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

REMEMBER ! WE. , WAIT SUPPER FOR you, after.the - :Pantoiraime. at EVANS'. Fail 01.ot INARANIS- IL WHISKY v. COGNAC BRANDY. This celebrated Old IRIS II WHISKY rivali the finest PUNCH BRANDY, It ii Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Sd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in the prinalpal towns in England ; or wholesale tt 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded '`Kinahan's LL Whisky." T" E 0X F ORD, 6, OXFORD STREET, W. • . _ The Oxford and Canterbury 11.11 Company (limited'. (MPH ER AUX ENFERS (Offenhach's brilliant Opera Comique), is achieving an unprecedented success. Vide, the kSoriq : "Ii nm of Bceotia •" " fhe Hymn to Bacchus ;" and the spirited "Hindi° " Chorus, b 7 Eurydice,"lliana, Cupid, ar.d t horns ; the side-splitting " Couplets," by Minerva, Diana, Venus, Cupid, Pluto, and Chorus ; ard tiaal Minu , 't and Galop. Principal characters by Misses Russell, Fitz henry, Barrie, Tyrrell, and Walmsley ; Messrs. Greene and ' , ascetics. Also, the new Cantata, RING CHRISTMAS, written by Litcladd Nrosely, Esq , and composed by Herr Meyer Lutz, expressly for this es:a,lishment. Musical Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans, Tll} DESCENT OF MERCURY, by Mr. Jas. Talli MONSTRE CIIAIUIE, by M. SILVESTIIE. Comedy, by Mr. WILLIAM RANDALL, Mr. G ASTON lIURRAY, LITTLE 808, and all the procurable Talent of the day. CANTERBURY HALL. Vi The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited). HODGE PODGE, the most ,extraordinary Christmas Entertainment in Lon don ngthe whole strength of the establishment), should`be sedp to be appreciated. The usual Operatic 8 - elections by Misses Russell, Barrie, nays, Godden, ; .illel4srs. liscelles, Harland, Leaumont, Ii imaerley, Sec. Illusical'Dlrector, F.'lbrighmans. Extra Comedy by Mr. an Mrs,Randar, Mr. Hilton, Stacey, Woodman, Little Bob, m. Every even!4 at 7%'elobk. It 0Y A L CAM BRVDGE MUSIC HALL, Commercial-sthet, Shoreditch. (Close to the Greas Eastern Terminus Sole Proprietor, kr. G. W. NUGENT. SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS UP TO CHRISTMAS. .Prlm9.-Damm -Men RLIA - 6017L, stiengtlt44 - -tet Company includes ANNIE AT)AMS, NELLY POWER, J. G. FORDE. WEST, GEO. LEY BOURNE, Mr..-HERBERT, J. F. ALEXANDER and Family; LES FR;ERES CAVALLINI, the great Italian Clowns and Gymnaatii( from Me Cirque Napoleon, Part 4 their first appearanedin England. PermanentprieqtArea, 4d. ; balcony, Ga.; stalls, ls. Manitgervrid Conductor, Mr. C. GRE VILLE. • .A .,. 11GY-ilt. ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, Piccadilly. LEVY will appear at nine, ten, and eleven o'clock during Atl4iveeleand play new music nightly. • - '0 - Admission, One Shilling. LONDON.: AND SOUTH-WESTERN • 4t IL WAY COMPANY. NOTICE ITEREBY GIVEN, that a SPECIAL GENERAL AI TING of the Proprietors of this Company will be held at` e Waterloo-bridge Station, Lambeth, on TRURSDAY.IIie 19th„January, 1865, at One o'clock p.m. precisely, for ti*Zurpoite of conaidering and, if deemed ex pedient, of consWinz to and ordering all necessary inciden tal measures in rrect of -Ist. The arnalzatgarron of the undertaking of the Exeter and Exmouth Rat, Company with the undertaking of this Company. 2d. Tie amalg... ,' an of the'undertaking of the Thames Valley Railway . ' , pan) , with the undertaking of this Com pany. 4. 3d. Arrangemen -. for the use in perpetuity by this Com pany of portions of the London. Chatham, and Dover Rail way Company's 1110tropolitaq lines angl City undertaking, connecting this Company',s_Railways wit Ludgate-hill and other stations on those lines and undertaking, upon terms and conditions as to the respective amalgamations and ar rangements which 11 he submitted to the Meeting, or on such other terms aConditions as shall be thought fit. 0 The Transfer B o' the Company will be Closed from Thursday;the sth January, 1865, until after Mb- Meeting. By order, VREDE RICK CLARKE, Secretary. Waterloo-bridgo'S*ion, London, Dec. 23. -.: _ CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. A T ADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION _l s established 29 years at theTazaar, Baker-street NEW AD DITION.-A Frillslen g ' th PORTRAIT MODEL )(St MULLER, taken from .Ilte s ani corrected from the Cast taken by) octOr Dlinotratl s .issnew added testhe Chamber of (Physioenomal - 'a' . . L- oon, oriaßOtinitts.y.onty, from 10 a.m. till 10.p.ma other Ylda/s 10T-1'1440M 5 p m a andltrom 7 till 10. S AsSelitsolge, One Shilling ; eiktra rooms, Sixpence. -,- --,---e- THlcf, ATTIE ROYAL, "BURY - LANE.- „ . . • ManE,ers, Messrsst: Falc r'isiscl.F. B. Chatterton. ASI. c Lim •SIORNING lir a tWO a ANCES of he PANTO . - MISISI . on Tuesday, Die72l% Weinesday, 28, Thursday, 29, Friday 30, and Saturday, 3L TIIIS EVENING (Monday); Dec. 26,' and during the lysek s ,AealgraSesty's Setwants will s perform a New and ,Ori i ginar'FareefSsfntitled TA , :YOUNG LAD FROM THE 'COUNTRY. hater Which will be produced, ein a scale of unexampled splendour, and" with novel andsatextraordinary appliances, extensively ernp4oyings the unparalleled resou cis of this Vast Establiahment, the - Great Draw Lane Annual, founded on a highly popular story,sderiatil from the ancient legend recorded in the Mythical Sag* of Scandinavia, and prcduced In the form of an entirely .- esrand Original GRAND COMIC 's CIIISTMAS PANTOMIME, entitled, UM' 0' MY THUMB AND Hi % ELEVEN BROTHERS : Or, Harlequin and the Ogre:Waite- ven League Boots. Illustrated with elaborate scertesey an 'stueerdous effects by le Air. William Beverley, assisted tty s estrs. C. S. James, C. Pitt, Gompertz, INPLauchlin, Mut-Dirk' ins. The Grotesque Burlesque Opening by E. L. Blanc*ard. The Dances and Action of the Ballet arranged and Invented by Mr. Cormack. The Masks, Lresses, and Devices sdesigned by Dyk-Wyn • .. s liyn. The Overture and Music composed and arranged by Mr'. J. Barnard. Machinery by Mr, J. Tu ker and assistants. sa"roperties by Mes,rs. Needham,,: Glyndon, Langliant, Sze. Alas Appointments by Mr. J. Hinkley. I resses by Mr. S, ilisk and Mrs. Lawler. The Scenes, Tricks. &c., of the ' Ifarlequinade, invented by Messrs. 11. Boleno and Cormack. The whole arranged an t produced by Mr. Robert Roxby. "Long; Ring ago, when Trolls and Giants lived among men, thergssioast famous school where curious youths were taught the . ries"..of .witslicratt."-Scandinavian Legend by an ImittoWff Nottter. Toe Welkin. "The Lapland Witches .Were frequently known' to go to greatheights in order to raise storms."-Dmmonosogy and Witcheraft, by King James the First Olssiki stile: Lapland Witch), Mr. Meagreson. Demon Cobblers-. "Otirwork,lll good, Our price isjust, ready Money and no trust," Messrs. 'Wax and Crax : Hail, Rain, Prost, and Snow, "with the • pspliments of the season." M osrs. Dash, Splash, Sharp, d Sloeh ; Aurora Borealis el (with her Northern streamers), edam@ Fens Alenon ; East . . - slilud, Mr. Nipeer ; North Wincisedr. Gripper ; - South Wind, 31r: Balmy ; WeLt Wind, Mr. Duper ; Signs of the Zodiac, ;'Saleesrs. Aries; Taurus, Gemini, - tancer, Leo, Virgo, Libya, Settrpio, Sagittarius. Copricornu4Aquarkus, and Pisces; The Creak pear, Mr.:Ursa Major; Bodtes, gr. Sleiboots ; Sirius, O it lrasDngs tare Orion,..4Lr ss alllarety. . .7f13 s Lical Appearance ecassssisseas a. all. ato'art '-'• Wld.. "SS --.,.... fruit tct-Nfrin tfainnee on at the stars that go shooting up there, or lets loa , e the Dogstar to bait the Great Bear, Misa Rose Leclercq. Cobble-istic and Cabalist c lecant tion-the Boots-the Storm-the Calm-Star-telling discoveries and remarkable Lunar observations. Valley of Mosses and Lichens at Day break, with the First Appearance of the Solar Rays. Actinia (the active Principal ot the Solar Rays), Miss Hudspeth ; Saingleam (the lightest and brightest of the rays), Miss Lydia Thompson. The Sunbeams by one hundred coryphees. Sun beam, Miss E. Falconer; Sunray, Miss C. Thompson. Bril liant ballet by the dancing Sunbeams. P,incipal Rays, the Misses Gunniss. Interior of Thumb's cottage on the borders 0., f tee forest, Ilop-o'- my -Thumb, Master Percy Roselle ; his Eleven Brothers, Masters. Lanky, I'ranky, Dodgy, Podgy, Tidally Skinny, Worry, Flurry, Teaser, Squeezer, and Cra- Ineneuff; Daddy Thumb, Mr. Tom Matthews ; Dame Pauline Thumb, Mr. G. Weston. "The little fellow was at this ime about seven or eight years old, with an extraordinary sweet ness ot disposition, which it is a great biassing for anybody to have, and he possessed a degree of intelligence much be yond his age, and his strength and activity were surprising, considering the smallness ot his size."-Story of Ilop-o% my- Thumb. How old Thumb is troubled with the number of his family, and how Hop is wide awake to the little plot that becomes apparent. Dark depths of the pine forest. "Then little Hop fiend that the birds had eaten up the crumbs of bread which hs had dropped ' • but although he had a little heart it was a brave one." Ihe Old Story. Fugitive Pea sants, Messrs. Irun, Urun, Herun,Werun, Y erunandTharun ; Pee-Fo-Fum (the Ogre), Mr. G. Belmore (who, to make everything agreeable, has kindly consented on this occasion to represent the Ogre in the hands imeat manner'. Pes d'Ogre, Mr G. Belmore. Scandinavian Scampyrre, with tro 1-de-roll accompaniment. The Trolls, by a number of little folks with a number of less 'uns. How Hop-o'-my- Thumb and his brothers are lost in the forest, and atter- Wards lost in amazement at what they find there. The great hall in the Ogre's castle. " They at last came to a very large hinge, and alter they had knocked several times on the great gate with a large stone, it was opened by a big porter, who asked them what they wanted."-The Old Story. The Twelve Daughters of the Ogre : Gloriosa (the Cheerful), Miss Lydia Thompson ; Kokanosa (the Proud), Miss Rule ; Idetesta (the Envious), Miss Trust ; Nunbetta (the Vain), Miss Take ; Owglumpi (the Sulky), Miss Hap ; Wottamag.pi (the mischievous), Miss Lead; Vtnlicta (the Spiteful), Miss Chief; Ottempa (the Vixen), Miss Fortune . Osolazi (the Indolent), Miss Hughes ; Graspini (the Greedy), Miss De- Ineanour ; Sopertza (the Saucy), Miss Behave ; Kanteller letta (the Stupid), Miss Management ; Grimgriffin (Porter at the Castle Gate`, Mr. Hokey-Pskev ; Krakjokler (Chief of the Giant's Guards Mr. alakularf : The Ogre's Guards, s kles-rs. Grim, Glumm, Primm, alumm, 'Timm, Grumm, &c. Dance " D'Eyriware," Miss L. Thompson. " Never mind, %aid the Ogre, give me my Seven League Boots and i'll soon Catch them, and I'll gobble up that my little rascal at once, BO that he shall not have the chance of cheating me again." -The Old Story. The Snow Mountains and Icy Plains. " )lop-'o-my-Thumb then got hold of one of the boots, which ' he pulled off the Giant's lee; without difficulty, and being Magically a t e, it lilted a little foot as well as a lig one-he Was about to pull off the other when." '1 he old Story. The /lace and the Chase of Seven League Boots. "Through Woods, through lakes, through bogs. through brakes, swift as as the wind we go. O'er hedge and lands, through pools and Ponds, what racing? yo ! ho! ho !" Melting of the Ice Floes- the holt,' ay after the hard work, and general breaking lip and going away before the dazzling effulgence of the • Ascent of the Rays of Golden Light ! with the Fairy "Motes that People the Sunbeams." Clowns-Messrs. ii. Boleno • std C. Lauri ; Harlequin'. Messrs J. Cormack and S. Savile ; Pantaloons, Messrs. W. ta. Barnes and J. Morris ; Colum bines Madame Boleno and the Misses Gunniss. Scene Ist- Comic. Invented by H. Bolen() (registered), Merchant's Office, Police Station, and Cheesemonger's Pantomiste, Messrs. Boleno, Cormack, Barnes, and Madame Boleno, s Trip, Mr Corn.ack and Madame Bolen° How to hang your , lscon-Oh, Lard-That's the Cheese ---. Clown gets a new Milk Walk, and afterwards walks his chalks, having put his foot in it, and all through being in the Milky Way-Clown's s Christmas Box-Multum in Parvo-Welcome Guests-A Man of the World-Advertising Board and Police Lodging- Ilatchin,g Extraordinary-Clown saves his Bacon, but Cheesemonger does not-Trio juncte in uno-Sad Turks-Ali lien Squal-li, Ali Ben Jen-ken, and Ali 80-le-no -Clown's aYstem of Bantingmising-New Companies (limited', Shares taken up and Shares coming down-How Clown brings out d one of the Greatest Dancers of the Day, Madlle. Octet°, who Will introduce the Pas it la Perea Nena -Seances Spiri teal-the Devenports and the Plymouths -Strang Opposi tion but no Imposition-A New Rope Trick-It's wonderful how we do it, but we do-A Butter I'at and a Pat of Butter : ,Illown meets a few Friends, among who m i s a f r iend at a finch, also a Friend in Need-Falling out with a Friend, Which ends with a Friendly Set-too - Slippery Customers- A Visit to the Station-house, and so ends this eventful his tory, Scene 2. Comic, invented by Mr. H. Boleno (registered). Pantaloon's Retreat, far away from the Noise and Bustle of Town. Trip, "Sardenian Piffivini." Madame Boleno and Ale. J. Cormack, Clown and Pantaloon desire to lead a quiet Country Life, and settle down all serene-Well, this is de ' , ightful-To bed, to bed, but not to sleep-A Cat-astrophy- A Nightly Visit-Open locks whoever knocks-Goods care fully removed from Country to Town-Clown and Panta loon's Retreat, w hich suits soots) them to a shade-The Alarm-Rural Felicity and Rural Police-Let Well alone- Clown finds Truth at the Bottom of it-Butt and Rebut - • Clown and Pantaloon take a Cold Bath against their will quietude restored once more and rest, and the rest-A Change cornea over the scene, which quite alters Pantaloon's • Views-Hard lines and new lines, which brings Clown and Pantaloon's Retreat to a Terminus. Scene 3 . Comic. invented by Mr. J. Cormack. Nationa l School and Cab Stand near London. Pantemimists, Messrs. S. Saville, ILauri, J. Morris, and the Misses Gunniss. Polkas, a s Saville and Miss T. Gunniss. A Cab-full and ,Ifo o l in a cab-" IN'llen we were boys, merry, merry boys"- Then the wining schoolb - y, &c.-Cake versus take-An early and a late scholar - High water-Clown surprised at wsat-a t,ate it rises-Dancing - taught in Pumps-Parcels Delivery ~.‘ompany rnot limited), Directors Clown and Pantaloon seoorts Removed-Christmas Prizes - A Box of Toys, and Lnany other Presents that present you with a Book Les ~..el.e Lettres, or Animated Alphabet , arranged by Mr J. kj ormack, executed by the Ladies ot the Corps de B diet- Clown and Pantaloon take a Cab to Town, and return rather bpset, which caul s them to upset many others, that u p se t s t he' Scene; and the next Scene seen se Scene 4.- C',llliC. In vented by Mr Cormack. A Windmill near Windsor. Pan- Sornimiets- Messrs. S. Saville, C. Lauri, J. Morris, and the Misses Gunniss ; Irish jig, Mr S. Saville and Miss J. G an _ Ili as- When the wind blows-There was a Jolly Miller once i' - ,llle Miller and his Men-Harvest Home-The thra s h er irashed-The truits of stealing,-" Still so es ntly o'er my r euses stealing"-The bark from air, c-The biter bit- Clown takes some bit-ter beer-More seeks to the mill-Some g;et the sack-A merry go rouu I-Clown witnesses a Revolu !'-h-A Sight and a isi,glit-A stop to the Mill-Out of the b qing pan into Patent Bread and Biscuit Bakery - Well, k _ r ead men-Clown and Partaloon become Loafers-A roll ° twist and a sudden turn to-A m l ety day, and Fairy's Hall r Splendour. -gPrivate boxes, £2 25., £3 3s , £4 45., and 15 ss. Stalls, 7s. rew circle, ss. First circ e, 4s. Upper . axes, 2s 6d. Pit, ,Lower ga lery, Is. Upper gallery, 6d. No Half price. "ox-office open from ten to five deity. lit b oors open at half-past Six, the Performances Commence a quarter , o seven o'clock, and terminate ev ery evening at 4 quarter past eleven, at 0 ,16 es. I% wor n. , 1$ 0, : r . ,que, 6 ,1 ss ‘ , 4 i5O • , exto )ro ill : LW' 1. 10 far; s acola 108 tree, 0 rloia ° qa 3r° ' a rra' 00°' ;0.• I ° t N°. 22,629. THE PALACE at NIGHT.—" If this lighting up, and this alone, were shown as the Christmas attraction, it would be worth a j,,urney to Norwood to see P. We can only cordially recommend our readers to see it for themselves before the week is out."—Vide Newspapers. CRYSTAL PALACE.—GREAT SUCCESS of HOLIDAYS AMUSEMENTS. —Continued Next Week.—Continual round of enjoyments from morning t - 11 night. Palace warmed and lighted up each day at dusk. Admission, Monday to Friday, One Shilling.. Eighty Thousand persons have already witnessed the Christmas Amusements. COMMODORE NUTT & MINNIE WARREN. JAMES'S lIALL, I iccadilly.— THIS DAY and duriaz the 110 LIDAYS.—TIIREE GRAND LEVEES DAILY, at Elcvcn and Eight o'clock. "Na ure's Smallest Edition of her choicest work"—a Bachelor and Belle of mature age, not larger than Two Infants ! ! At Eleven o'clock they appear in the identical WEDDING COSTUME worn by them at the Marriage of GEN. TOM THUMB; and they also perform Songs, Duets, Dances, &c., giving several Comic personations, with an entire citange of programme at each Levee. They will be drawn to and from St. James's Hall in their Lilliputian Carriage by four of the Smallest Ponies in the world, presented to them by General Tom Thumb; Box Office from 10 till 4 o'clock. Admission, ls. and 2s. ; reserved seats, 3s. Children half price to the 2s. and 3s. seats• i ll -IHE WORLD of WONDERS by the WIZARD of the NORTH.—GREAT ATTRACTION for the HOLIDAYS, GREAT ST. JAMES'S HALL, every night at 8, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday afternoons at 3. The Second-Sight by Mis• , Anderson, also the Great Rope tying Mystery by Miss Lizzie Anderson and Mr. Sutton. - • -- - 'Admission, Is. ; balcony, 2s. ; stalls, 3s. 40 - 01.R3LAN -32.F.Z1),- --with • -M-rr JOHN -PARR),. ha THE RIVAL COMPOSERS, in which the Sisters PrS' will appear, with THE BARD and HIS BIRTHDAY.; at zi tc aria ude with MEL-% ROSELE AF AcT E SEA,3Io.R. oy Mr. John Parry. Every Evening Aexcept SaturdaA4t E.ght ; Saturday Afternoon, at Three. ROYAL GAI4LERY OF ILLUSTRATION, 11, Regent street: Unresenirtd seats, Is., 2s. ; stalls, Zs. ; stall spring chairs, 50. !OPERA DI CAMERA, the SOLDIER'S LEGACY, by Mactarren, and TOO MANY COOKS, by Offenbach. Every TUESDAY and T [TUESDAY, at Three. T HE IMPERIAL M AsatrittaTic Capita Paid up, • , DIREI JOHN OPMA. Xenophon Balli, Effif, E. J. Coleman, Es , Mr. Alderman Da 4i. Jame 3 Dickson, EcilL. P. D.,lladow, J. 0:' Hanson, Esq.-'"' W. H„llvIord, Esq. G. F. - HoThoyd, rise J. Gc:ellcoere, Esq. Capt. J. Gilbert Jolliston. •-. 7 IIANAGERS. I Henry J. BarkerAtitt„ and T. Fraser Sandeman, Esq. -: LICITORS. Messrs. ;• v riot, Morris. and Co., and , Messrs. ds and Co. The Association re s telllo money on deposit for fixed periods. Makes advances on ,itroved securities.. Negotiates Loans, an . ndertakes General Financial Busi ness. lERCAN TILE CREDIT ON, Limited. [bed, X 5,000,00. ' , 1-50 , ,000. • CTORS. ,N, Esq., Chairman. Charles Belson, Esq, G. G. Maephers nu, Esq. VW. Seholefield, Esq, ' Sir S. ;),Scott, Fart . H. D. Seymour, Esq., M. P. Joseph Thornton, Esq. F. G. Westmorland, Es 4. Alfred Wilson, Esq. M, ZariflrEsq. WA WIN TERBOTTOM, Secretary. crosbyliouse, 98, Bfallopgate-strect Within, . , ~. • - 4i . IL 7H. IMPROVE'D MECHANICAL •-•.- -144oriug E-tneo-44At4.4mn..i.LN.uixa.---a-a , c.r.e.at.„rt.uoc. T a ill have been most successfully combined in the pro . .uction of AEA I FiCIAI, T NETII uron a new principle. The real value o fbe nerfeci ion of the as t of Dentistry will be experi enced by all wishing to avail themselves of professional assistance 11) , =suiting M... ALBERT, 3t, Great Aussell street, Bloomsbury, whose experience has en.bled him to effect such admirable, convenient contrivances by artificial means, and which are so perfectly efficient. TEET 11.—Mr. ESKELL'S PATENT,—The exclusive right to this Patent was secured to Mr. EsVeil, of Grosvenor-street, G. osvenor-square, by her Ma jesty's floral seal (July 17, 18(M), and can only be procured at his residence, where Kneel nens maybe seen, and every infor in.ition can be obtained. Under this Patent, Artificial Teeth, to last a lifetime, are made, and fitted in a few hours without pain or extractions. They support loose teeth, and protect tender gums; their resemblance to nature is perfect and un detectable, and they arc guaranteed for mastication and articulatiou. Treatise on the subject sent for seven stamps. Consultations free. OPINIONS OF TILE PRESS. "Mr. Eskell, dental-surgeon, has succeeded in producing' artificial teeth, and so constructi ig them that they last their purpose a lifetime. . . . The process has been patented, and promises to be most valuable."—Court Journal, August 4, 1860. "A surpr:sing novelty in the adaptation of artificial teeth Mlle gum by a patented principle, which secures the most perfect aid, combined wl:h the greatest case and agreeable appearance."—Morning Advertiser, August 9, 1860. Decayed teeth stopped, Sze. Terms strictly moderate. 8, Grosvenor-street, Bond-street. PRIZE MED A L.—INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER & CO., Wax Chandlers, &0., aut., To the Queen and the Prince of Wales. (Established 1720.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862, testifies to the excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' manufacture. A distinguished 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 sincerely, in my turn, I com mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with latted Wicks, patented.. 28, 2d. per lb. Ordinary quality .. • • .. Od. per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality .. Is. sd. per lb Second quality is. 3d. per lb. Third quality .. la. ld. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., • South Molton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory— Kensington (Established 1730). The largest Establishment in England for the Manufacture of Wax Candles for the use of the Altar. BEDROOM CANDLES. TRICE'S CANDLES, which will not drop grease when carried."—Thin, very hard candles sold in boxes is. and 3s. each, arc recommend° i as the best carriers. " EXTRA HARD 5.12 CHAMBER CANDLES," sold in boxes 2s. each. Thicker candles intended for those who will not burn thin. " SHERWOoD ECONOMIC BED LIGHTS," In packets of 36 candles for one shilling, intended for use where cheapness is a great object, will be found an improve ment on the ordinary candles, as they gutter less. Special candle •ticks to fit thin candles, is. and 28. 6d. each ; reducirig sockets, making them fit any candlesticks, 2d. each. TOIL ET SOAPS. Sherwood Brown Windsor Soap, with a pleasant scent. Belmont Glycerine Soap, contains ?rice's Glycerine. Camphor and Glycerine Soap, fo tender skins in winter GLYCERINE. SIIERWOODOLE Price's Glycerine" may be Cleans gloves and removes had from any Chemist, in grease and other stains. capsuled bottles, lettered Perfumed, in capsuled bot " Price's Patent," from 6d. ties, 6d. and is. each. upwards. Impure Glycerine has been sold ln the state ment that it is "equal to Prices." 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Berkeley, MAP:, Sir Charles : :Cay ler, &c. • FITMARDINGE said he regretted to inform the oonipany iltiat:he was no longer master of the country ; it had been taken out of his hands by Sir E. Colt and his- tenant, Mr Cox, and they were now masters of the country, It depended upen them (the tve!o gentlemen" he had named) whether they were to • hinting or no 4=th:re.' He had, therefore,•callestl them together to ask-them whether tlatt Should Velthb state of thinge that 'should exist. He bad done everything in his poWer to conciliate SiT E. Colt and his tenant. He corresimiteled with E. Colt, bat'he (Sir E. Colt) treated 'him with impertinenceeciinsequently he dropped the corre. spendence. ma* left the case in the hands of /hip gentlemen of the country. Col. Berkeley well knpw all the facts better than he (the noble lord) did. and he wbuld , explain the course-that had been purned towards -Mr J. Cox and Sir - E. Colt. He (his lordship) Would'irot state one single thing that 'he could notprovalay:the.oath of credible witnesses, Ho begged noiv to!leave the casein their hands for them to deal withlSir E. Colt. - His lordship cone eluded by asking- lilt P. W. S. Miles to take the chair, remarking that the company might please themselves whether they would believe him (the noble lord) orSieE. Colt. The Cliatattiiiiiexpr seed a hope that they were eolei k _themeethet= • ixttekt - • - steal' of disagreeable one, ecause he did hope that the result of that meeting would be to place the nob!e sport of fox-hunting upon its true and legiti mate footing. He was delighted to see so many yeomen of the county there that day, and be felt per fectly certain the noble lord of that old castle must also rejoice to see CO many familer feces before him. He hoped that in any remarks that might be made that day no unpleasant expressions might be used, becalm they knew that the great majority—he may say nearly all—were of one way of thinking, and it would be very bad taste to cheer themselves. But there was justice to be obtained, and he hoped that before they left that hall a deputation of gentle men and farmers might be appointed, with whom might be lefe the task of settlicg this question, and he trusted, putting it upon a satisfactory footing for all time. (Applause ) Now, he did not think it would be a wise thing for them to enter upon the discussion of what had taken place ; but his recom mendation to them was —and he left them to deal with the matter as they chose—that they should appoint three or five—say three gentlemen and two farmers—as a deputation, who should go to Sir Colt and his tenant, and see if they could not put the question upon a satisfactory footing. (Applause.) They were met there that day upon a great fox hunting question. It was not only the case of a dis pute here, but they knew that in different parts of the country fox hunting was, in some instances, not looked upon quite in the way they would like, and, therefore, he thought they would be doing a great good if they looked upon this case in a general point of view, and endeavoured to put their case as fairly before the public as they could. (Hear, hear.) He had always himself seen the noble lord who sat be side him, and the noble duke who kept a pack the other side of the country, invariably do their best to prevent any wheat being ridden over unnecessarily. (Hear, hear.) They knew perfectly well if the hounds were run hard they (the sportsmen) had no time to think, and they often went the straightest way they could, and sometimes wheat would be ridden over but he knew there was not the damage done to wheat by riders going over that some people would imagine. (Hear.) It would detain them too long to enter upon such cases, but he knew facts which he could vouch for, and he had no doubt they did themselves. He was not going to enter upon the merits of fox bunt- ing—which would be a trite subject with them—but they knew it promoted the cordiality and unanimity of the country, and put the persons who enjoyed it upon an equality, and the best man was he who had got the best horse. (Hear, hear.) Independently of the good done to all classes he might say he thought the sociability of the hunting field was a thing to be kept up all over the country. (Hear, hear.) He could only say himself that, having had the good fortune to hunt in many counties of Eng. land, wherever he had gone he had invariably _ _ _ found the farmers to open their doors to the " field,' , and to give them proofs of their hospitality. (Hear, hear.) They knew that that feeling existed in their own county. (Hear, hear.) They hardly ever went past a farmer's house bat he would in the most friendly way make them an offer of cider. (Hear, hear.) The same kind of hospitality took place in Leicestershire, where the pork pie was always ready for the field. (Laughter.) He would not, however, detain them upon the present occa. sion, but he would proceed to call upon a gentleman to move the first resolution. There would be two resolutions proposed to them, and it would be for them to consider them, and, if deemed proper, adopt them. He felt sure that the noble owner of that castle would not attempt to dictate in any pos sible way to anybody there, but that he wished—as all the gentlemen whom he saw around him wished that a spontaneous expression of the whole country might be given in favour of a pursuit they had all at heart, and he trusted it would be the means, as he said before, of creating unanimity in that coun• try. (Applause.) Mr PHELPS said the said the first resolution had been placed in his hands. He was quite sure that the whole company present would join him in the adoption of it. He was very glad to see so large a meeting on the question which had brought them together. The resolution expressed gratitude to Lord Fitzhardinge and his ancestors for the handsome and liberal manner in which they had supported the hounds of that country. The noble lord was anxious to promote the good feeling of his neigh bours, and to do them all the good in his power. He (Mr. Phelps) much regretted that any difficulty had arisen, but he hoped it would speedily cease. The resolution he proposed was--" That this meet ing wishes to express to Lord Fitzhardinge the great obligation it feels under to him and his an cestors for the princely manner in whic'a they have hunted the country for so many years, and that it much regrets that any interruption to the harmony that has always existed should have now arisen." Mr. Phelps contended that not only was fox hunting an enjoyable sport, but that it was bene ficial, for there was no sport in which so many could join continually, and in which more oppor tunities were given for showing kindness toward one another. Colonel MASTER seconded the resolution, and it was carried unanimously. Captain ADEY said the resolution which he had to propose was one with which they would all agree. They fully admitted tkat it was only by the cour tesy of landowners and tenants that fox-bunting could be carried on: They had been very fortunate hitherto, and it was rarely they got any misunders derstanding, but something had occurred in that neighbourhood which they were all aware of. He could not make it out, and he could not think it r passililenheit lithave _ _ _ in such a Manner as had been representedi,of them by Sir E. Colt. He thought there waiVno doubt he had encouraged his tenants to kill 'the foxes. The resclxition that he had to propose was — "That, with the approval of Lord '.gitzhardinge, Mr. B. Biker, Mr. Maclaine, Mr. Phelps, Mr. S. Young, and Mr. W. Hobbs be appointed a depu tativittfrm this meeting, and be requested ,t,o l wait upon the Reverend Sir:Edward Harry Vaughan Colt, and while admitting to him it was only by the courtesy and sufferance of 'landlords and tenants that hunting can be carriedon in any country they do t ( zr ust he and his tenants will accede to the wishes o influential and numerous a'meeting, and come to a satisfactory arrangement with the deputa. tion." Mr T. Buses seconded the resolution, and it was also carried unanimously. Mr Busu said it would be well that the name of their chaiiman should be added to the deputation. The nsnie ofiNfr W. P. S. Miles was accordingly added, and three-0111013 having been given for Lord Fitzhardinge, and Vire& faieol. Berkeley the com pany were invited by the noble earl to partake of luncheon. The hounds subsequently met in Castle Meadow. There was a very numerous "field," and several co verts of the neighbourhood were drawn. Houseless Poor in London. The following has been addressed to the Presi• dent of the Poor•law Board :-- " Poor-law Board, Whitehall, Dec. 30. " Sir =l have the honour to submit to you the following remarks on the subject of the houseless poor of the metropolis, and of the Act of last session (the 27 and 28 Vict. c. 116), known as the Metro. politan , llouseless Poor Aot. " In r 1863 returns were obtained by your direr• tion from several metropolitan unions and parishes, showing the extent of the accommodation provided fur destitute vagrants and wayfarers, and the num bers who either received or who were refused a night's:lodging during the first week of each of the monthi of January, March, May; and August, 1863. " It. appeared from these retians that in the aggregaie accommodation was provOd in the seve. Tratt buted. Le accommodation was very €qua "The conclusion which you formed on examining the returns was, that in some unions the provision for vagrants and wanderers was st.fricient, while in others it was manifestly inadequate, so that a seti. ous and unequal burthen was thrown on the former as compared with the latter. " The attention of the Peor-law Board had cn several occasions bean previously directed to the same subject, and the board had frequently re• ferred to the defects in the mode of administering relief to vagrants and houseless poor in the metro politan district, and had endeavoured to induce. boards of guardians to discharge the obligation which rested on them in regard to this class of poor. " These considerations induced you to issue a minute to the boards of guardians of the metropolis, dated Dec. 23, 1863. " In that minute you remark—' It is a funda mental principle of the Poor-law that every desti tute person, without reference to the question of set tlement or residence, is primarily entitled to relief where he is actually destitute, and it is the duty of the guardians to see that all necessary and reason able arrangements are made for affording to every such person the requisite relief, whether in food, clothing, medical attendance, or lodging.' " You then informed the guardians that the oblis gation upon themselves and their officers to afford the requisite relief to all really destitute applicants was imperative and could not be evaded. " Thus the requirements of the existing law, and the best means of discharging the obligations which it imposed, were clearly pointed out, and you relied on the boards of guardians and their officers to give practical effect to your minute. "In the last session the Metropolitan Houseless Poor Act' was passed. That act did not introduce any new principle, buCit removed all inducements to restrict admissions into the vagrant wards from a desire on the part of boards of guardians to be re lieved from bearing an undue share of the cost of maintaining vagrants. This the act effected by enabling boards of guardians to be refunded by the Metropolitan Board of Works, whatever cost they might incur. " I have satisfaction in being able to state that almost all the metropolitan boards of guardians have heartily co-operated in endeavouring to carry out the objects of the act, and that there is now only one board of guardians which has failed to provide spew cial accommodation for destitute vagrants and wan derers. _ _ "The following 39 unions and separate parishes are within the metropolitan districts, viz. :—Beth nal-green, Chelsea, Clerkenwell, St James ; Fulham, St George, Hanover square; St George-in-the• East ; St Giles-in-the-Fields and St George, Bloomsbury; Hackney, Hampstead, Holborn, St Mary, Islington; St James, Westmin ster, Kensington, City of London, East London, West London, St Luke, Middlesex ; St Margaret and St John, Westminster; St Martin-in the-Fields, St Marylebone, Mile.end Old Town, Paddington, St Pancras, Poplar, Shoreditcb, St Leonard; Stepney, the Strand, Whitechapel, Ber mondsey, Camberwell, St George-the-Martyr, Lambeth, Newington, St Olaves, Rotherhithe, St Saviour's, Wandsworth and Clapham, Greenwich, and Lewisham. " The poor laws are administered in these places by 39 separate boards, composed of 1,215 guardians of the poor, of whom 130, being county magistrates, are ex ofcio guardians of the poor, There are 41 workhouses in the district (the parish of St. George, Hanover.square, and the parish of St. John, West., minster, possessing respectively two workhouses, each parish using one workhouse for the reception of destitute vagrants). There are 82 masters and matrons of workhouses, and 96 relieving officers. " The guardians of the West London 'Union pro■ vide accommodation for destitute vagrants in lodging-houses, as the workhouse of that union is being taken down, it having been purchased for the purposes of a railway. There are thus 37 workhouses within the metro• politan district, in each of which there are wards specially dedicated for the reception of destitute vagrants And wanderers, and in the aggregate these wards will now accommodate fully 1,400 persons. Thirty of these wards contain all necessary and sufficient arrangements for affording requisite relief, and 21 of the 30 wards have been lately enlarged, I consider that seven of these wards are still inade• quate, although I am aware that the accommodation which even these afford has enabled the guardians to admit all who have applied for admission. In the case of one only of these vagrant wards has ad mission been refused, so far as I am aware, in con sequence of their being full. " Thring the first week of De:umber, 1863, 3,408 beds were occupied in the vagrant wards of the metropolitan district, but during the corresponding week of this present year 4,655 beds were so occu pied. " The greatest number of beds occupied in one night in the first week in December 1864, was 712, and the lowest number 607. " A task of work suited to the age, strength, and capacity of the persons admitted is exacted in 28 of the workhouses, the boards of guardians cons sidering it expedient that a task of work should be required from each able-bodied person relieved, in return for his food and lodging, in conformity with the 5 and 6 Vict. c. 37, sec. 5. "In nine of the workhouses a task of work was not exacted at the beginning of this month, but, in accordance with the recommendation of the Poor-law Board, this subject is now-411(3er the - acirlifirritittoixotiffth)lo-11iir d r7driittMlign my. visits,to several of t these boards I have en. deavoured to show the guardians that the dispeus. leg with the i ask of work is,caleulated to encourage vagrancy.—Your obedient servant, " H. B. FAANALL, I 'Metropolitan Inspector of Poor Laws 4' at Collision and Loss of Four Lives. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NEW NOVEL BY THE REV. J. C. M. BELtEW Now Ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vole B T E M S T. By the Rev. J. C. TL BELLEW. • " This book is well written. The story is interesting and full of incident. The Recounts of the various old families and old family places are extremely well done. The picture of life at Hampton-court is very good, and there is.an amus ing account of a commemoration-day at Oxford."—Athe nceum. - Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-s.kget. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 volsZ :r s 3 E io N nes 7o N S. RB.y the e T A E uth N o ir r A of R " G I ; and m o l th N er "This novel is superior to Grandmother's and all the author's previous stories, and is so enteing and artistic a work that we are able to congratutiteblinipon its goodness almost without a single important `'• itiferve."— Athenpcum. Hurst and..l34o.kett, 13, Great 31arlborouglipettOet. NEW NOVEL -THE AUTHOR. OF " WHITET I RTARS." - doq, 4:111 Librartea r ia-Turee V-ols, post BM., - DOROTHY FIREBRACE, the Artmonrer's Daughter of Birmingh .m. By the Author of " White friars," &c. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. , y PRICE ...... ...4d STAMPED'....Sd. Steam' It is cur painful duty to record another fatal steambrlt collision, which occurred at an early hone on Thursday morning, resulting in a sacrifice of folir lives, d the foundering of a small steamboat. The circu tances are as follows :—The screw steamer Guy F wkes, 34 tons, A. Campbell, master, left the tail-of tthe bank about 6, on Thursday morning barred fjor the Karnes Gunpowder Works, situated in Kyles of Bute, having on board a quantity of nitrate of. soda, about 1,200 empty kegs, and other general cargo. The morning was comparatively clear, and thOTGuy Fawkes had all her lights out according to GOernment instructions. When TOUDdingKempoch Pala, to the westward of Gourock, the lights of a large :steamer coming up the riverwere observed. The GurFawkes was rounding the point close in shore, the tidg at the time being about low water. When the lights of the steamer were observed, the man at the wheel on board the Guy Fawkes got orders to port the helm, which was at once done. The bow of the steamer was thus pointed for the Dunoon shoie. The Earl of Carlisle continued her proper course, but the master, fearing his vessel might take the ground, gave orders to starboard the helm, which was done. Both vessels consequently were thus steering for mid channel. The result was that the Guy Fawkes was struck by the Earl of Carlisle, on the starboard quarter, close to the mainmast, receiving such injuries as to cause her to founder in about ten minutes after the collision. The small boat of the Guy. Fawkes was stove in, and the crew ware thus left without any means of escape. An attempt was made to tun the Guy Fawkes ashore, but the water rushedi in so speedily as to put out the fires, and the vesseisank immediately thereafter. The hands at once made provision for saving their lives, eacinnan laying hold of some buoyant subs stance in' order to fl it until assistance could reach him. The steamer made a long circuit before lower lai...atgu you ala II tjat—being sent onl ,he crew of the G 113; one b TecO- vered. This man, named Duncan M‘Farlane, was at once taken on board the Earl of Carlisle in a very exhausted state. The names of those drowned arc : —Archibald Campbell, ma,ter, aged about 28 yea] s, man ied, and one child ; Hugh "M zic, engineir, married, and five children; Du4ald .31 . 1ielle.r, deck hand, unmarried ; Alexander Thomson, aged about 19 years, unmarried. The unfortunate men all resided in Karnes. None of the bodies have baen found. The coastguards. men stationed at Kempoch Point put off in their heat, but none uf the immersed men could be seen. Other boats were also put off from Gourock, but unfortunately too late to render any assistance. Duncan APFarlane, the man who was saved, states that ail the crew clung to pieces of floating wreck until, becoming exhausted, one after another sank and was drowned. 111‘Farlane believes he was about three quarters of an hour in the water ere he was picked up. All hands were on deck on board the Guy Fawkes at the time of the collision. The sea was comparatively calm and the morning clear. The Guy Fawkes is supposed to have sunk in about 15 fathoms. An attempt, we believe, will be made to raise her. The Earl:of Carlisle was uninjured.— Glasgow Herald. STATE OP TRADE, MANCHESTER, Dec. 30.—The war news from America on Wednesday caused an unexpected dulness in this market, and the intelligence fleshed: by telegraph from Liverpool in the first report of the cotton market this morning, that there was an excess in stock beyond what daily and weekly reports had led us to expect of no less than 114,090 bales, or £3,000,000 worth of cotton, at the close of the year, has taken spinners somewhat by surprise. The, annual stock taking at Liverpool has caused a sensation before, but core tainly not to the extent of three millions sterling, There has hardly been time up to the present writing for its effect to be fully appreciated here, but buyers of yarns have held aloof and no offers of any moment have been made in shipping yarns. Tha stagnation in business caused by the com bined effect of the excess in the stock of cotton and of the American news is great, but business people are of late so much accustomed to sensation effects that they are not so easily moved as they would have been a few years ago. The advices from Liverpool to-day that prices had fallen Id to id per lb on cotton (equal to about £4OO, in the whole stock) has only tended to confirm buyers in the wisdom of inaction. Of eo urse, as the excess of stock at Liverpool is a good deal in low qualities of cotton, the lower qualities of yarn are most affected here. In home-trade yarns there has not been much change in prices. No doubt manufac turers might have bougbt more cheaply, but they were not disposed to make offers, and very little business has been done. The cloth market has also been flat and dull. The business done has been at prices a shade in favour of buyers, but there has been exceedingly little purchasing on the one hand, and no great desire to sell on the other. LEEDS.—The following is the trade report of the Leeds Chamber of Commerce for December :—" December is sel dom a very active month in the woollen cloth halls, and the past month has been no exception to the rule. Consi dering the season, however, there Is no great reason to corn-' plain. The merchants are general') busy stocktaking. Some considerable quantities of low goods have changed hands, and altogether the prospect looks better than at the date of last month's report. The mills are very fairly em ployed. The woollen cap manufacturers aro busier. The last series of public wool sales closed on the 16th inst. The unusually large proportion of short and faulty wools, both Australian and Cape, depressed the prices of these descrip tions, while good stapled Port Philip and Van Diemen wools fully maintained their price. A slight improvement in Cape wools occurred towards the close, and since then the home demand has been good, and prices are firmer. There has been a moderate business in English wools, and pricees are better. As to the flex and linen yarn trades, the busi ness done has been limited, and quotations are nominal. In other markets flexes of all descriptions have been sold at lower rates. There has been a fair demand for better to;ee, but common and lower sorts are little sought for. The spinners are not so well supplied with orders as some months ago, but there has on the whole been a better feeling than was the case in October. Threads are without change. The demand for the better sorts of iron continues good, and the makers are well supplied with orders. For lower sorts and merchants' iron the demand is not so good, and some of the makers have difficulty in placing their productions. The machine trade is without change, still continuing exceed ingly good, as is also the case with the engineer tool trade. The cut nail trade continues rather dull. Rapeseed still supports the price of the previous month, and in some cases higher prices have been paid ; the demand is active, and holders are very firm. Oil is the same price as last month, and there is a good consumptive demand. Linseed is very firmly held by the importers, who are looking for better `ra. ` ., r ~~P~ ~~. _: ~. i"~ Z?- 7 14-j 0\ f-' k . prices, as they say present rates de not e w- 41 4 Y, is a good inquiry for oil, and cakes are nioviii2; ofr f ' • • consit!...:.ing the changeable weather. Olive oft is usin • eryS largely in this district, with every prospect of a continuance, in consequence of the present low prices. The business done in leather during the past month has been of a some what quiet character. Heavy sole leather has been dull of sale, and light only of demand, Dressing goods, with the exception of calf skins, have not been much inquired for. Stocks utmost articles have consequently increased, but on the whole prices are firm. Offal continues scarce and leer. The tanners have yet experienced much improvement, and the production is being reduced. The dulness in the shoe trade still continues. In paper there has been a moderate business for the season, with a fair prospect for the new year. The market is well supplied with material, at about former rates. There has been a good supply of cattle, which have been soli at higher rates. The supply of sheep has also been good, and has generally met an active demand at full rates. Number shown (four raaikets), beasts, 1.762 ; sheep, 12,393. The supply of wheat has been mcderate. and towards the end of the month prices were firmer. Bar ley has been in fair request, especially the finer sorts. Oats and bane wi bout much change." NOTTINGHAM, 30th.—At the Exchange -hall today there was a moderate attend: nee, and, considering that this is holiday week, a fair amount of business was done in lace yarns at late prices. In hosiery yarns there was not much doing, and late rates may be quoted. Silks as before. For brown nets the demand was very dull, and prices were nominally unaltered. A Tainted Population, (From the Adelaide Observer.) The prevalence of bushranging in New South Wales during the last three years has presented a social pro. blem which is very difficult of solution. This particular species of crime broke out suddenly, and extended widely like an epidemic ; and at the present time it exists in as dangerous forms and with as distinct manifestations as ever. From a recent number of the Sydney Morning Herald we gather what we suppose we may receive as a correct account of the origin of the evil. It aPpears that the late outbreak of bushranging is to be attributed to-the notorious Gardiner, who has recently been cOvicted - In Syducy, and sentenced to incarceration for 004 In the 3,744c# ‘ 54. this run was 0 f v then was deemed by many, a lenient onte - fer - the crimes of which he wag - guilty. Instead ce serving this period, how ever, by the intercession of friends at the end of five years he Was let out on a ticket of leave. He professed to be truly ~ p enitent for his crimes, and by his Assumed penitence he imposed on those who were inclined to befriend him. Not content with the clemency which had been shown him, in 1860 he applied for a full pardon—but as this pardon was slow in coming, he cast off his hypocritical covering, and came out in his true character. He absconded from his tap, took to the bush, began at once to prey upon his neigh betris—and froth that time till he was captured he has .been the terror of peaceful settlers and travellers in the entlying districts. Unfortunately his daring exploits and his success its "evading the ministers of justice awakened the feeling of imitation, and all at once a number of desperadoes sprung up emulous of the fame and fortune of Gardiner. For many months past scarcely a newspaper has been published in Sydney which did not contain some accounts of the 'doings of these bushrangers. There can be no doubt that in the Community of New South Wales there was an under lying element of depravity, a substratum of rascality, out of ?which bushranging is bred. The bushranger existed in embryo, and only needed the fitting occasion, and the ne cefisary stimulus to call him forth. Society in certain forms must have. been tainted to the core. The seeds of evil planted in the days of convictism have borne a large and dangerous crop. Thelarvest is seen not simply in the num ber and daring of the miscreants who have levied such large contributions on the settlers, but in the immunity from punishment which they have enjoyed. They have been befriended by the people, and have had means of obtaining secret information which they have turned to useful ac count. Indeed, there is some reason to fear that amongst the police force there have been some whose sympathies were more with the lawbreakers than with the law. Unless these - men had been aided by the population, and to some , extent at least winked at by the police, it seems utterly ime possible that they should have been permitted so long to pursue their career of villainy. Their crimes, instead of awakening horror, have inspired admiration; They-have been regarded as gallant freebooters, dashing adVenturers, smart fellows, whose ideas of mum and talon were some.. what 'vague and unsatisfactory; but with all this there was an air of romance about them and about their nefarious occupation which blinded men to its real enormity, The Herald has very seriously and earnestli gone into this question. and treated it with the gravity which it de. mends. Oar contemporary says :—'' Can anyone look at the transactions of the last 20 mouths without feeling that a deep taint has penetrated the moral reputetion of colonia s k youth—that they stand accused before the world, end with an appearance of justice, at being separated in their charac ter, from all other Britiel* communities, and displaying a class of views, tendencies, and aspirations which have found shelter ”redev'alopment under the' banner of o f a community which would never have been made un- .4r ' less there had been sutfloient grounds for it, The words have evidently been written in sorrow, and wi:h a seri ous moral purpose in view. `1:113 lilt ore of a nation depends upon its young men—upon their morel character, their intelligence, and their habits or indu.rtry. It bodes ill, therefore, for a people when its youth have learnt to admire violations of the law and to eyrel , athise with the deeds of splendid criminals. The "Jerald, in endeavour ing to trace the evil to its source, informs us that it is not directly the result of any lack of educational or religious agencies in the colony. When we trace the history of some of the most for ward in crime, we find that they have been brought up almost within the shadow of churches, and that some of them have enjoyed a more direct degree of pastoral supervision than is common to the bulk of the people. The conclusion which the writer reaches is that the evil taint is hereditary. The force of bad parental example has overborne the healthier educa tional influences. They have been trained in an atmosphere in which drunkenness, harbouring of cattle- stealers, and other offences which, if not actually recognisable by law, are liable to its inquest, have been rife, A false notion of mora lity existed amongst the earlier convict population which has never been entirely eradicated, and that notion has been in tensified in each succeeding generation. " The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth have been set on edge." The population has suffered moral deterioration. The early convicts, bad as many of them were, had still seme glimmering sense of a distinction between right and wrong. Their moral sense told them that even in their sufferings they were reaping as they had sown, and that their punish ment was for the maintenance of order and the vindication of law. But those young men who form the raw material out of which bushrangers aro made seem to be oblivious to these moral distinctions, and they see nothing in the law.. less practices which fascinate imaginations but a daring risk which partakes of romance. To any feeling of reproach or self-condemnation they are utter strangers. MURDER AT ALDERSROT.—Yesterday morning a horrible murder was perpetrated in the South Camp, Alder shot, by an artilleryman named Thomas Dumphy. It ap pears that this man has been lately suffering from insanity, and was confined in No. 7 Hut, Hospital Wards, Z Lines, South Camp, near the church. He was under the surveil lance of two men belonging to F battery, 9th brigade, Royal Artillery, named Daniel Burns and Frederick Gray. Just after 6 o'clock in the morning Dumphy got out of bed, and seizing hold of a heavy poker lying at the fire-place, began beating the floor with it, and making a loud noise. Burns immediately went over to take it from him, when the mad man, seeing his intention, lifted the deadly instrument, and with rapidity and immense force, dealt the unfortunate man two blows oa the head, breaking his skull, and scattering portions of blood, hair, and brains in all directions. Seeing his comrade attacked Gray ran towards the infuriated maniac, but the latter advanced to meet him, when Gray, being unarmed and with nothing at hand to defend himself, jumped through the window of the hut, and thus escaped. with his life. He quickly procured assistance, and the mad inmate of the hut was secured. Assistant Surgeon Simons, D Battery R.H.A., was almost immediately after on the spot, and attended to Burns, but the poor man only existed a few minutes, and died in great agony. The man, who had been under the medical treatment of Assistant Surgeon Faught, E battery, 9th Brigade Royal Artillery, was again. placed under the surgeon's care, with six soldiers to guard him. Immediately after the affair Damphy appeared to be come quiet and harmless. Legal proceedings will of course be taken against him, but it is p robable he will be sent for confinement to one of the criminal lunatic asylums. BALLOON ASCENT FROM THE ROYAL ARSENAL, WooLwicu.—By permission of the War Depart ment, Mr Coxwell, accompanied by Mr Glaisher, made another balloon ascent from the Royal Arsenal at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, for scientific purposes,-the object being to ascot tain the condition of the atmosphere at various alti tudes at this season of the year. The balloon, after ascend ing to a considerable altitude, troceeded over the Plumstead Marshes, following the course of the river in the direction of Gravesend. BREAKFAST BEVERAGE.—Homoeopathic practitioners, and the medical profession generally, recommend cocoa as being the most healthful of all Leverages. When the doc trine of homoeopathy was first introduced into this country, there were to be obt fined no I.reparations of cocoa either at tractive to the taste or acceptable to the stomach ; the nut was either sul,plied la the crude state, or CO unskilfully manufactured as to obtain little notice. J. Epps, of London, Homoeopathic Chemist, was induced in the year 18 i 9 to turn his attention to this subject, and at len4th succeeded, with the assistance of elaborate machinery, in being the first to produce an article pure in its composition, and so refined by the perfect ti ituration it receives in the process it passes through, as to be most acceptable to the delicate stomach. For general use Epps's Cocoa is distinguished as an invigo rating, grateful breakfast beverage, possessing a most deli cious aroma. Dr. Ilassall, in his work, "Food and its Adulterations , " ort t nutritive says -" Cocoa contains a great variety of im anprinciples—every ingredient necessary to p the growth and sustenance of the body." Again: "As a nutritive, cocoa stands very much higher than either coffee or tea." Directions—Two teaspoonfuls of the powder in a breakfast cup, filled up with boiling water or milk. Secured is tin-lined ilk., Ob., and 11b. labelled packets, and sold by all grocers, coufectivuers, and chemists.- [AnyT.] Lions and and any I de- , the ?era• eats• oat rovg bad 3 Sea' >her' must f all r co r ' l %ree Q l° a ti act ive. L id 3 3 °, 28$ t' t 0 , 30 p er cit• wbi' li a ge d 63 31 iuth ° : Cor - ' utile° i reY" f - ogtc,°ti Of Si r biliP urer EA' Ftre'rl m sit