The Sun. — London, England, 1864-01-02 00:00:00

,4 9 ' A /5 IN EW SPAPER WHERE CAN WE MEET AFTER THE PANTO3IIM_Es at 'EVANS', Covent- garden. ? My dear Fellow, Gentlemen sup 11:11UR1\TIFU'rtE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and FLOOR&ILOT El, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in he kinzdorn, regardless of amount or distance. First class goods at, second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select from, dis Pined in Showrco ms occupy i ng an acre o f ground. Every article warranted. CL E i , GrYALEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISH tree respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and Co. are publishing an entirely New Edition of their un equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illilstrated by 410 aCimiTeable engravings of every description of Furniture and Bedsteads, with prices attached. A copy sent gratis and post-free on application. This costly work also contains kale : complete estimates for f ishing on the following revised A Six-roomed Parsonage An Eight-ro . jmed ditto A Ten-roor,, ect ditto A Twelve . od 0 59 16 6 Together . room, ditto l9l 11 0 with a of valuable in i'riee List of purified nedding, and a mass carpets, or F 4 :ormation to all requiring honseh Id furniture, men and , Jedding. References kindly permitted to Cleri2y ' , entlimen in or near Great 131alvern. Southampton, Ch the „el. Bury, Well. " ' ' 1 0 ), Preston ' Grimiby, Ryde, Plymouth, mi , ~ Oxford. Brighton, G a i n sborow_Th, Margate. Kidder- F . I st", Wellington. Croydon. Cambridge, staines, Dorking, 't Alban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. D av id' s , Wrexham, an d a b ove 500 other places in all parts of Gi eat Britain. COB BETT and CO., General House Furnishers, Deptford bridge, London, S.E, BANKRUPTCY AND COMPOSITIONS.- Mr. WETHERFIELD, Solicitor, 35, Moorgate-street, City, PRACTISE., in COURT, and effects PRIVATE ARRA.NI3rE3IENTS with creditors, without publhity. Charges, the lowest possible, payable by instalments. Coun try cases economically conducted. N.B.—DEBTS recovered on commission, free of law costs. Divorce and Probate business conducted at moderate ex pense. STAMP YOUR PAPER, ENVE LOPES. INVOICES. &c., with JONES'S PATENT PERCUSSION EMBOSSING PRESS. The above would be found useful to youths at school for embossing their Books, Drawings, Papers, &c. The Press complete, with Plain Crest, Name, or Business Die, 9s. 6d. Note the Address :—WILLIAM JONES, Die Sinker, Press Maker, and Embosser, 3, Queen's-court, High Holborn ;op posite Day and Martin's). • BRITISH NATION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Limited. Incorporated under "The Companies Act, 1862," with 'Limited Liability, whereby the responsibility of each chareholder is strictly limited to the amount of his share. CAPITAL, Oki, MILLION STERLING, In 50,003 Shares of £2O each. First,lssueZ2.s,ooo.Shares. £1 per share to be paid on. Application, £2 per share on Allotment, and £2 at an interval of not less than three months, These Deposits, amounting to £5 per share, will yield £25 0 ,000 of laid-up Capital, which the Directors feel con fident will be amply sufficient to establish and consolidate the Company. In the event of no allotment being made, the deposit money will be returned without any deductiox, The Hon. ELIOT YORKE, M.P., 124, Park-street, Park lane, Director of the National Provincial Bank of England, Chairman. Geo. Frederick Anderson, Esq., 34, Notting ham-place, I ork-gate, Regent's-park. ' George Bermingham, Esq., Moreton-villas, Kentish Town, Chairman of the British Nation Life Assurance Association. William Clarke, Esq., 193, Adelaide-road, Hampstead. Henry Deffeli, Esq., 21, Mincing-lane, Direc tor of the Chartered Gas Company. James Purnell, Esq., Kendall-place. Brixton. John Geary, Esq., 11 yde-side, Edmonton, Director of the Metropolitan and Frovincial Bank. Robert Wallen Jones, Esq., 7, Ormonde terrue, North-gate, Regent's-park. Robert Norton, Esq., M.D., 4, Westbourne grove, West, Bayswater, George Charles Richardson, Esq ,16, Abbey place, St. John's-wood. Samuel Smith, Esq., Beulah-dale, South :Tor wood. John t homps Esq., Bradfield-villa, Grove end-road, St. John's-wood, DirLctor of the Perpetu d Land Company. With power to add to their numl BANKERS. The Dank of London, Threadneedle-street ; Strand, London. The National Provincial Ban': of England; at its Branches throughout the country. Ale o Directors of the ,British Nation Life Assurance Association. and 450, West BROKERS. Messrs. Huggins and Howsell, 1, Threadneedle-street. AUDITORS. John Berry, Esq., 1, New Broad-street, City. Henry Chatter's, Esq., Public Accountant, 5 , , Lothbnry. George Locket, Esq., itosslyn-park, Hampstead. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Eyre and Lawson, 1, John-street, Bedford-row. GENERAL MANAGER. Henry Lake, Eeq. OFFICES. 79 , Cannon-street, West, City; and 316, Regent st: London. CONSTITUTION. Although Fire Insurance has increased to a very consider able extent, there is a great disproportion between the amount of property insured and tee insurance property of the Nation. It is now also understood that the popularisa tion of Fire Insurance, like that of Life Assurance, is best effected by Agencies activei employed in the work. It is not curl rising, therefore, that these C ompan i es have been so readily sup orte 1 by the Public, or that they should imme-. diately have become successial and permanent. The succ.ss, however, of these Companies have ''...,een tined by an appealto the Public generally, ar:d' commenced without any nucl eus of spec.fic i they ob have ne lion. ..iterest cr , con- The British NAlon Fire Insurance Cr pany Limited has the certainty before it of securing at once a very large and profitable business—large in F ° "..sequetice of the aggregate number of persons to whom ,t can appeal as frienas and supporters, and profitable °manse the business to be ob tained from that aggrew.te is of the kind known as the best risks. The "British Nat, an Life Assurance Association" has an income of .£ 170,(0` aye ;it is effecting new business yielding a pia mium itiP ,nne at the rate of upwards of £3,,0C0 per an num ; its P °', lcy - -holders amount to more than 20,000 ; it has upwards r .frt 3,000 agents ; and its connections ate daily in- It has thus nearly 30,000 ersons to whom the ~1), .. ir".ors of the British Nation Fire Insurance Company I,, rAited have the opportuutty to appeal; and it is certain twat those who have entrusted them with the large amount (.I Lite Assurance represented by the numbers and income above stated, will readily adopt the liberal and advantageous ;plan which is here submitted. The British Nation Fire Insurance Company Limited will be separate from the "British Nation Life Assurance As-o elation." so far as its Capital, Assets, Income, and Profits are concerned; but it will at once obtain the advantage of the whole working Staff of the Life Company. The value of that Staff may be estimated by the fact that, although Poli cies for Life are infinitely more difficult to obtain than Poli cies for Fire, scarcely any Life Office is transacting a larger new business than that which this Staff obtains for the "Bri tish Nation." These advantages will also save the payment of any Pro motion Fees, and a great proportion of the usual Prelimi nary Expenses incidental to the establishment of a Company of c suh magnitude ; while by the blending. of the Manage ment, and by conducthag the business of both Comanies in the same Office, a con s id era b le amount of annual outlay will be avoided. It has been calculated that little more than one-third of the property of this country is insured, and that this large amount of uninsured property consists rath r of the best risks than of the more hazardous. Few persons possessed of hazardous property fail to insure it, whilst a very large number possessed of non -hazardous property, such as pri vate houses and their contents, remain uninsured. And it is precisely this description of risk that the connections of the "British Nation Life Assurance Association" will be enabled to secure for this Company. The N ire Company, therefore, now brought before the Public is no speculative project; for while Fire Companies which have had no nucleus of interest to appeal to are yet tion wil welco tu medl commence with a powerful connection such as no Fire Company ever yet possessed. FIRE INSURANCE SHARES AS AN INVESTMENT. The Sine , ss of Fire Companies combined with Lite, when established on broad bases, has been uniformly certain, and the shares of all such established Companies stand at a lsrge premium over the original amount paid upon them. The following list will show the amount paid, the present price, and the great increase in value of some ef the Companies ref erred to. t . : Paid on • Annual oda ;.A '0 wn - 'i .., t 0 •c 4 Name of Office, eac h Dividend : ~•, Share, per cent. ~4 , gO, 0 r paid,. Fil Bil 1,: 44, g a 44;', , ts ) 4 c/a Atlas_ £ £s. £ £ £ 515 14 & bonus 14 143 Commercial Union 50 5 0 5 & bonus 9 80 County ..... ***** • 100 10 0 40 86 760 Imperial ',it* 50 0 36 300 620 Liverpool & Lond'Jn 20 2 0 24 11 . 10 475 Law • l' 0 210 11 5 100 London ... North Bitiish -.Royal exchange... 101 100 0 14 ' 3 0 0 200 Bun. Union 200 20 0 65 1230 1300 Thus while the successes of other institutions have been realised In consequence of the general public favour with which they have been regarded, the British Nation Fire In surance C.mpany (Limited) has toe peculiar advantage of appeal, to a large body of Shareholders, who have experi enced the profitable advantages of the Lite Company; to an immense body of Life Policyholders, many of whom have 'received profits on their Policies ; and to a numerous and highly efficient Staff of Agents, who, in a department of In surance infinitely more difficult than that of fire, have proved their capacity for obtaining a large business. With such peculiar and manifold advantages, the Directors fael confident of an immediate and permanent success. Prospectuses and Forms of Application for shares may be obtained at the offices of the Company, 79, Cannon-street, City, and 31i, Regent-street, or of the Bankers or Brokers. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Directors of the British Nation Fire Insurance Com pany (Limited). Gentlemen,—Having paid to your bankers the sum of , being the deposit payable thereon, I request you to allot me shares in the British Nation Fire Insur ance Company (Limited), and I hereby agree to accept such shares or any less number that may be allotted to me, sub ject to the Regulations of the Company, and to pay the fur ther d epos i t of £2 per share on allotment, and I request you to place my name on the Register of Members of the Company for the number of shares which may be allotted to me. Name in full Address in full Profession Date ItIIPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOB-MALT LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXIIIIIIT'ED IN THE GREAT ExIIIEITIONS OF 1851 AND 1862), 18 allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective invention in the curative treatment of HERNI A. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, is here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the tody, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Moc-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may he bad, and the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir cumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 2 2 8, PicCadilly, A Single Truss, Hs., 215., 265. ext , and 31s. M. Postage, Is. A Double Truss, 31s. &L, 425., and 525. Bd. Post age , i s Bd . An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. ed. Postage, ls. 10d. Pest -office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post office, Piccadilly. Joari anutacturor, 224, Fiocadilly. • NEW PATENT LAST IC STOCKINGS, •KA IiNEE-CAPS, for Varicose Veins and all cases of *et knees and Swelling of rite Legs, Sprains, &c. They are rerous, litzht in texture, N.nd inexpensive, and are drawn on ea.e an orodinqry ock - in , .. frice 4 8 . cot, 7s. lA., 10s., to 16s. 11. Pstage 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 3,000 Models, Natural Pre parations, &c. Egyptian Mummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years old. Admission, One bhilling tor Gentlemen only). pRIZE MED AL-INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER & CO., Wax Chandlers, &C., &e., To the Queen and the ninee of Wales. (Established 17?0.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, In IRV, testifies to ;he 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 tutu, com mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with Platted Wicks, patented..l4... d. per lb. Ordinary quality .. ..! 4 Od. per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality .. ls. sd. per lb. Second quality ls. 3d. per lb. Third quality ls. id. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO.. 8, 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. lAMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM.-AN . EFFECTUAL REMEDY, without confining the bowels or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is ad mitted to be the best medicine for immediately relieving coughs, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and incipient con sumption. It frequently cures persons whom the faculty pronounce incurable, admirably allays the tickling which provokes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption its effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or even lying down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief in a few minutes after taking it. Prepared on,y and sold by W. LAMBERT, Chemist. 8, King-William-street, Charing cross, London, and by all druggists, in bottles, 13td., and three quantities in one, 2s. 9d. each. Be particular. and ask for Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam, The name and address ae. engraved on the stamp. KEATING'S COUGH LOZENG ES.—Statistics show that 50,00) persons annually fall victims to Pul monary Disorders, including consumption, diseases of the chest, and the respiratory organs. Prevention is at •)11 times better than cure ; be, therefore, prepared during the wet and wintry season with a supply of KEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES, which possess the virtue ~f averting, as well as of curing a cough or cold ; they are good alike for the young or for the aged—they soothe bronchial irritation ; and for im proving the voice, the preacher, statesman, singer, and actor have long patronised them. "St. Paul's Cathedral, 30th November, 1549. " Sir,—l have much pleasure in recommending . y our lozenges to those who may be distressed with hoarseness. They have afforded me relief on several occasions when scarcely able to sing from the effects of catarrh. I think they would be very useful to clergymen, barristers, and public orators. "I am, Sir, yours faithfully, "THOMAS FRANCIS, Vicar Choral. " To Mr. Keating." Prepared and sold in boxes, is lid, and tins, 2s Od, 4s 6d, and Ws 6d each, by Thomas Keatin•, chemist, &c., 79, St. Paul's Churchyard, London. Retail by all druggists and atent medicine vendors in the world. TEETH. —Mr. ESKELL'S INVENTION in the construction of ARTIFICIAL TEETH has the following acivantag - es :—A set of teeth, of excellent work manship and mechanism, can be made and fitted with the most perfect accuracy and success, in a few hours, without pain or extraction of stumps, and to answer all the purposes of mastication and articulation. They are fitted without wires or fastenings, ani adapt themselves so perfectly to the gums, that they are quite immoveable, except at the option of the wearer. Invalids or residents in the country can ad- . just these teeth to many changes of the mouth without the aid of a dentist. They arc not so liable to injury, are always useful, and will last a lifetime. Comfort guaranteed. Trea tise explaining Mr. Eakell's Patent, &e., free for 7 stamps. Inspection of specimens and consultations free.-B,Grosvenor street, .Bond-street, W ; and at 19, liennett's-hill, Bir mingham. have t she She ) the re he wag night or by muoh avour tarkel of of last me 0 re tve° at the wool ,deraTAl which told etti to 43 4 to 41 0 to 3Y to 40 T ortca Ls oa r . r mo r e PlY° f bu P yer o uarter , Lnd 0„ 4 3001" Ito per e met up• lup• &W¢' doWA' 3ss Oa an. IS' an. V' an . 4. , an. ' 2, °' an. an. an. 2• an. `2. an. an. l'a an. an . an. ran. •""r" an. 6' Jan ran. 1 ' an. 14 ' ran. Fan. LISM/ Ns of tO, so ompsr i as wilco" said, th nd ver plo ha foreto o o dif9' ~.. -,_-/ h© 11011. ens, , tho w if° 0/ 6 UM,, , ,8., o' E. ILI ughter Twicl richoW"i daugll te 3g. rle-stre,,g 4 3irkenbw ptir—if 0%; , 4 . VisColi' at her l e ; isa .A ll 4 hal o°' 81 - o° °, ace, 13r°‘ I‘.lr. Witt' ',v. :e No. Couol , i'r•- i.: --1-: .„lE.:, ,‹ ~. , :, . - ~. -'''k, . r ,, 5 ,, 4 ; _ ~,._, N°. 22.315. CIRAWLEY FUND.—Those who desire to aid \..) Colonel CRAWLEY in his heavy expences may pay their Subscriptions to the above Fund at Messrs. Ilterries, Farquhar, and Co., Bankers, 16, St. James's-street, London, S.W. THE WELLINGTON THREE SHILLVG DINNER, consisting of Soup, Fish, Made Dish, Joint, Sweet, &c.. is served daily irom 3 to 9 p.m., and on Sunday from 5 to 5.30. JOHN CATES, Manager. The Wellington, St. .Tarnes's-street. Entrance, 160, Piccadilly. TEAM from LONDON to NEW YORK. '1 he British and American Steam Navigation Company (Limited) will DESPATCH one of the undermentioned Splendid Fast Screw Steamers TWICE EACH MONTH for New York:— Tons. Horse Power. LONDON 2 'oo ..... 50 ..... Capt. GLOVER. WESTMINSTER 2,500 ...„ 50 ..... Capt. Coucli DUBLIN 2,00 ..... 501 ..... Capt. PROUD. NEW YORK 2,500 ..... 500 .. .. i apt. HARRIS. These magnificent vessels are unsurpassed by any ocean going steamer, and have accommodation for passengers re plete witn every comfort. The Line will commence early in March ; the exa ct dare to be fixed in a :atter announcement. To load in the Victoria Docks. For freight or passage apply to the Company's Agents, Alfred Laming and Co., 70, Cornhill. THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.-- In this Society the taking of Land is quite optional, as Investors, without any i artnership liability, may either take out Shares, to receive half-yearly five per cent. per annum; or may open accounts in the Deposit Department. without being Members of the Society, with a fixed rate of Interest at four per cent per annum, payable half-yearly. Both in the Share and Deposit Department the Investor has the privilege of withdrawing his money at fixed periods. Prospectuses sent free to any part of the world. CHARLES LEWIS GRUNEISEN, Secy. Offices, 33, No.dolk-street, Strand, London, W.C. TEA.—MOORE BROTHERS respectfully inti mate that their New Prospectus is now ready. They especially, recommend their improved Family Tea, reduced to 3s. 2d. ; Souchom.r., reduced to 3s. ed. ; mixed Assam, re duced bo 3s. Bd.; and the finest Assam, reduced from 18. 4d. to is. 11d. per lb. MOORE BROTHERS, 35, London-bridge, City, E.C. BEAUTIFUL WOMEN.—Alabaster Powder, and the Magnetic Rock Dew Water from Sahara. Cir cassian Bloom. Arabian Soaps, and Alabaster Liquid. These costly and inimitable toilet preparations render the hair, teeth, and complexion beautiful beyond comparison. —Can be had only at Madame RACHEL'S, 47A, New Bond.straet, where she can be consulted daily. All communications are strictly confidential. MESSRS. TIOTT. JACKSON, AND CO. execute COMMISSIONS on all races throughout the year. Market price guaranteed. Remittances. London and Westminster Bank. Post-office Orders payable at Camber well-park. N.B.—Betting on the Waterloo Cup. Address—Borr and JACKSON, Man of the World" Wine Stores, George-street, Camberwell-park, London. 4F THIS SHOULD MEET THE EYE of any one troubled with Wind in the Stomach, Tndizestion, or Biliousness, take PAGE WOODCOCK'S WIND PILLS. Their world-wide celebrity proves them of sterling merit. Of all medicine vendors at is. led. nd 2s. 9d, ; or free by post for 14 or 33 stamps from Page D. Woodcock, Chemist Lincoln. THE BENEFACTOR OF THE SKIN. 15OLLARD'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 perfeet health ; they are also an effectual remedy in caring local and cutaneous affections and rheuma tism. Highly patronised and recommended by the most eminent physicians see Testimonials). Tablets of Soap, from Nos. 1 tr, 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. Prospectuses and testimonials sent on application. A RGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Hay market. NOTICE. —M. JULLIEN'S PROMENADE CONCERTS will be continued at the above elegant rooms. Admission ls. Conductor— M. JULLIEN. Solo Performrrs—Messrs. Mosca, Tyler, Horton, Snelling, Progratski, higienney, dr.c. Doors Open at 8, commence at half-past. Manager, 31. GRENET. CANTERBURY HALL.—THE GHOST in the MAGIC FOUNTAINS, surpassing any of the Trans- I , rmation Scenes cf the Season—one of the most beautiful effects ever produced. The scene, " The Tempest z" Ariel, Miss E. Townley. The fl , e - ,ht of Ariel throng - 1i the Fairy Fountains is certainly a triumph of art.—Wide Public Press. All the other Musical and Pictorial attractions of the F.stah ishment as usual. including Operatic Selections, &c. .. - Comedy by Unsworth (the great Stump Orator), Eugene, W. Randall, G. Hutchenson, J. Jester, T. Maclsgan, &c. Admission, 6d ; Stalls and Balcony, ls. Open every Evening. T " OXFORD A, OXFORD STREET, W. 'I HIS EVENING, will be performed Selections from the following Operas, viz., THE SLAVE, by Sir H. Bishop; also, from LA FORZA DE L DES 1 'NO— Verdi ; by the fol lowing talented artistes .—Misses Russell, Townley, Fitz- Henry, SA , ,Imsley, Tyrrell, and Ellison ; Messrs. Green, Iluish, Kimberley, Stuart, Sic. Solos on the Violin by VIOTTI COLLINS. the cele brated English Violinist. Flute by Drew Dean. Pianoforte, Miss Bryant,. And the marvellous instrument, the ORCHESTRAL PIANO, by Herr SCHALICENBACH, the Inventor. Comedy, by UNSWORTII (" or any viler man "I, Etwene, W. Randsll,W. T. Critchfield, T. MaelAgan, George Hutchen son, and the marvellous Gymnasts, Messrs. Berri, Leach, and Foster. THIS EVENING, will be produced, supported by the entire company, a new and original Cantat i, entitled "King Christmas. written by Litchfield Moseley, Esq., and com posed by W, Meyer Lutz, expressly for the establshment. Director, Mr. P. Jotghmans. ROYAL ALHAMBR A.—FRANCONPS _ CIRQUE IMPERIAL at Two, and half -past Seven o'clock. ROYAL ALHAMBRA. The Great Bare back Rider, JULES PEREZ, EVERY EVENING. . 4 \ .. t, 14 , A . - , ,t ~ - .., ''''% . " . t:;••:: :':,„..., , , s.' 'AV `,.. s. 4.. , , ,I .,,,:,,,,, , ... . iii.,..,...,,..,:,* i- c. . t.„ ..,..... ~,,...,.. 4. THE SUN, LONDON, -ATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 2, 1864. KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC, BRANDY. This celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It 1 , Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, Is. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale at 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded "Kinahan's LL Whisky," NEW WORK BY THE DUKE OF NANO lESTER. Just ready, in 2 vols., Bvo., w.th Fine Portraits. 303., bound, U RT AND SOCIETY, FROM ELIZABETH TO ANNE. Edited from the Papers at Kimbolton, By the DUKE of MANCHESTER. Must and Blaelcett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., F " E V E R: A Story of English Country Life. By A CLERGYMAN. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street, Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., WOMAN'S RANSOM. A By the Author of " Grandmother's Money," &o. " A good novel, remarkably clever."—Press. " A Woman's Ransom' will fascinate the attention of the reader to the very end."—John BuIL Higst and Black ett, 13, Great Marlborough-street This Day, Companion to "Anonyma," price 25., SKITTLES: An Autobiography, London : George Vickers, Angel.court, Strand. UNIFORM WITH " THE PRIVATE DETECTIVE." This dey, Never before Published, price 25., SEChET SERVICE; Or, The Recollections of a City Detective. London : Ward and Look, 158, Fleet-street. Fcap. Bvo., 280 pp., cloth, lettered , 3s. free by posh, T HE PRINCIPLES and PRACTICE o VEGETARIAN COOKERY, Founded on Chemical Analysis, and embracing the most approved Alethods of the Art. By the Author of " Fruits and learinacea the Proper Food of Man." London: F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C. Now ready, price 365., 155., and 10s., with Map, POST- OFFICE LONDON DIRECTORY for 1861. (Sixty-fifth year.) The smallest edition, price 108., with newly engraved large Map of London, is by far the cheapest Directory ever published, and comprises, in two alphabetical lists, the " Commercial " and "Court," which contain no less than 149,050 names and addresses of persons residing in London, whether carrying on business or ooz.upying a private resi dence. Also, now Publishing, price 385., with Maps of the Counties. correzt,d to time of publication, the Fifth Edition of The POST-OFFICE DIRECTORY of BIRMINGHAM STAFFORDSAIR,E,WAWICK6IIIRE, and WORCES. TECSIIIRE, Kelly and Co.. Old Boswell-court. Strand, W.C. ; Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. ; and all booksellers. BEAUTIFUL FOR EVER. MADAME RA.CHEI, 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. ed. ,QOllO ESTATE, HOUSE, AND GENERAL BUSINESS AGENCY OFFICES.—Persons requiring Freehold or Leasehold Property, or having Business and Houses to be disposed of, should apply to Mr. CHARLES MURRAY, Auctioneer and Valuer, 2t;, Gerrard-street, Soho, W. Valuations for Probate Administration, Fire Claims, Rail way Compensations, &c. Rents Collected. MR. 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THERE IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur chaser is introduced through Messrs. Lumley's Agency, and then only the usual moderate commission. Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. JIFEBOAT SERVICES.—Daring the r ecent heavy gales some of the roats of the Royal Na tonal Lifeboat Institution have been instrumental in rescuing the crews of the following wrecked vessels :—Schooner Theophi lug, of Ab. , rdeen, 5 men ; barque Tamworth, of Norway, 17; schooner Northern Lights, of Preston, 1 ; pilot boat, of St Ives, 7; schooner Arlon. of Workington, 4; schooner Gipsy, of Drogheda, 4 ; smack Saucy Ja:k, of Inverness, 1 ; barque Marietta, of Lisbon, 1 ; fishing boat, of Filcy, 2 ; Tenby fishing boat, 3; and barque Providence, of Dantzic,7. Total lives saved, 55. The lifeboats also assiste lin bringing safely into port, with their crews, consisting of 29 men, the Italian brig Camoglino, the schooner Sir Cohn Campbell, of Whitby, the schooner Gullia, of Palermo. and the ketch Snip, of Am sterdam. The lifeboats also went off in reply to signals of distress on fourteen °cessions, but their services were not ultimately required. The amount of reward p .id for all these services was £216. The Committee of the Institutionearnestly AP PEAL to the public for ASSISTANuE to enable them to meet the con tinued heavy demands on the Society's 125 Web , at estab lishments. Contributions are receiv, d by all the London and country bankers ; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, London. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS, TIMES.—We may presame that the list of an swers to the invitation of the Emperor to the Powers to meet in Congress is now complete, since we have received the answer of the meet remote of them all. It is certainly rather startling to find that, by virtue of the new position which has been allotted her among the Powers of Europe, Turkey has a seat and a voice in an assembly which, according to the Emperor Napoleon, possesses the right to arbitrate on whatever disputes may arise between Christian Powers. To say truth, however, great as this privilege may be, Turkey evinces no very strong inclination to avail herself of it. She does not meet the Emperor half way, with that bound ing step and those outstretched arms wtt h which the smaller Powers meet the proposition to open a Court before which every one may gain a hearing for any claim however stale, and every griesance however antiquated. Turkey is, as the Sultae pointedly ob serves, an "empire the interests and prosperity of which depend in a great measure oa the mainten ance of peace ;" and we can well imsgine that her wisest statesmen would wish to see that peace placed on solid and durable foundations. It cannot well be otherwise. Of all the nations of the earth Turkey has probably the most to dread froth war, and the most reason we should think to dislike the notion of a European Congress. Tats Turkish 01We is made up of a number of provinces, some more, some less dependent on the central Government , from Egypt, whose dependence is little more than nominal, to the Asiatic and European provinces in the im mediate neighbourhood of Constantinople. It may be compared to a tree whore fruit is in every stage of ripeness, some advancing to maturity, some ready to fall immediately, but all preparing sooner or later for a separation from the parent stem. Ser via, Moldavia, and Wallachia are specimens of the latter class; Candle, Epirus, and Thes saly , of the former. It seems almost a mock er y to ask the Go vernment of such a country whether it wishes to enter into a conference in order to hear what the Great Powers—the friends of its disaffected provinces—have to show agaitst their remaining any longer part of a Mahomsdan Empire, and to argue the case before a jury of Powers all i ts disaffected subjects, professing the religion of all entirely hostile to the religion of the dominant also have not forgotten race. The Turks probably how narrowly in the course of the Congress at the close of the Crimean war they escaped the presence of Russia on the Danube, which the Go vernment of France exerted itse w lf so earnestly to obtain for her. Nor can the ish of furkey to enter a Congress be, we should think, in any way increased by the information that in this Assembly England, her only hearty and disinterested friend, whose policy has been more Turkish than the Turks themselves, will not have a eest or a voice. bull, Turkey is not in a position in which she can afford to make an enemy of so potent a protector as the Emperor of the French, and she ought not to foa -1 get that she owes to him, in conjunction with Eng land, her deliverance from the standing menac! of Sebastopol, even though by his rather hasty with drawal from the conflict he prevented the complete humiliation of the Muscovite Empire, and the consequent security of Turkey. We trace in the manner in which the Sultan responded to the invitation to join the European Congress the tactics of a diplomacy long used to deal with Powers to whom it was not advisable to give a direct negative, and deeply versed in all the arts of eva sion and subterfuge. Any one who will carefully read the written answer returned by the Sultan to the question whether Turkey would be willing to join a Congress of the European Powers to be assem bled at Paris will find, amid all the civilities and amenities of the document, that this is precisely the question to which it does not afford any answer. The Sultan thanks the Emperor for his friendship, assures him of the reciprocity of his feelings, and of his earnest desire to prove the high value he attaches to it. The prosperity of the Turkish Empire de pends on the maintenance of peace. As to the per sonal opinion of the Sultan on the Emperor's pro position, he refers to his conversation with the French Ambassador, and to such communi cations as may be made hereafter by the Turkish Ambassador at Paris. The question thus remains unanswered, in writing at least, and the records of the French Foreign office will show no official document declaring whether Turkey is or is not ready to join in Congress with the other Euro pean Powers. We cannot believe that the Sultan, or, at any rate, tt one who advise him, are so igno rant of the ordinary forms of public business as not to be aware that the proper answer to such a ques tion, as it was proposed by the Emperor of the French in writing, would be a written acceptance or rejecion, not a string of empty compliments with a reference to a former conversation and to another which had not then taken place. We can only sup pose that this peculiar manner of meeting the question was a bungling attempt to conciliate the demands of civility with the unwillingness to give a positive and binding answer, and that itwas thought that it might be more easy to explain away the report of a con versation than a formal and deliberate statement in writing. To know, then, whether the Sultan is willing to join the Congress or no, or rather, as he says, what, are his personal views, we must refer to the version of the conversation between him and the French Ambassador which is printed in the Moniteur as the key, we presume, to an explana tion of the written answer, which explains nothing. The Sultan, after compliments, says ho shall be very happy to make the acquaintance of the Emperor, and visit so fine a capital as Paris. But if he could know beforehand the bases on which an under standing would be come to, that would, perhaps, be better, since in that case he could act with a full knowledge of the subject. The French Ambassador assures him, in reply, that it is for the Congress, and not for the Emperor, to decide on the points to be treated on. The Sultan replies, with evident anxiety, that his observation did not conceal any sentiment of opposition ; he now understands the known beforehand the subject difficulty y d e e u li l o t ero o t f makingiomHe therefore accepts the invitation, but, as his presence alone in France would not be sufficient, he will not go unless the other Sovereigns go also. If the meeting take place, Turkey will not be the last to make herself represented at it. He dismisses the Ambassador with the assurance that he is about to reply to the Emperor's letter, and that the Emperor will be satisfied with his answer on all points. The Sultan should have said " on all points on which an answer is given," for, as we have before shown, on the principal question that was asked the reply giv es no answer at all. This letter is certa i nly the a very strange proceeding. The conversation, and the conversa tion refers to the letter, which almost seems to refers amount to a vicious circle, in which the letter is to be interpreted with the assistance of itself. Never theless, we do not doubt that should a Congress ac tually be summoned—even a restricted Congress — Turkey °I will not be the last to be represented there." She, doubtless, does not wish the Congress to meet ; but if it must meet, she will take care to be represented there, in order to protect interests which might otherwise be seriously imperilled. The whole proceeding is an enigma, and we offer these remarks as the best solution of it at which we have been able to arrive. POST.—The note of Sir Alexander Malet to the Federal Diet at Fraukfort carries the Danish ques tion, to a certain extent, into a new phasis. While it clearly explains the general views of the British Government, on the leading points in dispute, it announces the readiness of this country to enter into a Conference both with the other signataries of the Treaty of 1852, and with the Germanic Confe deration. Although it did not become the dignity of all the non-German Powers who signed that 'treaty to make collectively such a concession to the present prejudices of Germany, it is not difficult to perceive that such a proposal as the present one is practically equivalent to the formal proposal of a Conference on the part of all of them. There can be little doubt that Denmark has looked with satis faction on the suggestion of an expedient which may result in her disembarrassment, by means of general diplomacy, from the difficulties with which she is at present surrounded. It would seem, also, from the terms of the note of Sir Alexander Malet, that France, Russia, and Sweden concur in the moderating and conciliatory attitude which the British Government has assumed in its present de spatch ; and therefore, by a fair construction, it is to be assumed that the three greatest Powers of Europe, and Sweden besides, are ready to see the present Danish question brought within the limits of a diplomatic settlement in a Conference. ludecd, such an expedient would be peculiarly coasenta neous to the recorded policy of the Emperor of the French, who may fairly regard it as offering, pro hoe vice at least, some sort of substitute for the general Congress to which he had wished to submit the Danish question among the other contingent difficulties of Europe. The same may be said also of the Emperor of Russia and of the King of Sweden, who, at the outset, looked on the pro posal of the Emperor Napoleon less unfavourably than most of ti ' considerable Powers of Europe. The King of Denmark, moreover, was so ex plicit a supporter of the scheme of a general Congress, when it was propounded by France, that a very great change must have come over his views if he does not readily adopt the present sug gestion of England at a period of greater difficulty in his own affairs than existed when his letter to the Emperor of the French was written in Novem ber last. This, then, being so, the question next. arises what view would be taken by Austria and Prussia, and by the Germanic Confederation collec tively, now that a Conference is suggested by Great Britain, with the almost certain concurrence of France, Russia, and Sweden ? The knowledge that these Powers are in accord on the D finish question must necessarily exert immense influence on the policy of Germany. Sir Alexander Malet points out to the Federal Diet that England, France, Russia, and Sweden were not only parties to the Treaty of 1852, before the eventuality of King Christian's accession occurred, but have actually recognised King Christian since his accession, as Sovereign of all the territories ruled by Frederic VII. It may fairly be assumed that such an array of European opinion would carry with it a weight that must be irresistible, whatever were the real wishes of Austria and Prussie. But the more im mediate question, is as to the answer which Austria, Prussia, and the Diet would return. The Danish Government would probably feel itself already sup ported by the consent of England, France, Russia, and. Sweden._ In Mil an.. Akvgut it seems literally impossible to suppose that Austria and Prussia, the two remaining signataries of the Treaty of 1852, could do otherwise than agree to discuss the points in dispute, as arising out of, or as affected by, that treaty. And Austria and Prussia, it must be re membered, whatever may be the activity of the minor Powers of Germany, are still essentially the Germanic Confederation; for, whatever excesses may have been committed by the agents minor Powers in Holstein, no overt act of the Federal Commissioners has yet appeared in ad vance of the policy declared by the Austria° and Prussian Governments at Vienna and Berlin respectively. We may, therefore, look forward with some expectation to the result of such a propo sition for a Conference of the signataries of the Treaty of 1852 ; inasmuch as the concurrence of the majority would then doubtless be already had, and the two remaining Powers could not decently refuse. At the present moment, it would of course be quite premature to discuss the particular manner in which the present differences between Germany and Denmark might be treated in a Conference. We can readily imagine several modes of treatment which would not be inconsistent with the dignity and honour of either party. 'These, however, would probably present themselves to the minds of those who are acquainted with the bearing of the questions at issue, and are conversant with the methods by which diplomacy acts. In point of fact, but few international differences which once go into a Con ference ever survive to come out again. Diploma tists rarely let their work be in vain. Some com promise is hit upon, some construction is framed and adopted, which is felt to be infinitely preferable to allowing the fire to smoulder anew, and perhaps to break out in a flame, even if the construction be not perfectly - Logical. Although the conduct of Austria and Prussia themselves has been very far from what we had a right to expect, we must still clearly distinguish between their own sense of re sponsible action and such frantic dec'arations as those of the Wurteraberg Minister of Foreign Affairs, that the little Court of Stuttgardt had receded from the Treaty of 1852—an announcement which may be made with as much impunity as were the wild ntterings of the little band of grand dukes a few weeks ago. The attitude of the Federal Commissioners in Holstein affords another evidence that the Federal Diet is by no means animated with the decided views of the petty princes; and the evident antagonism between those commissioners and the agents of such States as Saxony and Hanover is probably a main cause of the inaction which prevails in Holstein on the part of the Federal authorities. 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The numerous and urgent appeals of the si k poor for ad mission compel the Committee to entreat the bounty of the affluent and humane, as the medical officers are daily obliged t , treat as out•pat.ients many d stres dug cases which. with more adequate tends, they would gladly admit into the war Is The premises of the Hospital are capable of containing 500 beds. The Hospital is not endowed, but is wholly dependent on voluntary contributions and legacies, which are received by the Treasurer, Edward Maw erman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Itanso►n and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Giyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; W Deacon, and Co. Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co., Berners-street ; Mastornian and Co.; J. !lamed and Co., Liverpool; and at the Hospital, from 10 till 5. STANFORD S. SMITH Secretary. Collision off the Lizard. About 9 o'clock on Wednesday night the schooner British Queen, of Plymouth, Adams, master, with coals from Newport to Yealm, came into collision with the schooner Emblem, of Low-, Bartlett, master, with copper ore, the weather being thick and the night very dark. At once it was discovered that the British Queen was in a sinking state, as she was fast filling with water. Both vessels were in close contact for some minutes, and the master and mate of the British Queen got aboard the Em blem; but in the consternation and darkness it was scarcely possible to know what bad best be done. The boat of the British Queen was lowered and four men got into her, and also three men from the Em blem ; but it was now found there was no painter to the boat, and she was soon half filled with water. Jost then the fishing lugger Naomi, of Newlyn, Thos. Carter, master, from Plymouth, came along side, and took the boat in tow. The British Queen went down in five minutes, and everything in her was lost. Two or three of the men were in their berths with scarcely any clothes on. The Emblem struck the British Queen on the starboard bow and stove her in, carrying away her bulwarks, stan chions, &c. The men were obliged to jump into the sea to reach the boat. One man had on only a pair of drawers and a Guernsey frock, and neither shoes, stockings, nor cap. The Naomi followed the Em blem a short distance and spoke to her, the crew of the latter replying that they believed they we!e all right, but this is doubted. The Naomi's hawser parted through the violence of the'weather, and the boat was lost. The poor weather•beaten fellows reached Penzance about half-past one at midnight, and had great difficulty in getting into the pier, as the tide was low and a heavy sea was running at the time. The next morning Mr. Ludlow, honorary secretary to the Shipwrecked Mariners' Society, fed and clothed the men, and sent them by railway to their several homes at Plymouth and Lone. This makes 63 seamen forwarded to their destination by rail from Penzance by the society during December 1863. It was hoped the Emblem might have arrived at Falmouth, but on inquiry by telegram it was found that no such vessel was in the harbour, or near, at 1 p.m. yesterday. The names of the men landed at Penzance from the British Queen are John Matthews, Edward Clarke, Henry Shipley, and William Collins—From the Emblem—Edward Scantlebury, mate, Thomas Stevens, and Samuel Good. Carter, the master of the Naomi, ought not to go unrewarded, as he lost his hawser, and throughout exposed his own boat and himself to considerable risk in bringing the seven destitute men safe to Penzance. The men themselves were full of grateful expressions, and the Emblem's men were very cad at what they feared mnst be the loss of their ship and the men on board. All declared that as it was they had a fearful struggle for life, the captain of the sinking ship begging them to jump into the sea to the boat, and he being the last man to leave her, only a few moments before she went down. Had they stopped to save even their clothes they must have been lost. The collision occurred just outside the Stag Rocks. The first report of the occurrence, from a Penzance corre spondent, was as follows—" The schooner British Queen, Adams, of Plymouth, from Newport for Yealm, with coals, was run into by the schooner Emblem, of and from Lone, for Port Talbot, with copper ore, off the Lizard, on Wednesday night. The British Queen immediately weut down. Her captain and mate got on board the Emblem, and, it is supposed, pr weeded to Falmouth. The mate of the Emblem and two of her crew got on board the British Queen, and with four of the crew of the latter vessel were picked up in the ship's boat by the Mount's Bay fishery lugger, Naomi, Carter, from Plymouth, and landed at Penzance, yesterday morning. The names of the men are as follows :—From the British Queen, John Nea• thens, E. Clark, W. Collins, and Henry Shapcott. From the Emblem—Ed wiu Seentlebury, Samuel Good, and Thomas Stevens."—lVesiern Morning News, . , , .-; 2 1:‘,.. Aii., •:"., , . , 4 V*...• ' . •-, ••;, , • .''. - . k. " '''''' ' \ $ '''' -1 (,1,:,; 7 ._.'1,) ~.%-ul • -' ~., 1:10 , 45 - , rV;''Ajl' ,-.!;1, ='-,- ' ' AT ik tfiliOf6sx -e• r.r..,;‘,."1„. i --- ....;•- ~. ~ ~ f t4V,;;;+.!•\:%."l----f,,,....4?' ,; ;;+.!• \:%. " 1--- -f , ,,.... 4 ?' - digt,, - e,,, -*(if-7: ~,--.A.:-,,)a1iiiiii3,747:4,-.•.;4:14:1,4. .1. 10. , 1) - 11 .. v . e. '''' P':"`--'"‘"'" 9 ~......, .4... • ~..... . . 14 01 ..4 .1 ..... ) , 's .., - 4 'VI '..•.L. . • • - . , • • " - • , o• 051.; .---.-.' - ' ,l f `" 4-- :• - - 1, 'DIE • 1g 1 f..-... ' '' ' ' --...441"A ~11153 . ,4, - '''' .. ~- • ...- PRICF ......4d. STAMPED ....sd. Colonel Crawley's Expenses, (From the Law Times of To•day.) Colonel Crawley has received from hie judges the full and honourable acquittal which hnd ben already accorded to him by public opinion. But the country must not be suffered to rest with this. The country has been deluded into .i cost of £150,000 for the prosecution of an honourable and innocent man and it has a right to know by whom that impudent delusion was practised upon her. Although the howl against him was eauerly echoed by the news• papers in this country whose vocation it is to bring into contempt, fcr the purpose of destroying, every institution not purely democratic, it had its origin in some other region, and Parliament should demand from the Government the sources of the information upon which it acted when consenting to this infa mous prosecution. But justice will not be satisfied with this. Compensation is due to the injured object of the persecution. He has been dragged from India to England to undergo the trial which in due course should have been held in India, and thus he has been put to an enormous cost beyond that properly attaching to the ordeal. This at least the country is bound to repay from the public purse to the uttermost farthing. For the harass and anxiety to which he has been so long subjected there can be no compensation, but every farthing of the expenses he has been put to beyond those atten dant upon the transfer of the place of trial might be fitly supplied by voluntary subscription, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. 0 MANCHESTER STEEPIXCHASE, FLAT, AND HURDLE RACE-.-FRIDAY. Match, 15 eovs, list 7th each; owners to ride. Two miles. Mr C. Coburn's Gaiety, 5 yrs, list 71b (Owner) w. o. A Handicap Hurdle Race of 5 sovs each, wish 25 added. About two miles. Mr Barter's Pilot, 5 yrs, 9st 71b (car. 9st 81b) (J. Land) 1 Mr Griffin's Butterfly, aged, lOst 6.b (Mr. Wood) 2 Mr Bannister's Ace of Clubs, 5 yrs, 9st 21b .... (James) 3 Capt. R. Rhys's Surbiton, 5 yrs, 9st 81b (J. trolm an) 4 Mr E. Crawshaw's Climax, 6 yrs, 9st 61b (car. 9st 81b) (Waddington) 5 The following also ran :—Jacob, Ross, Vivandiere (late Matilda), and Pine Apple. Betting-6 to 5 agst Pilot, 7to 2 agst Jacob, sto 1 agst Vivandiere, 8 to 1 agst Ross, 10 to 1 agst Butterfly. Ross made play for a mile and a quarter, where he re signed the lead to Vivandiere, who was passed half a mile from home by Pilot, and notwithstanding the rush of But terfly, Mr. Barter's horse won a capital race by a neck; ten lengths between the'second and third; Surbiton close up. Vivandiere fell at the last hurdle, without, however, injuring her jockey, The Trial Handicap of 3 sovs each, with 20 added, for all ages. About one mile (on the flat). Mr Posnett's Jessie colt, 3 yrs, sat 71b (Ward) 1 Mr W. Wood's Captain Knight, 6 yrs, 7st 91b (car 7st 101 b) Mr Lincoln's David Ann, 6 yrs, Bst (11. Taylor) 3 Mr Yardley's Mrs Nesbitt, 3 yrs, Get 81b .... (G. Taylor) 4 Mr T . Griffith's fuse, 5 yrs, 7st 51b (car. 7st 71b) (E. Foster) 5 The following also ran :—Pretty Ilorsebreaker, The Beau, Crisis, and Dermott Asthore. Betting—Even on David Ann, 4 to 1 agst the Jessie colt, 5 to 1 agst The Beau, 6 to 1 agst Dermott Asthore. After a wretched start, Captain Knight, Dermott As thore, and Lavid Ann jumped off in front; but the start not being considered a proper one, David Ann was stopped, as were several others, until the flag was obsersed to be down. Dermott Asthore, having came in collision with some of the spectators who had encroached too far upon the course, fell, and left Captain Knight with a long lead, which he maintained to the last turn, where the Jessie colt went up, and the pair raced home together, but the latter, having more "go " in him, won by a short neck ; four lengths between second and third. Whiteley was thrown through coming in contact with Dermott Asthore, and two other horses were also knocked out of their pace, but their jockeys sustained no damage beyond a shaking. An ob jection was lodged against the winner, on the ground that it was "no start," but the official appealed to declared it to have been a start. Crisis did not run, her jockey having pulled up, thinking it was no start. The City Steeple Chase (Handicap) of 5 sovs each, with 50 added. About three miles and a half. Mr T. Ivens's Sir William (h b), aged, list 51b (G. Waddington) 1 Mr Bird's The Screw, 6 yrs, list (Thorp) 2 Captain 11. Rhys's The Flat, aged, list 71h (Mr. Wood) 3 The following also ran :--Wce Nell, Brian Borhoime, Sly Fox, Old Squire, Express, Forester, Premier, The Leopard, and Prince Royal. Betting-2 to 1 agst Sir William-4 to 1 agst Sly Fox -sto 1 apt Wee Nell-6 to 1 each agst The Flat and The Screw. After Express had lad over the water jump Sir William took the lead, which ho maintained nearly the remainder of the distance, and won by six lengths; a bad third. Ex press, Premier, and Old Squire fell, the three jockeys being afterwards carried in, but only Thick, the rider of Old Squire, was found to have sustained much injury. The following entries were received at Chester up to 5 p.m. January Ist : Nominations for the Chester Cup, run May 4. Distance, two miles and a quarter—Accident, 4 years—Ace of Clubs, s—Barbadoes, s—Black Deer, 4—Blackdown, 4—Black Fawn, 3—Blithtield, 4—Blondin, 4—Brother to the Plover, 3—Brother to Itubini, 3—Catch'em Adve, s —Chaff, 4 Clown, 3—Coup d'Etat, 3—Doctor, 3—The Eagle, 4 Earl of Surrey, s—Early Purl, 4—East Lanc,shire, 4 Exchequer, s—Faree, 4—Farnham, 3—Flash in the Pan, a--filly by Voltigeur, —Gardener, 6—Gillie, 4—Golden Pledge, 4—Greenland, 3—Harvest Mell, 3—Joco, 4 Kemptown, 4—King Charming, 4, Knutsford, 6—Lady of the Isles, 4—Lady Superior, 4—La Toucques, 4—Limosiva, s—Little Stag, 3—Lord Cochrane, 3—Mail Train, 3—Man fred, 4—Monk, a—Muezzin, 4—My Mary, 5-01dminster, 6—Persuasion, 3—Signalman, 3—Tattoo, 6—Tooi Tooi, 3 —Voluptas, 4—and Welcome, 5. Nominations for the Liverpool Grand National Steeple chase, run March 9. About 41 miles—Amy, 6—Bantam, a—Baron of Avon, 4—Bridegroom, a—Bryn Gwyn, 5 Cadet, a—Catspaw, a—Chamade, 6—Chester, a—Con Cregan, s—Cygnet, s—De Reuter, a—Emblem, a—Emble• matic, 6—Gladiator, a—lreley, a—Joe Maley, a—Lady of the Isles, 4—Leading Article, a—Little Bob, 6—Malta, a— Maritana, a—Martha, a—Mauchline, a—Merrimac, a— Miss Emma, 6—Miss Maria, a--National Petition, a— ' O'Cennell, a—Pallas Lass, a—Pine Apple, a—Real Jam, 5 —Reporter, s—Rockley, a—Rubicon, 6—Sr. Maximus, —Salmon, —Sat. nella, s—SeriousCase, a—Silk and Satin, a—Sir William, a—Switch, 6—Thomastown, a—Umpire, a—Wee Nell, a--Wifie, a—Wild Chieftain, 6—and Wor•• tester, a. RACING FIXTU: JANU2 RES FOR 1864. Manchester FEB 1 :lIARY. Harrow Chelmsford Spring Lincoln Hungerford .cIl. _ _ Nottingham Spring 1 Derby Spring 3 Liverpool Shrewsbury D on caster Spring Warwick Spring .. 16 Durham 2B Northampton 29 Catterick 3O Croxt on-park 1 Edinburgh Spring 2 Abergavenny 5 Thirsk 5 Epsom Spring ........ 7 Newmarket Craven .... 11 Newmarket First Spring 2•i Chester York Spring Salisbury . 12 Bath Manchester Yarpenden Epsom Ascot .. 7 Hampton l6 Newton Od ih am Bibury U. I Stockbridge Chelmsford.. 1 Newcastle-on-4ns Worees4r (Summer) Ipswich .... LY. Newmarket July Carlisle Abingdon ...... Liverpool July Pontefract Nottingham Stamford l4 Winchester l9 Southampton Goodwood UST. Bright on 2 Brighton Club Lewes 5 Reeling Egham Oxford lB York August 23 Plymouth Derby Lichfield Stocktcn Devon and Exeter 30 Lichfield SEPT] Weymouth 1 Warwick Septeinber Leicester 8 Doncaster .. Brecon .. 19 Richmond Monmouth 22 Manchester Autumn Newmarket First October 27 Ocr, Northallerton .. 6 Newmarket :second Oct 10 , BER. Gloucester Newmarket Houghton 24 NOVEMBER. Shrowsbury Autumn STEEPLECHASING FIXTURES FOR 1864. FEBRUARY. Carmarthen Hnrbw Cambridge MBER. • A // d e* 5 ° ,4„,e24 - _• ' '4 l,;* `" - Vikta t C3 ? GAS EXPLOSION. r rl S A terrific explosion of gas, - --n more serious in its results than that which recently occurred at Cemp Hill, took place on Thursday Deepening at the residence of Mr. Win. Ruese!l, `Milton-place, Vic toria-road, Aston New Town, Birmingham. The nouse forms one of a row, end in front has only me seories. The entrance door opens into a passage or Ilan, the first room on the lett being the parlour. Beyond this is the beck sitting-room, out of which is the staircase communicating with the tipper roams. On the farther side of the ei:ting-room is a door leading into the kitchen. Between Mr. Russell's house and that of his neighbour's is, or rather was, an entry which formed the division between the two houses and the apptoech to the beck yard. The landlord of the house is Mr. Betajamin Morgan, NI ha lives in the same row ; and Mr. Russell, we are in formed, has only been his tenant a lee weeks. and Mrs, Russell have been spending Christie - I,s in London, and returned hctne on Weeincedey night. I) ring their absence the house had been left in eha ge of the servant, Sarah Morris, a young woman 18 years of age. The house is lighted with gas, and there are gas fittings in the front and back sitting rooms, kitchen, and the bedrooms on the first floor. On going to bed on Wednesday night the gas was not turned off at the meter, and Mr. and Mrs. Russell, who slept in the back bed• room, kept a small light burning in their room all night, Mrs. Russell being somewhat unwell. Mr. Russell came down stairs on Thursday morning at about 8 o'clock to procure a cup of tea for his wife. The servant did not come down stairs until some time afterwards, and lii. - Thissell; who was then at the kitchen fire, scolded her for being late, and sent her to unclose the pariour shutters. She took a lighted candle with her, and she had no sooner opened the parlour door than a terrific explosion took place, which shattered the house from basement to roof, forcing out the windows, and Wwing down the walls as instantaneously as thoniti a magazine had been exploded underneath. We have stated that Mr. Russell was at the kitchen fire at the back of the house. The outer wall of this kitchen was levelled to the ground, leaving the outer room open to the yard. What with the noise of the exp!esioP, the crash of the falling walls, and the dust which atose from the debris, Mr. Russell was fir a few seconds completely peralysed. His first thought was that the earthquake had returned with increased force, and then the actual cause occurred to bint— that there had been an explosion of gas in the front room. He hastened there to ascertain the full ex tent, and found the whole of the front of the house a complete wreck. The lighted gas was streaming from the broken pendant in the centre of the room, the furniture was on fire, and the flames were play ing round the room, lapping the wails as though seeking some place to fasten upon. Seeing this danger, Mr. Russell immediately ran down stairs to the meter and turned off the gas. He then re turned to the front to search for the servant. He found her tying upon the flour of what hed been the entry, where she had been blown by the force of the explosion, and completely buried beneath the bricks and rubbish of the fallen wall. The noise of the explosion had, as might be supposed, created almost a panic in the surrounding houses, and in a very few moments there were plenty of persons on the spot to render assistance. With the help of some of the neighbours the bricks were removal, and the girl was got out. She was rather severely burned, and also bruised by the falling bricks. She was immediately placed in a cab and taken to the General Hospital. It should be stated that after Mr. Russell had turned off the gas he brushed out with his hands and coat sleeve the flames where they had taken hold of the furniture and the paper upon the walls. The explosive current took an eccentric course, and was almost fantastic in its work of destruction. The parlour window was, of course, blown out, and thus opened a vent in one direction. By far the greater portion of the ignited gas streamed through the open door into the pas sage, traversing this, and then it rushed onwards through the back sitting room into the kitchen, sweeping everything before it. The furn;e tire in the parlour was entirely destroyed, the covering of the sofa and chairs being shrivslled up, and the wood work scorched and blistered. Singularly enough, while the division wall between the parlour and the passage is only bulged out, so as to require shoring up and rebuilding, the wall on the other side of the passage next the entry is levelled to the ground. Another curious t ff:ct is that the fl tar of the par lour and ceiling are uninjured, not scorched, in fact, and yet the boards of the front bed roam are forced up, and the cellar ceiling down below is scattered to pieces. The current had thus passed upwards and downwards witheut effrcting the intermediate objects which it encountered. Passing through into the back sitting room, the damage is seen to even greater extent than at the front. One of the side walls of this room is blown out, the doors are shattered into fragments, the window is gone, and the paper is stripped from the walls, and hangs in shreds. We have be fore stated that the outer wall of the kitchen which leads out of the sitting room is blown down. Had it not been that the kitchen door was open, the current must have expended itself in the sitting-room, and the result would most pro bably have been that the whole of the back of the house would have been blown out. It is truly for tunate that this did not not happen, as Mrs. Russell, who was in bed in the room above, would have had but a very poor chance for her life. As it was, the walls of her bed room are bulged out a couple of inches, leaving a 'cog narrow crack close to the cailiog. In short, the house is such a thorough wreck as to be quite untenantable, and Mr. Russell was compelled to get another residence and remove his furniture at once. The cause of the explosion is very obvious. The chandelier in the parlour is a double one upon the ordinary water-slide principle. One of the balance weights had fallen off, and was found upon the floor in the morning. The effect of this weight coming off suddenly would be that the chandelier would drop with a jerk, and the gas would be escaping all night. Mr. Russell did not notice any smell of gas in the beck room when he came down stairs, and yet the parlour must have been thoroughly charged with it. The frequent occurrence of explosions of this kind should act as a caution to persons first of all to turn the gas off at the meter before going to bed, and next to examine periodically the condition of their chandeliers. From inquiries made at the General Hospital on Thursday night, the girl Sarah Morris, although very severely burnt and otherwise injured, was said to be progressing favourably.—Birminghao Daily Post. M c. B c c o h y t BUCKS COUNTY ELECTION.—The polling took Slough, place yesterday ac; the several districts int o which the e t u i e n Bisrilzoßwudekivinidgehda—mv:Nz.,ewApyorlet,shpuaryg,neirersham, and High Wycombe, The proceedings altogether were of the quietest character possible, and the occasion was un attended by the excitement which is usually expected at an election, as will be seen by the total number piled ; Lot half the constituency voted, and the remaining section — those who did not vote—is composed almost exclusively of the liberal party. Dr. Lee come forward entirely uusup ported by the liberals of the country, and even in his twa behalf has made no effort whatever to secure his return Hip reason for offering himself, as was stated in one of his addresses,was merely to give the Liberal electors an opper• tuuity of voting. He declined to be at the expense of bring ing the voters to the poll, and neglected the ordinary aids even of legal agents, check decks, &c. This he calls purity of election. On the other hand the Tories have lett no menns untried to bring in every stray vote on their side, anti en deavoured by every means at their command to swell the majority of their candidate. As we have before stated, Dr. Lee did not receive the support of a third part of the Liberal electors. '1 he result of the contest roust not, therefore, be taken as a fair criterion of the strength of parties in the county. HA a man been brought forward w ho w ould have received the support of the par t y , the result would no douba'rs t have been different. At the close of the poll the nunil were—Harvey, ',311; Lee, 312. A GERMAN PROVERB says that to know our selves is to know much; to know God is to know all things. The third ordinary general meeting of the share holders of the Alliance Batik of London and Livei pool is to take place at the London Tavern ou Jun. 22, and in addition to the declaration of a dividend and other matters it is inlet; kd to take porter to change its name to that o "The Ailia::ce Limited." nd Id, Led ng her oth I of I no osi- dance .ed by where auk`