Siamese Twins ; and upwards of 3,000 Models, Natural Pre parations, ttc. Egyptian Mummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years old. Admission, One Shilling (tor Gentlemen only). MR. REARDEN, LAND ESTATE. and HOUSE AGENT, SU KVEYOR and VALUER, 19 and 92, PICCADILLY, near Cambridge House. opposite the Green-park, Established 23 Years, respectfully invites the particulars of Landed Estates, Farm, and House Property for Sale, to be Let, or wanted to Rent or Purchase, for which no charge is made unless a treaty is concluded, and then only his usual rates of charge, particulars of which will be given on application. In all cases of his Letting Farms Mr. Reardon charges tne Tenant only, and not the Landlord. Particulars of Property for Sale and to be Let wi►l be given personally, or forwarded free of charge. N.B.—Several Town and Country Residences, Landed Properties, and Farms wanted to Rent and Purchase immediately. Direct full particulars to Mr. Reardon as above. PIGS! PIGS! PIGS!-INDIAN PIG MEAL, without husks, supplied to the Royal farms, Windsor, and in every county in England, lOs 6d per cwt. ; one cwt. equal to 11 cwt. barley or any meal. Delivered free in Lon don. Established 1858.— THOMAS PEARCE, Manager, 66, Lant-street, Southwark. DEAFNESS. —The SOUND MAGNIFIER INVISIBLE VOICE CONDUCTOR, a newly in vented instrument for severe cases of deafness. It fits into the ear, not perceptib'e, removes singing noises in the head, and enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public assemblies.—S. and B. SOLOAIONS, 39, Albemarle street, Piccadilly. STAMP YOUR PAPER, FINVELOPES, INVOICES. &c., with JONES'S fi PATENT PERCUSSION EMBOSSING PRESS. The above would be found useful to youths at school for embossing their Booko, Drawings, Papers, &a. The Press complete, with Plain Crest, Name, or Business Die, Os. 6d. Note the Address :—W ILL' AM JONES, Die Sinker, Press Maker, and Embosser, 3, Queen's-court, High Holborn (op posite Day and Martin's). IF THIS SHOULD MEET THE EYE of any one troubled with Wind in the Stomach, Indigestion, or Biliousness, take PAGE WOODCOCK'S WIND PILLS. Their world-wide celebrity proves them of sterling merit. Of all medicine vendors at is. lid. slid 2s. Ad. ; or free by post for 14 or 33 stamps from Page D. Woodcock, Chemist Lincoln. BEAUTIFUL WOMEN.—Alabaster Powder, 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 RACHEL'S, 47A, New Bond-street, where she can be consulted daily. All communications are strictly confidential. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and most useful invention of the day, AGUA AMARELLA. Messrs. JOHN GOSNELL and CO., 3, King-court, Lombard street, London, Perfumers to her Majesty, respectfully offer to the public this truly marvellous fluid, which gradually restures the human hair to its pristine hue—no matter at what age. The Agua Amarella has none of the properties of dyes ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and when the hair is once restored one application per month will keep it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per bottle, or in half bottles, 10s. 6d. Testimonials from artistes of the highest order, and from individuals t undoubted respecta bility. may be seen on application.: Messrs. John Gosnell and co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal High ness the Princess of Wales. PRIZE MED AL-INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. 1 2 FRANCIS TUCKER & CO., Wax Chandlers, &0., &c., To the Queen and the Mince of Wales. (Established 1720.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862, testifies to .he excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' manufacture. A diatiaguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says:— "I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and can smcerely, in my turn, c com mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with Platted Wicks, patented.. d. per lb Ordinary quality Od. per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality Is. sd. per lb. Second quality ls. 3d. per lb. Third quality .. is. id. per lb. Carriage pa .d in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO.. 8, South Molton-street, Grosven o --square. Manufactory— Kensington (Established 173 r)). The largest Establishment in England for the Manufacture of Wax Candles for the use of the Altar. R. SCOTT'S BILIOUS AND LIVER PILLS. — A NEVER FAILING RENIEDY.—Pre pa red without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. 7..eott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who suffer from bilious and liver complaints, indigestion, wind, spasms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, Aro. For habitual costiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly ex ce ll ent; m ild i n th e ir opera tion and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Sold by W. Lambert, 8, King William -street, Charing-cross. London, and by most druggists, in boxes,ls. lid., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green package, with "William Lambert," engraved on the atalnp. I *IP . 1e40 . ‘ t e. • , • • • 11 01 i . , . - • • ."= 1 9 6". DIE • 14S- o ',. , e ytey .oRo . 0 •. nt. 119,r. . 1104,12.••• PRICE .4d. STAMPED ....sd. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 13, 1864. WHERE CAN WE MEET AF E'ER THE PANTOMIMES ? ➢ly dear Fellow, Gentlemen sup at EVANS', Covent-garden. IVNAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC, BRANDY. This celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It 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." THE WELLINGTON THREE SHILLING DINNER, consisting ef Soup, Fish, Made Dish, .Joint, Sweet, etc... is served daily from 3 to 9 p.m., and on Sunday from 5 to half-past 8 p.m. - - JOHN CATES, Manager. The Wellington, St. James's-street. Entrance, 160, Piccadilly. TEA.—MOORE BROTHERS respectfully inti mate that their New Prospectus is now ready. They especially recommend their improved Family Tea, reduced. to 3s. 2d. ; Souchong, reduced to 3s. ed. ; mixed Assam, re duced to 3s. Bd.; and the finest Assam, reduced from 4s. 4d. to 3s. 11d. per lb. MOORE BROTHERS, 33, London-bridge, City, E.C. its appropriation to this purpose. It has been fitted up with a spacious platform, and all the arrangements necessary for a course of entertainments to be given weekly throughout the winter. COURT OF ALDERMEN. THE PRINCESS OF WALES. A special Court of Aldermen was holden yesterday for the purpose of receiving a communicatim from the Secretary of State, announcing the safe delivery of her Royal High ness the Princess of Wales, and the birth of a Prince. Tho Lord Mayor presided, and there was a full attendance of members of the court. The LORD MAYOR opened the proceedings, and read the letter of Sir G. Grey, which merely announced the fact above stated. Alderman COPELAND, 111,P., in rising to move that the communication be entered in the journals of the court, said he should wish to explain why he merely made this motion, and why he did not at the same time move that a dutiful and loyal address be also presented to her Majesty upon such an auspicious event. (Hear, hear,) When he first had the honour of taking his seat in that court, it was the custom upon important and interesting occasions like the present for two addresses to be voted to the Crown, one by the Court of Aldermen, and the other by the Court of Common Coun cil, and the two addresses were carried up conjointly. It was, however, found to be very inconvenient for so large a number of persons to approach the Throne, and it was there fore arranged that only one address should be moved in the Court of Common Council, and he apprehended that was the course which must be taken on the present occasion. He wished his brethren of the Court of Aldermen to understand at the samo time that he was as anxious as any one could be to uphold all their privileges, and those of the corporation generally, but for the reason he had stated he felt that cattle present occasion all ho could do was to move that the com munication of Sir G. Grey be entered in the journals of the court. Alderman Sir S. DUKE, M.P., seconded the motion. Alderman SIDNEY, M.P., said that but for what had been stated by the senior member of the Court with regard to the rights of the Court of Alderman, he should possibly have allowed the motion to pass sub silentio, but he could not help thinking that, by adopting the proposition, the privileges of himself and his brother magistrates were taken from them. (Hear, hear.) He was aware there was a jealousy upon this subject in the other branch of the Corporation, but he could not help expressing his opinion, notwithstanding what had been said by Alderman Copeland, that the magistrates of this great Corporaiion had an undoubted right to move an Address to the Crown upon so important and interesting an occasion as the present, and to present that address, as any other body of magistrates in the kingdom. (Hear, hear.) As to the inconvenience that had been alluded to of so large a body going up to the Crown, if he remembered rightly this difficulty was merely suggested by the Secretary of State for the time, and he was not aware that any objec tion had ever been raised by the Crown to the magistrates of the City of London offering it their loyal homage upon an occasion like the present. (Hear, hear.) Alderman CHALLIS said he fully concurred in what had just been stated by his brother alderman. It appeared to him that this court ought not lightly to give up any of their ancient privileges, and he could see no objection to two ad dresses to her Majesty, one from this Court and one from the Court of Common Council being agreed to. (Hear.) Alderman COPELAND wished the Court to clearly under stand that he had no desire to sacrifice any of their privi leges, and when the proposition was made originally that there should be only one address to the Throne upon such an occasion, he opposed it. If however they referred to the journals of the Court, they would find that the course he now proposed had always been taken, and he had therefore no alternative but to propose it on the present occasion. If however the Court should be of opinion that a special ad dress should be presented by them to her Majesty, he was quite ready to support such a motion. (Hear, hear,) The LORD MAYOR then rose and read a telegram he had received that morning, announcing that her Royal High ness the Princess of Wales and the royal infant were pro gressing favourably. Some further discussion then took place, during which Alderman Sir R. CARDEN proposed a motion to the effect that the Court of Alderman should present a special address to the Throne upon the auspicious event that had called them together. The LORD MAYOR, under the advice of the Recorder, however, ruled that this could not be done unless the stand ing orders were suspended, as the Court had assembled for a special purpose. Alderman SIDNEY said he was quite ready to move that the standing orders be suspended; but at the suggestion of the Lord Mayor, and after a few observations had been made by Alderman Phillips, Sir It. Carden consented not to take any further proceedings in the matter at present, upon the understanding that a special court showd be called at an early day to enable him to do so. The motion of Alderman Copeland was then agreed to, and the Court adjourned. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. Her Majesty's ship Hecate, Capt. Richards, in basin at Woolwich, is ordered to be paid out of commission on Mon day next. In order to facilitate the entry of boys for her Majesty's naval service, the number now required being 50 per week, an Admiralty order was yesterday issued at Woolwich ex tending the term for admission from 141 to 16 years of age, instead of from 14 to 15, as heretofore. The order specifies that all boys must be well grown, of perfectly sound and healthy constitution, and that those who can read and write will be preferred. The consent of their parents or nearest relatives must be given in writing, and the boy him self must be willing and desirous to enter. The Bustler steam vessel, employed in harbour service, was yesterday taken into the inner basin a; Woolwich to undergo repairs and to be supplied with new boilers. By the promotion of Capt. the Hon. James R.Drummond, C. 8., one of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, to the rank of Rear-Admiral of the Blue, consequent on the promotion of Admiral Sir Lucius Curtis, K.C.8., to be Admiral of the Fleet, a vacancy occurs among the naval Aides-de-Camp to the Queen. Yesterday the War Department transport Marlborough sailed from the Ordnance-wharf, Chatham, for Woolwich, with the slides which had been originally intended for the guns of the iron frigate Achil!es, the Lords of the Ad miralty having decided on fitting that vessel with a diffe rent description of armament from that originally intended. The Achilles is pierced to carry 46 guns on her main deck, and four guns on her upper deck, although it is probable her armament will not exceed 32 guns, but these will be of the heaviest possible calibre. The workmen connected with the works' department at Chatham Dockyard are busily occupied in pile driving and making the necessary preparations for the construction of a dam at the entrance to No. 2 basin to facilitate the ope ration of fixing in its place the new iron caisson which is being prepared for fitting at the entrance to the dock. As soon as the caisson has been fixed the keel of Mr. Reed's new frigate Bellerophon will be laid down in the dock, which is the same as that in which the iron frigate Achilles was built, The heavy forgings for the Bellerophon have been for some time in hand in the smithy, and large quantities of plate and angle iron have been received at the dockyard, so that no delay whatever is expected to take place in the commencement of the new iron frigate when the dock is ready. The Bellerophon, it is believed, will be afloat in a little more than a year after being commenced. A fatal accident occurred on Monday on board the paddle wheel steam sloop Spiteful, in basin at Woolwich, The ship is in course of being prepared for recommission, and is under orders to be cleared of her machinery and boilers for that purpose. One of the boilers was being hoisted up by the steam power attached to the sheer logs when the back guy chain suddenly snapped, and carried with it the whole of the apparatus, which was twisted and broken from its solid cast iron socket, and fell over across the ship's berth ing. The load, weighing 29 tons, had just made its appear ance above the hold, and was swinging about one foot clear of the deck, when the chain gave way. The unfortunate men were in the act of steadying and bearing off the boiler with handspikes as it rose from the ship's hold, and were crushed in its fall. Wm. Johnson, leading man of labourers, Patrick Hcely, and Richard Adams were killed on the spot, and Edward Reid and Cornelius Regan were severely and dangerously injured, the one having sustained a fracture of the skull, the other a comminuted fracture of the legs ; and a sixth, Wm. Price, is less severely injured. The staff sur geons of the yard, Drs. Jameson and Broster, promptly at tended, and the injured men were ultimately conveyed to the Royal Marine Infirmary. The bodies were transferred to the dead house to await the coroner's inquiry, which is appointed to take place at 9 o'clock this morning,at the Free mason's Tavern,Woolwich. The sheer legs were broken into six pieces with the force of the fall, and the deck timbers and other portions of the ship, which had undergone a thorough sounding, and had been pronounced in excellent condition, are much damaged. The sheer legs were made at Woolwich, in May, 1860. The extreme height from the base was 22 feet. The remainder of the chain was tested yesterday by the hydraulic apparatus in the dockyard, and withstood a strain of 50 tons. This con firms the supposition that the broken link had been damaged by the late frost. The following appointments were made on Saturday at the Admiralty :—Commander William Chimmo to the Fis pad ; Commander Francis A. Hume to the Duncan ; Lieut. Arthur 11. G. Richardson to be Flag Lieut. to Rear-Ad miral Sir James Hope, K.C.8.; Thomas J. Giles, assist.- paymaster, to the Victory, as secretary's clerk s Albert Warren, assist.-paymaster, to the Majestic ; Arthur M. Wade, assist-paymaster, to the Asia; Robert G. Gordon, clerk, to the Aurora; E. 0. Crichton, chief engineer, to the Duncan; George Mills, engineer, to the Asia, for the Albacore; Edward Brown, engineer, to the Duncan; Robert Highet, supernumerary in the Asia, promoted to first-class assist.-engineer; Henry W. Thompson, William Maellar, and W. G. F. Colley, assist.-engineers, to the Duncan. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Capt. G, W. Preedy, C. 8., to the Hector; Capt. G. 0. Willes, C. 8., to the Prince Consort; Com mander T. Barnardiston, and Commander G. L. Sulivan to be Inspecting Commanders in the Coast Guard ; Com mander Frank T. Thompson to the Hector; Commander William A. Smyth to the Prince Consort; Staff-Com mander Charles H. Dillon to the Victory; John F. Loney, acting master attendant of Honkgong Yard ; William Blackney, paymaster, to the Sutlej, additional for surveying duties ; Stephen Bowden, surg., to the Prince Consort ; William Hoggan, surg., to the Hector ; Arthur Adams, surg., to the Majestic; Matthew Trenan, acting assist.- surg., to the Prince Consort; and James D. Smith, acting assist.-surg., to the Hector. THE ARMY. The Secretary of State for War has been in communica tion with the military authorities at Aldershot respecting the rating of Government property, in consequence of Major-Gen. Hodge, C. 8., having been summoned to appear before the magistrates for the non-payment of a poor-rate, amounting to £6 16s, made on the 30th July last. The de fendant admitted the validity of the rate, and refused pay ment on the ground that the house and premises occupied by him were the property of the Government, and provided for him as quarter:l4er himself and family. The case came on for hearing at the Aldershot Petty Sessions on Monday. Mr. R. E. Geach, solicitor, of Guildford, appeared on be half of the parish officers, and argued that although in respect to the accommodation reasonably required for his personal use, or for the necessary discharge of his duties, the defendant was not liable (as laid down by the late Mr. Justice Wightman), yet beyond the reasonable ac commodation he was rateable, the excess being in this case caused by the residence of his wife and family on the same premises. Major Smith, barrackmaster at Aldershott, having proved that the quarters were the pro perty of the War-office, Major-General Hodge said he had been in communication with the Secretary of State on the subject, and had received from him tho following informa tion, based upon a decision of Lord Campbell in the case of the Queen v. Fuller." The fact that an officer's wife and children reside with him in his official quarters does not make him liable for poor-rates. In Capt. Fuller's case such an objection was taken, and the Court said, " If he is exe mpted he is so in respect both of his personal occupation and said byL Lord C t a h m e pb c e o l m l, m an on d Sir - W of his family. p " res T en h t is Ch va Chief Justice Pl ea s, said, "Officers are entitled to a reasonable occup a ti on b y th e e r .ir t h Ef e ar s ime e ' circumstances iltieisrC They are n o t required to be single men. " d Un umstances the m ag i strates considered the and the summons was dismissed. de p re ja nd S all: Saturday m u r e d l a e ya P d t etachment of 70 non-commissioned officers , and me n, of the first division of the depot brigade Royal Artillery, in the Chatham district, left head-quarters and proceeded to Portsmouth, in readiness for embarkation for colonial service. The old garrison church at Woolwich, vacated a short time age on the completion of the new one, has been con verted into an amateur theatrical •roorn and lecture-hall. It is most ad vantageously situated in the front centre of the long li ne of Artillery B arra cks, and cont a i ns ava il a bl e ac commodationo for about 1 , 000 persons. T he want of such a Department readily • r A'lOl4. authorities for o b u d o d n e g d has with l on th g e b d ee e n fa fe e lto, of t d h t e h; W"7 RIFLE CONFERENCE. A conference of gentlemen interested in the volunteer movement generally and in rifle shooting specially com menced its sittings yesterday in the hall of King's College. The object of the conference was stated to be to " enable those who are interested in rifle shooting, to consider the management of rifle matches.fprize meetings, and other com petitions; to impart information as to the apparatus and weapons employed, the targets, marking, and scoring, and the various adjuncts of rifle shooting ; as well as to discuss the arrangements and regulations which have been approved by experience, or are suggested as further improvements." The committee by whom it is promoted consists of up wards of 80 gentlemen connected with the Volunteer move ment in various parts of the country, Captain Macgregor, of the London Scottish, being the chairman, and Lieutenant Cunningham, 18th Middlesex (Harrow) Rifles, being the hc,norary secretary. The proceedings are to extend over three days, and the questions to be discussed are classed under sections, those set down for consideration yesterday relating to the general arrangements connected with rifle shooting matches. The chairman of the day was Mr. W. E. Forster, M.P., captain commanding the 23d Yorkshire Volunteer Rifles, and the secretaries were Mr. Rigby, Dublin Rifle Club, and Captain Tyrrell, 30th Middlesex Volunteers. _ • Captain MACGREGOR opened the proceedings by briefly pointing out the necessity that existed for some such meet ing of Volunteers. They did not intend to hold themselves out as an administrative body, nor as delegates to procure fresh legislation, but they were simply a self -constituted body whose desire it was to elicit information and opinions which would be afterwards embodied in a report which could be considered by those who felt an interest in the pro gress of rifle shooting. The CHAIRMAN, after observing that he had consented to preside less as a practical authority than because he had not expressed, nor even formed, strong opinions upon many of the points that would probably be mooted in the course of the discussion, called upon the gentlemen who had pre pared papers to read them to the meeting. Capt. WOODS (Central London Rifle Rangers) then read a"paper upon the general arrangements for rifle matches. He recommended that early entries should be encouraged, tut that post-entries should be permitted either with or without additional fee. In respect to squadding in small-bore con tests, the squads should not exceed five men, and with the Government weapon should consist of not more than 8 or 10. If sighting were permitted at the targets not more than three shots should be allowed. The disputed question con cerning ties ought to be considered, and might be prevented by the adoption of a code of by-laws. Mr. BLANCH, of Liverpool, made a statement as to the decline of rifle shooting in Lancashire, and the steps which he and others had taken to revive it. He considered that decline had arisen from imperfect organisation, the evils of which had not been felt at first when the movement had novelty to recommend it. The list of prize-winners showed that the fortunate competitors were a few old hands at shooting, and some other gentlemen whose natural tastes and command of time and money had enabled them to attain a suprising standard of efficiency. It was, he thought, a great mistake to place all competitors at rife'matches upon the same footing as hitherto, the result of which had been in Lancashire to deter from competition allbut a select few. In order to meet that difficulty a rifle meeting was held at Southport, at which the prizes only amounted in value to £9O, but, being offered to those who had never won a prize of £lO, they attracted no less than 189 competitors. He re commended the separation of rifle competitions into classes, so that prizes might not be monopolised by a few, and that a prize of large value, be offered for the best shot, which should confer upon the winner the championship of England. Sergeant THORNEURY (Victories) next read a paper, in which it was suggested that all entries should be made at least one day before shooting, so that squadding could be easily and satisfactorily arranged. Post-entries he dis proved, and if allowed at all they should not be permitted later than half an hour before shooting, those thus entering to be squadded by themselves. Re-entries ought never to be allowed, as giving an undue advantage to the richer com petitors. Squadding should be adopted in all matches, but where men entered for several contests which wore proceeding at the same time there was great difficulty, and, therefore, he recommended that the first stage of the shooting for the Queen's Prize at Wimbledon should be kept distinct from the All Comers' Prizes. Not more than two sighting shots should be allowed, and bad weather should not be per mitted to interfere with the progress of a match once be gun. He also suggested that a court of appeal, composed of practical men, should be established, to whom, with the umpire's consent, disputed points might be refeired, The CHAIRMAN observed that the great difficulty was, how to provide for the just claims of the first-class shots ) and at the same time to encourage those who had not yet attained thee sufficient degree of excellence to compete with such accomplished antagonists. A prolonged discussion then ensued, in which all the various points referred to in the papers were debated. A general opinion was expressed that the practice of allowing sighting shots should Le continued, not only because of the pecuniary advantage it produced to the match funds, but because it placed the competitors upon an equal footing with regard to the particular target fired at. Some gentle men, however, insisted that sighting shots were injudicious and that every rifleman ought to shoot as he would when sporting or in the battle field. The subject of squadding gave rise to much difference of opinion, an alphabetical ar rangement being objected to as unjust to some and unduly advantageous to others. Ballotting for squads was sug gested, but objected to on the ground that such a system would require the attendance of every man engaged in the match at the commencement of the contest, and thus in volve the loss of time which many could not afford. A more favourably received plan was that competitors upon entry should name the time at which they would prefer to fire, and thus enable squads to be formed in accordance with the wishes of those engaged. It was agreed by all speakers that it was highly desirable that the squads should not be too large. A general concurrence of opinion was also ex pressed in favour of not allowing any match to be inter rupted by bad weather so long as the target could be fairly seen. The suggestion of a court of appeal was deprecated by some speakers as likely to interfere with the responsibility of the umpire, but on the other hand it was argued that such a tribunal would be gladly resorted to by umpires in cases of difficulty. A proposition which was favourably received was that an authoritative statement of the facts of each case submitted to the court of appeal should be published for the guidance of umpires and the satisfac tion of the competitors affected. Some remarks were also made as to the desirability of encouraging county matches, which it was suggested could be carried out economically by the contending parties agreeing to shoot in their own localities on the same day and as near as possible under the same circumstances. A divergence of opinion prevailed as to the practicability of marking misses in sighting shots, although it was agreed that if it could be done it would be a great assistance to the shooter to know in what way his shots escaped the target. In reply to a remark from Mr. Cunningham, Capt. PAGE said the National Rifle Association intended in future to limit the competition for the Queen's Prize to effective volunteers. The discussion having closed shortly before 6, The CHAIRMAN congratulated the meeting upon the ex cellent tone in which it had been carried on, and expressed his belief that great advantage Would ensue to the volunteer cause and to rifle shooting by the comments that had been made. The conference then adjourned. The magazines, mark g, aascnonsubjects . aLt eeu for daytargets, relate to the appara d with Lieut.-Col. London Rifle Brigade, is to preside. On weapons Thursday and m en s th ta a nd a s ub fo i r ee d t is o e under the presidency of special special conditions as to itnuaii.trrifle discussion a waharoad et, in this g, of the Duke of Welling ton, and th ere will also be a sub sectional meeting to consi der the s ubject of artillery matches with heavy guns. presented itself on the Forth On Saturday aftern oo n, Bridge a t St i rling, A singular scene near the New ice had been bearing for Our ice e y e e r previously, aok ad a n e broke etw from rso least omf considerable thickness. including a number of ladies, were from 600 to 700 parsons, the tide downwards. These skaters and others, some of whom on the ice, when suddenly the t he side great confusion w as .earbgl.eorckbslolfkisc.e bAecticnirye wdaes bank to bank. 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Holloway's Pills strengthen tile Bkmach, prev ent billious ness, purity the blood, raise the spirits, and give energy to both body and mind. In diseases of the head, heart, and kidneys, these Pills are invoi l ia . ble, not only removing dan gerous s y m ptoms. b ut i n w arding off the dire effects often resulting from injudicious treatment. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Immediately upon the breaking up of the Court of Alder men, a Court of Common Council was holden for the pur pose of oonsidering a motion by Mr. F. W. Truscott, the Chairman of the City Lands Committee, " That a dutiful and loyal address be represented to her Majesty to congratu late her on the safe delivery of her Royal Mghness the Princess of Wales and the birth of a Prince." The Lord Mayor presided, and the Council Chamber was crowded with members of the court. After some formal business had been disposed of, Mr. TRuscorr rose to propose the motion of which he had given notice. In doing so he said he could not help congra tulating the court that the first meeting after the recess was devoted to an occasion so auspicious as the present, and he hoped he should not be deemed intruding his own perso - nal feelings if he ventured to remind the court that he had been most singularly favoured during the period he had the honour to hold the important position of Chief Commoner of that ancient Corporation. Early in his year of office it was his pleasing duty to propose the address to the Throne of loyal congratulation on the nuptials of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales with the illustrious Princess Alexandra of Denmark, and at the close thereof he had to move the address of felicitation upon the birth of a Royal Prince, the first fruit of a happy union. Ho could only express a fer vent hope that the gleam of sunshine which irradiated the heart of their beloved Queen by the marriage of her son, might glow into perennial summer by that blessing which it had pleased Almighty Providence now to bestow—(hear, hear, and cheers)—and that its infant smiles might brighten with silver lining the cloud of sorrow that had attended her Majesty since her melancholy bereavement. The birth of an heir lineal to the Throne of Great Britain was an event no less momentous to the country than to the Royal Family itself, Some of the older members of that Court could per haps reed the sensations created by the lamented decease of the Princess Charlotte and her infant child, and by the barrenness of succession of those nearest the Throne during the last years of George 111. ; and many of them could re collect the solicitude attendant upon the birth of the Princess Royal, so ardently watched for and so longingly expected. The Royal Prince was placed most fortunately. He was born while England was at peace, but whilst the din of the preparation for Continental war was resounding on all sides. He would also inherit that proud distinction, far greater than all his titles, that he was descended of one best remembered as Albert the Good—(cheers)—and that the Monarch in whose reign his existence commenced was not less honoured by queenly dignities than for the virtues, affections, and sympathies of home. And as the national poet had placed in the mouth of Cranmer a prophecy of the splendours of the succeeding ages of Elizabeth, let them hope that the glories and the honours there depicted might be the birthright of their newly-born Prince:— "Peace, plenty, love, That were the servants to this chosen infant, Shall then be his, and like a vine, grow to him. Wherever the bright sun of Heaven shall shine, His honour and the greatness of his name Shall be, and make new nations : he shall flourish, And like a mountain cedar.reach his branches. To all the plains about him. Our children's children Shall see this, and bless Heaven." Mr. Truscott concluded by proposing his motion amid loud cheering. Mr. Sheriff NISSEN seconded the motion, which was car ried by acclamation. Alderman COPELLND then moved that the congratulations of the Court be presented to their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales upon the birth of a Prince. Mr. ISAACS seconded the resolution, which was put and carried unanimously. Mr. H. L. TAYLOR. said he should wish to ask the Lord Mayor whether he could inform the Court if there was any intention on the part of the Court of Aldermen to present a separate address to the Throne upon the present occa sion ? (Hear, hear.) The LonD MAYOR said the only reply he could make was that at present he was not aware of there being any decision on the part of the Court of Aldermen to present a separate address. Mr. H. L. TAYLOR said he hoped they might understand from this answer that the Corporation would address the Throne on this important occasion as one united body, and that there would be no separate addresses. (Hear, hear.) A committee was then appointed to agree upon the terms of the address, after which the Court adjourned. THE CRICKET CurtomcLE, the first of a set of volumes to be published annually, has been written by Captain W. Bayley, and published by the Messrs. A. H. Gaily and Co., of Cornhill. VETERANS,—The report presented to Congress at Washington from the Department of the Tnterior mentions than ten soldiers of the Revolutionary War, pensioned off a t its close 80 years ago, still survive and receive the pen • Mans granted to them at that remote date, when the Ameri can Union was formed and recognised, They " 6 4 t by its cradle." HEALTH OF THE METROPOLIS. (From the Registrar's-General's Weekly Return.) Seventeen hundred and ninety-eight deaths were registered in London in the week that ended on last Saturday. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1853-63 the average number was 1,380, which if raised in proportion to increase of population, would give a mortality for the present time of 1,519 The deaths of last week were therefore more than the estimated amount by 2'79. The increases arises from the recent depression of temperature, as is most particularly shown by the number of deaths from diseases of the aespiratory organs. The number of deaths in this class, which more than others rises and falls with the fluctuations of heat and cold, rose last week to 473. Ia the previous week the number was 313. The corrected average of the class for ten corresponding weeks is 354. The deaths from bronchitis in the last four weeks wore 147, 154, 177, and 226. Pneumonia does not exhibit any increase. Phthisis which was fatal in the previous week in 165 cases, numbered last week 164. Epidemic diseases do not disclose any remarkable feature. Typhus yields 75 deaths, the largest contribution to the mortality of this class, scarlatina 74, whooping cough 48, measles 28, smallpox 10. An infant, aged 9 months, died in the workhouse, St. Margaret's, Westminster, of choleraic diarrhm. Nine persons died at the age of 90 years and upwards; among these a gentleman is registered as having died in Maty-street, Pancras, on the sth of January, at the age of 100 years. Last week the births of 988 boys and 928 girls, in all 1,916 children, were registered in London. In the 10 corresponding weeks of the years 1854 63 the average number corrected) was 1,995. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 30.110 in. The barometrical reading was 30.48 in. on Sunday, and decreased to 29.77 in. on Saturday. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 26 deg. 7 min., which is 9 deg. 3 min. below the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The highest day temperature was 38 deg. 3 min. on Saturday ; the lowestinight tempera. ture was 14 deg. 3 min. on Thursday. The entire range of temperature in the week was 24 deg. The mean of the highest temperatures of the water of the Thames was 41 deg. 3 min., that of the lowest was 37 deg. 5 min. The difference between the mean dew point temperature and air temperature was 7 deg. 6 min. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 72, complete soturation being repre sented by 100. A little snow fell on Sunday, and on Friday a dense fog prevailed. The general di rection of the wind was east. The air was calm and extremely cold; its mean temperature was 26 deg. 7 min., while the mean temperature of the Thames water driving off vapour was 39 deg. 4 min. IRELAND. DUBLIN, Jan. 11. The death of Dean Meyler makes a vacancy in the National Board of Education. It appears that the Most Rev. Dr. Cullen did not wish to disturb him, on account of his venerable age; but it is well understood that no ecclesiastic will be allowed to take his place. If the vacancy be filled up the Go vernment will b 3 obliged to appoint a layman of the same communion. The names of Mr. Justice O'Brien and Mr. Commissioner O'Ferrall have been mentioned in connexion with the office. According to the old charter of the Board, which has been can celled, the number of the Commissioners was not to exceed 15. The new charter, which was obtained in 1861, makes the highest number 20, and states that 10 shall be Protestants and 10 Catholics. Eight new members were then incorporated to make up that number. Half of the Catholic members are public functionaries—namely, Chief Justice Mona han, Chief Baron Pilot, Mr. O'Hagan, Attorney- General ; Mr. Ipntaigne, Inspector-General ef Pri sons ; and Mr. Murphy, Master in Chancery. The other Catholic members are Lord Bellew, the Earl of Dunraven, Mr. Waldron, M.P., arid Mr. John O'Hagan. The last gentleman is a barrister, bat, though bearing the same name, he is no relation of the Attorney-General's. It would have been im possible for Mr. Cardwell to find in the Catholic community a more honourable or trustworthy set of men. There seems to be a desire growing up on the part of the Protestants that the Board should be again reconstituted, and should, like the Poor Law Board, which has somewhat analogous duties, consist of three paid members, representing the three denominations. But there is no Catholic on the Poor Law Board, and perhaps the religious element would come into more active operation in connexion with education. An important fact bearing on this vexed question is, that the workhouse schools are all connected with the National Board, and the system is carried out in them without difficulty. I am informed on good authority that the Rev. Dr. Todd would not take the Archdeaconry of Dub lin even if offered to him, the duties being too onerous for him to undertake with a fellowship. But he is a candidate for the Deanery of St. Patrick's, and if elected he would reside at the Deanery house, in a poor district of the city, and would resign his librarianship, the professorship of Hebrew, and his office of Senior Dean, all in Trinity College. Dr. Todd is too high a churchman for the majority of Protestants in this country; but he is learned, tolerant, and is personally held in the highest esteem, and even his high churchism seems to make him more suited for the office of Dean. Besides, he understands church music, church archi tecture, and the history of the cathedral, of whose patron Saint he has written a life, and in which he was a constant attendant. There are 24 votes in the chapter, chiefly clergymen in country parts of the diocese. The voting, though viva voce, and taken down in wr:ting, is secret to all but members of the chapter chosen to take the votes, and called " com promisers." It is stated that many of the members promised their votes to Dr. West under the impres sion that Dr. Todd could not hold the deanery with his fellowships. Bat a Queen's letter will enable him to do so, and this, it is said, will be forthcom ing. It is supposed that under these circumstances the members will not regard their promises to the Archdeacon as binding. The excitement among the clergy about this election is intense. If Dr. Todd wins there is no doubt that the general opinion will be that he is the right man in the right place, though there is a strong objection to one person holding two such good things as the Deanery of St. Patrick's and a senior fellowship in a Church which has so few prizes and such a large number of ill paid working clergy. The Rev. Dr. Maziere Brady is a candidate for the Deanery of Cork, which having no duties would enable him to pursue his work as the histo rian of the Irish dioceses, two volumes of his " Parochial Records" having been already pub lished. If appointed, his living of Clonfert, where the duties must be nearly as light as those of the cathedral, from the thinness of the Protestant population, would be at the disposal of the Bishop of Cork. It is worth £4OO a year. Dr. Brady, and the Rev. Mr. Brady, of Clonmel, whom I men tioned in my last letter, brother of the Irish Chan cellor, are both descended from the Dr. Brady, who with Tate produced the version of the Psalms. A pilot boat, of the Messrs. Scott, of Queens town, brought a valuable prize into that harbour on Saturday evening —the ship Sarah Maria, laden with iron from Liverpool to a foreign port, which was found drifting helplessly at sea with only one man and a little boy in her—a salvage crew put on boa crew rd had yave deserted sseltha her. tfel fell in with her after her own Mr. Burke, un auctioneer at Sligo, was selling goods on a loft on Thursday, surrounded by about 50 people, and while he was with uplifted hammer crying " Going, going, gone !" the loft gave way with a crash, the whole party were precipitated .N.E',VSP - -i-s. • //AC i : " : 7 4 42:?7,1,- upon an earthen floor, a distance of abo u, 1 2f Z !gl i p e No one was kill e d, b u t M r . B ur k e h a d his shdul'4•EiSl/4, blr.de broken. We had a decided change of weather on Fri a night. A very mild t h aw se t i n , an d S atur d ay brought almost springlike weather. Yesterday was also fine, but there was a return of frost last night. THE PEOPLE'S PARK, BIRMINGHAM The question as to the completion of thepurchase of Aston Park was again before the Towt Council of Birmingham at a meeting of that body held yes terday. Since the last discussion on the subject took place, a " report" has been prepared by a com mittee, which enters fully into all the details of this now unhappily notorious affair. This document occupies no less than 45 pages. It would,however, serve no purpose here to give even an outline of the contents. The extent to which the town stands committed to purchase the park is shown by the following extract frctn the address read to her Ma jesty on the occnsion of her attendance to open the park : In some towns in your Majesty's dominions pablic parks have wisely been provided by wealthy corporatiors, in others by the munificence of philanthropic citizens. Here, also, we are indebted to private liberality for two plans of recrea tion for the people; but to Birmingham alone,has it been given to secure by her own exertions an mictent park for the physical relaxation—an ancient hall forlPimental cul tivation—of her variously employed and laborious tion. Your Majesty will, we believe, be gratified t) learn that Aston-hall and Park have been acquired for tie most part by the industry and economy of the people thanfielves. Of the money required for this purpose a large p'oportion has been subscribed by the working classes—a circumstance which we venture to hope will not be without interest and satisfaction to your Majesty. This address was signed by the Mayor of Bir mingham for the timo being, by Mr. Alderman Lloyd, Mr. Thomas A. Attwood, Mr. Charles Holte Bracebridge, by several other gentlemen of local consideration and distinction, and in addition to these were the signatures of the persons styling themselves "the interim managers" for effecting the purchase. The people of Birmingham have felt keenly and indignantly the way in which the town appears in the eyes of the country to have been compromised by the unauthorised pledge given to the Queen by cer tain officials in reference to the purchase of the park during the arrangements in course of her Majesty's visit. The park was, as is well known, in the hands of a joint stock company. Of this her Majesty was made aware ; but the difficulty of a Royal visit under such circumstances was removed by the assurance given by the then Mayor in a letter to the Secretary of State, signed officially. It now appears that this was done without authority, but it pledged the coun cil to the purchase of the park should the company fail. The company has failed, and the town council not having purchased, a blot has been thrown upon the public spirit, good faith, and loyalty of th.i town. As has been said, this is deeply felt, and whatever the merits of the park scheme in the abstract the general feelingis that the park and hall must now be bought. The main difficulty—that the price would almost absorb the legally available moneys of the council in this department—has been nobly met by an act of public spirit on the part of a few of the leading men in the town which will, it is hoped, satisfy her Majesty that a portion at least of her Birmingham subjects are alive to a sense of honour and of what is due to their Sovereign for her condescension in visiting the town in 1858, In the course of the last few days Mr. George Dixon (of the firm of Rabone Brothers) and the Rev. Dr. Mil ler, the rector, have exerted themselves to secure the co-operation of a few others. The result is that a free gift of £7,000 has been raised amongst a few persons, and has been offered to the town council as a supplement to the municipal funds. The gentle men who have in this way come forward are : Messrs. A. and G. Dixon, £2,000; Mr. Thomas Lloyd, M.P. for Barnstaple, £l,OOO ; Mr. G. F. Muntz, £1,000; Miss Ryland, £1,000; Mr. W. Middlemore, £5OO ; Messrs. R. and E. Greaves, £500; Messes. Archibald and Timothy Kenrick, £5OO ; Messrs. G. B. and S. Lloyd, £2OO ; Messrs. A. and D. Evans, £200; C. and I. Shaw, £lOO. The foregoing was made known to the town council yesterday in the following communica- Lion Birmingham, Jan. 11. Mr. Mayor,--We the undersigned inhabitants of Bir mingham respectfully represent to the town council that our anxious attention has been drawn to tho position in which the question as to the purchase of Aston-hall and park now stands. The park having been opened by our most gracious and beloved Sovereign on a day which for its display of heart felt and enthusiastic loyalty will long be memorable in the annals of the town and district, was dedicated by her Ma•- jesty the Queen to the use of the people. It is undeniable that her Majesty had previously received an assurance that under every contingency Aston Park would be secured to the people for ever. We wish entirely to abstain from any statement or re mark which would reflect upon any individual or upon any body of persons whatever. We wish also entirely to disclaim any attempt to interfere by external pressure with the free judgment of our local representatives. But as we believe it to be the general conviction of our fellow-townsmen that ultimately the hall and park must be purchased, and the wish of her Gracious Majesty carried out, and as we are of opinion that delay would aob the purchase of its grace, we are anxious to relieve the council, as far as our efforts have enabled us to do so, from what appears to be their main dif ficulty—namely. that the whole sum required would nearly absorb for one park the available resources of the council for expenditure in this department. In the hope that our efforts may facilitate the only decision which appears to us to be compatible with the loyalty and fair fame of our town—namely, the immediate purchase of the hall and park for the use of the people for ever—we have much pleasure, Mr. Mayor, in respectfully requesting you to inform the council that should they de cide within a reasonable period—not later than the end of February—to purchase the hall and park, we are autho rised to place at the disposal of the council the sum of £7,000, which is presented by the donors specified in the subjoined list in the proportions attached to their names respectively, each donor making the donation contingent on no other condition than the early consent of the council to purchase the hall and the whole of the park from the mu nicipal funds.—We have the honour, Bce. Signed by the Rev. Dr. Miller, Mr. George Dixon, and others of the donors. The foregoing having been read and ordered to bo en tered on the minutes, Mr. Alderman HAWSES moved That,. in order to secure the realisation of her Most Gracious Majesty's expectation and desire that Aston Park (which was publicly opened by the Queen) shall be perma nently secured as a place for the healthy exercise and ra tional recreation of the industrious classes, and in comme moration of the auspicious visit of her Majesty and her illustrious Consort the Prince Albert to this borough on the 15th day of June, 1858, it is expedient that the park be purchased by this council; and for this purpose that the Estate and Buildings Committee be authorised and in structed to treat for and buy (at a sum not exceeding £26,000) the said park and the hall and other buildings standing thereon, as now or late held and occupied by the Aston-hall and Park Company, and to do and execute all necessary acts and deeds that may be necessary to vest the same in the corporation, under the provisions of" The Bir mingham Parks Act. 1854." Mr. Alderman MANTON seconded the resolution- An amendment was moved by Mr. GOODRICK, to the effect that the council was in no way Pledged to purchase the park. This was seconded by Mr. BRINSLEY. Several other amendments were moved, each of them with the object to avoid the purchase, and a debate ensued, which lasted several hours. Sir JOHN RATCLIFF, who was Mayor at the time her Majesty visited the town, v i ndicated himself as to the course he pursued. Circumstances had, he said, undoubtedly altered as regarded the purchase of the park, but at the time all was enthusiasm, and no one doubted the result. The letter to the Home-office, written by the town-clerk, and signed by him (Sir John) as Mayor, was, he insisted, worded in a proper spirit. The result was that no vote was taken on the original resolution, and any decision was postponed until the next meeting of the council. PRIZE DESIGNS.—" Undoubtedly ' however, the fine st show in this respect is made by Benson, who offered prizes for designs for watch cases at the South Kensington 31useum, and who by this means has secured some of the most ex quisite ornamental details for watch cases that are shown in the building."—Times, May 7, 1862. Chronometer, duplex, lever, horizontal, repeater , centre secon ds, keyless, split seconds, and every description of watch, adapted to all climates. Be ison's illustrated pamphlet on watches (free by post for two stamps) contains a short history of watchmaking, with prices, from 3to 200 guineas each. It acts as a guide in the purchase of a watch, and enables those who live in any part of the world to select a watch, and have it sent safe by post. Prize medal and honourable mention, classes 33 and 15. J. W. Benson, 33 and 34, Ludgate-hill, London. Esta blished 1749. Watch and clock maktr by special warrant of appointment W tht Prince of Wales. 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