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This costly work also cont ains rzalePlete estimates for fur . nishing on the following revised A Six-roomed Parsonage 474 8 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roamed ditto __ A Twelve-roomed ditto ' ,9l 11 0 :',Wether with a erice List of purified Bedding, and a mass r valuable information to all requiring househ)ld furniture, carpets or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy itelp and zenriemen in or near Great Malvern. Southampton, w c ' cll ester. Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Pyde, Plymouth, ~.'lls, oxford. Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder '4.",,r, Wellington. Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking:, w Alban's. WOrcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, t r r it ' a x i ll n alla, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great Cow', b tags,and CO. General Eieuse Furnishers, Deptford- London S E ' , ' , TEA ESTABLISHMENT, 4 and 5, SAn, Mne: William-street, City, will be CLOSE D on 41 JRDAY, the 20th instant. RIDGWAY & CO. THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY. — In Society the takiwr of land is quite optional, as without any partners hip liability, may either take ' l 4, !Ares, to receive h a lf-yearly five per cent. per annum , cr f ni : 37 2l)en accounts in the Deposit Department without being a m e e s per annum, of th e Societ p ai y able withhalf yearly. a fixed rate Both in the Share of in' crest at four ent. ``Deposit Denartment the investor h a s the p rivile g e of Withdrawing his money at fixed periods. r "Peotues sent free to any part of the world. CITAKLES LEWIS GRUNEISEN, Secretary. Ogees 33, Norfolk-street, Strand, W.C. GUARD' AN FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE CO NIPANY. • SPECIAL NOTICE. mThe Directors are now prepared to grant Insurances on S ALE OF in the Port ot Loadm at the REDUCED „.,ALE OP RATES. as!.-articulars to be obtained at the Offices, 11, Lombard eet NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. FIRE DEPARTMENT.—SPECIAL NOTICE. This Company is now prepared to ISSUE POLICIES for ...,,e of rates. in the Port of London at the r educed zr.t.,4,r4 may 4044 4.taa libr"Thremane°dlel!'s SPECIAL- NOTICE. THE BOOKS OF THE NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY, For the Year 1863, close on 31st December. Yfe Policies effected on or before that date will rank f or an ad ultional Year's Bonus in comparison to later entrants. /3 nring the Four Years preceding last Division of Profits (185 S), the Company issued 1,595 Life Policies, assuring .. £1,221,603 -ring' the Four suc - eeding Years the number of Life Polices issued amounted to 3,163, and the Sums assured to £2,22 . ,5 - 62 BEING AN INCREASE OF 82 PER CENT. _ The SIXTH SEPTENNIAL DIVISION of the COM. PROFITS will take place on 3tst December, 1865. IT NI Wl-101.E PROFITS WHICH HAVE ACCUMU LATED SINCE RlsT DECEMBER, 1858, WILL THEN RE DIVIDED, AND NINETY PER CENT. ALLOCATED A.IIONG THE ASSURED ON THE PARTICIPATING SCALE. CERTIFICATES of INDISPIITABILI ry granted, and every facility offered to Insurers. FIRE DEPARTMENT. Tosnrarros granted both at Home and Abroad on the most liberal terms. Perms of Proposal and every infor nation will be given at the Head Office, or any of the Company's Agents. By order. F, W. LANCE, Secretary. London, November, 1861 HEAD OFFICES: Threadneedle-street. . 4, New Bank Building's. Lothbury, 1 751 ; muR W Gi e t st-end Office.. 8. Waterloo - pl ace, Pall-mall. 84, Princes-street. LONDON.. THE ONLY OFFICE WHOSE BONDS AND POLICIES Or GUARANTEE ARE ACCEPTED BY TR r -- TREASURY, CUSTOMS, INLAND REVENUE, GENERAL POST OFFICE, 'WAR, ADMIRALTY, HOME, COLONIAL, INDIA, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. THE EUROPEAN ASSURANCE SOCIETY. DIRECTORS IN LONDON. 11 „. ENRY WICKHAM WICKHAM, Esq., M.P., Chairm an. J°hn , Cheetham, Esq., Staleybrldge. C ohn Field. Esq W ai nford-court, City. .1-j?arles Forster, 'Esq , M.P. for Walsall. Il F Ceorge Esq , Bath. enrv ltiehard 11. Itarriso r.ncis' n, Esq'., H am ilton -place, St. John's-wood. 'll , l3l ' l as C. Hayward, Esq., Minories and ilig-hbury. 'un Hedgint?, Esq., Cavendish Club James Edward M'connell, Esq., Wolverton. C • W. Reynolds, Esq.. Eaton-place, Belgravia. Richard Spooner, 11,q., late her Majesty's Commissioner of trust N. a, Bomb .y. Ti Wickham Wickham, Esq., M.P. for Bradford. tomas Winkworth, Esq, Gresham Club, and Canonbury. 4 P. Bros n - Westhead, Esq., M.P. for York. . n S tr ecgity is provided in approved cases for Officers of Bank lsiunicipdalemmeretal Establishments, Public Companies, Corporations, s.raay and for other places of trust. Life Assu r ance be combined with Guarantee on ad- Va i lct R os g r c ec Ou t s use r s Flrms of Pr h omsal, and ever y i n f orma tion ly may be oained from the c Offices, .2. Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London ; a n d 39, Gorge - street, Edinburgh. THE CONTRACT CORPORATION (Limited). Incnrporated under "The Companies Act, 1852." Cap:tal £1,000,000, in 4'),00) Shares of £10) each. First issue, 20,0:0 Shares. Deposit on anplication £1 per Share, and £2 on allotment No future call to exceed £5 per share, and at intervals of not less than three months. DIRECTORS. Latham Bailey, (Crawshay Bailey Brothers and Co.), .n,. Montague Batllle, Esq. Liverpool. it (Baillic, Baillie, Cave, and Co.). Anthony Old Bank, Bristol. A Kington Baker, E:q.. Director of the Great Western Railway Company. Georg e s. Beecrolt, Esq., M.P., Director of the London and North-Western Rail way Company. • "seßh Boyce, Esq , Director of the Royal Bank of Ireland, ,and. Midland Great Western Railway Company, Dublin. phrauross Dilberoglue, Esq. (G. J. Cavaly and Co.), Thread 'hog, DAN, Esq., Alderman, President of the Great Western Railway of Canada. n eedle-street. Smith Dixon, Esq (Gooch Iron Works, Glasgow. "..Suaas Gooch, Esq. and Cousens), Director of the Bank of London. vantai n H . W. Jervis, M.P., Deputy-Chairman Great n Eastern Railway. Ommanney, Esq. (Hallett, Ommanney, and Co ), - Westminster. °B el% Robinson, Esq., 7, Laurence Pountney-hill. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Edwards and Co., Westminster'. SOLICITORS IN BRISTOL. Messrs. Daniel and Cox. AUDITORS. Messrs. Deloitte and Co., Lo'hbury. C. J. 11. Allen, Esq., Threadneedle-street. tabu BANKERS. Of Loudon, Bankers at Westminster, Messrs. Hallett, Ommanney, and Co. BROKERS. London—Messrs. P. Cazenove and Co. Dublin—Messrs. Boyle, Low, and rim. SECRETARY (PRO TEM.) J. C. Handfield, Esq. Temporary Offices-31, Threadneedle-street. This Company has been constituted for the purpose of Un dertaking' the execution and construction of railway- , and !Mier works both at home and abroad, a class of business hitherto exclusively conducted by private co9tractors. The la rge fortunes which have been realised by them, not. withstanding obvious disadvantages, sufficiently attest the soundness and value of this enter; rise. v lt is ad m i tted that, in many instances, the terms upon a r hieh alone contractor's, even of known position and wealth, ‘ re enabled t o ra i se the necessary funds for carrying the i r nerations into effect ar e so onerous that it i s on l y b y profits o t lextraordinary magnitude that such charges can be met ; scribed by a wealthy proprietary, and it follows that a Co g a large capit4l sub would enjoy great aavan Pr t iet Company havin g 9 . 1 7, and with an able executive, to the individual contractor. queutiy afford jest ortant . aidsand, at the same time, fre- The sublet i t . of contriadct source of profit. In additionatoar t e h l i c s o own to be an important eess the advantage of raising funwdhaier Company will pos °Oen debentures secured would be small as com pared portion of upon its unpaid capital at rates pared with those charged to sub-contractors It It is not con templated, therefore, to call up any considerable the c pital, unless the operations of the C of d o c o apital it to be des rabic. The security of a larpre in g c a l ib ri e lay show vern- Will necessarily inspire confidence on the part Ments, Financial Companies, and others With whom the Company may have to deaL In the event of no allotment being made the deposit, will be returned in full. Should a less number of shares be al lot/ ed than are applied for the deposit will be made available towards the Daymeat on al lotment, and the balance, it any, returned to the applicant. Comp y, of the Brokers, and Prospectuses rs of application for shares may be Obtained at the offices of the Co , of the Solid ore. FORM OP APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Directors of the Contract Corporation (Limited). I request Gentlemen, —Having paid to the Ban k of London the sum shares, in the C ontract Corporation (Limited), and I hereby agree to you to to allot me come a member of the Society, and to accept su ch shares, or ZnY less number that may b e al'otted to me; and I request You to place my name on the Register of Members in respect °I the shares allotted to be. I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, Name in full Address Usual signature ************** ******* * Date ***** „,......... ............ THE CONTRACT CORPORATION (Limited), NOTICE. The Sir RE LIST will be CLOSED al l' ° ll r o'Clcck on WEDNESDAY next, the 23d inst. By order. J. C. lIANDFIELD, Secretary (pro tern.) NISRS. BOTT. JACKSON, AND CO, y t:t execute•COMMISSIONS on all noes throughout the w e r • Market price onaranteed. Remittances. I.9ndon and ,81minster Bank. °Post-Ace Orders payable at Camber " e 'l - Park. 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N O . 22,304, Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., T" WIFE'S EVIDENCE. By W. G. WILLS. "A remarkable novel. It has a marked, earnest purpose, urged with the utmost power. It is a story of rare and in tense interest." —Morning Post. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. DO NOT FORGET YOUR APPOINTMENT. —We Sup at EVANS', Covent-garden, after Jullien's Concert. AMERICA. [REUTER'S TELEGRAM.] JZINAHAN'S LWHISKY v. COGNAC This celebratedOldlLßßßlSAHN 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 QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 20. The Royal Mail steamship Arabia, from Boston on the 9th and Halifax on the 11th icst., arrived here at two a.m. to-day. She brings 58 passengers and 30,955 doll. in specie. She landed 57 sacks of mails and six passengers and proceeded for Liver pool at 2.30 a.m., all well. NEW YouK, Dec. 8, Afternoon. General Foster reports from Taze well, Tennessee, on the 7th :—" General Longstreet is in full retreat up the valley. Cavalry will pursue him. Yester day my cavalry attacked that of the enemy in one of the passes of the Clinch Mountain and was pur suing them vigorously. Couriers from Knoxville arrived here last night. The road is clear, a man having arrived here yesterday. The official reports state : General Longstreet commenced his siege opera tions against Knoxville upon the 18th ult., and raised the siege upon the 4th inst., retreating to wards Bristol, via Harristown Railway to Rich , mond, and south from Bristol, along the north and south banks of Holston River. Now ready, illustrated by Millais, ss. bound, land, was captured by 16 Confederates, who left New York in the steamer as passengers. They landed the captain and crew at St. John's, but they killed the second engineer. A large number of steamers have left New York in pursuit. Congress has unanimously passed a vote of thanks, and voted a medal to Gen. Grant. It is rumoured that General Pleasanton has super sbothAlea Meade, refused Generals Sedgwick and Warren re nGeneral b avingpp ointment, The New York T r ibune and Times applaud Pre-' a sident Lincoln's Message. ()HEAP EDITION OF LOST AND SAVED, kJ by the Hoy. Mrs. NORTON, forming the New Vo•nme of "HURST and BLACKETT'b k-,T AN DARD LIBRARY." " A novel of rare excellence, with a brave .soul speaking through it. It is Mrs. Norton's best prose work."—Examiner. S, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. Observe the Red Seal. Pink Label, and Cork branded "Kinahan's LL Whisky." Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-stree•. THE best TROUSERS for gentlemen to wear are those mad by ELSTOB, of 60, New Bond-street They are neither so low in price as to necessitate their being carelessly put together, nor so dear as to gain only the wealthy purchasers. " In medio tutisimus ibis." ELSTOB'S TROUSERS, TWENTY-ONE . SHILLINGS The New York TVorld thinks the Mcssage to bo good as an electioneering document, but considers his plan for a reconstruction to be absurd. The New York Herald believes the President's plan for a reconstruction win be a failure. News from Charleston to the 7th inst. reports matters quiet. Money tight. Gold, which has fluctuated since Monday between 52 and 47, closed to-day 50-1- per cent. prem. Exchange on London, Bankers' bills, 161; on Paris, 3.40. Stocks steady. New York Centrals 132, Illinois Centrals 1161, Erie 1041, Six per Cent. United States Bonds 1071. Cot ton—Heavy middling Upland, 78c. to 79c. Flour advancing ; wheat, good inquiry ; corn, large spe culative sales ; provisions, steady ; coffee very firm; sugar, limited demand; molasses very dull. NEW YORK, Dec. 9, Afternoon. Money tight. Gold 484 per cent. prem. Now ready, in 2 vols., 2 ts. bound, NIEMOIRS OF JANE CAMERON, FENIALE CONVICT. By a PRISON MATRON, Author of " Female Life in Prison." - - ---- " This work is so full of striking . matter that It ought to be read by every man and woman in the land."—Globe. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, uireat Marlborough street. Pk.lt PAI ft. JULLIEN'S GRAND BAL D'OPERA. IY_IL • HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING, M. Jullien's celebrated Quadrille Baud of NO T I C E.—,WEADOWLEIGH, the New Novel, by the Author of "The Ladies of Bever Hollow," is now ready at all Libraries, in two vols., post Bvo. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. 110 Performers. Conduotor—M. JULLIEN. Doors open at 0. Dancing will commence at 10. Supper will be served at 1 o'clock. . LORD MACAULAY'S HISTORY OF ENGLAND. Complete in 8 vols. post Bvo., with Portrait and brief Memoir, price 48s. cloth ;or 84s. bound in tree-calf by Riviere ;or each Volume separately, price Gs. cloth, THE HISTORY of ENGLAND from the ACCESSION of JAMES the SECOND. By the Right Hon. Lord MACAULA.Y. Ball t , ckets, 10s. 6d. each. Dress circle, ss. ; Gallery stalls, 4s. ; gallery, 2s. Private boxes, from four guineas. Tickets may be obtained at Jellien's, Regent-street; at the Box-office of the Theatre; and at the doors during the evening. N.B.—No person will be admitted in Clown, Harlequin, or Pantaloon costumes. Foster's cavalry is pursuing on the south, and Sherman's on the north bank. General Longstreet has 36 hours'start. Sherman's advance has reached Knoxville. --- LIBRARY EDITION of LORD MACAULAY'S HIS TORY of ENGLAND, complete in 5 vols. Bvo , price £4 clan. or 45 15s. 6d. bound in calf. Also Vols. I. ana 11. 325. Vols. 111. and I V., 368., and Vol. V., price 12s. cloth, PEOPLE'S EDITION of LORD MACAULAY'S HIS TORY of ENGLAND, in course of publication in 14 Monthly Parts, price ls. each. London : Longman, Green, and Co., Paternoster-row. PARIS. -THE GRAND HOTEL, Boulevard des Capucines, Place de, Nouvelle Opera, opposite the Rue de la Paix, and near the Theatres. Has been opened since July, 1862. It contains 700 bed rooms, priors from 4fr. to 251 r. ; 70 drawing-rooms, from sfr. to 30fr. ; a magnificent salon, capable of dining more than 300 persons, and where there is a table d'hote at six o'clock. Dinners and breakfasts are served a la catlc in. the-coffee Awassawara well its in theqvfigtfnirttis. There is a reading— room with the best English and foreign papers and publica tions, a music-room, and a drawing-room for the use of tra vellers without any additional charge. There are also baths, billiard-rooms, smoking . divans, post-office ; cabs, carriages, and omn buses going to the railway stations. The servant speak all languages. This superb hotel, possessing all that modern luxury and comfort can combine, and situated in the mo't fashionable part of Paris, is recommended to the atten tion of travellers. Independently of their Two Hotels, the Compagnie Immo biliere has established an extensive Private Furnish( d House on the Boulevard des Capucines, opposite the ROTUNDA of the GRAND HOTEL, where Families can reside as in their own private residences, and where they may rely upon find ing the utmost comfort. The Fedorals are preparing for the Tinter de fence of Chattanooga and Lookout Mon ...in. Boats are running to Kingston, and r being completed to Bridgeport. The Confederates captured 15 Federal forage waggons, 12 miles from Chattanooga. General Bragg has been relieved from his com mand at his own request. He was serenaded upon the 2d at Dalton, where he made a farewell address. No successor has been appointed. Gen. Hardee commands temporarily. Bishop Polk has been ordered to command the department of the Southern Mississippi. General Forrest is encamped 15 miles from Holly Springs with 10,000 men. Western Tennessee, Western Kentucky, and Northern Mississippi, as far as Tallahatchie, have been formed into one Confederate department. Great preparations are being made to defend it. JAPAN. ud is NEW YORE, Dee. 8, Afternoon. Advicee received here from Kanagawa, Japan, tc, Nov. 1, state that great excitement prevailed there. Another European had been murdered. An armed force from the fleet was guarding the city perma fiently. . - 'CAPTAIN SPEtter/Oritti 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 21s. With a Map of Eastern Equatorial Africa by Captain Speke ; numerous Illustrati .ns chiefly from Drawinv,s by Captain Grant; and Portraits Engraved on Steel of Captains r:peke and Grant, William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. UNIFORM WITH " THE PRIVATE DETECTIVE." This day, Never before Published, price 25., SECRET SER.VICE; Or, The Recollections of a City Detective. London : Ward and Look, 158, Fleet-street. POLYTECHNIC. —Patron : RR H. the PRINCE of WALES.—C HRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.—The Ghost Effects and Spectral Illusions, being Professor Pepper's adaptation of the original and most startling . illusion of Henry Dircks, Esq., C.E. The Illustrated Fairy Tales, the Shadow Pantomime, the Christmas Tree, the Improved Chinese Fireworks. The Entertainments and Lectures pro vided this year are on the most bberal scale, and commence on BOXING DAY, December 26, 1833. N.B.—The Institution will be closed on the 22d, 23d, 24th, and 25th December, in order to make the very extensive pre parations required for the Christmas Entertainments. Five thousand Confederates are reported to be advancing on Maysville, Kentucky. The Confederate General Macpherson has issued a conscription order in Tennessee, similar to that issued by General Hurlburt. General Lee has made no attempt to cross the Rapidan in force, but Stuart's and Mosley's cavalry keep up their raids north of the Rappahannock. It is supposed Meade will go into winter quar ters some distance north of the Rappahannock. The Confederates have captured Thomas Francis Meagher. Advices from Charleston are to the 4th instant. A slow fire is being kept up on Fort Sumter. The firing upon Charleston has ceased, but the Federals are remounting more guns bearing upon the city. Southern papers assert that Gillmore's Greek fire is easily extinguished. General Beauregard visited Fort Sumter upon the 2d inst. The Confederates, in strong organised bodies, are impeding the navigation upon the Mississippi. President Lincoln has issued a proclamation that, in consequence of receiving reliable information that the insurgents were retreating from Tennessee, under circumstances rendering it probable that the Federals cannot heretifter be dislodged from there, and esteeming this to be of high national conse quence, he recommends the people to return public thanks. MEXICO. NEW NOVEL BY AUTHOR. OF " SACKVILLE CHASE." In the January Number (ready Dec. 21) of the ST. JAMES'S MAGAZINE will commence THE MAN IN CHAINS. By C. J. COLLINS. London : Kent and Co., Paternoster-row. THE TEETH, as Supplied by NATURE and Preserved by ART. By M. C. ROGERS, M.R.C.S., Surgeon-Dentist. London : 18, New Burlington-street, W. IF THIS SHOULD MEET THE EYE of any one troubled with Wind in the Stomach, Tndigestion, or Biliousness, take PAGE WOODCOCK'S WIND PILLS. Their world-wide celebrity proves them of sterling merit. Of all medicine vendors at is. lid. .% lid 24. 9d. ; or free by past for 11 or 33 stamps from Pate D. Woodcock, Chemist Lincoln. TEA.—MOORE BROTHERS respectfully inti mate that their New Prospectus is now ready. They especially recommend their improved Family Tea, reduced to 3s. 2d. ; Souchonz ' reduced to 38. Gd . ; mixed Assam, re duced to 3s. Bd. ; and the finest Assam, reduced from 48. 4d. to 3s. 11d. per lb. MOORE BROTHERS. 33, London-bridge, City, E.C. T H E 0 X F D, R, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed Selections from the following Operas, viz., THE SLAVE, and CLARA, the MAID of MILAN, by Sir H. Bishop; also, from LA FORZA DE L DES'! INO— Verdi ; by the following talented artistes , —Misses Russell, Townley, Fitz Henry, ‘l , almsley, Tyrrell, and Ellison ; Messrs. Green, finish, Kimberley, Stuart, &a Also, Solos on the Violin by VIOITI COLLINS, the celebrated English Violinist. Flute by Drew Dean. Pianoforte, Miss Bryant. And the marvellous instrument, the ORCHESTRAL PIANO, by Herr SCHALKENBACH, the Inventor. Comedy, by UNSWORTTI (" or any other man "), Eugene, W. Randall, W. T. Critchfield, T. Madigan, and the marvel lous Gymnast, J. Henderson. In rehearsal, and will be produced on Christmas Eve, sup ported by the entire company, a new and original Cantata, entitled " King Christmas." written by Litchfield Moseley, Esq., and composed by W, Meyer Lutz, expressly tor the e3tabUshmeut. OYAL ALHAMBRA.- CONTINUED and ti IMMENSE SUCCESS of FRANCONPS CIRQUE IMPE KlAL.—This Renowned Troupe, comprising the best Stud of Trick and Manage Horses in the World, together with the First Star Male and Female Equestrians, Acrobats, Gymnasts, Clowns, and Vau tern in either Hemis;:here, at tracts enthusiastic and delighted audiences nightly to this Magnificent Building, who behold with wonder .nd admira tion the Marvellous Feats of this far-famed Company. Change of Programme Nightly. Morning Performances, Mondays, Wednesday s, and Saturdays, at TA O. Two Grand Performances on Boxing Day, viz , Two and Half-past Seven. Admission—Private boxes, one guinea ; Reserved seats, Is.; Stalls and Balcony, Is. ; Pit and Promenade, Is. ; Gallery, ed. Box-offize open daily. On Monday, Dec. 2 • st, first appearance of M. Jules Perez, from Madrid, the Greatest Rider of the age. PIGS! PIGS! PIGS!-INDIAN PIG MEAL, without husks, supplied to the loyal farms, Windsor, and in every county in England, iGs 6d per cwt. ; one cwt. equal to 11 cwt. barley or any meal. Delivered tree in Lon don. Established ISM—THOMAS PEARCE, Manager, 66, Lant-street, Southwark. LAURELS. —For SALE, several Thousands'of well-grown and thriving LAUREL PLANTS, from two to three feet high, delivered at the Tisbury Station on the London and South-Western Railway. iu quantities not less than One Thousand, at Twenty-five Shillings per thousands. Apply to Mr. Jeffery, Old Wardour Castle, Salisbury. VHF. NEW WEATHER INDICATOR. By S. CASELLA, for correctly foretelling Changes in. the Weather, either for Rain, Wind, or Moisture. Particu lars, with rules, by inclosing stamp. Also, just published, CASELLA'g New and Improved FORMS for correctly REGISTERING METEOROLOGI CAL OBSERVATIuNS. A RGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill - street , Piccadilly. During the Concerts given by Mons. JULLIEN, at Her Majesty's Theatre, the BALL will commence EVERY EVENING at NINE O'CLOCK. Doors open at 8 o'clock. Admission, is. Manager—M. GRENET. THE BENEFACTOR OF THE SKIN. MOLLARD'S PERFUMED SULPHUR SOAP and CREAM for ordinary toilet purposes, and "BAREGE' SULPHUR CREAM, for Baths, free from disagreeable odour ; an infallible means of preserving the skin and body in perfect health ; they are also an effectual remedy in curing local and cutaneous affections and rheuma tism. Highly patronised and recommended by the most eminent physicians see Testimonials). Tablets of Soap, from Nos. 1 to 5, accord ng to the degree of sulphur they contain, sold at the depot, 2, Rupert-street. Coventry-street, London, W., and at alt chemists. I'roepectuses and testimonials sent on application. 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 RACED:VS, 47A, New Bond-street, where she can be consulted daily. All communications are strictly confidential. P RI Z E MED AL -INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER ,t CO., Wax Chandlers, &c., &c., - To the Queen and the ninee 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. Tucker and Co.. on the subject of A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to F rancis WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, whichsays' " I have found th fully equal to the recommendation mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality. with Platted Wicks, patented.. 2s. 2d. per lb. You gave them em , and can sincerely, in my tutn, recom- Ordinary quality 2 , Od. per lb. VEGETABLE CA-LADLES, • , With a . lll . ixttir • e of Wax. Best quality .. .. . ls. sd. per lb. Second quality .. .. .. .. .. is. 3d. per lb. Third quality .. .. .. .. ls. ld. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders • of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO.. 8, South ilolton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory— Kensington (Established 1730). The largest Establishment in England for the Manufacture of Wax Candles for the use of the Altar. 1 1O OT HING IMPOSSIBLE.—The and m ost most useful inve ntion of the da y , A GUA AMAII.I? Messrs. JOHN g -court 1 'LLA. , iombard street, London, Perfumers to her Majesty, respectfully offer 1-11hkee to thm public this truly marvellous fluid, which gradually restores the human hair to its pristine hue—no matter at t w i ty est rn order wilt& age. The Ada Amarella has none of the properties of d Yea ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and s he Princess when the hal l . is once restored one application per month P it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per bottle, or - iig _ t alf bottks, 10s. (id. Testimonials from artistes of the and ve aY be seen on application. Messrs. John Gosnell C a s n s d o f f r N o v m ales. individuals of uncoubted respects nes t _ • have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal High _ 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 Pastrana and Infant; Eng and Shang, the Siamese Twins; and upwards of 3,0J0 Models, Natural Pre parations, ..tc. Egyptian Dlummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years old. Admission, One shilling (tor Gentlemen only). Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. The Megrera screw troopship, Commander Edward Mad den, is hourly expected to arrive at Spithead from the West Indies with the Ist battery of the 7th brigade, Royal Artil lery, on board, together with a number of military and naval invalids and time expired men. The battery of Artillery em barked on board the Megrera at Jamaica on the 25th ult., and on disembarking from the ship at Portsmouth will be quartered at Fort Brockhurst, near Gosport. On Friday the Grew of the screw steam frigate Topazo, 39, Commodore the Hon. W. S. Spencer, just returned from the Pacific, were mustered and inspected by Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir C. H. Fremantle, K.C.8., Commander-in- Chief at Plymouth. On Saturday morning the frigate dis charged her powder and then proceeded from the Sound into Hamoaze, and was placed alongside the jetty of the Devonport dockyard. To-day the duty of dismantling will be commenced, preparatory to paying off the crew. The paddlewheel steam vessel Advice, with seamen, from Queenstown, arrived on Saturday at Plymouth. The iron screw steamship Resistance, 16, Capt. W. C. Chamberlain, having been repaired, was put out of the Prince's Dock at Devonport on Saturday, and removed from Hamotize into the Sound. After taking an experimental run outside the breakwater, she went to the Admiralty an chorage and shipped her powder and shell, and is now ready for sea. The Admiralty, it has just transpired, sent an officer to America some time ago to inspect and report upon the guns in use there. The officer intrusted with this mission is one of whose ability there can be no doubt. The following appointments were made on Saturday at the Admiralty :—Commander R. Wells, to the Immortalite —Commander R. A. Parr, to the Lyra—J. G. Mongan, master, to the Asia, for the tender—lt H. Hawes, confirmed as master of the Perseus—G. B. Moore, surgeon, to the Rattlesnake —F. Bunn, paymaster, to the Lyra—E. A. M, Chaffers, assist.-paymaster, to the Resistance—H. Marsh, clerk, to the Lyra--William F. 'Woods, clerk, to the Im. placable—T. 0. Johnston, assist.-clerk, to the Canopus— and John Hawkins, second-class assist.- engineer, to the Salamander. General Butler has issued a proz.lamation saying, i l l R. IL S L C s. O _T A T'S 131LIOUS AND LIVER re ,nred without any mNerletluVrtlitinFgrAeldLielnNt,GirornßlZmyp.,—:Dr. eott, of Bromley, bent, will be found Invaluable to all who Suffer from bilious and liver complaints, indigestion, wind, pasms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, &o. For habitual costiveness, as a family 'aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent ; mild in their opera tion and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. old by W. Lambert, S, King William -street, Charing* cross. London, and by most druggists, in boxes,la. lid., and three nines the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilioas and Liver Fills. The genuine are a square seen pac!ta;;e, With" Lainbert,"engraved on the 'stamp. the recruitment of coloured troops having become a purpose of the Government, and as the best use dur ing the war for able bodied coloured men, both for themselves and their country, is to be soldiers, Go vernment officers must not employ negroes to work at higher wages than soldiers' pay. Every possi ble provision will be made for negroes. Congress met yesterday. The Democrats were divided on the choice of a candidate for a speaker, , and Colfax, a Republican, was elected speaker of the house. This secures to the Republicans an opponent of standing committees. . _ Notico has been given of a bill to suspend the Canadian Reciprocity Treaty. The Russian officers are being feted in Wash ington. NEW YORK, Dec. 8, Evening. General Longstreet has retreated from Knox. vine towards Virginia. General Hardee is falling back from Dalton with Bragg's troops. Breckenridge is not dead. Congress met yesterday, and the President's Message will appear to-morrow. Mr. Lincoln is reported better. The Sasonia and liedar have arrived out. NEW YORK, Dec. 8, Afternoon. Intelligence from Vera Cruz to the 21st ult, an nounces that the French had occupied Queretaro without opposition. Juarez had left San Louis di Potosi for Taucaucas. His army was scattered, de moralised, and offering no resistance. THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAG'. THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. BY TELEGRAPH VIA HALIFAX, NEW YORK, Dec. 10, Afternoon. President Lincoln's Messege says that the British Government, as was further expected, has exercised its authority to prevent the departure of new hos tile expeditions from British ports. The French Emperor, by similar proceedings, promptly vindi cated the neutrality which he proclaimed at the beginning of the contest. Blockade questions have been discussed and accommodated in a spirit of frankness, justice, and national goodwill. Our Prize Courts, by the im partiality of their adjudication, have commanded the respect and confidence of maritime Powers. An important question, involving the maritime jurisdiction of Spain in the waters surrounding Cuba has been debated without reaching agreement, and it is proposed to refer the question to the arbi tration of a friendly Power. The rights of aliens in America are partially defined by treaties with some Governments. In no instance, however, is it stipulated that in the e vent of civil war foreigners residing within the lines of the insurgents are to be exempted from the rule which classes them as belligerents, in whose behalf their Governments cannot expect any privi leges or immunities distinct from that characttr. Such tlaims, however, have been put forward on behalf of foreigners residing here the greater part of their lives. The Message states that the receipts during the year from all sources, including loans and the balance in the Treasury at the commencement of the year, were 900,000,000 dols. The disburse ments during the year were 695,000,000 dols. The receipts from the Customs were 69,000,000 dols., end from the internal revenue 37,000,000 dols. The amount received from loans was 776,000,000 dols. The disbursements in the War Department amounted to 590,000,000 dole., and for the N avy Department to 63,000,000 dole. Over 1,000 vessels have been captured since the blockade was instituted. The naval force consists of 518 vessels, 75 of which are iron-clads. 100,000 freed slaves are in the Federal service, half of them bearing arms. Mr. Lincoln declares that whilst he remains in his present position he shall not attempt to retract or modify the Emancipation Proclamation, nor return to slavery any person w ho is fre ed by that proclamation, or by any act of Congress. The Message further says " In the midst of other cares we must not lose sight of the fact that war power is our main reliance, and that to that power alone we can look for a time to give confidence to the people in contented regions that the insurgent power, will not overrun them. Until that confidence is re-established, little can be done anywhere for what is called ' reconstruction.' Hence our chief care must be directed to the army." President Lincoln's proclamation contains the PROCLAMATION OF THE PRESIDENT. NEW YORK, Dec. 9, Afternoon. Accompanying President Lincoln's Message is a proclamation, suggesting the -following terms for the reconstruction of the Union :-- An amnesty will be granted to persons in rebel lious States who take the oath of allegiance to the United States, and an oath to support all the acts passed by the Federal Congress, and all proclama tions issued by Mr. Lincoln since the rebellion, in eluding the Emancipation Proclamation. This latter oath, the President observes in his Message, is subject to the modifying and abrogat ing power of legislation and supreme judicial deci sion, if one-tenth of the legalised voters of any re bellious State take the oaths above cited and form a Republican State Government. Such Government will be recognised and receive constitutional protec tion from the Federal Government. Persons who have held office under the Confede rate Government ; those who held rank in the army above the rank of colonel, or in the navy above the rank of lieutenant; those formerly holding judicial positions, or Who resigned the Federal service and joined the rebellion; and those who have treated coloured soldiers otherwise than as prisoners of war, are exempted from the amnesty. The proclamation does not refer to the States which throughout the rebellion have maintained the loyal Government. Mr. Lincoln says that the mode proposed in the proclamation is the best the Executive can suggest, but it must not be understood that no other possible mode would be acceptable. The Message declares that foreign relations are lion, Friendly, contains but, beyondnoth i n g the accomp g proclama.. important. N E W YORK, Dec. 10 (M orn i ng). President Lincoln's proclamation accompanying the Message grants not only an amnesty but a full pardon and restoration of the rights of property, except slave property, to those taking the oaths described in the proclamation. NEW YORK, Dec. 11 (Morning). The Secretary of the Treasury has imposed an increase of duty on distilled spirits to 60 cents, per gallon; on tobacco to 20 cents. per lb on leaf, and from sto 12 cents. on manufactured ; and of 10 cents. per gallon on petroleum. Money tight. NEW YORK, Dec. 11 (Evening). The of the secretary o f t h e T reasur y Says : report "It will bo nec essar y to raise by loans 460,000,000 doll to cover the expenses till July, 1864. I twill be necessary to provide 545,000,00 0 dole for the expenses from July, 1864, to July, 1865. The State debt in July, 1865, is estimated at 2,200 million dollars. The Secretary proposes to increase the deposits for temporary loans and the certificates of indebtedness, but will issue no more Treasury notes. The stewmer Ch!..oqieithe, from: New York to For' following additional provisions for State Govern ments formed in accordance with the terms of the proclamation " State Governments may make any provision in relation to negroes which shall recognise and declare their permanent freedom, provide for their educa tion, and which may yet be consistent as a temporary arrangement with their present condition as a laborious, landless, houseleas class. State Govern ments may retain the name of the State, and the same boundary, constitution, and general code of laws as existed before the rebellion, subject to the modification made neeessary by the conditions of the proclamation." THE BRAZILIAN AND RIVER PLATE MAILS. BUENOS AYRES, Nov. 12. The long-talked-of National Debt Bill has at last been passed. Holders of claims, &c., against the late National Government will, on proving their demands, be entitled to receive 6 per cent, bonds, which, it is thought, will be ultimately introduced on the London Exchange. The currency has suffered a still further deprecia tion, owing to the rejection by the Chambers of the bill authorising a foreign loan. The discussion of the bill excited strong party feeling. The measure was rejected, from the conviction that if the loan was obtained in England, even on the most favour able terms, so long as the Bank was left under the control of the Government the public had no suffi cient guarantee that the proceeds of the loan would be applied for the purposes for which it was made. The works of the Buenos Ayres Northern Rail way are almost finished to San Fernando, and the company is doing a large business. The. Western Railway has over ten miles of the e xtension com. pleted, but owing to the scarcity o f hands the works progress but slowly. The state of the interior provinces is without change. In the distant parts of the Republic, Penaloza still defies the authority of the National Government. In the province of Corrientes cotton pleating is the sole topic, and a very goo d crop is expected. It is stated on good authority that Br?zil i s con . centrating large bodies of men at various points on the Oriental frontier, and that 10,000 Brazilian troops are about to enter the Banda Oriental to assist the lawfully established Government of the country to put down the revolution. The Buenos Ayres Standard of the 11th says : " We are happy to assure our readers that there i 8 every probability of peace being concluded through the mediation of President ilitre and the Brazilia n , Minl3l;e " Tuo ti=r—,-.= have been drawn UP , any' •I • .--.1:1•-. , ~ , :, ~, - - -,p..-...t..) , ~:c-,...-,. 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The quality is said to be inferior to that of last year. Shearing is progressing in Banda Oriental ; es yet none of the wool has arrived in market. The highest price paid this year for me rino wool has been €6 dols m.c., and for mestizo 90 dais m.c., but these prices are difficult to obtain. The country is still suffering from drought in many parts. The wheat crop in Chivilcoy is com pletely lost for want of rain, and in several districts of Entre Rios the cotton plants are suffering from a fly, which eats into the stalk and destroys the plant. PERNAMBUCO, Nov. 30. The accounts received by the Parana will, it is fearrd, cause a further advance upon prices, already Order too high to a ff ord the prospect of much pro fi t any where. competition are very large, and there is nothing to ship ; and for what now comes to market is exc ess i ve. The entries are about '75,000 bags Paraiba. 4 000 bags o realised 2 dols 400 per arroba. The arrivals f cotton are increasing, and about 6,000 bags to hand thi s vision mouth,sails The English bar que with 2,000 bags on board, and E n gli sh barque the for Liverpool, Victoria, with 1, 000 bags on board, for Havre. Th e Envoy, wit about 1,800 bags for Li : Liverpool • the Ronald, with the same quantity , for Liverpool ; the Zone, with about 900 ba g s on boa r d , and also for Liverpool. Sales of Paraiba cotton since' the 13th have been at 29 dole and 29 dole 500 per arroba, free on board. Sales of Maceio cotton since the 13th have been at 28 dole 500 to 28 dols per arroba ; a l so f.o.b. Stocks at the above ports are small, but an active business is expected before the year closes. Dry salted hides sold at 175 rs per lb. Sales of rum small. Exchange transactions for this conveyance amount to £lOO,OOO sterling, at 271 id to 281 d and 28id ; the rate closes firm at 28d per dollar. Dis counts easy. The Parana, from Southampton, arrived on the 29th, and proceeded to the southern ports the same day. _ TEMPLE BAR MAGAZINE. In the January Number (ready Dec. 21) will commence a New Novel, to be continued Monthly, entitled—. THE DOCTOR'S WIFE. By Author of "John Marchmont's Legacy," "Lady Audley's secret," &c., &e. - Office of Temple Bar, 122, Fleet-street, London. LAND IN VICTORIA. Price 2d. with, and Id . without Map ; postage, ld. extra, THE LAND LAW of VICTORIA (Australia). By the Hon. GAVAN DUFFY, Minister of Public Lands. London : W. Er. Smith and Son, 181, Strand, and 21, Lower Sackville-street, Dublin; to be had at all their Railway Book Stalls ; and at Mr. G. Street's Colonial Newspaper Office, 30, Cornhill, Director, Mr. P. Jonghmans. "T " GHOST CLUB" at the CANTERBURY HALL—New and Interesting Spectral Tableaux.—Mr. C. MO RTON is enabled to announce that, throu.zh 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 cf the teachings or pleasantries of the best waters. At pre sent, the two orders of Slavery—the Slavery of the South, and the "White" Slavers of a more boastful civilisation, receive emphatic illustration ; and these life pictures will be rapidly t eplace Iby others. The pages of Shakspere and the el ler Dramatists, of Scott. Hood, lneoldsby, Dickens, &c., &c., 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 Hutchenson. THE ARMY. a S n c d ar o l n ett F , lirid.aCy.B.,ar ri‘ A ed dju iu ta p nt ly -G m c o n u e t r h al on Sir Thursdayjas Yorke lst, morn ing attended at the Guildhall, before Capt. Tracey, R.N., and a bench o f mag i s t ra tes, to prosecute Henry Benton, who, under the a ssume d name of Ann Garland, had endea voured to obtain £lO on false pretences. The prisoner was committed for trial at the Quarter Sessions. At 3 p.m. Gen. Scarlott reviewed on the parade Mount Wise, Devon port, all the troops in garrison, excepting the Royal Ma rifles, and on Saturday morning the adjutaiit-general left by the South Devon Railway for head-quarters. The battalion of Royal Marines for service in Japan, em. barked on Saturday morning on board the screw steamship c o nqueror, 78, which left Plymouth Sound at 3 p.m., under steam, having a light wind from the north. Quartermaster Orrell, of the Essex Rifles Militia, is per forming the duty of barrackumster at Colchester Camp during the temporary absence of Sir W. O'Malley, who has left on leave. FITZGERALD V. FITZGERALD.—The jury, at a late hour on Saturday night, returned a verdict that Major Fitz;erald told lot been guilty of cruelty towards his wife, and that he had not emmitted adultery with Mrs, Mallet, 23, Hatton-garden, London, E.C. ALGERIAN ONYX MARBLE. Messrs. HOWELL, JAMES, and CO., respectfully solicit an in Tectiun of their Onyx Salon, which contains upwards of 1,00) objects, consisting of Clock., Candelabra, Lamps,Vases, Jardinieres, Inkstands, Pen-trays, and a variety of smaller articles of taste, at moderate prices. • This beautiful marble is perfectly translucent, bears a very fine polish, presents a diversity of pleasing tints, and can be turned or chiselled into any form necessary for utility or ornament.-5, 7,9, Regent-street, Pall-malL ,4 IRELAND. DUBLIN, Dee. 19. The numerous friends of Alderman John Reynolds met yesterday at the Commercial Buildings, in order to take measures for presenting him with a testi monial. The chair was taken by Alderman Mop lan, High Sheriff of the Queen's County. He said the object of their meeting was to present Alderman Reynolds with a testimonial that would mark their sense of his great services and merit. It was sur prising what an amount of time he gave to public duties. The Catholics of Ireland owed him a debt of gratitude for the part he had taken in open ing the Ballinasloe Workhouse to the Sisters of Mercy. Alderman Carroll declared that they would be unworthy of the name of Irishmen unless they endeavoured in some way to reim burse Alderman Reynolds the heavy expenses which he had been put to in his contest with the bigotted portion of the Guardians of the Ballinasloe Union; actions had been brought against him, and he had suffered in his purse to the amount of £l,OOO. He also reminded the meeting of the exertions of the alderman in opposing the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill. Mr. Barry, Q.C., spoke forcibly in favour of the claims of Mr. Reynolds as the champion of Irish Liberalism for nearly 40 years, during which he had displayed consummate ability, un daunted courage, and unvarying consistency. The learned gentleman recounted at ler gth the prin cipal facts in his political career—in connection with all the great changes in the progress of Liberal principles in this country. Sir Colman O'Loghlen, M.P., Sir John Gray, Mr. O'Dris coll, and Mr. Devitt spoke warmly to the same effect. A committee was appointcu and a subscrip- tion opened, when a considerable amount was sub scribed JII the spot. Alderman Moylan, Sir John Gray, Alderman Wean, Mr. J. Dunne, Mr. E, Fox, and Mr. Devitt were appointed treasurers. The munificent bequest of :he late Mr. Drummond —amounting to £2o,ooo—to found a school for the education of the children of the orphan daughters of soldiers, has been securely established for the object intended by the testator. Not only has the amount of the bequest been paid into the Court of Chancery by the executors, but a scheme for the future management of the charity has been approved by the Master in Chancery, printed, and circu lated. The school will be managed, as nearly as possible, on the plan of the Royal Hibernian Mili tary School for soldiers' sons. Tee following gentle. men have been appointed by the Master as governors of the institution :—His Excellency the Lord-Lieu tenant of Ireland for the time being, President; the Commander of the Forces in Ireland for the time being, Vice-President; the Lord Chancellor of Ire land, the Chief Secretary for Ireland, the General' Officer commanding the Dublin Division, the Genera Officer commanding the Cavalry Brigade at Dublin, the Deputy-Adjutant-General to the Forces in , Ireland, the Deputy- Quartermaster• General to the Forces in Ireland, the Officer commanding the Royal Artillery in Ireland, the Officer commanding the Royal Engineers in Ireland, the Inspecting Field Officer, Dublin district; the Military Secretary, Royal Hospital, Kilmainham ; the Military Com missioner of the Dublin Metropolitan Police; the Assistant-Adjutant-General, Dublin division; the Assistant-Quartermaster-General, Dublin division; the Commanding Officer, Royal Engineers, Dublin district ; the Commanding Officer Royal the Superintendent of the Royal Magazi Artillery, Dublin district; the Assistant-Adjutant- Generat to the Royal Artillery in Ireland , t he Assistant -Ad jutant-General to the Royal E n g ineers in Ireland, the Principal Medical Officer of the army in Ire land, Fort, Phoenix - park ; the Town 11Iajor of Dublin, the General Officer comma nding the Infantry Brigade at Dublin, the Comm andant i Military - Dublin, n ot being under the army d . oing duty 113 S c hool, and all officers of her Majesty , 3 rank of lieutenant -colonel (all for th time b • e being) the Right Ho n. Abraham Brewster, Sir Thomas Larcom, Mr. Alexander Parker, • p Mr. James on Robins , Q.C., and Mr. John R o b m • - son. ; Letters patent have passed the Great Seal grant lag to the Right Hon. Sir Willi am Meredyth S om erville, and the heirs m ale of his body, the style, title, and dignity of B aron Atli' n of mney, Somerv ille and Dollardsthoev, county Meath, in T t h e peerage of Ireland. title of Athlumney is taken from a castle of the nam e near Navan, belong ing to the Somervilles, and was chosen, 10 0 year s ago, by Sir Quayle Somerville, for the designat ion of a peerage which was On Wednesday night t a he fi n re o b ff r e o r k ed e t o o ut hi a ru t . the ex tensive drying Works of Messrs. Arthu r and Co., Two men were burnt to dea th, Carrickfergus and the Northern TVhig states that property to the amout of £4 , 000 or £5,000 Was destroyed. ----____=---- -- --- STATUE ',. F R INGE ALBERT.--Tho c itizens of n., Perth having resolved that their subsetiptioni for a mem or i a l of the late Prinoo Consort shonld not be thrown into the National Fund, but devoted to the erection of a statue of the Prince in Perth, some time since commissioned Mr. William Brodie, R.S.A., of Edinburgh, to execute the work, The :nodel is now nearly completed ; and, as this is the first statue of the lamented Prince by a Scottish artist, it will doubtless attract ranch ai tendon. The statue itstif will be colossal —at least eight feet in height. —but the model is not full size, being about five feet high. Tho Prince is I represented as attired in the robes of the Older of the Thistle, hi s right foo t slightly advanced, his right hand elo anion n , s ' a sq uare ped estal, and displaying a drawing orol tGgh.R—efiESeLceltlCsS) timen (I ,t •JinAcaOß bro c hur e C-ltINl Ar o i O n i c a d e A l g tb e e i r s have the r G i vjruoe just tmt beenos r Exhibition i s T publishedEi t b E u s i TI fordi i 1 i n i i lh m e . l h m ich Gr th im e m pi , ctu a r n e d of " cGiSasPkiglt€eBr," ‘inittil'ldo°lnAlittfelr\o7 drawn from his owalife-up.‘fmces. . I) )4!• - t,, - ::', -4 -' - , MIL vr COBDEN'S BULLYRAGGING ej\rzil',:4 l ............._ . _..... . THE SATURDAY REVIEW.—The professed enemy o anonymous journalism, haVing an anonymous and ilti- a congenial journal at his disposal, immediately printed his own rejected effusion, while he care fully suppressed ell mention of the answer which he - had rec e i ve d. A t t h e same ti me . ~he p r ivat e ly ad dressed a second letter to the editor of the 7zrnes, with the interesting information': that the whole correspondence would be published in the world renowned columns of the _Rochdale Observer. Most persons have, in the course of their lives, seen an angry w-ornan—perhaps a seaside lodging-house keeper—delivering her sentiments in a high key with the m ost unreserved freedom, and at the same time grasp i ng the door-handle. AV hen the victim of h er elcquence at last finds a pause for explanation or apology, the door is slammed in his face, and he has to argue with vacancy, or to console himself by writing a letter of complaint to the Little Peddli . ngton Observer. —This c h er i shing of resort tmen t '!'ll'. AmINER. x is an cid repriach of Kings, but is o uit e u of a man of Mr. Cobden's character. It cannotaworth y but distort his F2dgintnt. May We hone that now, having, as the French expre ss it, emptied hi s quarre l , he will be all the better m an , cleansed or much perilous stuff souring his temper and spoiling his manners. THE LONDON REVIEW.—Mr. Cobdee...; nour on this ecclsion, whatever the merits thedenl"- q ci t e e n s e t rt i e o b n wy , e i s have,"m o s insulting t improper. ha t pleasantlyh e counsel Il r e e osn remarks a ll s e Y i qualities ute hishat defends i t r: od li f e e s t i his t e e . to Mr. Delano, " an exhibition of those mind which characterise the editorial managemese of of the 7intes—of that arrogant self-complacene " that logical incoherence, and that moral bewilder meat meat which a too long career of impunity and irre sponsibility could alone engender." These are strop.. words. In employing them to a private gentleman Mr. Cobden flings aside the conventional restraints of his generation. In the heat of the moment he is either going back to the days of Cobbett or travel ling forward to the days of universal Yankeedom. As long as an anonymous press is an English insti tution, so long will such behaviour be reprobated by the good sense of educated English people. 1 THE READER.—Mr. Cobden -must be habitually very thin-skinned, or must have suddenly lost his temper, or must have reasons for being more than ordinarily sensitiveat present to an imputation tend ingthee troth lies first t i r n u thepar . ticular direction in which that of the Times tended, or must have made up his mind t o a public onslaught oa the limes, and merely take n h opportunity that offered itself. Probably in a combination of the two last sup positions. which is the less T HE SPECTATOR.—Nevertheless, as a mere ques tion of literary skill and temper, there can be no question that had a case boast that the Tilleisitnneo Mr. Cobden has been utterly worsted, which creditable to his composure, as he anywould have rejoiced the heart and nerved the pen of literary wrestler. His foolish was met by Mr. now never entered his doors copy of that paper '• worth all 's quiet reminder that he had onca thought a si re ,i,, the works of Thuepi'd , more unwarily replies that n h e e , Mr. Cobden still ' es to whic h gave it . up when it iit h o e r r of the treaty began to revile him as the accurately people r t d 0 infer ‘ i f l with of commerce with France. e i m thinksa t e of it him,thewfihriscth functionwill lead (f the press to he Cobden's estimate of a paper caries a good Cobdenometee. hthisatesht SHIPPING DISASTERS.--The official intelligene° which continues to arri v e da il y at Lloyds' sho ws how disastrous have been the conse q uences of the late both in loss of life and property, especially in the coastline trade. The - ship John Bunyan, of Liverpool, 1,129 ton; register, belonging to Messrs. llaughton, Smith, and Co., has sustained damage estimated at £3,500 by a collision in the Mersey, just after the completion of a return voyage from Quebec. The:brig Stephen Watson, of Sunderland, of which Mr. Alexander Waters is the owner, has be come a total wreck on a voyage from that place to London, laden with coals. Oa Friday last, when pass ing the Gunfleet, the vessel misted stays and went ashore. The crew, eight in number, staid by the ship as leng as they could with safety, trying to get her oil, in which .they were assisted by the crews of four fishing smacks, bat in vain, After saving Many of the stores and materials, they were taken on board the Lord Howe smack and landed at Harwich. Tho estimated loss of the ship is £9OO. She was insured at £1,400. On Monday the ship Spray, of Montrose, John Burnett, master, was stranded on the Cress Sand on her voyage to London, laden with flooring boards. The crew, consisting of six hands, were obliged to abandon her and, taking to a loaf, were picked up by the William and Ann, of Hai tlepool, and trans`ierred to a fishing smack and then to a lugger, which landed them safely at Lowestoft, but with the loss of nearly all their clothing. The value of the derelict vessel was £BOO. In the heavy gale of 3d December the brigantine Albert, be longing to George Busby and othere, of Liverpool, sus tained serious damage on a voyage from Gottenburg to Lon don,latlenwith deals:rho sea running veryhigh the deck load of timber broke adrift and some part of it was washed away. The remainder was thrown overboard with the view to save the ship. A signal of distress was hoisted, which brought to their assistance a smack that was seen in the distance. The ship was then about 2.5 miles from the Texel. She was eventually towed into Yarreouth,part of the distance by the smack, and has sustained damage to the amount of £3OO, while the loss of cargo is estimated at £l3O, John Campbell, one of the crew, fell from the rigging during the storm and was drowned,a boat having been in vain put off to save him Again, on Friday, Dec. 4, the iron steam collier James Dixon, 833 tons burden, Wm, Wale master, on leaving the Tyne, bound for Louden, was run ashore at the mouth of the Tyne, having first come into collision with the brig Heloise. There she remained for a week and then broke her back ; no laves were lost. In the collision the pilot of the Heloise fell overboard, but was picked up by a boat of the steam collier. The barque Abraham Barker, 400 tons, and of which Mr. E. L.Scharffenorth is master and owner, on a voyage from St. John's, New Brunswick, t o the Bristol Channel, after riding out a storm in Barnstaple Bay, has foun d a haven in Newport dock s , after receiving damage to the amount of £3OO, and losing a man who had fa llen from the rigging. The ship vir,, u 5 insured for £ 3 , 000 . The brigantine Capella, of Fo we la' Mr. C. R. Harvey , master and owner, on a vo y a ge from Wybcrg to Seville , laden with timber, sprunn. 6 a leak on the 3d of December , when about 30 miles of Scill y . Previously, w hen in the Sleev e of Norway, John Carroll, on e of the crow, was washed off the ship in a h ew _ , belonginga a d f I to 150. The t Y sea and drowned, V, where Save him. The she was found to have sustained damage to the amount vesselin eprt w e : e t : every ery last e t ff a o k r e t nin which Fomwoeu was h i: to INl 6 r. e F au i l ll ." , tug Volunteer, of Great Yar t hy the crew when out at of that port, has been abandoned save their lives. They sea in a storm in sheer necessity therewere b li r e o s u b g e h e t n s safely on y o n deplorable shore esti mated loss of the vessel is 41 ; a fishing lugger.:l The l o oss, both of property a nd 00. In the storm of Dec. 3 lives, in connection with North Sea fishery a n d in the fishing smac'es engaged in the ,, plunges the families of many that off the Dutch coast. It t fa"s heavily on a class of m the loss of life plun en who are but ill able to he,r u r s , m an ‘ d in penury and bereavement COMPLETION OF . " i r ulus trio en THE vHARING-CROSS RAIL - WAY.--I ' t is understood that this important me tropolitan railway will be open for public traffic on the lst of January, The company have not yet received the certi ficate of Captain Tyler, the Government inspector, but, judging from the results of the tests to which the bridges and other portions of the line were subjected, there will be no difficulty upon this point. The company are therefore Making the necessary arrangements for the opening of the The station at Charing railway on New Year's Day. cross will probably not be finally completed before March next, and until this is finished the public will not derive the full benefit which the railway will afford for the through worked. The portion of passenger traffic• l a lso anticipated that a section of the ra il wa y will require to is to be w idened before the local and throug h traffic c an be efficiently t h e Cannon-street bran ches diver g es has three lines th e line betw een Charing-cross station and the Point where b u t the part on the main li no between the east a nd ofersatjt; e ti o ns of the Cannon - street bra nch has b een built with only two lines. Over this portion, a distance of some two or three hundred yards, an additional line of rails will siir ; ,1 ,1 be required, but that partial widening can be carried out at a ny time before the Cannon-street extension is completed. The hotel at Charing•cross will no;, be ready for Lusinesa £300,000, until May or Juno next. The total outlay upon the whol e o siten one of o o ff the line between Charing-cross and London-bridge, including under the City extension, will about £3,000,000, but the e x a c p e p p r t o i a o e n h approaching a halfsm small I million.pportion rtlon l a ud, the property of the company, may ,hrol set down at Thomas's Hospital alone cost N e something;h th and. at present, arches of the railway, none of this pro TIIE LATE WILLIAM MULltEumt, 1t.A...—1t has perty has been so ld. been resolved by some o f the admirers ad mirable artist, firstly, to erect e admirers of this a suitable grave at Kensal-gre en ; secondly, to offer a bust of him to the trustees of the N at i onal Portrait Gallery ; an d thirdly,Gallery or o f th e N a tional establishment o f a ISI to de vo t e any sur pl us to the ulre-Ady No Prize to students. popular tune is ' now to be let alono,--TLe other day, ikl,-,, re b urt; People and patriarchal M. Fiaia (who one}it to Ithvo known bot L -r) (V,l their best_ , I t o depiivo ltonf , :ot 03 L'lsle of the " Marscillaiea.'i'l v l ,, :7 1 " AtlibrOUli." is et; upon by Nonitenr de l'...h.xee, , , a writer t r i es to prove that the melody is iaally en ,11 Arab chant, relating to ono Monbren , of the time of :ho crusades, It needs not to bo told that we have small reve rence for the testimonies brought forward as to the antique p a rentage of national melodies. Pe rha p s, however, Ilet r M.ingel, who se coming ingenious and elaborate work ou ancient Eastern music may be looked for with ,great into rrs,st, and who has given, probably, more attention to na ti,Thal music thin any pr ofessor living, may have home tia;ng to tell lie of the miter. ivrA •• ' BEAUTIFUL FOR EVER. MADAME RACHEL ON " FEMALE GRACE AND BEAUTY." Just published, ABOOK OF B E A U T Y. By Madame RACHEL. To be had at 47A, New Bond-street. Price 2s. 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